CHAIRMAN OF UTILITIES GIVES SOME INFORMATION City Council Has Full Confi- dence In Commission. ASKED IT T0 PURCHASE ALL COAL FOR CITY BUILDINGS AND SCHOOIS The Commission Has Saved Money For the Gas, Electric and Water Plants By Its Careful Management The members of the Utilities Com- mission at first decided to ignore the by-law being put to the people asking them if they wish to retain commis- sion management of the Public Utili ties, but when it was pointed out by the Whig that the people should have some comprehensive statement with regard to the matter, they agreed fo givé all the data that should, under the circumstances, be at the dispos- al of the ratepayers in order to en- able them to give an intélligent vote on the referendum to be taken on the ! 21st inst. They did this purely from a sense of civic duty, for the Ut- flities Commissioners give their time and talents to the city free of charge, and therefore have no axe to grind. In the fist place it might be point- ed out that the present Commission i8 composed of T. J, Rigney, an 'ex- mayor; G. Y. Chown, an ex-alder- "man; R. H. Toye, an ex-alderman and ex-chairman of Utilities; J. H. Birkett, of the Canadian Locomotive Company, and Mayor Sutherland. The vote has been sprung so sud- dénly on the people that it is regard- éd by many as a vote of want of con- fidence, but that is not worrying the commissioners who are serving the people faithfully and well. It is pointed out, however, that the City Council, the body which is asking for the voice of the people on the mat- ter, must have a very high opinion of the business methods of the Com- mission when only a week ago it asked it to buy the coal for the City Buildings and for the Board of Edu- dation. That is regarded by the to their business methods, the Coun- cil in effect saying "Here . you Commission fellows, you are getting your coal far cheaper than we ean buy ours; let us in on the advanta- geous deal which you have made." Chairman Rigney Interviewed On Tuesday afternoon, the Whig interviewed Chairman Rigney, who has presided over the Commission since it was inadvgurated in January, 1914. Mr. Rigney was at a loss to understand why the City Couneil wanted to abolish government of the Utilities by commission. He would like to have the Mayor advance some good reasons. "Would you be willing te go on the platform and debate the advan- tages of commission government with | joint réport prepared by the City En- | { gineer and the Manager of the Utili- | the Mayor?" Mr. Rigney was asked. "I would be delighted," replied the Chairman, "and I think I would be] able to convince His Worship that Lthe Commission "should be retained." "Let me say first," remarked the | Chairman, "that when the Commis- | sion took over the Public Utilities on | the first of January, 1914 it was| faced with some large problems su¢h | as the Ornamental Lighting Instal- lation, known as the White Way, for the business district; the installation and construction of the entire under- ground conduit system: also the | changing over the entire electric dis- { tribution system from Direct Current {to Alternating Current. The Comni- mission inherited the completion of | these, all of which were instituted by the 1913 Council and which were carried to completion by the Com- mission. I want to impress upon the | people this fact: That the Commis- sion was not responsible for these undertakings. The Couneil of 1913 must shoulder whatever eériticism there is io be made about the pro-| jects." The Chairman was told t | some quarters the Commission was blamed for the delay In the erection tof arc lamps on the Barriefield road | for the benefit of the military camp. "Yes, I've heard about that," he replied, "and I can tell you that the accufation has no founddtion in fact. { The Commission has done all it could @0 In the matter. It first submitted t in| get these lower prices without some thinking. The set out fo reduce the coal and oll cost and succeeded in doing so by adopting up-to-date business principles. than that. The epmtract for coal was on the British Thermal Unit = Badis, that i8 thie coal was tested for the pirpose of deciding the number eof heat