1912 Minutes
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ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL
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PROCEEDINGS
of the
ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL
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Good RO'ads'As-S'oC'iati'On ... .'" ....:..,... ..... ' .......... . . ..' ,26,-117
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'House of Industry Inspector '.' .'.'.' ,"""" P,..',. ..,.. ........:. .... ,44,98
House of Industry' Bhysidan ., "...,..."; i.... '_.' .'.,...... ...44, 102
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p.etitions and Legislation"............ .'........ :..-.'. .14,312,47,9',3
Police 1iagistrate ,. ..."....;. ._.."........ '..... ,.... .....,... ,109
t)ublic ImproVeinen,t$ ..,;..,.,;'.............""..... .15,' 29' 46, ,90
Public School InsP8'ctor Taylor ..." ,..............o'..., .'. ..,..66
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During the Sessions held in the
COURT HOUSE, ST. THOMAS
in the Th[onths of
January, June, and November
Nineteen Hundred and Twelve
W. McKAY,
County Clerk.
A. ANDllR$O)il,
Wat-den.
County Officials
c. W. Colter, Esq., County Judge C. O. Erm.atinger, Junior Judge
D. McColl, Esq., Sheriff J as. H. Coyne, Esq., .-Registrar
D. McLaws, Esq., County Court Clerk
A.. McCrimmon; Esq., Clerk of the Peace and County Cr,own Attorney.
C. F. Maxwell, Esq., Master in Chancery \lV. F: Luton,- Esq., Gaoler
J. A. Taylor, B.A., and "V. Atkin, Esq., Public School Inspectors
J Ohl1 McCa':1slal1d, Esq., Co. Treasurer K. W. McKay, Esq., Co. Clerk
, .i ~ai~leS IN. Bell, M. C. S.,'c.E., COl1ntyEngincer
James M. Glenn, K. c., LL. E., COltnty SolicitOl'
Frank Hlmt, Esq., Falke lvlagistrate
Robert Kains, ]\11. D., - .Gaol Surgeon
F. W.Gucst, M. D., Physician H01.1Se of Ind"l1stry
D. H. Gooding, Esq., Keeper House of Industry
A. Turner, Esq., Inspector :Hol1se of Iildustry
John T-:1'opkins, Caretaker Court House
All of St. Thomas P. O.
County Awlitors: Walker Caughell; 'Vi. A. Galbraith, Dutton
Ac1ministrationof Justice Auditors: C. \V. Colter, County Judge.:
D.1VlcKillop, \Vest Lome
MUNICIPALITY CLERK TREASURER
Aldborough..... . E. A. Hugill, Rodney... D. McPherson, vVest Lome
Dunwich....... .. .D. A. lVIcNahb, Dutton... .J. A. Call1pbell, Dutton
Southwolc1.. . ..' .. .J. 11cLennan, Fingal..... D. 1.\. Cattanach, Fingal
yarmouth.... VV. C. Caughell, St. Thom'as,. R. l\lcLachlin,St. Thomas
Malahide. ' , .. . .. Mahlon E. Lyon, Aylmer, . Mahlon E. Lyon, Aylmer
Bayham... .' ,. Benj, Brian, Straffordville, , \iVm. Grant,
South Dorchester.. , . . . D. Taylor, Belm.ont. .. Gordon vVinder, Lyons
~rown of Aylmer. .. .. . . . .. '. . D. C.,Davis.. . . , .. . .. .. . . VV. Warnock
Village of Vienna... . . . . .. . .. S. S. Clutton.. . . . . . . . .. S. S.
Village of Springfield. . . .. . .. .J. n.. Lucas. . . . George Stewart
Village of Port Stanley.. .. .Jas.Gough............... . .Jas.
Village of Dutton.. . .. . . . .' .. J. D. Blue. .. . . .. . .. . D.
Village of West Lome..... .J. S. Robertson.. ... . ..' Arthur
Vil1a~e9f Rodney... ..... ... .J. D. Shaw... -. .....;. N. S.
Municipal Clerks and Treasurers
PROCEEDINGS
- OF THE-'
ELGIN
COUNTY COUNCIL
FIRST SESSION-FIRST DAY
Tuesday, the 231'd day of January, 1M2
The mC1TIbcrs~elect of the COl1ntyCouncil of the County of Elgin
this day at the Court House, St. Thomas, at 2 p.,m., allot whom, '.
the exception of Joseph A. J acksoll, Reeve of Bayham, filed
and took their seats at the Council Board, as follows:
of. Aldb.orongh..,-
Reeve, William W. Campbell
Deputy Reeve, -Peter l\tlcVicar
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of Dunwich-
Reeve, J 6h11 Dromgole
Deputy Reeve, Neil Love
of Southwold-
Reeve, Herbert J. Henderson
Deputy Rqeve, 1fils.on B. Stafford
.ownship of Yarmouth..,.----
Reeve, Alexander Anderson
Deputy Reeve, George Doolittle
o\v-nship of Malahide-
Reeve, Michael McKnight
Deputy Reeve, William. E. Leeson
O.VilShip of Bayham-
Reeve,
Deputy Reeve, vVilliam H. More
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Township of South. Dorchcster-
Reeve, Silas R. Wilson
Town of Aylmcr-
Reeve, Oscar McKinney
Village of Vienna-
Reeve, Robert Grass
Village of Springfield....:-
Reeve, Malcolm 1L Black
Village of Port Stanley-
Reeve, Harley Taylor
Villagy of West Lorne-
Reeve, Daniel McKillop
Village of Dutton-
Reeve, Geo. W. 'Ling, M. D.
Village of Rodney-
Reeve, Benjamin B. Graham
called the roll, and explained that
omitted to bring his certificate,
The Clerk took the chair,
Jackson, Reeve of Bayham, had
would have it in' the morning.
On motion,
ncsclay m.orning.
the Council then adjourned until ten o'Clock, \i'ilecl-
1(. w. McKAY,
County Clerk.
ALEXANDER ANDERSON,
Warden.
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FIRST SESSION-SllCOND DAY
Wednesday, the 24th day of January, 1912
called to order at 10 a.m., the Clerk in the
Jackson; Reeve of Bayham, filed his certificate and
The Clerk then called for nominations for the position of Warden.
Every member of the Council was placed in nomination, all of
re~igned, with the excep-tion of M;essrs, Wilson, McKillop,
Anderson, and Black
The .voting was proceeded with, and after the sixty-second vote
Council adjourned until 2 p.m.
The Council Resumed
Mr.
and
voting was resumed, and on the sixty-sixth ballot, Alexander
Reeve of Yarmouth, having received a majority vote, was
duly elected Warden. '
The Warden-elect made the statutory Declaration of Office before
McLaws, J. P., took the 'chair, and thanked the Council for
conferred upon him.
lof the last day of the November Session, 1911,
and confirmed.
following communications' were read:
President Ontario Good Roads Association, re deputation
Referred to Public Improvements Committee.
Secretary Provincial Trustees: Association, re delegates
me,eting. Referred to Education Committee.
F. M. Clement, County Representative Agricultural Depart-
with report. Filed.
Prisoners' Aid Association, re grant. Referred to Fillallce
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From the Salvation Army, re grant towards social work in
Ontario. 'Referred to Finance Committee.
From Warclsville High School Board, with account for 1911.
Referred to Education Committe.
From Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, requesting grallt.
Referred to Finance Committee.
From J. A. Taylor, B. A., Public School Inspector, i'c visits to
schools, 1911. Referred to Education Committee,
From County Treasurer, with report on finances. Referred to
Finance Committee.
From W. M. Reid and_other ratepayers in Dunwich and Ald-
borough, appealing, from action of Township COl.111cilsin r.eference
,. to their application for' changes in Union Sections 13 arid 15, DUllWich
and Aldborough. Referred to Education Committee.
From John Ross and other ratepayers of Aldborough and Dun-
,wicb, appealing from action of Township Councils in reference to
their application for the formation of a new Union School SeCtion.
Referred to Education Committee.
From Neil McEachren and others, appealing from action of
Township Councils' in reference to their application for the forma-:-
tion of a new Union Section. Referred to Education Committee. '
From F. H.unt, County Police Magistrate, with report. Referred
to Finance Committee.
From
meeting.
Secretary Ontario Good Roads Association, re annual
Referred to Public Improvement Committee.
From W. A. Reid, Secretary Boa,rd. of Education,. Woodstock,
with account. Referred to Education Committee.
From J. A. Taylor, B. A" Inspector Public Schools, with annual
report. Referred to Education Committee.
From John Hopkins, Higll Constable, r,c salary. Referred to
, Finance Committee.
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From VV. Atkin, Public School Inspector, re V1S1ts to schools,'
and expense account. Refcrrcd to Education Committee.
?vIovedby_ D. McKillop,
Seccpided byP. VcVicar,
That the Reeves of the several llltlliicipalities be 'a committee to
the S'tanding Committees for the year.
-Carried.
Moved byW. W. Campbell,
Seconded by P. McVicar,
That the. Council do now adjourn until 1n a.m. to-morrow, to
the Committee appointed to strike the Standing Committees
meet.
-Carried.
McKA Y,
County Clerk.
ALEXANDER ANDERSON,
Warden.
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FIRST SESSION-THIRD DAY
Advertising the County
Thursday, the 25th day of January, 1912
Since the 'Novc1l1_bcr Session, there has been considerable discus-
sion in reference to advertising. ,the agricultural possibilities of Elgin
County. The idea 'has been approved at various meetings of rate-
paye~s. The question is one that should he broug"ht up for consider-
ation during the present session.
The Elgin County Council met this day at the Court House, St.
Thomas, ~C'CQrding to adjournment.
The Warden in the chair.
If you decide to go into the matter, an appropriation woulet have
be provided for, and the policy to be adopted by future councils
should be fully state-cl for their information. It is just possible that
a plan for road improvement will have to be considered in this COll-
before many years.
All the members present.
The W,arden addressed the Council as follows:
Public ,W\orks
WARDllN'S ADDRESS
There no important public works to be undertaken this year, and
something illlforeseen happens, the expenditure in this depart-
will be low.er than it has been for many years.
, Gentlemen 'Of the Council:
I have again to thank yOU for the honor conferred in electing
me as your presiding officer for the year.
The attention of the Council is directed to the, report ofthe
Improvements Committee adopted in November 'last, in
to petition for a new bridge over the Thamcs Ri'vcr. The
of Middlesex was notified, and it will be your duty to appoint
special cominittee therein referred to. .
Thel:e are a few matters that I would like to refer to briefly:
Good Roads
days were read and COll-
This Council, on several occasions, has had the county roads
question under consideration, but as yet have made but little pro-
gress. Valuable information has, however, been obtained, and
hope that the time is not far distant when a comprehensive scheme
acceptable to the ratepayers of this county will be presented.
The report of the committee appointed to strike the Standing'
for 'the year was presented and adopted on motion of
seconded by Robert Grass.
Ling gave notice of application for grant equal to one year's
rate, for improvement of street in Dutton.
The Federal Government has made an announcement that meets
with the apprQval of the good road enthusiasts of the Province, and
the Government authorities are preparing to take advantage of the
offer.
Mr. Dromgole gave notice of application for grants of twenty-
dollars cachto the West Elgin. Farmers' and Ladie's' Institutes.
Leeson gave notice of application for similar granfs for the
Elgin Institutes. '
This will no doubt ha\'e an effect ,on public opinion, and I would
suggest that a special good r0ads committee be appointed to collect:
information, watch the 'trend .of the present agitation for increased
GovernmeJi.t aid,and report fully before the end of the year.
Doolittle gave notice of appli'cation for grant of twohundl"e(l'
dollars for lock-up at Union.
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Moved by 0, McKenny,
Seconded by Robert Grass,
That D. McKillop be appointed 011 the Board of Audit of Admin-
istratiol1of Justice Accounts for 1912.
-Carried.
lVloved by D. lVIcKilIop,
Seconded by John Dromgole,
That W. A. Galbraith and Walker C. Caughell be appointed
Auditors of the County Accounts' 'for 1911.
-Carried.
Moved by Ivla1colm M. J31ack,
Seconded by Wm. Leeson,
That this Council do now adjourn, to allow the Committees to
organize, and'meet again at 2 p.m.
-Carried.
The Council Resumed
]udgeErmatillger, President; C. St. C. Leitch, Secretary; and F.,
Hunt, Police Magistrate, addressed the Council, requesting a grant
to the oElgin Law Library Association.
The Wardell referred the matter to the Finahce COl1unittee.
The report of the Education Committee was presented and referr-:
ed to a committee of the whole, with M'r., Black in the chair.
After considering the report clause ,by clause, it was decided to
lay it over for further consideration, and the cOlJ1mi'ttee arose.
'M:oved by D. McKillop,
I Seconded by W. W. Campbell,
That the Chairmen of the various Standing-Committees be a
special committe,e to report on the Warden's address.
-Carried.
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Moved by 1\1. McKnight,
Secollded by Wm. Leeson,
'That this Council do now' adjourn, to meet at 4 p.111., to allow the
Committees to meet.
-Caeried.
The Council Resumed
The report of the Sp,ecial Committee on the Warden's Address
was presented and referred to a committee of the whole, De. Ling in
the chair..
After discus?ing therepo.rt clause by clause, it ,was laid,over
further consideration, and the Committee arose.
. Moved by 'Wm. Leeson,
,Seconded ,by M. McKnight,
That we do now adjourn to 111eet tO~111otrow at 10 o'clock a.111.
-Careied.
W. McKAY,
County Clerk
ALEXANDER ANDERSON,
Warden.
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FIRST SIlSSION-FOURTH DAY
Friday, the 26th day of January, ;1-912
The Elgin County Council met this day at the Court House, St.
Thomas, according to adjournment.
The "Varden in the chair.
All the mC111bers present.
The proceedings of the previous day where read and confirmed.
Mr. McKinney gave notice that at the next l11ceting of the Coun-
cil he would make application for a grant of one hundred mld fifty
dollars to assist in building a lock-up in the Town of Aylmer.
The 1-cport of - the Gaol and I-louse of Industy, Committee was
presented and adopted on motion by 111. McKnight, seconded by G.
Doolittle.
The report of the Education Committee was presented and l-den'cd
to a committee of the whole, Mr. Black in the chair. After amending
the report, the committee arose, and it was adopted on motion of
Black, seconded by Henderson.
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'The, report of the Public Improvements Committee was presented
and adopted on motion of S. R. Wilson, seconded by Peter McVicar.
The report of the Finance Committee was presented and adopted
on motion of B. Graham_, seconded by M,. !',1IcKnight.
The report of the Special Committee on the 'Wardeli's Address
was presented and referred'to a ,committee of the whole, Dr. Ling
in the chair. After amending the report, the committee arose and
the report was adopted on motion of Dr. Ling, seconded by S. R.
\^Tilson.
Moved by Graham,
Seconded by McKenney,
That the Connty Treasurer be requested to enforce the provi-
sions of section 214 of The Assessment Act, and collect six per cent.
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interest on
in any year.
all connty rates remaining u6paid after 20th De'cember
-1Carried.
!y[:oved by Dr. Ling,
Seconded' by M. Black,
That Samuel McColl be appointed Trustee of the Duttoh High
School.
-Carried~
Moved'by 'Oscar McKenney',
Seconded by W. E. Leeson,
That-Jas. G. Heiter be re-appointed Trustee for the Aylmer Col-
legiate Institute for the next three years.
-Carried.
Moved by Robert Grass,
Seconded, by J. A. Ja,ckson,
That vVm. Kirk be re-appointed Trustee of the Vienna High
School 'for three years.
-Carried.
Moved ,by W. E. Leeson,
Secol~dedl?y J. A. Jackson"
That grants of twenty-five dollars each be made to the East,
Farmers' and Ladies' Institutes.
-Carl'ied.
i\foved_ by J. Dromgole,
Seconded by Neil Love,
That this Council make grants of twenty-five dollars each to
vVest Elgin Farmers' and L~dies' Institutes.
-Carried.
1\ifoved by Geo. Doolittle"
Seconded by Pet,er McVicar,
That a gran'tof two hundred alldfifty dollars be given to'vvards
a lock-up in the Village of Union.
-'-Carried.
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Th'e "yeas" and "nays" were as follows:
Yeas-M'cVicar, vVilson, M.cKenn,ey, lVloore,
Doolittle, Taylor, Black, Leeson, :J\ilcKnight, Ling.
Grass,
J acksol1,
Nays-Campbell, IvlcKillop, Dromgole, Love, Henderson, Stafford,
Graham.
'Moved by Dr, Ling,
Seconded by, Neil Love,
That a grant equal to the coun,ty rate for 1912 be made to the
Village of Dutton to assist in repairing the Main Street.
-L()st.
Moved by lVI.Black,
Seconded by I-I. Taylor,
That all the villages of the county be allowed to expend their
, county rate for 1912 on their main streets.
Moved by J. A. Jackson,
Seconded by Robert Grass,
That By-Law N(j). SO'4,being a by"':law to appoint County Auditors,
be received and read for the first time.
-Carried.
Moved by J, A. Jackson,
Seconded by Robert Grass,
That By-Law No. 804 be read a second time.
-Carried.
M'ovcd by W. H. Moore.
Seconded by J. A. Jackson,
That By-Law No. 804 be rea'd a third time and fmally passed.
-Carried.
Moved by W. W. Campbell,
Seconded by Peter McVicar,
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That 'By-Law No.
and the Treasurer to
and read a first time.
8.05, being a- by-law to authorize the 'Warderi
borrow twenty thousand dollars, be received
....,...Carried.
Moved by Peter McVicar,
,
Seconded by ] olm Dromgole,
That By-Law No, 805 be read a second time,
-Carried,
Moved by D, MdGllop,
Seconded by Vl. VV~ Campbell,
That By-$Law 805 be r,ead a third time_ and tlllully passed,
-Carried,
Moved by Neil Love,
Seconded by]. Dromgole,
,
That By-Law No. Sn6, being a by-law to pr6vide, for the attend-
ance~f Reeves at meeting of Elgin MunLcipal Association be received
read a first time.
-Carried.
Moved by J, ?romgole,
Seconded by Neil Love,
That By-Law S06 be read u sec~;1d time,
-Carricc\.
Moved by ]. Dromgole,
Seconde'dby Neil Love,
That By-'Law No, S06 be read a third ,time and fmally passed,
-Carried,
Moved by H. J. Henderson,
Seconded by 1ft' B. Stafford,
That By-Law No. 807, being a 'by-law to appoint High School
be received and, read a first time.
-Carried,
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Moved by H..J. Henderson,
Seconded by M. B. Stafford,
That By-Law No. 8-0,7 be read a se'concl time.
-Carried.
Moved by H.- J. Henderson,
Seconded by M. B. Stafford,
That By-Law No. 807 be 'read a third time and :linally passed.
-Carried.
