The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-05 00:00:00

of the council at present, but content myself with merely
,sieving the confirmation.
..Mr. Earle : I beg leave to second the motion.
Mr. n Alderman Parker said he rose to offer no obstruction to
1•'1e proceedings which referred to the usual work and details
ofs the committee. But the committee had on the present
I;lieaastiieens thought proper to verify themselves with proof of the
of water in various parts of the country, which he
tittl not think had anything at all to do with the qnestion.
thought the only honest man among the whole lot was
"t• Taylor, for he made use of the words " rank quackery,"
Which he (Mr. Parker) thought might be applied to nine
tenths of the ana'ysis. Dr. Taylor did more—he admitted
that there was discoloration in the water, and told them by
that means it might be in some way partially removed, but
dTaylor did not tell them what he (Mr. Parker) could
iecthem, that by heating the discoloured water, the
''ecleeration increased tenfold. At Paul street baths that
morning
there were 2 fret of water turned on cold into one
tt: the b Wis. It was discoloured, certainly ; but when the
ttmtPerature was increased to 80°, the bottom of the bath,
" white tiles, could not be seen. The water more
resembled the colour of weak coffee than any water he ever
a
no stnY where else. Now, this was a fact which required
'e'rned doctors to prove it. He invited the
esuocil
t t') go to the baths, and if his words were
and,verified he would forfeit his existence. (Hear, hear,
he ,aglg,hter.) Two feet and a half deep, and at 80 degrees
reed—e`i aoy one to say whether the bottom was white
mar le or black nimble, it was so perfectly discoloured. He
;Itereeeived an extraordinary document, sent to him as a
reee. consumer, part fa Thich he would take the liberty of
th'eltlig to the council, a'which perhaps, the chairman of
ata committee would explain. It was dated the 27da of
vetuarY,• They had all heard Mr. Holme's speeches, in
hete,' ae declared that the water should not be dribbled
" -drerpool by thousands of gallons, but should flew in
• teats, .
nee tt making fountains play in all the squares, and. wash-
Iftt„t"er3' stre •t, as in these continental towns on which Mr.
mite so often descanted. Well, the chairman of.the corn-
of titee net call upon the town to rejoice, and have a day
at„ti'Ktftiving. A small quantity of dark, discoloured
Hater was brought in, spoiling our own supply, and without
a lictOttie'' being given. He thought they should have had
m Jtay to celebrate it.
1 lute
Cooper •We will have one. (Hear, hear, and
'lguter.)
esalitr• Parker said he was not opposed to the supply of
'water' but he thought he had a right to object to their pure
being exchanged for discoloured impure water.
did a- ,was a jug of the latter now in the next room. Ile
bat ti°' think much of it was dam —the wine was all gone,
was 4 jog of water remained ; and they could see that it
did
not doubt
at the present moment. (Laughter.) He
dollObolad t doubt that it was perfectly safe ; but he thought
e would would like to drink it. (Laughter.) The.
ehautent to which he had alluded he would ask the chair-
ehan to
„ explain The character of the water will he
larw'4,e, greatly from hard water to soft. Notice has been
adeaett`ed to you, that yon may avail yourself of all the
to he agee, and make such arrangements as appear to you
Iv_ necessary." That was what he called a very Irish
hat of prating the thing. "You may take your choice,
of drink Must have what I give you." (Laughter) Instead
pelleatlog the pure limestone water, they would be corn •
0 ride in future, water adulterated in whateverf
the committee chose to give it. In some parts o
tolerabletPtrlt s:ttin
it teat quite impure, while in other parts it was
allowY Passable. In the Soho district, they were not yet
bet led With it, A specimen of the water was there
ore the
tar them.
kr' eooper : Do you call that discoloured water?
ettea,tiParker said if it were put on the depth of 2-is feet, it
ha a: seen appear discoloured. As a brewer, he did not
netthe
to say that if that discoloured water were introduced
e detuerthtown, the quality of the ale must be greatly
ttacthiorated. (Hear. hear, and laughter.) Other menu-
its factures
wouldwuld be affected also, to a certain extent. For
mayor a well' of pure andstone water ; and if the
decd
, Or
any member of the council, were disposed to
(Laughter.
he should be free whenever be liked to come.
shouldteatelaer. Re demanded why 45 million gallons of pure
be thrown away. He had been accused of
"s'stencY because he voted with the water committee
on the last da
thouktit they Zen(' he
opposed them now. So long as
The not ' encouragement, he encouraged them.
.nitithateerteure, before the council was one which might be
irweiire in a
the, raaorted to, but he did nut think that at present
,aesition to adopt it.
