The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-05 00:00:00

KIDDERMINSTER.

BURIAL BOARD.—The monthly meeting of thin
Board was held on Tuesday ; The Rev. S. Phillips
presiding.—The Clerk reported that the nnuaber of
interments in the past month had been 22 Pre
cents for ..41300. on the borough overseers were
sign, d. Mr. Brown drew attention to the fees pay-
able to the clerks at Kidderminster churches in e-
speoc to intertnenta in toe cametery. It appears
that they are paid 4e, for each interment in Ute
con=eerated portion of the cemetery, while the
Board themselves only reeeive 2s. 6d. for the ci Irks
in respect to interments in common graver. lie
anderst od when the oe lietery was opened that
there wa, to be some arrangement as to a unifoi In! t y
of char.;es. Mr. Parry said they bought tie clerks
out in the first instance, og eel to pay them :1 th
fee of 43. for every iutersuent. Had they not mad.)
an agreement with Vs clerks they might have come
into the cmetery an I chorged what they liked.—
Air. Herring said as Ing as thc present
.clerks held
office they should hive to pay them the fee referred
.o.—Mr. Parry said when they removed or died tile
:natter came to an end. Tnis cinestion ahml; the
el rirs' fees was one of the great troubles of the
first reray to Mr Brown, Mr. Parry said
the Board took the existing fees at the churches
as the basis of their chargee.—Mr. Brown asked
where they were in force —Mr. Parry said at St.
Mary's.—Mr. Brown said he could produce pawrs
showleg some things charged for at the cemetery
were not charged f-r at St Mary's.—After further
discussion, Mr. Parry said it Mr. Brown would
move to break down the ari angement as to the 4e.
fee he would second it.—Mr. Brown said he would
not do that.—Mr. James said the Board had a great
deal of trouble to bring tie fee to the clerks down
to 41.--Mr Parry: I should like to break down
lb at contract,—Mr Herring: Better let well alone.
—The subject then dropped,,

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