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' : . - THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1931 PAGE SEVEN } ASSESSOR KFS ANATYSIS g VV ------ . (Continued from page 1) lences in. that ward up surprisingly, vhile the absence of a number of the arge houses in any particular ward cacts in" the r average value er house. Apartments are consid- red as residences for the purposes f this table. The assessment of this city is ¢on- ddered to be on a basis of 40 per tent of the actual value in, normal imes, or instance, in a boom seriod a certain property . would ring considerably higher than the ralué on which the assessment is sased, while the county registry of- we Feeordy show that in a poor on, or depression prices drop onsiderably, often below the basic ralue taken by the assessor, The following comments were made wy City Assessor Luke in presenting is statement to the city council. The Mayor and Aldermen, ity of Oshawa, 'Gentlemen: : "I am attaching herewith a sche. fule showing the assessment of the lifferent classes of value and prop- ny comprising the 1930 assessment 'oll, which shows a taxable total for ull Jirposes of $16,673,315, before final revision by the County Judge, but which will not be affected to any ex- 'eit as there are only two smail ap- seals to be settled. "This schedule 'was produced to yoint out the ussessment value placed m each of the five wards for com- parative purposes and shows the umount for which each class of value Is" agsessed both in total and by ward so that a comparison of total :lass or ward may be easily made. "The industrial assessment of Osh- wa is $3,578,695, or 21.43% of our total taxable assessment for all pur. poses. When one copsiders that more than 1/5 of the 'maintenance and operation of this city and our schools is Jed by our industrial as- sessment, I believe it eliminates to tome extent at least, the feeling that this class of assessment is not paying sufficient. "Regarding our business area, pro- ner, for the purposes of this schedule is considered to be the area north of and including Athol St. E. from Prospect to Centre, thence north to ing W., north on the east side of Church to and including the south side. of Bond, to the east side of Prince to the south side of Richmond i Ontario St, thence south to Bond ., south side to Mary, thence south on the west side of Mary and Pros- pect to the place of beginning. In this aréa the total assessment is $l,- 782070 and to same is added the - sessed values of service stations, warehouses, wholesales, dairys, rail- ways, ete, which is $679,905, making & total of $2,461,975, or 14.75% of our total taxable assessment, "Vacant land--there are 4,077 par- cels of vacant land here and are as- sessed for $096,710 and comprise 4.18% of our taxable total all pur. poses. This section of the assess- nent is very conclusive to tax argu- ments, values skyrocket and fall and fluctuate according to conditions in the municipality. They demand im- provements and development, but do not want to carry them,' they also articipate in and appreciate by all ustrial and residential 'develope ment and increase, but often quickly subside to subnormal values during periods of depression or when build- fn theip particular area is slow. esidenti roperty=--in this is included all residential land that is t upon and the improvements in- clude garage dwellings, shacks, good houses, poor houses and all classes of dwellings, but does not include sfty vacant land. The residential as. sessable total is $8,871,915 or 53.21% of the taxable total for all purposes. "When referring to the per capita | the different wards to consider, that assessment of the different wards, both in respect to the full per capita and the residential per capita it would be 'well to consider the schoul census of the different wards for {utiparative pu ses, which are as follows: S.W. 875, S.E. 1.592, N.W. , N.E. 971, Cedardale 418, "Also when considering the aver: age value of residential property in in the SE. there id a far greater percentage of shack or small dwell ings than in'any other, and that the N.W. Ward has practleally none of this class of dwelling, and that as a whole the old