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Porcupine Advance, 19 Feb 1948, 1, p. 1

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u 15. achool rate 85.03 mills, During new year these 'ratcs were "63.9 mills am“ Actually. however. the town overspe'fit etabudgetnstyear by {$1.000md the law. ratbj“1n.'_;;!orce was apt a true ple- tme-pt W=bsltuatlouh The town bee m m: with ammummo and ended with a. mu of «moo. . ' ' On- the other hand, $51,000 or new equpmcnt was pummeled out of cur- reht agavenue last year. This onsets me: ' ~ w. mmmebadsetror ‘ l ,4 J ”It? ‘0' " V ’ w 135;!ch fidifiréd during the com- 3'." 'â€" ' â€" . ”a... -u Ltd... H" Nu A n . Only 'wa0 Members Of Town Council Are Busines'smen ' . Quesnel is a salegmah. Coun- ‘ c1119} Aubry is a“ carpentry con- -P1‘O§pect of a. lively .W.‘.f- .. _ 1c mpg in Was thfs week as the ‘ ‘ ductid‘n'fii thé" brice df 'W‘by four cents a gallon announced recent: 'ly by Moneta Motqrs begin; twang :eflect. . Waiter kaelman. Wet? =.-. ‘ - for sale: tractor. 'cmuy absorbed- several of the 001111. 'gry’s email on companl and which has one or the most. m tn‘reflneafiea m the world at Port t, Ontario. There is'no fact or W711) the statement_ lot. ‘ Only two In mu council At Want Bigger Payments "_'_'__ Iowa‘s can sell reducttp:n_’1t ’3 am‘fim 'hich _ WQJU "V" "wâ€"__ ' Councillor Q9119: .on which. the res- finding of the bylaw was based; ac- . ’ “on: by B. A; Lachhnce, interna- tional union organizer that those who {votedi‘fo'rf- the rescinding of the bylaw were; grepmmtim 3-“ the. trans- wannabe thé rescinded bylaw ‘of (100.. on this duced 3103.13!» Haven) 18 fares ‘ com In Dee’- on thk commit! “Tm run, if of run, it we rates 'ré maria the re“- duced le'Vel‘ set by the mummy last; November? 1; ~t is. “muck that me predation; .wéges. gas and Oil .and all costs into consideration. close the total-weceipts "as he had said he "would not. He said that bus fares ' had been reduced 30 percent inoNov- - i ember last voluntarily and that if the bylaw were continued in, force theyi lwould be. reduced 100 percent. He - said that "operating costs this: year would be up by 25 percent due to increases in wages. gas, oil, tired and repairs. He stated that local bus. Iares’ compared favprably with hose GEM bus lines of similar size, whereithe average gate was 6.35 cents. per; ticket. . . ‘ “Something very strange is seeping: into the minds of the .citizens in town.”. , replied Mr. ‘Lachance. “Why is Mr. , Dalton so ' reluctant to come "toward with the revenue figures in addition f to the costs if as you claim theyp’wul Br bltant .. profits. me V they Dalton and Dwy‘er bus Hues“ should ‘ be. shfi'iciently Satisfied 'Ehéir reprwematlves on council will pl‘o-; tact théir lnterests. (Applause). We' must have more figures from Dalton“ we must know the numbersjwho tra- velon 1pc. bum before anyone.- can say whether the fares are right or mans-1' (mower thaw 1‘ {3me to this , meeting and were ‘- tuxng‘d‘ Away. last year v0 ,, . changed his mltid.'1‘he facfi is that the citizens of this town. must fight for everything they‘ get while Dalton gets what he wants by simply writing a ietter " J. P. Bertie-mam “COurQulor Quinh‘ has exaggerated the distances in his report. Either that or there is some. thing wrong with his measurements Then. what does Dalton allow :for depieciation if he is making 8Q little! You can put almost any film. within limits ‘for depreciation. We. have no clue of the‘ build-up of these ,figures. The whole matter is terribly i indefinite. “There are distinct parties mVOlved1 here, the bus operators and the paoo‘ plc. And I don"t only mean the un- ion when I say thg peOple. Everyone who rides the busses is invplvedJ The the citizens? They are prayipt "the ,shot. _- They are entitled to sonic- ! thing. Ww'v- “Councillor Quinn has made ‘a den- dy case for - Dalton. Leta ppblic meét'mg be called and let. the pubuc‘ make its own case.” A ' A mk.vMi1â€"1er:;‘l wish Councillor Quip]! would get up at three in theng. and try to ride one 9f the basses”. ' Mayor Eyre: “As far as, I am con- cerned I wish we-had the power to establish a transportation commisslqn. I would be, glad to appoint, mxtrom all sections of the public, but I don't know of any legmlawn allowing it. in also seems tome that ’the 1047‘ council‘s investigatibn prior to pans- 'conskleraztion. We want W on shifmatm i! M31519. “ . ‘ ' “Despite Conncillo‘r Quinn's- flan!” there is still' an, demcnt '9! what; ,doubt. Ifinseeno harm in): .. : 1110121111845 Inmate}! -- -- 23.3 the . a“ \ Edfior ,6!