The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-04-01 00:00:00

Rapala No. 2.

" At the lest meeting of tie, Weymouth and Desist Rail-
ways Improvement Cemmittee on February the Igth it was
decided that the select committee, c 'astatine of Bess.. G.
Lot Chaide, Nthrie, Dennis, Clarke, T. B. Groves, Foot,
and J. 11. Groves (boo. ..o.) be deputed to amp:tire Intorme-
Llootazt=do to the venous eche... for Increasing rm../
, and especially wi h roger I. the Co t'•
Cal, mod Semmes. J itoction ache ae, the M d•Lenreet
Rellway @AMIN, and the new inner route of the Great
Western Railway Me Denis.. (LBW' Ctry, and Lantport to
raster and the Wool. The c 'mantle hare tit.d all the
legitimate means in the,r pow.- to An lire such information,
and haro consulte th • highest •Ir nori of the Great
Wiptern Itailwo on the subject wit'. tde lot twine r. $ It •
(I.)Ca tie Cary and fivercre.ll Jana-tool : This scheme Is con-
aderel to be q die mact C. 4041 bat ineepe bent —(1) Because
the Somerset and Dors t le only • •Ingle I ne ; (2) because the
crefiente the met ddlcuit and expensive to w irk tragic
0r..; (I) bootless he number of June:long neceseitatts a
corresponding number of • °peewee ; (4) became. in •bort,
trains could be run much more quickly by the existing Orint
Wow. Railway r Ce.. We accept the ateova opinions.
coming as they do I rim high authority. At the mine tame
we coutertaln th 3 hope that the °by.. iota to this @theme may
St mine future time be removed, especally as the distance to
Rah by this qrotwowilraute is about ten mil. sharter then
the mment ureat Modern !thorny route. We cementer,
therefore, that the committee eh mid not is. Bight of thls
scheme 00 il it be shown that it is ...lively inapractleablis.
(It) Th. ilid-Domet Railway 8ch..,: All Use Information
we hays r•COVIId EOM to .bow that any scheme for opting.-
leg Weymouth or Dorthsetar •111. the mun lin• of the
Lon I n and South-Western Rahway, or with the Somerset
and Dorset line, ndependently of the Great Western Reisey.
must be hopelessly impracthanble. Any scheme of this end
would too oppomd to the utmost by the London and &math-
Madera Railway Company es welt Bs by the Groat Western
Railway, Al the prevent time. when the lel "tone of Wey-
mouth an I the Groat Western Railway Cosipthy the so critical
it would be most disponi c and ml. oh mem to push on any
competitive protest id this kind. Ibis scheme has been &b...
tioned, net from any want of theru, or e Iteration en our
part, but bemuse the conviction hao credulity crown urn
no that the advocacy of such a scheme is not only
calculated to do harm. (III.) The Inner route of the
Western Rails.), to [tete', kn : W. are Informed that the
Grist %Vattern hallway Company intent to tun no.. of their
western expresses by thie rolls; toot put of these exprerses
will have a natur 4 terminus to Weymouth ; and that come.
quently the tram service between Weymouth and London will
be • idly improved. I. a Iditlon to this we are informed fl)
thet curia Is about to be mode front the line running south-
ward from Oxford. little above Didoot tiJ to the in, running
westward • little west of Didc.4, and that storms trains are
to bo run by thst rot.ta direct fr, 11.dlands to the West ; (1) tout hi e ,ineettan of the P.orthewst tunnel will open
another direct routs to Wale' and the especally to
the town, of Liverpod, Manthiater. and the dlaticte aroand
tbs.; (3) that the company is about ti expend large sums
of money in levees in, thir See . and developing their traffic
tetween Weymouth and Cherbourg end th Channel blend.;
(4) that a meequently they will Do bound to improve the train
service to sod from Weyinolth to a very large extent. All
the above stgameet. go to elbow than the Groat Western
Railway have every Intention of providing bettor railway
ocenmunication for Weymouth In all directions—C. ,of
derelopiag Weymouth a. • intents:Th. no well N.
a connaercial Fort, provided thst they cm obtain
the sec magoodation to our harbour to meet their re-
etUrWaRMUS. and to Gc advantage of Weymouth m a
ml -place are so developed and Megalith al to ~*k.
.theatieray improvise be a progt to tie. company.
And it is our conviction that if such acconsmodatioe Ls glean
to this company advantages of railway communication will
be wand to Weymouth far •xceading any which have existed
before, If, h twever, we with to obtain the full advantage of
additional and quieter trains, wee must rum a her that the
provision of such teethe causes no 000rIbill• 'ORSON ID the
expenditure of the company, end it will b nisaweary for the
people of Weymouth to do mile their p tear to. the the tows
and osighb awbood attractive aid well known and to secures
quentity of traffic over 1,41 tulle of the c m,aoy sidgclet4 to
make lb., outlay a prod able one. Tak.ng all the s &temente
a. .d fame before us Into coniderat'on, twhestir PM,/ tie
following Noommend Woos :—(1) The the Town Conned and
tows gotherdlY be urged to do all In their p ewer to provide
the act mtneodation required by the Greet Western Railway
Cum any, and so to retain the poet. 11101160 e f that company
lit Weymouth, remeatherom that that Menthe le obvione4 to
be greatly Increased, that the loss of that service to Wrysiorit.
beelin the m e ost serious Deopposelhl. the

