Berkshire Chronicle Reading 06-1914

BRIDGES •
.A ,lIIeetwg of the ReDding Tow n Cound
he:d , last night., . when the m(! m be~
,w.eJ;":e . ~6e ma Jor (41derman C. G.
the <l:eputy;mayor {Alderman J . W.
tr~~ ...r~lII1J, Al~rDj."n G. I'hilbrick F
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. C: DrylaTld, W. Pouiton: G:
...."""on. ,W. J . J. Brion. 1'. G.
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Cox, "T: M&5ou , Councillors
N~ ...b\U".7:t;w,
W. , J . Vellne r,

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s-peaku' ,'from j~~~
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J. Eighte en

W. Fre.?le. J. Ranson',

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F~ A. Sar)eant, D. E~H~jrl-

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A. W",bb . E. J . Lewis. W. E
t W. , E. BuUer, L . G. Sutwn J'
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Wa. ' .er8, W. R . Ho_lI. A. J. M~ker'
' and . ·an. T, ~Orrt., F. W. Allwrigbt: B. P . Gib: '
'~:;~r.!0.~.lly. OwiD,~ to thei:r<· ,~ns, :r~J. Stae"},; F. W. Dor"",r. Cap' 10 Whit.ey Wood ...am·!f' .T. nor!ey, H_ Watts, G.
trestad with ....t'je~, QW' I Shnarks, F . E. ?4oring. and
·T.Il~ ··' I'ii,.h·" •.v~ . ,Committee
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,.... not : '- SMALL HOi:DINGS IN WE ST
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READING. .

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At a ,meeting o~ the Small H oldings and
Great W (:stern ' Rail, ~tment8 Com~tteo a letter wos reaJ rrom
ng a. cheap excur~ ~- tho B1rd of Agriculture auggesting th'Lt tho
:\nd.
e\v,hllry tQ ~~I:UaCl Should cndcav:our to obtain !)ui tablB

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to Ports'mouth on June :~~'f:ilr f~ I o~her8Mho Jha.d applied t() ' d .I O
and'races
13tn' also
L from
d ' "',th,n t? r anthe, requlremont."I
r.
. H. o[ Gould
Mr. S wwl
Ire. cThtripe
e . on oq,
-ere W&S one Bmall m eadow of about l~
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omp~y .lI.~~ acres belonging to tho es tat o o f the l l\t ~ SVL~

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from Re~dIDg: W!'lter Palmer, which ho t.hought mi"ht bo
BrncJm.ell,. WlOdsOr swta..~le for n. amnII hott1 in J{ _if it (!o~ld bn
. from._ June 10th to 13th, acqu:l'OO. The local ngpnt, to t.he trllstt!e R
P,lrtomouthl on the occasion of the I (Mr. Sto.nford) llad prom iwd 10 ascortoi n
Agqicultura,l ' Society s . Iwhcthcr the trust~ woulJ be prepnrccl to
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.at or sen tJ;e ru ctldo w. The !Hu t tOI' W118 ll.dJo~ned until tho nex t mootinK o( tho COIU?,",! u.gn!"",

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1'00 lllinutetl we re agreed to.

FAILPRE.

CHOCOLATE ON TRAMCARS ,
T~e rram wnys Committco COJu:l idcrcd
a~liCL\t.ion of ~r. A. H. VinO£'rlt, who W;\:i
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doo rou ! ,,?f OOmlOg t.o a n arrang€OI( 'Il L wilh
vub;tc examination of Mr. David , tho Rca~mg . Corporl\tion for pl:\c 'oi-! !'.nlld l
Thomas :pavi~. a _. sl.ores mana.ger, of 8.ut.omatic boxes for the R~ l e of ('~ (] ('o Ldf' fi n

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EXTRAVAG ANCE DENIED.

Avenue. Rea.cJing.:' was held · th~ t. rA~<:&thr~. Tho comm.Ueo dC Cld od
at · th., · Readiog • Bankruptoy on Thrl • ID .. o.!,lrol'o,a!.
-e mlnU~ 8 were p atS!K!d.
The -lia.bilitiiii. ..
£167 9•. /Xl.,
NEW SCALE OF PAY.

