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(Encouraging R53} Submitted By ‘Commissioners Of Sewers ~ €=fWater Supply.

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i To ms Worship the Mayor and oity Council: gentlemen:

The Commissions of Sewers mu water Supply for the City of Charlottetown herewith submit the ‘Qtty-flghth Annual Rfilflrt of the Department. ‘

m; extensive condo-martian work m; required during the past year. Neozssary wafer and sewer mains were laid as follows;-

aos feet 4 inch water nine on Kensingion Road. V

1'18 feet 4 inch water pipe 0n school Street.

08 fe:t l4 inch water P1P‘? lit Reservoir. _

1'18 feet d inch sewer pipe on school Street.

130 feet 5 inch sewer pipe on

Rochford Square. In addition to the above we laid one hundred and thirty (130) feet

oi three quarter (3-4) inch water, main on‘ Rcchford square and

seventy-five (75) feet on 1551(0)‘ Street. The Kenslngton Road extension

was laid to connect with the Con-

nclly Estate pipe line. the entire,

post of which was paid for by the Cmnolly Estate. This sub-division i5 supplied by meter with a mini- mum yearly rate o1 $20.00 for each connected residence. '

In cooperation with the City Council eleven hundred (i100) feet of two (2) inch pipe and three hundred (800) feet three quarter (3-4) inch pipe were laid from Brighton Road across Victoria Park to the keeper's house. The Char- lottetown Tennis Club is connect- ed with this service being served by meter.

hour (4) six (a) inch and. two (2) four (4) inch gates and one (1) fourteen (l4) inch gate were placed during the year. .

Three old hydrants were replaced with new ones.

Thirty-nine (80) buildings were connected with the water works system and thirty-two (32) Bulld- ings with the sewerage system in 1035. These connections included suvices to twenty (20) new build- inrs.

To meet the expenditure necessi-

tated by the above construction!

work and to wipe out an accumu- lated overdraft in the bank on Construction Accounts, seven thous- and (7000.00) dollars. 4 per cent, twenty year water debentures, and three thousand ($3000.00) dollars, 4 ncr cent. twenty year sewer deb- entures were issued on December 15th which sold locally at par.

At the clos, of the year We had the following credit balances at the bank.- Water Construction Ac-

count .. .. .. .. .. .. 811161-31 Sewer Construction Ac-

count .. .. .. .. .. .. 800.35 House Connections Ac- count .. . .. 103.10

The pest two winters have Pili- most water works systems to a se- vere test, the frost penctffl-nllg o a very low depth. This was partic- ularly true on paved streets where snow had been removed for motor trafliic. At one o; the meetings of the Canadian Water Works Asso- ciation the City of Ottawa report- ed that in one winter Ottawa hau 1.072 services and 27 mains frozen. while nearly 100 hydrants required to be thawed out daily. Other cities Pvported similar experiences. In Charlottetown, because the mains and services have been always laid with ample covering and particular attention has brcn aid to all hy- drants before and uring the win- fer months, we have never had a frozen main. only a very few frozen services. while le:s than half a doz- en hydrants have been frozen in nearly fifty years of operation. It is true that our method of instal- lation makes the original cost slightly higher, but the low yearly maintenance charges more than offset the higher original cost.

Over one -thou:and (1.000) orders were issued by the office in 1035 for turning on and of? water. might hundred and sixty-seven (801) lilies, being caused by Persons mov-

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At the close of the year there are I006 dwellings. atoms etc. urlns water supplied by thii Department. 2M0, or ovdrl’! per cent oi the wetcr nun have plumbing fixture-i-

Cdlcetloiu durin was - culled Imp constant and effective super- vision than in any revious v!"- ‘llbe ' ment. en savour-ed in every y possible in cooperate with Consumers who were out of cmlrlw- idiot, '12“ ’°',ii.“".i.‘.i‘°“‘ l“ _ pl r rau- Obluas few cases. whore we found it a uteiy imllflkiblo to not an! llt-idntien or cooperation from t minimal, was it necessary to dis- continue service.

