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P meE? 102 8 -i and Mrs.. Chris. Schondelmeyer ~‘Were Sunday visitors in Preston. </ NMiss Mary Ann Schmidt of Tavis ‘ gock visited at Rev. F. Burns. i Mr. M. Weichel of Elmira was . a _ Wisitor in towb on Sunday. â€" ‘Mr. Walter Uffelman returned home ‘ téday from Tcronto University. Miss Elnor Watson is spending a gouple oi woeks in Toronto. Miss A. Mosser of Bampere is visi* ing b r ftiend Miss Merty for several days. Mr. a;d Mrs. Monteith C. Hall have returned from a sbort visit with Deâ€" troit fricnds. Mrs. Snyder of Toronto is a visitor at the home of her father, Mr. William Dawson, King street. Mr. Gco Steiner attended the funâ€" eral of his father in New Hampurg on En‘ay. Dr. Helen MacMurchy of Toronto, was the guest of Mrs. H. M. F. Bowâ€" man, during hber stay in town for the Graduating Exercises in connection with the Berlin & Waterloo HosPital. ‘Mrs. L. A. Hamilton of Toronto, who so ably addressed our Women‘s Canadian (Club at Berlin recently, on the Woman‘s Movement, is one of the Canadian delegates to the Internationâ€" al Council of Women and the Quinâ€" quennial Congress, which _ meets in Rome this month. _ * ‘ Mrs. P. W. Wright was the hostess of a charming little bridge party of four tables at her cosy little home on Wednesday afternoon, when a numbet Hearty congratulations to Mr. and NMrs. Charles A. Boehm, .John street, en th* arrival of a son, who cant to town last Monday. Mrs. Larmour has returned to ber home in Stratford, after a pleasant fortnight‘s visit with Mr. and Mrs. Alsx. Howie at "Ellerslie." Mrs. A. L. G. Clarke and two chil dren have returned from an extended visit to her father, who we regret to to say, is seriously ill, at Windsor, Mr. and Mrs. George Colson, King Street, Waterloo, with their attracâ€" tive little family of three children, 16it last Wednesday for Guelph,where they will make their future home. Ca. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Naylor, who ate on their wedding trip. paid a visâ€" it of several days te Mr. and Mrs.W. F.Naylor last week, en route to their future home at Oak Lake, Manitoba. «& hr Twin City friends greatly enâ€" joyed several rounds of well contest‘ ed games, Mrs. C. W. Wells and Miss Jessie Bruce bearing off the prizes. ‘The handsome new residence of Mr. A. E. Sanderson, Ycung Street, was th: rendezvous for avery large and happy gathering of ladies on Thutsâ€" day afternoon, when Mrs. Sanderson was th: hostess of the Waterloo Prcesbyterian Ladies‘ Aid Society and their friends.. The first hour was deâ€" voted to business in the interests of th> Congregation, afrter which _ the ladics enjoyed a delightful social hour with afternoon tea, and a fine musical Frogramine. The following paragraph from the ‘April ‘"Chronicle" a banking, Insurâ€" ance and Finance Journal published in Montreal, will pe of interest to Twin City friends:â€" "WHERE CANXADA SCORES: Mr. George Wegenast, the populat managâ€" ing cdinvtor of The Mutual Life _ of Canada, spent some time this winter in the Mediterranean, and recently gave an illistroied talk to his stall on his trab\zls\:\lthougb Mr. Wege nast came ck Wigh a very high opinâ€" ion of southern Europe as a reposiâ€" tory of art treasures, Mip considers the population itself of a much lower ayâ€" erage quality than Canada contains. ‘"‘Thy have the statues, the paintâ€" ings, the ruins and the cathedrals," said Mr. Wegenast, "but we have the men and the women." The Auditoriung of the Berlin® Colâ€" legiate Hall, which lends itsel so admirably for such an occasion, was very festive last Friday evening, with Qa;mificrnt array of fragrant flowetrs, mu!gch nd .ap&mpriatc addresses, in honor 3! the Graduating Exorcises 8f th: B. & W. Hospital, when a vast number ‘of citizens assembled to ,see. the Grafluates, Mrs. Matilda Ballard, Miss ulive M. Crossen and Miss Noâ€" rah W. Metner receive theit diplomas Gold and Silver medals respectively, accompanied by, scotes of handsome bouguets of roses, etc., which brougbt, forth round after round of well deâ€" served applause. The evening proved a most delichtful one throughout, and we hsartily congratulate the worthy President, Mr. J. B. Hughes and his associate (OMMhcers, as well as the Lady Superintendent, Mrs. 1. M. F. Bowman and her Assistants upon the pronounced success of the Entertainâ€" ment, which was brought to a _ close by a social hour _ and refreshments, gefved by the Women‘s Anviliaries . W. S. Crowg spent Sunday in qh im 4 Mr. Ornan _ Scheilele is a DUusiness visitor in Stratford toâ€"day. * Mr. Charles Warnock of Toronto is a business visitor in town toâ€"day. