1939 Minutes
PROCEEDINGS
-OF THE-
Elgin County Council
During the .sessions held in the
Court House, St. Thomas
III the months of
JANUARY, JUNE AND NOVEMBER
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1939
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K. W. McKAY,
County Clerk.
ASHTON PINEO,
Warden.
OFFICIALS 1939
D. C. Ross/COunty Judge
E,_ Bla1ke Miller, -Registrar
1. D. Cameron, County Court Clerk, Sheriff
E. W. I-Iaines, Clerk of trhe' Peace and ,County; Crown Attorney
MaJor .C.......P. Ermatinger, Goaler
Public (School Inspectors:
]. C.Sl11ith, St; Tho111as~Ya,rmout'h, Malahide and 'Bayham
A'ylmer, Port ,Stoau'ley, Spriug1fireld, Vienna, St. T'homas
D. G. SliJ:ith, 115'5 'Thornton Aye" London~South Dorchester
K. "0/, McI<;ay,ICounty Clerk
J. D. 'f\homson, Deputy C1erkand Il1spectorHouse of Industry
Benjamin B. Graham, County Treasurer
F. A. Bell, C.E" County; Engineer
G. F. Pinneo, County IRoad Sup.erilltcndent
George Powles, Assistant Rvad Superintendent
E. S. Livermore, Coun-tySolicitor
Douglas L. EWitl, jM. D., PhysiCian, House of Industry and Gaol
Fred H. Ingram; Keeper, House of Industry
M. ID. McrCrimmon, County 'Police Magistrate
Frank C. Kelly, Provincial HighCollstable
St'. Thomas P.l0. unless otherwise specified
County Auditors:
D. ,M. Leitch, "Vest Lorue; W. E. Locke
PROCEEDINGS
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Elgin County Council
FIRST SESSION-FIRST DAY
Tuesday the 17th day 'of January, 1939
The Elgin County .Council met this day at the Court House, St.
Thomas, as required by Statute.
The following members ,filed certificat'es and took their seats at
the IGouncil Board':';'
James W. Neil, Reev.e, Aldhorough
J. R. Bandeen, Dcput}~ Reeve, Alclhorough
MUNICIPAL CLERKS AND TREASURERS
Municipality Clerk Treasurer
Aldhorough ,.."..,.,Miss Vera Carpente~, Rodney.............\\1. S. Stalker,
R. K 1, Rodney
Dunwieh,..,... ..A.IN. McWilliam, Dutto!) ....Mr-s. Mildred MoNeil, Dutton
Southwold... ..J.S.B. Annett, Fingal...,..C E. Jackson, R. 2, Port Stanley
yarmou.th..........l-I. L Lawton, ,St. Thomas........H. L. 'Lawton, St. Thoma~
Malahide ........... ...."J ohn M. Hale, Aylmer.... .......,..-,E, E. ,McTaggart, Aylmer
Bayham......................... B. Brian" -Straff,ordville .........;M. :Strattol1, Straffordville
South IDorchester,....M. S. Charlton,R. 1, Springfield.....M. S. 01arlton,
I~.R. 1, Spring'field
Town of Aylmer "'............."'''...."..............John IFoy' ............."...............H. E. Armstrong
Village of Vienna ,................"."".........".....M. D. Berdan ,............,..............M. D. Berdan
Village ,of Springfield ....""...............]ohn Hodgson ....................".....\Vm. H. Cathers
Village of Dutton .........."''''..............'''Z,.;E. IMcCal1um ............,.......2. E. McCallum
Village of Port Stanley".. ...", ,.....W. A, Hawkins ....."..........:W. A. Hawkjn~
Village of Rodney.". ......Geo. rL. Mistele... ......".......,... .....Geo. -L. Mistde
Villa.g~ of West Lome .""................L. W. Holland ....."."...Mrs. Tena McGregOl
c.'Patterson, Reeve, DUl1wich
\i\Tm. ,McArthur, Deputy Reeve, DUl1wich
F. H.Miller, Reeve, ,Sout'hwold
R. Auckland, [Deputy Roeve, South-wold
Roy Tansley, Reeve, Yannouth
John E. Munro; Deputy Reeve, Yarmouth
Ashton Pinl1eo, .Re.evc, Malahide
Herbert lNe\vcll,DeputYJReeve, Malahide
George Vallee, Reeve. Bayham
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J. G. Turnbull, Deputy Reeve, Bayham
FIRST SESSION-SECOND DAY
H. G. Taylor, Reeve, South Dorchester
Wednesday the 18th day of January, 1939
E. E.Atkins,oll, Reey,e, Aylmer
l'1he Elgin County Council met this day at the Court House, St.
Thomas, in ,acc,ord'ance with adjournment.
VV. A. Peckham, Deputy Reeve, Aylmer
The W,arden in the chair.
Delben Ryan, Recv,c, Vienna
George Craik, Herve/Springfield
All thcmcmbers present ,except Mr. Lashbrook.
The Warden addressed the Council:
"\T. C. ,Wheaton, Reeve, Port Stanley
Warden's Address
J. D. Fraser, Reeve, Dutton
V.E, ,Lemon, H.eeve, \Nest Lome
To the Elgin County Council,
GenHcmcn:
The election ofWardcl1 was then proceeded with andth:e Coun-
cil by 'an' unanimous vote ,appointed Asht'on IPineo Warden for the
year 119G9. The Warden-elect .then made the statutory declaration of
bffioe and addressed the 'Goundl, tlhall'king them for the honor COll-
fened.
In electing me as your chairman for 1939 you conferred a high
honor, one that is very much appreciated. ,We should endeavour to
mak,c t-he year 1939 'one of the best in 'so ,far aseconomic.al admil1istra~
60n is concerned. I, do not know that tI11ere is much new business to
be brought before you.
Moved by ;I-I. G. Taylor,
--'Carried.
Children's Aid Society
The necessity for re-arrangement of the Constitution of a soc
iety like ours appear3 to be .a11lat~er that was overlooked by the Wel-
fare Department. The closing of the sheiterbuilding was, in the
opinion, of many friends of t1he wor'1e, a mistake-it has done much to
dlienatethcir sympathetic attitude, When societies were first organ-
ized -under the Children':s Protection Act they were often referred' to
as a system for receiving co-operation oft-he public and the niunidpal-
ities jn the work and with very few e~cephons gave entire satisfa,ction.
Sec-onded by J. G. Turnbull:
That this council do now adjourn ITa meet again on \iVednesday
at 10 a.m. and the Heeves of the different munidpa'lities be a com-
mittee to strike standing committees.
ASHTON PINEO, Warden.
County Roads
The County: H.oad System ~ppears to be g,iving ennre satisfac-
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tiOl1 to 1!h~ mcmbcrsof the 'Council and tQ the eOmmittee in charge.
Hospital Notices
oneef sufficient importanoe to warr.ant the council ,appointing a
special .committee to go into the ma1ter' and with power to make ar-
rangements t,emporary or - otherwis,e. The County Council has already
expressed .themselves in reference to the matter.
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\Vhcnillc1igcnts arc admitted to hospitals, notices are sent to
the municipalities liable for their maintenance which do not always
.give sufficient information to enable the officials. to identify them as
re-sidcnts. I think we might have a form of notice prepared and sup-
plied to the hospitals that will suggest the information required,
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Relief
Golonel Stewart and the Officers ,of the.. Elgin Re.gimenthaxe
extended an invitation to t'he 'Council to haV'e dinner with them at the
Armories this ,evenil1g. This is in accordance with an unde.rstanding
at the November session when it' was ,found necessary to postpone the
banquet. The invhaotion should be y;ery much appreciated and accep~
tedby every mem1ber 'Of the council.
In connectioll with relief expenses we are 'frequently requesteel
to providt1 for X-ray and ather sp,ccial s(;rvices. This is not required
under the Hospitals Act although local municipalities, 'Often assume
the expense and pay the full ,cost.
The Pr,oceedillgsof the previous day and the last day 'Of the
November Session were read andcol1ofirmed.
Reforestation
Mr. 'Whe:at-on presented the report of the ,commiHee to stdkc
the standing comnli'ttees w:hkh ,was ref.erred to a committee of the
whole with lMr. Tansley in the Chair. A,fter amendment the repOrt
was, adopted on matinn .of Mr. Vallee, seconded by Mr. Neil.
The Elgin 'Count'}' Council has not done much in the way: 'Of re~
farestatian althoug'h some committees have spent money in. making
'tr.ips of inspectian to ather more ,pNgre,ssive communitie.s to admire
i'l1C trees planted by Counties and Municipalities. I would like to se_e
a de,finite program prepared so that the future of the municipalities in
this county 'v.,,;11 not be entirely overlooked.
The -f.61lowingcommunicatiolls were read:
From The Salvation Army, application for grant.-Refcrred to
Finance 'Committ.ee.
House of Industry
From F. J. Kilgour, See; County' Council',s Assacia'tion, redc1e~
gates to attend meeting in February.-~Referredta Finance Cammittet:.
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The repairs made Hlst year at the House of Industry nave given
satisfaction and have received tine approval of the Provincial lnspec~
tor. He is now directing 'Our attention ta other matt.ers' re.qui~ing a-
tention which I would suggest be -left over until next year.
Fram Ontario Agricultural ,Gouucil, re appo111tment oj delegate:,;
and payment:of membership fee.-----jReferr,ed to Agricultural Committee.
From Department 'Of Higlhwa'}'s, re meet of RoadiSuperlntc11-
dents.-...Refer,red ta Good Roads Committee.
Convalescent Homes
The Minister of l-Iealth is directlng special attentian to thenec~
essity for convalescent hames in which haspital and sanatorium pat...
ients would Ibe cared' for ,at a . reduced rat'c, I vhink the question is
From Secretaty of Ontario Good .H.oads Associatian, re annnal
mceting.-Rcferred ta Go-ad Roads CommiNee.
Fram J._H. Parter, Chairmfll1 Reforestati0n Assodatiol1"applica-
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don for grall't.-lReferr,ed ,to Agricultural Committee.
From Lord Elgin repor.ting thanks from the Fife County Council
f.or the reception extended to him in St. Thomas.
From 'Canadian INati.onal 111stitutefor the Blind, application for
,grant.--..jReferred Ita the Finance CDlumiUee.
,Fr,om the 'County Council of Middlesex r,equestingco-operation
with refercll1ce Ita the extension of the Dog T,ax and ,Live: Stock Pro-
tection Act. to include horses, hogs and poultry.--JReferred to Petitions
and 'Leg-isla tious Gommhtee.
From Oiltario ,Municipal Associ.at-ion re delegates and member-
ship.--'-Referrec1' ;to Finance ,Committee.
From Secretary ot the 'County Council Section of the School
Trustees and Ratepayers' Association, re delegates to annual meeting.
--.,.Referred to. Finance Committee,
From County Council ,of the Oounty of YoQrk, with resolution in
reference t'0 the relief of real estate fl'om taxation.-1Re.ferred to the
PetitioQns 'and. Legislation Committee,
From the Ontario Agricultural 'College, reporting the infestation
of Corn Borer in Elgin County to be the highest in the province, and
111 refernce to the appointment of an Insp0ctor.--lRderred to Awricul.
turid ConuniNee.
,From the County Councils of Kent and Essex, re t'he refusal of
t,he Gommissioner of Agricultural Loans toO pay tax penalties and in-
terest,~Referred to Petiti'ons and Legislation 'Committee.
:FroQUl,Benjamill Brian, Clerk of the Township of Bayham reo
questing 'col1'finnation of .By~law No. 110411 to close Pitt St. in Port
Burwell.--'Referred to' County Roads Committee,
From Department of Highways rc Boy-Jaw for ,county road ex~
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penditure during 119319,----1Referred to County :Roads Committee.
From County Counc'il .of Kent, re maintenance "of indigent con~
. valescents from sanatoriums and hospitals.--\Referred to the Finance
Committee.
From ,County Gouncil ,of Grey, re installation .of hydro in rural
districts,-'-<Referred to Petition~ and LegislatioQn Committ'ee.
From ,Provincial Inspecto'r of House .of Refuges, wi,t'h report.-
Referred to House .of Industry Committee.
From Department of Public,W,clfare fe Pensions. and ,Mothers'
Allowances Local,Boards.-....Referred to Finance Commit'tee.
From .ontario ,society for !Crippled Children, -re application for
grant.~Referredto Finance Committee.
From Turnkey Fawcett', re increase in ..sala,ry,-,Referred to Gaol
Committee.
. From Co1oQnel Stewart, Officer :Commanding the Elgin Regi
ment, re invitat'ion to the Council and Officials 'for dinner at the
Armories,,Vvednesday evening at 6.30o'c1oclc.
From Association of Rural Municipalities, re representatiori and
membership fee.-.Referr,ed to Finance .committee,
Fr.om County Treasurer with report.-Referred to Finance
Committee,
1'Iovcd by R. Tansley,
Seconded by Geo. Vallee;
T,hat H. G. ,Tay,lor ,and D. IFraser be itppointed aclvisorymem-
bers of the Road ICommittee.
-'--'Carried.
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M,oved by Wm. ,McArthur,
Moved hy H. G. Tay:lor,
rSeconded by C. Patterson:
Seconded by .George Craik:
-'Carried.
T.hat the usual guants be paid to the Women',s Instit'utes in the
county, i.e.
Ten Dollars to each Institute.
Twenty~,five Dollars cae-h to the East and West Distriet lust-i..
tntes.
That J. ,E. Sloan he app;oint'ed a member of Itrhc Ag,ricultural
Advisol:Y Board, to replace D. E. Carroll.
Moved by 1-1. G. Taylor,
Five Dollars each to the Belmont and Harrietsvme Institutes.
Seconded, by J. G. Turn1bull:
-:-lCarded.
That the usual grant of $50 be rnad~ to -the Elgin Trustees and
,Ratep~,y~rs, A,ssociation. '
Moved by V. E. L'cmon,
----'Carried.
See,onded by J. R Bandccl1;
1vlov.ed by H. G. Taylor,
That the usual ,grants to Pub.1ic' Libraries be paid: $50 ,ea,ch to
Rodne)', West Lome, Dutton, Aylmer, Port Stanley, Vienna;' Spring~.
field, Sparta, Bayham and :Shedden, and.$25 ,each to Wardsville and
Belmont.
Seconded by C. ,Patterson:
---<Carried,
That Mr. Wheaton' be appointed a member of the ,Board of
Audit of Administration of Justice Accounts for the yea,r' 1939.
Moved by J., D. Fraser,
-Carried.
Scconded by' C. Patters,on:
IMoved by J. W. Neil,
That t'llis council do nOW adjourn 'to meet again at 2 'p.m.
Seconded by V.' E.Lemon :
--Carried.
Tlhat t,he name df Frank McGrc;gor,a representative on the
Advisory Agricultural LGommit'tee, be replaced by 'W. B. .Lanoast~r
for the Tdwnship :of Alcliborough.
The Council resumed.
Movcd1by R. TansleY1
--,Carried.
Seconded b'Y J. E. Munro:
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That we now hear the deputation in regard to the Provincial
ploughing mat-oh.
........Canied.
A deputation consisting of Agricultural Representative F. S.
Thomas, Mssrs. Begg, W'i1liams, 'Simpson,Carroll, Mibcihell, Locke,
Liddle, Small, Martin, I McKinley, Ohadton, Bawden and' Alderman
Pel1'hale tl),ell addressed the Council 'requesting their approval of hold-
ing a provincial ploughing match in Elgin County in 1940.
The Warclcn referred, the matter to the Finance Committee.
The report 9f the County Auditors was presentcdancl referred
to the Finance Committee.
The Auditors made application for re-adjustment of their sal-
aries which was referred to the Finance Committee.
The report -of the -Road 'Committee. was presented and adopted
on motion of Ge.o. Val:1ee, seconded by J. D. Fraser.
Moved by H. G. Taylor,
Seconded by "V. A Peckham:
That the Hawkers and Pedlars License by-law No.
changed vo read as follows: Sec. 5, Clause B,-t'o be changed
to $100; .Sec. ,5" rClause C, t,o be changed' .from $WOto $200.
1002 be
from $50
That by-law No. }DOZ he repealed and a newby-law prepared.
--,Carried.
:~,tfoved by >J{~ G. Taylor,
Sec'onded by Geo. Vallee:
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That the Warden l1atnea -comiriitte.e .to '~a:tt re Convalescent
Home,_ to report at the June Se.ssion,
~Oar.ried.
The. Wa.rden then appoint:ed the following members to ..act,o'-n
the committee: Mssrs. Wheaton, Peckham.
,Moved by J. 'W.Neil,
Sc-coilde:d by J.R. Barideen:
That this 'Council do now adj'Ourn ...,t'onie-etto'nto-rrow
o'clock.
at
ten
---Oar.ried.
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FIRST SESSION-THIRD DAY
1<939 Aldbor-ough, Aylmer, Shedden, West Elgin, Yarmout!h and Spring-
field.
Thursday the 19th day of January, 1939
Horticultural Societi'es-25% of the Government grant for 1939,
Aylmer, Dutton, Springfield, Shedden, Rodney, We-st 'Lorue, Belmont.
The Elgin ,Count'Y Council met this day in accordance with ad~
journment.
-'Carrried,
The Warden in the Ghair;
Moved by: Geo. Vanee,
1).11 the members present, except Mr. Lashhrook.
Seconded by F. H. MiUer:
The proceedings .of the previ,aus daYiwc1re read' and confirmed.
Seconded Iby J. D. Fraser':
That the Warden ,and Clerk be authorized to submit to the;I\'1iu.
ister of Highways - of the Province of Ontario the petition of the Gor..
poration :of the IOounty .of Elgin !showingl that from the 1st of }an-
ttaty J()38 to t'he 3i1st of Decernlber 1938, ther'e'has Ibeen expended upon
the County Highway !System the sum .of $1106,049.68.
Moved by Ie. Patterson,
That we hea'r Mr. Scott McKay-explain t'0 the County Conncll
the Children',s Aid Society by-laws as amended.
-JCarried.
--,Canied.
M,oved by \^/. A. JJeck1:Htm,
Mr. McKay then addressed thc Council after '\vhich he was ten-
dered a v,ote .of thanks.
Seconded by Geo. Vallee:
A communication from tl1(~ County of Middlesex, re the Lord's
Day; Act, was read and r'eferred to the Petitions and Legislation
Committee.
That this .County Council grant the Red Cross Societ'y the sum
of One Hundred Dollars.
-Car,ded.
Moved by Gc'o. Vallec;
Seconded hy J. G. Turnbull:
Mr. Patterson presented
mittee, \vhich '.vas adopt.ed on
Mr. Va1lee.
i'he fi'rst report of the Finance Com"
motion of Mr. Patterson, seconded by
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That grants '1'0 the Agricult'Ural and H101.ticultural Societies be
tht same as last year:
,Moved by Geo. Vallee,
A.gricultural Societies---;e'CJl1ivalent to the Govcrnment gr,ant for
Seconded by ], G. Turnbull:
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That't1his. ,Council do"nowadijQurn, torneet:at 2;30.
--'Car,ried.
The CQHHCil :rcsumed,
The secDud report of t'lle Financ.e Comrniaee was presented
and adopted on motion 'Of Mr. ,Patterson, seoonded by Mr. Vanee,.
The rep.ort of t-he A[g1,ricultural CommHtee was presented and
adopted on motion of Mr. Tiansley, seconded b)~ MtT. Ndl.
The second report 'Of the Gounty '~oads'Commit'tee was presR
en-ted and a'd<?pted on motion 'Of Mlr,VaUe,e, seoonded by Mr. Patter-
son.
'Dhereport of tbe Children1s Aid 'Committee'was p'resetrted arid
adopted 011 motion of Mr. Munro, seconded by Mr,McArthur.
;Moved b)' H. Newell,
'Seconded by ,iV. C. Wheaton:
That the Council adjourn for thi'rty minutes to ~llow.: Petitions
and Legislati'on Committee t,o meet.
---,Carried,
The .council resumed.,
The report of the Petitions and L.,egislation Committee wa's
presentecl,and rei'e1"red to acommitte,e of the whole with Mr<Patter-
son in" the ,OhaIr.
After amending the r.eport the committee ,rose and there,port
was adopt'ed on motion of Mr. Pattersol1,second'e.d' by Mr. Vallee.
M.oved by, W. C Wheaton,
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Seconded by. -H. 'Newell:
That the council do now adjourn, to meet 'On IFdday mornjng at
JO a.m.
~Oaifried.
Ashton Pineo, Warden.
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FIRST SESSION-FOURTH DAY
Friday theZOth day of January, 1939
The Elgin County Coun-eiiI met this day at -rhe CourtHouse, St.
Thomas, in accordance with adJournment.
The Warden in the .Chair.
All the membe1rs present' except Mr. Lashbrook.
The proceedings of ;the previous day were read and cOl1lfirrncd.
'Phe following communication was read:
F,mm the Oounty Clerk tendering his resignation.
The third report of the Finance Co{nmittee was pre-sented and
adopted on motion of Mr. Patterson, seconded by M'r. Miller.
The report of the Gaol Committee was presented and adopted
On motion of Mr. Lemon, seconded by ;Mtr. Peckham.
T1he report of the Education Committee was presented and ad~
opted on motion of Mr. Taylor, seconded thy Mr. Turnbull.
Moved hy E. E. Atkinson,
Seconded bv F. J-[. Miller:
That Mssrs. Patterson and vV:heaton be appointed advisory'
members of. the Children's Aid Committee.
~Carried.
Moved by R. Tansley,
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Seconded by Geo. Vallee:
That Reeves .Taylor and Fraser be appointed advisory membe~'s
of -the .Road ,Committee.
-Carded.
M-oved by- W. ,e Wheaton,
Seconded by H. Newell:
That this coullcil do ,now adjourn to meet at 2 p.m.
-Carried.
The Council resumed.
Movedb'Y H. G. Taylor,
Seconded by George Craik:
That Mr. ,Oharles Brooks, of the Aylmer High School, be . now
heard.
---Carried.
Mr. Brooks then addressed the Council and invited the members
to visit the sc:hoo1.
T.he third report of the 'County Roads Committee was presented
and adopted ,on motion Df Mr. Va,l1ee,sccondedlby Mr.Pat'terson.
Moved by n. 'Ryan,
Seconded by F. H. j\;Iiller:
l'hat Merton Chute be appointed county school trusteefo1" the
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Village 'oJ Vienna,
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Mav'cd hy ]. D.Fras.er,
'seconded by; C. Patterson:
That H. B. Hockin be appointed, trustee f.o,r the Dutton High
School for the term of one yea:f.
.........Ga,rried,
Moved by R. Tansley,
Seconded by Geo. Vallee:
That we make the usual grant.of $11500. to the Elgin County
Agricult'ural Council.
~Carried.
M,oved by F. !I. Miller,
Sec'ond'ed by R. Auckland:
That 'we recommend James F. oldham as Southwold repr.esen-
tative -ontihe Agricultural A1d'Visory Board' to take tihepl,ace of the late
E, E. Luton.
-,-Carried.
M10ved b~~ H. G. Taylor,'
Seconded by \iV. A Peckham :
That we as members ,of1he Elghl COUllty Council have a res-.
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for county pupils and are financially 'liable for our percent-
of maintenance cost and debentures based on county pupils attell-
such school-we q.nanimously dis'approve of the general c'Onstruc~
andworkmans'hip.of the Aylmer High School.
--Garried.
Moved :hy J. W. Neill
Se.conded by J. R. Bandeen:
T,hat bYI-Ia,w No. 1300 "To Appoint' an Jnspedor for the Purposl('
of Er.adicating the ICorn Borer)' be read a 'fi'Tst time.
---,Carried.
Moved by V. K Lemon,
Seconded by J. W. Neil:
That by-law N'O. 1303 be read a second time.
---,-Carried.
Moved by J. W.N eil,
Seconded !by V\lm. i\tcArthur:
That by-law INo. 1303 .be read .a third time and finally, passed.
----Carried.
Moved by V. KLeman,
Seconded by V\lm. McA'fthur:
That by-law No. 1304 ",For Licensing, Re,gulating and Govern-
ing Hawkers, Pedlars and Others"l be" read a first time.
.........Carried.
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Moved by Wm. McArrthur,
Se.conded by V. E. ,Lemon:
'I'hat Iby-lawINo. 1304 be read a second time.
-Carried.
Moved by J. D. Fraser,
See-onded Iby R. Auckland:
That by-'law No. 1304 be read a third time and finally passed.
~Garried.
M'oved i/>y J. D. Fraser,
Seconded by C. IPattel"son:
T,hat by-law No. 1<305 "110 authorize the Warden and Treasurer
to Borrow the sum of One Hundred and Seventy':"'five T1housand 'D01'-
lars"he read a first' time.
-Carried.
Moved'hy C. Patterson,
Seconded by J. D. Fraser:
'.Ghat by-law No. l30Sbe -read a s'ccond time.
-Carried.
IM-ovcd by W'm. MoArthur,
Seconded Iby C. Patterson:
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Thatby-l'awNo. 1,J05 be read .(1 third time and finally passed.
.......JGar,ried.
.,Moved hy R. Auckland,
Seconded iby J. n.IFlfa,ser:
Thatby:-law,No. 1306 "T'OC:bnrfi'rm hy~law No. 1044 of tl\;lc Town"
of Baxhamtl. be re'ad' afir~t time.
-Carried.
Moved by F. iH. Mille'r,
Seconded by J}.. kuckland :
No. 1306 be read a second time.
-Carried.
Moved by-F. H. ,Mmer,
Seconded Iby J. D, Fraser:
That by-law No.W06 be read a ,t'hird lime and finally passed.
-Carried,
Moved by E. E. A<tkinson,
Seconded by W. A. Pe-ckham:
1':hat by-law N~. 1307 "To Provide for the Total Expendi,ul'i'eon
$y-st'em 'Of ,County Roads in the County of Elgin during the year
be read a first time,
-----,Carried,
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MovedbyiD.Ry.an,
Seconded by E. E. Atkinson:
That by-Jaw N{). 1307 he read a second time.
~Carriec1.
\Moyed by IF. ,H. Miller,
Se~conded by JR Auckland:
That Iby..:l,a'W No. li3'07 be 'read a third time and finally passed.
-Carried.
Moved by IGe'Org~e Vallee,
IScoondecI by '0.,T, A. Peckham:
llhat by-law iNo. 1308 "'To Confirm t>he BquaJiza60n of the As-
sessment R,ol1s of the County 'of Elgin for the year 11939" be ,read a
first time.
