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Tae Darty EXAMINER. | MARCH 4. 1884.

The Position of the Grand Trunk.

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One of the most ridiculous features connected with the opposition to the Pacific Railway loan is the attitude

assumed by that old relic of barbarism— the Grand Trunk Railway. Its hostile attitude was not unlocked for. [1 only natural that a sleepy old corpora- tion should look with jealousy upon such a wide-awake rival as the Canadian | Pacific Railway. The sin the Canadian Pacific Company was guilty of was in buviog eastern thereby putting | itself in competition with the Grand Trunk. The Grand Trunk has so long enjoyed an undeserved monopoly of Can- adian trade and travel, that the very| thought of having an active rival, drove it to the verge of madness. And it had good reason for its fears; for avy wide-) aw:ke road would be sure to draw away all its traffic. It was, therefore, Batural that an old, effete and sleepy institution like the Grand Trunk Railway, should offer a violent opposition to any scheme which proposed to aid a_ living, progressive and aggressive competitor. With the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway, the days of the Grand Truuk Railway monoply will be forever ut an end, and so they should be. It is a disgrace that this road should have | been, for such a iength of time, the! national highway of Canada. It is| behind the age in every respect. It is} the most mismanaged road in the word.) It has no system—no regularity. People| only travel over it when dire necessity | compels them to do it. Travellers pur- | chasing tickets in Chieago for the or in Bostou for the West, always couple their order with the request, “not over| the Grand Trunk, if you please,’ and| thus, notwithstanding the fact that it is} the cheapest route. Their officers are | notoriously disobliging, their traius nearly always behind time, their convec- tions are imperfect, their cars, generally speaking, twenty years behind the times. Ln short, the whole road is the terror of| travellers. If it had a powertul compet- ing line to contend with, its cars would| be hung with cobwebs. No wonder, then, that the Grand Traok dreads the | active rivalry of the Canadian Pacific. The demands of the Grand Trunk | Railway are but io keeping with its past} history. Having been for so long a period pampered and indulged by the people of Canada, it has grown bold and brazen-faced. In debt itself to the Gov- ernment of the Dominion to the extent of fifteen millions of dollars, common decency should have compelled the officers of such a “rotten corporation,” as the Globe formerly denounced it, to have kept in the background. Beggars should never become choosers. But it has placed itself in that unenviable posi- tion, and it must be gratifying to the people of Canada that the Government has not heeded its unhallowed behests. For too great a length of time it has hung to Canada like a barnacle to an old ship, and the fact that its days of power are soon to be ended, is ouly another evidence that we live in a progressive age--an age when old ideas, effete in- stitutions, and relics of other ages, are making way to modern thought, modern enterprises and modern issues.

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The Meeting Last Evening.

Tne subject of our fire department, and the source of a proper supply of water for fire purposes ws fully dis-| cussed at the city meeting held last | night in the Market Hall. Many differ-

eut opinions were advanced as to the best

means of obtaining water, and its power of extinguishing fire. Some,

speakers seemed to think that we had| plenty of water, and that water would not prevent the spread of fire anyhow. The result of the discussion was that a resolution was proposed by Dr, Jenkios, who seemed to be of opinion that the

fire department was not efficient, and) the meaus at their disposal | not applied with sufficient evergy | and judgment; at the same time!

he paid a high and well deserved com-| pliment to the men who form the fire brigade. The resolution, seconded by | Mr. Ings, was to the effect that a c m- |

mittee be appointed to make the neces-| ,

sary enquiries and to report to a future} meeting as to the best means of render- | ing the fire department effectual.

The Committee meet to-night at half- | past seven o'clock, in the Mayor’s office, | for the purpose of organization.

—lIn connection with the return of the| Lasker resolutions, the New York Vimes remarks :—‘*There can be litle sympa- | thy between the German Goverrment | avd the Government of the republic of! the United States. The one is absolutism, pure andsimple. The ocher is the most generous form of politica) liberalism extant. But between the German) people and our own there is a commun-| ity of interest in many regards. Chief’ among our reasons for cultivating a} close relationship with Germany is the | numerous German element iv our popu. | lation. The representatives of no other | nationality are more welcome, respect- | ed, thrifiy, end readily assimilated | than those who represent the German | race. German literature, the German | language, the traditions, manners and | customs of Germany are all familiar, | even endeared, to the American people. | herefore, any rupture of the friendly | relations existing between the two) peoples would be regarded with profound

regret by the citizwos of this republic.’

