The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-09 00:00:00

SCHOOL ATIIINDANCE COMISITTZE.
On the 1110L1011 of Mr. LOTILL. seconded by Kr. Wstads,
Mr. Cutts WAI (dental to MI Ike vacancy la thus Com-
mittee.

Till WATCH COMMUTE:a
Recommend that P.C. Dllamat be employed for ono
twel.eaonth as acting-sergeant at 98, per week. com-
mencing the brat week after the 29th September last,
bring an incr....of Is. Al. on his pay hitherto. moo that
P.S. Apeey be placed on the came male of pay eis
Harvey. Tim committee further recommend that souse
scheme be deviled for the erection of police barracks.
They think the anscunt now in head for the superannua-
tion fend 'night beutilistel fa the purpose
The wae adopted on the motion of Alderman
Rosancsos, seconded by Mr. DisiPth

COAL AND CORN "Ml7lll.
captains Attwoull and Mabb were appointed coal and
corn " Lofoten.'

TIM STREIT COMIIIITILI
Rooronmended that the f rotpatla cm the east side ol
Trinity schools be laid with tar asphalts. that
pr0...10n he made to prevent the steam water flowing
over the stem. rod that the tenders be at once applied foe
to carry out the work net the plan of the alterations
In St Mary-street as prop wied by Mn. IL C.i.s be approved.
W.l.:et to the spite cal of he Surveyor.
Mr. Lucoet call 4 the attention of the Board to the state
of the wavenlenta on Sunday morningi H. particularly
complained of the houses from his corner down to St.
Mary's Church.
Alderman THOMILS suggested that the opening leadiag to
the maids at the donkey stands should be Wooed when sad
"'wits prevailed, as by so doing an immense quantity of
gang would be prevented from blowing down Bt. Thomas
and St. Mary-streett.

THE VAIILTIL*
Kr. DIMNIS asked the Inspector of Noisome' how he
was progressing with the filling up of the Tonna
The Inspector replied th it they were all filled up so far
US he knew. The people had done it very willingly.
Kr. : Are you not sometimes obabucted in Awl.
Inc out the whereabouts of the vaults!
The Inspector rephiti that it was not everybody who
willingly gave blin information. He believed there were
unne not rit filled, but he could not find out wheat they
Waft. . . .

will:. DEVILS thOtlght they should take steps to have them
all filled up.
Same reference was made to the Johnston* Estate, ILO d
Mr. Watige remarked that suchen Illustrious individual
as Sir Frederick Johnstone ought to be made to do It.
(Inughter.)
Mr. clans : Hush I

Itr.WLLLII: am 'talking to tha Mayor. You hare no
erit mound your neck like I bard (Laughter.) If any
ere not Sibed up in Sir FroderickJohnatone broken down
propertied about the town he ought to be made to all
them up.
yes " camas" ON TIII BULAIIADL
Ilf. WALLIS moved that concrete be laid ander the
"chain on the Ziplanede, and In other *aces where it
coneaderod nectaatry.
Seconded by Mr. WALSER and agreed to.

PORTLAND.
RETURN OF FRI BTATIONNAII2I. On Thursday
evening Mr. George Francis Parsons returned to Port-
land with Ma bride (Miss Dowden), and upon arriving
a short distance from the dation be was welcomed by
a salute of fog signals that had been planed along
the line. During Mr. Parsons 's abeam. the duties oi
stationmaster bare been very ably discharged by Mr.
Penna. _

- IiCTDII:LL STATION.--SeVerld those dttrimi.thliFet
three years we have called almeshica to 1
creditable state the Ftodwell station=preeen be
the summer and autumn; therefore it vet us much
pleasure to report Mr. Palmer, the tee, h..
this week received • letter from Mr. Walton, the
dividocal superintendent, to the following effect :
" I have much pleasure in stating that • first-tame
prise of one sovereign has been awarded to your station
for the manner in which the flower bedi have been
kept during the past season." Me Is pirti.
calmly commendable, as the competition Is much
keener this year than heretofore, is the third
year Mr. Palmer has been successful in obtaining a
prise for the cultivation of flowers at his station.