Reading Observer 03-1919

FIM~ClAL POSITION OF THE TRAMW AYS.I' ;:N';t~r~
THE HOUSING PRqBLEM
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A mo,i.", of die Beadlill' T<nrn CouD<lI .....

"lIold Oil TIIurod.,. ...OI1'DI' the Ih!or (Aid S •. ",L, lC> _,
Hn,.....ro) prC!!!di.... '""'" .. lengthy dl_OIl
t.::.:li< plaoe OD 1ft' Quelch" 1'MOlutQon t.b ..t .. b&lf
p-nlQ" ~ &hould ~ lDeMtuted on t.M tram

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Town CI""I< (lfr W S Cluiterbuck) ",en
DEPUTY
tlrat tho TOWN
Deputy -CLERKS
T<nrn Oleri<
m:ruRN'
1IIr Jebu...
haC f'OiurJled from hlo military dut... ,n Franco
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...a .,lUId a.Di b&d ..~ on tua dutie.
ID in. Old capaeltl. Hear bear) Duo",,,
O~ IIfYr'"'nOe ... had beea ..warded the

qUIOe ..se
<Ij&m
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h a p_a1 grati_ to 1IIr A F Clark for
Kilitoo'f
er-. (He"" hMr ) J[e ..._
to !>X
~ .... In to -'Y on ~ <111_ of th" Deputy
1'oWU ~lerk ",be" he 10 ned tb" 1'.,..,..

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.AUDITORS }lrOMiNATPlD
Bel> _ I I ....r)lr BI.,Jre P

'1'Ise

na.",.

AllDatt were ~tlcmed . . hiLwng been nominated
leT meotne Auditol1l for the entuurg yev ~
!l[r Denys I!J!I'IlItcm _
Auditor
The
0 . _ of tho Poor of the Parittr ...... et..,tod

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u follows M....... E 0

J'arrer E. FrancIS P

!l lIonng and T Noms
l(~ 0 G FieJ¢"" $ppo.ut.ed
the B "r Tbamee
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A!N0'l'BER TRAM PARE SCHl!lME
Qao\ah mov«l
1'1""".. oyotom of half

r...... for

_ugera tn..",IIi.... on the tram
ho ..t&bliehed on ADril lot nex' ..00 tho,
~Y" Com", tteo ho o.nd !my .,.., hereby
.~ to flO" eft.. to ttJ.. ftIO(llutlOD
H.
~f'd di&t to.. e.tablWtment of ootl'veDleni
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tho

_n """'_

!s&If JI"lI!lY ft....

ata&<s would

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of ~ tp~,. aM I! va Ifen
tbe inbbl""",, Of the Borcug

lI'r

Aid

lb. in<Ome

1 utisfactiao to

TQ..wk

\COUNCIL

Brinn 8&ld be tbougbt Xl'

Quelt-.h oould
IIOt ~.tJly be ",novo It waa moe! 81i'" ~t that
t1Pe date p~ far the commenoement of th.
""hem........ April 1st (~tor) Moot ~I lb.

be....

:~OO;mEIED 1679

tram_... di'l'OUlhOOlt the country """'" obandoning
toe

h!'lf._

f.,... ..00

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I.e cerwn

QOOKS~X,& \V.ALh,(c;U

t,hat if 'Ilr. QUoIch motiOl> ..... a.\ooted lb..... m

A.b~IONEERS

.....,. ~UJdi 1a1l'le to be plaeed on t he ..rMes 'M:ae
ears ~ I"\tD for the aon.en nnee of fbi! publIC
..00 they oodob to be urep&red to ... y for theII<t1ra1 _ 01 ~ t!J_ e&rS (Rea. bur)
Aid BuJ1 t houo,ht the II'fStem €A tra.mways could
.... t be \'un I""JIlfl&bly on lI.ll_"y f ......nd thob

HOUSE AND
FOR ~LL 1' U
;I
FIRE LOSS A<SE ~ul S
117 lI,ARKET lLACE R
Il'rA
iL PA RTICUl \R' 0 (. 0
'ToWr:: HqUSJ,;S " 0 oppl 0
rb•• o 1~
V~I,UIiRS

the preeRtl !fa.'t'eS" were really JU8t: a.nd etlultable
After oft ril'her dtlCUl3'lon :H'r Quelch e. m otion

