The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-06-29 00:00:00

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COMMISSIONERS' MEETING.

The usual monthly meeting of this body was
held in the Board Room, on Monday; Mr. Hughes,
in the chair. There were also present Messrs.
Kelley, Perkin, Ick, Evers, and Edwards.

Th-e minutes of the last meeting were read and
confirmed.

FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT.
The Clerk read the Finance Committees' report
which showed the following balances: Highway
Account due from Treasurer to this date,
.£62 is 3d; Improvement Account balance due
from Treasurer £72 19s sd; Urban Sanitary Au-
thority Account balance due to Treasurer £240
19s 9d.
Your committee have examined a number of
accounts and recommend that the following ac-
counts be paid :—lmprovement Account, half-year
interest on Market Hall Bonds due June 24, 1878,
less income tar at 4 per cent. in the pound, ..€350
us id; Improvement Account, £5O 17s 9d;
Highway Account, £84'126 2d; Urban Sanitary
Account, £62 16s 3d.

Mr. Kelley proposed that the report read be
received.

This was seconded by Mr. W.. Edwards.
REPORT OF THE GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE.

MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH'S REPORT.—
Number of deaths registered from May 20th
to June 15th is 9, viz., 5 males and 4 female's.
The death-rate is 11.9 per 1,000. The death-late
has been lower the last month than for some
time. No death has occured from any zymotie
disease. The number of births registered in the
same period is 28, viz., 11 males and 17 females.
The birth-rate is 35.8
Tows OFFICER'S Rgroirr.—The number of
nuisances remaining from last month, 13;
reported during the month, 26; total, 31; re-
moved, old, 8; new, 20; total, 28 • remaining,
11. The overcrowding nuisances nas been removed.
Night Soil removed, 77 privies, 63 ashpits and the
cesspools belonging to 139 houses have been
emptied and cleansed and the contents removed.
Number of loads, 145. The registered slaughter-
houses and lodging-houses have been reported to
be in good sanitary condition. The amount of
extra cleansing of streets, formerly Turnpike
Roads. for the month is 5s Your commiciee
recommend that the sum be paid and the syst.e.in
be carried on for another month.

Proposed by Mr. Edwarcis, seconded by Mr.
Ick, that the report be adopted.
The Clerk read the proposed agreement between
the Great Western Railway Company and the
Commissioners with regard to the streets ques-
, tionand the draft clause which the company pro.
posed to insert in their bill now before Parliament
to,give effect to it. The company undertake to
construct a subway under their railway in Foster
Street, the height to be 10ft. clear in every part
and the width 20ft. clear in every part. The
gradient on the east side is to be not steeper than
1 in 20, and on the western side not steeper than
1 in 14 for a distance of 75ft. from the western
end of the subway. The Commissioners are to
lower the street from the point beyond the 75ft.
mentioned, and they are to remove and relay
drains. There is also to be a subway under Angel
Street not less than 61t. 6in. high and 6ft.
wide. There is also a proviso as to tacillating the
dedication of the street leading into Clairch
Street to the public; and if any difficulties arise
in carrying out the agreement they are to be
settled by arbitration.
The agreement was referred to the Railway
Committee, with power to affix the seal of the
Commissioners to it.