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bunty Legislators Ban Snowoivs in Interest Bf Farmers I uau UCCII LIGFUI UVCIV. This observation again opened up the whole question of tax re- funds, but Cou-n. `Carlton was ob- liged" to admit he was wrong when the,minutes were produced to show that Orill-ia had. been paid some- thing over $6,000. by County cheque, in June{ 1926. UC UJCsUl|CDo `Coun. Carlton (Beeton) said he agreed Mayor Brown had! made some misstatements. but that he was right in saying that Orillia was refunded for the year in which the error was detected only, and that the discovery was made in January. 1926. before any money had been paid! over. '``'|;:- n15 nnnn 76`: A u n m n: m A m A an-J 'Coun. `De.n.ney-I didn t put much weight in what Brown said. I felt he was off the track at the time. I felt like rising to stop him. but I decided to let byegones lbe byegones. iFn11n Fm.1+,... (1'J....a......\ ....:,a 1... m\`Vaf1;';1be:1m;Z;ambert-I am very sorry this has happened. I do not ask visitors to a seat on the dais to nd fault. .f`...-.. .`l\_._.____ 411' 191 9. lulu. IIUD Lahbll 1|; G11. Coun. Holmes---It is not the proper thing for a man who is not a member of council to come here and criticize. 1"lT'__..`l--- 1' ____1__,,A uv uuuuu UCIULC Ht? UJJCHS HIS HIOUUL" Reeve Holmes (Orillia) agreed thoroughly with Reeve Creswicke. My impression is that We got a $6.000 refund. I remember the cheque coming in. I think the mayor said a word or two. too much this afternoon. 1IY__.1._._ `I . uru A UIAID a; UCI. ILUUII. VVan:iIen Lambert. Coun. Cres- wicke is perfectly justied in stating his protest. Brown should not have said those things, if he did. He spoke 'very fast and I did not catch it all. {`|---.. 1"r_1..___ (IT; - . .1 HIIKIBUI-L N 5UUU' uuu1pu15'uc1.', VVHU-U the fact that he gives almost his entire time to municipal affairs had a decided bearing on the re- sult. Frank Johnson was next with 263. He is a new member of the council. G. E. James, the sun- successful candidate in this wand, received 198 votes. `There were acclamations for all other alder- manic seats. .The 1929 Council will be com- osed of: Mayor, D. F. lMdCuaig; eeve. H. H. Creswicke; First De- uty-Reeve, V. E. Knight; Second eputy-lReeve. J. R. Rogers; A1- dermen. Ward 1, W. J. Lang. J. F. Nelles; 2. Gordon Reeve, Gor- don Longman; 3, E. '1`. Tyrer, Bert. Robertson; 4. C. W. Lowe, M. Livingston; 5, W. J. Craven, F. Johnson; 6, W. J. B1air,INorris Webb. Messrs. Rogers. .Ne11es. Longman, Robertson, Webb and Johnson were not on the 1928 council. There will thus be six new faces. `l'..1... 6:... ..`l....' T- ..'I.... ..... 1 1.-.1..`_..1- ourishing the book. ``I consider his actions this afternoon a gross breach of etiquette, to say noth- ing` of his wild statements. which haveno foundation in fact. In 1926 Orillia s assessment for co- :.1nt_v purposes was reduced from $6.629,5`67 to $5.495.000, over a million dollars revdtuction. and Or- illia has been paying its county taxes on the reduced gure ever since. I resent on behalf of the town of Barrie, and protest strong- ly against the Mayor of O1-i1lia s actions in this council chamber this afternoon. He should settle down and see what he is talking about before he opens his mouth. Pnmm `nnlmns 1n..:n:..\ ........-.1 .__-., _..- -.. ulA\, vv L11 L61. Camp Borden is situated close to headquarters of Military Dis- trict No. 2 and with its water sys- tem, with an abundant supply of pure water and its sewerage sys- tem the location is a desirable one ;and the County Council respect- 'fu11y requests that the camp be ;left in this county. The resolution states: Camp Borden is centrally situated in Old [Ontario in close proximity to iKempenfe1d't Bay, a branch of Lake Simcoe. a-nd with the increas- ing use of seaplanes in connection with aviation. this bay from its sheltered position makes it a splen- [did landing place for these planes lat all seasons of the year and for lairplanes during the winter. &tf1....