PLE TA on | for IS nu Town Hall on » on ' at 7.80 o'clock, THE DAILY WHIG. A ---- ------ Municipal Enterprises. (Article V.) In the last article the Whig dealt with the electrical changes in the pow- er house, Now it is proposed td dis- cuss briefly the suggested improve ments in the steam plant, in the gas plant, and in the aro light systein. This budget was submitted to Mr. Ross, the Montreal expert, and review- ed by him in his special report in Ap- vil, He is a mechanical engineer and fan authority on steam as well as elec trical appliances, Four items were cov- ered by Mr. Campbell's requisition, and Mr. Ross endorsed them all. suction pipe extension, 'far out to the harbor and guaranteeing a4 supply of clean water for general pur he regarded as necessary and "contributing to the long life of machinery." * Ry ter separators, forthe Corliss engines, are referred to 'an assur when forcing boilcrs\that water will not be carried over 'and wreck the engines," Mr. Rose says he would not think of establishing engines of | the size of those at the power house without. receivers and separators, So that item is approved. Hhere is to be e of piping in' the experts dif- be copper or = | galvanized iron, but copper is going in unless the committee or council order otherwise. Then there is the Triplex power pulp, which is wanted. It and its foundations will round out the ac- count thus: 4 Suction' Piping Water Sepa 303.50 4 a 475.00 pou 610.00 » 285.00 MOlL in $2,082.50 The electrical plant which will po displaced is valued at over $6,000, and the new machinery to be installed at $16,150, The Whig reprints the figures in their correct relationship here 1 cause in Article IV. they were trans. posed and so misunderstood. In_ addition there will be the electri. cal connections on the inside; the fecd. ets and mains on the outside, Edis system, at a cost of 84,878.75; feeders, mains, and poles, for the alterngiting system, at a cost of $6,011.90 . new meters, transformers and services, at a cost nf $2,500; . and reforms in (he ard lich system at an outlay of $3, 901.88, This makes the grand 'total, for the electrical department, $34,030.03. The arc light system calls for some attention because of the comment that | has been centred upon it. Originally in the by-law of 1904--it wae intended that the whole system should be re. newed, and for this purpose, $10,000 was suggested. The failure fo submit that by-law deferred action, and to some advantage. There is no, depart- ment of the business which is mors subject to mutation apparently, and | Mr. Ross has advised that no addition be made to the equipment on this At: count, "as a revelation of the ser- vice is imminent." He further advised that this matter be left for probably & year, operating meanwhile the aro. | liabting generator by means of the Ames engine. This engine is a 100 H.P., which supplics the day load, and it is limited to 50 or 60 H.-P, T, h this current to the generator of one of the Corliss 'engines would not be economy, and the Whig says without desiring to collide with any one on the question, ! A point of greater importance is this, that the lamps at the corners were not giving the highest satisfac: tion: They' had to be placed in the centre of the street, and in this | work, 'and the addition of twenty odd {new lamps last year, there was of ne: cannot get water from the city {department unless the revenue which | they contribute shows that 4 provision io being made at eight per cent. upon the cost of pitting in the service. The city, on the other hand, suggests an investment of nearly $4,000, in the arc light system, without compensa: tion to the light department. A pri- vate corporation would have wade the city pay, in an ed rating per lamp, if any favor were desired in the way of street illumination. 'Lastly, in the oracr of improve iments, comes that in comnection with fthe gas department. The expensive item is the gas holder. In 1904 the land for it' wae purchased on Barrack street, and the aim is to have a re: ceptacle for 150,000 cubic feet of gas. This will allow "the city to make a larger quantity at a time, and, as the figures later on will show, at a lower cost in production. Besides the big (holder at one time it was supoested that a storage tank for crude oil be erected, and larpe enough to take in this oil by the vessel losa. But the monopolists killed that idea. They would sell oil 'to the city only as they sipgested, and their deliveries have been confined to the car tank. New gas mains will be located on Bagot, Union, Stuart, Division (north and south), Pine, Brock, Johnson, Earl, Frontenac, Albert, Clergy, Arch, Colborne, Barrie, and Montreal streets, at an estimated cost of $21,420. For sérvices and meters there will be a probable expense of $2,200. The whole exhibit may thus be sum- med up ; 'Fatal for Steam Plant $ 2,082.50 Total for Flegtrical Plant' | 34,089.83 Total for Gas Plant see 88,620.00 incidentals . ' 267.67 Total .... . $85,000.00 The financial phase of the case--Will the project pay ?