The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-11-01 00:00:00

Vv'EYMOUTH.

TIIE EIPLANADE TREIK—We observe the Com-
mittee have offered a reward of £lO for the disco-
very of tha blockhead who destroyed the Esplanade
trees. It would he r. great satisfaction if the perpe-
trator could ha discovered, but such a fellow is
hardly worth the money unless he could be made to
pay it himself.
A spring tide and easterly wind struck clown
several yards of the all mar the opening at the
bathing machines, and the coping stones are re.
moved in several Owes and the steps carried away
nisi- Brunswick Buildings. Thu roadway of the
Esplazusdo is also washed away to a considerable
extoni, and a somewhat large outlay will be required
to set birttirs right. The wind also dislocated the
public Lilac by carrying away the minute hand of
the town clock.

Fllta.—At Nottington, on Thursday night week,
the house of Mr. Gale, miller, was in considerable
danger from a lire that broke out. A messenger
was immediately despat.ehed to Weymouth for the
engine, which was speedily got ready for conveyance
to the spot, but before starting a second messenger
arrived, stating that all danger was at an end, and
the services of the engine were consequently not
required.

TOWN COUNCIL—A meeting was held on Wed-
nesday last. A motion of Mr. Commins was con-
sidered as to the propriety of letting on lease for
building purposes, a portion of land from the North
Quay to the .ilarsh Wall. Mr Commins observed
that he hail been induced to bring this matter for-
ward, from a consideration of the low state of the
coiponitiou funds. In the locality alluded to there
was room for fifty houses, worth £lO per annual.
He would suggest that the land should be leased at
.f.:3 bonus, and Ins. per annum ground rent, or .C 3
bonus and LI ground rent. This would make a con-
siderable item in the corporate income. The Mayor
suggested that the matter should be adjourned until
the plan was examined. Mr. Commins consented.
—The Mayor then read a letter from J. H. Yates,
Esq., secretary of the Great Eastern Company, re-
questing the Council to afford information to a com-
mittee of the directors appointed to inquire and
report on the following point,' :—HafetYi railway
charges, general charges, and facilities of trade of
the various ports in the United Kingdom, in order
to determine the most suitable port for the Great
Eastern. The committee would he glad to receive
any particulars that could be imparted to them
respecting Portland.-11r. Potheoary said there could
be no question as to the superior advantages offered
by Portland as a permanent station for the Great
Eastern.—The Mayor reinarked that if the Great
Eastern decided on coming here, t railway to Port-
land would undoubtedly be constructed. The cost
of putting down their moorings at Southampton was
£1,500..—Mr. Joseph Tigard considered there was
no letter plum than Portland in the kingdom.—The
Mayor was then requested, in conjunction with the
Town Clerk, to renly to Mr. Yaks communicating
the required infortnation.—Mr. Payne, the contrac-
tor for the Pile Pier, reminded the Council that in-
dependently of the Bonds which he had agreed to
receive on account of his contract, a cash payment of
£2,500 was stipulated to be made to him. In con.

aeutin to take so large a portion of his contract in
irconvertible securities, he reckoned on punctual
payvient of the cash remainder, and had been put to
serious inconveniencu from the non-performance of
this contlicion. The following resolution was ulti-
mately agreul to :—" A letter having been received
front Mr. Payne, the contractor of the Pile Pier,
relative to the payment of the sum of £2,500, which
is now due to hied as a cash payment, on account of
his contract, resolved, that Mr. Payne be informed
the Council will use their best endeavours to realize
the amount required, as speedily as possible, and in
the mean time, they request Mr. Payne's forbearance
for a short period longer, inasmuch as the sum
which he demands is subject to, and is hearing in-
terest at 5 per cent—The Mayor then said he had
been applied to by Mr. Payne respecting the amount
of £2OO due to Mr. Cubitt for professional services
on the Pile Pier. He submitted to the Council
whether they were treating Mr. Cubitt as a gentle-
man. When it was considered for the employment
of a man of Mr. Cubitt's standing the demand made
was a moderate one, the least the Council could do
was to satisfy it according to their stipulation. After
some conversation on the point it was agreed that
the sum of £650, lent to the Market House, be forth-
with repaid to the Pile l'ier Fund, and that the
Treasurer he requested to advance the sum of .C:100
thereon (on the deposit of the bonds)—£2oo of this
to be paid to Mr. Cubitt on account of his services
st the l'ile Pier, and the remaining £lOO to be ap-
propriated to the current expenses of the Clerk of
Works. The report of the committee for selecting
proper situations for fresh gas lamps, was presented
by Mr. Thomas. It reeommeuded that a lamp be
placed at the following points :—At the north-west
corner of the garden, No. 14, Victoria-terace ; in the
middle of Beth-street; at west end of the same
thoroughfare; near the Backwater Bridge; at the
back of the Burden Hotel, and at the Baptist
Chapel, the congregation paying a moiety of the
annual expense. The meeting then separated.