Reading Observer 04-1920

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SA'tR"RDAY, APRIL

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SHORT -CIRCUITING
SUPPLIES

BATH ROIAD
FATALITY

CHAMBER OF
SUGGESTED NEW WEIGHBRI[~G ID

GAS COMPANY SUMMONS
READING TRADER

HOW A UNIVERS iTY
HELP READING

PALMER PARK CYCLING TRACK DOOMED.

6 Cu It cresc.en t
occurred On the 12 h
at £1 ss.. q S. M ... t.h De
')Jr Cced Ede MI er of
G loue!Stu her uephpw •

MR. E TOWNER.
!t{r E Towne:t; the mueh
tb ~ Reading ILDd West Rnd
profe!SUonaUv engage<l as & tax
to 1MI'D tha t he ha, been n her
of late and haA had to nde.rgo Iln
\nmllte: of he pnvate bUrti ug

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W IiU'burton

IS

rcce rug

Present.
<fba gcs

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Greens -

ticket cot thng the
to use a.ny of t he
jp'eens-if he
own bow s

blt.to. . . .·:if ho

prov de!

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bowls P

vidad by the Corpo a.tJon
Use ot bowls fo each occas 0
per pall' •.~..:~ . . ~ :~'
Use of golosbeB fo each occa.8\On per palr '~''''.... ,: .... .. ...... .

trao of green-6~t hour
pa.rt 1.hereof

Ditto--<>e."/'
I!Ilcceedi'g
part

hour

7 6

7 0

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7 6

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(Jrioket P tdhea -

For
the 8peC1a.Uy p ePft, eel
p t.cb 10 Palmer p& k v; h
use of !ITand JS~nd IUld t.wo

dressmg boxes

10 0

For \ the tlpecnal y P e-pa eO
p t.ch n P 08Peot Pa.rk

FOri t.lje PItch • the V ctona

.RecrCaltion G ound and th e
otihe:r p tdhea n Pr06pect
Pa.:rk
Yo • p tch on the King e

Meadow Recroat.ioo G ound

INOREASEb TRAM RECEIPTS
A .return re ating to the t a.ffic on t he tramwloy!
shows tha.t the rece:J,pts hom the oommence;men t
of the curren-t fina.nCl&
yea.r to Ma.rch 4t..h
,moun t.ed to £76 699 190 Id that the reoe p'"
dunng the. oorrespond Dg_~nod of tho lut financ a.
year B.UlOW ted to £63 ~ lSi!! llid
tba.t tbe
COOlpts from
F .ebruary 13th to lfa,rch 4th
amount.ed. to £4 763 Os 4d
loud tha.t the reoelpt.
du n~ the oorrespondillg pe od of tho last. finan
rna. lear amounted to £.3 943 198 6d
A et.u.rn e]llt ng to the t a.ffio on the moto
OUlD bUies shows that the receJpta from February
IJt.h to March 4th amounted to £Sl0 &! 5d

7 6

5 0

3

1 6

1 6

1\!o.1a CourUr-

For ~he oou t.s msid,e the t.raok
at Pa mer Pa.rk per hour
8
8
Fo the oVher court a.t the
Po;
per hou
1 0
1'0 the oourt,s a.t P rospect
1 0
6
Pa.rk per hour
W~ also :reoommend tI a.t the ehargC,! at
tft8en, app cab e to b~ ba.thing p aces be n
erw.&ec4 and I a.t the pnvilege of f eo adm &8 on
Ott ~ w n days q
at p escnt gra.n cd be con
linuod

MORE WAGES QUESTWNS
The 'W ages CoMmittee. eported that the Eo ough
Surveyo had subrn t.ted a. let.te from the liecretary
of the Nawona Ama $a.mat.ed UnlOn of Eng Demon Firem en Meehan CB Motormen and Elect cal
Workers requcstlll$ t.ha.t the dOCl8 on not to n
C':t'e&eo the ates or wages of cerota. n men employed.
at Blake. Look S owage Pump ng St.t 0"1 Dllght b.
O"eoonaide cd but. tbe Comm ttee reooauoerded t.hat
the p e 10US dacJ.8 on be adh~ to
The e was &110 .. let.ter f om the lecreta~ or
the iReadmg and DlStrict Branch of the Nat ona
Federa.tion of :&'u ldmg Trades Ope- a.t. "'os noW,. n.,
that bJ' agreement w th the Reading and Dl8tno
Muter Buildera and Deooraton Auoc:ia.tion the
rates of w&I'tla of tlle undennent oned worinnen
had been moreued u from Febru&r)" 20th 18 fa
loW'll D&IIIely --pamters by 2id an hour o-ther
t ad.. by 2d an hour and l.hou..", li1 2d an
hOW' and a letter from the secretary Of tJbe Bead
'Ir' &nd D"tnct Mule< BU Idors and Ileoorator1!
AJ;eoci.a.t em on the same sub ect
An appllea.t..ion made py the. M,pha.ltera bla.ok'
am tM br ok.1&)'6l1I carpentere:
m~
P&lDt:.e.z'tI
a.nd wheelWll'lKht.s cmp oyed n the h gbways de~:rtment far a similar ncreaae as from the ume
day was a'l&o Tea.d 'The Committoo reOOmmehded
tha.t tahe a.pplicati<ms bel OOOlplied w th

