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TSE HURON SIWWNAL FRIDAY, JUNE i, 1&9
COUNTY COUNCIL.
atom of the Work of the June
Session
JM.deales two December 14.eatUS -
Tbe Dee.. of Renege skses44em
Lrrat.r tepees from the
overtal lemmas-..
The C eacil was wiled to order at 3
p. ra. ea Tuesday last, • good msI'uty
of the members bang presort.
Th. Warden sddrreaed the Council
stating that the petitions for ameod-
meets to the Municipal and Assessment
Agee had been forwarded to the Legisla-
ture ; that the alterations ordered in the
petit jute neon had been carried out :
and recommended an amendment as to
the date of euforceig the by-law fix►ug
the width apart of sleiggt-ruuuera.
The report of the County audit„rs was
read and referred tc the Ftnauee sew
snit tee
The following report of .Isiler Dickson
was read and referred to Jail said Court
Hones Committee :
EtIORT O► JAILnA 1.1. K'ON.
(:RSTI [PIN,- Herewith I her to sub -
net for your consideration soy report of
prisoners confined w your County Jail.
There are at present 7 pri.uner. - 5
males and Y female. one of the females
is insane, bar case bas been du:y reported
on and she is now waiting removal to the
asyluin. The other, Mary Brady, was
committed fur six month. by Mayor
Butler- She COMM from the township
of McKillop, is 57 years of age. weak
minded. and has no friends that we
know of. Of the male.. Robert Fletcher,
of he township of Howick, is committed
as • vagrant ; he is about 90 years of
age, weak and feeble in body ani wind.
He has been in jaa ever .ince the 25th
of June, 1886, and his present sentence
expires on the 25th of this month.
when he will here 'u ba recommitted,
and so on until death claims him. An-
other of the males Is ander sentence fur
lunacy. The remelting three are in-
sane, have been reported an and are
waitiog removal to the asylum. Toro of
them, William Kelly and Charles Lin -
guard. are harmless, but the third. Fred-
erick Hunsicker, is exceedingly destruc-
tive in his habits. We have to watch
him as closely as we p•esioly can, in
order to keep best clothed. but with all
our vigtlatoce he destroys both the bed -
dine std his clothes. 1 wail under the
necessity of getting clothes for Mary
Brady when she went out on the 5th cat
May last, but she was out only four days
when she was again brought back and
committed fur rex mouths. 1 alto had
to get a pair of pant, for Thomas Clarke,
a hill for which wi.l b. presented to you
duly certified
Wst Dit K.O,, .sloshes.
An application from Sheriff Gibbous
for • telephone from ns oti.e to the jail
was read and referred to Fivauce Cum-
mittee.
The report ..f Mr. Malloch,
I. P. S. fir Kest H iron, was road and re-
ferred to School C..nln.itt.e
An appeal froth the trustees of S. S.
No. 1') of ,'.borne, t , the County Coun-
cil, against the salon of the township
council, ores refer:ed to School Commit-
tee.
A circular from as Provincial associa-
tion cf. Public and Ilath School Trustees,
was referred to S.hool Committee.
A number of sat:ants were read and
referred to Finance Committee.
A motion to grant the East Huron
Farmers' Institute the sum of $25, they
having held the usual number ofineetin's,
was referred to Finance Committee.
Cou..cil then adjourned until 10 a. m.
Wednesday.
"$'OND PAT—n-EDNC.DAt.
C.:uncil resumed atl0a m.,tbe Warden,
in the chair.
A communication from the Canada
Company, in reference to the description
of lot 35. Maitland con., in original con-
veyan.e,was referred to Read and Bridge
Committee.
A communication from the Wingham
Board of Health, asking the Council to
bear a share of the expense of removing
the jam of timber in the Maitland river,
wee referred to the Special Committee.
The following r port of Road Commis-
sioner Ansley was referred to Road and
Bridge Committee •
REPORT Or RRItM;E couslI$,iONEE.
OENTLEYEN:-I beg to submit to you
this me second report for the year 1889.
