The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-08 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

M%[[l,lFRl.Uti 131,AIKERA.—At this Court, on Thursday
last, there were thirty asinimonses issued against per
sons for non.payment of water rates. Mr. Spooner did
not atten 1 in consequence of illness. A great number
paid, and fresh summonses were issued against those who
did not lay. There was a good deal of other Luaineas
entered for hearing, but it was adj mimed.
usual monthly ineeting of this
Board was held on Monday, at the Town Hall, Mr. E.
Conk presiding. The members present were Messrs.
Corbett, Sl-elding, Cale, Jeffries. Steward, Grose,
Scriven, D.:the/Mk', Fletcher, ltollinson, Cartwright,
[I. sissn. and B.uett. After the minutes of the lost
! meeting hind been read, the Clerk read the report of the
Finance Committee. This showed that accounts and
Isalaries to the amount of £5O To 3,1 had been paid dur-
ing the last month. The Surveyor's account last month
showed a balance due to him of el 1 12, 4.1. expendithre
! up to the lot of August, £l7 114, towards which the
Surveyor had received a clique for £3O, thus leaving a
balance doe to him of £2 Its it. The committee recom-
mended that a Ovalle for .£25 should be handed to the
Snrcryor.—The (7ollector had collected 'luring the month
£5O 2: 6.1. he iving £ll7 Ws 5.1 of the last sate to be eel-
leetroi.—The i ommittee reeinumended that is rate of 6.1
iii the pound shout 1 he muie.—A long and very deenl•
lory lisensolin took place upon the num!, r of men ma-
oloveli by the Surveyor. Sonic members thought lie
aid not Inscp the roads in pr Iper repair with fewer than
our men. others that be could do it with two. while
some complained that though there had been a general
lanterstainthig at the last nieetiag that the iiiitalier of
men ohould he redneed to two. four had been kept on.
—The. Surveyor r the Board that there had been
no resoivtion eonte to on the subject. Ultimately Mr
Flotolier moved and Mr. Cartwright see aided that the
Sorocpw dirriag the next month keep only two mon,
except ill ell.e of emergency, and that wheii lir has
to exercise Lis diseretion in the TR itto,, lic report
to the rt is
to or Sanitary q' noraittee soon as possible.
C s an ainendownt and Mr. Grove
seconded it, that the Sorveyor it under the direction of
the Mails or Sanitary Committee. and that those com-
mittees pito,: the respective ti 'no yawl items that appera'n
to tlear derarlinent.—Tlie luotMn was then ea, rie.l.
'r he report of the Finanee Committee Wag then adop'ed,
and on the motion 14 Mr. Cartwright a rate of fol ii, this
pound scat granted.—There was no more business of
ranch public interest.

RAII:WAY COLATi:ION ON THE GRRAT WEsTERN. —On
Saturday morning a Ali:on °centred on the umin lie
of tit, Great Western Company at Round Ork. between
one of the company', engine. and the engine •• V ietory,"
working on the Earl of Money's private railway. His
Lordship's ironworks are in close proximity with the
Round Oak Station. and a private railway for the con-
veyance of eon!. :Lc . runs across the rononsny's line.
The signals were at right for the mineral train is pass,
and the driver ill ihert Honstoni attempted to do so,
when he observed the company's engine, which was en-
gaged in shunting trucks, coming towards him. Hou-
ston reversed his engine, shut oil the steam, and jumped
off, thereby saving his life, and to tanately, damage to
property was the only eanseqwence of the collision.
Both engines were seriously knocked about, the tomder
if the "Victory " being smashed, and the engine of the
company being seriously damaged. The line was par-
tinily
blnaod up till about two o'clock to the day, when
(raffle seas visioned.

FATAL AtTIOVIT.—On Tuesday Isst an seeident on-
curred to Thomas Welling., :admirer, in the employ of
the Earl of freaky. It appe..ra that fio• deceased was
o loicklayer's labourer, and woo at work b..tween wane
coal truck. and coal pens when a coll:,ion took p!ae., and
to crashed the poor man that be find in an hour after-
W.lroid. Mr. P,mrse was called in, but life can estiret.
An impest was held no Thursday last, at the &mail Oak
lon, h,fore W. IL Phi Deputy-Coroner, when,
from the I videnee of Ihiniel Worthers, the ab re facts
were proved. A verdict of eccidental death ads returned.
The unfortnnate man leaves a widow and six children to
mourn /lig loss.