. reaiuianv is, 1951 Community Concert Campaign Opens The 20th annual tlllultilgn of the Charlottetown lnmmunity Concert Association M5 opened by a meeting held last night at the Y. M. C. A. Member: of the board of directors .-ind executive committee met with volunteer workers to receive sup- pllPS and instructions for conduct- mg the campaign. Raoul Reymand, president of the Association. con- ducted the business meeting and introduced as guest speaker, Rus- scll Simmons. field representative at Community Concert Service. New York City, Mr. Simmons is r or nr a l n i n is in Charlottetown throughout this week assisting the iommittccs with the membership campaign. Mr. Simmonsi talk lllusirdtcil tho growth of music and appre- elation through the concert nud- mncrlg created under the "organiz- rd audience" plan. He traced this history throii the past twenty- livc years. Wh it. in the past. con- .-irrls worn limited only to very i.rr-gp cities where artists WPFO mid nn 3 "bnx-office" basis. often run.-S at great financial risk. To- day. over 1,000 cities. large and -mall. iirc Nl.i0)'ini-' C0mmi-mil-.V pnnccrts where the element of risk is eliminated because money for artists is raised by members of each association paying anninl litres beforehand. Consequently only tin-, members can attend the 4'Oll('Pl'lSi also. under this arrange- mcnt. committees are spared the uork of soiling tickets for con- .-crts. for. at no time is ticket- scliilli ncccssary. it. C. Bobakcr. campaign chair- mnrr. who rs helm: assisted by Hrs; Norah Loiigworth. prcscntcd rrrstriictioiis to all workers, stress- .ng tho ciimpirign rlcndiino of Sai- rrrilny night. ii p.m. After that rvnrc. membership rolls arc clos-xi. .'tn(l no one may join the Assoc- iation, All prcscnt members will h. contacted by a worker. Hou- ever. mcmhcrs may renew at cum- paign iicatiqtiarlcrs. R. T. l-lolnuin l,rd,. before, Saturday. ltlr. Bo- hakcr tcmlndcrl workers that rnnmber-ship will be available to lhosp who weren't mcinircrs inst roar. New members may inifl ilrrnuglr workers or at fl-Wiliiifilllil tr:-rrdquartcrs. ('.-ipiziliis of teams for this yc:ir's i-niupnizii arc:- Randoiph Manning. Mrs. Raoul Rcynrond. Mrs. Kclth Rogers. Mr!- Rrnjnmln Conrail. Mrs. K. ltl. .Virirlin. Stan Laiicastcr. M" linrry 'l'iclmarsii. Mrs, J. L. C ran. Mrs. D. lil:icGiiir:an. Mrs. .1 W. lViacKenzie. Mrs: Alim- Fraser. Miss -ladtlilflliie M3t"D”"f alcl. Mrs. George Rogers. Memorial Field To Be Illuminated Prospects this year for the li- iri-minatirvn of Memorial Field to provide for night ball as well as track and field events, were indi- cated in the report of Coun. Wen- membership ' deli H. Benton, chairman of the lnght. Cominlttee. submitted at last ll-lllltls meeting of the City Council. ”l am happy to see a new powcr lune through the centre of the Park," rhe report stated. "and I be- lieve Brigadicir Reid. acting on my suggestion. has acquired some ex- zra long creosote poles to be utili- vrd as light standards for the lighting of the field." Coun. Beaton's report expressed rlraappointvrrient that he was tin- nble to obtain from the Maritime Electric Company a proposal for the ivlliiminaiion of the boulevard around Victoria Park. The plans Ht'btil1lltCd to him were neither practical nor feasible. and he would not recommend them to the Corin- cvl. However. he felt that Mr. Ainswortih and Mr. MacLr-od will have a proposition to place before the Council for the prcsent. year. which will be acceptable in its entirety. The great difficulty seems to be not so much the type. of ligiht as the standard ,on which ibis incandescent. fixture is car- ired. - llc commended the iniprnvcmcnm at the Maritime Electric Company Want. and stressed the magnitude of electricity released from the 'h”s'li Power output gcncrators re- lircscntcd it great improvement. Details were given in the report of sevcn new lights, placed during "19 year on recommendation of Coun. Beaten. , BIRTHS. MARRIAGES DEATHS 50: per insertion BIRTHS fi';A'r'PE-At. the Prince County :"miPMal on February 3rd, ta Mr, r-x "- Lloyd Sharpe (nee Jean Vina”) Ki-tnsintiton. ii daughter. 5 !"”