1922 Minutes
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Elgin County Council
DURING THE SESSIONS HELD IN THE
COURT HOUSE, ST. THOMAS
DURING THE MONTHS OF
Jenuary,Fe6ruary, March, April,' June,
October and November
1922
K W. McKAY,
County Clerk.
E. E. McTAGGART,
Wilrden.
COUNTY OFFICIALS
Duncan C. Ross, Esq., County Judge
Jas. H. Coyne" Esq., Regis,tra'f
D. McLaws, Esq;, County Court Clerk
A. McCrimmon, Esq., Clerk of the Peace and County C1'o"vo Attorney
W. H. EliIiott, Esq., Sheriff
C.,F. Maxwell, Esq., Ma'ster in Chancery W. F. Luton, Esq., Gaoler
J. ,A. Taylert", B. A., and. J. C. Smith, B. A., Public School Inspecto'1"s
K. VV. McK'ay, Esq., County Ckrk
B. B. Gra1ham, Esq., CountyTr.easU'rer
James A. Bell, M. C. S., C. E., County Engineer
G. F. Pin.eo, County Road Superiu,tendent
C. St. C. Leitch, County Solicitor
C. F. Maxwell, County Pol1ce Magistrate
Frank Hunt, Esq.. Police Magistrate
Ro'bt. Kains, Esq., M. D., Gaol Surgeon
Douglas L.Ewin,M. D., Physician, House of Industry
D. H. Gooding, 'Keeper House cif Industry
R. M. Holmes, Careltak,er, Court House
] ohn Hopkins, HilghConstahle
All of St. Thomas P. O.
A. Turner, Esq., Inspector House of 'Industry, Shedden, R. R. 1
County Auditors: W'alker C. Caughell, Sot. Thomas; W. A. Galbraith,
Iona Station
Administration of Justice Auditor,s: D. C. Ross, County Judge
Mayor Raven, St. Thomas; O. McKenney, Aylmer
MUNICIPAL CLERKS AND TREASURERS
Municipality Clerk Treasurer
Aldibo'foU'g'h...........]. A. McRae, RodneYuu....A. Cannic'hael, \i\Test. Lorn,e
Dunwich................D. A. McNabb, Du.tt:on.......u,..,Murray McNeil, Dutton
Sout'hwOI(Lum...''']~ C. McLennan, Fingal....n.........m..D. A.Cattanach,
92 Moo'rc Street, St. Thomas
Yarmouth.........,:vV. c. Caughel'l, St. T:homas....R. McLac'hlin, St. Thomas
Malahide....nmm....] ohn M. Hale, Aylmer....u'......m.] olm M. Ha!le, Aylmelr
Bayham.............Benj. Brian, Straffordvillemun~Wm. Grant, StraffO'fdvil'le
S. DO'1'chester....M. S. Charlton, R. R. 1, Springfield....G. Winder, Lyons
Town of Ayhner......um_...nuu.."D. C. Davism_u....n.........unI-l. E. Armstrong
Village of Vienna..num.....nnWiIHam IN eilsonnun.m..u....,William N eHson
Village nf Springfield....nm....G. :VV.' CoTtins..............n,..........]. A. Chamber's
VHla'ge of Port Stanley....J. S. Robertsonu................,......n]. S. Robertson
Village of Duttonm.......n...,....J. D. B<lue........n..n......._...n..~......D. Campbell
Village o.f West Lome......]. S. Rt;)bertson.........u,m.nnm....."....m...nF. Stone
Village of Rodney............n....u]. D. Shaw................................Chas. Markle
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Elgin County Cou~cil
FIRST SESSION - FIRS1: DAY
Tuesday, ,~4th ]anua'ry, 192;Z
The C~uncil-dect of the County of Elgin met this day <tIt the
COl1wt House, St. Thoma's, at 2 p.m.
K. W. McKay, County Clerk, in the challi'" "-
The foHowi11'g members fil'ed' cert'ifica,tcs and took thei'r S'eats at
the Council Boa'f'd:
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-J. E. McGregor, Reeve, Aoldho'rough
D. K. Andrew, ,Delputy Rec.ve, A:J.dbo'fo'U.gh
Hany Dl'omgole, Reeve, Dunwich
Archie I Crawford., Deputy Reeve, Dunwich
A. J.lvIcIntYl'e, Reeve,Sout'hwold
N'ei'l E. Burton, Deputy Reev,e, Southwollcl
J0'hn R. Teep}e,Reeve, YaTmouth
Wm. M. Anderson., First Deputy Reeve, Yalrmouth
Frederick Carr, Secoll.d Deputy Reeve, Ya'rmouth
E. E. McTag.ga'l't, Reeve, Ma.Jahide
Wm. H. Ashton, Deputy Reeve, Malahidc
AHred-Nevi1l~ Reeve, Bayham
Harry L. Godwin, Deputy Reeve, Bayham
]. Art'hur Moor.e, Reeve, South Dorchester
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Osca<f McKeu'ney, Reeve, Aylmer
Chas. M, Hazen, Reeve, Vienna
Arthur Ba1fons, Reeve, Sprin'gfield
Dr. GCIQ, Jad<:son, Reeve, Pt. Stal11ey
Wm. Patton, Ree've, Dutton
Art'hU'r .Pethc'rick, Reeve, West' Lo'rtl'c
Dan. Campbell, Reeve, Rodney
The election 'of Wa:rdcn was. pro-c<eeded with, and on the.third vote
Emerson E. McTa,gga:rt, -Reev,e ',of Mahihide, received a majority vote
of tihe whole Coundl, and was deda.red diuly" e'lectc'd.
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The Warden-el'ce:t made statutory'd'ec.1wra'tion
Honol', Police 1vIagi'sb'a.teHu11't, t'Ook'''his seat
Coundl.
o,foffice before His
and' addr.essed the
Moved by J. R. Teeple,
SecO'ncled by W. M.Anderson-:
'Dhat the Reeves O'f the dliffe'1~enit munich)alities be a Committee
to sltrike the Standing Committees.
- Ca'rri-ed.
Moved by J. F. McGregor,
Seconded by D. K. An,drew:
Tha,t this Council do now a-djourn, to meet a,t 10 a,m. to-monow.
- Canie-d.;
E. E. McTAGGART,
Wa'rden.
Elgin County Council
FIRST SESSION - SECOND DAY
vVed1nesd:ay, January 25th, 1922
The Elgin County Coundl met this day at the Conrt House, St.
Thomas, .in acco-rdance wi,t'h adjournm-ent.
The \iVarden in the .chair.
All the members p-resent.
The \iVa'rden addl:essed the Council as follow's:
"To the Elgin County Counci'I:
"Gentle~en, -
"I have to again thank )"ou fO'r the h-onlQl1" conferred in electing
me to preside civer your -deliberationsdurin:g 1'he y-ea,r. ,
"There .wi,!l be considerahle business bl-ought befo.re you during
the present sess,ion, to all of whieh I wO'uld ask you -to- give yonf' mo.st
carefll'IMtention, A gre'atdea,} de'Pends 'On the way in which the
chairmen -of ItJhe va'riotls commitotee;s attendt:o matters 'referred to
them,and tnepromptnes's with which thei'r 'reports arep'res,ented fo-r
considerat:ion-of the Council.
Mothers' Allowances Board
"I 'have ,to advise YOll tha:,tMr. VV. T. Hare, on:e of the members,
ha~ removed horn the County. It will be ne:cess:a<ry fall' me to
recommend someon'c to take his place, and I wioll be 'P,leas,ed to have
your suggestions in reference thereto.
Administration of Justice Accounts with St. Thomas
UThe committee appoilllted to consider thi,s matter did not meet
year. The Gov:ernment -returns and other accounts aire now
avaihble and an effO'rt should be made to have a~reeme-11't c-omp.J.eted.
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County Roads
"The county 'roads d'csignated in',By-Law No. 984' havcnot been
approved by the P'rovincial authorities. This is an und~sira'ble con-
dition of affai'l"s. We should _kn'owdefiulitely bef.O're the season opens
whelt'he1" these roads are to be inc'ludcd in the county system or not,
asa,t 'present they aTe a'pparent'ly "No Man's Land" so far as the
towll's:hips are concerned.
Hospital
"The Memo'rial Hospital question was laid over for cOll'sideration
a,t tlhis s'cssion. It is most desirahle that ,the maUer of coun.tygrant
s'honld bcdcltenni11'cd definitely at an ca-r'lydtate, so that the ,oity
authorities may p'roceed with their plans, for 'which .a substantial
amount has already been appropriated.
"A county memoria'l in hono'r oJ thosc who participated ,i'n the
Greait \-Va;r is most desirah1c. The hospital id'ca appea-rs to he the
most a'P'propdate. The Hospital Boa'rd wiJili, no' d,oubt, ,present a
definite proposition for your consideration at this sess'ion, and I :hope
eh<vt any decis,io'll arrived at wm hc creditable to the Counity, and a
fitJting memorial cif -the many s'acriflces. made by our braves-otdiers
and others during the wa'r.
"Th,e Coun{y tax rate is gradually growing, and this is to some
extent due to grants and other eX'p-end~i<tures enHrely within ,the control
of the Council. I would suggest tha't a specia~ committee 'be appoint~
ed t'o C'n~qui're into all applications fo'l' ,g,rants dwring the year' and
repo'rt whether they a're aueho'riezd by Sta,tute or 'not, .that .they are
nccessaTY, and that am'ounts reconuncl1ded are not excessive."
Prooeedin.gs of ,the previous session were read and confirmed.
Tlhc report of the Special CommiUee to strike the Standing
Comm-Lt,tees was pres'e11ted, and adopted on motion of VI/m. Patton,
secondeel by H. Dromgole.
The fonowing communications wC're read:
From County 'Council of Ha'ltoll, 're tax .exemptions. ~ Refe-rred
to Petitions and Legis1ati'on Committee.
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From Agricultural Depa'1'tment, 're appo:ill.tment of Advisory
Agri1cultural CounciL - Referred ,tn Petitions and Legislation Com-
m1tt.ee.'
From Hespler To.wn Coundl, 're Ma:tlr.iculation examination
standa~rd. -,- Referred', to Education Committee.
From Ontario Mimicipa:] Associat'io'n,'re membership, 1922.--,-
Refel"red ,t'0 Finance Commit.tee.
From C'hild;ren's Memoria1 Hospita'l Committee of London. -re
grant. - Referred to Finan'ce Committee.
From Counties Council, Stormont, Dundas, ,and Glengarry, re
administrafion oJ jl1s~tice expell'ses. --'- Refe'lTed to Petitions ,and' Legis-
lation Committee.
F'rom C'ounty C'ounei! of York,
Refeued to Education Committee
ref bible study in
schools. ~
From COUllity Council of P'~rth, 're provincial highways. --'- Referred
to Petitions and Legislartion Committee.
From Sick Children's Hos'pita'l, app:llicaNon fO'r grant. _ Referred
to Finance Committee.
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From National Sanitarium AS,'Nciation, .app1katio'11 fOT grant.-
Referred to Finance Commi'ttce.
From Salvation Annr,Rescue House, applica1tion for grant.-
Refencd to Finance Cominitt-ee.
, From \iVestern Fair Assoc.iation, London" a'p'plication 'faT gran.t
to a'gricu1tll'ral competi,tions. - Referredl to Finance Committee.
From County Police M,agistrate Hunt, with ann<uall~eport._
Referred to Finance Committee.
From County Auditors, with l1epo<rt. - Referl',ed t-o Finan'c'e
Committee.
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Fp0111 County Trea'snrer, with Toeport. - Rderrecl to Finance
Committee.
From OI1'taTio Good Roads AssodatiO'll, re annual meeting.-
H,cfc'f;fCd to Public Imrpovemc'llIts Commit'tee.
From J. C. Smith, Ins'pcCitnr Public Schooh, with repo'rt.-
Referred .to Education Committee.
From J. D. Curtis., Chainn<lll City Hospital Committee. - Referred
to Finance Committee.
Moved by O. McKenney,
Seconded by H. Godwin:
That the deputation from the City of St. Thomas,re -hospital, be
now heard, J
\ - CaTried.
Mess'r-S. E. A. HO'r{on, Chairman Hos.pita1 Boa'rd, Mayor Raven,
and Dr. Curtis then spoke to the Council on behalf of the dc'putation
requesting grant for Memorial Hospital.
N O'tices of motion were given-
By 1vh', PaNon, fO'f Pubhc Libra'ry grants.
By M-r. M'cGregor, .of re's'olution re criminal condition 'of connty
and remedy therefor.
B'y Mr. Dl;omgole,' for grant; Mi'ss Wa.l'.llace.
By Mr. Campbell, for grant, Hor-tiniJaural Societie's.
By Mr. McGregor, for grant, Agricultural Sodeties.
M-oV'ed by A. Barons,
Sc,eonded,b,y J. A. Moore:
That this 'Council now adjourn, to 111eet <lit 2 p.m.
- Catric,d.
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The Council ,Resumed
Mr. Patofon gave notice of application for g-rant for Wes~t Elgin
Memo:ria:l and deputation, in 'reference there,to on Thursday, at 11 a.m.
Moved by O. McKenn,ey.,
Seconded by H. Godwin:
That the vVarden name a special committee to,consicler a)lgrants
asked, for and:'report 'to ,this Council.
-Cat'ried.
TheWa'rd'e''u appo,inted the Chairmen of the Standing, Committees,
with M,t. Nevill, as committee.
M'oved' by V\T. H. Ashton,
Sc'conded by Vv.Anderson:
That O. McK,e'nney be auditor o:f administr,ation of justice accounts
for the.year 1922.
- Carried.
Moved 'by J. F. McGregor,
Seconded by !-1." D-romgo1e:
Whereas the Council of the County of Elgin views with aIa-rm
the increase of crime throughout the Pro'vince during t:he last few
months, and the appa'fCnt lack of co-O'rdinationamong the diff.erCl1.t
police bodies to 'cope \vith the situation; and wher;eas the vio!1ation O'f
the laws is' becomin1g a menace to the sa-fety of property, 'human life,
and s'o'ciety in generaoi, therefore we would, ask tha:t imme,diate action
betaken by local muni'cipaHties, county councils, and the Depa:rtment
of Justice to co-ordinate all the police fore,es of ,the Provine'e, in 'O'rd:el.
that we may more ~ffectively cope with the 'Pl"'es:ell't crime wave.
- Ca~l"'rie'd.
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Moved by O. McKenney,
Seconded by 'C;. M. Haze'll:
'Hlait this ConO'oil go in
the Staltc!t Bridge qu~'stion.
a Committee of ,the vVho1e to consider
--'- CaTrie",d.
'Phe .Council went into Committee of the Whole, with M'L
McGrego'l" 1'11 t1he chai,l'. After discussing the ma'tte'f a't some length,
it was 'referred ta the Legal Committee.
Moved by W. And'erson,
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Seconded by A. Ba'fO'llS:
That this Council do nowadjour'll, to meet to-morrow at lO..o'dock.
E. E. McTAGGART,
Wa'rden.
Elgin County Council
FIRST SESSION -THIRD DAY
Thursday, 2'ot11, J al1lta'ry, 1922
The 'Elgin County Coun'C'ilinet,this day at the Court House, St.
Thomas, .in accordance with adj'Oll'rmment.
The \i\la'rden in .the chai.r.
All the members p-rCSCllt.
Procedingsof the p'revious day were read and confirmed.
Moyed by \Vll1. Patton,
Seconded by ,A. Crawfo'rd:
That the deputation frohl Dutton, re Memorial grant, be now
heaTd.
- Ca'Tr:ied.
M,ess-rs. C.St. C. Leitch,W. A. Ga'lbraith,a.,nd Chief Bnlce then
made a'p-plication for grant for Memorial Pa,rk.
M-r. Campbell inquired -re grants to sc'hO'ol li-bq.ries, a,nd wa's
info'rmed tnat no gmn.ts wc-re made ,cl'uring the yea'f 1921.
~M'r. 'Pat'ton gave noticeo.f a'pp:lication for g,ran.t of twenty~five
(ro11ars for County Constable.
The' 'repoft of the Public Improvements Com-miNce was presented
an,d adopted on moti'Ol1 of Dr. Jackson, seconded by vVm. Anderson.
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The repo-rt of the Petitions and Legislation Committee was
'p'l:esentcd and 'refel"red: to ,a CO'mmittee of the W'ho1e,M'f. )3atons in
the chair. After considerahl.e discus'sion, the Committee aro's-e and
the report, as amended~ wa's adopted 0'n mo.ti'on 'OJ A. Ba'rQll's, seco.nded
byjMm. Ashton.
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Moved hy J. A~ Moore,
Seconded .by O. McKenney:
Tha t the Agl'icultural Board of ehi,s Coun:ty be allowed to add-ress
this Counci(
_ Ca~rried.
M-essrs. R. A. Penha'le, C. VV. Buc!hana.n, and ex-Wa'rden Gua:rd-
house, of Y O'rk, then adq.,resse.d the 'Council in referenCe to agricultt1'1'~l
ma.ttc'rs,
Moved by Dr. Jackson,
Seconded by W. ,H. Ashton:
,~Dhat the delegation from the Elgin La,w Society be noW 'heard.
_ Ca~rried.'
Mess.rs. McCrimmon, Shaw, and Ingram made application- f.o-1".
iner,eased grant 10 Law Libra:ry Assodatioll, and the matter was
referred by the Ward'en to Special Committee.
Moved by, H. L. Godwin,
Seconded by, J. A. Moore:
That ,this Coundl .do now -adjourn, to meet M 3 'p.m.
_ Cat-de-d.
The Council Resumed
The report of the County Road,s Committee was presented, and
adopted' on motion of H. Dromgnle, seconded by A. J. McIn.tyre. I
Th.e ,report of the Finance Committee was presented, and ad'opt,ed
on moti'onof J. F. M',cGregot., s.e-c,ond,ed by J. R. Teeple.
The re,p-o'rt of the Education Commititee :was presented, and
ado'p.ted on motion of A. Baron,s, seconded hy A. Petherick.
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Secretary McPherson and Inspector Taylor, of the Cotmty Tru-s-
. tees' As;socia.tio,n, then add'ress'edl the CoU'ndl, -requesting grant.
M'o,ved by A. Barons,
Seconded by F. Ca'rr:
That the Wa,rden be autJho'rized to appoint delegation to attend
annual meeting of the 'Prov-ine-ial Tru.st,ee,s' 'Associa,tio,n.
- Ca'rrie,d.
Moved by W. Patton
Seconded by A.Crawfo'rd:
. That R. K. Fa'nter be appoinied Trustee; Dutton'
term o,f th'ree years.
High School, fo'r
- Ca'rried.
Moved by C. M. Hazen,
Seconded by O. 'McKenney:
That James' McAliste'r be appointt~l County T'rustee, Vienna High
School, for term of three yeaTS.
- Ca~rried.
Moved'by O. McK,enney,
Seconded by A. NeviH'
T11at D. Go-nno'r be appointed Trustee for the Aylmer CoUegiate
Institu.te for three years.
- Ca~rrie.d.
Move,d hy O. McKenn'cy,
Seconded byV\T. As'hton:
That S; S. McDi'annid be appoin.ted on the M'Others'
Hoard in place of VV. T. Han, who -is leaving tihe County.
AMowanc~s-
- Carried.
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M'oved by J. F. McGregor,
Seconded 'by D. K. And'l"ew:
That this Council do now adjourn, to meet at 1'0 a.m. to-man"ow.
- Ca:rrie,d.
E. E. McTAGGART,
Warden.
Elgin County Council
FIRST SESSION - FOURTH DAY
Fr,iday, 27th January, 1922
The Elgin County Coancil met this day at the COUirt House,
accord1ing to" adjournment.
Th,e \tVarden ,in the chair.
All the members preselit.
Proceedings of previous day We're 'read and confirmed.
Moved by H. Dromgo:le,
Second;cd' by A. Crawfo'rd:
T'ha't t'he Warden and Cled\: be a.utho'rized to sign and sithmit to
t'he Min.istero.f Public' Wor1~s and Highways. of the Pr6vince of
showing that during the IIperiod, 1st Janua'ry, 19'2~1, to 31st De'cemhe1t,
1921, the'r,e h~l:s been expended upon the cou111y'hig'hway sys1t.em the
sum O'f $187,560.19, 'requesting the statutory 'gra.ntsO'l1 that amO'unt
as provided by The Act to' Aid in the ImprO'vement of Pub'lic
Highways.
-Ca'l"ried.
Maved by W. AndersO'n,
Seconc!'ed by A. Bar'on's:
That t'llis CO'.lll1dl dO' nO'w ,adjO'urnimtil 2 p.m.
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The CO'uncil Resumed
'Dq.e report of the Legal CO'mmittee Was presented and, referred
toa Committee O'f the \iVhO'le,wit'h M'r. DrO'mgO'le in the chair. Afte'r
discussion, the CO'mmittee arO'se and therep.O'rt, as amended, was
adopted an motiO'n O'f H. Dromga1le, seconded by J. R. Teeple.
The~ {eport of the Special Grant CO'mmittee wa's presented and
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referred to a Committee of .the \Vhoile, Mr. McKenney in the chai'T.
After discussion, the Committee arose and the report was adopted
wit'hout amendment on 1l1'otbn of a.McKenney, seconded. by J. R.
Teeple, on the foHowing division:
Y cas - Petherkk, Dromgole, 'Crawfo'rd, Patton, Burton" McIntyre,
Hazen., M'cKenney, 1\'1001'e, Barons, Ca'rr, Ander&on, Teepl,e,
Jac{cson-l4.
Nays - McGregor, Andrew, CampbeH, Nevill, Godwin, Ashton .
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Cotnrmunication from t'he Deputy Minister of Agriculture, 're
attendance of County Road Sup0rintenclent at C'onv,en'tion at Toronto,
was 'read.
Mo'vecl by J. F. McGregor,
Seconded by H. -Dromgole:
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That the County Road Superintendent he instructed .to attend the
ROMI Superi11ltendents' Convent,ion in Toranta an February 27th
and 2'8t'h.
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Marvcd by A. Ba'rons,
Second'ed by J. A. M'oore:
That a by-law ,be 'pas-s,ed to designate as caunty road,s, the exten-
siaO's and connecting links of' county road,s in Springfield and
Port Stari:tey.
-Lost.
Marved by N. E. Burton,
Seconded by A. J. McInty~e:
That 'the Reeves o-f all 'tawll'S'hipsbe a cammittee to interview
Minister of I-:Ijghways, if necessary, in reference to the approval of
roads designated in By-Law No. 984, passed in Ma,rch 1as,t.
- Canied.
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The Warden appainted the following deputfJ,tions and cot-p.miHees:
Good Roads Associatian - Reeves of the to,wnship'S, and Mess'rs.
Patton ati.a/ Jackson.
Munici'pa'l Association dcputati'on - Messrs. McKenney, CampbeU,
Ashton, Crawfa-rd, Burton, And-,erson, and Cain. '
Provincial Trustees' Association deputation,- Messrs. Andrew,
Petherick, Barans, Hazen,Godlwi~. '
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Gregor, McKenney, Jackson.
Moved by O. McKenney,
Seconded by A. Barons:
That this Council adjourn, to' meet to-111arrow at 10 a.m.
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FIRST SESSION-FIFTH DAY
Saturday, 28th J.anuary, 1922
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The Elgin, County Council met this day at the Court HOllse, in
accordance with adjournment.
The Warden in the chair.
All the members prCSCl1't.
Proceedings of the previous day were rea~ and confinned.
M'oved ,by H. Dromgcrle,
Second.ed hy ]. R. Teeple:
That no action be taken in regard;:; to increased grants to villages,
at this ses'sioH', and that the Good Roads Committee be 'a committee
to visit ,aM viHag'cs having in view the taking over of certain portion's
of connecting links by the County and Tcport to this Council at the
June s~s'sion. '
- CarriecI.
lI4civ,ed byWm. Patton,
Se'conded by A, Petiherick:
Thait this Council 'recommend that The .N atural Gas Conservatioli
Act, '1921, be amended sa as to' p-revent'interfe'rcll'ce with 0'1' variatiO'n
af any exis6ng can'tract 0'1' by-law. afallY municipality with any gas
company, and that the members of the OntariO' Legis'lature far East
and vV,est Elgin and the Minister of Mines be advIsed accO"rdin-gly.
Moved by J. F. McGregar,
SecO'nded byD. K. And,!"'ew:.
-Carried.
That By-Law NO': 992, to' appaint Baa-rd ,af Au.dit, be received and
read a fi'rst time.
- Carried.
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MO'ved by J. F. McGregar,
Secanded by D. K. Andrew:
That By-La-.,v NO'. 892 be read a second time.
- Carried.
Moved' by D. K. Andrew,
Seconded QY J. F. McGregor:
That By-Law No. 992 be read a third time and finally passed.
- Carried.
Maved by A. Crawford,
Secandedby H. Dromgale:
Tha.t By-Law No~ 993, to
received and :read a first time.
authorize purchase of gravel pit, be
~Carried.
.Moved by H: Dr6mgale,
Secanded by A. Crawfard:
That By-Law NO'. 993 be re'ad a second time.
-Carried.
Moved by A. Crawford,
Secan:ded by H. Dromgole:
That By-Law NO': 993 be read a tlhird time a~d fina'lly.passed.
---:Carried.
Maved by A. J. McIntyre,
Se'cO'nde:d by N. E. Burton:
That By-Law NO'. 994, toautho.rize the vVarden
borrow $200,000; be received and read afi-i'st time.
and Treasurer to'
- Carried.
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.Moved by A. J. McIntyre,
. Seconded by N. E. Burton:
That By~Law No. 994. be read a second time.
Moved by A. J. McIntyre;
- Carried.
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Second!ed by N. E. Burton:,
That By-Law No. 994 be 'read a third time and finally passed.
-Carried;
Moved by A. Nevill,
Seconded by H. L. Godwin:
Tl1<\Jt By-Law No. 995, to appoint High School Trustees, be
received and read a first time.
- Carried.
Moved by H.' L. 'Godwin,
Seconded by A. N ev.il!:
'l'hat By~Law No. 995 be 'read a second' time.
-Carried.
Moved by A. Nevill,
Seconded by H. L. Godwin:
That Ey~Law No. 995 be read athird time and finally passed,
- Carried.
Moved by F. Can,
Seconded by W. Anderson:
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That By-Law No. 996, to appo:inlt q. County Advisory Agricultural
Council. be received and read a first time.
- Carried.
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Moved by W.Anrlerson,
Seconded by F. Carr:
Tihat By-Law No. 996 be read a second time.
- Carried.
Moved by W. Anderson,
Seconded by F. Carr:
That By-Law No. 996 bere,ad a third time and final!ly passed.
- Carried.
Moved by H. Dromgole,
Seconded by A. Petherick:
That Dr. Jackson, M,r. Teeple, and M,l'. McIntyre repr:t::senlt this
Oouncil on committee-to prepare Hos-pitaIBy-Law.
- Carried;
Moved by W. Anderson,
Seconded by .T. R. Teeple:
That this Council adjourn, to meet on the 13th day of June, at
2 p.m.
- Carried.
E. E. McTAGGART,
Warden.
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SPECIAL FEBRUARY SESSION - FIRST DAY
Tuesday, 21st February, 1~22
The Elgin County Council met this day- in special ses'sion, to con'-
side,r matters pe1rtaining to Hospi,tal Grant By-La\v, Stalter Gulley
Bridge, and gencral business.
All the membeTs. present.
The"Wa-rden ex'plaii1ed the object of the mceting.
The follo'wing communicatio.lls were read:
From City Clerk, HamiHon, requesting co-operation in petition
respecting the payment of fines to munkipalities.
From Unite'ct Counties, Prescott and RusseU, requesting co-opera-
tion in petition forc'hangcs in The Mothers' Al.lowances' Act, so tha,t
tihe PrO'vindal Board' will deal direct with each rnunicipal cOltnCil,
instead of through the County Board.
Moved by J. F. McGregor,
Seconded by W. M. Anderson:
That we co~operate with the City of HatTI.ilton in
paymen<t of fines to municipalities.
petition re
-Carried.
Moved by W. M. Anderson,
Second'ed by A: Ba'fons:
Tlhat no action be taken on communication ham Prescott and
Russell in -refe"i.cllce to change in M'others' Allowance's Act.
- Carried.
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The report of the Puhlic Improvemcl1Its Committee, 'recommend-
ing the construction of Stalter Bridge, was presented, and adopted on
motion of Dr. Jackson, seconded' by O. McKeml'ey.
1.10vcd byJ. R. Teeple,
Seconded by Dr. Jackson:
That the Council adjourn f.or half an hour, to mee.t at 4 :30 p.m..
- Ca'f'ried. .
The Council Resumed
The -report of the s,pecial committee appointed to confer 011
prepa'ra-tion of Hospital By:-Law was pr~'sented, and on motion ,of J. R.
Te.eple, seconded by W. M. Anderson, was laid over nuti'l Wednes-
day morning.
Moved by J. R. Te.eple,
Seconded by F. Carr:
'Dhat the Re,eves of the different tnunicipa1ljties be an Equa-lizing
Commi-ttee, to meet an'd repo'ft at this session.
- Carried.
Moved by D. Camp'bell,
Seconded by N. E. Burton:
That this Council adjourn, to meet to-morrow at 10 o'clock.
- Carded.
E. E. McTAGGART,
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SPECIAL SESSION ~ SECOND DAY
Wednesday, :Z2nd February, 1922
The EJgin County. Councilme't this day, according to adjournment.
The vVarden in the e'hair.
All the me111bers present.
Proeeep-iri'gs of the previous day "V ere rcad and confirmed.
The re'pbtt of the Special Equalization Committee '.vas presented,
and adovted on motion of A. }. McIntyre, secO'nded by O. McKenney.
The report of the Special Hospital Committee was presented, and
adoptcd on motion of J. R. Teeple, seconded by Dr. Jackson.
Dr. Ja'ck,son introduced resolution for first reading of BY-Law No.
D9~/, to make a grant to aid in the erection of MemoriaJ. Hos'pital.
The Council went intoC6mmittee of the vVhole to consider the by~
law, with Mr. Patton in the chair. After takin.g up the by-law, clanse
by'clause, and amending it ,in several particulars, the ,Committee arose
and it was:
lvIo'Ved' by Dr. Jackson,
Secondedi by A. J. Mclntyre:
That By~Law No. D97, to make a grant to aid in the erection ofa
Memorial Hospital and Nurses' Home in the City of St. Thomas, be
received and read a; fi'r~'t tim'e, and su'bmitted to' vote of the electors
on 6th of June.
In amendment,
Moved by D. CampbeI.1,
Secon'decl by A. Nevill:
That By-Law. No. 997 be 'placed on file and not 'read a first time.
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The O'riginal motion was canied, amendment being lost on the
following division:
Yea,s -'D. K. Andrew, J. F. McGregor, '\Vm. Patton, A. Petherick,
D. Campbell,'C. M. Hazen, A. Nevill, H. L. Godwin"'-S.
Nays - Dr. Jackson, W. H. Ashton, J.R. Teeple, 'VV. M. Anderson,
F. Can, A. Ba'rons~ J. A. Moore, O. M'cKe'l1ney, A. J. McIntyre, N. E.
Burton, H. Drom-golle, A. Crawford -12.
Moved -by ';Vm. Patton,
Second'cod by D. Campbell:
That a by-law be prepared for consideration at the June session,
to provide for licensing hawkers and pedlars ,in the County of Elgin.
- Car'ried.
Nloved by Dr. Jackson,
Seconded by VV. H. Ashton:
That
of bridge
By-Law No. 008, to authorize agreements for .construction
over Stalter Gulley, he received. and I.cad a -6'1'st time.
- Carried;
Moved by J. A. Moore,
Seconded by A. Barons:
1~hat By~Law No. 098 be read a second time.
- Carried.
Moved by O. McKenney,
Seconded by A. J. McIntyre:
That By-Law No. 008 be read a third time and finally pass'ed.
- Carried.
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Moved 'by Dr, J Rckson.
Seconded bX VV. H. Ashton:
That By:...La.w N q. D99, to pTovide for taking the votes -of the elec-
tors on proposed Hos'pita:} Grant By-Law, be received and read a
firritim~ .
- Carried.
Moved by H. Dromgo1e,
Seconded by A. Crawfo'fcl.;"
That By;-Law No. 999 be read a second time.
- carried.
Moved by J. R. Teeple,
Seconded by" A. Ba'rans:
That By-Law No. 999 be read a fh'ird -time and finc\lly passed.
'- Carried. .
Moved -by N; E. Btl'rt~n,
Seconded by Wm. Patton:
That Council, do tWW adjourn.
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E. E. McTAGGART,
Ward-en.
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SPECIAL MARCH SESSION - FIRST DAY
Tuesday, Ma'fch 2'1st, 1912>2
T'he Elgin County Council rnet this clay at t!le Court House, St.
Tholl1as, at the call of the \Varden.
All the members present except MessTs. Carr and BaTons,'
The vVarden add'res'sed the ,Council, explaining that the meeting
was called to' cal1sider amendment af By-Law NO'. 984, and the repnrt
of the Caunty n.aad Cammittee in 'feference to' desi.gnMion af
village streets.
The report af the Caunty Raad CommiUee was then presented
and oreJerred to' a C,ommittee of the vVhole, with M'r. Teeple, in the
chair. After considering the report, clause by clause, the Committee
arose and the report \vas adapted without amendmen:t, on mntion of
J. R. Teep.Je, seconded by\^!. ~L Anderson.
Moved by 0, McK.cnney,
Seconded by A. Nevill:
That this Council adjourn until to~marr:ow, at 10 a.nl,
- Carried.
E. E. McTAGGART,
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Wednesday, MU1fCh 22nd, 1922
Mr. Bll'rto'l1 inquired, re (1) application -of dty for construction of
cement 'road on provincial highway to Ta:lbotville; (2) re -rcfusa'} of
city to pay suburban area road accounts; (3) re a'P'peal of city to
Rtiilwayand Municipal Board against claim of these costs.
The' Elgin County Council met this day at the Court' House, in
acco-rdallce with adjournment.
Moved 'by J. F. McGregor,
The' Warden in the chair.
Seconded by H. Dromgole:
All the members present except Messrs. CaTr and Barons.
That this Council do now adjourn.
- Carded.
M'Qoyed by, W.H. Ashton,
Seconded by G. .H. Jackson:
E. E. McTAGGART,
Warden.
T'ha,t By-Law No. 100'0'1, to designate roads fO'f improvement-under
the p'foviS'iollS of The Highway Improvement Act, and repeal By-Laws
Nos. 897, 9'0'.2, 90"9, 91:'), 94'7, 976, ,a'ncl984, 'be "received and -read a
first time.
- Carried.
Move.d bye. M. Hazen,
SecQnded by W, Anderson:
That By-Law No. _woo be reada second time.
- Carried.
Moved by H. Dromgolc,
Seconded by D. K. Andrew:
That By-Law No. lOaD be read a third time and finally passed.
- Carried.
Moved by O. McKenney,
Se~ol1ded by J. F. McGregor:
That By-Law No. 10'0'0' be printed and distributed to membc'fs of
the Council.
- Carried.
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SPECIAL APRIL SESSION - FIRST DAY
Monday, 17th Ap'fil, 1922
The Elgin County Council met this day in special session, at 2
. p.m., to cOllsidcrmatters pertainin:.g to a-greement with To\vnship of
Mala:hide re Stalter, Bridge.
The vVarden in the dlair.
All the mcmbeTs present except Mr. Hazen.
The' \iVarden addressed the Council in reference to what had been
done since the last l1).eeting Tcga'rding agr'ccment with Malahide fo-r
the building o.f Stalter Gulley Bridge.
The Clerk presented a by-law pass,ed by the Township Council of
Malahide, making a;pplication for special levy under the provisions of
scctio.n 26 of The Highway Imp'rovement Act, and. opinion of the
County Solicitor in reference to t'he whole question.
:Moved by'0l. H. Ashton,
Second,ed by G. H, Jackson:
That By-Law 1001, to amend By-Law No, 100'0 and provide for
the erection of the Stalter Gulley Bridge, be TC'ceived and read a
first time.
- Carried.
Moved by A. Nevill,
Seconded by ,H. L. Godwin:
Jhat By-Law No. 1001 be read a second time.
- Carried.
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Moved by A. J. McIntyre,
Seconded by N. E. Burton:
That By-Law No, 1001 be read a third time and finally passed.
- Carried.
Moved hy H. Dromg01e,
Se.conded by A. Crawford:
That the County. Roads Committee have phns and specifications
prepared for construction of the Stalter Gidley Rridge and procur.e
tenders -to be opened 'at the June session.
- Carried.
Moved by J, F. McGregor,
Se'conded ,by D, K,Aridrew:
That this Council adjourn,
- CarTiecl.
E. E. McTAGGART,
Warden.
