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Shop In Oshawa and Hel» Build Up ithe Town The Ontar \ 0 Reform ' 4 4 All the Neivs While It Is News VOLUME 51--No. 108 Published at Oshawa, Ont, Canada Tuesday, Thursday. .and Saturday 'OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1922 Yearly Subscription $3.00 Single Coplise 5 Cents TWELVE PAGES Fireworks Feature Closing Session of Board of Education A.W. FERGUSON ~NEW PRINCIPAL OF HIGH SCHOOL "Loopholes as Wide as the Sea in Plans," Declares Trustee Brown, Commenting on Centre Street Plans--Places No Faith In Present Archi- tect--Other Trustees Do Not Agree. SUGGESTION MADE THAT BD. RESIGN Levelling much eriticism at the Property Committee and evoking a heated discussion which terminated with the suggestion that all members of the Board resign and go to the people for re-election on January 1, the Board of Education held its final session of the' year, on Thursday night, © A raft of business came to the attention of the Board, which was prolonged when the Property Committee presented its report. Practicflly every question dealt with, created such heated debate, that Trustee Browne suggested that all members resign and be eleetnd similarly to the Councillors, The janitors of public schools came in for | cpnsiderable criticism, for the alleg-, ed poor condition in which the build- ings were kept, Trustee Browne de- claring that the lavatories in Mary Street School were a disgrace and also that the old Centre Street School was in a far more healthy condition. | Just before the meeting adjourned Trustee Thompson. stated that in hi opinion the Property Committee | Appointed By Board To Take | Place of Present Head at New Years HERE THREE YEARS LEAVING OSHAWA of Teaching Staff 'Move Meets With Approval and Students | Mr. A.W, Ferguson, who for the | past three years has been. mathe- matical instructor at tthe Oshawa | High Scheool, was chosen at Thui,- | day night's meeting of the Board of | Education, to succéed Mr. J. G_ Alt- house as principal of the school. the latter having accépted the appoint- ment as headmaster of the Unive:- sity of Toronto Schools, The appointment of Mr. Fergusoa was made without any following a recommendation to that | effect contained in the report of the | Management Committee, The salary | wes stipulated at #200 per annum, the appointment being made for the term commencing January 3, 192 to June 20, 1923, Mr. Ferguson H. S. Langford, popular manager of the local branch of the Bank of Montreal leaves Ochawa shcrtly, having been transfzrred to Montreal - is an honor gradu- ate in mathematics of Queen's Uni- veristy and has taken some of the work for his doctor's degree in peda- gogy. He has had eight years' ex- INCREASE SALARY owed the Board a report in ¢onnee tion with additional school accom modgtion. "What is being done to | secure new public schools?" he asked | Trustee Browne agreed with Truss | tee Thompson that the most impor- tant question was new public school: Jle contended that the Property Com mittee were trying to build a tech- nical school first, 'when other schools were urgently needed Trustee Smith replied that by ereciing technical #£chool they would be relieving public schools They were planning to procur: sites down town for a High and tech nical school and sites on Centre Street, for public school. Trustes Thompson added, "We need a school on Centre Street and we should put | another ole wherever a sité. I think we should go ahcad with them at once." Architect (Criticized, "It is all right schools," Trustee "But we niust get sites before go ahead." Trustee Drew asked if anything had been done in regard to plans or copsuléing architects. | Trustee Smith intimated that they | would defer the matter of additional schools until the retiring members got off the Board. "Why. tie us down to work of this nature?" he Trustee Brown stated that he not in favor of the present architect continuing to do the work of th Board. If the members had not any knowledge of constructing schools, they would have been in a | bad fix." If any one makes tion to secure vlans and get another architeet I will back up the sugges- tion of erecting a school on Centre Street, tos be composed of 18 or rooms." In criticizing the work the ar- chiteets, Trustee Browne declared theres were loopholes in the plans as wide as the sea. Other members o the Board were of a different opinion. Trustee Smith stating {that he had always found the architect to be Satisfactory person, while