The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-05 00:00:00

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COMMISSIONERS' MEETING.

The monthly meeting of this Board was held
on Monday last; Mr. AV. Tnrney in the chair.
There were also present :—Messrs H. Hughes,
J. McEwen, H. Billingham, R. Kelly, Mills,
J._ Woolley, E. Stanley, R. Perkin, Allsopp, and

The Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting

which were confirmed.
Mr. Taylor said that be had received a copy of
the Endowed Schools' Acts, which was similar

to that previously laid before them.

FINANCE CoMMITTER.S REPORT.
The Clerk read the above report, which
showed there WES due from the treasurer on the
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Improvement account, £lOO Gs 2tl; due from
the treasurer on the Highway account. £317 1s
4d; due fro.n the treasurer on the Urban Sani-
tary account, us :21. Bills amounting to .£l2.
19.1 lid on the Improvement account, £B3 Ids
0.1 on the Highway account, and £92 4s 8d on
the Urban Sanitary account were ordered to be
paid.
The Clerk said that it was necessary that £lOO
should be transferred from the Highway account
to the Sanitary account.
On the motion of Mr. Hughes, seconded by
Mr. Mills, the report was adopted.
GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
Your Committee report that they have pre-
pared a specification of the work required to be
done to the interior of the Corn Exchange and

the rooms adjoining, including the Co—mtuis-
elopers' Room, and having advertised for ten-
ders, beg to state they have received the follow-
ing : Mr. W. Green, .t 37 17s; Mr. F. Bishop,
£36; Mr. Henry Orford, £32 lls 9d.
Platform .for tie Corn Xechonge.—Your Corn
mittee are of opinion that a suitable platform
may be formed by twelve planks 18 feet long,
and advise that the necessary instructions be
given to your Committee to have such a platform
constructed.
Eire Enyine House.—Your Committee advise
that this subject be postponed for the present for
the following reasons : The New-street side of
the market is scarcely occupied on market days,
and your Committee arc of opinion that this por-
tion of the Market Hall should be appropriated
to the Butchers' Shambles, which they particu-
larly occupy. The shambles could be thrown
into the Cattle Market, which at present is too i
small, and advise your Board to instruct the
Cemmissieners to consider and report on the
subject to your Board on an early date.
The Medical Offices' qi llegith's Heport.—The
Visitation Book was laid before your Committee.
Five cases of overcrowding are reported, and
the usual notices have been given. The num-
ber of &albs registered in the township from
July 22 to August 22, is 17. One child (a year
obi) died from scarlatina, and three children

froui diarrhea. the number of births regis-
tered in the same period is 46; viz., 23 male and
23 female. The officer reports the general health
of the township to be better than in his last re-
port. One case of scarlet fever has been brought
under his notice.
Tootii 11eport.—NuisancH3 brought for-
ward, 13; reported during the month, 94; total,
107. Removed—old, 13; new, $0; total, 93 ;
carried forward, 14.
Removal of Sightsoil.—Dnring the mouth 03
privies have been cleansed, and 69 ashpits. The
slaughter-houses were reported to be in good
C andition.
Mr. H. Hughes, as Chairman of the Committee,
moved that the report be received ; which wi s
seconded by Mr. Perkin.
Mr. Hughes said the first thing they had to
consider was the tender received for painting
and decorating the Corn Exchange and adjoin-
ing rooms. He believed there were three ten-
ders—ono from Mr. W. Green for £37 163, one
from Mr. F. Bishop for £36, and one from Mr.
H. Orford for £32 12s 6d.
After some discussion on the motion of Mr.
H. Billinghant, seconded by Mr. McEwen, Mr.
Orford's tender was accepted.
Mr. Hughes said the next business was that of
erecting a platform in the Corn Exchauge. He
said that the committee had given it very careful
c tusideration, and recommended that twelve
punks, or more, if necessary, be obtained, for
the purpose of erecting a platform. The planks
lie said, may be put on the tops of the tables,
and would not hurt them. The tables would
also be out of the way, whereas if thieywere
continually moved in and out of the room they
got injured.
Mr. Billingham was of opinion that the tops
of the tables would be injured by the friction
unless some kind of matting was placed on the
top of them.
After some discussion,
Mr. Billingham moved that the subject be re-
fired to the General Purposes Cominitter.
This was seconded by Mr. Mills and carried.
Mr. Hughes said the next consideration was
the removal of the fire-engine. He stated that
it was recommended by the committee to
make some alterations hi the Market Hall, by
removing the butcher's shambles from the pra•
sent place to the right of the Market Hall, and
3o throw a portion of the Market Hall into a
Stuithlield.
At this stage, the members of the Board went
to examine the place. On returning,
Mr. Hughes moved that the further consider-
ation be adjourned until next mouth. In the
meantime he hoped every member would weight
the matter over in his mind.
The Clerk stated that he had written to Mr.
Grierson, relative to the Lew railway to the bot-
thnil of the town ; but Mr. Grierson being from
home he had not received a reply yet. The Act
atithorising one of the branch railways to the
lower part of the town was passed last session,
and he should probably have a communication
Iron Mr. Grierson to lay before the next meet-
ing.