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r-----------------------------w im en n | ' equal to %6 per cent. of the assessed o value thereof; for the second year . following the coming into force of such by--law for a sum equal to 50 | per cent: of the assessed value there-- of; and for the third year following the coming into force of such by--law for a sum-- equal to: ; 75. per cent. of the assessed value thereof; Nolrsismnes cariey. i nttomcommg s and that from and after the expira-- | it s s tion of three years after the com--' f Committee Favors A"owmg ing into force of such by--law all | # taxes and rates of the said corpora-- i f Ei i i tion, except for water rates and pub-- | caplta' to Expe"ment lf lic and separate school purposes, . «hall be assessed, levied and rated ElectOI's Agree upon actual land values only." t uies ie (Give Right to Experiment. DECISION S U RP RIS E The bill was explained by City | Folicitor Frank Proctor of Ottawa ho ce many wn e mre w memucess «m and Mr. W. Southam. They said it * « % would not necessitate any change in | 1 Measure is Explalned by CIty the present assessment methods of | S, | / P t d w Ottawa. While the bill had been rejected on previous occasions, times 0 'c'tor roctor an * were changing, and it was right that the Capital should be allowed to S. Southam experiment with a reform measure | of this kind. 'The amendments pro-- ; | posed to the Assessment Act did not * Great strides are being made in go far enough, although they pro-- assess e A o iCs 2 vided some relief. asesfrr}ent l.efOIDI by the Legisia 'Mr. William McDonald -- (North ture this session, . Ift was only a short Bruce) remarked that it was the time ago that the majority of the h'cst measure that had been before % bar . o us the committee in a long while. m'embers of the Private Bills Com Mr. Charles McCrea -- (Sudbury) mittee scoffed at tha very thought thought if Ottawa was. willing to of single tax being introduced in On-- pay the price of the experiment it tario. Yesterday, they completely wa?fonly right the committee should right about faced, and without a ratify the bill. He strongly urged , dissenting voice agreed to allow Ot-- trat this permission be given, As tawa to experiment with such a a result unanimous approval was system after the consent of the elect-- given the measure by the commit-- ors had been secured. It was a com-- tee. _ It was undirstood hthat if <«a s plete surprise to most of those :'»eop\e ttn'ed tgf} "'onl]c;}tb()d after a present, and even the most sanggine hea!;n?t';mxo toe}sa'; 110 e given an ~of the Ottawa deputation hardl_y ex-- p.'r:')light c}?l'an'ges we'l"e. made in one gectedt thathghe request fqr ratifica-- other clause of the general bill, and tion of the bill would be granted. A. one other was struck out, the re-- . similar: measure had been thrown mainder being passed,. The bill per-- out in the past by the Committee. mitting debentures for $1,500,000 to However, Ottawa's perseverance has be sold for the purpose of erecting at last been rewarded. a civic hospital was also reported. The clause provides that; '"The | London did not fare as luckily as Counoil of the said corporation may Ottawa in getting radical legislation provide, by by--law to be * passed through the committee. It sought after submitting the same to the io have an act approved permltting vote of the ratepayers of the said | "1'1 to !'\tave each g?v;rrl\)mgfboard in city, that on and after a date to be | the city represented Dy four men fixed by such by--law that all build-- on thf Council, making 20 in all. ings, structures, machinery and fix-- 'The Chairman, Hon. 1. B, Lucas, tures erected or placed upon, in, declared that It was the most rad-- over, under or affixed to land, and ical measure brought.forvufard in a 3 all incomes as defined by Clause (e) » long (ime. _ Ths. MA .Sh it i 9 % committee agreed with him, and the f Section 2 of the Assessment Act, bill was lost Approval to permit g:dszzlubusm)essfas;essments defined $200,000 debentures being issued for bs exemopnted f(('" tmfrsam ac;, :ha'" the erection of a City Hall without s . pses of taxa-- the consent of the ratepayers was tion except for water rates, and pub-- voted down. This expenditure may lic and separate school purposes, for only be undertaken after consent the year next following the coming has been secured. into force of such by--law, for a sum mnrmammeere mm ucesmm \.'i'