The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-02-23 00:00:00

TSB DUTIESUP TRZ COMITY SOITITOS.

In reirns-e; -47 tie-s
seed at of the
meaty serveyor, the sonentittoe reported is follows:
" Your eommittee find that the dutie, at that ogee,
U steted in page 311 of the standing orders, loonies
those of county architects elm, and the couruittee are
of opinion that those detim shoal I be separated; or
a salary wbieb would secure the worms of •
competscit one would be exaggerated as applied to
the duties of a surveyor, and ou the other band would
be insugoi int for no architect. The comity surveyor
should he a peron Deleted entirely with a vies, to the
performance of the duties cocomited with that ogee,
eeeh am riniting and inspecting all the county bridges
and building.: reporting on their state and condition;
oontreeting for the repairs of mode over the bridge.; ,
superintending all ordinary alteratious and repairs is
county bridges and buildinp ; prepare plans and span-
legions, and estimates for such alterations Led repairs;
and examine, check, and certify all bills and aceonatie
for work done in the county, bridges sad buildings,
with attendance at thieetort, and on committees When
new works, or improved additions to existing buildings,
me required, it would in the opinion at the committee
not only be expedient butalaoeconomiod, with Aries, of
*nearing the best dodge and execntioe. to employ an
architod from time to HIM aceordier to the elmr•stor
of the, works to be performed, while the county eurveyor
should be required to report oath. deeigna, and inspect
the execution of the works, aad to certify at their we-
elusion that they have bees perfoemed in meordasee with
the &sign, and in • satisfactory manager. With menet
to the emoluments. the committee hare thought it
better to poetpone any expressioa of opinion until the
Comet bas bad an opportusity of eoesidesing the report.
With regard to the present cousty surveyor, after a
wee sad Wield *airy, during which the sweaty seer
mice wee offered every opportunity of expleiehig his
snares of metes with referenc, to the matters sallied
in quelime, they meld seem to ao other conclusion
thee that the dative of the ogee had, is regard the
additions both to the cent, heath. aeyhan sod the
'1 mettle buildtogs. been very enietietseterny performed
by him It woad be ter the Count* onseidar how far,
' slier that 'apeman, or opinion, II would be for the
advantage of the meaty that the present surniyor
shank' tontines Is oar. It was thoonOt expedinat by
the ebaksaaa at the eramatree, Qat the wok or-

..or ilnoti Le informed of the generrl natal. of their
report, AA f..r A. ho 1•3,1 cin corned, in "rat r
that he il.t I remtred with any ittemeat wok h
1,. ini,rlit thaitt it et tnnilent tii make. Th. Dandy
noirnuer has, in rowtorien. 14 thm Intimation, recenily
.et.t to the cein.initi.,:c • iaLmoria which they 1.1.1
before the Court.

Ti, Itc. J. WlizlooN
proposrd tobtre the opinion
iif tlat Curt upon the Keglers! quogLon to the eet.ant•
lion of the duties of the cannity architect and IL.
'ION.
This was oppoved by Mr. &Trianon Enemata. Mr.
1401411, ant others, and alter a.. ry I ngthy discussion
Ur. ALEXANDRA moved that it be reform I back I.
MAI 00111.SitrA0 10 re-Jtaw the persgreph in accordsocr
with the feeling of the C.auet. 11.1 fveliug being to
Lisle nut the worths " twenty architect." and to insert
" archit.ee ;•• to strike "tit altogether " the duties to be
eeparetea." end tweed of " e itirely" to say county
surveyor shoal,' be soloo ad pelucipally 031 UM) Tit.ll
la the carrying out el the dulls..

.ed by IC.-Zt.iitacnt Elmo aT and
cart bed.

TIN RUMINATION OF tat SOIMETOIL
With rg.4 to ths other question the We. J.
W111111154M 1/3CIVIS resd the report, and loft the Court
to dral with it.

,
Mr. Pal/iron (eurveyor) then read cling memorial
pointing out the eirenovitatioca nudes which he was
appointed in the year 1868 at • moiety of MID a-you,
to °over everything except pastels+ and stationery. He
allowed that the duties had greatly inerues•d, although
be bad made uo application for an increase of
iolary. Jo ,Staltisnishire, which was •beet the
same area as Wiltshire, the county surveyor received •
salary of 1:500 a-year. Ile hail to peepers plans, and
ha i a /rasa deal of oorre-pondenco. The visiting of
bridges involved long abeence from home, sod heavy
travelling expenees. As regarded the cottages, the
Chairman of thee .mmittee no ler reerieted him that
the cottage. were not to exceed 1:100 ends, and it w••
impossible to include good drainage and water supply;
and i the chairman of the Committee • itnitted the re-
sponsibility it would hive spared him the necessity of
this appeal to the t,ourt lie oould n. 4 charge himself
with being responsible. He supplied th:es bed-mono
on Ids plans, but they were never carri,l out The
surveyor also had considerable difeculy in the due
peifurinanoe of his duty owing to the Mine he fre-
quently spent in attending the committees. He at-
tended the meetiog of the committee as stated in the
report, but lie did not understand at the time that the
whole question was about to be gone into.
Having an•wered the qua:ions that were put to him
be left the room, and wailed until he was called for
again. He said he did not keow the grounds upon
which th, committee rested their allegations. whether
upon the iir.int of accommodation of the militia .toree,
or upon the general mauner in which be had discharged
those duties.