Trustee Drew pointed out that Mr said the architect's work was first class. No further action was taken a to build Smith say was a of Tenders Becommended. Included in the erty Committee was a tion that the Gay Co. Ltd. be paid $2,000, the balance of the contract price for erecting portable school: There . were some improvements to be made, Trustee Nott pointed out, but they were holding back approxim ately $400 due the Gay Company for extras. Other recommendations were that the salary of the caretaker at the High. School ' be increased to $1.650- and the one at King Street school to $1,32 that the tenders of Fred Garrard for heating the new Ritson school at $6,136 and W. Bramhall for plumbing at a cost of $4,274 be accepted. Trustee Browne who is a member of the Committee wanted to know where and when the (Continued on page 6) Pass 14000 Mark | a Oshawa's total population is now over 14000 According to figures given out teday by As- sessor BR. MH. James, the popula- tion as giveu in the new assess- ment volls is 12.780, am increase over last year's otal of 11,580. Added to this, however. must be taken the population of the nowly-annexed village of Cedar Dale. Mr. G. D. Conant places report of the Prop- recommenda- asked. | al Trick had | | Board of Education Will Pay salary of=the 8 Thursday night a fact receiving and we can get! heavy. Garbutt, and that retorted, | man for that position. the Chappell and Thompson. Ling ings doubt about it heing satisfactory. 20 | Members of the Board believed that | dows sashes could be The representative ithe | cold |. | Uther Property perience, coming here from Brock- ville," where ha was acting in' a sup- ply capacity following his discharge from the C.E.F. upon demobilization, Previous to enlistment he had heen on "the staff of Collingwood and Georgetown_High Schools, Since coming to Oshawa Mr. Fer- guson has made many friends, being a general favorite with staff and stu- dent body alike. His work as matn- ematical instructor hag been most efficient and when it was learned that Mr, Althouse was leaving, his name was at once mentioned for the position, He is well acquainted witn the work and the Board feels that the responsibility coupled with the position rests in capahle hands. Trus Granted Increase rys | - Miss Cummer, commercial teacher, | was granted an increase of $100 per annum commencing January 1, 1923, while Miss McLean, secretary of the High School, was given an increase in salary of %2 per week. The res- ignations of Miss Margaret Doherty and Mis thleen Green, members of the ibliec school teaching staff were accepted. The High School report showed that the maximum enrolment for the Fall term was 359. 'In 'November there were 344 pupils on the roll, or whom 264 were from the town, 65 from Ontario" County and 15 from other counties. The average daily attendance wa 30, or 96 per cenr. of the total enrolment. The term examinations will be held this com- ing week. The results will be pub- lished early in the New Year, One application was received for the position of caretaker of the new Ritson school but the matter was re- ferred to the Property Committee. Th® monthly report of the Finance Committee showed the following ex- penditures: Public School aries High aries Offices and janitors Industrial class Substitutes 'urrent schools "urrent accours High School Debentures public schools vebentures High School FOR SECRETARY Eight Hundred In Future the ye The of Education of increase secretary Board of next receive -a instead of $300. The the meeting | will $800 al was made motion to passed after The change owing to the officer was the secretary not near! tee Drew introducing that effect lengthy salary that a which was discussion. was made the truancy more than duties were the It w contended that Secretary who also Supervising Principal had enough to do without taking care of the secretarial work, they should secure another The matter up early in retiring mem- Trustees Hall, as 15 taken The Board are probably be New Year. bers of the will the Stirl- Peterboro window the cost authorized Limited of to Caulk Tite the doors and at the High School, A representative of the present and stated that it ing used on many large build- this section of the that there was no The Board Products sashes to he firm was be throughout province and sal- $5,409.17 sal- 2,651.00 851.48 602. 