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1871 Minutes -,<<"j '~i;;n':Jl -i:..':ii::.U....iFJF~ ,"", - ..':._-. " : :.C :Elgin County Cfouncil Proc6edings~cl FHUlT SESSI.ON. FIRST DAY. ;::i: _:. '<-TU_ESD~~Y, J"anuary-2"4tll, 1871"-t The members of the nlunicipal Council.ofthe .J~9U!1~Y ofElg11'l, met this day, in the Opp~t IIouse, ill ,t:~e. ;~o\Yn ofSt.~+h~p)a~, a~ n0011,;:in accord<H1Ge_:~'ith the .pl'ovisions : of t1ie;-..~ct~,29~3_0';:Yic'toi'~a, chapt~~_ Fiftto~~: - . _ '. _:) . The (allowing gentlemen, me~bers ele~t,p~~sente47 car tl~yates of ~ppointmellt to _ofiice,' as ~eev,~s. an~_ ,D~~fmty_ i -R:ee"\'ei o(t~~ ~eve_(~l. Municipalities' in,_the -.C()U,~ty.:'~~~~\,:>or having made:the 'requisite declal'ution of'office: :r-rAMES. 'oFFIOE;'Mu5IoIPii1>r:ri JOHN McKILLOP, Reave, :- ALD:BcTR:oUGR.:.i .'riANIEL' JlfcKlLLOP, 'lJepitty .. do, ,fO/,' " TH02rIAS McCOLL, Reeve; UmnvIclL C:j;J ,,l?AVlj) JI~cr..A'Y;l,do.' do." dg.?I THOMAS HUNTER, Reeve, SOUTHWO~,1?_~_~~a .A:RQ~~J3~D KEI\J3, do" do.,uo'"T DONAL1)TURNER, ' do. do., '.. do. cSTE:rHE'N",viDE, - ';'." 'Reeve, YA~~<;Urit~':q JOSEPH MARLATT, to, do. db. . ." ej'EHIEVYORK;,'do"'do, do)':" ;'-T.:I\.i.',;NAIRN, . ~ReeVt\ ;-~IAL:AH'rb:Ef. _~y7 .JOHN McOAUSLAND, do, do. . ,doc, iC', ,QHiiB!r..E(l.QHQ.TE, {to: . do. ".:dc, :2';;; 'DANIEL FREEMA.N,.~.J1'ete,BA.,.,.~. ,,0 .;ftENI\Y,8:.J;lUFQ]X" " do.., dO, '(1,6..;,:.: :;S4lJ~"m!:IUl'!W?IrFJN; .do,do.? c.~~.,g: ,,'# JACOB" CLINE, _ :,~ " Re~ve, _a. ,.:POR<mEST~:~. W.-H.BROwN;"'" - "do. e,' - a~. ";~:,"-',~.~, ri.W: ":.-...!:,~} GEORGE SUFFEL, Been, YiEN~.A... .' 4 Thf members were called to order. The Clerk in 'he chair. .When it was moved byJ. l\fcCausIand, seconded hy . J. .J)hne: th.t T. M. N aim, Esq., be W.rdell of the Oounty for~~~e~_l1S~ip.8rn~ar.. ','__ In '~mendm.ent : ~~o:ed' bY'-Re-ury' :,13tratton,_ second'ed- - biD. Freeman. that GeorgeSuffel be Warden of the Oounty of Elcin fo; '-.th~.Current.yeat~ ' 0 . ~I~l amen~mentsecond: - '~roved 'hj,7'hq~~~.,}Ilmter, -s~conde~Lby D.: _t_~atI?~ y~d_ ~(p::,a ,vs'7b~_ 'Y a~delllo~ t4e:_ c.~~r_~l1t, ye~r.- . - In~a~en?m'~mt thir~: "_ '''' ' . ,l\l;~y,d l,y1).. M?Laws,seco.nded by.]. M:c~ilIop: that StepheJ1 Wa4~b~,)\f~rg._e~J():r_ ~~~ .curren~'Y-ea.l'" -._-."~h~~m_endmeJ.lts._were_nut and lost and .the main mo. ti.~~-~y~~-:_~ill~ied;, '_,j~-',,-j" - - , ., ,. The.Qlerk then .declaired. Mr. den ofjtb'e~06uRty. . ;_ Mr.~':1!lairn made ,the de-cJaratiGn of 6.m~e' and 'took:the chiri'i-: ,- The::~'F"aTden ad~ressea:.. the cdti~~il;~f~e*-'-,:W-h~ch~,the procg~~,itIgt?r th}i)ast dai' of the i>~eyioiliLs~~~ion,-~,er.e read'~a~~slgned."-.~~";- ,-,:'-",:"_,,.,--- _ " MoY~fl by S. W:a~A; secoJl.ded by'D. l\<1cLa",~ :thatl!!e W'a11ie)l':-~ndlre;~~~~r b~ ,authc~_ed Li.,-,th~"'~09uti,~i\--,,to hand over the two::hundred tho\lsarid -:dolla.rs:_of Deben;. tU1"estd.~'the Tl'1lste:-es of ' the Canada,:Soutlie'~n.-11aihvay Comp~iiiI6rthwilh. Los~. '.,' . ....... . .. . . .. The'Warden sub'~itted~i comnnrri.iGa:HQn,; ,~~F'6ir~~tJr()Dl ~~;,~,r;~ijppiaJ Se,c'~~1f1ry,'~ith tlie'- approv~t~,Qf.;i4e:.;;q~~.. "lilor~li~OOUllCil~? t4el!~ilwayBy-Law<:-:, ,.'~.. , ~ In amendment: ThIoved bv J. Cline, secon~ed by ,W.. H, BfOw:h:^ that the-'V arde;~dTl;easnrer be inst~'iicted to hold 'the Debentures in. their hands- until further -~_ stl'uctions from 'this CounciL . ,T-he yeas and nays being called for, on the amend~eiit, byJY~r.__Cline,.\Vere recorded as follows: . Y.eas-:::--Griffin, :Freeman, Strattan,Snffel,Chute, Bi'own, 1\Ic-OfLll,SJaIll( ,Tur~el\HnnteriOline~1 o. __ Nays:~M~rlatt, vVade, Kerr, _Y ark, J. -l\fcKillop,:_Me- Laws,D. McKillop. T. McCcll-8. ..Amt?ndmep.t c~rried ; main motion lost.. ':rvI.e~s'~s.:, Thf_?K-~l.lar and,_,Thol!lPs~Il,. heing preseny, ~ ad- dressed tIle C~uncil i'espeding the D'3lJentures. Moved by l\Jr. W;'tde, secondtd byJ:.York:}hat, the "\Varden app.oint. a_special commit_tee..q( tht'e~,_to.st~~ike:th,e StapaingC6min.it~e-e~ on Fin~flce,Edncation~ ~nd,_P~blic . lii;1Pi'?v(":IIl,ents,and repOl.f the same to this Council fCl:t4- Witli~;-~6a'lTied. . ".", .." ThevVarden nominated l\i['ssrs.'Y~de"Ke~r;"~l)d 'S~.f. felto be said comI!?-ittee~ '_ .'. "," ;: M.oVed by J,~fcKillop; sec()ridedby S; Wado: l)lalPr. WiI-soh 'be: appointed- Trustee for the St. Tholll~S q-:r~in- IDarSc~9o]; fo; the ter,ID. of ~hree :y~ai's.'~C~tr~'ie{t :1tI~:rredbj '!th.. Chute, seccnaedby Mr:::8tratto~::.:':~~~t the report of the Special Comlllittee,~ppolli:ted ~? 's~rike :the-Standing 'Cb'mmittees: be received-and read'7Ca~~ri~? The report of the Committee appointed to strike'-the S~a:irding'Cotrimittees,' 'was' rea~; _.""'.' .'.... ._' '..':" :Moved-by'J;'McKilJop, seconded'_by..VV~ H. .Bl'?Wl:l~': that tbe report of,the Comm'ittee:app@intea'to ~trike)h'e ,'Stjln4ing{Jomni:i't;tef~S; be atlopte&__: ' Carried. _ '.'_ _' ":__ . 'Moved byG.Suffel,seco.noled byC.Chute:that Satri; '. uet':Pl'ic~i'J.I:8q. ;be'r3'(1ppoi~te.d, .one. .':of.,-the, ,.A ilditors 'for ~ atl.ditine: 'the accounts, of' Griminal:J us~ice of: tho-County, fOl~..thc,~rirrent,yell.r.,......,..Carried. I Moy(~d by S.Vlace, seconded by A. Kerr: tlult John Smith be oue-of the Government Al.i.ditors to 'audit- the ace'oimts of Criminal J nstice for the current year:-Lost-; :l\Ioved by J. McKillop, seconded by J. York : that Stephen \Vade be appointed Auditor, to audit the acco~nts . of the A.dministratiou 'of J nstice, fOI' the C'urrent 'year.- Carried. Moved by S. Wade, ~econd~dbyA.Kerr:; t,hat .W. J. 1Vh'itebe appointed' one of the Auditors' for the present year; In :1l11~nclment:, '_', ",',' . ltloved by T. Hunter, sec_ondedby D. Turner..< ~hat '~o~n~',Ma('d()iaJd, of Fingal, be appointedoneo(the -~>\uditors for'_the present_year, at the same salar.r__as;la~t ye~r. , lriam,endrrientsecorid : Moved by J. Marlatt, seconded byJ, Cline: .that.,T. P. -~la,rtyn be one orthe'County: .Auditors f~r ,the,:,curr~nt .j'ear. T4e;alllenEh'lle!1ts _ were put an,dJost. The main motion_ _was _then carJ;"ied. _' fI':b,~ "~3.l'de:n nominated Geo;, Scarff as o,ne 9f the Gourity A udi,tors, Moved by G. Suffo!, second.dby C. Chute :. that John Ora wfqr~,-- pfVienna, :beappointedone'of-th~ -Trustees of ;,th~:Yienila:Gramnia,r Sch091"770arried. . , Moved bY.Geo. Sufl'd,seconded bY:'H, Stratton::. that J>:l3.'T:weedale,:', <M,D., he_ appointed -as --Tl'ustee:of:tW3 ~Ylenna:GrammarSchool,inplace-of,S, -Newcombe, Esq~, decf'ased.J,......:..Qtl'l'ied. 7 On motion of 1r.. 'Wade, seconded by J.1hrlatt" the Council adjourned till nine o'c:ock to-morrow mo: ning. WILLIAM llfcKA Y, . Curk. T. 11. NAIRN, . IV at-den; FIRST SESSION. S.ECONDDAY. "'''-EDNESJ?AY, JanQ.ary 25, lS7~.. The Council met at nine o'clock, forenoon. The Warden in the "hair. J>fembei'~ present: J. l\fcKiUop, D. McKillop, lVlcLoll, 'McLaws, Huntel'. KelT, Tumer. \Vade,Brown, !I-:1arlatt; 'yo ork, l\icOu.uSlandj. Chute; Fl:eeman,'StraotoiJ., Giitfln; Cline, Suffet The:proceedings o,f the 'previous day were read., and ail.. thoriied to he signed. Moved by D. McLaws, seconded by D. McKillop : that the resolution' passed-yesterdayrespe6ting the .Railway -Debentures-be rescinded, and that_ the Wardenalid ';Tl~astirer: deliv'er, the two 'hundred' thousand dollars.of ,Dehenturesof_the Oounty to theTrusteesappoil'lted:t.o receive-them. Iilamendme:nt : Moved byG...Sufl'el, seconded byH:S~l'atton; that tho resolution'now before .the .eGunciJ-:. 'wi~h' refel'enee_ to.:th~ -Debentures issued in Javor '" oftheCauada Southem' Rail... way Company, be laid overun~il 'W~morrow; ':~ Tke amendment was put and carried. . 8 . '" The ,reasaud nays being call~d for on the amendment '-'were taken' down a~- follo\\'s : '-'~ - ~ - J Yeas~~Griffil1, Fl'eem.til, -Stratt.on', SuffeJ,Chut~;:Mi. Causland, Cline,Br~wll, J._ lrfcKillop:-9< . ,:_Nay~~D. :M>Kil1op, ld:cL~ws~-'York-, 'Vade, Ke;r nfarlattJ Turner,_ Hunter, n-IcColl-9.' Tde vote being a tLe, the Warden O'ave the castinO' 'v 0< f b 0 "e ,)1' the, amendment. - 1<Ioved by D. Freeman, seconded by S; Gliffin: that l\f ~'- :lVIann he instrdcted to proceed at once to Toronto to> obtain the Ieg:lI:opitlionof ;T.' H.Camel~on>and- R. A. H~rrison_pn,the _ questio~s r~i:;_ed on the 7Ist Section Consdida.ted Municipt-\.l Loan Fund Act, as 're<tra.rds _th~ .-is.suing'of--pebentnres~ 0 IIi amendment-: ~foved: by s: Wade, seconded' by p.:M:qJfaws : Jhatthe 00UHty SoIicitbI,~e. ,Maml,he inRtrllcted ~cr proceed,_to _'ro.rQn,t@ to'obt_~in'~~e opinion oflrh. ,R~rrison on,the legality of the Debelitmes ma'de -by thisCo1.';lnty infa'V~r -9f ~~e Cana9.a,Southern_~ilwaYJJdmpany; _ The ,amendment was put and Iost,~d theorioin31mo-_ tion carden: -. , " ,0 .