The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-08-06 00:00:00

reported in North.strect. —The nuisance from tho
yard belonging to the Antelope Hotel was again
reported, and the Surveyor said that Mr. Yearsley's
reply to the complaint was, that he had come to no
agreement with the Board respecting the water
supply.—The Council resolved that the contract
should be .63 per year for the water supply, allowing
Mr. Yearsley, at the same time, to connect his
yards, dic. with his house supply.
The Sußeevou reported that certain houses in
Friary-lane, belonging to Mr. Barnes and Mr.
Green, had not complied with the notice given for
draining. It was very important that the work
should be done at once, to enable the pavement in
the street being completed. An order was made
that the work be proceeded with forthwith.
The Suicvsyoa also reported that a portion of the
footpath, in front of the King's Arms, had been
taken up and replaced with flints, by Mr. Manley,
without any authority from the Board.
The Mavos said he was very sorry to see Mr.
Manley had taken such an unwarrantable liberty in
breaking up the public streets and throwing down
rough broken flint, the same as was seen in the
middle of public wagon roads—The CLEM( said he
ea* Mr. Manley the previous evening, and he told
him he supposed he would have to send him a sum-
mons. Mr. Manley told him the old road across
the pavement goiug into his yard had got very
smooth, and some accidents had occurred in going
in and out, and that, without supposing that he was
in the least infringing on the public rights, or doing
what he had no nght to do, he set his wen to take
lip the old pavement and throw down the broken
flint.—The Board resolved that the Surveyor repair
the crossing at Mr. Manley's expense.
With regard to the waterworks the Surveyor re•
. ported as follows :—As to the supply of water,
taking the average of the quantity lifted by the
pumps for the last six weeks, that is, since the
suction pipe was lengthened. I tind that with the
pumps working 13 hours out of the 24 hours, ISO,OOO
gallons per day can be pumped into the reservoir,
with the pumps working 13 hours a day 210,000
gallons may be raised. The yield of the well would
pot allow the pumps to be worked longer than 15
'mute a day in succession, so that the full supply of
witet may be estimated at 210,000 gallons per day.
As to the. consumption there are 302 houses
supplied with water at the present time. The average
of the quantity drawn from the netrvoir for the hart
3 week, gives 67,000 gallons per day; ol this quan-
tity, taking the average of the last six months, 5,200
gallons are used by metres for trade purposes, 3,000
gallons for watering the streets, WO gallons r'r
flushing sewers, and 11,000 gallons lost from reser-
toil. and pipes, leaving 4,000 as the quantity con•
sinned by 3651, houses. Assuming that there are 900
houses in the borbirgh that may require to be sup-
plied with water, the full quaittity 'expired, taking
the consumption at the same rate as those already
supplied, will be 132,000 gaftoror a day;
adding the quantity required for trade purposed,
watering the streets, 150,000 gallons per day
may be estimated as the full quantity required,
against a supply of 210,000 gallons A day. The
pumps were working 33 hours last week, and 40
hours the week before last. Before the pumps were
lowered, to raise 400,000 gallons occupied 10 days
or 43 hours' pumping, and consumed 4i tons of coal.
To raise a like quantity now, requires 3 days' or 30
hours' pumping, and 1 ton 15 cwt. of coals.—Mr
GALPIN said the Surveyor had not in his calculations
allowed for any extension in the supply of water
for trade purposes—Mr. Looa thoeght that 226
gallons per day. according to the Surveyor's calcu-
lations, was a great deal of water for each house to
consume.
Some other businew having been disposed of, the
meeting separated.