The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-01 00:00:00

*cat aitt) istrid 405.

COMMISSIONERS' MEETING.
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Mr. W. J. Turley presided at the monthly
metding of this Board, .on Monday last, held in
te Co•ntnia*ioners' Room, Corn Eachanze. Tiasre
were also present Me,sra Hicklin, Stringer, Under-
woo 1, Wooil-y, Jones. Perk ns, Pearsort. Nortb,
Palfrey. Platt, Gillam, Griffin, Parkes, H. Turney,
Edwards. and Walker.

The minatea of the hat meeting were read and
confirmed.

The Finance Committee rep ..rted that the
Treasurer's balance on tin several accounts at this
date are as follows way Account, £594 13s
&d; Improvement Account, £414 3s sd; Urban
Sanitary Authority, £lB6 6s id. Y •ur Committee
having examined the fo lowing accounts and find-
ing them correet recomm,nded that they be paid :
Highway Account, £145 Is lid; Improvement Ac-
Urban Sanitary Authority, Z 73
count, £56 17s 91;
3s 3d. Your Committee have requested the clerk
to write to the mortgagees of the ISl,rket Hall
Ruids. inquiring if they are willing to accept !our
per cent. iuterestlinsteadi,of 44 as at present paid to
them.
Mr. Edwards, who was chairman of the Finance
Committee, in moving, the adoption of the report
stated that the ajoritv of bondholders represent-
ing .bout .2 1,0)0 or £l4OOO hadiagrea I to let the
money remain a- 4 per cent., and two other gentle-
men had offele I to lend the *um required to make
up the £16,000 at the s-true ra-e of interest. The
hairman read a letter from some London selicitors
ffaring £lO,OOO or .2i2,04,03 at 34 per cent. The
committee thought that considaring tho smalldiffer-
once in the interest, and the expense of transfer, it
wea not worth tat) while to entertain the last
offer.

The report was adopted.
The Medical Offic-r of Heal'h reported 28 birtha,
viz. 17 malcw an 11 f•nri.les have been registered
in th-! T:•wn,hio fro•r. JanuAry 21st to February
isth ; 17 (1, ,C 1,4 viz.. 13 mal.-s and 4 females have
been registred du: ing the same period. The birth-
rate is 34-4, an.i the death-,ate 20 9. This dea,h-
rate is tiigher than the p c ding month; the cor-
responding rate i et year was 159. Out of the 17
deaths 'luring the pa.,,t month, the infant mortal y
was very hi,h, viz , 8 und,..r one year; and another
rema kable fact th4t only 4 females diet out of a
to al ot: 17. One case of typhAd fever is repoit -d
in Wheeler &net. The water having been tented

the officer reports that the test leads him to suspect
the waterland he wants to send a specimen of it to
the County Analyst at once. He reports a mild
case of small-pox in No. 11 Court, Church Street,
which he has visited. The medical officer's journal
was 'aid before your committee.
The s'aughter houses and registered loiging
h..uses are reported t.) be in good sanitary condition.
The case of overcrowding reported last month has
been removed. Insufficient Lighting of Streets.
Your Committee have appointed a sub-committee
consisting of Mes-rs. Palfrey, Stringer, and Gliffin
to consider this matter, also as to the painting of
th. 4 pillar lamp posts in the streets.
The a ulteration of food. Your committee ad- I
j net' the consideration of this important subject
f• r th,ir consideration. Your committee having
„or,Ficlered two descriptions of water carts, recom-
mended that one ..f Bagley and Co's improved water
c.ots to contain 250 gallons, galvanised, be ordered.
T'..e price is ..£24 nett at their works Newington
Causeway. Your committee recommend that as
the Corn Market is now floe, that the price for cash
stands therein be ..£2 per annum from April Ist,
next. This is an increase of 10s per year. An ap-
plication has teen received from Mr. Tuomas
Clarke, Kidderminster, to rent the cleared ground
in Foster Street, on the fair day. Your committee
recommend that the application be not entertained.
An application has been received from Mr. Watson
Smith for the free use, except fire and lighting, of
the Corn Exchange, on Saturday evenings, for the
, People's Concerts. Your Committee decided to re-
fer the application to your Board. The clerk read
a letter from Mr. Watson Smith to the Commis-
:ioners' for the free use of the Cora Exchange on
Saturday evenings.
Mr. H. Turney said the question was brought be-
fore the committee, and the real question in the
matter was whether it would seriously affect the
letting of the Corn Exchange. He had explained
to some of the committee, and they could not see
the same as he did.

Mr. Jones said he thought that the Board should
let them have it at a minimum rate, so as to show
that they appreciated their efforts.
Mr. H. Turney moved that the application of Mr.
Smith be declined, and that the clerk be requested
to write to biai and give him tha rowoono, but
that the Corn Exchange be set at the minimum
charge of Lt.

M. Edwards sec, n led the motion and said
he thought th,a if the Corn Exchange be given free
the secretz ry of the Corn Exchange would be inun-
dated with applications and have nothing else to do
but t • answer the applications.
Toe Chairman said he thought that they could
not let the Corn Exchange so low as El. He did
not think it was a local body as defined by the
bye laws. The Chairman said he should move an
amendment to let the Corn Exchange at the usual
rates.
Mr.. Walker seconded the amendment.

On the motion being put t.) t1;;;;;;;iing, 14 voted
for the amendment and 2 for the, resolution. Mr.
Turney said he should move at the next meeting
to lay a list of public institutions who had had the
Corn achauge let to them, and what they defined
a local institution. ?

The Chairman asked Mr. Williams the town
offic,r, what institutions he had let the Corn Ex-
change_tq.at the minimum rates.

M. Williams replied "The Working Man's and
the Church of England Associations.
Mr. H. Turney said Le still th :ught this was as
much a public institution as the Church of England
Association.

The Chairman moved th.xt the annu d report of
gas light be referred to the Gen •ral Purposes Com-
mittee.

The Improvement Committee reported that the
plans for new building in West Stre:t for Mr.
Perks, subject to empliauca with the Bye Laws,
had be.ed passed. Your committee have marked
out th curve and the boutidary against Foster St.
which they recommend should be adopted leaving
the matter of Mr. Ward's lad to remain for th.?.
present. They have instructed your clerk to writ:
to M:ss Unwin's arnt respecting the bank to her
property in Worcester Street, and the shopping and
other buildings in Ilagley Street.
The clerk was dirested to have the footpaths in
Yoter Street leading to the stwion laid out and
paved.