The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-07 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL.

th„.(rie usual monthly meeting of the town council was held in
Stewart, ti Rall, at
eleven
cha o'clock yesterday, the Mayor, John
sch
-E., in he ir. •

FINANCE COMMITTEE.
theTfbeell g
proceed aof this committee were read, and contained
recommendations—
Recommendation to increase the salary of the chaplain
.
of
tbhee.
`,Ol bgorough gaol from £350 to £4OO per annum, the chaplain
', allowed to occupy his house free of rent.
sseconunendation to grant, in consideration of £604, the
reversion of land at the corner of Catherine-street and Can-
nhlS-street, with the church erected thereon..
Recommendation to grant, in consideratien of £220, the
reversion of land in Pleasant-street, with the chapel,
now and
hereafter to be used as schools, erected thereon.
s Recommendation of a new arrangement for conducting the
kbition law,
in London chancery, and general business of the
corporation
, The latter recommendation referred to a representatilontiumnadue
by the town clerk of the expenditure of the corporation
resenti
conducting their legal business in London under t
GYsten'• After having maturely considered the sub'ePct, the
"nlmittee resolved, with a view to diminish the expenditure,j
and to avoid the frequent and protracted absences of the town
eletk in London, to recommend that offices be takenin_aLwon.duosn..,
bd a gentleman appointed to conduct the commonata
slaaryb 1
salary not
"e'S of the council, under the town
uclerk,
also stated that in
e/eseding £6OO per annum. The minhetesHouse of
Cam-
accordance with an order from the
re are the
111" s the town clerk had been instructed to
1 fullest information he could collect with regard to the. follow..
.):---Returns from the town of Liverpoolof the earliest tart
:',,lewn dues including anchorage; turns of the present tariffs,
S," any other tariffs which have prevailedre from. time to time,
-411 the chirges made, accompanied by lists of tolls, &c. ;
with accounts
returns for ei.els year of such tolls being levied,
of expenditure also for each year; the amount of debt.vnionwg
les,bargeable directly or collaterally on the borough fund, giving
leo slates and particulars of the contraction of such debts ;
'ettlrns cf the quantity of land reclaimed from the Mersey by
'I by the of monies belonging to the dock estate, and claimed
`'Y the corporation as their property, with the amount o
dates,
i Inbsequent grants or leases of any such land, giving
"Pecifications and plans, and maps of such arrangements
accounts of all purchases by the corporation on the Cheshire
lird'' of the Mersey, and of all sales or leases by the corporation
15°' 'and on the Cheshire side. The town-clerk was also ern-
's:ale:l.°i to obtain any extra assistance he might require in „-"'ng this return, and to keep a special account of the.
'Pens() rendered necessary, The proceedings included, in
additi°n, a report from Sir'iVilliam Cubitt of the progress of
the works of the new ding stage, „, 4r. Alderman.S. Holme, in the absence of Mr. Hornby,
-"ved the confirmation of the proceedings, in reference to the
rteconitriendation to increase the salary of the Borough Gaol 'e"aPlain• He observed, that since the last council he had
Zll'scertained that the case in which the chaplain had to make
uiries, with reference to children ping to the reformatory,hu
lately on an average of five or six each week. It was not. a s
"`elY awn average
of salary, inasmuch as the chaplain had
t4OO a year,
havin to find his own house rent outside, but
new a house had begen erected in the Borough Gaol, in cense-
luene of the great increase of the duties, and the financeis
cLeoneittee recommended that the chaplain should have h
"Tp rent free with the same salary.
;b....a1r. Gladstone said, although he entertained very strong
,'"vs on the manner in which some of the clergy discharged
,neir duties in various instances, still he hoped no one would
be more ready to accord the full measure of approval to which'
°thers Were entitled. In this instance he believed that Mr.
Carter had for a series of years entitled himself to very great
'''lntnendation for the manner in which his very responsible
:.nolld not very pleasant duties were discharged. (Hear, hear.)
7.cte? therefore, trusted the council would not in this instance
s;sitate to acquiesce in the present proposal. The mere question
so 45° a'year surely was a matter of no moment, when duties of
'hr, Car and onerous a nature had to be discharged, and
ha' "arter was fully entitled, so far as he could form a
j,o'grnent, to the gift of £5O a year in the shape of a free
-silse• (Hear, hear.
~,. se accordance with, he standing orders, the recommendation
"Cli,!ben allowed to stand over until the next council.
teen
Reline
semoved that the recommendations
, gard
into the land in Canning street and Pleasant-street b withe
•o nufied.
ear-trierd.Alderruan Parker seconded the motions, which were
iofr• /Lime : The next subject, sir, is one of much greater
,P,,'l,ance, to which I now beg to direct the attention of the
council. It is a recommendation to adopt a new arrangement
oijucting the common law, chancery, and general business.
0,47 corporation in London. The council will be aware, sir,
i• „peri,i not eye
"ery considerable expense, but very great incon
the Pee ha curred in consequence of the mode in which
transacted
business of the corporation had been of necessity
I %acted in London•
great a Constant attention is required by the
-mount of legal proceedings constantly taking place in the
Inetto„
Issii. cunt
and, although the agencies which we have had, I
In, Ise' have given every satisfaction, so much inconvenience
an - en the result of re the present system, that after
ittelenvestigation had been made by the sub-com-
ars of '° appointed by the finance committee, we
lothimself
ln
the
des, that the time has arrived when it will be necessary
There
council to effect an entire change in our proceedings.