(1) All the bridges which you fare
orders to build at the January meeting
have been duly placed under contract,
except that over the Sauble river on the
boundary line between the townships of
l'aborne and Hibbert. The contract for
the Wingham north bridge was let to
Robert Jamteuon, of Fordwich, for the
price or sum of $893 The contract for
the Rogerville bridge was awarded to
John Forester, of Wingham, at the
price of $195. The %etland Creek
bridge was awarded to John Forester for
PO- The contract to erect the Henfryn
bridge was awarded to Robert Jamieson,
of Fordwich, for the urn of $393. The
county of Perth is t , pay half the cost
of this bridge. All the shove mentioned
bridges are to be completed at an earl
date. The contract to furnish the plank
to tell or thi Maula,d bridge was a-
warded to Benjamin Taylor, of East
Wawanosh, at the price of 114 50 per
thoussnd, to be delis ered and piled at
the bridge as directed. From the 1st of
January, 1881*, to this date,' have issued
the following orders for the amounts and
porpoises mentioned as follows : - (l)
Jan. 14th, Wm. Vsnstoae, for repairing
eolith abutment of Renmiller bridge,
$6 ; (2) Jun. 2trd, Cep, Paisley, for re -
pettiest Copeland's bridge and the ap-
peaaehe6
to the Kirkto n bridge, $3.70 ;
(3) J•a 23rd, ph Kirkpatrick,fow re-
Nir. to the OraAiten bridge, $2; (1)
as ISPd, Corp -war -el re1 Ashfield, for
repairs to at'proo.hes to snooty Midges,
$17.08; (5` Jan. 24th, Geo. Hawkins,
fns estrus to the approaches to Port
Albert bridge, $8; f$1 Jan. 24111, Wm.
Lasham, for repairing the floor of the
Maitland brides, 17 66; '7 Mareh 12th,
Samuel Rtanlake, for lumber for bridge
Anne, $.1.29; (8) May 13th, Arthur Forbes,
for "reveilles the al.peoarhws to Grieves
bridge and repairing funs, $IL. 1 ens
requested by the emmt
mesiower of the
•emety of Perth to meet the reeve of
Ztdlarfoe sat him411t at • bridge on the
oosaty boundary line about a mile north-
ers of Kirktuo, on the 30th ut May. I
was at the place appointed on time in
company with reeves Kay and Buren,
bet owing to the very unfavorable state
of the weather the parties from forth
ouuaty did not meet us. However, we
fuand 4h. bridge • very it'd wooden
structure and it appears &boat time it
was rebuilt. By moist of Mr V Rata,
neve of Steppes township, I met Mr
John H Juries, engineer for the county
..t Lasibton, at the Grand Bend, on
Friday, :31.1 May. We examined the
bridge at that place mud found the
chords ouaaideesbly decayed. It will
require some attention' as soon es posse-
ble. We considered by putting two
strong beets to support the chords the
bridle may stand tor:, or three years
longer Some iwproveweou wh;oh ltlook
should be attended tt. this summer are
the fwluwing:--A stuns wnigwsll to
E.mondville bride., and the stone-
work of the Maitland, 1lsnch.ter wet
('lioton bridges to be repaired by filling
the cracks and joints with cement
The probable oust of the vault for the
registry orrice will be about $1500.
Terre will likely be about the usual
amount required for small repairs. The
amount of money likely tee M reyutred
for the year 1889 for bridges P
pros:hes and repairs to the county
buildings, including the vault will,1 esti-
mate, out exceed $6,000.
All which is respectfully submitted.
Jail!! AN,LES,
Co. Commissioner,
County of Huron.
W Ingham, 4th June, 188:'.
A circular from the Mayor of Ottawa.
in reference to amendments to the Mun-
icipal and Assessment Acts. was referred
to Special Committee.
On inotou of Mean. Kelly and
Jacques. the Council decided by a
majority of 19 to dispense with the De-
cember session this year.
It was decided that in the event of
any appeal from the equalizing of the
aasrasment rolls, the final adjustments
be left with the County Judge.
Moved by Mr. Mooney, seconded by
Mr. Thomson, that Kate Mi.4 iining1 (
L•zzie Miskiming and Mary Hays, all elf
the tuwu.hip of Morro, certified by Dr.
Holmes: to be insane and destitute per-
sons, he supported et the expense of the
County. Referred to Finance C'aw-
nutter.
The following statement of the County
Treasurer was read and referred to
Fit.ance Committee
REPORT aT cot \TT TREAMI'EER.
