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ata nen ey TYE HAILEYBURIAN Vol 27; No. 34. HAILEYBURY, ONTARIO, TH URSDAY, NOV. 26th, 1931 Subscription Rate: $2.00 per yee Lore Body fe Ratepayers Protest Contract Award Hold That Laying of New Water Line Should Be Done By Local Men as Relief Measure; Have Secured Legal Advice and May Take Out Injunction; Expect Action Today Standing by their protest enter- ed immediately after the award-! ing of the contract for the laying of. the new water line from Con- stance Lake to the McNamara Bros. Construction Company, by the town council on Thursday last, a large body of ratepayers, composed chiefly of workmen, has secured legal advice and de- velopments are expected today, acording to H. Davis, a member of a committee of three appoint- ed by the men to act on their be- half. Mr. Davis states that their legal adviser asked that action be deferred until today, but hints that an injunction may be taken out against the council to preyent the carrying out of the work by an outside contracting firm. The men complaining base their protest on the fact that a large portion of the money which will go towards paying for the pro- ject, $10,000, has been granted to the town by the governments for the relief of unemployment, and they hold that it unfair that this money be spent for machine work, which is the method to be adopted, it is held, by the con- struction company. They claim that if the present contract is carried out, only about $3,500 of the whole amount will be spent in wages, thus defeating the that has been aimed at, namely, the relief of unemployment. is end On the other hand, the town council holds that there will be sufficient work for all men who need it during the winter. state that, if the water line con- tract does not provide work for more than six or seven Ww eeks the proposed airport will be com menced long before the other is completed. They also point out that there considerable other work in connection with the new water supply, the trenching ne- cessary to connect up some of the springs nd the laying of line to the main on Browning Street, that will provide consider- They a able hand labor. The council states that by the letting of the contract a saving of $10,000 has been effected over the cost of hand labor, according to the in- formation secured from the en- gineer in charge, Mr. Redfern, who made a report on the project which finally brought about the decision to go ahead with the work. After entering a protest against the letting of the contract to outside men, when the council met on Wednesday night last to open the tenders received,' the men have held several meetings at which their complaints were 'discussed. On Thursday night the first of 1" 2se ~eetings was held at the hom» of R. Whorley, who acted as spokesman at the council meeting and who has taken a sympathetic interest throughout. On Friday the men asked the Board of Trade to take the matter up and the executive of that body met on Friday night and considered the whole ques- tion after hearing the situation 'outlined from the standpoint of | the body of ratepayers interest- jed. A committee of three men |H. Davis, G. Larson and S. Bar- 'clay, was appointed by the men at this meeting and haye since | been handling the matter. At |their request, three members of the Board's executive went with this committee on Saturday morning and interviewed Mayor Hamilton. The mayor explained the whole situation in detail, a s- sured the committee that the in- terests of the working men were being taken into consideration, but stated that the council saw no reason to change their minds as to the letting of the contract. Aclause to be embodied in the contract to the effect that local labor was to be used on the job, with the exception of skilled men to operate the machines, the mayor stated, and, while the work was to be completed by January 15th, he assured the men that there would be work throu- ghout the winter on the building of the airport. On Saturday afternoon, A. J. Kennedy, M. P.P., who had been appealed to by the men, came down and met them and Mayor Hamilton, when the whole ques- tion was again gone into. Mr. Kennedy was also quite confident that the the airport would be commenced during the winter, when the ice'is fit on the lake, and had no fault to find with the arrangement when the mayor explained the circum- stances. He stated that so far as the McNamara Company was (Continued on Page 4) work on NEW DEPUTY MINISTER who has Minister Major J. C. Parmalee, just been made Deputy of Trade and Commerce. For the past few years he has been Assistant Deputy Minister of Trade and Commerce, and has been with that particular depart- ment for more than thirty years. all atin all se ali odin atthe atte ogee oem nee One Month to Xmas! atthe ate atin ofa nie afitie: ofthe adie atithe adie adie ofithe a Now to make all is the time This year our Values aes ene ain ae aie Ae Ae aa oie For a 15% Deposit we will your friends. s@cGe Shop Early for Best Values are quality, with prices 20 to 30° Ko than prev 2+O<e~ your