TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1920, Sale Of Books Special Sale of Books for the thoughtful reader in English His- tory, Political my, Classics and Moderns, each specially _ priced to clear. | = E = = 2 =o 5 = ie 1 Jim ~ Bee our W Display, at: R. Uglow & Co. 0 . | NOX A COLD TABLETS | A safe and oure for Baa A stores, at ---- HAND BAGS Silk, Leather and Fancy Brocaded -- N proof of the axiom that I "seeing. 1s believing" we call attention to the plau- dits of our patrons. They will tell you that while our eye glass service is perfectly satisfactory in every respect from the examination to the glasses themselves that they were surprised at the small- ness of the amount they were asked to pay. You should investigate. These we are clearing at greatly reduced prices and only have a few--s0 do not wait. a Kinnear & d'Esterr JEWELERS . 100 PRINCESS ST. The House of Better Glasses Opposite the Post Office Phone 609. KINGSTON. PHOSPHODINE. The Great English on. Tones and invigorates the whole nervous system, makes new Blood OC. 8. KIRKPATRICK,. is Ln OO Get A Re-Build--GET IT NOW BEFORE PRICES ADVANCE Why should an old Tire be re-built ? : ee BECAUSE: ~It is a first class Tire when rebuilt. : It costs less than half the price of a new Tire; --It will give 3,500 miles. --We back these state- ments with facts. ~--We employ' experienced tire builders. "DOMINION TI The House of Reputable Tires and Tire 4 Repairs. carry in stock a Soinplste line'of Calf Bluchers: rib. : bargain $5.75 : Men's Mahogan "" bersolesand heels: ar Women's Chocolate Kid and Brown Calf; high cut bals; while they last . Sess seiner ». aieieiaies . $4.95 Allan M. Reid, - 111 PRINCESS STREET . 0 A | housing commission of Hawkesbury, OA STA Es houses, with clapboard finish at an || rhage wenty-two , houses built }| three four-roomed, | average of $2,605. THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG p| { \ (Continued from Page 3.) the price of one of the lots, which | was purchased for a returned sol-| dier, Galt. | In Galt the housing commission ' has purchased five lots for housing purposes at an average cost of $250. In all six houses have been complet- | ed, three being six-roomed, frame houses, with stucco finish, costing! $2,600 each, and the other six-room- | ed, brick veneer, Goderich. - The Goderich housing commission tried out two plans of houses during 1919. Both were {for six-roomed { houses, one of brick veneer and the | other solid brick. The cost in both | cases Worked out the same, the fig- ures being close to $2,500. Guelph. In Guelph, the housing commis- sion went at the proposition in earn- est, and twenty-three houses were completed during.the year. Twenty- one were detached and twd'semi-de- tached. Eleven building lots were purchased at a cost of $257.27 each. The houses built wend divided as follows:--Omne four-roomed, solid brick, costing $2,650; one five roomed, brick veneer, costing $2- 300; five six-roomed, frame; with stucco finish, costing $2,795 each; iwo. six-roomed, brick veneer, cost- ing $2,975 each, and fourteen six- roomed, solid brick, hollow tile or concrete dwellings at a cost of $3,- 0650 each. In addition to the above plans have been approved for four more houses at an aggregate cost of $14,050, which have not yet been completed. The housing commission, is also conteniplating acquiring a large block of land for housing. Guelph Township. Only one pi 5: has so far been built in Guelph Wownship, thig being a six-roomed rame house, with stucco finish, costing $3,000. Hamilton, When Hamilton adopted the On- tario Housing Act, it was decided tp build on a large scale. During 'the year eighty-four houses were built by the housing commission. Of these, two were six-roomed, frame houses, with clapboard finish, «costing $3,- 000 each. The remainder were all six-roomed, solid brick, hollow tile or concrete dwellings, built from standardized plans, and costing an average of $3,638.40 each. In addi- tion to the above plans have been approved for thirty-six more houses at an aggregate cost of $134,200. . " Humberstone. Five houses were erected by the all of different size or construction, "and all were moderate in price. One was a four-roomed frame house, A., four-roomed, frame clapboard | 'house was built for $2,300; a five- | roamed, frame houses, with : stucco | finish, cost $2,500, and a six-roomed | frame house, with clapboard finish, } cost $2,700. i { Midland, : } In the town of Midland twenty- | one houses were erected by the hous- | ing commission. Three were five | roomed, frame clapboard dwellings, | costing $2,060 each, Four were six- | roomed houses of the same construc- tion, and cost "$2,787 each. Fount teen were six-roomed, brick veneer dwellings, and cost $2,979 each. Milton. . Up to the present time the munici- pality of Milton has erécted only two dwellings, both being six-roomed, brick veneer houses. These were built at cost of $3,000 each. ! , Milverton. The Housing Commission of Mil- verton commenced its operations by securing eight building lots Bt a cost of $175 each. On each of these lots a six-roomed, solid brick, hollow tilg or concrete dwellings. was erected, the cost being $3,600 each. Thus the total cost of house and land was $3,775. at Mimico. : Two houses "were built by the municipality of Mimico. Both were of solid brick construction. One was a. five-roomed dwelling, and cost $2,800, while the other, a six-room- ed dwelling, cost in all $4,000, New Toronto. New Toronto was one of the youngest municipalities to take ad- vantage of the Ontario Housing Act, and it built forty-five