The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-01-26 00:00:00

SIR JOIVI CRIME'S REPORT

Stated that he Wai unable to see that any change can be
made by way of improvement in the drains recently put
down for the combinin- of the sewage and drait age of this
district with the general system of the town. The general
level of the Park land lequired to he raised, and the
roads alao, and the whole adjusted to proper levels.
11r. Rome, advocated the raising of the Park to proper
level, and if the Board would not .lo it, he believed •
higher power should be called in to compel it being
Sited up. He moved that imiuediate steps be taken to
carry out the orders of the Board which have been made
with refrect to this Park from time to time.
Mr. WALKER said the Conservative Lend Society retains
the fee of the streets and roads in the Park. The occupiers
could not dedicate what is not their own. He considered
that this was worse than highway robbery to make the
Park residents pay their rates. Then as to the drainage,
those who lived in the Park knew how the old drains
acted bettter than those who were outside. They acted
WI, and he appealed to Mr. Snook as to the drains.
Mr. SNOOK: My part was perfectly well drained.
Mr. WALKER agreed with Mr. Ruben" that the KUMAR
should be filled up, but then they did not get rid of the
water, whizh still remained below, on account of the
accursed dam. Over .00,000 worth of property was thus
cursed by this dam
Mr. THOMAS said the old pipes taken up in Walpole.
street were found broken and disconnected, and there
could have been no efficient drainage : it only went into
the absorbent soil. Eveu on Mr. Snooks property the
connections were broken.

The MAYOR said that when Mr. Whateley Eliot took
up a part, half of the pipes were found broken. He
could only account for it, by the fact that the nipeo were
laid, then the chalk was tipped from railway trucks on to
them, and so broke them.
MY. THOMAS proposed that Mr. BOWII.I and MY.
Whetham's claims be adjourned till the surface of the
Milt Li raised.

Mr. WIWI% said the statements made by Mr. Thorns+
were erroneous. The park sem perfectly well drained till
Sir John Coode interfered. Sir John penned hack the
water by the dam. and it flowed back Into the Park.
Mr. VINCECT said before ever Sir John flood° had any-
thing to do with the Park, he had seen those squares full
of water.

The Mayoe maid be deeply commiserated the people in
the Park. They had got into • moat horrible difficulty,
and the Park was a curse to them, and would he if they
did not take care, a curse to the town. For the Conser•
retire Land Society to have taken land at such a low level,
and induced people to build on it, was perfectly out-
rageous. But though the Board had been to blame, yet
there was blame on every person who built there. It
WM for every person who built in the Perk to see what
provision was made to go in and out of their house.
X/. WALK= said provision WY made.
The MATO. said then the occupiers should have used the
provisions.
Mr. Alderman Mitt LDO6 said the roads in the Perk
were thoroughly and efficiently male at a cost of .Cl,Onn.
They were thrown open to the public and used by the
public, and by the public they were destroyed.
Messrs. flown and til'heiliaas claim was then
adjourned.
Mr. Itobenia motion as to the routs in the Park was
postponed.
Mr. Honeys then brought forward his motion to put the
outlet of the sewers in Jeep water under the arch of the
bridge. In a lengthy speech he stated that Sir John
Gssle's first report was in favour of Putting the bewage
into the Harbour, and he had only attempted to carry the
sewage arr.., the Backwater till he received instructions
from the Board. . _

Mr. WALZER said in hie first report Sir John Coeds
eiii.Tienined the putting the sewage into the Harbour.
. .

Mr. ItOi.ENS quoted from HlrJohn first report to show
that he at that time advocate...l putting the sew aim into
the Harbour. He begged Mr. Walker to look and see if
he tool not made a mistake. Ile proposed that the
Surveyor be instructed to prepare plans and specifications
for re ing the outlet drains at Triuity Road. under the
south arch .1 the bridge.
See.delol by Mr. Ttiowas.
Mr. WALKER moved RII amendment that no action
be taken a! to the drain near Trinity church at presen4"
Mr. IlotiENA's lion way eareka.
NED NEAR TUE 003 110tAti.

The M tree introduced this subject. The smell from
the Backwater mull tanks had been done away with: but
there was still mud on the fonwhore near the Wm Works.
In order to show that they cared for the health of the
people of Weymouth, as well es those of Melcomhe
Regis, he thought they relight to remove this the only
remaining nuisance in Wcy th Harbour or rackwater.
The Surveyor estimated the ...:pcose at .C7UU or £4Ol. ii,
mowed that the Survey r prepare plans and specifications
for the re al of Mai* mud.
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it w. Carried.
DLAIN la COVE PIa.A.M.

Sir John etwor attributed the chokinz of this drain
to a eettlement in the ground rimming a fall of' two inches
in the using direction. awl lie directed that it be lifted
and re.e...2t. . . .

--iif:VE-1111 said that when this drain mu laid, he was
told by .11 tradesman of the towno that it would
choke. The drain we.. laid to mingey the sewage to
LittJetichls, and it ss wild not convey it to the King's
Arms.
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The Man eyur said the drain could not hare sunk, it was
hard ground. It \V&A choked. awl a large quantity of
stuff was taken out. The &WI tu Cm e puseage was one
third fulL
On Mr. Wstient commencing some remarks, there was
a general (lilting of !limiter.% from which the Mayor
could scarcely keep the requisite eight to conclude some
necessary btoiness.
The notice hy which Mitchell-street was declared a high-
way was rerlirtitel.
The Corporation eat till a quarter•past three.