1903 Minutes
II' 'PROCEEDTN,G-S
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Elgin County Council
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DURING ,.l'IIESESSIONS HELD IN..THE
COU~T HOl,ISE, ST. TJ;JOM-AS
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.~:N THE ~ONTHS OF
.. JANUARY,MAROH,JlINE and NOVEMBER, 1908.
K. W. McKAY.
County Clerk.
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EDWARD McKELLAR.
Warden.
THE AP'VAKOE/, PUT,TON.
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PROCEEDINGS
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"Elgin County' Council
DURING THE SESSIONS HELD IN. THE.
COURT HOUSE, SL>THOMAS
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JANUARY, MAROH, JUNE and NOVEMBER, 1908.
K. W. McKAY,
County' Clerk.
EOWA~O McKELLA~;
Warden..-
T~E AD~AXD., DU~TON
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COUNTY OFFICIALS.
D. J.,Hughe:s, Esq.) Q.ounty Judge:. C. 0. Ermatinger;, Junior Judge.
D. Bro:Wp.,Esq:, oShe'rl:ff. J as; . H. 'Coyne, . Esq~RegiBtrar ~
'D. McLaws; 'Esq., County. Court 'Clerk;
D..., ,'[, Donahue, Esq., Olerk of the:Pea:Ce.ind Oounty Crown Attoruey.
Hobt; Miller, Esq" Master'~_Ohancery. N. W.Moore; Gaol~r. -
W.- Atkin, Esq., 'PublicSchool Inspector..." .'.
.Johu McCausland, Esq., .Co. Treasurer. ~W..McKay, Esq., Co~ Clerk,.
Jalll,es A. Bell; M_O~S.c.E.,CoUnty.Ellgiueer._ -
.James J\L Glep.n, R.n, _L.L.R,OountySolicitoi<_
_ w. C~ VanBuskirk, '.:M.D~~'GaolSurgeon.,
L. Luton, M:.D.,.Physician Hou.seof,Ind'ustry..'
. D. H. Gooding, Esq. , -Keeper House of Ind~stry.
JOhnHopkius,Ca-retaker Court House.'
, "A1l6f St.-Thoma~ P:O:.. .' . .. '.' ~
D(;m,ald'Turner,rllsPBctor House_of Industry, Southwold St.~tion-P.O..
Qo~ntyAuditors: Andrew Thrurray, AJlmer; W.A.Ga;Ibrait~,--
'" '.' . Iona Station.
Admtuistra.tioIl ofJus:tice-Alldito~s: ,D.J. Hughes, -Coup.~yJudge,
St. J:.'homas; A. J.' :r..eitch;Dutton.
Municipal Clerks .and Treasurers.
'MUNJCIPALITY
TifEASURER:
CLERK
Aldborough ,E. A.' Hugill; 'Rodlley., ,..D.. McPherson, ,West Lorue
Dunwlch, ,D. q3.mppell,D.u~ton. . ' :J. A.- Campbell, Dutton
SOtithwold . . . .M.' Campbell;:Finga.l ,.' ..p;A:Oattanach', Fronre
Ya,rmouth . .W,cO. Canghell"St' ,'Thom3.sR~-,McL!t~hlin,8t. "Thomas
Malahide.. ,M,ahlon;ID:Lyon,'Aylmer ... .'. A.A~.Leslie;Aylmer
BaY-ham ,J. G. Paulillg;S.tr~ffordvilleK A:-G3.rnham; S~-raffordville
South~DQrchester . '_' ~D: Taylor, Belmont. . . ... Thos. Winder, Lyons
~9wn of -Aylmer ._, . - '. J.,BradlE~y' ... ~ . W; -Warnock
'Villag~'ofVienua': '......W. Watts.. ..W;~Watts
Villl.tge()f Spiingfield /~, J. B.Lucas . ,W . 'J;' Kilpatrick
Viliage'of"Pqrt Stanley... . Jas.:_G6ugh , .. . Jas. Gough
Villa;geofDutton .. ..... .,J. D.BIU:e~.. D. 9~m:pbelr'
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PROCEEDINGS. OF
ELGIN OOUNTY, QOUNCIL
JAI\IUA~Y SESSION, 1903.
FIRST SESSION-FIRST DAY.
Tues~a:r;, the 27th'dayof.Jariuarj,,1903:-
The Ooullt'y: Oouncilel~ct ri~theCounty of : EIgill.met this. day' afthe
Cou:t -House, St.-Thomas, at.t1Vo, p;m.,as required, 'by statute" aml,'after
filing theuecessary declarations of office:and property qualificat,ion~-tQo:k.,-
theirseat~,~t the conncil bqa,rd as>foiI,ows:---:" . "
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Samuel~~. Mortis, Rodney; :Qonald G. McPherso!l-, Wal'dsVille.
DrSTlUCT' No,' 2::--' .-
A.' J.' Leitch,','Dutton; 'Edward: Mckellar, 7yVallacetown;'
DrsTRICT No: 3,-----,
,William Jackson, Pori: Stanley ;.. Angi1sTUITler;':Lawre:~ce~ Station.
DISTRICT N{).' "4-
:panie:lF.,~hOlnpSon, St,;.Thoma:S:; 'Willi,aniF. Lti.~(m, Mapletou.
DI:STRICT No; 0-', " '.' " , .~
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:Will~amRockey, Mt.. Salem'; Osear.McKenney, Aylmer.
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I?avid Stratton, Griffin's Corners;, Andrew Stokes, Springfi~ld.' .-,
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The clerk took the chair and called for nciwi!l~tions for- the posit~on of,
Waiden:' '
Ea,ch of .t~e m,ember~~ ~i~sellt' w~s' then llolllina,ted in . re,gular form,
alli ofwhomresigried,with the exception of Edwa'rd McKellar" who was
declal'ed'duly elected VI{ ard~n for the year ....1903: : /
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TheWardeJielect,~madethe' statutory. d~claratioriof office before' His,
-HonurJudge Hughes,: took the' chairand'~hanJredthe council for hiselec~
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Moved by A. J.Leitch, .second_ed by Wm.Jackson,
That the Wardeli. name a coiirrnittee ti?,' strike the Standing Colnnrlt-
tEles,for 1903...,--Carried.
TheW~denn~Dled Ex- Wardens Leitch, McKenney and .Jackson as ,~
co~ttee t6~strike'St\ill~ng Committees.
Moved by W.' Jackson, s'econded by 0, -McKenney,
That the coUncil adjohi:n for one hour.to, allow Special Committee to
strike' Standing Gommittees-.to :ir:Leet.~Carried.
The cOUllcll-1'8sumed.
The report of, the Special, Committee to strike Standi.ng Committees
was'presented,an;d adopted, on motion of O.McKeilney, seconded hy W.
J acksoll.
Tp.e following communic~tions wer.e read:- '
1. From J; E. Farewell, secretary,Western Ontario,G'oodRoads"As-
soCiatioll; ?'e IDeeting and, grant. Referred to Public Improvements' COl;Il- /
:ri1ittee. .
2. From Prisop.ers' Aid 4ssociation,re,anmial, gi'ant.Referredto
Finance Committee. ~,
3'. ,i'rom Ho~pitaLf9r Sick,6hiidren~re grant. Referred to Finance
Committee.
4. From D.- J.Dohahue, With copyPresentInent Grand, Jurv. Re-
ferred to Gaol Committee.
5~ FromW~Watts, Vienna;, a'cceptingcounty' grant to'Wm:ds con.
,structingMiUBridge.:
~" }j'romW. .Watts, VieD::J1a, re trnsteeVienna High School. Re.
ferred to Edncation . Committee.
7~ 'From W. A. 'Sudworth, seeretary 'Board of Education,
with notice and account, for' maintenance ElginConnty'puPils_
toEducBtion Oommittee.
8. ..From Secretary' Tillsonburg.. HighSch9()I,with' 'account. for ~a:in-
t~nanc~ Elgin,Connt!puplls:_' ?eferred to. ~9-ncation Co~ttee. \ -
g.' FromW.. 'R~ Y okom, Springfield,.' with aecount re SpIjnifield lock~
ul) attencJance;. :Referred to ,Fhmn:ce -Committee. /
IngersoU;
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-10. From Co~ty 0ounciI-Victona, readministratiori of justice fees
l?ay~ble. by .provinc~. Rei'erred to Finan~e Co~ttee.
11. FromOounty Clerk, MiddIesei, re bridge on Do;rchester county
lirie~ Referred to Public Improvements . Oommitt~e. -
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12. From D. Marslia1i~ . resigning ,position of ...trustee 'Aylmer 'High
School. Referred to Educ'ation Committee~_
13. From ~. B;'Cowan, Secretary Eastern . Ontario Good Roads' As-
sociatioll .re convention: Referred to Public Improvements GomlI)ittee:
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14:. From Prov.incial TrUstees' Association, ,With 'invitation to annual
nieeting~andrequest for ,deieg;1te: RBferredto Education Conlririttee.
15.. From COmity CouncilVictoria, re apportionment. of Gove~ment
,aid. for .1lighway improvement. 'Referred to. Public Improve~ents Oom~
lnittee.' . - , ,
16. FromSt, Thomas Collegia~e Institute B~oard, With allnual report.
Referred to_ Educatioll Committee. .
17,. From comity Engineer, with r~ol"t~.: R~felTed to Public Improve-
ments ,Comlnittee~
Mr. .M&risgavehotice'.of application for a gra~t,'of.twel1;t:t~five do~;-
iars t9the'We.stElginFa~ers' ...0f?tit~t~~
,'Moved'by-W"Jackson; seconded by,~.'Tunler,
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Th~t A:J. Leltch'.be auditor of the AdJ:nimstration of Justice- ac~
counts:'-.:'-Carned." '
Moved:by A:J'::LeitlSh,: se~n:deft.;y vi; 'J a6~son,
That:the}'tlbli~..Irii:proteD1eIl~sOOIllinittee have pqwerto .aot .in_fe~
gard to paying fotthe steel 'w~rkon the ,new W alkerbrid~e, in conjunc-
trOll' with..Couuty of 'Mi4~e'sex.'~Carrieq..
Moyed by O"McKe~ey, seconded :by A.-;r. Leitch"
- Tlra{Artdrew;:Murr~Yand W:.PL:' Galbraith\be auditors' fo! County o~',
Elgin a.ccounts for,la.st,year.-Carried.. - .
Mo~ed by.O. Mcltenney, seconded:by. Wm. Rocliey,
Thattpis counci1qo noW-adjourn tomeetthe-:first.'Tuesd.aY inMarch,
1903.~.Carried.
EDWARiJ McKELLAR; Warden~
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ELGIN COUNTFOOUKQIL.
ELGIN' COUl\'~Y:"06PNCJIi;
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SECOND SESSION-FIRST pAY:
T:u.esday, the 3rd day .0fMarq}~ 1/9mt
The Elgin County Council met tills day at
Tholllas,a~2,:p.:tu,.., according to adjourninent.-
The Warden in the chair.
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'-qa'ry' .session~,this:yea.r,)l,ndJt,:wiU'1:if3<tie.c~ry Ja:r:'.''y"QU ~~()'; ~ppqip.~ a ,new
com,~ttee -to meet"witlitp.em, as spoil a~'conve,n!ent ~aft~::the ,c~::rll:llG-U
adjourns.,
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dOUNTY'ROxDS:
BAYHAM TOLL ROAD.
'~ttheNovenlb;r ses$i?~ lastye~r~:s'peci,al committ~e wasappoint~d
,c, to meet a committee from Norfolk, i~ reference.'to' the pUrchas~:()f ,a: ton
'road"l'llllningeast of Straff.'ordVille:i9-to.the County of Norfolk. 'The
Oounty ColiiicilofN Orf~lk did, notfFPP?int "their' GOnnni~nntil the Jan ~
The -cotiiItY'road)qu~sti6n is'{)il~:whieh 'occupiea.''the''''a.~timtion.o:f the"
connci11a:styear. .,A numb~r'ofcC9Unties'liavJ3; ;with-the' apPrOV"M'-of:the
ra~~paYers., "aSsumed rpa,4:s ap,{ire.~~d~ ~to.cqIlp.p.e:tl,Qe.WQ~k_this,';yea~.
Owing to the..prolllinen~e this q:u~st{on ~'i-eceiv:~~':fQllwiU jio.4ol}pt"J).e
in a position to take definite action at an elfrly date. .
COUNTY Po:UdE' MlUtSTRATE.
The~dv.isa?ili,t~.6f, h~~~(apo~~e:l:P.agi~t~a,t~ ,~:,~a,ijaRI~'JQ~Jl).e, trial
of offen~es.~comnritt~d i]]. the~oUllty:~~.c~p.s,ide~d last year and the st!g- ~
~:stion ,that, arr~ge1;ll.eilts, slIQ:nld'Qe :rQ.a~e,::w:ith\~he:~PQli,ce,:Il;Hlgistrate of
the.Cityo:(St; Thomas, toactfor the coUnty, was;,:ad"opt~d.. ;:N."o,~llllge-
ments have asyet'~ been.m~de"tlJldi, wou~d,::suggest,that ',a, comnrit~ee, be
appointed~.o irlterviewMvGlelllland a~certain:on'what conditlonshe will
tplde~ak~,;t:<)ilct'. ~,PQlic~ ,m~gis~~#te ,forj:h~.,co~ty.
'-V-A.CANCY IN~ Dn~SIONNO; 4~
-owmg to the disq:n,3.lificati?l1 of Mr... TliQniso~andthejudge's decisio~
in reference~herelto" I ordered~new-.election.tO'?eheld'." 'Thenominaticm
llleeti:p.g' ,:wk~'.~!.ed:forthe: ~~r1ie&t.PQssfble JI!tt.~" ,1W,~','Wi11. .be,:;h~ld, this
~te~~Q~,~':so'th~t'ii{~:, .c.andi.~a,~e",is 'el~9te,;:l:b:y.~ccl~ati9:p., {hj.s. ~Xi.siQJl.,
ni,~y b~1:ully represent~,d dUring the)1res~:p,t,~es~on.
PROPOSED, LEGISl;,.A;TION.
-.:-.,Th~J~rpvip.ci~",~egisl~tlJXeWUlffl,~.etn'~~t,wee~ ~41 WlAeI;st~.nil. that
a <3onsolidatian of .the. municipal,laws .wilf pe ..i,ntrodu~d.' ,..~his jS,~-'ittl~re~,
fore, oneofthe~best sessions.in which to consider.,des~able amendments
in municipal laws, with: a,view. of- having,thelD,;,adopted.
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,Tp.~Proc;ee~ngs"oithe: pr~;{~llS Jlaywere"read"aIld ,.~~e(i
The follayti~g conimm;licatiOlls were read:
1. From' J. Rntherforq, cOlmty' glerk, oWen, Saund, repetition to ex~
't,etid term of office'of municipal cou'ncils.Referrod to Petit~ons and Leg-
islation Comm:itti~e;
,2. rromGeorge Wilson, Secretary Gle~coe.Higll E;~4oo1 B,oa~d. ~e.-
f~ITe~to' Education Coinnii~tee. '
3., FroDl Ontario;Rif;ie 'Association, application far :gfant; Referred
'to FinanceCo:quD.i{tee. - ". .,
AIl the members. present,
The WaJ."4eIi addressed ~e cbuncllas follows;-
I haveagafu .tc) thank YOll'for electing me to the.h()llorabJe positi9n
.of Warden.: ,I. hope, tllat.. during the coming ..yeaJ."~ the.b~iness of the
cou~ty 'yyillhe .traris,acted in a progressive manner and: that 1- m~y, ,at all-'
'times, have 'yonr assistanceand_snpport inmaiut,ainingthe,enviableposi.
tion of,the qoll1l:ty. I
LONDON.'ANpPORT"St'A.XLEYTOLL ROAD A~D.EiEOTRIC RAILW-:\-Y.
Fo~ .. some .yeaJ."s there ..hasbeeu consid~rable appreiie~sion. in r~gard
to' .the'countts'liability in con:uection with th~Port Stanle,y toll roaC!;
Proceedihgs w~re 't~enlast year' which resulted. in ,some re-pairs b~ing
m~~e by;:th~ lessees,bu(9ther ~epair,saJ."e still :qecessary~ .Th~ 70ad ,has; I
believe, practically passed into the hands of ,then.on~resid.ellt lessees; and,
fortfleprotect~on of the county, we'shonld consider thej],dvisability/of
contirilling -the .proceedings initiatedl~stye~. ,Tl1erigb:t 9~ way for an
electri-? ,'road ha~, I, under~tand,. been seeuredalong, but, notonJlrisroad,
north.otSt,:ThoIl1as.The ~ame eompany,.whichhas alreadyeomp1~llced
the construction of its. track. from: London, "is endeavoring ,. to sE'curea.'
right of ,way south of [St. 'Thoni,asan<ibas been' negotiating with: the
council of' the, villa,geof,Port Spanh~y., , ,In addition to, tlJis,' the City: of ,St
.Thomas hasmacle appli?atioIl far a special,act; ,,~uthorizing' th~'extension
of~he citystre~t railway'~-<? Port ,~tanley. ',,:1 d~ not k~(rw ~ whether the
,'futerestsof the,tloUll.tYIIlthis road will be affected,' prejudicially:ornot,
but,,it. app~a~ to Ille that' the, constrnction ,'an~., operation_ ;ofan 'electrie-,'
J:ailwayalong the road 'win practicaliysohre: the tOll,proble:uL The, rev~
enue would be ,sor.educed'as to reucierit llllprQfitabletothe lessees. A'
special committeeshonld be appoiRted, to lookafte~ t,he interests of th6
county in refereJ;1ce to this matter: '
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4. Frott:L County Clerk NOrlolk,'re cOm.m.ltteeto'oorisider.Bayham toll
road petitions. '-
5., From M-rs. Hicks, Vienpa,- re' :i:na.interumce .Emaline Marr,
, Mr. ~ockey gaV'enoticeth~t'he would. apply for' a'gxant of twenty
1ivedollars"Jor the East Elgin Farmers" ,Institute;
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Mr. McKenn~y.ga~e',notice that he would apply fOr a gnmtof,Mteen
dollars fo~ t4eEast' Elgin'Ladies' Institute. '
M-r.Jackson'enqniredr~ amount paid for :feed,'for stock at House of
Industry.
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Moved:bY8~B.Morris, se~on!i~~ bylJ. G.,Mc~hei'SOn,
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That a grant of twenty-five dollars be made to the,W est.EIghiFarm_
ers'Ip.s~itute.....;....()arried:' -
~ov~d-by ,W.,.ya~~onL.seco~ded,bY A.J. Leitch~
J'hat' ~ cOMplittee b~ apPointed toc~~siderthe, advisability of iiicreas~
in~ theac:eage of,the Honse of'IndustrypropertY, to repm.-t at' i,his ses-
sion.....:...carried.
:M9vedby A., Turner,secondedby D.Stratton,
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That Messq;. MCPhersoIi, .Leitch,. Jacksoll,, L~ton,Rockey .:and Stokes
be-a committee to consider the, purchase of additional, land'" in connection
with the House of Industry- f~,~Ca.r,riei:l. ' -
-MovedbyW., Jackson, seconded by 0; McKenney,
ThataCoPY~f The;Mtmi~pal W()rld,:be.:suppll~d.t~ each inember'o{
"this council for 1903.-Carried. - ,
f Mo".ed by 0; M:cKenney,seconded:'hlA, ,Tui-rljh':,
Th~tthiscounci.l d()~now'adjourtt iuita"10o'clock'to-lIibrrow to allow
committees to~eet~""":'Carried~;j\, ' .' '-0--. ' ,
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SEGOND SESSION,-8EOONDDAY.
Wednesday, the 4th day. of March, 1903.
.., ;The Elgin OoUnty CoUncil met this daY at the. Gimrt House, St.
Thoilla:s,ac~:r~g toad.iournment._:
The 'Warden in the chair.
All the members pre~ent.
~he, prQceeding~ of 'tlie rrevious~~y ,were rea4and ~nfirme~~
Th~ .reporeof the bOm:lty Treasllrer was pr.eselited and referred to
FinailCe-Committee. .
:rh~ l.'ep~rt of tille. S~ia~ Co~~ttee, re purchase of ~d for H?llSe of
.rlldnstry' farm:, was. presented,.alld.adopted"onmotion of .w,. Jackson,
seconded byW. Rockey. '
Moyedby:W, ~'Ja~lis~n,s~c~pded by O. McKenney,'
That th1s,(lOun~itvlsitth~ Honse 6fIndustrY'thi~ afternoon at 3
,0'clpcJc,to. inspect the lands adjoining, with a view' of' purchasing
aailitional.land,forHouse of ~dustry farm.-Ca,rried.
"l\~OYed-byO..Mckeiiney,secorided by W~. Rocke~,
Tha.ta .gnillt 61: twerit y,.fi~e dollars be given,to th~. EastEl~F~erS;'~
Institute and:.thatan'additional grant ~ot fifteen:_dollarsbe', ~vento the
,~ast,ElgiJ:1 Ladies' Inst,~tnte.-,'Can1ed.<
Moved by A.T,urner,-.secon?-edby. D~ .Stratton"
Th~t. this council do now 'adjourn t({ ~-ee~at L30th1s afternooll; 'to
,allow committees~tomeet.-Carried '
COllllcil~resUJ?:1'ed; _ .. ... _ .,'
, .'. A" .depu.t'ation .. from ,the Elgin, Hist~ric~l.. ~,l~ty, conSist~g . of, J'~dge
Ertnatinger, J.)LCi)yneand Dr.8licox, ,addressed , the 'COU;llcil in .-refer~.
Ellice to celebrationofthl;;Y Ta'lbot Settlement GentenniaJ.
,- Tll~ repOrt of the 'Petitions and:Legislation CommHtee ~as ,pre~e~ted
ana adop~ed, on m,otion .of S.. B. Morris, seconded by, A. TUrner.
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Mo,~ed ~by :n,:' Stratto~, .secollded by A. ~Sto~e,s,
That'the council do' now apjolirri: until 10 6'clock_to~moITOW, to ;-allow
the members to visit. the. County, ~ouse.-darried. .
EDWARD MCKELLAR, Warde'n~
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'~LGIN' COTJ~,T;YCOUNOIL;
SEOONDSESSI9N_THffiD DAY.
ThurSday, the 5thday'-of Marcl~,~1903,
, The 'Elgin"'County ~eotincil','met ,this day at tha'Oourt .House. St.
Thomas, according toa'djoUrmneut.
/ The Warden ill the.chair.
An the members b€dng'preseut:;
Theproce..fu,gs ~fthe pr.vio~d~ywereread and'~oniirmed. '
,~C()n:im:nnication from Chas~ C~e~e.of West Lorne,,1'e,eXpeu~eof
,~a~tenance of fondling ira's, read. ' , .
~~,,' ,~~tton ,.~gave' _noti~e,: of, :appllcataon" for ::.t!lirtr~sh,~~doUarS' ':for
repau:~,to bndge on Norfolk county line. ' - ,
Th~ r,ep~rtof .th~e'.Education Committee,:w~presentedai1d,&d()Pt~d,
on motIOn.,of A; ~umer,seconde~ bYW.,F. Lut~n:.. "
M'ovecl brS. B.)\fClrris,~,ecollde~ ,bY~. 'Jack,~?U,
. Th~t' the County. EngineeI:' be:instrlictedoo'pI:ocure photos'of~th~
~anous countY,bri4ges;andapproache;;the;reto, :forw~ich.thecoUJJ.ty is
liable'-lind .have t!1esame framed !,tnd hung in the council chamber.~
Carri~d.. . , . .
Moved: b~:S. 'R' Moms, s~90llded by A. ',J;'Leitch.
'That " tllis councilpetitiou 'tl~e ,Legismtrire t6an:Lelld the "Muni,cipal'
Act, by. making it IJertnis~vethatcountycou,ncilsmay"appOintan auditor
taau.ditthe accc)Unts of,the c~p.nty<and e~,h9f, th.e 'pli~or ,I;U~cip~litieSI'
formmg Pfn't of the oo~ty.-'-Canied. . , ' " "
'M~Yed'bY>A. ,.J;Leitch,'se(~o~df'ld,by W;~acks~n,
That,~.~~u:{:}(~cQoU p~'re.~apPoi11t~d a,membE1!.- oitp,e, D~ttOn Iij~h,
S,choolBoard for a term of three y.ears.-Garried. " , . '
Moved by A. J.oLeitch~ s~coIided"by. W.'Jackson
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'J;'h~t~ it~asm~Cli"~s'~othing h~s~~en'done up~to' thi~date' i~~ega;td ~to
~heerect~on. of a memorlf!l' t(YQuee;t 'VictoriaJ: the~cCiuncil do . now' . with.:.
draw the offer of_a graI;1t :$4;~OO",imtd~two yea.r~.ago,an,dthat'~y,thing
_do?,e towa:~ the lllatter be dea~twith by ,this c:ouncil as;.~ tile opinion of
t~~, cO~ll,",t~e,oldoffer hasstood--oll':the. books -long.'tmough__with ~o'
actIOn:berng ,tak:-en-.~Carried; ,'./
:MD;~Q.9Y' p.'Stra.tton;~econded 'byQ. MbKenney;
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Th~t:a ,d'eputation 1'e. tOUl"Oa& in,Bayham be heard. this aftexn:o'on at.~ .
,.L30.-G~rrle,d. _" ,
Moved by 0.: McK.~y, seconde'd by:Wm.:RcfC~ey', '
That A~ Tealbe'r~~ap-point~d trustee' for the Vienna ..High School for
the next .' thte~_ y~ars,,~Carried, .
CMoyed by A: i.'Leitcl} sec~p:ded ?YW: Jackso~;
~ TtIatthe Warden nainea committee. toc9nsider the equalization of.,
of the county assessment andreport at this s~ssibn.-Carriea.
