The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-10-09 00:00:00

LOCAL MEETINGS.

SELECT VESTRY,—The business on Tuesday was very
unimportant. Mr. Woodruff resigned his seat at the
board, and Mr. Earle flung several sarcasms at the depu-
tation to the Lords of the Treasury, which those gentle-
men treated with becoming indifference.
SCOTLAND WARD.—At a meeting of the electors on
Tuesday it was determined to oppose the re-election of
of Mr. James Holme. The chair was taken by Mr.
Smethurst, and the following candidates were proposed :
Mr. Raymond Houghton, Mr. W. Roxburgh, Mr. Ewd.
Ford North, Mr. W. Nicholson, and Mr. John Dickinson.
A resolution was passed to support a gentleman opposed
to the Pike scheme, and favourable to the rating of the
docks, and a committee was appointed to find one.
BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS•—At the monthly
meeting on Tuesday it was ordered that all occupiers
rated above £5O who had not paid their rates should be
summoned.—The receipts by the night boats are £5 16s.
per week, rather more than pays the expenses.—Mr. Fox
asked permission to place a person for one night on the
pier, at his own expense, to count the number of persons
who came over. His idea was that there were not more
than two in each boat after one o'clock. Permission to
do so was granted, and a member offered to provide a
cigar for the watcher to keep his nose warm. The re-
ceipts for the ferry were as follows :—Month ending 30th
September, 1848, £1,308105. Od. ; 30th September, 1849,
£1,487 Cs. 11d. ; from 23d April to 23d September, 1848,
£8,014 2s. 3d. ; from 23d April to 23d September, 1849,
£9,527 Gs. 2d. ; expenses from April to September, 1849,
£9,248 Os. Od.

DOCK COMMITTEE.—Mr. Pennington was appointed to
the situation in the treasurer's office vacated by Mr.
Lewin, at a salary of £l2O a-year.—A letter was read
from Lieutenant Hodder, Government Emigration-office,
recommending a centralization of emigration vessels in
one of the new docks, with the view of having a better
supervision of passenger ships. Referred to the Sub-
committee of Works, the chairman remarking that it was
thought the Stanley Dock would be appropriate for the
purpose, being very near the steam docks, where the
passengers arrive.—A letter was read from J. Locke,
Esq., M.P., against the removal of the timber trade to
the north end of the town. Referred to the works sub-
committee. Mr. Fisher asked if it were decided to re-
move the trade to the north end. The chairman said the
great float was being constructed for the accommodation
of the trade at the north end, and, no doubt, when the
trade saw the advantage, they would remove themselves.
HEALTH COMMITTEE.—Mr. Parker in the chair. Dr.
Duncan, the medical officer of health, was confined by an
attack of dysentery. A letter was read from the general
board of health, acknowledging the receipt of the report
of the medical officer on the state of the burial grounds
in this town. The board state that they will direct Dr.
Sutherland to take the earliest opportunity of making a
concurrent report, on the receipt of which the board will
be able to exercise its powers, under the act of parliament,
for closing burial places. Another letter was read from
the board of health, stating that the return of cholera
deaths published in the Times were those returned by the
registrars, but that the registrars would be communicated
with, in order to account for the discrepancies which
exist between the published returns and those given by
the medical officer. The appointment of a visitor for
Frederick-street baths, in the place of Mr. Imrie, was
postpcned until after the election next month. A memo-
rial was read from the inhabitants of Maryland and South
Hunter-streets, praying that a sewer might be made in
those streets. Referred for a report from the engineer
and the medical officer of health. Mr. Walthew gave
notice of a motion to reduce the rate of interest on money
lent on the sewer rates from £4 10s. to £4 ss. The in-
spector of nuisances reported the statistics of work done
in his departments during the past week.
WALLASEY COMMISSIONERS.—The usual monthly
meeting of the Commissioners for the Parish of Wal-
lasey, wss held on Thursday night last, at the Queen's
Arms Hotel, Liscard. In the absence of the chairman
and deputy-chaiiman, Mr. H. Meadows presided. There
were also present Messrs. Callow, Dean, Hill, Jones, and
Lester. The proceedings of the Improvement Committee,
after detailing the progress made in the drainage and
other useful works of the parish, recommended as a
measure of economy that the wages of the labouring men,
now employed upon the roads, be reduced to 12s. per
week. Mr. Callow moved the confirmation of the pro-
ceedings, which being seconded by Mr. Jones,—Mr. Hill
asked if the Board did not think 12s. per week too low a
sum ? The Chairman replied in the negative, stating that
as the crop was now out of the ground plenty of men
could be got for that sum. Farmers were not at present
paying more for casual labour, and why should they, when
they gave constant employment. Mr. Hill doubted
whether they could get as good men for that sum as they
had at present. Mr. Callow—Yes, we will, and able-
bodied men, too, who will be glad to get employment at
that sum. lam sorry that I have not employment for
all the idle men whom I could get for that amount. I
know that 12s. is as much as the inhabitants of Wallasey
can afford to pay for the work which is done by these
men ; and I know that too many of the parishioners,
(and rate-payers too,) will be glad to work for that
money.—Mr. Jones suggested that many of the existing
nuisances might be removed by their present over-paid
constables, who spent their time about the New Brighton
Slip.—On the suggestion of Mr. Lester, it was agreed
that the wages of the road men should be 13s. per week.