The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-03-21 00:00:00

KIDDERMINSTER TOWN COUNCIL.

Ma monthly meeting of the Council was held on
Wednesday; the Mayor (Alderman W. Green) pre-
siding.

The Sanitary Committee reported that the ,um of
us Od, being the amount u,rtitied by the
borough auditor as owing from Mr. West, the late
sanstary in,pector, who left the town some time ago
had been paid by Ms. West to the auditor. A
letter from Mrs. West was read, in which she said
extra work and worey must have producei mental
distraction in her husband, or he would never have
d &appeared without informing h.;r and g ving du •
notice to the Corporation.
Mr, J. T. Cowderoy, Wolverhampton, was elected
to the vacant office of inspector of nurances.
There had been forty seven applications reeeiveit.
Mr. D. Corbet, medical offier, rlprtol tiat there
had been 59 births and 47 deaths in the past month.
Tha dea.th-rate was 23.96, against 10.193 per 1,000
la,t year. There had been 8 deubs from scarlet
fever in the past !Dort , and the disease was stin
spreading.
Mr. Janicz, c,f the Sanitary Com ittee,
stai ed that thov had agreed to appoint sin troll for
he hospital, at a salary of 35 a year.

Conip'aint was made by some Of the Council th it
the ine.,ical men of the town did not report eases of
tifectioue dis..-ast that occurred in their pra t;ce.
"ri,e repert was received.
Mr. Herz lug tu.,ved that a rate of 3s in the pound
for the half- ear ending 29th September be • made.
The rate for the half-year ending 25th March next
was 2s iu the pouad, and in that estimate vico
was put dcran tor sewerage account, while the sum
of £1,336 5s 6d hid been expended ; and in the
wata-rworlts department the estimate was £750,
-.nit the exLrendiim.e had been .21,097 103 9d. The
e,timate for the inteetioas hospital was 0E559, and
t h • expenditure had been £1,426 16s 10.1. On sti eets
ialp7ovein:nt an i some other accounts the expendi-
ture had bees I,•ss than the estimate. At the end
of ;h half-year tt.ere was a bala cc of £1,161 10a
11.1 iiue to the treasurer, and there were bills owing
;tuiouuting to £912. Licluding ihese two amounts,
the amount required for the tnsuilig half year was
£12,425 his 4d. The total estimated asset:, and re-
ceipts were £3,925 us 4d, and -a general dist,i,t
rate of 3s in the pound would preduce £3,500.
Mr. Goodwin seconded the motion aiid said the
Council would see that the txtritordin!ry rate tb.,)
had to make was in conequeoce of tlu extraoidi s-
ary epidemic they hal had. No one c...uld 1.0;41,1,
this more thin hials if, and if the Sanitary Author-
ity had been assisted as they ough• to have teen
in the early part of the endemic, th y wui noi
have had to go to the expense they it Ihr
was an expense of abou. £3,000 they had Le.:n com-
pelled to go to. and something like .t 3,000 had heel
exp• nded in p;ivate charity and other ways.
necessitated a large outlay to prevent any fur her
epidemic, and if owners and occupier, ha 1 3,,ac
what they ought to have done, and what tuey use.l
to do, h, great portion of the extra shilling an the
rates would htve been saved. They could not com-
plain of the rates being so extraordinary, when they
had neglected a great part of the duty which used
to be entailed upon then.
Mr. Grosvenor, c'tairina.n of the Drainage and
Waterworks Committ,e, said the regular routiac
work of that committee haa not exceeded the norm
amount.

Mr. Holloway said he could not allow Mr. Gool
win's remarks to pass without notice. He w,s one
of the unfortunate property owners he referred to,
and there was no ice first to do one thin.; and then
another. Pro, erty owners were entitl.d to mor
consideration thin they got, and It was to their in
terest to keep their property in as good a slid a y
state as possible, They wanted to know what io
do, and it had puzzled t3e committee t td Lem
what to do.

Mr. Jam is, chairman of the Sani7ary Committ
said tne extta expend t Are of Oa-, corrmitteee w
entirely due to trio epidemic.
The motion was carried, and tie ot'ier r rts
were presented and adopted.