- '";',J\:1ov€cl bi J. :McQauslapd,sec(rnded by' C.-~Chtite~:- thiit ,'Messr:... Freeman; McLa\vs;; '-and - theW arden'~ _he ,:a::com mitte:e to prepare, the qiJ.estions.- to ,be su brriitted.:_foL,-tH~ ':opinicrn:'of, 'R.c: A.:'HarriSon- apd~,',J.-' II;'CamerQu.ou'tn'3 debentur?s.---:,C::lrried. Moved by D. McKillop, seconded 15ycJ;York: thatth. Cletk,::be: instructed --_ to _'-have: ,', ,the_-_Assessment' RaUs" and ;:.Assessment "Slips", prepared" -for~hwith: _~nd, forwarded' as . ,'sooIi_aS'conve'riienttotheClerks of-the sevel~ll\furi.icipal~ ties.----.:Carried.- - 9 ill;.' Fl'eeman, ch:1h,'ma:nofth~'~cbniiniW:h'~' ap:poidted- to prepare. que~tions to' be_ submitted _to Jeg~ c9ullsel, 'pre:" 'Seutecl report'. After which it' waS :M~oved by D; Fl'eemanj's~condedhy_;H; 8trat~pn: .~h~~ the Warden issue his cheque on. the Txeas~rerin'favoJ;~ of :.r;~j\ianR; for. the sum of oue hundred dollars, t6 -hE{a-pp1i~~ in obtaining legal opinions on the questio11S- given- ~-.1:D1, and to defray his. ~exp~nses.,-Can:i-ed. .: Moved by G. Suffel, seconded by O.Ohut.' tbat the 'report ,....of~th~. special.committeeap~omte4 to .uraw_,l!p questions' to, be submitted hyJ\h~ 1'Iflln.n, C?unty Solicitor, 'to the-H6n. J. H. Cameron andR._ A.:' IIarrison', ~s9-.~: with reference totbe legality of the By-L~'yt", .and Deten_- tures -issued-' in'favor of the 'Canada. . Southel'Il R~nw~y Company, .be r€ceive~ and,.read.-:-Carried.-, ,..... 1l1oveu'by'G. Snffel;seconded by H. Stratton: tha.tthe questions dl'afted by the Special ComroittE~e; to'hesubnlitted ~oeQuns,e~ i~,'l;orontQ, byJ,:-:M~r.)J,.Escr" ):Ie ad()p~.e4 by :this COl1ndl.----=Ca.rriea . ' :Moved' by W. H. Brown, _s~~~m~edby J:_CliYle':~,;~~a.t for the present year t}1is Qouncil- ~dopci"the;.:pri~cipl~, of ippoint1ng~bile, lo~al'~_t1periu~,ehderit~ o('9dmm:o.ll" S-clrools "fot the whole Co:u,n~y~:-c.arried. :Ioiovedby J.Marlatt, second.dby~ S Wade: that .A.. F;.Bu,tler _he appointe~: _Lo~al St~perintel1de~t_ ,o~, S~h~Ols "fo'r the, ~ou~ty or-~.Igin~ it, a sali.\ry ,!fsix)iundred dollars, 'without.:'ext.ra' an~wance for' sta'tionery. ' In amendme~t,:__, ,,_ ,',' _, :",- '_ ~' Moved by D.lIfcLaws, seconded byD.McKillop,ihat ~t?ainuel _!'~lcCoU' :be'.appoirited'~ocal.,f?llp~l~tehd~~'~; '~f 'S~hools fer-: the:" Coun ty'of J Elgin,' ~t' a-.s~l~l'y_'.~.r'n ~.~' hu~,~ dred dollar:!!, ,yithout extra a.Uowance for''Sta:tioiiery: - it I I' " . i , I L I I" I; ~ I' I! I I:ii 1,''1 'ii 'I'! " I' i" ! iii 10 The a~endment was put and los~, and the maiD. motion ea.rried. 'The y~ag -and-nays being called for by-l),:M:cKillop,on the amendment,wlH'e tal~en down as follo~s: .,:.~ e?s~i\t:cQoll,): Ti1rI;i61;, . KeI'l', _ :B1'0\yn,' Cline. ~Icta-'!>!s D. 11cli:iIl.op, J. j\j:eKilJol'-8. ..' . . ' :_.,:_lf~Js-;-Griffin,.; Freeman,_Stl~l1ttoR,:f?l~ffelJ_ Chute; ]110- Cl:\llsland,Yark, W a~~, ~J:~rl<ft~,:Hunter~10. Majority-2. _ _ _ _ . " ;:M:?ved, b>',J;,:McO~ms]al1d, secoll,de'd bv. D. :-i\I~_Kmop: ~~at<th~ "'yVal:tfen,JYIl'. f?uffel,_ ,Mr. )~'reeman,:_ JYIr. V\Tade, Mr.: Hl1nter, ~ir. lcl:cLaw,sand,J.:1vlqKillop-be a cqIDIl1it. tee ~o ill€et a,committee from, London to discuss-,~atters .i-e~ative to a H01!1se of Iudnstryand Refuge, s~id:_commit,~ ~:,ees. to meet thisevening,-atthe Bostwick .House,at seven o'clock..:..:.......Carried. r- an motion cf J. McKillop, seconded by T.il'IcColJ,tte ,Qo~ncil ,adjournecdforone hour. After an intermission of one hollr, the' CounCil met again. Ail' the,~e~befspr~sent.., ,_', ,.- ~; ,_:",~4?-:Wal;de~,I'ead._tl1e a~ard of_t1}e,Ar~t~ato~~ in ,the matter of the Bridge ac~o_~~ the River,Than;ies ,€Ill ,the h~url~a.r-.y._,;-betwe~n,the 'cQu~ties~f ,~@gin)_;Ke~t -',and Mi(1dI,ese:x.;. . . ,:",:I;'he;;!y;a~de~;a}~o re~d _ ~n ~ppl tca~ion" for~_Jl;' ~ppropri~ ation towards the Belmout,pri,dge",_which "wa~" referred ;'to Committee on Pnbiic Improve'mcnLs.,...,_-"" , .,. .~~tj:'~,;whicb'~it-was, mOy,ecL?y .J.. ~tlo,~ill?_p'isecop:,ded by J:- ,M:cCQll ::t43:t"this OotUl,cil ~djotlfn, for-half-q,n'hQ1.1r, to ~~n~?l~;;t~e:_s,ev~~'al_poul~l,ttees to ni~~,t':.a~nd, rep.ol't"t'()~t4is Coun~iJ.~Oarried.; . 11 __ .TLe, Council resumed. The ,ChIDl'man of.Committee'QI1 'P~lblic Improvements submitted report. Moved by:W. H. Brown, seconded by S. "\Vade,:that .the report of the Committee on Public Improvement~ba received and rcad.--Carried. - The report o}l Pllblic.lmprovements was read. ~loved bY,S.,Wade,secQnded by. \V. H. _Brown: ~hat 'the ,repod',of theCo!Uniittee on Public Improvements b~ adopted.---:-Carried. TheWardea_reac1 communicatioli from ColcmelSkiliner, captain of~heWim~leG.ou Team,' making application fOl' a grant of' one htllldred -dollars iIi aid thereof. The Warden also read communication from the: Coufi- ;.ties of Leeds, ahd Gl~e,nville, with petition' to Legisbture respecting the furnishing of the Ontario Statutes to :Thfuni~ cipal Councils arid I\lagistrates free. Comm~mications,froU1the Vienna and St. Thomas Grammar School Boat'ds, were read. . " The Warden read repo-?~ of the. Dircctors of the London 'and Port Stanley Railway Company; , Moved by G. BuffeJ, seG~nded by J. McCausland: that ,the communication received_from'Colonel Skinner,. asking for a grant of onehun'dreddoJlars towards defraying the expenses of the _deputation to ,attend, theN atioual,,Rifle Aswc-il'ottiGl)"to be held at' \Vimbledon next summer, pe , not'entertai~ed. Notices of motions; By:~r;}ylc:_Coll, of-anapplicaticmto be made to-lllOITOW, for a_ grantof' nine hundred dollars towards the building ,ofthe:'a-ppl,'otlchesto the Coyne Road Bridge. By J.:McKillop, :of an application to be made to~morrow, .fo,t' a,,-grant.,of fifty:' dollars to- repair a bridge on the County Line between Elgin and Kent. 12 By nfl". Freeman,_ of an applicutionto be made to-morrow., for a g~an,t of two hundred dollars,; to-:wards defr~ying one~ naIf of the -expenses 'of a ,_ bridge ?~ thee -County Line bet'ween the Counties of Elgin arrdN ol'folk, across_ Big Otter Creek. By J\Ir. Hunter, of an application to be made te-morrow for _ the sum of fiftr dollars, to_ repair the County Line 'between the Townships of Southwald ::nd De~awarea :aroved by8. VVade, seconded by W. H.Brown: that ..the_ report's fro~m the Vienna _ anG/.- St. Thomas Grammar Schools be ref~rrEd to. the Committee . Carried. Moved, by,David McLa.ws, seconded by-J:;,-Clii::te: - the ~_um .of_one Jnmdxed and fifty dollars be this Council towards the erection ofa Greek,' at Be~m0nt,pnthe :~ounty line~etween Elgin ,and Middlesex, provided :Middles@x appropriate a Iikeamou:nt , Jor: satne, -W9rk; that" :ThferrittWood '.Vorth ' b~ _ _~; CQmrnis- sioner to expend said amount, and that lVIiddlesexb,e, notifiedfdrtl~ with~~aarried. "l\1r.'J; Ellison presented account,. alid made- statement of WOl;k, done at the_MacIntosh Bridge. 'Moved by- George Suft'eI,secondedbyD.McLaws: that thoaccouritof J ohnEllison, of Port Stanley,:am?llnting to $21.25, for acti~g as Commissioner ill repairing the MacIntosh Bridge, bepaid.-Carried~ . 'lI'Ioved by J, McCausIan,f,secondedbyC. Cliute: t~at :-th~' petition -of.' ;th'e, i'e~i,dent freeholde~s 9.n~' ratepayers, _ of the Village of_Ayimer'be,entedained by t~_~s.~ou~GiJ,and that:a:-By-Law, ei'e'cting said Village into R- separate- eor.,. poration; -Le 'passed hi accordance to 'their reqtiest.~ Carried. () '" :'i 13 3Ioved' by G. Sufful, seconded by D. FI'~eman :t~a,t this_, Oouncil ~o_~operatewith the Counties _of Leeds and Grenville in petitioning the Legislature of Ontario , prayiNg that the Sta~utes of Ontario bG distributed tn:Munidpal -Councils, _ Municipal Officer- land ::M:agistrates free' of .charge.-Carried: By-Law No. 197, to appoint a Board of Audit for the current year, wa,s submitted. Moved by D.lI'IcLaws, second"d by D. McKillop: that J?J~aw No. 197-he.reada fi.rsttim~.~Cari'ied~ lI'Iqved by J,. Cline, seconded by W. H. Brown : that By-Law No. 197 be read a second ti.me.-Carried. lI'Ioved by D.McKijlop, seconded by D, MoLal's: that BY;-~8:wNo. 197 be read atbird time, andfillalIy passed. .....--:Carl'ied. qn,mot~o:n_ o~, ,l\-Ir.. Snffel, seconded -by_Mr. Stratton; the Council adjourned 'till nine; o'clock to~mbl'row morning. WILLIAM ~fcKA Y, Clerk. T. M. NAIRN, Warden. - FIRSTSESSIOH. THIRD DAY. THURSDAY; Jan:uary26; lS'Z1. The Couhc'ilmet athine O'c~i:lck, inthci for<:no6n, the Wayden in the, chai_r. ~I~mbe;'s__~res~nt--~.<M:ess! s. J.1vlcKi1~op,. D.'