The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-03 00:00:00

REPORT OF THS IMPROVEITENT COMMITTEE.

• Town Surveyor's Report Highway 4 —No
met:Alling except minor repairs had been done
during the past mouth, The work of kerbing and
asphaling the Market Street and High. Street
footpaths near tho 'fown Hall and Market Hall
entrance had been completed as far as building
operations *Boxed. The repairs to the High S;reet
flagging had been suspended for the p-esent.
have applaud to the Lye di zhway Board to join in
fixing a boundary p03t.1,r 'tone, 'Ls required by the
Fl ghway Act, at the point Bagley Street fixed by
the justices as the transverse ..livision for he put.-
po,e of repair between CI,: to linshipa of the Lye
and Stounridge. hut have received uo reply to any
application.
liaylic Street. The work on Baylie Street has
been delayed in completion on account of the ,to :n
roller being engaged eliewhere during the past
week.

Hill Street. Pargeter Street, aul Baylie Stre,,t
Sewers. The w)tices to lay thee 6,WerB 11.30 i
baying been nerveJ, the work of lAyiii4 same will
be proceeded with as soon as possible. I have
obtlined the necessary
.oipi.olor.the purpose.

Ruh3ish 'l'ip, It is very clerdranle that some
provision shiulil be made for itisposhg of the mud
iiiid refuse from the atreets during the ,vinter.
present gre•it difficulty is exp,rie,iiced in 'lading
places for d• posit of mud ar,d refuse, and it has to
sne carted 10.7 distances, which adds considerably
to the cost 01 -he team work.

Steain tol. —This has hem engaged one day in
the township ;• id 13 days in adjt.ining townships
It is ve:y tirable tnat some means should be
provided it) out the boiler of this roller by
a water jet pressuie. A recent examination
'showed thal 'ioiler bad considerable deposits of
• mud on the iv:lien should be removed. The
het. art•anget • would be obtained by laying into
the engine si,- •• • water service from the mains,
with a short h atsched.

Th;;ewers ii.. ban flushed at intervals during
the month, and .! in a good and clean eant:iitioo.
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A further list of houses unconnected with the
sewers, together with particulars required in notices
to he served for the work to be done.

He ha: c-.11_43 the attenlion of the owner to the
dangerous condition of :Nos. 5 and 6, Foster Street,
and un!ess inimPdiate steps were taken to alter the
same he proposed to take such action as may be
necessary to remove the danger.

The committee ro,...ommencied that a cheque for
.£BO be drawn in favour of Mr. Thomas Vale, ou
account of his contract for the forming of Baylie
Street.

A letter was re; eived from the driver of the steam
roller asking for an increase of wages, and the
committee recommended that the applicatiun te
refused and had instructed the surveyor to give h:32
a month's notice.

The surveyor's report, dated 22nd November,
1887, giving s list of houses still unconnected with
the new sewers was laid before the committee, and
they recommendcd the Board to iustruct the clerk
to serve the necessary notices to have the connec—
tions made.
Pollution of the Rivt,r Stour.—The clerk rea the
corrrspondence with the defaulting authoritits with
r:fcrenee to this matter, and your committee recom-
mend the Board to instruct him to write tk final
letter to the various autt,orities stating that unless
decisive steps are taken at once to remove the
nuisance, he (the clerk) will apply to the Local
Cluvernruent Board te c,anpel the authorities to
abate the nuisance,

Your coutmitterecomn. tided that the best thanks
of the Commissioners be ~iven to the Donors' Com-
wittee for their onerous :.but very sueoessfu work
in relation to the building of the New Town

and for their courtesy Cto the members of this
Board, who have had occasion to communicate with
them"
The Committee recom.mend that the next
monthly meeting of the Commissioners be held on
2nl of January, 1888, instead of on the 21th of
De-ember next.

