1905 Minutes
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County Officials
o>w. 'VoItel', ES(I.,'C~ltinty ,Judge, U O. jhrmatinger,'. Junior .Judge;;"1
p;. MacColl, Esq._, :Sheriff"f ".Jas.H.Coyne,Esq;,. Registrftl'.
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A. . Me?rim~on" J~sq" Clerk, of _the -::P~Me' a~d 9011Uty Cr~wll AttOl'ney.
fC;}\Maxwell;-}i;sq.;M~stel' inChalicery;", . .' . :ij','V. Moore, Goalei';.'
" ..," W. AtldIl,Esq;,Public SchoolInspector,
/John McCn,llsland, I~sq" Co,: 'l'i::l;lasurel';' K.:W"1\fcKay~}i~sq"Co. Olerk.:.
-,James A>Bell, M,C.S.O.JiJ" Comity,. Engineer. '
James M. Glenn"K.C.; Cr..,It, ?ountySOlic'itor.'
Frank .HU;lt,.Po1ice"M{Lgi$t,r~te: I
W.e, 'VanHrLskirk ,M.D;', :GoaLSurge,on,
L, ,Luton, 'M.D.; Physician Honse of Indristry.
D. 'R, Gooding,' Esq.; Keeper House orIndust~y:
John Hopkin:;, Care.taker Court House.
,,-, "AIlpfSt~ Thoma~"P, 0._""" :__'
Donald Turner,>Inspector HotlSe of Iqdustry" Southwold'f}tat~on P.-O:.
CO,mltyAl~ditors: \ Andrew; Mnrby, Ayhner;W. A.Galbraith, '
lalla StatioIl; \
~1Dlinistrationof"l1stico Aud'itors.: .Q,W, Colter,C~untYJl1dge;:
'. , .Aligus,.Turnor, Lawr~Ilce Station.
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Municipal Clerks aridTrea~urers
l\:WNl;CJIPAJ4'1,'Y " ....OLEIlJ[ . . 'l'ItEASURER
4ldb~rol1gil '. .. .." ... . E.A.Hl;gill;Ro~II~Y, . I? ,McPherson, W ~,st Lorue,'
D~lit~jck,,:,>..,. ...,. 'I). A.McNabb"Duttqn ., :-..J..A.:Camphell; J)utto~~
8puthwpld.:.".., ,. _ M. Campbell, FingaL ... : ;J)~ A, Cattanaeh"Fromc','
Ya~Jllouth..'"" ,"',.., W. Q.Catlghell, St,.Th~mas. . R.McLach1ill,St,Thomas'
Malal~ide, :,' ~..... ""lvIuhlon' ~J..r~y?n'1,l1'Ylmer':_' '.'J\.' .A., Lesli(j,'~S'In.1eF
13.ayh~m ,,'..., :., ,'" ,J.,(J, PauVng;,~tra.ffot"dVU~\'l"RA~Garnha~,Straf{q~d~ille
Sou~h ~or<;hester.." .. -,. P. TQyI0~,BclUlont.'. ,.,: ..;-~{,hos. Winder,,:r~yons
TO\vn,ofAy1mer..., '".." ,.:'j.'Bradley..".. . ... ',,:,W.'VI'arnqek
Village',ofVienn~~... ..., .. . 8.S~:Cll1ttOll.., ,., ,. ,..,;.....13) S.CluttOll'
VilIa,ge?f:,~priilgfield.. .'.J"n: ~ucas,. ;"..,.' ..,. J. l{ilpat~ick
VillaglJ:,of.:PortStanley ;i ,J~s:, Gough.. .,..., ..,.Ja~. Oot~gh
Village of DnttOlL , ; .., J,.D. Blue.... .,.."........ _.,D.-Campb,ep:
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PROCEEDINGS OF
ELGIN
JAN1.(A:RI'SESSlON, '905.
FIRSTS~;SSIOK,--FmSTDA 10.
'l'tJEsDAy;'the ,24th,day6f ~adll~ry, ,1905;
l'uesd~y, -tIie24thd!1y,ofJailllflil'Y,,] 905,theCounty Couu:cil elect of the
County of Elgin met.this ~lay at tllOCo..urt'House',St..ThoPla,s,'.,at,t-woo'clook '
In the afterhoon, asrequired \)y'Statute, '.' ~,'\' . "
, Th~ nH~mbers 'filed tho~necessary.l:leclat'ations'~ of /otfice 'and ,property.
qnalifications, and toqkthei{. seats .~~ th~ -Counci~ Board as follows : '
DISTRIcT No. L
Alexander' ,McColl,' "-Test Lorne.
Donald G. 'McPherson,Wal:dsville.!
DIATRi:g'l' No. 2'.
A. J,'Leitch, Dutton,
Ed\vanl'.lvlc!{ell~r, ,:Walhtce~q~ll,
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iWillialn .PI'a:ng~en;'St: :rliomas.
Angi.ls,Tm\nel';, Lawrcrtce 'Station:-
DiSTR'I~T'N6. . 4.
Dani~l' ~',' ~rh6111son,,::Setmoi1t.<
~:illiltm}'~ Lilton';Mapleton;'
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COil,l'les'\V. ,vYanna'cott;Copclihagen.
~~ ?~c_at ,1IcI~eill1eJ~JAy lm~r.
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J)avJd 8ti'attollr',Ghfnn:s :Oorners.
DUllcap"Ferguson,' :Belmon L
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'rhe (JI,Ol'kt'o()ltthe,chair", a;rld, calIedf01' :1l6'1~'i11~fj6n'sf()l' ~he'p(jsition,of..
'Varden.
All of the membe,:'; ~e'e tho;, non\innted in ,.egula, fo,m, 'nU of whom
'; i'e8jgn~d.w~th the exccj:lt,ionof' Angus,Turuer,,'thO was,tI,eclared duiy-cle'cted
)YD.:i'~en for t.lleye~r"lg95," I .
,.1'1>0 Wa,den elect made the stn.tntoey deel.mlion of office before Peli,e .
':rv.ragi'strate 'Hllnt,. t()pk' the 'ch~ir,and thallkcdtlreCOllllcil fC?r,the,hono~" 'con:
",',-fet',l:ed.o.u:him; , _ .' \
MovedbYA,~T~ Leit'cli;".secbll~ed byE: McKellar,
That_,~)ie'Col1,ncjl di:Jnl?W .adjO~ll'n;iU1~il Tlles~laj;'tlie 3I~t',!.;\nuaI'Y;, at 'the
ho~J.: 'of two o'clock in the Mternoon.~Carried, _
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FIRB'!' SESSION-SgOOND DAY.
TUlDSDAy,:3tst 'Janil~;r~;1909>-
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'r'he :Elgiri :C~llritY'c.ounciil,:Ihetthis:iiiY':at the 'Court Ffouse;,St. "Thcim~'a'-:'-
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accordirig'J,y ,~djonrl'!rnent;' "
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The.WardeIi "'~ddrfissed theijon~'cii.
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WARiD]DN!f3':~DJjIt-ESS.'"
ha\'c ~'b' tha]lk:J'(),l~ f6rth:0 ,hollor,:collfen~d i]l'..l~nalli~'ou~ty'Cle'dtj~g,;riie,
t{)'pI;esicl~','fJVel',..yo~11',:~lelib~t:~tiollsd~1~ingo:t4~..'.com i~g','~,efLr!"~i~d:'I'
_yoU"riN,at-.!t~l,tinles, ,ghe rpe, )!.~lls~?t~ye_\lasjs~,~Ilce~n&~npport,
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:qi.e'poli tic!LJ '.-l~pre:s'~..,{Jf, .,~he.'p~st. "fe~v '. .~:onth~,<wal3. ....~ot_,f~vora~hto':"th.-~:':
.'-:pr(iI>ercongidel:~a:tion ,of 'I1unieip~~ qll~stions,'but: now..thatb~t4.gov?r'n~,eqta!
, al?.-~ell.,Ls', the'!,f~l'SpmiC3I'Y.f:"tlli~":C:puncil,i,has~~e~n det:el'mined,!.','I ':kl10)V,tl~at
t~le:C(lnlltY)Hl,sinesswilL~a.ye,precederice. .. '
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".' 'fhe:. 90~111ctr of.....l()'9i.\~etelih~r~Pfr,in(Jlined,--~1~~I,s~{ppIQri~ente~'t;h~ir",~n___
s,tw~e~~h~:I:ffol:.tS...t~_~eC}lr~"tll~, neQ~~~~I'~'a,T~:ndlllel_l~ .t?"t~el\ct:~~tl~"ftn: o~e'r:'-
'6fJ\1~r~~CltnlUl1nt'to-:~s,sistin /cln?~ril1g;', BPnl~,,~fdl~"RlOt:?,inlport~:~t. ~om,~lic~~~ '
. t.i?n~,S~l,V'~clhy-" t,:~,e:~~e9ia1" l~gisl~ti?Jl-of ,I ~(j~,:':_:Which ':_~a~~(tH~-,c9unty
liablefot'the, maint,ella~ce of. that'portion of ',the_road,wj'tilinth~);o\ln'da'ries-
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of th~'pity_ofSt:,Tll?n1as,wllentl~_e'tolls (l;r:e:tll]{ei1'~o;{:r." i '__' ,
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~i];c~:~l~en:thepO~!'tlCi,l:h~s. not-l?Ce9, ,ftbh' t()_'agl:ee?1pon.--*e'<ptl~:~l)'~s~,' of
tlle_~~[l,~,~1-lml"r, has:,be.e~l'act,i \'o,Jn :s~cUri}lg-, legi~latl~l,), ,,:, ,t9, i~sllre~h~'J:)l'oper
repai~l'()f 'tllf} r~<Ld;,.this;\ho\"ovel'"h'\sllbtpro2tllced~he. ~;esn1ts a;nti9ipa~ed" '
:IiLst.y~~r.:'.,'~h~;less~,e'..':conl~\6?,~~(1,-'proc:#edilJgs,'\t():,';po~'~,~~.',:tho ','Coiinty:.t?::',
:gfy~ hiIu~d~,~cl,,;'a'S~PI'~v;i<;lecljn' the, Ie,ase" and'in,thi~ hesetJlp 'th~ decisio,n'
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El.GIN_ _ COUNTY, cOuNciL.-~
,}nthe,ca,S~br:p(ty~e- ,ys:Callgl;ell. ,,''fho.C?unty ~?li~itordid~9tpu~ iU,:more,'
than ~forIl1'eld~fence;a,~,the.oourtwas boun~bythe decision. ;.Judgemellt
'ras:giy~n agains,t,the, County:~ :;';['hi8 -wi1l.stand:llnleBs~he _,County Solicitor
/1SS~lCCel3sfuJ.in, an _ appeal tatha Supreme Court within four n1O~ths: fro~l. tIle
da:te,.?f the trial in Decem ber.: ,}he Solioitor's contention,is:tllat, thatpart:,of
t~e _ ~ecjsioIlin--l;'aynovs. "q!1ughen_w~lich: dC(jlares"th'e. lessl;le _ to.' be;o",llcr of
~heroftdwl1s ~'otargued _ ~Fnecessftry ~o the - determinatiob, of: the question at
. 'at issce,t}r:td i~lthiS'T thinkht"ds correct., '
.'rhC(re _.is alsoanoth?radion ':pending, l;>eing~ that:eI~ter,ed by,the)es~~e
,:against ~his"counci,l,_clahlling,$lO,OOO for cOl1spir~cr:~?,depreciat~:,the value
'pI. the' rqadpand, th?l'ebypi'~y~nti'ng him-,' ft'om ", disp6si'ng'Qf _the'same: This
c.)vHl':,b? tri~,~~t,LOi?d?n,il1';'\prjl.ne~t, / _, .,_,:.,: ,'~:', '.': ,J
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, _'l'here~orts?~J:Jle,Governmen~:;rn,sp,?ctor"bfToll"Roads,' slI(),',V.that' the
"i:oad':ll,Jl(~,od~_g~flare ,?l1p"?frepair~,: I a~1'of,bpjniop ,t,h~_t"thisConncilshoul~:
(]on~~d~r' t~~~d'~~s~bility of a,sking fora'speciEtlAct"forthep~rch~se'_C?f,the
leas,~' ,of~his rot\a"and '~he,settleme~t .9f~n qll~stipns i~?onnccti9~ ,~h?re~vith,
"r'inc!uding,theapPlication of'the gr[t~lt to,wh~cllthis.coUIlty,isen~itle<:ll1,ndcr
~l).e,H,ighway 1I11prpvelllent-:{\.eL '
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'",,', 1::The,&g~e,eiuen,tbe~weehtile C0U11t;y all(F-tJl~.-City,: of St.,~rhon,las;:'fixi':lg-;
" ,~Iie,~nfo:~lntto'he.paidannually b~ Hw~ityf()rth~ir shal'~ofa~mi~istl'a,t~on
'()f:,J~stice ~n4,__nthel~,expellso', ,e~pired~ .... 011. . th~,'!il~st, of,Janual'Jr.<T!l~;\
l~st,a~re~mel1t,,', mndefive y~ai's ,~~o,fixed:,the.' citY;'SJLn,I~.n~l( ..~aym~nt;a~ '
$8;,OO?;-. }t,~vnlbe:ntCcessa? f~~~:yOl~' t<)5:;on~i'~~1::t~eina'ttor,~,n(l-nrl:an~~,a
'i:H~W aweemen~.-~:ith~he'CitybO\~licil/ ". __ ,:_.,-~"" .'
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REGIST.RY: 9.l',F1CI!;.
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';;,:(~il~':of;. ,tl,leill1Po~~t~nt:_ ql,esti(Hl~,to_bo':,cOlwicle~ecl this
l~,~i~atl'Y ()ffic~,ill1proyeql()nis;,: ~!,l,,:ns}la:ve,.bd'ell. wepared,
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'uuay)i0 done ',to'provide:. :~ccoll1moda~i,oh".-l1ece8sary, forth0_ilex_~: .fifty,:yeal;~: '
'E;verJ',membe~'~f the, CO\I~]ciLsh6~id visit,' ~h,e" q-lfice.,beconie acq'u~irl,ted,~l~h'
it~xeq\lil'e:m?,nts;and?o~e to:a decision at, thepr?sent session, ifthewOl~k i,s
to-be_,mdet'tak~nthisyeal'.' \ -
POLICE VILLAGE 'l']{,US'_rIilE INC01tOEA1'ION
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AttlioN_oYembe'~:se8sioi]; ,"Eetitions .'.from ,tho.'poHce ,villages:of:j:{,bdne:y
~ndV\J:e8t:.Lorne.. ,weJ:~-,lai~: .~vei,C"',.for.'Jud'her'.,con~.Lderl\tio~"'atthisseBsioil:' .
l'J:te:90mmitte~' onPeti,ti()us.andLcigislatioll, ~vm _l'epor,t',?ni'lle~,_~~]d}
'y.rOl~ldreqnest that th0Y,alsoconsidol~.th,e'l~w g(lVernin~polic,et):'nstecs ,,'hen
hl-corpo~atedJ ulld thepoJic~ vi!i~ieidea' asoppos~d to'tIle incorpor,l\tion. 'of
separate,\;Wfl,gemtm,icipalities: . ' .
THl~NEW" ASSESS]',~El'\'J'
':The:NeWAss'essil1e,~t,A6t;-\Vhicl1"goes..in~o operation tllis'year,i'Jo~tahlS
.- sorne, p~o.Yisi~ns\,;hi~h ". m~y l~Ot:, 'becl~~tly . nnderst~od 'by . all of' .. t~os~ on~
._trustedwith itsadlIlinistl'atiol1: 1 w9u1d. sug~C$t: t,l~at,yp~~,cOl~sider th~ ad~
:~isabilitY(lf. call1!lg,~' ,00ee.~ing' of assessbrs;in.the';Connt)' tp dis~l1sstheA?,t
,~n<1 cOI}fl;lr..vith'tJH~Connt:v So.ii(li tor".. 30~ that: there,'will be'a' un~f9rmi~y'of
procedure_inmakin~':ai;~e~sl~lents. ,This ~willgrea,HyfacilihLte .the' considera,:,
,.tionpf,thoasses,or'~,w.9rk:for Gqualizatio,ll-pt~~:voses. '
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n~GIFSCElOOL' 'rR{JS'l'lmS;
A~,,:,' Higl~. S0110?1,'_Boards,'hoidthOil'O~g4iliztit~bll .1l1~~tii1gs (Hl.',tJle,'firBt
Wednesclaj',in"Fehrllary"jt m~Y,'be,:ltdvisahle tomak~the,se~ppointm~nts,
to-day, S?::~I~at .~rOllra~pqi;te~Smay: at:e~d~he.~ee~~li~st;o"~~orl'ow:.
: ,W~ith :tlle,~~'f'~w'rElrnarklii, gentlenlcn"we' :\~,iil'Pl~O~c~d. with .the~i'oglit~r
prde:rof ullsine.ss;' '
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Thatth0'Vard!,n,lUtm~ .fl, Committ.e.~'t.(f's~dkc, the~tandirig'Comjnitto~s_
fOl'..19,',5,~Cq,lTied. \
appoillted..: :Mcr,sr&> ':MeP,hel:SOll, Eeitch,
'i'lui" vVarde,n'
_McKenu(JJ",:
Thef()lIO\ving',domin~ln~eat.ions w~l':e read:
]j'rom :..*hePro,~-hic'iai "Trhs~ees' As~ochiti6n'- re
~duc,atio~d()~]ni.ittee:.
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from~'Dr,..,Lipg;. .Plltt?l~;.,resigl~ing lyosi~io,n as.
Schooll:,-,;Referre4to.. !J;q.ncfl,tioll~lQOll1mirt(Je,
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"~:roni City'of'roronto, inI:efe,rene:e:t,o :P?lo8 and wires, on 'highway;~_
:Referred to Petitionsarii;LLegislatiol) Committee. '
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Fii::rancc,-Committee.
for'. Sick", ChilC!l'eil, "Torohtu".,rei g'rant....:..L Refl3rred." to>
',Fr(llll'C;. O. E['niafin~el'l
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to BducatJonalCommittee.
~K. '0" iri:reference'to la'botReuime;.c..-Referred~
]'ronithe,SeCl'et'fll'Y' Illge~'soll Board of Edncaticin re };Igin' ptlpilsO'---
Jleferred to EducationaICommittc.e.
Fl'OnlCOUtlt;y ,Co'lllei1~fYorkl '~e spe~d_()i mot(n~-" ,;ehicles. .,.....Referredto>
Pit,itions,and ,Legislation- Committee~
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FroQ1Pris()Il,cl'S" AidAssoci\ltion,'re grant::-~ Referred.' fa .Fiiiatice :'Com..
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From Countyl).()lice:.Magistrate
Co'iTlmittee..
with repol:t.cc:-Referl'ed ',tQ.Fihalloc:
lfromCOllnty'Coiiucil of' }{cutreoyefflow' River tIHLnws..~Referrect'.
,to',CO~l;nittec.'~;)J\ r>,etiti?lls\aqd,Legislature. \ '
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"Fr;o:t:ll:W:e;lt~rn Ontario (i-~od I~.[)~dir A,ssQcip,t_ion redelegat_e,a~d, g~ant.-;--
J],e(erl'Ol:lto 'FiualICe,Coipmittee; ,
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]/~'om'InltTljgt:at~f)],i\ Departin:oht.~alvation ArinY"--,File~L
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'Fr~m,':Oolnmissjoriel'.ofHighw~ys re..Highway Irripro\;e.U1e~t Act.~
B,eferre(;i.toPllblic ImprovemCllts'~olt1mittee,
'Ii'l'omthe P_HndI)ai';St... 'l'h6Iuas:Cbilcgiate
,fel'I.'efFto ]~d~t~al;iO;l/;onlini,ttee~ . . . "
Insti tiutc, v';i'tht:epol't.:.::... Re-'
Referred'to Public, Inl,prove .
arid' McColl pl;e;e].1_t.~d
Rodfie.)r'p~Hoe trusteos,
p,ctitloilS,. 01.1); re~erel{ce.'to>
ll,PP.u?ati2n's~or,.gra:n,ts,v'pregi ven:
. ~~5:00j W~stElgil~:l!\irmerf3'
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By'.X,..McCo;li;
::ByD.,' StJ.'attqn
.o~ Jy10 Kcp.ney,
'D.'M.M,cPherson
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ThatadeputatiOll,re the:London and port-'Stanley' '1'0,11 'Road
hef!-rdi~Carried.
M~ssrs:;Hep~~nrn,,_ ....;J()hus.?o;- .T{thedngton,:. J~ock,. . Sanders,
Ljnds~y'_and Roqert Gt"ahamtl~en iLddresseel the eoulleilin
removalof tolls.. J
.~o~Ted"byW..,F~'Luton,'se~()ilded by W~'p.,pr'ang}e~l,'
(1 Th3Xth;eWarden:nam~'a 'committee' 6fsix' to"'considcl'
connection withthe,ton4o:n~-nd Port'St-a-nley/foll Road, and
session..--:....Lost. ':
allmattcr:,s', in
"report, at. this:'.....
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'M_oved,by 9. 'McKermey"fl~~O~l'dcrl.by .A; ~..~,eiteh,
.Tha_tAndl'e~'MU:rrayand,W., '11-:, Galbl'aitl~, be .. au.di tors 'tif.. 'tllc,Colulty
'!l-C?outitsfqr las'tyear. "
Iii: Ain€mdm;ent:
Mov~d-by:tf M,cPl;1erson,' seco'ndedbyA-;- McColl,
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That.;r::~v.;I~.irkpatrlclr ahd ....Mr.Mut'l'ay 'be :appoi,nted
County a~.)oun~sfor last:year"
M.ain.m'otiOltCl11'rh;ld. Ain~ti~lnie!it lost;
Mi:i,veUby A.: J.\citch,_ seconded'b~E. 'M eKellar,
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ThabD_r..D._' (Jainerd~lbe,app,()inte4_tr,u~'tecf()1:':tho . pnttOll..}ligh:"Si)4o'tiY
forthre~y?ar:~;__and"tl1a~: A~drew__q,01~i_9be ,.'appointedtl'llstoeof ...the' .l?utto:l\
JIighSchoo~ fot~tl?-eu~exp\ire~pol'~i9n .of __ thetermf9t: ,which ,])~.Ling,..who/"
\~esigned;-..yas appoint'ed,,-:-Garric~' '
"1VI:Q,;edbyC: W .'0/ onnacott,s_ecoride~ ,hy,:O,1t~cKeillley,
~l'hatM,~' }1},. Lyonbe,1:~-~ppCiihte4 tl'l~st~c-ofthe-Aylin6r
,Institlltefor t.hrecyears.c:-Ci:tl'ded, . " " , . '. ,
~ OYed byP~ -:S_t.r~tt?li;'Secon~le~by_:D,Y~rgus()n,
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'l'hatMr~.:_]';.. .Thol'nw~ite.beappointed t~t1stee of the' Vienna F,Ugh ,scl~ooI
'forthreeyeal's;~Ca'rried. .... "
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Tllat Fral;1k,BeIln:ct.t be:rcappohltod
(jlp~t~tute for'tJiree, yeal's>-C'Carried~
'l'rustee _.for St. rl'hollui~~:Col~()gia_to.
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;,I\'Io\;ed'h'yO~ McI(ertti~Y;;"seCOndO(l.by'c, y\r()Hnacott,'
.tl'hatt.\lis UOl1ucildOlioW ucljo'Llril:tol0:30a:; m~to~lnbl'rciW;, t9. 'allow
~Cdmmittoe'appointcd, to/strike standing.. Commi ttees: fa meet.-.....,rCahied:'
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,'j(Sd.)K. oW. MoKAY, (Sd,) A~GU5 Tlj-:RN~RJ
qonn~y'tJlerk, I 'Vardeh.
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FIRST SERSIClN~THIRD DAY.
WEDNESDAY ,the'l,st day of]"'el:ll'lja~y, 19'05.\
The Elgin County Couucil met this day at the Comt House, St. 'rhomas,
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~(l.cqording to ndjour"nment.- \ "
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The Watden in the' chair.
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Al1the;-riw'inh~r~ pl;esynL"
; ~'rhepi'oc~ecl.ing~ 'of tl~e :'pre\'i6ns'd~Y\~~l'e_ ~ei~d. and 'Col1hl.iried~"
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.'rhf3:fol~o,':ing'o?,mmu~~cati01~s:w~r~rea~,:
~ro~ :w.Atkin,,_,Plll;liC~c~h()61InspectOl':: j-eJJOulltyPllblic
-LeavingExaminatio~l.~B.e~erl'ed to:~~q~~c~tion CO))lI1littc~, i
Fi'?IllJ,'M~.causfand, :Coupt.y' 'rl'easntet.;; wfth 'rcport.'':''::',:Ref~trcf.l to
FinallceOommittee;' ' '
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, The ,'ep",'t of the Committee appointed to strike stauding Committees
<:waap'~'esented :and,l1d9ptC<l; on 'motion' ,of '.:O..'"MeKcrlney" 'seconded' by' .D,_
ThOll.~~on;,
M,OVlidb,Y k: McColl, s,~6ondedby D. McP~erson, '
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'.' .: . 'l'I~~tthesumof,t~enty--fiYe <iollars':b~gra~te~,to t,he "West Elgiti
}rl1rm~rs" Instituto.-Carricd. ' '
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MoV~1hy,O~'Mcj(eliney, 's'ec.rH1de~:~bj':p' .'. 'Y a,~nac()tt~
~,plat'tlte'QountYS:olic:it'?rbc,asked '.'toexplain...wh~t" action has ' been
tak,ento deferid the CO\~ntyill,Robertvs.I~lgin.,-Cardeli:' I
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:Movetl>l;lYP.'Str.~ttou; se60nded hy'D~. Ferguson,
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'fhay '-~li~:'s}llll>of_,t,,:enty.five
_Farmers' Institute.,~Car~ied.
ddllars'c; be :;gra'o.ted.':'(o :the-Eas~
Elgin
Mo'ved:'by' D;"M<-:Pli~1:~6n;'l3ec9i~dedhy"' A.' Mc0011,
\Vest,:ElginL'~di~s~
'Moved 'by 'A,r Leit<:lh;secondedhyD. )!_.. 'fhomeou;
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,JU;G:IN COUN.TY COU:NCn,.
.. . ,,' _'" That,.th~'W3.nlCi",'b~e:'aPP~intedl,in~litorC!fthe:aCe:91mts 'irl > connection
'with,t~e'~,~lUi~i~tr~ti!?n,,?f ',' j,ustic,~~~l';~he'Y~[H'.." 1905.~Carried;
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~:0ve(I?~" A,:~cqolli" ~~cotld~d typo ,McP:h~~~o1l1
i'hilt this C?liil~il,' dV)Hj~V 'i\dj01U.jito !lleet ',,~t'2 'p." tp;; to 'aIlow_ domttii(;~:
'.teesto meet';'7Ca.l'l'{ed~ - , ,
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Th~COll11Cil:l;es'rimed; ..'
.. " ,l'y.fr. 91~11b;lCQnritY:Soli{~itol'-;, addl'ossect:,tho'Gouitcil'in. l;ef~'l~ence ,to':' tllQ .
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toll :r(J?d,!,~aseJ .'. a~{l-petiti?ns:~ori l~COl~,l?Ot~ati OI~"of, ~odne yp~liC~,,:tl'~tst~es.
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Mr T..eitchinqlth:ed,astoam~unts l'cpdY~d, forpodlats'JicehseJ'lfor one.
y.a, hefm'e a~d since the fecs we;. ',misea. .
Movo~ 'PyO., IM~Kenne.y; seconded: 1,y':P,.- Ferglison,
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'~rhat !I~~ssr,s ,Luton, ,M9qo~11,Leitqll ,and''Ybnnaco~ t,_ he ,a COlpmittee
report :oninatt~rs' rqferred, to in the: W.\.l'don's', address. Carried.
'~J:O'V~d..bJ/h .1~~"1'iiomsoli,seCq;ld~(I'by' '~;";MeKel~a~,
",''-': ,:"',""'''''''':''-, ':,'-,':,:', .-,""',"""".:'-',--".---,',,, ,"',
'l'h~t:"t,he ,Q}.erl~:: Sllpply eacl1',:,~em l?el:df thi~ COI1IICil 'wi th the,'Munlc/pat
"Wp1;ld ,f~rthey~arlgO\.l.~:Carried. '
Mo,,;eQ, by ,0, '" McKepne5' ;.-'8,0001lded F. ~Lllton"
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"'J;'h~t:, tl~I~ '(jonllcil ~\.djot~n :', to'm~!3tt'o~-mol'row at -lIa.
(Sd.) K, W, MoKAY,
COUlJty f;JleHr:
m.-,---:-:Cal'ded.
(~d:)" AN'GUS
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~FIRSl' SESSION-1I0UR'l'H DAY.
'l'H1JRSPAY;. th'e~21;d (~ny~o:fFel)r~~ary;),~05:~
~he.])rgin' counW",ConnSil"metthiS: day at t'lw: QQllrt HOllse;'St~,rl~h.om'f},s~
~accordi,ng.to .a~joul'n\llept,,, " .