The Wal'den :hamed:Me~srs.'Morris, L~itch,Jacksop.,.Lnton, M~~nn~y
and S~ratton t-o be Equalization Committee..
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M6ved by A., J. Leitch, seCOlided~bY'W.,Jacks?n,
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That the W. al:denappaint a spBcial,comllilttee '~P'gUar~ -theinte~sts
'of the:counti-in 'J'ethe L04don and PortStanley->Grav~1 R(oitd.~Carried,_
''theWardenappo~te~d Messrs.-Leitchand Jack~on,.to be. sPecial T()ll
Road 'Committee;
Moved,-b:vS. B.Morris, ~econde4:by D. G. _M:cPher,sou...
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'l'4atthis council ao now anjouru untill.30.7Carned,
Couricilresm:q,ed.
~eeve Grant'an,d 6181'kP~u,ling addl'essed,~~eco~cil in reference to
Bayhanl toll roadniatt,ers.' ,
MOYfld,byW.:Ja;ckson, s~cbllded hy:.l\... $tokes,
Yeas~~essrs, Jackson, Turner~..r.ut9n; Rocke!.' :McKe~ney, Stratton,
: Stokes.
N ays- Messrs.~ Leitchc"M;orris, M:cPherso~.
:fu. amendmeilf:
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'. That the following be a committee, to.. act in! coririection. with the
cOmmittee from the County of Norfolk .ip.r; Bayha~' tql1- road. alldto act
only after the Township of Bay ham have passed a hy.law 'YhereJ>y:they
Will;agr~e to recoup the COunty of Elgin ,for aU ~x:penses,it maybe put._
to'in cOllllection with'the~aid'matter:~om:mittee, Warden,County;80._
licitor,.County Clerkand D: ,Stratton....!-Lost.
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y eas- Mes~rs.. Morris, McPherson', Leitch.
Nays:-:....Messrs. JacB;SOl1;Turner,Luton; Rockey, Mc~enl1e~, Stratton,
Stokes;
:M::?yed by'W~F. Luton, seconded by'O;McKenney,
That the account of the Times 'Printing Co. ,.' for advertisirig tenders 'for
the House of Industry, amounting to '$3.60;and~,the account ofA'rthur
Jackson, . of $1 00 -iQr :wood furnished :the institution, . be paid.........Carried.'
.Moved by A. J.,Leitch,.seconded b;Y'A. 'Turner,'
That the councirpetitioll the Legislature, to, amend 'the,,':High. Scliools"
Aet o~ .~902' by .striking .out,sub~sec~ion:9 of se~tion2.in tlte amendment.,
assented to 17th March,)9.o"2, whereby a county council was llladeJiable
'" for,the mafritenance of pupils attendingHigh'Sch~ols in ,adjoining ..comity
or;,counties;':':":Carried. '
l\.1;oved by b~ McKeimey, seconded by W. Rockey,
Tha~ this 'council dq now adjo~ ;tor one hop.! to allow the Equaliza~
tiOll,COll;lmittee to meet,........Carried. '
Council resumed. I
~?v(;:d)~yq:' McKeney, seconded by. Wm, ,Jack,sou."
'.['hi1tthe'Wardell :alld,'Cle~kbe a committee.. to purcl{ase fifty ac~~~
of la,nd from Mr.K, Luton; acijoining,th~ :Eio.use 0.:1:,; Industry ,property ,.if
they can buy,tl1e sai<J lands for $85 per acre and ha~e the;,bargain closed in
ten_ d~y's. -:Carried.
'Ye~M:essr~. l\'IcKelllley, 'Rock~y, :Stoltes;r,rhrner-,: J apkson,::' Lu~~n',
~lIr,[cPherson. " ."
Nays--:--Messrs. Morris; L-eitch,-'Stratt6u'~
MovedbY,RB.'Morrls, seconded by ,D. G.McPherson,
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That the question of arr~ging~ththe;:police~ag;str!1te ,of the City
of. St:Thomas, to 'take county business". be referred.to a special committee
to be appointe~~. ~hy.,Wardell,~Ca.;ine4,: '
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The.Warden .a~)Pointed:~e~~s. ~eitch,'>"JMkson arid Iiuto:I:l'.,to be the,
~SpecialOo:Qlllli:tte~.. '.' '"
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Moy~dbyQ.,M:c:Kellll~y",sec()~ded'bY~.-J}tok~s-'. ~
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"That' this C9ullCiJ 'don~w adjoul)lto meet to~;morroW::atlO a.-m;--,;Car~
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EmV"ARD,-,M9~~~(.~?'V:8;rden.
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SECO;Nn SESSION-FOURTH DAY,
_.. 'i'~esday:,tlJ-e,6thda:r.'()fM.ar()hJJ90R
Th-Tlie,:E;lgin~?OUllty Cori.nci1~met"thiS day 'at the ~60~' H~u.se~t
-' ",' o~as. ,accor4ffig_t<) ',.adj~)Urnment. ,? .
The Warden in the chair.
All'-th,eD:iembers p;es~nt.
_ The proce~mpgs o~the pte\'ipUs'day wer,~Jead:and :conflr.me'd.--'
Acominunic t.' --:r' E E'L' ,',,' ,,;! '. .", .',
Hons~' of Itldust:;' ~:~~o:as ~~ad. ~t()n,r(! pffer'to purchase land for. the
,MovJ4 by o. l\:fcKenn~Y;Sec.oi1dedbyW. :Ii~Ck~~J
f , ~ , That'the offer o~Mr.E~ ,:8; Luton; tose!lt]lecountyfiftyacres~o{>
,~~~::~c~Pted?aud,~hat the ~ m-deli be instmctedtoP'!1:r:chase: the' same~
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Th~",report ~f tJleEqu~;1ization'ColIlniiitee was pr0se'nte,daUd,-adopted'
?n~otlOn of A., J". LE!itch, seconded byA.T_nrner~' "
_" ,Therepprt o~.the committee:re:?oIice ,M~gi~trat~" wa.spr~sented~nd
adop~ed"OllrnotlOno~ Wm.,Ja?kson,'~€COhded'~!'W:F.LutoIL ' " .
Itl.~~~d byA~J. Leitcl~, se~oll~ed 9Y~. :Jac~soIl,'
T?a~ ,thur council d?, ll()W a,dj()urn _ un'tH -L30'~amed.
C(billi,cil resuine((
~?e report:of~he Fi,nimc~, 6omniit,teew~' pr~sented' and<1.do tedon
~otlOnofA. J; Leltch;'seconded, by W. F.. Luton,-' ,'- p "
t:rh.erfeA~r;oLf~he'~oal'.comIn~ttee ~a~ ,pres,ellted an.d,adopted, ,on
,m.?:~on,o . ; OJ.:, elt?h) 'second~dbyS.,B. Morris'~."
f 'l'he,re~orfoft]~e J?ubli~ Impro:emer{t~CornIIlittee~~s,presented and
re erred t~.a,Co~tte~'.oftlievy:p.6Ie, Mr,:;T'trii13rin the,.chair.' " "-
Aiter' amendingthe.re rt.t .".,fin,,,o, -,'" ",:", -
Turn"'.', '.. '. . ""'.. ,po ,.,I,Wl,tS' aJlyadopted,on-motionofA.:
, . _ er,~econded,by W; Jackson. . .
Mo~e4bY S:-'B-.,'~04s,c s~conde'd 'by.ir.Ja6kson
H Thfatthe Elgin i:Eiist~riC~l Socie,ty h$ ':allowed', '~he, use of the, Court
. H?UBe,. or th~purpose:()f .holdirig t~e~rial meeting o( the' '
. ~stoTIcal SQClety;~arried.'" - - -. . ." '.',. Qiltario'
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That this council grant the sUill,of$36, b~ing.-!)~e-half ~ost of repah:-:
ing bridge on county line between Elgin andN orfolk, N orf6lk havin~paia
on€i~half' tn,eabove- amOl:int to be paid,oil the approval of the engbleer.-;-
Carri,ed: - ,-
Moved by'S; B.'Mor!is, seconded 'byO. :M9Ke~ey,
That we :petition. the, pomillion . Government, asking 'tliem.. to adopt
suchnieasures as will prevent unjust cQillpetitionfrom:'countries paying
cOUllti~s for the production. of sugar beets for export and. such other me~'-
u~es as Will assi~t the sugar beet, indus,ti'y in Canadl1~-'-Qarri-ed..
-Moved by S. B~ :Morris., seconded by A.. l. Leitch;
'That, w;e' ;petition the-Legislature to amend "The Toll Roads.Expro-'
priation Act, 1901," asamendedin 1902, b:yrepealing the latter part ()f sec-
,tion i5,~hich provides that "upon the removal of tolls, by thecolmty
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fr?m anyroad'ullder'thei\..ct SUQh_ road shall thenQeforwf1rd be.a county
road, ":anq., substituting therefor a ,provision; providing, that such roads
shall thereafter be ma~ntainedaridkept in repair by: the local minor muni-
Cipalitiesthrough Which they pass, ~s in the case, of ordinary highways.-
Carried; -
Moved by O. McKenne:r,.seconded bYdWm. Roc~.ey.
That,E; A. Miller be rec.appoin,ted trustee fm, the Aylmer Collegiate
Institute for the next three years and that Y. E,;Lyon-'pe., appointed'trus~
, tee,~.in place bf J"B;Hambidge. w]~ohas :re~igne,d'a.nd that J_. G. Heiter
be appointed trustee, in pl':l,Ctl of. D. Marshall, who has'1'esigned;-Carried.
'Mco~ed~])Y W. Rockey,SecOl~ded~bJ;?',~c~enney,
That a g;.aJit be ,given to M;iss Ernaline ,'Man, of Vietma,:and:MIss
Catharine ,Wallace', of the ToWnship of Dunwich, for six monthS" dating
from: Jan. .1$t; 1903, equal tow~at it costs per inmate to keepthe:m in the
- 'House of' Iridustry .,---':'Carrled.
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'Yeas:-::M:essrs. Leitch. Strat~on, ~tokes,~ Rockey, JM;cKenney, McKellar.
~ays~Messrs.,Morris, McPherson, Luton, Jackson, Turner.
:M:oyedby A;',J. Leitcll,"seconded by O;'Y6Kenney,
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That'tli?Wa,rdenname a,cOlllmittee to c?,operate with the ,Historical
So~iety, ~', celebrating -the centennial of settlem.~nt, ,in "this 9oullty, and in
entertain~g the ,Provincial ~storical Society, with pOVfer.-;--"C~ed.
T-l.!,e Warden. appointed the fo~lowing~ommittee':. 'Messrs.:M:orris,
L~itC'h, '.Turlier,Luton,McKeD;ney'and Stok,es;
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, .. MOVe~ Py O.~cKeriney,secOIided byW Rockey,
~ /, That_By-law ~o,,'561. to-license~hawkers an'd:pe-dlafs, bea,mended' to
r~ad:".to_ travel with one horseoI' other" ani:9J.9.1, sixty dglla,rs; to..travel '
wit4 a.team or sP3J19f horses; 01;18 hundred dollars,""'::'::'Carrie'd.
~ovBdby 8. ";8. M~r~s,' seconded by:o. G:McPherson,
:~t By:law,No. 614,:~3inga by-law to ,~ppoi~t.~oardof Audit, be
receIVed and-read a iirst"time.---,Carried. '
Mo-vedpy<S.;l3 ~orris, seconded by D.G. McPh~~sd~.
That ~y.law No~64A b'e read a secOild~:time.~9arried.
.MQvedbyB; B.~or~is, 'secO,n~~d\Y D. G, ~fcPherson,
Th~t By,.la-:wNd. 6441p re~d a third time all?- flnallyyassad :,~9arried.
Mov~d by"W" F~_Lutori.. 's~~on'ded by:D. G. McPherson:
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:rharEy~law No,.645,bem-?, a,bY~~w to appoint counpyauditoi-s. h:e.,
reC81ved and..read a-first time,-.;Carried>,. ., -- " ,
Mov~d by W. F., Luton,. ~econdedby D. G. M.c~herson,
Th,at By~l~w.No,645 be read ~seeorid time -,-Carrled:
~oved'. by n::G. ~?~4ers~n, second.~d \J! W,F,.,'L:utoll;
J'.'That B'y~la,~N 0:645 ,be r~ada ~~d time i1nq finally l?assed.~CaITied:
Mo:ved lJyO.l\'I:?;en.h.e:r, se90nded bYWm.Rock~y,
rr:h~r~y:i~'Y'~o;, 646~beinga.?Y~law to a:pp~intJli:gh school trus:ees, ,,'
~e.,r€l~eive~ and 'f~~4.~ first '.~ime'.~Oaitied. " ' .
',~l?~~d,:bY:9,':McK~rfuey; ,~eqonded,byW.Rockey~ "
Tha:~Y'I~~~~::~4~M read a second 'time.-Oamed. .
Mov;e~' by W. }~~oc:re;r, .,~:5?n.de:q.~by W. jackson,
~hat',BY:ldW":N'~'t6i6Y~elre~~,a, tllitd tim~ '~dDfally,passed.~6arried.
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Move'~ b:t':1}>;f:~~~pc~~;~s~ori(led byW. Jackson,
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, . .That~y.,I~,~,,,~.~r%~1~l;l~ing.a by-Iawtoauthori~etheWaJ;den to bor~
~ row $2(},00'0'<be'r~ce~ieQ..J'tp,q.'J'(~lada fuSttinie.~Oarried.' "
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l\:1O'vedby__:V: Jaeks,on, secondedbY1\.,J; Leitch,
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ThatBy~la''YNo. 64.7- b~ read a sec~:llld 'time.~Oarn:'e:cL
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MO,v-ed bY'f.J'.Leitch",secop:dedbYW~.:.'Jackson,
T,hatBy~la:w:N'6. :447'b~~eadat;nrd timeaucifu_alIY passed;~Carried.
Moyedby W.. Rock~y;'seconded by, A: ._Stok.~Si
T~at By~~a{v ~0,.648, heillga by~law'ta.-authciriz~the purchasi bf lalld
for Honse of Industry:.faJ;'lll,pe,receivedaud read a first time.---:,C3..rried;
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T~hat By-law No. 6413 be:re~da's.e:-c(m(.tt1me.~Garried.
Mayed by 4:~. Stokes, sec()Ud~d"by W.Rockey,
.T~tBy -l~w No~ 64~'?e're~da thi~ci t?n~and, ftuaJly p~s~~d..-O~ed.
MQvyd,'by A. Stokes, secong.ed ~y D,:Stratton,
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Tha;t,}3il~wNo..649jheiJJ.g 'a :.by~la'\V ';to co)1firIll,equalizatiou, bere~
ceived .~~d' J:e~da:f~rst time.-Carried:,' I
M(W~c1:byD: 8t;,r~tt'on; se~onded by
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ThatBY~la~N o. 649beread--a tl~irci'tititean~,fumuy pf!>,ssed.~()arried;
~9vedhy.O:~cKenney, ~e~ou~i__d ~y W. :~?9~~Y';
,T,hat':$Y"'law No;"65:0,beillg'aby-la~vtoaiaen(IBy-la'wNo. 624"be re~
c\3{ved 'and read aifirst.time:~Carried. . '
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That'.:By-lawNo. ,650 b,e rea4' ~-third tinleand finaUY pagsed.~Carried.
'MO-(fed"!1:JY'D.i{~Kenn~y,:'secQnded by W"Ro.ckej\
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JUNE SESSIQN.
TRIED SESSION-FIRST DAY.
Tuesday; the 2nd day of June, 1903:
The ~1gi1i County OOUllcilmet thi~ day. at the .court House, St.
Thomas,according to adjour~e~t. -
The Warden in the chair.
All the me1J;l.bers pre's~nt.
Ml';I? F.Thompson, member~elect for Division No~4, took his s~at
at the :conncil board.
The ;Warden a:ddressed the council as' follows:T
Since ourJastses;'lion no que?tiOlis: ofimportanbein ,couiitY busili~ss
hav8'arisen.-: ' . -
The :rureh~se ofan addition toth~Rouseof Illdustry farm was co:m~
ple~ed,' in accordancewi,~hyoUr instrnctiqils:
';rheSp3cial Committee, appointed to Ipok afwr thejnt~restsoi the
;c()~tyiucQnnection with the Loucion'and,POrl Stanley_toU'road,. have
been vigilant and, SO;rt:l,8 'special electric railwaYle~islatiollhefo~e tp.eHouse
'wa-s,' atth~~r requ.~st;, changed to s~fe~~rd the ,intere~ts,of the COUllty.-
A-meeting'yf your:8PBcial COmmittee with 'thf'l cortlmitte.e~appointed
by the Norfolk qounty:C,ouncil, to -consider matterS' iI;l cOllll,ection, with
the;eayharn:to,ll rQad, 'Ya.s"held~t Tills,onl:nirg;and, steps taken.ta procure,
fuller,infor:mationinreference to the, 'poSition of thexoad; "Further p~r~
ti(mlars.will, no dO'Q-bt,be farthc.oming dmj.ng th~preseIl,t sessioll.
T-he,~ente~:mial of the' nrstjlllportant ,settlement, iIithe'eounty has,
beenfittinglycelellrated.Ac()I~cl'udip.g event will ,be t1ieentertainm~nt
.of the,OntariQ~mstop-~lSociety at 'Port. Talbot onThurs~ay," al:!-d "I",'hope
that you 'YVi~Larrttnge'-the ~usiness of tl~s ,sessi~n8a ,that all, .lflay att~?-~.
The proceedings of the hst day Of the previous session were read an~
conlirmed. .
The 'following communicatio,nswere ;read~
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1. Frpm J: S.- Itobertson, :baITist~r'fe LO~l(loli'and PQrtStaJiley -toll
Road, 'Refyrredto Special,ToU.Road, Obm~g~eE3.
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2. Fram 'W.A~kin"Public School Insp~ctor, witl~'aI:mu~l report", -Re-
terred to EdW3atiou Cori1n?-ittee. ~
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. 1M t Co' mmittee", req1ies. ~tin:g
3. Frem Laura S~oo~d:NatlOha,': ~li~ell, ,," ' "
grant. Referred t~~ce CommitteE3. , " __ , , ",
4 Frolll jallles:MillS,I?rlllciPalAgricultirr~l College,~ re l;l;bolition ?f
co~typuPilapp~intmen~s})y', CountyCauncil.. ,_
5. 'From J as~- A: Bell~ 9aunty Engn;.eer, repOrt ~ne?UIltYbridges. : ~e-,
ferredto"Public Impravements; Committe~.
6 F W R Yoko. ni with accaUllt for-maintenance. af,prisoner . ill
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10cku:p;"R~feITed to' Fi?-aIice' ,Oo~ttee~,
/"7: Auditar$' report. Re.ferred to:-Finallce.?()mmitt~e.
Mr.W~ F. L1it~n gavenbtice,:that h~ would ~~pl:y.;to, have the McIn-
'nes Bridge in Yarinouth; assumed asa~ountYb~dge~-.'
Moved by S. B. Morr~s, secon~ed by 'Ym~ Jackson,
That Mr. Thompson b~placed on the fOllowingcom~ttees:~FJ.nauce,
Petitions and LegislatiQn, PiJ.blic Improvements.;.....;,Carned. ,
, Move~ by S. B.; Morris, seco~d~d by D; G. 'McPhe~Q~: .-~.
That tlris councildo n()w. adjou~ until 10. a.m.to-'morro:w~, to. 'allow
the com~ttees to ~eet.:"""'Carried. EDWARD. MCKELLAR, War~en.
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ELGIN.OOUN;TY :COIDl)JIL;
, ;HillD SESSION-:'-'SEOOND DAY.
Wednesday, the 3rd'd3.t of J;un.e, 190~.
The Elgin County COUlJ,<;il.met this day :at: the,.Conrt :I:Iouse~St".
ThoI?as, according toadjoiITmnent. ' .
Th~)Warden fu the chair.
All the membe,rs present.
The prooeedings of the previous day were read and oon1irmed.
The following com'munie3;tion~ were i:e~d:'
1. From Neil.CUrrie, re Mrs, Hicks and Miss Eo Marr. Referred to
Finance Conimittee: '
2~-From,Co~ty Treasurer witli ,report. Referr~d' to :-Finallce Com-
~ttee, r
3. From Com;t House C.o11llI1.iBsion;with report, Referred to Ffuanc.e
Conunittee. .
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, The report. of the SPBchtlBaYha~ ..r6'llRoad Committee was .presented
and _~~oPted,~n~ot~?n<?fp. Stratton, se.cond~.~ by S;' B~ J\1:orris.
T'Jiereport qfthe_PublicImprov~emeIlts Oommittee was,'preseiited' and
adopted, on nlOtiOllOfW. '.Jackson, 'seconq~d by W. Rockey.
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The report of theHo~s,e, of .Industry Committee..was /pre~en:ted I;'tIld
ad?pted, o,nmotion of W~ .F.Lutqli, sec~nded byD. Mc~eli~ey.
, Th~report ot' -theSpeeial Port Stanley_ 'Toll Road , Com'mittee was
presente~" and. adopted, onmotj01!-ofW." Jackson, seconded by W.. Rockey,
,The .report. of the Education" Comriiittee ,was presented 'and adopted,
on motion of A.T~rner,seconde4byW. ,F. Luton'.
S. B,"Moms,'delegate to the-Ontario, Good Roads' .Convention at Ot~
tawa, p~~s3:t;lted Iris r~portJ wI-rich ,was. 3,.dopted, on m~tion {)f S. B. Moms,
seconded byA~_ Turner:' ,
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~~vec;l by O.McKe~ey, secon~ed' byW.' Rockey;
That'~, -deputation from Aylmer,re High School, be.heard this 'after~
:'noon at2.30."":-Carried. " ,
Moved~yS" 'B: Morris, seconded byD.',G.McPherson,
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That ;this: couhcildo nnw' adj'ourn untjl 2 p.:m.":'-Carried.-
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COUll9i1 resu:o;ed.
Moved by~. B. Morris, seconde9-by D., G; McPh~rson,
, ., "f Almer be',now' allowed to addi-ess tlie~
That the deputatIOn rom. y " ,
cOmicil. -yarried.
f I then' addressed .th~'co-q.ncil..
Mr. Glover and Mayor Qa'ron~ 0 A~ ,mer,
in reference to grant. for Collegiate Instl~ut.e.
Moved by b.'.Mc~emiey, seconq,e'd by W.e ROCk~y,.
" , " , ", dID t Hi 11 Schools'-,-:,
That,the followip.g grants'1?e made .to the .,eren.g .
AylI~~u~r,. $250; nU:-tton,:,$250; Vlenna,,$100.~9a.n:-eo..
The' report ,of the Gaol Conuirltijee .was presented and adopted, on
motion of A;J. :-Leitch-; seconded by W. F. Luton. ,
Finance Committ~e Re:p~tt N o~ 1 was ,presented and adopted. on
~otionof A. J. Leitch,secolided, byW. ,Jap~son.
-, "h S . '1 Committee 're'Taibot'Cent~liniaJ,was pr~-
sellt;l'::~P:.1:;P~~d~ ~;, J:~~:~llOf S, B. .M~iris, seconded by W. Rockey.
'. G 'tt e Rep' ort No. ,2 ~~s presented, 'and adopted, ;'on
Frnance 'omnn.e. . .. " ... .. .
motion of A.; J.Leitch,s,econded byD~F, ThompsoIl.
Moved.by S. B. Morns,secona.ed byW; ,F,'Lu,ton,
That tllls-co~cil do now adjourn mitp. ,to-~o~ow at 8.'30' a;ID,-
.Carried. EDWARD MOKEL~AR, W ard~n;
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THIRD SESSION~THIRD DAY,
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'Thuxs4ay;'the4th day o~ June, 1903.
.~ne Elgin . County, Goun~il: m~t this da~ at the,Court House' St -
Thon:ms~ ~.ccording.to' adjourbment. -- -- ,., "
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The Wal'den in the chair.
Movedby, :w.F. Luton, seconded b;~A.~.Leitch,
T~~t-:this,council, 'do no~ adjourn until 10 a;m: to~morro~.-~anieq..
EDW .i:-'RDM?irnLLA~,Warden.
THIRD SESSION--'FOURTH DAY.
Friday~ .tll~,5t;h aa;yo:f'Ju.n~; 19()3..
(. The Elgiri County Council. \net tIus, day at the Court' HO}l~e, . St:
Th()mas, according tOadj,crI1rIlment'.
The'WardJ3n -fu -the chair.
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,..4.l1 the,'members prese:nt.~
Th,e proceedi~gs, of the previous days'.were i'eadand: co:nfifmed.
Account from Jas. M; Glenn, COWlty S61icitor,was presente'd'and 1'e-
ferre&. to Finance Goillniitte.e. " " --
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,Mov(;ld by k:Stokes, ~~condeci by '0.; G. M9Pherson\
\ ".Tha.t the ~ountyderk be'~uthorizedtoJarl'an:ge 'for ~oal suj)plyfor
'county buildirigsat prices pel;' itender.~Carried;
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Moved by.:A.J.:'Leitch,.,se:cond.ed,bY D~ F;TholIlPson,
That/,~he acc'ount of the county solicitor; upjo date. amountln~ to
$135~55, be:paid.-Carried.
Mov'ed,by 0. McKenney; seoonded'by W. 'Rockey,
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Th~t theiraut~ being what',itwill cost., to keep 'au inmate in the
Hoilse 'ofllid~~try, be continued'toMissCatharine Wallace,of DWlwich~
~Carl'ied.
