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THE GUARDIAN

Morning Illlly (Vounded In NOW) Authorized] u- nevi-nu (‘Imu- Mull. I'm! Office Deuarlntrnt. Ottawa.

The lnluml (iuurdlnn Publlitlilng Co. Eilllnv and Managing lllrn-tnr, J K. ﬂuruclt. Animrlnln Editing Frunk Walker.

‘ﬁffhe Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink" m

.__ '- "' Ul-IARLOTTEIUWN. sArcnuAv. JAN. 2a. ltisiiﬁ Glvlc Affairs

(Jf chief interest at the Hlllltltli meeting of the City Council last evening were the financial statements submitted through the chairman of the Finance Committee. Coun- cillor Lowther, which have beeli made out in a different manner this year, ill accord with a uniform system being adopted by nnuiicipalities across Canada. ‘The state- iileiiis give a clear and comprehensive pic- ture of civic financing, and for this reason will be welcomed by all concerned.

The statements show a deficit on cur- rent account of some $8,379, and a net debt lilcrease of $60,000, largely incurred iii lice- nssanv street work. In the other reports ~'Llblllit[()(i. increased expenditures are noted .u education costs, extension of water sup- ply, additional street ‘lighting. and purchase if a new asphalt, plant. It has been pos" sible, however, due t0 a grant in lieu of axatioii floni the Canadian National Rail- ways and an increased grant from the DYOVIIICIEII Government, to carry on with- out increasing the tax rates.

The various reports as published are in swnmaryi forni, but they give a great many details which will be read with interest on the eve of a civic election. His Worship Nlayoi" ‘dacDoliald has not indicated whether it is his intention to seek a third term, but Councillors Lowther and Farmer will both be in the mulling for his office. The other Councillors, for the most part, Will HISO b9 seeking re-electioii against some promising newcomers in the field.

In addition to the reports and annual statements, there appears in today's issue a letter from Councillor Johlistonc taking strong exception to the procedure followed at Council meetings on several oc- casions. It is to be regretted that the Council did not decide to call a public nieet- Ing where matters of this kind could be fully discussed pro and con.

Illigher Atddttitlt Standard

Commenting on an announcement by President Sidney Smith of Toronto Uni- versity regarding the replacement of the University's pass arts course by a general course, requiring much higher academic at- tainment, a Toronto exchange observes:

No fallacy of recent decades has been more destructive than the notion that in- tellectual attainment was, or should be easy. The effort to make it so has produced a generation deplorably lacking in mental dis- cipline. The weakness of many university graduates in such elementary matters as the use of their native language, or their coni- prehensiou of either printed or SPORE" words, belies the standing they have been given. It is idle to trace such ignorance to the public school system unless the uiii- versity’ accepts its own share of the blame. it. produces the teachers of the secondary schools.

There is, therefore, everything to coiii- inend in the decision of the university author- ities to raise the standards of the COLIPSC. It is on the humanities that the culture of the country rests. Unless its intellectual leaders have acquainted themselves with "the best. that has been known and said in the world“ its technical competence in iiia- terial fields will not suffice. Too often, a university education has been thought of as a means to a higher income, whereas its true purpose is a deeper insight, mastery of the mind, the achievement of spiritual cnnoblcmenl. It may incidentally give its beneficiaries a greater command over cir- cumstanccs and people, but it is perverted when it is sought for such reasons alone.

A“ Tax 0n News

The following editorial GOIIIFIIOIII aippear- ed recently in the New York 'l"imes: “Freedom of the press no less than any other sort of freedom is indivisiblc. Thus ' discrimination against the press gives cause fQEICOIICEFII even when it. takes place in the ‘ fregstand most democratic of countries. Thége thoughts prompt us to comment on an odd situation existing north of the border In a land bound to our own by the closest ﬂea of sentiment‘ and outlook.

,_ “For years an 8 per cent sales tax has 55¢“ imposed by Canada on goods manu- ga and used in Canada, including newsprint. If this levy were applied to all [jgnadian users of printing paper without eicebﬂon as part of a general sales tax it m“); egg-minty be a purely internal question my ‘mbjoct to comment by outsiders.

ﬁﬁuwever. the tax is applied neither to

' exported to the United States nor

i“ Qwjprmt (anti Ink) used in Canada for

and fiction magazines and feature weeklies printed iii Canada are exempt, while paper used for Caliadiali newspapers and Weeklies containing spot news is taxable.

