The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-07-31 00:00:00

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COMMISSIONERS' MEETING

The monthly meeting of this Board was held oL
Monday last, Mr.. W. Platt presiding; and tih-r,
'also present, Messrs. Newnam, Haskew, J. W
Woolley, Purkis, Stringer, Palfrey, Baker, Ca
Skelding, Griffin, James, and J. E.
Jones.
Before proceeding with the usual business, Me
Woolley asked if they were aware that the Ind ta
and Colonial visitors- were going to visit a neigh
bouring town (Kidderminster), and suggeste:l th,t
they might try and get them to make a visit to thi-
town. He moved that the Chairman (air. Turney)
be asked, if he thonght it practicable, to writ. 2 a
letter to them inviting them to visit this ton.
Mr. Stringer said it was. very properly brought
befor the Board, and it ought to be accepted by al.
means. He had great pleasure in seconding the
resolution.
Mr. Purkisa said they would not be doing their
duty if they allowed the Indian and Coloni,.l
visitors to 6cio back without inviting them to see
the glassworks and other marufactories.
Mr. James thought that it would mean a great
expense.
i‘ir. Woolley said it could be don d without any
expense falling on the ratepayers,
Mr. Woolley's movement was then put to the
1 meeting and carried.

REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Your committee report that the treasurer's bal
ances on the several accounts at this date to be as
follows :—lmprovemeat Account: balance due to
treasurer, .2374 12s 7d; Highway Account, balance
due from treasurer, ,221 17s Gd ; Urban Sanitary
Authority, balance due to treasurer, .2101 Os 'Od ;
Loan Account, balance due to treasurer, £l5 4s 2d;
Summary of balances (notincluding Loan Account)
fo'alalue to treasurer. £453 15s id. Your corn
kaittee having carefully examined the following ac-
counts and finding them correct, recommend th, t
they be paid, viz., Improvement Account, .221 38
6d; Highway Account, £129 us sd; Urban Sani-
tary Authority, £261 Os 2d; Loan Account, .2244
Gs 7d. Your committee have examined the vouchea s
of accounts ordered to be paid at thetnonthly meet-
ing and finl them to becorrect. A list of ameed
assessment made by the assessment committee (Attie
atourbridge Union was laid before your committete
and which they recommend your Board to adept.
The list shows a net increase in the rateable value
of the townships of £llO 5s 2d.
The report was received,
Mr. Purkiss moved an amendment net the £244
6s 7d, viz., Thomas Vale, Louse connections, ..t145
4s lid: additional works, .2,18 4s lid; Mes.rs.
Fiddian and Perry, surveyors charges, fees, &c.,
£BO les 94, be withheld. He said he thought i,
was about time they fully understood matters, it
was understood that the Board only made house
connections on private properties when they could
easily be got at from the road. Mr. Purkiss men-
tioned several places where the surveyor's hoe
gone considerably out of the street on to privet.
property to make connections. Be thought they.
(the Board) were on the wrong track, and he mail.-
tamped they had no right to go on any private pre-
perty whatever.
Mr. Newnam said it was a very important
question, and if the surveyors had gone on to
private property to make connections they wt re
very much to blame.
Mr. Haskew remarked that when Mr. Hart:ism)
came down he said that where the property vvw
connected with the existing sewer, the expense
of connecting with the new system would have to
be borne by the town. ,
Mr. Fiddian, Surveyor, said the connections we: e
absolutely necessary and the Public Health At hI d
no power to deal with it. All the cases had b n
properly considered, and there were reaslets
carrying out what had been done. .
Mr. Purkiss said he was not sati-sfic"d, and b
thought the Cases ought to have been broug;it
f•,re the Board. They had been paying mon
.) in
-he dark, and they should now know what Ili-
\yore paying the money for. He felt stron;y ci
the point, and be must speak strongly.
The amendment was carried.
REPORT-OF GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE.
Town Officer's report. Nuisances rentninii