Mr. Newnam proposerl a most hearty vote of
thanks be given to the Donors' Committee for the
onerous but very successful work in connection
with the handing over of the Town Hal to the
Board He suggested that the committee be re-
quested not to dissolve, bat to watch any other
improvements which might be made, and to further
t • intere,ts of the town, Their boundaties might
o.i include 50,000 or 60,000 people, and the com-
mittee might be of great service to the town.
Mr. Woolley, Mr. Haskew and others ilearti;y
thanked the Donors' Committee for their handsome
gift, and the resolution was passed unanimously.
Mr. Platt, as one of the Donors' Committee,
r turned thanks, and said the committee had
always desired to act in concord with the Board.
With reference tp the dangerous part of the road
near the Bridge Inn, Beauty Bank, the matter was
left in the hands of the sarveyor."
A committee of the Whole Board was appoin?.e
to consider the question of boundaries.
The report of the Finance Committee was read
and adopted, and the proceedings clo-.ed.

Hosisa FOR LITTLE BOYS. The Farcingham
boy's mi itary band have beep visiting this town
and giving their performances. Explanations have
been given regarding the cottage ' homes for 300
oomeless boys at Farniugham, and for 200 orphan
boys ut Swanley. A good deal of interest was
excited by the performance of the juvenile
musicians; and the stnry of what is being done
for homeless and helpless boys at Farningham and
Swanky led to local contributions to the amount of
about £33 towards the homes.
AMA.TEIIR DRAMATIC PERFORMANCES.—On Mon-
day, Tuesday, and Wednesday performances in aid
ef the funds of the Stourbridge Fire Brigade were
given in the New Town Hall, to large, 'fashionable-%
and appreciative audiences. The piece selected
for Monday and Tuesday was Dion 'Beueicault's
celebrated drama," Colleen Bawn," and it was
presented in a very effective and successful manner,
e-pecially on Tuesday night. Miss Rosa James, as
Ie ty 0' Connor, sang with sweetness and taste several
,of the songs from the "Lily of Killarney," and
was de -ervedly applauded. Miss Kate Hodson's
personation of Anne Chute was a fine piece of
actin, and she was well received. Our old towns-
man, Mr. Alfred Wall, scored another ' hit ' as
Myles-na Coppulleen. The Hardress Cregan of Mr.
Harry Bird was everything that could be desired.
The other parts were well sustained. On Wednes-
day evening J. Palgrave Simpson's drama, "Time
and the hour" was proChiced. The feature of the
pezformance was the splendid rendering of the
character of Sir Philip Deverel by that grand actor
Mr. Joseph Morris. The other characters in
the drama were ably represented by Misses Kate
Hodson, Katie Richards, and Nellie Holt, and
sr. Harry Bird, G. S. Dudley, Bethel, F. J.
Boult,m, W. J. King, and W. Petley. The stage
was well fitted up and looked exceedingly nice.
Tile Wolverhampton Sting Baud was in attend-
ance and added not a little to the enjoyment of the
ancliencse,
Mr. WILLIAM ABBOTT of Tokenhouse Yard,
Lonluii, desires to state that the use of his name by
firm assuming the title of Abbott, Page and Com-
pany, was Lotally unwaTranted, as there was not,
nor hus there ever been anyone of the name of
"Al,hott" in the so-called firm. John Neil, who
was the moviug spirit in this oombination to defraud
innocent country investors having absconded. an
, effort is now being made by the creditors, whom
Mr. William Abbott is as,•isting, to bring Neil bock
to England to stand his trial for frauds which
amount to over a quarter of a million sterling.
CHEAP WINE FOR THE PEOPLE.—Sir Charles A.
Cameron, ex-President of the Royal College of
Surgeons, in the Dublin Journal of Medical Science
remarks. "When people talk of the adulteration of
claret and other wines, they must be ignorant of
the fact that there is no material so abundant or EO
cheap to prepare wine from as the grape. It must
not be inferred however from my remarks on the
cheapness of claret that it is the only pure cheap
wine in the market. In Spain an t Portugal the
quantities of wine prodziced annually are enormoui.
We have now Port and Sherry which can be bought
at a Shilling a botlle. Are they pure? Just as
genuine cm the dearer port and sherry, but con-
t :ming some svhat less of added alcohol. A short
time ago I purchased specimens of port and sherry at
one of Messrs. W & A Gilbey's branch establish-
ments in Dublin, and submitted them to analysis.
'Phey proved to ba as genuine as the most espensiva
wines of the kind, but they contained a little less
aleohol—a difference, to my mind, wholly in their
layout.

