Reading Observer 05-1916

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19Q6.7
1907-3
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3 11
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3 8
.39
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3 10 ~
• ... 310

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1909-1°\
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Tot.al
I d

!

llIlZ-U I
~1.

610
6 6

• _ . <,, 3
4
~916-17 1
1 a ;m
• 3
NmARLY 1t144 000 TO BE

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6~

4 10
. 611
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6 11

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1914-15
11Q.1;.18

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lUISED

The 1l8tI .um W be paiMd by pal:M du~~, ttl. ••
JuiDg 1 - ,. £143.ge2 109 ad -£84,660 '" 9d
Borollila Rate ~ J;79,271 l&. 9d from
Ule D ..trHlt lI4~\ Th. ".t...bl. " lue
Propor\1
~ble Iii ~ m7 9B 3d. and one peDIl~ 1ft.
u.e £ , ••.t~ to prod... £1,885 fOf the Bor·
OIIIl"h Fund ":1111 f1.~ fOf til.
Fund
fl'ODl tho

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lol

'l'h& folloWlDfl'
~Dchture for

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Di'Iirio!

a summary of tb

IS

th.e year <endmg M&rc

~B.OUGH

I
FiD&ooe Com1D.lt.too

FUND

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pur-

(CorpOr&WoA

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Dit.to (Floe Library)

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0

,

Tot.a.l Finanoe Committee
Eat.a..tea Com"uttee

59,118
184

Oommllt,ee

but.

8,1SO

8&n't.ary (;o>OO1,tt.oo
HIghways Commltt.ae
CAre of msnt.aUy defeetlYe
1><fi.. t 31s, !4&reb. 1918

\tiN <l9.mPItl'ed

225
IS
447

I Sll

68650 4 9
Less -

pon,lon of Tramways "P1Oftt•

• 1

Net

~rough

from

8'UJIl

64,650 4 9

Rate

, nrSTRICT FUND

II

38,688 o 0
36 574 o 0
15028 o 0
Sanlt.a.ry Co~mlttee
6.605 o 0
Pub & ' P~ure Grottnda Ca:nmlttee 2441
Wa.tch Oomnlltf1e6
1,394Farm CommIt.tee I
928 o 0
FID&Il(:e l Comlll1tt.ee

Hlghwaya and Lighting Committee
DreJnage and Bulldlng6 Committee

gg

88555
Deduct. _
£ II d
Net moome OatUe Mar
I<ot. Oooilm"tM
628 0 0
~rpJuo March 31s~, 1&16 1.655 3 3
~U&r
Contnhutlon 5000 0 0
WI.terw",ks profita
2000 0 0

o

0

I

- - - _.-:9~
__3_~

'1"0IIII

Net tam

••• ~ 79,271 l' 9

Distriet. Bate

is an Officer's tr'bute ~ to the
the World-the Br tish Tommy.

The above
Cleanest

£

43 .661 0
11.925 0

_

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1\m-

3532

D,.to (Educo.t,on Oomm,t.tee)

" Back

..tune,t.ed

PUTURES OF I nfE IIU~Ji:T.

Below ,,",~ye: .. I.t.ate.ment of the amounta esb
. .ted. to bO reqUired for 50me of ttie prlncl~-'l
~ of the ]!1uutcipalitl, Side oJ 5lde With
• . 1RID?8 spent uooer tA.8&ID-' heatia Idut10g the

~
a;

w~t.h

not. I
da.uger

as: II A picture of a man ~~anding on
The 'Artist
on I his pack,
box 0/ Sunlight stra
the quay of
I
iea,IJe.' '
leen wben I
'The
fighting linstin<;ts ()f our g"Uant soldiers reRect the ipeals
The Isame charactens.tlcs which stamp Ithe Bntlsh
of our
Tommy as the c1e~n~:st fi~hter in the world have won equal repute for
~oap is typically British. It i~ acknoMedged by
Bri~ish Goods.
eJ(perts to rAr"·A" ..nt
~ighest standard of r oap Qualjty and Efficiency.

