Winnipeg Free Press

Friday, September 24, 1948

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 24, 1948, Winnipeg, Manitoba Price 5c per copy edition with comics Loc. Bartel gets 6 months jail in Strong Arm robbery Case a Strong Arm robbery of a passer by which netted three thieves Only Friday resulted in a six month jail term for Gus Tave Bartel 53, of 152 Henry Avenue. He was convicted on a charge of theft from the person of Peter Bra Chuck 49 Martha Street in City police court. The complainant testified that he had been set upon by three men As he was passing the Moon cafe 177 Henry Avenue saturday night. The men stole his Wallet contain ing two Bills he said. Bartel was arrested shortly after. The by Carrier in Winnipeg 2sc per week. Winnipeg free press Wiwi Peg Friday j september 24, .1948 red Feather drive for will open in Winnipeg oct. 4 with an objective of the Community guest of greater Winnipeg will launch its 1948, Campaign for funds to support the work of the 28 local red Feather agencies oct. 4. Last year. Fco other men Are Large. A Gyro club names g new directors Winnipeg Gyro club members elected five new directors to their executive at the group s annual meeting and dinner held thursday in the Royal Alex Andra hotel. They include George Thomas Howard fair Bairn Jack Richards Harold Elliott and Stan Swinden. Continuing directors Are Jack Mcgale Harold Barbour and Harold Gyles. President Harold Gyles acted As chairman. Re ports from various committees were read. Artillery band off to Regina after a Busy schedule of. Playing at More than 11 army week performances in Winni Peg the Royal Canadian artillery band from Shilo Man. Left for Regina thursday eve Ning Over Canadian National lines. The band will play at an army week dance Satur Day evening in the Saskatchewan capital. Bandmaster h. Tidman will Lead his 20 play ers at a concert sunday in Saskatoon. The band is expected to return to Shilo tues Day. The Chest s objective was Rod a. Copland Campaign chair Man said Friday that the estimated Cost of operations past year was which resulted in a net deficit of about budget requirements for 1949 in Winnipeg Are or an in crease in operating estimates of 4.2 per cent. Winnipeg s objectives bus consists of 1949 s costs plus-1948 s deficit. North Dakota state band to appear Here the Grafton municipal band official band of the state it North Dakota will appear at the game Between St. James Academy of grand Forks and St. Paul s College crusaders at 8 . Saturday in the Osborne stadium. Under the direction of Joe Birkeland the band has accepted an invitation to play at the Rose bowl game new year s at Pasadena Calif. In addition to a trip Here last fall the band Ufi Stefl the City Over the labor Day weekend this year competing in band contest sponsored by the International War veterans. Saturday Shey will be the guests of the t. Baton company at dinner prior to a marching to. The stadium for the game Rood men leave ror Eastern meet nine members of the food brokers association of Canada left thursday evening Over Canadian National railway lines for Muskoka ont. To at tend the annual meeting of the association. A. Grant headed the five Man Winnipeg Dele g a t i o n. The other Mem Bers were from Alberta and Saskatchewan. John Kishka injured in fall from bicycle John Kishka 49, of 42s due Erin Avenue was taken to St. Joseph s Hospital thursday after the Forks of the bicycle he was Riding gave Way depositing him in the Middle of the Salter Street Bridge. He suffered in juries to the right Side of his head lacerations to the fore head contusions to the right Heel and Eye and to the spine. His condition is reported Good. Success ensures the continuation of vital assistance to the aged the handicapped children and broken said or. Copland. He appealed to citizens to As. Though your life depended on it. Some other person s future nation wide drive Ottawa sept. 24 objective of nearly has been set by Canada s Community Chest in their fall Campaign to raise Money for social welfare service. The figure has been set eight per cent higher than a year ago eur Ith Goold Secretary of the Community chests and councils Divi Sion of the Canadian welfare coun cil said. Thirty eight chests from coast to coast will Fly the red Feather Symbol in the nation wide fall Campaign. Close to 700 social agencies belong to Community welfare funds service areas of a population total Ling nearly persons. Moose jaw sask., is launching its initial Campaign for the Chest and three new chests have been added in Ontario. E. White Heads Elm Park Community club e. White was elected president of the Elm Park Community club at the annual meeting held recently at 342 Kingston Crescent. Other officers elected were s. Scott vice president g. Neilson treasurer miss h. Yetmann Secretary. Chairmen of supporting committees arc special events k. Garwood dances w. Spear supervision a. Finlayson building w. Mason ice j. Yetman and Junior r. Yet Man. A programme calling for a new club House and improvement of the skating rink received unanimous approval. The treasurer s re