The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-06-10 00:00:00

THE SPECIAL MEETING

Mr. GREENE said, before the proceedings commenced he
wished to ask a question or two from the Law Clerk. He
would read certain resolutions, advertised in the newspapers,
relative to the last special meeting of the Board, which did not
appear to be signed either by the Chairman or the Law-Clerk.
lie wished to know whether they were inserted by the autho-
Tity of the Board.

The CHAIRMAN said he could not say; he was not present
on the occasion.

Mr. GREENE said the proceedings he referred to occurred at
a special meeting of the General Board.
The CHAIRMAN said the better way would be to have the
proceedings read, and then any question which arose upon
them could be asked, but if it was a special question it could
not he asked without previous notice. . _

Mr. GREENE said his question was not a special question.
The CHAIRMAN, however, thought the better way would be
to have the minutes read first.

Mr. GREENE consented, and the Deputy Town-clerk read the
minutes of the last general board, and also of the special
meetings, the first, postponing the laying the rates until after
the election, and also the one rescinding that resolution, and
laying the rates on the 17th of May.
Mr. GREENE then proceeded to observe that his object in
asking the question was in consequence of seeing the resolu-
tions of the Commissioners advertised in the papers, without
the name of either Chairman or Law-clerk. He then showed
that some of the statements contained in the resolutions were
not founded on fact ; and asked why it would require an act of
parliament to change the time of levying the rates? and said lie
should object to the payment of the amount for advertising
and printing the resolutions.
This led to some warm discussion, M the course of which
Mr. Greene denominated the proceeding connected with the
laying of the rate as disgraceful; but on the Chairman inter-
fering, Mr. Greene withdrew the word.
The proceedings of the various Committees were then read
and confirmed. According to the minutes of the Ferry Com-
mittee, it appeared that the receipts for the month of Aim-,
1850,
were
.t 1,957 55., and for the same month, 1851,
.4'1,603
' 4s. ld. —and from the 24th of April to 31st of May, in last year,
.42,364 Is. 7d.,—and in the present year, E 1,85745. 7d.

THE TOWNSHIP RATES.

On the Finance Committee's proceedings being read, the
question of the township rates was raised, and the conduct of
the Treasurer respecting five claims made by tenants of Mr.
Gough was spoken of as improper by several of the Commis-
sioners, but the claims were rejected by a majority of one.
The next subject discussed was the appeal of Mr. Brown
against the validity of the rate, Mr. Watson, and one or two
others, being for affirming the rate without hearing the apel-
lant at all ; but under the advice of the Town-clerk, it was
agreed to hear him by his attorney.
Mr. TOWNSEND was then admitted, and, at great length,
stated the grounds on which he considered the rate invalid,
afterwhich he withdrew, and the TOWN-CLERK gave it as his
opinion that the rate was valid • but a divison took place on
the question, the appeal being ilismissed by 10 to 3.
The Court sat untd nearly ten o'clock.