462
COUNTY OF ELGIN
By-Law No. 462
TO AUTHORIZE THE WARDEN TO APPOINT AN ARBITRATOR TO
SETTLE PROPORTION PAYABLE BY COUNTY OF ELGIN TOWARDS
EXPENSE OF BOTHWELL BRIDGE".
Passed November 1889.
WHEREAS by section 535 of the Municipal Act
of 1887, it is provided -
That it is the duty of County Councils to
erect and maintain a bridge over a river forming or
crossing a boundary line between two or more Counties,
such bridge shall be erected and maintained by the
Councils of the Counties respectively and in case the
Councils fail to agree as to the respective portions of
the expense to be borne by the Municipalities interested,
it shall be the duty of each to appoint arbitrators as
provided by this act to determine the proportionate
amount to be paid by each and the award made shall be
final.
AND WHEREAS by section 386 of said act, the
arbitrators on behalf of a Municipal Corporation shall be
appointed by the Councilor by the head thereof if auth-
orized by a By-Law of the Council.
The County Council of the County of Elgin en-
acts -
That the Warden be and is hereby authorized to
appoint an arbitrator to act on behalf of this County if
the Counties interested cannot agree as to the respective
portions of the expense of erection and maintaining the
Bothwell Bridge to be paid by each.
Council Chamber
St. Thomas
22nd November 1889.
K. W. McKay H. T. Godwin
County Clerk
Received and read a first, second and third time and
finally passed 22 November 1889.
Certified K. W. McKay County Clerk