The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-05-31 00:00:00

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COMMISSIONEItS' MEE CING.

IThe usual monthly meeting- of this Board was
held on Monday last in the Commissioners' Hoou.
Con Ex-hange, Nir, W. J. Turney in the chair,
i hero weie also iWeAent Messrs. Platt, ils.skew,
Woolley, Hicklin, Jaw's, tirrinvr, North, Pearson,
Perkin. Pa hey, (lillam, Patch, Griffin, H. Turney.
• Scott, Edwards,anu Wa,;lc,r,
• The minutes ot -Ih.! la-t meeting were read liud
• confirtnet.'. .
The Fin ,nee Committee reported the rreamver's
bal neeA on tee Several ao,...unts at this date are
as fellows :—Aighway A count £514 is 8,1, In-
proveui,nt Account £143 16 Bd, Urban :-anitary
Aut,nrity .94.,c,runt £ll 2s 4d. Your Commute,
havinT , tatniu,--d The follow,ng," accounts and *id
, log them c0:1...et reconm nd that they be paid, viz:
? —lligho, ty A,count £77 3e 7el, finnreveznent Ac. ,
t collet .2 •;j3 Os 41, LTrh n San;tary Authority. Ac
; count i.',35 16-3 S. . The matter of a firo-pr)of sal
:f for th., ens'ody of tl.e km ,ke :old papers of toe
' Boar4.i b.4s b-,n . ar.•tully nisouts.:ii by .) Our eoLn-
I wittee wilo re‘oguntuld tile licher,i to prokauta oas

rom Edward Lumley, a_in, and Wcod of alai:Ex.!
ize (inside) 43 x 26a x 20, price £22 8s .
I The report was adopted and it was resolved the
' safe should b purchased.
The Medical Officer of Health reported the
number of births registered in the Township from
April 21st to May 19.1 i, 1884. was 22, viz :-14
melee and 8 fernaes. The birth-rate was 270.5
The number of deaths registered in the same eeriol
was 17, viz :-9 miles and 8 females. The death-
rate was 20-9. 'I he officer reports :—The eath-
rate is higeer than the proceeding one. The
corresponding month Ltst year was 15-1. One death
has occurred from enteric fever. This was, how-
ever, imported, as the person who died came to the
town suffering from it and died in 3 days. if
Joerral,hows that amongst other places Copen-
hagen Row, was inspected; two persons own this
row, one has complied entirely with his notice and
the other (who is a Commissioner) has taken no
notice whatever, neithe, has he repaired an aslipit
in Worcester Street. The notice to do which, wee
served on him months ago. Two wells reported
last month are having the tip water laid on. Your
Committee reaamm-naed that the officer be in-
structed to take proceedings in the Case of non•
compliance with notice reporied above.
The Town Officer reported the nuisances
during the mon:h 9. Remover' old it, new
80, remaining 17. Your Committee recommend
, that prace.edings be taken against the owner of
prapeity known as he Seven Houses for non-com-
pliauce with notaa. Niget Soil Removal. 121
'navies and 104 ashpits telougina to 181 houses
have been emptied and cleansed and their coutenta
retnond. Number of leads 180. The lodging
houses and slaughter houses are all in a good
sanitary condition. One case of overcrowding is
reported havina a deficiency of 1,014 cubic feet.
A. notice has been served. Lighting of 'etreets.
Your Committee recommend the Beard to give
instructiuns for the erection of a suitable "new
type" lamp and refuge a. the junction of Church
Street, Healey Street, and Hidaerminster Street
wit ti High Street at a cost not exceeding £l5.
Teis your Committee wished to laavo erected as an
experiment. They are further considering the
matter. Your Committee recommend that 60
plates as per specimen produc d, be procured to
mark the hy
(3a...ea in toe township," price 10d.
eacn. Painting
of tire escape, Itc. Your C ,m-
-mittee recommend that tenaers be obtained for
this work and that they be empowered to carry it
out, Your Committee have defined t e consider
Eaton of the free use of the Corn Exchange tor
P. tilde's Coocerts tor 3 months.
A resolution was passed empowering the officer
te taae proLeectinas in caseaof uon-campliance with
the no:iee.
The report was adopted.
he lwarovement Committee reported that they have
given i he question oft he disposal of Foster'..etreet pro-
perty ttteit'ejou considetation end would advise
that tee property be leased foramilding purposie3 at
an annual ground reat, for a ieria n t exceeding
99 years. Two letteis have been received from
Messrs. Gerton and SODS re,peteingdainageto thoii
horse and cat through ttie negligence of the
driver of the Steam Roller whilst at work at
Wordsley. Your Coannittee advise that instritc-
tiens he given the Cleik to write to Messrs. Gorton
repudiating the liability of the Board. Your Coru-
mittee think it advisable that inr•tructions be given
13 tee Cletk to write to the ureat We4ern Rail-
way Company asLiag teem to run a traiu from
Fo-aer Street at about 9.30. p.m. to Lye, Cradley,
aid other stations.
The report was adopted.
elr. Stringer moved a resolution to the effect that
Lhe Cleric do write to tee Great Westeru Raaway
Coopany aching them to tun a train from Foster
Street. Station at 9.30, p.m. eaca day to the Lye
and other i-tatious,
Tee Carta men secended the motion, which was
• carried unanimously.
In answer to a question from Mr. Woelley as to
, weether the tramway would be brought into Stour-
tridge, ttie Chairman said that
High -treet w•s too narrow tor a tramway. If.
however, the low were net ext.. nded to lia,gley at
• some future time taanah the town, the probability
was that a fresh tine would be made starting trom
the Ceunty Ocala and going to tiaaley.
Mr. Siiinaa said tlait w.a a very important
' question to the people o• the town. It woulit b
01 great a,,lvantlg3 to them it they c u d get the
tramway to gi from Sturbridge to Kingswinfo,:d
. also.

Mr. Stringer then askcd tho Commissioners to
grant the us.: oi the Corn Exchange freet the itev.
U. Saerrard ou the afteran.n ot next Thursday
for .hc3 purpose o tea being given to the navvies
no were ai wink in tie tuwn ying tae drains
trough the disiriet.
It ilrd3 stated tha,-, the tea hid bee:l soibserihed
f r bj gentlemen wh,) iished to lalk to the navvies,
wih the o'_ij et of doing them good.
lho application was granted.