The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-09-17 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

Tam Laurraorresa —The lower lighthouse is already
farawbed with use releetara, arid lb* upper lighthouse
will soon be eorapleied in the lame respea. The
regrown; ate my powerful, and of the lame deeerip•
tie* as the liaLt plarwd I. the Paris ealtilattat by the
Trinity Heard.

Tug water bulk and trough en the Oudle-road s now
comPleted. save the omeries in of the tank, sad it hum
already proved of greet service. We understood there
Ii • Rood moldy of water, and It *fords • good oppor•
Wilily for mierOng wster doers to the mails for
ossrehmit shioMng, whose supply ham hitherto been
sed meagre.
Tin Br. Cloonan still remains at Po/tinsmith. She
had left the dock sod cm reedy to some into Portland
Roads, when the admiralty arrived at that port on
their tour of inspection. and lestrusted further elders-
to be made in her. so as to provide for the
teaspoon of • larger number of mdets It I. believed
that thine will be completed in time for the reseal to
arrive bete at the begining of October.

EXCURSION& —On Tuesday the number ot viclkoo to
our Leland b,th by boat nod railway wee very natnerooe,
the oteam boat pier being at times crowded. The
convivial at work sear the new cattle drinking trench on
the Castirroed, reeeived particular attention from the
numerous risers by, who beatowed on tite empties
labourers a ' Mare end nothing more." The nalleicia
are engaged we h ekes in making the excavations neeta-
sary for *lag acre a "governor" to ratalsk) Lad
ausclida wirmat alp. =onset as ths V.

Picuoause.-0. Teendap David navies, David
PMlime, awl Timone,. Bean% wore brought up at Wry-
month, Wore t. if not, eharged srstb smaygleng.
It eseened that the emote morning they Med left • ve.sel
in th• Road., and bandit st Cottlemon, and on the if
beggeme Ming taken to tbes ommtgnard aloe to be
eearehed for artieles liabl• to do y, th• prisoners wrens
asked if they had any moth, when they produced 01
cigar.. These Darien odd iii belonged to hire, and be
sem lined 30s. and mats; the °Vows were lisoltarged.

PORTL %ND _ LOCAL
.B 0 A RD.

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A nosetisg was bold on Wedseeisiy lest. Present :
Meyers. B. ',arisen (ohnirman); R. Lino, W. 0.1. b.,
&deo,. B. at.... W. White.i. C. Hine,
H. /New. C. llucb.ll. IL Peewee. 8 Nitrite, U. tieriver,
It. Pewee, & Culabonl awl .1. C._lnuo.

BOARD IRATZ.‘

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The seal of She &art wise *lased to a general district
rate of M. in the posed.

THE GIMIT
The Clerk remarked that sine. the 1.. t general
meeting three gninteitice meeting* had been culled—
two h reference to the compensation money and one
last Monday In ciontiection with the grant money. In
conaequeeos of the unfavourable weather no one
attended one of the meetings.
Mr. Gibbs complainol that there were eertain parties
in the Bwerd who wished to keep other members in
ighoranse of what took place. He could not approve of
this holeandecorner wotk, for be could call it by no
in Ider name.
The Clerk said hi most take the ours of the whole
matter on himielf. It was not his own doing.
at another meeting depended upon the first
mentioned.
Mr. Gibbs did not oonaidar this azplattation at all
satisfactory.
Tbeflkrk observed it was useless to get gentlemen
toge her for what he might call unnecessary mewing',
as when they did met they ought to p (weed to business
The subject of the first misting woo to ; oferenee to the
eoropensatten money, and the second meeting had
alao a .insilar bearing, the name reason, therefore, bald
good to
Mr. Gibbs said a favoured few of the Board got
toteiber mad talked about a particular subject, to the
exclusion of others. He did not oen•ider himself
hotter than any other at the Board; but he oonaidered
himself on •n equality with any one, and shad he
was a membir he would tel no " hole-and-oorner"
business transacted. _

The Clerk expleined that only four wend loan of the
Beard eoestitated the eoenniittee of the Grant Money
question. as their meeting mu under a statute provided
by Act of Perliement.
Mr. Gibbs united what right the committee bad to keep
matters to themselves, to the exclusion of eome of the
other., which had not eonie before the Board.
The Clerk said the subject wee for the ceonsideration
of the committee.
Mr. Gibb. doubted whether the committee had the
power to exclude niem'eers of the Board.
The Chairmen said in the ant instanee the committee
coneisted of ten member., hot thie being found to be
contrary to the Act the number wee reflood to Bee.
Mr. Bibb. said sines the formation of the Board they
reptesented the ratepayeis of the island; then why
should not lb. committee make thinp known to the
Board? They would have to do so eventeelly. It was
newessery flr them to know their p oition.
The Chairman said whet the committee were going to
do was no concern of so to speak.
Mr. GRA, remarked that the committee could not
Meddle with the money more than himself. There were
IsiTin circulation—
erebeirinan : We emit help reports.
Mr. Gibb continued that the report, were contrary to
what had b en offered n explanation. If they were wier
they would suckle what they had done.
The Chairman : We don't choose to do that.
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Chbbi said n the cammittee had not been able to
keep their counsel: they (the Board) would deem it their
duty to make it public:
The Chairman: You could not attend ths committee
meeting.
Mr. Otbbs did not ask to do so. he only asked that
there be no hole-and.c wrier work abut _ _

