Civic deputation will go to Ottawa to secure action.

City representatives will make appeal on grade separation.

Unemployment relief.

Last Saturday's [January 11, 1930] ruling of the Dominion Railway Board dismissing the order sought by the City of Toronto to direct the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Canadian National Railways companies to proceed with the construction of subways under St. Clair Avenue and Lansdowne Avenue crossings, met with active opposition at yesterday's inaugural meeting of the Board of Control, when the members voted to send a deputation to Ottawa next Monday [January 20, 1930] in an attempt to secure action on the proposed northwest grade separation.

On the motion of Controller Pearce, the board agreed to go to the Capital as a body, in conjunction with Aldermen Allen, MacGregor and Ramsden, who were appointed as representatives of the City Council; the Presidents of the Toronto Liberal and Conservative Associations and the Toronto Board of Trade.

Appeal urged.

The suggestion that a deputation be sent to Ottawa was voiced by Mayor Wemp at the inaugural meeting of Council, and was also brought up in the form of a motion by Ald. MacGregor. At yesterday's meeting of the board, Aldermen MacGregor and Boland again urged the board to take an appeal to the Federal authorities.

It was suggested at the meeting that the deputation should also take up the question of unemployment relief with the Prime Minister, not only as it affected the city, but also as it affected the Province and Dominion. It is understood that the deputation will also confer with the Federal authorities on the proposal of connecting Toronto Island to the mainland by a bridge.

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