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m NOW ene- K _d|-ilj 1' ` for (m WILL CONTINUE FOR FOR ONE VVEEK LONGER qt Elli Unrnu uu~........-, -_ and Min FIXIWIGY, of Mount St. `Louis; are visiting Mia Minnie Smith. _ Ml`l.`Cl'|'f0td, ll., of East 0:0`. in the aunt of her son. Mt. H. Onwford. Min. Turner, of Hillodnlo, went 3 few days with her sister, Mn. Jon. Cockbnrn, lat week. Minot Birdie Smith, Bu-rlo , spent 3 Ihort time at home last week, Prof. Wi `n in going to dolivor 3` lecture on Twenty-three Years in Slnvery, in the Tempo:-anon Hall, Fri- dny `qvonina. . no II? _ I)-..-4| A` 1 M: I IVUIIIU, vs HI-nnvw spent afow day: with her R. Slouor, recently. _ Miss Mitts Scntt is spending this week 1. wjth Mrs. D J boobs, of Bsryie. tMiss Mundy, of Penetsng, has been visiting'the Misses Shsnshsn. Geo. Herring is home trom New Ontario. ` V 1Miss Bells Moirhu returnodto Barrie sftarnsoending a couple of months at her . hoino herb. V A Miss Edith Knapp, of Burl-Lo, is home iforhfoiidoksi ' - ` n- n.....m J.mh._ of Bsrrio. visited for I fed?` wdokn; MM:-'. Donuld Jacobs. of Barrio. her parents her last week. `|'----- F! Wilnon sud Jacob; hot her In: week. Menu. 0. Wilson and D. Jacobs jpent Sunday with Mr. Wm. Wilton, of _ reufol. .Mr. and Mrs`. Hamilton, of ;Ru't Ppjft|g`o, --arg vidtmg Mn. Alex Wilson. The putty _of4 wo;|to{t_'n' fsrmeu `to go to Britsixyu imimtmysttbnhganto have left %Winm99` . A Ern mLLs. `III! \II' I-llilrnn-no ~--..._ ---_.___,______' only source of gl'aticat.i0n to us, We are mners have been so well satised with their 1e gleaqs of d_emonstrating that we carry the R;)llI0, of Mitchell Squm. ;,__ _..:LIn `uni hfnthf- M1. really un comfnon events. They -0 1 II I- __.-.. LI.-- ...-4.`n4' A`-n_ %r-reaching than ever,` the Asort- mun Imiu-av, brother, Mr. 5 . ._F:INF_3 UNDERWEAR, `II ? mp PnwiR%rf0R1utvEma Skates slid Hockey Stick: can no bou his to ndvanngo now. The balunce of atic 3 wil be cold at cost, also Boxing Gloves, Striking Bugcgxerciuri, Etc. Hockey VIII Iunau nu Sewing Mnchinos must be sold to msko room tor Bicycles. Bu y now and save M1-I. Wm. Haney, of Barrie, Vermont, in waiting her` parents here. Mn. Jam Mn!-tin, of Barrie, 10 visit- ing her sister M-re. J .- McDermott. _ Owing to the no`:-In on Sunday Inst than-e'_wu_ no service in the Mohhodilt IIUIV Iv ;}h_urch `hike. ` IIUI'Uo Minn A-nnie Snyder in giving a literary wntortainmont under the anapioeg of the Methodist Church in Gronfel on Tuesday `evening Feb 17th. . Wpdding boll: Ireringing again. an? $6 Iluu . " - Mi'.'Robort Homeu, of`A1liston. visited friend: here thu-week. - .. no rt, I__:j.... Q-A IIIVIIIQU av-` -_._- Mina Etta and Nellie Hookridge are in Allsndsle. I - 4- `LL--`AAA Representatiyes of Mupfi`a_li1es A Gatgar at Berlin;-:`V-1 - "I`IIIIl|` In on---.-...._- : Quito snnmbor from here attended the dgnog given by 11:, Alex Sheildu of Anna: on Friday. ' - :1; 1:; ___--- -_l_...o 2'. J. Ross - --_--' - II. 5 I,1owly`rocc.u-_ing _GR.ENFEu. Repovg Berlin, Feb. 18.--+T_he 1neet,i'1ig__.heldl,- huw: yesterday 'to consider `th`e`qubsT-'3 non of Nidgauu power `is the grb',v'r'thj of u movementwvhich originated `-`in this city last summer. No--;los_e`kn`it L orgu.ni.7.ation was then formed, but a, sort of gene a.1 ,committee.,' represent,-T dug the chief xnanufm-.t,uri_nA.g H`c_ent.res` of W.~stex'n Ontario, tVe21tati\_{elyvcall- ed the fWes_~tern ciutiun, was instituted. . _ E. W. B. Snider of St.