The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-11-06 00:00:00

LIBRARY COMMITTEE

The proceedings of this committee were read. They
recommended that the books in the library be insured in
the Liverpool Royal Insurance Comnany for £3OO, and
that the rooms over the new post-office be taken for the
nurpos.s of the library, at a rent of £BO a year, for a term
of fourteen years.
Mr. ailbourne, in 'moving the confirmation of the
nroceedings, wished to have the opinion of the Law Clerk,
as to whether or not the committee were bound to submit
the general board the whole of their proCledingg. The
committee were divided on the question, but he, for his
part, thought that they were bound to submit their
proceedings in their entirety.

The Law Clerk replied,- that there were some minor
points on which the committee were independent of the
general board, hut th it it was advisable that all theit
proceedings should he submitted for confirmation.
Mr. B tilitf questioned tie prudence of taking the rooms
in question for the long term recommended by the com-
mittee. It was a very large rent, lookinm at the means at
the disposal of the c.)mnoittee, and he:considered that, before
many years, the whole building would not suffice for the
requirements of the library.
Harrison explained that there was an omission in the
proceedings, as the agreement reserved to them the right of
determining the tenancy in seven veirs.

The omission having been supplied, the proceedings were
confirmed.

A numerously signed memorial was read, nraying the
commissioners to induce the proper authorities in Liverpool,
or to obtain power from Parliament, if necessary, to main-
tain an uninterrupted course for the ferry boats in crossing
the river, and pointing out the danger of. c9llisions, from
the manner in which vessels are at prehent anchored
the; r.

The: Chairman said that the subject of the memorial was
a most important one—the collision between the Manz
Fairy and one of• the ferry steamers having been caused b 7
the vrry circumstance therein complained of. It was advi-
sable, therefore, that they' should communicate with the
pilots' committee and corporation, to see how the evil
could be remedied, and if the corporation would not
introduce it into their bill for the improvement of the
Birkenhead (locks, to go themselves to Parliament for a bill
for the Purpose

It was referred to the Ferry Committee.
A memorial from the Birkenhead Co-operative Music
h all, pr7irig for the co-operation of the commissioners
in the estahli,hment of a music hall for the township, was
referral to the finance committee.

THE BIRKENHEAD DOCKS

The Chairman wished, before separating, to state briefly
what had been done in regard to obtaining better approaches
to the Landi•ig-sta?e. He need not detail to them, seeing
that the discussions had been so fully reported in the papers,
how they had been referred by the corooration to the
dock committee, and then by the dock committee
to the council. (Laughter.) The decision had
been against them, but there was still time
for the council to give notice in the matter,
and he would, therecore, take care that it were again
brought before that body at their next meeting. It had
been urged that it was chiefly a Birkenhead affair, but that
was not the fact. (Hear, hear.) Two Liverpool people to
one inhabitant of Birkenhead made use of the stage—
(hear. hear)—and though the project might not be carried
out this session (but he hoped it would), yet he had no
doubt that it would be ultimately effected. (Hear, hear.)
As to the excavations, the contractors were determined to
proceed rapidly, and he hoped that before long they would
have a deck capable of accommodating such vessels as the
Adriatic. He did not think, however, that the Liverpool Dock
Committee was at present constituted in a manner to advance
the interests of Birkenhead. He considered that the time had
arrived when there should be on that committee some mem-
bers to represent the Birkenhead docks, and that it should
he at once referred to the parliamentary committee, with
instrnctions to give notice to have four members repre-
senting Birkenhead added to that body. (Hear, hear.)
The Dock Committee complained that they had too much
business p'aced on them by the Birkenhead Docks being
entrusted to their care, and wire of opinion that trade
would never come to Birkenhead until its docks were
finished. If that were so, was it not important that the
docks should he managed by parties interested in Birken-
head, who would endeavour to attract trade there? (Hear,
hear). That was a question which should, also, he referred
to the parliamentary committee, and he hoped they would
take prompt action on it. As to the Gas and Water
question, he might say that he was now a shareholder in
the company, but he believed the best way to promote the
interest of the shareholders was by acting in co-operation
with the people of Birkenhead and Claughton. He was
informed that the company was about to extend its forks
so as to supply the whole of Wirrall with gas and water.
He did not object to that, either as a commissioner or a
ratepayer, provided they bad some understanding that the
people of Birkenhead would not stiffer by that extension ;
but if the extension took place without such an under-
standing, they would never get a reduction in the
price in their life time. Ile thought they should be
secured a maximum rate, and that a separate account should
be kept for Birkenhead, in order that when an increased
consumption took place they might get a reduction. (Hear,
hear.) Seeing, however, that they were going to have an
extension, he thought they should be represented also in
that board. If they had, they would give the company
every fair support, but if Iloylake and other places required
gas and water, they should be made to pay for them. The
chairman then stated that the railway company were desir-
ous to bring in a bill to arrange the Canning street dispute,
and concluded by moving that the subjects to which he had
alluded might be referred to the parliamentary committee,
with irs'ructions to take immediats steps in them, if

necessary.
The mltion was adopted, after which the commissioners
separated.

QIURANTINE NOTICE.--MADEIRA, 20th Oct.—The port
of Funchal is considered free from epidemic cholera, and
clean bills are granted.
DINNER TO THE HO sZOIJRABLE F. HINCK9.—The reputa-
lion for administrative capacity which this gentleman has
acquired in Canada, as Prime Minister under the gover-
norship of Lard Elgin. and which led to his present
appointment as Governor General of the Windward Islands.
does not appear to have diminished by the change of
sphere, if we may judge from the sentiments expressed at a
zrand dejeunrr, recently given to his Excellency by a dis•
trict agricultural society in Barbadoes. The eulogium
pronounced by the Hon. D. Thomas, who presided, upon
his exertions' to promote the prosperity of the island,
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