dwelling dur- ing the year. Of these twenty were five-roomed, solid brick houses, costing a fraction--%ess than $3,000 each, and the remainder were six- roomed, solid brick dwellings which slightly exceed the $3,000 mark. In addition to these eight more applica- tions for houses, costing $3,000, have been approved. Eleven of the houses built are detached, and thirty-four are semi-detached. Niagara Falls. In the municipality of Niagara Falls seventy-nine houses have been erected under the terms of the On- tario Housing Act. Of these a num- ber were for returned soldiers, and the price includes the cost of the lot. One house was a five-roomed, frame clapboard dwelling, and cost $2,000. Fifty-seven were six-roomed houses of the same construction, and cost an average of $2,670 each.. Twelve were six-roomed, brick veneer dwel- lings, and were built for $3,198 each. ch. The others were six-roomed ouses of various types of construc- tion, and cost from $3,000 to $3,- 500 each. nm with clapboard finish, built at a cost of $1,670. Ome was a five-roomed house of the same construction, and cost $2,235. A third was a six- roomed house of the same type, and cost $2,400. One was a six-roomed, brick veneer dwelling, costing $3,- 000, and the fifth was a seven-room- ed, frame house, with clapboard finish, and also cost $3,000. Ingersoll. In the town of Ingersoll, seven houses have heen built. One was a frame house, of stucco finish, and cost $2,200. Five were six-roomed frame houses, of the same finish, and cost $2,490, with the last was a seven-roomed house of the same construction, built at a cost of $2.- 00. : Iroquois Falls. On the by-law being passed in Iroquois Falls, the Iroquois Falls Housing Company, Ltd., was form- ed, and it has: erected fifty semi- detached houses. These are all six- rooniéd, frame houses, with stucco finish, and the average cost was $3,- 000. : Leamington. Five houses were built by the Leamington housing, commission. One was a six-roomed, solid brick dwelling, costing $3,000, and the Oshawa. | In Oshawa the housing commis- slon purchased 153 building lots at an average cost of $162.25 per lot. So far seventy-four houses have been erected. Sixty-four, of them are six- roomed, brick veneer dwellings, and were bullt at a cost of $3,135 each. One was a four-rogmed, frame clap- board house, gostiizg $1,600; four were five-roomed, brick veneer houses, and cost $2,500 each, and three were six-roomed, solid brick residences, built at a cost of $2,666.- 66 each. The experiences of many other unicipalities are given in the re- rt, but these, taken in strict alpha- betical order from the book, without any selgetion or choice, are 'suffi- cient to show that other places have found the Ontario Housing Act a good thing, and that they have been able to carry out its provisions suc- cessfully, without making the cost of the houses prohibitive. At the present time in Kingston it is im- possible to rent any kind of a house at the same amount as would cover aly the charges on a house of the me kind builf under the Ontario Housing Act. That has been the ex- perience of practically every munici- pality which has been-operating un- der the act. ° The following table shows the analyzed statement of the work car- others were six-roomed, frame No. of Houses. 14 " Five roqued, . brick veneer .. concrete . concrete ..., Six-roomed frame clapboard " brick veneer ... "» concrete - brick veneer » con "wim average cost of $2,797.50. Listowel. The Listowel Housing Company, 3 5 veneer houses, six of them being built by the Company at an average coet of - The city of London Housing Com- mission has ed twenty-two houses so far, i plans for two more have been ved. The mission nine lat an average cost of $261.11 t of a block' of land for Of the so far are frame clap- board houses, costing $1,766.66, five hl SoStias 724 each, and the veneer dwellings, costing an ae Merritton., housing commission " $e 'Four-roomed, Irame clapboard finish ... 27,700.00 solid: brick, hollow tile or_ frame clapboard finish ... frame stucco finish solid brick, hollow tile, of 'frame stucco finigh.. solid brick, hollow 'tile, or Over six rooms, frame clapboard finish frame stucco finish solid brick, hollow tile of COLO ..ivu nur 4a ive 300,684.00 ried on in Ontario since the act was brouglft into force: Average cost per house, $ ec 1,978.57 2,625.00 2,685.79 2,963.46 2,924.78 2,832.50 2,794.09 2,923.57 pr Cost. ,.1.875.00 115,489.00 77,060.00 67,270.00 124,630.00 662,299.00 257,274.00 678,238.00 ++1,185,000.00 37,100.00 81,000.00 58,675.00 "ss mass finish .. .. se an " . ge wees © 3,677,974.00 3,106.40" Of the above, 1,060 are detached houses and 124 are semi-detached. Most of these houses are now oc- cupled. a Sadieion to the above, 269 ap- D ons loans, aggre, $941,640 have been approved which are not yet erected. It will be seen that 62 per cent. houses erected either for a 62 are ot : i : : i i i HT BE i 5§ sid be g gaE% Ly / pn : il 2 brick veneer or of solid construction. | A = $3.95 They've Odd sizes in Wormers Brows Kid Lace Boots; .Black Kid Laced Boots. / Got To Go This dol iy odd sizes Women's Also a few. pairs Patent Button and Lace Boots: all must go this week at . . Abernethy's Shoe Store With living costs still soar- | ing, the assured style and ac- | cepted quality of our HATS are | more attractive than ever be- | fore. You will ind much to inter- est you in the new shapes we have selected for your approval. SOFT HATS and DERBIES in smart, snappy styles 'The style centre for Men's Hats CAMPBELL BROS. 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