The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-07-30 00:00:00

LOCAL MEETINGS.

COUNCIL MEETING.—At the adjourned meeting, after
Mr. Hornby had made a statement in substance agreeing
with what we published in the Standard last week, he
was allowed to withdraw the resolution relative to the
lower wall in front of the land at Birkenhead. Mr. Tobin
obtained leave of the Council to print the evidence given
before the shipbuilding committee. The expense will be
about £3O. _ _ _

SELECT VESTRY.—The usual meeting of this body was
held on Tuesday, Mr. Churchwarden Harbord in the
chair. Mr. Thomas was appointed one of the masters of
the Industrial School, at a salary of £2O a year.—Mr.
Cafferata then brought forward the motion of which he
had given notice, that all applications from owners of
property for a compromise for the rates on their property,
in cases of £l5 a-year and under, be referred to the Fi-
nance Committee. Mr. Brown seconded the motion.
Mr. Williner opposed the motion. On a division the
numbers for and against were equal, nine voting each way.
The chairman gave the casting vote in favour of the
motion, which was carried.—A letter from Sir Denis la
Marchant was read, stating that Government had ap-
pointed two tide-surveyors to watch the arrival of Irish
steamers, in order to prevent the overcrowding of which
the inhabitants of Liverpool had such a right to complain.
It was agreed to present a memorial to the Town Coun-
cil against the contemplated outlay at Birkenhead for the
accommodation of shipbuilding. The division was as
follows :—For the motion, Messrs. Savage, Blain, Caffe-
rata, Denton, Gardner, Hindley, Luff, Shakeshaft, Whit-
ty, Woodruff, and Willmer ; Against it Overseers Brown
and Jeffreys.
HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the meeting of the Health
Committee, on Thursday, Mr. Walthew brought before
the committee the state of the abattoirs in Trowbridge.
street, the smell arising from which, at certain periods,
was a great nuisance to the neighbourhood. It was
agreed that notice should be given to the company that
an information would be laid against them if the nuisance
was not abated.— The engineer reported that he had
caused an examination to be made relative to the com-
plaint of Mr. Harbord, as to some damage done at one
of his warehouses by the breaking of a sewer. The cel-
lars were found to be perfectly dry, and there was no
sewer in the, street. The engineer also recommended
that in future working drawings and specifications be for-
warded of all sewers required to be done at one time, and
that they be submitted to competition in a lumped sum ;
the plan hitherto adopted being attended with consider-
able inconvenience. The recommendation was agreed
to.—Mr. Chaliner said he was desired to ask whether the
inmates of the Catholic Blind Asylum could he allowed
the use of the baths ? The chairman said that at present
the baths were so crowded that the request could not be
complied with ; but on the opening of the baths in Corn-
wallis-street, there could be no objection to grant the
privilege.—A memorial from Mr. Langton and others,
complaining of the nuisance from St. Domingo Pit, was
referred to the Town-clerk.—The engineer submitted a
revised scale of charges for parties erecting boards, scaf-
folding, &c., in the streets. Approved.—A letter signed
" E. Gibbons," stating that the inhabitants of Kensing-
ton-street were " astonished at seeing two scavengers in
the street," and calling the attention of the committee to
the circumstance, was referred (amidst much laughter) to
the Sub-committee of Works.
DOCK COMMITTEE.—THURSDAY.—Present—Messrs.
Nicol (in the chair), Bent, Steele, Fisher, Jones, Rankin,
Holt, Tobin, Bold, Harbord, Sandbach, Robinson, Pres-
ton, and Lockett. The special sub-committee on the
timber trade submitted a plan for storing timber on the
Harrington estate, which they recommend as a temporary
arrangement only :—" That from and after the Ist of
August, the rate of rent for depositing timber thereon be
three-sixteenths of a penny per square yard per week,
for three months, to be measured according to the quan-
tity of ground taken and occupied ; after three months,
the rent-charge to be one farthing per square yard per
week, for such longer period as it may be occupied." A
deputation from the timber trade, consisting of Messrs.
Anthony, Bland, and Fleming, waited upon the commit-
tee to confer with them as to the rent proposed to be
charged for the land.—Mr. Fleming said the timber trade
objected to the rent-charge proposed by the sub-commit-
tee as being too high ; for, many years ago, when a por-
tion of the land was taken from the Harrington Dock
Company, the rent was only 7d. a-yard; but when the
Dock Committee took the estate the rent was raised to
Is. 3d. The timber trade were obliged to have the land;
but, under the circumstances, seeingthat the Dock Com-
mittee had the dock rates and other advantages, they
ought to consider that, and take a more moderate rent.
Some land near the Brunswick Dock had been let at 4d.
a-yard. He suggested that the land be let out in portions,
or yearly allotments, to different firms, subject to six
menths' notice.—The Chairman said the Dock Commit-
tee were letting the land more for the accommodation of
the trade than for any advantage they derived from it.—
After some explanations from Mr. Anthony and Mr.
Bland, both of whom considered the proposition of the
sub-committee as very objectionable, on the ground of
the high charge made for rent, the deputation retired.—
Mr. Steele, who said he represented the timber trade, ob-
jected strongly to the proposition of the sub-committee,
which involved a charge of fifty per cent. additional rent,
after the timber had been on the ground for three months.
Such an arrangement would be most disadvantageous to
those having timber on the ground, as they might be six
months or more in disposing of it.—Mr. Harbord thought
the timber trade would never be satisfied until they had
some land permanently appropriated to their use, either at
the north or south end of the town, and it would be much
better for the committee to say at once what they would
do. The parties interested would then know what course
to pursue.—The Chairman said that the recommendation
of the sub-committee was only temporary, as the subject
of timber accommodation was under consideration, and
as ships were about to arrive, it was considered necessary
to prepare for them.—After some general conversation on
the subject, Mr. Fisher moved an amendment that the
rent of the land be 91d. per square yard per annum, or
three-sixteenths of a penny per week, subject to three
months' notice. They might then do what they liked
with the land.—Mr. Robinson seconded the amendment.
On a division the amendment was lost by a majority of
Bto 6. The recommendation of the sub-committee was
then confirmed.—A letter was read from John Kennedy,
master porter, relative to the regulations for porterage,
which he denounced as unjust, and would have the effect
of depriving him of the:exercise of his license. As the
tone of the letter was considered objectionable, it was
ordered to lie on the table.—A memorial from certain
master porters desiring to. confer respecting thealteratinns
in the present system of ,porterage, was referred to the
Master Porters' Commitlee.—The Nelson and Bramley-
Moore Docks were ordered to be appropriated to vessels
in the American tide. .

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