The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-04-30 00:00:00

LOCAL MEETINGS.

SELECT VESTRY.—On Tuesday last a special meeting
of the vestry was held, the Rev. Rector Campbell pre-
siding. The meeting was held for the consideration of a
motion for making an alteration in the salaries and duties
of the medical officers, and for abolishing the medical
relief committee.—Mr. Willmer entered at considerable
length into a statement of the reasons which induced him
to bring forward the motion, and concluded by moving,
" That the present vacancy in the medical staff be not
filled up; that the number of medical officers be fixed at
twelve, at a salary of £175 a year each, including the
supply of medicines."—Mr. Ireland moved, as an amend-
ment, that the salaries of the medical officers be £l5O a
year, the parish to supply medicine. Some discussion
followed, and the amendment was negatived. The original
motion was carried by 13 to 4.—A bill now before Parlia-
ment, to transfer the assessments on property to the
county magistrates, was referred to the equitable rating
committee.—The consideration of some tenders for the
supply of goods was then proceeded with.
WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—The usual weekly meet-
ing of this board was held at the Workhouse, Everton,
on Wednesday, Mr. Roskell in the chair. Mr. Finch
moved, that in future the board should not sanction non-
settled relief to he given to any pauper who had been
removed under order from any township in the union.
Mr. Shaw seconded the motion, and it was unanimously
agreed to.—lt was agreed that a call of sixty-five per
cent. should be made on the declared averages, adding
thereto or deducting therefrom the bills due to or from
the respective townships, one-half of such calls to be
made on or before the 15th of May next, and the other
half on or before the sth of June next.—Mr. Alpass, in
reference to the contracts for bread, stated that the bakers
were unwilling to take contracts for bread at this period
of the year for twelve months, and he moved that the
contracts should be advertised for for three months. Mr.
Harrison seconded the motion, and it was agreed to.—
On the motion of Mr. Betteley, the clerk was instructed
to prepare a list of the officers in the service of the
union, together with an enumeration of their salaries, for
the information of the new guardians, and in order to see
whether any reductions could be made.
COUNCIL MEETING.—At the monthly meeting to-
morrow, the Finance Committee will recommend the
letting of Birkenhead Ferry, and the three boats. The
following notices of motion have also been given :—By
Mr. Mann : That the landing accommodation at the south
end of the town, approved by the Council in October,
1848, be immediately proceeded with ; that the steamers
belonging to the Corporation, and now plying between
Birkenhead and St. George's Stage, shall, so soon as
practicable, call at such landing place, on their way to
and from Birkenhead ; that the Ferry Committee be in-
structed to report upon the advisableness of landing ac-
commodation being supplied at the north end of the
town. so that, in the event of such report being affirma-
tive, arrangement may be made for that purpose with the
Dock Committee, previous to the completion of the
works now in progress in that locality. By Mr. Bennett :
That a special Committee be appointed, with powers to
carry out the report of the Special improvement Com-
mittee of the 7th of August, 1848, the plans and levels
prepared for this purpose being now completed. By Mr.
Henderson ; That the Finance Committee be instructed
to take immediate steps to procure plans and estimates
for laying out the Wavertree-hall, Yellow-house, and
Newsham-house estates for a park or parks.
Dom COMMITTEE.—The secretary read a report of the
proceedings of the Parliamentary Committee, as to oppo-
sing certain bills affecting the dock trust. The first bill
was in reference to certain alterations in the present sys-
tem of porterage. The committee assented to the pro-
posal made on behalf of the porters, (which has already
been noticed in our columns,) and it had been approved
by the mercantile associations of the town. In connec-
tion with the proposed alterations, it would be desirable
to make a number of new by-laws, and revise the iates of
porterage. A ming clause had been inserted in the
Birkenhead Dock Bill, whereby the rights of the dock
trust were not interfered with. The bill for altering the
mode of measuring ships had been withdrawn by the
government. The Master Porters' Committee were di-
rected to revise the by -laws. An application was received
from Messrs. Browns Shipley, and Co., requesting the
Dock Committee to provide lighters for discharging the
United States mail steamers which were expected here
next month, they- being too large to pass through any of
the present dock- gates. 171 reply to a question, the sur-
veyor stated that the new ducks intended for their recep-
tion would be ready by Augnet next. 'The application