The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-03-18 00:00:00

BLANDFORD FARMERS' CLUB.

Tim first meeting of this club for disous.ion, k.
for the pies-nt immeoe waa held at the Crown Homl
on 8 tturday evening, under the presidency of Mr.
H. S. fimlor (chairman of the club for the year.)
There wers present \lr. G. J. Groves (vuorpreeident),
Mr. H. Barr at, Mr. S. IL Burnell, Mr. Herbert
Senior, Mr. C. Rickman, Mr. C Bartlett. Mr. C.
Cox-Bartlett, Mr. It. Lowrie, Mr. 0. 0. Richard.,
Mr. G. Oalpio, Mr. S. Hookey, Mr. R. K. ii. Old,
Mr. W. Paine, Mr. J. G. Fowler. Mr. W. Gifford,
Mr. J. Keynes, Mr. It. Ryer., and Mr. K. Btanbrough.
In op-ning the mistier, the Ca +mate referred in •
few well-oh wen Lerma to the Ims the club bad no.-
t.in.l by the death of Mr. J rho Roper, a sterling
good mut, by whose death every member of the club
may joetly my be bad lost a dear old friend. He
pr 'owed the secretary should writ-, in the name of tn.
club, a letter of sympathetic) expressioe to Mrs. Roper
on her great boo.
This was sec dried by Mr. H. BAIIATT, of Stour
-
pains, who intim. md the rein irk, of the attairmse, and
the letter of condoling:is wee unenknously agreed to.
Tbe followine gentlemen were emoted members of
the club—Mr. G. M. Ito`tate, of Shroton, Mi. John
t 7 erica, of Tarrant Rswitoo, and Mr. W. R.
Smarmed, an i Mr. R. Stanbrough. of Blcuilford.
The (lox. SIOSITAIi then commenced hie paper on
" Ilighweys," which we give on micron :

In appearing before you In this neer capacity, I be to
assure you that it is I ...ly afte caboose...lg nearly "miry other
known worse of supply Vat I venture to do es. I have
as wed a whim& with C cooly concerns you ail, and one
orlds which many of too an. oillcially connote
1.17:41a.0.g,th5t it may bil.. r
soecc ptabl. .. . w
", sod
Ibeth• inemeof
n
rave to make I am larmy !Mob M I. the 000rmy of your
Merk to lb. Highway Board In granting to me the Imo use
of his bodge relating to this maim. Hab grays or roads
of soar. deaription form one of thie gra ommelt a to every
civilised part of the globe, and have mer been of th• first
important* La all mania .g sad Military und•ra sings. he
1•LIS of so-called old Boman roads Is our ml Ist, the setting
out of streets in all banding ties in the large skektoo
township o! Lb. New World, no oleo the recent denim of
our slitter enginem in lb. wild c .uturier to which our
toddlers have fouad theamelme, all em to the unbend
dented for roads In cannel with obilealion, prosperity,
sod comfort. Good roads pr .mote • 'snug of horse power,
nod mu nod tear, and conduce to rapid transit; It II net,
darefore, surprising to find that such a great factor has
dream Men of state importance, aid the object of Mal
C 0... Big boays may be described al having exlsoel froth
• litunemorial. Beery one which ha. not Men created by
statute may be presumed to hate °drama in • litome
grantod to the publ c by the own., of the evil to uss it at
th.r free orld for th• purpose of use Min:, aid It should be
ondrinitood that It la the as. only and n 0 th• which tura
been to dedicated, although th• pm, age of user onos
granted seem to be Irrevocable It le a • stabitahe maxim
'Ulm • highway, always s highway, until stopped by
operalloo i.f law. In early tame t wee the duty of the in-
habitant. of the parades when tie TOO. lay to keep them
In repair by acted labour themoti, after the to I swag stile -
For miry £6O mental calm sf bads occupied by • moan,
be bad to provide, after four d tyri notice. t re • home, a
cart, two Imo, and all nethialte tools, to porno • in six 40)5'
labour, of eight hou.• etch, io • year (.1 required), and for
every additional £6O annual value • tinnily statute duty.
If three bones ware not provided, then four oxen and one
borer, or two oxen and tory homes were to b• ntheltuted.
