Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-10 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL

The adj( timed meeting of the Council was held in the
Town Hall, at eleven o'clock yesterday, the Mayor,
Francis Ehe.nd, Es 3 , in the chair. Some time elapsed
before a sufficient number of members arrived to form a
Council.

The MAYOR said the first basinegs was the confirmation
of the proceeding 3 of the Water Ccmmi►teee, including
the amendment proposed the la3t day by Mr. Aikin,
and adopted by Mr. Alderman Cooper.
The proceedings were confirmed without any remark.
HACKNEY CARRIAGES' COMMITTEE.

Mr. WooreteFr moved the confirmation of the proceed-
ings. He said, he was again in the unfortunate position
of not having a sufficient number of the Council present
to allow of the bye laws and regulations being passed.
He could only repeat what he had had to soy before that
very great inconvenience was caused by these bye-laws not
being pasted. They had not sufficient accommodation now
for cabs for the legalizdd stands and the New Landing
Stage, and many mixer inconveniences were caused from
the want c f having the bye-laws passed. The absentees
from the Council must therefore be considered as obstr,,c-
tives to the public business, and the publid °nett to know
who the gentlemen were who thus undertook a public duty
and made the public t) suffer because of their neglect.
(Hear, hear.) He would have to ask the Mayor to call a
special meeting of the Council to pass these bye laws on
an early day. He had waited six months' and could not
get a sufficient number of the Council.
The pr)ceedirgi were then confirmed, the bye-laws
again etauding over.

BATCI3 AND WASIMOURES.

The proceedings contained the following er from
3Er. Andrew Clarke, superintendent of the Cornwallis-
street Baths, resigning his situation, and also that of his
daughter, as matron, and recommendation of the committee
that such resignations b accepted. Recommendation to
appoint Mr. David Morris and wife, snperinten ient and
matron of the Pier-head Baths, to the like offices at the
-Cornwallis st-eet Baths, a; a salary of £l6O per annum
for Mr. Morris, and 164. per week for his wife, being the
same salaries as heretofore ,paid at the last named estab-
lishreeet. Recommendation to appoint John C arkson
and wile, superintendent end matron of the Paul-street
-establishment, to the I ke offices at the Pier head Baths,
at the salary of £l2O per annum for Mr. Clarkson, and
15a per week far his wife, being the same as heretofore
paid at the last-named establishment. Recommendation
to appoint William Gerratt and wife, superintendent and
matron of the Frederick-street Washbonses, to the like
offices at the Paul-street establishment, at the salary of
.Rl3O per annum for their joint services, being the same as
heretofore paid at the last-named place.
Mr. Waosreer, in moving that the resignation of Mr.
Clarke and his daughter be accepted, said Mr. Clarke had
be n superintendent of the baths for fifteen years ; first at
Frederick-street, then at Paul-street, and finally at Corn-
wallis-st eet. His health was on the decline, and he was
compelled reluctantly to give up his situation. His daughter
also desired to give up her situation as matron. Mr. Clarke
had been a provident man, had saved a little money, and
he (Mr. Wagstaff) believed it was his intention to retire to
his native place (Watrenpoint), there to spend the remain-
der of his days.
Mr. Alderman COOPER seconded the motion for the
acceptance of the resignations.
Mr. HODSON, in confirmation of the remarks made by
Ildr. Wagstaff, said it was a source of pleasure to him to
have known Mr. Clarke during a great number of years,
and upon his retiring from offile, he could say that he
believed him to be a man who bad done his duty faithfully
to the Corporation of Liverpo .1. (Hear, hear) His
wife lost her life mainly, he believed, through her exertions
in the Paul-street Baths, and he had also lost a daughter
His health was fast declining, and there could be little
rem to doubt that Mr. Clarke, whatever might have been
his failings, and he had a few, had been a very faithful and
good servant for a great number of years, and that a great
deal of his ill-heal h was owing to the exertions which
he had used in making the baths so serviceable. (Hear,
'hear.)
The resignations were then accepted.
The other recommenda.ions, involving salaries, were, on
the advice of the Deputy Tawn Clerk, allowed to stand
over until the next meeting, in accordance with the rule
referring to increased salaries.
31r. Alderman PARKER complained, that the water was
so foul in the Paul-street baths, that boys would not bathe
there.
Mr. WAGSTAFF said he could fully confirm the statement.
It was supplied with water half-and-half, and it was more
like the colour of treac!e-beer than anyling else. If the
:colouring matter mid be taken out of the Rivington
water, it would be then fit to bathe io, but it was not so at
the present moment.
In reference to these proceedings, a memorial was read
signed by a large number of inhabitants of the central part
of the town, prayir g that baths might be constructed upon
the site of the Gill-street market.
M. JEFFERY moved that the memorial be referred to the
Baths and the Market Committees combine.).
Mr. TINNE thought, as sites had been already selected,
to entertain the memorial would be only deceiving parties
out of doors.

