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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1906-2-1, Page 4et T iulsuay, Feb. 1, l9(6 THE AJGNA1.: GODERJC1L ONTAIII(l THE COUNTY COUNCIL The Doings at the January Session Last Week. Contracts >;,et for Several Bridges The Bayfield Abut- ment-ADeputation to Interview the Provincial , Government Council Goes Back on Its Grant of $x,000 to County Hospital Inspector Toin Makes His Twentieth Annual Report County Exceeds Estimates by $9,000. • J All the members e s of the vomit s ' so r33er rare be excrria•el iu tltt• t-erep- .ouneil weir in ,*t'eudanee at the;tion of applications for admission to meeting herd last week. 11,4 1. ! said Inarse. \\'e wood it nd Sparkman, !Neter. with e I e r 1 c.1 ; t hat .II officer of the rounty, po.3sibley'- Warden and the standing v trees I the inspector of the hoose of pi•fug.. were appointed. as repol•Ierl'in Jest thoulllet..• il ht...II lo•l • satisfied should week's issue of The signal. applicant I On NeIntstbty afternoon 11. admitted. ''Then. its to the, innote.. (iuyrul:wk. reeve of M. Killol), 'lid -gout theirwoi(Id re•- drt•Nsel 1111. 1•(11111/•01 ill reference Gi 'commend that a eo,umilte•e of your bridges 011 Ip.um11t•y'.hetwren the 4..4111 {1 ie ;.gain appointed In co111111t townships u( JA,gntt rind \I,'Killop. with the local 11101114.1, of lh.'count y T. E. Hays also addressed 1h.• conned atoll such others as they may think on this ammo.. well. and to nuke a .kraft t.f prgo8'I M114. 1'. Campbell, of the Nest legislation along the following Ives : Huhml\\'out•n's lust itoit•. addressed The 1', 191 33(1' 13(11,3*1(1 111 134.kI4 *0 ,tt*L.' the r 'it on Iwhal( of the 'ou)ei s p11,.1.ion for all persons mentally ma - Institutes of the three Hurons, asking sound, who are ,simply detained in foot a rant. of %s 0t refuge 1 ell a )lac e .,u l In. Un C'lue%nay ete•uimg V. \ Hob- fnaelf.I 1 Itntt4-un1 �s.3l \•e't8 met the eounri1 in reference to his ''hiss would necessitate a slight I haingr• report MI theismer-en-work at Hayfield, in the Asyl s Act. and we would re. and Messrs, \t.Ken•rie null McQuillan cllntinend. If such legislation I. ob• IIIOV'I that this 4.011110l tender: \1r. Nitwit. that 'Own. shod! 1.' . provision Roberts et hearty vote of thanks for 'for 17119e11111011 insiw('ti.11 of houses the valuation given to this council in of refuge. 'We would further recoup respect to the Hayfield bridge. lured that legislitioo be obtained 1'aeried. - whirl, would allow the vomits. to 'Flee report of lhd county valuatorsm o ono control of, and apply for the was also presented that evening. The nnlinte•Ilapr of inmates. any pr pert y. . v*Mlat..rs were present and the chair- that they only be known to possess, nuts, John Leckie, of Brussels. ad- either at the time It( admission or dressed the.cnuncil in reference to the which Only may acquire subsequently. report, which. on tion. was received and that the salve be applied fo•r their by the conncil. - mmtintenanee. The present legislation Lt.•Col. Young and l'apt. Olundry d.ws not go far einaigh and makes it addressed the council in reference to 11ecessit r•y where an imitate is found to is rant bathe Strl regiment. possess pulp eI'Ly. suet is unwilling to __ o e o. it t tf1 • 1 s• o a transfer f \ eMatr.3. consent t ut t .I grant la •, afternoon (in Thutw t ' Bell. Musgrove and 1)r. • Irwin, county. that the only remedy now is of \\'inghain, waited .4n the room- to tuna -such, initiate out of the house rid in reference' to establishing a of refuge. and this %Penns to be rattier thigh school ih their tow'n. 'herr a seven- remedy. \\-e wouild suggest ,gentlemen addressed the council at in that legislation the inmate ill have some length on this question and t1.