The Blackpool Herald. — 1875-07-16 (Blackpool, Lancashire, England)

ATTEMPTING TO COMMIT SUICIDE.—James Dickinson, of Victoria-street, FleetwoOd, was ckarged with an offence of the above character. —Richard Roskell deposed to seeing the prisoner hanging by a cord in the yard at the back of his premises on the morning of the Bth inst. When he cut him down he was in such a state that he did not expect him to recover.—The prisoner, who did not appear quite sensible; denied that he ever attenipted to commit suicide or that he was cut down by the witness or anyone else. He admitted that he once threatened to destroy himself in order to get a shilling from his wife, but he was too great a coward to carry out such a threat.—His wife stated that drink had reduced him to his present condition. —He was remanded to the following day at the Fleetwood Police Court.  reality, as whatever was said in Manchester would not make it so. •He thought the—report of the, Medical Officer of Health would create Birch a reaction that Blazkpool would eventually be benefitted by the circulation of the report alluded to `by Mr. Moore.  HARDMAN said that when he first heard of the report he treated the matter as a joke as he could not conceive how it mild have originated,- but when he got some authentic information he wrote a letter, a copy of which was sent to nearly every newspaper in Lancashire, and -also to Leeds and Birmingham. Copie-i were sent to Southport, but he could not say whether the letter: was published there. He had done all he possibly could to counteract the report. He supposed Dr. Bird was convinced of the healthy state of Blackpobl. ? Dr. BIRD replied that he could not see how it could possibly be better than it is at the present time.  The nuisance near Belle Vue Gardens to which reference was made in the report was afterwards discussed, and  Mr. Holt! expressed an opinion that it was unfortunate th t the Gas Committee did not consider Mr. Hodgbo 2s application to be supplied with gas, as if the vai . .ompanies manufactured their own gas the Boar would have to attend to twenty ann9yances aLd nuisances instead of one. Mr. HARDMAN remarked that the Board did not refuse to entertain gr. Hodgson's application, but simply declined to agree to his terms—to lay down pipes at a cost of £3OO or £4OO and then supply him with gas at the same price as parties residing close to the gasworks. Mr. HovLE said it was a fact that for some reason or reasons Mr. Hodgson's application was refused, and he knew that other parties, who were in treaty at the same time, were told that they must make gas for themselves. He thought it was a mistake that tip Board did not come to terms to supply Mr. Hodgson, and others with gas, as it would not only have paid them to• do so, but it would have prevented the possibility of such a nuisance being caused as the one complained of. Mr. HARDMAN remarked that they would have to make the best of it.  Mr. HOYLE said he had a very strong opinion that it would be best to make arrangements to supply Mr. Hodgson or the company negotiating for the purchase of the gardens. Mr. J. READ remarked that the Board could not have supplied Mr. Hodgson at the time referred to, but since then a new main had been laid, but Mi. HARDMAN said the main did not go further than the entrance to Raikes Hall Gardens, and in order to supply Mr. Hodgson they would have to lay a main along the road passing N-o. 3 Hotel. The fact that he was not supplied with gas by the Board did not justify Mr. Hodgson in contaminating the drain either with ammonia water or gas tar. After some further discussion it was resolved that the Nuisance Inspector be instructed to serve notice on Mr. Hodgson to abate the nuisance in question and also to remove a dam which obstructed the flow of the water along the dyke. Dr. Bird's report was received as satisfactory, as was also that of the Nuisance Inspector. The Board adjourned for a month.