The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-23 00:00:00

THE RATEPAYERS OF TRANMERE AGAIN.

Last eveeing a meeting of the ratepayers anti inl‘abitants of this
township was c nvened at the Briranni Inn, for the purpose of
authorising the B ,ard of -tigeWays.to m ike and form all necessary
footpaths in the said township ; also to authorise the officers to
pay, all exp uses properly incurred by them on the peramenlation
of such township, and in fitting up and keepin4 in proper repair r e
boundary stones an i ()tier rurposes. Thixe' was a pretty gun
pub is meetings veld in this
pssebpmecuthliaatr. he ratepayers are utterly unab e
attemoince, and Mr. Wit c.ugit by was elected to th t chair.
towAnl tsehri
pa,
tsolrenite ,
wpoerh4
even to agree to differ, and in differing they usually ge to the per-
sonal, and the rema ks that were made were fir from compline tary
t each other ; and in some insta ,eet the speakers showed that they
were pereectiy ignorant of the subject theY.V7 re about to d scuss.
Mr. cott moved, aid Mr. lifottrarn seconded, the following resole.
That the highway board of this towns'a'p be now authorised,
and power is hereby given to t em to make o- form any new public
footpath or c,useway within their limits, as and when t 3ey shall deem
it necessary for the safety, comfort, and convenience of the inhabi-
tants." •
Mr. Routiedge moved as an *intendment, " That no steps be taken in
the matter, for the highway board had quite sufficient powers already,
if they used them properly."_
Mr. Cumming attempted to interrupt Mr. Rotttl edge in his remarks,
by trylug to eulogist sir. Waring Perry, but he was soon quieted
by the clarnoa •from the melting, who declined to hear his observa-
tions. •
tr. Ellesmere then, in a few but vointcd remarlis, in which lie
allowed htS feelings to get the better of his discretion, moved a direct
ri•gative to the original motion.
Mr. Perry then endeavoured, as one gent'eman obierved , to•bam-
boorte the meting, by a statement in explanation of his views on the
point. •
Mr Co artnier urged upon the meeting to postpone the consideration
of the question until it had been thoroughly investigated.
Mr. Harem an I Mr. arboard also male some suitab!e remarks to
the meeting, the tenor of which amounted to the fact that they
objected to the resolution, as it gave,a wholetale power to the highway
b aid.
.

The amtindment boing co indifferently worded that it c be

understood, • •
Mr Hafe gested anotheramendment, but as the-meeting *as
not able to udderstand
Mr. Liversidge moved that the resolution he wit"drawr, as the
question had nover been considers! by the highway board.
Mr. Janes then addressed the meetings. After a hiCh'
Mr. Percy again tried ,o explain the natty() af the r*, volution.
The meeting then divided, when an Anniandnient to the effect that
the original resolution be with'irawn until it had been further con-
sidered, Wiese tried by an overwhel zing major ,y.
Mr Perry then moved;" That the expenses attending upon a peram-
bniation of the township be sanctioned ant approved of;" anl, in the
course ot doing so, he related an instance in which he had, by his own
exertions and local knowledge, obtained property to be assessed to the
township, which had ever since continued to pay rates.
'Mr. Camming, at the last extremity, seconded the motion.
A peculiar scene then took place, in which it w..ts quite e.ident that
Mr. Perry'. motion was not in the ascendant, apparently being ridi-
culed, ricu!ar:y when he was as ed pl tinly—whet will be the cost
of the perambulation ? but. as the chairman told the board that the
overseers were, by ac:. of parliat.nent, bound to perambulate the town-
ship, the reso'ution w s put to the meeting, the overseer asreeing that
he would abide by the decision of the meeting, as to whether there
should be a perambulation of the township or not.
It was, however, aßreed Oat a per, inbulation should take place, and
that the necestlary expenses attending thereon should be paid by the

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township . .
A motion was then made relative to the removal of acme of the
paupers from the township, it appearing from the conversation that
took place, that-the parochial authorities had f.r the past few years
neglected their duty in this respect. but an amendment was
moved that ca,h case should be thoroughly in mstigated. and a special
meting in each c..s! called before regal proceedings be taken.
• Some considerable contusion having occurred t e original motion
was withdrawn, and the amendment was ad but unanimously adopted.

I'NE ASSISTANT OVERSEER, MIS JONES.
At a former meeting of the testrv, a committee was appointed to
inves igxte the accomits of the assistant overseer for the last few years,
and a very lengthy report tro n that committee Was read, which went
into mtnnte details of al the !toms of expenditdre of that official. The
charges were chiefly made by Mr. Cumming, but the official declined,
by th, advice of his soucitor. to facill,ate the hive/Pig:4Ln, Unless he
was supplied with some specific charge that was to be brought against
him ; bsi, at the same time, expressed his readine,s. and also his
anxiety, to have the whole of his career fui,y investigated.. I'he
'nye:, igatirg committee, however, did not give any opinion on the
rep irt; but left it for the vestry to give their opinion on the motion.
air. Perry then moved that the report he re;:orded in the minutes
of the Vestry: - - '
'Mr Carter seconded the motion.
Mr Routedge expressed his surprise that the overseers had let the
delinquencies go on so long as from 1851 to the present time. lie
thought that the while blame rested with the overseers for neglecting
to do their duty so long, and not to the assistant overseer.
-Mr. Jones the assistant- overseer, said the report made a snicks
charge against him, but he coed nut tell whe:e the committee had
got their figures from; and then wert on to expla-n the amount he
had actually received, which was much below the statements put for-
ward by the committee. He exwessed ' a hope that he should be
p
adowed to give a detailed answer to their report, and he did nut doubt
but that it would be satisfict,ry to any reasonable man, as the
accounts had been regularly audited by tee inspector. •
Mr., Pritchard having directed the atten, ion of the vestry to the
heornicosdt
haw had ay in
been‘''ll: to
which
liro.flije°en, h,,,ped that he would be allowed to
give had discharged his dnties for the
give his answer to the retort, and that the same should alsn be
entered on the minutes.
it was agreed that the repott should bo entered on the minutes,
:1 ni by the sanction of Mr. Jones, the committee was re •xppoin ed to
Make further inquiry into 'he matter.
The me-ting (lid not tAreak tip ttat'a after eleven e'cloolc