The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-06-11 00:00:00

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The monthly meeting of the Town Council was held on
Wednesday.
The proceedings of the Finance Committee comprised a
report, on financial considerations, as to the proposed es-
tablishment of an asylum for juvenile offenders, and a re-
commendation that Mr. J. Surr be appointed, during
pleasure, to the situation of audit clerk in the town-dues
office, vacant by the death of Mr. Lloyd, at the salary of
£lOO per annum. The proceedings also contained a re-
commendation to the Council, founded on the report of
the surveyor, not to sanction the erection of a temporary
landing pier at the south end, in consequence of the ob-
stacles offered to it by Pluckington Bank.
After some discussion, an amendment, moved by Mr.
Mann, that that part of the proceedings referring to the
landing-pier at the south end, was referred back to the
committee, to confer with the Dock Committee.

The rest of the proceedings were confirmed.
The proceedings of the Courts of Law and St. George's-
hall Committee having been read, and their confirmation
moved and seconded, a long discussion took place as to
the cost of St. George's Hall, and on the desirability of
the committee publishing a detailed statement of the ex-
penditure. Ultimately, Mr. BIGHAM moved that it be
an instruction to the committee to furnish a statement of
the amount already expended on St. George's Hall, the
estimated sum which it will take to complete it, and the
time when it may be expected to be completed, it being
the wish of the Council to know when the building will be
ready for public purposes.
The motion having been seconded, was agreed to.
The proceedings of the Markets' Committee, which re-
commended the completion of the sale of the Pedlars'
Market, having been read, a memorial, signed by about
4000 persons, was read, against the removal of the Ped-
lars' Market.

After some discussion as to its regularity, the Council
decided that Mr. Bigham's motion on the subject should
now be brought forward.
Mr. BIGHAM then brought forward the following mo-
tion, of which he had given notice :—To present a memo-
rial from the occupiers of stalls, &c., in the Pedlars' Mar-
ket, against the removal of that market, and so rescind a
resolution of the Council of the Ist May last confirming
f 0 much of a resolution of the 25th April last as recom-
mends that the Pedlars' Market be disposed of; and to
move that the Pedlars' Market, except so much thereof
RS it may be necessary to remove for the improvement of
Elliott-street, be still appropriated for the purposes for
Which it has hitherto been devoted. Mr. Bigham having
read the memorial, spoke at considerable length against
the removal of the market as injurious to the public and
as a hardship upon the tenants.
Mr. CHALMERS having seconded the motion,
A very long discussion took place, in the course of
which Mr. Thomson, Mr. Holt,andMr.Hornbysupported
the motion, and Mr. Hodson, Mr. Briscoe, Mr. J. B.
Lloyd, Mr. Picton, Mr. Freme, Mr. Bennett, and Mr.
Cooper opposed it. On dividing there were—for the mo-
tion, 17 ; against, 22 majority against the motion, 5,
The proceedings were then confirmed.
The proceedings of the Health Committee included
wash-houses and baths. The proceedings recommended
the grant of £l,OOO towards the approaches to the Sailors'
Home. _ _

Mr. PARKER, in moving the confirmation of the pro-
ceedings, referred to the increased number of people who
were now frequenting the baths, and stated that they
were now not only self-supporting but profitable.
The motion having been seconded,
A lengthened discussion, originated by Mr. Alderman
TURNER, took place on the resolution of the committee
not to allow the inspectors of lodging-houses free access
to the baths. An amendment, by Mr. Turner, that that
part of the proceedings be referred back to the committee
for further consideration, was eventually carried by a
majority of 24 to 22.
An amendment, by Mr. BENNETT, that Mr. Duncan's
removal to the Water Committee be not confirmed, was
negatived, and the proceedings were then confirmed.
The proceedings of the Water Committee comprised
a recommendation that an engineer be appointed whose
attention shall be exclusively devoted to the management
and distribution of the water supply, and that Mr. Thos.
Duncan be appointed to that situation, at the salary now
received by him as assistant borough engineer, and a re-
commendation that the sum of £4OO be granted to Mr.
Newlands for his services as engineer of the water works.
The proceedings having been read,
Mr. Hour said that, before he moved the confirmation
of the proceedings, he thought the motion of which he
had given notice should now be brought forward :—" To
rescind so much of the resolution of the Council of the
29th of August last, as confirms a report then submitted,
which recommended that the borough engineer for the
time being should be the engineer of the existing water
works." Mr. Ilolt, at some length, explained the grounds
upon which the committee had recommended the ap-
pointment of an independent engineer to attend to the
distribution of water in the town,