The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-11-05 00:00:00

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COMMISSIONERS' MEETING.

The monthly meeting of the Cemmissioners was
held on .I.onday ; Mr. W. Platt presiding.
The Medical Officer's report showed that the i.irthe
rate for ti:e pat month was 33.2, and the deeth-
rate 11.5.
,-e'llie General :Purposes Committee recommended
the appointment of a sub-committee to instruct and
direct the town officer in the details of the manage-
ment. of the Town Hall, Corn Exchange, and
market and stalls. This was adopted. New gas
!amps for the pavement-in front of the New Town
end offices had been procured, and the action which
had been taken in the matter was ratified.
A committee war appointed for the purpose of
preparing an address of thanks to the donors of the
gift of the Town Hall, and of co-operating with the
donors' committee as far as might be necessary ie
the making of arrangements for opening the hall.
It was agreed to lay down a relief drain for storm
water in Lower High Street. The cost wits estim-
ated not to exceed £60., towards which the Main
Df ainage Board had offered to contribute £2l. on
eertoin conditions. It was stated t'mt the new
sewer would come up the street to a point opposite
Dr. Eaga,r's gateway, Mr. H. James said the alter
%Hon was very necessary, and the inhabitants of
Lower High Street had too lone endured the con-
vquences of the watr r thing high in the Stour.
rile sooner the work was proeeeded with the better
for the health of the inhabitants.
Mr. Newman said he withal to call attention to
an i:nportant matter to the town in relation to the
tr ‘inway put down in Lower High Street. He was '
informed that that portion of the line within the
township had not been put down by the Dudley and
Stourbridge Tramway Comp 1.1. y. but by a distinct
eompany altogether, who did not intend to use it,
hut had just it down to pi event any other compaey
eoneing into the township. If that was so, the
--so it?r the Commissioners gave notice f x the rails
:-.. be taken up the better. Two or three serious
:tecidents had occurred to young men riding bicycles,
owiog to their not being aware of there being rails
so far from where the tramcars stopped. The
Clerk said that to the hest of his beli;.f Mr. New-
na.m's statement was perfectly accurate. The
tramway in the township did not belong to the
.:ompany whiehian from Dudley to Stourbridge,
but to an independent company. The latter put the
line down under a separate provisional order. Mr.
ilaskew said when the plans came betore the
Board he thought the line was being laid by the
Dudley and Stourbridge Tramway Company Mr.
Fillian (the surveyor) said power was given to the
lilingswinford company to lay this line into the
iown at the time they p-oposed to wake a line from
the bottom of Brettell Lane to Kingswinford. The
application as to the latter was thrown out. At
the inspection of the piece of the line within tie
township by General Hutchinson, it was stated in
his (the surveyor's) presence by Mr. Pritchard, thk;
engineer, that :Mr. Fell, the contractor
:or the Dudley and stourl2riege Tramway Company:
)ad made this new piece of line at a cost of about
700, sad was going to make a present of it to
that comp toy. The sabject was referred to the
Improvement Committee.
Tee Finance Committee's report showed balances
in favour of the Commissioners of £331 12s 10d.
Sums were ordered tc be .pail oe improvement.
highway, and sanitary accounts amounting to £603
8s ld. _ _ _ _ _

A list of reduced and amended assessments was
laid before the Board, and adopted. The late new
issessment gh,wod .n in 0.0.«. of but XS,VJUT
told thero have been alto4ethor redactions to the
amount of about 480. on appeal. Mr, ilaalrew
stated that the reduced uss •sitnents included one
ape ial item of £250.
Du ing the course of the meeting votes of thanks
wrre passed to the several chairmen of committees
for the past year.