The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-07 00:00:00

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COM 7SSIONERS' MEETING

The mc Jy meeting of this Bohrd war heji on
Mounay, at the Talbot Hotel, Mr. W. Platt in
the chair.

I The Chuic read a letter from Mr. W. J. Turner
I the chairman of the Board, stating that for nom.;
1 e past it had been his intention to resign his
s at 0;t the Board, but he could not bring his mind
.0 'ake Lie step while the Tenin Hall scheme was
1 ott onit.l, Now, however, that it was an as.
,•Ittplished fast, and as hia other enga;cements pro.
. nt tie giving that arnoont. of time to tl,e work
of the Board which auyo.o,- ho:iing the
0-ition
he ha . held should give to it, he felt the ti...:t had
etnic for him to tender his resignation, He °'i Id
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not serer his official connecioi with the Coin
mission° s wi hoa• thanking them for the kindness
and courtesy they bad st•own hint for so long a
time, espevially during the year he bad had the
honour of being their chairman. tie trusted that
the deliberaiions of di* Commiseioners at all times
would reault in the advancement of tilt, to,lL'a
true intereA I. I,:e. Amer, in • onclasion, requested
the clerk to list his letter before the Boar°, and
ank them to kindly accept it as his resigneloo.
Bolcret was expressed that Mr. Turney felt ',t
,ecessary to resign his position upon the Bear;
but as it appeared that Mr. Turney had fully made
up his mind in the matter, the resignation was
formally accepted. on the motion of Mr. Puck*
seconded by Mr. 1\ ewnam.
Mr. Parkiss mood a resolution szpressiur 4if ep i
regret at Mr Tarney'a reeiisnetion, and tendering
him l‘incere thanks for the able and valuable as-
sistance he.had . rendered to the Board for so many
years. Mr James seconded the resolution, whigh

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was supported by other members and 'carried
Mi. J.E. Jones proposed the ih • el-ction of Mr
Nash as &mi man, and this was seconded by Mr.
Walker. and, after a rhort disens,ion, carried.
Mr, Nash then took ,he chair, and thanked tht
Board for the ho,;enr they had eon- him.
It was resolved to construct a ttli f sewer in the
lower part of of the town, the Main Drainage
Board having agree.i to bear part of the exi.eua,-.
lbs ol.jeet of tbesewer is to guard apinst tt,t
flooding of Lower High Street.
The Medical (Meer reported that the birth-rat,
of the last month was 24.5, .ancl-tLe deatlf-rate 9 8.
A resoluti.pn was passed that the floor of th.
Town Hall, or part of the same, be covered with a
suitable material in o: der to proteA tfrom inj .ry ;
t,'‘e matter being referred to the uenetuf Purposys
Committee.

Tne opening of the Corn Exchaqge veal fixed fo!
the third Friday in February, and the • plerk
directed to give the contrao.or not:ce to • complete
tLe Exchange within fourteen days.
It was resolved to it,emor oli e the Great WeAtern
R4ilway Company to run a Lite (rain from Stone
at the •stationa on the dine, 'to
Birmi guam._

'lt vvEs ietiolved to call upon (b. ownf ri of property
in Pargeter'Strept_t9 free the street frorn on .true
tion, and level .4incl.el4rinsl,the same.

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BOAIItD OD GUARDIANS —Zr. P. Pirgeter presi.led
5.-t the weekly meeting of this Boari yestr ;ay,
.I.dmitted into the ho,ise duri:ig the 'week 12;
charged 6; dead, 0 ; bt)rn, 0; remaining in the
house 506, agains', 661 in the correspond tig week
t year Out door ridief. Kingswinford dkriet
.1313 10s 91: Stourbrilge. .233 10a Id; flalCsowen
,"28 18s 3i.1. Non-resilent p.uners ..t1 18s 3d :
total .8117 17s 1 ; against £ll2 Oa hi last year.
DRUNICENNEss At the Poiiee Cent, vesterdar,
13.7f0re Colonel Fetcher, A. F. G ,dson. Q C., M.P.
H. () Firm:dune ani T. D. Thomas, Esqs., Henry
Roberts Ras charged with being drunk and die-
orderly in Iligrainghain Street, on the 2nd inst.
Sergeant Pict and InApsetcr Herman proved the
ea-e. Fined 5s and cost 4. Annie Stevens was
charged aith drunkenness on the 31st ult in An4e.
,=treet. P.O Ball proved the case. Fined 2s 6
and coats.