Coder swain other conelids • • parson WY required to
pay, 1. 11.1 of such statute labor, the som following :—For
0•11117 NO. a the mood nitre of such lands OM penny for
' =darn MM. duty tired my be required. If tome
not be thought nitedful by the 'weep* on may of lb.
said days, lb. pers a so Dahl. had, upon doe omits, to and
lathad of mob tom the.. able men, or pay de. 11. In lap
thereat. in default of any such Jolla multi*, were pro-
vided, and the runeyor was boun.l to demand the Manta
labour from every person llabia without favour ($4, Orem
111,. t, s 4). Before, 'boomer, they berme thua
be red rasa horn been horde I orar o thena in • state of
complet• repair, end decimal before justice to Mrs beeo
fully and soficiently formed ant completed. When the
Highway Ada were paned it was prertnitted to cymp and In
mooey for fhb actual lab our and po •tr •rst givgn to rola
funds by ameesment IT effecting repair. or other improrto
menu, whilst by th• Turnpike Acts ceddo trustees
vere allowed to bete mo propeimors of th• high-
w.l upon trust, an it war, for the public,
with tha mot 000rer to levy a tax to bo applied
to the repair and improvement of bee roads
which ware plaral node pin. meaty:m.oM. But eye,, thou
the inhebitiante of the pond were liable to he iodated to
repair them, If Deflected, and had to INY thalr remedy
mend the trusters ander lb. Tornielk. Act. Although this
general lasbility of Yocupiers of land existed to repair di high-
vats within their lends, they were not bound to olden or
fano& at spy 'Wank By the Highway Act of 1861, the
justices of theeonly might bring before the • ourt .4 40 ...ter
&Mons proposal for Welding any part a the county inty
Highway District, nod the sena if posolblie. &hyoid hi coinci-
dent in area with the Rural flooltary District. In this distr.c:
thee was to be • Ilighwey B mot, comating of the way-
wardens Owlet for the several pusiehm sn I the justice, rod&
log within the district. Their proasedltigs wea to be Con-
ducted accords" to such regulstione as they •hould think
fit to mate, outlook late on, to certain ruled or conditions
contained ins schedule nomad to the Ilighway Act of 1864.
U the Board sonar lived any hi heap ono's:emery for public
use, it might on application to justices obtain an order that it
should not throneetWth be repalmble by the pariah. &Dag". It
• rod should thereafter become nmenory, the liability
could be rim med. The egpeneee incurred by the &art were
to be met by contributions from tbe several pariah. In pro-
mrtion to the Medal. 'mate of th• property in .ach geoid.
but no contribution ono et any timo Is •. me I 10d. In the Rs
or tia aggrarate fr the whole year of two eh•l Inge and six-
pence. • semi with the consent of four. Mho of the rd. Ayers.
At this period each parade bore the •xperess of regain to roads
within it—whether they wen. long or short. An Mama
bid to be rondo st the mimeo:moot of each year by the
district surveyor of the probable expenses durim the year—
in esch parieb—and laid bet sr. the Board no to fire arm-
in. Oa nod after the fibb liftirch. 18/9, .11 closeness legally
incarred by the Highway Board owe domed to have hem
Incurred for lb. onto:non um or honed: of di p.rishes within
On Highway Meted and were oonserquently defray' I by seolo
parish It proportion to tt• rateable VSIO4, thus making then
• common thugs upon the dlarict fool—• spleen which
mom to be th• most .kle rod satielsat ey. Color the
old plan some unfortunate parlthse—Lappeolog to ham tamy
alla of roads— bed to bear a/I thi expenses of repairs on
them, for the r ort*b hours to nada fr•• name if, whilst others
weer so situated that they had but a few yards of rood to
maintain. Th. probthilitim too .4 uniform iv-wealth to the
repairs throughout tb• dititrat are much greater alder the
distribution of Habil ty. • penalty co! £lO may be imposed
upon any wsywardeo cootraraing for the
_rep air of any road
or areetion of any work in be anima Ulegrat Mn nay.
bowie. r, mestrsct u .der tbe license of jlatices for the supply
of cartage of mural. within his own parish Tbe prindp J
Act (6 and 6, William IT., 11136) known, m Lord Posturer' act.
