1924 Minutes
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COUNTYI:JFFICIALS
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p;!inca;:i C 'Ross, ,Esq., '(dun tyHtidge
Jas. H. Coyne, Esq.,. Registrar
Ian Cameron, Es-q~" O;'.lgnty Court Clerk
,A. McCrimmol1,'Esq., -Clerk of ' the Peace 'arid County Crown AttOQ1CY
""; "" ;""F!,S. D, Har,ding; Esq.,Sj{'edff , ,'" ,"
~.:: F-.' M,~,xw~'lI, 'E~q., Go. Polic~"M.agistra~te .; W., y. Lutdn,:~'Sq'i Ga6f~r
J" .1;.. Tay.\or, B.A,.',,'and J, c. ,~mith, 'B~J).., Public' S~hoot: InspeCtbrs
K.. W. McKay, Esq.. Co.unty Clerk
~~ B.,Gl~ahaln. Esq., :,<=()un'ty TreasJ1rer.
jam~sA. Bell, ~.C.S.,c. E~,C?UntY:E.:l~gil~e.er
. G"'1 F.\ Pitl~.Q, Cou'nty, Rp;a~L Superintetulent '
, C. St. 'Clair' Le,itch,,, CO'unty-Solicitor '
Frank Hgnh;E,sq."Ppli~e "Ma"gistrate
Robt.Kain$, Esq., M:n.,'Gao'lSurgeon
bouglas L.:,E~ift" M.:b.,,,Phys-iciail;, Hou'se" df,Industry
D. I-t. Gooding, Keeperl House of Industry
R~ M. 'Hohncs; 'c;aretak€r~' Court Hous~
J ohnI-Io]),kftH_,'- l-~igh, ,Constable
All of 51. Thomas P. O.
A. Turner, Esq" Inspe_ctor House of IndristrYl' Shedden R.:R. 1'-
County Auditors : Walker' C. Caughel1; St! Thomas; W. A. Galbra,jth
, lona Station
Administration, 'Of " Justice Auditors,: D. C. Ross, County Judge
Ma.y,or Skggett, St. Thomas ;0, McKclUiCY, Aylmer
PROCEEDINGS.
OF; THE
Elgin" County Council"
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FIRST SESSION-FIRST DAY
Tuesday, 'the 2Znd of January, 1.924
The members elect bf the Elgin County Couucilinet this'JaY'at, the
C)lirt ~-Iouse, 5t; Thomas, atZ p.tU; "
The 'C1erkiJ" thech~ir;
The followiI-ig filedccrtfficat,esal1d, took their 'seab. at
Board:
MUNICIPAL CLERKS,<'AND TREASURERS
Municipality '~'ti~k, . Treasurer
'Aldboi'ough...mm.j., A. McRae," Rodn'eY'un~..;A. ,Carmichael;" West Larne
DtU1Wich.mnn....um:D~ A. McNa'bb; D~tt(;ll1' ..,...,:Murray"McNeil" Dutton
Southwold......uum.J.c. 'McI.:.,ennan;Fingal"mn.m;...D.' A. Cattanach,
, 92 Moore'Street,.St.-'fh01naS
Yal'mouth.........mW. C Caugh~Jl",St. 'ThomaLuRMcLachliri,St.<Tboroas
Ma}ahiden.....u....'mJ ohn M;' Hale;" Aylme'r umn.mnn:] ohn M~" Hale Aylmer
Bayhamu,mm....m,..,:,Benj. Brian, Straffordvillcm,Wm. Grant, StraffordviHe
K Dorchester.umM.' S.Charlton, R.R. 1,Springfield~G,:Winder, Lyo,us
Town of AylmeLm.......mn:n.mD. t. Davis.....um.nnu...,.... H. -K Armstrong
Village of ,Springfield 'um..:mG.W. Collins... 'm.'nn;...mm.~......D.,G. Gillie,!.;
V-il1ag~ oLVienna nn.'......mnmJ. P; Coombs um.,m...'nm.m'....J.P. Coombs
Vi11q.ge of Port Stanley un....I-I. A Cromwell ...mu....mmo.H. A.Crom'w,el1
Village ,of,Dutton ..mu~.....mm.m.J; .D.. Blue unm:...mnm..u..~;mu "D. Campbell
/,Vi1lam~' of.:West Larue.",.m.n..].' S. ..Robertson :.u~:n.......mh....,.~:w,;:..a Hole.".
Viu'agc of Rodney .m.;......un..~n J. D. Shaw .......nm...u_..i;:r:,,~T:_i",c.)Campbell
D. K'.. Ai1d'rews, Reeve" Aldborough.
D. Lindsay, :Del)uty~Reeve"Aldborough,
A~ McLachllll, Reeve,D'unw'ich.
i'1..McPherson; D~PutY"R;cev.ei Dunwich.
N. K Burton,,, Reeve, S0':1th~o11.
D. CrossOli,'D(~put'y,.R~eve,' 5outhwold.
1V.:M:Ari<;lersori, -Re~ve, YaJanouth.
D. J.McTn'tyte,:lst De'pufy,.Reeve, Yarmouth.
'b. R. Cur:tis,2nd Deputy-Reeve, Yarm9uth~
R..,B, 1;fcKenney, Reeve, Malahide.
H; B. vVcstbver,Deputy~R,e'eve,..Ma]ahide,
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D;Strahon",Reeve,. Bayham.
/I~I.L.. Godwin, Deputy-Reeve: Bayham~
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J. A; Mbore, Reeve, South Dqrch'ester.
O. MtKenl1eY.'.R~eve" .,Aylmer.
G. F~WiIliams, "Reeve, yienna.,
A."Earril1s, Reeve, Spring.field.
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G.'F. Jackson, Reeve, Port Stanley.
J.\ R. ,Gow"Reev;e, Dutton.
J. A, Fuller, Reeve, West Lorne.
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'E.iG,'L~sty,Ree"e, Rodney;
'Theelectioll:of.Wardf~nwas proceeded wi~h and on ,the first vote,
A. Barogs, .'Reeve, of Springfield, 'h~ving received a niajorityof the -whole
. <J':ouncil,. ~'as deClared. dulYi elec~ed.
The '.Warden: elect- made statUtory. declaration of
.county Falice Magistrate Ma~~eIl. 't'oak. his seat alJ-d
COl,Ulcil as follows :, '
'~,Gelillerrien,:....,;:...
office before
addfessec;1 the
Ihavcto thank you: tor the honor., con'ferr:ed .in ,selecting' me
to preside over your. deliberation during theyear~:,T1feLlast represen ta~
tive of Springfield tobccupy"the c'halr was the late ,Dr. J. B. MillS", who
was Warden ,during .1882, a memorable year, in which County Engin,e,er
BelLand Clerk Mc,Kay.y.rerc'apyointed.
I "have to iwelcomethe returil of Mr. John R. G0W,~, Reeve of Dutton;
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whp }v'as deptity~reeveof.DUtlwich in 18'$01, one ofth'e,most strenuous
yearsintlie anllatsofthis CounciL I hope 'that Mr. Gowwill enj6y the
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's~ssions and.be able' to explain ,s01~eof the economies'of,'th~pa,sjt to his
brother mem,bers,.as the Coun'~y rates in 1881 were,'Only $42,697, including
Cat,'ada, Southern Railway bonus.payhtent of $16,068.
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iElg~ll County Cdun"dl
There is'in some.quq~rtersa, fe,eIing,.th~t ':d~rCountYi,rate's 'ai~e.t?()
high, 'and while 'the ' me~bers .of-this" CO~~lc'ii kIiO~ they sho'uJd not be;
held, respollsibIc for thelargc: in~rease i?_, recent :years; an effort sh~u'l(i'
be made tpas,certain .ifthe bas'is"6f I ta~atio~l 'is . su~~as'to",'''proped~'::,'
equalize the.. public . expenditures.,: '1\, refere,nce to the~ill~nce"R2~ort '
on County Rates for 1923wiU s'howthat, '~iththe:exce'Pti'oliOfJ~';,~tlts
toschools and for other purposes, the Coullcil'has"little or' h6<lctt1~I
control. This applies .:io the County . Ifi$'hway .' expetlditures, .,which
cal1notbe't:educed ,without, neglecting the,wads~, ()ur. ~OUl1ty" ,'ro~'d J"
system"isa creditto_, the Superintendeht, al~d'this. Coundl; ,a '~od~l ,bqth
as toadminis'tra'ticm andexp'Cnditure. I
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It is ju~t ,Possiblethat inrece'l1f years the- demal1d.for:County r-Oads
hasb~en ',encouraged by_fhe lack of businc$S like" 6rgani:zatiol~ o~. th~
part of l()caJmul1cipalities ,for road maintenance; 'The" c~st I,Of~ex'p'ensiv:'_:';'
fl,rovincial Highways acc?unts for ab~,ut'oneR'third of theCoU1~tYRMe
Tax for 1923. . In adopting, "The pay","as~you-go'~. plan,~at?e;" thal~' i~suc,
debentures, thi,s ,Council' a~sumed 'the ~espons'ibiiitYf6r:a' l1igh' rate;
which is dnly temporary~. .
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The County Road - COmlllitteeshoUldcohs'ide'ra"BY~Lawto':regUlaJe '
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h~avy'traffic,. when the roadsal'c,spft.
'r'he 'appointmellt'bf ..a' 'High~()~lst,a:,bl'~ ,is.' a' m'atter ,thatwi1t~~ah~
Come before you. If you :d6, not ta'ke' action" the duties' dev~lve 'on. the'
~heriff. . '.., '. .,'.' : ...",
I ',Vilr'expect'the,various,Cornmittees tobe active in
business' of the Coun~cilrefetred 'to them.
MovedbyO. McKenney.
Secon'4ed' by G. 'F., WilJiams.,
That theReevesoLth'e differellt m~nicip~lities be,'a '.Committ.ee
stri~e;thc';St(lnding,Co,rhtr).ittees, with Mr.Crosson's'#ame adde,d
'place'o('Mr.:Burt~n,,'who' is a'bsent; \
Moved by vy.: Anderson.
Sec~nded bYD; ,M:cIntyre.
. Th~t this: Council ,adjourntiU -tO~tno'rrow at 10 o'clock.
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FlRg SESSiOI'!~SECOND' DA,Y
Frmu,Capadial1 National Institut!,:
'-':'Referred to Finance Comm)ttee.
for the Blizld. requps,t
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. W€;dilcsqaYii the '23rdday..oEJanua;rh1924
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'1'>The EIgiri ,'COlwty' CounciL met this day 'at the' Court Honse, ',in
a)cord3;l1Cew,it? adjournment.
From Secretary,.. Provincial 'Trustee's -Association, redeJegates
Anllual,M8eti!m,~Rderred to Education Committee..:
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From Sick
red 'to ..,Finance
Children's Hospital; Toronto,
CommiVee.
request for grant""'"7Refer~
the chair.
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All fhcInembers p~eselit, except Mr. BUl'tori.
Proceeditigs of the previous:.d~y wererea,dan'd 'confirmed.
From DepartmeBt of Highways, withOrder-in-Coullcil, approving
B'y:--hw: No. 1023; re .Sp/illgfield Roads."-:-Referred, to COlll'lty Roads
Committee:
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folio'willg COfIll11uni,cations "w~re read;:
From(:ountyCo,uncil, Wel1and, in refereI\ee, to' cast ,af Provincial
Hi.whways:-'-'Referred t9 'P-etitions'and LegjslatiollCommitt'ee~
\ From :Boatd of RajlwaYC-ommi.~siouer.s",in'tderence to:' width of
railway crossihgS,--:".Rpferred to':County Road Committee;
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F,rom F.,Hunt,: Polic~ Magistrate, wit~ A,nn~al Rcport.~Refen~,ed
t(J,;Filtarlc'E; Co'mJ,riittec.
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l1rom~; J:.-.. Squire,peputy, 1<4inis}er: of'!Iigh,\Vays, wit,h statern,ent pf
Pr'ov~ncial Highway ,Expell'ditlfre, 1923.-,-:-Referred .to Finance -,Com~
in'itt'ec'.
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From, Adyisory 'Fuel Committee 'OfC,i.liada,
fer'~ed ~o.Petif.ions and'Legislation Committee.
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FromOritario' Good Roads Associa'tioll, re Annual. Meeting.-'-'RefcI'_
t6PubIic Iniprovemellts Committee.
,Fro'm:Solidtor,HiS'hways Department, ,ill reference,' to. traffic by..:.
l.a:ws.....:.....Referred to County Roads. Committee. .
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From'CoitntyClerk, County of Ont~d~; withresolutioi'i'sr~',H(Y1ro:'
Ekc,tric System, and ,matl'itenance of,_Pr~vincialI:Iighw,ay_-'-Referrcd
to: 'Petitions and L~gislatioll Committee:
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From' ,Secretary, Departmcllct (),f Hig'tiway.E!, renlee~illK\ofCounty
,'and Township Superintcndents.-Referred to County ,;Road' C;ommittee.
From R B. Giahaiu, County'.Treasurer; withreport;";"'Referrcd"
Finance Committee.
',<Fro'Ifi "WhiteCompatiy in i-efcrence to Jegislation
trucks;~Refefred to Cbunty Road: Committee_
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a~ to weight
Ilro"in'Salvatioit Army Rescue Home, request for grant..,-Referred
t(),~'inall:ce Committee.
Froin Co.untyAuditors, with
mittee:
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r~port..,-Referred ito
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EIgiil County 'Council
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Fr()p1CouqtyEnginc'~r Bell,: with,report.~Refer~ed 'toPuoiC__ Im~
,,'proye,met;ts:'Cbmmittee:, ,.'
Mr.Lu~ty,' fpr _Agri~ultural 'Societies.
Fronl.K" W.: McKay,J:;ounty.C1erk,'re ~pfdceedil1gs of, Spec,ial
{So'mmittee appointed t()l,confer'with the st. Thomas Hospjtal Trust.
\~'Fi1ed.
Mr; Moore forWonicn's Institutes.
From K. W.McKay,:with report oll,license}iilfon:e....:.,...Filed;
M-r:Ful1er' for Public Libraries.
The 'report ofthe"Special.',Committee r.e' ,HosPital" Mcmbdal,
presented.
,'The, J'ep6~t' .-(If ,the "~Clm111itt~eappoi'l)..ted t~ ,strike ,the Standing
c;om(mittees"was: presented,and adopted on 'lli9tiol1 of J.; A. I Fuller,
'$ccondeq by W.M.Anderson.
,J\4..oved byD~;Stratton.
Seconded 'by G." H~ oJ ackson.
wIr>, Wil1i~ms gave,1;lot~~e th~t,d,ep:utati.oiLl'e .road
wtiu{d<l:ddrc,ss'the Coundlon Thursday at :2;30'p~m.
out, of, Vienna
That Colonel
.p~m: Thursday.
'Ger.r<l;rd" be requested t9 'address the~ CountH
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M,Q<~ed ;by..}.,;":. Fuller.,
Second~d'by, D. R. 'Curtis.
Moved by oW. Anders()p_~
"'--Carrie,d.
Seconde<)'by A, . 1{cL, achIin.
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That tbe Chairmen of the variollSCommitteesbe aPPointed a Special'
-Committee: to consider all 'County busillessas they may deem 'advisable
and re~cirt 01;1 all matters ,referred to it. ",
That a.,McKenney, be Auditqr
',,\COU1~'tS f~r the year'1924. !,
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of Administra,tiol1: 0LJustice Ac..
lvtoved by J. A. lvtoore.
Sefonded, l~YD.' SttaU;on.
.o:.;..Carried.
140ved by __ 0., McKc11l1ey.,
'I:haftl1is CQunciladjour,l1 to meet at2 p.rti.
,---Carried.
Seconded' ,by, I. A.. 'Moore.
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The' Councilresu:med.
T~at,ldhn 'Hopkins' be appointed
,year.at t,he,same,"salal.'y__as lasttyear.
High ConstablefOl' the ellsu,iug"
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"~:The folloW,il1g notic'esof'gl'ants were given J?y:
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Moved~y O.McKenriey;
Seconded by G; F~;'\-~ilIiams.
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That this'Councirdo,\\~}w adjourri' untit" tOa.m,
Committees to me~L:~'.'\'
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adopted 011 lpotioll-of]. A Moore, seconded by D, Stratton
to-tn6rrow
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Thcl:eport ,(;)L the :Petitions,and. ,Legislation Committee
sented" and ,adopted ,<m motion of A. McLachlill,
Strattoh.
---'Carried.
Moved by,G, F, .WiHiam~.;
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A. BARONS,
Warcle!l
~ec'ondei;l:byH. L.Go,dwin; \
FIRST SESSION-THIRD DAY
Tha:t:\a;depu~ation from Vierina a,nd Kirkland Road b_ehea~d 'at 2.30
p.:m. -- to";qay.
Thursday, the 24th of January,'1924
"'-Carried.
T'h~ Elg:n County Council Il1etthisday in accotdanccwith adjour'n-
ment. \
~fovedbY-J.A Fuller.
The Warde'nin the chair.
Ses,onded::by D. K. Andrews.'
Allt~,;memhel's vresetit ex~ept Mr. Burton.
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, Proceed)ngs of the previous day were, read 'and, CO,nfirmed.
That'th'Cll,Sualgral;\t to,thc'Puj;Jlic Libraries be' the same as last
year: T;werity'..,fiyc Dollars td each_of the' following: Rodney,W'esf
Lor,je, Dutton, Port Staniey, Aylmer,Vielll!a,Sparta, Springfield, Bay,
hamand Shedden,-'and'Twe1ve - Dollars'and',Fj.fty, Cents,to BelmOnt 'a~1.d
WardsviIle. ' , . - _ I
Communicatioris frorh_County'Clcrk Of :Hastings, re-'timen'dmcnt to
MU11idpal Act was reada~.d referred to Petition and Legislation COrn~
t:riittee.
Mr. McKenney gave notice that he, wOuld move - to have the County
assull{c the cost of :railway crossing gates.
Moved-,by: E. G: LUsty~'
SecQnded by - D. Crosson.
'therepo~~, of the'Public ImVrovements 'Committee 'Was
and-adopted ~n motion of J. A. Fuller, seconded _byH;
That grants to Agricultural Societies iil: the C~oullty be the sam'e
year,- fifty per cent.: of Government 'Grant.
The,' report of the County Road' Committee was presented and
-Carrkd"
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Seconded, by H,"B. W'estover.
1hat the Warden; Treasurer andW; M,Anderson bea C01nmittee
to make arrangements for 'borro'wing money tobe:use.d fOf- County
purposes' at' a lower raIc: of 'interest. "
-Carrie:g,:
Moved by ,D. K. A\1(!n~\;V5;
Secorlded by D. Lindsay;
'Th-at,'thcmenthcr~ of t&e,'Adv,lsory Agricultural Coun"cil, whose
terrn,s' expire, be; rc"appointed f.or aterm, of 'two, years~ '
...,..Carried.
Seconded' by D. K. '1\.ndr~ws.
ThaX t11is"'C~un,cJl 'adjourn t~t11,e'ct;af2p.m~.
.,,-Carried.
,1'he Couhd1 resumed.
The deputation f'e dcsignati611' of coni1ectinglink 'of,Vienna'road
~vas",then ,received a11d,the 'Council:wllsaddressed'in r~ference ,tQ,the
tna,tter: hyMessrs. C1utton -an9IIa2:en, after which the Warden referred
the' ftlatt~l' ,to the Road 'Committee.
Co10't1et Gett"ar,l then addr_esscd the Council iilrefcrence to Memo.
dalfeatures in' C0l111cction"vvith ,the",.S.t.'Thdri1as' Memorial' 'I-l:ospita1.,
after whic,4 it' waS moved byD.Stratton, and,seco1].ded by .G.' H,
'Jackson ,that report or the Special Hospital Me'morial Committee be
adopted, I ,.Carried. op the fol1owhlg' division:- . ,
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Yeas
Nay.s
D. K. :.Andrews
D.Lindsay
A.. M'cLachlin
].R qow
R ,G. Lusty
O. 'McKenhey
I-:L,L. 'Godw}n
J-LB,.' WestOvel,'
R. B;MGKcpo:ey'
]. A. Fuller
G. Y Williams
b: Stratton
,D. Curtis
D. r 'Meln,lyre
W; M. Anderson
G~, H'- Jacl"son
A.13a1:011S
D. "C1'08s'011
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J. A.' Moore
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Therepon Of t.he: Gaol Committee' was 'Ptes,-ehte:d a11'd
mqtion'of: .}L L, 'Godwin, seconded tiy 'D. . Curtis. ' "
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Moved byiJ,A; Moore.
Seconded' byE.
Godwin.
Th~t the,W?men'S Institutes_Jor districts of East arid
bigraut~d .the ~um .ofTwentY~fJveDol1a1'seac~.
M6:;edby'D. Stra ttolL.
Sec?nded,byH; L Godwin.
'l~hat this'Council adiourn until' IIJ ,i1.11. tQ..t:ll()rrow, tD allow, COll1'" ,
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tnittees to meet.
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A .BARONS,
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Moved by D.C;:rOsson.
Friday,) the 25th' of. Jat.1uai-y,, 1924
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Scqondedby D.R' .Curtis.
The Elgin COU1ity CounCil met thisday'inaccordance with adjourn-
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ment..' .
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That ,tbisc:oUi1Cil rcconsidcl' :the HOSiptilreport'bf yootet-day 'and g:0,
intO' Committee of the Whole.to..discUs5,the ,same.
The' Warclcll jil the ,chair.
ofa:ccount for ;Highway Expenditure were:.laid before the
-Carried.
The' Council .theil' went into COffil11ittee. of the whole 011' the re'port
?fthe Special Hospital Committee, with Mr, Anderson in the' .chair.
Aft,er<fiscussin~ the report clause by clause; it was decided to Jay it
until the June. Session, after which the ,Committee'arose: and
Chair~anrcported accordingly.
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All th'e ~nembers present except Mr. Btlrton.
Proce~djngsofthe. previous day wer'e read' and cop firmed.
A,d.ep_utatipn fr0111Hl;e,,Elgin' Law'Library Associaticin,:consisting
Mr. McCri~mon" judge Ross land Barrister Ingram, then.
the 'Council, requ~sting gra,nt for the Lihrary.
Moved,bY.'D. Crosson.
Secoilded; hy E. G. Lusty.
Messrs. Taylor ~11dWright ,then: requested grant for the County
Trustees ASSQci8:tiol1;
That the Clerk be'instructed,to inq'uireas to correctness'
for work at. Dodd's Bridse, OlJ Provinci~l HighwaYiit. SouthV!-.'oJd,. as
work charged for Was n~t.' undertaken: , ~
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The report :of' the FinaltceCommhn~~','\V'~s:' pf'cse'nted:-aridadoPt~d on'
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,motioi\..of-,W: ,wL,AndcrSOil'i seccmd&d:'by;'I{,. B. 'McKenney.
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The report of the'E~4catron' Commitfe_e',waspr,esell~ed ~l1:d,:ad()i)teCh
motion of J.<,..B.McKenuey"seconded:b-y"E.,G;Lu. sty;
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Moved byO. .McKenney.
Seconded by G. F. WilHams.
'The report~f ,the' Petition. and-Legislation,..c()IllIUit~ee 'was presented
and:adopt'ed on motion 'of A McLachlin, seconded' ~y D,. Stratton.
That]., G. Heiter'''he re'-appointed High School'Trllstee for Towt1
bf Aylmer for next, three years,al'd Geo. Turrell be appoin'ted Tj.uste,c
for 'Vienna High School.
,The'repo'rt.of, the Special Committee. -appointed to. confer,,'withthe
bank was,pres_p1ted and adopted on fiotionof "V~-M. Anderson, second-
eclby'D.;.McIntyre. \
.......Carried.
Elgin COU!ltyCOUllCiI'
E!gin CountY-Council
J. A. McPherson
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j. A. Moore
Movgd by J; R. 'Gqw.
R.,S,'M'cKenne!
H. B. Westover
D.]. 'M;CIntyr~
,~econded by J. A. McPherson:
D. ,R. Curtis
.
, '
:That William Hollingshead be ap'pointed, Trustee of Dutton Hi'gh
for three'years.
0, McKenney
'G. F. ,VyiIliams
W. M. Anderson
--:;-Carried.
G. ]. ]a'ckson
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Moved, by, A ~cLachlin.
}. R. Gow
A;' f3arons'
i
Secoh-cle'd-b-yJ. ,A. MtPhersoit~
1- A. Fuller
,.;
E.'G.' Lusty
That the usual 'grant of $120.00 be given to Dunwich fc'.~ Miss
vVal1ace:
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~Ca:rried.
M'Oved, byR."R. McKenney. ~
1:VlovE;d/by 0; McIZe'hriey.
Seconded9Y W;'M. Anderson.
,.,
S'etoflded by J.Fuller.
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Thatagra'ri.'to'f One Huni1redD61Iars:, be p3:id to the Elghi,'Trustees
Associati611. !, . ,
,That this COUllcilwill, ass1tm(~'allcosts ,ilTlposed on the VaXi?U81llUni-
tipalitj'eg'in the County by the Do'minion 'Railway Board in operating
~nd m'a'intain~nk all therC).i1way crossing gates in the differel1t munici~
patities in the COU1~ty of Elgin ~1l:dpass a By-law conHrming the same;
'::, ,iftb'e DQminioIJ. Railway Board will ,allow them to do so. Carried.oll'the .
"f.,i?l1()w~ng divisIon:-
-;Carrieq; L
Mo,:edbyo., M~'Kenl1ey.
