The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-01-25 00:00:00

WTILE REQUI.

Glen To ma Foci ;k the Rev. H. C.
Pigou distributed among the poor a goodly number of
blankets and most weloome supply of coal
Cuutca—Superiutendent Vickery has engaged a
large number of men, with shovels and bones and
carts, to clear away the snow from the streets, and it
is being deposited in the backwater and on the sands.
Lienti MUMS° or It .TIPAYMUS.—A meeting of
the ratepayers was held on Thursday in order to pass
the account of the waywarden, Mr. J, Roberts. The
Rev. H. C. Pigou, rector, presided, supported by
Colonel Swatheld, Captain Pretor, Mr. John Talbot,
churchwarden, Rev. J. Lynes, Mr. J. Y. Atkins,
Mr. C. Holland, Mr. .L Roberts, Mr. Stone a
guardian, Messrs. Renewsy, Lovell, Drayton, sic.
After the notice had been read, Mr. Roberti saked
if this was a meeting of parishioners and outsiders,
and on the Chairman saying of pariahlosers only, Mr.
Roberts asked several to leave; but the Chairman
said they might remain, though they could not vote.
He also stated Mr. Roberts was elected way warden
In July, 1879, on the death of Mr. Churchill, but Mr.
Roberta said he was not allowed at the Highway
Board till he received his legal appointment sometime
after. A letter from the Highway Board stated that
Mr. Roberts had collected £240 2a. itgd., and that
after payments, a balance of £lB 4e. Bfshould have
been handed to the Board and credited to the parish.
—The Chairman said a ninepenny rate had been
made, and ought to have produced C 265, on an asses.
meat of £7,083 6s.—Mr. Roberts produced his books,
and in the course of conversation it appeared the rate
was based on a rate-book ot 1847, on account of the
waywarden being unable to get later rate-books, MI go
said Mr. rooks had the hat rate-book, and would not
give them up. Rev. J. Lynea's house, which we not
built in 1847, was rated by Mr. Stone "according to
his j ugd men t."—The Chairmanhaid the books accounted
ioled23o ; where was the other £95 B—Mr. Roberts
am
slabs to go threugb the books; there were many
efaulters.—The Chairman said it was impossible that
day to go through the items; but he suggested the
appointment of a committee to examine and report at
a future meeting. As to the defaulters, no steps had
been taken because Mr. Roberts was not at first
legally appointed waywardeu ; he had duce been
appointel, and could proceed against defaulters in
the present rate.—After some explanations, the Chair-
man said he supposed deficiency was reduced from £35
Ito £25. The expenses were ions thron.e., and the
Chairman took exception to a charge of £l6 for salary,
the last sanction given by the vestry haviog been for
£6, which was the sum paid M. A.tkias f or collecting
the rate.—Mr. Roberta caned some mansion by
saying there were several defaulters in the room, and
he could not do better than collect their rates at once,
a course which Mr. Atkins objected to till they could
see the aocsounta—Hltimately a a immittee, consisting
of the Rev. R. Lynes, Captain Pretor, and Mr. Play
Hooper, were appointed to examine the books, enquire
Into various items of expenditure, and report at an
adjourned meeting. --
- PORT L AND.

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Tan 001011111 £NDTEISNOW—.T4O deaths oxtirred
Isot weak at the Convict Establishment ; but the
Coroner (R. N. Howard, E.q.), was unable to hold the
inquests with his usual protaptnese, on acoonnt of tit*
snow obstructing the plume to Tophill, and the
Inquests woes adjimaid nail Saturday.