enaLlea the surveyor to dig for sod get mayei and other
materials from Walla lands, riven& nud brook., wow,' pay-
ing fur the same ; and al • JO Mot emnot he bad in that way,
he may give • month's notice to tha owner and ocolple of mil
enclosed bon (not being • garden, drard. lawn, avenue to a
houses. park, kn.) within that or so adjoining parob, to app an
hew, the Nett.* M. • MIMI outdone for the hirbways. to
show Coned why such materials should not be had tb•regrom—
the Borreyor °tering to soaks satisfaction for sem If dug
(but not be simply gath wing or p eking) and for any
damage to the lands in *Wog or carrying them
away, no may be adjod;ed ressombla and the
NAMs may oak* an order accordingly. In 101 l
the A beefed Rum! limitary Authority, exorcising
lb* power" of a Highway Boar l, sustained the following
sppeal epithet a lend moor in Hamm& so for Imes to
" gather 5100.10. he tan I te repair the highways. On hit
TOO"( WO U 41••• he paid • mall mm per load
torpr•ewv• kb rights. tb• Bard applied to the magistrate. for
a Mose authorising them to take IF.. eonss under sect on 61
a 6 sad 6 William IV., eh mtge. 60 (I 310), Tbe tunic h m-
irror, were of opinion that they bad no power to make an
order to tak• such materials from anther lands with AO
awardlag compensation for lls• materials themeless. se well
se (,r any detnage that may be done. The landowner based his
! contation upon the medal prowls ono of sedan s 63 ad 64 ni
same Act, which ameba' a apensation for materials "dug"
out of •nelosed In .ds. The C art droll tad lo adopt lb. new of
th• Imlowner, and held Out th• magistrates bad pear to
tasks Um order r•quested. team of appeal was refireed, and
cons wore granted to the Bleed. No trea bosh, or Month,
shall be platted within 11 feet of thir 0•11•1.• of any o drags
my, and each m's be ord.r.d to be remove 1 with forfeits or
every neglect. Hedges or trees (except tree planted hr Onto.
mot or stalter—un on same bang over In each nts sner m to
•1111011 any person travelling. or °burr t any curia:. on Um
✓adl, that In the opalon of the mrai.or injure rods by their
*bode, nary by ardor of • Janice b• cut or plashed, pruned
or loppei boatmen the frOttr raistember and 3lst March in any
year. Neeresery ditcher In and through adjoining lands nay
he male, subject to fair r mamma lon. Ithcroachments are
forbidden, un ler a penalty of Mt, and no meson c,, remove
the mil or turf except for the purp.oie of Improvement and
with roomed of the Board or surveyor, although the whora
epees of P.O ftet may not bare boon mailed. Omerally speek•
the soil of the highway /subject, bower..., to above)
belongs to the owners of lb. ad doom mad the Public
, heir. right of masa, only. and they am on the h ghway for
another purples on for I mamas, in the puma t of 0 one they
may be eljuditelaruity of traipses. When a road i•foundrous,
and rende.vd di cult of paresage—whothe by .1.1 or soy
other caue—paseengers ere entitle,* to go our the adjoining
roost omit the red Inc met MM. pas.lde. An e."Te"4"
log bra land adjoining • highway hi bound to make • good road,
and In default therm( the public would have • right to pm
Li
hole" on th• adjoining bad. Where, howsver, • orb is done
Act it le olwalt Mated litho= the roads
••so. —S. Any unauthorised o Moe .1 on in the
exercise of the rmht MI • hi Mora, le mused a public
Miming mut the timml comw._ ••• he Meat Tn• raising
In height of stile has beet held b 6 at ph, 00.0-.