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THE DAILY EXAMINER, MAHCH 4,

Hillsborough River will not be less than! NOE 60 / $20,000, and would not be as good as steam :

The Meeting in Market Hall. A meeting wae Leld in the Market Hall | last evening to cou sider the best means of | procuring a suflici nt water supply for the | city for fire purposes. It was one of the) largest ever held in the city, and was largely composed of influential business men. On motion, Henry Beer, Esq., Mm. FP. P.,| was appointed chairman, and Geo. E,. Full | appointed secretary. } The chairman stated the object of the | meeting and called upon every gentleman | present to express their views upon the matter. The Seeretary then submitted a plan} with an estimate as follows: Erect at the) foot of Queen street an engine house; place

'therein suitable steam boilers and pumps; |

lay down along Queen street an eight inch |} main as far as Richmond street, a six inch | pipe from there to Fitzroy and a four inch pipe from there to Euston street. Lay branches of six and four inch pipe along the following viz: Dorchester, Richmond, Grafton, Kent, Fitzroy and} Prince, and place a double hydrant at each | corner, and at the centre of the large | '

streets,

blocks In all ten thousand feet of mains, and twenty-eight two-branched hydrants.

The estimated cost of the same is as follows : 10,300 feet of pipe... ‘ .. $ 4,377 Laying ppe. 2,400 oe ree, OO Te, ose kobe le 1,400 g Stop Cocks, at As a 200 Epgine House, Boilers and Pumps... 4,500

$13,577 calculation as to size and pipes is based on Gilbert Murdoch’s esti- mates, published by the City Council. This would give in casey of neel eight streams of water at one time which would come from the hydrants with sufficient foree, when hose were attached, to throw each stream 120 feet high without the aid of fire engines. Suflicient pressure to effect this is obtained in two ways—by gravita- tion from lake or reservoir, or by a_ large The latter is the only means

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foree pump.

In case of fire it would be the tiremen’s duty to ran with the hose reel and attach the same to the hydrant, and,

us steam can be always kept up in the

engine at the wharf by means of a heater, |

a stream of water could be poured on the fire in ten minutes after the alarm. This is the plan on which the Truro waterworks is built for tire purposes, and, as stated in a telegram received by the Chief Engineer

from the Mayor of that city, experience | J y, eX}

has proved it ‘‘very reliable.” Under this plan the streets could be watered at a very trifling expense; and (as only one

| steam fire engine would be needed, and one

engineer with two firemen could do all the

|wock), the increased expense of the fire

department per annum would not be more than $500, including interest on $16,000 at 5 percent. This would give an inex- havustible supply of water for fire purposes, and for watering the streets at a very small eost, and would save the annual cost teo times over in the reduced rates of insur- ance.

Hon. D. Davies advocated a complete system of waterworks from Winter River, and thought Mr. Full’s plan would do if we could not get be‘ter; but regarded it as only a make shift. He believed that the time would come when waterfrom Winter River

would be brought into the city. Insurance rates are one-half to one per cent. more now than if there

was a sufficient supply of water, and with $100,000 000worth of property insured would at a reduction of § per cent. be a saving of $5,000 per annum. The total cost of waterworks to the city for all public pur- poses would sot exceed $5,000 per annem, if brought in by a company.

The follow communication, which was handed in by Sergeant McGonnell, was then read by the Chairman :—

Ata meeting of the Prince Edward Island Board cf Fire Underwriters held in this city to-day, the following resolution was unani- mously adopted:

Resolved, That unless the proper authorities takeaction within three months from this date toincrease the supply of water for fire purposes, this Board will increase the Rates twenty per cent on the present tariff rates on all buildings in this city.

Charles Heartz, Esq., thought that no system of waterworks would be feasible with- out a proper system of drainage.

Deputy Sheriff Curtis did not see that we needed water now any more than we did 12 months ago; but would not oppose a complete system of waterworks if under- taken by «a company without distressing the taxpayers. He did not think, how- ever, that the water in Thompson's mill dam was fit for domestic purposes. He had been in Truro, N. S., and had seen the works there and rather felt inclined to go in with Mr. Foll’s plan.

