The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-05 00:00:00

TOWN OFFICER'S REPORT.

Nuisances brought forward„ 25 ; nuisances re—
ported 38; rc moved, old, 11; removed, new, 32;
43-20. The registered lodging houses have been
occupied as : Daily, 83, wcekly, 620, and
during the month ty 2,485 persons. Thera have
been no complaints.—Night soil removal. One
hundred and fifty-nine privies, 120 ashpits, 2 cess-
pools, belonging to 271 houses,have been emptied
and cleansed and their contents removed. Number
of loada, 203. One case of over-crowding has oc-
curred in Bowling Green Lane, 7 persons in one
x lox/ rt, hlgh, deficient of V6O cubic fect
of air. The nuisance has been removed.
REPORT OF THE IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE.

Land in heath Street. A. draft agreement for
the purchase a this land has been received by your
Committee. A resolution mas passed, that while
your Bo.trd are prepared to give the price for land
agreed to they see no necessity for an agreement,
and decline therefore to incur any costs in the
matter. Mr. Saunders' property, New Street. Witti
regard to these obstructions your Committee have
left the same in the hands of the Surveyor to settle.
Plans for new buildings to be erected by Messrs. W.
J. Turney & Co. near their works were received,
subject to compliance wi,li the bye-law-. Drainage
works. Your Surveyors have reported that the
contractor comminced tho abive work on the 4th
August. The contractor is not entitled to an in-
stalment on account. The extra work ailiounts to
£25 5s 3d, which is due to the contractor. The
s dicitor to the Board attended the meeting of
your Committee with the draft of the mortgage to
the Public Works Loan Commissiiners.

The qutstion of tic unsatisfactory stale of a
bridge ever the Stour, between Stourbridge and
Amblecote, was again brought before the Board.
A vestry meeting had been held at which it Ns as
propose I that the parish of Amblecote do not en-
tertain the. question. An amendment was proposed
by Mr. Richards and seconded by Mr. Cooke, that,
inasmuch as the vestry meeting has no proper
definition of the boundary existing between the two
pArishe. of Amblecote aVid Stourbridge, that the
meeting be adjourned till the surveyor has obtained
proper ilans.
After some discussion it was propos-A, seconded
and carried that the matter be referred to the Im-
provement Committee.

ALHAMBRA THEATRE.— Mr. Quayle and his excel-
lent cmnpany have occupied the above place of
amusement during the week, and have been
favoured with fairly good Louses. The plays
selected have been performed in a highly creditable
manner, and have been well appreciated. The
-performance each evening concluded with a farce,
which kept the audience in a continuous round of
laughter from b-grning to end. All who wish to
spend an enjoyable evening should visit the above
place and their wish will soon be gratified.
INQUEST.—An inquest was held at the Vauxhall
Inn, on Wednesday night before Mr. Corbel, do
puty coroner, on the body of Thomas Worrall,
eged 9 weeks, son of William Worrall, of Angel
Street. 'The child was taken ill about 2 o'clock on
Wednesdiy morning and the mid-wife was sent for.
It was found that the child was seriousl id, and Dr.
Eagar was seut for, and gave instructions for the
child to be taken to his surgery. The child was
wrapped up, and taken down, when it was found
that rho child had died on the way. The jury re-
turned a verdict of "Death from natural causes,"
ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS. The annual
election of Commissioners in the place of those who
go out of office by rotation took place on Thursday.
As a rule these contests pass oil very quietly, but
on this occasion there was some little excitement
caused owing to the exertions of the newly-formed
Ratepayers' Protection Association, and the result
was that in the South and West Wards some of the
representatives of the association have been elected.
The election took place in three wards, and there
were three vacancies in each. The following are
the votes polled —East Ward: W. J. Turney, 201;
F. J. Haskew, 179; H. Billing Lam, J. Hin&,
109; .J. C. Purchase, 76; A. W. 21,79t0m, €5; J.
Chamberlain, 2; H. Newna.m, 1; J, E. Jones, 1.
South Ward; A. Gee, 208; W. Zclwazds, EiS; J.
E. Jones, 184; H. Newnam, 172; G Foster, i€;
C. Scott, 3; 11. Hughes, 1. West Ward: H.
Hughes, 211 ;W. Baker, 176; E. H. Parkiss, L;i0;
A. Adams, 162. _

' BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—Mr, Billingiam presie.led
at the meeting of this Board yesterday.--Admied
32, discharged 6, remaining 536 against ii,6.twoße-
lie , Kingswinford £43 19s 2d, Stourbrie.g3 £3O lOs
4d, llalesowen £24 17s Od, Non-residents Ai. 198 Ed,
total £lOl Gs 21 against 97 12s 100.—The
laid before the Board the estimated eums regnired
for the ensuing six mouths, which &mounter: to
£11,849. This sum would be reduced bp an esti-
mated Common Fund balance of £1,128, and the
amount due to parishes on separate charges as
£1,037, leaving a nett balance call of .119.04. The
Sanitary General expenses was id in the pound,
special expenses for gas lamps £767, and She repay-
ment of loans for the following parishes :—Amble-
cote £55, Upperswinford £76, Wollaston Seg. The
amount required by the Main Drainage Board has
not yet been received.
FAREWELL TO A STOURBRIDOE MU/IE2M <mi. On
Monday evening there was a meeting in the etn-
gregational Schools to bid farewell to the 12.97.
George Robinson, for the last few years vainistair of
the Congregational Chapel at Steurbridge. Mr.
Robinson is leaving Stourbridge owing to his ac-
ceptance of a pastorate ail Wiltshire, lie preolhai