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SECOND SESSION~FIRST DAY
Tuesday, June 13th, 1922
The Elgin County Council met this day at the .Court Honse, St.
Thomas, ill accordance "\vith adjournment.
The Warden in the chair.
All the members present.
The "Varden addressed the Council as follows:
Warden's Address, June Session
"To the Elgin County Council:
"Gentlemen, -
"The June sess'ion is usually the most important, a's the estimates
and taxation for the year are then considered. The agricultural
outlook throughout the County is good. An a:bundal1t harvest will
do much ,to s.tabilize conditions and make the people prosperous
a11d ,contented.
Hospital By-Law
"The vole on tihe Memorial HO'spital ,By-Law shows that the
people who vote,d were opposed to the grant by a large majarhy.
The number of vote's poned, twenty-eight per cen't. of the to' tal,
indicated a genera'} lack o.f interest in the maHer.
County, Roads
"Notic,e has been received that the Coul1'ty Roads By-Law, with
some deductians, will be appraved, alsO' the by-hw and a:greement
with ,Malahide in 'reference to the Sta.lte-r, Gulley raad and hridge.
Tenders far this work will be available dnr-ing the present sessian, as
the amount lias to be included in this year's estimates.
Legislation
"The session of the Provincial Legislature was langer this YtC\.l
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than usua:1. A great deal af-municipal law ha's' heen under callsid'era-
. tiOll. Tlhis; howeve'r, will nat beavaila:ble until after proro'g;ation of
the House, w'hichtakes 'place ta-day.
"The Natural Ga,s Act which-ha:dithe effect o.f cancelling agree'~
ments 'between companies and municipaHties, has been amended and
the Tights oft-he .municipalities un-der, the _,agreements .restored.
Provincial Highway
"The Highways Departl11e't1t has'i'endered ~:ccount for County's
share of pravincial highway"expenditu-re during 1921. 'The amount
payable is $30',875.92. The' CauncilshouId canside't t'he ad'visa.bility
of adtoptin-g,a definit~ policy in, reference to these" amounts. This
yeartll'e provincial.expenditures in'the'caunty will be "increa'sed; The
constrli,dion woi~k 'beingdon'eis of a'mos'i 'permanent c"ha'ractei".
The issue af de'bentures spreading ,these payments ove-i' a te'rm' ;o'f
years is recQmmended."
Praceedings aJ the last day aJ the January sessian and-of the
special sessians were 'fea'd and confirme,d.
The fQlllawin'g communications wer,e 'tead:
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From W. A. McLean, De'Puty Minister -of Hi'lihways, with' accaunt
fO'r provindalhighways. - Refer-r,ed to Finance" Commktee.
From, :f\frs. CaughelI, res'igningposition of CauntY,Truant Officer.
- Referred to' Educatian Committee.
From Education Department, re Legislative grant, equipment
and. accommodation. - Referred to' EducationC'ammit,tee.
From W. A. 'McLean, Deputy- Mini-stet of Hiighways, T'e' a:pptoval
oJ By-Laws 1000 and 10'01.......,. Referred to Caunty Roads Committee.
~rom C~~mnty So'Iicitor, 're hawkers an-d pedlarshy-Iaw. - Refe'rred
to Fi'nance Committee.
From Minister of Education, re caunty 'rep-resentative to confer-
ence on secanda'ry educatian. - Refe'rred to Education Commi,ttee.
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From County. Clerk,Oxford, re appointment of County; Roa.-d
Supedntenden'ts.,....,.,.. Refe'rred fa Petitions and. Legislation Committee.
From Ya-rmouth Council, 're co,st of munidpaI truck licenses.-
Referred to County Roads Committee.'
From Engineer' M:a'fstoll; of No'rfoilk,: retakingvar,t in Road'
Make'rs' gducationaI Tour. '- Referred to County Roads Committee.
F'fom County, Council ,of Wate-do'G, 're-p~yment by Frovince of
full cost o,fprovindal highways...,.- Refe'r'red to' Petitions and Legis-
lation' Committee. .,,' ,
From Farmers' CIuibs and J. A.King, of Aldb,o.roug11, re _prOtest
against rounty 'roa.d expenditure and request for appointment fO'T
deputation to address the .council.
From T. W. Shipley, Dutton, 're truck license for p'eddling
grocerie's.
M'T. Pethe-rick gave notice of resO'1ution re pavement work in
West Lo'rn'e, to be p'res~ntedon Wed:nesdCi-y,at2 p.m.
M'oved by H. Dromgole,
Second;ed by A. Crawford:
'That 'a deputation from Elgin" Middlesex, and' La'mbton, re
desi,gnation of Dunwich and Aldboroug"h town line 'as a provincial-
coqo-t'y 'road, be heard by this Counci1lon 'Iihursday, at 2 p.m.
- Carried.
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- Carried.
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That this Council adjourn" to' meet to-motrow at 10 a.m.
- Card-ed.
E. E.' McTAGGART,
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SECOND SESSION - SECOND DAY
Wednesday, June 14th, 1922
The Elgin County Council met this day, according to
adjournment.
The Warden in the c'ha,ir.
All the members present.,
Proceedings o.f the previous day were read and confirmed'.
The following communications were read:
From management Queen Alexandria Sanitarium, inviting the
Council to inspect the institution on Saturday, June 17th.
From County Clerk, with report on vote, Memorial Hospital
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Imp,rovements Committee.
Mr. Teeple presented petition for oiliilg St. George Street-road in
'suburban area.
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, Mr. Campbell gave notice of applicaHon fO'r grant to be expen-ded
on connecting links of county 'roads passing through villages.
Moved by W. P.a-ttou,
~econded by D. Campbell:
That a deputation re High School, Dutton, be heard Thursday
at 3 o'clock.
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Moved by: A. Barons,
Seconded' by H. L. Godwin:
That- this Ootl'nty. Council designate and assume the. following
roaciJsin the .Village, of Sprin'glleld under the provisions of Tihe High-
way Imp-fo'vement Act:
(1) Beginning at the weste'rly limits bf the vi,uage, oh
RQad No. 52, thence ea,st on Main Street to, McIMos'h . Street.
County
. (2) Beginning ,at the :southerly limits of the village;" on County
Road-'N o. 42, thence nO'fth on Eas't Street to M; C. R. ,right-of.,.way.
(3) Beginning at the north limit of viHa-ge, on County Road No.
49, thence south on Wellington Stieet tothe n'o'rthlimit of' Lot No.1
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on WeHington Street.
In amendment:
Moved hy H:Dromgole,
Seconded by J. F. McGregor:
That the matter of streets of Springfield be 'referred to Good
Roads Committee, to report at this session.
Main motion lost and amendmentcarrie'd.
Moved by 0.. McKenney,
Seconded by .A. BaTons:
That this Council do now adjourn, to meet at ~ p.~. to-day.
- Carried.
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SECOND SESSION~THIRD DAY
Moved by O. McKenney,
Thursday, June 15tl.l; 1922
The Elgin County Council met this' day, according to
a:rjaurnment.
Second,ed by'C. M. Hazen:
That A. Ba'rons, Wm. Andersan, the Clerk, D.Camphell; and
N. E. Burtan be a c,ammittee to' report as to the advisability of
buUdingaplace to park cars on the Court House grau,nds~ torepo'rt
at t-his se-ssian.
The Warden in the chair.
All, the membe-rs present.
- Carried.
P.raceedings of the previous day were read and eonfirmed.
Moved ,by C. M. Hazen,
The foUowing' communicatianswere,read:
Se,conded by O. McKenney:
F'rom Stewart
Breeders' sale._
A Brown, reques.t for' grant to~yards Shorthorn
That this Council do now adjourn, to meet at.l0 a.m. to-morrow,
to allow committees to meet.
- Carried.
From County Treasurer, with financial statement and estimate,
Both 'communications were referred to the Finance' Committee.
E. E. McTAGGART.
Wa'rden.
Moved by A. Barons,
SecO'nded ,by J; A. Madre:
That this Council adjourn, to meet at 2 p.m.
- Carried.
The Council Resumed
Mov'ed 'by-H. Dromgole,
Se,donded by D. K. Agnew:
. That th-e deputation from Elgin, 'Middlesex, and Lambton, 'fe
designation o.f Aldb,orough-Dun.wic'h t()wn lin~ as a provincial-county
road, be nrow hea'rd.
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The fcHawing d:eput.ationwas then introduced by Peter Cameron,
,M. P. P.~ West Elgin: Messrs. A'ldred, of Glencne; Reeve Lindsay, of
Brock; Reeve :Reyfet, ,of Alvinston; Reeve Reycraft, of Mosa; Reeve
Me'Plhers-on, oJ Glencoe; M'l'. McAlpine; Mr. Oak, M. P. P., of Lamb-
tOl1;arid Mr. Lethbridge, M. P.P., of Middlesex.
T'he Wardenrefened the 'request oJ the deputation to the County
Rnad Committee.'
The report of the Education Committee ,was; presented, and
adopte,d on motion of A. Barons, seconded by F. Carr.
The 'report of rhe Public Improvement Committee was pre'sented,
and adopted on motion of Dr. Jackso,n au,d Wm. Ashton.
Moved by O. McKenney,
Second~d by C. M. Hazen:
That Dr. Ma'rlatt be allowed to address this Council re the
Humane Society,
- Carried,
Dr. Marlatt and InspectO'r Mattice then addressed the Council in
reference to grant for Humane So,ciety work. The Wa'rden 'refe-rred
the matter to the Finance Committee.
Moved by A. J. McIntyre,
Seconded by D. Campbell:
That this Council do now adjourn, t6 meet at 10 ?--,m.Friday.
~.Carried.
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SECOND SESSION - FOURTH .DAY ,
.Friday, June 113th, 1922
The Elgin, County Council met this day, at the Court House,
according to adjou-rnment.
The Warden in the chair.
All the members present,
Proceedings of the previous day-~were read and confirmed.
The p-resentment of the Grand Jury, was read and referred to the
House of Industry Committee.
Moved by N. E. Burton,
Seconded by A. J. McIntyre:
That this Coundl protest to the Pro~in~ial Government th'e
manner in which t;he provil1cial highway is being graded at Talhot-
v.iIle, whereby the sidewalks which were constructed by the 'residents
have been -destroyed, deep ditches made in front of their 'residence,
thereby., to a certain extent, inte'rferingwith access ,to andh-om
the san1e.
-Lost.
Moved by J, A. Moore,
Sccon~ed by H. L., Godwin:
That this Council adjourn, unti:l 2p,m,
- Carried.
The Council Resumed
Mr. McKe.nney gave notice of application f.or grants to Corn ahd
Poultry Shows, same as last year,
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Moved 'by D.K. And-rew,
Seconded by, A. Crawford:
That a committee cOlupose,d 'of Mess'fs. Patton, Nevill, M'cGrego'r',
Burton, and Moore be appointed to -prepare a resolution regarding a
more. s'(lItisfactory repo'r't of all wo'rk and money'expe'nded.'on
county -roads.
Move~ 'by J. F. McGrego'r.
Sec.ondedhy C. M. Hazen:
That delegation from AldLboroug1l1 and other l11unicipaHties re
expenditure on county roads be now heard.
....... Carried.
Mess'fs. King, Campbell,}, PU'rcell, and Linden then a,d'dressed the
Council, and the Warden referred the who1e matter to the County
Roads Committee, the c-ha'rges made against foremen to' be filed in.
wrjting.
The 'report of -thePe'titions and Legislation -Committee was pre-
sented, and ado'pted on motion of O. McKenn'ey, ~econd'ed by F. Carr.
The report o,f the Finance Committee Was presented ,and 'refe-rred
to a Committee of the Who.}e, with Dr. Jackson in -the chair. . After
amending_ t'he 'report, the <:ommittee a,rose and the repo'rt, as amend'ed,
was adopted on,motion of Dr. Jackson, second,ed byr F. McGrego'r.
Moved by D. K.' Andrew;
Seconded by H. Dromgole:
That the matter of grants to villages be referred to Road
Committee.
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Moved by W.' Anderson,
Seconded:, by F~ Carr:
That this Council adjourn, to meet to-morrow a't 10 a.m.
- Carried.
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SECOND SESSION-FIFTH DAY
Saturday, ]u'ne 17.fh, 1922
The Elgin County Council met this day, according to
adjournment.
The Warden in the chair.
All the memhe'fs p'resent.
Proceedings of the, previous day were read and confirmed.
T'he Olerk presented sta-tement showiu,g auctiollee-rs' and pedlars'
licenses in/ force. .
M'oved by W.H. Ashton,
Seconded by J. R. Teeple:
That this Council .do l1'QW adjourn, to meeta't 1 :3.0 'P.m.
_ Carried.
The Council Resumed
Mr. Ashton inquired ,as to location upon which Stalter Bridge
was ,to be constructed.
The second report of the Public Improvements Committee was
presented, and adopted on motion of Dr.' Jackson, seconded by
O. McKenney.
The -report of the special committee -re pa-rking space on Court
Honse grounds was presentedl' and adopted on motion of N. E.
Burton, seconded by A. J. McIntyre.
The report of the County Road Committee was presented and
refened to Committee of the Whole, with Mr. Hazen in the chair.
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After amending the repo'rtl .it, wasa:d'op'ted, asamended',oh motion
of C. M. Hazenl second'ed, by A. J. McIntyre.
The County Road Commi'ttee, presented its secondreportl which
was adopted on motion ofH. Dromgole, seconded by Dr.' Jacks'on~
Moved by a.McKenney,
Sec'ond:ed by A: J.McIntyre:
Tha.t ,a des,k fe.lep-hone be placed
in the Caunty Judrge1s office.
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Seconded by 'D. K. And'rew:
That this Council adjourn fo'r'thirty -ininutes, to.'alilaw t1he Fihance
and Educatian' Committees tame-et.
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- Carried.
The Council Resumed
'Dhe report of the Finance Committ~e was -presented, and adopted
an mQ1tion of J. R. Teeple, seconded by H. Dromgo,le.
The report of the Education 'Committee w,aspresented;'and
referred to' .CommiHeeof the Whole. It' was decided that ,the'repo:rt
be 'laid over for consideration at the November session, and the
Cbmrriittee"arose.
MQved by A. J. McIntyre,
~econ.'ded by D. Campbell:
That this Council recommend B. B. Graham, County Treasurer,
fot -the 'Gas Tribunal at Toronto.
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Moved by N. E. Burtan,
Seconded by, C. M. Hazen:
That this Council t.ake 'no action re appaintment of GasCam-
111issioner.
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Main motion, caniGd, amendment lost.
Moved by Will. Ashton,
Seconded. by O~ M-cKenney:
T.hat the Sta.l,ter Bridge be placed on the old site, cras nea'f as
possible to .it, as recommended by the original motion as to where
the said 'bridge should be placed.
-Lost.
Moved by Q. McKenney,
Seconded by A. Pet'herick l
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That the ,grants to the Corn and Poultry:Sh()ws be the same as
last year- West Lorue, $20'0; St. Thomas, $100; Aylmer. $150,
- Ca'rried.
Moved by H. Dromgole,
Secon&ed by A. Crawford:
Th.at By...Law' No. '10'02, for i'icensihig; --regulating, an:d' governing
hawke'rs lln.d,pe'dlrurs,be l'eteivedan:d'''rcad a first time.
- CarJ;~ed;
Moved by A. era wfO'rd,
Seconded by H. Dromgole:
That By-Law No. 100'2 be read a second time.
- Carried.
Moved by H. Dr.omgole,
Seconded by A. Crawfo't,d:
ThM By-Law No. 1002 be 'read a third' time and finally passed.
-:-,'Ca.rr:ied.
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Moved by D. Campbell,
Seconded by W. Patton:
'Dhat :By-Law No. 1003, to extend time fo'r tax sale; be 'received
and read a first. time.
- Carried.
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That By-Law No.W03 be "read'a seco'nd time.
Moved' by A. Crawford,
- Carried.
Seconded byR. Dromgo'le:
That By-LaW' "No. 100i3'be read a third time and finally/passed.
- Carried.
'~oy.ed ,by A. ]. McIntyre,
Seconded by D. Campbell:
That" By-Law No. W04, to' autho'rize the Wa'rden and Treasurer
to. borrow $200,000, be -received. and 'read a fi1"slt time.
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Moved by A. ]. McIntyre,
Seconded b,y D. Campbdl:
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That By-Law N,o. 1004 be read a second time.
Moved ,by A. ]. MCIntyre,
Seconded by A.Crawford:
-Carried.
That By-Law No. 100.4 be 'read ~..thirdtim~. and finally passed.
- Carried.
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Moved-by Dr. Jackson,
Seconded by J. R. Teeple:
That 'By~Law NO.,lOG5, to raise amou'nts fQ'f county rates for the
~ yea'f 192e, be -received and read a first time.
-Carried.
Moved by oW. H: As'htoH,
Seconded by Dr. Jackson:
That By-Law No. 100:5 be read a second. time.
- Carried.
Moved by J. R. Teeple,
Seconded by W. Anderson:
That By-LawN,o,' 1005 be '-read' a third time' ~nd finally passed.
--Carried.
Moved by O. McKenney,
Sec,onded by H. Godwin:
T,hat By-Law No.
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..and 'fead a fi;rst time.
10'06, to assess the Township of Malahide fo~
cost of the StaHer Gulley Hridg-e, be received
-,-Carried.
Moved. by A. N evi11,
. Seconded .by C. ~azen:
That By-Law No. 1006 be 'read a second time.
- Carried.
Moved by O. McKenney,
Seconded by A. N eviH:
That By-Law No. '1006 be read a third Hme' and finally passed..
- Carried.
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.Moved by J. A. .Moore,
Seconded by H. L. Godwin:
Tha't By-Law No. 1007, to
'received and :read a firs1t time.
make grants to villages and towrt, be
Moved by -;.A. Moore,
- Cal'ded.
Second'edby:H. L. Godwin:
ThM ByeLaw No. -lOn7 be read a second time.
Mo~ed by H. L. Godwin,
'Seconded by J. A. Moore:
- Ca'tried.
That By-Law No. 100'7 be read a third time and'finally passed.
'Moved by W. Anderson,
Sec,onded by F. Carr:
- Carried.
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That By-Law No. 10:0'8 be read a second time.
Moved by W. Anderson,
Seconded by F. Carr:
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That By-Law No. 100-8 be read a third ti~e and finally passed.
- Carried.
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Maved by A. Petherick,
Seconded by Do' K. Andrew:
..Thaf a ,by-law and agreement by the Gaad Raads Cammittee be
pre'pared and submhted ta the- next speciall; o'rregula't meeting of t1his
Cauncil, to. autha'rize an agreement to be entered intO' by this County
with the ViHage nf West La'rn,e fO'rthe supervision nf the canst'ruc-
tian of a cement pavement an Graham,ahdMain -Streets'in the Village
of West Larne, being cannectin,g links af caunty road system, and the
payment aver to the-Vil'lage of any subsidy 're.ceived by the Caun,ty
from the Gavernment fa't said- wark under clause 5, Highways Aet,
asamended.
_ Ca'Hied.
Maved 'by O. McKenney,
Secande,d' by _ C. M. Hazen:
That this Council adjaurn, ta meet an Navember 2'Sth1
1922.
_ Ca.rried.
E. E. McTAGGART,
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SPECIAL SESSION -FIRS'!' DAY
Thtt:.rs,day, l~th O'cfaher; 1922
Th.e Elgin COlinty Cauncilmet this' day "at the CaU'rt 'Hause; St.
Thom~s,:in special session'toccinsider-:re'~~rt af Va1luatian Cammittee.
The Wa-rden in ,the chair.
All the member,'? p'resent.
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J. A. ~ ~cLean filed certiiJcate as Reeve 'a~ Rodney, in pl~_~,~ ,of D.
Campbell, 'fesigned, and took his seat at ,the Council b0'a'rd. ", '"
The '''lard en explained the o-bject af the meeting.
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The repart of theV,aluatian Cam.mittee was p-res'ented.
Moved by J. R. Teeple,
Secanded by J. F'. McGregor:
That the 'repart' af the Valuatian' Cammittee be ada'pted.
In amendment:
Moved by H. Dramgole1
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Seconded 'by V\T. Patt~n:
T.hat ,the varluers' 'report be referred back forreco'nsidemtiall" ta
be presented again to-:marraw.
Main motian last, amendment ca'rried.
Cqunty Po1ice Magistra'te Maxwell then add-ressed the Council in
ta a'ppointment af M:agistrates, office accommodation,
supplies.
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Moved by O. McKenney,
Se,con,ded 'by]. R. Teeple:
'Dhat t'he office f.onperly occupied by Judge
a't th.e disposal of PoliJeM~gistrate Maxwell
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addressed
putting
the 'Council in reference
down foundation piers
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difficulties encountered in
Stalter Bridge.
Moved by A. PetheriCk,
Seconded by H. Dromgole:
That this Council do noW adjourn, to mee,t to-morrow at 11 a.m.
- Ca'rried.
E. E. McTAGGART,
Warden.
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SPECIAL SESSION - SECOND DAy
Friday, Octo?cr 13th, 19,212
The Elgin, County (ouhci'lmet this day, in accetdan,ce with
adjournment.
Proceedings of previous day were 'read and confirmed.
Police Magistrate Hunt ad'dressed the'Council in reference to his
position in view of appointment of Police Magist'raie Maxwe;}1.
The County Valuers' 'report was ,again prseen-1:ed and 'refened tn
a Committee o.f the vVho:Je, with M'r. Hazen in the c'hai'r.
~oved'lby J. A. Moore,
Seconded by H. Godwin:
That the Council adjourn, to meet at 1.30.
- Canied.
The Council Resumed
The Council 'resumed and went into CommH,tee of the' Who'le on
Valuers' fe'pert, M'r. Hazen in the chair. After amending the 're'pO'rt,
the committee rose and report, as amend'ed, was adopted on motion
of C. M. Hazen, seconded by O. McKenney.
Moved by G. H;Jackson,
Seconded by W. H. Ashton:
ThM By'-Law No. W09, to confirm the equalization of the assess-
ment rolls, be received and read a fi'rs't time.
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Seconded by A. BaTons:_
That By-Law No. 1009 be 'read a second time.
- Ca'rrie-d.
- Ca'rfied.
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Moved by C. M. Ha,zen,
Seconded,?y O. McKenney:
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then peesented resignation
at next session.
of County Clerk K. W.
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M"cKay, t,o bf< co....~S'idered
Moved :by, A., Barons,
Second'edb:Y W. Anderson:
That this Council '&0 now adjourn.
_ Ca'rried.
E. E.
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THIRD SESSION - FIRST DAY
Tuesday, 218t'h day of November, 1922
The Elgin County Council met this .qay a;t the Court House, St.
Thomas, in accordan'ce wilth a,djourmnemt.
The Warden in the c'hair.
All the members present except :NIr.Godwin.
The Warden addressed the Coundl as foHows:
. WARDEN'S ADDRESS
'ITa the ~lgin Counlty Coundl:
IIGell'tlemen, _
<l1n opening what I think will be the most impo'rtant session Of
the yea,r, I 'desi're, to refe't to a few maHen Hlat may he of in:te'test.
Agricultural Conditions
"The general a'g'lricultural conJ.itions !through'Out the County ar~
good. The prices for fa'rm products, howev,e'r, are not as high as
they fo'rmerly "v~re, hut hy p,rov,id:ing for greater production, the
annua'l re'venues can he g-radually increas'ed.
Port Stanley Bridge
"The work on the Por.tStanley bridge is p'rog"ressin:g favorably.
fo:undMion of .the abutment is completed arhove the water in a
substantia,J manner;
.Stalter Gulley Bridge
"Since our June session, the wo'rk on the foundations far the
Gulley bridge has been prO'gres.sing, and difficulties that were
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tered. The Engineerl:dc1,red to these informally at -the special
October session. The second abutment has been completed and the
'wOirk -on the thi'rd is now under way. The Provincial autho'rities
have been cO't1sulted duriu'g the- progress of the wo;rk, in view of
securiulg their ad,vice in 'reference to the best way to overcome the
problems ,involved, with the -result that the O'riginal plans <t're being
adhere.d to. The Road Committee will no doubt repO'rt fully in
refc'rence to the maHer',
European' Conditions
llT:he unsetded state of affairs in Euro'pe, ac~ompanied as they
arc 'by wars and l'Umor.g of wa'rs, have a disturbing effect on the people
both in the United States and Canada. No. one ,is able to judige wha,t
effect the 'p'resent conie'rence at Lausanne will have ,toward's settling
the many questions involved. The attitude of the Turks 'has been
most aggressive, and Great B<ritain's splend-id is'oht-iO'tl in rrcfer'ence
to it h'as evoke,d admiration' throughout the Empire; though d-eserted
by her fO'rmcr aHies, she as,sumed full respotlsib-il'ity of defending her
rights as de':te-rmin,ed hy thc Tl-eaty 'O-f Versailles.
County Roads
"The County, Road Depa1rtment has been aotive throughout the
yea'r, al1d a great deal of gravel 'has-heen placed on the 'roadls. Fo,r
so-me time past the t'fucks 'have been working in Sout'hwo1d and
Dunwich, and, the improvement of a verry large mHeage ,viE be
repo'ried by th'e Com1n1t!tee.
Clarke vs. Elgin
"This claim, which was there'sult of a colrlision between 'One of
the county trucks and a moto'r calr on the Porrt Stanley 'road" nea'f the
gravel pii, came up for trial in London in. September. There was
some diffe,rellce of opinion as to. t'he 'position. of the truck when t:he
coHisio-n took 'pIrace, and as this had an ~mporttall't bea,rillrgQon the
claim fo'l' $10,000 damages, the Solicitor advised sd'tlement fo'1- $1,500,
without cO's<ts, and this was canied out, with the apprb,val of the' Legal
C,01D111,ittee an-d myself.
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Valuation Appeal
"Appeal-shave'. becnentere-d against the valua'Hon by To.wnships
of Southwold and Dunwich, an'd ViHage of DuUon. The matte'! has_
b"eel} , before His HOlto-r Judrge Ro'ss; 'who will heal' a-rgumelI:~s o,f
s'olicitors on Thursday, after which he_will, nb doubt, he in apos,itioIl
to give hisdecis,ion. There has been ll'oc'rhicism of the value'1's'
work;, nai'has thei-r in<tergrity 0'1' - faiir triJndedne:s's in the matter been
questioned. 1 believe that theacrtof the County Council ihusiilg
their valuation as a basis 'o,fequalriza-tion was 'a prOpe-rOII'e, at"ld that
the Judge win mak;e very liftle change, if any, ,in the appoLrtionment
set forth:in the county by-law.
Provincial Grant for House of Industry
'''tIndleI' Order-in.-Council issued on the 2.9t'h August, county houses
of industry and 'refuge. will,-ih the futti're, 'receiVe hom ,the Provincial
treasury' 'a grant of ten cents per day fb'r each day's Stay ,of inmates
in the insti,tution. For the h'Ous'e ofindlU'strr-y yeareildinlg' 1st of
N-ovembe't, the number of days' 'stay 'o.f iamat'C's was 12',1r18, and' the
e:u.roUmell't was smaller than it ha'sheen fo'r many years. In the
future- the Coun!fy may look ftH' at least $10Or a month from the Pro-
vince. T'his is but a just return to the municip'aiI1ity, as the P'1.ovic'n:e
lreyies a 'prov-incial tax on the 'l'Ci.ilways, hom which is, deducted ,tlpe
grea1te;t 'parrt' oJ the expenfies oJ the Ontario Railway. and MUllicipal
Bea'rd,and a ,smaN c'harge fo'r inmates from t1he municipality connn'ed
in hos'pit'als for the i1l'sa'ne. This 'reduces tli'ea'PpO'l'tionment of 'rail-
way tax received hy the local munidpa,lities. J'1he new pet diem grant
will, to. ,so,me extent, equalize the distribution 'Of this rtax.
Legislation
"At the -recent session of the . Legislature the usual quota of
alnendments and ext;ensions to 'the municipal laws we're considered.
Some of the Acts passed do not go into- force until t'he, l'st day of
Janua:ry next, among these being The 'Voters' Lists Act, The As'Sess-
mel1!t Act, 'and Art Act to Extend the Ri;ght to, Vo,ie at. Municipal
Elections, under which husbao,ds and wivesa're given the :rig.h t to vote
when either 6fthemis an ewn'er, tenant, or assessed for in'come.
"The Municipal Amendrtiell't Ad, whkh conrtains twen:ty-two
sections, provides for changing ,the date of nomination and, election of
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members ,of councils, scho'ol board,s, ~tc., and. fO'f dee'tion-s on the last
'Monday ,in. Nove'lllbe1r, the p~Hit1g to' take place 'on .the fi'f-s't M,onday
iu.Decembc'f. The council in, any Inca.! munkipaHty may bring this
law int'O'J01:ce by passiulg a by~law not.late~r than,t4e 1st 'c,f November.
Provision is ma-de fO'~exten,ding the hours of 'polling, and fO'l" the
d.es'truetiau af baUa't papers after six weeks, and when date of election
is chang'ep., for a meeting of council on the 15'th day of November
instead of in December a,s at pl'es'cut. A. slight change is niad-c ill' the
d'ecla1ration 'of dection officc-rs: Cities a're authorized to cont1fol waste
pa,per boxes' 'on the streets, and th~ expro'priation -of land.!? f.or 'pros-
pective, ,treet impravement is pravid'ed. far,. The <lefinitian af the
word 'bonus' hi changed; and debentures fOol' soldic1"'s' monuments may
noW be issued w~thout the vo'te 'of the electors. Grants may be rnad.e
to the Onta;rio Safety L.ea'~ue, and the ,erection, of sign's and poster-s
within de'fined areas may be .prohibited-. Therilght to Hceu,g.e hawkers
and pedlaJfs has been extended to townships in unorganized territories.
Additianal pawer is -giv.en far the sale and starage af h;esh. meats and
fi~h,and the section p'rahibiting the drawing of gravel during the
wintc.f mon:ths was repealed.
"T'he Obsltruction on Hig,hw.a,ysRemoval Act provide,s fo;! the
a'1;teration of telephone poles and whes. A Juro'rs'Act amendment
p'rov.ides fo,r .,ummaning jurors in 'rural municipalities by ,mail. The
Natural Gas Act p.rov:ides Jnr a bo'a:r.d of 'reference fo'! ,thepu'rposesof
the Act 'Of 19'211, and c.ontains some instruct-io-ns fall' theh.guidance.
'Dhe, Acts 'respecting suburban area d,eve1O'pment, railway emplayees
voting, tel'e'phanes,.,and distric:thouses o-f 'refuge, a,re improved. The
OntariO' I-Hghways Act pravides for the 'exprapriatian afg'ravel, and The
Hig'hway ImpravementAct limitsa,countydehenture issue ita five peT
cent. 'af 'equalized value, and 'pravides for theC'apitaHzation 'of pravin~
cial 'receipts fa'r Taad impravement and fa'r ca~'aperatian" between
urban numicipa;t.ities and pali'ce villages with- caunties. The 'pracedure
for ex:prap'riatian,'af land by caunlty autha'l"ities far raa-d' impravemen.t
l'urp'O'ses is to' be. the same as is p'ravid'edfor und,er The OntariO'
Fublic Wa.rks Act.
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"provis:i'an, isma-dc fo-1' limiting the num'ber 'C)f" s~pa:rate schaal
tr.ttote.es, and fa.r relieving towusbip fram liability fqr da.rp~ges eansed
by dmin hlocked- by snawo'r ic,e. .The Act 'respecting licenses far
billiard and paal'roams is improved. p.ravindal1icen'ses wiU n'o,t nmv
be issued unless the ap'plicant is the halder of a license ham the
municipal' 'coLrpo'ratian.
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"The PubEc Health Act provides for the appointment of iiurses
and physicians, and The CommunLi,ty Halls Act -fo'l' acqui'r:inglalld 'in
anot'her municipality.
"The Local Impravement Act provides fo-r the cal1'5t'ruction of
p'rivate drains, and fo'r waterwarks and fi're p'rofe'ctian in tawnships.
N arthern OntariO' Fire Relief
"I have 'received a tdegram from the Nortfhern Onta'ria Fire
Relief Cammi.ttecrequesting county grant tawards fund to aid the
fi'rc sufferers. The caH. is an u'rgent ane, and should 'Tcceive yaur
liberal cansideratian. The Clerk is a membe'r of a Pravincial com-
mittee appainted by the Lieutenant-Govern'o.rin Caundl; which 'is in
fu1.l cha'rge af the distribut'klU af 'fclief. He cail- adiyis'e yau fu:Ilyin
reference to' the work being canied 0'11_, and the necessity far a large
fund. to', carry several thousandaf OUT feHow citizenst'hrough the
rigol's aJ a D'arthe'rn win1-e'r an<d a'ssist them in n-establis'hing
themselves.
Caunty Clerk
"A-most impartant/: maHe'f will he the consideration af the resig-
natian t-endered by Coun'ty Clerk McKay. He has been a valued
officia.} iri Va'1'i9US capacities ,during the Ias-t fa'rty years. The a.ttitud'c
of the Coun.dI -an the,saht:ry que'stion many yea'rs agO' made is neces-
sary for M'1'.McKay to take up athe'r wa'rk, which now appears ,to
reqtii'f{~:'his 'wh?l'e time. The inJo'rmatian that 'he ga.ined' through his
connectian with 'The Municipal Wo,rId' during t'he past thi'r,ty year,s
has always been at ,the dispos'Rl af the Council, and his advice has at
all times been of the g'r'eateslt assistan'ce in the p'f'ognssive develop~
ment of municipal institutians in the County. His specia,l services
on numeraus Gavernment cammissians, and ,during the war, are an
evidence, afhis' reco'gnized ability and',inte'fest in. pubIi<; affaks. I d'O
notknaw that M'r. McKay can be induced .t'O reca'll'sid'e'l" his decisian,
but I recammend that a specia'l cammiftt-ee be appainted to' cansider
that matter, and' if neccssa'ry, recommend a new appaillltment.
Obituary
"In dosing, I desire to' expr'ess my TeJg'1rets at the d'eath af twO'
ex~Wardens af this Caunty-D. F. Moalre, South: Do-rc"hes'tel",
af Ithe present Re'eve, who was Wa.rden in the yea'r 19'010', and
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Mr. W. H. Turl1C'f, f.ormer' Reeve of South wold', who. wa's Warden in
1919. Both of these gentlel~en took mOTe 'than au., ordinary in-terest
in mUll,idpal affaj'fs, and theh advice was at all times most valuable
to the Council and their succeSSO'1"S in office. They will be ve'ry
much miss:e.d., not ol1.1y in the sphere of their :local activities, but by
the County a's a whole."
P,roceedill'gs o,f the last day's of the June ses'sion an.d of th'e special
October session wer,e Had and confirmed;
The followiri'g communications, were 'read:
From Dr. Ewin, Physician', House of IndlUstry, with annual repa'ft.
_ Referred, to House of Industry Committee.
From 5'vecia.1 Legislative Comm~ttee f'e l\'totO'f V chides Act and
other 'Acts 'relating to' highway t,ravel. - Referred' to' Petitians and
Legisl'a ti-a,n CammiHee.
Fram W. H. Alderson, Northern Ontari-o 'Fire Relief, app1ication
forgra11't. - Refel'red to Fil1'~:nce Cammittee.
Frarn VV. J.Blewett,app1'ica:tiol1' fur positiol1"af County Clerk.
From W. A. Sudwa'l.th, Secret'a.'fy-Treasur~'r B,oa>rd a,f Educatian,
Ingersoll, re admissian of c'aunty pupils to' sc'haol- Referred to'
EducatiO'n CO'mmittee.
F'l"o1l1 County Clerk, rc ped\la'rs' and auc.ti9neers" lis:.en,ses.
Mil". McGl'egO'r inquired 'r,e enforcement Of..pedla,rs'by-law.
Mr. Ba,rons in-qui.red Te approva'l of designated roads in Sp'~'ingfieM.
Mr. Nevill 'gave notice o.f mO"t1O'n ,to' detach Tawnship
from Vienn:a, High School Dist'rict.
;~1'r. Hazen .gave notice O'f -deputation ore Vienna Hig<h School
Distdct. '
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Moved by O. McKen.ney,
Seconded by:" C 1'1. Hazen:
, Tha't Messrs. McGregor, Teeple, and McLean be, a cO'rnmiUee ,to
inte'rvi-ew M'T. McI(ay re -his resi>gn'a:ti,on as -CO'unty Clerk, and 'report
to this Council to-mon'O'w.
Mave-dby Wm. Patton,
-Ca'1"ried.
Seconded 'by A. Crawfo'rd:
That a d~putation from
-twoo~clO'ck to-morrow.,
Dutton Hilgh Seho'Ol Boa'rd, be -heard at
Moved by]. .R. Teeple,
- Ca'lTied.