Tt~c'Wu,r<;1~n_inthecluiir, i
;Al~~lle J!len-ll)ed,pre~,~~lt:
'.~The'pl'()gee~1ings ()f' 'theIll"~\Tiou's d[l:Y,wcl'el'cad 'apd'.confirnie'd.
T:heDl?t'k,~e,i;(lstatem'Cl:lt', of \ ped'lars,lli~ensef~;es:it; ~;'~ply, t'oi\Il', L,eitch'si
inquiry; of El~e\'ious-~ay.\' .
"l'hcr(lp(h~t'of specialCom'u{ittce onW'[n'deri'~' addres'swfts 'pr~,s'e~lted,
',', '--:',':":'_""""__':" ,:" ,\,,,,,,' ,':,C,__"" ","',' ,'1' ,,--".- ",'..-,'
.and ~'ef~r,redto'aC()nlnli ttee~f "the ,:w}lOle,Jvlr,\Y Qnna'Cott, i~the:chair-,
Afte,r'disCllssing"the reportcbuse. '9~':'plallf,le... the. ComrnLttee;, r?se:~\.nd, ~he
report waa adopte.i,~\'ithOl~t l1~ncndm'en't, on' mo~ion, of,'-Wonuacott, se'condcci
,by McPlumlo'u; ,
Mo'ved.by"O,
M,9Kcnney,:'seUOI~dedby C.\"'T onrlaco_tt,
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,tw~nty~f~v,e,dollaI'~be ma~'e t~ thk East I1Jlghl
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InBtitl~te. __C,a-rricd.
Moved by"D,'.li';'Thoms~~ 's~ccind~d bY'}),'M0l?h~rs'orl,
Thl1t thi$ Ci:niilciladjOli.rn untiltht'ee -ci'clcickto" allow the'
visit the: R~gi?tI'Y Office..:c;.,Can:ied.
TheCounciliesurilCd:
Thetepol'tof theCd'nlrilitto~on, pe'ti tiOHS an'clLe~islaBi,?n was'prosentC\:l
':a11d ad6pted;on motiq~ of 'VVonnaoot~.,.secpna.cd by'LlltOll.
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.M,ov~dbJ:'_P:"McKenn'ey;-'seool1dedby D. 'C1'h~ll)so~,
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T~atthis, Qa.-rlCil: proc~ed",with. ,t~~'impt'o\"en'lents req,uir:ccl'at" We,
Iteg~~tr,rl qffice,andthat,-tl~epla~s,when cgmplotPG he s:ub)1lit~e<1:to'tl1~Cit'Y
C_OllTlCil, f,?r,t,~oit::collsidet'~ti().n.'.,. ~rhat- a 84m not' e~,oeod.-ing' $3,OQO,be
~ppr()pl'iated,:for,tl~is,purPiJse, ~L05t; , . \' .
Y-}j,~.~~'~<K:~nney j":FCl'guso~;.:il'h~mSon,
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.i .~AY~7~qon,'M:6Ph;~~Bqn, Lutcnl, '11iiI(oiIar;:Leitdh~Pral~glen,. Stl'~tton, ..'
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Moved by: D.F. Thbmsoli, seconded byD;M;cPhersdn,
That,theGouncildonot gooIi with ~mpl'ov-cment.<;,td, the H,egistt'yOffice:
this'year.-'-Carried.
The (eportof' the~duoatio:10ommittee was prcsellted aY{d adt)pted,
> motion of. ~.c}lhersoIl,.sebondedby Luton.
.MoV"e'dby O. McU:'enney, seconded hyW.'F. Luton,
rhat, thisCouncU adjom'n:'riiIti"1)9 a. m, to. morrow, to aUo:WHouse ot
In.dusiry, 'Committee 'to rileet.~Carried.
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FII;tS'l' sEssioN~FIFTlrD'AY;
]J'RlDAy,the 3['d day of, Febl'Ual'y,1,905;
',J:hemgiii Q!mntyCouncil 'Illct"this(hy, a~col'ding- to adjournulept:,
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rl'he W <lrdonin the chair.
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K.,,"N. MoKAY,
County~Clerk.
(Sd'.) ANGV,S TUI-tNER,
Wa.l;den~
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Allth{l menibers preseh~.
rhe proceedi'n~~ of't~f.l,pre\'i~llS (~l,1y were ron,(l and continued I
A,<;101ilnt'unication,froril'the:Clerk of:, Aylll1er,-illl'efel:enCe ,to
meeting of Assess()l's,' was l'ead. '
TheW,arden ~p.roillted the following me~bers a Comrr\.ittee ,to arl'i\llge
agreement with~tbe Couneilof the-Cityqf St.'rhomas, r~ administration,pf
j\iat~ce expenditute: '
Meesrs., Leitch-, J'M'~Ken~ley MH~'Stratt()n.
The report oitha,Finance' Committe~ was'presented (Lnd
11l9~ion?f 'l'honlp~on, .s,ecoIi(}~(l by'Leitch. ",
Tho report of ,tl).e,Pu9lielmp~ovementsCon~lt1itte~ was presented
;a~,(lpted"onmotiono~ rl'h?~son,seconsled?Y' McKellar.
-, The report of' the 'H~)l.iso'{)( '-In(histry Con\mittec wn,s presented
,adopted,on- _nioti~nofMcKennoY ;J._ec61~t~dhy ,I,ut,on;
Mo~e~ bye.-W. 'Wonnacott.,~ccondedbyp. Stratton,
That- thec1ei'ks, of ,tho' several- nuihicip,alities in the County., be l'equost~(l
to attend the meeting of tho asseasol's"to,be_helrlou,the 9~.h il'l:st." and",t~at,
they ~'eceive the samerornnneration fLa_ the aSf\essors ior theiratt'endance:-'-":
Carri~/d,oll the fo~lowin~ divis'i01i: .
YEASyMcKen:ney, \V(miuico'tt; :F(\1i~nSOll,- 'Str:a~~on,
McColl and' McPherson, -
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ThomSOlf; l\tcKellal';_Leitch;"Pninglcn:,
WOllnfl,eott, secondedby\O; McKenney;
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1\.ll<}t]3y~La~\' No."'tl72,to nIJpoint fIIgh'School Trustees~he'rece.ivedand
l'c!Ld',afirst,tim~.-:-Cahie(:L~ ., / ,
Moved byO;.,l\fcKenney; seconded by'C~Olil1ac'6tt,
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'J'hat,By-Law' No; 672' bcrcad asccond time;;Carri~d.
.'MoYecl.'by'C. .Wo'llnacott,seoondedby',O. McKenney,
TnatB}'-Lu.,,', No. .'~7,2;be 'I'~ad. It third. time;' ~lidfinallyPassed;-c-Carded.
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MO\i~d:.by D'c?'el'gl~soll, ,seconded hyD; Stratton;
TliatBy.Law No._G73,'hojng a by~Ia,vtoapp()int~: BOILrd"of Audit,' be
'received and reada)irst time.,-.;.Carri~d.' 1 '
; '110Y~db'y, D.Fei'gllS()n;~eCOllde(r'b.Y~:Sti:atton,
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Tilatlly-La w ,N(\ 675 ,!)e -i'oa(ra._second~~rne. --, Cal'l'iCd.
1\fo\;ed by D.. Stl',atton" seconded bYl>> Fel~g~lson-"
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~l'hat;By,-J,aw No. 673 be read d thil'd;time and -finallY: passed,--'--Cli.rried;
Moved l?y E.. McKellal'"secoridod by A-~ .T.. Leitch,
lly,LawNo.674 being a by-law.toappoint Auditors), berecoived
<~~arried
'Move,d by'K, McKellar, seconded by A:
Lertch,
That.'BY,L.a w N 6.074 bo"read,~ seoondtime~-Cai:'rred.-
:M;ovedb)iJ\; .J. Leitch, seconded by E>McKelhr,
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'l'h~:t By~La'.v '~q~:074be rea'd athi,~'d"tiI11ean~ finall.y,passed'7Catl~ied,
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)f9vyd. iW,'''~. .1r, Lutou,' seconded, by D.l!".1'homsdn,
byelaw t'o: borrow: '$20,000,'
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MovedbyD,'R.,Tlicgpson;- s~h~nde4 byVV" F. r-,ut6n;'
Th~'t '~y~Law'No~ 675berQala se:oonxi time.--Cal'ried<
MovedbY'D. F. ',I'holuson;seoo,n:ded'by. W.:' I!'. Luton,
Tha(p.y-Law.~o; 675 be-reada thi,rd time and, finally
Moved ,byA..McOoll,secbnded by IY~{cPhE<i:'s'on,
_ 'l't1aPBy-Law No':"6i6,being ~',"py~law, t'O, incol'p6rate . the
P()lice 'l'r1Jstees; bereceivep,alld I'edd a first,timf'.--'-C~rried.,
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Mo\r,ed by 'n. McPher.;;on,. seconded. by' A.'.McColl,
That-By -La \v No.. 676 be.road' li. se'condtirne, -Carried.
Moved by A.' McOoil, 'seconded by D. McPherson,
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ThatBjr~La~vNo, 676ber~l1d ~ljhirdtiine an4 finally
Moyed' by P: Stratton, second'edby D., Ferguson,
That the Council adjourn until 2 p. rtJ..-Cal'ded.
TheCoiuicil resumed.
Mo'ved.lJycD. McPherson,. seoPrlded.by' A.. McCoU;
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" ~hat a deputation from RodneyPolioe Trustees" be allowed 'to
the Council.-Carried.
Messrs. Misteleand I,eitchthen a.ddn3sRcd
::By~r..aw for incorporation of Polioe Trustees.
the Council in reference
Moved by A. 'J.Leitch,,seooridE:dby. ;D. McPherson,
Thatthe:WB;rden name' aspecial ToU Road Commit,tee of six-'-'onefrom.
eaohdistrict;-,-Cal'rjed.
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TheWarden_,named:--'-McCoU, Leitch; Pr-anglen, Luton, MeK~nlley~
--, ~nd 'Stratton. \
Movedhy. C. -W. \:Vonnacqtt;seoondedby, O._McKenI:teJ;'
.~'hat,this0611n.cilac1j'OlunlJri'til to-morl'(nvmo~ning
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S~{OOND SESSION.
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'J'uE~:bxy,the4~h dayofA.pl'il, 1005;
~A'run:OAY, tlil;'l4th,day of Februar;r,1905..
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Tllo~lgiu OnmtyCotiucil met this da.y,nccol'dingto li~jO\i['nmenL
TheWu,t'deil in the chair.
1'ho Elgill Cotln:tyCciuncil JJlet thii'l daydtthe Conrt HOu;;c, St. 'l'hotnas,
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All' tl}o,memhet,s preseI;t~
1'ho,\\7 arden, j 11, the chair .
,Thel p~'oceedings othicprcvioll.~ day ''''crel'cadand 'eolltrrme(l.
Moved by A.,. McColl, ',sceorideclbyI>, . MCPhcrson,
AU the mcmhm's:pl'escnt.
'J'heWal'den _<tddresscdthe Councilasfollows:
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1'1utt, the County SoliCitor he notified to-atten.d __meoting M .. ClcrldlaJld,
Ael!essors o'rl.thn9th'inst;,and explaiil pl"o,,{sion~of -the new asscssment,'-
law'icc:'..Cardc,d.
Movc'd,hyO. .W. 'Vcil'lllf'l.COtt" i;~conded', liy D.Stt'at.tOll,
1'hatthe',Flouse ofIJidustl'y Com~lljttoe comi?rise.a lipec:io],Cornmit-tee to
-look'aft'or M.iss Alemda, Hart.--'-Ca.~'rie(1.
Move$iby'A, ,M(;Ccill, seoOllded bY D.. ~Icl'lit:Jl'son,
\'\1 ARDEN'S ,ADDRl~SS.
K; W.MuKAY,
CQllnty;Cledc
A~oys TVJ,:/'>KR;'
'Vat'Jell;
To tlw':litgiuColtllly COllll{~'i:
\ientlelll,;n.m-Il\.'aec,bt'(hl:iICC.. with'l'cs~lntion of,ltist'session, a IUootingof
the assessors aH(~lllnnicipalelcyl~s was held, evcry:mnnici-paFty ,bcingrel}J'~.
s~llted._ ,'rheConJlt'y~olioitm'explained>the.provisjol\s. of.~the new In.\,,; and
Iboli(;\~'e tllut thc"wol'k"of the .asscssors,'tlil'o~(ghon~ the;, County. if. bci\lg per-
formed 'in a luqt'eefficient mfl\llie~'as ftl'eSlrlt-of the meoting.
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INU)ffPOI-tATION.:m;' IfOl)XEY. POLICE 'l'.RUSTJms.
The pctitio}l,'fol' .the ineorpoi'ation oftjie,'I;'olioo'~'illf1go of Ri)dney
been filed,an,d wiUheJahFbiJoreyou.
That the Council adjotdn, to Jllcot .00L the first Tne"d~.y ill Apl'il.__
Curded. '
"l'OJ~r; ROAi),
Th(; Toll,R})ad C6inmi ttD~ has bocna'Ctivc" andthO:Pi\rtiei.llars()fagl'ec-,
,meats ;arranged.with.tlte.tO'ynships'of,Yarmollih .and 'Sollthwoulclnncl tho
villa,ge of; Pot't~ianley\~,dl' be laid; ~)efore 'y(~l. ;~lso c1\"11ftof,s~eeilill~g~sb>
tionnec:essaI'Y'. to. enab,le the COHIlt,y to' proceed,'witlr. the. purchasp'of - t,he
dgllts'ci(th~ lesRee.
'I'JI.I<~'mX;Js MU~HJl1:O\[~
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\ , ArrangemOn}S',fU:e be~rig',nH1de,t() bl'jn~theIllatter 't~,theat~i:-ntionof ,the,
,C:ovcrnmcnt thro'ngha. provincial dej:mtation on Ule 1 '3thof,April.-. -T,beliflYO-
the mUl~i,ciHl\.Jil;ies of thi;\ ,Province are taldngconsiden\:ble inter~st in the.
Hln,ttel'. . The formal invitation to' co-operat.e in the 'deputation will'be laid"
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before YOlt
,'rho proceedings of the last, ,day of tho previo'us s6ssionwere confirmed.
'The following communicat.ions ~ere read:
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:Fl'om the,; National SanihLriulllAssociatioll ''1'egrant.~Referred to'
liiinanoo Committee~' - ,
From:the,Elgin,MllnicipalAssociation, re-'alllylldl1'l.ent Section 606.-Mimi-
cipal Aot.---Referredto Petitions and LegislationComnlittee.
I<'roll1; the Connty Engilleer, with'-repol't.~Referl'ed to: P11o'liclmprove_
ments Committee.
Mr:,:McPherSOli preseritcd-potition'from 'Vil!age of, R6dneypra~'ing 'for'.
incorporat:ion of'Police'Trllstees.~Ref~I'red to Commit,teeon Petitions-and
IlogislatimL
Moved by'VY, Pranglen,seconded hyW. F,,'Luton;
'rhatB'y~1aw No. 677 to au:thorlze plll'chas,e of' toll' rdadbe received and
n'ad aJh'st time."'--,-Cal'rieq ,
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Moved:by.\Y. Pranglell, Se9di:J.d~dby'w. LlitOil,
That By.la\\' No. 677 be read It second time. -Carried.
In amendment i
M.oycd:by;Ml" Leitch; seconded by O..McKl'lnney,
,<That,'Co~nop goi(.lto c?l!lmittee '.of the'wh()~e on By-law- No;'6,77.,
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-:l'hban'~Ell1'trri"elJt carded; .", and the Council went" intocommit'teeoLthe
wholc~~ith, M~'. McCoU-in the,cJJ.air.-
Aftbr consiJering ~lLmatvel'a in con~lecti~n withtheproposed,pl,lrchase
oft,he lease of tIlcGr<l,v~led Road" the..committee rose"'and the chairman
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tepQrted'; ,
That(.By~Ia'f,No,',6771~y read, a-s~cond,time, ,'and:tha~)eg'~slati()llto be'
, applied, fo:r,betl1e_~aJ))eaK tl;\9 d~a,ft)FU l:lqw'beforc ' the ?o?neil,..a!)cl that
agl'~e11l~nts w)thY:!'Lr11l".uth,;Sonthwold and Port Stanleypeappl'oved;-'
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'I'he report:,:was, adopted on ;inption (If A. McColl, .seconded, l~yW. lI'.
'Lutotf, .
Moved.by A.M:c6~1l;,seconde(1 by 'G-. ~). .MdPhers,on,
Cou!wil do. now adjom:n.for tenlllinnte~.to flll(iw'(~()~nmitt,ees'tfJ
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Th~Co\t~lCilre';sillned.
p(eselit(]d~
Therepor.t,Of,~~e .FiJ)anc8. JS.om~dtte~ ~'as
11lotiollof,'1:homson, ,i?8condcd' b.y ,J~nton. \
~, 'Mr.J~~",'l\-Yciung,lr:avellingl'epl'esentative
taril!m,then,addressk(l'the 'C0\1'6eil.' '
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for the,' Gra\'Olihnrst Bani-
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MoYe~l,byO:McKertney,' sccon,dI:lc1. 'by, D: Stratton,
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~ .:.' .' Tllatth~,qnestion off), ~n~tlt.- to'tl~'~Gl'a;\yenlnlt:R,t Commrnptivc..HORpwd'-
; he, laid.over:fO~' .~,\)~l~i~~c~a.ti~~l .a~',tliC:J \lne ses~ion~. ~C,Ll'l'ied. '
The l'Cpol't()ftllOPetitioll,\, ~:nd:LegislfLtion. Comm\ttec" was
and a~{!ptecf:pn1pqtion ofvVoprlQ,coft.,'se'C()nd'cd' b~Yc,lJ'01'g'lS0n:
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The Warden . then appoint.~d:M:sRrs. :W onnacott~ Ferguson, :McPhbrsoll
and, :McI~~~ll~rtq_l'cpl'eRentthe ContlOil on 'gepn,tation t,o Toi'Ollto'
hyt~.lE~E)gin'MUllicipal!\:s~ocia~,iqn. "
r.-iovecl hyvV. .... Ii'; 'Lt~ton,s0co:idNlhy"r: p,Prdnglon,
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_ .'r-lH[i:tlle Sti~ofal~'oJIRoad C6inmittetlu1\'c'a full s.tatem<.'nt, ()~ali pal','::
ticplars:in, r~fet'~nce.tO.lh0Lo1lJh:m1~d . Jlprt. Stanle~" 'raIlRoad prlll,ted f~r',"
nse,in,eonnection,wi~happlicQ,tioli.Jol' speciaJ legislation", to: pl'ovide' for ,the
plll'Chasc of:the'leas6 of:We.road,.-,;-Can~ed. ' '
MovedhyD. F. Thompso~,-se,(]on,dedby
r'end' a 'tliircl kill'l~
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MOV'~d by-C,\V, Wonna~ott, secorided by O">McKeliney,
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'l'hat J~flawNo:,.6781if; l;ead a secol~dtinie,-Carried.
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Moved byA,l\fcCoU, .,~"e~ondedhJ' D,McPhei'son,, ' .. '. ,"
'~lut't !3J-'~law No;:678~e'1'ead a!hirdtim~ and ,finaUypa~flcd,--,-:barried.\
bo~()ycdhy' C~':W ,. 'lV'onnacott, . seconded, by-D. Fergnson ,
'l~hat tbi~:'6o~mcit ~lo now,'adjomn to, meltlt on the:' first 'J;'uesga,yill' June,
2,p~:)11...-:-~:'alTied, .
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,TU~;~nAY, tlle6th,dayof Jnneij~d~
:i.'he. EIgin'County Quni\cp.mcf this dayatth~C()nrt House, St~, Thomaf;!,
Mcording-toadjo,urnment. " , '
; tl'he:Wardell hi t,heeha:ll',
<AU '1:,110. nle\mbe~,i p~e~{1.nt,~
,'rhe 'Val'd{\lladdresscd the COllllCil.
icy 'theE/gin Coit~ttJ1; Cou~/{.:il:\
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Getltlemen___Inc(Jinnrencingth~. husiness of.the'June~)~ession'. I.have.to,
report that '~o ne,\"busi~less of impol't'fj.ucc ha~. he,911 brotlghttOmy.attellti(;~.l
since last 8~ssi6il. '
N otioeofpl'oceedings'; to'. quash,. by- htwincorp()l'lttipg "the:Ro4ney' ~o1ioe
Villa,go. Tl'llstecshas beep 'l'cceived,. hutnothinghasheen clone; ,
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Application t'0l', legislation to'eUlthle us' .to> ab?lish:;t~etol1s,-;ontlle')~On~'
d{~l,utndI)Ol:t_St~nl~y(jl'iW;ol Road ,was s~lCcos.sfuI;The re~nrt,of the'apecia~'
.committee having t,hismattel' in charge will bo the, most imllOl'tant business;
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for J'l)lU' consideration, tltis. st}i1'siQn~
~HlNICn~~\J' A:SSOCIATI.:N,
Intwc?.rda.uce wfthi.nvitatioh)ssned,a large: nn~nbel' of.. mUllicip:ltll~,epl'e.
iClltativcs fn;IOl allpa~'tjf of thePro,;ince ..attende~,at" ToroIlto. on 12th ~f
Apl'illfl-,st_ t;O'urgc t.hcG~\'et'l\melltto e~m8i<.lel'" the 'adYi~~bility.of,'a~e~ding'
Section(ju6 of the Ml1nicipalAct, so that municipalities w~ll' notb~.ci:vil1y
. .._.-..'..,....; .," .. ...'......- .:.y,..>....c.... ...'.... -' .... I.. .>...... . .-'c.
\ responsibli:l'~ol'damages,c.ansed,hy accidents on thehig}n\~,ay.,
Apr:'elimin~l''y' meeting '.was :hcld, W'ii~l(the m~tt~r was;.thoroughly. (lis-,'
,cussed,' apd a l'esolution_'p~,s~edapproving of.. th~ ..' l'oquest,o'f the delegation
from l~lgin. {npoint or numb.ors' it,'.\vas_,the,hl;.rgestmunioipaldeptlt~ti~n:
tllathas<":aite~ onthe_1'roviueial. Go\'~~rim~nt, a!ld although no . act:ion "vas
<taken at therccent sessi()ll, it .is.expoQted. thatwe'~l~y,by agitati~n,prounre
;fI. modifiCfttioll of Ule section jf the 'amendment proposed is not' ad()p~ed.
,C;OFN1'Y C;OU:NClI,.TtEFOltl'ot;
Among 'thcbills_i_ntl:otlce(fint9 the, Legislatui'ewas otle'toCh~n~ethe'
Pl'osellt_eonstit,ntion,of tJ18,Connty.Connd'," .sotpat,they wotlld,b?' ~o~rlosf:d
,pf th~ 1'00\'.88 andnm.yors of townsh1ps,tQWQs P,-Pd. yiIlages: Sl,'lYl,'lr~l County
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Councils ;hjected to tli?prOPos,ed. 9ha~ge, \>I,l~l;, indi~ellssing' the mi,ttet'l \yitl~
.thelIonorabl,e ~,Mr.<M()nteith"Minister, of Agl'icultnre, "I'e,Jldeav~re7 t?,im- '
presshim;\yith thQ idea that t,h~p~esent Act was~ivillg th~, greatQst s~tis, ,
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:The'Bin\vaswithdl'awnat thcl'cquest of Pl'einiel'W'hitney,\V11O stated
that' tho matter wonld;,'beJfartherconsiclered ~nd rc-intl'o~uced ne~tsession. ;-
. ~:hl(:l shouldbe~c(lepted~'1s a notice; al,ldan e~ort made. to asccl'la,inthe real
objectionsto,tltepl'Cse~t system. :}. wouldsllggest, that:,tl~13iC01~lll~itteeon /
PetitibnSa!ld Legislatio!l give the matter their special,attentio'n, "iitha vi~\~~
,~o hdnging Eull,pal'tionlar8before this Connollin their-,No~'emQe,rsess'ion.
nIl; Nl'CIl'Ali" .umN D~'mx'rs.
Co' Tho' ~1'nnici 1><11 Ac'6'of 19Q5I:?alws ,yel'j', f?\~cl)a.~lgQ$,' ~~iat, a,re' Of ,illtereSt.'
tiri ,thifl,Qon~~(y. the, '1119,8< IllPottlmtbeingtl\c pX,~:asion, of .,thepowerof
'_Police 'yilbge 'l'rnstces;,.w)19' now-havB full ,anthorl ty'iu, matters' portaining
'tQ,Jocal,i'lUpro\:el~CJlts", togethel",',VTth ,most,' of theatlt~orityand'liabjlity of
m:dinarYlU~mieipa:litie~:.' ,-T,he'Ol~l.v's(jlutjon ".that,an~'oqeh'as'sllggested that
"~\'Ollld_,,per'J-n,it of,thefor111ati?11 ,of '~onnty, Connei18:fol'meji 'OI- l'{;ovesJs "tht),t
.' thesn1~IICl' villlLge'~pl.'l~~ratJ~ns"b~" red,tIeeel, tp: tl}(~:_stn:t~ls,of,} poli'oe, y~lJago,
\vhic1~ w,~llldv()~e' as P~,)~t of thct~,vnsllip,~t: mlmioipaleI8cti~ris.rrheexten_
:'lion: ofpowel's,of'Oieso semi:o~rpol'at'ions"has dohemllch' tf) fa\'o~' this,id,ea;,-
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J<;QUAUi;A1'I()X,
~t'h~q~lQstionbfe'qu~li7.atio_ll'wjllh1t}'oi6'be bO~l~idered... Thep~nticlll~I'S
,of ,i\~$e$$ment '~r,lder .t~p'n~w, .A:ct.....al'~_ ~,~t~arfl,ila~~e,.a~ld...~our_ ,\111tiysit~, this
, ~'e_spe(:t\vill,I):'as'fO~merly..." ;N,e:,,1; .-YOt1t' it-'",iIL be nec:ssary '. to'go int~; the
matterulOrdfully; in yiew of,thenow'infol'tlllLti,oll c':lnt.airied in' the rrjlls.
VI'OIll, the.C01nity; ~~ng'~lJeei", ~;itli {'eP?lt.~~R,efel'~edto-thlj.Pll~~li~ Illh
pid,'ellJol'!-tC mmit,tee. ' '- '
lJ'tom,' P blic_ ..Bchool [nspectoi',with yepoi't.:':',--:Ref,'ned .t{);, Educatioll
Oommittee. .' ,
11;i'om. County,'Clm.'i, ; Lalllhtoil';hi amendille,il t toJIigllJ':lc'hoolsA(;t. ~::: Re-
-'ferred to}Jommitteo on I'OtitioP8 and Legis.l~t~,on,
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'l!~r()tnR,;,O., Y 01!n!lSecr8t~I'Y H,ic1getO~"n . O?llegia t'i:)Iltstitnte. ~ Refim'ed
IM~~c(~tio:n. Committee.
ELGIN -covN'i'Y' c~{J'Ncq,.
Jrl'oni D,'H~Pri'6e;Sedr~ta.ry
Finance Committee.
Ei:t.-st~,,~~lginFlLil"Association.
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Referred tq
ql1ashing By-I~'V" 67's,to 10'c
1!~roni'W:, H. Bar~um..barr}ster...Dutton', 7'e
\corporate,H:~dneY-P(jliceVillage''l'rnstee~. ,
Moved by. W;_ F ,Luton,. sec,ondedb~. D,. F',. 'l'hompSOl!.
That: M'I'.Y O\~{)g heallowed;to. ~ddres,sthe.C()u'ricil.--Car'i:,ied.
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-Mr. Youqg)hen addressed the Council in' tbfere';mo tb Free HosiJita1 for'
Co~sumpfi'vesatcG'-ravenhur~Y,; -.. .. I
,Moved by,A', McColl,' $econdc'P,. byD"McPh'erson,
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'fhat the q:uestiotl ~f a:gl'antto ,t'h'e Grav~llhurst',HospitaJ' f~l'
ti \;i:is. be t'efe:re~: totheFinan(je~CoDlmittee t~ ,report, ~,Cal'riec1.
:M~v~dhY4.':M~C?1~j secoiHlccl PY"?"~ J}'IePherson.
'lihatthis. y?uncil'4o",now, adjourn .untilt~n .o'c1ock
con~l11ittees to~neet,--'-Carried. "
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THIlID SESSION-SECOND DAY.
WEDNESDAY, the 7th 'dayof,June,;190it
'1'he ]~lgiil OountyCounciL met,'this day, according to adjournment~,
'The JVarden in the chair.
.:All'the,members present.
:'l'he,pqJc,e.edings' of ,the previous Day ,were read' and confirmed.
.'rhe 'following commullil,:~ti6l?~_\Vercl:ea:d,:
FromL." B. C., Ljvingstone.Ti1lson,burg~
.Ite~erredto the JlJdl1cationCommittee. '
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rt"u-mOl1ut'due High,School.""::T
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From County Olerk. with, report on hawkers' andped.l;ll{j1's'licenses.