(;EiTLiiMES,—I aubinit herewith state
ment of collections from non-resident
lauds between Jan. 1st acid April 30.
also statement of cash oo hand and avail-
able to meet current expenditure. I
take pleasure in infurmir.g you that the
sinking funds are now all satisfactorily
invested. $14.250 havio.t been loaned
out or, first mortrages at six per cent
since January lat. These wort;ages
will be laid before your Finance CoOl-
rnittee. It will be neceseery to grant to
your warden and treasurer the usual
power to borrow $20,000 to meet current
expenditure until the taxes are paid.
Collections from non-resident lands
from Jan. 1 to April 30, 188'J :
Ashfield .$ t 97 Stephen ....... 957 '4
(.oderiet..... I1 07 Tuekenmith . .. :Si el
(treT- •- 1= 54 Tursberry........, 13 24
flay. ..... tv► Wawanase West.. 16 01
Ifuitem- ..._. 7 M Bas tie Id ,,...... Y 94
Morris. ...... 13 21 H:yth• .... _...... 1 01
31cKlllop ••-
5 Nvssels ......-.. 21 96
Stanley .... 54 60 Wroxeter...........631
Total 9946 43
Statement of cloth on hand acd avail -
Mile to most current expenditure
Cash in Peak . . $18314 Si
Co. (Date due df:yth1)3 36
$1e119 30
Leas balance to credit Sinking
Fuad.. . .. .. ...93712 94
Due Mu•teipatttiees1or sem-ria.
lands.._... 213 !,I
41 ;1
614417 16
Council then adjourned to meet at
4 p.m.
4 O t -LO K, weDNr-iI,AT.
Council resumed, Warden tm the chair.
The following report of the Special
Committee on the poor house question
was read and laid on the tsb:e :
Rnf' RT nN PooR It„t'st.
Cowwtrrxi--damn Kelly, Manning,
Pruudf(ot, Rollins, Wilson, Koine, and
the Warden.
In accordance with the instructions
contained in the resolution of this eous-
ctl .t its January session, your special
commutee have endear orad to obtain all
the information possible relating to the
cost of hued, buildings and maintenance
of the various institutions called Houses
of Refuge, for the care of the poor, in the
province, and other information of a
kindred nature. A sub -committee, con-
sisting of Messrs Proudfoot and Man
mug, has collected the statistics which
we hereby submit, and which will be
found of greet importance in considering
this subject.
Your committee have aimed at giving
to the council the very fullest Ioforms-
tion concerning this important matter,
and the information has been obtained
without refereeoe to the leanings of the
members of your committee. The sub-
committee thought its first duty was to ,
obtain • correct account of the amount
spud by the various municipalities of the'
county ander the head of "Charity,”
This allows • comparison -though an
imperfect one -to be made between the
Bost of keeping the poor in our non
county and the cwt in a county haring
• House of Refuge. The returns ander
this heed embrace the years 1`487 and
1888, and are as follows -
Amount spent by the various munici-
palities .1 the county of Huron upon
It will thio be sea that directly out
of the lured municipal exchequers ha.
been paid the sem of $9,964 in two
years. To there soma meet be added
the wine of 1264 lei aced *483, respect -
truly, which are the amount• estimated
by the Comity Treasurer as spout by
the meaty for the saute purposes as the
local grouts in the Mme years, and
these two make s graud total of uo 1155
than $10,751, or $6,373 per manta
Every member of the County Corned
is als') aware that these sutra do not in
say way represent the full amount of
the charity bestowed by this county.
Private chanty by individuals, chamber,
acid auweties, is largely given to the
very seine parties that receit• municipal
cad.
Auotber large turns of •apenee to the
county is in counectiou with the running
of the $nal. The manner in which this ex-
pense is paid is aa follows : Toe Gov-
ernment pays for all prisoners who are
charged with indictable en -epees, and
the county pays fQt7all others. The last
quarter the Governme0l was charged
with 119 depend thepounty with 1513
days 1 If thus 1513 days, 1433 days is
chargeable to the malutenstiCe o1 indi-
gents. In cvu.equeuce of this the oouu-
ty had to pay $61_, against $46 ::7 p•.1
by the Government, or about 14'15tas
of the wh(.•• expense. 1f there had
been no indigents confined the Govern-
ment would have had to pay nearly two-
thirds, and the cuuuty something over
one third. In this way the coat to the
county was for indigeuta alone over $400
for the quarter. This quitter is out
above the average, so that the county
pays annually about $1,600 toe siuu-
tenance of indigents in the goal.
