The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-03-01 00:00:00

CJAAllabiUNLki6 Mk :r.

The usual wonting meeting of this Board was
held in We Board-room, on Alunday afternoon,
Tlr. TT Hughes iu his cuair. luere were also
present :—.Aessrs. iaiingh4sn, Kelly, Uritlin,
Stanley, Perkins, niuusow, NJwuaui, Wooliey,
and Stringer. •

the minutes of the last meeting were read
and continued.
tun Chau-wan said the tirat business he had
to can on as chairman was, he thought, that re•
baring to the riartley Luitiery lund, auti he
would say a few wurab on that subject. it
would be in the recollection of all the utembera
of the Board that he was deputed to attend the
ineetilig at 1$ olverhamptuu, witn regard to
granting the balance of the Bartley Colliery
Eund to the trustees of the Pulsed Colhery
fund. Since that time TI,OOO tad been voted
to the Bobtail Colliery Fuuti. It came about in
the tollowlug !haulier. There were lt/ weathers
of the committee present, and it was proposed
by the Mayor of Walsall that £l,OOO 1)12 pro-
stilted to the Peldilll fund. Ibis um seconded.
The question was discussed at BOthe length, he
(Mr. dashes) persuaded thew to let the matter
stand over for a mown for further considera-
tion.

bunth-Shenstone, one of the trustees, had
decinied to sign the cheque for the payment of
£l,OOO, and there was, therefore, a dead-lock
watt regard to the matter. Last week, he
atteudeu auother meeting of the committee, at
which the haataer was uiscussed. A letter was
read from Mr. Eoater, teuueriug his reriguatatut
as a trustee, and Major thoruveroft teudereu
his at the meeting. it was resolved, however,
that Major lherneyerot. and lr. Euster be
requested to retain office, and that Mr. Smith
Sheustune should be requested to resign. lie
very much regretted that Mr. Sheuatoue had
taaeu tile Cultree he had, mid he thought that it
was almost presuuytiou oh his Lr. bueustone's)
part to go ugateei the opinion of such melt as
Mr.Euater auu Major Inurneycrott 00this
matter. A reekatitiula had been passeuiu 'avow
ot Mr. Smith's actiou uy the Ottatura ealpluatti
IL Laek's Li ue pit ; hut that 'Nab only one pit.
Aleasrs. tiuu Wouhey hauug spoken
bawdy on the questum, the ettoject dropped.

AMBLECOTZ VIADUCT.
The Clerk read the following letter he had
received froin toe Board of trade, in &mower to
oae aokiag it toe nalblecote Viaduct had
bec reoeutly exandned :
Board of Trade,
February 7th. 1873.

Sir,--In reply to your letter ot tau 50( lust,
1 um directed by the Board of 'frade to inform
you that the Viaduct carrying the Great Western
Hallway over thu river Stour at Stourbridge, has
not been inspected by an officer of this depart-
ment since its opening in the year 1852.
_

I IlUl Si
Your most obedient servant,
IV. IL 3.lwLeuTl.
The Clerk t.) the bLuarbridge Town Com-
missioners'.

it wad 1110V011 by Mr. Kelly, that the Clerk be
iostructed to cell Cm attention of tho Great
Western Railway Company to the fact that there
had been no Board of Trado inspection of the
iiitauct eiuon

itinusom seconded the motion, which was
carried. _

Un the motion of Mr. Blunsom seconded by
Mr. Stringer, the minutes of tho meeting of
owners of property and ratepayers, held in the
Corn Excuango, wore added to the minute-book
of the Board.

Mr. Bidinghani proposed and Mr. Perkins
seconded, that the making of the rate be ad.
jammed until next nieming.
The Clerk read the report of tho Finance
Committee which showed that a number of
Recounts had been examined and recommended
them to be paid—on the Highway Account, £l4
411 3d; Improvement Account, £l6 8s 5d.. .

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On the motion of the Chairman, seconded 63
Mr. Stanley the report WAS adopted.
The Clerk then read the
IIPORT OF THE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE.
Your Committee roport that having been in-
formed that the proposed Railway to Kidder-
t.iuster and Bewilley, according to the deposited
Itsu, p:vses very near the ongirie-house and
ell of tile Stourbridgo Water Works Company,
they have considered it necessary in the interest
of the owners and ratepayers of the Township
i.f SI onrheidge, te pass the following resolution:
fh-it,ai by t1.e37111 Section of the Special act,
Cowai,sion. rs have the power of purchasing
t.le undertaking of the Stourbridgc Water
Works Company (Limited), and inasmuch as by
the deposited plans of the proposed Railway, the
Works of the said Company appear to their Com-
mittee likely to be prejudicially affected, the
Commissioners consider it desirable in the
ter..sts of the owners and ratepayers of theti,Vl,4i.il) of tstourtwhige, that a clause should
be added to the petition against the Railway Rill,
iu this particular." Your Committee are advised