->J\;c0b's, and` l).'B. Detweilcr of Berlin have been respe::ti.vely C and have acted as tee to organize an a speciai commit- d obtain in.fox'ma':-" hairman and _secretary. ; nuv -. lion, ' Forbes, Hespeler; '1` Maxwell, St. Thomas; Ald. plulw us ------ 7 Some of those present were:.P,_ W. Ellis, R. J. Christie, ~J. 0..-.'I_`horn, and J. F. M. Stewart represented the` 'l`oro_nto bl` Manufacturers` Association; G; D. Samuel Carter. Gerry-, London; W. Guelph; -Ald. Morton Hamilton, Cowan, G alt: R. (lalt; David Bean, Waterloof = J. H. H Guelph; J. P. Downey, Hamilton, Guelph; John R. Eden`, S. B. Biehn,-, ~ Berlin; Mayor A. Beck, London; Thomas Hepburn, Pres-ton;-J J. Am- Strat- `Lang, Berlin; Ma}/01` Hepburn, ford; George Mcleogan`, president. `Board of Trade, Stra.tford;' City Engineer . Ivingman, _ ._ J ames A. `Gray, Stratford;,. City En-` Jones, Brantford; Mayor (3. SI (`lde11t, st. Thomas; D. Spiers, Gan; Mayor 'W. J. _Morden, Mam` Snider, Waterloo; C. K. Hage- dorn, Berlin; E. A. C.`I ew, Toron- to; City? mngfneer Angus Smith, Stratiord; W. S. Brev*ster, K. C., Brantford; S. Noxon, lngersoll; May- or 11. Cant,`Ga1t; S. Buchanan, pelt; J. R. Minlwinnlck, pondon; T. H. Preston, M.P.P., Brantford; -S. J. Cherry. Preston; L. Goldie, Guelph; Peter Shirk, Bridgeport; D. R. Ross, Embro; Mayor foyne, Ald. J. W. King. ynes; C. II. St. Cvatharinesa; Mnayor M. loran, Ald. Mayor White and Ald. anch of the Canadian . John7' whyte, G. I-1. 1)oug1as,'.A1-d. W, Sgt- Smit.h,';* Hamilton; Wil-' I W. B. Bu!`-' St. Cathar- Connor , city `solicitor, Brewster, Branttord; Nesbitt, Woodstock; D. `B. Wood, Brsmtfordni 1 1 1 I 1 .-po*` of the Sub-Committed Pi'eIo:i'og1.~; Effect of lntorvievn `\\:1_'th _ E_x|V3l:|jg~_'. Compaujes--Call Upon 0oiirIo,Go;o:n- ment to Generate Power at Nlugorlf Necessary Tlnrough _ Present ,N1q.gnru. Falls Park Commission. ' " ' " l I .51 i:-ospects A1-oiuost Encouraging For Realizlng the Project. To the Committee of `M-anufaicdtureergr "51 and Uonsumers of Motive Power Vlntevested in the transmission 01 electric power from Niagara Falls: Your sub-committee appointed to Investigate the practicability of this proposal to transmit electrical pow-4 er from Niagara, Falls to cities and towns within reasonable distance ' (mm the Falls, and the probable cost oi power so transmitted, beg_to re-` port that the prospects are `most `encouraging for realizing the project within a coiiipaxuitively short time, either through dealing with existing power companies for the required power, or by direct efiorts. oi the tnunicipalitlies interested. Interviews have been [had with officials of the various existing companies, and `terms have been discussed with them; i and while we were not. in a position to close any contracts, an-`d therefore are not authorized to `place before ' you any denite proposals` from any of these companies, yet. from conver nations _with their officers and from our knowledge of -the conditions at- iecting the operations of the com- panies, we believe that we are justi- y tied in assuming. that electrical pow- ~- --- `luv n\-xfainn at ll. l)I`iCP.- F msuu Anvf f and ago 111 assumulg. Luau cuwu-awn 1-'v'%' er can be` obtained at a price. if .% taken in large qltantis. 05 3b`-W an 4- no .~..... nnnflnnnua 11. I ). DB!