-- 18 oz. Linda Jean, "THOMAS-At the Hill Hospital 03 f;1r9l::-(l;n;o Mr. and Mrs. William R 5 nice Rena MacLean) its n VIUOY. a daughter. -7 . DEATHS ,. ICCDOUGALL-At 60 Roselan d .g.,l,f::t' C'mb”dlf- Man. on Feb- Ml”.m”1s)t."d10lg(l). George Mac. N”; Arum P3331-rl. formerly Ottawa -ian.uar.v 23rd. Gen- ii.il. Maolean UNDEIITAIKEII TIMBALMEI. Charlottetown ma North Wlltsblrc '.0NI III ciiiiinni. nunnniiui This column la reserved for news of local interest. but ndvoa-tfalng of I neway nature may In Inaerutl It flvo cents I word. otrtctl) pay- able tn advance. RETURNS T0 CITY - Dr. 0. H. C-urtis. Provincial Medical Ot- ficer, returned to Cvbarlottctown last night after attending meet- ings in Halifax and Toronto. He was present at the Inter-Provincial Planning Commission meeting in Halifax, the Dominion Council Health meeting. and the National Rehabilitation Conference in '1'o- ronto. - RECEIVED TELEGRAM - Keir McAlli.ster of Emerald. P.E.l. re- ceived a telegram conveying the sad news of the deatlh of his coua. in, Robert Bruce Mc-Leod of San Pedro. Calif... son of the late Mr, and Mrs. John McLeod of Stanley Bridge. The remains are coming home for burial. Funeral notice later. ROAD REPORT - All main roads have been opened and the cuttings widened. reported Mr. Clifford Sherren of title Provincial Department of Puiblic Works last night. He described travelling conditions as being very good. A few secondary roads were opened ycstci-daypand plows will be out this moming to open the remaind- cr. l.M.T. buses operated on sche- dule yesterday. In P. U. CARD PARTY -- An- other successful card party was held last evening at the L.P.U. Hall. Tire prize winners were: Ladies first. Mrs. G. H. Larter: secoiiil. Mrs. C. McCabe. Men's first, "ll-honias Bell, second. Wil- liam MacDonald. The freezeout was won by Rose Ryan and Henry M-'wL90d and the door prize by Ambrose Doyle. FUNERAL FRIDAY AFTER- NOON - The funeral of the late Gordon Laird was held-on Friday afternoon from New Glasgow Un- iicd Church and was largely at. tended. Rev. George Cough and Rev. Paul Richardson conducted the services. Favorite hymns of the deceased were sung and George Clark san-g as a solo "Be. yond the Sunset." The pallbearers were Messrs. Harry Maclienzie, Roy Tooimrbs, Dolph Fleming. Arch lfartlinn. Revell Dickieson and Mort Lilhkin. Interment in Caven- dish ccmctcrv. cm rouca COURT-At ur- Si'iD!l'idIaf)' Magistrate"; Court yesterday. seven men charged with being drunk and incapable Hiilieared. One was sentenced to 20 riiivs in Jail, another 10 clays in jail. two fined S10 and costs fir 10 days each. and the remain- mg thrce each remanded until to. day. The remanded case of a 711-10 chnrized with theft. was fur- ther remanded until February ilth at the request of the defense. Fire case is in connection with the alleged theft of a sum of money from the local Naval Barracks. CANDIDATE FOB TH MIN- ISTRY-At a special meeting of The Session of Trinity United Church held on Sunday morning, Feb. 4th. Mr. George Eric Theo. Crozier. at present Teacher at Long River School. was received as a candidate for the ministry. Several members of The Session spoke in high pratse of the candl. date and the motion to receive him as presented by Prof. J. G. Patterson. who taught him at Prince of Wales College and sec. milled by Dr. Eric Found, who Dreceded him in the Long River School twenty-five years ago. ART CENTRE DANCE-Patron: of the Art centre in Charlotte- town gathered at the clover Club 1559 Weninz and enjoyed one of the most novel dances held here in some time. Music by the Clover- Cluh orchestra led the fun-loving crowd through modern dances in. fer-Sm-rscd with old time favorites. During the evenintz Mr. Vic Ruiitz. Charlottetown cartoonist, drew caricatures of various people who donated to the fund of the Centre. and an oil painting by Mn, 1), Cass was rattled off and won by Mrs. Whltcsida. LEAVES FOR 3. C.-Petty Of- ficer Siokcr Mechanic Richard Lo- Clnir of Edward Street, Char- lottetown. will leave this morning for l-l.M.C.S. "Naden" at Esqul. "With 3-0. to take re-entry train- in: in the Canadian Navy. Six other men have been sworn in at ll.M.C.S. "Queen Charlotte" dur- int: the past week, and these in. cludn Or. Cook Robert M. Mae- Dougall. Morell: PMO Shlpwrighi: George Stewart, Chestnut Street. Charlottetown: Stoker Mechanic Milton MacDonald, Montague: Stnkcr Mcclianlc Cecil Paynter. New Lniidon; Stoker Mechanic Francis Green. Cardigan. and Or- riinary Scaman Roy Chainon. Chestnut Street. Charlottetown. These men are now on staff at the local Naval Barracks awaiting draft. Personals Miss Noreen Harper has resum- ed her duties in Charlottetown af- ter a very engloyaible visit at the home of her parents in Tlgnlsh. Mr. Elmer Ling of Halifax. N 5., who has been here attending the funeral of his sister-in-law. Mrs. Raymond Ling of Oyster led Bridge. returned yesterday by plane. Able Seaman R. Miller left for Halifax. N.S.. on Thursday" mimi- lng. Mrs. Miller wlt.h two child- ren Rosetta and Junior plan on spending a brief stay at the some of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. .1. Harper before joining bar hus- Iband. WASHINGTON. Feb. 5-(A.P)-- An appeal by Mobtlintion Direc- tor chat-lea E. Wilson for a swift and to the psi-Alvlilll United am- es railroad strike us let for to- night as Peder-ql mediation talks wan rvportad-. "hopelessly dead- lochod." 