The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-03 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL.—yEs

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The usual monthly meeting was held at, eleven o'clock,
yesterday, in the Tirvin,hall'; the Mayor, John, Stewart,
Esq., presiding.
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The minutes of the la
Ispeeial Council, Were read

st nionthly Council, and the late

_• FINANCE COIII3IITTPE.
The proceedingsnf this committee contained a report of
the probable income and expenditure of the Corporation for
the year commencing the-Ist of September last, And endlit
the '3lst Of Angnillnext. The report "stated
that the
committee had investigated the accounts of the'Cn--
kid!considered the state Of the income --
they were of .opinion that the ineorat
estate, from all'senreeri, could not be estimated for to,
rent year at more than £177,582; The Obligatory exp,
diture, theV were of opinion, could not be estimated at le,
than £160,984, leaving a' gross balance of £16,598. Th
varionst branches 'of eiscretionary
for schools, churches, observatory, cs,:c'
by the council. amounted to £3,147; atinually,
other inaprOveinents,- already eanctioaed by the
would amount to .about £1.950. These two' latter iten
taken together would ar 'ut to £5.097, which be 4
deducted from the • oss
available surplus 04'
stated that la.t

id expenditiire,
of the C

rporat

expenditure, such as th

Tress balance of

The '

10oip.e ar
townshins,

'rate if'fic

xoukd of

ekipß, :t

-48,526- lOs
10(1.; townsiii
herby, £687.
These amotini
.11d.. If ti-;c

'there wou i(7l,

the amount

319 is 11(1. Thee

The apprnprilt
Mr. llornb,

notice- of tt

council was the report of

bring under the

-•. ule committee...,
he probable income and expenditure of the corporation fo,
•ii 6 year, trona' lst September last to 31st August next,
t'arbiehwas always presented to the council upon this day.
°The conteil would be prepared to see that the..report of
•)t-410, cOMnaitte.e was far less favoorable than. had been the;
case for several years'! The anticipated surplus of
,last
amontithd to £30;600. This year it was only
'tilited 'at abeint '£l'6 600, hang a 'difference of.
Now, this difference did,not arise from any deficiency in the
anticipated income of the corporation, which it was calm;
tated would 'exceed that ,of last year by—about £5,000i
iniconaequence of the increased productiveness of theloWn;
:nut the deficiency arise in conseqhenae of the much.larger
anticipated , expenditure- upon., which they calculated, and
:which would probably exceed that of last year by about
£19,000. The principal item upon which the increase
was expected to take place was the interest upon the bonded
debt of the corporation, which would exceed that of last
leer by :about £6,700, and the loss on 'the ttirkenbe'ad
purchaSe, :,which would be 'about , £7,000 BesideS toes.two items there would be an increase in the contrihutien
from the 'Chairman to the Wallasey embankment ; there
Would be two rates this year. instead of one, which woad
give an excess of. £1,660. The constabulary expenses and
county expense would each be about £lOOO in excess of the
estimate of last year ' - and there would be an excess in the
amount voted to the Mayor of Liverpool of about £1,0,01),
in consequence of the festivities caused by the visit of his
itoyal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. The accumula-
ting fund would also give an increase of about £6OO. These
items together would amount to about £19,000, in
consequence of the increase in expenditure: The
eurplus income of the Corporation had l'?en
estimated by the committee t 6 make £16,600. It appeared
that the expenditure for the corporation schools was £2000;
the observatory £400; and the amount which the corpora-
tion was in the habit of voting to the various charities 'of
the town, and which he would specially -.Move afterwards;
'was ,e 7-47. There would, therefore, remain, after providing
for this expenditure, and also for £1950, which the council
had already voted for improvements, a Surplus of £11,500,
'which might be applied as usual upon this ocea,,ion to: the
relieving of the variens townships from. thapayment of the
match rate.- Altbough to do this would leave a small defi;• citncy, of about £3OO As it was estimated, yet he did riot
think that was any reason why the ouricil should not vote
Vie whole of that amount. A -saving of. £3OO could very easily be effected, and.he thought the town-cleik would tell
the council that there was-nothing illegal in their passing
that vote. So long as the :corporation could do it be
thought they were bound to, vote the *hole of' the amount;
according to the agreement made by them with the parish.
<Hear, hear.) He wouidnow move• in 'the first instance
„th, t no report be flopted. • -
The
Mr. Ho

to the e:ifferent chlrities of the' t

e annual ve

Alr:Roraby.then moved the appropriation of the sums
already mentioned to the relief of the different townships
from payment-wi.th respect to the watch rate.
The motion was adopted.
Mr. Hornby •movci * resolution directing the sale b
auction, up"- t---- £ --

