The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-10-27 00:00:00

Dt!lp3l:tlH. RATE.

The Tows CI.ER ai4 tat by some nutatet or other the
sunk in hand under the General Fund was double the
amount it was when he last a.sked fur a borough rate. A
rate of..ctlq.l would he ,utlirient.

"the—tru-7;;;:s of the late Bower
were willing to receive the deht due t, them front the
Coruuration by .1:100 a year. and to fore-Nall bitterest.
Mr. R. THUMS-S thought the canduct of the trustees was
we generous.
Mr. Lvsme asked if they could not forego the demand
for a year, an the Council had many pressing claims.
On the proposition of Mr. GROVE,, beC,ll tied by Mr.
ELIOT it wan agreed that the proposal to liquidate the
debt by instalment, of £lOll a year, without interest he
accepted, and the first instalment be included in the
borough rate.
The rate for nuo wee granted.
The police accounts were examined and passed.
Fl Vic&

The reran-IA of the finance emonittee were Mithinitt.l.
and on the proposition of Mr. Georg* seconded by Mr.
It. P. Stereos, it was agreed that the finance eotrimittee
be requested to report on the Is,t. means of checking the
orders given by the town officials, by an order-book or
otherwise.

CLAIMS. FOR
.F.O,IFRrOiATIO!!.

A rlaim for E. 1.5,10, by a Mr. Walter. for compensatbm
for alleged adoption of his ikao With regent 4, the Back-
water, was tabled.
A claim by Messrs. Andrews and P. pc, id Dorchester..
for Mr. Thresher, for alleged damage cause.' to his land
at Ilhadie's Lake, by the construction of the dam; was
deferred tilt it should be placed on the notice paper.
The Surveyor was questaii,el as to various matters,
including a bill of £l5 for pitching near the dam, AS to
rent for an office, which he said had always been allowed ;
and as to gravel taken away from the beach, which he
said was not by his orders, but was entirely unknown to
him. _

The meeting was finally niljourrnsl till Monday.
The following was Sir John s Report.
2, Westminster Chaintiern,
" Victoria street, %Westminster, S.W.
" :loth October, 1571.
we,,,nourit Drainage, err.
"Sir,"—l send herewith memorandum of the matters
which require early attention in connection with the new
dam across the Backwater. The work was carefully
examined by my chief assistant (Mr. Matthews) last
week, and the necessity fur the renairs referred bt in the
en.losed list made fully evident. I don't see that any
benefit can now arise from entering upon the debatable
question of individual responsibility for the imperfec-
tions in the execution of the puddle and hitching,
or want of doe care in ruaintenatim, whereby two
large holes have 1..-eit scoured in the bed of the Back-
water, one imonsliately alsive ant the other below the
gateway in the Dam, which holes have, unknown alit iar-
ently to any one, been growing in extent for stone months.
I would merely wish to say that until the receipt of your
letter last week, I was under the impreasion that the
work was satisfactory in every respect, anti that the open-
ing of the gate and flushing out of the Harbour, in
accordance with ray printed instructions of June, Is7l,
were working satisfactorily in every way. The cost of the
new rubble and ef the other matters referred to in the
memorandum will be altogether about CLIKI. I would
advise that the matter be laid before in early meeting of
the Board, so that the work may be set about forthwith.
I take this opportunity of remarking that I WIIS pies...Nl
to learn from my assistant that Mr. Seaman had ir Ginned
tins that the main drains, where they hail been opened
from time to time, were found to he in good working
order, and that the new system of drainage, as far as he
(Mr. Seaman) could observe, was answering well. This
being no. it nsay become a question worthy of early
consideration whether it would not be advisable to
form a Weir in the Dam, of sufficient dimensions to
drain off, in conjunction with the gate when
open, the whole of the water above the Dam
between high and low water of an ordinary spring title,and
thus to scour out any residuum due to the sewage should
the same be deposited wishin the Harbour. If the present
arrangement of discharging the sewage of Weytuouth into
the tidal water within the Harbour ii to lieu permanent
one, and there are strong probabilities that this will he the
ease—then. in order to complete the system, and afford
additional means for flushing the Harbour, it would be
judicious to construct the weir at an early date, if not at
once, when the pitching is being repairoed, especially all
its ecet would not be greet —I ans, sir, your obedient
servant.