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:From COl~ntJ' Treasurer, with teport.~Refel'l'ed: toFiiianceCommit.tee,
"From Auditors, with rep()i't.""';"Referr~d to Fina:rice'Con,ri'littee.
Mr. MQqoll fnql1ired-astonamesof insurancecompaniea in which build-
jl~gs'\vei.'e,ilisured; fLnU'rateof in:sl1rance paid.
In reply,'theClerk produced register ot" irislll'ance poli'cies, alld gave the
'reqtLired.information; , ~
The report (If tneSpe9iri.1 ~omI11ittee appointed to f'!ettlo with 'the _Citjiof
Bt.:Thomas .for administration ofJu:st'ice expenses,was presented,'_and adopted
,(~nm6t!OIi of Leitch, se~oildedby Stratton',
Ml';,Tlu:nilSOll', .~elegaLe to meeting ofvVestel'H OntUrlO (~oQd R.oads:Asso~'
cifttj~n, presented his rOpOl't;- which was, adopted; .
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1\{oved by D,F.:,rhOln'so'n~sec6l\ded byW;.,,F.,Lll~on,
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That this Council adjourn until tewdclockto-morrowmor:ning to allo,,,
'-"thi;l Om,mcil'-to visit the HOuse of lildustry.---'-::'Carried:
A!\G,'CS ~rlTRNER,
Warden.
The Warden iTithe chail"~
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, 'J'Hv.RsnAY, '~hc '8th .Tutlc.)-l90i':-.
The Elgin Comity~Cohneil met this dityat the C(Hli't n()use,_St~'l'liomas,
~-according to ,adjournment.. "
,Allthememb.ersptescrit.
'l'he,Pl'0geedjngs of the previous' day\vere ron,(~ and'- con~rmed.
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~Ioved,bY' A.J.~jeitch,'8ec~nded byE.:McKell;~I';
T~atthis Gounoilorc.adopt _ report", of Public Improvements, CO,nu,nittoe
:adopted 2,3rd. Novemb9r;, 1903; favoring theerect.ion of ~the "'Tilley I{-,'idge,?'~
Carded.
MoV~~;byO.M;cKe~ney; SeCQn,(~,ed hyK_McKcllaT,
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'l'hatt.hedep\ltaticni f;'OlU.l~IH~t ltndWest.']l~lg;in':Jfftil".A.~SOcilttions
/ heard.,--:-Qarried.
JW:eSSfs. D. ,It., Pl'ice;.,.J.,"n,;Q.o,W, rl_lld'rvr.:,:ili;, LY?Tl t,he\l~ddl'essed
Conncil',and . ~cquested.-,graIJt~ )or:,the, County ftiitislield' at Aylmel' ,~nd
Wallacetown. ' ' "
J1ilr'-',McKenney gl1Ye,llotjoe~)f applieatiolifoi' gL'ant,of
fair. ' ' '
Mr. McKellar gavt) notice Oflt ~im:il~'ll gr~lltfor vViiUacetown fait:;,
,The CQuncilthel1 adjQ11l:11ecl ,ulltil'~ ~p..n~,
The Gouncil-l'esurqed
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i'l'h~'r:portof the 'Puhlic ImprovemcutsCollllnittee
.adopted, oh:motionof Thom~on,seconde~l by-:_MpKpllar.
'l'hereport'of the/ Education,Committee
lnotionof 'McColl;~eC',onded b.y Luton.
~The report,?f the:Speci~l-Toll R,{)'ad,Ooniinittee was presented
<"dopted. on.mcitioll'ofLeitoh"seconded ~y P~'anglen, "
':Moved by O. McRceno'ey, seconde'd byW~Pr~nglen,:
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)'hat the eqnalir.atioriilf ti;e:Cdnntyl)e'tit6 same'~s
htst ye?,l':-Carriecd.
Mo"ed:h.Y)<~Mekemtl.;.,>ee,~n~ed by.\..J. Leitch,
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That:,tl~e Cldl'kprcpa'l'c It' 'By-Law' to 'contini! .Uy-La\\-' Nd,,'-'649--'61
:..:~TownshipofDnll\viehpa;sed on 5th Jlino,Jol' ope~i6g a road:6n'part'-Lot' 18,
inJ)O\lCeSsim1' I{'of said Towns,hip.:-,..Cal't'ied.
MOVef(byD,]i',}rhi)1JiSClH, secoi-ldeqby,vV. ,F; Lutoll;' ,'I_
~rhat the ~;lel'k prepare 'il: By:-Law~Oebn?rm:By-La,w, N?,' 709, of
'l'l)wushi~of':Yartnouth,passed on,,3rtl qf ",.' OctobCl:;" 19'~)4;tc't autlwrize
di'\Tcrting, closing np and selling, of plll't' of, the Edgewl.we: Road, 'aqd
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':opell,illgof!t neW l'OI:id'illlien'. thereo.f.-..:Cal'l'led. '
the-'
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1\f()\i_e(l"bY.'~V."P i Pmnglell~':/Jecondedb$' '1.l:"Sth,tt?il,
','...... .]-'hat,thisC l!11cilgmnt thl'ee'hun~li'cc1,'c1011ars -fo~.bed at.Uravenhrii:-st
]'l.'ee:Hospital.fol', COll8t'lmpti\,~s,;an~ .that, a'~'peei'al, c()ln:i?i-ttee~Je,a~po.inted '
to,l'eociYl3<t!,plicat:onsfor adnliss_hm,. an.d a.ppoint' ll1edieaJ',eXa"nlin'er~' for . the
an:d.thltt,~lOn~yh~ n(J~,paid llnt,il It ,putieI~t,.hashe611,.[tccepteg,~
llt)vedby O. ivlcKCnilcy, seconded
Stratton.
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~l'lut~,<t. J1'y-.La \rJje~i) i'O p<tre'cl' . It ppoinH9 g-,A.,J,.X~eite Ii, to '~~ct; .' on~:Qellalf- .of
,Uiis, COllllCil ill'8clecti.ng l}n 'arbitra,~or tllHlel' pl'ovisions. of ,.To~l'.. Road, J&XPl'O.,
:pl'iati()1l 'Aet,-,-.Cal'ried. '
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:Moved by C.W. Wonllu?htt,'sccomlcr] hy O. .McKenilC.}',
ThaVthis'CIOllllOildo'lH,)\'v,adj'onrri, nntillO o'_clock:to<molTo\-,,; to
to 'nICot. .._~Cii.l'ried.' '
EWIl:', COUNTY COUNCIL.
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TI-IIRDS~~SSION~~FOUJ:<TH DAY.
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FnIDAY,the 9th' d6y-of June, 1905,
TheElgi,nCo~~nty CoutlOil mehthis day,. at theOourtI-~o~lS~:; St;
~;ecordil)g toadjomnment.
; The Wal'denin thechail'.
Alrthelll'el11bql~s pre,sent:
Thl3 prooeedings of 'theprevions day wot'e-reada:nd eonfil'mcd.__
The -following oommnillcations\\'ore TQad;
Frqm COUilty Clerk of Kent;,rc Connty Sitnitarimnfor Odnsnmpti\'es;
Jh'Oln.P,..; McColl,:Secl'ctaryFal'merl2'Institnte,r.e grant to 'l~'rtlit Show"
}j~rorriCourity Solieitor,ndeedof.toUroad to Robert. \
:FromSelectComriiitteo on Teleph()lles,Otta:wa; refeiTed toPetitions~
and, Legislation Conimittee.
The report ot'Coqlll1itteeyn '.Petitions_fLud. Legislation was presented
andadopted~.Ol~ motion 'of,Wonnacott,secondedb:y McKenney.-
The'roport .of 'FinaulJe "Committee :waspres81itedand ad-opted;
motion of'l'hompson, sflcunded byLei~eh,
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Moved byV\(, F.~1it~n,se.eonded'byA.:Mc<Joll,
Tlla~a ..l?y,yaw'~e pa,ssed .~uthorizil~g .theWar~en to convey'toII' road,
k Robert,. as requested by ,Count.}: Solicitol',,------Carried.
Movedbj; O......McKEm~oy, s~coJl(led;by."yin.IJ)ltoJlf
That grants of . 'one :hum!i'cd,dollars' each, ,be::rii~dEj to theI~astJi}lgin fair.
held at Aylmer, a~ldto tl!cWestElgin ~al.r.'held 'at WallaC'otQwn.-"--Carded;
Yea~,-'-Luton,MeKoilar,: Lei t.oh;Pl'~ilg'en" StrattOl~; llJ'ergm'-on~
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ELGINCOUN'l'Y., C'6UNOiL.
That the eommunicattOli,frODl the SCcl.et,ary of the, Farmers' In~titqt~
i'egua:dinga grant to the Ji'rmt Gl'owers' Exhibition at Toronto be~ natent'ere.
tldned.~Carri.cd. '1-
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MQvectby A: J'., Leitch;' scc()nded by::K .M:cKelhl',
''l'ha.tBy-Law'No.681 be r'ead asecondtime.-Carded.
Mav'e,d by :KMclCcllal'"seconded by A.: J.' Leitch,
That/By-Law No. 68l::bc ~.ead a third time,and 'fi~lIJlypassed.-'-Car~'ied~
Mav'ed ,l,:tyW. F. Luton, seconded .byD. :F.,' 'ThoOlS011,
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"That,- By-L~wN6. 682 being a By-Law,.to confir;n By'Llt\~ No. ,700,
'~'ownsliil'of, YarnlOl1th,- be received and Tead, a "first time.,.,.......Carried. r
Moved by DF. 'l'hompsoil; socondcdbyW,F. 'Luton;
ThatB.y-Law No. n'S2 be l'ca:dii sccondtime.""'-Gal'l'led.
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~Io\;edb'y b; Mcl'IHHson,'Hcconded hyA.~cColl"
'rhat By~LawNo; 682 be rC:1cl"at.hirdtimc and finally p<1""sc(L~-Ca,t'1'ied.
'Mo\'ed b:yO.'\'\1,: vVonuacott,-seconeled by\V; ,Pranglcn,
1'hat, By.;Law_ No. 683,beillg <t_ BY~'La\\'to,authorizoA: J. Leitch t()'
appoint'an arbitrator,bcreceiv:dancll''3ad, a first;' time,-'cC[trl'\(~d,
r..lovcd by D, J!'erguson, sccorided hy'C. \\TonnacottJ,'
'l]hat By"LltwNo..683'be read a~ecorid time'.~Cal'ded.
;W~ovedby O..McI~cnneY, seconded by C.vV oni1a~?tt,
That/By-La\v No. 683 be-read a thit'd'_ti~,c,an~l f.!nally passod. ..~Cal'l'icd..
Mov:edl)Y ,D. Stratt:on,secondedby~X ]ferguso:l,
'That By~L[nv 'J:\l"o~ ,68t,'; being 'a 'By.Law 'to raise i:tllloi.lOts f(ll'
rates, be receh'edand.rea.da fhst, time:'-Carricd,;
MO\ied byD. 'l:'ergtl,;on" seconded,byT). Sfrat't'on,
Th~;li By-LliWN?: 68.1 be read a second;time;--:"UILl'ried'.
Moved byD.Fergn.son,"SfJCO~lded'by D.,St.r~ttoh.
'l'hat:By:I,a~~iN 0,,68J bereaclit tliii'cl,timea'ld Jilially passed. -_c..~ll,t.'l'ied~
1~oved"hyE. McKollar;s8condedby A..J. .LeitGh,
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1fov,otl ByA.,L Leitch, seconded by'W; F.-liLJtOIl,
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Thi:(t~l~e J:Onhl1\Ulieations from the Cmuity of )(:ent be filed.,~Carrie,d;
_MO\:0d hyJ).(..L. McPherson, seconded. by A. ~cColl,
'.' , That the Ca.JlItdi,l,ll Itaihi'ay h-eight l'ittes 'on beallS
"l'vt'ontl.'eaLtnd N~w Yorkand.locll,ldeH\'eI'Y [l,ppcar to be
ilii' gra-iI1'o;ntl gl'll,Jn' pl'{)duct..~.
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in carload lots to-.
much: higher thai)
, 'l'ha.tthisCnmwil petiti011: the l~:tilway.' Commitlice ~(_Parliament a't
QthtWit tl~have bean!:; placed Ol) the scme cbl,SS withgmin and gritinproducts,.
11,l\cl.l:C(11fes,t tll'e.eo-operati?Il' of. thc_'bcall-pl'odncillg,c,ounties" and. that.. th&
Qlerknotifythe:COImtyConneils of Kont, Essex; Middlesex and Lambton.
;1\lovpd bYA,\..,~{(:CoU:8eeullded by]>'. ...MePher,8on,
TJH!.t By: Law.N(I... 670;. t()'anthOl:i~~' tho Wnrden,alid-'l'l'eaSllrer-to' horrow:'
$:20,000 ho I'eceived and read (t, lil'st,tillle~---:-Cal'ried.
Moycd 'hy.!). l\lcPherfJon', sedOlldp(l- by A. McColl,
Thatl1y-r,aw Nl),07!Jhu I'cada scco;H:l,time,,-,-CI1I'ried.
Mi)\"!x~ by-A., McColl, 8ecol~dedby D. McPherson,
'rha(; By-Law, No. fl7!J be )'cfl.-d u t,hircl .'tim!'l" andfitiallypa~8~d'""7"(JarrieCl:_
MO\'(1dhiD. ]~,:Tho ~ p.'lOll;scconded by ''\T. Il'.Luton,
-----. : TllatB'y~Lltw No 680"bOinga'By;.La',V to cO)lfirm Equaliiluticln, be-
1'Oeeiycd~\nd read It lit.st. time '---Cal'l'l(](L
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AIo\'~dhY.D. -F.' 'l.'hoJHpSOn,\J30clindcd. by' \V.lf; Luton,
Tlmi::',B'y;Law No. rHO l;'o'rpad.aRccond tinie.,~CarH€d.
Mii\ cd hy.\V. It:~; L utOTl ,sceonde(:lby n:F." Thoins6uj
That Ry,tilw 'N,:)~ ,OS!) bO..read.it thh'cltinlCalid.JinalIy
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1I.o\'qd bi:A-: J. L~jt~!h,Rceoildc,dh'y,A.McK~lIar,
:,-,:':'rhlltBy.Law No;G,8J, '(0 a.uthqciy,o,tiw' Wa;'dcn to sjgn~Jgl~eemeilt,
I'C00i v~rl'al'Hl' read. a.Jir,~t.(,inie; ~Cii-!:l'i'ed.
passed.,::-.rartied~
EI,GIN COUNTY COUNCIL
:By"Law No. -685,being,a-By"Law to 'authorizl': Warden
''l'reasurerto convey Londonand Port; Stallliey Road to le,flsee,'b;e_
.and; read a first time: -"parried.
Moved by, A. J. Le-itch,.secQuded byE' MCKellar,
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That l3y~Law' No. 685'be read a second'time;..--,--Carried~
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Moved'by A.,T.Leitch, seconded by, E. McKel~al';
'That By-,Law ;No.6-85 b'e read a third 'Hnie a11~ fina~ly
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Moved:hy D:Strattun, secop_ded byD. ,Ferguson,
'That the Council adjourn u6til 'ruf'lsday, tHe 28th November.
Ef,GlN COUN'.rY- COUNcn,.
NOVEMBER SESSION;
FOURTII SllSSION-cFIRST DAY-;
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<TUESDAY;:the::::8thday o~ Noveniber"1905'.
The Elgin ,County;Co~n:ciimet'thisday, according:', to adjonrnmen't.
TheWardenjri the c;hair~
All the ~emberspres~nt,. except ,Messrs; 'McKenney
'TheW!!--rden addresse4 theCouncil,as'followa:
W ARDEN'S ADDRESS.
To'the lilginColmty.,C,OlttlCil:
tGENTr,:imEN,~
Another year isdrawingto,'a()lose,aricf:,frOIn aCo1ll\ty Council point of
'Viewithas bee~,~,{)flt' agre~f\,hle,ou~ rinderta"kingfl during the iyc~r,~ ave,'b~en' .
,illic,cel:!sfnl,and when'...the t?~lload,:ar~itratipn,is over and tolls, removed!
tne posi,tion o~ the ,County: wiUbe ,an enviabl(lone. '
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DISTRI:UUTION OF, LABOR.
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An- iUlportant questiim, th,atshonld'he' consid~redifl,theestab1ishinent'of,
lVlunicipal Employ~~nt Exchanges," TAere is a markc,tfor alTllOstevery-
thing,' and a"lftb9r bureau would bein,the: int~rests of, bpth the, workers ~an~'
il1rlllers, .oroth,erenlployers., ,rhedistribntiqn o~emjgrant fA could be carried
.outo tht;) 'l).~sr.:advaIltage, through" the, co_opf'lration'of,~unicipal"Agencics
';andthe Government an~horities. . ,The difficnlties:of ob~aining ,h:clP. in, rura.l
.dis~ricts 'and,for house service,would',b~'la,rgely l'.emO\:ed'if, a business-like
system o,flabor distribution wasjntroduccd.
90U~TY,' c9uNon,s.
Since, our las~' S,e~sion;,th~. Governtll~nt,has,a,nnour~~ed_::its iutl3Ution of
.changin'g th~ County Cou~9il sy~temofthe }>l'",?virice;_, 1~,~_er~' cloefln~t;appear
to be anypublicdelll{tndforthis ;bntit_seems,tha~,Mr. Whitnpy~~ ~pr{':vions
to.th~, ~ep~ral eie9tiQns"p'rcimis~d,s(lmf'l,.orlC'th,~t}f placed,in,pow~r:h~':would
.change thelaws,so-that theReevcsw~~11~ fO,rm thcCou?ty ; <J_onn(;lils--andit
isnowprQP(ls~9-tocarrY"outthis:promise. Under .the old s;rstem t~eE.lgin
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l~LG-l~.. COUN'!'Y ICO\J~Oll>.
COUllcil, hlid':t,venty-~iglit menlbel'S; bntthc " ~l'eSet~t;lHUi1bel': (t\vel\)e) . arc'
'(pi,ito'l~s 'tJapahl;e,. and give_~ho busineswa bettor and more,impartial ~~m8i<;ler-,'
'atiOIltha,n t:lH~ htt'ger,cOlll\6ils,did; h1:eltlhel'8,w:ages,<\~11ich, 'undet,'the old
sy~t"emaveril€~ed,$836"pel'yelF; were ..red~1Ced"to ,$D46,_nqtwith~t~nding"the \
in9reasc Of?l~e, (lollai'per. da-y. ..TJlo average ,annual' QO\ln~y.. ra~e" has .bcen,
;'1'~d~eedhyo\'el:'$3,LOO, In,Yiew, of th.e,,!~ figllres, a:n{,l. the-fact tlllt\n{)p~lblk
"oh.i(;?'tion,JmS~)eell'raisodtoHl _present t'",w:, in thif;: ,GOlU)ty,,'YOtl ~honld.. c?n~,
. f!idcl:,thc'l1dv18(~hil\ty of' I11l\,k ng"some l'epl'eselltationsto thc"(~o\'er,llne;lt,
I to have it (iolltjnne~l. '
pOrNTY, J,WAUS.-
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,;nicnnmhlJr of cOltntiestaking!ld\:allfago :(H,- thc,Higli\\'ayIl)lprovem~nt
Act Is'gl'l\(]~lI\lly, in{weltshlg; .This is. no, dO~lht owing .,to. th~, nntClld,ment .of
'last Ses"ioll;. whi<:h rlcpri\'S(ttc~~[.1shipf; of the'right to'-des:ig;l/tte l;oads. or"
pm'tieipltte iit the,Govornment gl'ant, .
U,nd~r.t]le,e.. Cil"Cl1ml>.t~~llcc~': {t iSI~I()st:deRii'a\jle,th~~, the?onn~y' (J~u~nciL'
1~gll.jnconsider th~l IlHl,t,ter,witlrl1 VhlW to :9hb{inillg.t]~C -expellflit~ll'c of t,hc'
Go~rer~llileJitw'l!::l1toli: onr I-,oads. .,
1,'RlnGH'l' R,\TI';$.
~t o'ul'lnstScssi()J\, It I'Qi?olntiqll.Wfl;S pl~sse{Un l'eferync,et()fl'eightl'a.t~~.
on he!~nS,alld' forwarded totlw}~[dlwaybpmmission, ' I notiG(j, by.'tho'
IH'CSS, _that-this hafl bCt\ll al'rallged,_tl-s requestpd. .
The proceedi1lgs eJf t,he htst.<h~J' oft,he' pi'evious' Sess16n \ve'l'e "'l'ead:dn;I:-
eOllnl'1l1ed;
"'fhe'follo-,ving enlllliluuicu,t,iOllS \'lere.read:
-)j'rom ..unii6cl COlu'lties 0f,Leed~:f1nd:Gl'ellville; '1'e'::illCI~cfLse'in Legi81at~ve'; \
, gmnt to Pu15lie,'8fl_HlOIs.,-.-,Hefel'1:edto'Pet.i~ionR 'and Legislation CO~lmittee:
]j'l'~m J. ,':A.. :Bell",:qounty 'I~ngincer; with:, report-:--'-Referrcd,to Public;
ImprO\'ementl'J. Committee:.-
FI'omL. .'Luton, :PhYl;lician Honse.oflndnst~'.y ;_,vitll"aTInl~al"rei)ort.:c;Re-.
fe.n..ed~toHonse of Il\~I\lstryC~~mitt;ee. ' '. '
Fl'~lI:n' J)" ~c!~ft "'r;"9Iel'k' ,:of.;~~size;,\\~ith. . (:l:rand ,Jury"pre~el\t,jJlent;~'
~{.ef~ITed topetjt-ions ll1~rl :Tfegi"sla,_t~on 9omlll'i~t'eej,
Ci'tJ,:',:Clel'k,'-n: ':9hildl:kli'sS'hel~cr~~R~fe):l'ed' ta.
}\oni ,HOll~- N;. '.i\:Ionteith, eM ini~tl:JI;:,6f '1\:g~icultnl'e, re:CO\lnty CQll1wiIs'.""""
Referred toCommittce. o~ Vetitio~lsandL~gislation;
'Fr~lllJ{on;.T.'8.',)iendrie, ,j;i: Electric, R~i.lwaY8.-nefel'l'edtoiPublic
Imp6)\'el~lelltS 9ommitt,ee,
From.S;H.,Kent; Sem;ehwy Ontf\'rio Munieipal.,;l.VfSQciation.,.'C_,Refcp'ed
iQ Finance.Commi~t-ee.
^^ F.J'onrSeeretary Vilmr;'1\, H{ll\l'd of'.' Educlttioil.-Rcferredt.o,ll}ducntion
Connuit.tee,;
}lLCHNQ(IUNTY CQUNCIl;,_
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~?rom. C()u,l'ity:,conndf.of
tiYe~.--'-RlJfel:e'ed to)~etithm.s
~Vatel'lo(), reM\ln'~cip~l Sa'lii.tOl:i~'Jor
l~lld'T~egishtti()n-Coni\.nitt'ee;
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Fr'mnConnty.'Connoi~'of.' ,J.iodolkre;~onstitntiQli: of': COUII).y .'colUlcils,:-
l{efd;'redtoP,~~it.ions a;nd IJegh-llation;Committee. ..
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'l.:loyed :M(JC\~ll, ..sc(itmded'.uy,' l~:_ G-,' McPherson,
\'...:......',.,...." "'.""'- .':' -.:' ..... ".
Tli_att',11'isCU1Ul'dl"do,now ii<l.iO~ll!l)" until ten.<1'clo_ck..to,:inol'l'ow".to allO\v
COlli rnittees :to. meet,. --:-Cal'ri ?d.
A:Nnm.l T-URNER,'
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FOURTl~, S~]SSION~SEOOND. DAY.
W:KDNESDAY,'the 29th day of November) J905;
The ]~lgin CCHmty C()uncil,netthis da.y,accol'ding toadjOlfrrinHiliL
The Warden in \hechail'.
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.All- thomemhers pl'csent.
Tho lu:ooeedings of. the pl'OViOlIS day were read andcbn'firmed.
'!'h~orepol't of the House of, Industry Inspector was preseilt.ed~
ferred to ,the House of Indi.lst'l'~rCoinmittee. '
The Treasul'<lr's'reporL was'pl'esentcd,-t1ml'referrodto,the l!'inanoc C6m~
mittoo.
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~oved'by.ii"."J,;' Lei'toh, seconded. byE. McK.ellar,'
'l'hat' tho Council adjolu'nllntilt'wo .o'clo(jk,:to allow oonimitteesto
meet. ~Carried. ,~
Th,e Council reilllmed.
Ml': M<:Coll gave' notice of, application for rebate: on Pe~lal's' license
paid hyJ'. 'p. MoArthllr,ofWoodgreen.
Therepoi,t of the Toll Road Committee was p~eseilteg. ~llcl referred to a
Cmllmittee of the,Whole" with ,Mr. ,'rhomson inthE}?hait'. After a ftill
oonsideration, dlU'lllg whioll the Cou~oilwere addressed by interested rate-,
. payers, the report was alnended aild adopted,' on motion of Thomson;
seoonded by Leitch.'
l'ho report oftha Committee on 'Petitions and Legislation was
an4adcipted, on motion of 'Wonnacott, seooIlded by McKellar. '
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Moved by W onnaoott, seconded by McKenney,
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Th'at this COllhcil, adjourn, tolten"o'clock tlHllorrow morriing.,.......,.Carried.
ANGUS TURNER,
Warden;'
j.jOJ!N qO,UN,TY COlJI'fPU.J\
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FOURTH SESSION-THIRD DAY.
'l'I~UR~DAy"the :WthJS'"ov:emb~m, ~90~.
'l'heEIginCountyCouncil m,et this <;lay.,acdordillll tQadjqllrnmeI1~'
The Wai'deninthe 011<'1-11'.
ill thelllembol'S preScllt;
,'l'he~proceedhigfl :o(theEI...~vj'Ol'lsdlLY" were r~a:d,ancl'CQllfil~,med.'
Tl!efepOl.tof the gubiioImpmy6niml~fiCO~1~ittee ~as
adopted, on ;motioll'of 'Thomson;, seconde~' by MCJ{eila~.
1'he .l'cp:ort:of the,Hohse'of In(l~lst~YC(jlllniJtte{).:w1ts pi.e:sented,
farred back!,otheCoinm~ttee:' ,
'Phe rep~r~,of', .theGaorConlmitte~waspreseilt'eda:Tidad~pte\l, ~on'motion,
Stratton,seco~ded b,y ~IcColln'
,.Jvloved by Co \V.WOllllfl:9ott;.'.s(lcondedby"V;.,'P;' Pl'anglen,
Thittthe:,)~tinlinistradOll~( J l1stic~',ailth'otiti~s: and' CmmtYSfmst~ble8'
'1\.Il~Oci8:tif)nbe,reqtl~stl;'.'1.to'eon:si1er, pl'es:ntmen~,of.t~e Gl'alld Jury in ref 01'.
enc~l.toa~~etter orgau!zation,of theconstabuhl,l'~,. fol' ,th~. prompti,nyestigu.'
tiOll. of crime; and repo,rttheil;'recommelldations to. ,the, Conncit~Carried.
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,-Mo;ed,\jy A. ~r~CO~I;,sccondedbY(J..,~Vohnacott,
{l'h!tt,~"c~l11:mittee, c~ll~i~tiJ!gof',Mcrh~~s,on, "Striit~on. and~l~homson,lIe
appointed to, report ol1.m'atte1's .1'ef,~rred' to' in .'!arden's address;,-Qarried.
Mo\'e,Hy' A. ~leColl, 'e~onded by D. MIPbel"o~,
,'rh~t where,as,J ":'?'M:cA.rthnrpaidt he~sl1in of,ol1: 'hundred donars;Joi~
it, license top'~ddl~.in tlli~'County,',and, on"accollut, ,'of. the. Gmharn. :Road
bridge beiriK,close4for'ahollttlll'~e 11l0nths;,he ',Va,s:not able ,to take,'fnn. acl-
va,ntagc:oj h~s .license;that'lle,hegra.nteda rebate of AQrty 'dollars{'-.:.Carried;"
Move,d'b.};: O~ .. McKenney;'secon'dect'hY. W:.P.Prali~li:m~
Tb~~al?Y' Law.. ~epa8sed :(lnh~l'ming: theye~rlY s'aial'Y. 'of fOUl~I,h~nndl;~d
and fifty. dollars paid to:'F. H unt;"Co,mtyPolice:'Ma:gistrate. ,-:;-Car,ried.
F. Th~)lnson;secondetLhy...'Y.. R,Lilt01~,
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JH.iUIN GO e N ~l"l G,Ol;N un;,
FRI:DA'\;~ tllcfirst' 'of'Jkcetnbel',' lU05.
\ Ju<uniGOl~STY _GOli_NClJ,;
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FOURTH SgS'SION-cJI'OURTH DAY.