Pefirs, 01 it

ertv now

Mr. Al

land

.mendment that the

thorough

proposed tr
be referred
.with a vies

,o3~taioin

relieve the tra
Mr. Hac,lo4
Iseithotight it
of land shinild

,c of G

Knew mat par
of the town must be perfectly aware that the communica-
t
tion betwfen that part of Great Howard.street, attaj! the
other parts Of the town, very much "needed 'improvement.
Mr. llornbv thought it would he efteeedinzly injudicious,
ott the part of the council, to withdraw such a very large
portion of property, in the prevent state of the eorporatb
funds; and,that merely, brcanse of tome indistinct hope'ef
improVement at a future time—an ieeniovement which,
with the eanal.to go over, appeared to him to be almost
impracticable. (Hear, hear.)
The council diyided upon the amendment, wheo there
aßeared , .

For the amendment
Bradley, RaydOck, Godfrey.
son Alderman• Bennett-10.
the motion—Councillors Anderson, Woodruff, Sheil,
M‘Gtitfie, 'Turn,,r; Tvrer, Holt, Horrby, Livingston, Ban-
/I.er, Pernihoilzh, jeff'reys, Gladstone, jun., Wagstaff,
frinence, Tobin. Fleming, Brancker, Lloyd, Johnson,
Beckwith, Aikin, Robertson, Farrnworth,Greson, lialhead ;
Aldernieti •Langsdole, Preston, Dover, Parker, Turner,
G-4rdner, ;Bramley-Moore, Holm e, the Mayor-31.
The amendrneatwas accordingly lost;
The rosolutichi was the'refore adopted.
Mr. Rornby then mated the confirmation of the general
preeedings.

riooncillorg Stewart, Nicholqor,
arle, Pi&m, Kitchen, Hod.

Mr. Robertson asked for the correspondence which
taken-place between the receiver of the Adlniolty•droits
the water bailiff. •

The Town
.Ciork said, the correspondence havolyed
further correspondetzee with the Board of Trade, which had
been only received yeatbrday, and had not yet been laid .before the water-bailiff's Bub-committee of the ffaance
committee.
• ,34r.itobertson: Then, rpreittme, ere 'can have it at the
next council ? -
The Town Clerk : We can bring the whole before you at
the next council, if you think proper.
Mr. Robertson expressed himself satisfied With thisassu ranee. .
.
The geaieral proceedings of the committee were than
confirmed.

WATCH COMMITTEE : THE POLICE " I
The proceedings ot the watch committee included: certain
resolutions having reference to what passed at the last meet.:
;44:0f the touncil on the alleged existence of bribery in the
police force, and on the mode in which investigations into
charges of bribery have been conducted. The first of these
resolutions was in the following terms
‘4 Thit, after the remarks male on the conduct of the
`aairm au,
tae t the last meeting of the council, the committee
,embracerliest opportunity of expressing, in the
Atrungest manner, their confidence in him, and of bearing
testimony to the undeviating rectitude of his character,
his strict honesty of wirpose, his unremitting attention
'ts the, duties of his office. and his

ttrge,o

in their

This wps, followed by an ther resolutiOn to the sham
ti
effect, an'A almost in the same, words, having refereneel4
,
the,Yige-cb:lirmap, . .
Then came this further resolution :
" The attention of the committee having been called tq
-lade by T. L. Hodson, El , brante thd
-,elc being given to,! the polite-for.ce'lt(i
'''ool !that a *special etimmittee:

the statement

Council

pregOnt irrforr

eonsistinb of

orthe t h Nva c comm tt

appointed t
the the to,

quire into

d report upon sac.

tv: rite—to i;

`eff6id'tf

regtestinz

8 nhon ,t

An arch, day
him, el f."

It app,ared,
Inittee

1' Com-
Rodson

In aeon'

whereup, t
the,22l.d '
two e'ch.
would thatk luoi to_ -
e to affordti tnt
tieerat— committee any intormation be might
.poSseSs,
"'aid ,them in their investigation. The special committee
'set accordingly, time and place appointed, but gl',

t the' rt

to iafor

tenA .tha mereti