The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-03-23 00:00:00

LOCAL MEETINGS.

WALTON VESTRY. —An adjourned meeting of the
Walton Vestry was held in the Parish Church, on Thurs-
day, the Vicar in the chair. The resolution of the last
meeting having been read, it was resolved, " That the
offer made by Mr. Rigg, Principal of the Training College,
Chester, of a temporary master, be accepted, with a view
of obtaining from the same institution a suitable person to
fill the office permanently."
HEALTH OF TOWNS ASSOCIATION.—On Tuesday last,
a district meeting was held in the upper room of the
South Church of England School, Cornwallis-street. Mr.
H. G. Harbord, surgeon, delivered the lecture. The
room was well filled by an attentive auditory ; the Rev.
H. H. Higgins occupied the chair; and the meeting was
afterwards addressed by Dr. Sutherland and the Rev. W.
Bevan. A petition was adopted, and signed by the chair-
man on beheld of the meeting, praying the legislature to
adopt measures for the improvement of the sanatory con-
dition of the working classes throughout the kingdom.
MEETING OF RATE-PAYERS AT LISCARD.—On Thurs-
day evening, a meeting of the rate-payers of this township
was held at the Queen's Arms, for the purpose of electing
overseers, &c. A letter was read from Mr. T. Bell, who
had served the office of deputy overseer for the last six-
teen years, tendering his resignation on account of ill
health. It was accepted, and a vote of thanks and con-
dolence passed to him. Mr. W. Peers also tendered his
resignation as overseer. The names of ten persons were
then proposed to the meeting, and it was agreed that they
should be submitted for the approval of the magistrates
in the usual form. Thanks were voted to Mr. Reeves for
the very efficient manner in which he had discharged the
duties of overseer for so long a period.
WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—The usual weekly meet-
ing of the board was held on Wednesday at the Union
Workhouse. A letter was read from the Poor-law Com-
missioners, sanctioning the increase of Mr. Parnell's sa-
lary, the assistant overseer for Kirkdale, from £7O to £lOO
per annum. A third letter was also submitted, in which
it was stated that the commissioners had no objection to
the appointment of T. W. Christie, as vaccinating sur-
geon for the rural district of the township of West Derby,
but they requested that the draft of the contract between
that gentleman and the guardians might be forwarded to
them for inspection, as well as the other draft contracts
with the vaccinators for Toxteth-park. Mr. Smith moved
the re-appointment of Mr. Greatrex as one of the district
medical officers of the municipal district of West Derby,
and after some discussion it was agreed to defer the mat-
ter for a week. A letter having been received from the
Poor-law Commissioners, (read at the previous meeting,)
requiring the reasons for an increase in the salary of Mr.
Chalmers, medical officer for the township of Everton,
Mr. Shaw proposed a resolution embodying the grounds
for such advance, which he wished to be included in a
letter about to be forwarded by the clerk, giving informa-
tion on the subject. The grounds stated by Mr. Shaw
were the increase of population in the Everton township,
and also that Mr. Chalmers was not paid proportionately
with the officers holding similar officers in Toxteth-park.
MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE.—On Thursday,
the usual weekly meeting of the Dock Committee was
held at Revenue-buildings. Mr. Bramley-Moore occupied
the chair. The following members were present
Messrs. Nicol, Molyneux, Middleton, Chilton, Wood,
Mann, Aikin, Lockett, Rankin, Royden, Tabin, Kendall,
and Sanders. A shed was ordered to be erected on the
west quay of Salthouse Dock at the estimated cost of
£2,000. John Richards, the gatemen at the Albert Dock,
was ordered to be dismissed, he having been absent a
week, and reported drunk, and taken to bridewell. A
letter was read from the surveyor about producing gas at
the graving dock, and giving it :as his opinion that the
production of the gas would be more expensive, and less
effective than torches. The agent for the Dundee traders
complained of a want of protection to the goods landed
on the quay when the wind is from E. and S.E. The
complaint was referred to the committee of works. A •
letter was read from Mr. Worthington, the dock solicitor,
in which he acknowledged the honour of having been ap-
pointed a permanent officer of the dock trust, and pro-
mised that he would devote his time exclusively to the
dock business. He promised to do so zealously and with
unremitting assiduity, as long as his state of health would
permit. A letter of complaint from Messrs. Hugh Moll-
roy and Co. was referred to the harbour masters' com-
mittee. A letter from Mr. John Grantham was referred
to the committee of works. It had reference to the run-
ning of steamers along the line of docks and across to
Cheshire, and suggesting that a flight of steps for this
accommodation be made at the north end of the docks.
The financial businesS was then transacted, and the com-
mittee adjourned.