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That this Council 'adjol1rn \inti! tlireO dcioc/i,.-'------'Ct-tl'dud.
;l'l~e Cohncilj'esnim-..o.
'~ri' St1'attoh,gay'eIjotiee,-Of, aI-iI)HMt-itm'for; a grant of '" One
do11ars,for VienwLHigh,SchooL
Tile]!~lgir{C01~IItiOoAbcilinet,' tl~is'~)~'y""acco\:d~'ng, to' adjonrnlneu('
:l'l\e"r ,trdeIl'itlt he '<ilitiii'~
A'll, the'-membCt:spt;6'~cNk
'~nle::~~'6e:edillg8of; th~:,~r~\;lo lls':cia~, _ ,ver~~ i'ea'~l, /in(l .,' coil tti'i1,i~1l1.
A,',e:6~I'm Ilni~~tiori "~rouf, ])'1::"", H,a1h_ ~~Cd;5,\1];l~~,ltJ~"otflcci:.; pIta tljitlll';
T~efel'enCj~-t'oCOnIl'ti.e8} SanitaLdnin 'foI'Con~1~nlptiY~S,",va8 ~'cad;
The'repoL't.of -j h~>Fln,\'nc~ C6nlini'ti'ee: p't'es~nteh mid adop't(~d, on
ftllotiOlfof 'l'homs(Jn,.8.eC91,ldOTl'hy~Mc~~1~li:C~f.: I
'l'~l{l ,rep(Jl't,9L,th,t;l)~,:lrir:,~tiqIl~lQ~~1,ni_!Hee; was JH'cs,cntc(l a.nd m~9pt,od,
..oll"motion of' McColl,secolldccl-b'y Stratton.
,~lo,re4by 0,: McKe1me,y , sc(:ondedby'W;'Y.,~--'lltOn,
rJ:lHtrth~8btl1~fY'(Jierkhe ~llthol'izcd'to 'mlrohaSe't1 'Suitl1lile'
cfl.l:P?tfor the Wt\1'4ell'f1deslc~(\\l'l'ie(1. ",;
,Mi';,] .':A.,'1'aylbi;, '{[.lId ;N. ':S."rvi'~Colltllell' (l(ldl.essed 'tlteOfmncilj Jill' l:efet'-
, " .,' ',I' ,,", " , '", , , ','" ":" ,'" " " "':,~ - '" ,""'-", ',' , "', ", ' ., ,''',' " ,'- ,
once ,to DuttOll .Hfgh .SCh~lOl" l'eq nesting gmnt.
c"':Ml" 'McKeuii~y' gave-riotj~e ,of ~Rrilicatioti' foi',gl'it:'l1t'bf$350, ,for'Aylni'ol"
\ qOllcgit\to,Itlstit~ltc.; ,
,~L'I~Q:)'epo'l'tof"the:Hon~e of,Illddstry:Con~~l~tte~ ,was .prc$cufed\u'id-
aclop'tod"o,iI !noyiou',of MC~(lHneysec,onded'b'y, Lut?l1.
~l'Ye' reppdof'C~~~iittcc ,on-\;Val:d~I~&'IHidl'ef;S '.,~va,s,'pl'es~nt,~d, and t'o~
icrrc~ to;;1 Cl()l)lmittee,of::th~ .'\'h(J~~,)yith Ml': J:mtouin t.Jwchail'., ':, '
-" '-:':"., '-.-'-,'.-- -,,,,,,',"', ::""",', '-,,:,.,"'-,",,:-,,'" ""'" ,:,,':"-, -,"/:"',-;' ",'-:',
",Af~e\'- ccmsidering,th~ repo['t"th,~Comlllitteoros~,:"and it_:}yas
~\'ith~~ttalll~n(hn~r\t,."" (Ill ""n~oti,on of_LutOll",'secondI:A,liy:'l'h~o~l~on.
.-'--" ,',:..--.,'.."" -",",""",.-',', ,":",,"'..'''',-,-'', ,\"-- ,-, "
'.-,,' ""YEAS:7~LutOll.-,-'1'1~QhJ~O~,>J\I() Kellar" L~itc)l,; P~l\llgleli;,:lStt'attOtl,
:sonJ'_'V(mna~ot,t',,"MeKenneJ': '
.:,'N Ays:.i:.,~19C(~1l,~IcPherson:
''. :rv1b,red ,1JJf .]); _rvloPhei'80n,!ieCOll??{tlJJ"~~' y.)~l1ton"
'!'h{t(this,q:nl1~oiJ.- (10'110W ;itdj~H1-l-:11; UtltillO ()'olbCk t~-nJorL'OW~
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A N(1liS~ri/Jt~'~;it,:'::
-,W\Lt'den.
rvio~;edllrl'J.;MeI(e{lal,,:;, ~~~oildedbJ'" ,v..'P.Pi'allglen~
Thi~t_the ,smhof_ thin)J'f:~ ~,~' d61i,a~8:b~p~i~f~'('L.Wickett, solicitor" f6["
'/" t:heElgiJ~ .M'utIicipalAssooiatioll, ,being'fQr"adviec' and,inforn1ft'tion~,tll"l'del'~'
,',"'" , """,:,:,,- "'''''-'.-'':- ,,-,'. ',.-'-" "" ,',' '___.__ ,,' ': ".---,-" ,': ','" "--,, ," ,:,', . ' ,'-1
-: oCllceto" tllY,ci\'illiabiFty__c~f, ntUllipIpa;lit,ief> fot':.actiollsfor'd~tnmges;ca used:,by
.accid,e,ntson the,highway,,~(Jarri~d. '-
.
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Mo\;:eclby A; M~lCOl1, seoo6de(lhy:D. M(J~her,son"
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, " '" ?1~a:t~he:'V'\l:de~" be arantod ,fifty doll!t:l's,foi' ext,j'a set'viCes
'..:year .-------:-:Cat'l'ied.
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i1~'yod ~~~,~, ~~9CO_~;1,'M199nC~~~1.: _bt)J: q,_ McPh~t:sbp~
_That13Y~.T~aVt;,~io.-68_~i',:b_(linir'fI::Bjc~~,t\~:" _toAme[Ld~'y"Law,: (j 0'4;
.cei'\;,ed al~d-reada ~rst,tin,e.":','C~eried',' \ '
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,Moved oy 1), MePl!etson" seconded by A.'McCo~l,
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~haiBY:~a,w,N:O.686 be r~ad~, ~ecpm;l time.---'--C;tl'ried.
Mov~d. by A. :\J08011,. seconded 'lY .D.' G.; McFbe.r~9n,
,'.' '. -, .'.;,.\
.';rhat:-By-La.,w 'No;-:685 !1e.read a third. time,.and finitllj,pa~8J)d:-::-:-qalTied_
'1rJoved by A. 'J.Leit.ch"s~iconded byA._:McKellar;
'.rhatBy-L?-w:No...fi89, t~ confirm:' agreement-with Bt..']'honms,bc.
rebeh'ed and read a first. time,-Carried.
:Mo\'~d, by ,D.]!'ergus~m,-seconde~ by D; StrattOri,
'I'hat, By-Law' No. 689, ,be- 'read a sec()ndMme.~Carried:
Moved by D: 'St,ratt6n,Sec?ndcd' by 'D:." Ferguson,
T~a,tB~:Law~(): 6~9be'read 'a third time,and finanypa,ssed.~Cal'l'ied;.
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'Move_dbyO.McKeimey"seconded by ,C. Wonnacott,
'fhat,By:La)vN6.690,being a- By'~Law to make additional
High SChoolsye~ec~ivedand~ead.a first tim,~. ~Ga~rie~.
M;ovedby p;'Fe.1'gllsoh;'s_ecbilded hyC,'W~~1.IIa:ott_;
That BYoL~wN o. 69~',lie f'ead'aseccindt.jll1e.~Oa,l'riecL
.- ". '. .'...".-...., .:.,.....,"
" Moved:byC.,".W,6rlnacott, s~conded by Q.McKclillCY,
Th~tBy:la,v1{o.:' 6{lO,be relld:~ thf~d'timc,~nd firially
Move4 by-O.'MeKcnney,'seconded,by D,Stratton,
,:Th~t: co'mllinnicatioh ffom . the . Medical Hea,lth 'OffiM~' ()f
reference. to, Consumptives' Sanit,l,tdum, ,be laid over until
Session ,----Cal'rie-d; ,
Mov~d by O. -M~ Kelttley, 'seconded ,.~y,q. )\T ()J1g~,~?tt,
That theOntal:ioStatilteil he fmnishedeach member of this
Carried. . ,,:' ',>' .:-
Mov:~d by W, F,;-_Luton'~'sec'()ndedby:D.~F~. Tl;10Il1S0l1;
Thatthe:ClerkJurnisl'lthellS\lal 'Asse.ssinellt~ndCollectors' Rolls
elec~iohSuprJlies.-----':Carrjed.
MmTedb.y D.F. ThomsollJ seconde{by \y~ F.Lll~OI1,
'fhatthe,thaliks-.ofthis youneil be ,extended to th~ \Vll,l'del).,for his effi.
cient services..-during the ye,l,r.,----Cal'l'i~d.
MO\Ted by D',l( Tho.lllson/s~conded byD. G.McPhim;on,
'fhat, 'this Council do Ilow adjourn,until ,the fc)ul'thTllesday.in Jail\t(tl'.y~
U.106.~Carrie(1. "
.That lly-LiiwN().__686,b~ing ,al?y~La\Vto ~Pl1firnl~y~LI\\Y,1<r'p."649
of the'l'ownship (If ])ullwich, be received and read a.first t~l1le.-Carried.
-Moved by Ai~'~ Leiteh',s('?.onde,~l,h'yR ~cKell9'r,
'l'har. By-I.ft\\' No>tl86 be road 'a sccondtime.----"Qarried.
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Moved byE. McKellar, seco11ded by A. J. 'Leitch;
Moved
, \\<'P:Lntbll,'sc<?(HldedbyD. F. Thomson,
'rJiat J3'y~LI\'ir,No., 686 'be r~ll,(l'll, third tiilHi;an'd'fiil:ally p.'l,ssed'/-",('arrie?_
'l'hatBy;Law No. , 687',' bejng (t- By-Law to
received'and read a first.timc.---'-"-Cari-'ied.
extl-,pd " time' foi' 'ta,xsale, -. he
MoYed,by'D~ F:ThompBon, srcqnd{3dbyW. If.Litton,
TJ}ftt B,)'"L_n'v No.~687 IJCI'eltd a:second)ime:'~Carried.
Mo\;ed!Jy 1). 'Jf. ThOlilpson, seC0ndedl)y'\V.F:-Luton,
That'By'Law' No. '687bo r~ad.!t third :tiiheft~\ltilially,'passed.-'---",Ca~ried;.,
Moved hy'V. P. Pm-nglen,s'econded bvD. Stratton,
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'l'hatBy'-La:w No. 688," beinga'By;Law. to':fixsahtl'j
;tratc; be:rece'i\'e(l,rtlidt'Md 't\fi~st'tinif";~Cai'i'ied.
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Moved byW. Yn\nglell, seconded b:y, IX Stra'tton,
'l')llitBy- LawN 0.' 688' he' r'~ad It secolH{ tillie. ~Carde'd.
Qf',Ptllicc'Magis..:
Er;(~IN .COUNTY couN,crT!"
K.. W-.McKAY,
COllnt~' Clerk:
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]~LG[N (jO(T,N'J'Y COUNCIL;
.}li.'Gr~' ()Oir~'1'Y"COl,:NCI1..
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lYar4~lt~:ftf'-ft:fetJ;"ers'Ol)he: I;'/gill CO{~Hty_,.co~n~ll':
"lh~v~ t'heli~ri(Jl"-'Of pl'eseu1;ing.,t~_::Y?UlIllYl;epi;~i Oll'Jhe'Ptlblic
?Of,J~lg!'~ ,Cohnt);' f';l :'th~ 'Ye~I.'1904:
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]~IN::\NClAI; S'_l'A'l'EMi~Wl'/'
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..... ..:.,.,:'.',' .":. .... :,,,-:'<:'..' .....,:.. ,""'. :... :"::":.'.'-. " '" ',' . .'.......,..' ',,""'.'.
,The f?l~lowi'O,g; t:ible,.~hows :the:e::p~~ditlll'{)' in' tl.cUi f1:'t:l'elit, III nnipjp~lit:'~P:~': :
Average,. A ,-;er~(ge
C?st, . .$alarYM~le ,saliu',yFellble
, Per Pupil. ~eacher.' Teacher.
, iGEN'i'LEillEN,':"-
REPORTS OF
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COMMITTEES
4ND OFFICIALS.
STANDING COM~fITrrKgs,- 190<1..
.. :rota}
,l':-xp~iiditllre.
ANl)J?,lllNTING~,.,.:D.S,h'att()il;:Chail',nll!~;':N1c(]o~l,
,'.. ',,\,.' ...,.,....... ,.' ..',.........,.
~l'r!"A'~cJ.,21>.,?'h,omsoIl,:q,ha~1"n1i~11.,;"Lej ~~ll, ~1cli~mley.
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~~()Kellal';.-.'W ()nlll~co~t::
'pE'~~I'J.IOSS AND. L_M1ISJ..A;i~ION~C~ \V;. \VCJiiiwcott, Cij~tin.llai'i_;
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'ghers.on,l!'crguson, 'J'hot'nSOIl, MeKellal~.
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11230 30
7942 03.
16006:74
8520, H,4'
906\ 58
'4664' 67
'11819'-,22.,
'5006_:98:
2334.00
1167-25, '
l338 8S
946' 60
.:Aldbor,ongh... : $
~ayham:/; ,.,
.uunwic~l,,~.
M;alabide-'.'.. ~.::_'
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YarmoutlL.;;,;:.
Ayl~et.:.,;..:'>,', -.
Dutton.. ~..;::;;.
_P?rt.~t~tlley.: .
$pringfi~ld \,;
,'Yienria;-~..;
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, '. PunLic',I1\ii)]{ov'~ii'fJ;1;-'i's~D.
> ~,ott. ~cKenar);:F(ll'gnsol1;.
H()~isE,Oll INDllS'l'RY ~'O. 'M:oKcllllQyiChai l'lllUIif Lli~OlJ;"'Leitoh;
',],hCHll,<lon, .'.Chitinuflif:;' 'MePhei'son; Wonlla~
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$ 11 47
10 34
\0 96
11 48
',12'74
,\3 44
]384
l2:30'"
\2 29
7,5,:3
7 83
'12:'46
$55833
435 00
~7.5,OQ
:lH-66
449 42
393 75
4Sn'(o.
650 00
51500
500-09
529' ,00
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279 '00
226"43;,;
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325..09
299~9,
~1571
260 00
300 00
275 00
300 00,
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A'r'l'El'lDANCE OFl'UPILS AND .NUMBER OJ,' TEACHlms,
foe{
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'768
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742
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347
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i90
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'Nli'mbel' of teachersholdi,~gfi~_st..clli;$sce'l;tific~tes:, :'.,... .." ..;11
'i, " " ". 'secondela-sscertificates'. ......... 54
,~ ." "third I" " ..', ..,_. ?3
temporary " ....-...._1
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CI.Assn'WA~'ION, 'O~.,'l'U PUS, I
N 1.fm berof
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Pupils -ii1FirstClass",Part 1....'.,.. ". .,;,.,1242
" " " "PartII,.'.'.~. .,~,.,".. 679'
1:?ycondCla\ls. .;; .-..;;. '. . -.'; ., J 096
.., Third.Class,'... .....,.,..;,1205
I'. FQl1rthClass,.......,..." ,. 1286
""\FifthClass;; ,;~.....~. ,.461
" Reading.,.~. :.'... .:-.';'. :M41
"Spelling.::. ..," ._;'(~.... 554l
" ;H Arithmetic; ...<.....,.,...... :5,541
"'Vri:ting, .' "~:"'" ",,:,..,..5541
" n ,Grammar and' Composition,.. ,,:5541
" Geogr.\phy. .'" ': .:,~..,. '.,~ 1" ,'5541
" Drawing, ' ....,. ...... '," ~,5541
n '<1 EnglishI:f.ist.ory...,.;. ,:..........22i9
" Ca-nadi'anHistory.. ,;,....... ...2871
" Ml\sic. .......;.....,....;,...,......,,35_73
" Hygiene....."........ .. ',' ..8162
"'Physi'caLQultmc......, ...>.. 3680"
Bookckeeping.:... .'-: . ..... I... 404
" Algebra.. ..~: -,~ -""';~"'"'''' 420
GCOInetrr, .,'....., ..... ..471
n Bot-an and~Agricultul'c,....,... .19S9
., 'Physi<fs, '."~"""" ..;.. ,.: ..<2~:~
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Some,schools~I~isitedthree tiines,_ a,n~ 'a, fewfourtime~ each'; durixig-the
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~nmher'of,hrick houses.. .. .; .. ... . ~. ., . . . . 80
Nitmberofframe houses..;..... ....;' '.'" 2H
Total number ofhouseiii ,..., "...... .109
Nllmber_of Maps,1041.
Nitnil:1er 'o~ _ Globes, '1 08.
N.umberof..tre'es pla,~ted in_1904; 152.
Number of. visits,made by Ti'listees, 13S,
" '! "" ,.." Clergymen, 42.
" 'others,:467.
" " " "',, Il1s-peetor, 319;
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'" 'Tllc l,ibraryas'a,factorhi,p~bli(jsch.ool e(llicfi,ti?Iiis_nQw Well1'9cogniicd.
'J'elt,cl~erl'l and pupils llowfecl tlmt 'all is llotaocomplishedthat,lllay'be~Ullcss'
,SO~l~: timeisspol1t1in, reading,some useful-hook." ~rhehl)ok.~, areus~d by' rate~.
'pn.yel's; as w~ll as pupils, ,and. the oppoetlll'itY,thns fdfordC"i:fiJrgood reading'
is lopprecia,ted'_hy the people.' \ -.I. '
Lastve,arthe Govenlment pairl, OY01' $400,00 in gntnts to,
Elgiil, 'for.,libl'l1l'ies' ~urcha.~ecl\.~cfore\July ls,t;
Nle schools.ofr
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~nllibel's,?.4,5:,lj, 7,'10 ~nd15, :Aihqi'Ohgh.
, !,' -2,_8. !)'~nd In,' Bayham:
,; 5,_1,t"and12;,Dunwich,
G: St)utl~" DOl'eh(~st~r.
1,_2',7,8',11, 1:{,:J4,15alld,lti, ,MaIn-hide,
1, :{, 6" 7,H, ]0,) I, 12and17,Sontl1\vold.
;{;:O, i7,}4'ILlld 22,- Yiu;illouth.
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; 11'an'd}2, J3ayhalp;21, SOllthwald ;,7; H, 18, H)'and '24-, ,Yill'mouth~
Agl'eat'nHLnj':sehook, have: put Iibrades in reach .o.ftIu:iil' pupils this;
yeal:"so ~~lat_n()W'ollly threesmrLlI scliooIs'rcmainwit,llOllt"Pl'ovisioll ,for, SU!t,:.
ablolitomt:i.\l'1j-foithe childrcn. ' , ,
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90N"l'!:!,;li/,'1'1OK CJ,~~HJ~S.
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r~'hm~e(:lisse's,-C(;lltAnue lluiri61:o~u,thro'uglwtlt' the "C()tIIlt,Y,:aS slwwnh,)',
th,e lar~egr~n_ts:"the"}:'choolfr ,rccei\',ed :.1Mit: year" 1'hes~"gl'lln:ts'Teli(l\'(}t~l(':
, seetia9s,rceclvlng,tllCrn,of,. n,:grcat:,(leIlJ" Qf~JlCdit~ct~taxationfOl'.' t,lle '.yoarly
e,x}len~s, of..:tl~,e school!!. In.-HlO4,th'e' gri~llt:f\a;nOln~ted,t(i}oY{n:'$I"'4-0p.,
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'J'lic-follo.i,l'illg,lLl:c-tho grants rectlivcd, by,the~li.fl:orent schaols: '
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Ro(lney,~\\.' est!.{)rne'und ..Spi"illgH6Id,,~20.0,',~IL&h.
Hbedden;1!:ingiIl.an{I",]~eJm~nt-",~,I()b-o~eh.
W'~lht.c.!,<,tPwl,ILI0IHt JVl(JCla(Jha)I,,~50 .'cfu;h,
I'o~~St-a.nlC:YI.,.7'a;ld.HYal'~10lith,:4 AhihQt'Ollgh','2 and IS'U,I1J'hilllJ,
])lln~vichL8 <M:fllahide, .1';4 and 11~Sollt,hwoltl"'$,30"efl,.eh:.;
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Tlieseelits~OS llec. Sllowiilglll.ore'activjty':~illce a; Pnhlit;:Schoal.gdulmtl;io~l'
oXHminadoil:hfl-~h~en-al'i'allgcdf()l"t,heCl)n~lty~," '
1'"'' -., '_, _ ' " "; ','--, , ','<,:'::',,:'>',',' ,,_'
'!~)rtst SeptemIler. dlC.'sehool~ .begant.llolr \\',lll'k,nndol'th:U-'Ptlw t'cgnlntJIJns;
'-Vith ILn,am~ndp~, lll':ogr.a;ml_ne oJ},tl~~ies:. ./80mo, of..th~_.Leaclicl'~'..wel'~ ~)at
':funyqualifiydt~dot,h~:"~bd;.:inaUthpBubje~jtR pre~crib~(l." _ 'l'o_givcsnch,
_teachers. an opportllnityy~ clJhip .NIQ.'llselves, _ tOI:g~ni~.e,dSatnt'~,\y,ela8se,s at
J)~ltt~tl;~~," 'l'hollllul,Aylmer 3,l\er.\Tienrm..... ,TIlCgec1as8~s 'v:el'e. ~ell.ltttended
-andappi'ceiated:'anq wei'e. fnuna. \'ery helpfllt'td,. amhition",t~achers, , . ."~,e
\vcro.the bnly (mnnt.,;.ji,ltheYrovhlcetopl'o\dide -"n~?h ad~antag?stot{)~ehel'~,
The'c,fl:"ol't'wilS'W(ll'th while, the rcsu,Jt.sare nJl'eady nntieeaulei.1\ t)lt~ work
,()f thi~sch(lCiI8. "
:I;ladctiti01I,tothmle C~aSSl\8;,We TI'l'eb'ying,to,ni1~lw ... om. t:ea(lhel's' rusti,;
tut'eluOl'e helpful year by yea!~.'\f\:lnla,; n'}I,'OUl..te~~?he;1'8,nt,teilded . the .'last
lllcetingandmltlJif,?sted a dee}) int.cl'c,'lt in all t,he. CXl,m;lSCS,
'1;h(\ U-o?rnmelJt,hft~~iq'~nged.S!lInmel' Sch,~(lJ,,, :at,'Londoll; 't'orClnto ~tncl
ott,awa, fot' teach?r,,' to bettel' .qllalifythemse'lves. for snoh pads. ,of .s?l\ool
\,~Ol'ka8 ,thCYJllflY. feol'thcnl:le}vcs,not ~nfficiclltJ.Y' flLmilif'Lt with, The classes
'wilLhegill,;July3nl:next. '
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The (lm',~l"lment hasarmnged fOl'I.naking'money gl'fLriti'i',t(>Hclwolsw llcl'(l-
flchoolgltl',lens arc culti \'fLtec{, byttuj,pnpils. ..' The: gardel\',i'Ltocoutai.uol1C
acre. Thi~ shonld.nwQt..with fn,vor,'espcciall_y in .\;illa~es ..UI1U tOWllS, .whel'e
hoysnee,d,t0he taughttn woek.,.It seems tometll(t~in sllehylaceshoyshwl<
, ll~efyl emplayment,unda s:cIi,()ol: garden:wollld slw,~,them tron~,UlO evifnf
idleness: _ Th'ispl'actiee and ~nowlerlge,.~eqlli~'~dll,tsdlOol, .:wolllt~llO. Cal'l)o(1
home, all,~l ,some lots,,110W'l\ ,wihier~l~s~, would. henmrle ,to. .pl'odueeahrge
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-portion ,of the.livitlgfor the family; " 'Be.sicle:s this,thefe-is,tQ.,'be,con~id.et:ed
-the effect of- illtelligent,'useful,'P"oguctivoJabor on, theboy'soharaqter.
The GoYerll1~ent has 0;180 pro'iide~that trustees ,may fllrnish '':free text~ '
'lu).oks t.o the pnpils., ,This, ha!,\ not been_ takeIl,ad\rantag~,' of " in any part _,of
Elgin. I -do not think-it is. looked upon 'with favor,' especially in. the, 'rural
-,parts o~the Oounty.
inma,uy ,localities'in the Province. public schoolfl have become very small,
:sothat boys do not get the tr(i.ining anddiscipline',the- larger 8choolsgiv~.'-In
Illany cases. they arElsentaway,_to school andthus"'are deIH'ivpa .'of"homc'.,in'
f1.uencl;l, and the discipline farmUfeprovides~,' To overcome this , difficulty ,in
some places, foUl' or fhesectionshavebeon oonsolidatedand a oentral school
,estliblis~ed,th~chil~ren 'being>co,nveyed', to and from :sohool in'vans. By
this lllefl,usall the advantages of high schools, agricultural schools and busi.
ness a'allegos are secnredfo'r all the: pupils, who are thus kept at home'on the.
Ifarm until they are prepared fortheUniversity,or for the aoth'€: dliti~sof
life. The scheme is n'ew'-in Ontario,~utwhere established it has met with
fav~or. I
This seems to be'tlleday ofassoCia,tjons, iristitutesaudeonveutions.
Yon find them among allclasscso,f \'1ol'kersand officials, and they, are. of,
.greatvaluetoaJlconcerned. " Greaterp~oficienoy i~'~reao~ecl:' .'l'here is one
()lass of official inthis,00unty who stillremains,lsqlated. Trefer to.the,
pllblioschool 'truste,e~bc'lie~i~g, that much ~ood, would, COIlle to th~ public
':3ch~olfl of this CountYl if- the ,trustees"m~t in' cOl1ventiontoconsider matters
p~rtail1ingto tho mltnagement'of our schools. i I respectfully, urge- that steps'
betaken to hold suoh a convention.
The discusi>ions, at, such,a c-onventio'~,\.theinteschang'e of ..idea~,"and'the
mthusiasmwhich, to' some extent, would be,aroul;1ed, could not helpbl!t,be
of good to. the !l.cho.ols.
Hd~:'n'g that this repo.rt;n{ay meet,-,dth yourappr'o\'o.l, I havethehonot
to. be gentlemen,' \
Yourohedieilt servant,
W.ATKiN,
l'li.blic.Sch6al Il1sp~ctol', ,
EIginCciullty;
S'l', THaMAs; MaY,5th, 1905.,
ETii-IN . (JaUNTY' OOUN(JII,.
EDUCATION COMMITTEK
JANUAltY SESSION.
To tltf{,Elgill COtOtty-C~uncil.'
{i-JlJ:NTLEMEN,-
The Educati9n Co~mittee begs leave to. repo.rt:
L That no Mtio.n betaken 11 reference to. :the communication, from his
hondr Judge Ermatinger 1'& "Talbat Regime," for schoallibraries.'
2. That in ref~rence to. the'c'ominli.nic';,tion from W. Adkin, Public
'Sohaal Inspectar, we recommend that this Council pay the,:expenseof print.
ing and distributing examination papers for a local Public Sehaalleaviilg
examination for Elgin'County, and fifty cj:iuts per candidate, for oxamining
the answer papers, and that each candidate be required to pay a fee - af fifty,
'centsfor this purpase.
3. The communication fr;)m the Ingersoll High School be referred to. the
Clerl~or-Solicitar, ~with authority tai'ssue an order on, the Treasurer-for
'account due the schual.
! 4. That ~a actionbe,.tak-en in'the matter of cammunication fl'omthc Pro-
vincial T~'ustees 'Assaciatian.
All of ";vhich is respectfully 13ubmitted.
AJ_EX. M OCOJ__L,
Chairman.
Adopted.
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.TUNE, . SES.SJQ:N.
1'0 the {Pardcn'and JI1;",bcrs 1/ flte ~(gill,COUllIJ' COUIlI:!!:
GF..NifJ,}JMEN,.__
n~~ Edue~tionaLConunittee' beg to l'eportas follows:
(1) T~fLethe l'eportof:'~li'e Insp~ctod)e receiv_edflil1:d adoptcetfand 'that.
eopicsof the sa,me be printed fOl~- distr:ibuti911 in.. tho~oYeml' school'
s~c,tjl?ns in the (Jonnty;
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(2) ,_~rhat thd _~tat'elnent?f tl~6TillsoI1bllr'g and" Ridgetowtl Higli Schools,
b?I:e,?cive~I,,;a'~d 'the same 1)0; snb}nitted tq,the GOlUltyOI,el'l,utnd 'Solj'citor to;--
dQa~ 'xith,-~n,q, i.tilj'lst.
~'All: of ,wh\ch -is t~speetfllll.y Stlhlllitt~d.
