The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-08-23 00:00:00

WI DEB ORNIS.

THI MlNerria TOWZILS.—The work of repairing the
central tower is at present being carried on satisfactorily
by Messrs. Bleathman and Sm. The unsafe heavy
battlements have been removed, and some of the
loosened masonry re-pointed, and generally overhauled
and repaired. The expsnee of • ground scaffolding has
been avoided by fixing light ace ,lding from the top,
the workmen being lowered to their work in an ex-
temporised cage.
Pititatierstrotbs.—The Rev. J. R. Bennett, Wes-
leyan minkaar. who is leaving Wimborne, having
finished his prescribed three rears' ministry, haa jest
been presented with a handsome salad bowl, with
silver fork and spoon, by the members of the Wim-
borne Wesleyan chapel congregation. The Rev. R.
P. Grant, who is also leaving, and who preached his
farewell sermon in the same chapel on Sundae last,
has been prese•ted by the members of Mr. Vosper's
teo classes at Wimborne and Chilbridge with a silver
butter-knife and butter-dish.

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CHURCH OFFICIALS EICURSIOTC—On Thursday, by
the invitation of the vicar, the Rev. E. F. Trotman,
the adult members of the choir, with one of the
churchwardens (Mr. IL Hayter), the ex-churchwarden,
Mr. Hopkins, and several friend., including the Rev.
Cecil Paget, the curate at the minster, had a day's
outing together. They left Wimborne station by the
9.32 a.m. train for Poole, on arriving at which town
they proceeded to the quay, and embarked on board
the Telegraph for Sinews, where they arrived about
eleven o'clock. A visit was made to Tilly Whim, and
other places of interest in the locality. The party
lunched together, and after having spent a very
pleasant day, returned the same way they went,
arriving at Wimborne station shortly after nine
o'clock in the evening.

BLAXDPORD.
LOCAL BOARD.—A monthly meeting of this Board
was held at the Town Hall on Wednesday. There
were present—Menem J. G. E. Lawrence (in the chair),
F.T. Johns, E. B. Smith, B. Eyres. H. Durden. H.
Childs, A.. S. Hodges, T. M. Park, C. Pond, J. Ball,
H. Gill. S. Abbott. and J. J. BalL —A gas bill for
£ll7. for lighting 78 public lamps for the hall-year,
was presented for payment.—Mr. Pond said that the
bill was laid before the Lighting Committee at their
meeting the previous day, and they felt themselves
Owed in great difficulty as to what fund it could be
paid from. In fact, the Board having a large bill to
pay. bond themselves somewhat in the same po•itlon
as the Town Council did the previous day, viz., with
a large balance against them at their banker's. They
had • heavy bill to pay, and did not know if they bai
the means to pay it, but he hoped they should
ultimately be able to pay without much difficulty.
Several improvements had boon roweled by one ot

their. c nnmittee—Mr. Barnes—wit , was unable to be
present that morning. The improvements', if carried
out, would entail the spending of a good deal of mousy,
but they could be discussed at a livers meeting. All
the lamps in the town had been inspected, and, with
the sec ption of one in front s f his own house, no
repairs were needed—At a later state of the meeting
Mr. Pond said he might add that one improvement
contemplated by the Lighting Committee was the
raising higher of the lamp at the corner of ,
, the gasworks some four er six feet. —A report
of the Highway Committ-e, dated the 17th of August,
warn read, stating that the committee has inspected
various parts of the disteet, and recommended that
for the safety of the public it was advisable that in the
front of the Old House, occupied by Mr. Leff. a 4-inch
stone kerb should be laid to connect with the present
krb at each end of the house, and that the tar path
be made good. Mr. Leff had himself intimated to the
committee that he would make further improvements
at his own expense, with the ruction of the Board.
The committee also recommended t'sat the present flint
pitching in Orchard-street, leading from the Close to
the angle of the Sehool-lane, be tsken up and a tar
path laid in its steed, the preterit pathway being con-
sidered dangerous for foot passengers.—ln reply to a
member of the Board Mr. Wills, the Town Surveyor,
said the coat of putting the path In order near Mr.
LufTs house would p ohably be b. tween £7 and £B,
and the cost of repairing Orchard-street, referred to
in the report, about £7—the chair.nan said there
could be no doubt the path in Orchn d-street WM of a
very slippery lull dangerous character, and it was to
uncomfortable to walk on, that people frequently
walked in the road instead—On the motion of Mr.
Pond—who said the work was only a portion
of the whole of the improvements they con-
templated making in the tswu—srouded by Mr.
Park, it was decided to rep ,ir the pathway in
front of the Old House.—The hairman said he
was greatly averse to spendivg money unless it
waz for the benefit of the t ,wr, but there could be no
doubt that the improvemer, ts contemplated would be
very beneficial to the public; otherwise he should have
opposed the expenditure On the proposition of Mr.
Byre, it was, after ...me &sults' y conversation, re-
solved that the pitching in ()mbar I-street should be
substituted by tar-paving.—Mr. A.,bott alluded to the
fact that there was no public urinal in Bland(' rd. and
said there was now an Ca pportunity of purchasing a
small corner of land, for ab slot £2, which would be
suitable for the purpose. He thought it a ditgrace to
the town that no su.;ll provision existed already ; and
he concluded by suggesting that some members of the
Board should go and view the site he had mentioned.
—lt was understood that the B sard concurred with
Mr. Abbott, and agreed to adopt his latter sugges-
tion ; but no resolution was passe* on the matter.—
Thebrief report of the Medical Officer of Health was
to the effect that the health of the town was in a antis-
factory state.—A report of the Nuisance Committee,
dated the 17th August, was read, stating that the min-
mittee, having inspected the yard premises in East-
street, occupied by idr. T. Beer and others, found the
drainage in a very bad state; and recommended that
the owners of the property be requested to improve the
sanitary condition of the premises either by means of
surface or underground drainage. The report further
stated that Mr. Green, one of the tenants, had
written to the trustees of the property respecting the
state of the drainage, but had en yet received no reply.
Since the last meeting of the committee several wells
hai been cleared out, and other nuisances abated.
No resolution on the subject was pared. The re-
mainder of the business was of a routine character.