The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-08-16 00:00:00

JUSTICES' CLERKS' SALARIES.

Alderman THOMAS moved that the Town Clerk
ascertain from other boroughs what amount is paid to
their jnstices' clerks.
Mr. LOVELL urged this motion was not io or ler •
hut the TOWN CLERK ruled it was, and it was agreed
the information vh ill be obtained.
LIUCRiL OFFER OF MR EDW•RDS, ALP, AS T.) PILLING
UP OF THE RECLAIMED Lasin.
Mr. Henry Edwards wrote as follows :-
10th August, PM.
" Dear Kr. Mayor,—On walking over-the-water this
100111ing I was very much struck by the rap d progress
posers making in filling-tip the relleimed land near the
road leading t, lb. 11.-dwell Station. Thsra being no
public marten on that side of the water, it occurs to me
Is would Iv very desirable to retsin this as a It -creetion
Ground and pleasure resort, and I cannot but believe the
Inhabit:mt. of the locality wi al consider it • great boon
end avail themselves of it. Un ter this belief, and if you
entd-ain the tame views, I shall he happy to aid you in
carryinc it nut and bier ibe entire expense. If you will
let me know when the filling-up is completed, I will at
once consult you cm to the best means of carrying it out,
so Si rend 'l' it ornamental and useful as possible. 1
horse you oil Costive Ins for ventilating this subject, ant
pray Iwar in :Ivo& I only desire to act in entire concert
with you and the meratera of the Corporation.
"Believe no-, rook fiiitidolle,
"HENRY EDWARDS."
The Hier was rocaived with many expressions of
admirati in an I e tliele, and the thanks of the
Council %VIVI unammistusly voted to Me. Edwards—Nl
Mr. 'Nom called hitn—"Onr kind friend."
LAMP LIGHTING.

M Drvx complained of th. Lou e not beinz pro.
1" rlv light,tl this end of the t it.: en her p trt
of the Esplanade is in re brillia,tly lighted, the
narrow part is liAted wore.
Mr. T'InNI te Spoke in iae.oir of lighting by meter;
but the M %you a...! Mr. Wznn raid the obatacle was
the ,Xp lieu the latter declaring the Gas Cunpany's
charges on I,lll' lie lampe am exorbitant.
Mr. fluovss was in favour of • fresh arrangement
wifit the Ilaa Company.
In answer to Mr. Turmas, the Borough Surveyor
~,ta the borough of Southampton saved ZOO • year
by burning by meter.
It was agreed to lizht the lamps at the lower end
of the Boylan:We during the same hours as these in
the upper half.

RODWILLL BOAT),

It we ordered, abonld be rep•dred by the Sur-
veyor, the MAYOR introducing the aubje:t.
Mr. WAVAS hoped the Mayor would not extend
any monies beyond the amount he was allowed to,
by the Bard. He ref-rred to the ornamental dust-
bin., which cos', he said, more than I:5.

The MATOh earl this was a matter of emergency.
and it should not oczur

RALE AT THIS. CAII-STAND.

Bailey, who lt,eps t ecAbmen's shelter, applied for
an inc-ease of wave, pointing out that the profits and
aveges we', no. enough to live up-in.
Nit% Lovrit. tin-night it woe no use for Sir Frederick
Johnstone ti ma'.e a g:ft of the cabrnen'n shelter,
unless hi support., I i•, for the public ought not to be
eherrl for snoportMg Sir Frederick J .hnstone's gift.
(Tiear, hear.)
The MAYOR soggesterl that the man Bailey should
have an increase f wars, in consideration of his
&Paling the cab-stand in so/Maim ti serving at the
shelter.

Thn NTAT6R midi a pro?oalinn that the wage.' he
inerea.e 1 to Ti. a week, in conaiderati..n of hil clean.
Ins: the pean.l•
heinv, no amendment. this wag carried.
NiII..,OI.LTITE'S ARM) BILL
. _ _ _

Mr. Mown spoke of a bill, whi,h was not signed
in tho Fin me Committee; it Wan bronat before the
Council, ana not slim I. 19 members being resent.
wh,in re i-lotion n:ainst its being pil I wan parsed.
Aftorwarla it was Maned in committee, and he whihed
to ssk whoth r this was a proper mode of proceeding.
The Town (TURK said there wax nothing in the
minnte•hook againit the bill brine paid, and it being
sent to him with a 1-I ter. he lei I it before the Finance
Cointnittes. who signed it.

....
Mr. Drama maid there wan an undonht,el majority
wand Mr. Jolliff bill being paid, and he thought
it was a moat irragular mole of proc.eding.
Some of the members said the bill VIM delayed for
engoiri,s not to what wan done in other boroughe.
tovnt questioned whether the demand was a
legal one.
l'he Tows CLEAR slid utplonbtealy Mr. Jolliffo's
e'airn was not a leg 41 one; the resolution was not in
writing. . . . .

Mr. Snows sayinc the claim was refused on its
an 1 to reject it on • purely technical ohjection,
wa. too P•nitical for him to understand.
Mr. Wsne 'aid this objection wax • reflection on the
committee who came tLere to do their duty; those
who objected the most did not atte,d.
The gATOII sdi the member& might to welt and
hear the minntew rewl.

Vr. WALLIS: I have the cre Avit confidence in the
Town Clerk.

After frirther disomaaion, Mr. WALLIN maid it wne
farce to mole to the finance committee meetimr, and
Mr. DENNIS did net mean ti e,ino Again I it wa, an
limit to tho whole Board fir the cnnomittete to pate
the bill after the whole Boar I had agrawl not to pay
it.
Mr. Wimp pretested th‘t the Bard did net refuse
to nny the bill.
Mr. DENNIS stated that a majority of 11 tos decided
not to pay.
It appeared that there erne no record of thia in the
minute hick. and the Towa CLERK said Ito did not
enter resolutions unless they were given him in writ-
ing.