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iE RIL 16, 1880.
The New City Bill.
Turs Lill has passed the second reading |
HXAMINER.
BUDGET SPEECH.
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| pended $16,936, 22. i | provide for the cost ot
earl ie i /year we propose to reduce It
in the House of Assembly. The represen-)| which is a great deal more than it should
tatives of the City in the House faithfully
discharged their duties in this matter.
They di everything in their power to
carry out the views of their constituents:
Mr. McLeod, who had charge of the Bill, | 1878, the late evinced a good deal of tact, patience and He successfully met the different arguments advanced against the Bill by members representing country Dis-
determination.
tricts, who are always on the look out, fearing that any encroachments are &t-
tempted prejudicial te the interests of their
dohstitueats. The principal—as fairly and @lgatly laid down by Mr. McLeod in de- fending the City Bill—namely, that the interests of City and Country are so iden- tical that any measure tending to promote the welfare of the former must, of neces- sity, benefit the latter, prevaiied in this case, ani the Bill, after some sinail con- cessions, was agreed to by the House
The Bill as passed imposes a real estate tax. The land isto be valued by assessors yearly, at its cash value, and rate is im- posed on the cash value instead of rental.
It imposes an income tax on every citizen whose income reaches or exceeds $400 per year.
It also enables the City Council to im- pose a pull tax of $2 on every poll not liable to either real estate or income tax.
The Legislature thought fit to exempt their officials, and the profits arising frum country bank stock, from the income tax, and the city representatives had to submit te this sooner than lose the bill. After all, this exemption will not cause much loss to the city revenue. The income tax includes residents of the city as well as parties hav- This will incluie merchants residing in the Roy- alty and carrying om business in the city.
The Bill also makes the franchiso more
liberal by extending it to tenants paying $14 yearly rental, imstead of $30 as at present. « It also gives a vote to persons paying $2 eu their income or polls. Hitherto many wealthy citizens escaped taxation, but under the provisions in the present Bill citizens contribute according to their means and the advantages they enjoy. This is right. This is the principle of the assessment act applied to the country districts, and it is high time that this equitable scheme should be introduced in the city. The Bill pro- vides for an election after it is passed, and this will enable the citizens to take some in the selection of their represetatives. Civic elections must now engage the aicention of our citizens as more power is now in the hands of the City Council.
A half-year’s taxation is imposed en rea! estate, ending on 3lst December next. In January next the annual election shall be held instead of in August, as at present. After the first annual election, the income and pell and real estate tax will be in full operation.
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A mereTiNG was held at Georgetown a few days age for the purpese,of bringing those who Advertiser calls the ‘Atlas Swindlers” to justice. ‘he following resolutions were car- ried animously. Moved by J. Rogers and seconded by D. Murray,
Resolved, That a copy of grievances be sent to the President ef the Legislative Council to be laid be/ore the Lieut. Governor, and one to the Speaker of the Honse of Assembly, to be laid before the Attorney General, to take such action iu the matter as they think prover.
Moved by J. MeCaull and seconded by D. Ross.
Resolved, That this meeting condemn the action of tbe Summerside Journal and Pro gress in refusing to publish communications from aggrieved parties regarding the Atlas swindle.
And Further Resolved, That we respectfully eall upon all lovers of justice to withdraw th ir patronage from journals that have for- saken their duty as defenders of public rights.
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NvisaNces. —- Complaints are constantly being made againat the improper habit of carting ashes and dirt of every kind on the ice at the landings leading to this city. These deposits prove very injurious to the ice—rend- ering it unsafe ana dangerous in the extreme. Complainants, however, seem to forget that an Act of Parliament, passed in the year 1875, exists against such obstructions and nuis- anees, by which, among other things, it is
previded that any person depositing any such |
**<now, ashes, refuse or obstruetions on the jee,’ within certain prescribed limits, shall ba liable to» fine ef fire duilars for every such offence, or to imprisonment for a period of ten days. If these provisions were enforced by the City Council or other interested par- ties on behalf of the public, by instructing police and other constables to sue the guilty
| be. ithe amoun! | led. The next item on the list is |lating to the consolidation of the laws. In
[ do not at all think this an A great deal of work There
J udge Pupe. improper payinent. was done by the late Judge Pope.