The question naturally anus -how
much of this large sem would be saved
to the local municipalities by the erec-
tion of • Hoar of Refuge? From infor-
mation in the hands of your Committee
it is quite evident that only a very small
Fropuntoo of the charity grant to indi-
gents would nece.sanly remain. It is
not pretended that there would be no
amount tote spent by the local muni-
eipalitiss for charitable purpose., but it
is established beyond all question in the
counties where Houses of Refuge have
been erected, that adding the items fur
charity and increased county ,grant for
House :.f Refuge, together, the result is
a less sum by a considerable amount than
the sem previously spent for like pur-
poses. The opened committee appoint-
ed by the county council of Ontario
county to report on this same subject at
Its June session, and of whose report we
hare been fsyored with a copy, on
this point report as follows : "The
erection of Houses . of Refuge appears
to have obviated, except tr. the tootllest
Jegr.e, grants to indigents by the minor
manicipalitles.
The venous Houses of Refuge in the
Province are se follows :
County of Elgin -Township of South-
wood, 3 miles west of St. Thomas.
County of Waterloo- Berlin.
County of York -Near Newmarket.
County of Lineeln-Te,waship of
Grantham, a little over hall a mile from
sit Cathertues.
County ..f Middlesex -Township of
Adelaide, near Strathroy.
Couuty of Norfolk -Gore cf Wood -
hoes*.
County of Wellington -Township of
Nichol, midway between the villages of,
Fergus and Elora.
County of Welland - Townshie of
Thorold.
County of Brant -Township of Brant-
ford.
The total acreage, the acreage under
celtivation. the cost of land and build•
imp, it as follows :-
No. of Sand Cost of landrod
acr.-v cultivation land buildings
Elm a . . .a ti $3.010 n0 $te.-ll 00
Waterloo .141 97 9.024 n1) 41.0 101 00
York. . S14 511 4.500 to/ ffi.•RY 00
Lincoln . 50 4S 11110 00 14,.700 00
Middlesex.. 45 23 3.300 • i 24.315 40
Norfolk 1.7.1): 6.$.50 (n
Wellington 5(1 30 AJ Yi0 pit
Weiland.. 60 60 2.000 00 3.143 en
Brant .. 50 31 11.10 no
Average.. 674 501 3.213 -; 16.670 66
It will thus be seen that the average
cwt of these institutions is the sum of
$1G,670 G6, but the present feeling of
all concerned is that large farms are a
mistake. The weight of evidence goes
to show that 40 or 50 acres are better
than 100 or over. In many eases the
buildings are much more expensive than
need be, and the officials recommend
cheaper and plainer ones. The smaller
institutions, such as would be ample for
the county of Huron, do not average in
cost over $12,000. The ( ►dtario county
oomnuttee agree with u■ that smaller
farms and cheaper buildings would meet
every want, and rive • large and 'm-
ummery expense.
Your committee would next call atten•
tan to the number of inmates, and the
poet per head, of thew institutions :-
Cess psa
Yale. Female. Total. head.
Min ,. 74 13 000 !KA es
►merino .. ... 771 i e 114 Net
York ....111 u 157 17 95
Lincoln 19 24 SZ 51 03
M14dleara 14 4A 117 54 40
Y n,'folk !I6 N 73 40 .l'1
3Velii gtos IM 41 111 at :17
Welland 114 1S 010
Brant
1 The average mot of each inmate in
there Houses of Refuge was the sum of
about $55. We have also ascertained
I that the averave coat 4,1 maintenance,
including selaries. food and clothing, of
l each inmate in five of the institutions
during 1888 per trek was as follows
Elgin
1 Middlesex
charity 87 anin 18d 1888: waterloo _ .. .....
i5 7. 1RRt. Wellingtoe
$116 (0
Ask111•M M1 fork
MlSld 00 O S4 53, A4erace
Araa,M .........- 1 7 71
Clleta. .. ... DS 71
Colborne. 1M 50
Kteter 12... •
Onder*eh Tows..........340 e5
Ooderlch Towards* l4f6
.
