The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-08-03 00:00:00

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COMMISSIONF,RS' MEETING.

The usual monthly meeting of this body was
held in the Board Room, on Monday; Mr. Hughes,
in the chair. There were also present Messrs.
Kelley, Woolley, Scott, Allsop, Perkin, Evers,
Stringer, and Hill.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and ,
confirmed.
FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT.
The Clerk read the Finance Committees' report
which showed the following balances: Highway
Account due to the Tre,ts,rer to fill, date,
.2146 17s 4d; Improvement Account balance due
to Treasurer £283 lls 2d ; Urban Sanitary Au-
thority Account balance due to Treasurer £303
16s0d.
Your committee have examined a number of
accounts and recommend that the following ac-
counts be paid:— Improvement Account, £36 18s
2d ; Highway Account, £75 18s 3d; Urban Sani-
tary Account, £34 4s 11d.
The report was adopted, and cheques in pay-
ment of the amount required were drawn out.
The Clerk read a letter he had received from
Mr. James Allsop, jun., in which he stated that
if the account was paid at once he would reduce
the account from £9B 15s to £BO.
Mr. Kelley said he thought the best way to get •
out of it was by paying it.
Mr. Hughes said he thought the money was 1
earned. Mr. Allsop had a vast amount of trouble
and work.
Mr. Evers asked how it was that the account
had been reduced.
Mr. Taylor said that Mr. Allsop had not been
asked to reduce it but to reconsider it and another
account had been sent in.
On the motion of Mr. Kelley, seconded by Mr.
Hughes, the amount was ordered to be paid.
REPORT OF THE GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE.
Your committee report that the ladder to be
used in case of lire, was ordered.
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH'S REPORT.-
-Number of deaths registered iron June 16,h
to July 22nd is 6, viz., 3 males and 3 females.
The death-rate is 6.7 per 1,000. The death-rate
has been lower the last month than for some
time. No case of infection or contagious disea-e
has occurred. The number of births registered
in the same period is 23, viz., 14 males aud 11
females.
Premises in Market Hall (Fish Hall) an in
Church Street were visited and iloCces giv,,n for
the removal of nuisances found there.
TOWN OFFICER'S REPORT.—The number of
nuisa.nr,s remaining from last month, 11 ;
reported dorinr, the month, 51; total, 62; re-
moved, eld, 20; new, 22; total, 42; remainin -, 10.
The overcrowding nuisances have been removed.
Night Soil removed, 131 privies, 94 ashpits and the
cesspools belonging to 211 houses have been
emptied and cleansed and the contents removed.
Number of loads, 222. The registered lodging-
houses and slaughter-houses (with two exceptions)
have been reported to be in good sanitary con-
dition.
On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by
Mr. Kelley, the report was adopted.
Mr. Kelley asked what was going on between
Mr. Prescott and Mr. Shepherd in reference to
the Highway Rate. He said a good many of the
ratepayers were anxious to know what was going
on.
Mr. Taylor said that he had been to Mr. Shep-
herd's office before he came to the meeting to
enquire if Mr. Shepherd had received any informa-
tion and he was informed that counsel's opinion
had not yet been received.
Mr. Kelley said that he considered the question
ought to be settled as soon as possible. He did
not like lawyer's bills. The longer it was about
the greater would be the costs. They already
owed money to the Treasurer.
REPORT OF THE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE.

The plan of new buildings prepared to he erec-
ted adjoining Wollaston Street were referred to a
sub-committee to consider and report.
The agreement with the Great Western Railway
Company with reference to Foster Street and
Angel Street with the seal of theoompany attached
thereto was laid before your committee.
Mr. Taylor then read the draft of the agreement
between the Great Western Railway Company
and the Coavnissioners, which appeared very satis-
factory.

PLEURO PNEUMONIA AT OLDSWINFORD.—An out-
break of plouro pneumonia has occurro 1 at Old-
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