port showed the club to be in a sound financial condition. A club dance will be held Early in october. A a cubs brownies guides be awarded cups cups will be awarded to Brownie and cub packs and guide troops of the District at a special rally of salvation army youth at s . Saturday in the Rupert. Avenue Citadel. Special speaker will be Brigas Dier t. Mundy territorial Young people s Secretary of the salvation army in Canada. W. S. Harvey gets . Auditing Post William s. Harvey Winni Peg has been appointed Gen eral auditor for trans Canada air lines it has been revealed. Or. Harvey who spent nine years with Canadian National railways in its accounting department was transferred to the then newly formed . In oct. 1937. A housewives group to promote meatless Days a meatless tuesday and Friday will be a major part of the Mani Toba housewives Consumers association fall Campaign programme according to a statement released by . Ann Ross president of the association. The statement rends in part that the association has been forced to this Means of protest by the government s consistent Taimre to help the consumer by re establishing Price controls and subsidies. The association it continues does not regard the meatless Dav Campaign As a substitute for government action. The Campaign it was Felt would add strength to the demand for controls and subsidies. Father time handing out one hour Bonus turn out the cat and lock the door As usual saturday night but if you Hope to keep m step with the rest of the Community Sun Day remember to turn your clock Jack one hour before retiring that hour you lost april 25, when clocks were pushed on to summer1 Light saving time will be picked up sunday at-2 when official Imp faces Are set Back one hour. Most canadians will enjoy an extra hour of rest this week enl with the ending of Daylight time across the country. A Canadian press Survey shows that Elock lands in most places will move Back saturday Midnight or Early sunday morning. Albertan will continue to get up at the same time they have All summer. Fast time was banned in that province. All Public services including transportation and milk and bread deliveries will revert to a Standard time schedule. Although local station Okho will not be affected by. change Lbw will have a few variations which will be listed along with the Abc and lbs programme line up. City suburbs and Transcona will also return to Standard time Early sunday. Alii and air Rosig Lucian rite local rosicrucian will co emirate their festival and. Enactment of the building of he great Pyramid of Cheops commenced in the fall 4000 a saturday at 3 p a in Nib Oine Park. The Public is invite d to witness the ritual and Par Capate in the fete which Marks in traditional origin of the Rosi . Training exercise guard City in airborne attack William Whyte Park May be new setting for Ross House the old Ross Peg s first Post probably be moved in the near future to Park opposite the . Station. Friday morning the finance committee consented to this plan for it is agreeable to the historical and the scientific society of Manitoba and the Public Parks Board. G. F. A. Bond City solicitor was instructed to Confer with . Officials to see what arrangements could be made. Todd sentenced in City court Donald Todd 25, of heading Ley was sentence Osto six jail Friday in City police court for a breach of recognizance. Thet sen tence will run , a 23-month term Given the accused in Portage la Prairie sept. 9. Todd was Given two years sus pension of sentence for two fraud charges in Winnipeg in july. Since that time Crown prosecutor o. M. M. Kay said he has committed several other offences including the theft of a truck. Camera club to see instruction film a sound moving picture on indoor portraiture and Light ing will be shown monday night at the Semi monthly meeting of the Manitoba Cam Era club in Trinity Hall club rooms Smith Street. The meet ing will open at 8 . A a a rotarians hear b. Ubienski on Paraguay a e. 3. White to speak on selective service e. J. White of. The National selective service department will be guest speaker at the East Kil Clonan kiwanis club at 6 . Monday in the Community Hall. His subject will be some phases of National Selec Tive service. So wednesday. Or. Ubienski accompanied Manitoba mennonites As their Legal advisor in their exodus this summer from Canada to Paraguay. Paraguay needed a Large influx of immigrants and outside assistance he said. Although the Liberal group in the country was promoting Reform the country had progressed Little since shaking off Spanish domination. Uruguay was the Only South american country which could be considered a True democracy he said. Bar association fetes Dublin Law professor in Honor of or. Frances a. Mor an regius professor of Law at dub Lin University Ireland the Mani Toba bar association entertained at luncheon Friday at the fort Garry hotel. The gathering was attended by 20 officers of t h e Manitoba bar association the Law society of Manitoba and the Manitoba Council of the Canadian bar association. Hon. R. F. My Williams lieutenant governor of