The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-04-02 00:00:00

Semi anp)strirt

COMMISSIONERS' MEETING

Mr. W. J. Tu•ney presided at the usual monthly
meeting of this Board on Mondiy last in tle As—
sembly Room, Talbot Hotel; the other members
present being Messrs. James, Hughe Griffin, Cad-
wallader, Stringer, Haskew, Collis, Hicklin, Platt.
W. Jones, Woolley, W.,lker, Baker, Newnam, J. E.
Jones, Gillsna and Nash
The minutes of th_i last meeting were read and
confirmed.

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE.
Nuisances brow,ht forward 31
Reported duriug the Lnunth 27

Removed, or in progrese, old 26
Removed new 20

Remaining

One hundred and twenty-fiva privies, 111 aslapits,
belonging t . 210 houses, have been emptied and
cleansed ani th,ir cmatents removed. The re-
gistered lodgilg houses have ben occupied during
the month as MOW!! :

Daily 1,1
Weekly 480
Durio4 the nanth 1,929
The officer rypo-fed th- slaughter hnuges to be in a
goo I sanitary condition. The officer reports that
during the monti he has found and repoved upon
27 nuisances—Dairies and cowsheds.
_The officer

has i spected the whole of trftese huileings which
have been registered.—Medical officer of health's
report: Number of births regi-itered during the
mouth IS. namely, 9 males and 9 females. Number
of deaths registered 21, namely, 12 males and 9
females. The birth-rate is 221, and the death-rate
258. The officer reports for the first time for some
consi terable eeriod the death rate exceeds the
birth-rate This is. however, more accounted for
by the low birth .rate than a high death-rate.
Last month the death-rate was 22.1, the same as
this month; the corresponding rate last year was
38.1. During the montia there were 6 deaths from
whooping cough, and one reported from typhus
ofever. From a careful inspection of the premises,
also an inquiry into the habits of the deceased, the
officer is unable to find where the infecti n was
caught. He reports the existence of a nuisance
pruperty in New Street, and that the notice for re-
moval of the same has not been attended_to. The

matter is deferred for further enquiries. The
lighting of Lower High Street. After carefully
consideri ig this matter, and having regard to the
complaints received from persons residing in the
locality, your committee recommend that a limp,
similar in char cter and design to the one at th 2
fop of High Sieet, be erected in the widest part of
Lower High Street.
Mr. lVoo,ley said there was a difference of
opinion b3lw..en the medical men as to the reported
cas.. of typhus fever.
The r port was reeivecl.
Mr. Woolley moved a r,soluti-n that a lamp be
er,eted ia Lswer High Sreet. 'lnc cost of the
other large lamp, had been considerably reduced,
being now ell in4tead of
The Cnairman here read a letter from Dr. H.
Smith awl another from Dr. flirt, relative to the
insufficiency o: the lighting of Lower High-Bt.
Mr Joaes seconded the resolution, ad 4ail the
saving on the lar.e lnwps w&s a clear saving ; and
there had not been a sinJe complaint since they
were altered. , The people in Lower High Street
thought toey Were slighted, and it would be a great
imßovatuent if they were to have a large lamp
erected thee, a 3 it was one of tae principal arteri,s
to the t,wn, _ _

Mr. Wa.lk-r sai 1 it did not mean a single lamp.
it mean. two. They were no neitessity, ,nly an
ti tine .t, Vhe he lamps were on th footp 3th
h y were more Si vkeable. He went up tie towa
the ota.9: n iit sd coaid not se tau light from
tie lamp 12 yards awi.y. H. begged to in ive t at
a limp be uot e,ected, and at Mr flaskew's request
a,i,led that the matter be defe red.
Mr. Collis asked how many lamps would be saved
by the erection ()I a lamp
Mr. Woolli y said tree or four.
Mr. Haskew thought they haa no object before
them from the cornmitt_e why they should ere2t
two lirge lamp 3. Ht had great pleasure in second-
ing ;tae amendment cf Mr. Walker, and thought
the street would not suffer much as the summer
was coming on
M. C_3 Its s ii eat c en dttee hal not cynsiderei
the eirranc.3 Mt.) the town, lie supported the
anaeadinent as he thought the lighting should be-
gin at the bridge.
Mr. Newnan) said the lower part of High-St. was
in the dark. They wee as ina:h entitled to a

large lamp as any oth,r part of the town. They
could not ign-re the wish of the rat-payers to have
a largo lamp, and he thought they should meet
their wishes.
Th. 3 Chai,man said there could not be two

opinions a-4 to better mode of lighting being adopted.
He thought it should be thoroughly discu=sed by
the Ughling Ganmittee.
The amendwent was carriei,
IMPR3VEMENI'S COMMITTEE.

