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» 4+ l i | o e I f | é !110.\. ADAM BECK OPFERED COM. | h . | nfi ts } PROMISE, WHICH MAY BE | & | + « * » : t | hep «+ | xCCEPTED, i 4 t % . i | § Present Petition With 9,000| s h P Em -, | Names to Government | _ Before the Municipal Committee of | "f.:;'y i the Legislature yesterday mornins the /' o2 [ as s c % R A | '; A in siecncmes ie e meriis of the Gooderham bill, |-1'u-; ) ; viding that votrtes on money by--laws in | 4 +544 + 4 1| m "I cities of 1090,.000 ; r shall only be / | & LICENSE CHANGES COMING ? |cities of 100.000 and over shall only be | .' . tl@aken on the "l'li,ll'lif";]'i:_ll election 'f,l_\'.l $ | | eremmindrals reeareenteniwvne [ were freely discussed. Mr. Gooder-- | & 4 [4 y i p j | nam openly avowed that his amend--, o y | Mr. Bauna Tess Deputatron 1'.'.)\(-";.' ment to the municipal act agimed di--| $ ' } ment Has Some Amendments, bug}| LCCUY at the proposed purchase of the | f | t Toronto Railway Company and -- the| B ( Would Now Disclose Their Nature .. i ' h | rucr'e | Toronto Electric LGight Company. t { | ----May snupport hiberal Policy. | the same time he did not want to 'i"g : :'ll" ecity's hands in respect of import--} H [ apaly_an |aut works that might be delayed in 1 s |consequence of this amendment,. and| } 'Xhat you piss an aect in the j R u " 'l j 5 1 [ih - } s A 3 d4nougnhnt iat the clause might I | Legislature abolishing all liquor. t*4 £ fas#t th ' * j ; f . i chaunged to enable it to have a vote at | ' shop. har and cluhb Heenmses iy the t i ! us s A i i Frew't 4 P 'any fime on a dccison by threc--ii{ths $ | Province, such legislation to come _ | . + c P | jnt efrec HHH auH: tte>o of the Councii I{ thhs was done the:; | O Hect only----apd hererpon idillt'll'l'-ntfl*i might be made genorai. ; . J -- aqavutomaticaliy--alter qo majority p_ Mr. J. A. Ellis (West Ottawa) ob i of votes have been cast in its [3 eted to the bill on the sround that ¥ I f o m . Jif all money by--laws were submitted f C t ; ~Bhisefjie s * g rw. ¥ _ es * * | | l;nm in a pleobiscitc an the qgin | on the municipal election day it would | $ | tirom, presented (to the people with [lead to a contusion of interest. j 4 ) t M s ; Ext . + | ! _ in a year after the passing of the }_| Mayor Hocken pointed -- out that 1 : said ari.'" t'itt'i't' was a substuintial majority in g Said act. !lill' ('i'.\ ('()uyn"} €7) '\i|'|,;'_' :;:;;;i"'" i This was the request presented to | Mr. _':""U""h'"'" s bill "A city .of thisg : | % } y _' n ; i m | si1Z2e, said the Mayor, * Ni '".'{-'. and | ¢ U Provincial abinet . yesterday [important public works, which must i merning by a deputation representing | 2C pult through in a hurry. We could 5 the Ontario Young Manhood Associa-- not walt tor a vote on the first of Jan-- | 'ted by a d Mial bearinge [ 4 > M draske. of thuat kind.' 4 fion, supported by a _ meinofial D°ANIEA BHou, Aidnm Beck referred to the : 4 1 000 names. :'-,'ultf in ;:tl]li"UH. which was put to | The memorial stated that the sign. | the people on a separate day, and the I ho ! P | privuate company hired every sible i ers of e poetition had supporte lov-- xi 2A 1 3 4 | 7 poss) | | % rs of ths I i 101 I H». -I' d + conveyance and used ali means at its ; ally the general rceord of the !""'-"""1Euir';w:-'al to defeat the Hydro by--law.