The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-01-17 00:00:00

to Lodmoor." And it was for this reason, that it
was more likely to be carried into the Bay from that
place than from the harbour, because the tide flowed
in that direction.
Mr. lltinw thought Bineleaves, at the hack of the
Nothe, would he a very good plzce for the sewage to
run out at, because the tide would then carry it
away.
Mr. HAWKISLIM said if there was no difficulty
in raising the necessary funds, the beet course would
be throw it over the Chesil Beach. That after all,
would only be a question of expense.
Mr. Alderman DIMINISH: And nothing very
serious either.
Mr. THOSILS said the Board would not be able
to do that without a special Act of Parliament.
Mr. liewnzscxY stated there were certain powers
given under the Local Government Act, with regard
to obtaining an outfall, which they might adopt if
they thought proper.
Mr. Alderman DIVENISH said from big experience
in towns where party polities ran high, he knew
persona would oppose a drainage scheme, whether
no matter the current took the sewage out to sea or
not. The Board, he thought, were not prepared
to carry out a scheme in opposition to the general
opinion of the ratepayers, however admirable it
might be ; but he thought the town would rather
spend more money in having a perfect system of
drainage, than less money and imperfect drainage.
Mr. DREW considered that if the sewage could be
(serried to Fleet, the town would not mind a few
thousands pounds. Mr. Hawkeeley had hinted that
the matter could be deodorized. .

Mr. HAWKILSLEY replied that that could easily be
done, but it would be a question of expense.
Perhaps it would cost £3OO a-year to clarify the
as wage.
Mr. DREW: That would only be a 2d. rate. ,
Mr. HAWKE:MEE said that at Leicester, wnere
the most perfect works had been started for
deodorizing the sewage, and where the works were
carried out under Act of Parliament, for four or five
years, the company were rained, and the whole of the
works, which cost about .£40,000, passed into the
hands of the Corporation gratuitously, who now
spend £1,200 a-year in carrying out the work in a
, very imperfect manner. It cost the company about
£2,600 a-year, but they started with the intention
that they would have a good sale for the manure at
4.55. per ton, but at last they could not get rid of it
even by giving it away.
Mr. DREW considered that for the sake of about
20 underground kitchens the Board should not go
to the expense of having the town drained.
Mr. HARE said there was a strong feeling of objec-
tion to the drainage being carried out.
The MAYOR, in reference to the effect which
the tide would have upon the sewage if it flowed
into the sea, remarked that he believed anything
going out of the harbour, with a south-east wind,
must come upon the sands. He considered this
would act very prejudiCially to the interests of the
town.

Mr. Alderman DETZNISH remarked that the tides -
were entirely different from what they were 30 years
ago.
Mr. ELIOT said that was owing to the erection of
the Breakwater and Pile Pier. _ .

Mr. EIA.WRESLILY said it was a fact that people
very often mistook the smell of sea-weed for that of
sewage.
Mr. DIVENIHR said 11 years ago this matter was
brought before the town, but the feeling was so
high against it that the scheme was compelled to be
given up.
Mr. HAWARBLEY said that five schemes for drain-
ing the town had been mentioned by the meet-
ing. First there was a project for carrying the
sewage eastward, another for the reclaimation of the
Backwater, another for sending the sewage into the
month of the harbour, another for the Fleet, and the
fifth for /lending it to the Chesil Bank,and getting rid
of it altogether.
Mr. Tx/ors/as said Mr. Hawkesley bad lost sight of
Newton's Cove.
Mr. Hewasstsv thought that was involved in the
harbour scheme.
Mr. Alderman DIYENISH considered the Fleet
would be a very bad place, because the sewage would
hang about so.
Mr. HLB/38 thought if the sewage oould be once
got to the Fleet nothing more of it would be seen.
The MAYOR suggested that four or five of the
gentlemen present should acoompany Mr. Hawkesley
on his tour, and give him all the information in their
power.
Mr. 'Tawas/met' said be should be very much
pleased if the gentlemen would do so.
Mr. Alderman DIVENISH had no doubt Mr.
Hawkesley had a plan of his own which they had
not yet thought of.
Mr. H. Dave/us/1 inquired if the drainage was
carried out, would it be necessary for every
house to be connected?
Mr. HAWBESLRY said an order of the Board could
make it compulsory.
Mr. Alderman Davxma asked if a man had
private premises, which were well drained, he need
not have them connected unlees he liked.
Mr. RAWICKSLLY replied not unless a compulsory
order was made. These things were in the discre-
tion of the Board.
Mr. Alderman Davvitsfl said that after the town
was drained parties would have an opportunity of
getting rid of the nuisances which now existed,
but at present they had no chance of doing so.
Mr. 13AWK58LEY said it was generally admitted
that cessepools were a nuisance, because when they
were filled the liquid flowed from them, and sunk
into the shingle, thus becoming a source of
in/salubrity.
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Mr. Alderman DIVRNISH remarked that there
were many houses with cesspools which did not create
nuisances at &IL
Mr. Ecior said it was a fact that half of the
sewage of hundreds of houses at present went into
the harbour and backwater.

