305
COUNTY OF ELGIN
By-Law No. J05
TO CONFIRM BY-LAW NUMBER 249 OF THE TOWNSHIP OF SOUTHWOLD
TO STOP UP THE ORIGINAL ALLOWANCE FOR ROAD BETWEEN THE
BROKEN FRONT AND THE FIRST CONCESSION OF SAID TOWNSHIP."
Passed 6 June 1878.
BE IT THEREFORE enacted by the Corporation of the
County of Elgin under authority of the Muncipal Institutions
Act.
That By-Law Number 249 of the Township of Southwold
passed on the 5th day of November 1877 to stop up and sell the
original road allowance between the broken front and the first
concession of the Township of Southwold from the middle of lot
thirteen easterly to the River Thames and for the opening up
of a new road through lot number seven east of the Routh Road
to the River Thames in said Township of Southwold be and the
same is hereby confirmed.
St. Thomas
5 January 1878 Edward Hegler
William McKay Warden
Read a first time January 1878.
Read a second time January 1878.
Read a third time and finally passed 6 June 1878.
Certified - William MoKay Clerk
Copy of By-Law No. 249 for Township of Southwold also
Letter to Municipal Council of Township of Southwold.
(Cont'd)
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TOWNSHIP OF SOUTHWOLD
By-Law No. 249
"TO STOP UP AND SELL THE ORIGINAL ROAD ALLOWANCE BETWEEN
THE BROKEN FRONT AND THE FIRST CONCESSION OF THE TOWNSHIP
OF SOUTHWOLD FROM THE MIDDLE OF LOT NUMBER THIRTEEN EAST-
ERLY TO THE RIVER THAMES AND FOR THE OPENING UP OF A NEW
ROAD THROUGH LOT NO. SEVEN EAST OF THE ROUTH ROAD TO THE
RIVER THAMES IN THE SAME TOWNSHIP."
Passed 5th November A. D. 1877
WHEREAS it is enacted by Section four hundred
and twenty-five subsection one of the Statutes of Ontario
Chapter forty-eight, passed in the thirty-sixth year of
Her Majesty's Reign entitled "An act respecting Munici-
pal Institutions in the Province of Ontario" as follows -
"425 - The Council of every County, Township,
City, Town and Incorporated Village may pass By-Laws".
(1) "For opening, making, preserving, improving,
repairing, altering, diverting or stopping up roads, streets
squares, alleys, lanes, bridges or other public communica-
tions within the jurisdiction of the Council, and for enter-
ing upon, breaking up, taking or using any land in any way
necessary or convenient for the said purposes, subject to
the restrictions in this Act contained; and for preventing
and removing any obstruction upon any roads or bridges with-
in its' jurisdiction"
AND WHEREAS application has been made to the
Council of the Township of Southwold to close up and sell
the above described original road allowance, and to open
up the above described new road.
AND WHEREAS all the requirements of section four
hundred and twenty-four and the subsection thereto of the
above in past recited Act have been fully complied with.
AND WHEREAS it hath been made to appear by the
written report of James A. Bell, Esquire, Provincial Land
Surveyor (which said report is hereto annexed) that the
said original road allowance is crossed by a large gully
and that it would not be advisable to open it up, and that
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good with very little expense
AND WHEREAS the said Council have resolved to grant
the application to close the said original road allowance and
open up the said new road
the said new road could be made
BE IT THEREFORE enacted by the Council of the Cor-
poration of the Township of Southwold that the original road
allowance between the broken front and first concession of the
Township of Southwold from the middle of lot number thirteen
easterly to the River Thames, more particularly described as
follows:
Commencing at a point in the south easterly limit
of the road allowance in front of the first concession, seventy-
five links north easterly from the centre of lot number thir-
teen; thence north forty-five degrees east twenty-three chains
and fifty links more or less to the River Thames and having a
width on the north east side of this line of one chain be,
and the said road is hereby closed up and abolished;
And also that the new road through lot number seven
east of the Routh Road more particularly described as follows
Commencing at a point where a post has been planted
in the north westerly limit of the allowance for road between
the first concession and the broken front on River Thames, and
opposite a post planted in the centre of lot number thirteen
in the first concession; thence north forty-five degrees west
(parallel to the western boundary of the Township) into lot
no. seven east Routh Road sixteen chains and seventeen links;
thence north twenty-six degrees and thirteen minutes west, ten
chains more or less to the River Thames, and having a width on
the westerly side of this line of three rods be, and the said
road is hereby opened as one of the roads of this Municipality
sale and purchase of the above
The conditions of the
mentioned roads are as follows:
The Council of Southwold agrees to pay Mr. White
the sum of one hundred dollars and deed him the old original
road allowance on the first concession from the middle of lot
no. 13 to the River Thames north easterly. Mr. White is to
make a deed to the Township of Southwold of the new proposed
road
Duncan Campbell
1st Deputy Reeve
(Cont'd)
Samuel Tubby
M. C
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By-Law No
1877
Thomas August )lst,
of Southwold.
St.
To the Municipal Council of the Township
Gentlemen
I beg to report that I have made a survey for a road
from the first concession of Southwold through lot no. 7
east of Routh Road to the River Thames. I find no diffi-
culty in the way of making this a good road, with very
little expense. I have also examined the original road
allowance between the first concession and the broken lots
on the river, from the middle of lot no. I) easterly to
the said river and am of opinion that it would not be ad-
visable for your honourable body to open it, there being
a very large gully to cross, it could only be done at
very considerable cost. The following is a description
of the proposed new road according to my survey. Com-
mencing at a point where a post has been planted in the
north westerly limit of the allowance for road between
the first concession and the broken lots on River Thames,
and opposite a post planted in the centre of lot no. 13
in the first concession: thence north, forty-five degrees
west, (parallel to the western boundary of the Township)
into lot number seven east Routh Road, thirteen chains
and seventeen links: thence north twenty-six degrees and
thirteen minutes west, ten chains more or less to the
River Thames and having a width on the westerly side of
this line of three rods and containing by admeasurement
one acre and three quarters (1 3/4) be the same more or
less.
The following is a description of the road pro-
posed to be sold. Commencing at a point in the south
easterly limit of the road allowance in front of the first
concession seventy-five links north easterly from the
centre of lot no. I): thence north forty-five degrees
west, one chain to the north westerly limit of the said
road allowance; thence north forty-five degrees east
along said north westerly limit twenty-three chains more
or less to the River Thames: thence easterly along the
river one chain more or less to the south easterly limit
of the said road allowance; thence south forty-five de-
grees west along said south easterly limit twenty-three
chains fifty links more or less to the place of beginning
containin& by admeasurement two acres and one third of an
acre (2 1/) acres) be the same more or less.
submi tted
Bell
S
James A.
L.
is respectfully
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