The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-05 00:00:00

COMMISSIONERS' MEETING.

The monthly meeting of this Board was held in
the Board Room, on Monday last; Mr. Turney in
the chair. There were also present : Messrs.
Hughes, Kelly, Billinghatn, Penney, Stanley and
Woolley.
Mr. Blunsout attended, wade the usual deelara:
tion, and took his seat at the Board.
'the Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting,
which were confirmed.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Improvement Account —Balance due from trea-
surer, Oct. 21st, £220 2e 2(1; cheques ordered, Oct.
26th, £47 13s 8(1. Paid to treasurer Improve-
ment Rate, £76 15s 4d; Markets, £42 tis 11d.
—Total £llO 4s 3d.—Balance due from treasurer,
.2291 2s 9d.
Highway Account. —Balance due from treasurer.
Oct. 21st. £3Ol 19s 8d ; cheque ordered Oct. 26th,
£l7l 13s 44. Paid to treasurer Highway Rate.
£l6 125 10(1 ;.—Balance due from treasurer at this
date, £146 19s 2d. Urban Sanitary Account paid
£l5O for emptying privies, £6 Os od.—Total £156
Os 61. Due to treasurer, £ll4 Os 10d.—Balance
due from treasurer, £4l 9s 10(1. The following
Accounts were ordered to be paid: Highway
Account £36 12 5(1; Improvement Account £l4 4s
8(1; Urban Sanitary Account £37 16s Bd. On the
motion of Mr. Woolley, seconded by Mr. Stanley,
the report was adopted.
GENERAL. PURPOSES COMMITTEE REPORT.
Medical Officer of Health's Report—The places
and premises visited and inspected, are in High.
street, Mr. Turney's Glue Works, Bowling Green-
lane, Swan-lane, Queen-street, Summer-street,
Portobello, New-street, Glebe-lane, and the Gig.
mill, and the instructions given on the inspection
have been carried out, except in two instances.
The eight registered lodging-houses, have also
been inspected by the Medical Officer of Health,
and are reported to be clean and in good order.
The number of deaths registered in the township
ENTERTAINMENT AT Mn. TI7RNETE WORKS.-4 from Oct. 21st. to Nov, 21st, is fourteen. Three
tea meeting, followed by an entertainment, was a them are searletina. The number of births, in
held at the above Works, on Monday evening last, the same period is 25, 11 males, and 14 females.
We believe this was the fourth of the series that The Officer reports that tke health of the township
have taken place, and are informed that they are is, on the whole good and satisfactory, only a few
got up by a couunittee connected with the works, cases of scarletina having occurred during the
with the object of ofiering rational and harmless Past month • Three of which have been fatal.
amusement to the workmen, their wives, and Two of the cases in Longlands (one of which has
others. We certainly must wish such a venture recovered) have been clearly tracable to a fowl
every succes, as it is a laudable attempt not only dumb well, and a !topped up drain close to the
to wean the workmen from too close an attachment back of the premises in Longlands. With refe-
to the public-house; but will also tend to refine renee to the other in Queen-street, he had re.
their tastes and educate their minds to a standard ceived no information until the child had expired.
something above that of a coarse animal, whose The house has been thoroughly limewashed and
only notion of enjoyment consists in "swilling " the clothing deodarized. The officer has reason
unlimited quantities of beer down his throat, and to think that other cases have occurred, but there
otherwise brutalising himself. A large number of is great unwillingness in the parties concerned, to
person sat down to an excellent tea, which was give information of them to the Sanitary Inepee.
laid out in one of the rooms of the works; after tor. One case of distinct small pox, very mild is
which an adjournment was made to the room reported.
where the coneert was to beheld. This was nicely THE GIME WORMS.
decorated with evergreens, bunches of ribbons. A letter has been received from the Rev. J.
&c. Mr. J. W. Turney presided, and there were Welch, on the 28th of Oct. complaining of a smell
upwards of 300 present, amongst whom were seve- arrisiug from these works, which letter is laid be.
vol of the tradesmen of the town. The following fore you; On the reeipt of the complaint, the
programme was then gone through Pianoforte Medical Officer of Health, and Inspector of Nui-
solo, fantasia on "Hark, I hear an angel singe. sauce visited the premises, and found the nuisance
Mr. Jackson; song, "Over the rolling sea," Mr. R. arose from the removal of manures bylthe roadside
Lansmere ; duet, "Army and Navy." Messrs. C. E. during prohibited hours. The instructions were
Woodhouse and H. Yates; song, "The Wolf," Mr. given to have such removal stopped, especally
C. E. Woodhouse; song, "Let me like a Soldier when the wind is blowing the nuisance in the di-
Fall," Mr. H. Yates; song, "The Blind Girl to reetion of the town. The manager promised corn.
her Harp," Miss Bourne; song, Mr. Turney ; phance.
pianoforte solo, Fantasia " Home, Sweet Home," The Town Officer's Report..—Nuisances removed,
Mr. Jackson; song, "The Slave Ship," Mr. C. E. 10, reported during the month, 97, total 107. Re-
Woodhouse; song, "King and the Beggar Girl,' moved, old 10; new 87, total 97. Carried forward,
Mr. R. Lansmere ; recitation, Mr. Jones; song. 10.
" Me. W. .1. Turney ; song, "The White Squall," Removal of Night Sotd—Sizty-tun privies, and 52
Mr. H. Yates; quartet, " Come, where my lovelies ash pits, belonging to 103 houses have been ro-
de...a:Mee," Messrs. G. Yates, H. Yates, C. E. moved. The lodging houses are reported to be in
Woodleebeee, and R. Lansmere ; song, Mr. C. E. sanitary condition. The fire hose, has been tried,
Woodhouse.—lt is unnecessary for us, alter luring and two Ire-pluns in Coventry-drat, and Market

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