The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-06-06 00:00:00

BRIOPORT RAILWAY COMPANY.

Till 114.1.11017111 1/111111510P.

in ex raotillnary meeting of the proprietors of the above
compaay was bold at the Assembly Rooms. of th• Bull
Hotel. on Wednesday. at noon, loothe of °onside,-
log the propriety of rxtonding the Brldpert Breech to
Um, Harbour. Th circular prepared by the secretary
stated that if SIO,OUO. or mom, be sebectibed towards the
costs of the 1111111, by ths public or the shareholders hi
preference charts 01 per oast. ths Great Western
Company would tint the remainder of the capital in pre-
ference shares at the s rote rat, provided the preseat work.
tag aireement be ext-a 44 to tYrents-one years from the
Bret July. wax. Sorb work would be carried out under
lb* filiation, of an engineer appointed by the Great
Western Company. .

Tba CHAIMWWI, Mr. William Swatridgs, proposed the
following resoluttoo—" That It Is detirabie that the
extansion of ths Bridport iteolway Line to the Harbour
under the amsimmeot of the Great Western Oostssay,
submitted to the shareholders at this seating. he carried

-Yes Dkrurr-Comiutss U. P. F Clundry, Esq.) said the
decision ot the directors in this matter had hese ottani.
moon The scheme wa. to woke the extension to the
batboy at a cost et A 13.000. its thought the prosperity
of tbe town and this railway WM a synonymous tam, and
would result in in merino of trate. and prosperity to the
town ingest proaperitr Oaths railway. Ito would use like
to say that Lord Debater had desired bun to stets that
be was willing to do anything ass large landowner at the
hitr.Nor. _ _

Y. Romig, one of tho directors, then laid par.
ticolsra of Um schema before the meeting, and added that
if £ll,llOO be forthoiazing It. train would be running to
the harbour by this time twelve mantas, if not before.
Mr. Witham 06rIte wadi he appointed by Um Great
Western Company. and that gentleman had estimated the
work to coat £13,800. and that •ou'd he within the mark.
Major Gitovas did not belie , • tho Companycould stead
&soarer outlay in its premot state They bad spent
mosey in obtaining running powers to Dorchester,
sad to-day Noy war. soled to extend the Has to the
harbour. They were going to tunto. pleas vol 4 of interest.
He held it would Im beet to let things go on as they are
' rather than to orobarit in scheme fraught with ruin,
inevitable ruin to the original ahsrehoWers. Major
Graves moved • resolution to the elect that the report of
the direct es be not adopted.
Mr. Mar= moondod.
Sir Cram= Wurraut considered it would be a various
mistake too to the harbour. sad, se • shareholder, be
would ask them, before they derided on this, point, to oat.
sid•r veil before tlimr Mooed theramlms entirely in the
poem of the Great Western Railway Company.
Mx. J. T. STIUMIZIti (D•putr•Mayad tbOalat U the
Great West,rn Itailwsy worked it for 81 years at * per
mot it would be • good thing.
Major 0110•111 &mond inset—" that it is not expedient to
adopt tee reountios" was then pot. what six voted for it.
and 18 against.
Thai resolution in favour of the solasmo, was carried by
Si to seven.

—.—
Sir Quintus Warman demanded • "potl. and insisted
upon ecrounesrs being appoints& Sir Marla* scatinsed
to make serious oteervattoas as to how " the poll should
be conducted. wham
J. T. SIMI= remarked (looking at the Chair-
me.) " Don't he humbugged."
Sir Cuanzai than rose to a point of order. Some
Shareholder had said " Dos% be ltiontagged." lie now
ailed for that remark to he withdrawn.
As there was so mapouss, So CLAIM took op his hat
and Ids the room without waiting so poil himeell. or to be
meant at the declarstina.
The CHAIRMAN at 1,30 eantanosd that the poll would
close
.tt two o.ek!ck . . .

At Iro-.1i7 it's following neat erns deolentd:—
Foe do motion, 1,014 vows, fegelleutting
iC43.110 ; ageinst. 111 votes. represtatlag capita of A. 11419.
This sh mei majority ol 903 votes la favour of the
extension.