1936 Minutes
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PROCEEDINGS
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Elgin County Council
During the Sessions held in the
COURT HOUSE, ST. THOMAS
in the months of
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K. W. 2I1cK,,\',
Grant. 211. Mitchell.
County Clerk.
\Varden.
OFFICIALS 1936
D. c.' Ross, County Judge
J. H. Coyne, Registrar
I. D, Oameron, .County Court Clerk, Sheriff
E. W. Haines, Clerk of the Peace and- Coun'ty ,cr-own Attorney
Major...c. P. Ermatinger, Goaler
Pti1bli~ School' Inspectors;
A. B. L'tlcas, Chatharn~\A(ldlborough, Dtinwi'ch, Southrwold
Rodney, Dutton, West Lome
]. C. Smith, St. T'homas--,-YarmoU'th"Malahide, Bayham,
Aylmer, Port- Stanley, Springfield, Vienna, St. Thdmas
D. G. Smith, 1'515 Thornton Ave., London--iSouth Dorchester
K. W. McKay, CouiltY" Clerk ailcl 'In's,pecto.r-~I-oouse of Industry
Ben~a'mill B. Graham, County Treasurer
F. A. Belt, C.E., County Engineer
G. F. Pipueo, County'Ro-ad Superintendent
C. St. C. Leitch, K,iC., County Solicitor
Douglas L. Ewin) 11..,0",. Pqys.iGI.?-.t1, Hou~e. olf; Industry and Goal
Fred H. Ingram, Keeper, House OIf Industry
M. D. MCJCrimmon, County Police Magi,strate
Frank C. Ke.lly, Provincial -H1.gh Constaib'le
St. Thomas PJO., unle's5 otherwise s'peciHed
MUNICIPAL CLERKS AND TREASURERS
Municipality Clerk
Alc\lborough..... ,Miss Vera Carpenter,Rodney..
Treasurer
W. 'S.Stalker,
R. R. I, Rodney
Dunwich A. N. McWilliam, Dutton. Mur.ray McNeilj Dutton
Southwo.1d ........... .... John C. M'cLennan,.Fingal.. n. Cattanach,
25~ BaIaclava St., St. Thomas
Yar'mouth .... H. L. Lawton, SL T:1C!lll_as_ H. L. Lawton, St. Thomas
Malahidc.. John M. Hale;.Ayfmer... John M. Hale, Aylmer
Bayham....."""w.......B. Brian, Straffordv;ine,.. M. Stratton, Straffordvine
South Dor-e,hester M. S. Charlton,R. 1, Springfield:M. S. Charlton,
R. 1, Springfield
Town oJ Aylmer, D. C. Davis .... H. E. Armstorong
\:"i1!l'age o:f Vienna" ...J. P. Coomfl)e. ]. P. Coomlbe
Village of SprinfieId .......,,].ohl1 Hodgson .... ............".Wm. H. Cathers
Village OIfDutton ....... ...".."".."......W. A. Smith ......."".........w................._W. A.. Smith
Village of Port Stml,!ey. ,W. A. Haw,kins ............".......W. A. Hawkins
Village of Rodney ..... ,.. ...... Gco. L. Mistele .... Geo. L. Mistde
Village of West Lome .....J.' S. Robertson, St. Thomas..'
Mrs. TenaMcGregor
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FIRST SESSION - .FIRS')". DAY
Wednesday, the 29th day of January; 193$
, The memlbers-elect of the County Councif cirt' the'; County of Elgin
met this day at the Court Housej St. Thom.as; al 2..p,t1l...-
The follofwing .took" their seats at the Council"Board:
F. W. SCill11elz, Reeve, Aldrborough
W. B. Lancaster, Deputy Reeve,Alhlborough
J. D. Thomson, Reeve, DUlllWich
J ohl1 H. ,Sloan, Deputy - Reeve, Dunwich
Richard Kimble, Reeve, Southwold
};'rcd H, Miller, De,puty Reeve, Southwold
\iViIliam E. Laake, Recve,Yarmourh
T~oy Tan~:ley, Deputy Reeve, Yarmouth
Stanley Snelgrove, Reeve, Malahide
Cark Liddell, Deputy Reeve; Malahic1e
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Crau't M. MitcheLl, Reeve, Bayham
WARDEN'S ADDRESS
George Vallee, Deputy Reeve, Bayha'lll
January Session, 1936
I-I. G. Taylor, Reeve, South Dorchester
To the Elgin County Council,
E. E. Afkinson, Reeve, Ayilmer
Gentlemen:
\Vm. A. Pec1cham, Deputy Reeve) Aylmer
.We are meeting to-day under agrcat national shadow in the
death of King George: It is a great loss to the Empire and the
world. He was an idea.t constitutiOlml ruler, never seeking arbitrary
power, but always available for wise counseL
James McAHistcv, Reeve, Vienna
Lisgar Koy,le, Reeve, Springfield
J oSe'ph H. BU,rke, .Reeve, Port Stanley
Although we never saw His ,MaJesty, we instinctively felt that in
him the unity of the British Empire was_secure, and that he was not
only a sagacious sovereign but a father of .his people. There is. uni-
versal sorrmv at his 'Ja,mented death for which this County and the
pation mourns.
A MoCal1u111, Reeve, -Dutton
BruceR. SheeLer, Reeve, West Lorne
Er)1est Lashlbrook, Reeve, Rodney
It wou,ld he appropriate to pass at this session a resolution ex-
pressing our loyalty to his successor, King Edward the Eighth.
The election of warden was then called for and. on the unanimous
re,solution 0 f the me1111bers of the CouncH Mr. Grant M; Mitchell,
Reeve OIf the Township 'of Bayham;': was declared duly elected War-
den of the County of Elgin for 1936.
House ,of Industry Barn and Insurance
The Warden-ele,ct made the-.statutory,.declaration of office, took
his seat and thanked the Council for the honor conferred.
The barn at the House of Industry has been finaBy completed at
a cost of Four thousand and twenty-foree doUars and sixty-two cents.
Inre-arrang'ing the insurance on the i-Ious.e o!f Industry buildings
~ind contents we had them valued Iby 'a competent ad1uster at $49,380;
to ,be- insured in fifteen companies, as formerly, at $39,7DO, an increase
of $7,3-50 over total amount previously carried.
The Warden addressed the Counci,) as follows:
The finances of the County are in a satis\factory condition. With
the exception of one village all -alf t':le County rates have been paid.
1'he Auditors' Re.port shows a de,ficit of over seven thousand doMars
wh:ch is clue partly to highway expenditures for which a second es-
timate was approved at the November Session after the county rates
\-vere levied.
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County Road€! ,and Bridges
The County Roads Committee should give particular attention to
the Port Stan,ley andM.c.Intosh Bridges which, according to - reports
by Provincial and County engineers, do not provide a margin of safe-
ty justifying their continued use.
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Every rprOY1SlOn should .be made for protecting our investment in
County Roads by proper maintenance. Additional mileage is being
aclded anlluaJ,ly-an llicreasc in the estimates for this purpose must
naturally follow.
W orkmen's Compensation
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Notice has been received that the WOrktilCn's Compensation
Board wil'l not in future carry the counties' liaibi,lity to workmen in-
jured -on county roads. This protection has cost the County during
the past four yean, an average of Five hundred and sixty-seven dol-
larsannually. .
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There arc companies iSSUlllg policies giving simil>ar protection,
or the. County may carry the risk, notifying the Board when accidents
occurr and paying such- amounts as may.be determined by'theBoard.
Reforestation
The Council at the Nove'l11lber Session passed a resolution recom-
mending the ap'pointment olf a SlPccial committee to go fur.tlher into
the question Olf reforestation. It" is just possilbtle that a campaign of
education may be the Ibest way of approaching ide subject with a
Vlew to encouraging land o'vmers in the County to reforest part of
their land.
Under the present As,sessment Act, lands set apart for reforesta-
t:OI1 are exmpt from municipal taxation. In some counties suitable
acreage has been purchased and relforesJed with the' assistance _of
governmental autillOrities. But it is doulbtiful if the County as a whole
will ever derive very much benefit therefrom. The hetter idea would
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be to offer inducements to land owners
h~nd. If anything a!pproaching one-tenth
County were brought into a movement
would, I think, be ideal.
to reforest part of their
O'f the acreage of the
oif this kind, conditions
Trees on Court House Grounds
It ,has :been reported that the elm trees .planted around the
Court House ,some thirty years ago are dying. This may be due to
the disease that is threatening to exter1l11ina'ieelm trees in the Uni-
ted States. The Goall Committee will ta.ke this matter into consider-
ation and do what is neces'sary to preserve the beauty of the Court
House grounds.
A deputation from the Advisory Agricultural Coundl was then
heard in re!ference to grant required for theJr war-k during the year.
Messrs. Luton, LangqPll and Penhale S'poke on behalf of the Council.
The fat/owing communications were read:
From Department of Public Welfare, Toronto, re appointment
of Mothers' AUowance Board-iFiled.
From W. M. Anderson with application for vacancy ori Suburban
Area COl11missiol1.~Filled.
From Canadiall National Institute fo,r the Blind with application
for gral1t.~Referred to Finance Committee.
From Association df Managers O'f Homes for the Aged and In-
firm,re annual meeting.-----jRe,ferred to House of, Industry Committee.
F"om G. H. Cross, with application for vacancy on Sulburban
Area COl11mission.....:..JFilep.
From R Kemp Panter, resigning as member of flC Dutton Higb
School Trustee Boar(L~RClferrcd to Education Committee.
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From County Gouncill section, Ontario Educational Association, re
me.rnlbershilP and annual mceting.-.Rderred to Education Committee.
,From Department of' Highways, reverting portion
Highway in Port Burwell to County.---'Referred to County
mitfee.
of King's
Road C0111-
From J. H. Coyne, Rc,gistrar, re additional files required at
RegistryOffice.--iReJferred to Goal Committee.
From -County Council oIf, Kent, for amendment to Farmers'
Creditors' Arrangement Act.---'Rclferred to Petitions and Legislation
Committee.
From Board of Railway Commissioners, re New Sarurn crossing,
Canadian National RaiIway.----1Firled.
,From Salvation Army, re grallt.----iRe.Jened to Finance Committee.
'From Ontario Municipal Association, re memibership.,.--Refened
to Finance Committee.
From Dominion Automatic Fire Alarms, re protection at House
of Industry.-----<Rclfcrred to House of Industry Committee.
From University of Western Ontar-io, re appointment to Senate.
-Referred to Finance Committee.
From Attorney General's Department, re resolution passed by
the Council conccrriing the Canadia.n Pcnforming Rights Society.-'--
Filed,
From Ontario Good Roads As:;ociation, re membership and ap~
po'intmellt of delegates.-Referred to County Road Committee.
From Department of Highways, with ordcr-;l1-council approving
of designation of Middlesex County line easterly from County Road
No. 19 to Provincial Highway No. 4,"--"'<Relferred to the County Road
Committee,
From Ontario Traitiing School for Boys, re admissian of James
Fi'ancis vVood.~Relferred to Finance Committee.
From J, A. P. Marsha1l, - re County road ex;penditure by-law.-.
Referred to County Road Committee,
From Ontario Association of Rural Municipalities, re member-
~,hip. --Referred to Finance Committee.
From several counties and the Attorney General's Department,
ackllowh:dgin!"i; receipt of resolutions passed by the Elgin County
Council rf'que.sting amendments to various laws.-<Reterred to Peti-
tions and Legislation Committee.
From J. A. P. Mar-shaH, Chief Engineer of Municipal Roads, re
Stiperintendent's Conference.-l{eferrcd to County Road Committee.
From County Auditors, with rcpol"t.-----.JRelferred to Finance Com-
mittee.
From Secretary, Ontario Agricultural Council, rc appointment
and grant.-Rclferrcd to AgriculturalC01111l1ittee.
'Froril Department oJ -Highways, re designation and extension of
Provincial Highrways.-Referrcd to County Road Committee.
Ex-Warden Wilson MillIs, M.P.,
the Warden to address the CotllJcil.
genera'! interest.
being presen twas
Mr. Mills s.poke on
invited by
matters of
Moved by H. G. Taylor,
From Towns-h~p of Dunwich, wit:1 resolution re amendment to
Dog Tax Act.~Referred to Petitions and Lcgisllat:on Committee.
Seconded by;. D. Thomson:
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'Dhat ,this Council adjourn until 10 a.m. to-morrow and that th-e
Reeves of the municipalities be a committe to strike standing com-
mittees {or t'he yea.r 19.36.
FIRST SESSION -SECOND DAY
Thursday, the 30th daor of .January, 1936
---'Carried.
The E:gin County Coul1dl met this day at the Court House,
St. Thomas, ,in accordance with adjournment.
GRAcNT M. M'1110HlELiL, Warden.
The Warden in the ohair.
AU the mem(bers present,
The proceedings of the previous day were read and con;firmed.
The County Treasurer's report was p'resented and rderred to
the Finance Committee.
A communication from the Department Oif Education re Vienna
High School was read and Telferred to Education Committee.
Ord~r-in-,Co,uncil approving of Paragraph 1 oJ By-iLaw No. 12'35
was received and referred to County Road Committee.
The report 'of the Committee to strike standing committees was
presented and adopted on motion O'f J. D. Thomson, secOl1.ded hy ].
H. Sloan.
Moved by F. _ W. Schmelz,
Seconded by S. Snelgrove:
That names of H. G. Tayllor and E. Lash!b.rook be added .as ad~
visory:to the Road Committee receiving the same pay perdiem'and
mileage as is: allowed -to memlbers of Road 'Committee.
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Moved by R. Kimlble,
Seconded by J~ McAllister:
That H. G. Taylor and E. E. Atkinson be appointed advisory
mcmlbers to the County Road Committee.
-Main motion lost,. amendment carried.
Moved by W. E. Locke,
Seconded by C. Liddle:
That Mr. Burke be appointed a mem'ber of the Board of Audit
alf Administration of Justice accounts for year 1936.
---<Carried.
M Dved by S.. Snelgrove,
Seconded by H. G. Taylor:
That the usual grant of Fifty Dollars ,be paid to the Elgin Trus-
tees and Ratepayers Association.
---<Carried.
Moved by H. G. Taylor,
Seconded by L. Koylc:
That grants he made to Agricultural and HorticuHural Societies
a... follows: A.gricultural Societies. - equivalent to Government grant
for 1936, A1chborough, Aylmer, Shedden, West Elgin, Yarmouth and
Springfie,ld. Horticultuyal Societies - 25% of the Government grant
for 1936, Ayhi1er, Dutton, Springfield, Hodncy, and West - Lome, and
Belmont - 12?1!o/O.
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Moved by F. W. Schmelz,
Seconded by W. B. Lancaster:
That this Council do now adjourn to meet at 1.30 p.m.
--Carried.
The Council resumed.
The report of the Finance Committee was presented and adopted
motion of H~ G. Taylor, seconded by F. W. Schmelz.
Moved by E. E. Atkinson,
See,onded by W. A. Peok,ham:
That a bwentyioot strip of road on John Street being a connect-
ing link of County Road No. 3,9' within the TO'v,;l1 of Aylmer be as-
sumed under Section 28, sulbsection 1 of The Highway Improvement
Act from Forest Street south on John Street to the southerly limit,3
of-the Town.
1.......1n Amendment.
Moved by H. G. Taylor,
Seconded by;. H. Burke:
That resdlutiotl
Roa,d .Committee.
to assume road in Aylmer be referred to County
--11ain motion lost, Amendment carried.
Mewed by J. D. 'Thomson,
Seconded by A. MoCilhl111:
That file Warden and Clerk be authorized to submit to the Min-
ister of l:lighways of the Province of Ontario the petition of the Cor-
porationof. the County of Elgin showing that from the 1st of J<l11-
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uary, 193-5 to the 31st of December, 19.3i5, there has been expended
t~tpon the County Highway System the sum of $7,5,'507.'5'5.
---oCarried.
"'loved by ]. I-I. Burke,
Seconded' by S. Snc'!grove:
That the following grants for 1836 be made to the lilbraries witih~
in the County: $50 each to Rodney, West Lorne, Dutton, Aylmer,
Port Stanley, Vienna, Springfield, Sparta, Bayham, Shedden j $25 each
to WardsviHe and Bdmont.
-'Carried.
Moved by H. G. Taylor,
Seconded by J. D. Thomson:
That the proposed income tax collectible, by the Provincial GOVM
ernmcnt ibe pooled over aH the municipaHties of Ontario hased on
each municipality's own assessment, and that a copy of this resolu-
tion be sent to the Prime Minister and all County Councils.
---;Carried.
Moved by S. Snelgrove,
Seconded by W. Locke:
That we as a County Council send a ,letter of condolence
Lam011t in the loss of a loving w~fe and business partner.
to Mr.
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Moved by S. Snelgrove,
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Seconded by J. H. Burke:
That this Council do now adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. to-morrow.
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GRAJNT M. M.Jl'CHELL, Wardell. .
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FIRST SESSION - THIRD DAY
Friday, the 3lstday of January, 1936
The Elgin County Council met this day in accordance with ad.;
journmcnt.
The Warden in the chair.
All the members present.
'Dhe memJbers of the Council then took the Oath of A.llegiance
to His' Majesty King Edward the Eighth.
Moved by F. W. Schmelz,
Seconded by W. B. Lancaster-:
That this Council adjourn to meet at 1.30 p.m.
--'Carried.
The Council resumed.
The proceedings of the previous cla'y were read and COil firmed.
The report of the Gaol Committee was presented and adopted on
motion of W. B. Lancaster, seconded by W. A. Peckham,
The report of the County l~oacl 'Committee was presented and
referred to committee of the whole with Mr. Snelgrove in the chair.
After considering the report the committcc rose and, report as amcn-
cied was adopted on motion of J. D. Thomson, seconded by E. Lash-
brook.
Moved by F. Miller,
Seconded by W., Locke:
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That W. R. Coulter, Re,d Cross representative, be aUowed to ad-
dress the Council.
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Mr. Coulter slp-oke 011 behaLf of the St. Thomas Red Cross Soc-
ietyrequesting grant. The matter was referred to the Finance (0111-
ll1ittee,
the report oJ the Education Committee was presented and re-
ferred to a committee of the whole with Mr. Locke in the chair.
