The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-02-16 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL.

PCARTZIILT 11117ING.
A meeting of the Town Council ems held on Wed-
nesday, Mr. R. N. Howard Mayor/ Pn"idlngi
There were also present Alderman Moines,
Councillors Robens, Sylvester, Lovell, Limning,
Brown, Hommel', Wallis, S. Milledge, Ayles, Hibbs,
Aylesbury, Curtis, Graham,'Charles, Welstord, Well
Templiiman, Mr. Prlly Hooper, Town Clerk, and
Mr. W. B. Morgan, Borough Surveyor.
TRAIN PIIIIVICL

in wis A the inhabitants held hi nh ..- this led him
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A statement was made by the Town Clerk to the to appreciate still more warmly thy language used on
effect that he had been in communication with the that occasion. He also remembered how at their last
South-Western Railway Cinnpany with respect to the meeting Alderman Lundie exhorted the people to he
inconvenience mused to the town, and the losn to the earnest and unfailing in their Liberal principles, and
company, owing to the discontinuance of the two he alp, announced his intention of giving his vote for
evening trains which arrived in Weymouth at 9.3 Mr. Sturgis before he had his breakfast. In subse-
and 3.,5 respectively. The reply he received was to quently alluding to the riot which occurred in London
the effect that in the summer there was no doubt on the previous day, he said he was sitre that all true
the la.t-natued train would be pot on again. (Al,- Liberals earnestly deprecated the langince which was
neer' to incite the mob to commit net, 14 pillage, and
me HAIIDOTI AND WHARTMIIt Mee. the sacrifice of property which naiiilted. A. to the
It woo stated that a correspondence had taken place last general election they hail good rename for being
between the Town Cleth and the Great Western satisfied with it. (Applause.) Dorset formerly
Railway Company ea...peeling the excemive rates returned two Coneervativin to one Liberal, and the
charged by the compeny, eapecially between Wey• united horonghe if lkirchester and
moist h and Yeovil. The company replied that before same. Now, however, they had a chance, and had 3
they could reiltioe their mum the harbour and gnod Liberals to 1 Comservative (Great applause.) Ide
wharfage does at Weymouth should he altered. H. observed that they had had a change in the rein-,
(the Clerk) desired to know whether the Council mentation of I)orset, Mit ale.,. what MAIS
intendod to reduce the rates. important to the country at large, a change in the
Mr. LOVIILL WIYI not in favour of • reduction. administration. (tee id the henefit, resulting from
Other members espresseif similar View., and it was the extension of the franchise would he that they
decided that no nellietion les made. would have to lock not only to their own local interest.
The Tows Chime said it had teen arranged that exchisi yelp, hot to the interests of the empire at large.
the Mayor, Mr. Templeman, himeelf should (Hear, heard AI t• Mr. Sturgis-fakeers) he MN
phortly
oinert Mr. intribert, a Great Western official, far too good a Man of business to forget little things
nepetting the matter, whilst looking after huge ones. He had had etch a
Pomo' )(Arnim. training se few men had received-a good university
The rewire the Watch Cointaitt«e recommended training first. 554 one in business Afterwards. (Hear,
that l'.C. English have • pension if 106, a week, to , hear.) Their lienl affairs were therefore quite as safe
be apportioned-la. from the:topers., ..... ation Fund, in his hands as in thine of any local candidate,
and rid. from the Borough Fond. I (Cheers.) Irookino hack iin the late contest, he i,'wed
Mr. 'Mows having ma. 1.1 certain remark. to the with satisfaction the litter abseily, of personalities, Itn
effect that they were spending too much money on the i either aide wae happy to think that if ever they
police f; wee, ; should have a fight again it wotild help h. keep them
The Ma toe 6aiil he had had complaints made to in better training-llaught.r)-and that they would
him a. to the dierras,fill conduct oi persons mi hoth have in their "moment Incl wit ,1 would fight the Intik
setee in the thoroughfare. :All a Sunday by nsuililitio. s. fairly and gallantly a. will Colonel flambee,
shouting, ie. Ile wisslivil it to las known that certain tibiae hear.) It waa to be hovel that when (lolotwl
"soigne men and women wielld be made CN.1411.1.'s ii, 1111111.V.arain addressed the people they wool,' Innen,e
irrespective of their pUreitiedla in society, milers there more on(ightentitent from lii. remarks than formerle.
waa an improvement. (Laiighter.l He also thought there would not again
ALI,IIIIANIC TACA•CrT. I.e raised that false cry as hi the Church being in
The Tone (!trtite said that in ciousequence of the danger. According to what he read, it hail been
continent abmitee of Aldpnose Robertson rrAn the stated at • Tory gathering in Portland that the
retouch for °Vt. six months he was diPpialitied for Church had derived no benefit from the
his office id alderman, and it rested with the Couneil Pr.. Mia.• made by either political party. The
ti declare the vacancy. Lil.eral.. as a political
_party, had made
The Macon was Lire that all heard o the ateml4l._the Church no promisee. (Hear, hear.) As a
mph. it.,. Town Clerk with inurh recrot, that their 70.15. tli.v sai•l that all measure. of Church reforin..
old friend and worthy towneman, Mr. .lan ~,,la•rt 1111,1 W..111,i he many land far grail.-
eon, no longer re•iiled ,inningst theta to give the twist coins. Irian the Cilium+ ite..lf. it was ii.. wish
beinerlit isf his @aperient,u and advice a, he had done at tlo general election to give the Liberal party a
I rattle. years pair. Mr. Hobertmet had discharged majority which woeld overcome I.th the Conemva.
he 3layor three : in fact, his real on tires anil the Parnellites, hilt the towns willed others
lchaif of the town had been sueh that it militia 11360 wise. Had it not been for the better inteligence
hhd mon•thing to do with the illnewi from which ll'. the onintirs-gacclarr and applause) -they wiiiild
wa. suffering. He propined-" That the Town Clerk still have tern tinder the Salisliery and Churchill
write to at r. .latilv. It.iliertaiin thanking him mi hells)! selministrati.ai. The way their adminiatrat ion ...MU
the Council and the town for the way in which he came to grief cmild anon he told It wa. the result if
had rlniehatged his duties." their own vacillation and indecision. (Hear, hear.)
Alderman 1.1401 Ar Wooded the penpoeition, Which IVith respect to the present I;n,rrnunint, he had full
was carried. ‘cohdence in its earnestness and sincerity of tArpoite,