The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-10-10 00:00:00

SCALE OF CHARGES

For freehold graves and vaults, including charges for the
first opening, 9ft deep, (and for every additional foot, 7s 6d) :
Reserved portions : Surface 9 ft. by 4 ft. 6 in. ....£l5 15s.
Ditto,
Class I.—Surface 8 feet by 4 feet ... ... , . ..... „ 7 7s
„ 2. Ditto,
„ 3. Ditto, . ..
Charges for subsequent interments : —Reserved portions :
..,..2 2s. Class 1. £1 11s. 6d. Class 2. £1 ls. Class 3. 15s.
By this alteration, persons living without the district will be
charged the same as the ratepayers of Toxteth-park. For single
interments the charge will he for adults, 9s. 6.1. ; under 7 years
of age, 7s. 6d. ; stillborn children, Is. 6d.; ditto in separate
graves, 7s. 6d.

The Chairman said it was necessary that he should state
the reasons that had induced the board to make these alters.
scale of fees and charges. There was a large
district just without the boundary of the cemetery who, he had
no doubt, would now avail themselves of the cemetery, as, by
the alterations, they had made the charges the same, and he
thought, by taking the step they had done, that it would be
found beneficial to the ratepayers, as the revenue would be
increased, and thereby render it more unlikely that they would
be called upon to contribute towards its support. That was
the most important alteration, the others merely related to the
more convenient working of the plans. They had done away
with the extra fee for excavating the graves, and had set it
down in one amount. The other alteration was, that they had
as<imilated the charges as near as possible to those of St.
James's Cemetery, in order that the poorer classes might have
the opportunity of interring there; before, the charges were
made higher than at any cemetery in the district. He concluded
by saying that, if any further explanation was required by any
member of the board, he should be happy to give it.
No questions having been put, on the motion of Mr. Plaw,
seconded by Mr. Pickup, the altered scale of charges was
unanimously agreed to.

There being no more business to transact, the board
adjourned.

GARSTON BOARD OF HEALTH

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.
Sir,—As the Garston Drainage has become, to some extent,
a public matter, I send you a copy of a resolution forwarded
to me by the Garston Board of health, with my reply to the
same.—Yours, &c., J. GIBBS.
Extract from the minutes of Garston Board of Health,
7th October, 1856:

" Mr. Gibbs letter of the 6th inst being read—
" Resolved—That the board regrets that Mr. Gibbs has
imposed a condition upon the board, which it prevents being
given sufficient consideration to the subject, and that the sur-
veyor ret.rn the plans and papers to Mr. Gibbs immediately,
agreeable to his desire ; and that Mr. Gibbs be informed that
if he will send in his plans unconditionally, they shall have
full consideration."
The following is my reply to the above resolution :
" To the Chairman of the Garston Board of Health.
" Sir,—On re-consideration, and in accordance with the
resolution of your board, I submit the drawings showing the
principle of drainage I advocate, unconditionally. I have no
pecuniary interest to serve, my only aim being the welfare of
the district in which I reside, and that motive, I presume,
actuates every member of your board, and although a feeling
adverse to my views appears to exist in the minds of one or
two of its members, I think, if they consider the sub-
ject more attentively, they will see that the system would be
applicable to three fourths, if not the whole, of the township of
Garston, and would be a great saving of expense. I contend
that the evil spoken of at your last meeting is in the abuse and
not in the use of the catch cesspool as applied to country
districts. 'With these remarks I forward my plans to be dealt
with as you may direct, and remain, sir, your obedient servant.

