The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-10-16 00:00:00

TIN NIL! COIN-ZICHANO4

A letter was -rro4 iro-o-i-ilh7ii.ll-s,Tring, builder,
stating that WI the exchvnge of land between Mr. J.
NOV) and the Corporation could not be completed till
J-nuary next, lie intended stopping thaw irks till that
time, .• the building could not be proceeded with
sat..factorily.
Mr. 11.11, the architect, also wrote to the Council on
the subject, and he amege.ted that the girders should be
put in, end the work be proceeded with to that point.
The MATOII thought it very important that the hall
should be made safe by the beginning of the year, as
there would be the Hunt Ball and the regular ball
coining on. Putting in the girders would make the
rooms Naha

The Town Clerk wee requested to see Mr. Toose as to
the land.

As to the works, the matter WM left to Yr. Hall's
jodyneot .

MIL 11111011.8 AIIIPATILS.

The next businem was to ameider the differences
between Mr. J. T. Ensor and the GounciL
Mr. LOCK mid the matter wag referred to a committee
of the whole Council, and he asked ii there waseny
report.

It seemed there had been no meeting a the com-
mittee, sod ens aonsetinently no import. A meeting of
bhe committee Is to be held, sad a Comma convened
before the Zlal October, it it be necessary.
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LOCAL BOARD Or HIALTR:

The Tows Chant said it appeared something the
Baird bad dune to prevent people being drowned had
god them into trouble. A child fell into the stream a
few weeks ago and WU drowned, in consequence, it
appeared, of there bring no proper fence to the stream
at the earner of Mushroom bndge. Tho Board eonsi-
dered it was neeappary to protect the way and instructed
the Burveyor to put up &dwarf wall. He read • letter
from Meters. Andrews and Barrett saying they land
the Council had been making alterations on the property
which forint rly belong. a to Lester, but now to their
client, Misr Andrewr, as mortgagee in poseession, with.
out obtaining her permit-in. The rowanl had raised
• wall and taken away an iron her. no cutting off the
approaoh to the mill-stream. They, therefore, re.
quested the Council to reinstate the property as it
formerly existed. . .

A conversation ensued. sod it mewed that in building
the wall three or four stew which Wonted to some
cottages there, affording the occupants facilities for
dipping. had been removed.
The ToWN ruin was instructed to write to Messrs.
Andrews sod Barrett informing them that the wall had
been built for public safety, that the cottages concerned
were not injured becalm they had water supply from
the Corporati.m, and that there we. dipping steps it
the opposite side of the bridge.

THE LIGHTING 01 THZ MILL DANE.
• proposition by Mr. VERNON was broeght before the
Board for lighting from the bottom of the town Sn th.,
stile at the entrance to Hill-etreet, nub public lamps,
and adding it to the town dretrieL The neg sorty of the
propossi being csiried out ws4 unanimously agreed to,
th 3 only question was how the expense cont.l be met.
Hr. Vernon's suggestion woo that the property in.
terested should be added to the town district, and the
charges of providing rim pipes and lam' • and maintain•
ins the lighting, should be defrayed out a the town
rate. Mr. Lock suggested that the question should be
referred to the lighting oominittes, when they might
somider the extension of the general lighting district,
by taking in the preposed and other parts., Fordington
not now lightscl. Mr. Vernon said it would be no me
coiling a misting of the persons keine in the locality
because they ere so intermixed with farmers and their
labourers that they would oppose the proposition. He
mow, cLand Alderman Oconee secondid,thar the district
from the last lamp neer the White Hart Inn, along the
mill bank to the rail or st.le near the entrance Sr Hill.
..tneet, be edded to the general lighting district of this
borough. An amendment was mooed by Al terms.
13•LPIN and second.' by Mr. FROOD that the word, be
added, "And for that purpose, not exceeding two lamps
be placed." The aincipitntut was lost by the
casting rote of the Mayor.