The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-07-03 00:00:00

THE HIGHWAY BOARD.

On Thursday last the annual meeting of the parishioners
was held in St. Nicholas's Church, to receive the accounts of
the Commissioners under the Paving and Sewerage Act for
the past year, and elect Commissioners for the ensuing year :
there were (owing to the coronation, &c.) only twenty-eight
persons present, the Rev. RECTOR CAMPBELL in the chair.
After reading the usual notice, which stated the object of the
meeting, tbe Commissioners' Clerk proceeded to read over the
accounts, when _ _

Mr. W.. BLRKETT rose and said, that he thought it was un-
necessary to read them through, and wished to proceed at
once to the election of the commissioners. __ _

It was thought adyi;able, that they-should be read in the
usual way, winch having been done,
Mr. Thos. BIRKETT said, however, it would be much bet-
ter, if, instead of the commissioners having a balance of about
£7,000 in the bank, (which Leylands would not thank them
for having,) they were to reduce the paving-rates: it would
give more satisfaction to the rate-payers.*
Mr. Ka YE replied, that this was the first year that the pa-
ving account for a number of years had shown a balance to
the credit, except a small balance last year of about £2OO. In
the present case, the balance was something above £2OOO,
and no doubt the commissioners, when they laid the new
tate, would keep this in view. .
Mr. WAI. P. Bushey then said, that he had been intrusted
with the names of a number of gentlemen whom he thought
fully qualified to be elected commissioners for the ensuing
year, and handed in the list to the Chairman, saying, that he
begged to propose them fur election, which was duly se-
conded, when
Mr. RD. JoNes said, that, if the list just handed in were
agreed to, it would deprive the Board of the services of Mr.
Wales, whom he considered to be one of the most useful and
efficient Members, &c. He should, therefore, propose the re-
election of that gentleman.
Mr. KriYh said, that he. had great pleasure in seconding
the nomination of Mr Wales; and, although it was well
known that himself and that gentleman differcu very %.iiletv
:o politics, yet he should nut he doing justice to hint, were
he not to say, that he considered him one of the most inch.•
pendent and disinterested members of the BoSvd, 1%110
devoted his time to the nubile good; and he te.t saw-, toot tf
Mr. Wales was not re-elected, the public would he the sut
ferer. lie would have sa d much more if 11r. Wale,
not present, and should, therefore, conclude I.y secoudici,
Mr Jones's mot ion.
The Itrcyon suggested, that it email te better to proceed
in the usual way, by reading the name of each gentl..nian
separately.
l'he Commissioners' Clerk then read over the following
names of gentleinen vroposed, out of the C,,uncil, viz., MI.
John Holum, Mr, James Lawrence, Mt. Craw:cad Logau,t
Or. Charles Birch, Mr. James Hey wori h.
Mr. John Hot.atEs said, in reference to Mr. Hey worth,
he thought it would be useless -to elect that gentleman. for
iust year he was elected but never attended the Board even
once.

Mr. W. BIRKETT said, his non-attendance was caused hv
a domestic affliction, toe death of his wife, and requested
that his name should remain in the list.

The following members %xerq,then re-elected, viz., Mr.
James Aspiuell, Mr. &maid Johnson, Mr. Edward Gibbon,
hnil Mr. George B. Irlam. • ,
Mr. BUSHEY proposed Mr. Leyland.
Mr. 'IMAM seconded the motion. .

111 r. JONES proposed as an amendment, that Mr. Wales
be re-elected.
Mr. KAYE seconded the motion.

on a show of hands, the amendment was lost.
Mr BUSHBY said, that, as far as he was individually con-
cerned, he had no objection to Mr. Wales, but he had been
intrusted by the Warehouse and Landowners' Association to
propose the list submitted to the meeting, and therefore,
could not, without their consent, withdraw Mr. Leyland's
name. However, there need be no disguise in the matter.
Mr. WaleS was against the interests of the Association, and
they were determined topropose no individual on that Board
who would not oppose the Corporation and Dock Trust in
their application to Parliament for the building of warehouses
on the dock quays. •
Mr. WALES said, he merely wished to say, in reply, that
Mr. Bushby had said that, with reference to himself, (Mr.
W.,) which was not true.
Mr. W. P'RKETT said, he did not think Mr. Wales was
such a perso- as the owners of property and those connected
with building should have on this Board : he thought it was
necessary that a Commissioner should be a man of standing
and stable property in the town, and possessed of good na-
ture and good temper—such a man as would not, on slight
occasions, vex or annoy any one, especially those connected
with building ? He had felt indignant when he saw such
men as Messrs. S. and J. Home, John Johnston, and others,
pulled up, for trifling infringements of the act, when it was
well known that they had stated, over and over again, that
they had no wish to infringe upon the Board's rules, and had
given diiections to their clerks and men always to apply for
permission previous to commencing work; he should, there-
fore, support Mr. Leyland, who was a man of standing, good
property, and the representative of one of the largest pro-
prietaries in the town.
Mr. JOHN HOLMES put it to Mr Birkett, whether it was
worth while going into all this; when
Mr. BIRK ETT said, very warmly, that he would not be put
down by him : if he was Chairman of the Highway Board,
he was not the chairman of this meeting: the Rector was the
chairman. _

The Cu AIRMAN than put the motion from the chair, and
also the amendment, a hen a majority of the 28 persons pre-
sent were in favour of Air. Leyland.
Mr. JONES then demanded a poll.
. _ _

Mr. THOMAS Dovca said, he felt perfectly satisfied, that
his partner, (Mr. Birkett,) in his remarks when seconding
the nomination of Mr. Leyland, did not intend to convey
any thing drensive or personal to Mr. Wales.
Mr. John Kilshaw and Mr. James Gill were elected new
commissioners.

A desultory conversation then ensued as to the propriety of
disturbing the parish by going to a poll, when
Mr. Hsaaotto said, Mr. Wales might thank the present
Corporation for the position in which he now stood, and was
about to proceed, when

The CH AIRM A N stopped him. 1-1,! (the Chairman) thought
t best not to make any allusions, &c.
Mr. Jones ultimately'• withdrew his !notion, demanding a
and Mr. Leyland was declared elected, in the room of
Or. Wales.

Mr. THOMAS 13IRKETT said—Mr. Chairman, I have been
intrusted with a resolution, embodied in the shape of a re-
commendation to the commissioners, to oppose any bill the
corporation or Dotk trustees may apply to parliament for,
for the purpose of building warehouses on the quays of the
doeks. Be was stopped by
The CHAtnmsN informing him, that that meeting could
not entertain the question, and that the Association must
apply to the commissioners on the subject.
Mr. J. Hot.mas then' proposed a vote of thanks to Rector
Campbell for his conduct in the chair, &c.
• Mr. Wales. last year, when the rate was laid, moved a rate of
7d. in the hut the motion was lost.
t Mr. Logan was elected last year, and disqualifiedby non-at.
teudance for six month's. ".

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