The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-08 00:00:00

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- ROWLEY.

LOCAL BoluD.—The ordinary meeting of this
Board was held at Old Hill on Monday; Mr. Walter
Bassano presided.—The Medic ,1 Officer reported
that there had been a slight increase in the rate of
mortality during the past month as compared wi h
the previous month, the total number of deaths for
October being 43, giving a death-rate of 20 7 per
annum per 1:000 of the population with reference
to the Old Hill district.—The Assistant Medical
Officer, reporting in respect to the Rowley Regis
district, stated that the number of deaths during
the past month had been 22, being an increase of
Gon last month, and a decrea,se of 4 as compared
with the corresponding month of last year. In
both the Old Hill and Rowley Regis districts the
increase in the rates of mortality was chiefly due
to deaths of aged and very young persons.—The
Clerk report d that the accounts of the Board for
the years ending March 25th, 1878, and March 25th
1379, had been andted. In his report the auditor
(Mr. Knott) stated that Mr. Samuel .Cave. Mr.
Benjamin Hadley, and Mr. Dallow, ratepayers,
at ended the audit, and the former had for two
whole days and the greater part of the third day
raised numerous objections to the account and to
the legality of money payments made by Vie Board
which objections he (the auditor) bad duly con-
adcred, and hell to be utterly worthless, and indeed
in some cases absurd. Toe hearing of these
greatly delayed the audit of the accounts, and had
been the solo canse of several aljournments which
he bad been compelled to mak,. It was pointed
out that the adjournments would be at the cost of
the ratepayers.—The Chairman hoped the Board
had n-ticed this statement of the auditor. He
trusted the ratepayers would be made aware that
the r...djournments were made at their expense. The
Ciairman moved a resolution giving to the in-
habitnncs permission to lay the water upon their
premises upon adopting the provisions contained
in the letter of the eouth Staffordshire Water-
works Company. The Chairman explained that
his reason for bringing the matter forward was that
means would thus be put in the way of those
persons who in consequence of poverty were
unable to provide them.—The resolution was
seconded and carried.— the Clerk asked p.?rmission
to act strictly legally with reference to the la-
spection of the books of the Board by the ratep,,yera
at the same time complaining of the conduct of Mr.
Cave at the recent audit, which, he urged, had so
delayed the auditor, to the cost of the ratepryere
He hoped the Board would assist him in acting.
strictly legally with Mr. Cave as a ratepayer.—
The assent of the Board was given, and the
proceedings terminated.

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