The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-10-05 00:00:00

FINANCE COMMITTEE'S REPORT.

"Your Committee report that on the Ilth day
of September there was due from the Treasurer
on the Improvement Account, £196 Is 3d; on
the Highway Account, £236 13s sd. A number
of accounts amounting to £124 Os 4d; on the
Highway Account and on the Improvement Ac.
count, £7l Ils Id."

On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by
Mr. Edwards, the accounts were ordered to be
paid.
Mr. Newnam moved " That the ex-chairman
(Mr. H. iiilliugham), James McEwen, Charles
Blunsom, and the Clerk do retire, and act as a
sub-committee to recommend persons to serve
on the various committees."
On their return they recommended the follow-
ing:—Fiwiace Committee : Messrs. James Wat-
kins, H. Hughes, J. Hughes. W. Edwards, L. ,
Packwood, W. Griffin, H. Billingham, and Rich-
ard Kelly.—lmprorement Committee J. McEwen,
J. Hughes, H. Billingham, C. Blunsom, H.
Hughes, J. Allsop, W. Edwards, E. Stanley, E.
Stringer. and W. J. Turney.—General Purposes
Committee. H. Newnam, G. R. Perkins, J.
Hughes, W. Griffin, J. Allsop, H. Billingbam,
W. J. Turney, H. Hughes, J. McEwen, J.
Emery, L. Packwood, J. Woolley, and J. Frank-
lin.
On the motion of Mr. H. Billingham, seconded
by Mr. Newnan], the sub-committees were ap-
pointed.
The Clerk read the following report :
REPORT OF THE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE.
"Your Commissioners report the completion
of the Beauty Bank sewers Nos. 1 and '2 con-
tracts. The footpath in Wollaston-road, Queen.
street, as far as the Friends' Meeting House, has
been paved and repaired. The public clock has
been varnished, cleaned, and the figures on the
dial repaired.
, "No further reply has been received:from the
Great Western Railway Company.
"The footpath in Coventry-street had not
been repaired owing to the delay in obtaining
the required bricks.
"Your Surveyor is not at present in a position
to report as to the town sewer, from Greenfields
to High. street

"H. HUGHES, Chairman."
On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by
Mr. J. Hughes, the report was adopted.
REPORT OF THE GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE.

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"The Nuisance Inspector reported as follows:
Nuisances brought forward, 8; reported to
Wednesday last, 24; total, 33; removed, 9;
new, 19; total, 28; carried forward, 5. Small-
pox cases brought forward, 3; recovered, 3.
~.Ifortality lieturns.—Dr. Campbell's book of
parish practice shows that from the 22nd of Au.
gust to the 25th September, there have been 67/
cases of sickness; 4 deaths; three cases of
small-pox, all recovered.
"Your Committee report that the painting of
the outside of the Corn Exchange and Market
Hall is completed.
.• PUBLIC HEALTH ACT.—No further informa-
tion has been received from the Local Govern-
ment Board, with regard to the scales and
weights for the markets. Your Committees have
carefully considered the resolution referred to
them at your last monthly meeting, in reference
to the Town Officer acting as the agent to the
Society for the Prevention:ol Cruelty to Ani-
mals, regret that while fully sympathising with
the benevolent objects of the said society, they
cannot recotntuend the Commissioners to accede
to the request, inasmuch as the whole of the
officer's time is, or will be required for the effi-
cient diseharue of the duties to which bellies
been especially appointed. Your Committee
would, however, recommend that the application
for the required assistance be made to the Sup-
erintendent of Police."
The Chairman moved the adoption of the re-
port, which was seconded by Mr. Woolley.
Mr. Allsop said he should makes few remarks
in reference to the clearing of the flags on Sun-
days of the roughs that congregate on the foot-
paths, and cause considerable annoyance to the
people who were passing up and down. He him-
self, with others, on Sunday last, was forced into
the street in consequence of a mob of roughs
congregating at the corner of Coventry-street.
He thought that if the Town Officer were to tell
them once or twice it would not occur again.
The Chairman said the Town Officer did his
duty very efficiently.
Mr. Allsop said there was another complaint
he had to make, and that was respecting the
noise in the Market on a Saturday night. He
himself went on Saturday night on purpose, and
he heard several persons bawling away as loud
as they possibly could to the annoyance of the
other people in the market place.
Mr. Edwards gave notice that he should move
the rescinding of the order on the books fixing
the day of the Commissioners' Meeting for
Monday, and propose that it be altered to Wed-
nesday. Mr. Edwards said Monday was a very
awkward day for many members of the Board,
and he knew some of the old members who were
unable to attend any of the meetings in conse-
quence of them being held on a Monday.
The Clerk was instructed to call the attention
of the public officer to the nuisance in the Mar-
ket Hall, and to the public inconvenience in the
streets.
Mr. Allsop said he should like to give notice
that the hours of closing the market should be
altered. It was true that the market was kept
open until after the public-houses were closed,
and then the people who stand in the market
cannot get refreshments. He thought if the
bell was rung half an hoar earlier it would be
better for all parties.
Mr. Billingham said in Dudley the bell was
rung at half -paid ten, and the market closed at
eleven. He coincided with Mr. Allsop that if
their bell was rung at half-past ten. If they
could get the market closed the same as the pub-
lic-houses were closed they would be doing a
great service.
Mr. Blunsom : What the market people com-
plain of is this, they are not able to get out of
the market before eleven o'clock, and then all the
public-houses are closed. If the bell was rung
at ten it would be better.
After some forther conversation the subject
dropped without any resolution being proposed,
and the meeting separated.