The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-04-04 00:00:00

POOI./.

TOWN COUNCIL.

FIUDAIL

The Corporation utet on Friday, when there was •
tolerably full steandence. The Mayor (B. Aldridge,
Req.), presided, and them wen also preont—Al lumen
Aayring Hamilton, Norton, Lyles, ant Budd*/ ; sod
°mootlion Curti; Ballston, Buckley, Gifford, Dug•
dalu Barnes, Fanner, Marston, Budge, i_lonwsy, and
16.11,411411.
Lersovument.--Several plane were presented for
the approval of the Council, am .n; thew being one
for • new billiard room for the Station Hotel. These
were parted.
Tim Paoroup Itecameloo GlOngD.—lt may be
remembered that ash irt time ago, on the proposition
of Mr. Councillor Curtis, it we res dyed to adieu
some Corporation property situate at Constitution
Hill—the views from which are equal to any in the
smith of Scotland—for the pupae') of forming a public
park. Lord Wimborne has a piece of Lend adj sluing,
and it was decided to ask his hr 'ship ts exchange that
for some other piece of Corporatiou property, in order
that the proposed grounds might be made as spacious
as
_possible.
The Town Cm& now annum .1 that be had mule
the direct application to Lord Winsb 'roe, but had
received no answer. He, however, had been informed
kie would receive an answer in • few days.
Ornotai.—The apsointmente of Dr. Vernede, as
Medical Officer of Health for the Port Sanitary
District, from the 25th of March, 1882. to the 25th
March 1883, at • salary of £25 per annum; and of
Mr. hillier, Inspector of Nuisances for the same dis-
trict. were agreed to.
Pow° Berne, •ND VMS FLUSHING Or Tal GOTTine.
—This question, which has been for a long time under
the consideration of the C mood, wee then considered.
It was about the only business of importanoe before
them, and gave rime to • somewhat animated discussion.
It wee thus put down upon the agenda paper :—" To
determine whether toe yes 'lotion passed by the Council
on the 11th July, 1881, resolving that the Connell
should apply to Ina I. JCAi Government award for leave
t borrow money to starry out the erection of baths and
open bathing places; also • system by which salt
water may be procured for the purpose of watering
the strode and flashing the gutters, and supplying salt
water generally fur the inhabitants, be rescinded,
and. if so determined, to consider a report from the
Bathe Committee, recommending that a floating or
fixed bath should be provide I, eta c ot of about £4OO
or £500." The resolution in question, it may be men-
tioned, was proposed by Mr. Hodson, seconded by
Me. Gifford, and carried unmimoosly.
The Tows Cu= wet asked by a Councillor what
the estimated co 4 of the improvements was then put
down at I—He replied no figures were given, but it was
put in this way—that the money might be borrowed.
and it would be an Moreau upon the rates of about
£l5O per annum.
Mr. Banos then moved that the resolution in
question be rescinded. The oomnittee had re-con-
sidered their plans, and at the led C iuncil muting
bad presented • report in which they said they thought
, £5OO would he sufficient. For himself, he must confess
Ihe Was altogether against any money at all being
Mont in thia matter, but, as this seemed to bee kind
of compromise, he would rather they should adopt the
present report than adopt the more expensive scheme,
he thourht it would be the wiser c muse to pursue. In
the town he believed thee* was • very strong feeling
against any of this mosey baler spent at all, and he
was sure if the ratepayers were p. 11.1 as to whether
the sum of £4,000, which he believed was the first
estimate, but which he knew several gentleman of
experience were of opinion it could not be done for,
should be exp,aded, a very great majority would be
found to protest against any each outlay. He, there-
fore, in the interests of the ratepayer., moved that the
resolution be rescinded.
Mr. CONROY "wooded the resolution, because if they
could not carry the scheme out properly they bad
bettor leave it alone.
Mr. Balaton said be should move as an amendment
direct negative to the resolution. The scheme had
been put before them after • great deal of toll
and work, and It bad been sanctioned by a unanimous
vote of the C mann. Poole longer than be could
recollect hid been notorious for bad drama and nasty
sewers. More than 50 years ago he remembered a
very severe balk* of typhoid fever to come upon them
through foul drains. They had instasessmore reosotly.
The doctors .4 thus days, and the doctors of thou
days had told theta that, were it not from the
influences of the tides, they could always he having
wrious epidemics, and it was nothing but tidal
influences that had prevented them. Fifty years ago,
no doubt, pe pie were permitted to live in the midst ,4
the most noxious gases, but thing, were now altered,
and if they did not do something they might depend
op m it, they would have the Local G merriment Board
down upon them, and then they would probably be
req.sirri to have a system of underground drainage,
taking, perhaps, their 'swage am far as the Sandbank;
and that would be about the greatest misfortune that
could fall upon the tows. Bournemouth had set
them an example, the plao was growing, their system
of drainage wee being yearly Improved, and the rates
were lass than at Poole. He wee sorry neither Mr.
Hudson or Mr. Hemp-Welch were able to be present,
as he was sure had they bees they would have voted
against the rescinding of the resolution.
Mr. MIMS seconded Mr. Balston'e amendment, and
questioned Mr. Bulge's assertion that • majority of
the ratepayers wool I be found against the scheme.
Mr. Bongs : Make it • test question in November.
(Hear, hew from the Conservailvira)
Mr. Conn.: By all mums, if Mr. Budge desirea it,
let it be a test question next November, whether we
shall be clean or dirty—(hear, be., and much laughter)
—but I say it is • shame and • disrrsos that in a
seaport town of 12,500 inhabitants there is not the
least acoomm 'dation for our youths to learn the way
to swim. (Hear, hear.) it,. Curtis then went on to
refer to the flushing question which he said had grown
out of the other. He believed that having the
proposed plan they would be saving the money of the
✓atepayer-. At Dement they were Plying the Water
Company • very lug* peke for • very small quantity
—in fact they wanted three or four times the cuautity
they had. The employ did not meet the Council
as they should, and he dimly believed that, without
increased expenditure, they amid get three time, the
quantity of water, and, therefore, the Rushing with the
sea water would be a great Improvement. One thine
was certain, if they did not adopt that plan they must
some other.
_ . .

