The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-10-15 00:00:00

PORTLAND LOCAL BOARD WRITING.

An Important mooting wu held o Wodnewtor after'
soon last, wrest Mr. R. Lao*, acting chairman L M.
R.. Flow, Mr. A. Bovine, Mr. I Foam. Mr. C.
Limo. Mr. J. P. Faunae, IL Pearce, Mr. J. Roddor,
Mr. R. Ootoboo, Mr. C. White, Mr. A. W. Otter, and
R. N. Howard, Rao., clerk.
The Arot business woo to decade who should be an
eased the raise, end tits list nes Fret chin through,
occupying • loot time.
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The neat business wee prolog 1606114, and Mr, J. P.
Baum remarked that the Surreyor'a name ought to
be attached to all hills, and be thought there was a
resolution to that effect.

On a bill of Kr. Thomas's, .e 6 6.. for surveying, Ac.,
Boats sears sud, • monster asked who authorised
that, and Mr. HOOD= said if over than was • nuisance
the sad was one now.
111 r. C. WRITS asked who authorised the plan of the
pond to be made.
Mr. Osamu referred to the minute of the Board.
when It wee resolved "that the Surveyor pre/we splits
and sposilistioss for levelling Easton Pond." The
Surveyor mould not do that, and engared Mr. Thorns,
and Sterwards the Board resopased Mr. Thema&
Ml. Wllllll Baked whethor Kr. Thomas's plan was
prepared after Mr. Slagg's t
Kr. R. COMUN : Ye.: they were In sus& a harry
they could not wait for Mr. Stagg.
Kr. A. 8011VIX said It was no as making a far
about the molter; they would bass to pay the bilL
Mr. O. Werra : Thee don't let us be so fast another
tins in ord.:lug these thins.
Kr. Boras asked if the water was sweet and good
in Reston pump now? livery .ulsaos,l. now put Into
the pond. The bill was ordered to he paid.
Mr. A. Semis scrutialsed at sole length a bill of
lls. Bd. for statlxnery and Swats and it was
explained that rate books, demand books, sad reedpt
books ware 'minded in Is. and El l for stamps for
shout • trelseeestb, sad Ifr. Croaker said ha weld
produce sillsiont letters to satisfy Capt. Series that
the aorresisoadese of the Beard required all these
stamps. Tho pens who spoiled the stationery did
not Sato more than Mr. Shwa used to.
Mr. J. C. LAIM took the hill preesated am • .0•4111 a
for the.sploses ; it woe not bkely the pens who sup-
plied IS thiage would lot them know what they rest
Ides. Would Capt. Series let than know what hie
Seedy oast 7—(a isetes).
Attentisa was alse sailed to two bills from Mr. W.
Hodder for work des from lot April to the 27th
Jane, ei 14s. 7isi. andorkill, aad Oa Bd. on the
MW.

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Yr. A. Bourn said the Underhill pee* would Ilks
to les 5 per sent a the messy lald oat seder MIL
Mr. J. P. Booluso said oee of tbe bills was for ham
on the rood &ad the other for esarsairk.s.
Mr. A. &num :Ah I It's very trilling what we of
laid out Undorlalll,don't you Investigate that soo skissiy,
Jobs I —(lauglabse).
Mr. & Owasso : You are 'roar : It Is more than 5
per seat
Mr. HOODOO: And if Dishy Stone's money for errose-
los the road ander bill vas added, it would briag it
about roust
Mr. A. BOUTIN : For masking a Dolma, you mom
Tim Ulla were ultlanatoly passed.
LITMUS TO T5ll SOLID.
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The following letter from Major Forbes was reed :
'' Pennsylvania Cootie, Portland.

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"September, 34,1872.
regnant that you will have thi goodness, at
your street ocinvenlence, to bring before the Leal
Herd the defrotive state of the water sours. in the
village of Waimea, in consequene of which • large
body of suttee water 11)we in under my entranisegatee,
whenever there lea heavy rainfall. Thia his been the
case, to a °attain extent, for some little lien.; but since
tho filling up of the pobd in th• village. the evil his
greatly Increased, and I have to request that means
msy be taken to remedy the mene. At preset there
Is • water mune on one side of the red only, and it
appears to me that a second one on the opposite aide is
absolutely necessary at the lower sad et the villesre
street.

"I am Sir, yours faithfully,
" STSWART FORM&
" To the Secretary of the Portland Board."
On the 'motion of Ur. A Sown, the attention of
the Surveyor wee directed to the oemplaint.
A latter gras also reed from Meows Stagg and
Durseombe stating that twelve months had elapsed
since their plans were sent in, and having been li.
formed that the Board had accepted them, the writer@
would be glad to know when they might expect
cheque for the premium.
Another letter, with a similar enquiry had bees
received from another of the competitors who had mint
It plane.
The CLIMi elated that the matter could not be
**Mod till they bed the sionrovell of the board &bore.
A letter was also received from Messrs Williams
with respect to Interest on their hacking asoount. It
seemed that the auditor had °litotes' to allow the
charge for interest on overdrafts, and Mr. Croaker had
to write to the btokess about It. Their letter
expressed • hope that the Board would in future make
a rate sufficiently high to cover their expesditare, and
then if they should 14 claire • temporary overdraft of
say £lOO, the writers w add be happy to encomia:oda*s
them with the roe without charging interest
The CLIME reworked that where there was attending
overdraft, of ammo they must expect to MY interest;
they mast try to get the standing overdraft reduced.
Mr. Ciaxia hoped that Cl5O would be paid In baton
MN rate is made up.

