The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-04-18 00:00:00

SPECIAL MEETING OF COMMISSIONERS.

A special meeting of Commissioners was held on
Monday evening in the Commissioner's Room,
Corn Exchange, Mr. W. J. Turney presiding. Mere
were also present Messrs. E. stringer, W. Edwards,
F. Haskew, J. Gilliam, C. H. Collis, H. James, A.
Walker, W. Woolley, W. Platt, J. Parkes, I. Nash,
and W. Jones.

The Chairman read the notice calling the meet
ing.
The first item on the agenda was to instruct the
surveyots of the internal drainage to prepare the
necessary plans, Scc, to enable the Commissioners
to advertise for tenders to do the required work.
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Mr. C. H. Collis asked if it were intended to.
have plans prepated, and tenders advertised for
straight awry.
The C:erli- said no, aid that the, orals would be
submiltl d to the CornmissionoTs first.

The Chairman
.said everylbing would be sub-
mitted to the Board, but it was necessary to pass a
resolution giving instructions to the surveyors to
prepare plans.
Mr. Edwards asked who were the surveyors.
Upon the Clerk going to say something Mr. Ed-
wards told him ts huso his noise.

..J he Chairwan bidet he understood months ago
that Messrs. Fiudian and Perry were the surveyors,
and he thought everybody on that Board knew,

The Clerk-: That ii so.

Mr. Eawards :I only asked a civil question, be-
cause I dot like to work lit the dark. 'n.e've welled
in the dark long enough.
Toe Chairman moved that the surveyors f the

interml drainage be ins,ructed to prepare the
necessary plans, speciteaiions. drawings, and de-
tails, to enai:le the Counni,sioners to advertise for
tenders to do the required work.
Mr. '6dwarus asked.if their services were to be
pain for by a specific stun Of money. The Chair-
man said the Lsual way of paying, for inch work was
by 5 per cent commission upon the outlay, and it
made no difference whether there wam one or half a
dozen surveyors ; the conitnissiun was the same,
and they diviLed it betweea them.

Mr. Rd ,Bards said 5 per cent en.es,ojo was £250,
and be thought that was too much, lie asked if
that sum included everything, or if there \s ere
extras.

The Chaim an rd i lied that it inclntled everything.
Le thought Mr. L.iwaid, as a professioual men,
should koow all about it.
Mr. Edwards said ho wanted the public to know
what they were paying. The town wa-; in muddle
enough and he thought it was right to lit,ow what
,r.e,y were paying for the whistle. He had no ex-
ception to talie to toe ittooludon, wich he seconded,
and it %vas •Jarried unanimously.
The Clerk reati a letter frow the L.)cal Govern-
ment Board relative to the enquiry by Mr. Harrison,
C.E. The Boat tt ;LStitnted to the loan oh £5,128 for

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internal draina,, purposes, and stated that they
would recounne,Al the Loan Commissioners to ad-
vance it at 3i p,r cent. interett for a term not ex-
ceeding thirly years. The Clerk said ms soon as be
received that bdter he immediately comtLunicated
with toe Public Works Loan Commissioners, but
tie had not yet received any reply. He expected
to have one in or day or two.

The next question-was to consider the advisabitity
of appointing a solicitor to prepare the nece,mary
contract, «lso the legal documents in connection
with tha Loan of £5,128 from the Public Loan
Mr. Edwacds thought Mr. C. W. Collis a fit man
to do the v‘ork, aud he moved that lie tie appointed.
•Thisas seconded by Mr. Gillam.
tAr. liaskew proposed that Messrs. Wall and
Hi.ds be elecied solicitors, and this was see.,nded
by Mr. Walker.
The Chairman said he bad always found that
Mr. Harry Mills had looked well atter the interests
of Ihe Board. He wished them to decide for a
solicitor for the Board. It was hardly in keeping
wlth the dignity of a Bard to keg) changing solici-
tors.

air. Edwards thought they should have a solici-
tor for a clerk. In the days of the uld "self-elected
crew" they had Mr. liarward for their clerk.
The Chairman said the time had come to appoint
a solicitor, b,it this question would keep for a time.
A solicitor would be no good till the surveyors had
done their worl;, au.: that would.not be for weeks.
He moved that it be postponed for a week or two,
,nu Luis was ultimately agreed to.
The qustion of appointing a person to act as
Cloainaissioner for the West Ward, in the place of
'lur tey , resigned. was held that a montn having
ela,psed Siace hi, letter resigning his seat was re-
al,/ v,.caucy couid at be filled ui.t.by the Comm..
sioneD.
I his concluded the business.