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' Legislature. He declared there was no necessity for a larger boarq in Windsor. "I am in complete agreemept» added Premier Hepburn, pojmin'g out that he had had no intimation | | that the clause was going into the I bill. He added that his colleague e t innormemmmmmms ' Mr. Cross, was not entirely in favor *# # # 4 ® f ski k riti-- C | of the prqposal which emanate IL'°.P°H M'""l'y * ,C M.L.A. Indignant When No# from the Windsor Councit. € |__cism Defeats Travelling-- Consulted Absosut I Expense Measure Extra Trustees | t sttmireinens rerientcmas seen H'TS TORONTO BOARD David A. Croll, former Minister womunaommau of Municipal Affairs in the Hepburn Strong opposition from the Can-- Government, last night in the Legis-- servative group forced the Hep-- lature led an attack on a move to burn Government, yesterday, to nearly double the number of mem-- ament to the bers on the Board of Education in abandon an amendmen his own City of Windsor, and at School Law Amendment Act pro-- the same time, in tones weighted | viding for permission to pay travel-- heavily with irony, attacked the hy 5 {f Trustees and offi-- failure of the present Minister of ling expenses o ' Municipal Affairs, Hon. Eric Cross, cers of boards operating under the to consult him on the proposed leg-- High Schools Act. islation. Hon. Dr. L J. Simpson, Minister Mr. Croll's attack received the of Education, argued the provision full support of Premier Mitchell Tw I ale 1 beeh Hepburn, although two other mem-- 4 was similar to one which had bers of the Windsor district, Major «. in the Public Schools Act for many James Clark, Windsor--Sandwich, years, but Hon. Leopold Macaulay and A. C. Trottier, Essex North, claimed there was too much extrava-- supported the amendment. t The incident broke suddenly dur-- gance in board expenditures, and ing a routine examination of the charged the Toronto Board of Edu-- Statute Law Amendment Act and ation, for instance, apparently occu-- after é\!r. Cross rose to support the P s 51 q & amendment, which would have the pled more time discussing automo effect of increasing the Windsor s biles and the use of chauffeurs than board members from seven to + anything else. He proposed that twelve, and make applicable to Provincial Se(-reta_ry Nixon move an Windsor the provisions of the amendment deleting the provision, | Board of Education Act that would and he would socnm:l it. !\.l'r. Nixon apply to a city having a population demurred, but admitted "some of of not less than 200,000. the Toronto Board's expenses are Mr. Croll, his face flushed, assur-- ridiculously high. Mr. Macaulay ed the House he happened to be then moved that the provision be the member tor Windsor--Sandwich. :i"uc" out, and he had no opposi-- He told the present Minister of on. tat Municipal Affairs also that, if he The Opposition, through George happened to look through his files H. Challies, challenged the pro-- or consult is officials, he might priety of an amendment to the learn that he had something to do Rural Power District Service Charge with the amalgamation of the Bor-- Act, providing. for the l|.§1r!g by der Cities. Order--in--Council of the minimum "I am not going to be ignored number of consumers per mile of completely," he snapped. """5"."55"" line required for -- con-- Mr. Croll told the House that struction of works by the Hydro when the Forest Hill Village in-- Commission in a rural power dis-- corporation bill was before the trict. Mr. Challies contended such House a policy of cutting the cost approval should be vested in the | of government was declared by the Legislature, and moved an amend-- | 3 ment to that effect. It was defeat-- * ed. Former Hydro Commissioner and Attorney--General Roebuck put up a strong case against it, claiming it violated Hydro practice of long | standing, and would, if allowed, pro-- | Fibit Hydro from making rate | changes when and as circumstances | warranted.