The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-06-08 00:00:00

LOCAL MEETINGS.

WALLASEY COMMISSIONERS.—The usual monthly
meeting of this body was held on Thursday, H. Winch,
Esq., in the chair. The chairman stated that he had met
Mr. Banning, the postmaster, on the subject of a better
post-office arrangement for the township. He suggested
the propriety of a given point being taken in the centre of
Seacombe, and to extend a free delivery half a mile round
from such point. At Liscard a central point, (the Queen's
Arms), and free delivery for a space of six hundred yards
round, and another point at New Brighton to extend half
a mile, and include as much as possible of the population.
Those three circles would give a free delivery for nearly the
whole extent of Seacombe and Liscard. Some routine
business was then gone through. The law-clerk stated
that he had received letters from Messrs. J. and It. Parry,
to the effect that after what had taken place at the board
with respect to their being disqualified to sit, they would
tender their resignation, and would not raise the question
at all. Hackney-coach licences were granted to .Messrs.
Parry, George Wilkinson, and William Kelly.
STEAM TUG COMPANY.—On Wednesday, the eleventh
annual general meeting of this company was held in the
Clarendon-rooms. ?Jr. C. Cotesworth presided. Mr. P.
Wright, solicitor, read the report. The proceeds of the
past year exceeded those of the former year by £2,75? lls.
21d,. and the funds of the company continued steadily to
increase. Two new boats had been added to the property
of the company during the year, namely, the Albert and
the Express. The capital of the company, including the
reserve fund, was stated to be £52,150, and during the
current year 7A- per cent had been paid the shareholders.
Mr. Mason wished to know why the boats were stopped
plying on the Sunday, .as mentioned in the report. The
Chairman said there were various reasons which urged the
committee to adopt that course, and, from the experi-
ment tried, it had been found to answer well. The
machinery of the boats like the men required rest ; the
boilers, too, required cooling. It had been found that
considerable damage had been sustained by the vessels
whilst the masters were below taking their rest. The
company were bound to the Dock Committee to keep two
of the boats in readiness for the purpose of assisting ves-
sels in a storm, or in cases of shipwreck. These vessels
had always their steam up.

WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—At the meeting on Wed-
nesday, Mr. Sheppard took the chair. Mr. D. Griffiths
tendered his resignation as collector of poor-rates for the
township of Everton : it was accepted. Mr. Shaw gave
notice that he would, at the next board, move that Mr.
R. Morley be collector of poor-rates in Everton, in the
place of Mr. David Griffiths, resigned.—Mr. Roskell
gave notice that at the next meeting he should move that
the salary of Mr. Johnson, medical officer of Kirkdale, be
increased from £2O to £3O per annum.—Mr. Cleaver
thought they ought to await the answer of the Poor-law
Commissioners; he considered it advisable that Mr. Ros-
kell should postpone his motion for a short time. Agreed
to.—A plan of the proposed new hospital was submitted
the board. It was proposed to erect it within ten
yards of the eastern wall of the Workhouse. It would
hold from 80 to 100 patients. The whole building would
cost no more than £2,500. Messrs. Edwards and Sons
were requested to prepare specifications and estimates for
carrying into effect the plan now produced by them. The
motion was carried unanimously.—lt was resolved, after
some commendatory observations from the chairman,
who warmly supported the motion, that the salary of Mr.
Reid, schoolmaster of the Workhouse, be raised from £6O
to £BO per annum.

