boo"

.whioh..

Bohun

vehi.oular , bridKUI.

to treat for tho
rerved, "" w~1I
treat for
.ale 01 the land
,requi~d ' for the conatl'uction
by Which the bridge i.; t.il
~1:~,;~~.,~~~!~tGeorgo
Street, Oa.veraham ..
~
hn-8 yot been arrived at
tho . financial I>djustment. to
Oxfordshire County Coun·
~,.:!~
~n~:q~:;:~:c'1
of
alteration of thdl
l
of ~he
. Tho matter haa
subjoot c:>l con.• ,d~rablo correspond·

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in all probnhlhty It WJIl he ne~('...a,..
FiUbmit the claim to arbitration ..
for compensation have also . ht:~:m

received from tho Dradfiel.d Rural DI ~ t.rJct
Council and the Boadfield BofirJ of G u·ar·

di·!lIl, i

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Other matters which have huen . dealt with
in thel department during t ho yc"r may. bo

brieflv\ Ifumm~riwd

under

the

[ollow11lg"

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hawings : \
BY·LAWS.
ByLlawa have been m,ado rcquirin'g pr()~
visio\! to i be mad. for means of" escapo in
cas~ of fire in factories and work.shops in

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which 'not moro tha.n 40 lJerson~ arc om-

·coun"J.l,. played. ! Such moons 'of e,eape have to bo
I ptovidea in other £8ctorios in aCI.:orunnco
·QI'....'d,ari"" with Bcetiolf' 14 01 tho Factory and Work·
shop Aot, 1901.· By.law, ! have also been
Inla.de authorising and reg u,la tlllg the usc of .
f c!rro-concrtite ' 0.00 ateel ' or . Jron fram ework
j ~ the construction of new building\'!, lIi.n.d, llS
bCfdre statod, presC~l})ing .the amount. of tho
fine to be pa.ld upOb fadUl'e ·to accept o r
upon ret\ignation ..of a. corporate office.

Harris's Wiltshire
to be of the .1highest
They are made!from: cnOU=e,li[
famous firm of l Chas~ &
. '>' .~ t... R R/
. Ltd., at,Calne,

o.u,
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Ev.~

Bundl. bear.

Bl"and -

the

lI ..and or Reliability.

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pn J u n(· u f t h ..., J
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Th& Loonl GOTernment Boar.d, causcf] local
inquiri6l! to be held wiLh refe renco La Lho
~pbioationa. ~ by tr.-e oounoil for sa.nc.
tiQD lo borrow £1.000 for tho purchaso of
l&nd for " parade ground for tllO 4th
B~ttaliOOl of tho Royal Berkshiro Rogiment,
£640 for wi<wning and improving 'Yoodcot()
Rbad, Oaversham, .£604 for tho purchase of
l~ and ·t he execution of works of im·
provement oar. ri~ out in Whitley Street in
pariah of ~ad..ing and in Prospect. ' Stl'cet
"J;ld Kidmor~ End Road and a t the junction
of IIenley Road !!lnd Peppa rd RoaJ, in tho
p~rjah of Cu.versham.
In oach caso tho
sanction has been i.ssuoo. Sanction ]1U8 al so ,
~n Qbtaihed to the bor rowing o f £2.620
for purp0.3e8 of. tho cattlo mo.rlcet, £536 to
defnay tho oou~cil'6 s h a r~ ()f t he cost of
the purchase o[f-l.and adjacent to the B e l'kshiro Lunat io l\.sylum, £475 COlr the con.
structioll :Of a. sanit.ar.Y cOJ1\'cJlicnco in
Oxford Road , £1,220 for works of sudnoo
water drain.age in P eppard Ro.ld nnd Ceol'gG
Streot, Caver.~ham, £146 for wor]c5 of st reet
i.mprovement in P~p p ard R{\aci , £ 1,667 ' to ·
dofNlY ex<ccs.'!. expenditure on works can-i ed
out at H.eading School, and .£510 for all (' r·
in-g t ho mortulI1ry in B ddg-t) Strc£:t and pro·
viding a. p03t·mortem. chamber iu cOllnection
witb ~ it. T·h e c~venditure of the la~ t-na mcd
amount has boen post ponud by LUi arra nge·
:ment .under which tho mOl'tu-a l)' and post •
mortem chamber a.t tho workhouse iii being
ueed for bodios upon which ·i nquests aro
held . • The Looal GoYel'llment Board J,~VO
.approved tho 8.rrang<:men~ for a" p eriod . of

lor

thct fir." ~ay
Sale .t 9,30 . ~ .
G .. n~ine and Subatantial R .. cJuctiona in all Departments.
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At HEDGCOCK'S SALE \
A lot of Co~tumes at Iialf-prlce,

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At HEDGC(OCK'S SALE
A lot of Millinery
at Half.price,
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At H~Q~~OCIf'S SALE .
.
. A. 'lin'-:-0 f Gloves lit Halfiprlce.~
,

1f"'i' Ask

for ISaie Catalogue.

