The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-03-16 00:00:00

IVICIOACHXIOIIII.

The MATOR C 4110,1 ittentioll to encrNichmenta on the
Darchester•rosd. lasinediattly adj 'lulus the Borough
boundsry stone, two boui,s were beicis erected and he
observed the host wall of the garden was being projected
about lit. 6in. on the waste piece of ground opposite
Argyhrterrece. It was a seri° is matter, although at was
out of their joriiiliction. tb it in ono of the principAl
entrances, and adjoining their boundary, there lohould be
an encroachment in this rutbleas way.

The Town Clerk was ri.gileatcel to write to the Dor-
cht star Highway Board on tho subject
Mr. ROSINS celled attention to similar encroachtnen's
near the roadway leading from the Backwater Bridge, as
well as on the Cui kerell and Wykeiroade

IIIK PILS POLL
For repairing tho r" tile fullowinz tenders were
sent :—Mr. E. R. Mac', £3875; Mr. L Bartlett, .C 1790
Mr. G Jebty £3.590• Brows Bros.. £4,056 ; Mr. J. lanes,
£8.496; and Mr. J. Jihettmis, £3,830.
On the motion of Mr. LUND'S, seconded by Alderman
MILLIWOIL Mr. C. Jesty's reader was accepted.
THE Plll TOLLS.

A discussion took -p7;ce.a.7 to—whether the tolls arising
from tbe pile-pier shold bx collected by the Council.
The getivrA ophion gra. in favour of this, and on the
motion of Alderman THOMAS. seconded .4 Mr. NAMILII.
It was agreed that the tolls should be held and collected by
the Council at the expiration of the present lease 05th
April next)

On the motion -...liTticier-Ma-n. IiLLIDOZ, geomded by
Mr. GILIMAN, Mr. Price WU re-appointed collector of the
wharfage and harbour dues.
SALE OF PZTIOIII7II.

Councillors Luniir, Naugle, and Walker were appointed
committee to determine tbe regulations for the age of
petroleum.
Licenses were granted to • number of persons, subject
to the said ',Relations.

POLICE CLOTHING.

Mr. Supt. Vickery informed the Council that the men
would shortly require new clothing. and tenure were
ordered to be issued for the same.
LIMIIINO
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This committee presented the following report :
"At • meeting of the Leasing Committee held at the
Guildhall, this 14th day of February, 1860, it was unanim-
ously resolved that the Town Council be recommended to
grant a leas& with the consent of the mortgagee, for 60
years to Mr. Thomas Samuel Wallis. on the stores, situate
on the Quay in Melcombe Regis. now In his possession
from the Mth day of March, and provided tie consents to
relinquish the present lease and that a lease of 63 years be
granted to him, subject to the premises being put and
kept in good repair dunng the whole term, now about to
be granted at a yearly rent of £1.5 a year, and that the
said Mr. T. S. Wallis be allowed £7O for his interest in the
present lease towards the cost of putting the said premises
In good repair, and that all costs attending such lease be
paid by the leases.
Mr. Ron= mwed and Mr. CURTIS seconded the 'dop-
e( the report, which was carried.

APPLICATIONS DT RR. MILLI AND XR. NOBBS.
Mr. BLAU applied for an extension of the lease of a
portion of nil premises in Smth Parade, and Mr. Nobly
made a like application.
It was referred to the Leasing GOIDMitt4IO.
TRH BRIDGE.
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The Council than pr;;;Scleiit:o-Lneider a questiomnotice
of which Alderman Thomas had caused to be put on the
%rend a paper, viz., to consider the propriety of inviting
tenders for the alteration and repair of the bridge, in
pursuance of the Act of Parliament recently obtained.
In introducing the subject Alderman THOMAS spoke
strongly in favour of the necessary alterations which
would be • great Improvement. He saw no chance of
getting • new bridge. That he thought was beyond his
day-20 yeari at least—but at the same time he thought
it was neceessiy to carry out what had been decided on,
and he was prepared to move • a resolution to that effect.
In the room of the discussion that ensued
Alderman Roes*nog aske I: What position are the
Council in with regard to the Great Western Railway
Comnpay t Hays they any idea of carrying the frame
above the Bridge
The MAYOR : Not the least. I have seen Mr. Grierson
on the matter, and be has advised me not to delay in
whet they were going to do with the bridge.
Mr. LOVELL strongly opposed this great mistake of
spending .C 7.000 or £R,OOO upon the old bridge. If they
went to that expense they should do so with the view of
meeting the demands upon them for some years to come.
If this question had been properly represented to the
public In the first place they would not be in the posi-
tion they were in now. In the course of a lengthy speech
Mr. Lovell said the trade of the port was fast increasing,
and if it increased one-third more there would not be
space below the bridge for it. Why, therefore, should
they be iu such a hurry I In the interests of Weymouth
he strongly opposed the alteration of the bridgC and
hoped there were • few gentlemen there who in ths
intermits of the town would allow the matter to stand
over for twelve months..

to vote. Hs could see that if
the ships could not go above the bridge they would soon
all be drifted into a corner.
Mr. LUNDIZ proposed. and Alderman TROIKAS seconded
—"That tenders be invited for the alteration and repair of
the brit in pursuance of the Act of Parliament recently
obtain and that the necessary funds be raised by mort-
gage of tolls and charges authorised to be levied under
that Act of Parliament.".

--Mr7ligsThris,-.Sltho—uih he did not wish to be considered
an obstructionist, moved as an amendment that the
necessary repairs only of the bridge be carried out, but
that the larger question of alteration be allowed to stand
over for another twelve months. It appeared to him to
be such a very important matter that they ought not to
hurry about it. lie was not very old, but he could see
many mistakes that had been made by the Council, and
they would make another if they spent £41,000 or .41,0110
in these alterations. lie wanted to look ahead; and he
thought they would be acting wisely, and the town would
concur in their judgment, if, instead of spending £7,000
In altering the bridge, they only did what repairs were
absolutely n , leering the larger question until
they saw the port developed to such an extent u they
hoped soon to see.
Mr. Waite= seconded the amendment.
Mr. NkSOLS and Mr. CURTIS approved of the proposed
alterations being at once carried out.
On a division the motion was carried by a majority of
three. The following voted for the motion—the Mayor
end Kamm noose. ltilleds% kylasbury, Landis