The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-02-10 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL LOCAL BOARD.

The usual monthly meeting of this Board was
held on M. inday last, iu the Board Room, at the
Town Hall, Brierb-y dill, Mr, M. Rollinson pro-
-siding. The other members present were Messrs.
E. Grove, F. Fereday, D. Roltinson, B. Browning,
B. Freeth, S. Bennett, B. W. Pearson, G. B.
Russell, G. hlantie, R. Thompson, G. R. Whitfield,
G. Griffiths, RB. Guest and J. Skidmore. •
SANITARY AND GENERAL PURPOSE 3 COLMNITTEIE'
REPoRT.—Thia committee reported that dnriug the
~.month nigh -soil had been removed from 363
hrses.- Inspector repelled 90 cease requiring
at:entioa by the 'contractor and he had been re
quested to attend the Board meeting to explain
•ho reason, An offer of a public limp had been
made:by the GI'S Conip:iny to the Board with the
neee,eary Supply f gas, me Board finding a -liftable
central place in the, town for it and pr 'tooting It
from injury. The Oanmittee recornme.ided that
the offer be ace 'pted and that, the Gas Company bo
communicated with thaiiking them for tneir offar.
A. letter hid been re e• ived trom the Great Western
Railway Company stating that the matter of the
provisi al. of ,a, better train service shall have attend-
ance in the summer re-arrangement of the time
table Thy had duly eonsid,red tee letters iefered
to them by the Bo4rd from Messrs. 'Stevens and
Williams aud Messrs-Westwiical aid Moore, and
they recommended that the matter of the provision
of additional lamps in Whimsey Road be not enter-
tained. A letter had been received from the •Local
Guvernment. Board enclosing a copy of a letter
addresieli to them by Dr. Walker, relative to the.
alleged nuisance on Mr Hipkiss's premises in the
High Street, and the Clerk had been instructed to
reply. They recommended that trio Seuth Stafford-
shire Water Works Company be again communi-
cated with, relative to the defective relaying of the
pavement in places where it had been tak nup by
them for the purpoie of water supply, and that lie-
less they attend to the matter and rectify it at
once the Board would do the same and charge them
with the costs. Toe comnittee recommended that
Mrs. HannahPeaxson's appoitionmentfor the repair
ut the bration street, leading out of Cottage Street
be taken by Instalments of 2e 6(.1 per week. The
'report wits adopted. • .
FINAXCE COMMITTEL—This committee "reported
that tile expenditure during . the motuh was as -
follow :—Scavon.an/, 01 ; Main Road
Account, £54 14i 4d i other roads, £49 9S6d. .the
committee recomnaend.ed that
:cheques be drawn
upon the Treasurer in payment of the following
accounts :—Paving Accoults, £93 13s ()d; Bewaqe
Account, £23 ills 8d; Main Road Accouat,
.272 15s Od ; other roads,Z4o44od ; Street Improve-
ment Account, £lO 14s Od; 4stabli-hment expenses.
.24l lls 0 ; Gas supply; Et7s 64 Od ; Water suppl,
-.21 .12s Od ;- Fire appliances, .Z 3 Is 0 • Free Library,
„e 8 3s 4d. The 0211e0t0r's account shoiei that he
had received andaid over the Treasurer on acount
of the General District Rates, .during . the first
month, £55 Gs 11d.; Private Improvement, Cottage
Street, £l5 03 7d; Town Hall receipts, £ll lie Od.
The Committee recommended that a rat') of 2s in
the paund be prepared to meet expen-os retro-
spectively and pr )BPectively for six months. Tne
re )ort SCAB adopted. •
On the motion of Ar. Fereday seconded by Mr_
Guest, a vote of thanks was passed to the Gas-
Company fir the gift of the iamp.
The Clerk was instructed to write to the Great
Western Railway Company bringing their atten-
tion to the had state qf.the sewer uederneath* the
rh.ilway and suggesting that something should be
done to it at once. •

One of the members asked what power the Board
64 with respect to lodging-houses ard he was
told at present they had n.lne. A resolution was
then passed "That th:: lodging-house clause
.be put
in force."

The Chairman intimated tat the retiring
members were Messrs. Fereday, Roßinson, Griffiths,
Freeth, Thoinpion, and Browning, and moved that
the Clerk take thd micesaary.prcieeedings t) carry
out the election in the usual form.
• The motion was agreed to. •