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MARCH 28 | Won't Use Teak Finishes |B G I. In New Hydro Building Dbus asoiline _--The Ontario Hydro Commission | IR f d A \has not authorized teak as an office | e un S e finish for any part of the new Hydro building on University Ave-- Citing Brantford as an example, nue, according to a return filed yes-- J. I. Magey, Liberal member for that terday in the Legislature in ;a|y>\-.l'(;| consltituency, suggested in Legisla-- ts to a question by wW. B. Reynolds ture yesterday that there should be # # (Cnn.,qLcl-('-). Rumors have been some compensation for municipali-- Cla'ms Provmce Pays | current at Queen's Park for some ties which own and operate their More Th a n Counties months that the office of Dr own bus services. He stated that | Thomas Hogg, chairman of the com-- | Brantford is operating a transporta-- | mission, and probably the boarc tion system of fifteen or sixteen G|VES NO DETA"_S 'room. was to be finished in teak. | busses which are operating wholly I = anmnmmmmmmmmmmmemmeme cce within the city limits and on * es \ streets maintained solely by the Declaration by George Doucett municipality, (Cons., Lanark), that a King's He added that between three and . f four miles of the city streets are Hizhway maintenance job cost from part of No. 2 Ill:hwus' of the Pro-- $A2 to $4 per yard more than a vincial system and are therefore comparative work on a county road, subject to heavy traffic. This neces-- opened a clash yesterday in the On-- sitated a heavy repair and mainten-- tar Legigslat After * ' ance bill, paid by the city. Last d,"O egisialure, Aitc: fifteen vear Brantford paid $10,000 taxes minutes' argument the member re-- on the gasoline purchased for these fused to name individuals respon-- busses and he thought that some sible or to withdraw the allegation arrangement could be made by the "I say that cases like this are Covernment to allow a refund. goimmg om all the time," said Mr. Doucett. Wl ciecere ies tien eli e sacae ies e reregeue 'And I say there isn't," retorted ; Acting Premier Nixon. C + & Mr. Nixon deciared the member M'nlng Compan'es fo COIIeCf had no business to make the al-- | legation unless he was prepared to e e | back it up with particulars which Employees POII Tax for Tlmm'ns cou'ld be invesiigated. "Are you making a charge?" de-- s | manded Highways Minister Mc Timmins, by legislation approved!ed business men now were being Questen. yesterday by the Private Bills Com. compelled to engage extra help to "No," retorted the Conservative, mittee, is granted authority to com--| 1.§}\e care of clonca} d"{;"' ArISns "I am making a statement of fact," pel mining companies situated out--| from the <~f>llcclxon of different Gov-- Mr. Doucett argued that the de-- side of the town limils to doduc(}mnmcm 1.dx0<- & o % l partment should give their distmct poll taxes from the wages of em--| Minister of .1unmpal Affaxrsl enzineers authority over the high-- ployees who live in the town. | McQuesten held, "It is a step in thei way maintenance patrolmen. "Why Members were advised that on!y right direction because xtrpms down1 should not the highway engineers, one mine in the area was situated | the elusive fellow who .\klns {rom of whom I have every confidence in within the limits, but that hundreds| placc'xu" place without paying his their Avahxln_\' and efficiency, have of miners working in outside prop--| l"'.l.l; C + GUt'10'1'3' to get service of dis= erties lived in Timmins, and lhnlf The bill provides for a tax of not charge incompetent patrolmen, It the town experienced extreme dif-- mn:o than $10 x.r. be lr\'u'rd on e\'f'r){ is all right to employ pan')ln_v'n Hiculty in collecting the taxes | male between 21 and ® who has under the pa'lmn:a;r' system but r. .L. Pepall, representing mcgh-'f*n a resident of the town for l'_JtllO!'I'.'.\ .xhoq'(i rest with the en-- Township of Whitney and a group' thmy days prior to 'lhn date upon Elll('('l. he said. S Of mines, argued that the powers| Yhith the tax is levied. f + sought went beyond wisdom in mu-- nicipal jurisdiction, and that the principle of compelling a company 10 collect taxes was unsound. He was supported by Harold N. Cart (Lib.. Northumbeland), who claim-- PLAN PROPOSED U " I I' I P + Hagey Urges Ontario to nwW e 3 lpe OS pOneS Use University Grants Part of Budget Speech _ sss nsovaum By consent of the entire House,,"If it is for the R.CA.F., you have H. 1. Hagey (Lib., Braniford) sug-- Hon. N. O. Hipel, Minister of Labor got a free hand,. Expand to the gested in !'hf' Ontario Legislature and Welfare, vesterday in the Legis--|limit." .\('>!c-l'(la) that part of the univer-- lature was granted leave to give his "We have tried to carry on the sity grants given by the Govern-- budget debate address in two parts.,school without political considera-- ment should be set aside for schol-- Mr. Hipel, victim of food poison-- tion," said the Minister at one stag»e arships for deserving students. s ing on Monday, was still obviously |and brought applause from both In speaking during the Budget unwell when he entered the Cham-- sides of the House. debate, Mr. Hagey said that the sec» ber to make his address. HMe had| In review he told how the school ondary '\cho_oi.\ are turning out given an accounting of his labor ad--:was planned shortly before war thousands of graduates each year, ministration and had ended a review | broke out and how the building was many Olf whom are pl'('\:('nl('d trom of the Galt Air 'Training School |opened in Galt eighteen days after continuing their education because work when weakness compeélled him |the declaration of war. He lauded of lhc. lack of finances. "I suggest," to halt. he co--operation of manufacturers he said, "that a certain amount of Rather than adjourn the debate, and others in opening the way and these grants be set aside for schol-- both Acting Premier Nixon and|in supplying equipment for the arships which will permit a stu-- Opposition Leader Drew suggested,| school. "Every Province in the Do-- dent an entire university course and the Labor Minister assented,| minion has visited the school at the and that there be a specified num-- that he be permitted to speak of the | Federal Government's request, and ber of students each year. Department of Welfare on a suc--\all but Prince Edward Island has "At present," he continued, "we ceeding debate day. ! opened schools on the lines of the merely subsidize the cci.gcatxon ofi Premier Hepburn, said Mr. Hipel, one at Galt," he said. all classes and the benefit accrues ; on two occasions when QOttawa re-- The total per pupil cost of $360 mainly to those whose families can | quested that the school for lxaming'iwar\ a Provincial share of $101, he afford to gi\'e.them a complctc or | ground crews be enlarged, advised:| revealed. at least a partial, university coux:c.' woomnnmnesmommmmmsmouse The way I suggest would help those | who are at present unable to go to ; university and who would greatly | appreciate the opportunity to con-- tinue their education." 1. .cc