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Stgiss of Heiâ€" delberg spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Haas. © i Mr. and Mrs. J. Simpson and famâ€" ily returned on Monday night from a couple of days visit with Durkam friends. Mrs. E. M. Grof of HaneÂ¥er, has returned â€" to her home after visiting friends in town. Mrs. E. H. Zick left last week for Montreal prior to leaving with Mr. Zick on an extended trip to the Marâ€" itime Provimces. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Devitt and;son were visitors to Toronto on Friday, where _ they attended . the _ Horse Show. Miss P. Brown returned _ to her home in Creditor: on Wednesday, afâ€" ter several days‘ visit with Water loo friends. Mr. Andrew Neuber left this mornâ€" ing for his home, Elkton, Mich., aftâ€" er visiting friends in Waterloo _ for the past few weeks. Misses Vera and Verna ~ May _ of Hamilton are visiting at the home of Mir. and Mrs. F. Schmidt, Foundry street. Mr. Alf. Mevers who had his leg broken several weeks ago is _ proâ€" gressing favorably at the Berlinâ€" Waterloo Hospital. Dr. and Mrs. Byron Biggs, of Taâ€" peer, â€" Mich., Mrs. Alex Biggs â€" and Miss â€" Lilly and Mr. Will Biggs of Burlington were visitors at the howme of Mrs. E. Martin, Allen St., ocm Saturday. To The Editor Dear Sir:â€"Recently there: came to my hands a copy of the assessments _ of real estate for the Town of Waterloo. Permit me to hcartily commend the Town Council for .issuing this docuwâ€" ment. This publication can be made of just value towards the giving to the mass of the citizens economic jusâ€" tice. The present assessment plan is a very unjust plan. But, however unâ€" fair this plan, the actual assessments are very mch worse. Even without any chanse of the plan, a nearer apâ€" proach to economic justice could . be accomplished if the problem were Proâ€" perlyv grappled with. Toâ€"day the homâ€" es of the people bear an unduly. large projfortion of the taxation. The benâ€" eficiaries of the present system _ are the larger owners of _ vacant lands. Tha assessments on vacant lands are ridiculously: low as compared to the prices the owners demand of the muâ€" nicipality or individuals who wish to secure such lands for public use _ OI productive purposes. As cases in point, note the following:â€"It was teâ€" cently noted in your columns that the town should require a strip of land, 8 ftwide on King St. from Erb to Weber. What would it cost? _ Many thousands, it is currently teported. Again, it is proposed that theâ€" town pay $1,000 for aniacre of swamp and water lot for an extension to _ the Globe Co‘s plant. Now dear citizens kindly Jook up the assessments on these and other central land areas. What â€"relation do the assessments bear to the prices demanded by _ the owners? The public has made _ these lands valuable, private owners â€" take the profit. Is this right? Most emâ€" phatically it is not. Is there no reâ€" medy? Must we stand idly by _ and say nothing can be done? The land values which the public creates, the public has a right to apâ€" prepriate, and in doing so, does . no one an injustice. Why can not our Town Council instruct _ the Assessor to strictly carry out the law, _ parâ€" ticulartly instructing him to assess all lands fully up to _ the selling value. Let the owners fix the value. If one acte is worth $1,000 per acte, lot the remaining lands be assessed | at $1,000 per acre. Again on some streets fifth acre lots are assessed at $150, on others _ up to $£600, pert lot. Why are the larger areas of land _ in thr same neighborhood _ not assessed at $750 and $3000 per acre according to