Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-06-02 00:00:00

a rental fora lease

did not object to the referring

to•the committee.
The general proceedings of the committee were then

confirm-

WATCH COMMITT

Theproceedings of this committee were read, but contained

nothing of any importance.
Mr. Clint moved that they be confirmed,
agreed to without opposition.

which wa!

HEALTH COMMITTEE

The proceedings of this committee contained the
following : Recommendation to adopt certain parts of the
Local Government Act, 1853, comprised in sections 32 and
34 thereof. Recommendation to ma:_
alterations in the treasurer's department, consp(
death of Mr. Widdows, late col'

e the following
pent on the
tor of sanitary and other

rates :-1. To appoint Mr. James Rogers, at present a clerk
at £lOO per annum, as collector on the lowest scale of
salary, namely, £l5O per annum, 2. To increase the
salary of Mr. James B. Tyrer, from £7O to £B5 per annum.
3. To appoint Mr. M'Kay to fill Mr. Tyrer's situation, and
increase his salary from £65 to £7o' per annum. 4. To
appoint Mr. Joseph VT. Cooke as junior clerk, at £6O per

Some discussion took place upon the first recommen-
, .nil Mr A 1 d nrman Dover nronosed for

confirmation

Mr. Picton and other gentlemen urged that they had not
had an opportunity of making themselves acquainted with
the sections of the act referred to. Mr. Dover offered to
allow the question to be postponed for a month, but Mr.
Gladstone objected to this course, urging that buildings of
a dangerous character were being erected, over which at
present the committee had no control. The Town-clerk
explained that the committee only sought power to obtain
certain sections of the act which would enable them to make
bye-laws to control certain modes of building, certain
obstructions &c. When this power has been obtained,
the committee must prepare bye-laws, which would have to
come before the council for consider.
With this explanation the recommendation of the committee
was allowed to pass.
Mr. Dover stated that the recommendations with regard
to increase of salaries must be allowed to remain over for a
month, in accordance with the standing orders.
Mr. Deirer said he had to move the following resolution,
which had been put into his hand :--"That it is now of im-
portance to the interests of the town, that proceedings be
taken, with.the least possible delay, towards erecting the
public offices in Dale-street, which cannot be done until the
Government has given a decided answer respecting the land
offered to them for a post-office ; that the Mayor be re-
quested to apply at once to the proper authorities, to ascer-
tain the quantity of land that will be taken as a site for a
post-office, its position on the plan, and whether the proposed
site be agreed to ; and in case a reply be not speedily
received, the health committee be authorised to send a
deputation to the Government on the subject." The prin-
cipal reason he had for moving the resolution, was the
unsteadiness of the present Government—as the Govern-,
ments of the present day were very unsteady—and he
thought the council would see that there should be no
objection.

ion and sanction

Beckwith seconded the resolutions, which were

passed