The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-02-09 00:00:00

TOWN COITNCIL.

THE DRAINAOK SCHEME.
The adjmtnwel media' of the Giuncil wip. held on
Friday limit, when there were pre.ent : -The Mayor
I Alderns in Gregoryl. Alilerni in C wine, .thlitrinan
01. !Nolen, Councillor. %. Pine., A. If.
I. .0,, T. C *miles, W. Tilley, 11. 114,1*. and E.
Bornett. (the WWI to thoCtlol UPI
I )ritinaKo SCIIomP.
Mr. 111 nmter inituireil if they were hound to any
• an•l the Mayor replied at the I 0,4 meeting
they decided to adopt the Salialiory aelie.o., awl the
Surveyor wa. inotriiebel to prepire tilan• for the.
meeting. —Mr. IlcuYerr : Are we bound l•y the
linty whom.- ! Mr. forre : Or 11.111. mielitication of
it. -Mr. litll,lllll nail he read tnat morning a
ile.eription of • echeine prepared hy Mr. Tilley.
Wore they in a piention 1.. 0.11.0 1, tlllll4 'chem.! -
Mr. Lie• : If ni the principle of the Saliohory
scheme.- -Mr. Dave. convidere.l they .night to con.
.Ulir Mr. Tilly'. *chew, -It wa. .iigveneil they
should tir,it empider the Surveyor'. *4•11•111••, itCoftl•
jug tO the &gentle. 'hum : M.eit ilecoledly. -
Mr. .%literenm 111111HW qu..l 1.1 they cmahl con.
miler Mr. Tilley' a echense, an it WWI ilot on the
agenda. -The Acaiiitant•Town Clerk wait of opinion
they could, ao long a* it came within the principle* of
the dalieleiry *Acme.
Mr. Twin is Borough Surveyor) prevented Om
following report :
" Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen.— In ticcoributto with
your inatruction. of the 111th Docember holt, I have
folly comiilered the que.tion of the drainage of the
town and the ilieweal the ,iewage by precipitation
in tank., to he erected gin a plot of ground belonging
to you it, howl', Mill, and I beg to report we
follows :—For the vine..... ..f int. calculation,. I have
taken the population of the I..r.fligh at 10.000 inhalii,
tante. which I elitimete it will rub in 1911, providing
the mere..e in the ;emulate oi 1. the name AA it wae
',teem, 1971 and 1101. 1 have allowed 50 gallon. of
...wage per head per diem, which la monde wi
follow. • -For water %firmly per bead, 25 gallon. for
rainfall, IS ditto ; for wattage of aubsoil water, 10
ditto -total. :01111itto ;a, that the total sewage to be
dealt with for alO .111111.4 t .4 10.000 will be ralo.ooo
gallon. in the 21 kotir.. The 'treater portion of thie
orwage will ha deliver...l at the work. between eeveo
A.lll. awl +it p.m., dining which tun- the employe.,
will he at work, awl u will be made for treat.
ing with the precipitanta that pinion of the ...wage
which in deli...rill at the worka between its p.m and

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N. le Seto, re. --I prop.oe to lay a new stoneware nuisance at Loud'. NIIII l'
sewer from the rail•var bridge in Itridport-nciel, under Mr. Tud.et : None whatever.
Iteidisetroadl. and Cornwall nmel, te near the. gineit lei the ocurwe of other couversatiem. Mr. Titter
Western Hotel. .%t this point the sewera from soil he did not eNer his scheme in opposition to the
atembetry and Vieteei.i•Pla.l4 will join the eximing Surveyor: but, as .....1 the larret eatelmferse it wwl
sewer in great W...terirroael. which will be ry. L.. hi. interest to save the town iseveral thousand
oentnicteel hear the Jeinulton Hotel. From the Pole le.
manhole near the Jeeeetoon 11.1,1 I propose laying a Mr. Fore: Sopiewing your wth.rue is carried one,
sewer down flood, Valk. rot. foot Way, and Knig• what royalty will you want"
street, to Eorninxtotreros, and thence ler the Mr. Ti LIAO' : I don t want any royalty at all.