M'oved by Geo. Doolittle,
Seconded by H. Taylor,
That. By-Law No. 808, bcing"Cl by-law to appoint Arbitrators to
determine the school section appeals, be received and read a first time.
-Carried,
M,oved by 1L M. Black,
Seconded by W', E. Leeson,
That By~ILaw No. 808 be read a second time.
-Carried.
]\iPoved by J. A. Jackson,
Seconded by George Doolittle,
That By-Law No. 808 be read a third time and finally passed.
-Carried.
Moved by VVlll. Leeson,
Seconded by l\L il-IcKnight,
That By-Law No. 809, bcing a by-law to appoint
Audit, be received and read a first time.
,
Moved by 1-1. McKnight,
Seconded by vVm. Leeson,
That By-Law No. 809 be 1'ead a second time. >
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Moved by Wm. E. Leeson,
Seconded by n;J. McKnight,
That By~Law }.;o. 809 bc read a third timc andJinallypassed.
-Carried.
:Moved by VV. H.l'doore,
Seconded by 0.' McKenny,
That By-Law No. 810, being a by-law to fix members' wages, be
received and read a first time.
-Carriecl.
lvIoved Jjy O.1'-/IcKenne.y,
Seco'nded by ',7"l. :a. Moore,
That By-Law No.8W be read a second time.
-Carried.
Moved by W. H. lVIoore,
Seconded by Robt. Grass,
That By-Law No. 810 he read a third time and fl11ally passQd.
-Carried.
As ,directtd by the Conncil, thy vVarden made thc following"
to join Provincial' deputation to Ottawa to wait npon
and Mernbers of his Cabinet to present their views in
to Federal aid to good roads-Campbell, McKenney, Dr.
lIdcKnight, Henderson,.lVTcKillop, Wilson.
Com'mittee fo attend Good Roads Association meeting at Toronto
11:cVicar, Dromgole, Leeson, Jackson, -Taylor, COllnty Eng'lneer
11.
to' attend meeting of Prov1116al Trustees' Associa-
:Moore, Lovc, Grass.
publicity committee-Reeves Camj)bell, Dromgolc, 1-1C11-
Leeson, Jackson;' Wilson, Deputy Recve George Doolittle.
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Special good roads committee-Cam-pbell,
Dromgole, Leeson, Jackson.
M,oved by W. V'l. Campbell,
Seconded by P. A. McVicar,
Tl.fat this Council do now adjourn to meet on
JUI1C, 1912, in theCoul1cil. Chamb~rs, St. Thomas.
K. W. McKAY,
County Clerk.
ALEXANDER
,
Henderson, Wilson.
the 11th day of
_Garried.
ANDERSON,
V\T ar(ieil.
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SIlCOND'SESSION-FIRST DAY
. ' ,
Tuesday, 'the 11th clay of June, 1912
The Elgin" County Councilmct this day in the Coui:t I-Iot1se, St.
Thomas, at 2 p.m., according to adjouri1ment.
The \iVarden in the chair.
All the members present.
The Warden addressed the Council. as follows:
WARDEN'S ADDRESS
In commencing the June Session of the Council, I have a few
to refer to that may be of interest.
House of Industry
/'
The Legislature at its last session consolidated the sect'ion of
rela'ting to hbuses of industry, and introduced some new features.
of management is now required'to consist of the Warden and
bthers, who may be members of the Council. The appoinlments
be made by by-law, and the appointees would hold office ,during
pleasure of the Council. Tihisamendment appears to favor 'con-
in the supervision of the manag,ement of the institution and
and is, J think, a step in the right direction. The matter was
by the Council a few years ago, some of the' present
being strongly in favo'!' of the appointment of a permanent
at. that tim.e. This Act is now in force and should receive
change in the Jaw, provides' for the admission of the
and harmless insane to houses of industry. This is
opposition fa the regulations in force in this County, and
commend jtself to me. It will tend to change the chai"acter
institutions to that of an asylum, with increased facilities for
atldi11aintenance of 'this class of inmates.
Publicity
the January Session, I designat~d the Township Reeves and
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Deputy Reeve Doolittle of Yarmouth as a Publicity COll1mittee. One
lneeting was held; nothing was done, as the law did not authorise
expenditures for this purpose. Full particulars of the work being
done in Lanibtol1 Connty wefe secured' and a copy of President
Fairbank's teportforwarded to each member.
TheProvillcial Government hassinee changed the law -in this
connection, andcol1uties rnay now expend $3,000 annnallyfor this pur-
pose, ad receive from the Government one-third of the amount. This
is vcry cncol1ragingto those who are enthusiastic in this connec-
tion, and I hope that a favorable public sentimerit will result in the
calling' of a meeting of representatives of all agricultural associations,
boards of tr.ade, and kindred organizations in the Cot111ty, -for the
consideration of the question.
If this resulted in the formation of a strong County :j?ublicity
Association, this COl.H1cil would no doubt be justified il~ granting
financial assistance.
Public School Inspectors' Salaries
The Public School Law ,has been amended by increasing the
salaries of Public School Inspectors to eighteen hundred dollars per
year for 1912, to be increased to nineteen hundred in 1913, and two
thousand dollars for cvery subsequent year.
Election of Warden
Although I have no fault to find with the result of th'co election
of Warden at our last session,it does, appear to be necessary to con-
sider a change in our present regulations, if it will tend to reduce
the number of voteS. .
My attention has been directed to a system_ that origi\lated .in
the County of Victoria, and has heen adopted in SOlne other counties.
This is in brief: There are no nom.illations made; every member is
eligible for the position, and voteS as his narneis drawn' hy the Clerk
horn a rec,eptac1e in which cards for each have been placed.
Boards of Health
The Public Health - Act has been amended to change the con-
.,titution of Local Boards of Health and provide for the appointment
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of District Health Officers by the Government, with hwisdiction in all
ll1unicipalitiesill their district. The salary of these officials is to be
$2;500 per annum, and an allowance for expens~s of $1,500, to he paid
by fhe coul1ties, cities, and separate towns comprising the district, in
pr6p~rtion to the population. The boul1daries of the district includ-
ing thc COl11ity of Elgin have not been announced, and I am unable to
say how much,we will have to pay on this account.
Equalization and,County Rates
Two of
equalization
atiQn of the
your more important duties at this Session will be the
of' the asses;'inent rolls Of the county and the detennil'1-
amount to be levied for county rates.
This Council has had considerable experience in equalization
matters, and should not be long in arriv'ing at a conclusion this ye,U',
The amount required for county rates is only within the control of
tjte Council to a slight extent. There will -be but few expendihir,es
forcOllnty bridges; in other respects the requiremelHs will be the same
last year, together with the deficit of $7,nno reported by .the
Agricultural Representati ve
Owing 'to the shape of the County, it. is unfortunate that the
headquarters of the agriculttlral representative are located at Dutton.
~'lr. Gfement is most efficient in endeavoring _ to. accomlhodate all
:s:ections, but- I believe could d,n more i~ his headquarters were inSt.
>\Thomas, with branch offices 111 charge of assistants; in Dutton and
, Aylmer. If the l11el11ber~ of the Council agree in' this, they should
rirrangc to consult' with our Provincial representatives arid endeavor
tobdngabout the change.
The pra,ceedings
and confirmed.
of "'the last day of the previous session were
following communications were ,read:
GlcncoG High'School Board, with acco1-tnt. Rderred to
Committee.
Secretary VV oodstock I-I. S. Board, xe account.
Committee.
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From Ontario "Municipal Association, re annual meeting.
to Finance Committee.
Referred
From H. Harvey, W oodgreen, re refund 011 Pedlars' License.
Referred to Finance C0l11.111.ittee.
From W. 'L, Wickett, Solicitor Township. of Yarmouth, re con~
firmation of by-law of township. Referred to Petitions and Legisla-
tion Committee.
From A. P. \iVestervelt, Secretary Live Stock" Branch, Ontario
W~nter Fair, re grant. Referred to Finance C011l111.ittee.
From Ontario Municipal Association, t"e taxation of lD1prOVe-
ments, Referred to Petitiol1y and Legislation Committee.
From Ontari1o -Good Roads Association, re Government aid f91"
county roads. Referred to Petitions and Legislation C01Um.ittee.
From Minister of Education, re accommodation and e'qUlpment
grants to rural schools. Referred to Finance Committee.
From Ayl'mer High School, with report. Referred to Education
Committee.
From County Auditors, with report. Referred to FiIlance Com-
mittee.
FraIn J. A. Taylor, 1. P. S., re examination charges and expense
account. Referred to Education C0111l1l.ittee.
From W. Atkin, 1. P. S.,with report an'd expense account. Re~
fGrrcd to Education Committee.
From Coullty Treasurer, with report. Referred to FinaiIce Com-
mittee.
Froi11 County Clerk, report all license. Filed.
From' County Engineer, with report. Referred to Public Im-
provements Committee.
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Mr. McKenney gave
hundred and :fifty dollars
notice of application for grant of twCl
($250.00) to assist in building lotk-upii1
gave', notice of application for graM to impl;ove street
present,ed the report of the deputation appointed to go
re Federal aid for highway improv.ement.
was?dopted 011 motion bf Dr: Ling, seconded by S.
Dromgole gave notice of application for grant, to the agri.:.
associations Ion the same basis as last' year, and for a grant
dollars ($25.00) to Kate Wallace, Dunwich.
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Caml)bell gave l)oticeof application' for grant for
Flemil~g Creek Drain.
county line
Moved ~y "'vV. VV. Campbell,
Seconded by P. A. McVicar,
,
That thisCOUl1Cil hear a deputation from the
Association on Vi[ edncsclay afternoon.
West Elgin Corn
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by W.. V\T. Campbell,
by D. McKillop,
the chairmen of committees be a special, committee to
the Warden's address.
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by Vl m. Leeson,
by l\t:tichael JlI'IcKllight,
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That this Council do now
12th day of June, at 10 a. In.
K. W. McKAY,
County Clerk.
adjourn, to 111cet on Wednesday, the
_Carried.
ALEXANDER ANDERSON,
Warden.
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SECOND SESSION~SECOND DAY
Wednesday, the 12th day of June, 1912
Elgin County Council met this day, according to adjourn-
.
All the members present except lYles's1's. 'Taylor and McKnight.
The Warden in the chair.
The ,proceedings of the previous day were read and confirmed.
The reports of the Dutton and Vienna High Schools were p1'e-
anet. referred to the Education Committee.
The report of Ithe Court, I-louse C0111l11issiOll was presented.
The award of the arbitrators appointed ,at the January Session to
the appeals for Union School Sections in Aldborough 'and
was presented. and referred to ,th~ Educatioll Committee.
lvIr. V{ilsciil inquired in reference to admission of patients' to the
Alexandra Sanitoriur;n.
inquired in reference to i1Ul1ates leaving the
the House of Industry Committee to
The report of the special committee on the Warden's address
and referred to a committee 'of the whole, 11:1'.: Graham
After considering the report clause by clause, the com-
arose, and the report was adopted on motion of Mr., Graham,
by ;Vir. "'Nilson.
teport of the Gaol Committee was presented and: adopted
of lVIr. -~,1IcVicar, seconded by Mr. Doolittle.
Magistrate Hunt then addressed the Coullcil in reference
committed to the care of the Childrcn'sAid Society, and
of- witnesses necessary in the investigation of cas,es of
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All of which was referred to the Finance Committee to report.
Moved by S. R. v.,rilson,
Seconded hy H. J. Henderson,
That this Conncil adjourn until 2 p.m.
SECOND SESSION-THIRD DAY
'Thmsclay, the :1.ath day of June, ln12
ElginCol1l1ty Council met this day, according to acljoufn-
-Carried.
The vVarden in the chair.
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The Council Resumed
rd,essrs. Stalker, lvIcGugan, and McKi'llop, representing the vVest
Elgin Corn Growers' Association, then adQressecl the Council, request-
ing a grant of one hundrc.ddollars ($100.00) to aid the association.
Referred to the F'inancc Corl1mittee.' '
The report of the delegation' appointed to attend the annual
mcetirig of the Ontario Good Roads Association was l)resentecl and
adopted on motion of Ml'. Leeson, seconded by S. R: \i\Tilson.
':iVlovecl by Oscar M.cK.enney,
Seconded hy VVm.Ii.ceson,
That this Council grant two hUlldred'andJlfty 'dollars to the Town
of Aylmer, to assist in repairing and furnishing new cages Ior their
locl<-up"samc to he approved' hy the County Engineer.
_.Carried.
All the members. ])rescllt except 1\Jessrs. McKnight and Taylor.
The proceedings Of the p1"evious day ,were read and cOll'[~rl11ecl.
The report of th,e F\iblic 1mp1'oveme11ts' Committee was present-
and referred to aCOl11mittee of the whole, VV. VV. Campbell i11 the
After amending the report, the committee arose and it \vas adopted
motion of VV. VV. Campbe.11, ,scconded by Peter l\fcVicar.
The report of the I-louse of Industry Committee was presented
referred to 'a committee of the whole, Silas R. "Vilsoll 111 the
After considering the repott clause by clause, the committee
and it was adopted on motion of S. R. \i\Tilson, secollcfed 'by
B. Stafford.
report of the deputation to the Educational Association was
'and adopted on motion of IVr. M.. Black,secondec1 by D,
l\/.Toved by vVm. Leeson,
Seconded by M. M.Black,
report of the Petitions and Lqiislation Committee was prc-
adopted 011 motio11 of Petcr McVicar, seconded by Silas
That,this Council do now adjourn l111til nine o'clock
morning, to allow committees to meet.
K. W. McKAY,
County Clerk.
ALEXANDER ANDERSON,
first report of the Finance Committee was presented and
011 motion of B. B. Graham, seconded by Vl. a.Moore.
by J o11n Dromgole,
by Oscri:i.McKel111cy,
grants to the ag:ricultural fairs be the same as .last. year,
per. cent., of.the Govcrnil1ent grant.
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M.ovcd by Neil Love,
lvIoved by S. R. \i\Tilso)l,
Seconded by, H. J"Hcndcl'soll,
That the COllneil adjourn until
2 p.m.
Seconded by J 01111 Dromgole,.
That this Council make a grant of twenty-five dollars to the
Township of Dunwich, to assist ill the maintenance of Kate \iVallacc
and her sister, who WCfe fonnr;:rly inmates of the House of 'Industry.
-Carried.
-Carried.
1'he Council Resumed
The second report of the Finance Committee was presented and
011 motion of B'cnjamin B. Graham,s'econded by \Vm. Leeson.
John Hopkins, Big-l}Col1stablc, ha,iing tendered his resig-
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Moved by Geo. Doolittle,
Seconded by M. B. Stafford,
That the salary of Head Turilkey Silcoxbc increased to two
dollars pcr day.
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-Carriedl
Moved by Wt'n; E. Leesoll,
Seconded, by \V. H. l'lo.ore,
That the resignation of J. Hopkins, High Constable, be accepted.
-Carried.
The COHncil then adjourned for fIfteen minutes, to allow the
Educational Committee to meet.
The Council Resumed
J\iloved by O. IVleKelllley.
Seconded by VV. H. j\100rc,
That the request of the Governor and },':latron of
County Gaol he laid oyer until the November Session.
1.foved by 1\1. '1\1. Black,
Seconded by Vvm. E. Leeson,
That By-Law No. 811, being a Uy-lm.y to grant
schools, be received and read a first 'time.
additional aid to
the
-Carried.
Tbc report of the Education COlllmittee was presentecl
adopted on motion of 1"r. 11'1. Black, seconded by' Robert Grass.
?doved by Nl. 1\'1..' Black,
Seconded by \iV111. E. Leeson,
Th1at By-La"v No, 811bc read a second time.
The report of the :Equalization Committee vlras presented
adopted on motion of Vi. \Ai. Campbell, seconded by P.A. MlcVicar~
-C,irriecl.
l'vlov'ed by Dr. Ling,
Seconded by Oscar IVfcKcnney,
by 1:1.1L. Black,
by \\'111.'- E. Leeson,
be read a third time and finally passed.
'That this Council grant to the Village of Dutton the amount
tbe county rates toward making a macadamized roacl
stone, tal"via, and vitrified hrick all thcirmaii1 street.
-Carried.
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Moved by J. A. Jackson,
Seconded by Robert Grass,
That By-Law No. 812,beil1g
be received and read atlfst time.
a by-law to amend By-Law No. 766,
_Carried.
Moved by Jos. A. Jacksbll,
Seconded. by Robert Grass,
That By-Law No. 812 be read a se,cond time.
:'-Carried.
J\loved by Jos. A.' Jackson,
Seconded by Robert Grass,
That By-Law No. 812 be read a third tilne and
finally, passed.
_Carried.
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Moved by GeQ. Doolittle,
Seconded by.Robert Grass,
That By-Law No. 813, hein,g
of Yarmouth, be received a,nel
-Carried.
a by-law to confirm By-Law No.
read a first time.
Moved by Geo. Doolittle,
Seconded by M. 1\'.1'; Black,
That By-Law N Q. 813 be read
a second time.
-Carrice\:
Moved by J os. .-A.
Seconded by Geo.
Tl1<lt By-Law No.
Jackson,
Doolittle,
81B be read a third time and finally passed.
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Moved by vVm. E. Leeson.
Seconded by IVI. M. Black,
That By-La:w No. 814, behlg a by-law to
883, :Malahide, be, received. and read a first 'time.
confirm By:" Law No.
-Carried.
Moved byW. E. Leeson,
Secondecl by 11,'1: M. Bla7k,
That By-Law No. 814 be read a second time. ...... .. .1........
-Carried.
MQved byvV. E. Leeson,
Seconded by M. M. Bla,ck,
That' By..-Law No. 814 be read athircl time and finaIry passed.
---.:..Carried.
l'vfoved by Robel't. Grass,
Seconded' by J. A. Jackson,
That By-Law..No.
of vVarden, be
815, being a by~lawto provide
receiv~d ,and read a:firsLtime.
rule for the
-Carried.
IVloved by'Robert Grass,
by W. H. Moore,
That By-Law No. 8:1.5 be read a second time.
-Carded,
lvlovedby W. H, Mooi-e,
by Robcl't Grass,
By-Law No. 815 be read a third time and 'finally passed.
-Carried,
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M ?ved by Silas IL vVilson,
Seeon,dcd by J-Icrbert J. Henderson,
That~By-La"v No. Sl(), being a by-law to anthorizethevVarden
and Treasurer to botrow the stun of twenty thousand dollars,be
received and read a first time.
-Carried.
Moved by Silas R. Wilson,
Seconded by Herbert J. Henderson,
That By-Law No, 816 be read a second time.
-Carried.
:rvIovcd by Silas R. Wilson,
I Seconded by II. J. Henderson,
That By.:.Law No. 816 be .read a third'time <lndf1nally passed.