many acts of the Legislature, as well as other documents, which were prepared by that lamented gentleman—for some of which, by the way, others have taken credit. Among other works of his is a table by which to revise and consolidate the laws, which will be found of great advant- age; and [ am convinced that full value jwas rendored for the expenditure under this head in 1878. ‘This year we place in the estimates $1,000 for that service, though it is not probable that the sum will be used. The Legislative Library in 1878 cost $451. Last year we expended on it $415. year we propose to add a few books, which are required for the uso of the Legislature, and the amount we have set down is $430. We new come to the Lieutenant-Governor’s office. In 1878 that office cost $550.94. Last year we paid $563.91. This year we propose to make it $559.00. The Inspector of Licenses received in 1878, $300, and in 1879, $300. This year we place the whole sum of $600 in the estimates. It may not, however, be neces- sary to do this; for I tind that the Canada Temperance Act has been sanctioned at Ottawa by the Supreme Court, and if it goes into operation the appointment of all or any of the Inspectors may not be neces- sary. Then there is the Provincial Hospi- tal for the Insane, or the Lunatic Asylum, as it is commonly called. In 1878 the maintenance of that institution cost $9,- 687.49. Last year the cost was $11,758.12. Chis vear we estimate that it will be $13,- 050,.C0, and it may be more or less—it is hard to tell precisely what it may cost. In 1878 $1,650 were expended in agricultural -xhibiions. Last year the amount was £1,722.538. The Government desires to foster agriculture as much as possible, and this year the sum set down for Exhibitions is $2.200.00. ‘The next item is for the Poor House and the paupers. In 1878 the amount expended under this head was $6530.33. In 1879 it was $6229.99. This year we have placed in the estimates $7,000. We come new to the cost of the office of Public Lands, and the office of Provincial Secretary and Treasurer. As they were separate in 1878, it will be necessary, for the purpose of making a fair comparison, to add together the cost of those offices in that year. By doing this I find that the cost was $10,851.12. In 1877 the cost of the two offices was a geod deal more than that sum. It was $13,122.37. But this year the cost will be $7,045 —upwards of 36,000 less than in 1877, and nearly $4,000 less than in 1878! Then, in the Public Works Department in 1878, the expendi’ ture amounted to $163,024.82. Last year it was $121,000.50. This year the expendi- ture will not probably.reach so high a figure. The office will be administered with the most rigid economy ; and the ex- penditure will not, if possible, be more than $75,000 or $39,009. We have estim- ated an outlay of $75,364.50. The salary of the Provincial Auditor, who ia now also Assistant Clerk of the Executive Council. remains at $1,200. The cost of printing aud stationery in connnection with that office is reduced from $360.25 in 1878, to $150. For the Provincial Building the Keeper's salary was, in 1878, $509. Last year it was reduced to $450. This year it will be $400. The pay of the Messenger for the Public Offices remains at $325. Fuel and light cost $1,420 in 1877. In 1878 and last year this item was mixed up with the expenditure in the other Departments. Chis year we have placed, under this head, the sum of $1,600. The tote! expenditure in connection with the Provincial Building is this year set down at $2,325. In 1877 it was,$2,245.25. Now we come to the Registry Office. In 1877, that office cost $4,057.75. This year it will cost $3,875. ‘Then there is the expense of the registration of voters. We have blotted out that altogether, and we have saved $2,308 a vear at least. The late Government carried forward for this service $1,623.12, which really belongs to to the year 1878 ; and it had to be paid by the present Government last year. This
1878, swells the cost of the registration of voters to about $4,009 ; and we may say that under this head we have saved $4,000 avear. Printing and stationery in 1878 cost $1,450.95. This year we estimate that it will cast $250. The Stock Farm in 1878 expended $1,500, Last year the expondi- ture in connection with it was $1,297.50. This year we have set down $2,00) to he laid out on the farm. For miscellaneous ‘services for the Government we have esti- mated the sum of $1,000. In 1878, the amount expended under this head was $4,025.13. Last year it was reduced ta $1,041.91. Now, comparing the expendi- tures of 1878 with those proposed for 1880, the account stands in this way. And I may here remark that I have left out many items of expenditure over which the Gov-
parties, an end would soon be put to this un-; ernment has no control. For instance there
seemly practice.
river side, to watch offenders and bring them to justice.