- ihrprivilege of electing whether he ceiveol a promise that the (duration will remain an inmate and ttrusfer his committee Would report onthematter. pprotwrty, or whether he will ren* )ye Registry Office Statistics. himself ; but. if he remains, then. with - •out any consent of his. his property The county registrftr's Iei1M•t showed may be taken plied by the -(.110 noon moo registered last year. comity authorities fit hr. 11ntintemsen•r. and total fees therefor. $4•Kis.:4-3, The The member,. 14 this c tee instruments were one patrol. 1,521 wet*: Itobr. Miller. ,John It. McKen- de(edM, I)17 mortgages, (nus discharges zi•• and Jnhtl, McNaughton. The of, mortgages, 3110 wills and nine report was adopted. leased:ir2 abstracts and 1,1211 sear ehes Moved by `Arse's. Canlelot and were made; jnechanir's liens. thirty- Miller. that the report of the 'pedal l nine, all other instruments, 411. News r 'nee on the I se of IY•f;ge be earned and not received, $1,136.x1); forwarded torarh of the three mem- gross ahlnsnt of fees earned fur year, herr of this (-minty for the Ioeal 1wgi.- $,i,Kil.lill; gross for the pre- for vihus year. $5,757.111; amount paid to deputy registrar for services, $1,:1001; other charges in connection with the ()Mee paid 1)y the registrar. *l.252„a3: Carried amount of surplus Of gross income to Moved by �Mrssrs. McQuillan and Iw paid to county $1.175.141; surplus McKenzie, that His 11 • Judge Holt far prow Mutt year, $1.1'211.30) aulottnt nnd the county solicitor Iweni,ow•e•el of surplus orf net inc 10 he paid to to interview itttiatl•s in the lionise• of the roomy, $1)4.01 : t of surd Befog.. and have the transfer of real surplus for previous year 1$101317 ; net and prl'ia.naI property e•xeriitel, as amount received by registrar; $2,1''J4.- provided) for in the art governing 46.. The mortgages registered were houses of tY•fuge. Carried. 42(3 under $1,3010; 2(15 iwtw.en $1,100) County Finances. and $2,3000, 2141 between $2,1001 and $,4,300) and t w'1•mty-thee(• over $5,3$0), The 11 -ells 1reI'N •Iisa!'al'L .4 rePllpts and the aggregate anoint of all such and expenditures for 1(014 was res fnl- uortgages wits $1,1$1,'2:41 1. lows: Nola the county wclion of the Munf- eipll Atua*+inthon. of Hamilton, be carried out ; that no action be taken of the .•o111111Imitatio111 f • ihr (aluadiiir Association n for the Pre- vention of. Tubera el.ns3s, asking Aloe aploiutueot of a delegate to the .tti11 41 meeting ; that a form 44 pet i - lien to the Legislature, p.king the taking over of the I011g-1li.tar(e tele- phone system is a public service. twat toy 111e county of \%'ateI Imo, lw signed : that Oar Gam . of petition 'sem by the Ontario \Inuicipal Asso1i+ltion, looking to the changing of section 111t; of the \luuicipal Act No as to relieve timmli• eipalllies of toe heavy burdens in liabilities for accidents on the rolls. be signed and forwarded. The report 44115 adopted. The executive committee rerulu• mended th• acceptance of the lender of Mitchell & '1'..d l for county leriut• pug. if (wing the lowest. The 1•a1�ly other tender was Noun \t'. 11. Kerr:11f Brus- sels, In refeinice• to the letter from Sheriff Hevnslds; regm'ling the IY•- quesl of John Knox, asking that the county supply hint with furl, light and d wester. *11e committee n•e•nnuocnde•el that the request is. graded. ''hey recommends,' to action ••11 the request of the I'1•is,alelr Aid .4..4..3131310n for ,r grant, no grant to the I(ifir Associ,e• tion aha no giant Ito the \S' •n+ 1'ea itule, The f'ollow'ing grants were recommended : Tlie Nati llll al S:eni- t:u•iuul for l'unsuolpliy"•s, $:ell: Sick Chihli, 11 . l'ospi(.d.,$:54: each ai2rf- ruttural and hot 1iculloral society. *2(3: well pobli4-library *15: tt•,i.Ii, 4-s' im- stitutes. *25 ; farmers' institutes, *25; for 'lowers ,tsln1Pd the court hotly; *Ilt: (1..' 