WAlil p b to
ma.jorlty

til~

'9'Ote i&Ild lost by

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very large

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SUNDAY CONCERTS
Yr C o11 eT' mo"ed tba.t the r.eeommendahon f
tJhe Largf'l Town Hall b einv lP.t foT' Suno'av C'nn
t'ler sunder tbe a.tffl'P ces of the N~t ona.} SUCda.T
Loa1!1
be not &Pp1'O ed He sa d the pro~1
'Wo tld nvolve a. Ial"/lfi amount of work .. nd e nte
'fa nmfn tl on a. day tnat had been reCOVnlJ!f"d 8' "dllY of rest and woI1!lhtp and t :would be he
1houcrh t rrllrnrful to tlle na.t otm.l ehMM~T

e&G
ROYAL

ibe a t:.T~

and

mU510

hall :sa

~ell

as

tbe

FOOTSALL AT ELM PARK
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p o buIe

I>"Mr
"'. FarT€r MT Mart n and. the 1f&ror spoke n

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nn enda on

REMOV
WAREHOUSING

HOUSEHOLD

:U i Bull lhough b t.ha.t by on en ng til". door to
the SUndAY Lea~ e 'tIhf'y would open to to tho

TO DAY S MATCH

the

t at. fOr ~y nog he oould n o Jl:f' <Q ...... hy 'POOPl\" I!ho d
llot ifil'-T'''' tne opport. n t.y of ] ste ng to good roll! C
o Stm.-Ja"s

BENCH

AUCTtO'!(JU11l8

HOUSE A OE

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PASSENOER rInK' " ISSUED
OFflCB,

iTr r oll PT, mobion WU cftrnfl'd
1'he fo l o'W·m"- T"rplITts ",ere adopted
ALtOT:l!ENTS FOR EX-SERVICE MEN
:'\ S b C(lmm too 8PPO D c-d bv tha. F= rr.-all F old
gs 1\T.d All ot nent6 Coillm Hi: to 00111> del' ano re
p
uoon he <1 ~t 0 of the PTOVl.! on of land for
noaH I old ngs fOT el.:-6erVlOO m en s bn tted :J,. Te
port I n the r TC'oort } ey sa
"th fA. v cw
to ti cd ng s ta-ble l a nd 'We ha.ve nspee cd the
B urmer.3'"he Estate wb ch we llD lerstl'nd the C1Wncr
would Ih? '"'P O]>tl'"N?d to sell to tho Coune I
1 n~
e.s'.,te ltdJ c lUI tbo cast rn boundar"" of tI e Bor ough
Il.Ild ,. e uy of 18.CX'e.."6 to the town both b:y T1l I and
rol'd Ea.r1.e. S atKnl be ng Ii tua.te on the vrOperty
and there be ng a. oem·en en£" ser 00 of n otor
OWloeB
Th& es~te 15 'Dlamly of a. T'~ d~n at
eha.N.cier but conta ns a. J.aI'llfe DT'e8. of A'l l' c It. TIll
l and "",h cb we CODFI doer owe 1d be I;U tllble for the
~OvmO D of sm an h oldings
The acqu
pn o ( rl
por t. ('In of tbe es J\t'8 hu '3.1readv been ull1er 0 r
co nsiden.L on for M 1>Urpooo n( pro fl nco add
t anal aJlot;~nte for penoll"" rE" 1 nr: n t he east ern
'8.l'e& of tbe Borough fo ~ h <:h tl ere 5 A.t fill pre
IletJt t roo a de m.a nd fo r ~ twen tv five IV' e!
Ae furUJet' portions of t he es.tate m gh t be & t
.ble for t1te carry n'" out of a ho I: n ... scheme 4"..1
f or dIe prov: a on of • oen eteTy "W'; recommend
tnftob l'eDTelH)nt&tJol1s be made to the Housmrr an 1
T own PIa.nrunJr Comm tee '":lInd the 1tf" kets° ani.
E hta Comm1 .-tee Wl th & v f' W to fh e r cons del'
Ilns:'__
the p.urchuo of the esta.te uno r ft. lO: nt
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The Sub CMnm ttee , r.eoommendnlon

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[Au. P.r.1lT! R..."..,,~

ESTATE LAND A'< D
REMOVAL AND oTOR~GE
MINSTER STREET , N D dna <D

READING

THE
LOCK.
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[By F W HOLMES WALKER]

