The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-07-07 00:00:00

DORSET QUARTER SESSIONS. THE MILITIA STORES AND THE DEPOT
CENTRE AT DORCRESTEIL
hi rally to a question nut by Mr. Williams.
The civil ivitilme, ei,th•nrccr.74trani.cied c'acatalt; The Caimans!, said al the last sessions Mr. Portman
der aft"nnna last. al____.,...._"-- —._ Jury Chamber,, ----- and himself were Naked to see the Secretary of State for
Ha. The fonewine isoieww..... ware prawns :
War, aud ascertain the course the Government intended
Mr. Jon., FLOYI7II, 111. E, Deputy-Chair°an. to pursue with regard to the militia stores. They had an
ni. Eight Hon. the Earl of Mr. C. J. T. Hanibro. interview with Mr. Hardy, and learnt from him on two
Eldon. Mr. J. W. B. Rawkesvrorth. points the intentions of the Government. First. with
Sir W. u Mediycott, Bert. Mr. W. C. Lambert. regard to the question whether it was blended to take the
C. 4. It If. Bingham. Mr. B. Littlehales. Militia Stores for the purpose, of the Government, in
Mr. J. IL Bridge. Mr. H. N. Middleton. connection with the depOt centre. At the interview
Mr. H. S. Bower. Mr. E. Pearce. ' Colonel Evrart he believed. was the affiCerr it—one of
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Mr. N. fowl.
Mr. G. It.
Mr. J. It. Cab-raft.
Mr. If. ranthridge.
Mr. W. M. ealcraft.
Mr. 6.0. ChurekUL
Kr. W. O. D. W. Digby.
Mr. IL If. Eliot.
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Mr. E. C. Ker-Seymer.
Mr. R. Williams.
Mr. H. Williams.
Mr. M. Williams.
Mr. E. W. Williams.
Mr. R. Williams, jun.
Rev. J. H. Austen.
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Rev. J. Bleonerhaneett.
Rev. W.. 7. Goodden.
Rev. C. J. Glyn.

lir. 3.3. Far:whereon.
Mr. H. e. condJen.
Mr. D. F. tirant-ILMIton.
Mr. R P. Gandry.
Mr. T. B. Benham
Tbe following gentlemen
the Comity :
Mr. J. Mount Batten. Mr. D. H. Hertel'.
Mr. W. J. Browne. Mr. V. Fans Benett-Stan-
Mr. R. It. Harvey. ford, VP.
Mr. A. E. Man. Mr. R. H. If ildyard.
Mr. FIA)14:11 WAR NOM to say that the nolde Chairman
was ',resew...l from being present here to-day, by im-
portant business in the House of Lords. He routanued
that it would he in the recollection of the Court that an
address WM voted at the last Quarter Sessions to be pre-
sented to Her Majesty the Queen, and another to H.R.11.
the Duke of Edinburgh, on the occasion of his happy
nuirria4c. It would now he right that the answers should
be read.
The addresses which we have already published were
then mail.

