The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-04-14 00:00:00

SMIDGEN AND DIILDING6.

Mr. R. Williams, in the absence of Mr. Okeden
reed this report. The payments were—bridges,
£143 15a. 41.; gaol, £123 Is. 6.1.; hall, 43 lii. 84.:
work. ordered by the Court, £7ll 111. 84.; total,
L'l,ooo. Woodeford bridge was recommended to be
made a county bridge. The County House has boom
thoroughly repaired and completely furnished and
made suitable for the resident* of Her llsjeaty's
Justices of Arise, and for other purposes intended
by the Court. and the committee bare every reasoe
to believe the whole work bas been satisfactorily
carried out. A memorial bac been sent to the
committee relative to the state of bridge near
Charmouth called " Newland's Bridge." re com-
mittee are sot aware of their li.bility to repair, in
other words,that it is a smutty bridge. At the same
tiros, eooaid.ring that the bridge ii on the maln turn.
pike road, end a very sasimat bridge, the committee
wish the advise of the Court on the subject. The win.
mitts. cannot aloes this report without expressing great
regret at having received a Letter from Kr. Okeden
staling that his state of health would not allow him to
cocaina* the duties of oheirman of the oommittee, which
li. ha. discharged for so many years to the greet
advantage of the county and with uniform courtesy to
the committee. Mr. Williams presented a memorial
from the clergyman and inhabitants of Charmooth,
calling attention to the dilapidsted and dangerous state
of Newland's Bridge, and regulating the Court to take
such steps se the emergency of the sees requires.
Mr. J. (Sundry said this was an important bridge, on
the road from Beidport to Hotter, and he wee informed
that its state was dangerous.
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—The Chairman suggested that the Court should refer
the nutter to the Chairmen of the Committee and rush
members of it as reside in the Bridport division, nod if
they are setiseed it is • monty bridge sod requires
imateeliat• repsir, they meld order works to the extent
of Clig. but they must report to the Court before
malisoritdng the expenditure of elurger gam
Kr. Willis no said the County urvsyur Meted that
O would do what wait reqslred.
The Chairman pointed out that if an molded
happened there, the County might be liable for
snelfeassnoi.,

-1'124 tras—agreed to.
The Chairman sad he was sorry that the state of Mr.
Olieden'e health prevented his ever being able to attend
eh Dorchester exoept in the middle of summer, so that
Ith wee *Milted to relinquish the chairmanship of the
Bridge and Building Committee. He regretted that one
of his oo.temporeries waa able no longer to 11l the PeeMIR
be had so long held, hat tither who knew Mr. °Medea
keeer very well that he bad worked to tint last.
Probotny tee Court Would Ws to may how thesttlLL
they were to him at the close of the other businem
(hear hitar). As it wee important an experienced rasa
ehesid he the Chairman he would ask Yr. H. Willman
to take that ollise—(losair bear).
Yr. Williston impressed williagasso to soh
The report was adopted.
LUNATTO /111TLOWIL
111 r. J. Meyer, M.P., reed the qoarterly report, which
stated that the Wanes doe to the treasurer last quarter
wee 010 Is. Bi.. the expenditure for the quarter is
51„828 de 41. 'Amount dtte from asthma at le• it
gar, 21,376 7s. 7d.: ditto from Doe.peaper amount
an IL—total, 23,063 Bs. 74 Dehisce la hand,
nu es. 34. 'Tb• rm. wee ordered at Is. par day.
Th• balm" t° hi eovied over to the surplus
ameatall and from the see.e,,,apee and out-
patienta aceourit to £464, which will make I
the total amount in the cutlet amount 2616 9r.
Booker of Patients ht the ne71•01. Dec 2, 18/0, 162
,dl4B healed, admitted slime, 8 aloe sod
2 females; dierbarged Pees 2 males, glee
.4.
and 3 female' ; total 0011E02 Paseo, Patients, ottil 1,
156 males and 147 females. Out-eoesty um
Dee. 25. lost 78 OD fession. gh,
ehsrgeri in.. 1 twee* died sines 1 female ; %%dose_
county pauper patient*, April 1, 78 males aog
female.. Noa-paepers in asylum, Dee. 14,10 males and'
6 fernalec Total in asylums, April 1, 943 audio sad 210
female.; lota. 451 Bills were ordered to be paid
amounting to £2O 7e. 64. Tbe following enetrects were
talt-a :—Zaebariair Peach, bread. 4110. leaf. rid.: Hardie,
oh per cwt., 21 164. and Cl 10s. ; Atkinson, linen.
Mr. Ployer said it was satisfactory that they had
unlaced the maintenaatte rate from ls. Id. to la. pm
day. The noober of inmates remained perfectly mash
the "met there we. an increase of two seat in Irmo
the ewitity. but lb* total number eras anther lest than
It ea. teelee month. ago. It would seem from the aP.
plioations for admosion that they bad sow arrived at
what might he called the permal state ef the wham.
The smother the soeutr required he he Pwria" for
was
shoot 300, which was the number it was proposed to
build the sew myloo for. It wield oesitalu IA so that
gave them lest sefleleat Carets for swab an lemma se
might be aaticipated la tios sense el s lOW peen, if doe
populatles west os Worsens" at its games retie, and
no dadat het that allay a time eel ealermeseet woad/ be
required'vere It set that they hod
that he tbs_m/hi It P 55 est he regretted tbsy
For.toa to fall IPA up,..Hiles *Wok by it they
lseetbeee able* • • UN of too ur wig
I=4: WU
bad •
ph" soder Ps ankh( peoirliesl oho