After amending report the committee rose and it was adopted a<;
amended on motion of W. Locke, seconded by J. Sloan on the fol-
lowiI1g division:
Yeas
Sloan
Kimble
Locke
Tans-ley
Liddle
MitcheU
Vallee
Peckham
Mc:Ams~er
McCallum
,Lashbrook
Nl:lYs
Schme,lz
Lancaster
Thomson
Miller
Sne'lgrove
Taylor
Koyle
Burke
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Moved by J. D. ThomsOn,
Seconded by C. Liddle:
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That George Cross be appointed member of the Suburban
Commission.
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Moved by G. VaHee,
Seconded by B. R. Sheeler:
That William Bradfield .be appointed memlber of the Suburban ~
Area Commission
-Main motion carried, amendment lost.
M Dved by J. D Thomson,
Secorided 'by J. H. Sloan:
That Reeves Burke and Schmelz be added to the Petitions and
Lcgisla tion Committee
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The Council then adjourned for thirty minutes.
The' coundl resumed.
Move,d by B. R. Sheeler,
Seconded by Wm. Loclke:
That the Elgin Law L~brary be granted the sum of Fifty Dollars.
--<Carrie,d.
The feJport of the Petitions ftnd Legislation Committee was pres-
ented and adopted on motion of F. VV. Schmelz, Seconded by J. H.
Burke.
The report of the Agricultural Committee was presented and
adopted on motion of J. D. Thomson,- seconded rby Wm. Locke.
The re.port of the I-Louse of Industry Committee was pre:sented
and adopted on motion of ]. H. S'loan, seconded by Clark Liddle.
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The second report of the Finance Committee was presented and
adopted on motion of H. G. Taylor, seconded by B. R. Sheeler.
Moved by L Koyle,
Seconded by VV~ B. Lancaster:
That the Warden name a Committee to arrange for a re-ttnion
Picnic at "Sel1don" a,nd that ex-me'lnJbers and their families and the
County officials be invited as guests orE this Council.
Moved by J. McAllis,ter,
Seconded by VoJ. A. Peckham:
-Carried.
That By-'LawNo. 1239 to authorize the Warden and Treasurer
to borrow the sum oif One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars be
received and read a first time.
Moved .by \V. A Peckham,
Seconded 'by Jas. McAllister:
-Carried.
That By-Law No. }239 be read a second time.
-Carried.
Moved by'R. Tansley,
Sec?nded by Wm. Locke:
By-Law No. 1239 be read a third time and finally passed.
---Carried.
Moved by W. B. Lal)Castcr,
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Seconded by B. Sheeler:
That By-Lalw No. 1240 to appoint a Board of Audit in the
County of Elgin for the year 1'936 be received and read a first time.
-tCarried.
Moved byF. Mnler,
S~conded by R. Kim/ble:
That By-Law No. 1.240 be read a second time.
--,Carried.
Moved by J. D. Thomson,
Seconded by A. McCallum:
That By-Law No. 1240 be read a third time and finally passed.
--'Carried.
Moved Wm. Locke:
Seconded by R. Tansley:
That By-,Law No. )241 to apPQint High School Trustees be re-
ceived and read a first time.
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Moycdhy L. Kayle,
Seconded by G. Vallee:
That By~Law No. 1241 be read a second time.
-Carried.
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by R. Tansley,
hy W. Locke:
That By-La'w No; 1241 b~ read a third time and finally passed.
-Carried,
. Mov.ed by J. H. Burke,
Seconded- by S,Snelgrove':
-. That By-Law No, 1:242 to appoint a member to the Senate of the
University of Western ,Ontario be received and read a first time.
-Cairiea.
Moved by S. Snelgrove,
Seconded ,by J. H. BUflke:
That By-,L<llw No, 1242 be read a second time,
-CalTied.
Moved by C Liddle,
Seconded byW. E. Locke:
That By-,Law No. 1242 be read a third time and' firially passed.
~Carried.
M9vedby R. Kimble,
Sec:onded by ,F. Mi.lIer:
That By-Law No, 1<243 to ap'point County Road .committee ibe'- re-
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ceived and read a first time.
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Moved by G. VaHee,
Seconded by H. G. Taylor:
That EywLaw No. 1243 be read a second time.
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Moved by L. Kayle,
Seconded by G. Vallee:
That By-Law No. 1243 ,be read a third time and finally passed.
--Carried.
Moved by W. A. Peckham,
Seconded by J. McAllister:
That By-Law No. 1244 to appoint Advisory Agricultural Council
he received and read a first time.
-Carried,
Moved by G~ VaHee,
Seconded by H. G. Taylor:
That By~,Law No. 1244 be read a second time;
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S~conded by. A MoCallum
That By~La!w No. 1244 be read_ a third time and finally passed.
-Carried.
Movedlby F. Miller,
Seconded by R Kimible:
That By""Law No. 1245 to appoint inspector under the Corn
Borer Act .be received and read a first time.
-Carried.
Moved by R. Kimhle,
Seconded by F. MIner:
That By-Law No. 1245 he read a second time.
-Carried.
Moved -by J. McAllister,
Seconded by W. Peckham:
That. By-Law No.' 1245 be read a third time and finally passed.
-Carried.
Moved -by J. D. Thomson,
by B. R. Sheeler:
That BY-ILaw No. 1246 to provide for tl1'e total expenditure on
the' systemofCourity Roads in the County of Elgin as approved by
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Order-in~iCauncil during the year 1936 be received and read a first"
time.
----Carried.
Moved by A. Me-Callum,
Secanded by E. Lashbraak:
That BY-ILaw NO'. 12146 be read a second time.
-Carded;
Moved. by J. Sloan,
Secanded by J. D. ThamsO'n:
That By-Law NO'... 1246 be read a third time and finally.pas.sed.,
-Canied.
Moved by B. R. Sheeler,
Seconded by J. H. Sloan:
That By-Lalw NO'. ,1247 to' canfirm the Equalizatian. of the assess-
ment rails af the County of Elgin for the year 1936 be received and
read a first time.
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-Carried;
Maved by W. B. Lancaster,
Seconded by F. W. Sehmelz:
That By~Law No. 1247 be read a second time.
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r...Ioved"by F,W. Schmelz,
Secol1ded by W. B. Lancaster:
That Uy-I..aw NO'. 1247 he read a third time and finally passed.
-Carried.
MO'ved by W, E. Locke,
Seconded by R. A. Tansley:
That By-Law NO'. 1248 to appoint amemlber to the St. ThO'mas
Subu!"banArea Commission be received' and read a first time
:.......Carriec1.
Moved by W. A. Peck,ham,
Secanded by Gea. Vallee:
T~at By-Law NO'. 1248 be read a second time.
--Carried.
Moved .by W. A. Peckham,
Secanded by F. Miller:
That By-ILaw NO'. 1248 be read a third'time ancl fil1allypassed.
.......Carried.
The \Varden appainted' the fallO'wing deputations and committees:
Gaod -.Raad Conventian:
Messrs. Miller, Lash:brook; Lancaster; Schmelz, Burke, Locke,
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Tansley, Vallee, Peckham, Killl~ble, Thomson, Sloan, Atkinson,
McAUister and McKay.
"SPECIAL SESSION
Municilp'al Association:
Mes;srs. Liddle, Sheeler, Snelgrove, Koyle, McCallum, McKay.
Thursdajy, the 5th day ,of March, 1936
Educational Association:
Mr. McKay
The Elgin County Council met this day at the Court House; St.
Thomas, at 2 p.m. at the request 0'f the Warden.
The Warden addressed the Council as follows:
County Picnic .Committee:
Messrs. Burke, Mi.1ler and Tansley.
To the Elgin County Council,
Gent.lcmen ;-
Moved by F. W. Schmelz,
-Carried.
Shortly llifter the January Session, notice was received from the
County of Middlesex that they had made provision in their estil11ate~
,for construction .,,qr rebuilding the McIntosh Bridge, a'nd that H this
Council was unalble to agree that the work should be done applica-
tion would be made to The Municipal Board to dCitermi.n'e thel11at-
ter. In company with other l11eulJbers of the Council we had a cOn-
ference with the Provincia,l Enginee.r who was of the olpinion that
the bridge should be built. This special session was called to enable
you to take such action as you maydeel11 advisalble.
Seconded by J. D. 'Thomson:
That this Council do now adjourn to meet the second Tue,sday
in June at 2 p.m.
GRhNT M. MUG-J.ELL, Warden.
Road Expenditur~s
At the Janu.ary Session a By-iLaw provided for highway expen-
ditures oJ $32,000 without, rderence to the ex,penditure of a similar
al,llount to be received through the Government subsidy. A new iby-
law has been prepared to be,presented, at this session.
Ontario Provincial Police Regulations
"Every County in which there is a High ConstaJble or officer alJ~
)jointed under the Constables Act to perform the duties of a Higl1
Constable shall provide a suitable office for such High COl1staib!e,
or officer which the pu,bHc may attend."
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"Under an Ordei--'~n-.council dated 1st May 1934, pursuant to the
provisions of sUlb:-section 3 of Section 8 of The COllS'tables Act a~
cnacted by See 2 o.f The COllstrilbles Act 1929', Chap 39 oif The Ontario
Statutes Jor 19-39, Provincial, Constable Harry Noakes, St. Thomas
Detachment No. 2 District, shaH 1)e vested with all the powe.rs and
p,erfonn all the duties Clf a High Constable under the provisions of
The Constaiblc's Act in and for the County of Elgin."
That Cons-ta1ble Hugh Sharpe be now heard as to half-load" limits
on C01,lnty Roads.
-Carried.
Constable Sharpe then addressed the Council and answered the
que:::.tions in reference to haH-,load limits on County Roads.
The office formerly'occupi,ed ,by County Treasurer Gra-ha-m Is
suitable for office of the High Constaible. The Council should pass
a resolution in reference to the matter.
Moved by W m. Locke,
Seconded by E. E. Atkinson:
AdvisorfJ Agricultural Council
At the January Session the Advisory Agricultural Councilap~
pEed for a grant of $1,500 for war1ble fly destruction and other pUr~
poses, The Agricultural Committee did not report on the matter _ and
it was overlooked. A resolution shouldibe passed at this session
making the grant.
That the office fo"rmerly occupied by the County Treasurer be
placed at the dislposal of the High Constalhte of the County.
-Carried.
Moved 'l)y ]. D. THomson,
Seconded by J. H. Sloan:
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A communication from the County Council of Middlesex in ref-
erence to r~building th'e MoIntosh ~ridge was read.
That the Elgin County Council grant the Agricultural Advisory
Board the stirn 'Of Fifteen Hundred doUars for the year 1936.
-Carried.
Moved by H. G. Taylor,
Moved by]. D. Thomson,
Seconded by Wm. Locke:
Seconded by R. Kimible:
That this Council adjourn for thirty 11linutes to a.Bow the Roads
Committee to meet.
That Reeve Locke 'be appointed mem\ber Oif the Agricultural COI1l~
-Carried.
mittee.
The Council resumed.
--Carried.
Moved by J., H. Burke,
Moved- by H. G. 'l'ayIor,
Seconded by S. Snelgrove:
Seconded by Geo. Vallee:
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That this Council recommend to the Department of Highv/ays
that the tonnage of large transport truoks and trailers be reduceda:s
we feel it is a burden to the tax-payers to 'buj.]d and maintain roads
to c'arry such unreasonalbte loads.
Moved by J. D.. Tho,1)lS0n,
Seconded by Wm. Locke:
That a copy of this resolution be sellt to the Prime- Minister, Hot!.
M. F. HeJpburn;The Department df Highways and all"County- Coun-
cils.
That the County Roads estitnate- fO'r the year 19'36
Thousand, Dollars, Oll!;" share of road expenditures.
be Thirty-.five
-...Carried.
--Carded.
Moved by R. Kimble,
Moved by Geo. Vallee,
Seconded by F. R.\ IMiller:
Seconded by las. McAllister:
That By~Law No. 1249 to provide for the total expenditure on the
system of County Roads in the County of Elgin as approved. by
Order-in-Council during the year 1936 be received and" read a first
time.
That we request this Council to pass a hy-law at this session
gIving the Township of Bay.ham permission and authority to collect
their own arrears O!f taxes, also to arrange for theirowll s~:les 6f
'lands for taxes.
-----Carried.
-..Cartied.
Moved by J. H.. Sloan,
Moved by W. A. Peckham.'
Seconded by' J. D. Thomson:
Seconded by H. G. Taylor:
That By~Law No. 1249 be read a second time.
That Mr. Bell, County Engineer, 'be asked to sit in and give an
itemiied, estimate of the cost of relbuilding the McIntosh Bridge, and
answer questions in referc'nce to' state of repair.
-Carriecl,
, ---,Carried.
Moved by R. Tansley,
Seconded by C. Liddle:
Moved by Wm. Locke,
Seconded by S. Snelgrove:
That By:":Law Xo. 1249 be read a ,third time and finally passed.
That this County co-operate with Middlesex in rebuilding the
McIntosh Bridge and that the Road Committee have the necessary
authprity.
.-Carrie'd.
Moved by .S. Snelgrove,
--Carded.
Sec'onded by L Kayle:
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That Consta:hie Sharpe be engaged to, protect the County Roads
,from overloading of truoks, during March and April under the' dir-
t'ction of the County Road Su\perintendent.
SECOND SESSION - FIRST DAY
Tuesday, the 9th day of June, 1936
-.Carried.
The Elgin County Council met this day at the Court House,
St. Thomas, in accordance with adjournment.
Moved by Geo. Vallee,
The Warden in the chair.
Seconded by Wm. Peckham:
All the members present except Mr. Peokham.
That the Chairman of tl1'e Finance Committee and the County
Treasurer he instructed to try and make arrangements with the
Bank of Montreal, St. Thomas, to accept at par aH cheques from the
municipalities in the County.
The Warden addressed the Council as follows:-
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
...::..Carried.
I am pleased to we.Jcome you to the opening of the most impov,-
tant session of the County Council for the year.
Moved hy J. H. Burke,
House of. Industry
Seconded by S. Snelgrove:
The Council at the January Session decided_ to visit the Hou3e
oi Industry at this session. This maHer should not ibe overlooked,
The number of inmates con'fined within the Institution is less than, in
recent years whi,ch suggests that y,ou will not make full use of the
Institution as long as a consider<llble portion of relief payments is
a::::sumed ,by the"ProviI1ciaJ Governmenf I would be I;leased to have
you discuss this question before the close af the session. We have
now less than thirty inmates with 'accomodation for upwards. oJ .:1
hundred. In -this connection it might be \v_c-1'l to consider using part
of the Institution for convalescents. .
That we adjourn to meet the second Tuesday in June at 2 p.m.
-Carried,.
GThANT M. MITCHELL, Warden,
Roads
The Department of Highways has not yet asstlmed that part at
Provincial Highway No.4 in the flats immediately west of the- Court
House. The bridges are too narrOlw for the amount olf traffic 'they
arereql1:red to carry, and the roadway between the bridges shoul:l
be paved. We were assured last year that S-Dme action woulclbe
taken. If the "Departmntdesires to' defer work on this piece of road
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which includes widening the hwo bridges, they should at least re-
lieve the County from lialbility for maintenance.
Nothing has been done to connect Rodney, West Lome, Dutton
and Springt:li.eld with Highway No.3. This matter should not be
overlooked.
Municipal Legislation
The amendments to municipal acts alppear to be more numerous
than in recent years.
under the Municipal Board Act a,pproval must be Olbtained be-
iore a municipality can guarantee payment of bonds'ordehenture..
ot some other corporation.
The municilpal incomctax payav,le by individuals has been abol-
ished tn favor of a provincial income tax payable thr,ough the Federal
Income Tax Department. Provision is made by extending the munI-
cipal franchise to those who pay an income tax 0'[ not less than $15.
They have to obtain a certi,ficate to vote from the' municipal clerk
-Clerks are also re,quired to publish a notkein a newslp'aper having a
g't'neral circulation in a municipality that such certificates are avail.;
a'bIe.
Polling hqurs for municipal electinns may now 'be any eight con-
secutive hours from 9 a.m.. to 9 p.m. The first meeting of county
councils will hereaJfter be held on the third Tuesday in January.
There is 'nOw no pr,ovision for the :payment of municipal treas-
nre~:; on the percentage basis.
It is now' determined that collectors may be continued in- office
.indefinitely at the pleasure of the council, the same as is the cu'stom
with clerks and treasurers.
An attempt has heen made to simp"lify the duties of- auditors by
requiring them to prepare abstract statements in such form as the
DtLpartment may direct, at the same time to report on aU accOunts
atlcti,ted 'by them.
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Sinking fund debentures may now only be issued --with the ap-
proval of the Board.
Restrictions on animals running at large on the roads O-I
township may now 'be limited to part of a municipality only.
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A council may haw vote funds for the support of !bands of music
after the consent of the rat~payers has been OIbtained.
Claims f.or damages for" injury occasioned by the non-repair of a
highway, ot.her than snow and ice cases, wiU not in future be barred
by f.ai1ur~ to give the statut.ory ll'oticeof daiom.
Under The Assessment Act the exemption of lands of seminaries,
has obeen limited to fifty acres.
School taxation of corporations is to be distributed on a new
Ibasis according to';the per-centage Qlf shares held by Roman Cathcilic~
(lnd separate school supporters.
A company is required to file notice with the clerIc oJ the mum
cipality on or hefore the firs't cif March in any year as to its share-
holders, and this continues in force until withdrawn. The new law
comes into effect with the taxes of 193',7.
Farm lands in police villages are now exempt to the same extent
as farm lands in towns and villages with reference to exemption
from taxation for water, light, side'walks, etc.
In advertising tax sales in future, it will only be necessary to
publish the list once in the Ontario Gazette.
A corporation assessed for 'business is nOlw lialhle to municipal
income tax on income derived from the .business.
The extent to which munidpalities will receive a share
Provincial Income Tax for 11936 has yet to be determined.
q~jte in favor of this tax and its increase in the future, and
t.hat in no other \vay can the tax on real property be reduced.
of the
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Under the HighSciwols Act a section has been introduced with
reference to the cost Qlf education of 'county pupils at high schools
1<,) come illia effect on the 1st of January. No part of the cost of
of county pUiJ;l-ils is to be levie,cJ against a high school district.
Fiftyperccnt. of the cost of county pupils is to be levied in munici-
palities not .in a high school district, and fifty per cent. in municipal-
ities in which pupils reside 011 the basis of douible ratio Gf equalized
clssessment, 1l1ultipliedby the number of county PUlpils. The term
"11tuu'ber of county pupils" would include all pupils whether the,ir at-
tendance was for the whole or part of a term. At .present the days
a' pupil attends schoOol is basis oJ division of costs. Provision of the
cost ,o.f county pupils attending vocationa'l schools is to be made -by
the county as in the case of county pUlpHs attending a high school.
