Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-02 00:00:00

THE FERRY COMMITTEE

The proceedings of this committee were read, and from
them it appeared that the -ferry. receipts for the month
ending January, 1858, were £3,.935 15s 3d, -and for the
same period for the present year, £4,126 3s 7d. Tie
receipts from the 24th of April, 1857, to' 18.513, to the
31st January then following, respectively—to January,
1858, £24,759 10s 4d; to January; 1859, £23,546 'Ts
11d. The expenditure during the above period, ending
January, 1858, was £16,229 17s 10d; and, for. the same
period, 1859, £17,394 3s 10d. _ _

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Mr.'Harrison moved the adoption of the proceedings.
Mr. Baylis said he was exceedingly plca33d to see that
there was such in improvement in the accounts.
The Chairmah said, there was an improftment of nearly
£l9O. (Heat, hear.)
In answer to Mr. Cook, Mr. Harrison said; before there
was any alteration made in the working of the Feiry
from the contemplated alterations, the matter would: be
brought 'before the board. ' •

THE LIBRARY COMMITTEE,

The proceedings of this committee were simply of a
Tontine character, but, in moving their adoption '

Mr. Baylis read the anniixed statistics for the
month ending the 31st of January, which
showed the following results-: —Number of borrowers
from the lending library, 3,641, being an average for '29
days of 140 per day. gunaber of readers in the 'reference
library, 387, being an average of 'l5 per day. Total
number of readers now on the loooks, 2,195. Total tnum-
ber of works in reference and lending departments, 5,178.
GAS AND WAlrillt COMMITTEE
The proceedings of this committee were read.

Mr. moved their confirmation

Mr. Baylis, in seconding the motion, said he done so
for the sake of giving a little explanation about the-water
supply, resulting from some enquiries he had made. It
appeared that the water supply was given •five days
in the week, and was turned off two days for the
purpose of repairs, but the surveyor had a plan, which
would be carried out inseven oreight months, dividing the
town into six districts, where the water could always be
turned on, except three or four hours in lire day, for the
purpose of repair. Then and not till then could' they
have a convenient supply of water, as in the case of fires,
if they should occur. At present it was turned off two days
in the week, and the committee' under the present circum-
stances, could not do more than that. The present quantity
of water supplied to the town was 800,000;gallous a day.
This was an enormous supply, and it gave to every, man,
woman, and child -25 gallons each ; and when they added
to this, that it was one of the purest spring waters in the
kingdom, the supply in Liverpool, enormous as it was,
was far short of this. (Hear, hear.)
The proceedings were then confirmed.
TILE ar-rarrox OF A NEW COMMISSION'EIt.

The Clerk said .that he had received a copy of a
mandamus from the Court of Queen's Bench, calling on
him to elect a commissioner in the place.of Mr. Eddowes.
By that mandamus, it would appear, that the proceedings
for a new election had been taken upon the provisions of
the Birkenhead Improvement Act, and directed that the
election should take place on the 3rd of February ; but,
the provisions of }that act, relating to the point,
had all been repealed, and he had muck doubt whether
an election under-that mandamus would be legal. He
had taken an opinion upon it, and that, opinion connrmea
his own, that the •election would be a,:nzality ; therefore,
he had not issued =any notices.