M:~:ed~y O,McKen'riey, secondedbyW:m.Rockey,
~rhatBy-law No. 651, 1J8i;gaby~iaVf to, grant additional _a~dto high
schools, be r~,ceivedand read a fir$t. t,ime.:'::-"Ca,ITied. '
i,c,vedby A. Stokes, sec~nded-b.Y D.' Stratton.,
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That By-Ia:w No. 631 be re~,d a ,second tiriie.-Carrie~;
Move.Q by A.Turner, secoride4 lurD. 'Strattgn;
.,T~at,By~lawN 0:6~1.bereada,third time 'a!,-.d:'finally passe'd.-Cl1rried.
MovedbyS~ B. ~orrilto.secon4~d by.D..'G.M,cPhersori,
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That By-:law No. ~ij:3,b9ing a by-law to raise amou:n.ts fa)' county rfi,tes
during 1~03,. be received and readafirst.tim,e.-,-Carried; ....
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Moved b! W.F .L:ri-ton"seconqe~"b:r D.F.' Tho;mpsoD,;,
'I'll.at.By-law'No.652 b~ re~d~.seco~dtime,~'~Oarried:
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,Moved,bY A~ :.r.'Leitch,:.s8conded'by.W: J~kson,
rie~~hat' .By-law' No. 652hel'ead a third tirrt~and1inallY :p3ssed.~Car_
NOVEMBER SESSION.
J!'OURTH SESSION=:FIRSTDAY,
Tuesday; the .24th daycif Novembe~,~903.
~he 'Elgin, County Co'imcilmet this ?-ayat:, the ,Court House, S~.
Thomas, according to adjoti.TIunent.
The Wai'den in'the'chair:
All, tr~ members..,p~esen~_
The Warden addressed the 'coUncil 'as' follows;....,...
In 'beginning the business of"thil? the closin.g'sessioIi 'of'the,year, I
desir~ to refer to a ,few matters that. are worthy of consideration.
Moved by S. B.Morris, seconded by A..r.Lei'tch,.
That By-law No 6-3 b". " ;
urer to borrow $15 0;0 i) b' . em?, adbY,~law to' enable the W~T'den ,andT:reas~
, ,e reC?lVe, andr,ead a first tim!:)."Carried.
Moved byWm'\ Rockey, se~onded by A. Stokes,
~hat By':.law ~ 0'. '65~ bere{\da second time.-GaiTied.
Moyed b~ ~.~ B~Morris, seeonded bj D. G. McPherson,
tied.That ~Y-law'No. 653-'.be,re~d' !,,;,thir4' time 'and finally'pass~d;.--.;;Oar~
MOV~d by S,. B. Mortis"second~d'bY'D~'G. McPh~rson,
That this council do- ....- d;' . ....'
No 'b: ..., .' ..now.a;,Jo~rn.>tomeet,on'Tuesdi:ty"the24th of
vem er, at 2 P.ID:., at the Courtgouse; St. 'Th?mas.---:o--Oarried.
EDWARDMc~AR, Warden:
BA YHA)rTOLL ROAD,
The special committee apointed to deal with this matter have"triken
no' action, in reference thereto,.' and I am n?w: informed :that th~ road
has been pUTcllased by the Townships of Bayham, and Houg~lton' and the
tolIS.remoyed.
LONDONAND,PORT STANL:L:Y TOLL,ROAD;-
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Tlie Le~slature of Ontario, at its lastsessi?ll, app,ointed an. inspector,
'of.-toll roads;, to inspect any road ~m~hich tolls. are tiken, wliellever. re-.
qu~sted8oto. do hy res()lution of the' council 'at a: t6WnshipOr'C?1lllty in
which ,such. road" is' situated,-or upon. a requisition '.signedbY at . least
, t.wep.ty, ratepayers living within three nrlles of such road~6r Jrom time to
tim~: as he m~y'deem necessary. . If, . upon . {ill:y':.suqhinS~ection';.thein~
spector is 9f the'opiniou' th~t any $uchroad,?r portiontllereof,'is;'ou:t(of
repair, 'l"!,e shall notifiy the pJ;8si,(lent of~heeom.p.ally.o~.the_head ()f--the
m.unicipality to >whom}he ,road' ,helongs. He may [l,}so: Illake'aspecial-re~ -;
port'tq the Oomlmssionerof Public ' Works, that. tht') road inspected by
h~lll:js',. a~.tothe:'who~e or. a ee;tainportion the~eof'csd much out 'of .r~pair
as; in Ms opipion, to.'justi+yan orclerfot: t,hec~ssor ofth~'rightto toll~~.and'
upon the senjce ofa~cppy6f.theSP'ycialr~po~t oJ,1'thepl'eside~tof the, qpm~
panyorhe~dof ,th~' _nlu~icip31ity,., lleither the" ciirect(\rs.of the c01upany,
nor",:,them~ci:paJ.".councili u9r',any p~rson'a~tliorizfd by, them,
shall ,demand' or take' any' toU-fronranY'"person'. travelling, through
th~' tPU-:gates, until the il:)spector has'again> examin~d:the' road'aid' ce,rti:C
fieditt() l?e ill, good, and effic~ent -repair:
ill' iesponseto'a 'petition fronrthei'atep~~ers;of'Yarm(rnth'aud:'S~'tli~
."\V?ldi,'an,inspection of this' ~oadwasmade'.on:the~12th 'of'.,N ovember::' No-
official:reportofthe: ,inspection"has 'beenrec~ved; 'The,inspec0~;c.when'
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uito districts,was'well cOllsidered,as it gave tothe taxpay~i's an equitable
representation'. It has been thought bYmany'thattheiSyste~of dual vo~:
ingwas objectionable, but the benefits 9nlyreq~re~,ci.?etllOroughly:nnder-
stood; to bea]Jp~€ciated. It.pr-ovides for a millority representation, and
, eqllalizes,the influences. of, thepoli~ical'Pttrties- "This system of voting.isin -
operation ii:t so~e, 01" ~he United States and in Ellgl3lJ.d -and Scothind, forthe
election of memb~rs':of Scho.ol'Boa;rds, and at thelaBt ses'sion of the Legis-
lature was introduced in sp€~iaJ legislation'; proviifu1g. fortheelecti~n" of
the Board of Edp,cationaud BOa,rd of, Control of rp.unicipal a~airs for, ~lie,
City of Toronto. This syste.m of election is bound to be ,introdllced 's'oone!
or later in On~ario for the pill'poseofpr6moting a'mo~eequitablerepresenta~ ,
tion in mUJPcipal C,?Ulicils. IV.(allY; Objections may. be .urgeQ.,>~gainstt~e
proposedilewsY!3tem.. .On,8 is that v:otes Ol~: .~a,nci~ ~uestions . are. no~
c-alwavs the,most..in~,pbrtant;,,;Eor instance, the questiO::l:oj,equalization, the
appointment of , officers, confirlIling of road<by:-Iaws ofloGaI~unicipalities,'
guarante~ingclebenture ?y-Iaws. of 'lccf}lmupiclpaJitiesl the designation
of'roads u,nder 'the J~ighway impro:ve~e~t)Act<to _all of which the: vote,
in porportion - to the,equalized v~lue of :~h~ 'mullicip~ity,,rep:resented:
woul~~Qf apply, are of greater importance than Il~o~e -in: ref~J~~ce,to"
an eipenditure of $1000- OTllloI'e,,: ' - - - - - /
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In ,1896; :when thepresenteounty co~dl sy~tem -was;adopted,two' of
the prli::tcipal p,rguments w:ere.thatthe county. councils.were.too large and
thatyill~ge,~epresenta~ij'es hada'votiIig' pow~r:01l.t, of proportion to their
taxO-paying'liability; Ifthe)ocal m'unicipalities<of Elgin favor:, t.he 'neyv
system, villages. and_ towns paying()i1e~twenti.ethofthe, :c()uIity,rate'wi1~
havefive~twelfths of the' representatian.,: lam strongly of opuJion that5f:
~~. optiona(system'Of county council rRpreselltattonIilUst.beconsiciered,th.a~
achauge>should not be:'Irl.8;de,UJlttl theratepayers of the county lULve'Iiadan
opportulli~y:~fvoting 'on the que~tion, It is notinthe mterestsof ~uni~'
eipal goyerlllIlent ,that a qv-estionof SO, great jmpOl:tanc~ shoD;ld .be,' left in: ,'/ ___
the 'hands of, the ,.local municipalit'ie,s, to determine ,wl}ethet ,it should go "
mto operation,or.uok' ,T ,:OuJ-d '&uggestthat' the coUnty council, 90nsider
the matter, with a Vi~:v to. petitioning the ~~gis}a,tl{reto>repeoal thecounty I
council legislation of last sesi;:.ion" and that we. endeavor, to ,secure the co-
oper'ationof 'otIlereountyic()uncil~; both by. petition ,tilld' depuA;ation:to the
Legif?la,t,~re,'-whenjn se.Sl?i~ll'
gem.g' aver, t~-e ~6a~,~asMcompailled'bY~'Your Special Comniittee an'd
m~~.~,M.~e bndges were J()Und to be ill about th~, samest.ate- of nan-re~
pa'I,r:a,s.,~ep9rted to this cou~lCilduringt~e'pasttwo years.
_ ,,~,':he'Ac~ .requirest~e-; mspector to "'sp.ec~y , the-.parti~ular'
~~~on,:or~rtlO~ of.th~,ro~d which he finds Ollt ()f repa:IT and .state the'
tn:ne';ltInll:yhieh the rep~sare t~he mad,e. If ,tlle repairs-are,not:
c~~121e,te?-. by, the ~te, speClfied~ "andt.he -inspector' does not. extend. the
~m~l,no tolls a~~ to-becolleetedatthe nearestgates':on either: side of the
port~onor p~rt;i~ns ofro~,d so' ho.tifted .as aut, 6f.'~epair., It is -to'be ho eel
~hat ,tJ1le p~o<?eedings, under" this1\-ct, will reSult, in the road beingpla~ed
ill a,'p~oper state'.of~repair at ,an early date: If the'~essees refus"'br
.n~glect" .~o,' ,eo~plywith, t,he~ t~~s of any report" that may, be made :---the'
eounty~ill havyuo'alternativebu~ to proceed 'withthe'actlo~cOni " '. 'd
last year ,for . f""" ,,' '"" "', .', lllence
-: '"/~os~esslOn,o the road under--}heternu;oftheie~se.The
Sp~Cla~?onu:rn~tee should be dilly a:utholjzad to : act for. t,heCount
O?UlleIlm thIS matter. ',' "", , Y
WILLEY BRIDGE.
: ".."" ',IJ1 1901~h~, Cohnt~ .Qo~:n~n' no_ti~ed: th~ CmlllbilofMiddIesex.. that'
the;r: were'Wllling to bu~ld a bndgeover th€l'(Tluimes at the .p. .1""e. -l..c~-OW n
as the Will 't 'b" . " . ,...'~ ~
~:. . ~y"SI e, uta~,yet no definite action hasbeeu takeii.by'Middle~
sex., ~ und~rstand~.hoVf'ever, that they will be preparedtogo'onwith the
work next year and I nId' . ".. ... ... '. .... ..'. ~,
">' ...... .. .~., ./....:wo .,sugg~s~tha~ the ch~i1:man of the,Public
c ,I~p~~velllentsCo~m:lttee an(lth~, county en~~er:beauthorize,d to.'"COIi_
fer ~vltIl,t:h~m:and .h~ve 'Plan~, etel; I Teady atorlr'J ai1uary session.
,. N'Ef3")~ti:t>ndIPAL LEGISLATION. _
, .. '.... ~t. ,~?e fast';se~~io~ Cl,f ~11~ L~gisi~ture. a great'many 11l1~lldnl~llts t6.-the
~ UlllcIp~lAct',,:ere"1?~~se,d:3,l1djncl;u,ded in the consolidation: of, .theM 1,lui-
clpal Act.;'I~l~em,Qst ~p~rtant'alllell~.f,i1tre~erS: to- the ,c.omposition. of
_ count:y-~,.eoun(nls,. and It. IS .1lC(w.optional' with t~~-:rp.ajority,af .t,he local',
e?uneil!5-yvh~ther the;,cou~t.r: :couucil,>as, at. p~sen.Lc6nstituted; b~ cou- -
ti~~e4.. ?r, w~epllel'cit'_shall" aft~rl1extyear.be-;cp:rriPQs~d o(the .'r~eves~f
the va,nous .10ea1. municipalities illthe~Go1?-nt:y."" WIlen. 60unty Councfls
aree?mp~sedof the reevps;.thev?~e QJ+81'ie1'Y,.questio?- whi6h in:voives' thee-x-
,~eI?-(lit~~"of ~pney ta.?rin ~xee~sof.$~OOO~OO isto_be.;det-e:rn;iuiedbyaq,d..c
""plg,together thee.qua,lized 'assess.ments o,fthe .municipa'lit',e"" '" h' ',:,',,', ,
. t t. ' "iff '. .... ... ," ',:.. I sw oserepre~
~en ~,l.~e 'V?~e, '. .or,that' ~xpenc1iture'Or against, suCl:{e~e:'nditure ' t;sp'ect-
Ive,lY'JJls~ea4 pi. by a ;najorityvQte of ,the, lllembers;. as ,inotiier ... cases'. -
~~ ..paSSltn~1~~6thiS legisla~ionw.as;,'llo.~doukt;, ~ :8U,rpriS~'to.. rdl 'of -you:'
, e;lou~'..~ ,:' ~.' w:h_~n the presentc()nstitution-~fcoUnty,coUllcilswas
,~doPtep.Jmuni9i:p~l',a:,+~horiiies ~ a~d,-the public gene~ally werecon~nlted, in '
leferencethereto.. The act- th€llpaS edh ,... '.th' ,., --,', '. ,,",~
th -'h'h::" '.',' ..., S ... aSgIvenegreatestsatlsfactHm
.... rou~ outt~ e ProYIllCe, as far aflT,ani.awa,re. 'The division-'of count-ies,
~[AINTEN:ANCE OF HOUSE OF INDUSTRY [l\,.rATES /~
~eit apersop.$e~t. to the IIou~e of Industry has not residedcontiuu~
ouslY,m the local.lnu:illcipalityfrolil. which, he was ..sent . for. it period of .,
three,years preVious,to.the date of hi,S committali/the said-town, 'village or
tom.shipl"in -,wliiqh '.'suck personhas'resided ',durmgthe said period,', are
now respo~sible fo~the prol2oItionat~ sl~~re of 'th~ cost'ofJlis mainte~nce
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andsu~port 'at the House of'R~fuge andfor the/ex:penseo(hiscommittal
tl?-ereto; . Very little: 'difficnlty;in tIlls regard~h8,s, be~ experienced'in
~he House 9f, Industry .. in this countY: I~ is'Well.howeYer,tha~
such p;rovision has been' made that will prev~nt the: shipping'of panpe~
!roro'one'collllty to another. "-
BRtDGES DVE'a 300 FEET IN LENGTH,
4 news8QtioIi was added to tl1eMtmicipal-Act, providing for proceed-
ll1gs to ~elieve tOwnships: 'of tliemalntemmce.of bridges. over' 300 feet in
lengtJ1:. I do not know that t1:tere are any such: within the limits of Elgin, _
mGHW A Y IMPRQVEMENT. AC'l'.
'The f6il~willg:~~m~nn!ca~ions were:read,:
f..Frein W. Atkin,. PuJ:>llC. SchooL-In~pector;re travel1illgexpenses.'
Referred to Education 'Corinmttee.
2. 'FromW. G.' Cangh~ll,Cler~of Yarmouth"rebri~ge. Referred"to
.Public Iinprovements' Committee. .
, . tt 'l'hanks for 'gra~t.~
3. FJ,-9m,Laura Secord Monument ComIDl ee~
Filed.' , .,
. 4,From Secretary Eastern ,Ontario. Good !loads' As:~:;':~~ r~~,;:: '
mini()n q-ood ROads Bureau. - Ref~rred ,~o' .PubliC? . Imp
mfttee.
5. ~rovinci~ ~storical'Society, with resolution of thanks....:..;.Filed,
6' ~rom D. CaniPbeli, townshipelerk;D~wic~,'enclosing :Sy-IawNo.
- .' '.a"" d, ,'-,-, Referred to Public Improvements .Comnnttee.
602 to.be conJ..ll'me . .' .... '. '
.', . '. >.,. "f Irid trv witharillual report.
7~ iro.m L. Luton, physlCIan Hou~e o. . us ~.J' , . . .. .
'~.~ 'p'" 'H..H' . ']It:'enclosillg.account.for photos;ofbridges.Re.
S.Fro.m ,'. ' .a1g., ..' v". "'"
feiTed to Ptiqlie Impr6vem~:nts Co.mnntt~e. " '.
9. ~rom Joseph Clark, South Monagha?, .re preservation of fericE;l
posts. ,Referr~d to Public Improvements Comnuttee~ . . ,'. .~. _,
10. From K, W. MbKay" COUlit-r: Clerk, r~. plan and arre'~ of taxes.
~ Referred'to Fillance' Cominittee. ,
- '. . . . .... . . '. ,.' . f the unin('.()rporated village of
Mr,. Turner. 'presented.. petItion : ro~" I. - vill' '. Referred to the
Shedden, praying fo:sthe forma~ion ofl a'po lC~ age.
, Petitions' and .Legislatism,Oomtn1t~ee.
Moyed byS: It"'Moms, secQnded'by p.-McPp.erson,
il t. l 1 ok to~morrow, to
That. --this c?Ullcil do no", adjourn' uI],t . ell oc 0
nllow co'mmitteesto. meet...,-Carped. '
EDW ARDMcKELLA.R, Warden,
DRAI~AGEACT.
An iniportant an:..~~dment.. to: the prainage. Act provides for. the' ap-
Pointment ,of two.. residents 'of. the :inunicipality, to' be. called,'.' DraiIlage
Viewers,'" whQse,duties are to accompany the engine~ in laying, out any
drainage work to. be constructed or repaired Under the Act.,
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SCHuOL AC'L'
, The only amendnlent . to the ..' Public School' Act to which. I 'desire to
'direct yoUr att~ntiori,:is thatrelating'to thej;laylnent oft'he travelling ex.
penses of the Publiq School Inspecto.r. -The Education, Qommittee will
'haveto considertlus during,the present session, ~s..the ~(nint to which
owip~peQto.r is entitled',is therebymcreased.
, The time for.thedesigp.ation of roads for: impro.vement,by.Qounty
'Connoils ,has heen extended until the 1st ~anllary. 1905._ Tl1ere are also
. other -importaIltamendinenJs to. this, Act; which'were r;Lot' before YOJl
when' "the.' matter was, considered/. apd I:: would, 13ugg'estthat, the PU?lic
Improvements Committee enquire into_ the effect o.f these. amendments
and report if, in. their opinion, .the-Act is now more acceptable than it
fQrmerly was. In th~s connection I wo:nld direct thecounci}.'s a,ttentiou
to Sectlon 389 of t:p.e MUnicipal 'Act, 'as amended ,at last session.
MAINTE~ANC;;F. ,OF PUPILS: AT' HIGH SCHOo.i:;~,
The High Schools' Act,has ,been .amende~::and'the proportion 'llow
payable by the co.unty,f()r pupiliS attending):Iigh Scho.ols adjf1Centtnere,to,
has been "reduced to65 percent., of the aV(;lrage cOst 'o.f, the yearly: main:
ten\anc~ of pupils a,tsuch'HighSchooLi
With these ., few: remarks, gent,~emen; we will proceed wit,h the
business of the sessio.n.
. The pro.ceedings of tl~el~st,dayof the pJ'evio.us session were' read 'and
Oon1:irm&l.
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- i:LG-IN'COL'NTY COO'Nelli,
FOURTHSESSION__SECQJI.'D DAY.
_ Wednesday, the 25th November,.l.903.
The Elgin COtI.lity Council met this day at the Court' House,.St.
Thomas, accordmgto ~adjotlrIl1l1ent.
, '
The 'Warden in the chair.
AIl the mellJ-bers prese:qt.
The. proceedings of the prevj,~:nisday ~'Yere read, and . confirmed:
-The following communicatiolls, were read:-:-,-
, ,
From D.Tup:ter,inspector o:f:Hl)useof mdnstI")'", with-ann~' report.
Refe1'!ed to House.of-IndustrY,Com~ttee. . -".,,' " " '
. From.JaB'. A: Bell,_ county engineer, with report. :Referred to Public
Improvements Committee;' , "
From County Treasurer, with report. ,Referred tQFiilallCe, ComIllit.t'ee. ~
. '.' .,'. "
M~.. MCPhersoll 'gaye 'lloticebf application ':for 'i't gr~mt' ,h{'$30.0 'fo1- _
wes~ county line. ' ,
Movedbi A>J~ ~eitch, S~'co~ded by W~Jacks'~n;
That ,F~ank' ,Hunt, who has been a,ppointed. police:.lli.agistrate, be
.allowed to address the COUncil. ..
Mr. ,:e:~nt ,th~n, addressed t~e'cou~cii .in.. refel'ell~e to, office' ~nd re~
muiieration.
MOV~d.bY A. J~,Leitch, ,Se.co~ded.b~ 'w. ~J ~td~so~,
That. ~he. request of Police'. Magistrate, Hunt "be.:t:E;!ferre5itoa'. SPrcial
Committee to be' appointed.-by the ~Warden and that they' repor-t at thi~
sessio:ri.....:..Carrie'd~ '
. ,
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TheWarden,a:Pllointed,:Messrs.cMoITis, McKeniley and Luton as the
~peCialCommittee. ". __, .,
M,QVedby s. B.Morris.,sec~:qde,d by A. J;.-Leitch,
. " ".- ,; '-,
.'l'ha't" intheo'piniou.of tItis council, it would u,ot;be in: th~, lD.terest~ of
the people of t!n,s :'county that t,he" optional Iawas to the, fonuatioilof
coun~y' council~ shonl~. go irtto effect, for tll~ reason that theincorppr_'
-~ted villages_.~and town in tIn,S county.onlyeontnbute Qne-~€ntieth.of
the revenu~andwouldbe entitled to :five~twelfthsof tl1erepres~ntat~oni
feu therefore. resolved Tllat this council dopetitionthe_~gisla~:ure
at its uextsessio'n . in' t1~Is- respect:'and that we' ask other counties in\'the
. I 'Province to cc~operate by :way of petition.~Carried.
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ELGIN, QbUN~ OOp-NOIL.
Mo~e(l'bY:R B~'N()~s,secon~~d bY~. .;G.\ 'McPhe~()~,
:'.',., . '-' f'the 0 n,toiio Statn. t.e s for,..1903. be-prQV1, 'ded for' the use
Thatacopyo'.'<:<,,--,,-. .'. . .....-' ," . . '. . d
o{each ,member of this coun-;'ll and the COunty engineer.-Carne.
. Mo';e~ bis. BMorri~, seconded by D.G. McPberson.
-Th.at thebl~llk fO&ms-for-the tise of the.ilimor :r:o:uni~i:Palitiesfor::l~C-
. ,,". ;,,d,'... - . '-ent'and'col1ebwrs' rolls. be suppli~d, by the conn Y
t>lOns,an. .assessm.., , '.' ;:" , > _ ,
CaJ'ried. '_ '. ". ' _ .
. ",.'. ',' "s B M', .. secondedov'D,G.McPherson,/
Moved'bv, ; . J' OlTIS,. '. '. L . .,.',', , ~.
v '__" '1 do now adjourn ,to meet' agairi/~,t ,2 p;m,~Ca.rried..-
Thaf',this .COunCl. '. ". ."'.'.' . .:.. '_.' "
,
Oo-unci! 'l;(>.sllillPd:, '. '.o ,
Me. McKenney gave noticetl.lat ~n"PI'Hcati01ifor a ii"OO grant for .
l()Ck~i)~ouid bepresentedb~~eputa.t.lop froIIl.portBury8 ... :.
~':T~e 're~rt oi~peCialconunitte~,~,!ypojjee ,'magi'Strate; ,vas p'r~sellted
-, '".. ,",' ',' .,', 'fMrr ,'s seconded bvLuton.
iuldadopted~onmot.lOn,~' 0 ,,"',' ... <". " .....;: ._.'
-- ,'. ' '-'.'. "-:.' '.,~' L .1t.o"Committee'/'eSheddenpohce
:..' 'rhe . report,:?f ,petl~lOnSt' . ~d d :~~pi:d,nOli 'motion of Mori'is, secQllded
village petition; ~a.s p~egen"e ,an '_, .o' ',~' " ;.
lif_T"':ll'lWr. '
MoYed:l)~~,A../l'Ut~~i.,:s~dnided by W./a,ck",oii. . <',
,-, '.. .......:. ". "'.. fthe, Township of .Soutnwoldbe
. ''l~hat,u"dep~t~tion-of,~adtep~!ers t':n~ c~uncil,regardinglJ(l.nd()n":alid..
;granted.,.tIle.prlVdeg~ of-ad, ressmg . .' _ . ":, n. d ":, " \',
. ~' ',''- "',',, , "" ,', :.-- :, " t o'clock t,o-morrow_----:-:-uame, .
)>orf,Stariley.t.?l1rondat,wo:. ..' ',< '..
M(~~edhYA.rl'Urlt~r,'seCOllded bY,W.,.F:;Luto~. ". . .I" . .,'
, <That the CountyofEl!;ii>l'~yF;ank Hunt. poHce'magistrate,",salJtry
,'1f()tie:hu~~r~d,il~dfiftY':dolla.rs f~~ on~,yea.r -
. -
lu, i~melldUlellt :
Moved,JYd,'iVIcKenneyi"secimded by ,W. Roek~y, .'