- ~rIc~~llop, Thos. :i\-IeCon,.. J\fcLaws, ,HuIlt_er".. K~rr" TllrIler~,W ~~~, -:i\Iarlatt, York'-I\:fcOaus]~md, Freeman, Chute, _s,tra~to~, Odilia, Buffel, Cline;. Bl'own. . .14 The ,proceedings, of tbe prl?vious day wehLreadand authJrized to :be signed~ The Warden submitted Report:_ ou, Currie Road Bridge: MovedbvS~ Wade, ~econdedby T. Hunter:tbat t~~ C;)\1llcil adjburn foronehollrtoallow the,Committees_ op. , FinauCt', Education, and Public In~proYeme~_ts to meet....,..-- Carried. Th'ee'auneil resumed;wben itvtas :Th'lo""ed by.V{:H. BrcwnJs~conded by S. :Wade:-that- -the report of the Oommittee.on Finance be received and read. The Clerk read report ofF.inance Committee~ 1\ioyed byD. Freeman, seconded: by S. Griffin: that the report of Finance Committee be ad~pted. On motion of D.lIfcKil1op, -seconded by C. Chute; Council adj()urnedfor an hour. A.fter one hour'l:; intermission, the Council met agahi. All tbe members present. The-Warden react pre15entmetlvofGrandJnry, Sessions. l\Ir. J.~Ic:K~]lop, Ohail'm,an of:, Oomn~ittee on Improvem"ents, submitted report., _ "Mo..~ed'"by'V.H. Bro\vn,'seconded by S. Wade: that th~ r~p@l'~ of the, Committee on .P.ublic Improvement~ he ~received and read.--Carried, . " ".,'." , , " ' ," , lIioved by. G. Stlffe], seooneed by C,. Cb"t,,: Ih."'1 the "report' of the, qonunitt,ee ",on. ~nbli'J_Jm~n)Vem_eLt~~;,~6 'adopl.ed - without <<rantinO" anvthiucr towardsb1.1ildin-g the " " '_ ,1:)" ',' 0 '~',' ;P, , ' " "approaches to the'CJyne Ro~ilBl'idge:~Lo~t. " 10 " In,amendment :>>to~ed by J)" 1tfcLfl,w<\".secondeq bv To' nl1nter,:th~t 'the rEport_ of the Committee of P~?JiC' .Ill1pl'ov~IJ?,e~~s,b~ adoi)te~, and that this COll;ncil do- apw'opl~~te, .t]~e sUIll of_five hundred dollars' t.o _ aid in extending, the Coyne Road Bridge on the Elgin'sieie, The /l.~endr:nen:t was pnt and -c,a~rie_d, 'J:he yeilS and -nays being ca,lled for on th3 :amendm,en(;,. 'Were ta.ken down l'l.S follows: Yea8~,''::McKillop";McColJ,, Kerr, 'Vade,' Hauter,.. -York,:JifcLaws,:J).I\fcKillop, Freeruan~9. Nays-Griffin, Buffel, :J\IcCaudlaM.d, Cline, 'Bi"o')Vrir :Chute; l\farlatt, Tnrnt!r '----'-8.'" - nil;,' Chute,Chuirnlan of "EducationCOU1mittee pre~' s'ente'a report. " , "Aft8r'iw hich it',vas :MoV~d'_ bt -'~. Buffel, ssconde.d :byD; F,reeillan : that the- report of the Education CommittfJe be'received :iIid read~ '~Carried. ,_,.'TheCier~: read.Edllcation r~port~ !"':iYIoved by S.'Wade,seconded.by-'T. Hunter-.; that-lhe te~or~o' at the o,ommittee on. Education. pe' :ad'6pted;~ ,Oal:ried. Mov:ed.. bf'J~ i~f60a usland,. sEcondkd by;' ... O. Cil"il'tfl.: tk~t the ~ril1til1gC~JIIl~ittee beinstructed_to,,-have ... }Jhtced:qn ~~,e.b~Bk 0f the Pathmasters'List_~:the clanses of the Act 'defining the duties of Pathmastel's in relation to the dEL struction of Canada thistles.-Oarl'ied. By-Law_yo,_ 1,~8,.-tq,~o.~lfirm',By,~L~W.:N:o. 184, of'the TO\Yl'lsIJip:of Dunwicll,'for the sale of a" road a]lowance in Dl,l11:,>vich:,tpR~:J,ohi1stO}lj;)ras submitted. jyIove~ _by,p. McLa~s,:secoIlded'hy? IIllI1~~r: that,_ By-La'~ No.~ 198 be receiyed and'l~ead a flrs:,"time. ' 16 Moved hyS.Wade~ seconded b:r; W. . H~Bl~own :,}?~t 'J)'-La\v No. '193 be read a seclima ,tim~.~C~rrled._ ,_ __ " Y},1oved by, A. Kerr, seconded' bY.I., :i\Ic?oll:, tbat ~y. Law 'No.' 198 be read a third ,time, a~d_finaHy pas~ed.;- Carried. .,'"., _', ,,',:_ " , L'. "'-."f 199- 'to dispose of a roall a.llowance mtbe By- aw 1"; O. , , 2 T h'fD wich and confirm By-Law No. 18 of owns lp 0' un . ' that Township, submitted. :Moved _ byD~ .l\{cLa )VB, secqn:ded 'by'T..Hl1UtEr: Bj,.Liw N~. 199 be. received-and read-a first Carried. , 'Movod by D. McKillop, seco~ded by J. that By-Law:Np. 1~9,be read ~ secondtiDle.--:-:-Q.an:ied. }rloved byW. H. Brown, seconded by ;r. C}me i~i-Law No., i~9 be read a third ti.me,.and Th,eWa.r~eilin~i~ated -to, the Council that a f,'o,,! the, CO!Jncil of theCityof Londo~ had confer' with the Committee of this CouuCIl on of a House of Refng~al1d. In,dn~trial-Farm tie~_.of:.Elgin_:and )~1:iddlesex, ,and Gitj o.f Town:of St. rh()m_a~. . - ',On ~otio~ of :1\11'. Marlatt, the: Coulll}il.' aajOl~rned~tinnine WILLIAM McKAY, or'Tk. T. M. FlRtlTSESSION. FO{jRTH DAY. FRIDAY,':January ; ~h~: C?uncil ulet' af~il1~ "'0' d1oc~in-t~e . f~re~o~rt. 'The Wro;den ~n"~he :?bair.. -, 11 Members present-lIfessrs.J.McKillcrp, D. McKi11op~ ~IcColl, lvIcLaws, Hunter, Kerr, Turner, Wade, Marh.tt" York, J\IcCat:-slancl, Chute,Freeman, Stratton, Griffin.... Brown, Cline, Suffel. ~ The proceeding~<; of the previous day w..ere read and -au~horized to -be signed~ The Warden read Bill of Complaint ,i~l -Chaneery,serveti on him, viz: "The C~nada Southern RaH;way,CompanYJ 'VB. TheCol'porati-on.@f the-County of Elsin," .also affidavip of "V. A. Thompson in eonnection -therewith. Moved by G. Snffe], seconded by ilk Chute : that l3y,.La-w1!io.. 26D, f,Qr the.appoiutment.of OountyAuditors be read.;.;..firs:ttime.~Carl'ied. Moved by J. nfarlatt,secondedby D. Turner: that By- Law No. "'2WJ be' read a.second time.-Carried: itIevedby T. ]\fcColl, seconded by .A. Eel'r: that By_ Law No. 200 be read a third time, and finally passed. Moved by D. JVlcLaws"secotl.G1ed by G.: 'Saffel: that By- Law No..20l,to contil''''' By..Law No,18S, of the Town.hip of Dunwicb, be receh,ed :a;ndre:ada :6.rst time.-Carried. By-Law No, 201 was !'ead.. MovedbyD..lVrc:KUlop, seoonded by D.. McLaws: tllat By,Law No. 201, to continn By-Law No. 183, of the Township @fDunwich, be read a second ,time.~Carried. Mov~d byD.McLaws~' seaonded by J._York _: thatBy~ Law No; 2()l, to confirm By-Law No. )83, of the Town,~ ship of Dunwic1, be reac1l;!. .thh:.dtiroe a~d fjnally pasRed.. -Oarried. By-L~w No. 201 ",as read. . .... Moved by J.JlfcKillop, secondEd by D.. ]\fc~ilJop: -that-By-Law No..181,grantingsev~n'~"uhdn~~.>and: _fifty G.ollar!3. towards building a: bri~ge ac!~ss the Riv~r~~~me~ Pl1 the b!Jl.mdar)~'betwp,ell Elgin, Ka-nt, and '1\Iiddle.se~,-bo 18 l'epc~led,,-ana-that a_:i3y~1iaw bepass~Jiu t~e 'award ,or' t~e_, arbitrtltors, ,for e~~~nse of _ erecting 'said ,bridge, _ not- exceeding 't\velve hunch-eel - dollars.-Carried. By,,~\VNo.: 20~;_ being ,a :By..Law to gl;'ant aid- T~wIlship of Dunwich for the exte~ion:of theC,oyne ]~~idge", waS submitted. When it was 1Io~ed by _J? l\fcLaws, secondecl:,byJ; By-LawN@. )W2~e ~ea4 a-first time.~Oarried. By-Lav{ No. 202 'Was reac1. 1\:foved.By-., J; l\iarlatt, seconced byD. Turner_: By.cLaw No. 202 be read a. second time.--..:...Carried. By-Law' No. 20 2~ was-read~ l\ioved by T. ,Hunte,I', seconded by T. :MciOoJl: .Bt:'Lav(:No., 20,2 he r~llcLa third ,time, aud finally ,-Carried. ,By-:Law_~o.-202w:as read a thihl time. ;'1Ioved by is.- "Yade,seccn~led by the Grand_Jury of, this Oounty, is ,increase; and -whereas, . this'Council-' deems it 'on the sa'.id-'Conncilto prevent any :ru~ther increase amount'for snch pntpose ::, Be.-it: t!M~d'o1'eresolv~d, 'L~at this C'Otl~9il :I'espeC'tful1y suggest "GO ~is: Honor the' County t~h3Irm~n of the Quaite'r'Sessiorui;- to. endeavot any increase, and that in be 19 :> . , ,,- "",,,,"'_ ',- ':' " ,'::''',' ", ,',- ,,' '''-'''_':,,_-.i-{;, n'a.'tic :A.sy111lli;and ~bat theClcrkfonyard: ,,~ 'c-?p-y-Or :~~n,i~ resolution to 'His H9no~' J udge Hl~g~~s.~d~iri~d. '.'- ", ,l\fo_ved?y,'W~, II- :J?ro\vl1, ')e~.o114e(\~by-:D~<~rcr.Jfl_'WS: that this, (jo~l1l:ciI petition _the; Legi~,~~t~l_n~,_Gf.. O~~_ar~_~~p-,,~Et u;mehd" Chapter ,,127 ,of the Consolidated Stathtes~f,V-pper Canada that t.h-e p<?\ver",,of aJ'~~ngi_ng_:th,~ ~~J.a~j ~k( _~h~- Jailor be tr~nsferred tO,the CO~t~-tY_C?lln~il;'and",tli~i,the Warden 'signa"petition ,t6, that. effect,~:M:oiioii~l~if :;:. "',' - . ce, ','- __ : ,:' - ' ",,-. ,- , -.: -- ~ '.',' i' "" '- , ;: 'Yeas and 11_iJs.l:)~ing,_eall~cl.)~r, (nl ~)e.Ui9-ti?n':i~e~e: taken d<?w:Q._a-s.iQ]I~ws-:- ,.,,', _- ;,., '-:_-" ' :! ", ",:. : :".' ,,', " , ,',- --,-:'_, ' ' ": ,: ' , " ' " ~, : ;,,", ~: ','," _"" "'", i,' :',,-,-- ;:' ',' . . y easi~f~~a'1V,sJ-,-qrine,1fl;ow~J J~~_1!'l}_~!,,:,~~c9()F~,~"~:."/ ;~~ "~ ar&~:~l;i.tfin~, ~!,eeJ?~n, 8,~Ta,bt~~,: ,~~_ff~~). -9Prt~._::~+\f~- q~,usljuidJ :D~',~IcJfi11??; !Ol:k" H:upter, ).:Vadev~~_~rl~tt,- Kerr, .and J. McKillup-13. . '. .' .. .. ::~!oved by G,S~ffeJ, se?ondedby-g,jCb"te: tl1at,'J,ly- Law.,N Q._203?.~r,a~ting_.fqur,:hu~dted :dolla.r$' to_,M~t:} rf3~.' Th?m,as.. GraI?mal'. Scho<?l! _and:, _,two, ,. hUJ;l.d!e~:: ,~1?_d. : Ai~~y, ~olI.al~s:t? th,e Yienna~ral~lllar _S,q!J.9~1,~_n4"" ~4e:,:apppi!l,to;; meilt of Gl'ainmar Schoal Tl'uStees, to said schools: 00', .reali" ~:fik~t,t~ine:;;63;rried. ..... ;, ..... --.....,. .. ._J,_ .-,....,1..-.. J\'IoyedbyMr..Stra.tton, 'secande,!- bY' Be: ;G'r,ffin;dh~tr 13--y~La.w:No; :203 be-read a secoll(ltimtl.~Ca;rr-letl'.: _:.