71.5% offered to do te High School ; o oy stated and if that were teachers satisfactory the Board could pur- chase the equipment and have King Street School done themselves School teachers' erevices in the win- filled and that well made of the firm stated indefinitely, as affect it and the it to crack. in this manner account - public 1 L099 20 547.47 2,207.09 218.70 the expenditures was would last would not not 'cause it heat would that Oshawa's Assessment for 1 , according to the newly completed for publication this morning by Assessor This iz an increase of 8,945 over last year Oshawa's total assessment assessment R. H. James, when the total was $7,950,580. Those figures flo not, of vourse, include the newly annexed district of Cedar Dal The assessment for the Cedar Dale district having bee: made by the township this year, according to the agreement the taxes will be based on it. The followi § ng 5 tables are self-explanatory: Assessment for 1923 Exempt from taxation Buildings $53,000 20 158,800 48.500 Cov't Property Municipal Property School Properiy 54,650 190,620 G0,715 for Local Imp. Only Church Property Schools, ete Liable Por School Taxes Building value in this class sessment, i. iable For Land, #: FHOD incoine . Liable 125,520 10,000 144,760 9.590 19,890 totals #895.160 and business as- : 1, 168,350 | 3LR05.050; business assessment buildings, $448,775 assessment, 7.004.820 $8,709,525 Z ; buildings, $5,125, sment, $448,775. Total This total business up as follows: land, $878,762; income Last Year's Figures. Last year's assessment shows the same figures for government property and for municipal property. The school property total was $180, $20, the difference being in the land values which were then assessed at $22.- 020. Other properties exempt stood the same, 'as did churches and schools in the coluens of properties liable for local improvement only. A big difference is seen in the assessment of properties liable for school taxes only. In last year's figures the total property building values under this head was $461,650 and business assessment $275,190, making a total is made assessment, Han; a discussion | Some Egg! Considerable excitement was caused around The Reform office yesterday morming when Mr, Earl Moore walked in with what looked like a young osts rich egg. Some of the staff bad visions of an omelet, but one of the reporters ducked bee hind a convenient desk fearing that an cgg throwing cpisode was about to start, Another member of the staff stated that his wife had told him to get some fresh eggs and made the remark that Mr, Moore was a lifesaver, at the same ti holding out his hand, However, Mr, Moore be- lieves in the good British adage of "what we have we'll hold" and hung on te the egg until the stay omised that they would not start any "rough stuff", The egg was purchased with some others fromi Mr, D, Pic- kell, Lakeside Farm, and meas- wed 63% inches one way by 9 inches the other way, It was laid by an Australian Leghorn and was certainly one of the biggest hen's eggs seen in this part of the province, The printer's devil, who is somewhat of a chicken fancier, says it reminds him of the t he first started to keep chic- kens, He had a flock of Ban- tams and was somewhat dis- appointed at the tiny eggs they laid so he rented an ostrich egg and hung it up in front of the nest with a sign on it which read, Keep your eye on this and do your best", We do not know whether Mr. Pickell adopted this--mwthod or not but certainly his Australian Leg- horn is somé bird, Pythian Sisters Kisters, meeting the ing Elect Officers' For New Year Ontario Temple No. 1, at their regular business Thursday evening, elected' officers for the ensu- Pythian following year: Most Excellent Chief: Mrs. Annie Gibson. Schwartz. spondence: Excellent Senior: Mrs. Marie Excellent Junior: Mrs. Gillard. Manager: Mrs. Graham, Mistress of Records and Corre- Mrs. Jessie Goyne. Mistress of Finance: Mrs. Hall. Protector: Mrs. Skingsley. Guard: Miss Holder. Trustee: Miss Logermann. Installing Officer: Mrs. Louise Rundle, Press Correspondent: Mrs. Marie Schwartz. Louise the making Mrs of the meeting Mrs was presented with chief's jewel, Mrs, Disney the presentation to which Rundle responded with a few At the close Riindle past remarks. Chief, the evening by h I CE BAPTI THE ANNUAL FIREMEN'S SUPPER | Commission ATHOL the absence of Most Excellent Mrs. Gibson through illnes was, occupied during the Mrs. Rupdle. In chair COMING EVENTS MADAME CHRISTMAS TREE SKATING AT RINK night. Band. 3 T S. 8S. CHRISYMAS N- tertainment and Santa Claus' visit Tuesday, Dec. 19, at 7.30, 10%-u ZEDDA, BCIENTIFIC Palmist, will remain at 199 Sim- coe St. S. until further notice. 