The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-07-05 00:00:00

REPORT OF HE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE.

Your Committee recommend that a sever about
83 yards in length, and consisting of nine inch
socket pipes be laid down in Cecil-street to join
the Beauty Bank sewer Wheeler-street. Your
Committee report that as this street has not been
freed from obstruction, chanelled and levelled, by
the owners of property in the said street, in
accordance with the resolutionpausedata monthly
meeting held February 24th last. They recom-
mend that instructions be given to your surveyor
to have the work done, and the expense thereof
repaid to the Commissioners by the owners of
lands adjoining, or abutting a such street.
Mr. Hughes proposed the adoption of the report
which was seconded by Mr. Billiughatu mid
carried.

REPORT OF THE GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE

River Pollution Bell.

Your Committee have not considered it neces-
sary to discuss the provision of this bill as it is
not likely to pass during the present Session of
Parliament. Your Committee in accordance with
the resolution passed at your last monthly meet-
ing, again referring their business to your com-
mit tee, having considered the matter have passed
the following resolution viz :—" That this meet-
ing is of opinion it is desirable that an advertise-
ment be again inserted in the local newspapers
requesting tenders from persons willing to under-
take the required work.'' Your committee having
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considered the business n pursuance of the reso-
lution passed at your last monthly meeting recom-
mend that the requisite proceedings be taken to
enable the Commissioners to close the General
Market on Saturday's at 10.30 instead of 11 p.m.
Nuisances.—Brought forward 7; inspected during
the month 57; carried forward 64; removed old 7;
new 44; total 61. Among the nuisances reported
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by your officer as still existing, s one in Bagley-
street, on premises recently occupied by Mr. John
Green, who has failed to comply with the usual
notice which has been served upon him. Your
committee advise that proceedings be at once
taken out against him. Your officer reports that
the streets and roads are not efficiently watered.
All the slaughter-houses with two exceptions, are
reported to be in good order. Your committee
advise that all the common lodging-houses in the
township be registered. Dr. Campbell's book of
parish practice showed that from May 19th to
June 16th, there have been 42 cases of sickness—
one case of seartAina, and two cases of fever.
Your committee report that Dr. Ballard, one of
the medical officers of the Local Government
Board, has recently visited the district with the
view of obtaining the necessary material for com-
pleting his report on its sanitary condition.
Mr. Allsop moved the adoption of the report.
Mr. Kelly rose to move that it notlrie.akippoopsitneg
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so far as closing the market at 10.30, and that
the time remain as it is. His reason fo
any alteration was because t would interfere with
the convenience and right of the people, many
persons could not come into the town until nine or
half-past, and if it was closed at half-past ten it
would be driving persons to Kingawinford and
Brierley Hill market. He had at had conversa-
tion with some of the butche...; and others who
attended the market, and the.; said if the time was
&keret they should not attend.
Mr. G. R. Perkins said that he had had forty-
ycars' experience in the market, andheconsiderOd
the present tim., suited most parties. He of n
doae more budoess the last half hour than be had
previously, the bell rings at half-past ten and the
market close at 11, which he thought was a very
good time.
Mr. Edwards said that he had given himself a
good deal of trouble to make inquiries in refer-
ence to the closing of the market hall at 10.30,
and forma that if it was closed earlier than at the
present time it would be very injutions to those
who stood in the market. He considerL•d that the
present time it closed had worked well, and if
altered would cause persons to attend other
markets instead of Stourbridge.
Mr. Allsop said that notwithstanding all had
been sni.l he was still of opinion that it would be
a good thing to close half an hour earlier, times
were somewhat changed now. Working men re-
c nived their wages much earlier than formerly, and
there was a general feeling in the town to close
earlier. He believed that if the market was kept
open until 12 o'clock some men would go then.
As to persons going to Kingswinford and Brierley
markets lie thought that was absurd, the people
in the country g.A their money paid sooner than
formerly, and if the market was dosed at half-