The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-11-11 00:00:00

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LOCAL Bosao.—An ordinary monthly meeting was
held at the Surveyor's Office, Highwtreet, on Monday
afternoon. There were present: Messrs. W. Jeffreys
(ehairrn•n), H. Walker, E. Cook, P. Harr., H. Dethe-
ridge, S. Bennett, J. Higgs, Cartwright, Scrieen, skid-
more, T. Fereday, Coley, Crove, and Preston. The
mortality returns showed that 19 males and 17 females
, had died during the past month. Eight were ruder the
age of one year, thirteen were between the ages of one
and five, three between five and twenty, six between
twenty and fifty, and seven were fifty and upwards.—The
following letter was read .—"Round Oak, Oct. 28,1871.
—Sir—You will please to report to the Board the follow•
jag nuisances. I have reported them various times to
the Surveyor, and as enteric fever is Low in my parish
district, the owners should be compelled to abate them .
—(1). Stagnant water, from want of drainage et the
back of Mrs. Lowe's and Mr. Grove's, Highwtreet. (2)
Various nuisances at the back of the Swan Inn, Mill.
street. (3). Various nuisances at the back of Warring-
ton's, 25 and 26, Brettell Lane. (4). The bald well,
Moor-lane, still being used, although having been proved
unfit for use, to the satisfaction of the Board, two years
since. (5). Contrary to the bye-laws, fmeal and other
matter being removed, even in the hot season, at pro-
' hibited hours, viz., at 12 p.m., from the principal streets
of the town.—Yours, Ste., EDWARD S. PRARBR.—The
matter was referred to a committee.—The Roads Com-
mittee reported that the Dudley Borough Surveyor Led
been coniruunirlited with as to the repairing and lighting
of the road et Hart's Hill, one side of which is in the
Brierley Hill district, and the other aide in the borough
of Dudley. Arrangements had been made, subject ti
the approval of the Board, that Dudley should repair
108 yards of the road, down to the entry at No. 112,
Hart's Hill ; Brierley Hill repairing the other 198 yards.
With reference to the three lamps, the committee recom-
mended that the expense of the lighting should be
divided between the two town,. Agreed to.—A long and
sapient discussion took place with reference to a newly
made window in Mill.street, which projected out four
inches more than allowed by the Board. Two or three
members were allowed to speak several times, expressing
their views on the matter Mr. Bennett and Mr. Grove
counselled the Board not to allow the infringement, and
the Clerk said the Board had no right to give • property
owner • single inch of the public ground. Regret wao
expressed that the committee to whom the matter was
referred, had not presented a defieite report as to the
prejection.—The Clerk reminded the Board that it was a
precedent.—Uultimiitely the work was allowed.—A letter
was read from Mr. B. Robinson, clerk to the Dudley and
Brettell Lane Turnpike Trusts stating that in future the
repair of the roads would have to he defrayed by the
Board.—Mr. Fereday said he hoped the Board would take
into consideration the claims of the bye streets well
as the front streets to lighting, watering, dm He be-
lieved that the extra work devolving upon the Board would
entail an increased rate of 6d in the pound...

ASSAULT Came.—At the Petty Sessions held on Thum.
day, before 1. Spooner, Esq., Stipendiary, Noah Evans
was charged by Sarah Ann Roberts with • Itiug her
on the Ist Mutant. Complainant said she lived at Mr-.
Newton's, Round Oak. She worked on the pit bank;cc
also did the defendant. They had some words, aud:the
defendant asked her to cut his jacket. She did so, and
the defendant cut her jacket. The defendant then
struck her on the eye with • knife, which cut it a little,
and her nose. She, in defence, picked up a brick to
strike him. Mr. Spooner said it was quite clear there
was • general row, and he should bind the defendant over,
and ordered him to find two sureties in £lO, to keep the
peace for six months. _ _