The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-02-12 00:00:00

BREACH OF THE BYE•LAWS.

The Sarveyor 'epoled that bowel were in course
of erection by Mr. W. Tilley on the Bridport-road
which were ir,t la aceordsoc• with the bye laws in
the height of the party wi 'l.•and the veatilation of the
bedroom..

ti asked if his plans had not been before
the C an I approved end signed by the Mayor.
The hiltaoa ,plied they hal been Aped.
Mr. Timm (to Mr. Those..): Has not • sint,ler
thing been done at houses at Fordington-hol, the
p.ans of which yoo drew yourself. The ventilation of
my houses is equal to any of those.
Mr. O. peril said Mrs. Curtis built her homes
exactly as same. They bad Well built dace tSe bye-
law. ha I been passed, and be really did not eel why
they should interfere with ons more than another.
Mr. Pore said it was In the p ,wer of any ratepayer
to taken exception to any building that was; erected
not 'a coo 4.lancs eth the byalawe. It sir, • com-
petent for M. Davis, or anylody else who paid rat
to take exceptloo to thole houses. The Council had
no power to detiate one lots from the byedaws as they
were set before them, whether the plans had been
I before them or not.

kru-nrey—or-eiplained the only ventilation is the
rooms in question WWI a Bridgwattr brick tarried up.
There were about twenty holes, but after the houses
were built he had no power to prevent the people
living in them from stopping them up.
Mr. A. H. Loos : You cannot prevent people suffo-
cating themselves. (Laughter.)
Mr. POPIC said it •ppeared to him they certainly
ought to do something in a matter of this kind. The
Suiveyor, in his report, had very properly brought
the matter before them. It wen plainly • breash of
the bye-lawe, and it so happened that the breech in
the present instance WM committed by one of their
own body. They would be open to very great manure
were they sot to take notice of the breach so tom.
tatted. Having read the aectioa bearing on the
matter, Mr. Pope oontended it was their duty, @Wag
there as a sanitary authority, to me the bye.laws
were carried out. He considered notice should be
given to Mr. Tilley caning on him t comply with

Mr. A. R. Lot: I think notice has been liven.
Mr. Pore did not think Mr. Tilley had been served
with a foimal noti*, with the view of imposing the
penalty under section 11. With regard to the othor
houses lii the town reforml t' o It would be Mr.
T.lley'e duty, as a member of that Board, to bring
thooe cases before them.

Mr. Davzs Isi—Vedliaey would enforce the bye-laws
with the others.

Mr. Pop. said they hitd on:y before them at the
present time the particular case reported on by the
Surveyor. Their Surveyor bed only done kW duty in
bringing the matter before them, end it was their ditty
to call upon Mr. Ti 11.,.. • member of that Bard to
do what he had neglected t do. and so alter his build-
ings that they [night oonform to the by•-laws.
Mr. TILLEY (Interrupting) sMirgstlai Mr. Pop*
should first pull the beam out of his own eye before
be should Interfere with the mole in his. He (Kr.
Pope) was the first
Mr. Pop.: I wor=eldr. Tilley to order, Mr.
Mayor.
Mr. POPS then submitt'd the follo•Ing motion—
Thu notice be given to Mr. 111,ey to oomply with
the byelaw' with the view of enforcing the penaltiee
for non-compllance with such bye-laws."
Mr. Alderman MOOS seconded. The bye-laws In
question were very salutary, *Who looked with agreed
deal of fear if people were called upon to inhabit
houses that were not properly ventilated. H. only
loped It,. Tilley would take the advice Mr. Pope
had given him, and wouid bring before the Omuta
every case when the bye-laws had not been complied
with. He promised to second say proposition which
Mr. Pope or say other member would bring forward
dealing with snob houses.
Mr. Trust: But Mx. Pope was the first • r ;
he was the first to set the example. Look at the
hotness our the Bet.sbcke on the Bridp mt-road.
Mr. Pon : Is Mr. TPley In order, Mr. Mayor?
I have nothing t do with the home on the Bridport-
road.