11.311111 giitit 14! 2.'.'. a day 10 the privates of the :fIril 11113)11 I(egi• enrol and also) 951.. to the non (°mini'. sionevl othee+'+. the Whole 'uno11ol mot 91-3-4341 *31)3). The par4-h,se of the u.0:Ilntmwlf p • 1 • u copies of The 1 uuiri- pad' \weld 443(8 Irc0ur,md ••nel. • '1'l, almatlts to be paid the different ('ol le hates for the year mere as ful- lows; St•afot•th. *-'."JMd."l: i'1i111su, *2.2. , (ioderirh, $1,073.SL. ''hr • lerunnnended that the f 'St. Maley'. 1 Listowel hie paid, according to the the a 'il at hist June The ,report S1.pt••l, with this change. that 0extrat 1e• allowed Ihr turnkey 1t 11it .jail• in lieu of free water. light and stet. 314'e(l by Mess '. 4 airliner and M1.- Ke311ie that all i1181 *11ter and so eietif•s and other, i•eceivin rants of money f',,,1 this eounty oe requited to furnish the Cr mint w''th a report. of the progress of such i1183 tote 4I• so,•iety annually, also ematle and address of the secretary a (1 treasut•r. (',u-tiest Educational Matters. J. E. Tom 'submitted his t•entiesh annual ee•port 418 inspector .,f public schools for \Cc'.t Humus. 0f 11' fifty -141eti11N•t•$ of Hee rosindl of Hu on in January lliW3, only one:. Ed •,Ord liry,ths,'4415 a 111011lwr of the run cit oP 1(003. George 11ain1.-\o 1. Stank ; George M, \1'1Na's, N.1 t1. ('oliot•rie \\'n.. If.. Johnsto). \u 11. Statllo•y ,taunt. Uelgat•. No. 4, Stanley : and t I'adi1>., wetre the 1nl4 te,t•lie•s of Vaal now, teaching in Vest 11.1 non. They were excellent teachers, able to do better wort,. now than Divnly Years aKY• been There had en a great biome for their eom•ideanuon and. if improvement in the school phlox+; and it.rt•ptable to their view., that they seating siert' 110913.,E • The'. Average age take immediate ,ice' a, the next of. pulpits and teileehLel')1 was less now session of the Pt/winded P+u•li+uuent. than then. The folliew-ing-coilpaa- ti4e Hgio es are interesting : 4'ul,. POIt"1.. Total n1•a opts $i4: rtl.a7 (.1991.411 list: UR41 1•1 spendit mases. At the County Buildings. .Jailer Griffin reported fifteen prison- I•rN, M•t-rn fur Vagrancy. four for theft. one for hots* stealing, one ((>3' 1441('('ll %'. n1. for Nowt walking and one insane. also asked that the changes in inK e al the jail, aMkel for in 1)ecrur twt•.`4huldd 1/I• made. 'rhe •oulty property on lnn.ilit* re- lortel everything in g..IHI order at the jail, and recommended s rhalges in the heating of the institution. , he registry office was in gond oiler. mid the committee lrcrnnlurndell that Mr. ('oats hone the fence repniiYtil and that the seeliring tlf a map of the town of Gotlerieh IM• left• in the hands of Councillor lfelartn and Jlr. ('oats. Irfiuest. of A. M. Todd, on behalf of the Orange Order, for the 11+1.44 the court n. for the Meeting of the Grand (Nang,. Lodge of 11 \Gest. March lith and ((Miming .blyts, ruuld riot be grant. as the I'N)In .3011111 be in use for the tering' 'nb$ir.e8. T1s• (OOnn111 tee 114'011 1PIl1Iei that 3'111111- •ei114t' Mrls•:111 and • t re s(it•er pur- chase a table and an eleetrie light ex- .