107-b TUES- (198 day and ball will be held on Thursday Dee. 21st Square. dancing in Town Hall and round dancing in the armories. Keep the date open AND ENTER- tainment in connection with the Sunday School of the Cedar Dale Hall will be held on Thursday evening, Dec. 21st. Eyerybody welcome. (108b) STREET CHRISTMAS Tuesday Dec. 19th, free to everyone. Come, bring a friend and enjoy th» eveaing with tne children and their program. 108-a Tree GRAND CHRISTMAS CONCERT BY BETHLEHEM | THE scholars of Albert Sireet School, to be held in St. George's Mission Hall, Court Street, Thursday, De-| cember 21, 8 o'clock. 15¢ admis- sion. Matinee at 3 o'clock 5c. hi 108-¢ TABLEAUS AND Christmas carols by the girls of Bishop Bethune College in St. George's Parish Hall, Tuesday eve- ning, Dec. 19th, at 8 o'clock. Sil- ver collection in aid of the build- ing fund of the new church. 107-b BETHLEHEM TABLEAU AND char. Carols by the girlus of Bishop Bethune College, in St. George's Parish Hall, Tuesday evening, Dec. 19th, at 8 o'clock. Silver Collec- tion in aid of the building fund of | the mew church. 107-9» THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE | Auxiliary wil be held in Home Monday after- 18th at 3.30 o'clock. will please bring their talent money. (108a) CHOIR OF THE PRESBY- terian Church will render a por- tion of Handel's Messiah, evening service mext Sunday, Dec. Hospital the Nurses' noon Dec. Members * their at the TOWN FATHERS | MAKE MERRY AS YEAR ENDS nish Council Yeas, With Banquet Held on Friday Night AT COMMERCIAL HOTEL | Flow of Oratory Lasts Until Early Hours of Morning NEW TREASURER [ night's meeting of the Town Council the annual "Love Feast" was held in the Commercial | Hotel. Each year it has heen the cus- itom of the councillors to tender a banquet to the retiring Mayor. Plenty of good things to eat and speeches, if not so good, were plentiful to say the least, as has been the case in| former. years every member of the council was per mitted to address the ' gathering und although warned by " ; " (« Percy Punshon, who presided, not to i x exceed three minutes, some of the more verbose members talked indefin- itely. Howe be that as it may, bouquets wer inded out indiserim- Mr. P. A. Blackbune Who will n inately, and everyone seemed to be en- joying himdelf immense The ates Assume the Duties of Town fair did not end until nearly thres Treasurer at New Years. Mr. Blackburne is now filling a o'clock this morning. » » 3 . h similar pole in Sarnia, COUNCIL HOLD FINAL SESSION, That part was the preliminary ban- All Business Was Routine--| I quet. The management of the Com- mercial really excelled itself dn serv- Disposed of In Short Iw Order ! it i Following last | a 1 1 ing a really high class meal, after which the flow o oratory starts What the council should have done. what can done if only the ardent members of the present council ; re-elected, what a wonderful town Oshawa is, what a fine body of Coun cillors the own has had this what the various committees and dividuals had done during the year and will do next. Predictions and as sertions flew thick ™% fast. All the above things and scores o others, were told and retold last night Ver: tt HSi ness In addition to speeches by the . er Mayor, Reeve, Deputy Reeves, Coun-} last meel/ng cillors and departmental heads, num-| Town Council and erous guests were in attendance and all were given an opportunity of ex pressing their views on municipal governme ar any other topic for that matter which they cared to men- ion. Councillor Moffat summed the whole matter up in a few words when he humorously remarked that he ex- | pected when he was invited to the | poyowing considerable gathering that the Mayor would be | the matter was r#ferred the subject of frequent laudations. | pinance Committee with However, most of the laudations | ae, The club will the were of a personal nature. | is more than likely Fire Apparatus | The Ladies' Auxiliary of the GW features brought out hv |V.A., also made request for the speakers was the abso- | usual grant to d , Christma le" fire department that the [cheer among the J Last year Town possesses and what an excellent [the ladies received $200. The matter police department it has. Of course | matter was seferred to th Finance the references to the fire department | Committee Ww ith power to act, This were not criticisin of the men but | grant will also be made it is believed. equipment A by-law authoriz the Mayor There were