Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-02 00:00:00

TOXTETH PARK LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.

The usual Monthly Meeting of the Commissioners
forming this Board wis to have been held on the morning
of yesterday, at the Public Offices, Park-place, for the
transaction of the usual routine business. The commis-
sioners present were—Mlssrs. Briscoe, Hughes, Woodhead,
and Boult. There not being a quorum (five) present at a
quarter of an hour after the time appointed, ten o'clock, a
commissioner (Mr. Rogers) was sent for, but prior to his
arrival, Mr. Siddeley entered the board room, and the
quorum having thus been formed, Mr. Briscoe was requested
to take the chair.

The Clerk then read the minutes of the last meeting,
which were adopted and confirmed.

THE CHAIRMAN'S COMPLAINT.

The Chairman directed the attention of the board to
the expenditure of two sums of £65, for wages, paid by
the surveyor. He thought it was a very great sum, and
much larger than should be expended.
The Deputy Law-clerk explained that the surveyor had
informed him that this was the most expenaive time of the
year, as they had to get the stones and have then in
readiness for the spring.
The Chairman said that £65 was more money than
shoald be expended in wages. Besides, ho did not think
that their surveyor should expend it without letting the
board know what he was doing. In fact, he did aot think
that the board knew as much of the working of their sub-
ordinates as they ought to do. He then went on to state,
that on a previous evening he had seen two men working
in the St. Michael's sewer, and last night he had seen one
of them with a lantern and a barrow, and when be (the
chairman) asked him where lie was going, he said that he
was going for the watchman ; but, in fact, this man turned
out to be the watchman himself, and he found him at his
work this morning. He thought, perhaps, this was a
matter for the committee to inquire into, but as there would
not be another meeting of the committee for nearly another
month, the board should take it into consideration.

Mr. Woodbead : There can be a special meeting of the
committee convened.

The Chairman thought it was the duty of the board to
see that the men, employed by them, should not be worked
night and day, as it was impossible that one man could
work twenty-four boors out of the twenty-four hours and
do justice to the board. _

Kr. Woodhead said : The proper place to refer to the
subject would be the Finance Committee.
Ths Chairman suggested that the surveyor should be
called in, and see what explanation he could give of the
matter.

However, after the surveyor was called in, it was decreed
that the subject should be discussed in private, after the
business of the present board was over.

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

The proceedings of this committee were read, and
embraced the recommendation to pay several accounts.
The Chairman begged to say that, when those accounts
were passed there were only two members of the committee
present, when there should have been three.
Mr. Briscoe wished to know whether there was a
member of the finance on their committee ?
The Chairman : There is net.
The proceedings were then moved, seconded and adopted.