UROAD\\ ~y EUILDI"GS S Ill.
READING
'PI onl! No 683

I(EA.fING S PO" DIm

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TRU! FAR!') ~AG"S

The T "'m w.a~ Com n t ee reportM th At hcv
lII "d oont.-idered 2L n nnbC':r ()( com l<nico.t ons from
n. OWl or~D sat on8 damft.nd n~ "fl n n I"J n. t e
N'duet.ton rr the tram fSl..TeA T1 Co Com m ftee Tetommen~cl tha.t on and ar~ A<pr I l& :ne.,
an
dd tl0n&1 (are , .t!~ be ec::tabJ shed bp.twecn W ,t,..
~t o~ .street .n~ tne Cemot t'.ry J...unct on and t..bA.t
lll e fl' t'e t<l be t'h l\.t"'";I' ....l f or t!"'ery 1las*en ~er ot.hpr
thILn tlle bona. fjdp. hok1eT of 'ft. ~h Oohr s. or 'PO.t
m 'lt n,. t, ck:et or of 8. workman s re rn t rkct)
travell ng bet ween £nete po nt~ be one pcmnv
Tha.t on a.nd 1I f tcr th e SRme day he (arc to be
a'll r£'ed lor ~very pal8Sf'ngeT (oth-r han the bonA
fid ~ b nl<.hr of It. ItCholn ~ o.r poItml'n s t ekct 0[' of
A. 1'orblln s r~turn tt.elc~t\ tra ell ng (') 6f
any
t w.f, one.-pen.ny fa.re s II~ be I rX

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BEECHA

FINANCIAL POSTTI()N OF THE TRAMWAYS
A t '& m ~>lng of th e Tra. tn'WR '\"s Com n nt.te9 ~n
F bru&ry 27t.h hbe M&nllJ:!eT Hr G P Cr&vcn
flUbm tted a Iurt~eT report on tbe. fi r.'tlnc al J>OS1
it on of t.he t armwaTS unde['i.-tlring tak g
t1 0
(: c n "{!~rnl on the Te.V sed f a.res on the 'One b~ l1 1
_nd tbe h goher Wft<>(>f; and cost, of Rier a ls on t.he
otl er -aoc?mpan ed by an erplana.tory ebnrt
TI IIj r port stated It w 11 be ob~ervM l':I n the r ace J" S for th ~
~ r ]905 to 1912 van ed b CI,wl"en £3.? 543 And
~
?77 '\\n 1st frl"lm the y~ar 1913 R. VCl'y Til'» d
r e ook nl ee w\:) ell mon ~8 t..I M 1('n t.o reecb
tl
U
o( £fi~ 000 It. & not posll ble t.o est ate

