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Three hours were spent dis- cussing the apportionment of the S15O000 voted for 6 1 Roads, the resnit being an inerease to bridges and a reduction for both crural and urhan municipalities * Banting and Johnston recomend- CIRCULATION « THIS WEEK * 3625 COPIES | JA 56th Year -~ MacLaren, Editor Ww. C, Walls, Business Manager WITH WHICH IS: AMALGAMATED----_-------- THE BARRIE SATURDAY MORNING + BARRIE, CANADA, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1919 SHARE FOR TOWNS WAS REDUCED Council Gave $25,000 to Brid-| ges, $67,500 to Tps., $27,-; 500 to Towns and Villages. AL ifs special session' the County Couneil got down te busi- Tess promptly on Monday at 2 with nearly a full atten- neil sat till 10 pam. and met! again al 7.30 a.m, on Tuesday, when some | with' the rua through. In his brief opening remarks, Warden Todd referred to the he- reavement suitered by cillor laws in connection grants were put Jamieson in the death of his father and by Goun. Rusk in the loss of his only son and convey- ed to cthese members the sym- pathy of the Couneil. His Worship alse spake af the loss Canada had sustained by the callng away oof Sie Wilfrid Laurier. one of her most dis- tinguished sens, While all coult not see eye te eye wilh hin politically all free knowledg- ed the long. able. faithful and devoted servier he had given toy the Dominion | t to Objector ounce sent a copy of) a resolution adapted by them | recommending {hat caretaker of the Narrows bridge be dismissed (he having been} convicted as a conscientious ob. | yector under the MSA. and] asking that a returned soldier be appointed Daylight Saving W. A. Boys, MAP. in acknow- ledging receipt of memorial ob- jecting to Daylight Saving, wrote, "Personally ol like it) butt realize that the farming com- munity are almosh a unit against it, and in consequence 1 have made up my mind to vole against it" the present | Items Disallowed From the Dept. of Highways was received a memorandum showing how the provincial subsidy for roads during 1918 nounting to $20,424.64 is arrived aly Details are as follows Provincial County roads -- Maintenance and repair; amount of grant, $4391.50! County Read? construction-- Total approved, $23,885.75; amount of grant, § County Road maintenance -- Total pproved, amount of grant 478.84. Disallowed --$1 4,569.93. Following were the items dis- allowed: Beeton, $171.89; Brad- : $12 Tottenham, Stayner, $432; Cold- 230.41; Victoria Harbor, 80; Creemore, $119; Alli ton, $378.25: Qrillia, $2082.1 Midland, 1449.07; | Penetan, $500; Barrie $2.279.65; Colling- wood (payment deferred pending passing sof necessary by-law? $4,678.58. These communications read, Council immediately plunged fn- to the special business for which it was called, when on motion of Couns. Simpson and Coombs it went into committee to consider the report on road monies laid over from the June Session. This report provided for the apportionment of the $150,000 as follows: Bridges, $17,000; Pro- vineial County Highways, $30,000 towns and villages, $33,000; townships, $70,000. The first motion offered the committee was one by Couns. ing the following division: Bridges, $20,000; County Pro- vincial Highways, $30,000; Co. Roads System in, towns and villages, $30,000; in townships, $70,000. * Coun. Sheehan and .Coun. Mc- Lear moved in amendment that the- $150,000 be divided as follows: $20,000 for bridges and $30.000 for provincial county $20,000 ($82,400 or about $200 per mile, the latter to be divided according tu equalized assess- ment. Goun>Malone protested against the appropriation of the towns and villages being cut down and said that it was mére guesswork for Coun. Sheehan to put the urban mileage at 400. In the opinion of Coun. Simp- son the urban portion should be divided according Lo assessment. In the past ihe distribution had not heen fair ; coud. Duckworth was quite agreeable to this as Ht would mean ai increase fur his village (Vie. teria Harbor of from $167 to over SB00 Coun. Sheehan thought it un- fair to give the Lowns and villages avy share of the gebate on the monies spent on Provincial High- ways as these reads are much more to the advantage of the towns than of the Jownships; neither did he think them en- tilled te any pertion of the percentage recoverable on the expenditure for bridges. Coun. Banting said if it' was