Lord Lattenownit protested against the statetnent
Mr. Prniston, 411 101 Its being restricted to 1100 fur
auk wattage. The matter was fully gone Into before
the committee, and them we. nothing predated to
substauttam that statement. Ti.. Chairman of the
Committee hut in • later strongly expressed that the
eximosee should be kept down, but no reetraMta were
impteed upon the surveyor.
It.. Pest/trust mid Mr. Wilkinson wrote and told him
that the four oottages which had been rrected hod coat
£3OO, aod told him distinctly out to exceed that amount
In the other,

1t... J Wit-alumni said it was tree that he wrote to
Mr. Peniston before any salinities were made or
contracts entered into, and told him that the cottages
already erected had ant cod more then 1:400. He did
not restrict the Surveyor in any way to that sum. The
beet proof that he did not de en, wtu to be found in
the fact that Mr. Peuisiton'e o aye estimate preeruted to
the Courts/As CIIB for each toting', and, what was more,
tho contract tor those cottages mei taken at even a
higher amount, namely £m for each cottage, whilst
Het sot. J cost, as tor had already stated, had been
£l4O te. op to Uhristolas lest. He would wish to ray
genetally, that every one of the topics alluded to by
Mr. Penieton had been considered at vrry great length
by the committee, but they unaninsoualy tame to the
conclusion which the ('curt had beard. To show that
the comniitt.e wished to act in fairnem, he might
mention that he wrote to Mr. Peniston in February,
1862, stating, its reply to an application of his for extra
remuneration, that it was impomible for any magi-trate
to pledge the Court; but at the sense timed! he entend
Upon the work zealously, and carried it nut with
promptitude, he had no doubt he would find that the
county justice.' were not hard taak-rnastere. In that
spirit they endeavoured to act throughout, and they
deeply regretted lie conclusion at whiai they were
obliged to arrive.
bOTHII2O4 EaTCOCIT said be could not help
being struck with the charges mgainst the surveyor,
and the mode in which he bad met them. It was
not competent for them to remove him or to deprive
hits of office, and • roam of bottom would afford him
40 opportunity uf presenting a nientorial different to
that which he bad jest read. That memorial
referred meetly to the salary rather than to the
charge. brought gaunt hien. lie suggested, then fore,
that the chairman of the cdrunsittee should give notice
Of a motion at the next uions, to mess that the
county surveyor do create bra °Moe. In the meantime
the aurveyor would have an opportunity for preparing
his reply, and all the nionstrates would come up pre-
pared for the nature of the di.ennion, and he hoped,
with naiads prepared, to esereiee a free and impartial
judgment in a discussion which they could not enter
upon without pair.
Mr. 11411111,111 said the oneation of reniuncratioe
should be kept altogether distinct, and he thought, is
deferent.e to the committee, they ought at once to
adept the paragraph in the 1114:4*
••. J. WlLltlannn said, however dissgreeable it
might be to be regarded ads • public prosecutor, he would
give notice of motion at suggested, Red before the
sections I. would soil the committee together.
Lord laNenowes said Ili. very di...gettable duty
elasel be discharged as fairly as possible towards Mr.
Peniaton. The allegations were such, that it woo very
dilieult to embody them in a charm, on • sheet of
paper. The coooni tee had gone into all this details,
and the roman which had iodueed them to come to this
coneltinion Wee nos so much from inattention in any
one specific ; bat as a want of tidal care, atten-
tion, and abilPy orally which the committee run•
'Owed the enmity hail a right to command. There was
so diff rence Ofte noon whatever, acid the committee,
e'en often hearieg the it:dement of Mr. Peniston,
unanimously .rrierd .t tie report which bad been pre-
sented. Toey heal nothing to say &phut Mr. Peniabio's
general e erecter; but, on the ether hand, it was inn
possible for them so issue to toy further conclusion than
they hail.
A loos disenstion followed, in the coneas of which
Mr Atni treDIR obterved that if they ordered any
hub works with the present surveyor, the majority of
the committee would di cline to act with him. The
last Wm they had ran initnonaly lost essfidence an Mr
Peniston as a aarvevor —whether rightly or wrongly of
tonna that mu another matter. In their opinion he
was not the man to continue in °Moe.
Mr. Pexteros said it wan suggested some time
since he should be called upon to resign. He objected
to do so until the aspateirma thrown upon his character
should he publicly ckanti up. If the magistrates were
diesetirfied with his it was wrong its him to keep the
ippointetent, therefore he should leave the matter in
it. 6 hands of the Cruet.
_