-Carried.
Moved by W. A. Peck'ham,
See,onded by Georg,e V:allee:
~.rhat by-l'aw No. 1308 be 1'cad a second time.
~Carried.
1vfovecl by George Vallee,
SeC1011ded by W. A Peckhan1..:
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by-law No. 1308 be 'read a third time. and finally passed.
.,....,...Carried.
by J. G. Turnbull,
by H. G, Taylor:
1309 "T'D Appoint a (ou11.tyR-oa.d C'Qmmittee'~
--Carried.
1\'Ioved hy Geo. Vallee,
Se-conded byW. A. Peckham:
That Iby-:law No. 13"09 be 'read a, second' time.
-Carried.
}"I-oved by Geo. Cra1k,
Seconded by. J. G. Turnbull:
That by-law No. 11309 be n:lad a third tim~ and ,finally passed.
-Carried.
Moved ;hy J, E, Munro,
Seconded by Geo: ,Craik:
~rhat by-law ,No; 1JI1O "To Appoint a Hoard of Audit' in the
,for vhe year 1939'" :be read a first time.
-Carried
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Moved by R. Tansley,
That by-law No. 1-311)1 be 'read a t'hircl time and ,finally passed.
Se:conded by H. Newell:
.........Carried.
T-bat by-law No. tUO be r~ad a second time.
Moved by H. -Newell,
-Carried.
iSec'Onded by R. Tansley:
.\Moved by H. G. Taylor,
Tlhat by-law NO,l(U2 "To Appoint High S.chool Trustees" be
read a .first time.
Sec'Onded by ,George Craik:
-Carried.
'i'hat by-law No. 13110 be read a third time and finally passed.
MDved :b'Y H. New-ell,
-Carried
Seconded by.r.. E, Munro:
Mlovcd thy]. E.Munro,
That by-law No. IJ,12 be read a seC'ond time.
Seconded byR. Tansley:
-,-Carried.
That by-law No. 113111 "To Appoint an Advi~ory Agricultuf'11
Councin' he read a first time,
,Moved by H. New,ell,
-Carried.
Seconded by ]. E. M unr<>:
M!oved by George Cr.aik,
T;hat by-law No. 131112 he read a third time and finally passed.
-Carried.
Sc(:onded hy oJ. E. Munro:
That !by-law No. ,131,1 be read a -s,econd time.
Mtlved by F. H. ~iller, '
-Carried.
See'onded' by H.. Atic1dand:
IMoved byR 'ransley,
That by-law No. l3ih3 <lTo Appoint a County Clerk'! be read a
finst time.
Se,conded Iby J. E. MunfD;
-Carried.
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M,o.V'ed by J. n. !Fraser,
Slccoilded' by F. H. Mitler:
Tthat by-law' No.. 131m be read a second time.
-Can-ied.
Moved ibyR AUCiklIalld,
Seconded by :F. H. 'M.iller:
That by-la'w No.. lk3ilJ be read a third time and finally passed.
.........{:anied.
Moved by W. A. PeckhamT
Sec,onded .by E. E. Atkinson:
That by~law No.. 13114 "Tn Ap.point ,a Oounty Auditor" be read a
first time.
.........cCarried.
Moved by W. A. Peckham,
is'econded by by E. E. Atkinson"
That by-law No.. BiN be read a second time.
-....:.Carried.
Moved by E. E. Afkins'on,
Seconded by W. A. p'eckham:
'Dhat by-law No.. 11314 be read a third time and finall'Y passed.
~Canied.
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by J. R.. Bandeell,
by J. W. Neil
!No. 1&115 "To Fix Sala.ries of County AuditOl'S',1 be
-Carried,
by vVm. -McArthur:
by~law No. 13'115 be read a second time.
............Ca,rricd.
by J"'R.Bande~n,
.by V. K Lenion:
by-'law No. 13.15 be read oa thi,rd time and finally passed.
-,Carried.
rby Geo. Va.lIee,
by-law No. B.l6 "To De.signate a County ROFld in the
Dunwich"l be read a' first time.
-Carried.
MoArthur,
by V. E. ,Lemon:
by-Jaw No. 131'6 lbe ,read a second time.
-Carried.
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M10ved by J. D. Fraser,
SECOND SESSION-FIRST DAY
Seconded by R. Auclda~ld:
Tuesday the 13th day of June, 1939
That by-law No. 1316 he read a third time and finally passed.
-Carried.
The Elgin Gounty Council met this day at the Court: House, St.
Thomas, in accordance with ad}ournment.
The Warden appointed Mssrs. Tansley and Patter,son to reprr..
sent l'he County at the 1939 meeting of the Conservation and Ref,ores
tation Association.
The Warden in the Chair:
All the members pr'esent.
Mssrs. Tansley and Vallee were appointed '. by the Wa,relen to
attend the annual meeting of the Ontario Agrku.1tural Council to be
held in T'oronto 011 Tuesday and Wed'tlesday the 14th and 15th days
of -February, 111939.
'Dhe vVarden addressed the (.ounc'il:
Warden's Address
T.he Warden appointed Mssrs. Lashbrook and Taylor to att'etlCl
the annua'j meeting of t-he Ontario Municipal Association.
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentllemen:
'Dhefollowing were appai11't'ed to ,attend t'he annual meeting 01
the Good Roads Association: Mssrs. Neil, Bandeen, Patterson, Mc-
Arthur, Auckland, Tansley, Munro, Pineo, Newell, Viallee, Turnbull,
Taylor, AJtl~inson, Peckham, Ryan, Craik and Fmser,
Moved hy J. D. Fraser,
In opening the June se55+on, the most.::~ ml....portant of" the year,
it is perhaps unnecessa.ry to say that althougt"Their', M.aj'estics,' TIle
King ,and' Queen, did not have time to visit t'h1s county,'we'have shar-
ed with others in feelings and expressions-of loyalty whie,h.'have been
so much in evidenoe' during the past fewda:Yls. All of which is an
exemplidication of our adherence t,o the Bi"itish ,system .of govern~
men.t and our loyalty to the Heads the,reof who haV'e visited Canada
foi" the 'first time,
Mssrs. Auckland, IPeeklham ,and Bal1deen wer'e appointed a C0111-
mitt1ec to ar-range for a County Picnic.
Sec,oll(led by C. Patterson:
Pasteurization of Milk
----,Carried.
Since ,our last session there has been considerable agitation
-againstenforeement of the.1aw with regard to pasteurization whio'H
_\~'i t'~e provincial authorities have ~ecidedto enforce ~hrough the. ProvlIl-
".,.c' cml Board of Health. There 15110 a,rgument aga111st everythl11,g pO.'l-
;s1ible to abolish, tuberculosis. The agitation was largely due t'o lack
of. understanding and the scarcity! of pasteurization plants. I am Ot
n\e opinion that the Government should subsidiz,'e the estahlishmem
That we do now adjourn to meet on the- second Tuesday ill
June.
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of these plants in looations where they will serve the best interests or
the .milk ~roducers tJhrouglh~ut the Pr'ovince.
and', when confirmed by.a.11 Act 'of, the Legislature.
Convalescent Homes
Sections 48; :50; 64, 207 (4) and Form 18' have he'en; amended by
striking out 'all references to mOre than one deputy. r'ceve, to oonforl11
with the provisions ,of section .,M" which provides: for ,one'deput'y tecvc
only ,in municipalities having a population of more than 'One thousand'.
The necessity for convalescent hOtues was brought,to the atter:-
tion Jof the council at its last session and, a c.ommit:tee appointed to
consider thcmaHer. The Act ~s at presenlt places some respon-
sibility 'on the local 'Boards of Health to see that those who have had
Sanato6um treatment and 'are not' required to remain in the insti~
tution will beprope.r1y looked after dur,ing a period of cOllvalescanc~
during which they. are required t:o report monthly to the institution
for special treatment. 111 s'om~e oases it wi'lllbe necessary to provide
board and lodging and transpqrtadon. If patients are unable to pay
for this, the responsibility! is pl'aced 'On the local municipality to pro-
vide for t'hem. It is not suggested that the 'County should do anythrng
in 'refel'cnceto the matter at present. Future developments may re-
quire some further consideration of the question.
Oath of Allegiance.
Equalization Appeal
Perhaps rhC1110st important amendments passed this year were
those requiring aU candidates for elective office' tu ta.ke the',' oath nf
allegiance hefore taking the declamtion of 'qualification. Section' 52
(1) (c) has been ,amended requiring as ft-qualifica-tion that a 'candidate
is a British sulb.ject and has taken fne Hath of aUegiance; An amel1d~-
ment to section 70 (4) provides that' the oath of allegianqe is to forI'll'
pa.rt of the declaration of qua%ficatio'l1 and is to be attached thereto.
The declar.ation (Form 2) has.- been .amended byadding:"<J. new;' clause
stating that t'oe candidate has taken' the oath of allegiance attached
therceto" and. a; new form 2iA,. the Oath 0;1' Allag.iance, hasbecn added
to .the Act.
The e'qualized assessments of the county were confirmed 1>)'
by-laws at the January session. The questiOn had not been consider-
ed in .any _ way: b-y the council; equalizat,l'ons being the same~' in every
way'as_ determined -in the previous year~ An appeal was entered by
the Township' of South Dorchester and a Provincial Board appointed
C'onsisting- of JUdge \~rearing of Middlesex, Judge Ross of Elgin,_ and
Blake ,MiNer, -Count'y Registrar. The' Board met on the' 30th ,day -at
May and' the County Solicitor ofl3ered ohj-ecf.ions to the proceedings
'becausethe T,owllship repr'e.selltat'ive had not brought the matter to
the attention of the council during the session at' which equalization
was con:firmed. The Board .concur,red in this objection andactjourncd.
The .clause. (u) in section 53, disqualifying candidates for the
non-payment of-current personal taxes has been amended. by striking
out the refereil_ce t'0 income;. as muniicipaliHes no longer . .hav~ the
po'\\;er toa.sses for personal income.
An amendment to sect'lon 9:2 (2) a:ut'horizes a l'ctnrniilg officel..
a deputy returning 'officer, or a Justice of the Peace to .arrest. a per-
son who applies for a ballot in the name of -another person, whethel.
the name be fhatof another person living or de1ad, or of a. fictitious
person, or, . having, voted, .applies at-the same election for a ballbt papCI'
in 'his Own name. or votes' oftener than he is entitled to.
New Legislati-on, 1939
'The heading "Duties' of Officers Res-pedin'g Oaths ,H1d Dedara-
tions'l 'Over section 258 has ibeen struck 011t and placed over section
259.
The Municipal Act, Section 28, bas been repealed and a lIe,.\'
s'ection .substituted enJ.argin,gthe powers of the -Ontario Municipal
Board respecting .amalgamations and allliexations of municipalities.
An order 'Of the Hnard under this Section only; becomes ~ffective H
Complyingwit'li- the terminology now
s't.atements the word "expendittlrcs\! ii1 section
required-,in
258 (1) has
financial
he en l"l~-
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Section 284 has been amended so that voters lists prepared for
voting on money by-law~ arc subject to revision by the judge,
thereof under the IGovernment Annuities Act (Cauda) or by
c.ontract with a licens.ed insuer under the Insurance Act. Such a bv-
law requires .the approV'a.l of t"he 'Department of, M unicipal Affai~s
before becoming operative, Contributions may be made by the munJ..
cipa:lity as current expenditure-s, and deductions of.thc proper amounts
are toO be made from the salarY] or wages of employees who come
under the by-law.
placed by the word "disbursements"~ Subsection Sof the same section
has been amended -providing for a st,atutory meeting and the issue of
a financial sta.t'ement in municipalities having early' elections.
New sections 32la,321ib. and 3211c have been added to Hte Act
providing that where rhere is a surplus in a sinking fund, a proper
adjustment may be made with the approval of the councii andOlf "the
Onta.rio MuuicipalBoard.
A further amendment' has Iheen ma,de to section 404 by, ,the ad-
dition of paragraph ,5,2 authorizing by-bws contracting for insurance
agaiilst risks that may involve pecuniary loss or liabiHt'y On the p,art
of the ,corporation and for paying premiums therefor.
New subsections (7) and (8) have been added to ~edion 364 as
re'-enacted in 1938, de,finingthe powers of a board of commissioners af
police.
An amendment to section 370 provides for a '.chid constable,
and as many constables and other OmCNS as the counlcil deems nec~
eessa,ry in townships and counties where a board of police commis<
sioners has been estab1ished~
A new clause has been ladded to 'p.aragraph 1 of section 405
providing ,that 1110 bYl-Iaw shall be passed granting a ,fixed asse,ssment
in tie,spect ,of a business which has ,at any time theretoforeen;oyed a
fixedassessment..~of the same pr-operty.
In townships, whether a' iboar,d of police cOmmtSSIOners has been,
established or not, the coundl may, if it deems proper, ,provide that
the remuneration of police be paid by a rMe levied on any 'de,fined
section or_ area of the township. "Secti,on 377 has been re-enacted to
this effect. A new par,agraphhas been added to section 1.3,90 providing
for ,accomodation ,of county: court judges Iby the 'county .council in
a county in which is situated a city having a population of 100,000 ot"
morc.
Urban municipali,ties may pass /by-laws under a newp,aragr,aph,
4a, added to section 407 requiring the interior side of the exterior
~wal1s' and the ceilings ;and both ,sides of ,the partition walls of buildings,
-or any dassof buildings to be lathed and plastered or .otherwise cov-
ered with ,adequate materi,als.
Section 412, which dealt with rewards, :has been repealed as thi~
subject 5.$ now provided for, under section 404, paragr,aph 6, alboye
reJerrcd to.
;Paragraph 6 of section 404 has been re-enacted providing that
the councils of all municipalities may passby-Ia\vs to offer -rewards
for information leading to the apprehension or ,c,onviction of persons
guihy of 'any offence whether triable summarily or on indictnlent.
.Paragraph I and clause (a) ,of sectiop 41'5, authorizing the lit.,.
ensingof bailiffs havc been re-enacted' 'to clarify the meahing Ot
"bailiff"t and "bailiffs assistant".
A new. para1grap'h, 41a, has :bcen ,added to secti'0n 404 by Whie:l
by-laws may be passed by any municipality upon tthe petition of not
less than sel'enty-five 'per cent. of the municipal employees or any,
class thereof pwviding for pensions for employe,es or any cIa ,>s
'Section 430', dea'ling with ',examining
workers, has been re-written to define
";otlrney:ntarielectrician "'.
and licensing electrical
"master e.lectrician'" antI
A new ,clause has been added to section 438 authorizing the lic.
ensing of street photographers.
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A new subsection has been aadecl to, section 480 but it is not'
to come into force until proc1ai1ned :by the Lieutenant-Governor. This
. subsection prov:ides that no action is to be brought against a corpor-
ation for 'the recovery of dam8.Jgescause'd by the presence of absence
or' insuffidency' of any '"v.all, fence, guard rail, -railing 'Of barrier, or
caused Iby or on account of any construction, obstruction Of erection
or any situation, .arrangemcl1tor disposition of any .earth, rock, trees
or other material or object adjacent to or in; a'long, or upon any high-
way "Of any part thereof not within ,the travelled portion of such high-
way. A similar section has :been added to the iHig'hway -Improvement
Act. An appeal is' now before the courts against a judgment 'dealing
with this question,
extended to apply ,to ~xp~nditl1res {Qr .oUing, t~rr-ing ,md treati~g .fgr
dust as wel1 'as watering 'of streets by an amendmentt9"l>eq~\ol1 4~ (ID.
An amendment to secHol} 6() (3) eX'telld~ the tillW fo'r:;tppeals
kom 'the court qf revision ita -the 'l:;Q1mty jud,~J:! in l;i:t,'ie~, fr(?1l1 fjve to
ten days.
A change ill sectioq .104 (2) which ,will ib~ 'of sp~l::.i!ll illit~rest to
township derks, penpi-t's the -coullcil of anYl municipality to pal>S9r-
law instructing the cler,k ,to ent<:~r Ia'll,!:{eneral municip'-!.l ~ndschool,
rates in one Golumn in the coll~ct()r',s -roll, .a?pendin&, ~~ t'aple to the
roll showing how 'the rates ,are Imade up, w.ith a similar stat~mel1t 9~1
the t'ax bills,
The note under subsectiori (6) of section 531, dealing wit:,. the
qualiticaition of police village .trustees- has been. amended to read
l;(Note: See section 70 as to, declaration of qualification)". The n0L:
under s'l1bse-ction (8) of the same section 'has,.,been s1'ruck out a.s no
longer applic,able,
Sections ;11.3 and I.3J have been amended prov~ding that, wh~r~
part payments are made 011 ,account 'of taxes, ~t:he payment is to be
applied first a'wains,t t.hg.iqteresL,aod ..perqQ!t.age charges, if any,added
to such taxes,'''';
The Assessment. Act
\\T;lere a special income tax l'Ol1 is ma-c\.c ,Out under s,ectioll 12.1
an ,amendment strikes out the words "and no appeal shall lie from the
decision of tl-:te c-Qunty COUJ'lt judge on ailysuch- appeal" in subs.ectionS.
A ,ne\v clause,- (b), has been adde.cl to paragr,aph 2Z of scctioll,4
by whic:h council maY"pass by:-law so that if ",\\root1lanc1'sl! cease to be
entitled to exemption the assessor may so report to- .the clerk who is
to ,amc'11d' the ,collector's rO'Il' by inserting 'the taxes fOf the preceding
three years ,or, portion thereof as fixed iri.' the by-,ktw.
Ameridmentsto section 1\25, which authorizes applications to
the cour.t of revision f?r a ',c1ancellation,-or reduction of t'axe~, permit
the court toor,d-er the refund of business itax paid when such business
was not car.ried on for -the whole year in which the assessment wa~
made.
In ,cities, \no portioll of a residence is to be separately assessed
unless' it isa domestic establishment 'of two, or more r00111S. in . which
the occupant's ;usually,sleep and prepare aild serve meals, according
to an amendment to rsection 23 (1) (e).
Af,ter fhe r,estricti.o11 against combining eer.ta:in offices Was n"
pealed, a difficulty was found ill _sectiOn 1.26 when the offices of trea:l~
urer :and coUector -wetec-oin.bill.e,d,ast-he se,otion, pr:'o-vided' that 011 the
return 6f'his roll.. the ,c.._olle~tor was to make _oath bekre t.h~ trea-sur,er.
This has now been change,d and the _oathmaYi.,be,ta'ke.n bef:ore'a,c,o"m~
missioiler, a potary public, or ,R. justice of the peace.
The taxing; powers of municipalities wit-h -l-espect to, the illcOlne
front mmes has, he en greatly increased hy the re~enact1l1ent "Of section
39 (9).
Section 156; which de,als with adv.ertising. tax .s:ales, has 'beelJ. re-
written and greatly sirnpHfied, ,I,t., is' HOW .only necessary, ,to advertise
the list of lands liable to sale -once in the .Ontario Gazette and a notice
of t:hccS.a.!e,!is it-o,be-publishe.d <.on,Cca w~ek -fo.r t:h:i.rtc-e;1l \W~~ks in a
'Phe exemption of ,fanlil-ancls 1n towns, villages and polic'e
villages from cert,ain expenditures, whcrc:~ by.,.la'\v passed-, -' h,IS been
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local.ncwspape.r. This ,amendment :has been made effective as ir,om
J anua:rylst, i.11939.
city or to.wn or 'of anytowllship bordering on a city having, a popula~
{ion of nat less than lOO,ODD 'may.pass by-laws to. license and regi.tla,te
barber shops <:\nd hairdres.sing shops when iby-law has .,beenapproved
b.y: the Department 'Of Health.
1n paragraph 1 of the As,sessor's Affidavit (F'orm':'Sf,the words
"at its <l.ctual value". have been struck out and the paragraph has beet!
made to. read as follows:
A neW' section, :lllOa, :has been -added-to. the A'et providing a
penalty for 'a.ny person who. cooks garbage ,or other refuse which has
becnC'ollectedor ot.herwise obtained from other persons, except on
premises <j,pproyed :py the ,medical Qffker of health.
1. L have, according to the best of my i'nfo~mation 'and b~1ief,
set down 'in the a:b6veassessment roll 'all the real property liable to
taxa-Hon situate in"the 111unicipality (or ward) ()f.(as the case may he) ;
and I have jus'tlyand ,truly assessed in:a,ccordance with lhe Assess-
ment Acf'a:nd- The 'Assessmellt Amel1dment Act, 193?, eackof the
parcels or rea.l .property so set down, and .according 10 the best -of ~ll1Y
information and belief I have entere4 the names of allow~ers an<1
tenants assessable' in respect: oreach~uch parcel.
An amendment1to paragraph 3 of schedule B relquires a report
to the council by the c'hairn1aa of the local hoard of health befor,e the
l$th of 'February- each year in;;'tead of. the 1st of De,cember.
The Highway hnprovement Act
The' Muriicipal Subsic:i~' A.ct
An amendm~ent to section 74 (3') provides exemption from civil
liabilit~ 'fOr' damages-caUsed by live stockM:mning 8,lt large on a'King's
Hig,hway.
The subsidv, ,to ,111uni-cipalities- has, ,been:, in~reased fr'om ?ne. mill
to one and ol~e l~~lf ~i1ls in 11939., ' D~,;it1g 1940, and future y~a~~ t~e
amOul1t "is .to, be determine<1,'by;, ql:e Lieuten~~t-:Govern.or in, 'C"QUIICii.
T'he subsidy 'is It-obe .apl>lied for the ,sole purpose 0'1: re-duction of the
general ~ax'rate fo,r t'be, year,in'Y.hic'n jt'is reGeived.
A new section, 79a, 'authorizes' the de,signation of' any 'portion
of the King's Highway as a dividc,dhighway' a'i1d for' makingregitla~
tions in regatd Ithereto,includin.g the''.clOsing o{'roads'ill'te'1"secting m
running 'illt'o a dIvi"decl highway: '
The Public ,Healt~ Act
Under. an ameildmellt to section 3 (zd), regulaLtions may 1)('
passed requiring upholstered articles to be stamped with a stamp sup-
plied by the ,Departme~lt'andfixing fees:toibe"p-aidt-neref.ox.
Provisionli.as heen made by new sections 79b and 79<::. {o'rth~
desigtiation and -construction of "De've1opinent ,Roac1sv hl Norther'n
On-tario '-by the Depart'Inerlt of Highway:s.
The sec'retary."of: the local' board ,of ~health is 'nOW, to: submit ,his
annual report-nn or before -February 1I5th,-inste,ad of Ded~mbcr 15th,
by an, amendment to: sectiol1 ' 22 ;(2).
Penalties have been pr-ovided'foriii'fi-a:Ction"of' reg111a,Hons fiit-
ing the distance from the roadway of a King's Hi,ghway at Wlllch
fence~, buildings or .other structure may, be placed, or at which trees,
shrubs or hedges may be planted.
The wordin-gof subsection -2 of section 24 has beei1 c1arifie<I as
to the powers of. local' boards of health to require the installation Ot
san1ltary_ conveniences ill any building.
The Counties Reforestation A,ct
Section 4 ,has been -added to this Act authorizing tovl'llship
councils to_.enter into agreements- witht'he o,\ynersofJalld fOct;lt'
Section 94has~ b'een ,aluerided to provide tHat the' council of any
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re.fbt€sta1t,iori of not less th~f1 five 'a.ctes f-or everyone hundred acre~
'belol'1,ging - to -the same 'OWner and frorgrariting- exemption of such
hU1ds fr-oni general taxatibt1.
The - Public -Hospitals -Act
The Tile Drainage Act
ISection 39 has been re-written to provide than any act-ion
against a hospital. or any H'urse or person .employed .the'rein for dam-
ages for injury-caused by negligence in the adnti-ssion, care, treatment
or dischar,ge of any patient is to be br-ought 'within six months after
sneh paticnt~is discharged {,rom, -or ceases t'o r.eceive treatment at,
such hospital and not aJterwards.
The issue of debentures under ,this Act hasbeenma,dc'subjecf:
10 t.heapproval of the Ontario ;Murtkipal B6a.rd by all amendment tc.
Section 1.
A further amendment to sectiOll 1 requires that notice of the
special meeting ,at which' thecOuhch is to pass debenture', by,-law is to
be publisheclat least once a week for three successive \\'eeks prlDr 'tv
the meeting and, the lfirst- publication ,is: not to be less ,vhan four weeks
prior tD such meeting.
Sanatoria for Consumptives Ad--i[:n section 1 certain delfini-
tions no longer used' 'have been repealed. A definition of "medical
Officer ,of Healt.h" has been added. The definition of "resident" has
beeh amended to mean' "a person ,whO' has actuaHy resided in a 1oc~11
. municipalit)'i for .a period of three months within the .six mont'hs next
prior to admissi611 to ,a sanatorium"; T'he de'finitions of '~'Sanatorium'"
and "treatment" have als-o been amended.
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Section' '5 ~has been amended" making it compulsory to deposit tJ,
copy of the debenture by-law with the Treasurer of On.t'ario.
By an amendment to section 39, a local municipality instead at
the county becomes liable d'or the expenses of burial of an indigent
patient who, dies in, a sanatorium, to an amount not exceeding $30.
A new section, Ua,permits the Ontario Treasurer 10 'se],
transfer, or assi~~ til~ drainage debelltures to the Account.ant of t~e
5?upreme ,Court 'of -OntarIo or to the Workmen's Compensation Board.
and sections liS and2iO have been re~enacted to conform therewith.
Under section 4J are given the cases in w'hidl persons arc not
deemed residents of local,muilicipalities.
"Dhedehenture by,.laW, Form 1, has been amended making it
subject to se,ction 10 of-the Act which pr,ovides that no application
fora tile loan is to be granted until the Treasurer of Ontario has ap-
proved the purchase ,of such dehentures as maybe required to be
issued for the proposed drainage work
,Amendments to section 46 provide for ,a statement of the burial
e'xpenses of a deceased patient being sent to the clerk of the local
municipality liable. Upon payment, the local municipa'lity may re-
cover _ one-half the expense ,from t'hecounty:.
Section 47 now 'provides for the recovery of:bu6al expense~
paid by' a local municipality or county from the estat.e or personal
representatives of fhe deceased.
