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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Signal, 1882-12-08, Page 13fHh HURON SIGNAL, FRID*Y, DEC. 15. 1382 4 THE HURON SIGNAL 1s published every Friday Illosslas, by Mb- tt IL IC'UDDY Tool, et ()Illee,North til t- I GODERICB. ONTARIO. And is despatched to all parts of the ■urruuud rug country by the earliest mails and trains. s ac 1-4ssls.latt Hines s clrcuia- ttop IFk afq Neo se wsgeper is this pasrt ert sad assist' relish'O a o[+trinealw iso On untrtalifo s It noes, th 1lC rtges mem and belay in ed4ltiun t the above, • first -ulna. :amity and arcade paper tt W therefore • most deairabie adaertiaiay audita. Tunas. -$1.50 in advance postage pre -paid b publishers; $1.75, it paid before six muaths am It WM.eo paid. This rule will be strictly eufurc RATES or ADVURTa1Nn.- Sight cents pe ine for first insertion ; three Dents per line for each subsequent Insertion. Yearly, half -yearly and quarterly contracts at reduced rates. Jog rtIoTI qa:..--;4•a hare also a first-class j ebbing de part ment in oopgeeyon, and posses` , mg the moat cotuplete eut.Jtt sal besttae f w t l ntag out work 1 (hod cede aodms Is that {tae al tosat et • easoliaisies be -freesias Casa COUNTY CON demure'hishefty $ tig tb I Irairieeis dune and can be shortened tole art of $14. If it stays it will suppers ever the offer of the Moiling Co. feet the oreseut ape a about the bridge \\ 1 tpoast e p fee. a posy ..r two. 3. The c4Lsulunj .. tb tliu ,u. rte and • Crediton brie, alsoun hog to -we about en 'floor c.le brill •e was coverod Wjlpdipg Up telae Yo re Afflltra suet e4iut. way. 1 was unci with two inch he s -The e1116u of Neil IbeDenald, ailment- sop of the old planking. At the saute was laid the trea surer shortly after W $' Lor es wltainul in t,$ tune I had a contract let to put rat live sles. Mr. Sands has interutret me sew ear seams, atesteas pate Their ttetra• tog ► g ,j now atrtuXers iu the short stat. et the Re.obl a flew roue of iron to 11 r. sateen rue wwem--cross was dem.- lee comi ng Mod I.e stwidge---we retww• a,nls leu th tti,rth rand, but as the arty` to the river fur thr sow ..f $11, which has u tiaM soy. W ler apus folio that it by nut poi:. That the - - , (ulluwitnrl atxuuuu (w plaid: J. T. Ga- al the fins exaiuinahou was hn{;Rer than been twirl, but T loelirvc by has a c T13T1tD DAY. now, legal opinion regarding Graham's let was shortly atter, some mora+ serious claiut against the County. Thee lleoember 7th bridge, $10; mmo sur leYal opiuioa in defects were discovered befure the string- with that received for the tuutwr The County Council met pursuant to regard to Maitland Bridge matters, $45; ars were lout of I °included, with the iro1., will aunt to the sutra of $41 John Walker, $38.33; W. Lee, coal, which will reduce the net ass let aljournnr int, the Warden in the chair. $,24 7 Henry Quem+, p,aintiug, 1`5.25; bridge to $14. ' 3,28, including SO The minutes of yesterday's meeting I 1 a1 b dy b It of p& rutament I made by rho were read and *moored. Ed. tiharman, repairs to avert house, „u rho Lake ! Ii call, Ashhold T1ia leu sour situs wutnut Sud, thvrofwe, the hridge, and 10 the pestes A communisation front the Queen's $18.25 ; Boehauan, Law.on & Rubin- d rata son, $45 and $1.60; G„aerich Star, sol- let ole w tat iep,airs sou sone a an addituttal feuao onierasl at printer wee read and filed. certiain ; W. McKenzie, meeting of the Council, which coat Report of the Clerk in reference to the g, q K rob d b pt safe f r a(as pe getter the auto ..E 11716.74. expenses of the Maitland bridge was hardware, $23.45; John' Yule, Goderich at a fust of >)l13U null lepai t K l h Lrkl a there as earl nazt PETER ADAM* read and referred to theltoad and Bridge luck -up, $Y0; Board of Examiners, fur 1 R d oft w n,ti at Cetunty 1, committee {, , entrance examinations $0.35; E Beuotillcr sa - d, and the alts c , 1111 Holmes d ti,n, ltdvertising, $1;Jou leu both nude unused as well ns `ossa. Tlie 1, ,wing u the ad ,pled Moved ley r. ibec seals y kEP(oRT UF,aOAU a1vD swuo:e t„vyt Mr. Cook, that the grant of $`200 for Malntyre, hardware, $220.87 ; ('rhe poor repaired at a art of $120 ° ens bad v uniatata of taus ins one .f fhe rr sort .,f Parsons, hardware, $18.63; Geo. Sri h, g p+ I 1M[r. Gibson, roatl d t, the village of tl f tl h J ) er the Ib Mde winch f h tutssiuuer,-we recommend that t tt;Irvni. I a y:e ,te.l this