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VOL. 57.â€"NO. 2950 6000 TURNOUT T0 WATERWORKS MEETING Representative Crowd of Citizens Present to Discuss Question of Durham’s Water Supply. A meeting to consider the water- works proposition was held in the Town Hall on Thursday night and, was well attended, but there seemed; but little enthusiasm one way or the other. In connection with the dis- cussion and to show our need of a better system the analysis of the sanitary survey recently made and published in last week‘s Chronicle was dealt with at some length, but as no one present could give a clear explanation as to what the figures meant, the discussion was not very satisfactory and very little infor- mation was gained. Dr. Hutton, our local Medical Of- ‘ ficer of Health, was the first speak- .1 er called after the meeting had been Opened in a short address by. Mayor Smith. Dr. Hutton in his report for years. he said. had issued a warning as he felt that owing to the increas- ing number of ceSSpits our wells were liable to be polluted. He had nothing to do with the recent sur-, ‘vey. made under provincial instruc-i tion. but according to his under- standing and interpretation of the report the condition of our wells was Such as to require prompt action on the part of the town to prevent a possible epidemic of some sort. To undertake the installation of a wa- terworks system was not so formid-l able a. task as might appear 0n the surfaw. He then went on to give ' figures to show that during the 23 years he had been in Durham we had paid out $112,000 in bonuses, in- tern-st "vn leans, hydro, High school, m'xrket imilrling. etc. The water-g Works under consideration would not. be in excess of this amount and train :2 very short period after the installation the system would be a revenue prmlucer. 532-. ltedl‘ernsconsulting engineer or the firm of James, PrOctor Red- fem. 'i‘nz'onm. was the next speaker and roniined himself mostly to the system they advocate as the most snz'tani.‘ and cheapest for the town. Th.- tuml estimated cost as set out! in tjjpfy "“Il‘W‘i “'35 3102000, to \\'lllCll i an acidiiiL-nal $8.000 had been addedi tn cover the purchase of the exist-1 in; service and to pay for water privileges. As a benefit to the town! be emphasized its adoption from a‘ sanitary standpoint as well as pro- tection from fire hazard. A small rmlurtion in insurance would result in the business section, possibly. but not much in residential parts. Th? :36 hydrants distributed :11 oilf- fereit parts of the town would fur- nish Fund and accessible fire protec- tion} Though the, first building; to catch lire might be badly damaged. or destroyed even in the event of having waterworks, the chances of fire spreading would be materially reiiluced. ' In speaking of Wilder‘s Lake as the source of supply he had no fault to find more than the extra cost of pip- ing. In his Opinion a ten-,inch pipe at lmst would be necessary to afford sull‘ivient pressure in fire fighting. SHHH' were of the Opinion that a Six- inch would be sull'icient but this. he said. was not the case. \Vhen a large volume of water was needed he claimed the {victim was such that the pressure. would be reduced to a minimum. and useless in lighting fire. A ten-inch pipe was the small- est. he would recommend. 'I'hern are some who think the McKeehnie springs would not yield sufficient water, but he felt confident tho supply would be ample for all needs. In conparing costs he estimated $36,000 as liberal in providing the plant if the Mcchhnie springs were used. W ilder‘s Lake would require 57,0 000. These estimates were simp- ly estimates to get the plant started and ready to have extensions made at an additional cost of $66, 000. The extensions on the frontage system plan would entail a cost of about ‘7 cents per foot frontage on streets where the mains were laid, and to this would be added the water rates cost, which was estimated at an av- erage of $12.00 a year per family. As a source of revenue the Engin- eer counted the 7 cents a foot front- age on 4,300 feet, amounting to about $3,000.00. He also counted 'on 300' consumers at $12 a year, leaving a balance of $2,000.00 to raise by a general levy Which men mean be- He. suggested a standpipc on‘an elevation in Upper Town. This would be 60 feet high and 25 feet. in diameter and (mum he kept full at small cost by using electricity as a ismnping power at. 011’ peak hours. tween four and five mills on the dol- lar extra. -, Mr. W. Calder stood out in Opposi- tion to the by-iaw which, according to his estimate would increase our taxes to a 70-min rate instead of 12 mills, the rate for the year just closing. He also claimedthat the $110,000 given by the engineer would as in other cases, the hydro for in- stance, be much higher than the en~ gineer’s esti te. To this statement, Mr. Redfern hrew out a challenge .to put up a thousand