` n will arise within the near future Q-a,KeIl In large qklulluxnicu, va. viwvv-v 87 to $8 per continuous h; 1). per ' annum delivered at Niagara Falls, or from $14; to $15 per h. p. deliv- ered to the various municipalities._. l Most Practical Plat. ' A Of the two -methods thus suggest our committee recogni.zes that the utter plan, the power company de- livering the power to the various niunicipal-it~ies, is `by far the less difficult toput into operation, while `theiormer plan, under which the municipalities would own and oper-. gate the means of transmission, the advantage, that in case at any .time the municipalities" should desire to change their source of supply or. to undertake by a ' co-operative at-heme to develop their own power,_ they would have in their own hands the means of transmission. It is per- haps not likely that` municipalities will desire to existing companies will, within `two years, be in a position to deliv_er1a.r more Pllwer than is likely to. be` de- manded for a much longer ,time.' but `the possibility is woitthy `,0! '_l,)ei.r_1__-g3` kept in mind in considering the me- thod to ;be_ adopted -01. Vobtainingp power. UIII. - `HA-el At` ' .30` II has that the occasion A _ _ enter . upon the development of power, since` V clpalities to -develop and transmit 03;; ' `"9. id trammit 9'|ll1`D0?Y3T$:":1"ft9':l ; b,u.v .. power delivpmd l- M: ;t31i: $`z.m1 ,-lnut,,1lcip,a11tie,s'. :ana,__c1ii 1 saute :7`-59 " ?W%I`"tl1i` ` To enable municip-ali`tie's to so pur- V chase and sell or otherwise distr'l- , bute electrical power legislation would of course, be necessary, and ` We recommend that prompt action be taken towards securing from the Legislature at the approaching pea`-2 sion the necessary powers enabling" municipalities to undertake such; work. Such legislation should" power mun1cipali_t1es- to? do-operator when authorized by" vote. of ` he `pro.- perty owners of the respect! `mun!-r-','_ distribute electrical -e1i'ergyi;j iror 2 SUB-COMMITTEES REPORT. 3 mm of Those Prounfy ~ -- --w-4 mam - frototloh of lnnicl]'):s`litlofI.'._' `A ` M In cue or Q" 19, 19.`. The Needed I'.olqlstloI"I. it _ \ 3t~:~. it mixntcivalitiehj `.:W.5T!i1d;l2:E?QtG`99d.;;.aPv`?`a3 *I 9W-_ - ~er -kept -sintiormein`-I.-th9;e;?F!1ra11.)nni* \iIal.i.!L,,i}s. "scales of ,s..rn'tes, Jnein-' ' b tgid` would-Ar.prefeAn1.`i--any `mau- `nii'p_lity f trams` cut_'tin`g,_`_' frates` __,ja.s * i against my other; In carrying"-out` such, co-operative scheme provision mustbe made` for` 'apj:ortioni'n'g T the = cost. 'a'mong"the' viirlkius niunicipa;li- - ' ties in . -proportion to `population, and provision should be made for . swbsequent admission-of other. muni- . cipalities into ,the.group upon B;_b&9`.. is, as to cost, "which would be fair , toi__th;e original municipalities folzn-- ;`ing the union. . . ` . V" Immediate" Acqion Be_coinniondod. `Should, however," the plan of mun- . icipal action in this d irecti ontai1_o receive the `approval of the` Legisla- ture, ' your coinmittee recommends chat `consumers take `united action `forthwith thereafter` and close `at- frungu1nents.wi th` one of the existing power companies for t.ra.nsn1issio_not ' electrical energy; either direct to_the consumer or to local organizations in each town and city_who would purchase the power in quantity and di::t1`ibute to consumers in their sev- emu nuu1ici['Iaiities., K7,... znr'\I`Y\`I1 |;vf"lll3 fan} VPPV ' strongly SBVO emu l,nll4l1l,'c_1pa;`1|,1eu_._V _. W . Your committee feel very strongly that to ensure success under either ` of the methods above pr opoVse'd, and to obtain the~best' results,` the unit- -.~'L- .1 _. 1. ......... .: 'v\n1V`|]'\Al` an E0 Oxwufu b1lU'UUDy u.a`-nu...` -..- ..--..- ` ed-efforts of as large` a`;5numb91` an % `possible of `either 'municiphli_tiee` `~ or ` individual consumers is hbsolutely ` _ess?e-ntial, 1sinc_e_ companies prepargd .1.-,,, __.- .2 .,...J...