The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-06-04 00:00:00

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COMMISSLONERS' MEETING.

Thv usual mothly m•si:ting of this Board waN
in the Coininie6i“ners Room, Com Exehan
sourbricp, on xouday last. Air. W. J. Tii.ne;
u the chair. There were also pra6ent Messn.
Edwards, H. Billingain. Hughes, Scott, Woolly,
stringer, 11. Laney, 3reen, North, Perkins, &c.
111, 6erk read tie minutes of !he hit meting
which were confirmed.
FINANCE COKMITTICE REPORT

The Clerk read the following balaoces of the
treasurer :—Highway account, balance due from
ireasurcr £275 Bs. 9d; Improvement Account,
')alance due from Tre,osurer, 1:736 3s id; Urban
jat.itary Authority Account, balance due to
Treasuter, £ll6 14s Od. Your committee having
examin-d the accounts recommend them to be
p tid, viz :—On the Highway Account £72 16s
lid; Improvoeent Account £239 9s 7d ; Urban
Sanitary Authority £65 Os Od.
The report w:.st a 'opted.
The Chairman 6aid that he wished to call the
attention of the Boar .1 to the fact that they were
charged with a maximum rate and mtmitnum rate
tor gas. They were charged at the tate of 3s 6d
per thousand feet of 39,100 Feet., and 3s 3.1 for 34,030
feet. Seeing that the Board were the rattle con-
sumers, he thought both accounts ought to be
considered as one, and a uniform charge made, and
he suggested that tile Board select a committee to
Investigate the matter.

it WT4s moved by Mr. North, seconded by Mr.
Edwards, and carried, that the matter be referred to
the General Purpose' Committee.
qIIMERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE REPORT.

111DICALClifed OP HEALTH REPORT,—The
number of deaths registered during the month was
20; males 12, feinalts 8; giving a death-rate of
245. The number o; births registered during the
month was 32; males 14, females 18, 6ivi,ig a birth-
rate of 382; both of which are higher than the
pleceeding month. There had not beeu any death
from any zywotie diseases. Premises in High
Street and Now Street _had been visited and inEtruc-
tions given for the abatement of nuisances found
there.
Tow OvEICEU'IS REPOlT.—Nuisauc2s re,naitiing
from last mouth 21, reported during the month 54,
total 76. Removed, new 3i, old 18, total 49, re-
maining 213.

IG !-1-1. SOIL ItEacovab.-126 privies, 119 ashpits,
and 4 ces,pools, belonging to 201 hous,s have been
-roptted and cleansed and their contents removed.
Nutu')er of loads 262. The lodgurg houses and
slaughter houses were reported to be in a good
sanitary condition. Those :.laughter houses re-
ported last it oath b .‘dirt)" have been limewashed
and cleam3ed. The officer reported one case of over
crowding in :did Street. Ten persons in two rooms
12 by 10 tiy 7, and 10 by 9 by 7, oeficit:W..7Bo cubic
feat. The nutsance has been removed.
.„:11sPorer OP TUE FIRS' BRIGADE FOR 1880.—The
above report was referred by the Board to this
Committ-e who, after con-idering it recommend that
a hydtant be placed at the bottom of Church Strefl
and that the Captain of the Brigade be instructed
to procure 5(.0 feet of canvass host-, also that the
hose recently purchased by the brigade be paid for
by the Conum,sionets.
k-TENDERS !OR EAPTTINO AND CLSANSING PRIVIES
10) WATERING AND CLEANSING TUE STREETS AND
hOIDS.—The Committee report tt,at they have
re :eived tenders for the above work as follows :
Alfred Parkes, emptying and cleansing privies tor
one )ear .£320, watering Itid cleansing. streets £4BO.
orge Watering ani ei:aii,hig streets
or £7BO lor the two,contracts. Inoutus Pope,
'mitring aud closualug 'treats only, *AOO. The