The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-03-23 00:00:00

TO MR. CHARLES EVERS,

Chairman of the Stourbridge Imzroreme4
Commissioners.
WE the undersigned. who are respoctively Rate-
payers rated to the relief of ttie poor in the
lownshiP of stourbridgen in the County of Worcester,
and also rated to the rates levied under the Stourbridge
improvement Act, 1866, hereby request you to summon
a meeting of the Owners and liatepayers of the said
-township, for the purpose of considering and, if thought
desirable, of consenting to the following resolution,
passed at a Special Meeting of the Stuurbridge improve-
ment Commissioners held on Monday, the 18th day of
March instant, which resolution was in the words or to
the effect following:—
That, in the jaugnient ot tnis lioasid, it is expedien
to oppose a certain Bill promoted in tele present Session
of Parliament ny the Great Western tiaiwsy company,
for empowering the said Ccmpany to mak, new Reilways,
Koala, and other Woiks. 1:4,1 f,r oeuer purposes; and
that, subject to a souli_daucts wtti. the ptoviaiona of sue
Municipal Corporation (Borough funas)The,-, 1872, the
Improvement Bates, Highway Bates, or other pubdo
funds under the control of this Board. levtoo ur,der the
powers of the Stourbridge Improvement Act, 1866, at a
pro ra(a ploportion of such rates or futnis respectlvely,
be applied h payment of the costs and expenses inctimd
or to be incurred in elation to such opposition.
" That the Special Committee appoo,red by a resjla-
nof this 'kart!, ar ureeting .iiett.of held on ziontiay,
Dicember Slot, 1877, be au.borAt,ei to tusks such pro-
ceeaings as they may think necessary to giv.. effi•et to
this resolution ; anti that such Committee be. and they
are hereby authorised, to atiix the cumin.o sea; of this
Board to a petition against the provisions of Section 12
of the said Bill, for the substitution of a road in such
section mentioned for a portion of a certain Public
Iligha ay or Iload in such section mentioned ; and also
against the provisions of Section 29 of tie said Bill for
extension of time for purchase of land; authorised by
the Oxford and Woiverhamptou itailway Act, 1859, or
against such ether portions of the said Bill as such
nommittee may think fit ; and that the saw committee
be empowered to withdraw the eppositton by this Board
to the said Bill on the said Railway Company consenting
to such alteiations kiting made in the said Bill as the
said Comvittee may consider desirable."
Dated this 18th day of March, 1878.
(Signed)
James Watkins, High street.
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John H. blubberley, 41, High street.
chartes Mood, High street.
Josupti Jeavous, Coventry street.
Tbontas Lavender, Coventry s.reet.
John Moreton. Angel street.
William Dutton, Coventry street.
Witham Vl' hittaker, Birmingham street
John Hail, P.'irmingliam street.
Wihisrn Lill, Birmingham street.
William Fux, Birmingham street.
Josh. ikidwore. Birmingham street.
William Vb'ellings, Foster street.
William Smith King, 9, Foster street.
John itketoing, Foster street.
.r.lizabeth "tonlis , 34, Mount street.
i hour as Bostock, 20, Mount street.
Ralph Wood, Mount street.
Edward Hatton, Mount Street.
Hugh Goodhead, Mount. street.
1. W'ainright, Mount street
christuplier yrer, Fester street.
itwuaoa buder, high sit eat.
J. 1 hos Ford, Hilo street.
Thomas Mark, higo Street,
Ueorge Moody, Market street.
P. J. Brooks, High street.
Henry Petits. Hip street.
John W. Jones, High .treet.
John Fox, High stret t.
F . Perks, High street.
Wall atm Co., Beacule.
houras dam, , tat etn,
Alfred Wart. Vx oi,a r.
kreoerick Howti., stig
ithaut 41001,.0, t.
In•korbUikiiet, reClifialt:On, I do hereby
61101111 On a LtaTiNC.* ui the omen, anti Ratepayers
.1 the ilownshri of ~tourbridge af.r. said, to be held at
the COitti EXU1.1.3,Nt:71•„ I(JI.R .14i3GE. on itza•
oAy, the 26th ()ay of MAlicii inetbui at h o'c.uek in the
Vorenuon, for Me. purp.,er: set forth iu toe Ain't Aqui-
64tiou and for the purpose of consca tug to the opposi-
tion by the said commissioners to the /At rt:.erred to
in the said resolution.
Dated this 215 t day of tlatcb, 1878.
Signed. C. EVERS.
Chairman of sh. said Coulmisa.oners.

SKATING RINK, STOURBRIDGE.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

THE

sTOURBRIDGE. JUVENILE
Amateur Skaters,

Wilt give tbeir ttL

COSTUME SKAT IN G Nlfat lAINSi ENT,
On the Rink, on TUESD-AY > X , MAECII 26, 1878,
When eveirti • rdl,pellauce
The firbt an u . . ta,i,cb at 8 p.m
and the E:r 111

Ad D 3 isbion Sixpence.

bixpenco

tSubieribers Free,

IL J. HAINGE,

Proprietor.

PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT.

By kind permission of MR. BrAINGE, a Grand
VOCAL and TN STR UAIE NTA L

CO,IN CERT,

Principally by Professionals, with the kind assis
tance of several Amateurs, will be given in the
STOURBRIDGE SKATING' RINK,
ON 7 UESDAY, APIiIL 30th,
'ln aid of the fund for providing Chimes for, and
fixing the public Clock, which has been prezonted
to the town by Miss Runt, at a cost,of £3OO.
Full particulars will be duly announced.

SRATING RINK,

STOUM3RIDGE

OP4N DAILY.

MORNING: 11 till .1
AFTERNOON: 2-30, p.m., till 5 p.m.
EVENING ), 10 „

THE -Sl(3 URB RIDGE BRASS BAND
Will be attendance Every Evening, and on
Saturday Afternoons.

ADMISSION, SIXPENCE.
PLIMPTON:S SKATES, SIXPENCE.

lect day, when the charge for
yAdmission-Wedn is One Shilling.

SEASON TICZkTO, admitting at all :tiraec when
the lank ia open tor Skating, are noif ready, and
may be had on application at the New6paper offices)
of Mr. Brooinhall, Stationer, iligh Street; or of
the am:lager, at the ULLA.

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