The _ Cemetc'ry Ac:t
Americhncllt to section 5 authorizes the Ministe,r ar Deputy
Minister to sign apl)roval of 'D'epat~tmentof" Health fOJ" tll-::: C'.s'U-iblisl,-
meut of accmctery:.andto revoke the order. After an order has been
re'\',oke;d the la'ndmcl1tIorted in the- orde'r'is not to :Ibe,used: ,f.or the in-
tenncnt of the deaduritil 'a' further 'approvalhas, heen-,issued.
Section 48 hasbecn re-'\vritten to provide for the re,covery of
burial expenses from the municipality in which deceased patient res~
ided on admission to -a sanatorium, -..vhere such expenses have be,en
paid hy the wrong lncat munic-ipalityof county.
Amendments to' section SO provide that when notice has be':n
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sent to a local board of healt.h that a patient has recovered sufficiently
to receive care and treatment outside the sanatorium and, if within
jthir-ty days ,after such notice has been sent, the local 'board fails to
provide-for the necessary transportation, living accomodation, food,
c.j.athing and treatment, the local municipality will be required to pay
to t-he san.atoriull1 the charges for treatment of thepa'tientill the
sal1ator,iU111 at the rate set for prov-incialaid- commencing thirtY! day:>
after the notice has been sent 'to the local buard.
A,dctitional subsectiOl1"S added to section 50 provide that if a
patient after;hisdischarge goes to ,a .different local municipality than
t'he one in which he, was resident '0n admission to the sanatorium, the
local municipality to which he has gone is required to supply the nec-
(',ssities of Hfe and provide for treatmcnt, but may recover the costs
,f,rom the local municipality, in whi~h the patient 'was re~ident a,t the
time of such admission, and the latter if in a county fnay,:t:e,cover ,one
half the expenses from the ,county;.
New section, '54 authorizes t.he me.dical offker- of health, wittl
the <.tpproval of an in;spec.tqr, to give notice to any person suspected
of suffering from -tuberculosis to submit to an examination at the
,time an(Lplacc speci'fied in the notice. The cxpense of such exam-
illation arc paya:))'le by the local municipality.
Under new section S5 upon admission of a pfJ.ti_ent to,',a sana.
t-orium notice is to be scnt :,to the clerk 9fthe local municipality in
which .the patient is reported to be a resident. The clen\{ is req,uil'e-d
to r'eply t.o such notice wilthill thirty days; ,stating w:lcthci';"the patient
is ,or is not a residcnt. H the clerk f.ails to comply, r1:1:le patient will be
deemed a resident of :that municipality.
Section 56 authorizes the sup,e,rintendent of a sanatorium, when
hc rcquir~s inf.ormation as to the abilitYi of' a pa'tient to pay for hi~
maintel1ance, to request stich information.. from the clerk of the.'
limnkipality'iri which the patient was resident at the time of admis-
'sian. If the clerk fails, to ,gjive thenecessaryinforIllatlOn; -or --reasOns
why itcal1not Ibe obtained, 'within- thirty 'days the municipalitY'will be
required to pay the patient's maintenance char,ges at the rate set fot'
pro'Vinc.ial.,aid c0111mencing.thi'rty days after -fhe mailing ,of'the noticE.
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and continuing until the clerk has complied.
The costs of transporting a patient to 'and from a sanatoriul11
and. to .and from a public hospital or other institution are paya'b'le by
the local municipality in which the patient Viras a .resident on admis..
sion, as provided by -sectionS?
Where a patient who is ,an indigent is transferred ito a publit.
hospital for a surgica'l operation' thc charges f.or trea'tlnent are pa)~
able by the municipality at a rate not exceeding $1.75per daY', under
the provisions of section 58.
The Department of Municipal Affairs Act
Section 213 has been .amended by adding ade,finition of "sheriff's
officeV and sections 43, 44, 45 and 46 :have been amended. to provide
f,or s'earches in 'the sheriff)s office and notlee. to pe.Tsons appearing by
. .the records to have an interest in property for which a tax an-ears
c1ertificate has he en registered.
Factory, Shop and Office Building 'Act
Tn connection with early closing by-laws the defiriition of "shop"
in section 8e :has been amended to include hairdre$slng shops, beauty
parlors and shoe repair shops.
Section 82 (3) .has been amcnded 'so that thc sale of fresh fruit
is no, longer- exempt-f,rom the provisions of an carly -closing by-law.
House of Refuge Act
An amcndment to section Ie recluces the rate of interest from
.six to four percent which the municipality may change on cost of
maintenance of an inmate when his property, isdisposcd 0-[ to mect
the payments "qf,sudlCi)St.
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Jurors Act
The oath of local seledors of jurors in Schedule A has been
amended by striking out the 'Wor,ds lIasseessment roll of the munki~
pality for the present year'~ and inserting instead the words "proper
'lists of the municipality", in a~cordance whh section -117 of the ,act.
Ontario Municipal Board Act
,By amendment' to section 59 the Board iscmpowered ta auth.,.
ofjze the, issue of debentures ta pay floating indebtedness ,either with
ar withol1t -the assent of the municipal electors qualified ta vote 0'11
money Iby-laws.
S.ection 107 has been amended so that it is no longer necessary
to pay the fees of ,the Board in law_ ,~tal11ps.
Planning and Development Act
The fee payable to a municipality before the registration, of - il
suh:"divisioll p'lan has been reduced from ,five cents to three cents a
f.oot for all land on such plan fronting on a highway. This is provid-
ed by an'" amendment to section 5 (7).
Unemployment Relief Act, 1935
Section 13.b has been added ~o the Ad prov.iding that a 111umCt-
pality shall be ,en'tWed to ,recover without interest out oJ the e~tak
of a deceased'recipient of .direct relief, as a,detbt due by such recipient
to the muniCipality"thc sum of the amounts expcnded by the. IUunici.
pality ,for the relief of such pe,rson and his family.
Power Commission Act
Sectio'n 71 dealing with the distribution of power in rural power
districts has Ibeen re-enacted and now provides that contracts in which
the municipal corporation agrees to supply or sell elec.frical powei.
s'hall be sufficiently executcd ,on behalf of the corporation if sigl,led
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by its .clerk or by such other officer as may be designated ;by eouncii.
This has been the practice for a number nf years.
Rural-- Hydro-Electric Distribution Act
The Treasurer of Ontario may; nOW pay fifty percent of the cost
of acquiring and construoting in rural powerdistdcts, lands and 'works,
including plant, machinery, 'installations, materials, devices, fittings,
apparatus, appliances and equipment for the supply of powel" to any
customer or premises, up -to the point of delivery by t'he commission
or corpora~ion.
.Tax ,Sales Con6rmationAct
T.ax Sales held prior 'to January 1st; 19J8, and deeds issued'
thereunde,r have been confirmed and dedaredlegal, valid amlbinding.
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1939 School Legislation
Public Schools Act-
Dy,an amendment to. se,ction 115, a township council 'may include
a uni<lll school section in a township school area" if t.he union schOOl
is situate -in the township and if each towns:hip containitl'gany 'r'emanl.
)l1g portion of the 'union section passes a resolution giving its assent.
The whole of the union section will then be regarded' as part of tilt'!
tciwn'ship for public school purposes.
A fUi.ther amendment to section 15 ,gives ~he board .of a town-
ship school area the same 'Powers as an urban public ,school Qbardas
to the seleCtion and purchase of sc,hool sites, the ,filling of vacari'ciE's
on the board, the applicatin If-or the issue of debentures and othe~'
maHers of an incidental or similar -nature.
Continuation Sthools Act-
The definitiOn of "County Pupils" in section 1 has been grea,tly
::;implified and a similar definition has been enacted m the- High
Sohools Act.
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A new subs.cction, .(6a) , has been added to section 3 by which
a gra'Cle A or gr.ade B continuation 5'chool is deeined a p.uhIic school
for the purpose of 'towns'hip .grants towards teachers' salaries but no
rate is .to be levied for salaries of more than one principa'l and two
assistant 'teaohers in ,a school, no.r is grant to be paid where amount
of teachers' salaries in the .c.ontinuation school section amoui1ts to' less
than eight mills on the tax rate.
Fltrther amendments .to section 3 provide t.hat in case a contin-
uation sc;hool section is included in a township school area the trU~-
tees of theco"i:ltilluation schoO'l are to be elected in' the same mann~l.
as heretofore, but the management ,committee is :to consist of three
members elected by the ratepayers of the continuation school section,
two members appointed by t~he' board of the township school area and
not more than two-thirds of anY1 board which has furisdicHon 'ov.e:r a
public s~hool which is outside the township ,school area' but within the
continuation school section.
Section 72 has. been added to the Act by which a pupil is deem-
ed a resident pupil if aNlending school in the continuation school sec-
tion 'in which he resides, but if attending an outside school -he is deem~
ed a county pupiL
The cost of education of county pupils attending a grade A at
grad-e B con.tinuation school to be levied by the- county is subject to
theprovisions6f section 38a ('1'938) Higth Schools Act. Section 38g
provides for levy of ,cost in excess of the terms of any 'agreement in
force" wihile 39b' states that nntil certain information is given t'he
county clerk the school hoard cannot' col'lect from the county for
connty pupils.
County grants for an agricultural department in a 'grade .A.
school are 110W ,c(hargeable to the -general county. levy by an amend-
ment to section 4a (1938).
High'Schools Act-
A new and simp'lified defini.tion of "county pupils'~ is given,
similar to the newly enacted definition in the Continuation Schools
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Act.
The appointment of high school trustees under section 13 IS
made subject to the 'provisions of a new section lJ,a. This latter
authorizes the 'coun.tYicouncil to appoitl't three' trqstees to a high
school board of education if a resolution f.avorin,g such appointmel1ts
is passed by the school board. One of such trustees is to retire eaC!l
year in the ,order designated by the county council.
By.an amendment to section 26, a high school board may ar~
range for instruction of pupi'ls at a'continuat-ion school in another
high school district.
A pupil'i,s to .be deemed a resident pupil if attending a school
in the high school district in which he resides, but >if ,a.ttending an
outside school he is to be deemed county pupil under new section 34a.
By amendmen.tsto section 3'5, .a county council may levy fOl'
the cOst of county pupils on t.he ba,sis of the cost of preceding yea I
or On the estimated cost for the current year. When levy is for COSt
of preceding year,payme-nts are to he completed by ]u:IYi ht of ~hl.:!
,current year and when levy is ,for cost of current year, payments art';
to be completed, ,by! July list of succeeding year.
Section 36 (1) (c) has been ame,nded so that in calculating the
cost of county pup-ils twenty percent of t.he erpenditures for perm~
anent improvements are to he deducted.
Sec.tion 36 (2) has been re-ena'cted to ,provide that the board of
a high school in a city or.-separated town, o-r in an adja,cent county,
"may give notice prior to June 30th in any Ylear that county pupils arc
no longer acceptable. Tn such cacSe, the pupi'ls referred to may only
attend .the school for one year after June 30th in such year.
A new suhsection added to section 38 authorizes a c-otlnty COUh~
cil to levy a proper prop"orlion of the cost of county pupils ovelrth",
whole area of a municipality 'during t.he first or second year after the
inclusion of such munic;ipality -in a high school district or a continui.l.~
tion schoul section in which a gmde A or .grade Eschool is establish~
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ed, provided the levy is for cOsts owing in respect of the preceding
year.
Tihe proceedings of the last i day of the January Session were
read and cOl1ifirme.d.
Unde.r new section 38b, a high ,school boafldis not entitled to
colle.ct from t.he county for .the cost of county p,upils until the board
has furnished the county clerk with information as to assessment and
residence of .such 'county' pupils.
The following: communications. were read:
F,r,om The-Salvation Army,thanks':.for grant.
County ,grants for an agricultural department in a high school
under s0ction40 are chargeable to the general county" levy.
From John E. ;Peal1t, re convention of. Mai1agers of Homes for
the Aged and, Infirm,"'-'Referred :to. the', House:of Industry Committee.
Boards of Education Act--
iSectioll 3 (1) (e) ,has been amended so that when -the ho.ard of
educatian passes a favorable resolu,tion the C'aunty council may ap-
point t,hree trustees to. the baa,rd and provide' foal' fhdr retirement in
rotation_'as authorized by section l3a of the Hi.glh 'Schaols Act passed
this year and re.ferred -~to abave.
F.rom County Council 'Of Prince ,Edward, re subsidy for winter
roads and hosp-ital patlents.~Referr'ed,to',P'etitj.al1s. and Legislal\:ions
Cammitl\:ee.
Fram Has~~~al for Sick Children, Toro.nto,requesting grant. -
Refeorred. to the IFinance Committee.
School Attendance Act-
From Canadian NationaI. Institute for Blind, thanks far grant.
An amen:dment to sectIon 8 makes it compulsory for boards of
public' >and separate ,schools in unsurveyed territory or territory with~
out municipal organization -to appoint-one or more school attendance
officers.
From County ~ouncil of iGrey, re government subsidy for winter
roaels.----jRef.erred,.to Petitions -and Legislatiolls Committee.
-'From CoullIty Coun'Cil of York,' recounty'councils Ot; pravinci,d
governmenrt~---iReferred to. 'Petitiansand' LegislatiiJilsCammittee.
Vocational Education Ad-
Section 13 has been amende,d to. ,include the provisians of se{-.
tion 38b, High Schools Act, sa that the Co.st of education of county.
pupils ,cannot be claimed from the county until certain infarmatian all
to. assessments' is furnished -the calmty clerk.
From Department of IHi~hways, re change in :bookkeeping.
Re,ferred to Caunty Roads 'Cammittee.
. "Fifom Clerk, Caunty af Essex, re -the broa,dcasting 'of parlia.mcl1~
tary debat'es.--lReferred -to Petitions. and,. Legislatial1siCo111111i:ttcc.
Hospitals
From County ,Coundl 'af ILennox & :Adding,tan, re cost af l11aill~
taining wards of Children's Aid SQdeties.-Re,ferred to' ,Finance Cam~
mittee,
'Hospital cost of i1vlig;ent patients is increasing to such an ex..
tent that membc,rs .of the council should make a .thoraugh ..invcstigatiatl
as to the ability to. pay af those resident ,in -their municipality.
Flfom County Council of Kent, re chemical weed .Jdllers,-Rcfer-
red to :A;gricul-tural <Cammittee.
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From County Council of Ontario, re taxation for relief.-Refer
,red to 'Peti-tions and ILegislations Committe'e'.
From County Council 'of Wentworth, re grading -of oils and
grease.--Referred to ,Peti.tions and Legislations Committee.
From Aylmer 'School Boalfd requesting the appointment of three
trustees.;........jReferred to Education Commit.tee-;
From The Department of Agricul.t-ure, :re weed killers,'-lRderred
to Agricultural Committee.
From The Ontario Municipal Associat,ion, re delegates and res.
olutions.~Referred to Finance Committee.
From The University 'of Wes.tern Onrtar.io, .re provincial grant.-~
&eferre<1 to IFinance Committee.
From County Council of WeHand, re hy-dro ,rates.----<Referred to.
Petitions and :Legislations Conunittee.
Th.e .following County Councils approved of resolutions in ref-er-
. ence to Industrial iStandardsAct, Agricultural Loans, and 'Administra-
tion .of Justice: Carleton, Huron, Haldimand, Brant, Bruce, ,Lennox &
Addington, Wentwort.h, Victoria and Lincoln.
Resolution in reference to Industrial Standar,ds Act was nor
'concurred in by '.the County Councils of Wellingtol1; WeIland, Hastings,
Stormont, iDundas and Glengarry and Perth.
'County Council of Simcoe did. not concur in resolution referring
to Ontario Farm .Loan Board.
The County Council of Norfolk app,roved .'of resolution re penal~
ties on arrears Of taxes.
The County Councils of Huron and Brant approved of all reso-
lutions passed at the January Session as submitted fOl' their consider:t-
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'lion.
Moved by J. W. Neil,
Seconded by V. E. Lemon:
That this Council do now adJourn to meet on Wednesday, June
14th, at 10 a.m.
--Carried.
Ashton Pineo, Warden.
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SECOND SESSION-SECOND DAY
Wednesday the 14th day of June, 1939
The Elgin County 'Council met this day at the Court House, St.
Thomasj in' accordance wi,th adjournment.
The W:arden in the Cha.ir.
All <the members present.
Moved by Geo. Vallee,
Seconded, by W. A.. Peckham:
That we now a,d;ourn so that we may go ,to NOl'folk Comity to
inspect Refol'cshtion pIa.ts as per their invitation and meet, again to-
morrow at 9 a.m.
-Carried.
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SECOND SESSION-THIRDJDAY
Thursday the 15th day .,:-of,'June, \1939
The "EIg.in' County Council met' this day at the Con<rt House, St.
Thomas, in ae.cordance with adjournment.
The 'Varden in the Chair.
All ,the members. prescnL
The proceedings _"ofthetwo 'previousdays ,were 'read -alldc'on~
firmed,
,Mr.F. :B.Thomasilddress'ed :rt:he:Council in J'erference 'to pro-
ceedings necessa:r-y to estab1.ish a restricted area in the County and
the:.ma'bterwas :referr.eclto:the ,:-Agricultural Comnlittee.
The report of the ,County TreasuLrer with statement of rec'eipts
"and expendibq.res" and estimates ,for the, year was presented and refer-
,red to the -:-Finance Committee.
The rep'oi"t of the G,ao1 iCommia'ee was presented and adopted
on motion :of'V.E. ,Lemon,secon'ded'by' W, A. 'IPe'C:khatn.
The first report of the County Roads OOtnmh,tee was pr,esente:d
and refet,red to a committee 'Of ,the :whole with ,Mr. TansleY' in the
Chair.IAfter considering the ,report, clause "by' claus,e, itwas,adoptecl
on mo.t.ionof Mr. Tal1Sley, seconded by Mr., Vallee,
Moved by C. Patte,rson,
Seconded'by:VVm. McArthur:
That ,this ,council do Jlowadjourn:to I1leetagainat '2.30'p,.111.
-Carried.
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The Council resumed.
Moved by ,H. G._Taylor,
Seconded by J. G. Turnbull:
That the W'omen's In.stitute repf.esentatives be now heard.
-Carried.
M'fS. Dance, on behalf of ,the Women's Institutes of the county,
then address'c,d the council in reference .to grantsJor public speaking
competitions.
TheWardcll rc.ferred therc'Questrto th.e Education Committee.
The report -of the_Education Committee WRS presented and 'ad-
opted on motion of Mr. Taylo.r, seconded by IMIf. Turnbull.
T.he report 'of the House of Indus,u.y Conunittee was' pr'csel1ted
and a,dapted on motion of Mr. A1kinson, .sccolldedbi Mr. Auckland.
The repO'~.t 'Of ,the ,P.etitions and LegisIation Commit,tee was pres-
ented and adopted 'on mot.ionof Mr. Newell, seconded by Mr, Mc-
Arthur.
IVloved by H. .G.Taylor,
Se'conded by Co Pat.tersol1.:
That $2iS.00 per' month be granted 10 the County T,r'easurer for
assistance ,in Itbe Oounty Treasurer's Office; money ,to be taken from
,the amount received fr'Om .the Government and that the necessa.ry
by-law be prepared and passed ,to provide ,for the same.
-Carried.
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Moved by W. C. Wheaton,
Seconded by .'R, Tansley:
That we adjourn to meet On Friday, June 1&1:h, at 9 a.m.
---<Carried.
Ashton Pineo, Warden.
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SECOND'SESSION-+FOURTH m*y
Friday the Sixteenth day - of June, 1939
The Elgin County Council met this day 111 accordance with ad-
journ~nent.
The Warden in ,the Chair.
All ,the members present.
The proceedings of -the previDus day were <read andean,firmed.
Moved by J. W. Neil,
SCGonded by J. n. Fraser:
That- we do. now a,djourn to. meet at 2 p.m.
-Carried.
The -council resumed.
The ,first repnr't of the Finance Committee was presented
mid adopted on motion ofe PattersQll, seconded by J. W.Neil.
The repaN of.the Agric-ultural Committee was presented au(l
adopted 011 motion ,of R. Tallsley,seconded by Geo. Vallee.
The second report of the Finance Committee was presented ap.d
adop,tc(r '011 motion of C. Patters'on; seconded by J. Vil. Neil.
Tilt third report of the Finance :Comm~ttee was presented and
adopted ,on motion of C. Patterson, seconded by J. VI/'. Neil.
Moved by C. Patterson,
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Seconded by Wm. M,cArthur:
That a by-law be passed authjJ)rizii'lg:the Warden. and Treasurel"
.to borrow $50,000.
.-.Carried.
,Moved' by C. PaHe-r.son,
Seconded by J. D.Fraser:
That the deputation present be now heard.
-.Carried.
Mssrs. Silcox, Moore and .MoLeod then ad-dressed the Council
re pasteurizatiou''''a.-nd the '.>Varden I.e'ferreid-the 'matte'r -to the Agricul-
tural OommiHee.
Moved by W. C. IWheatoll,
Seconded byR. Tansley:
That' we adjo:urn to meet at 3.'50.
......:Carried.
The Council resumed.
'Moved by E. Lashbrook,
S.econdedby W. A. Peckham:
That 'this Council is in favour of ;the compulsory ipasteurizatioll
of milk and the ,en-far,cement of the present law in the Province of
Untario.
-Carried.
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Moved by H. G. Taylor,
Seconded byE. E.A,tkinsOJ1:-
That this County Council requcs't the Ontario Legislature to
amend :thc' Administration of Justice Ad regardiing the le'vyingof
costs when a change of v'cnue is allowed so the costs would be borne
by fhemunicipality where the aime was 'commit-teid -in bOoth -civil and
criminal cases 'and that a copy of this resolution be sent to the OntariQ
AgricuH;ural Council, theM'lluicipal Associati~n andal1CoU11~Y Coun-
cils,
-,Carried.
Moved by V. E, Lemon,
Seconded -by Wm. McAr:thur:
Tha.t by-law No, l3rlS "To Appoint a Deputy ,County Road SUP:
erintendent~' be read a first time.
...,-Carrletl.
Moved by J. W. Neil,
Seconded by, ,V. E. iLemon:
That by-law No. 1318 be read a second time.
-Carried.
Moved by Y E. Lemon,
Seconded by J. W. Neil:
That- by-law No. 1318 be read a thi,rd ,time and finally passed. '
-Canied.
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Moved by r W. Neil,
.Seconded by J. R. Bandeen:
That by-law .No. 1317 "To Designate a County
Township of Dunwich ,and to Amend by-law No. 13M
time.
Road in the
be read a firs't
-Carried.
Moved by J.R. Bandeen,'
Seconded by J. W. Neil:
That by-law No. 1317 be f(~acl a second time.
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--Carrieil.
Moved by r W. Neil,
Seconded by J. ,R. Bandecn:
That by-law No. 131'7 be read a third time and finally passed.
-Carried.
)Moved by- W. C. W:heaton,
Seconde,d by H. Newell:
That by-law No. 1319 . "To ,Appoint High School Trus,te'cs" he
read a ,fi-tst time.
-Carrie:d.
Moved by H. Newell,
Seconded by W. C. Wheaton:
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That by-law No. 1319 be read a secOlrd time.
~Carried.
Moved 'byR.' Tansley,
Seconded by J.E. Munro:
That by-law No. 1-3,19 be read a ,third t,ime and finally passed.
~Carrie_d,
IMoved by Geo. Craik,
Seconded by J. -E. M.unro:
That by-law No. 1320 "To Extend Time for Tax ~aJ.e" be r.ead
a firs.t time.
:....,...Carried.
Moved by ]. G. Turnbull,
Seconded by Geo. Craik:
That by-law No. 1320 be read a second time.
~Carried.
Moved by J. E.Munro,
Seconded by iH. G. Taylor-:
T.hat by-law No. 1320 be ,read a ,third .tiine and ,finally _passed.
-,-Carrieq..
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Moved by E. E. Atkinson,
Seconded by \iV. A. P.eckham:
Tha.t by-law No. 13121 "To Prav.i,de for paYJ.ncnt of municipal
clerks for applica.tiol1s for Mothers AUowal1c'es'~ be read a first til11e.
-Carried.
Moved by Geo. Vallee,
Seconded by D. Ryan:
That by-law No. '1321 be ,rea,d a second time.
-Carried.
'~'"
Moved by 'W. A. Peckhaml
Seconded by E. E. Atkinson:
T,hat by-law, No, 1321 be read a third time and ,finally passed.
-Carried,
Moved by E, Lashbrook,
Seconded by R. Auckland:
That by-law No. 1-322"1'0' Apportion amount received from the
GOvernment ,for Police Court Expenses" be read a firs.t time.
-Carried.
IMoved by R. Auckland,
Seconded by E. Lashbrook:
That by-law No. 1322 be read a second time.
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-Carried.
Moved by D.Ryan,
Seconded by F. ,II. Miller:
Tha.t by-law No. 1322 be read a third time and :finally passed.
~Ca'rried.
Moved by IF. H. )Miller,
Seconded by D. Ryan:
That by-law No. 13'23 "To. Raise Amounts for County Rates
during the year W39',' be read a first, time.
-Carried.
Moved by R. Auckland,
Seconded by ,E. Lashbrook:
That bywlaw No. 1323 be read a second <time.
-Caniecl.
Moved by F. H.. Miller,
Seconded by D. Ryan:
That by-law No. 1323 be read a third time and finally passed.
-Caniecl.
Mav'cd by C. -Patterson,
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Seconded by J. D. Fraser:
That by-law No. 13,24 "To Autho,rize ,the Warden and 'frcasurer
BorrOow the sum of Fifty Thousand ,Dollars" be' Ireacl afir.st time.
-Canieel.
Moved by Wm.Mc:Arthur,
Seconded by C. PaHe.rson:
That by-law No. 1324 be read a second ,time.
-Carried.
Moved by -.c. ParttersOll,
Seconded by '\1:- E. Lemon:
Tlhat by-law No. 1324 be rea,d a third time and flnally passed.
-Canied.
The Children's Aid Society names number of - Wards of Elgin
Count placements asoi June lIst, 1939:
Wa.rcls in Boarding HOln'es
Wards on - A,dotytiol1 Probation
Wards in wages homes
W:ards in Fr,ee - Homes
War'd~ iil. Insti't~tions
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2
10
25
7
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Moved by J. R. _ Bandeen,
Seconded by J. W. NeH:
ThM this;cblincil adjourn to meet on Monday, November 20th.
