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Tae DaAiLy EXAMINER. | : JANUARY 19, 1873. a

City Council. |

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Aw important meeting of the City Council |

was held last evesing. ‘There were present |

the Mayor, the Recor.ter, Councillors Peake, |

H .rris, Davy, Heartz, Crabbe, Smith, Byrae, | Morris.

PETITIONS AYD TENDERS.

A petition of about ninety citizens, asking for a cha we in the bye laws—to enable deaiers to exhibit their wares upon the outer edge of | the sidewalks, in space not exceeding the | width of a wagon-track—was rea i, and, on| Coun. ior Peake, ial lon the table. | from tne mm ullbe¢

motion oil C'oUNCILLOR LLRARTS, on ienuess, reprtes that tae tender of essrs.

MsKinavn & Me~ean, for tne blacksmith,

worc or the City, was tae lowesbreceived, aa i dvised its acceptance. the report was a lopted.

Counerttor Crasse moved that the tender of John Nelson, West River, to supply hay, osts and potatoes far the City stables, be ac cepted. The prices name iim Mr. Nelsons tender are: Hay (per ton of 2,000 ibs.), $16.25; oats, per busnel, 43 cts.; potatoes, per bushel, 27 cts.

CITY SCHOOLS.

His Worship the Mayor read a letter from the Secretary for the Uity School Board, in which it is stated that the estimated expense of maintaining City Schools during the cur- rent year is about 39,000, viz :—ordinary ex- pon liture, $7,500 or $5,009), and school deben- tires, $1,000. Hesad this 19 rather an 1m- portant matter. The city ‘s wholly unrepre- ssated at the City School Board. \ et, when ¢ ty money is being expen led, the city should e>rtainly have a voice in the expenditure. The shool law is now in force, and the City Coun- el should take their share of the labor and responsibility of working it out.

CouncILLOR Heartz said he was always of opinion that the caty should have represen t.tives at the City School Board. Three were a>pointed last spring, but they had resigned, and the Council retused to appomt others. He questioned whether the appointments could now be made, as the law required that they sould be made within thirty days of the pas- sige of the Act.

Hr; Honos THE Recorvrr said that was one of the difficulties of the Act. The Act was passed in May, and the appointments were to be made within thirty days of its pass- age ; but, in the body of the Act, it Was €X- pressly stated that the Act should not go into force or operation until the first day ot July. In his opinion, the appointments made prior t» that date were illegal, and his opinion was borne out by the subsequent action of the G»vernment, which did not make is appoint- ments until after the first of July. He fully agreed with the Mayor as to the ex- p2diency of having repre sentatives of the City at the City School Board—which, while pos- @38ing the power to expend large amounts on behalf of the city, is practically irresponsible to the city. Imsaying this he meant no reflec- tion upon the present members of the Board. They, he doubted not, were honest and true. At the same time, all men are liable to err and require a check. If it could legally be done, he thought the Council should proceed to ap- point their representatives to_ the City School Board—althonrgh, after all, if all attend to- gether—tle City fwould be always in the min- ority. After referring to the Act, he said he gould advise the Council to make the appoint- ments. The Act provided that the Trustees all hold office during plea sure—clearly im- plying, he thought, that they could be sent to

the “right about” at any time, and that,

others mght be appointed in theirstead, The real object of the Legislature appears to have been to provide that the City should not stop the action of the Board of School Trustees. CouncILLOR Mogeis remarked that the re- signations of Messrs. Haviland, Connolly and McKenzie as School Trustees had not yet been formally accepted. Their resignations might, he thought, now be accepted ; and vacancies would thus be left to be filled up. The Recorder acquiesced in this view of the mitter: and On motion of Councillor Heartz it was re- srived that the resignations of Hon. T. H. Haviland, Owen Connolly and Donald Me- Kade as members of poe City Board of School ‘Trustees be now accepted. be CoUsCILLOR eanes saidhethought it would be advisable to fill up the vac wt seats on the Board of School Trustees without deiay- The resent Schoo Board had already rendered tue city liable for some $9,000 ; and to make that anount up the taxes which citizens will have to pay would be raised to about twelve and a half per cent.—nearly dowble what they tor- merly where. He had noticed in the news- upers an advertisement calling for tenders to build a large brick school house, and he thought the city should have some voice in the allot- ment of the contract- beeause the cost of the building would render the liability of the City con account of schools much greater than it 13. He was prepared now to move the appoint ment of three gentlemen to represent the city at the Board of Trustees. Two of them are Roman Catholics. While the Roman Catho- lics number nearly one-half of the population, and are required to pay their share of the taxes which keep up the schools, they were ignored by the Government ; and are, at present, en- tirely unrepresented at the Board of Trustees- He thought this wrong. He moved that A. A. McDonald, ‘Thomas Handyahan. and BE. d. Hodgson, be appointed City School Trastees. CounciLton Heartz thought st would be unwise to proceed with the appointmet. This, he said, js and important matter, and time should be taken to consider it. The tenders alluded to by Councillor Crabbe would not be in until the first of February; and a meeting could be held in the meantime, at which the Trustees could be appointed. The Council should, he thought, take time to think over the appointments, before making them. CouNnciLLok MorkIs also thought ic woull be wellto let the matter lay over till tue next night of meeting. CounctLiok Harris said this is a very im- rtant question. The citizens have their schools, and they must now face the music. For school purposes alone, they wil} be taxed to the tune of tour and a half per cent. We have come down to the practical results of the action taken by the majority. Our represen-’ tatives in the Legislature cannot be blamed, for they are but carrying out the wishes of ghose who elected them—of these who have gow to find the money. It showid be remen-