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to Oct u Justices of

v 18111341 ithrnces itEroRT.
Mr. IL W. WILLIAMS read this report.
£lO ba.l been grantel from the Charity Fund to Unborn.
Reformatory, and a similar rum to the Pole House. LS had
been allowed on the application of the Me. H. P. Makes to
imovide Bibles and other books. Tenders for ensuing Pie
months- Lock and soli most, chins, ke.. 314. hatebrans,
61c1. ; suet, :v1 11. mile best Dorset choose per eat. £2.
Jovcpb Fudge —Walleend coal per ton. CI 10a. ; Itadatock,
pereened, c I2+ Eneor and Co.—Sodeli oatmeal on ewL,
174. ; fedion total, to. • Scotch barley, 14s. ; soda, 70. ; soap,
• ; vplit 'sr bushel, 7a : black pepper per lb • cad.
There are in cusiody 113 males and h females. Committals
this quarter 111 against 121 last year. 24 are naral prisoners.
Re-e. Itnients 37, last year 412. Maintenance cast per heed
per week 10e, last year tic Md. Of the Inc-ruse Is Md. arises
from the reduction oft! in the daily averages, Of prisoners and
remitting the officere the rent of their cottages. Mr. Briscoe,
11.11.'11 Inspector .4 Prisons, was here lath May, and reported
"No complaints, prison very clean and eathesetory."
BRIDGER AND humnimis.
Mr. I'. MANOR() read this report.
P:spenscs Bridges, £33 ha 4u1.; G.l, £32 Its. fed.;
.1.2 les. : House, £l2 7s. : Salary, CM 14a. 11.1. Works In
hand, £45 11. 44.--total, £lOO. The number of county bridges
at present is 93, but the number is continually increasing.
They have all been examined by the county surveyor dooriy.l
th two months, ie last tw mons, and he reports that their general cd
tine is good, but recommends that repairs to the amount of
.Cl3O be expendeJ, which the committee have authorised sub-
ject to the approval of the Court. They have also entered into
contract& with the surveyors of the Wimbonie and Bridport
districts to keep the roadways over the bridges in their divi-
sions In repair for three years. Wareham bridge has been
examinol by Mr. Fletcher, the county ww-veyor, whose opinion
rtspecting the alterations which it has been snggested should
be made to this bridge winvithe with those .4 the surveyor,
and which hate been laid before the Court at previous lesions.
Your committee recommend that the repairs and alterations to
the police stations as suggested by the Pollee Committee be
carried mit in accordance with their sires; thatthe Dorchester
Police Station be connected with the main drainage of the
town at a cost of about £9l. Repairs to the amount of about
COO are required for the Militia Stores, and your committee,
subject In. the approval of the Court, have ordered them to be
done. The committee would recommend that Clay Ker.Bc&-Tez,
itaa,dlises
war.polnted a member of the committee for the
In regard to Wareham bridge there was an animated
discussion. Mr. HAMM) supported the recommendation
of the report for taking the opinion of a Civil Engineer
on the ground ef the difference of opinion prevailing as to
whether or not the bridge would hear the extra weight
which would be thrown on it I,y the widening. In the
present case the bridge had settled over on one side con-
sulembly, and an the alteration prorated involved an out-
lay of 171011 or £4llll, he thought it important to be sure
:dant what they did. At the same tinie he had every
confidence in the opinion of the County Surveyor,
Mr. I!ALCRAIrr said he had never heard till that moment
that the bridge was not likely to stand ; and for himself
he believed it would remain longer than anybody present
could live. If there were any inclination on one side that
was not it new thing, for everybody knew that buildings
often "nettled" out of the perpendicular, but were none
the less etaide. Ile believed the bridge to be a perfectly
firm xtructure and mid if they were to take a Civil
Engineer's minim alaut Wareham bridge, why not in
every other cane t lie voted for the present County Sur-
veyor believing him to be perfectly competent for his
work, aid yet for this first alteration of a bridge it was
proper:id to call in a Civil Engineer.
The Rev. J. If. Auferge said he hail known the bridge
for 25 years, had been on the Bridge and Building Com-
mittee. awl wax present at conAultation. about Wareham
bride. It was decided the bridge should be widened, I,4there was never a woni said shout any shakiness of the
foundation& BM it hail now cropped up, and he thought
Its ease in which the t!ourt should support the judgment
of t be committee.
Mr. hiatus beliernl if the bridge were allowed to
remain as :it pn-ant it might last for any number of years;
but it was proposed to widen it four feet, and it must he
remenibered that it had sunk over towards the east side
11 or 12 ineher —(A Magistrate: le inches). The County
Surveyor was of opinion that the additional weight would
not endanger the structure; but he (Mr. Ilambre) believed
if more were put on, especially on the east side, its
stolidity would le seriously endangered; therefore, lie
thought, in taking the opinion of a Civil Engineer they
might rattly Ile Ativieß the county money.
The Rev. Pnitur..enaar Bonn mid he had inspected the
bridge in the time of Mr. Evans, and looked at it with
Mr. William., and he considered it a very solid structure,
although it might he that it tipped a little. If the extra
weight were added on the west side he thought it would
tend rather to aeinire the bridge than otherwise. It seemed
I', hien that having a Civil Engineer's report would be an
unnecersary expense, but after the statement of Mr.
llambro he did not wish to press that view unduly.
Mr. FRAMPTON inquired how long it waa since the 18
ineber bad sunk !
Mr. WILLIAM. : Not in the memory of man—flaughter).
Mr. IlaiDOE; DIP the County Surveyor want any extra
opinion t
Mr. II Itßo :To tell you honectiv I've not asked him;
he said he should not niind • Civil Engineer being con-
sulted.
Mr. NI. Lid tes mid it was the opinion of the com-
mittee that day that they should have other advice.
Mr. WlLL'Aits considered it • derifterma preredent to
consult a Mutineer on this matter. Ile thought the
4 mmity Surveyor thoroughly competent to undertake the
ditties of his office, and moved that a Civil Engineer he
not empboyed.
Mr. l'eseCl: thought the tog:cation of Mr. Sambre a
wire one. It wan better ti, obtain paitive evidence in a
care if doubt, and none so well as the connuittee could
Jude., when it won desirable to take another opinion.
The Bev. ('. J. GLYN seconded the amendment
in reply to a question, Mr. II nine° said it was the
County Surveyor's opinion that the briiire would bear the
extra weight.
And, it war a.keil, you want to get • contrary opinion
but Mr. HAMM° said no such thing, he wanted to be
doubly assured on the point
The Rev. C. W. Itisiimie mid once begin this innova-
tion, and they hail SICI bridges in the county, which might
Coat for " opinions" 113 ten pound...
Mr. FRAMI-rom mid the l'ourt hail appointed a very good
committte, and he thought they should adopt their re-
commendation.
Mr. BI,OIIAM : The Court does not always support the
opinion of its committees I beg to say--(laughter).
Mr. I'SLCRAFT said the logic of the whole came war that
the bridge would stand if let alone, soil why not do la ;
Mr. II (memo raid he should he perfectly content to leave
I alone, but it was prepared to widen it four feet, and
the question was whether the Inidge would stand the
added weight. lie believed there had been no examine.
thin made of the piles belew the bed of the river. It wan
evident they hail sunk considerably on one aide ; and he
observed bridir fell dorm it iemail v.st 1:1,100 to
rabuitil it.
A show of hands was taken, when there were for the
amendment Pr, and 'wawa 15, the prop:eat of Mr. Hambro
toemploy a Civil Engineer wax therefore rejected.
Mr. Movr tor WILLIAMS drew attention to • rule that
An bill for work done toward, any county bridge, or build-
ing, or reel over or at the ends of any county bridge
Khali be paid until the bill shall have been duly examined
by two of the committee who reside iii the division in
which the work hail been dime. As a member of the
Bridge and Building I 'ounnittee for 14 years, and as this
was the first nun anion on which this rule had been acted
on, lie railed the attention of the Court to the utter On-
fr.iibility of obeying the rule. The County Surveyor had
sent to him a minder of bills t,nr signature, hut he could
Snot sign them, ar he knew nothing about them, some of
them icing for two and three days' work, or four or five
leads of gravel. How could he know if the men had been
engaged two or three dap.? The bills had been sent on
to Mr. Yeatman : but he would not sign them, and there
they rentaincrl. To obey such a rule as this, • magistrate
vroukl ainiost have to stand over the men. and methat
they did their work. The committee had never been
called nism to examine hills in this way before.
Mr. I'SLCRAFT maltreated that the nde be altered seas
to refer to bills above £5, enabling mailer bills to he paid
by the County Surveyor.
Mr. FRAMPTON said he hail always been accustomed to
sign the bills.
The CIISINGIAN said the intention of the rule applied to
work of great importance. The intention was that where
there are any larger repairs such as to a bridge, there
thould he a 'direct supervision of the cost.
Mr. Maputo gave notice of moving at the next Quarter
Sessions that a aims not exceeding .Cl5O be paid the
Court for the repairs of Wareham bridge.
The Earl of ELDON said that, as they were not going to
have two ',runty surveyors, not going to have • civil
engineer's 'minion, lie did not use why the matter should
he put IT till next sessionit.
Mr. W11.1.1(114 said that originally there was £l5O
granted by the court for the repairs and improvement of
this bridge, and the inhabitants of Wareham raised •
further Comm. Al the sessiona before last, he gave notice
that the further .1111 of eeo lie granted, in two NUMB, 1.50
and cm; Ina in consequence of the death of the Surveyor,
he gave notice that he should bring before this sessions
that the r`ll/11 of Vet should be granted. The sum of £l5O
had been already voted, and he moved that LSO be granted
for the further repair of Wareham bridgw
nao war put by the Cusinaths, and agreed to.
COUNTY LUNATIC ASTLOII4.
Mr. If. WILLIAMS read this report.
There are,,.,. In the asylum 229 malesand 270 females. The
fallowing contracts were taken, via : John Bush Bread Old.
per 4111 lust; nat., iow per each; barley meal, las. per Back
William Hurdle ('home, £2 and cl ins. per est. Dere:l4lh
and Co.— Ale, 7.1. per gallon. Creening--Leather. Holland
and Hayman—Coals, delivered at coal stores, for mix months—
via , Welland, kl 9s. ; screened Itadstock, LIIL M. ' • tin-
screened RadlitosA. CI : ben Baddlealey steam, Al As. 62.
mre Wiara Brushes. Style, James, and Co. -Oratory and
candies C2OO is to be spent le Improvements. Mr. If tune's
tender for the tnortuary chapel of £479 was scowled. Mr.
Willisms obsened that the Louise 7 Cosamissionent remarked
that the management was I ery saii.las.ory, titers being every
indication of kind and judicious attention to the patients by
Dr. Bram The report was adopted nem, eon.
Received and adopted.
PINANCR.