TIN CHAIIUIAM :—Tbe magistrates cannot dictate to
you whether you ehall resign or oot. Silber you resign
of your own free will, or the question will be raised
at 114i.bury, of whlah notice boo been Eisen.
Mr. LOWTHIII inquired if Mr. Penidon resigned,
would it shut out the guevion of any extra re-
muneration to which he ought be entitled?
The CHAIIMAII :—Corksinly not.
Mr. Pastimes said with that understanding be
bogged to resits 14 the discretion of Mae Court, ar on
the appointment of a gUC00•801%
The CMAIILIUN said he must bold office until the
Easter Beenions. It would therefore be understood that
be vacated the office at those minion&

_—
Mr. PEriermu ohmerved thst the reason ol his re-
aigninit was that the °Moe was really Dot remunerative.
It,. HULLOS then mowed, arid Mr. WitzteeoSt
sosooded, that Mr. Peniston's memorial so far at related
to the question of remuneration be referred book to the
ocenunttes for their consideration, and to report at the
nest *moons.

The four mcnotraeadations of the committee forth.
expenditure of POO, on tbe purchase of the plot of lead
rippusite the adjumnt's house, wee on the motion of Mr.
Wit/cisme agreed to wittumt • dienticion.

gw lIIGUWAT ACT.

Mr. T. B. SAVXDSIIIII moved, liLd Mi. HULLO'
woods& the adopttat of the provinional order.
Yr. E. D. B. &moon, saggwitod tho following
amendment+ in the' number of wayaardens for Chippe-
d= ; be ',opened three imAand of two; Highworth
three in.tesd of two ; and Stemple Ashton and West
Ashton, two_inntned of ono each.

Mr. R. P. liwia seconded the ameedinant, which was
earned, and also the original proposition.
tkalliaolt EIrIOOONT gave route very important
advice in referees* to the introduction of the Act into
Lb. county, and urged the ratepayers to appoint proper
grooms as waywardeee, and lb. latter geotleuten to
•ppoint oompetnat surveyors, and he Lad no doubt Utak
It that Trot followed up that the Act would soon
become of great benefit to the eoeuty.
The neat opsestiora was as to the time and pleas of
meeting of the boards, sod it wee eventosty died for
Wednesday, the 10th of Harsh. The Amesbury board
will meet at Ansesbary Csbm, fit Caine ; Chippeehant,
at the New ; Cricklade, at the Toss 11.11:
Devises, at the magistrates' °floe; Everley and Pommy,
magistrates' algae, Pease, ; Hiedon, Petty liensioise
Roll; Salisbury, Council Chunkier ; Trowbridge, polies
station. _ -

At the suggestion of Mr. H. D. B. Estcourt, a notice,
containing instructions as to the several duties to be
performed. was or&red to be sent round to the
overseers of every parish in the county. with the
signature ri the chairman attached. The subject thee
drepied.
Yr. EAMINIIILL, at the suggestion of Mr. &therm
gatepost, proposed to intro mo. a notice of motion for
the neat sessions. as to whether it was desirable that
reformatory discipline in prisons should be introduced
fate this county.
Mr. fiorstanx ENTOOCIT said he had visited the
lestitutioe. and he was
pleasedßieGrat= the passel arrangements. =Mush
it had bees, and would matinee to be, of pest benefit
to die meaty.
Mr. ALS:LUMP suggested that the testimonials of
candidates for the aim of county surveyor shoeld be
forwarded to the imouladttee. sod impressed a hope that
there would be se esermaing of Individual magistrates
sad that leo smigiArate would protium to support any
particular person.
The Court this nue after a sitting of upwards of Ire
Ilboars.

The follorriag etches espseiel Manatee :—" To &seer-
Ws it tea free heal eraleadly coloured leaves is to be
elitataed, I visited the Loudest Desks, when Tee im-
ported by Messrs. Horeharte sad Co. is I. bead ander
charge ad her lliejsety'e Customs. I bed awls hem
&Sweat woes °pelted, sad teak seisplor, whisk I bass
aniercesepically sad eheadeally wiped. Time la-
vestigstiess amide ate toes.. the*, as the pantie mew
have the &ogee of Ti. perlieraly Pere (roared la
Pealug4, they will sot be slew ia deardiag bowies it
sad that whisk is aeleared, sepedally ea aserti raker
I. used to order to realise higher prises, thread worth-
less Wove leases bang was.. ever.*
(gigasd) ARTEIILTR HILL ILASSALL, IL D.
" Austral el the ' Load ersilary Osseniesioe, sad
eastiner 4its Reports, Teed sad its Athiliseatisek°
Wimpsiodrook Osnaike egem