A.Ll~X."N,ln:R MCCOI'L,
Chajrlllan~,-_
ljE(jj~MHi~:R' ::mss-rON.
.(~~/r{l;;i C01tll/y" ~oul~d/:
"The RdllcatiOlj,Coll1mittee- i'erods:
; 1st. "l'hat thea(:couilt of'theltftll!iopdl Wodd. for printing' exa.millatiOll>
papQi.iand certificates; pop'aiel A.lllount,$14.50. . . . ,
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2nd._ ':Ie'hat thecomnnmica.tion fmmJohn Brmdle,', secretary of YieiHlfl,,
'Hjgh, School Board, be laidqver until JallUaJ'J',
3rd.
That'the following'gt'antshe made to, high schools:
JJutton;.. ......... ..... ..,." .'.'.. ._.....
~'Aylnlcr.. ..... ""_~' .... ;........ ,'-'. .:...
,'Vienna. .' . ...... . . . . . .... ....,.....
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.,.,$50000
350 00
150'00
/1-\11 (;(,vh~,chisrcf'rpectfl~IlY subniitted.
Adopted, IstDe'~ombet'.
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Chait'man
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FIN ANCE COMMIT'.rEE.
,JANUARY SRSSION,
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Gl<]~'.I'I,Kr.[]1J:-: ,~.~
Th~. Fh).1111:ce 'DQll1mitt',_ee repQ,rts :
E '~;hat Hoa(j1;ion he'tfl:koH ,in t'cference toSiek'Children;g .a(}~pit.l1J
graqt;
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2. 'rhatthc S)UlloftilH dollars ($IQ.OO) be' grant,ed tot,hePrisoner~:1
Aid Association.
3; Thl1t'the;Con]_~ty-Poljc(l'MfLgi~tl'ate's r,eport be received ari~
ill tho' ~lIinutes, '
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4., 'L'll,ap li':~~ed,sllJary.'of,f?ur Jnmdre<l lU'lr1llfty, rl91l~r,s bo,paid ;P9H6e
Magistrat.,e' Hunt fol' ~h? year J~95, t-he,'sanle tol.i,e:p'ayapl~' ql1a1;~~rl~"i;la,tihg
J~oml!'lt,Jal,~:nq,ry'j )0.0';'1:. That,I,lIl11~gjstr~t~s'fG~s,be p~ldtq,,tIlC o.01111ty
TreaS\ll'er, an(l ~hfLt ~'!1~'J.Aliditor8'e4fl,mine Jli~ "bqoks~
.
7:, l'lmt By,~ La\v,be. passed a~lW_Qd#llg ,~he,,'V ftr9.oh,fLndTreasur~r
bOri'o'w theslllll of twenty thOll sand dolh1.,\s forConnty pnrposeS,an(IN,mflI:n'l',
notes O\ltstl)nding'~o the anionntof'f13;OOO. '
8. 'rh~t the: following,accoi.mts',hc,paid:
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'rh.o_Mwiii'ipal /-Vodd,fol' municipalrm(l Co. 'Council electioil fonnB;
'Forstil.tllte~'119 4,_~, . ",~,;,,', 1" ..~. 'H~ ~",.".. .. ._.,...
FOl'PO;IlS and',rubber,staulpfl, l'e'gistt'yofflce'. ..;'".. .,.','.. . .\.
);1'OI':,rnpher.st'l!:UlP fOr}lldg('j (iolter; '\', . "'_ ',... ....
COllnty()onneilclec~td11pI1iccrs;Willi!~nr \Vatt?, Yiel.lllfL..
J;lli\:}f.l1ghill,-OistrictNo,! .. .:'..;,.. -..'.'.:. . ..,'....
'tJt:,~~u:e, , /"'$ 2~..-;.
M;..Callipbe,l!:, '! /, 3. '.
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W. ,C. Caughell, District No.4.. ;..; .'. .,_ ........ ..............
Jrlnius.Bradley " . (C 5. .... . ......... ... ,I....... .. ...
.J.'~:'.:Lucas fl' j',.. 6........'..,....... ........................
Mrs"E. fl. Young, grant to (Jhilgrell's'Sholter- f(m ),904...,.. ....
i,9'. 'l'hat grant to Childreri's Shelter be rel{ewed for lQ05.
All-of, which is respectfllllysubinitted.
.t\,dop ted.
P.F, ~'HOMSON,
Ohairman.
AP.kII... 8ESSro~,
'7'h,e .Elgin Count)' 'cottud/:
GEN'l'Ll~~EN',-cc
,]:he '1!'inaqce ,Committ'ee beg leave to report ':
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1st, 'l'hattiley have .conside'red comm~i~icati6rl from the National San-
itaritur~Association, and have had a ?onferen(Je wit.h theirtravelliogrepre_
selltativ9,who desires to lay. tho matter moreflllly ~e,fore the whole Council.,-
We; therefore, recommend that Mr, Young be ,hellrd;a,nd 'that the 'ma:tter
be thert dispoi;cd of by the whole Council. ",
2nd, That the following a(JcOltnts be' paid :
The Mlf1liCt'pal v{/orld,' for assessment rolls and' slipplies
Children's Aid Shelter, for mahi1;cnance of children in shelter.,..,;
1'J-i!'J Ml~nidpal t-Vodd, for paper.". ....... "" .... .... .'" ....
All 'of which )8' respectfully submitted.
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-A40pted
D, F. TiIoMSON,
Chaiin\ail.
;JUNJ~ SESSION.
To the'PVarde1iil1ld Counctf oj the Countyoj,jj,'tgin:
, .......' ...".... " .,.' >" .:
Thp, CommitteeonFinauee):>~gle~_Ye' t.i;l rep?~t t~a~h~Ying ,examiried.
into. the' financosoof the:Qoun,ty, .-mdthe es~imates;preP<:tredby the' (Jounijr.
. 'l're{tsnrer,thoy'hercwith submit a stateluent of,theexpenditu~-e, requii'ed,for
t~!'llawfti~ purpose~,ofthe ,Cflllllty duriPf 1.905, sllowing the amounts required
to be)l\Lised for, the;\mdel'melftionedpurposes : ' ,
]250.
12 00.
1200
25 00
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Adniiriistra,til\n ohJl1stice. . ..~.. . . . ;.'. . ',' , .. . '.' .$
Comity Lin~s aud:aridg~s,;.,. .'.... ... ... ." i......
!louse ofludusky....~.. :,..., "'," ........ l' .
'}{ighS9hools..1. .;;." ....: 'c,..'..... ,..... "."
Schools with continl1a;tionclasses.... .......
ModeL School,',. ..: ......... ...,...., .
. Officers', Salaries;. . , . . .. ..............
Sclioollnspectol'..... '.' ,':. " -' .,..... .... '., ; .'.,
~~~::~i~~et:::l'~,..'. '.'. . . ;,::. . ~: : : :,,: ~ : ... : : : : :: : : .
Inte~~"ton bills payable.., .' .... ,.,'..~' ,.... ... "..
Members' wages; Committee::;, ok ......,,;.....,
J)ebenturerf\.te; By~I--'f\.w,594.... \
\'Conrt HoUSe{)Onlmi~si()n'.. ......
'Bills pa;yable.,'.... .......,.
'l'otal
...,.........
.-.......,..,
4,000
9,000
4,000
4,100
900
1.50
2;551}
1,000.
1.00fr
oQO
500
1,200.
1,957
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.900
5,134
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$36,891
YOlll;Commit.t,,\o.would recollunerld\tlmtthc sum of thirty-six thousand
eight hnndl'ed"and nin~ty-on~dol~ars ::,eraised on -all.thel'ateable property
in the several mnni?ipalities in the 'Connty.-' of. Elgin' during the year 1905, \
"for County purposes; and,t.hata rate of '1,8-,10 mills on the ,dollar be .l?vied
on the rateable 'property U1 the severalmul1iclpalities in the' County to 1'fI,is~
said anl<?lll.lts.' '
~llof whIch is respectfully submitted.
Addpted,
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70 tl~cWa1'(ien and jJfelllben,oftlicElgin Coun,y,COIf1Iti:r..
G:E:-J;l'L:Kl\fEN,"'-~
'l'heFina'ncc Comlni~tec,bcgleavetore,port :
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1).11', 'I'uOj\lS"ON;
Chairman..
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'1. That' the c(Hllmm~ication frombJr. D.' H,Pr:tce' be referred- to' the.
COuncjl.
2',/Thatthe Auditors reportb~adopte(l,_andthit,th~J" ?c ,p~id.sixty;:
'dolhws ($60,.00) each,
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3: 'That the fonow:~rlg Recounts 'be, paid:
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John :Lelwh,-ctl,b hit;cto County Housu;... . ~ ,'. : .
'l/iuitlcipal',Wdrld,forl,500en\'elopes; registry offiee.;,. '.. " .,.'. ','."~',.
FOl>snpplies ".... .'..... ..; ... .. ", ,,',' . . . ,.: :'..... " . . ..... .' "_' .....
ChUdl'cns' ;{\'id'S,ocicty,fur-maintenancc Pearl L. Robol'tsandJ<Jlizi.beth
'4nnSrilith ','..,...'........ "'<""'-:"',:~"":;
K. 1'" M~K:ay,'sundl'Y expenses Elgin Municipitl Associatib'n. ~.... >
I{. ,,"T, McKay, 'expenses toll road legisldtion'.. . . . ,. . . . . . . . . .. . : '.
A. Murray; services as,nuditol' . .... .....:,....... .,..., ....
W; A; Ga-lbmith; services as auditot, ". -"" ..,'.... \,".... . .....
E. A. Hughill;l'eaditigpt.()()f'Auditol's' .teport-..... ,'" ._;.,. i5
4. ,1'ht1ta,\>.y~I<1''A;be"p'lJssed,authol'h;i11gthe'':~'al'dOllnI~,d ']Yeas~lrel"-to
borrow twenty th0usaml, dollal's, to meet,cun'ent c,xpensE;.s;'
Al(6f- \vhich iSJ:cspectfullJ' sllbmitted:,-
D. 1~; THQMSON,
Chairmall.
Adopted.
NO'VJ~i\lBElt SESSION.
:i!o'j-fi'elj:l!!i1i'Coltlily, CiJlt,Jicil:
G:l<1NTLElI1EN;-
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The Fiqance Conllllittee j'eports:
Ifit., . 'llhat ,We met with it ... conlmittee ,fron~ ,the" :oity :ill' . refe.renc~to
~llildrensl Shelter, but w~l'elluable to. agreea.3, ~,?''f\'mollntCplll1tY,spould
@utributc. - We,,:,ould,recommerH:l that ,the COllnty_'pay $Z5;OO,: pm; : year
'towardsthemaint~uance of the' sheltel',a:nd $2.50: per week_fLl', County
ochildro'n pltwed therein:'
2nd; :'J'hat mi taxfiale'bo l'wkl this year,-and that by-law Lopa,ssed ,to
tIlal;iOlffect.
'St'd. . That', theTl~eitsurersuppleine'i1t the legislative grant to continntL~
ti'On':clas~; schools. .
4~h;. ..,Th~t'tlie'l'reasurer's~ction'ill paJ;~Iig costs,in Robert
:ttmdulltiugto,$380,'l5,. be con6rmed~
5th. 1'hat wejoilitheOlitario Munici.pal Assobia'tion, and"i-,ha:t
~l're,asul'cl' pay ;thc.an n lll;blniembersliip :fee, of.. $lO~OO.:
Elgin"
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_'6th. That tlie' fol.~owing ao~ounts'be:ptdd,:
The C,bildTcn's, Aid,Society;fol';inliii:1teht1heb,of .childr'ell .i.n shetter. . ..$5,4 .00'"
'l'he ft'[uni(ipa'.W(JJ'ld,fo~' .lJinclin~ Count{ ?O\incil'pt'oceed~ngs,. . ':" ., .. 21' 60:'
~.rhe .Mul1idpdlWodd, for registry:ofiice, snppltos ...............;;.; !) 50
~TohriHopkitls,li\;ery. ..... ,'. ... ......,..... .....,......... "," 125:
KW.MyKay, livery t-o'P6rt Stan~e.'y.. 7' ,';'-"" ..'. .;.. ... ,.....:, -, 2~Q
TI~Ol'uaa Hortop, rigs to Honso of Industry. ' . . .,. ...........,..,.. ' ,6 00
C~H~::,Hoptnstall,,_supplie8,,_AlmedivHart ~"':". ",";' ""_' .....,.. ... .2,50
.Th~Mttni{;'I~a! W01:ld; rd'lting Almeda Hm't......, ." ..'-... ..... .... ,1 50
All 'of . which ..Is l'ospec,tfully, submitted,
D. '1!\"ri'lloMS'oN,
Qh:altnIMl.
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In.GI,N. COUNTY, COD{'OCIT..
COUNTY ]~NG-INEER'S .REPORTS;
,JANUARY' SESSION;
To, the !-Varden alld ,Collncil of the County 0/ Elfill:'
GENTLF;i\.TEN,'_
I beg,tO~llblnit, th\ following report of work done on county bridges:
since your last meeting ':
'l'heonly work undert~l~enSlO(~e your meetiilgiu Deceinbe,l>last was thfr
rebuilding of the bridge lOt Port BUl".vell. 'rhis, work is being' done by day'
labor, n~ingRll of ,the old timber and h'on that is good: PJactically all the
fmllling' of (he bridge has been complet'ed, and the bridge is nor' beillg:
erected, arid it is expycte~l that tIle whole will he complf'ted wit,hin a weel,c
or-,teJ\ days. ,After thfLt 'is done .the temporary'uridge will be torn down, arid',
any timbe;' that is not cOllsideredusefnl for future use will' be sold.
All of which is re~pectf~llly submitted.
J.'1s..A; Bl<JLL:,:
County Ji::ngineeI'"~
APRlJ," Sl<;SSION;
',7'0 the "Vard~/i alld Council qf the Calmly o.f ]i!g-i1i:
GEN'i'J.)~lIm:N,_
I I beg to report 'that the St.G,eorg'~,StreetBHdge,Qv~rK-ettle- Oreek;be_,
tween,the City.of-St;TholllRs,and t.11e OountyoJ Elgin, .s,hopld berehuil,t
tJlis yoar. . This ,bridge has heennp about fourteenyear~,and althoug~l
'portions of it do not show very lpuch signs of decay, the tc.p ch'ord an!! main
brace~s ,are getting in pretty bad shape. Ida not think the OOliritywould be
"justified in'attempting t~ repair'it. I wO~lld, therefore'ask that, your'Puhlic
IlJ]provement Oommitteehav~ power, toaot with ~ committcefl'om .the .Oity'
of St. Thomas taawanl cO~ltl'ltCts,for. the re"collBtructionof this hridge-. '
AU.of, Which' l,s.respectfuUy s\Jhmitted.
JAMES . A.B}lL~,
90un ty' Engi~eel'.
ETXUN ..COUNTY .COU,NCIf..
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To 'the' rVardenand .COltudlofthe C'o,UltIY. 0/ Blgi,!.: .,'
G-ENTLE~IEN;-----,
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I beg 'to'submit'thefoHowing report on the work done on'Oomlty, bridge~;
since your ,January Sessibi) :'
1st. The Po;t' Burwell bridge" has been' rcbtiilt, and the' telllpOL'ary
bridg~ torn down, the' wholeoost, bei'lg $1,265.00.,
2nd. 'l'he J6wet.bl'idge at VienIia has been repaircdJat a cost of $128,50._
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3rd. Cook's Mill bridge has bee:nr~plarikedand the'a'bntrrlentsrepi:dl'ed;,
'ata cost of$9<!.64. .. .
4th. ~heOi'well bridge ,has beeil replaillted, at a cost of '$85.,78.,
5th. The St. George' street bl'id~e"has been repaired, ata cost of $31.59;.
6th. \The:8prin~fre'~hets 'chang~d'the course of' the 'Catfish Creek'abo,":c
the Gillet brjdg~ 'to such an extent as -to threaten the washing'ont'ofthe,;
approach R,t the west e~dof.,t.liebi'idge..TheChairlllall of the Public Im~
pr~v_eme~tO,)mmitteeand, mysolf,.'aftol' insp(~cting~ 'decided'. to cut: out' ~nd
l:ltrai~hten,anow'channel.for th~,wa.ter, ,with..the, object of, ,preyonting . tho
wasJdng.awayof ,:the ,bal~k in.the,vicinity-of 'the bridge. ['his wod; has now'
'be~n cOl~ipleted;ata,c'b8tof $243.70;
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"7th. ;rhe.~~me~to-",nbr\id~ehas'he~n:l:cplimkc(l. ata 'costof, $216.30.
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8tl~;: y Ol~r C?mmittee, acting: Wit~l ,iL. Comlllittee froml, the City of. .St;
i, 'l'homas,' has- plaIls prepareq ~nd cmitrl1ctsad vertiaed forreb~li~ding >he .' S~.
George 8tre~tbr,idge wit~collcrete al;)Utm~nts'and steel s~Ipe~'structure,and.
have.a",ard'ep. contracts. for, the'abntmentsand.ftoor for ~4,688.,OO,\ and 'for the'
superstrncture,for $:3;568.00. 'This work is now under construction.,
9th. Sev'ol'al of the steel bridgesreqllire i'cpaintirig Letting contl;a.cts,
.for this class of wodt,has.not'j:>l'oven"very: satisf~ctbry 'in 'the'. past, and 1
.-~wo~lld: re(lommcnd,:tlmta. trial he made of. doing this work.' hy: da).' labor,.. the
,/Cbnnt)' to.fmpishthe.ll).a:t'erial;, -
All. clfw hi9h,isrcsp'ectfullYSll bllli tted.
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I:heg"to IHiblllit thcfollo\Ylllgreport of ,wol'k,dOIieSfn,Oe)'ollt'jast_sessi(jn
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Lscoinplbted )11 a: Ilatis.faot~ry maimer" -the
This inoludes"the,fixirig,of-th'(, ap~
alid repairing th,c_: sido\v<tlks,,' 'The'Comity's
of St. 'l'h(jmas,. fOl; $10'1,00. '
,T-lienorthsIJlLuofthoOralmlll H.oad hddgo",()VOI'Jlw:Rivor,ThaliIeS, IH~s
ftlso/beep 'oomplet.cd';,togetherwith plaoing a Ilew ,gas--pipu l'~iliJ]g' nJohg the
oldstrnotuJ'C: The cost. of :tJds,work was $2,'5;)0;,66;
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At,YOul':'last}lweqllg y()nga\'e,lll~,pel'nl~ssj(m to have coda-in ,bridges i~l
the Oountylin-intec.lby day'shibol'jtl.-ua- T may,say, as' f<jJ' a's 1- OfUI s~e,_ ~ho
''''~ork.lms been don~ IilI'ttisf.1'ctorily aud ecullOUlicnlly.
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.'wvli:~ili)"j:t SESS10.N:
7'0 ,the' !yanieltrmd Council 0/ tlu:Colmljri} EI,!,7'it:
G1<lN'I'r..-";MXN,~
~rheifbllolA;illg hHdge,'llJ'a'/e heell painted, 'and,
figin'ed,but,thcCQ~t of each:
l'cit,t ,lkllce. I_kidgt'.
]{obhil1s.Bddg~., :.,;..
IOIla'Bl;idge
Selborhc',Bl'idge
Zi:t;,'ibl, Bl'i(,ige,.., 0 ; ,;"
KillgsrilillBl'id-ge." ;'... .
:N,'uI;clS, l)6Hliiestel' Briclg'e; ,..,' .',
.McIntbshBddge., ... :,e,,;
.<<~a'I'(lsvilI~ BrIdge
~*I'lll,l~tmftoad- 'Bridgci;... ",.",
Fingal Bridge
,Kaips, Bridge, ,... ,0...
Small-l'epait~ -hlwc-bcb'umnde t.o/'a1at'g~: lli:imuerof.. ,the ~Jthel' ~ridge~
;throughqutthe COl;Ilt.y,alld at the present tUlle the whole of t.hem are: ina
}goodst.<Lte of retlall',
-'All 'oCy"hich i~ I'cspcetf'ully,sllbill,ittcd.
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m..d-ll'" COl1N'L'Y COlJNOll..
as libfi,l'IY'IVlpli'ssible,.(
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$70 ,~,~"
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40':28;
,132 82
105 52
222:{
2222
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.....",., ;127,:10
.......... 99 oj
........... 86 17
$i089,:Hi
'~J~~ing',a~otitIOf' $lo.~{). i'5. " l'\'c)';{ t1lis~inw:lrltt~1~re::jsiLbi,;e(~it .fi'?;h-tIi~
Cjty"of~t.,~I.'homas foronehaH ,the Kains all(1~1ihgal!nWg~sof$'02.59j aWJ,
:,f\, "Credit from, the County ,of ,Middlesex' fot_ the '-Wa!'ds\"}lle".,Gl'u\Jam'"Road
.and McIntosh hl'idges, [,1 '$226.93, '
1'~~~:,8a~ .thU;,t'~'ho Chal['man of theCqnlluittecacoompanied' 'me
:ti~ti;!~.ing tin htsllectioll of t1;llthe bl'idgps,onl' the Rivel' T,hames.
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I'UBLIC.TMPROnJMENTS COMMITTEE.
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th,e' JFarden e.nd COlo;/il of th~ ,County' ol.lflgill:
:- our Public Tmprovemeflt Coinmittee beg leave to I:eportas follows:
L In rofei'enee:to communic~Von of' A.W.Calllpbell,PrO\;incial Com-
il!i~sioner ofIIighways, your,Committ,ee'wonld recommend. no action.",
2.'rhat this Counoilinstruct the Clerk t.o notify the Minit,ter oJ Public.
Works, Ottawa,thatth,e dredge Ilt Port-BurwelI is anchored in the Cre~k,. ,
in apositiol) to-seriously block the ice ,going out when tlulcreek brea!{s Up'ill
the ~pl'ing, a~d,that jf left wherej~ now is may'ltaye the en:~ct of jnjudng
o~' destroying the County bridge 0\'01' the Creek.
I :~~ That ,the account of ,I. II. Hopkins; for photographs fot County
. hridges; I\lllonnting t.o'$70.00, be pa.id.
Allof\vhic.h is t'espectflllly SUlllllitt.ed.
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THOJTSON,
OhaIrman;
Adopted,
Al'RIJ, SESSION,
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'I'd the -,Y'ardm"al/d(.ol.l.nC/l ojthe COltltl)'-oj.h?/gin:
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Y(~l1r ,Pnblio 'Improvement COllllTiitteellOgleave tb l'Cpql't.rLS follO\\'R:
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That they ,h<wecnnsidel'ed the hlatte~' refermd to in thc_Enginee:I"s re-
}JOl't; recomm{mdil~gthe' rebuilding of theSt'. GeQrgeStrect Bl'idge, <<nd
wonld l'ec~nimendthat'-the Engineer prepare p1aul'! andSI)eciticatiolls for
,the.re-buiIding of St. George syeet Bridge. '
Tha,tthis Committee ~avepowm' to..advol'i,ise ..fortellders,and,,'aot . with..
the City of St. Thollll\S inawul'ding c-ontract-s for,a~tecLsuperstructilre on. '
:CO\1CI'cte fOlll1dati6n.iJ~
D.F. Tn_o:\lSo.;s,
Chairnuiu-.
lU,CHN COUNTY COUNCIJ,.
JUN E SESSION.
To the Warden and Counciloj the Co:mt)' of EI![i1Z:
'GEl'l"TJ-':J<l1'>TEN,.:...,...,
y our Publiclmprove~wnt Committee beg to submit thefollowlng repor~:
(L) Your-Commijiteehave considered the report of the County Eugi.
neer,H.-nd.wo~ldl'ecommendits adopti()n;and that the Engineer' haye powor
to carry out the r~colllme.ndationscollta{n~d therein.
(2.) That the nw:tter',ofl disposing'.ofthe matei'ial in the"pt'eseJJ~t St.
George street Bridge be left in Lhe hands of the- Engineer.
All of which is respecHully .sllbmitted.
,Apopted.,
n.}'., TnoMsoN,
Chairman;!
NOVEMBER .sJ~SSION;
To tlie' J.f7ardenand CounCil of the County. if Elgfll:
(iJilNTLEMF;N;-
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Y onr'Public; Improvement Committee, beg leave tosubrhit", the followiilg
report:' , , \
l~t'.- Ths,tthe ret'ortofthe County :B~ngineer be,adopted.
2nd. 'rhaf ,.YOlU' Committee are of t.he opinio:1. that the method' of
pai,nting the County bi'idges by daYIabods preferabI€) tolett.ing tho\work by
-cont.r;ac~, und, wOllldr~com,rend that the remainder of the steel bridges
tlm;lllghout the 'County:- be painted \nthi~way next year
3t'd',In l'eferenceto the communi~ation of the'Hon~J. ,S.Hendrie,' re
Electric -Railways, your Committee ',wfJuld recommend no action; .butthatthe
Clerk bo _instructed tb write tho Millis:tel', stating.;thatwhilethis. County are
in favor o!]~l~cti'ic Railways, t.hey' .objectto having them placed o:riany
-portionof'the highway;
A'l bf' ',:,hichis'respe~tfuIIJ',8llbmjtted.
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To Ihi: 1tll1in Ooimly OO'/('l(i/~
G~~l'l,'l'r.}oJM}<J~,--,-"
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'y Ollt' Commit'tee 011 Pet,it;iQlls ~nd LegislrutiOlI heg'R~~l\v(~-h(nip(Jrt=
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I. Tlmt:' l~ft01~-{~1 )l1(;jdUrillg the':cipi~ILl_p~,giYenlJ.Y-the_ COUll t.ySolicitor, ,we'
reeonnncnd that thepctitioH for thcltlCol'porationof Uw "Rodney Police"
Village' rl\'lwte~~ he,l,iotmitertained;- and, that tho Tl'nstee's,hl? notili,ed that a..
,1l6wpe-titi?1l \vill he nceess<wy,
. 2. ' That the ljctitioll few ,the- iueOI'!Wl'cttioll.of t,he"W/~st T...fJI'lIG' PoliCe,
Villagc-.Tl'nstec~,!le cntcrt,ttincd, Itudtlt-()__lw'CmISal'Y By-Law prepitl'ed.
,3. Thitt we eOilClll' in p~titiOll, i~s l'ciillcsted byi the COllnty'Con'noil of'
Ken't, fiw cut-off .frw Bond wa-ter (j-f. tlii1.Hjv,!)I' .TImme:,;.
4. , Tha.tit(~ aeiiollbetal~ef\J i111"egM'{ltQ')'egn~ft,~iol1' of speed' of lJlotOl,"-
vollidef-:, H.-:'1'l.'cque'sted hy.QonntyGOllllf;il'of Y(mk~
5. Tlll1t wo coC(}pel'attl'\vith tl'l:!!l' (i't.y of Till'Ollto, hy petition t(l the.
'HoUSl;l.of (J()Jumolls, pnl,yingfol'th~l pilbli'(J' oWHel'Rllip.a:'l\ll\--;p'el'ati~n M: Ow:,
l(~j-;g.dist;1,uue telephpll;e .1)\ls:il\ess~
All of w'hie:hi,. l'espm~t.fn1L,fsl1'<hinitt\jdj
\v. WON:NACO'I"I',
(jhaiYllmn..
A_doptell.
Al'HH,,~~)SSHlN\.
,'lothe'IVardi/llrtlld/J!emllr:i-,\' pfl;h:'t!!!.'I.s~/IUOOflll!Y COlfwil:
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~PhePet'! tiOll l~ild .Legif'lTuti(1_1nC6nllH{tt()~, ~~epl:1lt:;.
),R~.: .:Tl~it;t i-.eti,ti?l'J,I'Cceived fh}]1"l'e8idel1ti"nl.ttl~payel's' e,f
\TilJ~gc;Of ,J{,odne.r '. j):'1tying fop,the .incOl'pO!"ttidn'of.. t.:l.le ]\,lle:e
c;'~I~jderlOd; sl:tffioient, Jtn~litLhn:t 'We' ]'lO(leSRaT~\R)_\:l'fU\,I)t) nltl>'f"ed"
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'2nd. Thl1t U~e'V ~rd{)n l~lld {QUI' lll~llllJ(lrs of this, COllncil',f'o bCllamed
hyhi:lll,; [~n~~llCClerk-be a'llt,]i(?Tir,ed to reptesent thi~ Cou.n,cil on the Pro-
f vincial depntation;in reference to fitmendment of SectJOll v6060f t.hc 'M\ltIi~
cip~l.Act.
All of whIch is respce,tfnlly snhmitted.
c. w. W ONN'ACO'l"l\
Chairman." '
Adopted.
Ju:::-mi'mSSlON.
Wiwdcil andil1eillbersoj'lhe Elgin Oo.ufltyOMoir'il:
The PlOt-itioris alHI LegisJatioI1COlllmit.tee beg reave to rcpOt't as f()llmvs:~
(I.)' \That the ,eolllliUlnii~ation f1;olll the Lamhtoll County COlmcU' be re-,
ceived, ltlld tlll\.t we co.operH,Le~it)1 them ilftheir petition.
