The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-23 00:00:00

LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.

The usual monthly to •ting of this Irsly Wee bold in the
Town-ball on Writine•day last, awl thvre wore prevent the
Cb.itinsn (Mr. H. Dtrden) and Meters. 0. Pond. F. T.
Johns. H. GM, Z & Smith, k S. H 4401,. J. O.Z. Lsw-
rennv, 8. Abbott, J. 8414 J. 11 Wassihant, E. J. L Brown,
3.!. Barnet, and P. A. Swum

LAWIENCE enquired crhether C cops of the
reeflutlon passed at the recent public meeting with
reference to the water supply of the town and sewerage
mftters had been forwarded to tr• Lost Government
and if so what reply had been reit tire L Mr.
',dread et on to refer to • report*, a conference held
at Nottingham, ..t which Dr Sabin. the Medical /Nicer
of Health, &dew fled the dry earth eratem.
The CHAIRMAN the resolution had been mot up, and
the Clerk read his letti rto the L Govertnneot B aid,
In which he stated that there wee eight risinbers of the
Local Board in favour of waterworks and mord against.
He also read the f?Rowitirt reply

6•Lecalbov.er.nroent Board,
•• Whitehell, W, 45th Nov.. 1879.
"Bir,—l am directed by the Load Governmont B irked to
state thst they have bed under their ronaderetion your
letter of the 9th September last, but :hat haeiai mowd to
the report made lir their initiate% Mr. Smith, after the
Inquiry held by him in June, 1878, they are unshie to
avoid the conclusi,n that teak, or water supply ought to
be provided for the district of the Blandford Forum Load
Board. It appeare to the BAIA that the propose' con-
tained In the resolution passed at the westing of rate.
payers on the Sod of September is not vutilcient to meet
the requirements of the ease, and they truer, therefore,
that the Local Board will give further attention to , the
matter, with the view et carrying out an adequare scheme
of water supply. Whether the pirticular scheme sub-
mitted to the meeting ought to he esiried out, the Local
Owernoent Board are at present unahle t r. hot a
loan will no doubt be requirel to suable the Local
Boet,t to defray the c-rd of the scheme upon which
they may deterudoe, awl tette o giving their sand na to
the te,rrowing of the money, the L cal (Lemur nt Board
would probably direct a local irAniry, at which the
stellar would he thoroughly invest igetul, and ell persons
interested would hays the ~pport.ini•y of eta int their
views upon the arbject. I mu, dear sir, your obedient
servant,

K Rorrox. Aishtant Sccreta-r."
Behwe 'whet how ,lat eleik got eight members is
mut of waterworn and
The CIIAIIKAN said that was so previour to the public
L-etlng.
Mr. 8. Arnim said he sena in favour of waterworks
befall the public ineeting, but he was not so now

A _ilimosaina e .sued, and 11r. Juan *poke at tome
leogth. De .aid the matter r. gained mmons*o sideration,
en In we. one which met seriosily aff.etad tbe town,
first an regarded the 66-.lth of the peopi.., and
re,. ivied tao pnokets of the'ratemider., h. WIN of epini• n.
and hew.. backs i by emiaeut •ntivorty. that when wells
hat ones been e litaminate d it was impomllde to get there
p:ye stain. If that was the case it was enite clear that
Mr. Lmerenea's propmed aehetne would not provide a
rinedy, There wan on d oiht that in a small town like
tb ,t ',HA,. of bystry rates was • *rims matter tint
s itmminA the, 111/ a Doerd, reins-al to do n hat Om 1.. 'eel
t toe/muscat Board required, the Llell Government it rardl
bat power toe .mte I them to not 1.. virtim of tl.at
w intl r,mpl tho r ,vl.lO waterweekr,
The Lx-e' amammal., mid h• I a's . the power to rom-
p 4 them a., prarttn sencra,e work% • bid, AP looked is ten
a. an 1011110111.0 evil to • town like that. H rot.* laded
that if they did not etipply water works as ri quired. the
L celO,veroneustll wd htl,sht Compel them to provide
sewerage works as well
Mown eosin% tined the wells e-odi he ma4e pit-e
again, and one or two other memhers ezpreasoll the same
" • •

-.11r:.-IietOPES proposed tin: Mr. Lawrence thesid auhmit
a plan et the at xt moetine.
I. reply toe member Mr. lAWIIIMICI geld if his system
sr, re adopted It woold neeetptate the appomtment of an
inmeetor to are th•t I wan pr.tpely e not.
Alter tome farther dt5.,..1 in Mr. !MIMS sKonde'i Mr.
Tin 'teem pr .potOt.on, which eat tere,.l tn.
M-. Lawitence said be would nulonit a Pimpl • and
MelPel•me plan, and tot hoptd the enetolotrs of tie B red
would not come to the meet jut biased.