The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-02-09 00:00:00

poRTLAND WATER SUPPLY.
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On
We•lneviday afterieffin a etretial meeting of the
fewal lIr.IWIWI held for the fettle.. of cutteeleriim.
in at...elute. with re. paweel at the Wet
ineetintr, ain't improvement Call 1W med.. in the
ntilit item .01 the water iuulupt7. There were
—‘110..r.. %Yakut. Ai twoolf ieli.tirm
II ...try Flew, Henry Semetin, Chri.teplier 111ia..., .1.
11...1.1..r, John 11. (lobo*, .1. C.
T 11011144 Ijljb.u, Jim J. l'etten. NMI Mr.
th...amiataut clerk.
It wee decided that. ..win g to the repeated Lynn.
plaint.' received from the inhabitant.' of Cheti.g..wn
am to the acarcity of water. application be made to the
Commiseiuuen of Wood. and Yvreete uking them to

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ainstritet Milt for the purpooe of siipplyni.f the
people of Onitletown with water. •
S• en- of •ro the applieat ion to
the C iso ~,,,, •ro to 1w le by Ow inhabit:Mts.
but others were of opinion it would have in ore weirlit
if sent by the Board.
As to the supply for Castled...A it wag reaolveill
that a pow be corrin from the tank across the Coin.
mon to ciaiwii s.row.
with repect to th • Fortime's•Well supply, a letter
was read fron the Rev. T. A. 0 th.y, vita'''. of St.
J..lin'a Church, to the eff-ct that th clerk to the
trustees of St. John's living hid intimated that
consent wvuld be giesii to the prop ned leas, being
granted. pro i hug he (tile Kee. T. A. Ottleyl con-
metered it wood I not be et :•nt Wt.) the property,
or against the interest of the biliisfilre. A* he del not
conoider th • work woold do this. he had informl.'.l the
Excl....Maned Commis...tiers that the consi nt for the
prop. m.... 1 le we had been obtained. '
Mr. M ti•xt.ix said the Boorl underonvel they were
to take the Icon. 'ln a yearly tenancy of £3. loot it was
foiled that in addition 1.. this th .y will liitre to pay
I the coot of preparing the leas. fr•.m the C ommieoioneno.
I He cmild not soy exactly ivli It thne coots woold lie.
The B w io of opinioli that before they 4Clitur...l
the land they moat know what they wers goinz to do
then, iiii it woo proiened th it the springs should be
I examined to get at the actual faCtot Of the trt*”.
Mr. Patten and Mr. William Cenle.n w..r.• there.
fore asked to examin.. the grotto.' et the back of the
tank to ascertain the wh••n• Oven* of the sprints, an•l
report the result at the neat meeting.
It t0'.1.4 state.' that sulfl..init water ran away in
Forttine's.Well to supply all Cheoil.
The 11 card eroceeded to conoider the supply for
On the Hill.
Tile CHAIRMAN conoi.lerwl thu IktArd .night to take
tip money to form them.. •Ivea into a woter vompaisei
and to coinn..l p...... 1.• who were wipple I to pay for it.
Mr. Honneit : TIN, ratepayer." hove enough to pay
already. You have hail the water fr.,: all your life,
and now yon want your Recce.; Ire t., ptv for it.
The CHAIRMAN : We initot go with the times. I
like to ro in for improvements.
Mr. HODIIRR : We ought to go in for improveinenta,
but in a proper manner.
The CHAIRMAN : It would be • very good thing for
Easton If we had a tank built in Easton.lane, with
pipes from the Drill Shed. A lot of water could be
caught from the I/rill Shed, and if connected with
this tank there would be enough to supply all the
cattle on the hill.
Mr. limn= : Let us carry out this year that which
ha. already been proposed, and leave the rest for the
present.
This newsy was ad..pted, and the meeting shortly
afterwards terminated.