SecoThded by' W. A,n-d'erson:
Tha't>the'High CO'nstable be 'requi'recl' tos.e,e.rhat .the 'Ihawkers" and
pedlars' by-law is enforced.
Moved -by A. Barons,
- Oa'1"ried.
Seconded'by ]. A. Moore:
That this Counci-I adjourn, to' meet t'O-rnO'now at 10
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- Ca'rried.
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THIRD SESSION - SECON:0 DAY
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The"'Eh~h{Counlty Couneil met this day at the Court House. in
accordance ~lth"adjo'tlrnme11JL '
The Warden, :in the chair.
All the members presenlt.
Prooeedings of the previous day were read and confirmed.
The County Treasurer's report was presentedaud referred to the
Finance Committee.
The 'report 'of the commiHee in reference to the resignation' of
the COUll'ty Clerk was present,ed. The Council wentin10 Cpmmittee
o,f the Whol'e to cO'll'sid'e'r the same, _a~d d'ecided t,o 'offer Mr. McKay
an additional sum of, $60'0 per annum. This. 'rc-po'rt ,was adopted. on
tn0tion of J. A. McLean, seconded by J. F. McGr~go~.'
:M:o\red by W.. H. Ashton,
Seconded by J. R. Teeple:
That this Counei.! do noW adjourn, to'meet this afternoon at 2
o'clock.
_ Ca'r-ried.
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The Council Resumed
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Moved by O. McKenney,
Seconded by C. M. Hazen:
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M'essrs. Connor and Price, then addressed the' Council in 'refe'rence
to suppl,emeri'ta'ry gr'ant to High School, and the Warden -referred
the matter tel; the- Education Committee.
The re-pOl.t of the Legal Committee was presented,
on nio,tio'll of]. R. Teeple, seeonded ,by H. Dr:omgole.
ar-d adopted
Moved ,by J. A. Moore,
Se-conded by]. A.McLean:
That this Coundl
House of lridust'ry.
adjourn M10 o'clock to-monow,to visit the
-Lost.
Moved 'by H. Drom&"o.le,
Seconded by A. Petherick:
That 'owing to the large amoun1 of busin'ess to be clone at this
session, th'is Coundl finds it impossible ,to accep.t the invitation of
residents ~.J.ong the Aldborough-Dunwich town. line to make the p-ro-
p'Osed trip overt'he road during this session. .
-Canied.
Moved by H. Dromgo-le,
SecondJed by W. Patton'
That Duncan McNa-hb, of Dunwich, be appointed a member of
Mo'thers' AI-lowances Board, in plac,e of W. H. Turner; deceased.
- Ca'rried.
Moved by D. K. Andrew,
Second'ed by A Pethe:rick:
That -this Coull'cil do now adjot1'rn, to meet a!t 10 a.m.
to-mo'l"T-oW.
That the committee from Aylmer, re High School, be noW heard..-. -Carried.
E. E. -McTAGGART,
Warde'h.
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Elgin County....Council
THIRD SESSION - THIRD DAY
Thursday, 30th November, 1922
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The Elgin 'Coi.l1Hy Council
, accordance with adjournment.
met this day at the. Court House, in
The W'a,rden in the chair.
All the members present.
Proceeu'iiulgs Q<f.the previous day were read and confirmed.
1....he Council t'hen adjourned; to' meet at 2 p.m.
The Council Resumed
Moved by Wm. Pa'Hon,
Seconded by J. A.Me,Lean:
That d~putation from Dutton, 're Dutton High Schoo1, be noW
heud. .
_ Carried.
Mr. Hollingshead, accompanied by 'M'L' Hockin. then addressed
the Ccuodl, making application for sllpplementaTY grant to Dutton
High Sc'hee!,
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Moved bY-A. Nevill,
Seconded by, H. L. Godwin:
That deputation horn Bayham, 're Vienna High-School" be noW
hea'rd.
_Carried.
Messrs. Scott and Ford then addressed the Coun,eil in ~reference
to wH'hMawal of Bayharu Township from the Vienna High School
Dist'ric,t.
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Moved 'by a.McKenney,
Seconded by C. M. Hazen:
That ,this Council now hear
and Bayham High School.
the Vienna .deputation 're the Vienna
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Messrs. Williams,
ad1dr.e.ssed the Council
the District.
Curtis, Lester, McAllister, and
in opposit'inn to withdrawal of
McLean then
Bayham f~'olTI
Moved by A. Petherick,
'Seconded by D. K.,Andrew:
That this Council adjourn, to meet at 10 a.m. to-morrow.
- Carried.
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Warden.
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Elgin County Cciulldl
THIRD SESSION - FOURTH DAY
The repol't of the County Road. Committee was pr,csented, and
adopted on motion of H. Dromgole, seconded -by]. F. McGregor.
F'riday, 1st of DecembeT, 1922
The Elgin County Council met this day at the CourtHouse, in
accordau'ce with' adjournmeniL
The re-poLrt of the Education Committee was presented, and
ioefel'redito Committee of the Whole, with 1ttr. Au,denon in the chait"
Af.teT consideration, the Committee a'rose and the repo:rt, as amended,
was adopt,ed on motion D,f W. M. Anders'on, seconded by J.R. T'e'epIe,
on the f.onowing division:
~he Warden in the chair.
All the memherspresent.
VCRS -]. F. l'.kGregor, D. K. Andrrew, A. 'Pet'herick, H: Drom~
gale,W. Patton, J. A. McLean, A. J. McIntyre, C. M. Hazen, O.
McKenney, A. Barons, F. Ca:rr,yy. H. As11t'on., Dr. Jackson .....,....13.
Nays-A. Crawford, J. R. Teeple, W. M. Andlelrsa'll, A. Nevill,
H. L. Gadwin, J. A. ,Maare-6.
Praceedings of the previaus d1ay were read and canfirmed,
The fallawill'g cammun.iCatians we're read:
F'rO'm County 'Engineer, with '1'epQlrt, - Referred to' Public
Impra.y,ement's Cammittee.
The 'rep'a>rt of the Hause af Industry Committee was pnsented, .
and adapted on mation af J. A. MoaLr-e,-second1ed by J. A.McL'ean.
From InspectO'r Hause of In-dustry;., with report. - Referred to'
Hause of Industry Committee.
'Jihe ''report of ,tihe Petitians and Legislation Cammittee was pre-
seuLted and 'referred to' Cammittee of the Whole, to' be cansid.er,ed
lo-molflraw.
IMav~d hy Dr. J a(',kson,
The .repO'rt- af tbe Public Imp'roveinents Cammitteewas presented,
and adapted an motion af Dr. Jackson, secand'ed by W. M. And-e'rson.
Secanded by J. R. Teeple:
At i-he request O'f the Council, J. A. Taylo'r, 1. P. S" addressed the
Coun.til in refenJ;l'ce to' educational matters.
The 1'eport o.f the s'peda'l cammi.ttee appa,inted to c'anside'r Ca1.11lIty
Clerk's resignatian was ther- presented, and adopted an mation aJ
J:F. McGregor, secand'ed by W. H. Ashton.
Tha.t..this Council ad)aurn, to' meet at 3 p.m.
The Council Resumed
The follawing petitions we're p.resented:
Maved by J. R. Teeple,
By Mr. Hazen, in appasltlOll to' withdrawalo.f Bayhamfram
Vienna High .Schonl Dist'rict.
Secanded by W. Andersan:
That this Cauncil dO' nO'w adjourn, to me'et at 10 a.m. to-manow.
By. M'f. Nev:il1, wirh res.olutian' f'ram Bayham Council, praying for
by~law to' withd:raw Bayhamf.ram Vienna High Scho'ol District.
- Ca-rried.
Both petitions wC're .refe'rred to' the Educ'a,don Commitltee.
E. E. McTAGGART,
Wa'rden.
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EIgin Cotmty Counc'il
THIRD SESSION -FIFTH DAY
Saturday, 2nd December, 192.2
. The EIgin COU1i.ty Council met this day a't t'he Court Ho.use, in
accord1alllce wi1th a,djonrn'illIen1t.
The Wa'rden in the '~hair.
All the members present.
P;roced1ings of the 'previ'ous day"'we;re Iread 'and confl'rmed.
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'Dhe repo'l.t 0.f the spedal committe'e to' a'r,range' AdlJ:riin~straHon of
J uS'tice Accoun,t' with St. Th'omas was presented, and a.dorpted on
mdtion of 0., JYItKenn'ey, s.econ~'e::aby H. Dromgole.
The rep'o~r,t o.fthe County Road. Account Gommittee was pre'senrt:-
ed. and ad'O'pted on motion o,f Wril. -Pat,ton, seconded 'by J. A. M'o'o1'le.
The Council, then ~~nt into Committee of the Whole ,on 'repo'rt .of
Petit-ions and LegislaHon CommHtee, M'r; An-d'rew in the chaii'r. After
conside~a1:i-on, the Commhte'e, aoto'se, and -the Ire'part, ~s amen-ded, was
adopted on motiooO of D. K. Andrew, secon-ded hy J. R. Teeple.
The 'repo'r,t of t'he Finance Committee wa,spres.ented, andadopte,d
on moti-on of J. F. McGrego,r, sec'onded by H. Dromgol'e.
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Moved 'by J. R, 'Teeple,
Seconded by F. Ca~r:
T1hat the Sc-h'ool Ill1specto'I"s beaske,d to make a 'report oJ the
finances and other matters pertaining to High and Continualtion
Seho'O'ls at the Ja-uU'a'ry session.
- Ca'rried.
Moved by J. R. Teeple,
S'ec'On.ded 'by W. Ande'rson:
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That By-Law No. 1010, to authorize the Warden and Treasurer
to b9rrow one hundred thousand -doUa'rs, be "received and read a
first time.
-eanied.
Moved by W. H. Ashton,
Second-ed by G. H. Jackson:
Tha't By-Law No. 1010 be read"a second time.
- Carried.
M'Oved by Dr.,Jackson,
Sec'onded by VV. H. Ashton:
That By-Law No. .10]0 be 'read a third time and finally passed.
Moved. by o. McKenney,
- Ca'rried.
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That By...Law No. 1011, to authori.-;e the WaJ'den to
mentwit'h St. Thomas, be received-and rea,da first tinie.
sign agree-
:- Carried.
M'oved by H. Godwin,
Seconded by ~A. J. McIntyre:
Tha.t By-Law No. 10'11 be read a second time.
Moved by C. M. Hazen,
-Carried;
Secon-d'ed by,'O; McKenney:
That By-Law No; 1011 be-read a third time and fiu'ailTy pas'sed.
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Mayed by W. Patton,
Seconded by H.Dromgole:
That By-l.aw No. 1012, to make grants to schools,' be received
and read ,a first time.
- Carried.
Moved by H. Dromgole,
Seconded by A. Crawford ':
That By-Law N'o. 10'12 be read a second time.
- Carried.
Moved by W. Patton,
Seconded by A. era wford:
Thalt By-Law N Q. 101~ be read 'a third time and finally passed.
- Carried.
Moved by J. 'F. McGrego'f,
Seconded. by W. Patton:
That !3y-Law No. 1013, to amend By~Law No. 959, be received
and- 'read a first time.
- Carried.
Mov~d by J. R. Teeple,
Se,conded by J. F. McGregor:
That By-Law No. 1013 be 'fe'ad: a second time.
_ Carried.
Moved. by J. R. Teeple,
Seconded by W. Anderson:
That By-Law No: 1013 be read a third time and finally passed.
- Ca:rried.
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Moved by a.McKenney,
SeC'o~-d.edby, H. Dron~,~oJ.e:
That the "Times-Journal" reporter be paid the usual grant of
fifteen doHa'rs fo-r the efficient way in' whicl,l he 'has 'reported the pro-
ceedings of Ithis COl1ncil'during the past year.
- Carded.
Moved by A. Barons,
Seconded by F. Ca,rr:
'That the thanks of this C'Ouncil be ten.dered to theWa'rden, and
thM the usua,l gl-ant of 'one 'hund,red dollars be paid to him.
- C~:~rie,d.
Moved. hy A. BarD-US,
Seconded by J. A.Moon:
Th9,t this Council do now adjourn.
I -Carried.
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Reports of Committees and Officials
1922 STANDING COMMITTEES, ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Gaol Committee
\i\fm. M. Andcnoll; Chairman
M,ess,rs. Archie CrawfO'rdand H. L. Godwi'n
Public Improvements Committee
Dr. Jacks'on, C'hai'rman
Messrs. D. K. Andrew, A. Crawfnrd, N: E. Burton, \iVm. M. Andenon,
Wm. H.'Ashton, A. Nevill, J. A'l~tht1'r Moore, and vVm. Patton
House of Industry Committee
J; A'rt'hur Mo-Qlre; Chairman
Messrs. Neil E. Burton and Dan. Campbell (J. A. McLean)
Finance Committee
J. F. M'cGrego'f, C'hairman
M'essrs. H. Dromgole, A. J., McIntyre, J. R. Teeple, A. Nevill, J. A.
Moore, O. McKenney, Chas. M. Hazen, A. BaTons, Dr. Jackson,
Wm. faUon, A. Petherick, Dan Campbell 0. A. McLean)
Education Committee
Arthur Ba:rons, Chairman.
Mess'fs. D. K. Andirew, Frederick Carr, C. M. Hazen"Dr. Jackson,
Wm. Pattan, A Pet-he-rick, D. Ca"mpbel1' (J. A.McLean)
Petitions and Legislation Committee
Osca'r Mc.Kenney, Challrman
" Messrs. Frederick Carr, Wm. H. Ashtan, and H. L. Gadwin
County Roads Committee
I-I. Dramgale,Chakman
Mess'rs. J. F. McGrego'r, A. J. McIntyre, and j, R. Teepl'e
Legal Committee
J ahn R. Teeple, Chairman
Mess>rs. Hany Dromgale 'alnd Alf"redNevill
(The W~rden is, ex 'officio,a mem'heJ -afaB Standin'g Committees)
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REPORT OF J. C. SM.ITH, 1. P. S.,. EAST ELGIN
, January Session
To. the "Wa'rden and "members af the Elgin Caunty Council:,
Gentlemen, -
I have the ha'hor to submit he'rewith my annual 'report an the
public schools oJ East Elgin, with the g.t,atisticsfal" the year 1920.
Yours very -truly,
J. C. SMITH.
St. Tholl1as, Ont., ]anua:ry24, 1922.
Schoels and Teachers
The Inspecorate of East El'gin camprises 76 '1'11ra,1 schoals and 3
urban schools, with a 'to-tal af 107 teachers; 4 contiriu'a-tian schools,
vdth a to'tal of 8 -teachers;' an.d 2 high sch0''0ls, with a total af7
teachers. In t'he whole County there an W5 'rur~l 5cho01s, with a
tatal of 123 teac'hers. Of these rural schoals, 76 a're situated in the
Inspectarate af East Elgin, a-nd ih these'schoo.ls there <l're 9-2. teac'pers.
Consequell1tly my wark is p'1'actically entirely rmat
In the school year of 1920-:-21 there were 10'7 teachers employed,
of whom 11 'were male and 96 -female teachers. There we're 7 first-
class certificates, 97 second~c1ass certifica'tes, 1 third\...c1ass certificat.e,
and 2 kin:dergarten certificates. The only schaal in thelnsp~ctorate
wliic'hh"as a kinderga'rten, department is ,the Ay,lmer Pu'blic Schoo.l,
which has twa Idnde1'garten, teachers, a, direct0'1" and an assistant.
The number of teachers ha-s heen graduaNyincreasing, and, awing
to the crowded conditions of S. S. No;.s 14; Bayham; 8 and"'Z5, Yar:"
mauth, it is very 'prahable that the staff oJ teachers in the InspeC'to;rat,e
will in the-very near future be still furthe'rincreas,ed.
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Financial Statement
(a) Receipts
Balance from .1919"___.___..,:_..__..______m.'.....~__n$
County Gran:ts.........................____........______......
Township Gran:ts..___...______..m______....________,...___
Government Grants____......______...._____......___.__
Local School Taxes_____.m._____~.__.."..n__nm...
Debentures and Other Sources..__...________.
72340 25
915 77
51000: 00
13460 17
67879 73
39424 43
$245020 35
(h) Payments
Teachers' Salarics___..__......________.......______....>n__$ 84'20'5 12
Sites, Buildings, etc___.,.........________m....____.... 12,2483 78
Libra-ries, -Apparatus, etc......___...___......_______ 2175 54
Debentures, Fue.}, and Suud'riesm___.___.... 443'59 35
. $1.53223 79
Balance ca~ried over to,_, 1921....,.___....._______ 9179'6 56
$245012!0 3'5
Schoo,l Statistics
.The numbc'r of legal teaching days in 192'0 was 196. The average
number of legal teaching days ,d-~tring which the schools were kept
open was 190.
Higlbest Salary Paid
Male Teacher
$lWO 00
Highest Salary.Paid
Female Teacher
$100'0 00
1200 00
1100 00
1100 0'0
1200 00
.
Bayham .__
Dorchester, South
Malahide .___.'__........
Southwold .._________.
Yannout'll h.....______
1100 00
145'0 00
The Department paid very liberal grants on salaries of rural
school teac'hers in 1920 and 1921, and many Boards tonk advantage of
these grants and increased th'e salaries' oftheit teache'rs ve-ry material-
ly. But tlhese grants involved a huge drain on the finances of the'
Departmen,t of Education, and it does not appear that they can be
cou:tinued jndefinitely. BO'a'rds should be prepared to finance their
schools in the nea'r future without dependill1g on the special sala'fY
grants of the past two O'r three years.
In acco'rdancewit'll recent, legislation, ,small urban, sc'hools will
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hencdort~h be considered rural schooh for the purposes' of the general
grants on. salaries, accommodations, and equipment, and the special
grants on salaries, if these be 'c0'l1'tinued. This legislation affects
Springfield and Vienna public schooLS in East 'Elgin, and they we're
included in the distribution of the' aforesaid grants in 1921.
The total numbe'r of - pupils enrolled we're 3,949 - boys, 2,053;
girlS, 1,896. The average attendance wa's 2','178. The pupils were
enrolled as follows:
Kinde-f1garten
Kindergartcn-PrimaTY
Primer
First Book
Sec'Ond Book
Third Book
Fourth Book
Fifth Book
2,5
40
787
463
645
947
1032
10
3949
The low average is due to prevailing sickness in many of the
,sections throughout the winter;
Agriculture and Household Science
During the year 1,494 pupils receivedinshuction in E,lcmenta:ry
Agriculture, and ,311 in Household Science. The cost of this work.
wasbo'tne entirely by the Department of Education. The progress
of the 'work ,may be seen -fro'llit-he following ta,ble showing the schoo1s
whi<;:h qualified for the Departmental Gran'ts to Teachers o'r Boa'rd's:
. Agriculture
In 1915 - 13 Schools
In 1916 - 18
In 1917-22
In 1918-45 <l
In 1919 - 59
In 192'0-65 H
In 1921- 6-8
Household Science
In 1918- 2
In 1919-7
In 1920-6
In 1921-9
Schools
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School Fairs
The School .Fairs, which a're stt'pportec1 and controlled by the
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Department of Agriculture and heartily. en.dorsed QY, the Depa:rtment
of Education, are closely connected with the -d'evelopment of the
teaching of Agriculture in the schoQls. The enthusiasm for School
Fairs ha's spread rapid~ly over East Elgin,and~ ther-e were in 1921 ten
Sc'hool Fairs throughout the Inspectorate. Only six 'rural sC1hools
and two urban scho'oIs ,do nO't belong to a Sch-ool Fair Association:
The ScholO' Fairs are a very_ valua-hle. feature of community life. They
hring together the 'parents, trustees, teac'hers, and pupils of adjoining
sections, and they stimulate a heahhy 'rivahy a'ud competition in
athletics, school work, and,:exhihits offield -ptodu.ce, live stock, and
manual wo-rk. The O'pen judging of the live stock is one oJ the most
e,duc.a'tive featur~sof the Fairs, and one of the most impO'rtant exer-
cises is t'he contest in public speaking. This latter- can be improved'
if the teacher,s 'will insist on havi11'g the pupils Ipay more attention to
grammar, .distinct enunciation, and oratory, 'rathe'f than to mere
illemO'rizing of a set sp,eech. In shO'1't, the School Fairs ar,e one' of
the best means ~f instilling, into the minds o,f the younlg a feeling of
p6de in their own sc'hoolan,d'community and in the achiev,emcnts of
themselves and' their neig'hJjors.
Medical and Dental Inspection
Owing to c011lti'nued pressure f'rom va'dous quarters, the D~part.
mell,t of Education finally decided to make a, medical and dental su-rvey
of t'he Province. The Wcimen',s Institutes were very active in this
work throughout the P:rovince. In the summer of, 1919 the District
Meetinlg of the EaS't Elgin \-Vomen's Institutes took official adion in
the matter and- the Departm,eut appointed a medical officer of their
~ staff to make a survey in East Elgin. Owing to the nu.mb,C'r o-f
requests for inspection, and the sca-rcity of available doctors, -the work
was not, undertaken until 1921, when it wasdecide-dl to- make a survey
of t'he whole County,including St. Thomas. Dr. Baniette Cockburn
a,nd Nurse B. Lun'n, of the Dep-a-rtrnent of Education, were appointed
to make the'survey, and -thei'r'-report of the medical and dental survey
of East Elgin shows that the physical condition of the child-ren amply
justifi,ed the taking oJ the survey. During the course of the survey,
Dr. Cockburn adct-ressed a number of mothers' meetings, in the schools,
and with Dr. J. T. Phair, the Chief School Medical Officer of the
Depa'rtmenit of Education, addressed the Elgin County T'rustees'
Assodation. Due notice was given of the intended visit of Dr.
Cock-huql to eal;:h section, and only one Board refused to' allow her
to examine the pupils. The report of Dr. Cockburn and Nurse ,Lunn
is as fonows:
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FolIo-wing up the survey, the-Department sent Qne of the
Demonstration Nurses, Miss E. D. Hun.t, to visit the schools and do
the foHow-up work, and to supervise the health of the pupils. In this
Way it was 'intended' to clemonstra'te whatco~ld 'be done by a per-
manent se'hool nUl"Se. In the course of her work Nurse Hunt macl'e
101 5cho01 vishs, 3,448 examinations of c'hild1ren, and 427 home visits.
Dr. Cocl{iburn attended! many of the School Fairs and addressed the
parenits and trustees. Seventeen public meetings were held th'rough~
out the Iitspectora.te, including two very la'rge meetin'gs at Aylmer
and Fingal. At the former meeting, Dr. Phair, Chief School Medical
Office-f, and Miss Ella Jamieson, Supervisa-r of Nur..ses, were present
and gave addresses. At ,the Aylmer meeting a cammittee was
appainted to' setl,.1l"e informatian as to' the number of schoals which
would agree to' farm a unit far a schaal nurse. It was desired to
have 35 0'1' 4'0 'faoms in a unit, under rhe supervision of a perlnan'en't
schaal 'nurse whose duty it wauld be to visit the schaals 'regularly, to
cansu:h with pal'ell'ts and teachers, and to assist in the cantral af
cammunicable diseases.
Many of the children examined W.ere faund to' have ane 0'1' mare
sc'riaus defects. Out of thetatal af2,719 children examined, anly
2,65 were adjudged v,erfect 'O'r na'l"mally healthy. The 'remainder had
ma1"C or less seriaus defects, mast ,af whic'h could be -remedied if they
were given medical ar ,dental attentian,
.
The cammittee an nurse inspectian failed to' get the required
l1umbel' of schao,ls to'. make a unit, and 0'0' further acfion has been
take'u in 'the matte'r, TO' date 13 'rural schaaJ nurses have been
appointed in 3 Il1S!pectnrates. The system has been adopted but is
nat yet in actual .operation':
The Adolescent School Attendance' Act
If has been. generally admitted that a child :was not adequately
educated for citiezuship at faurteen yea'fS of age; and under the aId
condlitions most affhe' pupils,\Vit'hdrew fram S'chaal at tha'tage
because they were nat abliged to' alttend after the faurteenth year.
At the present time in the '1"ll'ra,1 cammunities the only pravi~ian' fa'r
the acIalesc,ents is the Fifth Class, which is only an advaneed Fa'rm
IV; NO' ,doubt in time a form of sc'hool will .be evalved suitaJble far
such 'pupils, where they may get excellent t'raining iil Agriculture,
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Manual Wark, ar Business,. History and Civic,s, and Eng,li,sh. But
the DePartment 'has made it 'passible "far those w'ha aTe attendinlg the
Fifth Classes to' specia1ize in a few subjects each year, which will be
given them as credits if they wish later in thei'r ca'reer to', 'enter a
seconcIa'l"ysc'haal T'he periad of adalescence is very v'ital .in the' life
af'a bay or girl, and the Sta,te and the il1'dividua,J. cammunities must
:provid'e the means whereby layal and law-abiding citizens may
be 'trained.
The Sc'h0al Attendance Act and The Adalescent Schaal Attend.
ance Act have in~proved the regularity and. punduaHty .of the pupils,
and the efficient an'd tactful Caunty Schaal AUendanceOfficer has
mad'e the working of the Act very smaath. In many af the schaols
it i's no uncamman thing to' find a complete attendance day afteT day.
Schaal Accammadation
A madern ane-'raam schoal was begun in S. S. NO'. 1, Southwald,
andapened at the beginning .af 1922. A ,new schaal-building which
will house bath the public andcantinuatian schoals ha's been authar-
ized_ for Springfield. One hesitates to' suggest, muc'h less- recammend,
ne\y buildings, but same of the schaals are becoming taa crO'wded
and others a're very old and are gradually wea'ringout. It was
thaught that the consolidated s'choal wauld 'replace these, hut awing
to' active opposition in same quaNers" and general apa,t'hy in athers,
there seems to be nO' dispasitian to adopt the new scheme. 'Hawever,
since 110 educatian is possible without disciplinre, and' since' disciplin'e
is impossible with aut comfortable accammodati'on far teacher and
pupils; gaad heatng, and proper ventilatian, it willL readily be seen
what enarmaus educational waste there is, strivin;g to itrain 'yaung
children in unsuitable surraundings. The schaal a:nd the home an
partners, and the schaol should be as hame-like and beautiful as
the hame.
The Outlaakof the Schools
Since the candusian of the Great War, much criticism has 'been
made af the Sc'haol, the Harne, and the Church. Speaking only af
Schaal as 'ane 'Of the fundamental in,s,t,i.tutians of the State, "1 shauld like
tapoil1't aut t:hat Canada, is a yauOlg,c'aun'tty and ,tihesc'ha'ol has to' meet
situations and canditians which are nat to' be faund in the older
cauntries. The schoO'.} curriculum, is :an attempt to' train the c1hildren
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to become efficient members of society. The courseo"f -stud'Y !)'re-
scribed in the regula~ions re:ptesent the tY1?ica1experiences of the
race that a:f'e worthy of transmission in the elemen'taTY schoolsiu.fhe
'prepa'ration of the pupil to-become an efficient membel'of society.
But it would appear that the school is.being loaded with a respoll'si-
bitity which is making it increasingly .difficult fOf it th 'per'fo,rm its
fun~tio'fils properly ,and which' should be sha-red at least equally by
t'heHome and the Church.
RE1'ORT OF J. A. TAYLOR, 1.1'.S., WEST ELGIN
To the vVardenandMembers of El,gin COlmty Coundl:
Gentlemen,-
I have the hono'1' to submit my annual report on the standing of
. the schools in my Inspecto'ra:te during 1920.
According to the reports'of th; as'ses's'o'rs of the different muni-
cipalities, the school PO'Pttlationof aU classes and creeds between the
ages of, 5 and 21 years amaunte.dta 7,4.77, af wham 1,431 helanged to'
ru1"~I.ml1ll<i'cipa-1itie.s and 6,046 to', urban. The numher el1'relled' in 'rural
schaels, was 855, with an average atten:da'nce ef 5405, 'o-r 64 pe'r cel1't.,
while 3.545 were enralled in the urba.n, with an av.erage attenrl'all'ce af
2,681, ar73 per cent. TO' accammadate these .pupils, W6 class-Taanls
were 'required, and to educate them' cost nO' less a .sum than $'152,416.
The tQ,tal receipts andexpenditu-res in bath rural and ut"ban s'choals
were as Jonows:
Receipts
.$ i9746 00
12'6299 00
669:5 00
30:012:3 0:0
16177 24
$198940 2<
Balan-c.e fram 1919_ ....___...............___.........,..
Municipa,l Grants
Legislative grants
Lacal Levy, ._____..._.._____...______________ ......__........
O,ther Saurces ____...______.____.____...___....__.__........_.
Expenditures
Teachers' Salaries .________..____._..___....,_______.___$10u314 48
Sites, Buildings, etc...._......__________\._......n..__,.. 8445 72
Lib-rarles, etc. .___..___..___..________.___...._.._____...... 6677 23
Debentures ________.....___...___._____..______....__.......... 7258 9,5
Fuel" etc. _.__'..,._',___,_ ...__..............______.....____.._.__. 2,3473 47
$152416 14
Balance on Hand ..___.___.........._______.__.........._. 46'52'4, 10
Legislative Grants
'these grants a're especially generous and' are made to 'encourage
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and assist Boards in paying such salaries a-s will command the
servi'ces of efficient teachers. Considering t,he high assc'ssmcn:tsof
the sections in this Inspectorate a.nd the large g'rants available, there
is ll'opoS's'ihle justification fOT any Bo,a'rdenOgaging a "teach'e'r holding
lo,wer than second-class qualifications. Commen:dable legislation las1t
year -extend;cd these grants to village schools, which shouldhereaftc'f
have la'rger equipments, better a'ccommodations, and competent staffs.
A Large Unit of Administration
The consensU's of opinion. faVOl'S now a la'rger unit than the TUfa.!
see,Han 'pre-sided' over by thre'e trustees. These sections we'1"e sat1s~>
facto'ry in pioneer days and under pioneer condiitians. Traditian dies
ha'rd, and thi~ system has been ',cantinued lang enough to' became a
tradition. NO' adequate defence can be ma,de fo'r its continuance. It
is one of the greatest abstacles to school cansolidation. If the town-
ship were made the unit, ,it wauldbe large enaU'gh to' furnish equality
of educatian,al appartunity, equaliz,e the cast' af main.taining the
sc'hoals, secure efficient. teachers with experience and equal pro,fes-
sianal ,attainments, transfer the equipment fram one schaal to. anather
as the attendance and necessity might wana'nt, designate the schaols
which shauld take ma're advanced work, cony.ey the pupa.s from one
schaal to' another where the attendance is small, aud offer a la'rg'er
cons,tituency to select men willing to devate their energies and time
to' ,tl~e advancement af educatian.
Fifth Classes
The'se classes, hitherto few, have, by reason O'f the Ado.lescent
Act, increased greatly: in number. Con'sid'ering the accessibility O'f
the Cantinuatian Sd100ls O'f Radney and West Larne and the High
Schaal at Duttan, there wO'uld nat be the demand for .these classes
were it not that parents a're averse to' sen:ding their children 13 yeal's
and yaunger away fram hime. As many of these Fifth Class pupils
will -not attend 'higher institutions af learning, it was thai.1ightadvisable
far ,this year at least to follaw the cours,e. oJ study outlined in the
Regulations af 1915, rather than take advantage af the new Regulatians
an:d suhs,titute the Lower Schaal caurse af-study of the High Schoals.
County Trustee Association
This As,sociation main,tains 'its pnpula'rity; It enjoys p:ravincial
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distinction. Unlike other CciU:nty Trustee 'Associations, which have
flaurished far a time,' it grows in strength and enthusiasm. The
attendance laM meeting was about 2'50. 'Sanita.tion, consolidated
schools, accammo-datians, 'deultal inspection, a'g:dcultural teaching,
manual training, hausehold science, and'kindred topics form the sub-
jects fo'r discussiO'n. These meetings aTe of great value in mainta.i-n-
in:g an: interest in _educatian, securing a high stan-daTd af ac,cammoda.-
tions, manning the schoals with ,efficient and -well-paid teacher-s, and
educating the cammunitieil regarding changes in the curriculum, new
educatiohal TCquirements, arid advancededucation.al ideas.
Consolidated Schools
Althaugh Elgin County was the first county in the Province to
d1scus~ 'conso1id~:ted schools, and although their merits and demerits
have been advanced at Trustee Associ~tions, 'Namen's Imstitutes, and
. Tea'chers' Canventians for the 'past ten 0'1' twelve years, other than as
a, means of education the academic discussian has nat issued in a'llY
a~tiandeS'pite the fact that an excellent 'qppartun:ity to cansalidate
three sections was affo'rded. The uncerta,in'ty of the cost and ma,in-
tenanee, the a'pp'aren,J loss in scrapping the aId schaals, the un'willil~g-
ness to dispense with the three trustee system, and 'the' distrust in the
feasibiHty of transportatian, seem the insuperable objectians. The
advantages af consolidation, as compar,ed with the expensive, inefficient
anc,..teacher schaal, need. not 'be enumerated he're.' To see is to'
believe. Once- trustees see t'hese schooh in aperation, the apparent
objections will disappear. Nothirig can stop the-iT ,general ad'option.
The present educatiana.l unrest, the Ad'o.JescentAct, the gaod 'foads,
the autO' bus, the ,exte-nsi'an af 'hydTO to' rural dis,tricts, and thirst fn!"
a h'i'g'her and more vaTi,ed educatian thail the .present public school
gives, prodaim in stentorian tones the .gospel afconso.J-idation. It is
safe to' ,say ,that' no Qther Iu.S'pectorate offers mO'l'e ideal conditions for
idea-I Consalidated Sch:aols than ,d-O'es West Elgin. Rodney, West
Lorue, '~nd Dutton 'are centrally located. The winters are 'relatively
.rrtildahd the raadsa're-good.. The van ;ro-u'tes W'ould nat be long.
Music, Agriculture, HausehaldScience,Manual Training, and advari.ced
educatiQnal ,"vade would be furnj'she,d: Adalestel1'ts would, be giv,en
suitable' educatia'n. 'Prini.a:ry children would' he more 'regular :"in
attendance inwint,erthan t'hey are naw in s-umme'r. rthe cast would
he -less, the efficiency many times greater, and equal eclucational
oppO'rtunity would be a reality. Leg.isla'ti~n could he eriacted
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Conso1id'ated Schools'as they now do
permitting ,councils to, subsidize
Continuation Schools.
.. The Adolescent Act
COl1'tra'ry to expectation, t'llere ,was little 'Or no opposition to -the
enforcement of the Ad10lescent Act, The Seho'oJ AHeu.dan:ce Act had
paved the way for its introduction. It is generally admitted that a
child is not adequately educated at 1'ourteen yea-rs, au.d to remove him
horn the joint control of home and schoo,l to the freed'om of a wage
earneT is to imperil. a character which is on.ly in process of formation.
This Act finds its' justification in the fact t'ha't children of" fou-rteen
years aTe physically immature. Their intellects are untrained and
the1ir (fha'racters arc unformed>. Adolescence ,is the period when
m'iminal ca'reers are begun. The time seems opportune fo:,r the
estahlishinlg in villag,e and rural public sc'hools of a two years' tOU'rse
beyO'nd t'he Entrance in which Household Scien'ce, Agriculture, Civics,
Histo'ry, and the duties of citizenship would be emphasized. The
peril to democra'cy lies in the uneducated citizen. He is a victim fur
t'he agi,tator and the demagogue, and is t1he cause of much ,oJ the
prevailing unrest. Not ollly ,is it to the ,adrvan1:ag'e of the child, but
also t'o Can.ada, that the period of enforced attenraanoe of boys an,d
gi'rIs at sc'hool should be prolonged.
Music in the Schools
Every subject o'n the curri,culum 'has a strong educational value,
and perhaps no subject gets ,as little attention gener.allyas does Vocal
Music. It is as necessa'ry in the public schools as in the Sunday
School. Vocal music is n-ot only pleasurable to cMld1ren and: a'counter
irritant to truanc.y, but it has great value p'hysically, mentally, spirit;..
ually, and intellectually. As an a,id to secll,ring good' discipline and
mental concen:tration, it is invaluable. It refines and elevate,s, purifies
and eim.obles, ,increases the sanctity of the 1UO'rning devotions, and
gives life and tone to the physical exercise'S. It teac'hes commuhity
life and iclJea.Js, and furnishes pleasU"rabl~ occupation for leisure hours.
The hours for labor aTe decreasing,while those fur leisure are inoreas-
ing., The leisure hours of the adolescent are most impo't.tant. As a
te'acher of patriotism, vocal mus'ic is not inferior to History (lr Litera.,.
ture. As a strengthener 'of family ties and as an inltens,ifier of the love
of home it h.as no: equal.