HIGHWAY
,OFVCE —,TOSeph Ilk-3gley, jun.., was
c.harged with being , asleep whilst in charge of r.
hr ve and Part -fi.the 29th tilt, • .p.o..f)ay provcO
the case and- deretidant'was fined 5, and CoSt 3.
DONlitcY STRAYING. Eaward: Mortia an
JOllop4.'ll3.ris were aninmorteit foi allowin.: the..
dookess to wrly ri th. higavray At (11,0. O.) t!
llrd ins-. P.C. W. Paris provA the eases, and
the den,•ll fined defend..:nt-. 53 and s
CIII3.I,NRYB ON, Flnc.—J-hu Harris an Thomae
Priest were each fined. fie 8d for having their
chimney on fire. Ser,;. ant Pitt provvd tits cas..
4Norit'ra pituNK.—John Parkot was ch..rge,,.
wit h-.;og :.lrlink an] disorderly en i refti.iuzit
quit the liody Buslarn, Cradl,r on the 36t inst.
P.O 111 rd proved the cnett. WiCildrawu t.fl pay
ment Qt. c.cnta 4
FRAUDULENT OaNV4I2 William Tirnotiu.
w4s charad with having on or about tile Tin
ISB3,
_fraudulently conv.rtiiig 4 watch to
his 91VII u-n. ;ha property o. Willia.n Lester
lith!hes, of the Robin flood, Merry Hid. Mrs
11-,gh,,s said ori-on r wa4a .wafoil c:eri er. ih
•,th of May, 1886. she handed prisoner a watch to be
cleaned. Ihe watch pr :tweed was ina same. 11,-
s il.l he would have it cleaned and bring It back..
Sh had asked him for the watch, bat hi said
had been sent to Bif.tningliam, but it did no!
Whit), hint and he had lent it back, and it wont:.
be ha..k in about ight days. • ,She re.:eived thic
watch from Mr. Pearion, pawnbroker, and r.-
deemed it iind handed it to Sergeant Chare. Thu,
w.;s on tho 7th Srptethi43r, 18S7 &ie hail not seen
pri,oner since he told her he was not satisfi-d wiAa
tro: watch.—A.nnie (;haloiNr, koodetant to Mr
Pennon, said prisoner hro.iz'nt th w.i ci prollllC't,
ti the chop, and- she hut him 30i. upon it on to
Bth ot May, 1846.. It was rede,nued on the 7th
September, 1887. Georkm West, glass deal-r
Birmingnani threat, toiso.ler handed him
pawn ti:diet for a watch pleig-d at Pearson's fo;
30s. and witnein handed at to Mrs. Hughes.ergeant ChAre said be arrea:ed• prisoner on thr
3rd inst. at Wolverh-stupton. Riloner plea. ie-,A
guilty and expresso'. ni3 lie was had • If at
,he time or oho iLt not have done it. .Commtitee
for two months' without hard labour.

A MoutAm Thus? —Charles Price .(21) wa
charged with. itealiog.' a pair of relollen
gloe-
valued 61.. proper .y of El ward Thoin4s ent;.ne,l
on tne 4th just, at Lowe [Ugh Street, and further
hargen with staling a cloth overcoa• valuei
6d ttte proper yof Waato Whi!e. Crannese sa,..i
he was a drape: at Lower High Street lie mise
two pair of gloves from his mindow. Tt:ey wit
t aut.ide the window.—Colonel Fletehet ai
tit, y must, express thOr.di • ttppruval of •he prautiet_-
,)1 having good 3 outiide th shop windows,
was g. eat temptation It was ustrt; in buci:
cases to disallow witnesses foe . P.C. S. D ivies sa
n the
.4, MA. he aim prisoner in Biwihig thorn
L He avrehended pris inrT wh i• admitted tilt
-.Viisoner was •zotnalittei to Vl:ea mouth,
hart h.bour

A YOUNG DitusitAn.D.—Tboitins Brott (20), ws%
,•hrgewti druwenouss in I4ig. Street, on in
28tu ul and also -tiq tl)e 5.:11 inst. in ;Now St.ii,
zierk,-a t ilardwicke piovvi the cue. Dtlendiint
w, o hms been previ..usly convicted was filled 6.
an,l c.,e4t in tr-tc4

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FE4/ENNky Soc.,to.r Cu.--rWitliatn Cox, Jolep
- 3rett.cU dna David Hart, trustees of the Gm. t
Lye Reform, No. 4970, of the Dudley and Cradl, y
oranch of the Anciont Order of Foresters, hshl a.
the Windmid Inn, Lye, were summoned by David
Sko ding to recover .21 12e. as sick pay for fo ii
week. 4 hem November 7th, to December sth
Mr Waldron appeared for the complainant and
Mr. Hinds defended. Complainant said he wts
living in Scotland. He was a lumber of the Court
held at the Windmill Inn. From November 7th
and December sh, he was ill and pruduced the
do c or's certificate. H forwarded his money
through his brother-in.law John Taylor. regularly
He had no r, ceived the sick pay for the fon.
weeks he was ill. Cross-examived H., bad been
told th...t he had been suspended in Jay. He had
a card. He had not icceived a stunt:nous from tilt-
--oetety asking for his subscriptions. He hod boon
mu Seolautt 7 years. and ha I abaya forwarded the
:n my r. wllar!v. He receiv d 243. in My, on
ccount of sicku as, and he was not willing to alloo-
that fl.:; ount to aome off the pr, stnt claim —John
41-10 r, c.,mptuinant orottr-r-iti-law, said he had
always pai,l the enbscriptions
Cox -aid the lodge reftisA to pay complaman
t),catt.e he was suvi.nde•l in Marco, an I at that
to; received three weeks' pay whi!st he was on
time "box." An oder tor payment forthwith wao
mad,. wih costs, and the Bench allowed coin-
- it:await 10s fo,- his expen.es. Colonel Ftetehe,
mstkcd that they,expressed their nrprise. itt it
Frien.tiy Society refusing to pay su:n a claim.
filo costs amounted to Ll 43. 6 I.