Dulldings in this area are possibly in a much better condi- tion as to repair than those of the Class Total. Assessment ,.....oo00 rake Ward Per Cent of Total Business Section PFROLOrY Loeiiivasivenvven . Other Business Properties Vacant Land .......... Vs Residential Properti Parcels of Vacant Land . Population «iii " No. of Dwellings '...cvc.ovvvevunes Average Value of Res. Properties . Per Capita Ass't of Whole ..... Reb rir aaa Local Improvement Rates 1930 Roll. Percentage of Total Taxable All Purposes . Toactories vuoivivvvainie vee 2143 % Business properties «....vv0 14.75% Vacant land 4.18% Residential ......c0000000000. 53.21% Income v..ivvee Treva veives i 8i18% South East or Cedardale, and that the N.E. ward has a large number of small, light of construction and ao ber of old type and small: dwelling. "Income assessment--this class of assessment provides an assessable total of $858,105, or comprises 5.15% uf the taxable amount for all pur. poses, which at the 1930 mill rate, relieves the tax burden on other as- sessments to the amount of ,.00, or approximately 241 mills, As an illustration of this part of the ast sessment an individual whose resi- dence and place of business was as- sessed for $10,000 would enjoy a pro- perty tax reduction through the as. i E. N $2,004,540 $4,344,720 659,003 « 1203% ¥ . eee Per Capita Ass't on Residential Value sessmetit of income to the amount of SW. S. 26.05% 15.95% 464,895 271,04 . . . ; 549.34 333.12 319.06 . 2507562 55,398.75 Miscellaneous' and outlying business assessments .....« 1.28% 'Local Improvement Charges Watermain suv iviiiee $4,368.33 Sewers ...oiiinin ees 28,086.72 Sidewalks ... 12,884.43 EEE EET $7,034,025 $24.10 and if.paying an income 'tax at the rate of 47 mills on an assess- 'ment Wf $550 income the tax of which woulid mot to $2585 and. would leave him: a tax of $1.75. "1 have included . in the schedule the amount of local improvements rates paid by each of 'the five wards 'according to the 1930 tax roll. ually paying an income "I trust you will give this schedule and the embodied facts due consider- ation as it shows the percentage of the tax burden each of the five wards bear and thespercentage cach class of value contributes to the mainten- ance of the city as a whole and of our schools." CEDAR- DALE $ 631,025 385% TOTAL $16,673,315 100, 7% v v 1,782,070 119,670 3,578,695 20,425 679,905 44,500 426,495 118 42.12% 440.68 55,449.13 Pavements ..vvieieins Street opening vv viesins Street oiling dee Street cleaning ....4 is 182,190.56 oo 115,500.54 897.43 183.13 19,579.96 sree iinernne sine $182,190.56 News From 1 he Local Screen "THE CAT CREEPS" COMING TUESDAY A number of the most hair raising situations ever shown on the talking screen, are included in '""The Cat Creeps," the Universal mystery, drama which comes to the Regent Theatre on Tuseday. The justice of this contention may be realized when it is revealed that the picture is the screen adaptation of the famous stage thriller, "The Cat and the Can- ary." The entire action takes place during a veritable night of terror in a great mansion which has not been occupied for 20 years, and where a party of men and women have gathered for the reading of a will. A chain of terrifying events culminates in the mysterious mur- der of one of the party, and the entire household is reduced to a state of fearful dread. Secret pan. els in the walls play an important part in bringing about a number of strange events, "The Cat Creeps" wag directed by Rupert Julian, tional cast includes Helen Twelve. trees. Raymond Hackett, Neil Hamilton, Jean Hersholt, Montagu Love, Theodore von Eltz, Lawrence Grant, Blanche Frederic and Elizabeth Patterson. The original stage play, "The Cat and the Can- ary." was written by John Wil. lard, and was adapted for the screen by Gladys Lehman, Don't fail to see "The Creeps." "BILLY THE KID" SUPERB TALKIE King Vidor's Historic Drama of West an Outstanding Cinema Achievement King Vidor has done an excel- lent job in presenting to the world another noted historical character. His "Billy the Kid," an M-G-M pic- ture which is playing today and Monday at the Regent theatre, has both epic sweep and accuracy in detail, . For