The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-02-25 00:00:00

WSW FAIS GROUND.

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The MASOn 'AI the business was to 11000iVI) a report
of the General Porpoise Committee u to a site for the
fairs and ma- luta, and &wide thereon.
The Tows tins sold the Council in committee had
had hider conaideration the correspondent:re and other
circumstantial respecting the acquisition of an extended
Interest in v., present fair ani market ground, as well
as of the proposal made nevem' years ago for obtaining
Beggars Knap as • site for U. fairs and amateur of U.
borough. Alter a full 000sideration of the question in
all Os bearings, as well as of an sitionate of the ooto-
partitive en cane of doing what is required on each alba
to render to atheromoalatios attresfive and edialeot,
the conimit•es agreed to reeommend that applioatlon
be made to the Dually to grant to the Town Council
without fine a lesse of the Beggars' Knap site for 99
years subject to • ground rent of 14 a year during the
bid of Mr. and Mn. Tome, and of £3O afterwards.
On the uneerttanding that the Town Council enter Into
an sgreeni. Otto surrender at • time to be arranged the
prrient fur ground with the garden adjoining, and the
stables at present hell on 'sue at rack rut. Accom-
panied by • sure reliance that DJ future used the present
fair ground will be made as will interfere with the eijoj•
mint of the Bowling. Alley wk as • plus of recreation
for the ir habitants of Dorcoester and the public
generally, ad considering the relates positions of
Fordlngton and Dorchester, and their munieipal nutty,
hoping thr, Duchy will fscilit t..• the formation of an
worst st t o northwestern angle, and undertake the
building c f the boundary fence wall at the northern
aide of suc., site. . .

blCLl.tatdtbattboatS proposed to be
st•quirtd on baggers' Keep was 4 a. 2.21 p., as against
1 a. 3 r. 27 p, of the present site.
sonie conversation took plus u to the terms. sad
it was coefidenlly hoped the Duchy would now be die.
purl to et-1 hberally with the Dorchester Council as
an emend for their former "oppressive dealing" in
mord to tla, 'waterworks site.
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Alderm,u CUltlik proposed that the report of the
committee be adopted, and that • draft letter which the
Town Clerk had read, be sent with it.
Mr. Horan seconded, and hoped he was not say-
ing too too Ii in believing that now there was • reason.
able prom., <I of obtaining what all allowed was the
beet sire velble for a anaiket and fair ground. Be
was i lease.. to see from the tone of the repo-t .1124 what
bad tratai trod with regard to the interview. which
bad taken pace, that there •11.1 a little mot• kindly
rfreetelderat..,u towards to by the Council
but utter ell, they hal a large and •alitan!e property
bare whin'. rem:ored the Interesta mutual,' d from the
impOrtant postiun held by this eouncn, ',e thou ht
they were fairly entitled to 00-operation In t-141 mat.. r.
He hoped he negotiations would end in tio Gonooll
being aba •., recur* this most desirable sp t as • site
for the to here• and lairs. _

The V Tog aaked it the Daohy agretwl to thmt
prosposal, you'd removal to.that site by decided.
The rat, lers generally add yee, and
The Tow v CLIME said no doubt; U the answer was
favoursbl. , at would probably be to the effect that the
Duoby wt 0 willing to accept the terms subjsot to the
Town Co ~ ail buying up the copyhold in Anita ; if
that were • 0, and they could purchase thcm, be took It
that as bi •i,ots men they would be bound to carry out
the errani, meat.
The IlAlk meutioned th• 'lmportance of A stipula-
tion that It,- present ground should not hersafttr be
used by th• Dtchy to the detriment of the walks.
The Tots Ctilet geld the Duchy were as much
inferrer.: o crtserving the walks from ennoyabee as
the (Joute'l, &Li they were fully alive to their import-
ILLICO and v: no.

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Then t* 111•7011 said another consideration was the
probable ffect of the change of site ou the trade of the
biro, to le ..ting which, he said, there woe • strong
feeling aolnr g.t the inhabitants.
Mr. Davoleu said be had h.d conversations with
tradesmea...n the subject, sod found no objection at
all or the: ground.
Ms. Hums* thought the Beggars' Keep site prefer-
able in flat respect. _

Alderman U&LPIJ remsrked it was nearcr the town.
There was no amendment, and the motion warn earriad
awn. di..

IHZ LORD MAtOIS BA.IIQUIT.