units s6 many pounds would yield. The vendor was penalized for any reduction in Thermal Units and any excess of ash, and bonused if he exceeded the requirements of the specifications, Thus not only was the price lower than paid by the City Council committee, but the wa- ter, gas and electric plants received the higher standard of coal ever de- livered in Kingston. The Commis- sion thus gained in two ways." Question Of Overlapping. "I hear," said Mr. Rigney there is talk about overlapping. Well in regard to that, one of the most advantageous agreements arrived at between the Commission and the Corporation was the adoption by both the Council and Commission of the that ties covering all. street excavations whereby this entire Work comes un- dér the jurisdiction ef the City Engi- meer. 'In every case, except alter- ations and repairs, it is the inten tion to have all the improvements in- stalled at once. For instance, if sewer is to be put down, the Engin eer notifies the Utilities so that the gas and water may be imstalled at the same time. A striking example of this is the new territory on Victor: ia street where this arrangement has been carried out successfully under the new agreement. "Furthermore, I am willing. to wa: ger that the cost of the Utilities ex- cavation work is less than that of the Boatd of Works." Further statements by the Utilities Chairman will be published on Thurs day. Napanee | June 15 --The schooner Keewatin has discharged a cargo of coal at Pi Gleeson's yard, and cleared for Os. wego. The schooner H. B. How: land arrived with coal for F. Van. Luven, Whilst making repairs to the grand stand in the Napanee Driving Park, They did more 2 Miss Nan Paterson, THE DAILY BRITISE WHIG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1915, . PAGE THREE a | $60040000080000 pose ses soe | Probs: Fine and warmer to-day. Thursday showery. : ; 4 ad ah Gh {Continued from Page 2.) | NE Mrs. Hollaway Waddell and Miss Loretta Swift were in charge of the! tea at the Country Chub on Satur-|| ] pif il i The dining réom was bright | ght J Te 2s day. Hi with flowers, and the tea table had || i Eh a most. artistic. dentre of pink! kd LH shap dragon aud homeysuckle. Am-| ong the large number of guests| were, Mrs. Jeremy Taylor, Mrs. W.! H. Macnee, Mrs. R. E. Kent, Mrs. | fva Martin, Mrs, Frederic Bloom- || fleld, Mrs. Travers Hora, Mrs. T. D. || | | R. Hemming, Mrs. P." C. Stevenson, Mrs. Austin Gillies, Mrs. J. H. Byrue, Mrs. Maélaren' Ewart, Miss | Hord, Miss Isobél Ross, Miss Bessie Smythe, Miss Lilian Myles (Toron-. to), Miss. Marjorie Brownfleld, Miss | Lilas Sanderson, Miss Bessie Sand- | erson, Miss Alice Macnee, Miss Ethel | | Waldron, Miss Carrie Waldron, | Miss Edith Hague, Miss Kathleen | Crisp, Miss Kathléén Saunders, Miss | Mollie Saunders, Miss Lilian Kent, Miss Mildred Jones, Miss Mamie Garrett, Miss Mamie Anglin, Miss Lassie Kirkpat- | rick, Miss Aileen, Miss May and' Miss | Rose Rogers, Miss Charlie Short, | Miss Bessie Farrell, Miss Dorothy | Carruthers, Miss "Hilda Kent and | Miss Doris Kent. e os 9 = Allan Telfer, Toronto, spent the week-end with Mr, and Mrs. J. M. Campbell, Emily street. Mr. and Mrs. MacLaren Ewart, || the guests of Mr. and' Mrs, W. 4. Anglin, Ear} street, left to-day for Moose Jaw. f Mrs. R. Uglow and Miss Helén Uglow will go up te Toronto to-mor- réw to be present at the closing ex- ercisés at Branksome' Hall, They will return early in the week ae- companied by Miss Matjorte Uglow. Mrs. Herbert Robinson and Miss | Strange ure Spending d few © days! with Migs Nan Skinner at'Cataraqui sodge. Mr. and Mrs. B.'T. Steacy and family, Johnston street, have moved to their summer cottage on Wolfe Island. prices; as-- Juniors; sizes 4 to 10; priced at . . : Misses' and Women's; sizes 14 to 42; priced at . .. www 10 DOZ. JAP SILK WAISTS, which sell every day for $1.50 --on sale to-morrow, from $L15 9 until 12 o'clock at ...... And we are prepared to supply every demand, be it for the small miss or the full grown woman--with best quality Middies at lowest in tha city MAC CE 50c, T5c¢, and $1.00 .T5¢, 85¢, $1, $1.26 and $1.50 We invite comparison. N Mrs. W. A. Bellliouse and Miss Agnes Bellhouse wént