-Carried.
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THIRD SESSION-l"IRST DAY
Monday the 20th day of November, 1939
The Elgin County Co,uncil met this day at the Court House, St.
Thomas, :in a'ccordance ,,,ith adjournment.
The Warden in the Chair.
All ,the members pr.esen't.
The Warden addressed the COUt'ldl;
Warden's Address
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
The 111105t important event -since the June Session was England's
declaration of wai-, followed by simila r declarations from the other
British Dominions ,and On hehalf of -Canada a declaration of war ag-
ail1s't Germany approved by the Federal Parliament. Authorities
generally have a vivid recollection of the Iag,t war and ar,c endeavor~
ing to avoid thcmistah:s then made. In order to achieve this, a
spedalsessIon of ~thc Provincial- Parliament was held in September.
One of ,the 111.ost importan.t matters thei1consiueredw.as ,the issue .of
debentures "for pa.tr.iotic and other grants pe,rhining to the -war, sub-
ject to .the approval of the Department ,of Municipal AffaIrs andRe-
sources Commit,tee by counties, cities and sepa,rated rtowns. Towns.
villages and townships, except in unorganized territory, have no auth-
ority to make such gran.ts. \Var grants 'can only be made to organ-
iza'tions regis,tered under the Canadian War Charities Act of 1939.
The acHo'll of ,the P,rovincial Governmcnt in placing- the facilities of
the new \Mental Hospital, now nearly completed, at the disposal of th{;
Federal ,authorities for training members of the F1ying Carps should
impress all of us with the gravhy of the situation and the necessity
for granting s'l1ch assistance as may be required.
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;2. IWe all regr-et the loss of ,an esteemedcolleag;ue, Mr. John
Munroe, iDeputy Reeve of the 'Downshipof .iSouthwold, who by his
kind disposition and genial manner had mademai1y.friends. Our sym-
pathy is -ex-tended to Mrs. ~Munroat this 4:ime. (The council then
stood sHent and at attention 'f-or one minll-te.)
3. Thei~l1provemen.ts a1-eccss,ary <1,t ,the House of Refuge have
been 'conwleted. The number of inmates on the first of N ovembcl'
was 217, the smallest in many years. We have accoI111'oda'tio11 for over
one hundred and it is sugges,ted 'tha't .an effort should be made t,o send
more inm;a'tes to the institUltlion ra.ther .than place them on the 'Cash
're1ief-l'o~ls.
The work undertak,en in the Gaol \Vas badly needed and 1 think
that both th.atinsti-tutian and the House Oif Refuge should be inspec-
ted.
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4. The health of .the County Road Superint-endelH is still UIl-
sati.sfactory ,and ,he is s,till. unable to aHend to thc dudes of the office.
The Assistant Coonty Road Superintendent appointed at the June
Session is giv,ing good sartisfaction.
5. Among ,the Acts passed by the' Legislature is one, The. Con-
duct. of-Public Mee1ingsand iProcClssions. P,enni,ts ,for holding these
may be issued by the Boards of Commissioners oiPoHce or by Muni-
cipal -Councils. '!No person shall i!:ake part or assist in holding a public
meeting or procession unless a peonnh for the holding of such meN-
ing 'Or procession has been issued. This does not apply to any public
meeting or procession heId by a religious org,anization.
6. Councils may no.w gr.ant pe'r:mi1S .tel- persons tocuHivate vac-
ant land; direct,ors of unemployment r'elief may exercise the same
powers.
7.. The R~dCross organization is now making ,an appeal for
funds. H is one of 'the organizations regis-tered' under the 'vVal: Char-
l"ties Act of 1939 (Canada). This council 'will, no doubt, have to con-
sider a grant to rtihe Red Cross to assist in providing supplIes fequir'eel
, by- 'the local organizations fo.rl11edthroughout the county .to provide
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comfortsanct other requireinents for ,the soldiers on active s.e'rvice and
in tra'lnil1g.
8. The Premier has announced that !the Legislature will meet
in January and that ('ouncils next elected will hold office !for two
years or for ,the duration tQf the war. ,some objection has been taken
to this in the laorger munici;pali.ties ,and- a vote is being taken in ref.
erence to. this question. If the law is changed in this respect, a lot o,f
would-be candidates \"ill be disappointed.
The Jprocee,dings of thelas't day of the June Session were .rearl
and confirmed.
The following COllll11ul11cations wef'C read:
From 1. D. CamNon, Sheriff with Grand Jury'ls Presentment.-
Referred to the G~ol Committee.
Fro.nt E. S. .J.Av,cnllore, rc 'Oil and gas lease an the Hathaway
Farm.-Refer.rec1 to. the Caunty Raads Committee.
Fr0111 the. Veter,inary Director General, re
Elgin e'Oll11'ty as a ,re~tricted area.--J<eferred
LommiJttec.
othe establis:hment af
to the Agricultural
Fro.m Mrs. :It S. Meyer of ,Port Burwel1, re libral1v grant.--
R,cfened to.' Finance Cammittee. .
Fl'a111 County 'Cauncil 'af P~rth, ore the propased .reductian in the
members of. the Legislature.--iRef.erred to. the Petitions and Legisla-
tions Cotllmi'ttee.
F,ra111 Caunty Gjuncil of DuffC'rin, rc assumption of total casts
af highways by the IPravince.--1Ref.erred to. the Petitians and Legisla-
tians Gam:mit1tee.
Fl"01l1 Caunty ,Council of 'Ol1'tar.ia, re the abali,tion Q.f Grand
Juries 'and the reduction 'af the J)e1tit ].it,ry.--lReferrecl to the Petitiom
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and. 'Legislations 'Co111miHee.
Fram County Council of Keni, re the des,truction of Barberry
Bush.-:-<Refer.red to. the Ag.d,cultural Committee. "
From Ca'UntyCouncil of Lennax and Adding.ton, re appointment
o.f High Schaal trust,ees byc:oiul1'ty C'auncils.-Referred tOo Educatian
Commit'tee.
From The Atltorney-'General, ,r'e the- redistribution of the Prov-
incial Police Far'ce.----fReferred to. the Finance Commi'ttee.
Fram 'Oaunty Cauncil's Associatian, r-e meeting.-----.Refernd to
,the Finance ,Cammittee,
From the Department of Highways, re Rev-ers,ian af Highway
in Vienna.-----<Referr.-cg -to. County R'oads Cammit<tee.
'Forom the'Librar,ian, r.e an additional case f.or ,the law library..-
Referred to. the Ga-ol Cammit.tee,
-F,rom Judge -Rass and Mrs. John Munroe, a-cknaw'ledgement of
sympathy.
From -the Department of Municipal Affairs, re legislatian a4: the
Septembe,rSession.--<Referred to. the .Finance,Committee,
From Daugllas L. Ewin, Physician; ,HOUse "af Industry, with re-
part.~Referr,ed . to Hause Df Indust.ry Committee.
Fram ,M. H. Woods, Depar'tment of ,Highways, re. County Rciad
expend~t1,1res.---"Referred <to. County Raads ,C-Dmmittee.
Fram Provincial Inspector 'Of House 'Of H.erfuge with ,repart. -,
Referred to Hause_ of IRefuge Oammhtee.
Fr-om County Treasurer with 'rep'art.~l<eferred to the, Fin'l:n('~
Committee,
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The following County -Councils concurred in resoluitiol1 passed
by this council whereby wealth in ,the ,form .of mOf,tgages, bau'k ac-
counts and stocks should hear a burden 'Of taxation far educational
purpos~s ,as well as :real esta'te: Victoria, Wentwor,th, Lennox and
Addington, Hastings, .Pe-rth and St<ormont, Dundas and Glengarry.
The 'County. Council 'Of \i\faterloo enelors.edHi.-e ,resoluHon with
the exception oJ the word "mortgages",
The following Oounty Councilsconcurre.d in resolution passed
by this council f'C an inorease in, government grants 't.o sc.hools: Bruce,
Victoria, Simcoe, Wentworth, and Lennox and Addington.
The following County 'Councils concurred in resolution fe'town-
ship grants for schoool tcache,rs: Simmcoe,Lennox and Addingt,on, and
Perth.
The following councils concurred in resolution '\vnereby grants
due by the Department of Education be supplied in .ci'fcular letter to
each board annually: Simcoe, Bruce, Wentworth, Lennox and Adding',..
ton.
;Re: resolution, Change of Venue ('osts, the following councils
concurred: Brant, Simcoe, Halton, and NorJolk.
Re: ,r,esQlution, 'Christmas Trees, the following councils concur~'
red: Brant, Bruce, Simcoe, Halton, vVentwoMh, and Norfolk.
From The Secretary of. the Local Board with nporton Mothers'
Allowances.
From The Secretary 01 the Local Board with repo.rt on Old Age
Pensions.
From The County Clerk with report on licenses.
F.ram The Inspector, House or' tndustry, with report.-Referred
to House of Industry ICommittee.
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Moved by W. C. Wheaton,
Seconded' by 'l-L Newell:
That this council now a'djourn t,omeet on Tuesday at 10 a.m,
-Carried.
Ashton Pineo, Warden.
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THIRD SESSION-SECOND DAY
Tuesday the 21st day of Novemher, 1939
The Elgin County -Council' met this -day in ,acoordanc.cwith a-d..
journment,
The Warden .in the Chair.
All the meHlbers,_ present.
/
T,he proceedings of th.e pnvious day were read and c(mfirmed.
The following c.ommunica:tion was read:
From John Foy, Clerk of the Town of AY~l11'e.r, re amount due
the Town of Aylmer 'und-ex Seotion Zf) of the Highway Improvement
Act,-Hclferned to the County Roads Committee,
Moved by J. R Bandeen,
Seconded by J. "V. Neil:
That Mr, O. L Austlt1, of the Children's Aid Society, be invited
to address this council .on Thursday the 2I:kd, at 11 a.m.
Moved by V. E. Lemon,
Scconrkd by E. Lashbrook:
That ,the COtlllt~ Council take advantage of the
offered by Captain Hume to vish the Training School of
Ci1.lla,dian Ai.r Feirce on 'Wednesday- af:ternoOn at 3.30 p.m.
-Carried.
opportunity
the Royal
___Carried.
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M:oveci by E.. ,Lashbrook"
5.econded by J. D. Fras'er:
That this 'county ,council- instruct ,our Cle.rlk, IMr.' K."W. McKay,
to purchase a .gOWl'l, also a crest to appear on the left lapel of same;
-this .gown to be worn by the -Ward-en'-elect for 1940.
:-:-::-Carriec1.
Moved by 'vV. C 'vVheaton,
Seconded by H. N eweU ;
-"T'i-i:it thT,i;- coud6il do now adjourn to meet at 2 p.m.
'~~.;.
-Carried.
The ,c-ottn'cil .resumed.
The first report of the Fii1ance Commit-teewas v,resented and
adopted on motion of Mr. Patterson, seconded by Mr. Miller.
The 'report of the Agricultural ,Committee was presented and
adopted on motion of Mr. Tansley, seconded by Mr. Vallee.
The report of the Education Committee was presented and acl-
op:te,d on motion 'Of Mr. Taylor,seconded by Mr. Fraser.
The report of the Petitions and Legislatiol1 .Committee was pres~
ented and adopted on motion of Mr. Newell, seconded by Mr. M,c~
A.r,thur.
Moved by Geo. Vallee,
Seconded by J. G. Turnbull:
That a grant of $2D. be given to the Pprt 'Burwell lock-up for
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huilding10f a toilet as approved by 'P,rovincialConstable.lFrank Kelly.
-Carried.
:t\Jove,d by C Patterson,
Seconded by J.D., Fraser:
That this council do now .adjourn t'O meet 'Wednesday .at 10 a.m.
-Carried.
A.hton Pineo, Warden.
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THIRD SESSION~THIRD DAY
Wednesday the 22nd day of November, 1939
T,he Elgin County Gouncil met this day in a'ccordance with ad-
journment.
The Warden in the Chak
All the members present.
T.he -,repor.t of -the Gaol Committee was presented and adoptee!
on 111otionof Mr. Lemon,seconded by Mr. Peckham.
Moved by H...",)f. Taylor,
Seconded by E. Lashbrook:
That t.hiscounty 'council agree to pay 50% of the cost -of $1.00
per day for a 'county patient, Mr. Solomon ~cCallum, at a private
home in London, ,ontario; South Dorchester 'to pay the other $0%.
ThJs agreement to contin11e until such time as it may become neces..
sa.ry to send him to a hospital 0,1' other suitable insfitution.
That this resolut'ion become eff.ective only when a sworn dC',:,;
laration, or affidavit, by the said S. M,cCallu111, releasing the County .of
Elgin and the Township of South Dorchester kom any and all liabil-
iti-es arising or caus;ed by .not being ,in an institution approved by the
-Ontario Depa,rtment .ofHealth, is in the -hands of the Elgin County
Clerk
~Carried.
f..Loved by]. G. Turnbull,
Seconded by H. Newell:
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That the Elg1inCo'llnty Council dis,cont.inue the paYl~ent of 70e
per day Jo.r' indigent patients in t,he St. Thomas and Tilllsonburg
,Memorial Hospitals, to take eff-eet December 1st, 1939.
Defeated on the f.ollowing divisQon:
Nays----lWm. McArthur,F. 'I--L Miller, R. Auckland, E. E. Arkiil'.
son, Wm. A.Peckham, D. Ryan, Vv. C. vVheaton, J. p.
Frase1r, V. E. Lemon and E. Lashbrook.
Yeas---<]. W. Neil,
'B, Newell,
Geo. Craik.
]. R. Bal1decn, C. Patterson, R. Tansley,
Geo. Vallee, J. G. Turnbull, H, G, Taylor,
Movecl by E. Lashbrook,
Seconded by F. H. Mille,r:
That the derk be requested to prepare a statement showing the
cost of indigent patients iil the Memorial Hospital, 'SL Thomas; re-
port to be presented at the January Session.
--Carried;
NT Dved by J. Vl. Neil,
SecOl~cled by J. R. B.andeen:
That this COUll oil .do nOw adjourn to meet again' at 2 p.m.
--Carried.
The Cotlllcil res'tlmed.
The ,report of the HOllse of Industry Committee was, presented
B.nd adopted on motion of Mr. Atkinson, seconded by ;Mr. Auokland.
Moved by V. E. Lemon,
Seconded' by f D. rF-raser;
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That this ,council pe6tion the Hon. Gonion Conant, Attorney-
Gene,ral; for his serious cOlisideration of having the staff of Provincial
Police Officel"S re-distributed with one in East Elgin, one. in West
Elgin, and' the other .in St. T:homas ,; a copy of this resolution to be
sC!1t to the 'Honorable, fhe Prime Minister of Ontario.
~Carriecl.
,Moved by R. Tansley,
Seconded by H. Newell:
That we now hear Mer. Summers- Harper, County Corn Borel'
Inspecto,".
-Carried.
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Mr. Ha-rper then a,ddressed the council ,and filed his report
which was received and orderedpl"'intedin the min;utes.
Moved by H. Newell,
Seconded by J. G. TurnbulL
That the Elgin County Council agree to pay the Memo.rial
Hospital, St. Thomas, and the M,emorial Hospital, T,ills,onburg, 35c
per day in place of 70c per day for county indig'fl1't patients, commen-
cing December, 1:9'39.
-Lost.
Moved by J. G. Turnbull,
Seconded by Geo. Craik:
'Dhat we do now- adjourn to meet on Tlwrsday, Novem'ber 231'd,
at 10 a.m.
--Carried.
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THIRD SESSION_FOURTH DAY
Thursday the 23rd day of November, 1939
The Elgin County Council met this day in ,accordance with ad-
j'ournment.
The Warden 111 rhe Chair.
All the mcmbe,rs present.
Moved by E. E. At-kinsan,
Seconded - by R. Tansley:
That Mssrs. Miller and Taylor receive pay for the day they
were not present eluring this session.
-;:-Cauied.
The second report\ of the 'Finance Committee was prese'nted and
adopted on motion of Mr. Patterson, seconded by Mr. Lashhrook
Moved by F. H. Miller,
Seconded by It Auc1ldand:
Tha,t this council '.request the Michi.gan Central Railway to
place wig-wag signals on No.3 Highway where the 51. Clair Branch
road crOsses the said highway,
-Carrietl.
l'vlovec1' by J. G. 'rum'bull,.
Seconded by Geo. Vallee:
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That this council pass a by-law givmg the Township oJ Bayham
the ;fight to Icollelet their own art"ears of taxes and hold their own tax
s'ales.
-CallTied.
IMoved by J. D.. Fraser,
Seconded by C. Patterson:
That this council now adjourn to mcet at 2 o'clock.
-Can'ied.
The council resumed.
The third report of the Finance Committee was presented and
adopted on motioll__ of MIl'. Patterson, seconded by Mr. Miller.
The report of the County Roads 'Committee wa.s presented and
adopted on motion O'r Mr. Vall,ee, seconded by Mr. Fraser.
Moved by J. W. . Neil,
Seconded -by K Lashbrook:
That we grant L B. Birdsall $215. for services during 1939.
-Ca.r.ried.
Moved by Geo. Vallee,
Seconded. by -E. Lashbrook:
That the usual grant 0.1 $100. be paid to the \^lardcl1 ,tor specJ<d
senic.es during the ye,ar 1939.
-Carried.
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Moved by F. H. 1vIillelf",
SC1conded by W. A. Peckham:
That by-law No. 132'5 "To Revert Road in the Village of Vienna"
be read a first time.
-Cauied.
Moved 'by Geo. Craik,
Seconded by E. E. Atkinson:
That by-law No. 132'5 be read a second time.
-Canied,
Moved by .R TaJ1s1ey,
Seconded by H, Newell:
That by-law No. hM5be read a third time and finally passed.
-Ca,rrieq.
Moved by Wm. IN1cA'rthur,
See.onded by C. Patterson:
That by-law No. 1326 "'];0 Revert Road.in the Township of Yar-
mouth be read, 'a first time.
-Ca,rried.
M-oved by E. Lashbrook,
Seconded by R. Auckland:
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'Dhat by-law No. 13126 be read a llecolid time,
-Carried
Moved by F. H.Miller,
Seconded by R. Auckland:
T~hat by-Jaw -No. .1326 be read a third time and "Ill1ally passed.
----Carried,
Moved by F. H, Miller,
Seconded by R Auckland:
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Tha,t by-law_No. 1327 ~'To Appoint a County Cle,rk" be react a
first time,
-Ca.rried.
Moved by V, E. Lemon,
Seconded by Wm, MoArthur;
That by-law No. 13217 be read a second time.
-Canied.
Moved by J. W. Neil,
Seconded by J. R. Bandeen:
That by-law No. 1327 be read a third time and .finally passed.
.......,Ca.rried
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Moved by W. C. W:hea..ton,
Seconded by H. Newell:
That by-law No. t32B "To Appoint a Cle11k Emeritus" be read a
first time.
-Carried.
Moved by R.. Tansley,
Seconded by Geo. Craik:
That by-law No. B28 be read a second time.
~Ca.rried.
1t1.ovedby J. G. Turnbull,
Seconded by V. E. Lemon:
That by-law No. B28 be fe_ad a ,third time and finally passed.
---,Ca,rriee1.
Moved by C. Patterson,
Seconded by J. D. Fraser:
T:hat we now hear M.l'. Austin, Superintendent of the Children',.,
Aid Society.
-Carried
\Mr. Austin then addressed the council at some length explaining
the work of the society.
Elgin County Council-
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M-oved by W. C. Wheaton,
Seconded .by H. Newell:
That we adjqurn sine die.
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Balldeen
Turnbull
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Elgin County Council
COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEES
Count'y. Roads
ChaIrman, George Vallee
Patterson Miller
Advisory: JFraser -Taylor
Agricultural
Chairman, Roy Tansley
Patterson Miller Vallee
Gaol
Chairman, V. E. Lemon
Peckham Craile
House of
IChakman, E.
Auckland
Industry
E. A,eldnson
Turnbull
M.iller
Craik
Finance
Chairman,
Tanstey
Wheaton
Taylor
,Lemon
C. ,Patterson
Vallee
Flraser
Education
Chairman, H. G. Taylor
McArthur Auckland
Peckham Ryan
'Fraself [",emo\1
Munro
Craiik
Lashbrook
Petitions' and Legislation
Chairman, H. Nc\yell
McArthi.tr Ryan
Children's Aid
Chairman, ]. E. Munro
Bandcen Ryan McArthur
Legal
Chakman, J. D. Fraser
McArthur Auckland
Newell
Tansley
Taylor
Atkirtsoh
Lashbrook
Newell
Wheaton
Craik
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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
FINANCE COMMITTEE
January Session
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First Report
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
i'i'
The ,Finance Committee reports as follows:
1.
That the followig @rants be paid: Salvation Arm)' Rescue
Home, London, $360.00; The Canadian National Institute for
the Blind, $200.00.
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2.
T.hat the $215.00 niemb'e.rs"hip fee in the Ontario Municipal
Association be paid; the' Warden to appoint delegates to
,attend meeting,
3.
That the sum of $5.00 be granted ,for membership in th('
Ontario School Trustees' and Ratepayers' Association, and
that the Warden appoint one or two delegates.
4.
T~hat a by-law be pas'sed to authorize the Warden ,and
Treasurer to borrow the sum of $1175,OOO~OO.
5. Tha,t no action betaken in connection\vith application for
grant of the Hospital for Sick Chlch'en, Toronto.
6. T:hat no action be taken in reference to members'hip in the
Ontario Association of Rural Municipalities.
7. That 110 aotion be taken -in refel~nce to membership in the
County Council's Association of the Province of Ontario.
8. That the following accounts be paid:
8,1
gJg!P gOl.m.!y ,{;oy:n!=H
r~ondon & Lancashire Gua.rantee & AGddcnt Co.
Public Liability Policy (R. McKenney agt.) ...".$
Underwood, Elliolt, Fisher Limited, repairs
to typewriter, Cler1k' office
County Postage, K W', :r..{cK~y
The Aylmer Express, printing proceedings 1938
'Ont. Training School-,far Girls, maintenance
of Edith Jones, Nov. and Dec.
Children's Aic1Socie:ty, maintenance
November to January
Twp. of "Southwold, examination 'Of lunatics
Municipal W orId, supplies Clerk and Treasmer
Municipal W'odel, supplies Registry, Office
Rainbow's Bookstore, supplies Registry Office
Rainbow's Bookstore, supplies Clerk's office
All of which is respect{ul1:,/s.ubmitted,
c. Pattersonl Chairman.'
370 13
1 00
14 00
316 36
45 75
2401 75
3'5 00
27 88
6015
245
7 75
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JANUARY SESSION
Second Report
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
The Finance Commit.tce reports as follows:
1. That the, .following :hospital accounts ,be paid:
Memorial Hospital, St.' Thomas
Mainltenance
Grant, 201 days@ 70e
Victoria Hospi:tal, Long.on
St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
'PaJ.1kvt'Ood~1"Hospitai, ,London
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
St. Joseph's Hospital, Chatham
St. Joseph's Hospital, Guelp,h
,St. Joseph's Hospital, Sunnyside
W oodstodc General Hospital
Ontario Hospital, Woodstock
~04.16O
140 70
$ 445 30
472 75
43 75
537 00
15 75
8 75
1 75
59 5,0
25,3 75
116 00
$ 1954,10
2. That the 'Usual grant of $400. to the Children',s Aid Society
be: wit.hheld.
3. That the members of the County Council authorize tbe
Children's Aid Society to pay $60. pe;t' m"Onth .['01' the main-
tenanceof the Boyd Chidren.
4. T:hat we recommend that the 1940 count)"coul1cil give a
grant to the International :Pllowman's Association.
All of whiC'h is respectfully submitted:
c. Patterson, Chairman.
Janua!ry 19, 1939.
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Elgin County. Council
JANUARY SESSION
JUNE SESSION
Third Report
First Report
To the Elgin County Council,
To the Elgin Coun ty Counci1,
Gentlemen:
Gentlemen:
'The Finance Commit,tee report_s as follows:
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',(he Finance COillmit.tee reports as follows:
That the following hospital accounts be paid:
1. T;hat a by-law be passed fixing the auditors' 'salary aCThree
Hundred Dollars each.
Memorial Hospital, St. Thomas
Mailltenance4423 03
Grant, 262,5 days @ 70c 1'837 50
Soldiers - Meni.orial Hospital, Tillsonburg
',';- Maintenance . ..h........ <On ..., ........"... ......$ 660 40
Grant, 398 days @ 70c 278 60
Bat due On act;, E. Truman 50
Victoria Hospital, London
Sit. Joseph's -Hospital, London
PatlkwoodHospital, London
Ontario Hospital, \Voodstock
Wellesley Hospital, Tor,onto
Wood-stock General Hospital
Norfolk Genelral Hospital, ,Simcoe
Sick' Children's Hospital, Toronto
Public General Hospifal, Chatham
2. That the' Audiitors' report be ,received and printed.
3. ',l'hatW.E. Locke be appointE;cl county a'uditor.
4. That K. W.McKay be appointed County Clerk at a salary
of ,Fifteen Hundred Dollars per' anum
That J. D. Thomson be appointed< Assistant Cle.rk, Lnspector
of :the House of [ndustry and 'Secretary of t.he Pension~
Board at a salary of Twelve Hundred Dollars with an al-
lowance of Eight Hundred and Eighty-,five Dolla,rs for as,.
sistance.
All ofw.hkh is respectfully submitted.
C. Patterson, Chairman.
January 20, 1939,
C. Patterson, Chairman.
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$ 6260.\3
$ 939 50
1270 80
1874S
1395 00
254 00
36 75
15 75
13 12
239 7S
31 50
--...
$ 10644 15
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Elgm County :Council
JUNE SESSION
See-ond Report
To the Elgin County -Council,
Gentlemen:
The Finance Committee reports as Jollows.:
1. That the fol1owit~g accoutits be, paid:
Atkinson Funeral Home, burial VV. J. Gagen,
pensioner [{,rom thcHouse of Industry ...............$
E. S. -Livermore County Solicifor, g,enera1 services
Village of Springfield, sundries for luck-up
Municipal Worlel, s'upplies CIe.rk, Treasurer and
Court House
Municipal V/orid, supplies ,for' RegistryO'ffice
Wendell Holmes, account
Dr. Sl1Crll, examination of ,Mrs. Robbins
Dr. D, 'L. Ewin, examination of M.rs. Robbins'
Dutton Advance, printing Auditors Reports
Equalization Board, accOunt
V.i, \TV. Hollands, M.D., account ,rePatsy Ann Hill
Dept. of Health, Insulin supplied to
Mrs. A. McGugan
011'1. Training School for Girls, aCCOl1nt
Children's Aid Society, account
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4. T,hat no action be taken re grant for t.he University Of
Western Ontario.
