The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-04-08 00:00:00

EDUCATION COMMITTIM.

Amongst other imbjects it was recommended that the Irish system
of education should be introduced into the corporation schools. It
was also recommended that the schools should be better ventilated
and improved in other respects, the cost of which would be about
£350.

Mr. Alderman FREME, seconded by Mr. Councillor JAMES LAW-
RENCE, moved that the report be printed and that the consideraon
be adjourned.
Mr. Councillor RATUBONE suggested that that part of the report
respecting the alterations in, the schools should be continued, as for
want of ventildtiori the schools were unhealthy.
Mr. Councillor Jolts CnoPPER merely wished to ask if their hearing
the exp .nse of these alterations would be according to the strict letter
of the law.

The TOWN-CLERK sakiathese were expenses which could only be de•
frayed out of a surplus. (Hear.)

Mr. Alderman FRaME said that he must then persist in his motion

Mr. Councillor SIIEIL said that if there was any object for which
they ought to take upon themselves any proportion of responsibility,
it was for the education of children. (Hear.) There was no subject
which could by possibility be considered of greater importance. He
thought, then, if on a former occabion of a very differeutnature, and
of minor importance, the ingeniiity of the Town-clerk was called into
operation to enable them to expend a certain sum, it would he their
duty to call in his talents to enable them. to lay out money fqr this
purpose.

The TOWN-CLERK said he was decidedly for the application of the
money if was in his power to invent any legal means of granting it.
It would depend on how far the council would anticipate a surplus.
Mr. Councillor LAWRENCE would he happy to second the motion
that the,scbools be ventilated, and if the grant was found.to be illegal,
he should be happy to contribute towards the amount.
1t was then ordered that the report be printed for future discussion,
and that in the meantime the ventilation should be authorised.

TOWN-lIALL ESTABLISIIMENT COMMITTEE.

The committee recommended some new liveries, the requisite or-
ders for which had been given. It also recommended one porter and
two additional women for the kitchen department during the assizes ;
and that some more glass be purchased. Report confirmed.

CONSOLIDATED TOWN-CLERK'S COMMITTEE.

The committee reported that the necessary securities had been given
by the Town-clerk, and that his salary would commence from the 4th
of January last, and his assistant's from the Ist of March. • •
Mr. RADCLIFFE reported that he had resigned his private business.

The committee recommended that for the future the salary of Mr.
Solomon, including the services of Mrs. Solomon, should be £3OO per
annum, with the allowance of rent, coals, and candles, and the anti
room of the Town-hall when not engaged, the salary to be paid quar-
terly. And it was to be understood that all perquisites should be
abolished henceforth, and that a card of admission should be substi-
tuted, on which was to be printed" no emolument to be given." The
Town-hall to be opened for the inspection of visitors and strangers
on an order signed by the Mayor, the Treasurer, or his clerk, the same
to be obtained at the Treasurer's-office.—Resolved that the salary of
the billet-master be continued at £lOO.
The MAYOR then announced that the office of treasurer was vacant,
and that a successor would be appointed at the next council meeting
on the 2d of May. The proceedings of the committee were then con-
firmed.