The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-09 00:00:00

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Eaton Eatk anb Strut edicts.

"The Weadsrer's " minsery is rather failing him.
Ha has fortottee elm deposited the thousand ponads
vtwim the " irking" petition of starks and Hurdle wee
Sod

Poole is to he congratulated that her list of bak-
e:MU very unall ; alas that the liabilities of those
Pine to smut% " are not heavy. The last bankrupt on
'whit wout hurt his creditors very much, as be can
Pay eithteettpence the ed, sad only owes • 11•E•it tkree hundred pounds.pos
'hi., Iror's eisp-tatikor sod ex-tiztor is, after
Is stead for Poole, sad tau • Engin/n*o (*atm
rOt the comes at Mad Conserratfre ttlial In • fsw days.
'''ot man. Is. imeapitte are eery mole ; elected or ,
4.4 Ilect•d. people may relies*, • Who's Solarieb•
er
th. ...ek or toe /tools has beet visited
A recsi.lerable number of strsehArs, who all apos , that it t. a dirty tow . And ..1 it t.. bat wan ! Tutoesible for thle—th: Council. the Medical 0111ase
Heath. tits Town Surveyor, or 'hat vista*
"•111,..214ua1. ifr. Hatchings! I should like to know,
Z"'"••• I am roots shortly ejskir to writ* • great deal about
dim
I wan vIrT pitalsd to best trem deveral tradesmen
Posh that Mr. Luff's- their

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triantista luny lad for
~.._,I it•Ps the Town Commit won't buy lb* Water.
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'""10, 'that is to My until the maid works az in a t
tu tutm,"`""*ed irlh,vtet,"7"..„44—""'""Ta. biwuedud ait lib*
"slimsar_. .-*II 6 woo"—i• borouh with
" witty.. would be my c.iis...o am, th. wig., imd be
447 ar• onstwellud•to do when caked upon. not like Slosos to Moil wioironsrhe without AM=
Mr• Arthur his news before thew. ae woad ~ropese the f
..,_ Guest uonld, no doubt, haw with rooolotioa :—" That this neetine bekselF4 Ow th•
""•ture thst 0 repaint al hat week's leader In the ...lass of dry monk rim wed suds* sr
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will &ppm (at auks 000 rod) to a Cardiff alisreelea 4 ',MIK cosolloolo. I p asi weals. that
l'isi Wpm.. ma., would ollteltiMUl peeeenn the potation of water

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derived frem • chalk moll drawn from clam walb, do
= 'dl steps
request the Local Board to Mks
steps themselves, or by arrasomment with
onsets of property, to clam out and fill UP with ishir.
chalk, or other dssdelaing =Until, all leoky
dead wells, privies, cesspools, pits, and yards, end to hays
all susektious wells In the district properly ciessied oat,
and to snake such other arrangements for the 'apply of
ashes and earth, and warding and atillaing the muse for
the hamlet of the town, and also to &hoodoo the old
system of drawing water from open and unomared was,
and to erect pumps. Mr Lawrence said if say gait an
brought f award & better method he for one would vote
for it.
Pnatra said he read in the newspaper that It was
Impossible,
to if had waterworks to do without • system
of and ha referred Yeovil as an example of
this. Ha witnessed various systems of arsine.' hi
this and other coastwise and he fully endorsed what Yr.
Lawrence had said. lie had live peen' experience el the
mins system in Africa, sad It we. perfectly sucosistal. He
admitted that muse Omar in the town weselbttraost
but considered it was In consequence of the
various
reports of the tenants. Phelps alluded to
reports on waterworks and said be did not think the Deed
of such works at present had been sufficiently laid before
them. They wanted • better system of drainage, and they
would soon ham better water in UM: wells.
Mr. Noluum said the dry earth eln•••• was • ••FT
capital Plias ; but when • well wam owe foal it could
never he dimmed, although it could be improved.
Mr. Lbws said he did not think the meeting ought to
be misled by the statement that the death.rate of the town
was only 13 per 1.000. The average for the 10 years Its
had been Registrar was 22 per 1,000, and the highest year
was 30 and the lowest IL