Oven Cmno'ly, Esq., thought that there wovld be too much power wasted in forcing water from the Hillsboro’ River through pipes to different parts of the suppert the Winter River plan, if it could be obtained without too much expense to the city, either for the use of the water or for sewerage. That

e civie taxes were not equitable levied by the present system. That in making the landlord pay the taxes has depreciated the

valne of property in the city, and deterred

property owners from making improve- ments.

Councillor Ladner advocated a rotary pump in some part of the city to suppli- ment the fire engines, and considered the

p'an proposed by the Chief Engineer a |

cood But would advise that the state of the city finances be kept in mind before much expense is incurred,

Vor Tanton he was opposed

Council to Winter River scheme. ‘That the trouble

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‘at the late fire was not the scarcity of water, hut of the incapacity of the steam fire |

good | working order, to make use of jt. That an| engineer had been telegraphed for to re- pair the engines, and was now on his way

ere, He did not think that sufficient |

| preesnre could be obtained at the hydrants |

»y the system advoeated by the first speaker, lie read from Siisby Register a note stating that steam fire engimeg could not be dispensed with under the circum, stances,

[At thig stage of the meeting a large rat lated an the platform, and for some | little time produced quite a stirring effect upon the audience; but eventually met his | death at the heels of one of the fire en- zineers |

Councillor Tanton resumed, and stated

that the cost of the pruposed plan from the

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engines, as the hydrants could not be moved; that he thought this city would) compare favorably with any city in Amer-| ica for protection from large fires; and that advantage | over most other citics.

} Alex. McKinnon, Esq., was not opposed | CAPITA L, - - ” o i

to Mr. Full’s scheme. He had seen the! Truro works, and believed them te be | good, He said that by placing the steam fire engines at the hydrants, an unlimite d quan: | tity of water would be had, and could be | thrown to a great distance, and if the | pipes were always kept full of water as they | should be, there would be no danger of | their corroding. This system would be | good if we cannot get any better. He} would, however, advocate a company to| bring water from Winter River for all purposes: that a committes had met and were making arrangements to get an Act of incorporation for a Waterworks Com- | pany; that the cost to the city Tor fire pur- poses would not be wore than 00 per nydrant, the balance of their revenue thev would risk getting from private persons for house service; that as they have no sewers in Trure we wonld not require them here; that the danger in moving steam engines from tank to tank was very great and no doubt had a great deal to do with the spreading of the late fire.

Mr. A. MeNeill thought that as the water in the city wells was very bad and Spring Park water costs not less than $12 a year for two or three buckets per day, some system of waterworks ought to be intro- duced, and if not for all purposes at any rate for fire purposes.

David Laird thought that the fire bell was not rung loud and long enovgh, and that the City Council should see that the fire engines were kept in thorough working order. That sewers would not be needed if we had water-works.

Councillor Douse said that if the fire ‘engines were notin good order it was the ifault of the engineers, and not of the City

| Council. He would favor the building of

East, available in this case, but is as powerful as more tanks, and would oppose incurring

| expenses beyond the means of the city.

| The following-resolution was then moved |by Dr. Jenkins, and seconded by John Ings, Esq., and carried unanimously :— Resolved, That it is the opinion of this | meeting that the provision made for the extinguishing of fires in this city is inade- quate, and that a committee be appointed to ‘make the necessary enquirics, and to report lata previous meeting upon the best means for remedying tiie evil complained of.

Tie following gentlemen were then ap- pointed as the committee:—Dr. Jenkins, Hon. D. Laird, John Ings, W. E. Dawson, Geo. E. Full, BH. J.. Cundall, Owen Connolly, A. N. Large, G. R. Beer.

A. N. Large, the Chief Engineer, then stated that neither of the steam fire engines were fit to go to Quirk’s pump at the first of the fire, but that the Rollo would draw

the water from there after she had been working a while. The Silsby would not draw the water from Quirk’s pump at ali, The cause

of the shortness of water supply at the late fire was in shifting the ‘‘Rollo” from the tanks to Quirk’s pump. He said that the | beat thing to do, to immediately increase the efficiency of the fire cepartment, would be to build an engine house at the corner of the Market Square, with a large tank under it, and keep the steam fire engine under it, and have all the men to sleep there. In answer to Mr. Laird, Mr. Large stated that the ‘‘Silsby” had pot been in good order for 3 years.

Donald Farquharson, Esq., M. P. P., doubted if an Act of Incorporation for a waterworks company could be obtained, and would strongly advocate Mr. Large’s plan.

