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PAGE TWELVE THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 138, 1928 TV'S FINANCIAL OUTLOOK VIEWED BY MR. W. J. BURRS Who Says ths Weather Is Fine and the Track Fast -- Oshawa, Ont., October 17, 1928 To the Editor, t The Oshawa Dally Times. r Sir: vi hy no doubt, to the infrequency of authoritive information regard. ing the city's financial position and bonded debt expectations, there is some disquietude as to what will be the effect on these finances by the accomplishment of the several |tion large public works at present being favorably considered, It would be incorrect to infer trom the remarks which follow that I do not appreciate the excellent services to the City of our present Qouneil. But it is beneficial at times to have a frank discussion. It clears the air. Perhaps the ex» pected submission of a money vote to property owners may have been the urge to open this correspon- dence. Then another incentive was to respectfully inquire what ar rangements are being made by the Council to enlighten the hundreds and hundreds of city property own- ers, practically fresp on the lists, to enabls them to vote intelligent. ly. We have had the usual optimistie announcements in the press of these fmprovements referred to, but any instructive food for thought-- the economic aspects -- how the gost would fit into our balances of fre- dit on the one hand and future yearly incomes on the other, was put off until a later date, " Therefore, I feel justified in stat- ing that both old and more recent ratepayers, in view of the great vols ume of public work already built, and the startling amount projected by our public Boards are pretty much in the dark and need en- lightenment as to what financial position the city is heading for, Our annual outlays during recent years for street improvements and school accommodation, inseperahle from our growth in population, ac- count for bonded indebtedness in serial farm of grave proportions, These outlays promise to contin. ue in equal volume as long as our City expansion lasts. But there has been no tendency to question the speed or prudence of these out lays, probably on account of the city's steady advance in assessable property and population, until this fall, when public works of great magnitude and of a different char- acter, the actual necessity for which, in the midst of othe} heavy calsl seemed not obvious, threaten to take place and haw! things up, Could these expenditures he taken care of without raising the level of our taxation in the coming years? It may he frankly stated that some of the improvements con- templated are practically unavoid- able within a limited time; hut others--and I say it thankfully--- are optional and masterly delay js possible and desirable. Indeed, 1 believe if the city does not ayall Itself of the opportunity to delay LOANS ON MOTOR CARS We will loan you monies on your motor car, or if you can not meet your present pay- ments we will pay off the claims and renew your pays ments for any teim up to 3 twelve mopths. See Swan: | son, McKenzie & Douglas, 2 King street E. Phope 940. BANKRUPT SALE STILL ON suirie. speci... $1,00 At Dominion Clothing Co 68 King St. W, Phope 214) of municipalities having over-spent themselves: in boom periods that very shrewd and prudent handling of our resources becomes a pressing duty. A tely, at presemt, every $200,000 added to the general debt of our city means an additiomal mill in the tax rate a year hemce and onward. Roughly the cost of the public works now before our city Boards aggregate well over ome million dollars. Every indication spells that the city is racing towards the accom- plishment of every single ome of them. Weather fine, Track Fast! (1) A few days ago the Times published estimates from a depend- able firm amounting to a half million dollars for the comstruc- of "sewage disposal works" and their yearly maintenance, The Provincial Board of Health is exer- cising pressure to secure their con- struction, It is a pertinent ques- tion: what time limit will they al- low the city? (2) We are awaiting plans for the "Vocational School" decided upon by our School Board. The act- ual plans and estimates are under way, The cost is mentioned as ap- proximately $200,000, the Federal Government to pay half, (3) "The Simcoe South Subway and Cedardale road pavements' are assured; and though the "National Railways" will assist the former work substantially, the cost to the city will be heavy. "Subways" in- variably involve frontage damages; no light items. (4) A "City Hall"e on Metcalf Street facing Memorial Park is pro- jected. The intention seems to be to secure a building worthy of the importance of Oshawa. No surprise need be felt when I estimate $300,- 000 as the probable outlay. The histories of city halls in this coun- try and elsewhere show that rate- payers