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i 'o';'.&:"fi 5q ~~'A~_' y l _ J might possess. He insisted that all *>€ Powers the steel company asked for could be granted without a charter. th:),;nfiet:itt::; }{e:bitt drew attention to Fould'give 1J rights the granting of this the citg ve the company, as it would put y at the mercy of this small rail-- way. The bill was thrown out. Mr. Eric Armour appeared on behalf of the Toronto, Ottawa & French .Rn'e.r Railway Company, who are seek-- Ing incorporation. They propose con-- structing a line from a point near the mouth of the French River on Georgian Bay to Ottawa by way of Toronto, thence to West Hawkesbury, in the | Jcounty of Prescott. _ The application went through without opposition. A bill to confirm a by--law of the Cor-- poration of Guelph, to provide for the ; extension and improvement of the, '(jue]ph Radial Railway by the is--| sue of debentures for $30,000 was passed _ on _ Mr. -- (Guthrie's _ reproe-- senting that the citizens of CGuelph had approved of the step by a majority vote on January 2nd last. The Fort William, Loch Lomond & Mount MeKay Incline Railway & Tour-- ist Resort Company, represented by L. L. Pelletier, sought incorporation, but received scant treatment. Mr. Smellic, urged that both the towns of Fort Wil--' liam and Port Arthur were opposed to it as calculated to cripple their water supply. _ Loch Lomond forms a natur: al elevated reservoir, whereby a watoer supply for Fort William can be obtained by gravitation, and the erection o' an inclined railway and the consequent ap pendages of a summer resort wovld create impure water. Private Bills Passed. The Private Bills Committee yester-- day approved of Dr. Smellie's act re-- specting the town of Fort William. This confirmed by--laws of $23,500 for exten-- sion of the waterworks system, $5,000 for better fire protection,. $6,000 to ex-- tend the electric light system, and $22,-- 500 to improve the telephone system. The bill also confirmed tax sales prior to January 1, 1904. Other bills approved were :--Mr. Bow-- man's bill consolidating debts of the town of Southampton, $49,427. Mr. Aubin's measure to incorporate the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Dio-- cese of Sault Ste. Marie. The diocese includes the districts of Algoma, Thun-- der Bay and Manitoulin, and the islands of Georgian Bay, Lake Huron and Lake 'Superior, and part of Nipissing district, hitherto included in the Diocese of Peterboro'. Mr. Pratt's bill authorizing -- Morms burg to acquire water power and to con-- firm by--Jlaws. Mr. Fisher's bill incorporating the Ontario Telephore Company, with a capital stock of $200,000, and which may be increased 'from time to time. Mr. Bradburn's measure, respecting the town of Peterboro', aroused some discussion.. The bill provides, amons other things, for incorporation of the town as a city, the authorization of the purchase at a cost of $30,000 of land for an armory and a collegiate institute, the confirmation of a grant of land and fix-- ed assessment of $10,000 a year for ten years to aid the Peterboro' Cereal Com-- pany, confirming a grant of land and a fixed assessment of $4,000 for ten vyears to aid the Peterboro' Shovel & L ol Company. Mr. E. H. D. Hall, the town solicitor, spoke for the bill. Maror Best and Mr.G. W. Hatton opposed the incorporation clause, claiming the citi-- zens should have a chance zo votr on . them. _ Chairman Carscallen finaily Sua gested the adjournment of further con-- sidemtion llntil TIIESday, as the n]cnsur? was ze which he thought shou'ld Le "'f"'y" ."etf"")'t logked into, and the views of all interests heard b ti l aken. efore action vas Hon. Mr. Ross has given notice 3 | tion for copies of allg:ircula.:;t lic.;t?ofdni,o'. 'the Department of Fisheries respecting the appointimentéhor fidi}r:missw.l of fisher%z overseers since the fisheri y C over by the Province. frice, were Saken - tm $ 1 %