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PROCEEDINGS
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Elgin County Council
During It-he Sessions held 111 the
COURT HOUSE, ST. THOMAS
in the 0)11011th,5 of
January, June and November
1931
1(. V'l. McKAY,
Coul1Ity Oer,k
H. G, TAYLOR.
\,Varden
COUNTY OFFICIALS
Duncan C. Ross, E'sq.,County Jud~
J as. H. Coyne, Esq. Regisitrar
Lan Cameron, Esq.) COU11ity .CoU'rt IO,era.::
A. Mc'Crimmon, Esq., Clerk of the Peace and COU11iy Crown Atto1'n:ey
P. S. D, f-hHung, Esq., Sheriff
C. F. Maxwell, (OUIlty Poliloe M'agistr:a.te
Maj-or P. E. En11latinger, Goa,ler
]. A.; Taylor, B.A., and ]. C. Smi,th, B.A"P'UNk Sd1001 Inspe'Ct()"6
K. W. M'oKay, Counity Oerk
B. B. Gra'ham, County Trea's'llrer
F. A. B,ell, C.E., Cotlnrt:y Engineer
G. F. Pine-o, COt1l1Jty",Road S'upe.ninter:.clent
C. St. C. [leitch, K.c., County Soheitor
Douglas L. EWiin,'M.D., 'Physician House of Indust,ry and Goal
Fred Ingr<tl111, Keeper I-J,ause of, Industry
R. M. HoLmcr's, Caretaker Court House
Hugh IQsbmnder, HighCo11Sbable
John Allan,' COl:n Borer 111Ispecto,r
All of St. Thomas ,P.O,
A, Tur,ner, Es,q., Inspeotor House of In.dusbrv, Shedden, R. R. 1
County Auditors: \Valkel~ C. Ca.ughell, St. Th6;nas; VV.A. Galbraith,
lona Station
Adrninis'katio'11 of Justice Auditors': D, C. Ross, County Jt'ldge
M'ayor Jagoe, St. Thoma's; O. McKenney,. Aylmer
MUNICIP,AL CLERKS AND TREASURERS
Municipality Clerk Treasure~
Aldbotough '''"....J, A. Mc'R'a.e, Rodney .......W. S.StaJker, R.H. 1, Rodney
Dunwich..... _ ...D. A. M,cNabb, Dutton Mut'ray McNeil; DUt:tOli
SOUlthi,;yold...... J. C.McLennan, Finga!...,.,__..........D. A. Cattana'ch,
25% Bala,clava Str;eet, St. Thoma:.
Yarmollth ........ W. C 'Ga,ughell, St. T:homa.s....... Ralplh~ L. M,arlatt; Cni6n
. Malahide ...."" ,...John M. Hale, Aylmer..... ..........Jo11n M~ Hale, Aylmer
Bayhail11.... .......Benj, 'Brla11, St'affordville... .......-vVrn. Grant, Staffordvillc
S. DOlr'chester... ......M, S. CharHol1, R.R. 1, Sp:rl'ng;fi'elc1.., M. S. Charlton
Town, of ,Aylmer.. .,....... ..D. C. Davis. ........... ......H. E. Annstroll;--;
Village of Spri'ngficJ.cI......... ....M1';s, G. \V. Collins. ... Roy CJ.una~
VillCltge of Vionna......... ............... .J. P. Coombs ...................... ......J, P. ,Cooml)~
Village of PaN Stanley..". ....W..A.Hawkim;.. ..............W. A. }Ja,wkins
Village of Dut.ton D. Blue... ......D.CampbelJ
Village o-f WeS/tlJorne...""..... r S. Robcrtson:..".~__ ...Miss Tena MlcLennan
Village of ,Rodney". .....], D. Shaw.. .......... ....----.....J, D, Sha\v
PROCEEDINGS
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Elgin
County' Council
FIRST SESSION-FIRST DAY
Tuesday, the 27th day of January, 1931
The Elgin County ICouncil
Thomas at 2pJm.
met this day ,at the Court House, St,
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The ,Clel1k;in the ,chair.
. The,mc,mbe-rsfil'ed certificates and took -their seats 'at rt,he COU11-
ci!' ho.aJrd as .-follows:
N. A. McColl, Reeve, Aldbo.rough
F. T0l. Schmelz, Deputy Reeve, Aldborough
M.A. McAlpine, R:eeve, Dunwich
Robert Camf)hell,. Deputy Reeve, Dunw-ich
Fl'ank Coutts, Reeve, South-wold
Stcw,art A. Browll, Deputy Reeve, Southwold
W. A. Butler, Reeve, Yarmouth
H. L. La'w'toll1 ht Deputy Reeve, Yarmouth
M. VV. Paddon, 2nd Doputy Reeve, Yarmouth
S.S, McDer.mand, Reeve, Ma.lahide
Gord,ol1 Newell, Deputy Reeve, Malahicle
Chas. D.'Coylc, ,Roe'eve, Ba.yham.
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'WIn>}!; Bradfield, Dl:1putyR'eeve, Bayham
H,' .-G,' Taylor; Re,eve, Sout'h Dot'ches'ter
OscClIr _,MrcKenI1,ey,' Reev.e, -,\yiln1er
Chas, S, Bridge.man, DeP'ttty Heeve,.' Aylm:er
Leo 1001111?r" He,eve, -Vienna
A. S, N~well" ,Reeve, Sprdn-gfield
N, S. Cor'l1el~, Recvie, Port ,Stantey
,W, ,T'. Bell, De.puty: Reeve,.Porf Statl1ey
S, C. Kit'lkl,and, Reeye, ,DUitrt'011 .
,6 M, LekQh"R~'eV'e; We!srt Lo.r'11e
W:illjaI111Toll~lie, ,Reevy" Rq-dney
;"'Dhe 'eleatioil ,of'<warden wla's 'then ,proceeded VYlith', and'on the._
third.vot,e ,Mr:' Herhe.rt Gadielet Taylor, ,ReeV'c of'.sout~ DOl:chcst-er,
haYing 'received lamajOI1ity 'Of -the whole Cou.ncil,' was, ,declar,ed' dUlY,.
elected Warden for 1931.
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Thk'W~l1:den~,elect ,made thclsta:tutory-decla:ration of office, took
the cha-ir, alld--addressed the CouITcil.
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Moved Ib:y '0.. McKenney,
Se'conde.d by CD.Coyle:
T,ha,t 'fihc' Reeves ,of the different ,municipalities be a committee
to ,strike' ,standing com'miHees',
~Ca,riried,
Moved ibyN,S. 'Gomc1I,
S.ec(}nc1edby' 'S, S. M,cDcH1Ial1d:
T1hC\Jt, '-thecounci 1
to--nlorrow at 10 a,111,'
db now ~djourn to 'appoint 'committees, to meet.
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H,'G. Taylor;' Warden
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First Session-Second Day'
Wednesday, the 28th day of January, 1931
The Elgin COUintyCouncil 1111:et -this. ,day oM 1!he COUil'lt Ho-us'e at
10 'aml.
The Warden in ,tJhe chali,r.
All the members .p,resent.
The Wa.r,den -addrreSlsed the COllln;cil as' f.ol,lo~s.:
Warden's Address-January Session
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentleme~ :
I have to again thank you 'for the _honour,e-onferr-edin e1e1c'tdllg
nle to preside over your deliberations during the year. This, counCH
\n the past, haB b-een very fOlr'tunate in.itschoice .of 'Wia<rdens, a.nd my
hope is -that we maybe able .to transact our bus~nes.s Idu<rLing the yeart.
III such a manner as will reflect credit on Phe County We l'ep:r,esem,
Western Entrance
There was' consider,able discussion la;st y,ear in rdcl',ence to Icutt-
lllg down ithe Fingal Hill lin connection wit,h the -conuplertion of the
wes-tern entranCe to the City. This work which wil.l, no do~bt, he
undertaken this ,coming yea.t, will he financed Iby .t1he Gov.ernment,
City and County, and will be .in charge of the Suhurban Area Com-
mIssion.
Village Roads
Therc will bc laid before "ycb a communjCalt,iol1 from ..nhe Dc,p-art-
111ent 'of Higlnvays requesting -that c1eSiignation of -cxtensions in con,.
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nectii1g .links of County Roads in villages be extended. This will n'0't
be :an ,expentS.i'v,e p.roIpO'si,tioll -in'view of .Bylaw No. 1139- p.asiS;ed '.1aist year,
and it is not 'proposed to -assume the paved portiol1!s 'of roads inhusi-
neSSCClltres of the village,
Economy
This County, IPlfoyince and the" 'world' ,in g;eneral, 'lS Ipassing
through .a,pc'r.iod of financial cIepres'sion, one of Itthe Iresults 'Of the
Great War. Prices of ,all commodities ,are lower than they ,have been
for .uLany yeard. During t'his'periodof .a,dj,ustment the ICotmoil.should
curtail ex,penclitures ;in every way, consistent with good business. Even
under l,he Lp,resent 'conditions a,t ,is doubtful if publi,c opinion would
justify any glfeat ,reduotion in ,county road e:x;pen'Clitures. Tooglr,ea!
economy in this reg.ard will 'have the effect of increa,s:irlig' verymaJter~
ia]Jy, the r,equi:r,emenbs in flltu:re y.ears. The ProvinlCial authorities' 11l~~ht
be requested ,t'o i-nerea.se the road ex.pend1t-uT'c suhsidi-e's to all daslses of
111unici-pa!1,ties, as the best way ita relieve thc bur,dcn oJ taxation.
Audit.,
The County Audito'r,s' l:;:'eport will be laid b.efore yOll. This
shows that the finai11cial ,Position of the County -is an ,enviable, one.
The' ,balance of as,s'ets over'cunent liahilit-ies is $3,858,00; The onIy
(,utstan:dingl,i'aibility is 'one-third of It-he amount of acco.unt rcndere(1
in 1929 ,forPl'oviilcitil highway 'l"xpenditure,w;hid1 will have ito be pro-
vided fOr thi.~ year.
Constitution of County Councils
The .res,olution -passed at the Nov,cmberSe.ssiOl'i requesting co-
ope,pation ,in ,petition to have the legisl,Miol1of 1930 r'epealed has heet]
.s'ent _-t~ :a,ll County Councils. TheJre :does notap:pca.r to he lany very
grea't lintcr,cst in connection with tihis matlter, as only.a few of the
localmuni6p,alities 'Of Ithe Pr ovince will he affect eel. Ther,e are, per~
11<1,ps, 'lHor-ceffcdive ways of rduc:ing the memhers'hip of ,County Coun-
cils, one of which ~YOJuld be todiscourag~ the jncorpo:ration 'Of viHages
lJY i,mproving .the organizalttoll of .police villages, ,pla.cing it 011 a par
with ,that of the ,ordina,ry ,schoolsectioll. The !relationship bCitvvecn
I'epresent:ation Mid t.ax ,paying lia]Jifit};is also worthy of some COll-
siclerMion 111 this_ connection.
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The.,procecdings of Ithe previa-us elay ",,-ere read and COUfll'lBCd.
, The report of- t,he con1tmittee to strike s.tanding committees wa:.:..
pres,entcd and refeI"red to C01Hn1JiUee of the whole with M'r. Coutts in
the cha;ir. Af,ter- ,a,nl'en~eling repmt, the cO'l11mitte,e rose,a-nd 1',cpo-rt as
amended, wa.s adopted on ol11,otion of F: CO.utltS, seconded hy W~n.
T61mie.
The following communi,cations were read:
From Department of PubHc 'Higbrways, Ire,questing amendment
to By-Law No. 1144 w.ith referencc to deletion in des,c:r:iption 'OJ Couolty
Hoad No: l{), ,and':with Iref,er'enc~ to By-La,w No. 1.139r,equesiting
<-Im'Condiment revising .eles:ori-ptions of roads- 5'0 that County Road !through
urba,n ,municipalities 'will be 3Js,sumed by the ,Gounty.-Rderre,d to
Ca-unty Road Committee.
F,pol11 Dr. Da~k M.P.P., re Mothe,r's Allowanoe pay'able ,to Mr's.
Gertrude John::;'on,-Rcferred to Finance Committee.
From - Canadian National Institute for .the Blind, Q'cquesting
granlt.-Refer'fled to Finance Committee.
From County Council of York, Ir,equesting cO~'Orper,atioll in, 'SlecUi-
mg amendment 'to Mother's -Allowances Act to hidude a mother 'With
one ,child.--Referr-e,d to Pet,itions & Legislation ,.Comlmittec.
From Ontario MUl1j.cip,al Association, Je memher.ship......,..Refen.ea
to Finance Commi.ttee.
From Mayor Jagoe, .re Finga:J Hill emranc.e to ,Ci'by,-.,Refene{\
j 0 County Roa'd Committee.
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From Hospital for Sick Ghildreri, r,equesting grant.--Ref'er1red
to Finance Committee.
From Salvation Army, with rcquest for .grant.~Rleferrcd to
Fhlance Committec.
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From Univer&ity of Western Ont'ario, wU'hl finauIOia1 gitat1e,rll'ent.
--Referr,ed ,to Finance Committee. '
From County' Council df ,Rrontenac; ,requesting 'co-operation 1n
re's'Olution .to Plremier BeollcN to a's's;ume the -,'\\"hole ,reslponsihiJ~ty O't
Old AgePensions,----:Refer,red 10 Pet'itioiisand LegdslationCO'iu111'itrtee.
FI'om Ontariq 50ho01 Trustees' ,and Ratepaye,rs' ASMoiatiol1,' rc
clelegatcB ita ,a'!ll1ual 111leeting,----.Referrcd to EducalNon Committee.
grom "Association-of ,Manager:s of .Homes for Aged and IniHril1J,
re annual .meetting.-.-:..RcJfernid .to House of ,Indusllry Committe'c.
Front .DepwN:ment 'of' Public Highways, re 'atten~aniceof Road
Superintendent at annual mcetil1g.-Referred to iCouiTty Roa.d Com-
mittee.
From IChief Engineer 'of Municipal Roads, with order~il1-counci1
app,rovin.g of By~Law No. 1l36.-'Refenecl to Co.ttntyRoad Committee.
gram Depamtment of, Pl1iJilic, High\iVays, with'notioe that Col-
horne S'treet-in the Village of Port Sta.nley has: been ,as's-l11med -from the
northerly limit of the Village south to the northerly J.im~'t o-f Bridge
Str'eet.-':Referred to County Road Committee.
From County Engin'eer--of Huron, with resolu.tian ,'Of. the Countv
Councilin-,refei'e'nc~ t'o -increase 'in County Road Sl1:bsldies.-Refcrr'e~1
to Petitions'.and Leg)sla.tiol1 Committee.
From ]a.mesHilI, Mitohell, Oll,t., re care of steel 'bri(Jges.-Re-
fqr-red toO CO'ul1Ity Road Committee. "
From Coun:ty Treasurer Gra'ha-m, with financialstatement.-Rc_
fcn'ed to Finance Committce:
From Southern Ontario Gas Company, with request for fran..
chisc 011 County Roads No.1 and 5...,-.-.Refcrred to County Road C0111~
mittee.
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From Ohtario ,Good Roads As's'ociatio'n, re
tnIeetin~,~'Rde.!\red to CO'UiyiYRoa'~ CPJlTIimHte:~:
From, Cou'nty Audi,t'On;,with. repOTot'.-R,eferr,ed to Fih:ance "Oom-
deleg;ate:s '~o -,:mnuaI
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mittee.
M,r. Leitchinqui-red' in refer,ence . 't<;l" cosl bi,f, ,rai:Lway 'c,rosls1ng .
'protection 'ahdsuhsidyihere:on",'if paid~y ,the Counity.
Mr. ,Gordon Newell.gave notice :that he would-move for a:p;pbint-
. ment to :hear Mr. F.-S. Thonlas" Agr-ictdtura.l,Re-presentlH',tive.
, Mov'ed- :by .M. A.-McAlpin~"
Secondedhy D. M.LeiJdi:
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That,'this COU11cildol1ow ,arlJoUTil)tom,'eet at.2 'p"in-:
-Can,ied
The Cottnci1. ,reslimed;'
Mr. "CSt'. _Clair> {Ldtc1Lther/ 'addr~'ss,~-cl 'Ithe Cou!}cil. in't1'Odudl1g
Miss, Lewis,.',V-ho"a.\so' s;p~keon. be~a1f. of. tl1e liisitorJeal Society;.re-
questing the' ,coundl topurchas-e the Second VoJu.rn'e'of the. 'Talbot,
Regime. TheWarden:,refeued1Jhe D:iat-ter tOo 'the Firi'aJnce Co,j~,Diitte,e.
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'On motion of ,Mr. Hutler,- ~r.Ct1ml11'ing of Ithe :Glob-e Indemnrty.
~ornpany_.then add~-essed: t-he.'C?un:cil in....i:'efere,n~e...17o County 'polrey.
The Warden referl:cd the -matter 'to the. F.'~nanceComltnittee"
Moved ,by O.Mc:rsenney-~
Sec6ndedby S. $; McDermal1Cl:
That Mr. Gordoll Nev/ell's name be added, to 'the:Peti,tiOllS an.d
Legislation Contmittee.
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Moved by N. S. Cornell,
First Session-Third Day
Seconded by S. S. McDermand:
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Thursday, the 29th day of January, 1931
That ,the seaitil1g 'of mel111hers be :cha,liged by moving all one seat
to the roight,
The Elgin COunty Council !met tlhis day at the CourtHouse,
St. Thomas.
-Carried.
M.oved' ,by Wm. Tolmie,
The Warden in ,the eha-ir;
Seconded by S. iC. Kir,kland:
All .the 11lom'be:rs ,present.
1lhat whenas .the Michigiari Central Railway Company -has nuide
a change in .the Iti-me of Eastbo.und 'lUornillgtrlitin and Westbound ;af~
te'rHoon It,mi,n, whereby .gnoalt inconvenience' hws ,been -caused to pupils
aHendillg v,ari'Ol1lS sch:ools, as well ,as the 'tray,elling puhLic, unless the
COl1wal1Y se-e' fit to return these .trains to thek former1tJ,me M :onoe,'
the County Solioitor is ,instructed ,to t<lJke ne:cessary 'steps >to hring ,the
ma'Her Ibefo-rc the Dominion Railw'-ay Board.
The ,proce,edings of ibhe previous day were read and oonfirmed.
The report of t,he House oi Industry - Committee wa's pr,e-sentect
and adopted .on motion .of S. Brown, secpncled by D. M. Leitch.
Moved by H. L. L,<.l;wton,
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~Carrier.'_
Seconded by M. \lI,T. Paddon:
Moved ,by D, M~ ,Lei-tch,
That ;this Council adjourn to meet a:t 2 pJ111. to -allow Icommrit1ees
S,econcled by M. A. McAlpine:
to meet.
-Carrier!'
That thiseouneil acljournuntil Thursclayto meet :a-t, 10 o'clock.
The Council resumed.
-Carrier!
The 'report of the Fiilance COl11'mi ttee was presented and adopt~
H. G. Taylor,\Varden
ed on motion of -F. Cout-ts,seconded by Wm. Tolmie.
The report of 'the,C-oullty Rioad Oommittee was Ipn,slenltecl <l-il'd
referred to committee of the v,rholew,ith Mr'. But1er in' the ,charir.
After "amending r~port it was aclopted 'on' 11l0tliOiJ1'OfW. A.- HUnef,
seconded by D. M. Leitch.
Moved by C. S. Bridgeman"
Seconde"d hyO~ 1l/IcKenney:
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That'D. H. Connor be: .re-a.ppbinted High '5c-hool Trus't.ee for
the Aylmer High School i fOT the next three years.
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Move'd byF. Coutts,
Seconded b:i 'N:m. Tolmie;
ThatO. McKenney be appointe'd .,a.uditor of Administra{ion of
Justice aqcotints for the 'year 1931.
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Moved by. L. C6~lnor,
Seconded' by, S:A. Brown:
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'ftha,t EeL Scruton be a .me'll]b~r of the- Vienna HighSchoot
Board fora_term of three, years.
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Moved by M. - A. McAlpine,
Secoride:d by -5. c.'. Kirkland:
ThatR.K. Panter ,be a member of. Dl1tton...}-lig1h. School Board
for .,three years.
-Carriee.
Moved by M...A: McAlpine,
Seconded by' N.' A. McColl;
That the \'Varden and Clerk be authorized to submit to the
Milldsl1:,er of Public Works and :Highways of the Province'of QlltaTto
the petition of the Cor.porati~n of the Coulilty of Elgin, s.howing .that
'during' the ,p,eriod lst Ja'ntiary 1930 to 31st Decc.!i:Jrber 1930, the,r,e ,rIa'S
heeh eX'Penq.ed up'on the County Highways Syslt-e1l1 th~ sum oJ ~174,~
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120.06, fUn.d ,requeHing Ithe stat,utory: grants 'on that amo:unt,as proyd.ded
by,the Highway Lmiprovement Act.
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Moved by M.A.'McAlpine,
Seconded by D.. .M.Le.iteh:
Thatlthis Counldl do 'now adjourn -1t'O n1:eelt to-morro"" 'at Wa.m.
-Carried
H. G. T~ylor, Warden
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Efgin -GaulI1ty Coun,eil,
First Session-Fourth Day
Friday, the 30th day of January, 1931
The Elg'in County ICoU!l1cilmet this day at the .Court I-louse,
at 10 a.m.
The Wa.r,den in the cha,iI".
All the members prese~lt.
The Ipfoceedingsof ,the pr,cvious clay were read andconfirmcd,
Moved 'by W. A. Hutler,
Se,concled by 5.S, ~LcDe'rmand:
1~hat ;Dhe memhers,of tlhe St. Thomas Memorial Hospital Board
be allowed to :addl'csS the Council.
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I Mess'1's. Couher I<und !-lor>fon; .member,s of the Hospital Board,
then a,ddressecl the Council rin refer'cnee to 'cost -of public ward patients.
Moved ,by W. A. Hutler,
,Seconded by S. S. McDermalld:
T'hat ,the W,arden alppoillt a cOl11mJttee to confer with Nfemorial
J-IoSrpi,tal Boa,r{] and ,report ,at the June Session.
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Moved ,by 'D.,M~ L'"e~lid1,
Seconde,dbyM. A. McAlpine:
That this .council 'petition the' Legislature {nr. an amencbnent
to the Hospitals Act to ,provide bhat when a pa'tien,t occupying a hed
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in- a p-ubHcward -is a,bIe, he he required 10 .pay acbualcost D,f his 0'1'
her l-luiintenance' as dete,rmnl1ed by the las.t annual report ,showing
averag;ecoM :per day.
_Canied
The report' of the Education Committe'e \\fas pre,s-ented by the
chai.rr:man, Mr. Tolmie, Jarid adopted.
The report 'Of ,C0J111l111uttee 0111 Petitions'and Legisl,ation was pre-
sente,d a-n-d refe-rr'ed to a COll1rl11~ttee of the w,hole ,with Mil-. Leitch in
the chair. After a,mend,j.'ngrepor't it wa's adopted .on mOlt~o.n oJ D.
M. Leitch, seconded by S. S. Mc,Dermand.
By ,reques1t, Mr. F. S. Thomas, Agriaultura'l R,epre,s,entative,
then ,addr,es'sed the Couillcil in 'referen1ce to .clean s,ecd "and other
matters iP011N,dnin'g to ;his Departme'nt and 1ihe 'Work of Ithe Advi,sory
AgriculturalCoul1'GH. ."
M-oved by M. A M'cAlpine,
Seconded by Robert Carl1JpbelI:
'That t'he Advis,ory Agricultural Council be continued and the
lnembe,riS- w'holS'e Iberm, expires be- rc-appoinlted.
-Carried
Moved ,by S. C Kirkland,
Seconded by VVI111. T01mie;
That no grant he made. to the Advisory Ag:ric.ultural .Coundl
this yea.r;
-Carried.
Moyed,by M. A. McAlpine,
Seconded by Robert 'Campbell :
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That "the Admiilistratiol1 of Justice authorities of the ,County,
the ] uclgc, t,he Police MagistrMe, COl1lsltables -and other,s ,be J:eqU'~sitled
to endeavor to reduce ,CX;Penses in every way possible during the
pr'cscnt perl'oel of depression. '
Mr. McPhaiil .then spoke to ,the Council s'tating thaJt Ithe Corunty
Trustees'. Ass-ociation did not ,require a grant this yea:t.
Moved by M. A. McAlpine,
-Carried
M',oved .by S. C. Kirkland,
Seconded by D. M. .Leitdh:
Seoonded' by Wnt Tolmie-:
T~hat By-Law No. 1145 to appoint an Old Age P,ensiollis Com-
mission be ;receivecl and read a firslt ,time.
~Cal'ried
1'hM Ibhe EJ,gin Law _Library be granted Fifty Dollars "for 1931.
Moved by D. M. Leitch,
-Carrier'
.
Seconded by M. A. McAlpine:
.Moved ,by S. .c. I<i.l'idancl,
That By-Law No. 1145 be read a second time.
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Secoll!ded by.. \iVinl. Tiolmie:
---.;Carried
M:oved by F. Schmelz,
That grants .to Public Libraries throughout the County be 'the
same as last year.
Seconded ,by N. A. McColl:
~Carrie(l
That By-Law No. 1145 be react a third'time and finally passe-d
Moved by M. W. Paddoll,
-Canried
Seconded by C. D. Coyle:
1Jovecl by Robert Campbell,
That the Women's Institute grall~~ be ,the same as la&t year.,
Seconded by S. C. Kirkland:
~Carrjecl
That By-La\v No. 1146 to confirm the ,equalizat,ion ,of {he A,sscss-
mcnt Rolls ofbhe Gounty of Elgi.n: be received andrea,d a fi'l'st t1m',e.
Moved by Wm; To1l1lie,
Seconded by S. C. Kirkland:, '
--..Carrrie,d
T'hat M:r. (Hug;']1 McPhail be allowed to 'addr,css ,the Council.
. , .
Moved by S. C. Kirkland,
-:Car!1'ied
Se.oonded by Robert Campbell:
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T'hat By~,Law No. 1146 be 'r-cad a second time.
-Carried
Moved by Wm. Tolmic,
Seco!l1ded by M. A. McAlpine:
That By~La,~ No. 1146 be read a third ,time and fj.nally (pass,ed.
_Carried
Moved by F'<ljCOllHs,
Seconded by S. A. Brown:
That By-J....aw; No. 1147 to appoint a Board of Audit in the
County of Elgin fo; the yea'f 1931 ,be received and read a first tinte.
-~Carrieci
Moved by L. Conner,
~econded hy S. A. Brown:
Tha,t By,.-L,aw No. 1147 be read a secol1d time.
-Carried
Moved by S. A. Brown,"
Seconded by F. Coutts:
That By-Law No. 1147 be read a third timeand fil1'aHy pa,scsd.
-,-Carried
N,f'OVicct by L.Conllor,
Elgin -oottmty Council
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Secolldod by S. A. B:rown:
That By-Law No. 1148 to autho:t1ize the War.den and T,r.cas-urer
to borrow the sum of 'Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dol1ars be
received and read a first time.
-Carr~ed
Moved by F. Coutts,
Seconded by' L. Connor:
That By~Law No. 1148 hc read a second ,time.
-G.rr,ied
Ivloved by L. Connor,
Seconded. by F. Coutts:"
That By-Law No. 1148 be read a third tj,mc and fi~l:a1Jy p,as,s'c-d.
-Carried
Moved. by C S. }3ridgoman,
SecOl1ded by O. McKenney:
That 'By-Law No. 1149 to appoint High, Sohool Trustee,s j)e
received arid read a first time.
-Caniec1
Moved by C. D. Coyle,
Seconded Iby W. H. Bradfield:
That By:...La\v No. 1149 be read a second time.
-Carried
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Moved by C. S. Bridgeman,
Moved by C. .D". CoyTe;
Seconded by W. H. Bradfield;
Seconded 'by O. .'McKenney;
That By-Law No. 1149 be read a secoricl time.
-Carried
That Uy:..Law No. 1151 to:authonze the Warden Ito sign agree-:-
incl1't be rec,eived'and read ,a fi'fst tihIe.
""'::'Carded
:Moved by C. S. Bridgeman,
MoveiclbyC p. Coyl.~;
Seconded by O. McKenney:
Seconded by ,'W.. A Butler;
1~ha-t By-Law No. 1149' he read' a.. third time and finally ,passed
That By-Lam No. 115,1 be 'read"a s,e'conel -time.
-Carried
-Ca,rl.'ied
Moved. by W. H. Bradfield,
Moved byiC. D. 'Coyle,
Seconded by C. ,D. Coyle:
SeOOil!dJett by\vV. A 'Bu,tJe-r;
That B,y:..Law No.U50 to a-ppoirit a County Advisory Ag.ricultural
Council ,be received-and read a first till1e.
T,ba-t By-Law No. 1151 he :read a ,th~rd ItinJ;c and :Iil'1aHy pa,slsed.
, ;-Carried
-Carried
M'ov'ciclby W. H. 'Bradfield,
Moved Iby W. I-I. Bradfield,
Sccollde-d'by'C. D. Co'yle-:
Sc-conded .by C. D. Coyle:
Tha,tBy~La,w No, 1150 be read a second time.
Th'at By-Law, No. J152 'to designate
lIe '['Ieceiv,ed ,and Dead ,3, fir-sit t}me; ,
GOiUI11ty R'Oa<1s in ~!illages
, -"Ca~lt'ied
-Carried
Moved by A. S. Newell,
Moved' by .C D. 'Coyle,
Sec,ol1,ded .by C. D. IGoyle:
Seconded ,byW,. H."B'radfor,d;
That By-L'aw No. USO be mad a third time and finally passed.
-Carried
That By~Law N.c. 1152 be read -a s\eco:nd time.