_Carried.
lYloved by Dr. Ling,
Seconded by Neil Love,
That By-Law No. 81.7, being a by-law to confirm equalization, be
received and read a first time.
_Carried.
Moved by Dr. Ling,
Seconded by Neil Love,
That By-Law No: 817' be read a sccdnd tiJne.
_Carried.
'!\'Ioved ,by Neil Love,
Seconded by Dr. .Ling,
That By-Law No. 817 be read;i third time and finally.pass.ed.
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f.lfoved by PetCr l\-1cVicar,
Seconded by Daniel IVlc Killop.
That By-Law No. 818, being a by-law
received and read a first time.
to extend the time for tax
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Moved by "V. "V. Campbell,
Seconded by Peter 1J~Vicar,
That 'By-Law No. 818 be read
a second time.
-Carried.
M.oved by Daniel McKillop,
Seconded by W. v.,', Campbell,
~hat By-Law No. 818 he read a third time and finally passed.
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Moved by B. B. Graham,
Sec9nded by' O. McKenney,
That By-Law.No. 819, being
and read a first time.
a by-law to raise county rates, be
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Seco'nded by O. McKenney,
That By-Law No. 819 be read
a second time.
-Carried.
B. Graham,
W.H. Moore,
That By-Law No. 819 be read a third time and fmally passed.
-Carried.
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The vVarden named the following .members to attend the annual
meeting of the Ontario MUllicipalAssociation: B. 13. Gi"aham, Oscar
:Mc.Kcl1ne:y, -Geo. Doolittle, _and Milson Stafford.
1fovecl by Danic1McKillop,
Seconded by Peter 1fcVicar,
ThaLthis Council do
clay of November, 191.2.
now adjourn, to meet ari Tuesday, th<; 12th
-Carried.
K. W. McKAY,.
County Clerk.
ALEXANDER ANDERSON,
Warden.
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THIRD SESSION-FIRST r#iY
Tuesday, the 12th day of Noveulber, L912'
.The Elgin County Council met this day in the CourtHouse, St.
Thomas, at 2 p. 111., according to adjournment.
The \Varden in the chair.
All the members present.
The \Varden addressed the Council as follows:
WARDEN'S ADDRllSS
ElginCoLlllty Council:
Gcntlcmcn,-
Since our last session very little business of lmpoi'tailce toth.c
has bceil brought to my attention.
Agricultural Representative
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:1\'11'. F.:M. Clement; who so ably filled tile office of R~ij1'csel~tatlvG'
the Agricultural Department in this County since the l)eglllning
last year, has accepted a -responsible position on the staff of the
Institute, located at 51:. Anne's, near Mcil1trcal, in the
of Quchec. He did good work in flIis COitiity, and hid-
is. al distinct loss to the agricultural CO.l1ullunity. His suc-
NIr. Buchanan, who was his assistant, is well known and wilt
fill the position in an acceptable manner.
Nothing has been done in reference to the rcniovaI of tile Rcprc-
office to 51:. Thomas. The Committee appointed 'to deal
the matter should arrallge a meetlng with Messrs. Brower ,and
and go into the whole qnestion, as Legislative actiori
be necessary to make a change in the pl'esent law andregu1a-
pertaining to these officials' hefore a change can be made in
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<11)pointed to consider the question of COttl1ty
it necessary to meet, as the public generally.'arc
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not prepared for any proposit'ion in this connection. It 'will be a
live question in this County before long, and I will not be surprised
if the Council is forced to formulate a plan as soon as the question
of Dominion aiel is settled.
Publicity
As you know, a meeting of representatives o'fBoards of Trade
and Agricultural Organizations of the County has been called for
to-clay to discuss the formation of a County- Association to take up
the publicity question.
This meeting is a
campaign of publicity
Hons of the Province.
depend largely on the
response to the growing public opinion that a
will he as beneficial in Elgin as in other por-
The success of a movement of this kind \vill
executive officers.
It will he your duty to attendallcl see that the organization, if
any is decided upon, is: representative of the whole County and cap-
able of expending to the best advantage,su,ch grants as this Council
may c'ntrust to them in the future.
The Provincial Government has approved of the idea" of publi-
dty, by s~tpng apart. a fund with which to pay oIle-third of the cost
Of County. expenditures for this purpose.
On motion of P. McVicar, seconded by J. Drom_gole, the Council
then ad;ournedul1til 10 a, m. to-morrow.
K W. McKAY,
County, Clerk.
ALEX. ANDERSON,
.Vlardcn,
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THIRD SESSION-SECOND DAY
\i\Tednesd\ly, the 13t!{ day of 'November, 19:1.2
The Elgin County Council met this day, according to adjourn-
ment.
The Warden in the chair.
All the members present,
The proceedings of the last day of the
llrevious day were read and _confirmcd.
The following communications were read:
previous session and of
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From the County Treasurer, with report.
COlnmittee.
Referred to Finance
From County Ellgineer, with report.
Committee.
Referred to Public Im-
M.D., with annual report as Physician of the
Referred to [--:lousc of Industry Committee.
From K. W, tdcKay; Cotll1ty Clerk, with -report on liccnses.
From the follm..ving applicants for the position of 'High Constable:
Chute, Lakeview; J. H. Brien, Vielma; W. H. Finch, Aylmer;
'J.vVakeling, West Lome; J. H. Young, },<'ingal.
From Inspector House of Industry, with annual repoi"t. Referred
HOltSe of Industry Committce.
The report of. the deputation appointed to attend the apnuq.l
of The Ontario 11'Iunicipal Association was presented and
on motion of B. B.Graham, seconded by Geo. Doolittle.
:Moved by Silas R. vVilsOll,
Seconded by FI. J. Henderson,
this Council aclpourn until 2 p. m.
-Carried.
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The Council Resumed
Miss '~ri,Grtey~ p.fSt. Thomas, addressed the Conl1cil,in thcititer-
ests of the Elgin fl,urnane Society, and requested the moral -al1d
fl11ancial~Hn'lRH 8f the Coit11cil in the work the Society is doing.
The Warden referred the request tb the Finance COl11.mittee.
Dr. Ling gave notice thi't he would apply for a grant towards
the expense of improvements on Main Street, Dutton.
Moved by W. E. Leeson, .
Secondeq by1\L. MtK~1ight,
'.Phat the. Council do now adjourn for one hour, to allow (0111-
4.11ittecs to meet.
_Carried.
The Council Resumed
The report of- t1~e :flanse of Industry Committee was presented
and referred'. tq a conunittec of the whole, M,L M:cK1llop in the chair.
-0-fter ,an}~,p.~Hpg HIc report, it was adopted on motion of Mr.
"j:\iTcKillon, ~RPRt~~l~~~ In' .T- Drorngole.
The'repQ,rt of t~1e Ptf!)lic Improvcments C011l_nl.ittec was presented
and adopted' 0'0 motion of S. R. Wilson, seconded by J. A. Jackson.
Move4 'h'~ V. A. +vr.cY~car,
Seconded by ~. }iI. 13~ack,
That th~' ~.-mn pf one hundred dollars be granted to the Elgin
130ard of Trade and Publicity Association, and that they be requested
to complete their org,~nization and report plans of work, with esti~
; plates, for thc:'Cp:'1sidiratio\; of this qlltncil.
Amendmcnt-
Moved by B. B. Graham,
Secondc(t by H. J.Jlcnclerson,
That thls Council refuse to grant any assistance to the County.
of Elgin Board of Trade and Publicity Association until- a well
'(lefine'd advcl;tisillg scheme is presented to this Council.
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The original motion was carried on the following division:
Yeas-'-Camphell, McVicar, J\lcKillop, Love, McKenney, Doo-
little, Taylor, Leeson, Black, McKnight, Anderson.
Nfl,ys-Dromgole, Henderson, Stafford, Jackso1J, :Moarc, Wilsan,
Grass, Ling, Graham. '
Allovedby Daniel l'vlcKillop,
Seconded by Peter McVicar,
That this. Council do now adjaurn until 10 a.m. to-morrow.
-Carried.
W; McKAY,
County Clerk.
ALEX. ANDERSON,
Wardcn.
Tl{IRD SIlSSION-Tl{IRD DAY
Thursday, the 14th day of N ovcmber, 1912
Council met this clay, ~\ccording to adjottrh~
The Warden in thc ~hair.
All the n~embers present.
The proccdings of the previous day were read and confirmed.
Mr. McKillop gave noticc of application far grant 'Of twenty-llve.
to The \\Test Elgin Poultry Association.
Moved by O. McKenney,
Seconded by ]\1. M. Black,
That the ]\Itt'nicipality of the Village of Port Stanley bepermitted
lay aut a street forty feet in width, from a point in Prospect Sheet
said Village, across parts of township lots one, two, and three,
first conces-sian of Yarmouth, now in the said village, to the
limit'of "Flanison Place;" as shown upon registercd plan.
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1tLoved by \~T, E. Leeson,
Seconded by 1\11. J'vlcKnight,
That the reqnest of ex-Jailer 1100re and the lvIatron be not
entertained.
-Carried.
110ved by Oscar "McKenney,
Seconded by W. Eo Leeson,
That this Council visit the House of Indutsry this afternoon at
2- p. m.
__Carricd~
]lJoved by M.. 1'1'1. Black,
Seconded by N[.. McK,night,
That themc11l.bcrs of this Council visit
tO~1110rroW morning, leaving here at 9 a. nl.
Traction Cars.
the
Byron Sanatorium
by South-\iVestern
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riIoved by D. McK.illop,
Seconded by P. A. rilcVical",
That this Council adjourn l1ntill0
a. n1. Friday.
K. W, McKAY,
Coun ty _ Clerk.
ALEX. ANDERSON,
W arden~
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THIRD SESSION-FOURTH DAY
Friday, the 15th clay of November, 1912
The Elgin County Coullcil met tbis day according to
The Warden in the chair.
All the ,members present.
The proceedings 'of the prcvious day were read and 'confirmcd.
The report of the Financc Committee was presented and adopted
motion of Graharn, seconded hy M. IVIcKnight.
The report of the Educatioll Committee was presented and
on motion of lvL M. Black, seconded hy R. Grass.
report of the representative on Jhe Board of the Royal
Sanatorium was presented and adopted 011 motion of Dr.
seconded by, VV. W. Campbell.
Moved hy VV. \11/. CampheH,
Seconded by O. McKe111Jey,
That this Council grant to the Reeve of Dutton the sum of fom
dollars to he applied on the cost of construction of M'ail1
Dutton.
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by D. 11cKillop,
by VV. v\T. Campbell,
this Council grant the SU111 of twenty-fIve dollars to The
Elgill Poultry Association.
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Moved by M. iVI. Black, .;~ BYLAWS
Seconded by V..,T. E. Leeson,
That theVv'arden,bc granted the S11111 of li.fty dollars for extra
services. _r~lrri[~d. I "7 l~\i;:,':, BYhLAW No. 804
lItoved by 1-1. l'...icKnight,
Seconded by VV. E. Leeson,
That this Council do now adjourn
sine die.
-Carried.
K. V\T, N[cKAY,
County Clerk.
ALEX. ANDERSON,
"'vVarden.
To Appoint Auditors for the Year 1912
Passed 26th ]p,llttary, 1\1l2.
\>\ihereas, under the <tuthorityof The lVrunicipal Act, every
.Council is reqnircd to appoint, at its first meeting 'every
two Auditors:
it therefore enacted by the CO~\1lcil of the IVfullicipa\ Corpo-
oJ'the County of Elgin, under the authority aforesaid,
vValk~I' C. Caughcll and VV. A. Galbraith he [lIJd arc hereby
Auditors to examinc and l'eport upon all acccltlllts affccting-
Corporation of Elgin, or relating to any matter under its control,
or within its jurjsdiction,as rcquired by statute '01" order-in-council,
and also all accounts of school moneys received or paid hy thc County
Treasnrer for 'the year endiilg 31st December, lflll, and that the said
Auditors be paid the-snm of Sixty Dollars each for their services.
. C01111Cil Chambers, St. Thomas, January 26th. 19l~2.
W. McKAY,
COullty Clerk.
ALEX. ANDERSON,
vVarden,
BY-LAW No. 805
To Authorize the Warden and Treasurer to Borrow,
Twenty Thousand Dollars
January, 191,~.
COHnty Council of Elgin enacts:
the \iVar(\en and Treasurer be a'nd arc bereby at:Jloriy.cd
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to bOl"l"oW the SU111 of Twenty Thousand Dollars, as it may he re-
quired to l'l1cct the current expenditure of the Corporation of the
County of Elgin during 1912, and give as security therefor notes of
One Thousand Do1\ars each.
Council Chambers, St. Thomas, 26th January, 1.912.
1<. W. McKAY,
County Clerk.
.i\LEX. ;\:.JDERSON,
Warden.
BY-LAW No. 806
. To Provide
for the Attendance of Reeves at Meeting.s oJ
Elgin Municipal Association
Passed 20th January, H1l2.
The Elg'l11 County Conneil enacts:
That By-Law No. '('41, as amended by, By-Law No" 751, be
further amended hy adding the words "Reeves of local municipalities"
after the word "Assessors" in the enactment thereof.
Coullcil Chamhers, St. Thomas, January 20th, 1912.
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That J. G. ,[--feiter he appointed Trustee of the Aylmer Collegiate
for three years.
That S. 1\'lcCo11 he appointed Trustee of the Duttol1High School
.for three years.
Coulleil Chamhers, 51. Thomas, January '~Wth, lfl12.
y\T. 1\{cKAV,
Coullty Clerk.
j\LEX. ANDERSON,
Wanlen.
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BY-LAW No. 808
To appoint Arbitrators
Passed 2(ith January, 1912.
vVhereas, three appeals have been received from ratepayers of
Townships of Aldhorough and Dunwich against the refusal of
Cout1cilsof the said townships to consider their applications for
form<ltioll of two new union school sections between the said
and the alteration of an existing union school section,
Aldhorough and 15 Dnnwich, and whereas, it is deemed
to appoint not 1110re than three Arbitrators to determine
matters' complained of, in accordance with the provisiol1S of
Public Schools Act:
K. VV. l\-:IcT(]\ Y,
CouMy Clerk.
ALEX. ANDERSON,
Vvarclcn.
The Elgin Coullty Coullcil therefore enacts:
BY-LAW No. 807
To Appoint High School Trustees
Passed 2Gth January, 1\)12.
The Elgin County Council enactS:
That VV. K.irk he appointed Trustee of the Vienna High
for three years.
That vVilliam Jackson, of Port Stanley,. Gentleman; Sydney S.
of the Township of 1\falahide, Yeoman; and Charles 0;
the Township of Yarmouth, Yeoman" be and are herehy
Arbitrators to determine the matters com'plained of in
herein b'efore referred to.
Chambers, 51. Thomas, 26th January, 101.2.
ALEX. ANDERSON,
Wardell.
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BY-LAW No. 809
from) for such attendance.
To appoint aBoard of Audit in the County of Elgin
for the year 1912
And that By-Law No. 7'67' be amended acco.!"dingly.
Council Chambers, St. Thomas, 2Gth January, 1912.
Passed 26th January, H1l2.
K. W. McKAY,
County. Clerk.
ALEX. ANDERSON,
vVarclcn.
nc it enacted hy the Council of tIre ~l11nicipal Corporation of
the County of Elgin:
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That the Judge of the County Court and Da;llicl 1JcKillop be
and are hcrehyappointed l1l_cmbers of the Board of Audit, to perform
the duties required of them by chap. "85, R. S. O.
BY-LAW No. 811
To Grant Additional Aid to Schols
Passed 13t)1 June, 1912.
That the members of the said Board be paid the 51-1111 of Four
Dollars per day fiol', their services, and five cents pcr mile going to
and from such andtt.
The El,gin County Council enacts:
Council Chambers, St. Thomas, 26th Jannary, 1\112.
1.
That the sum of One Thousand Six Hnndred and T\vcnty-Five
begr<lnted to the follbvi'ing schools
K. W. McKAY,
Connty Clerk.
ALEX. A:oJDERSON,
.$ G5n 00
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325 00
Aylmer Collegiate Institute'
Dutton High School .....
V.ienna High School ;..
V\Tardell.
$1,G2;,) 00
BY-LAW No. 810
That the St.
equivalent to
pupils.
Thomas Collegiate Institute he granted an
twenty per cent. of tl1'e cost of mui,ncnance of
, To Fix Members' Wages and Amend ,By-Law No. 767
Passecl 2(;th January, 1012.
tl1'e grants to Continuation and .Fifth CI,ass Schools be
the basis of Two Dollars and One-Half to each dollar
by the Government.
The Elgin County Cotincil enacts:
Council Chambers, St. Thomas, LBth June, 1912.
That the sum of Four Dollars per day he paid to the
of this Council for their attendance in Council and Committees
the County, and fIve cents per mile necessarily travelled (to
ALEX. ANDERSON,
Vlanlen.
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BY-LAW No. 812
To Amend By~Law No. 766
Pu'sscd l:Hh June, Ell~?
The County COll11Cil of Elgin enacts:
That the salary of Oliver Silcox,
I-lead Turnkey. of the
1.
County Gaol, be and is he.reby increased to Two Dollars pcr clay,
to date from the 1st day of July, 1912..
2. That By-Law No. 7GG beamcnded accordingly.
County Conllcil Chamhers, St. Thomas, 13th June, 191.2.
ALEX. ANDERSON,I
Warden.
K. V,r. IvIcKAY,
County Clerk.
BY-LAW No. 813
To Confirm By-Law No. 815 of the Township of Yarmouth
Passed 13th June, ],912.
Whereas By-Law No. 815 of the Township of Yarmouth, to
authorize the diverting, closing, stopping up, selling or otherwise
disposing of part of the road known as the Kain's Hill, being part
of Lot Number One in the Eighth ConcG:ssion of Yannouth,' was
passed by the Council of the said Township on the 6th day of'
November, 1911.,
it is desired that said by~law should be cOllfirmed
And whereas
by this Council,
The Elgin County Council therefore enacts that By-Law No.
of the Township of Yarmouth be and is hereby confirmed.
K. W. McKAY,
County Clerk
ALEX. ANDERSON,
Warden,
ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL
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BY"LAW No. 314
To Confirm By-Law No. 883 of the Township of Malahide
Passed 18th June, 1912.
,
vVhereas B~-Law No. 88~1 of the Township of MalalJide, for
closing ~lnd stopping up that part of the road allowance between
Lots 10 and 22, Concession One of the, Township of Malahide, was
passed in Cotlllcil 011 the 16th day of March, 191-2;
And wher.cas it is desirable that said by-Jaw should be confirmed
by this Council,
The Elgin County Council therefore enacts that By-Law No. 883
the Township of Malahide be and is hereby confirmed.
County Cmindl Chant'bers, St~ Thomas, 13th June, 1912.
