The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-05-14 00:00:00

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°Pen for public improvements, which were very much
dattalaeded iu that part of the town. (Hear, hear.) Undoubt-
id,,lY the; iromensetraffie consequent on the great outlay on
...anaili '", in that direction, with which every observer must be
lar, called for a greater contiguity of passage than really
'"isted there and an imense ay had been
se in made on
'dock ~
ta 8, it struck himas that that outlay
property would increa value
er° than Property in the southern part of the town. Now,
Ivitether it was premature to offer that property for sale,
:etil whether the corporation had. devised the best means of
4,ltling the best price for it, were questions which others
treys d6c11% who, as he had already said, he had no doubt
,_ —l4ort fa:niliar with them than he was. One thing he
wow()
wiz; add--he hoped they would discuss the matter with
"h —ea' and efficiency, so as to strengthen too hands of those
Zt-e had taken an interest in the matter, and who, no doubt,
ended to do
what was right. The chairman then called
rlta kr. Seiler to address the meeting.
a'—'etii,. tisrerY laid -a Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, probably
s,"nag like an apology is due from me to you for takinge
a,B4llnYself, in connection with my friend, Mr. Thornley, the
tc Ponsibility of calling you together upon such an importantelf
as7lBllert as this. A public meeting would have suggested its
Totem 0 best course to respond to the invitation given by the
eetioe°uneil ; but those who had an interest in such pro-
mtt,P on that occasion thought the time had not been
f rilicillelat for the public to be informed upon a question of
the many Were totally ignorant, until they saw the repel t
.c,
tepolirtroceedings
in the Town Council of last Wednesday. Ta.e
tiedri.iWa4 only published on Thursday, and many only saw it
4aY• On Saturday it became the subject of con.vertsha-
tatill„,' at'd not until yesterday did it assume—probably in e
stir --a
°f a great many—anything like an aspect of so much
etitetanee,.., as the subject presented to the minds of many
Shen' . , It Was therefore thought desirable, by a few gentle-
for ~. tnat a preliminary meeting of that sort should be called,
itifo'e Purpose of discussing the question, according to the
such rTation Which they might be in possession of, and pursuing
ad . a et:nine as the majority of the meeting should deem
a„ isble, tinder the circumstances. Having taken on myself,
/ i°ae of the signers of the note, to call you together, of courseh.
it,,a°o.given the subject some consideration, in order to ung
1.4 fairly as I might be able to do before your notice to-day.
f ]and, then, say that the Borough Gaol has stood upon a plot
4, Which has been looked forward to, for very many years,
ve"toing into the possession of the Town Council, when the
iziihteeZehttesityrongly needed improvements, and which
necessary, might be accomplished at comparativelye,
Ifti., Cost to the ratepayers of this borough.• (H hear.)
Lee first place let me say that the improvement committee
er the T
4114lieetof °tlwi: Council itself projected a line of street to the
condition of Oldhall-
°ver-c rowd e d and dangerous
ter,, ruening from North John street almost straight,
Gaol, and going
dit...Tating at the other side of the Borough
the Architectural
NeTettlY through it. Subsequently to that,
tut „.Ytrecommended a line of street almost similar to that,
Subs„.,.t More direct from the end of North John street too
-u-oreer street, running through this plot of land als .
reeeeol,tientlY to that, the town improvement committee
eflartd—eaded a line of street passing also through that plot
le the ,„• Three different bodies, therefore, have recommendedioto
their „..."wn Council, that whenever the land would come
,011.71‘e,ssion, the. opportunity should be availed offor
knout:l4,, 'no thoroughfare of Oldball street of the dangerous
all i "°f traffic which now crowds it. Every gentleman at
the' -4d.,,the habit of driving thrcugh Oldhall street, must k
lert.,„l.l'eulty Which lie had to thread his way throughdnthne
tthe: 1, at(' carts which are always found crow i g
entrlrtleolar street. That some relief is needed, I ap.pie-f
Liv„' We are all agreed and that the Town Council o
:4
tbe
-C?1 should immedipately, on their getting possession of
lag an, attempt to part with it en. mass,' as a whole, ignor-
;blest RY iteProvements which may be necessary, I am sure
.it, sir -40 Prise every reflecting mind. (Hear, he.a9 If tatkhee
latttl t that the first consideration for the appropriation o
in
Intel:r.? igrewing town like Liverpool—a town growing
as
11° ill 44' inVortance and population, to such an ex
''.l 14 !r t°wa in the United Kingdom has ever grown,
_
„,,14/4 and I' likely to continue to grow—the appropriation. f
44"rtati rho
accommodation of traffic are of the first !na
imetlee of These objects should, in my opinion, take prece-
'and 1,-` anY mere .1
money value which could be put upon
111 ea -ieteasary for ansuch purposes. (Hear, hear.). Well,ie
-8441' 61:I' liaul of opiynion that the conditions upon which told
)regna -a bin offered are exceedingly injudicious, a hitherto vast mischief. (Hear.) The corporation. have
Icainabi° illaPosed of their property by public auction for a ter-
1714°Perte,,Pe, riod extending over 75 years. During that periodo
/tette., ,"as been erected—and in some parts of the town
°elott.,RiY valuable property has been erected—upon an
hat,olg to the corporation. At the end of every twenty.t Into ta e owners of the property bale the power of, putting it
theretuhe full
r, lease again by the payment of one. year 'a rental
qap.4 "418--that is about the scale. Now, sir, if the railway.
