The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-05-21 00:00:00

LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH. Tonoar.

Members present- Mr. Chandler (chairman), the Rev.
0. W. Tancock, and Megan. Ds'wood, T. Penny, Trevor
Davies, William Miller. Stokes, Edward Dingley, A.
Wilimott, W. 1111 l r, Nutt, and Welsfonl.
POSLIC LAMP.. L:4 hung Committee having held
• meeting, recommended that a new limn and pedestal
should be placed .ppo.i,e Mrs. Noake's in Westbury, Co..
to light through Co..k's-lane ; and that the lamp in front
of the Rev. A. C Claplo's house should be moved further
towgr Is lb,. kin.houtet.—Ctrried.—Mr. Mmu,ggcom-
plained that under the nee arrangement several lamps
that he knew of were left unlighted for two or three con-
secutive evenings.—Memrs. Dams and Ta•cocg were of
opinion that the lamps were put out too soon ; they
should be left lit till 19 o'clock at night —After some dis-
cussion the matter was referred to the Lighting Committee
to report on. . .

Aarnsimoo.-11r. DINOLKY complained that the asphalt-
ing apparatus was put away. If be remembered aright,
there was an order now fis the books for aubtlting Finger-
lane and how wee it it was not done f —llr. FAIIILIaLL
said the work could not be properly done in this weather.
but ma soon., the warm dry weather set in they would
begin it.
!lunch —The Commies submitted a long statement
sheering the financial !position of the Burt( He sttted
that 'be first loan they had was from Karl Hight. in 1213.
of £5.000. which they were payin: off in annual instal-
ment, of £2662.. id. A sum of £217514.. 11d. was still
due on that loan. The second was fro, the West of
ingland Insurance Company (old loan) £3.450 created in
15155. of which the annual payment was £l5O 17.. 64. The
balance doe on that loan wee £566 3.. 31. A third loan.
of L5OO. was obtained from Sir Brook Kay to 1855. on
which there was • sun! of 13110 4t. UM. still be. The
nest loan, -.fluted in 1662, was £1,500 from the Public
Works Loan Commissioners, the annual payment on
which was £lOO This debt was expected to run out in
1813. £2 500 were borrowed from Hr. Richard Sealy in
Hai, at 5 par cent. intereet, the annual payments to clear
off the same being £16211.. 5.1. A balance of LIAM 2s. Id.
was still due on that loon. The sixth loan was created in
IV& when the Waterworks were finished, being one for
MA) from the West of Ragland Insurance Company
(sew men). • balance WWI still due on that of
.413.831 lit Dd. It would thus be seen that the Board had
borrowed over £16.050, and which the annual payments
were £3155 4s. 74. The total balance now due is
c 5.675 17, WI. The CLIAK stated that the balance at the
hank wag LW 64. Id., and Neutral cheques were asked
for._ _ . . . .

KAJOII BOOLZ AND 11111 BOMID. —A letter was received
from Major Bogie in reference to the decision given by
the magistentes at their last meeting. when they gave the
Board an order to enter his cottages in If omscastie to do
certain works, suspending the same for M days. Major
Bogle now said he had been advised that the order given
was invalid. and if the Board persisted in entering the
cottae. be should bold them responsible for damage.—
The Board ware unanimous that the work should be done,
and took no notice of the letter.. ..

I.CILLAXIOUL—Th *of the Sonieniet Trading
Company to supply the Board with 50 tons of steam ooaL
delivered free at Ilk • ton, was accepted_ —1:25105. were
voted for proposed Mterations to the eturina-house.—A
sum of CI lee was ordered to be expended in providing
new curb stones opposite Mr. Calder's house in South-
Ares t,and • Stitch tip. was ordered tube carried up behind
the Antelope Rotel for the etßelent supply of water to
several cottages there situate.