Un'y ....e. . ._.......2.1 55
Hey ............ ..
Howie., Sl 11
e1 5055
ark. ..... In es
o rris
......:......:..........161 .-
.a......... 011 N
Teeteeemith ., 171 Mt
Tnrnheny 171 M
I:shame
w swaa.sb. 1 f 11 7e 0
nay
W
Wee wawanar. 3514 mos ..
Wlwm ..............
15These inatitatione, however, yielded
o :447
1c.rtaio r.venueswhichmateriallyde-
e; crease the expsnditore. These revenues
!u are derived from the product. of the
past
74s n farm and the labor of the iamates : -
Ile ro l From the All other
Ill SS 1 tarns source•. Total.
a a Klein $ 91.4 00 $ 9 (0
173 16 Mammies. . 1.74• w •w 1sS1S((. ss
York .. Ulf if fro 1.)11 ria
1b t,' Lincoln ... 1,.11 e' sir 'n Lal.. •+
117 N MIAAteeet ... Pa (•1 310 Ire 1.144 la
1! a N (rinikwellingtWI ern..... flfa e. 6S a+ 1.1114 1e
W.I land
104 Al
» es r Brant.. ass ss Rea ell
Iwcledlaa"a a.ereivea ser seam -
.tpre ices ass repsstaug94.. • Kat M
A iahelated statewteot showing amount
el salaries and all other charges of main-
t.eanee, lege the revenue in sorb eau,
aged one early out of each institution
gives the fpfipwiag remelts
'Wm)
l., .,s awe pa and 101
tree us •.carpel a'IPCN
se emus* ttaw.t lwto.L
1111$$68
;2.541444
Ott M7.2
seee;as;
gERlidel
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b: a$a5
tr:S. %
1” vm the infornatlon beton your
Committee we are of opinion that •
House of Refuge, providing for 150 in-
mates, with an averse. of 100 per annum
in keeping, the brat cost v1 whirs► was
$12,000, would coat the County Of flume
yearly about as follows
Interest on $11.005. at 5 per cent . $ GOO •0
IW .nwates at $.LS, Ithis item iacludlnar
aset. eu..ruteuant:C. .tel ... 5.311 M
$i,1M M
Less any sur:, fee rerenoe_. say........_. . ,pees
Helene,.....,.. .. $5lMa
It will thus he seen that in the matter
of muuicipel grants alone the amount ex-
peuded woula be leas. If to thew stroma
bo added a proportion of the amounts
spent privately, as undoubtedly should
be done, then a very much larger mviog
can be shown. It must also be borne
in mind that the preaeut system is yery
unsatisfactory and insutficient. Under
it one municipality fre.(veutly must care
for the poor of another, but with ■
House of Iim1u a the burden would be
equitably borne. At present wary de-
serving poor really sutler rather 0 an go
to gaol, which might be their fete If
they applied for aid.
•t'e take the liberty of calling your at-
tention t.: the following extracts from
the report already referred to of the
Special Committee of Ontario County.
The Warden personally visited the
Houses referred to, and he stales that
though he has always oppueed the build-
ing* of a House of Refuge. this trip has
made a thorough convert of him. Iii de-
scribing the different places visited they
raj:
COUNTS' OF
The House of ltefuggo of the County of
Elvin la situated about 3 miles from St.
Thomas. The farm contains 30 acres of
land, nearly all under cultivation. The
products of the farm are hay, corn, oats,
potatoes, and o'her vegetahies fur the
stock and inmates, little or nothing be-
ing sold, all being consumed on the
premises. The building to a fine two-
storey, structure and basement of white
brick. with sccomodation for about 60
persons. This being insufficient, small
frame cottages have been erected, and
others are to he built this year. About
1(19 persons were lodged for • longer or
shorter time during the year 1888, • por-
tion of this number being under'90days.
The coat of the property esu :-
From _ ..... ........ .. ...$3000 00
Stain twilling
.. _..-....-.. 115 91
Cottages . .. ............ • 13.i• log
feat-b'iildiewa.. .. ~IS50 iN
Lrainage. Iencin;t a..dorchard 1406 34
1-13:;;3 -29.
