The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-01-13 00:00:00

I)ANORROUR TRIES.

A later was rest from Mr. Buoknoll, timber
morobar.t, f London, wing he w.s willing to purchase
four sycamore trees in Colliton weir, ',Lich now „o„
hung • dwklling-hou.e, and were in • vary clangorous
positi-n. Be offered £2l for the four Irene, or else he
would take the timber at 1.. 61. per foot, the tops and
branobes to be his for the trouble of felling, leo,
Mr. GAIPIN aloof ht if yen, g.r trees were planted
there it would be an improvement, but
Mr. BURNEIT oowidered that if the trees were re-
morod it would 'pail the beauty of the walks, and no
action was taken in Ltio matter.

A LEAD DONIRY.
The Surveyor drew attention to as fact that a
tuhanco had been caused by tbo burying if a deed
dunk y In the garden of Charles &melt, at Grove
Solidi-no. He had ordered Ila rtuseval, which had
been dote.

LIBTT ToGITATA
Mr. Vall/MN drew att, etion to the bad sts.to of many
of the footrathe Ia Fordington.
Mr. TCBsiin .id the path at Icon oiltige was a
disarm:a to any town or He paid tattoo, mad be
did not see why tho nuiaauco should not he remedied.
Mr. Osumi Bald the road there was to narrow. it WU
impotaible for two waggons to pass without getting on
to the footpath, to that It would not be of the limit
senioe to mak• • good path them unions the road WU
widened, cud ho did not see how this wee to be done.
lkfn rred to the General Porpoise Commhtee.
111 He due were ordered to be paid.
LWOW.
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The Eurveyor presented report showing the qeantlty
a water oommmad by navy ot the large firma la the

neighbourhood, sad stating that a large amount would
be added to the foods were all water paid for by meter.
H. r..podej that the drain between Mr. Strong's mill
en .Mr wrewpringt PlushKs lad hneome a d
th" „ of ten eocurrs.. In burogato-s.ree: on
o,•eni 01, of a TUd4r33l .torn. r. eron-newiNt turntn
off the ,seger between the hrmri of 9.45 r.tn , ar.d 5 45
▪ ,g he 'bought it wouln ht • onusider,bln saving,
j gni,' for the waste 61 water in a 7rp•t mne,nre
the ripee ; as ne0.1.. plere thr.t had
I-Ten r eent le opened they fount then) was a lelivnto in
•Several Partin, i the town Sal made j Jots
• tt man Oros without the sanction or Iltputi.t.
tot:deuce of the Sufe'lle, sad such j fats were
Imprp Tly T 15.30.
Leisured to the (lepers' Pufrosss Gomenittee.
WlDlost OPF/OLL

The 'rows CLEsg stated that • totter had been
received from the Sault* y authorities, asking why no
medical officer for the district bad boen appointed. He
bad replied, that ilw oonsequeuce of the smalinees of the
town, it was thought • medieal offioer for the district
would sago., end tasting if • number a the Coueoll
might be eppointed as their medic's' officer. The reply
hid been that if a nuanber of the Council were
appointed, it mud be without salary.
Mr. VgRNON said he believed Dr. Aldridge had offered
to act in that apical/ for his district. Might they not
have two Inspectors f
Mr. CIALPIN thought It high time that tome rteps
should be taken in the matter. He proposed that they
Incite gentle men of the town and neighbourhood to
s. ad terms on which they were prepared to accept tbe
c ince.
The MAYOR seoonded.
Kr. TuaNas propornd that an advertisement be
trio rted iu the "Dorset County Express," and "D oral
Coorrty Chronkleh," asking gentlemen to forward their
terms.
Mr. Vesnos seconded, and it was carried.

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TIM OLD PrIIPS AT TIM WATEISIVOPIC3.
Ter. dors were opened for the stink of tLe pumps at
tho waterworks. The Sawyer lied preptrcd a specifi-
c-Won of the work to be done. %ewe. Fattier and Co.
rff Atedi to do the work for £lr, Gl. ; whilst Mr.
Tracy asked £ll4 There was a•true misunderstanding
as to one item in the specification whish gave rise to a
gnat dul of onntroversy, wi ich was that whosvcr ,Id
the upaira should keep the purups to good working
°Mir for three months.
After a protracted dinutsion of about an Ler:r's
ler,gth, Mr. Fenner was sent for. and he espneerd hie
iliogne,s to do the ncosessry ',pairs, nod keep all the
parts no rzpsired in gcbd working order for three
months. The tender was therefore accepted.
This concluded the huain, as.