The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-03-16 00:00:00

PORTLAND LOCAL BOARD.

A rosette' of tin Board was hold oa Thursday last,
mamt—Kr. 8. &riven (shairmas), Mr. R. Liao.
Mr. E. Pesrou Mr. C. Hasa* Hr. R. Sarin", Kr. S.
Pearce, Mr. J. C. Lana, Hr. A. Serino, ant Mr. Q,
Hodder.

ITS LAWS 1431 WAT WWWWW .
The draft of Vie pr.pord bye ISW4 for valet-aro in
the Roads was brought up frost the Clerk, and under•
went careful examination.
On the proportion to allow a chugs of la. only
for taking off a pereon se any Orr writhe the Read.,
Kr. A. Petamei remarked tbet the Beads were now
so extended that La. in many features would not be
enough. Portland Roads extended • loog way past the
Old erre. end inert ied Newton's Cove. It was not
Woymosth Bead{ until the other side of the Nothe,
sal • men alibi demand lob. put oa board big ship,
for Is., when the lay perhtps two-and-a-half miles off.
He thought ths discuses for le. shoald sot sussed •
arr.—The Board agreed. The charges are to he
doubled in stormy weather and at night, and in very
tempestuous weather the charges may be made by
agreement.
As to the number of passengers allowed to be eavried,
the CO.IIKAN suggested reckoning them according to
ths width of the boat at well.. it. leagth, and on the
motion of Mx. A Scarcer 15 superlidal feet WIN to
be allowed for each passenger.
Various other nagniations of the aortal character for
bottom were approved, sod the whole will be sub-
mitted to, and it r hoped approved by, the Admiralty,
en that we timid no suds melancholy sesideas as those
which showed the aesesoky he thole rules, will bete-
alMr occur. _

MOIST MASUD.
The Inanelal prospects of the Board de net appear !
very brilliant. About 8550 lass been solleeted Of the
rate, leaving about £260; bat it is hoped £6O or £7O
will be reseived from the Government, It Is very !
difficult to solivet the arrears, and the collestor offers
to resign. £174 has been overdrawn on the Board's
secesent from Ibis Beak, and the making of a new rate I
we. proposed.
Mr. A. SIMMS said the eolleetor had been wearing I
his legs off trying to get in the arrears, sod had sailed
six times on the people who were in arresrs, and some ,
of them said they bad not 2e. in the house. He thought I
the times were very bed, and it would be a fitting
sass ut to maks sOnlisation for £2OlO or so from the
Grant Money. It would relieve poor people very mush
Indeed. He supposed in applying to the Trustees they
mast "drew It very mild," and make application in •
humble manner.
It was stated that 2i. or 3s. expenses would be in.
earred on every summons, besides the loss of time, and
Mr. 8. Psalms mid no doubt there were hundreds in
the island who could not pay .ritliost parting wth
money they needed for reedit( wants. If the trustees
would ever take pity at all, it would be at s time like
this, now there is me outob distress.
There was rreat difficulty at first In getting any one
to father a motion that the request should be meet. Mr.
A. &riven was called by several voles.; but he st.ted
be would rather his name should not appear. lase it
might Mader the semen of the application. Kr. Luso
MY asked, but he Moo declined.
The CaLumur remarked that the improvements
elected by the Board in proirkiing waterworks, pomp.,
ka. had been very mach for the benefit of the island,
o d stab expenses formerly were defrayed by the
trustees.
At MA it was proposed by Mr. & PIARCI, end
seconded by Mr. Z. Pi tool, 'That the Chairman be
requested to write to the Trustees of the Grant Mosey,
:l
hoard.
their assistanoe irl defraying the expenses of this
ea amount of the distrem vom in iting the
Liana." . .

Carried unazdesoesly.
113TAL POI MI BOLD
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Kr. E. Pas.aos tsatd that Kr. Camber Holland had
500 torso( dna, whirls be was willow boson for £3O. He
wandered this • vary stiratageous opportunity, sod
woad that the Boar enter into • eantraot to parka*
Oil, MO.

—.—
The Ontlnman thought the quarrymen would be
willing to get hard metal, °Maine' during quarrying,
at 64. per ton. He did not doubt they weld put it in
a shoot, nod raise it by a erase at that prim. The mon
sometimes got out 20 tool a day, without any remun-
eration at *IL He proposed thet the quarrymen be
allowed 61. per too for obtaining Lot from the quarries
and depositing it by the side of the road.
Kr. RODDIII monocled the proposition. He thought
many of the quarrymen would agree to obtain the stone.
But supposing the quarry-owners should taro round, '
and my they would be paid for the stone, like the '
Government for the shingle at the 811, what would the
Bosrd do ?—(langbter).
Th. proposition was carried.
The Cueiatian thought it was time they should let
out the repair of their ro ids by contract, instead of
oriteloPor hone hire, which was *omelets robbery.
Weston would require. greet deal of money expended
to widen the road, which was now only just India etiongh
far ono track to get slang. As to getting snob
work done in the pressot way, he related german
instance+ of what be considered bed manegement of
their homes and carts by the surveyor, and constuded
by saying that such ibings were "ruination."
Mr. AL. 80ainest: Why did not you Instruct the
Surveyor to do different?
IThe 0111111111•711: Hare not you interfeetod whenever a
member of the Board has
.spoke! to.th• Surveyor'

Saimaa said h; had not. TIN imitate* the
Chafrmius rtfrrrsd to war of a &Sweat nature. He
costlnued to the Obairtaim : It is no tiaras for you to
instruct the Surveyor; if It. don't do it, you oaght to
bare reported him. It is no good to find Unit with Um
man if you don't tell him to En better.
After some conversation the Surnyor was called in.
His report had referees. to this state of several roads,
and resommomded the repair of. certain others.

Tb. 801v1001 ;;; tie—tYlia. frown as
to his elleged bad management ; bat its seemed disposed
to defend linnet, and • wordy waders essend in which
the parties Liked altogether, end the Serveyor was
understood to oomplaie that the hones were sot able
to do the work, on whir& be was told to seed them I
beck end have better. Among the diseaselon we eased
the words "Verne street a hill I Celt yoar grandmoteer
• bill r The Surveyor refoined some sneerer.
Mr. 8. : On. mask at • time! Let Yr.
fieriven speak dna I The Obairman was no sooner in
the midst of some advice se to bow the Surveyor weld
do better when the latter reeterked bet yea • wager
yoe can't r
The Cara-amen : I Louder you its sating very
wrong. When • men h&c scraped the roads, you
have • berse-put, and have it Ilited. Lot the men
wheel it.
The SOBVIITOR They would have to wheel it • loos
way. Ido my beet I'm about all day long.
The CULLMAN I say very bad is tbe best. The
bones are not there at the time. They don't keep
their boars...

—A-no7b-er-- eonversetion warred. the finrveyer
trying to prove that the horses were properly worked;
bet his szeisaattos Ina still ansatiefsesorr. for the
Citairman rotor 64. HOW fro you say that? The herein
were dews to Wernher& Wine four o'clock-
_ The Bogv3ron They knock off at fear o'clock ea