1 Presented To. It C AF Ass'n Wing Cmdr. Mela-an Wing Commander J. Angus Mc- Lean. D.F.C.. addressed itbe new- ly fonned R.C.A.F. Association at the Queen Hotel last evening and presented the president. Stanley M. Mclnnis, with the charter for the club. officially declaring it to be an official Wing of the Maritlnie district. and recognized by the name. No. 109 Confederation Wing of the R.C.A.F. Association. The occasion of the presentation was a banquet which was attend- ed by almost fifty exIAir Force personnel, with President Mclnnis presiding. . Addressing the gathering. the Presidcnt expressed the rc',:i'ct.s of the out-of-town guests who had planned to be present. but be- cause of inclement weather and various other reasons were unable to attend. During his brief ad- dress of welcome he thanked Squadron Leader A. G. MacMillan for his competent efrforts in ar- ranging for the banquet. He also thanketl Wing Cmdr. MacLcan ulio had accepted the responsibility of stepping into the breach created by the absence of Wing Coin- mander H. Aslin, President of the Maritime Association. who had -been scheduled to present the charter. Before reading the charter, Wing Cnid.-i'. McLean outlined briefly the purpose of the newly formed Wing, and slatcd it was a mcans by which ex-Air Force personnel might enter into fellowship to- geti-ier. and also should be used in speak as a body. representing ex- Air Force. pcrsonnel. tn the per- manent Air Force. He continued by saying that world conditions being what they SN. it was highly probable that -many of those present would be called upon to again serve their 90l1nir.V. and he hoped they would live up to the high reputation of the R.C.A.F. 1M1" l'C093Vinl-Z the charter from Wing Cmdr. McLean. President Mdnms expressed the hope that "'9 1095l.WiY1g would cvcntuaily -be a leading group of the Domin- ion. He announced the Cibtflinilift M -'1 Perm:-incnt cluib room in the Bank of Commerce building in Charlottetown, and asked that an fnembers co-operate in its furnish- ing and decorating. The charter will be framed and hungpin the club room. and bears lllic signature of Air Vice-Marshall A. .Morfcc. President of the Dominion Executive Council. . 771059 Drcsent at the head table included the following members of N19 new Winiz: Stewart Chandler, Miss llazel Roland. George Hood. M155 M-'iF.V R0-bin. Mrs. Inez Sweet- wood and Peter Sinclair. 1 Parking meter Continued -fl'om- page 1 the spring. but they wcnt ahead and put in ilhc posts. apparently believing that the installation could be completed in reasonable time. To date. howcvcr. only 36 heads have arrived, 16 of which are singles. . "Sonic of the posts are too far in on the sidewalks and will have to be moved out at the ex- pense of the company,” ha re- ported. Traffic Lights The Committee has given con- sideration to the different types of traffic lights. and have quota- rions ranging from approximately dam to 35,000 per intersection. "rho high priced one has ad- vantages over the others as the cars operates the lights. and trai- flc speeded up. The others are set time. and if there is only one car on the street, it has to stop for irhc lights to change. Our trai- flc is spotty. There are many -hours each day that lights are not required. "A demonstration of the actual- ed lights was given by representg. l'lV95 of the Northern Electric Company to which we invited members of the Board nif Trade. and I believe it cleared up a mis- understanding regarding the wide differenc 'n prices quoted. "'A ch u-p on the voluma of traffic was taken at three inter- sections in November. which is not by any means it peak mtynt,-h, and would only represent our 10- cal traffic. The result for the ten- hour period. 8 am. in ii p.rn.. win N TOHOWSI Queen and Grafton 1,- 432: Great George and Kent 7.2M; Great George and Elm Avenue ii.