The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-07-08 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL

A meeting of the Town Council was held on
Dlonday, uhen the town seal was affixed to the
New General and Special Dutrict Board of Health
Rates.
REPORT OF THE SURVEYOR. —The Surveyor re-
ported some few repairs requiring to be dono at the
Townhall, the General Market House, and the
Fish Market. . .

BRIDGZ TOLL& —Mr. Hower rose to offer two
propositions fur paying off the mortgages on the
bridge tolls. He stated they had £1,297 in hand,
which by the Ist January next, would amount to
£1,840. He therefore proposed to pay off the
mortgage of £1,700 on the fist day of the New
Year. The revenue would then enable them to pay
off the £lOOO and the £3OO by the 24th June, 1864,
leaving the sum of £790 in hand. The bridge
tolls and coal dues might then be declared to be
free. His next proposition was to pay off the £lOOO
bond on the Ist January next, and the remainder in
June, 1864, but on account of the larger amount of
interest then to be paid there would be but £760
left in hand.—Mr. Devenish stated that the whole
of the woodwork under the bridge was completely
rotten, and the approaches, &a, required improving,
so that considerable expenditure would be required.
He supposed he had as much interest in the question
as anyone, and be must say he would like to see a
better bridge than they now possessed, and allow
the bonds to remain another year or two. as they
must remember thot when the tolls and coal dues
should be once taken off they would have but little
money to expend for repairs. Subsequently Mr.
Bower moved a resolution to the effect that the £lOOO
bond should be paid after due notice is given, which
the Counoil should direct the Town Clerk to give at
once. The Chairman said the next business before them
wore to open tenders for putting down a drain at
the back of Trinity Church. Mr. Devenish objected
to the drain being put down by the Board of Health.
It was the duty of the builder to lay down drains
for the houses at the tiMe the houses were erected.
D the Board did this it would b. a precedent for all
others erecting new houses to call on the Board to
put down drains for them. He thought it would be
doing a groat injustice to the ratepayers. This
raised the subject of a general system of drainage for
the town. —Mr. A y ling thoueht from the extravagant
way they bad hitherto been going on in the erection of
sewers and cesspools at the corners of the streets,
which to say the least was a meat unsatisfactory
state of things, it would be quite as cheap to have a
general drainage of the town. —Mr. Weldord and
Dr. Coneher condemned the cesspool system. and
pointed out several places where the otench arising
from these cesspools was Very bad.—Mr. Devenish
said they bad a very numerously signed memorial
from the inhabitants, opposed to a general drainage,
though h e agreed with Mr. Ayling that &general drain-
age would be found cheaper than the expenses taken
altogether for drainage, empt)ing cesspools, lc.,
annually came to.—Dr. Coacher was sure it would
be much cheaper for himself. —Mr. Hibbs said if a
; general system of drainage was to he carried out, it
. must emanate from that Board.—Mr. Ayling thought
the public generally would approve of it —Mr.
Hibbs thought Mr. Ayling had better try it. Let
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him put a motion on the paper in refermice to the
subject, and he would he bound to say be would very
soon have the town about his ears.— Mr. Ayling
could hardly think it. Mr. Hibbs said if he believed
it would be well received by the town he would place a
notice on ,the paper at once. A long discussion ensued
respecting drains and drainage in all parts of the
town, and the Mayor said he bad never attended a
meeting where there was so much desultory conver
sation, quite foreign to the object befnre them, and
he must in future request the members to confine
their remarks to the business of the day. There
were seven tenders for the sewer at the back of
Trinity Church, but in consequence of the precedent
which Mr. Devenish had pointed ont, it was resolved
not to proceed with the work at the expense of the
Board, and the tenders were ordered to " lie on the
table."

Mr. IIAWKINS'I3 GARDEN.—Letters were read
from Mr. Howard, Mr. Hawkins, and Colonel
Vandeleur respeeting the overflow of salt water in
Mr. Hawkins garden from the alleged neglect of
some parties in abutting down the sluice of the rail-
way culvert during the late high tidies, and apply-
ing for compensation for the damage done. Several
of the members expressed opinions on the
subject. hut the Mayor thought as there was a proba-
bility the qnestion might be tried, a report of the
discussion should not at present he made public.
The following was the resolution adopted: Resolved
that the Town Counzil regret Mr. iiawkins's loss,
but they consider they are not responsible for
injuries.

NORTH KING-RTREET.—Five tenders were re-
ceived for the drainage of this street, opposite the
arrival gate of the railway stations, the lowest of
which was by Mr. Reynolds, whose tender for the
work was .£l5 16s.
GREAT Gronas-srasirr.—The Surveyor sent in
plans and speoilicalitas for the repair of the road,
and the laying down of &drain in this street, but Dr,