Berkshire Chronicle Reading 03-1915

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or p.urPo8el,. ~1'~dt\d ilf -any
weilfut IOf . t'h6 '.br.oo.d w'h-ich . £bt2': ..boughlt.
Alderman BUll: Where aw the town
th{)8e .w.ord~ ,from·? I < • _
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'fho":I'Dwll Clerk: From twcO .o'f th.e
papeT8.
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Ald&man Bu'll: Not f.J"om 'n

wor1<bou ....·

the militaIW. Alfthorltioe ,e;nd tt~~ C1J::i.1;~~~~:1:i:
woula oo'l. , ~JiOO 'be able to ,me tl
.pOst.mor.tem ·~b.,.. diero.
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It 'WII6 J1eao)lOoiI ·t hat.tOO He&d. Ool)fll:&nlo eruklnv·
_____,. _II our ·t() lIII'~ge ~r the morll, ..ry ,a~ ;Po&t-morletn' . (LaugHter).
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~[D1l"IlI>ooml'll't
ob ..mber 'at the .iW<OnkhoU60 .1>0 be ...'V.a.i1able.
The Town "'Clerk did :not Teply.
-mLPI<)ytln()'lta .Mr. 'Waltens askeil if aUiY woman were lOl1\gap:ed
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as women patrols under the ,age ·of .SO y.earB: · also
would 'auy .reports aB to the wOJIlen .patrols be
presented "to tb'e COllD cil ~
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AGE 'OF WOMEN P:A.'T-ROliS..
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Ald. '.Bull ~Cbau-mnn o'f the ' .aohnnutee) . said
·t hat.so.f 8.1':as he'Jrnew thoso ladies l:mqged m'uge
from "i;Jout '2 0 to 7.0 :yo"rs-(la'1gh'ter) '~and tbey
_1'0 . doing a 'l'el'Y uReinl wDrk. neduul nad ill
good many <co,,:yePSatioTIs with: ~1l.., " ,chief .<Constable about ;t.lmm, ''BlId 110 was Pf'"footlyl!l\,til;fred
. wit1J. the' W-IlY. in ;IV.h iah they , 'W!B~B doing their
work; !J'hey ,dld"report to the ' C)"c!If ·Ool.lstable. : ,.

, Mr. Wa1teT8: NQt:to tne COUDCijl'P .. \ .

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Ald. 'B ull: Oerta~nl'y not. .J,' 'mllVl) !tlle adop'tldti
01 the minutes 'df. 'th'e ·commi.'l.'tee.' I. ·
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': lli88 .Button ,seconded ·tl,C '''ll801~an. and · _id

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....I1oi"'ol.A. lui nea.rly ... . ()Q'U :be MOerta.io.ed

on &n e.veraR6 for about i.four
. dAy. l' .week, .but in very
oooasiiODAlly boon in U86 lor nm..
not think that diSinfector.....ould
the dieinl'ootion of ...11 the in.
the ;wholo of ·the .borough ; .but ·
to 1UftO it for ~h",~ p u1'JX!"'I
buila~ would have to ' ~
N'.'.....,..,..aA m tbe present &ystem i •. t~... p
amount 01 work :reqlllt1n~
by ' the .'oo/-po~'~· :th~
oot- va~ in ,the same -pr<>1"'rt'401
b .. ve 10 bo kePt 'tDlrdbher 'and tnll'
cft>arlre-: would not v.ary, ".l .ooMid."L th!,t Mr,.
lor tha ~mnova:l-d lnfccted a.tt.iclell J ~
~~!t~l~~u!~;n
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ill..,. po.id ~'t aitent:.an to the
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of disinfootion' f<Jll' year& past IlInd
.. .thorougbl
. y .80ientific ,m&nner·r.if
& , ·di81>i.net lOss . to the
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Mr'/4'
,~~~r:i~~ to Mr. WalterA, eald tbll;'t
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cerebl"o-spinal me"ll~,,!gH:ij~ ll'a.p
arra.ngem<mt wi~

to dnte, th~ ,second bom,; '~ '~e
by

that 110 'womlffi n»&1'··27 yeaf'.a, of ,-aka IWM ·ailflw.ed .
to ta.Jc&--pllrt in the ....otik, except ,'I1llde1' .speciallY
excep'tlone"rl Ci<fflltmBtanc~.
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MR. WALTERs CLOS1J.R~· 1
Mr. Waiters WIlS ratller glad to :, h.6aJ'. Miss
'S utton .BIleY that 'the age W!/oS llmited; ,to !27, bui
80rO' to hear that there ;were 8.P6c~al ~ircum- .
stances .nndeJl, 'which thM; ag!, was Ted;HCIld .. .as ~e.
did not thiI\k it " wi~e thing. HI' hoo,;,»oo.. d thll~ .
one Illdy WIl8 approl\ch'ed W}lD W6S baroly ouf of .
her 'teens; and.he did not ' ,t h.ink. · ~t .' wise t1~t
ydl'lllg girls .•110"id be brougltt llltO cpntact Wlth
what · nt\r.tainly was . n very unplea~t nspeCt.:oi
lifllJ E;e ,w as glad to Ihea .. ",180 tb*t the 'Oh ...,.f .
Collstable WIlS satisfied with· t be
\t hose lalliea .
" 'el'6 ·daing, altb"ngb he (:t11e 1Ip~'!") was no.t
himself greai1y 'i mp'rossed Q~' . their' 'oi'f",tlte, 311.1
,doubted very mueb If t~ wel'e going ·±p ·do muc'h
,good. - Those .tmngs were 1l<it .to I ~e c01'It'rollvd .
'i'he buman a'nimaJI, and pal't icul8,Tly the y~g,
som.etimes so.u lflrt 'a dvice, Wt ~dom took . it.
.Ilowever ''''''llerJlmced .in wickedness those ~di8H
)night 'be 'they might 'sometimes maloo ,unpl~nt
mis~kes liim t110S0 no;\\' and thim latl~ed .aga:i)lb1;
tho '!London .' constn.'bula1W . in w\hich Innocent
pt'ople were ' suspected of bel·ng . engaged ;in im~,
moral pt'actiCIl6 . He thought this .movement
mther a mis'take. He did ll!)t t hink a·nythil'\g
going. to- bodona to cO'1trpl . al1yphi'llg like
. mo~ty , .of .the town. lie bad erery ·~ID.J)~tlU"
~it'h .t.he..i(le~, but 'he .uolrbtea.~~ry ,
efhrrilz ,b~g .tm!;fellSfu1. lJe ,was ,91d-bu:t he
Dot 't-nGlY WhBftl;
. I'lF £he authorii;Y1 w.as .IIood
. wheljher .1;b;e ll'ta.tement w.as ·a 'ti:t7tbat '
ilie ,sO'li1il!liji 1iaa' 'l):een in fbe tow fure
conSidsmbhl ..Dllmber .of expacta.. hlidb er~~ -,,-.~-, ...
thlJugbt .;eb'e 1adi4!s, he·,:w.uB .l'EiferriJ)g to would bl\
veri much b!ltt.~ eJ:llPlqyoo if ~l}.8,f:1st~rted a fund .

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:Ald. Cox..(indiJptan.j,)y).,";r moye
we :prooeed.
to the nen li-qalnru,B, tH<I8>r, _hell' .) ' I .
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The M~Yo.t' ,That the Coniicil do 'Pl'odeed totl,~··
lUlxt ;bnsi~!,8fI .?
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. 'I'he :resolution ....as carr.ied; an the .repo!'t .,0£ ,
t}... committee was agreed to. · ' I

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