The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-08-23 00:00:00

Dersttobirt.

LOCAL BOARD OF HIALTR.

On Wednesday a meeting of the Town Coosa al this
borosgh, acting inn Local Beard of Health, was bald in
the Council Chamber, Turrlail. There were puma%
the Mayor, Henry Loch, Bp., in ihe ebair ; Mame&
Mandeld, C. B. Henning, and Tapp; Counaillon
Dereniah, Bennett, Comte, Muter, Canoe, Einar,
Munn, Bilhop, Oalpia, and Aachen*.

'rhe Tows Cuutic read a. minute* of the proceedings
of the It eseetieg which wens cunfirueed.
T. CINIIIONICLL'a GAZELKIP REPORT.

The TowN Mum read a letter from the editor of
the Dorset Onsigir Chronicle declining to disclose the
of tie person who supplied the Engineer's Final
Neport to that paper.

APPOINTMENT OF SURVEYOR.

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Ths Towle Cutnit read the correspondence between
hinswelf, on the part at the Hoard, and the tont candi-
dates ieleoted to attend this meeting.
The candidates in attendance were Messrs. Janie'
Walters, Eseteri_ Jerauialt Juwett, Cheeky, Man-
chaeeer ; John Waketord, Leicester; and Henry Mc
Walworth.

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11111 f WATtIING NATI.
The MAYOII said the next business was to sale special
dwtnet rate for raising funds to meet the expense of
waterlog the streets within the special district.
The Tows CLICIIt stated -that the estimate for the
ensuing year for watering eiertais streets of the borough
w. £4O lii. Bd., requinng • rate of 2d. in the pourd
on £4,870, the rateable property of the district. A two-
jenny rate yielded last year £42.
The MAYOR mowed that the rate be sealed, and this
was adopted.

INsPICTION OF SEWERAGE AND WAFER SUPPLY WORCS.
The TOWN CLERK read a letter from the Home Office,
dated Aug. 4th, saying that the application to the
General Board of Health by the Local Board of Health
of Dorchester for an inspector of the borough public
werks of sewerage and water supply would receive early
attention. On the 12th instant a second letter was re•
ceived from the Home (Mice, signed by Mr. To Taylor,
suiting, in reply to the letter of the Town Clerk, dated
.Inly 26th, relative to an inspector, that the General
koard of Health was no longer in existence, and that
the Hosue Secretary was not prepared to direct any
examination of the Dorchester works by an inspector
aPliointed for the purposes of the Load Government
Act, unless the Local Board of Dorchester insisted on
CUSS examination as a condition precedent to the pay-
ment of the engineer who has constructed the works.
The Maros explained that the second letter had re-
sulted in cosupequenco of a conversation between him
and Mr. Tern Taylor relative to the expense of • Govern-
meld inspection. Mr. Taylor did not fix any sum, but
said it would not amount to £lO. The difficultiums
that all the works were underground. The Local
might appoint a person to look over the works so that
)Zr. Whitelicsd's contract might be approved—
Alderman MAXFIELD: Or rejected.
Mr. ANDREW% inquired what power the Board had
to pay out el their fends for an inspector?
The Maros deemed it necessary to get an opinion,
and, it would be a legitimate expense.
Aldermaa MAXFIELD Was inclined to more that the
Hoard employ a person on their own account, as it
would be expensive, probably, to get • Government
inspector.
Mr. ANDREWS asked if • ratepayer were to object
to the Item, after the Beard's appointed surveyor
declared that he was satisfied with the works, to what
extent could the Board go upon the fends of the
borough? Hs (Mr. Andrews) was ready to move that
the members of the Board subscribe the cost themselves,
if they were not satisfied.
Mr. Coming thought it would be mach better to have
an inspector appointed under the Local Government
Act.

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Mr. GALwot said there might be an imputation that
the Board was not doing right if they selected an in-
spector, bat such • casualty could not arise where the
impeller was appointed by another body.
Mr. Ewan remarked that the general scheme of
sewerage and water supply had been approved by the
General Board of Health, and if one gushing shaft
after another were examined, and every hydrant, by the
surveyor and contractor, and no difficulty were encoun-
tered, the Board might be satisfied with the work with-
out going to the expense of • Government inspector.
Toww CLUa explained that the Public Health
Act was to souse extent repealed, but the Local Govern-
ment Act certainly vested the powers of the repealed
measure in the Home Office. The law had thus become
perpetual; the Local Government Act Office had
power to appoint inspectors, and the provisions of the
new law were similar to those of the defunct statute.
Ilse Secretary of State was substantially the General
Board of Health; everything was continued under the
Local Government Act, and it was to be construed as
the Public Health Act.

IL,. GALPIN presumed the Board would not ask any-
one to cease down without first ascertaining the cost.
The MAYOR said time was of great consequence, and
much bad already been lost.
GALPIN supported Mr. &MY'S suggestion. A
person appointed to inspect, who might be the new
hurveyor, could only see, where there were junctions,
that they acted properly, and such a person would be
competent to test those points, but should any obstacle
pnecnt itself then it would be advisable to call in another
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M: r. 8t Arrow asked if Mr. Galpin, by satisfying him-
sclf through the surveyor that the works were efficient,
wax ready to certify to the contract of Mr. Dodson
vie-ruby all that shameful work was done?
Mr. Gst.rtn was not prepared to say that there was
" shameful work"—that was matter of opinion.
Mr. firsnrom said be had pointed out improperly con-
sewers.

h having been agreed that the reply to Mr. Tom
Taylor's letter should be put off till a surveyor
had beet appointed, the Board proceeded "to further
consider the appointment of • surveyor to the Council,
and if deemed expedient make such appointment to.
cordinly."