The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20 00:00:00

THZ lIZATHING OF SHIPS IN Tal HUUIOI/11..

Lortm. called the attention of the council to the
state of the harbour opposite his elm coal stores, at the
and of East-street. The matter had been brought forward
Wale three rears ego. slum then the berthum of mailing
Alps had almoet become impaesabb,' . tbo Jcr.ey b .te
greatly overlapped the pl.sce Where eealiau veawle
along side. Both the harbour•tu.ter end the thrv. yor
quite uuderetood wltht eree 'waded. S 'we 30 or tO kit
required to be cleared away. and the obstructious would
not cost much to remora.

Mr. nevem waa of °NIA an that If any good wore to be
done it should be piled inside Brat.
The Harbourmaster was called in and was asked if
Q. would be any difiLulty in removing the olt,tacle
opposite Mr. Lovell, at wee
The Harbour waster replied that there w oH not; but
be scarcely thought it would he necrssary to have phes
driven inside, Sethi. MY a us. quay in laki.
Mr. Loynd. said they would have to mute more than Mi
feat oil the quad` if theY widusl to deepen the harbour ta
any purpose.
After 1101A111 further diacuaaion the matter was loft iu the
hands of the surveyor awl the harbour-toaster. It v,
however, settled that ex or wren pike should be driven
inside the quay aa• precaution, while the harbour is being
deepened.
Mr. Wst.hts asked a question as to whom the King's
Statue bol•mgo.1 to—whether it was private property, or
whether it belonged to the town I
The Mama replied that it had lama purchased from the
tavola, sad pcomoutod to the tows.

LOCAL Boit°.
The sunspot's report wine submitted. in which he
detailed the measures that were being taken with reference
to the discharge of the sewage into the harbour at serbms
st ism of the tide. and ho sakmal fur additional time to
make further I ZI),Ti.1,1•••
The Nem mid their only (curse nudist the dream
stances was that after esper menu had lawn made. then
the
t ee
wet four montlu—this twin; done the) could eutonit
order plane t 1,. prep &red. which would take
le
order to burrow the Mune? for Carrying out
the work.
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?dr. Naanidt took it that this step we preliminary to m%
end. It WAS uith the view of laying iliformardun Motors a
consultoof engineer.
Mr. TROXAS propooed, mei Mr. (11A11111 seconded. that
the wirvm or le, allowed more time to make further
escriment•
Mr. Wsuroart quit., agreed with the reeolution. sod
proposed that • daily mood be kept of the lie mid lull of
Mt, tide. It 'would not be throwing away money. hut
would Les making aesuritnre doubly sure. Ile then pro-
tin &MIL t . the word* of the resolution, which,
'onbeing_out, we, rarric'L

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TUE guns a. THE JUSTICICti Or witMOUTil.
Kr. DISYMit rode t ••• Lim Mayor whether • panwraph
which hail appeared in • 1.m.10n daily I;titer hal any,
founiatiou In fart. It era, as folla ~wa: en.und.
waved. on behalf of Mr. Henry Doswell. • member of the
firm at Betts airl C.., for rule for • mamtinitud. calling
oven toe borough justice. of Weymouth to Dear and
determine • complaint mole by him against the Urban
Sanitary Authority of Weymouth. The c .mphaint was
that a certain toub.r pound was a nuisance under the
lieelth "mt.—Role graidoer.
Th Mama said as le:bev&l the paragraph was true.
Listeilfil continwil :—His objuct In calling the
attentiou of the council to the parmraph. was that he
would susgest to the wand, the desirability of taking
I sums ili.Let Botta &Co ..,as to stay action iu the
matter.lorins the C,111i111.: wagon.

The Natoli.i icd with thu few words
that hal fluke floes Mr. Councillor Daunts, and could
inform hum that he had sone far as to •ii.arest this
already, and had adriaed an amicable settlement uf the
matter.
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TIDINGS.