Tai LATE SHIPWRECK 6 OFF CAPE • HORN.
EXtritet of letter from David James (late Master),
ot the barque "Colorado," of Glasgow. "Having
lust our ship on S:aten Island, on the sth of July
last, and having saved neither effects nor provisions,
we were then compelled to travel over the island
fur ten days, subsisting on nothing- hat shell. tith
and seaweed.. On the 19th of July we came acr
another shipwrecked party of sev.eateen, the sur-
viving part of the crew of the British :ship
"llunskeig." of Glaseow, fourteen having periehed
threugh exposure. Now, the shin was lost on the
23,d ot June, and a lot of the cargo, consisting of
EPl':4'6 Cocoa, was washed ashore out of the wreck.
There was nothing- saved except the Cocoa, and we,
nettnbaring twenty-live men, were kept alive on it
Up to the 20th of August, when we were rescued by
tie steamer "Mercurio" of Buenos Aires, and
landed there on the 13th of September."
"roo saueli praise cannot be given to this Cocoa
for the preset red state that it was in, after being in
the beetcin of the sea, in the wrek of the "Dunskeig,'
or a fortnight, and then washed ashore' and lying
oe the beach and rocks of Staten Island for about
six WOCKS, subject to the exposure of the severest
veather on the face of the globe."
"The island is situated in a region of perpetual
ice, snew, and storms ; and after all this 'test, it
was as ft esh and dry as if in the works."
"A. WC hid a good stock of it there, we used it
in a liquid state for drink, and also made it in a
tliice state, like porridge, and we also baked it on
the lire, which made splen,lid bre :d and kept us
alive end warm on this barren island."
Boaae OP (41.7ARDIANS.—Theusull weekly meet..
Lig of taii Bo.rd was iteld yesterday, Mr. Philip
Pargelor in the chair. Admitted into the house
during ;.he week 8, discharged 13, dead 2, born 0,
rain doingitt tee house 489, against 552 in the
corresp.e.ding week last year. Ont-door relief :
liing,whifuht district ..£l3 19s 4d, Stourbridge .38
0 I. lialesowen £3O 2s 60, non.reeident paupers
iris 3d, tote: ell 7 is Lid, .tga nst £lll 62 114-d
:ast year.
Tut;A:rarcAl. LICRNSES. At the Police Court,
yesterday, before Colonel Fletcher, Messrs. James
Efolcrett. A. Freer, and T. D. Thomas, the ad-
jeueutd app:iestion !Or the theatrical license fur
the Alriambra Theatre came on. Colonel Fletcher
s, id that two hydrants were required, one near the
stag' end the other near the gallery. There
seould be en exit from the gentlemen's dreasing
room.—elrs. Patch said there were four exit S from
the stage, three clear and one not clear. Colonel
Rietceer said there shoild be a permanent exit from
the galley, which should be used after each per-
:'orinan.e. There were other alterations requirA
wi:h respect t the pay office ; much as takinV,-' away
the projecdons. Mrs. Patch said she was‘willing
to do anythine the magistrates recommended to be
done.—Colonel Fletcher said the license would be
granted ',;conditionally that the alterations take
I.lace fOr;hwith to the satiefaction of the magis.
trates, and if they were not made it would be with-
rawn.—A license was also eranted to the Rev. A.
B. Timbrell for the Oldswinford National Sehools.

NET POOR. RATS' —New poor rats were signed
for Cradley is 6d I th, pouhd, and Upper Swin-
fo,d Li 4d in the , old. on the applioation'of Mr.
W. Hinds and M. J. Ballow, .
BILEA.CH OF Tli PEACE. fiud
Joseph Webb wers.hound over to keep the peace
for six mouths for committing a breach' of the
p.ace in Lion Street, oil the 19th ult, themselves
in £lO and one surety in £5; in default 14.'clays
I.'.C. Gloar proved the ease.
MISCELLANEOUS.—Ann Barlow was charged with
drunkenness at hay Green, on the 26th tilt.
Sergeeut Chare proved tbe ease, Fined 2s 61 and
costs.—Nlaty Ann Callagah fined 5s and costs for
using obscene language en 2V.11 ult. P.O
Ball proved ;he casc.l-- Henry Bosworth was fins,
5s and costs fir drunkenness at the Heath, i.)t?. ,he
28th uI;,.—P.C. Goer proved the case.

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r"Prom The North London Observer."

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