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{That under' the some aide .rrn io, . y "=i.T"'=Ya7 iiEGRllt , ltlllrt ' - Grrx "l -.' the act municipalities could, 1 . . r", "d' i I r H 'f: . '. ', of (mating the percentage exemp- . i p, _ [: - "one to soldiers on properties which 9 they owned. total exemption might' . I _ . ' be stunted for any period the city' _ or town saw fit. . Discussing the raising of tho . amount of personal income exempt train i:axation, Sir William Hearst . ------. 53. t nt the idea was that a person l . . . . _ should not be taxed on the actual IPr|Vate BIIIS Committee Will fe"; of 'd/nam,,',".,', that a man would R t M L ft " assure( a air margin to live on . r - 9 before the tax collector demanded i Not epor easu e part of it. The cost of living had in- I creased with tremendous strides rm l to County Court . Gently. and it was necessary that -----.--_ something should be. done. At the _ . . . same time the fact that notiniciiouli- ' After hearing the solicitor for the 'ies had to raise revenue could not applicants, Mr. W. L. Scott, the be. (rf, Sigh; ost.,,'.";).,)',.' Loyg//.,t,'i,t 1 'Private Bills Committee of the, . presen , Cir I lam con inue( . . the amount exempted in cities and {Legislature yesterday decxded not to tawns to householders or the heads 'rcport the bill of the Sisters Ador- of families l $1,500, "nd to non- zers of the Precious Blood, of Ottawa, ltoumeholders 600; in other munici- " . tion from taxa- paiitics householders are}; exempt on {Dirantmg et,11'i1e,',c1",e,elrl, The com 81.200, and non-house elders on tion on c _ . - 8400. The amendment the commit- . Imittce almost unanimously decided t :5: Jeltll.v accepted after discussion that it was not a case for speciall o 1 l . , "That the householder or head of itti',iat,t,d,t:siri,," and that it should be family in cities and towns shall be !dealt with under the general law. 9?"?8: 01:14:10" "321i!" .otoh,.e'ighu/e-t l, It was contended by Mr. Scott, clpa on e oust (er . eat 0 I . ' " _ ted bv Mr. F. B. Proctor, family shall be exempt on $1,400. and suppor . The committee also increased the ic/ty. Solicitor for Ottawa, that fixeen"te'ttio%/l/', incomel frforgsminvcst; 'similar institutions in Toronto were ments to , ms eat 0 as a [ l . . - . present, and made it.apvricablts to all' {slanted .efemption b1): the aisless' l whose income from il?"irt'.g,"il1,t/', acres I g Rent offictatls see.!,"";,?)"),',",')'".,, :2; X ed I, 00. it is over t e l owever, was , _ {13:26: r,,',",',,,',,', 'il',';,, is to be no Ch"! ientirely a matter to be disposed of emptlon. l iby the assessment officials and the . . . E lt'ounty Court of Ottawa. Mr. T. R. . Assessment of "animus. , l Ferguson of Toronto represented 1 While the case of the London and I . lthe opponents to the passing of the ' Port Stanley Railway, Véhich is _,',"'t'lli" With! ittee reported a, bill ed by the city of Lon on. was t e l 7 e comrm . immediate case before the commit- (authoriz.i,ng Gait to issue 1t:i',',tou/i'ii' tee, It was decided that the principal sto provide a Soldiers emor a should prevail that such railways (Home. . _ should be assessed as any other ly..','"- i Before. agreeing tO'YGDOI; 'Q his: . ness carried on besides that of a rail- respecting the township of or , t way. In this instance. it was point- "'fi'r1'2'li1i'2)ie','cii'F. to notify Toronto ed out that the London a. Port. Stun- I," enable. it P ("g1tpiTisseentJetl2'.i,' ley Railway 't"'f,"ifieii.,,tar,ifc.shn""1t {if Digs: it?" Sigivcides shat the put- booths, etc., at ort S an PY. _l . Mr. Proudfoot introduced a motion , ting down of retttapt,Wae,U',t,r,'ttoti', which