red

~
;nh:n:~;~~dilu;:
Ir ,t

tbe qp' __~hturo

pre war

YMr. It would be ~OUDd tha~ there waa no lDerc8.ae
under the beads t.heo under the control of the
CorumlLt.e6. '.rh, lu~rea.se Willi on lbmi'li that be.~
NIMa Ilnae the. outbreak; ~£ ~. IUCh as allow..
anoes :to men 01) fO"I,n lenlce "th e greaUy 11\
creaaed cost of remo,:~ house r efuso etc
_~ l H~x II"'Ppar~ Aid Poulton s resoiutlOp;,
a4N :referred to IC~ l Leml>.~ gra.n lte rond stO[le~.
t&r 8p~"}lDg . wafepng the road, on Sundltys, eLe.,
on which econonlles could be lua.de
14r ~ pomted ou.t. thfot thQugh It had beel!
.sa.id 1eIYec&l time,llthat. the estllu",tea of the High
way_ Co:rnmlttee U..d not lJeen r04~ If It. had
not. been for the jfact t.ha.t. t.hey 'bad a revISion
:r'I6Iult.ing 1ft .. v.,r,r ~lder4ble Mductlon 10 est.1
mates In the lattef part or lut. year there would
ha.vQ beeQ & very oem.ide....bl. GQJJ\pafa.hve reduol
t.'on
Mr QIJBLCH Siud that It seemed to him tha.t
those Who 'Were advocatmg ~nom,. on the hne.
8UggEl8~ wer., advocating faJ&e economy
By r&flUilDg j to deal 'alth the roads they were simply
IMtIIlg up ___ "hemeeh-es &n eXDe:n(Jlture "filch
a.fter he W&J', they would be less a.ble to heM
Houee I.l ~venglng waa not <:arrled out to any
tblt~g: hke the edent It should be
AWelll!!111 lIoi\I.
IlfllUl &lid P.riltt ,.d
Couft~gton Bli,tler Bi,htee", .. P CoU .... and F
A. ~e~t OGDtriJ)u~ to t.tM d~lon" and the

IF'oId.

~~Q "'IJ ."'lIal~1: JOlt

by iIO

T. . . .

to )5

T.-.E BUpGET SPEECH.

AM j ~4RTIN, lD moVlD8' b1:S e9Un1ates, !!laid
roJ>eil \1>1 IIp1'OuJIs
,.IN
8<i. .,.,••t '~.910 Za lld.
fOot ,..ar. - .BOiOU~ PUND
I..~
T~ .., au. JOefIUlred -to, be ra.iaed by
~nt Eet.imat.ed
"'tea
iYI9,9'P1 l8e 8d. ag~na"
£
£
46 954
43.66l.
lor the
The total
BfueaQon
1
TIS
1925
hblio Libra.rles
111 6d,
GeDeril InterMt AOCKJUnt.
4.97a
5,670
I..~
4,352.
4,358

".f60 ,.

Tb. net ...... r"""lred '"

Â¥

;~,;:rl;~']r~~~;; IrO;~R.

OF fw

£1,000

I

;3 a GlIarartiee of Pl,lrtly an Excellence.
Ii
T
BROT/iERS LIMITED.
Ort ~QQP

The

I).t••,~';tj;;-';

the u~ual hmlLs noLWllbstandlni

With l'eI&rd to t.he Head Maslor,

bls Jllega' B.Ql1on 111 threa..tonlng

would n.ot. b<- ~PflolDted If the.)'
th& 1411ltN'Y l:;;ervlce A.ct. W\L!>

V> A ~ e H COMMn'l'EE

man who pugbt to
p"ote;~;d a.L the tim~ thoy

Waf! rL

1,

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of Debt ............ ..
SaIa'"1
•
'lVwn Olerk'a iJeII utment
.A.eooant&nt'. Department
Qo-al Oh&tgoo .. " ..... :...... .. .
.~Dt.

:vo;,or'.

I,

COmpoDlOtioo.

I•

to

400
1.357

102

_t

.::::::::
!)opt..

620
79

11&\

=."T!~
!ol.... .,.
td DiSt,.... Oommltte.

518
729

150

513

,-"0)'01". Depa.r.t.ment
~wn Halls t ami M\Ul1e1paJ.

lIuij,hng. I

..

1

400
1.477
1.1ee

eJ
l"
114

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1'.......Dept

]lerksh,..

,

1~

()ffidaI&

~~IE1eotlCm~"
Municipal
~_' I Cieri(<Iork of ~

•

1.125
615

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_

2,046
2 H7
Ill.
4&1
SoIG
tArn E:lch~e .n4I. 14arbt.a
&14
314
W.,gbU &lid Mi>uuu, Dept
334 •
120
~bli.
W..gbbqdge
129
U
9.37
t.Police EJ:p&DoI5e8
12 271
167
Borough AnalyoV. Department
157
• Ildim.t:<fd j""""", t5.1O
t £5 037 reeer9'ed. Jut year from ~h~JJer {half
. , . of pit, ud 1 elot.blftl}. _t~ 1QCOIUe
for commg 1ea.r t:J 500
I
Oorponj.e :rr.t..t.oo

f'

DI8'l'RIO'l' FUND

I!pent I Ed'mUed
J!;
£
I
23 OSS
8,838

Genera.] lDtereet Account
R&pa.ymeht of Debt Account.
Gener&l

23,2:52
8 922

Cbal'l'e!.

