The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-04-24 00:00:00

LOCAL BOARD.
WIDNISDAY.

Prosent : Mr. J. G. E. Lawmno.(chalrat—a,:)-.-Mese—rs.
T. M. Park, R Ey.-r ,S. ,i.bott. 4 J. Illur,itt J.
St-wart, P. A. 13a,n-s, t 1 Chil Is, J. 8.11, J. J. 5.11,
J. I. BArnes, and A. S. Raises
The re--lect-cl members having .ohs Abed thrlr
names on taking office, the Clerk road the minutes of
the prnrious meetl,
The Chairman (Mr. J. G. E. TAW enoe) was unani•
mou.ly renelects.l chairmv, for the year, the pro.
uo•itlou of Mr. J. BALL, seconded by Mr. R.
ETERS.

The Cieik reported he did not attend the moraine at
D irchestrr relative to diatnaining marls in the dlrt,ri 1.
as jut previous to that in sting the Court r f Quarter
84041101311 11.0 reoriuturnde I main roads more thau are
equivalent fir the propeed Iterati
A .lioCll4lli n .n-ued, an I the Clerk'. ju lgment was
eon-i tered jtutlishis.
This apiwintment of sub-committees are to remain

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as M prisiot.
On heh If of the Lighting Committee, Mr. STZWART
rep rted lighting seti factory.
For Nuisances Committee, the Surveyor reports I the
o Dospletion of the works ordered by the Boar 1 on
Peyote. and Maiden'. pops tie.; and the commit•es
re omnamitied layir g some 40 yards of underground
drainage In Dam tny-court-s•re 1, at so eetimeted cost
of RIO. The present 'unlace drain, on account of the
narruvrneu, of the rood. soon go: out of r, pair by the
bevy waggons tiring the road to the goods station.
A ter. .me di mission al to the need ,d the road being
widened, Mr. U CHILI. prop. toed that the works be
proceeded with at once, under the supervision of the
survey r.
Mr. PAM( seconded, ard it was carried.
The Surveyor read the rep qt nf the Hi. hway Corn.
mitt.e, who recomm-nded 700 ytPds of Riots be
obta4ntel for t e future u•s • f the Bocrd. A Tomtit-
menriati nof the committee t ;lace seven steps ar
he e trerce to Almshouse-let e, in den of the present
arsdu .1 'l.e et •he northree4 ride of the char h, led
to a le, gtby discuesloo and wiped of the plans I.ld on
the table.

Mr. Ling ..bject. d tsevrn steps consecutively, pre-
ferring are, tient of two steps each with broad flat
space bet Gen
Mr. STtWAHT thOnght the aged inmates of the alms-
boas. oh ui I be 01 .ugt,t of in the m..tter, as it was
th•lr psi dial entrane•
Mr. PARK preferred the steps c nsecutively for many
re. &POOP_

The Cu tutu N reminds I them that something must
be n- at the soot, end ft era. for them to docile If
either idea pro need be etopted, or have the road
repaired as hi h. rt ren.in•ing them the latter would
probab) cow most in the long ron.
Mr. P. A. BARNES prop .Prd the work he carri-d out
as at present, at the least p. ssible expense—merely
model.
. Mr. J. J. BALI. a corulel.
In relle c. a Treetion, the ..urrey. r sail the tort
f repair. would amhuht to .bout Ef.
The CHAIRMAN and Mr. P.m objected to rewire
se at presen., end Mr. Park sogge,nl that the roe.-
st•nd over for one m..n,h, in order thst the
Finance Committee might enter into the po.ition of
the Itoarl, aroi see the cart and their position to bear it.
Thi• stingesrion WOW a.yeed to.
The CHAIRMAN asked for the appointment of • cora-
mitt.' to revise the hveelaws of the Board. which et
present needed revision, many of the old ones being
obs.lete

of the Finance Committee, M. Palm
repwtel that a 151. rate would be required fr the
1111•UiSr half-vear.