\~V: 1JcK/\ Y,
County Clerk.
. ALEX. ANDERSON,
Warden.
BY-LAW No. 815
To Provide a Rule for the Election of Warden
Municipal Council of the Corporation of tbe COUl1ty of
enacts:
the following shaH be the procedure to he observed 1I1 the
of the \Varden:
The Clerk of the County ,shall take the chair at two o'clock
afternoon of the Fourth Tuesday of the month of January in
year, or at such hatH and on such day. thereafter as he shall
the majority of the members of the Council present in the
Chamber;
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2. l'hat the Cicrk shall prepare lists of the names of the 111e111-
ber5 in perpendicular and horizontal lines, alld a carel for each
memher with the name of the l11.e111bc1" \\rritten or printed thereon;
B. That the Clerk shall inform the memhers that he is ready
to proceed with the election of one of theil" numher to he vVai"den;
4-. TheiL he shall thereupoll take from a scceptac1e in which the
cards have been placed, Ol1e card at a time, as it comes to his hanel,
and call upon the member whose name appears thereon to say for
whom he castshif; vote, and the Clerk shall place the Jlgure under
the name of the member for whom the ,'ate was cast. \i\Then all
the rncmbcfshavc voted, the Clerk shall forthwith inform the
memhers of the result, and the Clerk shall contlnue the sameprQ-
ce.dnre unt;.l he shall find that .a rnajority or the votes have heen
cast for one membel., and shall. thereon declare the election of
s11ch memher.
5. That the vVarden-elect shall forthwith sign and declare <'tnd
read aloud the declaration of office, '-\:nd on the cO~llpletion thereof.
he shaH take the chair.
G. '.Chat all by-laws heretofore passed for this purpose he, and
tl1c same are, hereby repealed.
:P<lssed at St. Thomas this 1ilth day of June, A. D.HI12.
ALEX. ANDERSON,
K. W. McKAY.
County Clerk.
BY-LAW No. 816
To Authorize the Warden and Treasurer to Borrow
Twenty Thonsand Dollars
passed 10th June, HLI2.
The Conllty Council of Elgin enacts:
That the \Varden and Treasnrer and and are hereby
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County Council Chamhers, St. Thomas, l;lth JUlle, lnl:~.
to borrow the 511111 of Twenty Thotlsand Dollars, as It may be
required to meet current expenditure of the Corporation of Elgin
during 1912, and gl've as secmity therefor notes of One ThotlSalld
Dollars each.
\ill; McKAY,
County Clerk.
ALE~ ANDERSO~
Wardell.
BY-LAW No. 817
To. Confirm' the
of the Assesment Rolls of
of Elgin
Equalization
the County
.
Passed l:Hh ]Ul1C, 1012.
The County Council ofEIgin enacts:
That the following he thec(j11alizatiol1 of the Assessment
of the Cotlnty of Elgin for 1912.
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Springfield
Vienna
Rodney . ... .. .
vVest Lorne
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4,641,(j57
2,889,810
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1,618,:'5,):2
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218,89:3
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2. That this Council is willing to have the final equalization of
the assessment, in case of appc"il, made by the Connty Judge.
County Council Cham hers, St" Thornas,13th JttllC, 1.012.
K. W. McKAY,
Connty'Clerk.
ALEX. ANDE1~SON,
"Varden.
BY-LAW No. 818
To Extend the Time of the Enforced Collection" by Sale of
Non-Resident Taxes in the County of Elgin
Passed 13th June, 1912.
.
The County Council of Elgin enacts:
That the time. for the enforced collection, by sale, of non-resident
taxes of the County of Elgin be and is hereby extended for one year.
County Council Chamber.s, St. Thomas, 13th June, 1912.
K. V'l. :McYAY,
County Clerk.
ALEX. ANDERSON,
BY-LAW No. 819
To Raise Amounts for County Rates During the Year '1912
Passed JU1Jct3th, 1.912.
vVher,cas, an estimate has been 11l.ade showing that the sum
Fifty-Two Thousand TbreeHundred and Ninety-Eight Dollars
required to be raised in the several municipalities for the
purposes of the County during 1912;
And whereas, by The Assessment Act, this Council is
ELGIN COUNTY
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to dil'ect what portion of the sum to hclevied for County purposes
shall be Jevied .in each municipality i,n the County;
And whereas, the rates arc required to be ca1cu~ated at so much
the dollar upon the actual value of the real and persona! property
equalized )n the preceding year;
And whereas the actual'value of the real and personal property
the Connty; as ascertained and equalized in 1D11, is as follows:
1vIunicipality
Total Equalized Value
Aldborough ..............,........... $ 2,977,254
DUllWich ...... .. . . .. . .. . . . . .. . .... 3,198,254
Southwold ........................... 8,840;267
Yarmouth .............,............ 4,64,1,6:i7
:MaJahide ............................ 2,839,81.0
Bayham .....,....."................ 1,0'09,513
South Dorchester .........,...
Ayhl1er-............................... .
Dutton .......,...............
Port Stanle}~ ..........
Springfield ...
Vienna .....,... ......................
Rodney........ .'.
\Vest Lome ......
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the Council of the Corporation. of the COllnty of
That the rate of Two and Olle-Qu~trter 1V1.i11s on the Dollar
on all rateable property in the several 111unicipalities iri the
as above set forth, for the year :Ull:~, to raise the following
the SU111 of Fifty-Two Thousand Three Hundred, an~l
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ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL
amounts, as entered therein, be, paid to the County Trcasnrer,as
by law required:
Schedule
IVlunicipality
Aldhorough
Dunwich
South wold
Yarmouth
Malahide .'
13ayham
South Dorchester
Aylmer
Dutt01J
Port Stanley
Springf1eld
Vicnna
Rodney
\"r cst Lorne
Total
. $ 5,599
7,196
.8,641
100,444
6,390
4,296
3,777
2,191
744
402
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325
224
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487
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County Council Chamber, St. Thomas, June 13th, 1912.
l(.. VV. r.,IIcKAY,
County Clerk.
ALEX. ANDERSON,
\A,Tardcn.
ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL
57
REPORTS OF
COMMITTEES AND OFFICIALS
1912 Standing Committees
the Elgin County Coullcil:
The Committee 'appointed to strike the Standing Committees for
year reports as follows:
Gaol and House of Industry Committee
IVIichac1 IVlcKllig~lt, Chairman
?dessrs. 11cVicar and Doolittle
Finance Committee
BClijanll11 B. Graham, Chairman
ldessrs. Dromgole, Love, Stafford, Lceson, Nroore, Wilson
Taylor, McKenney
P'ublic Improvements ~ommittee
Silas R. Wilson, Chairman
Campbell, DromgolcjHelJderSOll, Leeson, Jackson, ]\!IcJ\:c1Jlley,
Grass, Blick, Taylor, l~i1Jg, 1v:lcKidop
Petitions and Legislation Committee
'Peter -:\lcVicar, Chairman
l\Iessrs.. Henderson, Stafford, l\loorc;' wlcKenney
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ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL
ELGIN COUNTY
59
COUNCIL
Education Committee
my rcportlast year, were new scats a1ld adeql1atc blackboards
which arc ,it once the most essential, arc at the same tillle
most expensive acco1l1moda,tiol1s. Tn every case where bluek-
were installed, the Boards procured the most expensive and
most dt~rah1c, viz.. slate. vVhercthesc improvements were made,
was found a marked improvement 111 the cctucationalstandil1g'
tlIeschool. The teaching "\vas more thorough and effective, and,
was more easily secured. rll particular, there lS (t'llotice-
improvement 111 that badly taught subject of writing. No person
do effecti\ic work with poor or dull tools. That school alo11e can
effective and enduring work which is equipped with satisfactory
and' equipment. The fotlowing schools have made
changes and improvemcnts indicated.
Malcolm 1\'1. Black, Chairman
lvlessrs. Campbell, Love, Doolittle, M;:cKnight, Jackson, \iVilson,
Grass, Ling, M.cKillop, Graham..
All of which is respectfully submittcd.
G. W. LING,
Chaii"man.
Adopted 25th January, 1912.
Dtinwieh,has installed new slate' blackb.oard aloilg both.
class room.
ANNUAL
REPORT OF J. A. TAYLOR,
OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
INSPECTOR
4, Dt1ll\vich, added new slate blackboard.
S, DUllwich, added single dcsks.
No.9, Dtt1)wich, added new slate blackboard.
No.
No.
To the \iVai"clcn and Members o{the County Council of Elgi;l:
10, DllilWich, renovated the intcrior of the building, imprcl'v-
appearance greatly.
Gentlemen,~
added new .seats, l:ew slatc hlackboardl and
I have the honor or presenting my second annual report on
state at the public schools in my inspectorate.
1;3, Dunwich,
and added
its interior.
platform,lowercd
along both sidcs
the
and
removed an obsolete
new slate blackhoard
No.
Increased Accommodation
In the matter o[ accommoclation there has becn a marked im-;'
proyement. Long looked for and desirable changes have b~~n
made in the seating and blackboards and ventilation oI many of my
schools. The educated world is at last comht'g to recognize that the
efficiency ot the teaching, the progress o{ the scholars, the tone of,
the school, the regularity and pt111ctuality of the pupils, and even'
their very attendance, bears a direct ratio to the style and architec~
tnreot the school and is aCCOll111Lodations and equipment. Wit)l
hardly an exception, I have found Trustee Boards most responsive,
and in some cases even anxious, to make any change' I wo\M'
r.ecoll1111cnd, if they thought these would .contribute to the welfare;'
of their children and promote their education. fvly paliFY was to
c1ealwith the n1.05t pressing necessities first. These, as indicate
No. G, Dt1n~vich, addcd new slate hlackhoarcl along hoth :sides.
No. :I, A14borough, built a new school and equipped it '\"ith single
and slate hlackboard.
2, Aldborough, added new slate hlackboard 111 front .and all
sides and new single desks. I
3, Alclborough,
blackboard in
installed a new ventilating
front and along the sides.
system and added
4, Aldborough, addecl new slate blackboard ill front and Oll
60
ELGIN
COUNTY COUNCIL
No. u,
A1dhorongl1, addcclncw single desks.
Aldborough, installed new ventilating apparatnsll1 both
added new single desk;, besides making extensive im-
and changes III the interior.
No. 10,
rooms, and
provements
11, Aldborongh, is building a 11e'\' brick school house, which
equipped with every modern convenience.
:No. 12. Aldhorotlgh, added new slate blackhoard."
',15, Aldborough, added new slate blackboard in front and all
No.
will be
No.
both sides.
Dutton public school changed the interior of the Principal's
room and added slate blackboard in all r00111S.
To this may he added the pleasing information that \lilal1acctown
School Board has decided to instal a ventilating apparatus in both
rooms, secure new slate blackboard and new single desks, and re-
model the interior of hoth rooms. \Vith these and other rieeded
changes, the schools of Dl.1l1wich and Aldborough v,rill compare
favorably in the accommodation and equipment with the rural schools
of any other County in the Province.
The 13l'ohl('m
\"ith most Boards.
scarcity arc:
Scarcity of Teachers.
of secllhng qualified te~{chcrs isstjJl a live one
As intimated last year, the causes producing the
(I)
(2)
Inacleql1ate [-inancial inducements:
(,,)
General good times;
Nlore lucrative callings;
(l)iVligratioll to the vVestern Provinces:
(:>) Theloncly l11s01ation of the rural school.
The disappearance of the male teacher frotH our puhlic schools
is a sad hlow to the cause of edncation. Or the ninety-rive teachers
III my inspectoratc,[ourteen a-re male, and of thcsc fourteen, nine are
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rural male teachers. The Boards that offer sufficiently high salal'ies
seclIre the best Normal trained teachers. Consideriilg the numerous
and largc grants given alid remcmbcring that this County Conn'cil
has no eCIual, let alone a superior, in its liherality to and ill support of
it p~tblic schools, there shcnild he few schools in Elgin County not
manned by Normal trained tcachers. To mect the nccessitics of the
situation, thc Dcpar"tmcnt opcned a few 1\10del schools last fall.
Holders of i'vlodel ccrtificates are rightly forbidden for competing'
with Normal train'cd teachcrs,but ill case the lattcr arc not available,'
Boards may employ the fonncr. Graduates of om Normal Schools
are now required to te~ch at least one year in Ontario, on pcnalty
of having their ccrtificate cancelled. The time should be extendcd
to 'l:wo or three years. There is no valid reason why Ontario should
build and ,tmiintain cxpensive Normal Schools to train teachers for
tbe \iVestern Provinces. There are two Temporary and seven Thil'cl
teachers in my inspectorate; all the rest: hold either 'First or
Class ccrtillcates.
The New Course of StUdy
The new' C011rse o( study was ,issued hy the Department early in
Some important changes are worthy of notice. Gram-
is 110 longer required to he taught to third class pupils. This
certainly a step in the right direction. The 'Entrance Examination
no longer necessary for admisslOn to the nigh Schools. This
i~ ,still retained, but entrance to a _Ffigh School may be
hy passing either the Senior E-1igh -School Entrance or the
GraduationDiploma. Both of these eX<lmiilatiolls qimlify for
School li.:ntra'nce, as \vell as the ?diddle School of om ,High
1""0 examinations controlled by the Department are insti-
for puhlic school pupils who have passed the Entrance Examin-
viz., the Junior or Senior Graduation Diploma.
Provision for tbese pupils.is now ohligatory on the part of the,
Boards. These exaniinatlOl1s have what former liifth Class Examin,-
'ations had not, vi;::., a qualifying value on entering t High School.
A'gricl1ltme is emphasi%ed in Fifth Class work. The following' sul)~
'ctsare obligatory now 111 all rural- schools: Reading, literatuk,
mpositioll, spelling, grammar, geography, history, writing, arith,.
'iletic",hygiene, music, ancl physical training.
In addition tothcse T have asked the teachers to take up art
(lllature study 011ce a week. All examitiations, Departmental and
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public school, will be completed this year hefore the end of Junc.
The rnral school summer holidays arc now extended to September
1st. Formerly they were to August 16th.
Physica! Tni.ining
By the new regulations, physical exercises in schools arc obli-
gatory. The object aimed at is the symmetrical development of the
'whole human hody. Lord Strathcona donated a large sum of money,
the income of which is to he divided among the Provinces to pro-
vide trophies for competency and efficiency in physical exercises.
A hook entitled ."Syllahus of phYSIcal Exercises for Public Schools"
has been iss'u~d for the guidance of teachers, who will be instnlc.ted
by instructors from the Department of 1\lilitia and Defence. For
this purpose in my inspectorate, the(e will be two centres, St. Thomas
and West Lor,i1e. By the Strathcona 'frust Fund, provision for
military dril1, and riHe shooting is also made, but at the Teachers'..
Institute it was deem.cd.advisable to postpone any action in these
until next year. Competitive exercises in physical drill will he held
at the -[all fairs in '\i\Ta-11acetown and Rodney next fall. Among other
things, these exercises will serve ,tS healthy correctives to the injur-
ious effects of a vitiated atmosphere and ill proportioned seats.'
Free Text Books
In orde~ that our schools may attain the highest state of effici~
ellCY, it is absolutely necessary that all pupilS comc equipped with
text and other books. ,llerein, I fllld, lies a great. drawhack to suc-
cessful and efficient tea~hing in rural schools. The solution of this
problem, like many more, is in the hands of the Trustees. By, law.
they arc allowed to purchase for the pupil~ of their section all, needed
text and other books. Frequently i.n my visits I find pupils who have
been to school Iour or 'five weeks, still unprovided with the necessary
books.W ould it not be 1'11011ey well spent if our Trustee Boards
would invest ten .dollars annually in equipping theIr schools with
pens, ink, writting books, slate and lead pencils, dru\-ving hooks,
scribbling,' books? The City of St. Thol11.as spent $1,800 last year
in ,thus equipping its schools. No other money is SO well spent
is that which is 1l1vested in. free supplies.
Irregular Attendance
Another seriolls impediment to school progress 15
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state of affairs. Some pupils are absent Ior weeks at a time. This
is not excusahle, even 111 the cause of husbandry. Children who are
irregular in attendance 110t only arc backward themselves, hut arrest
the progress of the whole school. I find little of no effort made to
cSHl1pel S01'ne of the irregular atenc1ers to go to schooL The Truancy
Act allows a 111.aximum of six weeksincach term of absence from
school, providing, of course, such child is required in husbandry or
inuecessary household duties. Perm'ission is given Township Coun-
cil to appoint a truant offi~er, and in case this body .fails to appoint
them, the Schoo! Board may appoint one.
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School section X. 1, Aldborough, er-ectyd one of the most up-to-
date school houses in the County. It is very doubtful if there is a
more modern one-teacher school anywhere. It.lis built of reel
brick, and is eCjtl'ippecl with every convenience, save il1ternal lava-
todes. In it afe single desks, slate blackboard sufficient in quantity
excellent in quality, furnace, basement, and teacher's room, Which
acts as a library. It is umonument to the.genius and liberality
section, and is a visible 'expression of \, their estimationo[
:ation.
No. 1.1, Aldborough, contemplates erecting an equally modern
the coming St1111111er.
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These are the rural schools of the future. livery new school like
1, Aldborough, is a nail in the coffin of cOl1soliel<ttcd schools, and
indefinitely their general. adoption. Rural mail delivery,
of graded schools" better dassof teachers, higher
of land, the benefits of a High School course, improved roads,
and larger equipment, are all directly assoctated with
schools.
incline' to the opinion that many rural schools, in their loncly
struggling along with a 5111.a11 attendance and with t~ach'ers
qualifications, cOH.ld merge themselves into one good
school manned with teachers possessing the highest qualifl-
offering all the advantages of graded classes, owning larger
libraries, equipped with every modern convenience, indud-
'system of septic tanks and lavatorie,s ai1d an assembly hall,
\vouldmake the school what llone of our schools are' now,
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the social centre of the community. Flerc, too, the pupils could re-
main Utilil they had received ,a Second Class certificate, ,\vi'thout their
parents having to send then1 to I-:\igh Schools at great cost and no
little peril, because removed from parental control. The onlydiffi-
culty inseparable from these schools is the cost and efficiency of
transportation. Efficiency, not economy, however, should be the
ideal of every 'section. The community must he prepared to spend
larger sums on education.
child, and se.nd a report to his parents. After careful cxamin-
extending over many years, it is found that cl1i.1<11'cl1 with dcfcc-
teeth are six months bchinclotl'.cr pupils in their studies. With-
teeth, there canllot he good digestion. The health becomes
the eyes weaker, -1 h-eadaches are ,present, dcvc10pmcnt is
general lassitude follows, mdifferencc takes the place of
activity, and failure in examinations frequently occurs.
