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_ .. _"",L 'x 'Crip, , _ , "'m "pmpi'yiw . ' ' _' /?alll Rr.'Bll8B8i"f t" PERTH BILL MlllMlilll, matte. 'lli9t,8e', ' " thtutpettda,;" le, _ ment that thehhtitter " left over for"! t' ayear. .' w."..,. e _ b TOWN CANNOT PURCHASE Record of the Vote. _ . i . ., ELECTRI CPLANT. The vote was as follows:-- r. F' i _----------- 1 . . 2,t'itidle"rt Bali)", Flarscalleit r . accessfu m ' Hami ton , arsca en _ .eunox , , m"ttt'i', 1,2'g,',',",'g,A'g Used as It,,",,':,), Davidson, Dickenson, Fox, L, fe, "t I: re Purchase of ,Foy, Gallagher. fibrin} Graham, . ver o 0 e G 'bord. Hislop. oy e, dynt, Ma- Ft,. Waterworks. 4-'/j.h'f. Morrison. Munro. McKa , ---t----r-m.'"'"' Pardo, I'rcstonP (grants), Field. Ru:- . ""t . _I ' " , Smith _ cell, toe ' Trua V The Private Bills ("mi"nmcc w ill." (iff/ae,., Tsi/tds),,,)'),",:).:..,) x, "i. Legislature, by a vote ol 28 to Il, ych'- Nays-Messrs. Beck. Brown, Cald- / terday voted to postpone for "of?" well]. ("gawaorcll.) sl?/1/tii,ecl/,ir,yii/1.ert,i: f, the bill oi the town of Perth liroyidtiin Edi: "sf. 'iL11)/-lii"r. J at cson, "hard-,,'; 't," for the purchase by the ,iyt,1ciieC.l,i),'..' The bill was then withdrawn. I . ' .l.. - 'CW' Ff ot the Perth Electric Works. C, V 1 Trenton's Debt Consolidated. i resentatives oi the town then asxet. .. , , . . . s ' '.,,1 ,1 lraw the bill. .The Pcterhoro bill to give a ircci L pertmsston I. ""12 . . r, _. sate to the lock works, and fixinur their F , The Canadian Elcctric and Watr: assessment at $12,000. was "9(5th- , Power Company. which opt'ratcs tiw The bill to consolidate the debt: oi , 1vaterworks and an incandescent light- tiara lawn at Trlcnton \tv'asglsti report- ' . .~ . F , IC c anu- ' . ing system, rcniwid ivtrar'o1tf,'ll,,d'. int: 8011:5111. sidewalks 1)rill'iihe, filial? the bill. Mr. )chy co co , - atcd. 'ed that if the town were. allowed to The bills confirming an agreement '.enter into competitirut with it the lyiw.co the G.T.R..;iiul lilo town of ' icontpany would bc ruined. Blufrtt'. yy _rf1cre,rc/y1gr the town of l Squeezing the Town 018'"): Jt"it')oe,11,tih'cyis ' ll T ' . _f S er; t l 0: le 0- ! Mayor J. A. Stewart of Perth said mum Consumers' Gas Company was ithc Canadian Electric Company was due-cred until Tuesday next at the re- endeavoring to use the leverage of the querl "i Mr. A. Pr. Aylcssworth, K.C. iConm-ee act to compel the town to "d'le.=u"e1'l'='e=T.e.".=eerreyerere tpurchasc the waterworks. If the com- ipany would sell the incandescent plant: 6;alone the town was prepared to buy. tbut the company did not want to sell iit. The company had been unable to l supply the town with all the ipeandes; d cent lighting required, and had to turn the lights oil at 10.30 every night..The company which the town wanted Ao buy was an older one that that which ' "t'i, opposing the bill. V . i Mr. w. B. MoMurrich. KC., tor the _ ', Bank of Ottawa, objected to the pass- ,ing of the bill, as it might affect the T security held by them. V I Town Solicitor Allen said that at the time the bank took the security the; . . (company was not operating the clec-l :," !tric light plant; it had the waterworks; w' ialone. As to ruining the company,i it would not be in any worse position; ' than it was now. . . I Mr. Conmee--The municipality' ' might reduce the price for lights to . less than cost. -' _ . f, Mr. Allen-Fix the price of the i i lights in the bill. . Hon. Mr. Gibson-l don't think there would be any competition at all. Town Willing to Purchase. , Mayor Stewart-The corporation is 1e,ttecr,i?,.i.1,y, that it shall be limited to' _ .arc lighting tor commercial purposes iand for the lighting by incandescent - lights of the municipal buildings. Mr. Gibson-Would you he willing _ to confine your are lighting to the streets and public halls? Mr. Stewart-No. F- Mr. 9ytme.e--Citmyot you Use the E polls and Wires "or the Canadian ',, Electric Company? L V i Mr. fitewart---The wires of the two, I . companies are on all the streets. We' f have purchased those oione com-t . pany. ', Mr. Cray/Ord-----') are buying all) they can' be reasonably expected to buy; . ' Mr. Matheson-The Council is will-, ing to submit a by-law to the people,' .. . for' the purchase of the whole plant of the opposing company, including. the. waterworks, for $100,000, but they , want $115,000. . 1*- Mr. Matheson moved that the bill ' if pass, limiting the town to the arc sys- l tent for commercial purposes and the i use of the incandescent system in the t municipal buildings. . '