5. T,hat no action' be taken n resolution from the County of
Lennox & Addington re amount paid for board of wards of
the Children's Aid Societies.
6. That no action be taken reappHca,tioll oJ the Hospital fOol'
Sick Children for grant.
7. 'Dhat the auditor's report be adopted.
50 00
460 07
3 74
8. 'That a by-law be passed to defer fax sale .f.or one year.
9. That no action be twken reaccottnts for maintenance ot
Edith Ford at Victoria Hospital,ILondon, and the Industrial
Refug:e, 1'or-011to.
79 69
353 93
50
500
5 00
136 00
66 00
20 00
10. That the members of council who furnished transportatiall
for the cOlinty 'council to Norfolk County be paid the sum
of Five Dollars each.
1-1. 'Dhat G. M. Mitchell and and 'W. B. Lancaster be ,paid their
eXpense.s to Toronto to attend the Goods Roads Convention
In 1%9.
5:,
14035
5598 00
All of which is respectfully submitted.
c. Patterson, ~hairman.
2. That a by-la:\.\' be passed to pay clerlks $'3.00 for }vIothers.
Allowances applications, the same as ,for Old Age Pension
applications.
St. Thomas, Ontado, June 16, 1939
3.' That out of the amount received from the Government for
police court expenses the county Treasurer pay ,Miss Hill,
Police Magist.rate's sccrc-ta;ry, $180'. per anum; County
Treasure,r fa.r office assistance, $300. per anum; and County
Clel'k for off'ice assistance for work in connection wit:l
police \-vork, $100 per anum.
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Elgin. County Council
JUNE SESSION
Third Report
To the Elgin County-' Council,
Gentlemen:
The Finance CommiHee reports as follows:
Tha;t,having 'inquired into the finances of. the County and esti-
mates prepared by' the County 1'reasur'c,r, they hereliVith ~ubmit a
statement of the expenditure relqukedfo,r the lawful purposes"af the
County during 1'939" showing the amount required -to be .raised for the
underme'11tionecl purposes:
Administ.ration of Justice
House of Indust,ry
Public Schools
Offkers' ,salaries
Members' Wages
Court House Commission
In~eres,t
County Roads
Children's Aid
Hospitalization
Misce:Uaneous
Dencit, 1938
.. .m..$ 9,00000
6,000 00
2,500 CO
5,500 00
5,000 00
4,000 00
4,500 00
64,000 00
15,000 00
le,ooo 00
6,676 00
17,000 00
$151,1-76 00
Your committee would .recommend ,that the sum of One Hun~
dred and Fifty-one Thousand, One Hundred and 'Seventy-she Dollars
be raised on all the rateable property in .the seve.ral municipalities of
t'lle County oJ Elgin during the year 11939 for County .Purposes and
that a ,rate oJ 5 mills on the dollar be levied on rateable prope,rty in
Several Municipalities in the County to raise said aniounts.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
C. Patterson, Chairmah.~
Elgin County Council
NOVEMBER SESSION
First Report
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
The Finance Conll11it.tee reports as follows:
1. That the fOllowing aocounlts be paid:
Memorial Hospital, St. Thomas
Maintenance ...._"."......................... .......$ 2950. oQ3
Grant, 1852 days @ 7Qc 12&640
Victoria Hospital, London
Soldiers M\emorial Hosphal, Titlsonburg
Maintenance 346 70
Grant, 206 days @ 70c 144 20
Ontario Hospital, Wood-stock
Pa.rkwood Hospital; London
- Public General Hospi,tal, Chatham
Norfolk General Hospital, Simcoe
Hospi~al for Sick Children, Toronto
Toronto Genenl Hospital
All Cifwhich is respeot,fully submitted.
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$ 4246 43
993 15
490 90
55.0 00
1430 00
38 50
10 50
243 25
50 75
$ 8,053 48
C. Patterson, Chairman.
St. T'homa.s, Ontario, November, 1939.
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Elgin County.. Council
NOVEMBER SESSION
Second Report
To the Elgin County Council;
Gentlemen:
1''11('. Finance Committee reports as foHows,:
1. That no action be taken re communication from the Dept.
of Municipal Affairs re Vacant ILand ,Cultivation.
2. T.hat ,report -of the Secreta,ry of the .Local Board re Old
Age Pensions in ,Elgin Courity be received and printed in
the minutes.
3. That the report of the Scoretary of the Local Board re
Mothers' Allowance,; in Elgin County be received and prin-
ted in the. minutes.
4. That the repartof the Deputy County Clerk re licenses bt'
,received and printed in the minutes.
5. That no action be ta1kcn re communication from the CO!1nty
Council's Association.
6. That no action he taken in .rclference to applica10n from
Mrs. R. S. Meyer ,for ,a grant to be paid to the Po,rt Burweil
library until fhe January Session.
7; That the County Treasurc,r's report be ,received and printed
in the minutes.
8. That communication' .from G. D.Conant, Attorney-General,
re the P,rovincial Police be received and filed.
9. That the account of the Children's Aid Society be paid with
Elgin County Council
the exception of the $3'00.00 grrant.
W. That the fol:lowing accounts be. paid:
The Municipal \Vorld, supplies Clerk and
Treasurer .......$
Industdal ~Refuge! maintenance re Edith Ford
Wend-ell ;I-Iolmes Ltd., supplies Til'eas. & Miss Hill
Aylmer Express, 200 copies financial report
K. W. McKay, bal. due in l-espect to
County Council. pictures (H)3'8)
Dr. VV. W. Hollands', ~eofVices re Patsy Ann Hill
Municipal World, supplies for Registry
Office
Deputy Provo Secretary, 'conveyance of prisoners
Dept. of Health, Insulin for 'Mrs. Tucker
Vernon Diz,y,ctories Ltd., ,copy. of City Direct,ory
Onto Training School i,or Girls,. mairitenance ocr
Frances Dodge.and Edith Jones
E. S. Livermore, sc;rvices June 13 to Nov. 30
Township of Aldborough, ,Account re conveyance,
examinations, etc., 119'317-1939
All of which is respectfullly submitted.
C. Patterson, Chairma~
St. 1'homas, Ontario, November 1939.'
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36 00
1 8S
7 02
10 19
12 00
53 94
186 89
72
7 5ti
165 50
1,51 10
90 50
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Elgin County Council
NOVEMBER SESSION
To the Elgin County Council,
Cicntlemen:
T'he Finance Committee ,reports as follo.ws:.
1. We recommend that each chartered Red Cross Society of
Elgin \GOUl1ty, 'Upon application to the County Clerk and
Treasurer; be g,ranted the sum of $100.00; limited to 'One
'organization in eac.h municipality.
2. That we recommend that the usual grants be paid to the
lock~ups in: Elgin ,County upon appr,oval of Constable Kelly.
3. vVe recommend that the glrant to the Children's Aid .society
be withheld.
4.
TJlat we recommend that the advisory members of the
Children's hid .society be paid the same as the membc'fs.
5. That john D. Thomson be appointed iCounty Cler:k at a
salary of ~1'2{}O, per anum, commencing 1st Dccember 1939.
6. 'I'hat K. W. McKay be appointed Clerk Emeritus at a sal-
~lry of Six Hund'red Demars per annum, commencing 1st of
J <tnuary },940.
All of which is :respectfully submitted.
C. Patterson, Chairman.
St. Thomas, Ontario, November 1939.
Elgin County Council
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AUDITORS' REPORT
January Session
To the Warden and Council of the County of Elgin,
Gentlemen:
We, the undersigned, Auditors for the County of Elgin, for the
yea_r ending December 31, 1938, respectfully submit the following
report:
We have carefully compared the several accounts with the
v.ouchers' produced and orde.t.sauthorizing the various expenditurc~
and Jind them. correct.
We find receipls exceed the expenditures by T.hirteen Thous-
and, Two Hund.red, and Twenty-five Dollars ancl thirty-five -cents, as
follows:
December 31, 19.38, bank balane'e
Less outstanding cheque
m...$ 29,372 19
16,875 50
Cash in Treasurer's hands
$ 12,496 69
728 66
$ 13,225 35
The cash on hand is made up as follows:
Cash in .office . au...... """'_'m ..m.. ....... ... . a$ 2()9 84
Also partial payment on Crown Witness
sheet 518 82
The Departmental regulations regarding receipts being deposited
111 bank to the credit of the County are being strictly .observed; also
am payments are by cheque except pay list of Crown vV~tnc,ess fees in
Administration of Justice A1ccounts and also pay lists for c0111111itter:
work.
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We have verified the bank balane,e and all bills payable held by
the bank on December 31, 11938, with certified statement of bank bal~
anee attached.
'Phe following statements ar.e submitted:
A bstract of IJ~eceipts and Expcl1dit'ures.
A!;sets and Liabilities.
Detailed statement .of Receipls and Expenditures.
On ,.December 31,1938, we find current liahilities to be $90,531.58.
while available ass{;ls arc $74,663.52, showing a defioit of $15,868.06.
1'1his amount ,is caused by .underestimated e.xpenditure on Hospitah,
Ohildren's Shelter Maintenance and Good Roads.
We have checked all municipalities' returns ,to County Treasu.rer,
alIso tax sale receipts and same have been' credited to the p'roperty so
charged. County Treas'urerhas credited aJ!.d ,forwarded to local muni-
cipalit'ies such tax an-ears as are due 'them.
']',he total assessmcnt of the County is .$3.0,310,345_
Thc rate forW38 iNas3 9-10 mills V1us school rate.
The Tn~asttrer's bond for $20,OO(), with the United States Surety
and Guarantee Company, was ,renewed on December 1'5,1938, and is
deposited with the Crown ':Attorney.
'r11e insurance 011 County Buildings is $W3,SOO,O.o.
The insurance On J--Tonse of Industry is $39,500.00.
The insl1rance .on Gaolc,r'.:; reside/Ice and GaOlI is $58,000..00.
Vie .have made a monthly audit of the T,reasurer's accounts and
each quarter have forwarded a statement to the Warden, Clerk and
Elgin' County, Council:
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Chairman of the Finanne C6n'Htdt-te'e.
We think we have obtained all the informatiOn necessary.
All of which is .respectfully, submitted.
D. M. Leitch,.
J. D. Thomson,
Auditors
Dated at St. Thomas, Januaryl1, 1939.
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Elgin County Council
TREASURER'S REPORTS
JANUARY SESSION
To the Warden and Members of the- County Council,
Gentlemen:
I beg to submit the following statement O'f Heceipts and E,xpell.-
ditures 'up to December 3ht, 1938, and algoa Assets and Liabilities.
Receipts
Cash 011 hand
Administration of Justice
Hills Payable
Interest
County Rate
H.egistry Dffice
House of Industry
A.rrears of Taxes
County 'Roads
Miscellaneom
Expenditures
Administration olf Justice
Bills Payahle
Interest
Public Schools
House of Industry
,Registry Office
High Sc'hoo,h;
Ar.rears of Taxes
Members' Wages
Officer's Salaries
Printing, Stationery, etc.
Care of Buildings
Water, Light, Heal;
County Roads
10975 30
12201 IS
15HlOO 00
18 67
164431 DO
600 99
3344 97
5045'89
54D33 ,17
12875 08
-,-----4'\14529 42
..".$ 18472 61
150000 DO
43,10 26
10207 25
1,1248 83
710 96
35635 70
4974 4Q
4Q29 60
4930 DO
1402 34
2717 29
2302 02
106049 48
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Miscellane.ous
s.u;rptus
Assets
Cash on hand
\P,rovincial Treasurer, :re County Roads
Subutban Area
Countyo.f Middlesex
Provo Treasurer, ,Corn Borer
A,dministratiotl of Just-ice
Hospital Ac:counts
Registry Office
Miscellaneous
',,;.
De,ficit
Liabilitie~
BiLls Payable
Interest
County Roads
Administration of Justice
High Schools
House_ of Industry
Arrears .of Taxes
Provincial ,Police
Public .Schools
99
43716 59
--~'>401307 39
$ 13222 43
$414529 42.
,. .,.,.$ 1322233
50DOO 00
250000
55600
450 00
2000 DO
1000 DO
1158 00
..2100 DO
<Ii 72996 33
$ 16620 67
$ 89617 DO
5,1000 DO
600 DO
5000.00
2500 DO
21500'O()
150000
50000
1017 DO
6DOO DO
--~-4 89617 DO
JIlt will be necessary to pass a. by-law authorizing the Wardell
and Treasurer to bonow $1175,000:00 from 1!he Bank orf Montreal,
ALl of 'Nhich is respectfully submitted.
B. B. Graham, County Treasurer.
IJh:
Elgi~" C~uii't'y Couricll'
Jl!NE SESSION
St. Thomas, ,ontario, Jt'ti1e 9, 1939.
Gentlemen:
To the W'a,rden and County Council,
I beg ..lea,ve .to submit the following report of Receipts and Ex.
pend-itures to May 31st, 1.939, and alsoQ the Estimates for the Currem
Year.
Cash .on Hand
Administra'iion of Justice
Bills. Payable
Registry Office
'Public Schools
l;Iolls;e.".lof Industry
Arrears 'D.f Taxes
County Roads
Miscellaneous
Adl11'illistration olf Justice
Bills Payahle
Interest
Public 'SchoQls
House of Industry
Registt'y Office
fIigh Schools
Ar.rears of Taxes
Memb~rs Wages.
Offic.ers Salaries
Printin:g and Stationery
Gare of . Buildings
Water, l..ight, 'Heat
Receipts
Expenditures
13222 43
100584
4000000
n5872
9 58
2234 25
928 97
5.1392 23
1"4631
---~1118913 33
8086 41
51000 00
1457 22
116210
279646
77 18
4029 5,0
119441
1796 23
1726 96
48~ 89
392 M
139 57
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County Roads
Miscellaneous
2Il668 38
6733 26
$109947 21
1951 12
$111898 33
2004 92
566 ()6
Balance
Bank Balance
Cash
Cheques . out
$ 265,0 98
699 86
$ 1951 12
Estimates for 1939
Administration of Justice
House of Industry'
High Schools
Publk .-Schools
Officers Salaries
Members Wages
'Court House .Commission
Interest
County. Roads
Ghildren's lAid
Hospitalization
MisceHaneous
Deficit, 1938
9000 00
6000 ,00
540,00 00
2'50,0 00
5,500 00
5000 00
4000 00
4500 ,0,0
64000 00
15,000 00
12000 00
6000 00
170,00 ,00
-----4204500 ac
Rate....--67-W mills.
Owing 10 the small nllri1bcl' .of lots eligible for Tax Sale, it
woud be judicious todefe.r the sale for another year.
B. B. Graham, County Treasurer.
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Elgin County Council
NOVEMBER SESSION
To the \Varden and County Council,
Gentlemen:
1 beg :t,o submit the foillawing statement of Receipts and Ex-
penditures up to .october 31st, 1939', and estimates f.Qr the balance ot
1939.
Receipts
Cash on Halld
Administration ,of Justice
Bills Payable
R,egistry iOffke
PubHc Scl1ool1s
Honse of Industry
Arrea,rs of Taxes
County Roads
, Mis-cellaneous
Expenditures
Administration a,f Justice
Bills Payable
Inte.rest
Public ,Schools
I-lotlse of Industry
Registry Office
High Schools
Arr.ears of Taxes
Members Wages
Offic-ers Salaries
Printing ,and Stationery
Care .of Buildings
Water, Light and Heat
County Roads
13322 43
10369 60
170000 ()()
1158 72
1'1 58
3116 35
3050 38
5,5761 90
6328 90
------426301986
16339 45
51000 00
1473 07
7022 75
7469 91
802 22
30085 40
3499 \.7
3500 93
4924 02
797 58
Hl56 36
3021 00
96979 79
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MisceUaneous
25431 20
---$253471 53
$ 9548 33
Estimated Receipts. for balance of the year
Cash ,on hand
County Rate
County Roa.ds
Suburban Area
Adminis:tration of Justice
Miscellaneous
1;1359 69
205008 00
68000 00
4000' 00
2000' 00
1200 00
$291.567 69
Estimated Expenditures for balance. of the year
Bills Payable .........:..,.-
Counlty Roads
Schools
,Children's Aid
Hospitalization
Interest
'Officers Sala,ries
Miscdl'ilneous
mm m...... mm ..mm mm...... m.... . mmm.. $170000 00
40000 00
53800 00
9000 00
6000 00
4500 00
1eiOO 00
6000 00
-4290500 00
1067 69
Surplus'
B. B. Graham, County Treasurer.
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Elgin County Council
COUNTY ROAD COMMITTEE
JANUARY SESSION
First Report
'1'0 the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
1. The Elgin COl1nty.:Road Committee reports that the 5urh of One
Hundred and Six Thousand and Forty-nine ,Dollars and sixty-eight
cents ($HJ6,049..68) was expended on the Elgin County Highways dU1'-
ing the year 193R
2. County 'Roads-
Construction On coun:ty roads
M.aint,enal1ce 011 county roads
Maintenance on county roads in
incorporated Villages
Bridge Construction
County Bridges under bY-llaw No. 1091
Grant to' the Town of Aylmer
Cross'in.g gates at Jo.hn Street, Aylmer
3. General-
Sl1p,erintendence and office expenses
New machinery, t"ools and repairs
Gravel Pits
\iVorkmen's Compensation Board
Legal ,fees and 'constable fees
Insurance
Less Receipts
276&7 10
40037 87
4844 02
10926 32
921 92
1G04 53
1064 73
3324 86
1l~14 90
3240 90
39 59
68041
562 52
$106049 68
1663 87
$104385 81
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4. We estimate the, sum of $60,000.00 be raised by the Depart-
ment of Highways, and $60,000.'00 be ,ra'ised by the County
,of Elgin ifor construction and maintenance On county ,roa,ds
for the year 1939.
5. That ;tihe County Road Supei"intendei1t be delegated to
attend the Road Confet,ence to be held ih Toronto during
the latter part of February 1939.
6. That Fifteen DoUars for menibe-rship 111 the Good Roads
Assoc'iation be paid.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Geo. Valleej
Chairman of the Road, Com,mittee.
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SUBURBAN AREA COMMISSION.
The meeting of the St. Thomas Suburban Ana Commission was
helel at the Court I-louse, St. Thomas, this 12th day of January, 1939.
Present: IChairman Dr.F. ,0. !Lawrence, George Cross, J. T.
Webster, Fran1k Pinneo, County Road Supedntencleht.
A deta:led statement of accounts was submitted to the Com-
mittee showing an expenditure on Suburban Area Roads _of $10,923.51,
of this amount the City would be liable for 2150/0 thereof, or $2,73-0.88.
Ordered by Commission
1. T,hat this account be presen:tedto the City Council of St.
Thollws for payment.
12. 'J'.hat the City of St. Thomas be notified that a total or
$8,000.00 will be required for construction and maintenance on Sub-
urban Area to.oads f.or the yea'f 1'939, $4,Ono.OQi being :the City's share,
$4,.000.'00 of a subsidy from the Department .of Highways.
3. That the ICounty 'of El,gn be notified that the sum of $8,000,
will be required for e,ollstructioll and maintenance' On Suburban Area
roads for the year 1,939, $4,000 being the County's portion, $4,000 o,f a
subsidy from the Departmcnt of Highways.
4. 'rh~lt the follmving members of the Suburban Area Com-
mission ar('clltitlcd to be p,ticl ior their services for the year !'938, as
appears opposite t~wir respective names as follows:
Dr. F. O. Lawrence, Chairman
J. T. Webster
George Cross
.~ 50 00
50 00
50 00
._.~~ 150 Oil
5. That Dr.F. O. Lawrence be re-appointed cha'irmail 0 f the-
St. Thomas Suburban Area Gommissiqn for 1939.
G.T-hat the committee adjourn.
F. o. Lawrence,
Chairman of Suburban Commission,
Elgin County Council
The Corpal'atian of the City of 61. Thomas,
in aceont with
The Elgin County Highway System,
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For expenditure -011 Suburban Area Roads under the supe:'-
vision of Frank ,Pinne,a, County RaadSuperintelldent, subject to t.he
direction of the Suburban ,Area 'Commission.
Maintenance
Road' 16 S.A.-
Weed cutting
Ditching
Grading
Dtraggin,g
E.esudacing
Calcium chloride
Snow roads
Jackson Drain
Members \Vages
Road 25 S.A.-
Ditching
Grading
Weed cutting
,Dragg~ng
Gu~v{~'r:ts
Bridges
Resurtfacing
Calcium chloride
Snow Roads
Protection gates
Members Wages
... ...$ 121. 18
4.1 60
176 45
77 40
164 44
25.1 28
82 22
11 57
50 00
---$ 978 74
107 25
1.11 55
04 50
21 .10
141 .84
590 .1.1
124 65
1.59 87
90 87
589 89
5000
-~---$ 2.ol2 05
lOB
Elgin Coun.ty Counci.
Road 38. S.A.-
Weed cutting
Ditching
aracl.dl1~g
Dragging
Cd)vert
Re~~rfacing
Calcium chloride
Snow r.oads
Members Wages
$64 80
23 15
50 ~.s
1'$4 .50
25 &5
76 50
1M 08
8513
5000.
$ 721 36
Construction
Road 16S.A.-
Contract, labor and material
road surface
05'114805
Road 30 S.A.-
nalzie,l Drain By-Jaw No.. 12162 '''."..........$ 2'37 '51
'Gravel Hauled on Suburban Area Roads
Road 16 S.A.-
Yards of gravel hauled, 670
Average ha,ul, 7 miles
Operating cost, less drivers' wages,
total miles travelled, 4690 @ lOe
per ya,rd mile
469 00
Road 25 S.A.-
Yards of grllvel ,hauled, 8,gO
Average haul, 8 miles
Total cost, miles travelled 7040 @ We
per yard mile
$704 00
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Road 38. S.A.-
Yards of gravel hauled, 221
Average haul, 7 miles
Total coOst, miles travelled 1'547 @ We
per yard mile..,... 154 70
Cost of Stripping, loading, screening and gravel
1i/171 yards @ 3.oc p:er yar.d $ 5,11 30
City's portion, 25%
$ 10923 51
2730 88
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Certified correct.
F. O. Lawrence,
Chairman, of Commission:
G. F. Pinneo,
County Road Supt.
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JAl'lUARY SESSION
See,and Report
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlcl11cn :
That a by-law be pass,ed, to cOnfirm by-law No, 1044 of t,he
Township of Baylhamwhere asiked :tiO close part of Pitt Stre.etin the
Village of Port Burwell.
We recommend that the vV-arclen appoint a Committee to attend
the Gooel Roads Ass-odation, and that every member attending Good
Roads Associatioil be asked to make a report ,at the ]iune Session or.
t,he County Goul1lcil.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Geo. Vallee,
Chairman of the Road Committee.
Third Report
To theEIlgil1 County Council,
Gentlemen:
The Hoad Committee 'reports:
That they appr,ovc of ,re.solution moved by J. D. Fraser and sec~
oueled bYIC.Patterson,to designat,e as a County Road in the Town-
ship of Dunwich the road from Road No.8 between lot No. 12 in
Concession 8 and lot No. Ie in Cancessian 9 southwesterly to. a point
between lots lOl~l, Co.nc,essj,on 9, thence southe111y to the Lake Raad
in Concession 10 thence westerly to the Coyne Road; a distance of
appt10ximately three miles.
Ceo. Vallee,
Chairman of the Road Committee.
JamHtI'y, 11939.
Elgin County. Council
III
JUNE SESSION
First. Report
To the Elgin 'County Council,
Gent~emen :
1. Yaur road committee made their four-day inspectio~l trip
on county roa.ds and recommend the following:
Detail~d Statement
Road Construction
Proposed. Maintenance
Machinery and Repairs
Urban ,Municipalities
County:I3ridges 'U'tJ.der
Contingencies
36,900.00
63,900.00
17,000,00
6,000.00
1,500.00
10,700.00
$136,000 00
2. VVe recommend that al3y-law he passed to alPpoint Mr.
George :p.ow1-cs, <:l.salssistant to. Mr. G. F. Pinneo, County
,Road Superintendent, at a salary of $100.:00- per rnonth,du't-
ies to commence on June 15th.
3. That Nova Scotia Str,eet in the Township of Malahide, East
of Copenhagen, a distance of approximately 10 miles, be
,hard surfac:ed, at a cost not to exceed $4,000.00.
4. IGlellcolill Bridge.-Tellders. for building a 62'-foot Reinfor~
,ced concrete dgid hante bridge were .received and tender 01:
George Powles, his tender being the lowest, was accepted.
5. Salty Creek Hill.--Tcnders for gradi:1g tbe hill were ree..
eived. Twenty-two (22) Contractors. submitting tenden~.
Tihe tender of J o:ln Patterson Construction .Company, ot
Brampton, at 17 9..1'0 cents per cubic yard ,vas accep;e~l.
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The work commenced on MaYI 24th, and about a third of
the contract has been completed.
The tender olf George Powles ,for s,ugplying the materials
etxcept ce~ment, for the io" foot x 12 foot ,cuJvert, was ac.:'
ccpt-eel. 'Dhe contract price is $3,500.,00, Tlhe cement will
cost about $1,1215.00. The culvert will be ,finished this week.
The total cost of the grading' a:nd culvert will be about
$11,1800..00. This will not include gravelling the new road,
fences, lanel required ,andc1lmi11age.
6. Bridge over Catfish CreeJ<: on the Town line between the
Townships of Malahicle and iDereham, as inspection -of thi:~
bridge was made ,and it was ,found that the woOoden floor
is .in a dangerous state. Temporary repairs are being made
to the floor and it is ,suggest,ed that 't'he.creosQ'ted plank
Ikom the old Glencolin Bridge ,be used to nlalke more perm,..
anent re,pair,s this summer. The steel trusses of the briclf,.o.<e
are, not strong enough for modern traffic and a new con-
crete structure should be built in the near future.
