The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-01-18 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL.

The adjourned meeting of the Council was held on Wed'
nesday, the worshipful the Mayor, Samuel Holme,
in the chair. ST. GEORGE'S HALL.
The minutes of the committee having been gone through,
a letter from the recorder was read, complaining that"_
during the last sessions, the workmen had at times ma"
such a noise that the court had been seriously annoyed. ,
Mr. J. B. LLOYD regretted that the court had bees
all annoyed. The scaffolding now, however, was placed
throughout the hall, and in a very short time, the cents,
being completed, it would he removed.
Mr. BENNETT suggested that, as the proposed bonndarl
wall on the east side would detract very much from the
effect of the edifice itself, and cramp the space for re'
hicles coming down London-road, the wall should be
thrown back, at the north end, to the same space frosl
the building as it was at the south end ; by laic!
Lime-street would be widened about fourteen or twes'i
feet, and the facilities for traffic greatly enhanced.
Mr. LLOYD gave some general explanations as to the
intentions of the committee with regard to the approacbe,
and described the difficulties with which they had bad to
contend, in consequence of the difference of street leve10;
Upon the assurance that Mr. Cockerell's designs would,
in future be brought before the Council in a more cots'.
plete state, the proceedings were confirmed.
The proceedings of the Markets', Education, GO,
House of Correction, and Town-hall Establishment Cos'
mittees were then read and approved.

THE NEW SANITARY BILL

The proceedings of the Health Committee having bee
read,

Mfr. Picrozst asked when the new bill was likely to br
brought before the Council. _

Mr. STEWART explained that they had held a meetici
on the previous Monday, and discussed a few clauses;
but the bill was of so technical a description that it wait
be some time yet before it could be laid before the Council'
Mr. Avi SON recommended the Council not to press the,
bill this year.
The Tow`-CLERK said that no further expense would,
be incurred until the second reading of the bill, with the
exception of the cost of a clerk's attendance in London to
prove the standing orders.
Mr. BENNETT moved that the bill be matured, but
withdrawn until next session. _ _

Mr. BitAmLEY-MooRE deprecated such a proposition.,
as the circumstances did not warrant any further PI
ponement. The resolution of the committee was a ft.
sociable and proper one, namely, " That the sub-con:0Z;
tee be requested to proceed with their examination oitl,
bill as quickly as possible, and to furnish copies of 51:
bill, with such alterations as they might make therein,"
the general committee for examination and appeal, Pre.
viously to the same being laid before the Council."
Mr. BENNETT withdrew his motion, and the proceed'
ings were confirmed.

'The minutes of the Gardens' and Church Expenditurs
Committees were confirmed.

THE WATER COMMITTEE.
Mr. HOLT, in movinc, the adoption of the proceediogh
asked the consent of the Council to the tender for the
formation of the reservoir at Park-hill, which was to be
covered over in the same manner as that at Kensingtoe,
with iron girders and brick arches. The amount oss,
£6,988 I Is. 11€1., and, the tender being the lowest offeror'
the committee had no hesitation in recommending it fst
adoption. He might state that the reservoir works $
Kensington were proceeding in a very satisfactory map'
ner, and as rapidly as possible. The same might be 501",
also with regard to the operations of the existing work'.
generally ; but he regretted that with regard to tb'
Rivington works it was not in his power to give the same
assurance. On the contrary, the state of the Rivingts!
works was anything but satisfactory. The committer'
had been unfortunate in their selection of contractors'.
The course of proceeding had been slow. Matters we d'
in so unsatisfactory a state that the engineer had refuse
to meet the contractors' orders for payment, and sesll
altercations had arisen that at last it was found necessary
for Mr. Hawksley to hold a sort of court of inquiry
the spot. The matter was entirely owing to the contrss'
tors not carrying out the works according to specificatiool,
Mr. PARKER said the arbitrator to whom Mr. WPII
had alluded—dictator would have been the more pro,',
term—was Mr. Hawksley, who got up the plans, drew ti.,e
the specifications, selected the contractors, and who "'l'
now sitting in judgment upon his own work I
Mr. BANNER moved that the building of the reserVA:
at High-park-street be suspended, until it was knoe'"
whether the Rivington Works would be proceeded with'ig,
Mr. HORNBY thought that the statement of Mr. Hs'
had been misapprehended. There was no serious obstsi*
c'e to the prosecution of the Rivington Works, but !,/,
contractors had not performed their work satisfactory
The committee had taken care to provide that Yn't
Hawksley, the engineer, should be arbitrator in case.
such disputes ; and there was no doubt that he would" u.
full justice to the contractors, while he would insist that thwo
work should be properly done, according to contract. 'it
discussion, as to the general scheme, was quite irrelevant'
as all the pipes were laid, and the reservoirs would w
made very shortly.
Mr. HOLT said the reservoirs were adapted to distriba:
the water either from the wells or from the Riving°.
works ; and that they were equally essential to a pro Per
service if there were no Rivington establishment at all.
The amendment was lost, and the proceedings of Viv„ Water Committee approved.
The Council adopted the minutes and proceedings
the Library and Museum, Coach and Car, and other cote:
mittees, and sanctioned the coroner's account, amountiOk
to £37 3s. 6d. THE LATE HEAD-CONSTABLE.
A memorial from Mr. Dowling was presented, esti °A
that he had served the Corporation for nineteen Yeari,"o"
that he was now much improved in health, and tbes46
should be glad to be placed in some office where the ""me
were regular and light, and where he might receive s,?; 0
remuneration adequate to maintain a respectable pes'w,
in society.—Mr. Fernihough moved that it be a re„c°n3
mendation to any committee to bear in mind Mr. 1/0”,,,,,...,
ling's case, and appoint him to any suitable vacancy:_
Mr. Avison seconded this proposition.—Mr. Tobin COlt,
is
cided, remarking that a subscription for Mr. Dowling bs,;
been some time ago commenced ; it amounted to a lit
above £9OO ; and this sum had been so invested as_;
yield Mr. Dowling £lOO a-year. Such a sum, howel'°''.
was inadequate to the support of a gentleman in the Str
tion of life in which Mr. Dowling had moved.—The
morial was then referred.

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