offer, toeing dteoob fii t at $$0 be pouf in 1011 of 60 fuel. 1 brad .f late ,curs there u nut with u[ the Blue t n hemlock .Ian's Intl ole A0. The acne, for the Outlaw and much water 'lees tha tied concerning the and went iuimelw anchester bridge, y amt fouled the e south ai a geven away 1 had the bridge dossed at once untilthe rest of the Commissioners couldmeet. JOHN alaaoR, Rued Comutissiouer. MM: WM/L*44 REPORT. I concurreuce of tilt deputy reeve of Mor - 1. As iu*trueted by the Council at the res and the reeve . f urnberry, that it June meeting; t a uuw ti a lei would only be useless exfwoditure to go Shore u was increased too tl feet, andd dud d could l'p ,' ed to 6 fort. 'lhe coat was $175. not be dune without, so as to make it The bride at to ri ,;e was re lei:. thisun, as it is imperative to 1rin the a ave a newg Y preaches cult tdtt:o. (' r season as practicable. 'rho abutments w 'ramie s tightened where they required it, andthewear the surface of the water. The pre.- . 4. :oro to bridge over is about 'll tat an the ..t er River was renewed, at a cost of 1u;9.1'L. h The tl Mile River bridge on the Luck- I about 26 feet; but in erecting a new port by adopted, and that in giving bridge, if it is decided t o have it iron, a a largo grant to the Howick bout) this Council do not hold 1hemsely: aeonsiblu for any further cwt u (natter of the quagmire. That bridge at Bluevale be rebuilt of and put un, which will protect them froth i sed it would be an iur,rovtmneut to raise with atone uhutweuts, and it ruadw the ice in future, the coat being 262 ---•3.5' the door about 2j or 3 feet, owing to a feet wide, and that ran mud s 7. The approaches to the bridge at Pert' 1 g .- r • PR&D,+Y , DSC. ifethr 188». S A 0_ JG DI)P'.'fli' " The appointineat of Ju►tioe. Judge Isaac F. Tuna, of. (ioderiob, to succeed .lodge Squier as County Court Judge of Huron is gazettel. It does seem strange in sae respect, that while Mr. Mowat ' seal about it, he did not make a good appointment. for Judge Torts is little better than the judge whose resignation has jatt been accepted. Mr. Mowat csnsot p Deathly have any excuse, Inas- much as he a,old not find a man who would till the position, as there are plenty of well -and we need nut go out of the County town for them -who are etsiledatl qualified for the office, and whertoseM *sit credit. We sincerely- hopsthat Judge Toms will conduct him- self is a manner that will in future be highly creditable to the position." The above, from the Biy t Review, is o me of those peculiar iteMe which not only displays the ignorance of the writer, but also shows to what length the ordi- nal bry journal wilt go to take a fling at the Governmeut of .Mr. Mowat. It is true Judge Toms heirloom raised to the i;oeitiou of sealer judge of Huron, bqt the eppoiutment was trade by the IIs mimeo and not by the Provincial Ger- eriament-the appointment ass au noeoced in the Canada (i+szette, psi' ' lishd at Ottawa, and not by the (M- o r,u (la eft. , published st '1' *into. Alin, despite the opinion of t;,, YtoiacA we believe, so far ar} the interests of jlust ; vpsslhed, no better appoint- raaaslDtlld he made in Western Ontario. For over ten years Judge Toms Las transacted almost the entire work in connection with'the County Judgeship of Huron, although ethers held t place and pocketel the larger salary. His course on the bench has been beyond repl•uach, and we knew of no other lawyer in the County of Huron whose appoii.twent to the position would give more general satisfaction to those who have to avail themselves of law to settle their differences. • A 8rELLINi. Mare between Fred Gebhardt and Frank Smith would be ono of the most interesting literary events of t he season. luck -up be paid over ) scrub brush. $1; Geo. Tedford, keeping Wroxeter, as the lock -u1) a new c„nt- pleted-Carried. county tools, $0 hn Bropbeyt alter - Report of Mr. Hardy, road and bridge 1i1l,• wiM4ee bgoc, $ James lane, sta. til,lte i$ • Jelin Mason services commissioner, was read sites referred to r'y Road and Bridge committee. Moved. by Mr. Gibson, seconded by Mr. McMillan, that the Wardell and Clerk be authorized to petition the Do- minion Parliautept to pass an act creat - in a Comnualion with power to compel all railways doing business, or who hereafter may do business in the Dominion to so arrange their tariff of charges for freight and passenger air - rings as will produce a reasonable