a few real clever speecii-' and Cle rk to sign annexation es which were short and to the point, agree entered into by the Tow ¢ Most of thoge which could be classed | ship of st Whitby, Oshawa, and ix as such howeYer, were either from de-| Cedar Di was passe d. tl partmental heads, guests, or members | A by-law appointing Lh ol it of the independent boards. One of | O=car Hu ifon Limited Toronto, th the real speeches of the evening was | permanent auditors of the town tl that delivered by G. W. McLaughlin, | The duties of the auditors, Mr. McLaughlin in opening declared | will be to examine and report ol that he presumed that he had been in- [all town accounts ;: vited to attend the gathering because | The report of the Finance of being a member of the Town P lan- | mittee was read by Reeve George|y ning Commission and also the Hou: - | Morris It recommended the usu: ing Commission. He was glad that { payment of salaries and accounts. the two Commissioners could report |The report adopied much constructive progress. Justify- The Board.of Works report recom ing the existence of a Town Planning | mending the payme nut of the sum Mr. McLaughlin asserted] of &1%,000 to the ndard Paving! that he believed that Oshawa would | Company adopted develop just as fast during the next Further quarter of a century as it had duridg| (he account (Continued on | column ete be | or ol was transac- ted at of thi none of it was or yw an important nature Rotary Clun FS A deputation from the grant of $400 abn ared asking that a be made by the council for the maintenance of a skating rink tor children on the old Pedlar Pro- The Council it ad arant in IH tl similar Iy the to i I orat to power grant got i Faulty cl a spre poc Two of t} most of lutely "er 1e the st tl of "tl iE the firm as was passed Com- + | a a N bh was n was nh information ained relative to is cont in an o'h- Page 4) | er a Assessment Catechism | N t Contributed When is it timely to consider municipal When the assessor has delivercd his notice about, What (1) Oshawa follows the policy of a high rale. values? { are talked Assessment s and appeals « . 'n Property? 1 and the prospeci Oshawa is the policy followed in assessing valuation of a low a (2) Serutiny of both idential and business assessments show a- sessment valuations average about one third of selling values PS What advantage is claimed for this policy? oth Coin v That a low valuation, in practice. restricts the yoth Coun- : (il and School Board, and secures more pr ident expe naar, ; Why do ratepayers appeal against tl assessments? i C i I 0) They desire to secure equalization them 1 ratepayers generally. What the logical and fair rule Gain a xuowledge of rental value, res incomes Of between alives and as to follow in valuation of property" fi insurance and last year's taxa wall the | and the fatality we he smoke and gave ute fighting of collapse. soon evidently . the aperture left ipes,/ been hole ercl by of ignite carri Reformer chief said. I join in extending their opinion of the fire department that the affair of souncil ions. Blazing Wallpaper Ignites Bedclothes; Child Dies of Burns T------------ nfant Son of Dr. and Mrs. D. R. Cameron Meets Horrible Death--Grandmother Has Heroic But Futile Fight To Save Life--Was Herself Overcome STOVEPIPE, OPENING: WAS WITHOUT GUARD Malcolm yr. i K. Cameron, and. Mrs, son of ~102 infant Cameron, Simcoe Street North, was burned to death noon vesterday hour, himney paper hild slept the sparks from a house ignited the the where the in its carriage. Some of fell into the baby ecarri- ignited the child's clothing baby, which was a few 1onths old, was horribly hurned. At the time the distressing Dr. Mrs. Cameron from home, The ehild left the of its randmother Mrs. Spottswood. The rst intimation the elderly woman ceived that anything was wrong as when one of Dr. Cameron's ung sons rushed gown stairs and id her that the baby carriage was fire shortly, after when in the in room sparks ge and only of both and re absent ad heen in care Fought Rushing upstairs wade a heroic fight to save the haby. ndeterred, though the room was il of smoke and flames, repeatedly ran the bath room procured iter. and doused the carriage with A, citizen passing by noticed emitting from the windows rushed to the fire station and the alarm. In less than a min- Chief Cameron had responded ith fire fighting apparatus When the chief entered »om he found Mrs. Spott the flames but on The chief and his men the fire under control but heing badly