The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-11-28 00:00:00

IMPORTANT LOCAL BOARD MEETING.

At the meeting et the Board lasi week, to resolve Mr.
Bennett's report on the drainage awl water supply, end
for other business, there were present :- Mx. R. Lino,
chairman, Messrs. B. Pearce, B. Collins, B. Stone, C.
Mitchell, C. Whit', B. Comber', R. Flew, A. Sariven,
J. Hodder, W. Whlhe,J. C Limo, and J. P. Season.

Till VSRHOS AS A HOSPITAL 511IP.
The following letter was read :
Admiralty, 8.W., 111 November, 1871.
Sir,—ln reply to your letter of the 17th UM., I am
couunsuidod by toy lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty to ainuallit you, for the information of the
Portland Looal'Boird that, upon the sanction of the
Treasury being obtained,which has this day been applied
for, thdr lonisktps will lend the " Vernon" to the
Portland Loot Beard as • Weeders ship on the follow-
ing war, viz.:—
She will be lent steady in the state in which she
now Is. All exposes of every kind connected with her
appropriation to the service shove-named meat be borne
by the Portland Local Board, inoincling aniongat other
things the cost of any work required to be done or
stored supplied, the cut of laps( down moorings
(should she be required to be moved from her present
one.), of moving her to and fro, of asking good any
damage she may sustain while lent, nad of disinfecting
her, to the !satisfaction of the Admiralty, when done
with,
Should II be neeessary to lay down moorings for her,
however, they will be lent without their value being
deposited as generally required; but • charge for
depreciation will be Made on their return. Nickel to the
differenci between their present value and their value
when returned.. . . . . . . .

The ship will b.) lent for • period of six months only.
If required for a longer time, a new applicAtlun 111111 i hi
addressed to their Lordships.
Before the ship Is headed over, she moat be insured
against are in the cum of £5,200 by the Portland Local
Board, for the period of the loan, in the names of the
Lords Conamisaloaers of the Admiralty, in an °thee to
be approved by them, and the policy is to ha lodged at
the Admiralty.
I am to request that you will inform their Lardships
whether thew terms Ire agreed to, in order that the
necessary directions may be given, on the Treasury
sanction being received.
" I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
VIIIINOS
"The Clerk to the Portland Local Board, New Road,
Portland." . .

- won the motion of Kr. B. COLLINS, secouded by Mr.
A. SORIVILN, the (Mork was requested to write and
decline the offer.
Mx. BiIINITT thou reed a report on the
DRAINASOK AND Vi AT&R SUPPLY.

"No I is a water marriage system, with direct
drainage into the sea. The sewage Is curried by gravita-
tion from all premiers, water oloseta, Ice., by the use of
water direct into the sea, with no attempt to utilize
such sewage in any way.
"No. 2 is • water carriage system, combined with the
utilization of the sewage, by collection into tanks,
filtration and irrigation' the efiloent water being
carried into the sea, when not used for irrigation

purposes.
No. 3is a dry earth system, independent of any
drainage. The drainage propoied being merely for
carrying off rainfalls and house slops."

"BUXMLIT ON lIITIKA.T/IS.
System No. 1:
Thorough' Drainage and Water Supply
Sorg ae Spero '
System No. 2.

... 23.687
, 8,642

'Fire moo devoir ' Drainage end Water Supply 12,C6i
' Swam ' No. 1 ... 23,742
System No. 3.

Elperionee' Drainage and Water Supply ...
Sulam' No. 2

[l,lOO
... 4,196

System No. 1.

I consider No. 1 system most salted to the Island, at
all events for the present. Conseqmently I kayo placed
' Through' first, believing the system put forth as to
drainage the most satisfactory ; at the same time
' Through's' system of water supply I deem defective,
not only on account of its groat oust, kis the impree-
tiblllty of running mains along the Ohiswoll Beash from
Port...Mout. Tee supply from the Weymouth water.
works seems the better plan. The pumping of all the
water up to the top of the bill, as propose-I, merely to
let it run down again, Is a useless expense. flowerer
some modification of TOorough's ' scheme might be
expedient to adopt, in the event of insuffieieney of
water in the blend. at present I think the home
water-sours* should be developed.
Sera ao Spero fails as regards the outran through
the beach—both as to scheme and small In his estimate.
His water 'supply scheme tends to develop the re.
soured , of the Weed, whit:4 I think is goof. The
qui,,,eie, allowed per head is small for the matey, and
greeter provision should be made.
System No. 2.
. . _ .

I believe inieh works as are proposed by " Faire
moo devote' and "Sanitise No. I." would entail large
annual expanses, especially the outfall tanks in the
were." 'Faire mon devoir's" sebum° for water supply
appears to me very good for developing the resources of
the Island. "Smiles" No.! is out of the question on
aresettat of oost—si good deal being useless expenditure.
System No. 3.

I think the Board would have treat trauble In tett
hit the people to adopt the Dry Earth System, and it
seems to me more than doubtful whether it would not
entail espouse rather than give a profit, as put forth in
inch a district as Portland.
. .

" Experience's" scheme for water supply, I bailor° to
be exceeding good and efficient; but the drainage is
merely for aufsos water slops
" Sadism," No. 2, gives& scheme for surface drainage
and slop for Fortune's Well and Chiswell only, which
I think bad. Ilia estimate for the water supply I think
too smaL

In °occlusion I beg to state that there are tome good
pruotital remarks eontained in a paper with the motto
of " Aqua," and it being most desirable to take every
step to prevent Impure percolation. It is well for the
Baird to consider the state of the present graveyards,
and take other precautions necessary. " Aqua" has no
right in the competition as no plans or estimates are
sent in, I shall feel great pleasure in giving any
further information or answering any questions the
Board would like to put to ms.

It was proposed by Mr. Edward Pearce and escooded
by Ur. A. &given " That the sum of £4O be awarded
for the plans, Au., under the haul of " Thorough," and
under the head of " Experienos."—C.arried.

BROA OWE Y.

Texas Luce Elocterrr Leoroas—On Friday, the
17th instant, • leisure wee delivered In connexion
with the above society in the National Schoolroom,
Broadway, kindly lent for the;comasion be the Rev. E.
kleadland, MA., rector, Toe shalt was taken at 7
p.m., by Mr. Symonds, of Rockland, who in • few
appropriote remarks, introduoed the lecturer, the Rev
S. Nsish, of Weymouth, and announoed his subj,ict u
"Certain Facts, and what they prove." For upwards of
an hoar the lecturer dealt with the great facts of the
temperance question, and drew practical inferences
therefrom. The school WY well ; and, at toe
close of the lecture. • hearty vote of thanks was
moved by Mr. Otter, seconded by Mr Spicier, and unto'.
measly voted to the rector for kindly granting the
aohool ; to the lecturer for his gratuitous aervteea. and
to the Chatruma foareir=iiaa.rhe rueekeg
via Us (bulgy