"The purpose of the exemption is to place Canadian magazines in a more coni- petitive position vis-ti-vis American maga- zines. But the ilnforttuitite effect is that dis- pensers of fit iou and entertainment via the yirinted word are granted a tax advantage denied to purveyors of news, who in a world that needs as uiucli information as possible are thereby penalized.

“The law may have been innocently coli- ceived, but it does discriminate against the Canadian newspaper press as such in favor of other types of Canadian aiid American publications which are directly competitive in the advertising field and also in favor of such American newspapers and news maga- zines as may be directly competitive in the news field.“

bolioRiAL sores

‘fomorroiv. 4th Sunday after Epiphany. Q l O Zero January being now ended, we have just snowy’ February and ivindy March be- fore we are into Easter April. O I O

Perhaps not many of us have realized it, but despite the mild weather and little snow, this has been a very poor year for the florists. Temperature may be control- led in greenhouses, but flowers require abundant silnshine as well, aiid this has been almost entirely lacking the last few

months.

Congratulations are iii ortiel‘ to Lieut. Governor J. J. Bowleii, the newly appointed head of the administration of Alberta, who was born and spent the first fifteen years of his life in Cardigan. He has risen to his present high office by “the hard way”. which means by his owii efforts, unassist- ed by the “pull and push" of others; Too many lack such initiative and that is one of the reasons why they get nowhere in par- ticular.

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Two years ago the building trade made use of every available carpenter plus quite a few technically unable to qualify as such. Last summer some of our best carpenters were hard put to keep busy. Prospects this year point to the greatest building boom yet. Besides the number of large contracts to be undertaken, it is expected that the number of private homes will reach a new high. The increase in rentals has enabled quite a few to decide on building for themselves.

. . . . Preparing to attract tourists to overseas. The Cunard White Star Line announces that they are to charter the transport ves- sel “Geoi-gic" from the United Kingdom Gov- ernment for a number of voyages on the Liverpool-New York service this year. The “Geoi'gic" has recently been carrying pass- engers in the Australian trade. Another steamship, the “Stratheden“ will also make a number of voyages in the North Atlantic service. hi this way additional accommoda- tion will be provided for passengers travel- lilig to the United KIIIgCIOIII and the Coli- tiiient. from Canada and the U. S. A. The “Gcorgic" _)vill make her first sailing from Liverpool on May ll and the “Stratheden"

froiii Southampton on Julie T. O O O

Peter the Great. Emperor of Russia, died this date i725. lie sticceeded as sole ruler oil the tieafh of his brother Ivan. IIe made war on ‘furkey and got a port on the Black Sea. He then travelled in Europe, gaining knowledge of ship-building and international trade, realized the value 0f Western civil- izatioii. i~Ie also learned the weaknesses and strength of various powers, and started interfering with their internal affairs. He was defeated by the Swedes at Poltaro, but seized the Baltic Provinces and part; of Fin- land. A combination of Sweden and Tur- key compelled him to restore Azov to Tur- key. Flnland he wholly conquered but ulti- niatcly lt was restored to Sweden. He then turned his attention east, aiid wrested the Caspian provintics fi'oln Pefsia. His reign was marked by great cruelty, but owing to his military genius Russia made enormous strides in world trade. b I O

'I‘lie creation of a vast new market for the fishing industry of Newfoundland and the Maritime Provinces was predicted by Mr. M. W. Maxwell, chief of development for the Canadian National Railways, when he addressed members of the Ottawa Branch, Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, on the economic possibilities of Canada's tenth province. Mr. Maxwell fore- saw the time as not far off when the de- niand for protein foods on this continent will outstrip the productivity of animal hus- bandry, resulting in an immense and per- niaiient increase ifi the demand for the pro- ducts of these fisheries. Research and en- gineering work in the field of fish handling and processing, refrigerated transportation and storage, he said, ivill open markets for Canadian North Atlantic fish throughout the

that appear regularly but du

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ug-fo-the-minute news. Comic

length and breadth of the great middle west" of the North American continent.

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A aoutuv To sucoutzaoe xtttme THESE Foxeé. THAT'S Wi-lA-‘l’ we NEED.’

flu! GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN _ Wanted : More Swaetanlng Added To Tho Sugar

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rue RED Foil ISN'T As , BLACK As tleS PAlNTED ANYWAY.’

