The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-07-10 00:00:00

DATUM/3Y HILL.

Logs!. BOARD OP nt41311. —e Al the usual mouth!,
meeting iit this Board hold on Uoutlay last, there were
Fremont Mestra. Cook (Chairmen), Rollieson, Welker,
Peters, Harris, Vlsteher, Skeldisig, Striven, CartaTiglit,
Haines, Stewart. Detheridge, Benisett. and Uri/v.-1110
minutes of the last meeting having been read and con-
armed, the Swinge report was read. It allowed that the
following accounts were due : —Mr. Whittaker, working
foreman, and rent f house, fa ; Mr. Beckley, one quite.
tee's salary, £18; deck's salary, X 1.5 ; bank charges for
its months. f 1.9 10, 34. There was • balance in baud •
last month of ft 91. The expenditure for the mouth
ending 2tith June wits ff'd 5a84. The report was adopted.
—The Roads Committee's report Was then read. It
stated that a survey of Turner's-lane had been made since
the last meeting of the Board, and they recommended
that the plan prepared by the surveyor, ahowing the per-
manent improvements to be made, should be approved of.
A letter had been received from Messrs. Mullet, soli-
citors, which the committee referred to the Board. The
committee recommended that Mr. Whittaker. the eon-
tractor for Amblecote.lane. receive £3O on account of his
contract. The Great Western Railway Company had
been again written to as to the sewer near the Brierley
Hill Station, and the water channel under the bridge at
Bent•street.-111r. Holberton then read the letter from
Messrs. Mulletts, solicitors. They said, notwithstanding
the arbitrary conduct of the Board, Mr. Mullett was
anxious to deal fairly with the Board. They also re•
(pared that the Board should state what they intruded
to give Mr. Mullett—(laughter).—On the motion of Mr.
Walker. it was resolved to make no reply to the letter of
Mr. Mullett. The rest of the report was received and
adopted.—The Clerk then rend the Sanitary Committee'.
report, which said that all butchers had been cautioned
to adhere to the bye.laws issued to them some time ago
relative to the nlacing of blood and refuse, and stated
that the Inspector had been ordered to visit slaughter-
houses, and report thereon. A sock-cart had been bought
at a cost of £lO. An engineer, appointed by the Great
Western Railway Company to meet the Board, had pro-
mised to carry out the wishes of the Board.—A letter
was received from the Burial Acts Office relative to the
proposed burial ground in connection with the Baptist
Chapel. It stated that the letter of the clerk would be
handed to the Inspector of burial Grounds, who would
communicate with the Board prior to his inspection of
the burial grounds. He would, it further stated, like the
opinion of the Board as to the propriety of sanctioning
the opening of the burial ground.—After some discus-
sion, the report was adopted, with the exception of that
portion relating to the burial ground. That, it was
thought desirable, should remain in abeyance.—Mr.
Beesley afterwards reported that he had given attention
to a nuisance at the Dolph, where there at present ex-
isted four cases of fever, The nuisance referred to was
an offenaive drain. He had served notices upon Mr.
Attwood, and upon the owner of the property through
which the drain passe..—Mr. Grove: Who was the party
convicted some time ago ?—Mr. Holberton : This same
Mr. Attwood. It was about three yeara ago. The drain
has not since been complained of, but it has now again
become a nuisance—lt wag ultimately resolved that a
summons should be issued against Mr. Attwood unless
the notices which had been given were attended to.—The
mortality returns showed that the mortality of the dia.
trict from the Ist of June up to the 28th of the same
month. inclusive, was 17 deaths (7 males and 10 females),
being six deaths less thin the return for the month of
May. Three death, have occurred under one year of
age, five between the ages of one and five years. one be.
tween the ages of twenty and fifty years, and six at Use
age of fifty years and upwards.

FOWL STMALING —At the Petty Sessions, on Thursday
last, before 1. Spooner, Esq., Stipendiary, James South•
all was charged with stealing • number of fowls, the
property of Edward Woodhall. Thomas Bodman said
he was 'horse-keeper to the prosecutor. At eight o'clock
at night on the above date be locked up three hen fowl.
and 14 chickens, in the gig-hosse. At five o'clock next
morning he found they were all gone. William George
Roger., grocer, of Pensnett, proved that he saw the pri-
soner near prosecutors house about eleven o'clock at
night, lying down. Police-constable Keenan said he went
to the pri.oner's house, and told him he wanted the
fowls taken from Mr. Woodhall's. Prigoner said •• All
right,- and took him to the brewhole,e. unlocked the
door, and gave hloi ils • fowl, l'r said he was
drunk at the time lie did it. Pleadeu guilty. Sentenced
to four calendar mouths hard labour.