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s 4 B P ,'w,; , e top 5 dMven upon 4 HGAIPWAJ 9Y1 94 RIIAENCL | ~Rfailway Board and the W&,u«l ' Trate of .peg:nma,n twenty--five miles ; "ctpal and Railway Board, at the . ; 'an hour, but that the Council of any | of ten years. ; red .gpoint- city, town, or village may, by by--law, | Mr.-- Studholme ffl;':f.'m made | '!'Od\.lce th'Q rate of speed of twenty--| ment for ten yen's :: him another ten five miles an hour to a rate of not less good-- they could gi 'than fifteen miles an hour, provided | years. d on nberresanreilineiedts Gamnngnnannitmtemni s always that such by--law shall be deem-- | o rone es ntommmmnienanintadane o s s * ed to be effective only in a case where} 'a conspicuous sign, stating such re-- duced rate of speed, has been placed: and maintained at the right--hand side of the highway at the entrance, if any, | THE TflR NT" BILL into the limits of such city, town, or village, failed to go through the com--| mittee, although Mr. Gooderham ex--| ie merhinendrnicdoy plained that the object was not to in-- | crease the speed limit, but for towns ; i » 'tij! and cities defining their limits. An--| Mr. Hanna Th'"ks Clty ShOUld other clause relating to the inter--| % change of auto licenses, amending a | f Seek Spemal Charter ; section by inserting after the words ; | "Canada"" the words "or of some State | § ' of the United States of America," and ; | s | by inserting after the word "province" LVED |the words "or State," shared a like «4 7 tfate, The clause declaring that where THE DEAL BILL SHE l the motor vehicle is in the charge of a | duly licensed driver, and the owner is f mssn l,not present, the owner shall not be | responsible for the acts or omissions Municipal Committee Defers Action on to act of such driver unless the same| f p % v shall have been expressly directed or | roposal . to Compel oting on authorized by the owner, was reject-fl Money By--laws on New Year's Day ed. Mr. Hanna suggesteed that pro--| $ a visions be made in the case where cars | - |\___----Municipal Act is Changed. had been stolen, but Mr. J. C. Elliot]| | | thought the trouble would be to prove es tare ' the car had really been stolen. It was | | agreed to leave this to a sub--commit-- 3 | raterence. was. maile A0 Mr. Good-- tee, together with the clause setting | 3 | ['e",""'_" was. made 10 " s he forth that in the case of a motor bi-- $ erham's bill regarding the voting on | cycle with a side--car attached, the| ¢ » money by--laws in the Municipal Com-- lighted lamp shall be so placed as to | h mittee of the Legislature yesterday. ih; ViSibifitfr?m t_thetrem:i ar?db ;slt_méli ns ~ CLrel} \show white in front and red behind. # P ". addel.l. City Solicitor, ll¢m1-lt0n, It was decided that the sub--section in | ¢ speaking with reference to the issue the act relating to the position of the | 4 of debntures to a Hamilton corpora--| marker on the back shall not apply $A | tion to buy a stone quarry, declared, to motor trur'ks.ur other motor ve-- | ; | that it was a hardship that any muni--| hicles for the delivery of gonds. | 6i !cipality should be forced to submit | eomeswknif n Me o Aaitia a«4 , * |a money by--law in January. ] PR VINCIAL [LEETI"N M / _ In reply to Mr. Hanna, Mr. Good--| erham admitted that the object of thel | bill was to have a vote with regard A[iAIN F[]RESHA""WE" | to the street railway at the time of l the Toronto municipal election in Jan-- ' uary. The only reason he brought it ces p up in this shape, in cities of 100,000, J3 ; was to cover this one case, but he had Minister Introduces Bill to no objection to striking out the 100,-- o 000 so that London, Hamilton, and Amend Election Laws | Ottawa could be _ included, He | thought it was good legislation, no, | matter to what place it applied. He T o o on oo . | did not believe in these snap votes. *is | Further consideration of the bill ; | Carving the Municipal Act. z oo ainittifenimimioen deneree neriraus The bill to amend the municipal| | act, standing in the name of Mr. Mc-- ortant Changes Are Proposed With | Naught, and backed by the city of To-- | important g' j P ; ' | ronto, was disposed of by the com-l Respect to Nomination of Candi-- ' | mittee under the Chairmanship of| i ; 3 ' | Hon. W. J. Hanna. The first clause,| fatds, Rogistration of THlectors and * | which set forth that the provision for | Hours of Voting. payment into court before entering e* on expropriated property shall not ap-- | | ue ce hk x ply to citiee having a population of | | ' . over 100,000 inhabitants, was reject-- | | o ed. Hon. Mr. Hanna said if the city | What might be taken as another of Toronto drew up a special charterf 't'm-orunner of the near approach of a i;leugt:dol;)(})):):itt'il(?ti{ 1; :vot'}lxld mee:dWithi iProvim'ial election was disclosed in J § , bu ey could not: islature vester ¢ j go on in this way cutting and carving | th'e Legislature > esterday when Hon the municipal act. _ Another c]ausel | W. H. Hearst introduced a bill to} :'eluting t(t)) t?e city having the right | |:n'nend the election laws of the Pro--| o pass a by--law to have certain plac--, eb r & rith the man-- es excluded from residential districts' | vince. 'I'ho hi!l dexl:s with f ! C was slightly altered. It was agreed,| i hood suffrage franchise act, the vot--| however, that the clause should apply"' |crs' lists act and the Ontario elec-i mhithe ftr)lllowmg: Plumbers' shops, ma-- | tion act | #] chine shops, tinsmiths' shops ' en > f of builders' or contractors' plgr;t:t(:g)g? The first clause provides that where| 2: age of goods or supplies, lodge x"ooms, * ' lists for manhood suffrage voters havoi 'A 2,"1,';1(1 mov"'%f pictures . or theatres. | 'peen prepared under the Dominion s e present fee of $500 a day for cir-- | election act these lists may, with the ; cuses, menageries, etc., was allowed to | i ini h k: stand, the proposal to raise it to $2,-- consent of the First Minister of the 4 5.' 000 a day being summarily dismissed. | ¢ Executive Council of Ontario and the '}{g;dm;rr:;sir;s;o%fo Othteo I"J:r})t(;ax(;tainment? | leader of the Opposition, be used at ? sanctioned, as was also a élggse v;f,g:*r any election if they have not been w nS ; licensing, regulating, and governing | prepared more than one year before s th'('i business of dry cleaners, pressers, | the date of the writ of election, un-- ; 3 and persons engaged in these and sim-- | less there are lists of a later date, and t¥ i¥ ilar businesses in which gasoline is' f used. The clause for the ctltfingl new lists shall not be prepayed. down of trees for any purpose of pub.-- With regard to lists in unorganized | s g~ g';;";g;eoc';zg'em on notice being given districts, unless and until a new list y f, | has been prepared and certified the § _ Motor Vehicle Bill Slashed, | old list shall be the proper one to be es Mr. Gog;ielrha.m's bill to amenad the ' used in any election. At the present motor vehicles act received q good | time the preparation of lists in un-- deal of slashing. The clause to the . § R f the prin-- that no mot © j organized districts is one o e p effgct otor vehicle shall be | 4 i esd cipal factors to be considered in call--