rate of interest on ospital invested after pay- ing all current expenses ; also with power to settle all disputes between individuals as road it uher, $60 ; dwari Wiley, advertising, $1 ; R. M. Reeey, hardware, $4 54 ; High School Board, Chilton, $10 96 ; F. 0. Nettie, printing, $ill 174 ; \Vbite & Sous, 1ypitram, $10 93 ; I3ayfseld lock-up, $e:1 ;p tt$118s Parker, Hayfield bridge, r1.3 60 ; P. Es- cott and James Delve], burying body found on shore, $8 50 ; reparnng Hol - man's bridge, 75:.; approach to Sauble brute, $2 ; approach to Mud Crtutk br' , $4 50 ; 1. Stanley, lumber, + _ !; ti.odench \•etc.., 11 ; HrltoN &GOAL, fiJ 29 ; Thos. Ching, rep. brWxe, or companies and such railway corn- $3, ; A. Sands, inspecting Maitland ,fatty Oleo to abolish alldiscrimmna- bridge,'$64 50; H. Dodd,$'24 51; J. tion in favor of individuals or places ; Alalwy', W'ieghaln luClt•np, $20 ; G. A. and also to so arrange their train as to, McLeod, bent at Woertham bridge, give all possible accommodation to the 33 62} ; L Hardy, services as road ewa- misauavr, $142 50 • W H Kerr, adver- no w mad has been repaired, at a coat of $2'S. 6.. As suggested in lay report at the June tweeting, I had torn plates to protect the puns of Helps' bridge made apau of something leas than 80 feet would be sufficient to carry • 'tf the water. The floor of the present bridge is about 114 feet above the surface of low water, very steep deacvni from rite nortli s; te. stens be prept►rad ant teuletw :►dot: Albert were repaired, and to 1ag11 slide The rCpN►rs and making a crossing for for, to be laidlwfore the L awed* remuvei, at a coat let $59.04; and rho teams enet $90.23. The till at the southuteutilg in January next. The fluor was all tail with new blank, costing end of the bridge has been completed, at I of Mr. Mason, toad amuiuissioneq- 3$0.t'0. All these bridges are now in a crest of $373.73. The stringers made I rec'mmtetol that it be al ;;;t.eal. good condition, and should be safe for a for the short span ou the north end are `Bell s bridge be rebuilt of iron, few years. 8. The reeveof Colborne still on hand. - i stone abutments,:mad a roadway 1 called my attention to Ball's bridge, My attention was called to the bridge ; wide, the commissioners to have which on examination I found in a very between upper and Lower \Vingham. 1 i and specifications prepared, ate' • unsafe state. The cords are so tnuch de- advertised fur tenders to put on a new use for tenders, to be laid heti cayed that 1 aelilsve the bridge is not now fluor and straighten up the trusses o0 Council at nee, meeting. That safe for public travel, !t. All the details the top I had the whole work done for bridge oil W Ingham prairie be robd for the iron bridge which were not laid fact Rile, the work to be let an before the Couueil in June will now be laid before you. as the work is cow- leted, except the painting of the extra $100. This bridge is built on bents planked up the sides; it has three spar,; tilling up and bridge completed as -alt••gnr,ner 179 feet long oe. th:: floor. as possible ; the wood used to be public. Bain• P ine stingers are au;,arently pretty if it be possible t.. get it. The re Moved by Mr. Cook, seconded by Mr. $1 ; Abroy & Edwards, repairing plete( which vnu ordered put our and Corbett, that the motion of Mr. Gibson, Kirkton and Elintville bridges, t' 4 45 : this can be done next sunk„cr, sten the sound. but rather light, aithe span, debbly Mr. Girvin, road commissioner, retdtrin to railways and `Shia rates, S. •A S. Stanlick, plank for bridge, $14 ; wood is drivel no .sagged tad in tile centro of the span, but the ``port be adopted, and tha g p ay 1 a'-`11 plastied to the,trusses on top are considerably de- Hyslop , iron bridge accounts be bs rsIs rad to a committee of seven, said Mn. Gillespie, indigent at li;yt t, $40 ;Iy' y l S pom *iiftttsMe F W. Jolualun ea ,on• sate the' ,n this bridge we ave a work esyedand some of them at the foot re- the Finance Committee. The repo to consist of Movers iiibson, , 4• l ,es to HaatttWn that wil• l ba a credit to the county, and a Ile Strachan, Kelly, Hardy,on Vaitland hEt'1"e' t°0' p r,t} -+M r t quire to be wedged up on the inside so as the road commissioner azul ('Ira TILT.. to bring them t perpendicular 1 K it e y I do• $19 B. r•- . bent toHowick safe passage .or generations o come. Rog and Grey C G Mr., 8trschan seoutsded by Y ortund •, $14 ; R. Moffatt, Commissi. arc *rad en. ole, t uti, t&v1N, o a ter ndicular rose- Maitland bridge e rase- That th tion. The whole bridge appears too ate port be adopted, and that the fu ,, ,,°1C' nottobe very unsatisfactory, but may hang count of the cost of the bridge an oven that the county pe Wm. 4:- =4 flour Saunders At Son, bridge, sou MMR. HARDS'a REPORT. out for a year or two, at the longest. 