prise at Council's edad He expressed his | hanks at the recognition, and told| the interest he had taken in the atter, His investigations showed !m that the city was not getting a TRANSACTED AT IA AT LAST MEETING | | square deal from the railway com- OF THE YEAR Motion «f Thanks to Ald. Nickle for [ up, 'and after two years of urging he| His Work in Connection With [had finally: been able to effect a C.P.R. Siding--Mayor Richardson | £00dly saving to the corporation The meeting was Th e y pC wusnked by the Council, last regular session of the year. In thanks were Two resolutions of ittendance were: passed at last night's meeting of the gon and Alds. City Council. One wax to Mayor|Chown, Richardson, and the other to Ald. | Hughes, Kent, Laturney, Litton, Nickle, Newman, Nickle, O'Connor, Polson, Ald. Peters moved and Ald. New- Peters, Wright, White and Worm- man seconded a resolution express- worth . Jing the Council's * thanks to the Mayor for his able administration] 4,4 referred to committees during the year. a . City Auditor re Wormwith Piano | In seconding the resolution, Ald Co, pay roll and City Treasurer re Newman said that Mayor Richard- Dominion Cotton Mills pay roll ] #0n had displayed marked- executive O. C. 253rd Highland Battalion ability and had presided over the egarding grant. ' meetings of Council with such ability City Treasurer and City Auditor! efficiency and suavity that it was a re pay rolls of the Frontenac Mould-! pleasure for aldermen to be present ing and Glass Ce., and the Frontenac! The resolution was carried amid] poor and Wall Tile Co' applause. In responding, Mayor R. E. Genge about building steps Richardson expressed his thanks to] on city property, Council for its invariable courtesy Caverley and Bradshaw asking| and attention to business. It had | permission to install a Bowser gas-| been a pleasure for him to preside | ine tank at the corner of Earl and | and nothing had tended to mar the | Kine streets. pleasure of the meetings. The alder- Collector of men had conducted themselves as| refund of street o ling and gentlemen at all times, watering | Ald. Wright's motion expressing Market Clerk William MeC amon | the Council's thanks to Ald. Nickle asking for an increase of salary | for saving the viy much money in E Turner about the shields or| connection with the building of a ee: 0 e 8S A. M siding by the C.P.R. to the Reliance Donald § on the Joba A tee) Moulding Company's plant, also re- A communication was read from | ceived the plaudits of the Council. the secretary of the local branch of | Mayor Richardson stated that the [the National Council of Women, { citizens owed Ald. Nickle a debt of | pointing out that the vaudeville at| gratitude for his labors. / In every |the theatres is not censored and is| department of civic life Ald. Nickle quite often objectionable and not in has shown himself active and sin-|the best interests of the education | cere," sald His Worship. G and morality of the young. The| Ald. Nickle was quite take by | Council was asked to take some ac- Ar te a | \ Couper, Clugston, Corbett, Gardiner, Gillespie, taxes regarding the! street | expression of | pany and so he followed the matter | the Council's | Mayor Richard-| These communications were read] | tion to correct and guard A evil. -- Finance Report, These recommendations of the committee on finance and accounts were adopted: That the following unauthorized |accounts be paid:--W. J Vince, glazing at Fair Grounds, $93.05; W. J. McKendry & Son, sand, $123.50 R. J. McClelland, trip to Toronto to interview the C.P.R. officials, $10; Light Department, fifteen lights on Cataraqui Bridge, $150; Kingston | Construction Co., repairs to Cohen h $198.15; Honorarii to | officials of Board of Health, $75. That tue sum of one hundred dol- lars be granted to the Kingston In- dustrial Exhibition. That whereas on account of the conditions brought about by the war the Frontenac Floor and Wall Tile Co. 'has not been able to carry out | the agreement with this corporation, that they be not held liable for that part of the agreement relating to wages and employees for the year | ending Feb. 28th, 1916. That whereas on account of the conditions brought about by the war | the Frontenac Moulding and Glass Co., has not been able to carry out the agreement with this corporation that they be not held liable for that | part of the agreement relating to wages and employees for the year ending Dec. 31st, 1915. That the City Auditor be author- ized to pass for payment any ac- counts which come to hand during the balance of the year for which there are funds to pay. That no action be taken in regard to the resolution memorializing this committee to recommend free elec- tric current for the Sir Oliver Mowat Hospital. That these additional appropri- ations be made: Board of Works $900; City Property $260; Police 99r Commissioners $225. Light For Mowat Hospital. In connection with the Finance Committees's recommendation re- garding the Mowat Hospital, Ald. | Kent explained that the city solicitor had given a ruling that council could | not expend money outside the muni- at Sargent's Drug Store Cor. Princess & Montreal Sts. Telephone 41 sti gas) | {Council would be The Fame of the STEINWAY the piano by which all others are measured and judged, is not merely a local or a national one. It is international, universal, world-wide, and is the recognition, in the strong- est possible manner, of a work of art that is in its line un- equalled and unrivalled. | "rom its inception the Steinway