The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-04-07 00:00:00

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS,

The usual monthly meeting of the Town Council was held

on Wednesday at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, in th

Council Chamber, in the

'own Hall

INANCE COMMITTET

The report of this committee set forth that the mill and
ground adjacent to Islington 'Market had been purchased for
purposes connect rd with the new;ASslize Courts. The mi-
nutes embodied 4 report from the'..TOwd-clerk-and Deputy
Town-clerk, expti.!ssing an opinion to the effect, that suffi-
cient room could found in the- buildings of the new Assize
Courts arid St. Gleorge's HalHof the business of the Magis-
trates' Court. t ' •

Mr. G. LI. LAWRENCE, after some remarks on the pur-
chase of the milli said the improvements at the Seacombe
L'ier were completed. The'cost had been £5,165, and the
cost of maintenance would be about £5OO a year. The com-
mittee intended, however, immediately to effect similar im-
provements at George's Pier: Mr. Lawrence moved that
the proceedings:be confirmed. •

Mr. LLOYD desired to be informed whether the report of
the Town-clerk and Deputy Town-clerk, being favourable to
the Magistrates' court being held in the new building, the
confirmation of tro report would decide that it should be so?
The TOWN-cLinic said, they bad only reported that it was
perfectly practicable to procure such accommodation in the
new building.
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Mr. LLOYD said the courts bad been planned to give ample
accommodation, and any departure from the plan, would be
a breach of faith with the county. He would ask the Town-
clerk to read Mr. Elmes' report on the subject. ' ••
Mr. H. LAWRENCE said there would be no breach of faith
with. the county. ! There was ample room, and the difficulty
had been to find ciccupation for all the space attbeir disposal.
The accommodation would be taken from the Arbitration
Rooms on• the Crown side, where no arbitration rooms were
ever wanted.

Mr..EARLE saki, Mr. Elmes had constructed the rooms,
in consequence otlinterviews with great law men. Mr. Earle
spoke of the necissity of space and comfort for the magis`•
trates.

After some explanations from the Town-clerk, the repoit
of Mr.. Elmes wad read. kwas generally in favour of erect-
ing the new Daily. Courts and 13ridewell, and against the- ap;-
propriation of auy portion• of St. George's Hall and the
Assize Courts.

Mr. S. Ho'And spoke at length► in favour of building new
courts, and expreised his strong opposition against curtailing
the space for the Assize Courts. Mr. Ho'me concluded by
moving, as an amendment, that the proceedings be con-
firmed, with the; exceptiOn. of that portion of the report
relative to placing the Local Courts within the area of
the Assize Court, which portion should be referred to
the Local Cburts' Committee, to report thel•eon to the
Council.

Mr. lioaNny expressed his astonishment that any argu-
ment was'nevessary,to induce the Council to pause on the
Outlay of so large a sum of money when they had so many
expenses before them, and no surplus income. If they en-
tered upon the expense of building new local courts, they
must resort to a borough rate.
After a lengthened discussion, in the course of which the
Town-clerk gave it as his decided opinion, that the proposed
expenditure would be illegal—the Council voted on the
umendinent with the following result :
For the Anientlinent—Messrs. Shand, Isaac Holmes, Pres-
ton, Edwards, Aikin, Holme, Rae, Royden, Cooper, Rigby,
Lloyd, Parker, Plumpton, Lace, Barclay, Bulky, Earle,
Turner, MolyneuX, and Evans. •
Against the iAniendment—Messrs. Shaw, Houghton,
(councillor,) Thornhill, Blackburn, Blundell, North, H.
Holmes, Sands, Elornby, .Aspinall, J. Lawrence, Wood, H.
Lawrence, Birkett, Bushell, Kilshaw, Parker, G. H. Law-
rence, Trotrnati Platt, Shenpard, creme, Holt, Nicol,
Moan, Sir T. Brancker, and the Mayor.
For the amendment, 19; against it, 28 ; majority, 9.
Mr. HOLME urged the great necessity which existed for
opening Cook-street, and moved that in offering the Queen's
Arms for sale, the north side of Cook-street be widened to
the line shown on; the plan; and that the purchaser be re-
stricted from again building over the arch-way extending
across the street.

Mr. LLOYD seconded the motion. •
A discussion of some-length ensued. On its being stated
as a distinct understanding, that the tenders for the above
property were to Come before the council for their decision,
they tieing not Lainnd to accept the highest tender, but to
decide at their option o-n the, course that may appear most
likely to conduce to'the public convenience, Mr. Holme with-
drew his motion.

The proceedings of the Finance Committee were con-
firmed.

WATCH COMMITTEE

The proceedings of the Watch Committee was read. The
minutes embodied an order for a return of the names of all
the constables who had laid informations against public-
houses, distinguishing such as have gone ..on this duty in
plain clothes.

Mr. EARLE wished to know the reason of this order, and
the motives of the;parties who had moved for it?
Mr. LAWRENCE explained that the reason why the return
was ordered was for the purpose of ascertaining that the
men sent out were such as could be depended upon for
veracity, and-would do their duty in a proper manner.