an hour and a quarter the tragic life of a brave boy who lived before his time is spread Cat out before you. Relived again are the famous episodes of the '80"« PAIN after eating What many eall. "indigestion" is rery often nothing but excess acid In the stomach. The stomac perv ave been over-stimulated, 18d food sours. The corrective is ta alkali," which neutralizes acids Instantly. The best alkali known lo medical science is Phillips' Milk sf Magnesia. It has remained the itandard anti-acld with physicians uf the BO years since its invention. One spoonful of this harmless, tasteless "'alkall will neutralize in- sandy many timer as much acid, sad the symptoms disappear at ouce. You will never use crude methods when once you learn the efficiency of this more pleasant way. A small bottle is sufficient to show its merit. Be suro to get genuine Phillips' Milk of Magnesia prescribed by pliysicians for more than 60 years in correcting excess acid. S0c a 'bottle; any drug store, Complete directions for ils many uses are enclosed with every bottle, The Genuine Milk of Magesia fs always a liquid--never a tablet. Lidok for the Phillips' name on ottle, "MADE IN CANADA" Make Your Hens Lay FEED OUR : Scratch Grains $1.90 cwt Ful 'O' Pep, Pioneer or Sunbeam Mashes Shell, Grit, Beef Meal, Tonics Regulators and all Poultry Supplies 16 Celina St., Oshawa Cooper-Smith Co. \ and its excep during which "Billy the Kid", Wil- lam Bonney, before he was twen- ty-one gained the name of being the most dangerous man jn all the west. John Mack Brown scores as Billy in a sympathetic and convincing characterization, while Wallace Beery gives all his usual outstand- ing performance as the one-track- minded peace officer who loves "The Kid" but is forced by hf duty to capture him, The high spot of the picture was the high spot of William Bonney's lite, namely the three-day slege of the McSween home in Lincoln, New Mexico, by members of an opposing cattle faction, creates some gorgeous pictures of night fighting here, the greatest. of course. being the dramatic dash of the .beleaguered men from a burning house. Brown reaches great heights here with his weav- ing run, with a score of rifles pop- ping at him, A love interest has been Intro- duced in the person of Kay Joba. son who reaches high points of drama at several places, perhaps her greatest being the scene of Billy's last rendezvous with her Karl Dane as a cowboy furnishes riotous comic relief. Besides this splendid feature at- traction Manager Leon Osier has brought together one of the finest supporting programmes of added entertainment seen at this popular theatre in many weeks. Outstand- ing is Andy Clyde's new talkomedy "The Bluffer" made entirely iu color and there is also a laugh- provoking talkartoon, as well as some interesting current events told by Graham McNamee While you watch them pictured on the screen. PRODUCE PRICES TORONTO PRODUCE (Buying) Toronto dealers are buying pro- duce at the followlug prices: Eggs--Ungraded, cases returned, fresh extras, 28c: fresh firsts, 20c: seconds, 156¢; pullet extras, 21lc. Butter<=No. 1 Ontario Creame ery, solids, 81 to 31ic; No. 2, 80 to 304c. Churning ecream--Special, 29 to 806; No. 1, 28 to 29¢c; No. 2, 25 to 26c. Cheese~=No, 1, large, colored, paraffined and government graded, 14e. Quotations to poultry shippers are as follows ee Poultry-- "A" Grade Spring chickens, 6 DE. @8. +..0es 33, 20 Over 6 to 6 lbs. ORs +4 o's vous 4 Over 45% to 6 lbe. ACH s + vs mse 23 Over*4 to 4% lbs. each . ..uv., 4 Ibs. each and Dressed Alive Belect M.F under ... .. «+. Fatted ds over b 1bs. gach .... Over 4 to 5 lbs. each .. +. .. Over 3} to 4 lbs. each .. .. .. PYouug wivkeys over 8 Over 8 to 12 bs. each .. .. .. Under 8 Ibs. ... Old turkeys ..... .. Sense, over 8 to 13 All other weights Id roostors, over b ibs, each .. .. ite ducklings, over b lbs. ea. Over 4 to b Ibe. each ,. oo vlored ducklings, 2¢ less. ; iuigea, fowl, per ng Toronto dealers are offering wroduce to retail" deulers at the ollowing prices: Eggs--~Vresh extras, in cartons, 32 to 88¢; fresh extras. loose, 50 to 81e; firsts, 28c; seconds, 2%¢; pullet extras, 24c, 3 g Butter, No. 1 ereanmiery, prints 34¢; No. 2, creamery, prints, Sde. Choese ~~ New, large, 1bHjci wins, 16%¢; cripiets, 16¢; stiltous, 04c. O14, large, 24c. twius, '4je; old stiitons, 27c. Poult hickens, 5 Ibs. up ..... .80-83 Do, 4 to 5 Ibs ..... 