The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-08-13 00:00:00

YEOVIL TOWN COUNCIL.

A quarterly meeting of the Council for this
borough was held at the Council Chamber on
Mcaday week, Present: the Mayor (W. Bide, FAN.)
Aldermen Mayo and Tucker; Councillors Neale,
Rawlins, Cogan, Goode, Cox, Rodenhern, B. Ray-
mond, Benham, Marden, and Whitby.
The Tows CLERIC having read the minutes of the
last meeting,
The Maros said he had been asked whether he
would allow the Townhall to be used by the pro-
meters of the Trinity Sunday School, free of ex-
pense. The meeting was to be prodded over by the
Mayor, and differed somewhat from other public
meetings as an entrance fee was to be charged. The
object of the meeting was to obtain funds to build a
Sunday 3chool for Trinity pariah, and also to build
an Infant School for the whole of the town. It was
suggested that for such an object, and as all the
dissenting clergymen had intimated their intention
of taking a part in the proceeding'', that the hall
should be granted free of charge.
A discussion then took place, and in answer to
one of the members of the Council, the TORN CLERK
said that when the Independents hired the hall they
paid 6a. for the use of it.
Mr. BODENHAM thought that if the Independents
had to pay l Is. for the use of the hall, a similar
sum should be charged on the present occasion.
The MAYOR said that if the hall had been wanted
for the benefit of a particular echool, he should not
have
regard
ht the matter before the Council, but
with
tothe infant schools, he thought it was
for the efitof the whole town.
Mr. TUCKER said that during the time he was in
office, he had had one or two similar applications
made to him, but he had always refused, and be
had himself paid for the use of the hall when he
wanted it for his own private purposes.
The matter was then &Roared to droi.. it
~being
understood that tic usual fee should be
The CLERIC then read a report from t7l47l;.prove-
ment Committee, recommending that gutters should
be lad down both sides, from the corner of South•
street to 11 igh -street, and down Bond-street
' as far as Peter-street, the same to be constructed in
a similar manner as that in front of the pig market.
The Surveyor had estimated the coat, and found
that it would amount to £14551., or at the highest
t £l5O.
Mr. MANDE'S EIOTEd that the report be adopted,
, which was emended by Mr. RAT:geom.
Mr. PENNY objected to the motion being put,
. unties it was understood that the money should be
I borrowed, and if it could not be borrowed he should
• move an amendment.
The motion, however, was put and carried.
The CUM/ then read a statement from some
ratepayers stating that they had met at the National
School at finish, for the purpme of repairing thefoot-
path to Presto': fields, when it was resolved that
they should give up some frontage land to the
Council, provided that they would pave the foot-
path, which would cost £45, and they on their
part would undertake to repair the road, the cost of
which would be £5O.
After some discumion, the Cutitu stated that he
thought the Council should make a good gravel foot-
path three feet wide, and also supply two lamps,
provided that the writers of the letter put the road
in proper repair, or give the Surveyor the money
to do it.
Mr. NEALE moved that if a road be made and
forFrl drained, the Council would make a gravel
and also supply two lamps.
Mr. MiEDEN the resolution, which was
carried unanimously.
Several bills were recommended by the Finance
Committee for payment, which altogether made a
total of /518 18s. 6d. The Cutue stated that as
only £270 was r.quired to meet the exposes of the
peanut quarter, a rate of 4d. in the .1C would