The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-04-14 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL

THURSDAY : Present, Alderman.—Ayling Messrs.
Councillors Aylesbury, Robert., Talbot, Devenish, Itobens
Thomas, Vincent, Lundie, Weisfoni, Arles, with Mr. F.
C. Staggall, Town t
Mr. Alderman ATLING was voted to the chair.

awANS I, RADIPOLR LAKE.
The TOWN CLERK I/KRI Lord llehester is willing to meet
the wishes of the Council, so that no swans lu destroyed
in !tying to. and fm. _

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A very hlinlsoine offer of cygnets has been made by
Colonel Cox, in rase the 4 'mined should fail with his lord-
ship, and the Council warmly expresses' their thanks.

TUEIIAi OATES.
Mr. 6111141 made a claim for lo' sby hi+ not being able
to get timber through the dam gate. tJo TtleMlaY,
March 24th, the bArge wa. tmule.l ; next day Ale was
id...light to the gate:, but they roubt not he opened, and
the bat:,,te was .letaine,t a fortui:lit.

The TnwN I.El{lli smell the hare 4 could only pa.. at
rert.iin times, with,eit risk if hun.lps.l. and thousand, of
.htma.ze to the ce.mcil.
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The Ilarta 5-1;r:ie; wax brought loaded,
and he aNke.l the bargemeu to go tlinnigh ; but they said
they would take in l 5 tons more Next day there wax
not enough water, bcing an extmordmary equinoctial
law ale, WO eeu without the dam, the barge could not
float. A,‘ ',quill SY the tile permitted, he let the barge
through.
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--ftir,To:wEt.t. said he dhl not know how the tides run,
n.uy the awn IA there.

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I,t-Nion, summing up. urged
.the fault, if any,
re.te.l with the bowline, awl the low tole.
'the (*.slued " resolved" that no injury had been done
by them.
£277 runerri.ru RV THE TREAMCRER'S CLERK.
The Tw.TN (.I.ERK had a met painful matter to lay
fore the Board. A twt valuable and ho table
officer I .1 the Board had been very ildtreateil by one in
pl.teed every confidence. Mr. Stynle had,
uhile in Nte,ors. Andrews awl Barrett's service, helped
hinmelf to M 41111•1 of the I*.o-poration money, belonging
t:, two id the funds. Mr. Andrews kW not the
empirion until Stryde wrote to him; and the
latter had left the country. On investigating the
ac•ounts :dr. Andrews found that Btryde had appro-
priated I:2fil from the Harbour amount, and
12w from the Bridge account. The eta-mints
have been examined and rectified, and Mr. Andrews
had paid these amounto to the Town Council account,
awl now naked for a committee to investigate the
wvounta. A committee was accordingly
_appointed.
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LAND NEAR IIIE GA4

The Comniittee remninsended • roadway to the green
lane beyond, and the land he let on lease, the tenant to
earn wit the satne.—Adopted.
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The I:as Company applied for another piece on lease, to
build on.

--11e;;Frod that the Company !tend a plan of the land
thol want, and the lailding they want to erect.

THE NEP' qiAl WALL
Some clay remain 4 from the work% and Mr. Phillipa.a
foreman wanted to let it remain but the Surveyor
objected. Lett in the hands of the Harbour Committee.

ARCHERY NZECTINO.
Mr. 11. Walrond, of Teigtunouth, had written to Mr.
Penny' stating that the beat date would be August 5,6,
and 7, but he would do nothing till the guarantee gum-
tbat wax hettled.
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The Tows CLERK Walt requeated to get the Deputy-
Mayor to call a public meeting.
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PLANS.
Mr. INNER hail gone on with his work in Augusta Place,
and it was thought the Board had nothing to do with it.
An alteration in Crescent-street was said to be no
encroachment.

The SIERTETOR did not obiject.
th Ac to e Park. the Boar, are going to turn over • new
leaf, and compel all plans to lie sent in. But, in answer
to Mr. ATLESUURY, the Surveyor said the keel had not
been decided on; Mr. Whateley Eliot is going to aend
it in.

The plans were passed, subject to the approval of the
Surveyor. . . . .. .

Ivey individual owning property in the pariah is served
with a notice to till up.

WATERING THE ROAM.
Mr. J. Weakley tendering for haulage at 71d. per tenor
yard; Mews. Jesty and Son for watering at 1365 per
annum from the Baths, or .C. 155 from the pumps ; 'Mr.
$ folliffe haulage at slich per ton; Mr. K. Simla) for water.
ng at L'.170 per annunm from the pumps, or hydrant;
Mr. ('. Jesty haulage. at 7d. per cubic yard.
Messrs. Jeaty and Sons tender for watering wag
accepted.