The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-06-07 00:00:00

Till PILI-101/tl.

Ttw Surveyor stated. It will be Swished in 'boat a
month.

C 1711,111140 AT LODWILI.

A curb and gutter being proposed to be laid from
Red**it ravens to Robs,liatation, Mr. BROWN objected
they Were getting Into MI6 continual leaking away from
the estimated rater. and mortgaging the future. lie
vowel from a 'spirit of economy ; if they brats silt for
weed estimates. adhere to them, and what ml benefit to
the public would justify this curb I
The propositson was canto,' ; but hfr. BaOlllN oracle 1
his protuit spinet spending money on worts not estimated

our 117‘11.

It vu declisd to compel householders to can y at the
provisions of the Public liisalth Act, with ri epect,to pro-
vidlog dust bins on their premises.

hrrhotca TO THE ILLNOIL
The (honed next considered the dArs%ility of altering
the approsohse to the sand neat he donkey stand, at the
same time as the cab stand Is pitched.
The !Laos proposed it should be done, and it was
&greed to. th. aooeptaaais of tenders being left to the
Finance Committee.

TIM MIXT Anil tatehoviatirr 00111112?&I
Recommended Ulf t all footpaths at the spirituel' to the
entrances to the town be outlined and not saphalted.
They did not like the idea of abandoning the formation of
a new dreet in the neighbourhood of Trinity Church and
leading to Chapslry and Rockwell, and further rsoom-
mended that the Surveyor again direct his attentioa to
the queetiou and make further plans for some practicable
road there, which plan is t be brought before the sub-
committee. They recommended the moorsi of some
buildings and limeade( the roadway co the North Quay•
road between Boot-lane and the West Plain and alea at
the tooth roomer. Subject to the atom they advised that
the 90080111 for public improvements be accepted.

IiCZWATIA BRID•IL

A letter from the Clerk of the Peace stated that the
liability of maintainine the Backwater bridge. Weymouth,
havins been decided to be on the County, they are con.
ordering whether it shall be repaired only; secondly.
whether It shall be repaired or widened, or, thirdly.
whether • new bridge shall be built. As it would erst •
considerable sum of money to carry out either of the pro-
posals, the County authority oak whether the town of
Weymouth and the owners of property adjoining the
bridge would be willing to contribute towards the outlay
for • new bridge, which would be a structure mottos
some 110,000 or Lll 000, and it was thought • substantial
°Attribution should be offered.
The Man said this 1/11/1 very important The wooden
, structure had been thrown on the musty very unwilling,
, and they would not look on the bridge with anything like
I favour, but if the town could manage to get • handsome
stone structure wogs the Backwater, by toying something
towards the cost It would be • greet &twenties.
Mr. : We ought to do everything we can to
help them.
Kr. Snows: Whet out we do as a corporate Board
The tierce r. We can do—nothing If we thaw, and
leave them to do what they like. But It would be such
an improvement that I think we could make • substantial
eft towards • handsome stone structure. and that ought
to form part of the improvement scheme.
▪ Lovau. said the ootinty are legally compelled to
repair and that is sndleient for oar wants at the present
time. Beiblei, we should look a little farther ahead we
doe't Moor what we may want to do with that Break.
water; if the trade of the port lacressee, no doubt some
further DSO will have to he made of the Backwater and •
stone structrre saves may prove a nutmegs. We hod bad
to spend done, in °pone the eminty. mil he did not
*es his way Meer to render he retvpayers liable by great-
lag a
(rift towards the bridge. The empty be did not
blame for supplying, if they could find the Cortese soft
enough to contribute.
The Maroa mentioned Captain Bambro took great
Interest in the matter. and said what a good thing it would
be for the town.
• Nswet.a wished they could amalgamate the interests
of the tows with the liabilities of the coney, sod
It wee hinted that a certain owner of land wee prepared
lo_pet down IMO*
The tauter was lett over, and the Looel Board rms.