110:s se re a number of bills certainly passing through the
decree oh Commons, with clauses which affect in a remarkable
ths, e tee interests of Liverpool, and not only the interests of
„o"eviaelo,rporation itself, but affecting us commercially as well as
i tffi4LY, and requiring the constant vigilance of our. law
1 k r, on the spot. Those who are acquainted with the
l'eenli
6 latis aptly of Parliamentary business, and the way in which
' NI es can be suddenly inserted in hills on the third reading,
e 0,,. nnd!rstand well to what I allude. They require directt
able with parties in London, and the constant
is th nee of the town clerk has been felt to bo detrimental to
iveriPliblic business in Liverpool. The town clerk has been
at oete.essltY absent from his duty in Liverpool for months.
1 in to'..in,c, in attending to the law interests of the corporation
' slosso "non, and when we have been desirons of bringing him
laketi here, some sudden and unlooked for occurrence has
ask' Pace by which he has been obliged to be hurried hack
desireagain
Until we have had inconveniences which we are all
ous
tishould no longer exist, The business of the corpora-
"isof , thee_ a very peculiar description, and although I have said,
io trlntittee has felt satisfied with the able agency we have had
arsk,ensden, they are also satisfied that the time has just now
*e
b;.:hen the whole system requires to be altered, because
esono rnuive the business can be much better and much more
eoate„ callY.done by the change which we now propose to the
to b_". It is very inconvenient also for the staff of the council
Londe Go often engaged in travelling between Liverpool and
likss?n, and of necessity living so much in hotels. It is
co_sovnse.a very important matter, looking at the value of the
Lol3c: oration documents, and the valuable deeds which are
oped to be deposited and kept for lengthened periods in
e.don, and it is absolutely requisite that there should be a safe
1..!,t0dy for those deeds and documents in the hands of some-
Cvmy in whom we can have the most perfect confidence. To
4e. increased efficiency, therefore, in conducting the law
Itenealness of the corporation in Load on, we think it necessary,
;la , use the
naagnitude of the municipal interests of Liverpool,
'lave a resident officer in the metropolis, who shall watch
111 the bills
Otsislo,
tt i which are passing through parliament, whon
a,:' ,Ostend to all the law business, not only our common
f I,4li.nese, but our chancery business and the conveyancing
.11151:e:8 which occasionally requires ever.' Mr. Topham to go
argon I'o which in consequence of the want of local knowledge
i bee 11 gentleraen there, and who shall, in point of fact,
' e so,!et in lieu of the present agents the resident a the
:thir:ration of Liverpool. Gentlemen may, perhap gents, saof y that
taisielos likely to involve a considerable expense to the corepro-
Ivrrw' *, Y
i4t is quite the reverse. Mr. Lloyd went very h
suh
that n
Eli eei andtwell understquestiand s i.
nto he hle n—he was one of t ?
ia "
kittt w° - • and he is'aatisfied, with us,
, ot,
kof • - saVing will be effected for the corporate estate, instead
Thet'sb,eing burthened with one shilling
.of additional expense.
ha,s_lnbsconinaittee have closely investigated the matter, and
finance detailed to the finance committee their proceedings, the
I ;s'l" committee were unanimously of opinion that a change
ll,:f°t, Only required and called for in itself, but that it will bo
411 'tided advantage to the corporation, and they, therefore,
I ,i's4irrunisly recommend the establishment of such an office. ,
iessould rather, for the present, just confine myself to the
Ol.aeral principle which it is my duty to bring before you, than to
e any peptic
Is now,
ular individual for the office. I only speak of
i 35 appoint ?" It '
" because gen " lemon may ask, when are you going
st
3" '0 happen, that the corporation have in
e
:, building, several are who have been as it were
...snit a lip here, who are perfectly familiar with the who
...lasi,
t of the corp t state who are
in' 'll igaerele ni th our layspoaetbriaeuii,nesse,
it . and familiar
,Icith,The property of the cor
and is not at all u
aboe'Y that some one or other os these gentlemen may, for
Olit I know to the contrary, be selected ; but, under any
islaeurestances, the town clerk will take care that some gentle
S't is aPPointed to that office—which we propose should be
in a Wary not exceeding XPbeursiatars:mor-who shall be,
sin 1 verY re6Pect, fit to conduct the
documents the corporation,
t°
Wahti cthh ils stage
11( ,tn bay charge of the valuable
`ill
eft vssinld be quite unnecessary for ins
Derr,' proceedings, to ge into any details. whatever; but i Old
e Wet satisfied that the law business of the council would
poi "ell done, and that a saving of from £2OO to £3OO a year
egf:elitebe effected. That there would be some saving in the
hata: , I think we are all pretty well convinced.. The ad-
elstklT therefore will be these s--First, instead of the town
ill be pearly
ths elng so constantly absent in London, he will be
,t'vhole of his time in Liverpool ; second, there will be the
he staff
ZO saved in constant travelling, and the expenses
of
tresident
seen this and London. There will next be a
..
"1, r, having the constant charge of the corporation docu.
ii''ls, who will transact all the legal business, and watch all
rit' Passing through Parliament, Then we shall have
in
llsotrised efficiency in the mode of conducting the business,
'65,..)_111 London and Liverpool ; because in Liverpool, as I
ti,e''''ed before, We shall have the almost constant presence of
town cle •
Ais„tas step excepting for a few weeks during the Parlia-
ss 17
session, and the business will b done by officers
r„,._;,,,ilitiethdhdir,ectly by the corporation, instead of having it done
Feretitosi,lso y letter, as it was now obliged to be done with the
s,,e,
slaw agents. Next, and last, instead of being an in-
'' xnse, we shall get the whole of the business done