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11 I 11 solet.tion of Christina
11 be plawd before our customer -
al snaps Ladies' IleIts, Ladies
When' W11i8t11 and Skills itt both
as Skirte in black and dark grey,
nly six Ladies' Coats four long
liatever they will briug, for they
od shape for Clui.tuans
tore too lam rise in pricea,
are actually team than prceent
y Dread .Niateria's, its lion..
is and other heavy -weight good.,
to it few lines still on our table.
best °Glom from 50o to V 1 • 0'.
mica gootis, *If new.
ya', womasn's and girls' Under
are been very large in these liner.
beeu atleled to this week in many
cool, Neva Scotia Wake, from ;a 1c
Vont, 4i4ece lined, aye to 75c,
tittle' front 1:Le to 50e. Bey*
ite cats, a chub* lot, up to 25c
ty, and tut to pricey they 'peak
h Hosiery in mom° of their be,t
irl American makes, fast col° Is,
1 5,-, both light and dark co/ors,
14 of ail %%001 \Vaulting geode that
hita Shoots to says away,
BORNE
A I !
ISTMAS._
Love and Song
Gift Goods
t, •t. ntettiest and newest -vo.da th..
autiful, Up-to-date
Manicures awl Toilet t:ases. steiltu,.;
.1%er, in loathe' case., Dressing Csac
t arid Collar Cases, Shaving Capes,
t, . et,
ft Pipes,
Yriat 31-00---tzr-14-110.-- -ring Imelity;---
(-anew/ charm the heart of a ....oiter
t Igor C'eses, Cigarette Cases. et,
• hit the Cirt Pits-
nds, whether ready to
ot.
mist,
BED -FORD
RLOCK. •
11 k
pp-
etables,
ds of
Sargent's
vith
G,,;in Food
p e r •
GVIE.
THR S1GNA.L : GODERICH ONTARIO.
GODERIC11 TOWN FINANC
ES.
Report of Provincial Auditor,
T. G. Williamson.
Sundry Recommendations for Future Management.
-The Cost and Value of the Water, Light and
Sewer SystemS.--Valuation of Other Town
Properties - How the Assets and Liabilities Stand.
-Supplementary Report.
FUBLIt-liEL) FUR THE INFORMATION OF THE CITIZENS, BY
OR 1.4.11 OF 1 HE TOWN COUNCIL.
Tomearo. Ith Ih•ceinlita-, 1002. been ituuri**tlit• third during the hied
To the Mayor and Council two or three years. l'his ham heen
of ow, T.)... or tind..ricii. ihit. don,en Isreanse the school este having ,
lie high, the public ins, thin; ahowtt
lientlemen : -At your requt•st and what they have to pay. for the te•hools.
under inatt•uctions flour the Provilwial Our extit•ritatis• is that the ma 'ority of
Auditor. 1 trweederl
your town on the 5th o March last
fur tire purpose of making an *mint of
the is )(lit"' Anil ileeourits, and tin e1C01111-
ination into *lie affairs generally, of
Pair torporitt Since
that Buie. I ha vt• spent witch time in
your town oleo' this sjwcial work, my
moat reeant % isit having terminated
on the gth WU.. I have now lb. -lemur
to teport upon the Y'ariotis matters
which raffle tinder my native.
The work of Ono aiottammor vitte ciao -
plated on the 3talt April. as required
by , and the roll nhoweil no in-
crease which t lut4t- been aitt infec-
tor). to thy ',outwit. .1 comparison
with last year ia here given:
Von Peounat hallow sat. Tusal
hie - 1.1.73.Kie re, ataineca
1.11A.stAi Awn sae ill...So
KM* 101.41/14
. 111, be...
Of thi. increase 16191,111111wits liable to
be assessed fiw st•hool tax only, while
the beta/we, /1101.0711. teas liohlts for full
tar:,"ille nature of things, swine ap-
peals vrt•ri• to he expected. but the
assesminelite 11441 been made through-
out in a just and liberal sphrit. which
could fail to he recognised. anti
that. tethletittps tliatte on entreats were
not important.
divniends 1m certain Attires in
ompantes Were asmisoms1 fOr the first I 01101.111111.4.41. a//11 It OWL Kehl ttttt 04111111,
1411110: lii• this -inatter the that th.• offeratin
relied ot* the 1 Ontario Statute., chap. int.oriect settlement. %%Welt the Gem-
& Sectiun tt, 111161. and lepton the /1.- 'If 111)Wfi 1 fife,. 414".Pts.
S.O. amp. 1184, sect on :47, of I min% Tli.• 11111y KlIggl•lit • fin•
The Asses/intent Hull. for the first Went which it APPears IteeessatrY 10
time shore the. ia t lot* of exesnitt ms. wake is that the Coileetor's 1(.41
showed the true value 1.1 the la Xa ble contain all the particulars pr.. -
property in the timuit-ipility. a change scribed hy . R.S.O. Chap. 221. see*.
WhICh 4111/014 111/1 tend to ittcream• the 130 to 1:cet.
dignity and credit (of the town.
AV.tTElt V1,111t1(st.
It is sitonalently evident that the
lire/tent etettreil is. as turititne. farmed.. Ali iml.ortaitt statent-4 4 waterworks.
have been, willing 140 tenet the foetor• ails begun in 1.446 41141 has been 111
kis tal liberal tellies aml 00. manufac- Heti% work situ', ife
• I liters no• attars, of this. having been considerably extended
&Imola imaginotors rot, 141 favor of ofterrat value to the town. but they
granting A hal ii to enable t company have lwen lse he el111•4`1,f
tire of tlie Organ Factory. anti the l'heme have, without doubt. prove('
The meet/ disastrous destruction hy PIM and 427.
to build A lailter fact.,.... and in cn,.„1. 1•11t1/11y. 11/1' 4.11111101 1111114 111/ to the end
shoW clearly t hat 114' rate 101111.4. 4/140. 11 is /1.0 ..41 record that arty ealettla-
per one thuitaand gallon.. for 100 to WU
, gallona per day, to 11 rents per 1001.1101-
ta ittervening prices 111.1•iii '25c., 21c '
1(1'7 ! .,
or Orel' :10,000 ga oils lam day
, is paid within ttttt • lit fro... ha tle-
7
; 17c., 1:1c. A discoUllt of 10 14.1- relit. is
; alloWelf off meter rate(' w len the bill
livery. The town tampon metro+ if
desired, (harging $3, et 145. or mote
1°1' 0111101g 00 mit. iwcortling to mize.
