The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-02-15 00:00:00

ROWLEY REGIS SCHOOL BOARD.

The monthly meeting of the Board was held on
Monday, Mr. W. BASSANO in the chair.
Mr. CAVE, a ratepayer of Cradley Heath, again
attended the meeting to state that he was not satis-
fied with what was given out at the last meeting in
reference to the "bar" placed in the Board Room to
rail off a space for the public. It was stated that the
bar was in the original plan of the building, and he
now ap'plied, under the 87th section of the 33rd and
34th Victoria, cap. 75, for permission to inspect
plans and specifications of the building, interior and
exterior, and all the documents connected with the
place. He also asked fore copy of the bye-laws of
the Board.
The CHAIRMAN said he believed Mr. Cave could
have a copy of the bye-laws on payment of 6d. or 3d.
oa application to the Clerk. As to the section he
had mentioned, he thought it did not apply to the
purposes for which be made application.
Mr. thorn : "Books and documents."
The CHAIRMAN : Yea; bat as it is explained, those
refer to accounts.
Mr. CAl's repeated that he asked for specifica-
tions and contracts, and also books, because he could
get what he wanted from the books, if not without.
Mr. GREEN suggested that Mr. Cave should say
what his object was.
The CHAIRMAN said that it was plain Mr. Cave's
object was to obstruct the Board aad annoy it in
every possible wag. He did not see that there was
any legal objection to Mr. Cave's seeing documents,
and if he choose to copy a plan there was no one to
hinder hiin.
Mr. CANE objected to the Chairman making that
assertion with regard to' his object.
The Clumsier; reiterated it most distinctly. He
was perfectly sure from the insolent manner in
which- Mr. Cave continually behaved in that Board
Room that his sole object in coming there was to
obstruct the Board in every possible way. He had
been comiug there for years past, and he had borne
with it for several years, but he now told him he
should,not.tolerate such behaviour in the Board-
room in future as he had done in the past.
Mr. CAVE : I'm not satisfied with this accommo-
dation, Sir.
The CHAIRMAN: It is perfectly immaterial
whether you are so or not. We can hold our meet- •
ings in private if we like, and if we want to do so we
shall,
Mr. CAVE: I shell assert my right to attend, Sir.
The CHAIRMAN: That you can do. As long as we
hold our meetings in public you can attend, so long
as you confine yourself to the proper place. [Mr.
Cave had advanced into the roonkl. But nnless.'yeu..
confine yourselfrta the place provided for the public
yoLshall be put out of the room.
Mr. CAVE Well, I didn't ask you for all those
remarks upon the subject. I ask for those dam '
ments and books, so that I may see for mysel
whether the statement made last time is correct or
not.
The CHAIRMAN : Now there's an insult.
Mr CAVE'.• Well, Sir, you have .draWix it out, and
1 I do not think I deserve it.
Mr. RAtmer said-be had never. hAard Mr. Cave
use insolent language while he had been oh tit
Board. In furthek remarks he expressed his
opinion that the ratepayers ahead be treated with
some sort of consideration by the Board.; not put
,
likasheep or beasts at a bar.
Mr. GREEN said that whatever Mr. Cave's object
might be his recent-cburse of action was not the way.
to obtain it. At the last meeting Mr. Cave was told
that the matter he brought forward could be con-
sidered-at some future time, and he ought to have
allowed tit* Board time. They had abasi eighty
Mies yet to deal *iili at lie *Alaska ot taw
- Mr. Cart : I only wish alee the plans tpecit,
Sestina. _ _ _

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