The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-04-08 00:00:00

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DoluMamas TOWN OM:MOIL.

WIDIIIIIIDAT. —Present : Tbe Mayor (Ni. G. J. G.
Cingoey), Lldermen 11 Look, J. °Ain, T. Coombs.
and 0. Core.; Oonnalliors J. F. Bodges, A. Iromon, F.
I. Turner, J. Bishop, W. Bide, T. Bennett. With the
Town Oka (Mr. Giles Symonds).

NEU TAM ?tits%
The Taint Cum said he had mot reosised any reply'
firm the Date, ales, relative to the &win Soap
s; bat he thought nesting was shoat to be held.

TRI lIILITIL.
A letter was read from Mrs. Bingham, ovine that
as Colonel Bingham bad tot beers relieved from the
summand of the Dorset mlliti• as he hod exposed, she
had again to sal for the use of the old Corn Exchange as
• tea awl recreation room for the recruits la ApriL and
for the gene& body hi May, should the regiment un-
fortunately be in billoO or In Damp user the deo.
On the motion of Mr. BIIIBOP, il.:ooaded by Mr.
111011, the application was unanimously granted.
MATOI AT ETILDIULL.
The MATOIL Yid they were all &WWII he had
bocoar
duriag the pest week of representing this
homage it the banquet evert at the Manion House by
the Lord Mayor of Leaden. He assured them he
gristly injoyod the evening : it Ina • thoroughly
inagdieent affair. It we suggested by several
inembers of the (loaned before he went up, that he
should appear In some epecial attire, and that a
suitable robe should he proeured by subsoription
amongst the members of the Council That be did not
approve—be didn't like the idea of bring sent up In •
pubeariptiou robs; and as he was going to • feast, he
didn't think It right that he should appear in what
might be towed mourning attire ; sad, hiving heard
his endgame(' eay that lest year, on the occasion of
his going up to London on Thanksgiving-day, be felt
almost embalmed of himsetf Lod of the borough he
represented, he determined to purchase • meltable robe,
kohl( in Mew, at the name tine, that It might be •
distinction for future Mayors- He bad much p ewers
la offering the robe for the acceptant* of the Council,
U they would receive it. As to the t it milled kins
very well, sod he believed it would At any of the
present Councilmen, and, Li cumasiora required, he had
no doubt it would expand Itself even to the
dimensions of an A Idermao—(leughter). He did not
IA all mean to be pirioull, but no Alderman was
gimendly repisssnted as • portly pence. If they
woad ocaoo the robe, It was at their service.
Ns. Lax : What 'Wear la it?

The Ife-Yohr

Itsa--07saggeO4d they should have se °ppm.
tunny et investing it.
The Town CLERK joeulorly remarked they night go
to 'larch, sad hove an opportunity of eabibitisg it.
Mr. Manor: Is the robe to be laid au the table?

The M•TOR : Is DOS hers

131-3.11-0-P. sWersl —gentlemen in the Council
had spoken about the Mayor baring • distinctive robe,
and also of the Aldermen haring one different from
that of the ordhary Councilmen. The 'Layer haring
pinhead • robe, ertiloh he took for granted was • very
superb severing, and kindly offered it for the future WO
of the Council, he begged to purpose that hie offer be
sompted, with the beet thanks ot the Connell for the
. . . . .

Alderman WM seconded, and it was carried MIN.
IN.

lIIIMICI.

Various bills were orcie-ied—th—be paid, sad Alderman
GALPlNcallad attention to tit* "indiaortatisath ordering"
which prevails, sad said that the work of the Finance
Oonimittee was what might be done by any school boy
—it wee simply adding up the items of the hosannas
presented, aad seeing that they were oorreot.
had no mesas of ksowiag how things were ordered,
sad of the ma position of the enanosa
The subpart of 'ordering" le to be put on the agenda
paper for occelderstlos at the next meeting.
KIMICAL 01111013 OP SILL= AID ISMOTOI Or