The MAYOR imid he had very Kreat pleasure In Pre..te
log the rvi..ri of the harbour and wharfage. Me total
ani,unt received from Inc Cherbourg traffic bad been
LW 3, Ild., benig n consulemble aunt in advance of feat
The Mayor e 1,.. elated that the stauttlaug soCennt
ILO beet, cle.ired off, and the sum of £lB had to he a44ed
by the end of Aural, anti that they were now in potsestion
ut all their dtaeo.
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M. DENNIS o'ierrr.l that this being the came it would
eltAlde the C uncil ti Mee greater accommodation.
Mr. Twuliss asked if it would not be wise to congider
tho .frapee.:o, of the harbour generally.
The MAYOII said that as an application w. coinr, to be
made for additional staging. it would be am well to let the
matter stand orey: .

DS.,INgs said be thooeht this could be done, and did
not see the reaeon wl.t the CoUlltil could not depute the
Mayor, it he woui I kmd is do no. to confer with Mews.
Betts tt Co. on the mattes.
Mr. W ILLSYURD dat.l Lc .11.1110 t Bee why the Ilaard should
not &et ol all abate the nuisance complained of, and then
BUO the company or the espouses. He remembered
some 12 year. ago. lom.: before the dam was erected in the
Backwater, the state of the timber pounds, and thought
it wm now tinse Mclean them out—then the legal question
could be tritsl as to who should pay the costs.
Mr. WALLIS thought that it the B.tard had paid one half
of the expveses, the nuisance complained of would have
be-n removed long ago.
Mr. DEJIMIS aaid that under the alsendeesus the
megietristee would Box I. called upon to re-open the
question, sad this was a step which wait very much wished
to be avoided.
The Maxon What do the magistrates want to hear 1
the Argykvterraea tituber•pound has beau remedied.
Mr. Wwwww : The ense was brought forward before
the Court, and the tuagietrates woul I not hear it, and now
plaietids got • ineedemes to make them bear it.
Mr. ellaiLKl mid what they had to prove was that they
shouitl show came that • nuisance did not mad.
Mr. Naeuti concurred tithe sugg.tion of Mr. Ilment,
that they should apt...each Mews. Betts in a b.scoulliag
manner! in order that the Attlee should be set.fitaida..

The firma athed the Ward it they would allow hint to
:urn' nut the mggeation just P
Mr. C 1111111.171 'MI topilliun7rd tin the absence of the
the Town Clerk the II mrd should not go into the [nation
Title wee agreed to, and the matter dropped.

DL COAYIELDII.LITTLII

A letter WYre.4iv
i7;1;-117.-(fo-riferti. out it it vu
to send biro his fee of Lill% or professional serviorai in
easinection with the sewaae enquiry iuid report.
PL4NS 01, !WILDING'.

Devonian arid Go. sent in plans *bowing the
width of ground they were willing to give to the Board
by Muir intended building. In Dorset-place, which would
be • eriAth of clearly 30 feet.
Mr. CHARLIE, suggested that before they decided upon
incepting the offer they should aak tl.. surveyor what the
cost w.edd be. . .

Mr. Rohe-Ns: We asked the Mears. Devenisla to give us
this width of road.
Mr. CHARLES: It will cost at lead LI per foot.
Mr. Itoseve : Whet _ver we bare toiay ought to be for
value received.

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Mr, I.IIAOLES : Miro WO Wirer to prtvent them building
then*- - - - -

Mr..aid the Mesera Deeenish had madr the
B .ard an uthr of the ground fur a certain auto. and they
wanted to know wh.tt they were about.

The M•VOR illUd they were doing this at their own wish.
notwithstanding the fact that the property would be im-
proved by it.
The inatmr we. left in the hands of the surveyor for
him to make an estimate of the c •t of making the rood.
A plan we. then submitted of buildings now being im-
proved iipposito Mr. Lundie'e warehouses in Maiden-
street. The plan warn olijocted to on the ground that
of the lower windows abutted too far out on ti the tow-
path, but it was ultimately accepted, providing the
window was made fiat with the building. The matter
wits referred t the Street, Committee, who afterwaids
went to ituipoct it.