- 025. or an average of- over seven hundred can an hour. "As far'as our own motorists aro coiiccrned. we get along very well without traffic lights. We have bad very few accident: this year. none serious. "Visitors to our City are accus- tomed to traffic lights and in look- ing for them. do not see our stop signs. which has caused some near lccidnnis." Reference is made in the report to the great increase in the num- ber of motor cars and trucks on .. rue GUARDIAN. General Health Conditions Normal "In the past year while the City has had the usual sporadic cases of communicable diseases. none reached epidemic proportions and in general the health of our citiz- ens remained normal". it was stet- cd in the health report prepared by the City Health officer. Dr. W. 1.. MacDonald and read to the City Ocuncll last night. "In the autumn is number of cases of infantile paralysis was reported. but the greater majority came from the rural areas rather than urban". the report continues. "No typhoid or paratyphoid was reported. ”'I'xvo families were qua-ranttncd for diphtheria; one child died. As 9. result of the compulsory immun- izing of schcol children, diphtheria no longer can appear in epidemic form. "Outside toilets continue to be a source of annoyance. but fortun- ately tlme is eliminating most of these, and our new by-law govern- ing oiitside toilets should complete- ly eliminate this scurce of men- ace. "Our water supply continues to maintain its high standard of pur- ity. Under the Provincial Depart- ment the school children are ex- amined for communicable diseases. skin diseases, and also for physical defects such as teeth. tonsils. vis- ion. hearing etc. and if found par. cuts are notified. ”The City is no worse and is pos- sibly much better off than most. cities of its size. It is true here its well as everywhere else that homes should be built some way or other for the lower income grcup of peo. ple. No new houses have been built with the lower income group en- tirely in mind .- and they constit- ute the larger portion of our popu. lation. In the near future somethinz srhould be done or overcrowding will most certainly follow." Ninety-fifth-Annual city council Meeting The 95111 anmfal meeting of the City Council was held in the City Hall last night with His Worship Mayor B. Earle MacDonald pre- siding. The reading of reports comprised all the activity of the meeting. Councillors W. H. Bcaton, chair- nrnn of the Light Com-mittcc, and David Ste-wart. chaumian of the Street Committee ucve absent. Councillor Beaion was ill and Coiiiicilinr Stewart is in Ottawa at I civil defense meeting. The following reports were pre- sented: Mayor's report; Finance Committee. Coun. L. E. Prowse. M.D.: Police Committee. Coun. C. M. Cox; Fire Com-mittee. Coun. L. O'Donnell: Tender Committee. Coun. A. R. Gorniley: Puibilc Pro- pcrly Committee, Coun. G. R. Kccic; Street Committee, Coun. .l. D. Ste-wart; Market Committee. Coun. E. C. Jo-hnstonc. The Fire Chief's report was rcad by Chief Jcwcll while the report of the Chicf oil Police Charles MacArthur was rcad by Coun. C. M. Cox. Major T. Edgar MacNutt prcscritcd the report of the Board of Scihool Trustees and the Sc-wcrs and Water Commission report was rcad by Mr. Frank Vanldcrstinc. The City Surveyor's report was presented by Mr. J. A. Messcrvy. Mr. John Butler read the Health Officci-'s rcvport. Something unique in the way of presenting reports at the Council mceting was heard last night in the replaying of I record of Coun. Ste-wai't's Street Committee rc- porl. Coun. Beatoii's report was iioi rcad. Messrs. Byron Bro-wn and Alex McDonald were appointed mem- bcrs to Lhe Board of Appeal from civic rates and assessments in the City for 1951. H. R. Deane and Company were appointed auditors for the City Corporation. IN MEMQRIAM in loving memory of my dear Grandmnther. Mrs. Isobel Munn. uho passed away Feb. 0, 1049. 'l'l1arc's still a heartache for you today That. countless years wont take away. A place lrLmy heart that nothing can fill, I miss you dear Granule and al- ways will. Lovingly remembered by her granddaughter Dianne. nr loving memory of my dear Mother. Mrs. lsobci Munn. who passed away two years ago today. Feb. 6. 1949. sweet are the memories that linger hear is the one that is gone. In memory weili hold you dear, Mom Ali long as the years will along. This we always mmember And this we always pray. That the foyla you mined on lift": highway Are your: in Heaven today. .Lovingly remembered by her daughter Dorothy and son-in-law. Alex Mnclssac. in kecrping iraffiz in-oying and avoiding accidents. The steps taken to make some streets onc- slda parking areas only were des- cribed. ".riEix?tt 3 war nniir IN 3 SECOND: OHIAD omnoar r ociiur : COUGHS 0 COlDS the streets. presenting a urobiam ” 5 . 