The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-03-27 00:00:00

EAST SOMERSET RAILWAY.

The Report to he submitted to tho Eighth Ordinary
It di-Yearly tiewril Nieeting of the Company, to be
held Thawing, 'nth March. ststesi :—ln pursuance of
the Resolution paewil at the Special Meeting of the
Company on the 23t1, September at. ywir iiirectore
have promoted • Bill which is now berme Park int,
for a .leviation of toe extension of the line to Wells, and
for the creation of Preference Shores for the purpose of
carrying it into effect. This Bill has pissed the Bowie
of Com ~,,,, s, an.l a Special meeting. as will be seen by
the notice convening it. will Ise held after the trunsaw
lion of the ordinar business. for obtaining the asseist of
the shareholders to the Hilt. WS 111,1110aC11 to be intro-
duced into the Hauge of Lords. In the event of the
Act being obtained, the works will be procecksi with
an quickly as the negneiationa with lanilownent will
admit ; esti your directors earnestly hope that, after
the exertion, they have personally mole to consplete
Use welertaking. they will he met Isy the landowners in
a prompt au I liberal spirit. Thee have agiewl, prw
visionally. with Messrs. Swith an I Knight for the con-
struction of the Inn.. A 'suggestion wag made to your
directors, by the Somerset Central Railway Casispassy,
that this Co.lll4iTly 14.V111,1 concur with them in cots.
ttructiog a Wiletwis line between the two companies,
f a wild, oboist one sidle from the stati 111 l at Sheldon
Mullett to steeetaiwthe•Posse, by which the Somerset
o.l,tesd Bail sysy C patsy estimate., a saving would be
effected to this rompany in Original Outlay. illAraal of
einstin ll i ll the proposed line to Wells. Your directors
considered that such • line would he ineousistent with
the pledge given to the citizens of Wells., and their
etigageosenni wills the Great Western Company, as
well 101 isuisisicsl to the interests of this mowing, awl
onjeetionahle oh MCCUIIIIi of the severe gradients, oil
therefore declined to entertain the proposal. The traffic
returns for the pot year have kern reveived Irons tlm
Great Western l'Osispany. E the opening of the
line to 30th June, 1359, the balance against the c -
poly ossountwl to P 156 IS.. 11.1. ; but its the next half-
year, enaing 3lsl I/woodier, 18.19, this deficiency was
isiuule
ssilently of
wa
cusit lisa .eilltl's.y::tuhreteh
tri:.'arti t:ylie,:isuat I 114.0( fur
ft
var,yrri
of
tie eneuewely, which 'hew* • steady increase in the
traffic on the VIM. Your director* have appointed Mr.
West. who so ably assisted the late Mr. Brunel. to
be engineer of the company in Isis rousu.—Theeggnuttes
report states : I leave to report to you that the perma-
nent way and works, on the completed portion el our

line. between Witham and Shepton Ifallett, are being
maintained by the Grest Western Railway, and are in
a sound an.l satisfactory state. The details of works on
the proposed Wells extension are living considered and
arranged. so that the land may he purelnood and the
worlcs commenced 1111 l edistely. on the necessary powers
heing obt.dise.l.—The atutemeot of receipts and expendi-
ture to :id-t of December. 18W, ..bows receipts amount-
ing- to kg 2.130 Os. 4d., and on loan flow Stuckey and
C pony 1:3.010, total £A5,130 Os. 4.1., of this all has
been expended luive 1:193 ro. I i.l.—The Income received
from Gleat Western Railway t• pany, frown the
opening of the line, 9th Noretnler, 11418, to 31st
December. lttil, heirg the ic.,portionate part of the
stun of £1,400 per annum tole paid to the East Somerset
Railway Company, nn.ler agreement, during the work-
of the line to Sheldon Mallet!, £899 35., pays the
itet,reAt on debenture bond.. due Ist August. 1859.
1:662 las. 10.1.. and the salaries, raid leave a balance at
bankers of £122 Its.