burned had died the arr fire fighters. Hidden \ceording to was caused thro oper being all Before Dr the residence the roo decorated and papered for the stovepipe had been con the wail paper and no mer op had been placed in it. Neith« doctor or his wife were the existence this hole. sparks went up the chimney they d the wall paper The habs with the sleeping child was nmediately under the aperture and sparks fell into the carriage and practically consumed befor caug n to the rest ot Futile Fight Mrs, Spottswood 10 the bed- wood still the verge had 1 child 30 before Defer 3 placed rooms Cam stop in 1ased 1e 16 Yo was 1e flames 12: room. Murs. Speaking f the vir this morning the gallant fight to save fla) "Had we few minutes later Irs. Spottswood would also hav ecome victim to the flam: the 'As it was shé was when arrived, Spottswood to Th fire ch ed baby Praised 0 aff: id of by Irs. Spottswood nd sub the rrived just a the a 1081 overcome we e added Well roughout Oshawa, saavement of Dr. ron has occasioned genuine regret mongst host friends, who will sympathy at the doctor and heartebroken favorably known and district the and Mrs. Cami-; and a of Both art time Canieron loss. Made his irs: heir Investigation Vollowing the tragedy Dr. Cam- ron requested the fire chief to an investigation and the chief The Reformer that there was visible evidence of a stove pipe perture in the bed room. The, was expressed by the head 1ake old of the need. 'building and inspection recommended to thé him on numerous OCEAg. vas farther evidence "proper as by ww-laws Dr. Hoig, chief coroner, was noti-, ed the occugence. An inquest of nill not be held. tion, arriving at the net income, The practical present value will bh. {the amount of which this met income seven per cent «six per cent for investment earnings and one por cent for repairs.) What is the unfair and il al way 10 value property? is [ ¢ly on near- Tips For Councillors Cuessing at it--following optimistic opinions, based larg sales, not sufficiently understood i What classes of sales are unreliable guides to (1) Where there occurs love-mateh between erty, price being of small consequence (2) Willingness to pay a big price, land further liberal térms are acceptable. | (2) Where an agent or dealer in small wares, such as tobacco or iewelry, needing only a few feet for standing room in good locality, pays high per foot. yet makes, in the total a small investment. | | (4) Where a bank buys a corner, largely for light and security. | for ninety per cemt of | the ordinary ratepayer | by ? value? purchaser and prop- if a trifling cash down payment | a Land paying ouly a fractioy over three per cent.' lits funds, easily pays almost twice as much as to whom money loaned at six per cent, What is the reaspnable view of such sales? That a neighborhood cannot be all banks, age: and that the truer values of 'a street of Busine floor small goods is derived and s stands men, space At this season of the year when much integest is being taken "im municipal elections and municipal affairs in gem- eral, many private citizens often feel that they would like an opportunity of expressing their views, The Reformer's cplumns are always open for short letters dealing with such topics, sa to the stangile rules of > x for bulkier |" at . "N 17. soloists as follows: Mrs. R. [from the reatal merchants who require larger J. Bale, soprano: Mrs. Smith, Con- |classes of goods--pay sums based on the business activity of the district. [tralto; R. Courtney, tenor; A. T. |Such firms largely make up every business district --drygoods, groceries, | Mills, base; Mr.¥e-L. Plant, Tor- | shoes, furniture, drugs, estauants, etc. onto will preside at the organ. The conclusion--what? choir will be augmented for the That present property vale is placed on present rentals; occasion, 107-b | erty value, so determined. is the only fair guide for municipal taxation. of $726,840. Propegties liable $1,994,700; bulging, $3,754,955: business assessment, come assessment, 825 for a total of $6,687,195. 5 and 16 years number 2.485 This made the pie 47 total for last year's assessment $7,950,580. It this year, as compared with 2104 | was made up as follows: land, $2,093,805; buildings, $4,644,045; business | last year, a assessment, $8260. 905; income agsessment, $381 825 i the population of Cedar Dale at about 1,300, thus bringing - the total population up to 14,080. Childven between the ages of showed the following totals: $555,715; land | sin | for all taxation | and prop- | 4