The officials In connection with it are
an inspector, eatery $80 per annum ; a
physician, $200 ; keeper, «330 ; matron
$200 ; assistant matron. $1'20. The laat
three live in the institution. Nearly all
the work on the farm and in the Mouse
with this exception is done by the in-
mates. No less than 21 of the inmates
were imbecile, ids otic or insane, and 7
blind. The average credo( maintenance,
including salaries, fond and clothing of
each inmate daring 1888 was $1.07 per
week. which is a little higher than the
average during the previous years.
covert- OF YIDULE EX.
The Moue cat P.efuee for the County
of Middlesex is situated nearly two smiles
west of the town e•f Strathr,y. It was
erected in 1879. It is intended for the
accommodation of 130 inmates, although
at the time of the visit about 100 were
in it. The city of Loudon formerly scut
• nun.ber of inmates to it, but they have
now been withdrawn, the city having
accommodation at home. The farm con-
tains about 45 acres of land. the produce
of which is consumed by tree inmates.
The cost of the Isnd was 13,300, and the
total cost of land, building, etc., to the
present time ls $28,320. The total num-
ber of persons sheltered last year for a
more or lea. time was 127. The house
is heated by steam, and in addition to
the usual officials an engineer is kept to
manage the heating and pompom appar-
atus, at a salary of $400 per annum
The total salaries paid are $1,:100 per
annum, as little other labor Is paid for.
and no assistant to the matron is enc
played, the whale work bei.tg done by
the inutatea. The annual cost of mate-
tenance in this i.tatitution, including the
selar.es, is $1.05 per week for each in-
mate.
rOUIITT' Or R.Arn1:LoO.
The House of Refuge of the County ret
Waterloo is situated near Berlin, and is
the oldest institution in the Province,
baling been opened in 1)469. The farm
ori1mally consisted of 141 actor, of whiefi
16 have reeent:y been sold for town lots.
The betiding is a large brie' structure,
capable of containing shout 125 persons,
the average number of inmates being 85
The coat of the land originally was
$9,024. the building, stables and oat-
h.**, $15.088 up to Ina present day,
making a total cost of less than $23,000.
The officials employed are ---Inapectot,
salary of $100 ; physician, $210: keeper,
$660 ; matron. $140 ; teamster, 11180 ;
assistant keeper, $1*0 , two female ser-
vants, $160 rich ; total, $1,660. The
cost of maintenance of each person is a
fruition neer 95e. per week. In addition
to the produce consumed on the premises,
strawberries and ether fruit are rsned
and sold in the Gown 1.1 Berlin.
(OCiTT Or WELLIMOTOM.
The Howe of Rehm* of the County of
Wellingtnee is situated near Ferree, and
was established in Ifni. The farm i.
shout 58 aeries in *stent The to'Iding
was originally intended fn sesew wndate
fob persons, het additions have hewn radi-
antly made inerw.aaiag els eapseity daring
she year. The average amber of is -
a
SPECIAL BARGAINS
DRY C000S
TWEEbS,ETC.
See our Dress Goods at IOc. per yd
See our Ginghams at 6c. p er yd
See our Seersuckers at 5c. per yd
B81m OU St
Prints, Shirtings, Cottons, &c. Bargains in Tweedsand
Suitings.
Special attention given to the
TI .IL0RII1TG DEPARTMENT.
The Highest price paid for Butter and EGGS.
J. A. REID & BRO
f$
Jordan's Block. pd.rb►, May lath. ISM.
w The total coat of buildin
mates was ( 78. g•
and land to date, including ituprote-
meuts, is $29,3140. The officials are : -
Inapeator, $100 per year ; physician,
$150 ; keeper, $300 ; matron, $200 ;
(t her aasi•tants, $188 50 ; making a total
Coit of $I,238.60. The average cost of
maiutenauce fur each Innate was $1.23
per week.
e•OCNTY 05 YORK'.
The one at Newmarket is 103 ("et
long by 40 broad, and originally amt
about $17,200, and $bete has been added
by gay of outbuildings and °thereto.
$8,862, making a total of 126,062. It
was built with the intention of accom-
modatitg 100 inmates, but they have
had there at one time as many as 129.
