The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-05-19 00:00:00

HARBOUR MARTI7I.B REPOIT.

This document was a tale of very unfavourable
symptoms. A boat worth • few shillings was "canting"
to pieces with the 'no; the big lighter wee going to
decay; the old chain to the lighter was of little value
excepts, old iron; the bridge was difllault to open, and
won's to close. Some day, he feared, they would open
it., and not he able to close it.

"Mr. Webb suggested that the boats plying to and
from the fleet for thoir own profit shoul.l pay wharfage
du s. _

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The Council *occurred, 0 they were liable.
Tbe Mayor succested, as the best coarse, that the
Town Cirk should examine the Act of Parliament, and,
if the boats wear liable, to instruct Mr. Cheosmau to
sharp them. This ma. decided on.

THE BRIDGI.
The }fern read the following letter:—
"To the Worshipful the Mayor, Aldermen, and TownCoonell
Gent lenten,—l brg to state that my attention bay forearm
time been directed to the .lerstigement ,4 the tnachlnery of the
Being Bridge, Inas he. It boo almost arri‘ed to stand-
still In the opening. It n.r talreseight men to start it, where-
in two teen ought to do it comfortably. I may here Inform
your Boerrl that, in the eyes 4.1 any practical roachinist (with
this extra Meth.), woold extect every moment the cogs to
give w., iiili • 'old be f woul to be a fearful inconvenience
and cost, although the greak•st portion of the works aro as
goo,l as the first day when placed there. I beg to my, hosing
• k ritl• 1.10 of machinery, I A% Mal agree for seven years to
open the swing when cancil insm to do an, and keep it in good
working order, for • rea...nahle stun your Board may be
petard to determine tip .n.
t remain, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
"May IS, li4rS " W. townie.

Mr. Loemen wax sent for, and on his arrival. and in
reply to que.tions, said he would place the Bridge in
order, and ienintnln it SO for INCISOR years, at the rate of
.00 for the first year, and £2O per annum for the re- '
mainder of the ti 11313.
Mr. Webb mid the harbour master was paid £lO a
year for the Bridge. and the repairs came to 1.10 more.
Mr. Pothearry ream:lced that the matter had come
very suddenly upon them. A short time sinew Mr.
Collett undertook to put the bridge in tepair, and was
paid for his work, and now it was reported to be in a
dreadful stato ; it, therefore ehoolt be ascertained
whether the wontraet had been properly carried out.
Mr. Collett ought to be consulted on theonhject for his
own credit'. sake.
Mr. Webb denied that the matt r had been brought
before them suddenly. The haboor master had re-
pestedly mentioned the subject in his report..
The Surveyor was then called in, and said there did
not seem much the matter with the machinery. It worked
a little stiff; the roller were wore, and the machinery
had pitched a little.
Mr. Ifilledge : Did Mr. CJllett carry out hi. work
wording to specification.
The Surveyor : Yes. The machinery was cleaned about
two months ago, and then it went better; it should be
cleaned every month.
The surveyor was dit acted to cense the machinery to
be claimed 'gain, so that the result might be ebeerved
before any permanent arrangement was made with Mr.
Lowman.