The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-10-30 00:00:00

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE REPORT.

Your committee have appointed Mr. J. W,
Woolley their chairman for the ensuing year.
Town offi3er's report :
Nuisances brought forward 17
Reported 94
111

Removed er in progress, old 10
Do, new 79

Remaining 22
Night•soil removal-113 :privies, 105 ashpits, be.
longing to 197 houses have been emptied and
their contents removed. The officer reported teat
the C ntractor was in arrear of his work, Joel your
committee have instructed the Clerk to write to the
cont actor and to withhold his cheque till the work
is dole. The 7 common lodging houses have been
occupied as follows :
Daily 67
Wee s ly 470
During the month 1,889
persons. Instructions have been given for the half.
yearly cleansing of the bakehouses and common
lodging houses. The officer reports : In making my
inspection during the month I have found and re-
ported upon 92 nuisances, consisting of 1 dilapi-
dated outbuilding, 20 insanitary blocks of buildings,
33 insanitary privies, waterelosets, and ashpits,l9
blocks of building with defective drainage, 3 baud-
lugs with dilapidated channelling and p tying, 2
buildings with dilapidated spouting, 1 block of
bu lding with uewholesome drinking water, 1 cl.rty
piggery, 14 nuisances neder the head of miscel-
laneous. I have served 79 written notices, and
given 15 verbal orders for the abatement of the
said nuis Illus., Your committee have appointed
a Lighting Committer., oonalting• of.
‘.trro--;)-,,y.., Walker, and W. Jones. Your
committee report progress as -0 to the dairies, cow-
sheds, and millsdiops order.—Vledical Officer of
Health's Report : Number of births re4istered in
the township of Stourbridge from September 20th
to October 18th 27, viz,, 15 males aad 12 females.
Number of deaths registered in the same period, 10,
viz., 3 m des and 7 females. Birth-rate 33 6, death-
rate 13.3. Toe death-rate is very low, for out of the
deaths 2 were from inquest, and 2 premature birth.
One death has occurred from scarlatina in West-St.
the infection could not be traced. Tee house was
fumigated and ordered to be limewashed. The
corresponding rate last year was 20.9, The officer
has visited premises in High Street, Pargeter Street,
Market Street, Summer Street, Kidder.ninster-st.,
and Angel Street, and orders have been given for
the abatement of the nuisances found thereon.
The Chairman said that at the house next to his
own in High Street there was a dumb well that
was a great nuisance to the neighbourhood. The
main drainage, which had been carried out at con-
siderable expense, had been compleeed for a con-
siderable time, :land it was abominable that such
a state of thines should now exist.
In answer to some questions, the Town Officer
said there were 200 or 300 cases of defective drains
age. He called upon the owners of the property to
remedy all cases of defective drainage as they came
to his knowledge.
The Chairman said it appeared to him that they
were only just beginning the important work of
thoroughly draining the town.
It was rcsolved that the Surveyor should be asked
to present a list of the property that had not been
properly drained to the not meeting of the com-
mittee.
The report was adopted.
I APR, OVEM EN T COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
Your committee have appointed Mr. H. James
their chairman for the ensuing year. The Town
Surveyor read his report in which he refe le 1 to a
communication with the Wollaston surveyor re-
specting the surface water from Cobden Street and
Dancombe Street in Bowling Green Lane, which
in times of much rain is rendered almost impassible,
by a large quantity of water flowing to the old
wake iess place. Toe Surveyor advises your Board
to offe.• to contribute your share towarde the laying
of a nine inch pipe drain from the Washing Pool
bro ,k • o the bottom of Cobden Street, with proper
grae sto in; e .cept the water complained of. , The
surveyor CP attention to the state of the culvert
under the ( :eine end of Enville Street. Owing to
the contino d setting up of this culvett the water
overflows toe gardens on the south side of the road.
He ad vies that estimates be procured for the re-
construction of this culvert, so as to secure an un-
interrupted flow of tee water into the brook. Your
committee have referred these two matters to a
committee to consider and report. Tao surveyor
has received plans for proposed alteration to Han.
bury Hill House for Mr. H. Robinson. Also plans
for the erection of new buildings by Mr. Attwood
at the junction of Fest .r reect with Birm'ngliam
Street, on premises formerly occupied by Me iVel
hugs. The surveyor proposes to contin le tO re-
pairs of Enville Street and 'Worcester S reel, and
to repair Theatre Road and Union Street. T. e
Surveyor presented a valuable and comprehensive
report as to the proposed paving of the footways in
the to .voship, giving the cost eer square yard of
the varoi)s kinds of materials as laid down in
Snurbridge, Nottingham, Leicester, Torquay, Great
Yarmouth, Tunbridge Wells, Derby, Edinburgh,
Colchester, and London; also of the cost of chan-
nelling per yard. Your committee have referred
the suee ct to a sib-committee to consider and
report thereon. The conditions of sale of a portion
of the laud in Foster Street to Mr. Orford. Your
committee have considered this matter which as
recommended by your Board to them for further
consideration, and beg to state that, having rega .d
to all the circumstances it reference to the alleged
right of road over George Walk, they again advise
your Board to act upon the recommendation of their
last report, namely, to take the necessary steps for
obtaining an order of Quarter ..essioas for the stop-
ping up of the said walk.
With reference to the closing up of the George
Walk it was stated that the matter had already
been before them five times, and after soine discus-
sion a resolution was carried in favour of the Board
going to Qaarter Sessions to get power to close
the walk.
The subject of the new Town Hall caus:d some
discussion, and it was urge I that the erection of
offices, &c., for town purposes should be carried out
when the hall was building.
It we eventually decided that the Clerk be in-
structed to convene a meeting oi the Eoard et
'cuealay next, when a decision would be =iv.
at.