'Yea$ Nays
,b. K. An~lrews. D., C'rossoll
II Linds?-y D; Stratton
A. M'cLach1ill H, L. Gddwin
. ,
Seconded by G.F. ,WiIliam~.'
That a gtant
Libraiy~
of One ,Hundred ,D~-ilar;' 'be made' to Jhe"Ehiili Law
In Amendment:
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Elgin Cou.nty Coti:ncif
$ecqnded by J.A. McPherson;
'That William Hollingshead be appointed'Trustee of DuttO'n ,Hi'gh
$choo! for three years..
~Carrie(t
,
Moved by A. M:.cLachlin. '
.bLl~A-.-~ McI.>herson.
th~t.isua1. gra1'1t :of$120.00 be -given to Dunwich for Miss
--'-Carried.
Moved /fjy O. McKe'btiey,
Sec,orided by J, Fuller.
,
,
this Coul1cil,willasst1'n~,e,~n costs imposed on tne',val'lous mUlli-'
County by the Ddminion"Railway Board in operating
all th,crailway crossing gates in the different municj~
, of Elgin:a11d pass a By;..law confi'rming the same,
Board will ,allow them to do so. Carried. ori ,the
Yeas
Nays
,D. K. An~lrews.
D.: Crosson
b: Lincls?y,
D. Stratton
A., M'cLa'ch1ill
H" L Go'dwin
.
El,gin Coun ty Co~nci1
J.A. McPherson
J. A. Moo~e
R. B.' M'cKellner
H~-B.W estove'r
D.,R Curtis
D. J.M;CIntyr~
O. M-c:f5:enney
'G. F. Williams
W.'M'.Aridersoll
G. J. Jacks'on
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J. R, Gow
A." Barons'
'J. . A: Fuller
. E.' G: Lusty
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Mov~d: byR',B. McKenney.
Seconded 9YW;'M. Anderson.'
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Thatagrah.'t' afOne Hun{lre'd.D611ars, be paid to the Elgin 'Trustees
Assotia:t'i6n.':'~ '. '. "., .. '.',
'"7Carr~eq. "
. Moved by,o., Mc'r<:e1Uley,
. }
Secolldedbjr G. F., WiIliams,. '
Thatagrallt'.a(Ol1eHuildred D~'ilar~be made tt? the"Elghi
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Amendm,ent:
Elgin County Council
Elgin, County C0111l,eil
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Mov:edby D. K. Andrew.
Moved, by;W:M.Ariderson~
Sceolided by D.]. McI:iltyre.
S.ccolldedby D. Linds,ay;.
That t!h~ graritto the'Law Library be the same9-s lastyeaf;,~50.
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Main motion lost., Amendment carried.
1:hatBy-IawNO..1034-,'bereada -second time;'
:-,-Carried.
Mo\'ecl, by J. A: Fuller,
'. sc.conded~~. Lindsay:,
M'o'v~t(:bY'H.' B.West'over.
,
:Ihatthe \tv'arden be requ.~sted to rep()1-ton,emQIoymcnf of County
_:Stell~graDher ,at the June Session.,
,Se:conded 'by W.M. Anderson..'~
That"By~Law ,No. '1034 ,be read athitdtime 'and'fibalIy:,passed.
-Carried.
M()vccl by J. A. Moore,
Moved' by'G.F. WiIIiams;
Seconded by D., R. Curtis:
SecOllded by D. Stratton.
. ,,' That ,the Watden al1d (:lerk' be authorized to sign.and'submitt6
,thc:'Minister of Public Wo+k;s and Highways of ' the Province of Ontario
the ,petition of the ,Cor.poration,-of t'heCounty~f Elgin"showil1g tJ1at
during the period, '1st- Ja,nu'ary" 1923, to 31stDeecmb~t:,',1923, there has
been 'cxpenc1e~:l upon the County. Highway System .thc'sumof $171561.02,
requesting'the, statutorygralltson -that amount as prOvided 'in The Act
,'tC;'A'id in the Improvement6f Public H'ighways. '
That BY-L:aw N'q.;
i:cad a. first time.
1-035, to a,PPQil'it BOfl,rd of Audit', be received
I
..,....Carried.
IV1-ov,ed by'G~ .-F.WiIIiams,
Secoi1d~d by'D..SU;atton:
,
Moved by D., R. Cur~i9,'
That .By..taW Nd:1035 be. read a seco.nd .time.
SecO'nded ,byW. M. Al1dersoll:
That By~Iaw,No.'1034, to authorize the Wardeti al'i,d"freasurer to',
borrow $250,000 !)creceived 'and read a. first time:
.....,..Car'ried.
Moved by D. Stratto,n,
SeC~'nded' byC;. F. WiUiams;
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That>By~La~ No. ,1035 be read a third time aIidfinallypass-ed:
~ . .' ,
.:..,....Carried~
Moved by AI M~La'chlin,
Seconded byD.;Lin4say :
That' By-Law No; 1036' to appoi1lta 'Count:v Advisory Agricultural
C,on-'neil be read a first time. '
, , , . I
-:.Carried: '
,
MQved by D. K. Andrew..
Sc<,;orided, by ,J,A: Fuller:
That By.La'w'No. l036.ber,ead a,second time.
.' -,
-Carried.
Moved by J. A. McPherson,
Set:oo'ded by /D. Lindsay:
Thit By..Law No; ' 1036 be read a third time and Jinally passed: ,
.\
-Carried.
i""";-
Moved by J. R. G0W,
'.
Secol1ded by J. A' McPherson,
, . " ., ' .
That By...Law No.1037to aPIwinta High; Constable be received and
. read,:a fh.st, time. .
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Elgin "CoUnty Cop.ncil
Move<lbY E.G. Lusty,
Secon~e4,:by: D., CrossOn';
" "':'-"'" ',' -.j';;
That ~y-Law No. 103~ be read a seco,u"d tlnie.
.....;..Carried.
M~vcd ,by A. McLa.chlin,
Se;condedby]. A.Voller:
J ';v'
~~at By-LaWI No..~037 be;read a' third. time -and fillallypa$s<(d.
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Moved-',by-J. A.Moore,
S'ec~ndedbyH.,L Godwit}
'That By~'La;wi:No; 1038 to'apPO'int,High SdlOOl Trustees
and read:a, first tiIl1.c.
Ma,ved by' H. L. Godwin:
"Secolldect'by J.',A. Moore:
,.- I
:Th<ltBy~L~w- No::'1038;be,t:e~d a ,second ,time.
r
:~Carried"
,'..I
M'oved'by J. A Maote,
Seconded ,by H. L~Godwin:
. '., ..
That BY~Law.'No" }'Q38.'be re~d a, third tHne 'an'd" Hnally'<passed.
,.,.....- . . ;' ,';11 ,'J-," \\ ''',', " .,....,
~Ca:Fried.
Elgin County COllnCil
EIgili Cdi'iuty Council
The'_ Warden app'ointedth,e "following 'deputations:
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To Meeting qntaria 9oodRoads- Association:
',The-Warde,n- addressed theCounci1.
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"'Gen,tlemei1::..l..
',J
Messrs... McLachli,n, McPherso'li, Cros'son,
McKenney,;Strattoll, Moore ,and Ful1er~
Andersoll, " R'.
B.
I!'l tori1~ellting the :'mpst itilportant session pf the year, J, have:;,'
c'6ngratulate you, for the 'day __sc.!'ecteet as' the 'late, seas6n' has
most, cOl?veni,<(p,t for, ~1I who J{f: eqg~_geft, ,i,l.1,ag,Hcul~V,r:~:,
"l..
tori d i tl'6hs: gen c:rally ti'i~Q~~ho'M t'lic' Can'tit'; :~l:e' 'f~{r.':~lthbug~':l;rfc~~
'<', r", ",,': ' ,':, ;";n.' C' .-, ", ';,"" ,,"',' ", ",,':, ,,',' ,<:> 1',":'" .-',;:,11:.\':,:'- ~, :,'\':;', . ' ", ,,"
or,},?,riculhtfalprcductsa:e p0t.-,as' high;'a,s,;:,dpring, th~, ":Wetl'.",
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MeetingProvincial:.Trustees Association:
'Mes.srs.McIntyre, -Godwill, Williams anll Gow'.u
Mqvecl, by Vj. Anderson;
',by 'I-I. ,B.We:itover:
Council'adjourn to'meet all',the ,17th' of:June,19-24.
- ; < ~Carded.
,.,/"
A. BARONS,
Warden.
,
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SECOND SESSION-FIRST, DAY
, ,'-;,,1
TtJesday, 17th da,y of]une,)924
The Elgin :CountyCouncil met this day ill accorchl.,nce with adj9unl~
luent.
"'TheWardcll in the chair.
'.t\llthe,,-Il~ei~b~rs p'~esel.lt inCluding vi R.Gunning,.0ho toqk his
seat as Reeve o(Sot,tthwold, inplace.oLN. E.' B4rt'0!1, deceased.
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wilL leave the Council' free to take such' action as they may deem
',~dvisable; The,Memorial Hospitfll. ,is,.,nearin~ ',~oTI:1Pletioh ,and should, be
inspe,cteq. during the session. The. official opening will probably 'take
Iplace,',jn August.
D,?dd's Bridge
,,' .....,'.' ,
When:: ~he' High'ways DepartmcJ.ltAccount for, expenditures on
p'rovincial,Highwayswas pres'cnt,cd ,in'January, the Cletk'w'as ,instructed'
t~enquire as to. ex~enditureson Dodd's_Brid~e ,over" ~he west, bt'fll1ch of
'Kettle ,Creek. It'seems there:_are'twobl'idges on Provincial lIighway
oyer 'this :cre~1c The one ol1jwhichthe 'Work ,was d'o~'e" nearthe Middle-
sex' C~unty . Line.., will in' future, be known as Kettlc' Creek Bridge North;
addthc(bridge near the Gity"as Kettle Cr~'ek' Bridge South, " ,
, ,. \ '
, .' Cr.os~,ing ProteCli()n,
The .Council at:'thei~ closing January' Ses'sion passed. a res~lution' fo
"assunl,e, cost of cro,ssillKprotecti()l1 as Hxed by The Dominion RaiIway
Commis,sion,in different parts 9f the' CqUIlty-, Tile 'matter" was referred
by ,the 'Cle,rkto theCOJJnty So'lcitor,whose ,opinion will be laid :beJore
yo~, No furth'er:acti?l1 ha,s bee'n taken in the -matter,~1though the
tow\ls,~ip o{Malahideappliedtotrhe Commission to bere~ieved qf costs
'Qf'gates:in 'Aylmer, nothing ba's been done. It appears thatthc' County
COU1'1ciLhasnq; ju~j"sdiciio,n,in thc1h1attcl\ '
Historical MOliuin~nts
A federal authoi-ity is arranging, t() erect 'merp-orial tablets at P~{rt,
Stanley,a'nd Port,Talbot" re,ferring .to the histor,icai featu~es of e~ch.
Thc 'Elgin}Iistorical ,Society has under conside'ration,the _e~ectio~ '.of
tab'lets :marking',hislorical ;spPtsinthe Copnty" This' yC<j.r, .tabl~ts will
be: crccted:at the site of ~iddlesex Registry'Offj~e, 'which' was locate~in
of Dunwich previous to 1849, andat the Frome Congregational
South wold, establishedove,r<'1oo yea,rs' ago. '
In St. Thomas,similar t<lbl~tswi11 bc erected.on site of -First Medi~
Sq~~Ol'ill.Can<l:da and at the St. 'Thomasf\nglican Church, er~cted
'100 years ago., .The,Council)s not;, being'a,skeq.' {or a;,gralit',iu' this con~
nectiol1,,,hut would: _dQ",well to, appoint a Committee,; to..' repl'e_s'en,t:, them
when the ,ceremonies, take p)ace~ ,. i
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Ontario Good< Roads As.sociation'
The Couhcil and local m'unicip-aliti'es 'were well represented in the
AnnUlI Convention 01 the Good Roads Assoc;ation held in Toronto the
;'?s,t week in February', ,'The general attendance was ve'~~. 1a.rg'e' and
provi.ncc-;"ide, The programme was instruCtive a,nd the interchange 01
oPinions' on, variolls' pha'ses'of the road question most valuable to all
COllcerne~1. ' \
Good Roads Commia~iorn
A Legislative Committee authorized'at'last session of legislature have
been meeting'll! various p'a'rtscif the Province to give municipal 'aurhori;.
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Ucs and other,s an oPpoctupityol express'ing an opimon il!relerenceto,
pres~l~thigh waypolieies_ and f~r receiving s ugges ti Ons'; forim'provemel1t!;.
'The meeting lor this district was'held in London on Saturday last At
my requesf,the Coqnty Roads Committec and CIerk attended on behalf
01 'this, Count", If there are any matters the Council can, snggest lor
improvements-of present system, or the re-Iocation of. roads to il11prove,
,it, res'olutioilsshould_be'~assed'at this s~s'sion: ..
Legislati()n
The MuniCipal'leg;slation of this year 'is not of special interest. to
Cou1itie, except an amendment to the B;ighway laws, providing) f.or
prov'il1cialsubsidies of4.0per.cent.'for 'expen,diture-s on:CquntyBridges
,that are.'not'loca,te?' on Cdunty.Roads.
A lormat hy-Iaw must be passed ass timing 'bddgcs over which the
County has imisdiction;for the approval ol.the Minister of Highw~ys,
unde\' provisions: of Highway Improvement Act. T'hesebridges will
then b~ under the charge__of th,e County Roads Committee and SupefM
intendellt. ' ,
Th-e Highway Traffic Act has been improved and greater restrictions
heavy lQags provided.)
In'rural' dist~icts,' 5:0 .per cent. of'cost, of il~,stalIjng 't-railsmissioll lines
.and cables .-wql ,be .provided'by Provil1'c!'
c:ommimity Halls Act now provides lor' their establi,hlnent by
Sections 91' mllll'icipalitics ~ith'\?r. withollt athletic fields.
Elkin County., Council
Elgil~
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County Council
The granting of boiulses by localrriunkipalities js ,restricted to
fiied assessments and the~ocal Improv:ements Act will, in fu.tme,
applytolclect1:icalpower an'd, lighting in townships. 'This:' will :be of
'Ii articular interest 'in, suburbs, of towns ,and~ities.
FromC. St. C.,'Leitch,' CquntySolicitor,re' Cou~ty, assttming liability
fa: r,ailway crossing protection.-Fifed.
From J. ':A,T<Jylor, Xlillpector
Beluca tion: Comrhi ttee.
of Pub.lic
Schools.'-:-'-Refert.ed to
Th~ ,care of neglected cemeteries is' noW a-'matter of municip'alcon,-
cern and County Councils may appoint inspectors to ldok after 'enforce,'"
mentof Act.
From J,:A. Bell, 'County Engineer, with
Jmptovernents Committe,e.
,
report..:......Re1c~re~ to ,Public
Redistributioh in Elgin
The ,Committee in charge of the redistribu~ionof ,Province' into
,electonil'div~sjons fo'r elections to ,Ho,usel of ,ton'1mons,b~ve 'repoi"ted . in '
favor of, adding Yarmouth' a-nd So~th Dorchester to'West Elgin' and
'Malahide, Bayham and Aylmer to form ',a 4ivision inc1uding~he ,County
of Norfolk. ,It\is to'be regrettedthat the Criuntyisto bc'dividedin ~his
way. The present ridings are s'mal1" and the populatio,nnot sufficien'tto.
watrallt their continuance. I ~ould suggest, that the Council' discuss
theadvisability~f making represent;ltionsto 'Ottawa to have the County
,as a whole comprise one electoral district,'
M,.oved '-by D. K. !\ndrewSi
Secondcd'by',D. Lindsay. '
for
C'-""" '" ,'.' __ ''-', " ,'-', ."
ThaLMr.A. E. Holmes representing the Canadian NationaI.Instittit'e
the Bl'ind'l;ie allowed to address ,'t1-ie C~unciI. . --! /
F
the 1'ast day of the previous s~ssion _were read and
1,fr.Hqlmes then ,'addressee}. the Council in reference
Cai1adiaii:NatiQl1al Institute for the Blind. 'The Ward,en
applica,tiqn' to' the. Financ'eCommittee.
to grant for
referred the
The 'f611owing communic;tiol1S were read:
'Mr. Anderson gave notice ofdelegatiol1 re Elghl_Boys'
Calf Club/ to'wait upon. the Council Wednesday afternoon.
al1,d Girls;'
FromHighWays'D.epa~1:ment.'Toronto, re--Dodd's Bddge,-:--Referred
Finance: Committee.
Moved: by O. McKenney,
.
Seco"nded by,G,p'. Williams ,:
Fron1 Highways Department re ap'plication for 'Provincial Highway
Ma:tahide.~Referred ,to County Road Committee.' -- \
That tl1is C~uncil --do now
allow --Comlilittees__to ineet..
adjourn until'IO.30a.m. ta..mon-oW
to
From <Provincial 111~pector of Charitable Institutio115 re, grant to
H-ouseof Refug'e.---'-Referred to Finance Committee.
From' Depa:rtr~en'tof Agti~ulture xe uhlto' Agricultural Sociity.""-:"
Refet1~ed .toFinanceCo:rp.mitt,ee. .
:',Elgin C0Ui1ty . Couilcil
Elgin 'County . Courtcil
SECOND SESSH)N"":SECOND DAY
the tepoh.. This was secondcdbyD.R"Curtisi.uid -'carried; on
followillg division:
Wednesday; 18th of June,J924
The Elgin C0U11ty' Cou~~ci1 m~C this day ill accordancG ,with. adj6urn-
meht. ' ' "
Xeas.
Nay~-,.
n: K.'.Andrews
]. A. Fuller
The Wardell in the c'hair.
W.R GUI11ling.,>
,D. Lindsay
A'U ,the :ine'mber~ pre~ent.
D.Crosson
A. 'McLachIin
Proceedings of, the previous day weretead and corifirme&.
G.F.Williams
J. 'A.I M:cPhers'on
Mr. Stratton gave notice 9f applkation'f6rgrant; of -$100 'for Port
, Bun-vell"loc;l{C'up, . . ,
D.' Stratto.n
]. R. G?W
]'A~' Moore
E: G., Lusty
;. 'Mr,~ 'Anc1rews gave notice of application foirgrant oE30 pel' ceilf of
cost 'of' repairing Kent County Line at .Pattersoh Culvert.
;n.R. Curtis
0.: McKenney.
. 'D~\J.McIntyre;
Mr; 'Williams' gavc-h'otic~: of 'depubtion re' COU1lt'YRoad in Viell'ila;
to addrcs'~ the Coutlcll Friday moriiiilg'. ' ,
W.,M.Andersol1
Dr. Jackson
Moved.o, Curtis,'
A._ Batons
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Seconded by D. Crosson:
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That ,theColtucil.g6 into'Comm'itteeof ,the ,whole to consider'report
of Special Hospital Com111ittcc laid over from the Janua~y Sessio-n.
,.......,Car~ied,
Litldsay,
The Council wcnt into Committee of the' whole~withMr. Moore in
~e,' chair.
After considering th~ re,port dause,by clause', th.e' Committee arose
and the'chairmall l;cp-orted and moved the: adoption of. Clause.s ,l.,artd 2-of
That the Chairmen of th'e various Committees
mittee to report on W al~'den'sAddre.!is.
he a Special COI1;~
'~Carried.
Elgin: County
Council /
Elgili
1vloved' by 0; McK;cnncy,
, '.' ...."
~ec<?ncled by D. Stratton:
cOl1sidcl'ing the fe'port cl~lU'sebyclause, the Committee
report was adopted without amendment
sec.onded h:v H~ B..West~ver.
Moved,'byR.. R McKenney,
Se-col1dedhy H. B. vy eS,tover :,
Mo'Vedl~yV\r, ~nderson; r
That
m0rrow.
the,' COunty Council visit the'MemodaI..HosPltal,
"Sec01idccl,by ,D.., 'Mc'Intyre: , ..... J
That. the d~ptitation of the Elgin BOY:5 an,d Girls CaH Cl~b he 'heard.
"':"';':Carried.
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:.M-oved,hy H. R\iyestover,
~~,~on;ded by D. Curtis:
Thatthis Council adjounitoniect to'-'mo-l-rO'\vat 10 6'C't'ocktoaHow
C6mmiUees to meet, \ "
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'Me$srs.Minor, Teeple and Cator then made application for gr(l.nt or
.$100, for:'Boys',<J.nd Girls' Cdlf Club. This wasreferi-ed b.y the Warden
, tothe,:'Finance Conlmittee, \
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1.;to,ved'b~' G, "J., Jackson,
'f:.
A. BARONS,'
Wardell
.
SecondedbyW. :Ander,son:
SECOND SESSIOl'''~THIRD DAY.
" '.',' "
That 'Mr; B~een 'an:dMr: Woods be per'mitted to a'ddress, the Council
1,~':cbncrete work 'Ol'i,ioa':d,"'constructiol1. "
-Carded.
Thursday, 19th 'of Juue,
, " The Elgin :COitntYC6uncil 'met'this day in accordance with
lnenL
Mr. Woods then addresse,d the,Coul1c,il;i11favol',of concrete:road
cQl1structipn; The report of the Special Committee '011 Warden's'
address\was' Jiresel1ted~nd adop'tcd on motion of Dr; Jackson, second~d
by J. A. },{06re., ' '
The report of the Edqcation,Cotnmit{ce,was presented and :referred
to Co~mitteeof the Whole with Mr. Andrews in -the chair. After
rhe:Wardeu'in the ,chait'.
All the memb'ers present.
Procee,dit~gs~f thepr~yjotts clay- '\i\\er1 read andconIirmcd,
,
1'he report of the County Roads Committee ' was' prcSc"ted a!ld
to Committee of the Whole;, with Mr.. Gunning-in the chair,
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considering the rCpol;t, the Committee 'arose
was laid over for further consideration.
and all motion to
SECOND SESSfON---POURTH PAy
Moved by D; Stratton,
The EJginCountyCouncil mef this. day in aCtordailce with fl;djourn..
111ent.
,
Frid.ay, 20th day of J unc, 1924
Seconded by H. L. Gqdwili:
That .this Council grant the sum
repairing the Port:Bmwell lock-ur.
9f One Hundred Dollars towards
;THe .Warded in the.cha,ir;
i'"
-Canied~
All\ t'h~",~embers'"presellt. .
;Moved ))yD.K. Andrews,
Proc:e:edings of the previous _ day ,'were read alid confirmed'.
Seconded 'by' D.Linc1say :
'l'hat thiS Councilgr@ll;L:the; Townsf-dp of Aldporough 50.ver-,'cent.
of,lth~ir share of cost of the repair and improvcment:o-fl,the bridgea.nd
tl,11:of the Patterson,Hill on the "K:ent':E'lgin towri~1ii1('..
Letter .from the Secretary 01 the Springfield School Board in j(eler, .
e!,lce to balance dne Co~tinuation Schoo,1 for 1923, was read and referred
tt), the Edutation Com'mittee. I ,
Mr. Lnsty gave Hotice 01 ~pp1icatiol1 I~r grant of $100 for, Rodney
10,(:k-l'1p al.1d Mr:R. ,R McKel111CY- gave 'notice for rebate of illterestdue
on Stalter Bridge accoUnt.
-Carried.
The 'report, ofthe-SpecialCotrimitteeapPohlt~d to arrange matters,
". ..... ,/. .'., ._....-.'..,'. ,""'. - . ,
'withtheBa:nk Was presented and adopted 011 'motion of W. M. Ander..:
,$'O~l, seconded bY' O. McKeilney.
. Mo,:,cd hy:t-LL.Godwin,
Seconded byW. M. Anderson;
NfQved by J. A. Fuller; "
this Council adjouFtl td meet to-morrow at'to o'clock.
Secoilded 'by D. Lin:dsajr ;
,
-Carril'tI.
l'hq,t,this'Coul1cil adjoufl1_ to meet at2 p.m.
A: BARONS,
Warden
;
the Council i~eshll1ed.
-"-Cal'ried.
Moved, by G.}!. Wflliams..'
, Seconded by Q. McKenney.;
That the Vie~ll1a deputation' now. be heard.
-Carriecl:
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EJgin . Cqun ~~. .' - C(;H~.H~il
','",
1fbvecl, by ~K,-h:.'.McKe11il'c:YI'
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I'.
,Seconded by -R.: B. ,Westover:
,That ,Malahide'sport.ion ,of- the interest., on
account to th~-amount Of $500.00 be cancelled. '
Salter-- ,Gully Bridge
";L6st.
Moved by' n. K. Andr'ew~;
Secoi1dccl by W. M. Atlderson~
That a statement of' cost of Stalter 13ddge aud, il1ter"c;t paya'ble by
,Malahidc to County-be prepared for pres~nt~tion__atNovcm_b~.r_S~ssioll.
-Carried,
Moved by E. G. Lusty,
Seconded by D. Linds,ay:
That this Counc.ilgra.nt $100 for repairs to theJock..uVill the -Village
of Rodney.
E:lg:n Comlty CJun'dJ
Moved'by'}, A. Moore,
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Seconded by H. L. Godwin:
I:.i ,
, . '.' - ""'--',.-.-. .:. . """ ',I . .' . . .,.
ThatSheriff:Harding "be allowed to address the Council.'
"'-~Cal'ried.
I
SheriffcHarding, then addressed' the Council in reference
Salaries" alid thc,jmatter >~was'referre'd to ;theGaol Committee/,
r:' :,1'.1'
to Gao)
I
Moved by J. A. Moore,
Se~onded by D. ]. McIntyre:
. ,
That, resolution ,passed ~t January Session' it; reference to ,assuming
CQst of protection gates, at railways crossill9;s, ber~sc!nqed~,
-Carried.