-Ca'rir1e~1
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M,oved ,by W. H. Bradford,
and read a first iime.
Seoonded by C. D: Coyk:
Moved "by W. A. Buqer,
ThatBy~Law No. 1152 be -read a third time and ,finally ,passed.
Sec'otl1dedbj H. L La'Wlton:
.....,..Carried
. 'Dhat By-Law No. 1154 be read a second time.
Moved by H. _L. Lav\,tol1,
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0V0
Seconded by M. "V. Pa,ddon:
Moved byH. ,L. Lawton,
1~hat By-La'w No. 1153.to revert portions of COUltty Roads ,to
Iocal municipaHtiesbe re:ceived 'and read a first time.
Seconded 'by' W. A. Butler:
That By:-Law No. 1154 he read a <third mmeauc:l finally passed.
-,-Calil'ied.
-Carried
11'ovedby A. S. Newell,
-,',
SeC'ond~d by H. L. Lawton:
Moved by S. S. McDermand,
That By~Law No. 1153 'be read a second time.
Seconded by Gordon . NewelL: "
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...;....Carried
...;....Cat~ried
-Carried
That By-Law No.' 1155 to con<finn By-Law No. 1092 of the
Township of Dunwichhe received and read a first time.
Moved by H. L. Lawton,
Secpnded by.M.'.y"l. Paddon:
Mov'ed -by Got'ldon Newell,
That By-Lav,' No. 1153 be read a third time ,and finally passed.
Secol1dedbyS. S. McDermancl:
-Carried
That By-Law No. 1155 he read a sec'Ol'td time.
Moved by W. A. Butler"
Seconded by H. L. Lawton:
Moved by .S. S.McDer-mal1d,
That By-La\\' No. 1154 to amend By-LawNQ. 1109 he received
Seconded by Gordon Newel~:
---"::Carr'ied
-Carried
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That By-La\\' No. 1155 'be ,read ,a third tiilte and finally ,passed.'
-Canried
The Warden lnade ,the foHowing app:ointments':
To 'confere with, Me.monialHospita'\ 'BO'ard----,---M'es'Srs. M1oAlpine,
McDermand, Butl,er aild Br,idgeman.
To ,atte~d Gilt-ar,io MuniCipal Assodati6nmeeting--':Me,s,srs. A.
S. Newell, Bell, B,ridgel;]a,n, Kil'ldand,. G. NeweH,O: McKelllney.
,.
M.oved by C D. Coyle,
Seconded, byVV. H. \ Bradfield.,:
That we'" ;a'djourn to, meet s'ccond Tue,selay in lime.
-CaHiec1,
H. G. Taylor, Warden
Elgin Counity Cou-ncil
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SECOND SESSION-FIRST DAY
Tuesday, ,the 9th day of June, 193]
The Elgin, County Council met this day 'at the Cour.t House, SL
Thomas in accordance with adjournment.
The Warden in the chair.'
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All fhemembers present.
The Warden addressed the Council as follows:
Warden's Address-Second Se~sion
To the ~Igin County Council,
Gentlemen:
"i'
,Ia11l~:pleased to meet 'you all again; andhope'tlhat our delibera-
tions Df this, 'the most im~)o:rltant s'es's.ion of the y.ea,r, wiII beharw
1110nious and in the best i~terests "of the County.
The London -& Port Stanley Road
The paving of this Provincial Highway "was. ,com111enc'e,d a,t the
City boundary 'and continued to a line heh\'ecn the.flollrlth and fifth
concessions, 'where the plant of t,he'paving company is located. The
contracta\v~l.rded does 110t include'the compJetionof ,t'hie roaclto Po-rt
Sta.nley, and I understand- that toass;ure th~ coil1JpLe1tionof the road
this year some action on the Ipart of .this Council -is de;;i>PCicL Last
'year: the CountyCoullcil requested the Provincial 3'uthollities t'0 take
('Vel' the rO~l.C1 as. a Provincial Highway, a~l-d ama.nged for the ,com-
pletion of the paving for, the seas-on'sU'affic. 'f'helic ,are -ahout 't.wo
miles that are not. ill-elueled in the_present cont,raco1. 'Dhe pnic,e is
much lower than for similar'roads cons'tr,ucted in farmer yealrs. The
County's' >inte1r:est is_to the ext,ent'.of t'\O\te.nty p,er cent. of the cost,
and as the contractor is on the ground, it would wppeart,o Iheinthe
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~est interests of all conce.rned 1~,ohayehi11lcOllllplete the work, and
the Council should .pass a res.olution -a,ppfovlng ,t'h~'S.
much legislation of 'particula.r ,inte1;est toCounty~oun;crils,
The Act of 1930 with reference to CO,i1.stitution of Gounlty COtl'Il-
County Road Committee
,Shortly,aiter the ,dosle .of the lan-na'fY ses,sion, I mecei'y;ed a
letter from the H0110u,r,a,ble Mr. H:ell'ry, Pre.mier of the P,wvince, in
which he,t1denc,dito Itth:e Road IOomluittee ,a,ppoin1ted ,as not ihe.illig in
accordance .with the Statute, 'My -reply was that his leJtte:r would
be laid before the County' Council at the. June Session, when i,t would;
no doubt, .r,eceiV'e faJvoumhle :_collSiider3Jtion. My Iheslt inf.o.l'Im1a;tion is
Ithat Elgin .vas the only county that ,did not comply with Ithe, request
of ,the Department to' <1Ippoint acoril.mittee in accondal1lce Mth the
provisions of the Hjghway Improvement Act. He ,also sta.t,ed t\h.at
L,aw Officers of the Crown had VeTY grave doubts, a's It-O whether- he
had po'wer to pay a subsidy to IR county who,s,e Road Commitlt-cewas
,not in acol"dal1ce'with the Statute. \iVhe1Jher' for this reason or not,
,the subsidy on 1930 expenditures has not been received, and 1l:he Treas-
tu:er has been requested to selid halanceof deferrede-payment w~th r>e-
s-pect to '1928 expendi'tures on Provincial 'Highways.
oils, which goes into -effect next -yeaJ~, was not chan;g:ed; _ 'Dhis re'.
duces the Township ,of Yarmo.Uith's'f'epresenba60n to one deputy-
reeve and Igiy,es the ireev:e an 'additional vote.
'Dhe _muli,jcipal franchis,e has been extended to farmers' da-ugh~
ter.s, the. 'same as (0 fanners' s'ons.
Am10ng thewme,ridments ,to ithe AsSeS-S!lnelllt A,ct is .one 'l'Alich
iProVlidesthat ,il1'col.me ass'eSSlmellit ds not to :be irlcluded in County
EquaiLizalti'Ol1: Nothing d.s said ,abou.t ,busill,e,ss ,assesl&n1:enlt, which i.s; no
doubt,--.to -qeincluded' w.i,tih 'the land va:lue.
-By-laws aut'h'6rizing t,he Cle:d<, Tre.asurer or Collector to mail
tax ll'otke'sare provided for.
The 'communications and reports to .be lJ.aid-bdore you will
show what has been done in ,r.eietenceto yourdil'ecti-olK r,e cross-
ing protection costs, the a<ppointment of a county ,stenogni..pher,a-nd
conrfel'en.ce in refe:renC'e to Mem'or1al Hospital Grant.
The Highway,. .Improv",ment Act prov,i,Jes that th,e P,rovinCial
authority is to be known as the "Depal)tment Qf Hi,ghM;aY's."
A communication (rom the St. Thomas Board of Educa.tion \n
r!=fererice to County grahtfor CoUegiatc,' Institute 'and VOtca,tional
Schaol, will be laid before you. T'he Board does -nota'ppear Ito be
satisfied with the statement '-prepared hy,the County Clerk on which
,payments \veremade. The differ'0nce being with,resipect toO the aiP"
plication of special legisla'tive grants which have fONnedy_ ,been de,.
ducted. T'he Education_Committee will have to give ,t1hJs matter their
careful consideration, and be advised by the sDlicitor~n l'e.f,erence
ther,eto.
A 'new sub-,s,edion'eilllip'ow;crs' Caullity Go'Un,oiJ,s t,o ,mwke 'f,egul:a-
ti01l5 a,s to:-,ig~ls,sign hpard-; and gasol,ine pumps 'with r'esp-cic't to
C"oun:tY'fll1d s.ub-urban roads, hut Itheby-:iaw .:passe,d ,in this c'Onne'Ct-ion
lhusf be approved by the Minister of Highways,
Towns-hip,Coundls 'may now obta'll1i gra,nt of fOl"lty ,per cent.
of cost of sidew.alks authorized ,hythel, Dep'a:rtment 'on 'a I\jing;s Hilgh..
\'.'ay or c()un~y roa.d.
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Amelldments were ,inade to the Munic'~pal Drainage AC't,1'he
Ditches and Watercourses Act, and the Tile Drainage A'cL
Legislation
The ProvinCial Lcgis,Jature had a busy session,:but d,id11Ot pass
An anwndmcnt to the Line Fences Act dlispO's'es ,of 'a contentious :..
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que,sltion hy' .providing it'halt when, there j';' an unopened .road all'OW-
al"J,ce belt:ween occupied lcuncls and not enolosedlby a lawfu1 ieilce,
the fenlee 'viewer may becaUed upon :to divide the Ifoad allowa11lce
equally Ibet,we,en the 'Ownen, and ,to requi,r,e thm lbo ike,ep u.p a just
11'J:1o;p,or,tioniOf the division fence. This does not in ,amy ,way in'bedere
wH.h Itihe riwhts of the mu.nic~pality.
Thealme,ndlllel1t toO the Anatomy Act ,limits, the ,ex,pen'8:e in
cOli'llectiori wl,th the burial of ,an inmate of a: Hlousle of Refuge to
thirty dollars.
There wa1s consider,able int'ereslt ,in ,a bill to amend the Cemetery
Act which provides for Ithe appointment of a commissoion to be
kn'own as the Cemetery C0I11'mission, the chairman 'to he Ia'PPuinrted
by the Lieutenant Governor inCoullcil, 'and two otnenlher.s :by the
County Coul1'cil. ~rhe COlp,mission to have gen,eral 's.uperViis'ioo<?f
cemeteries or burying grounds i.n the County. This ,does not COllie
into force' until some future, date to :be nalm-ed hy proclamation of the
Lieutenant Governor.
A n~w Hospitals Act was ,passed, but there is no ,radical change
in the liability 'of the County for hospital maintenance of indi'g}ents.
If a ,patient dies in a :hosp-ital, Ithe expense of !burial has '. heen i.n~
e:reas,e,d from fifteen to thirty dona.rs. if :am-unicipaHty a.Uows an
incurable ,person ,to remain in :a ,hospital' ,afte-r \Uoticeto remove, the
munidpaHty is liwble to a ocl:targe of .t.wenty-five cents per ...d,ay -ill
addition to other charges.
Special' Municipal Committees
At the last session"~f the Lc'gis.Jature a special C01l11111Ueewa<;
a.ppointed to consider all m<lJtters p'ertai'ning to MUll:icipalGovern.
meat. A :revision of 'the Municipal Act is' con:temifllaited, and lam
informed that cOl1s,i<J.eration ,woilld probably be .givento the ,oon.
g,titution of municipal governing bodies,'alldth8.(t.the liml'tadollOf
their ,power \0 is'sue debentures withollt the approval o-f the c2ntral
autho.nvty ,a:pperared It-o ,be necessary. The desir.e ,of <the ,co01lmiltte,c is
, to rmn'ove, ,if ,p-os,sible, 's'ome of rthe causes of high;1l1iunidpal! t.axaHon.
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The OtitarioMunio1pal As'slaciation is' Cb-op~r,at~ng with Ithis GOlm-
mitjtee, land a1ny s'uggesltio1lis you <Uta,y hav,eto '0ffelr~ 'if\tnade by- res,'o~
lution o,r r,epO'l't, wiiI receive carefu.l 'altt,enltion. A special 'COlml11rlS-
sion is, I 'believe, to he' a-ppointed to consider 'all m:a'tIVer's, pe,rtai:nil1lg
to ,raising .of Imumci.p.al taxaition .
The _proceedings of the las',t day of the previous ,session were ,d
read and. 'confi'fmccl.'
The following cOHlmunica-tiollS were ,nclad:
From County 'Counaj;) of Peel, ,r.e 111lai11ltlenanC'e of indige'll.t hos-
pital paticnts.-Referr,edto P.etitions and Legish:utiorl^{;0'11l'l'rtirttele.
~rom County GounciJ ,of Nor,vhumherlaind and Durham, r,e i111larin-
tenance of indigent .hoSrpit.al,IPatients.-Rder_recl t,o P:etiltionsalld Leg-
islation Committee.
From County Counciloi SiITIC'0;.e, re s\uburbMl 'road a,ss<e,S,sment
and ooul1tyroad subsidies.----IRefer'1'1ed to Pe,tiHons and Legi,slMion
Committee.
-Fr-om County -Council of Vidori.a, re lillWreas.e in ga'soHne li:ax.-
Heferred to "Petitions and Legis:latioll C0I11,mi1Itee.
From Wal" M,emorial Children"s Hos'pital, Dandon, r,equeslt4ttg
gra-nL~Heferred to Finance Gomrriittee~
From County Council of Lennox and Addi,ng-ton, re ga,solinc
tax;~Refer-red toP,et,i,tions and Legislaltion CO:mmiHee.
Fr.om County :Gouncilof Norfolk, 'rle gasoHne tax and DOll11~l1-
ion SUbsidy for roaclhuilding .pi111"rposes-.-R0f.er,1"'cd Itlo Pe1tit-ions Q'l1d
Legislation Cominittee.
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F.ro111,Goulllty Council -of. Limcoln, re'subs1cLy ~onWeed In5'pectQTs'
salar,ies.'-Refcued to Petitions and Legisla"tionCommiH,ee:
From County Council ,of LincoLn, r,e Highway Lmprovemel1t
Aot 1930, in refer.euce t01delegatio.n iof .powers <of ,counc11 [;0 a ,com-
miHee1oomposed 'of ,other than _memhelf.s .()If coundl.----,Re.f.err'ed"to
~P,e'titions and LegislM,i.on Comni:i.tte'e.
from County ,Council of Lennox amI Addington, .re ins!pection
of i::h',ivers' ,perm~t.s and li,cel1's'eg.,-Ref0r:red to Pebilt1.onlS :and Lcgisl1alt,io'l1
Commh,ke.
Fronl Mothen' Allowances COll1'mis,sion, re a,pointn1ieJ1lt Off mem,"
{,lers "of Boar,d.-Rderr,ed to Fi,nanceCommittee.
From - D~paJ-hnent -of Education, re"grant to ,he Iraisecl for
equipnlJent.-Refer,red -to Education. Committe,e.
Fi"om Ontario' M'unilClpal As,socia'tion, ,r,e legislative c-ommitt.ee
dealing with revision of the Municipal Act.-Refe.r.r,ed ,to Petitions
,-\'l1,d Legislation COll1lmi~te,e.
From F. S. Thomas, re .grantt for 'GOUl1'ty 'pupil_,atH,ending On~
t.a:rio Ag)l:i.cultural College."'---Referred -to .Fin-anc.e GOl1nm~tte.e.
F.l'(l1l11_ The Honollmhle, tlhe P,remier_ 'of .the Province, re ap-
pointment of .county Road Committee.-...;Ref0n"ed tro ,Fi'llanc.e Com~
111.'it,tee.
From SecrCltary, St. Thomas Board of Edur:altion, r,e Conhty
gr-anL---'-H.d.erred to Eclucartion Committee.
Flrom Association. ;of ManagE;r,s ,of Homes fOor tlhe Age.d, 'and
Infirm, wit.h program:~-Refe-r:r,ed to House of Indust,ry CommiUe'e.
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F,wm County Solic~tor, re cosrts eros,sing IPflOlbectrion.-----iReferred
to Finance Committee.
From Kent County Uve Stock Iml11-oy.ement As,soda<tion, l",e
,reduotion in h,eight Irat~s' 'on cattle for ,fattening .punpos'es,..,....,Refencd
10 petitions- and,_Legis,lation Commilbtee.
F,',rom Old Age Pe'Hsions Commiss,ion with r,eport.-Referwd :to
Finance .Conimittee.
F.roril K "0.'. McKay, ,re By-:Laiw n52-Re~er<ned t:o County
Road Committee:
From ,County Treasurer,_ with ,r,epoT,t.-Ref.e,nred toO Finance
Coriunibtee.
Moved by S. .S.McDer'll1'and,
Seconded by G. Newell:
That a c-opy of expenditures for construction wnd m:iill't'Cjnance
of Provincial Highways in the county for the ye,a,r 1930 be made' for
the reeves. '
-Car,ded
;~10ved by M.A. McAlpine,
Seconded by D. M. Leitch:
That!the\V:1t'Clen appoint a committee ,to deal with, .con11lect-
~ing liuks in villages.
-Carld.ed
The Warden Itamed the 'reeves of 'Bowng;h~ps al1,d village,s.
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Move~ hy I),M.~~itoh,
Seconded by M: A McAlpine:
That 'this CounciL adjourn until\^lednesday at 10 ,O'clock to
allowcolpmittees to' ,mee~
-CaDded
I-I. G, TayIo!', W,a,rden
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Second Session""';Second ',Day
Wednesday, the 10th day of June, 1931
The" Elglin COUl1ityCounoi;l Ime't ,this' day in; a'odot,da:nce _with
adjournmerit,
T~he Warden in the -chair.
All the members-present.
The pr9ce.edings 01 Ithe ,previous da,y were .r,ead an.d .confirmed.
Moved by M. W. Paddon,
Seconded ly V'l. A Butler:
That a deputation representing the Elgin Daky Br<eede,r,s be
now heard. .'
~CaLffie.d
Messrs. Martin, Silcox and McVicar then 'made application for
grant ;to the Thoroughbred Cattle Show at Aylmer; which was il"e.,.
fcrred to the Finance Committee.
Moved by F._Coutts,
'Secomledby S. S. McDermand:
That A. R. Smith, Weed Inspector~or Ontario, he '1'l'OW heard,
-CaJrrie,d
Mr. A. R. 'Smith th~6 addressed ,the Co'uncil in ,reference to
weeds detrimental to a.griculture.
The following communications 'were ,r,ead:
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EIgin'Gounty Council
Moye~tby I),I )v.L Leitch,
Seconded by M. A. McAlpine:
That this Council adjourn until Vlednesday at 10 ,o'clock to
allow committees ,to ,m'eeJt
-Car.Tied
H. G. Taylor,W,a,rdcn
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Second Session.......Second '.Day
Wednesday, the 10th day of June, 1931
The Elgrjl1 County,Coimoi;l Ime't this day in. a'oClordance wit'h
adjournment.
T~he "Varden in the 'chair.
All the me.lubers present.
Thepr9c,eedings ,bf 'the Iprev10us ,da,y were rr,ead and ,confir,mec1.
M.oved]}y M. W. Paddon,
Secori,ded by W. A. Butler:
That a deputation representing the Elgin DaJ,ry Br,eedc,rlS be
now heard. .'
-Ca<rrie.d
Messrs. Martin, Silcox and McVicar then made application for
grant ,to the Thoroughbred Ca,ttle Show at Aylmer, which was rre,.
felTcdtothe Finance Committee.
M.ovedby F~ COllt'tS,
'S-ecolnded by S. S. McDerma'nd:
'l'hat A. R.Smith, Weed Inspector for Ontarib,be nOw heard,
-Canied
Mr. A. R. Smith t,hel1 addressed ,the Council inr:eference to
vleeds de:trimenta,l toa-griculture.
The following communications were :r,ca,ct:
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From" Departilncmt ofthc_Attorneyc.Gene,ral, with order-in-couh-
cil, a,ppoin!ting, Mrs. Vera C1a~'k as Coullty Stenographer.
Rr'onlSt. Thomas Bo.ar,d of Education, re, -,amount --,payable by
Gou-nty.-Referr.ed'\1oEducMion Coml1~ittee.
The fir'st.r~porlt - of the COUIlity' Road~ommit,tee wa,s,' pr.esented
and ,adopteclc>,n motiol1of M~ A. McAlpine, 'secql~ded,:.byN. S. CO'f,nell.
Th~ repo.rt-.of the -Sp.cCia!. Has-pita.! C~m111ittee was'pr.t~:sente,d
and 'adopted'on ,111otion ,of V{.'A. But.ler,s.ewn,dedby M. A. McALpi.ne.
;..fovcd .by O~ McKenney,
Seconded ',bye. ,5, Biidgemari:
Tha't ,this 'Council do now adjourn to aHow ,the Finance Co.111-;-
li.\1btee'lta Ulcet.
~Ca.rrieci
The- Coullcil",re,.sumcd.
IVlovcd 'Ly S. C. Kirklandi
Setoildcdby WI11. Toln'iie:
That' tihis Council adjourn 10 meet at 10 o'c-lockto'-m01TO\Vto
'c'omm~1rt'eesto mee,t.
-Ca'rric<J
B.G. Taylor, vVarden
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EIg1ll County, Council
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Second Session':"- Third Day
Thursda:y, the: nth' day of June, 1931
~l'he Elgin Coun;ty" Countil met this day it~<'acoordance with ad-
journmeut:
ThcvV:ard.en in ,the chair.
All tl1e.,memhers 'I:11'e.sent
The, Iprooeedings ,of the previo1,ls day wer'c, re'ad, and con,fin.nieu.
A 'co111:mun-i,ca.ti:on fro~n C.St. Clair 'Leitch, Solidtor, rechanges
in M. C R.,t'ime:"tahle v.nas--,reaJd.
The;r~p01.t of the FiJna:nce Committee was ,p:r'esel1lt.e4 a"nd'adop.t~
,t(l': on motion of F~'.foutts', se'corided !byW. A. Butler.
The - <repor,f, of 'the - Pelti,tions __ .;:i'nd LegislationCo~nn1i-tlteewas pr'e-
senlted and ,ad-opted . Ion motion' of S;' S. - McDe:1imand, se.aonded by N.
S.Gornel1.
Moved ;hy S: A. B.rowh,
Secolided hyF. 'CduH,S:
That the Coun'ty Counc-il of Elgin ;County requeSit th,e Minister
'01 Hi.gt(ways'to' disc?rl1inue building c,ementhighways i,n Elgin GOttnJt),
unless approved"of by vote oJ. COU'll'ty G~Uinci1.
-Cairied
M,ove-dby \Vm.To,111l1ie,
Seconded 'by S. C. Kirkland:
That gr.al1;t'of$400.00 be 'made, to _ Rodney., ,for "theloCi!cup in
,the Me.morial ',Con1i111uility Hall.
~Carried
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Elgin County Couricil
Elgi,n OOii1'1~ty Council'
3.7,
Resolutions Were ,.presented fordes:ignation ,of the following
'l'oads as 'Count~. Roads:
The, 'I'eportof tllC_E(jt~;cationCql:J.lll1l,Ht~~ w~slpr.esel1te4 an'!
adopted onm-ot-ion of Wm, Tolmie, s~econded ,by G~ Newell.
Eram King. Lake Station to County Road No, 44
Therepo,rt of the Goal~om111ittee was Ipresen1ted 'and adopt.ed
on ;motion of R ,Cam.pbell, seconded by W. Bra,dfield.
From No.3 Highway";toWeUingtonStreet.
Graham Road, from Eagle to the Lake.
Mr. McAlpine rose to question ,of ,privilege ,audio inquire as
to source of artide ,in .the London Adve,r'tiser in' t1efereqce'to ~I":ed,u>c~
ti(m in members' wages.
nrl,oved by S. A, Brown,
Seconded - by F. G);utits
,Moved byS.. C. Kirkland,
That TCISJol'llltionlS' 'a'skingfor roads to be taken over' hy County' be
,referred to Roads Committee.
Seconded by Wm. T61mie:
,-----,Carried
That the Council ,adjourn Ita 11 o'dook toO il1'Sipect HoU'sle of
Ind,ustr'y at 10 a;m."~,tomoHow.
---4Ganie,r1.
Moved by R. C<tmpbell,
Seconded by S. C.Kirkland:
'H. G. T1a)l1Iqr, W1arden
That ,this Council adjourn to meet at 2 o'clock.'
~Carried
The Council resttliled.
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The Clerk pre,sented repol'ton, licens,es in force.
The second re,por-t ,of the County H.oa-d Committee on new ap-
pointment was presented and refer,red ,to coml11itteeof .the whole with
111'. O. McKenney in the chair. Aftel' a .dis,cuss,ion the Committee
rOse, and the report wa~ adopted without amendment, Olll'notion of
O. McKenney! seconded by D. M. l-"eitch.
The report of the House of Industry GOlllimittee was~ ,present~
ed and .adopted on; motion of S. A. Hrown, 'seconded by H. L. Lawtoll.
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Second Session.........,Fourth Day
Seconded by D. M. Leitck:.
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Friday, the .12th day o{ June,-l931
That By-law No. 1156 be read a second time:
The Elgin C~:)Unty Council met "ithis day -in accordance with
adjournment.
--,,-Canicd
Moved by F. _ W. Schmelz,
The vVarden ill Jhe 'chair.
Seconded byN.' A. McColl:
All the men~bers present.
ThatBy-La\~' No. 1156 ,be ,read a third time and finally pass'cd.
The proceedings of the ,pi-evious day w,er.e. read anc1confirmed.
-Ca<rried
The third report of the Gounty Road Commi~\te-e WIaS :pres,clited
and adopted 'on motion of l\1. A. McAllpine, seoonded hy F. Goutts.
Move-d. -by S. C.Kirklancl,
The s'ecori,d reporlt ofthc Finance CommiUe-ewa's presen:kd and
adopted on motion ofF. Coutts, secanded by' S. S. McDenmand.
Seconded hyW.m. T,olmie:
Moved by G. Newell,
That By-TJ<l!w No. 1157' to a1ppoi'111t a Oount.y Road' ConNuiubee
be ,received and t'c'ad'a firs't !till1e.
Seconded by F. VV. Sohmelz:
-Grried
Th~lt wages of the members of the County Oouncil, the salaries
. of the officials of Jthe COUlllty, and the wage-sof all lenllp:l'Oyiee,s oj ,the
County of Elgin be reduced 20 ,per cellt., suoh reduction, to tlake ,eff,ect
at once,.
Moved ])y Rob-t. CCtltnppen,
.........,Los,t
Seconded by M. A. :rvlcAlpine:
That Ry-Law No. 1157 be 'f,ead a second time.
Moved by Wl11. Tolmie,
-Ca1-riccl
Seconded by S." C. Kirkland:
Moved by D. 1L Leitch,
That By-Law No. 1156 to designate a througth highway bere-
cdved and read a first time.
Seconded l)y M. A. McAlpine:
-Carried
-That By-La\-v No. 1157 be read a third time and finally ,pas,s,ed.
IV[oved by M. A. McAlpine,
---<Ganied
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Moved !Jjy C. S. Bridgeman,
Seconded by O. .McKenney:
ElgttlJ Oorulllrty Colihdl
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Moved by C. D. Coyle,
Tha't By.,.LawN6. 1158 to'aut~orize anagr'e~1Uent-;betw,een !!:Jhe
C?rporation of the County ,of Elginancl the Southern Ontario Ga's
Company, Lhnited, he received'~nd read' a first time.
Seconded by yV. H. Bradfield
That By-Law No. 1159 be read a third 'time a9ct finallY-passed.
Mqvedhy L.'Connor,
SeOOlided by S. A. Brown':
That By-Law No. ,1158 be read a second time.
l\1..oved by ,F. CouHs,
Seconded by~. A. Brown:
-Carned
~Canied
-That By-Law No. 1158 be read a third Nmealid 'finally pa,ss,e.d.
-Carried
Moved by S. A. Br:OW11,
Seconded by L,. C01l11Qr:
That By_LawJNo. 1159 to grant certa'in ,privileges to Southern
Otl,tal'io Gas Company, Limit-ed,' be received ,and ,r,cad' a fi..rs't! time.
)\1.oved b):': O. McKenney,
Seconded by C. 8.. Bridgeniail:
,
That By-Law No. 1159 he read a second tiine.
,;........,Ganieid
-Carded
---.:Carried
Moved by N. S:, Cornell,
Seconded by Vi. T. Bell:
. That By-l.aw No.)160 to raise.a111~untsfor County Rat'e dur~
ing,the year-1931 be received and read a first time.
t ~CJarried
1-1.oved by V'"T.A.Hlltler,
Seconded by H. L Lawton:
That By-Law No. 1160 be read a- second tin1c.
"""':Carded
Sv1-ovedby A,. S. Newell,
Seconded bj',M. VV. Paddon:
'That)3y-Law No. 1'160 he read,a,thirdtimc and fi:n-allypass'ecl.,
~Carried
by ,,0. 1tfcKenney,
by C. S. Bi'idgel11an:
That. thiS Council do no\\' adjourn to l'ileet' Tuesday, the -24th
---.;Carried
H. G.Taylor, Vvar,den-
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Elgli.n' Gaunty .coul1dl
THIRD SES.SION-FIRST DAY
Tuesday, the 24th day of November, 1931
The Elgin County 'GoilHlcil met i-his day at the Court House, St.
ThOilnas in acoc!1Ga,nce with adjournment.
T~he Wal'den il1 Ithe chair.
All the mem:bers Ip.resent.
The \iVardcll addressed ,tbe Council as follows:
Warden's Address---, Third Session
Gen.tlemen :
To the Elgin County Council
In Olperiing the 'closing .sess.ioll of the year, I have to report that
no husine:s's of .,importa'll'ce has -been. brought to my wttention since
the Juueses'sion.
