The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-09-04 00:00:00

COMMISSIONERS' MEETING.

The monthly meeting of this body was held at
the Board Room, on Monday last, Mr. Packwood
in the chair. There were also present Messrs.
Hughes, Woolley, Kelly, Mills, Perkins, Allsop,
Griffin, and Edwards.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Your Committee report the balances of the
several accounts as follow :—lmprovement Ac-
count—Paid to Treasurer, .052 3s 7d; balance
due to Treasurer to this date, £lBO Os 6d.—High-
way Account—Due from Treasurer, .£l5O Os 11d;
paid to Treasurer, £470 18s 3d ; cheques ordered to
July 20th, £297 is 8d; due from Treasurer to this
date, £324 6s 6d.—Urban Sanitary Account—Bal-
ance paid to Treasurer, 1:259 8s Od ; due to Trea-
surer to July 21st, £2OB 17s 2d; cheques ordered,
.235 4s 8d ; balance due from Treasurer to this
date, ..£l5 6s 2d. A number of accounts were ex-
amined and ordered to be paid;—Highway Ac-
count, £27 19s id; Improvement Account. .£l4
12s 7d; Urban Sanitary Account, A9B 15s 6d.
Your Committee have examined the estimates
of the next Improvementrate, which is laid before

you.
On the motion of Mr. Woolley, seconded by Mr.
Grin, the report was adopted.
REPORT OF THR GENZRAL PURPOSES COMMUTER.
Tenders for cleansing and watering the streets,
and for emptying and cleansing privies, ash pits,
&c. :—Your Committee report that for cleansing;
and watering the streets one tender has been re-
ceived from Mr. George Horsley, to do the work
for two years for .2550. And for emptying and
cleansing the privies and ash pits for two years,
£660; or for executing both contracts, .£1,200.
Another tender for emptying and cleansing privies
and ash pits has been received from Mr. Alfred
Parkes, for £550 per annum. Your Committee re-
commend the acceptance of Mr. Horsley's propo-
sal of £1,200, which upon view of all circumstan-
ces, appeared to them to be the most desirable.

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MEDICAL OFFICER'S REPORT.
Your Officer reports :—"I am happy to report
favourably of the health of the township. Occa-
sional cases of scarlet fever still occur, but no
death from that cause is reported. A fatal case of
typhoid fever is recorded to have occurred on
Beauty Bank, but I do not hear of the disease
spreading. I will, however, for the present keep
lily attehtion directed to that locality."
Your Committee have directed your clerk to call
the attention of the Medical Officer to the danger
arising from persons entering houses inhabited by
patients suffering from infectious diseases, or
where persons had died therefrom. The number
of deaths registered in the township from July 21
to August 21, is 14, viz., 9 males and 5 females.
One death is from typhoid, and one for measles.
The death-rate is 17 per 1,000. The number of
births in the same time is 29-19 males and 10
females.
The Medical Officer's Visitation Report Book
was laid before your Committee. Premises at the
Gig Mill, Bowling Green Lane, Glue Works, Cecil
Street, Hemplands, Bell Lane, and High-street,
have been visited and reported upon.
Tow-. 1 OFFICER'S REPORT.
Nuisances remaining from last reported, C. Re-
ported during the week, 60. Removed—old, 6;
new, 64; total, 60. The registered lodging-houses
and slaughter-houses were reported to be in good
sanitary condition.
On the motion of My. Hughes, seconded by Mr.
Kelly, the report was adopted.
REPORT OF TILE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE.