The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-09-20 00:00:00

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WATER COMMITTE
.ceedings comprised a
Mr. Jo
..-oars and works, distinguishe
Aso a recommendatif,-.

termine the contract

struction of re

tit
1 to comply "1 111(1'5
to the

rid Cailows.

'
11ld
• erred to in the specification,f
to accept the tender of Mr. Thomas DOCIVra for the el
tion of those works

their tender for layir

works therewith, as

the main p

A long conversation ensued with regard to the
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progress of the works, and the blunders that bad nd
4' in the course of which Mr. BENOTT
..e really thought that even now, at the elere‘A.
hour, it would be highly desirable to stop the unclerw
ing—it was only conferring; an enormous advantage 4
the millowners, at an enormous expense and risk to the
Mr. Bennett intimated
.epare a motion upon the subject o
The recommendation, after a 11

committee

)00l Cor

•orate Estate

pending the works,

ile re'
Mr. HOLT then moved a resolution, sancLioning t
lease of Messrs. Holland and Calloway from theiriock,
for pipes, and the acceptance of the contract of 31r•
Docwra. It was elicited in the discussion which th_i". d
posal caused, that the difference between the tetlas7o-,,
Messrs. Holland and Calloway, and Mr. Thomils 9°c„
contract was about £B,OOO or £lO,OOO, though ele'as" 005
that addition, Mr. Holt explained, the amount w `jr,
larger than the original estimate of the commietteeiarthe
BENNETT moved adirect negative, but after of tile
discussion withdrew his motion. The proecedin6'
Water Committee were then confirmed.

as confirmed

VIE LIBRARY AND lIITSED7.I. ref
The proceedings of this committee having Der,, .be
Mr. PICTON remarked that the Council WO'', IV'
to hear of the handsome donation presented by ‘llgsble
East India Company, consisting of some. very
ts. At present they could not clisplaY
e, owing- to their want of space, but thi3
,ttey:
when: they had a better place for thee'
tion. The arrangements for opening the lender x 145,
at the North and South Corporation Schools warevroo
complete, and would. be opened with probably 20°°ts, 06(
in each library. They were making arrangers of
with the second masters of the schools to takeol'44
to
the libraries for the present. It was intended at tIO
trY
open them only on two evenings in the week, and 29 r
experiment upon a small scale, until they Ws' it to
perly appreciated by the public; and in order 111,5°t
what difficulties presented themselves, and in 105 lite
they were to conduct operations, so as to render theyA
ries most suitable to the artisan classes of the town' ,010
bably in the course of a month or six weeks, tbeY,eo
be able to open these institutions, in which be .17'ttest,
number of the members of the Council felt a warm ill
The proceedings were confirmed.
The resolutions of the Hackney Coach, &C., -aul_.„-litteel
were .confirmed, as were those of the Baths' Cow'-,014
except that portion .in which the Dock Connnittetforill
interested, and which was left over, on the explana,o
the MAYOR, that Mr. Turner and the members

ulvantag

on the annual survey.
The Coroner's account, £37 7d., was passed.

ST. GEORGES HALL. inijOg
A letter was read from Mr.'
H. Booth, colliP"riperge
inattention to his former remonstrance about St.,-
Hall. t ti/e
Mr. PARKER moved the reference of the letter
St. George's Hall committee. the st;
Mr. PICTON was present, as a member of „ detl
George's Hall Committee, when tl* discussion ettogb"
took place, and, so far as he recollected, Mr. Booth ui
forward no plan. He made objections to the pres,,'beio.
but, when asked very naturally by Mr. Cockerell
come prepared with any other plan, and whether
taking the position of a professional man and was Perebot
to define his plans thoroughly, he said " .1-.C°; ts ft%
merely made his objections, and threw out his 11114
Mr. Cockerell and the committee to make what Ths:tbipg
pleased of. " Then," said Mr. Cockerell, " I have ilote
to say upon the subject." The question was gol'e fooll
the committee themselves to some extent, and it
that there were really such difficulties, practicallY sr-re tir
in the way, that unless they had something befeh,ty9
far more definite than the suggestions of Mr. Beet
could' not entertain it at all.
private be
Mr: STEWART said he did not see that a s'i
man, interested in the welfare of the town, ti,Wwai
called upon to employ an architect in a case like dutirrej
der review ; and he even thought that it was the efts'
the St. George's-hall Committee, if the matter wasireoco"
to them, to direct Mr. Cockerell to prepare a ske,tety
ing the effect of the improvements suggeste:tructioilii
Booth.—The letter was referred with special W-„,„oplu
A memorial in favour of illuminating the -1-`'
clock was referred to the Finance Committee. _