Mr. WOODRUFF, and other gentlemen, supported Mr.
Jeffery's propolat, which was fivally agred to.
The general proceedit ga were then c_nfirmed.

QUI COMMITTEE

The proceedings of this committee contained the follow-
ing:—Recommendation to appoint Thomas Williams, at
present porter, as assistant inspector, at the wages of -El
per week, with clothing, and also to appoint a porter in the
place of Williams, at the wages of 181. par week, with
clothing.

Mr. krrentw said it would be seen by the minutes of
the precoedings that the Gas Committee found it necessary
to provide apparatus for the purpose of testing something
like 60 or 70 meters per day. Their present appliances
would not go farther than 25 or 30. They had done as
many as 32, but that was the greatest number which
their present appliances would afford. The committee
therefore proposed to avail themselves of a resolution
passed some time ago,-to appoint an assistant inspector for
the purpose of assisting the inspector in testing meters at
his office. The porter who had hitherto been employed
had been taught by the inspector, so that he was now
perfectly competent to undertake the duties which the
committee proposed to assign to him. He could now
speak confidently of the result of the committee's labour?.
Since the time when the office was opened far teeing
meters', is was found to be self-supporting, while the com-
mittee were only p3rforming halt the work which they
were called upon to perform. When the assistant was
appointed, they would be able to test about 70 meters a
day, which, at n average of 63 each, would give 35a a
clay, far more than the cost which the office entailed upon
the Council.
Tao prozeedings were then confirmed.

BiRKENREAD DOCK COMMITTEE

Mr. Jong Sezwear, in moving the confirmation of the
hroceedings, said the Council would, he hoped, be pleated to
ear that they would be only for a very short time troubled
with those proceedings for the future. Perhaps the most
satiefactcry part of the new Act of Parliament was the
part upon which, at all events, he might congratulate
the Council, was thit by which the Birken-
head docks would pass away from that Corporation,
and all their interference with that property would cea.e.
(Hear, hear.) He only wished that the tran.4er of the
Liverpool docks at the Liverpool side would be as satis-
factory, and he sine rely hoped ihat the wishes of its
promoters might be realised, for he was one of those who
thought it
*would be most fortunate fur the commercial
world, fortuna`e for the town, and fortunate for all parties
concerned, if there had been that connexion still kept up
between the docks and the CorpoiatiOn which he believed
to have been of mutual advantage, and which was now
about to be speedily closed. (Meer, hear )
Mr. CLINT, in seconding the moticn, begged to be al-
lowed to bear his testimony to the very great service
which the chairman of the committee had rendered during
the last session of Parliament. (Hear, hear.) He could
bear witness to the great exertions which that gentlemen
had made while at great personal inconvenience, re-
maining in London ; aryl the amonnt of solicitude
and earnest labour he ha I given to the very
important duties. (Hear, hear.) No doubt every member
of the cemerittee felt the deep responsibility which was
laid upon them all durit g the progress of the important
aierciations which had led to what he hoped would be
considered a satisfactory conclusion; but he houg'lt the
chairman most especially felt the responsible position in
which the Council had placed him, and had shown himself
fully equal to the duties and the responsibilities of that
most momentous emergency. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Stewart
had very often shown himself to be in some meet:tire a sort
of Nestor to the Council. He had always assisted the
Council with very excellent advice, and with the sagacity
which belonged to him ; and now that he and his colleagues
had brought that very important business to a termination,
be (Mr. Clint) hoped the Council would have the pleasure
of seeing him in that room for many years yet, siding to
conduct its business with that sagacity and great intelli-
gence which so much distinguished him. (Hear, hear.)
The proceedings were canfirrned.
Mr, CL,ST then moved that a vote of thanks be passed
by the Council to Mr. Stewart for the services he had
rendered.
Mr. KITCHEN seconded the motidn, remarking that, at
the same time, he thought all the other gentlemen who