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?""ug Receipts in the Provincial ks# ce + wer 1 $ * #ecretary's Department Renoo _ Board Amalgamation « The San °_ Joae Seale. dovanthttliictttelicuiniermouts Festerday's ses«ion of the Local Leg-- islature was devoted chiefly to the an-- swering of questions covering & variety of subjects and to brief discussions on several notices of motion. The session was made notable, however, by the in-- troduction and first rea'd'.ng of the Premier's bill for the improvement of public highways, one oft the most im-- portant measures ever brought before the House, and in regard to which there hat been considerable speculation. The text of the bill is as follows:-- e A To Improve Highways. sSATURDAY: MATCYT 2 (1) That the sum of $1,000,000 shall =--___oconrccoconmenienienditieeiininils OA Opnpemenic cce w« = + : y be and is hereby set apart to be paid out of the consolidated revenue of the 4 | Province to aid in the improvéement of f | public highways, #ubject to the terms A | and conditions hereinafter set forth. (2) The highways to be improved may T be designated and assumed by by--law of the County Council, with the as-- p sent of the Councils of the local muni-- ¢ cipalities through which such highways pass ; provided always that the high-- ways so d@esignated shall, as far as wixtiteriisssecaucthitsentes practicable, facilitate the direct trans-- portation of the agricultural produce of the ctcunty or townships immediately s interested to the local markets of the Premieor Ross Introduces county. (8) In the event of the local muni-- an Impoyta,nt, cipalities, or of a majority of them, | disapproving of, <any by--law ... of the County Council, as in the previous see-- Mea'sure' tion mentioned, then the Count,v?éoun-- cil shall submit such by--law to a vote of the ratepayers of the county, such wonmmcccminonmetrmnmmmmmemane vote to be taken and held on the same day as the elections of the local muni-- | cipalities of said county are held. TEYT f | (4) When any by--law as aforesaid A THE BILL falls in recelving the support of a ma-- ® jority of the ratepayers of the whole t+ounty so voting, then the Council of any local municipality in the county may within one year of the paksing of this act pass a by--law designating the & roads within such local municipalities One Million Dollars to be Ex-- to be improved ; but no by--law for the | Improvement of roads in any municipal-- pended on Roads. | ities shall take effect until such by-- | law is approved by & majority of the | ratepayers. 4 Wileitie esc ced | (5) Any highway, in order to come undéer the provisions of this act as to aid, :lha.ll be constructed or repaired \T 4 pecording to the regulations of the AN l.\ CREASE OF F ) Public Works Department with respéct 4 h * to highways, and shall be subject to the inspection of an officer appointed by M eb aoiea d salid department. (6) On the completion of any work of road improvement under this act the en M Council of the municipality under which