Manitoba and mayor Garnet Coul Ter also were present. Harley m Hughes president of the Manitoba bar. Association presided. The railway is the Lessee of the property. The committee also approved a car allowance of seven cents the health department. This a mile to Dairy inspectors of was in keeping with the recommendation of a sub committee which went into session immediately prior to the. Finance meet. Free use of the playhouse theatre was granted the University of Manitoba students Union for a freshmen reception act 8. Give pm the playhouse and get them out of my smiled Aid. C. E. Graham who declared that 135 students had recently invaded his Home while preparing for the big reception Day. Kotyk Given week s remand Steve 27, Aust ii remanded for sentence by judge h. W. Whitla in county when to to obtaining by false pre tenses from Nicholas Ternoway Kotyk offered to make restitution of the Money As soon As h received some pay which was owing him. Judge Whitla Romance sentence for one week to see payment would be made. W. J. Johnston Crown Counse said that Kotyk had received from Ternoway. After offering t buy him. A radio in the unite states. Some time later he re turned to Ternoway s room an told him that he had the. Radio by that it was in Canadian custom and he would need another t get it out. Ternoway re chive Al the radio arid Check o customs Sheds ther never had been one. Schedules continued operating n Standard time throughout the Ummer both railways have an ounces several changes to com de with the return to Daylight me. Travellers were warned to Heck with transportation officials o avoid disappointment. Early next year to be sought for permanent planning inspector George blow of police Force whose promotion from sergeant of Detec Tives has been announced. Inspector blow has been a member of the Force for 18 years. A Constable in e division for some years he became a detective in 1941 and later was raised to sergeant of detectives he returned to Winnipeg in March from a three month course in criminology at the . Academy in Washington . Legislation which would town planning on a similar basis to the greater Winnipeg water and sanitary districts satisfactory All the municipalities concerned will be sought Early next year c b. Johnston chairman of the metropolitan Pian of greater Winnipeg assured the finance commit tee Friday. In the he urged the aldermen to give their Blessing to continued town planning As a guide to the incoming Council of 1949. The matter was referred to Aid. John Blumberg who will Confer with other aldermen at. Present members of the Winnipeg town planning commission. Or. Accompanied by c. A. Joslyn chairman of the Winnipeg town planning commission and Eric thrill director of town planning for the greater Winnipeg area appeared armed with a flock of resolutions urging that town planning be continued. The metropolitan planning com Mittee voiced unanimous approval of a continuation of metropolitan planning while the Winnipeg town to one of. The few army . Exercises on a. Brigade basis to be undertaken in can Ada since the War will be car ried out by the 16 infantry brigade group and attached units of the Reserve army in the this week end. The exercise Complete with air support will be. Based on the supposition that a Large. Scale enemy airborne Landing had been made immediately East of Winnipeg in the eau sejour area. The imaginary in of the enemy forces is. To Advance Oji and secure control of the key rail and Road junctions and thus disrupt communications be tween Eastern and Western Canada. Reserve Winnipeg units participating As the defence Force will include he 16 infantry brigade Royal Winnipeg rifles Winnipeg grenadiers Cameron highlanders Winni Peg Light armoured division signals regi ment As Well As detachments of the Reserve Provost Coy service corps and a Centre of the medical . Educationists to meet Here shortage of teachers Contention Agenda shortage of teachers and fee j status of the teaching profession Are matters Down for discuss Iii at the 25th convention of the Canadian education so citation to be held. At the Bort hotel Winnipeg sept 21 to oct. 1. A r. Lord Vancouver is Jide Rrt of the association., or. A. O. It Acfarlane Deputy minister of education for will act As Host to the convention and Dele Gates Are to be welcomed by the Hon. J. A. And mayor Gar net Coulter. Last year the association appointed a committee under the chairmanship of or m. E. Lazerte of the University of Alberta to investigate the teacher shortage and related matters. Consideration will be Given by the convention to this report and also to those of the association s representatives. This summer attended International seminars in London new York and Prague. There Are to be conference groups on specific educational problems in Rural and City administration health vocation Al education visual education and Home v and school relations and a special meeting of the Canadian research com Mittee on practical education. Guest speakers will include Hon. Stuart g Arspn Premier of Man Toba dr., j. B., Edmonson Dean of the faculty