The 11...1.4 mentioned that in common with the
Mayors at ..t.er boroughs be had received an invitation
from the I. rd Mayor and Mayoress of London to a
bet qoet t.- tie 26th March, and he should nave pleasure
In repreacuting the anelent and loyal borough of Dor-
chester on tLat occasion.
BATS!.
The 00n mitt.' reported that in consequence of the
work to b, done to the roads and the advertise of wages,
th,y wee, unable to recommeni a less rase than last
year. TI star-rate whion ought to be self-support-
tog, had at...ye shown • deficient:7, and bean • onarge
on the Gel rat Distrist rate, 'hien the oommitthe were
et opinion ought not to be. lo eoseequenee of the
riontannet. waste of water, and the ineressed priee of
ood,it we. u•e-saary the water rate should be materially
raised. '1 la could be readily seen wizen it was stated
that lest r 7 the 'emanated cast of Goal was .060, but
it actually lurched £420 lie,; and for the current year
the Leticia', erg £612, being an increase of £252 on last
year's est.tusto, and of 9a. on the mita,' octet.
Wages Is.: !ear were estimated at £lOO, and reached
£lll 18,, 3i , and the estimate for the current year wee
£ll7. T 1... water rate last year was estimated to pro-
duce £3.31 10s., and the receipts 11.0111 trade purposes
£212 10,, ebnat the total expense. were £6lO is. 41.,
and the tool receipts 1.565, being a deficiency of
£25 le. 4 'thus an increase of the water rate was
inevitable ; r J the oommitthe were reluctantly com-
pelled to r:nnumend • district rate of h. 6d., and a
Water rate • !ii. In the p..und.
Mr. fit DOES remarked nothing was said about raising
the rate trade pupates.
The TOW.S 1.11-altit Owl no; it was hoped this might
only he taw; orary•
Alderman LiaLPlii said if ad the water raised sere
paid for hie that taken for trade purposes, the water.
works woo be an enormously profitable ooneern.
On the ruction of Alderman Culec. seconded by
Mr. Blain:, ii, estimate was approved, and the rata
ordered.