, ~......... ........'.. '... ,', .h .. . lice magiBtrateo{'Elgin County
Thattheinatter.ofs~ary f?~tf~,.. '.\ :
b~.laid'Qv~r:. *ntil the .~ ~muary .seS!'llOIL ,
. Maill'niot,ion~l-05t. Am~ndme:rit_c;3,rrie(L
M6V~db~,O:M(~Keriney, ~cortded by: W..Ro~k,ey,
, . . " ".' .. ad."';" to meet to-InoTI'owa.t,elevei1.a.m~~
Thatthi8:coUllClldo;now, .Journ. . .... ...... ".: .." ,
';Carrlf>,d.-' . -...EDW'j\JtDM:0KET~J,.~~, W!\rden.
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ELGL\,'CQUNTYCQUNCIL:.
FOURTH SESSION~THIRD DAY.
'J;'hnrsday~ the,~6th day ofNovelllber,'1903.
The Elgin CoUnty. Council met this day at the .CourtHouse,-"St.
Thomas,according to'adjoirinment.
The 'W'ard~n in'the chair:
_ill ~4e me~bers present except Mr. .Morris~
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The pr()ceedillgs of the previous daY were re~d and corifinned,
A'~ommrinicationfromJ. S.Robertson, re London arid Poit.Stanley
Toll-Road, was reail andr~ferredto Special Co:rlliuittee.
The_report ()f:tliePqbli<:: hnp:r6veme.iltsCommittee was presented and
adopted.!' on motion' of Jacksofi" s€condedby.Str~ttoll: -
r~'h~report ofthe'E~uoationC~mmittee was,pres8nted,and ad<?pted on
:motion'Of'1':urner, seconde4 by Luton '
Moved by W. ~Tackson, ~e~o:iia.ed by'~. Turnei.,'
,That Police Magist.rate Hu~t h,e proyided'with the n€cessa'ry 'st~tion~
ery:-for, his :use' in the, discharge. of llliiduties ,:as, Police,' .Magistrat.e' for the
'Count'yof.Elgm~~Carrieci -
MovedbyO~ ~c;KellneY;Seco~dedby }Vin~, ROckey,
~ ~hat the, deputation fri;nn Port:Bur~vel! be'now-" heard;~Carried_
Messrs.' Back:house:. Postie a.u~ .Williams t,hen addressed the, cotincil.
Moved .by A. :T~ner ,seconded byD. Stratto~,:
Th~t thiscoUllcil adj<:lUrnto meft.at 1~30,}).m~'-'-,-C.a:rried:
"'l'he,council resumed,
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MI'. Pranglin, ;Reeye:of. SOJlthw6td;ad&:essed:the.council:in :reference
to PoitStanley Toll Roa,d. .
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Moved byV( .Rockey, secondea by I?, Stl'atton.:.
.'
Th~t a gr3:nt~6(f9urhundredd()1laJ'sbe givent~ the -t~te~s of th\,\
Village of Port Burwell, to assist them in paying for buildingalockup.;-
C.arried.' . . ; .,. . , .,
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Yeas~~cKenney; Rockey, .Stokes,StI:atton, L.U,tOll, ,McfJhel'!3ori:~6
, '. ., ..
Nays~Tho~sOli-,.Leitch, Jackson,Tni'ller.~.
EL~~N ..dbUNTY.'.COUNCll;,:,
35, .
.
rt' f tl' G' aol Coinmitte~ ~'as' preserited,'_.anq,adopted;. on__mo~
,.The:repo 0.. Ie ..... . '.'.' " _
tion of Leitch, second€)d by St~kes, .' .
h' ,':" tf th', '8 F,in,': anee Comnrlttee" was presented and ad?pted~ on
Terepor o. . ....... ". "." .' '.' .-
motion of Leitch" . secondedby rholllson..
f th Special Toll Road Committee was presented and
The report 0 e I' F
adopted, on motion of Jackson, secon,ded by Luton.
Mr. Leitch made. enquiry re clui~ty ,McKenzie; m'oIiies due Mrs.
", . h d Of County Treasurer.
Matheson, nowm an. s."" . '.: '. __ :
-Mo~edbYA~ J. Leitch, seconded by:b. F. Thomson,
'. . .......,; '"b :'.audis hereby anthorizep"to,pay t()~... Flora
' ..Thatthetr~asur~r.e. . .' ." . "'. '.d'" to.the'CoulltyTre.asurer
Math~~on the __balancele~t of- ~hed~~n~~ ~: "Efgw.Ho~se . of, Industry'.~'
by Miss Christy McKen~'ile, w 10 Ie ill" .'. '.. .
Carried.
~Ioved hy;..O:. 'M~KennE:\Y' seconde.d .bY~. Turner,
I '. . rovements: Committeeand Mr. IJeitiJh.bea com~
Thattl~'ePubhc. Imp' . ".' C-" . '.I.'ofMiddlesex at their next. session in
mittee to wait on: the Qounty ounCI.. '.. .' . .... . d
Londori;toyrange ~orbuilding the~illeY.bTIdge.~~a~~e '.:.",'
'f" :.:, , W" Ca,mpbeil b.E.,'Pr,o.vmciallns]J~(}~Ol'?t,Toll
Areport rom'.~. .... .... . '.. ". , '.;" .tt .
ROads,'wasreadand ~eferred_to Special Toll H?~d ~omm~. . Be.
,Moved b;O;MCKenney~ secori:dedby~:R~ckey,,- I
, t t' 0 'ow at..l0'.30 ~in.~.
>rhat this. councildq now-.adjoul'Hto 'mee" 'D:-lll'TI:"
Canned. I
EDWARD ,.MCKELLAR; Warden;
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ELG-L'\ OOUNTY', 'OOaNC~.
. FOURTH -SESSION-'-FOuRTH .DAY,
Friday, 1:he 27th day ofN:ovenitier, 1903.
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The Elgin,Oounty Council met this '~y a,t the .9'?urtEouse. .St. -
Thomas, a,ccordin,g' to adjom'nment:
Th,e Wa,rden in tne chair.
Allthe_meJiibers' pr€'sent.
',-' ,',,',j., "'.. -','" ' ", "I
Theproce~dingsof_theprevious day.werere~d and con:firrii'ed,
Moved byD.G~:'.McPhe:r:Son. seeondedby S. ~.: Morris.
That, a gI:~t'ofthree hUlldred dollars ,b&made "t?waJ"ds the:g~nerai, .
-ilnprovement,()f the'co~ty line'betwee~ ,the, Oounties,of..Elgirf Imd-Kent,
to s'IlPplement' 3:gr~:qtaJJ:ea~:Ymade,by, the Kent ?Q~ty OOlu1ci~", on, ~on~
clition that this, County Coun?il grant 'alike, amo~t;. ,the., m~jney~to' '~,
paid to ~he:treasurer of,the'Townsliip ofAldboroug~ ~de;Pendedupder
the ~upe~on.,of the township_cou;Q.cil of Aldborough'7""L6st. -
'Yeas~1\f()rris;~?Phersou; Luton, Rockey,McKenney."---o:"
NaY~ThomsO]l.LeitGl:t. 'f ack,son,~~Tur:uer; 'Stok,es,' Stratto;n.~6~
In ainendIrtent:-'
}rovedbyA. J. Leitch,seconded :byW..Jacks6n,
.' I, . ' , .
'.rha,tjhegrant'of$qOO;asked, forby,Mr,McPl}erson for ,the townline
. between Elgin, andK~nt, b~ 'laid over untilthe JanuMy~ession;~n or~er to',
enable the Cotluty Go~cilto as?ertall hQw many other countyline~ are
;in'~eed,ofa, similar'grant, to that asked for bY'Aldbor~ugh.~Carried."
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Yea~'I;'homsou,Leitch; Ja,ckson, Turner, Stokes, Stratton.'-6.
,Nayg.,,-;Mor~s, :M:c:ehers~n, Luton, R?c~ey, ~~:Kenl1eY,:-.5: -
Moved b:y q1\:l?K~imey, secorided:'by A~~t.okes,
That t~e reportsof.th~ Inspector.a,JidPhysician of . the H9use of fu~
dustry be. receive'dandPi-inted.in'~h~ minutes.~arri~d~
Moved :byW. Rock~y, seconde~by 9.McKenney~
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That. :b~: Luton be 'allowed to addre$s.theco~cil.-C~ecl'"
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ELGll~ COUNTY, coml"cIL.
- ut ~five dollars be granted to Mrs. ,E. M. Young,
That the. sum ?ft~~ y for one year a Children's Shelter in the city of
~~.a;,~;:':::r~~:c=f county Childr~n"u:or d:Uy.C~o::l1~~;e~:~
d 11 s and twenty~five cents per wee, e
~~:d ~o ~ntribute the sum of seventy-five dollars ~lllJually for mainten-
ance of same shelter for care of city children.-CaITled.
db A. J'Leitchseco~ded.by W. ,Jackson,
Moye.y.... ,
That By-Law No. 654: b~i~g a, by-law to':coufumB~~Law No.-.6~2, o~
,--, - ',.' f D .. h be received and read. a firSt tIme.-Carl'le .
, the Tov.,'"nslllp 0 . unWIC " ." ,
Moved by A.. J .-,-.Leitch;. secOnded by. A.. Turner,
That By-law NO.' 654 be read a s~cond t~e.----,-:Carri~d.
Moved by A; J. Leitch, seconded by D~ F. Thomson, "
That By~law No. 654 be read a th,lrd time\':m-d finallypaSsed...,-carrie~.
'.Moved by O. McKenlley,.seconded by A: Stokes; I.
B L.. N" 0 655 being a bY,-law to extend tim~'fortax ~e; be
Thaty- aw. ., .. '.
reeeivedand !eada first'time.---'CarrIed.
Moved by W.ltockey, seconded ~y O. McKenney,
_ That By_-Iaw No. .655 he read a: seconcl time.~Can~ed:,
Moved by O. ':McKeIlll~Y. seconded, by W; Rockey,
Tlmt By-law N 9. 655. 'he rea,d a third time anddin.allypassed;....".Carried.
Mov~d'by S.:,B.Morris, :secon.ded by D" G; McPherson,.. _
, .ThatBy~Law No, 656, being a 1)y~l~wtO bOITOW fivethousand~ollars.
be r~ceived .ahd rea?- a~~t. time~--:DaITled:
M ' d'b S'B M'orris seconded by p. G.. McPherson,
.I' ove ...y .. , . , ,. .. ..,
That By~law No, 656 be read a sBc?nd ,.time.~qarried;
Moved by s~. B.' Morris, seconded by I? G. M~Pherson,
, ,656". b.e read a, tliir,'d time an,d fin::i.lly.p~sed;-Ca. r-
1'hat By-Iaw-;N<? ....... . ...,
tied. , '. '
'Mov-edby A. Turner, secondedbyD.B~ratt~n. ,',.' ....,
, BL,'N. 657 bein'g. aby-Iawtoestablish.aP.oliceVlllage,at
,THat ,y~aw 0., .... ... .. C" d
Shedden; be received and read a first tIme...,.... alJIe .
~OVedbYD. Stratton.sec~ndedbYA. Turn'er,_,
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'-.ELGIX.', COU1'i!TY ,~C6UNOiL.
: Tha~By~lawNo.657 be read a sec.ond'time.~ca,;cled.
~oved bYA..T~~r,. second~~ by D~__.st:at~Pf ,-
T~t ~~ ~lawN o~ 657 be re~d it thiratiill.eand.1im~l~ypassed.~oaiTIe<L
~ovedhy O. MCKeriney, seconded by )v. Luton; -
>--rhatthethank~ oftWs cotinbifbetendeJ:ed the ."Warden 'ClerkS6lici-
tor~Engineer,.and~reasui"eJ; f6rth~~ e.~cie~tservices d~~gth~. year,'
and thatt,he usual grant of,fi.fty~ollarS to the 'Yarden ,be paid..;;....Carried.
Moved.psS:" B; Morris" ~conde4 by D/ G. 3rl:~Phe'r~on,
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, , \Tluit this council.do now!tdj~urn to meet againon',!,uesi8.y,.Jaullary
26th, 1904,at2 .p.m.-'-C~ed., ' '
.'. EnWJlRD 'McKELLAR, "Wa.rden.
REPO.RTS. OR CO~l\iiTTEES
AND OFFICIALS.
,
STANDING. COl.rnITTEES, 1903.
The CQmmitt~~",appointe9-. to. strik~ stan~ingcom~tt~es1;'ep~~s as I'.
follows,:
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P~LIC JMpROVEMENTs-Cl1alrman, Wm. Jackson; ~; B.:MorrIs_, Wm;
~,~ey; D; Strattoll,D<F. Thoms~:)ll"
/HO-US'E 'OF. Ii;i"DUSTRY-Gh~, W: F. Lutoll; ;'A:.~er;, Q. Mc~
K-enI(V;
GAOL ANDPRINTING--::'Chairman, A~ _J-;
SWk-es. "
Leitcn;D; G. McPherson:,A.
FINA'NC,m--::'Ohairman. A.3. Leltch;:,D:R 'rhomson; Will; Jackson.
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EDUCATION~Chaifman,-ADg.us.T~er; O~ McKimney.,,;W:F:
Luton;' D. Stratton;' p. G:- MC.J~herson,A;, J:, Leitch.
?ETITI?NS-A~D, ~iEGiSLArtON'~Ohhirman, S,,'B: Moil:is;;"Vr'Rock~y,
X. -StQkes, D. F, ThomSon, A. Turner..
_All~f ~hich is respectfully s~b~tte?-,
O. McKENNEY,
Clul.irman;
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~\.dopt,ecl :.Ja,iniary 2'7. ~903,.
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.El.:GI}; .OOUNTYOQUN.Cm.
PUBLIO SOHOOL INSPEOTOR'SREPORT.
, To 'the ~rarden. 'an,!,:~iemb'er8 of tlJ,/ Elgin Oounty ,Oou'~eil .;
GE:N~lmN:";"";
I have the horior of' t", , ," ,,'
of Elcri-n c" ,'t ''-:'f'''' "presE)nlllg to you my. report on the public schools
1">...... ouny. or the;vearWq2.' .- '
, FINA:r.PU.LSTATEMENT.
The followin th" '. "
in the difi' ':, ,g a:~. e.'~ounts e~:qded 'for public
, erent ~~Clpa,~tie~of the' co-un,ty:':"';'"
AIdborough
Bayham ~
DUuwich .
Maliiliide,
Southwold
S. Dorchest~l:'. - . -
Y~outh.
Dutton..
Port,Stanley
SpringfIeld,
; :Vielllla
school pnrposes ;
$11,2.2845
7,4'78 05
5,88,2 60
7,72758
10,269 15
" 3,616 70
10,239 65
'1,88069
87457
1,382 72
791 21
The c6~t, per registe'red pupil was:-
,:\l<,lborollgh.
Bayham .
Diuiwich :. .
,_M~lahide. ;:..;.
,.s,outhwold' " .
S>Dorchest~~. .~.' .
Yariuolith"
Dutton,.,..
PO!t St::i,nley
'Springfield,
Vienna
.;. ...$965
8 60
10 62
9 97
1L60
9' 67
il')2
9 31
652'
7 63
1055
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SOHOO~' POPUL-A-:rIO::\", AN,DATTENDANCE.
, AldborCugh ,
BayhaIll.' ...... ...
puilwich,... .... ........
Malahide .
Southwold
No: Resi-
dent Pupils
.,. .,..1329
.,... .'.. .1155
. ...'. 751
.. 957
'..' ,1048:
.'. .:/;
..")"
. No. P.:uPils'
Registf'red
, 11,63
869.
587
775
878
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- ELGIN COUNTY. CO~OIL- -
South Dotchester', .'
Yarmouth.'.';.~.. .'.,.
Dutton.~ .
Port S~anley, .
SpringfIeld.
Viellna :
Aldbqrpugh :'.....
Bayh~ip.". .
DUnwich;"..~ .
Malahide . . .
SOllthwold _
Southp()r~heste,r .
Yarmouth.
_ ,Dutton..."-
Port Stanley.".
SpringfIeld.
Vienn~,':_"
N~ber of pupils per teacher:~
'Aldborough ., /'
Ba:yham
Dunwich.
~alahide :
Southwold
Soutfl. DorChester.
yafmout'!l
Dutton
Port StanleY ,
Springfield . r:
Vienna ..'0.
~ ., . .,
'l'hescho()lswereopen an ~wera.ge _of'196da,ys.
428
.1143
212
150
197
83
No. Boys
Registered
, 627
429
311
411
467.\
'., 196
479-
....., 87
79
88
.). 29
r",:',--.,._.,,,,, ',.,._., ,',,'.' ,'" ,,":
Eaphregisfer~d pupllattended, on the avera,ge, -109.da:.ys.
NllIIl;ber of pupils in Pa,rt 1, First Book,
,'. ',2,
" '" Second Book.
Tjilid Book. , .~
Fourth Book
Fifth Book .
"
,,""--
AI~tljepupils r~ceived instructionin rE3a~g; w~ting,
met-ie. drawing and eomposition'~ eit,her oral or written..
__ " ._.:' __ '","", __,' ~" ,J,. " ." ,', '" ,_
41
,374
921
202
134
181
75'
No. Girls
. Registered. .
536 ' .,
440
276,
364
411
178
442
US
55
93,
46
53
46
42
46
44
47
46
41
67
60
38
1240
799
1015
1256
1244
587
spelling; a,rith~
E~lN OOU1\TY COUNCIl..
.The fOllowiIJ.g sho~s the n~b~r8' who' ' '
-: snbJects:- ' ,.' , ' ,received,instruction in other
, Geography
English History
Canadianmstor,y
Phys,iology .;...
Physical Culture
Music
'Grammar
Bookkeeping:
Algebra _
Geometry ,
Physics .
Botany and Agrlcliltuie
CONl'~:,{UATIO':'{' CLA,;S SCHLlOL-:.
, '", Thetew:ere,29 public schools recei ,. d 1 '.' 1-'! , " '
acco1llit.~ofat,telida:rice of fifth'" '1" ',' "\ ~ egIs atlve andcouptygrants pn
, ~,." , c ass pupils, ~s follows:- .' '
Rodney.. . -
,WestLorne .
Springfield
Wallacetown.
Belmont
Fingal
Shedden :-
Eden
,Sparta.. , .' '.
No. 8',Aldbor~~~h'
PbrtSpanley '..._
No. 9, Aldborough'
NO.:14"AldborOb.gh
No;,2,~ay~am
No. 14, Bayham
No. '16, Bayham.
No. 9"Dunmch
NO.:12, D~nwich'
No. ?,;M:alahlde. .
lfo: 2, SouthW6ld
N 0/ 3, Sduthwold '
N o~ 8, Southwold'
No, 11, 'Southwold.
:No.8: Yarmouth'
No. ,9, 'Yarmquth .
.42
.i,...
,
43
ELGIN, 'OOUNTY OOUNCIL.
4578
1965
2936
3276
3922,
3046
4381
579
553
532
.\ 196
1765
15 00
15 00
1500
1500
$800 00
800 00
$ 1600 00
ThiBfsalarge ,gran~an:d 'indicates_ that.'Elgin County stands in the,
froIit raI?-kinthe nurnber.ofc()ntinuation class, scho()li;.
NO,-IS, Yarmouth'.
No. 23, Yarmoutl~
No. 24,: Xarmorith
No. 3,:Bayham...
Total'legislative granr
Total co~ty grant,'
..$
AldboroE-gh
Bayham
Dunwich
M~lahide
Sonthwold ' , .
Squth DOrcheste'r_
YarnLouth .
Dutton
Port stanley
Springfield.
Vienna,
TEXQHERS.
No, Ayerage No. Average
):IaJes $a.lary Females Salary
8 $403 13 14 $280 36
u 335 00 14 28964
3 47834 ' 12 258 75
5 45500 12 241,,61'-'
,8 455"00 12 ?52,O9
2 37500 6 271 69
.7 ' 384 29 13 302 70
I 52000 3 263 34
I 50000 ( 30000
2 362 50 1 225 00
2 33250
OERTIFICATES,
100 00
1"0000
50 ob
50 00
50 00
50',00
50 00
25, 00
25 00
15~00'
1500
15 00
15,00
15,00
1500
15,'00
15 -00
15 00
15 QO
15 00
15 00
15 ob
15 00
,1500,
15:00
_Aldborough,
Bayh~
Dunwich
Malahide' ,
Southwo~d
South Dorchester
'Yarmouth. I.:
Dutton
Port Stanley
Spririgfidd
Vienna
First .~econd Third
6 11 5
1 11 7
5 10
5 11
..'. 5 15'
4 3
.'.. 9 11
3
2
1 2
?
Total. '
10
58., 64
A;~W year~.agoabout',three~fourths of the te~hers ,held third-class
c,erlijicates. ' ~ro~ the abovestatemep.t.youwyi notice that ov~r one-
half the ~eacher81astyear held:fi.rs~ anp-second~class' certificates; ,
"
~:r,;,GIN 'Obill\TY CQUNCIL.
/
ELG~ OOUNTY'COUNgIL;
.'\5
44
SOHOOL HOUS:~S_
There'al'e 1()7' schoolhuildrngs. m the couilty, ceritainin~f'132 rooms.
Of theschoollioUses,74"'ar~~rickand 33 frame. ~ The buildings and sites
a,r:,va~uedat $f40,825, ~~ndthefrirn/~4ings.at$15, 772.
N"ot much change has b~ell llil1de in the matter of ventilation'since
inylast. report. In sectiOlls' where sChool. roomsa,re_llot heated by means
of, furnacef), ' trustees' sliould visitPo:rt. Stanley or Mount'Salem. schools
.~houses, where a.fiLst-~lass m3~nod of ventilation hasheenplaced., It is a
great'fuel save;: as w~ll., This, in addition to its cheapness,.is ,a comider
at-ion '
do~e~h;~~i:nCef:--girIi,m viuaies;' to~ .an~<cit~es, and' fo~ agricul:.
trii-aLf.rainingat qertam'-centres in:Tur~'distTIctS.: " ,,' ':
In'. -I"~. ., ,:,'r 11,ave to 'say that there-isa,lliore active andwt~lligen~
conCUSlon,. ..:',', ",' ',,'- ',,',_ 'bf . and our
. ~", ' ;'/d"Y' iiithe Countyalld J?rovincethap.eyer e Ol~e, ',,"
'J.D-te~stIP- e,.nca lO,n " ',_ '. ',,' . '.-; " ' f'" hfidren for life's
hope is that it ma,~, result,in a Qetter e~Ulpment 0 Q~ c ,,',' ~' ":
duties and responSibilities.
Thanking ~ you, genti\3m~ri.~ for your' in~erest' ~" th~public sGhools of ~
the Co~ty,' ,
I have the h9nor to be,
YOll~obe,d1~ntservai1t,
,The physi~al ponditiollOf the people ,is of vital importance in- any
cOuntry, 3:ndigespedallyt~ueregardi~g children. .Ithasagrea;tdeal to'
do with the mental and moraLdeyelopment.:Whenwe illore'fttlly realize
this~ we will see.to it'that'oUr school.house$ are better ventilated. '
In 'adOit~oll to ~ornial. aridconsciotis effort to educate ehi~dreil,
every cOIDJ:Imuity o~~llt to educate their children , u.nconsciously~., !t-
ought,to,educate them in neatness:.and cleanliness; by theeo~dition, of t.he
'highways, school grounds 'andscl~oolhouses. It ought to educate..the eye
- by thebeautv ()fitspark-like':school grounds and its 'noble school hOllseH
a,n,d.ot'her public bulldings, -
/ ,r "
'St.,-Thomas, iwll,19()3.
Jun~ '2, ReferredtQEc,iucation.COIIlmittee.cjA<iopted~
,
w,: ~TKIN, P. S.;Inspector.
:?IISClo:LL.-\XEOUS
Number of visits, by Irispectcir
" 'Tru~teeR
Qlergy
"- Others
.~. . .
269
110
32
373
91'7';
106
.
./..
Number of maps.. ..
"Number ofglobeR
I \~
Asa.l'eHrilt,'o'f a' promise fl"o~ the Education': Depa,rtn:i'ent ot'u,fZmu,1l
llloneygraut to ~ach ruraJ.~, s<;ihool establishing '~,,' s~hoo] 'library,'" quite ,3,
'number hayeb:een, purc~-ase~: .Thls'~iU:-,be, found~o. beof'.-grea~
valueto the Children' having accessto the goodreadinK thus provided-. .'A ,
good ~bra;Yis the IDost-essen~ial part of thB-equipment 'Of anY;$chool.- '+t
is fouIld th3,~ 'children who read'makefar.greater progress in schoolwork:
'!,f ?hildren readmorethere.would he fewer bad ,spellers. 'Generally, the
'b,ad speJ)ers are t,hose-,whos'eldomrflada pook. -
, ~, . ' ,;, "" , , ,,' ''''', ,,' . , "
The Edu~tion Department-is preparing a ~ew curricul1llll oLstudies
for,public~ scho~ls.' Itis.h<?ped th~~itwil1,b~Inore irl?a~onywiththe'cir~
c~mstan-ces and conditio~s of our country than the old ~)Ue llOW in use~
The ne\)' :cegula#on~, will provine. for. may.ua,l tbttning:for bOYR and
'.
J
, '
46
, E,LG~,., CO~TYCQUNO:q:..
EI:;GIN. ,cOUN_TY :'OOUN0IL'.
47.
EDUOATION OOMMuTEE.
amended' at the laf'lt 1e:ssfon>of' the Legislature, the ~Public School In.,
spe:ctorhe paid asfollpws:-,-
'MARCH SESSION.'
TiJtle Wat;dell. ~nd J.l1e,~bet,~.ot- the ,Elgin Oounty Oouncil;
,
GEN.TLEMEN'~-,--
FQr mSPections,i41 seJ;>arate,rooms a~'$5
Fortravelling expeilsesto 109 schools
..$70500
.... ......23850
T~e: Education Committe beg leave to report-as follows:-'-
" 1.. That ]),0" .~tion Qetaken fu: '~eference tpoomfuulli6ation f'mni:.
