The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-07-03 00:00:00

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COMMISSIONERS' MEETING

Mr. W. J. TUtnoy presided at the monthly meir g
of this ho y o Monday last, the ether memk,
present being Mears. Billingharn; J, E. Jonc, cY.
ones; IL skew, Nash, Woolley, Strit,,(rer,
Hicklin, Bhicer Purkiss. Walker. Cadivallador,
Newnam, Gi fin, J. Parkes, 0. H. Collis,
Skelding, James. Hughes, and Platt.
The minutesof the last monthly and spe,ial
gs we; e r al and confirmcd.j.
Before proceeding with the business the Chai- -
man noticed that there were sev,frp.l memb wi
could nut sit at the table He &Aid it was a
graceful fact that a public body had not sitting,
room; but as they were going to make some a!tein-
tions they could put up with it for a little widle
longer.

FIN t NCE COMMITTEE'S REPORT,

Your committee report that the treasurer's 'nal
ances on the several accounts at this date are as
follows: Improvement Aceount, balance due to
treasurer at this date, £94 Os 10d; Highway Ac-
count, balance due from trewurer, £93 191 2 1; Ur
ban Sanitary Authority, balance due to treasurer,
.2238 Os H; Loan Account, balance due from
treasurer. £356 Os 33. Your committee, having
carefully examined the following accounts, and
Eluding them correct, recommend they be paid, v:z.
Improvement Account, £440 lOs Gd ; Urban Sani
tary Account, £7l 19s 4d; Loan Account, £222 10s
sd; Highway Account, £126 is 7d. Your commit.
tee have examined the vouchers of accounts ordered
to be paid at the last monthly meeting and find
them to be correct. Your committee have examined
the estimates for further sums required to complete
the sewerage works of the town, and have requested
the surveyors to increase their original estimate
by the sum of £350, and thus make it in acconlance
with the sum of X 1,500 mentioned in the result', ion
passed at the last monthly meeting of the .13Jard
Mr. Collis said he should like to know how the
rates were being collected.
Mr. Haskew said the cAlector was collecting
them as fast as he could. He should also like to
say tha4 their financial affairs were much ')etter
now than they were this time last year; some £3OO
Or .2400 better.

The Board proceeded to consider the ametided
estimate for the money rewired to filish the tuwn
sewage._ _

Mr, Haskew said it was possible the money may
not all be 's anted, but it would look foolish tor th.-
Board to borrow a certain sum and afterwards to
borrow another £lOO or £l5O. The house eon
neetions cost the large sum of £1,200.
A resolution that the money be applied for was
carried.
GENERAL PURPOSES COMUITTEE REPORT.

Medical Officer's report: Number of births ft om
24th May to 21st June, 33; viz., 19 males and 14
females. Number of dm' hs in the same period,
12; viz, 10 males and 2 females. Birth-rate, 40 5,
death—rate, 14.7. The death-rate is considerably
lower than last month, Out of the twelve deaths
6 were under 1 year, 5 over 70. The notices served
about premises in 'Worcester Street and Angel St.
have expired some time and he (the Medical Of-
ficer) wants leave to take proceedings in each ca-,e;
also in rtference to property in New Street. 'I be
officer presentedi his annual report for the rtar
1885. Number of births during the past year, ;2f-13,
rate 30.2. Number of deaths, 183, rate 18.7. The-
death-rate is a little higher than the one for 1834,
which was 15.1. The deaths from Zytnotic direase
are vex yr low, as the following table will show:

Enteric fever
Diptheria
Measieti
Scarlet fever
looping cough
.Diarrhcea
Cholera
Stnalipx

Number of deaths from lung disease 7, cl.qtr 'is
under one year,s6, deaths over 60, 40; inquests, 11.
Your committee recommend that proceedings be
taken to enforce the removal of nuisances la th?
loAlities referred to by the Medical Officer of
Itea'ili.—Town Officer's report;
Nuisances brolight fOrtteard
Reported during the month

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