The <cropsrhave !Jcen bount,iful thw4ghout the' County but prices
ha'Ve Ibccn ,far frot11$a'tli~.;fact.o:-y. T.he upward tendency of the price
of \vheat is, I Ithink, a s't1re indication that we may '5'0011 expe,cit to
see the silver 'lining ,of the dark cloud ,of -depression. It is too earIy
to exp0ct resll]lts ,from the actioll:of the British Governmel}'t in plac"
l:n.g ea,nada in a ,preferred_ 'po,sit-ion with regard Itoexpol-tS. The On-
ta'i'io GoV'ernmc,l1t'is endeavoring to impl'Ovemarketingiacilities for
hc'tt,er c1as,s Iproducts, and is co-operating, with the agr-icu1tU'ralists. in
t'his ,connection, Ev,e,rycffort is, I believe, 'being made to improv(',
concUtion.s, What ,the future 'holds for us depends large,lyon the
peoiple the.mselve>s',
The cement
Province ancI city,
Port Stanley Road
road to Port Stanley has 'been 'completed by Ole
A vel'Y small 'por;tion het\'\'een the ;bl'idges 'opposite
ElgJi,ll Gounty Coundl.
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the Court House remains to be 'paved; This w'ill he inducted in COll-
tract for widening ,thehridg.es -next season. '.
Port "Stanley Bridge
An effort is ,being- ,made to seCUf-e government as'sistan~e for
irilprOVemel1t 'of the Port S,tanley Bridge' ,toprqvide cm,pJoymel1t.
There are ,a number of matte.r.s to he ,considered in this' counecHon"
the ,character 0,( 'the bridge, and its relation ,to the La-ndon a'nel Port
Stanley RaJilw;ay ,which 'ctos::;e.s the west appr-oa;ch. If a swing bridge
is ,c\e:sirc-d thcstatuso-fthe 'stream must ,be change-dvo tha't of naV1-
ga.b!e \-vater~ This ,will1call !foran order-in-<council. Som,e year,s .ag't:t
the Council offered $20,000 'to ,the Federal Government ,to take- Ithe
bridge off our ,hands ,and ins'tall a' lift or swing ibl'idge. One mcetl11g
of represent:ative('of ,municipaHties_intereste-d wa's !held, and the matlter
\Ya's_referrecl to, Otta\i,;a, If .a favourable dedsion i!s received in time:
a propositiun 111aycome ,be.fore the Council at this' -session.
Highway Improvement
Notwithst'alldiog the l13os111011 taken :by, .this ,Council to l'estrict
,paving, -an effort i:s being made to have the TiUsDniburg amid
Port Bur\vell ra:ad impf'oved to 'some extent this year .to provide ,e-111-
This isa matter 'outside the control of the Council,al-.
,though you ma-y he request'cel to appi'ove of the idea.
Old Age Pensions
Pensions Cdfllll1ission is'operating ,effkicl1Itly, The
distributed to pensioner:s > ,during the year has done much 'to
distress in many cases .thalt would otherwise have b.een cared
the House of Ind:us:try. The 20 'per cent. paid by the COUl11lty
of 'pensions amounted 1:0 $24,245. Tihis will he v.ery mU!ch
when the recent Jegislationincrea:sillg a'lilou-nt paya'ble'by
Government becOmes eff.ective.
Cemetery Commission
At the last session ;of the Legislature ,an ,act was passed pro~
for the appointment of a 'cemetery C'ommi;ss-iolllto c'onsiS't .of
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W'
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One-<11liCIillJbclr a'p,pointed -bY1t:he Licute'ri.a;nt Governor in Co:un:ci:l, the
other two InlCl11rbers, 'to he a'Ppointed annually by tl]c CountyCourtdJ
at its fiilst meet-ing. ThemCimiher appointed by the LieUltenant Gov-
ernor 'is to hC'lchainnah of the c0111mi,ss,ion. 'Dhe Commas.sian shall
he ,charged ,w'itll-.tae 'ge,nera1 supervision: of cemeteries and burying
grounds in the 'County ~or Distrdct. This Act was 'to (jome in force
by ,proclamClition by the J..Aeutcna.nt Govetnbr. This proolamation WitJ
issued on' the '3rd af November. Appointltlcntsare 'to be rmade al'
the firSlt l111,eetingin J.anuary, The Comlniss-lon is ,to be p,aid5'uch
fees as may ,be fixed froOm time tn tinlc 'b(' order-in-caun'cil, -tpayable
by the County or District Tr'ea,s'ur'er UI[.lon ,certificate ,of 'the Ghairmau
of the COl1unj'ssion. The -dUltie,s of the Commission 'a're set rf'ort'h 111
th,e Cemete.riesAct.
The',proceedil1gs 0.1' the', last day'of the previous session Were
read and- confirmed.
The fQl1owi~lg ,communications \verer-ead:
FrOHI County Council of Lanark, rc Public School inspectors
and T~dUicational Conference.:-Beferred 't~ Petition's and Legislation
Committee.
FrQIl1CSounty Cle.rk of Kent, recast of -moving telephone and
hycJir6 poles."':'.:..Referr1ed to County Road ,Go'l1lmitfee~
'"
From Londor! ,and Port Stanley' Rairway, re drainage in p'ort
Stanley.-Referred to _,Gounty Road Committee.
From County Council of Le'11l1oxan-d Addingt-on,re Normal
Seho'ol ter,l11,'s..-Referre,d,to PeJit:ions and Legislatioil Com1111Hee.
From COU11'tyCou-llcil 'of Stormont, Dundas and Gleng~H.ry, re
j"eguhtions ,in' c;hRi,ters for buses and trucks.-Rderrecl t-oPet,itilo,n'S
d.lld Legislation. Committee.
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Elwin Oo.rurnky Coundl
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Frotit Florence M'cFee, inmate 'OJ the House of .lndus'try.-Re..;
ferred to the House of Indu.stry -Commit/tee.
.
From Ue-pa-rtmcnt of Highway.s, ,re :propos-e1d Cournlty R:oadr at
Both"'"ell.~ReJerred to County Road aomm~t,tee.
From County Council 'of York;.necost of Iprovindallhi'gh-way~s.
-~Rcferred :to . Petitions and Legislation 'Committee.
F120111 Dr. Ewin;Physkian, House of. InduS'try, wIth a1nnl1al re~
port.--Referred to House of Industry Committee.
From County iyuditor,s, I\vith r~pof't to 31ist ,SeptiemLcr..,.....Re,.
ferred to Finance Committee.
From President, Children's Aid Society, with 'invitafl.'Ol) to anlJ1ual
meeting and supper.
From. County Treasurer, \-\,lth report.--R,-eJerred ,to Finance C0111-
mittc'c.
F1'01H COUllty Engineer, ,with report of Port Stanley Brid~'e.
~-Filed.
From C. St. 'Clair Le'itch, County Solicitor, re -croslsing protec-
tion on Cot1llty Roads.-Referred to COllntS' Road Committ!e,e.
:Mr. Kirkland inquired rc county roads in vil1agc1>.
Ivir. Gordon N,ewell inquired re cost o.f Por,t Stanley rroad.
M.r. Kifikland ,also inqu,ired '111 refereuce to Coul1ty,St-el!ographe,r.
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Move.d by D. M. Leitch,
Seconded by N. S. Cornell:
.
T:hatMes'S'11S. Tolmic, Kirlkland, M1cAlpine and the Warden -be
a cornmittec to intel'vieVi -our representative, ,rvr.r; Raven,and get j'll,
(;OlTlil11Ullicatiol1 with Highway DellJa.r;tment, TOIron11o, and find out
reason for .delay in approving of By-Law No: 1152 for halanlce or
conneoting link,s in VliUa,ges and get reply "if poss1blewhile thi,s COHn.
,eit is in' 'session.
-Carried
Moved by S. A. Brcnvl1,
Seconded by D. M. Leitch:
That1we, the Elgin ,County' COUl1cilnowin se.s:sion, do strong!y
Iptot.ers:t the 'I".emoval olf the maH ,car iOn Trains No. 2 a'ud 3 on the
Michigan Ce.ntral "",est of s.t. ThCiflla,s, and \vould ,ask :that ,tne he re;.
stored, as Jt'will cause greaJt i-nconveniec~ andlosiS to this west,e.rn
cOI11I11unityif Ipresent 'system is carried on, and that copy of thfs
resolution be ,forwarded' to Ithe Postmaster General.
--'-Car~-ied
On l11otionof D. M. Leitch,secondecl by M;'A. M,eAlpine, .the
CounCil adjourned to meet art lOa.1l1. vVed-nes-daYn1or,ning.
-Ca,rried
H. G. Taylor,Wat'den
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Third Session'-Second Day
Wednesday, the 25th day of November, 1931
The. Elgin County Council Imet' this day in a-c,corda:noce 'WIitrh
adjournment.
The , Warden in the ,chair.
All the .members present.
The proceedings of It.llt>C' previous {lay were rea,d and confirmed.
The report of ]. Allan, Corn Borer InSlpector, wa's presenlt.:ed
and referred to Finance Committee.
The report of the Inspecto-r of the House bf I,ndustry was pre-
sented and referred to the House of, Industry Committee.
'Mr. McColl gave notice ,that Mes,srls. Ker-r and - Ma.cdia,rmid
address the Council 011 Thursday.
Several ,n19tiol1s wer"e :presented ,and ,dis,cussed 'a.ker which it"
byN. A. McColl and s,econded byE. W;, Schmelz that
adjourn ~o 'mee1:"at 2:30 p.m.
-Ca,rri ed
The Council resumed.
The'" r,eport of the Old Age Peilsions Commission was presented
'to the p'illal~cc Commit,tee.
by \711. A. Butler,
by D. 1L Leitch:
Coun6l ,appoint ,a co.mmittee of Ithr,ee,to m~ert . the
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officiaLs and ,employees oJ the
r,edtlC:tiol1 in Itheirsa.Ja.l'ies and
].a'l1lualry 15.bh, 1932, so that the
tion they deem 'neces,gary.
Co_unty, ,and endeavor to arrange a
file a wr.itten report il1iOt lat,er than
incoming council may.. Itacke whart: ac-
In Amendment;
Mo'Ved by G. Newe.l!,
Seconded .by :F.' W. Schme,]ZI:
That the 'wages 'oft'he members of tile County ,Council, the sal-
aries 'of the offida.J,s (of 'the County and the Wages of all emp-Ioyees
,of Ithe county he re.duce.dtwenty per centum.
Main motion' ,carried
AmClidmcnt Iost
Moved by M, A. McAJ,pine,
Seconded iby D. M. 'Leitch:
That'Messtls. Kirkland, McDennand and the War'~lenbe the
oomm1.Hee !to ,go li'l1ito It]TC question of reduction of salaries and 'wages,
to l'eport in January.
-Carried
The re!port of Ithe gducatJ.oll Committee \vas vre:"ented and.
a'dopte,d 0,11 'n~otiol1 'Of Wm. To11llie, :s0conded 'by. R Campbel1.
M,ov.ed hly 11,'1. A. McAlpine,
Se,condedby N.A. McColl:
That this COll,ncirp.la'ce 'on record their regret~lit the ,death Qi
John J., iStaLker, .Esq.;,Ex-.Re,eve -of the ,TOVY'llS;h~p'ofAldbof,Ql1gh, and
,Wa.rd,en oft'he COU11'ty 'during the ,year' 1890'. He ,vas a capable ,exec;.
'utive ~'l1Id, ,a genial friend who l'et.ained his j'l1Jte1'est ,in County' affairris
a,nd was ,al,ways welcoll1!ed -at OUir annual~s,ocial gatherings for,lhis' sage
advice a:ndenter,t.ainme-n:t. Andw.hi'le w'e expreslS bur :,"o1',ro.,:..' 'at the
,
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Elghl OOiUll1ity Council
los,SQf. a worthy citi~ell,. 'w'e reriJ:embe1" those
grelater, an-dthalt ,a CQPY Of this resolution. be
bers_'of .his family.
Moved by O.McKenney,
Seconded iby C. 'D. Coyle:
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whose ,J'o\Ss is ,so 'much
flQfwa'rded ',to the mC'111'-
"''''(a,rried,
That ,this Council do ncwwadjourn to mc,e,t ,at 10 a,m.1t.o:-;1TIor-row.
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----Carrried
E, G.Taylor, W'arden
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Third Session-Third_- Day
by. W. H. Brad'field,
Thursday, the 26th day of November, 1931
by C. D. Coyle:
The Elgin County 'Council met this day in a-ccardance with
adjoiU't:nme.J1Jt.
and
Tha.t bhisCouncil- .r,equest \the Department of Hi,ghway1s to. prow
with ,all ar any work exoept ;paving .on Highway No. 19, and that
tat'he ,grea,t11>urnber IQf unenltplayed, the unemployed of Elgin
have the - ,preference 'Qve-r all athem. Such 'Wo.rk t,o be manual
to begin at once and not Ita 'exceed ,$5000.00
The W,ar,den, :ill the cha;ir.
All fhemeulher.s present.
In Amendl1}eiit
The pr'O'c,ecdiings olf the previous day wlerre read' and Icon,finned.
T1he r.eport af bbe County Road Committee \v:as -p.re,sente,d. and
C. Kirkland,
adopt,ed anmOltion of M. A. M'cAlpine, seconded, by N.A.' M~CoU.-
by 'YVm; Tolmie:
an"d
The r'epont of the House aL Industry Oommi!l:rte-e was lp~.ese-nted
adopted 'cinl11'ot-ionof S. A.Brown, seconded:byH. L~ -Lawton.
That 'this ma.tter herefen'e,d to Road Committe1c fOor .a report.
The 'r,t:Jport of the 'Gual C0111-111ittee W3!S
on -motion of. R.C<lJl1wbell, s,econcledby F. 'YV.
pres,ented and
Schmelz:
Main motion loB-t.
Amendment 'carr.jed,
'vV. A. Butler,
Move,d IbyS. A. Bt'own,
Seconded ;by F. Cout,ts:
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Thait Iwe-mow 'adjourn Ito meet at two o'clock.
this Council atlthorize the \Varclen to sign approval of
of St.Thoma" Part Lot 7, ConcCisBion 9, Yarw
-Carried
The Council ,res,ulllcd.
T,he ':report of Ithe Finance GO'llllll:it(ee w-as ,presenfed
all ilnat-ion ,of F. IGoutt's, S'e1conded hy V,r.A. Butler"
W. T. Bell:
~.rhe ,repOl't -of the Petitions
sehted atl:d .adopted on motion
Newell,
and Legislation -Committ-ee- wa,s pre~
'Of S. S. lVf.cDer.mand, seconded by
thisCOUll'cil approve of the improvement of the Port Stan-
'the Federal Government, the County to contri'hute to ,the
liability Jproviding they are Irelieved of future 111ajn~
-Calrrie'd
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Moved Iby N. A. McColl,
~e'canded .by F.W. Schmelz;
ThatM:e:s's'ris>' ~enrand Mlacdiarmid be allowed to adc1~ess the
COtUlc;j.l" 'with' referel1ce 'to roard ;gravel.
-,-C;inied
MeSS1"1S. ,Kerr ,and 'Matdhrntid then addressed the 'oouncil in
,rde-fen-c'c Ita Iroa,d, 'l1lJwking 'tnater,i'a'ls available art the lake near New
Glasgow.
Mwed .by S. CKi:r-kland,
Secoll"dedhy R. Can1ipbell:
'llhat the queSitioll of gmvel iOl.nd cr:ushe.d stol1,e h~ referreclto
Road COlIlm.ilt.'tee.
~Carrre.d
Ex-Warde:l1's Gutton (11885) ,and Jaolils1on (W02),who-'were,seaterl
on. ,t,he', Idia,s "willh theW,a'rden, were ca,lled upon .for a few reinarks
which were very 'lllULoh apipreciated.
M'ove,d-by R. Ca'mpbell,
Seco.nde~t :by s. C. Kiioklaml:
That this Council a,djourn to meet to-morrow morning at 10
o'clock.
~-Ca,rr:ie'(i'
E. G. Taylor, W'airden
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Third Sessitm~Fourth Day'
Friday. the 27th' day ot November, 1931
The Elgin County Councill11JCit this day at the Court Hous,e,
Thomas, ina.'ocordarfce Wli.uh ad;our!?:ment.
the members present.
The proceeclings'of ,the ipreviotls day were, re:a,d and confirmed.
A communication from the Fire 'Chi~f IQf itl;'e City-of St. Th6ma'.s
fire ,protect-i-on of the Court Eou'se wa.s ',read <alnJdre-,
the Goal Comrilitt'ee,..
s.econd ,report of ,bhe,County Road Cotl,1ImM,tee wa's Ipreis'ent-
referred .to:a committee I)flthewhole Iwith. M'r. Leitch i.n Ithe
After ';;unending ,repprt ,t'h,e committee IrOl5'e', and :report rus
.wa:s _ :adopted -onlnOitipn 'of D.' M. Leitch, Is'ccond'ed by ,M.
W..A._ Butler,
,by' H. L. Lawton:
thisCO'Ul1'cil appoint a,eonlmiHee of thr,eelto lopkinto- fhe
iexpenses - Ion Highway, No: 3 ,and 4 in ~J,gin and feqJlort
:s'tatement not la'ter"tlhan }a:nua-ry 15th, 1932.
--'Canied
s: _ Bridgeman,
by C.D. Coyle:
'Dhat theCOn1'111#t.ee . re weed ,cutting be com-po-se'd of M,es,srs.
Newell,Butler :a.h,d .the Warden,
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In Amendment
Moved 'byS. C Kirkland,
Seconded by R. Campbell:
ThaJt mat'ter of .getting figures on ,cost -,of maintel1.ance No. 3
Hig.hiway be left wii'h Ithe Clerk, 'and that .'he ItaIce ;steiPS ,t,o gd the
flgur,es re weed cutting immediately, on - .sectio,n ,cast of A:lyme-r "in
Elgin.
M'oved hy WIffi, Tohnie,
S~,collded bY'S. C. Kirkland:
That 'a grant of -fifty dolla,rs ,be made
to help Ipay ,for {he '111emorial Itahl~t now.in
Moved ~by N. A. McColl"
Seconded by F. W. ,Schmelz:
M,ain Imotion lost.
Amendment ,carried.
to', rthe Village of Rodney
the _hall at Rodney.
-Cardell
1161 to designate County Roads be ,received,
-E:arrie-d
Thait By..;Law No.
and read a finst 'tj,me.
Moved hy C S. Bridgeman,
Se'oondecl by O. .McKenney:
ThatBy~lJaw No. 1161 be read a second time.
-Carried
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Moy-ed Iby S. :S: MoDerm.a.nd,
Sc<conded by G. Newell:
Tj-lat By-Law No. 1161 be read a .thir,cJ .time _and finally 'pas:se.d.
~Carried
Moved by S. C. Kirkland
Seconded by' WIl1l-. Tolmie:
That those muni1oipa:lities which 'would receive' a Hf.und ftonl
Jwnu:ary 1931 for :maintenance of .gat'c:s o:nCounty Roads, had the By-
~L~w IpaSls.,edin }une 1931 been approved by the Higli1.ways Depart~
l11-cnt,bepaid grants equivalen't thereto.
-Carried
Moved ,by O. McKenney,
Se,eondedby C.S.-Br'idg01Twn;
Thait t-he us.ua! gra,nt. of Twenty-five doIlar:s. be paid Mr. L. B.
Birdsall for the dIiaientm'anner in whiC:h the J}l'oce,edi.ngs of t.his
Council have been reported this,year.
-C~rtiecl
Maved :by R. Campbell,
by M. A.McAlpine:
ithe thanks. ,of ,this Council be tendered Wardell Taylor for
,mam1C'r in '\vhichhe, has 'filled the chair during 1931, alid
usual gran.t of One Hundred 'Dollars be paid ,him.
-Car:ried
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Moved Iby. R. Campbell,
,Secoi1.ded by \Vlm. Tol:mie:
That this COQll:cil .adjou'nl s.bo..e die.
H. G.,Taylorj W~.:rden
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-'-Ca.r:flied
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REPORTS OF CQMMITTEES
Coyle
Standing Committees-1931
County Road
M. A. McAlpillc,Chai'rma.n
Butler Contts Tolmie
McDermlaud
McColl
Goal
Robert Camp hell, Chairma"-l
Schmelz Bradfield
House .ofIndustry
Stewa,rt A. Brown, Chairman
Lawton Leitch
,'..;.
Finance
Frank 'Coutts, .Chairman
McColl McAlpine Butler C()yle McDenna:nd Taylor
McKenney Connor A. Newell ICornell'.
Ki.rkland Leitch Tolmie
Education
\tVi11iam ToInlie,
Schmelz Cam]jbell Lavttol1
Bridgeman COllllor
Kirkland
Chai,mnan
G. Nelwell
A. S. Newell
Leitch
Bradfield
Bell
Petition$ and LegisJation
Bridgeman
s. 'So McDerm~md, Chairman
Connor A. S. Newell Cornell G, Newell
Tolmie
Legal
\Villiam Totmie, Chaibllftll
Paddon Connor Kil'kland
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REPORT OF EDUCATION COMMITTEE
January Session
To ,the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
Tlhe Education Committe,e reports:
That -the \Va,rden be 'aluthoriZie,d to 'aplpoint deleg.ates tQ attend
Ithe ,mmual meethilg ,of, the Q'ntario School, Trustees'" and Ra1bepaye,r,,'
ASlsodatio.n.
All .of whidlis respectf,ullys1uhmitted,
W;l1l. Tollnie, Ghairi111.au;
St. Thomas, Ont., January 29th, 1931,
,
June Session
To the Elgin Count}' Council,
Gentlemen:
The Education CommiHee 'repopts':
1. 'rr4.a1t the e,quipmcnt .gm'l1't $1241.42 for ,the rural schools be
inducted in ithe estimates as re.quired by .the Educat,ion Depar'tment.
2. That in refere11lce fa claim from 'fhe St. Thoma,s Collegiate
Institute fOr .a~1,diti6I1al gr,ant no action ,be Itaken.
3. That' fhe followin:f5a'cc.ount :be .paid: Municipal \A,T1orld, for
ex.amiriation s'l1lp,plies, -printingfo,r' Schad Ins:rH~ctor<s $89.'86.
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All of ,whi,ch is, re,s'pecitf.ulty .su.hn1iit-ted.
Wni Tolmie, Qhairman.
St. Thomc~s, Ont., J.~tne 11th, 1931.
November Session
To ,the Elgin .county Gouncil,
Gentlem'Cl1 :
Thc EducaHoh Committee r-~po'rts:
of Schp'Ol Seoti01NNumlber 10, TOWllS'hip of SOUltlh DOf1ches,ter, in Il:'c,fer-
of School ,Section Nutnber, '7, Town,S;hkpof 50mh Dcirlchelstelr, .in re,{e;r'-
ence to making provision ,for attendance of Gou.nty p.upils M fh.e
Harrietsvil1e Fifth Cla,s.s School,' ,a.nd have to ~',ecoml1lend:
sion
l'ha<t the Miinisfer of Education be r.equested to ~l1ake ,provi-
for COUl1:ty grants 'ta Fifth Class 'Schools in an. a.dJjoinihg county.
All.of which j,s respectf.ully snbmittcJc1.
\Vm. Tol.1uie, Ohairm.an.
St. T-hom'as,Ont.! Nov0111.b.er 25t.h, 1931.
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. REPORTS OF FINANCE COMMITTEE
January SessioJl
Tathe Elgin County_CouBcil;
",Gentlemen:
The F1i,nance Committee report-s:
1. Thaf ,t-he tOktAge Pens4ol1 Co'mmis,sione.rs be re-appointed
lor 1931.
2. Tha't Iby-law he IPa.ssed to authorize :the Wa'r,clel1 and Tt'e:as';;'
Ui"Cl" 'to'lborrow the sum of Two Hunc1r.ed and Fifty' Thousand Dol1a'r~
for-County 'PUfll)os:e's during 1931.
,
3. lIha.t t!he equa'Jization 'of the mllnicj~'mlities of the Cotll1tybe
the s,ame -:as -last yea:r.
4~ T.ha( no" .action 'be ,taken on applicatiol'l frbm 11:'is-s Lc\vi5
in .reference to purchase ,of Second VoIUtlneof ,the Talbot Regime.
5. That no ad,ion be Itaken in refereri,ce - to communication ",f,riOm
Dr. Dayisre Mothe:r',s Al10warlce over_pa,jd _Mr:s. ,Gertrude Johnson,.
6.T';hat the Auditors' Report he received' al1,d,pdnted.
7. That ithe Ifollo,ving gra.ntsbe 'l11a,cle:
Clli:a,diall,Nation;a1 lnsthu,te for the B,lii'l1d
Salvation Anny
Hospi,tal ,for Siok Childre,n, Toro,nto
8. 'T'hat tihe Public Li.abilitypaHcyof .the" Londol1 and Lancashire
Guarantee 'and Accident C1ol11/P'an.y b,e aoce.pted'withendor~semeqt fOf
double ,liaibili,ty""""pt:eli1iul11 $599.18.'
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9. That, fe,e of Twenty-five DollaJ.'s for memhershlP ,in the 0,11-
ta,rio Munieip.al As,s'aciation .be ,paid and ,the Warden a,uthor-izedt'o
appoil1lt delegates to 'annru,al 'm0etin.g~
10. That.a COlllll11ittee consisting of the Warden, Mr. Kicld,amd,
'freas-mer and Glc,tlk be appointed ,vit.h tpOiwer 1:0 oons,ideJr the8!dvi,s'-
ahilityof -ap,pointing ,a Oounty StenogNbpher ,a'S l~equir-ed by the Go.tU1ty
Judges" Act.
11. T'hat _t:he ,following a'oc.ounts he paid":
Kent Children's Aid Society, 'lliainte'nance four B,assett children
to, N avelUber 30
Maintenance to 26th Janua-ry
Elgjn Ghildren"s1\isl Soddy, maint,enance of war.d-s 600 clays..,
County Grant fOir '1930
Dutton Advance, .printing ,proceedings
Ra,inhow & Son, Stationery, Registrar
}~ainbow & Son,S:tationery, Clerk
E.aiHbow &- Son, Sta'tionery, Treas'urer
Municipal War,ld, :s.tationery .and printing, Regis\tra;r
11 unicipa.J World, -sta<tionery and p6n:tingj TreasUl:er
MUllIcipalWDrld,\stationeryand printing, Co. Cle,tIc
12. That the following .hoslpit.al accounts he lpaicl:
Hospibal for Sick Chi.1dre,n, Tononto
:Mc.morial Hospital; St.
London Health Association
Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, TiUsonburg
Gener.al H05'pital, To.ronto
P,arkw'ood Hos,pi1tal, London
Victoria -}:T:ospital, London
552 00
168 00
450 00
40000
210 00
5 80
8 85
1 60
9 75
90 50
5 10
161 00
180 25
301 50
17 50
29 75
42875
15 95
That the municipalities in ,vbichthe patients whose main1:eri,ance
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resided
I
at ,the Ithue iof admis,sioll, be
i.s ,charged ,in the aJboveal{jWUl1rt's,
c.hat'iged with one-half ,the ICOSt.
All. of ,which lis. 'respecHully 's'uhmitted.
Frank Coutts, Ch~tirm.an
St. :rhIOima',s', Gnt., Jalnuary 29th, 1931.
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June Session-First Report
To the Elgin Cou.nty Council,
,
Gentlemen:
The Ri;nance Committ~'e reports:
1. Tlhat the Audito~s' Reportibe adopted.
2. That aocount ipresel1ited for-maintenance of t.he Neil McI}:,illop
chikh-,en ,in Shelter, ,amount $682.50 .be pai,d, and 'referred ,to the Solicitor
for col1~ai&n 'fwmilhe 'officialgua.rdiall.
3. That the SU<ll1 of Fifity .Dolla,r:sihe grla'nted itlO Iprov,ide .scholar-
shilP fOl' Gounty ,pupil attending the o'nltar1o Ag,ricultumI CoHe.ge, UP
rE;quested by Ithe"-":Agrilc-ultural. Rcprese,ntative.
4. That the sum of On~ Hundred, Dollars be ,gra,nted the War
lvIclll-orial Children'ls Hos'pi,tal, London.
5. That'w'e approve of the re-a,p.p:ointme11lt 10E Mes,srs. M'cDer-
inand and ,M<cNalhhas memibers of t'he ,'MOfh{;.t's' Allowances Go'11i~
mission.
6. Tlhat the S.olicito'lr:having rep6rte.cl fha't the 'Eoan} of l~ail-
way Conllluissioner.s ,are favouralblc to making an or/del"' -apportioning
thecOSit of croSlsi'ng :pr-OItection in ,the County of Elgin, as provided by
resoluti'on ,pass;eda.tthcO]a'Imary Se:s'sion, ol1rec0~ptl()f for-mer Orders
pas.sed in Icoi111eCtl-on with c:ro.s,sing 'prote:ctioll in the' 'County, that
\\'e wequC'st the 'local l11'uuidpaJ.itiesin!:e,rcsted, to send cO/pies 'of thesl(}
- Ol'ders to ,the Solicitor at 'an early date.
\Ve -alslo recOll11'lncnd,tha't -where a looal muni,ctpal-ity ,applies
for crossing 'protelction ,anra C10tlnty Road, theSolicit,or '11Je 'l"e-que'Slt'cd
Ito'co.i1s'erit t'Oan Order against the County.
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7. That the .5'Ulil
loughibll',ed CClJ.ttle IShow
Government Grant.
oif One Hundre,d Dollars )be g11ante-d .the ThDf-
i,n Aylme,r, ,the .g'aime being 'e'quivalent to 1:lhe
8. ThM !the f.ollowing accounts be paid:
Counby 'Cler,k, for postage
ChUdrdl',s Aid Society, for mail1t,cnanCe
The Advance, Dutton,. Iprinting
Tow1tslh~p of Bayha;m, conveyance of inmates to House of In-
.dus'h:y
Boys' Training School, Bow.nmnville, for .maintenance J aseph
McCor.mic.k """"'"';)'_'''
Kylit Chi.1drel'1'S Alid Society, ,maintenance Bassett -children...