~rnst,~es' ,Association. '
2. ~'fureference to com~unications :from the, secretaries, of the Inger-
soll;,'.I.'il.lsonburgand, (;H~ncoe, High' SchoQls.' npayment- for maintenance
of ,9onnty pupils, we recommend, that they be referred to, the .clerk, and '
,_soli~itor aud:t!Il1t th~ co~t:r ,tr~asnrer pe instructe4 to Pl.tY' the ~ounts
.to which they are found'to~be entitled.
',' --' "
Al1'9~hich'jsrespectftillY subnutted:
2.. '~hat the Tlllsonburg"High School B?:trd' b3 p%id __ the ,suni of $108.1Q
-:beingf6r'm8intenanceof~l1ptlsfrom the: County' of Elgin at said school
during portions of the: year 1902:
3:.That,incOnipliance wi~lisec.' 1,. slib~sec~ 6'ofthB 'P~blic, ~chools'
,Act all schools in:the, co.unty' b3~. paid the'amonnts .theyare -entlt~ed to
nnd~l' 'the Act for c;ntinuationchsses, These are reported by the County
S~h~ol Inspector,to'be- a,S:'follows:-:-
.
'No" 5, Aldborough
No.6'; Aldbol'Ough
'. No.'ll, South Dorchester-(Umon) .
,No.9, Southwold
No.12,:Southwold
No.' 16, Bliyham
No. IS, Bayham
~6. ,8"Aldborough
No.9, A1dborough
No.'3,'Bayh~:ll1.' :..
No.5, Dunwich
No.'9,DunWich.
No; 10, Dunwich
No. 13, Dunwicli.. .
No" 8, Malahide '
No. :9;: Ma.J.ahide..
No, 10, Sbuthwold.
No, '11, Southwold
No.,,7, Yarni'6uth.
No.9',YarIIlouth,.
,No.~24~ Yarmouth
Springfield
PorkStanley
,..,$10000
100 00
18 ,50
50 00
5000
25'00
25 00
15 00
1500
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00.
15 00
15 00
..... 15 00
15 00
15 00
.... ........... 15 00
15 00
100 00.
50 00
~' ; ~
AdoPtedMarch~'th.1903.
A. 'J-'URNER,
Chairman.
.JUNE" SESSION.
1'0 the Warden and lI1eflibersof the El,qin' Ooun.ty Umincil:'
/,' ' , "
t;
. , , , -
AU, ofWhicli i~ .respec~fully 'submitted
,Adopted,June3rd; I90R
,AliGUS"'l'URN'ER,
Chairm'an;
NQ-\'E~ER. SESSION.,
1'0 the Warden and. JI} ~rnbe,rs of the -fiJlgin Gounty Oo'un'cil
GENTLEMEN:~
Total
" , . $,728,,50
The, Oommittee of ~ducation beg lyav~ t~ report:~
That 'in ~ccoi"aance with'the terms. of the PE-Qlic .Sc;hools Act"a-s
. _l\Jl of which is respectfully suh~itted
Anqpted,:N ovelllber 26, 19~R
ANGUS TURNER,
Chairman.:
48
ELGIN CQJJh'TY, COUN9IL".
,
GAOL COMMITTEE.
MARCH SESSION..
To the Fjlgin "(}rJu~y 'Courunl:
GEKTLEMUN:-o-
., , I
The Gaol Committee.bcegs leave to report as fdllo:ws:-_
i~ Thatin graud.:jury :presentment referred to ..them .there is:a refer:'"
ence to the confining of luu'1tics in' the. gaol. Some:of .the lunatics con-
o fine~are'indigeuts, ~nd we d~si~e~todirect'attenti?ntQ,tl1ef~ct that these
should n,ot b.s.-confinedm the gaol.' Tl}e Act Respecting, ~t;rnatic. Asylums,
Ohapter 317 of the'Revised.8tatutesof,Ontario, St}ction.ll;, provides_the
';' propel,method of~seeuring the admi~sion toan asylum,~d. whenthe cli-
rectiOJlsof'the sta~u.tes.~re followed, there..is no delay in"S~cllringadmis,.
sion~ The -matter is wholly in the hands of the hl?ad of each local muni- 0
cipality, ~d we would recom,nielid meIQ-bers,of this:eoUllcil and ?thers,
who niaY,have personsoi this . class.': to deal with; to taJre theproper pro~
ceeclings and' prevent, to so~e' extent. the: grievance complaihed'of by
the grand j~ry:' . ,
2,'That the tender of The Dutton Advance for county printing 'Qe ac~
cepted.
All of which is respectfully ~~b~tte_d.
Ad?pted ~arch ~. 1903.
A. J.LE,ITOH,- ,
Chairman:
JUNE SESSION,
To ,the Wa'runi. - (tnd iJ1emoer,s- of the Elgin Oounty Council-
GENTLEMEN.;---,--.:
''l!heG:aol C()m~ttee,b~gleav~to ~ePort as f()llo:vs:~
Th~t_ the !ollowing~~ccounts'be paid:'-,
Telephone Co., 'f9r,sixmonths,..
W ater. C.ommission~rs,foj,,'Vatef rate
St. Tholrms ~as OO~ ~. for gao~er's'house,
-. registry office.
,coUrt hQuse.
Ellison, & Lewis, coal, registry' office'. , .
.$12 <50
12 78
21 65
6 15
36 DO"
5\15
With legard "to Iet'tingithe'contract for supply.' of, coal, we received
J ,,' ' ,',:," I '__: ': ',' " ,'_ ,,",' ," ',:' ,-, , ,',', ','
three)€mders,eaQh at $7. OO,per t?n, .and on account of. the' tenders 'being
'equal iupriqe and the unsettled conditioIlof:the . c,oal market,. your '. com~
mittEle deemed it adVisable toJet the council deal with the -matter.
,AU.of .whiChjs'respeetflliIy.su~m!tteg..' /
A'. ;T: LEITCH,
Adopted .TuneS. .1903 'Cha.h;:qian.
~
ELGIN'O?~ri-69tiN~~.
49
NOVEMBER !'>ESSION.
To tne'Warde.n anrJ,M?1itber~,_oj.the Elgin c.ount?).Cour.u:il:
GEN'TLEMEN :--'-
, The :Gaol Committee hegs leaye t'o report }.,.....
iTliatPolice-- ~agistr~te Hunt be furnis~18d with office ac~?mmo~ --
. ,'.' '- ,., , sedb.ythe'J'anitor as a store-room, on,thegronnd
'tionin the room now u . . . ' . . ..... . ,
fi~oropposite th~main entrance. . .
~. That.~ new ~ype~~ter'be procured._for use lithe- CoUnty Olerk's
office.,
Adopted ~overi1ber~6,.1903.
A. J. LEITCH;"
Chairman.
'" ,-
".
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,ELGIN qOUNTY COUNCIL;
ELGIN" COUNTY QOUNCIL
51
, .!ANUARY SESSION.
.' , , -
-aut~eontstan~g notes of Warden and T~ea~urer a,t Molson~'"Bank. ~d
I have a- cash balance.on :first of March to credit of county, $2,445.
All of which is ~espectfully submitted;
JOlIN McCAusLA~D~
CO; Treasurer:
County Treasurer's Office; St. Thomas, March 3,.1~03.
Referre_d't6 Ftiuince Committee, 'March 4: 1903--:
COUNTY TREASURER'S REPORT.
T~ .theW~rden and,Cou.nCil' of the Cou~y oJ E!gfn:
Gl!;NTLE_ME,N :----'--
I beg leave to make the following report" as to the'financial state of
the County of Elginon ,the 31st day of December last:
JUNE SESSIoN,,'
Cash 'balance to cre,dit"'of county,
~\nd assets unp~id, county rates for 1902 ".. ;_'
Due from St. Thomas for a<?ninistration of justiCe.
.. . $. 4,828 82
,,-19,654 00
3,000 '00
To the; Warden and jlIc'f!1-berfofthe Elgin CountyCouncil,~
G:iNT~EMEN :.:........
$27.482.82
j
T, beg leave'to make the f6H()wing ; report as to,' the.financial positio~
of ,the county on the 31st day of May last; also an estimate of expendi-
tures for year 1993-:
LIABILITlliS.
LI,ABILITIES.
Notes_of Warq.e~and l'reasu;rerat ~olsons Barik
Due municipalitiesonac'counto~ absentee tax..... ,
, ,.$16,000 00
61100
$16,611' 00
Five notes of Warden and ,Treasurer' at Molsqns Bank for
U,OOO:'each '.... ". ",.$5000 00
Due-municipalities for:abf,jelltee tax.. 20500
Estate of 1aty~ OhristyMcKenzie. 22300
15,428 00
. ,
I have Since,lstof January redeemed note.s ofW arden and Treasurer
a.tMolsons Bank, $13,000. ;len:vingat p-resent$:3,OOO unpaid.
It. wilLbe necessary for you, at the present ses:sio.I~-oi COuiH~il, -to: pass a
bY~lawal1thol'izin'g the Wa.rdenaIid'Treasurerto botT()w, s~y; $20,000, as
a portiop. of-it m~y be r~quired before thenen meeting of council. '
. ,
County Treasn.rer's ompe. St,. Thomas. Jan" 2t 1903.
JOHN MdCAUSLAND,
. ,Cd. T~easurer~ '
ASSETS,
'Cash balance to credit of county ....: . . . "..$ 139000
Due from Provincia.!, Treasurer, for DeCeID?er and, March
quarters, Administration o~ Justice 2000 00 ,
Balance, ' 2038 00
All af whIch i$ respe'stfullysubmitted.
. J;IARGH . f'lESRION.
. , $5,428 00
IenclQse' you estima:teof reqlliredeX])en~ture,for theye~rJ903,
which, I think, will be ample~ to meet, all claims. It \ will be necess~ry _ at
this meetini:.of ,coui1c~ to pass. a, py-lawauthorizing..the. Warden,and
Treasurer to.bbrrow-;\s~y? fifteen thousand dollars ,(if required)" to,payfo):'
expenditure until the.ra;tesfor,r'903 are paid. ".' , .
Mr. Gle1iu,solici~orfortheestate oi the late_p~~,ty McKenzie,. asks
that'the sumdU:e the estate be paid. to hUn."" Please instrnct' me 'Yhat ~
am to do~
Tothe, War~en a'fj,dQou'flcu of~e County of Elgin:
GENTi,El\rEN:~'-
I beg leaye ,to make the follow;ing report as to the. financial, positionaf
the cOUllty on the 28th of Fe,bru8ry:, las~:-:"
'- ,J\llofthecounfy ra~es, for theyear1902-have'~een paid, arid, tk~vari~
ou.,selainls that have been presented have been met, includingdebentn,res - ,
3J1d.couponscoming duein~January'and. Febrnar:v:. and ,have also r~tired
ESTniATE. OF EXPE,I;<DIT~RE FOR YEAR 1903.
AdmiIiistration of Justice.
Gounty'linesH.. ,-'-.,
House of 'Industry'
. $ 4000 00
5000 00'
4500 00
52
ELGIN OOUNTY COUNCIL,
)J:igh Schools.. . .. . .. .
Schools for' co~tinuati011 classes. . . ,
Model School. '.. /
Officers' _salaries
School Inspector
Payment. of jurors
Crown,yntllesses . . '
Interest on billspay,able .
Members inderilllity.and committee
De~enturerates, By-law No, 533. ..
Debentures rates, By~law No. 594.
Court House 'Commission
~illspayable
Incidental expenses.
3800 00,
600 00
150 00
~50000
850 00
2000 00
500 00
300 00,
900 00
,1942 00
2814 00
600 00.
500000
2590 co
~t\.ll of which' is, respectfully submitted
$.37,956' '00
JOHN -MCCAYSL::~~D,
County Treasurer.
Coiiilty ';['rea:surer'sOffice,.- St:Thom~s, June 2nd, 1903.
Referred to Fin~n~e Co}nmittee, June sid.
KOYEMBER Rl!:!'l.RION
1'0 the Warden I/.nd Jdmnhets ot the Elgin County OounJu
Gr.:~'I'LEMEi :~
I beg leave to makethefollowirig report asto t.hefiriancifLlpositioIi. of
the.coUnty on,thelst day of Noveinbe~. Thad. tocre.dit'of countY$910.86,
h:aving paid all el~ms that had oeell ordered to that,dai;e. ' .
,- " " "'.-" " -
The'Warden and Treasurer haveb.oITow-ed'from theMol~ons Ba~k.,to
meet current e~penses:ulltil the conntY,>l'ate :('or 1903, is paid,' $21000.00., I
would .~eco~me1id t~ta by~law, be,pa.ssed~or, say!, $5,OqOj, to~retire"notes '
fallirigdue,and~urrent expenses, "as the. county rate js' not ,"[lsually ,paid
until tl?-e latt@r,part,of December.. "
I h'ave thought,it ncitnecessm-y.tO' have'a tax sal~ this y~~' and i'f you
.concur~ please pass?y~la:W,sanctioning' that .course:.
I, enclose: you scheduie'~fam9urits:pai(t school. sectio~sf()r. continua-
ti~ncll1~ses,;which is 'Legislatiye grantfor'1903;and for which the,'c0Unty
'requires'to pay all' e,qual aJl1ount" ' " '
~ , , ' I' ',,'
All of which-isrespectfully, s:rbmittf'~d.
JOHN MCCAU8LAND,
, , " Co. Treasurer.
_ ," C Qunty: Treasurer:s Office, St: Thomas, 25th November, J903. /
Referred' to' Fin ance C6:m:rrtJ,t-t.ee,N ovember25; '1903,
r
E~GIN OOUNTY'CoUNcil::.:
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORTS,
MARC:gSES~ION'.
To the Elgin. County'CourWil:
GE1\TIrLEMEN:- 6
The: Fina.uceOo~iyteebeg leave to report as follows:::-
1. :That no-aCtion be t~en in reference to.aoeonn,t of ,W. R, Yok()m,
Vienna lock~up'keep~r, for mail;1tena'uce,ete., Of Jack Taylor'and. others
in loc~~up.
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2. Tha,t'l-l, by,.law- bepassedto authorize,.the ~~,i:den: and'T:r:easurer to
borrow;th~ s~mof $20,000 to meet current~xpendit.ureduringthe year.
S. T~at t,he s~ of $10 be granted to, the.Prisoners"A~d 'Association.
4," Tha,t, the sum of' $10 be gran'ted to the O:q.t~oRi:ti~ _4..ssociatiOll:
.5_ 'l'hat phe following a.cbount,s be pa.<:sed :;-
M:unicipalW orId, 'fo~. electioll:IDd' a~sessment supplies , ,$114 36
W. Morse, for sl!-pplies f~l1nished,Mrs.Jackson for indigent
children 2;"5
J. Aeheson, padlock for Vien~a lock.:up. , 75
E.. 'A; Hugill, nominatiug officer, Division No 850
J.,D, Blue, ' , ,-, , 2 1000
M. Campbell, .fol:expellses ofc~lintycouncn election, t~lere' ~
. being- nootber election in the towllshiIi. Divi$ion- No~ 3 61 20
M. Campbell',nomina,ting' officer;])ivjsion Ni:L 3" ' 1350
W, C,OallgJ~E:?n-;.n:omina,ting officer forgenera.l aud special
electiou, in Division NO;. 4 ,I 3450
AILofwhich is resP,ectfully sulnnit-t.ed
A; .J. LEITCH;
Cha.iT:1l1a,ll
Adopt.eel March 0, 1. ~O~
.JUNE SJM~SION-FI~8T RKPORT,
1'0 the ly({,aen (Mid ii.linnbe'!~~of the El(!h-. Cou.nty COl':fi('1"l:.
GENTLEillEN:------c
Your Fin:~llde oon;rriittee' beg l~a,'ve to l'3pOrt as follows:.;...,.-
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L ,W'e .would recoilnrieIl,d '~hatthe~sum of $75Qhe plae~d at !n~,Wft~
P()sfl.l,of,'t.lw' Court ,Hou.C;\eCommission for the ens-wng/ye,ar.
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ELGIN CQUN'l'YCOUNOIL.
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2.-1hat the Comity'Treasurer's~account of f4.00,'for e.i:pensesincon-
nect,ion with taX: sale. be paid; ,- ,
:3, That tp-e3.,(~~wit of the M-~cipal W Qrld forsubscrlptions, election
supplies and stationery, amounting ~o $?6.31, bepaiq. '
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4. That the communication from Neil Currie, in reference to Miss
,Marr, be not entertained.
5,; That the ~unt of w: R;Ynkum,:f~r eXpen~es ID-cejnnectionwith.
Jack Taylor, lJe: not entertained, as we are'of opinion that the accoUnt
, should be paid..by the. local ~-clnicipality. L
- . 6. We_~ould reconrmenlithat the sum of $10 be contributed, towai'ds_
the erection qf a. national monunlel1t to the IJlemoTy of Lari.ra~ Sec(ird, the
heroine ~f Uppe~Qa:nada, wh~ sav~d -this Province from the inv~der in'
1813.
"7. That D. McLaws'accormt for registe:r: book fo: moi-tgages and bilts
of sale be p'aid" amount -$J4.00. '
8. "That, the, account of LeWis, P-eal.ce, & Son; for teams for, jTI;ry and
co:c:ncil:to visit House o_f Indus~ry, be paid"ainount , $6.00.
9" That the acco-untof J. :G"Pauling; as nominating officer for DiVision
NO'. 6, be paid, amount, $13~00;
10. }l"hat the auditors' r\3port be adopted,_ ai1d that, the:;a.uditors be paid
$40 each for, their .ser.vice~;, \ .
All. of which is respectfully sub:rhitted~ -
~\dopted June 3,1903~
A; .J. LEITCH., /
Chairman.
,JU~E 'B-SS:ION~SECOND. REPOR'!',
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'1'0 the Warden and Council of the Cottrdll ofElgirv:-
G,KNTLEME~ :~
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'The. Committeeoll 'Finance beg leave to' report~hat,haVingexamined
into the firlances of ~he'county and ,the estimates prepar~d. by 'the. County
Trea~urer;.theyherewith8ubmit 3.: stat.ement of. the:exp~ndit1ll'e requirell
for the lll:wfu~ :purposes of the co~ty "duxb:tg 1903, shoW-big the ambunts
required to be raised for the underinentioned purposes:
Admi.p.istra~ion of justice,
C~)Unt;y lines andbridgef'
Ii 3~500
3.500
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House of Iudustryand ad4ition'to farm ;'.'. '.. ' '
HighSchools..". ...... ... .......
Schools with continuation e:la;sses,
Model School ,". .. ... ..
Officers' salaries . . . _ . .. .?
School Inspector ... .. "
Payment of jurors:
Crown wit~esses
Interest.on bills payable
Members' wages, committees, etc.... ......
Debenture r~te, By-la,,: 533
Debeirture rate, By-law'594
Co-grt House Commission.
8,000
3,600
850,
150 /
2,550
850
1,000
400
693
1,000
,1,942
1,957 ~
750
<30.742
Your (;ommittee wouldrecomme~d tha;t th,e sum of-$30,742 be
raised onallthe rateable property--'in the several municipaJjties in~e_
County of Elgill duriftg' the' year 1903 for county ,purposes, and that a.
rate of one andtllIee-quartersmills' on. the dol1aJ:-,be levied on. the rateab~e
property, ill the, several muriicfP'alities" in the COllJ:!.ty to raise said
amounts; ~
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, All of which is respectfullys-ilbmitted.-
A:.J LE!TCH,
~ Chairman~,
" Ad()}~ted ~rd Jnn~,.1903.
NOVE~ER ~ESSION.
- To t}w'. W(J{rden ana J{emben. of the :Elgin Cou,nly Courwil..
G:&NTLE1ttEN :~
The Finance Cominittee beg Jea-v-e~6 report:~
L That a by-l~w .be passed to:;tut.horiz~ the WardeR a~d Treasm:er:
to-, borrow the sum of five thousand dollars:'
:2; 'That. a"bv;law be passed to defer the ~lOldingof t.he tax sale for one
year.
3" . That your,committee be authori~ed to ~range~orthec()usolida.
tion' Of aU plans of ,sub-divisions. of Jots, .as registered, for the use,. of the
Courity ,Treasurer, :Muriicipal Officers alid Registry Office.
"4,_ ;That the folloWing [l,ccounts be paid:~
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K. W. MoKa,y,_sundries pa:id
" 300.
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ELGL~ COD""NTy"cOUNCIL. 57-
-F,.~. .~:ItherIm;.d;'lettel';~per',~etc~:,,'g~oler's 6ffice'
MumClpal ~World, ,registers for D.,'McLaws' office .
R McLa hlin .."" .
. c. ,paper, etc., for County Clerk's office
H.,McLachlin, paper,inlr"etc.,.'registryoffice -. ..
~', :~taCh1~, F., O.~~aper;.~awlib~a~y-.:. ..,.......
;achIin, supplIes Coun~y Trea~ill'er's,office
5 75
25'50'
4/35
1800
2 00
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COUNTY,El'(GTh'EER'S REPORT.'
JX'sUARY SESSION.
Adopted ;36th.Noyember. -1,903.
:-\,J. LEITCH, _
- Chairman.
St. Thomas. January 27th; 1903.
To the Wci1'den o.71d, Coundl'ofthe County.of Elrli'~,:
GENTLE!l-IEN' :--.----:::.
I beg to submit the followi.:q.g report :~, - '
1. The steel W01'k'of the WalkernJjdge oyer the River':rrham~s has I
b3en complet3d;: and: plauJring is now beIng laiQ- '.as a -temporary floor 'for
this bridge; this :pianking to. be takeno~,as soon as the cofi:f!ractor can
-get on with the work of plltt!--ng inthe ~o~crete:fioor.
The contractors cannot complete ~he p~inting of.this bridge ,until
war~weather. :In the meantime they aTe anxious that-they shall receive
the baJ.ance-'comiD.g to them- on t~lis contract, 'leaving' :a sufficient, sum, to
cover'the painting. As I hive no authority, to pa.y this balance, I would
like your cOull.cil to take some actioli in the matter. '
2. .,T-he'contractorisat.present at wOl'k.etecting the Muncey"bridge,
but it 'is' not proqable that thiR bridge:' will be cOTI:1-pleted before spring
ope~.
Jan: ,27th, ,190S'. ,', ',I ,-
~efeITed tQ,Pn~lic Improvemen~s Oommitte'e~
I ha,ve the hon~r to be; gentlemen;
. , Your,obedient'servant,
JAs. A; BELL;
q01inty Engi:ne~i',
,JUNE SESSION.
l?t ,Thomas. June 2. 1903.
To the 'lYarde1]: and Coi;nc:il, of the' Cmintyof EIg-i'f1,:
GENTLKHJ<lN :~
I h:~g to .subniit the following report on the' sta,te of the cou~ty
'br~dges:-'- '
1. I have prepareq. plans and speciB;cations foruew bridge to be
built on the townline hetween North and Sputh Dorchester, 9ver a branch
of Kettle CreeK, the hridg.e.tohave, c.oncryte,' abutments,' steel girders, and.
ccncrete):loor. Tenders for this ~ork are ready {Qr the joint committ~e
of Elgin tlJldMiddlesex to~day"
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2. The Wards '11 ' ... '.
sttin . . ". ',' '. VI e bridge willre .. .' ""', ..... 'i'~
Sex a:;~ ': ne7joists. lt is the inienti~:'~~ t:;'b~ re-iloor:d-and have Jive
for tili.s,p' n~e ft~ tak~ tbe~lrmk:ing from' the .w~lk01l1m:ib...~SlOne1". .?f l\iidd1e~.
. -~ jJo~e. '. er l'1dge and 11se the-lll
3 TheG'h . , ~
. -' :ra~,R9ad'brid e ".,:. .'. ,
4'. Th ' :. '. '. , .g; WiU 1"e~ul1"e Considerable 'hew plank
e MC!ntoshbridge Will- . _ . .
1l1ent. . ' reqnu-e new ba;'king of the SOuthabnt~
' 5. The'contr t'.. ...
The r .'-1;._;.' '.' ao or8 have Completed tl . .',' ,
. g a",",gof the approach . , Ie iloor of the Walker brid .
engaged.in '. . . ., '. eS18not ye'tco It" .' ge."
b' - "-,. , putt11lg up -- the hliliu'.' . .mp.8 e:,Mr. Dadsouis noW'
XlbdgC that llas been built With '. g . 01} tbe; appl"oaches. .' Tl. us-. is the. fu-t
a ase andl uI','. aconcl"etefloo-'" _ ': " .. s.
:::;':t'very,di;~l1l~~: ;:{~:~~i~i:~v: the ';j'0~:~;~J;":::U:::e::i at
th reaslngSOrapidiv tJJl.it the fir t Or plank and jOist, and the Pricc _.
eCostof-coucrete " ,s.CostofaWCO::leniioorww__.' ". . _
" ...... , ," soo~:i'ql1al
,6.Ane'YW:ingh.-b'.... "" _
of $394~ 37, ,as een built to the St. Geol'ge Street b~>d' , __',
. , . " ,.1 gea.ta cosj;
J do not anticipate any Jar O' - . _ ,
Severa;lbl1dges Will ., ,ge expvnditul'e on county b"d .
abutments b" '. / reqm:e ?OllSiderablenew 1 '. '.' .' .1'1 ges tlns Year.
ut the Cost Wlll be sl:nal1.. " P auk ~nd Some repairs to
I have the, honol'~o' be,
. gentlemen,
!,our obedient ser.vant.
AdOPt~d :, tine 2nd, '1903.'
Referred to Public Ln '
, '., '.. .prOV8m,ellts OOnunittee
J AS. it. BELL
OOup.tYEngineer.
XOV1!:2IIBElt ,sESSIO.'\'.