of education varsity of if Michigan and Ira dil supervisor of International services Etc Montreal. In furtherance of the Assoc a policy of closer Liaison with business and Industry senior officials of the Canadian chamber of Commerce Canadian Man fac association tie Canadian Congress of labor and the National office management association will take part in the groups discussions. Social functions will include a dinner by the government. Of Manitoba Tea at government House a dinner by the. Winnipeg school Hoard for the directors of the association and their wives and a luncheon offered by the t. Eaton company limited. Crown to urge dismissal of Vescio plea against conviction in slaying Church army group elects f. V. Nest f. V. Nind was elected president of the Church army associates at an organizational meeting held thursday eve Ning in Trinity Hall. Other officers elected were e. Beatty vice president miss e. King Secretary treasurer and Rev. J. Harrison Hill honorary Chap lain. Speaker was capt. J. Knight missionary at Scanterbury and Grande Marais Man. His talk was illustrated i with slides. Ivd Bat Market Blaze quickly extinguished a fire believed to have started when a pile of burning rub Bish got out of hand broke out at the rear of the f. W. Marples and sons meat Market 835 main Street around 3.53 . Thursday. Firemen extinguished the Blaze before it caused and extensive damage. A a Glenesk to speak at Young United e. J. J. Glenesk general Secretary of the -y.m.c.a., will address a meeting of the women s association and women s missionary society of Young United Church at 8.15 . Oct. 7 in the Church auditorium. A musical programme Wila be Given by . Vera Barclay and j. Saunders. A first Aid class held for employees opening first Aid class of the season for Canadian Pacific railway employees and their dependents was conducted by j. C. Day superintendent of the ., Prairie re Gion thursday evening in the Royal . Further lessons will be held one night a week for a 10-week period. A a move by the Crown that the Appeal of Michael Angelo Vescio 25, of port Arthur orit., be Dis missed will be made before the supreme court of Canada it was Learned from Ottawa Friday. Ves is. Now under sentence to be flanged oct. 15 for the murder of 13-year-old George Robert Smith and his conviction and. Sentence is scheduled to come before the supreme court oct. 5. Defence counsel Harry Walsh is appealing both on a 3-to-2 split decision of the Manitoba court of Appeal and on technical Points of the Law concerning the Constitution of the jury. The Manitoba court of Appeal ruled that the jury had bean pro Perly constituted when a new jury was necessitated during the trial due to the illness of a juror. The defence argues however that this decision was at variance with a decision of the British Columbia Appeal court and has asked the supreme court to Rule on the Tion. It appeared that City May seek charter amendment to allow fire pacts in District visa or tells of teacher shortage in England there s a teacher shortage in today particularly m the Ower school grades according to miss Hilda Bow Secretary of the London county Council Bloomsbury technical school. Miss Bow who Wiki inter Over Canadian National railway lines wed passed through Winnipeg Over Canidi need for More schools to Vancouver said that in addition there was a ols in England. This is miss Bow s first tap to Nee or More Canada and she thought the most amazing thing about the country was the amount of goods available. A Cousin m. Raphael a Surveyor connected with a London firm came to Canada with Hei mr., and 3. Raphael of Vancouver Uncle and aunt of the English visitors. Returning from a trip to England accompanied them. _ _ Veteran railroader 3. D. Mckinlay retires Veteran of 42 years service in railroading in Western can Ada j. D. Mckinlay manager of the Canadian car demur adage Bureau has retired. Born ii London ont., or. Mckinlay became a clerk in the car ser department of the Cana Northern railway at win at the age of 24. In 1912 he was appointed travel log agent and four years later transferred to Edmonton As travelling inspector for the de. Apartment where he. Remained for two years until Liis promo Tion to chief clerk in. Winni Peg. In 1943 he was appointed to his present position. Or. And . Mckinlay plan to. Main in Winnipeg. Appointment of j. Kinnear As assistant City clerk and Thomas Mitchell As chief clerk was approved by the committee of legislation and reception thursday. These appointments had been previously by the employer employee advisory Board and now have Only to be ratified by Council. Or. Kinnear. Takes the of George l. Gardiner who became City clerk upon the retirement of Leslie m. Ault. James Brown Kinnear was born feb. 26, 1903 in Galashiels Scotland. He cams to Winnipeg in May 1909, and commenced his duties in the civic service aug. 15, 1919 or. Kin near is married and resides at 1230 Dominion Street. Other new appointments in this department approved were j. A Masson principal clerk w. A Quayle senior clerk h. E. Sanger clerk k. E. Porter clerk a and w. Senior