n !' oprox maf.e:lv th .. rece pu. for n"xt year be
t he are d ~'H.·n';en t on "nny f cl(lT;S h ef
....r p ch are t.he t ml\,. dec s nn r~M ct ng fltres
t b cha.rged a nd hI' p sner ty of t he.oJlOl 0 2'"h
F (') the ;pufJ'lore of (!I"mNl !On h O"ll Vf"T:"J hne
~ ak n t h n t o be &nn l lll" to th~ of tne Dt'e!e n
II " 1'"'1" 31 yea but A.d 1I"'l you . ftor <'I'ITefu ll eX'"
em n nit week b wef'k thf'i! r~ nb 01 ra'l wllyt;
m h". n f,eo .J K ngdGm t ha.t U s m&y prove lin
cp m ~ t e est mait'
The total CXl) r.d trego veon , t}l~ ~ m of'
CRp ta l eh a.rge.. lind W'O k fig pl(f)e n ~ Th cap h I
('I~I\TV!et'I 118 ~ hown bv he tb n hlRc'\c 1 ne
are
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6f.. COllf;tQnt a.t the ft~re (I( £11 500
It Wlll he IJ.ccn tltftt the va'r al on& n illp wagea
C\ rv ~ lire "My 1';1 ght up to th e yN r 1915
out
ef r t~s.t. vc l' t he n(,rcfL$8 9 most nn rl::e(I proJ'Il
U'"
n the P EAcn t year to 'N!I'eh ~he &t m of
£35 (Y.lt)
I t must be r n "rbbel'«i th at many of
fhi. adVlnee~ to m " n of even grade n the tram
... "tv .. und«!J"t"lt ng have ~ n opernt. on for n&l't
of tlb 6 y~ ..r cnlv I\nd w tbo ut a.ny fUTtber al .c'!l'.a.tinn n """ges pa d and ,. tnout Dcr c a.s ng the
Itlumbcr of 6mJ'lleyel"S'" the wag'l8 b 11 next year
woukl be eon &derably hlghf r The-re l lli h owever
evary OOlel.t on Lh a t tb~ ""t'f8.g~ p' d on 0..11 trl! m
'W RJ""'I
ndertak ngs W'ltl ncrCU44 '"6t 1 furthe r.,., lh
tho ntroduct on ell he 48 hour r eek to tnffic ~m.
CY~8 Negotra.t onl!' DT'"e now f.tnk ng place be
1\ een :reprcsentl\t ea of tram
)'l>
ndfr hk n~8
.. d rep esent.a.t ves of TrlUll a.y n en I; Un ons
~ tb'& T ew to Rn'lV1Dq at .. settie1ne nt as to wages
to ~ paid ow.hen. t.n~ n e-w 'W<'T'k nq week eOn Cf' ntc
'oparation Also next VCIU' f.. .... II be nocea5llry to
)employ more mE'm to CB.rrv out Te'J)81r8 to th e permanen t way 1'011 ng ato<-k d:epot bu Id ngs ete
to 'Wh;eh tJ ha., nnt b een pOSslbte to g Vel proper
.t.~~nt on d r ng . he ",ar
From th ese ccTt",,'5dera.
t 0" $ lbo <estimated w-ag"l5 figure Q{ £42000 f or
l~ .bouk! not be ~-3 rded u too Ib ~h
,on,.purv.t fer mst;tt.lB etc shows tile ..mount
~
me.tenah each yea.!' 'Plus bt.her ....''''"n~'. · 1
"b oh &re ,IIpnrox mo.t.elv con&tant 10
the
i ra" en~ 1n £he eorve may -be t.&Yen to 'l'epl'e8ent.
~n rtf the ncrea.se 1n tb& 1I'Um PIUd, {er ma.tena.t.
b ly': The comI!,!-utI'Yety al /tnt .\nCre8£41) Ul the
'a mO'l nt fOT' m&teri'e.b "nee '1914 does n ot. rept'4!Mnt
the 1lCt'OL"Ied cost of ma\erifl18 u~ n trarm:way
Tepa: n
The pM f'S of tne \t>nnc na.l matet'lal. h...e
.ncreued from :m per \lOnt to 300 per cent .. noe

PILLS

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1914

The p r oes Q,uoW bv m anufacturers of t1"8.m
mati3r" a le. cont Due to loorea"t) and my
mn te fOT t<be year 1920 of £20 000 aa he coe:t.
Im& ~r a13 to. bo used: s qUite mod e~t e end not
--ea I". to be reduced COON tent "..."t.h keeplDg the
if..... mw.v eQU pment n ~ood oMer
By .dd Ilf!" tegther thi3 est me.t.oo. .mounts for
"''''ges of £4'> 000 a.nd mate[' ai, elc £20 000 tboa
e(lI;t
total work ng expenses for the year 1920
!Wily

or

• W.OOO

T(I t h& a.bove f;'l'Ure for wona.nC expenlel
"V ng a

e,Pl f &l chflr1e!!l of £11 730 are ..dded
to . 1 of £7$:730

TJ. .. ftila.ne al result

f()T'

'or

the year

et)(hn~

Mucb

3111 1920 &mycd at
L .ummLr~ of Ill. "b""o
el 1 nat e u n ot very NIltaUr ng It sbows tb~ ex
nand t. re lor: ibe

t .1.

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Cf')r:n. Dg

:yes.r tnay

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the

b'.- £5 7~ ,nd "".t~ 00 th" raet that

('''In' rf1l\~ n ~ ble effort ~h()1Jld now 'be made to In
rhe ~venue "-'''0 ~ n~ At the u,,,,;e it,,",
AI'"".·.OI'•
iWO kl lead to 1)creased co.t of

...,111.

I hlVe. rtce ved a n offer 01 15
t WO (:0 ta.ee:s owned by Mr t{..

N•• q"t·lon" .' Mr B , bert Uay eol~ tor
hn.s forwoarded M me "

pn ... of the

l.n<l •

£150

"'Jt.'looI~ two ()()tt~f!'
The ate 18 for
~xcava.t~ dll.Y p t but the uppet"

bejng of a. sandy Ioa.m itu not

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If like a Inoriab
Spotless and putq
My lif. ,ould Iio
And if I k . .n.,.ftah.
['houADd. milhonl
Of llvea could bti
11 en would my lil..
~d tXluntleea liTS

Beautiful be
:r.1ce RIO 'Moo,taDdo _
Et....ally

For Pult,'

191.

In boxe$

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