At Brantford the sliding *rah
for meters is rie, follows : Frisono 13
• ts. per 100 cubic feet, for 14•KK th11»
;.01011 ettbie feet wt. month. From 10.
oer 1110 cubic feet INT 15,00110. 1110,144
feet. per month. 011 ths. 'visas that sass
I anal titbit. feet are equal to tur
kaiton., tia. Amiln. are changed flu
t compariatat with 4 htlt 1/1-ires. Thus
I from 20 14 -III eents per 1,0141 gallons fo
11,..at than 31,2511 gallon.. per month (say
IMO gallons per day) to lit cents
per 1,1100 gallons fill' 111/111 3,01/0 glint/11S
ItO 20.0111 gallons taw day, Larget
111.1a111i114•14 CHU 14.1• 101•011g111 la• special
contrart at lower prices. it may lal•
presumed. .111 rates atie payable half -
Yearly, on I/114t 4/1 31101'h 111141 f11141 01
hieptell1hel'. Twenty par t•eitt. is al-
lowed off all rates paid before flat 15t la
141' the 111.111th. and ten per vent. paid if
het %Veen the Lith and 1.011 of the
Month. After that no diseol1111. .111
regulations are strictly enforced and
the effect has been inest Ka laitary ill
ini ting prompt payment and avoid-
ing hews. Any tails not paid at the
end of the month are follinved up at
411145., S41 that delay itig payment brings
talent: anti obvious (Baud. tottattes.
Various ea/vitiations have been made
to arrive at the etea per thou...riot wit-
hin,. of pumping the water. It is only
(*imp NM that the ptinsping station
captor:mos have lasareepara tri rill/owed
to water works and to electric light, KO
hat it is difficult to go hack beyond
that year. The coal is still charged
iitirely to Watt•raorks department,
tut this will he changed in 1011-1. These
talculations are appended.
yarr or COAL AeTt'ALLY taiNst7411:0
'/1441 Pill 11411141
IN 1811111. 1/441 AND HIM.
Ist Jam, 1910
Paid in 18110 . • • • • 3473C1:47f1.-'11:1110:
e people lacter 11. pay III fill .111.1teit41
of by instalments. In 44 (41011 such as
yours. it 144•41110 1.0 111e 1101 tWO
ment n 0111d I/OH/Chi. Hist instal-
ment should be made the larger. one
and payablt• in August."
It is alhaealter likel% that. in t%
well -to -di. municipality Ake yours, the
nans.• result would be experitawed.
Many of your i•atettavera would prefer
to pity in full and nate the discount.
which would rt•liet'e you to 41 (.011Kifiet.-
tehle extent matter --.4-• interest
eliarges.
Tires. rec, t entlatiorn4, etatitutini-
oated to you Wine ago. have
already been actid on too a certain t
extent, hut the date for payttwut of 1
Hod instalment. should be madt• 4101- 4
siderably earlier than was the ease
tltis year.
I venom Ica..• t his department veith-
out eitying a W0141,111 praise of the very
eatioditettory Qat 1111er ill wItit•h the
collet•tiont. have 1/14411 made Durin
•
the flee yearn which 1 have examined
into. the itettlementa of each yt•ar *4212.50
277.50
were eorrect to a cent. This is more
unusual than may be generally imag- ---
Med. and it reflect.. great credit upon . 0131415.08
yoor eollector,, for his prompt collec-
tions and correct mettle:tient-a. and it
reflects credit also upon your tree/ewer
foe bin satisfactory inane/gement of hie
ishareliflhe business. rhe tailtealffrf
and aettlement of taxes are somewhat
Stock 31,ot Dee
Columned
Int hut., Wist. 8 Z7T.30
Paid in 11100.. ......... . WHOA'
grantin • t usual tax exemptions
••f 11101 atimaintina m00(7.040.111
Are %tilling gi% th.• most favor..
treatment le ittantifit..t %nem whe Rita
.11,4111C* lmaiefil the •itatlity.
The examination into these niatters
diat•Its.e.1 the rasa that various proper
tie., hail not been propetPly aatiessed
and taxed for echoed p IL /LS !pre,
scribed ley law. See 144. 0. Foie ard V 1
chap. :it, see. 77. and chap. .10. sec•
co. The attention of the rottneil was
at the tinie dritali to this matter. It
sliced./ he borne in inisid ilia( the
collection of artears.4f school ratA., is
merely righting a wria which hae.
been unwittingly. mll al upon all
other ratepayets. A certain mom (.1
ev has to Is. provided eaeh %ear
foe se ad toupees .., ekt the aino mints
width a 4-14. 110 4'0111,1 ell 11'11111 the
tirolwrt ies %%ere !pert ..re.• sums:wax' no
the ratepayers generally .
1 Dons haVe Ims.ii 1111tde 10. tO the at•eur-
. ate Cosi of supplying *titer f.or henna, -
bolds. fat tories. ths sti yet
sprinkling. 4.14'.. 111141 It is desirable that
. this should now 6. done.
The water supply luta hitherto been
elutreoal fur at a fiat r.tte. which. olIttys
nit 11141111,4.111ent 141 4111114 114 10 pract-
he (f' . Iltia the ss ante lir ss at er
hiss been. its 1111100.1114•1141•. 41.1' large.
I calettlat id011, hid, 11.•
OIK•114,14011K of last y -ear Malt lotto horn
1.416.11 Ms 1.1o4s,
111.• engineer rep..0. that III that
year. there were pumped ninety -flee
and ona• holf millions of gallons. Ilin
opinion 1,,, that. if proper earl. to avoid
waste had lawn used. from :St to 70
hat, been ..liffiejerif
Kllpilay 1 WIN 11.K %Kum..
The waste is attriletteel principally'
i• r
10( 11'
C1.2-12(ik.1
g r* ,g
%
• :L
to :
1 . ExcessiVc lime of lawn hydratits•
Oa:retire tap; (in this Milner -
111111 he hylew holt ;atter 1.
•:ti Het -tittle! eitrehatimess too
part (4 novae eon/smilers.
ill The tine of water to residt•nte
who Are not rated. •
Tapsjelt 11/111Kt9411elltb*
in winter tittle. when t he temper:qt.".
is below freezing tsoiot. 'fin. engineer
ostitnate-s the loss from these, .-arimo.
Itt Vint Ir.., than a very
•rirms koss. mid late whit•It et -err
effoort Anode' be made t.$
Th..rt: are various changes which coin
is, easily made and which wool(' cer-
tainly produce itat-reeseti revenue and
with ...pod certainty would decrease
the eX MIR lire.
."....".•••••••••••••••--4.4.444.044•Amsem.
Bread that helps
ealth, that's easily
ted. that's always
is--
NELL- DEAN'S
iemade Bread
let talking precemm knOWn
has don. so 111114 to improve
itts et hread a. our own pr.-
'ARNIM!, DEAN'S 14/t EARS
'toot of • los. ft. Ruperiorily I/I
1141 rnak.v. tro-sa the ani
lad is ranvin.ina teatimony
.111 I and perfect method.
.1 in Hie making Wan ten eat
:1,1, 1 th'...tN'S BREAP three
the year rem, 1 and never
Ws always grod. .Amty snd
Iwo right Have oar agent
...male lost
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TAXES.
