The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-05-06 00:00:00

:tool ;nth 13isttitt *Ds.

,•, .UARDIANS.

The we ele:y meeting of this Board was held on
Thnrsdny ; 14r. orsnger in the chair. There
were pre ent Nessrs. Brooks, Billingheru,
Darby, Fereday, Oriffin,
Fiddi an, Guest, H11111,,i, Ball, Jeffries, Pateshall,
Pint, Paskins, cud Rhode's. The minutes of
the last meeting were read end confirmed. Ad-
mitted into the house during the week, 28;
born, 1; 'lead, 1; discharged, 45 ; remaining,
430. Corresponding week last year, 410. Out-
door relief, Kiimswinford district, £4l 4s (pd;
Stourbridge district, £25 2s 74d; lialesowen
district, £24 8s 7d; total, £9O 15s 24d, against
£9l us Bsi, last year,
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The Clerk the'n read the following report of
the Asse,sinent Committee:—

To tle net, of liunrilans of the Stourbridgo Union.

Re,.uit of the Assee,m..nt Committee for the year ending
March and April, 1871.

Your Committee report they have held monthly meet.
nigs during the pest year for hearing objections to the
valuation lists. '1 that 107 objections have been made
during the year. and 24 supplt mental lists have been
spproved by the Committee. The Committee recono
mend the fellowing tams for payment : the clerk, £3O;
%% illiam Meredith, L-15 ; James °Wimp, .t:5; W. Par
geter, ; H. Yates, £5; and C. Hallow, £5. The
Committee also recommend that the services of Mr.
Meredith should be continued for another year, the re..
muneration to he left °ten as at present.

The Chairman said the report of the Assess.
ment Committee required the sanction of the
Board.

31r. Jeffries said he had very great pleasuse in
proposing the adoption of the report of the As.
sesament Committee for the year ending April,
1871.

r Homes seconded it, and it was carried
onaniutoarly.

Mr. Punkt said at their suggestion he withdrew
the whole of the business he had in hand, and
before he proc, tided he would ask them if they
had any important business. The resolution he
had to propose was one that he hoped would not
lie disagreeable to any one, "That although it
is clear to all of us that the property in the par-
is rated iu a more uniform way than it was
two years ago. the Board feels itself called upon
to press the Asstssuient Committee to rate all
proper v according to law.
Mr. Jeifries asked if that was intended to be
noticed as a proposition, or as a resolution.
Mr. Plant said as a resolution, and he should
have brought it forward last week, but there was
so much business that he refrained from doing
so. if they wished him to adjourn it until that
day week he would do so.
The Chairman said he (Mr. Plant) should give
notice for it to be moved for next Friday.
Mr. Plant said he would do so. He had ano-
ther subject to bring before them, and that was
the boarding-out of pauper children. He
thought it would look better to come from the
Chairman, and whatever decision the Board
came to, whether he proposed it or it came frond
the Chairuian, they would have to put up with
the decision of the members ; and it would be
,etter it it emanated from the Chairman now
i hey had a new Board, lu reference to the
saute subject, be understood that Miss Rye had
made solos communication to the Board about
taking some children out. He thought the)
ought to see something about it. His irepres-
sion was that they ought to put themselves in
communication with Miss Rye, to know if she is
at liberty to take children from the Board, and
he would propose that Miss Rye be communica-
ted wits cii tne subject.
'I tie Chairnian said he believed Miss Rye hail
not been communicated with from their Board.
There was a proposition before, the Board one
Friday, but it was found that Miss Rye had gone
out with a batch of children, and therefore they
could not cominuincate with her.
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Mr. JAlries said he thought she resided in
England Spilt.
Tim Chairman said if his memory served Lim
right, there was a preposition on the books that
the bearding-out system be not adopted in that
Union.
Mr. Plant: No, no.

The Chairman said he begged Mr. Plant's
pardon. lie thought he was correct, and if he
wee so, and the Clerk said he was, there must be
14 deya notice giveo to rescind that resolution.
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Mr.. Plant ssici he most distinctly gave notice
to rescind that resolution, lie wanted to keep
down the expenditure as much as possible. They
had made little progress of late years, although
the rate lieu been reduced from is 8d to is,
which reduction must be satisfactory to small as
well as large ratepayers. lu 1859 the expeudi.
tore for the parish amounted to £5,882 7s; in
1860, £6,114 Os; 1861,16,399 2s; 1862, £7,885;
1863, £7,472 8s ; 1864, £6,841; 1865, £6,969 ;
1866, £7,248 2s; end in 1867, £9,108 16e.
Since that time they had run up high, and the
estimated expenditure this year was £9,966, and
he contended they ought to do all they could to
lessen the expenditure. iie should like to know
where all the money went to; and in conclusion
proposed •' that the resolution be rescinded until
this its) week, when we can enter upon the sub-
ject."
Mr. Parkins seconded it.

The Ci awn, n bald 11 Mr. Plant, or any rate•
p er, w4a.t.eu o kbow how the money was es-
I.:lotto they etaou W./ till by referring to the tin-
anew, bea.t, watt they would see how every shif-
ting %%atal

I be Chniruinn said every gentleman knew that
eo ion ud he lit been n niember of the Boma
minas tried tu keep down the expeudi.
tore, *MI SVUUId iti way !I continue to do so—hear,
hear).

Xi.. Rhodes said about 80 years ago the rates
wen. 6 in tna pound in the Lye, but they were
now reduced to is in the pound.
Mr. Fereday said all the property ought to be
properly rated. They were doing well, mid he
thought tMry ought not to stand still, but coo-
tiuue to du well, and he hoped iu time they
would have it leas than Is.