rise to expenditures of great magnitude, Architects tempt them with attractive plans and city pride does the rest. (5) A large building facing Bag- ot street to provide accommodation for Court officials, fire brigade equipment, sleeping and recreation rooms for firemen and police of- fices and jail is also projected. Bsti- mate including furniture $225,000, Anyone who saw the cut of 'this ambitious building in The Times will not consider this estimate ex- cessive, (6) Then we have the purchase of the Hydro Electric interests in Oshawa, Power to purchase will presently he asked from the quali- fied voters of the city. This is a productive property, furnishing in- comes from which its upkeep and the extinction of its purchase price will ultimately he secured. The price is about half a million, We do not have to market the 5 per cent, twenty year honds, The Commission accept them direct in payment. The prospect is that further capl- tal will immediately have ta be secured to meet the costs of re- pairs, replacements and extensions, unavoidable in a city expanding as fast as Oshawa, The success of this venture, more susceptible to depre- ciation than our old friend the "Waterworks will depend on the ability of the local commission which may be appointed to manage it; and the courage they display in maintaining adequate rates for both power and domestic cyrrent, We have here a formidable list of pro- posed city improvements, the use- fulness and desirability of all heing beyond question, Which shall be delayed? In any event public opinion is sure to he a unit in insisting that the assessment of city property for taxation purposes shall not be fig- ured at a higher point than 40 per cent, of market value as at pre- sept; nor the tax rate increased in order to include all the list for im- mediate construction, Taxes are high enough in a city mainly com- posed of, wage earners, In conclusion the hope may be expreseed that the Council may ad- opt a system of issuing financial statements more frequently togeth- er with explanatory remarks as to the tendency of the city indebted- ness at the moment, Faithfully, W. J. Burne. HONOR ARCHBISHOP London, Oct. 18.--The freedom of the city of London will be econ- ferred on the Archbishop of Canter- bury in a ceremony at Guildhall on Oct, 22. NOS cou NIGHT LIGHINKIKRG SYRUP LOUGHS BRONCHITIS ASTHMA An evening arrives with nothing special to do. That's the time to get out all your snapshots--the far- ther back they go the more dun they'll be. Prepare now for such eve- nings in the future. Get your Kodak out and use it. If you haven't one come in |B and see our complete line. Brownies as low as $2.25 and Kodaks from $3 wp Load With Yellow- Box Kodak Film, ] Kam's Drug Store & NEXT P.O. PHONE 378 NEW BRIDGE PLANS AT CAUGHNAWAGA NOT YET APPROVED Proposed New Structure Needs Sanction of Deo- minion Parliament NO DIFFICULTY SEEN Ottawa Uncertain Whether Province or Private Com. pany Will Build Ottawa, Oct. 18.--Despite reports being published in Montreal, the Department of Public Works hag not approved any plan for the Caughnawaga bridge and, if it did authority would not he conveyed for commencing the work consider- ing its location. To built a bridge over the St. Lawrence it was stated at the Public Works Department Tuesday an authorizing Act of P'ar- liament will be necessary, Over ordinary works the approv- al of the department is all that is required but the St, Lawrence is specifically excluded from the Navi gable Waters Protection Act, und- er which departmental sanction suffices. However, if the province desires to build the bridge there would likely be no difficulty in se- curing the approval of Parliament, In Rohb's Riding The county of Chateauguay on the south side of the projected bridge, is in the constituency of the Hon, J, A. Robh, Minister of Fin- anie, as well as that of Hon. Hon- ore Mercier, of the Provincial Gov- ernment, Last summer Mr, Rohb gave an assurance to the Provincial Government that, if it should go ahead with its project, the Domin- ion Government would either make a coptribution or guarantee honds of one-third of the estimated cost of $1,700,000. There appears to be some skep- ticism here as to whether the Pro- vince will do the building or wheth- er it will he by a private company. If the latter course is followed, no Federal contribution or guarantee will be made, The undertaking to ask Parlia- ment to assume a third of the cost of the bridge is explained as due to the fact that the Dominion Govern- ment owns the Indian reserve, which would be the south terminal, while the structure is regarded as necessary for the traffic. The gos- sip which come here, however, is that a private company is negotiat- ing with the Quebec Government to build the bridge, operate it on a toll basis for 20 years and then hand it over without guarantees or assistance, Before anything can be done, however, the sanction of Par- liament for bridging the St. Law- rence, will be necessary. Film Record of Lindy's Flight Is Presented To French Government Paris, Oct. 18.