Mr. HAWLIT condoned that the proportion of the
£l,OOO which would be paid by each union. was—
'terminator, £Bl ; Woodford, £77 ; Bridport, £7l;
Cone, 1:63 ;Dorchester, £llB ; Poole, £49 ; tesburyt
1L79 ; Bnerborrie, 90; Sturratultsr, £Bl ; Wareham.
£B3 ; Wejmouth. Xl2O • Wit:thorns, 91; nue half of
which in emit moo would be repaid by • 03vernmont
grant. If they made two districts of the oounty ono
district wool snooks of Bounioster, contributing
£73 108. ; Bridport, 017 10s. ; Conte, 1:56 10s ; Do.-
remoter, £lO7 10.. ; Stierborue, £B7 ; and Wey-
mouth. £lO3 lOj. ; and the =rood ono—Blhodford,
£Bl 10e. ; Paolo £3l 10.. ; Shdrionrc, £92 10i. ;
Scarab:utter, MI 101. ; Wareham, EB7 10‘. ; and
Wimborne £95 10e. Half in each car re as befo
being repai H
d by Government. The matter would barite
be decided at their different Boards,ood he pB3ll to them
that tho medical dottrie would be much more =atomi-
cally performed by appointing one or two officio.' for
Lb. county, 1114 he hal painted out. Mr. Ilsolity then
read • toter • ldroned to the Cool:tot Bo ,rd of
Guardians, who proposed to appolot eleven mottos'
men who wen the affirms in the clfferent poor law
dietticte—the average was 88000 and the populatios
19,000. Th. Board stated it to be their opinion, =dear
there wars any exoeptional cirourastoncos, it was
undesirable to appoint so many effition of health,
eepodolly where the DM was of so Omitted an =toot
Ono duty of the modioal offici•r of health would be to
compile iquartely and =mud rotor= of &Oka*** and
mortality, and th.refore the district, should be of such
• tic, that the different return, might be readily °oat-
porablo. They alio thought difilettlties might rise
with so =any editors att to the provision of hospital
reounnodation, it.., sod suggested • combination with
other sanitary aothoritias to make ons appointment;
.ne, to roar. the selection of • fitting offber, that
ad, quote remalieration be afford. He (Mr. Hawley)
ingested that the medical °Moors of =loos in taking
upon themselves Ws new work little knew the duties
they wale undertaking.
In ropily to Mr. Williams, Mr. Hitrtni said Boards
of Gordians could not appoint the poor law medical
°Moen, sa the satiation of the Load °ornament Board
ins peoeseary.
00UNTY CONFERENCE ON THE SANITARY Mr. ()SODDEN asked if they appointed Impostors of
ACT. Nuiroose approved by the Board, but did not fall in
with their view as to • medical offirr. would Govern-
On Friday afternoon • cooferenoe of the urban and moot gnat half the Inspectors ad .ries ?
roral =Pithy authorities under the now Sanitary Act
Mr. MAWLDT said he thought so, If the impostors
was (savers et the Council Chamber, Doronostor, by
Wodel.ourio, of Teditaniouth the Governootol were men likely to do their dock, e ciently. ilia
Inspector for the western port of Dorset, and it was inaFaciara of "jun*" were knit aftlootoldoutO so i
attended on behalf of the Loa' Government Board by though there was nothing to prevent them from von-
that gontlorn•n, and Mr. W. H. T. Hawley, =to Mr. doming, yet looking at th• airs of the district., he
thought one a, much as • man oould properly =dor-
Murray Boone and Mr. Daemon. assistant Inaoritors.
There was • barge attondanee, Including the Lord iaasi and that some miff" nand ono or two Ineotoctoro
Digby (w. o was voted to the chair), Mr. J. Floyer, In lone oases the relieving °diners hod been nominate
M.P., (clitirman of the Dorchester Board of Guardian.), but the Local Government Board invariably rejtotod
ter. (J. W. (i„,. Can Glyn Ms. H. C. them, eonaidering they had plenty of their own work
en, Mr. C. J. Parke, Mr. J. Roberriaon (Mayor to do; and there was an order forbidding them from
of Woornouu.), Mr. F. 0. Steggall (Town °leek of undarinkinif "7"lant duilwai They were fully rouidod
Weymouth). Mr. Rowland Thomas. Mr. Aylesbury, with seeing after tho poor sod their ofrourn.tances. He
Kr. J. Third, Kr. R. N. Howard, Dr. Tigard, Mr. A. thought Vs inspectors should be perfectly ludependent
a. ttr. cetilee (nheteeteeof Portland oossi IMOD. DON DO other Aloe, and not esereise any
Board). M. A. thriven. Ms. G. J. G. Gregory (Mayor profeesino of their own, but give op their whole duo
of Dorchester), Mr. Giles Spam& (Towa Clerk of to the performanoe of their deities under the Ad.
Dorchester) Mr. IL Look (Clerk of Dorshentar Union), Several rural anthortlee had already appointed inspectors
Mr. M. C. Weston, Mr. J. Gilpin, Mr. E. Burnett, ef =hoopoes for districts, which exicelcd osss3ot cot
Mr, W. SiaJe, Cohost flight, Mr. Herbert Williams. 60, and be lardioval one at least 70,100 acre.. Bit he
Moi J. Loveisoe., Captain Heinham, Mr. T. Look, Mr. thought 60,000 too much for ono map to do on 'oot.
W. Pope, Mr. S. 61moor Mr. F. Mills, kr, it.., remora. Ono union ehich had appointed an inspector over 60.000
leg the Soar s of Guardians for Beaminstor' Cern.,
Sara. gave £2OO • yoar,the obj•et being for him to keep
Dooeheater, shafteehayt W.yinouth,witotstriu., shore.. It wasonostionad whether they should divide the
districts and have two men or into it In that way, th and
Poole, and Stunninater, and the towns of Dorchester, '
Weymouth, and Portland. they adopted the one as • trial. In other ours the
Lord Dlgby wit voted 10th. chair. rural authoritieshad adopted one man for 30 000 or leo%
Mr. lilowim said day had aosetubled to diem. the at salaries ranging from to £l5O, although thorn
provisione of the Public Health Aot, wilt= was only were rot many appointment. mad, as yet. But be