“ Tile Porcupinc .. Advance; They dcm‘t like Harold Dingman- much more In ’Northé‘rn’omario than they do 1n Alberta. '7 - ->- f ‘1‘;- West.Dli1gmun came up With a. “whop- pel"? about this section or the country In a feature article in the same range; urine last, week.‘ ‘ In an article Entitled “Free Gold" 111 Which- the case for an open market for gold was presented. Dmgman wrote: "In ' e meantime warnings have been cC' $5';qutgpf the North- ithat the whole gr d 'i ‘ ustry faces} disaster and mat finch g' ' 0’ 2111111313 towns; as Tlmmins .and Kirkland Lake, and others. will he most towns withhzi five xwrs- .Waxn'v Effifiudi ’wmea Have -. We” share " rgeildgshti'pgxgzgw Aggéadzi muequhé , has Etmmw’M'Kirfldm mane: t2: 6 [I mapeeplefilmdi robemuqy‘rmg‘ . ' , y the. bopumt on L515: 1‘16”“ szfivera’ -‘ . _-'.-A‘ a. fi ('2 '. lbw“ 41511 K :3 ilk! :: meilfd 923' 3119000 gulf i - Wensgtfieré’m mt wast: mm; mm- inent .men'fl‘inu .the district, whb my mfifgb 1mm; Mrf‘pimgma‘. mom j a“: may 'qrz‘thebemn, g; am Mayonaxa‘rl :Eyre ’0'! {I’inunifia ’Rqeve. Stat). ‘64; (1116319 6: .Whitnaéy ajxd Reeve Vidtbr Evan); of'-Tlsdale. ,- III-addition than: are mfinc Jnunaggrs by atl'uaidomfi I‘L‘l Who-a alfé'wéqually- awai‘e' of me: {ac-e. That utm’pmumtent .wrzber’ for, the Thomson. elm-m 1'3' ,“cock-es’rcd” 15-30122 1pr 'vupbn‘ which all agree, whabever their. differences might be ‘on other fitters... And all aré’I’solfleWhut astoundemt such a statement should appear in a maxim edited, managed and owned by peisons who have lived in the North and who. made their “stake" here. ‘ “Amy man who talks ghost towns 3.. . bout this country is cockeyed. " ' said Reeve Victor Evans, “It is nonsense. Sim) a person does not know this area nor its. history. Today we find that the are in the dist? ct is becoming richer as we go deeper" unmeasur- able fortunes have been made here in the past and. they will continue to be “Every mim- from the Norm snomu attempt to sell: the North, not destroy it... We have had.) go“ or setback since the equanzétic‘m‘ of ’th‘a Canadian dollar with the Axnerlcn. but it has been merely temporary. ' The federal subsidy on gold should be a big help to rectify the eltmupn when it. begns O xty I. e I I ‘ if: _'- ‘ " 2,43; ‘ ‘ r... 3 . . . o . - 2" .. . , f; h t. , L, . tq own“ from 'I‘.mmins w Schuma- . er. to McIntyre Mine. to Homage! mac had to Cmuaurmn Mine was m til-.me tamasportataibn ropqu‘t Gmncillor Quinn stated that 1W“ .. DELAI’LANTE from the North should mile within the town 01 “Free 601d" in Protest Meeting; . On Bits F are Bye-Law Called For Sunday “We aré not ' nun; councIl’n ' dchstn to toss out 496; 1),th laym: down.” B. Qixm lg, Inten'mtlonal' orunhor‘ga. ‘ I.U.M.M.S.W.. told the? " 3 today In announoIn: flu ' ‘3 ' 39f: 110 month: concernIfl:Wt o ’ *1; bylaw had M'én‘onllfi‘ {or - __~ 1.; Sunday evenIn: In I119 Imp '.. .,;;. theatre. i w, 4- moxie), luw "‘W‘W‘ 'V-vvr nyv axs acumen ( W * haée ghost. 30.33% hug i ' “This is an unfmmdod rap “mt this distrlc‘l and my ‘1‘!“ " serious , results When the next WW 0!. the ‘municipalities here eppmon-thb mar- uket." . , 7 A . .‘_7. LL- 4“-- inuuuc. {I if" Mr; Laonance paid my all members of 99191011 had been, sent invitations by “swam? an“ to » â€"‘-“.‘-n lllVlW'IV" Vi â€" V-gr'fi _.._ . appear at the new; to outline their individual. ““0118 on the bylaw. Be «it! wgflih meeting was not Intended" to beéexzzusiv-v ‘z for wden‘ist-s but-that ail sac;- tions of the geneml .publtc were being asked to ”fiend. 2 L ‘ ’We arefconyigo (1th“ 00ml! restmdoq the bylaw wfihbnt aut- fioicnt, evidence. t9 plww why M slmuld.” my «hugged; " :1. My; mattegf"; "" ”Wm H. my firiww“ \ .11" ‘1": If He would-not .empqmei 3:: Wm, -> 'he cXpegggg gglflig ' _ . ghost, wwn' within liar a8"! cun~see within 90 "in.” M declared. , , . . ,~ much an}; at an mew-tum” at 33m??? Emma . ”WM-“e 5179“" tie-w; an be served 3:4 %_..W'°¢ «new: will be , ‘ .- L 'I \‘J » .._‘ «v ‘ ml.- ‘ _- , _A__‘.~L‘-.' VII fill-v.7" W‘uâ€"fhw _ _

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