The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-12-11 00:00:00

BROXIS MOVE.

THE SCH )0L BOARD AND CO2PORIL PUNI3IrVEN
—At the monthly meeting of the School Board, hell
on Monday evening—Nlr:J Green in the chair—a
letter from the E location Department was rta I,
declining to accede to the Board's application to
lower the t•taudard of e,.emption fr„m s hoc.' attend-
ance from tie fifth to the fourth. Hr. Parry
brought forward a motion of which he had given
notice respecting corporal punishment in the schools,
and proposed that the teachers be instructed to do
without it, The Rev. J. W. Comfort moved as an
amendment, "That this Board, while deprecating
any undue sevetity on the part of the teach ;‘:',l in
the exercise of discipline in the schools, is de-
termined to uphold the teachers in maintaining
authority in the schools, and s es no safficieet
reason for making an order as to corporal punish-
ment." The Rev. J. Kidd seconded this," and
after some discussion it was. c trried, all voting for
it except Mr. Parry.
SUPPOSED SUICIDE.—OD Tuesday afternoon the
body of a man believed to be that of Thomas Cox,
Reddith, was found in the canal at Tardebigge,
near Bromagrove. The body was "turned up" by a
tug engaged in drawing brats through the canal
tunnel. Information was given to Police-constable
Prosser, and the body was removed to The Cross, at
Finstall, but it was there refused, on the ground
that the landlord was not legally bound to take it
in, and was accordingly removed to the Roebuck
Inn, High Street, Bromsgrove. Documents found
in the pockets of the deceased's clothes indicate
that it is a case of suicide.
THE LOCA.L BOARD AND THE GAS QUESTION.
A. meeting of this Board was held on Wednesday,
Mr. Fitch in the chair.—A letter was read from the
Gas Company offering to renew the contract for the
public lamps on the same terms as formerly. viz.,
£2 15s per lamp for gas, lighting, extinguishing, &c.
The repo t of the Lighting Committee recommended
the acceptance of the tender.—Mr. Lewis objected
to the concessions by the Gas Company, and said he
considered the increase of light in each lamp would
be sheer waste. The figures he laid before tl e
Board a month ago had not been shown to be incor-
rect, and he still maiutained the Ges Company were
charging tco much.—Mr. Hall expressed himself as
quite satisfied with the concessions made by the
company, and moved the adoption of the report.—
After some further discussion, Mr. Bown seconded
the motion, which was carried.—Dr. Carey's report
stated that measles, which were very prevalent, had
caused six deaths during the past month. Mr.
Carey regretted that the various schools had not
been closed, as he recommended in a letter to the
School Boai don the 15th Novemt er —The Markets
Committee recommended the Board to consider the
question of erecting a Public Hall and to take over
the whole cf the Institute property for the purpose,
—Mr. Saywell said it was a question of spending
public money, end required much consideralion and
information. After discussing the report, it was
adopted for inquiry and consideration, and a com-
mittee of the whole Board was formed to collect in-
formation to be laid before a future meeting. A
circular letter from the Prince of Wales respecting
the proposed jubilee Institute was read, and re-
ferred to a committee of the whole Board to con-
sider.