dollars, payable to the nearest hospital, if the cost would exceed the amount estimated. He claimed that his firm had almost invariably overestimated the cost. He further stated his belief that $600.00 would cover cost'Of certain operating expenses instead of the $1200 he had placed in the estimates submitted. We have no idea how the vote will go till after the ballots are counted, but even should the by-law be defeated, and impurities continue in our water supply as at presen-,t we will be forced in time to act whe- ther agreeable to us or not. The re- port recently to hand and published last week urges us to proceed with- out possible delay and this surely means we will have to do something soon whether we feel like it or not. GUELPH HAS JOINED “ONE-PAPER” TOWNS . 0n the last day of the old year The Guelph Daily Herald, which has been published for 76 years, disappeared from the field of Canadian journal- ism and was amalgamated with The Mercury of that city. Mercury Took Over Herald First of The Year.â€"Costs Too High. Since the war, the newspapers have been hard hit and many pub- ;ished in small places have gone out of existence entirely. Towns that formerly had two papers are now reduced to one, and most of the small cities have now only one daily in- stead of two as formerly. Stratford. St. Thomas, Galt, Chatham, and Guelph are cases that come to mind where reductions have been made and there are a number of others. Recently The Toronto World went outer existence and shortly before that The News decided to quit. The same cause is attributed in nearly every instanceâ€"the enormous in- crease in the cost of everything that goes to make up a newspaper. There was a time when it cost comparatively little to start ea. news- paper but. that time is past. Chats- worth had two papers at one time, liliesley two, Harriston and Mount Forest three each. Now Chatsworth has none and the othersare reduced to one each. ARTHUR’S DEPARTURE WAS . GENERALLY HOURNED Dr. Jamieson's One-time Gardener and Handy Man Left Couple of Weeks Ago and Many Regrets Are Heard; Arthur Thomas, for the past cou- ple of years or so a resident of Eg- rembut. left for Toronto two or three weeks ago, and many are the regrets heard over his departure. Arthur is, or, rather, was, Dr. Jamieson’s gard- ener. and. we believe the doctor can truthfully recommend him as the best man with strawberries, from a destructive standpoint, lie-ever saw in action. Anyway. Arthur weeded the strawberries at the lake one day and, like a lot of other things about the property they are listed as “missing." A couple of years ago, Mr. Thomas occupied Dr. J amieson’s residence at the Lake for the winter, and up to the present the doctor does not know just how much stuff he didn‘t ap- prOpriate when he left for the farm he rented from Mrs. Janet McMeeken and departed so suddenly that he didn’t have time to pay the rent. There are several other charges that could bebrought up, but these are sufficient to show that his early training was either sadly neglected or badly misconstrued. In the mean- time, a lot of people are sighing, “Will he no come back again?" Joe Stephenson is another of the mourners. Arthur “rented" his car at $20.00 per trip and made two trips to Toronto removing his household goods. The rent was never paid and we understand a little loan was also negotiated in the same neighborhood before his departure. The Prince of Wales’ ranch in Al- berta is to be Operated for the bene- fit or ranchmen in general A princely undertakingâ€"Border Cities DURHAM, ONTARIO, bANADA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3,1924, THIEVES ROB BARN $301" GLENELG FARMER Several Petty Robberies Have Taken Place At Premises‘of Arthur Edge. We regret to learn that Glenelg has one or more sneak thieves, but we hope they’ll be caught before adâ€" vancing too far in their evil career. Last October a couple of bags of grain were taken from the barn of Mr. Arthur Edge, and more recently a larger amount was stolen. We are not in possession of full details, but from information to hand several other visits were made. The stable, it appears, was entered and the grain taken from a spout that leads from the granary above. The suspected party or parties are unknown to us, but unless they quit their depredations we may soon be under the painful necessity of re- portingtheir conviction and perhaps imprisonment. FORMER BBNTINGK RESIDENT DIED SU-DDBNLY TUESDAY Mrs. Susannah Collinson, Well- known Here, Passed Away At Owen Sound. Mrs. Susannah Collinson, for over‘ tw out) -fi\e years a resident of Cey- lon. and formerly a w ell- known resâ€" ident of Aberdeen, died very sudden- ly in Owen Sound on Tuesday while visiting at the home of Mrs. Coleman inthat city. The late Mrs. Collinson had been visiting at the home of her brothers, Messrs. B. B. Miller, and Thomas Dargayel in Wiarton, and was apparently in