proper to designate it according to mileage why not pool the whole thing and divide at so mueh per mile? In Orillia, said Coun, Jobnsten, they had to take care of a lot of heavy (raffie while those mun- ieipalities olf the main route of through traffic had very little of /y this, As te the division of the monies, he pointed out that in Ontario County the towns and Villages are given one-third, On this basis their share in Simeoe County would he $50,000 instead of the £18,000 proposed, He did not want lo make any split: be- tween the rural and urban sec-- tions bul he wanted the latter fe eel their just proportion At ihe January session, saul Coun. Lovering, every member was pretly well satisfied as to the division of the money: all that was left undone was to appor- tion the ameunts among the municipalities, If they opened | up the whole question again they | might he there for two weeks "Coun ion of A.W. Campbell to the eflect (hat it was never intended that the towns and villages should get any part of the grants as they were sufficiently bene- fitted by the increased business which the good roads brought to them. Good roads are to the mutual advantage of lown and country. said Coun. Malone, He thought it absurd if the good roads were not to he continued through the towns, Coun. Jamieson was of the opinion that the towns over 5000 are not entitled to share in the rgad monies and are but. paying their obligations to the country by their contributions to the roads He approved of spending the money in the rural districts on a mileage basis. 'After pointing out that Colling- wood got only a small portion of its county rate 'back, Coun. Holden said he was satisfied to let the division remain as be- fore, If there was much change there would he a big ruction in the towns. . It was shown by Coun. Simp- son that the Council has power to make urban grants under by- law and these are recognized by the Govt. to pooling the funds Yor roads, but he did object to distributing these on a mileage basis because there is such a variation in the cost of construction of roads. If the money were pooled to keep the whole Gounty System up to a certain standard he would not object. Although the four large tow! pay over $50,000 annually in| the county treasury, yet some of the members objected to these getting anything, remarked Coun, Johnston. Money apportioned to Barrie for road purposes, said Coun. Craig, is spent on connecting links for the County System. It is expended judiciously and both town and country derive the ben- efit. Coun. Pulford contended that the manner of. distributing the road monies did an injustice and if it were not remedied the dis- highways (equal to $300 per mile); the balance ($100,000) to be disposed of as follows: The minimum earnings, 20 per cent. to be deducted, leaving $80,000 of which the urban municipalit- ies will get 22 per cent, (817,600 or about $440 per mile) and the rural municipalities $62,400 and satisfaction would drive business away from the towns. As an ex- ample he quoted Alliston getting as much for five miles of road as Tossorontio got for, fifteen miles. ° (Continued on page 2.) Buy advertised things. \ Train quoted the opin. |% RE-FORESTRY WAS AGAIN LAID OVER Collingwood's Reeve did not Succeed in Getting His Re- port Put Through. On Monday night, the County Council went into committee of the whole lo consider the report on reforestation, laid over from the January Session. Speaking to the motion to adopt the report, Coun, Holden said that he had discussed the question with Mr. Zavilz, who ex. pressed his pleasure at Simcoe taking this up and promised to do all he could to have a station for starting trees established in this county. Young trees are not as plentiful as usual this year as the seed last year was not good. In Hlinois trees can be bought at $3.00 per thousand, hut in some parts of Europe they are sold as low as 78 ents per thousand. Speaking of the effects of reforéstry upon the water supply, Mr. Holden stated (hat Brantford arfd other towns in that section had petitioned to have the head waters of their rivers reforested, This is one respect in which reforestry would bring good results in a few s, holding the snow and moisture and giving a flow of water the year aronnd. Even on Mr. Holden's plantation, after 44 y the snow lies from four to six weeks longer than on adjacent