Mr. Fsaqr Hanson brought up this report.
Includheg basun of L 1697 llts. ied , the receipts had been
£.1,110 if, lid. on. Maul of which e.gLIM 9a 64.. allowance
from the War-oikee for non-eommintioncd 0111•011' quarters hi
the militia barracks upon • nominal mil.- The cohtughee
commend that certain infla for gem, feel, and claming at the
Militia Stores, amounting to OS Di. Id., which were ann.:need
last menons, he now laid. as try • letter received by the trim-
surer from the Surveyor-General's Department the War-ollice
grill in future undertake to diluter,* these ICCOUnt• thioqigh •
District Controller, but they decline to pay any annul.
o,hunittoe having taken into counderatheo tie order of Court
Sart merlons for providing .01,604 for Me pardeue at the Shire.
ha how the Town Council of Dorelhester, recommend that the
he borrowed from the Peace Superannuaties Fund, at
rent, end they further ask the Court be 'empower the
ebalresan of tie ?Inane* Commit*. to pay the money as seem
an the Clerk .4 the Pea. is In pomenkei of all the deeds. An
Eine .4 CUM having been paid over to the treasurer
vi.jung Justices of the asylum, the committee rumen-
th, it be applied la the same manner u before in
liquidation of the toorlimge Mk. g three-farthing. rate was
recommended, and allowed
Rev. C. W. DlMlefall Naked if the leas would he a per-
manent debt, or repayable in a term of yews.
The CHAIIIIIIAN SSW It would follow the usual Melee
and be believed be repayable in thirty nom

