The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-01-04 00:00:00

SPECIAL MEETING .OF THE TOWN COUNCIL,

A special meeting of the Town-council was held on Satur-
day, in the Town-hall, for the purpose of making the annual
appointments of the several commissioners under certain
local acts. There was not a very full attendance of members.
In the absence of the mayor, Mr. Alderman Moon was called
upon to take the chair.
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'The TOWN-CX,ERK stated that the first business was'" the
appointment of three commissioners, under the local act of
1 Victoria, c. 33, for amending an act of 3 William IV., for
paving, lighting, watching, cleansing, and otherwise improv-
ing the township or chapelry of Birkenhead, and for regu-
lating the police thereof."
Mr. Thomas Bolton, Mr. James Parker, and Mr. John
Nelson Wood were proposed seriatim.
Mr. HODGSON moved, as an amendment, that Mr. Alder-
man Turner be appointed in the place of Mr. Bolton.

• Mr. LLOYD seconded the amendment.
On a division, which was taken by all the members stand-
ing up, the majority appeared to be in favour of Mr. Bolton,
and the gentlemen originally proposed were therefore de-
clared elected.

The TOWN-CLERK said, the next business was " the ap-
pointment of a trustee, under a local act of the 9 George IV.,
for enabling the trustees of Mrs. Ann Molineux's charities,
in Liverpool, to grant building leases, and for better vesting
the estates in them, for confirming exchanges, and other pur-
poses for the benefit of the charites." Under the local act
the mayor was a trustee of this charity, but under the mu-
nicipal act the council were authorised to choose some mem-
ber of the council in lieu of the mayor. The course hitherto
had been to choose the mayor for the time being, but to do
so as an individual member.

On the motion of Air. COOPER, seconded by Mr. HENRY
HOLMES, Mr. John Shaw Leigh was appointed.
The TOWN-CLERK stated that the council would next have
to appoint three trustees. under the local act of 7 Geo. IV.,
for establishing Saint James's Cemetery.
Mr. Daniel Mather, Mr. Alexander Smith, jun., and Mr.
William Thornhill, the old commissioners, were reappointed.
Mr. JoaN SMITH enquired what were the duties of the
commissioners ? _

The TOWN-CLERK replied that their duties were to super-
intend the cemetery, and to receive the accounts • and he
was glad to say that there was, now, the prospect Of an im-
mediate dividend upon account.
The next business was the appointment of two members
of the council to execute the powers given to the mayor and
senior aldermen by the local act of 10 Geo. IV., c. 16, re-
lating to the School for the Indigent Blind, at Liverpool, and
the chapel attached thereto.

The TOWN-CLERK stated that the duties of the two mem-
bers of the council to be elected would be,. conjointly with
the two vice-presidents of the institution, to fill up the va-
cancy in the office of chaplain to the charity, if such vacancy
should occur in the ensuing year. Mr. Robert Henn and
Mr. Richard Houghton were appointed for the last year.
Mr. Richard Hougbton and Mr. J. H. Turner were ap-
pointed.
The TOWN-CLERK stated that the council would also have
to appoint 41 members of the council as commissioners to
carry into execution the local of 5 Geo. IV. for the better re-
gulation and encouragement of pilots, for the conducting of
ships and vessels into and out of the port of Liverpool, and
the appointment of three members of the council as auditors.
under the said act. _

The following gentlemen were appointed commissioners:—
Messrs. Griffiths, Harvey, Harbord, Preston, Shaw, James
Lawrence, Lloyd, Cooper, Moon, Kilshaw, Barton, Moly-
neux, Turner, Rigby, Isaac Holmes, Gladstone, Sands, Sand-
bach, 'Mather, Holt, Bolton, Mellor, Copeland, Hodgson,
Robinson, Bushel, Bulky, Jordan Blundell, Earle, John
Holmes, Barclay, Tonlmin, Thornhill, Platt, H. Lawrence,
John Smith, G. H. Lawrence, Henry Holmes, Bright, and
Priestley.

The Mayor, Mr. Alderman Moon, and Mr. Sandi were
appointed auditors under the act.
' The name of :Mr. Slater was proposed as one of the com-
missioners, but withdrawn on the TOWN-CLERK stating that,
at the monthly council on Wednesday next, he should have
to read a communication from Mr. Slater, stating, that hav-
ing ceased to be a householder in the borough, he was die-
qualified from holding the office of one of the councillors for
St. Anne's ward. _ _ _

Mr. Alderman Evans, Mr. Aikin, and Mr. Richd. Hough-
ton were appointed the thiee commissioners under the act of
10 Geo. IV., c. 16, for the embankment on the north-west
side of the Leasowes, in Wallasey and Great Meols. •
The business of the council then terminated.