The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-08-14 00:00:00

Tilt WOLLASTON YIELD isTATE.

The committee appointed to consider Mr. Clalpin's
proposal fir taking • lease of two additional plots of
ground on the Wollaston field estate, "having regard
to all the circumstanoed," reoommended that the
proposal should be weeded to.
Mr. DILVENISH prepaid, and Mr. Brom. seconded
the adoption of the report.
Mr. VeasoN thought the funds of the borough
would be prejudiced if the Council were to allow
Mr. Galpin the two additional plots, odds be paid
an extra ground rent of something like 301. a year,
or else took upon himself the levelling of the grzund.
At the same time be thought it would have been
much better if they had kept to the original plan.
Ultimately he proposed an amendment, that the re-
port be adopted provided that Mr. Galpin level the
ground at his own expense.
Mr. FHOUD mended the motion.
Mr. Stine thought in addition to that Mr. Galpin
shoed be required to build the boundary wall. The
town would only get ,e 2 10s. or £3 for the land held
by that gentleman.
The Mayon remarked that the adoption of the
report would involve a great departure from the
original plan of the estate, and one he thought which
would not be to the advantage of the borough. It
was true that Mr. (lapin bad spent a great deal of
money—much more than would have been expended
had five houses been erected as was originally in-
tended, yet he was satisfied that when the property
came into hand the one house would not be so valua-
ble as five of the annual rent of £25 each. His house
was now completed, and walled in. If the plan was
to be departed from in the way proposed, be had an
Vplication before him by a gentleman for one or two
ote for garden ground, and another had told him
should also be glad to have one or two for the
SIMII purpose.
Mr. BISHOP contended that the adjoining lots of
ground on the estate would not have been let bad
not Mr. Galpin oommencd erecting the house he
had. _

In answer to • question the Towx CLERK dated
that if the two additional lots were leased to Mr.
Galpin, be would be bound to lay out £1,900 on the
while, but Mr. Capin proposed to expend not less
than £2,700 if it were granted him.
Mr. ANDREWS suggested the Council should have a
plan of what Mr. Gilpin proposed to do with the
additional land applied for, but be felt certain that
Mr. Galpin would not do anything prejudicial to
himself, and what was advantageous to him would be
advantageous to the town; and if they could induce ,
people Of property to oome into the town by provid-
ing accommodation for them, he for one, as a ,
councillor, should feel it his duty to encourage them.
Mr. GALPIN said he wished the Council to look
upon him as • private individual before them to
explain his plan, and be was sure they would all do
in the matter what they felt to be right. At the
commencement he intended expending £l,OOO, but
he was led to go very much beyond that, and he now
found although some gentlemen told him the house
was completed—he wished they would put their
hands in their pockets for what was yet required—
he had yet to erect stables, coach houses, /cc. When
they were built be found there would berm ground left
for • garden as would be necessary to such a house.
He went on to state that he did not intend to
build at present on the two additional plots of
ground if granted, except greenhouses or struc-
tures of that sort, and directed attention to the
absence of all view from the front of those pieta,
and said he did not think any one would build a good
house in such a spot He pointed out that what wan
his interest in this matter was the interest of the
Council, and concluded by saying he had no objec.
tire to exude to the propose' that he should under-
take to level the ground, for he had found by expe-
rience that when the other plot was handed over to
him the earth required so much alteration and re-
mond as almost to cost as much as it would if he
had received it untouched. But he would not an-
oept a hue of the ground from the COMM! he a
favour. He appealed to them as the lemon of the
land, and if they felt it would be doing junkies to
the owning of the property, whom they represented,
sag juseies no himself, as person who had expended
a large sum of money on the estate, let them lase it
to him.

Mr. Divan= mid he thought the town was
fortunate in having a person of taste willing to make
such an improvement of the borough property.
It was then agreed to lease the additional land to
lalpio, subiect to th« spproval nf the Treatury.