The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-03 00:00:00

By consent a portit.m of the proceedings of the Health
Cominittee-wasteak. --Report on the sanitary rates-for
the year 1860-61, and a resolution that the chairman do
request.the council to lay the various rates' previous to
any adjonriirne:nt -of the council,' in order to avoid the
.necessity for Iteth advertisements, and the loss likely to
accrue in the collection' of the rates, in the event
of the making thereof -being postponed. The making
of a sewer rate, a -paving- rate, a water rate,
and a general rate, under -the prOvisions of the " Act
- 9th and 10th of Victoria; Chapter 1i27," the "Liverpool
Sanitary . ASA; 1846," and the " Liverpool Sanitary
Amendment, Act,
_1864_,". for_ the district of .thi_borengh
consisting of the parish of Liverpool. The making of a
sewer. rate, a paving rate, a water rate; and general
rate, -under.:the provisions of the last-mentioned acts,
upon-the district 'of the borOugh consisting of the fawn-
!hip of,Rverton. The making ota sewer rate, -a paving
rate, a water rate, and a general rate, under the pro-
_ fins' of the last-mentioned acts, upon the district-of
the: borough consisting of the -township. of Kirkdale.
.The making of t sewer. rate, a paving rate; a water'rate,
mu! -k general rate, under the provisionS of the last-
ntentioned 'acts, upon the district-of :the borough con-
listing of----010.- part-of--the -township-- of-West- - Derby
vbich lies withik-thnhorough. The making of -a sewer
rate, a paviag,. rate, a water. rate, ..and a general rate,
under. 21+e provisions of the last-meationeclacts„ upon
the dia. iet of the borough consisting: of that- part of-the Extra-par uchial place of Toxteth-park Which lies within
the borou. gh. The amounts of the!various rates were
published input columns on-Frida.V7last.
A memo vial from the Liverpool-,Land and House-
owners'. Ass ociation was -read. The,:members adinitted
the necessit v--of -laying- reasonable sanitary rates, but
pointed out :that. since the acCesiien of the: borough
engineer to office, the -rates-. in the out-townabip ihad
been deibled by the expensive made of paving,

Aleleinian 1:1 ,Over moved,. and Mr. Sheil seconded; the
adoption of the sanitary rates for the parish of Liverpool,
aElonnting.to .1 s 54d in-the, pound.
Mr. Krren..Es-. hoped the memorial would be consi-
dered at once: There ivare it 'great many points in the
document deserving of -grave Omisid4tration ;: indeed he
I)B.lleyed that every word in that me:naorial was strictly
true. -

D Tla is
crman. ovEß—__ereonly one anesver to that
memorial. The.improVed health of the horrouglii' If I
talked an hour longer to you+ I tould.'l:,iva you no other
answer: - It is unaninvera.ble--the iropro-vement in-
the
4e4tli of the borough.
Mr. KITCHEN moved to refer -the-. memorial to the
•
Alth Committee.-- _ -

Mr.- ROBERTSON though there was a. great deal of
truth in some parts of the memorial.. Unimportant
streets were expensively, paved, whilst great thorough-
fales were neglected. .
Alderman DOVER had no. objection. to the memorial
being referred.
Mr. Piexciiithought that to refer :the memorial and
lay the rates atence would be a very
~great blun!le.r,er
a great insult to the memorialists.
Alderman COOPER thought that a stc p should be put
to the gradually increasing and extravag: ant expenditure,
and talisTefogred. moved a paving rate of Id in the pound
insteti of
- The amendment was not seconded, amd thezifore fell
t° the ground.
Nicrisox hoped the Council would not forget
rapt whilst, when the rates were so very Lowin 1847, the
deaths were thirty-three per thousand of 'the population,
Yet that in 1859, when the sanitary rat es,were higher,
Tie death rate was only twenty-six per thousand:- -
tildepnan BrincErr supported the rate 'proposed by
Realth Committee.
,Mr.. RonsaxsoyGLATATON2 said that by well paving
tae back -streets, a great and beneficial moral influence
Was exerted on the inhabitants there.

The rates for the pariah of Liverpool were then agreed

The usual in= of £5,375 wag voted out of the
trough fund in aid of the paving and sewerage rates
for the parish.'
The rates for Everton, Kirkdale, West Derby, and
Toxteth-park were then passed, and the collectors were,
appointed.

The memorial of the Land and-Hcniseowmer's Aeso-
elation wee referred to the Health Coninaittee.