5. porches be published in the min ,Ary e sgpt u► $ ib for the 11tgand ' qty buildings 2 thin, oupplies for as given b the Clerk. The re, rpawaOi)►w t the H. n (county butld[ngs, 1627 7'2 ; motion of Mr. I beg tosubmit report of work done un- q Y use:SS'ebr P1' to Strachan, fur plankiug and repairing der my supervision since last meeting of to It m. Jury her bbor} Heafrytt bridge -Wm. Jury, f26 21, Council : The flridge on the boundary Wm. King $3, and \Vn,. Jury $1 John between Stephen and Hay has been re- built at a cost of $248, including ap- proaches. On examining the founda- tion for abutments 1 found that the water had washed out the earth to a depth of three or four feet, and the bot- tom was very soft and spongy. I had piles driven to insure a solid foundation for the new structure. All the timber used in the building is cedar of the best quality, and should last for twelve or fourteen years. The stall bridge on the townline between i aborne and Hib- bert has been rebuilt also, the contract price being $174, the townships of Hib- bert paying- half. This bridge and the first mentioned are considerably shorter than the old ones and will in future come under the charge of the adjoining muni- cipalities. Chtselhurst bridge, on the county boundary line between Huron and Perth was finished about the middle of November last to the satisfaction of the inspector for Perth county and my- self. The abutments are built with good stone taken from the Hibbert quarry, well laid and grouted with the best hydraulic cement and clean, coarse sand, the contract price for this part of the work being $743. There is a neat but strung iron superstructure placed on thein, thirty-four feet in length over all with a sixteen -feet roadway. This was furnished by the Hamilton Bridge Com- pany for the sum of $376, including tloering and all timbers for roadway. The approaches of the old bridge were low and narrow. We had them raised and widened to the full width of roadway on new bridge, the cost being $79. The total cost of tho bridgo is $1218, the county of Perth paying half. The wooden approach at the cast of Mud Creek bridge, on the county boundary between Huron and Middlesex gave way in July last. I let the contract of mak- ing an earthen one and gravelling the sante at a cost of $89, and the county of Middlesex paid half. I had a new floor laid on Efeter bridge, which coat $1J0. This bridge, is quite safe for three or four years yet. Alai. a new floor on Elimvi}le bridge, , St. Mary's gravel road, at a cost of $20. In com- pany with the inspector sof Perth I have examined Woodham bridge across Fish Creek, and the boundary between Us - borne and Blanshard. It consists of one span forty-six feet, and u " sagged " down in the centre about sixteen inches, and some of the timhers are tery much decayed,- so much an, that we had a bent put under for the ssfet}' of public travel, The abutments are built with large field stone and appear to be quite geed enough to tarry an iron superstruc- ture which the county of Perth has offered to pay half the coat of. This bridge should be rebuilt in the early pelt of the netting spring. i hal some small work done on the Crediton bridge, I tind that the timbers in the piers and chords are rotten and no longer safe. The old bridge is 150 feet long, but can be shortened to 115 feet. The centre span has been built twice in fourteen years with very much the same kind of timber, which is by no means durable when constantly exposed to the weather, and should not be used when more dura- ble material can he had at a reasonable price. I would reoemmend sone abut- ments, and iron superstructure for the new bridge, enol that plans and specift- cations be procured at that estimates TerOntario Government meets the House with a majority of 33 on a full vote. Before the bye -elections the ma- jority was only 27. 