The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-01-30 00:00:00

The Chairman :,What was Mr„ Whittaker paid.

In answer to the Chairman,
The Clerk said Mr. Horsley's contract was £227
for fourteen months, or £l6 4s 6d per month.
Mr. Perkins thought Mr. Hersley's contract en-
tailed much more work than Mr. Whittaker's.
This was admitted by several members of the
Board, and Mr. Billingham was informed that the
High 'Street and Market Street did not belong to Mr.
Horsley, but to the Turnpike Trustees.
Mr. Billingham said he based his remarks not upon
High Street, but he would take Beauty
other streets. Bank and

Mr. Hughes said the Turnpike Trustees cleaned
High Street and swept the mud into the gutters, and
it was Mr. Horsley's contract to sweep the gutters.
Mr. Billiugham said Mr. Horsley had not swept
the gutters, and it was his duty to keep them clean.
Several members said that no doubt obstacles had
been thrown in Mr. Horsley's way.
After some further remarks,

Billingham proposed" That the Clerk do write
to Mr. Horsley, informing him that the contract has
not been fulfilled, and requesting him to do so in the
ft.ture."

Tdis was seconded by Mr. Hughes and carried.
R U'ORT OF THE GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE.
Your Committee report that in couiequence of the
ill-health of the Medical Officer of Health, he had
bLea unable to forward his usual monthly rep q.t.
The death rate 'or the mouth is as follow :—Nani-
ber of deaths registered in the township f
bridge between the 22nd December, 1874, aul the
19th January, 1875, was 13, or 16 per thomald.
One death from scarlatina; six deaths of children 5
yeer3 and under. The number of births in the same
p j )(3, 26; 11 males and 14 females.—The Inspector
of Nuisances report is as follows: Nuisances
brought forward, 15 ; reported during the week, 34;
total, 49; removed, old, 13enew, 29; total, 42 ; car-
ried forward, 7. One case of overcrowding is reported
Your Officer repotts that he has served several no-
tiecs en the occupiers of 349 houses, to put up spout-
ing so that the water from the roof shall not fall up-
on thepersons passing along the street, or flow over
the footpath, and the notices are bein,complied.with.
—Rcutova/ of Night Soil: Number or privies emptied
during the mouth, 54; number of ash-pits, 39. The
privies and pits belong to 76; number of loads re-
moved, 120. The public lodging-houses and slaugh-
ter houses are reported to be in good sanitary cOndi-
tion. With reference to the resolution passed at
your last mouthly.meeting, respecting the fees to be
paid to the Registrar for the returns of
the particulars of any deaths registered by him, in
pursuance of the 28th section of the Births and
Deaths Registration Act, 1874, your Committee re-
commend that the provision of the section be com-
plied with.—With regard to a gas testing apparatus,
your Committee report progress ; also, with regard to
the appropriation of tho Markets.
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iNlr..-Htiglies moved the adoption of the report,
which was seconded by Mr.: Kelly, and carried.
Mr. Hughes moved that the Clerk give at the next
meeting, the necessary estimate for a Town Rae.
This was seconded by Mr. Stringer, and earned.
There was no other business.