-_ T'i- `I Simcoe County Council, by re- solution, has entered official pro- test with the Dept. of National `Defence, against any removal of 'Camp Borden from the `County of Simcoe. ,,,,__ ._,. . . ..- Mayor Brown (Orillia). how- ever, said he was sorry to see council take the action it did. He [said he had been told by Engineer Comeford that this year things would be different. Night and day gangs would. be used, he had been itold, and improved equipment had `been added. There would be no loafing. The moment it began to ("mum A... .......... 0.--- -1 \ REQUEST CAMP BORDEN BE NOT ABANDONED The subject was introduced by Councillors Knight and Tyrer of Barrie which. strangely enough. is on record as favoring keeping the [road open. Reeve Holmes of Or- lillia, which also memorialized the d.epartment last year to extend snowplowing operations north to that town, said opinion had chang- ed after one year's experience. He opined 90 percent of the lbusiness men of Orillia were now opposed to the use of the plows. They hurt business, he said. Allan. It was brought out thatl the department had admitted itl was an engineering impossibility to leave enough snow on the roads to permit svleighing. or to leave `snow on one half of the roadway.; TL- ....-'L.'-_L _-,,, - 1 `I " .._...o. ....v nuunuuxno xv ucgau (Turn to page ve, please) No. 49 Ald-. Chas. W. Lowe and Ald. Morley Livingston, the baby members" of last year's council. were returned, pol1ing_889 and 818 votes res ectively as against Cecil Mc'Mulk n's 212. Last year the gure-s were: Lowe 291, Liv- lngston 2'81, MoMulkin 110. Craven Heads -Poll In Ward 5 Ald. W. J. Craven, chairman of the Indigent Commit- tee in 1928, justified the con- dence of his wdfmirers and surpris- ed the electorate by heading the 01! with 276 votes. He proved imself a good campaigner, while #19; lnndv Hm+ I-in (Mirna nhnnni R-In E J i";'c'i7 --Practically everybody in Bar- rie s trading area reads The Ex- aminer. Christmas shonping news in this paper goes right into the homes the merchant wants to IIl\nn'L Apluablullb 1l'UHl mat county. A vote of thanks was passed and unanimously carried compli- menting Wardlen Lambert on the efficient service he had given the county during his term of office. Mr. Lambert replied feelingly on the prospect of severing` his rela- tions with the County Council. Council adjourned amid the singing` of the National Anthem and Auld Lang Syne. ucAu wccn at, cuus_1ueI'aDle expense. Reeve Brett of Shelburne occu- pied! a seat on the dais with War- den Lambert. as did ex-'Warden Cunningham. Mr. Brett is a can- didate for the Wardenship of Du!- ferin this year and brought fel- icitations from that county. vote nf fhnnl-c ....... ..-..--.= cu pay LIIC xnt:u1ucL'.\ wnen I18 (110. Finally Coun. McKnight drift- ed in. but council still lacked one of being` a quorum. Deputy-Reeve Knig'ht_of Barrie later put in his appearance and saved the situa- tion. The members put in their time singing The More `We Get Together led by -Coun. Ike `Scott. who also contributed a solo. Had a quorum not been secured a meet- ing would have had to be called next week at considerable Reeve Bran n+' .q1..m.......- filth!` LILC 1C.`,pUllblU1llL_V JUL U115. Warden Lambert--Don t. you think you were :1 little slark in paying` the members off before the conclusion of the session? Later the Warden suggested thz1t'in fu- ture the pay be withheld until the session had concludedl, but no mo- tionvwas introduced. The treas- urer said he had been instructed to pay the members when he did. Finally; (`nun 7M ,.Tf.._:_.L; 1 ,:n. When County Council convem-cl for its nal session at 7.30 FX'l(lZl_V night only twenty-three of the fty members were in their seats and proceedings were held up nearly an hour for lack of a quor- um. By reason of the evening` ses- sion having been called members qualied for six days pay. which they collected at the conclusion of the Fridlay afternoon session. T .....:.J 41...