\tension for thetreasurer*tf 1.e. The report was iul(pted: A conllllMee. of the \\'nl•ricn. clerk d t1Y•asomer, reported upon 't u.' in - Mur ce un count- buildings. The 11'31w' of refuge comnli111. ••- ported at the keeper and mato were eon titeg the institution pro- perly and t 1(01118 Well. clean and the inmates m ter ns en1144.1141hle a- ('fn•mnstnnrl•N wn Id once'. The roma 11111 tee 1•el•l)1l11111'l11 1 that the 111ini- 1I11111Icharge for rllyhl inroar.Mhould 1. be *1 per. week and. in east of u paying nem:lte requiring more mere and attention than the. orelittut•v ren of inmates, 1bat the nlattcf'.uf in- erenssl charge be heft to the host 'tar and the ke•(44'1 of the hoose. A r comparing the expenses and salaries in el.nne•t inn with ,1 111IInleer of houses tot refORpqe in the I'mvitiee•. the l'l,ll1- niitl•f. Mand the ex(a'nw•M of the Ilir- n Ir ' 1 n et 1 nl 1 t r 4-r rt I 1 X 'lin I •low' r t e gy III+ the Mlt(wrinteudenee of 31 r. Flroll,, and strongly meonuIendel nn in- rlw8ase of salary. Since the new POI. - 1 Intl of the 1 we had been complete! !11r. French had rlls•itled the inmates, putting the qu{rf •. in 1 sitting Wool sep,t•ate fro131 the rough- nod noisy ones, which was our inlprove- nle•tif. The ac141unts from Ih•ernli*`r Iso bast. anuaniting to $:IIS, hued keen andit1.1 and were sati4fart4ry. The reports of the physician :11)11 the ('rows :Monter• relative to the M- oping on the hotly of .John 51cAllister, were referred to the council. The committer termnnrndel That the Mead of en( h ' 'uglify in the ronnt•v and the (notty councillors make 144 ingl•nt research into the eirrimatienrei• of parties milking ap- ilicat' tui be admitted to the him*.before signing t he r intent papers. . 1'he repott wait adopted, with the exception of the ela0se remlllliending in increase t.. Mr. French. Change Sought in House of Refuge Legislation. A •pt•ciai cornnlitle4' n•ported an In a line of action when•hy the county would be properly protected in th,• admittance and mtinten,nre of in- mates in the bonne of refuge, ata' te- nded n• fnnow%: first, nM to *411111ssi011, w4- w011111 nee HI:,'K31'TM. 'Winner fano inn . . 3 'minty fate. I,snd tax Repi.t ry salter .. Intro.* . Sinking fund.. .. Iiisarlmn *'ours fury fund.. .1dn•ini't 1nrion of instt/r 1 7.L.si :.�1so.tx Dr2.41 1'211.17 mot 41.1'22.1(4 21.M.: • 1:Told 13.11 tomunt . :i -,.MI 1 ieettres. I.'l.f 1 Seh(Iril.. .. .. 1.114.10 Maul. and bridge.. 313.3(993.t Indmstrlal home. .4,1413.74 Bill. p.j able . .. hist '4-1.. ,-•$17:La2L42 1 I11.31 1 4Yristry omen .279.35 I ntrlrsl 3'-0.41 Sterling .3.3.' a are• : L.ap1.t7 031.•1 141,•0 7.1378.!,7 2 _u: 111 2.743.2e, 1.4:34.11 711.71 :111041 411.14 1.444.4.211 27.1:41, 3, 111•a.i.�. 7 •t•a.8'•311 1.9811.2.; $173,141. The treisurer drew• at tent ion l0 1 hr unusually large over•expe•silit111.3'. the chief deficits bring in the following ((+moats Seh,/ols, with an 1191.+-.•x- p•nd;t lite of $:*.r7.11. 111111 311 t he large .gl nl 1 1 yettitlimatioit rlaaww and to 1,11311 w:h.M.i' onl•ule the count•. In nnul •ilia 3(•net11111e11 there wens an ,ecoat .'inn ;111.1 too• ex411•llMe8 of the ('(1411>y' 1, Valli:It ton. neither being ewti- nmtted for, rlt)w.Ioentlt• ,t .homage in that *roust tof *1.2(411)1. Industrial hones 041.2-exiw101e1 *'2.1181.x1 11,,11 111.IIlM +11111 Midges 1•4I'i'-1•xIN'llll••.I $5.510.11, the 1.1111 tiefirit (wing $13.01)). 1f0. A difficult y bad ,u•isen in eon- S.illlnito, (lass grams in 111141>11 schools between This rounty And Mime. lirire ying(pnly a proportion of the grant t13 11• union nellordr situated 111 their (sin , 'leaving !heron tie pay the h,llanrl'. while the .greents to those• onion mete IIs in this county were paid wholly by thi. county. The hear - serer thought fl,(• gl'Ants should, in the first place, beid in 11111 by the roomy in which dile Mrhonl was+kn- itted, nod that the• %'hla/1 in•i'4'' 'i'7 in each i•onMy should furnish their 1Y1. M(a'c1 ive eonnril, with 3 he as%wm1ent of each 11111011 %','tion part idiom ing im the grsnt in order that a1 proper re- fund e.nld IIP mode to the M401(')1 Making the original payment. The claim,. of 341. I\,tj•'M Collegiate 111411- 1.111,'And Listowel, H,t•ristem, Walker. tonand Parkhill high M('hoots lend been paid in arrorlance With thl'rnun- cil's instruction. in June. but the pay- ment in the Hest l4,i rases hall been refused a• settlement in full. The 'rec- tion of the art was nnlhigiots. Moved by \lesser.. Morrison and Mr• Snllghtterthat et (1.31.4.4' he 11:MMMT ,nthoriring the Wardell 11 111I I reantlrer to borrow the suns of *510,108) for row - rent expenditure. Spacial and Executive Committees. lex 1'l.