The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-08-26 00:00:00

4 uggs'a lIRAM

Mr. Soot. C ,ward said since .tr. F a Val C.A.
Vidoid in January 144 the house had bolo hatter c
ducted.

PICIPOSZO BATRINELXIST LOOMS AT THIC L. All) S.R.I.

STATION.

Mr. Hint tble applied for • II *we on bel a' f of Mr.
Lilanpa,l, the contractor, for the prop refr. A-
men% room, at the 1.. aid S. tV.R. St Won. In d dug
ad he • Imitted t-mt oaring to the crest temperance
crusade mngistratee all through the c flotry ha I a
strong obj lotion to granting new licenses in the town..
Itle • Imiered there were plenty of houses in I.) ochre-
ter, but this license was not I I the t .wn, bet for the
tea-fit .4 passengers. Fie shoald be able t. show
that no lees than 72.763 passengers actually bo,ked
from the ststioa at Dar Adesto, but thisdii not rex--
*ant ous 11.1 f of toe p malingers wh, plaited through.
After other rernerks in alpport of the been.i b:lng
granted, he called
Joseph D odd., who said he ws. • clerk in the
employ ,4 11-e•re. Andrews, Son, sad Hun tble. Ile
served the nand sottoe on the ovens:sere awl ND.
Coward, cud proved the endorsements and the p.-t-
-lag .4 tie untioge at the etati all on the chicle
doit. . .

Mr. Dodds wen OTOU-5X1111:111004 by Mr. flower I es
I, when he posted the notice et the .t Mon, he
having stilx+l it to the uriaal which is about t be
remicisl, eel the now refreshment rooms c instructed
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ROert Coombe, ?oder, gave corr ,b ative
ovirlene .

Mr. Howard :—How mony year' bar., you been
employed hers ? About twelve years, sir.-11 iw many
persona have hooted there for wan: of refreshment, ?
—Oh Ito .uld Out say.—But you ha too ref reshmeate?
—Yes, but we reapply water. sir. (Laughter.)
C "robr adled they hal often to send t) the nearest
publicliouse f rr refreshments.
William Edwin Silt add he wee assiataut-
engineer at the S.W. (io.'s °Moe. He prepared the
original plan for the aim rii mu. of which the no
produced is a copy.—Slr. II ward object. I ti the
Bench ~Os lug a copy when the original one could be
pirodued.—The magistrates were advieed that the
plan could be received. as the ciempaoy would be
bound by it.
John Clarke Holliday said he was the superin-
tendent of this division, 'Widowed at Dorchester.
His jurisdiction extended from Dorchester t 1 Bishop-
stoke and the breaches. He produced • document
showing the number of paaseogers booked. This did
not represent the total numleer rousing through the
station u there were a great many return tickets.
lie was continually at the wation. The number of
those who la reed through the etation wee a`eotit
double, the return and market tickets not being
shown. There were 13 train. one way auil 14 the
other running to conjunction with the (LW. Railway.
lie had hail frequent application, made to him for
refreehments. He bad an intima e kaowledge of
Ringwood ; there was • refreshment room, • id the
nearest publichous• was about 100 yudi away, so I at
Wimborne Tapper's Hotel wee cl i.e tithe station.—
Ones-examined by M. 114114-.1 : The station bad
been opened about 38 year• This ilemand for rehash.
meat room, was owing to the grii .t iocrease of traffic.
fie knew Southampton West, and he should think
there were al many peassagers there. Th.., were no
refreshment fOOOl4 there, but there ought ti be ..sse.
A great maoy people came to 0 irchuter fair. and
markets, but he did not know that they would come
to Dorchester, have what they waited at the refresh-
ment roo in, not cued • farthing in the town, sod
thus it would be taking tra le out of the town. Maw
po ii was • manager in the empl ry of Moser,. Sym 'ode
and Co., brewers.
kir. Howard: The plain English of iii. map ml
I, a myth ; it is the application of some lie tilair
browses to have these refreshment rooms at Dorchee•
tier.
Resexamined by Mr. linstable The trains at
Southampton West did not et ip more than two or
three minutes, and there waa no time to refresh.
Henry James Smith. chief c'erk at the T )orc. caster
station, sail he had charge of the book, and Waal
tickets. Toe paper produced was in his hand writing.
Ho made out the return, took from the auth 'dead
books of the company, and he would swear to their '
o irrectnew. The number of passengers hooked from
Dorchester in 18t13 was 72,783. But this did not
Include return ticket,. Tine ninnleer who pseud
through to Weymouth was 80,000 or 90 000 more.
The number mentioned (72 763) was tickea eold. A
great numuer passel over to the 0.-eat Western
and rice rasa. He frequently bad applica-
tions for refreshment. not alway• beer, but
tu, coffee, and all kiwis of lel reshmente.
Er. U,wrd water. (Laughtir.)—Nir. Dux.
table : H would you Ike wa:er, cominglfr im • long
journey ?(Laughter.)—Wituses continued: Yesterday
morning a Freuch la ly, who Cll.llll by the mail, slept
at the statiou. doe wanted refroehmeats, but could
not get them.—Oros.-examined by Mr. Howard : She
ept at the waiting-room.—Dir. Howard : But do you
intend to provide sleeping scumm 'dation l—No.
Have you heard that the real applicants for this
license a-6 kissers. Symoodo and Co. ?—I hove beard
so.—ln reply to further quahog, witness said
14 down trains and 13 up came into the station,
but only one d arm came lot" the Dorchester bile of
the platform, viz., the mail train in the miming. The
others passed through to Wayne putt'. Tour, MU an
average interval of five or six miloiatee for the down
trains, which would allow time for • passenger to go
and get agleam of refreshments.
Re-examined by Mr. Howtable : All the up trains
cane to the Dorchester side. These refreshment-
rooms were f ir the up passengers rather than for the
down.
.Jeui Eyre., driver of the Autelope 'bus, said he bad
been in that employ seven 'oars. In driving pies engers
actor from the O.W. he wail ufteu leaked V there
were refreehmeet rOOlll4. From the 9 a.m. down

