The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-12-09 00:00:00

BIRKENHEAD POLICE COMAIISSIONERS

The commissioners, under the act for the regulation and
government of the township of Birkenhead, held a general
meeting in the•Tov94.hali, on Tuesday. The followine mem-
her?: were present :—John Deane Case (chairman). Wiliam

Jackson (deputy chairman), W. Cole, D. M'Nicol;
Jackson, James Parker, J. H. Greene, J. W. Pritchard, C.
A. Watson, A. Kerr, M. N. Raynes, Thomas Gilbertson,
John Walker, D. Appleton, S. Stansfield, Joseph Pim, Rd.
Fry, and J. N. Wood. JOIIN DEANE CASE, Esq., took the
chair.

LAST GENERAL MEETING

• • •
Mr. HILLIAR read the proceedings of the last general
meeting. The commissioners, it appeared, had passed a
resolution to the effect that steps be taken at the proper
time to separate the parish business from that of the com-
missioners, and that such alterations be made in the
several offices as might thereby become necessary. It
also appeared that the Parliamentary Committee had re-
commended the commissioners to put themselves in com-
munication with Mr. Robert Stephenson, the eminent
engineer, concerning the projected extension and improve-
ment of the pier at Woodside. The improvement rate, and
the lighting and watching rate, each of 9d. in the pound,
granted on the Gth of September last, had, it appeared, re-
ceived the requisite signatures to constitute their legality.—
The proceedings were confirmed without eliciting any obser-
vation.

LIGHTING AND WATCHING COMMITTEE.
Mr. HILMAR read the proceedings of this committee.
Amongst other matters there was a recommendation that 10s.
be paid to constable Boughey, ss. each to four of his men,
and 2s. 6d. to two other of his men, for their activity in ap-
prehending the perpetrators of the outrage and robbery at
Capenhurst, which was described, at the period of its occur-
rence, in the columns of the Standard.

The CHAIRMAN mentioned his opinion that on considering
all the circumstances those rewards were too small,
,and he
recommended that the geneFal body should order something
more to.he paid to the men.

Mr. WATSON said that the feeling of the committee was
to do so, but they wished for the sanction of the, general
body.

It was then resolved that the sum of £5 should be placed
at the disposal of the committee to be distributed among the
officers.—The proceedings were then confirmed.

MARKETS. COMMITTEE.
From the proceedings of this committee, it appeared that
Thomas Read had been appointed market looker in the
place of Thomas Foster, discharged.—Confirmed.

ROAD COMMITTEE.
The Road Committee recommended the general board to
order 5,000 tons of Pentnantnaur stone. to be broken during
the winter by poor men resident in the township, for not less
than six months. There was also a report that the com-
mittee had issued notices for the paving of the lower part of
Claughton-road, which has already been Macadamized by
the owners, or occupiers.
Mr. PRITCHARD strongly objected to these notices being
enforced. The road was already Macadamized, and in good
order ; it was a hardship, therefore, to compel the owners to
pave the road after they had gone to so much expense al-
ready. There was no necessity for it; and he could only
characterize it as a job on the part of certain individuals.
Mr. WILLIAM JACKSON entered into some details to shew
that the paving was absolutely necessary. He wished to
know whether he correctiy understood Mr. Pritchard to say
that it was a job ? _ _

Mr. PRITjHARD said that, having been called upon, he
must say that he did believe it to be a job.
Mr. War. JACKSON replied that Mr. Pritchard was not
justified in making such an assertion, and he could only at-
tribute it to a feeling of self-interest.
The CHAIRMAN called for order.

A great deal of discussion followed upon this matter, but
there was no interest in it. The proceedings were eventually
confirmed.