revenue received dur-

with esomim ‘received m:

rm. . following is a comparative state- wpt a!‘ manna fer the veers 1084

. 1 .-~ "Write llur- .

aw uni-u enamel» ‘is . . 14100" 131.50 gusto amt

Mo! lab tin y-ar wu ensure a-i aom- W p Flflii

.. ,._ 6,143.11 .€.l‘l'l.W

Steamers. en-

gines, etc. .. 6,259.66 5,447.18 Miscellaneous

sources . 3,104.54 0.40140 Total .. .. 05007178 $51,480.45

The net revenue was also larger than in i934. After paying all oper- ating expenses the sum of $22,- 037.09 was paid over to the City Council to be used toward 119M118 interest on water and sewer Deb- entures and Sinking mind charges. A year ago the amount transferred was $21,519.72 which was a record u-p to that time. Interest on Water Debentures for 1935‘ was 010,192.50

Debent c: was $0,880.00. The amount transferred from this De- partment was therefore $11,544.50 more than the interest on Water Debentures afloat and $5014.50 more than the combined interest on Water and Domestic sewer Deben- 111118.

Part of the past summer was ex-

tremely dry. A number of water users persisted in using e type of lawn sprinkler which is against departmental regulations as the lsprlnkler operates continuously. fWhcrever these devices were found the users were asked to discontinue their use and as a rule did so. The ,typa of rprinkhzr mentioned is only allowed where the service is met- ered. i Bracklcy Station operated 2,590 incurs and pumped 510020.000 gal- ,icns. The Malpeque Rcad Station ‘operated 2,914 hours and 111151111911 238238.461 gallons. ‘The two sources combined pumped 548,258,451 gal- ions. The daily average consump- ,i:ion was 1,502,078 gallons, or about 111 gallons per head for the ap- iproxiniatc 13.500 people 811111111“- "flii; average, of course, includes ithe water supplied all the largo commercial users, as well as water for public 11.5.65. .

The North River Auxiliary sup- plied the Mrpeque Road well with 30,048,000 gallons in 620 hours o. operation.

The Department has again had the advantage of practically a daily ‘analysis of our water furnished by the Provincial .H'3alth Department under the direction of Dr. Keepini- The local analysis was sulllllllflcflifid by four samples sent to the De- partment of l1ea‘tl1, St. John, New Brunswick. The high standard 0f purity of the supply has not bow lowered.

All the information reaflfliilll u" duplicate pumping plant referred to in our laat report is now in "19 hands of our Consultins 15711191“? and we are awaitina‘ his 1111“ '9" port before making the i»- -

The property surrounding the different Stations received consid- erable attention during the Wlf- M’ Malpequc Road Station thekoep- er's house was repaired 511d III-in?‘ ed. A concrete wall was 1918"“ m the south side of the c011 81W!- There is now a concrete Wall I11 urbane this building. Ail fire ny- drants in the city and suburbs re- ceived a coat 04 5090M “Yd-I'm” paint.

The usual anéoung s! ‘xifgitilllgw 121x121 [lashing of an s. l’ l’ - > etc, has been attended to and B11 the equipment controlled by i119 Department is in excellent condit- ion.

Respectfully submitted

Slgned. J. A. WIIBSTIB

u. 1r. CONNOSS.

G. D. WRIGHT.

Commissioner-s of Sewers

. and Water Supply.

December 31st. 1036.

liIlTY FIREMEN

REPilRT SMALL lil$8|Nl935

The followinl report of 11w F1" Department was PHI!!!“ b? T!" Chief McEachem and submitted by Coun. A. i-tennessey at 1M mm‘-

meeting. w.» nu Worship 6w Mayor 0M City Councillors. Ce tleniem- Insubmlt the follo M11011‘- 0! the Charlottetown Fire pertinent

for the year 193B.

our-in: the year- me Department responded to '14 alarms. The 11H m“ is the smallest year we have on recbrd. the loos being 812003. The insurance lau is ID 14' ly half this amount.