-<-/15 ThIovedby G~ ~uffel, seco~'dedh:f :~."'~tiffi~-:~:t~~t~:J?3~) Law No. ,203 -be readn.:third' tim'e':and ~fi'~_~!lY:,'paslJe~>'~,~ Carried. >, .,. ~...}: .<~j;oveahyD; l'iIcKlil"p,.econd~d bY"s-.:Mccl,i~Y~h~:. that By-Law' N0;:204~_gran:ting'the su'm o(t~~i;bJ~uiid~e({ -,,'-;..', "'-;,--, """"'.',, -, :_:".'-:;-"'-"" dol1ars~oway~s, tI~,e ~ree~i(nl' of ,a.- ,~ridge _ ~CrQ,S~, ,.t~'e,' ..;~i \;~~. Th~me~,', o-etwe~,n- ,the,_Qo~llties, o:f,~:lgi~i, ::K~nt, ':au(f' ]iid~- ~l~ex, ;b,~:!~~~-a}i~'st_t~?~.,~pa_~,i~i~~~,_:-:' -. '\' ~ -':'-:B'y~Law No.:- 204 waa 're-'acl'a thst tIme. c.20 Y1Ted l-y J. .l,cKillo!l. b~conded by T. McColl :th~t By~La:~_N(). 204 be read a second time.~Carried.. By-Law~o; 204 was read a_second tim,e. Mo~e~:i-byW. IT. Blown) seconded'by T.'Hunt~r: that By-Law No_ 20,1 be reed .a third time and finally passed. -Carried. By-Law No. g04 was read a third time. M~v.d bv :r. Hunter, secop.de<jby W. H. Brown: tha.t :By-La~N~.' 205, t~appropri~te eeri;ain aDlonnt~_ for 'County Lines, be rBad'a first time.~Carrie4. Moved by D. lIfcKilJop, "ecandedby J... York.: . that By-UwNo.- 205'be read'a secondtime.~Ca~ried. _- . 'Moved by .J. McKillol" seconded by. T.. McColl : that By-Law No. 205 be read' a third time and finally passed_ :--Carrieg,_ ,__ _ Moved by D. McKillop, seconded by J. McKillop: that this Doimeil malre application toethe Lieut.-Goveb:H')r, 1'e- quescinghini"to cause a survey to be made,of road allow-, a;nceJn front~f, the, Ninth' Concessian, frcm the west sid:e' ofi'LOt;~o.Ten, to-the east side of Lot . ,No. Eightee~'.,in. said Co~eession. of the Township of Aldborough, and mul,te.d with"permanent stone - boundaries.~Carried: By-Law-No. 2067,-toappoint a Local Superintendent'-of Qo,~mQJl.S~hools;w~s sllbmitte(L _ Moved by P, McKillop, secpndedby J. York: that ;ey~L~~ No. ~6 be read a .first time.-Carried,. Moved by K W ~de, secoRded' by .J. Cline: that By- ~w ,}io. _,~p6 J.~e_<fe~d ~ ~econd _ tirqe~~qa~ried~ Movedbj lot Wade, secop.dad by J. Cline: th~t By-Law No. 20600 read a thirdti,,;e and finally passed.-Carried. Movedby'J. 'McCausland, seconded by C. Chnte: that ~I!j. (joul1cil "~!~b!ish ,a Lock,urHousei1lth.Villa~e:of 21 A.y~mfr.i :8lldproyide for the salary or "fees -to be"':pilJd. to :the CO?sta..b1e t:a~t may he _placed in'- cbalge7 in the' event of the Tewnship of Malahide paying the-expense ofiitting ,p.p and fUlnishing said LQck-npH ollse>-Canied7 . ]<loved by J. McE:iJlop, seeonded by A. Ke.-r: that tbe County Treasurer be authori;?ied t~ pay the ElginsQ~r~ of the bill of costs incurred in the: Arbitr3.tion between Middlesex, Elgin and }rent relative _to, the Both:WelJ Bridge, am~uIlting to thesumpf$60. G3,-c-Cal'ried._ ._ ".'_' Moved by J. MoKilIop, seconded by A, Ke~r: that th~ County Treasurer ofE;lgin apply to the County Tl:eas'~rer of :Middlesex: for orie:half of the - tolls coll~c:ted' ~t' -- the WardsviIle BridgesiIwe lp-.stfilettlemant with this'Co'un:.ty. :--,-Carriea. On motion ofJ. :iYlarlatt,seconded.byvV. H. -Brown, resQlved; thl:J.& thi,s COllllCH adjourn for one hOJlr~ After an hour's.intermission the Council:ni'e-ra.gairi.' Moyed by.S. Wade, seconded hy W. R Brown:tliat the report Qf~he _ Special Committeeappo'irited:;to nr~~t thedeputati6n from the City of Lorid()u.; res~E:l~ting_"i'Hi, erection of. a ,House ef Industry for tbe City ofL?n~o~, the CO'Q,nty of Middlesex, t1.eT-owD of -St. ThQmas; -and the Coun~y of ,Elgin, be "received by this OounciL~Car~1ed. The Warden made & verhaLreport totheOouudt-. ..' Wllen-itwas ,. - ~ Moved by J_ McCausland, secoudedby G Sufl'el:tliit the WardenbeappointElda Oommit:ee to con.fer-witicthfl Mayors of St. Thomas and Loridon, andih~\V~rd'en""~f ,Middlesex, to ascertain what arrangement- -theytnay\pro_ lI~e for bnilding a. HO.\lse qf Refuge al1<jIrid.ist,.yfpi'th~ ' -- 22 Use:ofaho,'ecmenticriecl n:itmlcipalities; ~ri(rth~#lhd;'Wat~- (Jen. report-to the next ;iu-eehng of'Cotmcil-';itt:';~iiiie.,:>; Carried. - ,- , . :') The \Ya.Tden' read 'tbede?ision or: 'the: :o):u~( o{, q'~~~ri;~ Bench to:qnasb By-Law No. .195 of tllisCo~n~~l~respec:_t,~ ing-the incorpo::>ation of the Village 'of:Ayhn'ef.~ _' , :~__'_', ~: ' ,-, ':"--; "-, ., _: "',,,<, Thereport -of the St. Thomas_an~ Ay~wer.Gr~y;~l~~_R~-:~ Compan.ywas read. - . U:. .,.l\'foyed byJ~ ~r~Cansland, s~cond~d',bT C.. C,hnte, :-:jtpat 13y_~_~_a~_No. 207, peing a .J3y:Law t;inc()rpor~t€l' tA~,;Y;iJ;. 1~g8 qf Aylmer,b~ received al1dreacIa,~rst;ti!ll-~.~;ql1l,Tie_d. ,By:La:w N o.20Z, was read ~,firs_t .time. Moved by G. StiffeI. seconded by R Stmtton.:'that.Jly' Law No. 207 ,be-read a 8econdtime.~Carried.': I\Iovedby; C. ,'Chute, 'seconde:ll' by:J.~IcCarisland:' ;;that By~LawNo. 207 be read a third time and fil1ally IJassed. ~Ca.rried. By-Law No" 207 wasl'ead a third time. b:J,:r, ~Ian~l,_ Ooun~jSolicitor, - appeared:'be:fore: the:::C6un- ~ij ,an.dxead tlteopiriion ,of- Messrs~:Harrfson;aiid AIio~;'son on, ",the, questions. 'submitted',. -te,the.rn, ',by ':(n'deF" of_this Council,l'especting the.Railway- BY"'Law-arid"Debentute~; and stated that he expe~ted a further- opiIiIonc" fr0m~'th't~se gentlemento-mo'n~(rw_mo-rning. ~, MQved-byD;, Freeman" seconded by'G';'S\lffeF:-tli~t t"b:<J W ard~n, ,Treasurer, _: and,', Cle;:k, b@," :auth?rike:d'-i:by, ::t4h;'\~ Council to retain the services of the County' Solicitor'and nIl;.: -Thfc_ss,:andj if ad"ised, hy ,them','-'to 'cleTendthe:'suit-<in Ohan?ery.agail1st.,'the Cana.da' Southern Railway' Co-rJip'aii'y;' '.,.,..,-1\fotioli -lost.' .Yeas.---;-Freerrian, . G-riffin,.::8trattori~: ;'Sdfef: ~.r:cCaus!and,_Cline_aucl-Brow.n..~8.>:::-: "; :_' ";:.:',; O'?;O:')-,,"', \- - \ \ '2.3 ~~y~:,~p~ AIo~ilIop;- Yor)~,,14~La'iV:-s,,:Y;~<:df:,:"J.~e0oH, .~farlatt,.:Tp,rn~r, .Jr.Brr; :a:untEl:t-\a.I}~l.J~')liQAil1op,.::-_lO. ,;"- , :&1:ovedbjS., W ade;,"seconded.:,by.'J.J:\farlaft: that-this Council adjourn till nine o'clock to-morro:w, morning...,.).... JvIatio_ll .lost:_,: ., . , _M:oved by.:D..:ThIy:&.:il1op; seconde{}:..by,J-. 'l\I9Pa:nslanih: _t~at,t)1e ,}t a.rdep,.',Tr~~,?l}rer,-a:rld QJe,rk ,fle,~e,qge~t,~~ te hand over the Debentures to the Trustees' whpafEl,tC?,hq~,d them", pr~vided ,~Ile "op~pioll, ,.o.r ,I\lfssr s', :H~r~!s?~ -_and Ande!so.n ,is to tb~, :efi~c:t:~~at.a..~ajor,i~y...of ..aF:",{il~~li~~\l electors in thp. County_ ~as _ :rlotr:-~c~ssary' :to V~t6:)_~) favoroftbe By~La\~.~~o~t._ ,_': :":_"_- ",_.,'::-'" 1\Ibved by D.J\fcLaws, seconded by'S'.'Vade:' that'th~s Councii -i'ecommend' that:th~'Ti'eas~rrer' and"'Va:~deIr'a~ hand over the Railway H6rids--totheT~uste:s."', . ...,' "." Yeas.__D. _McI{ill?p<l?'ork, 'Yade,~6Law~';'. ':~I~qoll, 'Marlatt, 'Turl1~-r"'Kerr a~a 'Hunter.-'-----9; " . -,. , .:N ays.~Freeman, Griffin'; -Stratto~"McCausl~Iicl:,:J3uff~f, ChutA,Clirte, Brown:arjd-J-;'1\'I:cKillop.~9; ." The-vote-being a tie/the Warden' :reservedhis';decision -Qy' 'casting-votetill'-:to-:a:ioIT:1'w. .,; On::mot.ion the:Ooluicil- adj6ur.ri~d fill<uirie: d'clOck:"tEiL morrow morning. ,,/ ", -WILLIAM lII9KA Y, . C&rk. .T'cM. N:.A'IIl.N, War.den, :--.:...- . FIRS:)'SESSIO}T.. FrIj'TIJ:D4T ;',:',". ,:,.":,:. ......: EtA.~UR,D~y,:,_;ran;uaty'?'~,}8'7~.. _ .. .';I'he:-Coup.ciLrof:tat ~line :o'cl~ck{,iii-the f(}:re-npon,~ the :W:a!;~leI! i_l?-;th~:_c,h~aj-r/ ;',~ .,'" 24 Members present-':"'MeSS1S.:;t McKilidp, D. McKploP1 "ThQs.McColl, l\-IcLaws~ .Hlintel', Kerr, -Turner; Wade, .:Marlatt, York, McCausland, Freeman, Chute, 'Suffel, Cline, Brown. l\fr. McLaws, with consent of the Council) ~t4drew ~his motion of previous day on Railway Bonds. The proceedings of 'the pJ!~vious darwere read, and au.. thorized to be signed. Messrs. Suffel, a~d_: }?reem.an submitted prQtest._against .tl,1e signing of the pr.oQeedings of the previous day~n~ th~ withdrawal of Mr~ McLaws' resolution. ~r. Mann, County: Solicitor, r.ead a. telegram received ;from Messrs~ Hal'ril3.on andAl1derson, respecting th~ Railway By..Law,andthe voting thereon. After wh~ch it was Moved' hy S. Wade, seeon<led by J. Marl.tt: that, afte, " '. -.. ,il;heJegaladY~ce rec~ived, respeeting the DebentJues for the, Canada Southern ltailway Company~ thi~ Council -~ouldmost respectftdly reCOI}.l men.d _ theW 2,r-denand Treasurer tQ hand over the. said Debentures to th'e Trus;., tees.appoU1~_e,d:tQ Te~iYe, t1;Le same~' when ,delXanded~- Canied. . 'Yeas-J. l\fcKillop, Mcuoll, Kerr, Tnrner, J\fcLaws, ;:Marlatt, W~€re,-York, H'unter, D. McKillop, Chute.'