The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-05-15 00:00:00

The AlnYon

The MAYOR said the next subject was-the consideration of
the report of Messrs. Simpson and Newlands, and in connec-
tion with that he had received a memorial about ten minutes
before eleven that day—too late according to.the standing or-
ders to be presented, but if it was the pleasure of the Council

it should be read.
After some discussion, it was read by the Town-clerk. It
was signed by J. R. Jeffreys, chairman of the National Con-
federation, and against the Pike scheme.
The MAYOR said as the report of Messrs. Simpson and New-
lands was printed, and in the hands of the Council, and as it
had already been read at a former Council, he supposed it
might be considered as read. (Yes.) There was, however, a
letter from Mr. Hawksley on the subject, which he thought
that the proper time to read.
Mr. PROCTOR thought it would come more in order by and
by, as it was his intention to move that the Council resolve
itself into a committee on the water question.
The MAYoa said if that was done it would
difficulty as to regulating
should speak on the subject

dace him in a

Le in which each member

Mr. PROCTER said should certainly take the sense.of the
Council on the motion. _ _ _

The MAYOR hoped he would follow the example of the House
of Commons, and move some one else into the chair.
Mr. PROCTER then moved that the Council resolve itself intq
a tommittee of the whole Council. If this resolution was car.
vied he should then go through the items in the report, com.
mencing at page 48, and move the adoption of each.
The motion was seconded by Mr. HARBORD.
After a few words against the motion by Mr. H. HORNBY,
the .question was put and carried by a majority of 36 to 8.
iirsre --Mnvere Waltliew. inSt_ t-inlrna

Thomson, Morris, Preston, T. L. Hodson, Stitt, Briscoe, Bell,
Ferguson, Toulmin, Robinson, Harbord, Rogers, Wagstaff, J.
A. Tobin, G. Booker, Gardner, Kaye, Johnson, Bennett,
Parker, eckwith, Watson, Ilindley. Mann, Fisher, J. Holmes,
James Lawrence, Henderson, Cooper, Procter, Bent, and
Freme.

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ACIAINST.—Messrs. Tyrer, H. Hornby, S. Holm
rence, T. B. Horsfall, Nicol, J. N. Wood, and ti
On the motion of Mr. THOMSON, the 1
ceeded to read the letter of M

G. H. Law-
dayor,
k then pro-

liaivksl

themselves contemplated a supply of twenty gallons per day
for a population of 800,000, the estimate put in of '480,C00 as
the cost, only embraced the execution of works for a supply of
that quantity to 400,000 persons, our existing population.
With that sum the land, &c. for the requisite stations would
be secured, and the line constructed; but, for the extended
scheme, additional filter beds, pipes, &c. would be required,
in proportion to the increase of population and its distribution
over the locality.

Mr. PROCTER then rose. lie said le Alt the impo, tmce of
the subject, and that he was incompetent to do justica to it.
He considered it necessary that there should be a permanent
settlement of tie question, for the continued discussion of it
had already produced discord, and interfered with the interests
of the burgesses at large. Ile was not there to offer any objec-
tions to what a majority of the Council should decide, but on
the contrary should do his best to carry them out, and he
hoped the result would be that the town would have a perma-
nent and plentiful supply of water. There were three schemes

for supplying the tolin t' on each he had formed his own opi-
nion, and bad no hesitation in stating openly the one to which
he gave the preference. He should then proceed with the sum-
mary, and pi opose the adoption of each hem seriatim. Before,
however, proceeding to the first, he would express his entire
and perfect satisfaction of the competence of these gentlemen
who had been selected to propose the report, and his approba-
tion of the patient consideration they hod given to it, and the

unpleasant matter to differ from

nessmw:i.2%

mercantile men said, as a bad debt. There was .e 53,000 for
Parliamentary expenses foolishly, he would say recklessly,
expended. There were the sums paid to the Harrington and
the Bootle Companies for their works—sums much greater than
what the old high Tory hoard had agreed to take them for.
'1 hese things, however, could not now be helped, and therefore
he would not comment further on this part of the subject.
Ile would therefore propose the next resolution, which was to
th's tff"' mpetent supply of
,f the town, both

water for the present

Tl:at we a

of opinion that a
1 prospective wan
quality, may be obtain(

Orris, a

the Greer

had had at ar

.r.) With r

wells in the vicinity, ec

when the large well
aff,cted. A,I why

might say the same of Newsha
that if this scheme fur obtain
towh from local sources alone

ation they wo.

tieipated froth t
quAlty_ of the wi

the owners of pt
well was
3lr. G

itity in which the

ire completed. What WES

light for a time exhaust the
re of which can be said to be
'pared with Green-lane. Still

fairly carried
Ripply than wa:
both rs to the quantity

nic:usion of
is well than
s previous.
sinking of

;n.—Yes, whilst it
'shed the complain

Mr. NICOL then ros

was fully

no doubt but

tion, and in doir
spoken of in

parliament

the time the Green-lane

constructed ; but

endment on tl

d the Town-clerk if the

report could be raised without a fresh act of

lition U

n to the .

rhament oug
in to those 1

56, the

t to be added, and a
ith whom they had

already entered into contracts. And in addition to this, if
they proceeded to get a new act, they would be met by an

opposition grounded on t

scientific men who I

given evidence on

that fact the committee of the House of eommons were
)erfectly satisfied. If they went to parliament again they
"bat they had proud two years ago.
was the engineer
1. he

would have t
When he (M

to whom the drawin..7
confessed that he had