The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-04 00:00:00

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24th September, 1853.

TO WAREHOUSE-KEEPERS AND OTHERS.
117-ANTED, by the Select Vestry of this Parish,
a WAREHOUSE, or other BUILDING, adaptable
for use as a Hospital for Cholera Patients. Parties having
such premises to let, are requested to notify the same, with
the terms, in writing, to the undersigned, as speedily as
possible. _

By order,
CHARLES HART,
• Vestry Clerk of the said Parish
PARISH OFFICES, BROWNLOW HILL,
•
29th September, 1853.

A T a numerous MEETING of the OWNERS
11.. and OCCUPIERS of PROPERTY, likely to be
affected by the High Level Bridge over Byrom-street, held
at the Bull Hotel, on Thursday, Sept. 29th, 1853,

Mr. ROBERTSON in`the Chair.
It was mored by Mr. MEDLEY, seconded by Mr. ADAM-

SON, and resolved unanimously

" That a Committee be now formed to oppose, by all legal
means, the plan of a high level bridge over Byrom-street, as
likely to be most injurious to the owners aid occupiers of
property, in Byrom-street, Dale-street, Old Haymarket,
Whitechapel, and other streets, interfered with by the pro-
posed alterations."

Moved by Mr. GOODACRE, seconded by Mr. COOK, and re-
solved unanimously;---
" That a Memorial to the Town Council be prepared, and
signatures obtained, for the improvement of Shaw's Brow
by other means than the High Level Bridge, whereby the
adjacent property may not be shut out from receiving such
advantages as from its situation it is fairly entitled to."

At an ADJOURNED MEETING, held on Friday Even-
ing, the 30th,

It was moved by Mr. FORD, seconded by Mr. HALL, and
resolved unanimously ;---
" That the following Memorial be presented to the Town
Council :
To THE WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN, AND

TOWN COUNCILLORS OF THE BOROUGH OF LIVER'FOOI

We, the undersigned Owners and Occupiers of Property
situate in Dale-street, Byrom-street, Old Haymarket, and
Whitechapel, though fully concurring in the very general
desire for the improvement of the approach to the Town
Hall from London-road, view with alarm the Report of your
Improvement Committee in favour of a High Level Road
over Byrom-street. The undersigned believe that the pro-
posed Viaduct will bar any future improvement of the pro-
perty on the low level ; that it is unnecessary, will be un-
sightly, and very expensive.
Ist.—Unnecessary; because, as shown in the Report to
the Architectural Society, it is quite practicable to alter the
gradients of Shaw's Brow, and Dale-street, so as to reduce
the inclination of the brow to that of Ranelagh-street, or to
less than that of London-road, between Lime-street and the
Monument : and it appears to the undersigned, in the words
of that report, that such an alteration of the gradients
"would be less prejudicial than the erection of a Bridge to
the adjoining property, most of which is in a condition to
render an early re-building requisite to adapt it to the
changing character of the locality ; and the raising of By-
rom-street is further advantageous, as it would tend to
improve the present. defective drainage, resulting from the
lowness of its position." _ _

As this Report emanated from a committee, comprising
some of the most distinguished Architects and Builders in
he town tik thmen whose daily avocaews givegreat value
to the unbiassed opinions they may pronounce on a sub-
ject of this nature—the undersigned hope that it will have
its due influence on the deliberations of the Town Council.
2nd.—The proposed erection must necessarily be very
UNSIGHTLY to all who frequent the streets on the lower
level, as it will be a constant receptacle for nuisances, and for
disorderly characters. The Railway Bridge in Leeds-street
partially exemplifies the evils such erections promote ; and
Manchester and other towns, intersected by Railways, and
the old town of Edinburgh, furnishes still stronger evidence
of the same kind. It will also be unsightly, because, as it
must be kept low, it will bar the view along the streets on
the lower level running north and south, and give them a
confined aspect; and it appears to the undersigned that re-
ference to other towns will show that, where two streets
cross on different levels, the street on the lower level always
becomes appropriated to an inferior description of business,
and, consequently, property therein is made of less value
than in the street on the higher level. • .
3rd.—That the proposed New Street will be very EY.
PBNSIYE, is shown by the amount which, as appears from
the published proceedings of the town Council, it is esti-
mated to cost. But compensation for injury to property is
a difficnit subject for investigation, whilst that to business
is almost incalculable, even by the parties personally interes-
ted, who have often found that the compensation awarded
is wholly inadequate to the loss of numerous apparent
trifles, whose sum make up a considerable portion of the
value of the business. The undersigned have high authority
for believing that the estimated amount for building,
compensation and purchase of land is wholly inadequate for
the injury that will be sustained by the property running
north and south ; injury that will be entirely unmitigated
by any advantage conferred by the proposed 'Viaduct ; and,
as Rate-payers of the Borough, they distinctly protest
against any such appropriation of the Public Funds; an
appropriation which will inflict much injury on the under-
signed, without producing any adequate benefit to the
community at large.

The proposed Viaduct is further objectionable on sanitary
drounds, as it will impede the free circulation of air up and
own the streets on the lower level, and will make them
more confined, when, from their disadvantageous position,
these streets should be opened up, as much as possible on
every side.

For these reasons, your Memorialists hope that the Town
Council will abandon all intention of carrying out the pro-
posed High Level Street, and will make such improvements
as will benefit the inhabitants at large, without inflicting any
serious injury on property and interests in so central and
important a locality. _

T. H. ROBERTSON, Chairman.
W. B. BAIRSTOW,
} Secretaries,
J. HOBBS,