---ll. Nays---'-Freeman, Sum>I, Cline, McOausland, Brown-5. Move<l by J. McCan.;land, secon<led by C. Chute: tbat, \\Y!Iereas, tIi~ Council ,has daemed it necessary, to get the 'ega.l opinion, of -the besteonnsel"that'could,,'tle procured, fO,r the infor;;[patj.on-pftheCQun~y Treasurer aBd Warden, in ,'whose,hallGsthe Canada Southern RaiIw~y De~entuTes Pore held, astptlle leg~lity of said debentures,' and their Il~t, as to h,~ding or witholding said Debentures frolUtb.~ 2- ,v .lfllustees -when they shaH be demande~, ,,~tUd_. tl,ti:f);,~dr919 ,having been recei~ecl, this 9ou?cil thinkthey.8hould letl.v~ the matter in the hands of the Warden and Tl'easnyer, tQ-~ ~ct iri the ma ttel' a~ .tl).ey deem best~ .in view ,of ,the ,~dYlri~ received.-1tfotion lost. Ye'as-Freeman, SuffeI, l\IcCallsland-3. Nays-I:>.l\Iclr.i1Jop,~~~~a'y_s,,~Eh:Ow.~, _'C~.~ll~; IrR~tel', York Wade Marlatt Turner, Kerr, J. McKil.lop, :fifc,. , , - , - " . Coll~12. . Mo'ved by J. nfcE"illop, seconded by D.l\fc;!Gllop : that the petition ,of Hugh Archer and 6thers.be~onging to: the W ardsvilIe Union School, and reBidents it). :E;:lg.i1;l,prayiIl~ to haye the privilege of driving their ,-child~ell,o'Ver '-the Ward~.vllle . Bridge. in stormy weather free, 'of~on~be-' ent~i:-tailJ,ed, pr<widcd the Cg:untyof:&JiddJesef granttlie ,same privilege.-,.-Carried. The petiti<)ll of T. T. ~ann and other_H, praying t9~!; the ,census of the Village of Aylm~r be taken w~th a view of m.Go'r:pQr~tj.on of said Viliage, "vas submitted and read. After wh~ch ~t F:;t_s Mqve<l bY~. McGausland, secondeq. py D.. McKillOp .: ~hat ,the petitiOl:J. of resident ratepayers ()f the Village, of A vlmer, tQ have the census taken, to en~1?le :them to ~;cQn;1e.f). ~epamte corporation, embracing the south twenty,. five' acr,es.of Lot Nine, the south seventy:-flve, acres of Lot Ten, the $outh sev€uty>live acres of Lot EI~ven; t.hesouth fifty acre$ of !tob Twelve, in the Seventh Con':' ;cession of Malahide, and the north :Q.ft1'~Tes of LotNir;f'~ the north ninety acres of Lot Ten, t4e,north ninety acres ~f Lot Eleven, the north twenty-aye acres of Lot- Twel.y.e, I " ., in the Sixth Conces~ion of the said T3wnship of Mal::hid,e, AQ.d'this C09ncil 4~r,eby ~ppoint vVilliaw_ Can~pb,ell" ()f..t;~m, .' '. , '" 26 Vilfag.O'a- ofAsIm01~, to take t.h~ ceus1Js.of the Vill-'O'e:.a d'-' _ _ _ _ ',' _" ,'_ _ _ _ _ _', .'' ,', ~_:_ ""~ 111 :teportat the next meeting of this Council i~June._ Carried. By-La\v No; 208, to appoint '{ pel>son-:to t2.keth~epnslls' of tbe Village C!f Aylmer was submitted. - . Moved bj' J. McCausland, s€c~ndec1 by D. McKillop: tllat By-~aw No.- 20') be received and read a first time' ..::.-:..Carried. Jlfoved by J. York, seconded by S. Wade: that By La'" No. 208 be read a ~econd time.-CalTied -.., . Moved by8;-Wade~' ~e~ondedbyJ. Y~lk: th~tBY-Li:l;w No. 208 be read a third time and finally passed:~Car:ded~ On In?tion of }1r. Sunel, -seconded by C. Council _a€ljournedtill the t'hirdTuesday in: J unenext, the "\-Varden was authorized to sign draft for ""ages~ WILLIA.lIf l\fcKA Y, Ci,,'k.. T. .J\f. NAIRN, Warden; , ",'~ Elgin OountyOouncilProceedings. SEOONDSESSIOR FIRS'!' DAY' TUESDAY"J une :20,:-18}_~..; The Council met attei1:dclock,:forenoon; ~h~_.War.den: in-tb~ chair. Jlfemb"rs present: Messrs. J. McKillop,' D..J\fcKillQP" '~lcCoU,~c:l:Jaws,Huilter; K~rr; Marlatt, Wad.e,:,Yo~kJ J\icCausland~ Turner;,Freeman,_ Griffin, Str~tt~n;::B_~<.\w:n;.: Oline, Ohute, Suffe!. .. . ..' The proceedings of last 'dlly'of p~eY~OU3" se,sslon ~t)re read and signed. The.'~ arden ad.dre~~e~ tlle qounciI,: _ '_ _" ,_ _ _ ',',' _ : The followitig_communica.ti.onswere'th{3~_re~d:_-: ,~ Frb~:the 'CoUIlbiFof the Coullty 'of Slm~cde;:;regp~~ttri'g the support of the Deaf alld Dumb Institute, Bell...,-'iUe" '. From the Council of - Pu blie - i~trUction:"- 1:oronto,: 1n reference to the New School Act. :Fr:om'the"Deaf 'and Dumb _-Instithte;'.Be1i~ville;:soliCit"' ing support. Petition -of Tho1l1as-K'el"ner. and: nine -othersj t'espectiilg survey' of a rbad-,:al1ow:mce in Aldboroligh1' ,0., From D. 1If. Malloch, making application fot'tbeoffiCfl of In"&pector of S~ho0ls in this County. From ,Ja~es . Fullerton;applying<for- th\3o;ffice!9f}~w spedtor of Schools in the County-of :Elgin.; . 28 . -From 'V. 'V. NeJli~J making a~plic:itiori.iol',the0flice of' ~i:lspectCl' of Schools. ~ From the County Clerk of the Co~nty of ~ent, reg(trd- ,jug an appropria.tion on the Connty Line. From th~..Stati8ti~ltl I?epa!tment, Otta\Va. From the Provincial Secretary, respecting ,l;tpuJ;veyof ;a COllcersion Line in Al4borough. From the Educational Department, with Schedule of Legislativo S~h.ooI' ,appoint~ent to this C01111ty for_ the current yeaI'. From. D. J. Hughes,Oha:irman of tht:; ,Q~tart.<7v Sessions, respecting grants-for indigent lunatics. .- . From John Raine, Vienna, makltLg,'applieatiotrfor 'the office of Examin~r ofWeacners; FromJ(}hn -1\fillar, '~eacher, St.' Thoma8~ ~oJicit.~g Jhe a.-ppointmentot-Examiner of -Teachers. !F~onl the P~~1ft! ,Tr~asu~er, ,respe,cting ,Fin,a_i1ge~:and Estimate of Expenditure to be provid@dJor duriuCl' ,the eUl"l'ent year., _: ,,_ _'__ -,.c.,:'_~ .',,' ,:.).:e~,_ .PetitiQn: o~F. ,~fcDIa.r.mid: aIl4' 221. pth~~s,:prayil1g}hat ~_amu,el, MeColl "he a.ppointe:d Inspectl=ll:;_orS~h.~<?ls:jll~this C6unty. . , '.A,?-~~~.q~,'_, ~eI?er~, of, -Colmty'Expe~(liture, all.d .EJchool AecQunt~ for the pt'eceding,ye~r. -;M.~r.!!(l RY i1' M.eIGllop,secouded by,S..;Wade:thatthe following ;r:qem-}~ers be apflointeda Committee;to'equaliz'e' ~he: :A.s~e_~s~eIlt.f}olll? for ,:the- pl'll:-rentyea-r, Yiz;:_ Messrs. Bt~tton, Snffel.i'J\!cQauHI~;nd;J:ko.wn; York; J{err,.::~Ic; ~WB, audI). ],tckillql'.~-Lbst. . . In amendment: ~of.dhyJ. Ybrk"seG9H-de<! htW, H. lBiolvn:that f~ ,the R~eve~ of ea:ch IDlluicipaliity ~_e ~ Cpmrl,1ittee,9.lf Eqimiizlltion for the year .187I. ~\mendme'nt carried, and n1otion Iflst. lifr, J. McKillop gives notice that_:q~ ,will ma,keapplic;l-' tion to-morro;' for two hundred and,fi(t;yd.ollars for th~ improvement_of ;thl? Cpunty ~jnebetween EIgill and,K~l~t, to meet the~P'Brop=ia~io1f made by t~e Com~tyof K(;!~lt The -W--:-arden submitted communication from ~,I'~. Bu~-_, Butler, ,mak~g appli.catiol;t J?r the o~ce prI!l~p..t;l_c_tor-'~:f Schocls in tbis County._ J. Cline gives notiCQ that he will np~~{;l ,~pplicap~qn tp:-, mm.'row for tbe ~mm ,of twenty-three doUar!'>, to" fill IIp the chaunel of Kettle Oreek, whefe-:the old qridge stood, ~P-. ~he County Line at B81mont. , , ~_ l\Iovedpyyy_ :r:r ~r9~n, ~e(mnde~ l:y T: H~l:~t,~,: ':_tllat the communications be now't.aken up and dispoSed oL--. Ca~,~'ie,~.' _ Mr. Freeman give9 nqtic~th~~ ~~: win make~_pplic,ation to-morrow for a' gl'ant' of two hl~u1Ie~':;,d~llars, ,to,- he_ ,1~i'd ' o~t?_Q..a ~ric.I~e on ~~e 9oup.t.v Linebetween No~'f9P~'in4" ElgiIl"_ ':,',' ,', , ','; < J\fr;.- Tutne~' gi~es notice ~ha~ ,~e-:;vin n1ake, ~pplicrltion for th~ smu' of tweuty-sixdolla1'si, f~~H:bp.il(ling:'~. :}3ridge- on the County'Lillebetw:~en SOll~hwol~,a~1d D_eia,;al'e~ -. l\/[oved-' by C. Chute; seconded 1?.Y.T.qH~e,:' th~f:',tht\ se~er:al ~pplic~,~ions for ~on~y :$r~~~~'l?e,iai4_.0:Y\~l:,/0.r :cQu- - \ ,~iderati~~of the' Oommittee'on P,llulic Improye~en,.ts~7: eatried~' . ' " ,,_:: ;,_,;'", ~Ioyed. pyJ_: McCauslan(l,s~coonded_b~; G._ fS:_liff~i.:..that, ~:~e-,~ ard~n .sigI?-. ..~,~~ti~i~_n': _to theIAe:ut~~lant~Governcl: in,Conncil, to EO~keth~exp'e11SE1?fm~intai~i~g 'an~,~(l~; e.ati~~- theA~~fa~d <hl:u?,in' the Pr'?vincia~T~.~tit:~_ti?q' ~~. 30 BelleviIIe, acbarge uponthePl'ovince fOI' th~ entire ex~. pense.-Carried. Mr. Hunter gives "notice that he will make applicaW:m for fifty dollars, for repairs onthe'Couhty' Liri.e--h~tweel:l Southwold and- DeJaware. <" On motton ofnfr. SuffeI, seconded byJ.J\fcCausland; the Oouncil adjourned till ten o'clock to-morrow. WILLIAM 1fcKA Y, Cie,.k. T.l\I. NAIRN, Warden; SECOND SESSION.. SEOOND PAY. 'YEDNESDAY, June 21, 1871: The Council met at 10 o',clock, foreno011. The Ward'e~ in the chair. , " :Th1:embers present : Messrs.-J. McIGllop, D. 1vlcColl, McLaws,_Hunter, Kerr, Turner, Ch~te, McCal,lsland, Sutfel,Freeman, Cline, - Br()w~, a:nd Wade. The:pl'oceedings of tle prlClviolis day were read" an4-:au~ thoriz~d to be signed. _' " _' _ :,0,:" TheWa.rden read communication from' COUTh'tyalerlt:,~ ~. ': " . '. '. -' -'.. . '. -, . ...". . - .. . . '. ..: County of Kent, respecting survey of County Line betw~e~ Elgin and Kent. The Warden also submittedn ci~cular fr.om~fr.Weld,.. cif ~he .!!imyn,er'$ Advoc~te, Lond()n,res~~c~il1g 'the fotato Bug, and utility of the: Advocate ,as aJ:l agricultllr~l Pllper! Moved by D.McLaw., seccnded by D. McKillop' that 31 th~ Cou~ty be dhideu ink) two divisions,: for tbe purpose of Schoel Inspection.