♦ errs HEM. I -and tax 1 ',1,11.111'1 .II'In'nt 1111'. . Ino 4.3un 3'n3rt .13113' hunt tdmh.isl Halloo of.jusl ice Jail School management.. s. hook Mis,-Mode, grant. Municipal government . Stationery. rte. M l.rellanwrn. Immo its and .'lul1111e- 1'annty prop•rti . Road. nowt hl nage. 1adn-1Ha111011N•. 1411. p• :ihl'' Balance to 11th The special ronunittee ter)nnnended iu n'gani to the request of the mainly of Ontario, asking 4-0-op!e'ration in memorializing the Legislator* to allow the present County ('oancil% Art 341 n•M.4in an it 1s, with M0111P slight. changes, thatthe request he carried 1 that out ; that a snuewhat similar petition Tearber.' .0*ries 11..934.211 43411.34 441•.101.34 school .nes and buildings.. .1.117.34 2,445414 3.514M1 Mair.. KI01,es, • prize.. 4-o'.. 1417.31 3141,14 ,441.08 t'url. repairs. rate• ` taking. etc. 7.013.42 13.170.31 11.441.71 Total expendit'r)r gil!1K37 /411.32-2.21 1184,344.1.7 Su. of teachers 110 1:41 - 131 .• men NR 311 47 women' in Mt . ,R " holding 11-1,•.., .erti leatee %o. holding 11 Elea.. eerthl. ale • 37, No. holding 111 dn. certifieate 71 .5 center .alar)' staidmen:NJI lsentie .nln ry pa;d w4rnlrn 2.17 Nm. ;•f pupil. enrolled In xr•l J•lay. Pt. 1 17*0 .. .. I1 1142 '• .40-1)ml On-. 1142 •' third : '• 21111 •' fourth " t P. `is • psi 70 0352 {11/1 N -344 11144- al 1 :4 x.7 1113 1(14 1734 1201 1470 1.4.% u:1 ..fifth •' _ 4 :ell .US Totall'1( 7.421 :.,.1141 The tali ttics for I$M. ('(a/ not include East \\'awnno.h, whit,• those for 13095 and 13014 .lo. 1hiring Iastayellr lift y - eight s•h,1l, or depart changed tier., fourtw-ie and tha •(' thrice. There were f','n school hon s that s1 141 be oonsidernhl' improved dur- ing the .811111111rt'. a few srhol 4 re- quired up -to -dale de,.k,,. The he ling and ventilation Nene deferl141' in 1 ost of the •fhoo1M. Must teachers sir( ' to keep the school atoms reran and a 1 1111.ivr: ' M.11,' attention 01 toiId 1a give)) 3.1 school yards pool pl'rnlial•s. ''here wee libraries 171 1went yam.. of the +ideal schools. aggrwgalie.g 1.510+4 volumes, all a /•TIMI of *572. There shnn111 be •t library in every school. :ill pupils of Ute• 311.111.1.31/1113 1. w•1111 I. oi the ell? u ,,,i• ill Ifnti and 'CMI were siweessllll. Notw'ithst,ulding the fre- s ient 4-h, tigers nnd the i11e)IwI'I 4- 4-r n I f se ninny of the t r ochres they did fnithfnl 3.oik during 11015. he•r•e wee e at nno.1 aq•. of excellent 1 earhers of experience. and mast ..f the beginners w'emlel develop into lflrirnt teachers if they ru111d 134• retained in the work. 1I was encouraging to Nee the increase 111 salaries the pnsl. two year, beet the cog wheel...A teas -leers hail not shared proportionately in the inere1Me. A nonuser of changes were suggerted as tending to impar-+ the position and and eHlei.•m•t• of Ihr 3,'arl11.1+ and +r ook : Thr.Krading of sehnola to prltter, the eXp•1b•nred and•s*'r'ees• I11lM,s-hrt..: Model school graduates o• s 1 1 h 1111 not 34 qualified n '1. ,• t ilk I h+,4- of the large.end more advanced schools until they had proved them- selves competent :- Model students sholtld spend six ow right weeks in the fall in observing ing in best. rural schools ; the systematic training in Model %•blots should be taken fr dimwit till .lune ; all ('3os /eonivP potion.