Those in charge of the toot ttuttun strongly
recommend a small farm, of say about 50
acres, as being much better than a large
one, and ouch more profitable in the
management. They also think that
cheaper and plainer buildirgs might be
used, and thus save a large acid unneces-
sary expeuse. They hays 51i acres,
which cost $4,500. The mutates do all
the labor on the farm, and attend to all
the work. They raise principally gar-
den stuff, such as celery, cabbage, tones -
tote, strawberries. potatoes, and other
vegetables, for sale They bare three
horses and five much oowr, and use all
• the milk on the place, and no butter
mads. Tney also raise at.d depose of
each year a number of fat hogs. The
officers consist of a keeper, salary 1I300 ;
inspector, $100; physician, $175: mat-
ron, $200 ; two domestics at $108 and
$ski a year. The average expense per
week last year for each inmate, exclusive
.1 interest on capital aavunt, including
salaries, was $1.17.4. Total expense, in-
Auding 3 per cent. interest on capital
account, per week fur each instate,
11.331.
(.EN$$ u.
Houses have been established in the
counties of Ekren, Waterloo, York, Mid
dieser, Norfolk, Wellington and Wel-
land. Awarding to the returns sent to
the Ontario Government, these Houses
contain 779 inmates. Of this number
420 were over 60 years of age, and 12"2
ebildr,n under 15 years of age. The
number is made up of persons helplesm
through disease, accident or mental tntir-
mity. It will thus be Won that the very
large proportion of the inmates are
through age urht'ed to care for them-
selves, and bereft as they nearly always
are of persons able to care for them.
without th3 presence of a home must
suffer severely even when ;granted the
municipal and charitable assistance com-
monly given.
The conclusions drawn by the Commit-
tee from their investigations are .
1. That, so far as could be ascertained,
the people of these counties were satis-
fied with the result of the operation of
these Houses of Industry, and that the
opposition at the tune of their erection
bed now died out, notwithstanding the
fact that in one or two cues the annual
cost of mauteuence had exceeded the too
low estimate of -the promoters to a very
oonaiderable extent
2 That their erection appears to have
obviated, except in the smallest drtres.
grants to indigents by the smaller muni-
cipalities ; had niateria:ly lessened the
number of tramps and vagabonds : and
had provided a comfortable home for the
helpless. who otherwise would have suf-
fered severely, even under the best
meane available to minor municipalities.
3. That from the information obtained
your Committee, the etec.inn of a
ouse of Industry would appear to be
an act of economy as well sa one of
humanity. From the report of your
Committee furnished at the January sea -
sem, the amount granted to indigants in
1887 was $5,864. This is but a portion
of the best, as it is well known these
grants are largely supplemented by pri-
vale contribution. The annual cost of
maiutai)tine an inmate in a House of In -
theory stay be seg down at $55. This
County would probably auppiy 125 in-
mates, and the annual oust would be $6,-
875, or an excess of $1.000 above that
now paid by the maicipelitiea, but this
. urn is certainly lees than that which the
insufficient std given by the municipal-
ities compels the charitable to eontnbulb
to the support of the indigents of the
County.
4. That respecting the extent of farm
requires', the opinions of the officials
materially differ. In nearly every in-
stance site keeper. .1 these Homes visit-
ed wets in favor of Isrge tarns, while
the ivapuci ,s believed hfty scree ample.
The extern desired depended open the
character of the keeper. When he prov-
ed to be an mesectic farmer he desired a
large serfage, and wished to establish
something like a model term in connec-
tion with the House of industry. In
most eases fifty sere, employ all the in-
mates slue to work, and above that extent
huhu help must he empl.y.d. The
weight of op appears to b. that 60
acnes is sufficient
Your Committee, before closing their
Report, would re.peetfully call your •t -
t. ratio. to the repeated recommendaliou
made by the rarities Grand Janes and
Jade*. esu pat years. 11 a well known
that these Grated Javier were enmpneed
v1 MOO r.pr+o4DtMg1 alt esetecne of the
•
County, and their representations as.
eenaiely worthy of the most e.refele.nn-
siderat on Thew (limed Jones have
repeatedly urged the emotion 1•f a House
of 11 t fu„e Mud their recommendations
have beau strongly backed up by the ad -
drawee of the presiding .Judges. They
oleo refer au the strunee.t language to the
fact that the large and wealthy County
of Huron vinually pla.e their unfortu-
nate pour ort a level with those guilty of
crime,
lte.pectful:y submitted.