Rainbow & Son,'stationery, Treasur,er
HainbiOw & Son, stationery, Clerk
Raibow. & S'OI1, ~statio.nery, Registrar
P.l~ovince of Ontario, Iconveyance of criminals.....,...
M unidpa;l Wadd, Siup;plies, Registry Office
MUl1!icip,al World" Gaunt I-Ious:cand Clerk's Office
M1uniJci,pa,1 World, County Trealsurer
9. That the ,following Ihos'pital accounts he paid:
,
London Hea:l1th Association, Ze1las, Long and Croft .......... ............$
St. M.ilchad',s HOSipital, Toronto, Se\J1lmel ,Cameron
P,apkwood Hosp.ital, J---:ondo.n; Beatrice Neff, Enos Huffman
Hosipital ,f'or Siok Chi.Jdren, T'0ro.nto, Harold Willis,on
Age,d People'.s Home, London, Hannah Urql1har;t
Victoria Hos,p.ital, IV[:aintcnance
M e'l11oria.l Hoslpital, Sot. ThomaB, main tenance
11e1l1orial Hos'pital, grant SOc per day for indigent County
patients
1000
777 25
6 75
6 00
176 25
75 00
1 50
9 75
400
90 EO
93.25
36 28
45 8\
594 00
1\0 25
S2S 00
\59 2S
210 00
768 2S
740 25
329 00
10. That Hanna,h Urquhart .he rcmoved from the Aged People's
Home_ ill London ,toI-:lousc of Industry and I~efuge.
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11.- That' County Road,.C6.nuuiHee be requested
new rC011ll11i'Nee in racoorcla,nee with 'p:r-Dwsion:s of\ the
\ ,'0
provemel1tAct.
.
All of \\rhich is respeoHlJllysuhmiJtt.ed.
~o l'ec0IUlHeno
Highway. Im-
,
St. T,homas, Ont., June 10th, 1931.
Frank Coutts, Chaii',ma.n
'~~,
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June Sessi(in~Second Report
<:J
To ,the Elgin County Council,
n
Gentle.n1:cn:
TheFlinallce GOlllJmit1Jee. ,reports:
The Gommit-te,e iOn Finance Ibeg leave to report that having i'l1:
quked into the finances of ,the Gounty, >a'ndestirnates prepa,red by
the County, Treasurer, fhey her,ew~th .s'u'hmit a 'sta:temc-ntof' the ex-
Ipenditur.e requi'red for the 1awful .punposes' of -the Oaunt)' duri-ng 1931,
s'howing ,the armol1nt requirc.d to he mis.ed for the :under mentioned
pu.rposes :
Administration of Justice
Caunty Lines ,amI B.ridges
House o.f Industry
High Schools
Puhlic Schools
Officer,s' Sa1ades
'Membet-s' Wages
Court, He'use CbnHllissiol1
Interes't
H_cg1stry Office
l1isce11aneous
County Roads
Provincial Highway
Provincial. Highway DebentUl.:e
Old Age Pensions
9,000
200
7,000
45,000
15,000,
5,101)
4,700
2,000
6,000
1,000
11,722
50,000
18,263
47,017
26,000
$ 248,002
Your C0111111ittee would .re,commend that ,t-he S'UI11 cif TwoHUll.d,~
reel and Forty~Ejght Thou&and and 11\\>"0 Dollars :be r.ais'cd on all the
ra,teable property in the several M,un-icipa1ities of .the Gounty cif Elgin
duriilg Ithe year 1931 for' County pur-poses, and that a rate 'Of 8 1hms
on -the dollar be levied on Tatea,ble 'property in theseveralMuni~
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cipalities in the County to raise said amounts.
Gei1tlemen:
All of which is respClctfully submitted.
Frank Coutts,. Chairman
Adqpted Junc' Hth, 1931.
November: Session
To itJie Elgin County Council,
,
The F,inance Committee .reports:
1. That the f:ollm.vin-g hos,pitala,ccountshe Ipaid:
Victoria Hospital, London
Health A:ss;ocia<tion
People's Home, London
M,emoria1 Hospital, Tillso.nburg
M,emorial Hospital, Grant; 104 days ,at SOc
Ijoslpital, London
HOis'pital, St. T!homa:s
Hoslpital, Gra'nt, 781 ,day.s at 50c
Hoslpit'al, v.,roodstock
H6spita.l, Ingersoll
679 75
286 50
30 00
37 70
52 00
322 00
1335 50
390 50
19 50
19 25.
MUllidpa.Jities ill which patients resided to;be cha'rge,d with Qnc-
of their ,a,CCOlll1ts.
.2, That r'eport of ,the Olel Age Pell'sions Oomniiss-ion hereoeiV'ed
printed.
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3. Tha t report of Corn ;Borer In.spector be H'ceived and prin1ted
REPORTS OF COUNTY TREASURER
4. Thait -f'eJpo:rt of County Tr,e,asU'rer he :r:e.ceived artd printed.
5. "That the foHOIwing 'account,s be 'llaid,:
The Advance, Dutton, Ipr,illt1ng
Children',s Aid :S9ciety, for maintenanoe and annual ,gr,ant
County 'Clcl"'k;for lPosJ,ag{e
M unicip:al Wodd, for RegiS'trar
Mtinidpal World, Sohoollns':P'ectof,s
W,e;ndell I-liolmes, Ltd., stationery for T,re,aSiu.rer
Munidpal World, ,~taitio.ne.ry for County:LCt.erk
Chas.RJainbow & San, stationery Jor 'Regis.t,rar
Chas. Rai;nbow & Son, :s.uatiolllcry f'o.r -Cler_k
Municipal W orId, 'Sita,tione.ry I~tnd printi11ig for Tr.ea:SU1'er
C. St. Clair Leitch, CounJy Solicitor, 13th.Dec. 1930 :to Nov.
26~h, 1931
P. R.Wil1ialtl1,s&Son, funeralrof' Henry 'Mills
All ,of which ,fs reis.peoHully sU!hmi:tted.
Frank Coutts, Chair.man
St. Thomas,- Onta,rio, N,OV'ell1ber.. 26th, 1931.
To ,the ]{lgi.n COtll1tyCouncil,
January Session
Gcntlerllcn:
23 25
1350 75
16 00
75 46
69 68
15
,22 60
210
3 60
5860
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I beg lea've Ito ,submit a statem~ent lof the Receii)it.s ,a'nd ,Ex'Ilendi-
"ttlres for the past year, l~tlSO a ,s't.atean:ent of the 'Ass'et.s land' Lia:biilties
for December 31st, 1930.
Cash ~on ;hand;,_.] am:tary 1st
Adri1. of Justice
Bills Pa;yahle '
Interest
County Rate
l{,egist,ry Office
Public Schools
l-Iohse of Illdust,ry
Aneal's of Taxes
County. Roads
M,iscellal1eous
. 327 00
58 75
.l~dm. of Justice
BiHsRiyahle
Interest
Public Schools
Hou:;.e of .Industi~y
~ec:eipts
Expenditures
12906. 20
1595833
230000 00
501 19
310003 00
44 56
38729 03
6695 62
8157 89
89668 82
3759 19
$716423 83
25620 74
220000 00
. 655886
62319 62
10925 68
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Regi,gtry Office
Cotlillf:y Lilies
High Schools
M,ember,s' W,ages
Offitc'l's' ,Sah'r.ics
Arr,e',lJts of T:axes
-Printing and Sta,tianery
Ca're of Building,s
V\lat'cr,Light :and 'Heat
County Roads
M-isccllancous
P"a:la.ncc
. Ca,sh, 0111ha'lld
Prav, ,'rc County Roads
Subur,han Area
H,egistry Office
Provo Cornborer
HO:u.s,e of Industry Estates
A'chn.' of Justice
MisicelIancolls
Bills Paya'hlc
Interes.t . '
High Sc'hools
Public Schools
[<21gin County Council
Assets
Liabilities
2015 78
109 77
46934 95
4555 10
460000
8301 49
804 39
2260 65
2607 19
179317 71
114944 37
$691876 30
24547 53
$716423 83
.
24547 53
90000 00
1100 00
337 97
525 05
600 00
4000 00
400 00
$121510 55
.. ......... .... .... $ 70000 00
1000. 00
25000 00
........ .. ..c. c. ...................... ...10000...00
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Adm; of J us:tice
1-1 btisc of Industry
Cnpaid Accounts
3600 00
2000 00
6000 00
Surplus
$11760000
3910 55
$121510 55
It will, be. necessary to pa,ss a 'by~Jaw authodzing the War>den
and Treasurer to ,borrow $250,000 from the Ban'k of Montr,eaI to mc'et
Current ,expenditure far 1931.
All of which ':isrespeoHully sttbm~tted.
B. B. Graham, C0<U11ty Tr'eas'ure,r
January, 1931
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Elgin County Council
June Session
To the ,Wa<ndcl! and 'County Council,
Gentlemen:
l'he.g ,leave to .subl11~.t ,th~ following rCiporlt o.f the Rec-eipts: and
Expenditures to~ May 31st, 1931.
Receipts
,
. Ca,slb ,Io,n hand
Adminis,tra tion of ] ustioe
Hills Payable.
Initere,st
Public,Schools
Hous'e of Indl,lstry
Re-gis-tTY" ,Office
AiT'c'a:rs "o.f Taxes
County Roa,ds
M,iscellaneo:us
2454701
3946 81
140000 00
41 00
'901 88.
1694 33
415 85
4357 29
1727 53
1130 93
$178762 63
Expenditures May 31st
,,'l..dl11inistration o,f Ju.stice
Hills' P<l.yable
; Il1teres't
Pu.blic School
Brouse of Industry
Registry Office
County Lines
Hig1h Schools
Al're,a,ts of Taxes
Melmber,s Wages
Off~oers Salaries
Printing and Stationery
Care of Buildit1gs
'\Vwter, Light,' H ea t
9755 92
70000 00
1557 30
8518 90
2803 77
113 53
25 00
24150 00
242 74
1432.30
1375 00
378 05
555 51.
874 01
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County Roads
1-Tiscellaneous
Balance
40709 58
13983 66
2286 61
$178762 65
The folbwilig estimates for the cur,r,ent ye.ar ."-admi,t ,of. no re-
cIncti'0n, bilt by the ,exercise 'Of rigid ,economy may ,suffioe.
A cImini-strati-on of Justice
County Line,s
I-louse 'of Indus'try
High Schools
P'ublic Schools
Off,jeers Sa'larics
'Members Wage~,
Court House, Co,;\'.
Il1ter.e&t
I{egistry Office
COunty Roads
Pr"o,iincial Highway
Provo H'ighway Debenture
Ukl Age Pensions
Miscellaneous
9000 00
200 00
7000 00
45000 00
15000 00
,5100 00
4700 00
2000 00
6000 00
1000 00
50000 00
18263 62
47017 19
26000 00
14000 00
$250280 81
This estimate taget:her 'with last years surplus will enable the
Council to r,ecluce t.he tax ,r-ate ,to e'jght 1n-i'1lS.
All of !Which .i;s rers,pe'ctful1y s,u:hmilttNI.
B. B. Graham, County Treas'nre-r
St. Thomas, Ont., June 9th, 1931.
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November . Session
\
TO' Ithe Elgin Gounty Go~t11cil,
Centlciluen:
I beg 1!leavc :tb,suhm!it the ,following report:
Receipts from January 1'st to October 31st
Cals'h .O'n ha:nd, J,a'lluary l:$lt
Administration of Justice
BillsP,ayia:hle
Inte'f.(~Is:t
P'ublic Schools
Hous'c of Industry
HegiSltry Office
An,ear,s ,of Taxes
County Roads
I\1'i,scel1alleous
....... ..... .. ...... ..... .....$.. 24547 01
6503 45
190000 00
137 15
21772 60
3723 06
415 85
639509
49799 30
2665 03
$305958 54
Expenditures
Admil1'isfration of. Justice
Hills 'Payable
Interest
Public Schools
House of Industry
Regi,s'try Office
Cauility Linc.s
High Sdhools
Anca't1s of Taxes
Jd emhers Wa'ges
Officer,s Salaries
Printing and Stationery
Care, of Buildings'
Water, 'Lig]1t, Flcat
CQunty Roads
21528 71
70000 00
15.69.40
32247 22
7553 72
414 73
188 92
24150 75
242 74
3671 20
3675 00
535 94
1613 99
3025 07
9.1986' 38
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Miscellaneous
34774 26
Balance
$2991,78 03
6780 51
$305958 54
Estimates for Balance of' Year
Receipts
County Rate .. .:. .:;."..,..... ......... ........"....................L
City, Administration of JUS1tice
Government, Administration of J u.stice
Gov:ernmen:t, Aid of County - Roads.
Suburban Area
, Miscellaneous
.. ....... m... m.. ......... $248002 00
5494 00
3000 00
50000 00
4500 00
2000 00
.$31299600
"',.
Expenditures
BiU5I Payable
Illterest
P.ublic_ SdhoQls
Hi,gh . Schools
Adrt11inistration of ,Justice
Haus,e of Indug,t-ry.
Memihers W ages ,,~,.,
Officers' Salaries
C;reof.. Buildings
Arrears' ,of Taxes
Provincial Highways
COU11Ity_ . Roa,ds
Mi-s'oella,neous
.. ..... ......m ....... m. .......... ..... m...... ....mm.... .....c...... ... ..$190000 00
5000 00
15000 00
45000 00
5000 00
1000 00
1030 00
1225 00
500 00
10251 26
1~427 62
6000 00
1400000
Sur,plu,s
$312433 88
562 12
$312996 00
All of which i,srespectf.ully suhmitted.
B. B. Grahaill, ,County Treasure-I'
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Elgin County Council
REPORT OF COUNTY ROAD COMMITTEE
January Session
To Ithe Elgin County Council,
Ge.ntlen1len :
1. The Elgin 'County Road ,Gommitte,e [lepo,rt ,tl1at .the sum of
One Htund;roo and 'Seve.ll>tY-'l1i,neThollisa.nd, Thme Hundned and Se~~
entee:n- Dona,r,sa'nd ,SevenrtY-1o.ne Cents ($179;3,17..71) JWaiS expended on
:the Elgin County Highway. System, -during -tihe yea'r .1930. The per
,e,enltaJge ,pay.whIe by Ithe P'llovi11lce, Middlesex ,and St. Thomas 'Suhurban
Area, wj.J,J he ,allto:wt '50 per cent of Ithe ,ab-ove;
2. County Roads
M,aintena,nce ,on County Roads
Br'1dge Cons:truct-ion on County Roads
Gonstrucdon on County Roads
M,a,inbena,\1Jce on .suhurJhan Area Roads'
'ConstD[lucfion on Suhurtban ,Area Roads
63538 36
7480 43
43236 96
2605 59
766 59
Cou.rity B,ddges under By-Law 1091
.County Bridges
Gillett Bridge
M.aintcJ1.t\l1JCe o,n
CO!1is'truCition of
942 02
24543 05
3.
General Expense
Gr,ants toUJ:'ban M1J11icipalities
Supe,r-iut.e'ridenee,Office Sup_plies, etc.
Ge:neml Expense, Ma'chinery, T,ools, Etc.
G'rav.elPh Develqpment
Mortgage ,and Interest 011, HM-haway Farm
Im,provements on Hathaway Farm
V\'orkmen's COlIlJpensation Board
3730 01
3292 81
12183 63
4234 01
11660 00
247 80
856 45
Less Receipts
$179317 71
5197 65
$174120 06
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4. vVe recol1l111enda substantial reduction ~'11 the ,road <expelldi-
tur,e for the year 1931" being a third .less than ,the expenditure of 1930
aSi}oll'Ows:
11aintenance 011 County' Roa(t~
Coi1Jstnuction <on County Roads
M,ainte.nance and Construction
General Expe,j1se, Machinery,
Development
County Bridges under
on SubUl,ban Area Roads..
1'O'ols, Rapair-s" Gravel 'Pit
25000 00
15500 00
6500 00
1091
12000 00
1000 00
$$ 60000 00
5. Approval Iha.s ,been receive.d from .the Department of H,igh~
ways under By-La:w 1136 ,designating the ,County Line :betwe,en N9rth
and South Dor,chester f.rom the Oxford County Line w-es-teyly to
noad 39.
"-';
,6. The Department of Public Hig.hvI'ays have assumed control
of road Ntt:mher23, i.n the Village or Port Stanley, 911 rthe 21s1 day
0.1 JanuaTY, 1931, :being Colborne Street,' from the Northerly limit of
,the Villa,ge, Southerly, to the Nort.herly limit of Bridge Street.
7. That By-Law 1139 be amended 'tor-e,ad as follows, COUnty
assitming an 'ccinl~,ectil1g, links of County Roads within t:h.e Villages,
but will not assume a,ny ,debenture ,debt or any other lllljpaid account
in connection wit Ii the .roads mentioned.
Village of Rodney
Furnival Stred .iromMain St.-r'eet to Albert Street. Queen
Street fr01l1 Flora, Sheet to. Fur,llival Stlreet.
Village of West Loroe
Ivlain Sheet County I{,oad Numher 2, fl~om Morden Streetea.st-
erly to Lot 99.
Graha,m St.ree-tfr-om Chestnut Street '1'0 Fr,ecteric.k Str;eet.
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VilIageof Dutton
Main Street from, County Road Numbe.r 10 at John -Street
s,oU'therly t,o Annie Street.
ShciJokJe:to.t1 St:f1ed f11om, County RoaclNumber 13 Ito, Main: Street.
John Street :f.ram 'County Road NUl~lber 8 to ,M,ain -Street.
Village of Port Stanley
County Road Number 24 0'1' East Str,eet s,outhe'r,ly, ,to ] ose;p'/I
Street, Ithen !westerly ion J;6S~1)'h Stre,et to Southerly limi'i 'of LOot 1,
between .Col;borne Stre,elta,nd Joseph Street.
From' 'the County. ,1;ri.dge ,appr:oach on Bridge Stre,et, .YV:,est'erly
to GeolI'ige ,str,ed, 'thence Vl,esltedyand Sou:therly to the lop of the
hill, known a,s Invel1erie' Henghts, Lot Number 1. .
Village of Springfiel~
On East Sbreet, on County road Number 40, northet-.Iy from the
!'ihohigan Centfoal Ri,g'htc.of,..way, to Main Street.
Ma,ill Street, fram Ea,s,t Street westerly throng)l tIle Village,
conneotil1lg",wit.h Count.v Road Number 52.
Wellingtoll Street, from - Main Street
Stl'eot, conne'c.tilig with County Road Number
on' W,ellingtoll
Notth
49.
8. That By-Law 1109, 'Clesigna.ting County Road Numher 5 be
amended 'ta read, from road Number 2l}etw,ecl1 'Concessions ,8 and
9, TOIwns!hip,of Aldhorough;- thence north to the middle of t.he 'rhames
J~iver, betw:een tlhe AJ.dborongh ,and Dunwich Town Line.
9. That By-Law 1144 deleting that portion ofCoull'ty Rodld
0:unl'he:r 10 be ,a-mclHlc,d to -read a,s follpws:
(1) Road Number 10
T:own:shi.p -arDUlnviC:h,
Elgin County Gouncil
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THAT :portion of'the.f'()ad a-!lO,vwtnc.e 11J.etw,een Con-
cessions A and 5 North of A in the TownS'hip of Dunwich
whic'h may bcmore particularly, descrihe-d' ,as follows:
COMMENCING .at .a point ill the 'NQIf~thedy 'limit ,of
said road aJlowance. distant Three Hundred.. ,~-nc1 Thirty'-
eight feet (338' .0") 'l11easur'~d Easterly .thereon .ii-o.m tht,
Easterly limit of the To,wn Lene between the Township
of Dunwich and Aldborongh; thence - \iVesterly aI6.ng 'the
Northerly limit' of 'said roadalbwance. 'DhreeHun:dr;ed
a.ud Thi'tty~eight (338' :0") 'to the Eastedy limit of' the _'
Town Line; thence Southerly. along the, Easterly limit of,
said Town Line, Sixty-six feet (66' ..0") to ,the Southerly
limit of ,said, roadbet'ween C6nceSis.ions A and 5 north
of A Township of" Dunwich; ,thence Easterly-a/.ong the
'Southef.Jy lililit of said road allowance, Two Hundred and
Eighty":ninc. feet (289'.0") Thenre North East'erIy in'
a straight 'li'ne" to the place ofbegi.nniog.
(2)
Road Number 2
r to\{rns'hip of Aldborough
THA~r .portlOll of the roac1:a.J1owa,nce ~bc:t:we(;,n~Con-
cessions 8- and 9, TO'\'.rJ1Ship of Aldborough, ,w:hic,h may 'he
more. part'i:cula:rly ,descrihed, ,as follows,:
COMMENCING at ,the ,jlitersection of 'i'h'e SoutherIylimit
of the said road allowance and ,t'he:\tVest :1imi,t -of .the TO\\'ll'
Line between the Townships oLAldborqugh ,and I?ul1wich,;
thel~ce- Northerly along the \Vesterlyliillit :of ,said Towi1
line Sixty-two fe:etand Five inches. (62' .5") thence South
\veMtrlv in ,a straight'line to a point in the Southerly Htilit
of the" saidroacl .allo\vance which is di'stant One I-liundrccf
aIld Eighty-seven Feet"' and Three inches (187' .3") l1leas.-
ui.edvVesterlY.thereon from the Westerly limit of the ,said
Town Line; thence Easterly along 'the Southerly ,limit of
the said road q.llowarl'ce, One Hundi<'ed ,and Eighty-seven
feet and T-hreeinches (187' ..3':) to the ,place of beginning.
In accorcbnce ",.jth blne print here attached-deletions
within the p~d lines,
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10. That ,the County Road Su;peril1tendent ,bedeleg.ated. to -, at~
tend Rnad Confe,rence to. :hc held in Tm'onto during the .Jhtber part
of Fehruary 1931.
11. T.hM Fifteen Dollars~ fnr memhers'hirP in t.he Good Roads
Ass-ocia'tion b.e paj,d" ,and that the \iVarden,nam_e deputation to attend
-annual -me6ting.
12. That By-Law be passed at this .s-ess,ion -of the County Coun~
~.il ,granting certain ,privilege,s to Southe;rn Ontario Gas Company
L-i:luit,eo, tola:y,ga!s line pipes .over road Number 1, Tcrvmship of Ald-
borough, ~ls'o ,on Gl~a:bam bridge lOver the Tha,mesRiv-er, and Gounty
Hoad Numb-e,r 5, the Town Line between AMborough and Dunwich'
O'n the Wa,lker Bridge ov:er -the T-h,amesRiver. 1ihe County Solicitor
to draw -up the a,gre.e:1l1ent between the par,ties,interested, .and the
By-Law .tIO :becomeeffect.iy;e w:hen,signed'_9Y ithe Wlar.den and Gounty
Clerk.
13. Re cos,t of p.rotectiono,f J<,aihvay Crossings, word .has heell
r,ee,eived ,from the Miliiiodei' of Highways a,s follows:
In PCiP:ly toO your faVlO,r of t.he 8th instai1t, asking >the amount.
or aid that would he granted to a .County undeptakil1g, ltl1de,r 'orders
of the' Dominion IGl'ilwayCommiss:ion, railway ,cros's,ing pir()h~lction.
let me s'ay ,the Dcpar,tment would pay 50 per cent of. ,t,he Co-unlty's
Shu're of the ,cost.
All 'Of which is respe,ctfully submitted.
M. A. McA'lpinc, Chairman
Amended in Committee of the Whole
Se,etio-n 4-That toted road expenditures for 1931 he Ji.mi,ted to
$SO,OOO.OO.
Section 12~~To read as follo\vs: That this Council grrant fran-
chise It-a Sotl't.h.er.ll Ontario Gas Company to' .lay pipes on ro<a:(lls num~
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beredone and five and the Graham Road and Walker Bridge and
that ,a By-Law be pas'sed to autlhorize \Va,rden to sign agreement when
prepared by the County Solicitor and a'pproved by :this Committ,ee.
Seotian 13-Tha't \ve are of opinion that ,pfqpor'tion of c:o-Slt of
maintenance of 'mi.Jwa:y gabcs an:dw'atch111'C'l1 ,on County 'roads now
'borne by loca'1 municipalitiessho.uld be paid by fhe County, and that
the County Solicitor be i-nstruot,ed to ta,ke s'teps .to hay-e t'he Do'minion
.Rai1way Boa,rel iss'ue the neces,sa'ry order.
Report Suburban Area Commission
St. Thomas, January 20, 1931
Meeting of the St. Thomas Suburban Area C01111111SS1011 at the
Court House, t'his _~Js.t day of January, 1931.
Prcsent--
Chairman, Dr. F. O. Lawrence
J. T. vVebster
Alex Anderson
G. F. Pinneo, County _Road Supt.
A statement of 'expenditure lOll Subunban Are,a Roads from the
J.s.t day of January 1930 to the 31st Decemher 1930 ,inclusive, was read
by the Chair.man, showing that $4,666.88 ,had been expended On Sub-
urban Area H.oads during ,the yea'r 1930 and of this amoun,t the City
,vill 'pay to the County 25 ,per cent $1,166.72.
Ordered
M'ovcd by ]. T. \Vehstel',
Seconded hy Alex Anders-0n:
1. That the City ,of St. Thomas be 1l0tifie:dlthat this COIlUlliss,ioll
the ,su:m of Six Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars ($6,S-OO.{)0)
estimate
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fO'l" Mail1'tea'l1oe and Construction of dcsig;nated Su:bu.tba'll Roads for
the year 1931. This .cstima:te includes the City',s portion of widening
str.aighteningaml reducing the gr.ade of the Fingal Hil~, and ,the con~
1:ruClt-ion of a ,nt)W ibr,ictge over Kettle Cr.cek, r'Dad 16 S. A.
2. That the Goul1'ty:of Elgin be notified Itha;t this G01nmdssion
csHnliatc ,the s'l1JU1of :SixTlhou1sand, Five Hu.ndred Dollar,s ($6,500.00)
for Maintc,ncl'll:oe and Cons'tmction on _desig1nated roads during the
yeWr 1931. This Icstima,t:e i.nc1udes the County',s Ipofition of widening
straightening M1d -reducing the grade of the Fingal Bin, 'and the con-
struction of a :new bridge over Kettle Creek, ;1"oa-d 1i6 S. A.
3. Tha't Dr. F. .0. Lawrence be re-appoirttedch<i1'rmq-n of the
Su'burban Ar,ea Commission.
4. Thatfhe Trea:5:urerof the Gty of St, Thomas be notified
of the amount -due $1,166.72, .a'net is hereby aU'thorizedto fo,rward
cheque fO'r the above al11110unt to the Treas\ur,er of EIgin County
Highways.
F. O. La;wfence, Chainna.n of Suhu!1ha'n Commission
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June Session-First Report
St. Thomas, June 9, 1931
To ,the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
Your Road Committee reports:
1. That we have made our usual annual in.speoHon trip on
Cou.nty Roads this year, Ita,king ,four days in all, bekiJ1;uing M10nclay
1vtay 18th. A large percent,age ,of gravel land sltone roads .should be
resur faced this year.
\Ve recommend that ,all con.str,uction work be [,educed, excepting
\vork alrea,dy in progr,e.s's, the 1110s't important in ,cos't item will be the
Fingal Hill, 'on ro'a:d 16 S. A. This work has ,progressed favouralJlY
and we exped completion on ,or.about July 1.st.
2. Vie recom'lnend the
C$50,OOO.OQ)shoulclbe raised by
sum .of Fifty
fhe County this
Thousand DoUars
ye,ar tor roads.
3. That thc County provide for one-half of Ithc COSlt of dust
la}'e,r where required on County Roads.
4. That ,a By-Law Ihepa,ssed at this ,session o.f the Co'unfy
Council designating County H.oa.d Numb-e'r 39 a -through Highw,ay,
w:here it intersects wrth County H.oad Number 42, ,at 'Lot Nun1iber 11,
betwecn Concessions 1 .a'llcl 2, ,in the Township of Malahide.
5. That By-Law 1152 desig11latingas County Ro.ads 'all conne.ct..
illg links through the Villages pass,ed at the j,anuary sCission is hereby
approvecL
6. This County Cnuncil recommc-nd t6 the Department of Pub.
lic Highw,ays ,the,cx.tension of the pavemen.t thi,s year on w'hat 1-5
k110vm as the" Lonclon Port Stanley Gravel Roa,d (fomn,erly the SL
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,
ThomJas Su:burba,n Ar'e'a Road 23 S. A.) fr,om ,the se,cond concessio::1
of y.armo1tt'h to Ithe Village of Port Stanley.
All ,of which li.s respecf{,ully submitted.
M. A. McAlpine,
IChairman 'of Road CommiUee
Second Report
St. Thomas,' Ontario, June 11, '1931
To the Elgin County Council,
Gent1e;tuen :
Your County Road Commit,tcere-cOllli1l1end:
/ -
Tha'i a -lp,eril1a'u.ent road cOlTL1l1ittee ,s'hould he 3.ippoii1ted at this
ses,g,iu,n :of _ _ the County Council 'as provided ,under the Highway A<:t,
ml'1l1e1y the Reeves ioi the five largest equalized -.municipalities as
follow.s: .
Wm. Butler, Reeve of Yarmouth, Five Yea:rs:
Frank Coutts, Reeve of South-v.wId, Four Y ca'rs
M. A. M'cA'lpine, Re,eye of Dunwich, Three Years.
Neil McColl, Reeve of Alclhorougili, TIVv'IO Year,s.
S. S. McDel'ma-nd, Reeve of .Ma.1ahide, One Ycaj"'.
1931 :
To aIternate' as na,med ,above prqvidtd hy 'the Highway Act.