7. Bridge 'over IOtter Cree'k all t'he Town line between the
Townships of Bayham alicl Middleton. The wooden floor all
t,his ,old ste.el bridge requlres repairs. Twenty new 3 inch 'X
10 inch x14 foot oak plank should be punhased. Enougl1
old 'plank can be used for t'he remainder of the floor. The
bridg.e is about 80 feet long: All the floor plank should be
ta,keil up and relaid, as the old 6 inch spikes are protruding
about one inch above the planks.
. All OIf which is respectfully submitted.
Geo. Vallee,
Chairman of the Road Committee.
;~~_g;~~ ,Co~,ll.ty,Cqul.\dl
NOVEMBER IlESSION
1'0 the Elgin County .council,
Gentlemen;
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T'he Elg'in County' Road Committee reports t,hat the expenditun:
on Elgin County 'Hig.ln:vays from January l'5t, to November 15th, 1939,
total $120,3'77,,31.
1. Expenditure as follows:
,Maintenance on County roads
:Construction on COUllty; ,roads
Maint.enance on Suburban Area Roads
Construction -on Suburban Area Roads
County Bridges under By~law No. 1091
ViJlage and Town grants
Truck Exp~l;i'ses
Machinery, Tools and repairs
'\Vorkmen's Compensation Board
Employe,es' Insurance
Legal fees
Constable fees
Le5s Receipts
2.
Operation of, International -Tr'uck
Hours wOl1ked
Miles travelled
Yards .of gravel and earth hauled
Repairs, insurance, licens~
Gas and Oil
Vvages
Depreciation, $7.00 per clay
1783
221'9.1
5900
41079 .10
44918 46
1199 00
10129 79
230 80
5216 54
.1515 28
12709 10
252 76
5.15 80
86 92
503 50
$120,377..11
.1056 40
$117,320 91
872 .39
104749
676 70
12%00
$ .1842.'8
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Av.crage inileage per day 128,
Average yardage per day 34
Average cost per day................. .....$ 21 58
Cost of. hauling 1 yard -olf st,one
or gravel 1 mile
or per mile loaded
7.4c
34.1c
3,
Operation of G.M.C. Tr.uck
[-lours worked
Miles travelled
Yards of gravel and e,a,rth
Repairs, "insurance, license
Ga,s and Oil
Wages
Deprecia1ion (original -cost)
1503
20579
hauled S4Ql
..............mm.........$ 610 30
983 75
526 05
330 00
$
Average miles per day
Average y:arctalge per day
Average cost pe'f day
Cost of .hauling 1 yard of stOne
Or gravel 1 mile
o.r per mile. loaded
1.37
36
16 53
5.37c
24.2<:
Depreciation of trucks is assumed as follows:
2450 IO
l'st year $1-0.100 per working day.
2nd year $ 7;00 per wor;ldng day.
3rd y;ear I/> 5.00 per w,ol1king day.
4th year $4.00 per workit)g day,or balance of origir'lal cost.
4,
Power Grader No. 1
Miles travelled
Gallons of gas used
Days worked
Repairs, insurance
Gas. and Oil
Wag\e.s
3960
27J03
160
772 19
71780
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Depreciation $1.00 per day 160 00
-----4 2009 36
Cost of dragging 1 mile of roadSk
5. Power Gl'lader No.2
jMile,s travelled
Gallons of Gas 'Use.d
Days worked
Repairs, insurance
Gas and Oil
,Wages
Depreciation $1.00 per day
3806
2311
173
m..................... . ...............:.$
IOn 57
515 34
519 3'7
1173 00
$
2279 28
Cost of dr3Jgging 1 mile of road
59c
This grader VI'as ~quipped with new wheeh and tires this
yea'f.
6.
Power Grader No. 3
Miles travelled 5169
Gallons of Gas Used 2940
Days worked 165
Blades and insurance .. ......."".....,...."".'''''.......'''........$ .226 10
Gas and. Oil ,~61 01
Wages 493 80
DepreciaHon $2.00 per day 330 00
---$ 1810 91
Cost of dragging 1 mile of ,road
3'5c
7.
Power Grader No.4
Miles travelled
Days worked
Gallons of Gas Used
Blades and Insurance
Gas and Oil \
Wages
272e
109
1563
15016
3&5 02
6217 90
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Depreciation $2.00 per d0-Y
218 00
. $ lOll! 08
3ge
Cost of grading 1 mile of road
8.
Machhlery Purchased, 1939
Two gasolin.e power Adams l.nailltaincl', approximate wdght
15,000 pounds each. Two mowers; One iGh'evrolet oou,pe
car, and a ,few small tools.
9. Maintenance
Record ,of the amount of gravel talk,en from the following
pits. to date:
Hathaway gravel pit, in Twp. of Yarmouth, 11,327 yard
1<0105011. gravel pit, in Twp," of Dcreham 3,228 yard
Locker 'gravel pit, in Twp.. of Houghton 3,800 Yiard
Beecroft gravel pit,in Twp. oif South wold 1,104 yard
Walker gravel ,pit, in Twp. of Aldborot1gih' 800 yard
w.
New P'avements
Four and .onc-:quarter miles ofhai'd surfaced road has becn
00l1st11ucted,this y.ear, described as .follows:
1% mile Of plant mix road has been laid, in the Township
of Yarmouth; on Balaclava Street North, known as Sub-
urban Area Road No. 30, 20 feet wide, 3 indhes thick, at a
oost induding the grading of $9400,00.
1% miles of gravel mulch roa,d mix, 111 trhe Township oi
M~Iahide,20 feet widc,'210 inches thick, at a cO'st of $460'0.00
c-omplete.
1% miles of double surfaced road constf'tlctccl at
Glasgow, 20 feet wide,' '}4: of an inch in trhiClkness.
C)on~plete, $2,200.00. This road is in the Township of Ald-
borough, No.3.
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CO~t
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Ceo. Vallee.,
Chairman of Road Comm:tte:;.
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St. Thomas, Onta.rio, November 17th, 1939.
To the Elgin Co-unty; Council,
Gentlemcn:
1. The .Elgin County l\.oacl Committee a'sk that a By-law he
prepared at this session of. the County Gouncil toO revert back to the
Township of Yarmouth,
tAll that portion .of the road allowance, used in lieu of thel orig-
inal Road Allow.ance between 16ts 8 and 9, Conoession 10, in the
Township ,of Yarmouth, which lie.s we.st of a line drawl1 parallel to and
Thirty-thr.ee f:eet (33 ft., 0 in.) Westerly (meas,ured at right anlgles
ther.eto)of a line w:lich may be described as .follows:
Gommencing at a point in the intersection of the centre line at
the road allowance b~hvecn said lots 8 :and 9,. Conce.5sioB IO', and the
soutalerly limit of s.aid Concession W.
Thericc North along 'Vhe centre line olf said Road allowance One
Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy-t\VO feet (1,972 ft., 0 in) more
or less to a point distant Two .J-Iundr;ed alld Twenty-lfive feet (225ft..
o in.) South ,of the line between t.he North half and 'south half of said
lot 8;
Thence North easterly 01\ .t curVie to the rigiht, (the radius of
which is Five Tihousand ,Seven Hundred and Twenty-n:ine and Six
T,enths feet (5,709.6 ft). Three 'Hundred and Twenty-eight and. three
tenths feet (3'28.3 ft.).
lihence },I,orth 3 degrees 17 minutes East, .one Thousand Eig,ht
Hundred and Fifty feet (1,,850 1ft., 0 in.).
. 'J.'heabove description is based on the assumption that the cen-
tre line of the .original road allowance; betwleen said lots 8 and 9 Is
due north.
~. That a By-law be prepared to revert back to the Village, of
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Vienna, ,that portion Olf land being "IFront Street in the; Village of
Vicnna, in t,he Townsrhip' of Bayham, ill the County of Elgin, extend-
ing southwe;sterIYi f'rom the 'Western limit of the King's I-lig,q.way as
's:hown on deposited plan No. 10.;,80, to and cXjtending southeas'terIy
along the location of an -old bridge (since. destroyed) across the Otter
Creok" to and extending sout'herly and southeasterly along the~ Water
Street in the af.oresaid Village -of Viefina to the Southern limit of the
King's Highway as abav,c shown On ,Deposited plan '0-,80, and further
shown On a plan marked A7-20".
3. That no action be taken re, lease 'from vhe Central Pipe 'Line
,CompanY', Limit,ed, Chatham, Ontario.
All of which is res,pectfully submitted.
Geo. Vallee,
Chairman of Road Committee.
Elgin County Council
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GAOL COMMITTEE
January' Session
To the Elgin County Council,
The Committee reports:
Tlhat they ihave ins,pectcd the Gaol, Oonr:t Honse and Registry
Office and make the following recommendati,ons:
1. That ba'r;e spots 011 wall of Doctor's room be plastered and
painted.
Z. That a new sink be installed in the. w.est end bloC'k upstairs.
3. That' a sl1'dwer bath 'be installed in t1he basement f'Or pris,on_
ers' use.
4. T,hat a 'marc up-to-date and efficient unit be installed for
the purpose of disinfecting prisoners' clothes.
~. That the 'three east T'00111sof Registry Office be decorated.
6. That ,prisoners be used tOo clean 'up woodwor,k on third flnor
of 'Nest Wing of iCourt House.
All of whioh is rc'spectfully submitted.
V. E. Lemon,. Chairman.
January 20, 1939.
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Elgin CountyCouncll
June Session
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
The {;aol Committee rep.orts,
That we reoommend;
1. That new cement floors be placed in the celLs and terrazzio
in H1C con'idors of the lower Hoor of the gaol.
That a new floor of asphaJtic tile, or linoleum, be installed 1t1
the kitchen with a new sink in the kitclhen and ea-ch oorridor.
That the lat1ndr~ tubs be j'cplaced.
Total (',stimatec1 cost of the above, $800.00.
2, We Ihavc received tenders for coal and recommend aec;ep.'
tance 6f t1he f.oUowing:
Swift & Co., stove coke foOr Registry Office, '$0.05 per ton.
'Swift & -Co., egg ;coal for Court House and GaoJ, $9:97 per ton.
3. We recommend the purchase of a typewriter for the County
Clerk's office.
4. vVe recomme.nd'that the fO'llo,ving accaunts be paid:
H. E. Johns,an. & Sans, caal $
All:c1ersons ILimitcd, 'sheeting and pillaw case's
U!lderwaad, Ell1,ott Fisher Limited
733 4D
34 92
14 73
All af whioh is respectfully submitted.
V. E. Lemon, Chairman.
JUllC. 1939.
Elgin' County - Council
N ovember.Session
To the Elgiti Caunty Council,
Gentlemen:
T;he ,Gaol Cammittee reports as - faHows ;
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That the request of the .Law ,Library A'ss-aciatiall far an ad..
ditional ,case ,f'Or the .Law Librar)~ be left to' the January CommiHee.
2. That t'he'Tumke.y's re,quest re stove in his r,esidence be left
to' the January Committee.
3. . That contract for bread to' be delivered at the County Gaoi
during 1940 be ,awarded t.o Askew BrO'thers, price .5%c for'1% lhs.
4. Tlbat -can tract for SUPI>ly af f.ore-quarter beef to' be dCliveretl
at the Caunty, GaO'l during 1940 be awarded to' Mssrs. Duman & ;ipry
at 12c per paund.
5. That the report ,of the Grand Jury benled.
6. That weather stripping fargaO'I windows be installed.
7. That the fallawing accounts be paid;
J. H. Gould Ltd., linO'leum .f.O'rg-aO'l
office and kitchen
CO'O'k"s Rep,air SlhO'p, 2 ,keys f.or ga,a}
J. T. Findlay, superintending work in gaol office,..,
M. Marris, re floor in .gaol O'ffice
A.llof,\"hioh is 're's'pc,ctfully submitted.
V. E. Lemon,'Chairman.
St, Thomas, Ontario.. Navember, 1939.
129.00
70
436
2,72,
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EDUCATION COMMITTEE
January Session
To the El,gin County Council,
Gentlemen;
The, Education GOl11mitte,e reports:
1. That in .our Oplll1011, wealth in the f.orm o:fmortgages, baute
aocaunts and stocrks should bear t1he burden of taxation for education-
al purpos,es a's welt as real estate.
2. 'Dhat we arc in favour of an in<;l",case in government grants
to schools by $1,000,000 each Ylear, untH at least 50% be horne' by the
Provin,ae. These grants to be computed '011 an equitable basis.
3. That township grants. for teachers' salaries be -restored to
Six Hundred 'Dollars,
4. That all ,grants due by tthe Department of Education be
sUlPplied in one eir-eular letter and that each board be supplied with a
report annually.
;5. Tlhat these resolutions be sent to all County Councils, trhe
~!inistcr ,Of EdrUcation and the County Section of the Ontario Educa~
tion Associaion.
All of whidh is 'respe.ctfully submitted.
H. G. Tayior, Chairman.
Jftlluary 19, W39.
Elgin County Council
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June 'Session
To the Elgin ;County Council,
Gentlemen:
The Education Committee rep,orts as follows:
vVerecommend:
1. That grants to t1he Local Women's Institutes be increased
from $10.00 to $1'5.,00 for each I!nstitute in 1939 to provide ,for the or-
ganization and support of public speaking contests for Elgin County
school pupils.
2. That a by-law be passed to ap,point the foHowiilg trustees
to the Aylmer High School Board:
Lorne ,Miller for two years.
Sloan --N.IcConnell for one year.
All of whidh is 'respectfully submitled.
H. G. Taylor, Chairman.
St.' Thomas, Ontario, }li'ne 15th, 19\39.
November Session
Tothc Elgin County' Council,
Gentlemen:
The Education Committe.e reports as follows:
That we investigated reports as toO the defects in the construe,
tion of t'he Aylmer High SClhoo] and advised the .Aylmer Bioarcl and
the Department of Education in refe.rence thereto.
Mr. Bc!J, County En.gineer, made, a special report on the whole
question at the request of your committee.
'All of whioh is respectfully submitted'.
H. G. Taylor, Chairman.
St. Thon~as, Novemher, 1939.
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HOUSE OF INDUSTRY REPORTS
Physician
Novembe'r 16th, 1939,
To the \iVardell and Members of the EIg.in COUl1tYi Counci!,
Gentlemen:
. [ have the honour -of presenting the sixty~f.ourth annual Medical'
l~epor't of the Elgin H'Ou'.,se of Indrustry up to Octobe,r 31st, 1939, and
submit the following for. your cO!1s'idemtiol1.
I made, ,fifty-ifiiv,e visits -t,o the tf-lol1se of Industry, and 'attended
four. inmates in ,the Memorial Hospital, as follows:
IN/.rs. Clara Poole, Feb. 8th, 1939 to ,Feb. 18th,11939.
J obo Scott, Mar. 21st, 1939 to Mar. 4'8th, .1939.
John Gagen, Apr. 4th, 11939 to Apr, 12th, 1939.
George Newton, Apr. 11th, 119.1:9 to Apr. 18t'h, 1939.
There, were no hirths.
Thelie were ten deaths, .one fcmaleand nine males. as folIow'S:
Date Name Age Cause of Death
Nov, 1.6, 1938 Wm. Br,een 83 Chl'Onic Myocarditis
Dec. 7, 1938 Samuel Gook 79 Arteri'al Degeneration
Jan, 9, 19'38 James Leitch 7$ .Qer'ebral 'iH;emorrha.ge
Feb, 11, 193,9 iClara Poole 4J Chronic IEndooarddtis
Mar, 26, 1939 Joseph Van Sedar 6'9 Chronic My,oca'n:litis
Mar, 28, 1939 IH.ev. John ,D. Scott 91 Influenza
Apr., 7, 1939 Peter Carswell 66 Coronary Thr,omhosis
Apr, 12, 1939 Wm, 'JO'hn Gagen Il4 Arteria Scler,osis
Apr, 18, 1939 George oN ewton 69 Shock from fractured
femur
June 15, 1939 Echvard' Williams 58 Coronary Tllfombosis
J have the honour to, be,
Your." very tNdy,
D. L. Ewin,
Physician, Elgin House of, Industry.
Elgin County, Council
NOVEMBER SESSION
Inspector
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
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'Dhe following is IllY report on the House of' Industry and
Refuge for the year ending Odoher 31st, 1039':
1. Number of inmates at last report
2. Number admitted during ye,ar
3. Number of deaths
4. Number dischaI"ged
5. Nu.mber abs'Clonded
6, NUtnbe'r now in House
7. Number of -i~l'ha tes sent from several
the year:
Dunwich
Aldborough
Southwold
Malahide
Bayham
Aylmer
Yarmouth
Springfield
Gaol
Ontario Hospital
27
18
9
6
3
27
municipalitie's
3
1
3
I
2
2
3
1
1
1
18
durillg
8. The various causes of paupe~'ism of inmates admitted to the
House duting the year may be clas'sified as follows:
Destitute
II1-health
Old A'ge
Lazy
9
5
2
1
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Physician
HOUSE OF INDUSTRY REPORTS
Novembe'r 16th, 193~).
To the Warden and Membe,rs ,of the Elgin CountYI Counci~!
Gentlemen:
,[ have the honour .ofpresenting the sixty.cfourthannual Medical'
Repor't of the El;gin Hou'se of IndlUstry up to .octahe:r 31st, 1939, and
submit the following for your cOl1s'idemtion.
I made, ,fifty-lfi;v.t visits t,o the House of Industry, and attended
four. inmates in ,H1C Memorial HOspital, as. follows:
IMrs. Clara 'Poole, Feb. 8th, 1939 to ,Fch..18th,1939.
'J ohl1 Sc.ot-t, Mar. 21st, 1939 to Mar. 23th, .1939,
J Oh11 Gag'cn, Apr. 4t'h, 1939 to ApI'. 12th, 1939.
George Newton, Apr. 11th, 1039 to Apr. 18th, 1939.
There were no births.
Ther;c were ten deaths, .one fcmale'.and nine males. as follows:
Date
Nov. 1.6, 1938
Dec. 7, i'938
Jan, 9, 1938
Feb, 11, 1939
Mar, 26, 1939
Ma'r. 28, 19(3;9
Apr., 7, 1939
Apr. 12, 1939
Apr. 18, 1939
June 15, 1939
Name
vVm. Br,ecn
Samuel Cook
James Leitch
Clara Poole
Joseph Van Sedat
fRev. John D. Scott
Peter Carswell
Wm. J.ohn Gagen
George Newton
Echvard Williami'>
Age
83
79
73
43
69
91
66
84
69
.Causeof Death
Chl'onie Myocarditis
Arterial Degeneration
,qerrebral 'H;emorrha.ge
Chronic lEndooardiitis
Chronic Myocarditis
Influenza
Coronary Thr.ombosis.
Arterio Sclerosis
Shock from fractured
femur
Coronary TtJ1.ombosis
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[have the honour to be,
Y OUl'S very tWIty,
D. L. Ewin,
Physician, Elgin House of. Industry.
Elgin County, Council
NOVEMBER SESSION
Gentlemen:
To the, Elgin County Council,
Inspector
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~[1he follow.ing is my report on the House of Industry and
Refuge for the year ending Odoher 31st, 1939:
the
1. Number
2. Number
3. Number
4. Number
5. Nu.mber
6. Number
7. Number
year:
of inmates at last 'l'epDrt
admitted during year
of deaths ..,........."..........."
discharged
abs,oonded
now in House
-of i~-~hates sent fr,om several
Dunwich
AldborDugh
Southwold
Malahide
Bayiham
Aylmer
Yarmouth
S.pringfield
'Gaol
Ontario' Hospital
27
18
9
6
3
27
municipalitie's
3
1
3
I
2
2
3
I
1
I
18
duri11g
8. The various causes o.f pauperism of inmates admitted to. the
House during the year. may be clas'sified as fallows:
Destitute
Ill-health
Old Age
Lazy
9
5
2
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of inmates during the
wit!li. Keeper's family
9. Average number
10. Average number
Ihired help
11. iNumber of weeks' board
12. Number of we.eks' board
13. Total expenditure during
14,
year
and
26"",
31%
of inmates 1393
...vith Keeper's Ifamily .h.. 16'51%
the year . ............................. ....$8306 ,13
Deductions
From f,arm 'stook sold
From Old Age Pensions, inmates
Permanent Improvements
P.roduce Sold
Sundries
15. II.caving amount actually c.:-::pencled for
support of inmates
16. Average expenses per day of each perS'On
l7. Average expenses per week of each person
18. AV1crage expenses per year -of each person
Farm Expenses
Hired J...ahor
Implements
Stock
,Feed
Seed
Gas and Oil
M'jsc~11aneo1l's
534 32
1376 94
5'84 75
509 40
1395 31
$ 4400 72
3905 41
40
/230
145 60
201 25
23-7 W
64 00
18030
10050'
144 20
201 19
-----4 1128 62
House Expense
Bread
Meat
262 JO
492 99
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Groceries
Provisions
Dry Goods
Boots and Shoes
Furniture and Hardware
Dr_ugs
Coal and 'vV ood
\~1iscenancous
Barber
General Expense
H.epairs
Perman,ent Improvements
Incidr_ntal
Insurance
'~'i-
Salaries
127
28158
197 56
22'196-
42 94
269.62
3235
li276 24
3;36 76
106 {)()
~c---lj; 3520 20
349 41
'584 ?5
249 70
'4W 01
$ 1610 90
Keeper and Matron
P'hysician
J. T. Findlay
.....$ \,760 {)()
2,70 00
1'638
---~ 2046 38
Total
$ 8306 13
year:
20. Tlhe fonowing produce w:as rais,ed on the farm during tlhe
1170 Bushels Oats
385 Bushels Wheat
40 Loads of Hay.
5 ACl'es El1silagc Corn
100 Bushels Potaoes
10 ,~ushels Carrots
4 Bushels Turnips
75 Loads of Straw
Quantity of Pumpkin and Squash
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Garden Produce
8 Bushels Beets
15 Bushels OniiOl1s
500 Bushels Sugar Beets
100 iReads of Cabbage
SO Bushels of Tomatoe,g
1 Acre of Sweet CO'rn
Quantity Lettuce, P.arsley, Asparagus
Quantity ,Plums, Grapes
15' ;Quarts Milk per. day
'500 Quarts Fruit canned' in House
?50 !Dozen Eggs consumed
1470 Pounds oL Butter
A large quantity of v.egetables and fntit was used dur,iug the
5U'mmc'r of which no aCC{)unt was kept.
!Cream s'old
..I-Iogs slold
Eggs, chickens and sundries
Cows sold
Bull
Apples sold
263 62
364 32
..111'3 58
8000
90 00
13250
---$ 1044 02
21. Number of a,rticlesof bedding ,and dothing lllade up during
the yea'I' by Matron and Inmates, 265.
22,
Farm Stock
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If.
i
II
Ii
3 Horses
9 Cow:;
II Hogs
3 Yearlings
2 Brood Sows
70 Chickens
2 Calves
1 Bull
Elgin, CountY.'; Council!
1'391
23. The total amount expended. by the G::'Ounty 011, the House ~f
Refuge is as follows:
Farms, 100 acres,C'ost
HOuse of Industry'
.Laundry
Fi're Escapes
Ropt Cellar, Henery, Etc.
Cottages, etc.
Brick Fce House
!Barns, etc.
Tile Drains
Tile ,ora'in Outlet
Hot Air Pump Tank, Connections
Re.frigerator
iFencing
Orchar(~
Heat.ing Ap'paraHls
Boiler Room and Soft Coal Boiler
Deep Well
Silo
Hog Pen
Electric Installation and Pumps
Plumbing
Septic Tank and Drain
'Su;ncki~s
7298 95
14476 26
687 61
390 ()I)
879 43
6952 87
1920 50
7004 37
4162 2-1
13203
920 60
590 00
191'907
llS,85
2305 44
3837 52
2436 40
293 62
654 99
2372' 00
3174 00
1146 75
411636
$ 63916 9D
24. Received fr,om Governn1;ent on account
of expenditures for land ancb building ......... ..... ,.$ 400000
$ 59916 90
25. There were 4S inmates in the HOllse during 1939; 30 l11ale~j
1'5 females. Of the 27 'inma;tes in the House all the 1st of November
1-939, 14 ,"vcre males and 13 females.
The improviemen'ts iil the men'.sdiormitory have greatly added to
th(~ appearance o'f the room. 1iherc is sufficient acoomodati'on .for 12'5
inmates at the House. It would be advisable for tli'eMunicipalit.i.es to
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have more pe/ople sent to the House of Refuge, instead 'of giving re-
lief in tlhe local municipalities.
The management has been satiS'factory.
All of which is ficsp.ectfully submitted.
J. D. Thomson, Inspector.
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HOUSE OF INDUSTRY COMMITTEE
June Session
To the Elgin County Cottncil,
Gentlemen:
The BOlls,e of Industry Committee. reports as f,allows:
1. 'Dhat we have had two rooms in the K;ecl!)er's quarters re~
papered.
2.' 'Dhat table tops in the dining 'fooms have been recovered
and a porch placed over the ('nit"anee of the men's smdking room.
3. 1ihat we r,cco:mmend the ,r:eplastering of the men's sleeping
rOoOm at a estima'tecl"'cost of $150.00.
4. 'nhat we recommend that a flew floor be installed in the
men's sleepin<g foom at an ,estimated cost of $210.30.
5. That tenders ,f.Oor coal have been received and we recommend
that the following tender be acc'epted:
Swift and Company for ohestnut and egg ceat at (j;IW.02 ton.
nua1
that
6. That the Keeper and ldatron be appointed to attend the an-
c~nvention for :Manag,ers of Homes .for the Aged and Infirm and
membership of $10.00 be paid,.
7. That the following -ace-aunts be paid:
Frank T'l'ace,' decerating 2 reams ,............. .".......,. .... ..,.....$
St. Thomas Metal Signs, pOorcelain enamel tops
7081
114 70
All of which is respectfully submitted.
E. E. Atkin,son, Chairman.
June 1939.
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NOVEMBER SESSION
PETITIONS AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
To the Elgin 'County Council,
January Session
Gentlemen:
To the Elgin County Counc.il,
The House of Indtlstry Committee r.eports as follows:
Gentlemen:
L That:: m pUmp:~ be'. installed: 0'11 the: water. line: to: force hot
water thr'Ough ,radiators mOr,e rapidly.
The Petit-ions and Legislation Committee reports as follows:
2; That the Provincial Trnspector-s re,port he filed.