Under The Munidpal Drainage Act works undertaken to prevent
highway erosion from waters of a drain are to be considerea a~ part
of the work and the cost is to ,he as'sessed accordingly.
Thc title of "Tohe Dog Tax and Sheep Protection Act" has !becn
changed to "The Dog Tax and Live Stock Protection Act." Bene.fits
are extended to cover cases of cattle as wdl as sheep. A council
is r'equired to ap:[,ioint a stock valuer, the valuer to determine tht:e
claim and report" within ten days to the clerk. The term "live
stock" is a wide ont, and, until the courts decided otherwise, wil1 in-
clude, sheci{J, cattlc, pigs and horses.
The numlber of copies of voters' lists to' be sent out .by the muni~
cipal clerks is reduced to two copies in every case, inc1udipg judge5
~,nd members of parliament. Derfcated candidates who apply bdore
the 1st of 'July wiJ.1 he entitled to receive two copies.
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The proceedingsolf the last day of the January Session and the
Special March Session were read and confirmed.
The follo~ing COmllll111icatiollS were read:
From County Count(il"Q,f Hastings, re property qualifications of
municipal represcntatives.~Re1erred to Petitions and Legis.lation
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Committee.
From E. M. Bennett, ,City Clerk, re seats on Court House grounds.
-Referred to Gaol Committee.
From Secretary, Association off Managers of Homes for the
Aged and Infirm, re annual meeting.~Reicrred to House Off Industry
'Committee.
From ,secretary, County Council Section, Ont,ado Educational
Association, with copy of proceedings.---.-....Re,ferred to Education Com-
mittee.
From Township olf AlclJborough, re County roads.-Referred to
County Roads Committee.
From County Council (JIf Prince Edward, re private bondsmen
for treasurers.-Referrcd to Petitions and Legis.lation Conimittec.
From Ontario Municipal Association, re presenting resolutions.__
Referred to Petitions and Legislation Committee.
From F. S. Thomas, Agriculturai Representative, with resolution
re use of chemical weed kiUers.-Rerferred to Agricultural Committee.
From Clerk, Cify oJ St. Thomas, re Provincial Plowing Match.-
Rderred to Agricuhural Committee.
From De,partmnt of Highways, re purchase O'f machinery._Re_
ferred to County Roads Committee.
From Department O'f Highways, re Order-in-Council approving
By~Law No. 1237.-Referred to County Roads Committee.
From J. A. P. Marsha'U, Department o.f Highways, re sum111ariz~
ed statement of expenditures on County Roads.-Relferred' to Financ~
Committee.
From Department of Highway, ackllowledgit1g receipt of n~port
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assuming twenty feet on John Street in the Town
From County Counci.l of Norifolk, suggesting'tax
grain cho~pers.-Rerferred to Agricultural Committee.
From County Council o'{ Simcoe, re maintenance of
imbecile ch.jldren.-Referred to Finance Committee.
From Hospital for Sick Children, re grant.---'Referred to
Committee.
From St. Thomas Chamber olf Commerce, re Provincial
Match,--:Rderred to Agricultural Committee.
From County Council of Wellington, re automobile aaccidents.
Referred to Petitions and Legislation Committee.
From -County Treasurer, with report.-----Referred to Finance
rnittee.
Report of the County Roads Committee was presented and :laid
over for further considera'tion.
Moved by F. W. Schmelz,
Seconded by W. B. Lancaster:
That this Coundl do now adjourn to 10 a.m. Wednesday to allow
Finance Committee to meet.
GR"'NT M. MI110HELL, Warden.
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SESSION -SECOND DAY
the 10th day of June, 1936
COuncil met this day at the Court House; St.
with. adjournment.
in the chair.
present.
of the previous day were read and conrfirrned.
that the County Picnic would be held at
of July, which date was approved by Coundl.
B~rke,
Snelgrove:
adjourn to meet Thursday morning at 10' a.m. and
inspect the House O'f Industry this afternoon.
-Car-tied.
GRANT M. MITOHELL, Warden.
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SECOND SESSION - THIRD DAY
The Counca resumed.
Thurtday, the 11th day of June, 1936
The first report oi the Finance Committee was presented and
adopted on motion oJH. G. Taylor, seconded by B.. R. Sheeler.
The Elgin
journment.
County Council met this day in accordance with ad-
The second report of the Finance Committee was presented and
referred to a coml'nitltee .of the whole with M,r,' Locke in the chair.
A~ter considering the report if was amended, and on motion the
committee .rose and report a's an:iended was adopted on motion of W.
Locke, seconded 'by]. McAllister.
The W,arcten in the chair.
All the members present.
The proceedings of the previous day were read and confirmed.
Moved by.F. W. Schmelz,
A communication from the Bank of
terest was received and referred to the
Montreal re reduction
Finance Committee.
in 111-
Secon,ded . by B. R.Sheeler:
The report O'f the Gaol Committee was
on motion of W. E. Lancaster, seconded by
presented and adopted
W. A. Peckham.
That the Memorial Hospita.] Board be notified that the notice~
received in r~ference to attendance on indigent patieilts are contrary
to the intention of ,the Provincial Hospitals Act, and that if we have
to provide medical attendance for indigent patients the County grant
of seventy cents per day will -be wthdrawn and the Provincial Hospi-
tal authorities notified~
The report of the House of Industry Committee was presentc(l
and adopted on motion of J H. Sloan, seconded by C. Liddle.
'--->Carried.
Moved hy A. M-dCaUU11l,
Moved byWm. Locke,
Seconded by J. D. Thomson:
Seconded by Clark Liddle:
That Dr. M. G. Graham be appointed to the Dutton High Schaal
Board to~ complete the unexpired term of the late S. C. Kirldand.
-Carried.
That we adjourn to meet Friday morning at 10 a.m.
---.Carried;
GRANT M. MI'DCHEI~L, Warden.
Moved by F. W. Schmelz,
Seconded by B. R. Sheeler:
That this. Council do n,ow adjourn to meet at 1.30 p.m.
-Carried.
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SECOND SESSION - FOURTH. DAY
Friday, the 12th day of June, 1936
The Elgin County Council met this day in accordance with ad-'
jonrnment.
The Warden in the chair;
All the members present.
The proceedings oJ the previous day were read and confirmed.
The report of the Agricultural Committee was_presented and ad-
opted on motion of J. D. Thoms-on, seconded hy W. E. Locke.
The first report of the County Roads Committee was presented
and adopted on lliotion olf R. Kimble, seconded by F. W. Schinelz.
The second report of the County Roads Committee was presented
and' adopted on motion o,f R. Kimhle, seconded by J. D. Thomson.
The report of the Petitions and Legislation Committee was pres-
ented and adopted on motion of F. VV. Schmelz, seconded by F. H.
Miller.
ldovedby 1-1 G. Taylor,
Seconded by F. H. Miller:
That this County Council request the Departmeilt of Education
and the Provincial Government to pass legislation providing that
where a council is of t\e opinion that a requisition from a hoard ot
education or trustee 'boa.rd is excessive they may submit the requisi-
tion to the Ontario Municipal Board for their investigation and rul-
ing. That a copy of this resolution be sent to all county councils, the
Department of Education and the Ontario Municipal -Ass'Ociation.
---.,Carr~~a.
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Moved by H. G. Taylor,
Seconded by L. Kayle:
That all
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resolutions and reports passed at this session pretaining
legislation he sent to the Ontario Municipal As,s6ciation.
-The third re:p'Ort of the Finance Committee
adopted on motion of H. G. Taylor, seconded by
Moved by A. MoCaHum,
Seconded by F. H. Miller:
That By-Law No. 1250 to
eived and read a fiht time.
---,Carried.
was presented and
W. E. Locke.
appoint High School Tr ustee be - rec-
1\foved by W. B. Lancaster,
Seconded by B. R. Sheeler:
That By-,Law No. 1250 be read a second time.
Moved by J. McAllister,
Se~onded by E. E. Atkinson:
--.Carried.
--:-Carricd.
That By-Law No. 1250 be read a third time and finally passed.
..-Carried.
Moved by L. Koyle,
Seconded by R. Tansley:
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That By-LalW No. 12-511 to raise amounts for county rates during
the year 1936 be received and read a first time.
Seconded by F. H.,...M-iller:
-Carried.
That By':'Law No. 12152.rbe' read a - third time and finally passed.
~Carried.
Moved by Wm. Locke,.
Moved by F. W. Schmelz,
Seconded by R. Tansley:
Seconded by B. R. Sheeler:
That By-Law No. 1251 be read a second time.
-Carried.
That this Council do now adjourn to meet on the ,fourth Tuesday
ill November.
Moved by S. Snelgrove,
-':':'Carried.
Seconded by J. H. Burke:
GRANT M. MITCHELL, Warden.
That By~Law No. 125il be read a third time and finally passed.
-Carried.
Moved by]. H. Sloan,
Seconded by - R. Kimble,
That By-Law No. 1252 to designate county road be received and
read a first time.
-Carried.
Moved by W. E. Locke,
Seconded by R. Tansley:
That By-,Law No, 1252 be read a second time.
.-Carried.
Moved by], D. Thomson,
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THIRD SESSION, - FIRST DAY
Tuesday, theZ4th day 'Of November, 1936
The Elgin County Council mct this day in accordance with
adjournment.
The Wa'rden iri the chair.
All thc, memlbers present.
The Warden addressed the_ Council:
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
The present session of the Council is usually one
importance, the business of the year being wound up
our successors whoever they may be.
of consideraible
for transfer to
The Plowing Match
The idea of having a Provincial plowing m,atch held in Elgin \Va.:>
brought to our attention at last session and since considered by COl11~
mittees from the City and County Councils. A chance remark by
Prem'ier HelP.burn that his farms we're suitalble for the purpose sug~
gested the matter.
The Junior Farnwrs of Elgin organized and held a Oounty
Match 011 tilC I-kp.burn farms in Octolber. This was most interest.\,
ing and successful with a large attendance. I helieve the County
matchc'3 should bc continued.
The City-County committee ascertained that the Hep'burn farms
were !lot11'OW ava,i1alb1e Ifor 'a Pwvincia1.Match and that as ,athe-r fan1ls
sllitaU)11y Incated fox ,tlhe Ia-rgc,r occaswn wcre not in eVlidcnce it was
de,cided that no further action 'be taken in this matter.
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Hospital Maintenance
iLast yea'f the accounts for hoslpital maintenance passed iby the
council amounted to $18,840.00, This year the agg.regate will be aJbout
the same. The attention of the council has been directed to the
advisa1bility oJ est3Jblishingconvalescent hOlnes to which patients
could be transferred when furth,cr hoslpital treatment was not nec-
.essa'ry. The council should consider estafblishing one of these homes
at the I-I'Ouse of Industry. and therelby assist in reducing the cost of
hospital maintenance.
Costs in the Walker Case
A committee of the council earlier in the year had this matter
u'nder cOl1:side,ration and endeavoured to anange that the costs in-
curred hy the County of M.idd1esex would be ,offset by the costs in-
curred -by the CQ'1.mtyof Elgin in the Wenige case, the amounts
ibeing about the same. Nothing definite was ascertained. I desire
ts direct the attelition of the council to Section 19 - olf the Act res-
'ptcting Administration of Justice expenses which reads as follaws':
19 .-(1)Whe.re in the case of a prosecution for an ,indictable of-
fence the venue is changed from the county in which such
offence is alleged to have been committed to another
county, the county in which the trial would have taken
had the venue not been cbanged, shall repay to the
county to whi,ch the venue is changed all additional ex-
pense to which such last mentioned county is put by reason
of the change olf venue.
(3) Any amount' paY81b1e by one county to anotber or by a
county to the Provin,ce under subsection. 1 or subsection
2 shall be a debt reco-veralble by the county, or the crown
as the case may be, by action in any court of competem
ju'ristlictioll, 1926, c. 35, s. 20.
I
The County Solicitor of Middlesex has notified the County Clerk
of proceedings to collect costs, *1,383.19 incurred in connection w1th
the \i\lalker criminal c,a~c for \vhich t::is county is liahle - The
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County Treasurer having already pa~d ,$189.70 for witness fees. The
costs incurred by this County in the ,civil action Wenige vs Judd
amounted to $1,213.00.
Secondary School Costs Legislation,..1936
-This leg>islation provides that no part Q,fthe cost of the educa-
tionof countYiPupils is to be paid or leVied in any. municipality
,rhich is included in a High ,school district or Continuation Scho'o1
section. Thes.c costs will in the future he paid wholly by the parts
of the townshi,ps which are not in Seconda1ry School District-sand
the Village of Port Stanley. The amounts paYalble are divided into
two parts. For the first part the costs a're based on the perce-ntage
of equalisation remaining to the parts of the to'wns'hilp's and Port
Stanley. For the second part this percentage is multiplied by the
numlher of county pupils resident ineae'll township and in Part
Stanley irres,pective of the num1b1 r of clays attendance. In the pa'st
costs have been !based on the Jays attendance. In- one townshiiP
with an attendance of 216 pupHs, 93 pupils attended 'from 10 to 100
days while 123 pupils attended from JOO to' 200 days, the average at-
tendancc being 123" days. 93 'Pupils res'ident in High and Continua-
tion School Dis,trict"s attcnded school outside their district the whole
cost being- chargeable to parts of the tawns'hip and Port Stanley. t
think the Education Committee should enquire into the 'effect of the
new legislation with a view tomaiking representations to the De-
pa-rtment if they find that it will work an injustice on -parts of the
townships other t,han Bayham and P-ort Stanley.
,Forestation
The question of Fores'tation will be one of the most imlportant
su'bjec,ts to he 'Considered by the -County Council in the years to
come. I, have "arranged thr,ough Ag,ricultm"al Representative Thoma3
to have the matter presented to the County Council on Thursday.
I hope that the Council memlbers will take advan.tage of the occasion
and ask questions concerning any mat'ter that they don't fully under-
stand so that if necessary they can discuss the matter with ratepay-
ers at the nomination meeting.
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All of which" is respectfully sUlbmitted.
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The proceedings of the last day of the June Session were read
and confirmed.
The following cOlnmUllications were read:
From Department of Highways approving Pr'ovincial Highrway
from West Lome to Eagle and from Dutton to W allacetown.-----1Re~
ferred to County Roads Committet7.'
From Provincial High ConsalbIe Kelly, request for Police badges
for County Constalbles.----lRefened to Finance Committee.
From Departme,nt at Municilpal Affairs, suggesting that County
Treasurer's bond be increased from $10,000 to $20,OOO.---"Referrcd to
Finance Committee.
From Trustees School Section No.3, Alc\lbol"ough, re Ins,pee-tol'"
A. B. Lucas.-Refeued to Education Committee.
From County Council of- Bruce, re Farmers' Creditors' Arrange-
ment Act.-RefeIITed to Petitions and Legislation Committee.
From Department of Highways, re assumption of roads from
New Glasgow to Rodney as Provincial Highways, and re addition to
St. Thomas sulburoan system.-Referred to County Roads Committee.
From Dejpartment of PUlblic WeHa're, re nominees to Mothers
Allowance Boal'd.----...,Referred. to Finance Committee.
From County of Huron, rcsoluton in 'respect to grants for
scl100b.---.Referred to Education Committee.
"From County Council of Lincoln, re statistics Canned Goods As-
t.ociaticn.---JReferred to Petitions and Legislations Committee.
GRANT M. MI'DCHiEluL,' Warden.
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From County Clcrjk, vVelland, re county
Finance ICommittee.
,SESSION - SECOND DAY
From Boa'rel of H..ail'way Commissioners, re Rodney
Filed.
the 2~th daY'iDf November, 1936
Council met this day in accordance with
From Bell Telephone Company, re construction of buried
tdbuf,ing wire.--JReferred to County Roads Comillittee.
the chair.
From Ivey & Gillanders, Solicitors, rc costs of Walker trial.
Referred to. Finance Committee.
present.
of the previous day were read and confirmed.
From County Council of Perth, re Farmers' Creditors'
mcnt Act and re purchase and sale of Anthracite coal.---<Referred
Petitions and Legislation Committee.
communications were read;
Roads to be rcver,ted.-Rerf-
From Dr. D. L. Elwin, with physician's report, House of
--Referred to HOllse of Industry Committee.
Treasurer with report.~Refel'red to Finance Carow
,From K. W. McKay, Inspector House of Inclilstry, with repor.t,-:::-;
Hefcrred to House of Industry Committee.
From County Clerk with report on licenses..---JRCiferred to Finance.
Committee.
of the Finance Committee was -read and a,dopted
G. Taylor, seconded by E, Lashhrook.
From County Clerk with re1port on Old Age Pensions,-------Referred
to Finance Committee.
Burke:
Moved by J. H, Burke,
asked to present to the Session this afternoon
likely results o-f the new Educational Act.
Seconded by Stanley Snelgrove:
That we 110\\' adjourn to meet tomorrow at 10 a,m.
"-Carried. .
council. do now,adjourn to meet at 1.30 p,m.
--'Carried.
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The Council resumed.,
change of venae.
The ;report of F. R. Taylor, Corn Borer Ins'pector, was presented
and referred to the Agricultural Committee.
---lCarrried.
,Communication from Highway Department in reference to rever.
ting certain roads was read and referred to the County Roads COtn-
111ittee.
,The County Cle.r:k then addressed the Council in reference to
t~e Co~ts of Se-condary Schools and New Legislation in reference
thereto.
The repQrtof the County Roads Committee was read and adopt-
ed on motion of R. Kimlble, seconded by H. G. Taylor.
Moved by S. Snelgrove,
Seconded by J. H. Burke,
Moved by H. G, Taylor,
That we dQ nQW adj<;mrn to mee,t tomorrow morning at 10 a.m.
Secoridecl by J, H. Burke:
-.:.;Ca:rrie,d.
That this Council kl10wing and realizing that there have been six
lives taken in the bwinkling of an eye by fast trains at Rodney
..within the past three years through what we consider inadequate
protection., We therefore recommend to the Department of High..
ways (as this is no,w a Provincial Highway) and the Ontario Go\"-
,ernment that immediate necessary action be taken to have gates
inc.talled with a twenty-,four hour service in effect. We also recom-
IT,cnd the same service and installation be placed in West Lorne and
Dutton. And that a COlpy be sent to the Department of Highways,
the Premier, and the Dominion Railway Board, Ottawa.
GRAiNT M. MI1'OHiEJLL, Warden.
',',
.......,Ca'rned.