WO'1'HEI> CRIOKET PITCH

The same Comm. ttee also reo:mu:oended tha.t a
01 £31 be lDcluded n the estuna t.es of the
1 Commlttee .. expenditure fo tho enauma fin&JlCla.1
feu to defra.y the COlt of l.a.y DJ an &.rtUiOial
cricket p .cb ell: foot w de n tlie Victo 1& Recrea.tioa Ground &Dd pnmdinll' the n ecess&ry ma.t.Ung
tllerefo
Mml

f SOOUTS

IN l'R08PEOl' l'ARK

It was decided thot the 1st Reading (Jl1JUor
Y llC A) Boy Scout Troop 00 granted perm""lO'

io oa.tty out soout.ing _ga.mes

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11he Fa.rm S ewa. d subm tted a. report upon tbe
quesi.lon of 6.Upplyu g m ~ to Pa.r'k Bosp t..l and
tbo Ma.tern ty a.nd Child We fa e Cent es and
upon ClOns de.n.t on of t ~\Je & ... age DlSpoul Illld
Fs. m Comm tt.co coommcndcd tblt the 8uKgeation
tha.t Pa; k H06p1ta. and the persona ece rng: m lk
mder the Ma.te n ty and Child \Velfa. e scheme
S ould be Buppllcd - Wlth m lk from Manoe Farm
bo not p oceoded \\ th m Vlew of the d tBcult es of
de li orv Bnd the heavy expend ture Wh oh wou d
be DO 00.

ProsPect. Park

be!w~ 745 and 8.45 on Wednesde.y e ~l.J1gs

IUb
to theJot' oaiUormme to tbo duoctu)Ils of
he p k keeper and pJ.to tha.t the Bead~ Indua
tria Co-ope.ra.tiye Society Limited be granted
U1e use of • pan of PTospeot, PU'k on July 11t.h
lel.t. fOl" • ohi1d.ren. fete lubjeot to pa.yment; of
Il1o sum of £2 2a &nd to tbalr makifo~ good &01

