Marble Hill press., 1918-12-05

tsditiunsry fofrs In rysof,l uu. aas hn'shins q
flour runm srnrtnru, with hath syvry hour. Hts
spartlncUt ha1s.-s vvf~ much ikr the cantunmcnt
buildihEs - thr amy eamus in Canada AMI 'hr
United sistss sud hausins ascout1a a,iatous we're
soaa r~aiy Tot a.O p~uple
These Nariaus fortas nf Temporary relief caused
the ssp~nditurv of ab"at stcnen. AMI while
this Imperative tAsk being performed plans
vrre farmaiatcd fur the r~buidluE of the dew
ssiated ARA. The settlement % claims ant the
~ dcp~uaents
Tho Canadian government. after rSrrivins fun
FrfoFts q the property losses and the n-si- ~
tiatfss Zoe permanent pensions rvhDu-ne. etc.
announced that alh1ush no lesal LIABILITY rested
upcn the crown. urycr-hrie~. the explosun vas
an lncideni of the great wnr Which had done
enormous damage 20 Halifax and its snyirons and
fur which Uanfax wMs IN 10 may o. hlsme steum.
ers icadei With Grpat eRFgc-s Of explosives sought
Haltfat hartos to secure cunvoy across the Al
tanttc 90 the srat ~ var and IN numerous In
stances The People u the city Who>e homes had
been DESTROYED It'd not even know hist they were
uvtus on the edgr - Nolcano. In view of the
fact that the French steamship Mont NlBnc was
rssing the hsrhnr IN pursuance % the common
purpose - tho aillci nations ln carrying 90 he
war the CansdlHn government determined 70 poy
all legitimate prup~rty losses anl establish pen
sion fund 80 care tor those made dependent hy the
disaster The sutn - Sisanu0 had already been
appropriated hot IN additional sum - s7"Heo
WAS at oncr p'ac, 70 ths disposal ug the stricken
city ami The Halifax rvrf cvmmi>si WAS nr
poiu'ei and given trporinary powers tn exp"ni
the rnanry snd afford the necessary r,li"f
The commission consisting ~ T sherman R"c
rrS. X G chairman. Judge Nililsm Bernard
Wallace and Frederick Luther Fowke. with Ralph
T. Rrr as secretary has he"n hard "a, work for
monlhs strengthening ga, the tangled sfTairs ot
the devastated district, paying claims for dam.
ages erecting new homes aai providing pcrna-
n-nt pensions Tor those who were made dependent
The bruad powers ~ the commlNsion were granted
by two orders in cnnneil and hy an net Of The
Nova Scotia legislature There so many
complicated matters 20 settle that The COMMITS
sioners were empowered to usr their own iudg
mont in settling individual claims. in awarding
pensions In expendInE all the money contributed
with the exception vi special sums donated for
certain purposes. and IN rcpauulur and rebuild
tng the devastated area.
Through the generosity of the Canadian gov.
ernment every Individual who lost hls home
valued at not more than S5nr0 has already had
or is having built for him, free NJ charge, new
home better than the one destroyed ny the blnst,
Claims exceeding S50oo hrinE settled by the
commissioners ard over 1900 claims for house.
hold md personal effects have already been paid
Five hundred people are receiving permanent pen.
sions and disability allowances.
The Halifax relief commission upon taking
office, secured the services ot ftrstclass Arm Of
architects and also employed town. planning
adviser There was a splendid chance Ia put over
a town.plannins scheme, archtecturaily and 9th.
erwisc, that would be credit TO both Halifax and
TO Canada, and the commission did not overlook
the opportunity confronting It. One thousand
homes no, only thoroughly practical, hut beaut
ful have been planned by the architects. new
streets and avenues have been laid out In the
devastated area and the replenning aud rebuild
fnw is hair putxe tha
Of making Halifax more beautiful than ever.
Months ago contracts were lei tor AGO hcVsS
which we're to he completed before winter set In.
This work has been done and the remaining per
manent homes needed arc also under way The
new houses are artistic In design. and tf many