` .......,.L...... -41` -_ 41. . LIIC L'Ll\':1.Y LLLLCLIIUUII bUbblUl|. I paid the members of? on the understanding` they would come back here tonight, said Treasurer Coleman. I am not going to take the responsibility for this. I.-....Jn... T I'\IA/\l'\r\\`L u*r\.._u :-I\~- AL \.Avu a.\;L1UIl IS pYl(HHg. A writ has already been msued claiming $600.00, damages to Ev- erett s car. -uvvuv an v---v unnu- Last. year Knight beat Hill 941 to 476 for the second deputy- reeveship. I -...._ ._ .1: T l-..!......L_.. 'C0unty Cfouncillors Re- ceive Pay, Take French Leave. LACKED QUORUM AT FINAL SESSION - __ .....,..-.v.-t3\.\a. The circumstances of the acci- dent have already been reported in The Examiner at the time of the inquest and preliminary trial. Ap- proachiing an intersection behind another car. which suddenly pull- ed up. Mr. Murdoch turned sharp- ly to his left to avoid a rear--e'nd collision and- in doing so collided w'th a car driven by M. P. Everett of Toronto. in which the deceas- ed. Mrs. Skelton, was a passenger. Neither car upset. It was at first thought Mrs. Skelton was only slightly injured, but on nearing Barrie, after resuming` the jour- ney. was seized with an attack and later died in a `Toronto hospital. A civil action is pending. A urvi+ lion nlmnnrlu 's...,.... :.._.....l ....-..u uy LU LWU _vc'zu's. Who was responsible for this accident? asked His Honor. I feel that it is open to question or discussion if either or both were. '- There may have been negligence on both sides. . . .But I have not the slightest doubt in giving a de- cision on whether or not there was a crime committed. I must have proof of criminal intent or Ino- tive to nd otherwise. There was no wantoln misconduct or gross negligence. `The essential elements of crime are wanting. The accus- ed is discharged. 7'11. 7 ` ` In delivering judgment His Hon- or said' no criminal intent had been shown by the evidence. He said he even had grave doubts as to whe- ther or not a conviction under the H.'l` A., for which a ne would be imposed. would be justified. The charge which Mr. Murdoch faced was laid under the Criminal Code and. if he were found guilty. sub- jected him to a term of imprison- ment up to two years. XVI-in urea ..m~.n.-:L1,\ `A-4 n.:.. I _____. In Judge Ross criminal court yesterday. G. H. Murdoch. ex-M. LA. for Centre *Simcoe. was freed `of a charge of criminal ncrrligence arising` out of an automobile colli- sion near Waverley on Sept. 16 last. in which Mrs. Mary Flcelton of Toronto sustained fatal injur- ies. Mr. Murdoch was committed for trial at Midland on October 25. He was defended by W. A. Boys. K.`C.. and I-{. ll. Creswicke. Crown Attorney Evans prosecut- ed. 1 1. . . . --- -- |Accident Last` September in Which Toronto Lady Killed. Ex-M. L. A. Is Discharged Following All-Day Session. MURDOCH F REED CRIMINAL CHARGE BY COUNTY JUDGE lVIL ACTION PENDS UppUll'U'llU, Ida .l.`l.'Hl\ 11111 1.110 LU` 514, a majority of 899. Mr. Rog- ers maintained almost a 3 to 1 ratio in every ward. '__L __--__ ".._!._`I_L .'L__1 VI !!! A11 . suca 1`l`gllE H130 Al\ SECTION 1 PAGES 1 TO 8 $9-55 DLIC FA --w-rg - -y-. -v-paw. Second Deputy-Reeve-elect J. R. Rogers attracted stronger support at the 0115 than did his running mate, 2'. Knight, defeating his opponent, L. Frank Hill 1.413 to M5. Rog : -..- ......l..l.-S..-.l ..1.......L .. , CU`. First IDep.-Reeve Knight, chair- man of `Board of Works, was re- talned in office by a majority of 876 over Ald. P. J. Moran, a con- sistent critic of his department throughout 1928. The vote was Knight 1,183, Moran 807, closer than was anticipated by many, Ald. Moran polling a surprisingly good vote. He headed his oppon- ent 126 to 106 in his home Ward, No. 8, but was swamped in Ward 6, where Mr. Knight res-ides, 287 to 84. Knight also had a comfort- able margin in all other wards. The vote is inter reteud` as a vin- dication of the card of Works purchase of power machinery last year. `En av Wnso Pnavnw: Not since the Craig-`Duff may- oralty contest of January. 