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during tho ),oa.r,
Th~ numooT: ()i \\o\.l.oo'i!. i as l.oU r cacn e<l the
lliJ;h total of 4.800. 258 of /tnoso related to
prn\aoo street works and 285 hn.d reference
to t1w prescription of· linoS of fronla ~e ill
East Stroot, Woodcote Roa.d and D~nki12
Hil1,
~ Yl\lffiOOr Q.{ ·m ooting-e tit ~e cou.nci.\ a.nd:
of its oommittee" ~nd 'Sub·committees oon~
tinu-ell . to inorea!E.'I_ In 19~3 tho m eeting8
held by th. ooulleil and thel comnlittec. and
8uh-comm.it~oo.9 whose business is t'6nP.actA:td,
in tho tOW!l clerk'. d~partr ollt numbered

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th' Hf·"f.

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Sessisms, an·d 3 .at A BS i~ . 141 \\c~I\c.~l! \\'R~
()~~t ?N:l \llcYrUgag~, oonveY~lX!e'.6 a.ud oth.or·
doaunum t."t w ere

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THE LEG,\J, SIDE.

At HEDGCOCK:S ' SALE ,
. A :' \0\ J~. DTes~ Va~~\c~ l a\ R:1irt:,pT\ce

:) 1111 ;, 11
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IS £lEI<
N OTH I': l"1
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• A3, ~tJ.al, fho pOl:'<:!6 .proscculiolt~ at I->dt.v
-8('58101\8, Quarter S essIons nnd lit
As.."\izc.'1
,,,ere
und-ortll.kc n by the town dNk'.'l d (·part.
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mont. .'1:'ho prosecutiolls BO ~nJ e l'~t1{cn comp';sod 17 at tho l'olicn colld, 14 at QUBrtOt'

At HEDGCOCK'S SALE
A ,o,t o,f ' ~Jo'uses at Half-price.

.

Tho work of reg =-Stmtion W'lli'i OOn1 l)!ctl.!d in
good time not wit'h3tanding the fa ct t hat tho
Parliamcnary by.clection occ url'ed whilo thu
work o f .prepa. ring ·tho l'cgi.~tc!".i· of Pw
-u-I iam nntary and parochial olecLors wa s ill pI'Ogr<ttS9.
Tho P nrliu. m e ntnry rf' g :.o;tor coniprises 11,158 names , tho bl1rgo ~ roll 17.0na
names, find the paroch ial regi' lcr 19.825
O:fLlll'I1M.
Tho- olection of Ilt,udioors w'!J ~ .ag,a jn
con~tod, but t here w~re PO contesl.:; nt t-lllJ
annual election of councillor}! on I\(jvem Ge r
lst .

LIl Iud!!, I3.nd III the \V c~f; Ipdic.s, as well U-'J
to the public libra r i-cs in aliI town s in Eng.
lu.nd ha.ying a. populut ion of 20,000 a.nd u p.
ward". A lnl'go number of applica t iolls fur
copic8 of it \\'01'0 re0<!i\'cd (j'om llr:vILtn
individuals living. ill. .cJ.ifTol'(l'nt p.a l't ~ o f the
oouflitry and abroad.

A lot of Coats at Half-price,

p ('o r irtt;

cu!1(·d \ri !1

2211d un,1 231', 1
I \ (·t tn f I I rt 1,,,~lId lo n·I :L\·<.!

. An othor e dition of thia intere sti ng and
useful lit tlo book was is>ued by tho HOIlI~'
land AS<'iOCiation dUl'i.u g tho year, and no
fewol' than 1,389 cop ies of it wero d :st r i.
uuted through \h-t1- town d elrk's fl t· p art.men t.
9op ;es. w-ero sl.lppliod to all the lcadillg' cl ub 3

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PITB. ~~ (J."\" S
.~;I !II f!)!
of th ~ [l p;. re,

r t:cogn :/.ld)(·r.. ;.
ha\'i llfJ'
qui n. [l to) ,;Ii t f·.

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_ THE OFFICIAL GUIDE nOOIe

At HEDGCOCK.'S SALE
A I. lot of Drcbsses
at Half-price.
,
At HEDGCOCK'S S~LE
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REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS.

Thursday · ,n ext, \, Jan. '8th·.
..... Door.. Open

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DA Y of J .I :' L· .\
Tin CO lll'!. wiil
BU :; ~lI l' .,,:; nr 1 h" .\
INC:. :)n 'I't F::-:.!)
DAY of .J.I:\[ ' I ,
0'('1.0CI( i" ,il e'

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tJte:

HEDiGC

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th o

i LOCAL INQUiRIES.

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'1'0 WIT . ., ~ 'i ,
P (()(,l'pt I,f th~. I

be

above clulj
" "ro",dedi
evening waa
~ne1~din.~ Meesro . C. B,
J. Sherwood.\

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to s\·a \";vlls oi'

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CouzenB, Si:
A. WiLWli1'&y
Mr. Fenl'

. W. Tayloe
£1 Sa. 2d~

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