riv En .1 uri: Mil It 1 I, lA'ZO. TON LAND DISTRICT. 1 let If com . H iiiai, ilt 3i after u st i intend In iwily to i.iwlit fur a liiriicp ill iiui iM'trulmnu i f linil, It miluwa ( I. ii I'ljulfil at iix-' erctliill 31. Tn. 4. :r marked T.J.H. n nurilH-aai j t fl n ' limn., iiii'iin ili-nw iwrlli no chain. , .in. U' ilnt of rmii-; Dill. lift. U I ' J A MIS IIK.ATTY LTON LAND DISTRICT. Net Of Colli RintJI 6, 1 1 1 mil, hi, iii my rf H. ' i: ark il T.J.H LTON LAND DISTRICT. cl of Colli Riitfl ii um, i. lit: Mini ill inlrmu aii'U il lil B. .nil, follow plin.nl at 'ii ! IXMI . T t. I. :?k I J II Krillhwnl I tUtft. Ilirllr.-. ii.nili Mil rkaillv i 1 H.nu nf ..Mi B.h IMU. JOtTH PBTTY LTON LAND DISTRICT. Met if Com Rant (V, Ii tui im clay afirr it! Icnil- In imOi j. uil- Utr a llrmra 41 anal twirnlrani linil a Mm ' -i tlin.nl ii ihr ( H :. Tp . r- Irj I J .'. tMiftiara.l Ham thmirp . r; niiMIl III rlialll ! Hi of Kft. LTON LAND DISTRICT. lt of Coiat Rani 6. irai, ami oif aiif It: intMHll iii IMMl hi ai. I- for a tlm a I ami retmlrtnn iar.il i fnllim. (lanlnl al l"V -lloi . Ti I. -Tk ' TJ.B. MMIImKI II- In rltlrtM. IBMK i- mm III I., rhain. -x.. t.. vrfftl of rl L W PRETTY U.TON LAND DISTRICT. Iritl if '-Coaft n.ii; an ilav. iflrr iMtll' I". '' a) 1(- fof I ilrWM- . In.) iiir.l'iim j;1 f.ll..-i-uiii.-.I ai tit -. ii. m i Tl. 4. I I Ii v.nlh-l . nam. iImw. mi rkain I (MBI lit "tl ttti lf V RUTTY LTON LAND DISTRICT. If Coiat Rana S. lilt n anw iml. V. PlV " anti f..r a Urrmrt il ami i roiui lllul l fnllrrtl. - nljnl.il it m-.-1i.ni 7. Tp. 4. kfil T i ll nnttrH-aM iti n i-lialB. tliMim .!. north . ti. Himi of nun tllh. 1IA. MVr B RATTY LAND DISTRICT, rLTON let of Coiat Ranao B. I" thai aim .n Iflrr I F. 31 1 .nli-n.1. I., iM'li Vi plr In.U ma a flrrnr al ami ntfi.iVuni Fi r limt aa rnllam. i In,.! i.laiiU't it Dm- if li..n . Tt. 4. tiurkr:! iiorihwi"! ilh III rlnln. thMir thrill rtnriti 10 rhain. ' natix ii, iH.ini uf rnm 1 - in- ir iiim ir. t TinVS nvr flRXTTY. , KLTON LAND DISTRICT, 'ct of Com Ranga B. int, my nay inrr H an Inirnii In ippl.v l f Land fnr a llrrnr ' nl ami iirlmlnini il land, aa follow nr. it a pu l i.lanlrd at ll ff -nrr tf Krriiou it. Tp. 4, ml markpil tj.ii.' unmhriM Urn nortli In rhalna. Ihrnrr trliist ihrnr.. mhiiii an rhain. " e hm tn nnlnt nf rmn. l. Jinnir. nth. (Of n. TIIOM Jtvr WBTTY. I TAU mmtw i r if I n r n . - . . "in r. inn, mil ii,iy inrr . . iii-aii inirnoa to pri.i ir' r f I ...... . li.an.a Tor rnl and urimlrmn i''rra if land. rnllnwi; nir at ...... in. IMnMU-ll 1 . ..." .irnrr :f rrllnn . Tn. 1A. nil niarkril Tin1 nnnhwral I'll r"ll ati.aiaiB m t l..lnj & iii' iiii-nen norm "il rnains. Jinmry gih. HIS. III'IMV JAMK BKTTY. nil-; inai, liny city inrr '- tiritly. Uilrnd to apMy to irr nr .and rnr a nrrnr 'rl for Mi.) an.t n. wilnllin irrrr nf land, a rnlluwir rrirner or lot iaa nnaa ft. Illlll tn Oftinl al-M.nm.n.Mii.nl ."unary rn. HID, TloM! jami-s mfatty, 1 Tn mm I at tu r aaaa aamanaa IFin A 0aa.a B . . -. aV mm r. inmt muvi aiv iiit J. IiAAltV lfila.li.ltl li afitMv til i.ainii ii'i am in nn a ' i mr run i inn iwirnis-iiTTi . Uri'Htl ask . m n,...ai. COUNCIL PAYS Legal action having been i I . I I . . ii.ij nil- ffiami man whim involve! in a lawmilt. ..vrr ain arrr 01 in. i-jiininrnlna It I I"'1 norlhurM rornrr nf T PEARSON CLAIM Having Threatened Legal Action, Late City Engineer Is Given Rlsputed Eight Days' Wages days after Uircalciioil 4 hroiiuh " I he fir, f inirn.f to,H.i uiuiiu,,,, ., ..." I.imi- tor iiicnrRt .nmr.nii imu iiouzaie-., uSi. "i'J RIK nil' """"'. rm.mn.nn.la-in, planted it ii,,lloii of the finance eoiiiiuii in.. t Sp.'llnll 4r.