The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-10-15 00:00:00

LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.

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A meeting of the Local Board Ina bold op Wednesday
aftantoon. Nernst : Illr. B. Bodeen (chairman ,
Mews. B. Collins, W. Gibbs. H. Pewee, 0. Pearce, v
001.1b/M. C. Made, B. Flow, A. kierivaa, B. Wean.,
B. Coshes, K. B. lketeen. W. White, and R. Lan%

OUTTPI it ZAeTON.
Two tendert were opened and read for pitabieg the
gutter st Easton. one from Kr. Job Lynhaza at 2s. &l,
per yard, and the other from Mr. R. Cleal at 2s. Rd.
per yard. After • littlo conversation it wee derided, on
the proposition of Mr. B. Collins, to postpone the matter
for future consideration.

HOU. Hill, ke.
The Chairman opened and read the following tenders
for providing bone and art hire, the amount to Include
• bone, cart, end man, by the day. A. W. Hodder
61. 6s. (a boy in lien of • man at ss. 61.). G. T.
Jocelyn Oa, Hannah Coffin. da. ild., Thomas Kitchell
lie. 34., Henry Hodder 6e., (two bones 10s.), E. Hinds
sa, Edward Pane 64., G. Hitehell 55., G. Moen 50.,
Robert Rad, ss. sd.
Kr. W. Gibbs proposed that the tender of Mr. R.
H. Hinds be aooepted, seconded by Mr. B. Pearce, and
carried.
Kr. A. Striven pmpased that it he clearly under-
stood that no more than one day's work be made by one
horse within the 24 hours, so that there should be no
day and • quarter made in one day. Mr. R. Flew
seconded.

sminre woar.

Mr. Made thought it was hardly worth while to have
the smith's work contracted foe.
The Chairman said the =Hies bill already amounted
to ElO.
Hr. B. Comben proposed that the foreman of works
be instrueted to prepare a sehedule of all irce work
likely to be required for the neat six months, and be
laid before the next meeting. Seconded by Mr. B.
Pease and carried.
SUPPLY 07 ILLIM.
Kr. E. Pearce proposed that Mr. Holland be invited
to supply 30D yards of flint at a wet not exceeding 3e.
per yard, and that the men now employed breaking
stone be dboharged. This was emended by Mr. A.
&riven.
Mr. B. Combee said the Board ought to consider
what use hest for the roads. He thought that shingle
free the Bill would be best. The shingle would cost
about 2s. 64. per yard, and for ecressing 64., Jo that
the prim would be about the same.
The Chairman said there would be fkl, a load to the
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War Department.
Yr. B. Comben said be should propose that the
foreman of work order the contractor to heal 100 yards
of shingle from the Bill '(at the saute prioe as paU for
hauling gravel) to lath parts of the districte. They
could see tboo which answered beat.
Mr. B. Cantons had no objection to the experiment.
tr. R. Pearoe strongly objected to more stuff being
hauled from the Bill, it was no better than dirt and wee
not At for the roads. He advocated the nasal flint..

Mr. Hind. .1;71 ..that the cootract--wee inr-ietaing
gravel and not shingle. Tha Board should stick to their
contract.
Mr. B. Combat said that be thought the contractor
understood that he was to haul either gravel or shingle.
The Baud eould not be too particular about oontracts,
so u not to allow the contractor a chyme of deviating
from the agreement nude by him.
The Clerk remarked that be WU sure any contreetor
would do his duty aud not take advantage of any by.
Plafl;veral members of the board were In favour of using
meifold doom for the made.
Mr. Gibbs proposed as an amendment that daring the
coming winter there be no gravel or shingle hauled from
the BilL He made this proposition to prevent the
possibility of any litigetion with the Government. Yr.
B. B. Barium woods&
Go the amendment being put to the meeting, these
were 10 in favour of it, and it was duly carried.