-Lost. :Moved by G. Suffd, seconded. by S.. Wade: that A. F. Butler be appointed Inspector of Public Schools for tile County, in accordance with the provision_sof the.,lmendeJ School Act of 1871, and that the salary to be ,paid by this County be a'; the rate of fiye"dollars for each school;Jler annum.--Carried. In amendment: , l:1oved _by D. .~IcLa'Ws, seconde~ by D.l\IcKiJiop': .tha.t Samuel ~fc0011 be app0inted Inspector of Schoc.Is in this Cou~ty, at a salary of five dollars per schocl. Amendment lost, main motion carried. Moved by G.. SuffeI, seccnded by Ii. 'Sti:a,tton: tJlat.. J oh'n- Raine, of Vien~-la, he appointed- one of tb~ Examiners for the Examination of Teachen, in accordance w-it.h the amended School'Act of 1871.....:..-..:Carried. Moved by D. :1fcLaws, ..seconded by'T. Hunter:' that J ~tIPes :R. vYilllam.s be appointed 011e of theE-xamine;'g pf Teachei's forthis C(lunty.-Carried. . ". .... _: _ .'.,':__ ' Moved by J. McKillop, seconded by J.1fcCausland : that Samuel ~fcCoIl be appointed am€nuberofthe Board of Examiners.of Teachers -in the C?Ul-lty .of :EIgin.:-Carl'ied. Moved by 'D. McKillop, seconded by J. McKillop: that application be :made to the .~ieutenant-Uovernor; l:equest_ ing him to cause 11 survey to be made betwe~n(Lots Nos. Twelve and'rhirteen in the Eleventh ~nd'Twelfth Con- cessions of the Township of Aldboi'()ligh,\1jith the view 'to establish the road allowance across said ConC':lSSiOllS; . Moved by G. Suffe], seconded by II. Str.ittori: that the CounciL adjourn until three o'clock, in order that. the Com..:' mittees on Fin.ance ~,nd Assessment :rriay meet. . 3~ ,The C011f'Jci~ :>>e,t at three o'clock, afternoo~, "!WP8U it w~ Moved by S. Wade, seconded by D. McKillop:_ that the .use of 1;he Conrt Honse be granted to the Holman Tr01~pe, for the: "holdlng' of 'a concert. .-Lost. , Yeas--Freeman, D.J}!fcKillop, McLaws, Brown, Wade, YOl~kHnl'l.ter, l~far1att, Turner- 9. " .:N ~ys-Griffin, Stratton, Suffel,. Chu~7 :JIcCam;land;J. nfcKi,lJop, Olip.e( ~er-iJ lVIcColl~9. The v~te beiIlg a tie, the motion was lost, hy casti,ng vote of the Warden. JYloved bv G. Suffel, seconded by D. Feeeman: that the W a~den b; appointed to confer. with. the l\fayor of St. T-ho[(lllsand the Reeve of Yarmo:uth, to arr~ng~for the ,a~~~mnt h'l be pai9.- by J}1~llersbnrg, now ap::lrtion. of the :To'!Vn of St. Tl~o~las, to the COlinty, and Township of -~i'lrrflonth:--c-Qarried. 1\loved. brD. ~IcK.inop, secQl").<Jeclby D. )IcL9.ws: th'a~_ the comn:-nniq.atiSlIi from tile Conneil of Kent,in reference to erectincr stone monuments outhe County LiJ.1e between _". _ .:' 1:> '. ." _'. Elgin and Kerit, be- lai4 Qver till the November meetmg.. 9(C(:mncil,---,-Ca;rrie,d, _ . . Moved by(l. - Suffel, .seconded by C. Chute: that A. F, Butler, by virtt;l,e pf his (lffiee as County Inspector 0: Pu~~. lie". Schools, be appoin:tedan Examiner or T.each.ers ~ ~hlS ' ponnty~~ <;ai'ried: "~1:ovedpY,D~ Mc~avm? sp.:con.ded by p. :ThlcKilJ.op: _that thisConncilpetition t4e ~1ilitia, DepartI?eat to grant the ~~eof-theDrill Shed ~t Wallacetown, for ,the agl:icn1tural .~hows,. fJ.~~_~f .c~rge.-9arri~d. Th{r." S~ff~l,Chairma1;l. 'of the Equalization CopHa,ittiet -\,ubmitted Teport~ " . i#ei' 'i1iich it w ~~ . .",". 33 Moved by D. McKillop, seconded by W. H. Brown: that the report of the Committee:'. on Equalization be _re-- ceive.da.ndrea9,.--Carrieel. 'The Clerk readTeport of.- Equalizati@n 'Committee. Moved hy S. Wade, secondedbyT. .Hunter : that .the report of the Committ~e on Equalization:- be :aaopted.~ Canied.. 1\fr. J.'McKillop, Chairman of-CcDlmfitee"-:onPp.blic' Improvements, submitted report: Moved byW. H. Brown, seconded 'bjJJ. _Cline: ,that the tepcrt .of. the Committee cn~ Public'~Iinproverl1ents:be receiViid aF,d--read.-,.,-Carried. Moved by J. McKillol',seconded--byD:M.cKillop:that the Council go into comniitteeof. the,whoh~ oJ;l;"the report of the Committee on Public Improvem'ents;:_....;..Los'k> lIfaved by W. H. Brown, s<canded by J..Cline: that the r~port of the Committee on.Public':Jlniprovei:nents!-~'be adopted:"---,-Carried. - Moyed by~; ~IcCa~sland, second~~hy 9. q~ut~_tth.~~ By-:LawNo. 209, being a By-Law.to-,-appoint-an Inspector of Common Schools, be received 'tnd read a first time. Moved by J. Marlatt, seconded by T. Hnnter: that By-Law 209 be read a second -time. - Moved by J. Cline, seconded by W. H. B,.own: that By-Law ND. 209 be read a third time and finaUy,passed" Moved hy S. Wade, seconded by D. lI1cLaws: that tho County Tieasurer be instructed to pay the Treasurer of Yarmouth the sum of ten dollars, that sum having been paid by mistake to the Oounty, Treasurer by Th<)mas Green, Esq., as .a :fine received from one Montgomery, under a By-Law of the said Township of Yarmotlth.- . . Carried. Movedhy T. McColl, seconded by D. McLa.....: that tho .&J: Clerk notify the Connty COl1l)cil of Middlesex that piles are driven fro~ the western -abu.tment of the Coyne R.oad'Biidge' ,fo' t!Ie.-tiverbank,'it.. wilL be". 41-.Janger_- ol heing: cartied__R,!ay _,next_,spring;: and also r~questsaid County Council to' ta:ke the necessary steps to -_properly' prote~t said:woJ:k;::.' ;: Qatrie,d.-_ c;;_Moye.d: by::_D~'=Ttib),~r,_ secouded, by-A. _Kerr: that W~rden ~bri'authot.izea:_-to sign. cheq,ue_.in:,fav_Qr: of..Dan~el MoGugan for the Slnn of ^twenty-six dollars, for bUilding,aJ _bridge_on-::the_-Gount:r-.:Line ,between Si)1~tli\\:oldand .Dela;.' ware, he having prdduc_etl a certificate of thecompletiori <if the work."'::'C.rried... " ..Moved byAl:.,S:uffel,.secoJided by-D. Freen:an:that the' report of the Auditors be receiyed and read.:.-~Carried; .~.The'Warden~ J.:ead,,-:foptlrt:,of Co~ntjA.uditors. , "MoveJLby G__ Snffel; seconded hyS. Griffin: that' the' report of, ,the Anditol'lVbe,collfirmed and adopted by<-thi& COUnciL.......,...,.Carrie& -',:Onmotioll';o(:J\:r-l~.:SuffeI,.seconded by Mr. Council adjour~ed till nine o'clock to-morrow inorning~ . 'WIttuMMcKAY, . Ol';'k; T. M. NAIRN, "\" 35 SECOND SESSIOX_ THIRD DAY. THURSDAY, Jun~22, 1&71, The Oo'uncil met at 9o'clock,-forenoon. The Warden in the chair. Mt3mber8present : Messrs. J. Th-feKi!lop, D. McKillop; McColl, McLaws, Hunter, Kerr, Turner'~ Marlatt, Wii~e; y ork~dhtite'; l\I~Causl<tnd, Cline; Browni Freeman, Griffin;. Stratton and' Buffet The pro'ce"edings of tle pre"io~s da.y were read, and' signed. The W ffiden laid before the Council the censnS of the' Village of4yhrier, and petition &f J. H. Arkell; and one' h.uIidred arid three o.~ the inhabitants, praying f01' the in- corporation 6f ~raid i-";'illage. l\:1r. Fl'Oeiirfu, cHairman of the commitGee appoir.ted to' examine and report on the ctLimofNeil Stewartfor a return cf motiey Freid fo'r- Ia~ds 1?ought' by him at- tax: sale, submitted report;- , lIoved by D. Fiieeirian, secoridecl. by H. Stratton : that t1Jereport of the committee onN eil Stewart's claim. for ,a rflturn of money paid for l~nds hought at tax sale, be'. receiveu and read.~Ca:l'ried. The report was read. :lIfoved \Jy D. F;'eeman, seconded by S. Griflln: th.~ therepbrton Neil Stewart's claim be adopted.-Oarried. 1\:fr. Suffel, chairman of Finance Committee, submitted report. After which it was Moved by H. Stratton,.soconded by S. Gritlin: thaI; the.repor,t of t~e.Finance C6mmittee be: l~ecei ~ ad and raad: ,The Clerk read repor~ of Finance Co.-mmittec. Moved by J.. York, scciomled -by J: Cline, thattl)",_ 1;1 "I 'j';! I' SG 37 -"reppl"6 ~f-Finaoee Committee he :'tmeiHled, 80 that h:i.lf tllGl surplus (utlds of the County on deposit., and ~lso half the loans, be equally divided betwe~n the 1\:101so:o.- and Mer- chants' Banks.~Lost. Moved by W. H. Brown, ~econded by T. Hm:iter : that tbe report -of the committee on Finance 98 adopted, and th3-t the \Varden be authorized to sign drafts for the a9Counts embracetl th~rein.-Carried. Moved by J. McKillop, seconded by J. McOanslalld ; that the resolution passed yesterday, in reference to~he erection of permanent stone. bound:u'ies on the Coun~y. line bet'~-ree:n Elgin and Kent, be reseinded, . owing to in.. formatio~ t~eei\'ed since the passing of said resolntion._ C..lr.ried: l\foved by 9-. S~lffel, .seconded by D. Freeman: that the T,reasnre.l' be at~th,)J'ized to pa, to Thomas McColl, ~f the 'Township of Dmnvich, the gmut made "in Jan!-lary last towards the e;te~f:liol1 of the Coyne Road BriJge, amQ111t,." ing to t1:Ie SUJI? of five h:undred ,dollars.-'-Carxied, Mov:ed by~. l\:IcCaus~and, ::;ec,Ond~d by C. Chute: the motion of last session, to re~d By-Law N c. 20$)a thirq time, be rescinded.--,--Ca:ried. ){r~ :r.