} J t Government, and they would with re--|"'There was no other issue before the ' luctance feel obliged to forsake the | PeoPle, and if it had not been for the | | f C NT id o. seo. a [ gzreat public interest displayed the by--| h , aevia d > Dart ordet ( sCC d i9. % > 1 y ' . ; oenserva ty ¥ in 1 } 'l,{\\ would U"l(")""f-':d])' have been de-- Liberal temperanee proposal earried, ! feated. | but if the present situation "'.'ll'.il'l\l("l:l The '"Minister of Power" then in--| - thov wonuld be bound to pursue "r,.'nil!'()(l'!,"'f"~1 an amendment to the bil,! ! . Fiel A in OR rld 1 [ as follows: 3 s *« 8( he sitng 64 n arto to~ ; 64 5A $ ! h € urs 1 1ination ." nlta j ," /\ proposed U'\"I;j\\' may, and in q-il-. i § day with regard to the liquor question |' ies ha \'111;;' a population of not less|} $ f was one to which no consctientious citi-- [than 1900,000 shall, only be submitted i ¢ zen could give his support zU" 'h'A"da:" of the annual clection,| g v Mr. W. K. McNaught (North 'To-- ] }\'lloi'r-? it provides for the purchasing | 3 ronto} introduced the deputation, | °T ACquiring of any public utility or j | which was received by Hon. J. J. Foy, | street railway or for entering into any| Hon, W. J. Hanna, Hon. James .'*."{é;"'#'?l"'lellf for that purpose, or fm-:' Duff, Hon. J. 0. Reaume, Hon. W. ".:"'"S]-"A'an of any public utility, or| Hearst, Hon. I. B. Lucas. ,;i:;'r'untin;r any public franchise, it shall : & s § . jonly be submitted on the day fixed » i\ ® »s > ¢r | far uit ~a 4 * t ' | Mr. Foy's Reasoning for taking the poll at the annual mun--| t Mr. Foy took the position that the | leipal Ole(.'t'ion,' | > Government was as much concerned |_ Thse feeling of the committee.ap--| 'j about the liquor question as ever, but | Peared to be in favor of this amend--| it would be useless to proceed in ad-- ' ?\1"31]:- but no voto was taken. Hm,': vance of public opinion, ,t"': h AHanna, suggested that the mat--| A We know the evile of intemper-- "\'.{[ ,.'."d better stand over for a while. | w 4 1 ance as well as anybody." Mr. Foy "t"' lz,lg the bil'l came up he intimated ; added, "and we wish as much as any !.,,;m if the bill was to be adopted it ' | person to minimize those evils, to i'*'ftf-'lllld' be made applicable to towns | check the use of intoxicants in every "lt: a population of over 5,000, | possible way. Any law which we ' '.Ot erwise it would be rather incon--| 1| y passed calling for total prohibition "'S:f."t; § is | ' would not be worth the paper it was Foy 8 it is now the matter will stand | | | written on, so the question which |+°" & week, and the parties to esither | , ' remains to us is to find the best way C'Ontenu.cm will have an opportunity U B | of checking the evil. I do not be-- |t0o consider Mr. Beck's compromise | | | lieve that if there was complete aboli-- DI'ODQSat], which seems to embody the | tion of the bars there would be less | Principles which Mr. Gooderharm szeeks | p . | drinking in the country than there |to incorporate in the municipal act! . ' is now. -- Anybodyvy would still be en-- | avd at the same time lJeave the ""'\.' ] i | titled to bring in liquor for his own j open to deal with emergency cases. f ' consumption. Tt could only result in memermnemmromennmmemmntmessmmmememnmemmnem y ; l the increase of blind pigs and liquor | it * | as dives and poisonous liquors. If thei P Province wishes it, there is still the / > local option and the Canada temper-- 14 ance routes." : Mr. Hanna said that the Govern-- ment had important liquor legislation under consideration, but they were not in'a position to make a statement on the subject at the present time. & ' l $} |