Th~ report of the County Road Committee was presented
~(ropteClon~ mot,ion of I. A. Moore" seconded by R. B. McKenney.
Moved ',by:'R.,H; 'McKenney;
Secondr::d byH. RWestover:
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That'ih'e :a:mo'unt"duc;:i3elm~ht 'andSpringfie'ld Conflr111'aNon Schools
for 1923 ',beadjusted by th~ Clerk-a:nd.J)aIances" dbc paid"by'the, Trea:sur~r
o'w;hi$,~eertificate. ',-" \ , ,
,-Carried.
fiJ;'st, report of the Finance'C6inniitte'e was
motiol! of ~rn" A1).qerson, seconded by O.
presclHed' 'alid
McKe~lney.
second reporto(the Finance Committee'was .pres'ellted 'and
on mol-ioJ-l of Wm;' Anderson;, se'conded,by D. J. McIri.tyrc,
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aild
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:(r:.~<<it\~'\Coun:~y' Council
'\EJ~iiV:CQ,unty 'COU,IIdl
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after ,motion ,t.o -refer the report to, a Committee_'ofthew;hole had been
voted, down. < \
M0ved by f.R: Gow,
\ The report of the Public rinprovements "Committee was' pr~'sented
and adopted on ID9tipn, ,~trA.'t Fppet;, ,~;econ~_e~ py:~E, G,L\1,sty.
SecoIIdedby r A,McPherson:
Thai)Y~'I,.aw~l9,,'1039, be read as,econd time,
";:';'MDvedby 0, McKemicy,
~Ca~"ded.
-Carried.
Moved' by A; \McLachlin,
Sec.onred by]. A: FuUet:
'.\
That' By~Law No. '1039be(~ad a third Jime and finally, passed.' _
Seconded by l); J. 'MclntY're:
.-That .the'House"of Industry Committee he"
November ,Sess,ion on advisability of reducing
with the, House, of .Industry.
-iiIsh'ucted -to' r.eport 'at,
size of farm cOllnetted
,},
Moved 'byW; l{. GUllp:i~lg>:),.
Seconded; by 'D. ' Cr()sson',,: i ,
'-Car'l'i,e-;l.
That the equalization, of the Assessment Rolls be the same
year.
I:
as last
Moved by', D. Stratton;
\
Seco:uded' by, J. A Moore :
-,-Carried~
lO~p tOl':esci~d BY,~~aw N:o~ 981 be' r,~<:eive("
Moved by A. McLac:hlin,
....
,-Carded:
Seconded by 'J.A; McPherson:
Moved by j. A; Moorej
" T4atD41l,Cal1McN.~,hbaild :S.. S.._Me,DennaIJd"'.be:re.appontedtrlem.
hers of.the Mqth~r's-Allowanc,e,'13.oard.
" ," -, -I" \" ,-;Carried;
SecoiIded by D,. Stratton:
\":
\
!hat'"BY~LayvNo.1049:b~/~~~9 <;1',Of;e<:;on4,time.
Moved by A. McLachlin,
~Ca:,rrid-L
Seco,\<\ed by J.A. McPher~.on:
ThatBy-L~'w No. 1039 to assl~me
rea~ a first ,tilf1~;
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County Bridges 'be received,' and
'Se~oiidedby' H: B.Westover:
,;11
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ThatBy~Law No. 1040 be read a'third time and finally passed.
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-Carried.
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I
ElgIii'- 'Cdont-j/::' Cotmcll
MC!ved by' E. G...Lusty,
,Seconded by W. ,R.Gunning:
That By-Law Nd,: 1041 to"Collfirni Eqtra:iization of As's{!'sJ'~ent'
,g.9:ll~:,/~~~".rec~ive"d ~nd r,cad a: first time;
-Carried.
Moved, E; G. Lusty,
Seconded byW, R. Gunning:
:.tr
By-Law Nd. 1041 be read a second time.
-Carried.
;' .,',',
Moved by W. 'It Gunning,
S~cOl1d-ed by R,. 'G;. Lusty:
;(:~ .fhl{ii;~~~~'No:' 104'{te r~ad-a 'third ti~e and tin'a~lypas$ed.
P;",-:i'n, ').
-:Carried.
Moved :byW. M.Anderson,
Seconded by 'D~, J. "'McIntyre:
That By~Law NO:'~:m4~fr~-':f~i's~~ A:~bu'nts for
r,e'c'eiv~,!IL,..andread' a first time.
" i ~
County ^ Rates, be
~Catriedi '
'.1',-
Moved by D. J. ,McIntyre,
";,<.-"
Seconded T)yW. M. Anderson:
,';;
.T~~t By-LawNa. 1042 -be read a second t1111e.
......,Carded.
_-Elgili ,CGltn~y"Coun~il
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,,!-"::Mo~~d--'~by-}'Y. M. Afield.s'Oh',
,,<,,'
Seconded ~y n: McIlltyre:
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That B.y~'La:W;No.'1042 be';r~~d' athird lime" ahd fillah~ pas/sed.
o
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,~Cal'ricd.
:':'-"
Moved, by 'D. Litldsay,
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Seconded by J. A.:F'ulie~:\~
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That By~Law Na.1043 to make
rec:el{'&d: a'n'd, re,ad a 'fitst time.
Grants 'fa - Villages and town be
-CaITicd.
Moved by- D. 1(; AtidreWj
SecQt{ded,_ by' i/ -:tip.dsay:
,
1'h'at'By-Ll'::,iw No. l04:3'bc"re'ad' a s'ecodc(time.
:::':"Car'ded:
'Moved" by l k Fu1f~r,
Seconded. by D. Lindsay:
'Tbat By-Law, No. 1043 be r~ad ~ ,th'il"d time and finally passed;
,::-,CanictL '
Elgin- Comify "Council
The following deputation was appointed' by, the
meeting of' the Ontario Municipal Ass~dation:
D; K:Andrews, D. Lindsay,':H;'B. Westover, D. R. Curtis, O.
McKenney', E. G. Lusty,I>. J Mdn:tyr,e, J. R: Gow:.
I . . - " '
Warden to.,attend
lvr~\ied by. Wi- M; Andersor)., ,.
Seconded ,by G. H. Jackson ';
'That this Coundl adjourn
i'
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to meel on the. 25th of November;
,
-Carr.icd.
,
A BAR9NS.,
\Varden
THIRD
SESSION
;
FIRST DAY
, Tuesday, ,,?5t~' .November, .1924
The Elgin
CountY-C:?tmciLth~t thJ;s'day accordirigto ,~qjournenjenC
The Warden in the chair.
All the m~mbe:rs 'prescl~t.
The .War:den addressed the Cou,neil.' as' follo;\:V,s:
" ,
To the Elgin County Couneil:
It ,does not'appear that there' will be more than
'ness, to cng<ige your att~ntion at the present S'~SSiOl;.
routine
bus i-
ETg'ir:l,Cotlnty COli:ildl'
, '43, ,
Memorial Hospital
Tlle$t., Thollla~Metri()dal 'B:ospitalhas'bcel~ completed 'and 'opened
\vithappropriaiecerem'on'ies. It. is most complete in.everyresp'ed, and
will be" open' for:i'nspection pf the County_Council d.uring. thc'. Scssi()!~.
The County Grant of~lO,OOO'should now -be'paid. '
Warden's" Meeting
During" O~tober, the "C'lerkand 111ys'elf at:tel1.ded a 111ee't'ing oJ
Wardens cOlwoned by the Minister of:(iighways to discuss matters
thathad"beeu' brought fo the_attentiO'1~.of the:'J\dviso~"Y Com,rrlitteeof
the_ Highway!> depart~ents"at illeetings h'eld throughout' th'e 'Provinc.e.
,. '"
Ther~v'vas '.~' gi)Qdattendance, and ..,al~", int'erestin? ' dis_cussion, on
~lallYSubjects:.thecQnc1usions "arrived at that will be ...I)'endicial., These
will bepublishedbefoi-e the January'5es,s)Q11. " ,
The:';.Prcmier entertail1edth-e delegates a:( Lttnche611 ~nd'expl'essed
tis inte'lition to. consult with the Muqicipal repres,el1tatiyes from time to
titn~ as:-ilYlporta~'ltlegis'lationaffeCtingtheir jntere'sts' in,ay be neceS-
sary:
House of IncJust,ry
There has been,a very decided. decrease inilumber ofhlll1ates. in
the House pf Refuge, This suggests the advisability of considering
som~ re-:-organizationwitha' view' to. redu'cingove-rh~ad" expense... The
sale of: the, far~ has alreadybe"en, suggested;. ,but' this.' may ,.l~ot ,be
desirable untillal~dis in greater demand than atpresent._Itispossible
thata;conferenc~_ with the CitYauth6/riti~s'might- resul~ in ~n,alTan:ge~
rylent'for the,care, for such inmates as they ~ight desire to se,n~l there.
The Maintenance ofParents:A.ct, has; no doubt, had some influence
'1n re'ducil~g 'the'11umber ofap'plicationsf~r'admission; ,
It is'deSirablethat.the. business..of tI1e'_se,ssion shduldbe completed
by Friday ,noon;" a, little Co-operation on the, part of COI111l1itteet:hair_
man'wm enable us ,to do this without much effort.
Proceedings of; thc,last 'day of the JUl1cSes'sion
Elgiil> County'. Council
Elgin, 'County\, Council
Thefollowi~i~ cpmmunications were ,read:
THIRD SES'SION-.-SECOND ' DAY
Fr'om County Engineer with report.......:.Rcferrcd to :public hrtprQve:-
mentC6mmittec. ' .
WedpesdaY,Novem:her 26th'., 1924
. ,
r{l~Elgjn COllrityCol1nci1 met 'this dayiil,accordallce, with'adjourn.;;
lllCllt. '
From, Physician, Ho'use of,Indttstry.-Referred to the House'
Industry, Committee. '
FrOl)l 'COu~ltyperk.Report oLLicen~c:s in for-ce.-----'Filed.,
The Warden,in the Cha~r.
~om':E.W:"Baker, App1icano~ for position a5"sal~ried County
Constabl,e.""'-Referred; t~ Finarice Committee.
All themetnbers present.
Er6mCoU11tY,COUilCil of,'Lincolu; regrarits to U.rban and' E.ural.
Sc:hools~-Refel're(l to,"~ducation' Committ~e.
I
The~ proceedirlgs:of the pr~'Yiousday were read alldc0ilfinped..
rom1Yiuriications 'fr'om theAylmer,. Fair aJ:1d the' St.'ThornasPo,tt1try
As:socia'ti()l1swere read 'and referr:ed to" the Finance Committee; .
.j\{r<D.']:, Mdlltyre"presented' p~,tition', for silent P9licemal1'
County Const'ableat Sparta. '
""," ,F'r91;l1 Chief' Officer of' t-Iealth,'for,Ont,ario~ yYith ~eport o,f.lnspec~
."tor of Ho~se of Refuge:-'-Referr~d to House 9f.Indust'ry,~'omrnittee~
:.' . ,~rom c6'unt~rreasurer, ,wi~,h: report.~l)'ef,erred' to Finance Com~
tnittee. ' ,
Mr. Anc1ersongave l10tice ora deputation from South, Yarmouth
re appointment' of County COl1sta'ble 'bn' Wednesday' afternoon'.
Moye(C~y' p. 'McKel1iley;
Se~on:ded:by! D. Stratton:
Moved by W. M. 'Anderson, and seconded by, H; R We,stov'er', that
this Council :adjo'urn, to meet'to"'marraw at 10 'o'clock. I
Th,~tthe ,Fin~11ce Commi~te~,:,~e request~d to
al~owance for conveyance of inmates ta House
report, on. ra.i~ingthe
'of Ii~~ustry; ,
~Carfi~'d.
'"7"Cahied:
A. BARONS,
Warden"
Moved' b'y' W. ,M. Anderson,
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SecondedbyR. B. McKenney:
Th:itthe :Warden make arrangeme1rits with,' the Meinoria-l f-tosphal
Board, for' members of the (:ouhci} to.,vi'sit the 'institution to~morrow at
four ~'clock.
-Car;ried.
-Elgin' Coqr).ty Coullcil
Mo~ed by D.R. Curtis;
'Scc~ri'ded by b.j. McIntyre:
That this ,Council adjourn to meet at 2 o'clock to allow commit-
tees to meet.
-'~Carric:d.
The Councilresulllec1.
Moved by W.M;'^Alldersonj'
Secon'de;;d b~,_[). R.CuHis:
That the geputation r'epresentirig
InstittftiQn - be now heard.
,
the South, Y armouth-W 011,1e11'3
~Carried.
M~sdames',Haight, bwe-l,h Waitc_and Bailey:,then addres'sed; ,the
Council in reference to .'the appointment oJ, tr'affico.fficer 'oll'Highway,
the,Lonct'6n and Port'StatileyRoad.,'throughUl1ion.
The Warden referredtheirapp1i~ation to: the Finance €ommittce-.
ML ,E. Lusty gave notice that he/ would ,apply ,for s4Ppleme1ltary
grant {or West Lome',and Rodney Conti~l1;1atiari Sch6bl!?~
MLf,R. GQi;V>ga've ,notice of, similar applicationfo.r grant for
Dutton High School. -
The Report of the Public Improvements Committee was presented.
aud' ac1opted'On the; fiotionof J.--{\.. ,Fuller, seconded by D. R.C;::urtis; .
Moved' by 'Q.McKenney,
Seconded 'by G~ Wqliams:
That, this Coun~il ,~dj6~m
commit,tees ti? meet now..
u11til10 o'clock to-morrow to allow'
-Carded.
A. BARONS,
Warden.
Elgin, ,County-C01jllCil,
THiRD ,SESSION-THIRD DAY
Thursda'y~ November ,the 27th.; '1924
, Tpe. ~l~in Count'y 'Council met t'~is: c1a,y according 't~, a~lj~6f:i~I~lcnf;
TheW arden 'in the Chair,
All the .members Were present.
Proceedihgs of the -previOllsday :were 'read'all'dconfirine-d. _
The Conununitation from the L,ondon .alid POI.t Stanley.
re gravel from Hathaway Pit w'a,s read,aJld -referred to_the
Roa~s CO'mrqittE'C. '
The'Rep6tt~f the Gaol-Committee 'was presented and
the'lllotion ofR. L Godwin"seconded.by:H.R Westover,'
, ,
I
T.he report oJ.. the -Hou~e,()f In?u,StrY"J:o~1n~ittee, was read' and
adopted on the motion, of O.McKeilllCY" seconded '-by D. ].McIntyre;
Mav'ed bY'D.LindsaY,se~6"1~ded by W,.JM. Anderson, that this
,C9prl(Wadjo,~n~ ", tQ -.me:t:.at2A~!~: ,\.
The Council re'sulIiecl.
ii'
Moved by J. R Gow,
,
i".-"J;
Se'c6nded by'E; G.Lusty,:
That, t!H(ust1aI '.grailt,of2Sper cent. be ,made 10, the
S~d.et~.
Elgin County:-'Couri~il
Elgiil "County-Council
-~'cconded,.-bY,). ',~. Fuller:
The . Report of the:,F~nance.,Committee,' wa,s "presente,d, and adopted
an the motion of W. M. Alld~rson; secondedbyE. G. Lusty:
Mo~ecl by W. 'M. i\.llderson,
"S~co'nded by' J." A, F'uU'er:
Tha,t tl1e cont~nuation Scnools oLRod~ey and West 'tome' and
, th'e High- SdlO01"of D~tton, be_~l1owed a supplementary grant, of Five
Hmidr'ed ,Dallal'S each. '
LLost.
That the thanks.of. this Council be t~ndered to the Wardell,
that the us~al'grantof One Hundred D'ollars' be paid 'to him.
Moved byW.M. Anderson;
,
Secoild'ed by H, B. Westover:
MQved by-- O.--McKenney,
S~cond'e'd :byW.,R. 'Gunning,;,
That;this (8uncil,do;n6w adjoUr11 to 'ltleet,to-m~rrow'at,lOojc1o'ck.l
to 'alIo~the Council tq visit the MemQ1"ial ~-IospitaL
~Carrie.d;
That the uSllal,gran,! of$15.00 he paid - to ,the 'Ti~l1e:S~ J PUnlalrcporter
"fo:t'his'services in reporting the proceedirigs of this Council during the
PMt Year. "<, / ' __ " '
..:-C'arde'd.
A. BARONS,
~W arden.
,THIRD SESSION-FOURTH DAY
, , I '
Frida'y, Nove~'l1ber, the 28th., 1924:
Moved by,D. K. Andr.ews,
Secohd.edby J~ A.: McPherson :
That'asuInrilati report giving tota~" a.tnO~l1t'6f m01':le:y:,:spcl1't' on
County Roads; also a'mountspel1t 'on each Toad be published. in the
Times;] 6urnal. .
The Elgin County .c:oundlmet 'this day' iq - accofclancewith "adjohrn~'
me,I)1f:.,
The 'Warden ,in the Chair:
Proceedings of the previous 'day were readal1d'confirm~d.
'Mov-ed by n. I(-~A'riare~s;
Seconded' by 'D. Lindsay:
. ' -, I .
That' thiS Council ,adjo1.lrn;,
Alfthe members preseJ1t.
The Report of the-Education 'Committee was presented and -adopted
o11lhe,: motion ofK B,,'McK~111'1eYJ' sec'ondedby- D. - Lindsay.
The Report of :County Roads-Committee.was presentedalld adoPF~d
o'n'01oti<m of J. A. M09Te, ,~econd"ed by D,: StrattO.n.
"':"Carried.
A. BARONS,
,0
:Elgin county 'Comicil
STAND,ING' COMMITTEES'
COUNTY ROAD COMMITTEE
J.: A.Moore, Chairman
Andrews, Alexander McLachlin, W._R. ,Gunning, W. M.
Anderson, R.B. McKenney, D. Stratton.
GAOL COMMITTEE
H,'L, Godwin, Chairman
. D. R. Curtis E. B. Westover
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS' COMMITTEE;
J ..A:, Fuller, Chairman
Linclsay',,}. A,McPherson, D.Crosson, D~R'.Curtis. H. B.
'Wcstover,~ H..L. Godwin,Dr. Jackson, E. G. Lusty:
IIOUSEOF INDUSTRY COMMITTE'E
O. "McKenney, Chairman'
D; Crosson Do J. McIntyre
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Wm. Al1d'erson, Chairman
b. 1{, A~1~trewstA; McLachlil1,' W. R; Gunning, R. B. McKenney,'
D"Stratt()i1, J. A. Moore, O~llGISenpey;G;.F.- Williams,.
A.Barons,,'Dr. Jacks'Ol1, J. 'R.Gow\ J';- AI,<vller
E G, Lu,\y
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
R.B. McKenney, .Cl:1a'irman
D. Lindsay, J. A. McPherson, D. J. IVJ;clntyre,H.L;Godwin.
lA, 'Moore, G.F.Willia,rtl5, J. R. Gow, lA.,Fuller',
E. G.,Lusty
PEnTlONS AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
A.,McLachlin, ,Chairmah
D,Stratton; D;, Jackson, J: R. Gow
LEGAL COMMItTEE
~r. oJ ackson, Chairman
;0. K, Andrew~"W,R. Gurining, Wm. M. Anderson
Elgin County "CQmitil
REPORT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL INSPECTOR TAYLOR
J~ne Se~sion
To' the Warden and Mem~crs of the Mt1l1itipal Corpor&tion of Elgin,:
Gelitlerhen :-'-
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I have the honour to present the fOllowing report on the:public
schools under my charge during 1?23. '
L- The total number of pupilsenroIlecl was 4351 ;oftnp.se 2233 were'
i,oys and 2118 were girls, The ,average attenda',ce wa, 3340, The'total
expense of educating these pupils was $200-548. This is a sum of:'
money and a large amount of it has been spent 'without getth~gal;Y
adequate,r,eturl1 for it as will he see'n from' th'e fact that the, average
pel\centageof attendance reckoned from the total possible attendance'
was' 87. WJ1i1eadmitting thatintural pai.tsmallyfactotscoritr,ibute to
irregular atteridance'such, as home ,rcquirem~nts, storm an'd wet
weather, distance from school, impassable roads, etc" yet considering
thata11 the- mui1icipalities' had ,regularly appqintec1attendallce offjcel's
thepercellt-age- should have been higher. The disagreeabk deduction
from,thisis th-at $16712 was lost to-this Inspectorate. Illiteracy 'is
'expensive; so is its first COtiSili, irregularity, '
New Schools
-my last report one new school has been completed' arId
for ,schoof purposes, _ The old two-roomed 'school aCWal1ace~'
has been 4ismalltled' and an up~to-date structure, cbmplete hi its
has been erected all a new site and a more centralloca~
The, attendance in this schoo1' has been gradually dimilli-s,hillg'
now there are scarcely enough pupils to engage the- services <oJ
-teacher 'not to mention :two. For this reason 'a one~ro0111ed bUilding
Its acco'mmodations are'amplel cOiilplete and modern.
bui.lding is -another addition to the gro'wing list of 'distinctly
scho-ols' that have been constructed within. the Pa.;;t, lfew
three piohecr 'schcio1.s_sur~.ive .ill the Ilisp_ectora te a'lld. tlwse
soonb'e replaced by modern structures that will more' fitt-
indic,ate educational 'progress, al~d be a living expression of the
maturity -owes to immaturity. \rVhatan ideat spot Wallacetqwn
have beel1,for a Consolidated: School! Located as it is on the
'sun'ollllded' by,a: prcigressiveandintelli-?^cnt c011l1iltinity,; with
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excellent roads radiating in every direction, central to School Sections
1" 2,3,,4,eachwithal'). attendance"of less .than 20- it furnishes -otic 'of the
best spots for 'school conso.liC1atio~, available. ,i.T11C ever increasing
number of.newschoolsshows how far_ off is the time when in this
inspectorate 'at lc'ast 'consoEd~tedsshools will beco~e general.
Improved Accommodations
'3. Theschool'accommodatioqs while by no means ideal are grad;'
U'ally improving. New;ventilating ,systems w~re irista!1ed in S. S. 14,
(North) Dtmwich, S. S. 14, (South) Dunwich, 'So S;, 1, DUliwicH. Wire
f~'rices were added to S~ S. 6, Dunwich ,;;'5. -5., .5" Dunwich, S.'S.4~
Aldhoro'.. In'5.S. 13, Dtlllwich,the Kaustinc,systeITl of sanitation wag~
Dunwichinstalh~da new furnace A new well was sunkinSi S. 14,
i"nstallcd.' fiew single desks' were' placed in S. S.'16, ,bu~,wichi S. 's' 1;'
I J\ldboro~!w'hiIe cement walks, were added to U;, S. S.,.4, ,Dunwich. The
,gi:'eatest,dcfects,in' the school accomp1odations inthi~ inspectorate ~re
absence of wall, decoration, water supply and ,some substitute for the
filthy outdoor, closet. Re-dccoration and'a few good pictureswil1relieve
thC'tnOl1o:tciny \of bare walls aJldpurewater can be tanked into,school
wells, but'the ri.egl~cted odoriferous fly breeding'arid',cgerm laden auk
dOOl~t1oset' remaillswith..allits.repulsivel~ess.anintegral 'part of nearly
evel'y, school's accommodat~ons; ,',. ~-)he ,Ka\lsti,nesystem ,should' be
installed where water is not availaBle. As noted iri: my report of last
year the highest law and first consideratioriis the health,c1eanliness,
refhwment,"COnv.cfLience, cOITllo'rt, moral habits' alid" physical, well, being
dfthe children., The hgalth, happiness' and cOlp.fort of thepup'ils- and
t:heprogress made _bea.r,adircctratioto the char'acterof thE; accommo~
~lati'9ns.
F,iftti Classes
4. There are..an ever decreasing number IiI this: inspectorate.
't~me was, and 't'hatnotso long ago, whelliri nearly- everyschoot,
'wa'sathriv.ing' Fifth Class. The ttutomobi1~, the good roads, the small
attendance hav:cdes'troycd -t'he,se classes and congested the Continuation
and ~igh School. In only fiv'eschoals----;-lO Al,dbo,ro; U. S.), Aldboro;
S.2, Alc1bol'o; SoL A1dboro, and.s. 14, DUl1wich-,--were Fifth, classes ill
o'pet:ationin~Q2r' There wel'e in attendance ,a1)out 20 af the, b.rightest
pupils in,the ,inspectorate. The, work accomplished was excellent. No
o'l'le""would say that these 'classes under illexlierienced second~c1ass
teach'ers would do as' extensive i:1--ndefficiel~t. work as' they would 'under
Elginl, (:ountYCouricil
four. or five Universit'y graduates i6 a Continuation orHigh School.
Nevertheless. the.factremaiils .tha:t these..c1asses doexceHellt 'work,and
are deserviilg of bur SYll1pathy al1dsupport. Entrance candidates pass
at a much ear:1ie~. age than formerly aud among the entrants, are many
children far too :v?ung to leave home. 011eofthe strongestargi.lnic_nts
for ConsolidatiOn,is the 'smal1att~ndan,ce of many 'n1ral, schoo.ls with
insufficient work to"keepateacherbusy. The NOrlYlal,Schools are now
turning .out.mall.Y.first_c1ass certified .teachers .wh?. are . adm~rably
qualified. to handle,. schools. w'ith Fifth. Classes. These schools 'cannot
betoo.gerierousiy supported.
