The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-12-22 00:00:00

TRU WATER I4I.7PPLY AND TNIC ANI (AMU Ron

ItAILWAT,

A 1.0'..6"eil 41 ',V Local Board was held on Thaws!
day evening. Br. Atiw.sdi iii tie aliair. when :amity*
Were o,,,jderrd respecting the bill a10..4 L.. be
ft to supply the island with water from Bincs'aishn,
& e. It WM, ..‘1.1611...1 by Mr. K. N. 'lowan', that
the general theory of bringing water to the island MIA
good, hat t!p'r At consider the details of the Bill.
They must all f.di a ..cpply of g 0.4 water was an ex-
cellent thing, hut dry: 114(14 watch tke ieterests of the
inhabitants, for in the notice: t we, etetki the V. 44'
paily ,6:11;..1 to acquire certain lands anal soure....
water. If, tiamsclut. lostil they had the Bill
them in detail it woad,' I.e ads isable to adopt& oeutial
course. When they had the Bill het,e,- Lions rise
Board couhl oppose it if they thought prols.r, or any
objectionable clauses if they consi4ered they existed.
—Mr. 11. ..... RR and other member,. of the oard were
: opkost4 to allowing any eomievey to interfere with
their springs. Nfr. !fodder also said the company
might bring waver if they liked from Itineontlec
Porteshanc.lt Rlay other " sham" Ind tbev must lit:
Interfere with the springs of the island. (Hear, bear.'
During the 'MAR week enough water had run to waste
to supply the place for three yeare—quite two h.q.-
beads a minute, but they had no tank vi catch it.—
Mr. .1. Pagrig pried, and Mr. .1. &RICER
mended, that Mr. Howard obtain the Bill at the

earliest passible millet. in order that its contents may
be considered, and if clausen are in it which affect the
springs of water or the rights of privilege relating
thereto.—Mr. Costliest stated that he Phoi olHoCk
no matter what the other members of the Board did.
—Mr. SANSMII : Ab.o dixiient to the Bill.
—The CHAIRMAN stated when at Ones people were
almost half starving fir want .4 water it KM unwise
te stop a company from bringing water there. For
twenty years water had been wanted and the matter
),.el not been taken up.—Mr. HoIDHILR : Plenty .4
money is collected in rates. Look at the quantity
of water • gto waste.—The CHAIRMAN When-
ever anything ei brought here which would he •
benefit it is always °primed by certain meinhern.
Mr. LANO: W. do not object to their bringing water,
but we ilet to the proposed company none ens'
springs. —TI,.' Cii.URNIAN : For ten yearn we have
talked of improving the water supply, lint nothing
ha, been done. —Mr. W. Cower; : I isheuld
If the c.mitiany 01131 P they will take all the water,
and the poor people will have ti 1m7.7--After Mr.
HoWallti 1134 further explained the notices and the
effect ..f remaining neutral in the matter, the vet,,
were taken, when eight iliesental from the prop eel
!scheme and three were fir remaining neutral, where•
upon the CHAIRMAN remarked they would do nothing
themeelvee, and they would net allow Ally.lll,else t.,
do it fir them. —Mr. 11,,M.KR preview"! that Mr.
Howard, tho Clerk of tin.. Beard, lie inetructed tmbok after the intereate .4 the Rand —Thie was
carried. —Sulieenielitly the Iliacl proceeded bm
couniiler eertnin neticen that have been iserved .iat the
Board relative to the extension if the Easton and
Church Hope Railway. It is intended to make an
application ti Parliament in th.• enoling SeV.l”.ll for
a Bill if/enable the Keeton :keel Church !lope Railway
Company to alter the levelo id a portion i.f the
exinting railway, to abandon a portion .4 th
atitherieed railway, to construct new railways. an I
be• other peewee., and Ow the property me:dinned
in the In the Rotel table) or a pirt
thereof will IS. n•juire I be- the tempo:me the 1.131.1
ttttt lertaking acc ieling to the line thereof east present
laid sit. er mey Is. aquired to he taken under the
powers of ileviatien on either side of the .31.1 Bile to
the eltellt upon the plan. The pre ~, tele
now ankel whiter the lloard ateeental to or ilia...eta!
from the propeeiel undertaking —The Guanine% :
several notevs have been receiviel.-11r. R. N.
Howann (Clerk .4 the Itard) mid they had been
waved with umbers as the Urban Sanitary Authority.
The netieee %WM produced. The Clerk said notice.'
were served whenever the annpaniee touched the
eurfitee ef the road:in—Mr. Holm's thought they
would never have to disagree shout their dividends.
(Laughter.) Hoe member considered it would make
land more saleable.—Mr. Hiniage did not See how
this could be the case when they cut up the laud into
pieces. He elietild dissent in his private capaeity
Mr. K. lAN.) proposed, and Mr. T. OiMIIMN
seconded, "That they dissented unless the railway
went inelerground.--Mr. anomie called attention
bi the difficulty of steering clear of the children even
at the present time.—Mr. R. &melte prepeeed
"That they aesentsel."—'rho CHAIN-nee seconded.—
Mr. .101 IN SCRIVICN proloo.”1, and Mr. Parree
seconded, "That they reinain neutral in the Matter."
For being neutral the following votes' :—Memine. J.
Patten, J. Seriven, W. Coinben, H. Flew, 11. Smith,
and C. Giblie (lb. For diseentiug —Meade*. Hodder,
T. C.' 'when, It. Saumns, IL Lan,,, and H. &mom ;
for " assenting "—Messrs. H. Seriesq and Attwoell.
—The CeateVAN mid it wan carried that they Amin
remain neutral. fliu Clerk if the Board minutely
explained the notice nent end also the result if their
proposition. The Bill before Parliatnent would be
depoeited on the 2let inst., and as ision as he could
he would obtain a copy and place it but ore the Board
for their farther disciansion. When the Bill wan
before them they would be enabled to discuss the
various claumn, and if there wore any oldomiunable
claneen they could then oppow them—Mr. Holmes
said he thought it advisable Mr. liewardshould watch
their interest, either by payment or by whatever way
was neceeeary. Ile would propose that Mr. Howard
obtain the Bill the Eawein and Church Hope
Railway, and that they meet again to consider it.—
To BIM the Board unanimously isaieuted.