The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-05-12 00:00:00

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A letter leas read In;IU-tite.a...;.—of the Peace offering on
haw( of the court .4 quarter 2:haulms 13,500 fur the Cowie
in the Shirehall . -

- Alderman roomn asl.l the Offer wag ag gand an 16.000. It
would be equal to tin a year. If they refused the Court
might by Mal byo build a Shirchall elsewhere, and he toyware
the Corporation would has the Shirehail on their bands, and
might turn it into a mow and SO forth, but they were not
rid, enough to ,to that : or tiny might turn it into
whieh would prohably add to the borough Ilvbt
Ile thou.:lit the property era, very well sold and eery well
bought. It w.othl be advantageous to the town, and the Court
hal better hare given 7 000 than have to build a new shirw
hall. lie proposed the nee:Mance of the offer, and the signing
of a memorial to the Treasury for permission to carry out the
nine. . .

The money is to be sprit.' to paying off the £2,500 £3 per
cent. mortgage on the Corn Exchange, and the balance towands
the expenses or the new fair field.
The proposal was generally approred, and the motion carried
unanimously.
Mr. K. Davis, builder, again complained of the notireceipt of
the lease of the houses he had built in Wollaatou•neld, which
kept bin, out £1,300, and he hoped the Council would bg
prep:trod to compensate him for the delay.
Alderman Cowrie called for information's to any other leases
uncompleted and undelivennt
As to the weighing machine for the Waterworke, Messrs,
Crocker and Fenner teuderal for a machine to weigh 4 cwt.,
SAL and Mr. I. azel, £ 1. &I. They were different machines.
On the motion of Mr. rousen, seconded by Mr. F. haulm
Mears thasker and Fenneee tender was accepted, that being
the kind of machine rec.nunnuded by the Waterworks'
Committee.
Dr. Al-Demos called attention to the dangerous condition of
the house in South-street occuireal by Mr. Lucas, and to the
fact that the old cesirpool system was dinclueod to hare existed
On the pretence pulled down.
1 he MAYOR said this would oome on under the Local Board
busitiese.
LOCAL BOARD or HILLTIL
The Surveyor report.' a nuisance in North-square from Mr.
J. 11. Groves boiling entrails; and the matter was referred
to the Town (jerk on the legal position.
Leave was given for the managers of Wort Fordington school
to ho supplied with water
The Surveyor reported that John Lewis.. I Fordingtonhill,
bad removed the ventilating shaft Iran the skirl of hn house.
Ire thought it necessary there should be such, shaft at that
elevated point —The bane occupied by John Luau, In South.

itrevt, yea dear:roue to the public vet the oCCUPiere. And there
was a coninvm i•rley n the pretuisor. -Th.. 441 toilers M the
Wattrworha %tie IloW 4iriViIIIC the new cazinca. MeAar..
r, Fliana r. eni I appear,' to havettni. I thrit work,
an.: the pumps woull throw mach ;non water than fortiterl.-.
It ,t,010,.d Lewl er C letter I. the Setry,or rooitirilef the
shah to be roan% el within tile, tlaca, or he Coal I !will it
down ler. Pltillipo to,,k n lw,.anJ the shtit waa thrown
down. . .

Alderman liaLrM, speaking reo ctit,. thc ventilating Aat,
sald he undersbaal that on Lewis removinz the shaft he found
the junction at the bottom .as worn through, and ao the
effluvia came thronich the windows into the how, tie had
ItoppLA up the ve,t, and rinee then it ttaa naid the grating
max the tntn,i imitted wry offensive etflut
Atml her abaft was suiretaited in the centre of rordington
Green a ioodaii Ilay-pole, ir by the church timer.
Aunimix niit charcoal boxed were provided in iilturcnt
;arta •.1 the Man, able!, were to iy tutu gu. ;
if th..l did .1.1„ it ronlint•ion they did not eta, here, :.114 it
xa.> a matter that att 1111,11 to at .11Ct.

Al.l,nnan (41. m moved that the Survey.,r report to the
)tavnr what was amide 1 in connectbm with the ,haft at Lew iv*r.
and that Om May .r take the necesaary ateps to prevent any
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This Li "c;rri—oil.
The Surveyor 'vas also directed to replenish the charcoal
boxes.

Aeto the house occupied by John Lucas, a letter hat been
sent to the policy calling on them to protect the lives of the
inmates. —llr. Itritegrr added that on behalf 4 the owner, kir.
Matifield be had called the attention of the architect and
builder to the matter. —The Surveyor said the house might fall
down at any moment. —l4. Penny read the law requiring
notice to be given to the owner to take down, secure, or repair,
and if not done speedily two Justices may order the lame within
a specified time ; and, in default order the Surveyor to do the
work and charge the owner with all the expenses.
11,RXITT maid he would accept service of the notice OD
behalf of Mr. nanfield. . . . .

Dr. SLDIUDOII proposed that the house be Immediately fencul.
and that notice be given to Mr. Italitleld under the Act.
The matter was left with the Mayor and the Surveyor.
TH. IFATERWORIVI.

The Surveyor, in answer to Mr. Hodges, said the pumps had
not been teed since the repairs; but in reply to Alderman
Gal* he swid the work spedfled had been done to his satisfac-
tion and In a workmanlike manner, though the contractor, had
to ken, the pumps in working order for three month&
Further, Mr. Phillips saki, In reply to Mr. Galpin that the
contractors said the plan he had made them carry out would
Cot answer. He did not see how the matter was to be drilled
unless • third party were called I. It suemed they complained
of the buckets being designed with too contracted water way.;
and the Surveyor answered, on the authority of U. 1,. Moseley,
C.E , that his roquirement wee only about half the speed he
taut as the maximum rate. Al to a third party he said he
should be glad for one to he called In, and if he were proved
wrong he would pay the expenses. He expected the pumps
would require about Ullle pressure in each engine, and th
then they would throw about throe Units the water they
originally did.
Some eoueentetlou ensued, and it wee ultimately agreed the
Surveyor should irvt itonie little ri pairs dune the esighous
required, and start the pumps at a moderate pressure. If they
did not work there, he should report to the Waterworks' coin-
inittoo At length it woo arranged the Surveyor and Mr.
Fenner .hould meet at the engine house to talk over the
matter, and try the engine. at 351 b. pressure.
The waterworks committee reported that they have got coal
at We 3d. per ton which It satisfactory.
A letter was read from Mr. Allardyea, of the Phospho-Silicon
M inure Company, relative to the her of soakage to the water
well, elating that It was intended to asphalt. tha whole of the
floor this summer This was accepted.
The Guardians of the Dorchester Union applied for terms for
a aster supply, they prolibling the necessary pipes and laying
the Wino It was Weed to glee a supply at the same Klee as
to the Dorset County School, too idol they take it from •
meter on our own works.
Haman

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A letter was r0...;d-inni;tlic-11;Q:liu:171-in—eilt Board sanction-
ing the appointment of llr. Good as nualical Aker of health.
This concluded the business.