The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-10-14 00:00:00

" Potts anti pickers?,

On Monday morning last a wire-rope was fixed from
the large Estes of Purbeck Hones to the corner of
Purbeck Place, the two lamp.posts (known in the
town as "Moho and Flicker.") being enclosed each
end of the enclosure, • board was fixed bearing this
inscription Nodes : This footpath and road are
stopped for a short time to preserve the owner'. rights."
The obstruction was removed in the evening.
And this, 0 Swaney, is the set of • 'Benefactor I"
Perhaps tli• Local Board understand now, why.
someta since, we called their attention to roy;terious
stones built into the base of the tower • and why
we have so wearisomely protested against those
umbrella traps, the two lamp-poste
For instance. We hope we are mistaken, but we
think we an n .1, when we say that the roomers
have been paying for the lighting of one of these
lamps. We have been taxed, therefore, by Mr. G.
Burt to light his lamp. If we are wrong in stating
this we trust the Clerk to the board, or one of the
esembers. will est us right.
When Mr. Burt improved his property at the expense
al the public (we will simian that phrase in the
paragraph) • public lamp wee removed from Spring
Dill House, because these two poets were to be erecteti
One was to be lit by the rstepayers, the other by the
owner of the mansioa—wben be desired to herald his
'newt presence among us. Did the Local Board, of
which Mr. Bart was at that time (unfortunately for
us) tee resinous, unionised that the lamp-poets and
the curb and the ugly bit of road were to remain Ida
property' Nay, they were not so inane as to allow
their chair to build a tower contrary to all laws et
sanitary misers, darkening We neighbours' windows
and making their &Limeys smoke, without some
return. They did not know they were taken is, if
such should now tarn out soh, the ono

Perham* the ratepayers will bear reminding bow the
little affair happened. The plane of • nelelOnee for
the LB. chairman were ready. With characteristic
modesty Mr. G. Burt abstained from attending that
meeting, knowing well that his Whatnot was there all
the same. The Surveyor had (if our memory does pat
play the traitor) some wise objections against • tower
bang built as the proeut ne has been. But some
bow (the members of that Board are all alive and can
answer for thentaelvee) the plans were peeped without
their Surveyor being called in to give an opinion—a
scandal and • shame to the members of tW Local
Board as long as Purbeck tower stands. So that, for
once, Lochs really is in the dark and Mr. Burr may be
qoh• ...thin the law in doing this deed.
We plead with the present Board to resist the
claim of the C..unty Magistrate till it is thoroughly
settled. Meanwhile let them stop paying for the
private lamp and Si another at spring-hilL aba
w is against them, let them demand that se the
poets are • nuisance they be endured, for our protec-
tion. If the law is on our side, down with the posts
and make Mr. (3. Burt Mils his lamps to bis ovra
property. H forgive tm if we:pander to the maa.
As ratepayers we take noted this latest example of
the troth of the people's epistle—" Do not rich men
you?'iii rees nod when he or his seek any more
orno-r, we a lllpars the word around "Riateiritalt TIM
I Tow's:: . . . .

-IsO7kbereday last • new comer opened budnees Ia
Marketatreet a.. watchmaker. He ha. certainly
mimed the beet part ol the roc The skits:es are
neralr all gone.
Oue of our inhabitants, it is rumoured, has come or
I. corning into . large inheritance. limo we hope he
will airs John Barleyo.rn leave of absence.
We are or y to a,. SW., of our WU:6M With tbeh
abutter.' tu., •=pecially rte we are informed that they
do not intead to room* boatmen. etiii the long-
established and c.spitel tradesman, Mr. Yee will, we
aro aura, west all demands satisfactorily whseh wecan

It Trayte is really going. He has built a great
many houses for u*. sod we hone he will succeed In a
satielsatory manner in the suburbs of the great city.
Weather Isrecest —Fair and mild generally.
Loma.