28-80 Vidor Do., 3% to 4 bs. ..... Do, 3 to 33 bs. ..... Hens, over 5 lbs. Broilers ... Ducks Turkeys, A grade Geese rs SBD ~1%0 wr I) - eo C3 < oes seo to t3 Ea EOL br . « TORONTO FARMERS' MARKET The following are quotations, re- all, in effect on the St, Lawrence Market, Toronto. Produces Eggs, extras Begs, Firsts ........ 0.40 Eggs, pullet extras . Butter, dairy per pound 0.28 Do., Creamery, per pound 0.85 Fruits and Vegetables Carrots, 6 bunches Beets, doz. bunches basket Cabbage Cauliflower Spinach, peck Mushrooms, per pound . Oftions, bunch, three for .. lieaf Lettuce, three for .. Head Lettuce, two for Parsley, per bunch .... Celery, head Pea Squash, each Parsnips, basket Beets, basket Peppers, each Herby, bunch Radishes, bunch vid 'ranges, per doz « OBA Honeydew Melons, each 0.25 "rapefruit, 4 for ; Potatoes, bag "ucumbers, six for lemons, per doa. "ananas, per dozen .. Apples, bus. Do. Snows, 6 qt. |, ranges. doz. : oH Can tireen Peas, 6 gt. basket Eggplant, each Green peppers, Pears, basket " Sweet potatoes 6 lbs... Cranberries, qt. Punipkins, each basket ODSO~OS EE CACY Sear a . 0.15 {ORONTO GRAIN QUOTATIONS Grain dealers: on the Toronto Board of Trade are making the fol- Lwwing quotations for car lots: Manitoba wheat=<No, 1 hard, 6244 ¢; No. 1 North€rn, 6134¢; No. 2 du, 9¥e;: No. 4 do, 56%c (cif. Goderich and Bay ports). Manitoba oats=No, 3 C.\WV,, M44¢c; No, 2 feed, 33%c, Manitoba barley--~No, 3 C.\V,, 26- Vie; Nov 4 CW, 25%ec. Argentine cory, 00c (cif, Port Colborne. Millyeed, delivered Montreal freights, bags icluded--Bran, per ton, $21.25; shorts, per ton, $21.25; mid. dlings $27.25. Ontario grain--\Wieat, 65c; barley, SB oats, 27¢; rye, 35¢; buckwheat, mA SUBSIDIZING OF ORCHESTRA MAY BE- STOPPED Bournemouth Town Coun: cil Finds Scheme a Los- ing Proposition Bournemouth, Efgland.--The fate of municipal usle at Bourne. mouth hangs in the balance, and this munfeipality's subvention of Its orchestra may end; owing to the heavy Toss entaile Yor years it has cost the town thousands of dol lars to maintan the substy, but tho expenditur has been considered worth while on the ground that asa distinctive fedture of the social lite of the place, it has attracted vis ftors and has proved a powerful advertising medium. It was the heavy loss on the new municipal Pavilion that is brinidg the orchestra fhto the limelight dif- #0 many 'counter.atthactions for been long accustomed. There fis | & feeling fn soma quarters that the continual subsidizing of the orches tra from the ratos may vot be just. fled In av age In which there are ferent from that which it has which the public sow preference. When the orcliestra performed at the Winter Gardens the average annual loss, during recent yedrs. was about $25,000, With the op. ening of the Pavilion, in March, 1029, thoré were hopes that more people would be attracted. At the of the first year there was a de ficlt of nearly $95,000 on the Puy {ifon, building which cost the town more than $1,000,000. For the six months ended September cert hall of '410,810, which is $4, 000 more than the deficit on the open six months, when the Pavilion was somthing of a naveolty alile for visftors and residents. - These figures embrace the prosperous sumer months When the resort is full of holiday people. At a ro. cent meating of the Town Council it was stated that fof a big sym- prony concert during the Cristmas season, when many visitors were about, the reciepts were $300, and that when Miss Cracie Fields, the comedienne, was present on the following day the takings went up to $1900. SHAW'S FILM PLAY 1S CRITICIZED London.