I.ll,4:ol4Yefwge to buy that land at its present market value lot
the ll' u Years our children, or our grandchildren, would
, m„..material benefit arising
Y ('
4 'PerY
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‘estericis`st necessarily place upon the land. And if it did not
ti'lible se.
(.4.r as etir grandchildren—l am speaking now of the
jeata, th.4l/IrY or the lease—should they renew it in twenty
Net,,,LeY,,,,would have to pay a very considerable fine for ll
ttelt a 't/tv, Why railway company should be exempt.from.en
or . Pend OW, a .
1- 'ltch ~, and private citizens subjected to the inflict'
hap: o! alley, I have yet to be. informed ? (Hear, hear).
ti, rail ..," the slightest desire, for one moment, that
1. w'
core should have any difficulty
MOM
die Wll
ill tea"
Pitrao,. e way of their acquiring land for
or
Part e..).-11" af a rat
lway than
Liver private individuala,
1;1'a i Iltes'iliP firm, in. the town of pool. If there be
;414ibillif,-,7e favour of either, I would rather give the turn to
"an Ise seeking accommodation for public convenience,.
eTrYin .1141 throw any impediment in the way of their
vfitit i fora d•. - hear.) I have brought
roe ar their objects. (Hear,
soh-erne
a Plan here, bound up in a report, drawn up by the
,ppoiti,tUreittee. and
at • Presented and accepted by the committee
'.41,4„t 01546, -,a public meeting of ratepayers, printed at tole.
40,r0v it—, toWn Council, after they had expressed their
I;4'
vgeheafb reNthtehnio , elaborate manner
hthem in which the plans were
before the public. They
§°o;edbY their silence, ignored that report. They have
,g4ored the report of theirg own committee. They have
-nee°Miai„-,°., rePort of the Architectural Society, so strongly
ds ot --mmed to th h principal, too, of disposing,. in
-I,ht towatoirn,
rof theelmand, even if no portion of it wore required
ithe,, D'art P :vents, I submit, sir, is vicious. To introduce
Zro a,. °, selling any property of the corporation
tittbo 'loanntdal st.,hich may be assessed even• at the present value
be.' there .t is pernicious to the interest of
this
burgesses.
l)tßotrerela a difference of opinion whether land is
(Hear,
ar') I 4at b 0 per cent less than the real value.
one f.
1,-- hoe een informed by a gentleman, who has it from
Voaf the
,ft"e Most respectable architects of the town, that the
eal, -ii the land throughout would average £6 per yard.
1141tiatione71. Ile Wet over the land, and gave him that
44easity ort'Lt Now, if that be so, much more is there
.a
4,°tati 1, 4. --e Town Council at least adjourning the consi-
t;afticiert-o°`
,the question I submit that the time has not been
d-tirßeassp-Y
outingto question,
Which .allowed by the Council for the
soots to of door wasd scarcely for the members within
ottlot1:11401°
aßniviesthe thatlsubjectanconsideration which its magni-
that his 1. consented to apprehend, sir, that the delay which the
.
them !€` end might b 11 the object, and with the view,
Was
obtained—namely, d narcey that those inter-
ithlaite,illeht l,and, be
Teparces—ented and the represen-
do the should solo i land,
informed of what. was being done—
iiould do it after due deliberation, and endeavour to
b What
e retie., a the right thing. Now, if the interval allowed
to d,tl4:' not to be sufficient I hope, and we have no reason
‘,.nilerit'
.that a:respectfully Worded mernorial,presented to the
copal cif 10-tuorrow, asking for a further adjournment, the
aceepted'atlone and the reasons will be listened to, will be
befere , t°, and Will be acceded to. (Hear, hear.) Therefore,
4 It
etti.oerialeipatroate I pro ose to recommend for your adoption
tLe Copuncil with that view. (Hear, hear.)