P. kELLT, Chairman.
tmunication boom Mr. Tully,
arfeet of public work', in reference to
the registry ..thee, was referred to Fi-
tiance C..mr.ittre.
The report of the Equalization Com-
mittee was read sod laid fila the table.
Moved by Mr. Either, Seconded by
Mr. Keine, that the clerk procure the
opinion of the county solicitor if this
Cumuli has the power to rumble the
respective municipalities this year for
personal progeny, in view of the Act 61
Vic., Chap. 29. Carried
Moved by Mr. Silber, seconded by
Mr. Kelly, that the clerk ascertain from
the treasurer of this comity if Dr Wil-
liams, Police Magistrate, has. paid the
cud treasa:or the sum of $100, being the
amount for a note reponsd by said Dr.
Williams to said treasurer of one Patrick
Hall, taken in November 15, 1887, for
Scutt Act fins : and in the event of such
sum not being petit. the clerk instruct
the ooenty solicitor t) take such legal
action as to him seems advisable against
the raid Dr. Williams Police Magistrate,
to recover said sow of $100. Carried.
Moved by Mr. Wilson, seconded by
Mr. Keine, that the warden and clerk
memorialize tha Legislature of Ontario,
to enact such legislation as will compel
all almehs to be so constructed that the
runners will be of a uniform width of
three feet nine inches apart from each
other at the bottom, and that at • speci-
fied time all sleighs at present in use shall
be so changed as to make them coeform
to the before mentioned width . further,
that the clerk shall correspond with the
clerks of each of the counties of this
Province eking cooperation tensed,
securing this legolation. Carried.
A motion by pleura Wilson sad Keine
to repeal the by-law psased-at last ses-
sion relative to sleigh retirees, was laid
oo the table.
Council then adjourned to 10 a.m.
Thursday.
mama? Or TYa EQt'ALIZATIOR cOVD1/111111L
Your committee beg to state that in
view of the tact that next year the equal-
ization of this and other counties will
have to be gone into extensively and de
wpm, and a different basis of egedfaatj•D
fixed for future years. your eummftMa
deem it inadvisable to make changes this
year. Your committee therefore recom-
mend that the schedule attached be the
equalized values of the municipalities for
the current year. All of which is re-
st ecifnily submitted.
J. A. Itotuys, chairman.
An Indian named Brant was arrested
near Lucknnw on Saturday on a charge
of horse stealing,srd was brought to God -
*rich std placed in the county jail.
The prisoner esu taken to Brant-
ford on Monday in charge of con-
stable Harvey, where he will be charged
with ates;ing a horse, wagon and har-
ness. A day for two since Brant traded
the stolen horse with • gypsy 10 the
township of Colborne,
Tleatcal.
URS. SHANNON & SHANNON,
Pny.iclana $0rgeoa5. Aokoeehers, lie.
Cake at Dr. tiha.non's residence near the
. (7. Bnaoxox, J. It. 8nalo-
NOW.
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;ordon ; 2nd, Annie Vr.
ohm Brindley. 1st claw ji
fa.kins ; 2nd, Harry Maw,
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War "try tread.
Ur Pierce's medicines oats
re. because of their pose
uperior curative properties
ant their manufacturer u
hem to the people (ss the
hrough all druggists) on sue
a no other medicines are
tz that they shall maw
re the patient, or money p
ill be refunded. The -0
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if 0 does sect benefit or cc
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PARAMOUNT.
one ear own Correspondent.
The recent heavy frosts be
e irrut badly in thus section
a were very favorable fun
crop before the cold sna
number of our (citizens
P Queens Birthday at Pole'
port • very good time.
Our cheese maker, Mr F.
ing a rushing business
king from twelve to out
r day.
Mr Alex. McDiarmid ist
ration for the erection of a
his farm this summer.
kr mid Mrs Joseph Agnew
r narrow escape tram hero
bone taking frioht at •
arning from lioderieh.
th thrown rot of the burs
roo•arson• injuries. W
744 their perfect recovery
hi timiditylast • amen
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her r'elby'*fy.