The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-11-04 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL

Tomday.—Pnrent : The Mayor (A. Pope, But), Alder-
men Halpin, Corms, Davie, snd L ; lktuneillors Frost,
H. D mden, Denney, W. Darden. Hunt, and F. Lock,
with Mr. Henry Symonds, deputy Town Clerk. The only
busier. on the pep -r was to open the t,oders delivered
for making the nee mary alterations in the steam eogiest
Imildinse, and decide thereon. They were from Means.
Guy and Son, B. I) iris, and Mr. Bull. It appeared that
Want Ouy'a tender was not on tie proper form, and the
nu...lion was whether it wee dim Wined in ciniequence.
Mr. Ball also objected last tone • the decision being left
In all matters to the Surveyor, ...I had put in a stipula-
tion that if he approved the conditions ha would mecum
the work for the price named.
The Cocoas stipulation used to be that the deoisiou
et the Surveyor @Meld be binding finally ; but lately an
arbitration clause had bven admitted, except as to any
dispute or difference tis to the quality of materials, in
which the Surveyor woe to be the sole judge.
The Kama suggeet the admission of each modifica-
tions as tee Towle Clerk may advise.
Mr. 11. LOCK zoned that the tender of Mr. Ball be
mantled. *abject to his approval of the conditions at
eon; but that if his ohjndlon only refers to the white*.
don clause, the Council agreed to the Werth= of a Mame
for arbitration, similar to that In his fanner contract.
Kr. Dana esesaded.
As an amendisset, Mr. Hamner moved that, Mamma
unit tenders are considerably m OXIMIS of the amount
laid before them at first by the Surveyor, they be referred
to the Geneml=cre Committee.
Mr. Ham
Nr. Glathin reminded the Council that the engineer bud
informed them that if it WWII noosseary, on an emergency.
to work the two boilers together, the dues were not of
sitfflcieut capacity. It wee imperative to proceed sa soon
as possible, to prevent km of time and be pointed eat
the advantage to the Coundl from accepting Masan. Bull's
tender.
Mews. Gott* and Beesley had estimated the coat of re-
building the pumping establishment at .C 1.600 and the
following were the tenders :—lthsera Bull and Sem. £557.
Ifttsma Gay and Bin. LULU ; Meseta Davis and Sun.
.C 1
Tee Surveyor bad made an additional estimate for a
malbouse, the outlay for which ilk Howe objected to.
The Maine said they previously had • plam for daring
the Goal ; but it woe found they would not be able to move
out the boilers if they moved that, so It was desirable to
hamanother plasm. Mr. Bars tender being lower than
the others, he supported the anginal proposition.
It was curried by a considerable majority.

TREKS IN STREETS, AND THEIR INFLUENCE
The illitt•11011 of tress in streets is in unsay ways good
they add most materially to the pleasant appearance of
any street in which they may be planted, and give • charm
to lomslltass otherwise entirely unattractive. Their leaves
tend to purify sad Improve the stubs of • town
atmosphere, while their roots have • similar effect cc the
Doll, by converting decaying and offensive matters which
frewisent/y exist in the re-deposited difbris and refuse, on
which towns ohms stand, iota that which gives health and
adds to the enjoyment of life. They sive grateful shade
in summer, as well as shelter from show is, and arrest
cold draughts. The ameliorating effects which tress bays
on climate may be well understood by any owe who, on a
hot day in summer, passes from the influence of a blowing
sunshine into the grateful shade afforded by • wood coos.
posed of tall tress. The elntraat also between the wind-
ward and lee side of a plantation, during ih• prevalence
of cold biting winds is no len atriking.—J. E. Ewing. Nor-
wich. in Gardeners' Cluottide