-tlllll 99 T. 4 1...-.. --' llllllM.I ... ..I..I.I I. ... riimmi, v" oihiii ui pay v . . IU 11(1 flialna, llirnra Ii: - IKirtll rluin. Iitliu to point if mm- 111. 1 f. IIEVTTY. nl liul petroleum t unit follow r pnal planted it Ihr -ll'.n . Tp. IA, mirk il TJ.II'. wmihrati ; -if III U rliaill, lllf-tlce .: -nil in nil rhain tsi:; ii. hiim of run - lib. Ir. t ItMM IIEATTV LTON LAND DISTRICT. Net of Colli Rangi B. lr thai llf diva afirr I" appl Ki ti for a flrrm-o tsrlmli'iiin i'wii-whi, i,,io Jly engineer, for Hie eiyhl ilay he worked tlurin tbe II). .1.11, uf July )a y,.ai. fore lcain I lie nity. In sppak-i" lo tin- rei-ommendalion, Caaev Mni.-.l Dial .e final inirnii i !,,t:tuu"0 ,,f"1 ,nk(;n ",p i mr iiimr; "lal il would he simpler for thr- Twin.- pivioiily, IIih lutuni i! IihiI ilcoiiifil nn inajorily voli lo mv I ln claim hill Hip prnpoiM niolion. on Imlli owaionn. wan v.'Iim. hy Mnyor Newton. Tho--opMiin(i die p.iynifiil look itic IIihI Mr. l'naron wan mil "iilillf.1 lo rrjv il, having ,ft Hie ply' inpliy without nuiiav 'liio ivnll. Om holm If of 4 1 1 rami I'rtin . I'arjflc IMveloptii4nl Co., I.ttl. I'. Tinker m1 ! lo llio ily ronnril )( niglit fur ntfunil .)l 5.ia, tile mirpliM on loli t ami , hloi-k -lir.n I. liirh wvpe oli al lax miIi ii I ami wr uiirptiiaoiiHnl. TIR nialier vv rRfrr'l lo llio fi-n.nii-o roRiinitltx- for report HAILXTON LAND DISTRIOT. Dlatrlct of Coiat Rang C. TALK .Ml TICK I hat. lilt)' ljr lflf Hah I. T, J. Bwalt). imrad tn tffix ki Ihr V.nfMa-r of taad fnr I htmwa Ii. pnn(wr.t fur rwl ami itmlpaii rr '.tii inw of land, a folki; unNnrni-ini' at a l al th ii-irilmr'l runrr uf Mirlin Jf, Tp. i, kuii i. aM taarked TJ.lt. mm Lome t nirnrr. thrimr matli n rtMln, tliraep I rhalna, thrfHi- iw.rlh 10 Htalw. tliwari ot Ml rlwMta. Ut 4ttl at rt(l Nrfurrmrnl. Iiriiml Jinmry I Ilh. IMC. THOMAS J WES HE.TTY; HAtCLTON LAND DISTRICT. DUtrlct of Cont Rantj B. Tiki viTin: that, atiu ir afirr (lair I, T. J hall. intraxft In il'p4jf Vi Ihr HiMtalor at Lawla for a Ufrora In pniatv-t lor rfttl iimI llmriil mart 4 arrw (kC laWl. firfktWI: i umnirnriit il a WMt plantnt at Ihr la.Hiihri. i-.,nr of iMn tl, Tp IA, Haiurr ' amlWHIIknt T.4.H.' MHIthrail nirurr. ibrTr anrHi 10 attain. ihmM .l an rlMini. Itwura muHti 0 rtuHt. Ihrarr rial an rhattw, . immi r enui-mriimnnit IK-aim January th. Itia. THuklv.H JVMEH BCtTTY- HAIELTON LAND DISTRICT. Dlatrlct of Coalt Rangi B. TASt: AitTIT thai, amy day aftrt Oil.' I. T. J. Brail j. intend ! irTV i h. taallr uf iJHd for a iirrnrc lu pmH"! f"r "Ml and jvlratMtii iirrr irrr nf land. I fnltitw: aninmrtas al a ll ial plaalMl l-n Irtllra r nnilh . Riatr I. tint warkrrt TJ.n.'a twrth-raal rornrr. tlimrr v.ulh rhalna. thrnri tl M rtMln tfcrarr nnrth M main, Utrnr raal rlnin-. I'- pilnt of roni- I.K-ilmt January lih. ISIS. THOVJA JkMKW UKATTY. HAZtXTON LAND DISTRIOT. Dlatrkt of