meat of the service will bring immense Increase to the cons
r martial prosperity of the town, and to the tact Mee of railway
oonsmunice lon ; (1) that • deputation from the joint com-
b o,gsagiost anion optima& the Grata WOKara
Railway Company beggion for (1 ) fatter and brit, r Stant
trains, (1.) through carriages to We; oath; (3) that
Weymouth be systematically Weer Mai la all parts
of the kingdom from which we may expect r 5i10,.;
(4) that our medical practltioni re he areal to do
.11 in their power to mate Weymouth known es •
des Table heath resort II) tut all the potable .thensce for
Improving the town be •Datentati oly discumsd and c n-
eideral, mid that the T Conned or ober usponabie
persoos be urg d to entry the naiire intiortant and maim'
suggestions into asset VS that ati nuon be directed to the
fdlowing inter memento B tur sh lbw from the wi di
and rain ;(I ) b aOl 00 .54 shelter of various kinds on the
pier, in Ale en the puede ; (ii.) by improving
the been eue.see, e.g. Orwoot..tnio. ; (ti .) by soclostiip,
log op sot iilantior le gariensl ha open vs.' In ha Park
(...) by approachinc Sir r. Johostone with • viol, to ma
gb.b.„ us at this trios by Aerelopinr the Dor-
rbeeter4isai property In such a way aa to provide sheltered
goods and walks, In &inns:vim, with this we r•COlawn•A
that a iteputatioit attand on Sir F. Joh ost me to ask how for
he can h4y us up lo We matter. (b) The re-bui ding of the
Royal Hotel ;(tiform alon id a syndiotte for taking up unlit
homes Id) the r•-• 4110 Mom% of the borough ; (s) Improve-
ment of .. vier --sbeter, ads, and frogman men air concerts;
mem nation and Improvement of the road by the Beak.
WSW, (7)Thst • memorial he. it to the °wombat** of it ith
arid Scioto' praying them that they anoint us In the matter of
procuring foster tralos."--bigned, Games fluor (Chairman).
Hush 144 h, iMS.
Toe Idayun said he thought they would be wanting
In justice t. themselves if they did not return •
hearty vot of thanks to Dr. Chill& and bhi colleagues
for the exhaustive report which they bad jest beard.
He wa• our, they must all have been struck with the
labour entailed in prep wing such • recoil, and with
dm business-like wag in which the matter had been
brought before them. They would discuss the matter
after the deputation had left, and it would have their
beet atteuti in. Ho was sure these gentlemen (the
deputatioo) bad the intermits of Weymouth at bead
as mann as they had, and, therefore, they returned
: their hearty thanks. (Applause.)
Dr. CHILDS than spoke on the question of • sheltered
road, and maid his attention woe calls I to the matasr,
as a physician, directly he came to Weymouth. The
great want of Weymouth, from • medical point of
view, wa•—more shelter from the east and north-east
wiude. Therm were few p dots of shelter from the
east winds—at the beck of Pultecey.buildinge, at
Alexandra-terrace, and by the itailway Botha, k•
. meat' but neither could be used as an ammeetble pro-
mine!., From the first hie attention had been drawn
to that property of Sir Frederica Johnstone's. If they
con!cl get • good road, with gravelled paths and
FOONOSS by tam easbanktnent oommunicatiog with
Senelarh-roed sod Isenn..z.treet. then they would
have stood sheltered woteessideosesily arosesible from
the trout and from the Dorobeeterroad district. He then
pointed maths adyantag Is that woold astorite fr.nm hav•
ingsuob a road by the lean:of tao,hll cod invalids dur-
ing the winter, Th.c mmittee, seiner the imoortenoe
of this matter, had on interview with Sir Frederic
Johnstone at the Gionoester Hotel, and laid the
Dicta. beiore him. fie empremeed himself in • most
cordial manner, and promised that tee mater should
have his ounsideration. He (Dr. Child.) had seen hie
brother profeeeional men on the ett.,ject I he had min l/r.
Simpson and Dr. Moorhead, both of oh dn supported
at, and he had received th• following let er from Dr.
Smith :

