The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-27 00:00:00

THE IfEALTH COMMITITE.

The weekly meeting of this commitle6 ttas held
yesterday, when the following members were presetif-
Messrs. Sbeil (chairman), Hickson, Crellin, Ridley, Bar-
ton, Haydock, Job, Steel, Crosthwaite, Bowriug, Beck-
with, and Holden.
Dr. ethttemr (setin:g for the medical officer) reported
that the number of deailis-ieitistlred during the week
ending Saturday, July 21, amuunfed tit being less
by 39 than the corrected average for the cotrespliidieg
week of the last ten years. Zymotic diseases occasioned
31 deaths, of which diarrhoea caused 17 ; fever, 5 ; scarlet
fever 6 ; measles, 7. There have been 60deaths from
diseases of the lungs, including consumption; from
apoplexy eritd.lios of the brain there have been 12
deaths ; from eonvulsion3, 116'; front disegsc of the heart,
10; from disease of the liver, ; fro'ntl• erotist, 2; from
paralysis, 7; from debility and decay of nature, 7:6 ;; ffom
delirium treltene, 2; from excessive drinking, 2. The
main height of the barometer has been during the week
29.82. The main temperature of the air w.is 62,2. The
maindailytemperature was below the average throughout
the 4eelP.:,,
The Borough in'g'inter; Building Surveyor, and
Inspector of Xuisanees reported
.particulars
of the operations in their stVetal defilitnitrits
during the week, from which it appeared that 165
nuisances complained of by inhabitants had been
inspepted, and means taken to remedy them. 1396
houses in the unhealthiest districts . containing 4445
apartments, and 785 cellars had been put under
eXaniilatior with the view of improving their sanitary
conclitidii.

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THE APTOiNTMENt CIY A EMOit. IVSPECtSh.

The proceedinp of the Smoke ConirtiiiCee. were then
reps, They inelUded a recommendation that Mr. Wm.
Swab, of Leeds, be appointed to the situation of Smoke
Inspector for this borough.

Mr: Ilispopc protested against the confirmation of
such a recommendation. Thev required a practical
engineti,r, ind this mats had told them that he was a
jointi.

Mr. CRELLIN tsy:ieSidi iecthinieridatio)l,
because Mr. Swab had ant editiffied the. ternii of
the advertisement. •

Mr. BECK WITH (chairman of the
moved the.confirmation of the .He thought
Mr. Eraydock decidedly out of order in making his
objections at such a time. He should hare urged them
to the Smoke Committee. Proccedimngsk.° Committee

Mr. HAYDOCK replied that he had done so.
Mr. (TOR said it was but fair to the members of the
committee who were not on the Smoke Committee, that
the testimonials of the two parties who were considered
the most eligible, should be read.
Mr. HOLDEN asked the Town-clerk whether .he had
bad any private communication with Mr: Swab upon
this subject.
The TowN-CLEux replied that he had not. He was
directed by the Smoke Committee to write to Mr.
Swab; asking him whether he could undertake the
duties, and that was the only communication which bad
passed between them.
Mr. IIuLDEN then said the advertisement stated that
it must be a practical engineer whom they would appoint.
so far as that part of the subject was concerned;
Swab himself told the committee that he was not
practical engineer. His indentures were not shown, or
even called for. In order that they might have a
practical man, an increase of .£.50 was put to the adver-
tisement ; and he thought that they should keep to
those qualifications which were required by the Over-

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, tilt they were not those of pratical men. Several or
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thc other applicants had excellent testimonials from
different persons in the town of Liverpool. He would,
C hbi say, that the committee in recommending
t. fore;
M. f. Swab' at eligible fat .the situation of Smoke
. Inspector t 6 thi beYough, had 3161 acted upon the
term's of the advertigtfred t'h'ey inserted ii;
the papers.
• It was of no use to pubileS' at advertisement, .
if they
did' ioi intend' to be guided by ff, In their selection;
was not Ifeerfink faith. With the public.
Mr. BOIVRINO said that he felt sure the Smoke COISI
mittee had approached the sib set' a sincere desire
to put into the situation a person "ft? Would properly
discharge its duties. At Leeds Mr. Swab had begun
his Career in a very humble capacity, and had risen to
the position of Smoke Inspector to that town. He was
then placed in a superior office, and in every case he
bid given satisfaction to his employers and won their
good will and approbation. He had certainly told the
Smoke Committee- t6t• he had not served his time as an
engineer, but he had had' dtt6zYstre practice among
engineers. He also stated that he seas able to show the
very best models of furnaces for the cousuining, of smoke
and was well acquainted with machinery. 'Under these
circumstances ho came under the terms of the advertise-
ment—[Mr. Haydock. No.) It appeared to the com-
mittee that he was the fittest man they could select to
fill the situation. •

Air. iisydock saki he would more that Mr. Swift
be appointed; as that gentleman was a practical engineer.
Mr. Nier.stlx exceedingly regretted that this discus-
sion had taken place, because it was calculated to throw

imputations upon awn getitienstn vihcv had voted for
Mr. Swab,

Mr. CRELLIN opposed the appointment on the g,tottnd

that Mr. Swab had been sent for to Leas. in his
opinirk it was no credit to a great commercial town like
Litetrol that they could not find one of their local
men qualified for the situation. Mr. Swab might be a
very likely man for the appointment; but he was not a
local man ; he came from a distance.
Mr. HAYDOCK said that Mr. Swab did not answer the
terms of' the advertisement in another particular, as he
was over tarty years of age.
Mr. BOWRLXG explained that when the advertisement
was published Mr. Swab was under the, age specified
therein. When the case was decided by the Smoke
Committee he was a few days over that age. Many
gentlemen had come to that board with prejudices in
favour of local men; but he thought that was unfair to
the candidates. It was also absurd to compare art engi-

neer to a worker in iron ; he might happen to be a
worket it wood.

A member enquired whether a man should be consi-
dered an engineer if lie had made a wooden coal-box.
(Laughter.)
Mr. HOLDEN had great pleasure in seconding Mr.
Haydock's motion. He believed Mr. Swift to be the
proper man.

- Mr. CROSTHWAITE moved the adjournment of the
discussion until next Thursday, when the testimonials
&aid he read to the committee.
Mr. Itoom4 seconded the motion.

Mr. BOWRING objected to the postponement.
Mr. CRELLIN said he probably knew as much about
engineering as Mr. Bowring, and he had toted for the
man he thought capable of discharging the antics of the
situation.

The amendment—that the discussion be postponed--
was then put, and lost. The original motion was also
pt, and carried. The proceedings were accordingly
cOtifirnitd.

report from the T{,ose-strect, police station was then
road. It stated that John Duckworth, a labourer, had
by his effortarescued two men ftcrat suffocation in a
sewer at the north end of the town. • The men lowered
himself down into the sewer, which was twenty-ftve
feet deep, and got up the two men who were then neatly
dead.

The committee instructed the town clerk to write a
letter to Mr. Duckworth, conveying their appreciation
of his gallant conduct att the occasion.

This concluded the business,

THE ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE DAILY TIMES.

zra.,—lt is important that our artillery volunteers
should learn how to construct earth embankments for
batteries. I would venture to suggest that this should
inim'adiately-Lafter obtaining the permission, which
would .promptly be granted—be done at Birkenhead
Park by the Cheshire, and at Aintree by the Lancashire
Volunteers. Such embanknients on the eastern or
southern sides of the course (outside the rails) would
add tic', the comfort of countless thousands at futare
reviews and races. A VOLUNTEER.