Coiat Rangi 6. TAkK MiTirr that. Uir dari afirr lair I. T. J Urilit. tniNki lu apply to iw tumalcr of Land for a llrrnre lu pm't fr rual Irxl i.irr HI" irr nf lind. I prtrnlrnm follows riiimnrixin II i fil ilnl1 it tl mirlhvri iiirnrr f IM . Hinirr J. rut mirkiil T.J.B.'a nnailiielM mrnrr. Ihrnrr miriti an rhalrva, tlH-nrr writ chain. Ihrni-r aimth rlulna, thrncr ral Sn rhain. I" xnl or niiiiieiirniil. Inralrd January HI). ISM. THOV ISM BKTTY. HAIELTON LAND DISIPICT. ni.iri.i of Caaat Ranai B TAkK MiTICi: that, ilnv diy afirr dair I. T. J. iwaiiy. inirno n i'rij " Ihr MUH'Irr nf Mid rir i nTnr ui nn.MH-ri rnr roll and prtrolrum .... in rrr nf land, a fnlkyw i nmnimrina H I ll pllnird tvn mllr ..-.ii. ,.r in. nnrthrt rorwr nf ll . e. Nan... and markrd T.J H. " Miuth rt niliin. Iiirnrr north rluin. ihrnrr rit n rhain. thrnrr wMilh n rhaini- thrnii' "l rhilm. in point ir imimirnrrinrni. i.n Inialnl aim Jinmry Mh. ISIS. ,mH 1VK; HKXTTY. HAZELTON LAND DISTRICT. Dlatrlct of Com Ringi B. TtkK MiTliF. that. alil.v daya afljr due I. T. J. Ilrill. ininul to ipplr W l" rnr a ilrenrr IMInOlrr nr Land L, pnlitMci r..r. ri and pr iriilrutn -ihnlril It Iho srrtlnn 1J. Te. I A, nature f. and nnrkrl TJJ1. norlliwrM riii'iirr. thrnir amith S rhalna.. thrnre nt 10 rhain. Ihrnrr nnrth 10 ctmn. Ihrnrr writ an rluin. to Kilnl of com-nirnciTnrnlt .... .nJ, ,M :MAsS,5bilWrY HAZELTON LAND DISTRICT, nl.i.lnl of Colli RinOI B TUK oth K that. 'iy dtyi afirr j.... i t I ii.atii- Inirnii tn IPPI.V tn .h. uinWr nf Land for a llrrnre hi pnmprrt fnr roll and pelrnlrunt '.-.'.,,! ..... nr land aa fnlowi: Comnimolnit at a Pl ttHnl1 ? '' iinriiman rornrr nr SrrtioW si, TP. , Ranar S. and inarkrd TJ.n.i nnrilirm thrncr sniilli 8i rhain. tnrnrr writ on rluin. thrnre north an rnain, thrnre rut 10 rhain. W Pl "'" iiH'iireinent. .... .... Lnrattsl Jinmry 1 t,,h;.'."1nP.TTv TIIOMS JAMKS PFTTY. HAZELTON LAND DISTRICT, n At rvtaat Ranoa B. TUK MiTICK that. liv lv afirr date I T J. Beilly. Inlend to STOjy t- ST prXVrT r r rinrSnSin of the W.hwr.t wnjr l lr km a I T, IA. nanim lip! wjjrtrjl iwui'lh 90 chain. HiriM wl J01'"' Ilirirr, nn. K Ml IWMl rA1nlA.I at tit a llll'lirt .I.......M ...rlh ItorLn Nil rU rnaill. nison. I'nriiftp nr I ai ihr I T..T.n ' imrthnn HanVe S rhain In point r roniniwrrmrnt, . row?:' 1 nValisI 'ne tnlmile irtrr iwrlve mic ia. iri wat ao.Jilithl. hriwern Tlh and 8th Of Janil- , i imoi"! , - - - - -.,.,. ii lira np bttv n, in ivnlr.! imnmnrMnfrtt . linPH. -i im r.n . . . .. -jumiiirv mh, i9tA, WltnM lo ftuxinr- THUMA9 JAMES BEATTT. ' NUiefi L1K9 Aiiauu. Bride After Every Meal It doesn't take much to keep you in trim.. Nature only asks a little help., VVrigley's, after every meal, benefits teeth, breath, appetite and digestion. A. Flavor for Every Taste dale I. T. J. Kraliv cata CROOKED SIDEWALK CAUSES COMPLAINT Aid. Stephens, Wants to Know Who is Responsible for Unsightly Work on Fifth Avenue West A III. SIcplii'iiH wanlVH In know ai ni7hl.' council riitiiirC vvliii w.i r)poiiMiil( for (he rooki'il titlfwnlk that wan hcinic; ImiiII on Fifth A ii" lictwi'iMi MiiHttraxc I'liaw ami Taylor (livpl. liHlcail nf IipIiir run ili aifflil llirotiuli, I In- lilovalk ivh rvnit)- hiiill In follow the ciir of tli hill. Till nioant