The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-07-02 00:00:00

LOCAL 00VRRNMENT BOARD.

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A meeting was bold on Ileoday evening last, present
—Mr. B. Wllas, chairmen of the Board. M. IL Pearce,
Mr. R. Coming, Mr. A. &riven, Mr. T. Gibbs, Mr. C.
Mitchell, Mr. B. Flew, Mr. W. Combea, Mr. C. Whits,
Mr. J. C. Lana, Mr. A. W. otter, Mr. J. P. derive.,
Mr. J. Hodder, and It. N. Howard, Egg., stark.
TEI WITSOOTH CODICIL AND TEI IMIBANWAINS:
The CLAIN gave an uociant of what bad been done
in eonsequence of the Board at their het meeting having
pasted a resolution that he should write to the Wey-
mouth Corporation on this matter. He read the letter
be had written, w b Leh appears else where in our solumne.
sad »embed that leis latter was not reed at Ike W•y•
mouth TO.IIII Cumin meeting, but serials statements
were mask, which were perfectly inoorreet. Going
through • report of the Weym,utit Council meeting.
be said his suggestion was that the Breakwater Was
no. In the Weymouth Corporation's jansdlotion, and
they suggested writing the letter, not himself. It bed
been said that the Portland Surd declitpd to have sap
thing to do with the matter, but they had not declined
In any shape or form ; they simply said it wee not the
proper time. Did the Board decline to have anything
to do with the matte,!
Mr. B. PIABOII : We declined for the prevent.
Mr. 11111VIISIA, said it would be a long time before
the Fort was sompleted.
The Cisuansx suggested that the Board should not
Interfere; but several members erslaimed that they
ought at came to seed up and stop the matter from
gotag further at present.
Mr. A. Scam= said it certainly ought not to be
allowed to par out of the Board's hand.. As to the
lotto, to the Weymouth Corporatism, the Clerk had
drawn it Tory mild.
Mr. HODDER, who had not long arrived, said from
what be had seen in the papers and what be had beard,
it vu thought they ought to send up • memorial to
ray that the Breakwater was completed. But where
was the maa who could say that ?—(hear.) Ile should
sot like to apply the proper term ti such • statement
--(hear)—sub • proposal ought never to have been
made, and the people who made it ought to have bees
aware what they ware talking about—(beisr).
Mr. C. WWI% suggested writing to Sir John Coode
to aseertain whether he oonaidered the Breakwater
ecuiplete. _

Mr. H. COMICII mad of mune u. Coode was wit&
the Weymouth Corporation ; but the Portland Board
should try aad stop It.
z. HODDER WAR for tending to the gontloooen at Um
bout of too department under which the Breekwater
tem built, to say that the Board would be very *sad
to readout them, if they only limey when they were

Mr. &auras proposed that the Clerk he instrasted
to sense to the proper authonties stating that the
Hoard do not consider it so appropriate time for • ewe-
maw to defiers the Breakwater opened, aatil the Fort
at the sod he completed, when the Board will be happy
to rewire them and treat them with a'l due courtesy.
80. Unmet seconded.
It ••• &IMP suitgeateo that the manorial should state
that the Beard had pot deoliseed to join Sn any seremont ;
bet ealY that they did sot wander the present
appropriate.
Mr. er; P. &WYSS woo for %et remirsi the
istulaisse MN Wawa* Old