The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-04-26 00:00:00

LICIMING 121 IIiNOTIJ, OP CATTLIL

A letter wu read from the Clerk of ch. Peace at Sher.
borne, suggesting Mist as the divisions of Blaadford and
Wimnorne, and the boroughs et Paola and Blandford. are
an infected area, sad probably will remain so for some
Urns, the local authority should agree to admit animal. in
all cases with the license of either of the authorities
within the area. This would save much trouble to
bakiken, farmers, Ike., and not open the Council to any
risk. .

On the motion of the MATOR and Mr. MILLIDGE. the
following resolution was come to
"The -Town Clerk having read an peement proposed
to be entered Into between the Local Authority of the
County of Dorset and the Local Authority of this Borough
with respect to the removal of cattle under article 11 of
tbeFootandMnuthDlaesesNo.ordeyoflSßJ. It was
resolved that the agreement Is hereby approved of, and
that the Town Clerk be authorised to execute the same on
belled of this authority."

'Tlii SWANS.

Alderman ROBitemon aanounced that, through the
kindness of some 'gentlemen at this Board and other
friends, the liabilities in reepect of the swans had been
cleared off; but it was suggested to ask permission of the
Council that the COnXiMIIOI ntuaber of the swans be kept
at 108. and the surplus be sold.
Mr. Grovis said U they kept more than 100 the rest
would he starred.

On the motion of the MAYOR and Kr. Alderman
M/UXIDGI, it WU screed that the number of swans in the
lon of the Council be not allowed to exceed 100, ant
all above that number be disposed of to the best
advantage

VIZ BRIM' TOLLS.

Tbe next business was to open applications for the office
of collector of the.hridse

—tis;ll(kiol Siri-dlan—eif-rTri could be made to get rid of
thee. tolls in the middle of our town. it would be • greet
satisfaction, for now that tongue being got rid of all over
the oountrY. it wee • Very great objection to have this
toll-house put up. How much would be required year by
year to meet Mlr debt and interest t
The Towle CLIME hod not calculates!: hut should think
It would be about 1.650. That did not include the cost of
c Alectiop.

'1;;;"111—iyou aeked—S.ippoelog the tolls are not enough
to meet what la required, bow is the deficiency to be met
The TOWN Will( • Out of the borough tat..
The WATaI 04,0 t;(11 oat the borough fund ii liable for
the wh.o.lfp subject to the amount raised from the tolls.

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20r. Alirm*n Gitovis tho ight a coneider.h,y entailer
sum yearly than that named would be raffia nt. The
Interest on £B,OOO at per cent would be £265 • year,
and, according to a t.ble, he found the annual amount
required for a sinking fund to pay off .C 6.000 in 15 years
would be .1315, making £5BO A subscription might be
raised to get rid of the toile, and if it were taken up in a
prow spirit. InMy won't be clad to pay mom than titer
erould pity in tone to get rid of the toll-bar. The gate at
the top of the town used to be a very great nuisance to
visitors, and this would apply to the toll-bar on the bridge,
while collecting would cost 12 or 1.3 per cent of tbe tolls.
Meters Deveuish and himaelf would subscribe at leer
£lOO. five subscriptions might he rot at .C 25. 15 at £lO2O
at t 5. and be fancied 20 at ,E 2 50 at CI, and others making
up MO, or £lO more than would be required. The
collector might be appointed eubject to his being required
or not, and the matter stand over till the amount MI sub-
scriptions was goes into.
In answer to a question, Mr. GROVES estimated his tolls
would be about £4O a year.
Mr. 011411• M snsgeeted a public meeting.
Mr. WI3B wee in favour of clearing off the debt at once
If Astitscriptiou wets got up. . .

clitTihil)(ilC-inii "afraid NI annual subnription would
gradually diminish after the first year.
Mr. OTITIS thoroughly onnearred with Mr. °resew,'
remarks, if the right steps were taken, money mieht be
raised to relieve us of the obnoxious eatt.bsr, Messrs.
Dement& would be most willing to fall in with the sugges-
tion, and per something handsome to free the town from
the toll. We have very excellent representatives in
parliament, and no doubt they would come out very hand-
somely.
Kr. Rows said it was a great pity this matter was not
spoken of before the alteration of the bridge was entered
oe. If he had the splendid vision before him that it was
only to call a public meeting and £5,000 would be raised,
he would say—" Clan it, by a means " It was too late to
turn aside from the act, a debt of £6,000 rested on the
Bridge, and they were celled together to elect a toll collet-
toe, and he did not know there was any other question
before them. If any gentleman could devise means to
raise the £B,OOO without tolls, he should not have any
objection for the Russian gun I. be melted down, made
into a statue of him, sad that statue be placed alongside
the_ m 216.