~cCalls]~pd subOJ-~tted J.3y-~aw to i1worporat13the Village of Aylmer. Moved by ,T. McOausla!ld, secor.ded by O. Ohnte: that :By~Law No. 210, being a By-,L1W to incorporate' the Vil- l.lge of Aylmer, be received and read ap.rst time,-Cq.rried. :Ey-La)v No. 210 was r~ad: },j:ov~d by J. McKillop, seconded by O. Obnte: that By-T..aw' No. 2io be leuct' a. second tip:H:i. l\loved by C. Chute, s~.9Qnc1ed by;J, ~1::cCausland :thllt J3y,llaw N~. 210 be ret\d u tnird ti~lC and finally passedl ~"\~rri~! Moved by G. Surrel,_'seconded byC. Chute: that J.olin lEBar, of St.. ,Thomas, be appointed one of the Exa'tniners of Teachers for -the County,-..:...Carried. J\-Ioved by O. Ohnte, seconded by J. McKillop : that By-Law No. 211, to appo:nt Examin(<rs of Teachet.s of Commc.n Schools, be reaeived and tead a' first' thne~_":::" Carried. Moved by S. Wade, seconded by J. Yock: that By-Law No. 211 be read a ~ec6nd time, 1vIoved by J;.; n,1:ar!att, se~onded by A. Kerr: th_atBy.. T.aw No. 211 be_read a third .time and finailypas3ed~~ Carried. ' }foved byJ. :IYIcKi11op, seGono.ed by C. Chute: thafthe Board of Examiners be requested ~o make application to the Board of ;Public Instrllction for permiSSIon to- 'hold their Examinations of"Teachersin vienna,: St. Th6mas.an:d 'Yallacetown, a.s formerly. Moved by J.McKillop, seconded by 0. Ohnte: that By. Law No. 212, to equalize {he 'assessments, he received and read a first time.-Carried. Moved by W. ~. Br(')wn; seconded by J. Cline:: that By-Law No. 212 be read a sl?cond time,--c-Carried-~ Moved by J. Marlatt, seconded by A.Kerr:that 'By_ Ln.,-,,: No. 212 be read a third tillle and fj,nally :passed.~ Carried. Moved by D, McKillop, seconded by D. McLaws : that By-La.wNo. 213, to make appropriations for bridges._on C(,)Uuty lines, be received 2nd ~ead afirsttime.-Cal'ried. Moved by W. H. Brown, seconded by J;Cline': .that ~y-Law No. 213 be read a second tim:e.-Carried~ . Moved by D.Fl'eeman, seconded by G, Surrel: that By; 'I jaw No. 213 be r'eaq a. t4ird time and' ilnaUy passed...s... OI\l"ried, ( as Moved by D. McKillop, seconOlcd by D. McLaw's: that By-Law No. ~14,to raise amoUl~t for County, rates,.bo i"ecei ,.edand read a first. time. -Ct'l.l"l'ied. Mov~d by H. Stratton, seconded, by S. griffin; that By-Law No. 2.14 be i'ead a second timc--Car,ried. Moved by J. McKillop, seconded by C. Cliute: that. By-Law No, 214 be r..ad a third tim.,-and finally passed._ Carried: Thioved by D. McKillop, seconded by J, McKillop" that this Council make application to the Governor in Cnuncil to cause a survey to be made between Lots, Twelve ahd Thirt.een iti the Eleventh and T,velvth C(}ncessionsQ~ Aldl)orbugh, and- that tbe expenses attending the survey ivill be paid by the Oouncil of' Aldbol'ough;---,-"Carried. Moyed :byG-. Suffel; secon.ded by H. Frs.eman : that the Council adjoui'u until the second Tuesday in Novemberj ~ndthat- the Warde? sign draft for members' wage~. WILLIAM McKAY, Clork, T, M. NAIRN, Warden;. :tJlglil" County dotmcilProceedings. THIRD SESSION. FIRST DAY. T-UESDAY, November 14,1871. The Council met at two o'clock, afternoon. The War'" den in the chair. Members~pr€sent: Messrs. McColl, }fcLaws, Hunterf Ke~r;:Turner'-~Vade, I\1arla.tt, Yorke, McCausland, Brown~~," Clina,- Buffel, Strattol:1, (jriffin, J. McKillop. The proceedings ,hf the' last day of the previous session were read and, sigried; , TheWardElD. thenadd'resl3ed. the Council: The follQ\ving c"ommnnications were read : FiomJ. w. Larigm~it,'ii:ispector of 1?risons, with re-' port on Stitte of Oounty Jail. . From W, Powell, Deputy AdjRtatit-General, respecting- the Drill Shed at Wall.cetown, Froin J...~S. Hallowell,- in r~fe:Ienc~: to his'" appointmeni} or Reborning Officer for first election in Aylmer. From She~iff:Munro r~speciing padlocks forJ aiL " *r,?ni~~-:i3~~ma~, with . statement . or _Poru _Stanley Eailway d.ebt. . . FroIllthe nnited C.nutie. Or Stormont, Glengarry; andi Dundas, ~ferring to isolated risk~ o( iJ>surance. 40 Fmm the Crown Lands Office, respe..:tmg Survey of .concession ami side line in ..Aldborough~ Moved hy G. Snffel, seconded by ;r.. McCausland: that the Jail Committee be appointed a SpeCial Committee to wait.on the Inspector of Prisons, when he next visits the -l;ounty Jail) for th.,epUrpJ3e of reporting to this Council as to the proposed alterati.ms to be made in the Jail and the building of a wall around the yard.-0arried. ;rifl'. Cline gave notice t.hat he would m~ke app~icatioll at this' Session for a grant of ten dollars to i~proye' the County line. between Elgin and Middlesex. ' Moved by W. H. Brawl'l, seconded by J. Cline: that the commumcationsbe now taken up and disposed of._ C.anied~ ~<ov.d by D. :M:cLaws, seconded by ;r. Cline: that Messrs. Suffel, Kerr, and McOausland be a comrnittijeto meet with a committee of the Corporatio.n of St. Thomai.l~ to arr_ange respecting the amount to be paid by the Town of St. Thomas to the County fOr the adniinistration of ju_stice and t?e use of the J: l:l.il. In amendment: Moved by. G; SuffeI, seconded byJ. McCansland: that the Warde.n, Messrs. McLaw,8.ana Wa.de,b13 appointecI.-':a" committee t9 meet the ~ommittee . of the Town . of . St. Thomas,'to arrange as to theamount_to.b~ ,-paid by - the Town of St. Thomas to the County for the nexttwoyearf;l for the use of t.he 90unty ,J~il a~d the .admfuistration ot justice~ ' Amendment carried,'main motion lost. ~rr. Strickland, architect, appearEd. before the Conncil '\ 4-1 t~ap.d sb1ted that l.~-:pad been-sent by ]\11'. Langmuir,~tlw PriSC)ll Inspector, to examine the Jail, andtakemeas:un~.'" mf?ut, forthepurpo_s~ of rp.aking,a report on the ~lteratioq~ ,required to bemad~ip:tl1e JatI, and t4e__cost th€;l:eof. , On motion. of J\i~..'j}~o~n~ secoDq~?- hy Mr. --Cline,'th~ ,Council a11jouX'lledtilln~.:xt ,~aJ:' VVILL.IA.M IYIcKAY,T. 1>L NMRN, " Cled:, ,Warden. -TErRI;> SESSION. SECOND DAT, WE~~;ESDAY, N overnber 15,.1871-. ,f;P4~Council ,ffie_t ~~. tellp'clock, forenoon. The Warden jn the chair. ' "lVIeIilbers pr~sent: ~es!'3rs. J. l\IcKillop, ~IcColl, ;}}fc- Laws, 'Yade, I\:fat latt, York, Str&tton, 1I-IcC?-,usland, Cline" Bro~, ,Hunter, TnrIler,.. S1:lff~J, Griffin. The' ri:~eeediugs of }he previous day.:w~re ,l~ea::l anu _signed. Mo'~ed .by - Mr.. Suff~1,8eco'nde~by ....Ml;. S [;l'<1UOn,: " th.~t ~~ayor4-rkel1, of'8t~ Thom~s; be_ al1ow~d to ad~lr8ss, tho 'Council :wltll referen~e to_ the London &-. Port Stanley Rai]way._~C~{Tied. ," .' ',_',:" ]fr.A,rke~1 "?eing present"addre,s:sed tJleQouncil_r~spect~ ingthe:London & Port S:~1.::l1eyRailway.._ ,";-' Moved by ,T~ Th'IcOoll, seconded by l}.'Tnrller: _thatth~ ..J aU. Cor~llnitt~ebe authorized to' procure,thJ3 'YoodreqQ,ii'e~~ for the Jail and Court 'H~useduringthe ensuing year.;-:- , ....' , "", c' "-'. - .,'. .,......,~ p.n.rie~. . . 42 Moyed by Ii. McLaws, seconded by T. MoOoll : thai theW<l:rdezi'be instructed- ta adv@i.tisefor tenders for the 'sa:le of thf'l stock helel by this d~unty .in the London anti '-P~rt-Stailley llail wayCompaiiy.-Oarried. ::r,-rovell lw 1. J.lcIGLlol'< seconded by"\V.IL Brown: tlHl.t teh"lo1~hrs:- be. 'gl'antecl for the i'eplrir of :i Bridg-e oil. tl~2 Comtty Line between North and South Dorchester.- Carried. _Mov~dh-y TLos.- Hunter, seconcled by D. Tt'l.li1'Cl' f tlu~fr the sum -of seven dollarsimd ninety cents be granted to~. "\vards.-the repair of a bri:d'ge on County Line bi2tween: -:Sonth~old and \Yestminster, rhe amouut haying been ex- 'verided-:oni'ep'lac"i'ng the" bridgo ,vl~ic11 IHicl ~'e'el1 carrie~lby hig,h:water,-Carried. ..~Ioved by G. Sufrel, ae,onded by H. Stratton:. that the- . \il{ilutesand ,'proceedings of the Contlcil rOt. the current JClar be published_ i~ pamphlet form and 'di8tributed; as i'II , t(n'JUerJe:.us~~C~~l:ried" MOv~ed byllfr. Stratton, secon,led' by :-&tr. Griffin: tha'f the report.nf the_Finallce.C'omn1ittoe be reeei\;.ed,J:l,nd I'cad.. -,,-Cal'l"led. _JH6yed by J_ McCa.usbnd, s,,"onded by 8. Wade : tha~ the rep:ort,.of_Flnan~e COlllmHt~'ehe adopt~d,' }ioved'by. G. -Sk~ffe( ,se~~~ded- by ,E. Stratto~:thatthi~ Council petition the Legi'siature of O~ltario~atita next session,.not to pass an~ct for ,the relief- of the firstmo.rt. 'gage:bond~hofdersof the London & .'Port Stanley, Raihvo.y eompany,_'assaid B'onds do. notn~ature until 1874.~ Cai"ried. . " .' :i.roved by S. Wade, seconded by;t. lIIcCausland: :,~he_Tteasurer be requested t'o lay before tilLs liouncil :amo.unt,of ,r~ceip~s receiyed ror tolls on the "\V?rdsdllt:1 _~idgi:~Caxried. ""'~ 43 ]lo,e<1.1;:.y J.Ydl'k,secon:ded byj.