‘bered that the claims of the School Board are

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{that the City Debentures, alr

‘ i }? . . 1 2oman Catholics ty tae Board ;

the first claim upon the city, then the Deben- , tures of the = ool Board, then the expe.ses of School Boar.!, and then the salaries of o ficials and ordinary expenditure of the city. The statement of Councillor Harris was calcu- lated to inju-e the credit of the city. — CouncitLok HARRIS gail that was the idea he intended t» convey. Atter paying the m-| erest on debt ntures, the City school Boara | has the first claim and after them the ‘ity Council. He had not the slightest doubt that | the present Board were gv nl inen. They ! should, however, be a responsible body res | ponsibie to the city. In consequence of their acts, the citizens taxes will this year be raise twelve dollars upon every hun lve dollars of | aid they are about commenciig the | to cost at least $2 3, VNU

re ital > erection of a buiiding which the city must pay. Certamly the | iny should have something to say 1 the mat- - ‘he Governmeat had not yppoiated aay and taey siruld unloubtediy be tere. He had beea sbyied the ** proseriptty ust” of the Council, but he repudiated the title. He wanted fairplay and good men, He thought the motion of Councillor Crabbe a good one, and he would support it. CoencILLok Morris moved in amendment, that the name of Judge Hensley be substituted in the resolution, for that of k. J. Hodgson. Councillor Davy seconded the motion. CouncrLtor ByRNE did not think Council- lor Harris and illiberal man or a ‘‘proscription- ist.” He thought corporations should have sole controal of all theexpenditures made with- iu the limits of their jurisdiction ; and ia his opinion the Government had no right to take teappointment ofany of the City hool Tras- tees, or the appropriation of any city money out of the handsof the corporation of Charlottetown. In ais opinion, the Governmont had acted a mean, narrow-minded part in persecuting Catholics, ‘or his own part he would just as soon sit and do business with Protestants as with Catho- lics : but he did not like to see the rights of Catholics sltogether ignored. He tought the gentiemen named by Councillor Crabbe, just the men for the office, and he would therefore sup- port the resolution. CouncrLLoR PEAKE said he would support Councillor Crabbe’s resolution, because he thought it only right that the Roman Catho- lics should have a voice at the School Board ; vd the gentlemen named by Councillor Crabbe were, he thought, well fitted for the post. As for Mr. Hodgson, his abilities as a lawyer are well known. If he accepts the respon- sibility of representing the City at the School Board, the duty will be well performed. The Council then divided upon the amend- ment as follows :— For :—Heartz, Davy, Morris. Against :— Crabbe, Peake, Harris, Smith, Byrne. Councrttor CRABBE’s resolution was then put and carried. WATER SUPPLY. An interesting discussion on the subject of water supply followed the application of the Mayor for leave to communicate with the con- tractors for boring, and also with Mr. Mur- doch, C. E. ~—_—_—_<+<e—_——— Compensation.