log up of a pohlle footpath, or riding or driving ma
are ober.s under the Act of 1830. Aol rood walth bd
th• period Demers the 3lsl Degerober, 1871), an 1 Ur tee of
maths of the /114thway Act, 1873, mooed to be • turnrak 'rood
—and my rood which b:lng 50th. time of the passing sd this
Act a turopiko road, h afterwards oral to b• eich—le
deem I a maln road, and o ebalf of the expense. incurred
from sod after the 89th Beptenber. 1870, in the mtintoanco
of such road, ham boon paid by Ur. .any authority of the
county in which such rood le citrate, out of tb• comb rat s,
oil the cutting* of the County 80rroyor to th• effect t..at such
train rod hai been maintahad to bLo satisfac •
Dori. Under the Appropr Man Act el 11.03 Schodul•
13 part twelve, Civil Sersice., Class I. the stun
01 £230 000 was granted out of Due Consolidatiel Fond in aid
of th• cat of mine mo• of disturnpakel and main route In
Ragland and W he donna lb. y•tr • del ISth If ado. 1133.
which primp sly Stooololo It, defrayinr • further o ie.founo
4th. Dolby, thug refacing It. • .notl c 51 of somodenance
of math roads by thie Highway Distri t to me-fourth only of
Ike total mpendlture Hence this lawman,. of doing such
repairs annually and skilfully as will some a ler stuthle
cart bate, the lons to any Highway Dosed in tiro event of not
receiving OM *eradicate boar of serious roagrotade. The
tote! expenditure per Known .th main roads am .tote probably
to an average of at lout CSC* in sack dl tin. On the
occ Mon of • hoary fall of mow, Loam Due paring of the 1878
Act, considerabi• expense IVY Incurred In 1110010 districte in
removing the ism and to ahem..e modeling th• main roa Is
ratable, but the County Authority rattled on some technical
grounds to show their haltehare of tin particular outlay
until th• remit of tom tad cote betwee a a Within Highway
B mid and that county was known. It was regale:tory, how.
• I. learn that 0.11112100 HIM prevailel in thi. legal .
tribunal, a- d the demand was upheld By comma law
counties gmersily am chargeable with the repairs of public
, bridging, •nd also of the redo ors, the bridge to • distraco uf
• firet from each god of It But a. tra my bridg• built Mods
the Highway Cat, 1132. and natal" by law to ra mailed he the
county, Ell highways leading to, paining over. and next &dia-
log to such bride, most be r•pairsd by the parish or ot ors
who were oy law—before the emotion of such bridg.-11 tad
to repair. Misr. a tarnpike-road has become an or-hoary
highway all bridge. which were widow y reps red by the
trainees of such turnpike here bosoms county bridges, and
nab* to be tereinralool &wording'''. Should lb. tru.W.4 of
turnpike-road have had any money rernainiog an their ba•yas
at the expiration of trair true, they mid it to the trimmer
.4th. Highway District in Mich such road ones tasted, to
be placed to De credit albs District Fond forth. common
senor lamb or the several parishes within such &Arid. I
lea n that /hie harlot received In laid • man of £4l 160. Id,
from the liarnbron Trost; but, on tha whole, thb Iferl hut
bad to 1n.,., mach expem to pus Isto besot order mob no •17
sequire4 Mob The 0011867 hathatity has to enforce
padorawace of dlltp by ay ddiebiai way Liao*.

upon complaint being boat., on I atter due notary. Ordinary
Illghwen may b. made tarn road. upon Pro.'w •PPlk.gi'm
and oatistactory evxl mu b.. 14 g,,,, L. tb. Ounly Authority.
So all. any Jointer...road thot eased to ha ouch may be
doclarod an or 'man b elm .y join,ad of being classed so •
main road, shut 4 th• C 'toy Auth oo dee .1.1. n.
Mu of norm for extraordiu try traffic on •ny {articular root
may bis recovered from the perom by whoa orders such
traffic was co.olis mkt 'object I • metalo conditions. Tha
&brut on of wrap km and Uedl tons h a b roe much improved
by miry, and •ieenae 1 mar unfair t,l occuperl oi land by
others. In considering the questioe we should not force, ths
origin of such. talon the tu redaction of noleraysoll traffic
wooed term th• highways, antmany littloaerieultural part .I,dl
would bare been but • .ed sloth the repairs of roads IVA, by lb.
eon •tant and booty Wylie of tastiest and non-reekient moons.