FATHER Mari-bids IHMN

(From "Moby Dick")

The ribs and terrors in the whale. Arched over me ii dismal gloom,

by And left me deepening down to doom.

I saw the opening maw of hell.

With endless palms bod sort-Wis

there;

Wliidh hone but they that feel can tell

OH, I was ohm-sing .1» despair.

Ln black distress, 1 called my G041, When I could scarce believe Him mine, H6 bowed his ear to my oom- plalnts- No more IIIQWIIBIE did me confine.

With speed He flew to my relief, As on a radiant dolphin borrtc; Awful, yet bright. as lightning shone

The face of my Deliverer God.

My song for ever shall record ‘Phat. terrible. that joyful hour; I give the glory to my God.

His all the mercy and the power.

—Hemieii Melville, (1819-1831).

Dangers Seen Uf Welfare Slate

Canadians wlll do well to go slow Willi the Welfare Slate, Mr. John A. Marsh, of Toronto, general mali- 11861‘ of the Canadian Exporters‘ Association, told the Canadian

Food Processors Association, in Montreal, . - "We all want reasonable soc-

urity but let us depend more upon ourselves and less upon Govern. ment- to obtain It." he said. "The more one asks from Government. the more Government will demﬂld from individual. and freedom wlll be restricted. ‘There Is no more dangerous fallacy than to think security is as desired as freedom." "I am fond of going to the zoo and last; summer I visited one not far from my home," he added. "I satw the wolves ln their cage and tihe bear ln his. The monkeys were chattering quite intelligently at.

security - _ they have freedom

have they freedom?"

AICOOQO’.

in Ago-Old it...

of obleurlty Ind out of dlukn

that murmured Iblll loner this

While all God's sunllt waves rolled

each other. Well. they may have

from want. they are fed; they have freedom frolm fear. nothing can tit- tiwk them: they have freedom of

Speech. they can roar or howl their heads off; they Ire well housed and protected - - but.

"Our forefathers helped us to achieve this fullness of living not by an over-anxiety for security. but by the pioneer Instinct which led them to cross oceans. carve homes out of hillsides, use thrift and hard

And In that do) lhnll the dell lion the word: of Ibo book, and the eyol of tho blind lhlll loo, out on. ‘they also ﬂan erred In Iplrlt nlull. comb to understanding, and 15.00;‘

i I Old Charlottetown 4m r. n. u

GRAVE MISDEMEANOUR 1

The following entry appears in the journal of the House of As- sembly for Friday, February 6, I847:

“Ordered; that the Sergeant at Arms be directed to bring to the Bar of this House, the body of Ronald Maedonald. to answer for a contempt of this House in throw- ing a copper coin from the Gal- lery upon the Table, with intent, apparently, to injure the centre lustre, while the House was en- gaged in business; and that the Speaker do issue his Warrant ac- cordingly."

The culprit appeared in cus- tody on the following day, “charg- ed with a contempt of this House, in throwing with violence a copper coin from the gallery upon the table of the House, ap- parently with a mischievous iii- tcnt. yesterday, while the House was engaged in business; and in answer to interrogations by the Speaker, denied all knowledge of the transaction, adding that he did not know what he was doing at the time." '

The charge being proved to the satisfaction of the House it was ordered "that the said Ronald Maedoiiald, for the said offence, be committed to the common Jail of Queen's County, until the furthc; pleasure of the House be signified."

Later the Speaker informed the Hous: that he had received a coni- niunication from the offender, "expressing the utmost contrilion for his offense, and stating that at the time it was committed he was wholly unconscious of what he was doing." This excuse be. ing deemed satisfactory, it was ordered that he be discharged, Oll payment of his fees.

work to Invoke free E-IIETIJTISG t-o build a great new world," he said, UK. Policies Hit The resourcefulness of the Cana- dian as a trader was being serious. ly vlwlleused rlsht. now because he was being shut out of the star]. ing market because of a squeeze

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lill property.

ALLISON P. Me

PERPETIIATE YOUR EARNiNGS

Life Insurance give; n man the some opportunity u) pro- tect. hlb earning power that. Fire Insurance [Ives hlm for

A Life, Endowment or Pension policy In an Insured uvlngs plan with gulnntoed Vllllen for retirement. Conserve the homo Ind lhblllmu the Nation.

Consult your neuron Grub-Wen Llfa Agent or m“; Prince Edward Island Branch Office.

