The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-01-16 00:00:00

bROMSGROVE.

Loom 3oenn.—The meeting of this Board wa-
held on Thursdav, Mr. Jefferies in the chair. Tore
-ere alse present Messrs. Anil hlett, Bennett, Bil-
iinehem. Fitch, Hall, Ince, Nicht,lls, Roper, and
'Veaver.—The r plrt of the Finance Cou3naitte
.eael by Mr Roper, stated the accounts to be p, cet
a nted correct. err; recommended that they be paid.
%which was ag-rei to. The financial statement
showed £262 5s 7d due from treasurer, but the
accounts presented would absorb that amount.—
Ile Markets Comalittes's report included a letter
erorn the Clerk of the Peace calling attention to a
n.t of a travelling Inspector of the Privy Conn
cil upon the Improved condition of some o the pane
in the Cattle Market, the others, in which the
dooring is broken up, renderine it impossible fo,
them to be thoroughly cleansed. The committee
recommendel that some of the wooden pens be re-
Placed by iron, and some flooring laid down, an
they preseuted a specification for the work, The
Chairman stated that Colonel Carmichael, the
Chief Constable, had called upon him with respect
n the matter, and he informed the Colonel that tte
Boar 1 would do all that was necessari, with which
he expressed himself satisfied. The report wa
adopted on .he proposition of Mr. Nicholls, secondeo
Mr Hall, and it was decided to advertise for
'enders for paving, Bto., and that the surveyor see
that the sheep and pig markets are washed ilowe
after each market.—Letters from Mr. W. Llewellye
and Mr. W. Partridge objecting to pay the licating
rates, as they have no liget at Stoney He; and
from Messrs. 11. C. Mason and J. Read, complain
ing of insufficient lighting of Chapel St..eet, were
referred to the Lighting Committee. Mr. Milling.
ton, head master of King Edward's School, appealed
Against his assessment, which, its usual, was based
upon the poor-rate assessment. As Mr. Millingtoo
stated the poor rate assessment had been reduced,
it was agreed the Local Board assessment should
he reduced accordingly. Mr. Hall gave notice or
motion to have the houses in the principal streets
in the town consecutively numbered. Dr. Carey
..eported that. 27 births and 15 deaths had been re
gistered during December, ageing, 17 births and 19
leaths in December, 1884, the birth-rate being 40 7
end the death-rate (which, however, would be re
laced to 19.6 by the exclusion of two deaths of
persons not belonging to the district) 226 per 1,000,
No deaths were due fo zymotic disease. There had
been some ease of scarlet fever in St. John Street,
confined to on" house. The case of small pox at
temoor, reported to the last meeting of the Board,
had progressed favourably, and there was no fresh
outbreak —Mr. Nicholls, Ctrairman of the Sanitary
Committee. reported the steps taken to prevent th.
spread of the disease, and stat.-d that the relief
given to the family had been stopped, and they were
iv distress, the husband not being allowed yet to co
to work.—A subscripti n for the fairy'', wee made
by the moipbe,B of the B eird to provide for them
till the next mee.iee of the B ard of Guardians.
Conerry COURT.-41 the County Court, on Wed
nesday. before Sir It. Harrington, Bart., an action
was brought by Jesson Price, of Wildmoor, aetainst
ueorge Walters, of Bromegrove, to recover the sum
of £3O 2s 6d, damages sustain el by the plaintiff
through the death of ids horse injured in a collision
in Dog Lane on December sth, arising out of the
negligent driving of the defendant. Mr. Alfred
Green, of ili-mingham, appeared for the plaintiff,
and Mr. Dorsett f r the defendant,—After a hearing
extending over three hours the Jnage gave a verdict
for 426171 6d end costs.