1927, has so large a vote been recorded` at municipal elections as on Mon- day last. when 2,100 electors turned out. The large vote is at- tributed to interest in the contest for the vacancy on the Water, Light and Gas Commission and not to the ghts for the deputy-reeve- shire or alderrnanic contests, W; ch were more or less anticipat- el .I'luar6v .n..n _'Dnnun T(n1'n1nl- n}\u:v_ - u -vv rug --vv_--u v- v-uv nwuuuwpuouu '(Turn to page --ve, plom) Ald. W. J. Craven Surprises Talent By Head- ing Poll. SIX NEW FACES ARE on councu. BOARD RESULT _l_.EC'l'l0NS V. Knight and J. Rogers . Capture Reeveships on Monday. NEAR RECORD VOTE "iL3'we and` Livingston E`. A ._ '1' Easy For Rogers ._1 Y`|-...-L__ T__--- -1- 37 so eorjjljjaj s I new are. Miss E. M. McKinnon, of Orilliac is in charge of the senior room and J. J. Henderson of Tottenham pre- sides over the juniors. There are rn.'.....;...... ...1.- 1...: .1........- -1 4.1.- i'm rbvement are Thou. `Barlow (c airman), Arthur -Halbert and JUUIIBDIUUDIUII U]. LIHJFIIUUII D IHDVSL cugghustees who had charge of the consgruction of Th.ornbon s latest I.-.4.-nnnuonmnnml --A ll.-. uD....`l-... coo was--u The new building is one storey, brick veneer and consists of two rooms with a good basement.. It has a furnace, is lighted by Hydro juice, and is mtuated in two acres of land formerly part of the Wm. Cunningham property at the west end of the village. The cost is $10,000. 111-- IE I! II-'f}....-.. -1 l'\..!11- LIIUFIILUIL 1155 Hill` G I.;Uuuuuu" tion school in operation since Sept., 1928. At rst only the Tom. peran-ce Hall was used and in 1927 the `Orange `Hall was brought into requisition, a class being taught in each. ~ Thornton's _new continuation school was opened without form- ality on `Monday morning of this week and the students and sta` are how occupying up-to-date prem- xses. - ' Lr.l'1l1u I must say I have been well re- ceived in Barrie and have no com- plaints whatever to make. The very first opportunity after the re. sult was made known I asked I Messrs.- Bennett and Jackson` to reinstate Mr. Hare right away. I was in a peculiar position, for I did not seek the position. How- ever. soon after I arrived here I realized I was stepping into a hor- nets nest. I know from experi- ence that .a public utility cannot be run successfully where factions exist. To `be a successful superin-I tendent you have to sell your per-I sonality and you cannot sell it to a hostile public. The` very back- bone of public ownershig is co-op- eration. {Had the vote een close I would have been still further embarrassed but the vote was so d-ecisive I had: only `one course op- en. Mr. Hatcher said he got a big kick out of the elections in Bar- rie and was prepared: for a real razzing whenhe got back among his friends in Toronto. THORNTON OPENS NEW CONTINUATION SCHOOL. --w -- V- -- . mo the creai'e"o'E 1C4}'.';}1neu and his associate commissioner, Mr. Jackson, who supported him, they promptly accepted this ver- dnct and moved quickly to make atonement. The very next after- noon (Tuesday) they met and ef- fected the reinstatement. The will of the people was promptly met. Surren-d.ers Contract H. R. Hatcher, who replaced Mr. Hare for a few short days, like- wise accepted the verdict in an ad- mirable and sportsmanlikev spirit. He, too. moved swiftly. The day after the election he called on| Messrs. Sinclair and .Mc'Cuairg and expressed a willingne-ss to surrend- er his contract, with no strings attached." Although he could have remained in the position or claim- ed compensation he did! neither. He left the question of treatment to be accorded him entirely to the discretion of the commission and ; departed on `Tuesday afternoon's . train. H1 ..-....J. ._.... 'I' 1.....- 1...