The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-08 00:00:00

THE STOI7RBRIDGtE OBSERVER.

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Nl•= 1), Tvo,thly meeti- g
e. tli!e Bo tr hc;ld on Ml.Arlay evening;
.a g-...e: idresi the eurvoyor to
he Board, pre=en ..,?d hs report, showing that the
jnacity of sewerage pumped in the month had
b.:en 17,777.000 an average of 573.000
•s 4131 y On aecouo:t of the fro 4, much water
-adb• e running to wate from the water company's
,us • s rrie- 'end it caused the night and day flow
• th - to be larger than otherwise. On
vist_ng he s Nerage farai, he found the effluent
:veer satisfacto-r7 in appearance. The report also
:• fe-re,i t s,y.ne additional drainage of the farm,
or which thp tenant had offered to pay 4 pr cert.
po-i the outlay. It was resolved to invite tmders
or e work.

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8.,A8D or GUARDIANS.—Mr. F. J. 11,1akew pre-
•ed at the usu :1 we Ade meeting o this Marti
y • t,day ; fna there were also present Messrs.
ang'ey Sid wly, Griln, Burr, Molidlan, Rollin-
sou, Dawes, Bry. 8 Chatn'uxe, J. Billingnam, Guy,
Pearson, Brooks Rhodes, W. Green, Stringer,
Wo•t-degton and 11i.1.—The Master of the House
rep',rted that there bad 13:.eu nimitte i 18, born 1,
dead 2, di -ehareed 11, remaining the in [louse 564,
corre pots-din .; week las: year 581. The outdoor
elief wis as follows: Ki ,gswinford £l7 3s Od,
Seertrbridge £33 3s Bd, Ilalesevren £29 15s Od; non-
resid-nt £2 is si, total £ll2 0,1 d: corresponding
week last year £lO7 1.6 a 100.—Toe Master reported
that Drily Turberville had been summoned for ae--
saulting him, and fur disorderly conduct in the
House on Wed lesday, and had ban committed for
trial at the Sessions.—The Clerk said see had be a
convicted 23 times previously. It required six
pelieemen to take her, and she smash- d the car
windows when being taken to Briertey Hill police
eta ioa were Supe intendeet Woollasion took the
precaatio. s to remove the fenier and fire irons.—
It was ask- d if the redeving officer could not refuse
her applicati na to come in' the House. The Clerk
said he ,IL?it-e think the officer would be justified
in doing so.—Nt• Rol insert said he thou:ht if she
was refused altoether it would put a stop to her.
Haekew said see was really a dangerous
person and wes lieely to do some serious harm.—
Ur. Pargeter gave notice of moving a motion for
boarding out children outside Union order. lie
should b., very glad to all be could in getting
children into pri-,ate furnili-s. and not let them grovr
up in the Workeouse, and thus increase pauperism.
He hop, d the Beard would help in the matter,—A
1-tter was read from Mr J. T. Bill .p asking fo: an
inerease of salary, as ho found the office entailed a
great deal of we k, and took up more than half his
time, and hopieg the Beard would give it a favcat -
able consi leratiou.—Mr. Webb : HOS% 11111X11 is ,
Mr. Holloway, a,ssistaut clerk: Seven pound ten.
(Laughter)—Tht matter then dropped —A letter
was rec..ive'd trout Mr Wit ton, Penn Fields, asking
the hoard to see if it 1:ly in their power to present
Mrs. Homer, wife of the late collecior, with sowe
remuLe aion.—Nlr. W bb sail Mrs Homer had a
family of 10 c iidren, and 6 of them were neaten: to
we k. Ile .hought they could give her a year's
salary to extend over lour years, by which time
s-me of th • chideen weuhl be able to work.—Mr.
ll,slrew said the, ins ruck,: the clerk to wiite to
the le.cal a)vernment Board on the matter, and
t• ey aid "n,)," then th ratepayers of Kingswieford
woul have an oepor,uni:y of opening a pehlic sub.
scripton.—Mr Webb proeeei • I that. le 0 next rate-
nllector for K ngswinford be paid £lO5 per year te
o emetic, wit:.—Mr Chambers seconded and the
preeosi,ion was carried.
UNFOUNDED CHARGES —At th Perce Court, ye
terday, b -fore Mr. A F. Golso-, M P., Mr. W.
J. 'Finney, and Mr. T. D Teoma.s, Frederick Pratt,
Rlassent;er, Wollaston, Joha Perks. painter, Wol-
laston, John S:inton, painter, Wol:aston, were
charged wiTh being drunk and diserde ly at Wellas•
toe, o the 26th uI;.—P.C. Cartwright gave evidence
tied all the defendants were discharged. Another
e'riarge azailst S triton fir damaging Cartwright's
harnet of, the ,ettne da:e was also dismissed.
DRUNXIINNRSS —Diaries Irish, labourer, Bourn-
heat, and Albert Irish, labourer, 13ounheath were
°lunged_ with bei:,g drunk and di,orderly end r. fus-
ing ti quit licensed premises at Faerfi 1,1, on the
28th ul . Chrle we:: tin d 2s 61 end Albert 5s
and costs.

ALLEGED TuErr A ehargo ag,tinit Jenny
Coyne, Cr for stA-aling a watch from the per-
son of G.e.ovge Barker, thet ed Lane, on ih,.2 17th
ult, was ii3iss d.
Tax t Balton scholar, was ordered
to te- iVotiX t OkeAwiti t e birch Co. steal-
ing two C• list,pl4 tad, 28th u t the tiro-
ppity of G 1. Ravenhill.—Jiihn Hammond, scholar,
ns r,rd.;. d to receive 12 Siuhe,i wit, the birch rod
for

A 13.) 1:.;,D --Frederic- C..trtwr;ght, .-boar, was
PeaLtuce tu phpneennient and three
years in a r for •r tor ELtaiing mouth organ,
on the 3rd in,st, tnv property ,f H. W. Al:in, High
Street.

ST t BBING 011611111 it. --••• T.ioui Afi b. shoe.
muker, was e.-nuitt..,..l for trial at tho A4siz, on a
eikar4:=! of unlawful:), itabbing hi.y. brother, Henry
(Yi tr.v;! 21,4:h O.

ASSAULT --DaN'ld Morton, bucket maker, of the
Lyo, waN fict.i'd Ind -„ocAt3ior a3s:tu.iing John
th,3 27th nit.

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