The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-13 00:00:00

THE WATER COMMITTEE.

The first meeting of the new committee was held
yesterday in the council-room of the Town-ha when
the following members were present :—Messrs. Hodson,
Jeffery, Earle, Crellin, Wagstaff, Rae, Estill, Johnson,
Ald. Woodruff, C. Turner, and Farnworth.
The first business was the election of chairman for the
ensuing year.
Dr. HonsoN, who held the office last year, stated that
he wished to be excused from the duties of the office, on
the ground 'of ill-health. After stating that he had
always endeavoured to discharge his duties conscientiously,
he nominated Mr. Farnworth as chairman of the com-
mittee for the ensuing year.
Mr. BFLOE in secondinc, the 'motion expressed his
regret that Dr. Hodson's state 6 of health should prevent
him from presiding over them. The subjects which
would come under the consideration of the committee
were likely to be of an important character, and it would
be scarcely fair to force the office of chairman upon a
gentleman whose health was in a delicate state. Under
these circumstances he should second the nomination of
Mr. Farnworth.

14Mr. C. TURNER said he could not forget that Dr.
Hodson took the chair at this committee at a time when
the task of presiding was perhaps not so easy as it is
now. They were under great obligations to Dr.
Hodson, and he could not but regret that it was
necessary for that gentleman to retire from the onerous
duties of the position.
Mr. FARNWORTH, in returning thanks, said he agreed
with the preceding gentleman in regretting Dr. Hod-
son's retirement from the office. He (Mr. Farnworth)
hoped that they would all work together as pleasantly
as they had done hitherto.
Mr. EARLE was then nominated as deputy chairman.
That gentleman expressed his obligations to them for
their kindness, but wished some ether gentleman would
take the position. He complimented Dr. Hodson upon
the able manner in which he had fulfilled the office of
chairman.

The Finance Committee was then appointed.
The report upon fires having been read, it was stated
13y a member of the committee that there was no reel
at the Hotham-street station.
Mr. Jeffery suggested that other places might be in
the same condition ; he would therefore propose that
the whole question be referred to the sub-committee.
This motion was agreed to.
The engineer stated that he had spoken to Mr.
Baker whn in London, on the subject of the late
accident at Glasgow; he had also written to the
engineer at Glasgow, but had not yet received his reply.
From the report of Mr. Duncan, the superintendent,
it appeared that all matters on the filters have progressed
in the usual way. On the public line the only matter
to report was the completion of the drainage at Prescot ;
all the works on the line are in good condition.
Quantity of water received from Rivington during the week

ending November 10,1860.
Into Kensington 37,610,178
„ Audley-street
„ Park Hill
' "6 "6 198
_--__-.-- i ,-.. I

Quantity of water pumped from the wells
4,522,900
at Bootle
11,676,040
Green Lane
Windsor
,01 328 690
--,

98,554,888

Quantity of water in store, week ending
November 3, 1860
Do. do. November 10, 1860 14,447,_8_14
241,419

93,796,267
Washing out Mains, sewers, &C. ........................... 2,500,000
96,296,307
Delivered at Bootle unmixed .................• 2,500,000
ft mixed ..................... 91,796,307

93,296,307 gallons.
Proportion of Rivington to well water as 38 to 11.

MumomornA.—Lancashire Rifle Volunteers : The
63rd and 64th Corps have been united to the 4th Ad-
ministrative Battalion, which previously consisted of the
46th, 67th, and 76th Corps only. Her Majesty has been
graciously pleased to accept the resignation of the com-
missions held by Captain James Burnside Taylor in the
Ist, and Lieutenant John Slagg in the 43rd.Corps.—(By
ant
order of the Lord Lieutenant of the County Palatine of
Lancaster) 7th Regiment of Lancashire Militia: Her
Majesty beenhclairtan s
i graciously
epnlry
pleased to
Stuart, cc
having theabsented
hresig-
nation of the commission held by Ensign John Rule
piamnsieelifil.without leave from the recent training, to be
removed from the strength of the regiment.—Gazette of
Friday.