The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-09-12 00:00:00

MORE WASTE ()? WATER.

Lest M.,nday, Tr Aerie Pa-snits, of 5. Belvidere, wall
summoned before Dr. Drew, J. Writhe. Req., and T.
Abbott, Egg. for allowing the water of the Vleymoutb
Waterworks Company to be wasted by leakage of the tape
and valves.
Mr. G. R. Crickmay, manager of the Company, was
preeent ; defendant did not come till late, and the magis-
trates waited a short time for him.
Mr. Polly Hooper said he appeared there again today on
behalf of the Weymouth Waterworks Company to
prosecute against Frederick Parsons, (or wilfully having
wasted water on the 10th August, at N 5, Belvidere. It
, had been suspected that wade WAS Soillit on at this house
among others, for a long time put, and the company deter-
mined to inspect the tare end pipe& Under the Water-
works Act they had power in enter homers when convenient
for inspection. and on the 10th of July their man Wildani
Crocker applied to be allowed to do leo, but was ref ipie I
admittance. He called eutos.quently and wag again
refused admittenos, he repeated his chit, was admitted,
and WAS shown two water-rio.ets, at one of which there
was a leak. Not knowing there was anther, be called
the attention of the defendant to the leakage, when he
said it should te attended to. Bet when 'moaned again on
the 15th August he found the places leaking as much as
ever. Ile asked to see the third closet, hawing learned
that there was another; he was kept waiting an h sue, but
iodated on seine it, and found the third closet also
wasting water. When the company found that three
closeis hail been wa.ting water for a month, they felt that
some stepis must he taken ti put on end ti the waste;
henee the summons. Mr. Hooper called the following
evidence :
T, owes W. Crocker, &Militant at the Weymouth Water.
work., ore 10th or Iltb July called at No. 5, Belvidere, to
inspect the supply and fitting& The house is occupied by
Fredenck Parsons, and Mr. Parsons himmlf refused to
admit him, suitur it we. • very awkward time—about
11 o'clock.
Kr. Hooper We have • right to enter between nine
and four.
mtiod again in the middle of the day, when he
wait told he wee a great nuiaance, and be could not be
admitt ed. A few days afterwards he called again, and
was admitted.
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About this time the defendant made his appearance, and
was t ,Id the magistrates had waited some time ; it was
aft.r 11 o'clock.
Mr. parsons: Not Greenwich time.
Witneu continued he saw two closets and two drawing
tsp, in the hoe.; the lower one was leaking coneider
from the valve and also from the tap; be was not shown
the third clout. fie• the defendant, and told him that
the water closets were leaking. and asked him to get it
eenaired, which he said he would do, and witneu then !
left.
Mr. Landis : Was it leaking a stream or just dropping?
Witness said there was a cmsiderable stream, half the
heee of the pipe. Witness then left, and called alter an
interval of our or live day. ti see what was done; but
heard that it was not, asked him formally, and could beer
thst it was not done.
Mr. Parsons: Would you allow sue t speak I
Ile wast.ld he shoal by and by, and witness continued
that he asked Mr. Parsons when be would get it done, to
which defendail replied that was his bounces.
Dr. Drew: Ned he asked you to repair it, would your
men have done sot

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wit., Yes, sin—Witnem continued he eubsequently
called brain. hearing there was another water don't, and
asked Yr. Parsons if there was another be replied—ree,
and witness asked to see it, but Mr. Parsons said it was
not convenient to see it then. Being asked if he wiahsd
to crogs-examine the witness, Mr. Parsons said when he
art., came to wermouth, he naturally thought the Water
Company were the right fatties to do the repairs, hut he
had pipes bunt, and tons of water were wasted, he
sent iT: them and they simply refused to work on •
Sunday, and he had to go to a blacksmith. Hil reason for
refusing now .81 that there wet • lady in the bath-room,
and it was not convenient for the workman to so there
and inspect the rpm and tape. He said be would have
the leakage attended ; but after all said and dons, he
considered that after what they paid for water, the
repeal ought to have attended to it There was a little
leakage, hut nothing to kick up a fuss about.
Mr. Arden: Do you plead guilty to having wilfully
wasted water?
Defendant: No, certainly not If everybody kept hie
demob as olefin iii do. thin Would not be meat to dad
with.