The fires were lltinluilhed ll

follows:

Soda and ‘chemical . .... l0 Soda and chemical and water g Servicernoi, required ......... 40

1cm lllrmd ..................'I_l Number teat 2% moi: hose uni. 4.

I01 . » - Ntmbel- feet laddlfl. m t Average attendance debut-

g’? r Tris ifiifiwfi”, -,l ‘

and the interest on Domutlc Sewer o’

coo. - number gallons chemical and.

REPORlFOR PASLYEAR

illbliowing is the report of the (my Police Office for the year end- ed Dec. 11. 1935. as submitted by Chief of Police Birtwistle at the glinual meeting of the City Coun- ‘Illwvshom the yh-r under re- view the Force was maintained at I Iii-Misti! of nine men consist‘ 0f 0116 Ohidf, three Sergeantg 1nd five Constables. This was adequate for all requirements, for we exp". ieneed a higher standard of law and order. 'I‘he City has been entirely free from crime of a serious nature. and there were but seven cases oi breaking and entering with four of the. offenders being apprehended and convicted.

Arrests f0;- the year aggregated 180. an increase of 41 compared with the year 1984. Drunkenness fimllnted for s10. an increase of 34, and for operating a motor vehi- cle while intoxicated there were 21 anests. an increase 0rd. For vag. Yarlaiay they totalled w. an increase

Following is a elamification of the 480 arrests effected during the year: Assault on female 2; assault, aggravatcl i; Assault, common 1; Breaking and entering 4; Child ne- Tect 1; Dnmk in charge of a. motor vehicle fl: Drunk and disorderly 49: Drunk and incapable 266: Dam- age to City streets by negligent driving 1; Escape from lawful our. tody 2: False pretences 2; Gross in- decency 1; Harboring smuggled "um 1; Insanity l3; Juvenile delin- quency 6; Operating motor vehicle to common danger 5; Operating motor vehicle while unden suspen- ~'on 1; Receiving stolen goods 1: Theft ll; Taking motor vehicle without consent oi’ owner 2; Un- lawful possession of ato'en goods 1; Unlawful possession of liquor 4; Vagrancy 77; wilful damage to property 4; disorderly conduct 3; ‘oral 480 arrests.

The monthly collection of cream and milk from‘ licensed vendors, store-keepers and stall-holders in the Market building totalled 30 of neam and 442 of milk, all being delivered for test to Dr. Croken, V. 8.. City Analyst. 1B samples con- tained sediment, and prosecutions were entered. a conviction being irn- posed with fineg in every case.

Various other duties performed ‘av the Force during the year in- clude the following: Prisoners ca- corted to County Jail 298; Escorted from Jail to Police Court for trial 34; Prisoners escorted from Jail to Sanatarium for treatment 12; Pa- tients ascorted to Falconwocd l4; Summons served 211i; Subpoenas served 24; Garnisheas served 3: Dashing houses quarantined ant‘ la r released from 0; Vicious and stra dogs destroyed 38;. Transients in s ation overnight 35: Motor vehi- cles examined. brakes. ete. tested 2,140; Householders. or property holders warned to remove snow from sidewalks 042; Stolen bicycles found and returned to owners 2i; Stolen motor vehicles found and returned to owners i).

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n1 Wit/h u‘-

of the Prolhbition Act within the City limits. during the past year our Force carried out eight hundred and ninety-‘six (896) searches of dwelling houses and other premises suspect/ad of the unlawful sale or

‘ of intoxicating liquor. We entered nineteen prosecutions un- der this Act.

Juvenile Crime

Fifty-three cases of delinquent "ere dealt with in the Juvenile Court this being an increase of over 100 percent compared with previous year when there were 26 cues. The chargm pnferred against these Juv- eniles were mainly instances of pet- ty theft. milchief or wilful dsmaqe to property such as window break- ing. Your of these offenders were committed to Reform Schools, six were released on suspended sen- tence. 30 were dismissed with repri- mands and warnings, and the re- mainder 18. were dismissed for want of evidence. Mr. w. .1. Iirawders. Truant Cfilocr and Afwnt of the Children's Aid Society. was very ac- tive throughout the year in dealing with this increasing ,. hlern of- Juvenlle Delinquency, and we are thankful for his OKFOPEPIHOD.

