The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-29 00:00:00

Firing Party—ft—with guns reversed.
Drutn*nd-rile Band.
Brats Band.
Mr. Andrews, Undertaker.
THE IBODT.
Light sergeants, acting altarnatedy es Bearer, and Pall
Bearers.

The whole of C. Company, uiZe'r the command of Captain
Faber and Lieut. Wsinwright.
The band played the "Dead March" in Saul most impres-
sively, and the sight drew • Large concourse of people.
The Rev. Arthur Hill, of the Grove, officiated as chaplain.
It is said that the late sergeant was rather a wealthy
Man.

PORTLAND LOCAL BOARD MEETING.
MoNoar.—Preeent: Meseta. J. C. Lane. chairman, R
l.ano, R. Flew, E. Pearce, J. P. *riven, Stone, C.
Mitchell, J. Hodder. W. Attwooll, R. Pearce, S. Pearce,
A. W. Otter, K Comben, T. Gibbs, and Mr. R.. N.
Howard, clerk.

ROAD AT CAITLITOV/N.

The first busman. was to conwder • letter from the
Commissioners of Her Majesty's Land Revenues. as

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" Moe of Woods, Ac , B.W.
" sth February, 1876.
" The manager of the Portland Stone Company has been in
communication with this department in reference to your
letter to him on the 25th ultimo. and I am directed by Mr
Charles Gore to inform you that he is advieed that the rood at
Caelletotrn, to which your letter relates is not • highway He
has therefore called for an estimate of the cost of reiainng it,
and intends to have the road put in good order without delay.
"lam, Sir,
" Your obedient servant,
"Z. JARCIs.
" R. N. Howard, Eaq "
This waa considered satisfactory.
PORT SANITARY AUTHORITY.
The following letter was read :-
"15th February, 1876.
Sir,- I em directed by the Local Government Board to state
that they had under their conaidenition the report iif their
Inspector, Mr Wodehouse, on his recent inquiry at
Weymouth, with reference to the constitution of a
Port Sanitary Authority for part of the Customs port of
Weymouth. The Board propose to Issue an Order conetitut-
log • joint Board fuss much of the Custom Port &sabots upon
the parishes of Radipole, Meloombe Regis, Weymouth, Woe
Regis, and Portland, and that the Brant should consist of ten
members, Ore to be elected by the Town Council of Weymouth,
three by the Portland Local Board, and two by the Rural
Sanitary Authority of the Weymouth Union The Dant pro-
tases further that no expenses of the Port Sanitary Authority
shall be defrayed by the two Urban Sanultary Authorities in
proportion to the rateable value of their respective Districts,
according to the valuation lists in force, and by the Rural
Sanitary Authority in proportion to the rateable value id that
part of their district which abuts upon the waters within the
jurisdiction of the Port Sanitary Authority, via, the extra.
municipal portion of the parishes of Radipole and Wyke Regis.
" I Sir.
"tour obedient servant,
" Dow B. Far,
" Aadstent Seemtary."
Mr. R. Psalms : According to that letter, we might just
ea well not have had anything to do with the agitations.
Weymouth will now have all the power, and do what they
like.
Mr. E. Cow= was very pleased with the reply, and
thought
their application had been quite a success. Wey-
ntiwould have to pay according their vall ation, and
Portland only to th and he asked Mr.
Crocker what were the reswtive • nation&
Mr. CROCIII3I meld the ratmble value of Weymouth was
about .C 50,000 and of Portland about £lB.OOO.
Mr. Corsvi continued that if the application bad not
been made, the Portland people would have had to pay all
the expense,
as they had in time,. gone by. As to Wey-
mouth pm he believed In Some of them, and ethers he
did not ; but he did not think they would enforce •
hospital in Portland If they could. If Portland wished •
fi hospital, he thought, the ethers would agree
Mr. PEARCE said that Mr. Comben and other,. had
made a great mistake, they had been agitating the
question and now the Weymouthians had seven votes
evainst Portland's three—(" No no, only five").
Mr. R. Puma continued—at would be the wow
CLUMP? Mr. Cornball end other, would not goon q
sad now Naiad would calsial7 lows tho hos=