--will be discussed in the next article of the series. Our School Expenses. The agitation for the fifth class in any strong or marked effect in community. It is one thing to sug- gest the class. It is another to show the 'necessity for it. One has only to consult the curriculum for a fifth 1 class in order to see that it is prac- tically that of the junior form in the "institute, so far as the obligatory subjects are concerned. Under these circumstances it is well to enquire whether. the institute, equipped as it is at large expense, and capable of doing a larger work than that which is committed to it, should have a class established in connection with the public schools and to do the same work. If the institute were crowded and could not accommo- daja_any more pupils, and such as would take up for a time the subjects of a fifth class, there would be the more force ih demanding its esfablish- ment, The people, however, are now taxed for high school service and they should not be burdened with any new expenditure for which there is not a distinct and imperative = de- mand, Even more. There is the inference that the education department -- the same now as before, though thede has been a change. of government--does not expect any duplicating of work by either the public or high schools. Of course this "is only an inference, but is a very strong one. Years ago there was an outcry against overlap- ping, at the people's expense, in our school system, It should not now be revived, in view of the additions al- ready incurréd in school expenditure and the certainty of other additions next year. + 'Use Of Eteciric Power. The federal government has called a halt in the legislation which it has in hand with regard to the export of power from the Niagara Falls, 'The dominion "government has not hither- to asserted itself on this matter, but not because it had any doubt about its status, 'The Ontario Power company has federal incorporation, but it is enjoy- ing a provincial franchise, and under "conditions that are very clear. One hali of its product must be at the command of the Ontario government, in Canada, as circumstances demands. The occasion of the legislation of which Mr. Fitzpatrick had given not ice is not apparent. Evidently some | notice had been taken of the expansion 'of the power companies, and the Can- adinn parliament saw the wisdom of controlling the output of the electrical Jenergy which the Niagara river pro- 0 [duced, There is no conflict between the provincial and federal governments re cspeoting it, but the local government and asks for a conference at the public schools is not producing the .the_possibility 4 misunderstand. Pro ' _ gompanics 'will gladly sell anadians, as municipali- if ; generate is not ed on "this side they should be at liberty fo dispose of the surplus on the 'other side. Electric power is not like natura was, The quantity is not likely to run out. The flow will not diminish. While the great Fiver sweeps on its way, the power can be generated, and ther should be 'no. waste. Canada and its: power Canadians first, hut when they abe served there can be no harm, for "8 consideration, in doing our neighhers a favour. -------------- Study To Some Purpose. The history of the water department is very infererting at the present time. It is the municipal enterprise with which our people are most fami- 'liar, and the lesson it teaches is, one of hope. The water service of the city under company management was not satisfactory, The business was profit able enough, and it warranted expan- sion. Yet the capital was, for some reason, not forthcoming. Nor was there any promise of a reduction of rates, and if there is anything the peo- ple want and shoald have it is cheap water, f * As a result of an arbitration the plant ini 1887 passed under the control of the coulicil, with its ten miles of mains, (some of them very old) its 900 patrons, and revenue within $10,- 000 of what it is to-day. The average annual water fate was $26.83. The water committee at once decided that before there could marked success there had to improve ment of the plant. And so in 1888, (one year after the city became its owner) there was an issue of deben- tures for $120,000, Again in 1889 and in 1800 there were issues of $j40,000 and $24,600. Here was a debt of $284,600 incurred within three years, at 4} per cent. for money was not as cheap or easy then as now, Three times later there were addi- tions to the debt--$13,000 in 1893, $15,000 in 1896, and $3,500 in 1899, The debenture debt reached its highest point in 1896 when it was $284,900. Tt is however gradually