&riven : Everitt:big coneerning the island
should be publicly itsown to the Local &wird.
The Cle-k sal4 their first meeting had been simply to
try and pay the wit. eases.
The Clerk eati I. bed plenty of witnesses to prove It.
The committee sat for tws hours and a half, and did rot
sa.y the witticism at last—that was one oteetine. The
other weeded, because it reined, did not take i.leee at
all. The third meeting was In referent* to what stops
shonld be taken, because the witnesses refttupt to teke
their mousy. He (the Clerk) wl.he4 to ersts nothi .a
down any mt.'. throat titt the truih. He sppeeied t.
Mr. Stone, Mr. Hine, sad others, for substantiation of
what be said.
SOFTLY 07 OLO ABOVI TEI BOX.

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Mr. Gibbs mid before this gustation was monied he
wished to a.k Mr. Howard, as one of the proprietors of
the gas works, *a what terms they would °opal, the
gas •hoee hill.
The Clerk referred to the manner In which the Local
Goat natant Act supererd,rl what We, called the Light.
Inc Act of William IV.. the remlt being that the Local
Board had to pay for th ozonises of lighting the island
out of the omerel fund. If the ta. was carried above
,h,, bilt. the ',company ...IA boa the districts. well,
and as Two-table as possible. The lamne would not
cost more, and it might he law thm what hod been
tuid et Fortune's 'Well. The expense wont I eatiruly
depend on the number of lamps that would h. required.
As there were inspn of the lora I w. any gent' Ng n weld
go and measure the toad. and OW akin how so y lenii
•er, wood. He would I-7 tot result before the g.
company, who would entertem the matter.
Mr. R. Pearce enquired if the Boma would have to
pay for the gm at Fortune's Well for tw.lee months
before t' sir formation

The Clerk: Yee.
Mr. P arm ..id the Board had no voice In Cm matter,
and Mt "could not sea it at slip

Mr. A. &riven : We wished to pay for the gas our-
selves, but you would not allow ma
The Cl. rk amid Mr. Name's remark wee eery proper.
Where the Local Government Aat way adopted, the
lighting and Welshing Act of 3 end 4 William IV., a
90, war superseded, and the eon•equenes wait),.
of lighting must be paid by the Braid. As it was
entered into in the middle of the half-year, the contract
would hare to he serried out by the Board for the
whole twelve menthe

Mr ii:-IN:s;;;-1;Perl every viaticums would vote
against lighting Fortune's Well for the rest of the
tsh-lre montitut

Mr. ftibbs said this was the first motion he had put
on tic notice paper, end, as he generally happened to be
in the iniiiority, he porlpios might be too in this cue.
li. then proposed that pa he eontinned in certain
plow. shone the hill except Weston and Southwell.
The Clerk recommended that the resolution be platted
on the unties paper, that the &Pied might have time to
con.ider the question and diemss it thoroughly at their
Oast meeting.
Mr. Flew said the inhabitants of Chesil were in faros-
of gas; but they did not wish it palmed upon them by
parties who would not pay for it in their own houses.
He said sonic partial in Fortune's Well were desirous
of haying lamps placed opposite their own homes, and
would not pay for it for their own private nes. fie
thought them pen,' of the lighting should be I•id before
the meeting previous to their considering say proposal
as to lighting.
Mr. R. Icon proposed that the whim* be considered
that day six months.
Mr. A. Beriven was surprieed to bear the statements
made by Mr. Flew, as to Chesil being in favour of the
ma, when at the general meeting in tolerates to the gee
iris's& was called, everybody possible was mustered
from Chesil to oppose it.

: nonsense 1
Mr. A. &rice!) challenged Mr. Flew to produce an
instance where any person in Fortnum's Well had nor
• lamp placed before his own door. When & moo
made such en assertion he ought to be able to sub-
atantiate it. it WU most ridiculous, and every word of
It wee wroog.
Mr. Flew sold Ito would repeat there were parties who
wanted to paint off the pa on the inhabitants of
Fortune's Well, when they had not guilt in their own
bowies.