lands. The speaker did not think that the councillors would edt much benefit' in their day hy adopting the scheme but their successors would and it surely was a wise thing to make provision for posterity Re- farestation is not simply a hobby with him. He has" seen il demonstrated beyond a doubt. Coun. Moore --What do you think reforesied land would be worth in 20 years? Coun. Holden--I can't say ex- ctly. I know I have six acres that you would have trouble buy- ing. After 44 years the trees average 134 feet high. Coun. Bennett What class of timber would you get out of these plantations. Coun. Holden -- Trees are planted four feet apart and, as all trees grow to light, eventually the small ones die and in ten lo fifleen years there are stems of good straight timber. The best kind of pine for reforestation is' a cross between thé- jack and white. Coun. Stewart contended that the report was premature and quoted from the Act the powers given to counties for the en- couragement of reforestation. No bylaw can be passed until it is finally approved by the Minister of Agriculture. If a bylaw had such approval the Council could go ahead and make grants as they might see fit. Coun. Holden said he had con- sulted Mr. Zavitz, who said there was not the slightest doubt but approval would be glven, Mr. Zavitz also assured him that a report from the Council would he sufficient. In the opinion of Coun. Bant- ing it would be very unwise to go He was not opposed? ahead without first complying with the statutes and he moved. seconded by Coun. McArthur, that the report be laid over until the June session. Coun. Holden pointed out that no start could be made this year if the matter is left over till June. Coun. Sheehan objected to lay- ing the matter over. e wanted o/¥e see the question settled. 'oun. Coleman had no exper- ience on this question but he favored sending a committee of four or five men to inspect the Nottawasaga plantation and if they make- a favorable report, action could be taken in June. In different parts of «the county young pine have been cut down and he suggested that the Coun- cil take steps to prevent the de- struction of pine. Coun. Jardine said that one who had not seen Mr. Holden's plantation could not believe the progress made. : Cour. Jamieson corroborated this and said that Mr, Holden has more than doubl- ed the value of his land already through this reforestation. On a vote being taken, the amendment. was declared carried and further action was deferred until June. Single Copies 4 cents $1.50 Par veur (in advance) SECTION 1 PAGES 1 TO 8 No, 12 PENETANG ROAD ' WAS DESIGNATED As County Provincial High- way, in Preference to the Mill Road. Afler wrestling for over three hours with the apportionment of the County Roads monies, Monday afternoon, the Council went right ahead with the next business on the order paper, viz. the desig- nation of certain roads as County Provincial Highways. To facili- tate discussion this was taken up in committee with the Warden presiding. The following four motions were submitted to the committee: Jobhnston--Holmes --That this Council ask the Provincial Gov- ernment to designate the Ather- ley Road from Lhe Narrows to Gill St., Orillia, a distance of not more than three miles, as a portion of the Provincial County Highway System and that the Warden, Engineer Campbell and Coun Taylor be a committee to join a deputation from Orillia in plac- ing the matter before the Dept. Ranting -- Moore --That this Council consider the advisability of memorializi the Provincial Government t€ Psignate as a Provincial Cofyty Highway the town line belw Innisfil and West Gwillimbury, commencing at the Penetang Road to run straight west to connect with the provincial highway in Dufferin, thereby connecting the counties of Ontario, Simeoe and Dufferin, thence westward to Lake Huron Train --Wilsen --- Phat the Govt. be asked to include in the Provincial County Highways the Mill Road through Vespra, Flos and Tiny to Penetang and the present Gaunty Road from Pene- tung lo Midland. MeLean -- Toole --That the Penetang Road from Crown Hill north to Penetang and the road from How's Corner on the Pene- tang Road to Midland be taken over as a Provincial County High- way. On the first two motions there was no discussion, but it took the council some time to decide which of the two routes between Barrie and Penetang should be adopted. 