decreasing at the rate of about $18,000 or $20,000 a year, and at the same time there is now accumulating a rest fund and a surplus which Will be equal to the de- mands of © the' department, in new machinery, ' without appeals to the people in the way of loan by-laws. Now mark the growth in consumers? Beginning in 1587 vith 900 there were in 1891, over 2,000; in 1897, over 3,- 000; and in 1905, 3,700. There was, wn consequence, a rapid increase in the revenue, and four successive drops in the rates, of 20 per cent., 25 per cent, 15 per cent. and 124 per cent. The average water rate fell from $26.53 per annum per consumer to $9.49. Here then lies the secret of prosperity. The larger the | number of consumers the larger the revenue, and the * ease and comfort of the financial position, Of course the water plant is less subject to damage and wear and tear than: the electric light and gas plants but their running capacity is very great. Assured of patronage the civie business should be most successful, be any be an Editorial Notes. Will the $55,000 by-law carry ? Do you want gas or electric light ? Or them at Then, you'll get owt and do some- thing for the scheme. do you want lower rates ? The attractions on Victoria were not equal to expectations, amusements must tinuous in order day The be solid and con- to draw the people to the city year after year. Mr. of the New York legislature, says a state .senatorship is worth $50,000. It may bring $100,000 to some men. What is the source of 'income ? Could Mr. Gould- ing not give the people a tip ? Goulding, The opposition at Ottawa is talking, nothing but scandals. The idea is to discredit the government, il possible, It could not succeed if these were no openings for it, and it does not take nwich of a peg to hang a grievance on. -- Every new addition to the capital of the Bell Telephone company, running into the millions, 'makes public own- ership less remote, The purchase of the telephone business now would mean a tremendous debt. Everybody is reading, of course, about Alfonso and Ena and their ap- proaching mdreiage. It is not every day that royal weddings take place, and this is to be a swell affair. Of course the world congratulates the contracting parties. ---- The Mail thinks the conservatives would do great things ifNthey were only in power in Montreal. Yes? The people have not quite forgotten about what happened during the years this party reigned prior to 1896. The grait- ers of the conservative party are not all dead, : : ---- many ; Hoy ri lie _ | them, and they represent a 'great nui- pivate enterprise will not Mampered. Why should | tion ? There % must' bo hundbeds of sance. Can't the collector devise some plan of adding 10 the city's revenue ¥ "Do mot hurry the insurance com- mission," says the Star. That's rignt. Give it time and "room, Ii is dping good. The people are getting a swu- prising look at some secrets, and the end is not yet. ; SPIRIT OF THE PRESS. ------ Cannot Refuse Laurier. . London Advertiser. 0%: Jean Baptiste wonders how King Edward, who owes his job to his pull with Laurier, can refuse to come to Canada, if Sir Wilfrid insists on it. He Can't Be Serious. Chicago Journal. L Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Canadian premier, says that the upper house of the Domiffion parliament should be modelled after the Unital States sen- ate. Quit your kidding, Wilfrid. Tribute To Roosevelt. Ottawa Citizen. : 'the passage of the railway rate bill is a great personal triumph for Presi- dent Roosevelt. The senate blustered and abused him, but they had to take their medicine when it came to a vote, , . = A A Pretty Compliment. \ St. Thomas Times. The women of one section of Prus- sia. arc compelled by law to lift theic skirts and not allow them to drag. Suck an ordinance is wholesome, But in this community, where shapely feet and ankles abound, no such law is necessary. Changed His Mind. Weekly Sun. tne of the things crusaded against by Mr. Whitney while in opposition was the granting of bonuses to yail- ways, and also the bringing down of railway subsidies, in the dying hours of the session. Yet, during the session just closed, and almost on the eve of prorogation, he brought down aml put through railway subsidies aggre- gating $340,000, Every Horseman Should Know It. When a horse gets cramps or colic, | what's the cure? Half a bottle of "Nerviline" in warm water is unfail ing. From Fredericion, N.B., Miss Nellie Killman writes : "My father owned a beautiful horse. One day it was seized with co'ic and we thought it would surcly dix Remedies were tried, but they didn't ease the suffering. Wo then put a half bottle of Nerviline in a pint of water; this helped and jn an hour we gave another dose, and it cured." Diluted with oil, Nerviline is a cap- ital stable liniment--internally it