The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-11-03 00:00:00

MEETING OF THE LOCAL BOARD.

On Thumlay evening the monthly meeting was
held at the office, New-road, %Ir. W. Attwooll in the
chair. There were also in attendance—. fessrs. W.
Comben, If. Flew, %V. H. Smith, .T. Hibbs, .7. .1.
Patten, .1. &riven, T Oomhen, It. Hodder, and F.
Pearce; also Mr. %I acklin, the deputy clerk.
An application was made by Mrs. Vinter to be
relieved inan the ratoe, mit, RA her house was rated
at £lO 10. pow annum, the Board declined to grant
the application.—Mr. Com RIM said the vestry had
decided not to cactun where the rating was more than
liontimt : If. you do it you will have many
other applicants ; do right and just unto all alike.—
The rate, as confinned by the minutes, ix 1011. in the C.

A N I'IA A NCR.
The Inspector Niii.tneee reported the exigence
of a niiimnee on the pretiiiseA 1 Mr. Edward Way, of
Nfailama, 110 olt+ttod Mr. Way hwt *aid he would
rather go t., jeriacu than empty the elowt. The atten-
tion of Mr. Itrake, the modieal °glow, had heen CAlled
to the matter, and a requebt made for the emptying
of the

Mr II PATTPIN 'mid Ito was willing to Fpo and owe
the ntliaance couiplainod of, along with the Surveyor.

Till PITRVRTHII ANIP MR. COMIIIN AT VARIANCR.
Tits CMAIRMAN alluded to lettere that had herrn
reetived from Mr. It. Comlam, in which he MA(I4I •
ff•Ve compinint againot the purveyor of the Moan!.
It appears the purveyor and Mr. K. Gotnlron had had
WoHlt about twine Awl, that btu' been impounded by
Mr. It. Ottnlptn, they huving lovm trelp.wwing .111 1114
1a11.1.1. \V h.. 11 th... 1111,41.4. went for 111.1 father 1..1 pay
11,.. fine to Mr. K. Cotethen, the latter t hit,, 1111
ought to 1w ,tt..n.ling to Cho Affßint of tlir
!Marti, and nut running after hilt father's phoeit. ThIN
led to angry worth., and the mutter., Paid to Mr.
Condom, " 11l have you !whin the year'', out." Mr.
K. C..,1111WM 11.IW cemplamed of ths threat.- Four
letters having lowa reel, lr, HMlfll Raid to the
surveyor, "You have heti a paper war.— Mr. 11, mu me
objected to the time the nteeting Iteing waoted
ouch potty quarrelP.—The CHAIRMAN fetid the ourveyiie
hail ne right in doing. till. 1.11111111•1111 of the Itoerti
threaten any ette.•-Nr. lirmose: We e. here to
pariah heintioeia..-The CHAIIIMAN I flottpilloritigthfl
n41..11, a the e.iiiiplaitst, I itioeuelit it lily duty 1.1
lirinit it helorti the Marti Tito lett..ee stag,. 'ha
1144 1.4.11 hail( utti titter Ilia father's sheep]
proper IMPint.. WAR to look after the butane.. er
the I.ocal Board. Neverthelew, it appeared a *errant
of the Local liptard Want to a getitletaan and
threatened he would "bAre bite Irefury the sad of the
yeitr."

TIII erlltt.te MAI*
Mr. Molina; olvvvved the expenses a( the Board
were etre site; the time had come for them to sleek
the trittli, end nothing led the tenth; he liope.f the
Pie.s we I I pot ii r, cry word. They lnight not to
lii,' es [..n ,1.41 Any money in Nlallams; the Chairman
did tint y.•l know why the pnbliz roads were.
,
-I he 711.e11411AN %V.• liAve A right to repair all tne
roads.
Mr. Mummy said hlallains, Artist's row, and h.ng•
'41,4 were not public rovlot, and miglit not ho
revaireil with th.• piehlic innney.
nn • CHAIRMAN : 3lr. Howard, our clerk, says we
have the right to repair all of them.
again stated the places mentioned
j were not public roads, and
'Phe CHAIRMAN replied there was a new Act with
regv.l to the rep.iir of roads.
31r. IIt.IIHRIt called the attention of the Vomit to
the state .4 the roads between Ferry Bridge and
Soisthwell ; he said they were won.lerfully out
repair. The Itoanl wen. constantly .•1. pending ronwey
lin kerb stones hut nething on the roads ; the conse-
quence would he that very iss.n instead if • tenttenny
rate they would want one .4 three tenpenees to niunr
Lb. meas. Some of the member* of the Board paid
nothing toward- these rates ; if they went out of
Portland awl looked at the mails they would find four
kept a district of about 14 miks of roads in order.
it. knew three districts .n which only three or four
men were employed.
t'arions c. .
cations were read from ratepayers,
calling attention to the bad condition of the roads.
The Pitentrae said last July the Posird considered
the state .4 the romix ; tiny then determined to pre-
pare• for the neet sry repairs.
Mr. .1. J. Parrim otoero.l that no place could be
compared with Portland where the wear and tear
wee ..grvat, and the traffic Po heavy.
Mr. 11.1101/1111.2i.1 they had a surveyor who could
not say a word for I 1f nor 11.1 anything Wows
rk..1.1...11.• eta° told him what to el.,

Tim Survryor noninileil him 4Nfr..ifixlelor) of Sir
Napior, who wax AP nt ..,it to tlw Baltic, but ha
rotilil not " fin a hot." (lxvightor.)