The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-01-08 00:00:00

MARKETS' COMMITTEE

The proceedings of this committee having been read,
and their confirmation moved and seconded, a long and
personal discussion took place, originated by Mr. Beck-
with, in reference to the practice alleged against the com-
mittee of selling diseased meat to Mr. Atkins, of the
Zoological Gardens.

The'proceedings were then confirmed.
INCREASE OF MR. HOULTON'S SALARY

The TOWN-CLERK said there was nothing on the pro-
ceedings of the Town-'call Committee beyond the recom-
mendation to increase the salary of Mr. William Houlton,
sword-bearer, from £l4O to £2OO per annum.
Mr. Alderman HODGSON, at considerable length, spoke
in favour of the proposed recommendation, and moved
that it be confirmed. This motion having been seconded,
Mr. Alderman PROCTER moved, as a further amend-
ment, that the salary be raised to £l7O.
Mr. HORNEY seconded the amendment.
The amendment was lost by a majority of 27 to 21.
The Council voted as follows :

For the amendment—Messrs. G. H. Horsfall, Tyrer,
H. Hornby, Avison, Rimmer, Toulmin. Gardner, Hall,
Parker, Bennett. and W. J. Horsfall. Aldermen Hodg-
son, Swainson, Lawrence, Nicol, Sands, Wood, Procter,
Bent, Turner, and the Mayor.

AgOinst—Messrs Walthew, Langsdale, Chalmer, Wood-
ruff, Thomson, Bighorn, Hodson, Atkinson, Godfrey,
Ferguson, Fernihough, Wagstaff, Rogers, Tobin, Jones.
J. B. Lloyd, Johnson, Picton, Freme, Beckwith, Hender-
son, Hindley, Mann, Fisher, and T. Lloyd. Aldermen
Cooper, Bramley-Moore, and Chilton.
The original recommendation was then put, and lost by
a majority of 38 to 11.
The salary will thus remain at its present amount.
HEALTH COMMITTEE.
These proceedings having been read, a warm discussion
took place in reference to a letter which Mr. Thomson
bad published in the newspapers on the new sanatory bill,

and which publication Mr. Hornby condemned as most
reprehensible, because the bill had not then been before
any member of the committee, but was merely in such a
state as to enable certain necessary forms to be gone
through. It was understood that the bill will be fully
discussed both in the Health Committee and the Council.

WATER COMMITTEE

This cottanittee's proceedings comprised the instruc-
tions given to Mr. Stephenson, and a recommendation
to re-appoint Mr. M'Donald.

Mr. A:ldArnan CooP;IC;;;ongly protested against the
re-appointment of Mr. M•Donald, and moved an amend-
ment against its confirmation, which was seconded by Mr.
Wag staff. A very long discussion followed, during
which several members spoke approvingly of Mr.
M`Donald's services, and ultimately the amendment was
lost by a majority of 23 to 14. There voted—
For the amendment—Aldermen D. Hodgson, A.
Swainson, W. Nicol, J. Cooper, J. B. Moore, J. H.
Turner. Town Councillors .1. Tyrer, T. Rimmer, T.
Wagstaff, J. A. Tobin, J. B. Lloyd, W. J. Horsfall, W.
Mann, W. Fisher.
Against—The Mayor and Alderman Henderson.
Councillors Walthew, Langsdale, T. Chalmers, J. Wood..
ruff, J. Bigham, T. L. Hodson, J. Atkinson, T. Godfrey,
J. Ferguson, J. C. Fernihough, J. Rogers, A. F. Jones,.
J. Johnson, J. A. Picton, J. Parker, W. P. Freme, W
Bennett, R. M. Beckwith, A. Henderson, E. C. Hindley,
and T. Lloyd.