t blue coal spring prices now ik effect hut stove and egg coa 2450 furnace and stove oil and kerosene oil contracts guaranteed wh kentner son dmhnouttbzn stswtbun visit cuxdit lodgc last friday night sew tba official visit of the district deputygrsnd master nt wor bra donald wad accompanied by other d brethren to credit lodge na 1 at ti ait tblsmarked the annual inapectlon night for the lodge by the dock of wellington dlatriet wor bra jack lucas wm of the lodce welcomed him to the lodge many vliitora were present from varloua lodges in the dlatriet in cluding aoton hilton erin kbnlra and brampton iodgee at the conclusion of the evening a rwnqiial was held arranged by the junior warden lee clark rauoor kmtft abuoluoh the hbtoiy r assessment and municipal taxation in ontario thi dsqstogtowx mauu wednesday evening may 14th u5i paoc oderation is best in all filings t he house of seagram men who think of tomonnow practise moderation today the county the united cou lea of stormorrt dunnms and glengarry in 1043 made the drat appointment of a- county massnr under auth ority of the u40 legislation since that time 25 other county aimanrs have been appointed two of them commencing their duties thla year thla laavea 13 countlea which have not aa yet made appointments while legislation was enacted in 1050 to permit the municipalities whldh comprlae h territorial dlatrlcta in northern ontario to pass bylaws requaatlhg the appointment of district a retain re so tar no ap polalmcata have bean made doilse ef asassaer the duties of a county a lessor are to supervise the work of the varlaus assessors in hlatoounty and to standsrdlxe the methods of-pre- paration of the assessment rolls lie makes a report by june lit of each if we live in a municipality in southern ontario which la part of a county aetup for administration purposes we are charged on our local tax bills for auch items a county rates high school dlatrlcta township school areas etc if we live in a municipality in northern ontario we are sometimes charged for the last two item and in addi tion or the maintenance of the district home for the aged now u- amount we pay for these things la based on the assessment of s property the total assess ment of- our municipality is sup- osed to be equalised with the ass- raament of the other municipalities which share such services ss roadsv schooli health units etc with us in other words if our municipality is assessing for 100 per cent of the value of the property and the other municipalities ejre only assessing for 00 per cent or 80 per cent of the value of their property we ere year to hi county council and this going to pay too high taxes ss our share of the cost of providing these services in en endeavour to equslize such charges which are based on sssess- ment the assessment is equalised among the different municipalities oy the county district or school authorities appoint valuators prior to sn amendment to the assessment act in 1043 if the county council could not arrive at u proper equalization of assessment thcmee uicy were required to upjiolnl valuators every five years to value s per cent to 8 per cent of the iroierties in each municipal ity these values wero then reduced to u common ratio eg 50 per cent of value and this determined the equalllatlon ot assessment for coun ty rules or school purposes where such school areas covered more than one municipality or parts of more tluin one municipality tills system did not prove satis factory ss the munlcipalltes opera ted on different methods of valua tion generally on a guess method ond the jerccntage vslued wss only s small fraction of the total num ber of properties and therefore in many instances quite misleading to overcome this ond to institute a stondsrd system of valuation in i i m ti toatter s fw 7 vsrmsg this saft leptiur mitk tvttya tug frtm bank wits hptnnoamu rttntly jtmmjrtm eimmttm 1100 mil ow nerik t pert radium on oujrinp eftht arctic circu it ii part of the equipment for a new branch of the royal bamfc of canada just opened to ierve the men who work one of the worlds greatest known deposits of uranium on the shores of great bear lake thi if the lartheatnorth bank in canada up sci ragged coast a giant new aluminum development is tailing form since isst november we have operated a irsnch at kexoano site of the power bouse- three subbranches h since lean opened to serve other construction crews at isolated inland points in the rew up north at churchill on hudson bay itineintemstional airports ofcoose bsy lsensaw cinder alraystiaafaas and montreals doivsl the roytl rink brings modem battling services to railiury and civilisn personnel and to airlines and air travellers iron every comer of the globe kssht ens eas sfvat erv tpritprng mp at ersu s groass mjutk m fm ymrt eg err esy st ttrnfflm mi