A LETTER FROM WILKINSON.
The foildwilg le:ter was read by the Chairman
and caused roars of laughter.
[Correct copy]
SLourbridge,
October 22nd, 1.886.
Si:—

Knowing thattyou are the Chairman of the Stour-
bridge Improvement Commissi(mers I take the
pleasure of writing a few lines owing to the fortune
that as truly and unexpectedly befallen me and
having received a sum from my solicitors I have
refused a sum of £lOO from a solicitor in Birming-
ham and it having been proved teat the Editor of
the Stourbridge County Express as published a fals
report proceedings are being taken agaiost him for
libel and having made arrangements with a firm I
shall shortly be prepared to hand you a gift of
10002 towards a Free Library for Stourbridge and
also a further sum of 500.2 towards the purchasing
of a Building for the purposes for an hospital the
two named sums will be handed over to you by Mr.
C Plant Birmingham all other information will be
given you in a course of a few days by Mr A C
Morris Solicitor Stourbridge
I am
yours truly
R L Wilkinson

ALHAMBRA THEATRE.-Mr. Haldane Crichton and
his company have occupied the boards hero this
week, and we are glad to state that the audiences
have been good. " Lovers " and "Member for
Slocum" were the plays submitted to the public,
and very well have they been appreciated. Mr.
Crichton is the embodiment of all that is comic, and
with capital assistance from a good organised com-
pany, the people are kept thoroughly interested
from beginning to end. If the old adage, "Laugh
and grow fat" was true, the persons who have
spent an evening in the theatre this week,would be
of astounding proportions. The most morose and
sedate have been provoked to laughter by the sharp
repartee and comicalities. A " bumping' house is
expected to-night '(Saturday), and all who wish to
obtain a seat should go early, as we do not doubt
but that the expectation will be fully verified.
Mr, John Corbett, M.P., of Dreitwich, has been
ordered a long sea voyage. He leaves on Saturday,
trie 3(Yli inst., in the 'Arabic, " for Australia and
New Zealand, and if tin.; permits he will visit

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.-Mr. Ila.skew presided at
the usual weekly meeting of this Board yesterday.
—The Master of the House reported as follows :
Admitted during the week 9, discharged 9, dead 2,
remaining in the House 505, corresponding period
last year 559. The outdoor relief was : Kingswin-
ford £47 93 7d, Slourbridge £32 Ss 53/4d, Halesowen
27 9s Old, non-resident 17s sd, total £lO9 4s
3d, against £lOO lOs 91-d for the corresponding week
last year.
DRUNK ON LICENSED PREMISES:-At the Police
Court. yesterday, before C. Cochrane, W. J. Turney
and A. Freer, Esqs., George Taylor was chargea
with being drunk on licensed premises, k own as
the Old Star Inn, Coventry Street, on the 25L.h. inst.
Fined 23 61 and costs.—Thomas Brannan was fined
5s and costs for being dna': in the Market Hall
Vaults, on the 23rd inst. _ _ _

