The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

%{ Elc ow BB tC e 4i --_The M Stanley Park as an addition to the cattle mar-- ket was thrown x,oua:y the Municipal Committee of. the al Loegislature this morning. .City Counsel Fullerton spoke in favor of the bill. There _ would, he said, ° be no irjury, ' practically, to-- any -- other land or property, and if the bill did not go through the city would be put to great expense-- in moving to a larger gite. f ' Mr. James Scott, who said he appear-- ed for a number of Parkdale citizons, entered a vigorous protest. Mr. Claude Macdonald also spoke against the --bill. Mr. G. G. S. Lindsey spoke on behalf of a number of peo-- ple--who favored the extension. The principles of Mr. Pattullo's bill regarding exemptions and bonuses pas-- sed by a large majority,. There was no | discussion. The vote was taken on the questions (1) shall the question of ex-- emptions and bonuses be submitted to the ratepayers at the general municipal or other elections; (2) shall a two--thirds majority be necessary to carry the ex-- emption or bonus. 8. By a vote of 21 ty 12 the committee adopted the principle of Mr. '(!onmee's bill fespecting electric;lighting .compan-- ies. The bill provides, that. where muni-- cipalities decide toygojinto:the eléctric lighting business for themselvesthey shall buy out, at a value to be#fixed by mutual agreement..or arbitratipn;: the plant of companies) whosé -- camtracts with the municipalities are about ex-- piring, The bill, at the suggestion of Premier Hardy, was referred to the fol-- lowing committee :--Messrs. Carscallen, Pattullo, Marter, Auld, Kribs, McKay, Macnish, Mutrie and Conmee. |