Moved by H. G. Taylor,
Seconded by L. Kayle:
That the Act respecting the costs of Administration of ,Justice
should be amended so that when the venue is changed from. the
county in which the case originated to another couilty, the county
in which the trial would have ta'ken place had the venue not been
changed, shall rClpay to the county to which the venue is changed
all additional expenses in connection with both Civil and Criminal
cases to which such last mentioned county is put bY reason of the
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THIRD SESSION
THIRD DAY
Thursday, the Z6th day of November, 1936
The Elgin County Council met this day in accor,dance with
adjournment.
The W.arden in the chair.
All the mClubers present.
The proceedings of the ,previous day were read and confirmed.
Moved by J. H. Burke,
Seconded by S. Snelgrove:
That we now hear Mr. Thomas on the matter of reforestation.
-lea'fried.
W. H. Porter, Editor, Fanners Advocate and Agricultural Rep-
resentative Thomas then addressed the council 111 reference to Re-
,forestation.
Movd by J. H. Burke,
Seconded by S; Snelgrove:
That we adjourn to meet at 1.30 p.m.
...-.lea'fried.
The Council resumed.
'the report of the' Goal. Committee was presented and adopted
on motion ofW. B. -Lancaster, seconded by L. Kayle.
The report of the House of Industry Committee was presented
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and adopted on 11101ion of John H. Sloan, seconded bY C Liddell.
,.,
The report of the Education Committee was presented and ref-
erred to a committee 0& the whole_with Mr. Thomson in the chair.
After consideration the committee rose and the report was adopted
without amendment on motion of J. D. Thomson, secondedhy I-I.
G. Taylor.
The second report of the Fiiuncc_ Committee was presented and
adopte,d on motion of H. G. Taylor, seconded by E. Las'hibroOlk.
Moved by J. H. Burke,
Seconded by H. G. Taylor:
That the Department of Education be re'quested to further
arbend Sulb-secti,on 2 of Section 37 Q!f the High Schools Ac,t as ameup
ded by Section 14,. of the School Law Amendment Act 1936 to pro-
vide that the cost" of county pupils from High ,School Districts or
Continuation- School Sections attending Schools outs,jete' such Districts
O~ Sections be charged in full to the High School District or Contill-
uation School Section in which their parents or guardians re.side and
copies of this resolution be sent to the Department of Education
and other County Councils.
---'Carried.
Moved by J. H. Burk,e,
Seconded by W. E. Locke:
That the Provincial Education authorities be requested to con-
sider amendment to High School legislationpa,ssed at last session by
providing that in dettrminiti.g proportion of High and Continuation
School costs, second half - the, average number of ,pupils be used in-
stead of the actual. numlbel' of pupils, and copics he sent to the Dc-
lpartment and other County Councils'.
-Car,riect.
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Moved by R. A. Tansley,
Seconded by W. E. Loake-:
<he received and read a first time.
That By-Law No. 1263 to provide for the erection of stop signs
Moved 'by L. Koyle;
Seconded by George Vallee,
That By-iLaw No. 1253 be read a second time.
Movecl by Geo. Vallee,
Seconded. by L. Koyle:
--ea-fried.
--.Cauied.
That By-Law No. 12'53 l;e read a third time and finally passed.
-Carried.
Moved by S. S11elgrove:
Seconded by C. Liddle:
That By-,Law No. 12154 to extend time for Tax Sale be received-
an d read a first time.
Moved by]. H. Burke,
Seconded by 'S. Snelgrove:
That By-La'\\' No. 1254 be read a second timC',
-Canied.
~-lCarried.
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M-oved by C. Liddle,
Seconded by S. Snelgrove:
That By-Lmw N.o. 1:254 be read a third time and finally passed.
-iCanied.
Moved by R. Tansley,
Seconded by L. Koyle:
That By-:Law No. 1255 to discontinue the Vienna High School
District Ibe received and read a first time.
----Ca'rried.
Moved by W. A,',; Peckham,
Seconded by J. MctAllister:
That By-Law No. 1255 be read a second time.
-lCarried.
Moved by F. H. Miller,
Seconded by E. Lashbrook:
That By-Law No, 12515 he read a third. time and finally ,passed.
---'Carried,
Moved by E.La,sh!hrook,
Seconded :by F. H. Miller-:
That By-Law No. HZ;S6 to revert certain portions of County
I<oads to the Local Municipali'ties be received and read a first time.
--Carried.
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]I.'loved by R. Kimble,
Seconded by F. H.' Miller:
That By-Law No. 12156 be read a 'second time.
, ---<Carried.
Moved by E. E. Atkins'O'n,
Seconded by W. A. Peckham:
That By-iLaw No. 125u be read a third time and finally passed.
---,Carried.
,Moved by~ W. B. Lancaster,
Seconded by F. W; Schmelz:
That By-Law No. 1257 to appoint a County Solicitor be received
and read a fir.st time.
-,Carried,
Moved by]. D. Thomson,
Seconded by B. R. Sheeler,
That By-Law No. 1257 be read a second time.
-Carried.
Moved by A. MoCallum,
Seconded by J. H. Sloan:
That By~Law No. 1257 be read a third time and finally passed.
--Carried.
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Moved by R. ,Kitnible:
Seconded by J, McAllister:
That 'By.:Law',No', 1258 to provide for additional expenditure on
the system of County roads in the County of Elgin be received and
read a first time.
-Carried.
Moved by E. Lashbrook,
Seconded by F. H. Miller:
That BY-ILaw No .125'8 be read a second time.
-Carried.
'"".
Moved by J. D. Thomson,
Seconded by ."]" H; Sloan:
That By-,LaM' No. 1268 he read a third time and fil1ally passed.
-Carried.
Moved by W. E. Locke,
Seconded by R. A. Tansley;
That the usual grants be paid to the Warden,. $100.00 and L. B.
Birdsap, of the Times-J oumal $25.00.
-Carried.
Moved by ). H. Burke,
Seconded by S. Snelgrove:
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That the council adjourn sine die.
STANDING COMMITTEES 1936
GOUNTY ROAlD
Richard Krimlble, Chairman
Thomson Locke
SneIgcrove
----.JCarried.
GRAJNT M. MI1'CHELL, Warden.
Schmelz
Schmelz
].
Kimble
AiGRIIGULTUAAL
D. Thomson, Chairman
Snelgrove Taylor
Locke
GOAJL
W. B. Lancaster, Chairman
Peckham Kayle
HOUSE OF INDUISTRY
] 6hn H. Sloan, Chairman
Liddle Vallee
F1INvliNGE
H,G. Taylor, Chairman
Schemlz Thomson .Kimble Locke Koyle
Snelgrove Atkinson McAllister Burke
McCallum Sheeler Lashhroo:k
EDUCATION
].
Lancaster Sloan
Vallee Taylor
Peckham
H. Burke, Chairnlan
Miller
Sheeler
M'c:CaIlum
Tansley Liddle
Me,Allister Koylc
Lashbrook
Miller
PETITIONS AND LEmSLAT.ION
F. W.. Schmelz, Chairman
Vallee Tansley
Burke
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Miller
Elgin County..Coundl
GI-@LiDIREWS AliD
A. McCallum, Chairman
Tansley Mitchell
IJElGAL
W. A. Peckham, Chairman
ILidc11e IMcAHister
Burke
EIg.hl.:County. 'Council
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
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REPORTS OF COUNTY TREASURER
To. the Warden and County Council,
JANUARY SESSION
on hand
,- ~f Justice
Payable
_Interest
Rate
Office
Schools
House of Industry
Arrears of- Taxes
County. Roads
Adm. of Justice
Bills Payahle J ,
Interest
Public Schools
House. of Industry
Registry Off.ice
High Schools
Arrears of Taxes
Members Wages
leave to su:bmit a statement of the
assets and liabilities for the year
Receipts
receipts
193'5 as
1G203, 14
,'I04lIe 00
100000 00
U8012
1~5642 00
194 91
46187
6299 88
~511'5 41
42582 97"
10126289
$392733 18
Expe,ndihiret<
"" "'", $ 2!2801 74
80000 00
2294 63
12408 70'
1Z141 32'
1507 97
39832 m
40090 68
3680 01
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Officers Salaries
Printing, Stationery
Care o{ Ruildings
Water, Light, Heat
,County Roads
, Miscellaneous
Balance.
A~sets
,Cash 011 hand
County Rate
Treas. Ontario-Co; Roads
Treas. Ontario-Ieorn Borer Act
Suhul1ban Area
County Middlesex
I-l'Ospital Accounts
Adm. of Justice
Registry Office fees
Miscellaneous
Deficit
Liabilities
Bills Payalble
Interest
Adm. of Justice
Unpaid Accounts, County Roads
Public Schools
High Schools
I-louse of Industry
Old Age Pensions
Mothers Allowances
4680 00 .
776 24
2366 23
23'5'5 36
77376 27
70520 44
$372001 6C
19871 62
$392733 22
.. ...mmm..$ 198?1 62
eJ17 00
35000 00
452 00
~50 00
566 00
!l00 00
4000 00
23'S 00
200 00
$ 64491 62
7461 38
$ 71953 00
30000 00
ZOO 00
zooo 00
2600 00
6000 00
25000 00
1900 00
2200 00,
910 00
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Provincial Police
House of Indu'stry Pensi'On Estates
Miscellaneous
243 00
700 00
200 00
$ 71953 00
.It will be necessary for the County Council to pass a Ey-,Law
authorizjng the Warden and Treasurer to borrow $1150,000.00.
All .ofwhich is respectfully suibmitted.
B. R GR\AaA;M, County Treasurer.
"'~.,. -
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Elgiu'"Couhty' 'Gouhdl
June Session
TO' the Warden and County Council;
Gentlemen: I beg leave to submit the fonowing report for your
consideration.
Receipts
Cash on hand
Adm. of Justice
Bills Payable
Interest
County Rate
Registry OffiGe
'House of Industry
Arrears of Taxes
County Roads
Miscellaneous
Expenditures
Adm. of Justice
Bills Payahle
Interc.st
Pu:blic Schools
House of Industry
Registry Office
High Schools
Arrea.rso"f T'axes
Members Wages
Officers Salaries
Printing and Stationery
Care of Buildings
19871 .60
4728 47
40000 00
'58 56
2.>17 00
23466
864'53
7016 81
35641 67
:l276 42
$114009 71
7067 03
30000 00
845 62
5129 72
3881 71
21719
8984 77
5000 22
89650
1egO 00
876 76
61699
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Water, Light, Heat
County Roads
-Miscellaneous
.178 9il
27:126 18
,19546 25
$112047 87
'1961 &l
-4N4()1J9 71
Balance
Estimates
Adm. of Justice
House of Industry
High Schools
Pulblic Schools
Officers Salaries
Members Wages '~'"
,Court House 'Commission
Interest
County Roads
Provincial Highway
Old Age Pensions
Mothers Allowances
Registry Office
Miscellaneous
8000 00.
5000 00
45000 00
13-000 00
4680 00
4000 00
4000 00
2500 00
3'5000 00
20012 00
,12000 00
"'1000 00
1000 00
13000 00
$179002 00
To raise this amount the mill rate would have to be raised to 5.9
mills on the dolla.<r.
As the number of lots elig~ble for sale for arrears of Taxes thIs
year is very small I would recommend that the sale he post.poneJ
for another ye~r.
All of which is respecHully submitted.
B. B. GJRAlHiAM, County Treasurer.
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November Session
To the Warden and County .council,
Gentlemen: I beg leave to $ulbl11it the
Receipts and Expenditure-s up to OcWber
the balance of 1936.
Receipts
Cash Oll hand
Adm. OIf Justice
Bills Payalble
Interest
County Rate
Registry Off,ice
Public Schools
House of Industry
Arrears of Taxes
County Roads
Miscel1:aneous
Expe.nditures.
Adm. of Justice
Bills Paymble
Interest
Public Schools
House of Industry
Registry Office
High Schools
Arrears 'Qlf Taxes
MC1nlbers Wages
'Officers Salaries
Printing and Stationery
-Care of Buildings
Water, Light, Heat
following
31st, and
statement ot
estimates for
1.987,160
13869 71
140000 00
62 '56
2M7oo
tl3466
3,70 '56
2270 J5
10604 02
37724 32
&1@ 11
$232653 79
1465,3 38
30000 00
859 22
5393 40
7632 27
7m 87
19H9 99
H 962 81
2167 70
,3630 00
U5042
1199 91
,1670 93
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,County Roads
Miscellaneous
64940 14
6036453
$2e5846 57
m ..., .mm...... .. $ 6007 22
Halance
Estimated Expenditures for , the balance of the year
Bills Payaible
Administration of Justice
HouseOlf Industry
Public Schools
High and Continua,Hon Schools
Officers Salaries
Memlbers Wages
Old Age Pensions
Mothers Allowances
Interest
An'ears of Taxes
Miscel1~neous
County Roact~
. .... 'mm ... m. . ........ m% .... .............m.$,140000OO
4000 on
1200 00
13000 00
43000 00'
1200 00
600 00
3600 00
3000 00
3000 00
~5 00
900000
5000 00
$227045 00
Estiin.::.tcd Receipts for the balance of the year
Cash on hand
County Rate
Administration of J l1stice
Provincial Government (Aic(
"mm. mm....... $ 3807 00
174629 no
3500 00
3>7000 00
to Roads)
i2
Elgin County Council
Miscellaneous
500 00
$219436 00
7(ff) 00
Deficit
All of which is reslpectfully sulbmitte,d.
B. B. GRAHAM, County Treasurer.
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REPORTS OF FINANCE COMMITTEE
First Report - January Session
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
The Finance Committee repnrts:
- That the Treasurer's bond for $10,000 be aiPproved.
That the Auditor's report Ibe received and printed.
ThatPUlblic Liahility, Policy with the London and Lancashire
Guarantee and Accident Co. be_ rene1wed, premimil $411.94.
'_c,
That the Canadian National Institute for the Blind be g;ranted
the sum of $190 ommitted in 1936, and $190 for 1936.
That grants to Worilen's Institutes be the same as last year.
That By~,Law be passed to authorize the Warden and Treasurer
to borrow the sum of $150,000.
That no action be taken in reference to membership in the
'Ontario Association of Rural Municipalities.
That the Salvati 011 Army be granted the sum of $350,00.
9. That memibership fee in the Ontario Municipal Association am-
ounting to $25.00 be paid.
10. That MI'. ], C.Smith, LP,S, be appointed SCtlator of the- Uni~
versity of Western Ontario
n. That account from Bowmanville .for maintenance of Jame~
- Francis Wood be not considered, as uncler the Industrial SchOOls
Act amended in 193!5 he was not a resident of the County of
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Elgin, and that the Magistrate be requested to change the Order
accor,dingly;
12. That the following hospital accounts be paid:
Queen Alexandria Sanatorium
Memorial Hospital, 51. Thomas
Maintenance
Grant, 393 days @ .70
. ..mm..$ 690 50
275 10
$
Victoria Hospital, London
Soldiers' Memorial Hospital:
Maintenance
Grant, 83 days @ .7,0
.mm..$ 145 25
58 10
$
43 /15
2625
274 ,50
St. Joseph's Hospital, Chatham
Townto General Hospital
Parkwooc1 Hosipital, London
846 00
965 60
343 00
203 3,5
That various municipalities be charged with one-haH of hos-pita-l
accounts.
13. That no action he taken re account for maintenance of Angus
Gillail in Victoria Hospital, amount $3;50.
14 Thal no action !be taken in reiference to account for maintcnan"ce
of Mrs. Jean McDonald in Victoria Hospital.
15. That Aylmer be credited with one~half of amount received from
the City af St. Thomas on account of John M. Wright in the
Queen Alexandra Sana'toril1.n1.
16. That the fonowing aocouuts be paid:
Dutton Advance, printing
Ontario Training School for Boys
Municipal World Ltd., for ,CourtHouse and Co. Clerk
Municipal World Ltd.,. for Treasurer
Municipal World Ltd., books and stationery
9 00
137 25
14 80
20 67
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for Registry Office
Rainbow & 'Son, paper for Cledc's Office
.Rainbow & Son, for Registry Office
Children's Aid, Society,- maintenance
Aylmer EXipress, printing proce,edings
Province of Ontario, conveyance of criminals
Dr. W. Doan, medical certificate re Kilgour
Dr. C. W. Potter, Shedden, examination and
conveya'nce, Mrs. Monteith
Dr. ].F. Curtis, examination re Raynham
Dr. G. K. Warton, examination r'e Lindholm
Dr. A. S. Duncan, examination re Lindholm
William Mennill, framing picture
K W. McKay, postage
75 52
3 00
7 50
824 95
2:l9 3'5
4064
500
1200
5 00
500
500
1 25
15 00
All of which is respectfully sulbmitted.
'.,'i.
I-I. G. TAYLOR, Chairman.
St. Thomas, Ontario, January 30, 1936.
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Second Report - January Session
Geri.tlemen:
To {-he Elgin County Council,
The Finance Committee repo.rts:
Three
in con-
1.
That Tr,easurer Graham be authorized to ex-pend' up to
I-Iunclred Dollars for assistance during 1936 in extra work
necti-on with the Registers of Arrears of Taxes.
2.
That the County
-reduced $30,000.
3.
That a g,rant of
as Red Cross.
Equalization for theVillag,e of Wes,t Lorue be
One Huridredb-ollars be made 'to the St. Thom-
That the Treasurer's report be received and printed.
All O'f which is respectfully submitted.
H. G. TAN,JjQR, Ohairman.
4.
St. Thomas, Ontario, 3ht January, 1936.
EIg,in Count:y- Council
June Session- First Report
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen-;-
The Finance Comlnittee report:
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That no action be taken in reference to grant to the Hosnital
for Sick Children, Toronto.
2.
That we agree with the County Council Off NOlifolk that serious
consideration should be given to the sterilization of, moronic and
imbecile childi'en, who may be found ih shelters and ot'herinsti~
tutions.
That the Auditors' Report he- adopted~
That the following- accounts be paid:
Ross Shaw, Sp.ringfield, burial ofPatric1c McKnight
Munici.p~l 'World Ltd., books, stationery for
Treasurer
Municipal World Ltd., pooks, stationery for
Registry Office
Municipal Wodd Ltd., supplies for County Clerk
~! W. McKay, County postage
Dr. C. W. Potter, Shedden, mental examination of
F. Raynham
of St. Thomas, oiling Stanley St., frontage
Aid Society, maintenance
Advance, .printing Auditors' Report
Train\ng School for Boys, maintenance
Rainlbow & Son, supplies
follow:ng hospital accounts be paid:
Hospital, St. Thomas,
Maintenance
Gran t, 797 days @ .70
... ........m..$ 133610
55790
$ 50 00
190 86
85 94
38 87
25 00
12 00
4 20
946 80
129 50
269 25
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Queen A.t~xandria Sanatorium
Soldiers' Memorial Hospital
Maintenance
Grant, 279 days @ .70
Victoria Hospita.l, London
St. Joseph's Hos,pital, London
Parkwood Hospit<J.l, London
Onta.rio Hospital, Woodstock
Total Hospital Accounts
The var.ious municipalities to be
hospital aOC~lUnts.