There wen two accidental deaths in this ‘City during the past year. In one case a man received fatal mini-lee by falling from a roof. The Provincial Coroner held an Inqudat. the Jury returning a verdict oi mis- adventure. in the other case a chil . age '1 years. fell from n wharf at t e waicr fmnt and was rowned. No inquest was deemed necessary in this instance. for it was accid- ental. without the least blame at- tached to anyone.

Police Car, purchased on June 17th last to replace the one that had been in constant use for seven Years. showed a millage of 10,89’) at the close of the year, This oar is in first clan condition and under-ing splendid service.

The uniform clothing. suits and

amoeba, a lied during the put you are qui satllfletofl. both in quality and fit

m Police am '11. lock-up. steel ins tmnen

soils. lockers andlceou is no all in good ttiqs, ma eur only immediate requnuilnts are um the interior cf the relies Station and leek-up need ie-pcinting.

Ante Trade During th the w ri.'""“".......§°'"*§"i$" traiild iiflfliflvd? to the extent er

bnu thousand can’ niteflnl $323)» fen-m. New that the

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Cinic Taxation And A Other, Problems Reviewed By Mayor

Iioliowing is the text of the re- port submitted by His worship Mayor Kennedy at the annual meeting last night cg the City Council:

‘lb the member: of the Council of the City of Chatlfltteinwn. Gentlemen:

Following the usual custom, it is my duty no privilege to present to you my report for the year end- ing 1935.

The put year has been fir? much similar to 1934 in so for u unemployment and relief needs were concerned, a very trying one in many respects. The effects of the world wide business depression still have: over us, yet, I am pleas- ed tc say that there are signs clearer weather on the horizon- The present Council board dur- ing their years of office have given of their time unstintcd attention to the duties evolved upon them. It cannot be said of any one of them but that they were doing every- thing in the best interests 0f the City.

The lworts of the various com- mittees will be presented for your perusal and consideration ,as well as those of civic administration. ‘more reports are available to our citizens by applying for same.

During the past yea-r our City has been called upon to moum the loss by death of four outstandinz citizens who have been connected with our Civic government, namely the late K. J. Martin, K.C., City Recorder and Magistrate for sev- enteen years, Ex-mayor R. H.

of mated value about $700,000 as well

mic. we claim and rightly so, that we are imposed on, when one stops to consider the large amount o.‘ properties held in our City by the Dominion Government and Provin- cial Government that are, exempted from taxation. Our Dominion Gov- ernment has the followinm ybout $3,000,000 of railway property. Of this we assess the Canadian Nat- ional l-lotel $150,000 at 2 per cent- $3.000.00. Add to this other prop- erties 0f the Dominion Government approximate value of $250,000 which‘ is also exemptnd.

Our Provincial Government has about $025,000 of property which is also exempted. We have also two hospitals and a sanatorium, esti-

as about $050,000 in churches; add- ed together these make a total of 84,525,000 exempted from taxation rave thg $150,000 on the CNR. hotel.

We claim and rightly so that we are entitled to at least $15,000 out of this grant of $40,000 in lieu of C.N.R. taxes which the Provincial Government collects. We also claim’ that we are entitled to a share or the following amounts c0llectcd from our citizens by the Provincial Gov- eminent:

Income and personal $15,943.23.

Registration of 1143 citizens can; estimated at $18 eacn-—$20.5'l4.00.

Gasoline tax collected from our citizens estimated at $40,000.00

Amusement tax—$4,4'l7.27.

Total-_$i)0,994.50.

You are all aware that when the Dominion oofefrnnent and Provin-

Sterns, zx-mayor James Paton and Ex-Counclllor J. J. McKinnon. Our deepest sympathy goes out to the relative; and friends of these de- parwd loved ones.

the year was the celebration of the, silver Jubilee of the accession of King George and Queen Mary. the large forum being taxed to if; nt- most capacity, showing the great patriotism and loyalty of our peo- ple, many medals being presented tc our Island people upon this oc- casion.

