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March 22 Ing it applicable to all municipalities * receiv s 4 * | The introduction of Mr. Morrison's i measure was followed by a cgntxgverrgz between the sponsor an eo! AVENUE RD TREES! Shields (Conservative, Woedbine) who i# . questioned the constitutionality of the legislation. Mr. Morrison urged that the biil, which permits municipal a councils to fix cleaning and pressing charges, should be approved and the constitutionality question left to the courts. 4* t|tl0n Onl " Cleaners', Dyers' Viewpoint. words « on- Pe y George B. Wright, speaking for the Bemam n Pavement cleaners and dyers, painted a dark + + picture of present conditions in the Widening Clauses industry, contending _ municipalities C fierrans could not control "chisellers" and "cut-- throats." "We are in the throes of NOUNCED BY SPDNSDR & price war, old firms are going into DE bankruptcy, cre'dlts darte0 rum;:d,dand cnmnmen ns mm mm o mcmm s employers are force push down f h wagcs." he declared, asking for aid in The trees on Avenue Road "Vé gettinz away from "this terrible been preserved. l?emmxcc:l byl-l racket." originally unsuspecting sponsor, . s°£ The measure was passed with sev-- 'l'ur'nm) l.{gls éfiom:fi:;. t?;u;;ords. f,?' exg)tfgsions n;)rl;l {?Wtag\fd ilr::gcn:; »2), the F rs 0 e contmittee obje "on petition only" from the clauses setting a precedent in the price--fixing | of the Local Improvement Act cover-- field and questioning the constitu-- ing pavement widening, was killed at tionality of the measure. Mr. Lyons & meeting of the Muncipal Laws warned the members, "I think we are Committee in Quren's Park yesterday. getting on dangerous g:ound," and No action was taken on the amend-- pointed out that the problem with ments which accompanied the pro-- which they dealt was a product of de-- posed enactment into cbl:vion, when . pression. 'The member for the Sault the Chairman, Hon. William Fniay-- | labelled the legislation "far--reaching son, suggested that the first votr in its tendsmcies to eliminate com-- should be taken on the principle. w petition and coupled a repetition 6f Members and citizons appearing ; this argument for a gencral minimum before the committee made little at-- | wage law with a suggestion that ac-- tempt to dissociate the bll and the tion should be delayed until the out-- Avenue Road crisis But there was come of the Stevens' investigations no word, at least in DUbuC, Of.l;l'_' was apparent. possible opinions on th»: subject held ATh% alm}fid}Tegt %o I\;he Ass(ei:fiar)nf:lt mage "over the water." ct, by whic au unro eral, ;y.:yrpl::ocjticlzed Wellington Sou:h» px'oposel £ tgleli(r)nrll- * nate assessment appeals e + rith, K.C., as a rep-- tario Municipal Board met with a ru.,eng';?s:o& in;ziumber of the prog- hostile reception, particularly from A. erty owners concerm>d, pointed out Ell(ils (Cogserlgmgfi.' dOLtgwa1 Srcéx(xlt.r{))} t built and was fina led. Sponso :hnatn;" 2%&0%3 S:;d ,'Z.E?,ficum Lewis Duncan, K.C., in the absence enforcing a desp lawn and lim'ting of Mr. Munro, the measure was sup-- j traffic. Mr. Smith mentioned the ported by a resolution of approval in beautiful trees making the avenue a the name of the Toronto Real Estate "city beauty spot," and criticized Board and the Building Owners and f ' motorists who go "Honk, honk, honk," Managers' Association o{ Omarxot: in a terrible rush to get downtown Proponents argued that the presen and "then spend half an hour talking | system involved three separate trials, Axare Nee nctrs ) --baifengipitniith cole w i = A udicial a A s % u:pe bill g? tg;l lt)moad prl::x'lgplecngn ar&ucd thepplaumcipal Board could Solicitor O.mtésuqm::m the m'{micg work more efficiently than the Court yood ie to cope with in-- of Appeal. Mr. Finlayson pointed out mp.u &d"ngwm forced T the proposed measure would entail the 'trmamdc and that the hlghway' erection of the County Court into a has des I_or public use, The; court of record in assessment cases, mnbeogddw't}:%;a:fip;mgg | settingy ubn a cumbersome system. The which loses valus because of increased bill was lost without a single affirma-- traffic was raised, and Mr. Colquhoun tive vote. & stated that he had never heard of Another amendment to the Assess-- such payments. "I think the prin-- ment Act reducing the business as-- ciple wrong that perm'ts property sesment chargeable to professional owners to stop traffic improvements," \men who have offices in their private he said. | homes receivcg the comttfi Sf) é;g- Blessing ures | probation. The commi = C uis Meu 'goned the amendment to the Ditches / The committes's blessing was asked and Watercourses Act, raising the fhorm! halk & doun| "'hl er _ contentious \ maximum gross cost of an award ditch prov'u?i:g ':'d-'cme ofw utx?igo:enlty in 0. Saro00-- suburban income tax rates, and to the enactment by which William Morri-- son (Oontzervmve. Hau'lgto:} East) proposes permit municipal Coun-- cilis to fix prices for cleaning and pressing. The income tax measure, sponsored by F. G,. McBrten (Clonservative, Brockton) is designed to eliminate discrimination in suburban income tax rates by permitting the respective Councils to set a rate of 35 mills in suburbs in whicha the general rate is higher. The Conservative member made it clear the legislation was de-- signed to give no advantage to cither public or separate schools. Buburban Praise Heard, Representations were received from the suburbs in which the bill was * meq, one witness declaring that vacant areas would never be built up under the present high rates which deterred familics front moving into the area. An appeal from Mimi-- * co asked &t'hflu g:';igal alj\ea.sutrc affecting e su "adjacent" & to Toronto be extended to include that A town, and with an amendment mak-- f