'rhe \Wroxeter, Jamestown and Brussels bridges have been tightened up at a cost Mr. Haply, road commissioner, of $24. I regret to say that the party I the report be adopted; the bridges who did the work reported to me that the bridge at, Bruise's is not a ghod one, and not likely to staasd very long, as the different parts and pieces had not been well tittedwlivn the bridge was built. The fence en the South approach of the Jamestown bridge has been erected under the oversight of the reeve of Grey and the deputy reeve of Morris, at a cost vertised and sold by auction to the to the county of 319.50. 6. I was called kidder. Ynur committee would f to visit tit fanchester bridge on Nov. recommend that iu advertising fo 15th last, and found the whole Board of Commissioners present. I regret to say that this very important bridge, second only to the magnificent one near this town, is very much decayed in some places; that the lower curd on the south side is broken, and has parted at one place nearly 24 inches, and ehowsunmis- takeaule signs of yielding .under the very severe strain consequent upon se i ,ng a span and such a heavy (,,tad of timber. After considerahle examination and dis- cussion -with the assistance of the reeve of Colborne who produced a letter from the clerk, stating that the Warden would sanction whatever the Commissioners agreed upon -we, with considerable hesi- tation, decided that there was no practic- able way of making it safe without s strong iron truss constructed on the spume principle as obtained in the lower chard of the new iron bridge. We unanimous- ly came to the conclusion that such a truss could not be properly or at9 cheaply executed in a country shoo as in an es- tablishment where such work was being done every day, and, without taking time to ask the Warden to call the. Cone tnittee together, as that would have in- volved considerable delay, wo decided that Mr. Hardy and myself should go to Hamilton and ask the Bridge Company there to undertake the work. I accord- ingly went there direct, being desirous of loatng no time, and, after talking over the matter with the Manager. -Mr. Hardy had not been able to go just then, - I left instructions to proceed with tipe w.,rk as rapidly as possible, as it was of the utmost importance to have it done quickly. Since then I have received two communications from the Company, which I at once forwarded to the clerk. My impression is that a nlesi the truss very materially strengthens the bridge you will have to build a new one within the year. The bridge was rt once cloied for public travel, without doubt a very great disadvantage to that part of the county. 7. I am pleased to 'state that the seemingly insatiable bog hole on the Howick and Carrick boundary is now finished, and appetite to be a solid and firm piece of work. Thera is good road- way 16 feet wide, with a cedar fence un both sides to keepanimnls on the rend, bemuse i believe if they once got oft in- to the mire at the sides they would he host. The place 11.1e, all olotio partaken of the nature of a n)'•itet•y, and, there- to re I am mot prepared to guarantee that it will be everlaetm;. The cost to the ceulity is $955.30, A. L. Grsto)N, Commissioner. t tr.:Ankles-one half the 3 by the township di Grey 'ftefetrred to Finance commit - 'Moved by :Mr. Griffin, vee° ed by. r. Webster, that John Sullivan be paid $4 for gravelling approach to K ntail biijse, and that WIN. Earl be paid $5 for impacting ,Kingsbridge -Referred to Finance committee, Moved by Mr. Buchanan, seconded I y Mr. Strachan, that Mr. Tedford, keeper of the county tools and imple- ments, be required to keep a stock book in which he shall insert the names of all parties tatting out or returning any of these implements, together with a state - went of their condition, and render an account of the same to this Council an- nually at its January meeting -Carried. Moved by Mr. Hardy, seconded by Mr. Cook, that P. Kelly, Esq., Reeve of Blyth be paid the sum of $16 for super- intending the building of the masonry work of the Blyth bridge -Referred to Ftnance committee. Account of Mr. Paisley for keeping Clinton lock-up was referred to Finance committee. Moved by Mr. Cook, seconded by Mr. Weir, that the clerk notify the clerk of the ccunty of Wellington that the coun- ty Huron has provided its share of the money required W build the bridge on the boundary line between Howick and Minto, and is prepared to proceed with the work as soon as the County of Wel- lington notify our Clerk that they have provided an equivalent value. --Carried. A number