theplela at landea. At prosal they were reathig a
hose for hi. at PO a year. but they had soak* to nit
It .it year. The making arangeanante tor the ohftpiMfl
living at foirdon would involve some littlantupeeditare,
but that would be provided out of the Mg=
soasalated by the treatment of out oasts
The report was thou adopted.
lls H. 0. Goode's% in the ell•Ktn,11411 J. 3. riugabsp
•=tisae. IN.' )10.7a:tsirePork "I's stilt *et lbe
It JOY q•Flof witk_ dAu tad
bakes ussiona, ftosze • a wanly
rate it three la the pound, E 2,924 les 31.;
mil his ita ,f 11. Treasury orders tor
maintenance of prisoners. 158138 .111 h. 10d a total of
£5,091 121. lid. Dods* the altss-seationed pay.
1.716 Z 3e.'Mg.9lavgatlaltlat for the a Vaaaa:l tbltaeomimaa of
quarter. The imiamithee reesinnesd ft einaty rate ot
Is Wlbl. la the pout; astauttiag to 0,899 15..,
tad that a as el Su gWuose be paid to Yr. 'Este tor
preparlag the IMMO' Mars tee the women' can.
mitteu—Adopted.

CIILINLIAL ZN11711114

The Clerk of the Pleas road the Add DoodahLes
report. Daring the post quarter 256 persons were
taken iota cathaity, of which 67 were dwaharged, 150
mints. mieriver=gplar 11,1 imotheitted for tri•L In
lest year 225 pergolas were
token inte outedy, 'bowleg an themes A 31 In the
pir:ggide etarter, The Totems for tles peel 76A •
dimes the &Zither of persona taken
Into waked, as papered with lb. previous 7541.
anionntteg le 80, sad dm that is the more whim
ag".ll. thorn against the parion, there is a
&crew of 88, the number to 1867 being 80
66.1.01 118 in left The Perna..., A Un
dstestsd coizaa h..ing below that of
Al Pontoss years ersape 1866. No Ism than 218
were cogivisted ea ths ieformaties of ths polies
outing 1667 10? selling bread otherwise than by weight.
The polies now set as siniclant relieving oaken in all
onions swami a=iiBB , sad eani•
=r hich
aiders w
Abbas ; aed,
hsa prevailed daring the the Wow A
vagrants relieved shows • dioceses of 207 as °emir...4
with the year previous to tlis appointmset of the police.
During tbe gest yes' 25 were soevicagd of using
&defeat weights ; 12,57=A way Awaited. 1.825
oldie were made, and the cost of rush inspection was
536 9. The amoget resolved for stamping was
fdt lls. 74., said for condemned weights 3s. 21; so
there es habeas is favour of the county of ss. Id.
for taspestioe dubs the part year. By the appoint-
ing.* et the polies et iwitestors there hag been au actaal
swims 00 eke Onn* miler this bred et SAM 155. Id.
ta else sae hen teats Ma leirl east for the aims
pada assordias le the average to their
appointment having toes 64,351 rietrieer, eas sines
October, 1868, it has only amounted to 670 ea. and this
Is Irmo...ire of the amount paid to lb. wanly rate toe
fines. As., DI 18s. 64. In reselegion ths Mkt Coa-
ttails suggests that the superannuation funds, now in
Consols, should be teat on tout, buildings, for which
Interest ii 4; percent is paid. This would wittiest
any additional cost to Quo county, tend to strengthen.
fund to width the polies mainly contribute, sad to
widish they look for andetanes when worn oat or disabled.
It would at the sante time render the prospect of •
oall upon the ratepayers for passions still moot remote.