pntptdm tki ihyal jual s osaais esrruf ea iejiaeu sissy e am uslslel cssuaaainvt rvlnuwr sa sjlwsrr eu eael erua it jtsysl bmmi iwi asrfs satt at sue tsto are ciuhiitwuj iiwraahiia th e royal ban k of canada a ijjhii iiank iiaviiio ohowimo eountsfy n rtvort forma thobisls of the jul- lutlon of tmt as set by that rounctt thi report li of ncctvally only the and iruy m amended in any way or rejected iart of the figure ahown in the report are ta ken from the aseaament rolla pre pared ty the municipal aaaesament in the previous year and the recom mended figures for the purpoae of equalisation may tkavc little or no sunlllarlty to the local aaseaaors totals willie the county council prepure their equallutlon bylaw immediately followlritf ute county asaevsors report the county rates or levies based on these figures do not appear in the local tax bills un til die following yuor a lapse if two years li thus found between the time your local ussesitor visits your property und the time you pay county rates on such assessment rraufummt a chore it is found that the county asses sor requires from three to five years to complete his work of reassess ment in a couity this period is determined by the number o mun icipalities in the county and the cooperation given by the local municipalities the weukness of the county ass essment system being the highest form of supervised assessment lies in the fact that high school districts and township school areas overlap in many cases into adjoining coun tlea with different methods of val uations poaslbly the tblullon is su pervision by the provincial gov ernment in an endeavour to institute a common basil of valuation and assessment in next welts article you will be told of the provisions of the assessment act which trovern the busts of your own assessment auction sale pubnirure toois etc the undersigned has received in structions from the administratrix of the estate of the late robert pox to sell by public auction st his etc residence martin st milton on saturday may 17th at 2 oclock dst the following tools etc twowheeled cor trailer extra long blacksmith drill press leg vise anvil turning lathe vllh extension circular aaw and frame pipe cutter electric motor one third hp set ot scales 240 lbs work bench with drawers wood vise pipe vise tripod lift lawn weed sprayer with shoulder straps screw jacks 124 ft drive belt tool boxes mh binder canvassee new quantity ot cream separator oil steel oil barrels block and tackle about 73 ft ot plate rack moulding about 140 ft of inside moulding car wash crs blacksmiths tape and dies number of new whutletrees bee lupcra soldering outfit small man drel number ot cotton grain bags screen doc slun hammers quan tlty ot flax seed quantity ot lum ber crow bars axe adre ladders rip saws hapd saws wedges forks lanterns large number of boxes of bolts washers wrenches punches chisels etc chains etc quantity of pine blocks 1 electric burglar alarm now furniture dining room suite including round extension table 9 chairs buffet with bevelled mirror kftchen cabinet moffat combina tion electric stove wood or coal with two ovens in good- condition bed couoh quebec cook stove war ming closet and water front 4 large lids 3 small finished in white ena mel phonograph with 38 records bed spring and mattress hall rack library table cherry table organ stool coal oil stove and oven dres ser carpets rubber water hose i nigs 3 odd mattresses lee box copper boiler clothes horse carpet sweeper high chair odd ohalra odd tables 1 dozen brass etalr rods suit case new fruit jan crooks quan tity of dishes other small articles terms cash with clerk day of sale no reserve ttfnbler and bluott atietloneers- roclcwood 10 r 8 miuob 1w v doctor to rich patient youre all rah down youd better lay off gu for a while and gat a good nit at thjb tinimu jjjyiiv fr- rm wnxiatt vaamunt georgetowns latest army recruit to land in korea is pte william emmerson jr who carries on the servsse tradition of hie iwrjwar- veteran f sther and his brothers who wre in the ermy and navy ti ur howard 3 nosebrugh hss bsen promoted to ths position of general ssles manager of ths dodfedesolo division of the chrysler corporsuoo of canada limited according to an announcement mads today by hr a j shaw the corporauons vice- president in chsrse of ssles mr rosrbrugh sssumes his new duties on may 1st- bruce harding pianist teacher mala st beath phonk s38r x marsaret bradley harding pianist teacher stadia main st seaus phonk 43 look out below fun around the house can unfortunately turn into a long stay in die hospital broken limbs medical treatment a wad of money out of daddys pocket why not guard your- self againt such a glide into the red now ask us about personal acci dent insurance elmer c thompson insurance service 9 kersejf k0tahmalsst- klu stts boslw