The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-12-13 00:00:00

IIESIOSATIONI OF THE CLERK OF THE M•1110EDI.

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Mr. Thomas wrote to the Council, to the effect that
having experienced great trouble, inconvenience, and
annoyance, in carrying out the duties of Clerk of the
Markets, be begged respectfully to tender his resigna-
tion, and trusted they would take the resignation
favourably into their consideration.
Mr. R. Horn: Was it • yesrly appointment?
The DIPOIf-TOMTI CLTIIC replied the clerk was
appointed during the pleasure of ibe Council.
ALDIIICOI would like to know something of the
reasons why he wished to resign.
Alderman GAZGORT : lie states them—inconvenr
ince, trouble, and annuance.
Mr. Arran& Loot : There are a great many things
that give us trouble and annoyance going through life.
Mr. G. DAVIB said he had found that Supt. Coward
could not take the appointment, or he should have
been very pleased to propose him. He would, how.
ever, propoie • person whom they all knew very
well—

Mr. F. LOCK remarked Mr. Davis was rather pre.
mature., they had not yet accepted the resignation of
Sir. Thom lc

The M• 1011 add it was • very serious notation.
They wanted very active mom, with a certain amount
of poles power, for they wanted lI,MIO kiod of police
supervision.
Ald. GAM!, presumed Mr. Thomas did not resign
the office from that day, but would hold it until they
were prepared to am .'ht another.
Mr. Thomas retlic t most certainly.
Al.lereialeU Ic said he should like t, knew
what were the .1 tikalti. nOf the office. It appear,ed
to Lim from obv, e:veell.ille he hal mule, Via.. loin
person went in as Inspect d of Nuisances anet rei eert d
on the state of the mirket ; another was the leseee,
who let it to any person he thought lit; and then
there wag the Clerk of the Nlarkels. This, he c .n-
-tended ought not to be. There were three pens ms
why laa authority ever one matter.
Dr. AtAndreag (to the Surveyor): Do you feel it
incompatible with your other duties?
Mr. Thomas said his reasons for resigning were
these. He was bound to keep ab tut the town till ten
&Cock at night, and when any of these shoved CM!
In. it was eleven o'clock before he could get away.
N.A only that, he wee subjected to all manner of abuee.
When the "ma-umland" thing, came, they had a
black man there, and he believe I if it bat not been
for the p 'Beeman he would have been badly treated.
He had also told the "cheap John" to clime at the
appointed time, and he replied he should close just when
he liked and Aloud not be talked to by any borough
surveyor. He went down to get the superintendent of
police, and on his way he met the Town Clerk, who
advised him to take the man into custody. But when
begot back the booth was closed. He thought it was
better to resign the office than to be subjected to such
annoyance.
Mr. Hiner thought it would be better for Mr. Thomas
to keep it tit i the 25th of NI sr,h, when the whole
question of the supervision and the management of the
market. would be cimidered. They ought not to snow
the insufferable and intolerable nuiaance to go on any
longer.. .

Dr. A lummox : What insufferable nuisance!
Mr. HUNT: These roundab into and shows.
Mr. W. DORDIII remarked thatduring his two years
of offile be had more trouble and complaints about
these shows than anything he had to do with.
Mr. ARTHUR Lock: lint they are bettsr in the Fair
Field than in North Square. (Laughter.)
Mr. HUNT suggested that the matter be referred to
a committee.
Alderman °ALP'S asked Mr. Thomas if be was
assist.d by the lessee? Had he received that support
that he might have expected, as clerk of the markets,
of the lessee !
Mr. Thomas mentioned an instance in which the
lessee hai asked him what right he had thee:, and
ordered him off.

Alderman Gat.rus : Then I would suggest that the
whole queati-n of the Fair Field be referred to the
General Purposes Committee.
This was agreed to, and Mr. Thomas suspended his
resignation until the whole matter amid be con-
sidered.