The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-08-03 00:00:00

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LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.

The TOWN CLERK read the minutes of the proceed-
ings of the last meeting, which were confirmed. He
also read the Finance Committee's report, which re-
commended certain payments to be made.
The INceittrroa of NUISANCES complained that seve-
ral men were on Sunday morning about 9 o'clock,
beating a large carpet at the back of the Antelope
Hotel. It was a regular habit on the part of the Hotel
servants. The Inspector was requeited to tell Mr.
Yearsley to make his workpeople desist from commit-
ting the nuisance complained of.
Mr. GALPIN inquired, in reference to the state of the
works at the well. if Mr. Whitehead wee furnished with
any item of expenditure going on et the well without
the surveyor writing for it, so that he would not be able
to state that the Board had incurred great expenses
without his knowledge
Mr. RUTLEDGE replied that he wrote to Mr. White-
head every fortnight, and on extraordinary occasions
every third day, communicating whatever was done at
the well.
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Mr. GALPIN said that the statement furnished by the
Town Clerk respecting the outlay at the well was very
deficient in comparison with what was expected.
The MAYOR stated that the Board having palmed a
resolution that a pump should he erected, the well
pumped, and an engine and holler house built, the
diffloulty was that nothing had been done in the
matter. . . .

Mr. GALPIN believed there had been & written order
to the contractor by Mr. Whitehead.
Mr. RUTLEDGE explained, with regard to & °lain' by
Mr. Bennett for £4B for hire of pumping tackle for 18
weeks at £3 per week, that he thought £2O would be
hamhunne payment, and he estimated the plant altoge•
titer at only £44.
Mr. DIMINISH asked His Worship what the Board
would do if the boring tackle were sold?
The M TOR replied that he thought they had been
bored quite enough already. (Laughter.)
A note in reply to an application was received from
Mr. Orvgory, to the effect that he had received no order
to go on with the building of the engine and boiler.
house.

Mr. GALPIN moved and Mr. DIMINISH 11000/1(10d.
" That • committee of 7 members of the Board, of whom
three should be a quorum, he appointed to examine into
the amounts of the Board in regard to the expenses al.
ready made, and the existing liabilities of the Board,
and report thereon to an early meeting of the Board, and
that such oommittee consist of the Mayor, Mauro,
Hodges, Cialpin, &nor, Devenish, Bishop and Bennett,
with power to direct the attendance of Mr. Whitehead
on the committee, or other information required."
The MAYOR read • report from the Streets' Committee
as to some places for he future deposit of the refuse of
the town, The committee reoommended that to avoid
the Inconvenience And expense of labour and time of
carrying the refuse of the borough to one spot, two other
places which had been selected for the deposit, one on the
Bridport road near where it branches toward Bradford
Peverill, and the other on the wait side leading from the
Fordington end of the South Walk to the South
Western Railway bridge be used, and as each site could
be had for el • year the committee recommended the
outlay. The report was agreed to.
The meeting shortly afterwards, about 2 o'clock, ad-
journed.