29l

Town Clerk!a Departwent
Borougb Accountant a Dept
Mw;eug:o ~te :v.xundlrure
Ma.nor 'Fum Demfit
Surveyor'a Departm ent

1,155
1,12b
8050
2546
I
861.

.M.lI!ten~nee of Hlghwtr.ya
MleoelllMOui' E:lJWlud1ture

~e13

Sttoet Ianprovomenta
Public Wmpo

15,434
Q35
4,800

4 847
1,558
l,l62

11M

380

293

94

90

619
2844
2045"
I 234
24TI

13.677

650
2411
1,569
306
22M
B,935

670

~

1

et<>

tPublle UrlDala.

.lnny Servlce Allowances
Sewage Pumpmg Sta.tl0n
Se"age Sewera
lurfaoe Water Sewers
Ufed"",l Ollirer, Depo.rt.1Mnt
Park HospItal
Iaala.t(ma and 8h.elt6ra for Con
.ump~

,Other

Tre&tment

Proe~

<

Graun.a

I

,

.

lll!atb!!'ll
CWversb&Dl

187
314

677

912

373
143
100

295

380

Rec"",tion
li!4
396

Promenade
Pl""",

TbamM.eide

""" Brigade

I

210

.......; ..... .

Pork
Gi&rde..

5•377 1". 5.~1
80'1
868

947
410

ouI_

Spring

5 050
1,600

of Tuber

70rbury Gardens
XiIIi'. Meadow
Caley "'RIoc:te&tlon Ground

Palm.r Park

466

1,290
1,16e
621S
1 673
888

9l.8
4,964

~t 8oaftD~lDg

House Sca:"englDg
Street. Wat.erIPI'
~Caveraham rOlld Depot,

Pubho Trees

I

Sewage

1 046
•

Dlapoatl

W«ks

1.320
~

98:l

005

• ~ £908 e;weated rrom iniaoella.n~ reeelpY
f 1I:otim&~ 't1OOJIIe £aiD
t £4611 ~t.lmated '" be ........t. from ~cboquer

I

~t:rlbutlODf

0_.

1

Tho 1\1111 of £842 / Doludeo £500 sall" of tober·
",1_
£80 eeIt.n- of .&roton. _
,,~ of CJ'-retaker. a.nd · £105
of fliurse
The total receipte OIl BOOO\,LD.t of the t;r.e.t,..
meJ:!.t of t.u:bereUlGll& ate exPeol.id to UliO"W't

to £668
~ 1!"A!tim&te4- moo"", for the

w.,.

"-'01 ,." GIn

' THE TOWN COUNCIL.

The 'l\)wn CounCil meeting ......hleb Itqa .. b •
. .-bee for the ensumg year were PNl&flD"t.ed and
~...a. w .. hold In j,h<> CQIIuOlI O\1~l"btf on
\'IuInd.y T\1. lIIol1!1ert Qf th. OoulI,,,1 or..e"t
!WCe: The lbyor (Mr L G Suttow, the l>ePU~1
(AId. C G }';eJd), Alderm.n J. ~ 14"t, ••
W,. PbultoD. T G Obivers :A. H Si..IIl, G R
~. F B
B H&y".rd. It Ie Dry
.Md. F' A Co:l, T Mason. and \ W
Brinn
Co\mciUoro (MaJOr) G B Ab1"W1l.
E M

-.v..

p_.

Notr~

J,

a ltio spoks

accuracy of Mr .1,~,;;~;,tio,,;;~t',:~::~:'"lr;.:,;~.~:l':i~·tb'~
WiL8 60rry all a.ttll.clt hod
~

Muter of Reading School
llot tbe :Jfead Mast-er go
fact W8.tl that. he offe.re~
o"tb,.~ of tqs war q.nd WAS aq
hlB wor~ ~t Reading School was mere
1·;,nD<,rt.ont.
JIu,thor, h. lied onoo more offered
It Tested With Lhe Governor3 to de<mle

tn.

not he H\QuJ4

1w

reta.ln~

and recommc,ndatlone of the
were adopted Wlt..h three diS

reports were agreed to AND GENERAL
COMM1TI'EE

PUR.PQSEB

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