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Cadet Work in Schools
The DisarmamentConfe-ren'ce aCvVas'hinrgton has been the cause
of directing considerable attention to the military side of cad,et wO'rk,
and there is a desire iin SOfie quarte'rs to 'remove the so-caHed 'milita.ry
spirit from cadet trainring'. It is'tegretta'hle that cad'et work should
be c'onfusedr whh militarism. The two a're as wid'e asun-der as the
poles. Cadet training .aims at developing boys physically, in improv-
ing thei'r health, physique, stature, and strength; in causing them to
respond p;'Qmptly, cheerfully, and in:telligent,ly ,to commands, and in
developimg.a spirit of genuine patriotism and 'respect for law and
con'stituted authority. It develops a: conscious personal dignity
t'hroug'h directing attention bo neatn'ess and clean lines's, wi:th the
polish of good manners and the charm of good speech. The wonder-
ful way the, cad-ets acquitted ,themselves in- the latc wa'r, their 1'ea.J'y
response to the Country's call, the high positions of trust and Tes'P'onsi-
bility they occupied not ,Only in civil hut in mi.lita'ry life, a'fe immortal
tri'butes t'o t'he value of cadet tra'ining, To 'remove it from 00'1'
schobls would not cnoly be a misfortune to the individual, but dlisa,strous.
to the State.
Religious Instruction'in Public School
In t'hes.e days of universal upheaval and un'rest, ofdisres'Pect fo'r
law, and Juvenile c,rime, if civ'ilizat'ion is to' survive and if t'he main-
tenance of law and order and the safety, prog'ress, a-nd' w'Clfan 'of the
State is to b.epreserved, the opinion is gaining ground that the school
mU$'t assume more than ever the duty of i111'pa'rting'religious instruc-
tion. In many homes the family alta'r 'is absent; manya're the children
who do not attend any Sund'ay School; the fO'reign dement is ine-reas-
ing; vast numbers of immigran'tsare seeking Canadian citizenship who
have no d:efinite religious or mO'ral convictions. The Schoo.} Regu-
latio"ns prescribe the daily and systema'ticreading of portion.s' of the
Scriptures without comment. As almost every denomin!atiO'n is repre-
sented in the class-room, and as the teachers, >t'oo" hoM differ'ent
'religious beliefs, it woul-d he unwise and would he the somce of 'great
trollhle were fhe Bible used as a tex't book O'f' its- passages commented
on by the teacher. Since in many homes the Bi:ble is seldom 'read,
what t'he Boa'rds could 'do, and in my judgment 'Should clio, is to
encourage responsive reading of selected poNions o.f the Scriptures
by teacher ,and pupils, the 'repeating of the Ten Commandmen.ts once
a week, and the memorization' of passages selected 'by the Principal.
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J unvenile Crime
The alarming iriC'reascin juvenile C'rimeraisesthc question whether
the sehno\. is 'givi,ll'g the iel~gious and moral training'it should. 'V"Thal-
cverhe the cause _ whether it he a by~product oft'he wait,the influence
o( the "movies/' thedecad~nceof morality d'ui-ing the war, the laxity
of home discipline, or the apathy and. lethargy of the p{fhlic to matters
mora:l- the inuca'sc is sue'has to give ser-iotis reflection. The Home,
the Churt'll, the Sc'1lOo1, and Sunday School arc the four great ins1'i-
Itutions of civilization chargeable with the €ustody of children during
,their youth and ans:werah1c for their moral training. While -there is
-a cry 'for 'rdigious teaching in the 5c'hooI5, the churches 'have not taken
tu11 advan<ta,ge of the school priviteges accorded them. The lesson
taught hy this increase in juvenile crime emphasizes the necessity of
teathin.g ohediencc to aud reverence. andrcspect for the Cotmtry's
lav.rs~ In these days of crime, Bolshevis,m, lawlessness, highway
rohhery and muder, {he Press, the School, the Church, and the
Judiciary must proclaim more than ever 'hefore the sanctity of our
Nationa'l laws and the condemnation due their violation. Reverence
fnr the law, as Ahraham Lincoln once said, s'hould be taught in sc'h601s,
seminaries, and colleges, written in primers, spelliug hooks, and
almanacs, p'reac'hed fratn'the pulpits, proclaimed in the legislative
halls, enforced in Courts of Justice, and made ,the political 'religion of
the natian.
Yours <truly,
. J. A, TAYLOR.
St. T'hamas, January 21, 1922.
Elgin County Cauncil
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REPORT OF EDUCATION
TO' i'he: $lgin County Council:
Gentlemen, -
COMM,ITTEE
'Dhe Education Committee repQ!rts:
1. That accaunts have been. Hceived from the Lobo and Ailsa
Craig Continuat'ian Sc'hools, and wOll1drecommend that they be paid
by the County Treasurer an-certificat.e of the Couniy Clerk.
2. That C'ommlln:icwt'ian from. ,the County Cauncil of Yade, re
bible study, he filed'.
3. That communication
, standard, be filed.
from Tawn of Hes'ple'r, 're mat'riculation
4. That the repDrts of
and printed in the minutes.
Inspectors Smith and Taylor be rec'eiv'ed
5. ThM the following accounts be 'paid:
Mrs. CaugheIl, Sc'ho'0l Attendance Officer....,........ ..........$ 56 g5
J. C. Smi,t'h, 1. P. S.,expenses.....................................,........... 21g 42
J. A. Taylo'r, .'1. P. S., Expenses..................................,........ 36 75
Aylmer Express, printing fOl' Inspect'ar,...............,.......... 15 75
MunicipalWo'rld; printing for Inspector........ ............... 24 50
All of which is resp'ectfully - submitted.
A. BARONS,
January 26, 1922.
Chai'rma'n.
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.-.---- .---'----..--..---..-
June Se,ssion
To the EIlgill County Council:
Gentlemen, -
The Educat'ion Committee f'cports:
1. That the resignation of M'rs. Caughell, 5ehoo1. Attendan.ce
Officer, he accepted, and that in. the future the School Atteu.dance
Officers be app,O'in1:ed by urban school boa,rds and townsllip coun,cils,
.as p1'ovided in -the Act. .. '
2. That the County Clerk be. appointed as delegate to \ attend
con.ferdtce called by the M'LuistC1f of Education to consider~ mat'ters
pertaining ,to secon&a'ry education in the Province.
3. Tha't theequ:ivalen.t .,to Govc'rnment grant for equipment and
accommod'ation 'DC included in public school estimates.
4. That this Goul1'cilp~tition' the Legislature to repeal The
Adol,escent Sclwol Attendance Act.
5. That the foHowing accoull1ts be paid:
lVks.Caughdl, School Attendance Officer, expens'es
and salary .._.__............._____.......___..........,__.__.._..__.________...____........$ .445 65
J. C. Smith, expenses, Puhlic Scho01 Inspecto'r.m..---n.-- 428 12
J. A. Taylor, ex'penses, Fublic 'Sc'hool Inspector....---..--- 133 80
Municipal World, account printing, etc., fO'f.Inspedon 162 85
That aCCOUll ts Irece'ived from Tillson-burg, Chatham, and Ridge-
town High Schools be referred to the COUll.ty Clerk, to be p:a,id by
the County rf,reaSlH"er on his certHicate.
AH o.f which is l'C'spectful1y submitted,.
A. BARONS,
Chairman.
St. Thomas, June 15t'h, 1922.
Elgin Co~nty Council
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November. Session
To the Elgin County Council:
Gentlemen, -
The -Education Committee repo'rts:
1, T'hat the {(mowing accounts be paid:
J. A. Taylor, exp,enses__.....__........___,... ......__...___.........
J. C~ Smith, expenses____,.___.....___......___. .......'.....h_____.____ ___....
Municipal World .______.__:___....__..___... ...___......_____.___.......
Ajdmer Express, accounL__....n ...m...'.........___.._____...
..$ 14H :W
~83 ol
19D 32
fino
Aylmer Expr,css,
Dutton Advance
R. McLacM1in, accounL......___,....,._____...._____.
account___..___........___...
13 25
.....___.__....h__..
1 .'50
6 83
2. That we acknowled'ge 'receipt of letter kom W, H, Sudwo-rth.
of Co'llegiate Ins,titute, Ingerson, re oo'st of Elgin pupils, ',and that the
matter be Jef.t in the hands of the Counlty Cle'rk, with in's'tructions to
notify :the Ingersoll authorities that Elgin wiH not pay one hun'd1red
per cent.o.f the cost of said pup.ils.
3. That the supplementa'ry gran'ts to High Schools he the sam~
as las't year.
4. That the gran.ts
'the same las last yea:r.
to Continuation and Fifth Class Schoo1s be
5. We 'fecommend
reference.. to applica don
Scho;o1 Dish,ict.
tha t no action. be taken a,t this session in
of Bayha~ to withdraw {'fom Vienna High
An of. vvhic'h .is respectfully submit.ted.
Decemper. 1st, 192,2.
A. BARONS,
Chai'rman.
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COUNTY TREASURER'S REPORT
January Session
To t'he Elgin Courtty Coun-eil:
Gentuemen, -
The foHawing is. a
1st, 192'2:
stateme'nt of Assets. and Liabilities on January
.
Available Assets
Cas'h on handn___...___.....___".nmm...__..__..________$ 92'18 68
County of Mi~dlesex..m_n...m_.'--.---..--..,..m. 2750 00
Registry Office__..,......___._____......___.m............--- 2505 00
Administratio,t1of Justice (estimalte)--,. 6500 00
(Estates) Re House o{ Industry,......._.._.... 450:00
Rent, McNichol Fa'fm___......_____......_______...___ 150 00
Government Subsidy (estimate).--------... 9000,0,00
. City of St. Thoma's, Suburban Ar.e.a.....__ '3'50{} 00
Rent, Hathaway -Fa'rm___.....________,u___...m... 310 00'
City o,f St. Thomas, 're -.A,dtn. Justice._____ 332'5 on
$1,18708 68
2616 82
Balance Liabilities over Assets..m.
$121132'5 50
Current Liabilities
Interest on Bills Paya,ble...........................$
Bills Payable, Molsons Bank...........,..........
Debentn1'es an.d Coupons....,............_.........
Big 11 Schools...................,..............................
Public Schools.................n....._.....................
Adm;nistration of J ustice....,.........-........,...-
Agricultural Rcpresenb tive..........,............
H ous e ,0 fInd nstry .....m.........,..........L...........
Grant, Aylmer Hos,pitaL........................n..
Arrears' of Taxes..................--........"'''''''''''''
Mothers' Allowance, Dec,emb~r...,..,..:...,..
Miscellaneous Grants
Unpaid Accounts, County Road,s............
1600 09
92009 00'
1591 97
6873 ,55
M,70 49
200009
500 00
1400 00
frO,OO 00<
262 99
300. 00
870 00
3651 no
.$12,1320 00
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2. This deficit is accounted fO'r by the excess of Higq. School
expenditure over es1imates:
3. It will be necessary to pass a by-law authorizing the vVa'l'den
and Treasurer to borrow Two -Hundred Thousand Dollm's to me,et
cu'nent expenditure.
; 4. A committee should' be appointed to meet with 'representatives
of the City of ,St. Thomas ,to make a new ag'l'eemen't regarding
Administration of Justice accounts. A committee was appointed two
years ago, but held no meetings.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
B. .B. GRAHAM,
January 24, 1922.
County' Treasurer.
June Session
To the, Elgin County .Council:
Gent-Iemen, -
1. Herewith find stateme-ntshowing receipts and expenditures
of the O:n1l1'ty from Janua'ry 1st to May 31st, 192'2.
2. I regret to 'report that the presen,t yea'!" offers no hope for
loweril;l<g the county rate, as the enclosed estima,tes show, owing to
the sum of ,$30;875.00 'being cha!rged to the Counlty tor last year's
v-wvindal. highway exp,enditure.
~f'
3. On Jun.e 7th we -'TCceived from the P.rovincial Treasure'r
$77,729.29 Government gramt, leaving a ba'lalll'ceorf some $5,000.00' ye1t
due'th-e Counlty. We re-t'Lred' $60,,0,00.00' oi-the $16'O',Oo.O~Oo. of notes, ,and
left bal'a.nc-e to onr credit to meet the June expenrd~tll're. It, wil1 there-
fore be necC'ssa'ry to pass a -by-law aut'horiziu!g theWa'rd'en and
T'reasll're'r .to borrow $2'00,000.00 to meet current expenditure fO'1' the
presenlt yea:r.
The number of lots eligible to be sold fOir taxes this yea,r is not
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laJrg.e, a11d I would 'recommend thCLt a by-law he passed to defer sale
fo'r one yea'!.
AN 'Of which 'is 'fespectfully submitted.
B. B. GRAHAM,
Coun1:y Treasu'rer.
JUll.e 14, 1922.
Receipts 'and EJ:Cpenditures to 31st May,
RECEIPTS
Cash on harid Jan. lst._____..m___.....___...m..h,$ 9218 68
Administra,tion of Justice........---..---......--.. 2S01 50
BHls Paya'ble __.___..__,un..m...'...m'__m___...~.n.____ 16000000
In.terest' un._.___n..______.....__....___________.._____.._____.__ 111 85
Public Schools ._____....__m...._____...n.....__..______. 278 00
House of Indtlstry.m___....__.._.___._____.~..___.,__.__. 949 2.5
Registry Office..m__.____...._______________._____......__ 1944 69
AneaTS of Taxes..___...._____.___.___..__..._.___......._ 564 17
County Road,s _____.,.___.__..___...._____....'.............--- 477 76
Miscellall~~us ....._.......___....____......u...__._____m.. 312 DO'
$176657 90
...........$ 62.00 04
9'2'0"00 0'0
.....___...___0..,___ 1918 15
6573 88
3855 75
128 44
455 17
6873 55
1989 91
1175 0'0
361 84
531 78
747 2'3
County Roads ...................___.,..___......_...mn..._ 47399 65
Miscellaneous ___..........___......___................---.....- 50'32' 82
$175243 2'1
1414 69
EXPEND~TURES
Administration' of Justice.m.... ...d'
Bills Payable
Interest .............................uu.....
Pl1'blic Schools
House O'f Industry...........---..,...... ..---'.........-
Regis:bry Office ......---......------..........................
County' Lines .............___...._____.___u.m'.....___....u
High Scho.ols ---.......-----.......,---.----...---.....-......
M'emhers' V/ages ---...---.......--.---...---............
Office'rs' Sala'ries ...................---.'....--...---........
Friultil1'g and Stationery .......---.---.............'
Caire af Buildings.___................._.___...........___...
Water, Li>ght, and HeaL....---...---....---....---..
Balance .m....___......___.......;........
1922
$176657 90
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Estimates for '1922.
A.dmin:is'bl:a.tion af Justice.....h........__..........$
,County Lines and Bridrges.m..........h......;..
House af Industry................h.........................
High Schoals ..0...................................,..,..........
Public Sc'hoals
Officers' Sala'ries '.....___............___..0...,..,;.......
1f.elnhers' vVages .._______.'......'.....,______.............
CO'Ul't House Commission............._.....c______,
Debenture - By~Law 859 .......;..'........__....
Interest ......................h..,..............h.....................,
Registry, Office .......__......................,......,..........
MisceHaneous ___.______.___........,..........................
County Road'S,' ..........__......___....___.......,...........,
Deficit, 1-921 '...................'.__".,..,...,.....................
GraM, Urhan Municipa!iti-es___...___..,..,,':.....
Provincial Highway .............___.......0...........
PO'rt "Stanley Bridgem................___............;...
Stalter GulIey, .............................m........m.m
7000 00
1000 00
11000 00
2100000
170''00' 000'
4WO 0"0'
5000 00
210',0'0', 00'
15920'0'
90''00: DO'
50''0' 0.0"
15584 00
75000' 00,
3000 00
8000 06'
30-875 00:
11000 00,
9982 00
.$232633 00
B, B. GRAHAM,
CouMy T'reasU'ret. .
November Session
TO' the Warden,and Council:
Gel1ltleme-n, _
.J" !have, the hono'r to' submit the faIlo,wing report for your
infa'rma-tion: .
1. 1"he' caunty. ralte af$232,63.3,O'0. appea'rs to' be. sufficien't to' meet
the current .expen.ditures of this yea'r and leave a small su,rp.Jll's if
ll'othi'l1Ig uuJia.reseen occurs to distu.rbe 'r.easonahl'e estimate fair the
b~-1'a.nce of the yea'r, as the statement herewh'h shows:
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Estimated Expenditure. for Balance of. Year
Nntes, MO'l'5O'u's Bank.______n...___.__'..______...$146000 nO'
Administ<rationo{ Justice....,..__....__,....___ 250"0' 00'
Cauillty Lines __..____..,'.___.__.m..___.__"._____.__m~ 40'0'0,00'
House of Industry___..h.._____.____..___,.____.....___ 30'0'0' 0'0'
High Scho'o'ls ___m..._..___._......_____...___._........ 190'00' 00'
Puhlic Schools ____'n__.._..__~...._.___."'_....____.._ 39892 aD
Officers' SalaTies ..________..._..___.....______....... 10'2'5 00'
Membe,rs' Wages ______._"_____.___._____,,.._________ 70'0' on
Arrea-rs', of Tax,es....,________.________...._____...__.___ 1260' 0"0'
CoU'r't House Commissio:n m.'._.____.,..'.. 2'00 G'G
Interest n.....____.......____........__..........,........:_____ 650'0' 00'
Misc'cllau.eous m.......___.._..___.,......__.___...___... 30''0'0 '0'0
Grants t6 Vil'La.ges._____......__..,...m____....___. 84'0''00'0
Provincial Highway ______.....___..,__.___.___.... 3'0875 0'0
---County Road.s _________._____.__......___.'.. 5'0''000 '0'0
Assets -
County Rates
Cas'h ort hand._____.__..___..,.. ------...
Admini,gtration of Justice____......____
Government Aid to Roads...___n....
Regis,try Office __....___...,..___.__......___...
Rent of Farms___...___.. ......---....------...
Surplus __________.n.___...__....___ 2'099 '0'0'
$232633 0,0
4468 00
10'500, 0,0,
70,0,0,0, 00
1'0'0''0' '0'0
45'0.'0'0
$3190,51 0,0, $3190,51 0,0
2. It will be necessary to pass a by-law all'tholtizing the \tVa'rcl'en
and Trea-snrer to borrow $1'0'0','0'0'0 to cal"'ry ove'r ,the Government aid
to ootm~y ro:ads andot'he'r -lingedng a,ssets.
All of which is 'respectfully submitted.
St. Thomasj Nov. 27th, 1922.
B. B. GRAHAM,
Counity 'T'reasurer. .
Receipts and Expenditures to 31st October,-1922
RECEIPTS
Cash on Hand Jan, 1s-t......__....._____._____...m$ 9218 68
Adminis'tration of Justice~_____..____.___...__... 760<4 211
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Bills Payable ................................................ 20,6000, 00
Inlterest ..--..---.---......--.__.__.........___..__...___._......... 194 44
Public Schools ..--'...-........-..___.__........_.............. 35677 81
House of'Industry___..___..__.......__.............__.... 16'00 90
Registry Office .----..---'_____..__..___...__.___..___.._.._ 3'0'53 5'0'
'1\'I"rea;rs of Taxes.___.__.......__......__.......__..___..... 1'079 78
County H.oads '--.......-......__..__..'__....,.__......__.,..__.. 85684 20"
Miscellaneous .-----..--.......___.._....__..._......___....._.. '585 '0'0
$350'698 52
EXPENDITURES
Administration of Justice___..___..,....__....__..,..$ 14,90'684
'Bills Payahle ....-..........___....__...__..__.........____...,_ 152.0'00' 0'0
ItHerest .--....-..........--____..........,____........_...______.__ 25'05 2'0
Public Schooh .___......n...___'..........._...___.___..... 228421 19
House of Indl1;>trY,n.m"...m.___n....:.-.......__.m". 7116 64
Registry Offi'ce .---.---.---n.......__.h.______.....mn..... 245 43
c:ounty Lines ...---'...---.........._.,,___.....,..............__. 779;8 98
High Schools ''''"''___'_____.n..__.......,..,....,..__...._.... '(1873 55
Debentl1'r.es and Coupon-s.......__.....__..__...... 1.592 '02
~emhers' Wages ;---..--....;............___..,...__.,....._ 3399 86'
,.Officers' SalaTies ---....--..."..._.......___......___....__.. 3'07.5 0'0
Pt:,inting :and Station'ery__._n..__,....n.___.......__ 745 83
Ca're of Buildings._,..___....__._...___.___...___.....___ 1166 24
Water, 'Lig:htj and HeaL..........,__....__.__.....". 12,78.18
CO\.lrutj Roa,ds -........---..---.,---..__..._..m...__....... W6642 97
Miscellaneous ......--.........'......._..____................, 13'041,0'2
. . $34622'9 95
4468 57
'Bal~'-nlce ...__.....
.............................--.....
Bank Balance .--....--......__.....__..__..$
C'ash in, Office___...........___............
$350,698 52
5,9.44 55
2.0'6 15
Cheques Out ...........'.....nn.......n..
$ 6150,70,
1682 1.3
"'
$ 4468 57
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REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE
January Session
To :t'he Elgi~ County Council:
':1
Gentlemen, -
The Finance Committee nports:
.. 1. Th,at report of County police Ma'gistrate be received and
printed in the minutes.
2. That th~ annual mc-rober-ship fee of$Z'5.001 to On-ta-rio Municipal
Assodat~onhe paid', and that the Ward:cn appoint delegation to attend
annual meeting. '
3. That aby-:lawhe'passed to authorize the Wa'rden and Treas-
urer to bor,row $2'0.0.,0.0.0. fOf current expenses.
4. That the Wa'rden appoint commiHc'c to anange settlement of
Administration of Justice accounts with City of St. Thomas.
5. T'hat the Aud1itors' repupt be rec,eived and printed.
I,"
p. That all" a'Pplicatiol1'S' fO'f g'ral1tS -be -referred to Special Grant
Commhtee.
7. T'hat the following accounts be paid:
Municipal.' W'orld, for Clerk's office.:..,...____.___....__....__.__.__...$
, " Registry office'
R. McLachlin, 'for TreasU'rer ...................--..........--................
II Law Library ........--....--.......--...............--.
II Clerk's office ..n.........--............. ...--...--...
London Health Association........--..........,.....--.--............".''''
Township of Bayham .--.......--.--.....--...---.--..-.,-.--...--...'....--.......
Village of Pott .Stanl-ey__......__........._____...__........__._....'......__.__.m.
Rodney. Mercury,proceedings.----..--...............--.........n........--
P'rovincy of 0 n tario~.n........d__............,..........__.__...._........,..--...
TO'wn'ship, of S. Dorcheste'r----,...........--.----..--..........--n....--.....--.-
County Clerk, postage, etc;......_..n.__.____.....__...........__.__ .........
All of w'hich isrespC'ctfully submitted.
4 09
98 50
3 75
3 65
7 5.0.
46 50
16 00
45 75
216 QO
34 40
8 75
12- 50
J. F. McGREGOR,
Chairman.
January:26, 1922.
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and
June Session - No.1
Council of the County of Elgin:
To the Ward'en
Gentleme'n. -
The Committee on 'Finance begs leave to rep0'rot that, having
examined intO' the finances of the County and the es,timatesprep'Rf'ccl
by the County Treasurer, they herewith submit a sta'temen't of the
. expenditure required for the la\'Vful PtlTposes of the COUll'ty during
1922, s'howingthe amount -required tobe Taised fOT the undermenfioned
purposes.
Administ.ration of Justicem__....m.............,..$ 70'00 0.0
County Lines and. Bridges.........__,.......__..... 1000 00
House of Industry.....m......__m......"................ l1nOO Oo.
High Schools ."_ ....__n....__... '_m.......__...........,__ 210,00. 00
Public Schools ........m ....____ .......................... 1700'0 00
Office.rs' Sala'l"i'es ..n... _.,..... .....m....'.... ......... 410'0 00
Members' vValges .........~......,......,.................. 50;0000
Cg.u.rt House Commiss-iol1........................... 2000, 00
Dehen:tures -.. By-Law 8:,)0....,....._............. 1592 O(}
Interest ..._.... .............n......._.......n ...........'...... 900'01 00
Registty Office ,''''''''..'......n "m'. """"'..nn.... . 500 00
Miscellaneous '''''.. ".m...n..__..... ..........n.... 15171 0'0
County Roads ..~ ...n............~.... ............... 7'f5'0,oO 0'0'
Deficit, .1921 ......n "....'...n...............,......,.......... 30010' 00.
:Grant, Urban MuniCipalities............,........ 8413 OiO
Po:rt Stahley Bridige~.n_.... ............'..........n.. 11Qio.O 00
StaHe'r Gulley Bridge......nn__..........,.nu"..n.. 9982 00
Provincia'l Highway ....,......'...........n............... 30'875 00
,t232'633 00
y.our,Committee would recommend that the sum of Two Hundred
and Thirty-Two Thousand, Six Hundl~ed and Thir-ty-Thrce DoHan be
raised 'on all. the rateableprope'rty in the sevenil municipalities of the
County 'of Elgin. .durillg the yea'r 1922 for coun:typurposes, and that a
rate of. ten ri1'illson the dollar be levied on 'rateablepropel'ty in t'h:e
severa'l mun.icipaliti,C's in the County to raise sa,id' an:lOunts.
All of which is Tespectfully submitted.
AdO'ptedJune 11th, 1922.
J. F. McGREGOR,
Chairman.
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Elgin County Council
June Session - No.2
To the. Elgin County Council:
Gentlemen, .,-
The Finance Committee reports:
1. 1'hat no action be taken in reference to application of Humane
Society fo,r g'rant.
..
2. That application ft~om Sholrtho'rn Breeders' Association h'e
'referred t'o the ,Boa.rd of Tirade.
B. We submit herewith hawkers' and pedla1fs' bY..Jlaw, and would
recommend the following charges for licenses:
(1) For persons who have been continuous residents fo"r Ol1.e
year within the'County previous to 'appHcationfor license:"
,.
(a) Forevery pet"son travelling on foot Five Dolta.rs.
(b) For every person using a onlc-ho'rs'c vehicle 0'1' motor
vehide with a car,rying ca.pacityof O'ue ton or less,
Twenty-Five Dol1m's:-
(c) For every peirson using a two-horse vehicle o!rmo:b?r
vehicle with a carryinLg ca'paci!ty of over one ton,
Fifty Dollar~.
(d) For eve'ry person sailing 'or traveUing with any bo:alt,
ves,sel,or other coraft, Fifty DoUa'rs.
(2,) For non...resHents:
(a) Fo'r eve'rypC'rson traveHing 0'n foot, Ten DoH-ars.
(b) For every person using a one-horse vehicle at motor
vehicle w~th a CiRryirig capacity of one ton or less,
Fifty DoHa'rs.
(c) For eve'ry pe'rson using a two-'h'O'rse vehicle, aT moto'r,
v:ehide with a ca,rrying capacity of over on.e ton,
One Hundred DoHmt'1s.
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Cd) FQr every pe-rS'on sailing or h:avelling
vessel, or other craft, Fifty Dol1a!rs.
with a,ny boat,
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4: That amount of account f0'r cost o,f provincial
s'tructibn 'be included in t:he annua,j estimates.
hig-hway con-
5. ThM the foHowing'accounts be paid':
CHHdren's Aid SOciety....u..__.-m.m...'....n.....nm.........'u..n...m..$ 406 00
Expen'se,s submission By-Law No.. 997, re M'emo1rial
Hospital
Children's Aid Society, County of Ke,nLn"___"_'.....m...
',Vie-to'ria Home for Incurables, fo'!"'r McNeaL_
Victo'ria Industrial Schoolm..............___...,......,....un..."____..n..
Townsh.ip of Aldbo1rough, conveY-aJll'ce inmates H. of 1. .
Town of Aylmer, conveyance of hma,tic...m.u...n.!....no...
P.rovince of Onta,rio, conveyance 0'f 'P'riS'oners....on''''~m..
Municipal World, Reg.istry Office, $89.35; County
, Clerk and Treasu'rer, $124.4,5nn.'......_......................__h..."._.
'Adams & Scott. supplies, Registry Office~.
'-Rodney Mercury, printilllg Aud.it, etch",,, m......m.m..__h..
County. C-Jerk, postage....n,.._.._........._..~............. ....'..h.....n....h....
H. Verll'on & SalliS, City Directory.. .h....'. ..m..___..h....m....
All of which is respectfully submitted.
10'96 65
35 000
138 0'0
61 00
16 00
16 50
74 17
2'13 80
12' 15
116 00
221 q,o
5 00
June 16th, 1922. J. F. McGREGOR,
Chairman.
November Session
To the E]'gin Coun.ty- Council:
Gentlemen, _
The Finanee Committee 'reports:
1.
T'ha.t grant of $40'0:00 be made to the Child'r-eh's Aid Society,
County T'reasur-er's -rep-ort he rece'ived,and that
to ant:horize the Wa'rden and TTeasU're'r tobO'rrow
2. T'hat the
by"law be passed
$100,000.00.
Elgin Co-unty Council
3. T11at we h:avecoh:sidered the -request of lhe N olrthern Ontario
RheRdicf Cominittee and the opinion: of the Solicitor that there is
nlo sta1:u1t'O'l'Y pow-e'l' vested 'i'n a co'~nltycOUll'ci1 to: make a grauit fo'r this
purpose. Vve would therd'0lre -recommend tha,t the appiHcationhe
laid over until .the January session.
4. That the following accounts be 'paid':
100
......$
21 03
2,74 50'
4 5,5
26 68
23 06
L 2'5
24 0'0
5 20
32 45
153 0'0
98 98
79 10
192 65
240' 0'0
844 50'
228 00
2'1), 00'
.
El1iott- Fish er ___.....__.___........,.....___....,...;.................
Victoria Home, fOf IncU'rables....___.....;___......~..m....__._...
Hydro-Electric Commission
S. R. Hart & Co.:...............................,...................
Bdl Te'1ephone Co.......___.,....'.....,..___.._________......___;........
J; A. IngraIn......,. ......m______.'..m_......___.n._.,.OU....'
Aylmer Exp,r-ess
Joseph Doust
R. McLachlin
Victoria' In.dustrial SchooL..............___.........___..-......,..---.......
1"h e Muni'cipal W orld.:'m_....._____....___.......___......;...,......
The lvlull'idpal World, Registry,Office..,,__.___,..,...,______........
J; H. Coyne........,...................__n.n....__...........,.............,...............
C. St. C. Le'itch........._,._,...n..........'U....,............,._........~.-...............
Children's' Aid' Society;.....___.m..______.;....___.___....~..___...._...___.___."
Village of Port Stanley.,....___.,.....".___n~.........._..
D:. C. Ross......,.......................................--,........
All of which is -respectfuHy suhmiHed.
December 2nd, 1922.
J. F. McGREGOR,
Chai-1'1m,an.
Elgin Coun ty Council
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REPORT OF COU!'<TY ENGINEER
June . Session
To the Wa-rden and Coun.ty Coundlof
the County of Elgin:
G:entlemenl,.-:-
t beg to submit the fOllowing 'rcpo'l"trelative to the hridges under
your central:
The spring freshets ,did n'ot do any mate'rialdamage to th'e
coun.ty bridge,S.
The p'ort 'Stanley Bridge
The, :weg,t abutment of this bridge is gl--adua:J1y sinking and ~noving
into'the creek. Your,Puhlic Improvement Comil1li:ttee, en my-request,
niet at ,the hridge on May 12th and instructed me to make a't'l'angc-
menlfos to SUpport .the steel- hridlge, S'0 tha't in 'ca-se of the abutme-n~
faNing_it would no,t. en-danger the 'bridge.
This work is nnw done, and' the VIlest ,end of the west Span is
su.ppo'rted by I-beams resting on piles,.
'The movemenrt Q.f this abutment still continues, ahd it l-S abso~
lutcly n'eoessary, fOor the safety ef the pitblic, that' the abutment should
be 'rebuilt. In rebuilding thi1sa'butment, prov'ision should be made
for a wid1er hridge. p.resent traffic conditions require mOTe, floor
space and a 'heavier structure. -If you sho-uIid deddleto 're'build' tMs
abutmell't, I woul'd Hke authority to make pro'vision at 'once fo,r the
sinking of a caisson, so th':l:tthe wo'rk 'of excavai'ing could bep,ro'ceeded
''{ith, say the :fitstof Septemher, 'and completed befolre wint.er.
'T:he County Bridge on the -town line be1tween. Malahide and South
Dore-hester, opp-osite lot 1:7, in the 12lth concession, South D'O're-heste'r,
s'hould have the c'reek above the hr'id'gest'ra'i-g'hten'ecl. At pres'ent it
ritns along the road fors11'O'rt distance, and' i's cut.ting away the .road
and, endangering the east abutment 'Q.f the hl,idge. I think the town-
ships adjoininlg. should pay one-haH the cost of this straightenin.g oJ
the creek, au.d -the County onle-half.
AN of which is respectfuHy su-bmitted.
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November Session
To the Wa'rden an,d Council of
the County of Elgin:
Gentlemen, -
The following is my report 011 the work of the county bridg.es.
since the June session:
1st. The Ling Bridge, on the .town liu'c between this cann'ty and
Middlesex collapsed, in COl1iScqueo'ce of heavy truck loads, used iu_
building the highway to London. A new steel superstructure was 'put
on the oM foundations at a cost of $900.00, one-haH to be paid
by Middlesex.
2nd. The Bothwell Bridge has' been painted, at a cost to this
County o.f$319.44. .
3.rel. Small repa'h-shaveheen made to some of the othC'f bridges.
4,th. The work at the PO'ft Stanley Bridge is progressing favor~
ably. The bu'lk of the concrete wo'rk, except some work in conpec-
tion with tl1e f1o'or, w.ill be completed this week
H wiH be ,necessary, to 'ren'ew the main bra,ces and' I.cbeams of the
fi'rslt 'panel of the bridge. EveTything will be in 'readiness fo:r this
purpose this week. The cos't of this work to d'ate is $9,646.00,
In the new abutment, 114 wooden piles 'and 71 steel piles hay.~
beeudriven, and ,t'he a'butment is mad!eof sufficient size and strength
for a,lift bridge or overhead, brrdge, if decid'ed upon in futu-re, and of
sufficien1t wid,th to provid.e wid'euing the pr'esen1t bridge 'roadway to
24 feet, with 6-foo,t sidewa:Jks on each side.
All of wh1ich is respectfully su'bmitted.
JAS. A. BELL,
County Engineer.
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ImpORT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE
January Session
To the Elgin Coun.ty-Council:
Gen'tlemen, _
, The Public Improvements Committee rep:a;rts:
1. 'That the \Varden be autf1O'rized to a'ppoint d-e.legation to attend
meeting of Ontari,o Good' Roads Assoc-ia.tion and issue order fOT pay-
ment of.: annual mbemrbers'hip fee.
2. T'hat owing to the state of repair of the Port Stanley bridge,
that action be taken to se~u're approval of Federal autho'ri,ties before
west ab:utment is rebuilt,
Ail of which is respectfully submitted.
January 25, 1922.
GEO. H.
JACKSON,
Chainnan,
February Session
To the Elgin County Council:
Gentlemen, _
The Public Impl'oVemeMs Committee'l'cp'o'tts:
1. ThM as directed, your Committee visited the StaItc'l' GuBey
yesterday, 2'Oth Fehrua-ry, and after looking ill/to the situation fully,
recommend:
(1) ''Ilhat a hrid:ge be built- over the Stalte't Gulley, on conditioll
that the Lieu.ten:aM~GoV'ert1Jo'r' i:n, Coun:ciI a:P'P'PO'Ves of Ithe 'ch'ao'ge in
the des:itgnM-i'on of Road' No, 42' to, Jrea,d as 'fo'Hows: '''T1he 'road in th'e
TownS'~li'P of Mahhid1e' between c-onccessions 1 and 2, lots 11 to 3'5."
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The roads l$c'cess:a'ry to' go a'round Stalter GuUey would then be
eliminated from the C'Ol1lltysystem.
(2) That the c,ost of b;-idge he paid f,or a-s foUows: 40% by the
Province, 300/0 by the Township, and 30% by the County.
(3) We recommend that
as possihl-e at the old site.
inlen'gth.
the hrid<ge should' be located as nea,rly
This would require a brid'ge 30,5 feet
'All of which is respectfully submitted.
GEO. H. JACKSON,
Chainuan.
Febrtta'ry 21st, 192,2.
