The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-10 00:00:00

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OBSERVER.

BRIERLEY HILL LOCAL BOARD.

A monthly meeting of till Board was hfld, on
Monday afteinuon, at the Tuwn Hall. Mr. W
W.ddron presided. aud there wevi tilso present
Iles•rs. M, R.llinson, B. Freeth, D, Ro linon, I'.
Edwards, B. Bro s wog, G Griffiths. E. W. Pearson,
G. E. Russell, IL B Guest, G. :I.antle, R. Th impsun
and J. H. Whitfield.

A letter Aas read front the Secretary ot the Great
Weate,n Railway Co:npany, Bating that tnere
a °llia be ~o alteration whatevar matte in the trein
seiv,ce to and fro"' Brietley Hill util the sammer
itie wWies of the Local Board would not fail to
reemiire the best con.ideration of the directors when
the summer train service was being ariainged.
The Cnairman observed tnat it seetneu the Rail
way Company were simply playing with the Board,
anti malt the Board put in to•ce tha pow, rs they
possesscd, t,,ey wou:d not get any concessions frill'
the company.
With re,erence to the resolutOn pas ed by the
Board lastui,n ,t, wueu the names of Messrs. W.
Jewries, John Hall, and E 'ward Tn,mas Wright
were seboted t ) be submitted to the L Lieu-
tenant ~f the coutity for tip ointment as inagistrate,,
for he Brierley Hill divisi,n ot th county, Lord
Wrottesiey now replied to the clerk as follows :
'•Dear sir,--4 write to acknowledie the ruceT, ot
your letter, forwar ing to me a memorial from the
Local Board of Brierley Hill, and to say that I will
give the subject of it every consideration. I will
only say I have not zereived any intimation from
tie present Bauch a, Brierley Hill, nor from any
.member of it. that there is need for an increase to
its numbers, but should you, on behalf of the
Local Board, think proper to communicate with
them on the subject, I should be glad to receive any
communication trota them,

I an, dexr dir.) ours fai;hfully (signed)
WBOTTEsLEY."
The Board appointvd a committee to confer with
the -pres,.-nt bei,ch of magiurritei on the subject,
Tile Sanitary and Ueneral Purposes Couunittee
recommen ied tout tlr. Wiggins contract Tor the
reurovai of nightsod, &c., trout the nisirict be ex-
trnded for dnottrer twelve in.,mtlis from the 25th
inst., and on the saute tartns as before, ant that he
be requested to reduce the unuiber of orders on the
uoo illunechatoly,

Au e timate wai submitted for he impri.voineut
of Potter Street. which it as recomm -n.i d should
oe paved, and personal notices given to the owners
of prod' ny in Fenton Street who did not come
under the agreement w.th the Board, and that Mr.
J. M. 421--thiog be appointed to act as valu'r on be-
wilt of the Local Board, and that in the• else or the
owners wh, ad couseni ed obe b unA by tilt. vain-
a ton of an incLp noeut valuer, • that Mr. Alamos
ibalson be suggested and appointed
Toe Aledieat °dicer tf death reported 33 deaths
hAving been regisLerea for the month of Feb-
cu try, to deata.r,.te being 33 ti per thousanl,
against 15.0 i; in the corr •sponding month •1 last
year; 7 oi the de,ths resulted from zymotie
diseases, viz., scarlet fever, 2; whooping cough, 1;
icier, 1; and diarrho3a, 1. The in4aui ay state of
pCdUllzes in Level Street was 0,11.:d attention to,
.i.ada cats; of overc.bw.ling at 13uck000l was called
att ntiou to. ti one house co ita Ming four rooms
twetry persons slept, ..eventeen of the number being
,dulls lite eueie space was inueu too small, sand
the rooms required cleansing awl r •pairing, Cm-
pints had also O.eu made about pigs being kept
Au eott igo Street too near to dwelling houses
The report of the committee was adopted, ex.
opt unit p 'awn relating to tie nihaoit lentratt,
the Boicd agreed to co si.er :n committee
a the cud of the ordinary business.
The linaxjce Co.ninit•ee's eport shiwed that tit
expenditure for the mouth had been ..2T6 15s 6d,
and ei:e jars were recomm nded to be drawn iu
pay hent of accounts amounting in the aggregate
to 108 3d The balance in the treasurer's
hands °amounted. to £361 15s.

The report was adop,ed, and the Board ordered
and affixed their scat to a &metal rate ef 2a in the
pound for twelve months. It was s ated that
X 290 was due ..n the ol i nte, aud that most of
the amount was recoverable.

OLD HILL.
MAYTER AND WOREMAN.—At the Police Court
on Wednisua.y, before Dr. ti. Walker and Mr. H.
I'. Hickman, Spencer axlson, chain maker, of
Cradley aeath, was sumnione.l by Gideon Billing-
Liam, caa.in mauutaciurer, of the same place, to
reooVeZ troua hint tee sum of ..t9 4.s lid money
overdrawn ou wor!:.-31r. Waldron appeared tor
d-fenlaut.7—t)ottipnin tn said that the .de-
feadani had worked for IWO for a number of years,
and alleged that up to October 10. h, 188!, he had
advanced him the-sum of £l2 8s aa. On the 12th
and 14th of Oct, he weighed up some work of the
defend int's and ih amounted to t 2 8s 4d, leaving a
ualatico duo to him of £9 14s 1 ld.---The case was
adjourn, d for a week in order for the complainant
to produce his books.'
DRUNICENNERS.-1:110113as Andrews, of Blackheath
was summoned for being drunk and disoldAy.
Frt.st stated that On Saturday it the de-
• fendant was drunk and making use of bad language
in tne-aarket Place. Blackheath. Defendant was
flied is and a‘iszs.— William Heath and Janes
. Brooks, both of t'radley Heath, were each fined Is
and costs for a similar offence, on the 26th ult.
TytherLign proved the ease.—Sitneon Heath,
ehaiumaker, of Cradlev Heath, was find 2s fid' and
costs for being dru-k and di: rderiy i„ zing
I Strevt, Cradloy Heath, on the 26th hit._Jus,ph
uilbert, tor being drunk in the Reddal Hill
F Old Hill, was fitted is and costs.—Williain Harvey,
of the Lye waa lined is and costs for beim; drunk
1- at Old 11111 P.C. Leadoitter proved the case.
;
COAL BTEALING.—Mary C,lreleSB,-+Df Got sty Hill,
was charged with stkaiiog C at, the property of
Mee,re. B.viudedl and Collis. On Fridiy fternom
last, d.efen.tant was seen taking coal from the
inoadd of toe Ciipper tollie y, Old Hill, She was
tin-d 20s, or in clef tuft It dye imiyHouniou).
CAUTION TO CARTERS —B iivard Bellamy, of tlitit
7 Lye, was .fixed 6s end costs for oeirkg whist
in charge.of a horse and cart, on the 24th ut. P.O
• Leadbitter proved the case.—Thomas Lewis, if tht
Four Ways, Oradley He th, fQr t urious dri vi .on
the let just, wa. tinec: 5s and c...sts ; in default 11
, days implisonment.
PITCH AND oss.—Samuel St".vens an 1 Geirge
Smith, chamulakins, boll of Cradley Fiyati,, for
playing at pitoi and toss, on the 26th 111,, were
fined, 8 evens 5s- and costs and Salita 2s 61 and
s costs.
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