liiat, lo reurii lh iifwnlk, rei-i)i'iili winilil have In liullil a-pni.iciii iilninil n Inn.? a tho lol fronlmrp-o, IIiuh liaviu lo pay for two walk litailnail of chip. MoriHivpr. thpr1 wotil.l Iip tm-i?hJJ trestles. AM. I'orry, chiiirntan nf the hmtni of work. rpplittl flnlinu Hint, ir Hip Miitpwalli fnllnwrd Hip lot line. It wouiil tip iinpnihlp to rtrli il. on accptinl of Hip height of Hip Iioiiii. with Uip np- proaplip. AM. W. J. Orppr nvailp fiirllier psplatiatinm alo'npc (Iii linp. AUI. I'prry- untlprlooX to lake lh- mailer tin again with Iho nity Ptiginror itl onw. Aid 8lt'pnMi i Uil in r Ihal il wnuM hp HlifaPlory 'f tl" now walk werp liuill whprt' Hip ohl oiip had hppn. HAItLTON LAND DISTRICT. DUtrlct of Com Rang 6. TAKE .MiTICT. thai, altly dayi irirr lllr I, T. J Itritlv. inirnd to ipply I" Ihr Mltnitrr of lart.1 for a lirrrrr, tn proH-rrl for roil anil prlrnlruiil nvrr .n arrra or liml a roikmfi I'MiHKint al a tii planti-d it ihr ouinwrat rornrr. srrtinn 17. TP. S llanrr i. itxl markrd T.J M ' noHthwrat romrr. Ihrnrr north Sn rhaini. thrnre nil 0 rhiln. Ihrnrr iwmlh IA rbain'. inmm am ad rhain. to point or coin nirnrriurnl. Um-iimI January lib, ll THOMS JAMES nF.ATTJT. HAIELTON LAND DISTRICT. Dlatrlct or Coaat Rang B. TAWE MITICE that, altlv dayi afirr date I. T. J. Hrally. ininul lu ipply I.) Ihr Mlnlairr nr Land for a flrmr In prorMTt fnr roll and prtrolrum nyrr irr arn' nr land, a roiiow:- Cnininrnrinr at a pol plinlrd twn iiiiIm annul in mr miriiti wi mnirr ui iii an. llanti- S. and markrd T.J P. anulli rit mrnrr. tlM-nro north mi rtialiil llirnrr writ In rluin, Ihrnrr aniith alt i haln. tlw-nrr ran KO rhiln. tn pnlnt t roiniiHfii-i'iumi. I.oralnl January Mh. t9fr. TIIOMSH J VMKS BKATTV. HAZELTON LAND DISTRICT; DUtrlct of Com Ring B. TAkl Mirirr that, tiny day trtrr iniiiui to ippiv io the MlnlMer ar l.anda for a llrrnre lo proeei for rtuil atod lirtrolwim oyer in arm or land, i fnllnw: rniimicnrtnv it I J1"! rlanirl ai Umi onlhue! rnrmi or Srrllon II. Tp. IA, llanrr i. md nurknl TJ.R.'i iuihl rornrr. thrni-" north So rhiln. thrnre ral au ihaint. Ihmre outh SO rhilns ilirnift vrt su rhalna, to imlnl nr rnni- imnrenirnt. I.nrtimt January tun, ivts. TlloiilAB JAMF.S BF.ATTY. HAZELTON LAND .OISTRI0T. Dlatrlct of Com Rang B. TAKE MITICK Out: altly diyi after date 1, T. J. Iivat-. Intend to apply tn hip .mniMrr ni ijinn lor l lirrnrr, to prnnixTi for mil ami tirt-detim i;vrr nio irrei of land, a rnllowt: Commenrln it a pt planted tt thn northyye! rornrr nr Lot ftt. name S. ami marked T.J.ll.'i outhwet mrne-, Ihnire norm 0 rhain. thrnre eat sit rhain, thrncr miili SO rhain, thrnm wet 10 rhalnt. tn point of coiruiieiwo-mrnt. . Incited Jinmry lh. 1IIA. TlllltolS JAMKS BFATTY HAZELTON LAND DISTRICT. Dlatrlct of Coiat Ranga B. TAKE .notice that, iluv dayi artrr dalr I. T. J. ' ileal ty, Intend tn apply to Hie MlnlMer of Land rnr a licence to pmM-rt rnr coal and petroleum over 140 acre of land, a rollmy:-Cninnirnrln at a pot planted it the Southwell i-omer nf Section 17, Tp. 4. lUniri' i, and marked T.J.H.'a inuthwet rorner. Ihenre north 10 rhain. tlien-e rail SO rhalna, thrnre intuit CO rlrUn. thence weal 10 rhaini, to point of com mrnenment. , ijM'ited Jinmrv I tlh, m. TIIOMS JAMES