The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-04-01 00:00:00

April 1

WEST DERBY ANNUAL VESTO

Yesterday forenoon, the general annual vestrieool
of the township of West Derby was held at the
sioners'-rooms, Harper-street, Low hill . eitta6
Mr. VINCENT HIGGINS WaS called to thrall
pel
in opening the business expressed a hope that 8;'
50
addressing the meeting would confine them
as possible to the objects of the day. Wee'
Mr. FALKNER said that there were two t) opt",
the meeting, and that as many parties Prrese ford
more especially interested in the Highway tact fot
which was one of them, he should submit th%
tbb
convenience, this should be taken first. 4 bad
objection arose. Mr. F. then stated that ,i,uot, yi
customary to prepare an abstract of this see:: otd,e)
detailed manner in
titwhch it was required to "'do
by the act rendered oo long to be considereo yri
meeting. He proposed that the abstract shaufor or
The summary of the accounts of the xurves'd bl 9
highways—Mr. Jesse Winward—was then rced
Dolling. It appeared that the amount ree4.odr9
surveyor during the past year was about 4/1
of a balance of £5 6s. due from him at the c soon
previous year, and that he had now In hand sot (100
the township of Xls I2s. The supposed 11,, 0400
rate-payers was about -£45, and the bdanee;ocit)
lawyers, -00"
due by the township to the bankers,
men, about £476; so that the township Ow
about £415. iii
One of the members of the committee o 01111:
superintend the operations of the surveYorifooa!id
'
report or document to the effect that they h,a-ersti;
efforts disagreeable to themselves and ",°(,ibiti7l
regarded the rate-payers, the surveyor :Imo!
respect for their authority, and acting as
He had, they said, paid a very large per coon
and above the market price of the day for ltigt
other materials; and they had no means of c eed
He had taken upon himself to lay a heavy radtelalg
much money, although a heavy arrear was ;hit
collectable. It was moved and agreed to thet
should be circulated amongst the rate-paYer,s,„e tit°
A good de of c)nversation here took Pia'e sad
auditing of this account by Mr. Weat_tei°vr lae„0
Saunders, without due inquiry as to the ;tsbefs"
articles. It was stated, on their party ti I.B`t the/
means of ascertaining the real facts, and tuapfot'a
dered themselves justified in signing the 8:-; item
much as they found correct vouchers for ele" ,
columns. _4l
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A motion was submitted that a coroit-5.4.,d rened
to examine these accounts, and that an nuf ot"
this part of the questio., should take Plaeeiptiolloi
report was received ; but after some con'''''ft)r ha",
Mr. Falkner stating that certainly the survregge,,l
indiscreet, but that he had attained a gree; git,9
bad health, and, above all, ,that no direet'edta'ct)
been brought forward of his having Poeket'co°o,,
of the township's fonds,—the account (in wbot) vtg4 11
extravagant could scarcely be' now recover'.th
passed. During the debate, Mr. Beckoltigatle:
Hardy were strong for a committee of ince' ratt,°9l'
fore the accounts should be submitted to 01 beep
in sessions. The general opinion appeare,d ;be They
the office of surveyor was noW constitute°, • The
era had no proper and legal control over hilicoot"'
ing of the accounts was carried by an awe" ,eOOl
motion for a committee to investigate then'',,,,o
Mr. FALENER moved, and Mr. flzettiv: /de%!
a motion to the effect that a board of tweri"igho:ol
should henceforth manage and control the 00a,',
partment,—seven being rate-payers of the: yeah',
seven of the municipal district, and six of "eder t",e
were also Commissioners of Waste Lands 'l,ll Droll
Mr. Hardy objected to the last item, 00" ,;dete
amendment leaving them out, as he en-paten
would
ohhwawynaeytahbadotan
ruadbl liaest hineesgteearrwedscerrdei ntrialretlee-i rate-
payers
that their interest was in common with the ..niertt,'
original list proposed was finally carried- .11
Mr. FALXNER next proposed an impro:,, 'Pro
respect to the paid officers of the townsiZibe.dt
been hitherto paid by commission allowed :aid tbvt
tive departments on the rates collected', a"0001,',,
very unequal (as we understood him) in Tolor,11.91)
proposed that they should be paid by fixeuhi bt
that the commissions hitherto allowed ahlu'opar-04
together to a general fund, to be equitahc,phned
according to individual labour for their ina
neration. He stated that much more s'""l,-st o'oo
proportion at the office than out of doors ; t oleo ta
was now closed during two of the most con/ bh
of the day. Greater facilities ought, he theme
givenmademr
.at omw,t).ht eoHnrAathtoeDi
HARDY
the
recommended
effectwhorn of voluntarilyhdis da d
dthree E ss.
tte
fot
0;
stated, that at Oldham, witrnhean much greater trice'ol
the work was accomplished at about halfopt.h,.he:;;o:oo,'
noticed what he conceived the wrongful issiVninti 601
swe shfoomr rhaet ensa,
mwehdi c. h 'he was of
sorted to to put money into the pockets of e
tseurmeamteodn,
. ~tif
Mr. RADCLIFFE stated, in SUppOrting,
motion, that with reference to what Airbe feaf
stated, Mr, Hodson's nett commission for td
amounted to but £2Bl, (not £4OO and od
too, of township rates ; and, that next /...-tearfer tbt
bability, the township would receive .£2,ouy
of the old workhouse at Low-hill, in which cfpcie" sset4
rate of 3d. in the pound. might be fully sue red'S
this, too, Mr. Hudson's 000amission would hdi:o,l.,
nearly £BO. He added that he was quite -I, oif
the summonses issued by Mr. Cleaver 10,,,r4e
and that neither he nor Mr. Hodson won"- •
unworthy of their office

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Mr. CLEAVER stated, as a rate-paye.,, t go 4
list of summonses alluded to, and broug°ol.4oe,'”
met with the concurrent approval of the fp,
the exception of two parties only, whose ra'-oscif,
11
ted, and no charge made upon them for e%r br ,fj
It was moved by. Mr. Ealkner, seconded overt/
dleton, and carried,. that four' honorary tort
place of two) should be hereafter elected fortedey
of the township, which had now so much elorsee
Mr. FALKNER then moved a list of 13- to
consideration of the magistrates.
Mr. WALTHEw. moved another, and cd
seconded. ~obt
Some slight sparring took place as to 400
two to choose," and finally, by a friendlY -010
which was greatly assisted by the chairms°l. 0 0
as others, deprecated the trouble and exPehnobv frbiel/
which had been demanded, names were ts.joit,tv
lists, the first four placed in the new list beirsog
ites, and those usually selected by the deciveif
ties. The names were—Messrs. John r;,,0r0,g0
Pownall, Peter Youd, R. M. Beckwith, lir 40er
0
son, Thomas S. Smith, John Hindle, a° tthese
Motions were then passed to the effect the
the several departments, including the °nee er
township should confer, and endeavour to 40,, i
current opinion, and, mutually assist in 1104 if
proposed new arrangements for the genersietoor
A vote of thanks was passed to the ohs
meeting separated.