The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 21 May 1903, p. 2

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" Ilil Irllililti = ', we C." If! " i" "g'iMlll1l I "lt is , I t "Jr Tainwl "a! i 'iii 4 ' , ' 'i',",iiiiii,i,t3lii,ftgtl' aspeehl new ttte-tver. or ttr. 'llvar's. "thquriit4qiettt carried. Just before adjourned a telegram was re- ceived from Halliday of Parry. Sound at Mink Harbor amigg that, e had, " l r nested, notified niltvan t.o "We"; 'df. Matheson said he. was instruete that Sullivan had been in Toronto yes-! terday (Wednesday) afternoon. .and had left " 5 o'clock for St. Catharines. Sullivan was notiliea on the will to At present. I iBILL PASSED BY LEGISLA-' TURE'S COMMITTEE. A New Metropolis Incorporated - Congratulatory Messages Ex- changed Between the Officials. , The Municipal Committee of the Legislature yesterday passed the bill providing for the incorporation of the City of Niagara Falls. This is to be formed by the union oi the town and the village of Niagara Falls. The terms of such union to be settled by a commission. to be appointed. The matter came before the committee on an application by the village for auw .thority to extend their limits by includ- ing a portion of the town as well as part o the adjoining township. The committee was opposed, howevcrnto the confusion of municipal jurisdiction at Niagara and directed the parties to agre.e on terms oi amalgamation. The parties having failed to agree, the committee determined to appoint a commission to settle the terms, be- lieving that the 1e,vea1ot,'tuer'iisti', at Ni- agara will establish a ourishing city there. Nter. the bill passed Mr. Geo. W. Ellis. Reeve of the village. who is, here, telegraphed congratulations toi George anan. Mayor of the Town of Niagara, and received the follow- ing rcpiy :-- "Our new City of Niagara Falls greets and. congratulates you and lyour committee on the successful end- ;tng that has cemented the town and village in one great and prosperous metropolis." l OPPOSE AMALOAMATION. Technical School Deputation Seei Government. . A deputation of about fifty, repre- senting the Technical School, the', wage earners of the city, and the Pro-! trortionat Representation Assofiatiom. waited upon the members of the Cabi- net last night to ask that the propos- ed amalgamation of the school boards of the city might not include the Tech- nical School. Mr. Robt. Glockling explained the purpose of the deputation, and said that they had the support in this re- quest oi the Board of Trade, the Manufacturers' Association. and the . various other associations represent- ed on the board. He outlined the his-, tory of the school sin.ce its founda- tion by the 1afeieev"',','l,5 representa- [ tives in 1891. hey now felt fearful that if it were included in th.e amal- gamation it would be_dr_awn into the maelstrom of careless indifference. and . the good work being done would be vitiated. . Principal Pakenham said that the wage-earning classes and .even the business men, or e.duea.tior.tists,' would be unable to obtain election to the . amalgamated school hoard. He claim- ed that neither economy nor efficiency would be effected by the inc.lu.sion pf; the Technical School Board in the" mal amation. . ' Hf". Mr. Latchiord said that then T matter was of very great importance.' lie doubted if there were.manv sub- . 'ects to-day of greater Importance. he assured them that the matter would eive the Governtrent's careful 'con- . ration. aeseseee=el===r==+e======'

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