BEVTTY. HAZELTON LAND DISTRICT. Dlatrlct of Coilt Ring B. TAKE NOTICE uiat, HtlV duv after date I, T. J. Briny, Iniend In ipply tn Ihn Minister nr find rnr a licence lo protiert for roal and petroleum over 1140 arre nf land, a follows: frimmenrln- at a pom planted two nille-Miiilh of the northweil nirnrr of Lot le. nature V and marked T J.lt.'n norttiwe( rorner, thence ninth 10 rlialnt, thrnni rati 80 rliam, thonvn north 10 chains, thence wet 0 rhiln, tn point of com-tneiiceinent. Locttcd Jinmrv lh. ISIA, THOMAS JAMES BEATTY. THE DAIL7 NEWQ BALANCE ON RIGHT SIDE City Showed Surplus of $1,744.57 on General Revenue Last Year aaaaaaaa aaaaBi Tin? total ifVfnii" of, Hip City for Wi-im :il0.1f.'l,i5 ami Micro wax a surplus Off gPiicral rovcnup of i i.S7.acfMriliii to a i-pvii'w pi'om.miIp.I lo tin? cU"m nomiiiil la-tl night hy Alii. 4'tey; t'hairman of Hip finaiio commiU Ipo, of tin aiiililor's report orJ iins year. r um taxes, ny.t per. cent had ipMi .ollected. The fiKht rnvpiuin was )'.!,-2CI.IH ami mirpliH, ( 11,00.1. Tim li'pilioin reveiiup. wt M12.442 aiid xiirplii, "jri,7HI,i7. The water depart meiil revenue wan r0,J5-i.0. and deficit, $0,982.17. Operation of apIiiioIm rot. the ily .l2,TJ:M(t and there wan ad-vanel from genersil revenue, WJiWi.-.'!. Iluring the year the oily receieil from the proxincial uovernmenl 10,(Iimi in.re-pi'Cl of iK mIlw of liipior proffU. pari- niutuel ami motor liceiie In eonneelion with Hie surplus on general revenue, .Mayor Npw- lou ttaleil ft would have heeu greater had il not heen for llio wniliout on Hie ShawaHAmt Lake ple lino. The auilllor'ft report was on- Icred filed an.) lemler.H for print ing 2H0 copfpi of il were referred lo Hi efiiiance eonunillce. Mcllae Itros. hid 2so.:i." for the job and ltoe. Cowan ,1 I.atlu, 2'J8.75. The latter hid included gale lax ayIiIIh Hip foriuer did not ay whether il did or not. METHOD OF DISPOSAL OF TAX SALE LOTS DISCUSSED BY CITY FATHERS AT MEETING LAST NIGHT. feonlintied froin i.tge I) a siiggesliim as had been maile hv members of Hie de.leatioi had been offered last year by himself. He had proposed Ilia) fair upset values be set and thai the lax sale lots be apportioned out lo the real estate mcri to sell. However, lite suggestion at Ilia! lime had lnen deemed t'rt be 'im practicable and unsound and one that would undermine Ihe cily'vJ assessment. Aid. Casey ju.l J a i tt'speels to Hie real estate men ami iipiii mem as a otass ;o blame lo a large extent for the city's present predicameril. lid referred to the Pacific (Ireat l-jisiern and (laiiaili.in National Itailwnys as schemes that had been promoted by Vancouver re,-il estate men lo boost values ami titles. It was real estate men who had encouftigcd the high boom prices. Of course, the real estate men could, not h blamed now in making tho attempt tif promote their own ad vantage in establishing value.) hut there wore many people win were not willing lo have tbe city novenied by the real eslale nier-. Though he. was willing lo give, consideration lo any reasonable .suggest ions oITered, it Was hi intention to keep faith with the rank ami file who, afler all, were Ihe people who were keeping the oily going. Mayor Newton Mayor! f.N'owlon staled Ihal he had ndfiei into this