The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-06 00:00:00

DUDLEY TOWN COUNCIL.

Tho 11:1yor (A.lderman Walker) presi.edort Tuea
clay civcrtiog at the moat ly rLeeting of the abovt?

His Worship, referring t the f. ul smell of gus
that day k,eek, said the Town Clerk- had written to
to Dudley Gaslight Company, and received a reply
suiting that it happened owing to the escape of sine
gas inlo t'.B n.a:ns without pnrifi'ati,m. The
so. r ,tary ot 4-J,e comp-iny, kvriting to toe Council,
re Or to th p .se vurcnage of the Dailey
gas undertat lig, and said tile company could riot
take less than £145,00.) for the cornp/ny's property
as a going concern. Alderman Bagott said the
price was to much, especially us gas companies
were now such paying colleen's as they were.
Alderman Finch concurrei, andf Alderman Howat
suggested that the Council should be a committee
to consider the whole question, and this was agreed
to.

his Worship said Dr. Barry Ind visited the town
for the purpose, among other things, of inspecting
the sanitry arrangetneuts in vi,ivr of a possible
vistation of cholera. Dr Barry seemed fain), satis-
fifql. but any recommendation he had to offer wouldl
be forwarded in writing, •
The Guardians baying written to the Coui:c:s
asking for assistance to find work for the linens
ployed, the Mayor moved that the streets and Ga
Lonimittee should employ such men at such w a es
as would find work for as many as possible so long
as the labour was to the public advantage. The
ex-Mayor seconded the resolution, but after some
discussion it was agreed to leave the matter to the
Streets and Gas and. the Public Works Commit-
tees.

In moving the adoption of the Streets and Gas
Committee's rvport, Alderman Bagott gave a review
c)! the paving done in the borough and its ap—
Fo,4clies, at a cost of £3,014 during the year.
S.!vtral members called attention to different places
within the borough which required paving and
channelling:. Tne claims of Netherton were
earnestly pressed, and Alderman 13agott said per-
sonally he was in favour of paving tne whole of the
borough. (Hear, hear.) A long discussion followed,
au,l the report was adopted, on a division that 491.1
scold not be spent on the south side of Himley
Road from Well trect to Stafford k,treet in the

M I', John Richards moved that the time had come
when it was necessary for Dudley to have a stipend-
iary magistrate. I,ioking at the surrounding dis-
trict which were under the jurisdiction of a stipend
h.ry, it was time that the important borough of
Dudey shiuld have such a magistrate. Had ther*,
been a stipendiary magistrate in Dudley lately on e
j..sttee would not have taken upon himself to r -
ie. so a wan on bail who had been remanded by s
jus, ices. The resolution was not oecondcd, alhoug h
Mr. Coley stated that he was about to do so when
Obt! next businecs was called on.
M. (3roorge Matthews moved that the Old Glass
'Joa3! should be taken down, and the bricks dressed
and .31aeked by the unemployed, Tho Mayor said
he thought the resolution passed that evening
wou;tl toilet the case, and the subject dropped.

BRIERLEY HILL.
iitoNWORICEIt'S MEETING.—A. private meeting
iron vorkt,ri wai hold on Monday, at Brierley fin
to the desirableness of estaolishing so
:tato oath: scale to govern wages, and the bait me a
ot reor4ani4ing the ironworkers in the Midl4fl
countie,, The meeting having been addressed. a
Mr. Cr Ipper, the men's secretary, the following r b
aolui ion was passed :—" That this meeting is 0
favo,tr of the re.establishment of tho sliding man
but to be sati.factory tho bats must- Include ae—
iron made by some twelve firms to ibi
intrnalty seleettd by both rides of the Board, w th
Is per ton in advauce of the equal shillingseto
powid-. as representing the average selling prife.
toge: bur with a maximum of 7s 6d per too for
pudilisig common iron, and proportionate rate or
the oihcr tonnage men "

'As I

Locit. Bomtp.—Mr. M. Rollinson presided at th,,
monthly meeting of this Board held on Monda.
night at the Town Hall. On the recommendatio.4
of the tieneral Purposes Committee it was decide
not to procwed in the matter of the disputed bound
ary qu stion at Brettell Lane. The Medical Office
reportol a death-rate of 22 per thousand per annum
no deaths having occurred from zymotie disc:Lee'
Piiinnce Committee reported the surveyor's ea
P -niiture for the month to be ..€lO5 18s 11d. Th
•
colleet--: had reccived £396 on the gene al distric
rate, avd there was a balance of 1:875 14a 6d in th
hands Of the banker. A sub--committee wa a p
pointed to enquire into the matter of the proposed
cemetery, and report to the Board.