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& TORONTO MUST ACT QUICKLY: Toronto to Oshawa, 25 1-8 miles—- Toronto to Kingston road (produc- tion Danforth) 2 miles, bituminous | concrete (concrete base); G.T.R.. Subway; Kingston road to G.T.R. | crossing, 4.6 miles cement concrete; | City Not Yet Connected G.T.R. crossing to Dunbarton 6.4) miles, bituminous concrete on maca- | With Provincial Scheme dam base; Pickering and Whitby) Except With Regard to ge Toronto and Handiton |Dilige Plcuering and other bridget, Highway — Only City Isolated F rom Benefits, } and 4 miles of asphaltic concrete | | Surface; east limits of Pickering to, , Oshawa 8.0 miles, bituminous con- crete on macadam; Highland Creek ° bridge 655 feet long, road 30 feet, It Is Pointed Out two 6-foot sidewalks, modified Class . , cy ing. Within a few days the city ot 8 otunr te Dundas streets to Tra- ronto will be ealled upon to decide falgar P. O., 16 3-4 miles; city whether the Provincial suburban limits to Dundas and Bloor intersec- designated by the Department tion, 2.7 miles cement concrete; area designe i rc. igrading and culverts and Mimico| ef Highways, of which mon, 2." I |bridge completed in 1921; Baton Biggs is Minister, will be accepted. | . ' iroad, 2.1 miles bituminous concrete, if the city does not agree to approve | ladditional drainage; west end of sin echeme, it is probable that Eaton road to end of Kilmer and pe nage f 1 for guing ahead |Barber’s contract west of Cooksville, means will be found for ss" <7 4.9 miles bituminous concrete, com- with the work without municper we | pleted in 1921-1922; Cooksville end — present time there is an| bed pavement - lot 12 and = — arrangement under which the To-| road in Trafalgar township, miles bituminous concrete, includes grading and culverts; Bloor street | bridge over: Humber, 750 foot) length, 30-foot roadway, two 6-foot. sidewalks, modified Class C. loading; | Credit River bridge and approaches; | Belt Line bridge, 30-foot roadway,, ronto and York Roads Commission | is constructing an extensive Sy stem | of improved highways in ere ty. On that system some $2,7 deni hea been expended tuo date. Tow pete the cost of these roads, Toronto —* » $0 per cent. Up to the end of De ; aes the chy contributed two 6-foot sidewalks; Etobicoke is roregeee ee De” BEES: pedege we 50 = —_ 30 feet wide, | $807,167; ier nag two 6-foot sidewalks. Fp ABR sovernment, $1,111,499: Ps acon "56 miles of roads Port Credit to Brampton, 12 jmiles; Port Credit to Cooksville, 2.5 i|miles, bituminous concrete on }macadam base; Cooksville to Bramp- | ton, 9.5 miles, bituminous concrete! on macadam base, including grad-) ling; Cooksville subway, 40-foot _ clearance, Summary—Toronto north to Hol- land River, $1,250,000; Toronto to, Cshawa, $1,961,000; Bloor and Dun-} ,das. streets, $1,038,000; Port Credit} ito Brampton, $564,100. ‘Total es- ltimated cost, $4,813,100. HAVE PROBERS ‘RIGHT TO STOP HYDRO WORK? G. H. Ferguson Attacks: Spirit of Gregory’s Letter to Sir Adam Beck NO INTERFERENCE: DRURY | system contemplated’ by the eatin ane York Roads —— sion. The type of constructlo® ’ pelow the standard set for the ~ vincial suburban area. The ag increase in automobile traffic ic manding a neavier, — therefore. Lostiv type of road. rae ha pl da submitted by Hon. Mr. Biggs the total estimated — diture is $4,813,100. This — to be spread over three years. “ Government contributes $0 per — of the cost; the city is asked to p! vide the remaining 20 per cent. P Roughly, the Degeree a. Highways has expended $25,0 aa on highway improvement. i - «he exception of the Toronto — Yamilton Highway, the city is - directly connected with one of the | Provincial roads. Every other city. ‘n the Province is. -To overcome {this isolation the Minister of High- ways has submitted his scheme to the city. Four Main Roads. There are four main roads in the |scheme: (1) Toronto to Holland River, \27 1-4 miles. (2) Toronto i milee. | (8) Bloor and Dundas streets to ‘Trafalgar P.O., 16 3-4 miles. | (4) Port Credit to Brampton, 12 | miles. In connection with this scheme \'Danforth avenue is to be extended from its easterly terminus to a junction with the Kingston road at Birch Cliff, which will necessitate a subway 76 feet wide. If Yonge street is deviated at to Oshawa, 25% Though he did not agree it had} been proved that there was any in- | terference with the Hydro-electric | Power Commission by the newly | York Mills to overcome the heavy grades there and a new bridge is to be built, this will add $400,000 to the cost. On the Bloor-Dundas section a bridge will be necessary over the Humber River. appointed Roya! Commission of Ir-} quiry, aS Supposedly revealed in the | letter to Sir Adam Beck from the} Chairman, W. D. Gregory, which was published in yesterday’s issue of The | Globe, Premier Drury said in the House yesterday he would take up Details of Pian. The details of the plan are as follows: Toronto to Holland River, 27 1-4 miles—City limits 7 miles northerly, pituminous concrete on concrete base or equivalent type; from 7 miles north of city limits to Bond lake 6.2 miles, bituminous concrete on macadam base; from Bond Lake to York County Poor House 6 3-4 miles, macadam penetration; from York County Poor House to top of Hol- land Landing hill 2.5 miles, built in 1920 and 1921, macadam pene- tration; from top of Holland Land- ing hill to Holland River 4 3-4 miles, macadam penetration; Thornhill bridge. the matter with the Chairman of the Royal Commission, and if there was a misconception by the Royal Com- mission as to its powers he would see that things were set right. Ferguson Makes Objection. The question was brought to the attention of the House by Hon, G.’ Howard Ferguson, Conservative | Leader, who read the letter as pub- ‘| lished in The Globe and then read the commission granted for the in-| vestigation. Hon. Mr. Ferguson took | exception particularly to the final | words in the letter: ‘Having in view these facts, and inasmuch as wast time is short, the money already ex- |