Piano has been known | as a musician's plano without qualification the ideal piano i Not boing represented at present in Kingston, we sol- icit direct correspondence; and are prepared to offer spec- ial inducements to the people of Kingston--inducements sufficiently liberal to place any purchaser of a Nordheimer or Steinway on as satisfactory a basis as to price and terms as our Toronto customers. For instance, all expenses con- nected with delivery will be assumed by us. Send us a post-card, and we will have our direct repre- sentative call on you on his next visit. NORDHEIMER PLANO & MUSIC COMPANY-LIMI CORNER YONGE + ALRERT STS. TORONTO Canadian Distributors of the Steinway and of the Aeolian Vocalion--the world's greatest phonograph. Xmas Suggestions Why not give your wife a new rug for Christmas. Something useful, and will last for years. - Secretaries, in every finish; golden | ouk, mahogany, old Eng- 4 Lhe RR GIVE YOUR FAMILY REAL MUSIC. i -- Music LOVERS, A DIAMOND POINT PHO NOGRAPH OR A WILLIS PLANO. 'We carry a large and well assorted stock at moder- ate prices. -------- | cipality. {the Government In any case, he held that should pay all ex- penses in connectien with military hospitals. Ald. Gardiner declared it was time for the council to buck up and help. It was through the assistance of the Board of Trade that additional accom- modation was secured here for the Military Hospitals Commission, Ald. Polson remarked that the well advised to grant the $500 proposed. Ald. Hughes placed himself on re- cord as being opposed to a grant for electric current for the hospital. The Government, he claimed, should pay. Ald. Litton pointed out that the Council last year gave a grant to the Mowat Hospital. If it was illegal to expend money outside the municipal- ity, what about that grant? Ald. Nickle offered to recompense any aldermen who feared to vote for the grant lest some citizen enter ac- tion and render. them liable. He was willing to take the chance and vote the money. It was finally decided to refer the matter back to the Finance Com- mittee for further consideration. On recommendation of the Gar- bage and Refuse committee, the sal- ary of Inspector Timmerman was increased $100 from January 1st, 1917, +Home For The Aged, Ald Couper presented the report of the Board of Management of the Home for the Aged and Infirm per- sons, showing the marked improve- ments made during the year. At present there dre 39 inmates, 25 males and 14 females. There were 12 deaths during the year. In conclusion the report said: "On account of the increased cost of food stuffs we increased the cost | of maintenance to the Counties of { Frontenac and Lennox and Adding- {ton by 25 cents per week per inmate; {| whereas we formerly received $2.25 we are now receiving $2.50. : "At the first meeting of the Board { Mrs. Jordan and Mrs. Strange were | appointed to act with the Board as | visitors and give special attention to | matters which. formerly came under their observation and direction as members of the domestic committee of the Board of Directors, and to confer with the Superintendent and {matron regarding the internal man- agement of the house. They have done excellent work and the Board is under a deep debt of gratitude for their assistance in the management of the Home during the year. "A new electric washer and forty { beds with metal springs are needed and should engage the attention of the new Board immediately . "In conclusion your Board asks you to believe that they have en- deavoured to manage the Home with & view to economy and efficiency and at all-times did their utmost to make the condition of the inmates as happy and comfortable as possible in their declining years." - Reliance Moulding Siding. Regarding the report of the Board of Works showing that $546.96 had been saved to the city in connection with the construction of the siding to the Reliance Moulding Company's plant by the C.P.R., Ald. Niekle pointed out that Wh had also resulted in getting a siding contract by which the railway company agreed to pay to the corporation $2 for every loaded car ang out from the moulding plant on which the freight amounts to $10 éxclusive of the switching charges. He sald that [it was discovered "at the conference between the Board of Works and the company that the latter makes twen- ty-five per cent profit on siding con- struction. He was glad to say that the city would eventually be $3,000 better off by the fight he had put up. He had stood a lot of abuse over the question, but now that it was I. F. HARRISON 'CO., Limited - 3 stirely under the NL RESES 10 PAY ol (Continued from from Page 1.) not even the consent of the Council given to do this work.' Ald. Peters--"I have explained my part and what Ald. Nickle wants to know is somebody ulse's job to give. I understand that the accounts would be received in the regular way, but they did not come in." | Who Gave Order? Ald. Polson remarked that the un- fortunate part of the deal was that there was no contract. Either the Chairman of the Board of Works or the City Engineer gave Contractor Payne full authority to go ahead with the work. "Who gave the order?" asked Ald. Polson. Ald. Peters--'l suppose the City Engineer did. The Engineer asked me who was a good man to de the job, and I mentioned Mr. Payne's name. I think we saved a good deal of money by not hAving a contract." Mayor Richardson--""Who is re- sponsible?" Ald. Peters responsible." Ald. Polson--'.I contend that there was a great deat of laxness both on the part of the Board