clerk. Two amendments to the City charter will be sought at the next session of the provincial legislature the c o m m it t e e agreed. The first will enable the City to enter into agreements with trat lying municipalities in Cier which the tire department could attend tires and charge for its services and the second will allow the City to enter into agreements with outside municipalities for the destruction of garbage in the new incinerator. To the employer employee adv Ory Board went the question of whether or not civic employees might be allowed to reside outside the City without first securing the Ermiss Orlof the finance commit be. This was moved by Aid. F. L. Chester. Sent Bajek irom the last Council meeting was a motion by Sld. E. A. Brot Nafo which would have rescinded present bylaw which makes1 local residence compulsory without such permission. There was also an amendment by Aid h. Scott which would make it imperative1 for an employee to be a Bona fide resident at the time he is hired but allowing him to move outside the City later on without permission if he decides to do so. J upon request of a. V. , the committee agreed to tender a Civi dinner for delegates to the Nat Ipin Al conference or Home and Sci Oil associations which met to sign Tiei 4r7 at Tufe bout new stay of execution May be necessitated for Vesesio Mak ing the fourth since he was sentenced at last year s jail As size. It is expected that the a peal hearing in Ottawa would take several Days and if the court reserved its decision the execution Date would have to be postponed still further. Vescio still face s a second Nurer charge in the death of Roy Swan Mcgregor 13, on Jan. 4, .946. This charge has been tra erased at each Assize pending the disposal of the Smith slaying. Speaker tells of project the yearly operation of the Tennessee Valley authority in the United states is costing. The Citi Zens of that country about 000 More than is obtained from the Sale of or. Huet Mas sue of Montreal declared when he addressed the local Branch of the engineering Institute of Canada thursday evening. Through a series of coloured slides the speaker dealt with the various phases of the undertaking from its inception to the time beginning he said to take Over the Large Hydro electric development at Wilson dam to Geller with two fertilizer Plant which the government had constructed at the end of world War 1 at muscle Shoals Alabama. Since then it has grown to in a Large number of Hydro electric and steam Power develop ments he added. The dams wer also built for flood control and t Aid in this photo one year old Penelope Gerald his is shown seated on the knee of her great grandmother s. I. A. Brim Cyngier of sask. Her Grandfather shlep i. Aye Juie be que twi at left while fatter w. I. On the right supporting the defending ground forces will be Winni Peg s 402 auxiliary Squadron . Based on Stevenson s Airfield with direct radio communications with the Field Force he through an air tentacle. The exercise will be conducted in Skeleton form As its Pur pose is to test out Headquarters communications and operation procedure Only. Local units will Start mov ing out of the City towards the Pine Ridge area about 3 . Saturday. Mobile Headquarters. For All units and sub units including company has will be established in and will re main in operation throughout the night and until sunday afternoon. Sleeping on the ground and eating from mess tins again will bring Back memories for Many veterans of the italian and North West Europe campaigns who will be brushing up their knowledge of wireless procedure arid Field routine. Senior umpires for the exer Cise include majors Harry Knox and j. Norris and captains Andrus and d. Storey. An administrative area arid rear he for the scheme will also be established in the Field through which such units As medicals . And army service corps will maintain supplies and services for the Force. Winnipeg s newest Reserve army company of the Provost corps will also get its first a unit in a forma Tion exercise. Conviction brings jail term Frank Orne fi34 Selkirk avens was sentenced to four months ail by magistrate d. G. Potter i provincial police court Friday where pleaded guilty to fraudulent converting of his employer Money to his own use. Grown counsel w. J. Johnsto Aid that Orne had rom a customer but had Only give is employer h. J. Mcneill he had then left town with then minder of the Money Orne offered to make restitution and give an explanation of his a ions. He had been hard pressed b lets at the time he said and a intended to return the Money. Anning commission urged that e City maintain its participation the town planning scheme. _ other resolutions endorsing in planning As a permanent Ture came from the associated Community clubs of greater win Peg the Winnipeg electric Moyees Federated Council . In War amputations Canada Manitoba Branch the Winnipeg builders Exchange the automotive rades association the provincial Council of the . The William Flyte Home and school Assoc a on the Winnipeg chamber of Commerce the Community plan no association of