IIYNIIMAN a. co. LIMITED

Provincial Manager:

0mm: Charlottetown - Bllmmerlldo - Montague

N Y“ ‘ lot Manager at Summenld CYRUS A. B. S AW-Dlltrfct Manager at Montague THOMAS MeAVlNN-Speclll Representative

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E. T. MYIBL-leweoentntlve at Iilmndnle < EABLE B. Ill-LY-dkprblmlltlva It 0'11!!! suntan smarts-adoration» qt South,

Annie Throughout The Province

PUBLIC FURUM

‘This column Is open In the . discussion by w" spondentl of questions of interest. The Guardian does not nevi:- lly endorse the opinion 0| unfﬂlplﬂldﬁﬂut

.~$vvleréz.r-dtva~lctv@uu $1»- THE CIVIC ELECTION

Sir, - The question of installing parking‘ meters has recently been discussed at several places In the Maritimes but no action was taken at Kentville and at Fredericton, N. B. The merchants called a pro- test. meeting against. their contin- uecl use at. that. place; but it was pointed out; that the meters In use there were only on trial for one year and when that. time expired the petition o-f l/he merchants ivoultl be given consideration and a (IISCISIOII then arrived at. It. was stated filial; the ‘meters were re- sented by the rural people and trade was diverted to other points.

In all cases where the introduc- tion of meters is under discussion, two places tire- always mentioned "where It Is sold they have proved satisfiictniy viz Summerslde in P.- E.I. and Yarmouth in N.S. B01211 these cciitres arc comparatively small. Sumiiierslde, according to the last census liud only 5.034 pop- ulation and Yiirmouth 7,790, and my contpiillun is that no -falr com- prtrlson can be made between such places and Charlottetown. Here we have ii capital city laid out by the Imperial Government. and wide streets, plibllc parks and all other conveniences such as are not. en- joyed by any other place In the Maritlmcs save possibly Halifax. There is no comparison to be made betwet-n Chanlottetown streets and those of either summerslde or Yurniouth. _

I venture to say that. the main streets here are almost If not en- tirely double the width of those In the hitter communities. The whole trouble here has been a lack of leadership. ‘Pliei-e‘ has been too much of straddling the fence and it. is somewhat discouraging to

know that the citizens will not have an OPDOYI/Unlty of giving voice to their disapproval by their votes on election day. I am, Sir, etc" CITIZEN

JANUARY - 2s. 19st)

i City Council Procedure

Sin-At the annual meeting of the City Council held last night I advocated that a public meeting for the discussion of civic af- fairs be held before the election. I was disappointed, but not eu- tirely surprised, that this sugge!‘ tion did not. appeal to the flirty/oi" and Councillors.‘

I would, therefore, greatly ap- preciate some space in your valu- able paper, in which lo accounl for my stewardship and to review some of the incidents wherein I

differed with the Mayor and Council. _ Folloiving my election to the

City Council in February, 194B. I was made chairman of the Market Committee and a iiiemibei" or! the Finance and Property Committees. The duties of the Market. Committee are not very onerous and lie in closely with those of’ the Property Committee. When our Committee incl to as- certain wha-t services, if any, could be rendered, we discovered a most unsatisfactory condition ex- isting in the public rest room at the Markgl. Building. ’l‘hese, at that time, ivere riot under super- vision aiid were in a disgrace-fut condition. We had these rooms thoroughly cleaned and decorated and a supervisor placed iii charge o-f each. Since then they have been kept clean and rcs-ticclablc and are no longer a disgrace lo our City.

The work of the Property Coili- mittee is much heavier and. I think, it is generally agreed that the public property has been well looked after considering the limit- ed funds available. 1 would like to give full credit for this to the chairman of the Properly Com- mittee, Councillor C. M. Cox, who has given unstiniingly of his time and energy.

lt was in connection with the work of the Finance Coirunittee Lhnl. I found myself most often in opposition to the Mayor and Council. Before dealing with these cases, however, I will rc- fer to my first clash with Mayor MacDonald, which was one eon- cerning the neglect of public property. _

Early in the year I received complaints from the eastern sec- tion of Ward 4. On investigating. I found a condition prevailing It the City Dutmp which, ui my opinion, was far from satisfactory. A latrge quantity of rotten eggs and dead chickens which had been dumped ‘there by a local hatchery remained uncovered; pools of stagnant ivater, filled with all sorts of refuse, stood im- drained; and near the street I was shown the body of a large dog w-hich, according to reliable citizens, had been lying there for weeks. No adverse report had been received from the sanitary officer, and as nothing was being done due to a dispute between the Provincial Government and the City concerning the respon- sibility for draining the d-ump I felt it was time that the matter should be discussed in the Coun- cil.

