The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-09-07 00:00:00

ST. GEORGE'S HALL

The proceedings of this committee having been read;
and Mr. J. B. LLYOD having intimated he was about to
move a resolution to rescind or alter the resolution of
the council of the 18th of May last, giving an instruction
to the Law Courts Committee to provide accommodation
for the recorder, so that he may hold all future sessions in
one of the new courts, a letter was read from the recorder,
asking the council not to deny him the use of one of the
new courts, and suggesting some plans which might be
adopted, to prevent the holding of sessions interfering
with the works proceeding in the body of the hall. Mr.
Lloyd's resolution was agreed to, it being distinctly un-
derstood that the sessions were to be continued in the
new court, some method to be adopted to exclude the
public from the great hall, so that the workmen should
not be interfered with, a new access being given to the
court.—The proceedings of the Markets' Committee were
confirmed without discussion, as were also the proceed-
ings of the. Educational and Town-hall Establishment
Committees. From the latter it appeared the mayor's
state carriage had been purchased for £450 from Mr.
GAOL COMMITTEE.

From the 'proceedings. of this committee. it appeared
that the late governor, Mr. Duke, was a defaulter to the
amount of £520, and the Town-clerk was directed to pro-
ceed against his sureties. It was also intimated that a
report would be presented as to the system of cash trans-
actions in the gaol. The proceedings were confirmed.

HEALTH COMMITTEE

The proceedings of this commit
mendation to increase the salary of Mr. Wm. M
superintendent of scavengers, from £l3O to £l4B
num , the consideration of which was postponed at the last
monthly Council, pursuant to standing orders ; also a
recommendation to grant permission to the Wavertree
Local Board of Health, on payment of a sum of £lOOO, to

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WATCH COM

The proceedings of this committee contained a letter
from Mr. Venn, written from London, in which he said,
We have completed the taxation of Mr. Watson's bill of
costs, and Mr. Stutter's charges as arbitrator. I give you
the figures as under :
Total amount of bill, and S.'s charges

£951 10 1
532 18 6

Taxed off

Allowed
I offered £55 in satisfaction of Mr. Stutter's bill, but
this was refused, and the taxation insisted upon. The
master allowed him £54 13s. 9d., taking from his hill
£164 4s. 9d. Enfield Fletcher, £9l 193., taken off £65 ;
Philip Parker (Preston), £42 12.. 3d.. taken off, £32 2s.
3d.; Jones, £33 33. 6d., taken off £lB 12s. ; E, Grundy's
bill. £3l Is., taken off £24 3s. ; Mr. Bateman (engineer
of Manchester Waterworks), £59183., taken off £32 9s. ;
Mr. Ayres, £25 3s. 6d., taken off, £l6 16s 64 ; Mr. James
Hardcastla (Bolton), £2l, taken off, £l5 155." The
above were witnesses in an inquiry into the value of some
land belonging to Mr. Andrews, at " Rivington. Mr.
Watson was the solicitor for Mr. Andrews. The proceed-
ings were confirmed,

The proceedings of the Library and Museum and Car
and Coach Committee were then read and confirmed.
The proceedings of the Bath Committee contained a
recommendation to construct sixteen additional private
warm baths at George's Pierhead, at an estimated cost of
£1,300; but, after some discussion, it was suggested this
should be postponed, it being suggested that the Dock
Committee might soon require the site of the baths.
APPOINTMENT OF A NEW MAGISTItATESP CLERK.

A communication was read from the magistrates, in—
forming the Council that Mr. Garnett had been appointed
magistrates' clerk, in the room of Mr. Jamebon, and
recommending that the salary of Mr. J. M. Anderson be
increased from £75 to .£ll.O per annum. To stand over
in pursuance of the standing orders._

IMPROVEMENT OF THE BOROUGH

Mr. SAMUEL HOLME then moved 04
the Improvement Committee to consider ..
plan for the improvement of the borough,
committee be empowered to frame a NI, to '
lsdpopulation
legislative
to the Council, preparatory to an ...- "
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hundredse ent s. ;
aAI ment, in the next session,
poured through thoroughfares which
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absolutely necessary to enable those in authority to widen
the public streets, to open public thoroughfares where
they were imperatively demanded, to pay attention to the
paving and severing of the streets, interference became
and likewise to give
a free access to the town, and the free circulation of air,
without vvhirth it became stagnant, and, consequently,
unhealthy. (Hear.) The Council would not be com-
pelled to adopt their suggestions when the committee
reported to them ; but he must say that Church.st-
had become almost impassable, and
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it be referred to
a Comprehensive
and that the
be submitted
on to Parlia-
to effect the neces-
creased, thousands
were originally in-

for powe

sslty existed
)st crowded thorough-
`* st Derby, Everton,
to be widened, or
have to be made to
lar route obviated.
Jroperty situated in
xe, he pointed out
,e around the out-
localities to-

for relieving the traffic in that no'
fare. As population increased in I
&c., either Church-street would hi
a new and better thoroughfare wou
the Exchange, and the present ell
After referring to a very low class
the immediate vicinity of the Excl
the desirability of a boulevard or dr
skirts of the town, connecting the variot
gether

In conclusion, he assured the Council he had_ no
interest in the improvements he foreshadowed. Ur
TifoluesoN seconded the resolution, which met the
unanimous approval of the Council.

The proceedings terminated at two o'clock