The MatOlt read the .Is.. in the Patine Health
Aet imposing on the Local Board the daty of appall:lV
ing these cams. He said there seemed no alternative
open to them.
Alderman 0001 tea inked what were the duties ; and
the Town Clerk said • schedule was sent by the Local
Government Board, which several members of the
Council wished to see, and it was taken away by some
gentleman to be handed on when done with. He had
sot seer it sines.
Alderman LOCK maid he had • orgy. He proposed
that at the next muting a medical °Meer of health
be appointed for the borough for one year at salary of
CIO. He put the salary at £2O, being at present some-
what ignorant of the duties the °Son would have to
perform; but from what he could jeep of them now,
he fancied £ll3 would be safileient. They bad had the
power for some years past of appending a medical
officer of health, but so seldom had they occadoo for
such services that they had never exercised that
power. But in futare the duties of a medical °Moor
would be greater than in the put, as he would have to
keep certain books of solemn and make certain returns
to Government which they had not been obliged to
furnish before; still, the duties would be very small
miles' an spidemio occurred, for, he took it, that the
inspector of 11¢181131001 would do the prinoipal part of
the work, but in case any penult:* was such as to
require that the ponies should be summoned before
the inagistretes, the mediae' °Moor would have to
Inspect and give evidence. But that would so seldom
be necessary that it was hardly worth cionsideratioa
when !Laing the gallery. Under all the ciroureatanoss
he thought 1.20 was as mach as they mould be expected
to offer at presoak but if In the course of Um year it
was found that the duties were more onerous than they
expected, they mold take it into ccoolderstion subse-
quently, and he was sure the Board would at all times
be reedy to act with fainter and Natio, to any pers.,*
they employed.
Alderman COOKDO remarked that if they began
at 1:20, whether it woe too mutt or too little
they were toed not to go hack. He entirely
objected to the (passing of any resolution tin
they had full opportunity of kaowing whet were
the duties to be performed. If he knew what was to
be done, he oould ledge whether or not /93 would be a
fair return. All these sanitary Aloes involved the
employment of moo haring certain skill and ability,and
the evil was that Perlman legislated for lugs cern-
manlike without considering smell poptd•tions. They
could not get a Surveyor worth having for lees than
£l2O or £l3O • year' end that we. • good deal amongst
7,000, bat would be amperages', little amongst
21,000. As to the medical °Moor he thought they
should aseenala exactly the duties, and then they
meld judge whether £lO was the least they could offer
• professional .an for doing them. He suggested a
null salary for the work they emertalaed had to be
done, ends wale of semen for the performance of
additiocal dation It might be that £lO would be
sufligent pay for the regular work, but till they knew
precisely what had to be dose he didn't see hew they
meld vote en the resolution proposed.
Alderman Loot mid he made the propeefco having
ammidered the duties oldish the Lueal Government
Bard slated were to be performed. Be added that
be Magid suggest they applied to the Local Govern-
ment Beard to emotes the appointment, oa white
Government would pay half the selsity.
The MATOII said they would be somewhat under
the metro' of the Loom! Government Board if they did
that.
Alderman Loci mid they would be otill as indepen-
dent in seem, amept that they mall not discharge
the officer without the sanction of the Goverommt
Board. But it was not likely they would want to die.
en oiler without good reason, and U they had
It, courow the Board would not object
Alderman COMM mid the unreaseeable part of the
matter was that the legislation we. based on the erk-
outostmom of larger populetiona and love arose than
we unfortunately poem. Paying £1 was a ergo sum
for one pence, but lilt were paid by 201$ was only is.
aVr. eeiLlllll7 : Can we appoint without the sanction
of the Lori Government Board.
Mr. 000111.111 : Yes, if we don't ask them to pay any
part of the weary. Bat the Wiest mast be • legally
qualified mediae' man and that of course involves a
certain amount of salary.
Mr. Tuaui thought he must be an &mirk
Me. Cooties said no, the analyst wee • distinct
appointment, and that °Meer utast be oompetest to
analyse anything, and be mewed to swear to It In
mart No ordinary misdeal mall, though he would
know more than unprofessional persons, meld do
that.
The Town CURE said they
_were not bound to ap-
point an anslyst, but if they du then any parson was
entitled to have any sail of food, drink, or drug
analysed on paying 2s. Si.
Alderman Coming Mesita an analyst should be
appealed form meth larger area than this or my other
boresgh.
Alderman Galina, thought they were not is a poli-
tico to methane the dieramice ; and proposed that the
quokka be postponed. In the interval they could get
informatioe on the subject.
Alderman COOMBS suggested that a copy of the
schedule if duties be obtained for each member; and
this met resent approval.
Mr. HOOOIIa thought they should have a little
further somideratios with referees to the duties the
melted °Seer was expected to perform. By the A et
he found that medical ciMoore may emerges any of the
with white Inspectors of nalmems are invested
by the 'Sanitary Age or say of them. Them new
°Meads had given rise to • vest monocrat of discussion,
end eatboritles experionoed Is the management of
Unions anticipated collisions between the n•• oilcan
and the Union medical men, and that the plan would
not work satisfactorily. As to urban districts like oars
be thought It resemble that U the Inspector of
nuisances found anything shoot white he required a
medical opinion, there should be an claw
to refer to. Still, the subject was bust with difficulties,
sad he thought that in the present merlon of Parlia-
ment the AA would be ocoolderably modified ; became
the Union authorities were generally speaking in
eollisios with the Lnitil Goveramsol Board as to the
appointment of ofimers. In this Union the duties had
been Mill Owed On the Poor few mediae] °Moen, and he
thought that • very reasonable way of arranging the
insossr.
Alderman Wog= Why should not we hate the
mediae' °fibers of the Union?
Aidermes Loon: The two saga( in the borough are
In the Conseil. and therefore osmoot b, appointed.
Mr. HOW= mid the cputiou WM as to the app.:det-
ain:, of a medical officer for the distriot ; but what
was applicable to 30 or 40 thouaand might not do for
Dorebeder.
AlderlLNl 020/11111 said it might be quite as applic-
able; the tasslion was bow they *odd sflord to pay
• dor it. Let them firet ham same Wee of his doges.
Mr. Biagio, seconded the nutlet for the adiourament
if the !subject, Mums be thought under calmer,
eirminotances they were not in a position to make an
appointment safely. Me apprehended that the
goesatio was • rather larger one than Mr. Loa's
proposition Mallard ; for Instance, is one oartieolar
mistier— the medloai °Hew had co-ordinate Julie.
alike with the buiperdor of nuisamos, was In fart a
tragerlor imposter of osieseass in addition to being the
teethed akar • and it would be oinessary before they
find say definite salary to go more eomptsbonelvely
late the whole gesetios. He therefor* sociaidered
Ablanosa yrepeoltioa the hart mune te
puma
Time was no objection to AM, but the gaieties wee
Auld of ea Wier for • Jaw diarist, aad the
maim nu asednilod of Ur. Widshoess% somplotiou