-sehoul timelier,. pi Id take their preliminary training - in at Model school ; at- tend/nee at Tearhe•: lest it ales should he rompuLsory : there should be two sessions of the Noruml schools. each Year of eighteen or twenty weeks in length, and it number of other changes were suggested. Statements from the 'three Col- legiate,. ;n the roomy showed the 411334ge yearly cost for the past th,-v,' y,•ar8 of the M'tforth Institute nM $1.11,:4.11• Go.lerirh net a4eragP cost. of 1naill, enance $3.737.341: (Tinton. $ei.- 1t15, 52. ''hr 'Attention enminittel• 1Prnnl- mendel tivi3 the ``layer of the rlepm• tat ion from '(Vi11ghanl, asking leave front the county do Pstabliah ,1 high Nein rot t here, be granted, in 'ltllpalnce with the Ntattnry prop ision8 11eEr.- Nary • that no act' 134• taken an to the (4i'( 111311 fermi the''rust.ee4• AMes3•bt ion• asking the county to Mend 34 (111.1gate *0 n convention to 11' held in T'or'onto : that the Tetter f • I;11.'Iph I'sllegint.• Institute, stating Mot the sn•hool was open to pupil+ of Huron county un the Wt111P (P1'1118 an 13Vellimgt1111 rqunty . pupil+, be 11 14.11 ; that the reports of the school Inspectors were to he cont- mender! fur their fullness*, and that the attention of the public lee called to the re011111111.1111i1001141 therein ; that (04•9. .1, Kl11(.(t . trsigmeti.•:1 as Collegiate Ise shim+ (noose be ecrepterl ; that 1he suggestion of the treasurer with refe•t•- ence to the payment of continuation class grants to, union .34-11,3411* be aI)- peove•dand that the clerk ask the in- spectors IA/ report It Ule 3 IY•alll34',' the assessulrnt u1' emit r t' in the union ,teatiu118 partici ulting in 'hr grant. Moved by l(1e88l'*. \Ictjuilla11 and McKenzie that 11ihn Nilson Ile ap- poiellyd trustee of the proposed high school itt %V lin man for three years. Flank \'aieslun* for lute yeluY4 and ,las, :\, \lot tun for • year. ('.wriest. Moved by Messrs. \hrl,.au and La- mont that 'Justice Holt be appointed a trustee for the (lemlei'i;h 'l"ollegiate 111.3title Au place of the tate 1)r. l're fur the balance of his tern'. Carried. 51ove ( by 111.411i. Jliller and (74' orlon, Olaf .1. 11. Cameron, n, of Brussels, ,And W. .1. \Iotlatt. of S.mful•th, Iw Ineubel•.: of the 1' ty board of ex- aminers for the.rurlent year,. Carried, 11oyel by Messrs. Ferris and ('ante - •l.11, that ,lames Scott be appointed trustee of the Clinton Collegiate In- stitute. n- stit11ta'. 4'at•1•Itd. Mused by Mr. Morrison, seconded by 51r, thieve, tU1(t Win. Hartey be trustee 1•f the Seafurtle Collegiate 1.- 8(11(111', ('urriPd, Morel by )1r. MIIssul, seeontlei by \1r. Mr-QUM/Ill, that John Aehesl)n be truster of the Gosie•rich collegiate. Carried. - Roads and Bridges. . John Ansley, comity ,rom] and bridge colmrr30ssinmer, reported t his he bad for fur and received tendersr •o 'o / those 14 .s the construction r e f th 1 ul K which the (Nowell plYlµose'e1 placing under contract at this' session. $13 had been re'eived.since hiss last report far old bridge elate iah •• Several of the .4111t•r iron bridges should lutve.new• Hent and -joists early next somite," he wrote. •• 1 would recnl(}lietd that steel joists. be used .w'hell relu•w'intr. 1 visited Hayfield on the 11th-inst. Ani1 inspected the concrete wick there. 