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After hearth the o a num- rr_ytr" tt22T, atr'-i" Ir -t-.. Pe .' her or men ',,u',u"tll'lt outside cor- The last etdifiF'di' gamers; that the act . ..' should apply to every street, electric " b , poratlons. the Chairman. Mon. Mr. h tutwtw companies and t , Davis. said the desire,was to have or at er r ment or G'iiGiik t o the provisions of the Conmee bill made every Pg,'.' the use of hi " o such more Workable. and the subject was "Always, a; the bill reporte'd aye, w" referred to a sub-committee for con- susrrted tt as amend- slderation. composed of Messrs: Con- ed. - mee, Foy, Graham, Hill, Pardee, Kribs. Private BiUtt committee. Pattulio. Lucas and McKay. The Privfte Billie Commgtee held a . brie sees on . an re or Street Car Legislation. 27:? bills. when it was pants: A very warm tight took place in the there wat' no quorum left Railway Committee of the Legislature and business ceased. Those re- Yesterday over Mr. Hill's bill to amend Ported were the bill. 1y1er..?,offtiatyr the street railway act. The emects of the Ottawa young Men 5 Christian Atr- the bill as reported are important. and sociation and the bill granting D0w_er among other things compel the adop- to Port Perry to give a bonusvot $0.- tion ot a suitable iife-saviittt fender, to 000 to Ontario County tor the erection he approved by the Engineer of the ot the County Houne Stt,ttt..rt' in that '. Public Works Department ; also a pas- town. The thr1iiptrwpod. bill was 'iriiiii? l senger rate of two cents per mile. The sidered, and it Wat.' decided the Cramp [member for West York put up a gal- Smelter trhould pay school taxes on! i lant fight against an influential body their plant to the amount of their $700.- ' of street railway omciais from different 000 fixed assessment. l cities. ' '; The tlrat amendment was a clause Gilphie a Bound Boat. providing that electric cars shall be In the Public Accounts Committee _ equipped with a proper and life-saving yesterday Mr. Matheson sought to Ifender. The clause was amended on make It time" that the Government 'the suggestion of Mr. Bicknell. for the paid far more for the titrtteriett protec- l IToronto Railway. so as to provide that? tion steamer Gilphie than she was , all tenders shall be approved by the worth, and that the boat was unsea- Engineer of the Public Works Depart-', worthy. Capt. John Simpson. an old l ment. 3' master buildari Sell"'?, Bound. gave l ev ence o s e co , ut t appear- . . Municipal Control. ed that he had only examined the 1 The second clause seeking to give' steamer for a couple of hours on two . power in the regulation of electric rail- afternoons, and had not seen the whole ways to all municipalities through of the vessel. because she was full ot 1 which they ran, instead of merely the lee and water. As against his testi- l County Council. so as to better insure monv, James Rhody of Chatham. who ' the living up to the agree- rebuilt the Gilphie: Robert Abbey, 8. ment was adopted. with the tshiptntilder, of Owen Bound; Mr. A. F. amendment that the time tables. re- Bowman of Southampton, the late news] of franchise and freight and owner of the vessel, and Mr. George E. passenger rates shall remain within Smith. sub-collector of customs at ' control of the county. Southampton. swore that the steamer The clause making it necessary to till was perfectly sound and seaworthy, in the space between the tracks flush and that the Government got full value . with the highway was withdrawn, the for the purchase money. Mr. Bowman l matter being left to by-law regulation. said he bought the Gilphle for $2.050 and expended between tl,400 and Rates at Two Cents a Mile. $1,500 upon her. Me was quite willing 5 Considerable discussion took place on tt,trt."tdt.egg,',r,1, tgtg2"i,firllftl'fe (the clause t1xintr the passenger rate at Il',','.), tooldan active art in the exam- q "ive cents for the first three miles and 'ination of the 'gffu'flJ,' and brought two cents a mile beyond that. Mr. Bar- out several tellin facts. It trans ir- wick said the Metropolitan had never tr . p " ed that the late owner of the Gilphie is paid a dividend. and had sold its bonds a brother of Mr C M Bowman M on the three-cent fare basis. Mr. Hill, p_p but the latter had. no interest iii retorted that the company's rates were or connection with the transaction in by agreement subject to legislative en- any way i actment. and that their rates were the l . A highest In fttyiiotid%'g't thfey did 13H . The Barberry Shrub. have to pure use t e r g o way. n , a vote the committee decided in favor i Mr. Ttsy1or's bill to ttive municipali- of a two-cent mile rate. Ile the power to destroy the barberry The clause compelling the conspic- .shrub was considered by a special com- uous posting in the cars and public of- imittee yesterday afternoon, and after ticea of a schedule of the fares to be col- the Statements of several experts had looted was adopted. been received the bill was reported. A Strong Penalty. l The Lever Agreement. The committee declined to accept a' It is said that the opponents of the clause submitted by Assistant City Bo- Lever agreement have succeeded in iicitor Drayton providing a penalty ot getting the matter re-opened, and that . 8100 for each day a company operates the'bill willwagain come before the Pri- without guard wires. and $10 per day vate Billy Committee this morning. for each car operated without a suit- I =.grg=u-m"-"=rg="f-'="S". able tender or without two men en-: ' igaged thereon. The amendment may bet {introduced in the House. I ,An --.r_-.-_-_--- -