1 CHARLOTTETOWN Reviews Century Of "Y" Activities The Rev. J. D. Davison. R.A.. B.D.. minister of Baptist Church. Charlottetown, was guest speaker at Rotary luncheon yesterday. He dealt with the foundlnll and de- velopment of the Y.M.C.A. which this year is celebrating its North American Centenniel. The speaker recalled that a col- lege professor had told him that there were a great many more temptations for young people to- day than when he was it young man, and moreover today the temptations had jam on them. This said Rev. Davison may 01” N"- be the impression of most people. but at least we are all aware that the world is in n turmoil and faced with many uncertain- ties. and it seems that young peo- ple are feeling this uneasiness and are reacting accordingly. Those who have not developed strong characters are in dantlcr Of m0F31 destruction. After relating the story of Gethsemane. be compared the young man Mark. one of the dlclples. with another young man George Williams who in London in 1844 saw the need of lending a helping hand to the many young men employed in the drapery 95- tabllshmcnts in that city. The room is still preserved as a memorial in which he first enth- ered togetiber 1': young men for Bible study and the formation or a soclcly which would he in- fluential in changing the lives of hundreds of the other YOURS me" of the city who were in need of spiritual benefit. From this meet- ing has grown the prcscnt Young NIFIPS Christian Association which numbers over two million mem- bers in 65 countries of the world. RI-voliitionary Changes The founder Georcc Williams would be lost if he entered a Y. M. C. A. building today and stud- icd the present position of the organization. which has chanslvd to meet the modern nerds of youn-g men and women the world over. While the nrlgliirrl mission- ary drive has somewhat subsided as mightbesaidof many churches. the spirit of helping youniz 080- ple develop trheir talents and lit themselves as useful citizens. Still remains uppermost. Rev. Davison mentioned the stress which was DIRCN1 ""0" health. not only by tho 1'. M. C. A. but also by the rovernmerit and numerous organizations. Why. he asked. Is it that. they will it? better individuals. or better "Iti- zcns of the state? "When WU give a person better health is it for the good of his soul or be- cause he is thereby made more val- uable to industry." Hitler thought that through his youth movement he had founded an empire which would endure for a thousand years. I . p Despite its diversified PF0tZ1'M"- the spirit of the Y. M. C. A. today is to serve the individual boy 01' girl concluded the svei1kFI'- The president. Rotariau George Walters. read a letter ircm Miss Verna D. Darrach, Red Cl'OSs Dir- color of Cripplcd Children Work. thanking the Roiarians for their contrlbiitlon. Rotarlan Edwin C. Johnstonc was the unanimous choice of the club for the office of District Gov- ernor. Guests yesterday included Messrs. T. D. Del-Zlois, Milton Barkhousc. Stewart 'MacKd.V. Charlottetown. l.. H. Poole. Mon- iague, L. R. Allen. summcrstde John Mat-Donald. crrrdtizan. and Roy MacLean. Sourls. Rotarians Dr. Heath Maclntyre and Georlzd Thompson were chairmen. Regular Meeting Zion Men's Group Rev. J. D. Davisnn. miiil:-ter oi the Charlottetown Baptist. Church. was the guest speaker at he regul- ar iricetlng of the Zion Mons Brotherhood. held iir Zion Church hall last evening. V Taking as his subject the Y. M. C. A. observance of its 100th au- nlversary. which is being held this year. Rev. Mr. Davlson spoke on the life of its founder. George Williams. lie told how this simple dry goods clerk of London. Eng- land. founded the organization for promotion of the Spiiiilull lwim" of young men. He then traced the developmimt of the "Y" to its present high stat- us of over two million member- ship. Rev. Davlson tolii the more than fifty men present that the basis of "Y" work is first personal contact: second. united service. and third study of the Bible. p Concluding his address. be said the ioiindcr's maiii principle had been "one man for the many.' find that the ”Y” today still follows this motto. The appreciation of the meeting was very ably expressed to the guest speaker by ME R- M5"'-N"”- President of the Brotherhood. 3157.637 Iloitt Continued-Efrain page 1 ....EBB-HH-..-:-- chase of S4ul.750.00 City of Char- lottetown Refunding debentures. but owing to the international situation. the money market has tightened up and. as we were not satisfied with the bids we had rc- ccivcd. we deemed it. expedient to withhold sale. and again offer them when the build markct'was more favorable. "The total holdings in sinking fund investments ere .600.00. with 3 computed coming capacity of :4 per cent. Based on this earning capacity of .'l per cent the amount to he transfcrred from civic accounts to sinking fund ac- count for the year 1951 in M9.