of accounts were presented. Moved by Mr. Hays, seconded by Mr. Hannah, that Mr. Mason, road commis- sioner, be instructed to sell the timber or abutments which are partially built at Grieve's to the highest bidder, as in the opinion of this Council etope abut- ments should be built in their places when the bridge is re -}Wilt. --Referred to Road and Bridge committee. THE mirth-pruvuking (dualities of the average County Council report renders it suitable literature for thio glad and fes- tive season. Next to the uproarious fun of the fall ahu.v prize list, we know of no reading so exhilarating as that of a County Council committee repurt. There is no need for Grip's Comic Al- manac when the County Council reports are given at length in the local papers. THE Protection organs are already be- coming alarmed at the prospect of over- production. The Toronto Work(, ultra - Protectionist, says:- "It is very prob- able that we have now in Canada all the cotton factories we want. At all events it docs not a^;rear to be the beet field in which to emeloy idle capital. There is a fear of the bareness being overdone. Prices of cottons are now high, but they may tumble any day, and then many will no anxious to sell their Stock in these companies." THE Stratford Herald is sneering at Model School w and says - "The fire dollars per term pail by students is not enough c.mpensatian to the town for the damage done, especially in a small claw of students." 1 f the (iovern- seent were to select some other point for the Model f4eh of in the County of Perth, and leeave Stratford out in the aid so far as the Model ('lass is concern- ed, there would arise a terrible howl frau the Hcndd about the injury done to the teen nein; • • M•.ritf.,'d n•t hav- ing the Modelites. Tae dabs ,t Rir Hugh Allan will be* to lied the fact tbet at one time sir Jelin ♦. Macdonald extorted $390,- $$$ him hire for eiectt.:n purposes under ,Mia of giving him the charter for the sesetruction of the Canada Piseilie Rail- way. We all remember how MaedoaaM at first. denied the charge on his word of honor to Lori Dtrtfer.n, and how euhee- gwntly he male a dean breast of it when ooafrnnted with his own written requests for money, esti 81r Hugh Al- lan's evidence. (lir John A. Macdonald is not one whit better to -day than when be took Sir Hugh Allan's money, and .soli hie honor and t!., .,^ro.,t•'s fews• t" heap himself in tune, Sullivan, repairs to )(lilted bridge, 114 ; Wm. Hari, inspecting Kingsbridge bridge, $5; Wnt. Paisley, Clinton locaup, $20; J. A, Davis. ,Blyth lock-up, $20; John Gill, Exeter hock -up, $20; G. N. Davis, supplies for gaol, $9.20; railing for Blyth bridge, $6.80; George Sheppard, station- ery, $2.75; A. L Gibson, road commis- sioner, Pee c'1: C. Girvin. do., $50; Thos. McDut.sitl, *6; S. Eckerts, rep. approach to Bluevale bridge, $10; Copp, Clark & Co , registry books, $109.50; Huron Record, advertising $1. The account of Henry Chapman, for attending Brussels lock-up, that no action be taken; the account of John Hyslop, claiming in- creased amount of contract in building parapet walla at Maitland bridge -we recommend that $8 be paid, the . differ- ence in measurement, but adhering to the contract price; Wm. Lasham's claim for $40, for taking down the old Mait- land bridge -recommend that $10 be paid in full; the Inotiun of Mr. Hardy that Mr. Ketlybe pard $16 for inspecting Blyth bridge-wo recommend that $10 be allowed. THOS. STI.AC'HAN, Chairman, The following is the adopted REPORT OF nor GAO7. AND COURT BOIIK& OOMMITTEB. Your cotnmittee beg leave to report as follow: That they have visited and care- fully inspected the jail, and tind it clean and well kept. There are at present in the jail 7 prisoners --6 males and I fe- male, all under sentence but one. Your committee recommend that the prisoner Thomas Smith get a pair of bots, and that the prisoner Margaret Ainley be furnished clothing to the amount of $5. when their titno of imprisonment expires. We also recommend that a pair of scales suitable for the jail be purchased, suffi- cient to weigh 20 pounds, and that a stove be purchased, as the one in use at present is unsafe. We also recommend Communication from Mr. Leathern, that the Recount of Mr. Dickson, for $5, claiming dentavee on contract removing for removing a partition, he paid. We old Maitland bridge -Referred to P1- nance committee. Moved by Dr. Buchanan, seconded by Mr Ratz, that this Council do now a .