-... nvvlll `hnrurininav `M `can get anywhere near." es-Ls: To look. after legislat-io-n-George~ M-cLogan, St:ratf_ovd;T Ald. F. S.` Spence, Toronto; Mayor 0. F. Max`-" ~ .we11, St. `Thomas; `Mayor J. H. f Hamilton, Guelph; ex-Mayor` Mills, lngersoll; ,; Mayor: _Burgo`yn`e,_ `Sty C-atlfarines; Mayor Beck, `Lon- don; Mayor. Cant, Galt; Henry.VBe1_`_- "tratn, "Dun-das; William `Snyder Weft- erloo; Ma.y_o1f 1~Ia1lo`ra,n, Brantfoird: ; V nun-a Information wamgaa. ' "We "want some more; infot`ma'.I- tion, - p said ex:-Mayor Woods of Brantford. I gun agreed, that. with theheip 0f=Toronto_ `_and,. the ' Provincial G-oveirmnent, we would` get more_help than we would in Anny other way. We would have more `benet and cheaper, power than. we .-n..u...a nation is our only way- to I `Iu PH 0SS'nt1a.1, '_ S1l1c_e_ C0l.llp&1ll_.C3 lltwpcvryu to dispose of pofver will be_ will1kng to give` mu'ch better terms if la;-go q1`J'aL11_t.i Lies of power can be disposed ` of i r"1'a; single \tra.nsation tha1i' ""`if only small quantities can*b so'1 d. '_ A The )pQgtingt1_}9n ;A;.,.;djourne:d V 1316 J 1u1`1ch*. IWILVOII E`nWdo1-sad the Report. v ' `_'In the afternoon" the'7meeting en- dorsed..1_;h9_ report with a.few minor =changes.~: , ' `T-he-fOV1l owin"g`cominitte was up- poivnted to protect municipal inter-. ..r<.4- an "United action is our only to get. what we. w'a.nt." said Mayor Ed- . on of Berlin. . . A Govornmont Haunt-0. Mayor .Urquh_art of Toronto statgl xjnxly: From what I-Ion. Mr. Rog"! said to me la. few days ago this pow.` er -question to be made by. a Govern-` ment measure. It the Government will only take" up th'is`1`1'tatt`e"r.*f and climb over the-lega1diicultie's _' we can win." T --2---- 11'...-..n-.m-+ nln said the `Gov. .lVllu luv-_-no, --.__ , direction. ,. _ ` "his caused Mr. Snider to remark: `Well;"Mr. Urquhart. if this meeting is united with theigrace of the On- tario Government. we may be able to do" something, (Cheers.) Mayor Beck; M.P.P.., of London. _sa.icl: ,'I`he 1"st'thing _-we should do is to send-. a. strong resolution . the Government to assist - this part of the country to be a. manufactur- ` ing centre to provide for the want: of the rapidly growing Northwest Territory. - As to the `Government A ' "" ---- I'IItuI|`t` . T M!`- Ma.yon,,Urquh A power . to `mun Ross, had _A_J -.. tclpalitie informe d 8. ;.H1si Mend him in tho, Govern1i1ent contracting power `no one would - be better pleased to get it from the "Government than --we would. I may say, too, that the Ontario Govern- ment shouldget it; and the only ex- pense should be vyhat it cost the Goverximent to give'it to tis_.. If the Ontario` Government will not develop the power itself it has no right to` refuse ua_ the [)e1`mlssion- to handle A -....._I `in- ` are a manufacturing town, and have _ wayg" Vans: |--.. V- refuse us permission. to handle thepower op-urselv_es." Mayor Eden of Berlin said: "We prospered without any natural facil- ities. L If we can get power from any- where cheaper than we can get it here, we are satised to do it. We will thus prosper greater than we have done in the pest. .Whet we want his information. Personally. my orpiniofn is `that the _-Government. should do what they can for us, any-. l Mayor Halloran of Brentford said: "Get the power to our Jactories cheu.p-no -matter where" _,it 'c_omes' from. We hope to gain with-you the best conditions possible. ` The 'Park_`_l Commissioners -should `control. the -- ---.. _s Hum _onnf.I"nl the`7V1)ark. Hg. IIIU VAU vv v-~ v -- sight. Je told .5 the workings of t Company, which ` present to think t ..:..