The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-04-29 00:00:00

LOCAL BOARD MEETING.

The flrst meeting of this Bard since the recent election
was held on Monday evening last The following members
Wel, present—Megan. It. Lano, J. [moo, Z P J. P.
Sc,ivvis. B. &riven. jam, G. Z Andrews, T. Gibbs, T.
G .m.vsn, Mitchell, It, Pearce, W. Attwooll, and A. W.
Sow h._ . . .

Mr. W. Attwooll wag unesslotously elected to fill the
ch-or pro. UM.
Toe first item on the sgend• psper was to receive the
cert.ticate of the returning Miller am to the result of the
elixtioo. The declaration book woe put in, and the
elected members made the =wit declaration of qualifica-
tion.

FLICTION_OF CHATIMAN.

It was prop Teed by ii;:.....1:1'.-3-317vi:seconded by Mr.
SMITH. that Mr. Pianci be elected chairman for the
en.uiag year, Mr. Pearce having bean a member of the
13 ~b 1 eines 111 formation.
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- Mr. AXORKWI thought they could not do better than
keep Mr. Attwooll in the chair. and for this reason—if
limy were to take the minute book they would sae that
Mr. Penne bed not attended the meetings as often as
perhaps be might have done.
Mr. Andrews ' suggestion fell through.land Mr. Pearce
took his mat at the bee I of the Bawd.
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The Commas then said that as the Bsard bad elected
him chairman, he might tell them that ha should do his
duty without fear or affection, for he was no party man,
and should strive to perform the duties of his oflbss in
that spirit of impartiality which became him. It was
true he had not attended the Board meetings lately, for
the simple reason that there was a) much valuable time
wasted in useless talk as to preclude any real busioese
being dons. He hoped, therefore, that as he was now
chosen to be their chairman there would be none of those
scenes of the pest two years repeated, for many a time
such meetings had been disgusting—this had solely pre-
vented hbi attendinf.of tenor than he had done.

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Mr. Lantern : Very pertinent reinarks, but rather
impertinent to the whole }hard.
Mg. ArtwOott thourbt these remarks were a slur upon
the whole body, and upon their late chairman, am there
mialat be aa much timeless talk the coating Yew ea there
we, UAL..

J 7.. P. Smirks then proposed • hearty rote a thanks
he given to their late chairman, Mr Charles White, fur
hie conduct in the chair. It aleo afforded bins true
pleasure in proposing • rote of sympathy to him under
his present illness--this was unanimously carried.
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CHIQUICS FOR BILLI.
Me. Crocker said be lowl put a notice on the paper te
m-ider the desirability of cheques being signed for pay-
ment of billhinstead of the bills themselves being signed
as beestMere. . .

B. Sgarrini proposed thst this mods of payment by
ehrque be adopted, sr the aniiior mid this mart be done.
its also thought thet sis the finance committee had pro-
p isid it. that small bine under the rum of CI Mould b•
pa il by their gist's. se-Imq. being drawn for the amount.
This on being put was earned.

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School Attentions* Commictse.—Mr. J. Lino proposed,
and Mr. Smith seconded, that the old members continuo
in Aim. the Chairman taking the plar..• of Mr. H.

ROLM. FOOTTATIS, AND DIUJNAOI.
The followins were appointed on Ihi above :—Yesare.
Z. Pearce, J. Hodder, T. Gaudin, T. (Ebbe, C. Whits,
and H. &riven. jun.

WATS' ANTI LIGHTING.
Ideorre George Mitchell, FL Pearce, G. Conine. H.
Otter, C. Mitchell, and G. B Aodrewe
FINANCIL

Mown J. P. Scriven, W Atloofl, H. W. Smith, .1. 0.
Liao, R. Lino, B. Suwon; end R. Pearce.

columns To =cuss Two MUM
lir. Comma proposed. and Mr. Chess seconded. that as
many of the members as could attend should form this
committee.
Corriod. _

Tug 8011•1701.1 Amity was then submitted, and the
various suggestions therein contained were left in the
ha,de alibi Roads Committee.
Yr. J. P. SCILIVIN then proposed that • meeting of the
Roads CocannUee should be called to take into con-
adoration where the stone should be placed.
Kr. B. Scnivis said he should pis°e a notice on the
piper for its next meeting that something should be
done in Liston-squari. as it was now in • disgraceful
state.

WATIZIPIO NAM STUMM.
A letter was read from Yr. F. WM; honorary sem-
tai7 of the Watering Committee of this district, asking for
a contribution from the Board toward. watering the main
street and the neighbourhood during the coming summer,
and it was proposed by Mr. B. Baum% seconded by Mr.
ArrwooLL, that the mm of 21 games, be granted the
committee for this purpose.
Cwried.
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iitei several cheques for payment of bills had been
signed, the meeting closed.

ECApE_S.

It ix not M all improbable that the bread for the
supply of the Mitten of the convict establishment will
be made sad baked by the convicts, and that such a
step has been deemed absolutely necessary from the
fact of the bakers of the Island Axing the prices.

Echo also hews that the officers of the oonvict
prison have their meat supplied them at a contract
nrios, so much per lb., very much lower than private
families can be supplied at, even for ready money. A
merciful and conslierate Government can afford to ran
a long bill at a far greater discount than" honest
John" who pays hard caah.

It is impossible to b`ow out the moon, and it is next
to impossible to try to stop a steam boat by pulling at
a tow line when the steamer is bolting off at full speed
from the jetty. The old man that tried this experi•
ment recently will long remember it, as he was on the
verge of being pulled into tbe water.