7 Coun. McLean pointed out that the Penetang Road is known all over the province as a continua- lion of Yonge St. and, besides, it serves a greater number of mun- icipalities than does the Milf Road. It was maintained by Coun Train that the Mill Road accom- modates more ratepayers of the. county, is more easily improved aud is the better and more direct route from Toronto to Georgian Bay. North of Hillsdale, the Penelang Road is little used in comparison with the heavy traffic the Mill Road carries. Besides. Flos already has too high a mile- age for its appropriation, The Deputy-Minister had 'seemed favorably impressed with the claims of the Mill Road and said it would receive thorough con- sideration before any. road was designated. Coun. Toole contended that the Penetang Road is most travelled and thought that it would be chosen by any right-thinking man who wished to see justice done to the municipalities on both sides, To hear Coun. Train talk, said Coun. McLean, one would think that only Vespra, Flos and Tiny paid taxes. As for the Penetang Road being bad, that was all the more reason why it should be designated. ' " Cbun. .Simpson showed that from the standpoint of economy the Mill Road should be designat_ ed. Last year the road from Waverley .was added td the County System and the County will get 40 per cent. rebate until this is completed. If the Mill Road is taken the rebate will be 60 per cent. as against 20 per cent. if it is not designated. This route is -fully twenty minutes shorter between Barrie and Pen- etang than. the Penetang Road. He considered that the interests of bdth local and through traffic would be best served by desig- nating the Mill Road. . Coun, Wattie put up a-vigor- our plea for the Mill Road, show- ing its importance for' through traffic as well as the desirability ofthe route. Vespra last year spent $822 on 34 miles of road almost entirely for traffic origin- ating outside that township. As the Penetang Road has been designated as far as Crown Hill, Coun, McLean thought it should be continued through. Coun. Wilson pointed out the important part played by the Mill Road in serving all 'The country to the west. To illus- Irate the heavy traffic, he quoted an instance of where a man driv- ing to Barrie was passed by over 200 aulompbiles after leaving the Flos townline. Coun. Taylor read a letter from the Deputy-Minister in which he said that if the Council, designated the Penetang Road he it due consideration. | just what he said the Mill Road," retorted about Coun. Train, amid laughter. Coun. Corbeau of Penetang thought it hardly fair to Tay if the route was to enter Penetang at its west end. Coun. Toole questioned if Vespra, Flos and Tiny would like to be treated as they wanted to (reat Tay and Medonte. He said the Penetang Road leads right down the main street of Pene- lang, whereas the Mill Road en- lers the town about four miles west of that. Coun. Lovering favored the Penetang Road, leading as it does through the centre of the county, Council adjourned at 6.30 with the matter still unsettled. On resuming at eight o'clock, the vote was taken without further discussion, the Penetang Road winning out on the follow- ing division: Yeas--Archer, Banting, Bell. Bennett, Coleman, -- Coombs, Corbeau, Dundas, Gowanlock, Holden, Holmes, Jamieson, Jar- dine, Jeffs, Johnston, Lovering, lowe, Malone, Manning, Me- Arthur, McLean, Rusk, Sheehan. Sinclair, Taylor, Toole, Tom.--27 Nays--MelIntosh, Pilon, Simp- son, Spicher, Train, Wattie, Wil- son.--7 Aid for Bridges Pulford --Tom --THat the Warden name a. special commit- tee"to interview the Government with the object of securing grants for certain bridges that are on neither the County Provincial Highways nor the Courtty Good Roads System. Coun. Wileox pointed out the very heavy expenditure required to rebuild bridges and quite approved the motion, which was allowed to go through. Fine Premium List On Thursday night the direct- 'ors of the Barrie Horticultural and Town Improvement Society held a meeting in the Secretary's office with the President, J. A. MacLaren, in the chair. The main business was pre- paring the premium list for 1919. This was completed and will be printed in a few days. It has twelve options and is exception- ally attractive this year. In order to get the very best, the Society is buying the seed for several options and having the plants grown for the members. From Diener of California they have secured the celebrated 'Monster Ruffled" petunias; from Burpee of Philadelphia, fine mixed Childsi gladioli; from Vick's of Rochester, six colors of their famous branching asters. 