However, when I brought up the subject I incurred the displeasure olf His Worship, the Mayor, who inrformed me that we had one of the finest dumps in Canada, and that if I did not like it I should go back to the eoulitry where I belonged.

Some of his remarks, l thought, were not entirely in keeping with the dignity of his office, bill as there was no protest from llit- Councillors 1 assume that they approved of them. This can be regarded as the first instance in which I diilfered with the lvlayor nnd Members of the Council.

However, it was all interesting

experience. as it introduced me to some of Mayor MacDonald's ralther novel methods of conduci- "18 meetings. I had often heard a speaker interrupted and lirck- led by someone in the ﬂlldlCllCC whoa the presiding officer ivzis una e to keep order; but l ililfi to become a member of the ("ity Council to have the unusual cx- perience of being heckled on many occasions by the chairman himself when he disagreed with what was being said. - My next difference with the Council was over the matter of a proposed increase in pay for the civic employees. Everyone knows our employees are not highly paid. But the scale of wages paid by the City does compare most fav- ourably with that paid by bust. P655 Bud industry. PFOOI OI this is the flood of applications m. celved whenever a vacancy 0C. curs.

At the time of this proposal ii was evident to all that we would end the year 194s ivith t. deficit. Any increase in pay woulcL m... sequvnlly. be just that ttttttit ilfi- dltlonal debt to the City. I, there. fore. took the stand thfll. it the 97119103905 were to receive more money in 1948 it should be rais. ed in 1948. and not ieli. it) be paid by the taxpayers of the fu. "ure- I "KIWI-Qt! that the amount Pecewm‘? i9 Blve the requested ‘M11559. Could be secured by rais- ‘"3 "IE Doll tax from five lo seven ollars. ‘

MY opposition lo l i i debt in order. lo pdzcriiaﬁggf “fl” w" Mined by all. The chairman of Finance said that in M5 °Piﬂ|0h some of the employed-g were already getting twice it;

much l! "W? were worth. Having;

"W! lllllmised their triuc value il" xvi? "'5'- Ihly Bet an increase Per cent and that it be re. ti-olctlve for three months There i‘ Iwihinl mall about our Coun. iéglors when dealing with borrow- "mney- I voted against the motion and was told by 111C Mlym‘ that I didn't know enough to know what I was voting for This brings. up the question}: W" iv‘- Edrly in ma i learn. “I i° "l? utter amazement, that ‘i W" 1h! nttctttt of the City

to collect only about 4U pep u,“ of the poll tax. The “mm the Chairman of Finance. for lh yrai- i947 rcuds as folloivs: mm‘ lax collteliens were 42 prr eon, its HgiIlllSt ~Il per cciit last _.-.,1;. On learning this and Spgglnm about u in ihe Council 1 Sims, the fact that this was most m. fair and unjust, and asked n“ something be done about |t_ ivas told that it was loo tailv .1 the ytut‘ tu consider the matte..-

Lalcr, l again raised the nuts. tion and this time did get sum. action. Letters were sent but and IISIS uf defaulters war.- g,_,,., lo the Police for collection, My; the rtsult that at the end of pm we liad over 60 per cctnl. Qt m, poll lax collected. A poor ing indccd. but infinitely lhzin in previous fwears.

The rtsulls might have m-iich better had not illayo; 31,,“ Donald, at the Nuvenitbcr Inge.‘ ing, asked if we were gunyg m continue to ‘liouiid" their back taxes. lors rtallily agreed with him that all action should be silsp. n.1,“, and no further effort was mad. p, rollcct the poll tax that v.~;,_. 'l‘lie excuses were that it \\--...3,;.._l ting loo near Christmas aiisl {im we have so many poor pin-Wyn y. was, of coilrsc, iiliplicd thal this \\:ls tiuly n telnporary pus;pp,,,,_ mcut and that efforts to rolltt-q the back taxes would be rcsiun. ed early in the new year,

In 1949 absolutely nothing v3; said or done until I brought M lhc subjict at the October lint-t. mg. I-Iveii then. after I i.“ pullllCd out that. arrears on pull lax now amounted to over $4,‘, U00 and that the books show minty wtll-to-do people in default. in; Chiiiriiian of Finance liacl no iii). illiUfl to offer and made no cl-n. niclit nhalcvcr. At -i.IllS itici»; it‘

“llbv. . iii-flex

l)“tn

alsivl asked why a case started

in Court for the collection a! taxes had been withdrawn H; Worship informed me that ‘pp.

cause of the man's position it us: not considered advisable to p“. legal action. I replied that llierr. should be no discrimination, and that we should haw to the hm. lci. the chips fall where thgy may.