The itionicipalny has hitherto bee
outlet. the necessity to lawrow from Ito
bank each ytair conaiderehlr
__meet current oipentliture. If lax,
riiiird-bc 'Alerted earlier in the year
considerablo• savitig of interest chart('
Pt e .
Moro Loney Hu:Wales in the how
116656.31
. 21011.1a)
_ _
l'unnutitetl .. ...... *11.402.31
1st Jan.. 1101 *21 itikt10
Paid in Inn) 4L*4.04
*taint
/Week 3144 Dee . 2147.11
.
'011/411111111 g:0470.11.'i
It is entisitlenal fair to apportion t he
expense equally to Wittet•wol•ks and
fleet He Light. say otie-half each.
Mil Wein Ilan
11S17..11, itt2L.231. I $11rtS.:r.f..
The higher 11104 in 1000 is at t domed to
ariationa in the prict• of coal. Tho (I t ta n -
fits, of wider punned in 111/1 was %I,
Kti.1110 gallints; Nay ( 1011"p0S1..4 01
11111/0100) Kett/ thousand galiona
Itased ion this is till. 1'1104 Of 1.1111111111g in
hit/.
tiler t/F 1`1:1119.Nti 1!V 11/111.
l'ary :edits and ilislotirsountatts..$116-1UA:
Fire intattittiis, el24): I.oilet• hi-
auraticc. tat**
_
371 t2.65.
issloct anemia paid for coal.41:X(14
-
.1 old half share mat trottennied BMA!
-
$1s12.143
hichtli( hied loy
per 1111111
Add ileprociatioti t111 $72,500
at 5 per ct-nt .....
equal to 31 cents per HIM
gallons.
Add Int. and Sinking rural
1111111.111111 in PK and 1/4141 117:4./7
AshIllwineims1 and internality'
*Mon in loam Par2 211.76
• _ _
Tote 1 rest . $1 1121611.1S
equal to 11 et -el% tier 10110 gab -
hats.
re• s
kr 'per 111110
lir per IOW gallons.
_
134 cents per MOO gallons total cost.
••:. re Ps
nese (•ansitattiors are expreaseff in
•
detail. so that thew may lo.• no diffi-
culty in tenting their iteettracv. .1 I-
t lough I lit. changes 11410 reps 0011414.1014s1
1' Meet a consideralile sevifig In
total expenses. the eost of I ping 81
10011 gallons a ill not la• (-hanged in
et. •Inr flegree. For instant.... if 70,-
1000.14111 gallons %ere pulnpetl. awl n
P.11% 111g effected of ...third of the egad
hill. equal tnt46 lo the g
. 1 a gross
lb(
471114111 itin g ail residences
a it bill reach of OW 11114in, to use th,
tow ti writer. _
(3* Ily the maturing of
laWI1S lit. certain -.perinea hours, sat
front (1,1,0 11; t11. 8.:111 1). tn. dad.%
Any Awing.* initial -eel few the general
benefit ought to be loyally aupported
by 'wet y out, ct en if there nay he
itsron enteric.. in laidividnal Mows.
A:- to metcre for int -portant consum-
ers, 1111. 441110411111 age* whielt untold
accrue frtan their inshallation eamiot
bet he ',cognized.
.1s to c.imptilsion 011 all residents to
itia• the wn'er. 11111114'41 IS fully ent
mowed ity t he Mitnicipn I et. sec
to he the phausills. 14 4..5 Yrs. 11.si111401 t
'A
(loth* the lllllllllll flints at env tehe
, 11145
smile thrill. In the 1$41 14'1' 111111 Or 111
sinbnier. tha-FT.
ts, !mood in loitt•r fina maid mhape thrt
Inter in the year.
The prement omild appaar b. he
apeolefiv fa. orable t Im.• for Initiatin
a natem of pa 4 1....nte 11y- instalment.
Itylaw No. I, of IS141i, svhiels stipitIntes
that 1 he eatepsy have 411.
1 Ith I/teen/we to pay their taxes. ant
ivhich granter' graslesi Iliseetamt ft
earlit•r payments. 54'ils ripe/11141 I.
bylaw No. I of 1305, and no Hew bylast•
has rect. been panned to take ito plowe
01' MLitt that the toward sIiiontint wa
to he unfair to fife Natalie
ratetrayern. ond that it wns repeaksi
for this canal% %II tax 1411. over
otated summit should lw iiiti
wo parts. The, tint Iffteanth day
(of August might he (mind a Andel+
1110' dat./. for tha 11...t IttatatIntent, Th.
toe Mlle la, sem ovit litly
early In the molith neeetwarv. Th
second itiatalinetit should la- mad(
payable two (or thref•mboth. Inter.
dincount on the **cowl inntaltnen
should I* given to all a•ho pay• in ful
on the !list (bite.
I milked the t real lirer of the lily o
Toronto for wane information t.
that eity'm practice, end he coltrteottsly
replied as frofiewa "Thr• aystem o
collecting the taxes by lnatalnienta
has been in operation in Toronto fo
over twenty ream. There ar.• thin*
menta. th.• .0)1.4 rate, hating miply witiats. ranging front 00 rent
t•
•
would pay for 10,01.10 gistiotis tluring
the year, or about 1 10 gallons for
.•very day of the year.
The experiment which you hat e joist
made of installing 1. meter for the
supply of yout• largest cult woo. the
(baud Trunk Railway C patty, ir
likely to he followed hy install.%
lion of meters for other est. C4111-
/411/10114. AlthOlIgh a genet inatella
that is not under ....iwiderattion. /1
ellleUlltt1011 IlK t11 the 1414 'twilit+ effect ot
s14.11 41 (intone 141111' be inte•resting.
The largest collection of %valet -rates in
1411V 0111.' )1.111' 11110 twit realited 1404111.
Th... Water plitlipts1 last yter was teii
millimis of K01141110, uf withali a very
ling.. proportion was 'lel, nit
ph•tesi. '1'111. figures for 101E1 will. it hi
p
experience not peutiliar t 'oderieh.
The figures for 11102 art. 111 yet emir
/toped, be consitit•lably 1OWer, May 71'
to hh. millions. lf, by any means you
could supply and get. paid for Mt' mil
Mats at a net. pricy of 15c. that vvold
aggregate 1.74.11). a cousidgeolde. in-
er am. upon the record and about
what it mav 6.• expected to reach
when the 2:0 new consumer.. arc
added, and the advantages of Meter-
ing large consumers begin' to be reit-
/teed.
I enclose a written memorandum .4
various ai tttt tints which ;should, I
think, lie put 1 1111/11g11 the deco ts liS
(111044 4.1111141, 1.1.., ell•dit.404 10 Ole
W/114•11.1401S 1.1410111111ellt 014 Chtleged
tli V01111110 /UT t4.. ail 111141i4liteil.