County Trq:ste~ AssoCiation
5. This associatio!r held a two days~~sion.at the. Court.House, St.
Thomas;: concur'rent with the. meeting of . the CourIty Coul1ciL' The
'attenda~ice whil~ large wassmalIerthai1 on'prevlOUs ye~rs:.The'.papers
discussed' were of praCtical. and. educational' value. This asso.ciation \
' al,though organized some tenor fwelve ye'arS'ago,-'stillfu11ctions vyit11'its
,carly vigor and'shows 110 signs. pf decadence. It has been of great
value in. improving scpools and accommotlations, raising..the st<indatd of-
education .promoting 'school reform a!ldeducating pu'blic sentiment.. It,is
thc:.County 'c1e~.i~ing house .foraIf educational. reforms; ideas and inno~'
vatiol1s.
Wri,ttell_Homewol'k,
of written h0rnework is, one that i~ giving . ,more
and.oneupon whi,c'h.:there is,Iittl~ unanimity of opinion'.
object most vigorously to any homework 'being given
o.bfect just as 'strenuously, if nOlle ,is given. Few arc t?e
would adv'ocate\itstotal abolition. Freq~ently' young,
, 2',energeticteacJ-i.crs err'in thei'r desii.c\o adva~ce their
pupils'by givin" large assignments o/written work to be clone during
for rGcreation. ,Frequently too parents judge the
of their ,'children 'andthe'c'ompetency of the teacher by the
ofhomewo'rk giv.en. Theseare the .days Of the "ru<;>vie";:l"ltral
daily newspapers and public libraries., Th~estrcet corner never
edu'cator:andthemoviesareexpeiisive and destroy t'hc best
of family and home life. The- pro~lelll of-written 11omework
:ociated with the home. Where the home apProaches the
parel~'ts spend their evening~ at home, ,with t~ejrchildren
reading, 'the radiophone andphol1ograph, homework 'is
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an irivasioll oft-he childrGu's fr~cdom, Educators are pr~tty well..agreed
th~t written' hamel-york ~houlcl- n;ot, b.c"gi{r,en t? classes -helow the Jllnibr'
Third. Thel'e can 'be no valid reason against assignii1g reading, writing'
al1d,memorizi:1gof literary gems. AllY written, hdmcworkis valueless
I uri1e,ss carefully supervised next day hy the teacher. In this insP,cctorate
teachers are asked to lend every en~ouragcmerit to pupils ,to read news-
,j)apei"S and books. Pupils ate asked to bring books from theirpub1ic
librarie's to read at school during'apcriod assigned for, that purpose:'
V{hCl1 that good time comes when parents' will spend' -their evenings
al'oul1d .thei~<J.)iVllfHesidepr-eferring; the companionship 'of their
children to ,playing "bridge" 01~' attending Club nieetings"when children
will forsake, the "Movics"and ahandon the' streets, when p~I'en:ts ,and
chi'lclrchwill togetherwhile away,the eve'ning hpursin,reacling, drs'cus~-
iug curi'c1lt evel1tsfor 'in listening, 'to ,music 'from the piano, tile radio--
i)holi(i, or, the victrola; then homewo~k can" be completely reniove'clfrom
the ,.Public, S((J;lOol 'Timc Table.
School Faits
7. ,School 'fairs were held, at Radn,cy, West L~rne, Dutton, ,Wal..
hlcetown and S. 11, Aldboro. IT-he;' educahonal value of t!lese fairs is
~lifficu:lt tocxaggerate. T,heyal~e,an'itnPo.rta.1lt adjunct qf'scho?l life.'
It is greatly to be regretted that a few school sections still n:mainun..;
ici'cll,tified with any schndlfair districL,'Thepupifs,ofsuch schools a~e
p'enalizccl 'by, being'cl~ni~c1,the imp'etus,t'~atcomes ,from ,healthy compe'-
tition "wi'thother children, and from the joy of achievement a'nd success. ~
These fiLiI'S are'operat:c.tbythe joiI1t actio'n of the d!strict. representative
arlct' the Schoo't Ins~ector. The pupils enter illtO ~h~,va,riouscone~fs
with ?:cal,'energy and 'cnthu~iasn:. It is notcl~iming top much, for, thc,se
'fairs'tb say that tlley are de,stined to, outgrow ,and' absorb the ,Townsh'ip
fairs. Prizes are, given for oratory,writi~lg" a~ti, composition" physical
exercises as well ,as for the best 'exhibits of .Manual Training, Hqqse-
hold Science, fruits, poultry, etc. "EducatiQnal ad.dresses are given ,by .
the school ilispectol'; Agric:ulture Rcpreselitativc', the judges and others.
Viewed,in the light of auxiliaries 'to school work,' ofpop\1la.rizing .lif.e
\ 011, ,{he farm and school activities, of in'troducing' new .varieties of
agrir::ulturc products and ,pro~1otil1g . a healthy: rivalry al~d friendlly
competition among schools, they, 'are of great ~d4cati6nal yaluc.
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Continua,ti.on and l;Iigh ,Schools
8. In accol;dance' with the resolutio'1:Ipassed at. the 'Decel1lbci.
Se,sion requesting the inspecto", to submit detailed statements of. the
recei'pts, Cind expenditures' of the Continua'tion, ',High. ,Schools, and C~I~
legia!e.sin their inspectorates, the fOllowing offiei~I itemized stat~m'cnts
,are submitted .with a few brief-comments on the service these schools arc'
giving..tI"County,for the fihanclaI assistancerel1dercd them by it.
On-account of the Adolescent Act; the ilidustrial',;lepr~ssi~'n,
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general thirst for education as a by:"product of the war, the love for
khowledge jJroduced by the location alid the ready acccss to them. by
the auto,these schools have an attendance'greate-r far' than' their
atcomtnodationswartant. 'All 'are ,',confl'ont'ed . with t~~ nece'ssity of
enlargement. They are face to face with a condition, not a theory.
Rodl1ey alone' 'has. one VIl.Cal1t r00111;: If. this"is used ,Rodney may.. becQme
· High School. II West Laine addi alJothcr wilJg, and it is difficuit
to see how jJresent conditions can conti.nne without doing this, then it,
too, may become a High'SchooL Jndging from the nnmber .ofentrants
,see-Jdng admiss'io~l the attendance next yearJn these schools' ! will 'b"e
inCreased.' Thennmber .of entrance candidates this ycar it 432, distrib,
uted as follows: .Rodncy 39, West Lorne 46, Duhon 66,St. Thomas
and.,' Port Stanley 281. ' If 80 per cel~t. of these arc sticc'essfu] it means
big additions to already congested schools. Tcaching'large class
Wh:ile.con~trolling a'largeronc,'taxes the skill 'and.resources'of a tqachcl!
to theutmcist.Tl1e only'visible' way ofTeducingthc' attcndance is,cithei-
by (1)ciltablishingUloreCol1tinuationSch60'ls or (2) multiplyi!,g Fifth
. Classes.' As Dutton, ROdncYr West Lorne are ccntrally located there is
nd place exeept Oak vrove (10 Aldoboro) that could command. a
sufficient a!tench!}ce for a' Continuation School. Port StanleY~~U1rr.
but pupiIs'fromit attend'St. Thomas, C. I. at ,street' car rates. What ca'l'!
~nd perhaps. will reduce the High SchQ.Qlatt~\ndance is the establishing
of Fifth Classes. Encouragcmentisgiye!~ these hy the Vovernnlent
allowing then} to take't'he first two-years 01 High School work. These
'c1asses wo.uld not. only popularize the Public Schools but would. also
iilcrease their aHendance~~a "con.sumrnation devout~;v.to,be w.ishec\ in
most cases.
The.:C6,llegiatc, Bigh .SchooIs and Continuation Schools':are 'glVll1g
WonderfuJ .value for the money received. From them alone,call. C01,1l1t.y'
~lld 'Urb'an pupils receive seconclary education. Out Public Schools' arc
lnanned 'byth'eir,graduates. Efficient High and Continuation Schoo1.~
,meaiLefficient' Pt1b1icSchobls~thePbor Man;s Univltrsit:r. Theil'
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to the C6'unty is showl1 'in the llumber . of candidates for
certificates,' At Rodri.ey (here. are 22, West I.orne 21, ,Dutton
143. At Dutton ?,3 is exchlsive of those ~vritingthe
examinations, At Dutt~n '23 candidates are ~'ritingfor
or partiaJ' First ,Class,Certifitates or Honour Matriculation I
the same examinitions at,St. Thomas 76 are writing; r!'heir
for 1922 wa's as follows, Rod~ey'104. West Lorne 89, Dut-
fa'net St.' Thomas 7?7.
~'odl1ey'sattendanceoJ 104 ,wa~ .made up of 45 fro'm Rodney, 49
from Aldbaro and 10. from Kent. ,At West Lorne '60 attended from the
,:yillage,27 from Aldboro,and 2, from. other pla~es. At Duttdn, 43.attended
from the vi,l1ag:e, 156 from Dunwic~, In from Southwold, and 13 from
Aldborq, while in St. 'Thomas, '156 attended fro~ Yarmouth, 69 from
,SCt,uthwold, 6 from D~tnwich, ind '565 from the ,city. While directing
att~l1tiont() their' l)ttblicp,<!-tronage and high stan'danis ,of efficiency it is
worthllt':)"::\,1~i.heirlowoperati9g expenses. The average cost per ,pupil
in ,Con.tilluation SchoolS {enroned a:ttendance)as per Minister~s report
for, 1921' was $81. The ,average cost .for Rodney was dhly$5l,andfor
"West Lorn,e $54. The average"cost per-_ enrolled attendance -for :fIigh
Sc4oo1'a\1cl Collegiates was $105. For Dutton for the same yearit-wflS
'0'nly$55, and for St. Thomas $74. Thesesthoolscan and no Qoubt
wi.11 i'lcre;;lsl; still furt~er;thcir,.usefulness ~y adding to their staff.
'teac'hers. qll.alifiecL togi,~,e, instn.1ctio~l in SCientific - ,Agriculture and
pomestic :Science. St. Thorpashas 'b\~en 'd6ingthis,for a number, of
'years. ,from the aho~eit is seen hbw g~eat is the partthese schools
play in thcieducational1ife _of their cOllstttuencies,anclhow ess~ntiaJ is
,theii' continued effisjency to the maintenanc.e-,of'ahigh standard of,
eclucationancLto well manned and 'efficeri.tPublic Schools.
Teach~rts Institutes
9: The last two yeal~s the teachers of this ilispectorate instead of
holding their lnstit"t,tte 'mccti\lgS' locall~e as they -Were wont to,do in
other '\years visited other Institutes~ They una:n'imously .agree 'that ITlore, .
i)enef~t is derived from a, visit to other city insp~ctorates, noting the
equipment arid accommodations, comparing the coudesofstudy, obser-
ving,the,methods ahd tc'achiilg and judging the progress artdstanding
ofthe c1ass,e'stban by listening' to local addresses, however excellent and
professional these ,a:'ddresses 'may be. After holding a haH day session
at St. Thomas and sp~ding the evening a't Niagara Falls; visitiri.g
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historic s'ites, :and s~e-nes :,of..,natural beauty, .t~e teachers. visitj:)d , the,"
~chools of Buffaio.Hereaf,ter spending a pleasurable and profit,a,bIc
day they retutncd ~ericouraged, inspiredl .cuid strengthened for thei'r
. I . ,
work.
The: A~&lescl!!nt Act
, 10:' ,1 think most pccl])le are pretty weU:agreed, that', thel'cpeal'of'
th: Adolescent Act,as far,as it applies to rural'schools ,wa:s anun'for,
tunate'error':Sur~ly.the,rural' boy has Just as legitimate' a 'Claim for' a ,
broad Iiberal,edudtion as his urban cousin. Toe!eny_this is to:djsc'ount~'
hisfutllre ane! pl'a'~-c a handicap in favour of the, city boy. Thcage',at
wh\ch rural entrance cal)dida!es wdtenow is abont 13 years,. .ryd is
becomIng lower each year. From 13 toI6 years are the ri?hest,yer:l'S
,lll'aboy'slife. Bis character is in proeess' of formatio'n, his,reasoriing
fac~l~ies ~re' j,ust beginning: to ,develDp. Theessclltial Jclui!Cla{ion :fo,r
intelligent citizenship is Ibeing la'icl and decilliohs fo,r ,:future vocation:'s,
are being discuss'ed. W~at a ca~amity to both himself and the,stat~
that he should be a,bsent at this tii-nefrom thevcry institutions appointed
andsopported J)'y the State t-o p:f"nmotecitizenship, ,dev.elop, ch;fractet.
~l1(t'fbst"~r: ideals.
T ea~h~ws
1.1.' TheNormalS~hools are doing peal creditable' worle'
,al1l1ual- S#pp!y of teachers who come from th('s'c' jllstitutiol1s' se~ms;
bettel~ eac,hYe~r.' These, yo_ung~inexperiellced teachers bringabillldallce
of enthusiasm, euergy, vill1 andave,'age abiiity. Not a 'fe\v giveevideu,e
o'fsuperiorpower, marJ(ed' individuality and consider'~ble ins'piration:al
power.. ThosewhD fail Jack ability to secure properdiscipliile,orto
impart instruction, intelligently,.Few should be the failures 'in dis_ciplinc'
in rural school!, as the pupils are not 'only sinaHalld y()ung, but g~n'eral1y
{ewin number. What these young-teachers teqU1r:e,is cOunsel,ditection
and guidance. My' polky clstovisit them early .in' Septembel",and. to
repeat that visit 'as far as possibie in " month Or .six weeks. Sugg,stiolls.
can then be made and_ counseL'given thatwil1pl'e.vent agrcat'an1O'U11t
Sitbsequen thouble....The;trek t"othe' 'cityallclthedesire' fOI;,dl~plgc'
pursue t.he professiOI1.'Althongh .the rural sala:riesa:re .,good,l'al1g~
from $14'00 to$lOOO,-only two, t~achers receiviul;less<than $WOOalid
'niriemoremore than $1000 :yetiit th,e whole ,inspectorate oJ. .108
,l.lofe:wer than 30 changeclschools. The teachers were'; all
professionally,. eight ,holding fjrst~c1as"s certificate:;. alld ,ioo
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second \c!ass. The inspectorate now 'has' 14 male and 94 female
teachers~
Oratorical Contests
12. It is delightfuL to have the privilege of recording'one's appte~
cia~ib!1 of the'generosity ot Mi. J.'B.-McGugan, of Toronto, who .gen-
ei'ously dOll-ftted the Sl1m of $50 al111uany' for five years for corripet,ition
i!),publicspeakitlg, T~e cOtllpetitionwhich was open to pupils fro'm'
Continuation'Rltd Publk Schools,'of 'AId-bora, was he.ld'at'Rodt'1ey ,oll
May.2J: Keen interQst was shown lit the' c'ohtest.The speeches were
unustlallygo().d alld,il1dieated great care'!inpre~arat'ion.' The art' of
Public Speaking:has rccei~edgrcat att~ll'tion during the: past few"years
in myii1spectorate through competitions at th~,CornShow t,he _school
f'airs arid M,cGugan Contests.
Revised Curri~uluro
13. If '~rlJ the teachyrs);vere,experienced and' effiden~, the,turri~ulum
as ,drafted at present could he quite thoroughly, cov~red asis' done' iti
nlbst., urban_centres. The young and inexperienced teachers however,
fresh from the Norn:-a1 ScllOOl and lackin!? c*pe~jence in detennin'g the
more,impor,tantand esscntittI paj:'ts o"f the Course of Study. is more 'or
;leSs'-aptilY her zealand' enthusiasm' -to co\rer thepre,scribed work at the
exp~hse: oJ thoroughness. Considering the envi~onment and experience
of.tl1G ruraI'chifd the time' has c9me~ for a differcritiatedCourse of
. ;'-Study with, a cotres~onding set' of Readers for Rural Schools. A
s,i;;nplified ,programme, of-wo'ri{ with_ more correlation andsdbst~ntial
Fcdu'ctio!1 i'i1history would remove much of th( objectiori 'now urged
a:gainstth'eoverburdened curriculum." On the rttral' Course of" SWdy
Civics, Mat1ita:J Tra'ini1m, Hou.sehold Science,'lvIllSic and Agriculture
~ho111cll,hav: a prominent place. ltinerant instruc,tors "in Agriculture,
ManuaL traI1111;g, Household ,Scicnce,ancl even Music might be ,added t~
the staffs oLRodl~eyand West Lome Continuation Schools, and Dutton
High' SchooL These teachers could visit' certain' public schools in each
1\)Wl1Ship designated by :theinspector and give lectures to adolescent
and .other pupils. Such a course ,would bedeserv,edly popular al1d full
()f benefit. Thci salariesinduding expenses could be paid by the Board,
the Townshib, the Cout'1tYiamF the Department.
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Edl1cation~1 ,,' ~r~gre8S
I made 227half dapisits tothnehoolj of my in sped orate 4uri!1lt
1923, ,Soineschools 1 visited fOUL times,a'nd o,thers three, C;cn,erally
speakinglfollrid t~e'ciisci pljnego~d, the sthool~ c1ean~, t4esurr~undings
sal1itary, the c~il,drefl.industrious and happyil1their' ,industry, and
obedient and happy i" their obedieuce. T'he character of the accommo_
dations'<:1nd the ,multiplication of schoo,ls arealivingadver,tisement: of
the energy of the 'Millinistrative bodies appointed to look after the
educational interests of the community; hut fine schools and up-to-date
accommodations_are'onlysD,undin~bras'sand tinkIingcymbals WhC11
compaced t~ the living, inspiring and cansde'ntious teacher. The teache~'
is the soul of, the school. The end of school work is. the huilding of
character, the prepara,tion . for. citizenship, the inculcating of tt;e lofty
ideals of honour, truth and morality, and the making of honour-and
industry, not only a:herit~ge,but .a'commonpossession.
:r,. A. TAYLOR.
REPOlnOF'. !'UBLlC. SCHOOL ,INS!'ECTOR
J. C. SMITH
,
November Session
Members of the'Elgin COmIty C?uncil:
ha ve' ,the.hollOUr, to: submit ". herewith. my. Annual Report' ,on the
Schools: of: E<1,st Elgin fb( the school year '1922-3 with the :statis~
tics for the year 1923.:
Schools' and Teachers
the sbhool year of 1922'3; there Was a' ;taff' of 107 teachers, of
were rnenand 96 were women. The number of male teachers
was'15< There .were10fjrst-:,class certificates"95
arid 2kindergad:en certificates.Thekinder~
te,ficherswere employed in AyIiner Public School which ,is: 'the
School.in this -inspectorate which maintains.a_Killdergarten ,De-
- This. is thl:;- first year' since' my appointment for which I h~v-e
able. torepol:t a. 'complete s,taff .of legally qualified teachers.: Only
were employed .in the Urban schools ,of Aylm~r"Springfield
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'and Vienna. The: remaining '92':w~re'emp16yed in the rural- schoo1s:
, I~r.~!.:ent years. there has,-Pe.en_a"slight)pcreasein tl1e number' of
t~achei-s,as will be seen 'from' th'e 'follO;wil1g.tab~e:'
. '. i ~i~=~~.. ::,~;:~~::~~~~'~~~~~~~~~~~~~:~::~;,~::'~.~.~:::~~~'~~~~::~~:::~.. -.1 ~~-.l;~~t~:~.
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FINANC.!AL STATEMENT'
(a) RE~EIFTS.
...,.._,_..$100878 47
51540 00
28614 36
2395 20
104203 12
13770 53
.$309401 68
B,'~.i~nc~-ft(Hn; 1922 _j.,'":.,"..,......m'.'...~.."'m...;'...........u
To\yps'hip _:Gl'ants
4c,gisIativeGran ts ....~....,...;____.nm;'_'.._..;'::....~~i."};m.._~u._u ,'.m"
90Ulitf":" Gral'i 1.s ..__.n.'''.'.........,.......,...__.....__ m.....'.........__.__........
Local)ev)' and Debentures
Other'Sotirccs
Teachers' Salaries nh.m............._.
Sites, BuHdi11'gs" 'etc. '
, Librarim;, 'Apparatus, etc~ ".,.,;.,....:..,........__, ..:m..m..... .....
De'benture.s ;...m..,...m.............~...:.;, ..............mm.._...
Repa,ir~" Fuel, Cardaking a!ld Sundries
~,a~anc,e c,arried to, _~lex.t 'ye,ui:
.:..:...;,,,...'.~..,..~'^'....,.;.-'.......-
$309401 68
School Sta'tistics
, . .
,There was very :l.ittle'. changein tl)e salaries. A compads(;:m the
highests-alat'ies 't)aid teachers' il1 the rural schools ',is as ,follows :
, 1921 . 1922 1923.
male female' male female male . female'
. $1200 $1100 $1300 $1100 $1300 $\100
1200 1200 1150 1200
1100 '1000 1300 1000 1300
1125 1100 1200 1000 . 1350
1300 14{)0 1300 1300 . 1350..
Bayham .......~..............
S, ,D6rt'hester,....:;.'...
M,alahide '..;.................
Southw~ld ..m......~....
Yarmouth ,."....,.:~'..m
1100
1400
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The, D,epartment..ofEducatimr ,pays,~vety: libei~l: grants on s~laries
o'f t~ache'rs 'in the ru'ral schools and hi the small :urban,'orvillage ,-scho"o~s.
The payment, ~f tl1esegrants will 'hecOlJ"tinued, ~hd, will'mater'ialyassist
I," ,
Boards'in lll:eeti,ng their'"o'bligations"
The 'Total Number 6f Pupils Enrolled
~i;'T: ...:....;................:....:........:.::..i~~~ .
Total....................:..:......:................ .......... .3957
Average ....,:,....~~..:....,.,. ....m........ ........... ,2633
:Kindergarten .,;'....,...~.,;~".,........ ................. :;u....... .............. 28
Kindergarten:"prima:,r-y 43
Primer' ".:......-. :.'.:.............. ............. .......1.:':..................... .............., '6/'15 "
First-' Book "..';.-.................,..'..,',.:,:.:"..',':.'.......',.-:.."...........:.;;"......,....", 432
Second 'Book ...,.;.....;...................~...........~',.........~...,....;:..::..,...... 764
Third. Book ..,...................,..................mm..............;...............'. 914
Fourth Book ..........................;.....~....,..........,:......................:...1046
Fifth Book ..................;...................m...........................m.m.... 55
T otal ......................................,:.......;...';.....,.L.......:.....,...:.c...:...3957
The average numbe'r'of d~ysdui"ingwhich schools were'- ke1;lLOpen,
~asl~ ' ,
Agriculture, and' HouselllOld... Science,
'These' spec-iai stlbjeds" appear"to be growihg steadilyjn popularity.
' '~" -". , ." .,: l . . . '., '. '" ",
The .work is veryelelnentarY',alldi& i~tend!,ed t,c),.,cr~ate an interest in'
practic~lwo~k.,.. Successful. teaching : In:thes_e, cYepl;ii.ttl1ents cannot' fail
to jmpr.ove,the ,work in thepure1y.academi~'subj~cts.. '
Thef611O:wing table shows the growth of the work.
A.g~icuit1Jlre
. In, 19~5-13 schools'
In 1916--18 SFhools
In 1917-,-22. schools
'In J918~5 schools
In 19i9-59 'schools
, In 1920~5 seho'ots
In 1921-68.s<hools
,In19?2~68"sthooli!
In 1~23~,69~cl}bol~
Household Science
1n 1918~ 2 schools
In 1919~7 s<hools
In..19~O"""-.,6 schools'
In1921~ 9 schools
In 192?~,' 8 schools
In 1923-11 schools
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Inconl1'ec~ion with the former',' theSchooLFairs are v~ry important
a)id withpnlytwo, eX'ccptiops;cvcry' rural school is included in 'aSch~ol
Fair DistricL ' The School Fairs arehcld in ten cC!1tres, and the Arieul'"
turalFairs have recogniz'cd the .possibilities 'of this.work and have
h~clud,ed, a Sch()olFair Deparhpent in their programme of' activitIes.
The.work il1Household Sciehceiti. connectioh.withthe Hot Lunch
is being slowlyintrodu~ed illtci the ,schools. It isne'c~ssary that only
one hot' dish be served daily in order to comply> with the regulat,ions
governing tIle Hot Lunch. . The 'stipervision and orgallizatiol1 of" this
i' workrequir'es ~onsiderable effo'rt on the 'partof the teacher who receives
a'specialgrantwhiIe the ,Board receives a refund of thei~ expenses. But
the work can of; cours~ be taken only in the schools where the, t~acher
,reil1ain~in'th~ school during the noon hour,;' The,.ch,i!dr_en who have the
adval1tage of the hot l]ll1ch have 'been fou~ld;asarule; to do better, work
and to form habitsofco-operaticinand self-control.
N~w School Activities
I
Speci;disfs in,Education who devote their time to'the st'1)dy of pro-
ble1l1sinthe trainin,~ of the YOUl~g are strivihgto "iIl1Pro~e conditions
in the, schools 'so that every child may have the opportunity; sin,ce he has
theinhercnt right" to develop men tally; morally, physically andso.cial(y.
