Reading Observer 09-1919

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, 9.1p6"'J~.1;- 'mWJ ' .£i~1 P~ri.8h of Reading is only
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{ I 14t11U~f. ~ ,~tijng 13 diYJdcd Ulto thirtceu
,,~.~ 'rtwp, : bf· ,tqeae Ue. 9ver tJie river l.n Caver"1Iba.n:t. l" '1iho , mos~ densely-populated ward is EalilL
: ...rd. '~ t~e .m".l~est ward is Abbey ward.
· .i!ich
'~ 1opresellted .on the To ',vn COllnell
~ ~ by 'an Aldonn..an ~n~ tbrde poun~.Uors . rhel e ar ~
· . tbus' 13 ~ldenneD a~d 3S CounClIJors In Ihe tAU·
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'l, tbi~,.or did not. receive that. tItle unttl 1351:
· is;'I.;""'! .tliat ,tim. he Jia.d h~ mfrcly Master ' of
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·e!l.r#I1!4,by E<h,atll ·tho ~nf!'O'or. But ,to mOll]Mr. wMe not caU~ "Councillors, but.-Burge.;sc..; .
.:rti:8 Kay-or and BUrgesses ' did not oooome a hody
I-~r.te until 1543., . Ttte modet:n · constit:,lt.10tl of
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. TheSt' a.re tho day. of offu;ials. 'and ReadL ng IS

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· CorporatJops A~ ~f' 1835.

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· ~ot "ftlrout- .: (air numper of I them.
~ot every
~&1·, ,,.e~rs .a~'p-w~orm. 1 There are. plenty. of
oppo.{tuil:ntus 'Jot the UDV.'t.ry t.o entertam ap otticlal

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of the ·Corporation.
· JJ,thspslt the ra.tes ha.ve \&Qne uo, t.l!cr~ are !':.ti ll
enli .1t.vo.. ~te oolloetors. ·' Probably- the h ou~.c hoJdcr

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ijIeae are .quito CIlough. Ii . l.he nu mber 01
rate rcollectorS ' "'¥ ... in:crc..a!ed because ·they ha . . c
mone', to ' ~'OUed!, we ebo'uM have to put the
hte, up
to· pay the ' additional salaries .. Il.nd
to, Ht 'may b'e, " ad· infirritum," Who can toll? 1l

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. INllFECTOR O'F CAl".u. BOAlS.
~dinIt iI '!e!'vcd ~Y a. ca~al , although D~t mp..ny
~,p.r+ lio do bot lin by It or have thClr goodtl
ae1i~ by it.-a.nn ·t.bme arc on11' a. few-remember·te.t f"'l'lle't. Hen oo the chief ·U1specOOr o f nUI-

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.aa.noM: is al~o iru.pcctor of canal boat..R.

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He : hu. fonr l'ssist:a.nts, onc (I f whom is a lany.

'l'hey1an in.spect. nl,1lsancc::; In Rc?:ding.

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.11.11001 ere very well k('!lt a nd all In EooJ ..... ork lng
order-~ aa you may dis'covel' ev€.ry .lay fOI" )·ourself.

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deal :,bout tbe cost· of official-

· dem.. ThCre arc n ine Qffi6a ls wuo do nolo cost. t.he.
.t;.Q;irr\t i. penny ~ , 'J."lH·Y.· a.rc t.h~· curatnn; (if the
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Y!lnQ~ dopa.r L~l clnL<;· of the mUSf2':um ... nd. a.rt ~ il.H ery.
1'h.ai.r oftiee3' arc Lhonorary. but they acoomplUlY the
Mayor' and Corponltiorr wh c-..lI . t.l~ey go robed in pro~ion. ;: 'l'bcy ' ~~e. wc:dgcd In OD lheF;e ~C:a.'\. LOII ::;

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£15,000 FOR ROVAL BERKS

HOSPITAL.
WELCOME GRANTS FOll COUNiJ'Y

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INSTITUXIONS.

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BcTkshiro Hospita.l hR.S recci\'ed a.

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·. Only b ..,~ ,,"crclc the .. " Reading Obse r\"er " omphnSl!~~ the need of this de!!erving institution for
. . : , . in~tllCd incom~ , \Ve _are gJad to .static thn.t
.~-~.5,OOO. baS beef ~nted to.. the !1.osPli ;\1 b.v t.h e
.lomt War Committee of the Dntlsh Rcd Cross
Soci.ty · a.n~, tbe Order of Rt. Jobn.
As handSQlne a3 ,rus· windfall · may appMr to
be','it <loos not me"n"that the people of n erk' hirc
Cftn ,aluken 7"in their ' efforts to increaso the H niT
pi'tal'I ' in~me. " Any fall ing off- in .the ordinary
an.n,nal inqomo will Ber~)Usly hand i(': a.p the fine
work ' and e'fficie~ of the HospitAl. Thct'e a.n>
nll1!lerotl!'l ;lI1nOV!"tjph" a.nd improyemenb rCll~ired
"blah t1U.5." s um lIiU meet., Rnd It should {l,lao be
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· The ftincl s l'of ' tti!! Joint \Var Gommit tee werp
· given by ' lhO ;I'UbJ~
' fpr tbe benefit .of tn~ sick and
wOlmded du'ring
. war. but. und er t.h.e t.erm!l ·)f
t.lje .R-crl
·lind. . .k Jof.n Aet;1918, the s nmlu s
~1t.. ~~ · llt:Cd . for HtEi ~li ff ?f sickness Il.nd Sllfj,,:J.llg · ~nern.lIy. ':fbc Committee hos fe lt th~t It
should comply witli ,the oritrina.l. i.nt.P:rition or the"lb&cribl'!~, . and hf12 ilccordin~d .,·. lim ited it·s ~r!'=t
'distributio'ri t.o institlJt.ions \ihi ch ·can n.nd do
trti\i ex~ol~ierlS a.nd sp ilor.;, .;
· The. ir,Rit.utinns .'in. R"rl{!·hire which 1!re bene.
lciarie! .under thi !'l ' distribution are BlI folln~!':, . Irl8titution.
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. Royal 'll erkshire Hosnita,l , , .............. £1 5..000
~~rk! Nl1l::5 ; n~ ~'\ssochition
£3.000
Sl\.natoMum .. .. . :... . ........... .
DiAAbled Soldiers' Colonv, Shrive!,!-

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£6.000

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Al"xand ra Hospital C;wen;ham .. .... £2.:;. 000
Tnstitl1tiobs in Oxford ~liire' and nnckill~h;\ln .

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.phire have'
benefitted und er th(' di~ ltihllti (l il .
· F Qt:'.· in 8t, ~nte) the proposed 'Mf> 1T1OTial HOf' nital at
,High W"""",be ' '''ili recci .. £12.000. wbi le th ,
'.Ro'l\l~ BUl1k~'( 1:fm;.,rit11. A ...)e.,b,ir.\-;· recei\'es .£iI .lJOO :
nnd t.bo Ro ~lifT(' ' Tnfi rll1:Jrr 'T"llherculosis Sche me
benefit. t.ii he extent of £15.000.

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fo1To-..:inp: ~ntrihutinn!'J hU"~ heen l'e.ceiTed with

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, AN .EXPLANATION.

"' Wc'~ret Ilotbing . ~ much

as ha.ving to anwhen ihe public i. looking
, .o;dou.aIy for nnnouncement!> of decre&S~.
Ha.Ving reduced t.h1B prIce.!! of largo; mmorn"ki
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in the positIon o{ ha..... ing ,,,ark ~
nothing) an~ "-'e ,in reluctanll,\""
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