Telephone extension. Your committee considered
the application at toe last meeting of Mr. E. B.
Marten and Mr. Coleman for he in.iral support of
your Board in the matter of the extension i.f ihe
telephonic ti v,teni with the surroundinz midland
district. Your cominittee have &oiled to advise
your 130 trd to adopt a resoludou to the following
effect, viz : Th,3 Board learns wirh pleasure that
the Telaohoul Comp tny a..e disiroo-i of extending
their scheme to Stour.,ridge and •he vicinity; this
13)ard is theref-re desirous of giving every facility
to the uniertalvng,. Your committee received and
consi Jared the to wn surva, or's report. He referred
to the detlitiated straet3 in the township which he
has commenced to exualn) with the view of draw-
ing 02 a report as to thos-i oiost needing "Iteration.
In atiti,:ipAti in of this report ha cnls at:elation to

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tilos.: porticos of 13ir uing-i 1.11 S'xicet lying between
F.);tcr .tree r: anti Bo leoiu lill. aul between Porto-
-1).A10 thc boa :(1-try :t Stunber Mill. The
fivit 22) y !s 1 nod, is very un-
eT?a aa.i rjlli s e oL.flo hut only a snail
W' i b nceded. As to
ill 1 -•iL:ii 4 13 yv...fs this is complete 4
ta • r., i•i. •:g some inches

iu ••7 lie advii.aes
:hat ti• t nilti•ft. e rulde 4.th wih filaia
urtiLCk Cl 18separat ..y' the su• ittee met
only I)4ing, EtowL riuite. This wor;( could be
adva,,t Al'ln th- en-uinz month. Steam
roll-ir Several t..tirs itrein 1. leakinz, con at
the fire hox, hid rt.ilairi r; pairs, eyond what Lie
&iver, i(iteneKi, i. ai.le, odo Th,• s_irveyor does
not t: ink it aivsLh o wok the enAine much
Iniger in it pr sent cordition. The main read

ace ;uiu hss nut be n in ide up for the la 4 twelve
m 'nibs; Vie entri. s iill he brought up to dace as
soon as possible. Flushing- tne sewers_ Several
small lengths require to b. si she I oy the flushing
cart. This cart reqiir-s to be a tare!. He requires
tne in•structinn of your Board to ge the necessary
tittinls put in, as no systematic fl ishins can be
cat ried out until this is done. The heal Sanitary
Authority is desirous o! hiring this flushing cart
for similar purpos-s. They would r,quire it sor 6
da..s per annum, It would he used fo double tha-
period on th Bo trd's sewors, inaking a total of 18
days per annum. In hiring the cart to the other
Sanitary Anihoriti,•s a sum per day should be fixed
upon. Plans fc new buildings have been received
for a house in the new read leading out of Lower
Hill Street for Mr. Wiliia,n I all, and for a itou3..!
in South Street for Mr. William:Young. Y..ur
committee reconimen t•that these plans e passed
subject to compliance with the bye-laws, and that
the outer walls Br not less than 9 in3hes in thick-
ness. Your commi tee recommend that Birming-
ham Street be repaired in the rnann-r described by
the surveyor, and that the steam roller 13.-! repaired
by a
.conipe:,dit person, and further that the altrra
:ions to tan i;asLing cart be carried out, and that .
surn of 2s 6,1 per day be. charged for is u-a as ofte a
as it io required by the other Siniary A L I.ority.
Your c 'ruinittce instruct.d the cleik to writ, to tit
late surveyor for the main roads account of It&s
year ; also for the book of plans of new b..iihlings.
With I ec,Pard to the proposed infecti us ..ospitil
accomodation it was thoueht- that one larg-s con re
hespiial_wou d cheap •st and best.

Mr. Newnan: s‘i ha,.; hdrar poi IA in t..:e
papers that the parishes should ba app:).-tioued in
accordance with the rateable value. lie did not
think it was fair, as a parish might be very sparsely
poul.ited and have a large riteable value.
A letter was here laat before the Board from
Messrs. Saunders and Son, ironmongers, uskin4 for
permission to e•ect a telephonic line from Mr.
Richards' house, Oldswinford, to his surgery in
Hagley Street. T!ie Chairman said it was not for
teem to d9al wita at a moment's noice. The
prope- notice souJ he given. -
Die matter was ieferred to the Improvell-nt
Committee.
The whole of the recommendaions of the com-
mittee were adopted.