The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-01 00:00:00

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The weekly meeting of this Board was held
yesterday; Mr. Granger in the chair. There
were also present :—Messrs. Brooks, Baker,Burr,
Fiddian, Billingham, Wood, Rhodes, Raybould,
Guest, Rollinson, and Fereday. The minutes of
the last meeting were read and confirmed. Ad-
mitted into the house during the week, 17 ;
discharged, 7 ; born 0 ' • dead, 0 ; remaining,34l ;
Corresponding week last year, 386. Out-door
relief Kingswinford district, £24 58 lid;
Stourbridge district, £l7 10 2cl ; Halesowen
district, A:l7 Os 8d ; relief of non-resident,
Is 6d; total £59 139 3d; against ..£O3 Os 8d last
year.
_ . _

Mr. Blouson:. ;aid thy ;anted to be satisfied
before they sat, as they did not wish to render
themselves liable to a penalty.
Mr. Kelly There is more than one lawyer in
the world. I think the gentleman's bark is worse
than his bite.
The Clerk said they must take the risk upon
themselves in qualifying.
Mr. Blouson:I: We are anxious, to be put right
before making the declaration.
The Clerk here read the letter received from
Messrs. Harward and Shepherd, which was to the The ordinary monthly meeting of this Board
effect that the election was not illegal, but the Was held in the Commissioners' Room at the
votes given by the returning officer were struck Corn Exchange, on Monday evening last. Mr.
off.
Jaws MeEwen presided; and there were also
Mr. Edwards Mr. Newnain had a similar
present Major Walker, Messrs. Billingham,
notice, but he qualified and I should think you
St
had pluzk enough. ringer, Wall, Scott, and Prescott.
The Clerk read the minutes of the last meet.
Mr. Emery said he would do so, and they both
made the usual &el ration, lug, whieh on the motion of Mr. Scott seconded
by Mr. hicE well, were confirmed.
FINANCE REPORT. The Chairman then called the attention of the
Your Committee report that there is due from Board to the fact that Mr. Wall gave notice of
the Treasurer on the Improvement Account,.£336 a motion at the last meeting, authorising the
78 5(1 ;on the Highway Account, £325 13s 9d. Clerk to provide a seal for the Board.
Your Committee having examined a number of Mr. Perry (the Clerk) said in view of that
, accounts, recommended them to be paid viz. • motion, he bad written for specimens of seals,
Highway Account, £55 8s thi, in which one and had received, in answer, copies of several
month's contract for emptying privies by George designs, which he now submitted to the Board.
Horsley, is-626 13s4d; the Improvement Account The copies of seals wore thou inspected by
was .623 3s 7d. members of the Board; together with a copy
Mr. Hughes moved the adoption of the report, of the Kingswiuford School Board seal.
which was seconded by Mr. Edwards and carried. The Chairman was of opinion that the latter
REPORT OF THE GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE. Would do for Stourbridge, with a little alters.
Your Medical Officer of Health has reported hon.
Mr. "
two casts of low fever in Park-street, six CILSCE,
typhoid fever is one family, Round Co t, and the clerk Wall proposed that The Board authorise
merk provide the seal for the Board, with
two cases of scarlet fever, St.Johu's Passage. The the necessary box for papers, and the necessary
number of deaths is the townsitip registered from books and stationery."
September 21st to October 21st, is thirteen. Of Mr. Scott seconded the resolution, and, on
the deaths two were from enteric fever. The usual putting it to the meeting, the Chairman declared
monthly report of the general health of the town- it carried,
ship was not laid beAire the committee. The Mr. Perry asked for special instructions, as
visitation report book referred to a number of he shoal,: not, like to take upon himself the
places visited and inspected by the Officer of responsibility of providing an expensive design
Health, where instructions have either been corn- for the School Board seal.
plied with, or are still in progress. The Inspector A desalt°, f conversation ensued respecting
of Nuisances report is as follows :—Nuisances the cost of having a special design for the seal,
brought forward, 9; reported during the month,
and it Was stated that as this was not an incor•
50; total, 63; removed, 6; new, 47; total, 53;
carried forward, 6. The Inspector reports that porated borough, they, of course, had no coat of
Mr. Whittaker does not efficiently carry out his arms which they could put on the seal. Mr.
contract for cleansing the streets and roads. The Perry pointed out that an elaborate and expen-
s contract provides that he shall sweep and cleanseive design would be no protection against fraud,
the whole of the streets and other public ways as the most minute marks could be readily
in the township, mentioned in the schedule to the copied, and facsimiles of them could be easily
agreement, twice in every week at least, and the produced by the new process of electrotyping.
gutters on any alternate day • and shall also On this account he hoped the Board would give
cleanse the grates, traps, and wells, belonging to him specirl instrrstior.e, as, if left to himself,
the sewers in the township. The strizetways and he should procure one of the plainest and
gutters are also to be well and sufficiently swept cheapest possible description.
after the close of the public market, on every Mr. Billingham proposed that the seal be
Saturday night, previously to four o'clock on the simnly e plain garter with the words " ensuing Sunday Sunday morning. Your Committee re- bridge School Board," in the centre.
commend that notice be given to hit. Whittaker, moos ws Ike". seconded is.
that unless the presentwork is more satisfactorily
'rho Chairman nropose4
a
performed, the Commissioners will cause the
ion the des' of flu; Icn amendment that
d
same to be done by other persons, and deduct the • ...chem he ad .
amount from his contract. Another co tion ensned es to the pro-
prioty of
Rxmovim OF NIGHT ScIL. r airePtina this course.
',it'. Scott objeoted to it, on the ground that if
The Ilism•ctor reports that during the month . ey ;1,1 se, it would appear as if they wished to
'65 privies and 64 ash-pits have been emptied and Ira the Grammar Scheel as the prepetiiy of

Precepts were received for the following
County Rates :—Worcestershire, £576 2s Bd,
being an increase of X2B as ; Staffordshire,
£B2l 3s 4d, being an increase of £273 140 sd.