Berkshire Chronicle Reading 04-1916

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THE CHAI~'AN'S ,RE~O~.

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I'I/.;ly S" I :-Y Lv low 31r. Cuu~le-.
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\y, \:"ok O S I'~l If it ,,'as :1I ract tll~t ~.h
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J ~' \\ ()u!d notJ 110 \\n s tHe', '31)pe.ol ~ tho b~C1,1" t<.t \\ 1.0 (' x p ~ d (>J t CIU~ to pract Ise fcon lY,
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lu!.d h (, CIl ]1 [1 hl f~)l' neh, (Uld d lso ,nth rog 'd
ql~alltltv u £ n''Il1 k u~('cl .

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IIIto the "holo qu.Aioll I C'pcc tl ll J( ~ \lp
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T ho r\ll 3Jl \~C f"orn mHtce r e110rtetl that they lad
H' 1'1 \1'(1 th o t..'I't ' mnt cd 'oC tJ 10 , a n ous COlll~lllttees, &.8
tv th(,Il' PlOtHl I)II! C''Xpell ccc9 { o r tho llC'xt 81X montlisJ
. nd It 1,"8 "rCJ(lorl t o >eBOIlIlI1c lld to .the board that
th o Il mount of"'t11() C'o nt,rj,huflon Older
bo , 66"'OO
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t he O \el~c(> l I8 00 .£1.3,800.,

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Mr 'J' N om" Ifl prooelltwg ilIe e>tllllate ~t

l mouths, saJd the
... ~ tIlllflt e ,,' u:lld (l nn blo the gualdlalll:) to aBle f or &
IIl1lulif l u 'nmmt (I'om the ll\t('pay crs o.nd ~t the same
t ll tlQ he ll,, : le f.um.~ l e nt ' t;Q, cnable them to carryon
1hlj " ol k f.a l l"fn.d.o nlJ, It w:as propOsed to e:spcnd
lo ll (').tf/\ .'':'32 on I.Hl lkhng and lcp31rs, but. uotlung
\\ ,):1(1 bc- f.PC' llt nil la lld - impl'o\cm ent; there t~lU6
IJI lnj1 n " 1\\ I!I; ()f .t28
'litc ro \\ o uld bo a 5a.\,111~
••f £2GO III I p. .'[lLnJ t.o II 1-111lLIJlt.enam::e. T illS l\ Ra due
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t il IJ!IJ d " l le,l'o In th o
I t rlL l l~ t 110 hlHIlO In

nllmber ' of llBll a t.e Iil, allhqugh

nund ' Wl-8.t the cost of C(')nl~
l"IJhtl ~ 1 \:\ ~1 I ,,,,ron g lcatly. It '\Of:l proJ1~S~ to
~ ~Jl\."ll : £74 IC"-A on l.h e ~~at,tcr('!d Home-g, the figurc8
'11'1 1 R' .u MJO fl." cOllll',Ll ed I 'Hth £1374 tlH~ corree.) 'Ol blJng \ 1011f't1 ia" t, :'I f' ar.
'i'he .t52 inr.lcaee rotj1f~ l i ng bfjnl't lt n ~ ~)llt '\"Il.S~u o t-o tho 6 X t.:rU. amount
l,.ud tl) 1,1t " HCl k9 County Council. In out-t'clief
d lJ"'Y Ost.i ll lat"d fo r £2,SOO, '.. a'.s , conlpared ,\lth £2)903
ti,e, (:" n l'!-ipo m.h ng 11.Ll£,~ e u~1''' of 1915, a. d CC leruiO of
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"t I h e p r l).c.i'nt " time) '8n<1 lafi~ " eel\: ther9.{
\\ ae I\. j("(\ I\ (, I I!'l11 of £2.6 (X)mna.r ed "itti ~ th.o corle8-~
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"e~ k l:'.,.(t ~: c:tit".. ThiB tlemonstratcd thai,
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l ~ J ~ atl a lld t.h :lt ~l l ~t, c-s~ wns not lle&rly SO a.c ute.

'J m; INl'OnpOR'\',TJ..oN SETTLEMENT.

Th o . tnle lllOll t /Lbo lI\c\'ud~ .tl,o figllnis r<1present •
• f '~ thu r' t'l1.11f' 1l1 f"lItS '\lth the Oxford Oou'rl ty ! COWl·
\ ,I and th o RUldhf" ld Union l ot' the ihcorpor.ation of

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c'n\ 'Jr~ l ,n m al Jd IJl(:hllr~ t for
] n t EL, h .':l. 0 1110 f:: ct,tleme.n.t. /'ta

lAW purposes,
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"ery LlJol ldy ~ OJ.i H fa<!t o ry froni :ai l C'fI,m..n~ )'atepay ~ ~
tlQlJl~ of \ 1f\' . :'IS \\ clJ RS t h4Y' (>001';" \nd tho bon. ~ :' '' '"h'''.'."
I\ ali II) I} I' h:g- il ly (,O llg l n.tll,1 ~ tec1 upon t1 H~ succees
thoy h ' l tl ,\ ,11.l1 ' u l !' l de..'111l1J{ "ilh Lbo mnttt)r
"1/'1' r·~ f l d ly. The' iW1QUPt. th ey agreed ' to pay:
HI.u Geid UIlIO I\ ":IS 4:600; "
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A.'l t~) di P. " Tn. \' Oflio.. ;O account... thoro would

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£2,171,

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t luiIl A<'.)C1 ,L lu.t gc I Hlh111 (JuLiayi \o;hicl1 wa" incurred
f' r tn" 11,\111' (" 1' (If tho lOnln.teli · to the var~oua
, 1l~l l t llt I O Il '" Oll tlmlc ft nd It natura lly followed that
j,h ~l fI '''-Hl l.1 L.~ .a 41f't' r('~.se,
A ~ , peIlny rAto would
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Uilli g like 1:2,'000, o.nd they '~Qr6 ahle
purpoSES by tl,at

10 reu u, 0 , 1.0 , ,,ie, fo r POOl'
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Ot.. Oi ) al1d 1118 ,1,,[ I,", Ille exrellcut ruallul!r ' ill
\d llch lht',v had ]lJt'pal'rd the estimate ~f' a;cco llnte
"nd etip· . wily so at th ig time, because,' owing to tit;
• Oil LlIIlJ 11.1 (},.LIlI{PS .1lH i d oplch"d Gtaff tb l'ough the
t ho r lr ri. lIa8 left. " "tirely with f~ll)a1e ' I"bou.r
1,..) ''\I)rll pl, t l) lil0 I's t}.llIute ,
It \\.as. therefore n ecea.
\ My fl)l 11111 to Jlu t 111 mtllly .extra hours P&·SOll3.lly

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t hfl lI.CI'd ! ,h~y (If tilO flguretl.
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