To this end the workin,sul;',ppr<\ctical- subjects <l:s Agriculture, Household
Sciel1ce and:~anual ',Train'ing. isca~ried on, 'and in the'large graded
schools i;s, in,t~e',hands' of , trained specialists." In, this ,~onnection; "it
ma)r,be:poiut_cc' (lut :that t~e, h~alth of the,~hildren is receiving' an in~
c'n';asing amount of attention and in ll1any'municipaliti.es-medical;dental
:': , ',' ,',' ",' ,'.- ' " '-", ,- ~ ' _:,,', , ",:"',' ", ' , ',:.."
and 'nurse .inspectibnare, in force. But,even where these have' not ',been
ibtroduceda n,ew- organization know!'l as thG Junior, Red Cross has
been a'dopted by ~any'teachers as an ,aid in the teaching of Hygiene.
This work',is,liilked with the, R~d Cross Work"thro,ughout .the .WQrld
aqd the children carry on their, activities as an .organized society in
such a way' that they ,receive not 'only valuahle les,sons in' health rules,
but also 'valuable lessons hI civics.
The clement of 'play 'should ,.have a place in the development and
eclucatioil 'of the ypu'ng 'a:n~ this work re'ceives much. atten'tion at the
summer ,schools... Sup~rviscd play on the school ,playgrounds is vitally
necessary and especially during ~he noon intermission~ Some, energetic
teachers have bought playground equipment -from the proceeds of
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schp'olconcertso and they' h:ave. heen ':assisted .by ,generous cOl{hibU'tiO,llS"
'Jro'ni ':schoof boards _,'and' local' satieties: Inaprevioi1s report" (s(tated
that gat?eSPrDp.eflys~petvised ~railiOthepupils Hi tei:tm~play" a,nd~l:e,{)lle
of the best means of developing a sturdy self~relian'ce. The' effecto'lI
the 'general ~hea:Jtl';and character of the pupils is, of l.rIestimable, value
and thepup-ils' anclteacher ~re brought tog~th#rin cf ;wat_ which will
':result. in b~tter discipline and i1lcreased interest" in Bchoolwork.,
Parent.s ,a'renow offered a means-of becomingbe,tteracquaiilt,e'd
with theteachersin the. f.ormalion ofMqthel's' Clubs andHom~:,~ncl
Schaols Associatio11s. T'he_ exte'nsion o'ftheHyd'm Electric, System
-Will enable:board~, to, wire. the' schaal bui1dh~,gs for .~lectric.,lig~f sO:
thatcontmunitymeetings in the school will 'be more popular 'and Jl1or.e
satisfa.ctary. Theuseof mavea-ble seating in many"schools" enables 'the'
s{:hooI''autharities to use theschoolpla:nt in:manyways.' The,Wom~l1's
Institute:s arealsoi-nt~restil1~,themselves ifl theimp.ort\lntwork,of ill1,-
provi,ng school groqnds and providing facilities to promote Cleanliness
.ampl;'g'thepupils.
M-.1-1Sic has been a featUi"e bftheschoolprogrammc".'but",'~he,.ne"y
c()l1rse-of st_~dy ,\yil1~ml?hasize this "inipprtantsubject... It is rare',to
find a school whi'ch hasn:ot an, instnil~ent of' some ;kind and a,very
large numberof'the schools ,have a"grafanolaor victrola. "The "minin1Um"
course_:requil~ed 'Of all teac-hers, will, be simply rote singing,,, and" this ,will
easily be' within the" pOWers" of, practically' all 'the teachers:' Music" findsi
.""""" ,'- ' ':" ' ",'--.- --', ',' '", "," ',I
:'l" p1a:ce",in the public '0Iorship, ,and" inthe home, _and,it shaultl,l~6t':b~
d~~ied a'placein', the school." ""Its inf1-uel~Ce'?Ii 'the YO,ungmilldis "i11cal...
cl1lable.Itrefineso ~nd :p~rifies. Itc1evafes and ennobles. ,T.heEllgI,-i",h
language"has~' hentage afspng which shO~ld bemade,avail~hlefq~
every child, andwhh:;h will inspire the' children :.toloveofco'untry ~ml
-home:
School Aecomtriodation
Thisy'ear'sawthe completion of t4,e sp'lendid bitildillgere-cted
Sp,ringfieldto. hol1sc_,:the growing:P~~lic'and Continuation SCh'6QIs.,
.The schooUs 'bt7iit of r'ed brick and is a' distinct asset- to the' village:. It
",' , ' , , "'--', ,
'was" opened after the Eastervacatipn,alld "a" ,Ial'ge "mimber "of nitepay.'"
ers and others' were present tOinspectthe"builcling an the opei-dl~1;{
night The Class rObms ,are lat-geand airy ; and', \ well light~d.
"The ))uilcling is ,lighted throughout by- electric}ty and,a pressur<.':
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syste~; supp1i~s"water for:the toile~s,;the scien<;e laporatory,.and .the
'pubbler, drinking "fo1.,1utai11s. -One of ,th~ most c()mmendabl~ ,features ,is
th~ _prpyisiOlJ.' ~lT the' plaq.of. the ':,buqdi'llg.:of_,a large a1.1ditorium. It has'
b~e~1S'ltg'gested",that-theBoard 'll1<tk,e this room a_ reaI7ommU1J,ityhall
a;n-d,-,provicle,a":kitchen sp th~t i.t' p1'a~be' \1sed for'so~iall gathedq.gs.:
, ,Por't Bu~well is. also erectiog"anew building',.which. will be cotn~
',' . ". '. ~ ':' . . . .' :" . ,.'
plded next year. -It,is a handsome and modern structure, and will be
I'elerr~,q to more in det-ail in a later' f-eport.
~~te'in H~"e,year,the 'school h?,use, in S"S. NQ. lO',~_BaYham,: was
der.froyed, by tire. The loss' was ql1iteheavy, since, the Board' did, not
carryrrlUch jnsurance;A.Jr,ang~ments y,r,ere made immedi'atl';?Y, to build
a,n:e.w$chool an4amor~'extended reference will be,m'ade 111 the next
repQrt.
c, ,The,incre'a,'ie 'in the', suburbaJl pop,ulation,'in, D., S. S. ,No..Z5, ,Yar~
'1n9~th, 'and 24;~Sot1th.wol~, rrlad7 'a; re~adjustment'of'school acc.ommoda-
tion imperativy,and the result ,wa$ that 'a handsome and commodio,l1s,
tvvo:-,room'red ,brick structure was built in,the South wold portion of
t?e,:union' s,cctiol1-;tor,eplaee thc_,old, fr~tl1e one-roomscho~L It is a
fine e){amp~e,of, amo~ern rura~ s'chool,,'~n'd the heating" ventilation ,and
'lighiin'g are'all.,that could 'be desired. ILis' to be regretted that indoor
toilets whe'not il~stallcd. ' ,
C.""~.11diti6ns' al. ebe.' coming i'ntblerablein South '. y.' armouth, ~i1.d' s. ome:""
:"", ,'" , ":",,. ",,,', "',""",," ",', ',: "" ,,', " ", ,,' "'-,
,tl1,jn~ mustsoo~lbe' done to, improve t~e ac~onlin?d9-tion provided for
th~s~~oot i)b'pulati()11: , If th.crate,payers and ,boards d,o l~o,LsoO~l t,<lk~
~o,rn'~"'B:'ctioll to' i~prove ,conditions,_ it would' appear, that, theprovb,l~
c,ial, a\lthorities, will' take, the '~atterip"h8:nd. ',The'School_at'Uni?~ "is
,very 'bId _a_;ld ,the: attel1dance is large. . The . ,scho'~l; sOl.lth,o( UniOl1.:'is
. also. 'very old. and the atte'ndal~cc"is large." Th~ building' inS. S: No. .8,
:Yq:rinouth,' east ot Union, is good, although .it has been built for .s'~me
,time; hut,the attend'ance, ta~es the capacity of the present structure
Sparta is faced- with the'nec~~si'ty of buildinga'new school to house
the Con,tinua,tion;;chool whi~h was, organized thisyear, and which" is at
prese~lt in~empo.raryguartel:s. There st;ems tobeq.l1 exc,elleut9pp.?rt::-
unity I, t'o,:build,_.-one ,or two. con,soJidated "scho?ls in . this.. . rjch. district,
w,hich .,'iVould,pr?~idc.:for th.e imb1ic .and high:~chooL"tr!:\'i~ini,<?~tl:1e
children.U1ct-relieve them' of.. the: !1ecess:ity'of' }'eavhlg"ho1!l~, to.:s,~,cury
High ,School Wor,kin St. Th.9iWas., :Further ref~rence~.}Q this- may be
n1ade at ..a, future date. )n.. th~ 'meantilne,I m~y~ay tha~.lJ,h9,p,e tl1,at
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there will. b~' 110 'hasty, adiollwith'regatd' to/the .eredi611'of. new'one~'
! ',' """, ,,' ',' ""! ",:'-",",','":",,.-,'.
:r<;,om or t'~0~r9,Otn schools~ ThiswOlild appear to',J:JC a':S:ala.rp~ty. I,f,a
<;!eputatio'\;'.of ratepaye.rsallcl trustees. were sent to observe,the .1;vot'l~i-11g
of cons'olida:tioll in Ontario'"or in ,SOIne of the neigh,bo1'ing:states,;'th~
OPposition to' consolidation wotilddisapt:l_ear." The' finallcin'g of suth a:
trip would not "be' iilsurmOUllta'blc if-the se'ttioiIs affect'ed could
' ,
operate.
The' "Teachei's' Institute
A:hrief ses'sion,of :the East Elgin'Tea'chers', Institut was, held' in.
'Aylmer tqconducrthe gencral't.msiness of the yeal: and 'to'hearreport~
:and addresses. ,~yery'tea.cher, ,in. the ins'pectoi'atc re~ponded~ to :th~
. rotl~call. A special'trairi took the teachlers' to Windsor, where, in con~',
Junction \withthe teachers .ofOxford'Cotlnty al1d West,Kent, theyhl~
.spected .the Rotary Schools of Windsor, as the gue~tsd?f the Windsor
Board of Education; The visitwas,edu~ationa]in the highest degree
and the ..teachers received muchinstructiOil. The work of 'the"sc1i~6rs
was"a: reveJatibn and,the varie-dad'ivities .cartied. bil..W:1th.perfe,;:t;,free';'
?O,ril . atl9 smoothness,'\yon thea4111irati0l1 of 'all; The work.'in the
regular. cla~ses.' anct,in','the13pecial departments SUC~l as "Geography,
Hi~to~y, Manual Training, Household Sc'ience and Nat,ure \S~udy,
s,howeclthe ,sttccessfuluse Of'ITlOclern .lllcthods; whiletheaudit01'ium'
activities, s.nch" as. Dra-matizat-ion,'DialogueS,-Plays:,Pci'geants, ,(hor...
uses, Folk Song~ and Dances,Deb-ates,Civi~siSafelY'Firstand Health
Work, . Public Speakin.g,-. 'Reading:" al;d '-Travalogues;: shdwed" the' possi-
bilitiesof t~elargerui1inn educational effort. .Th~' wOl~kof the schools '
111 teaching Music and, .the "Use of the Library room'~for, SUljp'!ementary
reaclingunder the,'~upervis'iOll:of.:the,tcachel' wer,e ve~y excel{cnt- fea~
turesof the -.training. of 'th,e .ch,ilciren in the ,very imp'ottant subjects of
M:usic and Literat~.'t:"~,~ .,
T'heRotary System was adtipted;to: pr'Ovide aCcOtn1l1odatioh-'f'Orthe
rapidlyincreasing school population of the frro,,:ing'. city of Windsor.
:T~e,s}rs~em,:j$ .l1ot.J1e'cessary 'and perhapsnot..dcslrable'il} .the. s,maller
grad~d'schook .But,it sho~ed the possibilities whic;h lie in theorgan~
lzati'oh 'of the graded and con~olidated school. The improvement. of
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acconpilO~lations. more pa.tticularly in heating, lighting,Ve~1tilatiotl. a-ncl
\ sal~~tation; the.use of the 5ch'aol for public gath'erings;theplaygroulld
, equipment and superviscct' play, the advantages of a large administ'ra-
tiveunit,.the,problcm of-the sub-normal 'child, and the, provisioh ~f'
,speci~l ,training for the adolesccl1tand the'promotion o'fregul:iritym
attendance ,oJ Jhc- primary,children, are still problems whose ,sol~tio.ll~
it:wouldseem, depends upon'a revolution In o'ur present system of
school ',otgal1iz~tiOi1-. '
I have the honour to he, Sirs,
Your obedie'nt ,scrvant~
J; C. .SMrrH, LP.S.
REPORT EDUCATION ~OMMITTEE
'January, Session
To the EIgip County Council ~I
Thc'Edticati()l1 Committee r~ports:-'-
1. THATaccqunt oLTiUsonburgH!gh S:cho"ql.Boardfor main-
tenance Co:unty' Pupils, 1911, for $248.12, be' paid.
THAT the: following Contiliuation Scho'ol accounts he paid:..c:...
Bothwell' .......................,................."..............$ 28 20
Melbollrne',.......;..~mn...... ....nm.................... 325.11
Sl)al'l~ ...............,......,........ ......,....,.....,........... 245 61
3. THATth.e following accounts be paid :
.Inspector' Taylor, travelliilg e~penSeSn mn ..:....$
Il1sp'ecto~' Smith, travelling. exp~nses ..
Municipal WO,rld, printing
37 25
174.23
577
,All of which is 'rcspectfully\ submitted.
R. B. McKENNEY,
Chairm;l!l-
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07
Ju~e Session
To the Elghi County Council:
Gentlemen ;_
The Education ,Committee .repor,ts:_
1. Tpat they have -considered, matt,ers pert-ainiilg to 'grants to
Schools and 'would recommend that, in the future, 'they be the same as'
provided by 'Statute. ' ,
Z. 'That:lnspector Taylor's re,port be received and, printed in 'the
,Mil},utes." ,
3. That t4efol1owing accounts be paid :_
J. A." Taylor, LP.S:, expenses ;...,..........._.,.1......,.$
. Municipa\ ~ orld,supplies 'for ins.pectors and
examl1lahons' ............,.........
J. C. Smith, LP,S.; expenses
R McLachlin, supplies J. c. Smith
AU' cifwhich is respec.tfully submitted.
151 90
150 55
325 38
620
R. B. McKENNEY;
Chairman
N ()veniber Session
County~ Cooncil:
The' Education Committee reports:
1.. That weco-operate with theCoul1ty ot' Lincoln in urging the
of supplemeiltary grants in t~achers~ salaries in mban
and. 'also government grants Of 'salaries In rural schools.
, That ,.the report of J. C. Smi,th, 'Inspector, he received and
in. themiiiutes.
All
That'the foHowing accounts be 'paid:
>Itispector Smith, expenses .U....:h..h.;'..~....'..n........4363.09
Inspector' Taylor, e~pel1ses ''':~...n..m......,.._.......~u.... 1489'0
MU11icipalWorId, printing' for Inspectol:s __......._ 31 55
of ,which . is r~spedfully submitted.
1924. .
R. B. MtKENNEY,
Chairman
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COUNTY TREASURER'S REPORT
January . Se,ssion
\
TO' theW ardcll and Council:-
Gentlemen :....:.c...
,
I have th~, 'h,O'l1ou1' to briefly submit the following suggestions, and
t.o congratulate you on the enviable financial- position of the County,
whi2h the Auc1itof$'rcpott that is now in yourharids;shows. ThesmaU
cleficit i~ (lucto the' increase in the cost of Cotinty High School" pupils.
L As a,l1 effort. at. somcstibstantial reduction in our present,
oppressi-\rc taxation, would it not" be worth while to seek the co....opera...
tiOl1 of the' othcrinteresfed 'Counties iii'urging the Government to heai"
the cl1tire pfovincial Highway expenditure ? Last year, the County's
share was' neady one....thir.d of the C:OU1.1ty [,ate;
2. Th9-t. interest account h_as grown to he an important one, I
would advise th'c Council to appoint a Committee t~ deal 'with this
a~ccoun,t.
3. The PGtCl' Crovier Estate is still a liability.' It woul,d he ,a-dvis... ,
able tb appoilit a Committee ,to realize on this claim at once. I
4. It 'will ,be necessary to pass a By~Law authorizing' the Warden
anet'Treasurer to borrow $259,000, to meet current expenses.
All of: which js respectfully submitted.
B. B.'GRAHAM,
Co,unty Treasurer,
E!gin
County j Council
June Session
To the Warden and Coutity Council:
Gentlemen :...,....
I beg leave tQ stlbi.nit a statement of the Reccipts and":'Expe'nditures
of the preseiIt. y_e'ar from Jan. Istlto May 31st.
I.
RECEIPTS
1st, 1924.......... ..,.....:........$ 38001 37
1279 50
10000 00
338 80
11333 00
393 83
1440 42
68 60
568 22
94094 54
363 01
--c-~$157881 29
Cashion' hand, Jan.
Adm: of Justice
.Bills payable-
Interest
County ,Rate
Public" Schools
House of Industry
County Lines
Arrears of Taxes
County Roads
Miscellaneous
EXPENDITURES
'Adm. of Justice '..m................ .........._..... :-..........$
Public' Schools ',~ ......... ...........
House of ,IhdustQ1" ....~:.h...n_.._,....._........._.....h...
'Regist:t:yOffiCe' ...m...,..; ..h................
County Lii1es h.._.....h_...'.. ..h............h.......n...
High', Schools moo '
Members' Wages
Officers' . Salarie's
Printingal1d Stationery
Care.. of BUildings .h...h....U...._......~...._...........__..
Water, Light, Heat
County Roads
MisceHaneous
7545 96
7682 31
4888.57
423 41
10 50,
9938 II
823' 20
'1400 00
581 26
427 30
61838
3803 II
88360 51
----~$15546639
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~. A fair. estimate of the amount rcquir'ed to meet th~ various ex..
penditl)res of the County would ,be as follows:
Amd. of Justice .L............... ..uu.__...... n.__.....:;.~$
COUl).ty, Lilies and Br:idges
Hoqs,e of'Indus,try
High Schools
Public Schools
Officers" Salaries ..n....C__.......;.,. .m...............
Members' Wages
Court House .Commission
Debenture By-:Law 859
Interest m...~uu..... .....m______. .....n...m............,
Registry Office
County Roads
Gran-ts 'to.Urban Municipalities
Provincial 'Highway ..............nmm........ n...._....
':MiscelIal1eous
Hospital Grailt
7000 00
4000 00
9000 00
30000 00
1700000
5000 00
4000 00
2000 00
1592 00
8000 00
300 00
75000.00
9000 00
,55047 00 .
18000 00.
5000 00
, $249939 00
All of wh}ch is respectfully suomitted.
B,' B. GRAHAM,
County 'Tr~asurer
N ovem.ber Session
To the Warden" and Council:
I'have the honour, to su.bm,it thefollowi'ng report for your inform,a~
tiol1:
There s'hould he 4 small surplus this year, owing t~ the reduction_of
$2500.00 i~1 the Interest' account and $3500.00 in County Lines', if ther~
arena, unexpected,demands' on expei1diture'for the' balance of the year;
as,indticated by this summarystaiem'ent: ,
Bills payable, Oct, 31st ....,.,..,............,...........,.....................$ 1260'00 00
Interest .__m..____,:____.......:,..............,..',.....m..____m.....__..........__........ 4000 00
Administration' of Justicc1 estimated ....................:....... 2500 00
,
of Industry, estim'ated
<';ounty.Lines,
Registry Office
High Schools
PublicSchobls
Officer's ,Salaries
1fenrrbers"VVages
',Ar;ea,rs of Taxes
'Hospi~al Gr~nt
County Roads
G;ants to Urban Muilieipalities
; ProviilCial I~ighway'
MiScellaneous
County Rate
Prav. ,County Roads'
. Cit!' ot ,St. T,hornas
, Adrn. pf Justice
Mii;cellfU1eous
Su_~plus
2000 00
400,09
200 00
30000 00
27000 00
1250 00
80000
1700 00
1000000
44000 00
9700 OD
, 5500U 00
7500 00
248000 0.0
70000 00.
4100 00
250000
1200 ,00
355000
"""""""---'::"--.::.:_-
All of ,which 'is, resp~,-ctfully subl11i~ted.
$325600,00 $325600 00'
,
B. B, GRAHAM,
County ,', ,11re'a~urer
~[gin County Counc.iT
Elgin County Council
REPORT FINANCE COMMITTEE
January SesEion
The Elgin. 'Sun far prilltingproccedings
ElliOtt Fisher Company, relJain; Registry
officctypewri ter '..m;.
39 00
252 00
County. Council ~
Childien-'s Aid Society,
County Children~."_..
'213 50
.for maintenance of'
T.he 'FinanceCdmrilftfee repoTts:-
lvfunicipal ',World fat Stationery,:
Registry Office
Cler~{ and Treasurer
12 54
14 50
L l~'hat the report of Police Ma~i5trate Hunt be r'eceived arid
pri'nte'cl in 'the Mil1utes.
R McLa'c:h1in, .stationciry~
Clerk
Treasurer
Registry, Office
1175
10
3 90
2. That no adion be taken'in re.ferellce to applic;atiol1.for grant .'
received fr.omthc Canadian National Institutcfo~ the 'Blind.
3: That 'no..action bctaken,:i}1,.referencc'.f6>applicatioL1 for grant
I:eceivcd from ,the:Ho~pFtalfor S:i~k'Children, TOl"onto.
County Clerk for postage
Cityo,'f St. Thomas, electric light, Reg. Office
All of whichisret.pc-etbIly -submitted.
12 00
8 03
4. ~rhat the sum of $250,00 begrat1ted 'to the Salvation Army,in/
aid of the Rescue Bomes andMaten~ity I.{ospitals.. '
W, M, ANDERSON,
:'5. that Messrs'. Andrews and Fuller and the Trear,urer be appointed
a Committee with power to sell the Grovierp~operty in West Lotne.
No, i-June Session
County ComiciL
6.' That a By~Law be passed authorixingtheWarden'aud,Trcas-
urer, ta' l?01T?W $250,000.00.
7. That the Auditors' Report be received atld printed.
8~, That the, following accounts be paid :
'The Fina'l1ce Committee :repo.rts:-
1. Thqt the Auditoys' report be adopted.
2. -. That the sUm of One Hi.melred Dollars be granted to the
di~11 National Institute f~r the Blind. \
"
T,hat the application for grant to Thoroughbred Calf 'Club
to the,County B'Oard'of Trade,
Vil1age of'Pt:. Stanley, maintenance 'of patient
insanitariu-m .......... .....n..... .............. .................$.273. 75
Town of Ayltner,for' ex~enscsCOllnectecl with
sending indigent lunatic -toasy1tlm . ........ . 22 00
,[
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,
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Elgin County "Courdl
4: Th,at
IIl<;fustry.
no action ,be takcn re Government Grarit to ,House
.5.
'That the following accounts be paia:
,. '. ,
Children's Aid Society,. St. _Thomas ...00 ..m....n .....,$616 50
Children's Aiel So'c}cty; County of. Nb'rfolk..... ...364 00
Londo1.lHcalth Assn.,acc6unt paid by Twp. DUn-
wich. .00 .........:00 .......0000....... ............,. ..h....................n 44...25
Prov'indalTreasurer, conveyance of prisoners '167 00
V'ict6ria. Industrial School ........'. 00..00 .......... ..00...__..... 30'50
RMcLachlin'forCounty Judge ...............00 ............00 2 5Q
For County Clerk ;.. ........... .......m ........00 ....m........ ,.3 50
Fo'r Registry Office.' ....................... ....00.....:....... 1 95
S. R. Hart & Co., forms f6'r Aylmer Division
C6u'r.tJ ........00 ....00....'.00....... ........ '
",!-tewsome\& Gi1be~t,paperfor'County Judge ....
H>Vernon-&'Son, City Directory....... ......'...m.......n
Municipal World for Registry Office
For Aylmer :Division Court
For County Treasurer
County'Clei"k, pos'tage .................. .............
Rodgey . .Me'rcury, printing :name' ,cards
Elliott Fisher, -ribbons for' ,Registry, Office '''.''00
'rotheWarden and Council of the County of Elgin:
Gentlemen: '
The i,Committee on Finance beg leave to'report that, having exam~
into,the financ'cs of theCoimtyand the estimates prepared by the
CO~111ty' Treasure~i .they herewith submit as-tatementof thecxpel~di';'"
t~re.required for thelawful purpO'ses o('the County durin& 1924, s'how":
illg ,the amou~lt'requi1"cd to be raised for the uoder-mentjoned' purposes;
10 00
11 50
5 00
77 60
27 83
51 90'
12 00
10 00
1195
'All qf which is respectfully submit.ted.'
w. ANDERSON,
Chairman
No. 2 June .Session
of
Elgin. County COt1nci,l
, Administration of Justice ....................:.......$
CountyLinesahd Bridges ....00...00..00.............
House of Industry
High Schools
P~blic. S.chools
Officers' Salaries .;.........___1.........,.00..,...
Me'mbers' 'W;ages h......h.....................
Court House Commission. ....._........
. ,
DebenlUres-By_law 859
Interest ..:.........._.....00... .....'......h................. ........
Registry Office
Mis(:ellapeous
Coun'ty. . Road-s
Deficit, 1923. .................,..,.,...........,..................
Gr<l:nt Urban M,l1uicipa1ities
Provincial Highway.............,........
75
7000 00
5000 00
9000 00
30000 00
13000 00
5000 00
4000 00
2000 00
1592 00
7500 00
300 00
17000 00
75000 00
7608 00
9000 00
55000 00
$24800000
Y~ur Committee would recommend that the sum,'of Twb']-Iulldred
and,Forty-Eight Thousand Dollars, be rais'ed' o~ all the rateable. pro..;
pertY-'in the several Municipalities of the County of Elgin during the
year 1924 for County,purposes, aridt'hat a rate of 8 mills on the' dollar"
be levied on ratea'bleprbperty hl the several Municipalitie.s in the
~oun:tyto :aise said amounts;
All of ,which is respectfuIlysubmitted.