These atnitillas to go to t•redit of the
Department %yin aggregate about
tiaitts.
.%11 estilliatt. of the ineoille in the
coining year might 1111* US fol10014 :
141.01seame -hva141.--14111111- •
Present hie...line. say tttt
els, (fiat rate) ....
Increase f roni large CO/isomers
Al(11.11:ae!Alt.11;e)t• foal» 12 11 hilt: 11.1110
%V.a.k... he., pay ..... :111111 110
g that the total ex*pcilans(1. 4).4
th11:11.De" partim•nt eat* be reduced to
$1211110 (n• t he is•a ta a it t here 4110t11(1 still
rensain a, differessre of 101#100 to he
/fade up in order to 'mike the tit•pat•t
meta self-sustaining.
lt is likely that the installation of
meters for tile v•arious fat•tories wtould
reault beneficially. No one. of the
factories cOtild reasonably object to
peg the aettlal cost of the svater
tht•y actually use. It' tio improvement
if, ine111111' attotild cellar. there would
roiltletical of expenses
lit a pi•inted report on the 'Water
la'orks of tlw City of St. Thomas. liy•
W. A. MeLeall, I... E.. the folloa•ing
istragratili ir. waggestive: "Meters are
tieing placed on all large consumers 01
wat4.1. as rapidly as possihle, as they -
are 101111d tf1411Teet 1.1 (•..tisiderable S115'.
ilig 111 the atiattuat ..1 watra- tistsl."
The del/Art /Wait Charges. ail a 1111 I irt
rent for meter. of say Xt and tipwaills.
aecortling to size.
lat the C'it % of Brantford they have
1111 eXcellent system of record...
connection th6 they have ••a
complete stateliarill of all 110a144.
phoohing and id the eharayter and
location of all it•rground pipes. this
twing mad.. 114004e by. the systen1 of
licensing plumbers. and requiring from
them t•ertain detailed information. '
This idea is a go s oin.. If 'You li-
, 'lose he pitiful ours you coo hat e theni
111111,1 the neeemsary contrOl• no,
..ught 1.. w,.1,01.1..• t
thang,.. rm. it Woad neeessarily pre -
Vent Unlicensed parties from otwrat-
ing.
Aecortling to the alitta- works by.
law •noi. in force, e ..... totwssitai
1111. called for, but this has not been
taps of 014.'4s...ethanol are, 1 believe,
tbose %%Melt preKKOlre 110$41/-
%1111111S. 10111 1111 beillg 1.4.1111t4P11
411111K 1/111'1,. and stop the flow. These
1111. $111101.illl' IA/ 41 • Other 01///lpreS-
s11111 141111. 111 far they cannot be
flats!. at least itot without P44 diffi-
culty. Proper strvision ahould he
exercised to See I Olt elOhetti and taps
in hotels and elsewhere are not kept
running, The officer wh.1 may- he tip -
1111111411 to il(11 V11111141 7111d Ire0111 the
eleetric light meters ..... tithly
attend to this tetwk, rind exercise stip-
erVisitni (Wel. lawn )1% drants as well.
ELECTRIC L1(41 -1T,
„ 'this department was first installed
rkt; atel was YonsiderahlY en-
larged in ret16-07. It luts prilveil 11
great boon to the reaidents•:• Theeapi-
tal expenditure to the (aid of inol
tovirear, boo. Z5, 1901
power) simplies1 Wil/ lay isti important
matter. but will not present any in-
superublt• difficulty. Your etignmet•
Mot already fot•tned some t•lear ideas
spat this point.
The plant ham hitherto stood in the
tecounts and meet.. at its actual coat,
without any allowance bring made
'or depreciation. At my *quest the
alineer prepared 1411 inv rctory and
va nation, whieh has been reined by
the AK1444444101'. and which li 110N 1,1111-
111111011. 11111S 1/1/(111•11 the pressynt Valli -
at ioll of the plant at *27,131.20.
.1 writt.•11 niettiorand ..... is enclosed
of various serviees rendered tt. the
town, with which the depart/tient
11111.0 1N• 1111•4111411.
The tlifferenve helm, eels the total ex-
p. -nays for 1001 and the c.ollections for
the sante year Ill ........ t 141 111.14011 $1111110.
r1110 VI/ill be 11.4110'041 by 1 114' 0110 ..... IS
to be chariost to the other depart tnents
for lights supplied. It is reasonable
to hope that the various (-barges
which are likt,ly to be made will Nerve
ny eurtailimr expenses and by miaow
it possible to supply a lat•gely in --
creams! number of 41111. ..... ell., to
gradually bridge over the remaining
part or tit,. bnip, and eventually to
place the depatainent ott /4 104f-.41114-
1 aining basis, tvItieh is the great (1111-
4414•111ti011.
.t Writtt11 memorandum is tamlosed
embodying the collections and net
maintenance expenites for the past
three year., and also the gi•Oas eX-
pelises for 1901.
11". W. a: E. L. COMMISSION.
The propet• method by which to se-
cure tht• most satiefactory results
froin the Water 1Vorks awl Electric
Li ht De• rartments in to place them
ins er con ro aim.. Contents
show,* (the Mayor mid t wo othet• **si-
lents) as provided for in the statute.
Without continuity- of nianage•ment
the prospects of Klleeellh any. Nisi-
*IVA" are gravely impct•illeti. 'file nee-
eswary annual election of (mum -ilium
is fatal to tont• y. 4Iy the end of
his yeat• Chairman 1/1' Me1111/1•11
C0111111it 11Y" linty fla Vt. 101101te tilt...ugli-
ly acquainted with the work, and he
t hen as likt•ly as not to be trans-
ferred to another committee, or he
may not even rejoin the council, and
his value in this particular matter is
lost to the municipality. In Goderich
you have many capable and snceessful
men of boldness and borne of these
lutve ample leisure. ft should not he
difficult to find two of thege gentle-
men to take up this -work in the inter -
eats of _the_ tsunutunity for_a nondual
considt•ration. There b. 110 .IA(1 of
111111114. in your gond Ginn.
Especially in such • Department s an
these is the lack of emit innity (4 man-
agenieut felt. The appointment
emitinisahmers is clearly the best
remedy Available. hiel•tions 411 to 47 of
chapter 235 11 S. 0. (Municipal Water-
works Act) pnovide for this. Section
41 says, ••The en isioners shall eon -
mist of a board of 11411 loss than three
and mot more than the. of whom the
heitil of the C04111101 shall 'ex officio'
be (me. -
Sect' 1 1 of chapter 231 R. S. 0.
(Municipal Light and Heat Act) incur -
into cottsidt•tation, the charge of 1440 trat•ett tack ill the records to their
for each hydrant cannot lie considered filet inatallation. The capital e. -
exerted ve. penditure each year- has }nom added
11 EA I. l'It OPERTY. to the similar expenditures of prey-
iotis years, anti the valuatitnis which !
