The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-06-02 00:00:00

• that he would rather lave the matter in the bands '
of the eouluottee.—,l reeolettion WM them moved by
Mr. Lock, seconded by Mr. Aldridge, that posts
should be placed at one end of !he passitge.
The Clerk read the following letter, which he had 0
received from Mr. HawHawn, relative to complaints
made by Mr. Onnninston, of South-street, of the
had state of the ventilating shaft of the main sewer
thefePn Clerk
elatib
(lett'? el; 7, haveik i l Mae,—
To the elooked
over the tracings showing Boutlostrtet, Dorchester,
the lines and sections of main sewer and drain, as
also section of street ventilation. It appears that
fever has prevailed in some of the houses in
South-street, and that complaints are made
against the ventilation of the sewers in the
street as beteg the chum of mob fevers, and
the General Local &gird of Health is asked to stop
up such ventilation at these points. I have had
some experience in sanitary work, and brio odd
great attention to main sewerage ventilation, and
also to house drainage. I have inspected many
places where disease has prevailed in excess, and
generally—l might my always—the cause is more
within the four walls of the house or buildings than
outside. In Liverpool fever prevailed in mall dwell.
Inge ind houses, and in confined courts and yards
not having sewerage. In Glasgow (seer metalled
in the upper rooms of houses of many stories; (if or
omen), in the attics, far removed above the in-
fluence of sewer air, supposing there is sewer air at
the Street serial*. In both these cases sewers
and drains inilC.ente the outbreak and spread
of fever. These might be main sewers and open
ventilators in the streets without doing grolicl or in-
jury. The cause of fever in both cases are over-
crowding, dirt, and defective ventilation. A place
nuie be IlWy *lean, but if there are foul basements
and taiß inland eesspools, sinks, or water closets,
and defective Militated *teeming rooms fever may
prevail. An external ?initiator Might mitigate
an/ wril possible to :Wise from sewerage ours, but
cannot aggraiste it • an tliough if should be proved
to give out the o' 1. This Month Will not injure
any one within y house. This might to be
distinctly undeniiood. A public ventilator in a
main sewer Might be in an inconvenient place,
and might therefore he removed, but they
must not be blocked up. If it is a cause of
nuisance make an additional means of venti-
lation at eons higher point, but do not block it up.
in London, the West end, there are hundreds of yen-
tilntore in the ntreeehend them see mike of foul sewers,
flat end full of putrid deposit all ofer Bel/meta, but no
one drean.s of block-Inc up the street ventilation It tho
main sewers. It would be • fatal mi.take to do so. If
not • few hundred gallons of water, properly applied,
will flash them clean. If there is fever in any home
let the subsoil be looked to. Let exominotion he made
lot hidden ~pools and foul hone drabs'. Let haw
emote, oerridors, and morns be ventilated. Bawer pa
once transmitted to the open streets Will nategueefever,
as we cannot imagine • person sitting wilfully over inch ,
• place of escape. Ventilate the upper ends of all your
Dorchester sewers and you will be safe at all points.
Your charcoal screens ought to burn off any sewerage
pima and will do so if the points of appliaatioo are
otelciently numerous. In every ease of malignant
fever the home ought to be inspected from the base-
ment to the roof, that is, if the came or came have been
generated oithin such home. I sincerely trust you
will be enabled to turn attention iq the tight direetion.
You must not block up external sewer ventilation.
(Signed), Is. Rawlinson C.E." The—Town Clerk mid
he had leen Mr. Canningt on on the subject, who told him
that he should be happy to leave the matter in the
bends of the oonneil.—After a few Hither obeervitione
the snbject dropped, the Mayor remarking that they
man not stop up the ventilation in the streets, He
suggested whether they should not increase the means
of ventilation—The Mayor called the attention of the
Board to the melees state of the town pump, and was
of minion that imme accommodation ought to be
eltirded to (Le Politic daring the summer time. He
.uggested that as there was no settee, • fittleshould be
I laid on from the main for the convenience of the MIA..
—Mr. Bneor suggested that the pump should be eon-
meted into a -drinking fountain. He thought the
stone if sold, would defray the expense of its
erection. He intimated that if one lamp
was dispenned with it would Pave rel a year, which
would more than pay for the water. He madders.' that
two lamps were useless—ln answer to the Mayor, !Ir.
ram said he, would have the present strueture pulled
down, and have something useful as well as ornamental
in its place. He suggested that iequiries thould be
made as to what the cost would be.—The Mayor said is
it was the summer meson numbers of drovers came
through the town and went to the pump almost ex•
haunted and could not obtain water. He thought they
ought to afford the public meommodation. Mr.
Devenish thought it was a mete of public money to
spend VS in lighting that pile of stone, the town pump.
—Mr. Bishop thought it WU very desirable that there
abould be n fountain. The town pomp bad done good
set-vise in 6, day but it wu now useless. They ought
to provide for the convenience of the puNic. He
thought the matter bad better be referred to the General
Purpoem Committee, with instructions that they should
take immediate steps to provide a drinking fountain is
lieu of the town pump.—The request of the Mayor was
agreed to that • pipe should be offixed to the main for
a smell 'ripply of water for drinkmg purposes for the
me of the public, and the fountain question was left
over far farther discord...D.—The Mayor wished to
know if the Council would give up the payment of the
fees for the hall that night for the *semi which
wag to UM place, the costa only being defrayed.