The fc;lIowing' are na,med as aclyis,ory to committee for the
year
Chas. Coyle, Reeve of Bayham
VVIll. Tol.mic, Reeve' of Rodney
All oJ which is respectfully 'submitted.
1-1. A. McAlpine,
Chairman of Road Cotl1mittee
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Third Report /'
St. Thomas, June 12, 1931
To the Elgin ,County Council,
Gentlemen:
Your COlInty -Road Comn1ittee Irecoll1imends that a By-Law he
.prepa,re,d ,at this. s,e,ss,ion ,of the . County Council IboOUppr:ove of Ithe
agreement between the CorporM1on of the County of ELgin and the
Southorn Ontario Gas Con1ipany, /Limited, and a By-Law gmntilJg
th'e COiTJ:pariy to lay pi:pes on 'the _Graham Road ,Bridge 'llindCounlty'
RO<l!dN-un'lher 1 .in"tJh~ 'Downs:hip of Aldbor,ough and ,theWnlke'r
Bridge over the Ri'ver Thames and County Road Number 5, the
Town1ine hehveen Dunwich ,-and Aldbdrough.
The s-aid ~'gTeement having been pre-pared and ap,proved by the
County Solicitor.
All of \vhich is respectfully subnlittecl.
M. A. McAlpine
Chairman of Road Oommittee
November Session-Fh'st ,Rep!=lrt
51. T.homa,s, On~tario, November 24th, 1931
To the Elgin' ,County Council,
CentJClllen:
The Elg.in County Roa'd Comniittee reports that the 'eXipel1iditure
of Elgin County Highvvay S)-~stem, from Janua'ry 1st, 1931, up to and
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5.
including NO'femhel" ilSth, 1931 $95',643.72.
as p.rOivided for' Cou:n:ty and Suhurban Area
of the Cou.nty Counoil Willll0t ;excecledi.
The estiti1iate of $50,,000.00.
Roads at >t!he June Session
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Expenditure as Follows
Maintenance
100 'miles IOfCounty Road has been -resurfaced wit.hstone or
gr'aveJ. Four ,eemenrt: culverts have !been 'Under,pinned Iwnd widened.
8 iron p~pe. and 7 rv1trifl'eclpiJp,e culverts Ihave heen extended 'and Ithe
grade of the road ,wi,clened to c:onform.
Ma,inteancc 011 County Roads
Construotion pn County Roads
Ivf.aintenal1Jce ,on Sttburha'l1 Area Roads
Consbructionon Suburban Area Roads
\Vof,kmen's C0111.pens'a'tion
ViUag'e Gra-11 ts
.......m......m.....$ 45401 64
8440 22
1380 03
16621 01
1429 29
3655 74
6. New Machinery and Tools Purchased, Year, 1931
Illibetna'tiollia1 truck; 2 Sawyer-Mas's,ey Grader,s;. 1 hack G,aw
frame; 1 'post hoIe spoon; 6'Doledo Ton2,hes;3 hr'o'oms; 2 padlocks;
l' Hot ,shot b,wttery; 1 ti']e ,slpade; -2 .oil cans'; J ,5lcy>t'he;. 10 gravel
screens; 7 gravel ,shovels; ,5 lanternS'; .1 ,dry cellhaHery; '1 l11l!alttoc'k;
1 ,ploS't ,augelr; 1 ,SIted" iha.nel rak'e;' 1 axe; "2 'slus'h s,rra.PerIS'; 2 plows;
1 '''wagon.
11:aintena'l1ce and ConsitruC'tion- on County Bridges (under
By-CIW 1091
La'bor in County Owned Gravel-' Pits
Imp.rovement ,to Hathaway Farm
T'ruck Ex'pense, gas, oil and
Machin-e,rYi Repairs;, and Tools,' etc.
2.
Construction
Consltructiol1
Total
Tota1
Total
011 County Roads as follows :
,miles of road graded.. ......................1%
,miles ;of road gravelled
miles of concrete_. %
3.
Culverts
One ne,v cement culvcntail-d :six iron pipe culverts.
4.
Drainagej
7000 lineal fect of clay tilc,five to ten inchesindiamcter.
feet .of 'vi.trHied Ipipe kom s.ix to fifteen in,~hes III diameter,
malterial was used for roac1dra-inage only.
3044 35
963 28
198 59
4211 62
10297 95
7. Gravel Pit Development from November 15th, 1930
V;_ until NO,vemhcr 15th, 1931
R61o.soll Gravel Pit-Ill the Towns/hip 'oJ ,Derehami: Ex;p,ens'es
f'or striplping, labor for ye,ar 1931, allllount$374.12. Gr'edilts' for g,t;a'Vel
301d-M,unidpaIitie,s and pi'i-va'te i'ndividuals, hmount 'received',t'o date
$110.42 plus 497 Icords ha'uled o.n County Roads 37, 39, 47, 48 :a11ld 51.
$ 95643 72
H,athav...'ay Gravel Pi:t~In ,the Towns'h~p ofYM'111:outh: Number
of ,oo-rds 'O,f grave-! 835 2..,3. Cost. ofelev:ating and ,scree'l1ing, S'b'iQ)p-
ing$505.76.
Locker Gravel Pit--In the
bf cords Jofgravel 'hwuled 195.
against raa'ds 44 and 38.
To,,,,'-nship of Houghton: Num:ber
T:heco,s.t 'of 'str:i,pJping is charged
Vvalke,r,Gr,avel Pi,t--'ll) the Towns:hip ,of A'idbo.wugth: Number
of cords ofgravef ,hauled 1161-3. Cost of 'strip/ping $83.40.
Total number of : cords of .gravel haul'eel ~fro111 'Gounty Owned
Pits, 1644;
1000
This
ToIt.aJ nuntber of cor.ds of gravel hauled from Private Owned
Pit;s 463.
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$ 1344 46
Cos{ 'of dnlligging 'or ,s',ca,rifying 1 mile of road . ..."..,..... .......... ...... ........... ..........,....A5c
9. Power Maintai,uer'No. 1.
Miles tmvelled
Gas used
Oil U.se.d
D.ay;s worked
Wages
Repairs, ,Gas :and Oil
Depred,a'tiol1, rallowed $2.00 per day
.
Cos't 'of dramging 'or ,scarifying 1 mile of road
10. Power Maint-a:iner No'. 2.
Miles travelled
Gas 'us,ed
on used
Days wOIf'kec1
Wages
Repairs, Gas :a'l1d Oil
Depreciation ,a,Hawed $2.00 !per Clay
8.
Grader Operation
Wehr' Gr,ader :
Miles 'travelled
Ga.s used
Oil use-p.
Days, wor,ked
Repairs, gas ;and' oil
\Va.ge.s
Depredation ,allowed $2.00 per !day
2967
2028 gallans
115 qua,rts
144
552 46
504 00
288 00
4040
1486 gallons
120 quart,s
177
708 00
436 15
35400
$ '1498
2005 gallon:>
140 quarb
151
606 00
807 40
302 00
Cost of dra,ggillg or :s'carifying 1 mile of road
$ 1715 40
.c. ..............;.......431:.
Hoars
11. Truck Operation; April ,22nd to November 1st, 1931
Truck No.
970
Miles Ya'r:ds of Gravel and
. Earth Ha'uled
,4340 8163
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Truck No.3...................... ..1355
Truck No.4............... ....,.......................1424
7760
7326
9774
. 9669
3749 19426
27606
A ver.age mileage ,per day
Aver,age yards of ,earth and gravel hauled
Average ,cost ,expense -per day
Depreciation allowed on TDuck Number 4'
Cost of hauling 1 yard of ,e:allt'h ,or ,gravel 1 mile
52
73
16 61
600 00
.... ........................................."'130c
12. That' oommunication from 'Kent COU11Jty ars 'tolthe Co.st for
renlioval, of telephone or Ihydl'O poles on County Roads, Ihe ;pI.a1ced o,'n
file for further. referent.e" .and {halt the County of Kent he 1110tified
that the County-of Elgin is .aoting' under s;ec,tions 2 and 3, Ohapfer 56,
,the "Pttlbli'c S'~rvi:ce Works. on Highways Act." ror ,remov'aI .of .pole.s'.
13. That .a Iby-law he pass,ed c1es'Lgl~latlng ,as ,a County Road .tlhe
,roa,d on the Toii1mline between the County of -Kent and Elgin:, from
the road known asCoul1'ty ~oa,d Number 6,' be1tw'een ;oo11lcessi'Q11,s 2
and 3 in ,the T'owns'hilp, 'Of AldborDligh, ,nodh to ,the Bothw,ell Bridge
over the 'Ri'ver' Thames, By-law ,to becorne effective when c.on:s'el1't .of
the Department of Hi,ghway.s,Middles'ex ,and Kerllt has 'been received.
14. That no action ,be takep r'e commtl;nicMion ,ftrom London
r'opt Stanley Railway in connettion '1,vith drainage in the Village
of Pod Stanley
15. That the County Solicitor he co.n~uHed 'as ,to liaibHity 'Of
the County re order .of the E.ailwayBoa.r,d p,er;tainin'g !to th,e .111ain't'en-
a'nce -g.ates ,and "vatohmen on ,the County 'Roads, and ,to give opini'On
in writin.g to ,the County Road Supt., as to therebi"'nactive Ha,bility'
of the 'county.
16. That "By-law be passed at this sessi'Ol1 .of ,the County Coun-
cil that Road Number 39, Township 'of Malahic1e,'bet,w,ccn ,Jots 10 and
11, be extended from the .mo.~t northel:1y limits of Ithe Cor,par;a1;.ib:n of
the Town of Aylmer 'on ]ohnStr,eet, ,Isoutih ,to FOl-'cs,t" St.r,e'elt within
the Town.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
:rvr. A. l\{cAlpine
Chairman of Road OOl11m:ittec
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November Session.-;..Second Report
St. Thomas, Ontario, Novemher 27th, 1931
To the Elgin ,County Council,
Gent\.em.cn:
'fihe EIgil1CoU'nty Road Committee reports ,pert,aining 'to matt.~rs
referred;
1. In, OOI1ll1iccltion with: d,Qp.u.tatioH No\v,epl!ber 27th, nou.glas,
Ma.cdiar:mid and other.s of the .Township 'of Aldborough re ;gravel on
conce,ssi'O.u 14, lot 3; he ,ldt with 'the .incotp.-ingroadi ,committee )Ilea'f
11932"and Goul1Ity Roa.d Supt.
2. l1hat no action Ibe ta,ken by this oommittee re r.elief work
a,s ,Pl4opos,ed :by resolution Isu<b.mi.tIt-ed to :theCounty Council' in con:-
nec,tion wi,th 'Wlork on Ithe Provincial Highway or Imprav.ement, which
,w.a's .for,'mer.ly Ik-hiown ,as County Road N umher 44, from the ViUage
of POftt Burwell to' A'cClIcia, 'H1 the Tawnship of B:ayha'l1l.
All af which :is 'res~ectful1y submitted.
M.'A. :NkAlpine,
Chair,man -of Road GOllll1nittee
Ame,nded in Cdmmittee ,of the vVhole -by striking out -Sectian 2,
suhstiitutin!?: Itrherdor' ,the' following:
That we :request the bept., of Highways to 'proc'eed wit.h all
or any wonk ,except paving -on Highway No. J9,and that owing to
the ~rea't number, ,of unemp,loycd, the unelnployed of Elgin County
have the preference over all others. Such work to' be"111anual labor,
to' hegin a l' once, and not to exceed $5000.00.
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REPORTS OF, PETITIONS AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
January Session
1"0' the El,giil 'Caunty Cauncil,
Gentlemen:
T,heCommitJteeon P:etitions and .Leg~s'i:a.'tion ,r'eports.:
1. Tha;twe OO-{J:pu.ate with .the Caunty Coun.cil ;of It he Cau.nty
af York in ,reques1ting the l\lttorney-Ge.ne,ra1 to' so ,aotp:cnldlthe M,otherls'
Allowance" ,Ad t'halt mothers with -one child may .beeHgible ,f,or 'as-
sistal1ic,e under. the Act.
2. Tha.i w.e ,co~op'c,ratc with -.the County Cooud,l IOlf the County
O'f Hur,on in petitiqn to. ithe Minist.er of Pu;bl~.c Highw.ays 11'-0 disreganl
app1ic,altions fr,oll1oities ;and. ,other urlb,a,n munkiiPaI.ities rfor a' share
of the monies :de.rvJcdfrom aritomorbile lioel1is'es and IgRS tax,and to
give l~eLiious canside'ration 'to' the matter lof incJ:'leasing c01,.tnty road
stthsidies. .
3, That' \.ve C'o-9Pc'ra!te \vith 'the County Council of the County
of Frontcnac ion r,equcsltiilgitheHonar.ablc R. B. Benn:ett, Pri-meMin-
istet 'Of Canada, to ',;u,ss,ume fullr,es.p,on9irbility for ,the ex.-pen:se in con-
l:c-ction with the -administl+ationby ;he Provin.cial' Gove,J:'IOment of
the Old Age Pensions Act 'as p'romis,ed -in his pre-,election ca.mpaign.
4. That the 'Honorable, It-he Minister of Agdculture ,for On.j;airo
be -reque.sted ,to .c-onsfder amendments to the Noxious W,eecls Act
sa t'ha:t~
(1) In cas,es where it .becomes nece'ssary to destroy
a Ma'l1ding c,rap in order,to Ifulfill ,the ,requirements of It'he
Act, that the OIvner of the field crap will he entitled to
such cOl1l;pCnsa-tiol1 as 1'11r. Legislature 'l;nay debewmine.
(2) In cases \~ihe.rc a field ,crop is ,summer ,fallowed
u11l1er the direot supervisibi1 o.f the vVced Insp,ec'for, .that
the awner of -the Selda!" his tenant will he allowed .a
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rehate ,in his taxes for the y,c:u, for thatpa,rtic:ula,r ,por~
'tion ',of lwnd as'sessecl. ,/
All of which i:s 1"'espe,ctfully submitted.
S. ~. McDcNlland, Ghair:1l1an
January 29th, 1931.
Amended in C011l111ittee 01 the whole by- s.tdking out Clause 4.
June Session
To the Elgin 'County Council,
Gentlemen:
have
have
T.he :Comlllittee .on Peti!tions and Legis,lation ,re,p.onts that they
oonsider,ed'lthe :numerous communications referred to them and
.to _r,ec.on1:nend t,hat ,the rCouncil concur 1n the ,foll:owilig:
L P,etitio'n to ,the Provil'lcial Governmel1t requesting
operation ',in wee,d destruation ,to the extent of paying fiHy
of W1e'ed Inspectors' 'salaries.
,thei:i' C(:I-
.per cent.
.
2.1'hat ithe M~nisi1:'er :of Hi.g,hway.she 110tified Ithat we a1",e O'IJ~
po.se,dto ,the ,princLple laid dow,ni'll the I-Hghw-,ay Act Amendmcn,t:
whe,r,eby the IpOiwers ,of the Council arc delegwted to .a County Cont
mittee,the personnel of whiO'h may !bccompos'ed of othe,r' than mem-
bers -of ,the COUl1'ty Council.
3. T~hat we conem- with request :of the Carttle B.r,e,eders' Ass'O~
ciation of ,the County.of Kent_'in petitioning bot.h the Federal and
Provin'cial M.ini-st.ers of Agriculture for as'si.s<tance in securing a n;-
duction in freight ra:t,e 'all cattle far f.aHcni.ng purr-os,cs, hroug,ht fr0'111
thc W'e.stC1'11 Provincels tovari.ous Ipoints in -Ontario.
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4. That we co-qp,eratewith the'Leg.islative Committee-and the
Ontario ..:rvlunk~pal 'Association 'by taking'i.nto .'cons~d'er,akiQ.n -all. ques-
itt.OU'S :rditing _to!desur,eel ,cha,nges in 'l1J'uni,6pa::l, gciv,erning bodies, ana,
their',r,ight: toincurind~btedness, tobe paid by t1he' iss'ue 'o.fderbentw'oel:i:
wi'bhout Is,ome. :SUlpervision.T1he desire'heing',to..as'cef\ta,in and r,e,move
as, 'nluch as pas'sibk, 'the /Ipr,es~'nt high 'cost of municipal Ita:x;a~ion;
That ,sug;ges:tions be forwarded to the Gourity ~Cletkj who i,s i:nstrude~
to ,place them' before ,the ,prop,e'r authorities.
All:of. which j,s .r'esIPCictf.ully' suhmi:tted.
S. S. MoDermanq, Ohairman
Sf. Thomas, .ont., June 1Ot.h,1931.
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N overnber Session
To the Elgin County Council,
Geritlemcri :
. ,
The Gom,11littee on Petitions aild I....e'gisatiol1 r'epOl"t.s a's follo-yV&;
"I. That we co-'o,perate with the
of Stormon.t, Dundas .and Glengar'1-y
l~tUthoritics~
United ': CountIes
the. Pi",ovindaI
Council of the,
in iPetitioning
(1) That ,the spe;ed limi.t ',eqfofceclagainst aurto-
mabile:,driv:ers:.s'ho4~d ,also be stri1tly"e-nfors,~d 'against bus
oa-l'ldfreight t,rafficand' -that their. time'soheduJ,es ,should
be' subm~tteC1 to t.he D~par't'hent for ~,pIp.rQ.val and should'
nolt. he pC'rmitt.eqto exc,eed. the s.fatutory limh;
'(2) 'That there should ,be a l1l0,fe,carClful 'super-
vision. 'over' ail-d sorlie il~egulaJHon of the 'Clri,v,crs ,eJ111P10y'ed
on such, !busand frdght 1.ine&.
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2. T!hat -we .co-opor,ate \;vith the Council 'of 'the County' D'f Len:-
BOX ,and; Addington lin suggesting to the Education D~eiPartment that
this Council j'B Orp.po~ed ,toO' Ithe two y,ea, 'term alt N olomal S.chool a-H.d
that a pupil att.~n~ding a Nor.mal School and, ,passing examinationsl in
good s,tanding bCgjiven a p,erman:ept centificatc"1-ft.er rtc,aching ,two
years.
J. That w,e a'pp:roveof ,t'he resolution pOa's'!>,ed !by- the Gounlty
Council of YOlik lin petitioning the Provincial Le:giislatttric to "equalize
<'imOllg a,j(municipalities :thM 'Porton .of the King's Hlig.hway,ancl COl\1nty
H;oa,ds - t~xa<t.ion now home by dties, 's6par~ted~Oiwns and - counties.
Gentlomen:
All af whic'h is r'cs!pectfuiIy suhmitted.
S. S. McDenmand, Ohairman
St. Thomas" NO'0e.mher 26th, 1931.
REPORTS OF GOAL COMMITTEE
June Ses;;ion
To the Elgin County Council.
The Goal CO;l11mittee reports:
1. That we have opened ten'ders far, -the
for the lensuing year,alJ;d have a:wal'ded 'the
Ma,nus. f.or:
st1lp,ply of -coal :r,equired
, ,
'contl'a,N ItO H. J. ,M'C-
1 'cadoad Coke...
2 'carloads GI'ate CoaL:
8.75.pel' .ton
lZ:54_p'Ctf :ton
delivered a!t the ,Collnty Goal
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20- tons .StoveCoke ..... ....... ....",,,,,.....,,. 8.7,5 ,per Ij;.on
de1ive.red ;at Regis,try Office
All ,coal ,and coke Ita :he weighe.d on :h-e GtyScales. For. thhi
an ,additional cha,rge of T,on Cents ,per load will he allowed.
All'.of whic'h is r.C-S(pectfl1l1y su-b.mitt,ed.
Robt. Call1lpbdl, 'Cha.it'\lnan
St. Thomas, Ont., June 1:.1lth, 1931.
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November Session
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
The (Goal G0l1111111ioHee rep~rts:
1. Thatt'he former Police Ma@isltra',te'.s ofHce he us'ed by the
County Stenogra;pher.
2. T~hat a linoleum -be placed, -on the Stenogmpb.er',s 11'001011.
3. That a.ty:pewriter ;and des1k he purchased ;f,or 'Us.e o.'f "tl1e
Stenographer.
All of '\vhich is respectfully suhmitted.
Robt. Cam,pbeH, ,Chairman
St. Thoinas; Ont., Nove-mb'er 26th, 1931.
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REPOR'fSOF HOUSE OF INDUSTRY COMMITTEE
January Session
To -the -Elgin .County' Council,
Gentlemen:
The House ,of Industry ConlmiHee reports:
1. That in ,reference to communication from t;he Associa.ltio'l1
of Ma'l1(l1gers of Homes' for ,the Aged and Infir,m, we xc-commend t)Ylt
'the memlbcrship lee 'of Ten Dollars be paid. That 'no r,epres'entMives
he' :ap,po:inted to aN,end' meeting in Cornwall.
ABO'f which ;i,s ~esp.eotf.ully suhm~t.ted.
S. A. Brown, Chairman
St. Thomas, Ont., Janua.ry 28th, 1931.
June Sess'ion
1',0 the Elgin County Council,
Gentlel1ne.n:
The House of Industry Committee r,eports:
'j
1. That wehav,e opened tendens for .the 'sup,ply of tea') ;1:e.:
qtmed f.or the ensuing year, and have awarded contract to' H. J.
McManus Ifor~
carload Grat'e CoaL
,~a.r1~a{i Chestnut coal
12.54 per10n
12.84 per ton
,de1iv.ered at the House of Industry
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,All coal rto :be weghed on .the City scales. FoQr .this an addi,th:m;it
charge .of Ten Cents per load will he allowed.
All .of iwhich is r,cSlp.ectfully suhmittec1.
Stewart A. Brown, Chairman
St; Thomas, Ont., June 11th, 1931.
November Session
To 'the Elgin ~County Council,
GentlelJ11.cn :
The House.of Industr:v Committee 'repor1ts:
1. Tha't r-epor,ts of Inspector and P'hysician be t'eceived and
printed in the minutes.
2. Tha't communica1tlion from Harcnce McFee he filed.
All of '\vhich is res;p.cctfl1lly suhmitt,ed.
Stewart A. Bmwn, Ohairm'an
St. Thomas, Ont., Navcm:ber 26th, 1931.
REPORT OF PHYSICIAN OF HOUSE OF INDUSTRY
.
Novem:ber 20tih, 1931.
To the \Varden and Members ofi:he Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
.
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EIg:ilt C'Ounty Couhcil
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I have the honour bf ,pr-escllIting -'thefifty..six.th ari'OualMedical
repO'!'Jt 'Of Ithe Elgin House of'Indush'y -up to Octoh:e-r 31st, -193'1,- a:lid
submH the following .for YOYf consideration.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF HOUSE OF INDUSTRY
To 'the Wa1rde.n andCouncilbif the County of Elgin,
Exc~p't .for aiLments (111e to advanced agled !the health ,'Of ,the
inmates-has'. heen good.
Gen tl'01n,en :
I :made {.onty-eiglllt vi'sits toO the 'House of Industry, .and atfclld-
e,d one ,inma<te in the Memoria,l Hospital during his stay <there.
~Dhefol1owi11.g j,s my :report on the I-louse of -lndus'tt'yand Refuge
for. the year .ending Octdber 31st, 1931:
'There we'rcno Ib'i.rths .during the year.
1.. Number of inma't'e's at last -repan
2. Number admi,t'ted. during ,the yea.r
3. NUl1l1be,r of deaths ~
4. Number dis,charged
5. Number aJhsC'oncled
6. N um:ber now ,in house
7. NUli1iber 'of iinmates sent :from the s,everal
dlwing the year :
36
II
3
4
3
37
municipalitIes
On June 30th, 1931, John W,ools,tein was admitted ,to the Hos'piifal
whe.re he r,emai'ned until September 5th, 1931.
Ther,e weLre Ithree dea,ths dUlling ,the year, one Ifeqlale. and two
males, ,a,s follows:
DaJt'e
Nov. 25, 1930'
July 13, 1931
hug. '20, 193'1
Name
Samuel P,olVv',ell
Mary Govier
Georg-eMilks
Age
84
51
89
Cause o:f Death
OhronicMyocarditis
ICe'r:ebi'al Ha,emor,rhage
A'Poplexy
Southwold
Dunwich
Port Sta'l11e~
Bayham
.Pl'~vincjal Hospitals
I
1
2
6
1
J,.ihave the honour ,to ibe,
II
Yours. truly,
Doug1J.as 1.. Ewinj
8. 'fhe various causc,s of pauperism of lnma'tes 'admitted t()
the I-Iouse'dllring the' ye:a,r .lTI1ay be clla;ssHioed as foll6ws:
Physician, Elgiin House of Industry
Sickness
Destitute
. \Veak Mind
4
5
2
II
9. Avcrage llum-ber O'f 'inmatesduring the yea't ........,,,....:..,,....,,..... 35.6
10. Avemge' number DiKeeper's ,fa'mily .a.'nd !hired .help ,..,...."...., 40
11. Number of weeks' Boa-rd of inmates' 1858
12. Number orf weeks' Board V\~ith _ Keeper's famly..... ....... ....".. 2118
13. Total eXlpenditur'edur.i.ng the yea,f ....."...,....,..........".....,.........$ 837624
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14.
Fr6.mfarl1ll .s~toak and 'produce sold
P.el1l11a'nent iU1:proventen:t:s
15. Leaving alnau:nt. acuaHy
inma'tes
16. Average expenses Iper
17. Average ,ex,pensespe1r
18. Average cXJpcnsc,s .per
19. Amount extP:ende,d for
be ~cljvided as follows:
Receipts
exp.ended {Oor .sU,PPOf't 'Of
day of ea-dh ,person...
week of ,ea.ch person
yea; of cad1 pe,r:son,...
house and farm during
Hired Labor .am. ...,.,$
Stock
Feed
Seed
Gasaild oil
Miscellaneous
Implements
Bread
Jy.[eat
Groceries
Provisions
Dry Goods
Boots and Shoes
F1.;1rniture, hanlware
D.rugs
CQal, \~lood
Ice
Miscellaneous
Conveyance of inmates
Repairs
Perlman-c,nt Iilll;proveinents
House Expense
General Expense
835 16
496 .37
7044 71
........ 477fc
3 3"
172 64
the year may
340 00
26500
144 2Z
97Z8
151 41
405 62
110 57
$ 1514 10
376 80
576 38
386 94
173 33
272 08
85 02
20631
41 73
1164 66
75 30
336 76
$ 3695 31
6 00
227 14
496 37
Elgin O:mnrt:y Coundl
Incideriita,l
Salaries
Keeper andM.atron
fhy.s-ician ................. ...........,
I'll'speotor
,Total i Expenditure
.
101
17732
$ 906 83
176000
300 00
200 00
$ 2260 00
y.ea,r ;
20, The.following '!produce ';vas rali'sed o.n>t:he faif:1hd<ur,iln~rthe
8376 24
1006 Ibus,hel~ .oMs and
125 bushel WheM
60 loads, 'of hay
-; .am'es ,ensilage co,rn
200 hushel potatoes
2ljhushels 'car.rots
10 'bushels .turnips
40 loads of str'a w
Pumpkin. .and 'Isquash
Bar'ley
Ga~denProduce
15 bushels table carrots
8 'bushels" ,beets
20 ,bushels ,onions
15 hushels,parsnips
200 hea'ds 'cab ba-ge
t Ib-br. :cucumbers
Gar.den P,e-as
75 :bushels tomatoes
7facf'cquant1ty .sweet ,corn
Qua,l1tity lettuoe, ,panley, aspar.agus
(,Juandty- pl'ums,gra'p~s
JS'quaI1ts mUk p'er' d~y
100 IOll-shels a'pples
...................................................$
250 00
111 00"
300 OU
75 00
50.00
10.00
500
80'00
5 00.
$ 886 00
500
400
15 00
1000
10 00'
6 00
400
3750
1000
15 00
1200
275 00
15 00
.
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A large qual1ti,ty of vegetables and fruit was used
,summer of whkh no a'ccount wasik,cpt
500 ,quar1ts fTuit canned in 'house
730 dozen eggs 'consumed
1460 pQ'unds. butter
: Cream sold
Hogs IsoM
Go\~s.sold
Eggs, 'sundries ,a,nd chickens sold
4 calves 'sold (young)
Old hors.e saId
Apples !SoLd
during, ,the
50 00
125 00
109 ;0
365 00
$ 1,128 00
209 42
409 28
90 00
71 99
7 DO
,
3 00
50 00
$ 840 69
21. N.umber of a:rtides .of hedding and clothing made -up during
the y.c;a'r by ma,tron and inma'tes .....;........,........,.....,............... ;............,...... 29tl
22. NUl11:be.r of Vli's,j,ts made by Iilspector
23. Farm .s.tock-,-
4 horses
9 'cows
20 hogs
2 yea,rling\'>
2 b.rood s'ow.s
100 'chide ens
24., The total amount expepded by the County on 'House o.f
Indns'bry, etc., is as foHows;
Farm, 100 aer,cs, cost
HIOIus'c ''of Indust'ry
Laundry;
Fire,e.scapes
Root cella'!', henery, de
Cott.a'lges, crt-c.
7298 95
13524 81
687 61
390 Q6
879 43
6631 87
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Etgiri ,Oounity ,Council
, ~lOil
Brick ice house
Ba,rns, etc
Tile dradns
Tile ,drain outlet
Hot ,air ,plll11Jp, tank, conne.at.ions
Rd,rigerwt'Or
Fencing
Ordhar,d
Heati.ng a.pparatus
BoiIe,r .room and,soft Icoal boiler
Deep weH
Silo
Hog pen
Ele'ctric I.nst.alla'tion and pUll1jpS
P,lumhing
Sept1c ,tank and
Sundries
1180 50
5213 39
3685 7D
13203
920 60
40 00
1911 32
85 85
1979 00
3733 52
82/ 00
293 62
654 99
2314 44
2960.36
1146 75
. 416 35
25. Received frOlm Government
,penditul'csfor la'nd and,! 'building
$ 56908 Bl
on' ace-ount of 'ex~'
4000 00
Leaving amount actually cX'pended by -County
52908 81
"
26. The -receipts for Old Age-,Pensions $3518.28 f.or in:ma-tes of
.the Hause orf I'ndus'try "yere notconside.rcd in ,deN,:,nmining ob'sot ot
maintenance:
All of ""hidl j:s -rcsp,ectfully submi-t.ted.
