The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-06-04 00:00:00

LOCAL BOARD MEETING.
MOADAT EYZNING —Present: Mr. C. White IchairrosaL
Messrs. B. Pearce, J. C. Lino, T Cotonou, T. Gibbs, G. IC'
Andrews, B. &men, sod J.f. &riven.

From the Grove-road to the Sawmills and from Nar-
wood's corner to the Wesleyan chapel, at Easton was
proposed; also from Hallinc's corner to Mr. C. White's
how*, Fortune's Well,
Mr. E. Piaticz urged that very little work remained
for the men to do, and, unless this was started, the
men would have to be discharged and thrown on the
parish. It was now the beat time to do kerbing, while it
is not the proper time for them to Tampere materials for
the roads. He would rather pay a little more rates than
that the men should be discharged, and the Board would
get money's worth for their money by employing them
making and laying down kerbs.
Mr. T. them could pick out a good deal better work for ,
the men—in making a road. It we. not the wish of the '
Board to discharge the men; but Orosirroed (formerly
called Drunkard's-road) ought to be repaired.
Mr. Crocker stated the Surveyor reported there is
suflicient kerbing on hand to do the work from Marwood's
corner to the Wesleyan chapel.
Mr. B. SCRITSY agreed with Mr. Pearce it would be a
saving ultimately to have all the footpaths kerbed ; hut
they could find more useful work. He 1W :tested the men
could in their spare time, go over and dig the trenches
for the pipes to bring water from Cheyne. He agreed
with Mr. T. Goniben that the Board ought to have 2,000
yards of cracked stone ready for the roads by the autumn,
but they only had about 100 yards The kerbing from
Marwood's corner to the Wesleyan chapel had been agreed
to by the B nod.
Mr. J. Somme thought the kerbing should be finished
on one aide lint.
As to the employment of the old men, Mr. B. SMIvS'.
gave an Instance where the men, working by plece-avork,
bad nude Sa. • day at cracking strove.
I It was decided not to do the Kerbing from the Grove
road corner to the Sawmills; but the other was to be laid
down, both in Boston and Fortune's Well,
IiftIIVI ON MI ROAM

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Mr. K PIAILCZ brought forward the question of the men
on the roads being permitted to work full time • he
remarked that now is the time to give them full work:
Mr. HODDIft stated the Board have 12 men employed,
while there is only work enough for six. Mr. Hodder
narrated some carious instances of the slack way in which
the Board's work is done. He had even two men filling a
harrow, then there was one to wheel, and the others
waited till the barrow was brought back ; there was not
above two yards of material whieled that day, and it cost
three ludfcrown• The roads ought to be let out no
contract, and if they feared partiality, let them hays se
dinntemted person, and as much work would be done for
£5OO as was now dons for £1.50111.
As to keeping the men full time, Mr. J. P. Scary= was
afraid when they awne to the estimate for the rate, it
would be cried—" Keep it down r The men are
constantly increasing, while there is no more work for
them to do, and the Board now have one-third too many ;
let them go on four days • week till there is plenty al
material got nut for them to crack.
Mr. B. SCRIM agreed with Farmer Hodder; let the
men be kept on cracking by Use yard in the summer and
in the winter there would be enough material provided,
and enough work for them to do.
On the proposition of Mr. J. C. Lasso, it was agreed the
, men be put on full time, as soon as the committee have
sufficient work for them.

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RILPVIE AT TIM 'MINI.
A. letter was read from Capt. Otway, asking if the
Board are now in .position to undertake the removal of
the refuse at the Verne Citadel and the deodorising of the
latrines there.
Conversation eneued on the amount of work to be done
and the peremptory way in which Government officials
were apt to order things, when once they had been
contracted with, and it was agreed on all hands that on
no amount would the Baud undertnka the War Depart-
ment's dirty work
Telt SUITITOII.II KA35.A9113111311.
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Mr. B. fica.i.v-ni- brought forward instances of the want
of management of the Board's work. Men had been kept
about for hours, not knowing who to work at, the
contractor, it was said, had been allowed to send on*
driver to two horses, even although, one borne and cart
had to wait till the driver of the first returned, and on
onat occasion one of the hones went to sleep and fell down.
(Laughter.) In nine craw out of tan there was only one
driver ti two or even three hones: and the stone was in
rine cars taken to where it woull hove to be moved
again after it was cracked, instead of befog deposited at
the right place at once.
Tbeßurveyor was called in, mad stated there were drivers
to all the carts, unless where a cart could go and return
before the other was filled, and in that case one boy was
bettor than two.
Kr. B. &RIVEN was not satisfied, and mistimed the
carts stopping half an hour, or an hour and • half. at a
time.
It was elicited that the cap and flint provided bad all
been cracked, even including some which had not been
pared by the committee appointed for the purpose, and
the Surveyor said he could not get committee men to
attend. •
The CHAIM : The unfortunate part of the burins., is
that although you appoint committer, they do not nest:
I have to measure a lot of stone myself.
, Kr. Hooting elicited that stone had been cricked by
' day work instead of by the yard, in mite of the express
! direction of the Board.
! Mr. B. Salina said the Surveyor must do like the
tailors—contrive and cut, not cut and contrive. If the
Surveyor would contrive more, he would not have to work
half so hard. Hs also confirmed a statement of Mr.
Hodder's—that a tram bone is often employed at lighter
loads than some of the farmers at longer distance only
have one horse for.

iroa_Npi: MATZ.

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Th. was prod—uced7the total being IWO 13. requirine
a rate of le 4d. In Use C.
Kr. B. Scan= proposed that le W. rate be mad..; but
on It. being represented that the money would not be
sufficient, be moved a 11. 3d. rate, and hoped it would he
economically spent One means to that end would be
that the memben of committee sbould do their duty, sad
attend.

Tieitrtaanpeasty rata was aped to.
BT. JOOPIII CLOCK.
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Dr. Mac Lean, as eli-tireisTUrd;i;-o-flit John's applied for
AA in order to pay for the painting' and rapth. of St.
John'. clock, the bright work having now become
covered.
Th. Surveyor was ordered to go to Mr. Crocker for
instructions with regard to rust
Mr. G. Akozws said all denominations subscribed for
u,e clock, very kindly and liberally.
Mr. B. Saurus added and considering that, the
churchwardens ought to And some means of paying for the
painting. He should oppose paying it out a the rates ; It
was a bad precedent; but he would not mind paying his
shillin
Mr. g. G. Akongzs hoped if this L 6 was paid out of the
rates, every locality would have a clock, and make
apsolicatioe.
W. GINS: Oars is out of repair now. (Laughter.)
Ordered to stand over till the next meeting.