'To encourage production the Society is again! giving $1.20 worth of seeds (vegetables and flowers) of the member's own selecting. During the war feriod the Society has not sought'to push a membership campaign, but this year it is hoped to bring the membership up to 400 at least. Citizens who are planning for gardens this year should not order their seeds before seeing. membership fee of $1.00 is more than returned in the premium. By joining you help yourself, you help the Society and you help the town. Membership in the Society is not confined to Barrie. If people outside the municipality wish to join they will be very welcome. Bible Soolety Fleld Day 'The Barrie Branch of the B. and F. Bible Society will have several pulpits of the town occu- pied for one service in each by excellent speakers on Sunday, this Society's premium list. They ANOTHER SURPLUS FOR LIGHT DEPT. Gross Profits for 1918 were $8371 -- Waterworks Had $1371 Deficit. The annual statements of the Waterworks and Electric Light Departments, just issued, show a small deficit in the former and a big surplus in the latter. With the excepti of commercial light all sources of receipts in the Electric Light Dept. show in- creases, the total being $1457.84 ahead of 1917. The gross sur- plus is $210 better, although the net surplus is less than in 1947, due, apparently to higher de- preciation of charges, which were $2928 in 1917. ~ Waterworks receipts were $10,- 173.36 as compared with $9915.- 46 in 1917. In the expenditures is an item of 1915.43 for electrio power, which is no doubt for the new pump. This, however, does not seem to have the desired effect in wiping out the coal bills as the fuel in 1918 cost $2266.99. On the year's business the plant showed a loss of $1371.99. Electric Light Dept. Operating Report. Earnings: lomestic light .. .. commercial light .. Conimercial power Street light .. ... Miscellaneous. $760.68; Int. 40. ce ee $2456.76 7305.45 9296.34 596.40 Mdse., 1524 08 Total earnings .. ...$35239.03 Expenses: Power purchased ..... $14803.25 Sub-station operation... 46.52 Distribution operation and maintenance .. 1655.54 Line transformer main- tenance ..... .. 498.26 Meter maintenance . 133.70 Street light operation and maintenance .. 300 54 General Office salaries and expenses .. ... 2742.55 Undistributed expenses 635.49 Interest and fixed charges .. -. «+ 6052.29 Total expenses .. . $26867.84 Gross surplus .. .. .-$ 8371.19 Depreciation charge .. 3517.00 Net surplus .. .. .. ..8 4854.19 Balance Sheet Assad : Lands and buildings. . ,$12266.0@ Sub-station equipment 4682.98 Distribution, overhead 24563.82 Line transformers .... 3513.05 Meters .. .. .. -. -- 16900.94 Street light equipment 3357.02 Miscellaneous construc- tion expense 1349.99 Old plant .. $4709 24 Total Plant .. .. ..113343.07 Bank and Cash balance 1449.44 Inventori ° 3649.95 Accounts receivable 6733.56 Other assets --Water- works loan, $3000; War Loans, $18000... 21000.00 « 146445.72 Total Assets Liabilities: Debenture balance ....$36272.86 Accounts payable . 1420.30 Other liabilities .. ... 243.77 Total liabilities .. . 37936.93 Debentures paid .. .. 50727.14 Depreciation reserve.. 17416.00 Surplus .. .. .. . 40065.65 Total .. .. 2... ..81464145.72 muinued on page 9.) ------_S-------------- tné services on above date be well attended so that even a deeper interest may be reused hroughout the town. U. F. 0. to Ship at Barrie A Tneeting will be held in. the Assembly Hall of the Public Library, Barrie, next Saturday, Mar. 22, at 2 p.m., to organize @ co-operative stock-shipping ceny tre at Barrie. The U. F. 0. now have their own men at the To- - ronto stockyards and are hand- ling shipments to the great ad- vantage of their members. Mr. Althorpe of the Union Stockyards, Toronto, will be present t} give full: information. All. farmers | March 30, when the work and claims of the Society will be fully presented. As Barrie Branch did better than ever in. its history Haat year it is to be desired that are invited to attend this meet ing. 42-420 Read the advertisements. Save by the W. 8. 8. plan. a am re yerete MRR TAS Te *