- 400.l5d, in order that it may be kept up to standard. t'Early in March we learned that the premiixn on American money was to be lifted and as we held in our sinking fund invest- - atchewan bonds payable in Anter- lcnn funds. we felt the time up- portune to dispose of them and re-invest the proceeds. consequ- ently, we received a bid of 121 from Bell Goulnlocl: on Co.. and realized on the sale 82,100.00. "The total S12.liX).00 together with an aclditlonel'S1.065.00 was invested in Province of Prince Edward Island bonds. The pur- chase price was 99.75 for 3 per com. 1965 bonds. Total face value of bond; was 514,000.00 and in- crease in sinking fund investment holdings of 34,000.00. "In Pension fund on the same transaction 848,000.00. Prince Ed- ward Island bonds 3 per cent 1965 was purchased for 35,955.00. Collection of Arrears Amount collected Amount collected in 1.949 Revaluation of Property fwiih the constant. increase in costs of material, with the con- stant demands for increased wages. and with the purchase price of land locations at an all time high. the building of new commercial establishments. ncw home, and renovation of old ones. etc. have reached ll figure far beyond their actual value. "Comparing; these costs with the cost of buildings of similar construction erected prior to the war. and after allowing for de- preciation there existed an in- equality tn their valuations for assessrnent purpose which caused much dissatlsfactlorr among these owners of real estate. "Realizing tihls condition exist- ed and wishing to put our assess- ment on a more equitable basis. through the Federation of Municipalities the Westmount Realities Co. was engaged to sup- I-rvisc a local Board of Valuators appointed to TPVIIIUC all the real uroperiy in this City. and pres- cut. to this Council their findings. The work of this Board has not yet been completed but the year 1952 should see ii new basis of assessment established on an eqiiitahlc percentage of st true valuation. "The Munl:-ipallty has been subject to heavy increases in the cost of Government. that is in supplying larger and more up to date public services. and extend- ing thcse services to new areas which are being developed; in- creased educational costs; in- creased administrative costs, etc. "As most of the revenue to pay for these essential charges is a tax on the rent and personal propcrty of this City. and if these are to continue. and these must cnniintle it we are to keep our City comparable with other cities. then arlrlitionirl revenue must hr: obtained either by an increase in tilic property value or by an increase in the tax rate. This condition is not applicable to Charlottetown only. but is general throughout the whole Dominion. "Iii concluslnii. Your Worship. may we extend our sincere thanks in you and the other members of your Council for the complete co- operation we received, and to the City Clerk and but staff for their hard and conscientious work dur- ins: the past year; and for the courtesies extended us. Tlhcy have performed their duties efficiently. fzrithfullv and impartially. '”i'hc report. which any Finance Committee can make is only so good as ilir- other members of the Council allow it to be. It is our duty to curtail any unnecessary expenditures by bringing them to the attention of the Council. but it is powerless to prevent these expenditures unless it has the co- cpcration of the rimalning five members of this Council. ”I feel this co-operation was much in evidence during tibe past year. We had a busy year. and the aLidi'toi's' abstract from the rec- ords of the ledgcrs in the City Clerk's office show where the monies were spent. and how they were spent. The deficit was caus- ed by a re-valuation. which when completed will bring in financial returns whit-l1 will offset many times. in the years to come. its cost." initial iievi Civic Continued from page 1 by the Evaluation Board ”was an expenditure which has been pend- ing for years. and which Council after Council has realized must ult- imately bc unilertakcn if our citiz- cris were to have a fair and equit- able share in this City's privileges and obligations. and which Coun- cll after Council lacked the cour- age to launch.” He further submitted that itthls progressive step on the part of the present Council