The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-01-31 00:00:00

KIDDERMINSTER.

TOWN Conetcm—The monthly meeting of the
Council was held on Wednesday, the Mayer (Alder.
man Naylor) in the chair.—The Mayor said he had
received a telegram from the Lord Mayor of London
as chairman of the Mansion House Committee for
the relief of the Irish distress. pointing out the
urgent need rd help, and asking his co-operation.
Anyone reading the papers could not doubt the
great distress which Prevailed in Ireland, and it was
the duty of those in better circumstances to render
what aid they could. The usual course in such
cases was to present a requisition to him to call a
public meeting, and if a requisition was presented he
would at once convene a meetiug.—The Local
Government Board wrote, calling attention to the
fact that there had teen no analt sis of food for
some time past. The letter was referred to the
Sanitary Committee.—Tl• Mayor read a memorial
from stall holders at the Corn Exchange, calling
attention to the change made some time ago in the
Exchange charges, and asking that the charge of £2
for stalls should be reverted to. It was resolved to
consider the memorial in committee at the close of
the ordinary busin;ss.—Mr. . Dixon read the re-
port of the Drainage and Waterworks :Committee.
Che ques for -208. had been di awn for labour, and
the committee recommended the payment of .L 67
Bs. 4d. for sundry accounts, and of payments on
account of loaus. In moving the adoption of the
report, Mr. Dixon said the committee found them-
selves in censiderable difficulty in regard to a matter
connected with the works they had in hand, and
they did nut feel justified in going on longer with.
cut calling for the advice and assistance of the
Cioincil. He moved, in addition to ilie adoption
of the report, that the Council go into commit tee at
the close of the ether business. Alderman Radford
seconded the motion, and it was carried.—Mr. D.
Corbet, medical officer, reported that the death-rate
last month was 34.8, and the birth-rate 35 6. Out
of 56 ceaths, 18 were from bronchitis, 3 from con-
sumption, 3 from scarlet fever, and 1 from typhoid.
Tee report wne adopted.—Mr. Edge, sanitary in-
!Teeter, reported that there had h: en 105 canal boat
certificates granted altogether, but one was not
usuble, and in thirteen cases they had not been
t tken up. £22 los. hal liaei received for fees.
CerLificates had probably been obtained elsewhere
for these boats.—The Inspector presented a list of
ninety houses which were not properly spouted.
Notic-s were ordered. to be served on the persons to
whom the houses referred to belouged; and the In-
spector was directed to write to other towns as to
the thirteen boats mentioned in his report.—Mr. W.
Green read the report of the Inipiovement Com-
mittee. There had been cheques for £96. drawn on
wages accouet, and payments to the amount of £245
7s. 4d. were recommended. There had been £1,364,
collected on district rate account. The committee
recommended that an appiicatioa from Mr. H. R
Will's to construct a tunnel across the road between
his two preinis'es near Worcester Cross be granted on
certain conditions, and subject to an annual
payment
of £2. 103 The committee also recommend some
alteration in the arrangement with Mr. E. Getest ascollector. The report was received, and its several
sections adopted—Mr. Herring moved an amendment
to the part relating to Mr. Willis's tunuel, proposing
that the acknowledgment should be
.ca, yearly.
They had paid Mr. Willis a large surn for the
ground lie gave up in Worcester Street, and, con-
sidering the advantage the tunnel would be to him,
and its saving the cost of another steam engine, he
thought £5. was a reasonable price. The amendment
was opposed by Mr. Wood, and was lost.—
Reports from the Sanitary and Watch Commit-
tees were read, and afterwards Mr. Roden drew at-
tention to the subject of the post-office accommoda-
tion, with reeard to which the department still show
that masterly in ictivity of which there have he, ti 00
many complaints. In the course of the discussion
Alderman Bad ord explained his position as to the
matter, an 1 his offer to make a certain outlay on the
premisesCnurch Street. Personally, an office on
the site where Mr. Brinton had offered to build
would be most convenient to his firm, and though
there had been some talk of the quest.on having been
made a party question, he had no desire to make it so
and the offer he had made to the de;;artment arose
from a conversation he had with gentlemen who were
not, politically, friends of his. The department,
however, had taken no notice of the offer he made,
arid had been allowed to drop. He only supported
the deshe for better accommodation, and he thought
the selecti m of a site ought to be left to the consider-
ation of the town generally. (Hear, hear) The dis-
cussion eventually shaped itself practically into the
adoption of a memorial to the Postmaster-General
milted by the Mapar, drawing Lord John Man-
ners's attention to the previous communicadons of
the Council, and further urging the necessity tor
larger and more convenient postal premises. Mr.
Potter drew attention to the question of the sites for
the Rowland Hill memorial, and it was resolved to
offer the committee the choice of additional sites
between the Twit Hall and the Bank Building, and
where the old Guildhald used to stand.—The Mayor
read a report detailing the ariangement made at the
Clent Hill enquiry for the regulation, and a resolution
was passed giving effect to an agreement to contri•
bute to the cos,. of the pr -iceeding and the annual
charge connected with to the regul tion 8 'h erne.