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Mr. &riven said he was in London when the lamp was
placed before his house. Re know nothing about it.
Mr. Gibbs odd, if the Clerk would enure a statement
of the rupee.. to be prepared, be would consent to
adj., tbo in.gner until tb• next meeting.
Mr. Flew nid he weeki mooed Mr. &Me' proposi-
tion.

Mr. H. Lano moved, and Mr. Hine seconded, that the
que,.sion ho wijourned until that day air months.
Mr. B. Cowbell thotieht there was a milaken feeling
an se the public in reference to the gas, and the in-
donation made by Mr. Flew as to certain parties is
Fortune's Well yea false. The inspectors issued as
ender to the overseers to collect a rain of the ratepayers
from Mr White's, at the foot of the bill, to the railway
station; therefore there could he no oliect la saddling
the panah with the expense. Mr. Flew mast recolleet
that the inbabitasts of Fortune's Well were willing to
pay for their own ass, and Ist didn't balmy., if the over-
seers were to collect the rate, ire potiods of it would be
refused in Fortune's Well. If they went tato the gas
aesetion et all they must have it all over the island.
The Chesil per,ple were now in favour of it; they did
I see why they should bs in darkness now that For-
tone's Well had the itaa. Thertfore he considered it
woold he worth while to adjourn the quassia', and
feriber consider whether they should have the pa over
the whole island, or set amide the matter.
Mr. Flew was sorry he was misuLderetood in his
remarks; be alluded ably to some of the inhabitants is
Na. distriet.

Hre A. fieriven considered gas and water to ho
abenlote necessaries. Had they made up their mind.
newer to have any Improvements in the islend ? if
they WITs determined to maim all program, then some
of them most 'Milts gas for themselves.
Hr. Gibbs said be hat merely brought the matter
forward to aseertain the feeling GI the Board. If they
could get the whole island lighted for something like
MOO he did cot think it eould press very heavily oo
Om rata., en. He aiehed they would If the matter
Maud over until the Dent meeting, and give it further
sonsideretino.

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Both resolution sad ameedmeet were thin withdraw;
sad the matter was wilmumed.

TEE ROAD AT DOCZNITLII.
The nest
Doc e. business was as to the state of the road ot
ksid

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lir. B. Gibbs mid If airrtbieg In the island required
attention it was thin He than moved a proposition
enhedflitp HUI rusks and amendments neeessery to lie
melba At the femme of works, however, wan absent
in Loudon, it was &sided to postpone the matter until
his venue.

WILTWI eUITLY AT W LIMAN.
The Beet basiness related to the neoessity of • wider
amply at Wakeharn.
Mr. Nara said when the oonsmon leads were
numbssid by Government, • portion of the coop
panatelas mosey was net aside for the purposes r 4 she
water supply, sad be believed Mae of this we. Will
renotinhig.
Ur. B. Genthea honeyed the stun of £l.OOO was in-
vested for the water owindr. He said Kamera Nathen
cod Wetherell, In Louise, were the proper rorsob.
to attlay t" on the mildest. He believed there was •
.nin of 400 lodged ha the hands of lite 'colons* Goal.
intmliarra,

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Me. A. Pains proposed, sod Ku R. B. thaliros
assoodemi, that tits clerk wits to tho SOW 1111110•18111 011
tbe NOS* Agora to.

Mr. A. Redeem odd there we, about £lO.OOO of the
eninormarit •ney derided to ilifVrerit peewees in
the ff.. “Itga. .•11 i he paid io the Dwpenvary,
andno •nnual e 'isatof 149 $l.l. w.f•
kept plot-. Ile thouilst it their dory, an mambo.. of
floaril, to totoottoftt iy where this money war.
and if per to into, evi who lam reeei•ing it. tie thonaht
their almir .1100,1 go thiriotighly Into the matter sud
give it pulsitnilv.
The Choi man It snore advisable to proceed
step by vtep.
The Clerk 0.1.1 if there were airy AMA 4 Psiliameht in
eiti‘teriee rehit C. to the wariest they *bold be oblaitied
from I. ....1... et mowed ...pane..
The 0,400 Dm doeitiorinte +howl., he
obtained, and *lvo • wipy id the grant. [
...p. t'w Q.s 001 grant i. In mwther pert
of thie paper,i

TRIPI••••1•0 V. 041.41101.

Mr. M. S on.. pr01..0.4 ino• p.INfo.l 00l loon ohonlA he
i«ned Ay Ins &owl prolotinljno par./oil trees d.leine
iheir horses awl Ifor.• In ii,. fooiyolloo, •n•I In oafs of
iorrinoonont of 111.. iota Mot IN. shoal levied.
Mr. A. fleolvon ootooloAtio woolfaapo. whleh WIN ureitd
Mon the Boon' loloosio4 o 4,4,0411.. p of the
re, ethers .ea appoluttel 1.. out i.e. ii. terevee of the
greet meney.