The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-02-19 00:00:00

Dorsttshirt.

DORCHESTER TOWN COUNCIL.

On Tuesday neening ln.st an adjonrn•d meeting
the o.uncil or tlnA borough ass held at the
c mined chandler. Present : the
..M.iyor.. J. F.
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11.slges. Esq., Councillors I
111.1011. Kiwi., Mason, :aid Aldridge.
The Town CLEI:K having rend the minuteotthe
Ise4 'Alerting, the Invector ofNuiPiancete brought
under the notice of the Board several eascs 01

maiminerp ambled lit, the oven;ew iit Lite araicage.
Vic remedy for which lie raid was coirccticti si

the umtita 'ewer. The limn' acconlingly °Mere.'
tlt.t the several preusiww should he connected with

the
_main am* er.

Dlr. t:stris drew attention to the st.tte of the
road in Bouth•etreet. It appemed that a man had
been sent to scrape the roao, hot Mr. Jesty, the
contractor, would not allow hint to ,1., so, as he said it
would remove the surface, Mill thereby coiesideraltly
damage the road. —Mr. GALPIN thought that, as
tiny hardened the people with heavy rates, they
should keep the rout in a thorough 'date of repair.—
A letter was thin read from Mr. Je4ty, statiiig that
the .urve)or might send a limn to eci ape the road,
but that he waa 114 to remove worn grit than pos.

- A lung convereaties vu the• entered ;lite
with respect to • rousmuitscatissu which h.. 1 been re.
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craved 'front the authorities at the barracks,
relative to the cennection of that building with tile
sewer. A plan of the proposed connecti.sn hash been
previonalv laid on the table of the Hoard, hut an
object was ntinellas a romped WII4 pmpoited to he
foliated.-- Mr. DA hritt Lila he had insole Milne in-
quiry into the matter, Ansi he 1.. 1 they had no
right to refuse tai oteneet the barracks. its lougall the
0.1111W:ii 11 was Male priperli, ansl tusder Lie super-
intendence of their surveyor.—The NI svoit said he
thought it would he desirable tor their serve% or to
communicate with the iodine it lea respecting the net-
'lectern, ens' he (the Mayor) had no doubt the %Vat--
Dihee would menetion the payment of a stuall AMU
an an acknowledgment for the use of the eewer, iii
ostisideration of the premiaes not being rated. —'Flue
matter nail then allotted to Lisp.
Several applications were received from occupiers
oil aesi stating that they wished their preuniees to
be retest with the drainage and water supply,
the whole of which were granted.
far. ti•heiN state.' that be had seen in one of
the local papers (the Dorset County Erpre..l that a
number of the inhabitant, of the town had
been summoned to connect their premises
with the drainage sewer. He was not aware
of any stimiuonsee being issued—The ...MAlinit
he was not aware of such a statement, or that sool•
inotiaes had been Immo'. it was no doubt a mistake,
which had somehow or other gut into print.
The Tows CLARK then read the report of the
committees pointed for the purpose of cunaislering
the no Il tice eum Davis and Robinson, respect-
ing their c aims for damages caused by the sewer
passing under their premise.. The report was as
follows:
buses the meeting of the Reardon Wednesday last.
at which tl.is committee we. appointed, a erre careful
inquiry and tonsideretion have been devote.d to the
pending claim for compensation which hes been made
on the Board by Messrs. Davis and Robinson, and the
claim appears, tot the counnAtee one for the determina-
tion of whieh it is imperative on the Board to appoint
an arbitrator. The selection of a gentleman to act on
behalf of tin Besot has 4-so engaged their serious and
anxious attention, on account of the general import-
ance the question raised, and after seeking the best
advice and information for their guidance, the -
enittee have arrieed at the en 'ton that the Board con-
fidently trust their interests to the hand. of Mr. J. C.
Bedhato, surveyor of the Sellabury Local Board of
Ile title, • gentleman of respectability and costsider-
able experience, and every way qualified to oheal with
such a ttueetion as that now pending. and the coin.
nottee recommended the Board to appoint Mr. Bothell,
as. arbitrator on their behalf. Whilat making the
recninsitensietion just referred to, it has not waled
the attention of tbitcommittee how desirable it woued
be if the queation at haus cotalti be d•posed of by a
angle arbitrator, twit must be obvious to every one,that
• reference such as that about to be interest into must
neeesaaraly entail considerable expense, and the com-
mittee regret that no indication of a disposition to
refer to • single arbitrator ham hitherto shown itself
tot the part of the claimant*. Suds II insole of deter-
mining the point itself would be desirable on every
ecconitt. MO the committee, nova ithstantlios Be ro-
om lllßlill ion- to apimmt Mr. liothain as
as .itr tor, are of opinion that a previewed or j
esiggestion to refer to • single arbitrator
would he deserving the attention of the Board. By
that means a decision would le obtained as early, ansl
at a far les* rslwnso, then by the t'titer adv•iitageta
winels eanitot fail to be appreciated by every person in
ally degree interested in the matter. The claim de-
livered hy Mesani. ',ask sed Itobinson is so vague an •I
oleettre in its char...ter, that it is altogether initeneible
to speculate on the exteet or a 1111 l not of the damage
alleged by them to la- eitetained, hut suppoving the
*um teamed its their claim ad the misiginw amount,
it is seemly possible to anticipate that any two
arhitratore would agree in opinion, and as • matterof
collo tparne•e, theretore, the tom, would have to be COll-
- a *seem.' time in all ite detail* before •
umpire, at, of collrac. • double ex pemw ttt each party, if
not an mereasnal one in a notch larger proportion. As
the ceininittee are unable to diecoeer that any damage
of an appreciable value has been shone is. Meter...
Davis and Robinstm'a premises, they .111.110 t 1111 t 111,11ellt
e 11.% such a claim on the Roast shoot! Imre heen mad •
by them at all, awl they venture to ne•;,:etit that the
notice of the ammititment of an arbitrate; on behalf of
the Board should he aceempanied by • pt•ott.t
audi sun ammintment being deemed an Attest...At that
any damage whatever has been ollAtAitled by them."
The lisvon said it would be manecessary for him
tat make any remarks in reference to the ph ion to
iliectewed, as the report ites.lf contained the ad
vice which they won's" now tender to the Board.
It was a matter of great regret to all of them that ,
they were now taking the parte itf defendants in an
action of thii knish hut he c-ull stilly say, ne far as.
his ol on went, and lie believed the committee and
the council generally were ef the same opinion, that
in all matters tsl this nature they hail endeavoured to
do what was right and just,. They had without
difficulty settled a large number of claims, thsiee
which were of a naamiable description, and he lie.
heves' the result would prove that their public duty
could not be faithfully dieehargetl without their
adopting the couree which the committee now re-
commend to them. They were ausinue that •
prolter deciaion should be arrived at without serissus
ceps-nee. The duty of the Boars' wools' he to up-
ia.itit an arbitrator, as that was compulsory upon
then, bv Act cf. l'arliaulent
Mr. EN:warme to more the adoption of the re-
port. He said he fully concurred in the enema that
hot been taken, and had lie been aisle to be present
w sLIm the committee, he should have voted pi the
favour ssf the course now taken. He could only at-
m-ea his sleep regret that such a claim should have
been presented. bee lose hundreds of similar claims
might have been Ana.le against the Board. the himself
had a sewer g through Ins premise/a, and he
might have made just the same claim as was made by
these parties, lout he availed himself of the oppor-
tunity of attaching his itreinnies ttt the sewer, thus
saving himself very coneidenehle expense.
InCVNNIAH setanided the motion, which was
carried unanimously.
'sir. Attie's also moved, and Mr. Feoun
seconded that Mr. J. C. Botham be appetites' aria.
tratssr to the Boarsl, which was likewise carried
unaminsasaly,
A short conversation then took place upon the
remark in the report respecting the appointment of
a aingle arbitrator to settle the yucatiou, after which
the Board broke up.

