The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-05-05 00:00:00

KIDDERMISTER.

THE WHITSI7NTIDE• RA.CES.-111T. J. J. Corbet
made an applicatien to the County Bench on
Thursday, on behalf of Mr. J. G. Benrett. of
Malvern Link, for a license for the sale of wines,
ales. and spirits on the racecourse at Spring Grove
on Whit-Tuesday.—The Bench refused to grant the
application.
OBSTRUCFINO THE lIIGHWAY%—At tbe same Court
William Roberts vas charged with obst!ucting the
highway at Broadwaters by allowing a trac.ion-
engine to stand there on 2nd April. He was also
cheigeu with leaving the engine unattended.—
Police—sergeant Payne stated that the engine, with
a threshing-box attached, sto..d in the ro ,d for an
hour,"-ane there was no one with it.— Mr. J. J.
7 Corbet defended.—Two witnesses for the defence
contradicted the (Beer's, sta,ternente.—The Bench
fined def,ndaut 108. and cests in each case
THE BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—Mr. J. Giles pre-
sided at the meeting ef the Guardians held on
Tuesday.—The first business was the election of a
secoed vice-chairmae, which had belen adjourned
from the last meetimg:—Mr. W. Lett proposed that
Mr. A. E. Boucher be elected.—Mr. Pitt seconded
the motion, which eels supported by Mr. W. Green.
—Mr. James proposed as an amendment that. Mr.
W. 13oycou be elec!:ed —This was seconded by
Mr. Miinee and supported by Mr. 'G. Holloway.—
On the votes being taken, there wore nine for Mr.
Boucher nil six for Mr Boycett.—The former was
elected.—The plerk stated that in accordance with
a letter received froni the architects, stating that
they had only received thr e tenders for carrying
out the alterations at the Workbou,,e, he had :a
sorted adverLisements asking for tenders in the
Birmingham Daily Gazette, the Birmiligham Post.
and the Manchester Guardian, and Mancieeter
Courier, The architects had since received four
other tenders, making a total of seven up to the
present time.—Mr. Milnes said he mentioned on
the last Board day the subject of having triennial
andinot annual elections for the Board of Guardiens
He should.move that the B ard were of opinion
that the ele..tion of Guardians for the various
parishes constituting the Kidderminster Poor Law
Union should be triennial instead of annual, and
that the Lecal Government Board should be re-
quested to issue an order to that effect.—ln the
discussion that followed many of the Guardians
expressed themselves in favour of triennial being
substituted for annual el,ctiens, but they thought
more iniortnation should be g.ined upon the subject
before coming to a decision, and that proper notice
s .ould he given of such a resoln.tien before it was
put.—Eventually Mr. Milnes withdrew hie.; motion,
but gave notice that he would bring it on again at
the next meeting.
THE BURIAL BctAare—The first meeting of the
newly-elected Board was held on Tuesdayech(ldedafbteyrnmoorn.
Harvey,
—On
the
them
Rev. T. L Cl.
motion of
Mr. Parry,
e
n was unanimously
re-elected Chairmefl of the Board,Tenderte had
been received for doing some channelling and k, rb•
ingin the old Cemetery. Mr. Law would do the
wink for .295 and Mr. Vale for £lO9. The Board
said this was more than they anticipated, and
Messrs. Herring and B inniaa were appointed a
committee to inquire into the matter—Cheques
were signe.d for £9 Is 6cl for tradesmen's bills and
for .21.7 15s for wages. The total amount of fees
received durng the month had been £3 ha. Of
this .210 his 6.1, was repayable to the miniSters anci
clerks, leaving £2l 19s 6d for the Board.—lt was
stated that numbers of flowers were stolen from the
cemetery, and that a wreath had been taken from
one of the graves_ Is was decided to advertise a
reward for the discovery of the. offenders.—There
had been thirty interments in the couretery during
the month. —A precept for the ,enspint• half-year
amounting to £lOO was signed.