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E: y o io on '%'?W'f' amia s« . ol ,, ""I m Je WBR |GovERNMENT INCREASE: | ; K 2 \ % , " f *A f w "-"" "'57 t > a . AID FOR GOOD ROADS F i 7 r Cb K + || Bill Provides for Grant of 40 Per Cent. of Cost--Not Effec-- | h * + + - tive Till 1916--Four Different Kinds of Highways PE Under Consideration g 8 3 ' = \ E. fommmmnnnmmmmmenemmizzzme: on & ' d ; * ,. C Encouragement in highway im-lthe cities, 30 per cent. by the county, f _ * provement in Ontario . 'will . be ad_|and 40 per cent. by the Government. i 4 vanced by the Provl_ncl'aJ' Govern-'l'lclp on Township Roads. | ment, according to a'pill introduced| The recommendation of the Com-- § é} \in the Legislature yesterday by Hon.|mission with regard to township 4 § |F. G. Macdiarmid, Minister of pub_',l';oads had not been followed, said f * 4 Mr. Macdiarmid. The Government _ Ilic Works. It was the promised!did not believe that the best results } 'highway measure, explained the Min--| were being obtained from the ex-- $ A 'ister. and followed the main recom--| penditures on township roads, and & f imendations of the Public Roads andlggfir?';s.;emt.:f t? be '};?'m'ied b-';p 196 5 ¢ C t ing e townships to appoint Highway Commissions report of last| fryonway Commissions. -- Where the . ® | year. Mr. Macdiarmid stated that Municipal -- Councils employ these e lthe Commissioners defined highways Commissioners to expend the money 5o (a j e ce . ion roads raised by municipal taxa-- R : :mto four. classes dnamelzy. (tl) "°"" |tion the Government will grant 25 H o ket or county roads, (2) . townshiP ; per cent. of the cost of the salaries i »o roads leading to them, (8) suburban ; of such Commissioners, up to $600. | > uit |roads in centres of population, (4)| There is a new and important de--| C _ !interurb&n roads or main highways. |bparture with regard to maintenance, | t.~ 4d Y i Recognizing the importance of And the Government nroposes to con-- | 5: 'county roads, the bill proposed to in-- ,tribute 20 per cent. to the cost of | t o A # 'crease the contribution for the con-- émalntenance of county roads. ' a struction of this class of highway x (Wantic ho lt'rom 33 1--3 to 40 per cent., as rec-{l\ot ¥Ff¥cetive Till 1916. ; | C *A \ommend by the Commission. | _ In reply to a question by Mr. Row-! f; o 'ell. the Minister said that no pro-- | Eo 3 To Initiate Interurban Roads. ivision was made in the bill to take | 1 § With reference to interurban roads, |any portion of the revenue received | B 5 8 the bill will place in the hands of tms,;rmm automobile licenses -- for j roadi ]' fi municipalities the machinery neces-- burposes. (It was not the intention fO, tE ¥ x sary to initiate these, which does not set aside any special grant this year | € + exist at the present time. A petition;for the purpose. The County Coun-- | K# lof one--half the municipalities inter--| ciis would not meet until June, and it | f ested in the construction of such a,;would take consndera.ble time to com-' * [road will enable a start to be made. plete the organization before any | a The present law only applies to a, work could be done. 'The bill would | g . @ & city, town or township, and the ob-- | not therefore come 'l.nto operation un-- | ject of the bill is to enlarge this so |til 1916, although in cases where | & | that the work can be undertaken. |counties were ready to go ahead th's. e i In connection with suburban roads.|year a proclamation could be issued4 j 4 * the bill provides for the appointment f.\(-cidcnts at Fires. x i by the Lieutenant--Governor in Coun-- | § y 3, ' cil of Boards of Trustees to Gdefine|! Hon. T. B. Lucas hrought in a bll;' s suburban areas around centres of to change the law with respect _to e F. & 'population. the initiative being taken | public buildings so that the burden T by the County Councils. These of proof, where a fatal accident oc-- «.. wl 3 boards, who are to be appointed up-- |curs at a fire, shall be upon the pro-' 5.. % on application, will define the areas | prietor to show th.at the proper and| a and construct the roads, the distribu-- lnecessary fire appliances were instal-- & 1 ? tion of payment being 30 per cent by 'led. @ 3 & rnrmnnnnnnmmemme mmz mm en n mmmmmmrnnnnnnnnnmnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn______-- | a & e ; § t £. ) : b . Boot Scandal May ' $ 4 ' Figure in Legislature t l ® lt isen S m k lc |~ @ j -- 3 t £ A sidelight on the army boot scan-' ' 6 dal will be developed in the Legisla-- | -- ® _ ture." lieut.--Col. 'T. -- R. Atkinson|' o (North Norfolk) has given notice of|-- ¢ f a motion for a return of copies of' f ~ e all the Police Court proceedings| 6 % e against Herbert Capewell, in which it |' was charged that, he had demanded t commissions on certain military con--| | e § tracts, with the evidence, Magistrate's e >3 judgment and _ commitment, . along .. a % with,fhe proceedings on the appeal in |-- B 4 I the County Court. In the latteri court the charge was dismissed. ll vV\..."' ¢ E-- is 1; [ $3 ~ o : ..