1 -found the north abutment and pier in good • hitioa, but the south abut- ment considerably cracked,. The cracks, -1 consider. nn• caused by the sliding of the he:ivy bank at this loins. (f the abutment re111Ains in its p•esent eondit- 1 think it could Ise repalt•e(1 next summer and trade to answer for the support of the superstructure. In- stead of filling the atppru+u•h with earth, I am of the opinion that au ad- ditional span of *lout seventy-five fret ahuuld Iw built to prevent any heavy pees -sire from coming against , the abutment. The upper end of this ad- ditional span would be Supp*ettel on iron piles." The total moment of •)niers' issued sinter 1)erember wit.. 111347.87.,ttnl 11f IIIYdPt'N issued .3irlce Jane miry Lit: 110114' 411'.25. The (*pout was referred to the road Raid bridge i•mnll natter. The report of Engin.rr Hnlwr(s, of the (' 1'. 11.. on the 1 Hattfield abut - enlists went into details of the cracks. '1'wn movements of portions of the. 4-k,- Mr. Hnlwrts wrote, " 1 ant 1y .eon4in,rd, will run lone until hutment eselbipses." -There is no lis abutment can be retro iretl- It be torn down ,old rebuilt upiyl foundation : if this cannot, la\ al rea%m,tble must. piles !riven. The west • a pile foundation would be about VIM): this amount, 1 1 tier., +meld 1w setvi•d in the design o tM• str..tnew. which is not the most eon tttttt iced. Fro111 en- quiries on the that the depth only four feet ; t entirely' too shall() Mg in the rivet• during any spring 1 S!lfcient to ca1151' th the natural i'1•.ult of the 'undermining and centre pier, ,t vo•ry ret. the bt'idge haw lern,open for t•afllr and the old bridge remove( , I would therefore re • end that th.• tootle pier be prutei•t111 by heavy ,rip -rip. laid on a slope of six to one. The con. eerie taken from the south abutment could be smell for rip -rap. - The Warden's emotionN te4- repo ) 1.41 having tort December 27(1,. when was decided to 1eculumend that t full atttttt t of contou•t for Ilea Bay Held abutments, less $5181, lie paid to 31r. iiutteti.Ige, in settlement 1.1 aril el:dt118 fur said ahott11ent.. .The e - nlittee met as the result of Mr. (nut• teridge'a asking to have the matter +lysed up. H.• had been paid 42,21010n the moth -art and was willing to t hrow off $"/MI to have the matter .et tl,.•1, Moved by M4.+1•9. 1shi,ter and I;ar- diner. that the chairman Jif the road and bridge r 'flee, Mr. ('antY4on, and Mr. Miller he es con Mnlittee lu enterer with Mr. Gott eridge respecting agreement +ere •et1ng bis Hayfield ron- tratet 1 report 1st ‘Vanden Sparkman atthe elot•liest °Neuf unity. 1'at•rierl. Moved by Mesrrs. Miller and i olds:An. t itt the Warden is. instructed not to orders for Ur• full a t of the end work until we hem. later form I;utleridge what in. }x1q*)sw 'm the a l't•atngelllr•II t 11111vel at hint mod the ex -warden /I elan. Carried. • Jles*I's. harsh ne•and ('an - the county engineer Iw nleaNire the deprrssirnl of Auller•II•y bridge, in It increases It 11114y Iw tried. •M!11'n. x• fin Ihe. way shoal, a %111(1 obtainer shtotild be rotund. 1 a..4.4I't4111C41 the ce•1111'1' pier was is in my opinion i• ', an Orr jail fornl- bove the In idgr ak•np would lie river to %•n11r. hid) would Iw ililt.' ofthis ratter, toner- Ha nes Ha Mr. doing bet wee !Mope. Movd triton. 111a instructed t in the (•enl1 order that If sl attended M. Ms • owl b3 \ 11 nm'Indell !shirtier and 0 Inge it • Second Shipment of SPRING GOODS THE SECOND SHIPMENT OF SPRING UOODS NOW READY FOR OFFERING IN THE FOLLOWING LINES Canadian Prints, English Prints, White Cotton Waisting,,, Laine 1)e Soio Waistings, Chambrays, Ginghams, Mercerised . Colored Waistings, Cotton 1.)elaine Waistings. DRESS MATERIALS. lu cu*ulut1' Suiting., broadcloths, t,11ettas, srrgess satin cloths, lusters, vete• liana, poplins, cashmeres, es, 15 cent debtine suitings and waisting*, dtw*s g'ing- ham*, y • choice of 1.000) yards at I21 cents, fast colors, Just in, extra value, On Saturday you eau buy your choice of t) pieces of tweet suitings. 75 cents (oi, :Ill ('ruts, tui cents for 411 cents, .4I cents for :ii cents. Good colors and g.