--Bernard Shaw's film play "How Ho Lied to Her Hus- baud" is "trifling" and 'the dia: logue is stagey," according to E. A. Baughan, drama critic for The NewsChronicle, writing about ft after 'ity first presentation at the Carlton Theatre, London, It is very well acted by Vera Lennox. Robert Harrls and Edmung Gwenn, he says: "The dialogue, strangely enough, sounded very stagey," he says, "and no use has been made of the cinematograph = heyond photographing the play. That Ix not the way to make films. [ hope last there was a loss on the con. and afterwards [Lrnst Lubitseh's exhilarating 'Monte Carlo. There is as thin a story as 'How He Lied to Her Husband,' but -what comic art has gone to the making of tes gereen version of the main episone of "Mousieur Beaucaire." Lubitsch, who has genfus as a filmy director, manages to give a natural alr to musical comedy by his consistent- ly fantastic treatment." POPULAR OFFICER GIVEN PROMOTION : London, Sir. Robert Brooke- Popham, who has been promoted from Air-Vico Marshal to Marshal, is onc of the best-liked olllcers in the Royal Air Force. "Brookham," as his friends call him, has had a long ecavecr in Ser- vice eviation. Ile was attached to an air unit that took part in man- oeuvres in 1911, and was trans ferred from the Army to the Royal Flying Corps when tha latter was formed in 1912. In the Great War he was one of the first six British pilots to cross the enemy linés and he served .in Frence to the end of hostilitics. - At different periods in in the post-war periods he has been Director of Research at thei Alr Minisery, commandant of the newly formed R. A. F. Staft Col- lege, Air Officer Commanding the Air Defence of Great Britian, and Afr Officer Commanding the Iraq CHILDREN IN SAD PLIGHT Brockville, Jan. 30.--The seven children ranging in age from 13 Years to one year of Krneft Hann, Kitley tonship farmer, who coms. Bernard Shaw himself saw hig play + mitted suicide lust week alter hav- ing attacked his wife and one of his children have been brought here to become wards of the Children's Aid Soclety. They are said to be in deplorable condition. ONLY ONE KILLING STILL UNSOLVED Report of Alberta Provincial Police Reveals Good Work Done WOND PARK SCENE OF BUFFALO HUNT Missionaries Given Permis- sion to Hunt Animals to Use for Meat Tdmonton, Alta, Jan, 8l.=A\ buffalo hunt, bringing back mem. ories of the old days In the west, will soon be staged in Wood Buffalo Park, in extreme northern Alberta. = Negotiations between missionar- fes and the department of Interior ° Edmonton, Alta, Jan, 31.-0t porsons murdered in Alberta during the year 1920, only one killigg remains unsolved, accord- ing to the annnal report recently fsgued by Col..W. C. Bryan, ol the Alberta Provincial Police. During the same period there were sevens ty-one suicides in the province. Included in the 23 slayings are the six victims of George Dwerny- chuk, at Smoky Lake Alta, last October. Tha only unsolved death jg' that of Juliug Johanson, who resided west of Leduc. Clues still are being followed. In all, 10,268 criminal cases were entered in 1929, A total of 6,608 convictions were registered and 1,662 cases were either dis. missed or withdrawn, while 88 are pending trial. In his report, Col. Bryan draws attention to the fact that the ma. jority of names appearing on crime inal records are those of forelgn- ors, a 23 at Ottawa have ended In the mis- afons being given permission to "wnt animald for thelr own use. The missionaries, however, are somewhnt puzzled. for the depart- ment stipulates that only barren cows may be shot. Thev are won. dering how they are to determine. the confusion of a hunt, which are: barren cows and which are not. It ig estimated 8.000 buffalo now range in the northern nark. which has been a sanctuary for the past eight years. A staff of raneors watch the herds and keep them and humans, The herd has been increased tn' 'ts present size through moving «ome thousands of nlaing bu®alo from Weainwrieht Park to this area, where for years exnlorers. trapners and mounted police had known there was the last band of free huffaln on the continent. / you WANT @ when you A T fo get what h Oshawa 35 11 HERE will be an adept Ad-Taker at our end eager and competent to render helpful ser- vice and transmit your desires to the thousands of readers of our Classified Columns people who find our Want Ad Page a Market Place for the things they want. . . .and a Clearing House for the things they have which you may want, THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES | " --_-- _ arotected from predatory animals: 4 : '