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KNOX UHURUH BILL HUT, . MUST OBSERVE THE JESSE KET- CHUM TRUST. _ - Bill Aimed to Legalize Agreement Made p; With Presbytery by Which Consent l L? to Sale of Queen Street Property l 1: ' Was Obtained. , t- ""'-""'-'"", l l The Private Bills Committee dealt] 1iiwith the Knox Chureh bill yesterday. " The new bill contains proposals for! i- , the formation of a second church to he, ir',""'" in a populous district down; "town and known as Knox (impel, as: "Ewell as the new building,r on Spadina; invenue. agreeably to the arrangement. with the Presbytery. The property of (tho ehureh now under rent on Queenl ol:??."".", it i,, expected, will be expro:! ryiated by the city for the extension (it; f James street south. The trustees were: t'stated to have asserted that they 1vt'rei ("em-reed into an assent to the aitangrt'-l yorients approved by the Prvmlrytory. 'lhe .jlutest proposal is. asserted by its op- "ponents to involve the breaking of the _1(H'iginal Jesse Ketehum trust. 1lr.l /lratn/lton (insets. l\'.t'.. said that the ,, trust was for the purpose of maintain- ,'ing a church and burying ground he- I hind Simpson's store. Mr. Robert .\l.c- , Kay said the property was to maintain . the Presbyterian meeting house at. York. ' The. property Wtthi sold tor $206,000. A , new ehureh was designed to cost. .il2l0.- l"to". but the plans were reduced to $183.- , 000. The site eost $32000. The new , behool cost $47,000. The one-third set! , apart and other expensea leave lessthan ' 850,000 to build the new $185,000 ehureh. A." it was simply outrageous and opposrte .. to all honest). said Mr. Mekay. to di- ,\'ert the truqts EN was suggested. The 'enmmittee listened to mueh argument, fund threwlout the bill. t The position now is that, although thel, property has been Hold and the pure-hose! money largely paid. the Presbytery has:l / not yet consented. and will have to he,1 'aaked for its consent to the sale by thei ehureh. the stipulation in eonneetion with its previous consent not having I been observed. ' WANT AID FOR A RAILWAY. __ i i . - . iClaims of the Haliburton, Whitney al ; Mattawa Line. i i, Mr. J. H, Carnegie. M.P.P. for Plant; Victoria. headed a deputation which,,' waited on the Government yesterday and i'; asked for assistance for the. building of the Haliburton, Whitney & Mattawn Railway. Consideration was promised. The deputation inelnded representativvs of the munieipalitiea of Lindsay, Frtr:s, ton Falls. Kininount and ilaliburton. The claims of the deputation were alvo supported by Mayor Coatsworth, Messrs. It. C. Steele. J. F. Ellis and F. G. Mor- ley. the Secretary, representing the; Board of Trade. Mr. w. K. McNaught,! "l.P.P., was also present. :