rif • nieMeal Meer foe the want at &Ole • year. or
twe at 111000.
Alderman Lon thought ame serer better thea •
samber, and Mr. Imitou said that was the mind*
, they moat set au by and by..
Alderman Weigle did not see bow cies =Au meld
look after Shaftesbury and Lyme Regis; or Portland
And Sherborne.
Mr. Hodges mid not an eine would be riding
about from plan to plan, and suggesting all sorts of
thins. It was esiegated oas Ale= week' only be
able to visit each parish 20 times a year.
Alderman Loci said they would be in • very bed
: state if they wanted his skits so often;
And Aldermaa Cowes said, them if they dideet II
would be paying very dearly for then.
The motion fee postponing the dienselon was parried
ann. die And the question Of appointer ma inspector
of nuisances was likewl., defamed.
rim wanawoace.
Two reports from the Surveyor, and one frees Mr.
Collett, of Weymouth, on the stag: of the waterworks
were read. At find It was sugfested that they should
be reed in committee, i.e. before the Oowccll don ;
bat Alderman OLLPIN thought such a wane might
ososslcal alarm eutonimt the inhabitants, where. there
etas no ground for sun a footle(; sad it was thee
decided the reports should be read publicly.
The first report of the Surveyor (Mr. Wood) who
was absent from the =Getting through illness, gave aa
elaborate descriptioa of the pumping-engine and well.
As to the engin he preferred a wrought to a east
beam se the former is mush snootier it, durability and
lightness. Re was diteatisfied that 20 to 22 en. of
ooal a day was ooniemed. The boiler had ben greatly
, strained ; and the main bearings of the engine were
very much wore, so that it oeuld not be relied on to
run any time with Gertsinty. The "plunger" in the
well is In excellent 000dltion. Various rinds required
packing, and there were other little repairs needed
which the engine driver and fitter Gould do.
In • snood report the Surveyor dealt with the quits
tin of the wrate of Inter. Unless It were stopped,
he anticipated it would become oniony to
the works. The estimate when cooetruoted was for
sopplyier 20 gallons • day to nob inhabits.% but the
quantity used wee 47.91 nlions, so that it wad st•
edited the means of raising it should be kept in the
highest state of efilanney. From Sunday. Wan 23,
at 2 p.m. to Monday morning at 2.30, 195,000 Oleos
wore used: the consumption of such a quantity whim
none WU requited for matafacteutior purposes, he eon-
adored showed there must he ansiderable wine in the
closets. He also reseeneanded examination of the
serious servke pipes, defects in whin he thought led
to great wade. He gave elaborate lades on the relative
merits of different kind, of serviee pipes, show-
ing that for durability the best materiel is
block kg but its great scenes pinholes its general
see; the nit is lead; while lowest on the 114 le iron.
As to the obleadoe to Ind on the ground of poietaing
he quoted tenni from varlets towns baying water
from the chalk, and the greater nimbi= said the water
had no anion on lead fittinp. On this the Surveyor
Tonawanda' that the existing wrought iron genies
pipes should be taken up, and lead services sub-
stituted !11l Fie believed this would nese a greet
reduction in the oonsumpUon of water. At presses he
thought decayed service pipes nun great
and the water links through the sabecdl l.to the
sewers. Mr. Coombs ingested it would not be Ede to
use lead unless they And appointed aa analyst.] Whim
the supply we. partly eat off the water Wile the pins
gravitated to the lowest pact; and he suggests' that
the vacuum was sometimes filled (as we understood)
with impure sir end even more noxious matters from
the @lnds 1 so that when the water wee admitted it
was strand (I) in that way. The leakage he believed
to be oonsteatly going on would lead to the saturation
of the soil, and be pre] edielal to the matter, well-bein
of the diarist He suggested that no wastepipe from
a =stern should be led into a drain direct, but into •
bason or sink. Lead pipes =meld he used of eerie=
weight—] Innis 4lb per yard and so on; sad fittings
of block tin or lead emeseed with tin should be used.
Where lead pipes paned throegb • well they shoeld be
emeased in wood; Pardee pipes should be 2(t. below
the surface; somebody's tape should be used made of
B metal; =nets to be supplied with patent waste
preventing =sterns, giving 1] gals, for lashing. Non-
oomplianee with these regulations to be a breads of
contract, and involve stoppage of wilier supply. end all
sorts of other penalties. As to the reservoir be resom-
mended that it be made watertight In the highest pert
by oonersting on the west side. When all then things
were done, be believed the waterworks would pay
•Z and be a financial one !
gri n
aTOII said he was Mill of opinion that the
wens was in the closets, and not la the service pipes. Ten
day. ago he went into a house, and found the water
in the closet running at full fern ; and he ascertained
it bed ben running three mouths—(oh I oh I)
The Tows Cum : I hope you, as Mayor, condoled
on view—(inghter).
The MAroa said =wording to the Surveyor's eels..
Idiom in the three months the waste would be 763,000
gallon..
Alderman Coombs said there must be something
beyond the more 'oaken from closets, as everybody did
not set the water ruoning at the same time, yet the
quantity of waste was uniform.
The MAYOR: Fielf-s-doesn dose= at that rate would
waste a large cloudily.
Yr. Coors& said we now onsumed water at the
rate ef 48 gallons per head daily Instead of 24, but the
waste was uniform ; and if a sloe= was tuning on
three months sod then stopped, they would not fled
the variation they might expect There mast be some
amnion of waste besides the closets.
Conversation followed, (root whin It 'sewed oertsin
that the reservoir up to the height usually filled ts
watertight, and that the qoantity of water pumped is
soeurately measured.
Then Mr. Collett's report was read on the meoloinery
generally. Tbe bearings of the engine were cooed..
ably worn, valves wanted peaking, and minor repairs
were neesseary. la the boiler a few rive. bad ben
started, he judged from =rainier. and neonarneaded
that the pressure should be reduced to 95114 Per Square
Inch. Re reeorneended • diens to *over the boiler
whith would saws owl The old hollers and engines
are very dirty, and aught to be pat In fair working
order.
The IlLATnit said there was not mesh that was
alarming la Mr. (011att's report.
Mr. Rrisopos said It was satisfactory to know things
were not going to. wreck and rain."
At the suggestion of Mr. Turner it was polded that
the reduction of the pressure should have immediate
attention.
Mr. BISHOP moved that the reports be referred to
the General Purposes Committee. No doubt there
were many valuable hints in the Surveyor's report, but
ass patios of it would involve • new gnome alto-