was justifiable and imperative, and that when the Board's findings are put on a sound working basis, our citizens -will ltC- claim this expenditure to be one of the greatest lnvr-stnrents any Oharlnttclnwn Council has ever made." lilith Mlleattm lntirnat.ing that "we have arriv- ed at what we may call the 95th milestone in the history of our City." His Worship gave the follo-v- ing review of civic actlvitir-s. car- ried out imdcr the supervision of the several committees of the Couri- cll. "New asphalt streets. new paved parking areas. new concrete and asphaltlc sidewalks. new bathing houses and a new keeper's house in the Victoria Park. The new re- inforced concrete storm sewer and culvert. for Government Pond SLf't'frlIl and the acquiring of new essentiat macirliiery speaks a busy year for the members of the street and Public Property Committees and been performed during the year. lng areas. moat t1o.ooo.oo Provincl of Sask- arc critei-ions of a progressive city. I know the reports by the chairmen of these two very important activities. (Coun.-. Stewart and Keefe) tell of the immensity of the work that has "Your Police Department under the direction of Ccuncillor Cox has also had ll busy year. Much time and tlhoiight. have been given to traffic regulations and to the park- "Thc installation of puking met- ers and traffic lights has been dis- cussed on many occasions and your Council has final.iy decided to in- Stall some .100 twin automatic meters for trial. This may be the solution 'torour parking troubles. Time will e .. "The installation of traffic lights. as to uliei.liei- or not they should be installed and as to whether or not, if they are installed, mould be fixed, time. or actuated. is still re- ceiiuiz .w-rious thought and study from (ill' energetic Police Ocmmit- ice, ”A new police patrol and tube in- stailatiou of a new two-way North- ern Electric radio have facilitated matters in the working of the Police De.pai'tmeiit. "Councillor Cox's report also shows that our Police Department is functicning in a most. oredltaale manner and is keeping abreast of other Police Departments in being very modern. "Councillor O'Donnell. Fire De- partment. continues to carry on and maintain its high record of efficiency. The work or this Depart- ment and their equipment are coni- para-ble with any city or town in anada. "Councillor Johnstonc, ciiairn-.an of Market. is to be commended for his great interest in our Market. The rest rooms under his supervis- ion are being kept clean and tidy. "The purchasing by your Council of glassed-in counters for the meat stalfs has received very favourable comments fiom the meat dealers and from those who patronize then. on our twice weekly market days. ”0ounclllor Boston, our Chairman of Lights, has also given much of his time and energy to improving tllc lighting of our City. "Councillor Gormley. cur Chair- man of Tender. has not had a very busy year dealing with tenders. but he has been a very valuable mem- ber of the various committees on which he has served, more espec- ially on the street and Police Com- mittees. to which he has devoted a great deal of time, energy and thought. "I have left Councillor PPcwse to the last. His report as Chairman of Finance. has with it the report of the auditors, and the City Olerks audited statcnrent taken from the general lodgers of the City. a list of outstanding debentures. holdings in sinking fund tnvestment.s. pen- sion fund investment, and one 0'- coneil picnic fund investment. The net debt of the City was in- creased in the year just closed by some sl66,ti3'1.38. This increase is accounted fcr largely by capital ex- penditure. Naturally. the asset against this is there. Then too, one- half the cost of sldcwalks and park- ing areas is recoverable from own- ers of properties fronting on this work. In the matter of new per- manent streets. the owners of land on both sides of the street bordering on this permanent street work shall tcgether bear one-third of the total cost thereof up to a maximum of S150 per lineal foot." School Problems "During the year. your Council hart several meetings with the Board of Schccl Trustees to discus. the feasablllty of a new high school. and the purchase of a site for this school outside the City limits. Your Council went on record as opposed to purchasing land outside the City limits. The tctal levy for the year was 3404.420. Of ohts amount 3'15? was spent on the four City Schools. "while we recognize the fact that our schools are becoming crowded and indications show that a new rt-LGE