All of which is regpectfullysubmitted.
St. Thomas, Ontario, June 11, 1936.,
$ 1894 00
2662 00 .
464 10
195 30
659 40
1037 95
162 75
684 00
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cha'rged with one-ha:lif or
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H. G. TAYIJOR, Chairman.
Elg,in County Council
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Second Report
To' the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
The Finance Committee report:
1. That the estimates as submitted show tbat the requirements of
the County for the ensuing year would be $1?6,OOO.
2. That the committee de.cided to fix -the rate at the same as' last
year-five and a half mills. This, on the pre~ent ~qualization,
.,will raise $1166,000, leaving a deficit of $110,000 to be provided for.
3.
'With this eXlplalla60n your Committee
five and a half mills be levied to raise
suing year.
re;port that the rate or
County Rates for the en-
,
All' of which is respectfully submitted.
H. G. TAYLrOR, Chainnal1.
St. Thomas, Ontario, June 11, 1936.
Clause 3 amended in Committee o,C the Whole by fixing the rate
at five and three-quarter miJ.1s;
so
Elg,).u: County Council
COUNTY RA'FES" €OUN,TY OF ELGIN
FINANCE REPORT
Third Report
T? the Warden and Couricil. of the County of Elgin,
Gentlemen:
The Committee on Finance beg leave to report 'that having en-
quired- iiltothe finances of the -County, an-d estimates prepared by
the County Treasurer, they herewith suhmit a statement of the e:x:~
pt'l1dit'ure required for tHe lawful purposes of the County during 1936,'
showiilg' tne amount required' to be raised' fur th'c under-mentioned
purposes,
Administration of ]us,tice
House of Industry
lll1igh Schools
Pulblic Schools
,officers Salaries
M c.mbers' Vvages
Court. House Commission
Interest
Miscellaneous
. County Roads
Provincial Highway
OW Age Pensions
Registry Office
Mothers Allolwances
Sooo 00
500000
43000 00
1300000
46S0 00
4000 00
4000, 00'
2500 00
11537 00
3>5000 00
2091200
12000 00
1000 00
10000 00
$1.74529 00
Your Committee would recommend that the SU111 of One Hundred
and Seventy-four Thousand Six Hundred and Twenty-nine Dollars
E$g;i11l1 {Coun<lry ,{Coumna:'l
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be raised on all the,!~~te:ahJ~:~;prot}ertYLin;,:th'eieV:'crar:municipalities ot
the County OIf Elgin during the year 1936, for County Pu.rposes, and
that a rate of 5% mi1Ts 'on the dollar be)'~0!~(\ 9nl:ft)t~aI9rl;~,,:p'rqP'ffty
in the several l1lunicipalitic's in the Couthi to rais'c said an10unts.
Al1 olf which is respectfully submitted.
Adopted June 2nd, 1936.
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November Session - First Re~ort
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
The Finance Committee reports:
1. That the' following hospital accounts have been passed and
orde.red paid:
Memorial Hospital
Maintenance
Grant, 65& days @ .70
Queen -Alexandra Sanatorium
Victoria Hospital
Soldiers' Memorial Hospital
Maintetiance
Grant; 437 days @ .70
Parkwood Hoslpital
St. Joseph's Hospital
Ontario Hospital, Woodstock
2. That the folloMTing accounts be paid:
Children's Aid Society
Expenses and Grant
All of which is respectfully sulbmitted.
1093 60
460 60
~--4 15M 20
2949 00
1152 75
7&1 00
305 90
$ 10&8 90
68& 50
155 75
92 50
" 7681 60
19&1 07
$ 9664 67
St Thomas, November 26, 1936.
H. G. TAYLOR, -Chairman.
EIg,in County Council
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Second Report
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
The Finance Committee reports:
1. That the 'County Treasurer's statement be received and' printed
in the minutes.
2. That the County Clerk's report on Old Age Pensions and Lic-
enses he received and printed in the minutes.
3. That the County Treasurer's ,bond be increased to $20,000 as re-
quested by the Department of Municipal Affairs.
4: That Mssrs. S.'''''S. McDermand and Duncan MoNabb be Ilomln-
ate.d as mernJbers of the Mothers' Allowance Board.
5, That twenty-five County Consthl)jles badges be purchased and
placed in the hands of' tne Proviricial High Constarble.
6. We recommend that the By-Law appointing the County Solicitor
'be -re1pealed by a n0W By-Law appointing E. S. Livermo.tc
County Solicito.r.
7. We recommend that tear gas bombs 'be supplied to the Pro,,-
incial Police for use as required.
8. That all matters re Claude Williams insurance and sale of prop-
erty be wferred to Reeve Kimble, Solicitor and Clerk.
fJ. Tilat the following accounts be paid:
Dr. J. R. Hristow, examination of luna-tic, re Briggs ,....$
Province of 'Ontario, conrvcyance b,t lunatic
McMurtry Hardware Co., for Treasurer's o;f.fice
G. K. vVharton, M.D., examination of lunatic,
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A. S.Dul1can, M.D., examination of lunatic,
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Townsh~p of Malahidc, convey-al1ce t'o
House olf Inch13try
K. W. M,cKay, vis,its to House of Industry, as
Inspector, Novemlbcr 8t?~.t9),,4~t~., I<:'r"iTt'::"(:;- ''';j"',' ':'0;-1",
W,ende'bl Holmes IJtd" Stationery, Gounrty Tr'eas'll'rer
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Province o'I Ontario,- Maintena.nce of boys in
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REPORTS OF COUNTY ROAD COMMITTEE
January Session
St. Thomas, ]anua>ry 21st', 1936
To . the Blgin County. Council,
'Gentlemen:
T,he .Elgin -CountyR,oad Ciommi:ttee ,report that the sum of
SEVENTY SEVEN l1HiOU:SAND THIRIEE RUNIDIR;ED ANiD
SEVENTY SIX DOULARS AND TWENTY SEVEN CENTS
($77,:37-6.,27) was ex'pended 'on the Elgin 'County.' Righwaysduring
the year: 193'5. '.,."
,County Roads,
Maintenance' on countyro'ads; ........... ...... ................ ........ ............ .......... $ 47'501' 3,7
Maintenance in Viillages on county roa.ds 7667 43
Bridgeoonstructi'on 'au- county' .roads 3862 46
Construction on county, roads 3890 2-5
County B,ridges under By-:La'w No. 1091, maiil't~nance 166 03
Gener..al. . Expense',
Grant to Urban Municipalities
Superintenlence, office expense
Machinery, .rCjpai-rs and tools
Gravel Pit devdopment
1l1l'pl'Ovement on Hathaway Farm
Workmen's Compensation Boa,rd
Constalhle's ,fees
Legal fees
'mmm.$ 1337 36
3089 W
651841
15-79 45
179 80
236 24
474 85
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$ 77376 27
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--------$ 7122<5 36
Less Receipts
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4.
We reco111n~end tha~ the sum of FORTY THOUSAND DOI.:LA1RS
($40,000.00), b~ raised for construction and maintenance on
county roads and county :bridges under By~La'wNo. 1091 f.or the
year 1936 as foHows:
Maintenance on Gounty Roads
19500.00
Constnic,tion on County Roads
3500 00
,Bridges
,
McIntosh Bridge oQver River Thames
to'.vnline; Middlcscxbeing responsi!ble :for
onSouthwold and Dunwicl1.
one-half of the cost.
This Ibr,idge has heen condemned for 4 yean back by, both Elgin
and Middlesex Engineers and a;150 the Bridge Engineer of the High-
"yay Depaortment as ul1sa'fe for tnffic.
Tota1 lengt'h olf the bridge is 290 feet, in four different spans, the
main ~Ipa'n being 1156 feet ,long, c-onstructed of iron in 18.78. At that
time there were 2 short. wooden sp'ans. on each end of the 1-55 fom
s.pan. 111' 1890 they we-r.c condemned as unsa\.f.e and a 54 foot 'steel
span was added on the north end and a 46 foot span on the SOU;Ul
anothe.r 3'5 foot s'pan on the north end making the total length 290
feet.
new bridge to the County of Elgin as.. estimated
T.hc cost of a
will be $10,000.00.
The Engineer from the County of Middlesex is bringing this to'
the attention of his Oiwn (-ounty .Council at this session.
,Const.mction df C'ounty B.ridges under ~
By~IL'aw No. 1091
Machinery, tools
General '~pense
$ 500 00
3500 00
5000 00
$ 32000 00
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5.
The flOl1iOM'ing newly designated -roads -have heen approved of Iby
Order-il'l,-ICoundl: T,he TownIine ibetlween Dda ware and South.
wold from Elgin County Road No. 19 to Provincial Highway, a
distance of aIbout 4%, miles.
The road in the Township of South Dorchester between conees.-
sions 10 and 11 from county road No. 39 at Lyons, to the East
TOlWnline 'between Dereham and South Domhester" thence south
connecting rwith cauty road No. 48 at concession 11.
That the County Road Superintendent be de;legated to attend
Road COIl'ference to 'be held in Toronto du.ring the latter parto.f
Fehruary 1936.
7. That fifteen dollars for membership in t.he Good Roads Assoc.
ia han be paid.
8. That the Warden be authorized' to name delegates to attend the
Ontario Good Roads Ass-ociation to be held in Tor-onto for the
year 1936.
9. That the County pravide dust layer On caunty roads where resl-,
dents benelfitted will .pay one half of the cost 011 u cash baSis.
10. That this Council c.ontinue to su'bscrilbe to the Warkmen's Com-
1
pensation B-oa,rd for protection af workmen employed on work.
connected with County Roads under provisions of the 'Highway
Impravement Act.
11. That a 2-0 foot strip of road on John Street being a conne,cting
,link o,f County Road No. 39 within the Torwn of Aylmer be as-
s,umed under Sectjon 28, sulb-section 1 of the Highway Imprave-
ment A'ct f,rom Forest Street south an }ohn Street to the
sau1he.r1y limits of the town.
An 'af which is resiPecHully submitted.
R. KIMHL'E:, Chairman.
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SUBURBIAN, AREA COMMISSION
The meeting' of the;:St.:Thomas Subtlrlban Area Commission 'was
held at the Court House this 16th day .a.fJanuary;1936.
Preserit:' Chairmal1'--Dr.'F. O. Law-renee, J. T.Weibster, Frank
Pinneo; Cou-ntyRoad Superintend.ent:
'\ A detailed statet11Cnl ;'df -accounts wag 'submitted to 'the Commis-
SIOn showing an (:xpenditure on Sulburiban Area Roads, amounting to
$3,ll'6.56'O'f this amount the City 'would 'be liable for 215% thereof
or $779.14.
ORDERED BY. COMMISSION
1. That tris account be present-ed to the City Council for payment.
2. That the Count'y of Elgin be notified that the sum . ,of $1,500.00
3. That the City of St. Thomas 'be notified that the sum of $1500.00
'will 'be required- for_construction and maintenance on County
,suhudban Area Road's f.or the yea,r 19G6.
4. That the following memlbc'fS of the Suburban Area Commission
are entitled to be pai,d for their se.rvices for the year 1935, as
appears Oip'Posite their respective names as follows:
DL 'F. O.Lawi'ence, Chairman services $
J, T.' Webster, services
The Estate of- Alex. Ande1rson, deceased July 12, 1935'
5000
50 00
'5000
$ 150 00
5. That road No. 16 S. A. be extended from the Village orf FingaI
on T. R. to the townHnehetrween Dunwich and Southwold
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6.
That Dr. F. O. Lawrence be re-appointed chairman of St. Thomas
'Suburlban Ar,ea CO'111miss,ion
~Carried.
7.
That Committee adjourn.
F. O. LA WRENiCE, Chairman.
St. Thomas, January 9, 193~
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EIg.in Gounty counch
In account with the
The Corporation of the City of St. 'Thomas,
Elgin County Highway System
For expenditure on SUlbuflban Area Roads under the supervis,ion
of Frank Pinrleo, County Road SUlperintendent, subject to the dir-
ection of the SUlbuflban Area Commission.
Road 16 S. A.-
Weeds
Di1tching
Gr.<J,ding
Dragging
Culvert Material
Resur1fa'cil1g
Road 23 IS. A.-
Dragging
Weeds
Grading
Resur'fa;c'ing
Administrat,ion
Road 25 S. A.-
Weeds
Grading
Mainte,nance
...$ 6799
46 30
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42 00
1 62
130 OJ
$
1 60
1,s0
4 90
492
of Sub. A,rea Comrilission 150 00
$
30 00
10346
369 03
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Dragging
Resurfacing
Snow Roads
Grossing gates
14 DO
13542
60 12
468 61
.$ 8ZO 55
Road 30 S. A.-
Weeds
Ditching
Grading
Dragging
Culverts
Resurfacing
Snow Roads
67 15
5 95
15030
33 30
32 35
146 49
49 59
$
479 13
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'Construction
Road 16 S. A.-
Dit.ching
. Culverts
4720
54?50
-$
594 70
Gravel Hauled IOn Suburban Area Roads
Road 16 ,So A-
YRrd,S oJ gravel hauled, 1300
Average haul, 7 miles
Operati.ng cost les.s driver's wages, $15.90 iper day
Total miles t1'avelled 913 @ 8.%'c per yard mile $
7760
Road 23 S.A.-
Yards of gravel hauled, 34%
Average miles per haul, 4
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Ope.rating cost less drivers wages, $15.90 per day
Total mi,les travelled 138@ 8~c per yard mile $
.Road 30 S. A.-
Yards of gravel hauled, 100
A'verage haul, 7 niiles
Ope.rating cos,t less drivers wages, $15.90 per day
Total. miles 'travdled 700 @ 8%c per yard mile $
Oost of gravel, striPIPing, loading and screening,
740 ya,rds of gravel or 156 cords@ $1.40- -cord $
City's Iportion 25%
Cc'rtified corre'ct.
F. O. LhWThENCE,
FR;\'NK P.INNEO;
County Road Supt.
Chairman of Commis'sian
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59 50
218 <W
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COUNTY ROAD COMMITTEE
"June. Session -' First ,Report
To the 'Elgin 'County -Council,
Gent'lemen:
1. Your Road Committee made theh' annual ins.pection trip on
,County roads this year ,and report as folllQws:
In general the county ro.ad system is in a fair shape this
swring, the resur'facing for this sutnmer will be very limited fo~
reason of the extensive w,ork during the late summer and iaU
of 193'5.
2. The,By-.Law submitted ,at the January session has been ,approv-
ed ofhy. theD~partmentof Highways, Elgin . County to raise the
sum of $35,600;00 the Government to 'raise an equal amou'll1:
maki1J.ga total _of $70,000.00 for' the year 1936.
3. A joint meeting with Middlesex and Elgin County Road Com-
ntittee will be held ,Monday:at 2;30 p;m.at the Middlesex County
Buildings, to open tenders fo-r the construction ot the Mdntosll
BrIdge -over River Thames.
4. That the County SoEd,tlor is here:by inst,ructedto discontinue
exrpropriation proceedings with reSlpect :to the lands of A. K
Buc.ke of the Towns-hip olf Yarmouth, and to prepare a convey-
ance of tI-:esaid lands from the said A. -E. : Bu,cke to the ,Corpor-
ation ,of the CQunty of Elgin. The consid~,ration to be $'550.00.
5. -Confirmation has ,been received from the' Department of High-
l\-..'ays which authorizes the purchase of G.M..c. heavy duty truck.
6. That we assume that portion of the To\vnship road in tlle
Township of' Aldlborough from County Road No.3, the 'Furnival
road lot -6, concession 14; thence extending westerly and south~
erly tlo the -top of ,thehiH leading to Lake Erie a distance of
approximately 800 feet.
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7. That in event of approval hom the De\partment of Highways
accepting that portion of FurnivalR10ad No. 3 from Rodney
south to the Lake. Also that portion of Road No. 1 (Graham
,Road) south from W cst Lorue to Highway No.3. Also Currie
,Road No.8 south from'Dutton connecting Provincial Highway No 3
That a Committee be appointed to memorialize the Department
,of H,jghrwaY's to assume 'that portion of county road No. 39 from
the no,rtherly boundary of South Dorchestc'f, road between lotr.
112 and 13, and its continuation between lots 10 and 11 of the
Township ,of Malahide t<o 'Highway No.3, in the: Town .of
Aylmer; hlso that the townHne tountyroad No. se betwecll
Mahhide and South Dorchester from c,aunty road No. 39 east-
errly c'onnediug.' 'v',Iith toad No. 40 in fhe; Village of S'pringfield.
8. "--~That the Warden, Mr. Locke, M,r. Sne,lgrove and chairman ot
Road Committee 'be a committee to meet with a Committte
from: the To'wn of AyLmer, toarrangc agreement fof-the improv-
mcnt of John Stl'cetsouth, and that the Warden be authorizcc}
to sign agreement when approved by the wholc-:Com111itteeanc!
the Mini,ster.
Township' iof Aldborough
9, We recommend that the foHowing:county _,rpacls-"l'cvert back to
the Township where situated. Description of the portion of the
Furnival .Road to revert to the Township of Aldiborough:
Parcel_ No., 1, Qlpposite Concessioi1 7,
Commencing at a point in the north easterly side" of the Fur-
nival road (hct.\veen lots 6 and. 7 concession ,7) a dista,nce of
24.0 feet 111ea~tH'ccl south easterly thereon from t:1e weste,riy
angle oJ said lot 7. Thence north westerly on -a cu:-ve to the
left ,whose .radius .is 852. feetandwhi!=h_ is. tangent to the north
wef,terly side of said road to its intersection wit:, the no.rth
\vcstcrly limit of said concession 7, Thence north easterly along
the north westerly limit of said concession to the ),.vesteyly angle
of said lot 7, Thence _ south easterly along the north easterly
liniit oJ said Fur;1ivaJ Road. '24Q-...feet, to the place of beginning.
Parcel No. .2, Opposite Gore CO;1cession.