wank,a awi tin...lowa toi.,in tin in,iwi outing in Nti, Mr. PlIMII: Hilt you have made no provieion for
S. J. Merlin's peleleck. I also prop.s to. abandon Perfeetiell the seenwage.
that portion of the brick culvert in the meadeiws Mr. A. Luce :If we can save • good coin, it in
between [seers 11111 and Lowlon•nxid, :111.1 replace 4 worthy of emenderation.
with All le illeh rAlit•iroll main with turned and bored The Nitwit reinarked Mr. Tilley pr0p....1 to lay
pente. 11. e. part of the aewei will le. rained &trine in brick what Mr. Thome& proteseel in arm.
its whole length to allow the Allmon Willer to pass Mr. Pelle remarked that leaving the KA,OOO ahMe
into the etresiii. I.y gravitation, lest not we i 1.4 to it was 1'2,900 against t 4,111.10.
oleArort the flow id ile4eiltre into it fron exieting Mr. Titter said, in answer to Mr. "ince, he
sewer. in Ow neighbourhoel .1 Nfillstreet. The estimated the working extremism at about gd or in it
other portion .1 the main matfett newer in the week.
meadows le.tween lonselorroad and West Mille will Mr. Bream said they were all deeply indeleted to
le. eli:4l aa I ))) •I and renamed where found defective. Mr. Tilley for the time And trouble lie had taken, met
rite ir.,,L•.- The whole of the ...wage 14 the for the valuable hint* which he had given them, lent
I•emigli will flow hy gem itation to threeatTev of land at ;the last meeting be noticed the Seirveyor ha I
where a positive. instruction. to prepare plans : he therefore
recently perch...el by you near 1,41. NIIII,
morn overflow e•leimber will he censtruct.l wi that mann:men that they be wilimitted 1.11 a special emit.
any etre., or .....g.• will gow through die existing mans., consisting of the. Mayor, Mr. l'otre, ,Ir.
...wee into the river Footle. The ordinary *ewer, T. 11.1, eel Mr. Davi., to report if there could he :my
,alterat_ion. or illiproVeMelite Male in them. They
will geov from tin. tank lilt'. a sere...ling chamber in
eletplicate provided with all nen...my valve gearing; were h'inedi to het," it eutiw'lY t" Practical mem
in this chamber the coarser parts stiopende.l in the air. F. 'ewe : Then you would throw over Mr.
~,..,,..p. will le removed and deg into the ground daily. Tolley'. erlienie? --Nlr. Beinierr moiled he went./ net,
The sewage will then flow hr the pressing melt, but. in th.• face of their last resolution, he eould met
where it will neer. the piecipitating mixture into a see how Mr. Tilley, a• ems of the Council, timid come
0.1.4 6... tank. after t,..,,,,,,taii,„, ha., tah,.n ida,,.. in with that scheme. Still, they were thoroughly
the effluent water will pao throilgh earthenware indebted to him.--Mr. F. hag: 5.11.11..16.. %le- Tilley's
pipes provided with a tidal 4.61. into the old head are better than the Surveyor's, would you throw
water overflow from 1,1114 Mill, and thence into the the in osVer ? They are certainly better ill use
river From.; but as the water from OP* channel is rele..t : they ountemplete iiiiellitillit •Isent half the
creel for irritating certain large meadow. its the parish iii....••s. Mr. G. gxvr. : I think we ought thoroughly
of West :Bolton' lielonginet to John Floyer. Imq„ I to consider them.- Mr. Bremen' : I don't think Mr.