A. T,urner, Inspec;tor
St. Thoma's, -Dnt;, NoveiTlber 21:Sit,193.l.,
'.
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Elgin. County Council
REPORT OF OLD AGE PENSIONS COMMISSION
June Session
ToO the Elgin CountyCoun61,
GeutIemen :
" The Commi,ssion a,ppoint'ed to a,dminislter -the LOld',Age Pensions
Act~eg'13 lea,ve to rep'ont:
Tot.al appJ.icationsreceivedsince 1st July, 1929
Deaths
Pending
Retused
Transfers -to other counitie,s
Ca!l1'oelled'
Pi~nsion's ,i'n force
89
6
18
II
35
533
2. The ,following statement -shows vadationill amounts .of \pen,.
-sians in .force:
UQ) to $50
$50 .'to $100
$100" to $1'50
$150 "0 $200
'$200 10. $240
Z
5
27
50
449
533
I 3, Total anl1u<lJl amount of _pensions in force was .011
tbe 31st of May.... ................................... ..................... .......................... ......................$101428 []I!
Amounit :pafd Iby'County during ,the year 23289 0'}
4. The cost of ,adminis,t~r,ation was:
For Commis,sioners, 20 meetings
For Secretary
1030 6?
4000<J
$ 14306()
{)y~
692
E;l~~p PpUlHy, CO'l.Jllcil
105
5. Estimate of amount required 10 be raised du.ring ell-
suing year:
For
~or
For
.......................... ... ..........$. 24342 00
658 DO
1100 00
ipensiol1Js .gran/ted
new 'applica'tions
administration eXJlense
$ 2610000.
,
6. The amount ,paid Trealsure.r .in ,respect of eigihite,en inmates
oJ Ithe 'House of Indus,t'ry was $3558.28,
7. The Parents' M,aintena.nc-e Act has not been enfd-rced. Al-
though we l1lade recommendations suggesting it in connection with
a number ,of applications, the Provincial Commission took no action.
Vie a'ccordi;ngly ca,n,celled, all pens,ions whicl1 we thougllt", shOuld be
consider-ed for this rea,soOli ul1'tH pensioners obtained' 1:Iagistr.ate's cet-
tifica,te IVha1 fa:ri1ily 1could ,not support' them.
8. Ain Ins:pecot:ar {,rom ehe P,r.ovincial Department has visitea
aU pel1StOnlel!S. As a result, e1ev~n pensions WCire ,cancelled, ~wenty-
One 'reduced ;and 'one, increased." ,
All of which is r'espectfully suhtn~'tted.
W. H. Mills', Chairman
I St. Thomas, Ont., June 5th, 1931.
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,Elgin County Cou.ncil
November Session
To the Elgin County 'Council,
Gentlemen:
The Old Age PCl1'Sl,OllSC0111mission reports as follovis;
o
T'otal an1iOiUnt IP.aid p'ensiO'nel~s by ,Province during ,the year ,,,.$111225 00
Amount paid' iby the County, 20 ipN cent. 24245 00
Average Pension $19400.
l~here \\.tte fiftecnmeetfng ,during the yca,r,
Administra1tion e~-pens'es were:
For Secretary
For COilumis!s,ioners
505 00
672 40
$ 1177 40
mg
'Null1Jber ,of .ctipplicMions
;ht Noveulher,1931
rc'ceive,d {luring the IPc'llsion year, end-
1I9
Since the appoil1ltment ofy,our CommisBion we 'have receiv~d
752 app!icwti01lS'. T:h:c!&e wer.e ,disposed of ,a!s ,follows:
Reftls'cd
Cancelled
Pending
Transfer,red to other counties
Deaths
Pensions in ,force
There are fifteen ,pensioners in the
ments t.o the County Treasurer on this
amoul1'ted Ita
18
29~-
5
15
114
571
752
House of Industry. Pay-
aocount during the y,eal'
351828
All of which is, respectfully submiHe.d.
W.H.
Mills, Chairman
St. Thoma-s, -November 21st, 1931
Elgin Coun.ty' Council
107
SPECIAL HOSPITAL COMMITTEE
June Session
To the Elgin County 'Coun61,
Gentlemen:
The Special' Commirbtee apointed to consider matters ,pertaining
to grant to, Memol~j.al Hospital recommend:
1. Tha't no g)r.ant ibe made fall' 'Public ward patients -from thl:
County.
2. That loreou-nty ,iildigent patients'lnaintained -in the St.
Thomas and Tillsonhur.g Hospri,tals, a grant Oil Fifty Cent's pe,r day
be continued. 'f~'V date as from lS1t December 1930.
3. That this County cOl1>trihutc one-haH the ()os;t of pamphlet
announcing parliculars a's to Hospit"al equipment, Icosts, etc., ,for fn-
torma'tiol1 of the- .public in ,general.
All of which is respectfully ,submi-tted.
W. A. Butler, Cha,irman
St. 'J'homas, Ont., June 10th, 193L
) Novembel" Session
To the Elgin County 'Council,
Gentlemen:
The Special ,Hospital C011111iittee reports:
1. That -they subm'it;herewithdraft for pamphlet authoriz-ed n~
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last s,cssion w~th Irespeot ,to hospital service in the'County.
2. Tha't a.s the 'pa,mphletwiH, no doubt ,have the .effecto-t in-
fluencing Ipublic 'OIpinion with rdercnoe to 'hos,pit.a! maintenance, WI
'distribution, ,should he geneira>l through-olut the County. To fadlitat'2
'Us, ve rccol11111end that t.he Reeves of <the 11lunici:palitieshe requested
to' supply a marked Voters' List, showing persons !to whom palnppl~t
should be ,mariled, aifc-r which your committee (will determillcnumber
.hJ he printed.
All of which ,is respeotfully .submiHed.
W. A. B'u:tle,r, Cha,ir111an
'St. Thoma,s, Ont., Novembc;r 2,'5th, 193'L
V,,
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Elgin County' Cou.neil
109
HOSPITAL SERVICE
qty of St~, Thomas' and County of ,Elgin
Al,though in a'ncienrt .times there may, 'have be'en p.late'S for tlhle
r,ec,epti6n of, S'br,a:ngers and traveller.s, it :seems at lea,s,t doubtful it
there was anything9f the nature' ofaeharitahle 'ins!tltu'tion, Jar fl:he
l"0ce.pti'on of the sick" .such as ,ex.~sted '.after ,the introduction Ot
Chrj.S'tian~ty. The 'origin of om Ipres'eut 'hosp.it'a1.s is found .in tl1'(~
monalstic arrangcmentsf6r the care of ,the, sick and _,ii}digents. The
fitsit, hos!pitai on teeor,d- ,,,v.as,, :buih, in, England ;in, ,1080; Great Limp-r.ovc-
me,nt in, hospitallbuilding ,took place in ,the Eighteenth' Cenltury, and
and has .s.ince Iheen Icontinuous.
'Thegen-el-alobject for wih-ich' 'hospit.als hav.eheene:sltalbI.ished
\\,~t:s the gratu'ito'lls l1l~edical"and "s:urgical treatment of ' It he indigent
sick. Many abuses have, however, crept in, ,and lairge numbers o~
persons yeady,,-receive medical" treatment gratuitously who ,a'Te qU1t.C
able ,to 'pay for ,i,t. Ther.eisa large. c1a;ss above the very poor who
are hut ill able ,to afford the mos;t skilled ,attendance and nurs,ing a,t
,~ ' ,
their '0\vnh6mes, ,which inmost cases don-ot s'up.ply the aooolUmo.da-
lion necessa.ry I for .s,ickne-ss; r,t is not desirable, nor -is it always the1r
own wi.sh, ,that thes'c IpersDns should be object~of chal~ity, and, tne
etablis.111uelJJt' ,of bosp.i-tals, .and dispens,arics at. ,;whiCh they may 'contri-
bu.t something tov/ard.~,the expense of their tr,ea'tment and ,attendance
meds the -difficulty to some
I
I'/Iemori.aJ HO.[lp;hJ, St. Thomas
Tl1e Memorial H.os,pitci.l in St. Thomas isa development .frorn ;tile
Amasa \iVood H-os'p.ital'whioh'was presented to ithe City in 1891. AI..
tel' the clos,eof the. Great W2Jr, an addit.ion 'to ithe HoOs'pntal as.n
.memorial 'was advoca.te-cl, and in 1924 'building was ,commenced. 'l':his
"\\"orlk'was flna'1J(~ed by priv,atesuhsq-iption $ll-O,.oqO;city de:bentures
$100,000: and, Cot111'tyaf i-Elghl $10,000.
The 1l1~nagel11ent of,.the r-:fosrp,ital is in.the hands-of a BO.a'I'd
aJGovernors consisting ?f the MayoroOf the City and: thr,ec" others
v\',hoare elected for ,th,'eeyearseach, ,one' l'etiriJi:g' each YCM. . vVhile
,the :territory ,s'ervcd by the .Hospita1.. is ,the County of EIg,i.n, <l;ny per-
1\,
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son
and
who from siokness, dis~as'e.'or injury or othenvise
-applies farihos,pihl treatrrlcnt, must he received.
.is in need of
'1lii
fl'F
III'
J,l
1,li'
"'1;11
III'I
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Equipment
The ,Hospital J,urnishes C\Jccolmnodation fni"W7 pat,iel1ts as f'(jl..
lows: 30 b'c,ds in 'pr.jv.ate tooms; 18 in se1l1i~,priva<te ,rooms; 33 'in aduH
Ipublic war,ds .and 8 jn children',s wards, and 18 bas's,inets ,for new-
hor,n <babies.
I
h has three Qpe;ra'ti~,g rooms, .one' major, one minor and on-toO
for eye, ear, .nose and ,throat, all. fully ,equipped. It has and X~.,Ray
and Diabher,my De.pa'rtmcnt,uncle.r a full ti'me Roentg.enolog.ist;, The.re
is ,a :oomplete ,!.ab:oratory which :prov,idc,s for all ''tY1pesof work oCher
.than ,exwminartion of tiss,ueand Wa,siserma-ntes't's. This" lis, in chM'ge of
'apa~holog:-'ist, who is .on :f,ull ,titl1:e 's,ervice whennecessa,ry. .commod-
ious 'Slun rooms la:re ,ahoa,v,aila!ble.
. .
Th,ere are tf.our ,diet !kitchens .under the cap.able management ot
a die{ician. Aneloct.dc laundn,,;' in 'a sepa'rate .building, is in charge
of Ia Icornpe;tent ,g,taff. The ihoSlp,ita,l 'has' its own .Cadillac amihulalflce
service, donated !by ,Mrs. Carrie, \.\>hich is available for 'every IpaI\t ,oJ
the County.
Operating Staff
The operating ,staff consists of a -Su.pe.r,intendent, Assi.stall'tSup'"
erintel1ldent, instr.uctress of Nurs,es, Night Supervisor, 2 Day StipeLrvis-
ors, Operating Room Supervisor, 40 nt~rses,' ,1 <Clay andl night orderly,
2 Ico-oks :and 10 maids and other emplo'yees.
Coat of Operation
I
The cost 'per day ;perinmate ',far 'year ending 30th SClptembe't,
1931 wa's $3.99, the .dietary ,cost ,alone being 79.3c. The average cost
!J'er day in ,the \ thir,ty-one hospi;tals of the,Prov.ince with fmm 50 to
100 bed'capacity during the year 1930 was $4.08.
Hospital Charges
The Pl:ovinc,ialla\v respcoti1'lg ,hospitals .p.i'ovides ,t.hat the eharge
El.gin:Coun,ty CQuncil
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for ,indigent patients and for ,p~tients occupying public wa:r.ds is .11m
<to eXjceed $1.75 pe.r day, ,this to inolude ,maintenance, medicine, extr.a$
and servkes .of attending Iphyskian on ,duty while they a'r'e in the
hospital. They have no choice in this respect..
For mail1tenanc-e in othertha-n public wards the charge per. day
is-for private" rooms,$3.50i ,$4.00,$4.50; for semi-:private r.ooms-$2.00,
$2.50 and ,f.ora semi-.puhlic,bed, $1.80jall ex'bra,s such a.s operating
roo~ fees, XJRay.s, dtessitlgs .and medicines being ,cha.rged for.
F'Or mate1'il1ity cases there at"e fixed cha:r,ge,s of ;two doUar:s pier
day for a semi-p,rivate wa1"d,fifty centiS per dayf.or the halbies, aa(t
$5.50 for extras. J
Cost-How Provided
The Ladies' Hospital Aid provides some .linen andrbeddi-ug and
svrgical equipment as" desired -by -the Superintendent, ,the Junior 'Hos,-
pital Aid supplying ,part of the .nuresy ,equipment. Donations reccived
fOr ,endowmcnt of. the HO!lpitalamount to $36,000. Th-e,nlaj'O'r palrt at
the, cost is pr-ovided from pa'tients"fees" 'and the g10vernment grant'
of 6De pcr day for indigentp.atients and patient.s occupying .pubrrc
wards who do not .pay mo~e than $1.75 ,peT -clay. The cliffer'enoe 1,11
cost hetween this fixed rMe .and the ,adual cost is mardeil;p';by: the
Gty of ,St. Thomas which Iby ap'nualgralllt of $12,000 p,rovides 'f-ar all
deficits.
\
The,Medic2.1~taff
The 1.J:edica.1 Staff consists .of experienced phy,skians and s<ur.g..
eons living in the -City of 'St. Thomas who ,rotate in gra:nu,itous s,ervicc'
necessary for a.ttendanee On indigent anq ,public ward ,patients of.rom
both Gty a-nd :Country. These .arc as fallbws:
Physicians and Surgeons~-Dr. Buck, Dr.' 'Ca:mpbelI, Dr. Carrl:e,
Dr. Curtis, Dr. E'win, Dr. E. C. Gliddon, Dr.' R, W. GHddon, O:r. L~v~
l'enc,C, Dr; Lipsey, Dr. Loftus; Dr. McPhcl'soi1, Dr. C. J. MdGllop, Dr,
1vfcKenzie, Dr. Porter, Dr. Post, Dr; Potts Dr. Snell.
Eve, ,Ear, Nas,e and Throat Spe.cialists-Dr. Elliott, Dr. King,
Dr. F. \i\l. S.mith~ '
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Deficits
Defidt~ in Icost ~f management ,a,re almos,t wholly due;toipubHc
war,d ;patients, who :take advantage of the,ir dght to ,spebfyaccom-
modation ',desi'red, ir,respective of th6f .abilitYlto pay for :private o~
sen,1i-priva't'e fOOlms. ,Many .patients' who have received treatment m
these wards were of the ,opinion that they were ,paying tlle whoIe cost
for maintenance; and se;fvices rendei"ed, anda,re ,sutlprised that thi:>
is ,not the ,case, and that in addition ,to :the gratuitous iS6fv,ices of the
attending .physicia'll ,special grants from the City are neces:sary 1:0
reitnburse the l-Iospital Board for expenses incurred. Patients, gen-
e'rally would p-refer to pay ithe whole coM ,of the .m'aintenanc,eif they
wrc ahle ''to do so.
I
,The ,Ideal Plan
The ide.al,plan for hospital maintenance is one in which-the
municipalities pay ,the :s-tat1itory tate for indige!1lts. Pa;tients occupy-
ing private or semi..;private wa'rds,pay their \vay ,and deficit in con-
nection 'with the maint-ena~'ce of ,indigent and-,pu;hlic,ward patients
are provided by the govenuilent grant, -munieipal@rarit,.and volunta,ry
contributions fro!U resi,dents of ,the district.served hy the ihospital.
Cost of, Indigent a:itd Public Ward Paf:ient~
During t:he Hospit:al y.ear ending 30thSeiPt,emher 1931, County in-
diment patients, wer,emaintc1:ined in the'Memoria,l Ho,spital for 873
days, ,anq C;otmty public ward .patients for 1782 days.
Gty indigent patients were lllaintained for 11.18 days and City
pttblic ward patien.ts for 3480' days.
C01mtyof ,Elgin
The total cost of ,maintenance. of indigent and.public ward
patients from County of Elgin far ,this period was $10,593.45.
For this ~ervice, ;the receipts of the Hospital werefro11l:
The County, for indigents
The County; for grant
The Public Ward 'patients
The Provincial Governillcnt
The City ,of. Sf. Thomas, for deficit
1527 75
329 00
3118 50
1593 00
4025 20
~~-~-$ 10593 45
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City of St. Thotnas'
The tota,) cost of indigent and puhlic ward Ipatie'nts
City of St. Thomas f.or th'e \ame 'p.eriod w~'s $18,505.62.
fr-Orn the
For ,this lS'ervicethe receipts of the Hospital were:
The Gty" .for ill/di-gents.
The Pl,tblic \Var-d Patie,n;ts
The P,rovincial Government
The City for de'ficit
202650
609000
2782 80.
7606 32
$
18505 "',
,County Grants
In 1927 Ithe County Council o.f Elgin decided to grant ,tihe StUn
of fj,fty ,cents ',per ,day to- the S1. Thomas and 'ljllsonllurg Ho:s:pitat~'
to reduc,e the,."deJiCits payahle ;by fhem with rcsped to ;County illdr-
gents and p.ublic )Nard 'Patiens. For year' ending, J1.1,11-e 1930, this grant
amollllit.ed t,o $1429.50 ,for Memorial H'os'pi-tal, >St. Thomas, and $1.71.50
f.orTillsonhurg HOSip.ital. In November 1930,' the COU11'tyCouncil dis-
coutii1u.ed,this grant arid 'expres.sed~ the opinion "That ,ratepaye.rs 01
'the County \'1'0110 r,ecelve treatment in a ,public W,al~d and are ablelt-o
P,lY J'h~ iull cost of maintenance should '9'e required' It-Odd S-D;,a.nCl
that legislation to that effect should ,be ehacted."
At the Juuc:Session 1931 the Council decided
gralH of G:hy cents per ,day ~vith
ma111t",:nc<1 intl1e St. Thomas and
to c,ontiue ,the
respect to indigent fla,tients"OlIIy
Tillson'bur&:, hos:pitals.
The ,voluntary conlributions from residents, of 'the
CitYI other than through the Hospital Aid Associations
,rdl.y'i1j'
Gounty aner
a,r-e praotk,.
Admisr:;ion to Hospital
Inc1igents.--Ac1l11ission'to ifcm-o.rial ,Hospital of ,patients ftOl11
l\nnpnth .and Sout,lnvald must have ,the approvalaf ithe Me-dica'l
OfficcnJ of -Health of these townships; Patients f.rom the City ai:l'er
other rmmicipalities s.hould have' ,the approval, of the Medical Olfker
of Hea!th or other municipal authority
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Public' Ward Patients-Pei'sons expecting public war,cl service
;d ,$1.50 ,per day ;should be required to 'Produce Icertificate satis'factory
tq Ithe' I-Ioshital Authodty ,thalt they .are -ll11ahle to 'pay' m.ore. "
Extracts from Public 'Hospitals Act 1931
. ,
12. Exoept as may be otherwise provided in this Act, no ho's~
pital ,other than a hos.pital , for "incurabl'es, receiving iProvi11'c1..al ailt
;'sha.ll refuse ,to admit "as a pa,tient any person, who from sickness, (11:-:;-
'ease Ol~ in}bry ,or otheswis,c isjn nc-edo.f tr'ea,tmen:t:
13. Except as may otherwise be p.rovid.ed in this Act Or in
:the ,agree.1'ncnt, no ,hospital with which a 'municipality has enterea
int.o an ag1recmcnit under <this Act shall refus'c Ita admit as a pa~tiel1t
,any indigent ,person ,or dependant ,of an indigent pen,on a :resident
in :s:uch munici,pality, who ham sioknes's, diseas,e, or injury or other-
wise 1S juneed of treatment.
14. Nothing in ithis Actcon:tai'ned ,shall require that any 1105-
'pital, other :than~al1 isolation hospita,l, admit or retain as a patient a'l1Y
persousuffeiring from.a',oomo111I,micable dis~.as;e which 'l1nderThe~. Pub-
lic 'Health Ad PI' .'regulations 'made. the.reunde-r' req'ui-re,s qu.arantine anet
p\.a,earding.
15. NOol'hing:' in this Act contained shall, unlesshy refus'aIot-
admission, life \vouldtl1erebyhe endangered, require that any hos.,..
pi tal admit as a patient any ;person who iSllot ares,id-eM or a clepend-
, a11'to,f ,<l' resident ofOntari,o.
18. (1) Sul)ject .a;s in' this Act may otherwise .be> prOvide-d,wilcn
any pat,ient'in ,a :hospital is an 'indigent,'person or' a delpemjan't ',of an
indigent ,person, khat irimnicipality in which suchper:son \vas a resident
at the time of admission 'shall ,be ,Jiable to the 'hospital for "paymenu
of the ',cha:rgc's for treatmentoi such ,patient" 'at a rate no/t; exceeding
$J/5 per day.
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2(1) "Residc11't" shall.,mean a 'person w,ha has actually
in a 11luni'cipality -for the period of Ithree. month? within the fiv,e
)1-cxt Ipri01~ toadmis'sioll to' a 'hospitn],
.r,esided
months
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19. vVith ,the .apprdva,l of the Min,ister, a municipality may cnter
into an annuaL agreement with ,a hospital respeotihg the ,admission
and ,treatment of all indigent 'persons a'nddependants of indige'l~,r
persons resident ,in,s,uch municipality, and in s,uchcas'e the ,Ji,ability of
the .mtll1icJ,pality Ito such, hos.pital 'shalrl Ibe deterllll1.nedaooor.ding to
such:agreement in lieu of under ithis Aot.
20. A l1wnitipaJ.ity may pay to ,a hospital the charges for treat-
Ill'ent of a pa.tient notwithstanding tha't such ,pa"tient was not a reSit..
dent in sllch.municip.ality a:t the time ,o.f adnlis'sion to' :su6l1' hispitaI.i
21. (1) In the ,event" af the ,dea'thin a :hos,pitaJ ref any ,':patiem
who 115 an indigent person or aldependa'nt ,of an indigent a)erSOll, that
'municipality in which 'such indige~Ht-je'rSon!was a 'resrident at the time
of 'adl11islsionshall! pay to'the hosp:ital any expens'es''0f:bur.ial which it
may incur. but not exceeding, $30. . \
22: Upan adl11iss,ion 0'1' after adn1i'S,siau to a hospital of an)
patient who is oris rcpres'el1te-cl to be or he-comes an indigent Per-
son or the dependant of an indi.gent person, thes<UrpCf.i11ltendent 'slnaIt
'by ,rCigi:':,~C'red'letternQl~jfy the clerk of the liltlllicipality iiI \':hich such
indignt ,pcrs-on'js, oris re:pu'es~n,ted to be 'a r'esident, '-of such'a,dmi,ssi'Olljl
givi.l1'g.su-ch particularly a,s, may he asc,ertai'l1ahle ,to e,nabJ.e'the clerk
to idqn:tify 'the 'indigent person.
23. JJnJess the clerk of a Illt111iei,p.ality within twenty day,s af-
ter the date 'of mailing ,any such notice ,to him, shall .by If'egistered
letter notify ,the snpcrintenclent froU1whOl11 's,ueh notice was re<;reivcd
t]Jat the patient refeneclto /Jtherein was not a resident in rihe muiir-
cipality at thc timc ,ofadmissicin q.s a 'patient or is not anindigel1t
person or a dependant of an, indigent pe,rs-Dn, such'municip,alitY''ShaIl
he liable for the cbrg,cs fo, treatment of s'uch patient as' provided
for in this Act.
24, Tk~ c:er"k of a murd-cipali,t\y W,he!I' J1,ot~fying' a ,s-u:peril1ltend:'
ent that a ,p.ntient j's not a, resident in ,t.he municipality 'or is '11:ot an
indigent pC'rsanor a .de.pendant oT an ,indigent perso'l1! ",shall furnish
such illf~rl1lajiol1 a,s he m1ay .have -as'certained 'with .respeot ,toSUCl1
patient,
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EIgiil Comity Council
26. (1) Whe-re the- c:o'ripor,a.tiOll of ,a county has not made ail.
agi'eemcnt .under- the provisions of' section 19, it .shall ihave the -right
to ,feC'Oyer not exceding one~half ,of the charges paid by it in 'res,peC,t
to 'treatment in a,hos,pih"il -of allY pa,tient forwhkh it is liable' ur\.d.cr
this Act it'oiri the corlp-ora;tiori - of the',township, to",vri - ,or viIla,ge form-
il'"g.,apa.rt of -the county in which stlch"patient \\,as ,a "re,gident',at the
time of admission.
(2)":Exccpt in cases of cmcl'g'el1cy,as to which the, suP\erintena'~
cnt of ' the hos;pitalshall ;1Je,thc'501e judge, 110 indigent pcr.son orcte,-
,pendant of an indigcll:t person resident in. a .township bordering on '<I
d'ty' orsepa~'ated ctpwn shall headmitted~s a patient in a hos,pi,tq.l
in Isuch city or separated town without an order in writing Isigned'IJY
the 'medical officer' of health ofs,uoh t,ownship, and where in 'cas,e{l,f
'omergency an indigent .person or a 'dependant of an indigenltpe,f,sOli
is admitted.as a 'patient without .such an .oHl~r Hahili,ty ,fot' charges
f.O'f tr,eatment of ,such.patiel1't shall not continue heyond a periodot
,:seven days from th~ aclmiss,ion unle'.ss the ofde~ is ',obt.ained iby the
hOSipital. I
27. A dependant of an indigent person s,hallf.ortpe, purposi...
of this hct bee deenied to be a resident in .tha't municipality in "vhien
Juch il1'digent :pers'on iSl"csid:l1t. '
2$. When a pClrson in a 11Os.p:i.tall other Ithan ,a hospi-tal for
incurables for ,the charges ,for whose treatment a ,munic.ipa,lity is liable
:under this 'Act, is certifiect",ll1 ~accordance ::liith the re.g,ula~-ions tol~e
an i!,lcur:a;ble per'son the ,hospital may require of the'munici,palrity liable
that ,siich pa-tie'nt be removed from ,the' hospital within ,seven 'days ,after
notice ha,~, Ibeel1 ,given Iby -registered lebt~r 'to the clerk thereof, and
-faUing 'which remov,a1 !the ,hosl')ihtl'shall' be entitled ,to charge the
!11,unicipality J.iab1e,25 'ce'llts per day itl' addition to any other charges,
provided to be ,paid under ,{hi~, Act ,,,hile 'such patient r,enHii.ns in the
hospital.
29, VI-hen a bahy i,s horn in a ,hospit.al it ,shall lor the,purpose,:-o
of this Act be dt:'cmccl' Itobe a ,patient and if -the baby of an indigent
pers,oil' 'shaH he ,deemcd.tO be a .resident in that' municipa.Jityin "\Tillic!l
snch indigent per'son is a resident ; ,and the municipality-shal1 be liable'
for the treatment ofa br!.'hy 3S the dcp'endant ,of' an 'indigent ,f,ler:,QIl
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ElginiOounty .- (orUllOil
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at a rate o.f 90 cents per ,day for a period not ,cx,eeeding" fo.urteendays
atter -the ,birth of such 'baby.
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This pamphle!t is pubJi.s'hed by .the .county Council ,and Memoria!
Bo'Spiltai Hoard f.or ,the PUlirPos'eof 'presenting to the relsidentsof ,the
L'Ounty :and Gity the ,actual! bctswith re~peot tocos,tSf Hos-pital
maintenance, ,t,o encourage greater liben;tlity .on ,the part of chizens
generally, and the, use of private, ,semi..,priva'te wa~ds arid' sorni-publk
bed:s :by those requ.j.ring'treatment who are able .toO .pay the full cost.
REPORT OF CORN BORER INSPECTOR.
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St.-Thomas; November 25, 1931
To the VVa.i-den and County Council o-f Elgin:
I beg to submit a ;s-tat:ement ,ot cost 'ofCo-rn BOfe~r Inspection
111 Elgin County for 1931.
Alc1borough, Alex McIntyre'
DUtlwich, John Campbell\
\Southwbld, Charles Minor
Y2SlHouth,john 1\.llan
Malahicle! IL B,'- McKenney
Bayham, Orion Battlett
South Dor;chester, Dave Weir"
12000
100 00
. H4 00
20650
16200
. 99 00 .
13500,
fatal,
936 50
,
All oJ which is respectfully submitted.
John Allan,
Coqnty Corn Borer Inspector
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Gentlemen;
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Elgin County Council
REPORT OF COUNTY CLERK
To 'the Elgh1 CouutyCound,
l' have to report ,\he following ,licenses 111 ,force:
Auctioneer
Glenn Clerk
IMer;ritt Moore
A. J. ,Branton
L. L;- jM.aTaglga;rt
Jas. A. Forsythe
Wilson Pound
Rroo,Hamian .
J. B. .Judson
M. A. MoArlpine
Thomas
...,..Aylmer
..... ...Rodney
.....:.Appin
. u....Wal1alce~ow.n
..Kings:mill
.......Aylmer
....Vienna
. ...,..CamphelLton
.......7.....
