The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-09-18 00:00:00

PARISH OF LIVERPOOL.
AT a SPECIAL GENERAL VESTRY, held at St.
Nicholas's Church, the 13th day of September, 1849, -in
pursuance of a Requisition to the Churchwardens to call a
Special General Vestry of the Rate-payers, " to take into con-
sideration the measures, if any, most advisable to be adopted,
in consequence of the recent vote of the Town Council in favour
of proceeding with the Rivington Pike Scheme, and of provid-
ing for the costs, by pledging the Corporate Estate in aid
thereof, whereby the interests of the Rate-payers of the Parish
may be most seriously affected."
The Venerable Archdeacon BROOKS in the Chair.
The Notice calling the Meeting having been read, and the
Chairman having stated that the use of the Sessions House had
been offered for the present Meeting,
It was unanimously Resolved,—That this Meeting be ad-
journed to the Sessions House.
And the Meeting having adjourned accordingly,
It was moved by Mr. J. It. JEFFERY, seconded by Mr. E.
P. APICNIGHT,
That the Parishioners, in General Vestry assembled, cannot
but express their regret that the Town Council of Liverpool
should have persevered, in the yeia 1848, in pursuing measures
for enforcing the adoption of the Rivington Pike Scheme, as a
means of supplying the town with water, in opposition to the
very powerful expression of public opinion against that scheme,
and especially before the Water Works, purchased by the Cor-
poration, and other sources in their possession, bad been suffi-
ciently tested to prove that there was a want of any distant
supply at all.
It was moved, as an amendment, by Mr. SAMUEL HOLME,
seconded by Mr. LACE,
That an increasing supply of Water is absolutely necessary;
and that an Act of Parliament. having been obtained for pro-
curing such supply from Rivington, and the Corporation having,
in the prosecution of such Act,' entered into liabilities to a large
amount, it is the opinion of this Vestry that the Rivington
Works be proceeded with.
The amendment and motion were then proposed from the
chair, and the original motion having been carried upon a show
of hands, a Poll was demanded by Mr. Samuel Holme.
The Chairman having now announced that he was compelled
to leave the meeting, Mr. Churchwarden liarhord was called to
the chair.
It was moved by Mr. GAGE, seccnded by Mr. JOHN JOHN-
SON, and resolved unanimously,
That the Parishioners, cannot hesitate to record their still
greater regret, and, indeed, astonishment, that the Town
Council should, in the year 1849, resolve to apply to Parliament
for further means of carrying out the said scheme by the aid of
the funds of the Corporate Estate—funds required for many
most desirable improvements—a measure which is calculated
to absorb the very surplus revenue out of which the claim of
the Parish for a contribution to the local rates was lately agreed
to be met; and this, too, while there has still been no satis-
factory test of any deficiency in the supplies of pure spring
water in this locality.
It was moved by Mr. JOHN SMITH, seconded by Mr. Tilos.
URQUHART, and resolved unanimously,
That a Committee be now appointed to take into considera-
tion the subject generally, and especially what the Parishioners
deem to be the primary question in the case, namely, the ac-
tual quantity of Spring Water now available for ail the require-
ments of the town, or which may. be rendered available by a
moderate expenditure in obvious improvements in machinery
and management; it being the decided opinion of this meeting
that if certain provisions of an Act of Parliament have been
obtained in the belief that there was a local deficiency of Wa-
ter, the strongest pass ble argument for repealing such enact-
ments would he furnished by the fact that they were founded
in error, it having been subFequently proved that no local
deficiency existed in the supply of Water for the present or
even the next generation.
It was moved by Mr. WILLIAM BROWN, seconded by Dr.
Conti NS, and resolved unanimousy,
That the following twelve gentlemen, namely, Mr. J. R.
Jeffery, Mr. John Smith- Mr. Thomas Haigh' Mr. J. A. Picton,
Mr. Thomas Denton, Mr. Thomas Reay, Dr. Collins, Mr.
Charles Gream, Mr. Adatn Prinele, Mr. Thomas Avison, Mr.
Gillham, and Mr. Woodhead, with the Churchwardens
and Overseers, do form the said Committee, with Dower to add
to their namber, and to give Parliamentary notices for the al
tering and amending the Water Act of 1847 ; and that they be
requested to report, as early as convenient, on the matter re-
ferred to them, and to give such further information on the
subject generally as they may deem useful to the Parishioners.
It was moved by Mr. CHARLES GREAM, seconded by Mr. J.
W. PILCHER, and resolved unanimously,
That the Parishioners approve of the step taken by the gen-
tlemen who have served a Notice of Injunction to prevent the
raising or borrowing money on the credit of the Corporate
Estate, for the purpose of carrying out the Rivington Pike
Scheme; and they hereby express their determination to sup-
port the parties who have taken such step, in all legal measures
to which they may find it necessary to resort, with a view to
prevent the Corporate Estate being applied to such purpose. or
the Borough Fund being used for the same, or the levy of any
rate, by whatever title it tray be designated, to meet any part
of the expense which may be incurred in carrying out, or in
attempting to carry out, the Rivington Pike Scheme ; and they
further hereby authorise the Equitable Rating Committee to
take all necessary measures in respect to the matters in this
resolution contained on their behalf, and also to advance from
the funds in their possession, arising from the voluntary rate,
such sums of money towards the expenses that may be incur-
red in carrying out the business :assigned to them as shall to
them appear reasonable under the circumstances; and that
the replacement of such advance be effected out of the volun-
tary rate to be proposed at the next General Vestry.
It was then declared by the Chairman that the Poll on the
first motion and amendment would be taken on Tuesday next.
the 18th instant, at Ten o'clock in the Morning, at Saint
Nicholas's Church.

RICHARD HARBORD, Chairman.
The Chairman having left the Chair,
Resolved unanimously,
On the motion of Mr. J. SMITH. seconded by Mr. JEFFERY,
That the thanks of this Vestry be given to the Venerable
Archdeacon Brooks and also to Mr. Churchwarden Harbord,
for their able and impartial conduct in the Chair.
CHARLES HART, Vestry Clerk.