have no doubt arrangements could he made .... that TILLItt wishes to Cellillete agalivit the :411rVeyer. -
the effluent water andel pees eoVer them. meadows, hy Mr. F. belt : I don't think that ought to be taken
wench Illealin the or• Wage would he birth, treated into comeieleration.-Mr. BreNeer : %%re are sery
without any adOiteenal exile's o to the town. Th.. di indebted to him. -Mr. F. lows : Von don't
tank, will consist .4 four tanks in duplicate with all show your indebtednes. by throwing them over. --
.....,.......„ yak., oaring. a,. that ~.... ~it raw hr .awd Mr. TILLET mid he owned a lot of lennertv in the
or any ime .ank of the other net eirlilltinen with them t"'", awd it warn to hi" int."'" le "ll' £3.0100 or
if found necessary for repairs or cleansing ; each tank e 4,000. Wont,' they allow his,, t.i send hie plans to
will be provide.' with floating arms. M.. that the. water the Isacal government Ilan' 1-Mr. Foes ..nel there
can be drawn (nen it without oistiirhing the deposit had been • committee appointed to look into the
at the bottom : the water will Now from Own. arms P1a".".4 they ought to sit day by day till they had
nt.. a well
.1.14.1 a licheine which they had reason to lwlieve
room, from whieh it will le raised by meaningw Ild _l"' accelited by the Local liovernimoit Uoard.
11111111P1 Int 'd .. ill.• ie.", Theo. Pumps will le. in -Mr. "MLitt :If pet want to ruin the town iteueld
doplieate, find will al., be used for raising the effluent %fr. Tho111:44. iiellellie.—Mr. Pore : Not so very
water into the stream poi, Ming it la f I necees.sry ...I.'" Thil '"'IF go t" 6:1•900• The iliseatim is.
during Noels. linirer arrwiirr.rnt.m are provid.sl which you do net tonch-are our main sewn'. in an
for drawing the sludge fren the I "tree, of the tank efficient elate? If we the DI,IIO conumiplated by Mr.
...6. it., 1,,,„,ing r,,,„„. I 1,,,,,,.., t„ .1,,,t ~ ~,,,,,, Mom*s will not have to le. lieut. Mr. Theliro.
iiii the site of the works for the chief attendant. also opinion is the main ieweoi are not in the mate they
a building which will contain one of I /.........ec. .aa might to he. That is • matter for enquiry. Then the
making afeeariitios, two six-hoe. power gle.. Kea 11104 important item in the tanks, and Mr. Thomas'
engines, an air compressor, sludge stolage tank, and an. twice the sire of your...-Mr. O. Davis : They
pies.; with the necessary lime mixer. mid shafting ; rail lie made larger.-Mr. Pore : Only at an ad•
ueder the eeete root will be „anti, an I hiter.„ .hop. ditional oat by•andbye ;an that you would soon
an oflioe, and etores ; then. will also be • mann.... stone bring it lip to Mr. Th as. ...Onion..
demelmd. .tlong the whole eoUr4o.l dr • new sewer I Mr. COONIM ...Fowled Mr. Itornett's proposition
propose to construct manholes and lanipholes with that the !Surveyor s plan be referred to a o tee.
ventilating covers, and to bring op to the so rf Ace of the If there Were any anggestions %lr. Tilley'e plan..
nod all manholes in ci vetoen with the e•msting no doubt the committee would have the benefit ..f
sewers, and provide them with siniilar nom.. Ala, them.
place against trees, telegraph p. 4.4, or funding; Mr. Tll.l.ltr : I would rather not be on the coin.
where penniminn csn be obtained, ventihstor. from mitt., snywdf.
the ...we', which will eshsii.t the foul glue. that may Mr. A. lure said if they sent their Surveyor's
plans up to the Leal tioreniment Roan'. they might
late therein, whilst the• manhi le and lamp-
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hole corers will Admit a current et fresh air in the also say the 0 ttttt cil had receive.' alternative plans
froni law eel their .1.111 604 ; which they might also weer., bet I do ni,t Anticipate that much foul air
will le generated therein, as the sewage will pm, encl.., The ',cal Government Board no e1...14
quickly t • the work., liet " a. further Precau wed
tion ,' send down one of their inspector., anol he wool.'