"Mayfield, Aigburth, Oct. 9, 1856." "JOHN GIBB 3-:

" THE NEW SAFETY INKSTANI), we can bear personal
witness to, secures to all classes one which will keep the ink
always clean and good, will prevent that accumulation of
oxide which spoils the finest writing, and destroys the
best pen ; by means of this inkstand, too, the amount of
ink taken up by the pen can be easily regulated."--
Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette.—Sold by all Book-
sellers. Price 4s, 3s, and is 6d. —Advt.
On Sunday morning last Mr. Whesett, fruiterer, who
carried on business in High street, Marylebone, near the
Waterloo Tavern, went to the St. Marylebone baths and
washhouses, near Stingo.lane, to have a bath, as he was
going by rail to see some friends in the country. As he
remained a considerable time in the
c
bath, some anxiety was
caused, and ultimatelyan
entrancees was
obtained,. by
the
attendant, who found Mr.vvh
tt apparently in a fit.
Medical assistance was promptly
obtained, every means
were applied to restore consciousness, but without effect.
man, has left a widow with one
Deceased, who was a young
child,

DOCK COMMITTEE

The usual weekly meeting of this committee was held at
one o'clock, yesterday—Mr. Charles Turner in the chair.
The other members present, were—Messrs. Palmer, Robin-
son, Evans, Gregson, Rounthwaite, Mann, Langsdale,
Holme, Mondell, Anderson, Hubback, Bold, Rathbone,
Rankin, Lockett, Smith, and Littledale.
The tender of Messrs. Jones and Jump was accepted
for roof and slides to complete the work on the sheds of
the north-west quay of the Wellington dock, and the
tender of Thomas Kidd and Sons, for bleached sail cloth,
tarpaulin, and twines.
It was agreed that ie2s be allowed to the superinten-
dent of the Stanley Warehouses, for expenses of removal to
his new residence, but coals, water, gas, and taxes, were
not allowed.
The Chairman stated that since the last meeting there
had been very large wo3l sales held at the Wapping
Warehouses, and he was glad to say that the arrange-
ments had given universal satisfaction.
Mr. Evans : And all that without a luncheon.
(Laughter.) _

- The Chairman : Yes, sir ; the circular of the Messrs.
Littledale speaks thus of the sales :—" The largest sales
ever held in Liverpool, commenced on the 26th of Sept.,
and, terminated on the 3rd inst. They drew together a
very large attendance of buyers, both home and conti-
nental, all of whom were profuse in their laudations of the
additional facilities for the trade supplied by the recently
erected Wapping Warehouses. The building is capable of
showing 5,000 bales on each floor, and, together with the
Albert and Stanley Dock Warehouses (all under the
surveillance of the trustees of the Liverpool docks) furnish
an array of accommodation which, for extent and commo
diousness, are surpassed by none in the kingdom." (Hear,
heir.)

Mr. Robinson said all the brokers had borne equally
high testimony.
In the harbour masters' department it was reported
that the resolution of the 10th July, appointing the
Sandon graving docks I, 2, and 3 for the use of steam-
vessels, was rescinded, and 2,3, 4, and 5, appropriated
instead. The following recommendations were made
with regard to shod; on the dock quays :—That, a depot
for wrecked goods be placed on the north-west side of
the Sandon dock That a shed be erected on the west
quay of the Bramley-Moore dock. That the shed now on
the east quay of the King's dock be removed from thence,
and placed on the east quay of the Victoria and Trafalgar
docks. That the crane on the east quay of Trafalgar
dock be removed and placed on the south quay of the
Wellington half-tide dock.
Mr. Hubback suggested that in erecting the new sheds,
an upper floor be rvided for storing inward caroes
brought by American ships. He expressed an Opinion
that American merchants would gladly pay such a rent
as would amply repay the accommodation. He therefore
urged that, in erecting the new shed upon the Bramley.
Moore dock quay, the experiment should be tried.
Tho Chairman said he had broached the subject the
previous day in the committee, but Mr. Hartley said it
would double the expense.
Mr. Hartley said, to support the upper floor there must
be pillars below, which would interfere with the carts
using the shed.

.
Mr. Smith thought the subject would be well worth
considering in dealing with appropriated berths.
Mr. Holrne said the whole question of shed accommo-
dation was one which required very serious consideration.
He presumed they could charge rent for goods in such an
upper room.