10 the {Varden
and 1/1 entbers of' the
St;-Tho:mas;, lVovem'be:r24tlIJ 1903.
1i:lgiR COURly. UrJunczl .,
GE~'l'LESmN~:_
, I beg leave to report thM the fo ......" ,
10 the, COUllty brid.gessillCe:jo'url~s.tl1Qw:rU~,1 1l1. ,Pr9vements l1avebeen m, - 'ade
. .,' ", .' ,tij,. l::Ueetlng:~ . '.'
1 TheM , , .
f.'~" '. ,cVlcar,bridge'onth,":, ..'_
!O;;hester, has beencqD';lJjleted~ .....Tl; t;Wt.~ne1?etweeu No.rtb and'South
' ;)2.0,~, .-'. _ 'I_e 0 'act cost,' of thisb"";dg
, . . :. .'. J.J. ea1l1011nts to
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.2>, The .Gillett bridge has, beeure~flooFedrtild'Bome ".new )oists put'. in
at,a cost of $199.25. .
3. -The Lynh,u:rst bxidge, betwe~u theCOlmty..aildcity, hasbeenre_-
'paired by having thenorthaputmentrebuiIt.at a' cost, OfS,2;26;98, ..-
4:Be~v;er Creekbtidge'l;ias had a new flogr put QU:ata ~ost ~f %69:75.
5. The I?la:nk' 'that were t,emporm-ily used on . the 'Walker pl'idge were
taken off and :Used tore-floor' theWardsville bridge~"Additional plank
had t"o'.be bought tot~ie '~alueOf $70.95;
6. Some new pl~1ik wei.eal~o put 'o,n the Gra,ha~ rO:td bridge.
7. TheFillmo:re hridge:had a new abutment on the- nOJ;i;h e~dand the
~ombea.ms 'str~ngthen~dat ,a cost of $253.12..
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8. An~w floor hasb~en,'imt on the'b:ridgeover Kettle Creek. west,of
Belmollt. ".'
9~Tlie Village,'of Vienna let ,the contl'actand':rebuilt the Mill pridge,
OVer the dtter Greek. ..This, blidgel13~s a.steel supel'Struevure:..;s'eton steel
piles.Tlle cost of the ",ork exc?eded$1,500. I ,have certiJied to the
I?:ayplevtof $375, being the amount allowed by your GounciI.as. a:g~ant to
tlus bridge. '
lQ. It will be neces"'ryin the ~pring of next yeai' to.take up the Jioor
of the 1'0rtStanley bridge .and patin 89me new. jois!:, and have it re-
planked, I wonld like, if yonr'COUjibil wonldpennit 1l1e, to have this
Jioor relaid With concr"te~' The traveloll tms bridge is very heavy, and
. With'itsprQXhnity to the railway, it is almost i1l1possibletoprevent $ast
driving Over it, If it were relaid with, concrete it. wonldhnprove the
eXisting conditi.onsof t':ravela,great deal attdwoi11d. also be lessinjuiious
t~ 'the 'bridge, "
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,All of which is i'espeotf.ully _submitte4_
JAS.
A. ,BELL;
'Qounty Engme'8't
N~Yembe:r ,2'5,,1903:
Referr,edt,oPu:hlic. Improv~mellts Committee.
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E'LGI:t\ C6O:N'fY C()tJNOIL~
.. PUBLIO rMPROVE~ENTS COMMITTER REPORT.
)IARCIr SESSIO]{.
'/'0' the' Warden: ,and J.1tembers of tli:e',El,qin C~itn.t!! Council:
GENTLEMl;N:~' _
The,Pu~lic~prOveIll~D.t8 Coni.mittee beg leav;':;to report as follows,:
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1. . That the report of the 'engineerbe adopted.
2. -'-y our conllnittee~,eta simil::g committee .at the;~rinCey hl'id~e on
the 27th of Fe b~ary andf?UIld the bridge .practically cqmpleted, excep~
the'painting~ }Ihe cost of:this bndge;a~ shot\n in a st~~:ment f~o~ the
treasurer 9f~ddlesex;isas follows: ~
Paid G.1\.. Pon~ford';' c{)ntractpnce of :?ub!3tructul'~~" ,$4167 50
'G;'A. Ponsfordi'extras,' as provided in,contrac~,.,,, - 2"68.98
'HamiltonBridgeWorks'Co., on account'of con~'
co'ntract for superstructure,'. ,'," ',"_ ' ,
Hamilton )3ridge Work'S.Co,. balanceo! e,ontract,
(retain.edrepainting) "'...,,, c.......;
Samuel Pearson,. f{)r: floor plank
W. 'Lockwood; for flo~r plank (joists) , _
Sa,mllel O~k,s; foi-floor plank" (joists)
Kernohan & F~rgusml, for huJj-gl.lards _
Samuel Pearson" far overse,eing. work of ,erectlo~ .
~SallluE;'l~agle; f(}r ~verseeiI1g~ark 'Of '~rectio~ ,-.
5036 48,
9175 00
30000
510 pO'
,23520
123 84
'~3 94
- 16000
10 DO
Total
Middlesex,'75.percen:t._ ..
:EIgJ.n,'25:percent,. "
~educt value of surplus ,fl90r plank;
,25 ,perCent. of net" cost.
$15,594 46-'
11,695 85.
3,$98 61
'1000
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3,868 61
-Your committee would I:ecomriiend that2'5p~rceri.t,. ofthis:,a.l;L()1~I?-~'
m.z..' $3,8~R61,he paip.to,tll!3't;reasurer of the c~unty, ,ofl\fi~~eset, in ac-
~, cordanqe;Vith theagreeIP-en~ '.enter~d i~to be,twee~, the ~,~o cQup:r-e;;,
, .,
~.: Re.conim'unibationof H'~ R(jo'w~n, aski~g tJiis.council to' sen~l,
delegates 'to the.Eds~~~Ont~o.~ood Roads' Ass(}ciation:to, ?e held. i:Q.
'Ottawaontlie f2th: aud ,,13thof~his lUontl)., :yoNeom-!:Ulttee,wo111~ ,re-:,
'commelidth~t S. B. cMorrisbe appoi~ted,a delegate to.att~nQ. this~eet.ing~
'Eipenses to be$~Q'" " ,
Recom~wicatioll ,of.'J. E; :FarewelJ, Recretarf-tte~suxe:r. of,-Good
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Roads' Association for Western Ontaria;asking. for agranttO~ards the
objects'of theassociation,yoUl' ;committee: wo~d,recoinlnend that' a
grant-of '$10 be made in ,aid of the funds of this association.
- 5. 'Ill reference to communication from J;R. McNeillie, county clerk
of the' County 'Of Victoria, asking for amendments to 'the; Act for the hn-
provellient :of Public Highw~ys~ ~ur committee' wo.p.d .r~comniend' t~at
no action be taken.
6. In reference ~o the, ~omlliunication of T. E. Robson, county clerk
of Middlesex,st[t,ting that t~eCollllty of Middlese:t:vas willing,to act With
this connty in rebuilding a bridge on the corinty li:ue~etween the'Town-
ships of North and 8(mth Dorchester; near the Elgin road,yom committee
'You1d recommend that the matter of, building this, bridge be left iIt, the
hands of th~chairmaJ1, solicitor ap-d engineer; wit.1t power to' act.
7., The engineer stat~d to youreonunittee that a,deputationfrom~the
Cal,llltyof Perth' wauld be-here ,on the.12th"toinspectthebridg~srecently
erected with &.olidfloors., Your committee.'would recommend, that. the
warden:: cha~an and ellgineer ,mee,t thisdel?utation, and, show the1ll-the
- , , bridges recently ereeted and, extend to them the courtesies'of thisco-unty.
All'ofwhich is respectfu!ly submitted.
St~,Thom-'as, March 6th, 1903.
Referred, to' a-' Committee, of the Wh6ie:
Amended,and adopted March 6th,1903.
W:;r. Jxcx;so},.-;
Chairman
.lURE i'E8SrOS,
To' the TVaidep, dnd lI1elnher,~ qf' thl! 'El.qi'n,CDUllt-fl.CO~,t;ji~
GENTLE}fEN';-,-'-
Your PublicImproveme~t Committee 1;leg'leave.tosubmitthefollow-,
ingrepo;rt::....:.:
i.They ,,' have considered the, matters contained in the 'report'of the
,'engineer, an9-would :recommen4' that, the' report 'be adopted. .
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2. That the'matter of opening, tenders for the cqnstruction, of a bridge
6verabran'ch ~fKettle'Oreek,onthetowllline between North .and South
Dorchester, be leftt~the chairm~'and 'engineer .to' act with the County
of Midd1ef:lex in ,aw~png.the ,co:ntra.ct-, !
3. That this committee invfte' the whole council to' meet ~ith them
wh~nJ.hey inspect..the..Walke'r brid}{e.
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4. The~o~,tyengfu~er ha8~tr~cted. your comnrittee that$3;QOO
will ~e the.probable e~timate of the CO$t. for. co~nty' bridge iillprovement~
for thEtcurrent year.
Ail'of whicl~ isrespectIllJlysubmitt-ed.
Adopted J~e 3rd, 1~903
WM.. ,JACKsON;
_ CliaITIUa.n.
NOVJj1MBER f<ESSlON;
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S t Thomas,- November 25t.h" 190'3.
To the Warden nnd 1l1emher.~ i?t the Elgin OOU,Rt.1f .council:
GEN'rLEMEN~_ .
1;" our' .Public,Improvements Committee 'beg leave to submit the follow _.-
ing report;:-
J;Iu,regard to thecoiammrication'frorUtheelerk of 'the Township'of
Yarmout,h; stating that. the Harkness 'bridge, on. the, i.;ownImebetween-
Yam:lOuth andWe~tminister,.was:out,of ~epair, a~{i that'theTownship.Qf
Yarmout~ thought that it came under the provisions of,tlleAct respe'cting'
c~un~y bridges, the engineer ,an~ ~ounty __ solicitor ma~e a personal ex~
amlllation of ,this bridgean<i, th,e',county' solicitor has handed to the
chairnlan of this, cOlllnlltteea writtenopinion,.st~tingthat: this-is uot a:
county bridge,:urider .the provisions:of. the Act..' ,W e'would,t1~~refore,re*
coinm~nd. that the county clerk notifY the ,clerk oi,the.. TownWiP. <?f 1: ar~
' mouththa,t this}'ounty is notliabl~ fort:q.e maintenanceof'this bp.dge. '
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2. Yourcomm.itt~e have-~onsideredthe 'conununicaticui from 'H. B.'
Cow.an"secretm-y of:the Eastern Good :R,oads' ,Association; and'-w-ou1q. re~,
commend that, ~his cpun't}': ~etition the Doinimoll .-Government to' establish
aG.oodRoads'Burea~. ' /' ,
3.':'Your, commi~tee ,have'"considered -- tli~ cOll1l~mnic~tion,~f:J()Sepp
"Q1lN"k, regardin~ ;thepreseryation>of fence posts; and:w:ould'lP.commend
nq,act,ion. '
Rega~dillgthe ,commUJrication of'P; N~ ,'Haight; an~his'accoUnt, for
servi~es in'furnis?ing photograPhso~, coun~y' bfidges~.,yo1.lr:committee
would~rec6Inmen~,th.at ~he matter be left in'U~e hands ofth~ engineer, as
.. he,made 'thecorit~actwithMr~"Haigl1t~, '" ,.": C'" ". -
, , ',: , ' ,', ',' . ' ,,':" .~" "''-':'::<,'<'.'
-- 5.,. Regariling thecomnllln:ic~tio~ of~iUiaItl,K~llY"of..the COUllt~:':'of .
N orfolk;and from Benjamin Bri~:n,:;o.f'tl1e rO~l1.Ship' of BaYham; to. the ','
, same:effect, your commit,tee would re~Ommeli(rnO actio~, " I
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refeITe~' t6in'tile ~warden's reP~~t,--yoU:rcommittee'wo~,d !ec?:iJ,rmen.d 'the
ch~an' arid engineer .be fustrue~ed t~, ~ommunicate, with the ?ffiClals ?f
the, Cpunty of,:Middlese~, call1ii~their.attentiQn to, !h~.fac~ tl,:at. t~~
'county is still willing to beM' one':'half t..l~eexp:~n~e ofbmlding ,a~ bndge at
this point, and if the county of,Middlesexis ~hng ,to bea"r theIT,s.h~re.of -
the: ex:pense~ that plans and, specifications' be' prep,ared,and submItted to
this council at ~~eir:Janu~ry session.
7. In refe~ence to the conrmunic~tionof the clerk of the Townsh~P.of
DunWi~h,asking this council to ra~ify By~Law N9., ~02,_yoll1' cpmnnttee
would 'recommend th.at the request be comp]iedwith. '
$~ Your ,eommitteewo~ld recommeIld that. the chairman, c~erk an~
engineer be authorized to get sui~able-cabine~~ for the purpose of preserv-'
ing'the photographs of- the co-qnty bridge~. -
All of which ~s respectfully submitt~d~
WIll:. JAOK80~t_
'Chairman,
AdopteCiN ovember 25',--: 19.03.
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ELGIN POUNTYCOUNCIL. \
PECI!lTI01{SAND J;,EGISLATlON REPORTS.
MARCH SE:SSIQX:
To the Elgin County Council:
- GE..."\"TLRc-m:N:_
The Petitions and Legislation Committee beg IM.ve to report a:; f01.
lows:--,--
,
, , 1. That in reference to' a cOlIlIDunication from the Couuty Council of
Grey, for a petitionto make the ternlfonvlrich township, town and village
conncils are to oe elect,ed two years, instead of o;'e, tl1e eLections to be held
at'the same time 'as ~lectiens for:coullty :,councils, we are pi opinion that,
this conncilshould petition, praying for the election pf'reeves and mayors
for one yem- and of councillors for two,years; one-half of whom should re:
tireannuaJly.
~ -2.'~hatwe:co~operateby ,petition With the the County Council of'
WaterI()o'in reference to the paymeIitbythe Government 'Of. cop-stables':
fees inslllllniary_:cases. '
A~~'of which is respectfti~ly submitted. _
~dopte.9- March 4, 1903. _
s. It MOR~IS,
Chairman,
NOVF,l\1BER S~~SSION.
,~'To the, Warden and Council iJftheCounty of Elgin:
'GlINTL~MEN':_
The ~etitions and ~"gislatiohCommittee beglea:Ve to report:~
That -theI)ray~r of-the.petiti~u.of ~11er~tep~yers of the unincorporate~ ~
,Village ofSl1edden b~. gr~ted; . setting apart a certain Melt describediri the
said petition as. a police 'village.
Adopted November 20th,. 1903
s. B. MORRIS,.- .
Op.ainna:n.
ELGIN. COuNIT, CO.JlliCIL.
HOUSE. OF:hmUS~Y RJi;PORTS.
:65
MARCH ~SSIOK.
" --, .' '. if'" the County of Elgin:
Tf) the 'Wanlen and CourtC'tl ~
GENTLEMEN:- '. , . . 'del' purCh.aS3 of additional
; ." ittee appointed. to conSl.. . .'. _ ,
The8pecml Gomm .'. f' .... .begleave to reporl:- ,
land' for House of Industry arm, I. ",._ ' , " _ ,,, 'f 't
.' J.. .. .' dditionallaild should be p~chased at once, I, 1
" That in our opUJlo!l, a . . . _
b,: b'tamedat a reasonable pnce. ...
can eo.... . . "
' '. '. tfully' submitted,
All of which IS respec, '.
\ WM. JACKSO:K,
Chairman:
~<\.dOPtedM.arch. 4~h, 190K
JUNE SESSION.
To the Elgin, c'ounty Co'/uycir:
GEXTLEMEN:~" . .,... f llows'
C mmittee b3g leave 'to reporl as 0 ,,~"<~::
Tl1"" ROUS3 of In,dustry" 0 '" , . "." ".
.~ u "',. n of th~ addition to the far1ll~ and ha~e
That t14y have taken possesslO t f $192. A portion of this
. f '" constructed at a cos 0
had the east hne cnc" . dance with agreement.
. Mr Lnton In accor '
will be paId by. . ". " q d
. ~:. . . . .' . ~dinirs- we:r:e'recently inspected au
That the institutiolland surro b,
are in a splendid conditioD.
;..'. . .'''" tfcl1y sTl.bmitted.
All ofwhlCh IS respec. ..... ..;
1\dopted June 2nd. 1903
W. F. LUT6N,,,
. chairman.
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E,LGIN COUNty COUN~n.,
PHYSICIA.N'SEEPOET,
To theWa1>den(~1ui .Jlembers ot-the Elgin County 'Council, in the No.'vembl}r Ses<
sion W3sembled: _
GENTL.EarEK: _
I have tlwl16nor to present. for your, consideration all;.d fuforma~iori
the 28th annual medical report of.the'Elgin Honseo~ Industry,
-, I hav~ paid tl~s~nst,itutio:n dUring the year ending, the _ 31:st 'October,
, 52 regular~e_8kly' visits 'and 17 special visits.
Iha.ve also attended Amasa Wood Hospital, r?Mrs. .Aim Kew,ten
times; Mrs. Dingman. iivetimes" and Db,nald McRae, 49' times, making in:.
all 188 visits. I operated three times upon Mrs. Dingman for remOval, of
1nalig;,ant ~owth oiuterus. She finally, not getting- better, left the insti- ,
tution and not long ,after died. Mrs.'Kew,was also a su'il'em from cancer
of woma'andopwel"1:iJld; after a short ,stay in ~Amas'a Wood :Hospital.rec
tn,rned to 'her home and died. ,
'., ,',','",.. , ',' "" .-" :
-,For gangrene oHoot I amputated the leg of Donald McRa.e midway
between k';ee and ankle, but this did not prevent the extension'of the dis.
ease, and subsequ.entlyI an)pntated above the k~ee, and at this date he is
weU, and anxious to, get an artiiiciallimb. On "ccount of smoker's cancer
.Ir€lnoved theelltireun(l~rlip of:Duhcan McPhail, whois'-now, much
,:better'. --
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Quite a resp8ctable number ,of teeth have been extracted; In January
I Successfuuy vaccinated 7 prlmary cases, 11 secondary eaSes, and re-vac_
cinated two o{the latter. La grippe -prevailed in April and May, ,We
have been entirely free from consumption, . tYI>l1oid fever, malarial,fever,'
erysipelas and all contagious diseaso)l, such as' measles, chicken-pox, 'Var-
',iola"whooPingCoUgh,scarlatina, luu,mps and diphtllCria,all of which is
' evidence, that. tl10S~. in ~ charge havJ:l ::carefuIly and effectually. perforoled
their. duties ., ,
- (}nlytwodeaths h&ve t&ke!l place during the year, the smallest
' number on recor\!, with the single eXception of th~,same number in 1876.
Are:4ibald McLean, aged-55, died ,f.rom inanition; and Robert' Millard
~rom,seni,~e-decay~, I havello~irths forecord thlsyear.
For YOur 'information Ioffer the, following st"tistical recapitulation of
'the average number of inrnatesin each year since the opening in 1875, as
also the births, and deaths in e&ch year, with the number dying Ullder50
"years; b(Otw13en 50 and 60,_60'and.70. 70 aud'SO. 80 and 90, '90 and' 10.0;, and
OVer: - ,
:;,;SS::l'iyt';i;f'
'Year
1876
1877
1818 ......
1879
1880. ..
1881
1882 ..
1883
188e.
1885 .....
1886
1887
'1888 ,
1889
1890
1'891
1892
1893 ..... ..,.
1894
1895 .
1896 .....'
1897
1898-.,. .,..; .
1899 ........
J900 ........
1901
1902 ..
- 1903 - ..;'i~
Av~ra:ge Births
Iilmates/
32
40
48
46
52
50
57
63
66
66
.69
62
.. 73
66
69 '
53
_i?5,
54
57
'54
53
49
.53
41
43
44
50
\73
.
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Deaths: Under 50;60. ,:60-70, -70-~O
50
SO:90' gO)OO ~~~r
.,67-"
2
2'
3
o
'4
J
1
8
.4
1
1
o
5
o "'-
2
2
o
1
o
2
1
o
2 2
'8 5 1 1-
6 2 3
J1 4 1 I' J 2
,5 ,2 8 1
12
9 5 4
6 ' '2 1 2
5 2 J 2
3, 2 2 6
13 2"
6 1 1 '2
3 2 1 2
10
2 1 .J 2- , 1
7
10' 4 1 2 8
3 2 2.
7 ,/'
J3 2 2 2 2 '2
9 3 1 ',2 3
9 2 j 1 '8 2
11 3 J' 2 1 4
2 4 .2
9
12 3 5 3
1 1 5 2 3
1;2 1 2 3,
7 r
f f 5 1
8.
2' J' 3' 5 2
,13
1 2 L 1
5
2 1 3 1
. 7
H 1 2 3
1.
2
o
1
o
['
o
L
1
2
1
.2
~
.
.
'J
2,
.--
---j;('o 1
,,53" 39 " "238 5'7 / 22 31', 65 ,50
", ..' .' . ......., ..' . the increasing.nmnberof_ill~aneper:"
The problem. of howtoear~.~or "'.,' :_./ y . . < ,
n;"c syour serions'.conslderatlOn. . .
sons req,-,:-,;,- '." ""-:-.
' ..' Ihave t1?-ehonor, to be,
Your.. ob~dien:t ~rvant,
, N ovember24th, 1993.
L.'LuTON, M',D.
,
68,
ELGIN, C01;TNTY COUNCIL;
REPORT OF INSPECTOR.
.To theWard~n and .1JIerlfbersofthe ElfiinCountj/Coun6il:
G.i:NTLEl\rEN':~
The followi'ng :l.s:niy report 'on the Ha:use 'of Industry and 'Refuge for
the year ending 31stOctober,1903:~
1. NUinber:of ~tesillthe :f.Iouss at last report'. ;..""
2. Nu'rnber admitted dTI.ri,ng the Year, 9 ,fe~ales., 16' males
3. Number of deaths :.... ...... '" .........
4. Number dischargE;\d ...... ......
5./ Number absconded. '....... ..... .'.
6. NumberatBlilldInstitnte. ...........
7~ ~~ber.uowln house.)J2 feniaIes,"-:2.7 males.::.....
...:.44,
.'. ..25
.... 2
.. ..15
...... 3
'" ,... i'
49,
\', 8. '. Number'ofinniates sent from "the several municipalities ill .t.he.
. c()uuty dUJ.ing the year:
Aldbdrough . .. .
D,unwich
Seuthw;old '. .."'...
Yarmouth. ..,......... '..;...
MaJahide ..
Bayham .
S. Dorchester. .
Vienna... ....
Springfield .' '.. . .
~ylmer,.; .~,....
P!Jrt StaJ;1ley..,. . . .
Dutton. .........,
BorniIi hous~.
'-','.'.
7"
3
2
2
1
4
3
o
o
'2
o
1
6
.....,...,.....
9.'l'he various cases'ofpauperism of inmates in the house dtiringthe
year may be'classed:fts follows;
Si6kness '.
Destitution
Intenipera:nc€l,. . .
Cripple
'Oldage :......
Blilld ..
Ins'ane, idiotic, etc.
All other cases ,
. .16
7
;J
8
7
1
..19
9
10. Ave!agenu'mber 'Of iumates during' the year . 50
11., Average' with keepEl:r"s 'family and hire4labor added m
;":-';:;;';~"""l< ;--
'r,'
,.I
12.
13.
14.
15:
ELGl:# COUNTY GODNctL.,',
Number ()f",ee],'s board 0'. inroaws ~d.;d ',.. . . .
,',- ,., '.thke'ener'sfamily, etc. a, ,,'. ..:.
Avera0'8 WI ,~,', ", '_ _
-Total;~enditure'dUring_the ye3.r. ;.; .'. .-.....
69'
2608
2984
, , . ..$5,661 20
i
!
'j
DE:4uct
For perrganent.. impr?veD?-,~nts,.~.......
-' Luton:farin account ,........ .". .,..
'Repairs .:... .._.... ...... .,-
~:~I~~~~iir~~e~ai;t~~~~:~io~ ~~ie
.. . ,$ 231 18
250 00'
17404
28000
48638, .
, $1,421 60'
, . '. "t act'uallyexpeIlded forsl,1pport' o~,.
'16. Leavlllg~oun ....... .;~ .
inmates '... .,... ... .
17.' !\:verage expense pel' week for each person
~ e ense per day for each person /
18. Aver'1ge xp f "'ch person. ...
ense per year or e""
19. Average exp ,; . mate during the past.. __ .-
20. Ave:;~~(~~e~~: ~eekJ2~r l~... d'f ~'d~ring'tj,~ year isl~~d"d
21 A:inoUnt e:ryended fOJ:house an; a , ;"' " . '.
'as follows: -- 17,9.' 66
..$
11156
474 14
',20000
55000
63.oJ
468 20
'450 16
245 ?L
347 15
297 36
8975
99 10
,7320
279 67,
100 00
220 42
609 91
37 73
174.M
23118
50 00
4,?39 60
142
20
-73~S4.
Hired:IaQor. ',' . ",.... .,.' '.'" ~' -
.Fai.m implements,andexper;ses
Farm ~stOqk:
PhysiCian. .. .~.
K~e~r and :Matron ,
'.D.rilgs".,.""" , .,. ,'M'....,..
Seed,' .~eed and proVIsl9llS
Meat
'Bread,
Groceries
bry Good.:;
Boots a,nd ShgeS. ,
F Urniture,a:tidJu"rdware,
' C~nYeyaiIce-of. Inmates
Iricidenta~ .,
Iu spector
Wood'
Coal"
Insurance;
.Repairs. ..d ..... .' ....
Perman,ent impro~ements
~1i~ster
".;..
.. .,. ....'
