The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-03-23 00:00:00

LOCAL BOARD OF lIRALTEL

A Lval Boar 1 meeting was held on Thursday last at the
Board-room, under the presidency of Kr. R. POMO There
were also present—Messrs. G. Z. Andrews. W. Attwooll,
T. C isuben. R Law, J. C. Llll,. M. Mitchell, K Pearce,
W. swab, B. &riven, jun.. J. P. &riven, and Mr. Crocker
(clerk).

I. Anowne mai.

A letter wet read from Mr. J. 0. Andrews., C.a.. in reply
to the application sent him by the Board to re-oonsider his
charge of .41116 for supsrintendutg the work in connection
with theconstruction nt the sediment chamber In Maiden-
well. In his lettor Mr. Andrews said the value of the
work carried out was not always a criterion of the labour
Involved. He, however, offered to compromise the matter,
and take .Cl 5.
The bill was ordered to be mid. It wits worth witting
for.

A anAiiONABLZ oomptrucr.
Mr. J. B. Short replied to the letter sent him by the
Clerk to the Bard. calling his attention to the dangerous
state of the fences 'attaining the road from Weston to
Southwell. Mr. Short explained that some of the fences
stord ordered to be repaired, but it had been neglected by
Ids foreman. With regard to the wall, however, it had
born pu.died over into the quarry by passers-by, and It was
therefore not his fault. A great deal of infs.:lief had been
done by bare, and during the last Mx peers It had cost
him upwards of 4114 to repair the demises caused by them.
He naked the Bard to provide better police supervision.
The Board gmerally were of opinion that what was
required wee • hatter police supervision.

TALI ROADS.
Mr. Andrews had gran notice on the agenda paper that
the Board should °madder the advisability of repairing the
highways throughout the Island by contract. He had
done so, he said, for the reason that they ought to have a
iii ii of repairing the roads in another way, in order to see
If they 'mild not have better roads at the same imer, if
not at a less cost than what they were paying now.
Mr. Andrews is to be thanked for bringing this matter
forward for may be the good penple of Portland will get
better roads now, for although the motion was not carried,
It will at least wake up those who hare the looking after
them. The ruais ought ti be in a good state consilering
the sum annually spent on them, which will be seen from
the Illiing drums quoted by Kr. Crocker (the clerk) :
The cost for the last six pram inci4uding evorratibg
connection with the roads. horse hire. *waling stones,
I, was :-1874. Ile. ; 1975, UM 7.. 51. ;1876.
gyig 8. gi, ; 1817, £035 6r. iii.,• 1878, £666 Bs 31.; and
11979. £11381415. 7d.; the average b dug .1656 hi. 3d. This did not include anything for surveyor, wages or
scavengirg.
Mr. Osmium further stated, in reply to Mr. drummers,
that the exvenditure in drainage, water-works, lighting.
Sc., was SON
In the course of the discussion Mr. B. &Mir= said,
taking the average of the cost of the highways. egaegigging.
AK, and putting down £3O for the surveyor for superA:
eke, about .6900 was expended annually on them and the fo:fpatbs. He thought they ought to get it dorm for
SM.
Mr. ARDRIWII mewed, and Mr. B. SCUM= seconded,
that teridere be loviad tor the repairs or the roads for the
next three yeara. The former remarked that he believed
the public were not satie6.4 with the present arrange-
ments, because in many cases they considared the Board
paid • sovereign for ISt worth of work.
Yr. K. Pomo proposed as an astsodaoat that tendon
be not invited.
ML?. Conn 'wooded.