Hatturoar, with regard ti the baths,
thought the plait, a• contained in the reaointion, was
so extravagant that it ought not to be &looted, but as
to the mamma of flashing the sewers with sea water
there ooMid be so two opisidna
Alderman STrame tliosight it would be about the
worst thing that could be dams to rescind the reeoln.
floe'. For years they had been trying to get nom tthing
of this port of thing carried out, and 15 years ego be I
and another gentkanan weed and got out plans with
this object in view, but they could not get any sup-
port, and the thing dropped. It wait awash that bad
been felt by the town foe the last 30 years, and it had
Bien talked and written about. For himself be
believed if the fowls were polled they would not object
to spend the mons,. ' •
Mr. YILMAN, somewhat saroseticegll7, remarked
that he thought public basis, were my much needed
I b's the youths of their town. Hot water baths, he did
not think, were required, but there were plenty who
'turgid be glad to pay Id. or 2d. for a good salt water

Mir. Clowns reminded the speaker that the Council
+rapid ht.. no power to choosy more than • half.
peony. '
The Town Clerk sold that was ao•
Mr. Toil:rax than wagoesikd that f.las best site for
the proposed baths would be at the Bs''last Yuay, on
the other side of the water.
Ur. DOODALI said this subject bad always been •
pet scheme of his, and he had gone so tar, a.to ail, ha
yhould like It made • compulsory part or every boys—
and, as hr me that went, Orb', if they liked... well—
education to I.4tru t,-, swim; but, at the same time, he
was satisfied When that resolution wee passed the
Council newer intended to OMAN* 44•4•1114011 to •
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