.''-;,
w
'" . ' '.
ELGIN.COUNTY, COuNOIL.
Committee '... ........ .'. .'. .'".. ."'" _.., .,.' .,. ... ",_
Lutonfarm on account.; _..... .... ._. .......;.......
5970
250 00
Total.... ...... ..... .".... .$5,661 20
22. _ N l? children attended school during- tl}e., yeaJ".
23~ The following pro,duce was raisedqn the farm, during the year:
24 Bushels of Wheat
50 Tons of. Hay
510 BUshels Oats
266 BUshels Barley I
6QO Bushels Marigolds
18 Bushels:-Turtrips
135 BU,shels' Potatoes
15 Bushels Beets
.70" Ba#el's Appies
- 20" Bushels Onions
356' Jars Fruit
8" Bushels Beans
7" Bu~hels Salsify
1 Load: Tobacco
7 Bushels oIPeas
440 Bushels of Corn
10 Bushels'Swee,t Corli
115 B~hels Carrots .'
9 Bush~ls .Table' Carrots
30 Loa:ds Oat'Straw
1000HeadsClt]:)bage
12 LQads Corn Stalks
20" B:Ushels'PaJ:'snips
40 Hog.
22 ,Turkeys
100 Ghickens
1249 <Poun,ds o.f Butter
. I;i::Laddition
the above a large aIn?u_ntof vegetables,etc..' ,'was,raised
the year. of wl;lich no account was 'kept. '
,24; Number of. articles ,of bedding arid clothing 'made 'up during the
year by the :matron and inmates; 502. '
25. N um~er" of visits .by, inspector to ins~tntion during the y~ar ,52.
26, Farm" stock:
3 horsesvatued at
lOCows at,,;.. ..' .'.'; .
5 Calves valued' at . .
2 Sows, ,9 Pigs ,alld)7'Shoats
.$ 35000
50000
50 00
16800,
2.7. The total amount expende'd by County House of Industry, etc., is. ,
follows:
Farm 50 acres, cost
Farm.50 acres, cost $4,250.00
House of ,Indu~try
Laundry; ;'.;
Fire' escapes
Root Cell~
Cottages; :etc,.
,'..'..'.,..
, .. .$3,00000
250 00
..,..11,40035
66681
390 06
124 99
1525 72
ELGIN CoUNTY;COUNCIL~~
.. .. ..
Brick Ice House ..... ..... -...
Barns. et~........ ',. ~.. .,....,.
Tile'drains .:. c. ...... ~.. ' ...... . .. . .. .......
- 'Tile drain outlet".:...,....~:.;.:.....
Hot air pump, tanks a~dconnectlOns . . . . . . . _
J:tefrigerator......:..,; ....... .......... .........
Fencing.;.. .........:
Orchard ,~... . ." >. ..... . .'.
Heating',apparatus .. ";,.' '...'
..".;.,;"",".,.
~ ". . . . . . . . 0' . . . .
........-.....,.
71
1180 50
258757
56087
60 70
350 00
4000
92588
85 85 ,
1979 00
$ 25,125 29
" ,'- ;' ,',' "t account ,'ex:pen-
Received from the:g()vermnen on '- ""',' 4 000 00_
28. diture,for'1a:rds~d,buildings. .'" .... .... . ....... ., .
, .........$ 21,12529
Leay~g amount actual~y,ex:p~ndedbY ~ounty
Allof,wmch is ,respect~lly submitted,
Noveniber2~; 1903.
n.TUR):ER.
Inspector.
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'EL(}L'i:QO~'.rY ~OuN~;, '
EQUALIZATION REPO!\T.
, To the. Etgi'n CountY Coundl.~ -' - -
GE:NTi.EME~~~ '
'.' .~,': '
~ T?,e Equalization Committee ,I , ".,' .,..<:", '.
yaJuesof the.realand "'fson ,r.:port the following to::pe/eqtialiZed
yeacr 1903: ,.' " p~, al prop3rty, in the 90unty, ()f Elgin for the
- -
M,Uuicipality
~<Ud~or6ugh
Dunwich
-Southwald-' '-.
Yarmouth~:.'.' - . ,
Malalude
'B~yha~
S.Dorcheste;. .
Ayliner .'.;' .., .'.. "
Dutton,'...,:..
~ort -Stanley
Springfield
Vienna,
Equalized t~a.i~e
of ,Real Profperty
. . ,..,. $2,764,066
... .... _ 2;843,789
, ' ~,516,8,59
4,033,658
,2,779,927 "
1,704,262
1;548;398
584,565"-
195,000
. . . .. " 138,0'00
......,. 98,000
79,000
~---
$20,290,524
AU,?f W:hich 18 respect~uny suhm).tte~t -
" ,\
Eq'\lalizel1ValU1J' ",
of Personal Prop.arty
$20,175
2MOO'
31,550
29,720
35;000--
,16,550
23,2tO .--
" ~5,.435
'5,000
, ,2,000
2,000
1,000
~~
$205,980
Totat
,$2,784,241
2,872,189
''-'',.!
3,548,409
, 4;063,378
;1; 2,814,927
J, 720,812
'1;'571,648
600,000
200,000
140,000
100.000
, 80,000
$20,495,604 "
"A. J. ,LEI'fOH;
, Chau-kan.
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,ELGIN '.COD-wrY: COUNCIL'.
73
OOUNTY POLICE MAGISTRATE.
To the Elgin,'County Co'li:ndl:
GE::;tTLEMDN:.c.....-
~The ccitrillrittee to consider the a.PPofutfugof',apofice magistrate for
the' 90W?-ty' of Elgin ~beg leave to report :
That no actiori bE;Otaken.
WM. J.A.~KSON,
Ohairm=.
AdoptedMaroh 6th, 1903,
To' the ~Elgin County CO'/.t~il:
GENTLE;\[El'< :-
The Special CoIIiinitte<l j"epol~ce magistrate-beg.leave to report. :
T,hat an officehELfuri:dshed in the court house for F.: Hunt, police
magistrate, and that the question of his s9,lary ha left with the.council."
Ail (?f )vhich is respactfully submitted.
Adopted'November 2~, 19.03.
s: B. MORRIS,
Chai:rm.an. '
.
71
ELGIN CtlUNTY OOUNCn.. _ '
.BAYHAMT()LL ROAD~
.;:. JUl..:'E"SESRIOK.
To the Elgin Cauntt( Council:
GENTLEMEN ;---,-..
_ T~e Special Bayham, T~ll Road ,Colilpiittee reports:
, ,,- -' ",
l' T:hattheY,hefd a' jo~nt meet41g with the ~oi1oIk colIlIIiittee at
~ilso1l-burg, andinstru,cted the sop.cit()rs to procure all papers and' ,full- in-
fo:matiOli in refe~ence to the title to the road. - This has not, yetbeell re-
ceIved., -. -
-All ofwhiclds resp~ctfully submitted..
Adopte'd,June 3rd.J903"
EDWARD MCKE$AR,
Chairman.
-, ,~'~'
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7
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ELGIN OOUNTYcCOIJNCIi..
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PORTSTAl\'LE" TOLL ROAD OOM:MITTE:E;.
.J1J},,~ SESSIOK.
To 'the Elgin Cownty'Cmuwil:
GENTLEMEN :~-
YO!ir Special PorlSt1}.nley Toll RoadCom~tte'e beg' leave to report: -
-Tha~sincethe last session w'eattended,t-wo,~eeti~gs of the .Raihvay
Co~ttfeof t:l1eLegisla~ure,an-aoppos.eda hill, introdllced bytl;te Sou~h~
western Traction,CompfQlyiwhich wasprejndiciaLto. the public' interest.
.The objectional S!'lctionswere struck out-. .
The City of St. 'Tliomas 'secme4' achart.er for' an electric railway' to
~tIle la~e.,The'use,of thet()ll road for thi~ purpose is subject t().an ,agree.
ment<wtth theco~ty com-leiI. '
Wit~l reference to thE) communication frdmJ. S.Robertion,. re trans..
fer of mortgage and judgm:ent against tbe. present lessees:of the:road; we
tecQplmend that no action bE'~ taken.'
/ ~
All of which is resvectfiillysubmit-ted,
'Adopted-June Brd; ?~Rg.
W3-I. JACKSON-,
Chairman.
RqVF.l\iBER SESSION'.
To ,'the -Elgii/, Ciinnty (!OH'11r-:il :"
GENTLE"':IEX:-,- ,
Your SpeCial Toll Road Gomin-itt~e beg lea\~e,to report:
., " " , .
That theYll1et, a~'St'.Thomas "\-y'llell the, l-oad y\cas,' advertised~or
sale',bythe Master in Chancery. No hidswerereceive,d. P~rtions of the
road were afterwards inspected in COl!lpariywit~the ~~rtgagee.
" , '" ,.'
2. The Dodd's bridge, north ofthe,'city,broke~o~n~abqut.tht3 time 01
the sale; but has SinC3' been tempora:rily:repaired: .
3;9nth~ 12th -of:N o~emb.er-, we, ill:t with the :prOVinc~'alIIl~pector of
tbll-rQ~d,s, at'St.Thomas., 'aue):, ma~e, an'~xa~tionof the;road.,;No~e~
, pairs' of,a subst~Iltial' nature have ,been made to 11.ny.of the. bridg,es" ,whic:<h'
were found tpbe 'in about the same co1iditiop. as previ~usly,reporteA. '
4~'W e would'ree()mmendt]~atthe w;:ardenbe ~autl1olize'cl to' .continue
pr~ceediIlg~:toobt,ainpossessiOllofthe roadund~r. the,termsoft~e lease,.
. if he cQnsiciersit i!1 the interes~sof. the bounty:to~do so. /
AlJ 'of wl:ich.. is'-respectfully .submittecl.
.Adopted'26th ; N oVJ',mber ,19~~.
W'M.; JACKSqN,
Chairman.
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'ELGL'i COUNTY OOUNOIL.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF '.rOLL ROADS.
DE~ ART}1EXT '~F PtJBpC WOR.KS.
Toronto, :Nov~mber25th, ~903.-
~To the 'Wa7'denand~1,fembe:r8,o/ the .El0in CO,U1ity Council:
GENTLEMEN --::......c..
: ~:complialicewiththe requisition of a li~b -- .' --. -- -- '. '.
vicinity -I have ill 'dD. . '.. __ -- . "-.' --. __ _ erof resldentsm Its
Rd' , d . . ~., "..an lllSp3ctlon of ~he London and Port Stimley. Gravel
o~ ,an ,beg to notIfy you, as follows;, . . u '
~olls~re now being collected atfOlir gates a~d a check gate.
Therear: 'sev'erall:llidges on"the ;oad,
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J... WIlere,~he roal.crosses t.he cree.k a,t .lotNo.
b ' h' , '" ' , 48,'eastofthen()rth
rane, of T~lbot' R?ad, known as..the N orthbriage;:
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2. Where the toll road crossesthe creekon16t N'o ,'42'fi' t'.' ,;'
ofTalbotRo d -- -- t. ',' ,.' --" .'," , rs langenorth
119rthof the :o;ti7:r~::~~~~~~VoiSshtiPTol' f SouthknWOld, ,a:rida sh?rt ~istatic~ .'"
, '_ __ __ ,,', __ __ ' ,,-- __ __ ',~ __ ,. __ lOma.s, own asDod~'soridge.
,stre;i, :~j;:g~r~;~t~~~::,~:t~~o;:~,~:,::,~i~~~:.orth~fB~dge
~. Where the toll road crosses Kettle Creek o~ 16t'No 1 . .tl .',8th'.-' C",, .
cesEHonofYaJ.>illOl:ith' __ b t30 '.", ," " ., ill 18 , con~
.' , ' "<" ' a ourods south-easterly along"the toll" d f"
,where It ,crosses the to:wnIitl8 ,.between Y ",', ,', __' , , , " . '. ,', roa, rom
8theoncessionof YaJ"IDou.th ' -krio,.. . ,. .'" tl arm.__'Ao~th, and ,~outh'Yold, .inthe
;." "", 'Wn,~.s ,le" shery brIdge."
th 5. :~ere the t~ll road c~osses Kettle Creek, about 50 rods north alon
e ro~ rom the mtersectlOll of -the said toll road with Port Stanl g
street, III ~t. Thomas. known as the:' Brewery bridge." ey
,', ,6. Over t~esouthb:r~ch~i':f{ettie Creek, ,where it cr~ssesthe 'Lo
,6i~1~n:o~~~a~t:~~; ;6~~~!t~about 5,J":O~Ssouth,from the intersecth:
,as"Cem~terYbridg~,'n "a, eyst~e~t, ill thy,City of~t.Thomas, kno'Yll
con~:~~:~:rfet~:e ~~~~~sse~ t~e~mall cree~,'about the middle of the 6th
bridge.'; . :lP 0 __ armo1.lth;kllowll as the HSchcolHi:n~se
8.W?,erethe tollroad'ctosses the sniinc~eek " ".,' '
of the 4~hconcesSiouof!a~~~91, kllOwll as t_hei~a:i~:eb~o~:;fly' eI?-d
\ O~:W:~efethetollroa~crosses asnuill ravine in the Villa e of Port
__ Sta.l~le~y.abou~40 rods,sontho~ the, north~i:rruto~'_(he ';illagEL!
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1'heseprldg~s~~e--;ma;.de:,~thr911g110ut oftimber,-:.chje~y, piJ1e~,'ai1d-;!~ck
elm. ' -- -
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T,~e :B1:'e."1",ery hridg~:~, heen,yietty fulJ,y,:renewed ';and'.isc,nQW~~. it. ,
safe;'copQ,itiou';
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I :<m~9-e,' a careful eiaJnillatiou, tit the niatertatiri:the..,Dodd',s, ,.Fo~te
; and Ashe;ry hridges, ,'bY,boring::1Llld' lesting,.. a,n~so impoverisliedhave tne
timbers beCOme tlllit these.bridges axe unsafe for' travel
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.TI~e'Dodd's bridg~;had re~entlycolhip8ed Ullder.~the - strain.._ of .adroye
ofpasS~g c~tt1e'and-~t~the, time of, the inspection - was, proppe(i,_up m a,:
yerytemp.oraq:way. - , .. -
.p~p;'have.beenplaC~d~der the;Asllery ~d"Fo9te brid~~s. cT.hese
'prop~support the yertical, strain, but so decayed: are_ tl1etiD:rbers:'that::
"sh~tlld.a Joad'happ~n. to'j,aro'r !racture~ W(;lak 'D1,e~befa.n', ag<?ident wou}-d
b;::prec,ir>itated. :' Duri_ng't~e tormiJ1ft or__br.ealting-ofi?e,,; t~ese'prop"~- ,'WilL
f{lrtl1erendang~r the bridge." "~I have, never seen, traffie :peniiit~e.d'on . sU(34'
~angero~. ~tructures,-:and,'i~__t~e b~~ge~ re~~__~QP9naseri~u$:>accident is ;
'to'be ~xpected. ':['~ey should~be'closed,to:traffic,' -, - '
'The Qallletery bridgel8a~gh, frail' structw:e... T~leJoundatl.ons~h~y~
been S? injured by the. s~Oing qf .ihe.hanksas to m~(;l... tps:bridg~ llllsafe.
T~bersin :~Jl~Vnionl)1;id~e)1refairly. fresh;bl~t. oWing to th~.. i~rigth
-of sPan;. are,n~tsafely'capable 'of/supporting heayy, loads." This bridge.
"sllC~u.-tdbe're~uf~rced by 'inse~ It ~wofpilesin, the; centr~ .of each :~pan~
,I b
'. .Th~..Pqrt. S,t~~y b~dg;e and SchOQl House .b~1dge should,'be.ren~wed,
tq'n;t,eet pr~ent ::requirem.ents~ Large, culverts. would t*e_ the place of
these, bridges:'
;rhe N'OrtlT;bri~ge~equires.rell~~ai th~Ol1:ghout.
It: is.l~~r~byiequired,iJ1,accordance with :the. GeJ:l;~ral_ Road': Ct)m~Ii~.
~bt,and aIJlen~g acts:'- ' ' ,,' : ' '
~st.,Th~t'tRti:NC)rth~bridg~ and -Dodd's bridge' be re~coIistrncted of
:sll~t.a?lematerial;a~d:;~~lIlplet?d by Jf~bruary 15,,1904'.,
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.. ,,2nd;: __ Th~t. the.pnioIi bridge be f)trengthened. as hereinbef()~e sPecifi.ed~
'by.~anuarY,15,-i904,,: '
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3rd. Tha,t.the Fodte bridge, :t.he Asherybridge and -the:Ge~etery'
.::r~~t4Yl3;re.~oollStructed in,a substantial ~anner.. and,compl~tedby March '
~ ~4th~ ...Whatth€l,f;;ghool:H.Clhsebxtdge,: and' the']?ort Stanley bpdgebe'r.e~
co~stri1ct~ed: aJ,lda:nd ',completed, by Ma.y'!5,1904.
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~ ELGINCQUNTY COUNaR..
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b' ;.~h~ pr~tiGeill~Elgin:CmlI~ty OfUS~~ c~llle~t,concret~'-~d~te~lJn
..' :din~ bn<iges shouldb8;tpplied .to the bridge,',workltereill de.scribed'-~::
I~}se~sentiatthat.tl1e:work. o'f, re.constrnctfug. the~e bridges. be : com~
:el1OOd 7t-:out delay, and carri~d ouas-.!,ap~dly as. possible inorder"that
8,use 0 t e l'P~d~~uot,be unneces~aiily interrupted; ,,' , ." _ "
r~vethe ~o~~rt\?~, ~nt}ellle-n;
Y~urs. respectfully,
.,:\.. 'W. C::rnPBELL; ','
Inspector o~l))ll Rpads.,
~othel;lgin, County. Gauncl?':
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S\"'. '~he.~~.e:cr~'96ln~iit~e,.d?P8~nte(i'to. c~.oper~t~; .With:' the,Iristo:;ir~'t;"
pcnety g! .+a1bo.t Contenmal ~nQentertaining ProVinCial- HistoricaC'S'. :
cle~y,~~po,rts: .'.... .~..,' ....,;. . ", . " 0
" That (jn.enie~~i~g\vaS'i~ei4 afte~~h~ .adjouF~~2litjn Mp,rch, .when
PH' . r.ogra~ '\Va~, ~onsldered;anda ,grant of Olle huhdred dollars:' m~de t6 .the, '
lstoncR.!,Soclety. . ... ',. ,
-"~ll o:f,~ilic~: is;~~~e~tfllllysUblllitted.::
'EDW-~Rp{':~QKEI~l~.
, ";Qhitirin!tu,
,Adopted:J une 3rd;1903.
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REPORT, OTTAWA, GOOD ROM?8'OONVENTJ:ON. .'
'1'0 the TVarden and l}1ehibers of_th() ElgiJi (JouiltyCo,un(Jil.~'
GlllNTLEMEN ;i.:...
79.
Ih~g l~ave' to-'reporthavrng., attended the, "anhu~ '" conventio,liLo*,t~e
EasterlL. Qntario Good Roads' Asso~iatioll'at 'Ottawa, on ~he 12,th 'l:tnd 13th
ofM:arch; 6~g,t? the OP3niI1g oftheDOminionPMliament'onthe'-i?th,
the rileetingwas somewha,~ inter~eFed'.with, ,'hut .~very '~?od:atten~ce
wa~ had atth~ e,vening sesgiOD; and~on the, 13th, when"a .vely'inter-esting
prQg,tam waspresented, a.copy of whiSh! s-p,bmit l.l8re~th;:-
The.County,Qf O~rletonwas:'ab~ht< to' sUll~tabY.~la\V.tri'ra~se.two'
h1indre~ .and..sevent:y thousand dollars, .. which, with: 'the--thirtyc thou,sandc::-
they wou~d,'be' €mtitled to d~awfrOIllthe:,'()nta~io GovernmeIlt'g fpnds,
_ ,~o1ll4. lIla:kE\ three" h~dred' thousand theypro'posed, e.~ending in'the
p~c4ase flll:'a, Un.proving of toli and .other roa~s that might be taken .over
by. ,the comity under the' Good ~oads,scheme. ':,~,~~,' >:7;'~:0~~J.~.
rl1e~vidence as t~ tli~ advis~bility.aJ?d~dvanta~ ofdCl~ng'awaywit~
'the 'statute labor system was uI;lanimousand 'every minor municipality
represented te~tiiied to the benefits a:nd adya,ntag.es derived from the 'com-
mu~inKofthellaborand expen:dingthecmoney -under the supervision of
cdmmissibners'outsi'de the local councillors.,
" '. Iwquld'strongly urge. upon the, townships.. iIl:Jjjlgin which hav-e not
colli,lIlutedtheir s~atute labor to do so.
Owing .to the he~Vy~fall ofsnQw inthe eas~e.rn townships. 'a; .larg~ ex~
penditl1re is nec~ssary. t'o ke~p. th~ ,roads open:' .,W"ir~ fences wererecoIll~,
..mended fgr 'us~ along the..road:sides,\,to,encouragetheeons~qLCtio!l of
which tl1e'~Qmil towhshipcouncil fuxp.isl1es the wire~tJlalf, price"
Pr~~ons tothe~rip of the QoodRoadstramtl1rough the,east~~.
part oftJleProvince, the ,people were 'almost 'whollyunfamiliarwi:th the
uSe of eon' crete culvert pipe?rconcretea,butni~nts,'a1J.d,.,they were's()me-
whatsuryrlse(l tq ,find that ;~l:1':wer~ notonlyusing9oncrete-for abutments.
a'.rLd piersbutalsofor'floorRon.ourbndges. '
A:,resoluti~n was passed askingth~ L~gisHi~ur~ to adopt. ',' valuation ':'
as the pasis ~or' their grant, instead' of areaasatI>res9nt~':.~~esohltion, was
'also passed, asking !~he. gove~ent, to. ,appoint an inspeC~?r~f. tOll...r?ads. ,
A representa,tive 'of the. Western,Ontario Good Roads' Association WaS
present and a 'conference 'of the western:dytegates was had, .when ~t was
'~Hanged that ~ mee~ing of :theWes~erll' As~xiationshould.b3heldj~ TorA
onto durini th~ fair_
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--EOO:m;iCOttNTY" :COUlWE:
, ""QUite.a'huinber-:o{d~l~gaPfs::anT:l otl1~rs::Were:in~'atterrd:mceffoM.the
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w:e~terh.~o~:ti~in the.P1'ovince. , .' <
.. It ",astheUnarnn;oru, opinion of the eaStemmen th,t tamo,ae Was
thebest.available material for. bridge floors. -whioh, One gentleman sng-
gt:sted;" sllotlid:'b~'..1aidwith: PIapkeightfeet-lo}J~,~.~a'Vn __ taperi,~ginye
;';oheS.atoneend and.three~t _ the, ~iher. Twolengthsof t~formed '.
the 'coveiing'of,the, ,bridge.:Whicll.; ~::additiontojts" lastin.g::qnalities,:.has OJ
the,~ "ad,Y.antage, of:fonnillg:a-'qro,Wn, 4t,~t~e. ce~tre :to': shed-water: arid .the
~~:aVYp~r:t'9!IDlejp- th~,centre ~~lere'mQst:travel'wa,s on'it.
The A.ssooi~tibn ,propose'askh,gthe - Go~"rntnentof the Dmnfnion to'
!3sta~~11 a.bur,ea~,:of. ,informatiOl!iri., conn~ciio~.~tIl.good,:roads~',They
'a1SQ:pr9l?Pse:.h.9ldin~:a;n~tion~1,.convention.ne)::t::-YeaJ:.
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-Y~u..r~'~~SPElct:fully;
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Adoptee!, J:nne,3rd. 1903.:
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COURT. HOUSEqOMMISS~O~.
To'the IVll;'rden andJ.lleniber80.(th~Elgin Oo'unty q()unciZ':
GENTI.E~N:-:
The Co~ HQuse Cofum1ssi~D; repOrts .as'.fallo~s,.:
. . . f' f Qonnty"bUlldiIigs
1; Dl.llillg the past"year the:exI:)3.ridit~reor:care.o
hak bee,n as follows: '
For caretaker l,t!id assistall~e .
FOF. ~epairs,conrt'~ouse .....' ~_ ._
For re:pai.rs;'gaoL;.~. .. ;;' ; . '
c'For repairS, gaoler;$l'8~d/3J:lce;: . . . <~
For'supplies;. 'etc
For sundries." _;
.. ",'''' ,.....$ 41800
... 5039
........ 3740
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47 97
$' 621 19
.s~oul{lbepl~ed
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2 . The following is:~n,esti~~t,e 01: tiie:amount
at'oui-disposal for the e:gsuirigyear:
th.t'
For :~~t~ker .jm4as~stanc~
For supplies:andre~rs
H..... .$45000
300 00
$750 00
All of' which is r~spectfnl!y:s~hmit~~d,
EDWARD. McKELLAR; .
-', , 'Chairman.,
'-.:. .Tune: 3rd. 19m~':
~Referr2d t,O FimLnce. ~mmitt~e;
_~dopted
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E:LGlcN COUNTYOOUNdIL.
BY-LAWS.
BY-~AW,NO. 644.
To Appoint,a Board:ofAndit~n th~ C~llntYOfElgiri for'f,he-viaJ:
., 1903~Passed March 6th, 1903. ..
Be' it e~acted by ~'th~ ,Counc~l of" the Municipai ,'Corpo." ration of the'.. ,.
County 'ofElgin: ' ,
-~ Thatn::,J..Hughes'.',Esquir~,'Co~ty JUd~~,
are llere?y, ~ppointed"n'ielllbers 'of the, 'BoaJ'd
duties required of them by'Chap. 84, R;S.O.