FINANCE COMMITTEE. ..
The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the. trininee
Committee were read,.comprising—t. Recommendation
t°_ grant) subject to the approval of the lords of the
4
''''F*4'3 311" y. the 'reversion of leasehold fend, in '
asset,Conway-
Birkenhead, as a site 'for National Schciols,
It
" connection with -St James's Church, Birkenhead,,
°ll Payment of 167. 2. Recommendation to pur-
e'Lase from Mr,. Dod freehold property, in Cheapsi.ae,
containing about 44k square yards of land, togaher
with the bnildine• thereon, for t'se suni. of •1195..
/1:.14
v,..4'coOraMenclatl.oll to accept the tender of Jonathan
--.2!iaell & Son to supply coals to
,tliovarious establish-
-714 of the Corporation, other 'than the baths and
'4-ater;•'works,at prices per schedule as entered on minutes.
19
Iteeorarnendation that. the diFxretion given by, and
1911,ta bled in, the art of, ,e 7 Wm., xv.,•, ~,,d ~ 1 Vic.. C.
It:o ahould, at the
.next sessirms, be exercised by the
Order:--b.
IsT.. raer'%-7-6. _Recommendations to accept the offer of
Premises
Robinson & Preston to surrender the lease of
—rmeja„ises in Blundell-street, 'known as the Blue Anchor
~,'"`,7-e-house, and to purchase from them a freehold
about
house and premises. in Mersey-street, containing
to°l4 147 square yards, ior the sum of £BOO. •6. Re-
f-11Thleedation to accept the tender of Mr. -Ravenscroft
Tzr carting excavations from site of intended market,
tn;•lll4t4ml, at
"prices: per schedule . as entered on the
-.c
antes.
Alderman Stew: trt moved,, and Alderman -Holum
seet„o , . .
u-en the va ", recommendations,. which Were
adopted . ri sus
upted nitheut o sition . . .
A • ppo .. . . ._ _
it resolution, of the Wellington :Testimonial Opyr.-
4t6e:54e read. 'The resolution -asked- permission for
theAe.°lumn to-be ( srected on the site of Islington Market.
the St.;,:winx Moved to refer the resolution to
cite Piria--k-e- Committee, and stated that it was:* very
' .81,i,ia!')10 something should be done at once. ,
.
-,,,,t% ..C+Pa.ps•rwsk. seconded the motten. - . .
•pt'`r..„R/DLET said the resolution Was 'very inappro-
.ate, because...the space *referred to had -been already
iret. for market purposes, and there:had been. a-large
atla
-Y upon. it. _ " , . . ~:..._ .
teAlder,na_
~
. rARKER said, -when -t he Teitimoniat. Com -
-ttf,ltaa'were offered the site now. asked for they flatly
~
ie --"`uto-ficept it, and as it -weis ' now _ appropriated to
ioirntk.et PurpObea•hehoped some other site • would be
ti. , • .
laeet ezraan Item= denied that the site-in -question hid
la' °_,lrered to the Testimonial Committee. After a
1156ini. `l"S"ien and half years, from the subscriptions
it.is entered into, they had been unable to find a site
co'-iii4rPool (for- the Wellington telimin, and now the
.earrvtl.-ttee I.ine- 'to the Conneil!to ask permission to
.tea,,...! °tit-their original desire to place the ;column in the
.40117ie-of the Old Islington Market--.the .-,,
~....ery- best- posi-
et . 11 Liverpool:for such a testimonial. He moved;. as
tf t''',lendanent, that the - Council assent to the erection
4Wellington column and statue on ,the,site,of the
et Islington:lsCr Market, the exact position being indicated
l'ita- Plan to be submitted in the first instance to
,the
lo Ilee Committee, and afterwards approved by the
°leil.
,ar.. v . ..
The
..via&risrsi seconded the amendment. ' •
epi,,; Ilvtort said, he believed the surveyor . was of
for7irai that the column could be erected without inter-
Aigd-w.ith the vegetable market.
irtproerman• PARICEIt, protested that it would be most
ail thelsc-r to place the column and statue of such a man
loms Mat Duke of Wellington in the midst of cart
aldefr° Cabbages, potatoes, and carrots.. , (Laughter.)
!ei•srxxx opposed ,the amendment, :as he
te'llsiA
adel&lantile site proposed a most objectionable one.
?•I'..'scii°o,:ats timed, and the motion was supported_ by
ur. t.,l's°ll, Mr. Mo:ley, and Mr. Picton.
tc t,,_ `-'l.-Antroxx opposed any, movement .in reference
1.. "e matter . •
--IA hta•ta until every member of the Corporation
itilderroaillortunity of considering the proposal.
to
ad ply 'Z'svAP.T understood that the site referred
Purposes.,, age granted temporarily for market
Air. J. R.
.i -kr, hear).1'
for delay, so that .4.7: supported this view, and declared
. Mr. RinLny ,ai‘cine question might be fully' considered.
t.'b'at the sreqion of't, hiding the surveyor was of opinion
vt.b.;y liortkheet ,
erectionh e
le column would not interfere with
or'llot throw any objection in the
rated in. the resolution thG testimonial on the site indi-
After a few words frora 1,-
. 31r. Slim objected to V. Job
t
°Vice) that day of a nittiO-ft discussion (without ample
. 11 of &considerable quantri
t Iftceeding was a monsttlr
which involved the aliena-
moted would never again be f°;sf the corporate property.
one, and one which he
air. Robs() Mcved. in that Council.
centr ri suggested that the
01/2 and sell cabbages °Y put the Duke in the
voting Council
was then
went
to the
The
ulvete. (Laughter)
zaellt, The.which was lost by 22 votes f
asltokllows :--- . son the-
am..end-
Aidley,
Por-....m005te.0r, to 25 against.
Littl
. ThomThomas Avison,
R atlale, ger 118"Yd°"' John Shimmin, Thos.
tea.iiis Thomas
James
sPitlan 'rob' as
Wagstaff, Charles 1,10 '
I`. zle James
. Llewell tri, Robert Hutchison Jam Y'
'
Wort PI- Tiodson '-es A. Pic on, t
11,
Thomas
, George Nicks
nut s Vernon,J G. ih'i, °E-, John Faint-
John R. Lloyd, J. .--ons Livingston, Alder-
Cooper,
szti„,.l.-IThos. Dover, Ti,os. il b ,
'4' obte, the Mayor. . 9 145°14 'l°B'
itgainst--Mougs,