Broader use of School Buildings
The Educational Status of the Schools
General1y speaking', the progress of the pupils during the past
was' {air.1y satisfactory. The disturbing clemcnts itj'cidental to
changes of teachers, hindered what would otherwise he
progrcss. The community seems slow to learn that the
teachers are ahvays the cheapest, 110 matter at what price, and
poor teachers are dear at any price. 'rl1e teacher is the soul
the school. Fine schools, good accommodations, al'ld cxcellent
arc nothing but "sounding brass and tinkling cymbals,"
manne,d hy real living, energetic and enthusiastic teachers.
schools changed teachers two or three timcs during the year.
nto this is added the fact that in one or two cases the teacher
only had IJ,O experience, but was actually devoid of Normal 01"
'training, one can-readily see what irreparable injury was done
of such sections. It has been carefully estimated that
clay in public school'is worth five dollars to a hoy in after
every day ill High School is worth ten dollars, and every day
University, flfty dollars. If these ,Ul1ounts arc even approxilna'tely
'how essential it is to secure the very best teachers and su1'-
the pi..lpils with the' yery best facilities for acquiring theil'
I I wish to thank tbe mcmhers of the County Council' for
generous support of and assistancc to the cause of education
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One of the healthiest signs of the times, and one of far reaching
and genuine interest, is the 1l1Ovementfor using the public schools as
a social centrc. 'There is no valid reason ""l1y they should not be
at the disposal of the community for holding their literary societies,
debates, concerts, etc., espeCially where the objects to be
arc to encourage culture, develop social life and foster ge.neral
improvernent. If education means the safety of the state, then every
facility should be afforded, adults for. acquiring culture and fitting
themselves for complete and intelligent citizenship. 1'n nearly all
my rural sell 0015, lbcal literary societies hold weekly or hi-weekly
meetings.
The stimulus to seH improvement and wider reading can in this
way be scarcely over-estl1nated. The results . will he loftier ideals,
higher citizenship, larger intelligence, wider information, and greater
industrial 'efficiency.
Medical Inspection
The hasis of this l1l.0Vemcnt is that it is caSler to prevent
ease than it is to cure it, anet that as the child is the "vard of
,state and its most valuable asset, the state should remove, free
charge, any physical defect or abnormality that would hinder him
taking advantage of the education placed at his disposal. The
cal defects that impede a child's progress are adenoids, cnlarged ton-
sil's, which, when diseased, be~ome the hreeding place for germs
tuberculos"is, defective tcet.h, discharging ears, discharging nose,
and throa't troubles. "[n many places the teachcrs are asked to
the parents by cards regarding the physical state of their
The teachers, however, feel their incompetency to make any
examination, and the people discount their diagnosis. The ideal
and the one 'that is most adapted, is to have some reputable,
tent medical practitioner make a yearly physical examinatioil
have the hOllor to be
Your obedient servant,
J. A., '1'AYLOR,
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children to school. [have referred the
who has brought the cases hefore the
with satisJactory results.
matter to the proper
County" Police' f.ilagis-
ANNUAL REPORT OF W.ATKIN, rNSPECTOR
OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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The actiqll of the County Council, in suggesting the with-holding
ill certain cases, had a very salutary effect; so much so that
fourteen schools were properly heated ail~l vel1tjla~cd last year.
There is now 0111y one school, viz., No.2, SOllthwold, where no
attempt has been made to supply the pupils with good pure 'air.
There are three thing's 'that every school' can and must supply the
"'pllpils, for their physical well-being, viz., good pure air, drinking
.~ater,'alld proper. light. The Province of 011tariohas an a'hundant
s'upply of these, and no citizen, old or ,young, should be deprived
of what he nee'ds.
To the \iVarden and lvlembers of the Elgin County Council:
Gentle11l_cn.-
T have the honor of presen'ting my alll1t1<l1 report for 19L1, on the
puhlic schools of East Elgin.
There are no startling features to report. The supply of regu-
larly trained and certil,cated teacher5 15 still i;,adcquate lor the require-
ments of the schools. T't is true that the number of First an:l Second
Class teachers is much larger than formerly, but it is also true that
there arenl.ore Temporary Certificates or Permits than I have ever
had before. The reason is that the Third Cl<lsS certiflcates arc lcss
numerous. These per11l.1ts are necessary and arc granted by the
Minister or Education only after the Trustees have adverhsed and
failed to seCtHe duly qualifIed teachers. In mos't caseS those teachers
receive salaries equal to those of qualified teac11ers. The schools.
in charge of these teachers, of course, are not progressing as
should, and it is hoped that the SUP1)ly of ef6cient teachers will soon
be, equal to 'the demand. This year's supply of new teachers have
contracted with thc 1iJinister of Education to teach theflrst ycar,
at least, after 'graduating, in Ontario. 'vVe therefore may expect
supply of qualilled teachers to he very largely increased aHer next
mid~summer.
The equipment of the schools has been satisfactory for several
yc_ars. For some time Elgin schools were the best equipped with
lihraries, etc., in the Province. Additions arc made to the libraries
stIle requirements 'demand.
is realized to..:lay that public schools can and must do more
chillren of the nation than to teach tl~~em the traliional school
commonly, referrel to as the Three R's.
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child with a well developed life,
active agent in providing
physically, mo,rally, and
course of physical training has been iiltroduccd into the public
of Ontario~ Its success win dep.encL on the teachers. The
can do much for 'the health of the pupils, not only in
the proper sanitartion of the school and its surroullcl-
also 'after the personal sanitation of pupils.
time is not'. far away wh_en provision will be made ill our
schools for industrial aJ1d vocational training. InOn'tario
largely agricultural, and the elements of agriculture should
in public schools. I am glad to be able to report 'that
made a good start along this line in the schools of this
We have a large number of n'lagniRcent school gar-
fifty have reported to me. There are only two schools
is being done in this direction. Besides the industrial
required for every child, there is the artistic. Twottld have
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2,OB."i and girls 1 ,8'1'0.
In some sch;ols the average attendance IS very low, six to
It is to he regretted thaf"stlch sections arc not grouped and
children carried in vans to a centl~al school. whcre 011e teacher
do the work for' the same sat~lry' that each teacher
Thc Consolidated School idea shonld be apphec1 as
(1ifflculties noW prevailing in some localities in the
Southwold, where. the school popu1atioll IS very small. If this
ship were to adopt the Township Board of 'Trnstees' System,
I urged last year, sncll aBoard would he able to solve the
school prohlem.
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every child plant flowers about the school. All school yards should
be planted with. flower gardens and flowering shrubs. There is
enough of this kind of decoration about our schools or homes.
inside decoration, the walls of all our schools should be hung with a
few good pictures.
It is very gratifying and a lnost hopefnlsigl! t.o End the peopte-
thinking a'bOtit and taking all a.ctivc interest in the public schools of
this. County.
I wish to thank the members of the Council, and all others
have taken a kindly active interest in the welfare of our public
I have the honor to be
COMMITTEE-JANUARY SESSION, No. 1
the Elgin County Cot11lcil:
Gentlcmcl1,-
The Education Committee reports:
That the report of T'nspcctor Taylor be received and printed
minutes.
That tbe account- of the \iVardsville High School bccreferrecl
Clerk ~~\ld Solicitor, and if satisfactory, to be patel.
Your obedient servant,
That the account received from the Woodstock Collegiate
enterained, as we did llot reccive stautory notice.
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That we bave cow;,icle~ed the appeals received from ratepayers
and Aldborou:gh against the refusal of 'the Township
.to appoint arbitrators to consider the formation or alteration
union -school section or sections, and that we recommend
Jackson, of Port Stanley, and Sidney S. J\llcDermand,
arid C. O. Luton, of Yarmouth, be appointcd arbitrators
the matters complain cd of, ,inaccorclance with the pro-
of The Public Schols Act.
That the account of Inspector Taylor fOf expenses ~(mounting
be paid, and that a similar account from Inspector Atkiil,'
to $79.07, be paid.
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That a dclegation to attcnd thc mceting of the Provincial
Association 011 _April 9th be namcd by the vVarclen.
of 'which is respectfully submitted.
iVl. )Y1. BLACK,
Chairman.
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JANUARY SESSION, No.' 2
~r'o the Elgin County Council:
Gcnt1cmen,-
The Edncatioi1 Committee reports as follows:,
for
1. That the account for
the Ti.ustees' Association,'
printing invitations -and programmcs
amot111tii1g to $6.2?,' be' paid.
2. That the account for printing and stationery for the Public
School Inspectors, amottnting to $36.65, he paid.
3. Tha't the sum of ten dollars be appropriated for the expenses
of postagband stationery for'the Secretary of the newly organized
County 'EducaHonal Association.
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4. That 1'1,e551'5. Lindsay and Mi5te1e, former members of this
Council', '~ho took an 'active intere5til1 the Educational Association,
be paid' fdf their at~endance at the meeting, two days, at three
dollars pe'r day and r'ailway fares.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
\\'1. M, BLACK,
Chairman.
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To the Elgin County Council:
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Gentlemcn,-
The .Education Committee heg-leave to report:
1. That the Puhlic School Inspectors' reports he received an(']
printed in the minutes.
2. That the. sum o_f $1,308,_ being the eqUiv~l(ent or :tl~e,:rl:bvillciai
grant to public schools for eqmpment and accommodation Ec 'granteci.
That the 'accoql1t of The 1I,,1ul1icipa1 \,yorlel,. a'~lOllljting to
for supplies required for examinations; be paid.
That the account of tbe 'Woodstock Board of E'~i~lcatioA',
to $17.a8. for fees 6f .Elgin pupils, be paid.
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That the .'feportsof the Aylmer, DuttOll, and Viel111a l-ligh
he received and adopted.
That Inspectol Taylor's suggestion that the, C~lilltX b~y tl~~
of the' Graduation examinations, thus making this' examiti-
free to the pupils, be adopted.
That Inspector Taylor's account for travelling' eXljcnses,
to$Ga,Gl, and Inspector Atkin's accollnt, for $.105.40,
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to $77.-06, for educating Elgin pupils, be.referred t.Q; the Clerk:
S'olicitor for adjustment. .
That the arbitrators' award ill the matter of the dissolution
school scet,ioll No. '13 Aldborough and No. 15 Dunwich, and
of union sections Nos. 1, 2, and 3, Alclborough and Dun-
be received andadopted, and that their account for $272.07 he
the amount collected from the sectIOns interested.
In reviewing the work of the Continnation and ,Fifth Class
the Province of Ontario, as exhibited by the Inspectors'
the years lno- and 1011, your Committee was very ,please'd
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ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL
ELGIN COUNTY
COUNCIL
73
to note the large increase in -the nUlliber of this class of schools
since 190G. In that, year 91 schools wefe established, with 3,993
pupils in attendance, and in 19li the nnmber of schools has increased
to 138, with ov~r{),OOO pupils in attendance. The number of two-
teacher schools in 1910, was (i5, as compared with .2,1: in 190G.
The Continuation Schools prepare candidates for Nannal School
Entrance and :Matriculation Examination, with substantially the same
success as the High 5c'ho015, un<1 their growing popularity indicates
that where they have been established, hundred of pupils fraln the
farms and adjacent sections arc taking advantage of thi5111ca115 of
securing a higher education.
NOVEMBER SESSION,
Elgin COUllty' Council:
- Gelltlcmen,-
The Education Committee
reports:
the following accounts he paid:
1. P. S., travelling expenses..
1. P. S., travelling expenses
Powell, printing 400 copies
. .$
150',65
65 98
report
Trustees'
The aim of the .111.ajority of pupils attending appears to be to
get a better general .education, and no doubt the DepartmeritWill
make some changes in COlUses after determining what are the stand-
ard lines of life work 'in the urban and rural parts of the Province.
Weare particulatly pleased that the County of Elgin' was- the
pioneer .in the encouragement of this class of schools, by making
a grant 'of two dollars for each dollar granted by the Province, aird
we believe it is our duty to further aid them by increasing our grant
to two dollars anc\, a half for each dollar given by the Province, and
that this he the grant for :1912.
...........................................
Maxwell, for reporting proceedings of Trustees Ass'n
World, stationery, printing, etc., Inspector Atkin..
-\i\Torld, stationery, printing, etc., Inspector Taylor
of which is respectflllly submitted.
108 30
40 00
9 45
8 00
lVI. M. BLACK,
Chairmal1.
14th November, :1.912.
11. That the grants to Aylmer anel/Dutton H.igh Schools
$650,00 each, and Vienna $325.00.
An of which is respectfully submitted.
M. lVI.
_Adopted lath June, 1912.
74
ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL
ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL
75
DEPUTATION TO ONTARIO EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION
JUNE SESSION
5.
\;Vc consider .tlnt the Council will be fully jusGilie.d in sending
to the Ass.ociatiol1, a's much valuable informatibn is
sectjrecl.
1'0 the Elgin Connty Conncil:
.All of which is respectfully submitted.
Gentlcrnen,-
. M. 'M. BLACK,
Chairman.
'The deputation appointed to attend the fifty-first meeting
Ontario Education Association, beg leave to report:
-Adoptt;d 13th June, 1012.
:t. They attended the different sessions of the Association
Toronto on the nth" lOth, ancl 11th of April, and fO,uuet that all
tensive prpgral11111e had been provided. The Association is
posed of ten '-se~tions, embracing the int'erests of the high school,
public school, the _ kindergarten clepartlnent, the training
the inspector's department, the trustees' depart1-11ent, the home
section, the 1nanual arts. section, the physical uaining and
hygiene section, and the ,con,tinuation school section.
,
Your deputation confined their attention principally to
ings of the public and high schools,' trustees', amI the
school sections.
In the trustees' section we found a very representative attendf
allee, and keen interest was taken in all the discussions. The prill
cipal benefit ,was in the exchange of ideas as to the managcmentQ
the different classes of schools. The sentim.ent seem.ed to b.e in favor.
of the' consolidated school for sections where the attendance wa
small. Some' delegates expressed thelnsel~res in favor of comhinill
the rural mail d'elivery and the delivery of pupil~ to and from school
No doubt 'a scheme could be devised whereby this might be at;
cOlnplished. .
a. The public school course 'should he improved by the additi
of the !lfth classes, and practicable continuation classes establish
We think that the course o'f studies should be so arranged as to COlli'
prise all studies that will assist in giving the children from the fan
a good practical agricultural education, and he a cOluplete course
itself. This object can be accomplished by consolidation. Th
would result in keeping the boys and girls on the farm.
4. Several speakers endorsed the e~tahlishing of school gardJl\
in connection with the public schools, and the inspectors report'
satisfactory progress in this direction.
76
ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL
COUNTY TREASURER'S REPORT
JANUARY SESSION
To the Elgin County Council:
Gcntlemen,----;-
I ,have the honor }O submit the following statement showing the
finanCIal position or the County of the First day of.Jalluary, 1912:
I.
Assets
...:,,,
..$ 1,,715 32
38,1'01 48
Balance 011 hand
County rates due for HJll
City of St. Thomas, under By-Laws 594
and 759
Co. Mjddlesex,account Co. lines
Provo Treasurer, for Library grant
Provo Treasurer, for Sept. and Dec. quarters'
admin. justice . . . .. . .. .
1,115 U3
966 66
'3al 38
2,000 00
___$ 44,830 77
JI.
Liabilities
....$ 33,000 00
550 00
9,106 14
3,346 80
1,666 20
1,445 00
868 52
___$51,944.14
Notes due lVlolsons Bank .......-....
County lines and -bridges
Debenture payments
Dutton High School .,.., . . . .' . .. . .
Administration of justice.. ,." ,........
Bouse of Industry account....., '
Absentee tax due municipalities .'.',....
The balance of Liabilities over Assets is.. .
$ 7,113 37
ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Deficit
This deficit was,Jl1itde up in the follow-
ing accounts for whicll the stimate was
-llot sufficient:
Administration of justice
County lines . .... .'.
Public schools
Officers' salaries . . . . . . .. . .
Registry office .... ....
Equalization. appeal
Interest
Absentee tax due municipalities
.$ 1,2!J:l 00
8,5n:J 00
:U 00
17'1 00
!l4B 00
;')00 00
467 G7
RaO 00
Total............ ....... ...$ 7',71057
Less halances 111 f--louse of Industry and
Comt House Commission accot11lts. 5n7 20
---$
Expenditures
The Expe.nditmes for 1011, together
with Liabilities in connection with the
accounts fbr the year, after deducting
.Receipts, were as 'follows:
uno
Administration of justice
'Cotinty lines ..... . ........ .$
of indtlstr-y
Schools ...
Public Schools ..
salaries
$
a,800 00
B,BB4 00
office
pnrposes
grant .,..........
of school monies
appeal
7',1:1<] '37
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4,29B 00
2,142 00
5,414 00
11,1.62 80
7,OS!) 00
2,824 00
1,620 09
'726 0.0
11,781 00
94B 00
2,656 00
7'96 00 <>>
200 00
140 00
500 00
___$ ;');~,.'286 80
77
ELGIN. COUNTY COUNCIL
78
ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL
All of the expenditures, ,the most of which arc
able, are U11Cter the supervision of the Council and its
The principal controllable expenditures afC for county lines,
supplementary grants to 11igh and Public Schools, salaries,
and miscellaneous grants.
JUNE SESSION
Elgin County Councir:
Gentlemcn,-
v.
It will he llccess\uy Cor the Council to pass a
authorizing the Warden and Treasurer to horrow the
$20,000 for renewal of notes andta meet the
during the year.
'On the 1st day of June there was a' cash balance to the
credit of the County of $501.13, and the notes held by th,e Jdol-
sons Bankforadvances amounted to $18,000. It will he neces~
sary at thisseSsioll to pass a by-law autl)orizing the Warden
and Trcasitrer to horrow $20,000 as reql1il"ed to meet current
expenses.
The rate of intercst charged by the Ivlo1sons:E\ank for
isfty.e per cent.
The number of unoccupied lots of land in arrears for taxes
liable fo l~c sold this year is too small to warrant the
of a tax sale. It will therefore be necessary to pass"
a by~law to defel- the tax sale for another year.
VI. At this date all of the county rates
except $10,000..00, and the notes held by
have becn reduced to $lG,O{)O.oo.
The following is my cstimate of the amounts required to
raised for county purposcs during the ycar:
VIT. Previous to my app.ointmcnt as Treasurer III 1881,
oC a younger mall as Assistant Treasurer IS very
appreciated.
Admil1istratiol1 of justice
of Industry
bridges
Schools .......
Schools
salaries
, wages
House Commission
rates.... .
. . . . . . $ 4,500 00
5,00'0 00
1,500 00
11,23'0 00
7,900 00
3,420 00
1,350 00
900 00
10,671. 00
7,130 00
1,000 00
1,00'0 0.0
~_--":$ 55,601 00
All of which is respectfully submitted.
JOHN McCAUSLAND,
County
~~:3rd Janna1'y, 1.\11.2.
offic'e.. ." ......