1. That w.e concur with resolution from the County of Kent
and 'resoluti,on ,from the County of Esse,x re the re.fusal of the Com-
missioner ,of Agricultu-ml :Loans to pay tax penal~ties and int,erest.
3:T'1hat the reports of DL Ewin, IPhysician, and J. n~ Tihomson,
InspectiOl", be adopted and p'r'inted' in the mio>tttes.'
Z. That we COncur with resolution from the County of Middle.
sex rcchang.es in the Lord's Day Act.
4. That the following account. be paid:
n. :Smoke,. threshing and silo filling ..... ..... ........ ..,............,$
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67 83
3. That we concur w.it1h resolution from the County 'of York in
re.ference to the relief of real estate from taxation.
5. That 'contract for bread t,o be del.iv-e.red at t,he ,House of
Iudus-tny:- during 1Q40 he- awarded, to Asacew Bros.,. pr:ice.: 5%,--c: for 10 lb.
AU, of which is resp.ectfully submitted.
4. That we take no action in reference to resolut'ioll from the
County of Middlesex 'requesting co-operat'ion with r'ef.erence to the
extetlsion of -.tlhe Dog Tax and Live Stock Protect-ion Act.
E. E. Atkinson,' Chairman.
5. That w.e concur witlh r.esolution from the iCounty of Grey re
installation ,of hydro in rural districts.
St. Thomas! Ontario, November 1939.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
H. Newell,Chairman.
Jcllluary 19,.1939.
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JUNE SESSION
AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE
To the Elgin County COllllcil,
January Session
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Gentlemen:
The Petitions and Legislation Committee reports as follows:'
That we recori'llnencl co_oiPc-ratiol1 In the following:
L IR,es'0111tion from the County of Esse:x re the broadcasting of
all parliamentary debates.
2. IRe solution from the County of Onta'rio that the ,Dominion
Government be re,questecl to set up the necessary machinery to meet
the entire finane-ia! burden of the unemployment .situation and T-elicve
the local municipal ides of taxation for suoh purposes in as far as this
applies ta employable perSOll'3.
All of ,vthich is resp.ectfully submitted.
To the Elgin COlll1ty Council,
Gentlemen:
The Agricultmal Committee reports as foHows:
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the Ontario Agricultural Council and that the Warden be authorized
to ap\loint a commitke to' attend.
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2. That we, ,grant Twenty-Jive Hollar-s to t1he Ontario: Conserva-
and Reforestation Association.
H. Newell, Chairman.
3. 1':lat Summers _Harper be appointed Elgin Corn Horer
Inspector.
June 1939.
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4. That we send two representatives to the H_eforestation Con~
vention t'O be held at the Prince George Hotel, Toronto, On Feb. 20th.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen;
The Petitions and Legislation Committee report as folla-ws:
L I'hat we c'Oncnr with resolution from Perth Couuty re reduc-
lion in civil servants.
January 19, 1939.
R. Tansley, Chairman.
2. That no action be taken On resolution tt'om Dutter1l1Coul1ty
requesting the ne,partment of :t-Iighways to assume cost of hi'glhways
t'hrough tOwns.
3. That no action be taLkel1 re r,esolution from the County of
,Ontario re, abolition- of Grand Juries and reduction of petit juwrs.
JUNE SESSION
To the Elgin Connty COt1ncil~
(;entlemcn:
All of wlhich is resp,ectfully submitted.
H. Newell, Chairman.
The Agricultural COlllmittee reports as follows:
1. TIJnt this Agncultural COlllmittee of tl1eEIgin Cooll.ty Coun-
cil recommend that p-roceedings be instituted in some measure ,to con--
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tr01 tlhe. ruthless destruction of tt'ees throughout Ont<a'ri'O' which are
annually cut and possibly not 'sold .and in order t'O form some contr,ol..
ling Legislation we would recommend the following:
4. llhat w,e apProve of canvas mad-eby the A,griculturat Rep-
resetative to malk,e Elgin County a T. !E. res~ricted area and that we
ask the Depa'rtment 'Of Agriculture at Ottawa tiO take the necessary
steps to make Elgin County a T. B. restricted district.
1. That all Christmas tree vendor,s would have t'O' procure
a license at a reasonable -cost.
All o.fwhich is respectfully submitted.
2. That they would have ,to prodUCe tihcir l'ioell5e when
relquested by any police officer 01: offi'cer of t'he administration
,of justke.
3. Also to show a signed certificate from whom and where
.they procured any ,and all s11c'h trees as t.o kind and number,
R. TailsJey, Chairman.
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NOVEMBER SESSION
4. Sto're'keepers handling such trees would necessarily
have to get a statement from such vendors as to Wh,O they pur-
chased them ,from.
To the Elgin ,CO-unt)' Council,
Gentlemen:
The Agricultural Committee reports as' follows:
5, Vendors selling their' mVll product will also ha ve to
procure a license and, if necc:ssary, give affidavits as to w'here
:they were cut.
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L Tha t the nine membe,rs of the county council who attended
the International Ploughing Match at Br:ockviller:ece,ive four days'
pay, $20,00 each,
6, Also Uhristm<ls trce farmc'l's commerciaIizmg such
business for l'eplanting would be charged at least the cost ot
s'uch trees for 'replanting purposes and that suitable penalties
be provided for an infraction of any and all of the above reco_
mmendations,
7. That a copy' 'Oi this recommendation be sent to tht:
lv:[in~ster of ,Lands ,and Forests; Deputy M,inister of Lands and
Forests; all ,County Coupcils, and to the Ontuio AIgTicultur<"l
Council at Toronto.
2, That no action be taken in reference to communication from
jlhe County .of Kent 1-e appointing inspectors ,fOr the purpose of des-
troying all barbe,rry bushes.
3. 'Tihat. we 'received a communication from the Dt;partment of
Agricuhure. at Ottawa in' reJerence tQ bov~ne tuherdosis i regiulations
in refe'l'Uce thereto were enc1osed~' Applications must be made first
to the 'Provincial Minister of Agriculture who will ffi3Jke application
to the ~Federar Mil1'isterfO'r the establishment of the area,
2. 'Dhat we. concur :with resolution received [rom t'he Kent
Comity Council re chemical we,eel killer;;.
8.11 of which is respectfully submitted,
R.. T ansley, . Chairman.
3. That wcrec01l1mcncl the Ontario Agl'icnhllral Council inves,.
tigate cause. 'Of the difference in rechuction of price ou butcher hogs
under the Dominiol1' Luve Stock Grading 13ranc1h ill the Provinces of
Ontario ,and Quebec; COpy of 'this resoluti'on to be 'sent to .the Ontario
Agricu1tur,al" ,Council,
St. 'fhomas, ,Ontario, Novemhcr 19.)9,
Members attending the ploughing match:
-Mss1"s. Vallee, ,Miller, Taylor, "Patterwn, Pineo, Wheaton,
Turnbull, Aucklan{l. McArthur':
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To the Elgin County Council,
REPORT ON LICENSES
Auctioneer
A. J. Branton
Clarence W'oIfe
T, Merritt Moore
H. E. Evert
Har.old G. Clark
Fred Paul
Larne J. Ross
Duncan A. Beown
Nelson Miles
Gordon:Hollingsworth
H. D. McNaughton
Fred Haggen
S. A. Brady
Transportation of Fowl
Miller Page
C. E. Pangborn
WI 1's. Horace Clayton
Junk Dealers
E. Segal
Isadore Preston
J. Schure
Pedlar
Mrs. ]. C McCallum
Thos. Nisbet & Sons
Rodney
Vienna, RR. I
Aylmer
Aylmer, R.R. 6
Wallacetown
Dutton
iHighgate
Shedden
London, 3-7 Kingston St.
WatfO'fd
Newbury
Aylmer
Dorchester, 'R.R. 2
Township
Dutton
Talbotville
of Southwold
St. Thoma's
St. Thomas
London
Dutton
\V'ardsville
All of ,,,hieh is respect-fully submitted.
J. D. Thomson, County Clerk.
St. Thomas, Ontario, Novembc'r 1939.
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REPORT ON OLD AGE PENSIONS
November Session
To the Elgin County Council,
Gentlemen:
I ,present here'w.ith report in conmection with the administration
of Old Age Pensions Act in the County of Elgin.
Since the passing "of the Act, 1'586 applications have been T'ec-
eived" the present dri'sposition 'of which is as' ,follows:
Deaths
Refused
Cancelled
Transferred
Pending '~::...
Pensions -in far,ce Nov. 1, 11939
664
69
69
82
4D
662
,Pensions" in force Nov'. <I, 1938
1586'
664
Since the first of Novembe'r, 11938 to 31st oJ October, 1939, 104
applications have been received. .of tlhese 1 was in respect of blind-
ness under all amendment to the Old Age Pensions Act ,passed -in 1937
w'hich provides for pensions for the blind when over' 40. years of age.
In addition,'S appli,cations 'have been received in cases where applica.
tion had prevoiusly be,en made and r-e:tused.
- During t1his same period 15 pensions have been increased, :1
cancelled, 14 refused, 3 reinstated, and 2 suspendec1-.
(payme1.lt3 to ll1unicip'al~c1erks' for' Old Age Pension application::.
fr-om N-ovember 1, 193,8 t.oOctober 31, i1939, were $260.3.0.
All of which is respect-fully submitted.
J. D. Thomson, County Clerk.
St. 'Thomas, .ontario, November 1939.
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REPORT ON MOTHERS' ALLOWANCES
REPORT OF CORN BORER INSPECTOR
To the Warden and CountyCoul1cil,
November Session
Gentlemen:
To -the Warden and M-cmhers of the Elgin County Council:
I present herewith rep01~t in connection w.ith the administration
of ,Mothers' Allowances in the County 'oJ Elgin:
Trhe following is my report on the Corn Borer clean-up cam..
paigl1 1n Elgin County:
Since the Mothers' Allow:ances A;ct was pas'sed in OntariothCT(\
have been 310 a,pplications made in the County 'Of Elgin, the present
dispo-sition of these applications is as follows:
Elgin ,was the most seriously infected County in the P'rovinc0
at the end of W3'8 and we are pleased~o report a 20% ,reduction for
1939.
Refused
Suspended
. Cancelled
Left County
Dead
Deferred
Plending
In Far,ce
12.0
17
67
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79
This is secured at a total expense -of $976.69, made tip as follows;
31.0
AldbO'rough
Dunwich -'".':;.:..
Southwolcl
Y <!rmouth
Malahide
Bayham
Sout1h.. Dorchester
County ,Inspection
Printing and Advertising
1,1.0 50
124 5.0
116 aD
100 .00
148 sa
58.00
57 63
254 DO
9 46
Since November I, 1938, 28 applications for Mothers' Allowan:ce
have been rec.e1vcd; 119 ailow:ances have been reduced and 4 increased",
Elgin has a crop oJ 2:7,734 acres, which makes the cost of ins pee .
'1i011 approximately J}"ic per acre.
'Payments to municipal 'Clerks for Mothers' Allowance applica..
Hans, pTovided i~,or ;in By-law No.13Z1, have been $27.00.
All 'of which is respecbfully submitted.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Summers Harper,
J. D.Thomson, County Clerk.
Corn Borer Inspector.
S't. Thomas, Ontario, Novembc'r 1939.,
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REPORT OF CHILDREN'S AID COMMITTEE
To the Elgin Connty Council,
Gentlemen:
The Children's Aid Committee re,ports as follows:
1. 'Dhat we recommend that Mr. iLivermore ,convey the by-laws
of the 'Children's Aid iSodety as amended 'to the iDepartment-o.fMuni-
cipat Affairs fnr their 'approval.
2. That the Childr'en's A.id Society lhas eng:aged Mr. AlUstin, of
Toronto, as Superintendent at a salary 'of $1,.700..00 a year, and Mrs.
Stevenson as Ass+stant at a salaryaf $1,200.00 a_year.
All of which .is respecMully stibmitted.
January 19th, 1,939.
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By - Laws 1303 to 1328
BY-LAW No. la03
To Appoint an Inspector for the Purpose of
Eradicating the Corn Borer
The Elgin - County Council ena-cts:
That Summers Har,per, of 'vhe Township 'of jMalahide, be and
he is hereby appointed Inspector for tlhe purpos'e" of eradIcating t,he
Corn Hore'r.
That white engalged in -thepe-rformance of his duHes the said.
Inspector shall be 'iPaid 'the SU111 of ,Six Dollars per day, to iric1ude
tr,avelling and -other"~expenses.
That the said Inspector appoint a 'sub-inspector for each town_
ship, s,aid,a,ppointments to be approv,ed by the TIoWllShip Counlcils.
That all by-laws heretofore pass,ed in this be-half be and are
hereby repealed;
Read a third time and 'pa'ssed at County Council Chambers, St.
Thomas, this 20th ,day of January, 11939.
K. W. McKay, Ashton Pineo,
Clerk. Warden.
BY-LAW No. 1304
Fot' Licensing, Regulating, and Governing Hawkers,
Pedlars, Petty Chapmen, and Others
The ELgin' County Council enacts:
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1. ;From and after the passing 'Of this -by-law, It~hall' be nieces.,
sary for every hawl{ic.r, pedlar; or petty chapman. and other person<;
carrying on petty trades or who go from place to pla,ce or to other
men's houses on foot or with ,any animal, vehide, boat, v,c'sse! or
ether craft bearing or drawing goods, wares 'Or merchal1dise for sale,
or who go from place to place 'or to' otllcrmen's houses to' ta,ke orders
for coal oil or ather oil, which is to be delivered .aHerwards from a
tank car moved ,on .a railway line, 'Or who go from place .to place or
to a p<trticular place to make sales or deliveries of -coal 'Oil or other
oil from such tank car, to procure and obtain a license for' ,transacting
or carrying 011 ,all suoh trade, business, or ,calling within the limits of
the Corporation of t;he County ,of Eligin, :and~ any pers-on so licensed
shall be subject to the provisions of this by-law, ,and any such !iceense
shall be issued under thecQrporate seal of the 'said :County and issued
and signed by the Treasur;el' of the said Oounty.
2. No such license shaH be required for hawking, peddling, or
selling ,goods, wares, or merc'handisc to a f'etail dealer,or for hawking,
peddling, .Of selling goods, wares, or merchandise, the growth, produce,
or manufacture of Ontario, not being li:quors VIi thin the meaning of
the Liquor ,License Act, if the sam.' are hawlked 'or peddled by :the
manufa,cturer or pl~oduoer 'Of t1hem, Dr by his bono fid.e servants 01'
empl'oyee-s having written ,antlhority to do so, 'and suc:h servant or el11-
employee shall ,exhibit his authority when required to do s,o by an:y
lllunicipalor peace officer.
3. All licenses issued under this by-law shall be in force from
one year fl'0111 the date of issue and no longer, and everyl licen'see
uncleI' trhis by~law shalJ ,at all timcs, while carrying on his business,
have his license with him, and shall, upon del111and, e;xhibit it to any
1l1uniciRal or peRce officer, and if he fails to do so, shall, unless the
same isa,ccounted for sat:isfactodly, incur a penalty of not less tlhan
$1.0'0 or more than $5.00, ,and if any peace officer demands the pro-
duction of a license by' any ,persOn to WhOjll1 by-law applies and the
demand is not complied with, it shall be the duty OIf tJhe pelace off~iccr
and he shall have power to arrest such person without a warrant and
to t.ake him before the nearest JUstice of the Pea,ee, there to be deall
with acC'ol'ding 'to . law.
4. The following ,fees shall be paid fOr an licenses lssued tllld0r
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this by-law to .anY' person wlho has resided continuously within the
CounJy.of Elgin for at le.ast one year prior to tlhe application for
such license:
(a) For every person travelling on foot, Five Dollars.
(b)
For every person using a 'one-horse vehicle or Illowr veh~
ide wi-vh ,a ,ea,rrying capadty of one ton ,or less, Twenty-
five no11ars.
For every person using a two-horsc ve.hide of- 'motor veh..
ieIe with a carrying 'cpacity of over 'One ton, !Fifty Dollar~.
For every person sailing or travelling with any bo.at, vessel,
or,O'ther ,cr,aft, Fifty DoUars.
(e)
Cd)
5. The !f'ollowing fees shall be paid fa-r any license 'issued unde'I"
this bi-law to persons who Ihave not r,esidedcontinuotusl'y within the
County of El;gin f'or '''lit least one year prior to the application for su.ch
license:
(a)
(b)
For eve'ry person t.ravelling on foot, T,en Dollars.
l:;';or every petson using a' one-horse vehicle or motor
ide wit.h a carrying capa,city not exceeding one ton,
Hundred Dollars.
For every person using ,a two-horse vehicle or motor Ve.]l-
iclcwith a carrying capacity of over one ton, Tw'o Hundred
Dollars.
veh-
One
(e)
(d) For ,every person sail,ing or travelling with any hoat, ves~
sel, or other craft, Fifty Dollars.
6. "Hawke.r-s" in this by-law shall include 'agents fO!: persolls
not resident within 'tihe County" who sell or 'offer for sale, tea, coffee,
spices, bakili;g powder, dry goods, wat!Clhes, plated w,are, silverwan~,
furnhure, c:arpets, upholstery, millinery, coal oil, tinware, c:;Lrpet
sweepers and ekctrical ,appli.ances, ,or jewelery, spectacles, or eye~
glasses, 'or who 'carry and ;expose samples or pat:terns of any such
article which is to be ,afterwards deJivered within t1he ,County to a
person not- being .a ",'nolesaleot' retail dealer in sttclh article:
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7. Except as herein otherwise pr'0videc1, any person contraven~
ing ,any of the provisions of t!hisby-l:aw, g'hall, ..fiar suc-h offence, on
conviction before 'one ,or 1110re Justices of the Peace in and for the
County of Elgin, foddt ,and pay a fine of not less than, Five Dollars
and not mOliC than Fifty Dollars, in fhe -discretion .of the Justice 01'
Justices, exclusiv.e afcosts, and if not paid forthwivh, the same 'slhalJ
be levied by dL~tress and sale of the go.ods and chattels of ,the'offlen-
del', ,and in case of there being no distrless out oJ which tlhel penalty
can be levied, the Justice may commit tlhe 'offender to the common
glao! pf the County of Elgin for any period npt exceeding twenty-one
days unless suchfi.nc and costs, including the CDst of co!nnuittal and
conveyance ocr t!hesaid offender to the ,gaol', arc sooner paid, and in
aid or the provisiollR of this by-law, it is hereby declared tlhat the
provisiolls of The Ontario Summary ConvictiDns A,ct shall apply
t-l1creto.
year 19319, and give ,as security therefor notes of "!Qne T~hot1sand Dl'
Ten T-housa'ld 'Dollars each.
'Re.ad a third. time and pa.ssed at Cbunty Council Chambers, 51;.
T1homas" this 20th day of January, 1039.
K. W. McKay"
Clerk.
Ashton Pineo,
Warden.
BY. LAW No. 1306
T.o Confirm B'y-Law NO'. 1044 of the Township of Bayham
That by-law Ko. 10012 be and is 'hereby amended awording1y.
The Elgin--C,olmty Council enacts:
K. W. McKay,
Clerk.
Ashton Pineo,
Warden.
That By-law No. 1044 "of tbe Township of Bay1ham t.o close up
part of Pitt Str,cd in the Village- of Port Burwell lying between the:
easterly limit, of Chatham Street and the harbor, except as westerly
sixty feet t1hereof, be and the same is hereby confirmed.
Head a third timc and passed at County Council Chamhers, St.
Thomas, this 20th day of January, 1939.
Read a third time and pa.ssed at County Council Chambers, St.
Thomas, bhis 2{}th day of January, 1939.
K. W. McKay,
Clerk.
Ashton Pineo,
Warden.
BY.LAW No. 1305
To Authorize the Warc;lcn and Treasurer to Borrow the
Sum of One Hundred a.nd Seventy-five Thousand Dollars
By,,_law No. 1044' of the Municip,al Corporation of the Town'ship
of Bayrham.
The Elgin County Council enacts:
A By-law to close up ,part 'of Pitt Street in the Village o,f Port
B~nvel1, lying betw'eenthe easterly limit of Chatham Str,eet ,ancl tht'
'harbour, excepting -the westerly sixty feet thereof.
That l'he Warden and Tre:8.sure,r be ,and are hereby authorized
to borrow the sum of ,One 'lIundrecL and SeventY-ifive Thousand Dol..
lars 'from the Hank of M.ont-rea1 as it may be required to me;et the
c>xpencli'tur,es of thc Corporation of the iCounty 'of Elgin during the
,\iVlH1EREAlS the Tbwl1-Sihip of Bayham has entered into an
agreement dated November 26, W3I7, with the Canadi.an Padfic Rail-
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way to convey the said premises. to the said Canadian _,Pacific Railway
Company.
AND WiHiEiR,I-<:AjS it is expedient to close up that portion of
the said street so as toO ,properly enable the said Township to- convey
the g,ame to the said Canadian Pacific . Railway Company.
NOW 'DHiEl~EIFORE THE MUN<LCIIPAIL CO~PiORATION OF
THE TOWiNSiHIIIP-OF BAY1HAM'cnacts as follow's:
That p'o1't1011 of Pitt Street 'in the Village a,f Port Burwell lying
between the eastedy limit -of Chatham Street and the westerly limit
of the IharbO'ur, ex,cepting the westerly sixty feet thereof he and the
same is hereby stopped up and. closed.
That the H.eeve and Clerk of tbe said tMunidpality are he,reby
audlOrized and empowered to convey the sa'id,premises, to the Canad-
ian Pacific Railway Company, or its nOl1unee or 1l0m1l1eeS, an.d to
execute a conveyance of tlhe same and to aff:ix ther.eto the corporate
se,al of the Municipal ICorporation of the Township of Bayham so a3
to effe4iv.e1y pass the title -of the said premises to the said Railway
COlllrPany, t;1e said premises may be more particularly described <1::-
follows:
AI.L AND SJ.NCrULAiR that certain parcd ortr.act of j,and and
prcmi:>c's situate, lying and being in the Police Village of Port Eur-
well, ill the Township .of Bayham, County of Elgin, Province of Ont-
ario, ,forming part of Lot number Eleven in t'he First Concession of
said Townsr.'ip and par't of tl1e land f.ormerly covered by the v."a'ters
of Big Otter Creek and now <known as 'Pitt Street, .containing an arC:l
of four hundred and J'ortY'-.five 'tihousandsths .of an acre (,1.44,5 ac.)
more or less, the limits of sa-id tract or parcel ()if land being more
pa'rticul,arly ,described .as follows, viz: Oom:mencing at a point ont1he
soutlj.ern side of said ,Pitt Street,aLt a distance of sixty (60) feet
measured easterly along said side ufstreet from its intersection with
the eastern !;ideof C1hatham Street, thence due ea'st al:ong said sid,:
of Pitt Str:cet a distance of two hundred and ninety'~on'e (291) feet, to
the eastern end of said Pitt Stree't"or the ,present western shore of
Big Otter Cr,eek; thence north thre.e degrees cast {N. 3 dieg. E.)
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along 'said eastern etldof Pitt Stree't to its intersection wit,h 1ihe
nortlhern .sidrelOf said ~itt iStreet; thence due wes't along the said
northern side of Pitt Stree't, a distance of two hundred and ninety-six
(296) f.eet to a point distant sixty (60) ket, measured easterly along
saidnor-thern side of Pitt Stf1e.et from east'ern side of said Ohatha'l11
Street, thenae due south a distanoe of sixty-six (66) feet tn the point
of commencement.
This By-law shall take effect <H1 the da'te of the final passing
thereof.
Read a third time and finally pas.sed 1Ihi.~ Nineteenth day of
March, A.D., 1938.
George Vallee.,
Reeve.
B~njamin Brian,
Clerk;
BY .LA W No. 1307
To Provide for the Total Expenditure on the System of
County Roads in the County of Elgin as approved. by
Order-in~~ounciI during the Year 1939.
\VlHlEJRJBAIS The Highway Improvement Act, Chapter 56, R's,Q.
1193,7, and amendments, requir~s that tlhe total 'ux,penditure 011 count)"
l"oads and bridges be provided for annually by county By-law,
THEREFORE the .council of the 'corporation of the said county
of Elgin enacts as follows;
1. ThcS'umof $68,000;00 is .hereby appropriated fr,om monies
raise.d by levy, debell'tul'.es and government subsidy, for expenditure
up'0n the said system during the year W39.
2. The sum of ~68,OOO is hereby appwpriat,ed fropl monies rais,ed
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by levy and governmen't subsidy ,for expenditure 'Upon maintenance
and repair 'of tlhe roads in the 'said-system during the year 1939.
Vienna
Rodney
West Lome
121,044
421,450
348,366
3. The said monies shall be expellwed under t,he direc,tion of
the ,duly appointed~ .county r,oa.d superintendent and on work perform-
ed -in acoordance wieh tthe last revised: regulations respecting county
roads issued by 'the Department oJ Highways of .ontario.
$ 30,335,.14'5
K. W. McKay,
Clerk.
Ashton Pineo.,
Warden.
That this Council is willing to have the ,:final equalization at
assessment, rolls, in case of appeal made byo the County Judge.
_iRead a third -time and passed at County Council Chambers, St.
Tlhomas, ,this 20th day of January, 1939;
p'assed at .st. Thomas this 20th day of January A.iD., 1939.
K. W. McKay,
Clerk.
Ashton Pineo,
Warden.
BY-LAW No. 1309
BY-LAW No. 13M
To Appoint County Road Committee
To Confirm the Equalization of the Assessment Rolls
of the County of Elgin for the Year 1939
The Elgin County Council -enacts, as required by the Highway Act:
The Elgin COllnty Council enacts:
ThM 1:he following five memhers -of this Council ,constitute a
Committee for the purpose of( dir-ecting the, wOl~k to, be drone On the
County Road System:
'fhat the following be the equalization o.f the A'ssessment Rons
of the County of Rlg'in for the year 19.19':
Aldborollgh
Dtlll'wich
SouthwoId
Yarmouth
Malahide
Bayiham
South ,Dorchester
Aylmer
Dutton
-Port Stanley
Springfield
.1,705,658
4,048,20'5
'5,104,271'
5,31.1,'5'53
.1,440,976
2,425,73'5
2,080,5&1
1,'51l5,082
512,653
942,889
lR4,R74
C. Patterson
]. W. Neil
F. H. Miller
Roy- Tansley
'George Vallce
For Term of One Year
For Term of Two Years
For Term of Three Years
For Term of FourY-ears
For Term of Five Years
That By-law No. ,1085 be and is hereby repealed.