Tue Educational Association will meet in the Upper Prince Street School Building, ou Saturday evening, the 17th inst., at 7.30 o'clock, p.m. Rev. G, W. Hodgsen will
open the subject for diseussien, which is, | *‘History in Schools,” and Hen. A. A. Mac._|
An interesting meeting , A reduction of,
donald will follow, may be ox pected.
ice. Why not, therefore, in-|jg the fixed amount struct the police, in their quict walks to oT
paid yearly to Sir Robert Hodgson. That is an amount _which remains the same every year. But I have only mentioned amounts which are _more or less controllable. Now, how do we stand?
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In 1878, there was expended, The expenditure we propose this year is,
$328,783.31 249,721.50
79,061.81
Nearly $30,000. In the Opposition press
For legislation, in 1878, I find that we ex- Last year we had to the short session, and the amount paid was $16,071 41. This te 312,500—
lf we bad succeeded in abolishing the i Legisl stive Council, which is not re quired, j I the would have been greatly reduc-
ene re-
Government paid $360 for this service—chiefly, | believe, to the late
are now in the archives of this building
This
sum, added to the sum which was paid in‘
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it has been stated that our savings amount
to only a few thousand dollars-a mere bagateile. But here we have the sum of upwards of $79,000. Now I think I may fairly say that that sum 18 @ very great reduction to make in the ex penditure of (his Provines. We have breught itto where it ought to be. Iwish now, Mr. Speaker, to show you what reductions we have made in the salaries of public officials. [t has been said that the reduction does not amount to anything--that it is hardly worth mentioning. These are, in effect, the statements of our opponents inthe press and on the platform. ‘lo meet these state- nents | produce the following figures ; and as to the correctness of these figures I chal- lenge successful contradiction. In the year 1878 the whole amount expended for salar- ies was $15,005.62. In 1880, the whole aineunt to be expended for salaries will be $36,448.22, or a decrease of $3,557.40. We have thus reduced the salaries .of officials by nearly $9,000. Is that amount not worth saving ? I think, Mr. Speaker, that this is a service for which the Govern- ment deserve some credit, and [ have no
readily accord some ~-credit to us for the great reduction we have effected in this respect. I have, so far, shown what we have dene—what a large saving we have accomplished—in the general work of the Administration and in the item of salar- ies. 1 may say now that when we came
indebtedness —an indebtedness which amounted to upwards of $60,000. We have paid that off. We have met all the ob- ligations of the Government, and we come out at the end of the year with a balance against of « little over $14,009. This is the position of affairs at the present time, as a reference to the Public Accounts will show. Jf any hon. gentleman in this House doubts the correctness of the state- ment, he can visit the various Departments and take the proper means of satisfying himself. I feel sure that, by so doing, he will be convinced that these figures are correct. |ro BE CONTINUED. |
NEW GOODS!
NEW CLOTHING, ) CASES MEN’S and BOYS’ “CLOTHING, 4d just received in newest and best styles. F. LePAGE & Cv.
ar {) ROLLS WALL PAPER and 500 SO () 2APER BLINDS, just opened, F. LePAGE & CO. SHEDS. LARGE STOCK of Field, Garden and “& Flower Seeds just received per ‘‘Nerth- ern Light,” fresh and good. F, LaPAGE & CO.
O'N SALE. SUPERIOR article of TEA, and Family ae Groceries, &e., &c, F. LePAGE & CO. Glasgow House, April 16, 80—Gi eod The Tnselvent Act ef [875 and Amending Acts,
In the matter of JOHN SELLAR, an In-
solvent.
