The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-04-04 00:00:00

RATEPAYERS AND COLLECTORS lirgßSllii
MAGISTRATES.
Tif Me Editor of the "%fiercer."

Sir,—Will you please permit me to make • few obser-
vations on the above subject, for the benefit of all whom
it may concern.
; .

On Tuesday last a ease of non-payment of • Highway
Rate came before the Magistrates at the Petty Sessiona,
at Halesowen, for adjudication. A certain ratepayer had
been served with • Demand Note for • Highway R.
some ten months ago, and had neglected payment of the
same, although advised some weeks ago that it must be
paid at once. A new rate having been recently granted.
the Vestry Meeting inatructed ree, an collector of she mid
rates, to enforce payment of the arrears of the lest rate,
previous to begiuning to collect the Dew ono. Ascord•
piety, I took the necesaary stem in the case, and issued
a summons. On the hearing of the case, ono of the
sitting magistrates made certain observations as to the
validity of the rate. which certainly were not vary emn•
plimentary to the gentlemen who signed the same. I
p r-e.ume, Mr. Gem and Major Smith knew what they ware
doing when they put their neinea to it. And if I umber.
stand the information to be gathered from "Stone's Jus-
tices' Manual." I must beg leave to differ from Mr. Barre,
and say that the rate is good "on the face of it." If it
was not valid, were they compelled to adjudicate epos
it? and if it was valid, what am their reason for orderiog
•• no costs ?" Clearly it wail either good or bad—either
a legal rate or an illegal one. If the latter why not hams
dismimed the ease ?

If ratepayers ere to softer themselves to be suninioned
for rates, and orders are to be made with "no costs,"
wily then there is an end of enforcing payment of rates
by stunmonses,ehecause in a great number of instances
the costa are a considerable sum greater than the rates
themselves, besides the possibility of the person who has
the misfortune to be a collector of rates being mulcted
out of his own pocket in • larger sum than would other.
wise have to be borne by the ratepayers at large. Hensel.
Lt would be the height of folly for collectors under any
circumstances henceforth to run the risk of an order
with "no costs." Better leave the ratepa3ars either to
pey or not to pay, at pleasure.
I am, Sir, yours truly,
BENJAMIN HARRIS.
Spring Hill, Halesowen,
April Ist, 1874.

R kILWAY MANAGEMENT.
To the Editor of the " (16serevr.”

Sir,—lt is not often that I write to the newspapers, be
hearing so many eomplaints of the delays of trains, and
holing myself an ireful innate sufferer from the same cause,
must be my excuse for now troubling you.
I had Imo, ant business to do in Birmingham
Thursday, tom so arranged it that I could leave Bir-
mingham by the 730 tram. due at Stourbridge at 8 16,
which would have been ample time to have sent my letters
ti post. I got to to the Birmingham station halt an hoar
bstore the time of starting, and at 25 minutes past seven
got into the railway carriage, thinking the trato would
.dart at the time Salm seed ; but :afar waiting in the
c adage for half an hour loud and strong were the com-
plaints that the train hunt not started. Nirat one and
then another got out to see what was wrong. Sonic wag
said there had been an accident oft the line, and the train
wso waiting for • fast train to go out first. Feeliag rather
uncomfortable myself I got out of the carriage, and for
some time walked up and down the platform, making...
quiries as to the delay. Whilst an doing, I heard SO Id•
tercation between a gentleman and a mail iu livery, as to
the starting of the train which evidently lay between
(scat two gentlemen. But I can't any who caused Um
delay, however lout and strmg were the adjectives; and
a'ter waiting 50 toiuut«a a good number of Vernon. got
out and went to various places of einuaement, not know•
o.ir what time the train would start. Being 1111.1 i
to get home, I preferred to wait. Al ter a delay
of 56 minutes, the aligned was given to start, and start we
Id, arriving at Stourbrolge at 9.35. The effect of thin
wag that there was no " 'bus " to meet the team, and •
good deal of inconvenience was felt by the passengers.
['he train, I believe, hod to go to Hartleburv, and should
have left fitourbridge for Dudley at 9 34, but was not back
until eleven o'clock. Thus causing • great deal of in-
convenience. It is high time that this should be brought
at once before the manager, and so see who wan the cause
of tow delay, that passengera should not safer in futare.
I am, yours truly,
A ISUFFERER,

Not Sees of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, when properly
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DIED.
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Henry Matthews, Esq., aged 82.

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Saturday, April 4, 1874.