SELECT VESTRY.—At the weekly meeting on Tuesday,
Rector Brooks presided. The total number of sick per-
sons in the workhouse, including those in fever and la-
homing under smallpox and other diseases, was reported
to be 1012.—A letter was received from certain warehouse
owners, in which they stated that in some special cases the
rents of warehouses had been lowered, and that the as-
sessments in consequence ought to be reduced. The let-
ter was referred to Mr. Whiteman to inquire and report.
—Mr. Hart stated that there was an increase of sick cases
to the number of 202 in the workhouse and sheds over
and above the number of last week. This increase was
to be accounted for by the admissions during the week,
and the entire occupation now of the three fever sheds at
Mount-pleasant. Mr. Bennett said it would gratify the
board to learn that the Health of Towns' Committee, at
its meeting held on the previous day, had resolved that
the cellars in the worst situations of the borough should
be filled up, and their future occupation by the immi-
grants thus rendered impossible—(Hear, hear.) He was
grieved to learn, from a report presented to the committee,
that out of 152 cases of deaths from fever within the
borough, 47 only of these had been in the hospital, the
remaining 105 being all out of doors. If this num-
her of deaths out of doors were contrasted with the num-
ber of deaths in the hospitals, it would lead to the belief
that there were at present 3000 cases in the town which
required to be taken out of wretched abodes and accom-
modated in some proper place, where they could receive
the necessary attention.--2 The board agreed to allow the
sum of five shillings per week to Mrs. Forsyth, the wife
of Inspector Forsyth, who died of fever caught in the
discharge of his duties as relieving-officer.—Dr. Gee re-
signed his office of district medical officer.—Mr. Fergu-
son postponed his motion until the next meeting, for the
pplaapicdeonc:Kf (o.mm_
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at the ro
workhouse.—Mr. Woodofe, of
Soho-street, was elected a member of the board in the
I-Turnble, master of the Clarence Dock,
cto),ireierl:bmi thatiiteie. were requested jwhaes death of Mr.nnd
Chairman
also, in that divaissiovnerybsaTY to
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thattcle: se s oSturibie- an said that heo7recommend suc-
cessor.
Mr. Mann : The fever which is now so prof:lent
The Chairman : Yes. Mr. Mann : Did the dock-master
die from that ? The Chairman : Yes. Mr. Tobin under-
stood that the situation of the house was a very unhealthy
one, and that it was very damp. The Chairman said a
good deal had been done to improve the house. Mr.
Mann : That shows the necessity of the quarantine regu-
lations being strictly enforced. Mr. Tobin said lie under-
stood the situation was a very laborious one—more so than
at any of the other docks, as the steamers went in and
out at all hours of the night. The Chairman : It is so.
—A letter was read as to the landing-stage, from Mr.
Cubitt, who spoke highly of the manner in which the
various operations connected with the mooring had been
conducted by Lieut. Jones, and every one employed, and
requested that Lieut. Jones might not be removed until
the work was properly completed. He also suggested that
in the temporary arrangements which were being made
for passengers, one of the landing places -should be exclu-
sively used by those coming on shore, and the other by
those embarking. So necessary wits such an arrangement
to the safety and convenience of the public, that it ought
to be made the subject of strict orders and police regula-
tions. Mr. Cubitt expressed himself so satisfied with the
services of Mr. John Hartley, that he hoped he would be
continued as acting engineer, until the completion of the
stage. At the suggestion of the Chairman, it was referred
to the Council to make by-laws for the regulation of the
landing-stage. The treasurer was ordered to pay £lOOO
on account to Mr. Cubitt, for professional services and ex-
penses incurred. £5OOO were also ordered to be paid to
Messrs. Tayleure and Sanderson, on account of their con
tract for pontoons. Mr. Henderson : Can you give us
any idea of the cost of the landing-stage ? The Chair-
man : It will be nearer £50,000 than £40,000. Mr.
Aikin : Do you think £50,000 will do ? The Chairman :
Yes. A list of old men still in the service of the Dock
Committee, but reported as not being equal to the work
they had to perform, was submitted and referred to the
sub-committee, under which the men are more immedi-
ately employed.—The Chairman said two or three letters
had been written to him by some persons in Chester,
which he could not at all understand. The Chairman
read a portion of one, which referred to water for fires, but
it appeared to be written by some person who was insane.
It concluded by stating, that if the Chairman would give
£l7O a-year, and one of the old light-ships, he might en-
gage the services of the writer for the Dock Estate.—The
Chairman said he had had an exceedingly touching letter
from a person who, although he had seen better days, was
now living in a cellar. He applied for a situation, but the
committee could do nothing. They had many similar
applications.—The Chairman was authorised to affix the
seal of the Trust to the agreement of the Liverpool and
Bury Railway Company.