The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-08-28 00:00:00

LOCAL MEETINGS.

WEST DERBY GUARDIANS, WEDNESDAY.—Letters
were read from the Rev. Thomas Moore, accepting the
office of chaplain to the Workhouse ; from Mr. Peers, re-
signing his office of committeeman of the Fever Hospital
and Workhouse; from Mr. Walker, resigning his guar-
dianship of the township of West Derby, because he dis-
approved of the principle now acted upon, " that members
of Boards of Guardians can elect each other to places of
emolument ;" and from the Rev. Hugh Montgomery
Moore, sendng in a claim for three months and twenty-
one days' salary, as chaplain to the Workhouse. A com-
mittee was appointed to inquire into some inattention to
and dereliction of duty on the part of Mr. Gilmour, one of
the medical officers for Toxteth-park.
Ho USEOWNERSY GUARDIAN SOCIETY.—On Tuesday
evening last, a meeting was held at the house of Mr.
Thomas, Golden Lion, Scotland-road, for the purpose of
forming a northern branch of the Houseowners' Guardian
Society. Mr. William Duckworth was called upon to
preside, and stated the object of the society to be to pro-
tect the members against bad tenants, such as those who
removed frequently from house to house, contriving con-
tinually to live rent-free, to protect themselves from
unequal and unnecessary local taxation, and to be pre-
pared to resist any attempt to lay the taxes on the owners
of one class of property, unless every species of property
was fairly taxed. Another object was to secure a plentiful
supply of water at the lowest possible rates, and to resist
any threatened attempt of the Water Committee to over-
rate the present expense, and to defend themselves from
any undue interference of the local authorities.
UNITED GASLIGHT COMPANY.—The half-yearly meet-
ing was held on Tuesday, Mr. William Fosbery in the
chair. The net profits of the year were £35,556 Is. ld. ;
a dividend for the half-year at the rate of £4 10s. on each
£lOO share and £1 2s. 6d. on each £25 share was recom-
mended. There being only £16,488 Bs. Od. of profits now
applicable to the payment of the dividend, it was recom-
mended that the balance of the reserve fund should be
applied to this purpose. Although the consumption of
gas had been checked by the depression of trade, there is
now a progressive increase in the company's rental. It
was recommended that 940 £25 shares should be sold by
auction. The report was adopted, excepting that part
which related to the sale of shares ; but an instruction was
given to sell the shares, with a discretionary power as to
the time, and with liberty to the directors to borrow
£65,000, should they deem it expedient to do so. The
dividend recommended was declared.

SELECT VESTRY.-At the meeting on Tuesday a long
report from Dr. Sutherland was read, on the measures
required in conformity with the regulations of the General
Board of Health for the relief of cholera. It mentioned
as one of the most important facts in the local history of
the epipemic, that about forty per cent of the deaths from
cholera had occurred in houses in which more than one
person had died of the disease; referring chiefly, for the
cause of this fact, to the over crowding of the population,
and recommending the establishment, in a healthy neigh-
bourhood. of a house of refuge, into which infected fami-
lies should be removed till their own dwellings were
thoroughly lime-washed and dried. Another important
fact was stated to be, that a large proportion of cholera
cases were preceeed by premonitory diarrhoea, while a
good deal of diarrhcea was also prevalent in the affected
districts. The preventive measures recommended in this
case were open dispensaries and house to house visitation.
It was also remarked, that usually, in an advanced state
of the epidemic, a considerable increase took place in the
cases of diarrhcea, many of which did not appear to in-
volve danger so immediate as at present existed. Should
such a period arrive in Liverpool, Dr. Sutherland was of
opinion that a well.trained body of lay visitors, to seek
out the cases, might be advantageously employed. There
were other points embodied in the report, which will be
understood from the subsequent remarks of Mr. Harbord,
who stated, that Dr. Duncan had been appointed super-
intendent of the medical staff, without any extra remu-
neration ; that the thirteen medical officers, the regular
staff of the parish, were to receive .£2 10s. per week
each, in addition to their usual emoluments ; that ten
assistants had been engaged at £2 per week each ; and
twenty house to house medical visitors at £3 3s. ; with
other appointments at the different dispensaries and hos-
pitals. In round numbers their present staff must cost
at the rate of £9OOO or £lO,OOO a year. He made this
statement in order to let the public know what expense
the parish was incurring, in order to relieve the sufferers
from cholera, and to prevent its spreading. Some con-
versation took place on the subject of the report, and the
proceedings were ultimately confirmed.

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