Reading Observer 12-1915

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SoIW Silnr
2/6
h ",h'et·liDed box.

An en~ nmquo

production, Solid

Gold, cOJnplet.e
Enamel

1/6

In fancy bordor

In

1-2/6
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"t'olVet-1uled leaUrer [
case -

- Post Free illywhcre.

surface water sewers, willi') l"Q 1l 0 U"{

other bUilding have been connected tv

Ill' a~d tOfJ~

Bm ld Jl}~ pl u ll ~ iO r 'I'} hltr l:u'~
36 othor bu)killlg s and 51 alt-erat lOl1S ~ d O~'""
hons hl\'tc been s\l'hmllk,"'<! enmt lJerJ a. d'~, a(L~
2711 feet.. of n<::w In lll n ~urfllc" ..... ''''rll ~l t"ptc r'."
1 743 feet ot !lew mUIn s cv;fli e ~"~r s I ~eh a~
I.ud. fl.nd 242 feet o f eXlSllllg s urf::ru:-,c II 2 ~_v, 1lt'e:.
h ,1.\ e been clea ned our.. and re-I-; cI
~c "nt&
llul1dmg plan!! aud ijedlon r. Wh lC:l Ill? h
llrc t.ht'se fo r c&lcmu\o adtht tollR l o l .lf' f n ~ ' ll:.Jte-:
wOlk.. atlu lLte In V;ut orn road wn, II ~"'r j ,r.ctrJT!f"
In th e C>eclIpa.tlOn of}lr Samuct" CiTlffilh cr:[r'!!J)

w:.I.ler 5eWf!" S oldy

!2.fc m ses have n ow bee n acqUIred by :. e<;s~ Rah~
:::ier\'"l{'e a..u<1 POloft.ncrs tor lho plod u('u-:. n O[ G~1b!:r:
work, and II ill ~(ford "' I(lplo~ IT Cut a~ 3. I I'l'!Iof hlLUdii, both ma.le and ft: rw,le
a.rg~
6,mong t.he dralnag'c plll JlIi PIE:oll l f'd ""~ I
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p~al1 t! In oo nn edJon With ar\d l tlc n ~ nd 10 ~Judtd~ ..
C~~mCll ~hocl~ t o adap t Lh~m to \\-ar om J.I'lOIJ~

2\{tmcDts. tor h(·smt.nl purposes un ~ a
~ vice and P .. rlne r" ~u O'meerlll " \ \f l'

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ro'ud \ The Stwe.s la.uJ lUclud; \\ l;r~!t'.r ~'~~
If\.C.e waLel e-wer and Pepper Ja ll r ~e\l l ~ iIIr
which lalier '?lork e nt.al le d ca re " I
~Ti6
O\\'1I1g t.o l ts .d epLh a nd t he pr{":-" I!~(! ,.,: IjI('r.Wot!
Lho VlCtn 1t.J ot tho CULLing
I ne \\ ar:;:r In
I RC \1l'er Wag' ca.rtlOO out I bv Frank .!k:. 5 I'CIid
1• td • and the P e pper la.ne ac'Wer hI Mr :O'I .....~...
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~""iU"t .. ~
1 E Fll.t
A pt:LltlOn wns rec et~ed from OI'l':1 {'n; ~rd
PlOrs of pr.opc .. ty In Whitley Wood .,l
~
{,. r 'h
Ir e, :rsiUIl"
~ a pr0Y1310n ot sewen anti h... IH a ~
th
dlstncti, and &c<:onhngly surveva i\ ~re' ~ ~I
plans, Hlctlons and 'TcfcrCl' cc hook. P~'D a <l. IIIJ
f lplete sewera.ge €c hemo was la1(1 do;~r~d ~
IlII cd C8~lInntC!l f11r Dl HbfX1
II \ll'a ~ h Q'\P'I"e - C
cidM t.o ... postpoll e Lhl!! wOl'k for th" prer.:m, E
orda r t hH L It m l ~ht bo co n!! IG crcd m ~f:nlOl III
t,ho Pir~posed se<:hmEmtat.lo n tanks at l!a!lO!' F~o
Thr. I.,htmg Mlc:ed for by t h e peli t!0r.en; has been
prov ldey

