The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-02 00:00:00

TRANMERE LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.
The monthly meeting of this board- was held last
evening in the board-room ; Mr. Liveraidge in thechair.
Present—Messrs. Lee, Webb, Morecroft, Wrig,ht, Hitch-
mough, Cumming, M'Donald, Peters, Scott, Williams,
Searle, and Hogarth. . . . . .
The Water Committee recommended that immediate
steps betaken to commence the new waterworks. The co tn-
mittee had considered thesubject ofappointing anengineer,
and after some deliberation as to whether Mr.. Fulton or
Mr. Rawlinson should be consulted, the committed had
instructed the law-clerk to write to the latter, announcing
'their intention to obtain water, and. inquiring whether
'Mr. Rawlinson would accept the appointment if elected,
and' the terms 'upon which he would carry out these
works. To this letter Mr. Rawlinsori had replied,
stating his willingness to accept the appointment, and
that he would make the needful survey after two or three
-days' notice. His terms, he stated, would be five per
cent. on the outlay, including office and travelling ex-
penses. The Chairman moved a resolution to the effect
that the Water' Committee be empowered to enter into
negotiations with Mr. Rawlinson, with the view of
securing his services immediately as water engineer
for Tranmere. Mr. Williams suggested that it would
have been advisable to employ Mr. Fulton as water
engineer for the township, as he bad behaved most hand-
somely and disinterestedly towards the district when the
board was engaged in the parliamentary contest in the
committee of the House of Commons ; and be was of
opiuiou that such services should 'not be ignored when
the board had .an opportunity of acknowledging them.
The chairman explained that there were very cogent rea-
sons which the committee regarded as entirely conclusive,
for not engaging it Fulton, whose services were duly,
appreciated by the board. AU amendment of Mr. Wil-
hams, to the effect that the appointment of Mr. Raw-
lio.ou be delayed until the committee communicated
with Mr. Fulton, fell to the ground for *ant Of . a
seconder '• _ end Mr. Rawliuson was appointed, and in-
struated forthwith to proceed with the survey of the town-
ship. A formal letter of acknowlegement of 'the com-
munication received at the previous board meeting
from the Wirral Waterworks Company, as to the
supply of water for the township, was ordered to
be forwarded to: that company. An irregular and
lengthy discussion took place as to the lighting
of. Clifton-park during the summer months, but nothing
was done in the matter, as the Road and Improvement
Committee, which had the subject in charge, had not
presented the expected report. A communication was
received from the Birkenhead Commissioners, calling at-
tention to a nuisance arising from the existence of prgsties
in the Woodlands, under the control of the board. The
Health Committee was empowered to enter intoa contract
with some responsible party for the removal of night soil
within the township. A still more irregular conversation
took place as to the advertisement for applicants for the
situation of surveyor for the district, and resulted in the 1
town-clerk, Mr. Lloyd, being instructed to use his own
discretion in the matter. Mr. Williams, according to
notice, moved that the Water Committee in future
consist of eight members, and that Messrs. Peters and
Hogarth be appointed on the committee. The motion
was lost, and it having. been agreed to supply each
memberof the ,board with a copy of the local govern-
ment and health of towns acts, the board adjourned.