The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-03-03 00:00:00

I'OWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The Deputy COUN
Tow N-ct
last council.

FINANCE CO

purchaser had t

ing it, for it Was the mos.
for the corporation to abandon t
abandon the•roost important pa'''
Mittee, however, did thil:l-
- to the extent c
attempt to tion, Widen it upon tin,
He attached very little ini,.
mould
wideni
he ng of Cook-street, for it led to 'lowlier
standing whi a thoroughfdre of any
cli n as willi-

y, he we

Id think of abant:

valuable part of the property

rchway would t

they might co

era to widen t
north side. ';

ay upon

th side was out of the qt

nortance, however, to t
Ana nev

treat importance; notwitl
I1?111) side ..ing to widen the street on th
,Ir. i, follr,iwing up the improvements already made i
'1 Ghat stone s property in Union-court. This would thro
into it seven or eight feet, which would make it a good street
more than this be could not consent to do. The appearane
toof Castle-street would not suffer, nor would the health of th
wtn be affected by the continuance of the arch; and, o.
I:verY ground, therefore, he should adhere to the recommen
dation of the Finance Committee.
, EArtLE contended that the rest of the property won'ne benefitted by removing the arch.
Mr. LACE urged that the rew
benefit to Whitechapel. ['-
would be a thoroughf
street and Temple:,
Mr. HoLlit: expres,
before the council by the Finance Committee.
said that every yard of land given by the council for improv
merits was a loss to the corporation ; but he (Mr. Holmc
contended they were already extending the corporation fund
to a great extent in imi.rovements, by widening public tho
roughfares ; and he was decidedly of opinion that the re.
Mainder of the land upoii which the Queen's Arms stooe
would produce a much higher price if Cook-street were
widened upon the left-Land side going down. He had, too,
an objection to the arch as proposed. He did not presume
to enter upon the question, whether the removal of the
present arch, which was a segment, could he replaced with
one of an'elliptical form, which would have a greater lateral
thrust but this 11.3 did say, that if the new arch was con-
structed according to the plan now shown to the council, and
the adjoining buildings were at any time removed, it would
be decidedly unsafe. If the street were to be only eighteen
feet wide, and the arch sixteen feet high, two carts loaded
with cotton could not pass. He agreed with the committee
to the propriety of selling the property, for the corporation
should not be ground landlords, but only hold the reversionary
interest. The building had now, deducting the repairs, rea-
lized no more than two per cent. per annum to the corpora-
tion. Mr. Hohne moved that the report of the Finance
Committee be adopted, with the exception of that part thereof
Which related to the sale of the Queen's Arms, and that that
part be referred back to the committee for consideration.
Mr. FREME then withdrew his motion.
Mr. BIRKETT said the question now came to this, arch cr
no arch --
Mr. FrtEsm—An arch question, then ! (Laughter.)
Mr. BIRKETT opposed Mr. Holthe's amendment. He
said, with respect to the other improvements going on in the
town, they were differently circumstanced, as the Improve-
ment Committee acted under an Act of Parliament, while the
cost of the improvements suggested by Mr. Holme must be
taken from surplus revenue, of which they had done. If
they were urged to make improvements, they would inevita-
bly be driven to a borough rate.
Mr. ISAAC Hor,AtEs asked the Town-clerk if it were pos-
sible to give up this property for the improvement of the
town without an Act of Parliament.
The TOWS-CLERK said, as there was no Act of Parliamer
which extended to the purpose, they were not justified in gi•
ing up any property, save from a surplus income, which th
did not possess.
Mr. PAnKrP

I of the arch would be c

re from Ca.st

stant period thei
trect, through Cook

-street, into Whiteeliapel.
-,,ed his total dissent from the plan
Mr. Lawrer

.. suported the d
BRANCICEIt opposed it on financial grounamends.inent ; and Sir T.
Mr. As KIN said he was satisfied that the health of the town
would be improved I the opening of Cook-street; and,
therefore, he supported the reference of the subject back to
the committee.
Mr. BUSHELL suggested the propriety of tenders for the
Property being solicited, both with the arch and without the
arch.