Councillor McRae would not oppose any feasible measure for supplying suflicient water for fire purposes, and would advise carrying out Mr. Large’s plan. He heard nothing of the fire engines being out of repair until after the fire.

The meeting then adjourned at the call of His Worship the Mayor.

Gro. E Fut, Secretary.

Amending the Scott Act.

In the House of Commons, on the 25th instant, Mr. Burpee moved, seconded by Mr. Shakespeare, the following amendment, which was carried :—

Whereas, An Act known as the Scott Act was passed and became law in 1878, contain- ing the principle of local] prohibition, and is a great advanee on all former legislation, and this Act, in the counties where the friends of temperance have beén able to enforee it, bas met the reasonable expectations of the friends of temperance; and

Whereas, Certain defects in that Act have ma‘ve it unworkable in many countries;

Therefore, be it resolved, ‘hat it is the duty of the temperance men in this Parliament to endeavor to make the Scott Act so amended that it may be made workable throughout the Dominion.

Several members expressed fear that in- terference with the Scott Act would destroy its usefulness.

A committee consisting of Messrs. Mc-

Craney, Fisher, Foster, Burpee, King, Shakespeare, Screwer, Robertson (Shei-

barne), and Senators McC!lelan and Vidal, was then appointed to prepare the neces- sary amendments to the Scott Act.

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Supreme Court—-Georgetown.

Augustine C. McDonald vs. John Kennedy. —Tie evidence in this case was closed gn | Saturday, and Monday was entirely taken | by the counsel in addressing and the Chief ‘Justice in charging the jury. The jury retired at six o'clock and returned at eight | with a verdict for the plaintiff. Hodgson, | Q. C. for plaintiff. M. McLeod, Q. C., and | James Palmer for defendant. The Queen vs. Emmanuel Me Millan, —In-

a | engines. The: there was plenty of 2: } ee ' a | dietment for breaking into th i water at Quirk'’s pup, but the! J Foley ae F aa ali the ma . M.

ms id. Vs : tealing. ' engines were not in s*flicient ee ee . Torney e prisoner

pleaded guility and was sentenced to six months imprisonment with hard labor,

No other business being before the court it adjourned, and the Chief Justice and lawyers returned to Charlottetuwn this morning.

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JOHN B. STEWAR®,

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FIRE.

$2,000,000 HEAD OFFICE—Montreal, HALIFAX BRANCH -— J. Scott Mitchell, Agent.

Risks Faken on Most Favorable Terms. AGENT FOR PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND:

F. H. ARNAUD,

Merchants Bank af Halifax

Ch’town, eb, 27, 1°84.

CHARLOTIETOWH =©BOOT SND SHOE FACTORY.

cxsentione' G) wtheenine New Price 70 cents; Olid Price, $1. A. GREAT BRADUCTION.

nee CE - eomanas —-- QO 2) PER CENT. DISCOUNT on 200 pairs of Jadies’ OIL 51h GOAT and FRENCH KID BUTTON BOOTS. NOW IS YOUR TIME. Only until the 20th of March. Come early and you will get the best selection. Also other varieties cheap. Call before buying elsewhere?

DORSEY, GOFF & CO.

Ch’town, Feb. 27, 1884.—eod wkly

“GUARDIAN ” FIRE AND LIFE

ASSURANCE COM AI x2 1i Lombard Street, Londen, E. C.

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ESTABLISHED Is2!.

— :0: Subscribed Capital, - - “ - - 210,060,000 Capital Paid Up, aa & wl) pei 5 000,000 Total Funds, upwardsof - - - -=- 18,000,000 Total Amount Income, nearly io 2,000,000

Wes Risks at Lowest Current Rates.

CAKVeLL BROS.

Agents.

DESBRISAY & ANGUS,

AGENTS OF JHE

QUEER AND AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE COMPANIES,

\ J; HILE thanking the Citizens of Charlottetown for their past patronage, and assistance during the late fire, have to announce that the-> have taken the office in

Ch’town, Feb, 26, 1884.—lm 2aw

Stevenson’s Building, CORNER QUEEN AND SYDNEY STREETS,

Where they are prepared to do business, Ch’town, Feb, 22, 1884.

GREAT SALE OF _ Rew Cottons.

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We have just opened a large Stock of

ENGLISH AND AMERICAN PRINTS, NEW SPRING STYLER, Received Before the Advance in Duty.