November Session
W.M, ANDERSON,
Cp~tirll1an
Elgin" County 'Council :
The "frirlance 'Committee-,Repor~s:
to- the Elgin Poultry' Associa'tion, St. Thomas be
be taken re petitiol1 for appointment Of. ConM
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Elgin County~ounci1
3..That 110 action betaken iil reference to al)plication ofE. W.
Baker for appointment as salaried policeoffiter.~
I 4., That in reference to : application from South Yarmouth 'Wom'-
cn's Institutc,we recommend the council for next year to"consider the
advisability of apP0'inting an officer to enforce the traffic law on the
road from St. Thomas~to PortStanlcy. . '
5. rrhatthe Warden issue his order for payment of. the Memorial
Hospital Grant for $10,000.00.
6. That accounts rendered forsupplic's f-orDivis'ion Court; offtcers,
bepaicl whell' certified by the Inspector of Division Courts. .
'7. That no change be made in By-law providing for cost of
cphveyancc' Of inmates t6House ofIl1dustry.
8.' ,That theChildrefi's Aid Society be ,granted thesUlh of Four
Hundred ($400.00) Dolla;s for 1924.,
9. That the folloWing accQunts be paid:
Victoria I~dustdal Schoo'J' .................,.............,........$: 15' 50
'.Newsome and 'Gilbert- ..............~................................... 52 35
United Typewriter Company....,............................... 1 00
Village of West Lorue, ,conveyance of lunatic...'..... 4100 .
Township of Malahide,' conveyance to House- of
Industry ..'..m............................................................. 4 00
Childrens' Aid Society,- maintenance..,...................57700
Township of Southwold, .c~nveyancc of lunatic 15 00
County' Solicitor:'s Services ......m....................,...., 184) qo
Hart and Co., Treasurer's Ch,ecks ..............:......... ,153 43
Municipal World:
For Clerk and Treas. .........................................
For Registry OfIice ............."...,.....:..."...............
Dutton Advancp .......'.................................,.................
R. McLachlin:
Registry Off.ice .h....'~......m,u..............,.,..........~....
Law Lib'rary ........... .....'.......... ..............................
County, Clerk .
28 93
12 75
38 50
4 20
75
, 5 25
All' of which is respectfully submitted.
W. M. ANDERSON
,q~a~rma.tl
Elgin County Council'
REPORT COUNTY ENGINEER
January Session
To t~e Warden and' Council of the County 6fElgin:
Gentlemen :- '- , ,
Since Y9urNovember 192YSession, the following repairs
made 'to ,'Coup:ty Bridges.
have been
1. Bripge over branch of Ket.tle Creekon Town-
; line between North and South Dorchester.
Widening and.' grading approaches. Elgin's
sha:re ,-'...m.:.............n.'."oooo...m....moo.:oo...'..."n.oo....,...'00...:$'
Dodd. Bridge, gravelling.'approaches "..''-..~.'.hn.....
Bridge < on Town";line be~ween Malahide' and
South -' Dorchester.Widenil1g and 'grading
'appro-aches: -' and"rePctiring' guard rails........oo:.
4.' Ph.i11more brid~e, ,gravelling approaches............
2"
3.
19 06
22 75
30 70
3835
. , ' .,
This year it wilfbe necessary)o lay 'new-floors' on several County
", " " I
Bridges, especially on, theRobbin~Bridge, and on the bridge over Cat..
fish_yre;ek, between the Townships of MaJahide and SQuth Dorchester.
We recom~ehd that creosoted9locic' floors be placed on these bridges
as the steel super-structures are.. not strong, enough'to carry concrete
flo.ors. -' .' ,
~.Allof..-whicb is respectfully .submitted.
,F. A. BELL,
Assistant County Ehgine'cr
June Session.
andCbuilcil9f the County of Elgin,:
your January Session; Iqilly minor repairs have been made to,
Bridges. The railipg oli the Phillmo,re Br{dgclwas repai1:.ed
the west approach to . the Gillett Bridge was filled in and grg.vclled.
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Elgin' County Council
> Elgin. County Council'
79
011' May 14th and 26th;your :Public,Improvetpent Co~mittee'madc
tO'urs ,and examined bridges in ,both East and West Elgin. W e fou~nd
that little'd,amage was done by the ,spring freshets.
present" alldafter ,a careful ,inspection .of, the proposeClconnectit'lg ,liilks
to the County Roads- leading ,to ,th~ 'Village the fOllowing:resoJutiol1
Was passed :
w~ ,r,ecomme,l~d that it newcreos,oted blockflo'or be placed on
County Bri,dge No. 40 over, the branch of "the GatfishCreel< on the
Town1jue 'between Malahide'and South" Dorchester. We alsO' recom~'
mend'that -new railings be constructed on the appr-oaches to' Bridge
No.40, 'the Orwell Bridge and the Gillett Bridge.
""M:oved,byDr. ]acksol}.," seconded bY:E.,>G, Lusty, that,this
,mi'ftee daes notde'em' it' advisable to'designate any new road
~onnecting link in the Village of Viel.1~la.
Repairs are ,being mad'c to' the bridge over' the Catfish Creek be-
tween the Townships of Malahide and Dereham.
That this CorpWittee, approves of the reporf 'suhrnitted',',' by
County: RoadComrriiHee ,at the :JuneSessi'onas,:far ,as_,it relates 'to
PI'oposed ,new 'road in Vi,enria. '
,
We e'xped I that the work .-of' straightening the 'creek at " Bridge No.
,40', wil1b~ con1pleted ,'this year. Proceedings hav~been taken by the
TOWl1ships', to. have the work doile ul1derthe Municipal'Drainage Act.
We recommend that the Road ,~l1perintendel1t" make 'improYe~
mehts to Road44,p.C., in'the Village of-Vielma, f.rom, TeaL HiII south.
", ," ", ',' ,', ,,"';,' <','J
.:The expenditure to" ,be rnade 'thereon' not to exceed $1,000.00, and ~hat
thi~, year's estimate fpr expendittire",ol1 ,Comity R.oads be illcrectsed fo.
dO" tl;1.iswork."
You,r:Public' Improvement'Committee ex~mined the Bothwell bridge.
The'Jloof' of this'briage i.s of 3 inch'oaJ.;:,' pl~nk 18 ,feet 'lo~g. The
stringers arc of steel. Athough the present floor is strong enough ta
carry the traffic, wefiQ.d that the, rapidity 9f. automobiles: passing over
the bridgec'ause.S'the plank 'tomoye off thestee~stringers, tperesulting
jar is very injurious to the who)e. structure. The, no or has iayerJf rough
, surfac'c;'andnothing can, be' dtH1C t,o improve it except tolaY-a' rie\v
plankfloQ~ or: ,one of cr.,eoso,ted: .block;" We 'would recommend that
the matter betaken up with the Counties, ,of Kent -and Middt'esex as
to theadvis'abilityof construding a neW floor of creosotedhlock:The
cost ofd6ing the work~iU' 'be 9-bout $3,,sOO.OO,'of Which Elgin would
pay 27~per cent.
AIl,of .which is re~pectfully sulim'itted.
(S!tl1'd.)
J, A, FULLEg,
]AS. A, BELL,
County Enginee"r
Sitl,ce YOur June Session, the following, bridges have been' repaired:
1.., A !Jew creosoted blotkfloor was plaCed OIl CO-~llty,:Bric!geNo;
40, known a's the'King Bridge Oyer the brandi oUhe Catfish, Creckon
the .ownline between Malahide and South Dorchester, ""d,a 1)ew
creosoted, railing Was placed on the bridge and approach'es:,Te11dcrs
werecaJled for supplying the mat,erialahd that submitted by the :Jenh,i..
SOn Wright CO:i Toledo,:w~s at::cepted, '~s it was thelo'Yest The 'wq-rk
""as. don'e by day . labor:. under' our supervision. The total tost' of
work was$99Q.86. ,
November Session
To the :W arclen a~la Coul1~il of the Cqunty.of Elgin.
Gentlemen :-
In accordance with your res'olution,' pas'sed' :;:tt your ]u'neScssion,
you!' "."public ,Improvement Committee",held a,' special rne,eting, at
Vienna' on JUl1e 27th., 1924. 'All'tl~e mem,bers of the Committee were
2. T:herailingSlcading to the OrWell Bridge were rebuilt at a cost
of $39.75.
3.. '.A washout occurred at, the,IIOl'th abutrncl1t of the ,Cook-Bridge!-
Townshipof :Baiham. Thisw:as'filled inan'd the railings were repaired.
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Elg:i~.'~~::C6Uilt:y Council
'The total cost of the wOl:k"was ~50.75.
(4) A truck' broke through the flpor -of the Warren Sti-eet Bridge
Illbr:th of PQrtStanley.A concrete patch was placed on. the floor.TJ:w
'whole:floorhas be_cn weakened by the: heavy traffic 'and we reco~mend
that anew cOltcrete floor, 'be i:placed on the' bridge next' year., The' co~t
pf th~ repairs this' year was' $2225.
5. Anew_"voeelen floor-was plated on the bridg'e on the Townline
'between MaJahideand"Bayham ,over-the Catfish Creek a:ndother im-
prov'ements were made. The work was dbne under thes~p:ervision oi
the"Road' Foreman'9f Dereham. '
6. We issued ,.a cettificat'e for $44'.48; beingZ7! per cent. .ofthe
cost of repairit;g' the 'fldol' of the Bothwell bridge, This work was
cto'neuhder ,thesupe'rvision> of. the Engineer of the County_of Kent
sometime ago, "but the accounLwas not 'rendered u~ti1this ,year.
7.i, Gra:vd was
cost,,'beirlg- $1125:
placed at the 'approaches, of the Gillett Bridge. The
, ' .../
8.. The' approaches of the Port- Stanley Bridge were gravelled' at a
cost of $18.00.
9,. 'We havewrittel1 to the Engineers of ,the Counties of Middle.c
s'ex al'i.d~ent regarding'-the, proposed new creosotedblockfloo/for the
Bothwell Bridge and asked them to'bringthe matter to, the attention
'of their Councils at ,their ,present sessions;
All of ;whichis respectful!y'subtp:itted.
JAS, A. BELL,
Thomas, No'vember 21st, 1924,
County ,Erigineer
Elgin" -County:, Co_uilcH,
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REPORTS' PUBLIC !J\lJPROVEMENTCOMMITTEE
,January . Session
To,the'Warden alld Council of the County,or,'Elt:fin:
Gel1tleme)I-:'"'-
, \ Your Public Improvement,Ccitnmittee ,beg:' to,.,report,a~ fo'lIows:'"-- f
1. They have considered the matter's cOiltaincd ill the repcii'For
the Assista'nt County Engipeer al1~ would ,recomm~nd its ado.pti?n:
i ',' " ""'" ','
2" That the Chairman of the CDmmitteeand.thei,c:o,t1Il(v ~ngjileeli
h,av'e' pOwer to call the -Committee together before the June Session, so'.
that ah inspectioll caube made of the bridges'm~lltiolie'~L'in 'the Rngj..,
necr'sreport' andOf:anyotherbridges t~qughtadvisable.by them::,
3, That the Ch:iirmanofthis ,Committee" and the Engj"neer'h~ve:
poWel" tD deal with minor repairs to County Bridges 'during tlIe:year
:alldthat the 'Com'l11Jtteewi'l1 orilybc 'Called~ together,'on'the' authority,!
of th,c, Chairman and 'the Engineer.' ,
4. In refer,ellc,c .to ,the comuiunication of'the Otltatio, Good Roci'cls
.Associatio'n: Your' Committe~ rec0mmends' that theWarcie'li beauth-
orized'to appoint. a delegati'an to attend the' aUllualmeeting and' that
themefubel's'hip fee of':$lS;OO he paid.
All of w~ich is, respectfuI1y submitted.
J, A. FULLER,
"
,
Chainnal1
'To the, Warden and
Ju,ne Session
Council' of the COlllity of Elgin~'
Your Public Ilnprovemcnt Committee' has met and considered the
niattersreco,~mellded in., the report of the County Rug-ineei-.
Elgin CO'Ul1ty- Council
1. ,Re"Bddge::No.AO'oii th~Tow'n1ine'behveenMalahide and South
Dorchester.
, YO~l1' C01l1mittee ,wo~i'd cdn'c'itr in the 'recommendation that a new
creosot'ed block flo-Qr ,b,e. placed on the bridge and that new railings
.'be c()nstructed on: the appl'oaches~
I '
2., That neW railings -be constructed to the Orwell, ane]. Gillette
Bridges;
'J:The Township of South Borth ester has taken actionul1der 'the
Drainage 'Act to extend the B.roo.ke Drain in that' Township to Bridge
No. 40.
4. Last year it was' agreed'upon by, this Council that the' County
wc::'re' willing to'assume one-half the cost of straightening,the creek
justabov'e Bridge'No:'~O.
~~ In regard to, the Bothwell Bridge as recommendeclby the
;' El'lgineer. This Committeew-ould i'ecommend that:the County of
Kent and Countr ,()f Middlesex should have their attention called-to
the ,state of this, bridge and to the n'ecessity,oL improving ,the floor,
and t4at arr,angements be made this year so that the work recom~
men.decl should be done :}:a~ly. next year.
All -of which is respectfully,su'bmittecL
J. A. FULLER,
Chairman
November', '/SessioD
the Warden ancl',Council,of the Counfyof Elgin~,
Your Pu~lic In~p,roverl}ent Comml.itt.ee' beg to teport"as,Jollows:-
1. They have considered the matters contained in the report of the
County El1gi11eer and recommend its adoption. \ '
, .
2. ,They'recommend that; i~future,all,b:)Unty Litle,' Bridges,. which
were not designed I to. carry concrete flo6rsbe reflooredw-ith cre-osated
block floors; when necessary.-
,All of which is respectfully submitted;
J. A. FUl1LER,
Chairman
,
Elgin County ':Council
REPORTS COUN'fYROAD COMMITTEE
January Session
TotheWanren~,t11d' Council,' ,of the>Co'u'nty of Elgin:
Gentlemeh,:-'-
The. County Rpad CO'mm'itte'e'reports:
L That the stun o{"one hu:n'dred, a'lid seventy-two thousalid, o'ne
hundred ahd two ";dollal's"and:sixty;.seven cents, ($172,102.67) was
exp'ended ~n EIgi11'c:ount; Highway System, during the yeal:, 1923, the
percentage payable .by the Province, Middlesex County Lines, St.
T?.orhas,S~bu~ha.nArea, and 'the township ,of Maldhide, under agree:~ I
rnent for construction of Stalter Gully ,bridge, will be about fifty' per
cent. of this, amount.'Divided as follo'ws::....;.,
2. PROVINCIAL COUNTY ROADS:
RO!;ld '., Constructibri,...~.~.......:..__....,~_......... ....,.$
Maintenan,ce a>ndRepair, .~."""'''on'''m..
.Mairit~nai1ce on".Suburban Roads.. ,...~..."....
1284 17
11301 42
3363 36
3. COpNTY ROADS:
Road' ConstructiOli
Bi"'1dge Construction
Maintenance and. Repair ,................. ";...nm
,~ons'truGtion on Sub~rbalt Area Roads ....
4. GENERAL EXPENSE:
Grants to Urban Municipalities' "..,...........
Viennaunderagn;'cme~t 'withMinistero'f
Highwa.ys .......... ................. ....-'n:.........
:rmproyenients and'ltiterest on Hathaway
Far,m. ,~
.Machinery and Tools;.;, ....,.;...,..................
Gravel 'Pit,' Deyelopment ..,.....__....... "'''''n....''"
Material. :jqstock<.........:.
Workmen's Compensation ,Board
Trucks _....'......._...... .,.............. ............;.:
, M-iscellaneOus
22867 82
38114 47
56191 46
404 74
10847 58
168981 .
Less Receipts
1048 89
3427 13
6416.11
402 21
25108
805977
3501 14
---'-$172102 67.
3990 69
,
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$168101 98
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5.. MACHINERY & TOOLS, AVAILABLE FOR YEAR 1924
40' slushscrap'crs;18 junior graders;JOplows; 1
mower; Z fertilizer, drills-; 9 hammers; 12 shovels ~
6 . sledges ; 14 crowbars; 8.fanterns'; IH~htj 1 heavy
and 2 light road scarifiers; 2 semi-portable gravel
bin and elevators;. 2-10 ;horsc _ powe~gas engines;
1 ,centrifugaL pump; 1 forc-cpump; 1 diaphragm
pump; -6 dump. wagons j, 3, ,5~ton- dump trucks; 7'
heavy' graders; 1 - cement mixer j. '1 e1ec,tric 'battery;
6'picks.
. . . . I
6. MATER"lALIN STOCK AT HATHAWAY IMPLEMENT
SHED:
75"00' fc~t oLc:hestnut and pine' plank.
20'0'0' feet of '-White oak plank.
20' pine piles 20' feetlong~
22b~rrels of p~ving pitch.
10'00 feet of second- hari'd 5,.8 wire cables,
7; We estimate the-sum of seventy-five thousand dollars, should
be raIsed for c.x:pendit\1rq on County Roads for the year '1924. Divided
as follows:
ConstruCtion on 'Roads..,.....'........,.................$ J7000, 00
Maintenance on Roads' m.....'.....U......,'....... 44000 00
Bridges ,and Culverts, .....n...................m......... 7900 00
lyIachinery .and'Tool;s '.. ............n.....m.m...,... 500000
Grav~lPit Develo1pment ....,.........._........_m... 200000
. $ 75000 00
s., That RoadSuperintendent of Elgin County bedelygated to
attend Conference on RoadCoI1stntctionheldin Torqnto, beginning
Monday, the 25th day "of. F ~.bruary.
9. This: Committee recpmnlend that' County Clerk prepare
regulating heavy traffic on County Roads to be submitted to
Council at the June Session.
, AU of which iso, respect.fttllysuh111'itt'c'd.
Chairman
EIgi.-\l County Coui1cil
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June Session
TotheWardeiI and Coui1cllof ,the County of Elgin:
Gentlemen:~
Your County Road Commhtee beg leave to report that your. Com-
m.ittee have mad'e a four.,.day inspection trip over the County Roads
beg!nning May,-ZOth,endingFriday, May 23rd.
.We s'um'l'nadze the year's work as follows:
2. Road'Co'nstruction
. G,rading and gravelling-g mil~s of County. Road, C0l1stnicthlg,6
culve;ts a,nd placing a' number of irOtI pipes at many different
a cresoteBJock floor for the Goodfell.ow Bri~ge"
North 'bridge ,in the Village 'of Vienna' Road 'No; 44
P. c.~' cr~scitedblock,floor.
New24~fo.ot span ,'c'ement bridge mlR6ad No. 51:'
New 24~foot Span cement bridge 011 road No.5.
Maintenance 6fStolte and Gravel RO;'lds:
" ' "", I
We advise.'~hat,theheaviertravel1ed gravel aild stone County Roads
be r'e<surfaced this year.
trucks'-'pavebeeu, overhauledancl al'cengag
r.eporf of season's work will be
i!6'
Elgin County Council
Elgin COUllty, CburieD
6. That this COHnc'i1 request,the HighwayDcpartment to 'approve
of Road No. 39, as a Provincial COHnty Highway and eOlinecting witb
Mid,dles,e~ CountyRoad between Lots 12 and 13 intheTo.'N'nship of
North Dorchester; t11(~l1ce nprth to, the' Hami1ton,R,oad., Middles'ex is
requested,to co~opcrate.
REPORT OFCOUNTYIl.O:ADSCOl\'ll\'llrhm
November "'SessiOI1l
S7
7. 'That no action be taken re-com:mHnication frO'mDepartrrtent
pfH,ighways'in conl\ectibn with podd',s' 'Bridge.
To'the RIgill'County Council:
,!'/t. Thomas, N o~: 25th., 1924
"Gel1tlemC11 ;_
8. We l"ecommcnd that' the Reeves ofdiffer~l1tTawnShil)S s.hoi.t!d
al?point,cd to enfore~)he. IQad~d,Vehicres Act.
The"C6UlltyRoad.Committee teportsthat expenditure on Elgin
County Big-hway System, from January. 1st, 1924, up to and including
October 31st, 'has,~een, a, t0tal,~f$101,061A4... This am'dunt, wiH"b,eip"
'Creased by work .already-inprogress.' '.
Expenditure a~ :Foll~'ws:
COristnrctio,n on County Roads ......m.......m................. .:.$ 21245 '10
Majlltellal~c'ednCounty Roads .....' ....... ......,............'.... 5771343
Con~tructiohonSubtlrban Area n,o<ids .........m..:....... 2642,51
.Maintenallccon Suburban AreaR-oads .....;m..n....... 138024
Village 'Grants-. ..... :.h~.~.,'.h..............~.~.............. ...........~.......... 28,'60
Trucks, 'Gas, Oil and, Re"pairs '.....~.~~.......;...h..... ......... .... 4953,50
Gi:'ivel' Pit Development ............ n...... ......... .............. 6324 '29"
Machinery, Tools :and Repa,irs ,1132 8~
Implement 'Shed '77-89
Material in -Stod:.,.. ',' ", ......,--......,..... 'h.... ....... ......,... '358'75
Int. On Mortgage Hatha.way .Farm 330 no'
Workmen's Compensatio.n Board' .m....... ',.. .....,..... ..,.,' 413,37
' Miscellalie0Us. -..-... " 2460 89
-----'--$101061 44
9. The, C?unty now ~wns9:r.+ acres of:-gravelpit lalld, , being a
l)ortion of the south half of Lot 'No. 26, in the 6th ~oli.ce'ssi(H1, o'f the
Towllsh,ip of, Dere~ani; ,in ~~e'~o~nt~ ofqxford. , vVehav~ secured
bJi,ti,on~0,lease',-for99 years., tIie balanteofthepit;<n?WOW11~d,bY
Edward Corbett, .aclleining their' O,W:I} property. Containing by ad':
measurementlOi- acres for the sum of $2,000.00, We recommend' that'
the" te'rms 'of the option be fulfilled.
10. , That 110 action betakenre~extensionofCotlntyRoad No. 53
.~c'onnecting lillk in tlie Vil1age ofVienlla~' with Road' No'. 44 P.C.
n." ::rpat, COUrnty <'Grants- td-Vi11agea11d TOWl1sfor',expenditure
'un:dc't' the_ H'i~hwayAct,f~r thisye'~r,,-q,e, equal to, t'heamoupt,tha'tis'
paid bY-them, p1us,..twynty--pt:;rc:.ent. io;' County. Roadpurp'~sesi except~
( inff th'e Villf\.ge -o~, Springfield, '.W'here the-- County assumed_ a la~'ge
pOl~tionofthe 'Village mileage. Therefore ',We r:ecommen<1 the, Grant
to' Spri1:igfie1d, ,be equal ,to one~fifth of the, amount actually paid itj for
C01uity'Road purposes.
t) '2. bi'illltrhctiori
, Total,miles' {ft t9ad constt~cted ~hi~ :ye~r R
6,milesoi'grayelrb~'d:and 2 miles of 'stone madtdan(
Bridges....:...C~.eos'6t~d b.1~,ck fIQoion the Go.odfcllow bridge,
42"near Aylmer:
Creosbted, Wood J3lbCk ilo{~/i:~n' 'the' lltl:rth 'bridge, VilIag-e'ofVienlla,
\ :, '.-,
,
12. 'We r'ecommenclthat 'no action he takentn exte'ud tBe
,Ro~d 'System this ses:don.' . , ,
Cou,l1tyRoad"
88
Elgin ,County Council
, ,
" 20 foot ,spall cement, bridge, Road'No. 5,.Townshipof Aldborotigh;
30 footcollc'rete cement bridge Road number 53, Township of Bayham_
4 Cement culverts.
30 Iron Pipes.
6700'feet'of tile, ranging from 5 tolOinches in diati1eter~ usedentire~
fpr roadclrain:age.
3.
Maintenance
\
The usci:;:tl resurfacing of all the main roads, with brClkcn stoneOT
gravel has been done this year., excepting in a few cases where work is
already {n', progres,s-. '
Machinery New for the Year ,1924
10, road Boss graders.,
1 new Ig'ravel e1evatoi' and buckets.
1 second, hand tank :wagoh.
l':w:heel s,craper,
28 Slu9h 'scrapers.
,1 ,new plough.
9.1anterns.
3 l~gallon" cans.
35 feeLof chain.
,
Gravel. P,it DeveIopmen!
Walker Pit ill. the Township of Aldborough
Numb.erof .cords.of 'gravel hauleCj.706.2~3.
Cost of .stripping;:etc., '$311.63.
lrvine.Pit :in'the Township of Southwo1d.
Cords of gravel hauled 351.
Cost of strippil1g, etc;, $340.92.
Hathaw~y'Pitin'the Township of Yarmouth.
Cords _of gravel hauled; 1546' 1-3.
Cost o"f screening, loading, ,stripping, etc.; $1645.14.
LUlln Pit in the Township oLDunwich.
Balaps:e 011 contra'ct to;_JohnMiller, Dutton, $166.80.
RolosonPitin,the Township of Dereham.
Cords of' gravel hau1ed,2067 5-6.
Cbs.to.f loading, stripping" et~.,',$2208AO.
.
Elgl1i County COUllCil
89'
Receipts forgravclsold, $1,157.49.