*al cloth. Just what is left after our Steak -faking tale. Factory Cotton 1.5900 yard,. of factory cotton, in ends from S to 211 yards in a piece dirr'e't, from the mill, bought at so much as bound, :it to :47 inches wide. free from specks and Hawes, just tight for sheets and pillow cowers, and the priers *33' underpresent wholesale figures. Skirts ' 12 dress skirts to be ()tined at the following rlyluetiuns : $2.03) value for $1.511. *2..50 value for $2.1111. 1i2.75 value for *2.25. $:3.75 vahre for *3.15. -$1.30 for $14.50. $4.1111 Vater for $.IMI. Good cloth and well made. . H. L C B R O NE O Phone 8fi Cash or Produce I Faith 'Phone Yon carmol be expected to have faith io 56 Shiloh's Coniumpuon Cure, the Lu TOOK, In cure fop Colds, Coughs and a.. alloasaes of the air paswges, if you have sot tried is. \t', have faith in it and we guarantee it. 11 It doesn't cure you 11 costa you nothing. If it does it cogs you 25c. Thaes tau. Try it to -Jay. Shiloh has cured many thousands of the most obstinate uses, and we do Dot hesitate to say that it will cure any Cold, Cough. Throat or Lung trouble. If we dila not liehese this se would not guarantee it. Shiloh has had an unbroken record 'of success for thiry years. It has stood evozy pomade test without failwr. Further Proof is found in the many testimonnah of those' who have treed Shiloh and ben cured. Mn. Archie Taylor, Asaph. Pa., %rites:- " 1 holds s balk ei 51.1 1,'. C'+n.msPrion Cure and found I very beneficial. 1 f oetwo ch,idn•n. and they had • trm.bls mush. 1 j.re them e.ery1time 1. cult thank d, I.lohey pot no Ileus c41,1 one.us eni+s my husband 5.fu • bele `J„bh \t1. Rave s to the children eaten r d went r, l,erf4•td .1 1 •:I l,1 e hI p K 90. awn <'•moelr. 1 dia!1 a1wc;Y lc<� it nett+ house." 64)3 SHILOH 2k »,4-h gunmen, s ,,,., . Write for t,•.timmi,.11.. Addrots Box 173 GoderiCA\ - D. Millar Co. New Spring oods On the Square We will ma 'e our first showing of New Spring '''weeds and Suitings, lie. v 1.ustres in plain and fancy designs. . New''Silk and \' tot ('repoli ii' . This material is very suitable fur Shirt Wais Suits. Ne s 11 i ( nuns, e 'Huts and (,ne lns, few \(uslins and Zephyrs.' We v' l als show an en 'rely u1.\la er 0t Tapestries, , l'retones, Art Nfuslins and Sa ens. 8 Special, during ' - br-uary. During February we w ill show I our barkain counter all Oddments, also Ladies' and Gents' Leavy All -wool Win- ter Underwear, much under their reguht value. D. Mi.LL/AR C 'Phone 56 aoderich NONE UP THE LUNGS , WITH OUR EMULSION OF COD LIVER OIL 1 AND HYPOPHOSPHITES It i4 nit a Moped .titimtl:ult hot ,t true tunic and nutritive fon*. - Our 5oc. size for a Tonic, at goc. "I'lu'rl• i. nn L,•„rr 1,11111. Ont. W. C. GOODE BEDFORD BLOCK. Special 11 l att'nt14 11 to family t -sip s. Chemist OUR BLACK CHERRY BALSAM FOR COUGHS 25c, 5 for $1.00 PHONE t;g • HAMILTON ST STOVES RANGES] and At Bargain Prices - te *1 et -• We Can 141w•sy4 rely 1111 our 1'114*flllll`I',. Na(IMf:tt tion with our Canned Goods IN•14111M1• we handle only relini,le bruldM that we know all about. Every house- keeper knows how snitch difference there is in these household necessities. And it is not always the price that in- sures the finality. • \\'e•ae showing n line 3.1 canned goods that we aro sell- ing very Inv indeed, MI low in fact Ifent you win 134• ...upriser] how good they pre when they appear ton your table. STURDY & CO. We want to clear our large stock of Stoves and Ranges by Feb- ruary 1st and are quoting on them Prices that You cannot afford to allow to Go past you. Every Stove and Heater Guaranteed Big bargains in Hardware, (class, Tin and (Iraniteware at _____...010190 Worsell's Cheap Stove and Hardware Store Hamilton Street 4. IMP OODEIIICH