would have necessitated all 15 "Qt to he deeme an p municipal railways, whether owned as highways. I by a commission or not, being tax- i able. However, this was defeated. t and an amendment introduced by I. F. Hilliard. Dundas, was adopted. _ The Prime )linistet explained dur- ing the discussion, that the Govern- , mom had considered the advisability' . of appointing a Provincial officer. y who would be an expert on assess- l ----------" ment matters, to assist municipal ! . . . authorities in equalizing rates. etc. ihuthority Granted to Sip Wil- However, it had been decide-d to . i M dith b the drop the proposal. in new of the . re I Director of the Bureau of Municipal l, liam e ty l Affairs being appointed. g ', The suggestion was made by sev- 3 Governmen i, era! municipalities at the former 1 ------------ meetings, that provision should be l, . _ l., .'ter . , an Wil- a ce .. . . l Authority W", slim" to .tflt H. A. Ellis, 'Dirl-v-tm' of the Bureau} (investigate the lJt-wni". charges of '1!/i,nlfrrr.r".l, .'\A.l:.'iil". pointed out. iagainst Chief License, Inspector J. .11: .1P,(."rd.h'n.D:,';,",l.{'""!.p.'pm}I,iL. ...\ Ayearst. and the License Board, salami-tini- l: nil-"lid. he d-:. may. at, lto assign counsel for any pews".I or least until next year. and this weal (persons or interests which he thinks concurred in. . iought to be represented at the m- t Wholesale merchants. at former' 'quiry. Such counsel is to be paid it',l),'s,i,ist:'s,?'i',i,; _'t'",gei'iuu"'i,1 maid they by the fs"rf,"i'.,T1,tiege which the assessment S on L e re lice . lt was HS I."u..vi . ' 'Under the present abet ithey pay 75 Liberals kpresfietd J,",'," tiigeth/ieHd,t',t, Iper cent. on t eir ' us ness assess- last wee . 1e 1 - ment. Mr. Proudfoot snggeted that!, / ernment was ohdurate and refused the amount be reduced to 50 Perl to concede the point. On second cent. He found no support. how- I "houghts, however. it is apparentI ever, and the present acthwiiil stand. i (chat they decided te, 1r,ivteorw'.1g Egg: Several proposa s, w It? were to leave no 00p nole contained in hills presented at! isuid fair play was not granted. various times, were briefly discussed I While the Commission does not and then dropped. These included: specifically state that the Opposition lthe removal of the exemption on l -or Mr. Dewart may appoint counse, church property and cemeteries; i Line wording of the document places iauthority to civic Treasurers to in- the responsibility entirely upon Sir lcrease the fee for certificate of , - William Meredith to decide whether' larreurs of taxes; the tanation of sem- 3 they shall or. not. [inaries ot learning, etc.; the Pxetio.n The Commission was sent yester- l lot dividends derived from stock in day to the Chief Justice and Min, (incorporated companies doing .a Peter White. K.C.. who is to assist} lmanufacturing or mercantile buSi- him. it provides that the Commis- .3 !ness: obligatory county equalization ' sioner will investigate the charges Gi assessments every three years in- made by Mr. Dewart on the floor ct _ {stead of five years: and the taxation the House, and specific mention is lot nndistributed income in execu- made of the Homer case and the Itors' hands. 1 Slavln case. and the employment of i "=efrrfT1eiterfe'==reTr private detective agencies to carry on the work of the License Board. , . The Commission is also instructed, it _ is understood, to inquire into 8.1-. . legations made by a. morning news- . , . 'paper in connection with the Homea lease. ( a . ,rrtete'.r2.e.Teer.dL"e."2=',.er, ------L---, ..7' - __ _..-...-...--.-,.-.,.,,.,-,..-,.,-,.,.-..,..';.,--,,., __.-.-'-.-'