June Session - No. 1
To the Warden and Council of
the Counlty of Elgin:
Gentlemen, .,-
Yout P.ublic Improvements Committee beg leave to subril-,jt ',the
f.ollowing report:
1. Regarding the Pt. S'tanley - B.ridge:
Y onrCommittee would l'eco-mmend that the Domin'ion Govern-
ment be notifie,d that this County pr,oposes at once to take action to
repai,r the west a'butment of 'this hrid'ge it. being in a dangeroU's
condition,andin doing this wO'rk the County is will'ing tb provide
that it will be cXitens.ive enough for a lift bridrge w'hen 'required, and
will aha be wide enough for a wider structure, when'rend'C'red neces-
sary by traffic conditions. It ,would requi're a 'foadway of, say,f-rom
twenty to twenty-four fect, with a s'ix~foot sidewalk on each side, and
that the Government be asked to g,ive their immed.ia'te consent to this.
2. That the Engineer ,be instructed to prepa're plans and spe-cifi-
cations ,for this' wO'rk, and .toadvertise for oontracts, and tha't this
, Conimittee he at'lJthorized to l~t the cont'ract fo'r' this wO'rk.
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3. That the improvement to the creek as h a,pproaches -the h-ridg-e
OVCir the Catfish Cleek between SOUlt'h DO'rchester and Malahid'e,. men-
tioned in ,the Engineer's rep'ort, be canied out, 'and that the Cciulllty
pay one-haH t'he cost of the siame, -the balance to 'he paid by the two
t.owIl's'll,ips, namely, 'South DO'fC'.hester and Malahide.
All of Which is 'respectfully submited.
GEO. H. JACKSoN,
Chairman.
June Session - No.2
To ,the Elgin County COlll1cil:
Gentlemen, -
rThe Public Improvements
slC'condrepO'rt, as foHows:
Committee beg leave to sub,mh a
L That the \V,trden, Chairman of this Committee, and the County
Clerk; he aspeciail committee to secure the approval of the GovernO'r-
1n C;:~}ttncil o.f the Port Stanley B-ridge and repa'ks to be made thereto.
All of which is 'respectfully submitted.
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GEO. H.
JACKSON,
Chairman.
St. Thomas, June 171th, 1922.
November Session
To the WaTden and Council of
the Coun<ty, ,of Elgin:
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Your Public Imp.rovements Committee beg to'repo'rt as follows:
1.
T'hat 'the Engineer's 'repart be adopted.
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;2. Thalt the stone, f!fom the oM abutme11lt of the Pa,rt Staml'ey
Bridge, which is not 'placed in the new abutment, be used to -rip 'rap
the bank ot .the creek from the end oQ.fthe north-west wing, of t'he new
abutment to' th~ CQ'ncrete wall which was construclted by the London
and PO'ft :Stanley RaHway, this WQlrl~ to be -cl'oue with the conscnto.f
the Vil'lalge of p.ort Stanley and the Lou'clcm and Port Stau1ley Railway.
3. In ~regm':d to' ,the breaki1llg --dorwn Qlfthe Ling Br'idg1e 'by the
COI1Jtracto'r:s' of the new provincial highway, we 'recommend that the
matter ,oJ theirliaibiNty be enquired in_to by the Cauntl'y SoHdtO'f,an;d
1'h3.:t he be given .power to consult with the County of Middlesex, and
if he thinks 'a-dvisa'ble, to insti.tuteproceedings to recover fhe cost of
the new bridge from the contractor.
All of whic'h is 'respectfully submitted.
St. Thomas, Orit., Nov. 30, :1922.
G. H. JACKSON,
Chairman.
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REPORT OF COUNTY ROAD COMMITTEE
January Session
To the "Elgin County Council:
The County Road Committee rcpO'fts:
1. That the sum of one hundred and eighty~sevenfhousand, five
.hundr,ed and sixty dollars, nineteen t,ents($187,560,.19), was expended
on EIgin County highways during the yea'r oJ 192,1. The perce'll'tage
payable by the Province will be ahout 50% oJ 'this amount, divided
as follows:
Provincial-County Roads
Road construction' u....___m...u"'m........___m......$ 5838 46
Ma'intenance and repair Um.m". ......u"'.......... 1651.0 03
M'aintenance on Suburban Area..... 'h.'...un 2904 18
Co.unty Roads
R'oaq conskuction
Bridge construction
Maintenance and 'repair
Construction on Suburban
Maillltenance 'on Suburban
A'rea.._............
Area.moo
14582 71
12'680 66
71399 14
4115 07
3449 04
Genera} Expense
.urban municipalities
Grants to
1918-21
Vienna, unde'r agreemen1t with 'Minister
of Highway.s
Improvemenlts and int~'rest on Hathaway
Farm .u...nu.u.h.'...oo.........n "'.nO"".oon.
Machinery ,and tools...u......u.m,..oo
Material in stock"oom......u
Gravel pit de\TelopmenL..,...mmoooon. "hm..___.
Imp1eme1lt shed at Hathaway' Farm__.m....
WO'rkmell~s Compensation Boardo...____..,""..
Mi'scellalleous
from
12;8'2'4 50
4123 80
L~ss Receipts
773 75
18293 71
874 9'0
12636 27
2'969 84
670 97
300496
$18756'0 19
50'97 28
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Actual. ,expen'di,tll're f010 )l'ea'r 192iL..___,.,'00h.0
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750.0.0. aD
necc.ssa'ry.
Gravel :pit.Dev~lQpme:nt
3. Your Committee hav'e secnred an option to purcha.se 9~ ac'res
of gravd land, being composed' of part of the south half of lot No. 2'6,
concession 6, of the Towns'hip o.f D~reham, C'ouO'tyof. Oxf.o'rd for the
sum of $3,0.0.0.'00, and would advis.e ~the ;pll'rcha~e of the same.
Truck Operation
4. Da'ily record has been kept of\ the mileage and quantttyof
gravel drawn by the th'fee (3)' county "t'rucks, in operation 'as fO'llows,
fnf the year Hl2'1, from May 2nd up to and inchtding- December
18th, 1921. .
sum of sevellity~five thousand dollars s'hould
roads fOf the yea'r 192.2, divided
2. We estimate -the
be raised fO'f expen,diture on county
as follows:
Construction on roadIS..m.___.'.......m.~...___,..____..$ 200'OO'()0'
Maintenance of roads..~....___.n..mn____.....'.___d.... 35000. 00
,Mach'inery ......___.,.........___n....._.n......n__..'.___..m.._ 5000 ,O()
Gravel 'pit develO'pme11't____.......nn........um,n.___ ~ooo 0'0
Culverts anct l~,ridges..u..n.....------....m------..un.. 10000' O~
$
Wirh the view
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of an increa'se at the June sessi'on', if considered
Truck NO'.
Hours
worked 1,792
I' 1,813
1,885
Mires,
traveUed 11,797
11,948
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hauled 847
<l 886
984
Tatal" 2,717
time, $9,490.2'5
Total NO'. haurs <l 5,490 Tatal I< 36;928
Drivers' wages, ga,s, oil, and' repairs for the above
Summary of Trucks Operatian
5. Ave-rage mileage 'per -day..nu____...uu___.....______,_....
cords of' gravel pe'r daYm.n.u~u___,.____,
cast expense 'per day___.n.___.___._....unm...______.___n___.$
depreciatian per ,day....u______.___.___.....___n___
total cast .u...nnn....n.n...........n.nn.....nnnn..'...
total cost'of hauling 1 cord of gravel 1 mile
All of whic'h is 'respectfully submitted.
H. DROMGOLE,
'County RO<l.d Cammitte Chairman.
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St. Thontas, March 18, 1922
To the \i\1a'rden and_ Council;~
Your County Road ,Committee subm-hs"t'he folIowin~ report:
1. Since oU'r inte'rview with the Ministe'r of Highways, we 'have
gc:m'e- aver By-Law No. 984, pas'Sed last year; and wauld 'recammend
that be ,anlcnded to' 'r~~d as faHows:
' 2. R,aac:i NO'. 1. T'he Graham Raad, in It'he Tawnsh'ipaf Ald:-
bara~'gh,c~mmencing a,tLake Erie, the :roadi 'he'tween lats 18 and 19
in the 13thconcessj.a~1 and its continuatian, 'runnin'g n.a,r'therIy to' the
County hound-a;ry, the midLdlle afotbe mali'ti ch-a:tiluel of 'the Rive!r
Thames, save auld excc'pt Ithe'po:rtion' w'H~illt'he ViI'lage af .We;S{ La'l"'ll'e.
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20 00
37 28
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3. Road NO'. 3. The Fu,rn:iV'a!1 Rpadi, ilnl,ithe Tawnship af AI'd-
boraugh,cammencin,g a!t Lake Erie, the road between' lots' 6 and 7 in
the. 13,th concessi'On _and its cou't,inua;ti'O,o o'orN,e,rly to the. Go're.
Concessian and Ca-ntinuin'g nOI-thei-'lybe-tween lats 8, and 9 to' 'the road
b~tweencancessions 2 and 3, Ithence easterly on said:' roacJ-' to' the t'a,ad
between 'lots 14 and 15 in call'cessi'on 2, ,th.ence nO':rt'heirIyan saidraad
to" theCuunty baundlary, the midldle af It'he ma!im C'haull'eloJ t'he RiV'e'r
Thames, ''Save and e:icept 'the padion af' the Fu,rMval Raa,d wi,thin the
V}l1a'ge of Radiriey. '
4 Road NO' 5. Cammencilllg M the FurnivaI Raad, in the Tawn~
ship oJ Ald-baralllgh, heihveeil lots' 8 and 9., ,the -roa:d 'be'tw'een call1ce's-
sians 5 and'6, lots 9 to' 15, thence. sauth alang the 'raad between 'l'Olts
1-5 and 17 to" the 'raad- between the third and fourth ca'llCeS'Si0'll"S' 'easlt,
Aldlborau:gh,then~e easterlya.I'an'gsaid 'road, lats 17 to' Z, to' the
Du~'Wich and AId-borough tawn line.
Raad NO'. ,6. Theraad: between concessians 2 an.d 3, Town~
Albarough, c:ommendn.g 'at the Furniva-l Road between lots 8
arid 9, 'running westerly,ta the Ken't caunty line and sauth a'langsa,id
caumty line to the Kent County Raad NO'. 4 C.
6. Road NO' 7. The raad in the Tawns.hip af Dunwicll between
lots 18 and 19 in concessions -8, 9, and 1'0, to' the Lake R.oad in contes_
11, thene-e n'a'rth':'wes,terly_t'hrough canc-C'ssionS9and 10, 'Raad No.
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.7. Road No.9. The town1ine between the Township of Ald-
bo.'rough and Dunwic'h, from ro-ad number 5, between concessions 3
and 4, AldbO'rDugh, and northerly to' the '[oad between co'llces'sions 2
and 3, in the Township of Dunwich, thence easte'rly to Road No.8,
he,twe'en lots' 12 and- 13.
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8. Road No. 19. T~le M;iddlesex COlinty bounda;ry line, from the
London and Port Sta,n:ley,Road, P,rovincial Highway No. 10, 'west to
t'he road in the Township 'of Sonthwold between lots 1 and.IS, thence
s-outhe'rly through concessiotllS 2, 3, and 4, and be'Uvleen -}ot525 'and 26,
to t'he Talbot Road N'orth (or the Provincial- Highway Road No. 90.)
9. .Road No. 20. Commencing at the road between concessions
2 and 3, SouthwoM, lo'ts 6 and 7, Road. NO'. 18}!thence sautherly 't'hraugh
concessions, 3, 4, and 5, and. westerly alang the can'cessian Hne to', the
raad be:tweenlots 15 and. }l:. north af T'albat Raad.North" in the
cf'awnship af Sauthwold., running sautherly thraugh theVHbge af
Fingal. The- Unian Road, to' the v.i11age limits of Port Stanl'ey, and
a'lO'ng the baundary lin,e hetween Port Stanley and' Sauthwald. . an
Ca'r1aw Raad, and Carlow Street in the Vi'1'lage af Po'rt Stanley to'
B-ridlge St'reeL
10. Raad No. 22.- The raad between can,ces5-ia11's 4 'and 5 in the
Township of Yanuauth, fram the Sauthwol'd' town line easterly to'
Raad No. 213 P. c., the Land'On and POIt Stanley Raad.
lL 'Road No. 25. Commenc,ing on lot 2-, in concession 2, Town-
ship of Yairmouth, at the top oJ the hill 0'11 the Londan, and Port
Stanley Raad', the aId road thraughlots 1 and 2 to' where the corpaTa-
dan hounda'ry af Port Stanley C'ro-sses sa,id 'ro!ad, and Toad between
canceS'siions 1 an-d2, eastedy t'o' 'road between 'llolts 21 a'nd ZZ, No. 36.
12. Road No. 31. CO'mmencing in t'hel'aa-d' in .the Township O'f
Yarmouth between the range south and fi'rst 'rang'e 11011'th of the Edge-
ware Road, 10lts 9, 10, 11, and 12, the roa,J; beh'.reen lalts 12 and 13, in
the 11th concession, ,the 'road between lots 12 andl13, in the range s'0uth
of the Ec1Jg~wme Road, and its cont,inuation south between lots 14
and 15, in the 9th concession,
13. Road No. 36. Cammencing at the Mala1hid'e town Hne, the"
Lake Road 1-11'the Tawnship of Ya'rmouth, lats 28 toO 22" ,the oroad
'hetwe,en lats '2'1 and ,2,2 ,in concessians' 2" 3-, 4, 5, 6, an'd. :its cO'ntinuation
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nal'the-rIy and westerly thraug'h ccncession 7, la!ts 20 anq 211 to' the
rQ'ad hetween concess,icns 7 and 8, '10,ts 19 and 20" to' and al'ong road
between lats 1'8 'and 19 in concession 8.
14. Road NO'. 39. Com-mencing at ,the northerly baunda_f'Y of
Dorchester 'Southj the road 'between lats 12 and, 13 af said town,ship
and i:ts, ca'ntinuati'O'n beLtween- :lats 10 and' 11 of 'the TOWfils'hivo.f Mal'a-
hide to the road between conces'sions 1 andl 2 (Cop-en:ha,gcn) and south
to' Taadthalt 'runs westerly th't'oug'h lots 6; 7, 8, 9; and 10, 'then'ce sout'h
alan'g:tLhe'raad through lat 5- to" the La'ke Raad\ then .west through 1O't!
I, '2, 3, 4, and 5, to' the Yarmauth tcwn line, save and except that
portjo,n within the Town, af Aylmer.
15.' Road NO'. 40~ Cammencing M the southerly bounda'ry of the
ViHage of Sp'f-in-gfidd, ,the raad- in the Township af Ma'Jahid'e 'running
south-erly between lots 20 and 21, in COf\ce,ssians 9 ahd '8, and runn'inrg
southerly and west'e'rly t'hrough lats .2'0 an'd 13, in the 7th concessicn,
tOlthe ea'ste,rly boun-dairy of t11e Town of Aylmer. Also 'raad between
C9n-ces~i'Ons 8 and 9, lQit 21, east to' Bayham ;ta'W11'lill'C and south al-ong
the toWlJ. line to' road be'tween collces,sions 8 and 9, Tawnship of Bay-
ham; and east to' 'road hetween ,lots 113 and 114.
16,. Road NO'. 46. The raad in Tcwnship af Bay'ham between
lots 5 and 6, from the Oxfard caun.ty line south through concess,io,nJs
10, 9, and, 8, to pirovincia'l Highway NO. 1.1.
17. Road Nq-.50. The 'faa,d' in the Township of South Do'rchester
between concessions 7 and' 8, lo,ts 13 to' 24, and t'he Tcad between Ja'ts
18 and 19 in conees5'ians 8, 9, 10, 11, and 1.2'.
18. ~aadNo. 53. The 'road in the. To:w-nship af Bayham, beginn_
ing M the, houndalry line af the VillageQif Vienna, Jat No. 16, and
running nO'rt'h-ea;sterly thrcugh lots 17, 18, 19,' a11'd20, ,to' road between
cOl).cessiplls ~ and 4, thence east to theN c'rralk COUlllty 'lin:e.
19. Road No. 48. In the township of South Darc'hestc'r" 'be-
ginning on the cO'unty line between the Townshipsaf Dereham \and
South:DQiI'chester, .in concession 11, Tawnship cf -South Dorc-hestCT,
fram OxfnI'd Caunty Raad No. 4,2, thence nQirth 'an tawll line to' the
raad between tancessions 10 and '11. in the. Tcwns'hipa.f, Scuth
Dcrcheste'r; lots ,A to 12 (Lyall'S).
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20. That we have, in .accnrdancc with resolution passed by this.
County C~'1.1ncil at the Janua'l-Y s.essibll, visi:ted the differe~t incolrpo-
ra:ted viHages in .the Cou6ty where conn.etting links of au'! county
highway system -pass through, and we have found these road'S, which
f.orm the ,con-riectillg links, in good state of 'repaiT.We a..re furthe-f of
the opinion ,that if Qur' present system of giving gran,ts to' villages and
'town's is continue-d, this Cbundl should memorial1ze the Highway
Depattment to' anow sllbs,idy on Krants fa'f maintenance of roa,d,s
which a:re connectinlg links of connty hi'ghways through viUag'es
and towns.
21. Thai in the OplU10n of. your Commibtee the coti1l'ty 'roads
should: not be extended into the villages ,except. as 'rcC'ommc-n-ded in
this 'fe'port. That. villages desiring any fnrthergrants from the
County Council should' proceed under section' 50f The Highway
Irtt'P'rov,ement Act, sub-section 7; as enacted ,in- HI20"the limit 'O'f county
gra'll't to be the estimated cost of construction of a county road
th:rough ,the villa'ge.
BARRY DROMGOLE,
Chairman.
June Session
To ,tlhe.'Elghl County Council:'
Gentlemen, -
Your Cou.nty ROla'd Commit,tee begs leav.e to report cthalt W'o,rk on
the cou-11Ity 'roa,dis this year may. be summa'dzeda:s foHoW's:
1. Construction of Roads not Inc1udingNewDesignations
Under By-Law No. 1001
RO'ad No. 42, COn'cessi'o-n 1, Ma~ahid'e, 1.3;2-75 'yardso{ ea'rtl1 to
excavate to reducegra.de to 7t ~}e'r cen't., kt by C'onltJra'Clt t,en-der- to
J., H~ MiHe'! fO'r 41 cents 'pet ya'rd.
2.
Culverts
Four c,ement cu-l'V'e'r'ts win he CO'llSlt'ruCit-ed this yea,r, and a number
of iron pi-pes 'have already ,been placed on d'iff.erenlt rroad1s.
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3.
Maintenance. of Roads
Approximately 150 miles of old -gravel ro'a,d. will be' resuHaced
this ye.a'r with bl'oken stone or -glraveL
4. . Tools, Lumber, and Machinery in Stock, Purchased
Previous to the Year 1922
Ninety road drags, 2 breakinrg plows, 4 light plows, 12 s'1u's'h
sC'ra'pers, 3 five-ton moltor 't.rucks, 1 heavy and 2 l'ight s'ca'rificrrs, 7 'heavy
road gral(}!e'rs, 6 light To'ad graders, 8,000 feet 'of plank a'nd lumher, 1
road hone, 1 ceu't'rifuga'l ptfmp" 1 Atlas pump, 1 deatric ha'1.t'C'l'Y, 1
cemenlt mixe:r, 6 dump wago.ns, 2 ten-horne gas'o,Ilirne.,engin,cs, 2, grave1
bins equipp'e'd wi1thelcva.to'rs and screens, 12 shovel's, 1 -d1i'aphTag111
pump with engine complete"6 1an1terns.
5.
Tools Purchased this Yeilr
'road d'rag, 2 sc:ra'pers.
Eleven s'hovds, 1
6.
Gravel Pit - Development
y our Comm~ttee has completed :the purchase of the Roloston
Gravel, Pit, ill the Town.s'hip ,of De,reham, c01},cession 6, 1'0'1 '26, ,Co,n-
taJi-ni'l1'g by ad~nea,sureme'l1lt 9i acres, fo'r Hle sum 'of $3,OQ'0,.00,il1lcIuding
right-o.f-way to the :roal between concessd'Ons 6 :an,d 7, This :road'-way
"vas 'through a swamp. It has been corduroyed and gravel' placed to
a depth of 18 inches over li't, by 12 feet wici'e; a new bridge is .beinig
CCJoll'S,tructed over the ueek at the enit'ra'nce 'to the 'road between
concessions 6 and 7, and,t'h'i's gravel pit wi-It be 'reacl1y to opeta.te fro111
in a slhort time.
7.
Trucks
The three
May. .Full
bel' session.
cOllMy trucks stal1ted to haul gravel on the 15th ,day o.f
rep'ort for the season',s workwiH be given. int'he NovemN
8.
By-Laws Nos. 1000 and 10C)!
With Tefere'flIce to By-Law No.. 1001,-pass,ed by th'c County
CouncH on the 18th day of Ma:rch, 192'2, addring 36:} lbiJ,e:s to our
'coul1Ity hirghway system has been approved of by the Highway
De'pa'rtment, as' follows:
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Road No. 1. '!'<he Gralham Road, in the Town-ship of Aldiborough
- no chang-e.
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Road No.2
chang,e.
P; C. The 'road ,i'n the TOWllS'h'ip of Aldhoro'l1gh-
Road No.3. Th'e Furnival Road, illJ ,the TowUls'hip oJ AldJboTough
-fiI0 change.
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Road No.4 P. C. In Ithe TOWlllship of Aldboll'ough - n'0 change.
Road No.5. Comme1lJciulga.t the FUfmival Road, in the Town-
g'hi'P' of AldlbO':ro'Ugh, between lots 8 a,nd'9, .the 'foad between com:es-
sians .5 and 6, 10lts 9 ,to 15, the.nces-outh al'0'ug the road 'betw'een 101tS
15 and 17 to t'he road between the third, and fou-rth con-cessions ca'st,
Aldbo:rough, thelllce easle1r1y aldng said 'foad, lots 17 to 21 to the
Gra'ham Road.
Road No.6.
In the T'OWllJship o.f AldbQlfough - n.o change.
The road in the To",v'llship of Dunwich be.tweenlolts
8, 9, and 10, to ,t'he Lake Road in con-
, Road No 7.
18 an.d 19; in concessions
cession' 11.
Road No.8.
In the T'ownship of Dunwich'- no change.
To,wnship of DunwiCh - not approved.
Road No.9.
.Road No. 10 P. C.
Township of Dunwich '- no change.
Road No. 11. Township of DUllf\\,ich - no change.
In tIle Township of Dunwich - n'D c'h<J,uge.
Road No. 12.
Road No. 13 P. C.
In the Township of Dunwich- no change.
between Dunwich and Southwo-ld
Road' ,No. 14. The town line
_ no chan.ge.
Road No. 14 P. C.
In the Township of DunwiCh -:-1110 change.
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Road No. 1'5. The old Currie Road, in ihe Town.shipof Dun~
wich - no c'ha-nlge.
Road No.16. Talbot Road,
11'0: c'h<imge.
in the Township of Southwo'ld-
Road No. 18. Talbot Road, in the Townshi'p of Southwold-
no change.
Road No. 19. The Midd'lesex ,:COUOity houndal'Y line, from 'i'oad
- betwe.en the 1st anld 2nd can'ces'si'ons, Towns:hip of Delawa,re, w,est to
the road in ,the Town,ship of South wold between lots 1 and 18; thence
s'oulthef:1y th'rough concessions 2, 3, and 4, and betwe'en 10lts 25 and 26
nO:l,th of the Talbot Road n'O'rth to- the Back St,ree.t o'r Provincial
Highway No. 90.
Road .No. 20. Comencing at ith,c right-of-w,ay of, the Michigan
Cen.tra:} Railway in :the'Vill'alge of Shed'd'en, the 'road between lo.ts 15
a;nd 16 north of Talbot Road N o'rth" in. the To...vnship of SOThthwoI-d,
run-ninK southerly through the Viilla:ge oJ F.ing.al and the Union Road
to -the Village of Port Stan1ey ,flnd along ,tl,,:"C hounclary line be'tween
Po'rt Stanl~y "and Southwi:Ad t'O Ca'dow Road', and Carlow St:ree'till
'said V'i'l'Iage to Bridge Street.
Road No. 21. In the Township of Southvwld _ n'o change.
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Road No. 23. Th~ T10ad between conoess,ions 4' and {) in the
Township of Yarmouth, from th-e London and Pt. Stanley Railway
tott'o-ad No. 23 p~ C.
Road, No. 23P.C. London a,n.d Pt.'Stan,ley Road-no C'lmnge.
Road No. 24. In the Township of YarmoU'th -, no ch'ange.
Road No. 25. Tihe 'mad betwe'en the Towll,shi'psof Yarmouth
and Sout'hwold -no change.
Road No. 27. 'In the Township of Yarmou,th-nLo change.
Road No. 28. In the Township of Yarmouth -110 change.
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Ro~d NO. 29. In the Township of Ya'rmoUith - nn change.
Road No", 30.. In the Township of YannoUith-nochang.e.
Ro~d .No. 31. In, the TOWll1ship of y.a;rmO't1<th ---'- no chang,e.
Road N o. 3~.
In -t'he Township of Ya;rmou:t'h - no- change.
Road No. 33.
In the Township of Yarmouth - 0'0 change.
Road No. 34. County liu',e with Mid1dlers'cx - no change.
Road N,Q. 35. In t'he Township of Ya'rmonth -nodmng.e.
Road, No~ 36. t..ake 'Road, in the TOWll'ship of Yarmouth '- 0'0
change.
Road No. 37. lnthe To"vnshipofYarmou'th - nochangc,
Road No. 38. Talbot Road, in the Townshj,p of Malahljd'e - no
dlanlge.
Road No. 39. In the Township of Mala'hide _11'0 chang-e.
Road No. 40.. Commencing. a:t the southe'rly bourt.da'1"Y of the
VHla.ge of Springfield, the Toad -in the To'wn'ship af < ~1alahi:derunning
sautherly between 10;ts20 an.d' 21, in concession,s g,and 8, au,d running
sou't'hC'rlyand weS'terly th-rough lots 2,n'to 13, in the 71th concession, to
the easterly boundary of the Town af Aylme:r.
Road No. 41. In the Township af Mala'hide - nO' chal1lg'e.
Road No. 42. With respect to' ,the change .in designla,t'ion. .of
County Road' No. 42, in ol'der to' provirde fa,r the COlllStJruotion of
Staillter GuUey bridge, this dmnge meets with the ap'P'roval Of t1he
M,inisltC'r of Highways as fol'lows: All of the road from lot 11 to' lot"
33, ,inclusive, between concessions 1 and 2- in the Township af
Ma}a'hid1e.
Road No. 43. In t'he Tawn1ship of Ma.la:Mde-U'o change.
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Road No. 45.
The Toad;itl the Town'ship 'of Bayhalll_ no change.
T'he 'foad in the Towns'hip of Bayham _ no .change.
The Toad -in t'he To;wnship of South Do'rchester_
ROad No. 46.
Road No. 47.
no change,
Road No. 48.
n'o charuge.
T'he road' in ,the Townshipaf South Dorchester_
Road No. 49. "The1"aard in the" Township
bertweenlotS6 land ,7, conceSSIons 1'1 and 12:, to'
of th:e Village af Sp'rilllgfidd.
of ,South pa'rch'C's-te'r,
the'no'rtherly baundary
"Road No. 50.
no change.
The Taad in the Tawnship of South Dorcheste'r_
Road No. 51.
no c;hange.
The :road' in the Tawns'hip af-Sau.th Dorc'heste.r_
Road No.52. The tOWn line between the Town'shi'ps of'Malahid'e
and S6Ujj~ D.olrches'ter ---:na c:hanlge.
Raad No. .53. The roa'd in the Township of Bayham _ no c'hang'e.
9. These n'ew des~gnated 'roads ,are -ill genera-I badly aut 'of 're-pah.
and wiU .need immediatea.ttenrt:ion, bot'h for maiu,t.enan'ce and.
cans't'ruot.ia'll.
10. Construction
A l'a't'ge number af new .iro1nclrlverts andi"twa b:ridg'es should he
COl1;M'rucfed this . year, e'stimate for new cOUMy 'roads cIas-s'c-d ,a's con-
stTucti'on for 192.2, $10,000.'0{} t'Obui;I'd COUll'ty's porlt-i'on af Stalter
Gu'Iley hl1idge, making a total estimate fo'r the year HI2'2" $8'5,000.00.
11. The expenditure an. county ;raad;s up ;to June 10,th, 192'2,
$51,225.25.
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Hamilton
Tenders Stalter Gulley - June 16th, 1922
Bridge Wo-rks - $'2,1,480.'00 fo'r s'tee;l, 11;0 sales
t'ax.
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'Canaild.ian Des Moin,es - $21,50tQ.OO for ste,e1, no sale-g'tax.
McGrego,r & McIntyre, Ltd. - $23,2-30..0-0 for steel, no sales tax.
Canadian Bridge Coo. - $'26,2,60.nO fo'r' sltee1, inc1udling tax.
Dominion Bridge Co. - $21,397.:00 fOIl' g,tcel, indud1.ng tax.
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LOon'don Bridge Vlo;rks - $26,40-5.00 -for steel, -including tax.
SaJr11'ia Bridg'c- Co. - $25,9010.00 fo'r steel, no sales' tax.
Bu:lk, Tend-ers-
_ Ca:u'adia'u Des' MO.ill'CS - $31,nno.oo, sa,lestax not mentioned.
NO'l"luan McLeocl- $40,900.00
Swrnia Bdd!g,~ Co. - $39,900.00, including sales tax.
Concrete -
C. O. La,jdlaw - $10,875.00.
Thomas Johnston -. $10,295.00, 110.t accepted.
A. L. Oa.tman - $9,900.00, mot accepted,
We .recomnlcnd that the Domini'O'n Bridige Co. shall have the
contract for the super'st'ructure for the price above mentioned-
$21,397.00.,
The wqTkof sub-struC'tu1"'c be given to C. O. Laidlaw, of "Vindsor,
fQl1" 'fhe. sum' of $10,875.00.
JV[aki\ng a'total for complet.ion of the wo'rk, e:x:c,epting the fill for
approac'h.e,s, $32,272.00.
13. We aTe of Optnl,On that the license on motor trucks, whe're
o.....'..ncd by municipalities 'a'nd us'ed for road improvement onily, should
be .'reduced to $1.00, per year, rega'rd'less of' capacity of .truck.
14. Refenin'g to communication frorh Se'cretary of' Committee
oTgalllized alt Roadl Superintend'ell't's Con.ference held 1a>5't Ma,rch in
TO'f'on:to, we 'reeommend that the Ward'en, Chairman of Road Com-
mittee a;nd Counity RoadSupe'rill'tendenlt' be delegated to 'lO'ok'a.fter
and en1tert'a1n vilsitor,s forming It'his pa:rty while they are in the COUll'ty
of Elgin.
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I 15. That this County Council d'o memo'rialize the Milllister of
Hilghways to.-approve of the designa'tion of Road' No,. 9 in' the Town-
shiV of Dunwi'c'h, not confirmed by the HiglhwayDepartment under
'By-Law No. 1000" before othe1rdes,ignations under Bylaw- 1000 and
1001 ,a,re :a'pproved of by o'rder in coutllcil.
!7.
Springfield
That' we assum,e -tlhe sheets
requested and apply for a gran,t
Highways Act, for the yeaT 1915.
in the ViUage of Sp'l'ingfleld a,s
under section 19 of The Ontario
1~~ That, we recommend that the incorporated villa,ges 'and, townlS
in the Countys-hall' he -gran1te& an amount equal to what they-pay in
for that 'purpose, plus ten per cenL, to be 'expendedl under The. Higlh~
way Impr'ovement Act.
All bf which is respectfully submitted.
HARRY DROMGOLE,
Ohairman
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Second Report, June Session
To the Elgin County Coundl:
Gen1tlemen,'_
The Coun-ty Road,s Committee reports:
Re Deputation from Aldborough
T'ha.t owing .to the modified fo'rm that the c-hal:f1ges "have been
reduced to in writing, the Committee:recommellid that the matter be
left' in' the hands, of t'he Coun<ty Road SuperiQ'ten.delllt.
Ju~e 16th, 1922.
HARRY DROMGOLE,
Chairman Road Committee.
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November Session
St. Thomas, NovcmbcT 28th, 192~
fa the Elgin County Council:
Gentlemen, -
:1. The County Road Committee reports that expenditu'reson
ELgin COlmty 'highway system, from Janna,ry 1st, H122, up to and
inc'll1'cHnlg Novembc'1" 2Mh, lJ-a.ye been a total of $12'5,2'31.20. This
amount 'win he increas'ed by work :already in prOigresls, but estimat,e
forex'P'encliitnre on 'foad's will riot be exce'edled this yea;r. ,Expenditure
to da1t,e (als' 'foHows:
Construction on Stlhurban Area.____ "',',0....$
Ma.intenance on Suburban Area
Con,struetion on County Roa,d,s____________......
M:a:inlt'en'<tnce O'h County Roads.cn.m-'________.__.
M~H:hiLn:C'1'Y, To.ols, Rep,aii'rsand: Rentals
Rep<tirs, Ga's, Oil for Trucks
Gmvd Pit ,Development
Hathaway Gi'ave1 Pit, La!bo'f .and RepairL
Ha'thaway Fann
Implement Shed
Miscellaneous
Vie-una
167 21
612:2 37
32'412 04
61675 89
64983
9168 89
6558 09
:n88 20
510~69
173 60
3516 95
1087 44
$125,231.20
2. The above includes $1,3'34.56 -expended on Mid,dile'sex County
lines" 'foa'd:s No. 1~12 and 34, nnd'e'r t!he supe'rvision of Elgin C01.l;ll't'y.
3. Expen1d:i:tuTe da'ssed as con'sHuct.io'1l1 i,nclude's the labo;r' a:nd
malt'eria,l to grade and gr~ve'1olle mile a,n:d a half of 'road, induding
the heavy ,hill cut on road number 42, at Silv-er'Creek.
Stone Road
Grading and surfacing one tmd: 'a haH mil'es ofston-e road.
Tile Drains
15,899 feet of ,tiledirain ranging from 5 to 10 inch in d,iameter.
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The'se dra,ins a-re lo-catedoll the m"ap of Coun:ty Roa4's and' used ,en~
tiJI"ely f.or dminage of the road.
Number of concrete culverts, 4.
Iron pipes, 31.
1.
Stalter Gulley
The work
completed this
of erecting t-he new b,ddlge 0'11 't'b,is:slite',wiH not be
.ye'a,r.
5.
Maintenance of County Roads
Onte 'hund'fed -and fo'rty miles of Counlty roads have. be,en
resurfaced with broke'n stone 0'1' ph gl'avd, 'ail's'O the entirel1e'ng-th of
ro'a:d g,rade, as above has been trimmed o'r tr~red up w'i't:h Iheavy
grader. A numher of narrow cuivertshave heen \ovid'en/cd by p"lacing
new pipes at either end and fiUe-doveor with ea'rtn.
Your .Comniittee have also experimented with calcium chloride
as a dust llayer on the London and P'or!t Sta,nley roa,d with SMisf~'ctor'Y
results, usil1'g one pound and one-half persquar,e yard.
6. Machinery a';1d Tools New for the Y ear 192~
T\venty-two s111's11 sc-rapers, 1 plow, 1 road drag, 1 s'tou-e boat, 11
shove:1s, 4 1~anterns, 2 :rakes, 1 hamme-f, 1 cold chisel.
Machinery and TOols Purchased Pr~vious
to the. Year 1922
Six junior grad'~rs, Id'iaphra-gm pump, 5 slu-s'h scr'apers-, 1 double
iron blo,ck wi'th rop'e, 3 lanterns, 12 c:'row'halrs, 12, Wlrenches;6 ham-
mers, 6smaH n:i-ad graders, 1 heavy and 2 l!ig'hit 'foadsca'f1ifie:f1s, 2
semi-po'rtablebin a,nd elevator, 2 ten-horsepower gas engine, 1 cen'td-
fugal pump, 1 force pump, '1 'gas pump, 8 -ploW's, 1:2 shovels, 70, road
dra'gs,- 6 dump wagons, 3 five'-ton dump ,trucks, 7 hea'vy'gradlelf's, 1
cemen:t mix'er, 1 eilectricbatety.
7.
8.
Walker Pit in
Gravel Pit Development
AM-borough Township.
Number of cords of :gravel ha,u}ed, ,4,59J'r
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Cost of strippin<g, oversee'ii1g, etc., $2'3'5.4~,
Reoeipts fo'r gravel sold, $51.83.
Lunn Pit, in the Township of Dunwich.
Co.rd's of gravCll hauled, 1075.
This gravel wa;s hoislt'cd, from ,the lake lYaJ)1k by contract in the
yea,r 1921 and hauled 'On the County Roads dlufiing the wi-nte-r of
1922, and t'here sltHl 'l'emains approximatdy 300 cords of gravel in the
p'ile on t'b-e Lunn fa'rm fO'f future use.
Irvine Pit, in the Township of Sout:hwoM.-
CO'l"ds of g.ravel hankel, 940.
