The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-10 00:00:00

ROWLEY REGIS.

LOCAL BOARD ELECTION.—Tue Returning Officer
(Mr. W. Bassano, J P.) on Monday declared the
result of the election to be as follows:—George
Wood, 3,349 t,C) ; George Allen, 2,867 (0); William
Parkes, 2,633 (C): Joseph Hodgetts, 2,546 (C) ;
William raylor, 2,529 (C) ; Samuel Cave, 1,205 (L) ;
Charles Wil:etts, 1,104 (L) ; Thomas Ga.nner, 1,039
(L) ; Samuel Grove, 1,007 (L), The first five have
been returned as duly elected.
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DUDLEY TOWN COUNCIL.

On Tuesday evening a quarterly meeting of the
above Council was held at the Town Hall, the
Mayor (Alderman Walker) presiding. His worship
stated that he bad attended a meeting at Worcester
and explained what steps had been taken in Dudley
to commemorate the services of the late Earl Dudley.
The committee in Worcester thought the plan
adopted might divert subscriptions from the city,
but they fully recognised the position of the Dudley
people in desiring a separate memento in Dudley.
The Mayor then made an appeal for generous sub
scriptions towards the tribute of the town to the
noble earl.

Mr. Billing, in moving the report of a special
meeting of the Sanitary and Water Supply Com-
mittee, quoted figures to show that whilst Burton-
on-Trent was paying is 6id and Hanley is Old per
head of the population for the removal and disposal
of house refuse and night-soil, Dudley was paying
but 70. The report recommended the Council to
appoiut an assistant as working night-soil foreman
Alderman Dunn moved an amendment to the latter
part of the report, but Alderman Howatt pointed
out that the amendment was out of order, and the
report was adopted. Mr. Walter Taylor was elected
to the post.
The report of Dr. Timmins, the medical officer of
health, showed 's death-rate of 19.56, and the num.
bar of deaths from zymotic diseases was seven
Dr. Barry, the Local Government Board inspector,
had examined the district, and had promised to send
a written report Alderman Howatt, in seconding
the adoption of the report, said Dr. Barry had
complimented the committee on the sanitary pro.
grass made of late years. Dr. Barry was of opinion
that a deep drainage scheme would be useless in
Netherton and Woodside at present. (Hear, hear.)
At the same time a better surface drainage was
necessary. That report removed c great load ot
anxiety from the minds of the Council. The report
wets then adopted. In reply to Mr. Coley, the In-
spector of Nuisances said he had not found the lost
book. 'Mr. Coley said he could have proved his
case out of the book, and he left it to the Council
to say wheTher a servant of the Corporation should
so treat a member. Mr. Hancock said Mr. Coley
had said he had his proofs ready before. Turning
towards Mr. Coley, Mr. Hancock proceeded to speak
directly to him. Mr. Coley asked Mr. Hancock to
address the Mayor. Mr. Hancock: lam talking
to you, sir to see if I can make a rational impres.
sion. ii(Laughter, in which Mr. Coley joined.)
Alderman Howatt rose to a point of order; and the
report was adopted.
In moving the adoption of the report of the
Streets and Gas Committee, Alderman Bagott ex-
plained what had been done in finding work for the
unemployed, and went on to say that the sum asked
for the gas undertaking (e£145,000) was far too
high. In 1875, when trade was a great deal better
than at present, the Gas Company uttered the works
at £lOO,OOO, and it was not easily explained why
the price had gene up so, now that undertakings
were not selling well. Alderman Hewett said it
would not pay the borough to buy at the rate. The
, accounts showed that the Company had only real.
ised a profit of a little over £6,000, and, if the ,
Corporation borrowed the higher sum at 31d per
cent, for sixty years. the payment for the first year
would be considerably over ,47,000. There would
be a complete loss of £2.000 on the rates, and no
reduction in the price of gas. The Gas Company
hal not been making such a profit as before, and
like men, they had sought to reduce expenses, bat
unfortunately they had spent lees for purifying,
and that they certainly neetel not have d )ne, judg-
ing from the state of the Dudley gest the last six
months. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Alderman
Howatt then spoke strongly against the monepoly,
and said Parliament had never lost its power to re -
arrange matters. The estate was not worth more
than .2110,000, and it would be deluding tile public
to ask for more. Dudley gas was higher in price
than that of Tipton, Walsall. end Wolverhampton,
and it was high time the town stood up for i..s rights
hi the matter, and I.dd them before Parliament.
Air. Palethorpe sail his experiments at his estab-
lishment showed that with incandescent lamps
electricity was „beeper eleee Dudley gas. Air.
Billing trusted they should ilia, no more about the
gas company for a leng time to come. To give
£BO 000 for oasworks in the present days of pro-
gress would be it mistake. The Mayor siid he had
been anxious for (the gas and water to be in. the
hinds of the Council, but the terms of the gas
co:npany precluded any coneideralion, The -report
Was :hen adopted.
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