her usual health when she got off the train at Owen Sound on Monday night. On Tues- day morning about 9.30 o’clock she became suddenly seriously ill and passed away in a few minuten. She was 76 years of age. A short service was held at Owen Sound on Wednesday afternoon, but arrangements f or the funeral at Ceyâ€" lon are not yet complete. N0 INCREASE IN 1924 MOTOR LICENSES Ontario Government Decides No Change In Schedule Needed For Coming Year. Motor car and mlotor truck owners are not to he required by the Ontario Government to bear the burden of increased license fees during 1924. Wlliile the Government had seriously considered and, in its platform anâ€" nouncements. almost prepared the. public for some. increases. particu- larly on. heavy 'motor trucks. it has now come to a different conclusion and willmake no changes for a year at least in the license fee schedules. Official assurance to this effect was given last week by Hon. George S. Henry; minister of highways in the Provincial Cabinet. ' ‘ During the year 1923 the revenue from motor licenses has totalled $4,- 400,000. During the coming 'year it will. without any increase in rates, go well over the $5,,000000 mark, 0wâ€" ing to the increased number ’of cars and trucks in Operation. , The Gov- ernment will make this natural in- crease satislx the departments need {or increased imenue fm a vear at least The tit'PSil'L‘ ot‘ the Government, in formulating a policy of taxation upon the motorist which will enable its good road werk to "be vigorously prosecuted, is to devise some manner of impost which will tax most the motorists who most use the high- ways. The gasoline‘tax is being in- vestigated in this regard, but it has been stated by the department that no decision regarding it could be reached sufficiently soon to enable it to be enacted at the coming ses- sion of the. Legislature. Motor license plates this year will not be ai'ailable till the first of February. instead of on the 1st of January, as has been the case in pre- vious years. The causes for the de- lay in issuing them are twoâ€"in part. the Government’s indecision over its policy of taxation, and in part, the fact that the manufacturers of the license plates have not delivered sufl‘icient to permit the meeting “of the whole demand during Jamiary. In past years, however, consider- able leeway has usually been given to the motorists in the matter of se- curing their Inarkers. This year such leeway will not be given; the li- cense plates will all be ready for distribution on the first of the month and no period of grace will be given- Increase In Revenue. Delay In Plates. to the motorist in the matter of {se- curing his. The delay will mean some mone- tary loss to the Government, as it will lose the use during the month of January' of the huge sum which the' sale of license plates always re- turns. _ DEER ARRIVBD'CHRISTMAS AT JAMESON NATIONAL PARK Young Doe Shipped Prom Bandeau Arrived Safely Christmas Night. The young doe scheduled to arrive here "a couple of weeks ago for the Jamieson Park at Wilder’s Lake did not turn up until Christmas night, and is now with its mate in the smaller enclosure south of the buf- falo inn. It is probable they will be turned in with the prairie bison in the near future. We understand it is the intention to enlarge the enclosure next spring in order that the animals may have sufficient grazing room, but as they will be well supplied with hay this winter, they will not feel that their quarters are too small. ' While the buffalo are surly kind of fellows and will not likely ever be- come chummy with the public, both deer are very tame and will eat out of your hand, and even go down into your pockets for apples or vegeta- bles. With the bison, deer, Belgian hare and pheasants started; Dr. Jam'ieson now has another scheme on hand and may try it next spring. He claims that the turkey is naturally a Wild bird and is considering getting a few and turning them loose in his 300- acre bush for experimental purposes. The scheme at that may be a good one, and will be watched with inter- est. HOSPITAL MATRON TENDERS Expresses Appreciation. For Acts of Kindness On Part of Citizens. S'I‘ho Matron of the. Durham Red Cross Momorial Hospital wishes to convey thanks to the following, who made recent donations 2 The Holstein Methodist. Mission Society. two quilts. Mr. Alex. Grierson, two bags of turnips. » 'Mr. William Philp, Dromore, $25 in cash aislan appreciation of the cam giwn his daughter during her iecent illness the money to be spent 1‘01 nur‘ses comfoxts. Mrs. S. F. Morlock, a Christmas cake for the nurses, given again this year. The postponed meeting of the Durham Amusement Company, the .proprietors of the skating rink, will be held to-morrow (Friday) night in Mr. H. J .