The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-17 00:00:00

SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1883.

DUDLEY. Price, anchor smith, Cradley Heat was charged 1
, ' with defrauding the Great Western ailway Com-
TILE SCHOOL BOARD AND TUE CLERK,— On lion- pany. by travelling without a ticket from Smi_th-
day evening the fortnightly meeting was held, wick Junction to Ohl Hill station on the 7th ult.—
Alderman Wainwright presiding.—Tho Chairman On ar:ivince at Old 'Hill station defendant vr,e
explained the system adopted as to school fees at sakel to p:Odsre his tickit. Defendant could not
Tipton, by which it was shown that arrears were and also refused to pay his fare. He was fined 20s.
obviated. It was rmsolved to refer the matter to a , and costs.
committee for consideration.—The Finance Corn- , 13neEcir or THU 13.SACIZ.—J0hll Stintou and Eli
mitten's report, which was approved, recommended
Whitehous*, two boys, residing at Cradley Hcath,
an estimate of £3,575, being, after the, rate of GI ,
in the pound, for the work of the School Board iti were summoned for committing a breach of the
peace by figoting, P.C. Tytherleigh proved the
the ensuing year.—Mr. Tanfield moved "That in case and d4endants were bound over to keep the
the interest of education it is desirable that the peace for three months.
Hine of the Clerk should be wholly at the disposal DnaTNK, Walter Mona, chainrnalser, Reddal
of the Board, and that with the office of clerk Ili.l, was fined se, including costs,
should- be associated that of inspector of schools," for being drunk
in the Halesowen Road, Old Hill, P.C. Cheeseman
Something more, ho said, Nvs3 wanted than the mere proved the case,— Thomas Baker, chainina.ker,
keeping of the minutes and accounts if tho Board Crailey Heath, for being drunk on the 10th lust,
was to go on well and smoothy. It was necessary was fined ss, including costs.—Thomas Pillcw,
that more of the time of the Clerk should be do-'
voted to the supervision of the officers. In other ironworker, Cradley Heath, was fined in a like sum
for a similar offence, on the 4th inst, P.C.
i
Boards the Clerk supplied regularly tabulated n , Tytherley proved the case.
formation for the benefit of the members, hut at 1
that Board they had to get it themselves. He
thought one officer sh tuld be engaged to do the
double duties of alerk and inspector. He intended
no injustice to their present clerk, but it was for
him to consider how far ho would be able to dis-
charge the duties of the two officers.—Mr. Finch
seconded the motion.—The Chairman suggested
that the latter part of the resolution rEfering to an
inspector be omitted.—The Rev. 0, Bra, iley also
objected to that part of the motion.—The Rev.
6. J. Marriott thought that part was the gist of
, the matter.—The Clerk said if they required the
whole of his time he must resign, as he could not
, give up the more lucrative appointment he held
i under the Board of Guardians.—The motion was
I unanimously carried,

TILE NEW CHAMBER OF COIIIIERCE,—A meeting
ia counec!ion with the above chamber was held on
Tuesday in the Town Hall, The Mayor (Mr. J.
G-arratt) presided, and among others present were
Alderman North and Finch, and Messrs. tV. Jeffreys
John Fisher, C. Manby, F. Grazebrook. J. Russell,
G. Green, J. Newey, W. E. Walker, H. G. Walker,
M. Smith, R. G. Walker, H. C. Brettell,
B. P. Eagl ton, S. altroston, and W. H. Taolip.ton.
—His Worship congratulated the meeting on the
success of the undertaking. Their first business
new would be to become connected with the
As,ociated Chambers of Commerce. After that,
great good might be done by discussions on the
beet ways to free the water communications and
the inequality of .railway freights. In Wo ver-
harriptou, which was a larger town but not a larger
district, there were 75 members of the Chamber
of Commerce, and in Dudley they had already 72
members—(cheers). That was a good start, and
an earnest of work to be done. The questions of a
Minister of Commerce and female labour were
already to the front, and migh be speedily discussed.
As to the organisation outside the borough, he
might Lay, that there would not be the slightest
difficulty if it was desired to hold a meeting at
Stourbridge or elsewhere rather than at Dudley.—
The proposed constitutional laws were then ap-
proved.— It was afterwards decided that the
following gentlemen from the first Council :—The
Mayor (Mr, J. Garrett), Alderman Wilkinson, Mr
Jo-. Russell, Mr. W. E. Walker, Mr. John Green,
Mr. W. P. Strawson, Alderman Thompson, Mr. F.
Grdzebroolc, Mr. C. Manby, Mr. B. Bingley, Mr. J.
K. Tinny, Mr. T. Jones, Mr. 11. Jor,son, Mr,
Ball, Mr. U. H. Harrison, Mr. W. Jeffreys, Mr. G,
Green, Alderman Finch, Mr. H. Turvey, Mr. H.G.
Walker, Mr. G. Wilkinson, Mr. 11. P. Parkes, Mr.
Mr, T. Billing, and Mr. E. T. Terry.

A res lution was then paPeed that a constllittd.
be appointed to forward the resolutions to tbo,re:
presentative; of West Staff,rdshire and East
cest,rshire, and that the last resolution be forwarde4
to the editor of the "Daily News," and to tako
other steps that would be deemed necessary.
A vote of thanks to the chairman brought t-ul'
large and enthusiastic meeting to a close.