The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-04-06 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUN a EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, APRIL 6. 1886.

tiou from the ormPsoY, but he had not. He had,
however, received a letter from the secretary of the
company stating he expected to receive a copy of the
resolution passed by the Corporation. He had not
dose so, and had not therefore brought the matter
before the directers in an ;official manner. In his
esinvereation with them, however, they were quite
willing that the original agreement to pay an annual
rental of kV should be carried out but it could not
be expected that they should also incur the further
expenditure of £3OO for an order and £1,400 or PO
to cultivate the fishery. The company w. add require
I • portion of the foreshore, for which they were pre-
red to pay at a fair rental. He would remind the
Corporation that they had no power to stros the
Board of Trade granting the company an order if
I they clime to apply.—The Mayor sic are quite
I aware of that, but the Board of Trade would'ot grant
them as order if we oppone.—Alderman String W"
of opinion that everything provable should he done to
induce the company to cultivate the fishery, because
they would cover the harbour in time with oysters,
and it would be • great advantare to the town if
they came. He was sorry a hitch had occurred.
Fifty pounds per annum was a very large
rental, and am the company sure preineed to may
a fair rental for a portion ;of the foreshore, the Ccun-
eil should inert them in aa fair a manner as prouible.,
The general feeling ef the Council wan that, according
to the resolutien parsed at the last meeting. the
Corporation were waiting to reorive a proposal from
the company.—lt was resolved to forward a copy of
the resolution to the company.—Mr. Conway drew
thb attention of the Council to the fact that some
time ago they appointed a water bailiff to look after
the ground. It appeared to him that he had nothing
to watch, and they were paying his salary for nothing.
—Mr. Budge: Yin; its • fraud on the ratepayers.
(Laughter.)—Mr. Hudsoo That is beyond my corn.
prehension. When the Council obtained the pro-
visional order, they took also certah obligation*,
which they were bound to fulfil. One of these was
that the oyster ground should be eloped for a time
and guarded, thus preventing the people from taking
the young oysters. How this was to be done without
somebody being employed to do so be was at ales. to
comprehend. Every member of the Council was
equally responsible for the appointment of the water
Conway: I Untamed from suttee. —SD.
Hudson : You should have voted against it.
(Issughter.)—The Watch Committee recommended,
upon the application .4 Superintendent Hunt, tlett
an additional constable be appointed for the
orough, to be stationed at Parkstone.
The Clerk said the Superintendent stated that the
sergeant and two constables now doing duty at Park•
stone could not look after it effectively, and another
constable wee required, especially in Brankenne
Park. Captain Elgee, at his 'annual inspection of
the force, recommended that another constable should
be appointed. —Mr. Curtis was of opinion that some
cells were also wanted at Parketone—l" No, no "l—
and the question WWI whether they should not do the
whole thing at once. —Mr Budge proposed that the
recommendation be adopted, and the matter referred
to the committee, to make the appointment.—Alder-
man Hamilton seconded, and ;t wu resolved.—
The Clerk read a communication from the Treiumry
in reply to an applicatiou of the Council for permis-
sion to exchange
_certain land on the Upper Psekstone
Estate with Lord iv imborna requesting the Council
to furnish them with the actual' lute" together with
a valuation by a surveyor. As to the three acres of
land on Map B at Parkstone the Treasury under-
stood that the Corporation purchased the land to lay
it out as • recreation grounoi, and they desired to be
informed what had been done in the matter.—
The Clerk was instructed to reply that the land had
not been laid out as a recreation ground, no further
steps being taken.—On the motion of Mr. Curtis,
seconded by Mr. Budge, Mr Crickmay, of London,
I was appointed to value the land the Council proper,
I to exchange with lewd Wimborne.—The local of the
Council was affixed ho • contract with the Durant Iron
Foundry Company (Limited), to construct the sluice
gates at the railway embankment in Parkatene Bay
for £172 10e. —The Clerk pointed out that if the work
was not completed in the time named, viz., two
months, the compsny would pay a penalty of C 3 a day
until it was finished. —The next item for conaideratiou
was "To affix the seal of the Council to an
egreetnent with a telephone company as to the
erection of poste upon the Coiporation land."
—The Clerk said the company desired to erect poles
from the schools, Longfleet.road, to the top .of
Ciii-
ititution Hill, for die purpose of carrying wires for
telephonic communication, and they agressl to pay
to. per pole per annum as lung a. the pubis remained.
—On the proposition of Councillor Budge, the matter
was referred fur consideration to the Street" and
Highways Committee, and, if approved, the Mayor
to affix the peal 14 the Council to the agreement. —M r.
Conway seconded.— The next buainess on the agenda
was "To consider a report from Mr. !WWI!, .kngeil,
C.F.., with reference to a scheme fir draining the
lorough."—On the priopoeition of Comicilhor Hudson.
it was resolved that the report he printetl and
considered by the Sanitary C. tee