The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-12-18 00:00:00

WATER; COMMITIBE

The proceedings included a very elaborate report front Mr.
the treasurer, and Mr. Duncan, the water engineer;
in reference to the management of the Chorley Waterworke:
Mr. Iron; in moving that the proceedings be confirmed,
referred-to the report as having been.prepared with consider-
able care, and as going necessartlyiery mach into detail, tht
object being ta establish the best possible system of manage—
ment, which, he believed, had been &tie with so much success,
that he anticipated no difficulty whatever in reference to this
part of the property.
Mr. DENVETT thought it would hebetter, if possible, to let
:the water-rents at Chorley, in the- game manner in which
turnpike tolls were let, in order to obviate the necessity of
!keeping up an: expensive establishment.
Mr. Homtl- in reply, pointed out that the establishment at
;Chorley, although efficient, was on a litnited: scale, and was
,maintained at a very moderate expense.
The .proceedings- wave confirmed.
ASNEr MU SEUM COM2ktlfBE.

The proceedings-of tbio committee included a reounrmenda-
ion; to the Council,to,paso a resolution underta.king.to indem-
nify -Mr. Ely .a-nd-his-co-obligets against any', claim under the
bond given by them-to the Customs authorities, in respect to
the model of ":'ancient Rome" and to authertgethe-Mayor to
affil=-the common. sval to.such resolution.
31,14-:*PfCTON, as chairman. of the committat;,explaitnid that
this was a model which bad been exhibited some years, ago,
under the name of "-Brunetti's Model- of Ancient Rome,"
but which, for a *considerable- time past, had been. lying in
Liverpool- unclaimed: that it had been advertised. both in
England-and America,. in the hope of finding:the owner,
without success ; :that
,the Customs authorities;-- in. whose
custody it had remained,. were willing to give it up, to, the
consignees; upon being indemnified by them. against any
future claim, for which:purpose they required a penal bond' in.
the sum,of £2,000, being. four times the estimated- value;: and:.
that the-consignees, on their part, were willing- to give it up
to the Corporation for- the• purpose of being placed in the
musetun,_ upon being: repaid the freight and eharg,es,. and
being indemnified against -any- claim in respect of such bond_
He did notapprehendthat the Cbuncil would be running:Any.
risk in aseenting to this • recommendation, inasmachias-if
any future.time an owner•shouki appear and substantiate his
charge, all that the Council would have to do would: be to
give up the model, being.. reimbursed what they raightshave
paid for freight and-charges.
The recommendation having been adopted, the generalpro-
ceedings were confirmed.
The proceedings of thei-ruckney Carriages and Baths-Com-
mittees were-then read and-confirmed.

ETERENERLD, IOCKS COMMITTEE.

The proceedings of this committee were read aad con-
firmed.

Mr. HouNurliaid the,Dock aaid Amalgamation Bills, which
were to be brought before Parliament in the ensuing session
were in a forwartLstate of preparation, and would soon• be
ready to be submitted-to, the Council. He would sagged
that. when prepared,ia special meeting should be held to 'owl-
sider them.

Mr. HonsoN intimated. his intention to oppose, to 'Lite ut-
most of his power, the adoption of Mr. John Ilartley's. plans ;
but no discussion took-place..
The Coroner's. bilh_amounting to £4l 18s. 6d., was, an,the-
motion of Mr. Hornby, ordered to be paid. •