The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-01-05 00:00:00

*cat int. 4 gistrift

COMMISSIONERS' MEETING.

Mr. W. J. Twney presided at the monthly meet-
ing of this Boarct, on Monday, ii the Com-
misiioners' Room, Corn Exchange. There werc
also present Messrs. Gillam, Platt, Billi.igham,
Woolley, Perkins, Griffin, Edwards, Hieklin, l.
Tax ni,y, llaskew, North, Underwood and Palfrey.
The tuidutes of the last meeting were read and Cola-
firmed.

The Finance Committee report that the balances
due from the Treasurer at this date are as foliows :
—Highway Account £685 33. 2d. ; Improvement
Account .2747 15s. 3d.; Urban Sanitary Authority
Account ..£341 7s. Bd. Your Committee having
examined the following accounts and finding them
correct recommend that they 1)3 plid, viz
way Account .V 36 ss. 6d.; Improvement Account
£454 2s. 11. ; -Urban Sanitary Authority Account
£l6O 14s. 9d. your committee recommend an ad-
vertisement be inst•Tted in two London papers for
the loan of £16,070 Os. Od. at 3'.1. per cent.
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Mr. liaskew moved that adveriisements be in—
serted in tae papers for a loan of 16,070., it
per cent. He undrotood that the present bond-
holders, or a nt9o4ty of them, were willing to
accept 4 per cent. the loarfs were not moved,
but it was the duly: of the Commissioners to get
the money at the 'owe:it rate they could, A
difference of per coat. in Llie rate of interest
would amount to £2,000, in fifty years if the
money wus borrowed for that perioa Mr. H. Turney
seconded the resolution. Mr. Woolioy saggested
whether it was desin.ble to remove the lo ins for the
sake of pi cent. '1 he resolution, ho ever, was
carried.

Mr. Per::ins asked what the arrears of rates were
at the present time?
The Clerk said he could not say exactly, but be—
lieved the amount uncollicted was. about £2OO, in-
cluding voids and et ery thing.
The Chairman said,the amount was very light.
The Medical Officer of Health reportel the number
of births registered during the month was 37, viz :
males 20, females 17. Number of deaths t egistered
in the same period was 18, viz : 6 males and 12
females. Birth-rate 45.5, death-rate 22 1. The
death-rate is higher than last mouth, but this is
partly accounted for by the month consisting of 5
weeks. The corresponding rate last year 233.
During the past month 3 cases of small pox have
occurred. 2 in Mill Strfait, and 1 in Aiwa Street.
They have been removA to the ten ..4 at Kingswin_
ford Workhouse. Tito rst two are Co n 6 We thut thul
latter died The Neslt.e's test for Impu:e water
was supplied to the :tledical Officer of Health, He
has visited the several places and tested the water.
The Officer's Journal was laid before your Commit-
tee. Premises in Angel Street and Glebe Lane
have been visited and the nuisances found there
have been removed in compliance with the instruc-
tions of the officers. - -

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The Town Officer reported the nuisances reportei
36, removed 27. One case of overcrowding in Court
trect w;.48 reported. The nuisance is removed.
Night soil removal, 153 privies, 133 ashpits, 1
' cesspool, belonging to 170 houses, have been
- emptied and cloaused, ad their coa=ts maned