The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-10-07 00:00:00

DUDLEY TOWN COUNCIL.

An ordinary monthly meeting of the above Council
was held on Tuesday; the Mayor (Mr. Joseph Stokes)
presiding.
The Clerk reported that the following gentlemen
retired 1)y rotation :—St. Thomas's Ward, Mr, Hall and
Mr. Thomkson • Castle Ward, Mr. Clark and Mr.
Lester; St. Edmund's Ward, Mr. Warmington ; St.
James's, Mr. Stokes; St. John's, Mr. Carlyle • Nether-
ton, Mr. John Dann and Mr: Crew; Woodside, Mr. S.
Oarratt.
The Medical Officer's report included in that of the
Sanitary Committee. Dr. Timmins showed that the
ntimbey of deaths had been 79, giving a death-rate of
22 per 1,000, 49 deaths had been those of children under
five years of age.
Mr. Challingswerth gave notice of his intention to
, move that the ashpits in the borough need not be
I covered over. He said it was a useless expense to
do this now that the deep drainage was certain.
Mr. John Dunn thought the Halesowen Road was in a
dangerous condition, in consequence of its non-reoair,
and suggested that the Council should see that the
Turnpike Trust repaired the road before they gave it up
to the town.

Mr. Wainwright said he was afraid the Trust had no
money.
The Town Clerk was directed to write to the Clerk of
the Trust upon the matter, and at the same time ask
that the road be repaired.
The Sewag.t Committee reported that they had waited
upon Lord Dudley's principal land agent (Mr. George
Taylor) to learn the full extent of his Lordship's offer
with regard to the sewerage of the borough.
The terms were: "Provided the Corporation employ
Mr. Marten as. engineer to carry out the whole scheme
and subject to the conditions stated in the paper. which
' Mr. 'Underhill gave to the Mayor on the 25th July last,
I will recommend the Earl of Dudley to accept the sum
of £3O per annum as way-leave, the Corporation to
compensate the tenants for any injury that may be done
inlaying the pipes or repairing the 13in. main here.
after."
The report stated that the committee had endeavoured
to obtain from Mr. Taylor a modification of the terms,
but without success.
They therefore recommended the Council to accept
the terms of Lord Dudley. •
• The Mayor nioted ' the adoption of the report, and-
saidihat-it wigbt look a 3 it they wore not acting fairlA-
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The. report._ wee adopted,.and it was agreed to write -
to the Government Inspector for, a resumption of the
enquiry.
It was further agreed that the application to borrow.
money should be enlarged to corer all the estimated.
cost of the deep sewerage of the town.
A motion of Mr. John Dann that, as the drainage did
net extend to Netherton and Woodside, those places
should be separately assessed, was referred to a special
meeting of the Council, it being too important to be
, discussed at that time of day.