' -the Solicitor (Mr. North): No doubt.
• Mr. Holmes said if that were the ease, he thought they
could invest their money in no better way than in making
upper rooms. He might be accused of speaking as one
in the railway interest, but any one who went down there
could see what could be done upon the high level railway
between the Wellington and Bromley-Moore docks. There
they had three low sheds, each one storey high, which
were on a level with the railway. If they were raised
one storey, the goods could be turned off to the right and
left, ready for loading into the ships.
Mr. Rathbone urged that the erection of an upper floor
would be, in fact, doubling their quay room. The great
difficulty against which parties had to contend in the un-
loading of American vessels, was the want of sufficient
accommodation in quay room, and any man discharging
these vessels, would gladly pay for the additional room.
Such parties were paying dock fines constantly at present,
and if they got that amount in the shape of rent, it would
pay them handsomely.
After some further conversation the question as re-
garded the Bramley-Moore dock shed was referred, on
the motion of Mr. Rathbone, back to the harbour masters'
committee, and the other recommendations were con.
firmed.

THE ST. GEORGE'S DOCK BASIN

The Chairman said, with reference to the -communicu
tion made by Mr. John Laird to the Town Council, and
sent by that body to the docki committee, the harbour
masters' committee, to whom it was handed over,
had come to the following resolution :—" The sub-
committee report that, in their opinion, it is
inexpedient to entertain the idea of closing the George's
Dock basin, but when the corporation are prepared to
carry out the improvement contemplated in their bill of
1854, will he the proper time to consider the whole ques-
tion of the approaches to the river."
Mr. Bold objected to that resolution, as having been
passed without the committee having seen the plans pre-
pared by Mr. John Hartley. That resolution, if passed
by the committee, would ptOdgiS every man not to sanction
any plan which might be laid before the committee. He
asked the committee to defer giving its sanction to that
resolution for a week, and, in the meantime, Mr. John
Hartley could lay before the committee the plans which
he had prepared.
Mr. Evans said, after the experience he had had of the
results of closing up the old dock on which the Custom
House now stands, he should certainly oppose any similar
' project in this instance.
Mr. Bold said, Mr. Hartley's plans would give 180 yards
more of quay space, and instead of decreasing the dock
accommodation, would increase it in the most central part
of the town. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Evans : It would shut up the entrance to two docks,
the George's and Prince's.
Mr. Holme said, the plans would provide another
entrance to the George's Dock basin, instead of the pre.
sent. entrance. They would remove the basin to the
southward, and considerably increase the water space of
the George's Dock. He hoped gentlemen would not come
to a conclusion until they had seen the plans. He did not
see how they could deal with the matter until the property
was out of lease. Besides, if the Goree was to be pulled
down, the whole of the subject ought to be taken into
consideration together. He would earnestly ask gentle-
men to see the plans before they came to any conclusion.
Mr. Evans : What will you do for the Prince's dock ?
Mr. Holme said the entrance was left open to the'
Prince's dock, and that involved another very serious
matter. The committee should bear in mind that, so far,
they had escaped fire in that dock, but it stood singly,
and was an isolated dock after high water. That was
another question which ought to occupy the attention of
the committee. By the altered plan they would have
access in case of fire, and vessels might be drawn through, ,
which was not the case at present. They had there the
only dock in Liverpool which was isolated after high
water.