Trig I)gsiNsog. —We hear that a large numlrer
of the inhabitants of this town have been su 11111 l oiled
for allowing their drainage to How into the streets ;
the f.illowitig are the 'alma of some of the parties :
—Widow Gould, Nathaniel Wulff, Henry Stagg,
henry Ilayter. and Widow Hicks.
AiringNT. —On the 9th inst., • serious accident
occurred to Mr. J. Good, surgeon or this place. It
appears that as he was walking in &aft,' -street, he
canuht his foot in a scraper. which wan, bk., many
others in the town, projocring souse distance upon
the pavement, causing serious injuries to his leg and
other parts of his lasly. Ile was immediately con •
veyed to him residence, where be is progressing VA
well as can he expeckrd, although suffering intense
pain.
CAMBRIDCIK MIDDLIE CLASS EXAMIN•TION. —Our
trailers will not have forgotten the succeysful ex-
amination which was passed.Luit year Ir. one of the
sons of Mr. Parloiter, pupil at Mr. Hann's, Dor-
chester; we have now to report another of his
scholars, Master (1. Item', who has also earned off
laurels. We with plc-ysure &wither success
1,. Master %Villouglid : edue•ited by Mr. Thor-
luau, of the : Weymouth Thew
are the only ...ecs+ful candidates educated in
IJorsetshire WI presented theurrelves this year at
the Canibrid egainiaration. They are pupils
of Mons. (:• .in, they clearly proving his superior
method of