The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-07-12 00:00:00

ROWLEY LOCAL BOARD.

The usual monthly meeting of this Board was held on
Monday afternoon. There were present: Messrs,
Bennett, Taylor, Guest, Bassani), Plant, Penn, Newell.
and T. Parkes.
In the absence of Mr. A. Barn (chairman of the Board)
it was proposed by Mr. Guest, seconded by Mr. Sennett
and that Mr. Bassano be appointed to the chair.
The Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting which
were confirmed.
On the motion of Mr. Bennett seconded by Mr. Guest,
the account of Messrs. Reid and Bourne, contractors,
Oldbury, for repairing Pig Lane, was ordered to be
paid.
The Inspector of Nuisance reported a very filthy yard
at Springfield. the property of Mr. Thomas Whitehouse.
It was a square yard and contained no less than six
pigstyes. the place was nearly full of filth and there was
no outlet for it. There were houses all round and it
must be very injurious to health.
The Chairman said the nuisance must be abated as it
was injurious to health.
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The' Inspector next reported a filthy pit belonging to
the Earl of Dudley. lie stated that some time ago two
shafts were suuk about 10 feet and the operations then
ceased. A brick wall had been built round each, but
water bad accumulated in the one he complained of, and
a number of dead animals had been thrown in, causing
in the hot weather a most abominable stench. Notice
was given to the inspector to see to its abatement.
The Chairman said there was a letter from Mr. S.
Brooks, asking them to have the streets named and the
houses numbered throughout the parish as it was im-
possible for him at present to obtain a proper assess-
ment.

The Chairman considered it a matter of importance
and it should therefore be attended to.

There was no other business of importance.

Kr. Sheridan, in replying, said that
never never had been a trade so constantli:essailMay
such apparently overwhelming Power as tbat of the
licensed victuallers. In regard to the first bill that Kr.
Bruce he placed an amendment upon
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bill, sinless the Government were prepared toile Imam
of the trade. The licensed victuallers had no objeetiOn
that tin have had the effect of stopping
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to the amendment of the evils connected with the
licensed system; all that they wanted was fair eerapen•
tuition, and if the Government had been prepared to
give them that, he believed they would have co-operaten
with the Government. But that the Government should
have attacked the licensed victuallers as it they hic
been criminals, and confiscate their investments in
trade, was a thing not to be borne. Hence the Mai.
nation that was aroused; and he thought Mat Me
licensed victuallers must have been surprised at Moir
own strength. Be was glad to think that they mew
stand up for their own interests; that ha believed that
those interests would never be again assailed es they
had been. In his opinion the Government did not
intend to do any harm to the licensed victualler.. bet
they were pressed on by parsons of peculiar views in
the House of Commons. He thought that in anything
else that might be done in connection with the trade
the Legislature would take care to provide for vested
interests.

I.oPPoied

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In answer to a question from an elector present, Kr.
Sheridan said that on the education question be was &
follower of Mr. 0. Dixon, M P., for Birmingham, find
that he was consequently opposed to the policy of the
Education Act Amendment Bill.
The bon, member afterwards visited a bazaar at the
Public Hall. In the course of a few remarks that he
made, be said he should have been very glad to be
present at the opening of the bazaar, and would have
beeu if he had not been detained in London by the
imperative demands of a Select Committee of the Roue
of Commons. It gave him the greatest pleasure to hear
that the warmest anticipations of the promoters of the
bazaar were likely to be realised.