The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-07-10 00:00:00

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COMMISSIONERS' MEETING.

The monthly meeting of this body wag held at
the Board room, 4.n Wednesday last ; Mr..•-•trin-
eer. in the chair. There were also present
Messrs, Al'sop, Maurice, Newtruu, Levi. Young,
Hughes, Ilealey. Woolley, and Captain Walker.
The Clerk read the minutes of the last meet-
ing, which were continued. lie els read the
letter received from the Board of 'r rade in re-
ference to the abandonment of the railway sta-
tion into Fo,tar•street, which we have already
reported. - - -

Mr. Hughes said from the reading of the let-
ter they have abandoned the one station, but say
nothing about the other two. There were three
solomes mimed in the bill. The letter did not
appear to him very clear. It appeared to him
to he their duty to memorialise the Board of
Trade, to Aav what station they should choose.
FOP Milli/AL it (lid not matter whether the st •
Lion was v.t the bottom of the towu or the top ;
but ha thought it could be bitter for the public)
generally to have us central 104 possible, It did
not appear clear to him at pre.ient, and lie
theoght it would be well if Mr. Sliepiierd cuithi
attend, and give them seine inforaiatiou. He
Nlr, " thought they should have a town's
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meeting, azid so let the public have a voles in
the nitittet

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cAptrtiu Walker tat that front the reading of
tho lutter, he tlwaglit the Board at Trude WWI
wli .i utu tiOOU i tO the SitO euventry.
titruet. wtni clear they laud ahaudouutl
the ono in 10-AlT..4tveet. .

Mr. Allsop said he thought it would he very
bad to have to put up it bridge at the bottom of
the town. It would have to be nearly BO feet
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high, and would be very objectionable, and bad
for old people to pass over it. The present
c..ossing there was very dangermis to horses, and
ninny persons have had the springs of their traps
injured by passi ig over it.
Mr. Levi said he thought they may rest them-
selves contented, as he did not think the railway
company intende.l to move the station.
Mr. Shepherd here came into the room, and,
in answer_to the Chairmen, said their firm had

hal no official communication from the Board

of Trade, and what he knew of the matter-;;;
from seeing a letter in the newspapers. They
had heard theangh Mr. Wilson that Colonel
Hutchiason 1 ad :auctioned the tibandonment of
the branch ; be teal that they had vittually heard
nothing, but were anxious to hear.
Mr. Hughes said what the nteeting wanted to
, know was whether it was incumbent upon the
Great Western Railway Company to construct a
station to the town.
Mr. Shepherd said it was, and there was a
certain time allowed for then' to do it in, and he
thought the time would be up in June or Decem-
ber next year ; that the Board would have six
months to construct the line, having exhausted
the time.

Mr. Hughes said it was very important to have
the wthet time.

Mr. Shepherd said he had the Act of Parlia-
ment, and would have a copy made to hand to
the Clerk. As to the obligations of the Great
Western Railway constructing their plans, he
might say there were two lines of railway—one
from Stourbridge to Old Hill, the other from
Ohl Ilill to Swethwick Junction, the line being
applied for to Parliament at diftirent times.
There were two sets of shareholders, two sets of
books kept, and two sets of management, al-
though one company.
Mr. Hughes asked whether in his (Mr. Shep-
herd's) opinion, a memorial from the Commis-
sioners and inhabitants of the town to the Board
of Trade, would have any effect in compelling
the Great Western Railway Company to erect a
station in the town.
Mr. Shepherd said that it depended entirely
upon the directors of the Great Western Com-
miny whether the station should be in Coventry-
street, or at the bottom of the town. The pro-
per persons to petition to would be the directors
of the company. He did not think that the
Board of Trade had any locos sfo sill in the mat-
ter at present ; and proceeded to point out that
in the letter received by the clerk, the Board of
Trade suggested that somet lug might lie done
under the 23rd section of theiOxford, Worcester,
and Wolverhampton Railway Act. By that sec-
tion the Great Western Company would be corn-
pulled to carry the lino above the road at the
Inittom of the town, and it would be so expen-
sive that they might prefer to put the station at
some more convenient point. In answer to Mr.
Bugles. Mr. Shepherd said the company could
, pit the station on ally part of the line.
I ob.. shepherd then withdrew, and the further
! consideration was molj,lllllle.i. SeNeral members
of the Board Imre lilt the room,