can't be beaten. Recommended by promin- «nt horsemen everywhere, and sold in large 25c. bottles, by all dealers. Was A Long Time Residaat. + Glenburnie has lost one of its oldest residents in the person of William Spooner, who passed peacefully away on Saturday afternoon, May 19th, at the age of seventy-six years. A widow and ten children, five sons and five daughters, are left to mourn the loss of, one who was esteemed by all who knew him. The long cortege which followed his remains to his last rest- ing place, . in Cataraqui cemetery, showed the respect in which he was held by the community of which he had been a life-long member. Have Energy To Do. Human energy is almost unlimited in. its power. Energy comes from rich. vital blood. Weakness and failure re! sult when blood is weak and impure. Have utmost mental and muscular n- ergy by enriching and vitalizing your blood with Wade's Iron Tonic Pills, They help almost at once. They ave a great nerve strengthener and blood maker. In boxes, 25c. at Wade's drug store. Money back if not satisfactory. Henry Morton, a New York police man, who played a prominent part in the trial ¢f DPerthe Claiche for the Jkilling of Emil Gerdoh several months ago, made three umsuccessful at- tempts to commit suicide yesterday after he had been indicted by a grand jury on a charge of having commit- ted perjury in the Claiche trial. Proper Medicine For the Blood Drives Away That Tired Feeling; Makes You Feel Brisk. To every one is sure to come that vired, exhausted fecling. When the blood is weak, thin and de- bilitated, circulation is slow, and in consequence the system is congested with. paison and' 'w astes thit should be driven off.'| ye The sensible "person acts on the teachings of experience and cleanses his svstem with a course of Dr. Ham- ilton's Pills of Mandrake and Butter- nut. No medicine can--be more certain to quickly cure. Convenient to take, just one pill at bedtime; safe because en- tirely vegetable; unfailing," because proved by thousands that Dr. Hamil ten's Pills set you up in a few days. From Cheboque Pt., N.S., comes the following from Mrs. W. A. Reypolds : "A year a~o my health began to fail, I lost appetite, hecame nervous and sleepless. My weight ran down, I pe- came thin, hollow-cheeked, and had black rings under my eves. I really felt as if the charm of life had left me and when springtime arrived I was in the Blues." read of Dr. Hamilton's Pills, and pot five boxes at once. "Within a month my appetite and color were good. I gained strength and felt like a mew woman. New life and vigor returned. and my friends scarce: ly knew me. A medicine that will do this should be in every home." Good "health means much to youn' Success and happiness depend wpon it. The maintenace and source of health is found in Dr. Hamilton's Pills, 95¢, per "hox, or five hoxes for $1, at all dealers, or hy mail from N.C Polson 'The Wisest Thi IS TO DISCARD TH JAPAN TEA AND US EA CEYL AN ABSOLUTELY PURE The H. D. Bibby Co. thing. Our Suits have that Wenthworth ( THE H. D. ing IN GREEN IRE TEA OF THE HICHE Lead Packets Only. 25c., 80c., 0c, 50c. and 60c. per 1b. . HIGHEST AWARD, ST. LOUIS, 1505 1 Grocery e've Caught The Town We've caught the town with our showi young men's clothes. We know what young men want in clothes, and we make it our business to have the the heart of all smart dressers. New colorings in fabrics, new style Kinks in cut, fresh ideas. in the tailoring, etc, etc. $10, 12, 13, 14, 15 to $18, Bromley Suits (The New Double Breaster) $10, 12.50, 14, 15, $17 © wl, gl ll Ci. --_-- E ADULTERATE) | A" TEA. ST POSSIBLE QUALITY, be erangement o the entire system. gtomac troubles w. Biliousness, ¢stion snd gen- ho orange ent of the stomych are diseased ition. This - ly, if righ the stomach. Catarrh will at tack that orgat of the body which is the weakest. If 18 pe the stomach-- Pe- yuna cures catarrh of thé stomach Pe runs cures catarrh wherever located. Mr. Arthur Perks, lat Can., as follows: «] have used your Pe ad excellent remedy for igestion and kidr Fr TTT wR um, The MH. D. Bibby Cg, MR [2 for ind Pe-ru-na--A Systemic Cat Mr. E. C. Pinsonneault, ott, Ont., member Order « of Holyot, writes: "Peruna is a most excel ially for stom pris AH ol catarrh. ng of proper 4] have found it very pl snd very effective and o few medicines which des ment. "]4 is often a serious gue what medicine is relia therefore glad to give n with Peruns, believing ti tinue to give general s E. 0. Pinsonneault. Peruna will be found mediate and lasting oure systemic catarrh. 