With the asairtaine of the awwesor ha% e hitherto appeared in the annual '
a revived list of properties has been statement,. actually reprt•mont t.he total
prepared, which is herewith atibmitted capital expendittits• since the hirers.
with the itareetor's v•aluation append- tion of the respeetiveayetems: No al-
etl. It would appear Oat the ...... lilt lowance had erer been made for de.
exts•ouleti on .tgriculbtrat I ['ark e..11- priwiati1)11. 1 .n.ler I htsa•
sitlerably- extotaltsi ,the vote. A fair it cannot ht• doubted (hot tho pub -
proportion of the oyer-dtit• rental due bodied .itlitations have /teen too high.
to the Ctorporation 11a4 -t• !leen collected. The simplest and most _satisfactory
STK method tof arriving at the right figutes
appeared to he to ha4•13 complete in -
It is toectsoary to call attention to 4•entories and valuations prepared,
the irtitnffieient width of the public and this ttas dunt• ley Mr, J. II. Kelly,
lane oil West IsItt•eet. 'stoning south the Chief Engineer of both depart -
between lots six and 01•51/11. 1114•111.0. Tht•toe lista have been carefully
vitamin's' by Mr. J104. Reid, the town
assetator, who consider% the valuatIone
to be fair and just. They have also
been MOP11. t11111 NEe generally approved
(ti,f,,w11)1y,MirtstitArt4.1,. /tolterteson and Ball. the
Tilt` !sewerage syst. has 11e4,1)1
placed at actual coat: Certain parte
of the systAin are not in quiet tatisfat•-
tory order. it it'll! he found noted
in another place thet there is an um
expected balance which should appear
ar credit of (hie account,
Ad-vent:ea for granolithic sidewalks.
are treat.011 10. nctiVe assets until re- 1
paid by the imam. of Local Improve.
nient Debentsires, when the Nidewalka
will be transferred to the list fpf fixed
assets. investment in stock of
the Elevator C pany it, treated AR an
active asset, arrangements having been
/mule for its heingrefunded,in consider-
atiou*of the'Corporation guarrutteeinft
the C'outitany's debentures to a like q
amount. Thitt trantniction hut been
completed during the corrent year.
oThiwerativoult of the Elevator Company's
iconii for the year, and its greater
proapects for the fnture. give good
promise that it will he a great and
lasting benefit to the town. It weenie
impossible to doubt that, with the
rapidly iocreasing wheat areaa in the
North West, the capacity for handling
grain uf all the ports Oil the eastern
shore .4 ',eke Huron and on the
southern and eastern shortat of the
Georgian Bay will be tested to their
fulleat extent.
SEWERAGE FINANCES.
At nay request, the plan depoolited
in the Registry Office was exantined
by the asaeatow. The plan calla for 41,
Width 111. :110 feet 7 inches. wht•ts•aa
the lane tall, measures 30 feet 1,1.
thereaboUts. According to the plau.
lots and 7 call for 00 fta4 each. where-
as the balkier /111•71,11111, about tio feet
and the latter alanit 77 feet 11 inches.
Solite of the Att. g lots appear in
lesser degree not to agree with the
plan.
FIRE 1NSCRANCE ON TOWN PRO-
PERTIES.
Conditions inserted in tire insurance
Ix/ides vary considerably. and some
of these may. undt•r t•ertain r•irciazu-
statiet•s, be seriously prejudicial to the
assut•ed, in case of loss ocetiring.
This fact ha., of late years, become
generally retaignixed, and many lead-,
Mg merchants CanaAia and else-
4withetueirre haiy‘owlitehit....,tigfurht expeft tariam.
*ton by some reliable lawyer who has
given apet•ial attention to such ques-
tions. In the eases which have COMP
to my personal klitowledgt• the results
have fully (le ...... istrotted the wisdom
of such action and tho• 111151 for siteh
examinatiom Thi•reft ore. I submitted
all the polieies %%Iti.•11 the town is
inteeested to a critival examination by
Mr. George H. Kilmer, Barrister. of
the City of Toronto. I have tht• plea-
sure 140 endue(' his retawt. which cent -
taint; eh of intetssa. It is grati-
fying to note that he reports the
town'm polities &A iu better ahape than
municipal policies generally ore. Dor-
ing my atay in Goderich I drew (in-
formally) the attention of the Council
to the heavy •rate charged for insur-
ance of Rt. Patrick'a Ward school,
(•aused by the proximity of a large
wooden -shed, which was not then
te•nanted. On applicat it on. the innur-
hag company declined to reduce the
rate. Sitter that titnt•, the sheet has
become occupied 110 all apple e%•aportt-
tin., and has been completely destroyed
by tire, which destroyed the school
also. Attentiou should be called to
the fact that the insurance ton the
((*1;',..1:."(841 iti.11 hilt Tioy.
)11111' 004.4114/00'. 111.1.4 policy expire.. 014
the 24th inst., and it galas- he well to
ronsider wht•ther it should not 1.4.• re-
duced.
The ainounts eorered ovi the Water
potates these seettons 10 to 17. appat- Wot•ks and Elect i•it• Light station are.
rntly for the very purpose now held :::: ;-;11:firglipsilessit0(21,14.111:41111:iitinnaguiltur:411).74,111):,
lsoilers $1000. on beltitig 4209, a 114i MI
*hafting 4200. altogether $48111111. Th,.
inventories and Valliat s Which at.-
compant- this will enable the Council
sante manner as the head Of the V111111- I" judge vrhether this ; um is stall-
oil.- could manage the affairs of theme tient. The boilers are further jetsam'
11.:;:/.1 il:Nr111411:41111 itil'1.41.1.1141V111•1114177e11111111°/1111//;111:•;-. l'-''154iNn1:4 exPh""" la thP "Itt111 "1
1.1" ...until. 'Presuming t hat their man- DEBENTI- It Es.
\
agement proved aatinfactory. to. is in llic whole of these liabilities were
every way likely, they would be tea- earefully exa ... i .. ell and a 114'W 1100k
14411111111 ' 1411/1. Of re-election. and thus t was pr.attinal in which all are entered
. 114 4 an age 0 of rmitt--' with --fail partieulat.s. „ahc__n__Ault hog
moment %oat he obtained. • ' eorresnondence will he fitund al ella
1 pr....tired 111.111 the Corporal i.a. or 1 I.
the town sof Galt a copv of their belaw. The, redeemed debentures and tsoit-
appountiog water works tommissioriers lams were (mind in satisfaet <Pry eon -
/Intl this copy. with the neceasary al- (10 ion. and a Issas was 441SO procured
tent thons. f have already aent to the for them. in which they elm be posted
Ma 11.111'.
