The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-08-18 00:00:00

LOCAL BOA RD OP ERA LTIL

Letters were read from J. H. C. Wyndham), Esq.,
and Mr. Jere, complaining of the bad state of thi
pavement in Salt-lane and Bedwin-strast.— The
repairs were ordered to be done as soon as the
Surveyor was in possession of the materials.
The quarterly account of the Gas Company for
the supply of gas to the town warn presented. It
was an increase upon the corresponding period of
last year, but it was shown that it WIN not proper.
Urinate', large, considering the increased number of
lamps, and the improved supply. Some allusion
was made to the intention of the company to
apply to Parliament for a new Act, and a hope
was expressed that some arrangement would be
arrived at between the directors and the local
hoard, which would prevent the necessity of offer-
ing any opposition to the Act.
Mr. Bcrraasts (Surveyor) reported that the new
boiler at the water-works was in operation,
and that there had since been • redaction in the
consumption of two or three hundred weight a-day,
and in the charge for wages at the rate of tI7 a-year.
He therefore recommended that another new
boiler be purchased, which would clime a further
redaction. —As the new boiler had given every
satisfaction, the Town Clerk was ordered to write
to Messrs. Finch and Heath, and apply whether they
would be willing to supply • similar boiler as the
last for the same money.
The Straysyos presented the following report,
which was ordered to be entered on the minutes of
the Board :

"l3y thie channel water is conveyed from the river at
Fisberton Bridge through the town for the irrigation of
Bugmore and other me•does. In the occupation of
Marrs. Woodlands, Packer, and Weeks; the water being
let by the Lord Bishop of Salisbury to Ife Weeks, and
leased to Mr. J. C. Wyndham during alternate weeks,
and at • considerable rental. When the weeds in the
river have been cut, some of them have entered and
passed along the Canal stream until they arrived at the
archway under Trinitymtnret, where a contraction in
the water-way canoed them to accumulate until the flow
of water was completely stopped.
"For some years past, on these stoppages taking plop,
the roadway has been broken up, the arch opened, and
the weeds got out by your Board at • considerable
expenses.
'To prevent weeds accumulating in a place out of
sight and difficult of amass, some piles were plead in
the open stream at the aide of Trinity Hospital; by
these means, and periodical inspection, weeds were
readily removed, and the adjoining premises prevented
from being ooruirmally flooded.
i• a stows lame cube slime puts were removed by
souse of the persona renting the meadows and water;
and at the beginning of last month the channel became
ag&in stopped by weeds.
• Considering that your Board were not responsible
for the stoppage and the nuisance caused by it, and that
the weeds should be removed by those who had drawn
out the piles; and also that the cost both of removing
and preventing weeds from interfering with the Bow of
water from the river to the meadows should be borne
by the persons i.wing or renting the water, I gave
notice to the occupier of the meadows then entitled to
the water, that the channel was stopped by weeds, and
that the Board would not undertake their removal.
"I then informed your Clerk of the steps I had taken
in the matter, and by him the subject we. brought
under the consideration of those persons having interest
in the stream, by whom arrangements were made for
the removal of the existing stlipage, and the means to
be adopted for the future prevention of the same."
The Tows CLCRIC said a new Act on bakehouses
recently came into operation, and perhaps the press
would take notice of the circumstance for the in-
formation of the citizen& No person under the age
of 18 was to be employed in any bakehouse, between
the hours of nine at night and are in the morning.
The penalty was £2 for the first offence, £5 for the
second, and £lO for the third. No person was to
sleep in a bakehouse unless the sleeping apartment
was separated bye partition from the floor to the
roof. He (the Clerk) considered it an excellent
piece of legislation, and it would be the duty of the
inspectors of nuisances to see that they were carried
into effect.
The members then separated.