The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-04-04 00:00:00

and Improvement
.Committee to EiTe the Board an
early and a speedy report.
Mr. RAE thought very favourably of the proposal of
Mr. Train, but would like to have a report on the
question from the surveyor. He could confirm what.
Mr. Whittle had said as to the respectability of Mr.
Train, and his (Mr. Rae's) belief was that anything
Mr. Train might undertake he would carry out, and
was able to do so.

The Cir Animal.; said there was only one omnibus
proprietor in Birkenhead, Mr. Thomas Evans ; and he
would suggest that Mr. Evans should meet Mr. Train,
wbo he believed would not be indisposed to reciprocate
with him, for one party would have the horses and the
other the buses necessary for working the traffic.
After some further conversation, the further con-
sideration of the proposal of Mr. Train was deferred for
a fortnight, and in the meantime Mr. Mills to prepare a
report. It was also thought desirable that Mr. Train
should attend at the adjourned meeting to give any infor-
mation that might be required.

FINANCE...COMMITTEE.
The proceedings of this committee were read and con-
firmed, on the motion of Mr. Keightley, who, in answer
to Mr. Gough, explained that the sum of £9OO voted for
ParliaMentary expenses was inclusive of £250 on gas
and water account.

FERRY COMMITTEE.
The following return of the ferry receipts for the
month, &c., was produced :--
For the month of March, 1859, £2,029 18s. ld. ;
1860, £1,929 Is. 10d.; from the 24th April preceding
to the 31st March, 1858, £27,522 2s. sd. ; 1860,
£28,235 Os. 6d. Expenditure during the same period
ending 1859, £21,021 3s. Bd.; 1860;121,846 15s. 6d.
On the Motion of Mr. Bradley the proceedings were
confirmed.

GAS AND WATER COMMITTEE.
Mr. M'GILL moved the confirmation of the proceed-
ings of this committee, which included a recommenda-
tion to lot to Mr. Thomas Bradley, for the sum of £BO
a year, the house and garden at the Waterworks, at pre-
sent in the occupation of Mr. J. S. Jackson. Mr.
Bradley had offered sonic time ago to take the.
house, and when Mr. Jackson intimated that he
was going-to give up possession, the surveyor valued
the house. Mr. Bradley tendered for it, and as he
offered 1.5 a year above the surveyor's valuation, the
house was let to him. Mr. Gough thought the house
should not have been let to a member of the board
without having been first advertised to be let, and
moved that the matter be referred back for re-considera-
tion.L,The amendment was not seconded, and the
proceedings were confirmed.
The proceedings of the Library Co,mmittee were read
and confirmed.

ASSESSNENT GP PROPERTY.

A letter was read from Mr. Joseph Craven, who
stated that were many houses in Claughton occupied by
the owners which were assessed considerably below
their value. There were two houses in Devonshire-
road, both of which had formerly been occupied by the
owners, but were now let—one at a rent double the
amount at which it was assessed, and the other at 50
per cent. above the assessment. As the time for remedy-
ing such inequalities was approaching, Mr. Craven
directed the attention of the bcard to the matter.
The letter was referred to, the Finance Committee,
and the Loard then adjourned.

GENERAL VESTRY MEETING, TOXTETH

A ge4eval vestry meeting of the inhabitants of the
extra-parochial place of Toxteth-park was held at the
Public-offices, Park-place, yesterday forenoon. Mr. IL
S. Alpaca was unanimously called to the chair.
The proceedings having been formally opened by the
reading of the notice convening the meeting, Mr. Bar-
nett, the clerk, read the overseer's accounts for the past
year, of which the following is an abstract
DR.
To Balance _ _
£5l 13. 3
Amount from, l'Olttntaty Rite Moonily owing
4,1 nit doge of last'year
Rt.CTIPTS.ON POOR RATS ACCOUNT.
To Rate of 1857 at 2s. Cd. in the pound £BB 19.
'lB5B „ 2s. ditto. 4094
1859, „ 2a. ditto,. VII*
25a 9 14

Sundries,

17626 19 7i

HECTIPTS ON WATCH RATS ACCOUNT
410 Amount collected from Rate of 1857 £0 13 2
Ditto ditto 1858 225 15 4
Ditto ditto • 1859 1271 19 10

RECEIPTS ON 'MUSEUM RATE ACCOUNT.
To amount collected from Rate of 1857 £1 6 5
Ditto ditto 1858 121 6 7:
Ditto ditto 1850 i5.,14. 5 1,6

REEERTS ON 00ONT V RATE 4 CCOUXT
To amount coil,e4o,trotn Itlite Of 1857,-124 2' Oh
41:*t0- ' ' ditto " 1553 Id 12 6
Ditto ditto 1859 293 4 11

Balance due to Messrs. Heywood &Co. 619 5 8
Ditto to the Treasurer