Expenditurcs authorized at the present session will he in
thereto.
All of which is r~spcctfully submitted.
.
JOHN McCAUSLAND,
County TreasurcL
79
80
ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL
NOVEMBER SESSION
To the Elgin County Council:
GcntlemCll,-
I have to report, as of the 1st of Novtmber, the following Receipts
and Expcndit1.1reS since the 1st of January:
Jan. 1st, Balullcc all hand
...$ 1,110 01
I Receipts
justice
2,742 15
30,000 00
13025
3~/,591 00
12,095 ..1:6
G7D GO
094 66
43G 07
:~,82rL 20
---'----$ 80,220
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Administration of
Bills payable
Interest........ .
County rates
Public schools ..
aOl1se of Industry.,..
County lines and bridges
Arrears of taxes
ivliscelluneol1s ..'
Expenditures
Administration of justice..
Bills.payahle ...
Interest
Public schools
Honse of Industry
Registry office
County lines and bridges
Dehent.ures and coupons
High schools ...
Arrears of taxes
Members' wages
Officers' salaries
Printing, postage, and stationery
Care of buildings
Water, gas, and fuel
Misccll<ll1eOl1S .'
.$ 8,G2877
35,000 00
756 30
12,337 93
6,4-87 45
140' 33
1,007 713
\),1013 17
4,970 68
8138 52
1:,289 gO
~~,8H8 75
34!J 7.0
1,026 18
n776
2,526 HI
:'Hst C:5ctober, balance ....
$ 88,321. 32
899 08
$ 89,220
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The estimates passed ill June w,ill be suffiCIent for most accounts.
as I am able to determine, the 'deficit of $3,500 carried over
last, year 'will he illcreasecl to ahout $6,000 hy the 31st of
bei'.
All of- which is respectfully submitted.
K. W. McKAY,
Assistant County Treasurer.
-Adopted 12th November, lD12.
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FINANCE COMMITTEE
JANUARY SESSION
,'fo the 'Elgin COltnty Council:
Gentlcmcn,-
The Finance Committee reports:
1. That the Treasurer's statement he adopted and printed ill,the
minutes.
~~. That a by-law He passed authorizingthe vVarden and Treas-
urer to horrow $20,000 as required for County purposes.
B. That the report of F. lVL Clement, Representative of Agricul-
tural Department, be adopted as satisfactory.
4. That the Prisoners' Aid Association be granted the Sli.m of
ten dollars.
G. That 'the Salvation Army be granted tbe sum of twcnty-
five dollars.
G. , That the usual grant of twenty-frvc dollars be made to the
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto.
7. Thati the annual report of F. Hunt, Police 1Iagistratc, be
received and printed in the minutes.
8. That the: usual grant of fifty dollars be ni.ade the Elgin Law
Library' Association.
9. That the Children's Aid Society he granted the sum of one
hundred dollars.
10. That the Amasa Wood Hospital be granted the sum at
one hundred dollars, being in accordance with the arrangement
made last year. I
11. That the f.ollowing accounts be paid:
St. Thoma,s Tim.es, printing minutes of CounciL..... . .$
Municipal World, stationery for police J\1agistrate.
D. H. Price, Aylmer, printing Finance Reports; etc..
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Municipal \V o1'1d, for Treasurer's office-
Rubher stamp .""".......
Cash Book .....
Voucher covers and advice notes
St~tionery ............
Lead pencils for Council
Rubber stamp and order hooks
$
o 7,,)
27 00
10 25
75
1 05
2 :)(J
World, statiOllcry, for reg. office
42 30
;') 50
12. That'a by-law he passed to amend By-La\v No. 767; section
read a; follows:
"Tha"t t'he smnof Four Dollafs p"er day be paid t6 the menihers
of this COl1llcil for their attendatlce in Cotlticil and COl1imittec meet-
i'ngs within, the County~ add five, ceilts per mile necessarily travelled
(to and from) for such attendance."
That the application of the:
over for further consiCleration.
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High Constable for salary :he
All of which is respectfully submitted.
B. B. GRAHAM,
Chairman.
--,-Adoptcd 2GthJanuary, 1912.
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JUNE SESSION, No. 1
To the :E.lgin County Council:
Gentlcmcn,,......-
The Finance Committee reports:
The
,0 That the Council
Childrens' Protection
pay expenses of all investigations til1ct.ei
Act, when certified by County Cl~rk.
10. That the CQunty Solicitor be instructed to take proceedings
to- collect the amount due by VV. E. Brooks for the maintenance of
his children committed to the care of the Children's Aid Society.
1. That they have examined into the fj.re insurance in force 011
the county buildings and find it to he satisfactqfY.
11. That the bOllet of the County Treasurer he cancelled -and ,a
new bond taken ont, to include both the Treasurer and the Assistailt
Treas'mer, and that the matter be left in he 11<tnds of the 'Cl1airm:al1
and the COulltySolicitor, with power to act.
2. That the West Elgin Corn Growers' Association be granted
the sum of one hundred dollars.
'3. That in reference to the resolntion submitted by the London
Hcalth Association re adrnission.of patients from the County of Kent,
wc recommcnd that the matter be laid over for consideration at the
November session.
12. That"Ct b.y-law be passed authorizing the' Warden and Treas-
urer to borrow the sun1 of twenty thousand dollars, as required 10
incet the ClllTCnt ex;penses.
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4. That the Auditors' report - be adopted.
lB. That a hy-law be passed to extend the t'i111e for enforced
collection by sale of non-residcnt taxes for one year.
5. That the request of H. Harvey, ofViloodgreen, for refund' OIl
license fee, he not entertained.
That the St11no! two hundred am) fifty dollars be paid the
of Rodney on lock-tlp account, being :11 fty dollars in addition
By-Law 782 passed in UllO.
G. That no action be taken in regard to the application for
grant made by the Winter Fair.
All of which is ..respcctfullysuh111ittccl.
7. That an order he isslled for ten dollars memhershipfec to
The Ontario 11unicipal Association, and that the Warelen beal1thor-
i%ecl to appoint delegates for the anm1al meeting.
s. That thc following acconnts he paid:
K. W. 1'.icK.ay, for postage and sundry expenses .. .. .$
Dr. G. W. Ling, cxpcnses attending mceting of 'Board of
'LondonHealth Association ..
n,oelney 11ercury, l)rinting Auditors' reports
Municipal ';Vorlel, stationery, County Clerk's office..
M.unicipal y,,rorld, stationery for registrar ..............
S.H.. Hart & Co., for chcque bo'oks . . .. . . . . .. . .. .
Children's Aiel Society, W. E. vVarclell investigat'g complaints
J. D. Leeson, witness fee, ,Brooks family investigation..... ..'
Children's Aiel Society, maintenance County children to 31st
May..,....................... ........... .,.........
B. B. GHl\HAM,
Chairman.
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\"lardenanc1 Council of the C0l111ty of Elgin:
Gcntlelnen,-
The Committee on Finance beg leave to repor't that, havi\lg
into the finances of tbeCountyand the estimates preparect
County Treasnrer, they herewith snbl11it a statement of tll('.
recniired 'for the lilVvful pmposcs of the Countyduting
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amount re'quired to be raised for the ulldcnnen-
H)l;~:, 'sl{dwingihe
tiouc'il l1ui"li05CS:
Admiilistration of 'jdstice
Ccit1ilty lihcs and bridges
Hohse of Inc1ustt.y ...,
High Schools
:Puhlic Schools
Officers' s~\larie5
'M,embers; wages .,.....
CDt11"t}['dtlSe Commission
.$ 4,000. au
1,500. '0.0
5,650 00
11,350 00
7,990. 00
B,420 00
1,250 00
\iOG on
Debenture l{ates-
By-Law No. i'if.l4
By-Law No. 701 ........
By-Law No. 7;17
By-Law No. 7:'59
By- Law No. 769 ........ . . .~. . .
Deficit, 1st January, 1912 .......
[ntercst ...... ..... .., . .
Registry office ..
1;957 00
2,592 00
2,590 00
2,268 00
1,264 00
4,G6700
50n-oO
500 00
..----__$ 52,B98
YOUf Committee would ,reconnnclid that tl\~ SU111. of li'ifty":Twci
'Fhousanc1 Three I:-{undred and Ninety-Eight Dolfars be raised on a\1
thc rateable property in the several municipalities in the County
Elgin dtHing the year 'H112 for County purposes, and that a rate
:zl mills on the donal' he levied on the rateable property in the
:municipalities in the County to raisc the said amounts.
A 11 o{ which is respecttully submitted.
B, ]J,
_Adopted JU1H'. Bth, 1912.
ELGIN COUNTY .COUNCIL
NOVEMBER SESSION
To the Vo,Tardcll and IVIcmbers of the Elgin County Council:
Gelltleme!1,~
The Final1cc Committec reports:
1. That in accordance with the report passcd at the last sessiollj
matter of the Trcasurer's bond has heen arranged reCjuiring th~'
Treasurer to give a guarantce bond of $10,000' at ,\" cost'to.
County of $35.00. The County Trcasurer's bond is for a similal:
and we' woidd recommend that both bonds, be \lepos:itedwith
manager of the Mols,ons Bank, St. ,Thomas, subject. to the order
this Comici!.
2. That the Treasurer's report be adopted.
3. That the follOWing aCC0unts be paid:
,VVorld, stationery for Co. ClerIc's office
World, statjonery, Registry office
World, stationet'y, Police :NJagistrate
Toronto; l1laintenance I-:Tarvey Armsrong
\iV, McKay, 'postage, phon~, etc.
:i\JcLachlin, stationery, Clerk and Treasmer
McLachlin, stationery; Registrar
bo.oks, lst D. c., Aylmer ..
Aid,SocietY;111aintenance County children..... .
$
5(1
\> O{)'
3 51}
l4a
~3{j QJ)
12 35
f) R5
17~)
251 7..8'
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Thilt the Coullty Solicitor bas entered an action in tl~c COlm!?
collect the amount due fot' the maintenance of We 1I1'oo((s
to the first of June, and that he he instructed to called the.
$218.5~, insluded in the above account, from the Childr'cn's Aic1
a grant of twenty-five dollars be made to the Childrell'~s
is respectfully sl1bmitted.
14th Xove1111~er, ],91~.
T3. B. CRAj'IAM,
Chairman~
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REPORT OF COUNTY ENGINEER
JUNE SESSION
the Warden and CounCil of the County of Elgin:
To the Warden and Council of , the County of Elgin:
GentlclUcn,-
I heg to submit the followi1.1g report:
Gentlemen,-
beg to report 011 the work done in Coullty since your last
The Gillett bridge has been thoroughly repaired. New piles
been driven. where they had been broken off by the ice, and the
abutment" r,epaired, piers and abutment planked, and floor beams
in where required. It is 110W iil as thorough repair as can be
for a wC?oden bridge, and is safe to carry any ordinary traffic.
The extension of the concrete wing at the St. George Street
between the City and the County is now ttl1der construction
\vill be completed in the C'OltfS,e of a week. .,
V cry little damage was caused by the spring
county bridges.
At St. George Street hridge, between the City and the
the north-east wing of the bridge will have to beextended in
to prevent the creek frCim injuring he road. A wall about
feet ili length will be l'equired.
At the Gillett. bridge the waVr ,is washing away the earth
the north and west side of the bridge, and although there is 110
mediate danger to the bridge, I thought it advisable to have
,whole Council view.thesituation. In 1ny opinion, the danger
.in the fact tbat the course of the current is directly along the
o.f the bridge, and when the freshets occur, if accompanied by
they may cause its destruction. Some repairs will have to be
to this bridge to the west and east abutments, otherwise it is
fairly good state of repair.
new floor put on and the
The Port Bruce bridge has had a
strengthened, at a cost of $456.81.
The Port Stanley bridge has b~en painted, at a cost of
my iritel1tiol1 to paint the Cook's 1\'lill and Phillmore
weather has been so wct that the loss of ,timeocea-
made the cost so excessive that I concluded that it
better to leave it until next year.
Nothing has becn done towards building new walks to the
. of the Belmont bridge. There is a large Jill at the
and on' consultation with the Police Trustees of the
it was thought advisable to let this fill get thoroughly s~ttled
putting on a cement walle Thc work,therefore, will be
next year.
The sidewalk and railing are yet to he placed on the
to the Belmont bridge.
In the matter of the port Burwell bridge, on the advice of
. County. Solicitor, I gave an order for the payment of the
of James Pp.yne for $155.00, to be deducted from the am0l,111t
the contractor. I do not think anything 1l10re should be paid
this contract until the contractor 'completes it in accordance
the specifications.
A meeting of your Public' Improvement Committee with a
from the County of IvEiddlesex was held at what
the Low Water bridge, near Middlemiss, on the Thames
the 'Townships of Dunwich and Ekfrid. After view-
pwposed site, the fol,towing resolution was passed:
by S. R. Wilson, of South Dorchester, and seconded by
of Ekfrid:
Several of the county bridges require painting( and
to make arrangemcllts to do this work by day labor, the
hwnish all the materiaL
All of which is respectfully submitted.
JAS. A. BELL, O. L. S:,
CCiunty
11th June, HJl2.
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Committee report to the Councils of their
"That this Joint
respective Counties:
"That having viewed the site of the Low Water bridge ,near
Middlemiss, over the Thames River, we recommend the advisability
of a bridge being built, and further, ',that the Engineers, Nlessrs. 'Bell
and Talbot, be instructed to prepare an approximate estimate 'of
the same and submit the same to the fall sessions of the Councils
for their approval.ll
War~len Anderson was
tiOI1 was carried.
Chairntan of the meeting, and this ,resolu-
In accordance with this resolution, I have made all estimate of 4.
bridge for this site, consisting of two spans of 150. feet each, and
would estimate the cost at $20,000. This would not include anything
for the purchase of a road.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
JAS. A. HELL,
County Engineer,
St. Thomas, November 11th, 1D12.
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PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE
JANUARY SESSION
'Varden and Council of thc County of Elgin:
Gel1tlenien,-
Your Public .Tmprovement Committee, )Ycg leave to report:
That your Committee meet a similar Committee from the
of. Middlesex" at the call of the Engineer, to consider the
of the' petition for a new bridge over the H.iver Thames, pre-
at the ,Novembcr session, lill1.
That the vVardcll and Coullty Clerk appoint representatives
Provincial Deputation to attend at Oawa on he 811 of l'ebruary.
That' the \Varden and County Clerk appoint delegates to
The Ontario Good :Roads Association m,eeting, to he held
on the 26th, 27th, and 28th days of February, and that a
of ten dollars be made to the Association.
That the ClFtirman and Ellgirieer have power to make any
repairs to 'county bridges.
That your Committee meet with a similar Committeefro111
of IVliddles'ex at what is known as the Coyne bridge, over
~iver, and present a report thereon at the ]ul1esessioll..
That the accounts of Ingram & Davey for $17;20, and O. Pen-
for $6.12, for permancnt fixtures in the basement of, the
House, he paid.
of which is respectfully submitted.
SILAS R. vVILSON,
Chairman.
26th January, 1012.
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N'OVEMBER SESSION
T6the Vlarden and Cou-ncil of the County of Elgin:
To the \Varden and I\Jem:hers
Gent.lemen,-
of the Elgin County Coullcil:
Gent1eUlen,-
'Your
following
Public Improvement Committee beg leave to submit the
report:
1. That they
County Engineer's
Yqur 'Public Improvement Committee beg leave to submit the
following report:
1. That the Engineer have, power to act with the City of St.
Thomas in extending thefwrth-east wing of the St. George Street
bridge.
have considered the matters
report, and would recommend
mentioned in
its adoption.
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2. Regarding the proposed new bridge over the Thames River
at what is known as" the Low vVater bridge site hetwecll DUl1Wich
and Ekfrid, near lVliddlemiss, your Committee would recommend
that -as there is no road allowance leading to the proposed site, and
as yet no action has been taken by the County of 1'liddlesex, that
the matter he left over until the January session of the Coullcil
All of which is respedully snbmitted.
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.,2. 'fhat the matter of repairing the Gil1cttbTidge be left in th\"
hands of the ]~ngilleer.
3. That when the enbankment of the approac11esof the 13elm(l11t
hridge is sufJiciently settled, the Eugineer act with the Cbunty of
M'iddlescx in having a sidewalk and railing built one- hundred feet
long at each end of the bridge.
4. That in the matter of the money he1c{ back on the port Bur~
well bridge contract, your Committee would recommend that the
County Solicitor have this in charge, and that no more money he
paid without his consent.
S. ]~.
WILSON,
Chairman.
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,5. That the Chairman, Warden, and. Engineer be instructcc1 to
meet a similar Committee from Kent aud Middlesex, in regard to the
painting of the Bothwell bridge.
o. That in the matter ,of the proposed bridge asked to be erected
over the River Thames near 1ilicldlemiss, the Public I mprovemellt
Committee meet a similar Committee ,from Middlesex, either at tl"
proposed site or otherwise, at the call of the Engineer.
7. That this COl1nty assume all bridges necessarily
over in length on all county line boundaries.
All of which is respectfUlly submitted.
S, R. WILSON,
l;:'eferred,to a committe of ' the .vhole and amended
hy striking out claus,r 7.
12th June, 1912.
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ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL
ELGIN COUNTY
COUNCIL
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PETITIONS AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
GAOL AND HOUSE OF INDUSTRY
JANUARY SESSION
To the Elgin Connty Conncil:
Gcntlel11enJ~
To -the Elgin County CoimciI:
The Petitions and Legislation C0111mittee reports:
GC11tlemcl1,-
The Gaol alid I-lonse of Industry Committee i'epbi;ts:
I. That we reco111111end tbe adoption of the resolution submitted
hy The .ontario Good TtQads Association, which approves of the
recent amendments to The Act for the Improvement of Public High-
ways, and Suggests that in ararnging the expenditure of the proposed
paminian aid to highways, provision he made for increased grants
under The Highways Improvement Act, .and further additional aid
on leading connty roads, to he spent. in accordance with specifIcations
determined hy the .Public Works Depart111_ent; and tharthe Provind~l
Gqverll111cnt, pay a percentage of cost of maintenancc of connty road's.
the COltrt l:lousc Cominissidn bc atitlwriz('(l to repair
al1c1 iron:' 'work 011 the doinc of thc CUlirl: Housc, <llld
copper where. necessary.
2. That we arc in favor of tax reform" and approve _of the resO-
lution made and presel1ted by The Ontario1-Iunicipal Association
, '
l,ist year.
"That land should he assessed at its fair actual value, and that
huiJdingsan.d irnprovcmcnts, be assessed at 110t more than sixty per
cent. of actual value.
That the members of tlfe Council he requcste'r.l to illCll11re
into the property interests of prospective inmates of ~he
of Industry, and where they are found to havc any, tl) arrange
of same to the County Ti-eaSllrer, 0'11 such terms as may he
before they are committed.