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CAYERSH.\![ <3 EW'CE DrSPoBAI. WUE:[;s.
!\L the CIlYorshl1m sewago d lspo <;)\ "I1J".A!i t be
filterm g medwm of the fift h clrcl· jnr bo:d t b
vt as bed and r eplaced ne w lIIa knl< \ ').aI L.!'
added to make
tho W LSI a ge I TIu~ _
pro..
oos.'I Wl!h ~~g ,m t,Q !be ~n:th a!lo1 l;w 6ltar bed _,
IJOW eompll'h.(:d
A grrm t. Im p ruo "mCDt has lK'~
110t 'eM 1'1 the emucnL irom tho b ef!~ ;;·Ism" frG:n
thiS ,",ork
GrcaL udlicul t} b~8 hf . n ; qh'.~~eed
In obl !l lmhg the n eccsSarv n ctV' rnal C' I'lU O":VIt'!'
to $( :JrClb o r J a b~ur
1\ 11 embatlkmnnt. has Dee~
formed IOhlUu ' thd l tJOrtheJlI side of Lbo wm:k
Jlrc\f'Il ~ th e POSSl ~!llly of nn) !u.gooned &wTm\'~'~~
r.SI !If1111g 011 t.o ItdJ ?l ll lil g'Y lands, as tornp!a.lI:t of
overflo\\ had beeJn made hy r11 r Crawfiha
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6Ul"VC)
has <>CCI1 I''t..-de of the ?rhtnor ~ ~nn
an(i a. plnn preparoo. <:},o"lIl i In dC!bu l lhe lII e~~
crnplo,}oo for the olstnl:muoll of se~ age Mer t'l"err
part of t he fa.rm I?rfPa.roo for lM1ga.t.IO!l
'1l!a
various art'.as, dl,, 's lOns and s Ub-d\V 1510n ~ ~ d~
noLE;d on the plan , and a. sys"tem of lfltters all<:!
n u m'be l1l mcroduced by /Deans of "h l('h t he ("tJtl'*"
tlOO of the vaorJous 1a.nds may be rcearded and
checked.
OWIDE to insuffiCi ent a.occmmoclaLlnn far the
Town v1erlc's stiUT, It IVa" found necc.uan to p~J'"
"Ide new oftioes
•.\Her s (jver.ll suggcstlO\lll, had
ma.do 3Jld much cOnSiderati on gn'e n t.O t1e
mat.ter, It was finallJ d eCid ed to uLilir.e II. PClrt,QU
of tho Small 'fown Hall far, t hc pu rpOM, 'Ihe
altera.LlOns r equlttd IOvol rcd lhe rtll\ o ~-al pf the
balcony 0.1, the soihhem end ot Uw hall , t.hL't proVllflon of addilional IJg htlnJ: a nd thr. erCf.4ioIl
a.
d lVISKJDill parliLlOn a'(l'r(;6S t he hall lOr l he purpose.
of scplll"a.tmg the same from the new (I~ cc:.. Th&
partlLlons as elected consIsts of two ~ectlvn;; ot
" Acton II pl.tcnt tn terlocklllH' cOkc:reUl dabs
spacoor t.h~e IIlchcs a part, strengthened 0.. a. <led
fra.rnew01'k, the whololbmnl: fl<lP9or l.ed (It!. ~ .ecl.
]OJlllM and tlpon ' srn ncl1eQllf> carrIed dOW11 to la UD
dation -uc lo1'/' tho basenl('! n~ sl-or'ey
The ~pao:~
thuS' formed ha.s bcen :l{1~"ed and~ fiittd up a~ a.
geneml otllce for clerks, Yilth 8. ae pRr:aJ..c enc\(I.<J.: ·ft
fot
of the Deputy 'l' o'\'rn Cle rk:
'IbIS haa

hl-e:

'rood

or

tho
• • ")~;';,;;j;~t;',~gO mcet.
thc staff

i'lf

a Hurvey "" a8 made of the
and a blU of dJ la.ptdatl onli yrcparoo by
oogh Surteyo[, Wlt.h tbo result thl.1r a. rum

Of

Bor
£:.,6

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,,"us paul LO tbe Co::-oorat'on In rett;km6ot of
dllapld B.t.IOUS Incurred
Acting upon instructions a.nd rih a VlI':.W to
tUJllg prBca.utll:mary measures ag1lJl1'l6~ damage hI
n. rr-.crn ft, an tnSpccllon 'WAS ma(le m July,.lbl" Ihe
Borough Surveyor v,ofl t h e Cluef" OlDccr of lhe
Fire Brigade of the 'law n BaIh andf lifUlIIClpl!
H~lkilngs, Pubhc I;lbrary, lhe ltttsmin ~d Art
G a llery _and a repor t. prepared by LUem tleal.>nz
mt.h the l, re apT)rlanCCli and the me:ms of attn
gUlshing fi re In those buildUlgS
III lhrch .... orltS of deeamu\'C reDan' ..rom CM
TIed out In t.he ha ll keepe r 's
a.t. the Town
Hall
I n Jun~ the pvnUng of Lbo e&lIOf>leo;-"OlI~
ti lde Lbo Town H-a.lls was proooodod Wl(.h
Tho freo UliC .of j he Ar t hur HiU memond IrF!ID"
mmg MO ahpper bat.hs by H..M txOO!Jll nas ccr.
tmned throughout the year
Manv <:Of Ur:e mt ~
came from omnps where w&ter was -obt.1 jru,d <:f l!1
difficulty, tUld other COI\H~DUlDCe8 were hw:king If) r
blUets In ReadIng ha.vmg no bath rooms, ?.nd
under t hese CIrcumstances !,.be Borougb S(U"l"'C1'or
recommended the Pa.rks Committee to gra.nt tbs
troops the eljcl1.\slge lise of tlteae baths ~ iht>
ot lhe b.t.bs by our sokliers has ~wn from
one dar a week uu t ll e~ry day 16 taken up 91
t.hem dr by prcpara.ttOD for them
The follo"ln:::
summa.ry ext.ends over & ponod of ",bout twel ve
m onths, and ehow8 that t. he meD greatly apprc
elate tbe opnortumfles nJfordtld them of hafbinr
and sWimming
SWlI'nmlDg baths ta.k:en, s.l,S14,
eh ppcr baths taken 4,700 toml, I 55,62l.
The baths have been used by the 7th. Rth and
3;4~ Ba.tt-Bhons of t.he R01at &[J~ Regimellt,

