The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-12-04 00:00:00

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CO IIM I SSION E RS' MEETING

Mr. W. J Tnrney presided at the usnal mor.thl7
meeting of this BoArd o• M. nifty Itst ; ti,ere were
also prt,se-a Meinrs liaskew. Rtlii4glFlrn, W. J
0, ii. Ch-. e Woolloy, al kr, Baker,
Pakin Griffin, Nexna,e, Platt, ili_kiin, 13reks,
Jo aeA, Pdrkiss, J E J nes, and (ii
The &mites oE tie la3t ineetin; were, r31.1.-a-Id
con F ?Ale 1.
M . I Nash made the u3aal deelarati n anl took
is sett on the Board.

GENERAL PVIIP. SE3 COMMTIEZ.
Tail Comm:ttee reporte3 that 286 leads of nVeht-
sil had been removed during tee Month. The
Town Officer repr ed that he htd rep- rted upon
70 nui-aeces, and had served 56 written notiee!s,
and eiven 14 verbal orders for. their abatement.
The Committee had eons;dered the . menorial re-
ferred to them as to nao e efficient lightingin Lower
-High Street, and r,commead that. the fixing of
central lamp in Lower Higa Street be postponed
for the present. and that a better system of lighting
front the bridee to Messrs. Coopers' be adopted, the
details of which to be left in the hands of the
Liehting Committee. Ala) that the lamp near
the Old Bank be not 'ighted for a month as an ex-
periment. Y. Iv Cotnmiqee recommend that a
lampbe fixcel in:et opera' entry, the position the-, o?
to be left to yoer Comm ttee. Your Cornea ee
recommend teat a In. op be placed opposite the
Post Office, wire the -vords "NA Office" fixed on
three piies. Yur Comuiittee recommend that ten
lamps be fixe:l ia Heath Street Your Committee
have considere .1 a letters referred to th-tn, viz ,
from Messrs. It Ilford and Co. as to the lighting of
Hunga y Hal, and from Mr. Peart as
to the nee of th CoMmis ioners Room, and have
referred the Fame to the Ligoting Committee, lad
the Town Officer r .ctively. -Medical Officer of
Healtts report: Number of births regist. red in the
township of Stonrbridue from October 18 to Nov.
22nd, 1886, 31, viz., 17 males and 14 females.
Number of deaths reeistered in the samaperie a 10,
viz, 5 males end 5 +males ; birth rate 38 1, death-•
rat 12.2. The deatlerete ABA continuea very low, ,
the cor esponding rate la t , etr Vl4-; hoaever, 1 ,wer,
v:z , 7.3. A notice was served u on Mr. Lewis, the
owner of No 2, Mirket Str, e . He refuses to cora-
ply with it. I wi.h, therefore, inztructioes to take
peoceedings against him, as the condition of the
house and premises tit in°, e y insanitary condition.
The Journal was laid before your :Committee.
Premise's in Mill Stre t, Worceeter Street, High
Street, and Market Stteet have ben visited and
orders elven for the abatement of the nuisances
found thereon. Your committee recommend that
- proceedings le at once taken a2ainst the owner of
property in Market Street re'erred to by the Medi-
cal Offieer.
Mr. Woolley moved that proceedings be taken
aeainst the owners of No. 2, Market Sir et, which
was in a very insanitery state.
Mr. Walker seconded.
The notion was. ca, tied.
Newna.m, ea.k.ng about the proposedbetter
lighting of Lower High Street, said they should
tore the inhalaan s of that part. more co, sidera-
fion. He should ~uggeet that a three-light lamp
be erected. He sad they ha I to pay the Gas
Company-42 pr year for each lamp.
-7• Mr. W. Jones ee.in they were all agreed that a
better system co:- ligleing was neo_ssary, and the
mater had be -n well talked cut at lags co:lie-Wee
meetinge If !hey were t fret a leap down there
to cost 1.20 per annum it waned eot be Eta:Acne
for't re purpos,e
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Mr. Woalley ',roamed. that 10 lamps he placed in
Heettt Street. It was a very itneortiet ctret, but
at nieht was very dark Peopie to go do in
Worceeter Strew. and Eaville Stre: t te get to B aaty
Bank.
M. sail he could support M. Woelley as
he could speak feelingly. He was walking; doen
the street the ot‘rer night wean he cam into con.
tact we
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C trried.
It nas rroP-osifd, that the lamp near the Old
Bank be not lighted' for a month,
It was discussvd at some length.an.l 'retimately
fe!l throuAh, as 8 voted for and 8 against it, the
-oo4.tnin declining to vote.
I; waS propos.- d and catried that a larrp be erected
by the Post Offite, wit tt the words " Post-Office"
rsfivi,3 idez.
Tie etails of the above to be left in the hands
ef the Lighting Commi...tee.

IMPROVEMENT COMMITP I.

Street ,signs. So:a2 epecimen forms to be fixed
to the street lamps as street hdicato,e. were laid
lx.-fore your committee, which they r 4 cAmmend
shoal be adopted aui ref-rred to the I.....ghting
Committee. Internal Drainage. The surteyere
repot t as folio s : The contrac• or, Mr. Va'e, has
completed his period of maintenance, and hi entitled
to the talent's of t. e retention money, subject as
herein Mentioned, in hand, Viz, £620. He is also
entitled to the sum of X& We 7d for ex ra woks to
those specified in the euttutities. The above
amounts complete the payment to wl 101 l the con.
treet..r is enti:led. The payment I the first-tr en—
tiontd sum in subject to the contractor handing to
your clerk the certificates Porn an herity and p r—
sons referred to in clati.e 20 of t:e contr.:et. . Tile
total amount of eipenditty e is as follo*:
, As ;.er glantikies contract ..2-1658-124 7d
A-Vitional works £193 17s 141
House eonnectiol:s £914 184 2d
Additional jurcCon an( uit .2141 63 id

£5,805 ias 1I d

In the absence of the rcquirt d certificates your
committee cannot.advite the payment of the .£620
to the contractor. Tim n Surveyor's report Plans
have been received for new I uilcVngs in Fost+ r
Street for Mr. Aqwood, and in
.ktigh Street for
Mr., dams, Your c,,mmittee recommended the
adopti nti the later plans su!,ject to compliance'
w'th the bye laws, but that Mr At twcocl's plans be
not. accepte.l in their present shape. The Builoing
L'ne C,mtpittee prevnted the following namely:
Yur committee have . carefully considered (very
at cot in the township with the ordnante maps.
The committee advise that no street in the town—
sip should be leas than 30 feet wide including
footpaths. Your committee refer the Board to the
ordnance maps as to the prop ;sed building line in
future Luildiegs.
Mr. James said the £620 was not paid to the
contractor, Mr. Vale, as the whole of the oertifi.
(rates were not forthcom'n,..
Mr. 'tut ney mentioned that the money was for
work done 6 months ago. If the work was to give
way after they had piid any money Mr. Vale could
come on them for the balance. They ought not to
make payments without the surveyor's certificate.
It was resolved to withhold the cheque till the
certificates were produced.