fir MARY'S BUlTS WBlG:HllRIDGE
In the Mark. &oDd :atates Oommitt.eea mmutes
10 select tb~ p.;pt to be used for the purpose and WM the foUO'fflDg repOrt of • spooi&l sub com
iII&I. ~ be c10000 agoi.1lst the public on !bat day
Dlltteo As ~ we have' OOb&idUed tlie queation
The Reading Tempen.nc:e Society was gt"a.nted
Ute use of a. ~ of Prospect Park on A.'\l~ 2nd of mareaemg the c~ for the U8e of the Weigh
fo ttLo purpo&e of .. temperanee felJtiv. bndge n 8t M.a.ry'a 1I.utta a.od now bei" lea-ve to
_b ect jto payment 01 a rental of £5 &nd to thcu report 8M follows
Tbe p esent cha.rie8 whi<lh
makin.lq good a.ny damage whioh may be 0ccU oned we.re fixed some 31 years ago a.re For WelgC Dr
h, t& usc.
svery waggon ca.rt or other ~e w.hether
lad... '" not laden .ot w.el!l'hina' more than two
P.ALMl:R l'&RK TRAOK COST
toDa th~ 8Um of 3d For overy ad~tioDil toD or
It was decided to inform the British 0 .flDpiC pa.rt of a. ton tho sum of 3d
.Ysoc:i&t.ion th80t the cosh oi puttm&, the oycling
We reoom.mend that t.hM:e cha.rgea be lncreued
~ m Pa.ln;ler F&rk U1to • POI"Opel' cpndiboll .La to 4d a.nd th&t tho Borough SUl'VeJ"o do cauae
-.Lfniai;ed by the Borough Surveyor at £1400 aDd the r evised oha.rgea: to be pamted on the bo&.rd
that the Comm ttee 18 not prepared to reoomme.nd at the werghbndge We dO recommend th.t no
!be CO'lJloil to lllcur thla h.... y _ditur.
alteration be made m the a.tT&D~~~\ made n
1900 under which the Corporation a.uow to a.
GALLANT FliRlEMEN
porsooa
usmg the weJghbridge, woo.q paymen ta
aport
the Watch Committee the Cb er
tho
Brieade
- W th r efer fo tolls exceed the IUDl of £5 Ul 1.111 ODe l.eIJ' IL
Nolso. and Co reb&te of 20 per cent. lD Ilspecl at: thOlr PlJmCDts
tee
DOtioe the dunDg that, yea.r
It Wall recommetided thlLt. t:be sub-oommit edl
I!lOIl when
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end.t1ona tnth reference to tile Ulare&&
fot the usa of tho w ....hbrid,r. ~.~opted
G ..
West
to en
..... bub l.ha.t Ul future, a. reba.t.JJ ot 10 ~ ~ 00 1
\>e
made
to the penona to whom tho 1.ut. paz ...
9Ut fl'OU/
CIlvelopmg hun a.nd fOrcJJ)g hllnd graph of t.h6 NJl'qrt applies
Rio hands 'Wore badly bunl~ ..
l1ROPOSED NEW 0EIi:ElrERY
Ii. had to be takon to the Hoop ta.l
Aooording to tho Mo.rk.ts .to lJonm>i~tee • .eattended to Ch"g>ng the poll tio. po,.. refereaoo h8.d been mad& to the proVlBhl~
es ca.pe' to B. window of the top 1ioor West.
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the OotpoT'&tion .... ......
~ded and rescued Hart)' Roy e
&tchford and of a. Dew oer.:rn " - ' .1 dBf
smce April ].915 on
Vie$t then ontered the DU Idi.ng and made tbelr question had been
t
11'&1 ~ the s(.a.i.r.caSe throtlfJh 8eYeT'8 heat anei
~~~~ ibe Town (;lerk shou d
IIrloke to get. to 11ft and l4rs Hayle &.lid .... ore nf~i.h8 IOlioitora far the OWDtd ~ tho lBosehi 1
""""fu n ~helr oIfort.. III brm&lllil them down Estate Emmer Green t.h&t the Committee. are
1 &oornmend tba~ tpese men a ooura.ge and skill
to -o~ negoti&t ODS for the
1IIlould, be ~n~ by ma1dng an a.pplica.tion to ~WU18~ ~ porlAo~ 111e elta.~ for tho pur-!Iii M. cst1" Secii'otary of 8t&te for tho Homo pose Of a cemetoi1':
!leP& tmen' to gr. .t them the KinJi Ed .....d tile
"enth Po 00 &nd Fire Brlla.dB Medal
TheCmwhl~ noomm~d~ ~M tM Ohld
~a recommcnd.tion Wlth reference to SUblti,lDeers West and Giles and F ema.o driver
fo rd be 8-tlProv-eci, and tha.t. Pi ema.n-dr IX'
~fOrd be promoted to the rank of Sub Engmee.r
th.t JUs w"g' b...",eased oooordingi3
;;;'pYrigj.t
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PMPOSED TAXI OHAmGES
Coonca 0 Que cll proposed "that the para!n'aph
11 the Watch Commi~tee a repo1't doaJmr w th. the
~ed new ntel of oblloT'&'ea (or mot.or hllCkp,q
~ .. ho rof ....ed back.
Coonc:il101' Rowe seaonded &Dd t W&8 earned
Tho proposed oc.reuea were u -follows --(II.) :l'or
lily diStance not exceeding ODe WJ e--firom Is 4d
to ls 6d (b) If the dista.bce exCeeds ODe mile
(i fo ea.ch quarter mUe--lrom 4d \0 ~d.
U)
