The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-03-16 00:00:00

BRIDPORT LOCAL BOARD OW lIBALTII.

A quarterly meeting of the Board was hell at the
Cmuncil Chausber, on Friday evening last. rhe Mayor
(Mr. I!. Tucker) immodest aud there were present Aldermen
.1. William., G. 11. Ewen., A. Reynold.. Councillors W.
Swain. .1. P. Sittitl, T. 11. Elinunds, J. If ounsell, D. F..
Ilidllec,oubc, 11. N. Cox, J. Dunham, 11. J. T.
Steoben4., C. E Immols, W. T. Whetham, F. I,4gin, Mr.
F. W. ilundry (Town Clerk), Mr. It. J. Cox (surveyor) and
Mr. 11. Patten (inspector).
The minutes of the last quarterly and subsequent
meetings were roml, out of which one or two matters
cropped up.

" I beg to relont the Mum.: .4 closets for the use of ths
oocoolcra .4 two cottages . i ... Ate in noutlionill Ino;on..I
Irrhkie is In the occupation of F. ilopkin. and his 110:era
several chltiren ; the oth.r is at prowid unoccupied, and in a
very dilapidated condition.
"The nuisance complains' of arising Iron sao co. pool as
Mr Montagirs cot tazce C.ie IYaa.orv.rool has been abated
since ...dims have lv.ma served on the several ocmtplers, ail
ordered by the board.
"I am. gentlemen,
" Vow' übesiient senant,
"IILSOt PAT/10.
66 luspector.
" Dalai ilth March, 1575.

- I bee to obi with respect to the trees planted by Hr.
Joseph Cm...lr) In Woitt-sur..ct, (granted by your perutimi.m ow
that irtmtleusatia apidiymtion in IS7d), that lo of them Imi
been twitirod Inend.n..4 the bark ;et ideally the wilful act
of wane esilloj.o.d person r tenons, which, If not put •
ntos 1. inntht ..Itimately oaf in the destruction of the *bolo,
thereby fru.trating what was kindly intendal to be both usettd
and ornamental to that tart .4 dm tan."

Tim Normans.
It wsa remarked that • considerable portion of the
report had to do with the Paving Co:multi«. Of course
the contractor would not be paid till the work he had
undertaken warn carried out to the satisfaction of the
Inspector.

Alderman WrLuang said be thought tint beet way
would be to serves written notice on Mr. SwaSeld. calliq
on him to make his work good. mid if this Wall not complied
with the Roan' to have the nec‘msary work dune and
deduct the out from the contract.

The ToR said it would take two or three weeks to
do the work required.
Mr. J. T. STIPIIIIMS proposed That the Town clirk
write to Mr. Swatheld rafling m him to carry out the
work satisfactorily within one month from this time,
which Wwi agreed to.
Mr. 11. N. Cox said one of the new atones in the parts
meat opposite Mr. Foster's bootie in Itarrack-stnog was
a-A.-keit—whose place we.. it to have it seen to
The INsPFAToII said Mr. Fosters horse had tumbled
down there awl nearly hem killed It would not cost
much to make it right, awl lie would have it done.
Mr. Dusigti said with regard to the pavement in
Barraekistreet, that on the weid 51,10 was very good,
whilst that on the east was in • very lied state • it WY
very narrow, and two persons could not pass without one
going into the road. This was very inconvenient in muddy
weather, especially ion Sundays to those persOOS who
Sttethleol tit. Andrew's 'lurch, 11e thought if a cros.ing
waa wade farther up ltarraek-street it woual he a great
OttproVuiliont.
Several !windier. of the Hoard coneurreil.
Mr. IL Illowbia. sail be hail drawn attention at •
previous meeting to the shucking state of the pathway
between Mr. Mason's in West,treet and the we.t. hn.lge;
he certainly thought ',weighing ought to be liolue there,
where there was limn, passing than at any other place in
the town.

The kt•l OR mi.' lie thou.:lit it WR, generally agreed that
the pavement in South street, (ruin the church downwards,
mast tirp,t reCCINC attention ; after th4t
es It irraek-stnissa
Wkstreek anti SC Jilichacrs-Lule would no doubt
remise attention.
Mr. 11. N. Ins said the south aide of Kist-street was In
a bad state, awl he had been asked to bring it belfor• their
notice ; but thew Unprovonienta could not be all carried
out a* once.

IDAMAUISM A TILI:E.
no damage to oua of the teees recently planted tit
West-street aria neat considenral.
Alderman WILLIAMS sail with reze.r.l to the .lamaite it
waa a Inuit 111A13cloms affair : the tree,: acre Mow the pro-
perty of the hued, cud it was the duty of the Basra to
prots..et them.