Poultry
John Bray
M'orrjs Karitnick
ROIbe'rt W:alts,on
Hugh. Shaw \"
C. E. P,apg1bor'l1
Solomon Bren(
M;@1',ris Lutchen
Samuel LU'tCl1eon
D. Wingold
E. 1M. Haynes,
Clarerice .Yeo '
J as. C. Campbell
..........Kingsmill
.......;London
.. .....,....,!London
..uVie:nn~'
......Rodney
. .... .....Londorl
,..Windsor
.... ...Toronto
........ . ...lona - Stn.
There aTe no j.tmk"',c1ealeror pedlar Hcell'sc's in force.
All of which 1S respectfully ,submitted.
K. \V.McKay, County Clc'rJ.::
SL Thomas, Orit., November; 1931.
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REPORT COUNTY ENGINEER RE PORT STANLEY B~IDGE
November Session
To the Wardena.nd Co~ncil of the County 'of Elgin
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Re" Port Stanley Br~dge.
Geiltlemen:
I . ,
SiUl;:eyour June .ses'sion I found it necessary to have some :temw
porary ;rc:pair:smade Ito the .concrete floor-of this rhridge. Due tq
the very heavy Itruck tl'affic laJst ,summer the ,Hoo,r, lPartially g.ave way
in tWQ places, ~ .
\ The ,concret'e floor w:a's laid oOn the bridge ,about 30' y.ears ago.
It wa,~ ,laid ,on 'steel huckey.et,roughing which has he'Oome ,rusted and
the/whole floor"'shouI,d:be :re.newednext yea'r.
I'had signs placed on the bridge stating that the loOad limit for
the bri,dge ,is 4 tons. ' , ,
The< cost of making ,the temporary.repair,s .to the floor and for
minor repairs tOo ,the ra'iling andapproach'es was $163.92.
All of which ,is respieot'fu1Jy submrhted.
Fred A. Bell, County Engine'cr.
St. Thoma:s, ,Onta-rio, November 24th, 1931.
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BY'LAW No. 1145
To Appoint an Old,Age P~mions Commission
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The Elgin County Council enacts:
Tha.t-;--
W. S~ St.a,lker, ,of Aldbof'0ugh, R. R. 1, Rodney
Dugald Blue,{}f Dunwich, Dutton.
Wilson H. Mills" of Yarmouth; Sparta
Dr. C. Sinclair, 'of Aylmel~
W. ''vV. Kiddie, of S. Dorchester, R. R. 1; Belmont
be ".and ,are herebya;ppoin'ted .t,he local authority or Commis:sion tQ
a,dminiiste:t the Old Age Pensions Act in the' 'County 'of Blgin.
I
Th'a't the said Commissioner,s :be paid thes11Jm iOf Sev,cn Dollan.
per day for attending :meetings of the Commis'sioll and five cents pel'
:nile t.o _and f.roin such' attendance,
County .coundlOhau1:hers, St. Thom'as, 29th January, 1931
j{.. W. MoKA Y
Cl.e;rk
H. G.. TAYLOR
j Vil arden
BY-LAW No, 1146
To Cdlllfirin the Equalization ?f the_, Assessment Rolls
o~ the_ Comity of Elgin
T,he Elgin' County Coullicil enacts:.
1. T'ha.t the follo\ving :be A:he
roUs of the Count.y ,of Elgin -for 1931.
yqualization -of the as,seSSllW1lt
Alclborough
Duri.wich
Southwold
Yarmouth
3,887,759
4,340,052
5,157,514
5,319,162
E1.gin-10JUllity' Council
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Malahide
Bayham
South DorcheSiter
Aylmer
Dutton
Port Stanley
Springfield
Vienila
Rodney
West Lorne
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3,751,283
2,477,531
2,406,201
1,259,216
495,509
826,353
246,578
121,088
362,931
349,197
$ 31,000,374
2. That thisCoullcil is willing to have the final equalization
of ,the asses'sment," in case of. appeal, made by 't'heCounty Judge.
React a third, time and pa'ssed at County Council Chambers, Sf.
ThQn1<I~, 30t.h January, 1931.
K W. McKAY'
Clerk
H. G. T'A YLOI~
Warden
BY -LAW No.' 1147
To Appoint a Board of Audit in the County of Elgin
for the Year 1931
Be it ena.cted by ,the Council of the Municipal Coriporation of Blgin:
Tha.t the Judge ,of ,the County Cou;nt and '0sca.r McKeni1'y arc
her,cJby apopinted :mclnbers of ' the Boal'd 'of, Audit, 'bo ,pedorm nIe
duties required of them by R. S. D.,'Cha-pter 126, Se,ctio-n 22.
That t.he me.mbcrsof >the said 'Board be paid the sum of Sevc~i
n:olla.rs ,per day' for their services, and five cents per mIle, going to
and Jrom S'l1ch audit.
R.ead a thirdltime and passed at County Council Chambers, St.
Thomas, 30th Janua:ry, 1931.
K. W. McKAY
Clerk
H. G. TAYLOJ{
vVaden
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Elgin County Council
Elgin ;CbUlllty - COrUncil
leG
BY,LAW No. 1148
BY -LAW No. 1150
To A1,lthorize the Warden and Treasurer to Borrow the S~m of
To Appoint a County Advisory Agricultural Council
Two Jhtndred and' Fifty Thousarid Dollars
The Elg~'11 ',Gounty Councile-nact's:
The E;lgin County Council enacts:
That' the Wa,r,den. and Tl'eas:urer he and .ar,e :hereby a'utho.rized
to borrow the SUq1. of Two Hundred and Fif,ty Thousand Dollars from
the Bank of Montreal, ,aiS .it Inay ,be require,d Ito meet t'he ,e:x:penditure
of the COl'!poration of .the Gaunty 'of Elgil1'.dudng 1931, and giv.e as
sec'uri:ty the.r.efornotes 'of one thousa:nd 0[' ten HlO,llsmld dollars each,
1. That _ the following he appointe.d members of County iAd~
vi~ory Agricultural Council:
For Two Years
1(. W. McKAY
Clerk
H. G. TAYLOl{
\i\far~en
J. A. King, Aldborough
Ernest E. Luton, Southwold
R. .E. McConnell, Mala'hide
David Noble, South Dorchester
W. F.. Smith, Yarmouth
J. A McCallum, DUl1wich
2. That nlembers of said Advis.ory Council he paid the same a!l
members of this COlll1cil for attendance at the trvvO meetings required
to be held ,annually in Fehruaryand November, ,and :tha't they relceive
their travelling and -other expenses. for aUendance a<t sipedal ,or emer~'-
ency meeting caHed by the Chairman.
Read .a third Itime ;and passed at CouMy Council Chambers, St..
Thoma's, 30th January, 1931.
BY -LAW No. 1149
To Appoint High School Trustees
County Council Cha.mbers, 30th January, 1931.
The Elgin County Council enact's:
1(. W. McKAY
Clerk
H. G. TAYLOR
vVarden
1~hat Edwa;r,d Scruton ,be appoiilted Trustee. for the Vienna
High School for ,three years.
That D. H. Connor 'be appointed Trustee of the Aylmer H,igh
School for -three years.
BY-LAW No. 1151
That R. K.. Panter be appointed Trustee of the Dl1'ttoll Hig.h
School for three years.
To Authorize the Warden to Sign Agreement
K. W. McKAY
Clerk
H. G. TAYLOR'
\Var.den
vVher:cas the Southern Onta'doGas CotHpany ha's applied for
a franchise to Jay pi,pes on County Roads llmnbere,d ,one and .five,and
on the ,Gr.a'ham Road .and W,alker Br.idge;s over the -river T.hames,
And,\'hereas it is 'des.Jr.a:ble to grailt said applic.a'tion,
Read a third rti1l1e and
T'homas, 30th January, 1931.
passed at County GoUt-lcil Chambers, St.
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Elgin County Council
The Elgin -County Council cn.acts:
Thata franchise he gratite,d to the Southern Ontari,(j Gas C-om:1'-
any to lay pLpe.s on IGounty 1~:o:a-ds numbe:red one and five and on the
Graham Road and Walker Bric1ges'Qv.er ~tlte ,river ThM11ieS"provided
.an agreement is entered into by the said Company with ,the Watdel1,
setting &OI1"t11 the terms of 'said franchise. Said agreement to be pre-
pared -by the County Solicito.r and approved Ihy. the County Road
Commii'tee.
Read a third time ,and passed at County-Council Chambers,
30th January, 1931. ~
K W. MoKAY
Clenk
H.' G. TAYLOR
Warden
BY.LAW No. 1152
To Designate County Roads in Villages
The Elgin 'County Council e.i1acts:
Thait Ithefollo'wing 'f'oads be laud are herebydleJs:ignateod and a:,;~
su:med ,<,ts 'Cou.nty Road,s under :the provi;sions of .t.hel-lighway l.m-
pr.ovemeill't Act:
Village of. Rodney
Furnival Street from 'Main Street to A~bert Streclt.
Queen Street If,r0111 Flora Stree't to Flirniya:t Street.
Village of West Loroe
Main Street 'County Road Number 2, from Morden S~'reet ea,st-
erly to Lot 99.
Gra.\iam Street from Chestnut Street -to Frederkk Street.
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Village of Dutton
Main Street fr'O.111 COUlllty Road Number 1:0. at f,olbn. Street
southc,rly' to 'Annie iStnet.
. ,
Shackle-ton, Street from County j .Road NUlube'r '13' ;to ,Ma'in Street,
Jothn Str,eet from County Road Number 8 'to M,ain ;Stree~.
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, Yill~ge of Port Stanley,
County Road Numher 24, Or East :Street 'southerly to Joseph
Street, then westerly on Josep:h Street ,to Southerly limit lor Lot I
'between cOJborne -Street. :and Jose;p-h' Stree't. L ,
F'fom :the Couli,tYlhri.dge appr,oach ,on Bridge Str,eet, we:ste,rly
to 'George Street, thence wes,tel'ly: and southerly 10 t'he top of the,
hifI known,a:s' lnvererie ,Heights, Lot" Numbe.r 1. I
Village of Springfield
On Ealst 'Street, on County Roaq.' Numbe.r 40;
M'ichig.a;ri 'Cen.tral Right-,of-way to Mail'l Street.
Main Street, fr'om East Str'eet westerly through the ViHage.
CO/ll:iecting w'it<hCounty Road Number 52. .
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llOl'.therly from the
W,ellingtoll .street, IrOUl Main Street North on \VelIington
Stre,ct,,: c~)Jlnecting with 'County H.-oad Number 49,
Jhat By-,Law NO'. 1139 ,heretofore pas,~';ed in ;th~s behci1f\bc' and
is hererby -repealed.
Coun.ty' Council ChambeJrs, J,ap.uary"3D, 1931.
'iI'
Ie W.. McKAY
Clerk
II. G., TAYLOR
Warden
BY.LAW No. 1153,
To Revert Portions..of County Roads t~ .Local Municipalities
The Elg,inCountyCouncil eilach:
T.hat the foll<:)\ving p:ortioll'5 of County ,Roa'ds, owing to change,~
in ali:gnmel1t. and.,con'stTuctio'l1 of,alternativ:e1'bads, . have ceased "rto be
of 'sufficient ",importante ,1:0 he 'constructed a;l;d..'maill'tained as' c,oun,ty,
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toads, ,and t.hat they' ,be reverted to the og.:t1por,a:ltions of 1hcnuunki-
,paliti,e.s in iwhich the same ,are sihlate:
(1) Road Number 10
Tl'ia;t. por!tion. ,of the 'f-oad
5 Norith 'Of 'A in the Township
,ticularly de;>crilbed a's follow.s:
TOWl1Ship of OUliWich
allowance between ,Conces'sions A and
if Dunwich, which mayibe more par-
,.
Commencing alt a point in the Northerly limit o,f 'said 1"oad all-
lo\\;an,ce ',clis1a'ut Thr,ce Hundr,ed .and Thirty-eight f.eet (338' :0") mea':'5'
'ured - Easterly ther.eo'11 ,fr,om the Easterlylimj,t of the Townlinel>e~
It ween the To\vns'hip:s,'of DUI1Wich and Aldborough; t.hence Westeny
along t.he Northerly 'Jim1t, of said ,ro<l!d allowance <three hundred ana
thirty-eight feet (338', JY')t:o :the Ea,stcrly limit of ,the Tow-n Line
thence Southerly .along the Easterly limit 'Of said ,T'Own Line; SiXity.
six feelt (66" Jr') to the SO'u:thedy limit -of ,said r'oad betwe,en Con-
cess'ioll's "A and 5 Nortih ,of A,' Township :of Dunrwich; thence Eastc'r!y
a,Iong t'heSouthe,rly, .limit of said road 'allowance, Two Hundr,ed anC:.
Eighty-nin~ feet (289' .0") Thence North Easterly, in a 'strai'ght line
t,o :t:he pl<iJce, 'of heginning.
(2) R.oad Number 2 Township, of Aldborough
That poNion 'Of the Iroad allowanc,c hetvveen Cances'sians 8 an,d
9, Township .ofl Al(~horough, ,vhi~'hmay be more "pal1ticulat:1y cIes~
crihecl as .follows:
rommencing at the- intersection. of the Sotlthdly limit. of the
said road allowance and the Wesot limit of the Tow.nilne befw,een the
Township's of IA~,dhor'ough and, Dunwich; thence Northerly along the
Vlesterly li:m1t O'f said Tow-nEne Sixty-two 'feet and Five inches (62" ,.5")
thence .south we&tcrly i.n a straight line to,a point hi the Southerly
linn't of the "s,wid' ,road allo\-vance which is distant One Hundre-d and
,Eighty~seven Feet -and Three inches (187' .3,,,)'mea.stwed \^,TestetTy
thereon from ItheWc'sterly'lhni<t o{ the said Town Line ;thenc,e Easte
erly alo-n-g the SoutllC'rly limit of tbe said' roa'd,".a.Jlowan'ce, One Hp.,nd-
,red, ,and Eighty-seven fect an,d Three ,inches (1<8.7' .3") {'o the 'place-
o,r ,beginning.
red
,
In acordan-ce wi,th bl'ue ,pril1t here attac'hed deletions
lines.
v..;ithinUlc
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(3) Road Number 1
T ownshij;).. of Aldborough
ThM :portion' of It he ,r,oad ibetwe~ Lots' 18 ,and 19 in .the 7th
Concession of - the Tow,nshilp 'Of AldboroughWhich may he ,more ,:pm.
't.ic'ulaflly -descTitbed as ',ropows :
Commencing .at a point i-l'l the easterly limilt of sa-id Lot 18,
Concessi0'n 7, id;iMalh,~our chains and, Fourteen Jinks (4.14)measur"ed
n-or-therly the,r-eon from -the ISrOutheast angle of said Lolt 18; then,ce
s,outhe,rly along the sa,id easterly li:rpit Four chainsl,and Fourteen links
(4.14) t,o the ;said s'out:h,easterlyangl'e; then-c,ecastedy along the I
sPUitherly limit 'Of said 05nc:e,ssion 7, Eighty~'five ,links (0,85); ,t'henc<::
n,orth westerly ina straight ,Hne -to' ,the place of beginning.
(4) Road Number 1
Township oJ Aldborough
'Dhat P:Ol~tj.Oll -of-the road be.tw.een .Lots ;18 <and ':19 :in the 8th
Concessi-on of the Towns'hip of Aldborough, which may be ,lnore pa~r.
ticularly dc'scribed as foHo-ws:
Comnlc::,:::;il;[:' at a point in the 1l'0lit,q easterly ,angle 'of ,said Lor
18, Conccssiori 8; thel1c;;southerly along {.he easterly Ii'mit of said
Lot 8,' one chain and 'eighitc.fi.ve lili.ks (1:85) rbhente,soU'th ,easberly in
a s'tr;,i,ght line toa point in 'the weSit,erlJ,' limit;o.flJot 19, COllec;slslOl1
S. dis,tant fiyec'hains alid fifty 1il1ks, (5.5.0) measur-ed1southe:r1y thereon
from the norith VI'est angle of said lot 19,' thencenort-hedy' along the
,,~:esterly limi!t of sa.id Lot 19,fiv'c C'hains alldfifty links (5.50) :tattle
5c!icl -no'r.th weM 'angle; thence- westerly one chain (1) to .the ,place
Olf', beginning.
(5) Road Number' 4lJ
That portion of the ,road
Concession of the Towns'hip 'Of
t:cularly descr,ihed as f.ollows:
Township of Malahide
between 1.;ot$ 20 and 21 111 ,the 9th
Malahide, which 'l,nay be more, :pal ~
'C0'mmencing at the south ,east angle of s-aid
9; thencenorthel;IyaJong 't-heeastterly' li1l1i-~of said
Lot 20,
Lot 20,
COllc'es,sinn
five' chaiils
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Elgin' Coul1Ity COrtHlC,j[
(5.'DO); thence',n'O'rth.easlterlyin a -straight line ,to' apoint)n the west-
l;:rlyHmit 'of said Lot' 21,Conce-ssion 9, ,distant ten chain's (lO.OO)mea.s'-
U'red fiOl~thedy ther,eOl1' from the 'south westerly' :angle of said LoT
21; thence '~outherly along the westerly ,limit of Isaid Lot .21, ten chains
(W.OO) Ito the said ,south west angle ; thence westerly one chain (l.Ob)
to ,'the place of ,beginning.
pOl;tionof the road' allowance Ibetween
north of the wester,lytwo chains (2.00)
.ConceSSlotlP
of Lot 2l
Al'So ,that
8 anq 9, lyin:g
Con;cesision 8.
Tha,t H:y-Law 1144 'be' "and is hereby repeaIed. !
Read a third Itime and pas'sed at'. County Council Chambers, St.
Thomas:, 30'th J an-uary 1931.
K. W. McKAY
Clerk
H: G. TAYLOR
Warden
,
BY-LAW No. 1154
To'.Amend'By~Law.No. 1109
The Elgin GonntyConn'CiI enacts:
That By-Law No. n09 be ,amended to' rea'das ,foHows:
of Dunwichand
southerly ItO' Road
'of AldJbl"{rough,be
That the Townline, be.tween the Townships
Aldborough Jrom the 'middle of the River' Thames,
Numbc'r 2, hetween Concessions IS ,and 9, Township
<llnd is !hetO-ebydesignated as a ,Copnty Road,
GountYiCouncil Chainbers, 30th January, 1931.
K W. .McKAY
Clel1k
H. G. TAYLOR
Wardert
Elgi,n 'OoUll,ty .Coti'.ncil
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BY.LA,W No..J!55
To ,Confirm By-Law, No. 1092 of ,the Township of Dunwich
Whereas ,the Gouncil- ,of the"Corrpor.aJtion of"the Township Of
Dun-wich ~has, Ibya ce.rtain By-Law numbered 1092 of It he slaid Tawil"
IS hip, -stopiped .up and sold a certain Highway in Ithe Tow:11's'hip of n.un~
- wic.h 'having fi.r,st cpmplied. with all .the r'equirements and 'conditions
ir, the premiseso
Andwhel'eas .it i-5 -admitted <proper and oompetenlt that -the ,said
By-Law beconfirnied. 'by the Council of the-Corporation of the Coumy
of Elgin:
The Council of ,the Corporation -at' the' County of Elgin the,reM
fore enaclts' as IfoHows:
1, 'Ihg,;Lthe'said By-Law ofrthe s:tid Corporation of. the towu,.
shi~ of Dunwich numJbe-re-d 1092 is 'hereby confi.tmedand- approved.
County Council Chambers, St, Tho1l1"i~', ;-j()th Jan~ary, 1931.
K. W.McKA Y
Clerk
H. G. i'AYLOR
Wan':lell
BY-LAW No. 1156
To Dcs~gnutc ~ Through Highway
The Elgill .county Council enact's:
Tha[: CO~l-n'ty J~oad Nluiloer39 at the in'ter-secti-on 'of H_,oad Num-
ber' 42 'ar Lot 'Eleven (Co,penhagell),.Town.ship or 'Malaihide';be de'sig-
Ba,ted as a through high.\\'ay, in accordanccwith pr,ovis',i,ons of !the
Highway Traffic Aet. ' ,
That this By-Law shall cOli1c into fo'rte and hl.,k'e ~ffect' VI--h~n
approved by -the Department arid when l'oad is mar,ked to ,eoi1ipIy
with- -the regulations of the Department.
I~cad; a third tiinc and passed At County Council Chambers, St.
Thomas, 12th of June, 1931
K. W. McKAY
Clerk
H. G. TAYLOR
V/ardcn
130
Elgin' County Council
BY-LAW No. 1157
To Appoint a County Road Committee
The Elgin County tDuncil en<!;cts as required 'by the Highway
J mptovemen:t Ad:
That the following five members of this Council constitute tt
Gommibtc.efor the jpurpose of directing the\vork to be done an the
County Road Sy.stem:
W. A. Butler for term of Five Years
Erank Couus for ,term -of Four Years
M. A. McAlpine f.or ,term of Three l' can,
Neil A. .McColl {Ol', Ite1'1n of Two Years.
S. S, M,cDerma'l1d If.or term of One Year.
Read a third itime .and pas-sed at County Council Chambers, St.
Thomas., 12th of June J931.
1<. W.. MoKAY
Cle.r,k
H. G. TAYLOR
Warden
BY-LAW No. 11511
A By~Law to Authorize an Agreement Between 'the Corporation of
the County of Elgin and Southern Ontario Gas Coinpany Limited
Wherea's the Co.r.pora6on of the County of Elgin has joint jurl-
,dioti~on with the Corporatibn of t'he County of Middlesex over the
bridg,es, approaches 'Mid highways thereon aoros,s .tihe Thames River
connnanly called and ,known a,s the Graham Road Bridge and '\Valk'er's
Bridge.
Andwhenas-Southern Oontario Gas Company Limited here~
ina&ter rdened toO ,as the Company, has ,applied to. the said' Gorpbra-
tian for the franchi-'se, 'right or pdvilegeafusin-g and ,occupying the
s.aid bridges for_ the ;purpos-es land 'suhjedto the terms .and conditions
set forth in the agreement' hereinaftet mentioned.
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And' whercClis ,the CQuneil af the Corpor.ation of the County qf
E.lgin deems H ,advisable to' gmnt said request and tto. eut'er' into. said
, agreement.
Be it .therefore. ,enacted and it is hereby enacted ,by:the Counell
of :the Corpora.ti-oll -of ,the County of Elgin in pur,suance of theprem-
is'es- and of the powel'S in said COUli,cil veslted and' sa far only as such
powers exten~ and not otherwise:
1. That the Warden R-n-d Clerk are hereby authoQrized and in-
structed on hehalf -of the Cor-por,ation to en'ter into, execute, seal
w1;t,h the Cor;PQl1'ate !Seal ,and .deliyer .tlhe Ag.reemeJ1t's:ert .for;th in Sched-
ule 'A" hereto :between Ithe Company and ,the Corpo-r:ation of thf\
County 'Of EIgin, which Agreement is heTCby ..inoorporated 'in and
f-onms ,part of this By-Law.
Passed the twelfth ,day of June 1931.
Oeil'ik
H. ,G. TAYWR
Warue-n
This is
Schedule ",..\" Referred to in BYM'La~ No. 1158 of the County
of Elgin, an~ Incorporated Therein and ThereWith
,
THIS AGREEMENT made in triplicate this 12th day of June,
1931.
THE CORPORATION OF'THE COUNTY OF ELGIN, here-
inafter called the 'Corporation _of the Fi.r,st Part; and
SOUTHERN ONTARIO GAS COMPANY, LIMITED, here-
inafter :called the Company of it'he Second Pa,rt.
\rVHEREASthe, bridges over the River Thames commonly caUed
:ll'ld \.::now11 as the Graham R-oa-d Bridge and WaJ,ker's Bridge and the
highv.lays :,thcreon are- under ,the joint juris-diction of the CoqJoratio\1!s
of the County orf Elgin and the County of Middlesex.
AND \VHEREASthe Company pur,poses to construct, maintan'
and operate a gastransniissioll line, work or system to 'transport gall
from ari;:<}s Horth of ;the said River 'southerly acr,O.ss the s~id bridge:s
to a jUllctiol1; with the Company's transmission lines carrying gas eaSt-
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erly.tothe. City ,'of Ha:miltol1.attd dsewhere and, for the :purp'ose ot
al'i.d 'as ,part...of ,'swid 'proposed ',line, wotk;or :,systeimha.s ap'plied-to !th'e
Corporat.ion fo-r _the right to us;e and -occupy the sa,jd hridge-s;' and
hjg,hway ther~on.
AND .WHER>.EASby ;By-:Laws duly ,passed by the Municipal
Council-"ofthesai-d ,Corporation the,,-Clerk and War,den of each. 01
the sa.id Cor.pora..tions ,have been 'authodz:.ed ; and directe4 ii'(:) execute,
,seal,an,d de1iverths Agreemcri.t '()l1behaH 01 the Corporation.
1. NOW .THEREFORE THIS AG.REEMENT WITNESSETH
Ithat 'Ithe :saidCor:p0rationcloth to the <extent of its;powers DIlly he,reny
.gl'q.-ut to ItheColll:pany, its Successors and Assigns, the right to -U1>~
and' occupy the saidbddges, ,the apP'l"Oadle,s, thereto and !5'0 '111u\=h af
the highways thereon as is .under :it'S jurisdidiorl. ,and upOn ,e.a,ch of
s-aid hr~dges and3lpiP'wac'he,s t~ construct, maintain and operate d
main pipe line of .such weight _and diailleter as ,may be ,approved by
,ql,~ "Ro,ad Superinlt-endent'" 'OJ: ,theCor.poration fDr the transmis,sion
o:f ,15-<1'S' and toO'transmit ,gas therein upon th.e terifns at1.cl' c.ohdi:ti6ns
following:
2. The Company shall for the p,ufpose,s aforesaid us,eand, em-
.ploy ,p,ipe and ,equipm:elllt of the best desiglland .ma:tc..ria,ls and sharI
at all time,S 'ke'cp'and maintain the same in praperand sufficient 1'cpair.
3. Before ,cons,tnloting the pipeline:'> herehy authorized- ,tIle
Company, sha,]1 file wit.h the Clerkoi sai.d Corporation :aplan ,dra",vl1
to sc-a.le and a.p.proved Iby i-ts Engineer .showing the;pr:oposed location
of said ,pipe line:s on said hridges an-clapp-roaches and in laying awT
,consrtruoti,ng ,said pipe 1i.n~s shall 'act under/_the dir'ecHon and tot-he
'satisfa.ction of such;"per,k'bhi or' persons' as shall be' 'ap:pointe.d by said'
COl:p-oration tQ supedntend,such work, the reasonable remuneraHOll
of such 'person or 'pers-ons, so appointed ,to be _paid by the Compal1Y
on ,receipt of a'n a,cc-ounttherefore duly centi,fied by the Clenk 'of sara
COlipbra.tion.
4. The Company shallcons1truct, maintain and operate said
pipe line in such ,manncr as, !lot to iritedere with :or preven't or make
mo-re ,difficult o~ dangerou:; ,the" use for all lawful .p.nrposecs o,f' the
said 'hridges,.and:appr'oa'c'hes, 'ai1'd higln\iays the-reoll.
the
5. Thc.colllpallY 'sha,II 'from
period for which the rights
Itimescluring
,granlted_are
time
and
to time .and at all
privileges_ herehy
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continued 'save harmless and kecpindemni'fied the said Corpora-
tiO'1l _from and against ,all a.ctions or suits, loss, costs (as bctween
solicitor and dien\t) charges, damages'and 'expen,ses w,h:ich lIU~y be
brought against-or. .occasioned to the said 'Cor,porwtion ,or' any person
lawfuHy 'using said .bridges \vhether or not iby rea's'on of any :neglect,
default or' misconduct 'of the Company,_ i,ts 'servants or agents or other-
"vise ,in construoting,maintaining nr 9pemting t~e s,aid ,pipe line.
6. Should the Corporation at any time during the life of rthlS
f\greement determine to repair, alter or'replace said hridges or either
of .them the Company, upon the vl'lritten ~equeslt of the Corporation,
its 'road .superintendent '0,1' engineer will, at ,its own .ex,p,cnse,notwith-
st.anding the provisions ,o-f R. S: O. ,1927, Chapter 56, :remove and r~-
loca'te its said pip~ lines s-o as Itopermit ,of such repair, alterati,on or
rtplacement. If after 'reasona!ble notice in" wri'ting If'rom the Road
Superintendent or Engineer of the 'Cor,poration so to.do the Company
'shall {:ail -to ,remove or reliocate its said pipe or ,to el'a:, a:nYl()'ther wod{
required of it ,urider said By-Law or.this agreement and ;specifie-d In
such notice the' Corpora.tion may do the work specified in the noUce
,i'nd the cost thereof shall be fOl1thwith payable by ,the Compan,y to
the Corporation -and ifaf!ter written 110t'ice requiring the Company
.to remove or re!c<~a'te its pipe 'or to do any other work requircd of
it under said By-:Law ,or' ;this ,agreement and -,specified in such wri.tten
notice by'the Corporation to ,the Company, which ndt.ice .shall he given
by sending the ,same' ,by registered mail addrcss'e-dto the'Company,
518Ja'ckson Building, 220 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, New Y.orlc,t:he
Company fails lor 'a- reasonable period alld not exceoding thi.rtyday~
in any event after the ,rllailillg of 'such ;registered notice, to remOVe
or relocate the pipesp,ecified in tbc noticecrto t~o the war-Ie requiT,ed
ot it unde!" 'said By-Law or this agreement and 's,pecified in the potice,
then alid ill that event the Corpor,ation may, by .resolult'i,oncancel the
franchise hereby ,granted.
7. The Company llloty at an)' time and 'UpOn the ,terl11Jnatio-n of
this Agr,eemcnt'shall re.moycits property 'from ,tbe s:aid bridges 'o.t
l':i1:he-r oJ Ithemin 'whch instance it s'hal! restore 'said bridges :to as
good condition as the 'same \vere in before such removal wi,thol1t 'c'OSt
tc the Corporation.
