The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-09-14 00:00:00

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PORTLAND LOCAL BOARD.

A meeting of iLe I,'l Etaard of Health was he'd on
M .nday even.ng. Mr. lbchar arce (chairman) presided.
and t4ere sere alo pre-eat T. Gibbs. W.
C althea, B. &riven. jun.. H. Smith, J. &riven, J. Hodder.
R. B S:riven. G. MtfrbeV, R. 8 ,nsorna. and W. Attwooll.
MR. HODDER AND Mt BOARD
With reforenco to tic expreuion of opinion at the last
meeting that 81. a yard for breaking and carting atone
ems . X. a•ivo. an-i Abet 31. a yard wag sufficient, Mr. It.
it..i.lsr sow replied that his charge was fair. But rather
tkaa have any nopleasiat nark he wonli agree to take 61.

• yard
It was d eided that the Duni ehoald give 6 I. • yard.

111:•RVETOICS REPORT.
This rm rt showed that he burveror had Inspected the
awing% and found them veiy low. The surface gutter at
the b dtana • f Kole-street was placed to high, and he
outivrol.d Clot the contractor *boob' hare Cu onler
to, /11ipi ly 330 yard,' of atone, 13 .son-ions. Complaitita
h... 1 bee, made of an accumulation ot rubbmh at the saw-
mills. Baton-lane.
It was egret that the 900 yard, of stone should be
ordered. end that Mc Holland should be cruomunlcated
with Telpecting the rubbish in Etatorel ine.

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ARTIST ROW.
With reference to the drainage of Artist Row, the
c•mtuitt, s r momm nded that it should he droinei.
Messrs. Reed and Attwooll deigned £7 lat. and .CIO 1
resoectively a. compensation for allowitig the drains to
is through their gardens.
Tao recommendation of the committee was agreed to,
and notices a-ere ordered to be peeved on the occupants to
connect the sewers with the main drain. The amount
claimed as compensation was considered excessive, and It
was decided to off,r the parties n each.
WATER SUPPLY AT CHESIL.
Mr. R'clierd Flew wrote to the Board complaining of
the insufficient water supply at ChesiL A memorial was
alto read complaining of the eame,and stating if something
were not d me the inemorialista would communicate with
the local 0 wernment B •iaid.
Tr.e CHAISSIAN said the committee met last Wednesday,
examined the ..pr:ng at the bottom of Spring Garden;
and forwarded • sample of the water to be analysed.
Mr. CROCKER read the report of the analyst, Mr. Grant,
which was very favourable.
It was decided that the spring at the bottom of the
1 Spring Gardens should be connected with the tank at
Chesil, by means of a use-and-half inch pipe, and that a
small tank be put at the bottom of the gardens—to be
carted out at once.

TTBLIC LAMPS
The criettion was then considered as to whether the
Lobtic latope should ho light id from the middle of SePtem*
r to the middle of April, instead of from the lit Oct/ber
to th.,loth of April.
The CHAIRMAN thought it would be advisable that the
lamps should be lighted a little earlier in the autumn, and
to di-continue lighting them • little earlier in the spring.
This was agre, d .o.
TORTURES-WELL WATER SUPPLY.
Tbe next business was ti consider the advisability of
some alterations being made in the supply of water at
Fortune's• Well.
Mr. Citeatgl stated that Mr. Great had informed him
that drinking water from one of the springs in Fortune's-
Well was like drinking pois in.
It was deckled to leave the matter in the hands of the
Water Committee with the view of getting the supply
removed from its present site to the pound near.
UNDRA-HILL
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Colonel HIP, temmonding the 56th Regiment, ar3to
complaining uf the unutisfactory retorter, condition of the
Under-hill dlerict. He stated that the surface draw
wero fired aOh rubbi Ix, and that it aopeared t, I. a
common pravie t, carry the rubbish into the road,. N
attempt had b .en made to remove the nuisance, and
the drain at the east end of Albion-ereacent wu so bad
,s to risk an outbreak of sickneu among the residents.
Colonel Hill urgently requested that the sanitary arrange-
Tutu!, of F, rtuns'arwell should be placed one better foot-
ing.

Ur. Glans called the attention of the Board toe slaughter-
house n. a^ his residence.
Mr. CILOCKII replied if the slaushter-houses were reel,-
tered they would hsve to be closed,ai they did not comply
with the At nf P allotment.
Mr. B. SCIIIIVEN wee of opinien that the slaughter-houses
ought t., le, ,egateie I, and .uitable places provide 1.
Ur SMITH 11th.• B eird does not remove the nuisences
complained of, Wong% Ilill could write t 3 the eutborities
In Lond,n. . . . . . .

Tne Bmrd dolled to acknowledge the teatipt of
COlOllOl Hills 14r, sod to state that more att.ntion
shout' be paid ti seavensing also that the drain in
front of Alteon-creocent sheen be trapped at once.
_ THE OVID'S." .

A lintant r,t Complaining of the conduct of
M thguides, unmet Anthony, and it was decided to
tau' ion him as ti hi, future ,Oniuct.
PETROLZUM LICZNIR.

A Been.° wal gr;h7e7t:3:l-6,—ifi:

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Mr. UROCKLA remaricta that nu sores were ii safe 1111
tie in the I,wt.
This eoucluded the business.