C0-5t fOf st1'ipP,in'g, 1oadin:g; including erection cif shanty fdT men,
mechan[c,a:lload,er, -etc., $1,352.64.
Receipts fO'f gravel sold, $16.50.
Leaving 200 co,ids st'rippc'd ready fo,t futU'fiC use. '
Hathaway Pit in t!lC !ownship of Ya,rmouth.
C~'rds o.f gravel rhauled., 2745.
COSlt of stdppin.g, loading, moving bin, re'pairs to machinery, etc.,
$3n88.95.
Locker Pit, in the'Tow.nship of Houghte);n.
COird's 'of grave'! hauled', 341.
In 'the Locker Pit strippirtllg was d:one in the yea'r 1921.
Roloson Pit, ,in t!he Townshi'p of Dereh!am.
Cordsof gravel hau'led 794.
OO's't of development i11'cludingpu.rchase price of pit, construction
of 'road and btid'giC, erec,tin'g shanty far men a'nd shed for teams,
$5,2B3.2<5.
Rece1.'p1ts fo'!' grav:el, s'Oild, $60;95.
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9.
Truck Operation
. Daily record has been kept of the mi'i'e,?-ge wnod quant'ity of g'ravd
. drawn by the three county Jrucks in. operation from May 15th to
Novemher llit'h, 1922, as follows:
Tru~ck No.
Truck No.
Truck No.
Hours
Worked
1535
1510
1520
Cords
Hauled
737
710
734
Miles
T:raveNed
W939
10630
11169
1................"..........
2..-'.....................
3n_nn
Total
4!565
327'3'8
2181
Drivers' wages, gas oil an<l. repairs, total $11,08,2.42.
10.
'Aver1'age
Summary' of Truck
mi'l~ea-ge -p'er day, 7l~.
c'o'rds of gravel hauled
Operation
A ve'rage
per day; 4~,
Average cost expense per day, $23.18.
Average d1epreciartion pet d:ay, $20.00.
A"verage total cost prer day, 43.18.
Average cost of hauling one cord of gravel one mile; $1.20.
The three CoullIty T:rucks were ovei'hauJred durin.g the begil1'il1lg
of the yea-r 1922, Trucks 1 and 2 were'in-had condition,
Summary of Truck Operation Years 1920, 1921 and .1922,
Trucks number 1 and 2 have worked a tota'l of 860~ days.
AN'owing d'epreciatton at $20.-00 per day for the ab6,ve number
of days <torta'ls $17,20'0.00, that has becn cha;r-ged against trucks '11UIU-
bc't"s 1 an'd 2.
11.
N urn ber 3 Truck,
Worked 3401 days, dep-reciatiOl1 charged against No.3, $6,81O,0(},
. Total d'ep:reeriation ch'a'z:ged against trucks 1, 2, and 3, years 1920, 1921 '
<\lad' 192~2,,$2~,010.no,
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Coslt of trucks hauling gravel p-ed.cO'rd mHe,year 1920,$1.08 per
'co'rd mile. yea-! 192,1; ,$1,13 ..per (!O'td mile; ,1922, $L'2;Q per eord m~le.
'Averalge co'st fo':r the above three years $1.13' pe-reo'rd mile.
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Teams
Comparison of Hauling by Tr'ucks or ,Teams
hauling gravd' maximum, $2.00 per C'oLf'd mHe.
miniimum, $1.60, p.er cord mite
avera'ge, $1.80 per cord mHe.
All 9f which is respectfully submitted.
Chainnan
HARRY DROMGOLE,
of County Road Commhtee.
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Elgin C6urltY Cb'iiricil
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ENGINEERS' REPORT ON STAi:rER GULLEY BRIDGE
AND EXPENDITURES
November Session
To the Cha:irman and Members of the - Good Roads CO'filtiJ.ittele:
Gentlemen, _
" We beg to ',report -regall'dling -t'hep-rogn'ss and cost of .the
Sta-lter Gulley HridLge up to: the present.
About the ,BOlthof August in driviing the North-East cylind'cr it
was.- found t'hat the clay bed did :irot tonlform <lit tha,t point with the
teslt ho;les sunk and' the plans ,p'repa;red ,in a-ccQltd(~1:11'ce tl~ere,to. Ar-
-rangements were made with fhe contractor' that'he was ,t'o put the
cyiinder' do'w-nthe extra dept'h at a 'cost plus 15 percen't. schedu'le.
Sin;ce i'halt time the conifrac't'O'rhas -been- doling the wo'rk on this
basis.. The nortih'-westcylill'de-r was a very difficult one, as i:t struck
th~ sideo.fa boulde.r o.f day while ,aliI 'the 'remai'll1inlg ,ana was san,d
and it was a very difficult mMte-r to get. through. FinaUy it was com-
pleted at a depth of 18 fe'eLt extra to whalt is shown 'on the ph'll. Th'e
co:u'traet6-r is n'Ow a-t wo'rk on, the 'sout'h-wes't cyl'inde-r, I:!:n,d the work
wasinspedted this morn'iug and ,h was foundfhat they had driven
t-hiscylin-der three feelt y.este"I'd'ay. \iVe have't'he wnrk goi'1l1g along
now in a satisfa'cto-ry mannler. The ai,I' chamber has heen ve'ry much
imp'roved to wha,t was us'ed! in the l1'o'rth-we-st cyllin(h~-'r'. The men
have .more chance to. work and, get out the materia'! from'insidle. This
cyli'ud'er wiJ;l have to he sunk to a depth of tweMy-s1x fe'et be-bw
what was conltem-plated, The, north-east cylindler will s'trike clay a-t
eighteen feet. be1'ow what was cOU'tem-pla'ted.
The amount' o-f ]. S.V\"hitcomb's'co_n.tract is $10,875.00, on which
has beeTh 'plalid- $6.2'2,1.85 up t'O Nove~her 20th" and, $4,154.16 fo'rext'ra
wo'rk, ,o-n whfich the, 1,5 per C'enlt. pro-fit has pot heen paid.
Thecontracto-r.'s foreman sifates tha:t he -is of the op,inion tha't. the
wo'rk wil}1f he comp'leted by Chri-s1tma.s, unil-ess something unforese'en
:happenIS. .
All ofw11'kh i-srespectfuHy su'bmiMed.
JAS. A. BELL & SON,
County En'gilll'eelrs
St. 'Dhoma,s, Onltadol"November 30, 192'2.
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Elgin County Council
REPORT INSPECTOR .HOUSE OF INDUSTRY
November Session
To the W'anlen. and Council of the County of Elgin :
Gentlemen, -
.The f:cHawing is my repo'rt on the House
the year en'dJn,g 31-5t OctobCT, H}2'~:
of Industry and Refuge
for
1.
Number of inmates at las't Irepo.rLu..___..______u..nnm
Numher admitted ,during yea'r..um,~_.,,_____'uu.___"n.
unn.""__'____ 34
12
2.
3. Number 'of deathsm...._____
6
4.
5.
6.
Number clisc'hal'ge-d..m__.
NumbcT abscond.e&___,...______ ..__m..
2
4
_.__n'. .._..,__.n'__"__ .____0.._
......................... 34
Number now in I-Ious.c___....___.m.._nh.....___"m..._____..
scn,t korn the s,cveralmunicipa1ities' in the
7. Number of inmates
County dt~'ring the year:
Aldborol1gh
Dunwich
Sout'h wa'ld
Ya,rmol1th
M,wla1hid1e __n".'._____...., n......__....__.,........,..____...___,..._..,.....__.....__...._......____.n
Bay haul .._____.,..............__.........__...._..._......__......__....__....--..--....-....
Sauth Da'rch.este.r .-.....-........'. ...-............-.........----......----.....--
Ay'lnler .____......_...____.__....__.__..__n..__..__.............__....__.__.._________-----
W est Larne__...________..~:.___,..___.____......___".._____..._..._____..,..---.,--...-.--.....--......
R'odn1e.y -....-..--........,.......---."..--.........-...-..'-..-..--..----.--.,..------..-...---....-------..
Dutton ..__...__...................~.......___..........._____...______.h..._____0._.._.__...___.____..
Spflingfie;ld __....._.....0....................__...._..._....._....__.._._. .._.._n._____....,_.__.____
Birth _._.______.___........_.._____.......____....._____..._.._0.....____._
5
0
2
0 ~.
15.
1
2 'g~ 16.
2
0 J_ 17.
0 ..~ ...
}i'.' L 18.
0 "v h
0 ,~ 19.
0
0
-
12
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8. The variaus causes af paupel"ism af .inmates ad~miu,ed to. the
House.dil'rihg the yea.t may be c1as'sed as follows:
Oripple _.
...__..n...______.....______ "__."'___,,0....___._... ___.._.._.~._..
1
Sickness-
3
Destitute
,.0.'__.. .....-----...._ .....____....____0.___....__..__.__ ..--........__....__.....____0._
1
Old . ag-e.___........__._.....__...___._.__,._._______.._____.__.....___.___..____.._____..__,.__.___...... 6
Other causes.h__....,_
-.....---...... -...---.-- --...----.---..---..--_.... _____.___0. ....___.
1
9. Averag1e numher of i'nlnMes during the year,____. ..__..__...._, 33,2
10, Average number, whh Keeper's family and 'hired 'hdp..__ 38.7
11. Number of weeks' board af inma tes......----....--___...___________._____..1828
12'. Number, of we'eks, with Keeper's family....___.....__..,....,.....____.__2107
13. 'Tata1 expenditures dl~ri11<g the year.-------..---..--.__.._....____...$9,715.81
Receipts
. Hrom.
F'ro'm
From
F'rom
innlalt:es.__"_...______..m__.~...._____...,.___.......__.__....$
fa'rIn. stock....._..__ .---...0........_______.___.......__
produce sc,ld_____ '..____.___._ '.___.....___.'..._______
sundri'cs...__.____.._______..___...._.___..____.._____...._..
607 25
666 50
312 56
35 99
$
1642 30
311 07
Permanent improvements.______...,___.....,.__.________
Leaving amount aCJtually expended for
suppo:r't 'of' inmates.____...__,.._.......___...._......,....._
Average exp'en5'e per w'eek for eac'h
person --..-....--.0..--._...............__,_____..___..... .._____...__
Average expensre per da.y fo'r eacih
pe'fs'On ._________..__..__._________ .__._.........._________.____.,._
Averra,ge expen'se per yea'r for each
person ..________~.h_..__.._.____. .___...__...___....._._.......___.
Amount expen'ded for hnus'ean,d 'fa'rm
dUJring the yeaT isd~vided as fo.Hows:
$ 1953 37
776.244
3.683
,526
191.51
Farm Expense
Hired labor;.___... ...----..----.---...____.............._.....,..0.$ 544 50
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Implements'
Stock
Feed
Miscellan.cous
Se-ecl
House Expense
.$
Hired labO'r..mn.mu""..,..---."'--------"'--"
Bread
Meat
Groceries
Prov1isioms
D'ry goods,'..__._. ..nu.___..__..,.._,__~_"_______..,.____.,__.."_._n
Boo'ts a'nel shoes.mm...m.-_..,..---m _._nn_______.___..._
Fumhure and hardwa:rcm." nn'mu_n___.,..___.____
Drugs
Ooa'l and wood,.___n____
Misc'C'11ancous
..----"--...--_...--._---.."------.~.--.---.-'
General Expense
inmates.______ ____m.'..n'_'..._____.. .$
Conveyance of
Repairs ,m.m._.__
P erma,n entim provem N~t'S.___________
Inciden:tal
Hospital
Salaries
Keeper .m
Matron
Physicia'll
Inspecto'f
.__.non'___'''_'''''''''''_
20.
Total ExpenditU'res_mn
The fol'lowing p'roduce
was rai'sed
the yea'r:
Farm Produce
612 bus. oats and barley, .at SOCn.........n..n_.$.
96 bus. wheat, at $1.1000",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,___.00_00....."
43 loads of hay, at $10.0:0n..n,...'...n~..m'..___.
_ 30 load.s .of straw.___nm........n.............m.........n
191 12
152 25
4'75 35
206.92
76 27
$ 1646 41
434 90'
549 70
474-68
353 13
723 89
370' 27
231 3'5
324 49
91 34
1404 87-
287 38
$ 5241 00
2,2 00
102 "42
445 77
430 2.1
43 Oft
.$ 1043 40
n"-$ 800 00
480 0-0
300 00
ZOO 00
$ 1780 00
$ 9715 81
on the fat'm d~lring
306 00
105 60
430 no
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8 acres of en,si'l'ag'ecO'rn___.,m..~....._mn"._.n,n
2'29 bus. potatoes, at$1.pO 'per bag...........
10 bus. husked coru, atSOcn.......__...............
40 bus. suga:r beets, ~.t 25c.per bus_m'........
1\5 bus. field can-ots, at 40c....m...'.nm....___n
5 bus. be.ans, at $3.00~____..m_nn.......:"...n___n
2' load's pumpkins,:n,.;..n_.n.__:.___.n.:m___.,....nn
200 00
150 0'0
'500
10 00
6 00
1'5 00
10 00
Garden Produce
8 bus. beets
'7' bus. ca:l"l'ots
15 bus. o.rl'i'ons
8 bus. sals~fy
12 ,bus. pa'l'sTIlips
750 'heads cabbage
1103d melons
} acre ga'rden peas.m"m. ..___.n..n_m..........nn
1 ban'e'1 cucUlllbers
17 bus. ta'hle 'turn:ips n.......n.......m'....n...m
Quan!tity squash
Quan!t~ty ce:}rery
Qua'nti:ty p~pp'ers
15 bus. tomato'es
Quanfity sweet COfn, t :a:c:r'en";~.nn''''___",
2 dozen cauMflowel's
Quatitity lettuce, pairs-ley, a'S'pa'fagus..
. Quall'tiotyplums, gl.a'pes
Quan'tity peaches andi, apple's.."",....._......
20 qua'tts milk per da.y....~...n._....'.n""".....n
15 ha:t'rels apples
A large quan'ti,ty 'of vegetwbl:es an-d
huit. was used during thesumme'r, of
w'hich 11'0 ,a,ccoun,t was ker)lL...__m"..;,..n
6 hogs ki'ltl'ed dur:in)g ,the yeia:r....,....;.~m__.
1 beef kmed. during the year"m"n...._nu.",
2 vea.I ca.1ve;s ki1'led dUflilllg the yea'Lm.
250 quar'ts fruit canned in the Hous.e........
2190 Its. butter made du'ring the yea'Ln...~.
200 dozen eggs, consumed.....;..m...___
5 no:
5 00
2,200
16 on
18 0'0
40 0,0
20 00"
15 00'
50,0
8 50
101 00
8 00
3 00
7 50
"15 00'
6 00'
S 00
10 00
3 00'
.360 no
40 00
.100 00
945'0'
60 ON
2'S '00
12.50.b
766 50,
60 0'0
$
Cream sold ......m......m.......m....m........mn'..$ 2'87 79
3018-8 60
1&0
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19 hog's sold
2 cows s'O'ld
Eggs and sundries sold..nnon_ ..m""""__
2 veal ca[vcs s'oM,._____..__...............____...___.___.__
21.. NumbN" of attides of beddling andc1ot'hing
the year by Malt'ron and inm<.t1tes, 255.
22. Number oJ visits madie by Inspector, 50.
23. Farm stock-
3 ho'rses.
13 cows.
17 hogs.
3 yca,r1'ings.
4 calves.
2 brood sows.
70 c'hickens.
17 ducks.
500' 42
137 40
50 78
2.5 62
$ 1011 01
made up during
I
24. The total amount expended by the County on House of
Industry, 'elte., i,s as {DHows:
Fa'f'ill, '100 acres, cO's,t...___.'_~m_____..__m__.;.___ ---.$
I-louse of Indust'rY.___'m._~ ....-----..------.....--~..--..--
Laundry
Fire escapes
Root ceHa'f, hennery, etc__.m.......h......------..-..
Cottalge's,. etc., .n_...__.,___.__.__.........'.......... ..............,
Brick ice <house
BaTns, etc, ......................,.......................u.n......
Tile drM.ns ...."..........,......".................,................
Tilic d.ra1'll ou{jIet...u......~..m.......m....m.....;~,,,~.--.,
HOita.ir pump, tanks, and cou\u'ections....."...
Refdge'ra tQlr .....n....................m..........................
F'C'UCiiu'g ......................................n........._............
O'rchard ........... ................,..................................
Hetl'bing a'ppa-ratus
Boiler rQlom and so:ttt coall bo,illef..._.
Decp welt
Silo
72,98, 95
11884. 75
687 61
3900 06
879 43
3104 77
1180' 50
5043 69
1435 63
1'3~ 03
920 60
40 00
143-0'.99
85 85
197:9 00
3733 52
8M 66
.293 62
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Hog p.en "...n.. ..... . .".h ........ ...... ...... ~......
654 99
$ 42003 6"
25. Received from Government on a'ccouu:t of
expe.n-ditures for land and build-ing........
Leaving amount actua:Hy expended by
County ....n...........~.".........,....._.....J.............
4000 00
$ 3800'3 65
All of which is respectfully submitted.
+'Jovember 1st, H.l2.2.
A. D. TURN"R,
Ins'v.ectol'.
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REPORT.OF HOUSE OF. INDUSTRY COMMITTEE
November Session
TO' the E'l:gin Caunty Conncil:
Gentleme!" -
The HO'llS'cof Indusltry Cammittee 'repo'rts:
1. Tha,t the -report af the Physician .be app;raved and pf,inted in
the minlU,te:s.
2. T'ha,t the'repoTt of the In,specto'r be approved and printed in
trtte minu.tes.
pai'u:ted, and
3. That we have had the ha!1'ms .and main bui:tdinlg
the app'crance af the buildin!gs is ve'.ry much imp raved.
4. Tha,t we have purc'has,ed' 'S'even head af cattle fO'! $372. These
a'rc to' beslaughterecl and pla'ced in' cold s'tnralge, fO'r use during the
n.ext twelve m9n'ths.
5. Tha,t tend'ers far brea,d have been t"eceived and cont'f'act
awaTded to' C. N, Nanis, olf St. Thomas, at 4! celtts pe'r paund, being
1'he same price as last yea'f,.
An af whic'h is respectfully submited.
December 1st, 192-2.
J. A. MOORE,
Cha.irman.
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REPORT OF PHYSICIAN, HOUSE" OF INDUSTRY
November Session
TO' ,the vVa1rden and Members af the Elgin COlllllty Council:
Gentlemen, -
I halve :the ha11O'r af presenting the forty-seventh annuall11edical
re'pmt af the Elgin Hause af. Indust'ry up to October 31st, 1922, and
submit the faHawingfor yall'r eansid'eratian:
Considering their age, the health of theinmat>es has been gaod.
,In Ma'reh we had an 'Outhl'eak of j,n.fluenza at t1he i11's.tittitlan,
fifteenpers'Ons bdn.g affected. NO' deaths.
I ma.defifty-three visits to the House of Indust.ry, and dany
Vlisits'tci the -Amasa V\'ood Haspital while _inmates were being _ treat1c,d
the're.
During 'the yeair ane inmate was.treatecl /a't the Haspital, viz., J a'hi1
Nahlie,fram Nav. 1st to' N6v, l'5th, 1921.
Then we're nO' births.
Number died during the year, 6 (males, 3; females; 3) as fo:J'la'Ws:
Date
Dec. 14, '21
Fe'b:2,5, '2'2
Mar, 23, '212
M~r, 31, '2,2,
Aug. 16, '2',2
o ct. 2, ~2'2
Name Age CauseO'f Death
Rasa Ca1r,roH ...n'_. ....34 ...m.Hea'\"it diseas'e aH'd dropsy.
Kate N ee']y..:."._,...,........ 76____....0Cit"chrail s~,hen,ing.
Danald CampbeH....,..85....,.n.Ol'd' aLge.
Robl. Laicfilaw....,......n78..nm.'Bdght''S DisC'as'e.
Peter Gra'Viel-....~n.____70.."...nEpiilep'sY and gen'cral d'ehility.
MaTY Lanca's,ber..-.......80Lnm..,HeaT't- ,diseas;e.
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I wali'ld like to take this opportunity af expressing mya:ppreda-
tio.n af the 'exce1IenJt services being r.ende,red,by the SU'P'erintendent
and Ma'bran of the In'st'itutoian, an'd of t'he,ir wiHli'l1lgness to' ca-o'per'alte
at aim times in anything far the weHa:re of the. inma1tes.
I have the hanor to' be,
Your-obedient slervaM,
Novemrbe'r, 19',2;2,
.DOUGLAS L. EWIN.
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REPORT OF LEGAL COMMITTEE
January Session
To the Elgin CountyCoundl:
Gentlemen, -:-
The Legal Committee repa'rts:
1.
Clarke vs. Elgin
Thk action is for $10,OOH damages incurred by collision with
coun.ty gravel truck on Lond1on'and Po'rt Stau,tey Road, and is entered
fO'f trial and will probably :be proceeded with in London, unless, the
v<\l1ue is changed. Y OUf Committee is giving ,every attention to
obtaining all available evidence pc.rtaining to the accident.
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Stalter 9"ulley
We have considered ques'tion of the Stalter Gulley Bridge and
have decided to 'refer the- matter to -the whole Council, with the
Solicito'f in attendance, andrecommclld that the matter be referred
to Public ImpTovemerits Committee to procure measurements.
All of which is respec,tfully submitted.
January 2<7th, 1922,
J. R. TEEPLE,
Chairman.
November Session
To the EI\gin Connlty Council:
.
Gentlemen,-
The Legal CommiUee 'repolits:
1.
Clarke vs.: Elgin
'This action came' QP fnr trial in London in s.e'pt~mbC'r. Y.our
EIgiri, County Council
CommiHee atten'ded ah.'the'tdal with the W-aTclJen, ;i'nd on the advice
of -the So1kit'OT, decided 'to seet'le matite;r, p}a'intiff ,to receive $1,'500
without co-s:t.s. Colsts to ,the County were, for the Solici'toT, $30,O,On,
and- witnes'ses $2'3,90', alllj of which 'has bee'l} paid.
2.
Aldboro,ugh vs. 'Elgin
This claim was for payment of dra,il1ra'ge tax under by-laws passed
and work completed -before the connlty ruadis were a;ss1lln.ed. The
a'ni'Oulllt involved is $461;41" and subs.equent paymel1't<sas ~rh:ey become
due; A s'tated case was prepared and' aTguec!: before His Hona'r Judge
R0SS, who s,tillhas t'he maHer under consid-era'tion.
','AIII af which is respectfully submi,tted.
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N~:Yembe-r '29th, 1922.
J. R. TEEPLE.
Cha1innan Legall Committee.
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REPORT OF PETITIONS AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
January Session
To .the Elgin Connty Council:
Gentlemen; -
The Petitions'and Legislation Committee reports:
1. That we concur in communication
reque.sting petition io 'have Province pay
high,way.
from County oJ Pe'rth
full cO'st of provincial
.
2. That in reference to pe.tition from Counties of Stormont,
Dund,<ts, and Glengarry, in reference ,to maintenance of' prisone~s
admitted (to county gaols, for violation of Ol1'ta'1'i,o Temperance Act,
we would recommend an amendment to The Administration of Justice
Expenses Act. to make the Proviu'ce lia'hle fOf maintenance of slle'h
prisoners.
3. That no adion be taken on request from County of Halton 're
taxation of exempted 'property.
4. That we approve of suggestion roadie by the Minister of Agri-
culture fm appointment of a COUtity Advisory Agricultural Council,
and would 'fec;:ommend that the members of the County Board of Trad'e
comprise the Advisory Cpuncil.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
St. Thomas, January 26th, 1822.
O. McKENNEY,
Chairman.
June Session
To the' Elgin' County Council:
G.entlt"men, -
The Petitions and Le'gislation Committee reports:
1. Thalt no aCiti'on be taken in refelrenoe to request from Coun-ty
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of .Wate,rloo for merno;ria'l asking Governtl}en1t to assume full cost of
provincia.} highways.
2. That we co-operate with County Council of Oxford for the
purpose of secUI"jug amendmelllt to The :Highway Improvemelllt Act,
w'hich now compels county councils to engage graduates in civil
engineering as County Road SupcTintend,ewts, a'tid.' to reSito'l~e the wO'fd-
irig of the origina:l Act, w'hicha:Uo\V'ed coun\ty couU!ci,ls 'to, engage any
competcnt pcrS'Q11 as Supefintendent, subj'eGt }to thea'pprova,'l of the
Department.
3. Thwt the Provincial Govetnmen:t he petitioned to, provide for
t!1e payment of Com"t Consrtahles at the same rate as is paid to 'juro'fs.
All of whi;:h is 'respectfully submitted;
OSCAR McKENNEY,
St. Thomas, June 16th, 192,2'. Chairni'an.
November Session
To the,Elgin Coun,ty Council:
Gentlemen, -"-
The Petitions and Legis1a'tion Committe,e repoNs:
1. Thalt they have considered the qt10'stionalire (foHowing)
received from. the Legis-latiV'e ,Committee 'alppo'in!ted in reference t'O
The Mot01r Ve'hid'es Act a'n'd other Acts relating to highway travel,
and would .re,commend:
"1. That ,lights he required on aliI whee'led vehides.' (Stnlck out.)
2. T1hat the presenit' law in reference to speed a-l'lowed fall' the
op,eration o.f motor v.ehic1es is sat'is-factO'ry. \
3. That the pres'ent speed aHowed 'fo:r the operation of heavy
trucks is sat'isfactO'ry~
4. That the maximum weight a,lllowed on hi'ghways fo'r vehicles
and lnaidshould be 11mited' to tC'n tons.
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5. -That the', 'law in reference to limiting the :load ofve:hicles
havinlg a canying ca'pacity excec'dil1Jg one ton, to one-'half tha<t amount
during 'the months of March and Ap.ri;l, is n'ot enfotc'cd.
6. That we have ;0'0 .info'rma,tinn ..as -to the extent that farm
trac,tO!rs have injured the roads; We think,however, :that' provision
should he made for Ir~s,tdcting heavy traffic on ea'rth road1s in viUages
a11d towU!s. (A;l'1 wQ.tda commencing with "Vye Vhink" struck out.)
7, We a;re of the opinion that the pres'cM 'law in :refcflcri'ce to the
use of spo1tlig'h't's on motor ve'hic'les is s'Misfa1c-to,ry, and' that movable
.Jig'hts shou1d llIOt' 'bea'Jilowed.,.
8. Thait no license should be required for' driviQg private cars;
hut that aH drivers' 'dghts should hepro'hibited orsuspendied when
they a,reconrvicted of an offcnrce under The Moto'r Velhiciles Act.
(Stlru~k OlIt.)
9. NOH-resid'cu,t or tl'on-assessedi lumbermen s"ll'OU'ld be 'required
to haV1e speda;r 'license for eac'h muni,cipa'Hty ove'r the roads of ,"vhich
large load'S of :lumher or logs aire drawn. (Struck out.)
An of which is 'fespecLtfuHy suhmiitted.
N ovemher 30th, 192,2.
o. McKEIj"NEY,
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R0pOrlt -refe'rred to Committee of. the WJlOil'e .cound/l arid amended
by s't,dkin'g out clause 1, and in daus,e 6, an W'of'ds commen.cinrg with
"We think," and, ,the whoie, o,f dauses Sand 9.
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QUESTIONAIRE REFERRED TO IN REPORT OF
PETITIONS AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
November Session
The views of YOllr Council on thef611olwi'n'g subJeds w:hichrelate
to the operation of moto'r vehicles and, the us'c of thc 'public highways
wi:I:l be grea't:ly a'pp'l:'ecialted.
,1. Wouldyouf Council approve of an am~ndment to The. High-
way Travel Act w'hich wonld1requirJe all vehicles, when 'on the 'highway
between dusk and dawn, to display lights?
2. Would yourC6uncil.recommend flla't the present speed: aiJ:low-
ed for t1he O'pcra1tion of motor ve'hides be increased 0'1' decreased' (see
section 11 of the The M'oto'r Vehicks Act) -
(1) In cities, town's, or villages?
(2) In open count,ry?
(3) At ;irttersections?
3. Would your CounciI recommend that the pres'ent sp-e-ed'aHow-
ed for the operation oJ heavy trucks be inueased 0,1' decl'eas,ed (g'ee
section 50f T'he Load :of Vehicles Act)?
4. At the pl'esent\ time the maximum.weight a:Howe,d' on the high-
ways for a vehicle and load is twelve tons' (see sub,s'ec,tion 1 of secHo{1
3 of The Load of Vehicles Act). Would you!," Coun'dl -recommend
that this weight be decreased? If so, to what extent?
5. Sub-s'ecti'on 40f secbton :3 'of The Load of V chides Act limits
the load of a vehicle h:,wing a ca-r.rying ca'paciLty exceeding one tOon,
t,o half rha't amoun1t during the rrio-n'ths of Marc'll and: Ap,ril Is this
'sec'tio'n dgidly ,enforced in'your connity?
6. To what extent ha.ve farm tractors injured the roads in your
county?
7. What are the views of your Counci'l with nfepence to ,the use
of a n'1ova'ble spotJ.ilght on motor ve'hicles (see s'ub-secHon ,3 of seclbi'O'll
9 of The MOLtor V chides Act)?
S. Wou'ld yonI' Council recommend that aU ,d!five~rs of mot'or
vehicles herequi-red top'1.'Ocurelic;enses;'such lIcenses to he suspended
. or cancellled for certain offences aga,illst the: Act?
9, Further 'su~ges'tib'ns.
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REPORT OF SPECJAL GRANT COMMITTEE
. January Session
To ,the Elgin County Council:
Gentlemen, -
The Special Committee to pass on requests for grants reports
as fcHows:
1. T'hat no action be taken in conn'cction with the foHowing
applications:
Sick Chi,ldren's Hospita1, London.
N'ational Sanatorium Association.
Grant to' Dutt'on constable:
2. That the following gran1ts 'be paid:
Elgin Law 'Library Association..__mmh....unn"..___u.____.......$
Salvation Army Rescue Home, Londonnn..n.....no.........m
Amasa Wood H,ospitaL__...mm___nu......______~:'..h___..______...'n.___h
50 00
200 00
100 00
Ho'rticultura'l Societies in the Coun;ty, 25% of Govern-
ment Igrant. ;?
Agl:icultural Societies in the County 500/0 of Govern-
ment grant.
Ladies' Institutes 'of EaS't and West Elgin, each__....mm
Tow1l<ship of Dunwich, fO'r Miss Wallace.....mn........nn.__
25 0'0
120 00
The sum of $25.00 to the foHowing Public Libraries:
Rodney, West Lorne, DuH'on, Pt. Stanley, Aylme'r,
Vienna" Sparta, Springfield, Bay'lmm; and $12.50 to
Belril'ont and WardsviHe. '
Coun.ty Trustees' Associat'i'O'll'ncnm..__m.............__nnm.....hn 100 00
Ho's-pital- fo'r Sick Chi.ldren" To'ronton... m......___....'....m__m !-nO 00
3. That application from the W,es'tern ,Fair 're grantstowa'rds
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Feeding Competitions and question oJ gra'nt to Purehred B-reeders'
Associa'tionlbe referr-ed to ,the County Boa'rd "Of Trade.
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over until the June session.
5. That in reference to the Elgin Memo-ria,l Hospita-l, we recom-
mend that the grant be $50,0'00, and t'hat a 'by-law to provide Jor the
issue of ,debentures fo-r this amount, payable in twenty yeats at 6%,
be submitted to theratep.ayers on, Tuesday, (Hh June, the, by-law to
provid,e for maintenance of returned soldiers who may require hospital
treatment in the'future.
6. That no .action be taken in ref,erence to grant for school
libraries.
Al'I of whiCh is res'pectfullys!Jbmitted.
January 2-7>th, 192~.
A. NEVILL,
Chahman.
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Elgin County Council
143
,SPECIAL EQUALIZATION COMMITTEE
REPORT OF SPECIAL VALUATION'COMMITTEE
as adopted. at October Session
February Session
To the Elgin County Council:
To the \i\larden and Members of the Elgi.n County COllndl:
Gentl'eme'll, -
Gentlemen, -
The Equailization Comridttee recommends:
The special committee appoin1ted at the Fehn,la:fY sess'ion to
exami,ue into the vailue of plc'O'pe.rty in eia'c'h muriicipal!'iy 'repor'1:'5:
1. Thalt a committee he 'a'ppo,in{ed' to aot as valUNS a'ud report
at the Novem'be'r g.ession O'r at suc~h earlier date as they may comple!t:e
theh'd<utks.
1. That they foH.ow.ed the ruethodof valuing l'efernd. to in
sedi'on 81, sub-sectioni 3, of The Assessment Act.
2. That the committ'ee consisrt of Mess-ro. J. R. Teepl,c,- J. F.
M-cGreJgo:r, and A. N evi1'1, and the Reeve or each mun1.cipality, or his
rep1reseniative, when the 'prope,r'ty in his mun,icipa'lity is being va:lued"
,2. We have in'spected and valued' flCom five to. eight per cent. nf
the differen1 'parceIs of land' in difIiere'l1ltparts of eacn"munkipa'l'ity,
and found, 'fhat om valuation differed ma,beri'a.uy from, the va:luation
of the same ,lo,ts u'ponthe a'sse!ssment ,rollliS, an,cLhave ascel1tail1'ed the
-total va:luationof ea,c:h municipality 'by ad'dinlg 'o,r ,deducting a CQlXlres~
ponding percenitage to or from the total ,assessmen.t, particulaT'8 or
which 'an contain-ed' in :the following Sc:hediul:e.
3. That said commi'ttee 'receive remu.neration at the 'rate: of $5.00
per day and ,ex:pen'se's.
An of which is respe-cHu11y submitted.
3. In 'inspectiu'g 'a'nd valui'tilg'prOpe!l~bies, we were acco-lTIpani'ed
by the Reeve of each municipa:li'ty for ,the foHorwi'nlghtimb-er oJ d,ays::
Township of Dunwich, 8 days; Township 'of South wold, 9 days; Town,..
shi:p of Ma-la1hide, 6 days,; T'owl1'S'hip of SOll'th DO'rc'lfester,4 -days;
Town of Aylmer, 3 days; ViHage oJ Vienna, 1 day; ViHarge of Sprxinlg-
fire"Id, 1 day; Vi"llage of Port St'anley, 4 -days; Villa'ge of Du'Hon, 1 da,y;'
Village of \Vest Lorn;e, 2 d1a;ys; ViNa'ge of Rodney, 1 day. T'ot~d,
40 days'.
ALBEIn J. McINTYRE,
Z2nd Feh'ruaTY, 1922. Chairman.
4. We 'were engaged for eighty days ,in the p-repamHo-n of this
rep.o-rt, and our travel'liulg and other exp'el1's'es amounted 'tb $1,0'57.1'5.
5. A list oft-h'e 72'8 properties inspected, together whih 'pa'rrticula1x,s
of: vatua't'lon and assessmen1t, a:re on file in the Clerk's Office.
All of which is: re-s-p.ecHuUy submitted.
J. R.. TEEPLE, C'hai-rman
J. F. McGREGOR.
ALFRED NEVILL
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Aylmer _._.._nnn__u__n 973,819
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Springfield ______________ 144,660
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REPORT OF SPECIAL HOSPITAL BY-LAW COMMITTEE
February Session
To' 'the Elgin County. Council:
Gentlemen, -
The special\ committee appoinLted to confer in reference to
Hospital Gran.t By-Law reports:
1. That we -submit herewHh by-'l:aws prepared by the Clerk and
revised by the SolicitO'r, to PTov,ide for grant and for taking the votes
of the electors 011 6th June, and notice to be publi's1hed - with by-law
providing for,grant.
2. That the by-law
Times-JoU'rn-a'l, and that
inser:Hol1, in the Aylmer
be 'puhlishc:d as re~uired by statU'te, in the
a synopsis (')f the 'by-law be puhlis'hed, Oll,e
"Express" and Dutton "Advance."
AI'Iof which is respectfully submitted.
Februa'ry- 215't, 1922.
J. R TEEPLE;
Chairman.
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REPORT OF COUNTY CLERK ON SUBMISSION
OF HOSPITAL BY.LAW
June Session
To the vVa'rden and Memlbcrs of the Elgin Counil:y' Council:
Gentlemen, -
I have to -report that By-Law No."997, ,faT making-gran,t forerec-
ti'O!1J of a Memorial Hospita.l inthe;City of St. Thomas, was submitted
to ,t'heeilectoTS O'n the 6th June.
The- foB-owing vote was 'polled:'
Aldborough '"'.m.m". ....0000...0 10' For 255 Against
Dunwich. . "'".~mnn ...,.... 28 " 229
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SotLt'h-wold '. .....nn, .hmm"'m.. 117 " 83 "
.y annouth,.. ._.'..m_n.m......mm ... 2,75 " 105 ,.,
Mala'hide '..nm ".'...m '''..m ......n 1 " 276 "
Bayham 9 " 364
..n.". ...... ......n. _.h._.n..'