1t act peneficially on the dis membranes, and with he membranes, catarrh ca exist. Completely Cured b) Mr. J. E. Lacombe, 1013 Can, writes: "1 suffered for a long + trouble and after havin remedies without good res fo try Peruna. After a short treatment, [ am eom swagger effect so dear tp Suits Single Breasted Style) TERR Afew Good Thing About Dr. Hugo's He We wish every run-do® BIBBY C0, every woman suffering fi To-night at Men's Three-ply Linen Collars, the kind buy them to-night .. ~ The. GANANOQUE NEWS. A Fire Prevented--Schools Closed on Friday. Gananoque, May 26.--The schooner Winnie Wing, is unloading a cargo of coal 'at Taylor and Green's coal shed. A very pleasant picnic of the teach- ers and officers of Grace Sabbath school and the choir, was held on the grounds of Mr. Dewitta, at Hay Is land House, on Thursday. Adam Brown of the Tremont Park House, transported the crowd in his launch. George, Robinson with a party of eighteen; soent yesterday picnicking at Jones" Falls. a On account of numerous petitions to the Jocal school board, the chairman of that austeré body authorized the closing of the schools vesterday. Hugh Wilson bas a gang of men at work excavating for a. new dwelling house on his lately purchased lotion Pine street. What might have been a serious fire was prevented by the thoughtfulness of a voung couple, Thursday evenino. While waiting for the train near the pavilion, they noticed the sparks from a rocket catch on the shingles of* a nearby house. Seeing that a fire was breaking out they immediately gave the alarm to the owner. A garden hose was sufficient to extinguish the flames, A small hole was bérned throu~h the roof. . Fred. J. Skinner returned vesterday, after making a business trin lasting saveral vs. RR. Sheppard, Kine street, spent vesterdav in Lensdowne. On account of the illness of Miss' Gladys = Yule (teacher), in the King & Co., Hartford, Conn., Spy hy Ont. 5 street. school, her room has been clos ed all week, ny Corset Specials Men's Soft! Front Shirts, madé\of fine dimity, in str pes and patterns, sizes 143 to 17, sold regularly for $1.25, to-night Buy Your Warm Weathsr Wants at 180 Wellington §t- James Johnston Store der peculiar to her sex Jetters we have from gr Dr. Hugo's Health Table They would never al our statement that "The; Women." We never violate cc never yet published a let Johnston's 45 pairs of the Celebrated B. & I. Corsets, in white and drab, made of a mission. There will be good strong Jean, perfect straight front, bias cut, good model, for me- however, in giving the fo dium figures, sold at other stores for $1 and $1.25, to clear the lof to- from letters recently rec DAE ri seiaianin is aasaints Suniessipersnt secur Ercan. Sireisaen . 6c. pair -- "I think they are just Wash Collars a less than a week I results," 25 dozen Ladies' Wash®Collars, in all the newest styles, very spe cial or Ee kdn't Bave gob Rig ab icin ining sei ai 25c. ea had gone to see Dr. Hug "My physician gave n Wash Belts "I am feeling now like , : ding ap hand. embroidered, some very pretty have better color, eat b Ladies' Wash Belts, in plain linen and hand embroidered, bh. Lins ter, fee! bcter™ AE IZNS Bl .ociiviins Wireniediesiersssassisssseaisanssse Nie ariisaess . . 20¢, a h "Health Tablets hav what my physician seen For Men ie, made me a healthy 15¢. lor vou can 3 for 20e. vou always pay These few abstracts s ation in which these ta those who have used th If you are sick or not 3s you would like to, ¥ take a box of these tabl You can't realize unt £ood one box will do yt They Make Heal neat figured 79. ----=--a----. Soap That Dyes: | of the KEEP THE LITTLA AND HEA Lactate poLE 'I~that's the Dame -- a makes ccs 7538 A Pre : a ome Cant and brilliant. It 8751 57 veative'ef-Sum shade, No streaks. NO ree'l 8 ' 1. trouble. Give y0U ------ 3 aypole a plement 17 Infant mortality je Soap Seauy Simmer time, This is the character of nour in Ragland, oul Mad, Buglact, fants receive. The 1i i, hte : he 1itd ret verve deprived of mother's color. ed of, cow's milk, t sour, 'and fatal to wi In the Surrogate Cours Mi the sof? hers, who ar ontenac. 21ely of their babes Soww:y of a Estate of Riche we ¥huld confidently Matter of the { the lated Fiiod, how 8 ard T. Walkem, late © te seribed Tv physicians City of Kingston, Barrister® ally used" by mothers Lactated Food prey fantom, dysentery, fevers; it promotes and healthy growth, teething period it is NOTIE TO CREDITORS eT PUR ' (OTICE 18 HEREBY GI gh teething. pe ; ED Ontario, Chap. orsons . 1 actated Foor Ba am mending Acts that all pe othr id Joo BE a as against nd: strong, id Richard T. Walkem, or shiout the 3000 ay of Ee -- required to send bY Blo sliver. to Joseph B he ockeade Runner's City, Durrister, one of the Yokohama, ae sr geceased, Ou OF statement the irene Mas ata th che ) mer S 3 heir pames wrod Slalme with EN we Sater Spat Pa . held by them and tha ant Ju on X the KExecutors of sald decrased Bete hd stwte Us BL Su TL having regard only to i: 1 : which they shall Son Re Consular «fn tistics jg 4th da) ; ? i Pate tN SALKEMN & WALE ial drink "hill - of : Clarence 7.000