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r *T «--3€ Ki pp zeoy't In answer to Mr. Wardell's requ& Athens; delegation from Oxford Count: relative to the employment of aliens-- Council; E. Morris, Fonthill,. T. 2 n of |the Algoma Central Railway, Hon. rr ie enc c conlh Redads Amgoctation, |\Stratton laid on the table a returh dent Welland Gook oldA cden" of F. showing correspondence on the subject. I. J. Rayborne, Whitfield, Jah e"ibn." There were only two letters, one from Duifferin County; J. W. l° n'rth the Attorney--General to the Manager of Mayor of Bellevillie; W. R. Ay _ chate-- | the railway asking for the information Belleville: -- John -- Macdonald, i9. t desired, and a reply from the Secré-- worth, Warden Grey CO"_"C{- 1 tofi Itary stating that the Manager was Richardson, M.P., Wm. Pattee, Carle away, and the matter would be attend-- Place. R 'ed to on his return. ' These men are selectedt ott; acgggfi%o:f their official or representative & | | To Receive Royalty. and at the m"'f'Euonj of n}embeue':f The first meeting of the Municipal the committee. e views of represen-- \ Committee was h:ld yesterday, Hgn. (tatives of other 'bodies and interests Mr. Davis, on motion of Messrs. Dick-- | will be received, personally or by letteér, enson and Marter, being unanimously \so far . as the time of the com-- elected Chairman. _ Mr. Davis suggest-- | mittee will permit, especially those ""g' ed that members of the committee set resenting -- Township Councils who 8 their faces against any fanciful or un-- have protested against any changes h'l'i important amendments to the municipal road control. 'The names of Messrs. act, as the feeling throughout the Graham and Carnegie were added io * country was against so many changes.' the committee, R The members present concurred in this}| . The report of the Inspector of Insur-- view. _Dr. Pyne's bill authorizing ance for 1900 has just been issued. It municipalities to expend such sums as gives the figures relative to the risks of might be deemed prudent in the recep-- the various companies, and with the tions to the Duke and Duchess of Corn-- report of last year the comparisons are wali and York passed without amend--| as follows :----Life insurance companies, ment or. objection. Several other bills 8: net amount of risks. $2,547,947.00, % were passed. as cogl:pared wlthhm.(?'&&-i.fi-! in the f a3 preceding year, when the returns were Private Bills. given for four companies. The risks *4 In the Private Bills Committee a long in the three classes of fire insurance for C digcussion took place over the bill re-- the two years are given as follows :---- +2 spectlng the Napui'nee River Itt'nprove- 1899. 1900. , roent Company, the terms of which Joint stock -- com-- "; have been rejected by the committes _ pantes. . ... ... . 25,885,680 . 15,390,897 E.: three years in succéession. -- The bill ® "b| mutual com-875625$ £1,360,004 s asks tgat AaaY pe tors tl;utver Improv:- Porciy mutuat come. _ . ___ o f + ment Company orced to remove the 2« as +« 125,880, 83.370.892 dany at Petworth, which flooded 15,000 DARIGG: . +« a« ++ 125,095,88% _ 1 acres of land in Camden and Portiand 1 Townships and was injurious to the , public hcalth and damaged the roads. % The Pgovincial Engineer reported that, i if some of the other dams were im-- i proved the trouble would be overcome. ie The bill was finally heid over until l to--day. _ The Port Arthurk bill to validate cer-- "< tain sales of tax lands, permitting the issuing of debentures for $30,000 for the ® development of water power and in-- 3 creasing the number. of heating and lighting commissioners was again be-- fo, fore the committee, and was passed 15 after some --discussion. ~ \ Good Roads Committee. ¢ The select committee appointed to *4 'conslder the Premier's good reads bill v'{ met and organized vesterday. ©~Mr. "ohe Pattullo was, on motion of Mr. Ross, ~# | elected Chairman. It was decided to .3 call a number of persons familiar with § lthe subject to give their opinions re. ' <A specting the measure. (The commitree /3 | will meet again on Thursday, and again| y 'on Friday, when it is interded to ex--| -- ;am.lne J. F. Beam, Black Creek, \'lce-| lPresldent; K. W. McKay, St. Thomas,| | Secretary _ Ontario Good Roads Auso-l ' & clation ; C. E. Lundy, President, J. A. & Ramsden, Secretary Municipal Good & Roads Association; A. W. Campbell, Good Roads Instructor; A. F. Wood, ex--M.P.. Madoc:; R. J. Jelly, Jellyby,| 0000000AAA cccmanrernrererrerenmreere n E0010 0c N0 c o1 e e en 00011 o cengntnace : omm ies ce 3 m o y