second in importers' to the great Poor Low Act, to should strongly recommend the authorities to =polos
which Is fact It might her considered auditory. Thos. men who were thoroughly ludependsot and free from
be n.e adonseotoet who wereso converseot with tho any other duties or profession, if they wished to see the
adrainisonorica of the poor law, would know that the work really well done. The duties of the looped...Fa
rodpients of relief or. =mild oonsiderably, and indeed were most important : they had to deal with all tita
almost entirely created, by rates of Ochs.= Now It sanitary details of Om Union, and ropoet to the medical
west° redoo• the number of those Mir awl improve the oniciere He thought they oould get • very good
of lb. psor that this Ant ssispimed, officer for • whole nuion for £l5O • year. It had bean
and it would depend in • great siossors on the .sy in said the relieving °Moen were the proper prisons I.
which Lb.: wee ams.vi out at..., the d.t.t was a appoint, because they are ooturtantly about the district.
dead letter hr a fonsfide effort that do what the lees- dealing with the poor, and whore diseases are meth
lam intended. Thia would way der.sod ou two likely to occur. Brit tboso °Seer never went Into
itimoso
of
°moo. eppoiotad to rota the Act_this the better clam of houses where nudeness were quite
Medical Officors of Health sad Inspectorial Nubances, serifs as amoort the lower class; and, for that roam.
The way iu which the district, wore formed. he thought they were not the proper perros to appoinb
promo of the officer., and other obournetanas would Alderman LOCK asked If in • small town like porches!.
dormice Anther the Act hoodoo operative or uot, her the appointment of theBupedatendont of Polio* as
He would iboefore 00Dfill• his oho:nation, principally Inspector of Mules:m:B would be approved?
to the aprorota.ent of medical Olsen ond Inspectors Mr. Wonannuez sad the Constabula7 Act die-
of polooner. They had to rousader the erizOt of the thistly forbad their employment =rot as constable.,
districts they would form, sad also the sort of Oilcan and he did not Noe how in the lona of that Aat the
they wool,, appoint, and the salaries they woalet pay Load Government Board cou'd do so,
Ike... Vier. were wooed opinions as to the distrioth j tilmone sail the borough was not undo the
Son* of the authorities were of opinion it wini best to Constobnia...
appolot the mei ical officers of the poor law dietricte Mr. Woninouv said then it would be competent for
the medical officiary of beeltn. Othen thought that it the local anteonty -outdo' hid, but he doubted
advlsablo to Lave one medical officer for a union, and whether the Local Geese' 14441 d would b 3 willing
that easel the medical officers of lb. union should be to pay half the aa'ary"
appointed. Oars Again, and he hoped there might Mr. FLOTDD said he was sure they all (tilt c much.
t,.• troj of er.ty thaw, were in favour of a combination indebted to Mr. Hawley and Mr. Wodehouse-ior
of unlace for the purpose of osnyiog out tho appoint. assists,. they had edeeded In the
ectaatderauon
moot of medical officers of health. He would divide this raj rot, and If be Mr. Flo er) did not bold goat:still
the tuthise three paste, and consider 1, medical the aunis views as Mr. Howie? he wished to en
offioen for district' •2, for union.; and 3, for tow he differed from one who bad no' =nob experiv, y that
hoed &swot, Pint, as to the medical officers for knowledge of them matters with dillide4 end
diarists :he totally disagreed from those pollution He 1.111 glad to say that with of his remarks and
d
who thought than the most Pori_ Pomona te &anoint ; especially those at the latter port of his odudreesv eeao
for he thought the dodos don bad to perform in thole te the levretere Num.., he to a
great extent districts were saisiost to °tunny thar he Inapecitor of noisemmo, to his mind, was
deo, in fact many of them complained of the =or- Mer-or important ofileor—(hear, her)e I th•
whole
moue duties they have now to perform; and, there. mart ; and he concur= with Mr. Hawley that be
fors, if they complained of their dudes now, how oould should to independent and have his II e entirely
they possibly attend to others which were much more I devoted to the bushier, and thot be short: be
set ele
mem= aod =rims in eharattor 1' He thought also that CI the relieving ollioere ; and, so far as be knew what
the poor law medical offieers, although they were • I had Won done in this county, the relieving °"
had
body of 12.03 doing their duty in a very honied aad not been appointed, and it lid not bees- proposedeo
proper way both to the poor and the guardians, went apPotht theta in the lloyerd union.. With regard to
not the prof er odious for the work: %tinery for the the duties of thelnspectors and the area over which
oars of diatom, and the odious they d
under this het mere fey its prommtkm.
ted they Amid =Mod em
, Mr. Hawley mein remember that
;roirtho they were in Dorset, not • very thickly populated
audios' Ullman of ;anion el/Arida had had their Woo- county, and of "or" they did ant expect intent
Noe entirely 'tamed to the oaradut mother—in their on th• top of Moth:out= hill, or on Came do
*dumb= as yoga' men and their sehertment moth* the/ _meet awn, in naiad whoa they
their minds bad been almost entirely directed le that of area than it did not follow became the area wen
ohs; wflprineskirm they had eared Mde about the &timed the Lovelace would be

Aldermma uicris hoped that now am the Council mew
the oeceee,ty there wee for raising money, an would
be careful :n it.