Allof 'Yhi,ch-!131'e8pe(#~11lYfJlihnlitted.
C.W: 'VONNACU'l"l',
'Chail'man~
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NOVJ~MBKJl. SESSION.
rolheE~gill- COIi;"ly COItf/r'ih
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The Committee onPet.jtiollS ttnd,Legi~lation'reports:
Tll11ti,'.re luwe eonsiden\d eomnnlltleation ir'om the' hOIlOl.'u.ble . Min,ister
Agd?l11tl1l'eltildl1lfm petitioilp'~cparedhythe COlintyConncil'of :r.lorfolk, in
r~fel'ence.. to pl'oposede}m:ngea~' . the- con~titut,ion ..of.. Cuunty 0~l~ncils. 'and
'woulrlreeomnlcnd,Ulltt, this COlllll:il ~o-opctl1te"~i th . the" .c~~lllty-~f ,Norfolk'
ill'OPJJosinghy. p~ti.tAon ,~n~r_ ,changeilitheC<,)IlntyCoulIcil, .,;yatem;' hnt,that,
\Vel:~(1uef\t theGo\'el'nmcl~tto amend,t.he'law sQ that, the/member.,; of'town-
l>lti:r;t~wn'~Tld: ~'il11tgc councils w,i~f-bc eligible' for....,clo(:tinna.s ',count,y coun.
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2. 1~hat \,~' cio"operated\vit'h the County Council of ,Leeds and Gren.
Yille,bypetitioniIlgJor additit)nal1egislat~ve u.id for the Public Schools Of- the:
' PI'ovince.' __
2. ,That we co-operatq 'with, the County; 'Council of "WaterlQO in
tionto the legislature requiring cOl1n'tie.s to establish sanitoriums for
-.consumptives.
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c. W. WONNAC01'T,
Chairman.
jn.GI~ GOIlN'l'Y COUNCIL.
HOUSB OF INDUS'rm: COMMITTBE RIcPORTS.
JANUARY SHSSION.
10 tlteE/!;in County COlf'ldl:
G]~N'l'LE.l\IEN,.-
The Rouse of IndushyComnlittee begs leavetol'cpol't tl,S follows:
1. 'l'hat the accountofKK Luton, of $6.66, for jnt~erest onpurcQuse
of farm at House of Industry be paid.
2. 'That the account.of A. E. Ponsford, of $74.41, balance on contract
of huilding bani atI-Iouse of Industry, bcptl,id.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
O. lV1GKENNl~Y,
Chu.irman.
Adopted.
NOYEMBER SESSION.
To the Warden and lJfemb~rs 0/ th~' ElIriit [Jounty COltndl:
q"NTLEMlnr,--
Your Committee of the Honse of indnstry would recoinmend;
1st. That the Inspector's and Physician's reports be received and
prir:ited in the minutes.
2rl,d. And that the keeper's salary be four hundred dollars pel' year, to
commehee.Janual'Y 1st, next.
O. MCJ(}]NN:f!:Y,
Chail;man.
Adopted.
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RJ;lPORl' OF INSPECTOR
70 the "Varden and MembtTS of the Elg-in County J Coltm:il:
GEN'l'LI~l\fEN,~
~'hefollowing is my report on the House of ludustr and Refuge, for the
year eniling:Hst of October, 1905,
L N um bel' of inmates in the House at last report. . ., ....,.., 53
2. Number admitted during the year, 6females, 13 males...,.. 19
3, Number of deaths,........ ...,........ .... ...,....... 1 L
4, Number discharged..... ... ....,. ....,................ 8
5. Numherabsco ded.............. ............. .......... _4
6, Numb~r now in house, 24 males, 25 females .... .. ,'. ,.. .. 49
7. Number of inmates sent from the several municipalities in the
County during the year:
Aldborough. .,. ......,............................,...... 0
J)nnwich.. , ....'.... ........ ........ ........,....... I
South,wold......." ......".. ""-"''''.. ...... ;..". 4
Y arnlouth. . . . '. . . . . . . . . . . ... . ............... ......... 6
MlI.lahide.......... .................... ............... I
Bayharn ........,.......... ..................... "... 3
S..Dorchester......... ""'" ...,...."........ .......... 0
Vienna.................................. ..... .. ........ 0
Springfield. . . . . .... ........ . ...... ..... . . . . . . . . . . 0
Aylmer...... .. ,. "'~.' ..... ...... .............. 4
Port8tanley ................ .... ..............,..... 0
Dutton.... ... ... ......,... ,.......... .... ... .... 0
Born in House.................. ...... . ..... ..... 0
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9. Average number of inmates during the:rear...._,...... 55
10. Average with keeper's family and hired lahor added" 62
ll. Number of weeks-board of inmates. ... ."...... ... '.'. . .2885
12. Average; with keeper's family, etc" added. .......,,, 3276
13. 'l'otal expenditure during the year.., ...... ........ $538816
Deduct,
14. PermalHmt Improyements:
Horse- bam....... ....
Fencing .-.. .'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..........$ 74 41
............ 1200
Furnishings:
Carpet....,....... ......... ...... ... ....
Pumps... ........_...'.. ..,~..._... ..........
Binder .... :,.. ..... ... ...... .... ....
Cart, etc.......,. ........... .... ... ..........
Horse.-..... ,......'.-. ....,....... .... ....
Farm stock, hogs, etc.,. sold........."........
Cash from inmates,etc...... ....... .....
.....$4500
25 00
12000
17 oq.
20q oq
5439S
'73 52
~ -$IilO 81
15. Leaving amount actually expended for support of
inmates '.- ...........~-.... .... ......'....$4277 3.5
16. Average expense per week for each person.... ... . 130
17. Av~mge expense per c;lay for each pe-rspn..... .... 18~
18. Ave,r~ge expense per ye,arfor ea,_~l} persof.l !.' .. .. , 68 64
19. Amount expended for honse and farm during the y,ear is divided
as follows:
8. 'rhe various causes of pauperism in the House during the year may
'he classed as follows:
Sicknes3. . . . . . . . . . .. ........., ........................ 13
Destitution. . . .. ,............,...... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. 12
Intemperance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,. . . . . .. ... .... 3
Cripple... ..... .......,.... ..... ........ ....,..... 7
Old age.... ........ ..................... ............ ]8
Blind.........,.,..... ... ........ ...... .... .... "" 1
Insane, idio'tic, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. 17
All other cases.... ....., .............. ... .... ..... 2
Hired labor .... ...................... .... ....$
Farm implements and .expenses............. .....
Farm stock..... .,. .... ... .... ..... ... .....
Physician.............. ....... ... .... .... .... ....
I(eeperand matron._... .... ................... ..
Drugs..... .... .. ............ ... ... ... ..... ... .'.
Meat..;..:......... ............................. ...
Bread........... ... .... .... .... ........... ...,...
Groceries... ................ ...
Dry Goods " .,.. ..... ....;......... .... ..... .....
Boots and Shoes................ ..............
Furniture and hardwllre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . ,
Convl;lyance of inmates.... ,...., ...,.. .... ... ...
240 75
730 9:<
327 00
2m) 00
550 00
76 20
531 77
34S 46
49056
325'50
98 60
161 92
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24. 'rhe total amount ex~eilded by ConiltyHollf>e of Indnstry, ete" is
as follows:
25; Received from, the Government on aeCOul~t, ,expenditure for lands
and bl1Hdings, $4,000.
Leavingamount actually expended' by County,$26,817.01.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
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m;mN COUNTY COUNCil..
Incidental..... ...... .'.... ....... ..;,..$
COfLl.... ',' . ',' . ... .,....,.... ..',.
Insurance"............ .;.... .,.
Repair.s ..,'. ...... .......' ....
Permanent Improvements.... ... ,..... .'.....
Minister...... ...... ...... ...... ...,... ...... ....
Committee... . ... ..... ...... .... . ....
268 I:!
555,95
2082
$18 47
74.41
50 00
7.5 '50
Flil'm, 100 acres, cost,.. .... .,... ...... ._.... ... $'
House of Industry.... . . _ . . . .. ..... ......
Laundry.. ...... .... ...,.... .... ... ..... .... ...
Fire escapes.......... ...... ,.... ........ .....
Root cellar,......... .'. ..................,......
Cottages, etc.... .. ...... '...... '," .... '.... . .,..
Brick ice house. . .. .. ......... ... ... .,......
Barns"etc.... ..................
Tile drains .,.....................
Tile drain outlet........ . . . ., .. . ...... ........
\ Hot-air ,pump, tanks and connections.... . . . . . . . . . .
~.efrigoratol'. ... . ',...... ...... ':',"" ',:....
Fencing,... ,...,. .......... .... ..... ....
Orchard.. ,'.'...... .'...... ..'. .... ...; "',' ..,..,....
Heating appp.ratus.;.... .'.,....... ..., ...~.
20, Tllcfollowing produce was raised on the fat'OHhll'ing the yeal'
212 Bushels Whl!at
50 Tons Hay
aoo Bushels Oats
95 BnshelH Barley
374 Bushels lVlaugolds
55 Bushels 'furnips
150' Bushels Pota,toes
11 llu!'1helsBeets
'12' Bltl'rels Applc2
:35 Bushels GIllons
340 ~Tai's ofJ?l'uit
29 Bushels Beans
;1 HushelsSalsify
7 Loads of Pumpkins
, S. Ban'uls of Soft Soap
lOG Ibs; Cheese
8 .Bushel::l 'Vinter Radish
12 Bushels Peas
:300 Bushels Corn
12 Bushels Sweet' COt'll
114 Bushels Cm'rots
9 Bushels 'l'able Carrots
4~ Loads OM 'Straw
1'000 Heads Cabbage
6 Loads 'Corn Stalks
n BushelsPal'snips
38 'Hogs sold
17 'Turkeys
140 Chickens
1771 Pounds of Butter
1 Acre of Corn ];l'odder
In Ittldition to theahove; a lai'geamonnt of vegetables, etc., waS 'raised
~nd eonsl1llled eluting the YEJal', of which no accollnt was kept.
~l. Number ()f '!Lrtieles.of heddillg and c10tliingmade up during the
.year, by the matron and inmates,. 685.
2::!. Nlinihcl' of visits by Inspector during the .yearto the Institn-
tion,56.
15th November, 1905
~::!. Fal'm Stoele
3 hors'es, valued at...... .. ,.,.. (' . . . .-
10. oows, valued at.. , . . . . . . . . . ., . . . , . . . , .
10 head young cattle.. ... ...., . . ... ....'........
7 fat hogs, 16 shoats, 2 sows ..... ....,.,
.2 sheep.....,..... .,... .......,....,
22 turkeys.,.. , . . . . . , . " .. .....
] 14 ,Chickens. ,'. .....'.............,..,..
3 Goese.... . . . . , . . . . . . . . ,. ,......
. ....$ 4i5 00
450 00
20.0 00
!ti80o.
J200
6H
72500Q
11400 00
666 81
390 06
124 99
1,525,.72
1180. 50
4190 33
1366 87
60 70
350 00
40. 00
1006 18
. 8,') 85
1979 00.
$ 30$17 07
D. TUII.,NEH,
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PHYSIOIAN'SREPOR'I'.
To the Wardeil and kJi.'mbers
Session assembled:
0/ the Elgin County Gouna'!, t'n the November
GEN1'LEMRN,_
I hll.\'O the honor to present, for your, consideration, the, 30th Aminal
Medical Report of the Elgin House of Industry.
I have 'paid this Institution, during the ycar ending t.he 31st of October,
sixty-one visits.
The-water-snpply has at times been soanty; t,heheatingand ventilation
have ,been satisfactory; religious services with few exceptions, have been held
cflch Sunday,
No soCial entertainment was given this year; no births to record.
We had one Ci\S8 of malarial fover ill August, for which I cangh-c no
Calise.' 'l'wenty,.five persons in August suffered from cholera 'morblls,due, in
my opinion, to sudden changes of temperature. La grippe sti.lluontinues to
atl'ect" more 'or less of t.he inmates.
No-surgery, other than catheterrization and extracting teeth.
1 am pleased to report that no childron find a h~me here at present.
The following is a list of .plOse who hav.e died during the yeaI', with
their ages and ca'Hees of death:
NAi\UJ
1. Annie Stricker
2. George A. Parlee
:~. Nancy McDonald
4. Mrs. D. Smith
5. Catherine Shultz
6. Gool Hazzard
7. Robert Uptigrove
8. Janet McDonald
9. David Wileon
10. Archibald McKinley
I 1. Donald McCrea
AGE
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72
82
96
80
78
70
~7
75
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CAUSE OJ!' DEA'l'H
Dropsy
Paralysis
Senile decay
Senile decay
Senile "
Cancer
Heart Failure
Anemia
Senile decay
Cancer
Arte'rio-sclerosis .
I have the honor to be, gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
L. L1JTON, M. D.
EJ,GIN COUNTY OOU.NCIJ,.
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COM:-.IITI'EE ON WARDEN'S ADDRESSES.
JANUARY SESSION.
To the Elgin Cotillty, Council;
GENTI,l~MEN,-
The SpccialCommittee appointed to consider the Warden's address, beg
leave tOl'eport:
1. 'I'hat a special Committee be appointed with instructions t.oapply
for speciallegislatian abolishing the tolls on the London and Port Stanley
raad, and providing for the appointment, by the Lieutenant-Gvvernar of an
official-arbitrator to determine
(a) '1'he amount that should,be paid tor thelease of the Londan and
Port Stanley 'I'oll Road, and the municipal corporations that should pay the
same.
(6) The conditions under which the Special Act of 1863, giving the
Caunty control of the portion .of toll road within' the city limits, may be
repealed.
That in drafting the Special Act, the provisions of the Toll Roads Ex-
propriation Aut. of 1901 and Highway Improvement Act be cansidered, and
that the lessee' of, the roa,d, and the Comieils of.' the City' of.. St. Thomas, the
'l'ownships o'f Yarmauth and Sout-hwold, and Village of Port Stanley be
consulted; and that, when an agreement is completed, a special seesion .of
the Council be held to approve of the draft bill before it is presented to tho
Legislature.
2. That theWardennaine 11. Special Committee to arrange an agree-
ment'with-the city, in reference to Administl'ation of Justice, expenses~
3. 'that the Public Improvements Conim:ittee' be requested to take
,action, by petition or.othel'wise,.to se<;mre. the removal of obstructions in
narrow channel of creek,.south of Port Burwell bridge.
4. That the Assessore of all the local municipalities in the County be
invited,'t.o meet at,the Court House, an'Tlllirsday, the 9th inet" ta discuRs
the:prov:isiqnsof,the new assessment law, and that the County Solicitor and
Clerk ,meet:_with t,hem.
That.the A!lsessQfsbe paid $2,00 per da.y and travelling expenses, for
their .at.,tcndancfI.
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5. That the Oourioil'inspect' the present lttlgistry office, and request the
County Architect to explain 'his plan for the enlargement, of the building,
giving estimated cost, and that the qllcstion of improvement be then con_
sidered by the Council.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
c. 'V. vV ONNAOOT'l',
Chairman.
Adopted.
NOVEMBER SESSION.
To/he Elgin COUllfJ' Oounci/:
GENTLE:l\UtJN ,_
The Committee on Warden's addl'ess begs leave to report:
1:.".11,. That we petition the Ol1tarjo Government to arrange for the estah-
lishmentof, MUllicipal'Employm~nt Exchanges, for the distribution of 'emi-
grants, and thereby facilitate the supplying of labor so necessary in tIle
rural, districts and for house service.
2nd. That we- designate a County Road, System at the,January Session,
tobeconstructedand niainta,ined under the Highwtly Improvement Act, and
that,the members of: t,hia Council conslilt with the various, Township COuncils.
in ,reference, thereto.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
D. G. .MCPHERSON,
Chairman.
Adopted. Yeas, 9. Na;ys,2.
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J(lN]~.Sr:SSIOK. ,
To tilt! EI.t:ill C(}ltl1~l' Conl/dl :
Gl<JN'l'JJ!l:r.mN ,-
The Special Toll I{oad.Committ.ee beg leave to rOjJort:
1. 'l'hatinri.ccordance with resolrit,ion passed at your last Session, we
made application for a privat~ bill to confirm By-Law No. 677,providing
for the purchase cif the interest of the lessee in the Londoll and Port Stanley
Toll Road, aild had a:statomont of the County's position in reference theretO'
printed.
2. YUUl' Committee attended at'l'oronto on two occasions.
(a) , '1'0 bring the matter formally to the attention of the Premier and
the members of, his Cabinet.
(Ii) To advise the Solicitor when thcBill was l7ollsiderediI:J, Committee.
On both of these occasions your Committee had, the active.sllpp,ort oitho
solicitors and the rcpresentatives of tIie Townships of Yal'morith' and Southw
wold, and Port. Stanle.)', and the ra,t,epayersalong.the road. The, bill, as
applied ;for, was, adopted, with some slight additions which jprovide for' the
'the reoognit.ionof the lessee as owner of the, road, and in 'addition to.
other matters the arbitrators are to determine what~lllll (if 'any)
the?~unty of Elgin ~hould allow the City of 'St. 'fhomas towa~~s, paying
the cost of putting, that portion of the said road and'bridgcs t:hereon within
the limits of the City of St, Thomas, including boundary'bddges, in
proper repail'. YOui' Committee were agreeable to this,&.od.l;tlso to addition
of wQrds binding County to purchase the road, at the pric~ fixed byarbi"
tration.
3. '1'ho appoin,tmentof the arbitrato~ for. both t.he OountyandCity wiV:
be a first con,sidtlJ:ati,o.n. The pi'ocedure" as laid down in the Act. of' H)O:2, is
that the C(lunty'and, City a,re" to.. appointl by, hy-law, . some nlembet' of th~
Council,or some officer thereof, to act on tllOirbehalf in theappo.intment of
s,uch arbitrator \ if the, ref:'rese:filtative of. the, County and City "callnot'agree
Within twent,y-one days, the Judge of the County Court may. make the a~~
pointmeut, . The.lessee or owner of theroaci.is Dhen to..be notifi~d' to appoint
an arbitrator" unlesB all patties agree on the appointment ofaso~earbi'tl'atol'.
4. Your Committees bolieve it is desirable to have thtl arbitration
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Et,GIN UOU'NTY' COUNCIl.
brought on at allee, so that the tollgates may be'removed at as early a date
as possible.
A by-law to ratify this agreement will, be introduced at this Session for
. your consider~tion, the city having alre~dy passed,"\. by-law for this purpose.
'1'he appointment of arbi~rator was not proceeq.ed ,,,ith, as your Com-
mittee did not deem it advisable to bring on the aiHtratioilduring tho
winter mbnths, a season unfavorable to the proper inspection of the road. It
has, however, been ascertained that the lessee of the road will.not'agree.t.o
the settlement of the matter by one arbitrator.
(1) It i~ our present intention, 'with your:approval, to, bring on the arbi-
tration during April or may next year. The agreements confirmed by. the
Legislature require this to be commenced before 15th October, 19,06,
(2) The Southwesterri 'fraction Company has beenreqllested by rate-
payers in the Township of Yarmouth to locate their right of way so that. it
will pass through the Village of Union. 'l'his can only be done by placing
thetradk for a short distance on the toll road. A letter was t'eceived front
the Traction Company, and, after consulting the County Solicitor, tho
matter was refcrred to the Township of Yarmouth, with the intimation that
there would be no objectiOlioffered' by the Committee if the' lessee, the'
Traction Company and 'l'ownship were able to a.gree in reference thereto.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
"Ve would recomnNud that your Committee have full power to confer
with the City of St. Thomp,s,fol' the purpose of arriving at ap agreement as
to their pl'opol.tion Of contribution, and with the owner of the road, as to
the muount tobe paid for the same.
That 11 By-Law be passed appolllting a member or officer to act on behalf
qf this Council,iIithe appointment; 'of arbitrator, under the provision~ O{
the TaU Roads Expropriation Act, if stlch an appointfilCnt is necessary.
All of which isrespectfully submitted.
A. ,T. LEITCH,
Chairman.
NOYKl\fBER SESSION.
Tothi E~qill Oounty Oouncil:
G]~NTLEI\1]~S-,-'---
Your SpechiJ Toll RoadConimittee reports:
That after the June,S~'ssion wo endeavored to come to an. agreement
w,ith the City.Of. St. .'l'homasand the..lesseo of .the toll ron,d, with a view to
settling all matters in 'connection ,with the purchase .of the toll road, and
i'€mderl111 arbitration unneces~ary.
A. J. LIl:ITCH,
Chairman. '
Refened to Committee of the Whole, and amended in Clause 1 so as to
provide that arbitration proceedings be commenced at once;
Clause 2 was also amended, by striking out. all words' after, MlO word
"Committee." The report, as amended, was adopted.
We oflered the lessee the sum of ten thousand doll~rs.,. w'lich he refused
to accept. - r
Negotiations with the city were somewhat lellgthy :
The spech"\.llegislationrequiring the arbitrators ,to dotermine "MIat
sum (if any) the County of Elgin shall pay, or allow to tl1e City of St.
Thomas towards the cost of [mttingthat.portion.of the said roadandbridg()s
thel'eon in"'a proper state of repair," rendered it advisable, in the,interests
of. the County, that an agreement should be arranged, with the city. Sever~l
meetings were held, and in Octnber last the matter. was decided, the city
agreeing to assume the I'oad and their share of the bridges within the city
limits, and give np their claim for compensation Owingto non-repair, in con-
sideration of which your Committee agreed to rrilieve the city from any con~
trilmtio~ towards the purchase of the lefLse. ~
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'(~AOL COM:Mrl~T]~K
NOV liliIBElt Sli:SSION.
70 th,e Ward(ll and Council 0/ the COlfllt:f,o/ Elgi!l :
GEN'i'I...}oj'MI'lN,_
The Ga?I'Colllmitteo reports:
That nciactioll he taken withrega-t'{l to the
NIcColi, re fUl'nishinglalm')' foi-' prisoners.
comniunicatioli' from Sheriff
DAVID S'l'RAT'L'ON,
Chairman.
Adopted~
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lH.CHN CUIHi'1'Y UOUlS'ClJ..
RJ<PORT Q]'OOURT HOUSle OOMMISSION.
JV::'I'I': SJ<:f:l8ION.
To tIlt Warden and ilfembcrj' of tile Elgin County CO/null:
'The Court House Commission reports as follows:
1.
Dndng t.he past yen,I' Oql; expenditures }Jf),~re heen afl follows:
For caretaker and assistance. . . . .. ,..... $423 46
RepfJ.il's Court HOHse..... .... .,....... '.. 314 tiO
])cpairs Jail............................ fJ7 05
Repairs Jail residence.. ...... ........... 68'53
]'01' supplies...... ...... .... ..... ... .... fiOlS
Sundries...... ...... ...... .... ........ 47 85
$U71 67
2. 'l'he costs of repairs on C01u't Hom,e are h~rger than lHHllLl, the prin-
cipal expenditures being for painting; re-setting f'rontsteps;fLnd repairs to
sewers.
B. The following is an estimate of the alllounts to he placed at, OUl' dis.'
posal EoI' the following year: .
li'or cal'et.aker luid a,ssistance. .. ........ .$4.50 00
For supplies, etc.... ...... .............. 450'00
$HlIOOO
, All of which is l'espectfnlly-suhmitt'ed.
A. '1'umnm,
'Varden.
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COUNTY POLICE MAGISTRATE'S REPORT.
JAN.UARY SESSlO~.
70 the-Waraen. fludMeJJloer>; oftbe-Elgln County Cound/:
OEN'L'Ll~j)mN,_
I beg leave to report to you the business donoin connectioll with my
office for the past year as follows:
Number of Sittings of Court.,.,............ 132
Number of Persons tried..... ........., 78
"Number of .convictions ....... . ........ 40
Sentenced to Kingston Penitentiary. ,. .... 1
" " Central Prison. "' . . . .. . ...... 3
Let of1'~.lll suspended sentence. . .. ...,..... 2
Committed to gaol. . . . , . . . . . . .. . . , . . . . . 6
Liberated on recognizance......,. ... ...... 2
Amount collected in fines. .... . $239 - 00
Of this l';lllll there was.-
Paid to County Treasurer.... . . . . . . . .
" "Aylmer (to be paid).. ..
" "Port Stanley ..".....,. ....
" Southwold ...., ..,.. "....,.
" "AId borough . . , , .
"..yarmouth........ ..... .. ..... ..."
To the Minister of Finance and Informer.....
" License Inspector. ........ ...,.....
Received Magistrate's fees. . . . . . . . . . . .. ....
. . .. $105 00
25 00
2000
300.
I 00
500
5000
30 00
39 40
There are some fees not yet collected, in case appealed, and in caaes on
which time was given. '
I tried seventeen casos under the summarytl'ials part. of the Code, anti
five prisoners elected to be tried by Jury and were committed to be tried at
the'next Court of competent jurisdiction.
In the discharge of my duty, I have held sittings of the Police Court in
Rciduey, West .Lorue, Dutton, Lawrence, Port Stanley, Belmont, Corinth,
Ay~mer, Pob~'BurwelI and St. Thoma,s.
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Following are the offenceseharged, and theirnllmber:
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7
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5
9
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Burglary,........... ....
l'respass... ..... ................. ..,... ....
Concealed weapon .......... ... .~.......
Theft ..... "',' ...... .. .....
Drunk and disorderl~y"".........".. ..,. ....
Assault and 'bodily injury.,..................
UnllJ,wfulIy coIle<:ting toll.......... _.........
Pointing loaded. firearm. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .
Disobedience order navy. . . . . . .. ... .... ....
IIealth ~.:\ct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ..... ........
Bonds to keep peace .... .......... .........
Stealing horses ........,....................
Common Assault ... .... ... . ....... ...., lit
Obscene and abusive language .. . . . . . . . . ., 2
Va,graney ., ... . ....... ............
GamlJling ..... ."" ...... ....
Violr1tion .License Act. . . . . . .. .............
Injury to r roper.ty. . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . .
Cruelty to animals. . . . . . .. .......'...,.....
Indecent assault , . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ............
\\7ages...... .... ,...... .... ..............,.
Insane.. ......'....... ,... .... ........
Attempt to commit suicide... ..........
Threatening language.......... ._.......
Obtaining goods by false pretence. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inmates of house of ill.fame ... ........... .
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3
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The Magistrate's fees collected by me are still in my possession, and sub.
ject to your disposition, when the auditors haye examined my books, and the
cOrrect amount ascertained. My books are open for your inspection, or to
the inspectioll of anyone whom you appoint fat, the purpose.
A local option law has been carried in the Township of Yarmouth, and
there is a strong probabilHy that it will be carried in other Townships of the
County the coming year. 1f such should bo the case, past experience shows
that thetbusiness of the County Police Court will be largely increased.
I hereby return my thanks to the' Council. for voting me a salary last
year, which wafl, probably, as large as the-Counoil was warranted in passin'g,
until it ascertained what value a Police Magistrate was to the County, who
\vould do his whole duty as laid down in the Statutes. I trust that after you
have examined my record for the past, year, and found the large saving of
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time and money to tliepeople, the-Q6unt;y 'amI t.he Province, on account of
thecasof; disposed of uuder the Summary Tl'iitls Ad, yon will see yonr way
clear to increasomysalaI'Y.
A considerable jlOrtioll of my salary lastyen.r was nsed to pay the eX-
penses incul'l'cd ill the pelofol'llHl,nCe of my duties,
Mr, W!i,l'dc'l\. aud Gentlemen,
I remain your' ohediolit servant\
BH,ANUJ~S HUN'l',
Police M!tgistrate
in and for the Count,y of Elgin.
ELGIN COUN"'rY COUNCIJ~.
REPORT SPECIAL COMMITTEE RFJ ST. TItOMAS ADMINIS'rRA-
TRATION OF JUSTICE cOM.MITTEE.
JUNE S}1SSION.
To the Elgin County Council Assembled:
GEN'l'LEMEN,-
TheSpe6iaI Committee appointed to arrange, agreement with thl!) City of"
St. Thomas, 1'1; Administration of Justice expenses, report:
'fhat, as formerly, a statemont was prepared, sho\ving the actual admiiT--
istration of Justice expenditut'e during the five years. preoeding the first of.
~J annary last. ,This was ascertained to average $2,753 annually. Your Com-
mittee, in discussing the matter with the City Committee, decided to accept
the sum of $2,675, annually, for the next five years.
We would recommend that a By;Law be passed authorizing the Warden
to sign agreement provi<:!ing for the paymont of this sum.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
A. J. LEI'l'CiI,
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_REPORT OF DELEGA['E WESTERN ONTARIO GOOD ROADS ASSO-
CIATION Y.!EETING.
JUNE SES~ION.