--A lasting record in celluloid of Col. Charles A, Lind- bergh's flights, from the day he left San Diego Cal., through his jour- neys to New York and Paris and his Central American adventure, was Monday presented to the French Government by the Aero- nautical Chamber of Commerce of America. A small gathering of French aviation officials and Amer- fcan Government representatives gathered at he Aero Club of France to witness the presentation of the seven real biography. The presenta- tion was made by Lester Gardner, president of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce, to Laurent Eypac, French Minister of the Air. A private showing was given to the invited guests. Only six copies of the film have been made, of which tical Chamber. The remaining three were destined for presentation to the governments of France, Eng- land, and Belgium. Another showing of the film fis beinz planned when Am r Herrick returps from his yacation. SUICIDE PACT 1§ JURY'S VERDICT ON DOUBLE TRAGEDY Mrs. Lottie Pacey Went Willingly to Death With Geo. Knox at Peterboro Peterboro, Oct. 18.--Mrs. Lottie Pacey went willingly to her death with George Knox. A jury prob- ing the double tragedy of October 5, found that it was a suicide pact. The jury found that the 19-year- old high school boy fired the shot that killed himself, but from the evidence could not state who fired the shot that killed the 34-year- old woman, A letter written on the eve of death by Mrs. Pacey to her bro- ther, William Fair, Orillia, left no doubt that she had agreed to die with the student. Made public for the first time Wednesday, it read: Last Chance to be Happy Gone "Dear Bill--Forgive me if you can. Tom had his last chance last night to make me happy but 1 guess I have failed him so often and can't live the way he would like me to. Be good to him and don't fret about me. God will un- derstand and forgive me; it is the last thing TI amr asking. 1 love you all so much and I can't face Tom again for 1 have gone be- hind. "See that my dxpenses are kept low so Tom will have enough to settle everything and then he can make a fresh start, "My last earthly love ta vou all and the dear kiddies and Hel- en. T can't write poor Tom hut he will understand TI love him. Lottie." This letter was written on the same kind of paper as the fare- well letter of Georee Rupert Fred- erick Knox to his father. The in- quest was held before Coronér Dr. T. W. Young, with Orawn Attor- ney G. W. Hatton, K.C., question- ing witnesses, Boy's Father Tells Story Runert BE. Knox, father of the bov. told of leaving the revolver, without any eartridees on a small tahle in the hall at the Pacey home at about 7.45 in the marnine, when he called tn take Thomas Pacey, hnshand of the woman, to work, He had inquired about his gon and Mrs, Pacev, who were not around. and was told that thev were sleeping. He was at work all morning and brought Mr, Pacey home at neon. He had he got to hi! -n bhoardir® nlace in th» next ble~k when Parev rolled him on the nhone and told him of the tragedy He went over and raw the two hod ie Tving on the hed. Pacey hand. ed him a letter addpesend Dad which his son had written. Tn this letter, which wan read In raurt, the hav psked hig fathary forgiveness for himself and Tont- tie, whom he said he hod laved deenlv for a Jone time. He asked that they mizht he hnried eloga tn- w>ther and urzed his father tn Irapn the ~nn as n rememhranee nf him. He sent his love to his mother and annt Snicide Pact Knox's letter was written In » steady hand and mentioned Mrs. Pacey several times. Fer letter was poorly written hecominz worse toward the end. and made abso- Iutely no reference to the young man, Thomas Pacey told of romin~ home and finding his home Tocked on that he had tn crawl throurh tha hola ip the shed nsed hy the Anam, Hao started tn Tonk for hig wife and found the two hodies. 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Crown-Attorney Hatton pointed out from the position of the re- volver that Mrs. Pacey could mot have shot Knox, but that there was no. evidence that he had shot CHER OP REPORTS OF FRUT DUMPING Government to Ascertain Exact Amount of Importations Ottawa, Oct. 18.--So much has been heard, largely by way of pro- test, about the fruit-dumping from the United States into Canada that a check-up is being made under Government auspices to ascertain the exact amount of Canadian ex- porta across the line and of impor- tations from that country into Canada. Those who are doing the importing are also to be enquired into. Some singular allegations have been made, particularly as affecting the imports into British Columbia. 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