That <ipplieation he made by the Court Housc Commission
.City, of 51. Thomas to light the Court [-louse with electricity.
All of which is respectfully'submittcd.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
MICHAEL McKNIGHT,
Chairl11all.
P. A. }dcVICAR,
Chairn1an.
26th Januar}', J!H2.
_Adopted l:lth June, ln12.
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ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL
JUNE SESSION, No. 1
To the Elgin County CoullciL
GcntlemCll,-
The }lol1sC of Industry Committee reports:
1. That no person be allowed to leave the institution without
the permission of the Inspector, and that where necessary, he will
be required- to con,sult with the Council of the municipality from
which he or she was committed, or the municipality of which he
or she may bee-ome a resident.
~z. 'Ne recommend that a new hell house be bi1ilt, size twenty
by thirty feet, at an estimated cost of $17'5.00, plans and speciiications
to he submitted by the District Representative. The hen hottsc to
be locaetd west of the present one.
:.l. 'Ne recommend the huilding of a new root cellar, size tWC11ty
hy thirty feet, with five-lnch "\vall, estimated cost $300.00, to be
located v"hcre the present root ccllar llO'N stands. .
4. The District Represcntative has had thefarl11 surveyed and
is preparing drall1age plan, which is not yet completed. We reconi~
mend that allrnture drainage he 111 accordance with this plan, and
that your Committee he authorized to construct such clrainageas
may "he necessary this year.
G. The orchard has been pruned, sprayed, cultivated, and manur-
ed, and appeal's to be in excellent condition. This work has been
done under the supervision of the District Representative. He has
;1150 sown a field of Canadian varigated alfalfa.
All of which is rcspectfully submitted.
P1ZTEH A. 1IcVTCAH,
Chairman pro
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JUNE SESSION, No. 2
the Elgin COUllty Coullcil:
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The Gaol Committe reports that they have had an applic?tlOll
frOm the Matron of the Gaol'in reference.to a retiring allowancc,and
beg to refer the matter to the Coullcil for their consideration:
2. That the Clerk be authorized to exchange the typewriter in
office for a more modern one.
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All of which is respectfully submitted.
PETER
A. IV[cVICAR,
Chairman pro tem.'
-Adopted 12th June, 1912.
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ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL
NOVEMBER' SESSION
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF HOUSE
NOVEMBER SESSION
OF INDUSTRY
To' the Elgin County Council:
St.Thomas, November 8th, .1912
\Varden and Council D,f the CGlinty of EIgiil:
Gent1ernen ,-
The House of lnchistry Committee reports:
following is my report on the House of Industry and Refuge
year cndil~g 31st October, 1912:
Number of inmates in Honse at last report..... , ,. . 44
Numher 'admitted during year, 2 females, 1l males... 13
Number of deaths ..... .... .......... ...... 5
Number discharged .. . ...... ......'............ 1
Number absconded ......... ...................... 2
.. umber now in Honse, 30 males', 19 females.. . .. . . 49
Numbet- of inmates sent from the several111unicipalities in
(,luring the year:
1. That the annual report of the .,Physician be adopted and
printed in thc niilllites.
2. That the annual report of the Inspector be adopted and
printcd in the minutes.
il. That thc heilcry and root cellar have been completed at a
combillcd cost:
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l'or cemcnt work.. i... ..,...... ....$ 42:) 00'
For Masonry ......... '0' .. . .. . 40 50
For carpenterer ..................... ~J1 50..
For lumber . . . .'. . .. . . . .. . . . . 107 33
Par hardware . "", ." . ..,.",. . .. 18 70
For cement .,."....,.",.,....,',... 8 72
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The variolls causes of pauperism of inmates admitted
during the year may be'classcd as follows:
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4. Wc recommcnd that the office of Inspector be abolished, and
that thc duties he performed by a Board of Management,' to consist
of two members' appoii1ted hy thc Council, who, with the ,Wardeii,
will constitute the 'Board, as required hy The House .of Refuge'
Act, H112.
We reconlmend that Angu.s TurQcr, of Southwoli:l, and
Jackson, Qf Port Stanley, be lTlemhers of the Board of
4
4
~
2
..... ........ ... ........ ... 1
numher of inmates duri'ng the year . .. .4G.5
Average, withkee..per's family and hired help.. . . . . .. 540
NUli1her of week,s' board of inmates.... ... .2,435
Number of weeks, with keeper's family, etc., added.. 2,82:3
Total expenditure, during the year.. . . . . . ..$ G,77B 1.0
improvement~
cellar, henery, etc.
.........
etc.
All of which is respectfully submited.
1'1.
tirHl 00
13th November, 1912.
From inmates
From farm produce
From farm stock
. . , . . $ 257 28
116 2D
......... 35800
.$ 73:1 57
_Referred to. Committee of the Whole and amended by strikil
out scctions four and five.
ilill
ill
100
16.
17.
18.
19.
divided
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Leaving' amount, actually expended for support
of inmates ...,................ ....... 5,483 53
Average expense per week for ,each person . ." 1 04
Average expense per day. for each person ..... 27g,..
Average expense per, year for each person...... 100 98
Amount expended for House and Farm during the )'ear is
as follows: '
Farm expenses~
Iniplemcl1ts
Feed' ......
Stock.... \
JYlisceltaneotls
...$ 95 7:)
411 02
38 00
306 41
-~$
851 18
.............
. . . . . . . . . , .
.......,........
I-louse expenses-
...."...$ 536 30
281 1(i
584 3B
403 ,B8
256 84
"63 1}
112 90
261 0.5
92 94
746 34
lDG 36
____$3834 73
Hired labor
Bread
Meat
Groceries
Provisions ...,.....
Dty Goods .....
Boots and Shoes........ . ........ ....
Furniture and Hardy,Tare .............
Drugs ...................................
Coal and Wood .....,'................
lVliscellaneous
General expcnsc-
Repairs ................. ....... ,,"
Pennanent im_provements .........
S~\aries-
Keeper and lfatron ......$
Physician
Inspector
.$ 105 5G
GOS 25
GOO 00
200 00
f50 00
Committee
Illcidental
".......
9,')0 00
78 ,20
268 55
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Insurance......... '" . ........ .... 50 ns
Miscellaneous ..................... 1.6 65
$2087 10
Total Expenditure ....,.............. . $6773 10
20.
The following. produce was raised all the farm during the
year:
175 bushels of wheat
, 35 loads of hay
225' btishels of oats
75 bushels of barley
10 bushels of tmnips
100 bushels of pqtatoes
25 bushels of beets
8 bushels of onions
450 jars of fruit
15 bushels salsify
14G potinds of .cheese
1 load of squash
15 bushels of sweet corn
1.2 bushels of l~arsnips
1.5 bushels of heans
10 bushels of peas
11 acres of carll fodder
4-0 bush~ls of carrots
15 bushels of table cflri"ots
23 loads of straw
1.1.00 heads of cabbage
10 hogs. (killed)
40 fowls (killed)
221.0 pounds of hutter
G40 dOZC11 ~ggs
7 ba1'rels of soft soap
1.00 barrels of 'apples
(i barrels of cider
1.6 hogs (sold)
addition to the above ja large number of vcgetabl~s, etc., werl;
and consumeddtlring the year, of which no aCCOt1.11t was kept.
Nutnber of articles of heckling and clothing madeu)) dLjril1~';.
hy the 1IJatron and- inmates, 700.
Numher of visits by Inspector, 40.
.
4 horses, valued at
1n cows, valued at ...
6 young cattle, valued at .........
12 hogs, :valued at ....,........,...
2 sows, valued at .. " . . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . ..
150 chickens
$ 800 00
585 00
180 00
72 00
60 00
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24. The total amonnt expended by County on I-lonse of Industry,
etc., is as follows:
. . . . . $ 7,2@' 00
1l,7~H 13
GoG 81
390 00
7'24 99
-3,09:') 27
1,180 50
4,,732 62
G5~1 37
GO 70
3:';0 00
40 00
1,232 77
8;') 85
1,979 00
827 GG
293 62
___$ 3:;'361 35
Farm, Jon acres, cost
House of Industry
Laundry . . . .. . . .
Fire escape
Root cellar" henery, etc.
Cottages, etc. ..'
Brick ice hotlSC ......
Barns, etc. ........
Tile drains .........
Tile drain outlet...
Hot air pump, tanks .and
:Refrigerator ...........
connections.
Fcricing
Orchard ..........
Heating apparatus
Deep well
Silo. .
. ..... ..... ./..
account
25. l~cccivccl from Government, 011
of expenditures for land and buildings..
"Leaving amount actually expended by County.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
4,000'00
$ 31,3Gl 35
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REPORT OF PHYSICIAN OF H9USE OF INDUSTRY
NOVEMBER SESSION
To the "Varden and ~dcmbersbf the Elgin County Council
in November, 1912, session assembled:
Gentlemell,-
\
In presenting the 37th annual report of the Elgin House of
Il.1dustry, I have the honor to submit the following for your con-
sideration: The health of the inmates of the institution has been
what we expected, coilsidering the advanced age of some. In
months of February and, March, H1l2, an epidemic of severe colds
place,.but no _deaths occurred. There have been 110 contagious
I treated three cases in the Amasa \i\1ood Hospital,one
a case requiring surgical operatioil for an abdominal tumor.
the ,23rd of I'vIay, assisted by Drs. Tufford and Duncombe, I re-
a large tumor from an inmate: She was discharged from the
June 17th, 1912, and returned to her former position as
.with the family of a Southwolc1 farmer. There was one
I have visited the institution weekly, and at shortcr intervals
necessary.
a number of visits to the paticnts being treated
Hospital.
ANGUS TURNER,
Inspector House of Industry.
_Adopted.
.
There are at prescnt forty-nine inmates: 30 male, 19
ortality is two less for year H112 than for the year
ere were five deaths, as follows:
female.
HIll.
The
There
Age Cause of death
'timi.ry 30th, 1912-Georgc Atkins
bruary 24th, 1912-William Cameron
25th, 1912-Thomas Simms
4th, 1912---'-Emerilla Fraser
84 Uraemic poisoning.
79
84
83
Old age.
Old age
Valvular
heart.
lesion of thc
17th,1912-l'vIary Janc 1vlcGaw '10 Blood poisoning.
also to report that the buildings and grounds of the 111sti-
clean and sanitary, and that those ill chargc are sympa-
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thetic, efficient, and very attentive to the care and ne~ds of the
inmates.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON WARDEN'S ADDRESS
JANUARY SESSION
Elgin County Council:
I have the honor to be,
Gentlemen,-
Your obedient servant,
FREDERICK GUEST,
i Surgeon.
The SpecialC0111111ittee appointed to consider the vVardel1's
beg leave to report:
_Adopted.
That we agree with thcvVarden's remarks in reference t,o
and wouldre,coH1mend that he be authorized to flPpoin~
Good Roads Committee, as stlggestecl in his a~,~lr~ss.
That in reference to advertising the County, we reql1nmen'd.
a S. \ecial Publicity :Commltte,e composed of one repre'sentative
each Township be appointed' to report at next SCSSiOl~ op a plan
the agricultural possibilities of Elgin, at a cost ?.f, $~i,OOO:~
which is -respectfully submitted.
EQUALIZATION
JUNE SESSION
M. M. BLACK,
ClJ,airman.
25th January; H112.
To
the Elgin County Council:
The Committee on the equalization of assessment reports:
"That the equalization of assess111.ent be the same as last year."
w. W. CAiVIPBELL,
Chairinan.
_Adopted 1Bth June, 1912.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF
COUNTY POLICE
JUNE SESSION
To the Elgi,nCounty Council:
the vVarden and :iVIcmbers of the County:Cotll1cil:
107
MAGISTRATE
G~ntlcmen,-
I beg lea:ve to report to yon the business done in conllection with
office ior the past year,as follow~:
Gentlen1cn,-
The Special Committee to consider thevVarden's'aclclre.es
1. That the clause relating to change inHouse of Industry
be laid over for consideration at the Novclnbcr session, and that
House- of Industry Committee be requested to report' fully
changes necessary to be made in the By-Law of Rules and
tions goverrfing that institution,
Offences Tried
Nature of Charge
Affray
Violation of The Llquor Act
C0111mon assault
Insane
2. That we approve of the clause referring to publicity.
'3. rrhat we approve of suggestion for a change in system
e1ecthfga \^larden, and recommend that the Clerk prepare
providing for the system in operation in Victoria County.
Perjury
Causing a dj'shtrhance
Pointing loaded firearms
Drtlnk and disol'derly .....................,
Assault, ea"using actual bodily harm
Assault on Constable. . . .. . .. . .. . , , . .. . ..
Theft., .
Burglary
Unlawful specd of motor vehiclc
Robbery .....
Insulting language........ ." . ....
Violation of The Cheese Factory Act
Carrying concealed weapons
'\iVilhll injury to railway coaches
Forgery ........ .... . . .
Resisting Constable..
Action for wages ...... .. . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Violation of Indian Act.,....... .'
Juvcnile Court-Indecent assault
Theft ........... ....,'
Neglected children......
Habitual truant .... ,.,..
Viol;tiol1 oC Childr~n's Act..
4. That in reference to equalization, we recommend
Ree\\/es' of. the various municipalities in the County he a
to rep01~t 'the equalized value of the assessment rolls for HIll.
5. That we arc in favor of the suggested change"in thelocatiori
of Agricultural Representative, and recommend that the Warden be
anthorized to appoint a committee to confer with Messrs. Maccliar1nid
and Brower in re'fercnce thertco.
All of which is respectfully submited.
_Adopted 12th June, 1.912.
Total.. . .. . . . . .. . .. . . , . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. 136
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Convictions were made f<:H-the following offences:
Nature of Offence Charged No.
Assault ... .....,......."............
Theft ......"....".".....................
Drunk and disorderly .........,.......
li'orgery ..,'..... ,'..... .... .................
Uttering f01;"ged document .......... ,.... ..
Insanity ......... .. .'......., . ..... ., .,....
Affrax ,...................,.... ,.... .....
Burglary ............................, ,-....
Violation LiCj1..101' Act ...... ',' . . . , .. . .. . .. . .
Indian Act .........-.........,....
Cheese Factory Act ..............
Motor V chicle Act .."...........
Using instllting language.....". . .... ......
Cal"ryillg, concealed weapons
Assaulting, a constablc .............,.,.,..,
Carrying a pistol .,............. . ,. ." . . . .
Rcslsting peacc officer .............".......
Action for wages ......,...................
Endangering safety of railway passengers...
Neglected and depcndant children....: . ....
,'fruancy ..................... '.., .. '. ., . .. . . ,
Causing. a di,sturbance ..............
j)isorderly conduct . . . . . . . .. ,. .' . .. ..
'fatal.. . . . . .. . .. '," . . . . .. . .' . .. ........ 92
Amount of flncs imposed . ..' .. . . . . .. . . . .$ 578 00
Amount of jines collected ............. 577 00
Municipalitics and persons to whom fines were paid and
Coun ty of Elgin ....,.....'..... $ 21 00
Port Stanley .................. 101 00
vVest Loruc ..... . ..' .. .. ... 81 00
Bayham ....................... 11 00
Southwold . . . .. . . . . . , . ,. . .. . . 10 00
Dunwich ...................... 10 00
Aldborongh .................... 1. 00
Yarmouth ........ .,........ .... 10 00
South Dorchester .............. 5 00<
Springflcld ... ................ 2 00
Rodney ....... ............... 10. 00'
Vienna ........................ 10 00
$ 272 00
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License Inspcctor Andrews
License Inspector Compton
4;"j 00-
165 00
21000
Behilont Cheese Factory .. .'..
Western Dairy Assoc. .........
Insped01: Cuddie .....
80 00
30 00
10 00
70 00
William'House (Plaintiff)
A. Pl1ddifoot (Plaintiff)
10 00
15 00
25 00
,Total............... .
Municipalities .................$
Liquor 'License Inspectors .....,
Creese fflctories and lvIilk Inspjrs
Awarded damages to persons...
$ 577 00
272 00
210 00
7000
25 00
.$ 577 00
the attention'of the Council to the condition of the lock~tlps
the County. That of Aylmer is J10t in a sanitary coi1-
and provision is llOt made for keeping prisoners warm during
weather. It is necessary to maintairi the' lock-ups in proper
t'o escape. actions for damages.
number of cases have been tried by me in the JUVenile COllrt,
past year, and I am satisfied that the establishment of that
will be of great benefit to children, who would otherwise be
before other tribunals, and be stamped as cl'jminals.
have much pleasure in ag~tin calling yopr 4ttcntion.to the good
done by the Childrcn's Aid Societyl'in caring for delinquent
neglected children. You will see by this report .that a large
of children ha"e been comn~itted to the careot the Society
the past ycar. Some of these childrcn were in a most deplor-
and if actibn had not been taken, they would have
up to l11~rihood and womanhood p]1ysical and 'moral .wrecks.
of this Society represel1ts the highes,t type of human and
endeavor, and should receive the hearty, support of the
the Connty.
is respectfully submited.
FRANCIS HUNT,
Police Magistrate.
January, 1912.
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ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL
REPORT OF REPRESENTATIVE ON BOARD OF ROYAL
ALEXANDRA SANATORIUM
NOVEMBER SESSION
To the vVarden and l\-Icmbcrs of County Coullcil of Elgin:
Gcnt1emcn,-
I take'much pleasure in presenting my annual report -as one of
the Trustees representative of the County Council of Elgin on the
Board of H'calth of the Queen Alexandra Sanittorlul11.
1. have to say that the institution i's in gooclworking order, and
15 doing good work, having at the present tirl1.c thirty-three patients
under reatm.cnt, all apparently doing well.
Last wiiltcr the Board found that owing to defective heating
facilities it was necessary to refuse aclm.ission to. certain patients.
To meet this defect, alterations and additions bave heen decided upon
as follows: In the 111ain part of the building the roof is to be raised
so as to add another storey, thereby avoiding the cost of a foundation
and heating plant for an additional building.
In my report a year ago it was stated that a new physician in
charge, Dr. Bruce, from England, had heen appointed. After _one
year's service Dr. Brnce resigned to acccpt a more desirahlc position
in an illstiti.1tion of a sil'nilar character in England. As his successor
there,has heen chosen Dr. Craig, of Quehcc, 'who was highly recom-
mcnded for the position. I-Ie is nOW in charge.
At the last session of the Ontario Lcgisl~tl1fe the law
institutions of this sort was amended so as to provide that, except as
governcd by e,arlier agreements, an indigent patients who can be at"
commodated must be admitte'cl at a rate of not less than one dollar
a day. The agreemcnt made between thc Counties of Elgin and
Middlesex and the Cities oJ London and St. Thomas on the one halld,
and the Queen Alexandra Sanatorium on the other, is unaffected
this legislation, and secures for the indigent patients from
municipalities the more' favored rate of fifty cents a day.
