The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-12-13 00:00:00

WEST DtfißY €4.UAR;DIANS:

The weekly meeting of this board was held yesterdq,
Mr. Reyes in the chair. The usual returns having been
submitted,
The Clerk 01g. Cleaver) read the following- lette'r
from Messrs. M‘Cennal,and ,Cafferata, the overseers of
Everton, with reference to ibe natil rrinde upon- them by
the Guardians : •
TO THE CHAIRMAN AND BOARD OF GUARDIANS OE TILE

WEST DERBY UNION.
Parish-office, 12, Everton-village.
Gerttlemenr-411e ttVeneers of Everton have had under their
consideration the dpiotbat of the last call made upon them by
the puardiant of the West Derby Ilnkm. This amount being
4,557, the anne*ed contpaiative statenient will show the
ffefence lit the t.dtdl amount cdlled for in 1859 and 1860 :
1859. 1861).
April £743 0 0 Tild.V.: .......... 3c)
June 1,629 0 6 OCiober .... 4;51.
September lB5 15 0,
November 371 10. o;
Deatuiber —1,726 0 0
....
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-5763
1,931 15 0 differenco

£7,587 0 0 £7,581
The above shows that nearly 35 per cent. has been called for
in 1860 above the calls made in 1859. This large excess
indicate on the face ofattention o
it that a corresponding excess of ex-
penditure had taken place or was confidently calculated upon, ,
and the overseers having based their rate for this year on the
expenditure of the last, and which they had no reason to
exoect would be materially increased, naturally felt alarmed
at the proSpect of being.cornoeiled to lay another rate to meet
this increased expenditure. .They therefop directed the-atais.
taut overseer to make Some mquiriea as. to the reason fol. this •
large increase, and they were informed that: the ammint
expended for the first six months of the present year had been
£3,038„ but that 50 per cent. had been added to this amount
this half year for contingencies. As to what these contingen-
cies consisted of, or what they were expected to be, the over-
seers could obtain no information. On this point the overseers
would observe that contingencies were just as likely to occur
in the first half of this year as in the present one, and yet the
ee.rfrilidns did not consider it necessary to add to the call of
the first sir! nionthi 3 per cent. to provide for contingencies
which never occUirett,
The overseers cannot see the deVes'Aity. or justice of calling
upon the ratepayers to provide beforehand for a Spposition;
and as the rate for this year was calculated upon the eipendi-
ture of the last, and to which they had no reason to attficlp'afe
such a serious addition, they reTectfully request a reconside-
ration of the matter by the board, being convinced that the
real state of the matter could not have been known by the
hoard at the time the call was made.
If this additional 30 Per cent.' is persisted in, the overseers
will be Under the pdlifftfl necessity of laying an additional rate
to provide for it; and they geb'itit, tp the board that at the
present lime, with the necessaries of life at stfch a high price,
an additional rate would inflict a great and unnedesSarY hard-
ship upon a numerous class of ratepayers, and the OVCrS6p63
fear that such a measure would be the very means of bringing
about that contingency which tire board are so anxious is pro-
. 'vide for, but which does not exist at pre eat.
Dec. 8, 1860. GF.ORGE M'CONSAL.
JOSEPH CAFFERATA.
tEikiElt thought that the overseers of Everton
had made out a ier strung case for an inquiry. lie
was in hope that the sale of the hcfsttital would realise
£12,000, which would considerably reduce the tall; but
instead of that they had an additional 50 per cent. laid
en. What are the contingencies spoken of ?
The Clerk could not then state. If, however, the
ratepayers and the overseers thought that, they could
°;'.117 on their 'present two establishments as.cheaply to
nen Twtteth Yark bore a snare-or. Gnu
eipeiled; they would lie Wofully disappointed. '(Hear,
heat`.
1.
1V
EDARDg Said h
l e If as Eery much surprised
that the committee were so apathetic with respect to
the
sale of the hospital. It was now six malts since
the proposition was first made, yet nothing had been
done beyond Mr. Culshaw and another gentleman going'
to London.
The CHAIRMAN thought Mr. Culshaw had done good
by going to London, for lie was now preparing plans.
Mr. Ltiloit—Will the Clerk furnish the board with
a brief' Afatedietit td the call next Wednesday?
The Certainly:
Mr. SHAW said that Iblt. 'Cieaver bud given one
reason as to the cause of tIIC iherease in the amount of
calls, and he *mild give another. When Mr. Gough
•
was appointed governor there were only some x3OO or
70'0 patipers id the house, and his salary was subsequently
increased Watts° the number of paupers had also in-
creased. Since their tte nthnher had decreased to about
one-Waif, yet Mr. Gough's salary remained as it was,
and so did those of the doctor, tailor, shoemaker, and

others.
The CHAIRMAN could also give another exolanation of
the cause of the increase in the amount of the call. At
the tittle the supply of beef was tendered for in March,
there was only one at 00. per lb., and as 111. r. Shaw
objected to its being received on that account, it was
refused. Subsequently the bard had accepted a tender
at 71d. per lb.
It ytas then resolved that the clerk should report to
the Vinance Committee on the subject of calls, at their
meeting on Monday next, and that the latter should
also report to the board at their next meeting.
Mr. ABRAHAMS moved that the inmates of the work-
house be provided with the usual Christmas fare on
Christmas Day.—Carried.
The Clerk read a letter from the Poor-law. Board,
stating that they had received froin the medical-officer
and master of the hospital resolutions of the guardians
on the subject of a proposal to close that establishment,
and to discontinue the services of those officers. The
board said they had not yet given their sanction to the
closing of the hospital, and that before that could take
place the necessary arrangements must be completed for
providing accommodation elsewhere. The board re-
quested to he informed what had been done relative to
the plans for the alteration of the workhouse With the
view of providing infectious wards there.
In reply to Mr. Clarke,
The CHAIRMAN said, although they had accommodated
the Toxteth guardians, the latter would not even receive
an offer from them respecting the accommodation- of their
poor.
Mr. PILLING said an arrangement hid been mide in
Everton for the reception of the infectious cases.
The board then adjourned.

BANKRUPTCY COURT .—in re J. Matthew : The
bankrupt, formerly the keeper of a hotel at Rhyl,
appeared on his adjourned last examination. Mr.
Evans, for the assignees, .offered .no opposition, and the
bankrupt passed, the certificate meeting being fixed for
the 4th of July next.—ln re John Cubbon : This bank
rupt, a joiner and builder at Liverpool, came up on his
adjourned examination. Mr. Watson appeared for the
assignees, and Mr. Collins for the bankrupt. Some
• further inquiry being necessary, the case was adjourned.
REMITTANCES BY POSTAGE STAMPS.—PURCHASE OF
STAMPS BY THE POST- OFFICE. —ln order to afford
facility for turning into cash the nunaerpqs small remit-
tances now made in postage, stamps, and thus to dis-
courage the practice of sending coin in letters, the Post-
master-General has directed that the bead offices of
Liverpool, Manchester, and Edinburgh, shall purchase
postage stamps from the public, charging a small:Aii..
count for the accommodation. This practice is now in
operation at the head Office, Canning-place, Liverpool;
and postage stamps, provided they be not soiled or
otherwise damaged, are purchased in any quantities—
from two upwards—at the Postmaster's Office, and at
the Money Order. Office, between the hours of 10 a.m.
and 4 p.m. The branch post-offices in and around
Liverpool aresot empowered to purchase stamps.