The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-09-05 00:00:00

LOCAL BOARD Of HEALTH.

Friday morning: Preeent, The Mayor (Jas. MlHodge,
), Alderman Ayling and Tistrd ; Councillors,
Drew, Thomas, Robertson, Talbot, J. H. Deroniab,
Laos, Welsford, Coombs, IL Deveniab, 0. Eliot,
Betts. slid Lyles, with F. C. Waggon, H.q., Town
Clerk.

WATIIIING 111011 SRI BATHS.

The MAYO' read a letter from Uri Harper, Dom.
plaising of the nuisance front the water tarts taking
their water fro.n the Baths standing near his house.
Mr. THOBAII, on the part of Mr. Longuan, stated
that the clatters to the Black Dog had also complained.
14. r. John Brown, manager of the both, stated that
the seetirsetor had bees supplied with all the water he
required; on Saturday he had about 4,000 gallons, and
Kr. Brown wanted to know on whet serum the Council
wished to continue the supply.
The Town Cu= stated that the Baths manager
would want about £4 a week for supply at this the
busiest time of the year.
The MATOB and other Cannanore did not oontern•
plate polies ito much, and
Mr. 0011111111 thought that if they raised the pumps,
so as to take off the top, the water would be pure,
sad it it were not, then they could not say that from
the front was pare.
Mr. TIZAILD : You have not got 36 drains emptying
Into the front. lii. no use to tell the people that water
behind is pure; if wo oould show • Giese bill of health,
they would not Usten to no.
The MAT 01 said when the Council decided that the
water from the pumps in the Backwater should not be
used, Mr. Squibb, the contractor, wanted £6 a week
on segment of the extra work; they thought that an
enormous charge, and after some time he agreed to
ehargen • week extra, in which ease be (the Mayor)
understood he was to got the water from the lower
pumps. Yet now they bed a charge of 1:4 per week for
water be had taken from the baths. lie thought the
LI per weak with the payment according to Sqlibit's
• mtraot was to pay for all the water neoessery for
the town.
On Mr, TIZAZD'I suggestion Squibb was called in,
and
The MATOB wkod him if he did not understand that
for LI • week extra he was to pat on an extra horse,
and Itch *II the water from the two lower pumps.
The Contrwator know nothing about that ; he said he
would do anothir_ls the Couuoil wishe 1.
The MAYOR: Who ordered you to tett& the water
from the Bettis
The Contractor: Mr. Seaman, the Surveyor.
Mr. THONAB asked the Contractor what he was die
posed to throw beak from his contract, for getting
water from the Baths,
The Corrasctroa was rot disposed to allow anything.
He also said he did not know how the whole of the
water Gould be got from the two pumps.
The Surveyor home called to, said the Board ordered
the water to be taken from the Baths. 110 thoe.rht It
possible .11 the water necessary might be got from the
two pumps; but It wee not easy.
The Contractor wanted another pump near Bank'
buildings. Supposing the present one got out of order,
how wild he get the water!
The MATQB: Walt fur the remedy till you get the
diocese.
The Contractor el,o spoke of the pump at Bank.
buildings as requiring another box. The holes in the
present were too large, and let Under. in, which
dantspd the pump.
Ur. B. Teton Le rose warmly and said ho would not
allow paha' moaoy to be wasted in this way, It
was part of Ur. Squibb's centred to keep the pumps
In repair.
Ur. TIZABD thought that. if the pumps wore not
properly construoted at fleet, the Council should put
them right.
Mr. THOMAS appealed to the Tows CLARK, who
said if the pump had rot a proper box, the Dowd
should provide one.
The MAYO' said it would only oost El.
Ur. ?Horse said all these pounds would count up.
Ur. 111401) thought to refuse would be like strain-
ing at gnats and swallowing camels.
THI HILLTH OF THB TOWN.

Dr. TIZAAD reported that the number of new oases
of small-pox In the week ending August 19, and subse-
quent te the last meeting of the Board, was Meloomive
ituis 5, Weymouth 4. For the week ending August
26 —Mideorobe Regis 1, Weymouth 1, making •
diminution of seven in last week. This week he had
made enquires of all the medleal men, and up to Wed-
nesday night there had been Ito oases. Dr. Tisard
went on to say that cholera is imminent, and he
thought he sheald be wrong if he did not urge upon
the Board the necessity of having the drains of the
town more frequently disinfected than they are at
present Ile belieeed most of the inhabitants have
dust-bins, which are emptied Ivies • week; but he
thought they should ba emptied every day. As
regarded the town rotten, beyond the railway arch, it
Is most objectionable and obnoxious, and if It does not
products cholera anywhere else. It probably will among
those dwelling near and they would become metres of
disease for other parts. Therefore, he thought the
heap ought to be dhdrifeeted with freshly.burnt Urns.
lir. TRONA) said be bad heard that great part of the
calamities that have !Misted us, had arisen from •
certain spot. He beard that a moiety of the small-pox
eases in if ehrombe Regis had existed in a house at the
lower part of Bond-street, called Burden beildinp.
It was not his intention to depreciate those buildings or
say anything offensive; but lt had been conveyed to
hint that there are Interpol stases sada would amount
for the disease. He had been there himself, and he
eonfessed that everything there looked very clean; but
the closets are all Lunde the building. In the old Poor-
house, the arrangements were jest the opposite ; the
closets are all outside.
The MATUS said the matter had been brought before
his Donee more than one° ; but the feet was attributed
to an offensive smell arising from the timber pound, and
this wail said by a gentleman of great (Awls rm. lilt
was as Mr. Thomas said, the reir.edy was exceediegly
plain. Was it the Board's desire that Dr. Tigard shoald
inspect the plum, and report.
Mr. Ilse= said their mulled caper must have proper
authority, or he might be kept out
klr. At Lee eeeW not see how the present arrange-
ment in Donlon banding" *odd be the cause, if they
had eatable ventilation.
_lt was agreed that the Surveyor and Inspector of
nuksopela should laves* Harden buildhlp as to the
water *loans.
1/110VAL 07 ONIFOLO.

Mt. G. limos oomplalusd of the removal of shingle
from the beach in fresh of some of the property belong.
isg to the Jobastose Mate,
My, THOMAS thought that if they represented to Sir
Frederick Johnstone that this would affect the 11 meth
injuriously, be was • gentlemen who had so mush tho
good of the town at heart that be would accede to their
men& The agents did not seem to be aware of the
Wary labia apes Weymouth by the removal of the
bomb.
It was resolved to memorialise etr Fred•tiok to stop
pcooliso.
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