~ial"latt: tiu\t:,th(; Chairman of the Finance -Com:n1it~ee m~dI\Ir~Wade"b& i'equested to' caB dpOli nIl'.' Jiickso'Ii anda_s<.:ertairihow_:t.l;~ .appropriation or -oue hundred dblla:rsis expendod,in. _thu' cuse of the insane \voman;nIary ATin 'Thomp"son~------"-CarrieJ~ On'i11ution~of ,lll'. 1\Iarlatt, seconded liyll. Kerr, the' Council adjourned "till.t\vo 'o'clock; -----'--'----- .Pi. t' t\vQ o'Clock the Coimcilrestlttied; Mu\;.ed by J. l'IcGalls1aild, seconded by Do 1flcLa:.wsci that the County TreaSurer 1e ins't.tucted to apply" to ,the- -County Treasurer of lIfiddlesex'for the am'o11ntthatisil1 his hands belonging t6 this- 0orflityfoldoHeolleoted Rt '. the'Vards\;illel.;ridg'e:~ and .tiY teqtiesttha:tthe: proportion .0f tolls due to the County of Elgin be in future l;emitte-,t{ Lalf-yeaJ'ly;~Can1.ea. 'lY1oye(~ .bY-J.. Thfarlatt, seconded"bi: ThoIilas'-Hunt~r,: .tha~' the:Olel'k be'aulihorized tcitake the-necessary, steps t.o bive ~fal.Y'~t\.llnThompS01), an:insane woman; -taken-:,t'"J the Lunatic Asylnm, London..:....:..Cti.rried. l\1o\~~d,:byGco.. Sufi'el, se6<ffld/:jj:fby- J~. J\feCa.ullilld i that the report of the specialcortimittee appointed"to "Co"l~':: rer witli thecommicteefrolllthe'ToWllof,St; 'Thome.s, Le. 'tecelved'aIid reacL-Cn,riied; .- Moyed by G,SuffeJ; seconded by J. McCa"sland,.th,," the' report of..-the. 'specialco'Irimittee'itppoibted ..:to-' cp_~fer :With the eOITnnittee:ofthe To\vn {If:St/T11'oJmis,:, beaaopt,;; ed, .alld thattbe~V arden be -au.thorized' to' si&n the.'a'g' t.tie~' . . , 0 went on behalf of this Council.~Carl:ieJ.' ....: Moyed by :A~Kert, . seconded : by- D'.._rrurner:-:tha;t-"thQ' County of Middlesex be notified of the dangerous>lftat(i"6f 01e- ~Iclntosh bridge,. .which, -if not attended toimmedh- I I I I II hi !II :11 ,:1 , ~" li;t-e1J'; the high water will he m~ely to damage the WOI:k, !tlie abntmelitand pi1e,wol;k on the Middlesex side being in a - dilapidated' state.-Cal:ried. .Tte,Wal'den read statement. from .County Treasurer, ;shewing,that$260;35- h,id been receiyed.' hy thisCoullty :ror tolls at the Wardsville bridge. ?YIoved by G. Suffel,. seeonded by T. McColl: tbat a spec~al committee 'be' appoi~te4,' composed of the W ar-de~ . . . - '.' - . , " .' .. ~', . ,., Messrs. W ade, ~rcLaws, ;Hunter and the mover, to receive ~endersfor the' purchase of-the county stock in the-;Lon~ . .,' .' -, 'don & Port' ,Sta111py ;.E:lailway,with power to- accept ,the -best offer that -might be made; or to recommend the callin~ ,-. ..' ". .' ....,... . ? ,_ofa,spe;ciarmeetirig o,f the COllnc!l.-Carried. :r\:ro~e~"by S. Wade,second~crby W. TI. Brown: tpat the-sum' or" 8~rv'entv-:fivedollar~b_e 'grant~d to-the' Warden of the,_qo~~ty for"' extraservicerduring the present year, j~C<\~'ried." " . ... " ". -.' '-, Moved by:ilir. Snfl'el, second~d by Mr. Stratton: that .. _:_ : t1 . , 'i, ; . . - ~ . .-' ". the' 'Varden _b6,au~hprizedto sign th,e agreement nlade wit~l' the Town of $t~':.I:'homasas to the aDlou:ntto be paid .bythe Tqwll" :tp the O-()uuty as their proportion of ,the County debt ?Ui a~count of _ Millersbu~g.-,Carried. ' , j\{overlbj J. fu:cpa,,~r~nd, secOj'dfd by D. McLaws: - that,kthe So>l~cit~r is 'of~piDiol'ttli~t'~o.'one>el~ecati no~ J'JerfQrmthe duties of Returning Officer, the Clerk notify :Mr. H::l.lloVi';ell that he yvill bepaidthe amount he requires fo, attendance at the first El~ctioIl at the "Village or Ayl~ ',.mer,:as-:_required PY.13y-Law of this Coun,ciL:--pa.rried. 1'" . "".'''' , ,.... -. . ..' 'Moved by J. -McCansland, seconded by D. that the thanks of this Conncil be tendered to the ffor--the' ~fficient_aDdsatisfactory matil'H;:l; in whi~h he, ~di,t)ch~rg~dth~duti~s of his office for the presentyear.--":' "Q~rie,d. '. . --. . ti; i. +5 MovedbyD. :McLR:VS, secon~ed,l)y,J. ql~~e.: that th~ thanks -of' the Council be: tendered: ,to the Clerk and Trea;; surer for the _~a~i~factorv mcDJler in whieh they have per- 'formed the ~ut~~~ ~ftheir offices during the current yeal:_~ .. _Carried. - , ' ,on motion ofJ._,}feKi110p,_,sec()n~ed hy- W-'- H~ Brown, _theW arden.signed ~d~aft Jor :m~~~ers' wages, and th~ 'Council a"dJourned sine die. . \. ....: .. .' ;WII,LIAM :i\-fcKA Y, -h" '. Clerk. "i',('"h T. M. NAIRN, If" u..den. f_ '-"0'/':. ., ~a FJ::S"ANCE RErol't'l.' F'dn 1871, To th:e eounc-il of the County of Elainl - . The CemIiiitteeon Fm~ncebegleave to. i-e1.jott:~Tha~ ~hei :have carefully examined into the ~I1aneia~ airairsof theC~)l_~': ty, and the estimates submitted by ihe', County '-:rrea..urel?j herewi~h beg to subu_uC fm estimat,e of the expenditure r~;" quired to bp. provided for the la.wful purposes of the Coanty fol' tl1ii _, current year, showing amounts if.) be raised for the" iiridefillentionedpurposes, namcly':' De1:Jentures ana_09upollS...... .....:; ........$ 1,820 00 l'Ivnicipal Loat1_:fttlld ",""" ..,"..., ..;. ~..,. ,6,.400,00 Southern Railiva! Debentures and Coupons.. 25,00000 Gtamliw,r Sch:do'M.: -..".......... ........ _. 65000 Inspector and E:iamine:rs' of School!!.,.-..,.... 750 I)'fj Adll1inistratiltii of JustMe......... :.--:...... 4,000 00 County L~neg and Brid~s .... ., ...~'........ 2,,000 00 General Purpbses .............. .; ::...... 3;487 00 tio't'IunonScl1dols.-:..... .... ..,...,.. ........,. 3,40000 $47,507 00 - Your Committee, in coMpiling the above estimates, havo' reduced the itmount~ as low as Inaeticable without affecting: the credit of the County. Your Committee therefb::te recom.. mend that thg sum of Forty-seven Thousand Five Hundred and Seyen Ddllars l1e raised, and leVied oil the ra;ieable p'th..; perty in the several MunicipalitieS'in the (:ounty for Countji purposes, as per soHedule hereWith, and tha.t the requisite l3y..Laws be dra.wn up and passed in accordance therewith" to. i-evy arate of & Mills In the DoD.ar on the amount of rateable property, for the prevf-dusyea;r; toraise said amounts, Yb'iu'- Committee have had an interview with the Agent of the lYIer- 6hants' ,:Bank', and submit letter ffb'tll lilin as to proposition for rate of- interest to be charged on Loans ancl. received for- Deposits, and that, your Committee rece~men'cJ: the amount to' be kept :l~ the :M:erchant5' Bank.. ' 4i BCJ:-XEDVI,.;E:.. -< <J.e:-,-,B1tAL I PlTRP'S; ! $1,858 2;uGf) 3,7S1 3,Q37 3,050 1,538 2,093 175 I Uv.:J:~ilJ-'-'i '-\ ~9U'.r.ri'-,-~ I MV~ICI~litI~IE$. S0HOOLS. ~AILWAY Aldborough . . . .. \ ~i~ '\ e~:~~ \- D.tuH'.,iCh........ . ,,' 630, 4,938 I Southwold ......- 660 5.179 Yarmouth .... -.. 594. \' 4:000 I 1\'lalahide..... .. 2',0__-21 1 South D0rchester. ~~~ " 7"0 ~~yhalll . ....-;.. \ 910 \ ':\:lcnna...,..-..... Tutals. . . ,. ,. '" $3,400 I $2:.::0 $1IJ,] 07 - All of which is reep'ectful1;y eubl'nitkd. . GEORGE SUFFE1J; . '"'1 Chairihan:... Committee RO'OIl1i22TId: ~tiTI'E'i IS'.... .1'OTA..L. I. $.,618 6,;')41 \ 9,409 9,77~ I 7,644 3,804, \ 5,~~ \$"17,507 ,\\ EQUAT:,IZATTON REPORT:. o p'o.,_tlte,' O-oun.cil' of tlu~ Oounty ,qf 1tZqht:",. The, Oommittee,oD'Equaliz.'.l:tion beg loa-va, to, ,r0pOl~t:-':'Thl\t ,theyJutve examined the Assessmcnt'f: Rolls of .the several Municipalities in, the COllnt.y, and submit ,the following, Sche-dule of. Equali,zation, whtch thoy recommend'to be adopted by the Council: ' C/O '" ------I'~ R.,.1o=;:;'~~3;---:-"=---'-;J~=----',:~-R.,~:,' tI'1;3 ~....1- ~~ '"d ~....1,.~ gP~!;- ~~'o ~~~ ~o''-~'' t5~....; .!,:- .~. ~o~!;- : J1funic?'palities. ,;..." ~iS,. ~ ::t,It--, ,j~J:_ ~ ~~.r: ~ :;S.t- ~ il:-:~" -.> ~~ .IAlte~atwnsmade Ilj;;:""''t..; ~Jt'.';::; !,~cq l::3;.:~;t; cgooo O::$.. r::....~....:<>l't3 ~n1871. r:=.;.,~~~..., a<>':>",,""" ~"'-'~ ~ljr-l ~"" [~'" ~:o,;.,~~ " ...., R_ "<i-' ""i lj ",",l3 R.c, ; 'I ~I"'" ~"I' ,~ ,<" __h__-:---- _~-----:-~~: ~_:::_:_______;;_-I--'_._,-----::-~ ___~, "___._. AIL~.bOl'Ongh_..! 782.. ,l.u'~ 569,63,) 541(,4,) 62.'1ruIS 1'5,897175010001 8;)0,963227,285 add..ed" Dm}'vieh. ,... .l,U:?259, 609,993 7.1,565 G84,:5Jj8 60,687 8 5015 00,l,110,87{. L35,312 " t4oI1thwoid. . .. 'l,596,28Ll,4B6,023145,310 1,631,'333 73,420,19 50 21 Oa,lJ687,~L3C 5Q,797- " Yarmol1th.. . , . il,6i57,4781,485,70() 161,7111,647,,417 70,000121 0023 00,1;771,,771124,294,_ H Malahido . . . . . 'J,2Bl,5GO J ,23.?,868 92,150 1)~26,0l8 63,265_20 CO 20QO 1,365,30C _39,28:'{,;-- H. S. DorChester"1 ,(;4'7,250 6i?4,b75 23,500 67~J!75 30,6001210021. 001 68~J60C 4,425.;" n;~~]w,:n....... 8!l,40.2 7:~,?J,74210?,~80, 836j!~2 58,155'11 0011"00111-/:14,705121,417 ~~~ucted. \-wllna;j....... 19,000, $r,290j 19,,)00, 86,1~0 I I 70,OOC 16,790 ~;;);~18,Ol9,48816,S40, 930'073, 10i 7,514,091 441,024C-I--IS,262,27D -....:,......_-' - . '. ~---,--. All orwhich isrcl3pectfully snbmithJd. Oe!lI.~I~'l'ETI H.ooMS,21st,J UI!(~, 187~. GEORGE SUFFEt, CJI.A~,~M,4~,~"