The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-12-28 00:00:00

CIIAFEY'S I_J114!„

Messrs. Andrews sin7f declined tie, offer of 4041
and costs for conipens Won respecting Chaley's Lake.
Liss) is the sum demanded.
Mr. WALLIA said the sum was unjust: the land had
been stolen, and the Wien' °light to omtest the claim.
The MAYOR s.tid the toVILI had been robbed; but at ter
the lapse of time the ',emus who took in the Lind
having sold it to the prLawint owner, lt was too late to
contest it.
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The Town Clerk said it was Irate u.ele,s, SO years
adverse poseissicu having In far more than enough to
give a title.
Mr. WALLIS feared that thy same kind of thing would
happen with respect to some laud over the water. It
would he kept out of the town's possession 40111 C years,
and perhaps then they would be called on whva they
wanted it, to pay compensation.
Mr. Thomas: Modwell Pond.
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rt-Wan—r;olred to rrwltt the claim, awl on the twOion of
Mr. bindle, seconded by Mr. SNook; the pw,toction of
the Board's interest won left to the Town Clerk.

MR. WALREA, TURSVRVILTOR,hIM PARK AND WI

.19tyl co(ine.

The II tyor rI the followina letter in answer to the
charge...if Mr. Walker, and the statements of the Borough
Surveyor :
" Westaidinter-statubers, Tictoriaistreet, Westminster, S. W.,
7th Decal Wier,
WrimeditA broinve.
. . . .

"My dear Sir,-- I have to ackitor Itap: the reoulpt of your
letter of the 4111 lost ,and In reply thereto 1,4 to a.ty that tbe
memora turn relative to the Park wirers, whielt avm aitacticil
1.. mt re ort of the 2.1n1 ultito.. was drawn up rid sizistal by
Mr Whatcly Eton, a,ud Sr the accuracy ..f the statement.' ma to
therein he is le.mon.ible. I have a e I Mr Eli it to supply
ilir:et to the Vocal Boarl such explanations at to the fitIIIVV.IIJ4
remarks eallel for from hint, at,t at the game time to
the allezeil defects in the 'vim!' of the piped in the Park to
%Lich Mr SO4IIIIII With reveet to the remark of
thy sari cer at the meetiitz On the we nol instant, touchiltX
the relathe etacieney el the Armin pipes which have been 131.1
liii her his ilirceti in in tire b retch. e impure Ito thme lal
toiler Mr Whately Eliot's supervision trim tny lila., I air
that I hue no desire ti enter twin the c ler atoll 01 the,
goblet.% which, so far as I cart see, is not at all relevant t r the
imeaion at Issue All I COI 10.1 VP flO useful result. —I on.,
yours faithfully, Jso. Cooott. F. C •Weymouth."

" Barbour-street, Peterhead, N. 8., Becerucer dtb, 1575.
" Wey.oth% Deabusie.
" Dear Sir,—lfy attention has been drawn to the report of
the meeting of the Weyna.uth B mrd on Thursday, the
2ul inst.. at which meeting Mr Walker, one of the tn.:whereof
the beard, Is stated to have openly accused of trawl those who
were connected with the carrying out of the contract for the
drainage of the Park about two years ego Mr Walker, referr-
ing to the contract plan, gated that certain work shown up ot
that plan had not been carried out. Ile petrel out that whole
streets had not been touthed—sia , lianlwicke, Lennox, and
Brownlow-streeta. The lir:tins .4 these erects, he said, bad
never been counectel with the new system, and were now filled
with rubbish. lie alai stated that new trate should have been
plam.l at the end of Lennox-street and Waterloo-street, but
non.
~ h. been put. au, ho situ iod to several other streets in
the Park whore the work specified in the contract hal not been
aagriel out. As the work included In the contract referred to
,„t under my direct supereldnn a. resident
engineer, and an deviations from the enamel pun were tuade
according to my instriKuoloi. I think it is only right that I
•bould..ffer sour explanation to weer tnyeelf from the imputa-
tion cait upon me by Me Walker; and all I r lah every member
of this Board thonmghly to understand that the comrectot was
not maid for work which he did not execute, I will endeavour j
to explain matters as well as my memory will allow me, not
haring any of the papers or plans with me. I !ape that what
We Walker terms a /rood will appear to him In a
different light after my explanation. In Ilardwicke-street (as
far sa I can r member) entirely 1.. Street gullies were OM.
4n."4 "...0..% the length of the street, and were
connected with the new awlsne water drains loading down the
various muss streete to the waltz in klamelaghterrato. All the