The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-11-17 00:00:00

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StepittaFlit:, and .Ifdr,ld-ril Ilnic were eharcni with
o,!iiiiiitting w,ll,lfhlittlare t,Sa sL,lliut: E• 4111:
ugt•nt to %tr. I•mitleary, 'AI that tin priinerit hail introit lett
14 the Upright. Alla lorallugit 1., the stairs, :tint tart of a tueti.
the, t,„ the eod.loquie, to the awl." alsiut Supt.
Viekere :mid he went ..11 Nor. 4, to the homt, imi eirted it
The hick 44 onc stair was bros.,n ca y, the hearing id a at
and ran of a door. It woe unsafe for him to sm up, and the
damage teat quite Zit 'the woman bevies: hnik:n
the stairs, and oflertsi to repair it if Mr. Gibson would let her
stop in the bonne. They had neither table nor chair m the
house, and only a few Plate.. and only a dust boo to sit upon.
It was one of the nest wretched places he was et er in. -Gibson

said the stairs were in perfect repair when they went. In,
baring cost Mr. Pottbury f.:l to repair. The Mayor meld this
was a very ncrioOS CIVIC. As they would not pay for the
damage, they would be sent for 14 days' hard labour.

WEYMOUTH LOCAL BOARD MELTING.

SI It JOHN COODE TO REPAIR TIIE
On Tuesday last, the very important meeting of the
Local Board, with reference to the Dam was held, and the
matter was discussed with great care and at very great
length. It will be .41fen that while paying respect to the
resailuOu, of the public meeting, the Board by a large
majority decided to retain Sir John Goode as engineer,
declines., to relieve him id any responsibility with regard to
the Win and expressed • determination that he should
make the idea a success, by preparing plans and specifica-
tions for thou to carry out his ideas for the repair and
improvement of the Dam. The business also included the
consideration of the drainage of the Park; but the report
of Sir John stated that he did not see how any improve-
ment could be made. Even had there been any suggestion
the discussion about the Dam took so much time that the
llcerd would probably not have taken any other topic that
I day. It will be seen that Mr. Walker and Mr. Webb were
' the only ones who voted for dismissing Sir Joint, and with
the exception of Mr. lloward and Mr. Charles, who were
for delay till the Harbour-master reported whether the
Harbour is being siltel up or not, the whole of those
, present voted for the retention of Sir John Goode, and of
the Dam.
T here were present the Mayer (Mr. G. B. Welsford),
Aldermen fililiodge, W. Eliot, Howard, and Luce;
Coun-
G. Eliot, J. tfroves,ltobens, Lundie, Snook, Charles,
Walker, Ayles, Vincent, J. 11. Devenish, Talbot, Webb,
Aylesbury., Robert,. and Thomas.

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TOR nkrener OF SIR JOON.
The !tiaras Kahl the laidners of the day was of the most
important character. Precious to going into the affair he
wished to say a word or two, for it was of importance that
they should thoroughly and exactly understand their posi-
tion with regard to affairs. It would be in their recollec-
tion that when they were about to proceed with this work
on the Dam. Sir John Condo thought there was no local
person ou whom In coubl rely as having sufficient appli-
sures to carry out the work. lie therefore took upon
to suggest several names of those whom his thought
fit to carry out tie: work, and with one of them the Board
entered into a contract. Sir John then recoi iiiii ended that
they should appoint a resident engineer, to superintend
the work. That resident engineer was appointed upon
that recommendation, and he came down and supenn-
tended. But with that resident engineer the Bonn' in no
shape or form interfered : he took instructions from Sir
John Coosle. The question bid been mentioned as to
whether, it was possible for the resident engineer to be
le prent in two place. at once • but with that the Board
had nothing to do, as Sir John; was responsible to them,
and Sir John alone. The whole of the payments made or
authorised to be made by this Corporation If he was
correct, were made upon Sir John Condo's certificates, and
op.& Sir John Condo's certificates alone. He thought
therefore the Board had in no shape or way done anything
to interfere with the responsibility of any person who
ought to have the responsibility; they had simply had
a contractor and had called
!mon him to execute the work
according to Sir John Coodc s plans and specifications He
appealed to the Town Clerk.
The Towm Ctgan said what the Mayor luol stated was
quite correct. The whole of the certificates bad been
signed by the engineer, and counter-signed in the usual
way.
" 2, Waultainater Chamber, Victoriastreet, Westminster,
"Sorember 6, 1874.