4ellor -ad to differ decidedly in opinion with his
"Pdectea • eee.
had or
Mr. certainly,
Parker. That gentlemen,
sa;
ta lona but he thought he
tmight.n
g experience ot'.%rewitig;
brew-7a" he himself had evj'n g longer
rg and distilling. He h: experiencen übpowial r s
Livof
er Yea,rs, and had paid greatda ejtopaertio the qitality of
ell,rijo°l Water mmy years. Hisbe'fl/41 9uae had tried many
etelerable expense in
/tettiu meets, and had been at cone
cistern, and they
tpanß.larat
5, quantities of rain water in a
hi_Or it
'nun superior to the supply from' th.en sandstone
meats (gear, hear.) They had also tried Oat y. espri-
t! With distilled water, and distilled many
114lIons, and fund it very much superior to
thousands
the red
Ile ht°ne grit water, which had been supplied in Liyet•O?o
itnietade very great pleasure in saying that he anticipa tot
tettvalvantage to the trade generally in every branch ot
la,d facture from the Rivington water. (Flear. hear.) He
bretrid considerable attention to its quality, had been
thet tg a number of times from it, and he felt convinced
v sr.
would give every satisfaction to the inhabitants of
Meer, hear.)
ttetei2eadfrey could only say, in answer to what Mr. Mellor
lyttt . that several brevets called upon him to say the
their Iltaliarted something to their beer very detrimental to
inhtilaterests. He did not say it imparted anything
stated us to health, bat it so affected the beer that oae party
htthad ,e would have to give up his business altogether if
Ala ) use that water. He recommended him to go to
11;t1 7,l4ricall'ask hime
and t let him have well water. For
irtdelike Mr. Parker, he had a well of his own—be was
oretPeetn.lent of. the cog oration, and he wished all other
snelit, Were in the same position. He put a question tothe
ini:Vakaf the committee the previous day—whether alt
Loa rwabltants were receiving the Rivington water ? and
111 (ritt,e, Certainly not; only a portion of the inhabitants
'4410r tnantlfaeturers are receiving it." Perhaps Mr.
‘111t: tout`as one of these who were not receiving it. All the
tvitete n,!ls4ilas, portion of Toxteth Park, akd Birkdale
..e`totilL reeetving it. He did not know whether lie
whieC, order if he were now to move the resolution
rvr had giteen notice. (Cries of No, no.) .
the • Aldet
man Bennett : I object to the proceedings of
yard in them
-thitrant`t would prevent
erslatietruttee being confirmed to-day, because their cons
Lone from entering upon the subjects
At Ott time when the resolutioes of
very t'it4er and Mr. Godfrey ame before the council, I have
raati "ungt reas • rey
comment at least should be
INte upon
thmons to give why •
'tere4' Benner if at ttot late hour the debate
bare Proet t suggested, that
would
!Jet etled with, the observations of gentlemen
Bee 'ea He, therefore,
e levett to with great impatiene: r
1, ea ,
adjournment. (Cries of 1 hear," and
.I`tlrt
ernih d to an adjournment.
he c °ugh strongly objected
duties, •
to touts there to discharge certainf and not to
4Peeehea upon the water question, o
'which they
aftrthettY heard quite enough.
*out 'ftaetwith, it
the debate were proceed
etn eertn, , said, if
let TalY spin out for an hour or two. If the
ei 11,4 uld allow the proceedings to remain as they were,
the
an adjournment. Woul-
,tor4aaa
allow itttion tpo,
s to remain as they were, and
ellOe them at meeting.the next (Cries of lc ,No, no,"
lhkf°ll'" " Adjourn,"el'ex
ttr,oand confusion.)
.
ittle goes 1118 pie random discussion, a division was taken :upon
26 a (1, of adjournment, when there appeared 21 for
lfr bgainat.
et: t"tianett Ile said : Very
ft Pait then resumed his address.
°-• uaVe b k h ater company to obtain
sa, ever een ta en e w
-t 8 Y Place to which they could make application,
at 4 Mount
of hc
the eel • Support in furtherance of their own views ;
e, repo indeed is the information they can
derive from
"s
Its Which receivedf m different parts of
'the e"htrthey have from
' Parties• In the first place, let me tell the council that
ee,,
have
to " in al "una whom the in formation has been asked
water 41poy trioSt ever tame the directors of the .
Dv, tea 0,, save
'e:Ne th watch they gave us reports. ,
Now how is it
• ^tie at We these
it • tnencould expect to receive from any of
c_
.1)1z their .4 letter condemning the supply of water whit la
ttat',Posib!tite'rest to maintain and support. (Hear, hear).
ee?, any of those parties had written to us as a
tlleii;"nlittel for some information, should we have
eit..'ertton as 2 water committee, that we considered the
°Calve !titer poisonous and unfit fur use ? Should we
vointtnlth, at,en eveey means in our power, within the limits
11:eaor,le make out that our water was a good and
ei4) prsuPPly for the inhabitants of the town. ([fear,
the Upon one tow we are told that the action is de-
OCt tw" leadextent, but not what
c°4Bider to a small
bet at be very injurious. By another. we
lea 'ow 'a, at first they had lead cisterns,
a• th.v
etat onesa were disused. In another we are told that
et, elneet .re used, but that they are tinned. Almost every
etiter an 1,8 qualified bysomething condemnatory of the
`rti 'PPIY
thee -"ed Nth.: ow can we wonder at t
into gee we consider how water gathered from water
vegttnl,.tro°insis generally collected ? What is the
't"3ll. au " BuPPly but a quantity of ditch water.
erateteittin (I bear, hear.) Yes, what is it but a large
Nies' cf of ditch tviter ? There are are about 10,000
i 8 r sheJs there upon which the rain of Heaven
teatte hioted to collect in lakes at the foot of a certain
ehil are ,tunlus• These hills contain an active population
aitrehts, erells; there is the town of Rieington, with its
ae,,Res le aPels, and schools. There ere are the different
attered abfarmsteads
eir pia_ . out. There are about 16
ask! %hin 6-'5 their sheep, and their cattle, theirhorses,
ed the:4ls their stables, and their pigstyes.
taßlneer Yesterday how many sheep he thought