The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-03-10 00:00:00

BRI D PORT.

BRIDPOIT RAILWAY COMPAST.—The 26th half-yearly
report her just been issued. The directors regret that
for the lost half-year the available bahnoe of revenue,
£609 18s. fid., is insufficient for any dividend, except on
dividend
for trails in the last six months were C 3.106 41. 6d. the
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director@ refer at great length to their dispute with the
Great Western Company. They allege that the Great
Western improperly deduct for the cartage+ at Bridport,
before dividing the " gross reeelpta." bat Sir D. Gooch,
Bait, M.P., chairman of the Great Western, refers them
to the awards of Mr. Lloyd and Capt. Galton on the
subject, both of +bias halals are in favour of the Great
Western, and that the latter has expressly declared
"the receipt' of the Great Western in respect of
cartage to or from the Bridport statics), or in reaped
of the collection or delivery in Bridport, or the neigh-
bourhood, are not to brought to account, and ars not to
be divided or apportioned between the two eompaniee."
The Chairman of the Bridport Company differs
from Sir Daniel as to the effect of those awards,
and inquires why all Waren°, to Mr. Deloitte's
decision In favour of the Bridport company was avoided,
and he intimated that unless the Great Western do
them justice in the matter, they shall bring the subject
before the courts of law. The directcre ask the share-
holders carefully to consider the subjest.
BRIDToitT Drarigra•RT : PHI Peonostat TO
EaTABLIaiI • HOMITAL.—• special general meeting
el the subecribers to the Dispensary was held at the
Town-ball, on Monday, to consider the advisability of
establishing a Cottage Hospital in connection with the
Dispensary, and of appropriating to that purpose the
funds in the bands of the committee. T. Collo:, Req.,
presided, and in briefiy opening the proceedings stated
that it had been thought proper to hold that meeting,
in order to ascertain the opinions of the subscribers on
the subject generally, as no notice had berm given of it
before the annual meeting last week, when it was
brought forward and very few subscribers were Prsersr.
He said Mr. Evans, the hon. sec., would make • state-
ment on the subject. Mr. Evans said that they bad a rim
of £l4O (including the amount not yet collected which
had been promised last year, and the £lOO in the
Siring,' Bank) available for any purpose which might
be thought advisable, and it bad been thought ley some
tbet it would be a good thing to esnablish • Cottage
Hospital in connection with the Dispensary, It would
require about CBO per year for • ho*tal with three beds
ioeloding • nurse, and both the hospital end dispenser,
mad be carried on with an lissome a £lOO or at any
rate £l2O per year. They expeged •ma of shout £5O
per year from the trustees of Mm. Lee's endowment,
and the subscriptions to the Dispensary were over COW
.0 **two stung together would about meet the amOnn
Mr. W. Cato: said he thought that Mies Great (a lady
who gave • very handsome donation towards the starting
of the dispensary, and who is not now living in the
town) would mush approve of the project. The Rev,
H. 0. Francis said he saw from the report of the Die.
pessary that tbereceipte were £l7B last year, including
donatiose awl elehealLitions. and it was stated at the
last meeting that the £lOO in the Besiege' bank consisted
of decisions, which would therefore be given for on.
year °sly, and he thought mensidering the stale of the
town it would be tatter not to enter into this project as
present. Mr. W. Golfo, said the trustees of Mrs. Lee
endowment fund were willing to devote the income of
that fend to the hospital, @object to their approving the
scheme and an understanding being cane to respecting
the details between them and the committee, and that
would provide about £6O per year. Mr. C. Tucker
said be did not think more than C2O or CMS would be
required for drugs yearly for both dispensary and
hospital. Mr. Evans said be thought the expense of
the dispensary would be about £4l yearly and the
hospital about £9O, making about £l3O together.
The general feeling of the meeting seemed to be in
favour of the hospital, and Dr. Hay strongly urged its
Importance, Mr. Pope, on being informed that the
benefits of the institution would not be oonfiaed to the
town, said prehably they might get subscriptions front
different charities in the naghbourbood, and that they
might look to the Amp for preaching sermoas on
behalf of the hospital. Mr. Williams ultimately pro-
posed "that it is advisable to establish a cottage
hospital of three beds for nine months, i.t, until the
expiration of the lease of the dispensary." This was
emouseded by Mr. J. P. Stevens. and ousted. Mr. B.
P. Goodly proposed. and Mr. Beat seconded, "that
the balms, remaining from lasi year belonging Melia
dispensary be appropriated for the wpm* 0
founding the hospital," whisk was carried. Mr.
Wiolini
up an estimate and frame rides to be submitted to •
later, meeting of subsiribora.*--Oarriod. 80 that the
reed, "thatl?com and the
be Es,.
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draw
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establishment of the hospital is yet virtasUy conditional
on the approval of a Moe gem& meting.