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ffetb;r•
Alderman Loon seconds], and mid that was the
course Alderman Galpin( who bad lat)reoommeaded.
Tho MATOR Mkt the repars for the illesine were
comperatively train' ; lb. elite mart was the boiler,
As to the wuto of water that was a very important
matter, and he approved of the patent wastopmentiog
aishwroa
lir. BISHOP mid he believed the wait' in the *lomat
the Mayor mired to had been going on for alit
months. The attrition of the Surveyor was drawn to
the matter on several occasions, but It could not be
discovered; and at last it wee traced in so ingenious
mariner. Paring the night the ware was traded to
that district—lt was found water was running Into the
sewer in tionsiderable Totems ; the water supply was
.it off, and the running owed, showing it came from
• closet with the rave open. Attention was attracted
to it by the noise, and eyetanali It was found in an
adjolcing hoese, where thus was a servant at the
limo.
Alderman Ooomas asked where It wadi; It was a
monstrous ore, and should be further it:oared Into;
bet nobody would say where it was, and the clamo
information given was that it warn not very far from
the Town aeries olio& The only unoccupied hour
are at tho other We a the way : whose le it Alder-
man Coombe could not understand why then should
be any rooanilehness about tolling.
Ultimately the recede were referred to Mao General
Purposes Co./mitre, with authority to wry eat mesh
work as they considered to be immediately
with regard to the boiler and other matters me=
In Mr. Collett's report.
The meeting trattoria].