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'HYDRO RADIALS NOW --IN SIGHT FOR FARMER es Loa o 47 r , Mr. Rowell thought some limit} 'might be placed on the amount of bonds that could be issued by a housing company and upon which a municipality might be asked to give ja guarantee. It would be ail right ) with a $500,000 enterprise, but if the | bond issue was $2,000,000 it . was 'fmore serious for the municipal guar-- I a wka. antor. f hHam said he expected partment would make ] that next session this r of legislation could be The bill provides first that the Hydro--electric Power Commission, whenever required by the Lieutenani-- Governor in Council so to do, may in-- quire into, examine, investigate ana report upon the cost of constructing and operating electric railways in any locality where power is supplied by the Commission, with an estimate of the probable revenue, the practicabil;-- Mr. Rowell in a few words -- con-- gratulated the Minister on coming so quickly' to the Opposition way -- of thinking of the matter, and was glad to see that the Government had at last made up its mind to do some-- thing. We tid cbudcd d tE OS o C m AEC L * VY cL Y of the Hydro--electric transmission . system may be used at a rental to be | fixed between the parties. In intro--| ducing the bili Mr. Beck pointed out, that the chief feature of the proposi--| tion was that two most imortant fac--; tors of cost were eliminated, the' heavy charges for underwriting and the high cost of power. There will be no stock jobbing or dividend pay-- ; ing schemes in it. i The --scheme differs -- from the,] Hydro--electric enterprise in that nolj government money will be directly| expended on the work beyond what is involved for the up--keep of the; Commission. It will be a municipal affair entirely, and the cost will be" paid by the municipalities out of de-- | bentures . isgued. The ri#hr--af aal I Another step in public ownership was marked in the Legislature yes-- terday when Hon. Adam Beck, Chair-- man of the HMHydro--electric Power Commission, introduced a pill "re-- specting the public construction and operation of electric railways." This is the rural railway proposition that has been discussed for the past few;' months in the Province -- and was | brought to a focus by the Opposition . last week on the discussion of Mr./ Marshall's resolution to extend hy--' aAro--electric benefits to farmers andi equip rural railways., the amount of. issued by a upon which a asked to give Authority to be G ranted for c Issuing of 40--¥ ear Deben-- | tures to Meet Expense MUNICIPALITIES To BEAR ENTIRE COST Liberal Suggestions Embod-f ied in Bill Introduced by Hon. Adam Beck | of that the de-- Line First Determined. tep in public ownership in the Legislature yes-- Hon. Adam Beck, Chair-- AZVI/aiilics out ol de-- ; e The right--of--way ; electric transmission | used at a rental to be j he parties. In intro--] _ The final clause of the act the Commission all property [ed with railways constructed 'led and maintained by that Db . l ne_necessity of a flat is placed in {the bill, requiring the consent of the I'Attorney-General before any action nam' ue Te pube t idmsn on y o on on 2B | _ _ The sections of the railway _ act Ifrom 68 to 97 giving the Ontario and | Municipal Board authority over rai». | ways will not apply to the Commis-- [sion or any railway constructed or op-- j erated by it. ) 'The necessity Of &A Bat is nlanka c. The Province and the C are protected by, a clause that neither can incur liabili error or ommision in estims or specifications prepared by mssion. t | _ Where an agreement has bee tered into for the construction line the Commission may cons maintain and operate a railway }may exercise the powers of a | pany incorporated by special ac | the construction of such a ral under the provisions of the On railway act. )Authority to Acquire Land, By the act thfle restricted to thei conggructing lines Where the agreement the construction and _ o vperation of the electric two or more municipal , it shall also provide fopr ltion and management of by a Public Utilitries Cor be approved by the Lieu ernor in Council. The shall stipulate the method ing such a Commission, as uistribution of the propor cost 'and 6f the revenus C ty of the enterprise ana the economic value to the locality served by it. Ni is B n eel ts ons lc PB 3A d ----_Two or more municipal corpora-- tions may -- be authorized by the li4eutenant--Governor in -- Council to enter into an agreement with the Commisison (1) for the construction, equipment and operation of an elec. tric railway to be operated by power supplied by the Commission; or, (2) for its construction by the Commission and for its operation by the corpor. S tHliam ..z _\ _ "~dttP ~operation . or atiOn of the electric railway py or more municipal} corporations, @all also provide for the opera-- and management of the: railway Public Utilities Commission to pproved by the Lieutenant-Gov- in Council. The agreement stipulate the method of aAppoint-- CA a Commission, as well as the IMTEE L ues o 'we ts ue i n on Te ;3 _ *,, "CPNU--Oor--<-- property for | of the Province. j _ the Commission is operating | has power to take the revenue working expenses, and where' i balance after meeting these | it must pay the amount 0\'e1"f rporation or corporations in-- | ctions of the railway _ act} to 97 giving the Ontario and . _ y _ o, ' *Ve6 He, TCIETT COROmAE Wel" L0r the construction of 3 ommission may construct MGD | e tnleade a1 F and the Commission Y, a clause declaring incur liability for any ww ie c Gudpel i9020 ' their ow agreement provides property connect the proportion of revenue . : corporations are 40R 2A cost of the rallways s shall have power 'ar debentures, This first authorizeq by t Meree tss 4 estimatgs, plans he act vests in _ special act such a rail '@, operat-- body. r110n8 Aare not boundaries in the C 'Clal act for _a railway / the Ontario n of the line * of the equip-- ind the maxi. be chargeah)e been en-- uU »y power on;p or, (2) Commission the corpor-- @ay, and & com-- the for