The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-08-07 00:00:00

VIZ DRAISAG6 QUUTIOS.

The CLERIC said he received &letter from Mr. Hawked-
ley • few days tine* stating that his report would be
sent in the muse of the week. Ile trusted therefore
that he would be able to place it before them at this,
Quarterly meeting nest Wednesday.
Mr. Unsw reiterated his former einressed opinions
with regard to this question. Ho was thoroughly satis-
fied the Hoard e-ald drain the town thoroughly as
wellas Mr. Hawkeeley, for all practical purposes, and
by laying oat some £4OO or £OOO every autumn they
might in • very few years have • tborou„h system tf
drainage.
Mr. HOWARD said this was what he had for years
pan advocated.... .

Mr. Dan, said they could make a rate to cover the
expense year by year, and this, he thought, weal! be
far better than carrying oat an expensive system and
raising the whole sum at once to be repaid with interest.
With respect to the Backie.ter, the nuisanoe arising
therefrom could be remedied by the erection of flood-
ik!!•. _ _

- Mr: FiORARD said if Kr. Drew would bring forward
the subject of drainage at a future day, he would sup-
port hiw..

'lir:Lim said he would have it plated on the agenda
paper.

Tlli BACILIILITIL

Mr. 11•12 said that any one passing along by the
Beckwater eould not fail to be struck with the offensive
smell arming from the drains that flowed into it. He
bad learned from the inspector of nuiaanoee that there
were no lesa than 14 drains emptying themselvee into
the Backwater, and that the whole drsinage of the
town, north of the Tenets, Sowed into the Backwater
between Bond-street and the Railway statioe. Ls the
nuisance was no great he lied spoken to the surveyor to
the board on the subject, and be stated that to remedy
the evil properly iron pipes would be necessary to carry
off the sewage into deep water, the expellee of which
would be very great. As • temporary benefit, however,
he suggested to cut trerches to carry off the sewage more
rapidly, and to allow the salt water more readily to unite
with the sewage at low water mark. One very great
nuisance—the emptying of the cesspools of two or Wise
schools- the middle school, national whools and the
British schools—into the Imolcwater could be prevented
by stepping up the mouth of the drain with clay, which
wield be done at the cost of about a pound.
Mr. THOMAS asked if such were done, whether the
whoola would not suffer?

Mr. HARZ relied in the negative, as their sewers were
ill well trapped.
Mr. POTHICART eagee‘tr.d that if it •u intended to
throw Mr. Helenasley's plan overboard, and drain on
their own system, Mr. bliiledge's motion for the drain.
age of Frederick.place might be carried out at once.
This, however, vas delayed till Yr. Hawkerley's plan
arrived.

The SURVEYOR, on being called in, expisined hi. sug-
gestions to Mr. !fare, and received iastructions to wry
out the work.

SANITMIT TTTTT 01, THI rows.

The MAYOR said that although the town was happily
free from cholera, be oonsidered that, knowing that the
cholera had made its appearance at Southampton, and
knowing that nuisances and bad smells generated sick-
ness, he sheuld not err by adopting means of a prevent-
ive character. The galleys in Weymouth, he believed
were nearly all trapped, but during the dry weather, the
the water dried up and bad smells aroee. He had there-
fore taken upon himself, without waiting for the sanction
of the Council, to order the waterearta to be sent round
and thoroughly Rush the galleys, and he wee happy to
say that since that had been done, many of the bad
smells in the streets had ceased to exist. What he pro-
posed was, that an order should be given for the Bushing of
bhegnlleys twice a week. Those on the Meloombe Regis
side who'd be flushed salt water, but as this ostad
not well he done on the Weyniouth aide, he had applied
to the water committee, and they earns forward most
handsomely, to do all in their power to assist in the
cleansing of the town. Some of the cottages were with-
out • water supply, and at • meeting of the company on
Friday, they passed a resolution for the adoption of
means to 'apply the poor with water. With respect to
the gentlemen who ware making an examination of the
town and impplying disinfectants to all the houses, he
thought the <wined would be grilled to learn that
they were doing it at their own exrease. He believed
they would make a report to the Board on concluding
their labours. He had efeo received a letter from Mr.
Gramm, stating that he had seen several medical gentle-
men of the town, and they expressed themselves anxious
to afford all the aid in their power. He thought the
best plan would be that the Board should invite them
to meet them at an early dale for the purpose of making
an arrangement similar to that made on • former oecasion,
namely, that the medical man should undertake to pre.
scribe gratuitously, the Board undertaking to pay for the
mediines. There was another subject be was also de-
sirous of mentioning. Carbolic acid had been recom-
mended as • very excellent disinfectant, and be was
Informed that it could be had, if purchased in
quantities, at this moderate charge of 4s. per gallon,
end that • pint would sumps for • large quantity of
water. The quell= was, would it not be well for them
to have some in order to mix with the water employed
In flashing the drains? He understood that at South-
ampton • large quantity was used. He trusted that if
they adopted those measures that were already within
their power, the cholera would be stayed from visiting
Weymouth.
Mr. VIVITO maid that carbolic aced could be obtained
at 24. 6d. per gallon if obtained front the makers.
He could obtain It for that BUM if had in quantities.
Mr. TIZAOU Joked who Wen the genUemen who had
set on foot the present examination of the state of the
town.

The MAYOR replied the ROTS. MOWS. 011MVOS,
Stephenson. and Phillips.
Mr. POTBITAILY thought it a praise worthy under.
taking on their parts.
After some farther dieensdon, it was resolved that
Mr. Vertue should obtain a 50 gallon cask of carbolic
and for the use of the Board, for using with the water
for gushing drain; and other purposes.
Mr. Purim said there were many cottages without
the aceomodation of water clowns and without any cow
reales*e for intim them up, and he suggested that Mr,
Morale's dry earth system should be carried out in such
Instances.
The Marna read a letter from Mr. Alderman Eliot,
also recommending that the dry earth system should be
tried where privy ascommodation had been unprovided
for.
Mr. Porsscaar, who bad visited the county gaol at
Dorehester, where the dry earth system is adopted,
said thst it was both simple and effective.
After some further discussion, Ur. Howaan proposed
• resolution to the effect timt a committee be appointed
to report on the propriety of adopting tha dry earth
system, and to what esteem; to report on the purchase
of properties for the ereetiou of public converrianom ;
and also that the mine committee set with the Mayor
in moos of emergency in taking any sanitary steps be-
fore the Board could be called together.
Mr. Rossini seconded the motion, which wee married
unanimously.
The report of the Inspector of Nuisances was then
read. It referred ohiefly to subjects already discussed
by the Board, and Mere being no other business on the
agenda paper, the meaning separated.