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Governor-General Will Visit North BattlefordPart of Curling Rink Ct be Used at a Skating Rink—City Council Arranging for Governor-GeneraTs ViaitA of the city« ouih-i! was called yflft^rdty at lernoon for the |urponi of rivaling a' ;9ti certain matters relating to taxes.Other matter* wen? *Im» brought up tinl diwuwi'il Alderman llaw-den fiHjoinni of the mayor regard mg the city police force. He wanted to know whether the \* lice commissioner* contemplated reducing the number of. police man on the city force or not. Hr wai» of the opinion that we could do with a smaller force. Mayor Henderson Maid that they had considered the matter, and that in the near future tho force might poa-«ibly be considerably reduced, from the fact that several of the men were liable to he railed to service on the militia. * hi examination they had been ela**cd A*2, and the cow mission had derided not to ank f*»r exemption on any •»f the men of the fore#*. What would be done to replace them — ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ -wifi be a matter for future con side rationA inevmg* was read from His Kxeellenev the Uovsrnor-Ueneral of Canada notifying the authorities that he will visit the Itattle-fnrvK on hi* h t«Krni toiJV in No-11 gdirr lie will l^heofe on November I5tfa. Thoinavffr apj*int-e»l Aid. liawden auid 'l*homa* a Kpeciai comniittee to eonfer with a committee fpnm the Old Townwith a view of arranging *otnemanner of joint entertainment for His Excellency while in these two places.In entering into an arrangement whereby a slight concession, hion in taxes lias been made to the North Hnttleford C urling Itink Co. i this company has agreed with the city to convert jmrt of the curling rink into a skating rink so that North Hattlcford will this year be fortufiate in having a real covered skating nnk, a thing that wv have not had for several years.
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North Battleford News
North Battleford, Saskatchewan, CA
Thu, Nov 01, 1917
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