‘ Snell’s store, atB o’clock. Dr. D. B. Jamieson, a year’s sub- scription to Good Housekeeping.” Mr. -\.G1aham, a year ’5 sub- scxiption to '1 he Family Herald and! Weekly Stal Mr. C. Ramage, a year’s subscrip- tion to The Review. Mr. W. Irwin, three Copies 01‘ The Chronicle since the opening of the hospital. LOCAL GOOD ROADS STAFF . HAS RECEIVED NOTICE Local Oitice Staff and Engineers Received Notice of Reorganization. As a Christmas present from the Ontario Gmernmnnf Engineer C. A. Robbins and s?“ , W tiCC that theil 'V‘O?‘ pensed with after Februm . This, however, is“ not as had as IL sounds. The new order applies all over the Good Roads portion of the Province and is a move made by the new minister of highways, the Hon. G. S. Henry, to reorganize the whole highway staff and start afresh on. the question of good roads. It is quite possible, and even probable, that Mr. Robbins will be one of the engineers retained by the Government/in its good roads prOgram for 1924, and the appointment will be a popular one locally, as well as all along his heat from Owen Sound to Guelph. ANNUAL RINK MEETING ' HELD TO- MORROW NIGHT Postponed Meeting To Which All Shareholfders Should Attend. . With the opening of the rink on New Year’s night, the skating season is now officially “on” and while the annual meeting of the cornpany has been delayed somewhat, it is to be hoped that fa good number of the shareholders will be on hand to look over the year’s business. ' 'Expc-rienoe is usually what yqqgct when you are Iooikug f0“ somm‘hing salsaâ€"Platte City,- Mo., Landmark. THANKS FOR DONATIONS ' IN FIELD FOR REEVE Nine In Running For Council, Six of Whom Will Be Elected.â€"Dr.' Smith Mayor By Aoclamation. The noinin'ations in town were held Monday night and when the hour expired there was a 'lot of material to choose from, but Return- ing Ofl‘icer Vollett was able to an- nounce only one acclamation. A year ago Dr. Smith, who had been a cou- ple of years in the Council, was 9101: vated to the mayoralty without 0p; position, and again on Monday night he was similarly honored. There were four nominees. for the Reeveship,.as .follows: W. J. Mc- Fadden, W. Calder, Dr. J. F. Grant, ahd Ex-Principal Thomas Allan. Mr. McFadden and Dr. Grant-withdrew from the contest, leaving Messrs. Calder and Allan in the field. Fifteen n’ames were'submitted for! the Council: John Murdock, W. J.l McFadden, Wm. Macdonald, Allan Bell, John McQueen, S. P. Saunders, all members of last years Council. The added names were: George Mcâ€" Kay, Thomas Whitmow. A1 thur Mc- Clocklin, Joseph Firth, «Oliver Hunâ€" ter, J. C. Adams, John Whittaker, George Noble. and John Mofl‘at. Of these the following qualified : George McKay, J. N. Murdock, W. J. McFadden, John McQueen, Allan Bell, John Whittaker, Joseph Firth, William Macdonald, Oliver Hunter. The nominees for the Hydro Com- mission Were William Laidl'aw and Harvey W. Wilson, and for School Trustees, John McGowan, E. A. Hay, ‘J. S. McIlraith and S. D. Croft. When the nominations were de- clared closed, Mr. W. B. Vollet. the Returning Officer, was elected chair- man and. immediately a resolution was submitted and carried limiting the time of the speakers to half an hour and no more. He referred to the satisfactory way in which the 1923 taxes had been paid in, and touched briefly on the failure of Clark Metals to meet their payment in 1922, which tended as a handicap against the Council of 1923. The expenditure on the county HWR did not appear in the report m‘fted for 1922. and~to make a ‘gii" comparison between the busi- ness of the Vwo years another $1,500 should be added. Dr. Smith was the first speaker, and on rising thanked the electors for the honor of being retuined to the mayoralty without Opposition. This he said was his fifth time to be elected to the Durham Council and four of these‘ were by acclamation. He then- went on to say that he would not be a candidate for muni- cipal honors next year, as he does not believe in any man monopolizing the honors. As Reeve Currey had left town a few weeks ago and was not there to present his case, Mayor Smith said he would undertake a brief outline of the work'of the Council, both as it affected the town and the county. He had a word of praise for Mr. Cur- rey, whom he considered a goo: faithful officer. He then made a comparison between the reports Of 1922 and 1923, in which he showed there was over $5000 less in the treasury at the end of the year than at the beginning. He then referred to criticisms made against the 1923 Council for striking too low a rate, which, if true, went to show that the 1922 rate should have been 55 mills. The work on the streets in 1923 was done more systematically than in 1922, when gravel containing large stones had been piled on the streets and had to be atken away by the 1923 Council at a heavy expense. The sifting of the gravel used in 1923 Oh- viated the necessity of such an ex- penditure in 1924. The sidewalks had received but little attention in the past but were repaired