FURNITURE SALE.
] WILL sell AT AUCTION, on WED- NESDAY NEXT, the 2lst of April, at the residence of the above Insolvent, Upper
Prince Street, at eleven o’clock in the fore-
noon, the following articles of Household
Furniture, —
i Organ and Steol, Sewing Machine, Sofa, Centre Table, Rocking Chair, Window Curtain and Cornices, Carpet, Clothes Press, Book Case and Desk, set Drawers and Glass, 1 Sink, lot Carpeting and Mats, 1 Chest Drawers, Bedsteads, Tables, Wash Stands, 1 set Parlor Fur- niture, ete., ete.
Also, a lot of Black-Thorn Plants.
B WILSON HIGGS, Assignee.
harlottetown, P. E. 1., April 16, 1880. [till sale, pat 1i
ROOFING SLATES.
DP STOCK, and FOR SALE, CHEAP,—
$0 Tons Pennsylvania Slates, Direct from the Quarries. Imported previous to advance in duties. Builders are invited to cali and inspect samples. ‘Terms of payment easy.
F. S. HANFORD,
doubt that the people of this Province will /
into power we had to meet a very large:
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PERKINS &
CONTINUE TO OFFER
IN ALL KINDS OF
Staple and Fancy
at the very lowest prices : White Cottons,
Grey Cottons, Printed Cottons, Fleecy Cottons, Cotton Battings.
NHW SPRING
TWEEDS.
We have just opened our New Spring Tweeds, and can say we have the
Very Best Value in the City,
{mmense Variety of Patterns to Cheose from.
ROOM PAPER,
43 Water Street.
Unservicesble Militia Stores,
April 16, 1880 —5i | i | Wavous, Furniture, &€.
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~ WILL Sell at AUCTION, at my Sale}
Room. Queen square, on FRIDAY, 23rd | inst., at 2 o'clock, the following unservice- | able Militia stores, which are ordered for | sale by the Military Store Keeper :— 40 Bulf Pouch BELTS,
2 do} Waist. « do., 23 do. Frog SLIDINGS, 99 do. Rifle SLINGS,
802 Leather POUCHES (50 Rounds), 33 Gray Great COATS, 2 pairs Oxford Serge TROWSEES, 9,000 Lead BULLETS (Snider Rifle), 47,761 Lead BULLETS (Enfield Rifle), Bul-| lets will be seld by weight. Also, 3 Double-Seat WAGONS, and sun- | dry articles of Household Furniture, &c., &e. | WM. DODD, Auct’r.
April i6, °s0—fmwth
Labrador Herring
js CATCH OF 1579.
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Smoked Salmon, “« — Herring, ‘*. rh. ** — Halibut, ‘* Mackerel.
Salt Treat, At HALi’s FISH MARKET, |
Feb, 18, 1880—tf ”
English aud Canadian Manufacture,
A large variety of Patterns, and very Cheap.
Gur Carpet and Oil Cloths
PETKINS & SIEIDS.
Mareh 2% 1680.
MEANS
EXTRA G00D VALUE
DRY GOODS.
Our Stock of the following Goods is complete, and marked
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EXTENSIVE SALE.
Vary Valuable Real state,
City and Suburban Building Lots, &c.
J AM instructed by Turo. DesBrisay, Esq. to sell at AUCTION, at “The Apothe-
caries Hall Corner,’’ on
Wednescay, the i2ih day of May Next
at 12 o’clock, noon, (if not previously dis. posed of at private Sale), The following very valuable and eligibly situated Properties, described af follows:
3 Building Lots fronting ou Upper Street, between ‘“The Apothesarioe Hk tan ner, and the residence of Charles Quirk (eom. mencing 64 feet from the Corner); 2 Lots front each 30 feet on Queen Street, and run back about 50 feet; 1 Lot fronts 36 feet on Queen Street and runs back about 42 feet, te. gether with the Buildings thereon. These Lots, centrally located in the Business heart of the City, present a rare chance te Capital. ists for a first-class investment.