Mr. G. W. Dsetzu. said at Medical Officer of Health
for the town he had brought to hie notice the very pave
detect in the supply of water. Typhoid fever and diptherls
were both produced by bad water. bed drainage, or bad
smells, and he was now attending • very imam trihil
fever
typhoid brought on by drisking impure
If they keep cesspools away from wells they might have
good water. bot it was impossible in the present date of
the town to have pure water. People might get aimemtonsed
to drinking bad water, and the system get inured to It;
but he had known Instances where strangers had been
attacked with typhoid fever immediately thai came into
the town. Hs was of opinion that many houses were now
empty in conammenos of the fealty state of the
wells and draiaage, which kept people away from the
town. Mr. Lawrence'a mystem was goad if they had no
ceespools, but ground impregnated with sewage could
never be purtoe& He doubted whether Dewey Yield
was • wise selection, as it
to noLpreceive the sewage from
Pittman's If they were to have a water=
he leaned rather the ides boring Mbar, which
well at the !Handfeed St. Mary Brewery, lie thought
this could be corned out by having • large reservoir made
and • somber of tube* sunk at the top of Motown. He
should be dimmed to a drainage system, m be did not see
where the sewage could be disposed of, and be did not
think It would be naceisary if they lied • water supply.
If Yr. Shoplancrs Aguas were right, the expense of
waterworks would be merely nominal. Another point be
might menUon was that many families which were not
affected with the &seams he had mentioned were always
ailing and the reams was that they never drank good
water. Sooner or later bad water wee sure to find them
out in some way or other.

Mr. PAM somewhat warmly answered Kr. Brown's
question as to the necessity for waterworks, the establish-
ment of which he strongly advocated. He said there
were four bourse in Whitenliff 15111-strest, without water
and orithout • place to ink • well, and the water from
the town pump had bow usually found on analysis to be
say thing but pure. With the soaking of the churckyerd
for 150 yews how could it be pure, and yet he bad seat
pie in the Market Place fetch water from the pump
because they thought it was purer than what they lied ea
their own premier. Mr. Park quoted other mem sad
said he knew of more than 50 well. the wager in which
was unfit for use. He also referred to • mee were two
children are suffering from typhoid fever throat* drink-
lag bad water. The Local Government Board placed the
question on the Local Board, and not that bedy on the
ratepayers. It was no as to attempt the ',Mem of earth
closets without • regular organiastios, which would be
much more expensive than the waterworks. Ha wart
extremely anne to a drsiners watem, which wee
pertectly unnecessary, and if that town wee celled on to
dram, every village in the country most be. If they pro-
vided waterworks be did not think they would be 0:101.
St.dto go in for drainage ; bat If they opposed the Load
ernment Bowl, they would probably have both
systems carried out at Immense expense

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Mr. Ramiro made soother hot sprach, and maid II the
majority ol Moms present were opposed to magma:Ms.
Om aught to doly the Local (grommet Board.

Mr. C. Racemes said be Imre the Local Government
Board int.ad.4 teat a supply of ...ter should be provided.
and if they did sot carry out Me week, the Local Gomm.
meat Board would do so tbenteelus. He midi:weed Hr.
Ihniell's rework,.. to the selection of Mawr Amid for
the proposed works, as grater obtained from theses at •
depth of !Oft would be emits/Masted with organic matter
from Pimples* and Tegetuble mattes from the surround-
ing fields. Mr. Hickman dwelt with the startles
geologically, mid expressed bia firm belief that water-
works erected to Damory Field would be perfectly naelall6
He agreed that the supply ought to be obtained from the
greensand.

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The (AiILIUM mid one of the points to be dimmed
i.ise the best position for the works, and he was now
satiellid that they most oto a higher level.
La reply to Mr. Seaway. the Kona mid Or. illiopiand
(who had lef t the meeting) had told him the =penes ef
the higher level would be very little different. His
Worship repeated that they were celled noon to carry out
the work by the Local Government Board, sad that if
they did not do it the Local Goventensat Bawd would.
Ht. Omar= challempid the Wear etatemeat, and the
Clerk reed from the Let t• show that the Laos) Govern-
ment Board mold carry meths seisms themselves it they
felled to do so. . .