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T.h~t:,~he ,:ine~b,~rs of the,SaiQ.B:6ard be, p[tid the ~Uin of fom: dbl1m-'r,;
for~heIr. se~Vlc~so:. and five ceu,ts' I>e::.~ile ill going' to. 'mid from witch andi;.
ConntyCou.ncil Chamber
St. Tho~as':Thrarch6th, 1'903.
'and 'A. J. Leitch be and
ofA~dit, to perfoI'll!- the
_ K.W: ,McKAY,
CountF, Qh~l'k
'EDWARD-MCKELLAR,
Warqell.
BY-LAW NO..M5.
T~ApPdirit "Count~_ ~udi,t9rsf~r the Year 1903.~Passe(t'
6th, 1903.
Whereas"ulldertlle authority of th~'MuDici 1 A.t '<, ,'.
corm "I . ", .'," , '/ ,', pa c, every mmnclpa1
aTtdit~rs~srequIre~ to appoipt <at, its:fus(meet,ing in ev~ryy,e'ar 't:wo
March
Beitth~i.eforeenaCted bythecormcifof th" ".,',; -I': ", , ".
f tl C ' ,~' ',' ,'" ,', "e mUlliclpa corporatlOll
O,le , ounty ofE1gmunderthe authority aforesaid';' '> ',.'
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. That'~clrrwMurraY~d "ty. A; GaIbraithbe" aJld m-e' hereba
pOInted .~udl~qrsto. examine and report upon 'all' accounts affet.y t,~~
corporat~on,?f .th~ CqJ.Ulty of.,El~Ji or I'elatingto'any matter ~=:r ite
control or wIthm Itsjurisdiction,as required' by' 'Statu'. te or 0' "d' , '".,' "C s.
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~il,. and aiso ~l~' acconiIt1'-of 8;h001. monies received 6rpaidbytheCounty
T~Eia,surer. fo! .the:.yem- ending SistDec8nl1:Jel', 1902, ahd thatsaidaudi:t()rs
:be paid the J:"um'offortydollars eacbfo'r their services.
COUllcil Chamber,. i
St. 'Thomas, ~March6th,..1903" i
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K. W. 'McKAY;
-" . Co~ty. Clerk.
~DV:'A,RI?M:OK;E:~lfAR
Wa.rdeu.
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BY-LAW. No:.'646.
To Appoi,nt T~ustees .of the HighSchoo~s in the County of' ElgiIL
'..-"'Passed March 6th, 1903.
rfhe 'County. G6uncil of the :(Joullty of' Elgin, under the, authority or
,t.he High SchoolsAct, 1891; enacts ,:
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That A. Teall be appoilltedtrustee of~heVien~a 'High SCh.ool f,or, a::.
term of. three years.,
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ThatE~,'A; Miller "be appoillted.:a.t'l'l,1-stee,of the flymer Co~legifLt.e In~
stit}lte fQr i1.terln of three years('M.. E. LYOll for.a term:of tvvO"Y6ar:S, an<i,.
J. G. ~eiterfor a term,of on~ year.
Tluip John Lahore be appointed trustee of the'St" Thom.as Collegiate
Institute fql'a term of three Y,ears.
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< . ~hat, Samuel . Maocoll. beaPPointed',atrustee- of ,the DuttOll High
Sehoo~ ,for a. term of t.llree yeax-s,;
Council Chaniper,
St. Thomas, Ma,reh 6th, 1903.
K" W~ MoK,AY;
,County Clerk.
Epw ARl>"McKELLAR;
Warden:
JW-LAW N().647,
To Authorize the 'Ward:en--and'Treasurel' to: Borrow T'weIity
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Thousand Dollars.'-'-Passed March 6th, 1903..
The County 'CounciLo~.the cOl'p(}ration of t,he-,Cormty of ,Elgin
enacts ;..,-
That the :Nard-en and Treasurer.be' and: .al'e'herebyau'th9ciz~dto
borrow the.suill' of twenty thousan~ dollars,' as it maybe,re9-uired, to meet
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the curre~te~riditnre_ of;the <X>l1IDratiou. 9fth~60~tY'Of'~lgm -d~
J903. and to:' give-as s~Urity therefor notes o'fone thousand' dollarseacl1;.
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St, Tho,U)as; ~raroh 6th, 1903>1_
K. ;;V. McKAY,
COUllty Ol~rk;
EDWARD.McKELLAR.
Warden-
'BY,LA W No. 648,
To .Anthorize the W!,rden ~~ P~rcha:seAdditioual Land; for HOllse
, 6flndnstryFarm._Passed March 6th: 1903.
Tl1eGonntY..Conncilof the,CouiJ.ty):>f Elgin enacts:
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That,,-theW.~d~n be ~di~,.h~~ebyanthdrized'to llurcllase'. fifty'ac,~es,
being w:t.:oi1ot 40,.nor:th of TalbO,t roadJadjqiI;ringtheH~u~e of, Industry
.:farm, ,and" to.!l)ay the sum of'fourtnousand ,iwo..h~ndred and' .fifty dollars
for -the s~,e~_ '
That ,the 'Warden,,'~e~Mlth?r:ized to ~ issue ",orderS- on'the,Trea~urer' for
the,amountab?ve'lllent~oJie'd,'an~to ~nter'int? ',such': agreem~Pts~~'~y
be necessariin the~nter:est of. the county in connection with the Said_,pui--
'chase,' '-, - ~
:CouIieilCh'amb~r,_ !
St,Tho~as,March 6th, ~,~3.~~
K. W. MoIrAY, ,
gPuntY9I~rk.
EI>W ARb- MCkELLAR,
, Warden.
. BY-LAW. NO. 649;
To .confirm, tlieEqualization of . the Assessment Rolls of the
COUIIty of Elgin, for th~'Y ear 1903:-P"ssed March.6, 1903.
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,'The.':Connty COIlll;cit':'of the OoUritfbi Elgin~n.ac~s:
That'thefolloWfuglbe<theEquaJ~ati9n oftheASsesSrnEmt Rolls of the'
. County of Elgin for 1903: '
'Aldbofough.: .-
,punWich-'. ;,.
, <Southwold.
Ya.rrirouth'.
,
" . .~ :$~,7;.~;241
", 2,872,189.
3,548,409
4.063.378,
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ELGIN COUN~Y. C()p~CIL,)'
Malal]ide,. '~
Ba:y:h~::
South Dorcllester: ... _.
Ayln:1E:ir~ ::
Viellll~
Port Stanley. '
Springfield
, 'Dutton'.
-2,814;92,7--
1~720,812
1,571,~8,.
600; 000'
80,000.
140,qOO
100,000
20~,~~0,,'
- t20,495~604
CouncilOhamber I
St.>Thomas,Ma.rch 6th. l~O3; i
lL"W.'McKAY,-
- CouiltyClel'k.
E~WARb McKE'l;tJ;,.~i ~
Wardl'lu.
'BY.LAW NO. 050.
d ,March 6th; j90:i.
To, A,mend By.Law'N(). 624.~Pas$e
Th~ El~n 6olintyOouricjl ~mflcts:~ ,', "_
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"', "" ,:: -', '" f'Bl"-' ....61 asenacted~byBy--Law6-24,"be
That the '"tliirel plause:, 0 " .!~ a~' D , ,_,', ,'",., ,,', ",' " . ,',"
amended to raise, the 'price of pedd1er~' li~e~sesasfoilo~vs :-~ 60 00 '
-To travel 'Withonehorseol':other.l1lUmtil,:: ", "',, .".' '. _
Totravel~th one span':of ~:orse~ ol',o~her a.~:i~!'llS, 100 00
CoUIlcil Chamber..", " ,{
SL Thomas,..l\[aJ"ch 6t.h, ..19?3(
K-.-W.l\icKAY,
~:Couutv C.~erk.
. ,
EDWA~D~CKELLAR" '
'_ Warden;
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BY-LAW N?65L,
Grant A<ldi tionalAidto High
_ -Pass,edJUne.5th, 1903.
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SChObl~ .
'1'0
Th~ bonnti ConncilotElgiu en~ts:'
'Th,at the: SlUJ1~f"s~_hund:red~.doll~r~
schools:
'.~be gran~ed,~6 .the foll<.>wi;ig
Aylmer Collegiate. Institu,te
..,$ 250:,OC
,
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so
ELGL'{ OOUN'TY',:(JOlli\'GIL.
c-. Dtit~on'ffigh'School.
.. Vie~a High'School
250 00
10000
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$60000c
, St.
OonnGil Cpambel', I
Thomas. June 5th.\J903...\
,',.,'."..,.::.-. ,", , /
E:' w. McKay;'
County Clerk.
Eb\~Alm.M9KELLAR,
Wardeg.
BY'LAW ~O. 652.
To Ra1sE/ "
.
Amounts for Connty Ra-tes
-C...passe.d 'J nne . 5th,
during
1903
the year 1903,
Whereas, by Secti~~'405, of Chapter 223, R.s.O~" the coullcil of: a
e011llty ~ay.pa~~ ,by.laws,authorizing.thEl, levyin~ andcdllectingof a ~ate~,
8tQ.; . .-
:A,hd . whereas 'estimat~ has' b~eu'made, ,shoW:ing .th.at, tIle suin' .of
thirty.t,housand.seyenhundred' aridforty~t'Wo dollro:sis required to be,
r~ised'i.n'the ~everal :m'uni9i~litiesfoi'the'lavriul purp<?ses. of the, ..county
dlll"ing theyear1903;> __ .. ... . '., .... .- "
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~Q.'W:l1ereaS"b~ :Section93; of, theAssesem~ntA~t,this'Counci~ is '
re.<:tuired tOdiJ:ect, :what portipuof,the smn,to.be levi,ed for county pUrPoses
shaJl be leyied in each mUniCipality i~ the county ; ~..
Andw~ereasthe' rates ro:erequirea to, be'.~alcitbte(lat SO:lli~chin the
dollar; upo~ the ?-ctuatvalue of all the l'ealandPer8,ouaI,pro'perty)iable.
to assessment:;. "..... .." .-
, :A.n~ .whereas'the,a,c~ual ~alue:of the,re'al andper80~alpl'operty, as
as~ert''1111ed and ,equa,lized by this CoUncil, is as follows,:'-
Municjpaiity
Aldborough
Dunwich:,
g'orithwold
.. Ya~o,utll.
Malahide ..., .~,. .,....
Bayha:n(
S. DOrChestel;'~~ : .
Aylmer.
Dutton:.
Total;
: . $2,78't,21c1
2,872,189
3,54,8,4:09
4,063,378
2,814,927.
1,7.20,81'2
1,571.648'
600,000
200,000
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87
Port Stanley: .
Springfield
Vienna ....
',,/
14~,OOO
100,000
80,000
- ~" .
$20,495,6Q4
The~efore tp.e Council of the Municipal Corporation ,of the:0ount~ .of
Elginenaqts: .
1. .That a rate of oue: and one~half mills ,in the.dollarbe ll':vie<l.l1p6n
all the'ratertble propcrtyih tlie'scveral municipalities in the' County of
Elgin, a,s above set forth, for the .year 1904 to raise the ,..following
, amounts::"'"
2.- That:thesurn. of thirty thousand,. seven: hundred and forty-two
' dollars.be,ra:is13d and levied in the sever~l uiunicipalities iu the county.,
~c~rding' to the following sc1u;dule, and~hat' the amoup.ts; as entered
thereiu,. be.p3:i'd to the County Treasl~re~, as b,! law r~quired:
Municipalitv .
Aldbbrough ,
Dunwich ..
SOlithwpld
Yarmouth
Mahihide
Bayham
South Dorchester,
~~yIni~r
. Vienna
Springneld:
PortSt~riley
,Dutton ,..,\
SCHEDULE'.
.."
i'otaL
$ 4,176
4,308.
'5,323
6,095
4,222
2,15,81
-"2;35.7
900\
120
150
210
300
$30,742
Oounty CouricilChamber,
SLThomas,.Tti:i;1e5th, 1903.
K. W,.MCKAY,
Couniy Olerk.
E.nw Al}DMcKELLAR
Warden.
To Authorize'
'BY-LAWN(J,.653.
the Warden: and Treasul'er ~o Borrow
Thousand DulIars'..,.:.....;.Pas,sedJnn~5;, 1903.
Fifteen
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.The. County: :Ooruicil uf.tlie. c.o:rp~tion
enacts :L.:....
of. the cOiInti:bf --:E!giri. /;
'\
~.,That :th~~~~~~:ll:'aridTrea,su;er':be and are'\her~by,' anthorize.d ,.to
b()rro:v'thesllm"o~,fi;fte~uth~mBan~-dol~rs,;a~,it ~ay' bereqmred, to-
me~t, tJm c~ent €~e?-d~iJi1reof the corporation of-the,Qo~.ntY9f,Elgin.,
dUl'lngJ903"and to.grve:assecnrity therefor ,notes ofone'__thousanddollars -
each." ./ ~ -,' ".-,'.-- -,- -', ',: ",':' -- ',' '" ,:.-',:: :':,:',,'
Conneil OIlliill:ber~ }
St': 'l'honi~s, June:5th~ : 1903. \
K. tV.:IV!c:}u.y.
COJl.nty Clerk.
,
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--"-'Ej)WXRD.McKELLi-R.
- 'v al'4e~;
,
: Thec.ou~ty.COllncil,/of,:E~~':~l).'~ts:
'l'hat, -.By-Jaw' N'O.,'602 or the 'l'OWllship _~f. Dum.vich be, ,arid 'the '
l'a~e ~s hereby c~hfumed.
Council Ohamber,
t Tho~~s,N'Ovember27, 1903.
.W. McKAY;,
Olerl&. -
E]j'YARDMcKE~AR,
'WlU-deu.
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'BY,LAW NO.'655.
~o~x~end'~t~eTime'f{)r :the'ellforced"-Gbneeti6ii, 'bY':s~le'-6.n' ~Qn~'
~e~~dent .TaxeSin th~ COr{nt~:ot. ~Igin.:-ras~e.d2'7 __N0~;: 190p~
~he Oo_untY.90uncilofthe. Oqunty, of-Elgi~enactS:...;,..;. ,
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ELGIN COUl\TYCOUNCn,~
89
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:That. time for . theemorced:colleetfoi:1 by,sale.of lion-resident. taxes:in
the Co~tyof El~ betmd:is herehy extend~d for'~)}ieye~: '
- County' CoUncil: Oh~lJei-~ - (
St. Thi:nnas,27'Novembe:r, 1903: .~..
K. W. McKAY, "
County Oi~rk.
EDW A~D 14CKELLA~,
Warden.
BY~LA W NO~ ,566
To'Au'thori,ze..tJ;Le' WardE):ll:,a,-ndTreasul:er to Borrow- Five ThoU8-
and'Dona.:rs;~Rassed November 27th, '1903.
The. Oounty Council o~ th5'Lcpi'ptmitiori 'ofthe County ofEJ-gin enaQ~s:
Th~t t.heWardenand trea,~~rer be and,atehe!el?yauthorizedto.b01':-
rpw tl!e sumof:tivethousa:rid~ona~, as it .may be required, to mee~ the
c~rrent expellditureof the ?Ol'J)o~;tii~nof the County of':Elgi11 during 190.3,
and:to give as's3curity t]~,erefor IL?t,BS of Olle thousand dolla~s _each:
Oounty Council: Chamber; , I;;
St. Th~)I~as, 'November', 27: ~903.}
K. W. McKAY;.
'COlmtyClerk.
~DW ARD McKELL~R,
Warden.
ByeLAW Nq.
To Establish a P()liceVili~*~',3;t,> $l1~:d.d'e.n,~:passed
,27th No'veni ber, 19-qf,
Whereas, under,the. ~utllorit:r... 'or-th~:?-d#"~qlidated MunicipaL Act,
19oi3, it)s e:na.cted that the co$cil o~,an~:~qunt;.Y;:,or thecounqils of 'any ,
counties in which .an uninco~orated: vi~'~:ie;is:sit~te"shall set apart .'such
mrinc'orPorated ,.villageas.a ,police"..~r:illage, u:po~' a p~tition 'being, pre-
sented,describing ,the area' to,beJnclude'cl i~....,~u~~lage, rnJ.-d sf~ned by a,
nl:ajority of the ratepayers ,therein. . . W~er~,'sucll : unincorporated villa~(3
lies:~hollY in'olle county:, the c~un~il Sll~~i:,',Jn ani.lb~ such'by-l~w,:tix ,a
ti~~:'~nd, place. for, and. shall n~me.a retur~g.: o~cer for. condllcting, 'the
firSt,'electi?n of police trustees,~s-h~rein~f~~rme'IJ,tioned; and: the date of
'the"first meeting of the police truste(3s afte,t such-~ecti~I!; ,
, ,
Alld,_.whereas;,.a petitioIlhas beenreceived":{'l'Qm... the r(3sidents.of.the
Unincorporated Village'of Shedden, inthe,'rQwusmp of S9l1:tl1wQld, pray:
~i.ng 'for ~he' forniation' Ofa police yillage;
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ELCrlN"CO:tWri' COUNCIL; ,
'~:1\.l!4,:'wher~aS,:such'p~titi6Il,>dep.nes.th~Y_ a~eai.to 'be .inclndedfu snch
Vil~ag~;:,and}s,signe~,by a:majOJ;.ity-of. ~eratepayers therein;
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The Elgin COnllty Oonnell' therefore, enacts:
1. '.rh-atthe h'ciJicorpor~tea-- village ..of:,Shedd~n, iuth~ Township o~
~?ut4w?ld,b3 an.d'is.~~reby ~et'1\P3.l't as a police village:_
~~~,- :l~:Thatthe,ar#at()be inc~U:ded'inthe'8aidPolice V~geolShedden;~all-
Aompnseall:and. ~g'lllar~4at Qertarn ,pare~l or tract ~fJand iituate~.lyitlg
- an,d being in :~~,le~()~~~hipof ~01~.thw()14.inth~pounty ,of Elgin~and Pro~
vjrlc! 'Ofpnt.~ri.o'l,)?13~g-:QO~P9se,dof parts:of;19ts _llnmlJeredfifteel1 ~d'
,'six1;~~;:,:~onth ~nd"n,oith of.t;he_ l,Sorth::B~ch. of.Ta~bot:r()ad, In the
.saJ!i townshjp, .ana more ,pricularly' described as follows :' ' Commencing
'Jtt':.s,pomtn;: t.helJJJ.ion',;o,~d~' thitly-~~ee' r~ds:S(nltll.of.the',point-of ,iJiter~"
-sectio~ of theN o~h,B~~Ilch-of Talbot road, and_ the U nioIl,road, in, the
;, sa~d towr..ship; theIlca. eas~erly;'-).mallel,:to the',N orlh'branch; of __Talbot' ,
road;, forty rods;'thencenortherl!. paral1~l,tothe UpionTc;ad~~~ne,hundted'
':md'seventy -five,:-Qds;.thence':westerly ,.parallel-to:t.h~:s~<l,N orth' Branch,
't~i~Jlty i'ods; then~e. south~rly,pareUel.to theIJnion ,road;:'one- huudr,edand
: '~e~ell,ty::five rpds; thence 'easte~ly ,p~i-allel~othesaid;N.orthB:ran,~h,'forty
".:.:r'odS,,'tothe place ,ofhegiwring." ,- ., " . + ~~
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'~':"'.> 3. ~meeting of tlle ,electors sha~ be held: I~~th~uo~,~~iOI1;'o{ca~di-
,';;~.dates fQr the?ffipe. ofpolic~ trustee~in ~he .sameVi1l~R:~,<:co!.-S,~~~~en, : in '
_.".:Mom.s.on~s .haU;:.at, n06non Monday, the 28th day-of, Decemvei-; 1903,7,
,,~,::,\-:< "~f', >" :,:""",."",..' .__,_ .'. ..:.' . ......":,<;;i7:,"'ir..'",:,;-:.
:;"~-,4~';Th~,jfe-~n4Ig~ffirier; sh.all'-pr~~ide;atsljc~'\~~ti,qg;)alla:'_~hall'give
~t least 'six days' notic~of;the same; '. :.-" ' ~';':~:,>.-
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'.' c'Q,Jf,after'alap,se: otone hour, ~qr~tl1~, t~e__ c~di~t,~s::~i~E:pI,n,in-
~ a.te,d".t~e-r~t'~g office;r,o:i:,c.J;1airman shaHlldjol1rn.t~~~'~r9~!3~:9i:ngsll~til
Mpn.day. th~J-6urth, day:.ofJanuary, 1904, 'whe,n;.a,::po1i::o~:"ppfl~: sli~l(b~'
Qpe~ed'-ill' ~oniflo~'s:hall.,Sh~dden,".at"n~eb::Nbil{iIi:,:thejq~~no~n; .'and
, "sh~lcontinue.tintilfive o:bl~c~,.~n,the.:art~~oon~:~~~QJ~:r.:wep,'" ~
6.;\.D~at:M'.,R. Campbellbeandiis .h~fepy:~ppOirii~~:'''ref~~'-6:fficEU~'
:;.f_O.~;90nd1ic~~fsuc~-electionofP6licetrnSt_e.es, J <::" '.: "'c.,
< :" ".'. ,7 .'Thlt,ttnefirstmeeting'of police t~,~st~~,s,.~f~t::ti~kir~:ele~tion" 'sll~ll
,b~-: held,'i~ the, tOWnship)lall' 8hedden,'on:M:oD;wi:y,;:o~~e '18th: day::of::;rau~~
.ary,):~04,;;~~~el~ye~o;clocka;m.__ . - -' - ". ' " ~
-Council,Champers;
Th~mas, ~N:'ovember,,27,190S~
w" MOKAy,-'
C-oulity Cler!r;,
'MdKEq.';q~:; .
. 'W}ird_eri:
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INDEX
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TOPROOEEDrNGS, ,E;LGIN,COUNTY 'C()~OIL, 1903.
Auditors'. .
Borrowing: Money
Board of Audit
",County' Rates. : :;' . :
,Equalization. . .
High'School Trustees
House 6f'Industry farm.
Grants, High' School"$
Pedlars" Licenses'., . . '. '.:.'0 .
'Shedden 'Police' Village. ,
To 'CollfumBy.lawNo.60,2,Dwiwich
r:ro. .E:den<l T~x Sale.:;, . "
, .. B#4~es",-Ph6'tO~6f '-:'>,,~.:~.. . ~. .,. .
Cliildfe~~:s,,;~~wl,~~t;. ,-
Conm:Uiri'c~t.lO,lls ,.....'~'
,\"qoiintY' Police,,'Magistrate';.~'. .::;
Gourt,HouseCoinmission. ...,.....
q?~ty~~?,~,ds;."......:. .~.
· ~;=;~;t~:~itutes :" .'. .
:',: G~o~B:'~'~d,sY, Q?I1,ve~~io~~~",:;
, 'Hi~h:Sclio?l"..T'i~?~~U~g: <",
High 'ScIloo~ 'TrUstees',.. , -
,~g~:~9!lOO~.GF?-P:~,~:>'::~;. .~.
Hons'e of.fudustry' Farm, . '.'
';..-,'-,
IndigeJ1t .,Grants
portBuiwell:Lo~~:'llP':
,Port:;StaJlley: ~011,J;~oa4
, Petitions Ordered
p<>iic~ Magistrate
Police VillageJ Sh~dderi<~.
Qlleen Victoria. Memorllll._. . ;,. . .
Bayh$l.;~~1-:Road,"'~:; /
REPORTs:.,.,.--:-Qounty Treasurer ."',
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Address of Warden. ."
Auditors...... ;....'... ..
'_Ba'yhaln ~oll R9ad.-.,.
,By.~LAws:-'~..... .
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..... .:18;'26',-3-7~83-,87
. : '. .!; ~ 1~,"~82
. .,25,86
.19,84,
.'... ... ,18~,:85
.19,84
:,<.:25','85
;'.~~'1,9'-,.'85
.':.:..137.,--88
.... .37; 87
.... .37:-88.;
. ..~2
..' :27
.;,6;<9';,20;:22;' .31}:32,.
,.C. ".._ :;,J~,'.44,16, 32, 73
.. ...81
.... .9
..13
10
.. ,29
.. .6
.~13;t7
. . .22,23
10;.11,14,16
. ,,1,7, 25
,.33,34
. . .'. 33,' 34, 75".76
.'... ...,..12,.14,,17,'32
.9,14,16,32,'33,34; 73
.... .. :,,31,33
.. .12
1.3, 22" 74
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,RE~ORT~:---C()urt HouseDo~n-nlic<:stoners ..
Education.~ .'. .;'. _...:.;...
. ~~er:.,.~-.... ........ ..:..'
Equalization.... ;'. ..-,..;... c..
Fmance',..... ...
Gaol.......,,_ ,......... ..... d.....
:House"of'<[Ild:ustry. .,
House of Industry, Inspector
Petitions and LewSlation .
PolieeMagistrate.. ..'.'. : . + .
PiLblic Improvemellts ........
Public 'School.fuspector' .,
Provincial In:spector Toll Roads. .
StandingCo:pJ,wttees.:. ...~" .... ........
Special Cominittee, re Toll Roads. .'. ..... _ .
-"Talbot,Settlement 'Centennial. . . . . ., . '. . . .. . , . .. .. _ '.
Willey Bridge... ,. . , . -
~ardell'sllddress;._ ... ....". ..............
Warden's Election .". _.. _..
.. ........ ... .....81
. . . .-; . " . "HZ,:22,34j.46
...... .. ....... .57
... . ....13, 1'6, '12
.....~ .. --.. ... __.l6;;23~:.35;53
.....16, 23,35, 4S
. ", _ .11,22;' S5
.'. ..36,68
,11,64
'" :73
, 16, 22, 34, 61
. ...40
... ..35,76
.. ..6,39
. . '" . 13, 22, 35
...11,17,23,'78
_.., :28,35
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