;Locker Pit in the Township of Hought'bn,
C0rds of gravel hauled 288.
Cost of labour O,n pit, $53.0;),
6.
Truck Operation
:Daily recm"dhas been kept Of the mileage alld'ql-1al1tity, of gcavel
hauled, by the three counfytr'tl<;ks in operatio1i<hom May 19th to
October 31st,. 1924; as. follows:
Truck No. 1
,Truck No: 2
Truck No.'3
HQurs
Worked
1290
1220
1290
Cords'of
Grewel' Hauled
<548
600
652
Miles
Travellecl
8993
8190
9086
3800
26,278
1900
\.Avereige'rnile~geper day,"69. .
Average cords, of graye1hauled pet day, S.
-Averagecqst .expense per 'day, $16.62:;
Average depreciation ,per day, $20.00.
Totalc6sf per day,$36~62;
:Total'cost" hauling l' cOrd_ of .gr'av,el,Ol1:e ~ile, $1.06.
7.
Sum~,ary of Truck Operation for Years 1920, to '1924 !
'Tr1~k'sN:urnb:er land 2, have worked a total of lZ91idays.
Original'co-stprice of 'trucks 1 and 2,$16,605.00.
Allowing,depredatiohat $20 per day for the aboveuumber of days
amount to~25,830.00.",.
,,' to::)
Truck N'UIl1hel'"3,"or Packard; work~~l'year 1921 to \ 1924, a total
618 days. Depr,eoiation charged against it at $20.00 per day, ,amount
$12,360,00: Cost peice of truck No.3, $9,085.00.
'Total depreciatjol'i charged against trucks 1,,' 2 and 3, ror years 1920
lo 1924, amount, to~38,190.00.
J?urcha:sc--_ririceof Trucks, 1,2 al1d 3,$25,990.00.
90:
Elgin', ":.Co.unty, .CounciI
Amount set as.ide f~r depreciation'. allowed on. three truck's, $12,206.00.:
Avenige'cost for hauling 1 cord of graVel one mile by the three
trUcks, years 1920, to 1924. $1.,13 per cord mile..
,
8; Tha~ the salary of bookkecper'iu superintendent's office besi::dy'
tl,oIlars'pcr month'.
,9.', . That 110 action he taken re,petition-from Sparta in refen;llce
Traffic si,glls.'
,Alloe,whi,ch is"l;espect.fully subniitted~
J. A.MOORE,
Chairmafl of COUlity Roa~ .Cqrnmittee
HOUSE OF INDUSTRY. COMMITTEE
November Session,
,
~o'uncil~.
The House of J.nelU'stry- C9IT!-mittee.reports}
. .
L That,tho'yhave award~d cont~ac..t . fori?rc"ad,W: the Norris
B'rothers at S~ CC11tsp'er- 'pound, -beingi!' ten:ts perpoi.tndhigher than
last year. The supply dfm.eat in 'colds tor age is. sufficient for present
requirements; " " , 1
2'1 That the reports ot' the physichn and'inspectorbe adopted ~nd
printed" i'n themil1tites~
3; 'I'h'at we have inquiries 'in reference to the sale oJ a ',portion
olthe farn1'l;lllddo notbelievy it isad~isable ta take any'actiCllL at
this ti~easther'e is,110 present demand, fpI' vacan~ l~nd.
4, That noactibn be ,taken in refetence to 'report of .disttic_L offi":
,eel' . of 'health regarding 'toilets and heating at the institution.
All,of,'which'is respectfully submitted.
1924.
O. McKENNEY;
Chairrnan
EIgin'Coulity, Coun,cil
91
REPORT INSPECTOR HOUSE OF, INDUSTRY
No~eniber . Session
and Council of the County of Elgin :_
Th~ f()llowing is my repql.t on the
for.the year endi.ng .Octoher 31st, 1924.
, .
L Number of inmates at last report
2. Numb~r admitted dhringthe, year
3. _Numher dfe deaths """'~~''''''...n'''''''''''''''''''...n..........................,.......
4. Number _ discharged .
.' S:Num bel" absco.nded ......................;....................mn.........
6., Number 110'W .iri -House, ....................'..,................ ..... ..................
7. .N~mber of intr,lates sent from the several municipalities
County during . t~e year:
House ~f Industry ancl Rc'fuge
..................\.....~.. 26
10
6
5
3
22
in. the
Aldborqugh .......................................
Southwo,ld
y arlllouth ..........~.......h...:.~........;.,.......... .......
Malahide ..... .........,...........................................
. ~~;:;habb)i~~;;~;..:.:::::::::::::::':::::.::::::::::::u.
Ay lmer .~........ ...._..........."....."........:...........:......................,............................
\iVest Lorn e '.., ..h.."..... no....n ...;.... .'...... ..n..... ..." ...... ....;.... ..... .n. ...... ....... h....
Rodney" ..':................... ..............h................n................................................
Dutton .: ..;................... ..............,..............."... .................I..........,..................n
Springfield: "h':'"~_:,,,
Vi'enna \........!............. ...................
13: irths c........ .'.., .... ....c........ ....::... ........ .,: ......... .~: .,.... ..... ......... .....
..........n.........
o
,0
1
1
1.
o
2
3.
1
o
1
o
o
.,.........;...............
.....'.m........u
........1.....
.............................
...........,.............
caUses of paup,erisrn. 'of inmates
the year, may be "clas,sedas f011ows:~
Cripple ,.....................h..................;', .................
Sickness' .n........................
Destitute
Old Age
10
admitt"ed to the
..........'.......
........"...........................
92 Elgin County . . Council
Oth'er. Causes ..,.'....;:.,.;:....h.....';..,;.'.........n...m...........;........n.....;........................:.; 1
9. Average. number 'O'f 'inmates' during. t~e year' ............:................ 25
)0., Average tiumber, with keeper's: family and hired help>........, 31.5
1'1.", Number of weeks'board of inmates........m.....................:... ...'.... 1302
12. Number of weeks, with keepers' family............,.........;....;:... 1639.7
13. Tofal ,expen'diture during the ,year.........,..............,.........-.. $11521.8g
14.
Receipts
240 73
647 07
413 69
3049
110060
$ 243258
$ 2136 94
$
1,5'. Lea,.ving anlount actually ,expended for sup':'
port.. of inmates ,................m.............................. '$ 6952.37
16-. Average ,expense per Week for each ,person $ 424
17. Average expenses per day for 'each 'person 6.05
1'8. Averageexp'ense per year for eachpersotl 220'4&
19. Amount expended for house al1d farm during the year, may he
Clividedas follows:-
~~~: ~~r;:~t~t~.~"i:~.:::::~:::::::::::::::::,:::::::::::: :::::~::::::::$
FrO'm PrO'duce sold...,)...............:.........m ..............
From Sundries .....'..;...,...................;m...'................
From. ProvinciaJ Treas. ..............!....................:.
Permanent, lrp.provements
Farm Expense
Hired 'la bor ....................................,..............'....;.....$
1m plements .........~......................................................
S t6ck ~....... ................... .;.......n...........,.."... ..............i....... I
F eed ......................h...n.........i'.:......'~.n..."........u........
Miscellaneous ...,....;..~................,..............+.........;.....'"~.
Seed' .......,....................c...............................................
House E-xpense
Hired labour ........................................................,.$
:Bread' ..n..........................................................n...........
M.c'a't '...........................m'.............................m................
Gl'oceties: . ....,.........................,..............................;".....
218 21
7125
128'90
635.46
201 50
117 90
.$
870 00
367 63
491 44
304 13
Elgin County Council
93
Dry 'Goods ...........n.......~..,..............,...... "'h.........n......
Boots and Shoes ..............
Furniture and Hardwar'e
Drugs ..................
Coal and Wood ............... ..m......................,.
Miscellaneous ...........................,.........................
290 01
175 05
260 ,51
95 33
212921
12723
$
572075 '
GeneJ:'al Expense
Conveyance of Inmates ...........'....;...........m.......,.$
R ep airs "'.'" ..;.. .................~.. ..... ........ ... ..... ...;......;... ........
Permanent 'Improvements i...'..................'.......h.....
Incidental ....n...........m........'..~.,...........................
36 05
297 94
213694
176 99
'$
264792
Salaries
Keeper '. .........n........................................... ...............$
'1rJatron, ..,..... ................. ...............................................
Physic'ian.. . ....'....~h...n...h..,;........>.......:..............::.............
Insp~ctoi:' ................... ................................................
800 00.
48000
300 00
200 00
$
1780 00
Tot~l,Expenditures ...'..hm.............,.......'.....
..........,.
$ 11521 89
, 20.
The. folIOwiilg'produce\w:as, riise,d on. the fanp .duringthe year:;
700}ushelsoi oats and barley at 60c. ......h$ 455 00
130 bushels of wheat ......................h.....h........... 175 50
38 lo~ds Hay at $1O.00.......h................,............' 380 00
10 atre~'ensiIage,corn. ..m...............:~.................. 200: 00
367 bushels 'potatoes.! ..~.....m.....:.....;................... 18400
41 bushels sugar:.beets ....'.....m...~...n.:................ 10 od
30. bushels field carrots at AD :.~............;.,...... 12 00
5' bushels be'ans'.....,....:...,.,..,~'......,.........;............. 12 50
i load.:pumpkins ...........................,.......,.,............. 4. ,00
48 hushels, turnips .....h........................,.............. 29 00
, $ 146200
94
Elg,in Comity Couiicil
mnn$
3 00
2 00
39 00
8 00
9 00
40 00
IO 00
.1 00
19 20
3,00
10 00
3 Oil
20 00
15 00
14 00
1200
15 00 '
255 50
,50 00
1388 70
1059 34
21.INl1mher of-articles of bedcfil1g,and clothing made up during the
year ,by Mati'ol~ and inmates, 200;
22.< Nl1mbcr,ofvi'sits m'ade: by illspcctor,50.
Garden Produce
5 bushels beets
4 bushels 'carrots ........n.......__.............................
26 J~1Js~els,' onions
'4 bushels salsify
6'bllshels parsnips
800 head cabbage
i'acre ,gardenpeas moo nmnmm mm.....m................
~ bb1. cucumbers ........,..... >
48 bushels table turnips
Quantity squash, .'".".."..,~"..~u.u ........ .mm.n...m.__:_____
Cruahtity -Celery........:..,.,..:.......:...... m" mm"m..,...
Qtialltity peppers .....m........_.._ ....n uno' unmn'.'_..
40' ,bushels tcinlatoes
Quantity sweetc"ofri, !' ac're
6' dozen ca'uliflowers I.......n..m................. ...n.........
Quantity kttuce, parsley, asparagus...... ...m..n
Quantity-plums "and grapes
10 quarts milk per day ,.~.~..........
40 barrels apples
'A lar.ge quallti(y ofvt;;getablcs andfiuit
ii,as used'duririg thestimrrter; of which
no accoun't' 'was kept
~ ho~~',l~ilIed -dtiriI1gthe','year
Fruit_cai1l1edinthc house
'2DD dozen eggs consulned
5- ducks used .... '
37 chicJ{cns used
.....................
Cr'ealTI" sold . ............................................
35 hpgs sold
2;'cowssold
Eggs, and sUl1driessold ....
2'\ieal'~'alves' sold
P'otatoes ............h....l....................... ............~....'.n....
\ .
75 00
65 00
'105 00
60 00
5 DO
37 00
$
289 27
.513 82
'7000
135 84
4 00
, 4641
$
"'''''m.,..... ,$ 7298 95
11912 10
687 61
390 06
879 43
3192 45
1180 50
504369
1737 77
132 03
92060
40 DO
..1445 99
85 85
1979 00
3733,$2
827 66.
293'62
65499
pumps 'n" ......,....... 213694 . ,
. ~-M445N25
. I . ,- , , .
23. F,arm Stock'_
3 horses.
n,cows.
32 hogs.
2 yearlings, .
2 calves,"
1 boar.
3 brood sows.
160 chickens.
6 ducks.
'24. Thetotal amount. eXpended by the'Col1ntY,onHouseof
. e'tc.,is, as follows : - .'
Farm, ; 100, acres', cost
Hou'se of, <Industry
Laundry........
F'ire escap'es
R.oot cella:r, henn-e'ry; etc.
Cottages, etc. '
Brick ice house
Ba:rnS,etc,
Tile'drains
TilE:'" drain, outlet
Hot air pump, tank, connections
Refrigel:ator
Fencing
Orchaid, ....~.~.,.
Heating ,Apparatus
Boi,ler'roo~ al1d-soft coal boiJer
Deep well '. ... . '..,
Silo .'
Hog,nen.
Electric ihsral1ation and
.-n,.........n.'
.................
Rece'ived hom. Government on accOt1ntof
expenditures for Jal;dan'd 'h~ildil~g .;.'...
Leaving amOUnt actually expended -,hy
C'ounty .......hnm...........................h..
All of Vl\hichis 1'espectfully suori1itted.
1st, 1924.
A.'D.,
40QO 00
Elgin. County Council
Elg.in ,COUl1ty Coullcil
REPORT PHYSiIO,AN HqUSE OF INDU;3TRY'
NQvember Session
To the Warden and Members of the Elgin County COJ,Jncil:
,
REPORTS PE'tJTIONS AND LEGISLATIONCO:MMITTEE
No. I-January Sess;on
To til'eE:gin County Cquncil ~
T' have the honour: of presentin~th/e forty'-ninth annuatMedical
r~i)ort of tbe~ Elgin House of Industryup \ to October 31s.t, 1924. and
submit the, following ,for your considcr'ation ~ !
the health ,of theinlTI,ates h~s
Y'OUl'PetitiDlTS' and ,Legislation ..Committee l'econimend'S
Except. fOf 'the' irLfirtnities of aId age,
been, good.
Imade fifty;,.three visits _to the House of Industry, andv'isited the
inroa,te who was 'in the Hospital as'often as his tonditiondemanded.
,
Durihg the .year, one inmate. was treated at the hospitaJ, yiz:
Peter Fothergill _.............,.............. Aug. 28th to Sept. 10th~
;
'That the Council co-op eta fe with" t.heCot'IlHy Couricil
of the County 'of Hastings in aSking '-f()ramendmenf t()
Section 460, Consolidated' Municipal Act, it;!. reference
to prGtecti9nofmUl:Iicipality from 'damages dl..l: to
accidents on the ,highway. '
All of, which is respectfu.t1y'submitt-ed.
There were .no'births during the year;
,
There:_wer:c6 deaths during the year, all males, as
ALEX.. McIrACHLIN,
follows:
Date Name Age Cause," of Death
1: ...... ...... '. "... ':'
Feh..... ,11 1924" Stephen Stephebson........79..;....,.,......cCere,bral.Softening
Mar; '25,'1924: j Ohly.G6och: ...:...u>............~;..._..m...n~,Apoplexy. '
May 10.1924 Lewis' Bain _.........'n.._...m...89:,.._...n...n~.Heart Disease:
Juile 8 1924, Chas.. Skelding ....m......n....,88.......n..m.nChronic.Myocarditis
Aug. 1,4J924 Ch.s. Mundy .........:........:89......m....mApoplexy.
Sept. 131924' Peter Fo-thergill ..............89.............,..Shock\ following frac";
'tured hip.
No. ll-Janual!y Session
.rbthe'E:Ig;.in- Col;tnty. C0uncil~
The (~.e"tjtions ..:uld Legislatiolt -Co,mmittee. r~'potts~"...,
. Your obedient" servant,
,
DOUGLAS L. EWIN, Physician
l.T;hat "we co"'ope:rate,with 'the CoUrtty' Councils ,of Wenand,~ild
Ontario:il1' .reque;s:ting the ',Provhlci:al authorities to p~yfltI1 tost ,of
:maintena(lCe'and cOll'$tructitm bf PrDviilciai Hi~hways, anA wClul~l
sUg'gest ..that'the Minister of 'Higpwaysbe requekted to appoilit
Committee toconsld~r' the~hole' question of equalizing the 'd,i{ltt'ihu,>>
lion of, cost in--propo:rtio~l, to .b~'~lefit.
I have the- honour to he,
Elgin County Council
EIgi~ County Counc,i}
99
Thatno:actiol'i be taken in reference to resolution'fro~ C()Unty
re Hydro. Electric condition.
,
That no further acdOllbe' taken in reference toAlberta Coal as
federciland" provincial a4t'horities ,are ende'avoring' to 'make the
arrallgemcntsso that the 'co~l may be sold in this Province.
~EPORTS GAOL COMMITTEE
January Session
y.'o,tneEIgin 'County Council:
Gen tIemen :_
is respectfully submitted.
ALEX, McLACHLlN,
Chair~an.
The Gaol Committee ,reports':
LAdditional rol1er shelving is required ;intheRegistry Office,
and we.:recorrimerid that We be authorized t'o, award contract for
' . I,
~nsta1lirig Same.
AU of. w,hich.. is re.spectfully su'bmitted.
B. L. GODWIN,
Ch~dr1l1an
NoveDlber Session I
To 'the.Elgin Cotuity' Council:
Gellt1emen :-:-
Th~Gaol Cc;.>-mmittee reports:~
That' theyhavc"awardedcomract for
;'U',delivered at the.COUtity 'Gaol. Jor the. year
),~: to 1foodY&C1ark,and,: th"atcontract:.f;or
':Norris.Broth'c;sat $.~,centsper 'pound.
(
meat without, bonc; :to ':,be
i925 at 10 cents pel' pound
bread, was awarded ,to, the
'; .'i',
<i> : That, the L~w:,Ubrary A:ssociation .has,'applied
'shelving.. required, _and" 'we 'would recommend that' the
~\veIve ,secticin,al cases ci,n top 'of the present shelving.
.sttfficient. to .-1lleet present' demands, and can be added. to
':<;:Jitnc, as: ma'y. be required. I
for additional
c1e~k "install
This will be'.
from.time to
Allot, whicq", is-respeCtfulIy' submifted.
1924. ~
H. L. GODWIN,
Chairmali.
100
EIg.in County Council
Elgin County Cou~cil
101
'June Session
SPECIAL COMMITTEE RE BANK AMOUNT
January Session
To ~he Elgin County Council:
Gentlemen :_
REPORT SPECIAL COMMITTE ON WARDEN'S,ADDRESS
To' the' Elgin 'County Council:
Gentlemen:
That the 'Cound! inspect the'Memorial Hospital, St;Thomas,
the present sdsiotl',
Your,SpeciaIcommitteei,lterviewed the 'Manager. of the Me'tsons'
Bank,'and he agreed to submit the proposition of a 5t per. cent. 'rate
tothe,Hea"d Office, with recommendation, and a reply will be forth..'
coming in a few days.
AU df which' is respectfully submitted.
The' Sp'ecial' Commitee appoitlted to consider the Warden's, Ad':'
dr'ess rCGomrnend:-
2.:rhat the Wardeullame a Committee to represent this Council
whel1 historical memorial tablets 'areere:ded in the County.
W. M. ANDERSON,
3. Thatrepresentat"ion be made t,o. the:_'Federal 'autho.rities favor.,.
ing the Jormation, of t~e County of Elgill, aS,one electoral district, for
election af m1emh,ers, 'to' the Hause, of, Commons.
Chairman.
,4. That a By-Iawbe,passe'd.. formally ,assuming County Bridges
that, are not on County Roads, and that the By";law be subtniitte~ to' the
Minister of Highways for approval ill accordance-with the terms of
recent amendments to' the Highway Improvement Act. Bridges in the
futtire win th:el~form- part o:f the Caunty Raad System; .
June Seslllion
'To the Warden and County'Coundi1:_
Gentlemen':
AU of which is respectfully submitted.
Your/Committee ,beg's leave to'report that they waited> an ,. the
Iocal,manager of-the M'o.lsQl1sBank and pressed their demand f.or. a
~5. per Cent. Interest Rate on the current loans to the County of Elgin.
The application was forwarded to 'the 'Head Office,but was refused;
After considerable. inquiry we Were convinced of tbe futility of'
approaching other Banks andwovld recommend the aCCount -be left
\vith th~' MoIscins' Bank.
AU-ofwhich' is respectfuUy submitted.
.
5..That the Special Legislative Highway Committee he requested
to" cansider the advisability of providing for .more equitable'distribu..;
tion of the cost of Provincial and I?rovincial County.Highways, sa 'that
t'he property along and adj<!-cent ,to ,tllesehighwayswill cont~ibute
tow<;\rds'the Cast at -a rate higher thanpraperty, that is not conti,.
gll;aus thereto.
GEO. k JACKSON.
W,' M. ANDERSON,
,
Chairml'!-Il
,102
Elgin County !Cotlncil
ElginCoullty CouotH
10.1'
REPORT 'SPECIAL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL COM1I,1ITTEE'
Jlll1uary Session
R1'PPRT POLlCE;MACISTRATE HUNT
County . Council :
January 'Session
'To':lhe ,.Elgin C6\llity' COl!l1ci1:
The Special Committee appointed at ',the: November 'Session to
cpufet"'-with the "MemorHal'-Hds'pital. Trust, -recommends:':"""
Gentemen:':-
1. That By-Law No. 981, granting $5000 towards the -construction
ofa Hospital at Aylmer, be repealed.
,
I beg t6 report to you' the business
office 'for the past 'year. 'as folIows:~
done in connection with'my,
2.. ,That the Sum of Five Thousand Dollars be, gran~ed to, . the,
'Memor~al Hospital Trust in additiontoal;l1ount already granted by your
Committee.
L' Amount of -fil1es' imp9sed
.............,...cuh..,.........
3, ,\Tha't duplicates, of the' six:hronze name: tablets be, provided' by'
t~e County for municipaliJies desiring to erect'local m'emor'.ials', the
'cost not to exceed $l000',per set.
2. Amount of Fines
Yarmotith
Sou:thwold
County of Elgin
Provincial Treasurer
License ,Irispector'
4. That rolonel :Gerrard, Chairman of,the Memorial Committee,
b~ request,ed to add;essthe Council andexplain_~he Memorial features
of" the Hospital 'befo're th~ adopt~on of this report is cons-idered.
Fipe not ,co'lIected
paid and munic1ipalities--to whom paid ':
........... ................... ..'...m""'''''''''.:.m$ 9 00
. , 1 00
65 00
540 00
780 00
4
.....$
....,..................
All of which is respectfully' submitted. '
$
Chairm,an
3~ ,:Nuniber:<?fconvicfions and nature,'of ch,'arge:
Neglect to ,pro:Vide' l1ecessaries for wife and children.,..
. Viol'atiQnGameand Fisheries Act ......................;.........................
VioJa tiOll: M uhkipal, ,By-L.a w '(....,..........,....;.......,.......'
Thef.t ~ of ',Motor, C'ar, .....,.,h......~.,.,.;...........~'__..........,.......................,...,......
Common Assault .,............,...:....'...........!.............................'........~...'.\......
Violation of 'the Ado'lescent Ac-t,',..........,.......{....~..'.:.......:'..:.............
Violation Motor 'VehiCles Act ,..........................;:............................
Violation OI1tario\Temperanc,e Act .......................n......n........... '
D. StRATTDN,
Presented 23rd January, 1924.
Adopted 24t.h of, January; 1924, r,econsidered ?-nd laid Qver 25th. of
January. ,~
Clauses 1 and 2' adopted 18th of June, 1924.""
,
104
Elgin. ,County Council
Elgin C~unty Council
4. In addition 'to the above I tried the following' cases:
Assault- .....;..:......................'...................:..."................................;;.....,...........
Arson ...... ..._..;~......_......... ....... ....... .~..... ....'n..... ;.... ........... n.... ....... .......n. ..n....
111decel1t Assault .."..u....u...~....u....n.;.....;....._.....m...n....--................--...
Receiving' Stolen 'Goods ............................;;.......m...............n........u.
Violatipn "Provirtci~l (Highwa>, Act, ,..............................................-
Neglect to provide ne,cessaries_forwife ~ndchi1dren ............
Ontario Chil,dren's' Protection 'Act ...............................................;
1
7
1
1
1
3
5
LICENSES IN FORCE, NOVEMBER 25th., 1924
Aucii'oneers
Neil. McLachlin
,M; A. . McAlpine
Wilson.. P0U11d
Daniel Black
. H. 'n; McNaughton
J. A. Forsith
John 'Hay
G~orge Flagg
Duncan A. 'Brown
Robert L~ur
J. D. Locke
Glenn" Clark
A. J. Branton
,J .D. iBaIdwiri
L. L. McTaggart
Andrew.' McWilliam
19
I paid' to the Treasurer'$184;bO, Magisfrate'sFees collected by me.
I have, the, l;1onor to 'be, your obedient servant
T. Merritt Moore
Fran'k Fulkerson,
R. H. Lindsay
FRANCIS HUNT,
police.'Magistrate
Pedlars.
Henry: Dark
J aines'-~''Ogarty
r: W, Shipley
E. P. Ball
Stewart Brothers
C. A. Walsh
\
Ed,wa\d:'F. :'.Oatman
A1l111 L;Grawburg
A. E. Lnce
'W. E. Herman
Junk
'H:'Fisherman,' Dutton.