Greenhill, Wiry= nab, ll web L4th. 11164,

Dear Or. Chllds,--Haring Net learned that the Haller .y
Oornmitate are to meet our T ..n Conned that morning,
when the destrahilny of the prop lied new r isd, a ithetch 4
which you were go al enough to ib.• mo, usy, perh pe, be
dam. el. I neaten t s I y this hur -ad a to, expreaing
my favourable opinion 4 much a road to be afterwar& m.d.
a shot erei women, le for Mr did.. being maw of some from
sere al polnte—(l) Paeans by ithoelagh-terrace to the north
°onset of the Pwic (f) by etoyai Tork-tscraos ; (3). Oran..
tenses ; (4). from the Uorehe der- 001. 1 01.111001 • • p•••• my
opinion too strongly .0 (avatar of this project, end elecerely
hope mu good s ol worthy member, S r Frederic Johnfio..no,
the owner of the prverty, may be prevailed os t grant
pcsmicsion to carry out this greet ben for the beneSt of
Weyer 'nth, and the.. lova/ids o cuing here In guest I health;
to be mod.. shelter front the sad and o r heat Cade that
blow during the c winter ut, the. I do moot sinetre
h pe yoo wil be able to lower upon the authorities the
great deeirablity of haring this project nacc..d
Important imoroveineot for he benefit of Weymouth. In midi
Dort to the inaking oft OM, MO., Ma. —Believe me, faithfully
gown, WILLIAX J. elms
The rsilwey euthot Wee be laws:premed their opinion
that a ob•ltere I re 4 mim most importhnt.
I Mr. WiIAYJRD a•ked if. in =Aloe tbe report. the
I oommittes had taken into consideration the circum-
stance of the mail train stopping at I) .rcheeter at three
inst•ed of c oiling on to Weymouth.
Dr. CHILDS replied in the neg.tive.
The deputation then withdrew.
THE HAIIOOII IMPSOVIDISIITO,

The htaroa said he thought it right to read them
the reerlutroue which he had receive I from a public
meeting. No doubt the particulort of this meeting
they had read iu the I.rc .1 prem. It was • source to
him of great ounrnt dation of the way in which the
various gentlemen spike. They spoke well and were
thoroughly In earaset in what they sail, and he waa
sure they deserved their thsults for meeting a public
question of this kind in the way they had, an I he w
eons such an expression of hydro,/ from the town
strengthened their binds. rb. res rlnt;ona were then
read. The Mayor, c intinuirrg, avid they meet feel
the town wan thorooghly with them in meeting this
question. He had
make such • strong expression of feeling, and it wigs
now for them to awry oath. matter. (Hear, hear.)
The Mayor then read the report of the Harbour
Commltttes, which rciornmeuded th tt the aunty
of the following be coneiriered by the Council as
those of competent eagineers, from whom to select
one to *dries the Council respecting the present
requirement. of the harbour. In conteq ience of the
Increasing trsffic and in parsasnos of the rsaolution
r:«7I at the: mlitia.otfhtyhe Oouncil held on the I2h
13 orators, James Der, G. GI tbririle, earl Sir John
flood*.

--A—d-Cecussinu ensued with respect to Sir John ("axle
being employed, Mr. CartaLia and others objecting to
his being app rioted, whilst other members considered
he had moved the town well on former occasions.
Mr. Hotlgagi.c Gad he understood that Mr. Gabrirlie
was • contractor, and not an engineer. Was that so?
Alderman &Jo? said when he proposed the name
be was under the hailealriOn that Mr. Gabrirlle was
an engineer as well am • contractor, but he bad olocie
asoertained that this was • mistake:. He would have
the name taken off the list.

The Tows CLAIM stated that he had written to ibis
six gentlorneu, but as yet bad only received replies
from two, whioh ha ewe&
Tits MAYOR said they were not In a position to
appoint anyone that day, and suggested that tin
natter stand over.

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Mr. Gams&N expressed a hope thet they would bo
urganhuou. iu this matter.
Eveutuully, lb. que•tion 'rue referred book to the
committee.

MB PROPOSED INPROTtNIGNT ON Till QUAY.

The Towx Ctsitc, la reference to the delay in the
matter of polling dOVIII the George Inn, said that os
Saturday last be saw the clerk of the Mice Charity
Trustees, who told him the Mosta,. were about to
&drama's for wading to pull dowa and re-build the
George Inn.
Th. Mayoll Said Ulll,ll had been MI ill3lllolllll amount
of delay. and he had written to tha trustees on the
subject me follows :

. . _ .
,IllyabOtlth, Much 10th, 1111 e.
My Dear Mr, —Mere we are close to are new pout, mum,
and nothing done as to Use (home Inn !! I It is sruel t,tb.
Internat. of the town. re's bare a need as to price, arranged
both to buy and to ND, laud yet not ounapletod. F.P.ber so.
person some body of persons are responsible for this delay,
and we, aa a town, ought to know .bat Is. Om you, as one
of the !Deo Trusser, ealigeum na.l It no, I 'ball be very
much obliged. I shall be wantlur In my duty is Mayer If 1
don't at mica throw the blame on the right person —hour.
bald tuly,

RICIIARD Niesotes Howeas Marx )
None not, On
M. CHaators asked whether it would not be wise
not to move in the matter until they had an engineer
down. because Be was Informed lour steamers would
not be able to go round that wow mime some
alterations were made.

Aldermaa Bun. as one of the trustees, szplaioed
that there was no danger of the new building interfer-
ing with the quay aco,mmodation, and be dlil not
anticipate that any obstacle wont I Bram t the carry-
ing out of the work.
. .

diwusai n then arive re tn wh-ther it lentil I rnt
he &4"i••bie t r stores ou tit, rite, iiniteal of a
new publichnu.e.
Alderman hiLtor pointed out that the Charity
Commissioners bed de lied that the publichousesbnuld
be re-erect KJ.