selection of Gifts for of higher standard and LOWER ious years hold any Gift until required Knechtel's FERGUSON AVE. oR A A PHONE 58 Drug Store 4 q 4 4 q 4 4 q q 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 q 4 4 q 4 q q q HAILEYBURY ; Ukranian Found Dead in Cabin on Mine Property: Ago; Relatives From Cobalt Discovered ,Body Peter Netuk, mative of the; Ukraine, who lived alone in a small cabin on thiproperty of the Clifford Extension Co., about! five miles east ot, Cobait, was found dead on the foor of his home when relativesjfrom Cobalt went to visit him fpn Sunday; nrormnng. He~had ben dead he- tween four days aie wéek, ac- cording to Dr. G. H. Case, the police said. No inquest will ie held, Dr. W. Arnold, of Haileybury, the coroner, said, after making for- mal enquiry into the tragedy. Jr. Case said death was due to natural causes. The man was found lying on the floor of the cabin, with a blanket under his read, and with his hands on his breasts as though he had lain down for a sleep. A nephew, Williain Nicholson, who lives in Cobalt, »made_ the tragic discovery. He, with his wife and Fred Yussis, went out to visit Netuk, arriving at the cabin about 10.30 a.m. They noti- fied Provincial Constable McDou- gall, stationed at Cobalt, of Ne/ tuk's death, and the officer sum- moned the doctor and coroner. The body was removed to Cobalt for burial. Two loayes of bread were found in the cabin by the officer. The nearest neighbor, Councillor Howard Moyle, of Coleman Township, said he had seen the man at work in his. garden about two weeks ago, and relatives in Cobalt Netuk {had visited them approximately ja month ago. said at which time he seemed in his usual health. He had walked back home at that time; a dis- tance of five rules. He was 53 years of age, Til pha resides in Ki tina tee a CZ HAVE COMPLETED WORK OF REPAIRING DAM AT SOUTH TEMISKAMING J.os. Isherwood, Haileybury completed the work of repairing the on the of the at South Temiskaming a contractor, has dam lake and, with Ontario side number of local at the The work consisted of a large rock fill put in to strengthen the dam and oc- cupied several weeks. Mr. Isherwood stated that jthere was nothing definite settled as to when the rebuiluling of the main dam on the Quebec side, which gave way. during the past summer, would commence. A projected agreement*between a power corporation and the goy- ernments for the development of men, arrived home week-end. power on a large section of the Ottawa River had made it pos- sible that there would be some change in the site of the govern- ment dam. »* : mee 2 A The Studebaker car which is to be disposed of by the local Ro- tary Club for the benefit of crip- pled children, has been placed in | the rotunda of Hotel Haileybury. es ery Distinethy~colder weather!-with some light snowfalls, has heen the order this week, following a couple of days rain. The change came on Tuesday night. | Had Lived Alone at Died Week, 'Nominations 'to be Held Friday at Usual Hours { t } i i 1 Date is Earlier than Formerly in \ Accord With New Act; | Mayor Will Run ' When the nominations for 'mayor and councillors and mem- bers of the Public School Board take place tomorrow, Mayor G. |T. Hamilton will again be a can- \didate, according to a statement 'to The Haileyburian this Members of the council spoken lto did not definitely commit |themselves, but at least some of ;them "hinted that they would Jagain be in the running. stated that week. while remain The mayor he would be content to out of municipal politics, after 24 years in the council and as chief magistrate, he felt that the importance of the work under- taken in connection with the new water supply was such that he must again offer his services to the municipality. The nominations will- be held at the same hours as in previous years, 10 to 11 a.m. for the office of mayor, and 12 to 1 p.m. for councillors and members of the school boatd. A change in- the regulations makes it necessary to hold the nominations on Friday, instead of the last Monday in November, as they have been held in the past. There no change in the polling day, the first Monday in December, in municipalities where the earlier date has been adopted. There has not been a great deal of discussion over the possibili- ties for the municipal contest, un- til the past week. Since the let- ting of the contract for the new water line, on Thursday last, there has been considerable dis- satisfaction expressed by a large body of ratepayers and a meeting of these is to be held tonight, when it is expected that there will, be candidates chosen to ente i thé fight. is Flowers Bloom in Fall In a Haileybury Garden The "flowers that bloom in the Spring" are not alone in their beauty this year, witness the fact that on Tuesday of this week, November 24th, a great bouquet of double stocks / was picked in the garden of Mr. D. Cook, Albert Street. The Haileyburian indebted to Mr. Cook for a fine bunch of these blooms, which can be seen at this office. One hears of the odd plant breaking into bloom through the exceptionally mild weather we