The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-11-27 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL.

A esseliag of Cho Horporstion woo bold on Tberedsy.
More were 'remit —The Herm Mr. R. N. Hoeerd);
Aidonnen notes% Robertson. Loads, and Illot ;
Ooasoillors Nonsie, Certif., Chilies. Semen, Ililledgo,
Aylesbury, W.bb. Arles, Dena., Lreoll, Lsrustag.
Flonentll. Brown, (Imbue. Swot, Wall* Welsford.and
Hoboes ; .I.. Kr. Poll? Hooper frown Hierla

11.1.11. TIES Drill 07 WM ar POLTIAND.
The Karon said: Before entering upon the beelame
of this morning I wiah to It ow your attention to a most
ble matter which has omega to my n Igoe the first
EZIto-day. Ido sot think It bee appeared In any of
the public mars. but by a totter retired from so old
friend I sen informed Um Duke of Edinburgh has bass
offered Om command of the °Tassel Fleet and bas
sweated the appointment and as suck trill muse to
Portland to take commend of it You will hay. sad I
shall hare &great den o oomider as to the honour whisk
I. has taken on himself. and what we as a loyal borough
should do upon that occasion. and that is the reason I
now unction the 'obi M. Toe matter has not appeared
in the public paper@ ye', but from whet I hers heard I
I think tW information is good enough. end I intend to
write to our members upon th. suble.t It will be a
great thing to bare one of the Royal Fatally coin :kg no
nom. and we must dlecbarp our duty by tieing him •
loyal mention, either in the shops M • banquet or some-
thing else If it is • beaquet there I. • mature which
bee long premed upon my mind—and one rr two of the
aldermen hare mentioned It. You know thinge hare
changsd now. Ladles lake an allies part In our elect one,
sod it is maside,ed we ham not been doing our duty be
contains potato di nests to ourselves ; bat that them 'timid
be honoured. graced. sad I think I may my beautified, by
the Prellemee of ladim and eo I Mink Ire ought to see
if we cannot ware • ohmage and renovation. If you
rmolve in your wisdom that • banquet should be given
upon the mambo we ought to go hand in head and
rousider whether we should not throw It open in the way
I bare attegmbed, and also pot oureslets noo,.muuicetlOu
with gwallenten and resident. outside the Council so that
we may give • banquet worthy of the town as well as
worthy of him for whom we sire it I bone to know More
to-morrow, when I shall gall • committee of the whole
Council. and when you melee notic, of the committee
meeting. as it lea matter of such nrgeney. I hope you will
attend. I shall out camel( in your hands and make it
pat of my banquet. supplement It, or do anything yo
may decide upon. I have no doubt the public Prom sill
tate notice of my remarks. and I how when you gentle-
men have notico of the meetiog, et it will be each an
Mann I ant matter, every one will try to be prelim,.
Sy Waal: I cal speak antlsoritatively on the subject.
Th. Beet will be here on tho 19th. and Imre on the Ca
Dawsmiew