S. Dorchester 0000_'''0000.. ...m"n. 3 " 2Cn "
Ayl111er m......., ..._h..n....."....._. IS " 195 "
Vienna 3 " 56 "
"'.00'0000000._. '0000'."_'''00' .'..'..
Sprin-gfieJd hm...hm....'..m.'_ '_0000 6 " 48
Pt. Stanrley m""m_...m'.mn'........ 79 " 3
Dutton nn,.. '0'.0000"""'000000"".00._.. 10 " 90 "
vVest Larue .m'nhn'..m_"'mn.... 18 " 59
Rodney n.mn ...nn..h.n__..n_........ 7 " 57
579' FO'r
2'0"21 Against,
T:he cost of submissl'onof by-Jaw was as fo,Hows':
Deputy Returning Officers..."...n_mn,n.m......$ 489 0'0'
PorHi11'g places .".....n__.n_.'nnnn...non......mn'_....~_ 237 00
R~tu-rri,illg'Office'r's' expenses, etc'''''.__..._mn 18'1 35
Adlvert:isin-g ....nn.n_n__h'.n....n..."_.....n.n___..._....,_.___. 190' 80'
Retur11lhlg hoxes ....'......,n.n'__m"...m'.....n_n.._.m_ 7 50
,\.$ 11005 65
14th.J""'e, 19~2.
K. W. McKAY,
COull,tyClerk.
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REPORT RE PARKING SPACE AT COURT HOUSE
June Session
To"the Elg,in Co-unty Council:
Gentlem€lll,,-
T:lle special committee appointed to consider the matter of pro-
viding 'pa'rl<ing space for autos 011 the Court House grounds,
l'cC'ommend that 110 ad-ion he takt:;_~ this yea'r.
All o,f which is 'respectfully submitted.
St. Thoma-s, June 17th, 1922.
N. E. BURTON,
Chairman.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE RE COUNTY CLERK
November Session
To the E1Lg,in COUll1ty Council:
Gentlemen, -
Your special committ.ee appoint,cd to
Cle,rk 1nreference to resignation, reports:
1. That w'hile ,it was ll'O~ MT. McKay's intet1!tion to withd'faw his
resignation, 'he has, after considc-ring the attitude of the CouncH in
reference t'hereto, decided to do so and accepJ the .$600.00 increase in
his sa1.ary.
confer with the County
W'e, recommend that a by-law be passed to amend By-Law No.
959 acco.rdingly.
AN of which is respectfully submitted.
November 30th; 19,22.
J. F. McGREGOR,
Chainuan.
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REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO ARRANGE
SETTLEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
. EXPENSES WITH ST. THOMAS
N o,vember Session
To the Elgin County Council:
Gentlemen, -
The spC'cial commi,Hee appointed ,to sc'tde amoun t to he paid, by
the City o-f St. Thoma,s for AdministrMion oJ Justice 'expenses, reports:
"That they met with, the City authoTities anld C'o'fiisidere'd the
stat1:ements prcpar'cd by the Coumty Tnasurell', :based 'O'n the expend1i-
ture during the pacSlt five yeaTS. In' ,determining the basis of
atppo'rt<ionment, as,s,essmen't valu.es and pop,uIation wereco'!1iside're,d.
!twa's decided thM Ithe City ,sihouild pay ithe Counlty $4,-100 annuail,l).;"
fO'f five y'cai'fS, commencing 1st Januar~, 192,2.
We 'recommend tha't ,t'he Warden beautho'l'ized to sign agreement
" confirming settlementt arrived at.
All of which is-'fespectfU'lly su'bmitted.
December 1st, 1922.
O. McKENNEY,
Chairman.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON
COUNTY ROAD ACCOUNTS
To,the Elgin County Council:
Gentlemen. _
The committee ore 'road a,ccounts repO'1'ts:
That a ruet;liled statement of all money spent on each county road
and nat'J.1.es' of the, pa1rty receiving same, be pr-epared,and ,tha;t th.e
Treasurer receive the additional sa'lary of $50'.00J for same.
AU of which is 'res'pectfulIy submit't-e,d.
Decem'ber 2h'd, '1922.
W. PATTON,
Chairman.
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AUDITORS' REPqRT
January SesslOn
To the \Varden,_of the County of Elgin:
We, the undersigned Aud'kors of the County of Elgin to,r the year
19.21, IrespectfuHy submit the foHowingrep'ot't:
We -have 'carefully compared the s.everal accounts with fhe
vouchers prodtlC'ed and orders autlwrizillig the' va'rious expend~tuf'e's,
::l.nd find them coneet.
vVe fin-d the Rcceip<l:s exceed the Expcn'diturcshy Nine-Thousand
Two Hundred' a-nd Eig'htteen Dollars and, Sixty-Eight Ccnts ($9,218.68),
a's' foHows.:
Cash in Mol's'ons Bankm.m....m..,....n,----...m.,......--
Cash in Treasuret"s office..... ..._m' mm.,.,.m_.'"
...$ 19947 34
364 75
$ 20312 09
11093 4"1
$
-Less cheques' outs,tand,hlig...m. ....m.......m..
, Balancen.,..........,...n......n.u......n.n ....00....'..00
9218 68
The following statements are submitted: AbstralOtof Receipts
and Expenditures, Assets and Liabiliti,cs, and Deta,Hed Statement of
Receip'\:s and ExpenJ.itU'res.
As' requested, we have made a quarterly audit of the Treasurer's
accounts and fo'rwu<rded 8; statement 'Of 'c-a'c'h qu.artel.' to the vVa'rden
allld ChaLrman 'of the F'ina'uce Co-mm~1tee.
'Dhe BOllds given by th'e Treasu:re'r for Ten Thousand Dolla'rs, and
deposited by order of the Council with.the'Manager of the Molson-s
Bank in St, Thoma'S', were r.cn,ewed '011 Octobe'r 1st, 1921. Vife hav-e
examined .the returns made by .the sever'all' T,reasurers to ,the COUll'ty
T'reaS11r;C'r during the y-eaT 192'1 and- compa,red ,them with the ,Coun'ty
Trea's-ure-r's bool~s an:\d find' themcorrcctly cnte'ped.
AU 'of which is 'respectfully submit-ed.
w. A. GA:LBRAITH}
W. C. CAUGHELL Audita."
St. Thomas, January 16th, 1922.
(Statements and d'etails ,o,f R'ecd:pt,s anld Expenditure-saTe pUib-
Mshed s'epata,tely.)
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ANNUAL REPORT, COUNTY POLICE MAGISTRATE
January Session
To the Elgin County Council:
I beg to report to' you the business done in connection with my
office for the past year, as follo,-W's:
Amoun't of fines imposed....,.......
Amount of fines paid:
Municipalities to whom paid
Y ann au th ..n.........m........oon..._.........'....n....__...,$
Aylme-rnnm..~......
Crown Attorney
Treasurer County: of E};gin~...n.m.,.m
Treasurer port Stanley
In'spcctor Ross 'm".'m'_'m.m.
West Lo'rne
,'Dept. Public Highways.:.m... .'mm"""m'.n...
Humane Society '.U".m
Scarff Compensation
Gentlemen, _
Amount of fines not collected..n...m..noo....n
Tota,l
Number of Conv'ictions
Nature of Charge:
Violation Oll'ta-rio Tempera-nce AcLm.. 00'___."."
Breaking and Entering Dwellingn.m.___ .'nO'.'m'..
Th eft n..'.....u..._-....oo..'.n..._n....n.".noo.n....n......n
Violation Municipal- By-Law...
Common Assault m.n'..m....m.__m'mn.'......m..n.....'...n.
Violation ,Motor Vehicles AcL....,nmOO'h'......mu...
Cruelty to' All,imals.m.~.n....m."hmnm.nm..n___.,.,
Un-lawfully Causing a Distur.ban,ce..._....m...,u.m
Animal Contagious Disease ACLn~_.n.mn"""h.n
Truancy Act n..'..........._..n_...nn'....,......,..~....
$ 60'51 00
32 00
7 00
190 00
2',-\5 00
127 00
3429 00
101 00
'2'85 00
1900
8 000
$
,.,
4443 00
1608 00
$ 6051 00
53
2
5
12
2
10i2-
6
12'
1
2
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Obstructing Peace Officer......n....... .....-..............
Se'ed' Act
Dog and Sheep Act-.........,.......---,...... .....,......... n.___
Fraudulently Obtaining Food and Lodging....
Assaulting Peace Officer..........,...--- ...e....
,Receiving Stolen Goo.ds._,.....m.....'n...... .....un......
Vagrancy
Assault, Causing Bod'ily Harm..........____.
Offences Tried:
Unlawfully Possessing .Offensive Weapon...
Seed Control AcL..............'n.............. .n''''
Commpn Assault
Assauft, Causing Bocl'i.!y Hannm_
Cruelty to Animals._.....____.......n......
Violation Jvlotor Ve'hicles Act-..............
Violation Municipal By~Law...-...........
Viola-Hon Animal Contagious Disease AcL....
Insal'le and Dangerous... --..-.... ............'....
Perjury .....m ..nm. ...m"""
Carnally Kno\:\'ing an Imbecile.......-
Causing a Disturbance...__.._..,nnnm ...___00
Stallion Act
Dog and Sheep Act___.........n.__.."'.
Theft
Neglected Child'ren
Violation Temperance AcLun.___..n........".
~ :'~~~~ ~~~ .s~-~.i ~;~-"Gl~d.~~~~~~:~:~~~. ... .-......-.....
False Pretense
Truancy Act
Assaulting Police Officern........un.....n-....
,Breakin,g al;d' Entering; Theft.........._...._.. n...m.
.......---........,.-,..........
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
10
216
1
2
2
15
4
106
17
1
1
1
1
12
1
1
23
12
56
2
1
1
3
2
13
278
Total ....'nun.................--.
I have the honor to be,
Y our'- obedient servant,
FRANCIS HUNT,
police Magistrate for the County
Janua'ry 21st, 1922-.
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BY-LAWS
BY-LAW No. 992
To Appoint a Board of Audit in the County of Elgin.
for the Year 1922
Be i.t enacted by the Council oJ the Municipal OorpQlfa'tion 'Of
the County of Elgin:
That the Judge of the County Court and Oscar McKenn'ey are
hereby a'ppoin1ted members of the Board of Audit, to perform the
duties required of them by R. S. 0., chaprter 06, section 21. /
That 'the members of the said Board be paid the. sum of F'ive
Dollars per day for their services, and five cents pel' 1l1He going to
and from such' audit.
Cotmty Council Chambers, St. Thomas, ~~7th January, 1922,
K. W. McKAY,
County Clerk.
E. E. McTAGGART,
Wa'nl'en.
BY-LAW No. 993
To Authorize the Purchase of Gravel Pit
The County Council of .the Coul1.ty of Elgin enacts:
That the Corpo'ra't-ion of the County of E'llgin purchase 1l'iile and
three-quaTteracres o,f gravel land, being composedofpa'rt of the. sonth
haH of Lot Number 2'6, in the Sixth Coucess-ion of the Township of
Dereham, in the County of Oxford, at and fO'r' the sum 'O'f TIl'l'ce
Thousand Dol1a,rs.
That the Treasurer be- autho'rized to pay fO'f the said gravel pit
on 'theO'rder of the Warden, when d'ceds; app:roved by the Coullty
Solicit air, hav'e been deposited with him.
of Elgin.
CouMy Council Chambc'rs, St. Thomas, 2~7t'h- Janua'l'y, 1922.
K. W. NkKA y,
County Clerk.
E. E. McTAGGART,
Warden.
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BY-LAW No. 994
To-Authorize the Warden and Treasurer to Borrow the
Sum' of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
The Elgin County Coundl enacts:
T'hat the WaTd,en and Treasurer be and a'.1'e hereby autlhorized to
bOll'l'owthe sum of( Tvm Hundred Thousand Dollars, as it may be
reqtllired, :to meet 'expenditures of the CO'l-pO'rati'on of Elgin during
1922., and give as security therefor, notes of on,e thousand, 0'1' ten
thousand-dollaTs each.
Coumty Council Chambers, St. Tho-mas, 27th January, 1922.
K. W. McKAY,
County Clerk.
E. E. McTAGGART,
Wa'f'de;n.
BY-LAW No. 995
To Appoint High School Trustees
The EIgin County Council enacts:
That James McAllister be a'ppoin-ted Trustees for the Vienna
High Sch'o'ol for th'ree y.ea'rs.
Thao1 D. Connor be a,ppointed Trustee of the Aylmer Collegiate
Institute for three YeaTS.
be appointed Trustee of the Dubton High
1"hart: B. K. Parlter
Scho'ol for three years.
Coullity' Co'uncil Chambe'rs, St. Thomas, 27th JannaTY, 1922.
K. W. McKAY,
County Clerk.
E. E. McTAGGART,
Wa'rd,en.
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BY-LAW No. 996
To Appoint a 'County Advisory Agricultural Council
Whereas the Ho-nOi'ahle the M,ini-ster of Ag'riculture ha's invited
this,Council to appoint an Advisory A,gricuhura-l Counc,i} to co-'Oper'alt'e
wi,tll the Agricultura:J Representative;
And whereas the Co'uD.'cil have approved,of 'the sUf;1gestion and the
appo.iMme11rt of the member-sof the County Board of Trade to com-
pose said Council;
The Elgin County Council enacts:
1. That the fo-Ilowi-ng be appointed members of the County
Advi's'O'ry Agri,cultunl Council-
For One
Year
AId-borough
South wold
Mala'hid'e
S. DOTc11este-r
YarmoU'th
Dunwich
J. A. King
Neil Burton
R. B. McConnell
Duncan- CampbeH
VV. F, Smith
J. A. McCallum
For Two Years
R. A. Ken A'i,db0'fOUgh
'AT. A. Galbraith Dttnwich
R. A. Penhale Ya<rmouth
Geo. La:icHaw :~.ila:hvh'ide
Louis J O'hn son Strafford,vine
2. That members of said Advi-s'O'ry CoullIcil be paid the same as
members 'Of this Counei-Ifor attendance a,t t'he tw.o meeting required
to be hefdannually in Fe,bruary and N ovcmher, and t'hat they receive
their travelling and other expenses fO'l" , a't'tendance at specia'] O'r
emergency meetings called by the Chairman.
Coun'ty Council Ch~mbers, St. Thomas, 2;7th January, 1\).,22.
x W. McKAY,
OountyClerk.
E. E. McTAGGART,
Wa'rden.
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BY-LAW No. 997
To Make a Grant to Aid in the Erection of a Memorial Hospital
and Nuhes' Home in the City of St. Thomas
This by-la_w was not passed. "For :result 'of vote thereon, see
page 147.
To
BY-LAW No. 998
Authorize Agreements for Construction of
Bridge' Over Stalter Gulley
The County Council of Elgin enacts:
Tl1a't the Wa'rden and Clerk be and a're hereby authorized to en'ter
into a.greement with the Township of Malahide to provide fnr con-
stmction and futul"e ma,ill'tenance oJ the b_ddge to, be constructed over'
the Staher Gulley, on road be.tween concessions, 1 and 2 in said
Township.
Connty ConncilChambers,
Sot. Thomas, 2'2nd Februa'ry, 192,2.
E. E. McTAGGART,
Wa'rden.
K W. McKAY,
County Clerk.
BY.LAW No. 999
'A By-Law to Provide for Taking the Votes of the Electors on a
Proposed By-Law to Make a Grant to Aid in the Construction
of a Memorial Hospital in St. Thomas
As this 'by-law is ohsolete, it is not printed.
BY.LAW No. 1000
In.corporatin.g Road' Desi'gnated by By-Law Ho. 1001
(As approved' by Orde-rs-in-Council -dated 121th July, 192,2)
To Designate County Roads for Improvement Under the Provisions
of The Highway Improvement Act, and Repeal By-Laws
Nos. 897, 902; 909, 915, 947, and 976
Passed 22nd March, 1922
The Council of the CO'l-poration of the County of Elgin
enacts as follows;
1. That t'he several roads and highways as desc'1'ibed and here-
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itia,fter, set fo'rth are hereby designated and assumed asCoun-ty Road's,
to be hn'proved and maintained under the provisions of The Highway
11\1p'roveln~nt Act.
Road No,. I. The Graham Road, in the Township of Aldborough,
comrne-ncimg at Lake Erie, the road between lots 18. and 19, in the
thi'rteenthconcession, and its continuation,running no'rthedy to fhe
Coulllty boundary, the mid-dIe of the ma:in channel of the River
Thames, Save andexc~pt the portion within the Village of Wes,t
,Lo'rne.
R'oad No. 2,P.C. Commencing at'the road" in Township of
Alqborough between lots 6' and 7, the road between concessions 1;1: and
9 'running easterly to the- town line between the Townships of Ald_
borough and Dunwich, thence northerly::in. said town line to the road
between concessioll; A and concession_ 5, nort.h of A in Dunwich, save
and ,except the portion within t'he Village of 'West -Lorne.
Road No.3. The FurnivalRoad, in the Towns'hip of Aldborough,
commendng at Lake Erie, the road be-tween lots 6 anq 7-1;1 the thir-
teenth concession, and its continuation northerly to the Gore Conces-
sion, ah~ continuing northe~l-y between lots 8 and 9 to the, '1.oad
between concessions .'3 and 3, thenceeasteily on sa,id road to the 'i'oa9-.
betweenlats 14 and 15 in concession 2, thence northerly on s'a.lid road'
to the Coulltybound-ary, the middle of'them'ain channel of the l,{iver
Thames, save and 'excep.t the portion of the Furnival Roadwithiil the
Village,of Rodney.
Road No.4, P. C. Commencing at the Kent 'Coun'tY"bounda:ry
line' at' the intersection of 'the road between concessions 4 ,and 5"of the
Townsqip of Orford, the CountY-boundary' line south to intersecti()n
of road between concessions'" and 8, Township of AId,borough. The
road, between said concessions 7 and 8, Township of Aldborough,
from the we~terly" boundary" of the Township to the Furnival 'Road
between lots 6 and, 7, save and except the portion within the Village
of Rodney. " ,
'Road ,No.5. Commendng at the Furnival Road, 'in the Township
of Aldborough, between lots 8 an.d '9, the .road between .con'cessions 5
and 6, lots 9 to 15, thence south along the road betwe'en lots 15 and 17
to the 'road between the' third arid fou-rth contes'sions east, Aldbo'1'ough,
thenc::e ~asterly aIon<g said roa,d; lots, 17 to 21" to the Dunwich and
AldbO'wugh town Hne.
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Road No. G. The road between conces'sions 2 and 3, Township
of Alc1bo'fough, commencing at the Furnival Road hetween lOts Sand
9 and running wcstedy to the Kent county line and southalong-s<J.id
county line to the Kent County Road Number.4C.
Road No.7. The road in the Township of Dun~icli between lots
18 and 19,jnconcessions8, 9, and 10, to the Lake Road in concession 11.
Road No.8. Commencing in the Toad between the 9th and 10th
concessions of-the T'OWllShip of Dunwich.-,at Hne between lots 8 and 9,
the Lake Road easterly and southerly through lots 9 and 10, thence
northerly the 'foad between lots 10 and 11 to the given toad ill
concession 9, thence north-cas-terli 011 saidr,oad to the Currie Road
between lots 12 and.13 in the" 8th concession" thence northerly along
said road to the road ,at the nMth of concession. 1, thence easterly
along said road to the rOfid between lots, 13' and 14, thence l1'0rth-erly
to the County boundary, the,middle of the main channel of the River
Tha-mes, save and except the portion within the, Village of Dutton.
Rciad No.9. The town line between the Townships of Ald-
borough and Dunwich, from Road Number 5 'between C'oncessions 3
and' 4,Aldborough; and northe'r,ly to the road between concessions 2
and 3in the Township of Dunwich, thence easte-rly to l~oad No.8,
between lots 12 and 13. .
Road, No. 10,P. C. The road between concessions A and 5 north
of A, Township" of Dunwich, 'commencing at the Aldborough town
line, thence _ easterly to the old Currie Road on lot l1,thence south-
easterly on said Currie Road to the boundary of the Village of Dutton.
Road, No.H. . The road between the Gore and concession 4,
'Township ,:oLDunwich, fro,m the road between lots 12 and' 13 _to the
South wold town, line.
Road No. 12. The road;n t4e Township of Dunwich~etw-~en
lots 6 and 7 commenCing at the road between coilcessions A and 5
north of A,running north:e~ly to the" County, boundary, the middle of
the main channel of the River Thames.
Road :N o. 13, P.. C. , The road between -concessions A and ,5 sou,th
of. A, in the'Townsl\,ipof Dunwich~ from the boundary of the Village
of Dutton easterly to the ~outhwold town line. .
Road No. 14. The, town line between' the Townships oLDunwiCh
and Southwold, commencing at the road known a's the Talbot :Road
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(Burwell's Corners) and rpnning northerly _to the' County boundary,
the niiddle of t'h'e main channel of the ,River Thames, excep'tingthe
following:
, Road No. 14,P. C. From the Talbot Road north (No. 17)
northerly to north limit of Road No. 13. '.
Road No. 15. The old Currie Road, in the Townshipof Dunwich,
commencing at, lot 11 in concession 5 nO'rth oiA, thence westerly and
no.rtherlythrougl~ said concession, the Gore atid concession 4, to
road at ,'noHh-yRst corne-rlot,lO.
Road No. 16.
the Dunwich town
Talbot Road, in, the -Township of Southwold,
line to the' City, of 51. Thomas.
from
Road- No. 18. The
Township of _Southwold"
between 10tS'1 and 18.
road. between concessions 2 and
from th,e Dunwich town line to
3, in the
the road
Road No. -19. The Middlesex Coun_ty Boundary line from road
betweenthefirs,t and second -eonces'sions, Township of. Delawa're;
west to the Toad in the Township of .SouthwoJd,between lots 1 and 18,
thence sOilt'her-ly through concessions, 2, 3, and 4,:and between lots 25
and 26 n.orth oJ the Talibot Road No-l,th to the Back Street~ O'r
'Pro,:,inclal Highway No. 90.
Road .No. 20. Commen'~in'g M the right ,of way of the Michigan
Central Railway in +he Village of Shedd'en, the toadbetw~en 10ts15
and 16 north of Talbot -Road- north, in the Township of Southwold,
running souther'Iy Ithrough the Villa'geof Fingal; an'dthe Union Road
to the villI~ge limit,s of PO'rt Stanley and a,Ion<g the boundary lin-e
bebween POl't Stanley and Southwold to Ca'dow Road, and Carlow
S~ree+in, said' viIlage'toBridg'e Stt'eet. ' .
.'
Road No. 21; ;Commencing at the north limit oCthe Lake Road,
in the Township of Southwold, between lots, 6 and 7, and '):unning irta
northerly dire,ction to 'road along the south limit of t,he lots on, the
south side of Talbot. Road, thence in an easterly' dhe:ctiou',along' said
toad.. to the Yarrrfouth towrt line -and in the Tow11'shipofYarmouth
to the KainsBridgeonthe boun'da-ry of 'the Cify of St. Thomas-.
Road No. 22. The 'road betwe,enconc,essions 4 and ,S;"in"the
of. Yarmouth; from the London .and' Po~tSt.afilleYRai1w~y
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easter'ly to Roa'd No. 23, P. 'CO S. A. The London and Port Stanley
R~d. .
Road No; '23, P. C. All of the London and Port Stanley road
situated in the Township.. of Yarmouth, and the portion of said-road
situated in the Township of Southwold between Yarmouth town' line
and the boundary of the Village of Port'Stanley.
l{oad No. 24. Commencing on lot 2 in concession 2, Towriship of
Yai'mouth,at the top of the hill on the London and Port Stanley
Road, the old road through lots 1 and 2 to where the corporation
boundary of Port Stanley crosses said road, and road between con-
cessions '1 and 2, easterly to road between lots 21 and '22, No.- 36.
Road No. 25. Commencing at the Middlesex COUll'ty line, the
road betwcetl' the Townships of Ya'rmouthand Southwold to the road
in. the rear of con,cession 9 in Yarmouth, thence 011 St. George Street
easterly and southerly through lots 1 and 2 in saidcohcessioll to
boundary of City of St. Thomas.
Road No. 27. Cominencin,g at the London and Port Stanley Road
in the Vil1~ge of Union, the road between concessions 8 and 4 in
Towns'hipof Yarmouth, lots 4 to '21, inclusive,
Road' No. 28. Cornellcing at the Talbot Road in Township of
Yarmonth, the road between lots 10 and 11 in concessions 8 and 7,
and t'he road between the Mh'and 7th concessions, lots 11 to 14, and
the road between. lots 14 and 15 in concession G.
Road No. 29. The toad between lots 14 and 15 in the 2nd 'and
3ret concessions of Township of Yarmouth.
Road No. 30. Commencing at the north boundary of the City of
St. Thomas, Balada-va Street, in Towns'hip of Yarmouth, lot 5, con-
cession 9, 'the road in rear of the ninth con.cess-ion,lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
up toanet including the road between lots' 8 and 9 intheran.ge south
and first and second rallges no,rth of the Edgeware Road, the 10th
arid 11th con/cessions.
Road No.31. Commencing in the road in the, Township of Yar-
mouth betw~en the range south and first range north of the Edgeware
Ro,ad, lots fl, 10, 11, and 12, the road between lots 12 and 13 -ill the
firSt and second' ranges n'o'rth of the Edgeware'Road,tlie 10th and
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,1ltp concessions, the road between lots 12clnd 13 in the range south
of the Edgewa-re Road and its continuatiol:! south between lots 14, and
15in the 9th concession,
Road No. 32. Commencing at the Southwold town line, the road
in the Township of Yarmouth between concessions 11 and 1.'3 to' the
town line between Yarmouth and SQuth Dorchester.
~oad No. 33. The road in the Township of Yarmouth between
lots 8 and 9, in concessions 12 and 13. The 'road between 'collceSs,iOl1s
13 and 14, 19t5 9 to 12. The road between lot.s 1~ an,d 13, concession
14, to County boundary line and easterly along, said boundary con-
necting with road numbered 34, and also the road between conC'essions
13 and 14, lot 8, to Middlesex County line.
Road No. 34. The Middlesex County linl.'; in rear of the 15th
\=oncession, To\v!l'ship of Yarmouth" from the Dorchester town line,
lots 17 and 16, and part of li5, to ,connect with 'the Midtesex County
road.
Road No. 35. Commencing at New Sarum on Talbot Road, in
Township of Yarmouth, lot ?1, the road nmning northerly through
concession 9, R. S. E. R., first and second rangesN.' E. R., conces~don
10 and cOll'cession 11, to the town line between Yarmouth and South
Dorchester, thence northerly along said town line to the County
boundary linebetweel'l th~ Townships of North and South Dorchester'.
Road No. 36; Commencing at the Malahide town line, the Lake
Road in Town,ship of Yarmoltth; lots 28 to 22; the roadbetwecn 10t~
21 and 22 in concessions 2,3, 4, 5, 6, and its continuation northerly RlicI
westerly through concession 7, lots 20 and 21, to the road between
concessions 7 and 8, lots 19 and 20, to and along roadbetwe<;:n 19ts 18
and 19 in concession 8.
~oad No. ?7. The road in the Town-ship of Yarmouth between
lots 7 aTld 8 in concessions 5, '6, arid 7, and\ conces'sian: 8 toW,elling-
ton Street and Wellington Street west to the City aT St. Thomas,
Road No. 38. Talbot Road in the Townships of 'Mi.lIahide and
13ayham; from the Fo'rge Road, No, 46, to the easte'rly bounda'rY of
the Township of Bayham. .
Road N o. 3~.
Commencinrg at the northerly boundary of Dor-
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chester SNtth, the road between lets 12 and 13 of said Township and
its continuation between lots 10 and 11. of the Township bfMatahide
to the road between conces,;;ions 1 and 2 (Copenhagen) and south to
the road that runs westerly through lots 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, thence south
along the road through lot 5 to the Lake Road, then west through lots
1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 to theYarmollth town line, save and except tha;t
portion within the Town of Aylmer.
Road No. 40. Commencing at the southerly bound,a,ry of the
Village of Spring-field, the road in the Towns11ip of Mala'hidie runn1.ng
southerly between lots 2,0 ind 21, in concessions 9, and 8, 'and running
southerly and westerly through lots 20 to 13 in the 7th concession to
the easterly boundaTY of the Town of Aylmer.
Road No. 41. The road in the Townsi1ip of Malahide between
lots 20 and 21 in concession.s 2; 3, 4, 5. and ,6 of Malahidc.
Road No. 42. The road in the Township of Malahide between
concession>s 1 and 2,.10ts 11. to 35.
Road No. 43. The i'oad in the Township of Malahide between
the 3rd and 4th concessions, lots :n to 30. Road between lots 30 and
31 in concession 3.
Road No. 44, P. C. In the police Village of Port Burwell, in the
1'ownship 'of B-ayham, from the intersection of We1lingtonand Erius
Streets as shown in Registered Plan No. 112, Erius Street in northerly'
and 'easterly direction to the northern boundary of the said Village
where it connects with the old plank road running northerly and
north-easterly through said. Township to the town' line between
Bayham and Middleton (Acacia), including the portion within the
Village of Vienna.
Road No. 45. The road 1n Township of Bayhambetween the 1st
and 2nd concessions from the Malahiclc town line, easterly flnd souther-
ly to Chatham Street in the unincorporated Village of Port Burwell
as shown in Registered Plan No. 112, thence alon.g Chatham Street
to Bridge Street, to Robinson Street, to Wellington Street, to Erius
Street, connecting with Road No. 44.
Road No. 46. The road in Township of Bayham between lots 5
and 6, ff'om the Oxford county line south through concessions 10, 9,
and 8, to Provincial Highway No. 11.
Road No. 47. Commencing at the town line between North and
Eligin County Coundl
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South Dorchester, the road in the Township
between lot,S Hand 4, concession,s 7, 8, 9, 10.
of South Dorchester
Road No. 48. The road in the 'Township of South Dorchester
between concessions 10 and 11, lots 12 to A, ,the County line south to
Oxfo'rd County Road No; 42.
Road No. 49. The road in the Township of SOttt'h Dorchester,
between 1:ots 6 and 7, concessions 11 and 12, to the ntortherly bOllnda'ry
of the Village of Springfield.
Road No. 50: The road in the Township of South Do-rchester,
between concessions 7 and 8, lots 13 to 24, and the road between lots
18 and 19 in concessions 8, 9, 10.
Road No. 51. The road in the Township of South Dorc~lester,
between concessions 9 and 10, lots 13 to 24, the Ya.rmouth townJine.
Road No. 52. The town line between the Townships of Malahide
and South Dorchester, from the westerly boun.dary of the Village of
Sp.i-ingfield to the road between lots 10 and 11, concession 9, Mal-ahide.
Road No. 53: The road in the T'ownship of Bayham beginning
c at the boundary line of. the Villalge of Vienna, lot number 16, and
running no,rth-easterly through lots 17, 18, HI, 20, to -road between
concess.ions 3 and .4, thence east to the Norfolk county line.
2. The said highways shall be constructed, improved, and main-
tained in acco-rdance with all: provisions and regitlations prescribed
by the said Highway Improvement Act.
3. The ,County Council may from time to time by By-Law make
such grants as may be necessary and equitable fo'r the improvement
at highways o.r,portions of highways in villages or towns, and which
are extensions o.f OT form 'direct connection between different pOTtions
of~ounty 'roads, but the total amount of such grants to any vHlage or
town shall no,t exceed the sum of -the Provincial grant thereon arid
the taxation paid by such urban nlunicipa-lities under this By-Law.
4'. The County Council shall have authority to ra.ise and expend
On highway construction under this By-Law, and in pursuance of the
terms of The Highway Improvement Act,sudl sums as may be neces-
sary to complete the construction of the designated system of County
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ro~ds, in addition to such amounts as may be r~qqired fO'r repairs and
maintenance, and fot, whic,h purposes suppleme'ntary By-Laws may
from time to time be introduced and passed by the Coun,tyCouncil.
5. To meet the annual expenditure oti 'repair, maintenance, and
c'Ol1st'ruction, un,der this By-Law, there shall be applied any Provincial
subsidy or subsidies available under this Act,. and any further sum Of
sums required may be 'raised by -general county rate, in accordance
with the provisions of The MuniCipal Act and The Highway Improve~
ment Act, and as may be determined by supplemcnta'ry By~Laws:
6. All gran'ts from the Province un.der The Highway Improve-
ment Act shall be expended solely upon the system qfroads regularly
assumed and approved as County Roads under the said Act.
7. Should it be found, in canying out the plan for improve-
ments herein provided for, that a greater expenditure is necessary in
any township,or townships than should equitably be a charge upon the
County as a whole, the Council of ' the County may, by supplementary
By-Law, with the assent of the Council of such township or townships
and approval of the Minister of Public vVorks of Ontad'o. cause a
special rate- to be levied upon such township O'r townships to meet
excess expenditure; but the cost of an'y bridge which is a County
bridge un'4er the terms of The IvIunicipal Act, shall not be treated in
t.his manner. .
8. that By-Laws Nos. 897, 902, 909, 915, 947, and 97'6 be and are-
hereby i'epealed.
9. This By~La"v ,shaH come into force when approved by the
Lieutenant-Governor in Council in accordance with sedion 12 of the
said Highway Improvement A~1.
County Council Chambers, S1. Thomas, 22nd March, 1922.
County. Clerk.
vVard~n;
1000 !\.\'ID \'10. 10<11
ORDERS-IN-COUNCIL BY-L!\.WS No.
By-Law No. 1000
Copi,es oJ Order's-in-Council app'roved by His Honor the i:ieu-
tenant-Governor, dat~d the 12:eh d'ay of July, A. D.- 192-2.
Upon consideration of the report of the H-ono'ra'hle the Minister
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o.f PuMic Works and Highways, ,dated Br:dJu!y, .1922, the CommiUe'e
oJ Council advise tha.t in accordance withsrection 12Cif The Highway
Inip-rovement Act, R. S. O. lD14, cha:pter 4'0', Your Honor may be
plea'sed to a'pprove of By-Law No. 1000' of the County of Elgin, where-
in the Council of the said County proposes to amend the existing
sys-tem of county 'roads as approved by Or,cJ.ter-in'-Counc;ill, by the
addition of roads as extensions and connec,ting links, with the excep--
tion tha.t pending fu.rt'h'er investiga<tion, approval be 'withhe,ldfrom
the f.ollowi11lg 'roads, viz;: . \
1. ThaYpart of County Road No.7, ,extending froin the sOl1t'he'1'ly
poiqto-f exis,tillg Counlty Road- No.7, in lot 19, cOlllcession 11, DUil'wich,
and "rtllln,ing no,rth-westerly ,through conc.essions 11, 10, 9, and' a pa'1't
6-f 8, to whereilt in'tersects, wi,th CO'unty R'oad No.8.
2. T';ha.t p:a'rt oJ County Road N 0.- 19" of the cOUMy bounda-ry line
,between the Counties of Midd!lesex and EI'gin, extendin1g westcdy from
the London a'nd Po.rt Sta'n-ley, RO,ad (ll'~w the Provincia:l Hi'ghway)
to its intersection with County Road No. 17 of the CO'lJnlty oJ
Mi.ddles-ex.
3. That pa'rt 6f CouIity Road No, 20, e:Xitrendi'ng northerly from
the cross-ing o,f the M. C. Ry. at Shedden -in County Road No. 18.
4. That pa:l't of Coimty Road No. 22 extel1ding easterly from the
town line, between Sout'hwold and Ya:rmouth to the crossiUlg of the
Lon.don and Port Stanley Railroad in the vicinity of the County's
gravel pit.
5. Th<;l.,t part of County Road No. 40' between concess,ions 8 and
9 of the Towns1hip of Ma'la'hide; extending ea'stedy f'rom the Toad
between lo,ts 20 and 21,to the town line between the Townships of
Mala-hide and Bay-ham, thence soU'thedy 0-n .the said 'town line. to the
road b-etween concessions 8 and 9 of L"he Township of Bayham, thenc.e
easterly alol1-g the said COll'C'essi'oll IlitlJe 'to its il1ltersec.t;ibn wi,th County
.Road No. 46 (the road between 10t-s5 and 6 of the said To\vn'ship).
6. That part of Coun,ty Road No,. 49 in the Township of South
Dorchest'er, extendi:ng s'Outhrerly horn the -road between concessions
7 and 8 of the said town's'hip, to COUrl'ty Road, No., 48 (being the road
between concessio-ns 10 and 11 of the said towl1shi,p).
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~/. Tha.tpart of County Road No. 50, extending sonther~y from
the road between conc:ess,ions 10 and 11 to the southern boundaTY of
the TOWll'S'hip o.f South Do'rches'ter.