=a....n+.i.g -had ' Urqmir % Mayor Hepburn -of St:-a.tfon'd wag. `aatdsod ,_+t~ha.t. his city would 'ha.v' lots `of factories `it the` cheap 3 power could be. obtaitI,e.dg . '. A + 1.-.-*-`It..'5.o.!34!"!v_-I-#9-A 5,;-. 2: M.6.yor i 01.8113 -.-of W611 @819 ilk? o at `*5 @% ermission to u'au_smu, puv_u;r. . ` `Yes, I have that." `~put~.-_iw'n Mayor ; I'.. ,,--I.-..I- _ pl Va - . _ , hw:'o'u`-`Id Kean Egotorln. 3 . A.___-_- vnere near. _. tiop our_ want," said l` per- Ananssn%.mE%~cnuucIL mam: not am N G `marten BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL: V`-THIBLGOOD ROADS ' , - rsll A`l' "the Market Byilew Has Been Bi>,1ed- ; , Other,Bueinee_e.'1`re.neected by the , ' Town council on Monda - Evenlnz Q; . At the regular meeting `of the Town ` Council on..Monde.v night` ell the members ' were preeent with the exception. of Aid. Fletcher. The eeeeion when .5 long one.-lend _ ' during the evening. Dr. Wells. County Oommieeienen eddreeeed the . Council at length selling the advice of the meinhere re- garding the etend they wished him to tnlxe in reference to the Good Reads Syetem, Barrie apparently having been eerved ._eome- whet ecurvily in the divieion of the spoils. Another matter which` engaged the `_ atten- tion of the,Council at eome length was the diecueeion on n by low which was `passed repealing the new Market By-law. 1-~......y..unimrions were received an Iollows repealing the naergxeu ny-;_-w. 1 Communicetious were received and referred to the eeverel committeee: in-- nu- A t.....|mnw and a number of others petitioning for the opening of fa poro _ tion of Road Uvereeer .in Wards 5 and 6 . and referred to the several uomuuuuu, ; From Chan. A. Lucknow and a number . tion of Jane St. . _ ~ From Thou. Anderson. aelring for the ex V tension of the sidewalk from the town line to his residence. .. . From R J Fletcher, asking for a `grant of $150 and free light for Public Library. _ . _From W._ L Vair, of the Barrie Lacrosse Club, aekingrebste of rental of Town. Hall. `tom James Loftue, asking for the ap pointment as ,Road_` Overseerin Words. 5 and -- A A :' From James Smith, asking tor the peei- tion of Road Overseer. . V . ' From Wm. Sheets, applying for the poei-_ From the Seoretarv of the Trent _Valley Waterway Association, _ asking that the IIOII OI tiuuu Uvuluuuu .u. u .. ..- `1`rent..Va Waterway asking Touncil aign a. memorial to Hon. A. nn;.:_ .. .1... iuintlnunnnca of the work VI FWD In Its- f_>r but a. 1 by Commiuioner Well: and Campbell. Commlnionor wour lotion on rlpuuuu .. putting up 5 strong in ht Io: Barrie : zfigbtp: 20:: motion of Aid. qty:-or and Ross, the Council decided to uphold the Itund taken ; Ald. Stephen: and Otton moved that tho` 1 Mayor with Aid. Raoul ind Bouviok be u. ' committee to wait on tho County Council in tofu-once to urging on that body the neo- oeuity of reopooting Barrio : right: in the mower oi the mud: duianotod for improvo- . menu.--Csrried. A I) I\a.x._ Anna-nlda II fl`. -hv Ald. Obtain an aired a murky the thugs plow Ind obs in rant: on Hayeld St. in such a manner shut tbeurqet wu not elonroqsu only in thomorniug an formerly. Ald. Bnrwick gloooomplatnod of. the mow-` plow on Owen Sc. Ahl mull axnlninedthnt. by touch of the plowin Owen st. Ald. owell expleinedthet by , recent re-arrangement. the retoeme were norellowed to go beyond oet-min limit: end ee there wee only one other Qho;-ee, It could `~ nodbeifn ell perteof the towh_e'e`_y. _` epectel endeavor . wee mode to elect the welke to the eehoole u eerlyu poeeible. _ A13. Bu-wick urged that enextre ex- penditure -of $35 for e plow. he _mede in order to meetohe? , vefy eppere 3 went for` more eioioot edowolowing-. = p - - [1 _-_._-__...