Dealer.:
I
BalanceJ on hand,. }alluai'Ylst, 1923 .........,..................;$ 862339
Administra~ti()n:of Justice' --...h..nh..u..~..:...mh..........._...h.h 11233 69
BiIls Payable. ......,.....,...............,.....,..............................,...... 239000 00
III teres' t ".. ....~'.h'...~............h.." '''u '".,''' _.;. .............c....;.n.u.. .......;...... 532. 38
. Public. Scboo1s ...................................................................... 36102 78
House or Industry. ...:h_.....'....;.......h....n...h....__.....nh:_...~._h. 2144 92
Ar:r-ears-, of Taxes ..............h.....;;....;..;....................uh..,..:..... 2136 '71
,County" 'Lines:'-, h.:..;..:.'..h....'hh.__,.....................h........'.....h~........ 923' 21
Registry. Office' ......'.....'......1..............:................,...".-'.......... 34392
COUljt~ Rates '.......1......1...'..,...................-'.....,...___.................... 2(j7670 od
COunty Roads ........-'.:......1..'..........................____.................... 75073 10
I.Jj c ens es' ", Uh.h..... ...... ........... ..... ......... ......n....n......................;... ........ '348 . 00
. Miscellaneous ----,------"------.------, ' 367 25
$644,499 35
ElginCourity ,Counc-il
AUDITOR>S' REPORT
January Se5sio~,
the Warden of th.e County of Elgin:
, ;We'"the und.et:signedAuditors of the Coun,ty of ,Elgin, for the
)923,r{(speclfully submlit the following report:_
W.eha:vec~refully comp~red: the ~everaf accounts with:the vouchers
and orders authorizing th~ various expenditures, and find
correcL'
"VVe"filld the Rec~i\)ts,~xcee4 the 'Expenditures by . Thirty..eight
T,ho'usalld and One-'Dollarand-Fi,f'teen Cents ($38,001.15),' the balance
cin,hand'beingmadcup 'as folloW's: .
Cash in Molsdns Bank __.___ ___________ ..__.._______ ______________" ---$ 61,830 68
Cash in' "t"reasurer's'"Office ..h..... .m..h....___ m................," .316.27
ChecksOutstandillg
$ 62,146 95
24,145 77
..____.$ 38,00118
Bcl.la'llce
Thefdllowillgstatetnents are submitted: :A'bstrad 'of Receipts and
Ex.penditures, Assets and Liabiirities, andDet~iled Statement' of Re~
'ceipts,~l.11d;Expel1ditures. I
, As '~'equeste-d,we_have made aquatte+ly':audit ca; the Treasurer's
accounts alid,fciry,;a'rdeda statement of each qUi,trter.,to the Warden
Chai'rman of the Fina.nce Committee.
The ,Bonds given' -by the Treasurer for Ten .'Thousand .Dollars" and
deposited by order of the ,Council wlith: ,the MalHlger 'of the Molsons
St.~Thomas,were r'enewed on January ,1st,: 1923. We ha,ve
the returns made by the severat-Tr:e~surers to ,the Co'Unty
during the year 1923, and compared them ~iththe COU{1ty
book's and, find them correctly ,entered.
which, is respectfully submitted.
Elgin County CbunciJ
107
ABSTR.ACT STATEMENT
RECEIPTS AND
EXPENDITURES
of the County of Elgin, for the Year Ending December
' .. 0 / 31st, 1923. .
RECEIPTS
; . .. DISBURSEMENTS --
',.Bills Payable ----""'--'--":"'----'''--'--------'''----''--'--'--'''--'--:------,"__$2?2(){)0 00
"CJ.nterest ...--.------..--...----..--.--'..--------__......__________.____.________.,.__________ 8929' 11
A.dministration oJ JUstice --.--.--.1.--.:__________.__.__.__.".__.__.______ 1.8509 90
Public Schools --".--..--,-- .m--__'____'__'''____m..__.__.__.__...__.__.__.__.____ 51653' 57
J.rouse oJ Industry --'--'----"--"~----"--'--""--__'______m____.__..._____ 10285 35
tounty'.: Lines .n....................................,.........,......,.......'............... 5082; 26
J(egistry Office__,____",",,,,______",______,,______"____,,.__..__.______,,________.. 67795
,i\rrears of,. Taxes. ......'..:.h..n.........'.....:........,.,....,....,.:............ 2272 67
iHigb Scpools --...1.--.------...--'----.-----______.--______,,,________..______________ 3110083
~,ernber~'. Wages' ..h..............'.n.....:..,....."..:.'.....n................. 3789 75
~g~Ct::;;,~~:;~~~, --~i~:.:.:::."::::~::::.:::::::::::::::::: ~g~~ ~g
T~r.e' qf . County. B9-i1dings ..;..,........L...,;..".......'......h.n..... 2017 17
. ~\er,Lighta?d Fuel ..-----.-->--.-----__.____..______,.__:.,___________ 345647
W. A-. GALBRAITH;
W. C. CAtJGH-ELL; Auditors.
17th, 1924.
\. ,I
,
)"
,1::
Elgin County 'Cdunci{
Itlgill County 'C6i11lc.il
109
~~:6~W.n~J:sds......:..:..:.:....,.....:..::..::......:..::..:'.....:.:.:::...:.'.:..'.:.::..:.:....:::::: I;~~;~' ~~
DebentUi"es and Coupons, ............"........:...,....:.~....'n..:n...:..'59202
BY-LAWS
....................................................,......
$606498 20
38()0I1S
.$644,499 3,5
~o:--
Rahmce
BY-LAW No. 1034
R'especttuHy submitted,
To Authoriz:e the Warden and Treasurer,t<:i\Borrowthe Sum of '.
Two . Hu~dred and' Fifty Thousand Dollars
W. C CAUGHELL,
W. A GfdLBRAITH,
The Elgin County. Council,epacts:
, That the Warden and Treasurer be and are hereby authorized to
borrow'the sum of Two {iundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars, as it may,
be"r.equiredto,meet expenditures of the Corporation of E'lgin dpring
'1924,andgive"assecurity therefor,notes 'ofOne Thousand or T~n'
Thaus'and' Dollars. each. {
Sounty Council Cha:rnb~s, St. . Thomas, January: 25th,:1924~
W. McKAY,
-C;::ounty' Clerk.
A BARONS,
"
BY,.LAW. No. 1035
'to,Appoi~t'a Board of Aut;lit. in the Couoly of EI"iri
for the, rear '924
COUIICil ui, the Municipal Corporation',of
of the_County' Cour,t and, Oscar. McKenney
members of- th~Board of Audit, to. perform
of'them by R. S.Q.,Chapter 96, Section 21.
' -
That the members of thesaid,Boardbe paid the sum of FiveDol~
per .dayJor.theirservices,. and fiye.cent.s per, mile going "to and from
Chambers', St; Thomas, 25fh January,' 1924~'
,Cotin~y.: Clerk
Elgin ICounty Council
BY.LAW No. 1036
To Appoint b"Gounty Advisory'AgriculturalCouncil
Whereas the Honorable, the Minister ofAgricult,ur~ bas invited thIs
Cotii1cil to appoitlt an Advisory Agl'icultural Courtcil to c6~opel-ate with
the Agricultural Representative:
: Alld Whereas the Council have approveclof the suggestionand:the
al:tPointmerlt of ,the'members of the County Board 'of Trade to compose
said ,Council:-
The - Elgin County, Council enacts:
1. That the following be appointed members of the County
'AQvisory Council:
F()r' Two Years
1'. A. Kerr, Aldborough.
,w. A. Ga:lbraith,Dunwich~
R.~A. Penhale" Yar~9uth.
Geo:Laid,law, Malahide.
Louis Johnson,Straffor;dvi11e.
2; ,Th<;l-t members of said Advisory Council be paid the same _ as
members of this Councilfor attendance at the two meetings' required to
be held annually in February andNovember,and,that they receive the'ir
travelFng and other~xpenses,for attendance at special or emergency
meetings called by the Chairman.
-'
Cortnty CouncilChatnbers, St; Thoma_s,.2Sth'January,1924.-
W' McKAY,'
County -- Clerk.
A. -BARONS.
Elgin-- ,,Coun(y "Counc,il
llY.LAW No. 1n37
Tn'App;oin,f a Hig.J:t"Constahle ,for the County ofEJgin
for the Year. 1924
The Elgin, County , Cottncil'ell:acts~.
]11
ThatJo"h:n Hop.kins be appohitedRigh 'CI1l11st;able for'th'e' year 1924~
:ata. 'salary 'Qf Two Hundr-cd:and Fo.rtyDolla,rs per annl'lm.
COUl~tYCOunci1 Chambers, St. Thomas, 25th January, 1924.
1K. - W. McKAY,
A. BARONS.
CoUilty 0Je,rk
llY-LAW No. 1038 ..'
To Appoint High'S<;.hool Trustee
The Elgin CounlyCOU11Cil ,ehacts:
Th~t Geo, Tyrrelbe ,al)poil1ted Trustee fOfthe Vie111la High Sc.ho6i
for threey'eats. . .. . I
That ]. G:. Heit'er be appoirit~d Trustee ,Of'the Aylmet HighSc'hool
lor three:ye-ar:s.
, 'Tfi~tW.'Hollitfgshead
School.. f.or three- :Years.
be aP'Poillted. Trustee bf the ,Dutton
Coun'ty .Co:uncil Charnbers" St.' Thomas, 25th'Ja'li'uary, .1924.
K W. McKAY,
County Clerk,
A. BARONS,
\V.a'rd(;'~,
}Ii"gh
,112
EIgHt ,County", Council
'El~ih Cou'~ty Council
1'13
IlY.LAW No., 1039
IlY.LAWNo. 1040
To Assume County Bridges
To,'." Res~i~d:,B:v.La.~i N6. '981
rheJtlgi~lCOtlhty, Council enac'ts:_
. .
' l'hat13~~Law No. 981,gianting the sum of $5000 to the East. Elgill
M,emorialHosPital,b~;\~nd. is hereby, repeaJ~d. ' J'
",'\
'Co~nty; COUllt'11 Cham'ber, St. Thomas, June 20th; 19~4~
"'TheM'ul1icipal, Corporation of the-County of ,".Elgin enacts :
\ 'That the fqllowing bridges be,l arid. are hereby, assumeq as County
Bridges, over which thiS::Counc~1 will-have: exc1us,ive jurisdiction:- '
Walker Bridge; over' River Thames.
Lings Bridge, 011 County Lfne qetween Westniinster and
Southwald. I
W. M:cR:A Y,
COu11tY',Clerk.
A. BARONS,
;3. .'dUer Creek, north of. Acacia, o'il Townlil1:ehetween Bayham
and ,Middleton.
~. Little Otter, on Towline' between Bayh~mland Houghton.
nY.LAW No. 1041
T()C()nti~h1 the ' Equalization "f,theA8se~9ment Rolls
oE the 'Count)', of ,Elgin
The Elgill Cdunty,: Cotln~iI enacts :__
1. Thatthe"fol1o\-ying"be, the equalization of ' the
of the County of Elgin. for 1924.
4. OtterCreek,'near,Eden, on Townlin.ebetween 'Bayham. and
" Hough'tou.
, . .
6., . Lynhurst,' between St.' Thomas.. andY armouth,
7. . Branch" of Kettle 'Creek, between North and Sout'~ :Dorchester,
,'County Cl,erlc
WardelL
:NaUle 'oE 'Municipality Amount
,., ,
Aldborotigh, ''''nn. 3,$87,759
4,349,052
5,157,514
5,31?,162
3,75J,283
2,426,864
2,406,201
1,259,216.
"'..h..nhn..n...... 495,509.
S;;i~;5:;X~:-.,::::::::,.:'::..,:.::.::::::::.'.,,':::.:::::::;::,': '::::;i~
'R, ,Fleming Creek, Bri~ge on' Towl1Jinc"'1?etwecn Aldborbugh', and
adoI'd. \.,
'9: Culv,ert orrL &P. S. Road"Jn'PortStanley. (Sec'V,-"Ewd. 7,
Chapt. 46). .
Co'unty>'Council Chamher, St. Th9maS, June '20th, .1924.
K. W.McKAY,
.A. IlARONS,
114
Efgin"CQonty CqunciI
Elgiii COUlity Couiicil
Vienna "
R,odncy' .........
W~~t"(Ohlh,
t71,755
362,931 ,
349,197
3,751,2&3
2;426,&64
2,406,201
i,2S9,216
495;509
&26,353
246,57&
171,755
362,931
349,i97
$31,000,374
'Malahide
B.ityham'
S. ,Dorthest~t
Ayiill'ei
. Dtittol1
P6rtStanley
SPtj1lg~elt1
Vienna
Rodney
West'Lorne
$31,000,374
2.'. That..,this:C:Ounciiis.w111ing to have the.fil1'al'eq,uali~atioll oFthe:
as,sessmeut,.,iu, case of' appeal, made 'by the County judge;,
I '
COUl1t:yCOU~lCi1 Chaulbcr; St.Thomas,june 20th,-1924~
W. McKAY,
County Clerk.
A. BARONS,
Warden~
BY.LAW No. I04Z
Ther~fbre'the CQunCil of ~he M:tinicipa:l
Elgil~" en~'cts;
CorporatiOllof'the' CouIlty
To 'R~ise 'Am<u.tnt& fOk7. Co~ty' Rates ~rillg' the Year~~24
Whefe~s an,cstimate'"has ,been, 1,l1ade sho",irig that. the-, SUU1,<)f ,!wq
Hundred and Fort:y-eight TnouS'and "Dollars is required. to be raised in
the: several Municipalities for the'lawful purposes ofth~ CountYd.uring
the year 1924. ' '
",- '-,,: ,',' ,'., ,,- ',',,' '-:-,:
thata rate,o! E,ghl Mil!s Oi1the Dollar he levied on ~11 rateabic
iniHesever~l fndniCipalit-h~s in t~eC~UlltY.ofI!:j~jn, as above
fqr,they-ear 1924; to tais~ the -fol1owirig il'niotmts:
. - , ,- ' , : - " '" ,', " ' , , , , - ,':; -, ", ' " -. -, ~
ThaL.the,sb:iti~{ Two. Huhdrea ailcl F.ortY~eig.hLThousand.Dol~
raisedalld,Ievieciintbe, seve~al m~nicipali~ies,.ill' :the Copnty,'
tot~t~,'fol1owhig "Scl-i~d~le;, ahd ,that"the aniounts as e11t~red
be paid -tothe,to-l111ty TreasLlrer,as by la~ required; : ' "
And \Alhereas, by the: Assessmel1fAct, this Co~ncil is required to
direct what portion of the sum to -bc1evieclJor County purposes' shan
be, levied: iit 'each ':MunicipaHty- in the County:
,And. Whe{~ea-s the: rates 'a'ie-requi'red-'fo"oeapportioned cm,the basis
of the asscssmcnt'of'property'as'eqtiaHzed':ih the'-ptccedirigyear:
,SCHEDULE. ,
Mun'icipality
Aldborough ...........
Dunwic'h
S8:uthwold
Yarmoufh
Malahide
Baynam ........... .....'............
's. D-ot-chester
Aylmer
DuHori ~...:..
Port Stanley
And Whereas the assessment of property'ofthe 'County, as'a:scer-
t,ail1cdal1d: equalizcd'il1' th~, year 1923 is, as,}dUows:
Total
u.$ 31102
:)4720
41261)
42553
30010
i9415
192511
10074
3965
6616
Mu~idpality
Total
Equalized'Valtie. .
mU umu",u$, 3,887,759
4,340,052
5,157,514
5,319,162
Aldboro:ugh
I DUlHyich
Southw.old' '.............'...................... ............'....,....;..
Y armout h' ,..~"..............h'...'.~'......'.,......,..........,.......~,./
..............,..,'.......".....
..............,...
...........'..
115
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,
:]~]gin, ':Cd,~t1.ty ',Couq:c;iJ
'Elgin: County Council
""
117.
S pr:ii1g-fi: el d"i ~ ":.'''~;'L''~'.m:'' ,'.'..::::n_ ;,;. ;..;;_~_~__;....;:!;'~:L,; ..:_~
V i'enna ~~';;.:l :-;'.'~;,}"_..:;:I_:._.!,.:;':_~:~':_".:'L ..............;::..L'. -.: .:....'.
W:;~cI;;;~~' --- n,,__,_,,__n___ n_;;;_-.--'--"'n-
1963.
; 1:l75
_4903
.2794
5, A'gnl'nt oi--$IOI6ishereby made.to 'fl1eVil~C\ge of'Wcs'tLorrie
for' impro~em'entOf Graham' RO'adSouth. . ,
>.:'-', '-"'''''-''- -,' ,', ',.'.... ':''''',--'\'
6. Agra11tof'-$10S2"is:hereby, mad/, to' the:'Vi-1.lage ofE.odllCY fbi-
the' impro'vemel1 fot Queen Street,. from 'Ffora St~eetWest,
.,b,eiIig cOJ;1tinuationofRoad:No...4, P.e.
;,j';'.I'!, ,', """" , ,.,"" - " I
-The 'said, GrantsshaUbeexpellded so~~ly" UP9n the Highway
portion ,tl1ereof~~tein,:~:~siglJ<!.ted.
$- 248000
Co'Unty,Council \ Chamber, St. Thomas;' June- 20th,: 1924;',
,
K,
W_ McKAY;
C:~~!L'ty. Clerti.
A. BARONS.
,- ,,",''','','
'VYar{:t'e~.
The workon', which thesaid,,~tants shall.he expel1ded'~ha)1 b~: perF
Jp,rm:ed,in accordance'with the last revi$edregUlatipnsrespectilJg'high~.
ways'of the Department, i)f PU,b.lic' Bighways"'ofOnduio':
BY .LA vi No_ 1043
Reada third tin:e'a'l1d r<issed ,this 20t~ d<ly'of, June,
1924.
To 'Make'GrantS toVilIages and Town'
_,",' "'" \' '. I
Wli:ercas in TheAct to' Aid in the Improvement of,PubHeliighw_ays
it, is ,provided 'that a .countY,Councili,may, froIr! ,time to < time", make
g.'r. a.'n:t5,to, villages and ,towns' notseparated'from the' COl,mty,for. the
,"''''1' .'," ',' ", '"',, ", ,",' "", ',',\, , , -- ,',
purpose'of impr,~vipg highways' in ~_uch: villages and' towns, as mayb,~
, de'sigllatecl in "suchby~law and which are extensions of, or form' con-
, ;
nections hctyvcen 'different"por~ionsof c'ounfY"r~acls;
"Al1d'Wher~asthe'CounciJ' of the County.of Elgin ~ deems it ,expe4~
ient'tomake'grants to the -incorporated_vi1l~gcsand,town'of theCou;lty,
.,for the ye'ar 1924, in accordance,yJith the t~rms ,of the said- Act; Be it,
therefore cli.acted by the Council olf the Muni~ipa:I Corporatioil of the
C0U11ty :ckElgin as follow5':
w.
McKAY,.
C;ounty ,ge;}<:~
,A,
;-,
L A gra1lt ,of $3654 is hereby:madc to the Towil'of Aylmer.
2. A grant of $144 is 4erebymade to the Villag€; of Springfield to
he expended on 'Y\Telli-ngto11. Stree,t.'
, 3. , A gr.ant of $2402 is hereby made 'tothc Yillagc;of',Port
for .the improvemel1t of cOl1tinuatioii' cif Road N,o. 24'.
4; A grant of $1440 is her~by:macle toth,e Village .of
'the;mprovementofthe' new Cur~i~ Road.
,.
INDEX
~O-:....~_
i'"
BY,LAWS-,
No. 1034 To authoriz"eWardeh"and,Tre<J.suref~o !Jorrow
$250,OO{WO'
No. 1.035 To appoint Board' of AUdlf."....,.u..............nn....,.....um21; 109
No. 1036 ,To appoil'it a County Advisory .t).:gricUlfu:'at,
Council
........"...........;
...........22, 110.
NO,--1037 To appoint a High 'C011stable
No.~' 1:0.38 ;;tppoint I::I)gh S.chool Trllste,e:s ....,..........,. ..............23,,111
'No. )D39 To assun),e"County 'Bridges. ....m. ..... .....,.. ....n .,...,.....,_~,80;'1l2
No, 1040''ro rescilld ByeLaw No. 981 .....,........ ...m......" ...... .",,39,112
No. 1.041 To _confirm- EquaHz<)..t'io_ll_,.oi ,Asse~smen,tl{olls,.~...nA:Q,,113
No. 1042 "To raIse' AmOunts f.o,r, COlilitY,Ra~te$ m..n..,.._.n~.m....,_AO., 11
N,o. i.o4J' To make Grants t.o Villages ,and,'Tow_ns..,._,.,...,.,.~.,....w4Ji: 11
AND COMMITtEES_'
\
'Colnmitteeto Strike Standing CO~1nittees
Go:od . Ro:a,ds -As$otlation
M,eJ1),oriaI :,Ho.spitaI
M u:llic'1pal.., .Aas.o.ciatiOh ~...--...--...w..."._',"._...."u..",.,..,,,.,,.,,,..,;......~..:,...._...,........,.......
Police' ....in,yarmou.th ..'...'......,....,..._..."....,'_.....,..,.."....;,""''''.'''.'''.'''. ..,..-.".,.,..M,..45,
1'r,us.t.e,.G.s' . :A"s.s.o.da.tio 0.... '_.,..,.::.,..;;.."."....":;....,.,;,~_,._."._,~:".,,~,..",.,_...... ....:""..._.__.}6, :1.9;
:VJe.hna . :R.oa;ds' .".........-."...."'.,...,:""....."...."..,.,..._.".....:,.......;'-'"...;....,.;,,:,1..$,. :)'11:',: ',,39,
29
'120
Elg,i"u' CourtlY, 'COUlli,;.i'l
tElg'ill',',CQun.ty" Cotr,o,C:l1
'121
,RRANTS~'
,,'('J:
SO;cleties
13
Dodd's Bridge
..................
, ~'
.............-.,.
"<r
76
Equa.l,izatiOli
i-,',.
~id Society
P'oulfi-':v -'Shows'
',':""1'
75
Esrimates
flortkulHiral 'Societies- :...u,n~~
KelltCo, Line,' Patterson"Culvert
.:.:.:.\-,.'.:;.L; .m'_:.:.:~:'
47
Good Road.$ Co.mmission
..30, 34
High Cons~table _.
Law Library
1"/ ".
; ~u:; .;'.: .~~,.;; ~_1{),
.......:.........
19
High -School- Trustees
.---,.....
...............nn
...'....30, 34, 35; 36
18
....:......30, 34
Historica'j" MOlluments
"'''',''
';.'\""f",
.;.::,t?,
18'
I
Lo~k-Ups
" [..,
Miss Wallace
p(jr't' ?ur.wellLock..Up
pttbiic.Lihraries .om
Rodney 'Lock-Up
1:rous~ :of Industry
26
.................'.,m....__.."...'....'~'...i;.i...;";...:.";...
13
36
'Legislation
.,........38, 43
j";:,i':
...................
...................
27
Sch,O;lS, ?.,.:;....H...............u....
Tiinc~"J ~'ur~lal' '.R~'port~r.
Ttustees:., As_sodation
....,...37,
Licenses
I
Memorial )josp(tal
.f...."_
.....11, 14, 17, 25,. 30,' 33, 43,
".,.:, ";"',,,:,:1,'..;.,,,.,,
Vif ~rdel1 ;.....:...'m....~..m...........':;.
W Q'mcn!s. ,Institutes,
m..;................
19
49
15
MothefS'-AlIowance" Commission'
MISCELLAi-mous~
Advisory -Agricult:ttral Council
Auditor' Admiliisttation of' Justice Accoul1'ts
.M: u,ni~ipal Officers
Railway '_:Ct~ssing ." Gate1s
.........:..;.
..12, 18, 26,
'"
14
Rie.distrihuti'on East'. Elgiil
,1"
.....'.;..;. 10
47
Stand.iug:. C:ommjtt'ee~
Comrhilnications
COuilty~'COuilCil
8" ;z8"..44,_1~~
....-......... ..~....
.....,_...,,'..7,-
Wai:dei1'sAddress
-.....'.........................
.J.....
County 'Rates
.nd...""..."......"......
.:..........6, 25, 43
/
................ ..................:....L...,................ 6
County Stenographer
,
..,. ...;.:;'. ;".:,~ .~.:..(.
........--,........
43
EIght Coliitty. Ci:Jtiilciil
BRIDGES-
Expenditure, 1923
Hi*hWaY:,Expen;dityrei3',
Shiite,r'B~idie
,
Viem1.a a6dPort 'Burwe;I Rpad~
OF COMMITTEES AIm OFFICIALS~'
'Com111ittee,.s
Co'~,i1ty ';)ing'j lieer
106
50
....c............................................................ 77
33, 48, 83
68
.....16, 37, 49, 72
c:~u~i~:yRoad Committee
, ~Q,l1nty}'rcasure'r
:Finance. 'Committee
Ed,ciili:tirinoommi1:tee
'Gh.~l' Corimi"lttJe .,;..'n....:..
House of iudustry'Committ~e
Ins p<::c tor, :a~us eoE Iud Us try
'PeHHol1's"ciiid Leglshitloii C6iiifuiHee,
,
'~olice, ,Mag;strate Hunt
Phys'ician ,House of.Indu,str:y
Public Irriprovemen ts C011.11uittee
.............,.... .16, 32, 48, 66.
........ ...................15, 47, 99
'''''.. ........5, 47, 90
91
..........13, 16, . 97
103
9j}
"
.....12, 38, 46, 81
51
59
...,........."..,...
PUbli~,_S'Chb'olTnsp'~~tOl. Tay'ttw
Public School/II~spectoi' Smith
\Speci~l
,Mern'orial,Hospital ,;Committee .....~. ..... ..........
R:e :BaI11{, ACC?UI1t ......:..'..m..........,...........
..11, 14, 17, .102
:14, 16, 35, 101
100
, Spedal
Warden's Address~ Special
107
20
36
35