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the Engineer, sent down her, to report on the matter, and
therefore he could speak on authority; and, Mr. Hardy,
after satisfying himself auto the views of Colonel Ewsrt,
said the Government had quite made up their minds not
to have the Militia Stoves for public purposes from the
county: they were inconveniently placed the other side
of the road, and the intention of the Government, so far
as their plans were matured .
at that time, was to form an
artillery e---" - when - the artillery :would fr

centre, probably the se —,.ould he
removed from Dorchester and the present barracks be used
for the depot centre, and such extensions as they might
find necessary could he made without difficulty they
thought in the direction of Poundbury. It wee not in-
tended to Lake the Militia Stores for the purposes of the
depot centre, consequently the county would in due time
be at liberty to deal with them AI they might think
proper. At the same time he said all these arrangements
with regard to the removal of the artillery and adapting
the barracks for the purpoaes of the depot centre would
take time, and they wolllld not be prepared for Rome two
or three years possibly, but sooner if they could see their
way to do it, though at any rate they would not be pre-
pared for some time to allow the county to deal with the
Militia Stores as they might think fit, as they would until
then be required for the purposes to which they are at
present applied. As to the other question, how far any
reimbursement would be made by the Government to the
county for the use of the Militia Stores a certain payment
hail been made to the County Treasurer, which would no
doubt be reported by Mr. Farquharson, amounting to
something like .g 1.50 or .Cl6O, as lodging money for non-
commissioned officers attached to the depot centre of the
militia: and besides that, Mr. Hardy did not repudiate,
although at the same tinie he could not say that he
actually promised lament for coals, gas, water, and
other matters which the noble chairman at the last
Quarter Sessions, led them to hope they might get repaid
for; bid Mr. Hardy requested that those items of die-
litirsement by the county shoukl be sent to him for further
consideration and he (Mr. Flover) hoped from the way
in which Mr. Hardy exprected himself to them that 10111 e
portion at least if not the whole sum paid by the county
for the purposes of lighting, warming, and keeping in
proper order the Militia Stores would he repaid to
them. He believed that was the nature of the interview
they had with the Secretary for War, so fares he could
charge his memory.

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