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[Commencing at a point in the south westerly side' of the Fur-
nival Road (,between lots 6 and 7, 'Gore Concession) distance 540
feet measured north westerly thereon from the .easterly angle
of said llot 6.
Thence south easterly on a curve to" the left, 'whose ,radius is
8512 feet and which is tangent to the south westerly side of said
road to its intersection with .the north easterly side of said road.
Thence south easterly along the north easterly side of said
road. to the slQuthe'i1y ~ngle of said lot" 7.
Thence south weste,rly 66 feet 0 inches to
of said lot 6. Thence north westerly. along
limit of said Furnival Road 540, feet to- the
the easterly ~U1g1f.
the south westerly
place of beginning.
Township of Yarmouth
1{), Portion of th~ .road allowance between lot's 8 and' 9 in the 11th
c-oncession of-'the Township of Yarmouth.
A11 of said road allowance in said concession whici1 lies \vc~H
of a st.rip df land 66 feet in 'width which is sho_wn :on the pIa n
and description deposited in the Registry Office f'or the Registry
Division of the County of Elgin on June 20th, 1935,. as clepositerl
plan 56.
Township of Bayham
11. Road No. 44 in the Police Village of Port Burwell, il1 the
Township of Bayham from the intersection of Wellington and
Erius Streets as, shown in Registered plan No. 112, Erius Street
in northerly and easterly direction to the northern boundary of
the said Village where it connects with the Old Plank Road or
Kings Highway No. 19.
The Plank Road across part lot 15, concession 11, in the Town-
ship of Bayham southerly from its intersection with the south:..
erly limit of the Kings Highway diversion as sholwl1 on, deposit-
ed plan D. 62- to its intersection with the north weste,rly limit of
Kings Highway d~verslion as' sho:wn onde1Josited plan No. 460
and further shown on plan A. 7-11 deposited in the Registry
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Office for the' Countyof:.Elgin.
12. Approval ha-s been' received from.' the Depa.rtment of Highways
. assuming approximately 15 miles more county roads being por-'
tions descrilbedas follows:
Road in the Township -of South Dorchester between conces-
sIons 10 and 1.1 kom lot 12 East to the Oxford Townline thence
southon the Tov,rnlinec-onnecting with county ,r:oadNo. :48, and
Oxford county road No. 19' a distance ofalhout S;w:. miles.
13, 'Roa-d in the "Township of Malahide between lots-20 an"d2lfrom
road No. 40 beginning at-Tallbot Road, 'Provincial "Highway, in
the Towl1ship of ;Malahide, thence ina sDutherly direction to
concession 1 connecting with county road No. 42.
1-1. The County Townline 'hetween the Township afDelaware and
Sauthwald at the inte.rresectian Middlesex Caunty raadNa. 17
and Elgin Caunty ma'd No.. 19 in an easterlydirectian to. Prav-
incial Highway ,No.. .A a distance, af aho.ut 5 ,miles.
An af which is res'pect-ful1y,su'bmitted..
R. KIMBLE,
Chairman of Road Committee
El.g,in County CaluuciIe
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June Session ~ Second' Report
To. the Elgin Caunty Council,
Gentlemen:
The CauntyRoad Committee reports:
That the road, Towuline between Sauthwold and DUllwich from
the intersection of County Road No.. 16 SUlbul1ban I A'rea and County
Raad No.. 8 running nartherly to. Kings Highway No.. 3 a distance
af aihout 27,:1: miles, be as'sumed as County Highway.
All af which is respecHully su'bmitted.
R. KIMBLE,
Chairman af Road Committee
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Elgin County Council
November Session
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
The Elgin County Road Committee ,reports that the expenditure
oJ Elgin County Highway System, from January 1936 to November
1st, 1936, total $64,94Q.l2.
L Expenditure as follows:
Maintenance on county roads
\ ..
Construction on county road!>
Maintenance on SUlbul1ban Area Roads
County Bridges unde,r By-Law 1091
Expenditure on county roads within the
Incorporated Villages and Town
Labor in gravel pits
Truok Expenses
Machinery, tools and rcpai,rs
W'or,kmcn's Compensation Board
......... ... ........................ ..$ 29153 65
16077 77
2267 50
11 95
5411 37
1296 54
2347 06
8220 75
153 53
$ 64940 12
2. We recommend that a supplementary by-law Jbepassed at
this sessiion of the County Council for the sum of $10,000. $5,000.
to be raised .by the County of Elgin, $5,000. by the Depatr.111ent of
Highways, to provide for unpaid accounts and wade in progress.
The contracts f.or constructing the McIntosh .bridge over Thame:s
River have heen completed. The ,contract for faib.ricating and~rect-
iug the Supersh'ucture \vas let to the Hamilton Bridge Company for
the sum of $115,449:00. The Contract for constructing the Sub-
structure was let to W<rltham and Fuller ,of Strathroy for the sum
of $8,690:00 and .45 cents per yard fO'f all earth placed in the
approaches.
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:Waltham and Fuller worked about one month 011 their contract
and then assigned their contract 'to George Powles of 'St. Thomas
who completed the worle.
In addition to the work covend 'by the- contracts' the foHowing
extr,a work was done:
{I) Albout 40 old wooden piles in the river just below the bridge
were pulled. These piles have been the cause of forming a sand har
on the north side of the river, fO'rdng the water to the south pier.
Their removal should do much to keep the current af the rive,r near
the centre of the main span.
(2) It was .thought advisable to place most of the stone from
the north pier on the south bank so as to prevent, as much 'as pos-
sible ,erosion on this side.
(3) The approaches were gravelled and guard rails placed at
both ends of the structure.
The total COSlt of tne work Iwill !be about as foMows:
Advertising for tenders
Hamilton Bridge Company
George 'powles, contract
a,pproacnes, 1780 cu. yards @ 45c
ext'ra contract, 3 cu. yds. stone removed south
@ $4.00
Floor main sipan mad:c 70 ins. t;hick instead of
7 ins.-5.75 cu. yards @ $10.00
3 extra yards placed in s,o'Uth pie,r @ $10.90
1:5 extra yards pla'ced ,in bent..@ 10.00
7 extra yard placed in south abutment @ '$10.00
'Old stone wall removed under south ahutment
Ce:ment, 904 'barrels @ $2.92
Less for sacles, aJbout
10 'bareels @ $2.S0
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Extra work, removing piles, placing stone south hank,
guard rail, gravelling approaches, etc., ahout $ 497 00
Extending drain, south side, 40 ft. 10 in. pi-pe' 22 00
Paid Thomas Higgs, Inspector 332 40
Paid" Canadian' Inspecting and Testing Company for
for Mill and Shop inspection of steel 165 06
Paid, Phones 8 01
Engince,ring 138'5 00
$ 29550 17
To this, should be added the legal ex'penses which were paid by
the County of Middlesex.
4.
Operation of Old _ Truck
Hours \vorked
Miles travelled
Yards of earth and gravel
Repairs, gas, oil and wages
Depreciation allowed for 1936
1408
19416
hauled .... .. 3123
2266 94
40000
$
138
22
day .........$16.19
stone Of gravel
2666 94
Average mileage per day
Average yards per day
Average cost expense per
,Cost of hauling 1 yard of
1 mile
08
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Operation of N,ewG.M.C. Truck
Hours worked
Miles travelled
Yards of earth and gravel hauled
Repairs, gas, oil and wages
Depreciation July 16th to Oct. 31st,
84 days' at $10.00 pcr day
840
141.57
2548
.....$ 737 62
840 00
.$ 1577 62
168
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Av'crage mUeage per day
Ayerage yards per day
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Average cost expense per day
Cost OIf hauling 1 yard of stone
or gravel 1 mile
6.
Miles travelled
Gas used
Days _worked
Repairs, gas, oil and wages
Depreciation $2.00 per day f.or
......................$18.79
.10
Power Grader No. .1
3582
2040
164
1309 36
328 00
$ 1637 36
Cost of dragging and scarifying 1 mile
of road
7.
45e
Power Grader No. 12
3699
2138 gallon~
163
. ................ .......................................$ 1348 86
326 00
$ 1674 86
tost of dragging and s'carifying 1 mile
Of road
Miles travelled
,Ga.s used
Days worked
Repairs, gas, oil and wages
Depreciation $2.00 per day for
8.
163 days
45e
Wehr Power Grader
Miles travellyd
Gas used
Days worked
gas, oil. and wages ."...$
Cost of dragging and scarifying 1 mile
of road
Repaits,
3074
2510 gallons
185
1348 96.
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Mac:hinery (New)
1 Ford Coupe; 1 G.M.C. heavy duty dump truck.
Tools~l 3Y;-gallon galvanized sprayer;
3 spades; 5 shovels; 1 sledge; 1 emery
4 scythes; 2 oil cans;
wheel; 1 pair ,pliers.
10..
Maintenance
Record of the amount of gravel used 011 the county roads to uate.
Hathaw8)Y Gravel Pit-In the Township of Yarmouth, 3860 yards.
Walker Gravel Pit-In the Township of Aldborough, 247 yards.
2i6 cars of crushed stone was used _011 county roads and Village
streets during the year.
75 miles of roacts have bee!'l resur,faced with broken stone or
gravel.
11. We recommend that
t'hcCol1l1ty :Council that
following intersections:
By-Laws :be passed at
stop signs should be
this session of
erected at the
lst-Ilntersections of road 27 and 36, making 2-7 as a stol'
road! on the 4th concession of the Township of Yarmouth.
2nd----.-Road numJber 43 east -of the Village of Lyons, TOWI1~
ship of South Dorchester !between concessions 10 and H, be
made a stop road at the intersections of road num])er 39 and
43. Also the Townline rpad number 37 between s-outh and
NO-rth Dorchester be made a stop road at the intersection of
Middle~ex County road number 60 and Elgin County ,road
numiber 47.
12. We recommend where telephone and hydro lines are laid
underground aong side of the road for the -company.'s eon-
Elg.t.n County Council
venience, that the said
with a plan
the road.
All of which is
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company shall provide the county
or blue print, showing location of said lines on
res'pectfully submitted.
Chairman
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of R10ad Committee
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REPORTS OF EDUCATION COMMITTEE
January Session
To the Elgin Co'Unty Council,
Gentlemen:
The Education Committee report:
1. That fee for membenhip in the County Council Section of
the Ontario Educational Association amounting to Five Dollars be
paid, and that the Chairman be appointed to represent this County
at meetings' during 1936.
2. That the following High School Trustees be appointed:
Aylmer Dr. Home.r McLay for 3 yea'rs
H. L. Stratton for 2 years
Vienn:;\ Mr. Ferris for 3 years
Dutton W. Hollingshead for 3 years
Stu'art Kirkland for 1 year
High School District remain as at present
Education takes action on same, or until
3. That the Vienna
uritil the Department of
the J line Session.
All of whi'Ch. is respectfully submitted.
]. H. BURKE. Chairman.
St., Th01l1as~ Ontario, January 3'1~ 1936,
EIg,in' Goun ty,',Co'lllloil
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November . Session
To ,the Elgin County Council~,'.
Gentlemen:
The Education Committee reports:
That communication from School Section; No. 3 Aldlho~ou.gh :ton-
bining. appreciation olf Inspector A. B. Luc'as be filed.
That' we co-operate..with the, Co.ullty"CounQil: of-'Huron:'fo~:."an
amendment.to.-the.. School. LaJws-,'providing.--that .when a council deems
arequisi-tion 'by the Boardbf Trus1tees excessive .that' the same may
ibe suhmitted to the HoarddfMunici-pal A:'ffairs and the Education
Department fOor their, decisiom
That the account olf the Municipal World for exal!l1Iinalt'ion supplies
amount of $35.'515 ,be paid.
That ..we recommend- that. By-,Law No. 240 to estaib.Jish the Vienna
High School District 'be repealed.
All of which is respectfully suhmitted.
J. H. BURKE~ Chairman,
'St. Thollmas~ Ontario, Novemlber, 26~ 1936.
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REPORTS OF GAOL COMMITTEE
January Session
To the 'Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
The Gaol Committee reports:
~ 1. That with reference to additional filing cases re.quired at tpe
Registry Office we ,recommend that your Committee be authorized
to purchase same, and that such additional lighting capacity as may
be required in. the lfiling' vault' .be supplied.
2. That your Committee recommend qmt we be authorized to
replace trees that are dying in the Court Housegrounds~
All of which is respectfully sulbmitted.
W. B. LANC","STER, Chairman.
St. Thomas, Ontario, January 311, W36.
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June Session
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
The Gaol Committee 'report:
1. That they have received tenders for coal. and recommend
the acceptance of tender of
H. E. Johnson & Son, for 2 carloads Grate Coal @ $10.512 per ton
for delivery at the Gaol
w. H. Swift & Co., 20 tons Stove Coke @ $9.7.0 per ton
for delivery at Registry Office
2. That in c011).pliance with request from the City of St. Thomas
we recommend that- they the allowed to place seats ill: approved pos-
itions on the western part of the Court House grounds to remain
,there as long as conditions are satis,factory.
3. That four ornamental iron posts !be placed in front or:f the
-Court House to stop driving on cement pave:ment.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
W. B. LAJNlCAiSTE,R, Chairman.
St. Thomas, Ontario, June IiI, 1936.
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Novemher,.Session
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
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That contr.act for bread to be deliveredattheCounly .Gaol
193,7 be awarded to AsI<elw Bros., pirice .four cents a pound.
2. > That .contract for supply of forc-<quarter. beef to be delivered
a~, the County Gaol during 1937 Ibe awa<rded to Mssrs. Durnan &
Spry at eighial1d one-third (8 1-3). ,centspe.r ,pound.
All oJ which is respectfully submit,ted.
W;, B. -LAiN1CAtSTiEiR, Chairman.
Court :House,' St. Thomas, ..Novern.ber::26i.;1936.:
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HOUSE OF INDUSTRY REPORTS
Phy.~ician - November Session
To the Warden and Members of the Elgin County Council,
Gentleme-n:
I have the honor of presen ting the Sixty-,first annual Medical
report of the Elg.111 House OJf Industry up to October J1st, 19136,
and sUlbmit the f.ollowing for your consideration
1 made fifty visits to the House of Industry, and attended [ou;i'
inmates in the Memorial Hos'pita1 as folloM's;
Ann Martin, Nov. 1st, 19315-to Feh. 10th, 1936.
'Chas. Niokerson, Nov. 1st, 1935 to Nov. 17, 193-5.
Geo; Van Sedar, Feb. 18th, 1936 to Apt. 21st, 1936.
Almeda Hart, March 24th, 1936 to Apr. 8th, 1936.
There were no births.
'(here were e,even deat;l;', six fcmales and five maJes as followll
Nov. 117, 1936 Chas. Nicke['son 80 Chronic Nephritis'
Jan. 2, 1936 Kate Martin 64 Chronic Myocarditis
F,6b. 9, 1936 Jas. McIntosh 73 Arteria Sclerosis
Fob, 10, 1936 Ann Martitl 90 Chronic Myocarditis
Fob, 22, 1936 Nancy Ki'nllber 90 Arteria Sclerosis
Mar. 8, 1936 Catherltle Taylor 70 Chronic Myocarditis
Apr. 21, 1936 George Van Sedar 62 Cancelr
June 7, 1936 Patrick MoKnight 77 Cancelr
July 20, 1936 LCiwis Stewart .....'......'0:... se Cerelbal Emlbolism
Aug. 1, 1936 Almeda HaTt 60 Cancer
Sept. 11, 1936 Catherine McAlpine 9J Chronic Myocarditis
and Arthritis
I have the honor fo be,
Yours truly,
D. 'L EWIN, Physician, Housc of Industry
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Inspector - November Session
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
The .following is my report on the House of Industry and Refuge
for the year ending October 3ht, 1936:
/,
L Num!ber of .inmates at last report 30
2. Number admitted during year 12
j. Number of deaths 7
4. Num~ber discharged 5
5. Numlber albsconded ............ 6
6. Ntl1i~ber now in House 24
7. Nun~ber of inma1;es sent from the several municipalities dur-
ing the year:
Aldoborough
South wold
Yarmouth
Malahide
Bayham
Aylmer
3
2
2
3
1
1
12
8. The various causes of pauperism o:f -inmates admitted to the
H;ous'c during the year in<;LY he classified as follo.ws:
Des<titut'e
Cri1ppl,e
lll-health
Old Age
Other Causes
1
",.,1
1
1
3
12
9. Average number of inmates during year 27 1-3
10. Arverage l1nl1iber with Keeper's family and hired help 237f
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U. Number of weeks' board of inmates 1~
12. Number of weeks' ,board with' Keeper's family ,171311
13 Total expenditure during the yea,r .........................."....$10,871;74
14.
Deductions
From farm stook, etc., sold
From Old Age Pensions, 8
Permanent, Improvements
Barn and Sundries ....1..,"
Insurance^and Sundries
'"'' , ""',,"""'" ,$ 3876 4il
24<9 2J
-$
Pension funerals
Inmates
-----4
15. Leaving amount actually expended for
support of inmat'es
Avera,ge expense per day of each person
Average expC11ses per week of each perSOn
Average expenses per year of each perSOll
Amount expended -for house and farm during
the year may be divided as follows:
16.
17,
18-
19,
F~~m Expense
Hired Lalbor
Implements
Stock
Seed
Feed
Gas and oil
Miscellaneous
HI
864 75
1328 39
144718
2~5 00
'56541
4480 73
6391 01
5,749
402
209 26
300 00
118 08
4 00
104 70
436 II
128 37
215 10
$ 1306 36
House Expenses
Hread
Meat
'Groceries
Provisions
265 89
433 88
328 97
180 78
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Dry Goods
Boots and Shoes
Furniture and l-Iardlw-are
Drugs
Coal and Wood
Miscellaneous
204 32
71 59
1'5619
42 ~2
699 2Z
424 00.
$ 2807 36
General Expense
.conveyance of Inmates
Repairs
Pcnnanent Improvements
lncidental
Barn
200
128 13
192 72
897 4S
3683 69
$ 4904 02
Salaries
Kee'pcr and Matron
Physician
158400
270 00
$ 1854 00
10871 74
Total Expenditure
20. The 'ollowing produce was raised on the farm during the
280 bushels Barley
650 bushels Oats
190 'bushels Wheat
45 loads Hay
5 acres Ensilage Corn
125 bushels potatoes
15 bushels Carrots
15 bushels Turnips
28 loads Straw
quantity of pumpkin and squash
garden produce
15 bushels Table Carrots
10 bushels Beets
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12 bushels Onions
300 ,bushels Sugar Beets
150 heads Ca1>lbage
40 bushels Tomatoes
1 acre Sweet Corn
quantity of Lettuce, Parsley, Aspa,ragus
quantity Plums,_ Grapes
15 quarts Milk -per day
100 bushels Apples
500 quarts Fruit canned in House
750 dozen eggs consumed
1460 pounds Ibutter
A large quantity of vegeta1bles and fruit was used during the
summer of'wliich no account was kept:
Cream sold
Hogs so1dc~,--..
