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Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 22 Feb 1928, p. 1

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Clappison's Corners Eight miles of the same type of construction will be laid east and west of Napanee, and three and a half miles from Schom-- berg Junction to Aurora, as the com-- pletion of the last lap of Yonge Street. The bridge tenders awarded were: Orchardville bridge, Clarke & Son; Belle River bridge, Hilcroft Construc-- tion Company: Ruskin bridge, Ryan Construction Company, and Baptiste t-)'.rlf'lge, in East Tilbury, Waltham & | In addition to this cement paving, | 10 miles of traffic--bound macadam will be laid between _ Collingwood and Thornbury. Four miles of mixed asphalt | and macadam will be put down west of BC SE ENC L l gee c on o ce 2 CC oi3 PCEV --HALOWIKEGS LALML in the Toronto--Goderich highway, 9 miles, to W. W. King:; from Guelph, westerly to Waterloo, on No. 7 Highway, 7 miles, McArthur Construction Com-- pany; from Manchester north, on No. 12 Highway, 7 miles, A. E. Jupp Con-- struction Company. Macadam Roadways. From Wheatley east, 5 miles, to John-- ston Bros.; from Wheatley east, 5 miles, to Ryan Construction Company: from Delhi west, 6 miles, to McNamara Bros.; from Tillsonburg west, 10 miles, Dufferin Construction Company:; from ?eaforth to Clinton, the missing link About 50 miles of concrete pavement are called for in yesterday's awards. This type of construction, with loca-- tion, extent of same, and name of contract--awarded firm, follow: Awards of bridge and road construc-- tion contracts, involving an expendi-- ture on the part of the Government of approximately $1,500,000, were an-- nounced yesterday by Hon. George S. Henry, Minister of Highways. These awards are part of the $2,500,000 con-- struction program upon which tenders were asked some time ago. The bal-- ance will be made pubilic at an early Fifty Miles of Roadway. WIDE AREA INCLUDED GONTRACTS ARE LET cunovs rEsiczation FOR ROAD BUILDING SU$ECT 0f MSURRY Vlinister Announces Improve-- Asks Questions as to Liquor ment of Highways and Con-- Board Administration struction of Br idges | Magistrate W. E. Gundy's resigna ! _ Magistrate W. E. Gundy's resigna-- tion as Police Magistrate of Windsor, which followed the Provincial Police "clean--up" at the border iast October and November, is being made the sub-- \ Ject of an Opposition interrogation of 'the Government in the Legislature. Liberal Leader Sinclair has given notice of a resolution asking a return of all correspondence, documents, mem-- orandums, and copies of letters or documents in the possession of the At-- torney--General or any other depart-- ment in relation to Mr. Gundy's resig-- nation. J. G, Lethbridge, Progressive Leader, also is to the fore at present with questions concerning the Liquor Con-- trol Board, officials of the board, and their activitiee. Mr. Lethbridge asks what the Board of Commissioners re-- ceive in salary; and if they receive any extra per diem allowance for expenses. He also asks how many brewery ware-- houses there are in the Province, and what salaries the Government super-- visors of these places receive. Progressive Loader _ Also "It's hardly necessary," smiled Mr. Ferguson. "You're coming around to our way of thinking, Getting Tower Ready? Last night's sitting of the On-- tario Legislature was under way a scant ten minutes when a violent pounding was heard from outside the Chamber. Carpenters were at work. Thump! Thump! Thump! Premier Ferguson looked about, summoned a page, and scooted him off in the direction of the inter-- ruption. Thump! Thump! Thump! Liberal Leader Sinclair glanced apprehensively toward the roof of the Chamber. "I hope," he said, "that they're not getting the tower ready for tasy. / |!Hollinger Inquiry Delay ' Explained by Mr. Price Before the orders of the day were Y called in the Legislature yesterday At-- torney--General Price explained the k Government's action in authorizing an 0 adjournment of the Coroner's investi-- p zation into the Hollinger fire disaster at Timmins. The Government felt, he said, that the Royal Commission in-- gquiry, under Judge Godson, was cof much wider scope and would cover &~ levery angle of the case and permit r, presentation of evidence from every ce possible representation,. | _ _ It had not, he added, been consid-- lered advisable to have the two in-- quiries running at the same time.

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