8.
lOr the
TIle Franchise, right or jJ\"ivilcge hereby granted
term of 'tell (10) years from and after ,the pa,ssing of
shall IJC
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l-aw, p,rovide.d that if 'at lea:st 'six -months prior to the expiration of
the said term of 'ten years, the Company shall notify 'the CorporatIon
in wriJ'ing that it desires a renewal thereof for a further Ipe'dad of.
tt'll yc'ars, the same may at ,the option of the Corpora1tionbe renewed
accor.dingly.
9. The said By-Law and 1his Agreement is 'suhjeot to all stat-
utes, ,ordCl:s Of rules :made or to be made -by lawfully constituted auth-
ol,j.ty hav,ing jurisdiction in the1premis.e's.
l~O. The rfranchis'c, r~ghts and ,privileges hC'l'eby granted and
liabiHtic'sand ,obliga.t'ions hereby. imposed shall extend -,to benefit" and
bind the Company,_ its ,S'lloces'sO'r>S and assigns.
I
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f.;
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11. Thi.s agreement g-hall ,come into .force f;r.om and a;fter ele
fmal pass,ing of said By-:Law !and -execution and delivery Df ,thi,s -Agrel;':-
ment.
12. The Franchise, ri.ghts and privileges- hereby .granted a-re n'O'~
to be -deemed or,lcoll's-trued a's exclusive in .favor ,of the COl~pariY.
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IN W,ITNESS WHEREOF the Company has her'cunto; affixed
ilts oorporate seal under the hands of its ,proper ,officers in that behalf
and .the Corporation ha1s hereto affixed its cOflporate seat under the
ha,nds of i'ts War.den and Clerk.
Signe,d, Sealed and Delivered in -the presence of
War-den
Clerk
Southenl On-tario Gas Compauy, Limited
Vice-P,resident
Secretary
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BY.LAW No. 1159
Granting Certain Privileges to Southern Ontario
Gas Company, Limited
WHEREAS, .southern Ontado Gas Company, Limited, ,herdn-
.after called the ".Company" is a company duly iIi'oorporatedunder
The Ontario Companies Act and other Aots 'relating thereto,fo1" -the
1JUr,pos,e ,amongst other things 'of -construclting, maintaining ,and -Oper-
ating wor:ks for ,the .production,. sale and dis,tributionof .gas ,for the
-purpose -olf ,light, !heat .and power, __ with all -the rights ,.and privileges in
,them vested ,a'n-d suibject ,to ,all liabiliHes, ,conditions and .regulations
upon them itnpos,ed by the Chapter of Incorporation or legislati:ve
authority ,in that behalf.
AND WHEREAS ,itapepars that the highway iher-eina,fter men-
tioned is ves,ted in the Corporation of the 'County of Elgj,n as a County
road Or :highway and ,the COrmpany have applied to the s,aid CorporatIOn
for the right -to C011Jstruct and malintain a system of pipes for convey-
i:'g anddis't-ributiilg gas .over, along ,or upon such road 0'1' 'highway a<;
hereinafter provided, subject 'to the ,terms, .conditions, agreementsa.rid
rcguJatlions set out in Schedule "A" hereto annex-ed and, incorporatea
herewith and made ,part of this by-law.
NOW THEREF,oRE THE COUNCIL ,,oF THE C,oRPORA-
TION OF- THE OOUNTY OF ELGIN,duly constituted ,amd as'sembled
in pursuance of the premis,<::s and of the powers in them vesited and
so far as suc;h powers 'extend only and ,not otherwise herebye11'act a~
follO\\'s:
1. That this -Council hereby grant, ,confer and 'assure unto
Southern Ontario Gas Company, Liillited; its su-cces'sors and as'signs,
full right, power, author-ity, ipermi,ssion and conse11Jt to' pass on and
along said highway for the purpose ,of continuing a gas's transmi'ssion
line, ,vorl: or systelll, 'intended to be operated in and Ifof the beneht
of 'another municLp'aHty and mot ,used or operated in this municipality
for any other purpose '~x,cept that' of supplying .gas to Ipersons whose
land abut-son the highway along '0.1' acros's, whiC'h Jhe same is carried
or conveyed, or to -persons whose land lies within .such limits as the
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137
Goune,it :by by-law passed from uime to 6mc determines should be Sl1V-
plied with gas ,and for the ;pur:poses .af.oresaid to use and ,occupy .the
highway know'll a's Graham' Road from Simpsons Bridge to the Com-
,pa'ny'.s main transmi'ssionline running along the road between Gon-
,cessions seven and 'elight in"'the Township of Aldborou.gh, a:ncl <to lay,
construct, maintain and .operate thereon a main pipe-'line with all con-
:nectiol1s and a:tta1chmcnts necessary or incidental thereto for con..
veying amI distributing ;gas. Subject alw,ays to .the terms, conditions,
,regulations and ,sHpulations set out and contained in Schedule "A"
hereto' ,annexed.
in the saidhy"law, along or a,eross highvl"ay within the jur,isdietion 01'
the County of Elgin {rom time to time, the Company shalt, wherevel'
practicable'us,efor that purpose -the part' of'the highwaysadJae,ent"to
the fence !inesor auter .boundary thereof, and the Company shall bUTY
thes<\1me and restore the highway to first dass conditions'a1isfactory
to 'the Superintendenl\: ,of Roads of the ,said County ,or other persml
appointed by'the Council of ,said County -and the said pipes 'shaH be s'o
buried and the highways ,so restored unless where the.said jsuperin~
tendent or other ',per-son afof'esaid in wdting direds 'othenvis-e.
4. The '\vord "Highway" in this By-Law shall indude as;tr'eet
and a bridge w~thi'n and under the jurisdiction of the Council of, th..:
Oorpora'tion for.mi11lg, pa'rtof rthe highwaY's, u.pon,on,' over or a'cross
"vhidh the Mghway pa-ss'es.
2. In Itheconstruction, mainltenance and repak' of ,the sakI
system, the --Company shall use ,due care and diligence so that traffic
shall not be impeded orintc.ricred with any more than 'is tlCiCessat'y
for the construction or repa.ir -of the said ,SYSrtem, a'nd so ,that afjte,r
the 'said 'pipe Jines havelbeen laid ,and completed, there shall rbe nQ
obstruction to or interference with all lawful1raffic and us'e-r ,on, over,
upon and along ,the highways or to ,the ,ditches or drains,thereon, now'
01' h.(::reaJter ,cons,tructed, improved and maintained. And where auy
'i:1rCtills or _ ditches are considered or made necessary 'by reason of any
WD-r1~ doneoy or omitted to !be d"D-nc by. the Company, the same shaH
be ~ol1si'ructed, repaired and main1ai11cd in good oi'der ,by <the sa1'(.[
CompaJ;1X 'to_ the ~aitisfactj.ol1 -ofsa"id Superintendent Or -other person
authorized in that behalf by the Council during the continuance of
this franchise.
2\ 11hat the Warden and Clerk alee hereby authorized amI dit'-
bcted to execute .this By-Law a-ncl a-grecmcnt to rbc p,rcparedi'n .pur-
sua,nce hereof, and to Mta,ch the Seal -of the Gor;poration 1her'eto.
3. Tihis By"Law is ,subject to:allSttatute,s, 'Orders and r-u1les'made
or to I)e nJ:ade by ,lawfully ,c-ons,tituted outhori-tyhaving j'u6s.diotion In
thepr,emises.
Clerk
'11. G. TAYLOR
\-Varden
3. The said - Com,pany shall be liable for any' loss -or' dnjuty
that any ,persOonor pers.onsmay sustain by reas,onorf the eXCl1C'is,eby
the Cblll.pany of any pmvers or rights under said by-law whethel'
arising thrOugh any carelc'ssnes,s, neglect, defa'uH or 1l1is,condti,ctof its
agents, 'servan ts or em,ployees in 'the manageni,ent" ,construction, 111aI1'l:-
tenance, repair, laying or use of its pipe lines 'Q.r Mherwis,e, and-, tne
,f,aid COn1,pany shall indemnify, ,save and keep the ,said Co:r,por.atioi1l
of the County of Elgillh>ann1es-s, from a'nd against ,any damage, claim
or demand th:1t may be claimed ,by' property holders or Ibyany pers'oil
or persons on account of the laying of its pipe .lines incidental thereto
or -the use thereof, and shall save, indemnify ,and keep, 'harmless tIle
<:aid-Corporation ,against all loss, costs, damages and exp'cnscs tne
Corporation may ,pay, incur o.r' be put unto by reason of any daims,
damage -or injury resulting from oroc,casioncd by, or in consequence
of the constrllctioll, laying, maintenance, rep_air, condition or opera,tion
of said pi1)e li-nes or other works lncident:al -theretb. .
Passed in Council the hvelfth day ,of June 1931.
SCHEDULE CIA"
'\nne"ed To and Incorporated With and Forming Part of By-Law
Number 1159 of the COl'piration of the County of Elgin,
Referred to in the Said By-Law
Terms and Conditions
1. In 1<.lJ'ing Qr cOl1s.tr-uctingthe pipe line system, referred tv
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4. The ,rights conferredupoll the said Company iby the s.aid
By-Law land the Agreement to be executed in pursua.nce ,ther-eo,f' shall
be subje.et to th,e rights.of the free 'use of the :said highways .byall
per-sons' entitled thereto, and subject to ,the rights 'of the 'owners of
pr-apert-ic's adjoining Ithe said 'high,;vays of full .ae,cess to iand from suc;-I1
highways, and of ,constructing crossings and approaches from thc"}r
properties thereto, and shall ,be subject also Ito 'the 'rights and p-r,ivi'leges
which the 'said Corpol'ationmay grant to any ~other c-om:panies Dr
persons .:to _ lay :pipes, erect-Ipoles, string lany kirid of '\vi,l'cS for any
purp,ose, or construct railways on sa.jd highways, all' of which Tights
are expressly ,reserve,d; and .theCompany shaH low,er'Or ni.ove their
pip,es or eredions whencver and 'wherever thc Cou.nty,m,ay hereafter
deem it necessary for ,any .such'purpose.
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5. All work done iJ)y '01' on he'half 'of the Company i'n.. pursu-
a11roe of the ,said By-Laws.hall:be su'bject to the app.roval, sanation
and directiOin 'Of the said Superintcl1clentO'fR'oads Ifortime heing of
the said Corp'0'l'iatio.n 'Or other pers'on a,p;pointe-d by ,the Coun-cil of
s,~id County, who shaH have .full powe'r and authority to i.givc 'Such
dir,ecti.ons an.d or,de-r,s to ,the, Company"as Ita Ioeation upon the highways
of the said pipe-lines and ,the manner of laying the -same, or where
,such liue.s shal!! -be Iburied or ,otherwis'c -hbwsoever, as in his judgment
shall be cO'11side.red ,best in the interests of the said 'Corporation, and
the said Compahy ,sha},! be obliged to f.ollow such ,dir.ection:sor others
as may :be ,given, ,as aforesaid, and the remuneration and exp,ense'S
ofAhe slaid Superinten.dentor other per'son s'o appointed during the
time !he :maybe so ,employed at the ,rate of $10.00 per dRY, shall be
defrayed by the said'Con~pany and pavable_ on, dema'nd,' and before
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commencing such work .a ,pl,an or sketch showing ithe highways in-
tended to he tm vers,ed and the proposed cour,se 'of 'any pipe line
shall he depos-ited ,Iby the ,Company with the Clel"k of ,the sa'id County
and apP'1'Oved of hy the G0l1ncl.1 thereof and Ithe dire<etions a's to the
iocation of thi:.~ pipe line !by the Superintendent or an)' ,such other
penon ,sihall he in writing.
6. Within thi.rty ,days .aher ,the passing of said By-La\-\ia forniat
a~reC'mcn.t indupli-calte shallibe ,prepared in ptlr,suance hereof between
the said Company and the said County Corp-oration, and shall be' ex,.
ccu'tedin due form by both parties ther~to,whereby -the said Com.
pany .shall bi,nd it:sdf, its success'ors andassi.gns, duly to carry out,
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observe iand ,perform ithe ,conditions herein contained, and the saia
Corporation 'shall agree ,011 .its ,part Ito observe and perfrm the pro~
visions of .said By-Law ,and the sa.id conditions s'of-a'!' las t.h-ey .retat;
to ,t.hem, and one of 'such ,dupHcate agreements dulyexecu:ted as a'forc-
said -shall !be 'dClposited with the Clerk of the County, and theothe'1
s-hall he .given to t.he 's'aid Company, and from that time this By-Law
and tthe said Agr-eement ;harll be Ihin<cling upon the 'saidCompany amt
the said Corporation. '
7. The Com,pany ,shall use all 'prac-tical,andpr,oper, means M an
til1les ,to 'prevent the eSoc'ape and leakage of ga's kom its mains .and
pipes ,a'ndthe ,eau:sdng of ,any damage o.r injury :thereby ,to any person
-or .pr'ope,rty and -the Gompa-ny.shall make .good to the Corporatron
and ,alii ;persions aff,eoted; all damagE;.. which they may he caUSoe by the
wor,ks -or operation of the Company or by rea,sonof any leaikag,e fl\"'Ol1)
the pi,pes.
8. The 6o_~11pal1Y is hereby ,authorized to cha,r,ge ,and colIeee
fol' gas meters, ,regulatops and connections supplied to its custonlen;
under .said -by-Ja'\\' and the ,agreement shall be ,the same ra,tcs ,and
no <Other tbat.~)hall from time to time be charged and, collected by
this CO;1llpany.ill other parts of tlteCo14l1ty of Elgin .and ,the Comp-
any shall, ,s,o long as it shall be piping ,gas for ,enml11ieN)ialpur'Pose'.~
along or across 'said highways, fur,nish and supp,ly ,to all p-c,r,sons con.,.
templated 'Or ,embraced w.i;thin the terms ofsaidhy-law o;r .agr,ee..
me1'1t, gas, meters, ,regulators and necessary connections at the rate3
in this 'paragraph referred to.
9; \Vhere "By-Law is referred to herei'n 01' in -th't. Agreement
to be entered into pursuant thereof, it ~ shall include mid embrace
these 'terms and. conditions"
10. T:hc Company sball ,pay to the Cor,pofatioll aU costs and
charges incidental to .the ;preparation, ,revision by coun.sel a.nd execu-
tioa Of s'aidBy:':C,aw anc1 'of ,the Agr'ecment herein :mentioned ,and fm'
al!~'pecial1Hcetings of tbe Council ,caHed in respeCit thereof and of aU
1 ea~,onable ,costs of ins,pe-oUon 'Or supervision oJ the work of IaYl1lg
Ol'~'1'e-la}'ing s-:>.ic1 pipe lincs -by tlhe said Superintendent 'Or '0ther .per-
smi aforesaid.
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11. The f,ranchis'e herehy ;gtt"ant'ed 'sha,n Ibe .for the' Ite-tom ,of ten
years from"and after the final passio:g of Ithe hy-law. Provicled.t'hat
if' at ,any time 'Prior to the .expimtion ,of 'said te-rill 'of ten years .or
anYirenewal t}lereof, .the 'COmpany shall :notify the Gorpora.tion in
writing that Ft ,des'ires:a rel1ewalltheTeof for a further perio:ct of t,en
years; the Conncil may in its' dis,cretion renew the s'atlJ.leifrom time
to time f.or further peri-o'd liot,'e);:ceeding .tel1 years at' al'lY 'One -time
and not ,exceecHng' a maximum, ~o,ft'hirty years in' all.
12~ Upon the t,e,nminatioll of the contract -entered into with the
Compa-nyplws'uafit t()-'the~' By-Law 'or ,up'O'n ,the termination .of any
rene'welrthe-redffor ,any- cause-whatever, the 'C3,'mpany 'Sh~dl r,cmovi.:
i'ts lilaim., -pipes ,plantand'work,s from the said streets amI highway~
and restore such stre,ets 'and highways ,to the condition in which liht':
same wer,e previous to ,such removal to the satida,ction -of the Council
-ot::its Ap,pointee.',
13. The said By-Law and the agreement erite-red into pu,rsuant
the-fie-to is isubject to allsta'tutes, orders ,or rules ,O'r r,egulations ma-d~
or to-be made by lawf-uHy ,constitutedauthori-ty having jurisdiction m
the -premises.
14. 1ihe obligations of the Company un-de-r 's'aid 'By-Law and
Ag,reement 'shall ,extend rtO' arid be binding on its successors and
assi.gns;
15. In case;either the ,Corporation or the Company .deems it
necessary or advisable -to obtain ratification ,of the said by-fctw'-and
of the 'saidagrecmcntby the legislat,ure of theProV'inceof Ontaf10,
the other -party wiH concur and 'assist in obtaining such ratificatiol1
at the cost ,al1dcXlpe-ns,eof thcp-a'fty.desiring such rartification:
Dated this
day of
1931.
Clerk
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BY ,LAW No. 1160
141
To Raise Amounts for, County Rates
During the Year 19.31
Wlherea.s an eS'timat'e has been made ISihowing Ithat :the Isum of
Two Hundtled,:and. For.ty;..,'eight 'f,housa-nd and Two Dollars is required
to he ,mis'ed "in the .s-eVieml 'MunidpaHties for the lawful purpose
of the County during- ,the 'yea't" '1931 ..
And Whereas ,by the hs's_e':s!sm~nt Ad, this Council is requir:ed.,
to dir,e-ct wha,tpor-tion 'of .the .sum Ito 'be levied Jar Cou:p,ty purp-os,es
sha,ll 'he levied 'in 'e-achMunicipality in the County.
ha,sis
And w:.hepeas (the rates .are required to be
of the --a,s,~~s'sment ,of property -a's equaliz'e-d.
And W,hereas the. a's.s'essme11lt 'Of ip'r:opeflty
ascert'ained ;and equaliZie'dis _as If-allows:
Munic~pa:lity
,-fl'Ppqf,ti,q,n,ed on the
of ,'the County M
T otal Eq~al.~ed . Value
Aldhor,oJ.l;gh
DU'll'wich
,South wold
Yar-lllouth "
M,wla:hide
Bayha1lU
Soutrh Dorclwster
AyLmer
Uutton
,PQlt,1t 'Stanley
Spri'ngfield
Vienna
Rodney
West Lorne
3,887,759
4,340,052
.5,157,514
5;319;162
3.751,283
2,477,531
2,406,2!J1
1,259,216
495,509
826,353
246,578
121,088
362,931
349,197
$ 31,000,374
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Therefof,e the Council of: ,the Municipal Corpora'tion .of the
COUl1Jty {)If Elgin enacts:
1. That a rate of g mills 'On the Dollar the Jevied .on all rate-
able property j.n the s.e'y~r,al Municipaliti'Bs in the County -of Elgin.
as ,a:bave set fot1th; for the year 1931, .to 'rais.e the following amounts':
2. That the 'sum of Tw.o , Hundred and Fot1ty-dgrht, Thbusauu
and Two DoJhirs he Iraised and: levied in the seve,ral Munidpa~ities"or
the County, according bo the following Schedule, a-uel that ,the amount's,
a's ,en'bered therein !be ,paid 'tD the County Treasurer, .as .by law re..
quired:
Schedule
Municipality
'Ald,bo"ough .. ............. .. ............. .... ...... .... ...,..$
Dunwkh
Southwold
Y1armouth
Malahide
B.ayham
South Dorchester
A)'llmer
Dutton
Port Stanley
Springfield
Vienna
Rodney
West Loroe
Total
31..100
34,720
41,260
42,553
50,010
19,820
19,250
10,074
3,964
6,611
1,973
968
2,903
2794
$ 248,002
County Council Chamlbers,St, Thomas, June 12th,193t.
K.. W. MoKAY
Clel1k
H. G. TAYLOR
Warden
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BY -LAW No. 1161
To Designate County Roads
The Elgin Cau.nty Council enacts:
That ,the following roads be and' are hereby designated and as~
sumed' as County Roa,ds under;provisions of the Highway. Imprbve~
ment Act:
1. Road Number 39, Tow,ns:hip .of M-alahide, hetween Lots 10
and II, to Ibe extended from the most northerly. limits .of the Corpora.
otion 'of Ithe Tow,n .of Aylmer on J.o.hn Street South to For,est Slh',e'et
ill . s-aid .t.own~
2. The County li.ne .between the Counties of Kent and-ElgIn
If.rom .County Road Number 6 between Concessions 2 and 3 in tht:
T,owns1htp ,of Ai<iborough, north to Ithe centre of the River Thames at
the Bothwell Bridge.
Read a third Itime :and passed at County Council Chambers, 51.
Thoma's 26th. Novemher, 1931.
K. W. McKAY
Clonk
H. G. TAYLOR
Warden
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BY'l,AWS..,-.
No" 1145 To
N6;1146 To
App()int, 'an Old Ag~ ,l;>en'sions:;'.comlUi~,siolL..._17, .120
-Con'~rm, the, .Equalization-of..thc",Assessmcnt'.
Rolls of" the" County of EIgi.n.:;:..;.'m..'.."...:.......'.'....17." 120
No. 1147 To 'App,oint a, Board of AudiLin:'theCoul1ty"of:'
Elgin . for, ' theYear193L..,.;....'..m.~_'_~...........;;;..;._18;; 121
'Nci; 1148 To Authorize" the Warden 'and Treasurer toBor~;;
row Two HU114redand . Fifty:rhollSa'nd\
Doll a 1'5 ~ _.-.n ';"_," ..,;......,_,._. ".._'hh.'.....,_..~,.', ,;"",_",...',". ....19 ; 122
T o_'Apppint High.: School; Trustees.-..;..';....:.::.-,.:;.....19", 122
To 'App'oint a County" Adv. Agr..counciI,;~_;.._;_....20i' 123
To Authorize' \Narqen to Sign,AgteemenL..,.;;~,~.;21t:'123
. To Designat~, County.<Roa:ds:.in' Villages.;.i:,'.....~.~;22, ,124'
To Revert Portions of County, Roads.,-"otQ '>LocaI
M l1nidpalities" '.~'.1...._;,....,..,.......................~.....:.,.,..~;;..22; 125
TClAmend, )3y~LawNo~ .l-l09..........,.~.,......~........,.,..:.:23" '128
To: Co~firmBy-L.awNo.,,1092. Tp. of Dunwich.~;.23,. 12D
To De.::;ignate a Through, H.ighway,-,;~~;..,....~,...~..;;..381 129
To ,Apppint a,CountY',Road:C0ri1mittee:..~;~,:,.,..~...:..39" 130
To Authorize 'an Agree.ment' Between"the "County'
of Elgin." ;lnd SOtl,thern 9nta'rio~:'Gas:;'Com""i'
',,', ,'pany,,_Li~ited..............;.................,..;....,..~..~~.........~.40. 130
N 0:",1159 To Grant Ce.rtainPrivileges,:to:'Southetn-;:,Qntari-o , .
Gas., Company;" Limited.;;:.;...............;~......~...:.......40, 135"
No:::1160 To Raise, Amounts for County ,Ratcls~\During;,the-
Year, 1931.,.,......... .~~~~..-:. ..._............ ..;...~.. ~.,..'.~..;. ......,..41, 141
',No."-116~ To Designa.tc. County Roads.....,..';...,...u..,.m.........~,.~.54, ,143
N 6." '1149
N 6:'1150
N 0:1151
No.:U52
No..1l53
N 0'.:1154
N 6~::-:iI55
N 6.' '1156
No." 1157
N 0.'''1158,
GRANTS~
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. Canadian ,National"Institute'fol"'.the"B-JitrcL:.,:~................................ GO
Childr,en' sAid Society..:.........,.'.~.......~...........'....m:......;......,......,.~.~:_.~...... 68
Children's Hospital~ ..London.'m.m.m....:~"..........,.,..........._....,...,......... 63
Hospital for. Sicb,Childr'en..,...;................._,..,~....~.'.........,.,............,..~..~.. 60,
Memoti~l. ~ospi.tal,. St.. Th omas.'~...;i-..............in......,..;,:,....m..~.......:64, ;,,",6,7
t~l:fi~f:i~~~~~:~:~:::::::.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~::'::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::'::::::::~ '. ,i~
Public ,'Libraries................................................n.........'..'.....................,..... ,.16
R ?drie~ . L()~~':' U p .:.:.,.,.,..,.,..~...,.... :~.........:~.~;'m.;..:......~..~.....~...;...,...,...,.... \ ,35
~~l~~:~~~ Ajci~~.~~;~.~,~.~~:~~::~:;:::::::::::::::::::~::::::::::::::::::::::::~:~:::::::::::::::::::: ,'~a
w arden'.-"..,................;...................,.........................,..................'....'1:.......;........ ' 55
Woill~n"-s." Insfitiit<7s..m.........~......mn.......:.......;,........~.;~,..............,,;......;...' " 10
MISCELLANEOUS"-
Advisory:Agricultural. CbunciL~..........u.....,~....u.......;.........;:.........;...~ 15
Atj.ditdrs.~Adfninistrati()n,of,..Justice, Acounts.:,:'......,...;.,.:......~.,......_ 12
Cemeter.y, _.Commission~.'..;..;...._.......'.....~...,.,......~.~..m............m......,~........;43
County." C,ouncil.....................,....,...,........,......,.......;.,~..'..';......,...'............'....... ' 3
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Coun ty Roads....n_.......n.._u......h.....n........._n..........n,...___..h....n_'.........._._
Coun ty Road Su bsidy .".....mm'........nu.........___n'.....n.n..........-...____.....,h...
COli 11 ty- S t en b grap h er ........,.........____.__...__..........._________........____....34. 61,
C0111tllitt~e~ yVeed - Cutting Expenses.mn__.....___ ......m....______....__....,...
5 ~~~~ti~ ~1~ ~1 ~ b_~ ~~_~.n ::::~:::::::::::::::::-::: :::::::::::: ::::,::::::::::::::::::::::::::~:__==:.~.~~:
, J?eputation, Elgiri Dairy Breeders'~_'_____.___..'n.n__n_....____n;__""h______'"
Econ QIny n............n..............n........nnn......................................_.....6, 16,
Esthnates . ............ ..................................................................................n
i~~~I~wSa~l OI~~l~~~~setl~"l~~.t::::~:::::~::~~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
i:; ~ ~ ~ 1 ~;. ~.~.~.~.~~ ~.:~::::::::::::::::: ::~:::::~'::::: ::::::::: ::::::::.::::::~::~::::::::::::::::::::::::9:
London and Port Stanley RailwaY.m.._~.........................................25,
M etubers' W ages....................~.-.~........_,~.~:::.~__....~....m.......mm...,.._37; . 38
Mothers' .Allowances Commission;......m~.:.......m...m..........n.......m...
lVI. C. .R._ Time~~rablc.......m...m.m...m...............,.:.........m.......,.......m10,
Not ice s ...... ,............ ........... .n....... ........... ..........n .;~~'. h"~~ .... '''.__'",,'..n. .... 9, .' 15;
Old Age Pensions................__........_.;'.............~..... . ....'.:..m.....m..............
Petition, re Hospital Maintenance............"mm....h.........................-.m
Provincia~ Highway Expenditl1re......m.cn.._............................m...31,
,Port'StanleyB ridge."....m................~.......m.......L....._.........m..__'.......43,
Public Liabili ty Policy ....c_.....m..__...........m......'.........................~........ 9.
. Railway 'Crossing Protection._,......,......_.,....:...m..................m..9,. 55;
Resolution of Condolence,}, }. Stalker...........",..,...............................
Standing Committces..m...............:...........~;......................h.......:4, 7. 9;
St. Thomas Board of Edueation..................m,m........n.........m............
S t; Th otnas Annexa tibrim.............."..........................m...m...__'~.....m......
St. Thomas Memorial Hospital BoarcL..mu.........................14. 24,
Village Roads......m..mn..........m.m........m....:...................m.m.......5, 31.
Ward en' s Address..m.....................m...m......m.......h.hn........~.:.....5,' 25,
Warden's Electi onm..m..........~..........'..'m........m.....'m,..m.u.......m.......h'_
Weed I tispeetor, Pr-ovi llciat.............................,............................_......
W es tern En tran ce....................n............n..................h...................'..........
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND OFFICIALS-
. Corn Borer Ins.pector...~...m...m....;...m.....;......._..m.........m....__._.....,.:47,
Cbun ty Engin eer ......_...._....m.............mm.........m..~~_..........._........._..;:45,
County Roads .Committee,...........m.........m.....!I. '26,-34, 36,' 38,53.
Co u n t y 1~ r'e as u r er .. ..n... """~,." ,~.............. ..................... .......... .......... ..........
Connty Clerk,. on Liccnsesm...m........c.:.................;;.,........................m
~i(~~~act~oco;~::;n~~~~.~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~~:::::-:::~~::::~:::~~11;..3'5:n~~; '. ~g:
Gaol . Cotnlni ttee.......................,...;......................h..................,'......3 7. .. 50,
House. of. Industry Committee.........m...........'.~...m..u.~.m.n, 36, 50.
Inspector, House of Industry.........mu.m........m......mm...m..........,47,
Old Age Pensions Commissioum..........................m.........mmmm.47,
Petitions and Legislation Committee...m.......-.........15.26; 35. 50;
Physician,., House of Industry.........,;..,..'...~;m..m..mm......~.m..........m
Special Hospital Committee..m..'.....h.........~;..'...m........;.................-34,
Special Municipal Committee,ori Legislation..........,......................
Su burban, .Area Commission......................n.......n.......................m.m...
6
2
36
12
95
53
53
52
33
35
73
12
43
109
45
42
48
63
46
47
43
14
51
51
60
63
48
57
34
51
34
46
42
4
33
5
117
119
76
69
118
58
60
94
96
99
104
91
97
97
28
81