A toll was therefore moot reasonably in31,...1 on 14"••
trod tho road, as • bap rosily to the pried, __, to ln•
expenses; ter the meth Ishrnent this tarapike *wpm led,
but di I not extinguish, the obligat',,. ef tho With.- If
the Lot • 1011,1 erg aun Lb. roof
the earlier of the parilia r !sired. With oar
railwass lam in al. direct on • it to orgotei °LW lb.tralc Ii
local. • writer in the Sishoiley Revers In 1881 wind. nil •
powetful ••gunaeot In favour .4 the abditiom of 1.111 with
U.... words.— • Wo coulees we wood like to a.j turnpikes
• .nisti altogether and to see the rat. . I Coglait t at ope lal
UlOll 01 Inland." Ai regards the officaucy of iltehway
B ards and their al ars, it mty bu Interesten; to hear what
a Royal COMMIS& ,nof sprinted in log to tumuli. no Use
state of the turnpike and other real, of Sotlaod mooned oa
the subject It .. fully demonstrated by lb. .v d..,00 Ira
I have Mina that the simnel:lent of • porton id skill and
expertimme survoyor has c ,nduced gratiY not only Ii nO
racided cassia...l.d the roads plarel under Ms charge. but
Lao loan I sweetmeat of the Goosed portion of the trod.
. • • • • • • . ° Prof mango ability it net the only
oquinto for soch 00 046010' i• Is no less desirable that bit
oboLil bo • moon of Ouch sat,. I i *rimy at snail enable
' him to feel an adequate degrm of idepeadeace, aod ore with I
I whom parties of all ranks may co-oporato with comfort and
mtionction. Who.. .o many conflicting intraer may b•
brought to boar unite such an 0d14.1, it is uneeradvsly
I necessary that be shoul I great annual, as Ind. as
on
...roast determi tattoo fn4lbtolly sad 1.31644 to discharges
his duty. Mound judgeamout and good Mawr is net trod
In the ungraci us pomading of banal o)olatitallt. I • de One
the wish. of lane partsu, and to refute approval of
works ikagilgaillif Of insallca it.; porlodool. • • • • -
It It no uncommon error to sapper that a saving may be
dated hi, not imploring a surveyor at on. . , • • • .
W. have • undo it colds., • t woe. 'hot any s.f 04
in this mby II 00 tool economy, and th st. any aintreit
acre on in the tapes lattre noting from the *Mary p II to an
expo/Jenard setrveyor to more than componated by •
dement on t erre expenses, and b. the ind.ror.d
...talon 01 lin rat a." A.s an d ustratiet .1 the I •fe•
ging, tbe following coo. In which toe • curacy of the
flgure• no. vomit to—may be gins n. tenth I Soli.
bull (Warsrlokelurel c +mama( renal 11.000 acre., bad 11
miles of pariah r,ale. it was divided into nl .to distrusts,
limy mg sap in. e rata, and rapt°,o,l mp dote ilarveyon.
lit 1844 11 WM resolved to amegamato the ~u. dist,- so, and
eauguy one officio et sorveyor. Tot se.rage car tor six ye
ending Lady Dot, 1842. had boon ab ut £300; and for tie
one or. troding 11111. /510, oe lIa; to pm cool,. From Btu
to 1851, under this taw *Mons, toe total 633..14 Cult, ina/O-
-dlg turireyoe• 04.7. was at foamed .-1844. /ea ; era.
£412; 1141. 43911; IW, /10.1 ; 11148 1.501; 1449, ;
1150, ; 18.51, ;or IA pm. mil-. Not only was this
loop toluaton ollected, namely from illo to 14 per ni Ho, bat
the male, which won utterly oat of repair and Mope In
1141, wore worm coed to be lo lreerato order In 1151. But
this um not the whole of the ceme. Who t tb• tarp revs thus
found Wok foa is in such good goodie., bad a balance of
gamey In hand, they ilioadri to save (as they thought) the
*swam of a paid surveyor (though anent:di to a rate of 11l
th in a bolt-may in the 4), and newt to th 3 ol t germ,
This was Um fault :—Tbe expenditure bens la 1861, LIST ;
1/53, £441; 11454, £416 ; 106, glee ; 1118. ; 1157.