U W. oils day last week, be drove four people to the
S.W. station. They c cull nit get any retreat:meats
there, nut be drove them down ioto tile town. Fr.=
the 1.5 the same day some psevengers from Yet-
minister could a t get on till the 5.12, and he drove
them into the town for ruireehm. at.. . .

Crooo-.c.uiinel toy Mr. H earl: The nine train was
from Yeovil, and tbe_y had been only 10 minutes In the
train. The Great Weetern Hotel is only about 100
yard* from the G. W. etatiou. The station was about
• quarter-mile from the Antelope. Oa an .verse he
toot 20 ad .y from the G. W. station t o the S.W., and
about 15 from the S.W. to the G.W.
Mr. Albert Chapman, surveyor, of Dorchester, s dd
on Tours lay last he went to the S nith•Weetera
station. He Me wire I from the b ookin.r. dfioo door to
the Junction, and found it to be 1,125 feet. or 375
yards, and from the Juncti o I to the .ireat Western
station 647 feet, or 215 2-3 r I yards. From the Great
Western Hotel to the b., 'king offins of the li:tat
Western station 422 feet, or 140 2-3rd yards.
James Charlie Mortimer. chief clerk in the
estate offioe of the South Western It tilway Company,
said he held in ins head the lease of the premised
granted by the company to Masers. Symonds and Co.
lie hose Mr. Olesepool as Mews. Symonds'
manager. He was manager of numerous rehash-
' meat rooms on the South Western system.
Richard Gisespool said he was manager for Messrs.
Symonda, refreshment contractors for the South-
Western Railway Company. In 04 capacity he
held numerous licenses in his own niece for the
contractors. They were Bob .pstotre (2), liming
stoke, Salisbury, Templecoutne, Wirobo:ne, Ring-
wood, 11 nuctemonth, Aodover, and Netter. The
Initiative of the present application arose from the
tympany. He proposed to supply the netts' ref reels.
manta. He hid had seven or eight year.'
experienoe. The &Wog wail the largest proportion
of the business.

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Oroes-examined : He hal been nearly 15 years in
the employ of Mse-ro. Symoode. Tile', bad been
refreshment o intractore nearly 10 year, but bat h
the while of the ti attract for the S.W. Railway only
18 montba.—Cr.,a—x amble I : be to hie interest in
the buableas, be sell Lie was pad by salary, baited upon
receipts.
Mr. Howard then addressed the Bench in opposition
to the limas.. He advance.l the legal objections that
there was no house or premises in the occupation of
the applicsat, as contemplated by the Act, an i that
the applicant had DO interest in the itemi=ee. He
then ciloputed the appliceti io on it; merits. HI
reminded the Bench that ..e b • I hint.eli died For
license. enrthe.tstiva. f,r Mr. T lr tot G idle
on account of the increat.l tr ,ffi bat the
hat ramie,' .o pint them. ti- ridiculed the
application as al:Hurd. The plain E glieb of it wee
the brewers were behind it, and Mawr. Symonds bad
not the courage t put talk °smog t it, but used the
railway company as a cat's-paw. Were they
going t. take away the trade of tha t .wn, and
stultify their action in form, year.. He hope
and trusted the Hoene, would not be granted.
If they dii grant it they woul I Ii I it won'
not be an accommodation, Lute very great curiae. l•
would be nothing but a drinking piece. I would lie
a temptation for,cartere who went there, and it would
be a temptation to those who worked upon the plact.
They would create a nuisance, and one that would be
&lactate!y dangerous t the traffic of the place.
(Chore was slight applause in Gina, which was at
onor. supprsesed.)
Mr. Hultable having replied I. Mr. Howard's
point 4 f law as to ileacription, stating that the Act
etatod special provisions were made for r, freebment
. .

Bench retired, and, after • quarter of an hone.
deliberation, the Mayor said they were not unanimone.
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tint till majority of (be magietrale• were in favour of
the license being granted.
The license wail accordingly grants I.