The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-04-01 00:00:00

Xocal anb pistrict Vets.

COMMISSIONERS' MEETING.

The monthly meeting of this body. was held in
the Board Room, on Monday afternoon last, Mr.
L. Packwood in the chair. There were also pre-
sent Messrs. Hughes, Kelley, Allchurch, Franklin,
Griffin, Penney, Turney, Edwards, Allsop, Flavell,
Woolley, Stringer, Perkin, and Hicklin.
The Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting
which were confirmed.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Your Committee rerort that the Treasurer's
balances on the several accounts are as follow :
Highway Account—Balance due to Treasurer to
this date, £263 is Bd.—lmprovement, Account—
Balance due from Treasurer, £lBl :19s Od.—
Urban Sanitary Account—Due from Treasurer,
£3O 2s 10d.—A number of accounts have been ex-
amined and reconlinended to be paid. Highway
Account, £4O is 4d ; Improvement Account, £lB •
2s Od ; Urban Sanitary Account, £73 12s sd; £2l
having been paid to Mr. Knott for auditing these
accounts, which occupied him 31 hours.
Mr. Kelley, in moving the adoption of the re-
port., said the only item he had to make any re-
mark upon was that Mr. Knott had char-red £2l
for auditing the Urban Sanitary Account, for the
last three years. He believed the time Mr. Knott
was occupied was 31 hours.
Mr. Hughes considered the .241 was thrown
away. As to Mr. Knott being there the time men-
tioned, he came to the town on other business as
well.
The Clerk said that Mr. Knott came expressly
to audit these accounts.
Mr. Hughes said that under any circumstances
it was a great imposition. They wery bound to
pay the money, and he seconded the adoption of
the report.
. GENERAL PITRPOSES COMMITTEE REPORT.

The number of deaths registered in the town-
ship of Stourbridge from the 20th February to
the 19th iarch is 26, being 15 male and 11 fe-
males. The death rate is 33-27 per 1,000.
REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
--The death rate has been higher the last month
than it has been for the lost twelve months. This
has 'evidently arisen from the severity of the
weather, which has told fatally on young children
12 out of the 26 having occurred in early infancy.
There still continues more than the average num-
ber of deaths from discases of the lungs, a circum-
stance doubtless, also, attributable to the state of
the weather. A case of measles has been imported
into a lodging-house in the town from Dudley,
and another case has since- occurred in the same
house. The number of births in the same time
is 31, viz: 16 males and 15 females. The birth
rate is 39.67 per 1,000. Places in Birmingham
treet, Coventry Street, Bouchall, Beauty Bank,
and Hanbury Hill have been visited or inspected,
and notice given for the removal of nuisances.
TOWN OFFICER'S REPORT.—Nuisances brought
forward from last report, 6; reported during the
month, 48; brought forward, 54; removed old, 4;
new, 42 ; carried forward, 8. Three cases of over-
crowding were reported. Removal of Nittlit Soil.
—SO privies -and 75 ashpits belonging to 106
houses, have been emptied and cleansed. The
public slaughter-houses and lodging-houses were
reported to be in good sanitary condition. A drain
is required in Market Street, 36 feet in length,
and your Committee advise its construction. Your
Committee report that 33 persons sent in applica-
tions accompanied by testimonials, for the office
of collector. The whole had been laid before the
Committee, and in accordance with the resolution
your Committee report that in their opinion the
three most suitable persons are John Bristow, 53,
Stourbridge, John Hill, 30, Wordsley, and James
Holland Ilipkiss, 37, Oldswinford. Your Commit-
tee have requested their attendancL at this Board
to-day.
Mr, Hughes moved the adoption of the report,
which was seconded by Mr. Penney, and carried.
The Chairman said the next business was the
election of a collector to collect the Town Rates
and Highway Rates.
Mr. Hughes suggested that each member should
write. down the name of the person he should vote
for.
Mr. Woolley thought the Board might still re-
duce the number to two, as it would he less trouble
in voting.
Mr. Hughes said the General Purposes Com-
mittee were directed to reduce the applicants to
three. They had done so and must now proceed
to vote.
After the voting,
The Chairman said that 10 votes were given for
James Hipkiss, 5 for John Bristow, and 1 for John

Hill. -
Mr. Hughes proposed that James Hipkiss be
the collector.
This was seconded by Mr. Penney, and carried.
The new collector was thop called into the room
and was informed that he was appointed and the
duties he would have to perform.
Mr..Hipkiss briefly thanked the Board for the
appointment.

SALE OF LAND.-At the Talbot Hotel on Tues-
day evening last, Mr. B. Wooldridge, of the well-
known firm of Ot_tes. Perrens, and . Wooldridge,
offered for sale
.a quantity of land at Pedmore.
There has long been felt:a deficiency for some suit-
able land for building purposes in this district,
which will no doubt account for, to a certain ex-
. tent, the prices given for land at this sale. Lots
1,2, 3,4, and 5 with a frontage of 274 yards to
Worcester Lane, and containing 8a 2r 7p, were
knocked down to Mr. T. Bissell, of Halesowen, for
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fLrie.oo, tnet6oa,ngateapioanfri cn7eogllo yardsaf
Or buildingfre3etsholo)t,lhdeNvas
turnpike
road
purchased
by Mr. Bissell for £5OO. Lot 7, a parcel of land,
having a frontage of 73 yards to the said turnpike
, road, and a large frontage to the road to Norton,
contdaing la lr 29p was also bought by Mr. Bis-
sell for £6lO. Lot 8, a parcel of old turf land,
having a frontage of 75} yards- to the road leading
to Ne rton, containing 3a 2r 35p was knocked down
to Mr. J. W. Thomas for £5lO. Lot 9, another
parcel of old turf land, having a frontage of 76
yards to the road leading to Norton, contain:ng
3a 2r 35p was purchase.d by Mr. W. Itollinson for
£B7O. Lot 10, another parcel of old turf land,
having a frontage of 96 yards to the road leading
to Norton, containing 2a Or Op, was purchased by
Mr. W. Corbett for £550. Two parcels of valuable
freehold building laud at Pedmore, in two lots,
were knocked down to Mr. William Bloomer. Lot
1, a parcel of land, having a frontage of 25 yards
toouthsee
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a sa d,jroaiynlionrg,
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containing 2533 square yards, realized £3lB 6s 9d
being 23 9d per yard. Lot 2, another parcel of
land, having a frontage of 25 yards to the said
1
turnpike road, adjoining lot 1, and land of Mrs
Richards, and containing 2537 square yards, re-
alized £317 2s 6d, being 28 6d per yard.