Eastern

yeMrday

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mount:io

-irJltire
all~ : are
by the
.. ~vinll
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and: 1he~.u5et8
nil. debtor
The is cause
01
': my ' mcoJM. "
The defiCIency

The . borQu~, B"cveyo r rcporl Cd 10 t ho
H!fb"ays Commlltee::.eilount 'etated--; Exeess of li&bilitj~ over '
I submlt ille foltowmg rC\'I HcJ l a.tO. of
Ye.~':iJ!"' ,j~~·f~I"" " aSsets on' )l.ay'_12th, 1913, £75; household .
,W~I(,), I ;ecommc nd 8h~ lIld bo "1>"",,1 In
~~::~~lt":1~~t':'~
expen.... incnrrad .since MRY 12th 1913 1
I alf \\ "goa Clause of IJlO I" ," 1" ,[
'. (wife- and . ev.-.e child), £213 99. 5d~" law g-encral condltlOIl9 in all COlitru l' ( S Cl ltl'r\.! U
bO'~.~lf!llllOP!I.. JI-">roQ....r .
ef"peose8, £25; to~" ,£813 9.~ . ' .5d. Lees upon hcrea~ter by the corporatiulI: lDcome sinoe May; 12th, n ~913, £146; doliDoecriplion.
Rt~,i.cr
ciener. · £167 ' 9.: 1iiI. ·' ~' "
d.
, The oillcial receiver ' (Mr. E. W . J.
Excavator .. . ...
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R<'¥i .,,~· I SavillJ, in' his , observations. states :- :
Lahollr~ I' ... .. .
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.. The ~btor, IIjJOO 52, states:
Scdrold~ r .. '" .. . _..
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" ," PIjor to 1907, he . was employed ~
'rim~rnHl.n ... ..... , ...
V2
· a88ietanfi in a. London stores; that from
Pipe Layer . .. . . . .. , .. , .. ,
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llI07 to '912 'he' was emnJoyed ..... com
llnci""yer .. . , .. ".' ... ,.. .. . ..... . 9
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Ml\.8OJl l work,iug in wOrl( !:'J lqp)
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• mercial traveller by _ .. fum of 'watch:
Mawn (work"'K 1111 ~ lI iIJmg.)
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rpakeral in London, \ &oDd 8ince that time

- he haa,,: booo"mana:ger of

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rediwn have obl:.o.ined "od .

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JO!ller .. . .. . . .. . ... '" ... ... :: : 9
P lumber . . ... ... .. ... . . . . . . 9
Plu.mber'. mate .. . ... ..... ...
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8~th,.. ... ... .. . ... ... ... ...
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~mlth.
mat. .. ... ... ... ...
J I~tcrer .... .... .... '" ... '"
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Pamtcr ... , .... . . . ". ". ..

These raoo! re LJre-a...cllt an m('r (' a ~c o f

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; was 80111 l1!ldez: .au execut~OD) and .reahsed 1 filral OO~d)tlO I\a7 .aUd n,rc in confnr!u ity so far

W-el'O'

1,"
ted C hard
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I.keenDe88
lClpa. . , and
' apt&iq
tion would hi, ,6Ton
lu' e~o.n.
Th:ia
.1 .cnred by eODllaut :~~~;~~~:.!~;~~~I
.1 tfon to aU'ow " no
.yote pI thanb ~to Ilr
with ,ccIamati~: . '

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~~:~~;;~~~~~?~~~i~~i ' Iment
agalT!sf
a.nn !,D ''!Inltur.
Jan,u:uy i, per
~ollrW~<>3
on theClall.'O
ratce 'setof out
(' x:sting
..t ~
wholethe
of d~btor7
hI<! ho~sebold
. Fan
thoIII
'cool hrn"a',
g" n-

bad . 'ancf

'Q.uonisti,
!!loon',
~ otller~ 8trugglo quite
, &8 happened la.st .- 'Llie Workers 01 the

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Pllvlor a nd KorLIu.ycr .. .... ,..
Pa:vior ... .. , .... " .. , '" ...
Cfl.rpentor . , .. " .. , ... .... ,

storee io ReaO-

.. The debtor bas kent no books of
a.nd'·has had ~o ba.nk account.
.. Tbe debtor -state. that be fi .. ~ bee. iDle , ,
- aware of hie iiHJolrency ..bout June, 1913, .
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and , that he . bas not contracted ' an~
t~'~~~~~i?!!~~:.i liabiliti ";n"" l'that date.

eoald
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4th' I about £l;!.

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as apphca.,hlo With t.h ooe

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debtor·-~!&J:.m:iDed
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The
bi' dre~
th,'
recelYer,
~ld. ~ , sa, ary .he

o~ial
£2

t;ell."I~

noon o u1d
n Sat urdays
1IlI':iL.~ll dwork
()f aa at
t
er8
to ml
12 prC-Sf'H
o'(,ll)(:k
Ul1t1 "(
o'dock·.,han)
The
e is Hol fo at
llo lVcJ
i ll tho
CASO of the! labourers, as llicir LitHO ~'1 tho
68.IHO throug~u t. t lIl! y t" ILr7 anJ t.ht'y cca&o

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paId biB :rent, ','l1'~ iddlt!on :.00 rata.s

firm
and

tax"". · PeMOD6ny he· dld not admit
thaI work.t on"
of hie 'Wages,'

, eItrav~t ',litiJ:jg " ~wa8 the ,canse

v Jtillure. _~ ' Hia ~wife

'b04 . he

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ple~ge(j ~!s credjt;

nw.v

1\ ~(Jur8.~' If t.his rule he, followed in ils ,en tJret,)'
0 carpe nwr,s, hrIckLay ers nlld pa.:lIt-

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an~ oo.mln!981~lIiT:& ~"e~~. and 'the

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rules appl~cl:\blo to Cll. rpentcrs, jo:ner8. ul'iek·
, la.yers, na.mtcrs, etc.
Rule 2,
'Wurki lll{

U:' I · I I The uDse..1ured indebtedness ·8Dpear8 to
be dud ae to #£13 Os; '4d. -fill money lent
. and 8S':' to "he 'remai~r principally in
respect (If -houSehold accounts."

