The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-09 00:00:00

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COMMISSIONERS MEETING:
The monthly meeting of this body Was held
on Wednesday last, Mr. Stringer in the chair.
There were also present Messrs. Hughes, Pen-

ney, Healey, Newnatn, and Young.
[he Clerk read the minutes of the last meet.

ing, which were confirmed. The Clerk also read
a return of the Commissioners recently cleated.
Messrs. Billingham, Maurice, Al'sop, G. R.
Perkins, and the Rev. 1). Maginnis, recently

elected, made the usual declaration.
The Chairman said he was glad to see so nu•
memos a Board. and he trusted the same good
. .

feeling would continue to exist during his term
of Mlle°, tig hmi otistecl hitherto. They must

beer in mind they lied but one object in view,
which we the good of the town.

Tho Clerk then read the follewine aocoontq

Due from Treasurer on Improvement Bete,
-4.539 ; due trim Treamrer ou Highwey

,
fttk,tl94 lOs tici. Accounts to bo poid—: 16.

F., Murton, for winlitig clock, £2 5s ; gag aø.
count, ,C 192 15a 10a; J. W. If, £l4 lOs ; oleo
tion expens”, £1.8.15s ; advertisiox. £1 13s ;

xtra v;ork fov clock, 15s.

Mr. HogWs moved that the aceounts be plid,
which was seconded by Ur. Billingbam, and
carried.

The Clerk said he had received a copy of the
warrant from the Board of Trade, in reference
to the abandonment of the railway station into
Foster-street. The Board had been memorial.

hied by persons not to move the station from
Foster-street to the bottom of the town. In
consequence, Colonel Hutchinson was sent down
to see the place, and ordered to report thereon.
He had done so, and the Board was of opinion
that Foster street was tha best site for passen-
gers, but that the best interests of the town
would be served by having the station in High.
street. The Board had considered "That the
Great Western Railway Company have obtained
powers for, and are liable to construct another
Branch Railway to Stourbridge, coming by a
junction with the railway at or near the point
fixed for the termination of your memorialists'
branch railway, and terminating in the High-
street, Stourbridge, within half a mile of the
point fixed for the commencement of your me-
morialists' branch railway. That the public con-
venience does not require, and no public advan-
tage will be gained by, the construction of two
branch railways from the Great Western Rail-
' way into Stourbridge. 8. That the public will
be fully accommodated by the construction of
the branch railway into High-street, Stour-
bridge, authorised by the Great Western Rail-
way Act, 1868, as they would have been by the
construction of your memorialists' branch rail-
way. 4. That the branch railway to Stourbridge
authorised by the Great Western Railway Act,
1868, tan he more economically constructed, and
with much less damage and injury to private
property than your memorialists' branch rail-
way. 5. That no lands have been purchased or
contracted for, or any works executed in rel.ition
to your memorialists' branch railway. 6. That
no portion of the capital authorised for the pur-
poses of your memorialists' branch railway has
been raised." The warrant goes on to say that
the application was duly advertised, and three
objections to the proposed abandonment was laid
before the Board of Trade.
Mr. Allsop was reappointed to act as one of
the Clock Committee, in conjunction with Mr.
Hughes.
The next business was that of the Fire En-
gine.
Mr. Hughes said lie was happy to say that
question was now settled. There was a good
Engine in the town, and a convenient place was
obtained for it. There was but one thing to be
done now, and that was to appoint some fair
man at a small salary. There would be a good
deal of work to attend to the engine, and see
that it was kept right, and he should move that
Mr. Sanders be appointed as fireman, at an an-
nual salary of three guineas. He might say
that Sanders had arranged with six other men,
who.n he could depend upon at any time he wan-
ted t lie ,n ; and in answer to one ~f the members
of the Board. said fis was allowed for the fire-
man daring the day, if a fire occurred, and "s
6d each for the other men; at night, 7s 6,1 for
the fireman, and 5s for the other men. But that
they were paid by the company.
51easr0 11 hes, Billingham, and Allaop were
appointed as the Lighting Committee.