Thlit was OD., (mouldy %creel to.
The Me ieal Offhxr'e rep—rt ea. real by the C ark,
provarl se Watt ey, cooedering the prevalence of
c mete and :old..
Pr po•ed • t-r.l.lone of promles at the rear uf the
Gorge
_lnn were laid 'ewe th.•
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M 7. J. BALI. .id th ork was half d ne. and what
U.. *as it to bring plans before the meeting in such a
caee?

t ts Mr. R. EMUS C nem—ed. as if plans were to
be 'oblate,' to that Board for passing let thtm be
submi. t d before the work had c .mmenoed, for alter-
ations if required.
It war, bower. r, pointed out the proptorri alteraticris
were on tie Id walls. and a que•tion arooe if the plena
were ne.ded to be submitted to the Board at all. Th.,
only requirement the Road would insiet on was ths
doors to hew idc wile,, it b dog int tiled for a oublic
and the Board must asti there wine sufficient
means i-f 'green in ease of aecident. The door n the
plan was fund to he only 31t. win.
Mr. CHILD. proposed the door should not be less
than 411.

"Ii we. agreed the Highway Commlttee should
inspect tips property immediate' sf,er he meeting.
The comp:ode* to revise the by. laws were—Mr.
Ball. Mr. ('bud.. Mr. Ryes, Mr. J I. Barnes. Mr. J.
Stewart. and the chairman (Mr. J. G. X. Lawrence).
Tenders for the supply of corn and forage for the
Board horse doing the ensuing Insrter were opened,
and Mr. Short'. tend, was aocept-d.
WIMBORNE.
UNITED TEMPERANCE MISSION.

A three day.' miardon wan held In the C..rn Excharge
on Mood sy, Tuenniey, end Wednenday, the 16th. 17th,
an I 18th of April. Ea h evening well•timed and
earnest soul•stlrring address's were delivered by
various gentlemen and friend, of the movement. The
temperance choir attended each evening, rendering
valuable nervier. under the leadership of Mrs. Crespf,
who ably presided at the b.rmoniam. Sankey and
Itfornly's him, s were used. Collections were made at
the close of each meeting to defray asperses,. On Mon-
day evening (previous to Lb* Romeo' tempermice meet-
ing) a Band ,4 Hops Union upe•tlng sae held, at
which addressee were given by Dr. Crespi (who pre-
sided), Rev T. Born (8% John'n). Rev. F. Vaughan
(Broacheineor), and Mr. William Bingham. of Binning-
horn. In .peaking of Mr. Bogham, we would soy it
seldom fells to the lot of a Wialborne temperance meet.
lan to listen to • speaker who ha. such • gift for the
work ; a most ready speaker, and one who can command
the attention of his audience ; full of Interesting
intelligence, tenderness and nympathy, yet full of real
earnestness and vig or ; at one moment ha takes you
down to • dark and sombre subject, then as a relief
he carries you away in enchustosent to the highest
pitch of sublimity. We would recommend our read..e•
to embrace the first opportunity that presents itself to
hem- him for themse wee.
The general meeVng began at 8.15, and was presided
our by Dr. A. G. H. Creepl, who called on the Rev.
F. Vaughan to engage in prayer. A hymn was then
sung, " Rescue the rerinbinr," after which
The Omura's made a few introductory observa-
tion., In which he said—Why do we practice and
preach teetcoalkon ? lat, for our own gcnni ; 2nd, for
example tn ell around ;and ,Ird, on economical m tin..;
and be shows I how the working classes could be bene-
Atte Iby adherinr to the temperance movement. The
G,,eirman then celled on
General MACLEAN who, in coming forward, said the
Chairman hsA taken him by surprime, be not expecting
to be called on. However, he most cordially erected
to the Chelman's retaarks, and spoke respecting raters
being often increased through the drlnklog and
onthrif.y habits of many. As he was quite ttepre
pored, he would not further take up their time.
The hymn "Yield Not to Temptation " was then
SU I.
The CHAIRMAN said he hoped to have had our
esteemed friend, the Rey. Owen Maned, with them
that evening, but he was in the neighbourhood of
Bridport, and could not puasibly attend. Be would,
therefore, now call on the Roy. F. Vaughan to address
the meeting.
Mr. VAUGHAN, on introducing himself, said he would
67 and gi‘• them • short speech, not being a popular
speaker, yet he endeavoured, be said, to be an earnest
worker. He had been in the work for the past 90
years, during which time he had seen many picked uP
out of the mire and degesdatiou of drunkenness
Some My we put temperance in the place of the gospel.
W• did not pat temperance before the gospel. except
In the seine more John the Baptist—telling of a
Pesti" to csime• The speaker then said be w.old now
glee them a look at the economical side of the tow
ties. One day, as be was passim by the garden of
Georg% th• bairaasr b (mod him Is It