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verase cost of Lila _ ' ttdh , 1 tee " . F" _ was $5.70 per hundred. I' At Ct'gtgtt hang; Ira'lut/i't'iti: "" a ' save the touowins'. '; . and new aim-car - to be midi 1 71 _ pause: in wastage???" repaid"; the [and the Ontario Motor League and ' m.' were , _ ' 'g'freggury $25,558; 'accounu out- Lthat tmad? "mm tte "mm" 'or standing. $2,181; fish on hand, 100,! tour cars. . 000 pounds. valued at PPtuit'tli May Make Graitta. ' a" '. "eggs? g1'fj/li, leaving a l The committee approved of the ' . I , . 'Ne. proudfoot suggested that luv f,',',',"',',',',',',',,':',?) fiftithet ','t',2ft,t authoriz- expert on fishing matters should be ng mun: c pa es 0 ma e grants for , . to g patriotic purposes. The amendment _ 'appointed to handle thei bulges?" I also provided for the insurance of ' a es . _ tt,',iligttr'd'r'ttsiti,u',',t,itoti'lmuQ, may {British reserving; rtf,' were residents. ' he said he of a munic pa ty sx months prior tgt/Wad', 'a',' atl','2'a,'la', othhe to joining the BritiSh forces._ Government going into the business. A bill sponsored by Mr. G. te. Henry not only because of the money in- (East York) to amend the Highways velved. but because of it interfering Act, so as to give municipalities with men already in the business... power to close highways while they ' - And he urged that it would be well: are undergoing repairs or are being to consider the interests of the men constructed, was reported. After in the business, who have large sums closing the road the corporation or invested. -... l county must provide an alternative '4 route and place such signs as will r guide the travelling public. l Mr. Proulfoot brought in. an amendment to remove the time limit ot seven days. now required by per- . sons filing claims against municipali- ties for damages because of acci- - dents, and which would have left it . ti: the iJudgemtlo tret the Justice of t e cam. . e Ii was opposed by '_--------- / City Solicitor Johnston, who pointed _ . . _ out that the time limit eliminated, City of Toronto's Bill to Get many fake claims. Even under the . . .. existing law many such claims are i I Additional Revenue IS De. filed against the city of Toronto. The o', I . will was defeated by a Vote of 17 to i _ : feaied at Legislature l"- - -'"'-------- g I ---'--"'------------------u-=cr-=7=='"-"'.'=Ta" _ t ' . F ' ' i a PROPOSE LEVY 0N MOTORS -------------_--_ a T v ------ 7; . ---W-'---*;':;';::"_".I..--'.".~;--_-----------------"_v_'"p"-- n. cr. Municipalities Enabled to Make ', t '., Grants for Patriotic {WANT OVERSEAS 'i' - Purposes. i i :. ------- , I l é . ' By a decision yesterday the Mu- POST h ' 7 nicipai Committee of the Legislature '. ' lmade it plain that it is of opinion . _------------ that the Province is entitled to the ! . . ' __ . . revenue derived from taxes on motor i Motion In Legislature to Urge vehicles, and not tho municipalities. l ' " . . J V (;i'ii:'i,i'i. issue was at stake in the city , j Farmers , operation m . of Toronto Bill to amend the Mu- , _ tnicipal Act, so as to secure addi- : Pro U0 lon t itional revenue by a wheel tax. Like t - most other city Ally that have come t' l Notice of- motion has. been given f i, 2',ff,""'itteaee1art,tgitot,t, r,ti',i," "tt by My. Wiliiam McDonald (North t V C', Heated? w. S overw e m ng y e {Bruce} that he will introduce in 'the 7 3 Works Commissioner R. C. Harris ii..et'ii,s/i?tutf,t lilo-morilow a "19.3321: _ said that the city has a heavy ex- '3'; Cln'er Pt SP??.', o memoria (e new in the maintenance of itarotur. 11uiaeopgincifgne,o assignment: gways. Within the last ten years . ltions so as to Sermit letters parcels ithere has been a great change in the and other communication; to sol- " 'weight of traffic. The city estimated dicrs overseas to be carried free of 'the additional revenue under the charge. bullugt (gag? H Gooderham said I Mr. Nelson Parliament (Prince V . " . . .Ed _ rd) ab STa 'e otice of a mo- ' that there were two bad features of "0:13 "41:33.; 0: Thursday urg- i the bill. The one was the difference ling upon the Government the neces- g 31:3: 'tertte, ignodtoz'heang1 horse- sity of soliciting the co-operatioclll ot g n , I es, n o " was the farmers themselves to a _ in ' _ whether the municipalities or the solving the problem ot increased f Province were to receive the taxes production, by encouraging them to i derived from motor vehicles. i"tL"nas"it'filaft'it," the discussion of quote: i i tions re at ng to agr cu ture, WI n . Amendmentlnst. 1 the object ot presenting their own , bl Mr. Pray??? te, thhaxdtil?l ttt views to the Government as to the , e was a e axes a a een' best means ot remedying the condi- F _ gigolnf t3 the f",',,',",',)'"'; The iiieciiiri) Lions now existing due to the scarci- l nvo ve was very mportant. Sl ty of farm help, and ot effecting an moved an amendment that the immediate increase in the Produc- clauses referring to horse-drawn (tion of foodstuffs, which is of such i Irehioles be struck out, but this Tel lprcssing importance in relation to, t 0st. The remaining clauses were the Ivat. at this time. ! T also voted down. i Three notices of motion are given, l The second clause of the hill, by 'by Mr. Sam Carter (South Welling-' , which the city asked'permission to ton), calling upon the Government., i tax transient contractors at the rate to enter into negotiations with the; i ot 55 ot 1 per cent. on work done tnl, Dominion and Imperial Governments) i ; the city, was referred to the s eoial' to secure united action to acquire ab- Assessment Committee. It u'l"ltt.'. is??? Jfi'htl,11 .ot /frt'i',1., mines and orted b Cit t1olieitor Pea ll C e pro UC Ill n arlo; to secure F End at innit 'ls"lh'flfi,rtt"e'l' C,',','?. 190""'91 of nickel-refining plants in ' ' struction work is contemplated in the I ontavio, and urging the Provincial city, much ot it by outside firms, and "Jovernment .to institute proceedings 1 they are not :being taxed by the mu- (h,rifilf," the 31mm? Tax Act P, recover . nsieipality. /t't,ie1lr,t,erfao",aSg Cgppe; company Another amendment to the Muni- t ".0 ax." ue Y 1 un er 'r, Ieipaii Act, giving the city power to $231239: tot the "a" 1912 to 1915, I. . regulate and control the location. ' . l .. l i erection or use of any building to i be used as a garage in residential . L 'l.,, districts. was referred to a special ' l l i 'i': l i' " g