JOHN GOODE."
7.0. Stegall. F.R., Town Clerk Weymouth.
THE ADJOURNID ÜIETINO.
To-day (Monday). Present •—The Deputy-Mayor (Mr.
Jas. Milledge), Aldermen Lim% Ayling, and Howard:
Councillors Talbot, Roberts, Thomas, Aylesbury, Groves,
J. H. Devenisk G. Eliot, Robena, Welsront, Lundie,
Vincent, and Webb, with Mr. F. C. Stegall, Town
Clerk.

—A-letter was read from Mr. R. S. Hoyle, as solicit-ir
the representatives of the late Mr. Hurdon, in awiwer to
the Town Clerk's enquiry what was the specific damsup,
for which they claimed compenution.
The following was the letter :
"123, Cannon-street,. London, LC.,
'7th October, 1574.
" Dear Sir,
" TA, Backwater Paul.

; "In reply to yours of the '2u.l inst., I can only say that
' the members of the Local 1t0,r,l limit be well aware that
Mr. Bunion Ix the owner of two freehold timber pounds for
the purpose of holding timber, and connected with premises
belonging to him, where the trade of a timber merchant
has been carried on for upwards of :to ywirs, if nit more
sad to which the navigation could be carried on at all
stages of the tide, for the general purposes of a timber mer-
chant. Since the formstion of the dam, the nal iiration
is entirely incidental to the pas-ing through the darn gate.
the Lillie of doings° deptinilin gon w 00l and thle. ”,,.1 getting
persons to open the gate. In other words limiting to a
very serious extent the navigation irr right of user, which
before this was entirely free. The fact must be known to
the members of the Board. and it inust be quite palpable
that damage to a very serious extent has been sustained.
However, if the Board an, willing to Alia the principle
that damage has been sustained, awl it is simply the
question of whit compensation shall be paid, I shall be
pliwsed to lay before the Marl the fullest details and
meet them in an sinkable manner lint find of all, I
must ask for a positive answer on the first point.
The fact of the ilainage that has taken e must
be patent to all the timber Donde, the erection of
the dam, and the business of a timber merchant being
carried on, are matters of public notoriety, and therefore
the Board cannot have any liedtation in admitting that
damage has beensustained, and for such damage my client
will seek to make the Board liable, and there is no doubt
! if proceedings are resorted to, it will lie sootily for me to
! prove the extent of dautage. Should the Board deny any
I claim can he substantiated by Mr. Bunion, I shall he at
once compelled to resort to legal proceedings, which
think the Board will on consideration be desirous of
avoiding.'
"I sin. dear Sir,
" our faithfully,
"S kV] 1.1.1; 111111 MD Bons."
After much dismission it Ws:, proposed by hfr.WELAPORIP,
seconded by Mr. T110)11101, that the Town Clerk be
Instructed ton-ply to Mr. Iloyle's letter, and ask him to
point out the direct injury said to he sustained by Mr.
Burden's reprearidatives, as this Board had no wish to
resist any justilernand any) which can be regally ma-le
against them.
THE Diu,
. . .

tn nnimateil ileixtte to.ik pliive on Sir John's proposed
ex ininiliture of Ll,lllOll, nod it was finally agreed lo invite
hint bum on his return from Jersey.

A:EI-31()17TH CO_UNTY corn.

trrao•v itdore Mr. E. P. efroy, judgu
E./wards v. flortmloy. -Mr. Webdord In this ease made an
applivatlon. eal.l lie bad Iw ;H o, elmeted in this cue on
behalf of the detendaut at the Iwt Court. Soma one came to
Me office, and he, being under the impression that hie Honour
did not sit until eleven, did not come to the Court till lbw.,
when be found the cam bad already been decided. He allied
tee Court to grant • new trial.
The Judge: Heat is your defence?