to' Napanee to-day to visit friends for a week. * * . * Mrs. A. McMahon, Wellington street, returned from Oswego on Monday. Mrs. W. Skinner 18 the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Marvin, Syra+ cuse, N. Y, Miss Helen Byrne, Ottawa, will visit Mrs. Harold Hughes; William street, on her way from Lendon, ia report to the City Council of the j cost, and incidentally mentioned that | the carrying of a heavy voltage wire jacross Cataraqul bridge would be | dangerous. Nothing was mentioned | about responsibility. ~The Manager | had to wait until he had received per- | mission from the G.N.W. Telegraph | Company and the Dominion Govern- ment to carry 'the wires from the /| éity across the bridge and up the { Barriefield roadway. That permis- || sion was secured only on Saturday some workmen discovered hidden underneath. some boards a soldier's khaki uniform, with sergeant's stripes, It was handed over to Capt. Stratton, A.M.C, Lieut. Travers, 39th Battalion, left for Brockville to visit his mother, Mrs. R. Travers. The schooner Willlam Jamieson arrived with a cargo of eoa] for Charles Stevens. Police Magistrate W. Rawkin and County Crown Attorney D, H. Pres- commissioners as a splendid tribute Steacy's Al the newest Talcums on the market you can get at Best's. TOILET WATERS Of delicate and delightful frag- STORE rance, from 50c¢ up. FACE POWDERS J. tani ie. y y Sicasing ors, | by by the PERFUMES 1 y We think we hiive as fine a ii line of spleidid true odor per- $i } fumes obtainable anywhere -- p foreign 'and domestic 'makers well represented. ' Don't forget. Get them i ] } The Satisfactory Drug Store. ! Everybody Says | CHANGE| Under- wear HESS Long sleeve and ankle length. Shon sleeve and ankle ength Short sleeve and knee length. No sleeve and knee length. } I! avout that, {| built a water At Best's | {| the Commission has no excuses to || West streets to the corner of Broek purchase of coal || representative last, and on Monday - morning men were at work on the job. The Com mission did eyprything possible to work in conjunction with the City] Council in- getting light for the road- widy to the camp, for the Commis- sion is a civie body and has the same object in view as the Council, namely to work in the interests of the peo- ple." Montreal Street Water Main, "You are criticized," said the Whig representative, 'for having main out Montreal | street, it being alleged that there are { not enough consumers along that | thoroughfare to cover the eight per | cent. revenue required by law." | "There is absolutely no founda- | tiom for that charge," the Chairman | replied. "Let me tell you . some- {thing. The Commission built that | main under the same circumstances las it did the one up West street, | namely to strengthen the water sup- {ply for fire protection. The cotton! mill, and the tannery and other in- j Sustrigs in that section of the city | were not adequately protected, and make for putting down a main that will give the necessary ~ protection, | Some time ago the Commission made | @ 'contract with the Grand Trunk | Railway Company at a most advanta- { geous price to supply it with water. | The profit on that contract with the | G.T.R., will more than pay for the main we are building. There's the answer to that charge." "But let me say further: For a great nhmber of years, the Fire Un- derwriters have asked that a large trunk feeder be installed to safe guard the City and provide adequate fire protection in ease a break occur: {red in the main 16-inch water feed- | er supplying the water tower. During 1914, the Commission installed a new 18-inch cast iron water main from the junetion at Wellington and and Clergy streets, tying in with the old main at this point. By this in- stallation, the city is safeguarded by having two main arteries, as it were, f the , 80 that the busi- ness district is doubly safeguarded, "I understand that some years ago the ex-superintendent of the Water- 'works plant recommended this same trunk feeder, or ome similar to it, but the City Council failed to put ft down. It remwuined for the Utilities Commission in the first year of its existence to fill this long-felt want." BANANA