Certified,
C. F. DULMER,
Clerk, Executive Council.
Order-in-Council- By~Law No. 1001
Upon consideration of the l'e'I)'011't of the Honorable the Minis't,e'r
of Public Works an-d Highways, d,ait,ed 20th June, 192Z, the CommiHe'e
of Council advise that in accordance wit'h sec'bions 1:2 and 23 of The
Highway !mprovement Act, R. S. O. 1914, chalPter 40, Your Hon'OT
may be 'pleased to approve of By~LawNo. 1001 o.f the County of
Elgin, wherein the Councill of .the ,said Counlty p:rop0'ses to amend 1'he
exis.ting system of cO).1nty'roads, a's a:ppl'oved by Order-inl-,:Council, by
the add'iti'Ol1 O'f a r'o'ad as an extelllsion and: the de~etion 'of a 'road-;
The road to he 'removed from sai"d 'by-la,w is not of sufficient
impor,tance as to be 'reta:ined as a county road, anld is described
as f'oHows:
"That pa'rt of Toad, in the Township of Mail'ah-ide extending nro1'th-
erly hetween 10't's 2,5 and 2,6 to the road between concessions 2 and 3,
thence easterly a:long last mentioned road to .the 'road between lots
30 and 31, au,d thence sont-her1y 0'n s(l'id Toad ,to its illlters,ectionwi1h
County Road' No. 42, between conce'ssions 1 and 2."
Certified,
C. F. DULMER,
Clerk, Executive Council.
BY-LAW No. 1001
To Amend By-Law No. 1000 and Provide for the Erection
of the Stalter Gulley Bridge
Passed .17th April, 19'22
WheT,ea's the Township Council of Mal-ahide ha's at different times
reque8'ted this (<oundilto change the designation of County Road No~
42' to include the road between the first an'd 5'e~co'nd concession's of
sa'id Township, w:hkh cro's'ses the Stalt,er Gulley;
And w'hereas the- Count.y Council of 'El,gi'n 'ha's a'pproved of sa1d
EI:gin ,Coun<ty Cound1
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ttpplication, provided the,said Township pays Th.i'rty Per
cost of 'erecting a bridge over the said Stalter . Gulley;
CeM. of Hle
An'd '\-vhereas the Council of the Towll's'hrip 'of Malahide has by
by-law made a.pplicatioll, as provided in The Highway Improvement
Ac,t,for the levy of a special rate Upon the Towl1s:hi-p for an .amotllllt
suffici.ent ,to pay Thit1ty Perl- Cent. of the cost of er'ecting the said
Stalte'f Gulley Bridge:
T'he County' Coundl of t'he County of Elgin en'a'cts:
1. That By-Law No. woo be amended by changing thedesigna_
tion oJ Road Numbered 4'2 to read as foHows:
"The road in fhe Township
one and .two, lots 11 to 35."
of Mala'hide between
concessions
2. -That -il;1 a,cco'fClal1'ce VI"ith <the a'pplication of Ithe Counci,! of the
Township .of. Mala'hi-de, a speci-al rate be levied O'n sa,id To'wnship
during the year 1922, to ntise thi,tty per cent. of the co.st ,of the bridge
to he erected where said road, Nurnber 42, ctoss'es what is kn'own a,s
the Stalter-Gulley.
3. -Tha't this by-law take effec.t and come inrto force_
(a) When the application of the Township of Malahide, and levy
of a -specia-I 'rate in accordance therewith, is a'pproved by t11.e Minister,
as provided 'in sectio.n 26; and
(b) .vVhen approved by the Li-eutenant-Go-vernor'in Council, in
accor,dance with section 120.f T'he Highway Improvemenrt Act.
County Counci) Chambers, s.t. Th-oma-s, l'Uh A:p'ril, 19'22.
K. W. McKAY,
Oounty Clerk
E. E. McTAGGART,
Wa'tden.
BY-LAW No. 1002
Licensing, Regulating, and Govemiti-g Hawkers,
, Pedlars, Petty Chapmen, a~d Others
The Cot\UJc'il o.f the Co,rpo'tation of the County of :S:lgin
as fonows:
For
enacts
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1. From and aftel!' the passing of thisby~law, it shall he nec'es~
sm-y for every hawker, ped-Jar, or peUy chapman, and ot'hc,r persons
'carrying on petty .trades or whO' go fr'om 'place ,t'ophce 0'1' to other
men's 'hOllS'Cs. on. foot or ....vith any au;imal, vehici}e, boat, vessel, or
'other craf.t bearing o,r d1r'awing g'Qods, waT'es, Of me:rcha'ndise fnf sa-Ie,
0-1" who go from place to .place 0'1' tOo Q1ther men's houses to take O'rd1ers
for coa'I oil 0'f D,ther oil,: which is to be delivered. afterwards horn a
tank car moved on a railway HUle, 0'1' who, go from place to' place p'r
to ~ pa'rticular place to make sales Of d-eliveries of coal oil aT o,ther
oH ham sl1ch tank car, to procure and obtain a l1cens,c fOT transacting
0'1' ca~r'Yilllg on all such iraeVe; business, or caning within the Iimhs 'Of
the COTpo'ration of the County of Elgin, and any pe'rsoo s'o lic.ensed
s!h~tH he subject to the provis,ions 'Of this by~la'W, and any such license
shall he issued under the corporate sea'l of the said County and is'sucd
and s,igned by the T'rea'surerof th.e said County.
2. No such -license shal:l be required forhawki11'g, peddling, or
se11in1g good'S, wa-res, 0'1' me'rcha:l'idi1se.to a retail dea,ler,O'1" for ha-wkirig,
pedl'inlg, ors,eUing good.s, wares, 0.1' merchandise, .the growth, p'l'oduce,
or manufacture O'f On.tario, not he:img liquors within the meauJin:g of
The LiqtlO'r License Act, if the same ,a're 'haw'ked 0-1" peddl,ed by the
manufa.cturer or producer of them, or by 'his bona fide servants or
employees having wl'itten author,ilty S'O io do, a,old suc'h servant or
employee shall exhibit his a.uthority when required so to do by any
mun:icipa'l aT peace officer.
3. AiJl licen'ses i'ssued under .this by~law shall be' in force from
one yealr f'rom the date. of li'ssue and 11'0 long-er, and eve-ry licell'$ee
under this by-Jaw shall at all times; while can-ying on ,his bus1nes-s,.
,have his license with him, and s'ha,ll, upon demand, exhihit it to any
rnunk-ipal or pea.ce 'Officer, and if he fails ,to do 5'0', shaH, tmless the
same is accounted for 'sadsfa'C'tO'lii'ly, in.cur a penal-ty oJ nnt ,less than
$1.010 or more than $5.00, and if amy p-ea.ceofficer demand's the pro-
chlOtl-o.n. of a Ii'cense by any per$,on to whom the by-law applies and the
demand'is n'O't complied with, it shall 'be the dut& of the 'peace officer
and he s'hal'1 hav'e po'wer to- a,prest SUe'll person withnut a wwrrant and
to 'take him befo're ,the neatest Jusltice of -the Peace, there to he deaH
wiHl accO'rdillg -to law.
4. The foUowin:g fees $'hall be paid fO'l" an licenses issued und;er
this, by-law to any person who ha's -resided con.tinuousl'Y within the
County of Elgin fo.r at leas,t one 'year p::riOl" to the a'PpHca,ti'O'U fo'r
such license:
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(a)
(b)
For every person traveUing on foot,
For every person using a
wi,tlh a cat:ryil1Jg c.arpadty
DoHa::rs.
,
Five Dollars.
o.ne~horse vehide o'r mo,tO'r vehicle
of one .ton 'o'r -less" Twenrty-Fi'V'e
(e)
For every pers.ou using a two~'h'orse vehicle O'r motor vehicle
with a carryinrg ca:pa.dty nf Over one ton, Fif.ty Dnlhws. '
For every person saWng 0.1' travelling wit'h any boat, vess'cI,
or other craft, Fifty. Dollars.
5. l'he foUowing fCles s,haH he paid fOil' auy .Iicen'se issued It.nder
this by-law to persons who ha.v,e nnt 'l"'esid1edl conti1ltt.ous1y within the
Counlty 'nf Elgin for :at lea'slt owe year p'rior ,to. the appliCMioll' -for
such license:
(d)
(a) For every pe.rson trave:J:1ingoll fO'bt, T'en DoUa1rs.
(b) For every pe.rson using a one~'ho-rse ve:hide O'r ll1-b'tor vehic.Je
with a carrying capadty not exc.eed1l1tg Dne ton, Fifty DoNats.
(c) For every, pei~s'o'l} using a tw:o-horse vehicle 0'1' 1Uotor vehicl~
wit'll a carrying ca'pacity of OVer O'ne ton, On:eHund,red
DoNaTs.
For every person saiJin-gor
or 'O.ther craft, ~'ifty Dollars.
(d)
traveUin1g with any boa,t, 'VC'ssel,
6. "Hawkers" in this by~law s'h,all i11.dttde algents ,fO'r pers-qns not
res,idierit within the County, who sell 9'1' offer f'O'r sale, tea,' coffee,
spiees, baking powder, dry g'Oods, wMches, p.laited" ware, si.lverWRII'e,
fUrtliture, ca'rpe-ts-, uphoiJstery, miU'i-n'ery, 'c'oa!I. oil, tinW(l'l~e, ca'I'pet
sweepers and elect'ri'cal wppliances-, 'Or jewe'lelry, spectatcIes, 0-1' eye-
glasses, o'r who ca'l"ry and expO'se samples. or paltterlIis of any such
arti:cle w'hic.h is to be afterwa'1"ds delivered within the County to a
pe"rSon not beinlg a wholesa'le or retail deaJeT in such article.
7. Except a.s herein 'Otherwise p-rov-id'c-d, any person conltravCllin.g
any of the provisions of this by-law shan, .forstlc'h offence, nn cO'llvic~
don befo-re onea-r more Justices of the Peace 'in and for the CouMy
of Ej,gin, forfei.t and' pay a fine of nioi Iress t'han Five Doll'arsand' n'Ot
m'ore. than Fifty Do!J,Jars, in the discretion of the Justice 0'1' Justices,
exclusive Of costs, and:ifn01t paid forthwith, the 'sa:i;ne shalI be l'evi-~-d
by distress and sale of the go'ods and chaHelsof' the 'offerider, and in
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ca'se of there being no distress ,out of which the penalty can be levied,
the Justice, may commit the off.ender to the common gaol of the
COttnlty of, Elgin fOT any period not exce,eding twel1'ty~one days un1less
such fine and cos1ts, inc1udin'g the co,st of committal al1,d conveyance
of t'he 'offender to the gaO'I, are sooner pa,id, and in aid of. theprovis'ion,s
of this' 'by-law, it is hereby dec1a,red that" the provisions of The Onta-ri~
Summa'ry Convictions Act shan ap'P'ly ther.eto.
8. That By-Law Numbe-r 561 is he'reby f,epealed.
Finally passed ,this 17th day of June, A. D. 1922,
iK. W. McKAY.
County Clerk.
E. E. McTAGGAR.T.
Vva'rd,en.
BY-LAw No. 1003
To Extend Time for Tax Sale
The Elgin County Coni1'cilenacts:
That the tirne for the enforced coHedion by sale o;f land in
a'f1"ea-rs fool' taxes in the Connty of Elgin be <~nd is here'by extended
for ,one year.
County Council Cha..1nbcl1"s, St. Thomas, June 17th, 192,2.
K W. )\1:cKA Y,
County ,Clerk.
.E. E. McTAGGART,
Wa-rd.cn.
BY-LAW No. 1004
To Authorize the Warden and Treasurer to Borrow the
Sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
The Elgin Connty Council 'en:8Jcts:
That ,the Wa,rd.en and Trea'soUrer be and are hereby authorized to
borrow the sum of Two Hundred T,hons'and' Dollars, a's may be 're-
quired, 'to meet the current expenditures of the COTpo:ratio'l1_ of the
County of Elgin during 19Z:2, and give as security thereinr, notes of
ten 0'1" one thousand dollars each:
Coul1'tyCouncilChamhe1rs, St. Thomas, June 17th, 192'2.
K. W. N(cl(A Y.
Coun.ty Clerk.
E. E. McTAGGART,
Wa'rden.
....EIgin -(oulllty Cound1
171
BY-LAW No. 1005
TO' Raise Amounts for County Rates During the Year 1922
-VV'here:a;s an estimate 'has be'en made showi11!g that the sum of
TwO' Hundred and Thirty-Two Thousand, Six Hund'red and T'hi1rty-
Th-ree DoUars is r,equired to he raised -in the seve-rail municipalities
for the lawful purposes of the County'du'ring the yeaT 1922;
And whereas, by The Assessment Act, this Council is nquil'ed to
direct what portion of 'the sum to' be levied for c-ounty pll'rp,oses shall
be levied in each munic;i'pality in the COllnt~;
And whereas the l'atcs are required ,to be apportioned 011 the.bas,is
oJ the a's'seSS111ent of property as equalized in thepreoeding yea'!";
And whereas the a's'sessrnent of pro.perty of the County as
ta.ttl'ed and equalized in 19.21 is as follows:
ascer-
Municipality
Aldho'rough
Dunwich
SoU'thwold
Yanl1011th
Malahide
.Bayham
South D01'l;;heS'ter
Aylmer
Dutton
p.(j'r.t Stanley
Springfield
Vienna
Rodn.ey
\Vest Lorne
Total Equalized Valu'e
'.............-..n ._...........$ 2,,977,2154
3,198".2'54
3,840,267
4,641,657
2,839,810
1,884,513
1,678,55'2
913,819
330,524
2.18,893
144,6130
99,707
213,772
216,1333
$23,263,315
T'hereforetheCouncil of the Munioi-pal Cnrpolration of the COUI1<ty
of Elgin enacts:
L That a rate of Ten Mills on the DolIa'r be levied on all rate-
ahle: property in the several 1Tmnicipalities in 'the' COllti,ty of Elgin, a's
above set forth, for the yea-r 1922, to tai'se the following amounts.
174
Elgin County councn
sepa'rated hom the county, for the' purpose of improving such high-
.ways or PO-rti0l1S0.f -highways in. such villages and towns as may he
designated in such by-law, and which aTe extensions of, Of farm
connec:tions between, dHfcrcmt pOl'tions nf county .roads;
And whereas a grant made in accordance with the said Act 'to
villag.c O'r town having a pO'pulatio'l1 of more than 1,500 must be
ex.pended s'o'lely UpO'l1 roads and streets, 01' portion-s the-r,cof, which
lie opposite to lands on one side or thcO'thc'f thereof used fO'f
a:gdcultl1ral purposes;
And whereas the Council of the Coun<ty of ,El~in deems it
expedient to make grants to the incorpo'1'ated villages and town of
the COU11'ty, fOT the yea'!" 192,2-, in accordance with the terms of the
said Actj
And whereas the poptllation of the said villages al~d town, acco'rd-
ing to the last revis;ed census, is as f'o,Hows:
Aylmer, .town
Port Stanley, village
Springfield, village
Vienna, villa-gc
Dutton, village
Rodn'ey, village
vVest Larue, village
2102
891
454
332
836'
575
740
Be it therdore enacted by the Munic.ipal Corporation o.f the
COUl1'ty of Elgin as follows:
i. A grant of $3,907 is hereby mad'e to the Town of Aylmer.
2. A grant of $580 is here~by made to the ViHa.geo.f Springfield,
for the improvement of cOH,tinuation of Road No. 40, bdng Main
Street, west of Superior.
3. A gramt of $888 J,g hereby made to' the Village of Port Stanley,
for the improvement of continuation 'of Road No. 2,3 P. C.
4. A. grant oJ $1,32,9 is hCl.cby mad'c ,to' the Village of Dutton,
for t'he 'improvement of co'n;tinuat1on of ,Ro.ad No. 13 P. C. at west
Elgin County Coun'cil
175
end of ShackJ,eton
north end of Main
Street, and continuatioll of Road No. 15 P. C. at
Street.
5. A grant of $869 i.s 'hereby made to the Village of West Lome,
for the improvement of con'tinua.tiono.f Road NO.2 P. c., beginning
M Graham Street, and westerly to vWage I,imits.
6. A grant of $879 is hcreby made tq the Vil'lage of R'odney, fo'r
the imtno'Vemcl1't of connecting link, Roa'd No. B, being the Furnival
Road, north of Queen to Centre Street.
The .'said grants. shall be expended solely
portion thereof herein designated.
UPO'll the highway O'r
7. 'The work on whic'h the said grants shall be expen,ded sha'll
be perfarmed in aeco:rdance with the laM revised r~gU'la-hans respect~
iog highways of the Departmen.t ofPuhlic Highways of OntariO'.
Read a third .time and passed this 17th day oJ June, 192:2.
K W. McKAY,
County Cletk
E. E.
McTAGGART,
Wa'rd'en.
BY-LAW No. 1008
To Designate County Roads in the Village of Springfield
The County CouncilaFthe COttnty of Elgin enacts':
1. That County Road Number 52 be extended
of Springfield' from the westerly boundary of the
Main Street to McIntosh Street.
into the Village
Village east on
2. Tha't County Road Number 42 be ,extended into the said
Village from the souther1y limi,ts thereof n0'rth on Ea,st Street to ,the
. Michigan Cel1tral right~of~way.
3~ That County Road Number 49 be exten'ded into the said
from the nO'l"'thedy limits of sa:id Village south on WeHingtan
Street to the n'Orth limit of Lot N~.1.
That this by-law takc effect and come into fo.tee when agree-
is entered into with the Lieutenant-Governor in Council,- as 1)1'0-
vided in Ont~rio Highways Act, 1915, section 19.
Ihl.
'1.1\
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II
Ill,:,:
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EIlgin -County Coundl
5. Tha,t By-Law No. woO' be fH11,en,ded accordinlgly.
County Council Chambers, St, Thomas, June 17th, 1922.
K. W. McKAY, E. E. McTAGGART,
ConntyClerk. WaTd,en.
BY-LAW No. 1009
To Confirm the Equalization of the Assessment Rolls
of the County of' Elgin
The E}gil1 (.::ottnty Council enads:
1.
o"f the
Tha t the following he the
County of Elgin for 192,2.
AldlboroUlgh
Dun wic'h .
SOl,thwold
Ya'rmouth
Ma'la'hid'c
Bayham. .
South Dordlester
.Aylmer
Dulton"
P'O'rtStaU'ley
Sp'1~in,gfield
Vienna
H.:odn.ey
West LOlrTI'c
equalization o-f the assessmen,t 1"ol1s
3;82:5,0'1'5
4,531,490'
5,2'53,233
5,233,302
3,690',722
2,387,696
2;367,377
1,259,216
495,50'9
826,353
246,578
171,75'5
362,931
349,197
$31,00'0,374
2,. That ,this CO'llnc-fl is wiUilllg to have the final cquaHzatian of
the assessment, in case -0'[ appeal, made by the CoullIty Judge.
Counlty Council Ch-ambers, St. Thomas, October 13th, 192,2.
E. E. McTAGGART,
Wa'rd'cn.
K. W. M'cKA Y,
Oounty Clerk.
Amend.ed'
a,ppea!l:
by the following .dedsi'ollo.f the County Judge, on
E1gin Coul1Ity Cound'l
177
DECISION OF COUNTY JUDGE, EQUALIZATION APPEAL
In t'he matter of By-Law No. wo:g of .the Mun:icip.al Corporation
of thc Coullity of EIlgin; and in the maNe!' of The Asses'smcl1It Act;
a,nd in the matter of t4e ap'l}ca1by the Murikipal CO'Tporations of the
Townships of Duriwic'h ;;tnd SOU<t'hwold, and. the Village 'of Dutton,
ftom .the,decis.ion of the Conn,ty Council of EIlg,in in and with 'respect
to the equa:liza.tion of. real pmperty within the said Coulllty:
Pursual1lt to my appointment .in ,that beha1f in the appea:l of the
Townships of Dunwich and S011Ithw'01d, and {'he Vi'llage of Du.tton,
fro,m the decision o,f 'theCoun.ty COUlwil 'O'f rtJhe County of BIgJin
equaliz,ing H1e -rea-l property of the d'ifferellit,nmnicipa;lities within the'
County O'f Ellgin, I procee.ded to hear evidence a,d,duccd on, behalf of
.the sa'id appellants 'on the 7th, 21st, 2'2nd" :a:n-d 30,th days of November
an:d_~t'he ht'day of , Decem her, and having 'it-eard and~ considered. the
evidence 5'0 a'dduced, "and upon hea'rin1g COUllISe1 as well far- the
appeJ;]an.ts as fOT. the County of Elgin, and in pursuance of the CO'l1's.eiH
of t'he Counsel afaresa-id, I find a>rid -report as follows:
Tha.t the valuati'o11's. of the :rea,l p'roperty O'f [the va'Tious lllltll'lCl-
palities in H1e Connty, as fixed and equalizc'd by the by-law of -the
COUllty Council of Elgin, N.o. 1009, be changed to amounts entcred
in the following schedule, and tha;t By-Law N'O, 1009 be amended in
a'ccordance :therewith:
Name :cif Municipality
A.ldbo.rough ..------________.'u___..._ ...---.__..___u~._____-o.__,.___$
Dunwid1"
Sout'hwoJd
Yannouth
Mala'hide ----________.._~.".__ .---'"--._______"..u__..~..___.___..,...___
Bayhan1 ---.._______._.__.__ .-----O--______....__.____h_..____..,_._____.
S. Dorchester
Aylmcr
Dutton
P'ortStanley .m'u.--.~___.u,..__u__".___...u'__n_.'__..__..__....._.
'Springfield .:;.--.-.u...----___..._.___.,_______.._n.____~_...__...__.__
Vienna
Rodney ..__.'.___.:..._______.....___.......______._.______. ________..__.___._
\iVest Lome
Amount
3,887,759
4,340,.052
5,157,514
5,319,162
3,751,2,83
2,426,864
.2'14-06,2011
1,2'59,216
495,50;9
826,353
246,578
171,75'5
3-62,9'31
3~9,197
$31,00'0,374
l78
Elgin County 'Counci!l
2,. I o'reler and direct that the fees O'f th,e Judge of the County
Court of the County of Elgin' 'be bO'rne and paid by the County of
Ellgin, and I make no further 0'1' other ord,er 0'1' direction as to the
c'o'st.s in the prosecution 'or opposing said a,ppeal.
Dated December 1s't, 19'2,2.
DUNCAN C. ROSS,
Judge.
BY-LAW No. 1010
To Authorize the Warden and Treasurer to Borrow the
Sum of One Hundred Thousand' Dollars
The Elgin Counlty Coundl enacts:
That the Warden and Treasurer be and a/re her,eby authorized to
bO'f;fo1w the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars, as it may be
'required, t'o meet ex'penditures of the Corporation of Elgin during
:1,,922, a:nd give as security ItherefO'r, notes of one thousand or ten
thousand dlolla-,rs each.
County Council Chambers, St. Thomas, 2nd Deceinber, 1922.
K. W. MicKAY,
County Clerk.
E. E. McTAGGART,
Wa'fd-en.
BY-L,AW No. 1011
To Authorize the Warden to Sign Agreement ,with
the City of St. Thomas ' ,
"
W'he'rea's the :'lenns of an agreement with the Corporation 'of the
City of St. Thomas, ,in 'reference to amou-llitpayaMe by the City fO'r
t'heir share of Admirristra'tion '0'f Justioe, Re;gist,ry Office, Court House
and Gaol expenses have been detenliined;
And whereas amount payable annuaHy fO'r five years, commencing
0'11 1st January, 192:2, has heenfixed at $4,WO.OH;
The Elgin Connty Council enacts:
That the '\;Varclcn. be and is hereby au-tho'rized ~o sign agreement
EIghll COlllllty Counlci!
provid~n'g fO'r the payment by the City of St. ~nlOmas t'o the C6unlty
of Elgin of the sum O'f $4,100.010 annually for Ad'1llili'istration oJ Justice
and other expctlses, for a term oJ five yeaors, commencing 1st
Jauua'ry, 192'2.
ConIllty'Council Chanlbcrs, 5-1. Thomas, Decemher 2nd, 1922.
K W. McKAY,
County Clerk.
E. E. McTAGGART,
Wa'rden.
BY-LAW No. 1012
To Make . Grants to Schools
The Elgin. County -Council enacts:
1. That the High Schools at Aylmer, Dui'ton, and St. Thomas
he p:alid on'e hundr'ed p,er _cent. of the. cost of maintenance of county
pupil~ _aHending said schools, and the following ghats iri lieu of any
additional sums they may be entiltled to hy law:
Aylmer. .______mo.
Dutton
St. T.homas "
u...muuuu.uu..uu$
1049 00
1063 00
115Q; 00
2. "Tha'tin addition to all other amoun.ts to which it may be
entitled by law, the Vienna Hilgh School he granted the sum of Six
Hundred Dollars.
3. T;hat grants to. COllitinuatiO'n and Fifth Class Scho'Ols of the
County be mad.e on the basis of two,"doHa'rs and fifty cents for each
dollar granted by the Government, said g-rants to be in Heu of ail
amounts -to which said schools may be eh'Htled by ,Jaw. '
County Council Chambers, 5-1. Thomas, Dece'lUiber 2nd, 1922.
w. McKAY,
County Clerk.
,I,
E. E. McTAGGART,
Wa'I'd'en.
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18'0
ElKin County' Council
BY-LAW No. 1013
To Amend By-Law No. 959
The Elgin County Council enacts:
That the sa'lary of the County Clerk be' raised from Twelve
HundlJ.'cd to Eighteen Hundred Do11Ja:rsper annum, commen'Ciri.g 1st
Decembe'r, 192,2, and that By-Law No. 9.59 be and is her'cby amended
accorrdilllgly'.
County Council Chambers, SL Thomas, December 2nd, 192'2.
K. W.MlcKA Y,
G.'ounty Clerk.
E. E. McTAGGART,
Warden.
El'gin. CounLtyCoundl
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INDEX
DEPUTATIONS AND COMMITTEES._
Alchhorough and Dun'w,ich Town
Educational Conference
Lin.e___.nn.nn..
34
88
Go'od Roads Association___n n____...nOmm.. .......n_mn...mOd._...n"'''..m...... 17
Humane Society__....__.... "n'm .....m. ...n.mm...n...,......m.n..........m........... 40
Munidpa:J As,sociation . ....... ...............m.....................'nn........'.mnn...... 17
Road Expcn;ditures ..mm.... ...........n..mm..........___.........m..........n.m...... 42
.Trustees' Association 011'tar.ion.m..........n,.m...m.....m..n...........h.....13, 17
West Elgin .Memoria1 Pad{, Duttonu....n....nm...m.......................8, 11
GRANTS ~
Co'rn and Poultry ShO'ws..n....u....m.n..n........m...nn.h.............n.......A1, 46
Cdutity '-Trus'tees' Association.......m.d..............m....,..........n...m.m...... 13
'Hi'gh Schoolls.....m......n.........m.......'.........m...m.........'m...m...36, 61, 62, 64
Law" Library ......u......nu.n.......n..n........n....n.. .......n..n............. .n......... 12
Lihl'ary ,G.rants ....m.--....nm..mn......mm............nn......mn....'........m....... 11
M'cmo:rial, \Ves't. Elgin,...... ....u.n....m......u..nn. ...m.........n..............._.....8, 11
Reporter, Times-Journal ...........m.....nn..n...u.....n..n.........m..........m... 71
Sc'hooJ Grants m.....n..........m.......m.m.....u..m...'u...........u....'....m.....,..88, 89
Villages and Towns, .fO'f Roads....u....m,.........n..m..........n...m....u...... 42
Wa'rden h.... 71
MISCELLANEOUS
Address -of Vla-rdeun ...m.mm.mu'u.....m...n....'unnm......m...mn....n.........
Admin'istration of Justices Expens.cs, St. Thomas.............m .....5,
Agricultural Conditions
Auditors, AdminiS'tration of Justicem .mum.. ""..mo. n"'''''''''''....n....
Boad' of Agriculture.... '-"""''''...m''''m. .m"m. ....n .u.on.m.....n....m...
Clark vs. Elgin..n......... ......n................nn.......nu.. ....".,.........u.........u.....n.
Communications '..-''''". ..mn........ .mm......6, 7, 16, 22, 33,36, 39, 60,
Committees
CouoLty Olerk's Resignationn.
CCH1ll'ty Council
5
68
55
9
12
56
u.............nhm._.h54, 59, 61, 62,
66
72
67
51
2
182
Elgin County Council
Equa.1ization
Grand Jury PI'eSent111enLn .___.._..'....mm ...f.mm....._. ....mnm"m...m_ ... 41
Gran.t Committee, SpeciaL..~ ..n..m....mm...'..m.....m' .....n.m.....mn....'.. 6
Euwpean Condit.ions .._.....nnm.'....mnm'...mm_mm..'...m.m._. ....00....'........ 56
G. W. V. A.. Grapt.....nnn._...nn ...............00..000000......_..00...00.... ,,,,00._..0000' 75
Hawken' and Pedla'rs' Licenses.......m......,..._ .mn.m.."..__ ..mmnm...... 2,5
High Schoo,l Trusteesn......m...n..m...mnm...n...- ...mm..'mmn......nm.......
High Constahle to Enforce Pedlars By':'Law..nn....mmn.m..m....m
House oJ In.dllstry, Pwv:incia1 GranL......nm........m........nnm..... n.. 57
Haspita'l Memorial ....nm..m..m..mm... ....m6, 8, 21, 23, 24, 32, 146, 147
Humane Society _____'__m___.m.m..m.._nm_..m.n ........... 40
Judge's Tdephone
l~egislation, New ......nm.....nm.....m.m.mn...'.....mmmm.
Me111oria.J West Elginn......_...m.,..mm......m.,n ....m..'n.mm..
Mo,thers' Allowance Commission....,..mn.m...mm.,..m_m.....5, 13, 2'2, 63
Ohitua'ry
Natura'! Gas .... ...n....n..n.n..n.n..__n..n.._..nn...nnn......n..n.nnnnn. '00'."'00" 18
N o'l,thern 'Ontario Fire RelieLm... .....m.n.m....mm.m_..m
Officials oJ Local MUll.icipal'iticsm. .m...........nmm.....m.
PO,'licc Ma'gist-rate n....m.........mmm...... 'n_...,..mm,...nn"""_ ....0051, 52,
'School Attendance Officer..... ..... ..............n............ .......nmm.... .33,
Scho'ol Finances, Inspectors to Report.mm..
Vaihtation Appeal
Wanlen's Eted.-ion
Vienna Hilgh.. Sc'hooL.........
.....0000 "'0032,
...............8,
2
53
88
68
57
4
..m_mn.n....'....m.'....._.65, 66, 89
ROADS AND BRIDGES ~
Aldborough and Dunwl-ch Town Linc.mnn..........m.m....m..34, 39,
County H.,oaels .mn..m..nn.mmm.....mmn..m.n.....n.mmm.c.6, 16, 28, 32,
County Road Accounts.. .........000 ..nm............_ n...,...'..'n.mm'.m....' "00"
COU1Jty Road Reportsm .m....mn ....nm..mmn..........m....n'm_.'...'m...12,
Expencl'i-tures
Po-rt Stanley Briel'ge.... ......___......m.'...mn.......___.....
Provincia.} Highway
,Road E'xpcnditures
....0000.....,....5,5,
........0000.......33,
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND OB~F]C]ALS_
AucllitO'rs '000000_"'00' ......000000....00. .....00.........00......'..00......'...00........00.......00.......7, 15,0
COUll.ty Clerk's Report Hospital By-Law Vote,'oou.m.. ..on.....m..... 147
County Roads CommiHeec........m..u..,...n_..;m......,.....m1'2, 44, 4,5, 67, 1{}J7
COUll ty Road A ccoun tSm"n m..........._...m...m'.........oo.'.m..'.. m......m...4,2" 68
County Eng:in-eer ....00.... ... u......mm....mm..mm..........u......m.....n......n 36
, County Treasurer ...."--.n..m....um.m.......'......m:::'....m......n........8, 39,,6'2, 90
Educa>tion C9'mmiHee m.......':.....m....'.m..'.....m...mu....,..12, 40, 45, 67, 87
~qualization .n..n...n;...........n.."n..n....n..nn..............,..........n...oo.....23, .24, 142
Finarice Commi,ttee. m....u..m....m__....m..___...m..'.m..'....mn12, 43, 4,5, 68, 96
Hotts'e (j.f. Industry CommiNeem.,...n.,..n.........m..,mn''''''''.''m''..,...m,67, 132
House of Industry lnspect,o,r.c......n'.m..' ........n...m....'..nm...nm.....n.... 12'6
House of Industry. Physicia,n.moo..m...m.......~...,...m.........m...,...m...... 133
Lega'l, Committee. .....m..m..oo.....m.....un..n__."'......_.......mn......___15,'63, 134
..MemotJial Hospi,!al Vote.---n....cnnn.Hmm.......m.m_.nu..m.n...nn.mm...... 36
Pa-rking Space Committee.UH...m....u..n....'u.....mu..........u_m....n..._..n.A4, 148
Petitions and Legislation CommiNee..m.m.,...m........1'1, 42, 67, 68, 136
Police Ma;gi~tralte' m....m---.....m-m.u......,.......n,,,,u''''''''''''mmm___...n...7, 151'
Public Improvements Oommitteen..,.m._...m......,..ll, 23, 4-0, 44, 67, 10'3
'Public SchoO'l Ill'spector..m.u..m.............n....n.......m..um.......mn"8, 73, 81
Speci'al Gran't Committee....mm....,.............,.m..,...___..........nm.....,9, 15, 140
Special Hospital By~Law CommittC'em~m....mu._m.......n...,~.21, 23, 24
Stanc\ing OO-111J?:ittees ........u.m,u...moo.mn....m..m.........m.m...mnm.4' 6, 72
ValuationCommittec . ....--..'mmm......n.......'.........u."mm....'..,......51, 53, 143
Special Committ'ee on Comity Clerk.oo..m..,...m............umm.....m_67, 148
Administra,tioll of Justiccu...m.........m...m...............n..~..m68, 14,9
14tJ
13
61
45
57
1<1
59
59
Eligin County Coundl
188
Stalter Bridge m... ..."m....m__........mm......,..10, .25, 30" 31, 46, 52, 5,5, 125
Village Str'eets and GrantS....m.....m....m.....m~.:..m..,..18, 27, 36, 37, 42
West La-l'ne A:greement............m............nm......m.m.m.m.u......,......""00" 50
To AppO'il1t Boa:rd 'of Audlit..n.............m....m............19, 158
993. To Autho'rize Purchase of Grave1 p.j.tm....m.m.....n19, 1'53
994. TO' Borroiw $2'00,-oOO'.~nn......n._...m..n..............___......u..n19, 1154
'995. To. Appo.int Hi:gh School Tnls;teeS..........'......m.......,2n. 1'54
184
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No. 996.
No. 997.
No. 998.
No. ,999.
No. 10-0'0.
No. 100-1.
N,C'. 100'2.
No. 100'3,
No. 109:4.
Nci,l'O-O'o.
No. lOnG.
No. 10'07.
No. 1008.
N-D'. lQ'O,g.
N'D. 1010,
No. 10'11.
No. 1012.
No. 1013.
Elgin Caunlty Conndl
To Appohl't Advisory Agricultural CounciL.m"m2~. 155
To Make Granlt for1'Iemorial Hospi'taL.m___.25, 32; 156
To Author,ize Ag.reement for Stalter Hrid<ge..____..2'S. 156
To Take V o:te on HO'-spital By~L'arw___..___m.___m.___26. 156
To Designate COl1l1'ty Roads a:l1.d Repea,} Fo'rmer
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1"0 Amend By-La,w 'N o. WOO"___m___'___m_..muumum__30, 166
To Liccns'e Hawke.rs and Fed:1a'fL..'..m___m..___m____46, 167
TO' Ex>tcnd Time fo:r Tax Sale.___,..__..."".___'...mmm_..A7, 170
To Barra,V{ $2'OO,OOO',___;.___n'n.___.___n.___________,______.._________..4~i, 170
To Raise' Conllity Ra,tes______mm___..mm___m.__.___."u________48, 171
To Ass'css Matall1'id'c f.OT Stalter Hridg,c______m_"..___48, 172
To Mcrkc Gra11lts to Villages and: Town___m..~_.nou49, 173
To Desi'gnate County Roads in Springfidd.m...A9, .174
To Confirm EqnaEzation____._____.____,.___."~.._.__,_..____.___m___53" 175
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To A'lt!thorhc \Varden to Sign Agreemen't wit.h
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To Make Grants to SC'hoo.Js______.~_!,__.....___'m---------.----70, 179
To' Amend By-Law No. 959___________________ou_.m_._____L70, 180