The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-01-20 00:00:00

ACTION AGAINST WITYOUTH
CORPORATION.
ALLEGED DAMAGE TO RADIPOLE MILL BY TUE
BACKWATER DAM.

DAMAGES CLAIMED. is,oou

W. understand that notice of an edition for damages
against Werm-uth Corporation has been given au
bthslf of Me. David Tate, the tenant under • lease of
Radio°le Mill, for damages alleged to have been caused
to the will by the h Burner, of the Backwater Dam on
the will stresm, for which Le olefins £1,500; and that
there is a asoond union, on behalf of Mr. W. H.
Duman, of Troytown, the reversioner of the property,
on the aame grounds, Maiming £2,100.

WEYMOUTH TOWN 00UNCIL
A meeting was calkd for Thursday last, to take into
eousideration • eommunioation from Mr. Welstord as
to the removal of the steps Mar the Bridge, and to.
Surveyor's and Mahout Master's reports. There ware
present Mclennan Mileage, Lase, Howard
callers, Thomas, Aylesbu.y, Groves, Vincent, Ayies,
Robin,, Webb, Welsford, U. Eliot, J. H. Devenish.
Mr. AldermanMlLLaDO. Wu called to the °heir.

111LOOMBII Pllll.
Th. Tows Cuter stated that Im tad MO p C,,,rn.
municalion from the Eiteretary of Stet., and on 'Sr.'"
frlngle would be taken in referee°. to this Pier.
wOnldd not tterefote jr.toted thin &sales.

TUN !WWI SUPS.
The CLumws rrsd • letter from Mr. WsWord,
saolosiag one from Mears. Tlmrd end Gage, object-
So tas removal of the steps, is suli removal would
irj iirio the Bridge Ina.

Mr. Wltingnitil kiddy objected to the removal of the
steps fully believing that it would injure the property.
Mr . THoliss said the steps harboured an intolerable
nuisance, and the occupiers of the Bridge len ought to
be indieted for allowing mitt • nuisance adjoining to*
property.
Mr. Gwyn, when on the committee, obi sated to tho
removal, and thought thst only the landing shoal be
removed. es thu witsanee was there.
Tbe Tows Cling said there used to be a eight et
stone slope there, whleh were removed under an Act of
Parliament, and the wooden steps wore put instead.
Th. expense of repairing ths step., they being in •
ruinous condition, and the nuisanoe existing there,
caused • resolution to be unanimously carried that they
&odd be re.,,ored.
Mr. Wzaronr. '
measly

Mr. WISTORD denied that the resolution was masal.
carried.

The-Tower Cline said that anises some one tint red
• protest, he had • right to say it was unanimously
arried.

Mr. WILIIIOIII replied that the way in whieh Mr.
&Us was treakd, whoa he protested with reference to
the Backwater' would deter any one from entering •
protest, lie binteell objected to the removal at the
time of the reaolution, as,' now seeing bow mach these
thick eters had been worn in toe.. few years, there wee
elear:y • passage tbat way, and it would be dangerous
to take them away, and force the psople who ailed them
to go under the railway arch.
Mr. Tour As thought the steps an intolerable entwine,.
Could the Town Council remove them.

- The Tows Cuots ilaid it w.ka a LI Of r,sipon.
adios. If the eviler' el the pr.l arty could prove
they were demigod by the remove!, they uould z.covetr
d amages.
The Surveyor wee called 10, and co!. mated as to the
prsotioability of removing the elbow yr lending.
The Cs.uatfar hvring consulted the Surveyor, said
It would ooly omit ala.tat V to rop.tir the steps. But
the hithalloo was very groat, no ULO could gainsay
that.

It was dccidcd o barn s molting, end consider
whether the former resolution r reSOindede

PILISO Ll' THY HaI,B,US.

The Herb,nr-in—sii-trir- '-e-r4-0-It-et-ad- -that SCOW piles
above bridge required replacing ale ku•ds Wag laded
cif.

The Surveyor said the expense would be about E3(l.
Referred to the Harbour Committee.

LOCAL BARD OF WiALTO.

The basin, as bdfore the &aid wee very important,
being au followd.
. . .

T; tali° into sonaldermlon • oommanimtlon from the
Swear, of State as to the appointment of Inap•stag
of Naiadioss and what steps should be talon thereon.
Also • oommunleatioa from Mr. it. C. Weston a• to
the Lower Rad!pole Mill, and what slops shall be taken
thereon.

Also the 'tat. o f the Park estate, and what steps
shall be taken to remedy the evils found there.
Also the beet way of improving the Western /iv!a-
node.

alsoot !ethic from the 1.301 d Board ea to • oase of
lover introdnad into the Harbour.

What steps should be teksoli;-referenee to the streets
and proNcty within the !moue), and other items.