Readers. are you satisfied with such muladitniiiistration? In Stﬁfiﬂtibﬂ‘ i949 I Upcmd]

meeting ivas called to discuss | Civic Pensions’ Bill. On study- ing this scheme I came to tilt conclusion that the pensions pro- miscd were too generous for thl amount of money contributed and that, if such were the case. llu (Jtly at some later date would bl called upon to pay large amouxiu to make this plan ivorkablr. l therefore, asked that the malts! be delayed until some expert ad- vice could be secured. This sup gcstion having met ‘with ihi lvfayoiﬁs disapproval he replied that the bill was to be passed that night or throwin in the wast! paper basket. Nevertheless. l pcrsistcti in giving certain facli and figures which evidently rais- cd some doubt in the minds d! the Councillors. for they decided later that evening to get sonil advice before the next meeting.

llowever, instead of getting till rxpirt advice which I advocated, 1hr)‘ consulted some local inn.“- critics. A statement. prepartd in an anonymous civic employer, wa FDUII by Councillor Lowther. \\'il€ STLIIICtI to think that it. refilled my ni-gitnicnls although it liai iitt buiriiii: at all oil wlizil l had said. A few irrelevant qucshorl were asked a local member u! till

civil scrvlrc. and ‘then Cour- cilloi" Loivlhci" emphatically Sill‘: aiiyoril

r- “So no matter what

. the scheme is sound."

Still unconvinced, I took it cop" of the Hill and sent it to lll' Samuel licklrl‘ of the firiv '

Mtssrs. Pipe and Ecklcr, corisi - h‘! ncllrrtrirs, 'I‘orouto. fol ‘.i.s cltiimilnl. Mr. Ecklcr tun-it'd llizit surely lhc designers o’ " .'tt'l were not stinguiiic Climb, think that ihc 5 pcl‘ t-er.’ city volilrllaiilicii and the 5 per t: tilipltiyct: etiiitribution would tint-c lhc vrry generous pm. priiifsril. And he flirthr" '- id: "It is safe lo say that lllr cos tn the City will be far in exqbsl of the .'i per cent coiitribuLilrri PW vidcd in Section 5."

So llitre you have it. one iltlllfi Councillor l. stalls that no matter WILL one days, the bill is souiitl OF llie o_:lili- hand, you have lrc Oil’ iiiion of Sadiiucl Ecklcr, a in!" whose reputation stands li ‘ll 0H llic North American COlIIIililli. I consulting actuary ivliosc upill’ ion on prnsions is sought by’ 10"‘ crnni-tiils, corporations, tlllli larSf labor unions. ll rc-clccled l shalt urge the nciw Council to ~curd the necessary advice to pa‘. our pen-stun scheme on a sound basil if possible, olhc-rivise to :i.. rm the vtiicrs to what cxlcii u‘! have obligated the taxpuyrfﬁ °i the future.

A1 the Novtrmbcr i949 lilrEllIIF- wli-rli I asked Mayor Macbonali if there was to be a By-clrriivllt lie shook his head and 1 iii‘ matter was not Iu be di. 13554 .1 lircssrd for a reason will‘ "I'd hc replied with some hint thii he had not yet made up lti~ mind. but when he dld so he will the Council know. This dict!‘ turial statement’ is dilly record‘ lid _in the minutes of ltlit» meet- ius- Every Councillor kiicw lhil Mayor MacDonald had no sud authority but they accvlilld ‘hi! autocratic pronouncement in _' cile silence. The ridiculous motion rccureilnz the Mayor to floutili" law. passed at a later meetill was in my opinign just a WII

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clumsy attempt n the Pang! the Councillors to make an i“;

rratlc‘ decision ‘of Mayor Donald appear democratlr._ 3 M the December nivelmi severely condemned another l t crﬂtic actiop committed fill“ I" __—'*" .

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