The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-04-04 00:00:00

COMMISSIONERS' MEETING.

Nit. W. J. Turney presided atithe monthly meet-
nn of this Board, held in the Commissioner's Room,
Corn Exchange, on Monday afternoon. There
wete &so present Messrs. W. Edwards. E. Stringer,
J. W. Woolley, C Peat sou, G. Walk, r,W. Platt, W.
Jones, F. Hsskew, H. James, H. Biilingbam, H.
lilt:Min, J. titham, and C. H. Collis.
Me minutes of the last and special meetings
ie:td and co:.fi med.

The Finance Committee rreported that the
t.,-,urers bafance on the several accounts at that
.I..te were .5 follows, viz :—llighway Account, due
flow treasurer, £705 us 3d, Improvement Account,
due to treazurer, .2294 168 6d, Urban Sanitary Ac-
c-it rt. due to treasurer, £123 19s 10d.—Your Com-
mittee r.-port that the following accounts have been
ea: mined, and finding them correct recommend
tha, they be paid, viz ;—Highway Account 1111 Is
0 Impr,•veruent Accot,nt £27 168 Od Urban Simi-
:.aty Account £ll 143 10.1. Th vouchers of the
ace/oaths ordered to bw puid at the last nteetiog
were xamined and .found to be correct.
E tim t,s of Hates. The committee having care-
fill y ex indeed the estimates for new rates, recone
wend teat the following bo made, viz :—A Bigh-
way mate ot fourp.nee in the p-und ; aim Improve-
mont rfste4..f is 101 in the ponad ; aud a General ,
is:riet iZ.ate of iN Olin tlie pouod. Au all 3s 8d
iu the pound.
Mr Elwardstaid he we glad to see that the
rates Nv i SO SaVill 'considering. He was sure great
+, as .:tu- to he I inance Committee for their
work. There w: s an increase of Is 21 in the pound
on last yeas rates.
T e report was adopted.
• Th., C erk read the following letter from Mr H.
Turtley respecting his resigna.tiou from the West
Ward :—"Enville Villa Stourbridge, February
2011 1885 Dear Sir, I feel gratified fr the kind
expressions conveyed in your former letter of the
24 h just. My re,ignation as a u..ember f Ito 0
Commissioners was only tendered af r careful con.
eideratiou, and I am unable tow aw it. If a. '

any future time I ghoul] be able to act again, and
it is the wish of the ratepayers I should do so, I
wo .d offer myself for election (hear, hear) but I
must confess that I see no prospect of being able
to take any such step. lam yours tuly, Holly
Turney. To Sohn Taylor, Esq., clerk to the Com-
missioners.

Several of the membeis expressed regret at Mr.
Turneyresigning and said the Board e3uld ill elf '
to lose such a membe.• as Mr. Turn: y.
Mr. Edwards moved that a vote of thanks'. le
passed for his past s3rvices, which was passed unani-
mously.
The Medical Officer of Health reported the
number of births registered in the township of
Stourbridge from February 16th to March 2Sth, 35
viz., 17 males and 17 females. The eumher of
deaths registered during the same period was 15.
viz., 6 males and 9 females. Birth-rate 41.8, death
rate 18'4. The officer reports the death rate
much lower than the past month, and as the month
has con,isted of five weeks, it is very much lower.
One deuth has occurred from enteric fever, but I
couldi.not trace any cause.
The journal of the medical officer was laid before
your Committee.
The Nuisance Inspector reported that there were 7
lodging houses, and that they had been occupied
daily 73, weekly 511, and during the month by
2'556 persons. The registered lodging houses are
reported to he in a good sanitary condition, Tile
, ease of overcrowding reported last month has been
I removed, also the pigs kept under ;bedroom win-

The report wag adopted.
Market Hall Improvement. The Improvemens
Committee beg to report that the .R3O voted by the
Board at their last meeting is expended as follows
Colouring, painting, plaz,ng'as per Mr. Rollason's
tender £23 4s Od, glazing 15 windows inlroof ..V3lss,
making a total el £2.9 19s Od. The Commitese
would recommend the f..llowin4 improvements be
carried out, viz : —GI zing the remaining windows
in roof at an estimated cost of £lO Os Od. Provid-
ing wire guards to 18 Cower wlndows at a cost of
£8 103 Od. Also building up New Street gateway,
filling up and making gateway- at end of Market at
a cost of lOs Od. Your Committee report pro
gress as to Mr. Giles's letter, and the account of the
Stourbridge Gas Company, for the year 1885.
The Committee reported that they had considevd
an amended plan of the Foster Street Prop..rty,
which gives up to High-street and Foster-street an
additional 49 Eq. yards. The recommend the plan
be adopted. The flaggiog for street repairs had
been received and your recommend that the repairs
be left in the hands of the surveyor.
Market Street Improvements. Your Committee
reconimendEd that the (If rof Mr, John Mills to
sell to the Bocrd 37,q yards or thereabouts at .£1
per square yard be accepted. Mr. Jos. Walker has
kindly consented to give up to,your Board about 7
square yards of land to complete the improvements.
Your Committee ri-ort that the site for the Now
Yost Office in Upper High-s:reet, has been accei,ted
by the Postal Authorities and the necessary plans
have been laid befcreyoar (Jon tuittee. Your Com-
mittee recommend that the pities be received but
no compensation given.
The Surveyor reported to the committo; *that
Mr. Jevons had applied to him for a certificate that
the whole of the public ways and all r rorlAY
works or things under the juti..,diett. u of the Board
that may have been disturbed or iejured in the
township have been properly made gocd. The sur-
veyor further reported that two ri ceit subsideneee,
viz., one on the 28th u't in High Street, and one
on the 3rd marlin Hagle3eSt. bed tali a place, mak-
ing in all eight crowniugs in. Y.:ur Committee re-
commend that the Surveyor be instructed to write
to Mr. Jevons giving him rartieulara of these sub-
sidences, and advancing these as reasons why he
now, on behalf of the Board, refuses to sign Vie
required certificate.
The report was adoptel.