The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-09-04 00:00:00

meht in consequence of having entered into contracts for
the Rivington Pike scheme, before the funds to meet
such contracts were provided according to the Liverpool
Water Act. _ _

" That it is not expedient to enter into any fresh con-
tracts, as engagements for the Rivingtou Pike scheme,
until funds shall have been provided under the provisions
of the Water Act.

" That application be made to parliament next session
with a view to relieve the corporation from its present
enabfirrakißinuts, but that the details of the bill be post-
poticti poi dui iitesent."
The MAYetii declared that the tititendment could not
be put, upon which
Mr. HARBORD moved that the tepsolit be referred back
for a month.
This was declared by the Mayc;f to bate been decided.
The original motion was then put and Carried by 23 to
15.
For the motion—Councillors Morris, Tyrer,
Holt, Tinne, Bell, Rimmer, S. Holme, Tobin, Lloyd,
G. H. Lawrence, Watson, Benn, and Fisher; Aldermen
Hodgson, Swainson, T. B. Horsfall, Nicol, Cooper,
Wood, Molyneux, Chilton, and the Mayor.
Against the motion—Councillors Langsdale, Walthew,
Woodruff, Preston, Ferguson, Harbord, Rogers. Wag-
staff, Johnson, Bennett, Parker, Beckwith, and Hindley ;
Aldermen Henderson and Bent.

The report being adopted, the following gentlemen
were proposed by Mr. Holt as the committee :—Messrs.
T. B. Horsfall, Bell, H. Hornby, Nicol, Morris, G. H.
Lawrence, Aikin, and Holt.
The, resolution of the council of the 14th May, relating
to the obtaining a supply of water by extending the works
at Green-lane, was then rescinded ; after which the
council adjourned, shortly before five o'clock, having sat
nearly six hours.

DOCK CommirrEE, THURSDAY.—The plan of offices
at the north-east end of the Prince's Dock, for Lieutt.
Hodder, emigration agent, was approved of.—The death
of John Weller, gateman for George's Dock, was reported,
from cholera, and it was referred to the sub-committee to
recommend 'a successor.—Mr. J. Hartley said, that of
450 cases at the dock works only two who had taken Sir
James Clark's medicine had died. These two only took a
teaspoonful, and died in a few hours after.—Messrs.
Johnson, of Church-street, presented to the committee,
for use at the new landing-stage, a gutta percha life buoy,
the twisted rope to which would float.
WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—At the usual weekly meet-
ing on Wednesday, it was resolved that a call of 70 per
cent. should be made upon the various townships. The
call to be by two instalments ; 40 per cent. to be due on
the 18th of September, and 30 per cent. on the 9th of
October. It was ordered that Mr. Gilmore and Mr.
Chalmers, medical officers, should each have an assistant
granted them. The resignation of Mr. Fowler, assistant-
overseer for Bootle-cum-Linacre, was accepted, Mr.
M'Culloch observing that on that day fortnight he would
move a suitable person to be appointed in his place. Dr.
Whittle was accepted house surgeon to the Cholera Hos-
pital, Toxteth-park, with power to appoint his own apo-
thecary.
THE PIKE SCHEME.—A public meeting of the rate-
payers of Scotland Ward was held on the subject. Mr.
Conncillor Woodruff spoke in disparagement of the
scheme, and explained his reasons for doing so at consi-
derable length. Mr. Councillor Thomson said he totally
disagreed with the Pike scheme ; yet, at the same time,
they had got the act snd it was there. Were the rate-
pryers prepared with the money to 'go to parliament ? If
not, they might talk out a Highland moon, and they
would be no nearer. Were they prepared with £lO,OOO
or £20,000 ? If a majority voted to go to parliament, and
failed to get the act rescinded, they individually would
have to bear the expense if the ratepayers did not come to
their aid, and unless the ratepayers put their hands into
their pockets, or signed a document, they should not
make a cat's paw of him. Mr. Thomson, after saying he
would not vote for the scheme, but he would not vote
against it, indignantly left the room. Mr. Richard Nor-
man moved a resolutiim, calling upon the representatives
of the ward to support the amendment of Mr. Alderman
Procter at the council meeting. This being seconded, was
unanimously carried. After a complimentary vote of
thanks to Mr. Woodruff for his uniform, manly, and con-
sistent opposition to the Rivington scheme, the meeting
separated.
BIRKENHEAD.—On Thursday, a public meeting of the
ratepayers was held in the vestry of St. Mary's Church,
for the purpose of revoking the appointment of Mr.
Robert Harwood, and electing a proper person to the
office of assistant overseer. The Rev. A. Knox was
called to the chair. Mr. J. Tyler proposed that the ap-
pointment of Mr. Harwood be revoked ; that an assistant
overseer be appointed, who should be required to discharge
the duties of his office himself, except in certain cases,
when sufficient cause should be shown to the overseers ;
that he should be paid a salary by a poundage of five per
cent. on the amount collected, and give a guarantee of
£5OO. The resolution was seconded by Mr. Willan.
Mr. H. Perry proposed an amendment, that a committee
be appointed to investigate the charges which had been
made against Mr. Harwood, the vailidity of appointment,
the nature of his duties, and the manner in which he had
discharged those duttes ; but more particularly with
regard to the branch expenditure of the township money.
The committee were also to take into consideration the
question of Mr. Harwood's salary, and report upon the
whole matter to a future vestry meeting to be held for
that purpose. The amendment was seconded by Mr.
Smith. Mr. Martin thought Mr. Harwood ought not to
be dismissed without due notice, and that he had a claim
upon the overseers if such a course were pursued. He
proposed a resolution, that, in the event of Mr. Har-
wood's dismissal, he should have six months' notice, or
that his salary be paid for that period at the rate of £3OO
per annum. The amendment was put to the meeting and
negatived by a large majority, and the original motion
adopted, amidst much applause. Mr. Perry then de-
manded a poll, which took place. The amendment was
carried by a majority of 300 to 274. As some allusion has
been made to the standing of the voters we may observe
that of the duplicate voters 92 voted for Mr. Harwood and
91 against him.