The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-09-17 00:00:00

LOrat HOARD or HEALTH.

A qaarterly meeting of the Board was hell on Thurs.
day evening, the Mayor (0. ft Ewen,, Esq.) In the
chair, and there were also present Bartlett,
Beach, B. Ooz, H. N. Col, Rai:nand., .ICfat 1. Honnaell
(Roth Hill), Manley, Steetbridge, Templemas,
R. Teak. r, and Williams.
A dissuasion took plass with referenos to the Path
front the Cast Bridge as fir as to the hatobes leading to
F-Ily Kill, which he. been out of repair for • long time,
ant remeetins which th re has horn a queetion noted
b. teem the Corporation and the oart-11 f Waiditah, se
to who was liable to repair the path; lilen been wawa
times before disceszed„

1i... proposed by Mr. Jefford and am:loaded by Mr.
Teruploman, that Mr. Cos. yor of the Higbee,
Hoard of this dietrog, bs requested to forpect the path
r .port aa to tip. expense of petting it in peewee
repair to tbe Clerk (Mr. P. W. Gandrvl
-Mr. William. mid he se membered 20 years an that
the path was in a bad state. and after making inquiries
he found that many years previously it had been repaired
by the Corporation, who, he therefore presumed, were
the parties liable to repair it.
The report of the Investor win rood, by which it
impaired that many hansom in the town were not pro.
sided with prop. r stinting. Lad Mr. Willia. proposed,
and Mr. Stembridge mowidod, that the oceopi-ts have
seven days' notice given the.. to repair them, which wao
carried.

Mr. Teropleman remedied that the chimney of Mr.
Frost's steam engine, which had been complained of, was
not mentioned in the Inspector's report. and Mr. Patc
(the To.pector) said that Mr. B. P. Oundry and Mr.
Howe bad called on Mr. Frost respecting the matter,
and he had that dsy prowled to Lave it altered, so be
(the Inepeeteel had not otentiomd it in the report, sob.
waited to see if Mr Frost altered it as peomnmt.
The tenders for repairing the pavement in Albanian
were then opt aid end read. lie. Thomas Legg tecderia
lor the whole vrork at £/3 its. Mr. Brooks tendered
for the whole, Mt forte d Fortin pert., amounting
altogether to 4:80 Ps. Mr. Bartlett tendered for one
Part only of the work for the vatu of Lll To. 7d. It
gag prepared Vat Mr. Thomas Legged tender be
accented, the work to he done by the Met December,
or eg penalty per week be enforoad until the emit was
dem, and carried. Mr. H. N. Co. said that Mr. Legg
had repaired mote of the pavement previttealy for the
Board, and had dose it very well indeed.
The seel of the timid was ordered bobs attained to
• district rate of 70. in the 17 for the ensuing six
emetic, made at the last meeting of the Board, the rate
to be payable on Monday, Beet. 23rd.
The tenders for supplying atone for the repair of the
highways within the borough were then opened. There
were only two, Mr. John Barnes, of Moreorshe Lake,
and Mr. John Haneford. of Loden, who coat tea
to supply dint" at 56 lid. per toe. Mr. Rendered haa
supplied the dose last year and Mr. Barnes the year
before. The price last year wag only 56. 3d. per ton.
Mr. Oa (surveyor) said, in "newer to • question, that
both had dose the work very well, god regiested that
the contrast be diviitei between them. Mr. B. Tenter
aappown the two had swiped together to wok that prICO
Una year. Mr. Templeton's said if they divided the
contrect between them they would alms. probably
egos Mforehasd as to the pries. sad might each year
salt fie. per ten. Mr H. N. Cos time proposed and
Mr. Templetaaa amended, that the 'obtrude be pima to
Bamford. Mr. B. Tinker proposed that it be divided
between the two, the wee sot however seem& d, main
was carried that the menace be gives to Hasdord.
Kill. amour ring to £7l 3a. it. were ordered to be p dd.
The remaining items of the surveyor's report were
then taken into oossideration. Th Arm wee with
reference to the asphalts pavement. in Berrmilt-etreet.
It appeared to have bees laid does so badly that it
would be necessary to take it up again. The inspector
(Mr. Patten) estimated the con of relaying it at
£3 14... acid ea the prolamines of Mr. Mobley,
'moulded by Mr. Williams, it wee ordered that the
Inspector should get the name aphid is an 'Maisel
manner, the eon not to exceed Oast amount.
The nest thing was the state of the houses in West.
street edjoiding the road to Chart's Mimed, the property
of K. penance, EN.. the roofs of which the inspector
reported to be in • &Lammas state. The Clerk having
reed the Ad as the asibleet, Mr. Williams prop-bed
and Mr. Bartlett emended that the Clark should talcis
the necessary steps in amordame with the Ail to rob
the premims out in proper repair.
Mr. Manley then proposed and Mr. Williams meseded,
that the plans of the bonsai erected by Mr. lob.
Cooper in Bt. Michael's-lane, and Mr. W. H. Cisielt is
gonth.atreet, and which bad bees brought Wore the.
Paring Committee, having received the sanction of the.
inspector. he approved of, and recorded in tin minute",
which waa carried.

After this Mr. Clundry said be had neseived a 1101••
=imitation trona Mr. Keaton. the Collestor of Custom=
et the Harbour, which be read, in referee= to the im-
portation of foretell tattle into kis hasboar, statist theft
coder the Pottle Plaine chot it could not be does with-
out eroolowely receiving the Hooting of the Government
authorities in London. It appeared to" thought that
the Ad was not of meth tooaeonows in that town, ii
verw few foreign tattle have be.. imported bin tat
yeed past.
This oonoluded the business of the meeting.