agai„., he,' g.,•,. I propose In Nee. :it the dead end tell them in ten minutes if Mr. Tilley. was a feasible
of all sew..n one. of Field's automatic syphons in a seheitie •ir not.
tank which will be filled from the town water main The I,ty,,s see' the question Wan, were both the
arid periodically discharged into the sowers, but pro- Wheelie, practicable ? If the lesser one mould lie done
viol. to being disehargeel a certain portion of Minn- at a certain sum, and guaranteed ea thoroughly
teemed will page into the water, so that the mama effective as the other, then the question Wale WhiCh
will le. flirted and dounferted at the same time: this linlY "huuld adopt !
arraii.ienient will do away with the present opium The AssIsTaNT.TOWN Ct.cia did nut think they
.i.1.,16, whirl, they eve lie Honest from manhole 10
of 11,...litint tip. sewer., len arrangement. ore p ro.
details. or without its having been accepted by the
would approve. of Mr Tilley's *cheque without birth...
inaohole. I ...Minato therodle ..111,e w•irk• as tolloWs : Council in the first instance.
-The additional aewave of the town, inelndine man. Mr. Ar lenewit •' %Ve aught t" take"nee Practical
holes, lamphrdes, ttridung v 11.11116,4, and ventilators, "tee t'''''''j• ...en " the C'ellwall Estate still
efi,ooo ; for enginehouse, plant, and machinery I unitrained.
cottage and fencing, 12,7110 ; for tanks with all Mr. U. Davie thought they might to drain that at
g,..iring complete, t:2.200 -total, 4:10,901). The Annual mine.'.
charges .. 1:11,01111 at 34 per Cent, interest, and Mr. Beexerr : Where ia the money to rim.. fn,, ?
payment ot principal, isiorra.l in er 3e years at Other desultory conversation I. i110w,,,, and id.
Sii ed. per tent., tern 12.. 'ii. ; Norking . timately Mn. 131.711N1Tt said he del not web to nit
espouse; XI ie 14. -total, £'f92 IT.. lid. Sale ,1 there Sill doomsday, and he would withdraw the
30 tons manure per week at . k.... 20.„ ; for "ther motion. He would instead put a definite
crop; CIO -total, e2le. To he provided for. i twit..w. in order tAlget on with the work, lie pro.
piii 17s. fid. I may alm state, gentlemen, that after poen that Mr. Thomas.' motion be adopted, and dent
the worksare constricted there will be ample room for 1., rim, Loral I iorerninetit Board.
I • town refuse destructor, skull Tnn Stan, time gad Mr. Port seconded the motion, believing that h 7
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it ni,,,,,„sry tr,, erect one, when I would strongly adv.. poweeng it they would not be binding themselves to
you ales, to erect one oa f 'nn.* disinfecton. in con. lay ion that inicy amount for perfecting the main
junction with the destructor, so that in case of an sewage. 'The Surveyor's plans had been drawn up
epidemic there would be a proper place ba• the cloth- with a great deal of trouble and thought, and he did I
log and bedding to IP distufetted without be not think they would he wring in submitting them to
destroyed. I wound also whim you to adopt the it' Liwil iiiiiern"leut 13"ard. At the former meet.
1/escon'e Waste Water Meter in connection with the Mg Nlr. Thomas we, requested to prepare plans ;he
water supply of the town, ea I feel neer inced that ;it het done cm.. and n•w laid them befewe the Colleeil. i
least one-halt .1 the water supply could IX. ...1% ed by Another gentleman of the. Council had brought other
the. meters, awl. consequently, • considerable nettle. plans of a very indefinite nature.-(Mr. Davis : " Nn,
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lion would he made iti die Wet of raisiug water. no. -I If every niellilier .1 the Board brought forward
which would more than pay for the Illeter• ill 1e.., phin• they would newer get any system decided
ee.ii... 1 wow 4.g. gentlemen, to .übinit the plans of UP"°' .
me. Symonds said the lomat government I.4i.sni
/h..
main drainair
acne..
and a
...del
of the
work. sir.