- journ to meet to -morrow at two o'clock - Carried. FOURTH DAY. December 8th Council met. pursuant to adjourn- payers let Morris and East Wawan- ment, the Warden in the chair. 1 net at the December meeting of the Tho minutes of yesterday were read , cul in 1881. Carried. MR. MASON'S REPORT. Since the .June meeting I hare in- spected the Benmiller and Ball's bridg- es, with the assistance of Mr. Girvin. We found both of then getting the worse of wear, especially the latter, which ought to be rebuilt next simmer, as most of the timber are very much de- cayed, and tie piers are done, as well as the upper structure. 1 had aoitte new braces pet in, and boiler plate put on one of the piers. As requested by the Council, Mr. Hardy and 1 inspected the Dublin bridge between McKillop and Logan, and found that a shorter bridge would do, to be kept up by the ael oin- tag municipalities. i had a new floor- ing laid on the Grieves' Ledge, net should a new *lodge he built the same recommend that tenders he received for jail supplies. JAM&e HRNNINO, Chairman, Moved by Mr. Kelly, seconded byMr. Elliott, that this council take steps at as early a date as possible to enforce the resolutions passed by this Council in compliant* with the petition of the rate - and approved Moved by Mr. (liberal, seconded by Mr. Kelly, that Mr Platt be paid 1150 for rebuilding the dam that the Council removed on account of the bridge building. Carried. Report of the special committee upon the propoo«r.l railway commission was read and adopted. SPECIAL (•OMMITTRE. In reference t.) the motion of Mr. Gibson in regard to a Railway Commis- sion, your Committee would recommend as follows : That the Warden and Clerk be authorized to petition. the Dominion Legislature on behalf of this Council, and that the Clerk he instructed to ask the Council of every county in the Pro- vince to co -riper -Me with this Council in potit,oning the Dominion Legislature for plank would du. 1 also had the Rego the following purpose : To create a!, p Railway Commission with ,power t.. set nee:churn bri,{ge flom.red with two-inch tle all disputes between individuals and I hemlock, k, as I rnuld ikwt et any other otrporatiens and companies, and all rail- kind at that season of the year ; it will ways doing badness, or which may her- not last as long u the present bridge. as after do business, iu the Dominion ; it is a very poor ',tractors. I hal rats also to compel all such railway cmp- feet of the Clint in bridge esiovfas .J with tygp ponies to so arrange their tariff as to the three -Mesh nick elm, and bat the atn,e Nobscgneptly Mr. Purlp, ionic, to all parties ; also to abolish ail tight sdon, the colt being $83. I had 1. The new bridge n the Seeforth $10 per ton. dieeriminstiata in favor of individuals snows light repairs done to the London- gravel road, known as Forsythe's bridge, a fridge contractor let Middleaet, offered or {,laces ; and alto) to so armoire their bore bridge ; the piers are gond, but the was eoopleteud moodier to contract, for mo lis. per lb. for it, which I accepted, trains as to give all possible •ocolmnoda- upper tart will not last more thea as. stn. s little trader the estimate- It a hut 1 never sow o r heard of him after - lien to the puhIie, other year. The Myth bridge is Ona a whetantisl work, entirely of order, and wards. 1 then wrote the managers of At.Rx, L Giesoe, plated ; the stone work is very stem% wee shortened lbws over 40 feet to near- the Rolling end Forgie.g Iron brills in Chalresae and is capably id carrying an iron brit** tf!O feat. I had the approaches filled a II:mu;t .n. enquiring :1 they ; ur;iteeow built as recommended, the roadw be 16 feet on the Crediton and 1 on the Woodham bridge ; and pl specifications prepared and tenders for, to be laid before the Council next meeting. Regarding Mr. motion to sell the timber in the ments of Grieve's bridge --That it 1 den to build irom bridges, separat_ ders be taken for the stone, woos iron work. We also recommend the road commissioners meot and d the county into four road division divisions to be published in the mi and that each reeve communicate the road commissioner in his own d' when any improvement is necessary JOHN MtMILLAe Chat Moved by Mr. Hardy, second Mr. Hennings, that the thanks o Council be given to the propricto• the Goderich newspapers fur their now in supplying this Council with valuable