LoYELL mid LBO is not enough for the collection,
and when the collector gets into his work, no doubt an
application will be made for a rise. Three weeks or a
mouth will elapse before the bridge is open, and there is
time to try the speculation, and either by an annual sub-
scription or 'weeping the debt off alt wether, get rid of
the toll. Appeal to the public, and if they do not succeed,
It grill yet be tine to select a cellecter.
Yr. Drums proposed that the applications for the office
be opened.
Yr. WALKS' said the liackwater•bridge will take away
a great many of the tolls the Council reckoned on.
Yr. Alderman LUNDIN admitted the establishment of a
toll In these days is quite absolete, but we are driven to
the disagreeable neomidtv. If It were practicable for •
number of gentlemen to pledge themselves for a certain
number of rears ae Yr. Groves imgeasted, it would be
very much better than • toll but this was not • satis-
factory mode of railing revenue, or one to be relied on.
for gentlemen might remove in course of vein, and the
subscriptions would fall off. For himmlf he should be
plaited to give more than what it would cost him in tont
Dzsals add they bad travelled very far out of the
standing orders, and • min* had been sprang, which had
coat* upon them by surprise. The suggestion ought to
htye been put on the agenda paper.
The KATOIt ruled Kr. Grimes W• 4 Perfectly in order, and
refused an stop the diacsission, which was of vital interest
to the town. _

—Mr. Cam said ths notice on the agenda Paper wee
not "To consider the desirability of opening the applica-
tions," bet "To open the applicstions."
The NATOIII thought a vote of thanks ought to be given
to Yr. Groves for the way in which be had brought the
matter forward. It was absolutely neeessary to alter the
bridge, and he did not regret anything that had been done.
Tits toll would fall not only on the rich, but the poor, who
went forward and back with coal and other thine. in
carts. Mr. Groves and Mr. Curtis, on behalf of Messrs.
pergola, said they would give for larger amounts by way
of submsiptiorts than *paid he got in tolls, and they Sr.
the largest employers of horses, so be could not throw cold
water on the dismission. For himself be was quite road,
to become a subscriber, and they would psi more than a
sixth of the whole. The collection would be saved by the
plan—s cuisiderablo percentage, and if Mr. Groves would
reduce his plan into practical shape, he would help him,
and go round the town for subscriptions; those moat he
paid in advance, and if only enough could be got for
twelve months, the toll might he afterwards pat on; but
let them keep off tho evil day as long as posilbia It would
be one of the grandest things he had taken port in for
many a day, if they could open that bridge, and find there
was no toll on it.

-71;:-A-r-LWr. seZed if enough were raised to llgovollt WI
toll would shipping have to pay I
The Nero said—Yee.
Ilb. Wass preassi they should try to pay a the whole

-117% WALLIS Whom the alteration of the bridge WM first
mooted, both Kr. Grove' sad Kamm Devenish said they
would llv.l lance subscription to
It was agreed to make the appointment of collector
'object to hls being required, and as to the eubecription. •
public meeting will not be called, but an active coonnittee
ormed.
There ware nioetaen applications for the plaos—by
Owls' Mitohell, Portland; Henry Warlaad. Wermnuth :
V. C. Ford, liadlpole ; Sent. Imes whits, William Joyce,
krill's*/ ; Thomas Board, Boot-lase : John F^ot. ("um'
Mese ; G. It Wadaworth. Weymouth; Marla 5r.,..,
Dan Itnotera. Carer R.ad, T. Caohoood, Pool.; H. Ford.
Poi w4arraee ; H. Persona, J. H. genauty, Pool.;
Stephens. Portland : fl &mann, Portland ; LAIWUM,
WeiMOUth ; end John Hdrounela, Portland. On the fint
el 'ection of throe, Ounaln Wetland had 1.5 votwk Mr•
Wadsworth, 13, and Mr. Lewarae, malt [somber bet US
allowed to rota for tii,ve. On the one' young, Captain
Worland bad 12, Kr. Wadsworth. 9. and Mr. Lomita. 1.
oeptele Worland wan thentore elocted.
Th. Hamm now aaked the Town Clark a moat important
owed in. Knowing it is probable they will not set eanigh
sas for the mainmasts, hen tin Council any Inirer to
t on lem tolls than the maximum required by the Act of
t
Tbe Town Cum' believed they were limited to the tolls
prescribed by the Act--este penny for hones without
eenkdas, *memo, tor a airlock sad Norma, per bona
10, ds•Th

Mr. CHAILIAI : And your opinion isquite In accgrdanoo
wity thi.l4?f an min ,nt conti.ei.

Yr. Alderman Itudamon : Supposing • cArri••• goes
over more than once in • day will they have to pay even'
ttmel _

The metua: You will have to decide that in your
migistorial cap‘rity.
In au.wer to M. Snook, the MATOR said: You »Nu
the first time sod try it.
In ^n,wer " Mr. DENNIS. the Mayor had tot recoived
from the taletteer any thtimatton u to whoa the I,ridge
will be opened