The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-18 00:00:00

THE HEALTH COMMITTEE

The usual weekly meeting of this committee was held
yesterday at the Town-hall. Alderman Lansdale pre-
sided. The other members of the committee present
were—Messrs. Dover, M‘Guffie, Hodgson, Crossthwaite,
Shiel, Johnson, Halhead, Beckwith, Haydock, R. Glad-
stone, and Godfrey.
The clerk read the minutes of the last meeting, which
were confirmed. _ _ _ _

A letter was read from Mr. Ellison, the person who
has been accepted to contract for scavengering the West
Derby district after the .sth of May next, complaining
that Mr. Rose, who was the present scavenger, was about
to inflict "a dodge" on him, in not emptying all the
middies prior to the completion of the contract.
Mr. Hodson designated the letter as a great piece of
impertinence, and thought that such impertinence should
be visited with the displeasure of the committee.
In answer to the chairman, Mr. Fresh stated that Mr.
Rose was doing his duty ; but he did not think it would
be right to have a simultaneous emptying of middies to
oblige Mr. Ellison, as when Mr. Rose took the contract,
he had no less than 1,703 full middies.
Mr. Ellison, and one of Mr. Rose's inspectors was in
attendance ; and the former was informed that he need
not be at all afraid of any fraud being perpetrated upon
him, as the committee would see that Mr. Rose would
do his duty, as the inspector denied the statement of Mr.
Ellison, that any instructions had been given to the
scavengers only to top the middies.
Mr. Hodgson stated that Mr. Ellison had been very
impertinent to the officials of the committee, but the
clerk stated that he did not take his conduct as imperti-
nent, it was merely that Mr. Ellison wished to have all
his own way.
The subject then dropped.

HEATH OF THE TOWN.

The medical officet of health reported that the favour-
able state of the health noticed in his last report still
continued. The deaths registered in the week were, 146
in the parish, and 65 in the out-township, making 211
in the borough, against the average of 225 in the corres-
ponding week of last year. The proportion of infantile
mortality was greater than usual ; of the 211 deaths 123
were below five years of age, and of these 66 were less
than one year, and 99 less than two years.
The borough engineer, building surveyor, and inspector
of nuisances, reported various particulars of the opera-
tions in their several departments during the week, from
which it appeared that 145 delapidated privies and ash-
pits were altered and repaired, 1157 cesspools had been
discharged, 49 nuisanc2s complained of by inhabitants
had been inspected and means taken to remedy them,
282 houses in the unhealthiest districts, containing 769
apartments, had been put under examination, with the
view of improving their sanitary condition.

RATING OF WEST DERBY

At the conclusion of the meeting Mr. Bennett brought
forward the subject of the rating of West Derby, stating
that the sub-committee had agreed to levy a rate of 2s.
in that township, and after revieving what he had done
on former occasions with regard to that rate, requested
the committee to agree to take the expenses of the curb-
ing, flagging, and paving, out of the capital account of
theborough.

In answer to a question put by a committee-man, it
was stated that the reason that the township of West
Derby was so highly assessed, was in consequence of the
expense attending the making of the road from Pem-
broke-place to Wavertree-road.
Mr. Hodson thought that, as such was the case, and
that it was for the public convenience, that there could
be no objection to Mr. Beckwith's suggestion.
Mr. Beckwith accused the sub-committee of keeping
their report back, in consequence of their being afraid
the public should know the facts, and send a deputation
to remonstrate with them.
The chairman denied that such was the case, but said
it was in consequence of the pressure of business.
It being understood that the report would be brought
up next week, the subject was dropped.