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coons Co TEI otM Clitisactirala.
It appean that the sommhtoe on this subject had
bed no lateniew with the new Rumor, who it wadi uld
only muse ca /Medal morning and want away again
yesterday.
Kb A. Ecirv, wan sorry to any that the shoreb-
wank.. Mulled this matter very lightly. Many
thousands of people mune here in the summer, aid this
vu the very place they wonted to resort to. Be hoped
the ohurelserardeue would pnrrail on the new Rotor to
great the privilege.

The Cliilamie—thottabt it woald do mon harm time
fowl. It had beim held for about 70 years, one of the
meters used to sharge ss. a year for the peaseedoa of
It; but now 10r. was charged, and it was kept ba decant
order. If the public got there mulaanees woald be
eammitted, and la • short time it would be all pulled
down. He did not think Major Forbes weald objeot if
the; weld, this proper way down the road.
Mr. C. WEITZ dallied attaotioa to the important
guerillas manses eemdderetion,sad the matter dropped.
DLLIIIOII £lll3 WAITS WORK&

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Th. next sod most important humbugs wee to 000-
dater the nmemity o applylog to Govemerseot for their
meatiest or borrow mosey for Um, purpose of carrying
oat the al_sainaaa. ha. _

ar: A. &jives rid he should Br to know who
pleeod that oft the aria paper He thought the
pardon wee riled to conaider Sb. nerary of makiag
a drain through Forum's Well and Beira, and so• a
ION& word wee said ober havrowleg money. As the
Board WM appolM.d by net 'arbiters, although they
sad the right, thoy had se moral right to
other mires property. Before they did so, IV=
eall a public nmetiog. and consult the label:irate upon
It, or they would be la jar the sear pennon r
Weymouth le, where they borrowed 125,000 and only
wasted tea. ne Portardul Board did set waat any-
Wog from the Governmeat.
Mr. I COW= said it Is very erre try would
have to lay out the mosey, for they had engaged with
thew 00•111901111111 to make Um sermary intwence.t.,
Usay re Grid tell hew they wen se got sear
without plias Intone; let kin tell hew, foe he we.
the very nee try wanted—(bear).
ne Okra said tam meeting wee adjourned to eon-
dam the forma which had mane down from Om Govern-
meat. Mr. Harriett had ordered arra works to be
doter, Me Board hod advertised for plena, sad these
plans were seat to the Beard above ; bet they had re-
turned ratios that the oily form In which they weld
receive them would be roomparod by an ensnare of
the feet sod a statement whellsor they rated to bor-
row SOY motley. Mr. Stagg had giro an estimate of
about £3,000 for these mower worrand It was for the
Board Kerr to say whether they would borrow the
mosey, .

RUSMLX: Dom tbal laolude Under•hill anTokilhiMod
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it did, tad he gave the &tails of sod

--loial•Man said ti they could cony out tbe works
wtihont bwrowleg money. they ought to do so. Are
the rate-payers in a position to PAT MOM then they do
at the present tints? because, if so, • rate could be
made of 2.. in the ga,uud instead of ls., and then they
ovoid do toe work gradually out of lb* rates, instead of
borrowing. Under-Idll ri quint; drainage, and Toplith
needs watereocke, for the Board knew they bed at
Luton lost • valuable pouch and the water In the pump,
be was sorry to my, was DODS the better, for every thus
lt rained, the water in the pump lam thick as milk.
Yr, A. SOILIVEN : We bays jut spent £3OO or £4OO
In Watkeham.

The C': : And the people seal dtink the

-Mr. J. P. SCRIVIN: There is pkaty of orator, and it
loolus bright ; but iiii so brackish that it cannot be
drunk; people might juin so well drink sea miter.
The CHAIRMAN thought they might 'Pessimist a large
tank on the Top-bill to aupply Easton. trill& In very
badly off for water. Wakebarn. and Morn*: and
Underhill the money atiould be laid out for drainage.
Then there would not be no tench objection to borrow
money; but ff it were borrowed for drainage aloes,
there would be objection,
The Ct.aan said he would put the business part of
the queetron utarely, before the Board. It is tot 110111
question whether they would oboe** to drain or not ;
the Government will liave dremago, and that drainage
mast he done to their approval. Now If he bad to
build a house to meet the approval of semi owe eke, it
would be rather foolish to do so without the other's
sNbag limb lame or be might when it was finished, die-
army, and lb* wadi would have to be how all ever
Reda. Bo tt the Surd laid out tho mossy thinsilbli.