Head a third time and finally passed at County Council Cham.
bers; St. T'homas, ,this 20th day .of January, 19\39.
K., W.McKay,
Clerk.
Ashton Pineo,
Warden.
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BY .LA W No. 131~
James F. Oldham; Sout'hwold
R. ~. Penhalc, Yarmouth
Harry :Kent, Mala-hide
Grant Mj.tchell, Bayha:n
D; Noble, South Dorchester
To Appoint a Board. of Audit in the Courijl:y of ,Elgin
For the Year 1939
The Elgin GOt111'ty Council enacts:
Honorary Members
That the Judge of the County Court and Mr. Wilbert C. Wheat-
on be, and arc ,hereby u:ppoi11'ted members of the Board oJ Audit to
per.form the duties required 01 them by RJS.O.
The metl11Jbers of the Agricultural Committee of this Council.
That thcmcmbers of the sa'id Board of Audit be paid the sum
of Five Dollars per day for ,their senices. and five ,cents per mile,
going to and .from each Audit.
That me\mb:ers of said Advisory Agrkultural CouuciL- be p'aid the
same as members of this Council fora'tltendance at the two meetings
required to be held annually, in February and Nove:mber, and that
.they receive their trav,elling and o'ther expenses ,for attendanc'e at
special ,Or emergency meetings caned' by the ,chair;rn!an.
Read a third timt' and finally passed at County Council Cham
hers, St. ~nlomas, :this 20th day of January, 1939.
Read a third time and finally passed at County CouncilCham~
bel'S, St. T'homas, this 20th day of January, 1939.
K. W. McKay,
Clerk.
Ashton Pineo,
Warden.
K. W. McKay,
Clerk.
Ashton Pineo,
Warden.
BY.LAW No. 1311
.BY.LAW No. 1312
To Appoint Advisory Agricultural Council
To Appoint High School Trustees
The Elg'ill Couniy Council enacts:
The Elgin County Council enacts:
T'hat the Advisory Agricultural Council he -composed of one
member from e,ach township, and eight honorary members, the follow~
ing to be 'appo'in.ted:
That Merto.n', Chute be apvointed a trustee of ,the Vienna High
School for one year.
Members
That H. B. Hockin be appointed a trustee, of the Dutton High
School for the term of one year,
VV, B. Lancaster, Aldborough
]. Fr. Sloan, Dunwich
That C. A. Brooks be appointed a trustee of the Aylmer Hig'h
School for one y,ear.
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Read a third time and ,finally passed at County Council Cham-
ben, St. Thomas, ,this 20th day of January, 1939.
BY.LAW No. 1314
K. W. McKay,
Clerk.
Ashton Pineo,
Warden;
To Appoint a County Auditor
The Elgin County Council enacts:
Tha1t vVm. E. Locke be and he is her,eby appointed a Cau.nity
Auditor .at a salary of Three, Hjundr,ed Dollars annually, payable quar_
tedy on 'the order of the Warden.
BY.LAW No. 1313
That By-law No. 129:1 be and is hereby repealed.
To Appoint a County CIerI,
1939,
'Dhat. this By-law, take eft,eet from the first day of
February!
The Elgin COUl1'ty Council cnaots:
That Kenne1th W. McKay be and he is hereby appointed- County
Clerk at a salary -of Fifteen Hundred Dollars per anum and that By-
Law No. 1166. be and is he.reby amended. accordingly.
-Read a third time and finally passed at County
bers, &to 'Dhomas, this 20th day of January, 1939.
Council Cham-
K. W. McKay,
Clerk.
Ashton Pineo,
Warden.
ThM John D. Thomson be appoin.ted Deputy County' Clerk, In~
spector of the :Hous,e of Industry and Secretary ,of the Old Age Pen-
sions and, Mothers Al\.6wances Commission a't a sala,ry of Twelve
Huti.,dred Dollare pet" anum and in addit,ion an allowance of Eight
I-hmdred and EightYh'five Dollars pe,r anum for salary of an office
assistant to be appointed by him and pa.id by the County Treasurer
On his order.
BY.LAW No. 1315
To Fix Salaries of County Auditors
That By-'l.aws Nos. lll169 and un be and arc hereby repealed.
The Elgin County Council enaots:
That this By../Law be in force and take eHec.t from the ,first, day
of February, 1939.
That the County Auditors be paid an anllual salary of Three
Hundred Dollars each; said salary to be ,paid quarterly all the order
of ,the Warden.
Read a third time and finally passe,d at County Council Cham-
bers, St. ~Phol11as, -this 20th day of January, 1939.
K. W. McKay,
Clerk.
Ashton Pineo,
Warden.
That By-law No. 11q2' be and is her-eby an1e'lldc,d accordi-ngly.
iRead a third time and passed at CountyCoUl1cil Chambers, St."
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Thomas, this 20th day of January, 1939.
K. W. McKay,
Clerk.
Ashton Pineo,
Warden.
That the roadcoillmcndng at the southerly liil11lit of the given
road allowanoe in lOot 12, Con.cession 8, in the Township of Dunwich,
southerly ,from the given road through lots 12 and 11, Coucess,ions S
and 9, to the road, allowance between lots In and 111; Conc.ession 9,
thence south across Conc,essiol1s 9 and 1.0 to the southerly limit of the
given road allowance in Concession 1-0; thence westerly on given road
allowance across lots W ad 9 to the road allowal\1c:c between Conces~
s'lons 10 and H. Thence south westerly ,to. the easterly limit' of the
road allowance between lots 6 and 7; a d!istance of approximately
three miles be tak,en over as a COUt1lty ,'Road.
BY. LAW No. 1316
To, Designate a County Road in
the Township of Dunwich
That By-law No. 113'16 be and is herehy repealed.
"fhe Elgin County Council ellaots:
..Read a third time .and pass.ed at County Council Chambers, St.
Thomas, June 16th, 1939.
That the road in Township of Dunwich from Road No. 8 be-
twecl1 Lot No. 12 in Conoess,ion 8 and LatNo. 12 in Concession 9
southwesterly 'to a point between Lots 10 and 11, Concession 9, thence
southerly to the 'Lake Road in Concession 10, hence we-sterly to the
Coyne Road a distanc.e of approximately three. miles, be taken over
as a County Road.
K.W. McKay,
Clerk.
Ashton' Pineo,
Warden.
Read a third time and. passed at County Council Chambers, St.
Thomas, this 20th day of January, 19,19.
BY.LAW No. 1318
K. W. McKay,
Clerk.
Ashton Pineo,
Warden.
To Appoint a Deputy County Road Superintendent
The Elgin County Council enaots:
BY.LAW No. 1317
That Ceo. ,1Pow1e.s be and he is hereby appointed Deputy Roa.d
Superintendent at a salary -afOne Hundred Dollars per month; duties
to comme.nce On the 115th of June. !Salary to be paid monthly.
To Designate a County Road in the Township o,f Dunwich
and
Amend By-law No. 1316
Rea,d; a third t,ime and passed at County CounciiCha!mbers, St.
Thomas, June 116t:h, 1939.
The Elgiri County Council enac1ts:
K;W. McKay,
Clerk.
Ashton Pineo,
Warden.
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BY.LAW No. 1319
Read a third time .and passed at County Council Chambers, St.
Thomas, this 16th day of J nne,. 1'939.
To Appoint High School Trustees
K. 'W. McKay,
Clerk.
Ashton Pineo,
Wal,"den.
\VIHIEI~EAS 'the legislation of 1939 required the appointment of
additional h"lus-tees when requested by resolution of nhe High School'
Board -and
\,VI-UEIREA6 the Aylmer High School Board has passed a res-
olution rCi(lUesting that two additional trustees be appointed.
The Elgin County Council enaots:
That'Lorne Miller be appointed trus'tec for 1939 and to the end
of the year 1940.
BY.LAW No. 1321
]~hatSloan NlcConnell be appointed trustee ,to the end of the
present ye'ar."
To. Provide f.or Payment of Municipal Clerks for
Applications for Mothers' Allowances
Read a third time and pass,ed at County Council Cila,inbers, St.
Thomas, this 1I6th day .of June, 1939,
The Elgin County Council enacts:
K. W. McKay,
Clerk.
Ashton Pineo,
Wardell.
That the Clerks of the local municipalities in 'the County be paid
the sum of Three Dollars~ eaclh for applications for Mot.hers' Allowari:ce
and, in add-i,tion, the sum of ten cents per' mile, one way, for each mile
necessarily travelled in ,c'onnectiol1 therewith.
That this By~Law apply to applications re.ceive-ci' since ,the 1st
of June, J939.
Read a third time ,and passed at County, Council Chambers, St.
Thomas, this 16th day of June; 1939.
BY .LA W No. 1320,
To Extend Time- for Tax Sale
K. W. McKay,
Clerk.
Ashton Pineo,
W arde~.,
The Elgin COllnty COllllril enacts:
Thalt the time for the cufarc,eel collection by sale of land in ar..,
rears for taxes in the County of Elgin, be and is hereby .extended fOl
one year.
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BN -LAW No" 1322
BY'LAW No. 1323
To Apportion Amount Received from the
Government for Police Courtl: Expe,nses
To Raise Amounts for County Rates during the Year 1939
1'bat Miss Velma Hill, Police Magistrate's 's.e.cretary, be paid a
salary o'f $180. per anum.
\VH,EREAS an estimate has l..ecn made showing that. the 5'1.11111
One Hundred and Fifty-One T1hous...nd, .one Hundred and Sev;cnty..
seven Dollors is required to be raisl::d in the several municipalities for
the law.fut purposes of ItheCounty during the year 1939 On the bas'is
of equalized as-scss1mient as det'cnnined in 11938.
The Elgin Cbunty Council enacts:
That the CQunty Clerk, K. W. McK.ay, r.eceive One
Dollars per anUln ,for office assistance in conne.cti.on with
,tions, summonses and warrants
Hundred
informa..
AND WIHER!EA,S the ,es:timatedamount required for l-lighanct
ContinuatioH,School .purposes bas,ed on Maintenance ,c:osts for 1938, .as
determined ,under provisions of bhe :High .school Act,s" is Fifty~three
Thousand, Eig-ht Hundred and Thirty-two Dollars.
That the County Treasurer receive an allowance of Twenty-five
Dollars a month .for office assistance.
K. W. McKay,
Clel'k.
Ashton Pineo,
Warden.
Municipality
Aldborough
Dunw:ich
Southwold
Yannouth
Malahide
Bay1ham
South Dorchester
Aylmer
Dutton
Port Stanley
Springfield
Total Equalized Value
3,705,658
4,048,205
'5,104,271>
5,313;5'53
3,440,976
2,425,73"5
2,1J80,5&l
1;51l5,OO2
5 Je,653
942,889
184,874
''Read a third time and passed at County Council Chambe.rs, St.
Thomas, this 16th day of June, 1939.
THEREiFORE ,the Council of the Municipal Corporation of the
County of Elgin enacts :
'1. That a rate of five 'mills on the dollar be levied 011 all rate-
able property in the s'everal municipali,ties in the Count.v of Elgin a1l
above set'forth for the year 1939.
2. That the amounts reqilired for County allcr for High and
Continuiatiori .school purposes, as -set ,forth in the following sche.dltle,
be levied in the respective municipalities during }939 and ,paid to the
County Treasul'er as by law required.
162
Elgin County Council
County
General
1st 0 2nd 0
........... ....$2,71113 ~2,2Jl
3'i39i6 3,1186
3,865 3,497
4,149 3;905
2,719 3,964
1,816 1,9'19
1,5,66 1,5'S,7
792 767
Aldborough
Dunwich
Southwald
Yalj.J11outh
M.alahide
B.ayham
South Dorchester
Port Stanley
Aylmer
Dutton
Springdiclc1
Vienna
Rodney
West Lome
SCHEDULE
Rates
Vocational
1st % 2nd %
$ 1Ia2 "153'1 $6,I~I7
787 ,796 8,1165
994 1,027 9,3183
1,034 1;490 1O,5?8
670 995 8,348
4,74 444 4,853
419 373 3,m<5
183 243 1,98'5
308 308
100. 10.0
36 36
23 23
82 082
68 68
County Total
Rate
$18,5L19 $24,716
JG,214i' 28,40.6
25,521 34,903
26,568 37,146
lV,2D4 25,552
12,129 i'6,782
10,40.2 14,3:17
4,71'5 6,70.0.
7,926 8,234
2,563 2,66,1
924 960
606 629
2,10.8 2,190
1,741 1,8-09
I
$21,016 $21,0116$5,900. $5,90.0.' $53,&32 $1'51,1,77 $205,00.8
Head a third time and passed at County Council Chambers, St.
1'homas, Hlis 16th day of June, 19'39.
K. W. McKay,
Clerk.
B~.LAW No. 1324
Ashton Pineo,
Warden.
To Authorize the Warden and Treasurer 1.10 Borrow the
Sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars
The .:Elgin County Council enacts:
Elgin County Council
163
That the War,den and Treasuf'ler be and are hereby author,ized
to borrow the sum of Fifty Trhousand Dollars from the Bank oJ
Montreal as it may be re,quired: to meet the ,expenditures of the Cor-
poration of the County of Elgin during. the year 1939, and give as
secunty therefor notes of One Thousand or Ten Thousand Dollars
eaoh.
IRead a t'hird time and passed at County Council Chambers,. St.
Thomas, this 16th day of June, W39.
K. W. McKay,
Clerk.
Ashton Pineo"
Warden.
BY.LAW No. 1325
To Revert Road in the Village of Vienna
The Elgin COUlltyCoUL1cil enacts:
That the I following road be reV1cr.ted to the Village of Vienna:
dlat portion .of land being Front Str'eet in the Village! of Vienna, in
the Township of Bayham, in the County of E1gitl,'ex,tending'south_
westerly from the we,stern Hmi,t of the King's fLig,hway,' as shown 011
dreposi;ted plan No. D-gn, to and cxt1ending southeasterly along the
location of an old bridge (since destroyed) across Otter Creek to. and
extending southerly :and southeast,erly along \Vater Street in the
aforesaid Village of Vienna to. the sout,hern limi.t of the King's Hig11-
way as shown on Deposited Plan No. D-80, and ,further shown on a
planmarkecl A 7-20.
,Read a third time and passe,d at County Council Chambers, 51.
Thomas, NOWj111ber 231"{1, 1939.
K. W. McKay,
Clerk.
Ashton Pineo,
Warden.
164
Elgin County Coundl
BiY.LAW No. 1326
To Revert, Road in the Township of Yarmouth
The Elgin County Council enacts:
'J'hat the following road be revert,cd to the Townshjp of Yar--
mOJ..lth :.all. t~1at portion of the roa,d allowance usc'Q; iri lieu o-fthe orig-
in'a.\ Road Allowance between lots 8 and 9, Cpll'Ci%siou 10, in th~
Township of Yarimouth, which lies west of a line drawn paranel to
and thirty-'three feet (3'3 ft., 0 in.) wesberI'y (r1ue,asured at rigiht angle~
thereto) of a line which .m~y he descrihed as follows:
Commencing at a point in the interse,ction of the centre line at
l1N: road allowance between 'Said lots 8 and 9, Conoession 10, and the:
southerly limitof-saic1 Concession 10:
Thellce llor[,l1 a!o,l1g the centre line -of said road allowance One
T,hous.allclNillly Hundred and Se.venty-two feet (11,972 ft., 0 in.) mon~
or less to a point distallt Two. Hundred and Tuenty::'five feet (225 ft.,
o in.)6outh of the line between ,the north half and ;south half of said
Jot 8;
'nhcncr. n()rql ea,stcrly on a Cllrvc to the right, (the radius ot
which is Five Tho1.1s:and Seven HUiHlred. an_cl Twenty-nin'cand' six-
tenths :f.e,et (5,7219.6 ft.) Three Hundred al1d Twenty_eight and three.,
l(,lHhs feet (3128..3 ft.);
Thence north tllP~e degrees, 17 minutcsea'st, One Tholls<\11rl
I~ight llundrcdand !Fifty feet (1,850 ft., 0 in.).
'I'he al~ovc description is based on the assumption that the
C'6ultre line of the original road allowance between :':laid lots Sand 9
is .due north.
iRead a third time and passe,cl at County CounciICha1l1be-rs,St.
Thoma!', on .Nav,emher 2.1rcl. 1939.
K. 'W. McKay,
Clerk.
Ashton Pineo,
Warden.
Elgin County Council
BY.LAW No. 1327
'.~'
To Appoint a County Clerk
The Elgin County Coull,cil enacts:
165
1',hat John D. Thoms.on be ap.pointedCounty Clerk, Inspe!Ctol'
of the House" oC'lndustryahd SeCI'ieitary of the Old .Age. B~nsious' and
Mothers" Allo~an'ces' C()1~~1ission, at,a salary of 1'wjelve Hundred
Dollars p,er a11um . and in addition an allowance of. Ei'ght Hundred and
EightY-ifive Dollars per anum for s'alary of an -office .,assistant.rt:o be
appointed by him an'd paid by the County Treasurer on his order,
c,ommen:~ing the 1st of December, 1939.
That By_law No. 1~IJ be and is her.ehy repealed.
,Read a thir~t,,_.til11e and passed at the County
St. 'Dha-mas, this zJrd day of November, 1939.
~. W-. McKay,
~Ierk.
BY.LAW No, 1328
To Appoint a.Clerk Emeritus
The Elgin Cciunty Councit enacts:
Council Chambers,
Asht9n Pineo,
Warden.
That K. W. McKay he appoint1cd Clerk EnJ;critus, at a .salary ot
Six Hundr,edDollars per annum, commencing 1st of,';December, 1939.
iRead a third tip1C and passed at the County Council Chambers,
~t. T,holuas; this'23rd': day of Nov,emb'er;1<9139.'
J. D. Thomson,
Clerk.
Ashton Pineo,
Warden.
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Elgin County Council
Elgin County Council
No, \3023
INDEX
BY-LA WS'-
No. 1303 To A,ppoint an Inspect'or for ,the Purpose of
e,radicatll1g the !Corn Borer ." , ,.. , , .. .........._.....2:1,
No, 130""" For ILicensillg, Regulating and Governing Haw-
Ikers, Pedlars, Petty Chapman and others ....,12, 21,
No, 1305 To Authorize the Wlarden -and Treasurer to,
Bor,row the .sum of One Hundred and Seventy-
five Thousand Dollars ............................ .................22,
No. 1,306 To Confirm By-l.aw No. .1044 of the Tlownship
of Bayham
No. h3:07 To Provide for the Total Expenditure .on the
System 'Of County Roads' in the County of Elgin
as approved by Order-in-Council for the year
\009 ... ................................................23,
To Confl,rm the Equalization of the A'ssessment
Rolls of the !County of Elgi.n for the Year
l!939 .
To Appoitlt County 'Road: Cammittee". ...........................35,
TO' Appoint a Baard- af Audit in .the County of
Elgin' far t:he Year 1939.,. ...........,...... m'...." .....~::........25,
TO' Appoitlt' Advisory Agricultural Cauncil...20, 26,
TO' Appoint High .sc:hO'al Trus'tees .....................".J9', 2{,
TO' Appaint a Caunty Clerk........................................".........27,
TO' Appoint a CauntyAudit'Or ..... .........".....".........,28,
TO' Fix Sala,ries af Caunty Auditors. ........ ............,.....,..29,
To Designate a CauntYIRoad in ,the Township
of iDull wich
To Dcsi;g'nate a County Road in the Township
of Dunwich ~l1d Amend BYMlaw No. !Gilo"......... "....59,
1"0 Appoint a Deputy County Road Superinten-
dent ..... .....',.........".,.. .. ............................58,
To Appoi1Jt High SchoQI Trustees.. ..............,..59,
TO' Extcrid Time :lor Tax Sale", ................................ ....60,
To ,Provide Jor Payment of ;Munkipal Oerks
far Applications for Mot:hers' Allowances..... ",.",....61,
To' Appartian Am'9"unt Received f.rom the Gov-
ernmcnt for Palice Caurt Elxpenses ...............................:..61,
No. 1:308
No. 1,300
No. 1.\10
No. 1,111
NO'. 1'3IH~
No. lG13
No.l(M
NO'. 11311'5
No, \;'l16
Ko. ,131:7
No. \3\8
No. lGI19
No. 13eo
No. 1321
No. J.322
1&7
To Raise Amounts for Oounty ,Rates during the
Year 11939 ........... ....."......................"....... ..........................,...............:. .................62,
TO' Autharize the Wardenalld Treasurer toO
Barraw the Sum of Fifty Thausand 'DO'l1ars.'.:.....,...63,
To ,Revert Road in the Village of Vlenna::,;."....,,:....178,
To Revert Road in Hie Tawnship of Yarmouth......78,
TO' Appoint a County IOe)rk .......... ..,...........................:."....." ..79,
To Appaint -a Clerk Eme,ritus..............,........................",;.......80,
AgfliculturaI and Ho'r.ticu.ltural Societies..... .........."....,.. ....."."."..
Agricultur.al Cauncil...
'L B. BirdsalL
Canadian National .I;nstitu.t:e far tlhe Blind,...
Lock_ups
Municipal :A'ssociatiall1.....
P,ulb1ic Libr<,l.~ies..... ....... ........................................."..",,,
Red Crass.. ~,
Salvatian Army
Trustee .and ,..:Ratepayers', Association
Warden
Wamen's. Institutes
No. \324
143
No. 1325
No, J3126
No, 1307
No, 1328
143
146
GRANTS-
\47
161
162
\63
164
165
165
14
2Q
77
83
7I
83
11
94
83
83
83
11
1>19
Advisory Agricultural Committee... ...."....,.. ..... ........... ....10,
Advisory Ohildren's Aid 'Committee,..
Advisa'ry County Raad Committee..
Assessn1ent
Aylmer Hig~ School..
Bayham to ICallect Own Arre.a,rs 'Of Taxes.. ...... ... ...."."."...."....."1"..
Board of
Board of Educatian
Cemetery Act..
Children's Aid Society
Cammunications
'Canvalescellt Biomes
Continuatian Schools Act...
County Audi,tors....
Caunty
150
1'51
1,52
\02
163
154
155
1'5.5
MISCELLANElOUS-
\56
'.... .................................................,,,...,.....,..119,
1156
147
\68
\68
......'............................,..................."........................................$,
66
13
159
\60
20
18
19
36
20
77
10
48
40
14
70
32
45
12
3
168
Elgin .'County... Council
Elgin County' Council
169
('ounty 'Officials.. 2
County Picnic .,. 30
GOU~l~Y iRoads;:. ....... ......,.... ............."."..........5, 15
County. T,'easu11er Assistant:. 54
Deput'atiOl~S and" Committees:,. 30
Equalization Ap.pe.al ..............,................ ................. .....,........ ",WOo. ................... ....... ............. 32
F)tdory, Shop and Office. Building Act"" ..1-;3
'~~g,hway Improvement Act'.. .......... 'n," .........h... 39
Hdghway Ilr~prOVel11ent Expenditures... 15
H.igh .scrhlools Act. ........ 46
.Hig1h School Trustees 20
Hospitals "....... .......,.... 48
Hospital Notices" 6
HouS:'e o.f 'Refuge-...... ..0.... .. ...... ~,.. 6
I:rlous~ of Refuge 1\:ct.. 43
Nyclru Elettric Dist,dlmtion 45
] U1'Ol1'5 Alclt. 44
M,aintcnance of S6101110n McCallum... 73
Memorial Hospital statement... 74
Michigail CelHral Railw,ay--wig-wag signals_..,.. 76
M unicil)al Aff,ah's Act.. ............. . ..... ..,.............. ..._..... .............. ........ ......................,. 43
MunicipaJ Boai'd 44
Municipal ICletiks ari.d Treasurers,.. 2
Municipal Subsidy 36
New 'I--,egislation.. ..... ....................... 33
Ontario Agricultural Council.. 30
Ont,ari'o Good Roads Association.... 30
Ontario Municipal Associati.on .". 30
Pasteuriz'ationof Milk..... ......... ........."..... ........ ....... .......................,...... ........... .......31, 57
Planing ,and Deve10pmenf Act.. 44
Power Commission Act" 44
,:Rrovincia1 ~Ploug'hing. Match.. 12
Provincial p;olice Redistribution... 75
Public Health Act. . .".. 38
Public Hospitals Act... 41
Refoi~esta.tion and Conservation" ... ....:,6, 30, 39
H.dief 6
School Attendance Act.. 48
Thomas, F. S., . Restricted Area.. 53
Tile- Drainage Act.. .to
Tax Sale Contirmation Act.... , 45
Unemployment Relief Act ....,................................................."................ 44
Wa,rden's A,ddress. ...""................,............. .."..."..""..,................,..,,,............................5, 31, 64
Warden's Eleotion,.. ,..........., ............"..... 4
Warden's Gown.. 71
Women's Institutes... 54
Vocational Educational Aot.... 48
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND OFFICIALS-
Agrioultura1 Committee.. ............ ..... ........,..... ......... ............................ .."."...........J6. 56. 71
Children's Aid Committee..... ........"........ ...."....,......"............. ......... .....".........16, 18, 142
,Corn Borer I:nspector".. ,...... ....... ................ .................................."......"........ 141
COitnty Road Committee... ...... ...."..................."."."......................9, 16, ,19', 53; 113
iCounty Tre.asurer;... ..... ...........,............................................. ......,.....,....."..............153, ' 9g
County Clerk on rLicenses,... 138
Education Committee ............."........".."........................................................18, 54, 71, 76
Finance C9:mmittee..... ...... ........ ....... "........_........"............... ....1,5, 16) 1'8, 56, 71, 77
Gaol ICom~ittee.... ...... ._..."......, .... . .....".....".........."..... ....... .....",.....".....18, 53, 73
House of Refuge Oommittee... ................ ......... ....... ...... ......"....... ......... ..........,......54, 74
-Inspector, House of Refuge...... 125
Physician. Houst:of Refuge'"... 124
Mothers' Allowances .......... .......................,,,.....,,,.............. 140
Old Age Pensions,.., 139
Petitions and Legisla,tion -Committee. ........."... ...."....... ............ ..."..."..16, 84, 71
Su:burban Area .Ccmmissioll_... 106
Standing Committees,.. ......,.. 7