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M ho Sas t ~ m € m o use P e o S ' + $yX % ' * + a in' * $ LL TOMAKE _ R /3 o f | W ~ , / POLICEBOARD U I } ® ® Peterboro' Man's Proposal & Strenuously Opposed in s . Meeting of Committee ] LABOR F OR MEASURE s ( The bill proposed by T ons of Peterboro' to have Poli« Commis s sioners elected annually met with considerable H[v})flni"l"l in the Muni-- * cipal Committee of the Legislature E. yesterday | Mayor T. 1 Church of Toronto and Ald, Gordon of Peterboro' at-- w ; tacked the bill, declaring it would )e letting politics into police affairs, , All the Toronto members opposed it. 'The Toronto police force under an appointed Commission, was com. * § pared with forces in the United L : States, where --the Commissioners R-f.r.' elected. It was argued that Toronto had a bette: police force than these cities Labo membej were aimost all in favor of the bill. Mr. Tooms said that the object of his bill was % to place in the hands of the City a -- Councils the control of expenditures on police forces, as the present law sives no opportunity to check the expenditure, : J. A Pinard (East Ottawa) moved that the bill be iett over and + that a substitute which did not pro-- « s vide for the election of Police Com-- { missioners, but which would enable City Councils to control the expen-- i | litures hy making it necessary that | Police Commissions submit annual | estimates, be introduced. I'J No Demand For Measure. | Mayor Church said if the bill passed it would upset the efficiency of the Toronto police force. There was no demand for the bill, he said. *% l Ald. Gordon thoughi the bill dan-- gerous because it gave a chance for l the lawless element to get control P of the police forces. J W. Curry (Southeast Toronto) said the bill would be making a '"very vicious principle." The Toronto police force 4 was held up as a model. Hon. Walter Rollo said he would not say he favored the bill, but he | did think that Magistrates and May-- j % § A ors were not the only ones in the | s communities who were capable of | being Police 'Wllu{lli.\'.\u)l'l"l"\'. | Dr. H. A. Stevenson's hill to hnvei Town -- Planning Commissions sub-- } * , mit their estimates to the Muni-- | p cipal Councils passed the commit-- | $ tee ! fHon. H. CG. Nixon, the Chairman, | f asked the members to withhold ;«n_'(,f o bills not of urgent importance until | next session. as there was no desire | § to rid lle the Municipal Act justl & 4 now. | R 4 The bill giving railwaymen three | | $ advanced nolling days, proposed by | « 1 f P. Heenan of Kenora, passed the | | ¢ committee, | A Crawford's Bill Opposed, $ Hon. Thos. Crawford's bill, which ! C would give Toronto the power to | define areas which would be used | . entirely for residential purposes per-- * J mitting doctors, dentists and similar professional men only. to carry on e ' a practises within the limits, -- was $ fought strenuously and the clause A giving this right thrown out. An-- other proposal of the bill which ta would give cities the power to name -- areas where people be allowed to Prect and live in tents was referred | ; back for minor changes. Gordon | Waldron opposed the clause naming | N residential districts, w. Crockett | * l (South Wentworth}) also opposed it, | _ * saying too many restrictions on 1)r'i-' .~ adl vate. rights were getting into theI " ce Municipal Act. _ The committee k > asreed and the clause was roject-' 1 en -- ea, "".,mf:"w s * ---- 2 iegaae~ n en mm renrernerconn., { f f 5 | k. & } - S N ols > f § e id