-.. .....1'l .... - Jack Hare is back on his job again as superintendent of Bar- rie s Light, Water and Gas Utili- ties, after an absence of a few days. The foregoing sentence just about tells the story of what hap- pened at the polls last Monday when the electors by an over- whelming vote of 1,9-14 to 195 de- cided to oust J. H. Bennett, chair- man of the Commission which dis- missed 'Supt. Hare, and re laced him with John Sinclair. pedged with Mayor Mc'Cuaig to Hare s re- instatement. The verd-ict of the people was decisive and unmistak- able-a verdict that the public strongly disapproved, apart from all other considerations, of the peremptory manner in which the su erintendent was dismissed from o ice after 22 years servic ' urn, LL _ _,,-_I9L .j II I\,,__, _.LL John Hare, Dismissed Superintendent, Back in His Posi- tion in Less Than Twenty Hours After Ballots Are Counted---`Chairman Bennett, Defeated by 1,914 to 195, Accepts Verdict in Sportsmanlike Manner and Takes Prompt` Measures to Meet Wishes of People-- Not a Personal Victory, Says Mr. Sinclair. vhn `Thornton has had a continua- ..-1..`-1 in -nnun&3n\n u:nnn -, .._.. LOW`; Cu VVw(a:VVo`o-` o 1 I c o Livingston, M MdMulkin, 'Ce.ci1' . Commission Acted Promptly Following Verdict of People |THE 1=1(3UR_1;s_n~:g.L THE TALE -wvvuuc vfuu" Rogers, J. IR. ..'..........120 188 Hill, `L. Frank 6'3 77 Majority for Rogers 899. Water, Light and Gun 1 Sinclair,` John . . . . . . . . . . .183 259 `HI I I O O O O` U 9 I I O I Wards V. `E0 0 0 o 0 c 4 Moran, P. J. . -Mn -inn-11 `nu IULGII Kolloouou I u u v n - on `Majrity for Knigt 876. Aldvermen, Ward IV _ Secgnd Deputy-Reeve UUlUlhy uuw ptuvuuw unv cuuuuuum Without committing itself to any expenditure the County Coun- cil went on record as favoring the pro osal in principle. so that nego- that one may proceed apace. If the plan materializes according to schedule the subway `will be built next summer. ' Yb in-4|`. nun: -`ennui -tuna-`an. `kn First Deputy-Reeve I ` _ 1 2 3 4 5 _ '6 Ad: Poll Tot. .. .. . 102 182 106 288 229 219 68 1183 . ~93 '122 126 241 141. 7'6 8 807 0 HA 389 318 2'1 2 Aldermen Wm. Elliott. The secretary-treas-I urer is J. A. Lennox. --- v -u QIIIVITI I EV IIV UTIIE Thereare twelve inmates in the County `Gaol as at 'Nov. 26, accord- ing to returns made by Governor Banting to County`|Counci1. One prisoner is sentenced to be hangeg, three serving two months for - . L.IC..A.-, -two awaiting trial on ser- ious charges and four on remand. I Isend your news items to The Examiner. Phong 222 or 228. Election of officers. for the Ki- wanis Club of Barrie was complet- ed last IFriday -night, the following being `chosen: \ Presindent--J. R. `Dior. Im. fPast Pres.-W. 0. Walls. Vice-Pres."-W. =0. McKinnon. Treasurer--A. G. MacLellan. District `Trustee-W. C. Walls." .Secretary---A. Howard Felt. Directors-Geo. `C. Brown. Will Craig`, `Leighton Clark, Frank Hammond, Dr. -W. C. `Little, Geo. Mc`Conkey, Jack Rodgers. ~ T"The day following the election Mr. Bennett called. his commission together and also called me into consultation. lMr. Hare was back on his job 20 hours after the bal- lots were counted. Mr. Bennett took a gentiemanly and sports- marilike course and I give him full credit. `We shook hands; there is no animosity between us. KIWANIS wa omczns ARE ELECTED FOR 1929 . . ~ . v u - ~ w V a Ale vavwvag vvuvvucuo The situation was a unique one and perha s without parallel in the province or a public servant lock. ed` horns with his boss, appealed to the electorate over his own signa- ture and succeeded in having his cause vin-dicated by almost a ten to one vote at the polling booths. Not - Personal Victory I am naturally grateful to the people for their votes, but I do not consider it a personal victory, John Sinclair said to The Examin- er yesterday. I have no state- ment to make, for anything I might say would be interpreted in some quarters as carrying a sting, [the very thing which I seek to avoid`. The gures speak for them- selves. `There is nothing more to [be said. At the County Council last Thursday afternoon Hon. Wm. Finlayson addressed` the members on the urgent necessit of