THE RAILWAY ACCOMMODATION.
Mr. BROWN brought forward the following matter 1—•
" To consider whet steps should be imm-diately taken in
order to bring about better railway communication for
this town and decide thereon." Ile said be looked upon
this as • very imports.% matt tr for their consideration ;
In fact, he did not know • more importalt subject, and
quits agreed with Gement Penny that • goad hotel sad
pier would be of no use to the town unties they could
bring about some better renewer accommodation. About
16 yeses aro the railway to Welmooth was Nemec, mkt
they were then able to go to Bath ant Bristol between
four and Bye boom sad now, after 16 years have elapsed.
the journey took the same time. On the Lon lon line the
trains bad been meets to run with greeter speed, but still
they had to face this feat—the door to Weymouth wee
barred by the Groat Welters Beltway Occapany. that
oostputy was the oaly one tat t Weymouth. the South
Western Oompaay Gel, bawler runnier po were over their
line, and. as every oae knew. nothing Gould be decided
about Ism sales the other company was onsaulted, mod
In coasequenos of this the public suffered. It was well
known many towns 'Allemd like their own had suffered
greet lacoavealeace in consemeenoe of one railway Co.-
=hating the monopoly. Plymouth and fixithaatetoe
mentioned—and mules, they could bring about •
bettor state of alleles at Weymouth It was of no use to have
sommittesesitt ;sato nee whateould be doo • to briar visitors
here—they mud bare better railway c deemunicaticei and
more free tr unit To do this they mutt kill this running
power questkn, and he eaewkat differed from Mr.
Ba-eas, and General Penny's idea to have • railway from
Danielsen to illumalester Navies, at that would
practically leave Weymouth in the rams Poeitimi as at
I=s.4l'ree " shitenserotly....".l`gtlidwir.
did not know of any compeer that would do better than
the Midland. became if they looked upon the right and
left they wield see the flouth-Western wee lettersets& in
Bearnesseelh. and the Great Wet we in Bristol and they
were thus that oomplotely out. He therefore maintained •
line shield not be made from Dorchester to litartalsater.
but that they should insist on one coming to Weymouth
independent of the Great Western (.omptay. They had
to cooslder to what extant Weymouth would be besellted
provided they had better railway communioation. Some
people urged If they 011-red increamd accommoistioe to
exeursloniste it would be • great detriment to the town.
whilst othan said they ought to eater for the mums. Now
as • matter of feat what was the awl Why, they found
the best time for Wey.osth was ia August, when there
were more ts and visitors in it than at say
other time If they did In Weymouth the same as wm
does in other plasma, he did not see why they should not
get the bleats which they enjoyed. He was afraid the
fault lay • great dial with Woymeetit iteelf. Thar* wag
always something which praveeted them from header
anything like prosperity. If they took up the Hite
B Cub. Building Society, or anything else they ?rooM
lad these Inbound on for years sad years, but were
always in dideeltles. If that was so, there most be some
Whereat difficulty, bat he thought the time had now some
when they °nett to bring Weymouth to the front, and he
contended in order to do this they must have bettor rail-
way communketion. I. the project which wee lalotobed
about twelve menthe IWO, and slain brought before glom
by General Poesy's letter, the lino proposed would cot
through • part of the toemery which bad ao communloa-
tion with Weymouth. There was a popalation aloes the
line of ook and it would be impossible kr the
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to he bettelted without at the muse time
heareating Weymouth. If the propped Una was carried
out direct from Weymouth to ilitureniuster Newton they
would have a district opened for the supply ef coal and
ether things, prodoce, owe, and (atlas, so that It would
he • greet Meseta. to Weymouth. The question was
which we. the beg way la whiek the Council- amid bring
about worthier like • better state of things The fret
thief, they would halm to decide was whether they were
wMing.
The NATO% :That has been decided long ago
Mr. Barmen mid if the Council were willing to briag
about a better state of things, why had they remained so
league each • state of queseenos t lie submitted the
following resolutions " That It le deedrable in the
best latereets .oth. town tett r railway arcontraodation
should exist, and that Immediate @UPI be 'duo in order
Pt brim about *oak moommodatlea for the town.' el.)
" That • public meatlar of the Inhabitants of the town
and neighbour hood he held se cony as poseibbm on the
matter of better railway aooommodetios, sad that •
committee, consisting of the whole Council, be and Is
hereby appointed to orator with a oommittee to be
appointed at the public meeting."
Mr. DIPINIS seconded the fret reeolut,on and Mr
Annoy= the second.
The KAYOS said there win, two points before him—one
was independent of the other—the improvement of rail.
way sommuaketlos. He did not think the 8 *tit-
Western 0001 Pear treated them well. If they were st
Waterloo they wield ass what dam of • carriage was roles
to Boaraiesoeth and what an inferior kini were treeing
is Weymouth. Speaking of the jemmy to Exeter, he
said any one could anse from that plea to Yeovil In an
boar, all the rest of the time being stoat in coming hi
Weymouth. As fee as inereased railway facilities WINO
ormerarrod, no one meld object to that He had brought
the matter before the Council, sad they were 'mutineers
In saying they would not do earthing to Preyed Is.
Whet be treated to be done now was for parties not S.
act ,Pon tboory, but to bring so hathltir tangible forward
so that the town may back it op When the Comma
their &dm some Woe glom to have bettor
expressed their
be pot Isluiself In eornmewilliefell
with certhin gentlemen for that range., but through
some onforseerra cirentost dice it could not be carried ont
It wee • tangible matter for them to consider the
Increased running of trains, bat lithe, want d to Wag
another company hare they moot get hold of OM* 0011.
tractor of company. As far as the Great Washita
totpany was concerned they had scooter ated the
of trains to Brietol, and it meld be more eo, sad
received every courtesy frees thew but that wsregg
the question. What be wanted to Insist on now was
for some pereon to bring forward a plea which they
weld beak up, and he would my to Gemini Poesy if
he would being forward • practical meme he would
approve or It. Ile was asked • fortnight or three
weeks um if he was prepared to sapport • railway from
Steadier& aid he said "D veiledly au" and Dorchester
and other loamy will do so, and all the Pahllo wore new
waiting for was to have soesibtat brought befogs them.
As or* as that came let them poll the town or do any•
thing else.
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