The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-07-07 00:00:00

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The amended plans of the railway works is the
Backwater baying been furnished to the Council by
Mr. Ward, a meeting was called tor the purpose of
giving their opinion %mem
Me. ihr Limo said that before the pleas were pat
O o th, tit* he wished to lay that that morning he
had placed in hid b4d,t striettorial, *Mgt Isi4, been
prsented in constquenos of remarks Midi at
the last meeting in reference to the embank-
ment in the Backwater. It wee the wish of the
town to have a viaduct. The petition he held in
hie hands had been numerously and meet respect-
ably gig stoat 160 vignettist being attscitel to it,
all of *hem he believed won Memos and inter.
sited in the welters of the brag. Having /NM the
amended plans which were to be prodiro4 he emild
not see any pr. epees of the redaction °lll's nuisance
which would exist if the embankmeut was
onestructed.

The MAYOR tbas raid a letter from Mr Ward, the
railway enginser,which accompanied the plans, in
whish he Mated that the Company would gladly
limes to any suggestion; proposed by thi Council, or
to make any alimatinna In the construction of the
emiankaiset they considered advisable. Ths Mayor
likewise read thi follenihar 'Mist written from the
Board of Trade to Mr. Ward which wig al &dime:
" Masa Committee of Priev Council for Tratie,Narine
Department, Whitehall, 11th Juno, 1861
" &L—With rehrouno to aloe crostini of tliti Back-
water at Weymouth, by the **month and Portland
Railway, I am direetod by the Lords of Um boon,oltts.
of Privy Casual foe Trade to acquaint you that my
Lords are informed that the Town Coanâl of Weymouth
stains the ownership of the land or mil of the Hook.
water, and that if their claim is moll founded, it wlfl
be necessary that the flailnay Company should, I.
&imprisons with motion 17 of their Act, °Win the
consent of the Town Council before prooemiing further
with the embankment. Your letter of the 6th instant,
aeooaaimaiod by detail drawinge of the aroseinp of the
Bachwater tad Last Fleet has been remind
am, hon..
I. H. Tanga"
In °emphases with a wish a:premed by Eh.
Thomas, the Clerk reed the copy of a letter sent by
the Admiralty to Mr. Ward. After doing so Mr.
Thomas said the Council waa placed in a ;elation
that they could refuse to have an embankment
or not.

The plans were bare laid on the table.
The Usyos mid. although be agreed with all that
Mr. Ward had told them the other day, that an
enilumkment would be much firmer than • viaduct,
that it would he leis cost, and more approved of by
the public, still, at the same tun*, it behoved them
to asoertain in what way an embankment might al.-ct
the property of the Corporation or that of the town.
With regard to those persons who complained of
the sight of the embankment, that did not come
under the amsideration of the Council, bat might
he a subject for compensation. fie had made
inquiries of the Board of Trade, bet they vroald not
look upon this ohetscle in so sericite • light as
injury to the 13ack*ater.
Mr. &Win mid he bad not heard any eatiAwitory
reason why the original proposition bad not been
curried oat, and then metered into • long statement
which led us to believe that after all he was in favour
of an embankineat. _

Mr. ATLIPO rearrkad that be Warm' an e.
'raiment would be • serious injury ta Mot barboar,
besides th• mamma which would always mist. _ _

Mr. Bowan mad if the water was obstructed the
harbour must naturally be injured.
Mr. Drvzoten mid that, as there bad berin
many objections thrown out &pima the embank-
ment by the Council, he would slate that the mamas
why the Railway Company was desirous to have an
embankmeet ware became it would be better foe the
public, hitter for the Oaf& of Um company, and
better for the town. H., as chairman of the Board
of Direr:don, ehould take this opportunity of advising
lb. Railway Company to abandon the embankment,
and if the Council still refused a good offer the
blame would rest on their shoulders, and the Com-
pany could not be needed upon. He then alluded
to the petition presented to Mr. Ayling, and said
they all harm whet en may tiling it was to get op
one, but be would uodertake to my that be could
pi op • petition with • far larger lumber of signa-
tures ia favour ciao embankment.
Ma. ATLING said be had nothing to do in origina-
ting the memorial; it bed oely been placed in hie
hands. He knew there was • strong objection in
the tows against an embsakutent.
Mr. Dsviniam rdeny it. Mr. Drew aid he bad
never it wentioced except is the ConneiL
Mr. Dater Imy so still.
Mr. Doyens= You al know how easy it is to
get up • meneerial,
Mr. £vtuio:lhay.nothangtodowtthttitwae
only plated la my hands.
Mr. D.viinen The Railway Company were
willing to make • great improvement to the town,
and ntleff it, therefore the blame will be on your
alsonider•

Mr. Roman believed the embankment would be
• I,
_rest impommeent to the harbour Wow the bridga
Mr. Howse did sot mem to way that an embank.
meet eoald sot be ea improvement. The rineetioa
was whether it amid be so or not.

Mr. Dimming mid the Railway Compaay would
have nothing more to do is the matter. The I..loesnoil
Lad ina"aagerat mistake in wanting ti• original
out. The Onest-Western Railway
Coapany had bolted span an embankment as a very
grist sisprovenest, and Mr. Beeves' bad told than
so at is last lasseisg.
Tbe Metros mid why Mr. Ward wished tor as
ambaskment in preiernme to. viaduct wee beasawl,
first, that the puhtie prelened to travel over a solid
fabric; mooed, that as malmalment would bo more
lastingould would not be so often out of re*r ; and
third, that it would gine more room to the Companies
for trona purposes.
Mr. Beane remarked that it was to It. re
that the Compliable had sot forwarded to the=
• plea of the ablarations from the original pies.
Mr. Dressler/ mid Mr. Ward had dose sty but
they bad sewer bees bid es the table.
At this ••••• el the prossolii•P • /nuke dirderhaser
Imams* tie norosperioo took pima, ia the memo of I
whisk some eery presooollopeorp was med, whiffle war I
kept op for some eseeiderable time.
The Tows CLIME odd ipe had permed that coves of
modern en that oenesioa whir* be had dors for the sod
13 yews Within live wheels@ after bevies respired
IL. Yised sad Woke h. 8.0.....h5r les, be healed these
to the than Meyer. It,. Hort, who told hien to leen
them I. kis haste. He Ibis Ma/ bad aok the
statement at a preview meeting, mad •• wsi atbrfu
minalehni eel leekies over the :epode la the paper to
flirt hie slatemost museremed.
[Wd 4117 $5. eliereeS.• the Town (Inkes to
bis otateineat holm ra Is .11 the maws. If
he bad assaulted tape of Thondoe. Joe a
he would ham %sad the folio oiled Psnersall havias
referees* to the misled :—" Tbe Tows Cute thew
entered Into ea • 'planation op le how the plea an.
Me bit osommiea, and whisk, immediately sitar m-
od" heB6.• br the has Mayor DO • Rare). who took