It was resolved that a reward of Ins. be offered for any
information which would lead ti the conviction' of the
offender or offenders, and that any one detected in
damaging the trees should be prosecuted.
It was suggested that the police be asked to watch the
trees and the Mayon reisuuted, with regard to the
isilice he believed we hail as efficient • sergeant and body
of men as were to be found in any part of England, he
whieh Mr. Cox and others concurred.
Mr. li. N. Cox said • hint to the police he felt sure
would du much good, as to the conduct of sonie of the boys
in East...street last Sunday night ladies were tripped up
by means of a rope held by boys.
THE PTMORE VAUD NEOLCICIC
With regard to the nuisance at Montagu Cottages oa
the Pytuure Road, Mr. Surritt asked if it had been Iva'
puny abated, and the Ixergcrom 'aid he believed what
ol been done would be found satisfactory.
Mr. 11. N. Cox mid he we• strongly of "opinion that the
dry well Wa, showu in a different place in the plans from
where it now was, and that it was mod at the tone tilat it
would be emptied, and kept in a proper state. It an
certain &drain had been put in o kids carried tin:11.41%42,C
into the road, for had such not been done the contents
could never have soaked through into the road, as the 15,4
wean stiff clay. It was never expected by the Hoard he
surmised that pigs would be kept on the pre:aims
seemed to him that the occupiers had thought it to, much
trouble to empty the c,a,pool, and to save that trouble a
drain hail been put in which carried the examinations into
the road.

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—Alderman WiLLIANS said certainly tho plans sten-Med the
position of the dry well, and the Inspector had wen that
those plans were duly attended to.
Mr. T. 11. tarcens said Us. Montagu contended that
the cottages bad been built in accordance with the plans
submitted to the Local Itoard. Now there were those who
said such had not boon the case, and there hail boon lunch
contnnversary in the town on the matter, and he should
therefore propose that the minutes on the subjoct and the
pliuu be referred to and compansl with the premises, in
order to see that the latter was built in accordance with
the plans.
Mr. 11. N. COI did not think they need call for the
plans. Their Inspector hol to see that all plans were duly
carried out; he did net mean to say that the cottages were
not built in acconlance with the plans shown ; but it was
certain that a drain had been at some time put in which
carried the refuse into the rued. It was all very well to
say that the drain was only meant for surface; if the
drain had not been made it would have been impossible,
for the contents of the well to have soaked through the
soil into the road. The occupiers should have loser' made
to empty the place when full, and a drain ought not to
have been 11114.1 e. If the drain hail now been cut off, be
felt sure no further nuisance would mi.,
Mr. W. T. WIIE7IIIII seconded Mr. T. 11. hilniunds's
Proposition.
Mr. J. T. Sri:PHI:CS said at the Llst meeting he bad .
stated "That the .try well se call.' was not a well at aIL
but inertly a lot of bare stones thrown together, and that
any Mini,' put in soaked through into the roml." Ile asked
the Inspector if that MU true.
The laaela-roll said it was quite correct-
Alderman Wii.msiss asked what they were to do in the
Twat,. ; as • Ineember Of the Sanitary Committee he
should like to know what steps they Were to take.
Mr. 11. N. lox: Let the plans lie lead before the
Sanitary Committee ; then Ur. Montagn, who is •
member of that committee, will be able tin see them. I
certainly think it would be better if Ur. Montego
attended the meetings than write to Um newspaper as he
glees.
Alderman Itevenonns askol if it Was not usual for the
Impector to report that new premises WCIYI carried out in
accordance with the plans/
Mr. T. 11. Eiisii ens weint there were great etaiiplainta inn
the town that the premisro had not been Wilt in error-
nlance with tie plans, and that Was why he had made the
prmswit 1111 l hr had.
.111ennan W51.1.15N5 aliti he Mel always maintained
that a written report ought to he presented by the
Inspector, stating that he hal caaiiih,io.l all new premises.
&ha that the ;dans had been adhered to.
The Ileum suggested that YU nester to that effect
should be entered in the neinute Ins*, which was con-
current In. _

.aid it seemed whim that in the present
instance the tenants had put itt the drain to save the
trouble r eniptvinz the phice.
Mr. T. If. Ed l.a prepositi ~,, "That the nainuta
and planA be referred to and compared with the premtses.
and a report mule thereon by the Inspector," wall carrW
without disoont.

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is stated that the reorganisation of the loyal Arta.
lery ia to cause no increase in the number of genera
oacers.