for &OY ... diat.&oco-<fl'Om 4d to 4jd
(0) I!pr
0Icb b cycle obi d. m&iloart or P6fambul'5:-;
r",., 6d I<> 9d I(d) For c&ch olller paO<&ge earrl<d
OUbiido-hom 2d to 3d
That; the oha.rEa of tid.
for the COD eyanOB of each person a~ve the num
~ af 1."0 for the wbole hiriD/i:" be not nereued
'Ild tbat no ~a. ge txi allowed fo
t.he lJl t II.

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INSTRUCTlON

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paratn:e columna of old

and new rate:! the ClO8t per un t. anJl the oost per

ton &Ild tlae a.mount of nCl'ea.se.
The!8 figures wh eh
e ntere!!t ng show for
"".mpl. that butler • transporUd from Rnll to
Mn.tIchester at 40a pe ton a$ aguDst tho 9 d,
rat.! of 22s 6d Tho ~cro... work's OIlt at lId
per b wh ch means tiha.t there 6 Id ncrea6e
n every n ne ponnd!! ib& chatges for fruh fish
troY"- Pad8tow to Londo bBve mcrea.fled from 728

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tor all dasl!I!:!! of com

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modit os from and
schedul .. g
hoth. g
Ie!' tnnn rates w th

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RATES

W th tho object of d"l"0n,t.r&hng to the Man
n the street what the new ra Iwa,. rates really
are and W'l h a; new
remoVlng any m !!concep
tions there m ght be 0 the po nt a. pa.mpht~t hu

dImag. "'hioh m01 be OCC8I!ioned by.'" us. and
\bt ~ oba.iro:ta.n of the O'J1IlDllttee be empowered

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RAIL~AY

6d to 1208 pet" ton an nCTe8se wh ep represents
1d on overy 41b From Yarmouth to Londo. tho
ncr.... IS represented t 1d per 12 b. for fre.hl

REVISIT OF CRIPPLED
FLOWER MAKERS
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hernngs and Id per ~O b for macltenU Tb;i
ohaq{e for beer from B9rton to London has gone
up from 12. 10d por to~ to 218 repr... nt ng 1d
lD.CfeMe on every {ou1tee;n p nb The average n
crease (or cartage of ~g.s between vanoulS centres
8 -ld on 6 dozen
Ch&i1"8 8.1"8 now carted from
R gh WyeomOO to Noli nghorn at 77. 9d per
ton an ncrease of 2d per ch&1f
Few people rea.. lays the pamphlet
Bah f! conveyed from AJ?erdeen to London a. d 5

tance 01 525 m I.. by ~re8S tra n, for. tot.1

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I cha.rge of lust over

yne halfpenny per ~und

A~& n the chuge for conveyance of fuh suell

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bn] cod I D$ haddoCk p & C;O and ~ ~t
pa.ssenger trwn from Gnmsby and Bti1J. fo
London IS only one farth ng per Jb The tota n
crea.ISed cost of cama.ge of caftan s 237 per
pound or I... tho on. fa.rth ng per pound For
the conveyance of toba.tt9 lea! from B rkenbead to
B Ito tho In"",,,, S ~9d pet lb alld for t he

manuf:¢tured tobacCO! Bnolol to London the

ncrease II lId per lb In th, case of fra t the
DCreaee n the rate for p urns fro~ Faverwm
(Kent) to L verpool s g en aa lld per Ib T.he
nereMe- n the convelab charge, lor pluIA. Jam :t8
145 P"T Ib from L Vel' 1 to Soutbamp~on If
the wOIgnt of the Jar
cartolI wh c~ h .. not
been ta\:en nto cons ~~on was a.. rp:ucb 8& the
jam t.be ADD TONAL cIi*ge would orily be a.bm t.
Id per 3!lbs An anal,.. S of the ~ of ra I
way ca.m~ n relatJp'~ 10 the value of goods
gtves mterMt- ng ~
The""'"c&tnage of an
aetna roomgnment of 1tFs nna ~boel -from Rmb
den (Northampton.h ret
Lo.don valped at £19
48 and 'We gh ng 30 the s 19 9d The panen
ger rateo fOr b cycl.. alfect. a ~ nnmlier of
people IIere thb .creil..e , fa. rly h gh
Fo
examp]e., to take a mlf'b 1';Ie. lrom Benston n

or

Notte to port'mOU~OUld co!t

th •• the ol~ rate
BtlU the pamphlet

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It should be
cl ....ly . ""demnod that theN! ~ np .creas. m

the c~ge for tho
9f frerb milk wh ch
tho Rail... ",. ComNm~ are st II ... rrymg at
vS~ low rates Tllere s .uso no wc\eue n the
goods ttalD rates for. co~vey8nce of ma..nore- m
balk p...ucl
IWiC . Iac. 00: 1iDI. JOl' "£1'1

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