Canada Mani Aba Branch the Winnipeg school card and the children s Aid Ety of Eastern Manitoba cinder the present set up the Council was unable to state definitely that town planning would be continued Aid. C. E. Simonite pointed out the present aldermen had no authority to commit the incoming Council to any expenditure of this nature he said. Or. Johnston agreed but stated hat an end oration of town plan ing by l the present aldermen Ould carry great weight with in new Council. He also express d belief that some of the Munici Ali ties which had dropped out of he town planning scheme might we promised these people an answer in september and septem or is Here said Aid. . Chester in referring to the staff f the town planning office who Ach year Are Uncertain that their Obs will continue. We can give them an answer iut next year s Council might How an appropriation for town planning out of the answered Aid. Simonite. He Point id out that provincial legislation would be required to set up town Lanning on a permanent basis Vith the various municipalities aking part. It was then that or. Johnston assured that such legislation would be sought Early next year. Swailes argues for City owned transportation the City could operate the transportation system pay All Nec Essary charges pay decent wages and show a surplus at the end of the year without raising said Donovon Swailes . Mayoralty candidate for Winni Peg thursday night in a radio address Over cd by. A1 free ire sol estimate that it would Cost to take Over he Winnipeg electric system is just to scare you away from the Dea said or. Swailes. It will not Cost you 60 cents let alone he added. The province will be obliged to assume Over All responsibility for the generation of Power and its distribution the province should always have had that Respo Sibil said or. Swailes. Thus the City will be relieved of the Pur Chase Cost of the Winnipeg Trie company s generating plants on the Winnipeg River and will not have to Purchase the trans Mission lines he said. Consequently the City would have to Purchase very Little than the transit system itself at approximately which experts have agreed upon As the net investment in the transportation taking present operation costs As Normal the City s operational costs with the present Ture would then be around 000 against this be for interest charges on the the City could easily Bor depreciation costs estimated by the Public Utility Board auditors and for taxes leaving a final surplus of or. Swailes said. Council Parley planned Midland railway seeks zoning bylaw change that Winnipeg s proposed new be saved for residences said or. Zoning bylaw will undergo a Borough revamping before it finally is approved by Council was indicated at Friday morning s meeting of the finance committee when suggested changes began a come in. The first voice opposition was the Midland railway which organization through its solicitor e. G. Phipps Baker urged that land lying tracks in the Vicinity of fruit Row on Ross Avenue be designated. M-2 Indus trial rather than r-3 resident the matter is to be discussed at a special meeting of Council monday s meting will form it Garnet i Coulter stated that monday s meeting will form it self into i an informal body and that All delegations and inter ested parties May attend and take part in the discussions the. District referred to by the Midland railway said Aid. John Blumberg was one of those which he had always Felt should be knocked Down with a Derrick and re built such a scheme had been put into effect in Minneapolis and a Fine residential area had resulted Aid. Simontte Felt that Industry should be allowed to move in on areas which were beginning to run Down districts. He added the time a coming when railways would by forced to give More consideration to districts through which their 1-ht area in a tettion could never Baker and should be set aside for ight Industry. He urged that it be made consistent with railway e. C. E. Joslyn chairman of the Winnipeg town planning commis explained that regardless of the zoning bylaw there would be no interference with land used for railway purposes. The commission was anxious to maintain the integ Rity of r-3 areas the same As re zones he added. We Are ready to recommend the District aft m-2 in providing the Mil Way will Plant and beautify their property or. To Roslyn said. Or. Baker replied that this had been taken under consideration by the company but that the Cost had been found excessive i the aldermen should visit the District and look it Over first hand thought Aid. E. Hallonquist. This May possibly be done at a later Date. The new zoning bylaw has no provision for spite fences a let Ter from the City solicitor has revealed. The old bylaw provided that the City had the Power to remove Cut Down any Fence in a residential District which exceeded eight feet in height the Cost being added to the taxes. While these provisions were never enforced without them in the bylaw the available Rem Edy would be a prosecution the solicitor pointed out. He suggested addition of a paragraph to Correct the ;