Ike:Van* and Mr. Pont agreed to siiheetitem I
mint adopt the
(Prepared by George Bull, in your employe. for your the w"e't "alilireve' for "adopted' in theirnictim, 1,4,
appros al. -.‘iiil am, gentlemen. rim iihedient servant,
would want them adopted. They
W • Twee is, Assoc. N1.1.C.F.., M. 5.1., &c
Borough Engineer and gurveyee.e '' plans for the ripliniVel .4 the tAril.
Mr. Busacrt : What is the rateable value of the Nrr. Davie moved, and Nlr. F. ',ors: seconded that
town !-- The Amu .• Tower Ctelill : About the plans be further considered.
£22 ma- 1., reply ,„ Mr, lia.g, air. TH.M.as said he Mr. Ijcariatr eiald they had been ren.idering them
eller not pimp°ina to tom+ the five scree a Mr. I for three i"" t • and Mr. Th'una...r..inackiri that
rover. ; his were practically the same plan, which they adm.rej
A epsoiltory conversation meted, during which the I in. 1/111°' and which were subunit.] to the Local
It. r. oigh Surveyoresplained to the niembera the details ' t"''''emnPnt Binini.
ofhisscheme. liireplytoMr. Bcoteerrastohowlonwtha j Mr. Dave. said that might be, but they had not
work. would bike to complete, Mr. THO34ll* said if men Mr. Tilley's more than an hour or so.
they pa... 1 his plans that day he did noise. why
..A flirthe
_er atnefidnient. was then proposed by
they should not start alma the middle of diii.„ nr Mr. A. l4rire that tee plans be forwariled
early in fitly, and if one contractor ram the while to the Local Government Board fir their ap-
job and mph.' the work foe ward. it ehould he e.,..i. Prot"). with the intimation that (me of the
Opted by the end of Novemlite. The C.,rnwall Netote "embers of the council would on the visit of the
would be commenced at once. Local t/nvernment Board Inspector delimit alternative
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Mr. TILLS? ;a11; ;d on for an eltplanation Pa-e1:0;1;1-a; in his opinion Weinid SAVO the lilor.-;igh
of his scheme. the datLis of which according to th. "',..,"'" .hirable elln." V
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circular i.elaml to th• nwtnlsera of the Corporation ore The A.,1411. TAXI. rows ARNA maid they moot adept
a. f.,11.)ws : - the plans hefuris they must them to the Local Goren,
The accompanying plan. ah.ow the netwa.ary pi t. and meta Board. They were primarily judges .4 the
building., ay.. ke., that could he erected oil land .clunne, end could not shift their responsibility on
already purchaeed by the Town Council near I•itor. anylaaly. They might adopt both and send them up
Mill 14 a Drainage Scheme I propoee to pot ii, a iw. Alterwatire achemes.
new sewer for about 1.(V0 yard.. run from outran Mr' F. lAwn ' That would blithe be4t PINS*
ton-nil.. the :own I propow to nui all the sewage The A•ISISTAss.Tosr. th.... : Theo you must
odter lime treatment) into and tlineigh thew j.recipi• 11.4.4 y"ursell that Mr. sea is a feaaibie scheme
Latin, pita, and it hi aw eil that hem, ea at Salo.. '
bury and other place., the top water may rim off After °°n° dianuninn on an ordinary and limPle
fnein the Merest pit, it the ricer without offence. :natter of procedure, it waa decided to put Mr. Lock
There are to he eight pita (in two seta .4 four each ito ameoduirtit, and the dietaion resulted as follow. :
he worked alternately for the deposit of dude. The F„,
AGAINST.
sludge will run through pipe at bottom of VIA. and Mr. 4. H. Lock Mr. Ald. Durden
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empty out 04 the floor of the manure mixing abet Th. Mayor Mr. F. Lock
I propose to take of the town refute, carting it to Alders's. Ovum Mn. A. Pope
works, emptying it out, and *greening it over the inns id; T. oasnoas bk. k., Burute