location. If the public ever reaâ€" lize that they have a right to publicâ€" y created values, there will he less ‘hnldmx up of the public on the part of private preâ€"cmptors of land. A ‘liulr serious thought applied to the Fipmhlrms of_ourt town would greatly mprove conditions, ever adding _ to its beauty and enlarging its charm as a town of beautiful and comfortable homes. ASSESSMENTS IN WATERLOO \ merting was held in the armorres in thy Post Office on Friday night of the men who intend to take _ up the course in First Aid work. Tt _ was decided to hold the first lecture neXt Wednesday evening. MINARDNYS LINIMENT LUMBER MAN‘S FRIEND, Communication First Lecture Next V eek Yours truly, Tax lReform The May session of the Waterloo Town Council on Monday evening was a very busy one, and while the matâ€" ters under discussion were not _ of unusual importance, still the Town Fathers did not complete their busiâ€" ness by 10.45 o‘clock, when adjournâ€" ROUTINE BUSINESS NOT FINISHED other meeting will be held on Friâ€" day night. {s 3 Three reports were presented by the chairman of the different committees, but the lengthiest discussion . took place on a report which was _ conâ€" spicuous by its absence, namely that of the Board of Works. Mayor J. R. Kaufman presided, and the members present were Deputy Reeve W. H. Kutt, and _ Councillors Moyer, â€" Woeller, Hallman, _ Stroh, Holle, and Halstea®, Reeve G. Wegeâ€" nast being the only absentee. A letter was received from Mayor Euler of Berlin, inviting the Waterâ€" loo Town Council to attend the reâ€" ception to the Duke of Connaught, when he visits Berlin on Saturday, May 9th. On motion of Messrs. Moyâ€" er and Hallman, the invitation was accepted, it being _ understood the Council would attend in a body. The Advisory Committee on Town Planning, which was appointed . by the Town Courcil a couple of months ago, recommended that the plan be framed, that no ‘houses should pe perâ€" mitted to be built where the _ plan showed streets should be extended, and that blueprints should be secured of the Waterloo section of the map for the members of _ the committee ang the Town Councid. _ The report made rcelerence to the probable cxâ€" tension of Foundry street, and the building of houses on William street opposite. This proved to be the forerunner of a fiftyâ€"minute debate on town . plan:â€" ning, at the conclusion of which the report was laid over until the plan is submitted tc the Council and passâ€" Councillior Halstead opened the disâ€" cussion by ‘erpressing the _ opinion that the plan cught not to be accepâ€" ted until it has been first received by the Council. â€" Councillor Halsteadâ€"‘"We are reâ€" sponsible for that plan and as â€" a Councii we have not seen it." Town Solicitor _ McBride said he considered the proper action â€" to be taken would be to adopt the _ plan and issue instructions to the engineer that no â€"more permits be issued on those streets that interfere with the plan, without first bringing it before the Council. Mr. Halstead _ said the Council should proceed slowly in the matter, and what to him. would seem the senâ€" sible course toe take, would be to lay over the repcrt until the plan is adopted by the Council. ° Councillor Strohâ€""I saw this plan and looked ove; it for a couple of hours, and there are a great many mistakes. William St. is found to be opened to the Bridgeport _ Road, Willow St. is found to be opened to Peppler St., and the corner of Park Ave. and Foundry streets is laid on a straight line across from Caroline street. Councillor Hallman said that was what might pe expected _ since . the plan was made at this time, and he expected other things _ to be recomâ€" mended _ which could not be carried out now. Councillor Woeller, ""I don‘t _ see what else we can do but accept the plan, as it is the only way left." Councillor Wo«ller said he thought there could be many mistakes found, but the plan would have to pe accepâ€" ted. ‘‘Why was this committee appoint ed?" To report to the Council, I _ pre sume." Mr. Halstead said he did not _ beâ€" lieve the Counci!l was bound to acâ€" cept the plan, although he did not want it understood he was blocking it. He ventured that there were none of the Councillors who could explain the plan fully. . Councillor Moverâ€""Did _ you _ not help name the ‘committee?"