The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-23 00:00:00

HAGLEY.

STEAL/N6A Si tIVT. —At the Worrefit..r Senginnß. Ott
Wednesday. 1.,1w e II .rte 57,.e11er. we indieted And
found gui'tv of stealin heot. the property of George
Long, at liagley on the Slat July last, and synteneed to
one months hard labour.

CONCF.RT —OA Thursday nicht last. • coneert was
given in the 14011 Bain. in aid of the Omen Fond. Thee*
WAR a fair attendance, and the concert itelf WAR a Sue-
tests The first pet was miarell menus. and the second
nart—" The May Queen " The Ran. Spencer Lvttelton
and Mr arss.on receised an oidme. In the latter Nat
it the " Men Queen " thera were several encore. Mr. R.
T. R. Manley, Mint r Canon of Lichfield Cathedral,
cunducted.

Test 7
VEStRY NEETINOS AT CRADLEY.
On Thursday evening. the 14th inst, a nubiic
meeting. called by the Surveyors of the Highwoy, Wall
held in the National School Room, to take into conaides
ration the state of Maple Tree Lone, Colley Gate, Rod
the steps to be taken by the porish to make it passable
in wet weather, it oppeared that Mr. Homer and Mr.
Orove are the owners of property on each side of Maple
Tree Lane, and Mr. Grove consider. that Mr. Homer in
building a wall about three years ago, stopped tip a water
course. Mr. John Bridgwater, Churchwarden, took the
chair, and opened the busines., of the meeting.
Mr. Thomas Homer moved ond Mr. Josiah Bloomer
seconded the following resolution. which on being put to
the meeting by the Chairman, was carried unanimously :
That thin meeting ramiea to entertain the question
as to the state of Maple Tree Lane, Colley Gate. or to
have anything to do with the road : and the meeting is
of opinion that the vestry meeting was called to asaist
Mr. strove in on attempt to drain his property at the
parish.:Apense." .

On Friday evening. the 15th inst. another meeting was
held in the School Room. %shish was eonsideret to be
one of the largest and most re,peetaide ever hold in the
parish.

Shortly after seven &e1...h. Mr, Homer aueeested it
there was any Lushness to transact they should at once
proceed with it, an the time tired for commencing the
business had expired.
Mr. Richaid Hawkeswood objected to this, as one or
two gentlemen who had promised to attend had not yet
arived.

Mr. iTabez Adams took the chair.
Mr. Homer, in moving the same resolution as was
passed on the previous evening, objected to the present
meeting, aa the business relating to Maple Tree Lane had
been &heady disposed of, and also as the meeting had
been illegally calla". At thii point Mr. lionifray and
Mr. Hinglev entered the room, and Mr. Homer again
stated his objections to the meeting, and went on to ob-
serve that his wall had been built abmt three years. and
no steps taken to prevent it ; that Mr. Grove had built
Ilia house on alevel with Maple Tree Lane without even
putting down a drain. He (Mr. Homer) protested against
the parish being made a tool of by private individuals,
and advised the meeting to hove nothing to do with the
road. He had not asked any of the gentlemen previoua
to the meeting to second the resolution, but he was sure
some one would do it.
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Mr..Losish win seconded thn resolution.

Mr. Homfray moved an amendment that the surveyors
be instrueted to take steps to drain the road. He (Mr.
Homfrav) had been remade.' by the pariah surveyors to
attend that meeting. r Mr. Homer the surveyors have
not instraeted you to come here'. Ha admitted the
meeting had been irregularly called, bat mid the road
was a highway. He was pleased to see there were only
two or three at most in that room who were of Mr.
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Homer's way of thinking in the matter. Mr. Hoinfray
advised the meeting to leave the matter with the survey-
ors of the parish to do what was right with the road, and
to make it pass.thle in wet weather.
Mr. Hingley seconded the amendment.
Before it was put to the meeting, Mr. Elwin Oliver,
one of the surveyor, of the p Kish. a I,lressed the meet-
ing, and strongly advised the parish not to interfere with
the road, and said lie had not instructed anybody to ap-
pear for him at the meeting.
Mr. Herbert Hawkeswood, the other surveyor of the
parish, said he signed the notice when hie brother
brought it to him, simply because it was wished the
question should be brought before the public. He, how-
ever, quite agreed with Mr. Oliver, that the parish ought
not to interfere with the road-11oud and prolonged
cheers).

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Several other gentlemen addressed those present. re-
gretting that the meeting had seen called, and advibittg

thoya;iih not to interte;e with the road

The Chairman then called for a how of hands in fav-
our of the resolution, when nearly every hand in the
room was held up. The stneotheent was not put to the
meeting.