0 clod, on Saturnny..

R,,\e 3,

Th() foll<Hving is a Es t of wo rkmen W~~() w~u ld'btl ~: Ilt,itl nc1 00 an a dvn.nl:c o f

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heen ~ &blec' ~ control thlngB abBa- wug'" If tin. rllk> '" follow ed ,, Pr<"l8Cll t.
IncmA.5Cd

Jete], hini.self _-he ·would not' ha.ve been

jr~~:~!I~I~I~~~I~jlllll~III~I~I!I~~~ill~~~~~i~lll~t~i ~~ . ~~~~~- - .

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oontr'."'te.d , wi~hout hi. knowledlle,. and l,hri,.k l"yer 8~d. pCI' hOllr !ld . .. , 6 I ~
· p,e<!pl,!:..had walted on h , m at
bU610CBS 7 P.illkl,,. 6/d. afid 70.
7'0.
58 1 4
m '~ ~ 'bo thes'e~ &nd 6eell his
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'p!oye....
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',·11le f!xa.mination wc\s a-djourned.
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siderntion,
genondly
tlleY,,,aveuam
ongaged as .s,
ho""
. . .aven,~king,
gers, street
rrers and general labourer".
Rule 4. 'OvN_

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BODY FOUnlJ

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tirne.~.
borne in Th:.s
mindrule
thatls

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" ,The body" of MIM Ma.rlOo H~lli-cr. 76 ye&ra of .
&1'6, was ta.ken from tho ~l~~" K~!lD.e t. on ,
Monday. cl~ to the elec.t.:r~c lIght ,5 ta.tlon at.
Grem:Ul~m Mlll! . A pa.thehc :soory ,' waa told,

at the
M,rll·

.£64 2 8

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Rm of opJn!On that tJlt' Itt klUrers Onlp1oyod ill tho highwaYR d.epartment, a.re lI Ot
Ruch JUI, the mastel' builders had unde r con~

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followod.
It should
bo
I.he
highlYny.,
work",,·.,

are i n reR'ul a.r employm ent, n.lld h n.ve SC H'n
d(lv~' hol'day pel' nllnu m wit~ rll'l.y, "
The oonlfluttce cxnrC6~' tho o pinio n t h,1.!;
the oorporalion ".'0 111<1 not be j WdiJiocl 111 incurrinJZ' the cost. of widOllllJK to 60 fec t. thu

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nart of O",{orO Road which ext-endB from t.ho
Inulg 'In--. Walde- I Roebuck Hotel to tho entrance to the Crl' at
body..
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t~t , WMt.cm Railway Company's Station at Tile ·
",Ih I hu .... t.
70
The minute.> we re agreed to.

FERRO-CONCRJ<:TE BRIDGES_
The TE'PO!'t · of the Borou,Clh Extension
CommiUeo reoommenrilllg that the new

CavershaHl hridges be constFucteu in
terro-eonerete np!>ears 011 Page 4.
Aldermnn Ma rtin. in m nvin.'t the adop~
tion of the report. ~aid he thought it

I would lta. ..·e been b ~ t.te r to ha.ve -had Do
t.wo-sp an bridge insteB.c1 of acn e-spa ll
hfe. bridge: but. as there seemed to he :.

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had gred des i.J;e

that

the m a ttA.'H" should go ,

ahead. be d;u 110t fe el jll.s tifled in relerrin~ the matte r h:\ck.
Mr. W. E, CoIH ... r Rt\ ld nEW we re con ·
verted to the view by th e Ti.. m"" Con!ijll'vl\ncy a.lld by th e o!lin ion 'of th eir owll

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e:s:pem ' thn.t n ()nC-8 pSn hridge WaR tho

I better_

It would certainly DO

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adv",,-

talle for rapidly pa~ in.Q' of! Oood water,

He thou~ht luro-co ncretB' w()uld sav!)
them £150 a y.ear in mairi.ten auce.
The· mayor said that the Thames Con-

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would probably DcA oon8ent to
the placing of' a. centrol pier. cOJlRid-ering

. the flow <If the :river .at tllat partie ul"r
spot. ' The. entrance to the' lock cut would

:have a cro!s-current, which might take
hOE down to the weir.

The r eport was

oa.rri~.

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