Widnes Examiner. — 1893-04-08 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

Brunner's interest that he shonld get the petition before Parliament. One newspaper had said that Board was amost selfish goard, and that there was no doubt their selfishness would lead them to reject the petition. Be did not think it cbuld be called selfishness, if a man ivag putting his hand into another meats pocket which theit signing that petition, would be, if the second man in self defence took that hand out again. without anything' in it. If they agreed to that petition it would certginly be allowing somebody erse's hand into their own pockets to take something' from them. (Mr. Norman : It depends upon how you got that something.) They had derived benent from the Sur' plus paid to the County, and he held that that money was an equivalant for something given up when the navigation was made. If :se was in possesnon of money which had descended from his greatgrandfeher, and the 1 way in which it came was now forgotten, that was no I reason why IN3 should give it up. He dial not think there was any objection to making the trust is represen. tative elected body, but when it came to aboliAing the exemptions and revising tolls which would take so much. money from their pockets, it would be sirup!i suicidal for them to support the petition, He asked t'te Board not to 1,60 k upon this as a politiell matter. The Chairman said he did not think the Board had ever displayed political bias in its proceedings. He believed Mr. Brunner's motive was entirely to promote dustries upon the river Weaver. Mr. Aaron said it was not right' to take the menet from the crounty. The Chairman replied that possiblY the County would .4 be more benefited by an increase of trade than by, the small sum of £15,003 occasionally paid to the county rate.  Mr. Baxter said no payment had been paid to tile county by the Trust for several years. Mr. Brandreth said as a trader he would support M. Brunner in thematter; bat they were there representieW the County, and he could not in that aspect support t:/0' petition.. , He would support converting The Trust into a, body elected by the ratepayers. • Mr. Norman said that there was one point that should' not be overlooked. Fibm'whatever cans.the salt trade , was languishing very much, and having a heavy bur' ;den imposed on the carriage of salt, the trade might be, driven from the district altogether. Althouuli ther, might be making a •ccncession with nnp hind, they' 'should gain very muck with the other. As t) exceptions ;he did not see why one' crass of goods carried on the Weaver should be exempt at the expense of another' of goods. He moved that the petition be sigued. t Mr. Lea seconded.  I Mr. Heywood moved that a letter be sent to Mr. Brun' Per thanking him for his courtesy to the Iriard in the past and expressing regret that they could not support the petition beyond agreeing that the Trusi should lA° managed by an elected tepresentative body. Mr. Aaron seconded tittamendment. Mr. Taylor supported the motion. For the amendment tire veted, Messrs. HRywood, Brandreth, Knowles. Aaron, Baxter, Lewis, Wilkinson+ john Whitlow-8. For the motion, Messrs. Norman? I Lea, Taylor, Williams, and the Chairman.-.-5. 'rb° amendment was put as a substantial motion,and carried unanimously.—Mr. Baxter rematked that if the trustees were abolished it was probable the Weaver NOlvigation would be vested in the County Council.—Mr. Aaron : prnnerly managed, the Weaver would moire souls money.  VAGILLM, WARDS. M. Percy Silcock, architect, Warrington, submitted plans of proposed , new vagrant wards, which he est mated could be carried out for £2os.—Mr. %Wilms 5. the Cbmmittee had examined the plans and inspectle: the site, and they recommended that the Board &dor the plans and forward their to the Local Governtneo Boardfor approval.—The Board pursued this course. AN PATIBNT. DM W. E. Burton; of Frodsham, drew the attention °f the Guardians to the case of small-pox, George-Benson, No. But, Frodsham Marsh, early in January last, b_,°‘ fore the Board had their isolation hospital. He wants' a great deal of extra individual care to prevent the spreading, and the journey down to Frodsham was vet.,,g bad, never fit to drive or ride, and even impassible: walk bn, more than one occasion when h& had to go Runcorn and via engine tothe huts. This took a gre.', deal of extra time and attention, to say nothing of 100,1 patients, who would not be attended by a medicA attending& smallpox case. Considering these facts, tft gether with the successful' issue of the case, he bor; the Board would see their way clear to allow him so°l extra.renumeration, say the sum of £5 —Mr. %Tiflis' gave notice that at the next meeting he would move Dr. Barton be paid the sum mentioned.  THE zosse. Mr. Williams reported that the House Committee made their quarterly inspestion of the Workhouse, a had flmntl everything very satisfactory. Thera was complaint whatever. VOTES OPSVANKS. Cord Sal votes of thanks were accorded to man and vice-chairnsan for the services duringthe year.  • 81 S., be', 9y clae, 

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