quarters

t'IIM Co mpaUl6S of

En gr neers

and

frorri

'fIl&rgrue

Wrmtage RaU,

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Clorps from Wok·
C&Â¥6rsh~:n ~
Pangbo::rn fl ,

and Lh&

use
tbe
gboul
m e n ba.ve
being mostly men of t ho 7t h a.pd 18th
of the Royal Berb Regiments, Jwhoso
cOllrag€<i. them In SWIUJmlD/l by 11:: 0 0","";<...,,
of sparta

a.nq

races

1'11e use j of 'I 'ilehurst,..rosd SwlQunlllg bat.h by
troops WIlS dlsoou t.U:nu:xl In May las t !lnd
frlom that do.t' to Dcoemoor 2nd 't ,as ur-en 0
tbe general rjtublic
A! the Beason haB ended th
BorOUgh 'EngJneer ' llas now m :H !6 arnl.l1p'"cm4!DlI
With tho l\ppro'lal of ~he Parl:.~ Corttlru ttee (0
1e nd the bath t.o tlle Officer Commanding (,he
Plo~r Depo ~ now stationed m llendl~, to be
~ solely b y hiS m (' l)
Tn t.hls casG t.be cosl cf
!PlOt, Jabour m stOklOp' clcanlDg, etc, \1;'"111 btl
borne by the Wltl O~e
I
Tho conslderatid ns of [the Eorough Englllecr Wit h
a. view to cffC'Ot !og ~~noUly In JoclI.l ():(pe ndr tU"1l
du:nng the perIOd or thq 'Wa.r ba.vc beell P l~ll C u-\:lC \Y
dlrecLed towards the P't1bhc f\R.ks, .... Ilh Lhe re.'>·\!t
that ),t t1e new '?oork h~ been carrlffl Oll! therem
New tenDis cour t! at frospcct Park a nd Pa.lm'f
Pn.rk were conmletcd e r.ly In tl1r. yea.r
Work " fll
d ooorat.lvc repa Ir and I nroveroe n t h tl-l c bl'cli ~ I r
ned oyt Ilt Prospe>1L CbLt.l1ge , H o neY Eml l ine
'1'be man SIO n hou se at rl ospecL [tark h!l < \:Y.-En
] c n t~ th e :&eadmg BQitt.rd 06 Gua.rdians 10 11<;(' ~,
Lo el h osI?ltai, ami q ~a.:rt.orsl for t h e P ark ( en
& t,~b
!rave been fitted up In one of ~hc lOt'~!if
tn c4nnedlO R wlt.h th,s arrange.m ent th e B~3rd 0'
GUI1.o-dlans have paid Lila first oo5t of pro\ ld lOg :\
refrcllhment ~vllion
the Park
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R'INFALL.
' The r&mfall for t he
year has been an 61
traordmlLnly hoon
With the eJ:C1!ptlOD ,) '
1903, whEm 38 92 '":nchds were t'eeordoo, ,t IS t h~
bea.vlest fan for at '+ast 36 years
The- ral ll
Iw-hi'Ch feU In July, VlZ, 506 mcbee, hag only been
once lU"oeeded 1n that. mo nth for 36 'iears, y\a,
lD 1888, when 549 mchrs were T«orded

jp3st.

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PU~L1C ~IBRARIES,

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The Llbrarlcs and Re3dmg Rooms ba.ve hee!!

wbll a.ppreclat.ed dunn~ the past year
The 101;1,1
num ber or boob bo~wed from all d cpa.rt'tn(l.r1h
(el:clndm g the S('bool Il t t'1lnca) was 192,461 , !lo J:III ~
ave rage of 709 l olumcs The numbe r of borrov;t
~l\rds Ul force for the ending J...lh,rlJ.n65 1;:0 7 ZI9
'l'bo total Ilumbe r of books ISSUed fr:om the Ceu lr~l
Library
151,087, from the We!!t. Brll rli:h
Llbra.ry
from t.he Caversha.m Bran Il
Llbrarr
and
children from tile Scboo l

Llbrnnes
Among

'I'b e numbe r of
Galfery for the
over 100 00:)
the grca~ number
centa.:;e of ..,.; cuoourl ,

lectlons
to the la.tter
Ven'""iew :lddl tlons
but there- hllJ Leen
loa.ns, whIch are tar
ihort 3U/UIll,ary IS

Twenty Silver and
Brl tl! h camp
ch urch, Ran ts
t lO n

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