Tue “‘ other side’ of the License ques- tion is told by a writer in the “ Scottish Standard.”. The writer argues in favor of compensation for licence holders. On be- half of the trade, he points out that they take the law as they find it, as our legislators have made it; and he maintains that, after a licence has been granted and none of its conditions violated, the Government is mo- rally and legally bound to protect the holder from annoyance and his property from con- fiscation, He holds it as a fact, and chal- lenges any one to disprove it, that the license holder is as much a Government servant as any other mey in Her Majesty’s service. He proceeds te support his case by facts. There are over thirty millions of the public taxes supplied through the excise, or nearly the half of all the revenue in the country. Who collects that enormous sum of money, which neither Whig nor Tory Government can dispense with? The writer answers, ‘‘ The license holders.” They col- lect this enormous sum in the smallest driblets, often at enormous risk, toil, and trouble to themselves, and frequently being rewarded with but a bare existence for their toil and labor.’ But these small dribblets when collected make the enormous aggregate of over thirty millions ster- ling, every | penny of which passes through the hands of the license holder ; and yet, forsooth, remarks the writer, ‘‘these are the people who are to have their business hours curtailed, their licenses taken away, and their property confiscated at the bidding of vindictive spirits like Duncan Meiaren, and Sir R. Anstruther and Sir W. Lawsoa, Mr. Thompson (the writer) cannot appreciate either the moral sensibil- ity, the intellectual perception, or the legis- lative wisdom of such men as Mr, Duncan McLaren, who says that the license hoider is not entitled to any compensation when his license is taken away. Such men are wrapt up in the most intense selfishness, and their generosity begins and ends with self, ‘‘Combination and compensation,’ urges Mr. Thompson, should be the watch- word of every license hojder throughout the three Kingdoms ; united, they can defy all opposition -divided, they are sure to be defeated in detail.

Many years ago he impressed upon the

\irade the propriety of forming a league for

the whole of the three Kingdoms ; but ease,

and vigorous a¢u,on, aii ee een Ar the Stipendiary Magistrato’s Court, this morning, James Brady, drunk and in capable, was fined $2 or 8 days. Michael Hughes, for the same offence, was fined $1 or 4 days.

Cotp Bara.—Last night Mr. C. Clark unavoidably avaiied himself of the luxury of a cold bath while skating jn the vicinity of the Ferry Wharf.

SuppEN Deata. — Mrs. Holman died while taking supper at the house of her son, Mr. John Hotman (Royalty), on Friday evening. She was 87 years of age.

mideadrst lien upon the revenues of the! sity. Tax Becompsy reminded Councillor Harris

By cable to Longworth & &o., prigt. Fieetwood, English, loading at Gloucester, | Wales, for Baxbedoes, will sail about 20th.

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[ By Telegraph Daily Examiner. | Lonpon, Jan. 19, The Russian troops have arrived at Kar-

marle. The Grand Duke met the peace dele- gates between Philipopolis and Adrianople

- and negociations begn on Friday.

It is reported that should negociations fail, the Porte will then unfurl the flag of the Prophet, or else permit the inglish fleet through the Dardanelles.

Greek volunteers have crossed the fron- tier.

The Marquis of Sailsbury says that the Russians are now encroaching on the Bri- tish.

The report of Suleiman’s safety is prema- ture. His whereabouts are not known.

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Supreme Courts.

In the case of Farquharson vs. Welsh, the jury returned a verdict of $26.69 for the plaintiff.

John R. Moore vs. Albert Gray, an ac- tion for supplies said to be given by the plaintiff to the schooner Foam, is now be- fore the court. Messrs. Bayfield and Peters for the plaintiff, and Messrs. Davies and McLeod tor defendants.

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Terrible Railroad Accident.

letter which is below, was received by Mr. Peter McGowan, ex-City Clerk, on Thurs- dayevening. It is in reference to a serious, if not fatal, accident that befel his son-in- law,—Mr. A. E. McDougall,—-and family while on their way to San francisco :—

Sarr Lake, Dec. 26.—Parties arriving here from the East to-night bring the re- port of a terrible railroad accident, which occurred this morning west of Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory. As the Union Pacific passenger train, which left Ogden yesterday morning, was passing through a deep cut, it collided with the Western bound emi- grant train. The trains, under full head- way, struck with such force as to complete- ly demolish both engines and 17 cars. Seven trainmen are reported killed, and a great number of passengers are killed and wound- ed. No names of the unfortunates have reached here.

San Francisco, Jan. 3d, 1878. Dear Sir and Madam: We are sorry for the loss you have sustained. We will send you particulars by next mail. Yours, Morse & Sons, Conductors of trains.

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Kine’s County Exection.-~The report ithat Mr. Campion has withdrawn from the contest in King’s Co. is entirely incorrect. He sends the following despatch :—

Sourts, Jan. 19,

I have not resigned, and have no intention

of doing so. J. F. CAMPIon.

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Tue Rev. A. Osborne’s lecture on ‘‘ Wyc- liffe,” in the Y. M. C. A. Hall, gst evening, was largely attended. A lengthy report is crowded out, and will appear on Monday. Editorial and other matter is also crowded out.

On Friday, the 18th Jan., Margaret Leah, wife of Daniel Hodgson, aged 72 years.

On Friday, the 18th inst., very suddenly, at her son’sresidence (Mr. John Holman), Mrs. Elizabeth Holman, aged 87 years, a native of West of England, and emigrated to this Island n 1844.

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