The year just closed will go down in history as being an outstanding one for the great many conven- tions and associations which have been held in our charmins City during the year. Charlottetown is becoming better known from ymr to year as an ideal convention City. I am not going to weary you with naming all the different ones meet- ing here, but mention will be made of that great 1.0.0.10 convention when over 1.000 people from all rparts of Canada, Newioundland and even the United States were in at- tendance.

A large number of prominent men visited us during the year. namely Sir Edward Batty and part)‘, Rilht H011. W. L. McKenzie King, Hon. H. H. Stevens, Premier Hepburn, Right Hon. It. B. Ben- nett. Hon. Charles Dunning, Hon. J. E. Michaud, Sir Henry Drayton and many others.

Special mention may be made of the distinguished visit o1 the Earl and Countess or Bessbormigh. on their farevnll visit to the Province: also of the visf. id by Icrd Baden Powell, C ef Scout, and Lady Baden Powell. Chief guide and their two daughters. 001101116- ing a world wide tour.

In the summer months our port was visited by the Hench cruise!’

_ Ville D'ys and HMS. Dundee. we

are delighted at all times to wel- come the omoers and crews of these shipg to our shores. ’

finance

The bonded indebtedness of our City at the present time is $1,918.- 05000 less 532730000 set aside 101' sinking fundS, leaving a net debt of $1,851,240.88, showing an increase in our debt of ssmseico. Ozir- urwud taxes if collected _wouid be 81115.- 93238. '

I might say here that it is wail understood that your present we of taxation is not sufficient to make revenue and expenditure moot. Iii has been our aim mt i0 W011i‘ I hardship on our b31919. hfllcfl 0"? reason for keeping the pnsent low

paved highway is completed. and the dust nuisance eliminated, We will certainly experience a further expansion of motor trams next summer. Th0 Radiation and con- trol of this traffic is quite a prob- lem. and the outstanding feature of the past year is that within the City limits we did not experience a street accident of a fatal nature; this is remarkable when we con- sider the incrallllil umbtr of bi- cycles in ull by children. and that both bicycles sad horse drawn vehi- cles an still permitted to operate on our street: after sun-set without lights or reflectors- Our records show that eleven children were slightly ibiuna while ridinl bicy- cles and being in collision W111! autos. and elevemehildiun pinyin! in our streets were injured by pass- vehieles. We invelti ted sixty three accidents. chiefly en isions be- tween can at stnet interactions. mostly cf a minor nature without personal injuries. Forty prosecu- tions were entered under the Hiilh-

d All 0&1: man was c311; played MM cu mar rnon painting carpal-ting and W1- union Cw in: m" on the urinal streets and mum! were equal to ail defnlnds in avoid- i-Ill IA-

One oi’ the outstanding events of |

cial Government purchase any, Pmpflty in the City that the City‘ ceases cdlecting taxes on said property. This works more hard- ship on our City. There is again 111% stock of liquor held by our Gov- ernment that we should certainly be allowed to collect a tax on but

REPliRT or FINANCE

The following report of the fin- ance Committee was presented by Councillor B. R. Holman:

Your Worship and Members of the City Council of the City of Charlottetown.

Gentlemen:

On behalf of the Finance Com- mittee 1' lay before you the ac- counts of the City of Charlotte- town for the year ending Decemb 31st, 1935. -

draft of $47,833.44 there are am- ounts of $112,919.30, taxes unpaid i928 to 1936 and street and side-

walk assessment $13,019.98. Total $125,939.28. At this point I would like to

stress the fact that your Finance Committee carefully scanned every expenditure and only absolutely necessary payments were authoriz- ed. Though every attention was paid to the collection of revenue oi’ all classes. Considering the times and the difficulties all cities and municipalities are having to come anywhere near balancing their budget, and taking into account our low tax rate, we feel that the 1935 results are very fair and re- flect sound civic financing.