DRUNKS—Thomas Jones, labourer, Stourbridge,
was charged with beint drunk at Blakedown, on
the 23rd inst. Fined 5s and costs.—Martha Fox
was charged with a similar offence on the same day
and at the same place. She was fined 10s and
costs.—William Burley, Enville Street, was fined
5s and costs for being drunk on the 25th inst.-Wil-
liam Lindley was charged with being drunk and
disorderly Qa the 2nd bast in Coventry Street fad
Duke Street. A fine of 5s bind costs was imposen,
in default 14 days.
THE FIREWORKS NUISANCE.—SamueI Homer was
charged with letting off fireworks on the 23rd inst
within 50 feet of the carriage way. A. fine of 2s Od
Including costa was inflicted.
CAUTION TO DatvEns,—fohn Leeson was charged
with being drank whilst in charge of a horse and
cart, at Blakedown, on the 23rd just, P.C. Hollo-
way proved the case, and he was fined 5s and costs.
—William Yarwood was charged that he did fasten
a horse across the highway to the annoyance of
passengers, on the 23rd inst. The case is as with-
drawn on payment of costs.
OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Joseph Bateman was
charged with being drunk and using obscene
language, at Colley Gate, Cradley, on the 26th inst,
The Bench werJ not satisfied with the service of
the summons and ordered him to be re-summoned.
—Henry Aaron, Talbot Street, was charged with
using obsc di3 language on the 25th inst, &pin
Baker and Saints Horsley proved the case.—The
wife of the defendant said her husband had been
suffering from "uralgia" for several days and had
had no sleep. He had to have whiskey "poured
in his ear and mouth," and he was provoked. Mr.
Freer said he wondered at defendant using such
language when he had neuralgia. The Bench fined
defendant 2s 6d and costs.
Asst.gz-: r..>r, Beauty
Bank, .1.17.77nur.."---7-7=l/7'3i7s7;ll.atiug John Watson
on the 16th inst., at Beauty Bank.—From com-
plainant's evidence it appears that his wife owed
defendant some money, and on the above date he
stopped complainant laud spoke about it. Eventually
defendant b.:came excited and thi eateued to punch
his head, and followed th 3 tiireat with a blow, the
force of whicii caused compla nant's head to come
into violent contact with a cinder wall. Defendant
afterwards struck complainant another blow, which
knocked him under a horse that was standing near
his head striking the kerb stone, and inflicting a
wound from which the blood flowed copiously, com-
plainant's overcoat being bespattered with blood.
—William Meredith gave corroborative evidence.—
Mr. Waldron suoinitted that all his client did was
to push complainant, who was partially intoxicated
and challenged Broadway to fight —Henry Davis,
for the defence, said he heard Watson cnallenge
Broadway to fight.—George Oakley gave similar
evidence.-The Bench considered the aiisault proved,
and fined defendant 2s Gcl and costs

OBSTRUCTION. John William Jones, grocer,
High Street, was charged with obstructing the foot-
path, on the 20th mat, by leaving 6 pocketr of hops
thereon for a long and unreasonable time. Mr. C.
H, Collis defended —P.C. Davis saw the hops on
the footpath for twenty minutes. They took up
about half the footpath.—P.S. Oakey saw the hops
were there for thirty minutes.—Mr. Collis contended
that they were not liable becaus.i the hops were not
for sale but for the purpose of being loaded.—The
Bench retired to considered their verdict, and on
returning into Court, Mr. Cochrane asked Super—
intendent Wheeler if he would withdraw the charge
on payment of costs.— Mr. Wheeler said he was
willing to do so.—Mr. Jones would not consent to
pay the costs alai Mr. Collis asked the Bench for a
decision as it was a test case, and was on behalf of
the trade generally.—The Belch ordered defendant
to pay co,ts, 7s 6d.—Mr. Collis gave notice of
appeal.
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