r. ITORNEY said he should support the amendment.
After some observations from Mr. ASPINALL and Mr.
tArANs, Mr. Nicol, contended that Cook-street was a great
thoroughfare ; and expressed his opinion that the corporation
Would derive advantage from the arch being given up.
?f Mr. LACE asked the Chairman of the Town-council how,
the council could not give up any land, they could in this
instance give up sufficient to widen the street eight feet?
b "'Rise Mr- G. . AWRENCE replied, tat the onl reson was
is the opinion of the Finance Commiyttee,a the re-
ulainder of the property would thereby be improved. To
give up the arch, however, would be a sacrifice of property
which he was not prepared to justify.
The council then divided, when there appeared.—
For Mr. Holme's amendment 97
Against it

Maj:)rity 11
tiFor_the amendment.—Councillors
.Isaac Holmes, North,
il''• tiolmes, Sands, Hamby, Aikin, Holme, Boyden,
lush°, Rigby Parke, Lace, Platt, Smith ; Aldermen Bar-
, c\c‘:!oY4,HoNugictiotlon',l3
.Bulle Earle,Turner, Freme, Holt,
y,
alayor___27. , lain j-1
lev Moore, Moon, Evans, and the
Iligai"4.—Councillors Houghton, Thornhill, Copeland,
i,?,°,llPson, Aspinall J. Lawrence, H. Lawrence. Birkett,
moishaw ri „, Lawrence, ,
T. I. • Sheppard, Ilarbord ;
Aid ,C. H. io.man,.
uertnen Brancker, Molyneux, Chilton-16.
oriti r* (4. H. LAWRENCE said he submitted to the opinion
Finance-deuncil, but at the same time he assured them that the
e•Committee had given the subject the very best con-
zthirtion in their power, and he did not know that any new
inres were likely to present themselves so as to change
v„hicriioP.inions. He then proceeded to detail other property
other It was deemed desirable to sell, mentioning among
).1 premises three houses of an inferior description in
-innover.street.
thlir• EARLE, Mr. Homist, and others strongly opposed
ii,e,pale of these three houses, on the ground that they were
itisti:e direct line of a projected improvement, and because
La(linces had frequently occurred of the corporation having
had ° buY property back at an enormous cost which they
Provence ince sold, in consequence of its being required for im-
nts.
QHer an animated discussion of considerable length, Mr.
• L
and t, AWRENCE withdrew the property in Hanover-street,
Mr ne sale of the rest was agreed to.
the 1* G. H. LAWRENCE next brought under consideration
,had- Ye
-laws for the regulation of hackney coaches, whicb
the l'atood over for some alteration to be made therein from
Solved c"ucil• It appeared that the committee had re-
the .°T alter the hours at which night fare.s might be re-
,_a hose fares have hitherto been receivable between
The "ours of midnight and seven o'clock in the morning.
taid„RruPosition was to allow them to be receivable between
aad"..!ght and seven o'clock in winter, and between midnight
1,144 x o'clock in summer.
that the olmosed by Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE, who moved
jorit •-e rule stand as heretofore. This was carried by a
A?.of 28 to 10.
earrireelblAnnoAnn moved that the number of persons to be
and thl Y cabs should be limited to two; that of cars to four,
Jot*, 1 of double coaches to six. This was lost by a ma-
, u 25 to 4.

The pr WATCH COMMITTEE.
report , 9ceedings of the Watch Committee comprised the
of cri which we have given in another colt!mn on the state
Areh.L4'e ; and a recommendation for the increase of mr.
hid
etuald Tweedie's salary to a fixed salary of £lBO, to be
ProeeeTally between the Watch and Highway Boards. The
frool A‘iings Were confirmed ; and, in reply to an observation
mr. ,r-Lawrence
the c0:14,14ES LAWRENCE' said the committee would obtain
traet_'4B for se of their establishment from the con-
ur for the other departments.

DOCK COMMITTEE.
it Tile Proceedings of this committee were read, from which
I,ll3.eared that a bill was now being applied for. to place.
.oritish
totis and foreign vessels upon an equal footing with regard
iire measurement for the dock dues.
had o. 1314Xt TT enquired why the assent of the committee
M..nt_been asked for this proceeding ?
tesai,'_6ANDs replied that there was no time for it, if the
b'ects of
41,1171 was to be saved. He then explained the
coosideeasn!'e, and said the bill would be su.bmitteodjto the
TLe ration of the council at the next meeting.
i, proceedings were confirmed.