Mr. HEIM said there was one thing he should
like for Mr. Hawke'ley to notice on his going round
with the surveyor. Very often there were most
disagreeable smells from the fore shore, from Mr.
Weleford's timber pound to the railway station,
which when the wind WM westerly were brought
into the town. If the drainage of the town was
going to be carried out, the town would not be
sweet unless that piece of ground was filled up to
low water mark. If the coat was 14,000 or £5,000
for filling it up it would be a profitable investment
for building purposes, besides improving the town
in a sanitary point of view.
Mr. Alderman DEVISIBIi asked if a plan for filling
up the place in question had not been before the
Board once, and rejected
Mr. Hfsss said the plan was approved of
everyone, the only difficulty was to get i” -
awry out the work.
Mr. HAW/LULU said the smell would _
got rid of unless the spot was filled up; for where.
ever tidal and fresh waters met, there was alwaye
an action going on which produced a disagreeable
smell, and besides there was an accumulation of
weeds and other organic matter. He however
thought that it would be a question over whioh the '
Crown would assert its righte.
Mr. Hines replied that within the last four years
a large portion of the shore had been reclaimed by
the railway company.
Mr. HAVIVIBLEY explained that very probably
the company had power to do so under their Act of
Parliament
Mr. HIBBS said if the drainage was carried out in
the town, and Mr. Hawkeeley was engaged to
superintend it, whether it would not be a great con-
sideration with him to endeavour to have this place
filled up. Since the part which the railway people
had filled up there had not been any smell, not even
when there was a westerly wind.
Mr. HAWKIEILIT admitted the force of Mr.
Hibbs's suggestion, but the questioa was, how far
it could be carried out under the powers of the
Public Health Aot, so as to combine it with the
drainage, in order to raise a sum of money for that
purpose. It was a difficult question, and had never
presented itself before.
After a few further remarks the meeting ad-
journed until Friday evening, when Mr. Hawkealey
would present his report to the Board.

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of the Board took place on Friday evening, when
Mr. Hawkeeley was again in attendance, and
there was a large number of Town Councillors
present.
The MAYOR said they were assembled that evening,
ail they were all aware, for the purpose of Mr.
Hawkesley giving them his report with regard to I
the drainage of the town. Did any gentleman wish'
to ask him any question previous to his giving that I
opinion?
Several of rthe Board replied no, they were
waiting for Mr. Hawkesley's opinion.
Mr. HAW/EMIT said that sinoe the last meeting
he had extended his examination not only to almost
all parts of the town, but to some of the most remote
pieties, but he could sot say that he had come to any
definite conclusion, because there might be
difficulties in the way of the realization of
the opinions which he had formed that might
prevent them from being carried into execu-
tion. For instanoe, a tlifficulty might occur with
regard to the Government property at the Nothe,
I either immediately,or at some future time, to prevent
the suggestion which he should have the honour of
laying before them of being carried out even if it was
admitted to be a good and proper one. He however
thought he might state in the first place thatthe town
, could net be drained without incurring an expense
which, at the present time, could not be definitely
I ascertained. He thought it was only proper that he
should state this at the outset. That being
premised, and extended to all the plans which had
been brought to bear on the subject, he thought the
I best plan to connection with the imitem would be
to tunnel through the Nothe, and let the sewage
Ige into the ass on the opposite side.
gre. Derw At Newton'. Cove?
I Mr. HAWIEBLEY replied rather eastward of
Newton's Cove. He proposed that the sewsgeshould
be carried out 100 yards in the sea by means of pipes,
as by this means the Board would have less trouble in
getting rid of it than by any other scheme. That
I plan was a most simple one in itself, and was the
I most economical he (mild suggest. There were, of
course, other means of dealing with the subject, and
if they wished to resort to the system for preoipite.

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