Eggs, Chickens and Sundries
7 Caives sold
397 87
309 24
150 ,64
7 00
-~ 864 75
21 NUrrilber6J articles of -bedding ~md clothing made up <luring
the year by Matron and inmates, 24'5.
22.
Farm Stock
3 Horses
12 Cows
11 Hogs
1 Yearling
2 Brood Sows
1'00 Chickens
4 Calves
23. The total amount expended Ibythe County on the HOllse of
Refuge is as follows:
Farm, 100 acres, cost
7298 95
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House of Industry
Laundry
Fire Escapes
Root Cellar, Henery, etc.
Cottages, etc.
. Briok Ice House
Barns, Etc.
Tile Drains
Tile Drain Outlet
Hot Air Pump Taulk, C011nections
Refrigerator
Fencing
Oreha'rel
Heating Apparatus
Boiler Room and Soft Coal Boiler
Deep Well
Silo
Hog Pen
Electric Installation and Pumps
Plumlbing
Septic Tank and Drain
Sundries
24. Received from Government on account of
expenditures for land and building
Leaving amount actually expended by County
13891 26
68761
390 06
879 40
66311 87
l!180 50
6908 57
4072 &3
13203
920' 60
59000
1979 07
85 85
2()19 00
3,733 '52
2436 40
29362
654 99
2314 44
3032 15
H4<i 75
41635
~~$ 61695 85
4000 00
m...m.....$ 57695 85
The cost 'per day of inmates has increased this .year due to the
falling off in recei.pts o',f Old Age Pensions and fewer inmates.
The management has been satisfactory.
All of which is res,pectfully submitted.
K. W. McKAY, 'Inspector.
St. Thomas, Ontario, Novemher 1936.
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REPORTS OF HOUSE OF INDUSTRY COMMITTEE
January. Session
1'6 the Elgin County Council.
Gentlemen:
The House of Industry Committee reports:
1. That we have considered communication from the Association
of Managers of Homes for the Aged and Infirm and recommend that
if the meeting is held in: London that your Committee and the Keep-
er and Matron 'be appointed to attend.
2. That the new harn has Ibcen cD.111pleted at a cost of $3659.,72.
It would be interesting to have the Council visit the Institution, but
owing to the inclement weather we believe the matter should be pUt
off until the June Session.
3. That we have revised the Schedule of insurance and would
recommend that we 'be_ authorized to procure new policies, in the
fifteen companies in which the 'buildings arc now insured, for $39,700,
being an increase of $7,350.
4. That no action Ibe taken in reference to communication from
the Dominion Automatic Fire Alarm C6.
~All of which is respectfully submitted.
].O:HiN H. SLOAN, Chairman.
St.. Thomas, Ontario, 20th January, 1936.
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Elgil'i County Council
June ,Session
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
The House of Industry Committee reports:
1. That they have received tenders for coal and recommend that
contract be awarded to W. H. Swift & Co. f.or
40 tons Grate Coal @ $10.70 per tan
20 tons .Chestnut Coal @ $11.30 per ton
All of which is respectfully su'bmitted.
JOHN H. SLOAN, Chairman.
St. Thomas, Ontario, June 11th, 19G6.
November Session
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
The I-louse of Industry Committee reports,
1. That the reports of the Physician and Inspector be received
and adopted and printed in the minutes.
2. That contract for bread be awarded to Askew Brothers, price
four cents per pound.
3. The orchard on the farm has been in an unsatisfactory con-
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dition for some time and dunin.g 1I"ecent years man,y trees died. We
ordered, all ,stu.mps removed and orchard plowed and fertilized. We
recommend that it !be replanted next spr,ing -and that we :be a:uthor-
ized to purchase the necessary stock.
All of which is ,respectfully submitted;
JOHN H. SLOAiN, Chainman.
St. Thomas, Ontario,' November 26, 1936.
REPORTS OF PETITIONS ANDLEGISLATJON COMMITTEE
'-,
January Session
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
The Cominittee on Petitions and' Legislation report:
1. That we co-operate with the -Council of the 'County of Kent
for amendment to the Farmers' Creditors Act so that taxes will not
hf.: considered as an ordinary debt !but will remain as a first claim on
property considered.
2. That no action :be taken in reference to communication froni
tbe Township of Dunwich requiring payment of damages caused by
dogs killing' poultry.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
FRED W. SCHMBLZ, Chairman.
~St. Thomas, Ontario, 3,lst January, 1936.
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June Session
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
The -Committee on Petitions and Legislation report:
1. ' That we coo-operate with the .county Co.urlcil of Hastings in
resolution for an amendment to The Munidpal Act so that only per-
sons who are prope.rty owners can qualify for offices in; municipal
councils' and school boards.
2. That we co-,o'per.ate with the County Council of Wentworth
in petition to' the Legislature requesting them to investigate the
alarming increase in the- numlber of automolbile accidents caused !by
collision with trains at level erossings. In this connection we favor
-the IaJw of the Province of Quehec which compels a motorist to
come to 'a complete stop 'before cr9ssing a ranway traok.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
F1~B)D W. SCH1MBLZ, Chairman.
St. Thomas, Ontario, June 12, 1936.
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Gentlemen:
The Committee on Petitions and Legislation report:
1. That we concur in resolution from the, County Council' of
Perth re repeal or change in _, the Farmers' Creditors Arrange,jnem
Act, and that Wilson H. Mills, M.P. be advised.
2. That no actiof" be taken in reference to communication from
the County Council of Perth re coal "prices.
3. That no action be taken in reference to resolution of the
'County Council of Lincoln, re canned goods.
All of which is -respectfully submitted.
FRED W. SCHMELZ, Chairman.
St. Thomas, Ontario, N-ovemlber 27, 1936.
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REPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE
January Session
To the Elgin Cotinty Council,
Gentlemen:
,\he A'gr.icuItnra1 Committec.rep'orts:
1. That a grant of Fifty Dollars be given t6 fhe Ontario Agri-
cultural Council for 1936 and thatJ. D. Thomson and H. G. Taylor
be appointed delegates to attend. annual meeting in Toronto on FeIb-
ruary 17 and 1.8th
2.
tion at
That t11C Warden name a committee to report on reforesta-
the June Session.
3. That the Advisory Agricultural Committee be re-appointed
for 1936.
4. That Fred R. Taylor .ibe appointed Corn Boter Inspector
under conditions specified in by-law passed in 1934.
All of which is res.pectfully snbmitted.
JOHN D. THOMSON, Chairman.
S1. Thomas, Ontario, 31st January, 1.936.
Elgin County Coundl
June Session
To the Elgin CountyCoundl,
Gentlemen:
The .Agricultura-l Committee reports,:
1. That we co-operate ,",,,ith the County Council. of Pr-ince
Edward in fav'or of the continuance of the bonus on chessc, f.or the
year 1.936.
2. That t!he Reeves of the Townships :be a committee to meet a
committee froni the City of St. Thomas in referen'ce to Provincial
PhJM'ing Match.
All of which is respect'fully submitted.
J. D. THlOMiSON, Chairman.
St. Thomas, Ontario, June 1,2,' 1936.
November Session
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentle'men:
Tlhe A.g'ricultUfoaIJ Comlmittee repoTts:
1. That the report of the Corn Biorer Ins'pector Ibe a'ccepted.
2. That trees be ordered to IplantCounty Gravel pit in South~
wold, and tlhat A@'rkul>turaJRepres.entative Thomas. he requested to
mal<:e survey of same and advise on kind o:f tr,ees to plant.
3. That those. des.irin.g 'trees .for rdorestation purposes. :be re-
quested to appJ.y to Vhdr Township. Clerk.
4. That the Warden and ]. D. Tlhomson be a C0l111mittee to
meet representatives from other counties to consider rettorestatiol1, if
meeting caUed.
'AIl o'f whic:l is respect'fully submitted.
J. D. THOM'SON, Chairman.
St. Thomas, Ontario, November 2-7, 1936.
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,CLERK'S REPORT ON LICENSES
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
I have to report the following 'licenses in force:
Auctioneer
Frank Fulkerson
James R. Serson
Merritt Moore
'G. H. Taylor
Andrew McWilliam
Duncan A. Brown
L. L. McTaggar! ,.
A. G. McAlpine ~,,-
A. ]. Branton
Clarence Wolfe -
Tillsoniburg
Morpeth
Aylmer
Cottam
Wallacetorwll
Shedden
Appin
Dutton
Rodney
Vieuna
Transportation of Fowl
Charles Paug1born
Cecil Galbraith
]. H. Alderson
Nelson M.Wiley
Miller Page
fohn S: Pearce
H. C. Farley
K 0, Wight
E, Asseltine
Tallbotville
Rodney
Rodney
Dutton
Wailacetown
Wallacetorwn
St. Thomas
. Rodney
Wallacetowl1
Junk Dealer
H.Fisherman
London
Pedlar
M. Gafer
Toronto
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Clifton Davis
Thomas N eslbitt & Sons
All of which is respectfully su'bmitted.
Wardsville
Wardsville
K. W. McKAY, County Clerk.
St. Thomas, Ontario, 2ht Nove111lbe,r, 1936.
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OLD AGE PENSIONS REPORT
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
1 present herewith report in connection with the administration
of the Old Age Pensions Act in the County of Elgin,
,since the pass,jug of the Act 1300 applications havehecl1 received,
the present disposition of which is as follows:
Deaths
Refused
Cancelled
Trau&ferred
Pending
Pensions in to'tce 1st Nov., 1936
434
43
52
84
42
645
Pensions in force 1st Nov., 1935
1300
619
,Since the first of November, 193,5 to the thirty-first of October
1936, 117 applications have been received from the municipal clerks.
In addition, 1:1 applications have been received in cases were, appli-
cation had previously. been made and refused.
During this .same period 22 pensions have been increased, 1 de-
creased, 6 cancelled and 2 refused.
Total amount paid Elgin pensioners by Proyince
during the y6ar Nay. 193:5 '~'Q Oct. 1936
Amount payable by Elgin County
$136324 94
13236 4e
Payments to municipal clerks for Old Age Pension applications
from 1st Octcxber 1.9315 to 31st Octdber 1936 are as follows:
Miss Vera Carpenter, 6 applications ""........$
A. N. McWilliams, 8 applications
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\'J. C. McLennan, 7 applications
H. L. Lawton, 22 applications
]. M. Hale, 19 applications
Benj. Brian, 19 applications
M., S. Charlton, 5 applications
D. C. Davis, 15 applications
Tohn Hodgson, 6 applications
]. S. H.olbertsol1, 2 applications
W. A. Smith; 10 a'pplications
Geo. L. Mis.tele, 3 applications
Charles Mistele, 1 application
]. P. Coomlbe, 1 application
W. A; Harwkins, 3 applications
Secretary
All of which is respectfully sulbmitted.
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10 00
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To th~ Warden and Members of the Elgin Coup.ty CQ};1~lCiI,
I beg -to subiuif the following report for Corn borer, inspection
for 1936. .
. AldJDorough, D. McCallum, Rodney. ......"...:$
BaY:lam, Elmus Neville, Straffordville
Dunwieh, E. J. Hatton, lona Station
South wold, D. Smoke, St. Thomas R' R
Malahide, C.".Cheesman" Aylmer R R..
N. Yarmouth,'F. R. Taylor, Belmont R R
S. Yarmouth, Wm, F. .Smith, Sparta
S. Dorchester, F. R. Taylor, Belmont ,R ,R
County Supervisor, stationery, advertising
and" inspections
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FRED R. llA YLO R.
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:t;ly ,. LAWS
be and are hereby appointed members of the Board of Audit to per-
f.orm the duties re1quired of them Iby R..S.iQ, 19217, Chapter 126, Sec-
tion 22.
B'Y-LAW No. 1239
That the members of the said Board of Audit be paid the sum
of Five Dollars per day for their services and." five cents per mite,
going to and from .each audit.
To Authorize 'the Warden and iTreasurer to_ BorroW' the
Sum of One Hundred and Fif~y Thousand Dollars
Read a third time and passed at County Council Chambers,
St. Thomas, this 31st day of January, 1936.
The Elgin County Couned enacts:-
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That the Warden and Treasurer be and are hereiby authorized to
borrow the sum of One Hundred ,and Fifty Thousand Dollars ham
the Bank of Montre.a1 as' it may be required to meet the eX!pen,di-
tures of the Corporation of the County of Elgin driringthe year 1936,
and .give as secu.r'ity thererfor notes of one thous'alld or ten thousand
dollars each.
K. W. McKAY,
G. M, Mi1'CHELL.
Clerk.
Warden.
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Read a third time and passed. at County Council Chambers,
St. Thomas, this 3,lst day 0-f January, 1936.
K. W. McKAY,
G. M., Mi1'CHlEILL,
FlY _LAW No. 1241
Clerk.
To ,Appoint High School Trustees
Warden.
The E1gin County Council enacts:
1. That the following High School Trustees be appointed :
..
Aylmer
Dr. Honier McLay
H. L. Stratton
Frank Ferris
W. Hollingshead
Striart Kirkland
for 3 years
for 2 years
for 3 years
for 3 years
for 1 year
BY-LAW No. 1240
Vienna
Dutton
To Appoint a Board IOf Audit in ,the County IOf Elgin
for the Year 1936
Read, a third time and passed at County Council Chambers,
SL Thomas, this 31st day of January, 1936.
The Elgin County Council enacts:
That the Judge of the County Court and Mr. Joseph H. Burke
K. W. McKAY,
Clerk.
G. M. MITCHELL,
Warden.
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BY-LAW No. 1242
To Appoint a MemberrOf the
Senate (of the,U~iv:ersity ,of Western Ontario
The,Elgin County Council enacts:
That J. C. Smith, I.R...$:. be and is- herc1by appointed to the Senate
of ,the University olf West~rn Ontario.
Read a third time and passed at County Council Chamber'l,
St.- Thomas, this 31st day of January, 1936.
K. W. Mc\<AY,
Clerk.
G. M. MI1'CRELL,
Warden.
BY.LAW No. 1243
To (Appoint Coun$Y Road Committee
The Elgin County Council. enacts as f<'i.quirec1 by the Highway Act:
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That the following five members. of this, Council constitute a
Committee for the purpose Oif directing the wo'rk to be clone on the
County Road System:
F, W. Schlnclz
J; D. Thomson
Richard Kitl1lble
W 111. E. Locke
S. Snelgrove
For Term of 1 year
For Term of 2 years
For Term of 3 years
For Term of 4 years
For Term of 5 years
That By-,La.w No. 1228 be and is herethy repealed.
.Read a third time and
Sf. Thomas, this 31st day
passed at County Council Chambers,
of January, 19,36,
G. M. MIl1CH:EJlJL,
Warden.
K W. McKAY,
Oerk.
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BY-LAW No. 1244
To Appoint Advisory AgnculturaI '/Council
The Elgin County Council enacts:
That the Ad'Visory Agricultural Council be composed
member from eac'h townshi,p and eight honorary membel's,
lowing to be appointed:
of one
the f.ol-
.Members
,
Frank McGregor, AldJborough
David Carroll, Dunwich
E. E. Luton, Southwold
R. A. Penhale, Yarmouth
B<.!._rry Kent, 'Malahide
L;'~is Johnston, Bayham
D N Dible, - S~ Dorchester
Honorary Members
The memibers of the Agricultural C0l11111itte.(~ of
this Council.
That memlbers of said Advisory Agricultural Council he paid
the same as members of this Council for attendance at the two
meetings required to be held annually in February and November,
al1dthat they receive their travelling and other eJ:{pense.s for atten-
-dance at special or emergency meetings called by the Chairman.
That By-,Law No~ 1226 Ibe repealed.
Read a third time and passed at
St. Thomas, this Jht day of January,
County
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Council Cha1l11)ers,
K W. McKAY,
Clerk.
G. M.
MITCHEiLiL,
Warden.
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BY -LAW No. 1247
To Appoin~ [nsp,edor under the Corn Blorer Act
To Confirm the Equali!..!:ationo,f the Assessment Rolls of
The Elgin County Council enacts:
That Frecl R. Taylor of the Township of Yarmouth be and he
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IS hereiby appointed Im1pector to l)crforin the duties required of'
him under the 'provisions 'of The Corri Borer Act.
the County of Elgin for the Year 1936
1i1C Elg1l1 County Council enacts:
.lhat the follOwing 'be tile equal1zatlon of tne Assessment l'i..OUS
01 tne Gounty 01 .t..lgl11 ior the year 19:56;
That while engaged in the performance 6f his duties under the
Act, the said Ins'Pcctal' shall be paid the sum of Six -nollars pcr
day to include travelling and other expenses.
. m .... .... $3,705,658
4,.048;205
5,104,276
5,313,'553
.... ... . . ..... .. ..... .......3,44U,976
2,445,735
2,15M84
1,585,08L2
512,653
942,889
184,874
121,044
421,450
378,366
AlcIJool"'Ough
Dunwich
South wold
Yarmouth
Malahide
'."Bayham
South Dorchester
Aylmer
Dutton
Port Stanley
Springfield
Vicnlla
Rodney
yVest Lome
That thcsaid Inspector appoint suh-inspector for eaci1' townshj:p,
said appointmctlts to he approved 1)y the Township Councils.
That all BY~fLaws heretofore passed il1 this 'behalf be and are
I ,,_ herelby repealed.
Read a third timc and passed at COUBty Council Chambers,
St. Thomas, this 3ht day of January, 1936;
K. W. MoKAY.
Clerk.
G. M. MITCHELL,
Warden.
$30.340,3"5
BY'LAW No. '1246
Th~tthis Council is willing to have
a.',sessnle'nt rolls, in case of appcal, made
the final equalization of
by the, County J udgc~
To 'Provide for the Total Expenditure on "the System ~of
Read a third time and passed at County Council Chamber5,
SL Thomas, this 3ht clay of J auuary, 1936.
County Roads in itheCounty ,of Elgin as approved
by ,Order~in~Coundl during the ti'ear 1936
K. W. McKAY,
Cleric
G. M. MITCHE'uL,
Warden.
Repealed by By-La \0\, ,No. 1249.
