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

1498 8 4

457 18-

893 19 5

20588 11 7}

637 3

CR. PAYMENTS ON POOR-RATE ACCOUNT£2I22S 15
Total
PAYMENTS ON WATCH RATE ACCOUNT:
the Corporation of Liverpool; ' • " ' 1344 14 5
PAYMENTS ON MUSEUM RATE ACCOUNT
By the corporation of Liverpool Ll's7 910
„ W. Dickinscin &c., &C.
HeywOod& hank commis-
sion (less interest)

34 6 3

81513 7

kAYAE;i::S VN COUNTY RATE ACCOUNT.
By coilitributions paid to the Trea-
aurr of the Guardians
„ J. Watson, collector, corrniss'n

£477 0 7
9 14 8

486 15 3

PAYMENT OF BALANCE,
Ey Mary Rowland, amount due to late °Mee
superintendent and Measurer

16' 6 JO

£21225 15 S

VOLUNTARY RITE.
To Balattac the close of last year
„ *416. Heywood & Co.'s Bank luterest

£174. 18 6
4 19 10

£179 1.4 4,

Ey, the Overseers of Liverpool for share of 07.-
pen.", of application to Parliinnant fnr
to rate the Dock and Corporate .r-koPereY 7O 6 611 By .W. Sandford, commission to-. the collection of
arrears of Poor, Watah. *nil Museutri Rates
By expenses of getting. tip Memorial to the Lon-
don and North Westel7l Railway Company,
piavii,g. for a Passenger Station in Toiteth-
park, printing, advertising, car-hire,
By Balance in the hands of Messrs. ileyWrnd 13 1 3
Ca
.... £9O 10 7
,
By less due to the Poor-ratv ,
20 3 $

20 3 3

70 7

£179, 18 4
The CHAntmArr'intitnated that the first business
would be to agree to a recommendation to alter the
present mode of payment of collectors of rates.
Mr. A. MILLEn, one of the overseers, moved the
adoption of the recommendation in Question, which was
simply that the rates should be collected within the
twelve months for which the rates were laid. It had
hitherto been the practice to allow the collectors com-
mission on money collected beyond the limits of twelve
months. He urged the importance of adopting the
recommendation, as he felt assured that the plan now
proposed would ensure the more speedy eollect;011 of
rates, and thus be a 'direct benefit to the rate-payers.
Under the old system, he believed aq per cent, of the
rates had been entirely lost.

THE CHA/RMAN said that some years ago the over-
seers then in office NxM weedingly dissatisfied with the
amount celle4e4 far poor-rates, and after mature con-
side:Aim, it was thought better that the collectors
should be paid as under the present system—that was,
to have a fixed salary of £l5O a-year, and when they
had collected eighty per cent. upon the amount of rate
laid, he should then receive one per cent. for all mo*ey
collected beyond that amount. This system had worked
extremely well ; it had been the means of keeping down
the poor-rate in the Park. But it had occurred to the
present gverwe tha,t tire. time was now come to go a
step further, and to put the collectors on a different
footing. 'Under the present system they got their per
centage, however long they might be in collecting the
money. It was now proposed by the overseers that
they should only have their percentage from the money
collected within the twelve months for which the rate
was laid. He thought it was a recommendation which
the Vestry ought to adopt.
The recommendation was unanimously agreed to ; and
resolutions were passed revoking the late appointments
of the collectors, and re-appointing them under the new
conditions indicated.

The following three gentlemen were reconimoyled to,
the magistrates as overseers during, the. ensuing,year :
Messrs. William Layland„Alexanaer Miller, and Alfred
Pickup. As & maitter of form, nine other names were
ordered to b.e snbranted.l6 the magistrates. Mr. John
W,ilson'cleclinerto serve again, saying "that he would
not take office again if he had £5OO for it ;,1' anti it was
resolved that only three overseexa be recommended,
instead 9f few.,
The amounts of the Burial Board were submitted,
from which it appeared that the balance last year was
£7Bl 12s. 10d.; revenue during the year, &c., £6,249
16s. Bd. • total, £7,14?. The payments amounted to
£5,662 is. 9d., leaving a balance of £1,507 19s. 6d.
In answer to a question as to what portion of the
surplus could be handed over to the poor-rate, •
The CHAIRMAN explained ihn,t a tame part of the
surplus would be reouired in, respect Ofthe lean-made
by the Nei lfipard:l, There,'Was a, legal difficulty as-to
whether they COW 'apply surplus to the credit of Ake.
Poor-rate before de whole of the hm:r9wll:9oPAy was
paid off; but as such. cireurastexiik viAll be highly
unkist to the present generktion, the overseers would
take a legal opinion 'On 'the matter, and do all they
(POI 419. Find, ()wire surplus in ease of the poor-rate.
—Mr. 04itutsox said the fact was, the Burial Board
was a paying eoncern, and had a surplus of about £l,OOO
a.year.
Mr. MILLER moved a vote of thanks to the gentle-
men who had conducted the business of the cemetery
during the past year. He had been in many burial..
gouda in this country, and some fey, upon the 'Oa
tinent, but he had not seen one to equal the Toxteth
Cemetery for, neatness, take,' regularity, and order.
(gear, hear.) 114, in additiOn to this, it was a, paying
ooncerd.• There was now a surplus, and he hoped the
' mernbers of the Burial R.ar,d would
warve
their objections, and would at O lisp,nee.,. °Xer theeg-
plus to the overseers. If they. did so, tneY• wenl:di avoid
9.440? oft. lei , misexttpilixaly ui.v IT= fact, as he
had said before, tley eh.nid go he stopping at straws
and jumping OVei laiindies, (Laughter.)
The OHAIRMAN said they could not have the same
monopoly when the Liverpool cemetery was opened,
and it remained to be seen' some eighteen months
hence, what effect that would have upon their revenue.
But it was satisfactory to know, that in the meantime
they should have considerably reduced their debt.
The auditors of the burial accounts, Mr. J. I).
Hughes and Mr. Henry Leyland, were re-appointed.
Mr. HARRISON, in moving a vote of thanks to the
chairman, wished to elude to a 'matter, which was to
come lief are the council 'On the following day. There
Via a proposal 'id build a central office in Dale-street,
which would not benefit Toxteth-Ork one farthing.
They must be alive to this, and take steps to protect
themselves. It was a frightful' affair. He had been
told by a town councillor that moping, that. the Pro-'
posal would entail a rate of ad. in, the. p,ound; and that
large sum was to be raised merely to carry out the pet
scheme of oniebodys: the present state of the
finances, he thought the council ought tabs y4y eaTigal.
There would also come before the conne4 pivosals to
increase dye salaries—ta fet, the charge
upon the. police fiule t. the extent of about £3OO to
44ex.60 a year.enditii. This was not time to be increasing the
.
WhPii people were so pressed for money.
011airillan having acknowledged the vote of
thanks, the proceedings terminated, •

FATHER LACORDATRE IN THE ACADEMY. •—• The
reception of Father Lacordaire, as a member cf the
French Academy, will take place in May, IV; Qui.iot
will reply to the address of the new academician, "-