‘ Then His Wership _ shut down om l ing of bitulithic pavement on that the discussion. ‘"You have had your! street. say a couple of times, and what 1} _â€"â€"_â€" want to know is what objection you, Laid over until the next meeting a have to this Councillor Lalstead "I think vou are Mt. Kutt endorsed the stand taken hy ('mmrilhir Hatstead that the plan should iirs aceepted by the Cofnâ€" cil. _‘ ‘"That makes no difference, why 1 should accept it." "I think you are out of order in asking me that question," was . the reply. The original motion was that the report he accepted, but an _ amendâ€" ment to th efect that _ ‘"the matter be laid over until such time as the plan has been received and accepted by the Council" was carried. Committce Presents Report. Accept Invitation. plan?" he asked __ of Mr.‘\J. . A. Robertson, secretary of the Canada Fire Underwriters‘ As sociation reported that as the result of the tests . in Waterloo _ recently they were aurprised to find such . a particulafly that a large . number have been laid recently. Manufacturâ€" ers‘ had always been advised that fourâ€"inch pipes. cannot be considered as constituting"fire protection, and that progressive towns and cities lay ne mote of that size pipe. It also pointed out the small capacity of the reservoirs, and also that night paâ€" trols formerly checked by a clock, have been discontinued. Referred to the Fire:Committee to â€"take _ the ’matm up witt th> Water and Light Commission. Solicitor A. B. McBride submitted a written opinion regarding the placâ€" ing of billboards in the town, and said that a byâ€"law could be passed regulating ana prohibiting the same. He said that if the latter was done, it would be the only #own with such a law. ~It was referted _ to _ the Town Property Committee to confer with the solicitor to frame a _ byâ€" law. Fire Chief Karges addressed{ _ the Council and referred to the fact that millions of dollars are burned _ up each year in fires. To prevent fires in Waterloo he urged the Council to set a clean up day or days, and reâ€" commended May 23rd and May 25th. He said if he was appointed as inâ€" spector, as he was last year, he would inspect the buildings, and . he was sure there would be no fires in cellars _ through carelessness _ this year. â€" "We will give it our serious consideration,‘* replied Mayor Kaulâ€" man. . Mr. J. H. Smith appeared before the Counct as the spokesman of the Albert street ratepayers. The rateâ€" payers of this street held a meeting at 7.30 o‘clock at which they heard the arguments in favor of both tarâ€" via and bitulithic pavement, and finâ€" ally decided in favor of the _ latter. Mr. Smith said that while two petiâ€" tions had been circulated since last year when it was decided in _ favor of pitulithic, it was now decided . to put down bitulithic, as there had preâ€" viously been some discrepancy in the figures. He urged that the work be gone right aheac with. Three residents of Herbert street asked that a sewetr be laid to give them _ house connections, together with a sidewalk. It was explained by the clerk that the property peing used as a roadway for this strect was Mr. C. W. Schiedel asked that the work be rushed, as the ratepayers would like to have the work completâ€" ed by July Isi. Referred a report on fire protection from the Underwriters‘ Association to the Fire Committee. Heard a report of the ratepayers of Albert St. _ recommending the layâ€" ing of bitulithic pavement on that street. Promised to give serions . consideraâ€" tion to a request of Fire Chief Karges that Mayâ€"23rd and 25th be set aside as cleanâ€"up days. Refused io accept the report of the Advisory Committee on Town Planâ€" ning until th« new plan is accepted by the Courcil. = Decided to have a committee confer with the Town Solicitor to prepare a byjAaw for the restriction of billâ€" boards. Took no action on a tequest to send a delezate to the International Con ference on â€" City Planning