The Corporation hanker has ex- si7ra"citlioeft tfh"ti: (17•Ibeivakttel'Ul-es'IngiO ftittrcif•Iiiisi :lilt).-
preased bin svillitigneset to receive pay- tend at the latter end of the 'I.Ptithlv
meta of all II Mel' MO lighi rateteat the Halains• Btok. where it is opts' at all
la• of
bank. a matter which would naturally- tittles for the inspeetioo of the mein -
•11 interest to the Commiss- Iwo. of cumuli At page Pi of tilt.
i ..... as a het. they are appointed. Cash lkaik, the $1301 bonus 00 *25000
FIRE PROTECTION. debentures ought to have been tairried
to the rredit of the account for vrhieh
The property of this departiment the debentort•s were sold.
has been subjected lo re-valtration, per
enclotas1 list, whieli is believed to rep- SINKING FCNDS.
renent s• aceurately ita present Examination into these proved ePutt
value. Thy steam fire engine is the the amount at credit was mimfficient.
only item calling for remark- It ie Thy sinking funds to redeem theearlier
irsooltraloa Op.g911 01411 70 11 hopap hit stmt.__ not in workii order, cannot he need de•bentures (which were in c ahle
to laborell under a great disadvantage. in Its prr.sett tarlion. l'he lime on at t re en«. ell' respective terms
and steps should Is• taken, a ith as of the Connell (in lettyingit -Without were calculated at the same rate,. of
little delay 14K possible. to improve its repair . appears almost disingenuotts. I interest whith were paid 1111 the issues
tt.,:4,,u.itiwt,,,,,_,.. t„ ici:t.4, ttit,h,mw,„ titwar-cl t he Me insurance comptinteettx/spectively 4.1.../onete,ajority of etiaes
to snaky a fair showing of aestilts,
Its dittleulties ate distinctly traceable oht miller the unpresmion that the Ilble m the investment of a sit
who are intyrestestand who ere pro- this rate Was -,77 a rah. tittitacifiliiiTalii
to the Hat rate which consitint•rn engjne is in eftieient (•ondition. If it fund. Therefore the funds lagged be-
iir.' "hail."' fin* light '""Pii"1. Thr al‘-'oellil•IO.''.51()•1pailati•t)iip.'elftit"...11-11.'Wsld. ntohf; retwiltettire' the 'position at 3Ist Deeemher. 11101.
.on.,. and lilly 1111111141ti011s, 1110ped 011
11101, this method .4 (-harping a
fiat rate is conmidered. the more to keep up Sll great a preastlre ill the showed that Mfter ertslit Mg $0114.1.7.2
t•learly it is been 10 be all error of the
teeffers, intarrenee tutor* were named
mains. 11 would be a nikfortutie if paid into Fut•niture Com any loan
or 1. 411' fltly 11./1111.1e. 1" eXeesis % e
tete- of lea It hydrants daring the 010114
1111.1.'401044111 11111.1 11174.1.1 1.114. WIltel' 101144
sore greatly. 1 I ix tip 114• hOpert that
a bylaw will prohibit the tole of these
hydrants during the do) alai prescribe
that any eontrit tent ion of the regula .
Abatis v10411 bs. tansisIssl. to the hot
and (Iry systs. at imy Nib's, to impish
mop], pressure ha, protect tont nom
nee might 1soill in a noel serious con-
flagration. J lea what proportion 44
the expeases of waterworks de-
partments can la• fairly charged to
111,17,,iptms:teinsti. io(ntithr.:Isiel,loittilir.,. itiseism•tisita tilisi.
11111•11. 111111 he Attie doubt that the
111:1)01% With a 00111111.4111 gOOd 111.10i1111414
104.11, especially elet•ted hy the rate-
payers "at the same time and th •
fit cent; Issr 14714140.11444s..
II f104.11 1110 appear pr./amble t ha 1
nitwit less water Ile 1111111111,1 1 his
year. ao, the year is airports- well att
411107W1, 11 /Id any ebonies 1111111111 1111011
0)11 1/110.....111, 1 nor 141 initiate.
_ le to hoped hoW..Ver. that. even
if no leas by pumped, more will be paid
for. The theory noon a•hich mond-
f•ipal watery% twl.s me nut. is find they
pay expenses:. but should mak..
profit. The town must hear itfair
share of the cipenses for
111 Ilydrante for tire protect .
121 W Ater 11441•11 for sprinkling
streets and pitt•ks. and flushing seWers,
i3) .Free water supplied to %anions
41
4'01)1 Eih111.4. his fair share to the cost of
an the ad$,•nontages whith enjoys in
the llllll ticiptility. Sufficient etonsitler-
t ivy to the fart that all
11(/14.1O41.4 1/111/4 pro
any one shirks hin reeponnibilitieto hi
' neighbors hair to asniel in making fir -
•
slutringe.
If rtu• Witter %lark, V. ere 1111.41c self
sustaining, the mimed a ottlid higher.,
hy enabled too odium the netters! lat.
of foliation.
As to th.• •watering (of loans. expert
foice lut• shown that the Moms 141141W1
Ablell• are in every war eonvenient 11111
.411itAthir.
1/11. The% 11re 11,11
sumer. W140 unit MAO sprIelklirtg after
his evening replied, and 4-ontinue till
tw Hight.
I to They 111.1. ("011VC101.111 10 1 he
W MAT tlepartnictit. for the factories
1) • W:1111.1. hlipp111.11 10 $124
110 lll 1 l 111111 b11111110101.
A(1.011101g 10 the T111041111.1.'SregistoT
of water rates, there/41V 117 comprinlITS
1$1111. Of t 11..1', In ergs commuters
provide $1300. ing
to P1575 isle Mann. hliou ing 1111 115 etage
of about 114.2:%.
leisoliallh' (hal this .1%. -tag.• is
1.0" hig to Ire wifely- toast itt est tritnt-
ing
tegistei• all
Ass% Mg water .41.11 if114. Filter, this it
...toilet ;nitwit r tliat 137 eesitleilts 11.10.
in the matter of itusimo• 1 at it a orks
Intinatisfactortty I- the Intone, has
been imminent- increasing for years.
win/ iss-111021y its continue to increase.
It is in the matter of Yost of producing
the light-thet t flat rate ley-. it self
open /Ai conth•nituit' . From one
vrnrsi etrrl to /mother hundreds of
lights burn till 7 s. a. which tiught
be tawn.iloff 44_7 1...11. stores anti
at 111 Jo 12 V. S. in resitly0res.
lights AO as a P1011i11111111.4 11M11 11/.•
machinery fr the time it la stailed
in the evening until it is stopped
the Morning. This avoidable load
add, (141111,111e1111Ply to the connumpt if III
.of coal 4411a 10 the Wear And tear of
nniehiuswy. and in the intereab. of the
.