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BY-LAW 1\10. ,1248
To .Appoint a Member ,to:.the
St. Thomas Suburban Area Commission
The Elgin County Council enacts:
That George H. Cross be and is herelby appointed to the St.
ThomasSulbuflball Area Commission' for five years and until a suc-
cessor is ap.pol11ted.
I~ead a third time .and passed at
St, Thomas, this ,31l,<;tday of January,
County ,Council
1936.
Cham1>ers,
K. W. McKAY,
Cle,k.
G. M. MI'DCHEJ..L,
Warden.
BY-LAW No. 1249
A By-LawtolProvide for the total~xpenditure po the
sjystem ,of counly roads (in the. 'CollotyoE Elgin as
approved by Order-in-Council, during the year 1936
WHBREAS The Highway Im!provement Act, :Cha'pter 54, R.S.O.
1927, anclamcndmcn't's requires that the totalexpenditurce on ',COUnty
roads and bridges be provided for annually by county by-lam,
THE'RIEFORrE the Council of the Corporation o;f the said
County of .Elgin enacts as: flollows,:
(1) Thesul11 of $118.,000 is hereby appropriated froni monies rais-
ed 'by levy, debentures and government subsidy, for expelI-
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diture upon construction 'on the said ,system during the
year 1936.
(2)
Thesul11 of $52;000 is herelby
raised by levy and government
Upon maintena.nce and repair of
system during the year 1936.
appropriated from ,monies
sulJJsidy for ex.penditure
the roads in the said
(3)
The said monies shall' be
the duly appointed county
perrformed in accordance
respecting county r-oads
Highways -of Orifario.
expended under the direction of
road superintendent and on work
with the last revised regulations
issued Iby the Department of
(4)
The Clerk shall transmit duplicate copies of this by-law
to. the :Deputy Minister, Department of Highways of Ont-
ario, for approval on or 'before the 31st 'of January of the
present "year.
That By-'Law No. 1246 be and is hereby repealed
PassedatSt Thomas, thIS 5th day of March,A.D.. 1936.
K. W. McKAY,
Clerk.
G. M. MI'DCHELL,
Warden.
BY-LAW No. 1250
To Appoint High School Trustees
The .Elgin County 'Council enacts:
That Dr. M. G. Graham !be appoili.ted trustee of the Dutton
High School Board to complete the unex'pired term of the late
Stuart C. Kirkland.
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Read a third time and passed at County Council Chambers,
St. Thomas, this 12th day of June, 1936.
Port Stanley
Springfield
Vienna
Rodney
West Lorue
942,009
,184,874
112,1,044
421,~50
408,366
K. W. McKAY,
(' Clerk.
G. M. MITCHELL,
Warden.
$30,3,10,345
BY.LAW No. 1251
THEREFOkE the Council of the Municipal Corporation of the
County of Elgin enacts:
To 'Raise Amounts_ for County Rates
1. 'lhat a rate of 5;)4 mills 011 t;le Dollar be levied on the rate-'
able property 111 the sev,eral municipalities in the County of Elgin,
as a:bave set forth, for the year 1936, to raj~c the following amounts:
During the Year 1936
WIHEREAiS an estimate has been made showing that the sum
Ol One I-Iunclred and Seventy-Four Thousand, Six Hundred <l....n...d
Twenty-Niue Dollars is required to he raised. in the s,everal muni-
cipalities for th,e l<\Jwful purpOses of the County during the year 1936,
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L:, That the sum of One Hundred and Sevcnty-four T,nousand
Six Hundred and'l wenty"'"nllle lJollars be raised and levied in the
several MUl1lclp~iities, according to the following schedule and that
thc amounts as eilterccl therel11 be paid to tne County Treasurer, as
llY law required:
AND W'H!EIRIEAlS by the Assessment Act, this Council is requir,..
ed to direct what portion of the sum to he levied for County pUr-
poses shall be levied in each Municipality in the COUnty,
AND WHErR'BAS the rates are required to be apportioned on
the basis o.f the assessment of property as equalized,
SCHEDULE
Municipality
Ald'borough ,..........$
DUl1Jwich
South wold
Yarmouth
Malahide
Bayham
South Dorchester
Aylmer
Dutton
Port Stanley
Springfield
Vienna
Rodney
West Lorue
Total
211,30B
23,27(/
29,350
30,553
19,784
]3,948
12,395
9,114
2,948
5,422
1,063
696
2,423
2,348
AIND WIHiEIRiEiAS the ass'css,mcnt o.f propcrlty of t11C County as
ascertained and equalized in 1935 is as follows:
Municipality
'fatal Equalized Value
Al(bborough
DUl1rwich
Southwold
Yarmouth
Malahide
Bayham
South Dorchester
Aylmer
Dutton
...$3,705,1158
4,04Il,205
5,104,276
5,313,5'53
......... m.... ..... mm.m 3,440,97(i
2,425,73'5
2,1'55,584
1,585,082
5'12,1153
$
.174,629
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County Council Chambers, St. Thomas, :12th -June, 1936 .
(1) Intersections of Roads 27 and 36, making 27 a stop road, on
the 4th Concession of the Township of Yarmouth.
K. W. McKAY,
Clerk.
G.M. MlTCHELL,
Warden.
(2) Road No. 43 cast of the Village of Lyons, Township of
South Dorchester, between Concessions 10 ,and 11, at the
intersections of Road Nos. 39 and 43. Also, Townline Road:
No. 37 :between South and North Dorchester at the inter-
s.ectionof Middles'ex .County Road No. 60 and Elgin County
Road No. 47.
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BY-LAW"No.1252
Read a third 'time and 'passed at iCounty Coundl Chambers,
To 'Designate County' Road
The ~Elg(n -County Council enacts;
St. Thomas, this 27th day of November, 1936.
-That the Torwnlil1eRoad betweenSouthwold and Dunwi.ch from
the iritersectiol1 of 'County Road No. 16 Subur!ban Area and County
Road 'No.8, .running 'northerly to King's 'Highway No.3, a distance
ofa1bout bwoand a quarter miles he and is herehy designated as a
CountY- ,Road.
K. W. McKAY,
Cle"k.
G. M. MITCHELL,
Warden.
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Read a third time and passed at County Council Chambers,
St. Thomas, this ,12th day of June, 1936.
K. W. McKAY,
Clerk.
G. M. MITCHELL,
Warden.
BY. LAW ~o. 1253
To Provide for tne ,Erection of Stop Signs
The Elgin County Council enacts:
1. That stop signs be erected at the following intersections;
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To Extend Time For Tax Sate
The Elgin County, Council enacts :
That the time for the enforced collection by sale of
arrears for taxes in [the Co~nty of Elgin be and is hereJby
for one year.
Read a third time and passed at County
St. Thomas, this 26th day oJ November, 1936.
Council
K W. McK;AY,
Clerk.
G. M. MI"DCHELL,
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BY-LAW No. 1255
To !Discontinue the Vienna High School District
land in
extended
WHER'EA,S by By-Law No. 240 passed in 1873 High' School
District Number One was established to be comprised of the Village
of Vienna and the Township of Bayham.
"I1HlE EDGIN GOUNTY COUNiC11L ENAJCTS:
Chambers,
THAT High School District Number One
Village of Vienna and the Township oJ Bayham
discontinued and By-Law No. 240 repealed.
comprised of the
'be . and is hereby
Warden.
THiAT this BY-lLaw come into force and take effect when ap-
proved -by the Lieutenant Governor, in Council.
Read a third (4~le and passed at County Council Chamibers,
St. Thomas, this 2.7th day of November, 1936.
K. W. McKAY,
Cle'rk
G. M. MITCHELL,
,Warden.
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BY.LAW No. 1256
westerly side of the road to its in'tersection with the north.
easterly side of the road. Thence south easter1y~ along the
north easterly side of the road to the southerly angle of said lot
7. Thence south < westerly 66 feet 0 inches to the easterly angle
of said lot 6. Thence north westerly along the south westerly
limit of said Furnival Road 540 feet to the place of beginning.
To ,Revert ',Certain, 'Por:tions of 'County 'Roads
To the Loca'. Municipalities
The Elgin 'County Council enacts:
That the folIow1ug COUll\! Roads be reverted to the Townships
ill which they are situate:
Township of Yarmouth
Parcel No. 1
Township of Aldborough
Opposite Concession 7
Portion of the road allowance between lots 8 and 9 in the 11th
concession of the Township of Yarmouth.
All of said road allowance in said concession which lies west
of a strip of land 66 feet in width which is shown on the plan
and description deposited in the Registry Office for the Registry
Division of the'-\County of Elgin on June 20th, 193'5 as deposited
plan 56.
Commencing at a point in the north easterly side of the Fur-
nival Road Cbetween lots 6 and 7, Concession]) a distance at
24Q feet measured south easterly thereon from the westerly angle
of said lot 7. Thence north westerly 011. a curve to the left
w1mse radius i~ 862 feet and which is tangent to the north
westerly side of the said road to its intersection with the
north westerly limit of said concession 7. Thence north easterly
along the north westerly limit of said concession to the westerly
angle of said lot 7. Thence south easterly along the north
easterly limit o',f the said Furniv'al Road 2\4() feet to the pla'ce
beginning.
Township of Bayham
1. Road No. 44 in the Police Village of Port Burwell in the
Township of Bayham from the intersection of W,el1ington and
Erius Streets as shown in Registered Plan No. 112, Erius Street
in north'erly and easterly direction to the north 'boundary of the
said Village where it connects with the Old Plank Road or Kings
Highway No. 19.
Parcel No. 2
Opposite Gore Concession
Commencing at a point in the south westerly side of the
Furnival Road (Ibetwccn lots 6 and 7, Gore Concession) a dis-
tance 540 feet measured north westerly thereon from the easterly
angle of said lot 6. Thence southeasterly in a curve to the
left, whose radius is 852 feet and which is tangent to the south
2. The Plank Road across part lot 15, concession 11, the Tow\l~
ship of Bayham, southerly from its intersection with the southw
erly limit oJ the Kings Highway diversion . as shown on deposit-,
cd plan D. 62 to its intersection with the north westerly limit of
Kings Highway diversion as shown on deposited plan No. 460
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and further shown on plan A. 7-11 deposited in the Registry
,Office for the County of Elgin.
St. Thomas, this 2,7th day of November, 1936.
Read a third time and passed at County Council Chambers,
K. W. McRAY,
Cle'rk
G. M.
c.
MITCHELL,
Warden.
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BY.LAW No. 1257
To Appoint a Countty Solicitor
The Elgin County Council enacts :
That E. S. Livermore of the Town of Aylmer, be and is hereby
appointed Solicitor for the Municipal Corporation of the County of
Elgin.
That By..;[.aw No. 836 he and is her.elby repealed.
Read, a third time and passed at County Council Chamlbers
St. Thomas, this 2:7th day of November, 1936.
K. W. McK;AY,
Cleok.
G. M. MI1'CFlJELL,
Warden.
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BY.LA W No. 1258
To Provide for Additional Expenditure on. the "S1ystem
of .ICounty Roads in the County of Elgin
WIHElRIEASIBy~,Law No. 1249 was passed on the 5th day of
March to provide for a total expenditure of $70,000 approved bY
Ordcr~,in-iCouncil.
'u
.kNiD WHIJ:<:iRiEiAS it has heen found necessary t~_, expend an
additional sum of Tell Thousand DollarS to complete the work' of
maintenance and repair undertaken this year.
THE E,DGliN COUNTY COUNCIL ENACTS:
'fIHAT the sum of Ten TilOusand Dollars is here.by'appropriated
from monies to be raised by levy and government subsidy to be ex...;
pended on the County Road System during 1936 under the direction
of the County Road Superintendent and in accordancq with last re-
vised regulations res'pect,jng ICounty Roads.
TH:Arr a COpy of this by-law be transmitted to the Deputy
Minister oJ Highways for approval.
Read a third time and passed at County Council Chambers;
S1. Thomas, this 27th day of November, 1936.
K W. McKAY,
Clerk.
G. M. MI1JCHEiLL,
Warden.
BY-LAWS-
No. 1239.
No. 1240
No. 1241
No. 124,2
No. 1243
No. 1244
No. 1245
No. 1246
Nb.1247
No. 1248
No. 1249
No. 1250
No.1251
No. 1252
No. 1253
No. 1254
No. 1255
No. 1256
N 0.1257
No. 1258
Elgin County Council
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To Authorize the Warden and Treasurer to
Borrow $150,000 "..n..m.....Oo....nmmm... ..n...nnJ,........19, 126
To Appoint Board of Audit...mm..mm...m.......mm.m..20, 126
To Appoint High School Trustees.............mn....m...20, 127
To Appoint Member to the Senate of the
University of Western Ontario..........mm......n.m21, 128
To Appoint County Road Committee..........mm..m.22, 128
To Appoint Advisory Agricultural CounciL..........22, 129
To Appoint CQrn Borer Insp'ectormm..m............m..23; 130
To Provide for County Road Ex'penditure....23, Repealed
To Confirm Equalization..nm...m...nn..n..mm..n..m.m..24, 131
To Appoint Member of Suburban Ar,ea
Commissi on.m.........mnmm.......m.mm......m...mm......25, 132
To Provide for County Road Expenditure.....m..__:.31, 132
To Airp-oint High School Trt1stees~""'."..mn:m.......A3, 133
To Raise County Rates.._mmm..m.......mm............m..;..44, 134
To Designate County Road....n...m..........n.m............,.44, 136
To Erect Stop Signs..........nmm..m.....mm...m.n..,m...n,58, 136
To Extend Time for Tax Sale..m.mmm.'Oo.mmm....m.58, 138
To Discontinue Vienna High School....mm.........m..59, 139
To Revert Portions of County Roads........n.,m...m..59, 140
To Appoint County Solicitor ........m.mm ....'.m........n60, 143
To Provide for Additional Expenditure on
County Roads... ...n......mm..m.. ...n'm....mn..m.m....Gl, 144
GRANTS -.
Advisory Agricultural' Counci!..........n.... ...nm...OoOom..m........Oomm.... 28
Agricultural, and Horticultural Societiesm......mm..m...........m........ 12
L. B.' BirdsaIL.......h...n.................n...n....n...........................n.................. '()1
Canadian NationaJ' Institute .for the Blindm.............mm............mm 73
Law Libr'ary'...n..,..........n.....n.................n............n............,........................ 18
Municipal Associatibn~m..n..mm..mm.........nm..m.......n....n.............m.n 73
Public Librades....m.nOomm..............m...n..m........nn..mm..........nm........ 14
Salvation Army .'mnm.............n..nmn......n..Oom..n.m...........mm............... 73
Trustees' 'Associationm........m.m.m.nm............m.m..............n..m.......... 12
Warden n........n.n..nn..........nn.....n......n....nn..nn..nn............nnnnn..n........ 61
W om en' s Institutesm.umn.......nnm..nmm...n......n..m.ou'................nnm" 73
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MISCELLANEOUS -
Administration of Justice Costs.....___...___......______.....___. ............___....... 52
Advisory County Road Committee......................___......~___.......:.,..___.. 12
Aylmer Road.... ................. .............................. ........................................ 13
Bank of MontreaL.........___..............___......___.. ......................___.........___32, 40
Board of AudiL.. ................................___....___.._________...... ..___.................... 12
Costs of Walker Tl'jaL...___........______............___.......___................A7, 52, 57
County Council.... ..................................................................... .......
County Officials........... ................ ............___...........................___............... 2
County Picnic .........-.............. ...............___........___........______............19, 31, 39
County Roads..,.........___......___........______.........___.. .......___........___ .....,...___.11, 12
Connty .Roads Con~mittcc......,--- ...........___............___.______....................... 34
ComlTIunications___. ........... .................___.........___............___ .............7, 36, 4Q
Deputations and Committees................ ......___ ....... .....___....______,.......... 25
I-lighway Improvement Expenditures...___..............___......................... 13
High School Trustees______. ................ ..... ......... ........................ .......... 40
Hospital Maintenance.... .....------............___... .....___...______......................... .47
House of Industry.......................___.........___.....m.........___.........___....,......... an
Memorial,I-IospitaI, St. Thomas.............................___........,.....,.......... 41
Municipal Clerks and Treasurers..___....___.......___.......___."........___........... 2
Municipal Legislation....................................___.. .................................... 34
McIntosh Bridge___...........................___.......______......___.........___Z7, 28, 30, 98
Ontario Municipal Association............______.............. ..............___.......... 48
PI oughing Match......................................................___............,.............___ 46
Police Office...... ........................................... "'...... ................,............27, 2:1
Railway Cr'ossing ProtectiolL.............___......______....... .......... ........___.... 52
Red Cross............. ................................... .........,......................................... 17
Reforestation...............___.........___ ......m. .....m..___ ............______.,........6, 48, 54
Secondary School Grants...___....___...:....,___........................,....m:........A8, 55
Subu'rban- Area Commission..........______......................___.....______...___......;; 17
Tr'easnrer' s BoncL______.............___........______....___................___...............___.... 83,
Vieilna High SchooI.....,....,______.....,..................._.........._.....___........~........: 11
Warden's Address....................___............................___....___.___..5,. 27,33, 46
W a'rdell' s .Ele'ction___..............................___:.........______........___......___..........., 3
Workmei1's Compensation............___......___....___..___..,...... ....................___ 6
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REP'ORTS OF COMMITTEES AND OFFICIALS-
Agricultural Committee.................m......................___......."___.18, 42, 57, 120
Auditors......."' .......... .:............. ...................,..............................." .............. 9
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Corn Borer Inspector.....______...___.........___......................___...................52. 125
County Road Committee.................___......___................16, 38, 42, 52, 85
Coun ty Trcasurer___............m,.___.............___.....___.........___..___................11. 65
County Clerk -on Licenses.. ............___.........___....___.......................___...... 121
Education' Committee.............___............m....___..___.......................17. 55. 104
Finance Committee.___...._..,.............___.___..........14, 19, 41. 43. 51, 55, n
Gaol Committee....___...___.......___....___........................___............1G, 40. 54. 106
Honse of Industry .Committee.....___..................................18. 40. 54. 115
Inspector, House of Industry..........___...___..............................___..___..... 110
Physician. House of Industry.______.........___.....___....___......".................m. 109
Old Age Pensions_.._______..___n.n..nn....___...n..n........___.....___.n..._....0000.._..... 123
Petitions and Legislation Committee___....____....____...___....___..._18. 42. 11.1
Suburban Area Commission....___......____"n.,_.___......._...n......................._.. 88
Standing Committec.......___..............m......n......m.............n....n._........11, 63