have had this Fall, but it is hard to believe that such a profusion of bloom could found so late in the year. as is be Salvation Army Will Give a Public Programme Tonight The local Army Sunday School} will be putting on a public pro- gramme tonight, Thursday, No- vember 26th, at 8 o'clock. admission charge; an . offering | will be taken and-proceeds de- voted to young people's work. Ee ee er Baseball Tournament alle alte pti ate aiae natin came etaen atten atin neti atte a 7° Come and Try Your Luck EE Eee BONE ae You May Win your CHRISTMAS TURKEY at Larocque's Billiard Room TOURNAMENT STARTS Monday, November 30th a SO a RY See ar a SR SR PO De Ye ee ee ee 2 ee oe RA RR RAS Everybody Welcome The program promises to be|§ the best yet--school singing of joyous strains; dialogues, includ- ing negro minstrel troupe, along with many other items of inter- est: Captain Payne, the newly- arrived commanding officer at Cobalt, will fill the chair, with| Haileybury and Cobalt brass} bands uniting to provide music from 7.30 o'clock to 8 o'clock. = Sas Facts and Figures of New Water Supply Scheme Situation Explained in Statement From Mayor and Council Cover- ing All Phases of Question; Total Cost Will The following statement of facts and figures in connection with the new water supply, pre- pared in the town offices, has been handed to The Haileyburian with the request that it be pub- lished: "For the purpose of those citizens of the Haileybury who may not be con- versant with.the facts regarding the Constance Lake water supply the council wish to inform the public that the gravity will sup- ply will lower the operating costs to the amount of.$5,000 per an- num in power, repairs and supplies. informing town of salaries, The pumping plant naw in use is getting old and will in the near future require to be replaced completely, and will cost just as much as the present project and will also still require a much lar- ger operating cost than the gra- vity supply. This council, for the purpose of getting the gravity supply of water and for relieving unem- ployment, applied to the Domin- ion and Provincial Governments for unemployment relief monies as follows: Water System --- $46,000.00 Cement Walks --_- 200.00 Diana eee = 100.00 Gravelling Streets. 10,000.00 $56,300.00. unemploy- of the Making a total of The department of ment relief approved WINS BY-ELECTION D. Paul Munro, barrister: of Guelph, and liberal candidate in the South Wellington, Ontario Provincial by-election, who was elected to the Ontario Legislature over W. P. Gamble, Conservative Big Saving Annually; The Be $30,000 |spending of this money and stat- ed that they would only give to the amount of $10,000 regardless of how much more the scheme cost. This made it necessary for the council to do the work economically as possible and be sure as to of the costs before com- mencing, and because all monies spent above $20,000 would be a full charge on the municipality. The lowest tender on the pro- ject was $18,600. This along with the cost of pipe and Sundry ex- pense will make a total cost of approximately $30,000, of which $20,000 will have to be raised by debentures and will be a_ direct charge on the municipality. The engineers informed council that if this work had to be performed by hand labor it would cost at least $10,000 more, therefore, the council feel justi- fied in holding down the cost of this, work to as low a figure as possible and not to add more to the the already existing debt of the town. The council were forced' to consider that it was public money to be spent and it was their duty to get as much value as possible for the amount expended and the letting of the work for a specified sum was the only way of insur- ing themselves against added ex- pense to all ratepayers in the town. Can. National Railways Earnings The gross eamings of the Can- adian National /Ruailways for the week ending November 14, 1931, were $3,642,708 as compared with $4,063,594 for the same period in 1930, a decrease, of $420,886. .* it stesey Ret bie | ' | 5 ? | The Week's Weather : 'nO --nie oe oe ole Week ending Wed., Nov. 25: ; Max. Min. Thursday 3 27 Friday <= 33 Saturday 49 Sunday eh Monday S15) Tuesday 46 Wednesday 21 Precipitation ===) === 15, WW ste) ee 28 m.p.h. on Sat. NORTHERN ONTARIO Moderate to fresh jyinieiss mostly fair and day and Friday. weSterly cold to- Fri., Nov. NOTICE is hereby given tl Chapter' 233; h-5.0:, amended by Section 7, Cha meeting for Nominations f will be held at the Council nue, Offices of Councillors AND NOTICE IS FURTH Poll-is necessary, Six o'clock in Town of Haileybury Nomination Meeting 1927, from 10 a.m, to 11 a.m., and Nominations for and School Board will be held fr Friday, November 27th, 1931 such poll shall be held on Monday, December 7th, 1931 from the hour of Nine o'clock in 27, 1931 iat, pursuant to Section 75, the Municipal Act, as pter 44, 1930, the annual the Office MAYOR Chambers, Ferguson Ave- the Members of the Public om 12 noon to 1 p.m., on or of ER GIVEN that in case a the forenoon until the afternoon. H. CLIFFORD, Returning Officer '