The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-08-17 00:00:00

BEI DPORT.

LICHNSING COMIITTEG—The ("Mown& utagistr..tes fern.
the Licensing Committee for the eieming you: -The
Mayor (Mr. C. Tucker.. Mr. K. Tucker. Mr. S. W. Whet.
ham, Mr. F. Good, Mr. J. Williams, Dr. Hay, mid Mr. W.
T. Whetliam.

LORUI oil POLICS, Fri lay. - Def"re Dr 11,y

kicliard rm.ler, ...yielder, wee brourtt mi. in cizstodi
having been apprehended uneer a warrant by I' C. Matzeed
charged by lain wife, Ann Tucker, with hating turned her out
of doors on the 12th met, and threatened to do for her, whereby
she was icc Isslily fear, and ',tiled that he might be bound over
to keep the peace. Mr liay for defendant -The wife appared
with • very teal black and said on Weibiteday night the
defendant Caine home tipq, and told her if slit .11.1 not turn
out of the lo.use he would smash tier; she went to I;urnin that
night, returning hi her lonne again the I..llowing niorning.
• Last night he turn.' lwr out of diming ar.vcic,: it we, raining
ham at the thee, and lie would not allow her to put .ni her bat
or shawt—ttuestionol by Mr lbw, she nail In, husband gave
her the black eye. -Defendant denied this, runt said the blow
was given her by a riflenuin at the tamp.—The wife further
stated that lier lituthaial had st-ud over her with a knife ill her
bednsnu at midnight All lihe wanted %V AS protection for her
three little children - Mr Day, for the defentm, urged that the
mere turning the wife out 1,1 doors did not show that Ole was
111 bodily fear; if the went to the house, and create' a dig-
t kliv‘nco, IL 140Ulal 1.41 placing the bustimid In a very owe.
position to hind him over. —I iefciadant said his wife had taken
a false oath • she slniuld not conic DMZ his IMMO ILKAiII The
wife said she Illd n,.t want t...; all she required woe her clothe.;
what her husband welded to uo waist° sell off evt ry thing, and
go with the children bi America, leavi,o; She
could not see that she almuld be kit unprovi.led f She ace
told she niust not in any way excite her hu.leuid, ma 11,., sas
liound over, himself iii x2O, and two sunAies in ClO inch, to
keep the voice for a;x mouth, - The required surety was
found, defendant uayicug he would see that the cla I Wen diti not
want, but his wife 56016111ga conic near his house again.

BRIDPORT TOWN col:Nell. AND LOCAL
BOARD 'IF HEALTH.
A quarterly meeting of the Council war held on Tues-
day, when there were ire. at the Mayor (Mr. C. Tucker),
Alderman J. M. P. Montagu; C.mucillor. It. Tucker, It.
Gundry, K Iliddleconthe, 11. N. 0... T. 11.
Edmund., J. Dunham, J. T. Stephens. W. T. Wheth.te,
and C. Edmunds, and the Town Clerk 4Slr. F. W
Gueary).

KS AT.
,lIONSCOIIIIE.

The report of the c mittire wa..l presented by Mr. T.
H. Edmunds. They recommended various repairs, for
doing which Mr. Ash should be allowed a quarter's rent,
that he be allowed to grub and cleanse the brow f the
hills, where rabbits harboured, awl .latua.rwl the • Tops,
that he have £l5 to provide a gate, awl have kaou to throw
two oak trees for poste. Mr. f:drounds spoke very highly
of the way in which the Wel was farmed—it wan a credit
to Mr. Ash and to the Corporation.
On the motion of Mr. If. N. r'ng, seconded by Mr. It.
IiUSURT, the report WKS Linpted.

ADDITION...II. LAMM

The Watch Cosniz-latiiii;:aeaiiin-i;;Ld thot the lamps in
North Allington be re-arrampaL three new tamps being
*tided, au that the di .tone between h would be con-
siderly lessened. Al., that a new lamp be placed in
South Mill Lane.

Some conversation ensued as br the desirahility of having
the lamps lighted on the Brailpole road till the arrival of
the last train during the summer nuniths, but as the
winter season commences in September, it WAY nut thought
worth while to make any alteration at priesent.
Mr. Ilt DDLECON HI drew attention ti the dangerous stAte
of the road in North Allington during the dark evenings
of the past few nights, in consequence of it having been
broken up for the water and drainage.
Mr. R. Tucaca thought it a wonder that accidents had
not happened there.
The 11• TOR said he hoped the road would soon be in a
better state. all the work waa being pushed forward.
Mr. J. T. STEPHICIS moved that the report be adopted.
and that the price paid the Gan Company for lighting the
lamps be the same as but year.
Mr. DyNilliW leConJell, Sad it Wa.4
. . .