viry mieslioi) witli representatives of various western cilies while in Vancouver recently. He found that all these cilies with the exception of Vancouver,- Victoria and New Westminster were following tho same plan with regard lo sale of lax sale lots as was in vogue 1iere. Vancouver, in view of (In particular bright prospects which it was fell Ihal Hty had, derided The Slight Cold Of To-day May Be Serious To-morrow On the first arpoiirMee of a eonlt or cold, do not neglect It, but get rid of it at ojice before it has a chance to grow worm) and becomea settled, on the longs, for once it does become deep-erated you are going' to hare a lot of trouble in,gettiug rid of it. Our adrieo to you ia that on. the first sign of a cough or cold jou. ahould procure a bottle of Dr. Weed's Norway Pine Syrup aa by iti timely use you may tare yourself many years of suffering from some serious bronchial or lung, troubles. Dr. Wood's" has been nn the uaiket fur the ait 37 years; so you are not experimenting with some new and untried remedy; put up only by-The T. Milburn Co., limited, Toronto, Oat. fome year n.go no! lo r!! rc,j verleil loin in Hip liope Hiat, in! Ihn eourne of a. few years, it would have repaid lliecity to so hold such properly. In Victoria! within Ihe last year and n half a plan for Ihe auctioning of re. verled. lots, such ns siiffgesled hy Mr. Vejenliaveri had proven surcessfiil. .Now New W'pslrnin-tler was contemplating holdins a siniilar sale. IJul all ol lie: cilies were following Ihe same policy ns existed here, and, that being Hie. eAc, he fell that Prince llimert. could not bo fn astray. However, he was willing lo adopt a heller plan if it cnulJ he shown Iiim. No lieller plan uf far jis he could see had yel cpii advanced. The mayor said thai Ihe city of Ivlmonton had W.onn reverled lots and Mayor Hlach- ford informed him that the sain policy wilh respect lo litem was liping followed as here. Apologized, for Alderman Aid. flephens wished lo apologize to Ihe real estate rne.n pre- Casey. Speaking lo Hie mailer iindi'r discussion, be expressed Ihe view- Dial once the cily got down lo a ioinl whpre people had lost confidence in upiniprov-i ed property, the cily would be bankrupt. It was essential that Ihe cily have 'the assistance of siieh owners in the mailer ol. taxation. II was necessary lo protect such owners even if Ibey wcre-'claesed as speculators. T'm method of the city during the. past Iwo or three years of dis. posing of tax sale lots had proven itself unsound and !; thought Hie suggestions now offered should be carefully considered. He was of Ihe belief that they were feasible. He believed that there should lie a fair up'sel price based on a cer-Iniit percentage of the assess-, menl. Mr. Stephens pointed out Ihal the policy followed by Hie city had not been -maile In apply in Seclion 1. A policy followed n one pari of town should be applied in all. parls instead of gelling rid of lots in outlying districts and be immediately ask ed to extend facilities lo them a! a greater cost than the city re ceived for lite properly, lie was firmly of the opinion that some policy should te adopted whereby values would be protected. Why Not Try It? A mere 70 thai might be collected during the year