papers whilst tho Council session. Carried. Moved by Mr. Corbett, ceaond. Mr. Hutchison that the usual c, grant to model schools bo paid ov the respective P. S. Boards of G o and Clinton. Carried ;loved by Mr. McMillan, second. Mr. Hannah, that the Warden and be authorised to petition the Local lature to so amend the License act give such license inspector and co stoners the power to deprive any keeper of his license in whose hu promisee any person may receive in eating liquor after any relative or than °fauch person may have served hotel -keeper with a written notice bidding the giving of liquor to any person. Carried. CLERK REPORT (•1 MAITLAND 11Rtt)tL. I have the honor to submit herewith a detailed statement of the total expense of the iron Maitland Bridge, as ordered by the Council at its last meeting, which amounts to the sunt of $15 151. I beg also to state that, i(1 c.mjnnctien wttln Mr. Girvin, we add the old timber.f thu bridge by auction in forty -'seven separate tan be laid hefore the Ceunctl at the rtareels, for the sem of $212.92, i had January nssuon. preciously a few ads hauled to the gaol All of wised' is resp0ctfulll7 rubmitt.'.l mfor kindling wart. We oSete 1 the old L. Haaur, Rsrd Com. iron at the same time, but withdrew it asn•av or MIL M .%. for sale, as the h' hest bid we got wail 1 he fnl'owin( is the *devoted l if roregqmired. The contract prise was Mtle higher Sian the Brno fie. to cit Iw •tw rhIPOR? of rlaalIC•tt . j*1,1160, which seems a high prise, bat it lion that it emend tootle down, hut, the Yon c-'nnmittee report as 1 _ I will be theeheapsul . is the ss 1 also lining baa$ y much held et. Me, it in the petition of {ise County QiLar11 had to blind a breakwater of 48 feet of may 04 Sewn kw ewo.gh, in of Ontario, we reeetassead *WI tis order ii feet high at a mit of $4t as This which ere it say he nocessary to take Warden and' Clerk petition the Ontario could only have heats avoided by 04Siag a little off the top to keep the water from flnrernment in aocor.lance with (he a ditch, which would cost four times rursaiae on to the bridge. 2. A bent has i the amount. In res to the Wiz prayer of the petition. tM • •la• : ' R•r K• wiernnet .,,r ' ham ~ride•k tho centre nee nn .dol rr m olescnbiuJ ;hu .:'• n . :ole', whole moo they would pay ft r it. The Roll- iwg Mill Co. offered $13 per ton for it free on b.ord the can to Ooderich. and the Forging Co. $40 per ton for it deliv• erect free of charge in Hern'lton, which i found, upon making enquiry as to the freight upon it to Hamtlt(m, was an ad - been i nnt in under the bridge on the r TA .c, besiriiry bstw..e Got, and Plewiek. at •*nr• -r $.: na*ane treiabr At this stage the Warden arose wished to explain why he had not tilled his promise and given a sup. the Council. At the January m he promised the' supper to the Co but the agricultural sapper was that week, and the County Counci thought, conal not stand two sup the ono week. He .accordingly paned his intention to the June in when he purposed giving the Co either a trip on the " Josephine K' iir a /simper. In e he could tain the "Josephine," s asmho was p on the Wiartun route, staving moved to the (ieorhian (lay. Warden did not state to the Co where the British Exchange and hotels had been removed to, and the supper was not given in June cording to pron►ise.-Eu.I Then: July the Iron Bridge was opened quite a jollification was had. It horn reported in the papers that he Riven the spread on that occasion. course be had helped the thing ak but ho hadn't paid for the whole sp. Ile made these: statements to put b' right in the r ea of the Council. And after thus delivering himself, Warden resumed his seat. Moved by Mr. Keine, seconded b* Weir, that this Council do now adjp to meet to -mon •4r morning at .ialo,Ck. Carried. FIFTH DAY. Deoerllibrtjr 35 The (- ot;r1Cil (net pursuant to tedje men', the Warden in the chair.; 1'hn minutes of yesterda)'" efs were root and approved. The following is the adopted raps the NI a .• L AND rr.l -T-1.. • plian t/I The hollowing memorials rented and considered as here That fro"i the County()Dano») ro arlt• : appeals on roster.' recon 1101141 that it lie adopt, d, the following be sdde,i 'float,` case. of appFal in refer,iov to lists, the saM party appealing a deposit foto the Clerk of t1t11 polity in which said appeal is dent to cover all costs of *gale snot that tM Warden and (9e91 tlte•tan " MIs' .