The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-08-09 00:00:00

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The Tow: CLP.IIK rced it e part from the fienered
I'4mo:es ( tt, c Nem the mr dritureat of a Surveyor
for the borough of the public werks of arid:lnge and
water supply. The matter teal delegated le the contmittec on Februery ; adv. rti,vesente v. ere le,erted in
islon erel provincial le pere for a yeeson to act as
Surveyor; E.l.fin,,tior., le_en reeeived, and the
salaries required varied considt rahly ; aud the commit-
tee bad selected the name.: five gentlemen who had
offered their services, After a fell evmeideration of all
the testimuideds frirnished. and evecielly the experience
of the various applicants ef the description of work they
had been engaeed in ; and the committee were of
opinion that the Board should see elther the whole orpart
of those candidates, but for want of authority for such
a proceeding the committee had not re ;united their
attendance at Dorchester, and it would remain with the
Council either to adopt that opinion of the committee
and prestpone any appointment for the present, or pro-
ceed to the selection of a Surveyor sit once. The Town
Clerk added that in reply to a letter of Ids Mr. John
Richardson, of Stockton-on-Tees, offered to undertake
the work at DV a year if his railway fare hither were
paid.
Mr. Coosea : Do I understand it is now incompe-
tent to propose any one out one of thine fire?
The ToWN Cetat& replied that it was not incompe-
tent.
Mr. COOMBS then proposed Mr. John Hicks, of this
town, as surveyor. That gentleman's first tender was
for KM and 2i per cent, on the outlay, but Mr. Coombs
wee authorized to say that Mr. Hicks would undertake
the duties, at £l2O per annum.
Alderman MANFIELD, in eulogistic terms, seconded
the proposition.
The Tows CLERK, in reply to • Councillor, read the
resignation submitted by Mr. Whitehead of the hono-
rary appointment of Surveyor held since October,
Mr. Honcee asked whether individual householders
would be at liberty to call upon the Surveyor to ounie
to their premises and provide them with a proper plan
for connecting their private drainage with the main
sewer; or whether the householder could du this at hie
own expense and employ whom he liked!
The TOWN CLERK apprehended that a householder
wishing to make • communication with the public
sewer would send Isis plan to the Board—if be chime to
have a plan of his own design he might scud in that too
—and the Board would consider the plans and give
written authority for the work to proceed under the
direction of their surveyor.
Mr. Homes: Will it be • part of the surveyor's
duty to come and prepare that plan upon application?
Aldernsan _vases et.o : He is to approve the plan.
The MAYOR It is clearly understood by the Council,
if the appointment is made, the surveyor supplies these
plans for the use of householders in the town as a part
of his duty.
Mr. BISHOP said that in the discussion which resulted
in drawing up the resolution desiring the services of •
surveyor, it was in the opinioa of the Council, an
especial Part of the duty of the surveyor to be appointed
that he should make the plans, and undertake the
whole of the duties which providing connections would
impose upon • surveyor, and that he should do it for
a salary, to be flood upon at his appointment. Upon
this principle the Committee went in their selection
when they reduced the number of candidates to 17.
The five were the result of a second selection • and
testimonials indicating a knowledge of Board of Health
engineering duties, were particularly regarded.
Some further conversation arose on the point, and
the question wan mooted of the propriety of proposing a
person, though a townsman and well fitted to 1111 the
office, independently of the Oninnittee'e reconnuend-
ation, and without testimonials, and offering to alter
the candidate's tender. After some more desultory
proceedings, Mr. Coombs waived his motion no as to
allow the report to he paseed first, and
The MaYou moved—That the report be moved and
adopted.
Mr. COOMBS seconded this.
Mr. ANDREWS, I,n:wising that he could not second
the motion, asked in what way the Committee had
tested the experience of the five selected candidates
more than of the remaining 40? If the experience had
not been tooted s.tiser than by the pieced of paper callesl
teetimuniale. Ise elsould move—That that part sd the
report be expunged—the Committee not having taken
any means to ascertain the experience of the various
applicant.; beyond what was stated in the various
testis/annals. tot !, tth I) end what did the latter put
of the relmrt mean ? Mr. .teslrews then asked the
Mayor that as his signature wee appended to the
report, whether lie wa..of opinion any other emtleman
than tither of the five named waseligible to be appointed
the !surveyor?
The /tissue said Mr. .Indrews was a member of the
Committee, and knew as much uf the matter as himself.
Mr. Asniii.e.'s then sell 'the' the query to Mr.
cs hi, who seconded the edoptiou of the report.
Mr Coonus tendered his version of the terms of the
report, and Mr. A enutivri gave the way in which lie
read the part, when, after some other interlocutory
observations,
The )I.les/it put the motion for receiving and adopt-
ing the report, and it mused with only Mr. Andrews
dissenting.
Mr. COOMBS then proposed the appointment of Mr.
Hicks as surveyor.
Alderman MANFIELD seconded the motion.
Mr. Horroxs sail lasi did not intend to vote as he did

not acquiesce in the proceedings of February.
The Maron put foe tion, and for it there voted '
4: Messrs. Coombe, Manfield, Stanton, and Andrews;
against it, 5: Messrs. Galpin, Deveniali, Curme, Ben-
nett, and Bishop. The motion was lost.
Mr. OALFIN moved—That the four first persons named
in the report be reqmsted to attend at Dorchester to
have an interview with the Board prior to any ap-
pointment, and that they have their railway fare, second
class paid, and attend on Wednesday, the 17th, at 10
in the morning.
Alderman Sharisco suggested that any other per-
son who had offered his services should be at liberty
to attend without having his expenses paid. This was
acceded to.
Mr. BISHOP seconded the motion, and it passed, the
Town Clerk receiving instructions to inform other
candidates of the Board's determination.
A good deal of conversation took place upon the
duties of the surveyor, when
Mr. GatrlN proposed—That in all casts where the
approval of the Board is necessary for connecting pri-
vate drainage with the main sewer, it be tlitl duty of
the surveyor to furnish all plans for the carry-
ing out of such approval.
Me. coolies seconded it, and the resolution passed.
The Board shortly afterwards separated.