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Toronto Legislation Meets Barrage of Criticism in House GLASS IS SPONSOR Toronto -- sponsored legislation seeking regulatory powers over fuel dealers, private schools and li-- censing, hoisted once before this session by the Ontario Legislature, s Hon,. Leopold Macaulay, Leader i wat redutroduced by 3. 4: Ginks, 2L [R Conservative Opposition, Lib., St. Andrew, for second ;eadii!.s; :g::k::;)ie:l)s t;'reon? rsff'olsiggugz'm'l:il: :'o'":;:; "\?:nigo\i":ael Rf"a" amendment gien ruling should still go to a City ;'nembe'rfl \\-;\c; on the former nivkee, and tha't machmery. sflou.ld occasion attacked sharply provi-- :'fon"" l'?r':adto (fweMquBdfig's' J"(r(':f)%'sc'. Seain assailed it and coupleq wiry EPTROMs) declared he was in favor | e Al nicda w of the amendment as given, and ::: ;:;:'::rwi':'-' '3;:"'{': ";\':t','l'}:::n;': thought it would have a salutary | effect on Police Commissions' de-- ::'iii-'l':;l':: has been placed before cijsions, and would make for more ~-- Arthur Roebuck, KC., Liberal, 2:':,::? and more equitable decl if"}l""--' to secure reading and was Bellwoods, and former Attorney-- "Does that mean & taxi driver or | W!ithdrawn. | Genfra]' de"lared. !hel'e was a time .n.\- one else "vhose applicatlon for'lSOOOIId Blll Rejeet@d. whe_n City Council took the Toront0 a jicense was refused could appeal| A second measure, an amendment representatives of the House into o the Municipal Board?" asked | to the Assessment Act, which Mr. their confidence on their legislat fHon, Harry Nixon, Provincial Sec--| Glass at first said was a Toronto tion--the city law omctrs conffr.: retary. | bill but later held came from the red with 'f'f' members, "but now, Discussion on that point waned as | Department of Municipal Affairs, he added, "the first they learn 0f members seized on the added | Was rejected a few minutes later. it is when it is Introduced into the clauses, one which asked for power| The bill proposed to reduce the as-- Hf:rt.se. . s to regulate and zone fuel deliveries, !sessment of wholesale dealers from The rejected legislation, some 0!¢ to define and classify fuels, to com-- | 75 per cent. of the assessed land It in amended form, members point-- pel fuel dealers to either own or Value to the 25 and 35 per cent. ed out, was tucked down under a . occupy a fuel yard and to specify rates applied to retail merchants. A clause that was designed to pro--| the facilities and equipment r...i "Why don't you, in introducing vide an appeal from a Police.Com- quired for carrying on such a busi-- '!'nese voiceless bills for the City of mission's refusal to grant & license | ness, !'10?0"10- restrict them to the City or cancellation of a license to the Another asked for authority to Of Toronto," snapped Hon. T. B. Municnpal. Board. Mr. Glass pointed . ficense, regulate and govern private | McQuesten_, who held that passage out that right of appeal is now held | gay and boarding schools and other fo't: the legislation would cost the to a Supreme Court Judge, but that similar buildings in which children| City of Hamilton $10,000 in lost the right was ineffectual, in that| are housed, and finally there was ) taxes. sudges had no jgr{sdigtion unless | sought power to levy varying | ,It would reduce the assessment the Police Commission's action in-- ; jicense fees upon fuel dealers or | Of Toronto by $5,000,000," added volved a point of law. their sales agents. An explanatory Premier Hepburn. "I don't think Hepburn Hits Bill. note said the maximum license fee| it should even be considered." Mr. He explained also that the regu--. WAs now $5 and was held to be not 'G]ass, recollecting himself, declared' latory powers sought over private Commensurate with the inspection | "This is not a City of Toronto bill.| schools emanated solely from the Rervices provided, and also that the | It is a Department of Municipal city's desire to inspect these! fee should vary according to the | Affairs bill handed to me by the schools to ensure that children classification of the dealer, such as | Mi.nlSter' * I were protected adequately from| Wholesale, retail, dock, et cetera. _|-- "I challenge that statement," re-- possible fire hazards. Without| , The last two clauses proved to be | furned the Premier. "It is a bill I\ regulatory power, said Mr. Strach.! the final undoing of the entire bill| don't believe he handed out to the an, the city had no way of finding: 85 Premier Hepburn snapped: "I | minister who made the charge. It out where many of the smali| GOon't believe any City Council is | never came before Council." schools were situated in reéide:l-l competent to license and to regulate% HO_"-, Eric gross, Minister of tial districts. and to govern private schools, and | Municipal Affairs, was away from Allan Lamport (Lib., St. David) Jt is neither fitting nor proper for | the House because of illness and ' * n a City Council to levy varying fees,.| COUld not clear the situation. The held that legislation sought by a 3 3 ying bill was withdrawn City Council representing 800,000| I suggest it lay over until next year. | * | people should be given considera-- °* otheru:-.lse I will have to vote tion "without being attacked by| ®&ainst it. other Toronto members of the| Cites Dealers' Support. House." He recommended that it Ian Strachan (Lib., St. George), be forwarded to committee. | who introduced the previous bill, Entire Bill Killed. : claimed that it should have gone to "I am not at all ashamed that the Municipal Laws Committee, we killed the bill on that occasion,"| Where proper representations could replied Mr. Roebuck. "It makes| be made. To claims made on that one's head swim to find it back for| GAY that its powers would react un-- another killing." | favorably against the small fuel He differed with Mr. Strachan in Gealers, be answered with a letter | that small dealers wanted the se(-o' :,.';';'l': r: s;::il:l-e'ciie'l':er' who said small lying to them, and he y !Cifir;'s .ggu';clf had --no "gmhe:g| Mr. Glass assented, although he "snoop" around yards to see how suggested it referred more directly \ much coal was in them or to: !* business license applications. specify the facilities. The entire bill then fell on its