To the Elgin-Coullty Council Assembled:
GEN'.rLEMlm,--
Having been ap:poit1ted as your repre'sentative to ,the VV estern _ OntHrio
Good l~oads Association,. I attended at. Toronto all the 12th and 13th Of
April, wh'en matters perta,ining to good roads were considered. 'The question
of civilliu,bility, introduced by the Elgin Municipal Association, occupied the
greater part of the time. i:')now roads and the iron and cement construction
of bridges and culverts were the most practical questions considered. The
dato aftce which township councils 'may take advantage of the Highway
Improvement Act was extended to 1907. This Act fflNors, in every way,the
establishlnent of county road systems" The Legislature, at the request of
-the Association, amended the Act, br providing for the payment of one-third
of the cost of all inlprovements on Couuty roads assumed with th<i1 approval
of the Pt;ovincial authorit,ies. Provision is also made for the commutation
of statute labor on conntyroads, and the payment of llloney collected to the
county. This new legislation does not confine a county council to any, par-
ticular locati.on or road mileage, but leaves them free to. consider looall'equire-
ments in this respect" It is now somo years since ehe matter was discussed
in this county; and it is possible that under the pl.'esent law the Connty
Colmcil may be disposed t,o assnme some roads with ,1" view to securing the
proffered gran.ts from the Provincial Treasury.
All of whioh is respeotfully submitted.
D, Jr. THOMSON,
Delegate.
l<~LGIN COUN'.rY ,COUNcn,.
BY~LAWS.
BY-LAW NO. 672.
To Appoint Trustees of-the High'Schools in the County of Elgin,~
Passed February 3rd, 1905.
The County CQuncil of.the Conntyof Elgin" tinder theaut,hority' of the
High Schools Act;..1891, .euacts,;
That F.. Thornwaite bo appointed Trustee of the Vienna High School,
for a term of. three. years.
That lVI, E.Lyon be appointed a Trustee of the AylmeiCollegiate ,Insti-
tute, for"a term of three years.
That Frank.Bonllctt beappoilltedTl'ustoc of t,he St. Tholnas Collegiate
Institute, for a torm.of three years.
That Andrew Goldiebe appointed a Trustee of the Dutton High School,
for Ii tet'm of two years, in place of. Dr, Ling, resigned, and D,. Cameron,
M. D., for;three years,
COUKCIL .CUAMBER, St. Thoma,s, 3rd Fcbruary,1905,
K. W. McKcw,
County-Clerk.
ANGUS TURKER,
'Vat'den.
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BY.LAW NO. 673-
To appoint a Boar9of Audit in the County of Elgin, for the year
1905.-Passed Febrm!.JY 3rd, 1905;
Be it enacted by the Conn oil of the Municipal Corporation of
of.Elgill:
the County
That' t;heJuclgeof the County Court and Angns Turner be, arid are
lwrehy,appointed members d tho Board of Audit, to perforni the duties
required of them by Chap. 84, R. S., O.
That the members of the said Board be paid the sum of four dollars per
day for their servioes, and fivocents per mile in going, to and from such
audit.
COUNCIL CHAM.UlGR, St. l'homas, 3rd February, 1905.
K. W. McKAY,
County Clmk.
ANGUS TURNEn,
Warden.
BY'LAW NO. 674.
To Appo;nt County Auditors for the year '905.~Passed 3rd
February, 1905.
Whereas, under the authority of the Munioipal Aot; every munioipal
counoil is required to appoint, .at its first meeting in every year, two auditors,
Be it, therefore enaoted by the Council of the Munioipal Oorporation of
the County of Elgin, under the aULhority afore$aid:
That Audrew' Murray and W.A. Galbraith be, and are hereby,appointed
Auditors to examine and report upon nJI accounts affecting thp. Corporation
of the Oounty' of Eighl, or relating to any matter under its control, or
within its jurisdict.ion, as, required by:Statute or Order~in-Council;' and also
all aooounts of school-moneys received or paid by the County Treasurer for
t,he.year ending 31st December, 1904 ; and that said auditors be paid the sum
of forty dollars for their services.
OOu:r:WIL,OHAMBER,St. Thomas, 3rd February, 1905.
K. "y. McKAY,
County ClerIL
ANGUS l'uRNJiIk,
Warden.
ELGIN COUNTY COUNCU~.
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BY-LAW NO. 675.
To Authorize the Warden and Treasurer to Borrow Twenty
Thousand Dollars.~Passed3r'd February" 1905.
The Oounty Council"of the Oorporation of the County' of Elgin enacts:
That the Warden and Treasnrer be, and are hereby, authorized to
borrow the sum of , twenty thousand dollars, as it maybe required, to meet
the current expenditure of,the Corporation of tho County ,of Elgin d;uring
i905, and to give, as security therefor, notes of one thousand dollars each.
That the notes outstanding iuthe Molson's Bank, amounting to $l1,OOO,l)e
,confirmed.
OOUNClL CHAMBER, St. Thomas.3rd February" 1905.
ilL W.'McKAY,
Couhty Clerk.
ANGUs'TuRNlm,
Warden.
To Incorp.')rate the
ByeLAW NO. 676.
Board of-Police Trustees of the Police Village
of \""1 est Lome.
Whereas, the consus returns of "the Police Villrge of ''Vest Lorne, taken
Il.mdel'thQdirectiotl of the County Council of Elgin, show that the same con,
'taiuS over 500 irihabitants; 'and, whereas" a petition of over fifty resident
freeholders of, said Police Village has been presented to this Council, praying
for a By-Law to Incorporate thePolioe 1'rusteesof the said Pcilice Village;
.andwhereas, the said petition was lodged with the Clerk of this Cuuncil over
three months ago; and whereas, public notice that said pe1:iHion would be
.considered at this meeting of the Council was given in the lmgin Sun (a news.
paper, published in the said Polioe Vilhge), the dates of publioation being the
12th and 19th days of January, 1905;
The County Council of tho Oounty of Elgin enacts:
That the Poliee Trustees of the Police Village of West Lorne be, aud are
-hereby, declared to be a Corporation, under the name of l< The Board of
Police'Trustees of :the Police Village of West Lorne."
OOUNcn, CHAMBER, St. Thomas,3rd February, 1905.
]{. W. McKAY,
.county. Clerk.
ANGUS TURNRR,
Warden.
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By.LAW NO. 677-
1. Whereas, jutbeyeat' 1857, the County Council oft-he County of
Inginleased~ for 199 y'ears, the London and Port Stanley Toll Road, sitt1ated
in the Townships of Yarmouth and Southwold in said Conntr.
2. .And whereas, this Council is desirous of purchasing the interest of
the lessee of '].1ho LOl1don.and Port ~tanley'l'o11 l{oad, and of freeing the
sarrie from tolls;
'The Council of th'e Corporation of the County of Elgiil enacts:
'l'hatthc interest of the -lessee in The London and Port_.Stanley Toll
Road be pnrclu1sed, and the said road freed from tolls; and that the Warden
make ll!,plicatioll to the Legislative Assonibly of -'Ontario for a Special Act
coil,firming this By-Law, and theagrecmeilts entered into by this COI'poration
and tht;'lCoi'porations of the Townships,of SOllthwold and Yarmouth and of
the Village of Port Stanley.
COUNCIL CUAlIUmR, St. Thomas,.3rd February, J901:):
K:. W. McKAY,
County Clel'lL
ANGUS TURNER,
W arden~
]~LGIN COUN'.rY COUNCIL.
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BY-LAW NO. 678.
To Incorporate the Board of Police Trustees of. the Police Village
of Rodney.
vVhel'efLst,he census returns of 'the Police Village of B.odney, taken
under the direction of the County Cciuneil of -Elgin, show that the same con-
t1;Lins over 500 inhabitants; and whereas, a petition of over fifty resid'ent
freehold€:rs of tho said Police Village has been presented to this Council
'praying for a By-Law to Incorporate the Police Trustees of the said Police
Village; and whereas, the said petition was lodged with the Cler.k of this
Council on the 2nd day of March, 1905; and whereas, publ.ic notice that
said petition would be considered n,t this meeting of the Council was given in
the Rodney Merwry (a newspaper published in the said Police Village), the
dn,tes of publication being the 1st, 8th, 15th and 29th days of March, 1905;
The County Council of the County of EIginenaet.s:
That the Police Trustees of tho Police Village of Rodney be, and arc
hereby, (1eclared to be a Corporation, under the name .of "1'he Board of
Police Tl'Ustees of the Police Village of Rodney."
COUNCIL CHAMBER, St. 'l'homas,,4thclayApl"il; 1905.
K.W<<McKAY,
'tounty Clerk.
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BY-LAW NO. 679.
To Authorize the Warden and Treasurer to Borrow Twenty
Thousand Dollars.-Passed June 9th, 1905.
The County COi.mcilof the Corporation of the County of Elgin. eoacts :
That the Warden and Treasurer be, and are hereby, authorized to borrow
the sum of twenty Thousand dollars, as it may be required, to meet the
current lOlxpenditure oithe Corporation of the County of l~lgin during 1905,
arid to give, as security therefor, notes of one thousand dollars each.
OOUNCIL CHAMBER, St. Thomas, June 9th, 1905.
K. W. MoKAY,
County Clerk.
ANGUS TURNER,
vVarden.
BY-LAW NO. 680.
To Confirm the Equalization of the Assflssment Rolls of the County
of Elgin, for the year I905.
Tho County Council'of the County of Elgin enacts:
That the following be the equalization of. the Assessment Rolls of tho
County of Elgin for 1905:
A1dborough.. ......,................... .$ 2,784,241 00
Dunwieh........ ,..".......... .... .... 2,872,)89 00
South wold . . . .. ....... .... .. .. . ., 3,548,409 00
Yf\,rmohth.................. .......... .'...' 4,063,378 00
Malahide .. _, . .. .;........ ... ...... 2,814,927 00
Bayham.".,.... ... ,........ _. . ..... 1,720,81200
South Dorchester. ................. ... .. 1,571,648 00
Aylmer. . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. ...... 600,000 00
Vienna................. .,.......... .... 80,00000
Port. Stanley. . . . . . . . '. . . . . . . . . , .. . . .. . . , . . 140,00000
Springfield; .. .. . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . 100,000 PO
Dutton. . . . . . . . . . . . , . , . .. ..... .......... 20, ,000 00
$20,490,604 00
COUNOIl, CHAMBER, St; 'l'homas, June 9th, 1905.
K. W. MoKAY,
County Clerk.
ANGUS 'l'URNER,
Warden.
ELGIN OOUNTY' COUNCil,. .
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BY-LAW NO. 68r.
To Authorize the Warden to'Sign Agreements,
Whereas, by agreement entered into. between the City. of St. Thomas
,and the County ;)f Elgin, in the year 1900, to. provido for the payment. of
expenses of the Administration of .Justice by the City to the County expired
<O~ first of Janufl.ry, 1905 ;
And whereas, it has been agreed by the said City 'of St. Thomas and the
County Q'f Elgin that the said Oity of St. 'l'homas should pay to thesfdd
County the sum of $2,675, yearly, during a term of five years, commencing
ast January, 1905.
The County Council of theConnty of l~lgin enacts:
That the Warden be, and is hereby, authorized. to sign agreement with
the City of St. Thomas, providing for payment of Admhiist,raticinof Justice
,expenses,as above set forth;
COUNCIL CHAMBER, St. Thomi1s, 3t'd February, 1905.-
K. W. MoKAY,
Connt:)' Clerk.
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BY-LAW NO, 682.
To Cantinn By-Law No. 709 of theTcwnship of Yarmouth.-
Passed 9th June, 1905.
WherCfLS, tho Corporation of the Township of Yarl1lOuth,911 the Bid day
of October, 190'.l, passed'a By-Law to authori7.othe diverting <md the closing:
np and selling of part of the Edgeware Road, lying ::;onth. of Lots 'l'h:ece and
FOllt'; lnthe first range 1l0!,th of th,c l~dgewarcRoad; In the ']'()l,vuship 0
Yarmouth, and also to aut.horizo the opening, rnaldng, entering npon, break_
ing up, taldng and using parts of said Lots Three and Four for a public road,
Rsa deviation of the said Edgeware Road, said By-Law was registered in the
R,egistryoffice of' the County of .mgill, on the first day of April, 1905, as.
Number 20,00.1. for Yarmouth.
And whereas, the said Corporation of the Township of Yarmonth has
reqnested the Coq:lOratioll of thc Connty of l!ilgill to. confirm the said By-
Law, as requirodby sub-section 2 (b) of Se0tio1l660 of the Municipal Act;;.
And whereas, it is deemed expedient to confirm the said By-Law No;
709 of tllO"said Corporation of the Township of Y al'mouth ;
Therefore, the Corporation of the County of }:;lgin, by its Council, enacts
ItS follows:
1. Tha"t the said hereinbefore in part rccitedBy_Law No,70g of the
saidCorpol'ation of the Township of Yarmouth, which was duly registered
on the first day of April; 1905, as No. 20,004 for Yarmouth be, and the same
is heroby, confirmed,
COUNCIL CHAlltHER, St, Thomas, 9th June, 1905.
K. W.MoKAY,
County Clerk.
ANGUS TURNJm,
Wardeu_
ELGIN OOUN'l'Y COUNCIJ~
BYLAW NO. 683.
To Authorize A, J. Leitch to Appoint an Arhitrator.
Whereas, under the provisions of ':rhe 'J;ol1 Roads ]~xpropriation Act
and the anwndmentsthereto, and.Chapter 465, IMward VII., Ontario, in the.
event of an arbitration being necessary to determine the value of the Londolh
and Port Stanley G-ravelRdad and theamdnnt to bepaid by the City of St-
Thomas to the County of Elgin, this Council is required to appoint, by
By-Law, some member of the Council or some officer. thereof to act on their'
behalf in the appointment of. an arbitrator,
The County Council of tho County of Elgin therefore enacts:
That A; J . Leitch, a member of t.he OOlincil, be; and he is hereby, ap-
pointed to <tctOn behalf of this Council in the appointment of an arbitrator
on behalf bfthe &aid County and 'the City of St.'l'homas tv determine the
vMue of the, said road,. and the amount to be paid to the owner thereof, a"..d
th~ amount to be paid by the City of. St. Thomas to the County of Elgin
nnder the provisions of the said Acts.
COUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, St. 'l'homas, 9th June; 1905,
ANGUS TURN.1JlR,
Warden_
K. W, McKAY,
County Clerlc
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BY-LAW NO. 684.
To RaiseA,mounts for County Rates, during the year 1905;-
Passed June 9th, I905.
Whereas, by Sec~ion 405, of Chapter 223, R. S. 0., the Council of a
'County may pass by-laws authorizing the levying smd colleoting of a rate, etc.
And. whereas, an estimate has been made, showing that .the :mmnf
'Thirty-six Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninety-one Dollars is required to
he raised in the several Municipalities for the lawful purposes of the Count,y
-during the yearl905.
And whereas, by the Assessment Act, this Council is required to direct
w'hat portion of the sum to be levied for Oounty purposes shall be levied in
-each municipalit.y in the County.
And whereas, the rates are requIred to be calculated at S(l much on the
.dollar; UpO'1 t,he actual value,of all the real and persona'! property liable to
.assessment.
And whereas, the actual value of the real.and personal property of the
'County,lls ascertained and equalized by this Council, is as follows:
Municipality.
Total Equalized_Value.
Aldborough............... ..... ...... .... ..,,$ 2,784,241
Dunwich...... ..,....... .. ...... _.. .. ... 2,87~,189
South wold . . .. ,... ....,... ." , . .,...... 3,548,409
YarmOli.th. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . , . .. 4,063,378
Malahide.......... _,....,....... ........, 2,814,9:27
Bayham............ ....,....., .,......... 1,720,812
South Dorchester ................"... ..... 1,571,648
Aylmer.... .......... ......... ......... (iOO,(lOO
Dutton. . . . . , . . , . . .. ...... .....,.......... 200,000
Port Stanley.... ...... ......... . .... .. 140,000
Springfield. ....................... ......... 100,000
Vienna...... ................ "......... ... .... 80;000
$20,495,604
Therefore, the Council of the Municipal COl'porationof tIle County of
Elgin enacts:
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1. That a rate: of One and SclOMills on the dollar be levied upon all
the rateable property in the-several municipalities in'the County of Elgin, as
above set forth, for the year 1905, to raise the following anlOtmts :
2. That the sum of, 'rhirty,six:' Thousand Eight.. Hundred arid Ninety.
one Dollars be raised and levied in the several municipalities in the County,.
according to the following schedule, and that the amounts as entered therein.
be l?aid to the County Treasurer, as by law required.
SCHEDUJ.JE.
Aldborough....... .
Dunwich . .... .... ...'.... .....
South\vold. ...........,. .'..... .... .,.........,.
yarnlouth.,................ ,... ... .',. ..........
Malahide ....., .... ........ . ..... ... ".'."..
Bayhanl. '.' . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . .. .. '. . . . . .'. .
South Dorchester........ ,. ............ .......
Aylme, ..................".... .... ..,.......
V.ienna.... ... .... ... ." .... ...',-.. .," ........ ...
Springfield.... . ,......... ...., .......,...... ....
Port Stanley.... "... ...,.,..... ....,. .... ,... ,...
})utton. ........,........... .........."...,....
......... ................. $ 5,012
........... 5,170
6,389
7,314
5,067
:~,097
2,S2'i
1,080
144
180
252
360
COUNTY OOUNCIL CHA~mER, Ht Thbmas" June9th, 1005.
K. W. McKAY,
County Clerk.
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BY-LAW NO. 68SA.
Of the. CorpOration of .theConnty of Elgin.
~l'he Municipal Council of the Corporation of theCuuut,y of Elgin enacts
;as follows:
1. 1'hat the Wardon of tho County of Elgin be, and he is hereby
authorized t<) execute a,Con\"(~yance of The London and PortStanley_Gravel
Road, and other property mentioned in theJ udgment of the Honorable The
'Chancellor for Ontario, to Antoine Robert or his appointee, pursuant to - the
said Judgment in the action of the said Antoine Robert, against theCorpor,
.aLion'of the County of-Elgin, -'subject to the conditions stated.iIi the said
.,Judgmerlt.
Ddteclthis 9th day of June, A. D. 1905.
It. W. McKAY,
Oonuey Clerk.
ANGUS TURNJm,
Warden.
BY-LAW NO. 68S.
To Amend By-Law No. 604-
'l'heQountyGouncilof the County of mginenacts :
That By-Law No. 604, Section 1, be amended by fixing the annual salary
of keeper of the House of Industry and Refuge at four hundred dollars, from
.and after 1st January, ]906. '
COUNCIL CH'AJ'iIJnnt, St. Thomas, 1st Decembcl', 1905.
K. W. McKAY,
County CledL
ANGUS TURNER,
Vir ardon.
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BY-LAW NO 686.
"To Confirm By-Law No. 649, of the Towqship
Passed December, 1St, 1905.
of Dunwich.
Whereas, the Municipal Council of the Township of Dunwich, on the
5th June} 1905, passed a By-law for opening a road, on Pa.rt Lot 18, in Con-
.cessio~ 11, Dl,l-nw.ioh,
And whereas, they have made application to
this Council, as provided in the Municipal Act;
The County Counoil of Elgin enacts:
have saow confirmed by
'rhat By-Law No. (i40, of the Township of
is hel'eby,confirmcd,
COUNOlL CnA]',IBEI~, St. Thomas, December
Dunwich, be, and the sarno
1st, 1905.
K. W. _McKAY,
County ()letk
ANGtTS TURNElt,
Warden.
To Extend
BY-LAW NO. 687.
the Time of the Enforced Collection by Sale of
resident Taxes in the County of Elgin.
Non-
The C01;mtyCounciLof Elgin enacts:
That the time for the enforced collection by sale of non-t'e~idont taxes in
the County of Elgin be, and isheroby, extended for ono year.
COUKCIL CHAl\1UER, St. Thomas, Decemher 1st, 1905.
_K, \iV. McKAY,
County Clerk.
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BY-LAW NO. 688.
To :Fix the S~lary. of the County Police Magistrate.- Passed 1st
December, 1905.
~rhe County C:)uncil of tho COmity of Elgin enacts:
That the salary of Francis Hunt, COllntyPolice Magistrate, he fixed at
the sum Of four hundred and fifty dollars pel' annum, payable quarterly.
That the said County Police Magistrate report to tho Conncil, annually~
and pay all fees collected to the County Treasurer.
COUNCIL CIIAMmm, St. Thomas, 1st Deoember, 1905.
K.W. McIC\.Y,
County Clerk.
ANGUS 1'URl\"lnt,
Warden.
BY-LA W. NO, 689.
To Confirm Agreement with the City of St. Thomas in Refer-
ence to' the purchase of the London and Port Stanley Toll
Road.-Passed 1St December, 1905.
The Cotlnty Council of Elgin enacts:
1'hat the agreement entered iuto with the City of St. 1ihomas and bear-
Ing date of 7th day of November, 1905, a copy of which is attached hereto,
be, and the same is hereby, confirmed.
COUNCIL CIIA'i\nmR, St. Thomas, 1st December, 1905.
K. W. McKAY,
County Olode
ANHUS TURNER,
Warden.
ELmN COUN'l'Y COUNCIl,.
BY_LAW NO. 690.
To Grant Additional Aid to High Schools.
The County Council of Elgiil enacts:
That the sum of one thousand dollars he granted to the following schools~
Aylmer Collegiate Institute. . . . ,. . . . .
Dutton High School
Vienna High School
$ 350 00,
500 00
150 00'
$1,000 00
COUKClL CIIAMlmR, St. Thomas, December], 19'05.
K. W. MoKAY,
County Clerk.
ANGUS 'rURl'\ER,
Wardon.
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TO PROOEElmwS ELGIN OOUN1'Y DOUNqIL, 190.5.
Address of Warden..," ..,.......... ........... .... ._... ..5,'19,.23; 33
Administration of Justice Expenses.. ..... ..................... ...... 6
Almeda-l-Iart. ..,......,.... ..-,. ,... ....."... .._.. ,....,. ._.... ..18
Assessors' Mooting. . . .. ..,.... ...,.....,... ..... ............. .15, 18
Allditors ... .....,. ...,. .... _, ....... ._.......,......,..,. <-g, -12
Ayhuer Fair.. ,.... ........,................... ..,. ........ ..27
By-LAWS:
Adrriinistration of Justice...... .." ... ... _,...... ..30,41,'89
Appoint Arbitratol'.. .. ...~. ........................31,91
Allditors,. . .. ...... .. .. . . . . . . .. ...,...............,16, 84
Borrowing Monoy.... .. ..................... 16, 30, 85, 88
Board of Audit...... ..... ............................ 16,84
OountyRates. ............................. ...........31, 92
Confirming By-Law No, 709, yarmouth............... 28,31,90
Oonfirming By-Law No. 649, Dunwich. ... .... .... 40,95
Equalization. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 30, 88
High School Trustees...... .... .... , . ...... ..... 16, 83
High School Grants..... .._ ...... . ............. .41,97
flanse of Industry--Keeper's S,"Llary........ ..... ....40
Police Magistrate's Salary. . . . . .. ..... . . . . . , . . . . . . . ~. 40, 96
Port Stanley Road' Deed. . .. . . . .. . . . . . . , < . , . . .32, 94
-Port Stanley Road Agreoment with S~. Thomas. ... .. ..... 96
Port Stt1uloy Road Purchase. . . . . ."...... . . . . . . . . . . .20, 86
Rodney Police Trustees. ...........,........,...,.... .....87
1'ax Sale ExtensIOn...... . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40, 95
West Lr)rne Police Trusteos Incorporated... ,........... .17,85
Communications .......... .'............... ..... .8,11,24,26,29,34
Const,u,bles' Organization... ............".......................... .37
Co~mty Oouncils ... ... ... .., .................................,23, 33, 63
County Officials ...... .-......,..... ............ .._... ...2
County Hoads . . . . . . .. ,... . . .. . . . .. ........... 34, 72
ElgiilMunicipal Association.... ...... ....,.......... ]9,21,23,39
]~qualization.... ....... .............,......... .24,z-8
_H'ar'mers' Iristitutes."... ....................,....,........... 8, II, 13
FroightRates on Beans. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ............................30, 34
Good Roads Oonvention. .. . . ., ........, .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26, 82
Gmvenhurst Sanitarium..., ............ ..., .... ..., .... , ... ... ..21, 25, 28
High School Tl'llstces..., ........... ,., .............. ...;......... .7,9
High School Grants..,.. .'... .,.. .....,..... ........... _. . ..... ..... 38
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Municipal Officers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ....... 2
"Pedlar's License Refund. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . .... ...,...... 37
Port Burwell Bridge. .............. ..... ...... ........ ._....'....... .,...6
Port Stanley Road.... ...... ......... ....... '...... ,.5,9,17,19,21,28,29
i~~~:t~ag~~:t.e....:.:::. ::::::: ..~:::::::.::: ~ ~:::.: ..'.'. ..................;.6,.~~
REPORTS:
Administration of Justice,. ........ .... ........ ]5, 26, 87
Oourt House Oommissioners. ..... ... , ......,.......... ,.77
}!jducation....... ....,.. ,.... ,.,.... ...... ........ 14, 27, 39, 49
Engineer, ,....... ,........... ......... ..-..... ........ .57
Equalization....:... _........................ ..... .....28
Finance. . . , . .. ..........."......,..........15, 21, 29, 39, 51
Gaol...,..............-.-.......,.,....... .....,.. -..37,76
House of Industry...... .. ...................... .15, 37, 38,65
House of Lldustry, IU:-1pector..,. . ..,... ...,. ........,S6, 66
House of -Industry, Physician......".... ......... ......,.. ..70
Petitions and Legislation;.................... .l:~, 21,29,36,62
Police Magistrate . ..... .......,........ ....,.......78
Publiclmprovements......... ... ............ ..15,21,27,37,60
Public School Inspector. . . . . . . . , . . . . , . . . . . . . , . .. .....43
Standing Committees ............. ....,........ 7, 11, 42
Toll Road, -Spedal, . . . . . .. .................... .17, 27, :36, 73
'Warden's Address..... .. ................ ..,12,13, 37, 39, 71
Robert-.vs. }ijlgin.....,...., ........... .......,.............".. .11
Rodlley Police 'l'rnstees,.... ................... .......... .7,12,17,19,21
Wallacetown Fair...,.... .... .... .......,....... .... ....,27, 29
vVarden's Address. . .., . ..... ..... ...........,..........5, 19,23, 3:3
West Lorne 'frustees, . . . . . . . . . . _. . . . . . . , , . . . , . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . .. ....7
Willey Bridge..... ,.. ...,....... .'... .,........ .w.............. ....27, 29
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BY-LAW NO. 690.
To Grant Additional Aid to Hlgh Schools.
The County Council 'of Elgin enacts:
That the sum of one thollsand dollars bo granted to the following schools:
Aylmer Collegiate Institute. . . .
Dutton High . School
Vien.na High School ...........
COUNCIL CHAMBER, St. Thomas, December 1, 1905.
K. W. McKAY,
County Clelk
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500 00
150 00
$1,000 00
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TO PROOlmDINGS ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL, 1905.
Address.ofWarden................ .
Administration of Justice Expenses..
Almeda. Hart.
Assessors' Meeting.
Auditors ...
Aylm,cl' Fair.