Ei7VILZHCR'''. made easther speech, and mid he did
not think the Local Government Board would force the
waterworks upon them.
The CL//21 read the various tenon received from the
Local Unarming Board on the subject, the whole at
which ham bean published by no from Uwe to tom
My Irwin:re again 'poke, and maintaird that they
mold emir haves better supply of water than they had
COW

Mr. BACKWAT salted If to. Local Board would ban
power to compel every householder to take and use their
water. sad Mr. Pau mid he apprehended not unbolt the
meant supply woe certified so impure.
Yr. Mum made a temperate sposch, in which he
to e muting to set harmoniously, and Mr.
U. thututtut followed M the sun. strain.
Yr. Gunman proposed that to. meeting be adjourned
to have the opinion of • competent authority u to the
feasibility of 11(r.ILawrence's plas.
Mr. LAWILEXCZ and Mr. Baum auin replied, and Yr.
BALL and Mr. Tissue also spoke, after which, Mr. Mum
seconded Mr. DASIZLL/L proposition for so adjournment,
which wee neguivisd by • Lugs majority.
Mr. Ammon proposod that as easing be sent to the
Local Govornment Board to the erect that a
&Graded meeting of ratepayers had been held, oily=
the majority wens strongly opposed to the establishment
of waterworks The board above could then dacide whit
should be done in Ute suite!.
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7;iim7oOt;;;;;l;o"ceeTuillier remarks M. Ptnn mid
the majority of the Local Board were in favour of water-
works. en announosatent which wee received with loud
mire o 1 "The rstepayers are not'
Yr. Barrow, said the matter had nem been voted=
sad he thought there would be • majority of the
spinet waterworks.
Mx. BACIIWAT said it IFSS a fOllllOllO o:l=aisd the
matter was settled before they were They
could not help themselves, and let the question be
referred to the ineal Board to settle The members of
the Local Board went elected to do their work, sad let
them Must them.

T. .m.-re—niggested the formation of a Company,
who could show the good thing they would give them end
win them over.

r7vr. 17.)-co;;rraz wended Mr. Animas's proaceitioa,
which received with load cries et "No; and was
withdrawn.

I.O2ICWAY proposed that the whole planation be
referred back to the Local Board for their decisice and
saline, but this wee not secoaded.
Kr. HODOR mid they were almost at a deadlock in the
Local Board, and It was wile to call • meeting of the rate-
payers. He wee always atroniclr opposed to the water-
works li sad be was • ving men of the quality of the
water which he had drank Ma life. He was in favour
of accepting tba opinion of Um ratepayers who he hoped
would mane to some declaim and he should recommend
the OlSilheri of lb. Local Board not to bold up their
hands on the question.
Hr. Jaime announoad, &anklet applanes that althoot
he wee • strong advocate of the waterworks he w
sot, after such au expression of opinion from such • large
body of rou.psyers, vote (wench worts until every other
mesas lead been toted. bat he was of opinion that they
would halm S. isms to the waterwocka at last.
Mr. NM premed thus report of the promedinge at
that ramelai be mat to the Local Government Board foe
their opiates. and We was emoaded by Hr. Jour LAMM
At the siglesi of Yr. BACKWO.T. Mr. Park added to
his prepes that molar public rueetiat be held aa
soon as the re* was received.
The NAM pat Mr. Lawrencie proposition to the
meetlae, sad It we ranted
The )(Aron said it had ad been mentoonsd that what.
eme they derided to do to-day could sot be carried out
mail • Local Government Board Inspector had held an
enquiry Into the subject. end any ratepayer would that
be ebb, 03 eve @widows
Mr. PIXIE'S proposition was put and loot by a lane
majority. and the meet*" which had been a very lively
one. then ended.