The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-09-15 00:00:00

CIAPWIATIONA

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The Msroit eiplaincal that the reilresentativea of the
Weymouth Town Council had been invited to join in
the celebration in London in honour of this being the
fiftieth year of the pitmen; of the Municipal Corpora-
tion. Act. He aleo added that recent inveatigations
Into corporation affaint showed the laxity with
which the •ill corporation had managed town
matters, and frittered and apuinderod away the free-
hold public lands.
PRI PICTORIAL GMT&
Alderman HOWARD moved—" That the best wishes
of the Council he given to Mr. A. A. Sylvester for the
way in which he ha. brought out the pictorial guide
to Weymouth." He Raid the guide had been pr°.
duced in a moat admirable manner.
The proposition was seconded by Mr. fiesnan.
MP. MOB. thought the resolution rather xi:metal,
as the 'peculation was a commercial one, and he
should think a very good one too.

The motion wae-ci'rried.
MID.DORMIT esiLwar.
Mr. Blom( made irsquiries as to whether the Coun-
cil intended supporting the Ilifid•Dorset Railway
schen&
The NfATOS explained that from certain enquiries he
had made he believed the scheme had dropped through.
in esmequence of the opposition of certain landowners.
If it could be carried out it would bee, great advan-
tage to the town by larcenies the distance to other
places.
Alderman HOWARD did not think the matter had
quite dropped through.
Till qrst TRAIIWATR, kc.
A committee meeting of the whole Council recom-
mended that with a view if placing the working of the
tramways on the Quay on a better footing the railway
eompany be requested to execute agreements at noni.
nal rents relative to the existing sideways and trans.
ways in the Quay, the mane to include all the present
lines other than those constructed under the powers
of the original Act of Parliament obtained for that
purpose, such agreements to be prepared by the Town
Clerk at the company's expenAe.
LOTRIA., Whilst supporting this reeslution,
thought that to some extent it did not clearly define
the point at which the tramway ceased to be made at
the expiration of the four yaws sanctioned by the
Act as the period of completion, and moved a resolution
that the exact point at which the line terminated with.
in the four years be clearly defined, and that the
remainder of the single line now existing to the east
end of Devonehirtebuildings, together with the sidings
and metals, be let under the power of such Act by the
Portland Railway Company, or an other corn•
pony, subject to three months' notice from the
Council to remove the whole or any part
of such line or metals. He thought this resolution
would more effectually prevent the Council's rights
being taken away. He did not wish the Council to
take up • single yard of the elite, but merely desired
that the interest. of the town might be protected, so
that when the Midland or other company came to the
town no opposition might be 'Orin to their using that
portion of the line which was not laid down under the
Act.
The Mare% said that the Town Clerk, in drawing
up agreements, would be bound to ascertain the exact
points at which the line terminated.
Mr. Lovell's amendment wee seconded by Mr.
thefts, who, however, subsequently withdrew as the
seconder, and no other councillor offered to support
the motion. Nevertheless, the Mayor insisted upm
puttiing.
13ntheow resolution
movederslu that theontotheiwr
meeting.
Mi. put
of the com-
mittee's recommendation referring to the deferring of
action be omitted.

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The report was ultimately adopted, there being nine
for it and five for Ulr. Brown's amendment.
,TION.

IPPLIC?.

A letter WM Mad from Mr. If. Warren, collector
the wharfage and harbour duea, making for reconxider-
ation of hi A remuneration in conaequenco of the
(vexation id thn Cherbourg traffic and the work not
having decreased.
Referred to the Harbour Committee.