Part of Common Lot No, 25, divided into
FOUR HANDSOME BUILDING LOTS,
1 Lot fronting on Orlebar Street (West Side) 50x75 feet; 1 Lot frenting on School Street (East Side) 50x75 feet ; 1 Lot fronti on DesBrisay Street (West Side) 50x75 feet; 1 Lot fronting on DesBrisay Street (West Side) 60 feet, and — runnin back to a point. These Lots are beauti. fully situated on high land in the suburbs of the City, and are most desirably located for Private Residences,
3 Building Lots on the Green Koad, near ‘* Boyle’s Tannery.”
Also, part of WATER LOTS No. 17 and 18 in GEORGETOWN, immediately adjacent te the Public Wharf (on the East Side) and hay- ing a front on Weod Street.
Twelve acres of Good Marsh Land, situated near Fullerton’s Creek, Township No. 48, and . lately in the possession of Alex, McGregor.
Terms at Sale.
Full particulars to be had from either Theophiluz DesBrisay, Esq., H. J. Cundall, Esq., or
WILLIAM DODD, Ch’town, April 15, ’80—pat Auctioneer,
In the Viee-Admiralty Court Of the Province of Prince Edward Island,
DANIEL McDONALD against the Schr. ** Emilienne,” her Tackle, Apparel and
Furniture.
i» pursuance of a decree of appraisement: and Sale issued out ef the above Court, dated the l4th April 'S8Q,and to me directed, i will set up and sell, or cause to be sold, at PUBLIC AUCTION, on ‘THURSDAY, the 22nd day of April, inst., at 12 o'clock, noon, where she now lies near Prince Street Wharf, the above named Schooner ‘*Emilienne,’ together with her Tackle, Ap- arel and Furniture. Dated this fifteenth day of April, 1880. PRED. W. HYNDMAN, Marshal Viec-Admiraity Court, [ap 15, pat till sale}
Fire, Life, Marine, INSURANCE OFFICE.
XHE undersigned has removed bis Office from Queen Square to Ne. 61 WATER STREET, the Building lately occupied by
HaAsZaRD Bros, HORACE HASZARD. Charlottetewn, April 14, ’80—lw
pRICKS. (yy sate ABOUT _
50,000 BRICKS! Apply to
TREMAINE & METCALF. April 12, 1870.- -1m
Waris, Lost, Found; &c.
' OST—In this City, a case of Surgical
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Instruments. The finder will be suitably
rewarded
by leaving it at APOTHECARIES Hat.
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Wwe GIRL to do general Housework. Apply at M. SrevENnson’s, fap 15
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| EF OUSE TO LET—A large and com- & modious Dwelling of 13 apartment, suit- ‘able for Hotel accommedation, centrally lo- |eated on Hillsborough Street, within a few ‘minutes waik of Railway Depot, Market House, and Post Office. Possession given Ist | May proximo, Apply to Ropr. Bripexs. {al stf
| Richmond Street.
Vy 7 ANTED--A COOK, well recommend- ed. Apply to Mrs. Macnas, Dundas | Esplanade, any morning between 10 and 12 ‘o'clock. [a 13. tf
(FY OST.—I» this city a GOLD BLOOCH,, The finder will please leave it at the | EXAMINER Office, ap. 12!
ZAOR SALE OR TO LET,.—The House at present occupied by the subscriber, on West Street, opposite the residence of James prowess Ksq., apply to Samurne N. Eartg.— ,ap. Le.
TE*O LET—Good Pasturage for seven Cows, within a convenient distance of ‘the city. Apply at this office, {ad
‘i LET FOR THE SEASON—Large Garden in high state of cultivation, well stocked with choice fruit trees; centrally situated. Apply at this office. {a9
| gTe@R SALE—VIS-A-VIS WAGON, near- ly new. Will sell cheap for cash. Ap- ply at this office. {a9
’E°O LET —On or about the first April, the
_ House now occupied by Mr. Benjamin Davies, junr., fronting on Water Street. For ’. W, Ovazas. fm 16 tf
information apply to