Coal And OH. "One thing the Commission is given credit for is with regard to the and ah the Whig let me you 'something ge "Yes, the pi in 1913 and 1915. It | to be any res ni M ton went to Odessa to-day to hold a juvenile: court. Inspector F. . Barrett attended on béhalf of the Children's Ald Society. Charges against a number of boys from eight to twelve years of sage were heard, some seventeén witnesses wero ex- amined, and from the testimony given by them, there does not' seem t for other people's property... There hag beed a con- siderable amount of petty thieving going on, but the charges te.day re- lated to a caddy of tobacco and some calf-skins. A smal] quantity of the tobacco was recovered, and rostitu- tion will be made. After being warn- ed as to their future conduct, the Magistrate allowed the boys to go en suspended sentence, the pamonts be- ing bound over for their boys' good behavior. ¢ At the: nomination meeting hel in the Town Hall to-night for the purpese of nominating candidates for the vacant office of Mayor, W. T. Gibbard was elected by acclamation to fill that position for the balance of the year. The County Council opened fis thind session In the Court House to. day. s The Douglas property, which was damaged by fire recently, will be re- paired, the work of c¢lean®g up and tearing down the burned portions having commenced. The Paisley House is about to change hands again, the présent pro- prietof, D. Chirk, having gold out to James MeVicker; late proprietor of the Deseronto House at Deserouto: &§. Corkill, Collegiate staff, is con- ducting examuiations at Odessa school, ---------- June 16.--~At the Methodist par. sonage, Monday evening, Rev, Melvin Taylor united #n marriage Miss Vie- toria Maud Baker, daughter of Mr. ae Jit. Thomas Baker, King street, to ville, young couple will locate if Gananoque for the present. Rev. Father Kelly, Smith's Falls, Churel last evening, and was greet- Toth Mare Dera de ov er Muray, assisting Rev. Father Kehoe at the hours devotiong this week. eorge Francis Whaley, 'Broek. | @ conducted the service at St, John's | Dela where she has 'been spending the past few months. | Miss Edna Booth, Clergy street, ||| left for Toronto on Tuesday to visit Miss Olive Graham. | Mr. and Mrs. Rober® Carson anid Mrs. Hubert' Stcthemy came ome to-day from New York. | . Mrs, Charles Taylor, Johnson [i Street, returned from Dunnellan, || N.Y., on Wednesday, where she has been . the guést of her sister, Mrs. Curry. ; ie . ¥ Mrs. L. B. Spencer and Miss Ruth |} Henderson, Montreal, are at Thous-| and Island Park 'for the summer. Mr. and Mvs. L. L. Henderson and [li family will come up later. IM Miss Gertrude Low and Master || Billie: Wilgar will leave for Orillia to Drinkwater, if Miss Emily Smythe, the guest of || her sister, Mrs. R. D. Sutherland, || West street, retaroed to Clinton, | N.Y., on' Monday. it Dr. H. T. Kalmus, Boston, has|}| been the guest of James Richard-| son, University avenue, for a few days. : ! Miss Vanluven and Miss Helen! Vanluvén wére in town from Nap-| anes on Tuesday. | * 2 + 0» | Mrs. Edward Low, Ottawa, and} her grand-daughter Miss Margaret | Mackenzie are the guests of Mrs. | '= Harold Drinkwater, Orillia. Miss Lilian Myles, Toronto, is the guest of Miss Bessie Smythe, West street. Mrs. ®. Smyth, Montreal, is the guest of Mra: K.' M. Saunders, Alice street, to-morrow visit' Mrs. Harold || KINGSTON'S ELECTRIC Ban } : 5 . % gr tugh 5 For June Brides See our Beautiful Electric Table Lamps. ; "Phe most beautiful assortment we have ever had--and Irons, and Toasters, and Water Heaters. H. W. Newman Electric Co., Phone 441 ASSES ' "Pure Milk Is {iid Best food known. Pas Milk in sealed bottles is both clean and pure. Price's | 3 THERE 1S A DISTINCTIVE QUALITY Mrs. Regan and Miss Allene and Miss Geraldine Regan who have been abroad for the past year ate the guests of Mrs. James Rigney.' George street, tor a short time fore going on to thelr home in Lon: don, Omtario. Miss Elizabeth Sutherland, Brock street, 1oft on Sunday for Roches. iter to 'visit' Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Sutherland. SSB pe . » . . 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