—2r. Aldridge thought if the Council granted such
applicationn 1t would be placing them in a very
awkward fix when the ball was applied for.—The Mayor
said he felt great difficulty in ;tieing his sanction for the
use of the hall when Mr. Jordan v:sittel the town for
the purpose of pointing out the facilities of growing
button in Queensland. That gentleman told hire that
he bad been allowed the free no, of halls in all the large
towns he had tiatte4. He (the Mayor) told him be
could not grant the use of pie hall upon his own
responsibility, and no charge had hems peel beyond the
usual fees. If the Council premed for the charge pre-
paration was made for it.—Mr. Hodges was IHRT7 that
snob applications were made es the sum in question was
so small, only 10..—Mr. Aliridea was of opinion that if
such applications were granted go at difficulty would
arise.—lfit. Hodges said it woull look erry unipetnnue
not to grant the nee of the hall in aid of toe Hospital,
but at the some 'time at the mai was so trifling be
wished such applications wore tot made. Out of the
ten thillings five went to Mr. Cartid—Yhe Mayor said
that when a gentleman came to him in the position of
Mayor and asked for the use of the hall for rely par-
ticular purpose he felt much ashamed to say that he
must insid upon payment of 10s. H. should rather
pay the chew Meseta then say so.—Mr. Aldridge
wished that in such eases application should be made to
the Mayor, end that he should decide aceording to the
best of his judgment. He considered that the Mayor
ought to have this prieiledge, and sae about to proems
a resolution to that effect, when the Mayor said if it
was passed he should not act upon it.—Mr. EILUT then
proposed that the timed charge for the use of the ball by
Mr. Jordan berremitted.—This wee seconded by Mr.
Devenieb, and carrial.—A similar resolution erm then
eerried on the ;imposition of Mr. Curate, seconded by
Mr. Abbot', for the use of the hall for the concert in
aid of the funds of the County Hospital.—The Clooncil
soon after indurated.
Pirrnr Bsseroits, Monday.—Before the Mayor, and
J. F. Hodges, IL Deeeniab, and J. Baser, 'Fey%
BUROL•RY. A girl 16 years of age, named
Martha Cornick, of ordingtov, but who has lately
been leading a very dissolute life, was brought up in
custody on remand from Saturday, charged with
having on the 29th of May feloniously stolen, one
shawl, two frock a and one lecke?, the property of hi ism
Mary Ann Tresise, of 47, High West-street, and
I also with stealing from the Salle house • purse con-
taining 3s. 6d., a gown, • cloak, • bonnet border,
a child's bat, and a carpet bag, the property of a
lodger named George Barrett. —Prosecotrix stated
that on Thursday night she went to bed about ten
minutes after ten o'clock. Previews to retiring to
rest she fastened the front door and locked it.
There is no back entrance to her house. Bhe had
lodgers in the lionise, but on the night in ques-
tion they retired to nort before her. When
she locked up her home everything appeared
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frock
Wednesday
shawl,
swhel, hungbu t
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on Friday they were miming. On that day she
found a pair of kid gloves in the back yard which had
been placed by bet ins drawer in one of her bedrooms.
She had not seen prisoner about her house any time
previous to the robbery. Amongst the articles
now produced by P. C. Cousins she could identify
the shawl, frocks and jacket a her property, and
which shelled never parted with to any person. She
oampied the front part of the house, and let out the
hack as lodgings. A back door led to the garden
behind where were some out-bsildiage. The
door had no lock, and only Erten, by • latch, but
it was closed when she went to bed. None of the
locks were broken. In further examination witness
said that some time ago prisoner and her parents
lived in the house, so that she was well acquainted
with ik—P.C. Cousins said, from information
which be received on Friday morning, be went to
Weymouth in search of prisoner, whom be sus-
pected of having committed the robbery. He found
bee at • lodging-house kept by a woman named Cox.
in pope's-alley. He informed prisoner of his errand,
when she said she did not know anything about it.
At that time she had the body of • plaid dress in
her hand, on which she was patting some trimmings.
He said " Why this is a portion of the things which
were lost." He then saw the child's bat hung up,
which be took possession of Mrs. Cox pve np to
him the whole of the articles now produced,
with the exoeption of the puree, and said
that was all prisoner had brought into her
house. He than charged the prisoner with
stealing • puree, containing 3s. &i. She replied
that she bad a puree but no money, and then took
out of her pocket the purse, which contained Is. Bd.,
and a small brooch. The purse ham
the name of 'George Barrett" written on it.
He then took the prisoner into custody.
George Barrett, • 1. dger in complaimmes house, said
be occupied two re.. i there—one 14:stairs and the
other down. On Thursday eight he went to bed a few
minutes before ten, leaving Miss Teeing* up. He locked
the door of his down-stair room and left the key in it.
The next morning he Rot up about • quarter before six
o'clock, and was up the earliest in the home. He
Mend the front and back doors open and also thee of
lass owaroom. Miss Tivaise's room was the only use
that was abut. He timught it straego the doors were
all open, and be 100 l ed around the premises. On go se
into the yard be found an old pair of kid sloven. He
thee want into his own room and found nearly the
whole of a newspaper which he left wheu he
went to ben burnt, and the ashes on the tom He
then put on his book, end went up stens, and told his
wife what he bed seta, and abe thin sot lir. •It Id lot
otodostiod to his work slosieg the frost door after him.
• The Pun eupd=t-lieg produced he could identify
as being his The puree was in a mull desk