J. T. STKJIIE3m mentioned finding lamps MI the
outskirts of the town out at quarter to eleven.
Mr. Lowe, manager to the Gag Works, said it was not at
all intended that the Lamps should be put out before
eleven o'clock, but the men commenced at the outskirts
of the town, and might am:101.11nm begin five minutes too
goon lie would see that it did not occur main.
Mr. C. YMMUNDS asked whether. .susidering coal war
not so dear now as last year, the public Lamps could not be
supplied with tea at a lessped ; hut he was told that when
the price of coal advanced seine LOW back the east of
lighting remained the ,rine to PrelriOtl•iy,

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IIIK /0IROC.:11 111.0PM4TY.
The Alafou Said that a-4 Mr. Reynold. Ira/I.a of town
and could not atteml, he IA asked that hid motion a. to
a periodical 'survey a the I;orp.ration property, and that
the schedule should be produced, might .tand over for the
present. —Agreed to.

THE SAND AT TIIE Ilatllol IL
This question wow al,o a!lovre.l to •Lait..l over : the coni-
UlitTeo appointed to con4,ler the laud referred it to
counnt and they would report as ..Oort ILA an answer was
received.

..:1111: STALIa

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In the Market Ile. nese were said by the Mayor to
1,. in • very lind state. no le++ than II of them wanting
repairing. Ile .taggeategl that the Valuing Cenunittee
report as to what v. a., wanted to be .lone.
Mr. T. 11. Faitualts said that some of the Malls were lal
a .I°4 diAreputable state.
It wao greed that the Valuing reminittc• report
thereon.

110-04. lOAID
or llEatTii.
A lett, was re.a4 by the Town Clerk (Mr. F. W.
Gundry) (ruin Mr. Evans, the tsitalical officer of health,
rAttinif that his attention had lee.. c.011.nl by Mr. 11. N
Cox to the state of the cellar at his residence at ltridge
1i0n... He found the floor covered with filth, which was
caii-ed by a leakage from the town .1r:0n close by. This
state .4 things was very offensive and injurious to health,
and should be looked to immediately.
Mr. H. N. Cox said the fact was the old town drain woo
Out auMcient to carry off the aurface water in cam ,4 a
violent storm, and the conamluence wa, he got all the
sewageinto him cellar.

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—1171;-/Iiiroit'said the old drain would only Le used fer
surface water when the new system wag carried out.
hr. H. N. COX said it woo not big enough for that
Alderman illosracu said the drain was in a ruitteu,
condition and full of hobo; it would require uewPt,
there.

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Tbe matter was ultimately referred to the 2ianit.TY
Committee, Mr. Patten (inspector/ bein.; instructed toupee
the drain for their inspection that they might rental" t."
What was best to he done.
TICE STATE OF TIIE ROME. •
Mr. 11..1. Coe, surveyor, relented on the bad condition
the roads are in where they have been opened for the
water and drainage worke He had rec-ived a letter from
Mr. N. M. Lorgin, on behalf of Mr. Job Legg, Allingtou
Villa, as to the improper state in which the reeds had
been left..
The MAYOR said Me Gundry had written to and he had
xpoken to the contractor on the subject, and he believed
the matter would be remedied as soon as possible.
Mr. T. H. EDMUNDS said they did not seem to ram the
: earth when they tilled in.
Mr. 11. N. Cox said they had • clerk f works—was it
not his duty to MOO that the work was properly dope
The ill•voit said he had spoken to the clerk of the works
about three weeks ago, and be hail said he thought the
contractor was ib,ing the bust he could. Mr. Cox, sui-veyor,
had also then stated he thought the contractor was doing
pretty well.
Mr. 11. N. tWe said it was quite certain that the roads
were in • very bad state at the present time.
The MAYOR said he supposed all they could do was to
" keep on keeping on, till it was remedied.
Mr. Looeie s letter was then read, setting forth that his
client (Mr. (Mr. Job Legbitollig)owfhoutthldb:
r.thictdcri.edthe. Hard
t. his
pro'hpli.i.rftory
The SURVEYOR said be had had great complainta from
persons coming from the country as to the state of the
madamn the town.