building a sub`wa at Eady, in edonte, be- tween oldwater and Orillia, to replace a dangerous level crossing of the C.P.R. Sudbury -branch. and where two bad accidents have oc- curred this year, one fatal. The road crosses the tracks at a very dangerous angle. The C.P.R. es- timaes that it will cost $69,000 to build a subway. The minister said he was at first shocked at the esti- mate, but he suggested going to Ottawa and see ing relief from the Level Grade Crossing Fund, which would probably pay 40- per cent. He thought the railway would pay a third of the balance and the county and province like amounts. `inbknvii nnVI'VI1VI`++`VIG "b1`P 9-n '---- .. vv As soon as the result was made known Monday night a parade was formed. by some of the jubilant Sinc1airJHare supporters and, headed by the Alland-ale Ban-d`, marched through the business streets. Jack Hare, surrounded by |his supporters. on foot, was the cynosure of all eyes and the hero of the hour; He was literally show- ered _ with congratulations, some coming by. telegraph from various parts of the province, an indica- tion.that the result of this con- test was being closely watched. VH1. _ _:L-_ -1._' - ,_ TWELVE INMATES TIN JAIL B =TheZBenvnett - Sinclair contest r at the polls was devoid- of person- alities \ through. Mr. Sinclair had a splen- and. clean-fought all i `did volunteer organization and to it is attributed the bringing out i of the large vote. Mr. Bennett had no organization whatever, prefer. ring to stand on his record as a. public servant of `long standing and on the principles he expound- ed, no matter how unpopular. He still says, despite the verdict, that time will disclose that he was right. A Complete Bout It is almost futile to analyze the vote. It was a complete rout all along the line. In Mr. Ben- nett s own Ward, No. 4, there was an adverse vote of 5515 to 65 and practically the same, ratio was maintained in all other wards, ex- cept Ward 6, where Sinclair made almost a clean sweep, the vote be- ing 215 to 14. This is taken as an indication as to the feeling of La- bor-on the issue. At the advance poll in- Allanndlale `Mr. Bennett pol- led but three votes to Mr. Sin- clair's 3'6. CPBVOII, W. J0 VI '0': 1,0 Johnson, F R. . . . . . G9 n IIOIII Commissioner 61"379 293 32 1914 38 as 25 11 3 195 i4 2o 305 252 34 1413 74`182 75 42 1 514 H Aldwermen, Ward I CANADA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER s, 192s uexu a_Lumuur. , It had evenbeen suggested the -C. P. R. pay half of the remaining llIl.._.. L- ____ A..- ._'I--..-\ I D I O 0` T278 0 O I C U 1 O C I I I I 'iO"`:Eu'JU Und-er~ auspices Minerva Lodge. the play, Are You a Mason? will be given by Maple Dramatic Club in Stroud Community Hall, Wednesday, Dec. 12. at 8 o clock. Admission 35c and 2'5c. 49b Shooting match for geese and chickens will be held, Tuesday, Dec. 11, one o clock, at Angus Mc1Cuaig"s, west half lot 15, con. 5, Oro, (*2 miles south of Edgar); shotguns and ries, ammunition for shotguns supplied. 49b Barrie Women's Canadian Club, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 8.15 p.m., in the Public `Library Hall. Speaker: Dr. S. A. ?B. lMercer, of Trinity Col- lege, Toronto. Subject: The Em- pire of the LHittites. A cord`-ial, invitation is extend-ed to all wo- men who are interested in the pur- poses of the (Club to become mem- noun Reserve Friday night, Dec. 7th, for the real O1d~Time dance in I. 0.0.F. Temple. Good music. Re- freshments. Gentlemen 70c, plus tax. Ladies, 25c. A good time as- sured. 48-49b '1'T...A.... ..........:...... 1m:.._..... 1- _.1..__ `v-V-.. V- V.-. Annual. \./\IAI|AllAI./U\;\4o `xuul ~Shooting' match at Allan D. Bell's, lot 23, con. 8, Oro, on Dec. 11; turkeys and geese. Ries and sho'tg'uns. Cartridges for shot guns supplied on the grounds. 49p 1 Box social and. concert. Orange Hall, Minesing, Friday. Dec. 14. under the auspices of the Vespra Veterans Club. Admission 25c. Lwd`ies bringing boxes free. 49-50b Re-mem-ber the Christmas tree and entertainment at the Dalston Church School on Friday evening, Dec. 21. 