e CE UEDES ETAE T March 5 ? ,held. if bonds were issued the Gov-- ; ernment might be asked to guaran-- tee the covenant, and he preferred | 3 not to have the matter "in the ON l-Y OBSTACLE es timn T 5 1 Reported as $6,000 000 on. T. B. McQuesten De-- 3 'k.. . % # mc mm € clares Toll Elimination Would Bs Double. I ® # e w is Aim of Ontario M Peld O en ls Conten tion, if Ontario Levy Not EXPLAINS PROCEDURE| _ pubject to Prior Claim of ominion | Only bar to the erection of a ! t{rjldgo o;m;l the Niagara Gorge at . Provincial income tax collections,| Niagara Falls as a straight publicly a i i ri A owned venture was the unwilling-- b Ne oo 10,000,000, "fl" pe yyulh noess of New York State to share nounced for the current fiscal year | directly in such a scheme, Hon. T.! by Premier Hepburn when he pre--| B. McQuesten, Minister of High-- sents his Budget to the Legislaturp! ways and Chairman of the Niagara about the middle of thi Parks Commission, yesterday in-- ho month, it formed the Ontario Legislature. was rumored at Queen's Park yes-- | Rebuilding by the International terday. 'The Treasury, it is said,| gaj'lj"'ay Co'rlr;p:ny of :'he Falls View could have made that amount $12,--| ridge, which crashed into the 5 i is | gorge when ice pressure moved the | 000000 w 313..000.000 'F Ontario had abutments on the United States first crack at incomes instead of the side, would be deplorable, in the Federal Government. Minister's opinion, "because in our To strengthen his bid for this view the company had insufficient prior taxing, Mr. Hepburn is ask-- land at either end of the bridge ing the support of the Logi{latfire approaches to accommodate the in a special resolution of which he volume of traffice which used the gave formal notice yesterday bridge." He pointed out that traffic At the present time, a m.a.n who at that point was particularly heavy pays Income tax may'deduvt fro bflca_use.Am»rimns. to view the il-- his Ontario tax. return the amoum lumination of the falls for the best paid in tax to the Dominion. Mr.| effect, must come over to the Cana-- Hepburn, in his resolution, calls in | S dian side. efrecl. for a reversal of that posi--| Asks Information. lllclm. In ot'l;ler words, let Ottawa The question arose when Hon. allow in each tax return to the Do-- George qS Henry, Acting Lead:rogt ml;:im::'.. Ned lollen for the amount the Conservative Opposition, re-- U e 'h? 1 haver "? Mhe Prox"- ' quested the Government to reveal 1pcc. Q.ucon & Park, it is said, doesn't is intention regarding the pro-- care whether the Federal Govern-- er ee s posed new bridge. He emphasized, ,To';mh:(:n::m\m:n:o lmr:iosq * tgx rigl ' , wants--an is deter-- Comnission Toraome en rearach -- »nt Utmc tnusmtaticn -- To Be Lawyer _ was particularly interested in the oo ipfes he increased e nue 1e project. He said that from his un sulting therefrom would, it is re-- Ammimaninmererrieornpmgegy derstanding of the proposal, it was ported., faggrtjgate $5,000,000 or §6,-- Major Alex. C. L the Government's intention to erect 000,000 yearly. Or;rar"io L x'.l t1 o. & Spon 'Of c 1g a bridge that would be in time "3n oohnich i. nnmnK ts & n time, the House, in which he vi a@fter the cost of construction had the mainspri f ihhriress. 'is been covered by tolls, a free bridge. « ing the Law RomenM mil B He said that he was fully in accord ;'i:-hnéizmfi thqp Ladw 'So%]?ty s the with such a proposal. | ce of law mt a nermisheriame Mr. McQue';teg said that the same Ac+ Planned Egfl:r'? of iaw as a batristersens course is being pursued as was fol--| PM w lowed in the erection of the Sarnia--. 'la;l"TAe ?.la"m'r:r;lr!t hloirf::aqg?x::gbbey ?I- Port Huron and the Thousand f id r 408 l:lant:s international bridges. In O Oflh'O Torphio®S4 David: ' the first place, authority to erect the bridge over an international C C waterway must first be obtained | from Ottawa. | ancer ures $ Application for this, he said, was . | tmmmumensmnnnms eing obtained through a private * party, for, it was his understanding I-,s.tabllshmfnt of .'hp proposed that the Province was not empow-- spof-xal committee to investigate the ered to construct works directly on various cancer treatments now be-- l!s own behalf beyond an interna-- ing used in Ontario is provided for tional boundary. | in legislation which Hon. Harold J. To Approach New York. Kirby, Minister of Health, is ex-- F Once :.::l charu-rmwl::e obt;lnetd. pected to bring down to the Legis-- epresentations wou made to j j * New York State to establish an | lature the first of next .".Pek'. f authority, composed of an equal The most drastic provision in the numbeir of representatives from legislation, it is understood, would each side, which would issue bonds compel the physicians d oth that would be a charge upon the .ucinp the 4 .'l'l ; 6« k an" to e;s bridge. Once the bonds were paid Sn £ s°'°'? * Cdres to SUD: from tolls, the bridge would become | mit them for immediate tests and toll free and a public utility, ac-- other consideration by the commit-- cording to present plans. tee. He said he was not "wedded to 'The Gov t i d1 this type of procedure," and empha-- e Luovernment is reportg y no sized that New York State was not nearer, however, to announcing the anxious to become involved directly * personnel of the investigating body s in a publicly owned structure. Pre-- than it was last week. The Health mier Hepburn emphasized that if Department is said to be swamped there was any possibility of secur-- at present with recommendations Ing an arrangement with the State for membership, and great care will of New York to erect a free bridge, be exercised in making the selec-- Ontario was prepared to enter into tions. such an arrangement. Mr. McQuesten contended an-- other method would be to have the | charter granted directly to the Nl-' $ agara Parks Commission. But, he