Lilt; 1888, £312; 1159, £B4 1; 1840, /SO ; 1841, 4111;
110112, gelB3 • and It woo mull leati amertel that from 1151
the roads gad boon gradually dirt wanting, In a 44111,0 to
1.. I iregoing, Parlionsootary returns *bow that In tbe year
ending Nana, 1859, the eissinliture upon highway. in
Ragland, mai, the morate system, 0ra...0,2 411 2a par
mile, while in Booth Wale., where high eat .solo hal been
for some Unto format the oversee in 14.91 was ; and that
inciadol the moat on of the cle•kt, survey di, siii oth Jr
oilcan of the Welsh districts. It should, however, be stated
that Mao poreiteo consi.lerable a ltantagee in the ac
hi ity of matorial, alth ouch many linglish districts oh ntld be
able to ogler isq ad &elitism Tho etrongoly diffennt stews
token by many resideno within a highway 4.543101 se to what
oboold and should nt bo der in the way of rendre.
would, I am sure, be undalag If c01a..l lob, a little
book, *allied T. &malaise ,noos of a District Surveyor "
beware from Landowner., from w•lwordas. from ittrortg-
shaded ladles, f, om pariah clergy. and from impulsive
arangere, void furnish ample tn. tor. 0.. pal-on
•ppear to think that excort,' outlay In obtaining arterial, to
of small iniportence compared with the capr cc of a landowner ;
era waywarden display the aortae. of his anparntanco
with tho law undo, orb oh h. is elated ; or 1.41 es may wish
es tam coals tab, repaired—yet arinot on tare droving over
fresh-lald stone. or o' bet new work; or many of tha chaffy
•Ul have urgent claim. to point out, leer is In road. natal
to are, and moons roprimand, to admi st r; vhllit storms
(rotation bane • knock of *epilog lb-or compl tint. toll. wrong
Highway Board or surveyor. Numerous ars the b die hurl, I
at But .114.1.4 obosmof the Burl who it in nearly .very car
charged with all that is wronc, but no eer a...credited with a
good deal. • few weeks •ro Ivu toll • owes reati g to •
Board I. another county. I. arum that smu• la ly there c ou-
nialned Of tb• •'ate 'I the road nem her res den., bet Om.
13.3. rd •as ungallant en tu,th 10 pay but lit le Irian on .0 b
is impalnt. Kering .s menhir of Ito,. War I oh rdy r ter,
the lady, with with .11.4 a mama. Inform' 1 LOU that she
would not I.trtb.r trouble the B isrd, bat Ike word to. good
enough to tell bee where she c obtain .he re,1 rai a, meal
she would has. It atatid.l to benolt he repliol,
"1 can moody sty, 0111. If you op sly to pflir C.l.Opef all.•
Storm no doubt they will ra coy you Gent anlen, —I am
Women* of having omitted many pent. thst may have ban
of more bilafait thin these plaCed barof4 you, and doubt alin
they will be touchc lup in the dtecuadm w .ich I hops Will
follow. Before I cure, howevor. I w.sh to rate how much
complaint would be 4p trod if II ghway ward+ cull bat odd
• Mean roller to the.r stock I, hand. They were Rost steel In
Primo., and pattrued by /1. Lewin, of Bordeaux, in 1413.
Flinn ton on.. an now much 04.1, the clot b ring say LSO).
Messrs. Aveling kat Porter pub' el ab ok °Saata It.l
Rolling." which of Ittelf wul form ample attar to lay
before you for one entire tasell if were I io Ivor largely Irons
It, tow it may son!" t say thr the -utmost of humour
reports from ongineeris and survoyorels that'.,, roods 0.51 the
nuanyeri t trios its much ea rolled molt to repair In lir.
Paget., "Report on the !cotton y of head Mdol.,aocn • NI
Harm Draugh, the. igh Steam It ad itot Inc, 1870," b• state.
that lb' asdn cures of the looter diratioo affor led by the
• • of the rare re—lot —neat It ilintitaishse the actual WOW
by lb. Inn:; tad—The Interlock. of the stones prenna
• in,jolriollo act•on of mud, 4 rt, and to num.; gril—That it
allows thinner coating to be u•el Ordinary malt, there
fora, after log ur, may pft•olli sorfice tho' is p. ty boil
and man In dry weather, barn they will quickly It da• •ft
rid muddy when there It rain.
The Sgeggralat eitieluded ami I appl6llllll.
An isitereeting &woodlice' followed.