as a rosiill of having sold lots unite:' Hie present scheme was of no importance lo the cily. II meant no more than one-sixth of a mill on the lax rate. Would il nnl be. well to forego that $7i), mow than which was expended anyway in exleivsioii. of ulililies, and try an experiment thai gave pro mise of benefiting Ihn city"? Tbe letter was referred to the finance committee, for consider ation. Aid. Casey fell thai, little could be gained by having (lu finance committee go into tho matter. II was already in dis acreemenl. Aid. Stephens sug. gested that there might be support forthcoming for Aid. Casey's own policy as -'proposed last year Aid. Casey said lie was willing to tackle Ihe question, again if Aid. Stephens would actually try lo seek a solution and agreement. .Mr. Collart's teller was as fol lows: i Mr. Collart's Letter r VKfci--t..'hiirrrr.lKt'v1ff..-ri; tlt ,II1III 111 III tl 'MV.II of selling lots acquired al tax sale hy Ihe cily lias come up from lime tn lime and been dis cussed from many angle- but, so fnr, il was only based on as sumption or peional view. with out anything to prove Ihe facts. "I have compiled in Hie altnch oil sheet figures that ought lo allow you lo have a better understanding of the vexed problem of (he lax sale lots. These figures tend, to my way of thinking, to prove that at least the results expecled by the cily council in selling these lols al a low figure have not been attained. "First of all, lei us get away from the fallacy that the city is not in the land business and, ! therefore, should not seek to take jprofit on the properly left for Hie taxes, 't no aiiacneti iisi win show you Ihav 02 lols were sold during. 1021-25 and ti2, to, 3d purchasers at a lolal figure of i ?C,37C.cll, while the charges-against these lots were $7,(128.0C, I ho Cily sustaining thus a loss of ."rOT.1.19. Why should Iho city have to lose on some properly and not. Iry to recuperate, the said loss on some, olhor properly in taking Ihe profit offered? As a mailer of fact, the cily councils have done so in some of the. sales since $11 1. oil was realized; In profits on these lots, Had the fv.- . , felly iir'.i ui! Ilifir iois al or as, fiear Ihe- niarkei valuer as .possible, a profit of 1.1,(572.10 less lll.on or or $3,201.10 could( have been realized. That is near-) ly fiO per- pent more I ban wht.; be lots wrs sold for. At City' Expense "There is another reason putj forth lo sell al a low figure, and) a reaiwin-Ihal- has lieeit accepted! Iry Hip various city councils. That is to say: 'Sell cheap to peofde who want lo build.' Out ft f Ihe no purebaserH only seven buill tin the property bought. The rpsl hotkght on jeculation aniMwo of them did'not pity lliei taxes in I1IJ5 iec?uise, having gol Iheir lots at a low figure. Iliey could 'Slave oh the payment of their taxes fnr four years before Ihe lol' would again be reverting lo Ihe Riiy; thus having a fine speeuJalive chance,' for four years al Ihe expense .if Ihe cil'. "Still another reason Advanced oi favor. of the selling the lots .for Hie ..taxes against IJiem i,t sent for the, derogatory remariisI'Lei somebody nay Hie laxesr that had been made hy Alderman Tbe Inxes asainsl the. C,2 lots sold amounted to 788.nn in 1925 .tboiit