The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-09-27 00:00:00

WEST DERBY GUARDIAN.

The weekly m'eeting of this body Was held yesterday
in :the board-room at the Wotkhonse. Mr. Pilling
,presided, and the other members present were Messrs.
Ledger, Abrahams; Smith, H. Edwards, Shaw, Jeffreys,
Mawdesley, Webster, Garratt, Wareham, Medcall, Rich-
mond, Bashaw, Roscoe, Williamson, J. Edwards, and
Wensley.
The usual. returns were submitted. From these it
appeared that the number of inmates in the hospital last
week was .38 ; admitted, 1; discharged, 2 ; dead, 2;
this week
.35 ; corresponding week of last year, 60.
Mr. Gough, the .mo4ter,of the workhouse, reported that
the number of inmates in the house last week was 331
admitted since, 21; discharged, 30; died,2. In the
house this week, 320;. corresponding week of last year,
310. 'Cliecques for :Wit-door relief were granted as
follows :—Mr.' Potts,',Xl2s ; 11Ir. Roberton, £3B; and
Mr. Lythgoe, £22.

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A letter from the Poor-law Board'Was read, assenting
to the proposal of the guardiaus to appoint a book-keeper
at the Workhouse ; and Mr. Edwards then '.moved that
Mr. Roberts should be appointed to the office, at a salary
of £BO a year, without rations.
In answer to Mr. Shaw, it was stated that the salary
as at first proposed was £4O, with rations ; and Mr.
Shaw then objected to Mr. Roberts's appointment. He
said he should have.to vote against it, for he had looked
over the accounts as they had been kept by Mr. Roberts
for the last few weeks, and was not satisfied at all with
the manner in .whiCh they had been kept.
The motion *as then put and carried, Mr. Shaw being
the only disSentietit.
Mr. LEDGEU said, as there appeared to be a difficulty
in getting. members of committees to meet, he should
propose that at their weekly meeting next Wednesday, .
the whole board shouldtake into their consideration the
propriety„ of disposing•of the matters arising from the
proposed sale of the hospital ; and that notice should be_
sent to every guardian.' It was one of the mostimpor-
tnt questions which had ever been discussed by the
boa rd. • •

Mr. EDWARDS thought thlt the architect should also
be present.

From explanations given by Mr. Cleaver, we gather
that the, intention is—abolishing the hospital, to remove
the sick into the Workhouse, accommcidating, them iii
that part of it which now forms the schools for the
children. Plans of the consequent alterations or
enlargement have been prepared ; : and it appears
that these having been submitted to the Poor-law
Beard, they had objeCted to the Mode of classifica-
tion, and suggested that the board should niake scitte
provision by which the children should not have to
associate with the adult paupers.
Mr. LEDGER. said there was another thing. The
Ponr-law board had suggested two .plans. One was
that they should purchase a large plot of land, and
build a much larger Workhouse than the present:
The CRAIIOI.iN 'said .When the subject came on for
discussion next week, he intended to suggest whether
they Could riot lidard the children in some of the neigh-
bdiiring iridristt'iift sChC;ols. lie b'elieNed. thzit at the
presentlime-the-Itirkdale schools were half errilAi.'
Mr. H. EywAnDs thought the idea Utopian. There
was plenty of roam already in the WorkhoUSe if it were
properly classified. •
After some confersatiOn, it was agreed to' dispense
with the attendance -of the architect at the, proposed.
meeting; Mr. Abrahatns remarking 'that- they could
talk enorigh theniselres ; and the subject dropped.
The board. iti6i.liroeeedtel' to -Oren -and dispose of
tenders for necessary sUpplies of provisions, &e., for the
workhouse, for, the next six months ; when the follow-
ing.eolltractS
.IV('Fi accepted:—Coals, William Harding;
butcher's meat; the executors of the late James Hall;
four, ganiriel COttrell; groceries,
John Sarson and -Roger tiattovi ; bacon, utter and
cheese, John Bradburn; candles,'soap, and soda, J. B.
ItOrrier ; bread for out-door'poor and hospital, Samuel
'Cottrell arid for leather, Thomas Samuel.
• the bOard thenadjojirnpfl: • -.