Mr. Gregson said no doubt the whole dispositon of
Mann Island would have to be taken into consideration,
and that would be the time to consider the question of
the George's dock. He, therefore, thought the resolution
of the harbour masters' committee the correct one.
Mr. Holm° : That is what we generally do in Liverpool.
When property, which we could have bought cheaply,
increases to five times the value, then we go and buy it.
(Hear, hear.)
The Chairman said the committee would all recollect:that
this question was discussed in the council at great length
about two years ago, on the motion of Mr. William Earle,
for the filling up of the George's basin, and at the time
they received a strange report from the harbour masters,
deprecating in the most earnest terms the closing of the
entrance of the George's basin, either by filling it up, or
putting gates to it. Mr. Brocklebank, as a large ship-
owner, deprecated it in the strongest terms, and he believed
all the shipowners, who made use of that dock, deprecated
any project of closing it, by putting gates there or filling
it up, which would be still worse. The harbour-masters'
committee was, therefore, the proper tribunal for it to go
before—that committee addressed themselves fully to the
question, and now came forward with the opinion that it
was not expedient.
_ _

Mr. Smith said he presumed the plans which were
spoken of were plans produced privately by the surveyor,
.thich had never been authorised by the committee, and
,vere, therefore, not their property. He did not think
the committee was in a position to call tor them.
Mr. Holme : I beg leave to differ with Mr. Smith. The
plan is not perhaps an authorised document, but the
surveyor can, in his position with regard to this estate,
bring forward his plans and suggestions as to what can
be done.
Mr. Lockett contended that the approaches to the river
were altogether in the hands of the corporation, and not
of the Dock Committee.

Mr. Bold said Mr. Hartley was prepared to show that
when the basin was altered as he proposed, it would be
able to do all the work required for the Prince's, and all
the other three docks. He therefore urged that gentle-
men, if they voted now, would be voting in the dark, as
they had not seen the plans.

Mr. Rathbone supported the suggestion for postpone-
ment.

Mr. Holme : There must be some mystery at the bottom,
or else why not lay thl plans upon the table ?
The Chairman urged the board to be careful in taking
up the matter, which belonged more properly to the
corporation.

Finally, however, it was agreed, with the assent of the
chairman, that the re solution should be postponed for a
fortnight to allow of the plans being laid upon the table.
A letter from Mr. Inman, on behalf of the Liverpool and
Philadelphia Steam Packet, Company, in reference to the
docking of the steam-ship City of Washington, was referred
to the harbour masters' committee.

APPROACHES TO THE RIVER.
Mr. Bold proposed a motion of which he had given
notice, to the effect that the committee take a step to
impress again upon the notice of the Town Council the
necessity of widening the streets which lead to the docks..al
He said the committee were aware that, in 1854, a special
committee was appointed to take into consideration the
general extension of the dock accommodation. In their
report, it was recommended that the whole of the street,
from the Brunswick to the Waterloo Dock, should be
widened to the extent of 60 feet. The course pursued
upon that occasion was, that the Dock Committee re-
quested their chairman to write to the Mayor, requesting
that the Town Council would take the matter into their
consideration. That letter was written, bearing date the
15th September, 1854. The question was taken into con—
sideration by the council, and they prepared a bill for

THE NORTHERN TEVIES.---LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.

palriament, but from reasons which it was not then
necessary to state, the bill was withdrawn. All he now
wanted was, that those steps should be renewed, and, per-
haps, the way they took before would be the correct one
now to follow. The whole extension was then estimated
by Mr. Stewart at £332,000. The dock estate would
take land to the value of -'llO.OOO, leaving £222,000
expense to the town. A great part of that land would be
applicable for building warehouses, on the east side of the
George's and Queen's Dock, it desirable. The necessity
of the motion was so obvious that it was unnecessary to
dwell upon it. He would simply state that the narrowest
street they had-19 feet 4 inches wide—was opposite the
Prince's dockmaster's house. At the north end of the
town, the narrowest part was the south end of the new
quay—only 25 feet. He therefore moved that the chair-
man be requested to write a similar letter to that pre-
viously written, and forward it to the Mayor.
Mr. Smith seconded the motion.
Mr. Rankin : There can be no difference of opinion
upon it.