TILL/7 : You had tha_plaas beton you.
The MATOB raciarkad Mr. Pope only had to do with
tha laud.
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With regard to these house., the Surveyor said the
builder, Mr. Wiltshire, promised if Mr. Tilley altered
hie hones. he wool I do hi 1 immediatrly.
Mr. Tutu : When his are carried out, I here no
objection to cosy out !aloe.
The M 4T06 : We he.. oothlag whetover to ,lo with
any property, *sapling these boo...immediately
undor oar motor. I certainly would not sit be.. end
sanction anything lika an Invasion of the bye.laws by
any individual simply bemires be is • member of the
aiuncil. Mr. Tilley now says be is very willing to
canny oat the alterations If other people all dolt; bat
we hare nothing to do with anybody else, and cannot
accept conditioas of that kind. Our duty is very
simple—to enforce the bye-taws in this cams the same as
we should in any other. I may mention in eery many
ones. we have mermaid them, arid may mention the
or es of Mr. Wellspring, Mr. Davis, and other builders
of the town; therefore I don't think we should
make any exception. I ttertoinly won't be • party
to it.

Mr. TILLIT : I don't object U other people win do
tlio um*.

—Mr. Mama= EKKOK suggested Mr. Tilley should
set • goo' exempts to the others.
Mr. Aldermen GIEGORT, all. ling to the bore. on
Fordingturhlll and Bridport-road, suggest' I that the
Surveyor be tenanted to bring tirward all cases
where they were not In accordance with the bye-laws.
There ought a, be no dietlectioe, but they should tar
all with the same brash. If one was made to carry
out the bye-laws let
Mr. A. H. LOOK questioned if that WM In their
power. Had nvt these buldlep been chtified by the
Surveyors, having been completed in aooordenos with
the hye-laws I
Mr. Aid.. nen Gamer : I don't tleuk the Sun
revues certificate would free than.
Ile Surveyor •ietttcl ha hat formed • a ong
impression of the byelaw'. and It wi. true be had
given • certificate nder that 'topmost-a. Bat deco
be bad been made acqeeluted with his error be had
brought a" plans b fon them. When Mr. Tilley's
plane cane colon them be Inentioaed they did not
olvstply with the byalaws.
TILLIT remarked other tows, did not carry oat
the bye-laws to the very extreme. Other people liked
to roe their towel prolamin, AM rmt kept bask.
Mr. A. H. Lacs expressed himself averse to snob •
resolution as that moved by Mr. Pots. He objected
to inch a resolution szalost a inember of that
Beard, andsugented that the matter should stand over
far smooth, far he bad no doubt the intimation Mr.
Tilley had received would be sufficient
Mr. Alderman °MORT contended they melt to
compel the atone to comply MI well.
Mi. Loci did not think they had the power. The
Council bad undoubtedly rmosalesd the Surveyor's
mistake.

Mr. Aldeircoao Eliaoll : Never reoogoise a breads of
the byelaws.
The Canton divided, awl dm following votad foe
Lb. motion—Mr. Pope, Mr. Homo, the Mayor, Mr.
W. Dardeo, aod Mr. I'. Coombe; mirsiost
Davie ; neutral, Mr. Tilley, %fr. Gregory, Mr. Beam*
Mr. F. Look, mad Mr. A. H. Took.

QaD PIO QUO.
The application of Messrs. Crocker sad Co. for per-
mission to Icy • shaft ander tn., road near the
Fousdry was disonoted. Mr. Alderman LT siOORT said
the only person who objected t • the propo ed improve-
ment InSmelt-street was the one who made this
application. If he wanted this arlomtuaiatioa, nasty
be could see his way to boo gamodate the Council.
Mr. F. Loci( did not think this hot anythine to do
with %beers. Crocker. _

Mr. Pori WM loclicod ti agree with Mr. theory;
If this impr.vemeat la Suith-strest could b. carted
out by holdiar book their peratiadoa hi the preweat
oboe let it be dons.

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Mr. Alderman &tali : Let us set a g 033 example,
and show we Sr. n.it influenced by such moan Goa-
.idoration• a. that.

Th. ASSIPTANT-TOWS OLCIE explained tbat the
applicant ii the wipeout cam was not the Mama of the
house In South-atreek He also gees it as his opinion
that any pras in could make a toured under the road
Ii premien adjoining.
The MATOZ maid he should Ilk. It to go forth tbat tbe
moment of the owners of all the other homed In S
street, with the railings In front f tbeco, had been
obtained. Therefore be should hope Mr. Crocker
would not remain any longer ob,truotas to what
most be oos of the greatwt Improvements in the town,
viz, the wi liningand Improvement of 93Mb-street.
Habitat lly the application of Messrs. Croaker was
granted.