The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-05-02 00:00:00

Tills PROPOSED CEMETERY von STOURBRIDGE,

AND DISTRIC T.

IsTRY MKITING.—On Tneaday afternoon, a vestry
meetly of tire parishioners of Upper Swinford 050
Irk. in the Nittional Schools, for the purls se if consid.
prim!, tile a tvisability of establishing a burial Board for
the in, ish.—The Rev. U. F. Adley pleaided ; and having
read the notice convening the meeting, Mr. Bernard,
aolicitor, cited the various Acts of Parliament undar
winch the parishioners would be enabled to give effect to
the proposition. He believed all present would be agreed
as to the deeireability of having ra burial ground, and tire
quest! .in which bad suggested itself to his mind wdb
whither it would not be better for Bum to secure, if pos•
sible, the co-operation of the ecclesiastical parishes in the
district, and thus assist them in the capeoce. The rates
would no doubt be increased, hut what ...relit they do ?
Phey most have accommodation for the burial of their
dead. Ile concludol by moving a resolution, to the ef-
fect that additional burial room fur the inhabitants of
that townehip Wen indiapensuble ; buts on a common
cemetery for that and other township& wile preferable,
that meeting should stand adjourned pendieg endeavours
to effectuate such a arrangement.—Mr. 0. Perry seconded
the motion, which was carried without nip shunt,

! A vestry meeting was held at the corn Exohange, Stott.
bribigo, on Wedues 'ay, to consider the desirability of pro-
• riding a cemetery for the townehip. The Mew. If, her,
card was voted to the chair, and said Oat In his opinion
a cemetery was absolutely nee. story, awl un!e-s they hod
one ei lain the next year or two, they would have nowhere
to bury their deed, as Old Swinford Churchyerd would
soon be fuil.—Mr. Prescott took an objeetiou to the
validity of the notice calling the meeting, and said the
best course would hi, to give fresh notice, and call en.
other meeting, at some hour in the evening when the
working men could attend. Mr. Bernard mud it was not
propoeed to take en) decided action at that meeting, loot
some understandiug should be arrived at among the pie.
Ashes ef the neighbourhood an to whether they would
drake ienninon euuse in peoviiiing a cemetery for the
district. lie proposed • resolution similar to that adopted
at tipper Ssinford, that additional burial room for the
towesiiip wed indispemiable ; but an a common cemetery
for the other township was indispensable; but as a
monciwetary for the other towmillips wee preferable,
the meeting should be adjourned to May gi, pending en•
demean, for effecting such and Maangement.—Mr.
bleb:a in seconded the resolution.— Kr. Prescott moved
as an amendment that it was unnecersary Mitial 11011 ad
should he formed. He saiil he did this without prejudice
to his objection to the validity ef the meeting, and urged
that the burial grounds of tlm neighbourhood afforded
sufficiert sceemodstlon fr come time to come.—Mr.
John Itiehards seconded the amendment.—The Chair.
man said he raw au order on the preview; day for the
closing of Amblecote Churchyard ler the general burial
of the dead, with certeM exeeptieu., such as burials in
vaults. A similer order had been made with regard to
the lye—On being put to the locating the amendment
was lest, and the emusl motion was carried.
Mr. Prescott, on his Motion being loaf, deManded a
poll, but the meeting broke up without tatkioq cognisance
id Oral request.