Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-07-12 00:00:00

but it must be remarked. titot he had met with a censure-
from the committee. However, whether he was a,f4 person
or not, he ought to have been exposed to the competition of
other 'men. The reason,.hesaid, was, that he thought public
offices should be filled' by public Competitiori: 'The, chairman
of the committee had mentioned his reasons for proposing
him. It was, however, with some degree of pain,
and of very. bittet regret, that he referred .again
to what took place on various occasions, but he would say
that the gentlemen who retired from the markets committee
acted on that occasion in a discreet, judicious, just, and
honourable 'course, and ',he would defy any man to prove
otherwise. He concluded by moving that the appointnient
of Mr. Hutchinson be deferred,
,and that the markets'
committee be reqUested td, advertise in the newspapers in
the usual course for a general superintendent for all the

markets.
Mr. Jeffery said, he believed, when the
_committee
adverti4ed before for a person to fill the office ''nf general
superintendent, there were no less than 1013 applications
received. He wished •to know whether these applications
had received that 'degree of attention to which. they
were entitled' • ..• - a right

to demand ?
applications

and which the app
116' wished to know how many of these
bad been taken out of • the pigeon.h

PIT them"since they wer

)ttld not 'say wh

T Mr. lintehinson was a competent
anything he did know he might be

. ,
perfectly competent.
Mr. Carle said it would be seen from Mr. Jeffery's lan-

that no on

d ability to perform a public' daty out
one was rather surprised to receive c

odruff said they had heard a great deall-from Mr.
Hodson; and Mr. Jeffery ; and lie would like to
Hodson, as chairman of the 'water corn-
e knew of the collectors' books:?: He
isk Mr. Stitt,
:e. how ranch hE

what 1

a member of the I
knew of the books of

'tommittE

:ch of them

venture t

Mr. Hodson
committee.

I have, as chairman of the water

Mr. Woodruff said, he was a member of the
mittee, and he begged to say that Mr. Hudson done nothing
of the kind. The circumstances of the markets' committee
were not at all at present as they were three or four mouths
They say the'necessity for a man to act as superin-
Mr. Jeffery had asked what had

water corn-

tendent of the m

to the last advertisement, but he had to tell Mr. Jeff
the committee had acted according ,to the r
council, in sending them. back '.to the
haie opened them . and examined 'them
zoins: beyond . their duty. With x

whetlier

the men

those who had acted with him's

nit if he vi

liould not be then

buff," he supposed gentlemen - knew emery well what
that meant. .(Laughter.)- The committee thought the
best plan they,eonld adopt-, tb prevent, not only those nui
sauces, but other -nuisances caused by some parties having
keys. to the gardcnsalervaut girls having keys, and taking
in their paramours. (Great latighter.) And other nui-
sances of a somewhat similar description would be, that the
watch committee should be requested to:place the Square
gardens under their management. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Clint was sure the watch committee would be happy
to lendoevery aid in their povver.
The proceedings were then Confirmed.

WATER COMM

. .
The proceedings of this comm
Hodson moved their confirmation.
Mr. Alderman Parker mid he had hrYped

.ttee were rez

and Mr

the chairman

would tell them something respectlo4
He understoOd that a committee had

ihe price of the water

appointed to con-

Sider the matter 'in regard fo the price of the wate7
to the general supply,of manufacturers by metres;
Mr. Hodson said the matter was now under invest

that day

and as

to tell what was dime.
Mr. Beckwith asked whetbn Mr. Duncan had not been
accustomed to take discount off certainnteonhts without

consulting the members of the committee. • "
Mr. Clint also asked a question in reference to the com-
plaints made with respect to the supply of the. fountains
Mr. Anderson said the dock heard was si
that the water committee intended to make a

?repose.

to bct e

Council

a mittee,