I regret to inform you that the Sanatorium is still in debt.
year ago the debt of the instituion was rcported to you as being
.jlftcen thosuand dollars. At present thc income is suffLcient to
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the current cxpenses, but the cost of the improvements mentioned
above has iricreasec\ the debt to above twenty thousand dollars. The
Board is making a sti'enuotls effort to clear' off tbis debt, and lms
made application to the City of Londoll fOf' assistancc. As a result
_of t.his application, the City Council of London has agreed to submit
a by-law authorizing the contribution of fifteen thousand dollars for
the purpose of ,the Sanatorium. With their characteristic' generosity,
1-Jrs. Adam Beck l{as contributed five, h;L1ndrcd dollars, and the Honor-
able Adam Beck has becomc surety for an additional sum of two
thousand dollars. rt givcs great p'leasurc, also; that as (1 result of
a "Sanatorium Sunday," organized by Bishop Fallon, thc sLIm of five
hundred dollars was raised in his diocese for the purposes of the
Sanatoriul;1. [n conclusion, I would commencl the Ouecl1 Alexandra
~,
Sanatoritlm to thc consideration of all philanthropically minded citi-
zens whodesirc, by will or otherwise, to place part of their resources
the scrvices of the public.
Yours very truly,
GEORGE W. LING,
One of the Trustces
on the Sanatorium
for Elgin
Health Board.
-Adopted 15th November, 1912.
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113
GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION DEPUTATION
The gcncnd op111ioll was that county road systems are
desirable; and that with increased aid from the GoverllmCtlt for
construction and an allowance on account of' maintellCltlCe,
every <:oltnty would adopt the plan for its leading roads.
All of which- is respectfully' submitted.
To the Elgin County Council:
Gcntlcmcl1,-
The Deputation appointed to attend the annual meeting of the
Good 'Roads Association 'reports:
Wi'll. E. LEESON,
Chairman.
1. That they attended at Toronto during the last three days of
Fcbruray. A large nttlnber of delegates were present - from
other Coullties., Every phase of the road question was dis-
cussed. The principal papers presented were:
-Adopted 12th JUlle, 1012;
Federal Aid for Highway Improvement.
COUI1 ty Road Construction.
COUNTY
CLERK'S REPORT ON LICENSES
NOVEMBER SESSION
IN FORCE
State }-lighway Systems.
Foreign Road Systems.
13ridge Construction.
Elgin County COl1llciI :
Gentlemcn,-
The follO\virig licenses are in force on this date:
Township Roads;
II. The Committee on Resolutions reportecl:
(1) In, favor of thc idea of Federal aid for highway
ment;
Auctioneers
\Vilson Pound, Robert Lam, R. H. Lindsay, Peter McVicar,
RDibb, John D. Locke, G. G. .FJ:opkins, M. B. Stafford, Daniel
Samuel J'vkFarlane.
(2) Recommended lcgislation making the use of wider
compulsory.
(3) Suggested increases in license fees payablE; by aut'omobiles,
the fund thereby created to be used for thc maintenance -oC
improved county roads.
Junk Dealers
Zwig, Louis Schott, Sam. Leff.
Pedlars
A resolution' was passed favoring the distribution
Federal aid, when received, through the Public 'VV od{s De~'
partmcnt of the Province, in connection with The Highway
Improvement Act.
E. Daly & Co.
K. W. McKAY,
County ClerK",
III. The delcgates waited upon the members of the Governmen
in a body and presented the resolutions, with explanations;
which will be considered in working oilt plans for the distd~:.
bution of Federal aid.
191.'2.
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REPORT OF DEPUTATION TO ONTARIO
MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION
NOVEMBER SESSION
For the payment by the Province of expenses of a Provincial
l~egistration of Vaters ill cities.
Legislation in reference to all of these and many other questions
be prepared and brought before the Legislature by_ the Executive
of which Qur Clerk is secretary.
The memb~rs cif the Association were entertained at luncheo!l by
City of Toronto, and by the Toronto Harbor Commission to an
sail oi'l the Lake. Conveyances wefe furnished by the o.J1tari~
for an inspection of pu'blic works in Toronto and the
of Yark.
To the Elgin County Council:
Gcntlcmcll,-
The deputation appointed to attend the annual meeting of The
Ontario IvIllnicipal Association reports:
That they wefe present at the varions sessions which were held
in the City I-Ja1l, Toronto. The attendance, while not large, was
most representative. The Il/layor of Toronto presented an address
of welcome and ext'ended to ns the hospitality of the City.
All of :v"hieh is respeetfnl1y submitted.
B. B. GRAHAM,
Chairman.
Acldresses were delivered by )Jresident Spence; \7\T. A. Clark,
chairman of the Rural Section; Dr. S. lI'l. \Viekett, on "rvlunicipal
Governing Bodies"; Dr. C. O. Fairbank, on "Pnhlicity for Rural
lVlunicipatities"; Geo. S. l-lcnry (cx-vVanlen of York!, on "Busilless
Orgariizatioll 111 Townships"; Dr. lI.JcCLlllongh, on "Puhlic l-lealth f\ct,
1.\112"; 1Joll. Adam Beck. on the work of the Hydro_EleetricC011l-
mission. ~
,..:;....Adoptccl.
An interesting discussion followed most of the addresses. A
large number of resolutions v,rere snbmitted Eor consideration. The
more important of th.ose that found favor with the delegates were:
1. The form_atlon of a Provindal Department or Sub_del)artment
of l'vlunicipal Affairs.
U. For the purchase of a11 municipal debentures by the Govei'n~
1'nent.
lTJ.I:<or a percentage <ldclition of ten per cent. to taxes in arrears
collectors' rolls not returned.
IV. For the holding oI future annual meetings of the Association
Septemher 1nstead of June.
V. For changing the date of municipal elections to New Year's
Day in all cities.
VI. For a street \vatering rate on the hasis of value, rather than
foot frontage.
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AGRICULTURAL
REPORT OF
REPRESENT A TIVE
DEPARTMENT
Dutton, January 16th, Hl12
K. W. McKAY, ESQ.,
County Clerk,
St.. Thom.as, Ont.:
Dear 5i1',-
Now that the County Council-will be ,~allccl upon in a few days
to make the stipulated grant off1vehundred dollars to the Connty
Agricultural Educational Board for 1912, 'T feel that it is no more
than right that they should know how the grant for 1.D11 'hasheen
apprOr)riat€,;d:
The Agricultural Board met in early sunlluer and divided t~'e
'money as follows:
(a) $lOO.oo-Special institutes, both fruit and seeds.
the COl1llty by means of an
(b) ,$100.0o-For advertising
at the Fruit Show, in Toronto.
judging competition for young men at Aylmer
, (c)$50.00-Fo1'
and, Wallacetowll. I
(d) $40.00-To the poultry Show, and to aid in setting up
educational exhibit of poultry supplies.
(e) $150.00-For short courses in
Dutton.
stock judging at Aylmer
(f)$(jO.oo..:-For educational work along the lines most
as scen j'lt by thc Representativc as occasion dcmands.
Under grant (a) we have held threc special Fruit Institutcs;
at port Burwcll, onc at Lakeview, and one at Rodney. Thesc
largely attended, cspecially. the onc at Rodncy, and they took
naturc of a demonstration whenever possible. The nloncy is used
hall rent, advertisIng, paying outside speakers, etc. INe are
paring,with the balance of the grant, to hold two institutes \n
judging,at points y.ct to be selected.
ELGIN COUNTY COUNClL
Under grant (by we collected ninety-two boxes of fruit and ex-
hibitedthem at Toronto as the product of Elgin County; a picture of
this exhibit may he, seen at the County Clerk's office.
. .
Un'der' gralH (c) we offered 'prizes of eight, six, four, and' two
dollars cach a young men' who placed a class of horses anclcattle
correctly, and gave the hest reasons. At vVallacetown a class of
thirteen competed, and at Aylmer a class of njne.
Under graJit (d) we offered al1umber of pcizes 1Il clressedpol1ltry.
This, was clone to encol1t'age the utility rather than 'tlfe fancy side of
l~ol1lt'ry busin'ess. In addition to this, we had un exhibit of model
houses, poultry foods', fattening crates, and dressed 'poultry,
diseases; egg preservatives, etc.
Under grant (e) we are,. preparing to. hold,two short courses in
stock judging at Dutton, on Fehruary 1st and 2nd, and at Aylmre, on
~6th and .27th of February. The best men available are being
f6r these demonstrations.
(f) we have 11Qt yet spent any money, hut are pre~
some'plan oEwork through the schools.
111cmbers of the Agricultural Board are Samuel MacColl,
Dr. Cameron, Secretary; William Hollingshead, T. Hockin,
Daniel Black, all of Dutton; R. H. McCurdy, Vienna; C. O. Luton, .
DUllcan Sorl.1erville, Sparta; ancl A.D. McGugan, Rodney.
I wish to take this opportunity of thanking the County Council
the County official", for their support apd hearty co-operation in
year that has just passcd, and trust that the year 1012 will be as
Yours truly,
1', M, CLEMENT,
County Agricultural Representative,
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ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL
ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE APpOINTED BY THIS
COUNTY COUNCIL TO INTERVIEW THE FEDERAL'
GOVERNMENT ON FEBRUARY 8th, 1912,
AT OTTAWA
lvIajor T. L.'Kennedy, Pt'esident of The Ontario Goo'd Roads
Ass'ociation, was the fil'st to speak. ]-Ie pointed out tihat Ontario
possessed 5'0,000 miles of roads, and that there was now no chance
of keeping up these roads with,the present methods of finance. The
01lta"t~io Government had expended $1;00-0,000 on good roads, and if
good roads w~rk was to becan-ied all, Pecle'ral assistance was abso-
lutely necessary.
Re Grants for Good Roads
To the \i\Tarden and 11'lembers of Elgin County Council:
c. J. Fay, of Lanark, followed in a stirring speech, in which he
the llccessityof Federal aid in the construction and
maintenance of good roads. His county had spent $175,00.0 on one
and thirty.miles of road, but now th~y could not carry the
any further for ,"vant of money, and they were now looking
Federal aid. '
\Gentlemen,-
Your, Committee beg _leave to report 'that pursuant to appoiQt-
ment, they did meet at Ottawa a largc deputation hom all bvcr
Ontario, two hundred and ftfty to three hundred in numher. So
large was the nUlnher t'hat the lllenlbers of the 'Government had to
va~ate their :seats in the 'Padiamellt Chambers to give' the deputation
seats while they were presenting theIr claims and asking a grant to
help huild goo'd roads throughout Ontario.
1;Jr. Rankin, 1'1'1. P. P. fm Frontenac,_suggcstcd that the Federal
should pay fifty per cent: of the cost of construction, as
fifty per cent. of the cost of maintenance. There should be
county, and state highways, and the Federal Government
justly be asked to aid in all of these.
Vv.G.' Trethewey, of Toronto, represcnting the United Boards of
in Ontario, read a memorial in which he laid, emphasis upon
of the imprOVell1ent df the highways of Ontario.
had been said about building a road from the Atlantic to
but thC:y thought the money might better be spent on
that would meet the demands of the people instcad of spending
on a road that would. be 'used only a few months of
We werc well received, kindly treated, and had a good time,
with thc exception of it beIng cxtremely cold weather, and we werc
crowded for want of time. Some of the C01l1l11ittee had a good time,
,ome had better, ,ome had still better, according to temperament and
what they considered they wotlld have to do to make a good time'
for thcmselves.
011 arriving at Ottawa wc were invited to the Civic IIaH, where
the different delegates met and made arrangements as to the amount
of money tHey would ask from the Governm'ellt for good roads, also
appointed speakers to pr~sellf their claims, after which we ,proceeded
to the Government Chambers and took seats, which were vacated hy
the MC1l1,bers of Parliament for our henefit.
H. C. Hockin, of Toronto, speaking for the United
declared that while t/le Dominion Government had
generous to prodigality in granting railway subsidies, they had
the case of the King's' highway; wllich was the very basis
'Good roads would benefit thc farmer and the
and by that way eliminate thcmiddlemen, thus resnlting
of the cost of living. 'J'he cities were coniident that
receive fair play from the Governmcnt.
Secretary of The Ontario :\10tor League, said
time for half-way measures or paltry appropriations. A
is coming over the w~9le systcm of transportation. The
of roads, compared with railways, will incrc,a'sc'as the
continues in its rapid development.
I-Ion. R. L. Borden in the chair, accompanied by Col. Hughes,
Hon. Frank Cochrane, I-Ion. T. "vV. Crothers, and Hon. Martin
rel1, M.inister of Agriculture. The deputation was introduced
Richard Blain, 11. P. for Peel County, who laid stress upon the
that the Hon. ]'vIr. Borden was the first public man to make
wads a part of his policy. There were two classes who used
wads, said the Speaker: the automobilist, who used the middle
the roads, and the fanners and 'their _ wives, who were compelled
use the sides of the roads.
The deputation wanted to give the fanllcrs,thcir
daughters the .J11iddlc of the road.
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lle said th~\t in the keen competition of trade' to-day, Canada
must jump to the front. \iVhile Canada stands to the front in steam
railroads, she had been lamentably backward in her ordinary high-
ways. Every motorist, continued the speaker, was in the' very nature
of things, an ardent advocate of good roads. Autornobilists were
worthy of consideration, if for no other reason than that last year
,they enriched the Dominion Treasury by- $2,5.00,000 by duties being
collected on motor cars and parts thereof. }1'e advocated that the
F'cderal grant should be for maintenance as well. He also advocated
that the grants should be liberal and based on population.
COURT HOUSE COMMISSION
To the Elgin County CounciL
Gentlemen,-
The Court House Commission reports as 'follows:
1. Their expenditures during the past year, ending Blst May,wcl'e
For COitrt I-Iouse ......
For Gaol and Residence
.....$ 710 S'G
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G. A. Simard, of :Montreal, brought wor~l that the province of
Quebec was about to introduce a Bill to provide for the expenditure
of $10,000,000 on the roads of that Province.
II. Special repairs to the dome of the Court l-Iousehave been
ordered and the eavetroughing on Cou-'rt House will be renewed
ill' places with copper. The cement walks arol11ld the Court
I-Iouse will b~' replaced where broken this year, .
All of which is respectfully submitted.
,lIon. Mr. R. L. Borden in a very pleasing n1<.t1lne1" stated that
they had incorporated in the Government schertles aphtnk for good
roads. He further said that they had not had time to wOl'kout all
the -details of their poti'cy, but had inttoduced a' B-ill, which ,will give
a working basis for their poliGY, and'they propose in 'the supplementa1
estimates to make a substantial g,rant to the various Provinces for
that purpose, but refused to promise any grant towai"d maintenance
of highways.
K. W. McKAY,
County Clerk.
11th June, 101.2.
He thanked the deputation for the courteous malHler in which
they approached him and his c811cagues' to present their claims, also
stating that is was the second lat"gest deptltatior\. that had ri1et the
Dominion Government in years.
Three cheers for Hon. R. L. Bot'den, and the meeting was
disp,etsed.
This Committee wishes to express their thanks and good will to'
'David 'Nlarshall, Esquire, 1-1. r.for E<\st Elgin, for the hospitality,
kindness, trouble, ancl expense incurred in entertaining the deputation
from Elgin, makiitg a very agreeable and happy time for them while
they were at the Parliament Buildihgs, Ottawa.
Respectfully YOtH'S,
G. W. LING, M. D.,
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INDEX
Constable ...........
School Trustees ...
of Industry.., .. .
of Council ......,....
Municipal o ffici9-Is' ..........,
. .....+
'" . .....,.. . . .31
Address ofVvanlcn
AgtiC1.11tural Representative
. .10, 21, .3~i
......,.1;')
. .. ". .21, 27
.2:l~ B7
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HY-LAWS-
. .. '.d ,.11, 14, ,25, 40
804 To appoint County Auditors ,. ......,... ..............45
80.5 To borrow $20,000 ...... . . . .. . . .. .' .................45
806 Reeves to attend Elgin Municipal Ass.ociation..... .. .46
807 To appoint 1:-ligh School Trustees .... ...... .. .46
S,08 To appoint Arbitrators .. . . .. . .' . .' ......"47
son To appoint Board of Audit . .. .. ..... .48
810 To fiX 1tlembers' Vvages .......... ....... ...... .48
8ll To grant aid to Bigh Schools ......49
812 To fix Turnkey's Salary
813 To confirm By-Law 815, Yarmouth
814 To conllnn BX-Law 883, 11'1alahide
815 To provide for election of VVarden ..
816 To harrow $20,000
817 To confirm Equalization of AsseSslnent Rolls
8UI To defer Tax Sale
819 To raise Connty Rates
Chilclrens' i\i.d Investigations
Communications.. . ....... ..... ... .
Connty Officials,....
County Rates, prompt payment ..
County Roads
Equalization
Good Roads
Street 40 feet
, .. .. .. . .41
. . . ll, 21, 38, '10
, 7,
OF COMMITTEES_
Engineer ..
County Treasurer ..
Court .House Commission . . . . . .
District, Representative Agricultural
Education.. .. . .. .. . . .
Edttcation Association .............
Equalization ......... .. . . . . . .. .'. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finance.. . .. . . . . " . .. . .. .. . . .. . .. . . ..14, 29, 31, 43, 82, 84, 85, 87
Good Roads Asso'ciation ..........................,.....28, 1n
Roa-ds Deputation to Ottawa ......................... .1l8
of Industry and Gaol Com'tee.. .14, 27, 2Dj 40, \15, 013, 97, 08
of Industry Inspector ..................,............... !H)
House of Industry Physician ............ . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . .103
Mhllicipal Association ....... ......................... .ilD, 114
;;Petitions; and Legislation .................................20, \)4
'>l?6Iice Magistrat'c ....... ...... . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. .. . .. . .107
;'Puhlic Improvements...................... '.14, 2\), 40, 91, !l2, n3
Ptiblic .,School}nspector Taylor ..............................58.
Public School- Inspector Atkin ....,...... ............,.. .136
S~ilatoriul11 Representatives .,.... ........... .43, 110
Sfal1ding Committees .................................... .11::)7
Warden's Address.....,.............. .12; 13, 14, 25, 27, 105; lOG
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" .713, 79, 80
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Department.. . . . . .. . ,. . ,116
. .12, 14, 30, 4H, I3D, 70, 71, 72
. ........ .29,74
. .30, 104
GRANTS-
Law Library Association ..
Farmers' -and Ladies Institutes .........
Kate Wallace ..'
Agricultural Fairs ........ . . . .. . .
West Elgin poultry Association
Union Lockup
Aylmer Lockup
Board of Trade and Publicity Association
Whrden
. .. . " .. .7, 22