—_—!oi— We have an immense stock of

GREY AND WHITE COTTONS,

Purchased when the Cotton market was at the lowest peint of depression.

Kieecy Cottons, sheeting .Coitens, | Pillow Cottons,

TABLE LINEN AND NAPKINS, Hewels and 'Towelling,

TAPCSTRV, SCOTCH ARD BRUSSELS CARPETS,

And other House Furnishing Goods. WHOLESALE AND REPAIL GEO. DAVIES & CO,

Ch’town, Feb. 11, 1884.

A LITERARY AND MUSICA, ENTERTAINMENT

WILL BE HELD IN

&t. Bamaes’ Ebel, THURSDAY, ihe 6th MARCH

COMMENCING 47 FIGHT ‘CLOCk.

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Doors open at 7,°0 p. m. cents. Ch’tewn, March 4, 1884.

~~ NOVICE,

i DARTIES vho had WATCHES under repair at E. W. Taylor's are informed that they ere all saved, but will require clean. ing and adjusting again. He wil have them ready as soun as circumstances vill permit, Store will be open in a few days (of which notice will be given) on Que u Street, next

door to W. R. Watsou’s drug store. 7

E. W. TAYLOR, Ch’town, March 3, 1834.—-2i1 wkiv li

A diuission, 15

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FOR SALE ie _o Old Baptist Church Pripesty, on

Great George Street, next te premises

lately occupied by the Bank cf P EK. Jsland,

For terms of sale and otuer particulars apply to

F. H. ARNAUD, Agent, Merchants Bank ot Halifax. March 1, 1884.

WANTED,

BLACKSM!™* to de Carriage and Sleigh Wo... Lib ral wages will be given. Apply to

CHARLES WAYE, Carriage Builder. - Head St. Peter’s Bay, Feb. 25, 1584. j 3i wkly Qi

Lobster Canning Factory. FOR SALE.

Ce. tnd in excellent crder— 1,660 Treps, Boats,Cxn Makers’ [ccls, Board. ing House,

STOCK—com prising ‘tip Plates, Cans, Tin, Lead, Soder, Paint, Lavels, eic.. ready for immediate use. ligviie of :

MESSRS, |}OOLE & I EWIS, Cha:lottetown

Feb, 26.—2~

OFFICE AND WEIGH SCALES TO LET.

pre Gffice occupied by Mr. William Koughan as the ~ezmen’s Shipping Office Head of Queen’s Wharf. Apply te A. KENNEDY & CO, Ch'town, Feb. 25, 1884,

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FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN,

a E Shop and Premises immediately oppo- site the Roman Catholic Cathedral, Great Gecrge Street. Apply to A. MeNEILL, Auctioneer, Charlottetown Feb. 22, 18°4.

WANTS, LONE, FOUND, de.

‘SCN AVED from the fire, but afterwards

J lost,” a sinall tub, containing several wrenches and other small articles used in @ Billiard Hall. Any iafcymation of their whereabouts will be thankfully reecived by Joseph Wakefield, Welsh & Owen’s Brick Building, Queen Street. fanard li pd

W ANTED— Two Furnished Rooms, with y use of Kitchen, lor a small femily, ia a p'ivate house. U.,” this office,

Apply, by letter, to ‘A. B, {mar4

{ OR SALE-—A Writing Table, aud two Havging Limps. Apply av this office. {mar 4 , OUND—On Queen Sir ct,a Gold Sleeve Button, with jioss-agate stone The owner Cai have the same by applying to this Office, and paying tor this advertisement,

jmar 4

NER¥ANT ~WAXNTED=One willing

7 nuree No washing or Ironing. Epply

efore fwo or sftp seven p, m.— MRS. O'MEARA, Pleasant & (rest. [mere

OsT—Ona ounday evening, a Gojd Brace: jet. The finder will be rewarded by leaving it at Tae Examiner Orrice— {mar 3 6i pd OST—A Bunch of Keys. The finder will be rewarded by leaving it at the Land Ottice.—Jcs. A, McDona.p, [feb22 O LET—Half a two tenement Honse, on Cumberland Street (near St. Peter's Road) For partigulars apply at the cflice of Messrs. Brecken & Fitzgerald. {feb2]

ry vO LET—The Union House Barber Shop, ou Queen Street, including Furnitare, Immediate : possession. will be given,

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eto. Terms moderate. Apply at this vilive.