I -ft of one mill nn the 1021 assessment. The city losl $051,111 on-the sales made since JIU'S and it will lake a year ol taxes on Ibeni to recover Hps loss. Is it worth, while in the in lerest of Hie. ratepayers which is the only, inleresl to. tie. considered, here, since I hey are paying the piper? City's Predicament "I contend that many lols ave reverting back to Ihe cily be cause J lie oulsiile properly own ers are disgusted al seeing th value of their lols kepi down hy the city council's imlicy in selling lols at less than' market value. It is evident that if the city was asking, market values for these, lols, Ihe prices woulo stiffen al once and give 'the city a much heller chance lo sell. On Hie other hand Ihe best lots are selling and in a very little while the cily will be in Hie predicament of being left with lols thai under nn circumstances will hi saleable on account of their Peculiar topography. t'Jie City of Victoria has with drawn all lots from sale for less than Hie assessed value and I helicY? that this city ought tn do the same, or at least ask the market alue for anything that is for .sale. It is logical and ar cording to sound business prin- piples and after all the cily conn pit is elected to look afler the interest of the ratepayers and se Ihal only sound business meth ods are. used in the conduct of the city's affairs. "The only way for the city- r have people pay their taxes is lo help bring hack confidence in the holders of properly and .if, as 1 suggest, lots were held for their market value Ihe benefit of the diange of policy would soon b lpparenl. ' "My only ,aim in suhmittiti! Ibis to you, is lo Iry lo help yon in your endeavor to arrive al solution of the problem and I hope I shall have succeeded U onie exjent in doing so." S element Presented Accompanying the letter was list of Ihe lots- vsohl by the city during the years 1924, 1925, and 1920, -comparin the prices lltej; bad been -sold for, .the charge, igain.it them and the market value. This list gave Ihe. market viitue of the' lots, as totalling 1 1,025, .whereas they bad been sold for ?C,:i70.8l. The charges against the same lots totalled ?7,028. SHAMROCK AND GREEN AT BAPTIST EVENT The regular weekly meeting of the Corner Club yesterday took (ho form of a social evening in vWiich the shamrock and the green was much in evidence The program vcas entirely ar- ranjged by the girls of the "Help ing Hands" under Ihe direction of Iheir president. Miss Thelma Ilium, the convener of the com mittee beiivg Miss Muriel Lind say. The room aams very artistically decorated in keeping with tho event. Games and contests produced much merriment and laughter. Al the close refresh ments were served which did credit to those in charge. Everyone -present vnle.1 it a very suc cessful and most enjoyable even ing. Her many friends in the city will be pleased lo learn that Mrs II. V. . I.epiue is making good recovery from a serious upora lion which was performed last Saturday in- the Prince Ilupetl .General Hospital. Victor EAGE.FIVB Northern Electric Now $2.75 (were $3.50) Increased manufactuiing activities give you the benefit of a 75c, savinc on every K-221-D .Tue i you purchase. 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