Instead of doing good. Mr. Coin lien and others had done a
great deal of harm.
Mr. K %RCP: thought that, Ai a Board. they had made
• great mtiooke in agitating this Port Sanitary Anthoriti
question. It W 3 ne expense to them before, Of if there
was any expense Ineurrea, the noir.] in London sent down
to engnire what it wai. Now they h.I Dille a great
tnistake, and put thent.e!vos in the ban 14 of the %Vey-
mouthisne.

" Mr. PE "ICE not.litl p th,nntelvei into tlpi
lion', month.

Mr. K rattler.: ILA we not Ipetter hare kept the staff
innurnwn hatuiA ? _

i;..-emi—Were mkt,' where the Pertiindl Board eauhl
have put the lio.pitall if they ha.l kept the stair in their
own hands?

' twitiux did not think it was of any use now to
go into what ought to have heen done : here was the order
of the floyernnient Board. that was what had been done,
and what they had to concern thetivielvei about.
Mr. W. ArrwooLL was very idea.ed that Weymouth
had to pay
ar. we PEun.Ai to RrEacc. Ochp.tv,ti,, oiler
thee iire a charitable lot; but
The CHAIRMAN did not see that it was an offer; hut an
order.

Mr. W. AvrwOott : We can't have anything fairer, I
think. Yon can't expect to have so many membt•rs as
Weymouth.
Mr. E. COMDEX said they could object to the order if
they liked ; hut Portland wai not more likely to have the
hospital built there, more than when they were Port
Sanitary Authority alone, while other people now had to
bear fourdiths or three quarters of the exp.mse.
Mr. It. PEARCE WAS quite toirioriqc.l to hear Mr. Gotntsen
speak in that way. Mr Cont Len had always before
wanted to keep the onwer in their own hands ; now he
was altering his prineiples altogether.
No amendmer• being moved. a resolution Was unani-
mously come to. that the Clerk acknowledge the receipt
of the communication from the Board above.

THE CHESIL DIUIN.
"Tutdila notice', for tenders to complete the drain of
the Gheil. W 11.9 the next badness.

:That 14 a very goad word—" complete "
—I hope we shall stick to it, and get it done.
A letter from Mr. Andrews as to the proposed clarifying
or sediment tanks, was res.!, in which he stated that—
" The sediment chamber would be very difficult to empty.
on account of the quantity of water, and the impossibility
of digging on the mud in such dilution, lie therefore
proposed • mud hoist, • !chamber of much smaller size
fitted with • vrrought iron hoz, sliding on rollei+, to be
emptied by raising it bodily by a three-legged folding
derrick, carrying a "Weston" pulley, with which two
men could raise the box."

There was a debate, several members believing
sediment tank would be much better than a mud hoist,
avoiding the gear written of.

The CLERK suggested a committee, to endeavour to got
Mr. Andrews to do way with the necessity for the gear.
Mr. J. P. SCRIVEY reminded the Board that he had
warned them against signing the agreement with the
Admiralty before knowing what the Admiralty surveyor
would require. Now they had put themselves in the
lion's mouth. If e contended there would he diffirulty
with a tank near Mr. Mosisdon's, and that about :T2ft. of
water would have to be dipped out, before they could dig
out the mud.

Mr. R. PEARCE said they were going to get into the same
mess as Weymouth people had about the straineN. lie
opposed accepting Mr. Andrew's plans. m they would lead
to any amount of expense. From what he could see, the
expense to the Local Board got worse awl worse every
year.
Mr. HOWARD: It is every where the same.
MI. E. PILARCE proposed and Mr. R. PFARCE seconded
that the same committee meet Mr. Andrews on the
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subject.
Mr. J. P. SCIIIITM susuresited an improvement, and this
aLso was referred to Mr. Andrews.