FWE salaries, general upkeep. inattancd. interest and payment to sinking Fund. can only be met by increased taxation. ”The demands irpon the Omin- cll for grants for very worthy causes, and for an increase in grants already. "Demands for equipment to main- tain the high standard of efficiency of our Fire Department. "Demands for equipment and materials for our Street Depart- ment to give the public the services they demand. i "Demands from our Pclice De- partment for traffic lights and equipment to keep tip their effic- iency and to cope with the tourist. traffic. "The desire of our Council to comply with the request from our civic employees to increase wages to meet increased costs in living. -- all add up to an increase in taxa- tlcn. This. however, is general in municipalities across Canada. "The work of the several depart- ments to give municipal services is not always an easy task. The great. variety of problems that must be solved daily demands patience, in- telligence. and constant. application. "I believe, in the main. these at- tributes have been practiced by the employees of the City Corporation with the result that the work ac- complished by them was of the standard the citizens expect. "Rising prices have brought about the demand for higher wages. It has also brought about exceptional vigilance in the spending of the City's money. The sound financial position of your City has be?" maintained by careful budizctlnz and wise distribution and authoriz- ation of City funds. "I know your Street Department is making plans to carry out I large number of lm.-provements and capital works for 1951. Some of these are long overdue and I am confident that when completed ui'.l receive the approbation of the cit- izens. "I have drawn attention to these salient facts of municipal govern- ment costs. The citizens are de- mancllng services, and they cannot be provided with the present limited revenue. consequently there is no alternative to increasing our 1951 revenue. "While I believe in strict econ- omy, yet we must not lose sight of the fact that we must keep abreast of the times and in order to do this. improvements must be made and improvements to keep our City modern cost money. ”'I'he repcrts of our Health or- fier-r sltotv that. ho has devoted of his time and energy unstintinglv and has an ever watchful eye on health conditions in our city. "The Commissioners of Sewers and Water supply have had a busy year and have extended their water and sewer mains to further service the new develcpment in the north- west area of our city. and to ;):'n- vlde fire hydrants. May I express the o:.uiicil's appreciation of their i co-operation during the year. "our School Board, under the capable chairmanship of Dr. Lea, has also had a very busy year. and their interest in the education of the youth of our City is in splendid hands. and I wish to express also to them our sincere appreciation for their co-operation during the year just closed. ”Your Council has enjoyed very happy financial relations with the Provincial Government. and I would like to take this opportunity of expressing this Councilis aprpi'e- ciiation to our Premier. Honorable school is imperative. we must also realize that the increased debent- ure debt for capital outlay. and maintenance costs. which IN YOUR INTEREST - weira lrap ccilcni. COOK BOOK you will Cook Book -- let me mention the for preserving and jamming and l NOW you will Save Money! The ailon of delicious meals. Buy your CORDUROY SHORTS in the Spa wear Department. IN YOUR INTEREST -- wc'i'c at prin's. i saw three smart. models 2.98 in 4.08. 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The sizes are 12 to 20. priccd 4.98 a pair. Come in and choose your Corduroy Shorts for active sports from thc Sport- : ppy to tell you about His "MARI"!-IA Dc- this morning in sizes 12 to 20 and RR to 43. Trimmecl with snoviy white piquc. or eyelet. the prices range front are being "picked-up" vi-rgv qtricklv, so for the best choice - shop now for Martha Washington House Dresses icll you about the FROZEN Blueberries packed in 4303 sugar syrup. Buy Polar Brand Frozen Fruits today from the Grocery Depart- IN YOUR INTI-1RES'1' -- we're happy to tell you about the now Valen- ' . .VALENTINE PANTIES They re made of while rayon in lock-knit and have bright red trim and Valcntinc Motif -- A really "Novel" gift idea. In the "brief" style. the in the Lingerie Department - priced 79 cents a pair. Give your "V'19"ii"C" I hair of Valentine Panties from the Lingerie Department. F MEETING SECRETARY-REG ISTRAR.