-an nnnnnmn luv: I: you v,.v.. - -_ _ `oonmiiiin R.E'l"0R'l'8. - - The Finance Cominmoo. through Ald. Ron, its Chairman. rooommqndqd the pay- mens of accounts th 82,717.10 nd also that: ' I; o 150 an L `free light be made) to t o_ Puhlk Library. The vroporty IIIIIII ur Uuv l 1'!` **';*`~% VIIL- Q um; `um wen `adofre.ed.` ' ` _ J. ' The F and Polloe Committee. through . in Ohnirman Ali. Tyrer, recommended that the tender of Mean. Bambi & Baker for mu. ooau and boom for the remen `be ' accepted. The report was adopted. The Prose and Adveruiainu Committee, thron II its Chairman Ald. 'MaoLa1-en, asked thatfbo heplaced to in oredir for the pur- poee of having the Toronto daily paper: publish` 11 item: of epeoialintereet occurring ,_ n-...a- mu. I-Anni! in ndonugd_ .. imblhh all icon}: of up in Battle. The layout r Theo! ox`-I ` in Barrie; rveirort wee ode ted. -- puuulu nu uauuu u. -,...... _..--_ - - ` The Boerd of orke, throng in Choir- men. Aid`; Powell, recommended that the tender of Wm. Wice for 50 or. 100 V toiee of stone wt 82 75 per toiee be accepted and that power be given the Committee to pnrchue so eddltionel. quantity at 3 price not to exceed "$3 toiee. The Committee eleo I-ecommen, ed thet June street he not oped- ed but that Ecclentreet from Elizabeth` St. A South to Perry St.,dPerrv St. from Ecclei to June, June St. from Perrv St. South to Ravine be reded end wetertebled. ".l`he I-V: w nun` ._ _ | tQDOrb`WjI :3 ;u given why me n -um luuunu_ ...-.....-...-... % Aid. Stephen: reply umtedthst a num- ber of petitions had been received from the farmer: uklng for the to 9:1 of tho! by-law on" Vthengiound thatit (1! not give a tipfac- " `* I A -IInnA:In Ifl ` no use injcom`ing into Barrie until ten of- olock under thcrproviulona ot the by`,-luv and (119 consumers" were A IIIO dlnntiad. claim ing that tho_ farmorI7ukodA more tor their productnowthsn rovxohply. The` farmers, [8, R ;.fonud;is QVAANCF. .n{1m1gn'r mt LAW REPEMEH. ' ' L. III , 3.. -.._.I..... hbdloo be droppodfrom 5 to 7 xoentu after L- n.....-.. .......n..-gd to nurchuo. The IIIGBO DB 01'!) `the buyers to I-IIV IJIl vo- wv.' ...__ .. , _ ~`l_)y-law; he chimed. woe deteriinentel to the merchants p it relulted in hneineee Being dhle ed until the afternoon. ' `hen regain the u-mere oornplelned tht the beak: cloeed before they oonld get the cheque: oeehed which they receive for their produce. The people who inked for the pounce of the h -low were now -dieentieed and "went `to eee_it re sled. The by-low `mightibe all right in to prinoilee but it , ~.didn_ ;t-eeem to work right in Berrie. .-maid"; Lowe thought that ~ before the by- I--: can `E would b. t0 Iwrld'; LOW! tlmllllt IZIIIV Iruurv auv lay` law, was repealed it would be advisable wait and eee what the townspeople thought `about the matter. i-Aid. Stephen re ed. atating that it would not make any. lererenoe what a few retired farmers in town thought about it, it 'wae.the farmers who marketed their. pro- duoe in Barrie who had to he pleaeed In the OUR5 mnm:. : ".Ald Powell outed ' this '5 position. was already in oil-cnlsvtlon taking that the by- Iur be no": ropeglod and he uked blunt three other members `rite `with him and cal: -to ;h'avo the question lald over until the next '--AA`,-an {meeting V Ald Lowe was the only other member of thefcouncil who wished for more delibera- 'ti6n on the member end. Aid. Stephens by- lewropenlinq the new llerkeu By-new was pneed on the followg division: ' J ` _ Yeeg-Ad. Strange, MncLeren, Berwick, mm... (hum. Pmmher nnd . 