of Works and the engineering department. It is most disgraceful that the account has come in a way that it cannot be checked. The Council is in no posi- tion to pass upon it to-night, and 1 will not vote for paying it." Ald. Nickle--"It was the duty 'of the contractor to do that job as cheap as possible. Has the Engineer check- ed over the weekly or monthly time sheets of the men who worked on the job, and did he advertise for ten- ders?" Ald. Couper-- "It is a lax way of doing business I must say. It is too bad that a matter of this kind should crop up. I am a member of the Board of Works and did not know that the work was to be done by day labor. The Board never authorized it." Ald. Hughes stated that he was al- 80 a member of the Board (of Works. It was mentioned that the repairs ~The City Engineer is HOCKEY BOOTS, MOCCASINS, RUBBERS, RUBBER BOOTS, OVERSHOES, WARM SLIPPERS, We sell a little suit case for 35c.; just the thing for school books, or for women to do their shopping with. | Soom s Shoe Store Open Every Night Below we mention a few of the most acceptable gifts--gifts that will be greatly appreciated: EVENING FOOTWEAR, DANCING PUMPS, BED ROOM SLIPPERS, SUIT CASES, TRAVELLING BAGS, and STEAMER TRUNKS. children's would cost about $2,000, and by giv- ing up the property the Board had under lease at the corner of Ontario and William streets it 'ens thought that money could be sam:d cven by expending $2,000 on the fai; grounds building. What he disputed wa the irregular way in which the work was done. The Board was not disputing the work. The City Engineer was summoned from his office, and in reply to Ald." Nickle, he stated that no tenders were called for the work. The pay sheets | --~--------r were never checked. He had not seen the pay book of the contractor, but he was satisfied with the hours charged for Ald. Nickle then moved that the account be sent back, for the Council had to satisfy the people that 3 busi- ness was regularly transact The Engineer Poids wi No Style and Quality was at the fair grounds every day De saw the men working there, but he did not put it down that so-and-so was at work. | In reply to Ald. Peters, the Engi- | neer stated that the material could have been got from the city's con- tractors. He told Lhe contractor to get the lumber that way. Ald. Wright said. that the Engineer | wasn't entitled to check the con- | tractor"s time book, but he could have kept his own. No store in Canada can show Engineer McClelland told the Coun- : a ' cil he was sure Mr. Payne would give better value than were giving him his time book to check over. He this season in ladies' fine furs. would ask him for it. Mayor Richardson---"T hardly hold the chairman of the Board of Works responsible for the conditions." The motion of Ald. Nickle to refer the matter back to the Board of Works to have it checked was carried. Ald. Hughes explained that refer- ence had been made to him in the press in connection with the matter. He was chairman of Property, but that committee had nothing to do with the matter. The work was en- direction of the Coats, Neck Pieces, Muffs From the low priced ones to the more expensive kinds. . Fine Gloves Dent's English' make. Fur lined, wool lined, knitted, 5c UP. Board of Works. Covered Rink Opened. The covered rink opened for the season of skating on Monday evening. The rink was crowded to capacity, and from indications this will be a big season for this popular pastime. The opening is rather earlier than usual. The R.C.H.A. "band furnished its usual high standard of music. The ice is thick and good. Men's Winter Caps 50c UP. Campbell - Bros., "Kingston's Oldest Fur Store" Newman & Shaw's "To-night." Grand Trunk Railway earnings from Dec. 8th to 14th are $1,203, rT 868, compared with $1,623,433, an Xmas ® increase of $180,435. Colds or Coughs PERFUMES 25¢ to $5.00. Should Never LADIES' Be Neglected. If They Are, Some Serious Lung Troubles are Sure to Follow. MANICURE SETS, a nit go ml; $350.10 $15.00. it becomes settled. For this purpose . HUYLER"S Toren oa are oll. CHOCOLATES in1,2,3,and A cold or cough, if neglected, will sooner or later develop into Tepatatidn has been on the market has given universal satis . has stwaps 5 pound boxes Abernethy's Shoe Store City Engitwors Statement. THE BEST STORE TO DO YOUR XMAS SHOPPING Xmas Chocolates Call and see our big variety in fancy boxes and baskets. Sakell's Next to Grand Opera House. Telephone 640. That Put You in Raptures -- Both Pleasing and Useful. At the Busy Store with the Christmas Stock. wd IE re James Reid's The Store with Christmas Spirit. cn co cy a aol] NEW METHOD Cleaning, Pressing, and Repairing. Neatly Done. We make a Specialty of Ladies' Work M. F. Patton, Prop. 119 SYDENHAM ST. Near Princess St. Phone 214 the past twenty-five yedrs, and Mr. Erwell Bolton, Wilton, Ont., ~ writes: "Last winter I was caught in [ ' Prouse's a storm and bad to stay in a barn Drug Store Phone all night, I caught a severe cold Opposite Bt. Androw's Church which several medicines failed to \. pest sets mst cure, I went fo some of the best C.P.R. earnings for the week end- doctors but these failed to do me any god. A friend advised me to} ing December 14th, $3,100,000; in< crease, $51,000. 0S I taoes waver ud COATS Get your winter coat made to measare with choice of styles for less money than ready-made. Also suits, skirts, and dresses for very low prices. | for Xmas Why not sive your friends It's something they can't and will svprecinte. 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