The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-02-20 00:00:00

ADJOURNED COUNCIL MEETING

The adjourned meeting of the Town Council was held
on Wednesday, the Mayor in the chair.

Mr. Quick read proceedings of the Courts of Law and
St, George's Hall Committee, the confirmation of which
was moved by Mr. J. B. Lloyd, who announced that Mr.
James Robinson had presented to the committee'a beau-
tiful painting of Mont Blanc, by Mr. G. M. Fripp. A.
vote of thanks was given to Mr. Robinson for his splen-

did gift.
The proceedings of the Markets and Education Com-
mittees having been adopted, the Mayor drew the atten-
tion of the Council to the fact that a sufficient Council
had not assembled until twenty minutes past eleven, and
stated that in another minute he should have adjourned
the Council.

Mr. Tinne moved the confirmation of the proceedings
of the Health Committee, and in doing so said that the
Select Vestry had stated that they did not in future intend
to use the fever sheds. With regard to four police con-
stables employed by the Health Committee in the nui-
sance department, he supported their being paid out of
the general fund, on the ground that they were useful in
keeping the cellars clear. If the four officers were to be
paid by the Health Committee, the committee would
have to organize a''regtilar medical police staff, which
would cause an increased expenditure.—Mr. Rimmer se-
conded the motion.—Mr. Turner objected to the four
policemen being paid out of the general fund, on the
ground that they had never been employed in the duties
of regular policemen.—The Town-clerk said, in reply to
question from Mr. Turner, that if they did not take
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pars, ae duties of regular policemen, they could not be
paid out of the ordinary fund.—Mr. Harbord regretted
that, by the decisive opinion which the Town-clerk had
given, he had, in effect, put a veto upon that part of the
proceedings of the Health Committee which referred to
the payment of the four policemen out of the general
fund. He considered the opposition now offered very ill-
timed, when the committee were making every effort to
-prevent the spread of cholera.—Mr. Parker, Mr. Cooper,
Mr. S. Holme, Mri Tobin, and other members, consi-
dered that the Health Committee should pay the servants
employed in their own departinent.—Ultimately an
amendment that that part of the proceedings be not con-
firmed was carried by a majority of 20 to 7.—The bye-
laws for the regulation of slaughter-houses led to an
extended discussion, particularly the clause relating to
diseased cattle ; and considerable amusement was afforded
by Mr. Parker stating that it was very easy to tell a dis-
eased cow when living, the fact being that lie bought one
the other week for a friend of his which had got the milk
fever. It was accidentally stated that Liverpool was a
sort of central depot for diseased cattle.—A proposition
to appoint Mr. Newlands, the borough engineer, as archi-
tect to the public baths and wash-houses, was oppoSed by
Mr. Thomson and other gentlemen, on the ground that
Mr. Weightman had plenty of time to attend to the duty;
and this was merely the ground-work of an attempt to
raise Mr. Newland's salary. This was, however, denied
by Mr. Tinne ; and Mr. Thomson's motion, upon being
put, was lost.
The proceedings of the Water Committee set forth the
various contracts entered into for the construction of the
Rivington Pike works. They also comprised a list of the
parties to whom compensation was to be made, and fur-
ther stated that in two or three instances there were dis-'
puted cases of compensation, which would have to be
referred to juries. The proceedings also stated that in-
structions had been given to Mr. Hawksley to proceed
with his contract, and that Mr. Simpson had been ap-
pointed consulting engineer. A report from Campbell
and Francis, two of the contractors for the pipes, stated
that progress was being made intheir contract. The
report said, that all the materials were completed for
casting the pipes, and that 24 pipes, weighing 90 tons,
had been already cast. The proceedings of the committee
also comprised correspondence from the agents of land-
owners in the neighbourhood of Rivington. A letter was
read (at the request of Mr. S. Holme) from. Mr. Crook,