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C >~.:~. .t o Te W):.x,.l..}.,.fi» ,qt"' n nX | fixing l\ICh m;}m_mr or charge as ' 3 P & w }4 S --~WHN LN T A NN | the Council may deem reasonable for f 3 & . -- ] HLVILLNRDNOUNTL w such owner or occupant to pay for 3 a » f» t 4o . (tB j a x "] such privilege, was carried, as was Te e L > * PEHT f 4 also that relating to the use of high-- m + s ----MHAQY P way or boulevard for building pur-- e . y .. * * | | poses and the firing of a fee or TA 4 charge for such. The committee also ' $y > e maeaatermaatmighes« concurred in the clauso bearing on ~1d a the registration of notice of intention syg [ I to <expropriate land with compensa-- f cny Of Toronto May Tax tion to be paid to the owner or owners ; j # thercof according to the value at the Wheeled veh|0|es date of the registration of the notice. It was provided that the municipal-- ( wemensnmenaceeme canmmmahm ity shall not be entitled to acquire any a such land after the lapse of six 4 o Bm months from the date of the regisitra-- F j MOHE PAY FOR ALDERMEN: tion wf the notice. Aldermen's Salary Encrease. | s The committse approved Mr. W. K. } 'g JeX i i McNaught's bill to amend the nmuni-- Municipal Committee of Legislature inl cipal act so that by--laws may be pass-- I + > oed by ths Councils of cities having a | Favor of Increased Romuucrauon' populatioh--6f" hHot : less than 200'000; [ if Electors Arc--Other Matters Af--| for payin g$ an annua]l allowance not | | c nalit: ecxceedings $1,200 to Aldermen, and an | | R fecting Municipalities Disposed or.| additional allowance not exceeding | 7 $100 to each Chairman of a standing ' pmee mm ammmmcom mneameneamcaem committee, and to the Chairman of | y the Court of Revision and the local | 6 s Cknaro . +t . Board of Health. It was agreed to Bll". Brewster's bill to amend the insert the proviso, subject to the con-- | | !| public utilities act so that by--laws sent of the electors. | | may be passed by the Councils of| | .\:r. .\'I%T_Jc;nald'st bill tlo am?n}? thei Tler h Pw Cmiks c | motor vehicles act was lost, although | mumcu)a-htt'c.s prohibiting the dis?r? | {I-Ion. Mr. Hanna expressed approval | bution within or through the munici--| | of the clause stating that no motor' | pality of gas containing sulphuretted | §vchicl§ 'l'l.h]lle tT&:'elhl?B'dUDOn a high-- | k 7 4 i y$ h | way shall have attached to it and ex-- _ | ,h&drogen (cfme bcrme. the '\[unu.lr'atlz I posed to view any flag, streamer or' | Committee in the Legislature yester-- [ | similar decoration. | day. It was set forth that if a com--|f Mr. Mills' bill thtat thrc Council of a] a | A p § IroVIi8LG ( city or town may trans{fer cemeteries | id | pany contravenes the provisions 0['j 4j to board of parks management -- was | j | any such by--law or neglects or ro--, approved. l | fuses to furnish a supply sufficient for | I CA bill _"jasl.atlsofl 23580(1(1 311'31"'111: | ', | 5% inss eR a # any municipality that so desired to : | all plfb¥|(, and private uses of gas nr»t' 'hold its election on New Year's Day. | d | containing sulphuretted hydrogen tho , wowonrte on en en seanrencrmmmmenrenn i | franchise rights of the company so} ! x distributing may be cancelled. Mr. -- Brewster's bill was passed with the proviso that the hby--law must be pass-- > | ed upon by the Licutenant--Governor ( i in Council. * Mr. McPherson (Toronto) asked|' Mr. Brewster: Supposing a franchise |-- A f <] were cut off how much better would ' '| Brantford and the other places be? , ¥ Mr. Brewster replied they could get | * *J another supply of good gas. That was -- ' «fall his bill provided for. If the com-- s | | pany gave them a supply of good gas . | |they could not do anythinz, but if | ¢ ' the company did not furnish this they | | could go and goet it somewhere else. B Ho far as he was concerned, he would | sooner have manufactured> gas--and | he was sure that was the feeling of the people of Brantford--than have "this filthy stuff being piped in there' C | no".-" ; ' Mr. Pattinson --(South Waterloo) & said scores of people, domestic ser-- vants and prople working in shops, | had been so affected by this gas that | they had to give up their employ-- 1 ment. Mr. W. N. Ferguson, representing the Dominion (Gas Company, declared it was possible to purify this gas. Mr. J. W. Westbrook (North Brant-- ford) supported the bill, testifying to 4 the serious griecvance which the people | had. p Licenses for Whecled Vcehicles. | Mr. W. K. McNaught's bill that by--l P laws may be passed by the Council of cities having a population of not less than 200,000 requiring all roesidents in the municipality using any wheeled vehicle to obtain a license therefog before using the same upon any high> way of the city, and regulating the issuing of such licenses and the col-- lection of fees, was passed with some amendments. It was decided that in | no case should the fee cxcced one dot-- lar, nor the penalty on persons con-- travening the by--law exceed five dol. Llars. ~The clause allowing any person 'owning or occupying any building or other erection which by inadvertencso has been wholly or partially erected | upon any highway to maintain and such crection thercon, and for| ® > f >7 a M l ies