Mit was 32331.71. Thole amonnt was
duly proviiirtt -her tht. vent when
striking h.• late. and tbe sinking
funds are await in satisfaelory emelt.
ion. In order to pre% rut them from
again lagging behind in I he period
whielt thesi•
have stiff 111 run. it is Is• sleeve...ATV
to inereass• the allotnients. 1 ha vi• al-
ready prepared 'calculations for this.
bill ant desirt Put, to satisfy mysylf for-
t het tht•ir boolute correctneas. and
1 do not include thetn now. as they
will not he required till the rate 1/1
struek 111741. this will eR11/14' 110 it •
.t.111).1,111114.1.411.4.,1"111,11. Ih'111111 1111111 1141' AS41't4itki4.0711•011 MOnfirtrii;.prrtiC.f-
for the water which it Mar point.
• • • ha -,44.--iny--antitgasttion----tios--4,o'
power is fie- the protection oflife and
pt•operty. IA.11(.11. wells are ..... tierons,
41•1 111 Goderich. the si lyin of house-
. „
though a great vont...Mem*, cannot
be. coniiliTtis-47 as a
A very great part of the heavy cost of
patch syetenis is by reason .-1 the hi.
stall/ill( • of larger power and heat ler
itti; (.1%, • th.oht htch•r:%,,iistepplia; tnlen44.-
pre/0411 VI' 1,1111i1111 10' lir Vire Depart-
ment whenever Ho. 15 in prig's....
Not only is he original cost In-
i•ressed. The keeping tip At ell t
(lay and night. winter and 2 of
the high yrressatre. increases co:odder-
ably the rota of Maintenance. 1f the
Ph 4' 1 /elm rt Men( Were charged its
proper share id' thy l'`IP1`11,4... ;dike (of
installation and maintenance. the hal
A nce wonlrl represent whet 4'010411111-
1114.114 P411011111 1011i for their *amply.
The coon llllllll ity tray t he ynt ire
expense. l‘hatio-m• share is thorned
to the Vire In•petrtnicrit twist he col•
haled iti ths• general rate. ingl Whilt-
Irr sitsvppr.11. times Illy. this 611 ry
I vs mill Is. sio exaggeratross 10 say
that these lights Jict as a clan Moons
load from mie 141141 1111 111101 her,
101. there can be little (ffitibt that
or nig . at. or wee ay , !NM)
.th, t hey_ arc,. installed until tin".
an. 401'1114i out. 'the flat 1111?
eh. 14,04100114i1114. for this tinfortimata•
sta. te ef a (Tents. It has enabled 4•011•
40110111. No 111011 all /11/11' lights all the
tim.• without increased direct cosi to
hemstie 'eolith/1,01y. aithougheati,
has to Iser his share. (Moto h the gen-
1
0.11•01 10 Ices, id the i1/1.1.0/1441 exPenses
1 servo -es who ille not timing the Avatl-r. tif the deisirtment.
Now that the writc•r hylaw has Stores And residenees % it. with each
peened, this will. of etairse. la, 11,1 i 411 her in brilliaucy illtunittation.
sk' • of those 137 peoplo• may be The *411411' 114 enormous. If the lights
onit- summer residents, hut e nifty Wen. doing any laarate gg HAI
eatentate on 125 at. Nast. as being mane rognmeut in their favor mittlit
regular resident M. • Ilf• 110.1,4101V. Hitt tint LE). 1.:Ven
4101/10. /41 0 p. 111.. and there Ian in
, sun mock elvetric light used dur•
• ing these looms. so that premsnr.
• re 11 AIWA-) II N11411'111 t hein for lawn set% •
Wes.
let They are 6.4 for the inn.,,
1, for it fa well known fhnt *winkling I.
most beneficial after sim-down. Nit-
a hire tenches this, for she sends no flew
n‘yept at night.
1 The by-law which ymt hat 1, reccittly-
passed t (114111444 the 1110.411 NI% 11 Water
f Appel. tw 10 Meet the present termed-
, ties of the coat%
7'he fixing of the rah, 1. w water our
f plied through meteys 1111 import/ant
and somewhat difficolt matter. It
r he impriperilde tortes,* everviselv.
At Drill n settle for meter
Wanks. t how, t he 4.ngiarws• reckons hen t he whole town is writ kt in
that 1 Ma., ale about 125 tresidents . ishinsher these lights thire mi. 1 'ordi.
11 ii hill 111041 Pd 1 ht. Wilt pt. mains 11 ho , fail t4) 1 ho /111414111114. 114.4.1.1001ess Apr n11
' have 111, Sp.11 leeh. The411. Illakf. Op 2:1/1 1 his 01140 4•. ,
141 Ill' added to thy alder commoners, The ..‘ blew reinctiv is to nodal
and if thew he taken at the reason/v*44 ettetyrs tool to l•harm• ir,„..11 light •aop.
low average (435 each. they Will pro. plied. There 011. 010111,4 prorodplo I.
vide $12511 as 0 151de • r i, i 1,1 int,. Tii,. pH, me I. lllll IMO* ""' 4" rithIlri'd to '14/0411hlerS Is e01-
., .
reverme. .%ity final-1er tea vie... rend- iv* °punt 11 ini.t eleetrie light frettehise. Peeled 01 f he form ornate). rates.
ered, es for faith. eloart5. and laWlis through...It the ...glint fry Are ill Ili,. lt call hardly he denied that.
Wonhl he 011 afirlitirautl iiverearw. taisinesa to make tit lllll at. Anti nearly , i• , Pirv.,112"teet1"22) "1""ild he Paid
. ft i. mit probable that the install:1- all of them vimpic meters. and eltarto- rot' 21Y all ratels.12ers aceording to
f ' 11 4 V 111 111' .1 1.1`11•11flable !monthly rent 6,, Hs,. 1,1 their reapective Intereets.
email commuters would increaae the them. The instollat Ifni of these meters 2. Water supply ahould Ion paid for
incomr. The feeling noopoe. 141 hf• 114r1Pli not he a difficulty finaneially. as by all contiumer, ats•ordiun t,, ow
Ma %lite? rote. for t•eaidenees are the initial $•xpenta• might to he trentell quantity us.sl. Presuming that it
high in proportion /Outlier containters• 1144 II "Palatal" investment. for which heti loan necensery to Install t wo sys.
