The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-05-10 00:00:00

BRIDPORT.

A QUANTITY of 121Aaell1 Ware caught at Plantar •
end Sews on Friday last, and retailed in the to•L
4d. earth.

BUFFETS OF ACCIDENTAL INFORANC£ A for
months since, Mr. B. W. !bore, a young senth-mar
Po...restock. effected a policy against accidents In
Railway Pamengers Assurance Company. He an,
innately met with an accident • week or two stno-,
hoe.. having bolted whilst riding. awl severely bras.
lita knee. The Company have just awarded Mr. neer.
£24 as compensation.
BRIDPOILT BOAAID OF 4300111DIAIPIL—At a meeting
this Board, held on Wednesday, it was unanimous.'
resolved that Mr. B. Legge (Litton Cheney) be : I
chairman for the coating year; Mr. G. 8. Miller, bru.l
pole, be the vies-chairman; and Mr. J. Templemin it
the deputy vise-chairman. lirers. Ramey, Fe,,e,
and Mine wars at pointed the visiting eommittee for the
werthonse, It was resolved that Meam. B. I,q‘e, .1.
Swaffleld, J. Hussey, G. 8. Miller, T. F. 1.-eg. J.
Templeman, W Elssood, win J. Roper. 'needle,. il
P. • poor; toietber witb Meyers. J. Gawky, B. P.
Giandry, C. Weld, and W. Housaell, e.r-offiloto gttardnai,
should form the aseeemment committee.

THZ IIAGDALIIII CH•IITT.—The oommissiooers
refit,' to sanction the sale of the site of the old alai
houses which were destroyed by Bre shout two yein
sines. The churchwardens wish to sell it for 'EI
purpose of purohaelos other premises with the proreoh.
and thus piovide the old women who were burned or
with suitable aooomodation. It appears, however, that
the buildings can be rebuilt for about £4OO, towards
which there is £l7O in the bank, and the Comtais.ioners,
in a recent oommisoicstion, offer to assent to each being
done, provided the neoeseiry subicoptions eon be
raised. It is to be hoped licit the necessary smouct
will soon be forthoomieg, so that the administratiot
of the fund may be retained in the hands of thou
competent to undertake the respot • ibilty.

LOCAL BOARD or HEALTH. -A special meeting of the
Seised was held is the Council Chamber on Fridly
evening lost "to receive the report of the Water Coe.
mitts" end to coneider an application from Kr. Enos
for leave to put an iron railing in front of his home is
West-street." The Mayor (Mr. Janie' Williams) pre-
sided, and there were aleopreeent Messrs. B. P. Guodry,
T. Legg, H. M. fitembridge, H. Bridle, I'. Nortbovet,
J. Templeman, J. C. Lorcombe, J. Hounoell, E. Clint,
J. Bartlett, C. Tucker, J. M. P. Montage, T. Beech, E.
Cos, H. N. Cox, T. H. Edmunds, and H. Tooker.-
Our readers will remember that at the lost meeting of
the Board a committee was formed, consisting of cise
members, five of whose opinions were either adverse to
a fre..ll supply or considered that it should be intro
duoed by means of • company, and the revosiniog em
In favour of a supply of water being brought to by tbe
Board. The purpose for which that comnittee
appointed was to consider. the scheme ebid
might be brought before them for the introdc,
tion of esker. The clerk now mad the report d
the committee which was only gained by the fiu
gentlemen in favour of a company, the remaiwor
four dissenting, end giving their reseons in writiert ig -
so doing. The report stated that a great diff..reneed
opinion misted amongst the members of the *gaminlh
but after a great deal of discussion they recommendei
that the water supply should he obtained by meow of I
company, and that the Board should pledge its siserd
to any feaaible scheme which might be brought him
them. The committee also recommended that wee
means should be token to efleiostly drain the tout, fit
regard being paid to the uttlioiticio of the sewage. Th
reasons alleged by the dissentients were that the/ ee
sot consider it to be within the province of the Bowl"
pledge themselves to support • eomPerly, oespesiedlY I
it was uncertain in what way such pledge might a
hereafter construed —that a supply of pure .at
as required in the town, OM be best obtains
by the Board exerching their borrowing New
and bringing it in themselves—that the drab)*
of th• town can be better carried out by the Board
conjunction with the water supply. It will be see.
therefore, that the matter steads in exactly the saw
position as it did before tbe appointment of tti
committee. A long and detrultory conversation soiia.
during which mutual recriminations were Mae, Kr
Montagu oontending that Mr. Cox ought to hove De-
mented the prospectus of a company to the committee
and sic. versa. Ultimately Mr. Cox proposed aed
Havana seconded, " That the report of the committee
on the water supply now promoted be received sod
adopted," upon which the Mater eequired whit
kind of support the Board were expelee4 to Plear•
Mr. Cox explained that it was only their moral support
as • body, but be trusted that as individual membere
they would also support It's a materiel ensee. Memorials
from the ratemyen of Allington, the month ward sad
the north ward, were respectively presented by
Btembridge, tar. Templemen, and Mr. Bridle, praying
the 'nerd to use their influence to again the Mire-
dustiest of water by a cowpony. 751 signature won
appended to the three memorial+. But the Mayor
stated that be bad every reason to believe that several
of the signatures were &fixed by the wife without the
'enema or knowledge of her husband. On the mons'
being put, Moe members voted for sad live spiorf•
' —The Mayor said that the next step wee to adept "e"
measures for carrying out the recommendation of the
oommittere and thereby to rattily the Central Authority
After along discussion sate the best mode of obtadost
plain for the draining of the towa, Mr. H. N. Cos Pri'
period that adverthemente should be inserted it
' ',viewer newspaper requesting 1111$1.0telll to inform tie
Board under chat terms they would prepare Ow ix
and edifies the Board on the draining of the 'wrote
' This was seconded by Mr. Montagu, and carried we
con.—Tbe Clerk was directed to write to the Cease
Authority, informing them what bad been done is se
matter.—Mr. Evans 's application was then cossitite4
his object being to pr uu hildren earthling is
walls of his home by emoting kron
inches from the front thereof. The feeling id the 15'7'
however, seemed to be spinet the application, 101
matter dropped.
B°ltevelf Poucu. ilehdal.—Before the tfeynr o+o
Req.,) sad B. W. Whetham Esq.
Becramis Row, for neglecting to have ei‘
vaccinated, was fined 15a. and 10a fid. ecete*
. default seven days' imprienement„ The deferdsL: -
err, leg with the Dorset Militia at Dorchester
Quarles Granger, a boy, fur stealing half •
Geier, the property of Moser.. Osborne ond,
Southatreet, was committed for air weeks' hard 11/'''