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PAGE TWO ow Jl ESTARLISHED 1859 JanuarySale ~~ Furs ~ John McKay, Limited Kingston's Reliable Fur House . 149-1 "Brock Street - Kingston Victrolas and Victor "Records TODAY'S BIGGEST SONG HITS I'm Always Chasing Rainbows Rose of No Man's Land 'Al the popular vocal and dance records in stock. : 7 Whether us eyes need iasnes or not. HE K 'S the mome; he Print ng e blurs, the eyes tire or st €Yyes to seo makes the head che. of J. 8S, | TRIM i hee | | issn Have. these symptoms made Ahemmeloar ron 1 . case? It #0, there's relief Tor You in seeing D.O.S The Busy Optical House, 342 King THE SE -- TAX ON OWNERS OF AUTOS | PROMOSED BY BOARD DF WORKS i TO BOOST GOOB. ROADS, Place Before City Conmefl Scheme Ser Forth by AKL Grahame<An. nial Tax of $10 or $15 on Car Owners Is Suggested. itabam, chairman { iTo } Ald. ( tae i Beard of to help boost good roads in the eity, by making an anfiual tax of $10 o [$15 on the owhers of automobiles. i If the scheme is adopted by tie | City '| Board of +WOTKS, at their meeting { Wednesday afterioon decided to put Ald. Graham's. recommendation be- [fore the Council on Monday next, {the Ontario Legislature will have to | be appealed to, tor power to make the HH tax. . ; Ald, Graham said he had given the TT matter much Consideration and had | Woterviewed many of the owners oi | automobiles in the city, and they had expressed themselves an favor of tne scheme, i "iI 1 was not the owner of an auto- | mobile J would not want to ask for | a scueme of this kind," Ald, Graham | explained to the members of the { Board. 1 would gladly pay a tax | to help get good roads, and I think | very Owner of a car will take the same view." Ald. Graham stated that his idea of the tax was that all the money raised in this manner, should 80 in- to permanent roads. He figured there were about '1,200 autos in the city, and this would bring in au annual re- venue of $12,000 or mere. .He said the automobiles were to blame for the cutting up of the roads; and he considered that his scheme would be & good one. The Board was anxious lo give the city the very best roads possible, but the great drawback was in finances, After some discussion, all the members voted 'in favor of putting the regommendation before the Council. Chairman Graham presided at the meeting, and the other mem- bers present were Alds. Patterson, Cooper, Litton: and Nortis. AM. Graham also has 4 proposal to tax all the owners of horses $1 a year for good roads. ; The question of having the King- ston harbor dredged by the Govern ment, to get prepared for the receiv- ing of the big lake vessels after work on the Welland Canal has been fin- Jdshed, was brought up by the chalr- man, and it was decided to ask the Aty Council to Appoint a committee to walt on the Minister of Public Works, at Ottawa, in regard to the matter. The Board of Trade will be asked to have a representative onthe = deputation, : The Board intends to get busy on road paving as soon as possible, A large amount of work has been planned. The City Engineer mitted a report on 'the streets to be Paved, 8 cadam rdadway on Montreal street, from James street to the city limits, but from the feeling of the meeting, it is likely that this will be extended all the way from Princess street to the city limits, as. it felt that this entire stretch should be attended to. Kensington avenue from Union street to Edgehill, is al- 80 slated for a similar roadway. Sheet asphalt is proposed for the following stdeets: 3 West street, from "Wellington to King; King street, from West to Barrie; Stuart street, from Barrie to Albert; Barrie stréet, from Princess to North; Clergy street, from Barrie to Ordnance, : SE The Hoard received a letter from the street railway company, king what reconstruction work bad "bel proposed for 'Brock street and "por tions of Ontario street, this season. af EE NEO "nation so as fo make provision for suitable rails, providing werk ' was carried on, : On motion of Ald. Couper, . the chairman, Ald. Litton, and the city engineer were appointed 'to waht on 3he midway company in regard to the er. EATS The Board received a letter from the Hoard of Trade, asking that a deputation be sent to Ottawa, to at- send she convention of the Eastern -Ontar Roads' Association, on Fel. 4th and 5th. The mat be taken up in council Monday night. 'The city enginéer was given In- struction to call for tenders for sand required for the asphalt. *y St. 8 TEA AT ST. LUKE'S RECTORY... a, Works, 18 out with a plan | Council and toe-mmbers of thd is proposed to have a ma. was DAILY BRITISH WHIG, THURSDAY, ---- INCIDENTS. Of Happenings In the City and Vicinity | ==What the Merchants Offer to the | Readers of the Whig. i pal ! W. Bwaine, pluno tuner; orders at McAuley's, or "phone 564W. | Thomas Nicholson 'was removed from his home to the General Hos pital by James Reid's motor ambu- lanee on Wednesday #- We have two good practice pianos deft, for $36 a plece. C. W. Lindsay, Limited, : Peg, has been imvited to become pastor of Broadway Methodist Tab- ernacle, Toronto, to succeed Rev. I. W. Neal We have two good practice pianos Limited... rte Dr. G. W. Bell council and gave each member an attractive calendar and also a sample of one of his veterinary medicifies. ; DALY'S GOOD TEA for sale in King j ston at MAHOODS DRUG STORE; | In Napanee at Wallace's Drug Store. According to Pte. George Timms, who writes from Belgium, low leather boots are selling there for 200 francs, or $40 a pair, and knee leather boots for 500 francs, or $100 a pair. y Now is the thme to lave your plano tuned. We carry two expert tuners and will assure entire satis- faction. C. W. Lindeay. Limited. David Gemmill, reeve of Palmer: ston, and Thomas Howes, reeve of Hinchinbrooke, are in the city ate | tetiding County Council. They gave | the Whig a call on' Wednesday. | We will rent you a piano, and at | end of six months if- you feel like purchasing instrument we will allow the six months" rental on purchase i price, and arrange easy terms on bal- | See, C. W. Lindsay, Limited. | Police Court Brevities. | Walter' Wannamaker, an able | bodied «hap, was before Magistrate Farrell, Thursday mornhing, charged witly: failing to report, for military service. The case was remanded till | Feb. 4th. | A further enlargement for a week | was made in the case in which some of the strikers at the cotton mill are implicated. Investigating ire, . A representative from the deputy "fire marshall"s office, Toronto, has Been here, conducting an investiga< tion inta a fire which occurred iu the city, and which was of unknown ori- gin. Amn, | sub- edn} The company only wanted this for 1} ter will # [HE DAY! FOCAL 'SOTES Ans ITEMS OF | RS INTEREST, i ~ Rev. Dr. Salem G. Bland, Winni- | left, for $35 a plece. C. W. Lindsay, H§ visited the connty fi JANUARY 30, 1919. « FLO-FLO: En RE Production Music" FROM ALL THE BIG 1919.NEW YORK The plays you would go to see 40¢ per copy. Introductory price, 3 for $1.00. 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