49p Shooting match at Jos. Cock- bum s, Eldlgar, on Thurs., Dec. 13. at 1 o'_clock. `Shotguns and ries to be used. 49b -St. Andrew s Presbyterian Sun- day School Christmas entertain- ment and supper will be held Thursdlay, Dec. 20th. 49b Annual bazaar of the Y.P.'S.'C.E. of Presbyterian Church, Allan-d'ale, Friday, Dec. 7th. Homemade bak- ing1'3 and afternoon` tea. 48-49b A . - . . ...'..`l ......J. .J......__ ___.-11 1.- A545 uuu GLUCl.l.L'UUlI' Lca. `:!O":tUU Box social and! dance will be held in the Township Hall, Mid- hurst, on Dec. 218, under the aus- pices of the Hall `Committee. 49b :$&&$&&$&&&$&mg g COMING EVENTS g $&&m$mmm&&&mm&m UWJLUUU an U116 ua.uua1 _y DUbblUIl- In introducing his amendment asking the council refund 19'27 overpayment and that the ques- tion of paying the 1926 amount be referred. to a solicitor. Reeve Cres- wicke `quoted the Municipal Act to show that Barrie was legally en- titled to it and that council had no alternative but pass it. The Act required that gross and man- ifest errors in assessment returns be reported by July `1st of the suc- ceeding year. IReeve 'Creswicke submitted that IBarrie had report- ed its error in June an d. that `Coun- cil had d.eferred' action. He re- ferred to a further error which had just been discovered in Committee, that .Barrie s equalized assessment, xed last June, and which now showed: $139,000 too little-. U'D......:.. \...:11 c..1cn .-4.- -1_1:.._ uuvvcw v.P`UU,UUU LUU uoue. Barrie `will fulll its obliga- tions, said the `Reeve. I submit we are `legally `entitled: to this money, he said, apart altogether from moral grounds which I do not propose to dwell on. The pro- 1m...... 1.- ..-..- 1..--.. __1--_,\ County Council Approves Scheme-Sp1it Bill Four Ways. UL UU LU: `By the same d'lV1S10n council adopted the report of the nance committee referring the question to a solicitor outside the county as to the legality of the proposed refund. Th-is opinion will be pre- sented at the January session. Tn :vI|+1nnr`n1n:s-urn L:n nv.A..-..]..........L Defeated in committee 18 to 5 in their effort to secure a refund of $10,047, representing overpay- ment of taxes by the `Town of Bar- rie to the county in `1926 and 1927, -Reeve Creswicke and `De- puty-Reeve Knight carried their ght into open session of the t County `Council last Friday after- noon, forcing the issue to a vote, which was again an adverse one, 31 to 15. .13-- LL- ..__--_ _1:__:_:._- , ,_.,,,-1 Creswicke arid Knightl ' Present Town s Case. County Is to Consult with Counsel Outside Boundaries. mum-:'s REQUEST 1-"on ux REFUND IS AGAIN SHELVED 119.: Van: .-Any ru. '1;a`g.'e four, please) AMOUNT IS -$10,047 UL]. [4116 IILSIIVVGJD Ill VV11lUcL u ' I was glad to see Barrie thrown * down, he blurted out. much to the * amazement of council. They re ' ge-tting it in the neck now. `They went against us--a solid three-- . MoCuai-g, `Creswicke and I forget the other one-when we were get- ting our refund. Barrie ought to be taught a lesson to keep books. There were forty-seven men who ' wanted to be fair with Oril~lia, but not `Barrie. Mayor Brown said he was equally sorry to see the snowplowing resolution go through. Reverting to the ques- tion of taxes he said there was nothing in common between Or- illia s and 'Barrie s requests. Or- illia had detectedl the error before payment had been made and had I secured a refund for one year , only. There may have been other - years, there may have been ten 1 years we paid too much, he said, 1 but we only asked for one. l"1n.-. a n m . . u . ..:..... 13..--.- /1..-- uuu vvc Unuy aoncu LU); U116. The same evening Reeve Cres- wicke said he need only refer to Mayor !Brown s statement that he (Creswicke) was a member of the 19216 '.County -Council to convey an idea of the wildmess of Mayor Brown s statements. `NHL- ...:..