4 lamb mei livery eta hinn. and other debeilt HIV% emild he Castled. The temps, ime fin- Fire Proteet if on, and the
otabfeat At the present -von than* VA firtnnillIV rent n 0/1/II yiehl a rettisfnc- : other for Water Simply in aheolutelv
' for a dwelfin with .i% el a
net price a for pet Pm gallon.. tht, ' fixing •4 I he 1111.1er 11111., f.a• light tot obtained. Taking Al .4 thr emitter. TM, co.* of these system. hit. heal;
't t • • .
n gt of the p0111144 10111fer-
r111 by act•tion '4211 of the Municipal
Art to 1101. practically- all the tinin-
vest...1 sinking finale in the airchoote
f e It •al '
o i• monicipa y. 1 ' 1-
wert• isaued uu .t.lae_aty
equal annual payment of principal/end
interest, a avslent which the Corpora.
t i,111 11101111 (1.0 01•11 141 1'01100 . Sinking
funds constitute an element of trouble
and danger in 4iny
propel and succeoefol,manage•
1.1.1111t1.1, 11/1/01 1'1411' Mid 111t011.
t ion. a 101 is 0 Ohm* so difff rain of fle llll -
11114hIlleflt 1 hal icipalit les would
do well to avoid them altogether.
I It this Hein...lion. I was glad to be
able mak, better nri•angentein... as
ils the fowls which ate• 401 deposit
with the 1 11111111 111111 111-1111` 1 /OHO •
104111' 111101 1 111. 111W0 4. Ple10.1111111'S are
MORTGAGES .VS0 BONDS HELD
issued.
BY CIMPORATION.
ainination e.f these stunted the
hist tra ne.• policies 111.11.• ineoMplete.
bot Aft /.1. corms's Indiana. a it It the
tpagms and Mir local agents
seettrities mow iti satisfa. t..ry
shape.
thee tnotters 01'11' rectified and the
ASSETS A Yi 0 LI.% t. ITI Es.
The list (4 /1/0414.4 WW1 (0111111 141 11.•
411011. 11.1 44400. The 11'51101/ 14511 Is 111IW
as being A 0.•liahle statement
of the present %slues of the %melons
sisswts of the nninicifsillt
is in P.S. men,. I he o•lear Vie0 of the reit ion can 1Vorks loner filet -7,4e 41.1i7htthsevtantils.i.
These call for mime retuark 1F.40$000
was borrowed ton debentures, late in
Itintl, and $452 was reeeit•ed am pre-
mium 1111 same, altogethet• 3304W. Of
this &UM ..... t 304,306.31 was spent
11616 arid 1807, anti the total
expemlit ure to end of 11101 waft $19,130.-
1 1. So that thel'e 111.1. fl&I.86 which
roust be {dared eredit of the
eleWerage eVatell1 1 Allanee 1111-4.21-
pelideMl. Tht. iiiterest and sinking
fund required to "repty this 4201100 are
being collected by an annual asseoes
ineut over the whole list of ratepayers.
This looks like rot injustice, for it
must be that nutny ratepayers are
assessed who are not henefltted. I
learn that half of the vost of all new
extrusions assessed 1.0,11 those who
ts•tition for them, although they may
Im• already paying their share in the
ge1•11/etrittit rlaaittah- ;re iticludts1 in the 1111.•
114.10,1111411i., alt hough t•nt itled to partial
224exelittit.asim(t).byns:ceretio,:11,08. (1,2p) lowf ienthardp:
ship ill Stich eases, as the assessor
proliahly takes these matters into
consideration when fixing his valua-
tion:: But the .11,1', first mentioned
are clearly unjust, .
1. Theorearepeoplt•fety.iiig ft a, sewers
who g•.t. no benefit from them.
2. There are people who Are paying
t witv. AM ratepayers And then 101
petitioners.
If a frontage tax was imported, rta
eati_lre donel on all property abuttiug
on henefittod by the sewer, aufft•
(1.-111 to pry.duet• a ...... ally the amount
of the coupons anti sinking fund
chatoes. t he proceeds wo1114 be opecial-
ly applied fot• that purpoo.e. This
a (add relit•v••• those who are not
benefitted by the seal•is. and would
give fair treatment to all. l'he trim -
taw. tax should be uniform. on the ,
theory that all properties trenefitted •
are 141111111Y her...tilted whether the
sewers in ft•ont Is' stnall or large.
LAWS.
The By -Law Book WAst lined ditrIng
the audit to a considerable extent.
1 7itfortunately it it. not complettoly
wt•itten up. 1 could not tract. 10 mid
I) of 1001, not could I Set. any record 1.
of the "spitting on sidewalka" by-law I
having posited. The hooks ahould by
-up- Soma . by. _
laws which required regintration had
not been registertsl. This was com-
pleted r
. section Sitt. 1 imderHiind
thy connoliehttion of hydaws in
being proceeded with, after which
(•omplete index nhettld he initiated.
important hy-laws have been
Iniring the year now elosing,p=r
which will, it in to 1"oped, remilt it; $
substantial /*nein to the mordvi-
A sitmdententary report, relating
principally to-iriflee system, will tot -
Jou. ill a feW days.
I am, Gem lemeil,
Yours faithfully,
T. it'ituansox.
loartereti Accountant.
t ALI trorx of rug otonittlett ELEC-
TRIC LIMIT PLANT AS AT APIRLL
Isit, 1002.
Buildings $1790.00
Chitnney 3000.00
One otasion boiler and connec-
tions httilt in comflete
1600.00
One 13x30 in. Whee ockengine 1500.00 •
rengine--150-119--
One :t2x311 inch engine, all pip. ,
.
Mg ant/ valves . alarm !
Foundation
% 'ap MtOttell (Or f011ildatiOn lllll . 216 011
enic. .111t. A lit one 1:1-ttieli belt
• -a...-4.4sattsauttow..„....„..,....,..,_ tiltkon
One belt fon. tlx31.1 famine 28138
1 13-ingalt for No.2gtonerotor.
One ti-iitch twit for No. I arc
generittot• ..... • . . 25.211
One *knoll belt for No. 2 gm
generator . 11141
Mbar( pillley.s /41141 chltelles MOM,
1: lation for ihafting MANI
Two -art• light gt•nerutorro 1000.1)••
Foundation for generators 3ttist
I Mr at.. light generator.. .. • • 100.00
'One incandeseent Remnant.. „ 18,85.00
lllll Bon 25.00
(me intataleseettt generator- 31810.(21
Font -Mott it . . • . . • • . 20.119
I 'overing for steam pipes ... • 100.011
One hand•aleigh • 5,00
20 rot tisfin•titers . 2186.50
It pail. lightning iireelaters, . Ifit3.011
'hada sir 1011,00
111 111/1• bollps, 11.11111170, rtspes.
arms. Of. 1%1.00
One AM MN it clitsailil 81.1111
1 1,710 Ih... No. 4 wire ...... 21 15.00
7:r.25 lbs. No. 6 wire ...... - 1,111P.Z0
2:414 lbs. No. 111 wire 408.05
Erecting lines, efr 500.110
1114 pssles 1111110.110
.17 poles ,. . 87ftiai
:
an eno.ni•tii. tato()
i tigging :itt5 holes 01.2.5
IOC pito' 16.42
1273 instil/don. olams
to2 'ware.. 2180
hi ineAmie-went street lampSAO
truosilimit Intirt. in town toollel-
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