at ‘Torâ€" onto on May 2526â€"27th. Accepted an invitation from the comâ€" mittee in chargeâ€"of _ the arrangeâ€" ments for the Duke of Connaught‘s visit to Berlin on May 9th to atâ€" tend the reception in a body. Accepted the report of the Town En gineer recon.mending the laying of 2757 feet of sewers. > Adjiourned at 10.45 o‘clock to meet again on Friday night, May 8th. WHAT THE WATERLOO TOWN . COUNCIL DID. communicatior from the Board of Health recommending the adoption of a milk bvJlaw. "Rie Protection Deficiencies. (Continued on Page 10, Want Bitulithic. A Cleanâ€"up Day. Legal Opinion. Want a Sewer. _ _E . A Special Sale of _ i\ "| Spring Dress C ‘_I Goods for 10 Days i t 2 Trunks, â€" Bags, and Suitcases, sold at wholesale _ prices The Best in Harness ALTERATION: SALE Wiill be sold here this month ai very spevial prices. Never have we offered. such good bargains in Curtains and those who come first will get the best selection, of course. Note the following very special lines. Team Harness complete, 1} inch, less breeching ... $27.00 With breeching ......... $35.00 All single and teain harness al bottom prices. The latest and newest . in collars, specially easy _ on horses 100 pairs, 21 and 3 _ yards lors, rich colorings of â€" green, __| _ also for â€" furniture coverings, long, in white _ and ecrn, brown and _ _crimson, worth â€"| shades of blue, . brown, rose, worth $1.235 and $1.50, on sale regular $3.00, on sale at, per 4 gtcen and tan, worth $1.25 AC mdns aoisvace yrictes iess BRA pair . m retase eytreecee | BSM 4 and $1.50, on sale per yd 75¢ $ z g ¢ _ # Our big May Sale of House Furnishings is now proceeding and we are selling Rugs, Mats, Linoleums, Oil Cloths, Window Shades and Wall Papers, at interesting prices. ~ Berlin, 1914 * C ‘ BERLIN For the special benefit of our numerous ECONOMICAL BUYERS we have put on SPECIAL SALE a cho:ge lot of Spring Fabrics, including some of our popular Bedford Cords, in Navy and Brown. Brocaded Armures in Cop. Blue, Navy and Brown. Herring bone cloths in smart Greys and Fawns and a choice lot of Light Tans in Armures and Poplins. These materials are strictly NEW, therefore you can bank a on it that there are UNUSUAL BARGAINS in store for 79C you. The regular prices run from 85¢, $1 to 1.25 a yd. Yd- ‘OUR SALE PRICE FOR 10 DAYS IS 31 Queen St., S. â€" _ Berlin. Headquarters for New and Sceeâ€" ondâ€"hand Bicycles. Commencing Thurs. May 7th L. SATTLER 1000 Pair Notlingham Curtains, 31 yds long, very _ special, per pait 15¢ and 22222222220 000020 20220 65e Curtains and Curtain materâ€" ials are here in splendid choice We‘ve gathered the best _ and most populat styles and _ our prices are within reach of the most economical. Nottingham _ Curtains, _ in pretty patterns, for ped tooms and sitting rooms. LACE CURTAINS,. LACE AND,NET CURTAINS DIRECT FROM MAKERS We carry 3 Speed Raleigh Bicycles. S. B. BRICKER & CO. Pipe Collars Waterloo, #000999009999900400989 9990990009008600000988 75 pairs | White Lace Curâ€" tains, in Fish Net and Notâ€" tingham . _ Net Curtains, â€" all white, regular prices $4.00 and $1.50. _ Special price _ during this sale .....2. .2.2.2.2020 $2.50 For dining rooms and _ parâ€" lors, rich colorings of green, brown and _ crimson, _ worth regular $3.00, on sale at, pet PA iolcae cuaale mtc â€" $2.00 Nottingham _ Ciurtains _ in white and ecru, swell new patâ€" terns. 75 pairs, worth $2, $3.25, and $2.56, special price â€" durâ€" Inft 8810 ......s.. s:...... ... .50 BIG EBARGAINS IN TAP ESTRY CURTAINS. ZLace Curtains Ont. Sat. May 16 Single and double faced Velâ€" ours, in good colors of green, brown, blue, crimson and rose. Voery special prices per yard $1.235, $1.50, 42.00 to ... $ 50 Plush Hangings, 2 picces rich reversible plush curtains _ for arches, in green and ‘crimson, worth $1.0€ and $1.25 per yd, FOF c.sculss corimns semin cmsens ~BNG Cords _ and Trimmings _ to match these materials. SJILK HNACTINGS. Pretty Silk Moire Hangings for over drapes and hangings, also for furniture â€" coverings, shades of plue, . brown, rose, gtcen and tan, worth $1.25 and $1.50, on sale per yd 75¢ CURTAIN MATERIALS VELOURS 39900 authin 64