from last report' 16; reported during the ref t.th
63 ;.total, 82. Removed, old, 9 ; new, 413; total re•
,eoved, 55; remaining, 27. The officer report-: I,
ming my inspectioe during the month, I have
f mud and reported upon 66 nuisances, conFistil g
of 5 dilapidated premises, 3 dirty and tins:leiter:.
houses and outbuildings, 26 unsanitary watof elesete
yiviese Ast.iletiatAritseagateetivestrelase e
Witlidil4nrated—spoutantee f ca. M-77 ,rea-ceowc-.-7
(nuisance removed), and 5 which coine under ti,
nead of miscellaneous. He had served 37 sallitar:
notices end given 29 verbal orders for the aim etneni
of the said nuisances. • Removal of night-soii : Tee
'facer has received and registered the followiee
orders, viz., privies, 66e ashpits, 45, belonging o
L 43 houses; all these orders have yet to be execute,.
Forty-nine privies, 41 ashpits, belonging to 81 houses
tr,ve been emptied and cleansed and-thir coeteets
removed. Number of loads, 83. By th:e coo .
parison your Board will perceive that the w, tk 0
cleansing privies and ashpits is at present in amen ,
.trid your committee have requested the cite li iu
write to the contractor, Mr. Solotnen Hill, calling
his immediate attention thereto. The 7 register
ko,!ging houses are reported to be in a good sani am'
state. They have been occupied as follows :
Daily . . . 71 -
Weekly 497
During the month 198 S.
The 18 registered slaughter houses ar.; ropor,, ('
to be in a good sanitary state, except in one caie
where the nuisance has been abated. The offi , r
referred to tbe.charee of £1 for the nse of t',e ri.4,li,
by the aodkto of the Poor Law Accounts. Th
helical
.Office .ot -1-Tenlth reported the numb rof
ii
birthei registeee. in the townehip from June 21 to
fuly 19, to he 21, viz., males 12, females, 9; ae,
he nuMber •, of deaths reported in the same Re ic,..
I, viz., 3 males and 2 females. The birth.raee 's
25 8, death-rate 6.1, , The death-rate for the past
nonth is the lowest ever known. The next hove'
was in the month ending- November 23,1885, wlii h
vas 7.3. The correspontdine rate last year Vk US 8-^..
tut of the 5 deaths last month 2 were over 60 and
3 one year and 'under. He had inspected Hill ..;trec.',
and the nuisances found are mentioned in h's
rouinal, In all cases where the notices have ex
rire..l and nothing done he requests instrectiortsito
take proceediogs. The nuisances found on these
-tremises'are offensive ashpits. • Your 'mein the
recommend that the required instruetiens "oe piv (rm
be your officer to take proceedings in respect t
oroperties in Kidderminster Street, Victoria Street,
t.nd Hill Street, to enforce the removal or abatera-t t
of nuisances found thereon. A. letter has been
received from Dr. Gresswell forwarding a plan re-
enninendect by the Local G-overionent Board f% r
a joint hospital for the reception and treattneu: of
infectious diseases which . your committee have
handed to the Medical Officer of Health to repot t
thereon. It is a subject which should secure the
attention of yOua• Board and of the surrounding
authorities.
• The report wasi adopted.
Mr. Newnam said the deatn-rate would compare
very favourably with any town in the MiJlands,
Mr. Platt endorsed Mr. Newnam's remarks, and
said they should like to keep the hesalth of the town
id its present state.
Reference was made to the unsatisfactory manner
in which the night-soil contractor, Mr. Solomon
Hill, Netherton, was carrying, on his work. Mr.
Williams, town officer, stated that the contractor
had not sufficient men employed to do the wbrk.
and that they did not do above 2 hours work in a
night. '
Tha actreement with the contractor for the re-
moval of nizht-soll was produced and the common
seal of the Beard was affiled. thereon.
REPORT OP'IMPROVEbIENT'S COMMITTEE.

.11)

Internal Drainag,a.—The Surveyor's report that
the house connections to be made at the expense of
the Board are now practically complete, with the
exception of the properties in Ilagley Street, occu-
pied by Ur. Frank Allsopp and Mr. Cornford The
surveyors have been instructed by your committee
to consider the best mode of dealing with this
rlrainage and report ihereon.. They have isucel a
certificate on the house connecting account of £145
4s 11d, also a certificate for extra works for -218 4s
. 11d. They ask for an additional allowance for two
weeks for the clerk of the wnrks, to enable them to
clear up all outstanding matters. Your committee
have consented to the employment of the clerk of
works for one week longer. Town Surveyor's
report. A plan has 1 sent to the survey.: re-
specting the erection of a well in front of some
property in New Street. Messrs. James and New- !
nam kindly consented to look into this matter and
report to the Board, The plans and draw-
ings for the police superintendent's house 1.1 Kidder-
minster Street have been received and the sub-
committee appointed at the last meeting have met
and defined the houadary line of the High Street
and o Kidderminster Street, as shewu on the ord-
nance map. The surveyor reportsthere is still a
number of house connections not made by the
owners or occupiers upon whom notices to do so
have been served. Your committee recommend
that the surveyor call attention of tho narties in-
tereAed to this omission, or in default, cause the
, required work to • be done and charge the owners
with the cost thereof. Your committee recommend
tat instrccions be given to your clerk to cauEfti
the statutory notices • to be served on the owners or
occupiers of property where there is no efficient in
complianc with section 23 of the Public Health
Act, 1875. The consideration of the deposit of the