at considerable outlay in 1923. The oiling of the streets was another increased expenditure of which he believed every citizen ap- proved. Fire hose had also been purchased to the value of $400.00. Dr. Smith then referred to the re- cent report, of the wells as furnished by the Board of Health, and ‘lamented that 99 or the 125iwells examined showed signs of gross pollution. The town. is in need of better fire protec- tion and with waterworks there would be a hydrant near every house. He referred to Ailsa Craig turning down a waterworks by-law about a year ago and a subsequent fire a few months later when . the business part of the town. was nearly wiped out. . Mr. W.'Calder was the next speak- er and expressed pleanure in listen- ing- to the explanations given by the Mayor. He then went on to critiâ€" EONICL E . $2.00 a Year in Canada ; $2.50 in U. 8. ojze the rate, which be deemed was too low, but did not think the Coun- cil had made'it too low intentionally. The Mayor, he said, admitted the ex- penditure was higher than last year and from this "went on to charge Reeve Currey with laxity in losing $450.00 that should have come to Durham in connection with the good/roads program. He opposed the waterworks, which he said, would require an annual levy of $8,000 to retire the bonds in 30 years. This would be the cost incurred for the completed work, in- cluding that for which the by-law is to he voted on, tbgether with the extension of the service system throughout the town. This on our present assessed value would mean an additional rate of 15 mills on the dollar and to this should be added another 10 mills to place the rate where it. should have been in 1923. As an alternate scheme he suggested the issuing of $12,000.00 debenture to buy out the Snell syntem and ex- {tend the piping services. This he claimed would give adequate water for domestic uses but would make no provision for fire protection, for which he thought a chemical engine would serve a good purpose. Dr. Grant said we were living in a democratic country where people had the right to run for office if he felt like it. He believed it was the duty of every citizen to do some- thing for the good of the community in which he lived. He had been ap- proached and urged to run for the reeveship and the bright pictures presented to his gaze led him to see the honors in his grasp, and felt sure it would be useless for any of his Opponents to remain in the field against him. The decisive defeat would be painful to him as well as Lto the defeated candidates. He had iserved in the Council and as Mayor ‘and thought he had done his part and was willing to leave the honors to others. With evident regrets to many of the electors he expressed his intention to withdraw in order to devote his time to his own busi- ness. Dr. Grant said the waterworks should be carefully considered. The Government knew the condition of the wells and in the face of the warning just issued there might be ‘ a calamitous outbreak of disease that all would regret. Loss by fire would be disastrous. Our debenture debts are guaranteed by the town, and if loss occurred the indebtedness would still have to be assumed. and heavier mortgages ‘would have to be borne by those who were left. He said he would like to hear about the agreement between Mr. Calder and Mr. Cation. nor of citizens on Friday night. After considering the question. he decided to stand against Mr. Calder, who nas been trying: to “hog” the position. He promised to retire in 1920 and is .up again, but only for the Reeve- ship, because there‘s more moncyin it. Mr. Allan had no intention of com- ing out until approached by a num- Mr. Allan expressed himself as favâ€" orable to the waterworks and said if we failed to make provision for a better system than we ham we would soon be forced to do so by the Government, as Hanover had been forced. After announcing his intention to stand he asked the peeplo in a gen- eral way to vote for him. Young men should have a chance in municipal work, and if elected he would be willing to retire next year in favor of any young man who desired the office. Mr. Calder endeavored to explain the Catton Contract but didn’t clear up matters very much. He didn't deny having signed the agreement. but he had been told by his friends it was a foolish thing to do, as the election to the Reeveship should be in the hands of the people and not in the hands of the candidate. ALL WOMEN VOTE MONDAY FOR REEVE AND COUNCIL Samfe Qualifications Required As For ‘ Provincial Election. Mayor Smith informs us that on Monday next all married women, the wives of either owners or tenants of properties having an asseSsment of $400 or over-will have a vote for Reeve and Council. As has always The polling booth in the Ward, advertised as in MacE Drug Store, has been changed D. B. McFarlane’s tailor shop, door north of the post ofi‘ice. in MacBeth‘s one