The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-02-03 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL, PROCEEDINGS

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for the rest of the matters named in the paper
The Mayor presided.

FINANCE COMMITTEE

The DEPUTY TOWN-CLERK read the proceedings of the
Finance Committee. They comprised the appointment ot,
Thomas Boothby, as inspector of hackney coaches and col-
lector of fines, the consideration of which was postponed et
the last monthly council, pursuant to the standing orders ;
the by-laws relating to coaches, chariots, cars, and like ear:
riages ; the payment of £52 10s. to Lieut. Lord, for his
services on the conservancy bill of last session ; and the pay'
tnent of subscriptions, as follows :—The Dispensaries, £15,1
10s. •, the Northern Hospital, £lOO ; the Southern Hospitint
£100; the Opthalmic Institution, £3O : the Refuge of the
Destitute, £25 ; the Botanic Garden, £lOO ; the Royal In"
stitution, £lOO ; submitted pursuant to standing orders.
Mr. RICHARD HouGIITON said, that in the absence of the
town-clerk—(loud laughter)—he begged pardon, he meant in
the absence of the chairman of the Finance Committee, the
duty devolved upon him of stating a few particulars, which
he hoped would induce the council Lo confirm the proceedings
of the Finance Committee, which had not, however, in the
past month, been remarkable for mach interest. The first
matter he asked the council to confirm was the appointment
of Thomas Boothby, as inspector of hackney coaches and
collector of fines, which had been postponed under the stand-
ing orders. The next was the confirmation of the by-laws
which-had been prepared relating to coaches, chariots, ears„'
and like carriages. The committee also asked the amine"
to confirm the payment to Lieutenant Lord of £52 108-,
whose services had been required, and were of the greatest,
use, in London, on the obtaining of the conservancy bill ut
last session. His services had commenced in the beginning,
of February, 1842, and were not completed till the middle
May. He (Mr. Houghton) might mention, that the mope
which he had produced of the variations in the river fro
1837 to 1842 had been of great utility. Lieutenant Lords,
testimony had been of the greatest use, and his services of
such a nature as to save five times the money it was proposed
to grant him, in engineers ; and his charges as a witness had
been his mere personal expenses. The committee also re-
commended the following subscriptions to be paid. (See list
above.) From the proceedings of the committee it would
have been seen that all these subscriptions had been reconl"
mended at one meeting, except that to the Royal Institution;
with respect to which it had been considered that the various
articles in it would be removed to the Gallery of Art, end
that as the public could not have free access there, it would
not be right to continue the payment of this subscription.'
It now appeared, however, that the casts only, and not the
pictures, had been removed ; and that artists and other in-
dividuals, who wished to avail themselves of the privilege'
might go there as usual. The room where the casts ben.
been kept had been elongated, and minerals, birds, and other
things placed there. After this explanation, he hoped the'
subscription of £lOO would be continued. Mr. Houghtoof
concluded by moving the confirmation of the proceedings-
Sir Tnosins BRANCKER seconded the motion, which was'
carried.

Thomas Boothby's appointment, the payment to Lieut.
Lord, and the subscriptions, were then proposed.
Mr. PARKER enquired whether the Eastern Dispensary
was included in the sum proposed to be subscribed to the
dispensaries.

Mr. HOUGHTON replied affirmatively.
The motions as proposed were then put and carried.

BYE-LAWS

The DEPUTY TOWN-CLERK then read the bye-laws:re-
lating to coaches, chariots, cars, and like carriages.
Mr. Nicol was dissatisfied with the clause relative to, the
number of persons to be carried by the several vehicles.
Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE moved that the bye-laws ue
printed for the use of the council and the public.
The motion was seconded by Mr. BLACKBURN.

A desultory conversation followed upon the objection'
started by Mr. Nicol; which terminated by Mr. Boxing Too
moving that the 'bye-laws be referred back tO the Finaqis.
Committee with the view of being amended, that they ve
printed, and laid before the council at their next month
meeting for approval.
Sir THOMAS BRANCKER seconded the motion.
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Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE and Mr. BLACKBURN said, AO
motion met their views, and they would withdraw that %hieb
they had proposed.
Mr. Houghton's motion was then carried unanimously.