It a , EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
hatnb4)Peareu from the proceedings of this committee that_t_h_e
bloatil rsnf children on the books is, at the North School 961,
oys, 25V1091 650, Average Attendance.—North School,
\,i
tekwa , girls 217, infants 181 ; total 521. Miss Jancl-
oohs aPPointed second mistress of the North Corporation
salary and an additio of .£lO er annum was made,to the
of Mrs. 110 4 -
yd, mistress opt' the South Infant School.
,_ THE MAYOR'S COMMUNICATION.
Gaol,
corn_ Plkitilt_l_el:nOrial from the debtors in the Borough
the vrsFrof certain privations and hardships, was refered to
.. A. ke__ll3ogrAustices and the Gaol Finance Committee.
'lsiah 2.,.? la' from Thomas Curran, complaining of a de-
rererr4l the Commissioner of the Court. of Requests, was
A. re t° the Court of Requests Committee.
Dow solution from the Directors of the Leeds and Liver-
the Vr anal Comp _
ny
ore
in case of fire. The thanks of the c
Pa was read, offering waterforotutnieciulsmewoof
1,.. to be returned to the Canal Company.
statemc_presenment of the Grand Jury
read,regaerdetiiwgatsberuinous
and
referru_r_, certain buildings in Harrington-str
Ili cu to the Finance Committee.
14 the a,pointments of Mr Edward Bannister,
J. Venn, as
e(istetne -"n-clerk' * t and of Mr.
as chief clerk
on i 8 departmen ,
-,„ avv clerk, were confirmed. .
glirl . ~orth postponed the following motion
Are given notice •ofthe limited number o .
th sent;
„._ ,on account
fhat the Council or the . of f whichr
ne members
el he
bow lAvo bodi • • ld rovide and .
tee erful ea conjointly, shou P Committee,. or
aid of
Dock
employed
ge h., steam-boat or steam-boats, to be
all other
maintain a
Peceresent, and with additional life-boats, and within,:eam. tio -Igaary a
(bat or ste nd useful apparatus to be
.carried by such s
0 Ilt 4,0 am-boats, in the preservation of life and Property
ir et'. re especially of life) upon the occasion of shipwreck
de other disaster at sea off this port ; and that
tioaP,?nieted to confer with the Dock Conirnittte 6 i ,! •:f). , !ra
a depu„taiti_on.
Ituf that body, with the view of effecting this object."
Hoek. to int
elotk.council adjourned at twenty minutes p

A meeting of the Town-council was held in the Ton n-Lal
on Wednesday, as the adjourned second quarterly meetir
for the matters peculiar to a quarterly council, and as
monthly meeting for the remainder. The MAYOR presided.

.oceedings of t

The proceedings, resolutions
Committee, comprised a teco'
the Queen's Arms Hotel, and
raises be sealed tender, and th
coaches, &c.„ which stood o
last monthly meeting% The Surveyor,
potted to the committee the result of sk
the new landing s
when costage at Seacombe-slip,
mpleted, the slip would prove perfectly stu
The leases were also read. The contirmoi“—
ings having been moved,
Mr. Pas.mt: honed he should not be considered wanting in
respect towards his colleagues on the Finance Committee, if
he objected to one part of- t heir proceedinr,s-
vided the committee UrOn it he thou;
bring tl:c subject before the council. It
dation for the disposal

opinion that

n of the proceed-

ut having di-
ght he was bound to

recornmen-

ins to the proceedings— m
m
or the Queen's Arms, which, Beco-
just read was to be subject to
the purchaser being
compelled to, retain the pre soldent arch-way
into Coeli-strect. In the sale of this property he wished to
Italia it to the option of the purchaser, either to throw the
arfrowhole open to the street, or to build an arch over the street
ont pm thd
line of the new erection. If ti,;,,,
ad_

asapme , ..., puone would have tbe advantage of an impro
without giving anything for it. He concluded by inov
amendment, that the purchaser be allowed to make
new election on tine usual conditions, but not to be compel
li make an
archway,
Mr. liAtteLAY seconded the amendment.
Mr. G. H. L.1.-wRENcE was fully prepared to justify I
ficulty
recommendation of the Finance Committee. The only d
of
be felt in the amendment was, as to how he could jr
y to himself and the council the concession of any land
given Public
the pu under existing circumstances. Every yard of la
and mil so much capital abstracted from the corporatio
, .ess he could persuade himself that by giving up
presentprsen archway he was improving the rest of the properl
l ld not have discharged his duty. On this occash
nowever, he thought he could combine an improvement
estate.
the town with what was night aad just towards the cor
He could not believe that •"''
option of retaini— '1
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