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' o . CTTV®© NEX EIE i. a Whmeaems:> : . Q',ix' 1'1-,',- '.",i!j " ";:Al $ se amieie : >' UE L i 155;1' j | ATGOUI llou SE 1 UVUVLM AVL g ¢ e PX . ( ' iv e .¢. zl . j, a --------:------;-- ¢ $ I ' j _ Maintenance Charges Pre-- uk m e oR EY 6 wouk \.> in i: ¥ ' _ _ sented for Last Year . | Safegquards for Traffic in Bill s Amount to $28,000 l | ~Introduced by G. H. Good-- M ""';tl W\ oo sammmmnnh cmmmmmmmmmanain v | erham, M.P.P 3 qi f 7 s % 4 , # al el e _ CLAIMS SUM ~EXCESSIVE : 3' Amerdments introduced in the [ Léberal Members Consider Expendi-- Lesislature yesterday by Mr. George / ture for Coal Was Extra | . Gooderham (Southwest Toronto) High. | : to the Highway Travel Act and the (k . nmmierentitedon hany h tnacrt s ies ' ! Motor Vehicles Act seek to set up K -- 6 ' Government House cost the people | : ztlddtlitxonalr s::.fegua.rdsd '1'(::. the pro(; E _ of Ontario over $28,000 last year. Ideg on of '(Ltil pe ';; rians m; A x': This amount included, among other 'gnfc',;fi;spflf,v}je." CS efe Tnends ||: things, the wages of an en-- i That every vehicle, other than a ¢ _ gineer and three firemen, and| '! motor car or traction engine, shall _ (the cost of 967 tons of coal for igxll;]rgr sai.délghted lamp on the left }' the furnaces; it included the cost of That 0\:.'ners of venftfes having & _ bulbs, seeds and shrubs, and the Elicenses must give notice of changes _ wages of the head gardener and five | of address. ding § $ _ lassistants, and a few odds and ends, | That a penalty not exceeding $50 ~ ;gjf 'such «s ink bottles, can@lesticks. etc., ' .sha.ll be imposed upon persons mak-- m _ * which cost $84, and a pine cupboard ing false statements with the object _ land cloak--rack which cost $280. It of securing a license. & § _ did not, of course, include the Lieu-- ||_ That every motor vehicle, other . .' tenant--Governor's salary of $10,000, than a motorcycle, shall be equip-- + _ which is paid by the Dominion Gov--, ped with an approved muffer. ¥5 § ernment, nor did it include the cost: § 'l'gmt evefry mc(:ltoxi vehi]cl'lal, on &A t _ _ of food or the wages of domestic | highway after ark, shall carry| i p 3. servants, which are paid out of the three lighted lamps, visible at 200 s Governor's private purse. feet distance. $ e . ..) This information came out in evi--, That markers issued by the de-- f _ dence before the Public Accounts| partment to motor vehicle owners & B tCox;mnttee Oif the lLegisgxturicjmyes-l shal be xietturnedfatth_theuelfig otf tgg' $ s terday morning, when ae era year, violators o is clause to 6 € members of the House questioned liable to a penalty not exceeding $> Mr. Fairbairn, Deputy Minister of $10. a Public Works, with reference to the + i 4 P * d cost of running Government House.l Stiff Penalties for Violations, § ' » That when an owner or driver o s > !Six 'Thousand for Coal. | a motor vehicle is convicted for anl , The 967 tons of coal required to | offence agaianst the Criminal Code' & y¥ 4 .__|feed what has been described as "the or for a t}'}ird timAe for viollating.tth_el § . Ontario Government's white ele-- Highwa ravel Act, or where it is ¢! % iphant," was considered an excessive prgven yto the satisfaction of the E. | --|amount by Liberal members of sthe; Minister of Public Works 5"'"1 High-- t § committee. This coal cost over $6,--| ways that the owner or driver was -- 000. The sum of $2,000 odd was paidi driving recklessly, the Minister may for a porter and charwomen, while prohibit such person driving a motor f * nearly $700 was expended for gar-: vehicle for a period not exceeding o deners' tools, bulbs, seeds, fertilizers. two years. A penalt;:i n(}t etcleedxr;gl M | etc. $500 may be imposed if such per-- . Mr. Sinclair (South Oxford) object-- «_ | sons drive a motor vel}xcle during f ed to the Liberals asking so many the time of their suspension. l . f qugstli&)ns Cabc;ut (Ergve{gm&n}nl{ouse). T-'Z'" no ;})leir?lon shalx: thgll::S o!xla(illffis- D; an r. Carter ou ellington osit on a hnighway any £S, Ds 4 declared that if the intormatio:twas iacks, scraps of metal or other ma-i | . not forthcoming, "we will put in a | terial which may be injurious to the | k motion for information respecting tires of motor vehicles : | : levery Government House item which That only those who are reglster-l X L 'appears in the public accounts, and edhshlall be allowed to drive a motor & we will kee ou here every morn-- vehicle. t .: |ing till the xi'anlc,l of the session untii That the right and lefr side of the! ¢ we get the information. Mr. Sinclair street shall refer to the right or left is deliberately trying to block our of the centre line. f th the o C canni tt:O geli ies Oroeaetnh and spgehde lli)mitalssl(l)O'l?l:iov":)Zd inci:'ga;édi ¥! we cannot make any progress." m I 4 W Mr. Fairbairn explained that the | from 20 to 25 miles in the country ; § item of $84 under the heading of and 15 to 20 miles in the city. ' o "candlesticks and ink bottles," really |:~:2:--" ons reay aane e ns (f ky included other things, but the ink 4 j 4 bottles and candlesticks were prob-- | # ably the principal items. -- That there is a good deal of "red | tape" in connection with the pur-- : chase of supplies was indicated by § the statement of Mr. Fairbairn that, to satisfy the Provincial Auditor, a \special'warrant had to be secured before the sum of $7.75 could be ex-- pended for a pair of rubber boots. ; $ Some Additional Items. ig It was stated that, in addition to the $28,000 for running Government House, the sum of $2,050 was paid c f to the Lieutenant--Governor "for ; i . running his office in the Parliament ' buildings," and that an additional y $1,400 was paid in salary to his * aide, Honorary Colonel Alex. Fraser, s who also receives the salary of $2,-- ; 500 as Provincial Archivist. When the Liberals spoke of the . 967 tons of coal as excessive, Mr. ho Fairbairn said that when the Gover-- > nor--General comes to Toronto he j stays at Government House, and > P brings a party of seventeen or so E. persons with him. £ "But surelyi therle is rlots of rgom : blooming place for seventeen E ;'; ::l':f" said Mr. Clarke (West Nor-- 4 j thumberland). '"I've had that many f $ visitors in my house. . | se 0 n TT . f |$ l .