The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-03-03 00:00:00

Tag RAILWAY RRRRR DILL

The Tows Ctrat reportid In respect to this
matter that since the lest meeting be hid written to
cetteln members of the House of Common', and bad
sent ooples of the resolution. lo reply Mr. Edwards
wrote that it should have his marmot attention ; Sir
Frederio Johnstone that he mould oppose the second
reading of the Railway Rates 8011, cl Mr. Floyer
that he would give the matter his bast attention, as
he desired that whioh on the whole would he b-it.
The Tows CLERK I attended • meeting, along
with the Rimembranoer of the city of London, in
connection with the association of the city of Lm.
doo, sod the matter was fully discussed. It was
ad•leed that opposition should cc-us from the Coun-
cils of all t 'woe, to be filed in ealiament no as to
tins them a locus sisivii to oppose. The Remorn.
brancer looked upon Weymouth as hews an iropr.
tent oleos, for although oomptratively small, has
two railway tirmini, and oontin-ntal French traffic
There will be no expense in oonneatlon with this
petition, because it will not be necessary for
me to ben lit through a Parliamentary agent.
Mr. LAlrwiro : Would it not be as well to supple-
ment this bye public meeting/
The Maros: The petition has to b 3 presented
almost directly.
Mr, Digits: 130 I understand that the railways
want to throw on the public charges they themseless
should Inas% .

Moioa: They issorease the railway rates
more than 200 per cent.
The Tows Clinic: On holm it 1. 200.
On the motion of Mr. Baows, moonded by ?dr.
Lamaism, it was decided that the common seal of the
Council be adized to • petition, which had beers read
by the Town Clerk, against the Great Western Rail-
way and the London and Smith Western Railway
Rates and Charges Bills, now before the Home of
Commons, and that lb., wdial thanks of the Council
be given to the Corporation of the Oily of London
kg the monistic action they have takes in the
istsrests of the pablio to oppose the measure.
MI MT/ BILL—WITII XIV; mro Dwirniawfall.
Mr. BROWN: What is the Couooll solos to do In
name' to the Beets Bill I 101 l gouts to take Pepe to
heck up the resolution paired some time Aso approv-
,fig of the Bali sepal forward by the Boundary Com
sod agsinat the scheme of the Clerirer%he
mobilo ger ham been the samegirel for 'the
Males, and Weymouth. In It. usual way, hale taken
so dope to mars its own Interests, ao that Dorehea-
tar ime Beamed • point.
The hi hoe: We hid a statement before the
Boundary Coramlaelmen at Darcheater. A note w• 11
made of all that took pisos there, mid Wiymoutboaa
the largest borough. ought 1) have the nuns.
Kr, &tow.; Many other place. have dons more
than appear before the Gomm's douere. Are we going
to take steps to have an elective mato ? Is it going
to be left to the county authoriti se ? I look upss it
no being • perfectly legitimate matter for title towa to
take sp. We ars really as Impatient se any uglier
antra. I only sales the question es to whether we
should take step..
TM MAT°, : It Ism ban left to the empty magis-
trates_

Baows: Are we to leave It I) I think W*T.
month " big @sough •tul goof enough to take este of
Weir_

COMB:W.ym uth, practically, is the oeatro
of gm

Mr. MUNN : 1), you mean geozraphisaLy
(Laughter.) I pr,pose that the gentlemeo who hare
represented us so well before do so agala. (Itenewed
laughter.)
Mr. Bnowg : They did title best; bat lii, no ate
for
_us to "stanckos one i 11.."

The Mares : I believe the modary Commiui niers
would hove b-en the most equitable divieion shoold
we have opposed, so far se we could, the county. If
you can point out more affective steps for bringing us
more within the so los. I should be pleased.
Mr. Blows: HY Weymouth any Influence with
the county? If n‘t, we ehoull, a. notal, be " .nutftd
out." If we hove ilia t/Ible• WO most exert it. I
presume we have wine interest ?
The TOWN CL1111: Th• on'y way is el approach the
county jostle's, alai ask than) t make this p,lllug
station an elective nation. The only thing lobed .n 3
I. to petition the oJunty Bench.
Mr. Baum!: Elective towns have to Is named by
the comity authority.
Mr. ROMICtB : It strikes me this, apart from the
county magistratsc, there le a hiaber power to which
we can appeal, for the DUI has not brooms law yet.
The Commissioner' have stated their recommenda-
tions, but I should like to know whether it is based
on jostles or not! As it is no Oommiasioner can
come to the tme without befog influenced by some
of the opielone there, and the opinion which has
weamad to Mance has been the opinion of the cases-
tratee of the county ore/ the municipal b 4.1 y. At
Dorchester there were gentlemen of peculiar views,
who got out of the matter by urging their wish.. in inch
o way as we—the municipal authority—bad not an
opportunity of doing. Indeed Weymouth hes boon
pot out of the queetion altogether, although it lithe
largest place.
On the motion of Mr. Brows, seconded by Mr.
COMM It WM de Ided—" That a petition to Yuba-
inept be presented and the necessary elope taken for
objecting to the proposed divielon Sof AM Done(
under the so.& Bill, now before Parliament, being
walled the Dorchester Divialoo, and &eking that the
original scheme, al propousded by the Omomlasionewa
be adopted. That emit a petition be prepared, and
the Mayor amiltorimed to fix Om coatroom seal of the
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