The Prairie Provinces of Canada : their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources . n different cities. There is,however, one general trend in connectionwith the work of all cities in the provincewhich is worthy of note, and that is thatwhere they have not already exemptedpersonal property, income, and improve- ments from taxation, they are graduallydoing so. They are also evidently stronglyinclined to own their own utilities and notto give any franchises. There is also atendency to do away with the giving ofbonuses, with the exception probably ofgranting a free site to industrialco
The Prairie Provinces of Canada : their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources . n different cities. There is,however, one general trend in connectionwith the work of all cities in the provincewhich is worthy of note, and that is thatwhere they have not already exemptedpersonal property, income, and improve- ments from taxation, they are graduallydoing so. They are also evidently stronglyinclined to own their own utilities and notto give any franchises. There is also atendency to do away with the giving ofbonuses, with the exception probably ofgranting a free site to industrialconcerns. Finally, bv way of summary, it may bestated that the distinctive features ofmunicipal government in Alberta are : thedoing away with the levying of taxes onanything except the land, assessment beinglevied on the land according to its actualcash value without regard to any improve-ments that have been made upon it ; thetendency to do away with the grantingof bonuses in any shape, and the strongdesire of each municipality to own its ownpublic utilities and not to grant A DOUBLE DISC AT WORK ON A SASKATCHEWAN FARM. 60
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