1 Held. from timeto time in this store` are uncommon are -backed".by_' higheclass merchandise at prices decidedly lower than quoted else- where. e Wedo not usegthe word SPECIAL, as a bait to catch the unwary. We are constantly showing yexclusizve novelties and, standard articles far below usual prices.-" Such happenings are legitmately called. special" events. People flock to these shles because experience ha offer inducements that cannot be obtained Elsewhere. , _____...._.._.._. s- taught them that when we say SPECIAL we 'pneed'on the following amuuu : V You--Ald. Ron. Stephens. Tyrer, Otcon, Poacher the Mevor--9. . . - NevI--Aid. Powell,` Lowe and Celnpbell,3. . Abyiew wee pneedjppointing B J. Fletcher u Aeeeeeor for 1903. es 3 eelery of ~ The Mayor and Treasurer were unbor- ized to borrow troy: the Bank `of Toronto euoh moniee u were needed to curry on the municipal, buelueee . until the oolleotion of '0VV- . ~'1`he were author- ized borrow trom the Bank `of Toronto ` moniee as on municipal. until the taxes. . ` :. Ald. Powell and Otton moved that the old route oi enowplowing be adopted and that Mr. Williams team stand in the stable at half-pay whilat the re-hall team it out on the anownlow. . Aid Tyrer and Poueher moved inamend; ment that; the route be not `changed, but that the thirdand fourth horaea be. sent] to _go to the east and to the sweat respectively, and that another anowplow be pur_oh'aeed. The amendment was carried. , `Two months leave of abaenee was granted Ald. Fletcher on account of alokneae. T Ald. Strange and Barwiekimoved that a Government brake for the, nae of. the hope - wagonhe urohaaedg? Thin motionwaa re-_ I {erred to t eFir9and Polioe Committee. _ ; vm.- n-....'..II t_h'naa"nlIinI1PllBd. X -.'l`l\is Se.asion e swing chanes urevmore far- mentsl,rg`e%r% and the Qtialities more satisfactory. Tl1eUnderWear `Sale I I16 aucuuaa Us slaw . v... ..... , -___ , from the staudpbinb of salesis not. the of graticatic new interested in the fact that the customers have so s purchases and `that the sale has been the means demonstrating `finest grades of underwear ever shown in Barrie at the prices`. .____ ` Asa Hand ltesmster was on. his way to Zurich vi} 3 load of our barrels, the loud upset had come` little. .time after. the drive);-`VIiha_|, lfonndidud under tha 1 Our antici-pations for an unusuallv early demand for new Spring Dress Goods is heing realized andlalready there is a great number of `enquiries. The greater part of our Spring Ituportations will arrive this week and W9 are condent that` thereis not another house so well prepared to meet your reqi1ire- ments even at this early date, You will nd here as large and varied an assort- ment` of styles as you usually nd when the season is well advanced. - rm- - --...-........... Ar +I.-q+_vle.q and exclusiveness ot the ideas oer you every e of styles and unhing new effects that you W111 be enchanted. But ideas. `There are so mahv st 1 so willinot go into further description, which would we want yen to see them al , % Q be inadequate [at best. ,_ `T % a j ' V _ J.OUR. QRESSMAKING DEPAR MENTA re-opens March 1st. 0113.323 ('77.; _LL..-.6-:AI\ . . given how receive first attentlon. arred to the urn Iuu sun... \lU The Council then adiourned. be dropped xrom 0 to 4 uvuw ....... mu werenllowed purchuo. ghe also dencriinonui V --4------ =5 n'nh:1|fA(` in hnninan -JAMES VAIR & SONS.