The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-08-13 00:00:00

BROMSGROVE BENEFIT BUILDING
SOCIETY.

The annual general meeting of the members of
the Bromsgrove, Stoke Prior, and District Benefit
Building Society, was held at the Institute on
Tuesday night, when there was a large attendance.
Mr. William Dawkins was voted to the chair.—The
report stated that a satisfactory year's work had
been done, and £ll3 28. I.ld, had been added to the
balance of the society, increasing tha amount to
£736 63. sd. During the year £2,659 9s. 6d. had
been received from contributions, 208 new shares
were taken up, and there was a sum of £4.823 17s,
ld. due to unallotted members, which showed a
continued appreciation of the benefits derived from
the society. During the ycar a valuable estate,
called "The Rock Hill Estate" comprising about
eight acres of excellent building land, was pur-
chased for a sum of £1,835, and was balloted in
thirty-eight lots at prizes varying from llid. to is.
6d, per yard. for which 277 shares were entered.
Many lots afterwards changed hands for good
premiums. The committee had endeavoured to
come to terms to hand over the -oads on the New
Town estate to the Local Board, but as that body
wanted al exorbitant sum spent upon the roads be.
lore taking them over, the idea was abandoned and
the ro ids will be blocked from public use.—The
statement of accounts was also produced.—lt was
proposed that the report and statement be adopted.
—Mr, Patterson moved as an amendment a direct
negative, and read a lengthy iesolution to the
effect that the money of the society was uselessly
expended by payment of officers, Jo., and passed a
vote of censure on the committee.—The amend
ment was carried amidst much confusion. Seeing
the dilemma the meeting was placed in, several
suggestions were made —one that the meeting be
adjourned until the Ist April next, and others to
the effect that the resolutions should be withdrawn
and that the meeting commence the business afresh.
—Ultimately the meeting proceeded to the election
of officers. The presidents, vice-presidents, trustees
auditors, scrutineers, bankers, surveyor, and
secretary were re-elected. Messrs. Jeff eries, Ward,
Sugwell, Brown, and W. G. Taylor were chosen as
arbitrators —The meeting became very noisy upon
the choice of solicitor (which office was held last
veer by Mr. (resswel,), and the show of hands was
in favour of Mr. Housman, who was formerly
solicitor to the society, A poll was demanded by
, Mr. Cresswell.—Several of the old members of the

committee when nominated refused to act after the

vote of cengure which had been passed upon them- .
and the following committee was chosen :—Messrs.
Allbutt, Patterson, H. W. Lewis, G. K. Stanford,
W. L6dbury, W. Weaver, J. Humphries, R. Wood,
W. Dawkins, T. Guest, J. Brazier, and J. Amphlett.
—A. vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the
meeting.

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