4,subMUted

A KIDD ERMINSTER ARBITRATIoN CASE.—In the
Divisional Court on Thursday, the Lord Chief
Baron and M.r. Justice Lopes, sittin, in banac at
Westminster, had before them the case of Morgan
v. Hatton and Co.—Mr Mclntyre, Q 0., nvved for
in order to set eside the award of an arbira.tor on
the urounds that he had given his award after tbe
due time, and had refused to hear evidence when
requested to do so. The question arose out of a
lease of the Lund Rolling Mills at Kid,lermineter.
The possession of the premises waa given up in
March last, and the matter the arbitrator had to
deal with related to dilapidation'. The Court having
heard counsel granted a rule.

CHAMBER OF COMATERCE.—The annuli meeting
of the me ebers of this Chamber was held on Thurs-
day.—Mr. J. Brinton presided, and referred to the
s ttisfaction with which they could look back upon
the work done by the Chamber during the last
two years both as regards local matters and with
respect to qu-stioas of general interest. He re-
viewed in detail the different matters that had
been before the Chamber since its inauguration
and called attention to the fact that a Minister of
Commerce and Agriculture had been appointed and
the Railway Commission re-appointed. He said
that he hoped that 'during the next session many
questions of great interest to the public generally—
a reform in the banruptcy laws being of them
—would be dealt with by the Governme-it. He con-
gratulated th,so pres,mt upon the fact that the
general ouVook as far as trade was concerned,
was much brighter than it had been in the past.
In resigning the position of president, he thanked
the members of the Chamber for the assistance
and support they had always given him. He moved
the adop ion of the annual report, which had been
read by Mr. Ivens, the hon sec.—Mr. Giles s,conded
this, and it was carried.—The Secretary stated that
the total income of the year had been .£62 17s. 9d.,
and there was a balance in hand of .250.—Mr.
Brinton said that a question which had caused con-
siderable i-ritation amongst manufacturers was a
charge of having arsenic inwindow blinds, carpets,
and textile fabrics generally, by the Swedish
authorities, which had of late received some a ten-
, tion, and he was happy to say some modification of
vexations regulations regardino• the exports sent
from this country had been conceded. The manu-
faLturers of Kithiermiustr denied most emphatically
that there was anything in the nature of arsen'e in
tleir fabrics ; but they had been subjected to con-
siderable aanoyanco by the Swedish authorities.
Now this Would be in a great measure obviated by
a certificate to the effeet that the fabrics were free
bl
from arsenic, being obtained from any respectae
amtlyti,•al chemist in England and forwarded to
Sweden—Mr. Willis said the greatest amount of
Poison was in the carpets that were in the tfever-
infest d pestiferous hovels of the Levant,
and for
vviii di high prices had beea given in this country.
_all% Goodwin was then elected president for the
ensumg year, and Mr. W. Green vice-president
Votes of thanks were accorded to both Mr. Brinton
(ex president) at:d Mr. Giles (ov_vice-president) far
their s-rvices during the past two Years.---A
deputation %vas appointed to wait upon the Great
Upon the
Western Railway authorities in reference to the
deficiency of accommodation at the goods station.
A committee was also appointed to urge pou
Great PailwaY
Company the necessity of
Western
inakino• irovements the passenger traffic,
especially
as far a 5 Ijon on was concerned.--The
Secretary wa oraerea to draw up a memorial to be
i
presented to Lord John Manners, urging upon him
the necessitY for Providing further post office
accommodation for Kiddertninster.-IVlessrs. Purke,
Lea, wivis, Parry, Brinnian, Naylor, Cowell, Giles,
Mood, 'bud Cobett were elected members of the
for the ensuing year.
council

DIED.
soRDAN.—On 22nd January, at the Dale, Willen-
O all aged 50, Aiinie Jorian, eldest daughter of
William Jordan, of Prestwood, Stouibridge.

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