-- -_ L 1nn.n 1 IJLU WI]. D DDGDUIIIUII L5- ``The minutes of 1926 show that a vote was not recorded on Orillia s application, he said, Lliu cyohn Sinclair . J. Frank Jackson and Mayor Mccuaig will compose the Public Utilities Commission. auaucnucuua, IIU Ddlua Friday afternoon when Mayor Brown was invited to take a seat on the dais by Warden Lambert he politely declined but, leaning over the back railing, started in to give council his personal views on legislation with which they were dealing at the moment, Barrie s application for a refund of over- payment of taxes and the action on requesting snowplows be kept off the highways in winter. I 111135 (Iv1n.r1l +l'\ an Dnmu:n #1:.-...n..-... Mayor Brown of Orillia was taken sharply to task by Reeve Creswicke of Barrie at the con- cluding session of County Council last Friday night for some wild nstatements he had made the same afternoon reecting on Barrie and its application for a refund of overpaid taxes. `Reeve Creswicke charged the Orillia mayor with gross breach of etiquette i-n in- dulging in criticism while a guest of council. Even that might be excused! if he were truthful in his statements, he said`. `|jI__:_`]___ _;_______ ___ ___'I_ _,, `IK,,, I Told County Council He was Pleased Because Barrie wasl Thrown Down in its Application for Refund of Overpaid Taxes---Reeve Creswicke Takes Him `Severely to Task, Charge I ing Him with Gross Breach of Etiquette and Uttering Un- truths--Warden and Councillors Agree-- Scene in Council. Orillia Mayor s Statgments Characterized As Wild ' Iteeve Allan (?Inn'isl) came out ; strongly against the use of snow- plows on the highway through his : township in January and Febru- ary. lHis municipality, he said. was most vitally affected of all inl the county an-d farmrs were un-' 1 4 animous that snowplowing was de- 4 trimental to their interests in that they could .not get their produce to market on the bare pavements. It was true the plows helped the bus and transportation companies and a small percentage of `motor- 1 1 I l 1 ists, but they were greatly in the ;: minority, he said. Rural mem- ' 1 bers strongly supported` Coun.;l - _,..--- V. v..\. Avvuan annynxnuuxao The above resolution was passed unanimously by 'County Council last Friday afternoon after several l members had taken advantage of. the presence of Hon. Wm. Finlay- son on another matter to query him on the subject. I have no doubt the `Dept. of Highways will be pleased to accede to your re- quest if you pass a resolution ask- ing them to keep the snowplows off the provincial highway north of the Holland River the `Minister said. It means money in the de- partment s pocket and, as has been pointed out, the county will save the 20 percent. it has been obliged to pay each year. I agree with members there is no lasting effect to this Work. ` ] ' And that che clerk be instruct-` ed to forward a copy of this reso-I lution to the minister of Highways and to each of the local members. um` - I -_ -_ ----,....,, -..-... vtlvllo We would, however, ask that the snow fences now being used in this county along the provinciall highways be continued as they are of great service in `preventing ex- cessive drifting. (lA_,.1 A`,,l . 1 1 1 Whereas in the opinion of this council it is advisable to discon- tinue the snowplowing of the pro- vincial highways in the `County of Simcoe dluring the months of Jan- uary and February each year as in their opinion it is no-t adaptable to this locality and is detrimental to the in-te-rests of farmers who have to use them and- only of use to a small percentage of the locall residents, and in our opinion the benet to the outside traffic does not warrant the expenditure in- volved in keeping them open. ' TIT- --....-`l.l 1_-___.__, 1 -`I County Council Passes Resolution Unanimously Asking Dept. of Highways to Keep Snowplows Off Roads - During January and F ebruary-State Bare Pavements Are Detrimental to Business and that Expenditure in Maintaining Traffic is Useless Waste of Money. COST $69,000 TO ELIMINATE EADY CROSSING