The Chairman : Not the slightest.
Mr. Rankin : But I think the corporation are fully
alive to the necessity.
Mr. Holme : Like all other public bodies, sir, they want
pushing. (Hear, hear.)
The motion was then unanimously adopted.
This closed the general business

at large,

called, and,

THE SMOKE NUISANCE ON BOARD THE

FERRY STEAMERS

Yesterday, Messrs. W. R. Coulborn and Brothers, the
owners of the steam-boat Wallasey, plying between Liverpool,
Egremont, and New Brighton, were summoned before Mr.
Mansfield for permi ting dense volumes of smoke to issue
from the funnel of that vessel, and likewise for not having the
furnace of the same vessel properly constructed, so as to con-
sume the smoke. Mr. M`Gowan, of the Health Committee,
appeared to conduct the case, and Mr. W. R. Coulborn
appeared in person to defend it. Mr. M'Gowan said, on the

present occasion, he appeared to prefer a complaint against the
Messrs. Con!horns', in respect of their boat the Wallasey, the
same boat with which ho had to trouble the bench some
time during the last year. He believed that steps had been
taken to remedy the evil complained of, hut they had not
succeeded: This case bad been adjourned from time to time,
and at last it was appointed to be heard this day. On the last
occasion, Mr. Coulborn had stated that the carrying out of
this act was to persecute him, and injurious to the shipowners
_ Such a statement as that, they, as the prosecutors,
did not like to hear, and therefore it was to that point that he
should just make a few observations. Ho thought that such a
statement would he disproved when he stated that, since the
last time the case was before the court, the defendant had been
served with no loss than fifteen notices of the nuisance
occasioned by this boat. After that he did not think that the
bench would say that the defendant had been persnuted. He
would not trouble the bench with any further observations,
would prove the case. Inspector Wiguall was then
answer to Mr. M'Gowan, said : The

Nun Ence in this heat is not constructed so as to consume or
bum its own smoke. By Mr. Coulborn : On this occasion I
did not give notice to any person on board the boat, baton the
following day I served you with a notice. By Mr. M‘Gowan :
From January to September, I served Mr. Coulborn with
fifteen notices. I have spoken to the men at different times,
and instructions have been given them as to the course they
should pursue to prevent the nuisance. Mr. M'Guwan : Mr.
Coulhorn was advised to keep this boat on the Seacotnbe trips
only, as it was thought that the nuisance might be prevented,
if the boat made only short trips, and while he did so, there
was less smoke. He had also been advised to use the smoke-
less coal, and on that point he hod some infer motion of a most
important character to mention. Since the act had come into
operation, Messrs. Maclver had only used the Welsh smokeless
coals, at 20s per ton, not alone on board their tenders, the
Sattelite and Jackall, but also on board their large America❑
steamers, and they had found that it answered much better
than the other. Mr. Coulborn said, that to save the time of
the court he would admit the case, but, at the same time, he
wished to be allowed to state, that he had done all he could to
prevent the nuisance. So far front wishing to evade the act, lie
had seven steamers on the river against which no complaint had
bee❑ made, and this was the only boat that. did smoke. After
the last information ho was told to raise the funnel, that ho
did, but it had not the effect it was thought it would. He had
put it on the Seacombe trips, but the boat was not adapted for
the slip, and in one day had done him £2O worth of damage,
and lie had had to shut the slip up for the day. As to careful-
ness, ho said he had already discharged three engineers and
three firemen for carelessness. He regretted to say that the
vessel was not constructed so as to consume its own smoke,
and the only way that it could be made to do so, would be
by taking out the engines, which would cost about £BOO,
which lie could not afford to do, but would do all he could to
prevent a recurrence of the offence in future. Mr. Mansfield
said the case had been admitted, and he should therefore inflict
a fine of £5 and costs, The other information would be
withdrawn,

Mr. Edward Forster, the owner of the vearn tug the
Duke of Sussex, was summoned under the same act, but as
that vessel was being altered to prevent a similar recur.
recce, the information was withdrawn.