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1 TORONTO WIN ITS PONT _ PROPOSED AMENDMENTS i s E REGARDING CEMETERY ROA) TO MUNICIPAL ACT : !LEGISLATIVE CcoOMMITTEE FAV.. TO DEFINE RESIDENTIAL DIS-- c o. |__ORS STRAIGHT ROUTE FROM TRICTS, LESSEN FIRE RISK -- A > 5 | s 16 ';"v;g | NORTH TORONTO. AND REMOVE TREES, Sm wnnmenmamage csmmc eme e '%"n%t Toronto won its point before the Proposed amendments to the muni-- w: sub--committee of the Private Bills cipal act brought in by the city of »m" Committee of the Legislature yester-- Toronto were discussed in the Muni-- m day morning with regard to running cipal Committee of the Legislature "5}3-' a straight road through Mount Plea-- yesterday morning, but no definite ac-- S sant Cemetery. The city will also be tion was taken on any of the meas-- allowed to run three roads through ures. w Progpect Cemetery. One of these will Power to permit a municipality to «sns be in line with Ascot avenue project-- define a residential district and to S3 ed; the second will be a continuation prohibit the erection of any buildings S of Summit avenue, and the third other than dwelling houses was urged "aSC will run midway between 'l'cignnwuthi by Mayor Hocken. He cited several s and Morrison averue! instances which had occurred lately, 3hom With regard to lh; road through 'ona notably in Rosedale, where a Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Ald. Mc--| | large lot had been purchased for a & Bride explained that the city doesired stone yard, and the only thing that a to carry this street through in order prevented the operation of the yard that it might operate its strseet cars was the refusal of the C. P. R. to put # paralitl to YConke street. and Was mflf'i in a siding. Another (r-a,s;l;s]. was the'- secking power to make the necessary | desire of a company to establish a coa expropriation under the agreement | yard in the centre of a residential 7 "---'\\r-'-n'th} county of 3 --rtl. ard the | district. The situa.tiam at present was Cemetery Trust in 1909%, which was | unfair, as people often purchased p{'o- & confirmed by a bill of the Legislature. | perty with the idea of building, be-- The details with regard to fencing | lieving that the section would remain and increasing the width of the | exclusively residential. Aldermz}fl Mc-- ° street to 86 feet. were left to City | Bride pointed .0'--"'_ that the de(_'l'd,!'a"()"n Solicitar Johnson, Assessment t'nm~§ whether a district shguld be rem.- ._-- missioner Forman and Mr. Wm. Pav-- | dential rested entirely with the major-- idson, ore of the Cemetery Trust | ity of the property owners of the lo-- » representatives, to draw up the neces--| cality affected. ; 3 f sary eclaunse The -- Cemetery Board | To lessen the firs risk ; the city withdrew its objection to a straight | sought power to raise the lg{'ense fee thoroughfare. | for clothes--pressing -- establishments, a In connection with Prospect Ceme--| It was pointed out that the use .Ot terv, the trugtees objected to the city | gasoline for cleaning, etc., was in-- x § being given power to put streets | creasing the fire risk to a large ex-- through wherever they chose, and | tent, as these volatile fluids were kept ig wanted the places designated where | in open vessels Another amendment se 'he streets were to go. lt was finally | sought to raise the license fee for "atl decided that the -- Cemetery Board circuses from $500 to $2.000 per day. cauld sell the unused portion of the | f Parks Commissioner Chambers j_};fiv' property opered by the new streets, i wants power to remove trees where but the roservation was made that ,:f:nsmm'fid necessary in the public in-- .":,'f< no further interments would be made | terest. The policy of the department * * on the brow of the hill. P was to beautify the city, and at the * $ oT iinamonamaamanman en 1 present time it experienced trouble f | with individuals who, often for sen-- > timental reasons, objected to the re-- moval of trees off the streets. He VUTED DUWN MEASURE | also pointed 'out that the notice now !x'(quired to be given in the case of % | :| tree removals served no useful pur-- FUR LOCAL TA | ip(,sn and often led to incon\enientt ) t + i \ delays. ; Ammmmmemve nmmsmmememe an omm« " commmmmmnnnsemmmmmesemiamecme ntennencenm vmne ns | ; ' --~--~~ n naanaameas t |[CONsSERVATIVES, sAVE MR. (.'()OD.'. t i ERHAM,. OBEY THE PROVIN-- ; | C tan seenpran. -- | RULES INVOKED AGAINST # i Mr. Rowell: won out in the Leg'is-; DEBATE UN SUCIAL REF[]RM \lature last night in his contention | j | Wiiermenpremmimontmmmintsraies 'that Mr. Gooderham's bill to imple-- | . | s as | ~N. MR. FOY ?REVENTS S-- tment the tax reform plebiscite taken | H"\' ib 'lR 'I'O'V PREVENTS DIS o in Toronto on January 1, 1913,., could | CUSSION OF MR. ROWELL's \not be withdrawn without the unani-- | MOTION. 'mous consent of the House, and had | |m go to a second reading. The Par--; «gmmmamecipemeamee liamentary authorities and the Speak--| In the Legislature last night Mr A 4,'. ® C cly a ]- er supported the stand taken by thpi Rowell's sz 3 g o 'loadm' of the Opposition, and when | jowe't s motion tligt the growing im-- y |the motion to withdraw the bill was | portance of social and industrial prob-- declared out of order, Mr. Gooder-- lems demand 'eatln » s 'jimns demanded the creat & = \ham again suggested to Mr. }Ianna] cig @ £, Atton, of d'de |that it might be sent to the Municipal | partment of the Government, presided I[(-Ommi"(,pb fm-\la "?{ujpt alnd]] dec;nt over by a responsible Minister, whose § | burial." ut Mr. anna held to his chief concetrhn $ ) 7 o 'position of the previous day. The f concern should be to Stll'(l). and House was divided on the second promote legisiative and administra-- ' * reading, andf V\'l'llat tthouhsa(lilds of tl;e tive action for ts betterment »f the ' ratepayers 0o oronto had expressly . Ed in whlcs ionnnntanne, magt Th Cove voted for was denied. Mr. Gooder-- '(Ondllum.s ui: the workers of the Frov-- ham himself had the courage to sup-- ince, was objected to by Hon. Mr. Foy port the bcix"'d%n? "OtedhatlgngoWith on the groung that it was similar to Mr. Allan Studholme wit e Oppo-- ; j athaskst on ols f . i 9 sition in favor of the principle of the that contained in the amendament to '1 J bill. The' vote was 49 to 17. the address previously voted . down.| ~ Mmss emmaneitaee mm | Mr. Rowell agreed that the Acting ' Premier's point was well taken, ac-- s | | cording to the rules, if he wished to press it. His object in bringing for-- ' ward the motion was to have the s subject discussed _ unencumbered by any other issue, Hon. Mr. Foy said he would press the point, as®tobeying the rules of the ?'i: House. yE w . o amoommammmoommonacommeommezzecmes ".';'.".F & .D;' "/' C Mc *