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By.LAWS:
Administration of Justice. .... .....,......... .30,41,89
Appoint A.rbitrator....._.. ..................,... .31,91
Auditors..... .. -..........,.. .............. .... ..16,84
Bonowing :Money........ .... .... .... ...1 _. .,. 16, 30, 85; 88
Board of Audit.. .... ..., ................... ... .... ... 16, 84
County Rates. ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ,31, 92
Confirming By-Law No. 709, yarmouth....... ........ 28, 3J, 90
Confirming By-Law No. 649, Dll.llWich.... ,... ....,.. 40,95
Equalization.. . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . .. . . ... . .. . , . .. 30, 88
High School Tt'ustees ....................,..... .,..... 16, 83
High Sohool Grants...... .. ...... .... . ,.... ....., ... .41, 97
Houso of Industry-Keeper's Salary....... ......... ..... .40
Police Magistrate's Salary. . ; . . .. .... . . . . . . . . . . , . .. 40, 96
Pol'~ Stanley Road Deed.... "........,.... ..... .32, 94
Port Stanley Road Agreement with S~. Thomas. .. ..... JJ6'
Port Stanley Road Purchase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20, 86
Rodney Police Trustees. '........... ,. ... . . ... ..... .....87
Tax Sale ExtensIOn....... ,......... .. . . .. ... ... ..., .40, 95
vVest Lr)rne Police_Trustees Incorporated.....".. ........ .17,85
Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S, 11, 24, 26, 29, :34
Consta,bles' Organization..... .... ............ ......... ... .'........ ~37
County Councils.,. ... ... ... ............,.....................23, 33, 68
County Officials .-.......... .._................,.. ."........ ... ...2
County Rouds . . . . . . .. '... . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . .. 34, 72
]j;lgiu Municipal ARsociatron.... ..... . ... . .... .... > ]9, 21, 23, 39
)1~qualization.,..... ..... ........... ............... ... ;24, ~8
Farmers' Institntos.... . .............. .._..,...., .... ..., 8, II, 13
ll'reight Rates on)3eanfJ.... ."... ...... ...........................30, 34
Good Roads Convention. . ................ "..,................. .26,82
Gravenhurse Sanitarium...............".... .'..........,.... ...21,25,28
High 'School Trustees. ... ...... ................. ...........,.... .7,' 9
High School Gral)ts.'. . . . . . . . . . .. ..... ..... ..."...,..".,.......... 38
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Municipal-Officers....... ........ ....... ................ ....... . ...... 2
Pedl~T's License Refund, . . . . . , . . . , . .. . . . . . . . .. . .... _..,..... 37
Port. Burwell Bridge....... ......., ........,.,..................... ,...6
Road. .,...., .................. ...... ,.5, 0,17,19,21,28,29
Police Magistrate... ,.. .... ,............,... ....... .. ..,..-........ _. ..37
Registry Office.... , ... ........._..... ........, ..... .. .......6, 13
REPOR'l'S :
Administration of Justice'.. .... .... ..... .,15, 26, 87
Court, House Commissioners. ,.... .... .. .... .. .... ..77
Education.... .~.. ...... ,...~ ... ......, ....... 14,27, 39"M)
Engineer. ,................ ._.. ........., .. ,. ....,... 57
Equalization.-..... ,. ..,...._.,.. _:........ .... . ..,...28
Fitiance .. . . ; . ~ .............................. '15, 2], 29, 39, 51
Gaol.. ,. .-... ...;....., .." .....,. ...,.. .. ,._.... ....,. 37,76
House' of Industry........ .~............,....... .15,37,38,65
House of Lldustry, In:-lpecto~.,.., .'..... ..... ........ .H6, 66
House of ,Industry, Physician,.......... ,.....,. ..,.......70
Petitionsand,Legishition....,.............. .. .]3, 21,29,36,62
Police Magistrate . . ... ......... ...... . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Public Improvements......,............, .15,21,27,37,60
Public School Inspector....... .,............ ..... ,43
St.anding Committees ....,........ ..... 7,11,42
Toil Road,SpuuiaL.... ................ . .17,27,,36,73
vVarden'sAddress...,. ,. ...... .....,.... .12,1:3,37,39,71
Robert_vs.'-Elgin. '~_....'.'_' .................. ............ ..-.... .,11
Rodney Police-Trustees,.... .......... ..........,. >... .7,12,17,19,2]
Wallacetown ,Fair.... .... ...... ...... ,....,.. .. ,...............27, 29
'Varden's Address._... ... ..... ..... ............,........ .5; 19, 23, 33
West LorneTrustees............. ... ... ... .".. .-.... .-,.....,........ ....-7
'Villey Bridge............ ,........ ,.. .... .... ..... ,.. .. ....... .27, 29
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Statement, of particular~ ,leading-up to the
, application by the County Couricilor Elgin '.
. for Special Legislation to Provide for
the Abolition of Tolls on the Road.
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. ,The.L,~nd~~l, 'a~dPo.rt, S~anley.Gr~~~,I: Roa4, :was,pllfcllased,'
fr~m', the'Gqvern~eI)t ',of ,the '" late'Pro~rince, ()f,. C~u~,ada by ',tI1:Ei:"" ,,:y:
. \C8~nty,of.~iddlesex in'I8SQ. ,', _ I~','185~..'th~ C~ltn~Y',()f.Mid.d.rese:x" ' .11
rec,ei~eqJro~' the:,Cqunty~(~lgill:, $8,;22?' for Otheporti611pfth~ -' !
roadwitbin _Itsbounqaries'.,. { , ' ,
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During -tl)e:,y~a~s bet\veen.'1S 53,~~'nq:"T8 Sp:,.1:he" 'cOl~ll'ty:-
colle~te~:, ;b3l,+S9.il1: ton.sJ-and._:e~p~pdect':.inr'epai'rs,' th ,~, Slll~",,'qf
;[5,015, lea~ing a, deficit of ;[1,556; or -$6,;;';4~ ,on the .16th .',
~lay-,of~ebruarYl, 1857, the,C()~pty, lea~ed,.the/poa~ .fo~",9,~~:::,. >'
'11.utJ,dr~d)nd,ninety~nine year,s.fqr'the SUn1'Of,$I.6,o4o;' ,.pay~ble' \,'-,
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, during:,tVl'~n_t~.. r~a;rs;:^_witJ~'\inte,rest'<:L~:"5%.:T~e. 'las,s,paY.111~nr:
''f~s,,-m~d~ ..on",t~e",2'3rcl..:~..~yofTa91l,~ry"t876~',' rolJs:arenow."
,being: col1e9ts,~::q~. the'road~Y <,:b ~)e$~e,e.
SETTLEMENT WITH /$T. THOMAS. , ' :
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In _ )_86 1. ~';,th,e:_';T~,~11:o{,,:S t;'1'~?l11 a~:sep'ar'at~,~ .:'frdlil><t8~,,::'
,COU,llty.. pf EI~i~, "\~~~'i~,,tb~',,~leeOd,: ofs~pa~ation, '. irh,i.Sh:,t?ol<':'-
effect, onrth,e':I st .... of Janua~Y1' :t862,.. theT,o'YP 'rerea,~edto the:;,.:
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la?d_and: pretpi:ses'~OIrpdsi~lg,~hat.l?~rt o~,~h~,,'Lon,ds?'a~d tw~t:," ','
,Stanley"GraveUed .'R,oad 'lying within;:th~. ,limits ,of . the ,.:said:-:
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as ~el1 th~t portion situate'-lyingandbeing within, as
the'~limitsofthesaid Town;,_ ,and,of" )n,'to,- a'nd"out
hou,ses';' . toU <bars; weighing scales, tolls, bridges,
p0\yers~and,privileges ,in any wise,' ~ppertaining. to the
Road" "as well as all .rents and moneys re-
in, a c.ertain.itidenture'orlease of ,the said,lgravelle"d
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.. In'I862,the')e~see'scomplaiile'd,' tha:t ;ttreir-~dghts -',under the
, we;eaffe'cted.'by'~-the,separat~onofthe Town Qf St;
'fl~'om the County.' TheJoll(;)wingopirii6.n, dated. the
,1862,,1 was given in, reference thereto by Mr._,R:
Becher, "Solic,it~r,of Lpncfon,"a:s,Jollows:
"1St. Th'at'the'lessee ,1sn'ot: bound to l~e'pa:.ir'. that
r 'p~r.t6f the road..a'ndbridges,'lying withiiLthe'lown orSt.
'Thomas.
'.lind.. That they Cail erecJ no, tollgate. ,:not , can'
they, exact' any t~ll.within:the~t own.L '
"3rd. Th~t-they ,are not liable,< to the
~nY:A~magearisiIig fro;111 that portid11 of the
'o'utof-repair. .,
",4th. That'the ImUnicipalit,iesof St. Thomas and
.,EIgi6. j1a'd:no powertb 'make suchan ar'nLngement as 'is
,jnle~depto beca~,rie.d :into effect_by! the :Deed' m.entioned
'upon ,their separation, by which, as I understand1,',the
Town assutlle.dtoc~:HlYey to theCo'untYithat P9rtion ,ofth,e
road lyihg 'within the"TownJimit." !
In January, !~63: the, Co;.tntyCo'uncil pass'ed the Jollo'(ing
"'Thata p'~tition beprese_nted'by,this Council to'the
,Legislative Assembly,rraying for,the passage',of a,;p~'ivate
A~t,tocontinue,inthe Corporation of the County tJie
tiIan.agemeo.t an'd~on~rotof that part of; the Londol1':l:Uid
POft Stanley. Gravelled 'Road lying within. the limits of the
Town' (of 'SL, Thom'asand declare the 'same to be 'held
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under,the,cpresent lease' of said road to Robert He.pburn,
subje~t to all th~ ri~hts and liabilities existing: by virtue ,of
said,' lease before ih'e, incorporati,otl' of said Town;
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"That Mess~~. Nairn Decow arid,Sfui~h" be a':' s}Jed~l!,
commi~tee :to co-oper'ate with: a' SoliCitor fbrpi'eparhig'~'
Sp~cial Act in, 'confor'mlty with, the:,esolution, last,P~ss~d
and to take such steps in conjubction with.theCouncil, of
th~Town ofSt;'Thom~:s,asthey may thinkadvisablefo,r
the, passing of the same." '
TDepriv~te 'Act~herein referred. t,o "being C-h~p;te,\'49i"
26.Victori~, ,was as~ented to on the I2tli,9fMaY~I863,
an-d reads as follows :.
SPECIAL ACT OF 1863.,
'I, Whel;e'as the,' CQrporatiori~" of the' CouFty 'o{ ]~lg-iq
alid, qr. the "To:wn of St.' Thomas have :bytheir,pe,titip'rls,l.
repr~sented'tllat doubt:s,'have arisel~ sincetheid~()rporation'
of the ,said 'T?~.I;l,'respectihg the right,of:',propel~ty, ini,~nd';
the lnanagementand control df,that partofthe -Loi:J9pn
.ap~,port Stant'ey'Graveiled Ro.ad,)ying, within ,the lim:its"
of the Town of St. Thomas., artdhaving prayed for', an AcC,
to remo~e' the,aforesaid' doubts, and iti:s expedient to
grant relief to the petiti()ne1's:'ther~for~;'Her"Ma~esty,\by,
'-\and ~ith the:aqvice andeonsent of the' Legfslative C.ouncil
and.Ass~nlbly of~anact'a,' eriacts:as folio:vs : .
"'I. ,'Allthatpart of theLondo1)p.nd-Port~,tarley
. G~avel1edRoa'd, lying'within-the lirpitf; o.f theTowl10f'Sf.
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Thoma'sj together:' with. the, '~anagement and':cont,rol
'th,ereof, shall be vest~d...and c'o'ntinlle in.th'e.c::orporati:o~..'bf':
the~:'County_ of' Elgin, in like manner' as the ,same wa$,
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, vested therein befoeethe .iricorporatio'nof.. the 'said Toy.rn,
the,pr,bvisio.os' of' Th~ l}ct, Respecting . M~t1icipal Instit~-
,tions" chaph~r fifty-follr of The, COl.'. solidat,ed' S.' tatl.'ltl1s.' f9r
Upp~rC~nada,.o~;of any 'otherAct'ol",.Law to .theconttary
no'twithsta.ndingj,_and t~e sai~ Corporation ~f the ;Cqu~ty.
o(EIgi~, sha~l hold, the sam~, ~~bjectto, allthe','righ,fs',.;;
ly'ase.,- or' leases and Jiabilities .-existing or.' ,the other ,1'01':-
tionsofthe,saidroad .lying withiti the said,'County, 'and
,withoutthe said Towb.
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section of the aforesaid,Act Respecting,.Mu~icipaJ
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i.f':"';]': I...:n:..S.ti:t~ltiO ~s, the said p~rtion of road shall not '.be d ee:" ed
!~l'i ':t~~pe".nor,be th~p~opertyof'thes~ldTown" .ll()f, shall the
~f)i .corporation thereof be ,liable 'to -repair the same, or ,any'
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I!}}::! pa~'tther.,eof,,'?f,,/ji~bl~,forany ,1055\:6r, ,-damqg~,t~at' m~~
W~,:J ,1 i_aCCfueto.,.-a,ny ,p~rson ,"9r pers:ons,bY' .reason 'of:~he'sald
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t~f::: I,; ,);lqrtion ,not b,eing, kept. in repair;
f',lr, "3:. That thisAct shall be deemed a,Public Act."
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~\':~~.>" '('DUrill~, the 'past :few ,y. e~rs therehasbeen,considerihle
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l)~i"', agitation for the removal or'tolls fro,!, the London alld Port
(:~:,,'!:':,,':: .,:St~nleyGl~avel R~ad,..\andit. was thought'}n, J90T wh.et}.. .The
,llf,j: ,:'[" .:,TRI.~:J~tad:'Ex~rOPd~tionActwa,s'~assed that' jt';l?rovid~d fo,~.
I~~:,.I:,!: :':'"th,e,pro,ceeding ,s"ne"c e 55 a,r;rtob llY o~ tthe'r:,ig.,b,ts:?f the. .:lessee.'..
!~!:'" . J: 'It was-Jotincl,h_owev.er,,:tl-:tat.theAct did p.ot'apply to th~s:' roadl
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Iii!,'. II' "'A'commit.tee.was: then'..appointed by' the' County Council.to
~~:,. li:<, ,'~~~:l1r'~:'~,uch~ltnencJtnent~lto The ~oil' Ro~ds',~~~ropriatio~ 1\yt
i~!:: i,'.' ias,::'jgulcL.rri',<lk,~:it~applylto the remoVfll aLt,olls.' in Elgil1. 'It
~~/1 I! ..:wa:~,a!~o- ~~'o~ghtaelvisable'toItl,ali,e.qRplicatipn tq- .the.Legi~-
~<<i, '..I~:~I:r~"~f()rltherepea{''Of the SpecialA~t, of I 863,' anel an ,~ffQrt
ift:1 '( :-'Y~~'ll1a,~~.to:'secur~ tl~e consent'0ttbeCoun~i1bfth~ CitY,:'of
i~i/~!:I, ::~t., -:'fhOI1Jas.... ..The following ,proposition was".macle . to, the
%i.,:. J ,"'~ity.CQ4nCnb)(the,Coutlty; . ,. ,
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J::;":,:;II~I'>:f._-' ," _ ,il That thIS Coun,crl agreestopay,the CItY-,of St;
~~::'l,~i:.',:.:."'"" .'Thomas! the: sPI~..,ol:Eight T~ousand ':..D?llar_s,',j$~'Poq)~'
liVI ~i:i'..' on conditiop that tbe ~ity assumes all liability and, control
~!::":l)~:'''''.:.: of:thht'p'ortiot~ \ofthe_ToV ." Roael.lyipg.:w~thinthe ,City
11;:, ~:' ' limits and all .?f th~ .three south ,bridges, the. north b:idge
~li:'!,~,,i::_>"i ~,t?"be.'ma1nta1ned j01l1tly' ,l?y County aoel 'CIty, It bemg"a
l:f:'::'}lI(:'~>:d"" : bridge 'ov,~r:a boundary line, and. . ' .
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r~!:.:' eL:.:-;';;:, . "~,'I' 2',Th'~t :th~City, agrees, to' the'repeal of the, SpeciaL '
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~D/ ;1i .' wherl.t?e.. Cottnty. obtams'. control. ',of. th~., Toll. Road, and,
~i:i\: ;';:', ','~n~ that;:~we:b9authorized t~ appl)rfo,r thepassi~g'of- a
I[b:',; ~.>,,; '. '. ,'8,l?eGi,~JAc:t'confinlling,the:agreement~Carried."
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m:;':i',i "::::;:,,I'lll'l:?ply,:the,St~ Thoma~ ~ou,ncil submitted the Jo:1low.ing, '
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That this 'Committee .-'rec'ommends the City, ,COll'nci(.,to
accept the'foll,owihg prop()sit:ioni'tl refetence:t6 the"Lon~PIl
an.dPort'Stanley'Toll R,;oad,. if':agreea~le' to th.E~,-'CQ:unty
.Coundl:
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, "The two _centre bridges to he do'ne aw~)", wgn; arid
th~tp'~l:tibnor t.p~:road be~ween tire twq ~nd~~.ncl~eli(l'~'
t~,esai,d 'bridge~.to . be . clds~d. ; '. that the.,~~untY'I1l:ak,~
,,:arran~em~flts wi~h ,'~he, 12rop~rtyown,er~ fo~:the' 'clb~'h~,g::of::':
the. road, .theCeuI1t'y to'1 put:..in,,a~,,,stone,'cul~,e~.t.an~d.fi.ll in,:'_'
the, gully at the CemeterY,Briclge,. the'.cityarid'S,()~101yt?:'
'jointly 111ainthin,.the _ bqlance< of 'the ,~oad,withi~t~~',Ci~y:
'lip1its';,',a. defioitetiine tobeJi-xe4o~\l'.en. the. tolls.. aret.?':7~,'!
..take'n'off; the c::~~y,Jo'haVEf,th~,.:exclhs.i:ve,fra~c~ise"f?r ,aT~,,,
electric .road' over' this ,ro'ad',from,_,St<.:Thornas ."to-:PQr~
Stqrr-ley ;th~C,ityto..ag~ee t,o the' r-epe~loftq~Act OfI~63:;.:,.
and 1iew~egis~a,ti,ol1 to,b~ obtaine1d,to c'onfirm<t~is;agr5le-'
'ment.~Carrie:d." ,
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TheCitY'sp'roPosltiq~,~vas.. 'no't_,acceptable.to ,_the. .Coupty:: . .'i'
C9'uncil," andthem atter _'was /_a~terwar9s,con,~idered', 9~' tll1:e,~
'.differei1t occ~5'ion~ "by corl1,~littees:l'~pre~eritinwtqeCou'nty',an.~
, Cit'y,but. n'oagre'emen~. ~;;tS a:irive~'.afwherel:?3<the ,.citY'/V9tl'lcl
~SSutn~' the '01a~nteI1~oce,.of,.th~t, pOl~tion,df:. .the",Londbn. alJd
"Por'tStanley To~l Road ryi(lg,\Vithitl. the :City, limits;
LEGISLATI,ON APPLIED FOR.
Applicati~l1, was'-mad~',i:,o,t~~:'Le:~is~ah\r~ in, x:9()~fQr:,a'tl:
~mendl:n:€lnt: tq 'fh,e TollRoads'>:E'xpr()p.rjatiol1 'A.ct',.m'al~i~g,'it<:'!!!~
applicable to the, London ai,d Port' Stanley Toll R~ad.' The t:i'j
Act _~'Ya.s;alneodedso"as:"to apply. to....the'purchase:ofroacls,. ."'~':~
~ii:nilar,l)~:situated. . S~ction .,~8 of ',~he Act to a~'end' the..' ','~~
StatuteLaw'wl';ls,hovV"ever, passedasfollo~s : '.:' i\":;
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present'-session of the Legislative Assembly of Onta.riq;/ II:
intituled ,AN ACT TO' AMEND THE TOLL ROADS. 'i
EXPROPRIATION 'ACT, .'gOl, ~pall not tak~. effect 0/ .,
be(:~~e- ()perafiveor~"hav:e ~JJY force as t<.?' or.i~:airyw~y":..,I;:i
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tOllching, or:- 'affecting the 'London' and-P~rt StanJeyToll
Road wiih!l1 the.)i1?,i'ts of the' C~~lllty',ofElgin."':
The,C?mmittee reporte,d'that.,tneir failure ',to ',~ec'ur~,"l~gts-
l&~iqn ,to mak~The,ExPt:opriatio~,Act app11sable,to the, LOt1d~n
\'~q~: I'ort- Sbnl~y,Toll Road w_as owing.to,the'oppositi01;'of the'
"Citr. ofl,~t. ,Thomas to,th~ repeaLofithe Special Ac,~, oft863.
"",~ince,.that.timethe agita,ti~n for~h~retnoval of ~?llshfLSh~~?
co~tin~ecl"aI19' the~\Collnc.il and,ratepayers-'al~ng ',the, road
:,?~ve.ende~vor:ed,' to take'.,.advantage of The, Gener\al, Road
90l~pfl:nies Act. as amended Ii'n Igo3' Theoiqspecting Engil1eer~
'~p,p6h:~~dbftheCounty G,?lin~il 'aI1d, the. 'Provinoial-Illspectoi-,
:,'o'f.,TSlrRoads have re,ported t,he"~oad to beaut of repair; and
~hat repairso,fder,ed ~a ve not' b~en, ;com,pleted.
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The:.Co\.16ty 'CouncilatitsJ~lJuary session, ISloS,_ were
:,wa-it;~d,upon: 'by:a,,~le~'utatioq of ratep'a~;ers: interest,ed,.', ~hb
r~q~~'sted them to .'takefurther:'pl~ocee'dil1gs' for. "the, purchase~f
,th'~'.,le.a~e and 'the:r~lno~~l ,~ft~H~ toll gates, and aSpecial Con~-
,t:i1ftt,e:e of.,theCou,Ilctl w~s 'apPointe4,.",to, consider-, the mf!.tter
~na,'rep:6rt, at 'a: special session:,Thiscommhtee ,c?n,~ulte~
.,~ith 'tl~e ";To~nshjps,or'.xrartl1o'Uth 'and, ,South\Vold'"",thr?ugh'
\ whi~h th~road passes; and~he Copncilsof these TowIlships
'have agr~ed..,each toP~Y_: 15% ,of_the,a01?unt ,that~~e,"Co'unty
'm~y, hqve ,to' pay_Jar tl;e purchase:of'the, lease' an'p,-t6as:sume
theportion~f~he road,~ithin thc;i~,,:boundar'jes when t;h~- ~~Us
'ar~,,',remov'ed., .ArnuJgerqepts,h~v)'also ,been~oIl1_p'let~~,'W'ith
theyi,llage..of PPTt. Stanley which agrees: to_ assume':the, pprtion ,
of, the' road within" its_, limits; 'tIie, Gonnty to- maint~in ,small'
briqge andpr~tect theroadlwhe~e'it:adj9ins the. Kettle ."dreek. .
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:'Th~.:i01lovyitlg;t\V~,__prGpositions'_\'/ere subl~itted, for the
':;c~nsideratjor10fthe.Council of the City o'f St;'Thomas",;
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I. ThaHhe City paY'I5% of the cost 'of the pnrchase
orthe lease, ~nd agree',to the.repeal.ofthe:SRecial Actalld
:t?,the dosing of the roadbetw~en.,the :Asher~"Gtnd,Brewery
lbrid'ges __ ,:and.---- pay' one,~'hal~'t'he,:co~t<oLc~nstructi~n, --__a~d:
.maintain road: through Spohn'~ Flats'ifitisrequired..
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2; ,Tl?at City agrees,to'" repeal, ',of-:Special, Act,a!1d,
aSsumes ,'all' the,' roa~:~nd::hridges ftom a ,'point:'I 00, feet
SO':1thDfthe -- F00t,e ,bri~ge".to, the southlitrlit of tpe 'cit~,
'the County to',pay the~ity$7',000, lessI'5%_oftheco~~ bf'
" .p~rch~sing the lease a~d" a~ree'_,to abblishil1g,.the Ashery:
and Br~,wery,. bridges and the closing :ofth'e raNi.,
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!~e replyxece.ivedJrom-the C.ity 'Co1;locil-- was -- t~, the, effect
th;:rt tlWY we~'e una,ble:to agree, to either ,'()f the two pr()p'o~,
sitibns,'
Af~er.-- cbl1~idel'in,g --thi~,____ ____ the" propo.sitio6s' .\~,ere' > 'wit~dra\Vn,
by.:tbe ,eo:lln,tf',Qommitte~and a~esollltion':l:>,assed. -- favoring ~n.
a:PP.vtationforsp~cial Je~isl~~i~n: __ __ ____ __. ____,' . __ __'
1st; T~'confirm~~greements with the Townships
ofY"r,,:,onth. and. ?oulhw6ld and the .viiI"ge of Port
Stanley;
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, ____,r'211d~ __ ,T~pr6:vjde fo.r,:~he,"purcQase.of' the, l,ease':,by
, ar,bitt:atiolt'under t]1e -Pfovisionsof The ToIl-- Road----Expro~
p~i'a~jonAct~ i
;"_3rd., ..F()rth~,.,iunendmerltof the .'Spec,ia{ ,Act
,br.I.8,63"sot~at.after, th~tQl1s are ,removed the City ,'or
S t.' . Thom,as ,~il1b,e r,esponsi bIe- for- the. m~intenar{ ce .'of-that:
portior .of the' TqI'lRoadwithiri, tl)e 'limits .' of_the '"City 't~e
s~tpe .a~tJJ.ey ,would:bein':t~.~-cas~ :of other ;roads. similarly"
sitii~ted.
GENERAL REMARKS.
'fQ~,<,:COP;lltl,'CoUllcil:arid;,or~t.epayers alo'ng tl;ie road~nd
themseIV_es':in thjs,,,'positicih:'
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,.rst._l'hey are :d~hal~r,ecl, frOth taldngadvantage of
th~', prpvi~ions,' pf' The, ToU., Roads.~xpropriation 1\cf of
I,90r: asame,n..qed.
'?n~;The,'t()ad'iso~:t :'of,repa.ir; arid:, the:l'r()c~edibgs"
:t~{{enynde~;the provisionsof'r:he: Gener,aJ, Road COlnpanie.?
Act,(ls~m~ll'~ed:forenforcil1g th~rep~irof "the -l-oad h~v~':J
, not'.pro~e(l~ff~ctlve.
,They are s~till
ip, favor ',of aboliEihing .,,ih~ ,tolls,';
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eC\ch,:o'f- :the 'Townships ~hrbug-h'_which 'the. "road passes
have shown their willingness toc,On~ribute tov;rards' any
direct b'enetltthey>majr'deriveby agreeing to pay IS% of
the cost'.
4th. The' C}ty of' SL_Thomasj\yith. its large popu-
rat'ion,i.s situat~d: ;;Lt, ,the. c~ntre bf the ToUl~oad,: The
in~abita{lt~ of the ,Ci~ypaya large. percentage of tlje,tolls,.
,T~e ;CityCouncil,:are'not agre~able'. to. paying m~y portie)n <
ofthe cost. ' . ,
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S~h, The Special Act of r863 relieves the ,City' from
,;alr'r.~sponsibility.jn sonn,ectioll'with. the portionl" oCthe Toll
Roacl'withifl"its)imits..)n 1861, when the 'Fown oLSt.
'rho~a~ 'sepatatedfrom,the'Countyof Elgin, there wasan,1
adiUstm~ntof'the' assets and liabilities in which ~he County
a~drownw~re'interested: Th~' Deed of S'~paratioll'
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showsth~t the'fown's,'Inte,restin the Toll Road and the
r~,~ltspr~viided rot in the 'Lease became the property of the I
C?unty~. For tristhe, !ownu~u,sthave rec:eivecla,con';
side~atibn. The I'Deed of. Sep~ration :flot proving suffi,c'lent,
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a:?pedal' Act..was' passeg 'to .remove ,alldoubtas;t6 the
jurisdictiot;l of the Coulltyover the portion of the Tql'l'l3-oad
withii1' the limits of the TowQ.~ This was 'necessa~yte.
'e~a,blethe County t~ enforce .th~ terms' oftl1e,.teas'e ,and";
,enablet.het.TIto collec.tth. e. ,rent-. 'it. wassimp.'ly' a confi. .rm'a-.
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tio.n of an' asset whJch had been"'co'nsidered in the ,Deed '0'[
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ISep,aratiolJo ~.r4e ass'et consisteclohlyof- tqe_rents to-be
paid' under the L~as,e: . TheCounty,assu~~d 'th~responsi~
b~lityofentQrcing,the te'rms of-the Lease/ which provides
that the 'les'see,shalL he re~poflsible .fo~the repair .qfthe,
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road., This'was ?eneficia! to City anq County alike.
Siricet8S7the City and County, by, the terms of. the.
_ ,r.ease"h,ave beenrelievedef all' responsibility' foe the
maihtenance of the Toad','TheCountY..,Counc11 is. now
desirouso'f'purchasing the rights ef t,hei Lessee and
~b()lishing the'toU-gates,'and' request that the provisions,
of The Toll Roads Expropriation Act be madeapplicah\~
50'.; that' the a~nount the.Citysho,uld pay, towards' the
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purchase ,of the rights of-the 'Lessee may be determined.by
arbitratien. Th'ey also: a?kfer the amendment ,of, ,the
Special Act of 1863".'S-0 that' it will remain in f6rceonly ,so"
,10ng-as'tO'l1s are being collected on the roac}. ,
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r";rgo2theCityCouncil objected 'to the repeal 0fthis
Act. The ,plan ofpurchas~, proposed by theCdunty
CQuncil at.thattime iric1ud~d,th'e. coUectioll of. tolls, .for, a,.
period of_ten:year~:tP ,.'r-eip-lt)urse. . the:C?unty:f9r" the.ir'
expenditures .and: the 'purc;haseof- the,.Lease'; Tlle' p~y-'
~e~-l1:of- 30%"of th~' ~ost' -by the~o~nshi?~, interest~d ii1d
the' p,aymefl.t' bytl1r: Sity, of such an, amount a's
~rbitrator 1nay;,detert11ipe..~ill ena,ple. the County
to ret11oveth~. gate~. at o?ce,. as. they-are ~illing to: assu'me
.; thepala.nce oCthe cost whatever It fl!.ay bE;. I ' I
. 6th. On the portion of tb~ ~oad within the City
limits a,re four. bridge:~, .'one ~whol~y' within. thei Citran,d
three :acro~s Kettle '.Creek_v~l1i'ctI forms, t~e' 'b?undary:. '
line, }hec;Ot,ll1tyandCitY.."\tV,ould bejpintly, responsible:for,
_the bridges oh-tl1e boun,d,ary-aJterthe toHs,are ~einqved
~if the. Jegislatiol1l}pplied'for; is passed.
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