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Muses/AT, Nov. V. 191* 1
PROBING ONTARIO WEST
SIIORE RAILWAY AFFAIRS
President Moyes Unable to Find the Missing Minute
Books and Papers -Hydro -Electric Blamed for
Trouble--MOVSs Bought Right of Way and
Issued Orders to Pay Railway Bills
'l'e appease•. of Me. Juba W. the officials of the construction cow-
moye. how eass ont sato Railw*y and pang Y Wbo was in charge of tbe
municipal board on Thursday last buildiog of the toed in the intereete of
to rive madame to the affairs of the
the t I f
Ontario Weng Shore railway wenn
marked by the ("Maar ot Me. Ww.
Pruodfod, X.t1.. .ousel fen the var.
bus wester. amputations Interested,
to recurs from the former president
the minute taroks of the concern.
Yr 1'ioudfoot , hex t ern particularly
anxious to accuse the informatiuo
in these books, but Mr. Moyes' in-
formation was that whoa be resigned
Ito presidency to Jules of this year be
gave all thews books to Mr. 8. C.
)lmvbr, went.
Owing to the absence of het weasel.
dr G. H. Watson. ILO., Mr. Moyer
took tbe witness box u.wiy,
stating that It was hardly fair for ins
to be premed into Riving evidence
"And you abo bad an aommet
leer•. r
Yee."
"And It appears that large sums
were traosterrsd from the oomps.•y
account to your account. How w."
that r
"1 ora. buyiug rest 'stale. tight -oh
way for the oumpaoy, and I ped for
it. Afte.wards 1 was paid out of the
railway amount."
"Hy tbe way. yo.t bold the deeds rt
all this real *stater
••Only in snarl."
"Is there anything to sbow this
propertywas held In trust r
welMr. 8. C. Stooks drew up a
paper In which I acknowledged hold-
ai g these lands in trust?"
•• W bre is that paper P Timer the
first I've beard of u.'
"It should be with the other pa -
e toostruc on company Now its to steel ; did the construc-
t suppose Mr. Roberts,, the eogt- taco __pony purchase it r'
neer, and myself were in charge in the Nell• the fleet purchases were made
interests ot the railway." b "
m••Bee•usr 'was president of s rail-
way."
Who epl"yed the m.° ?" the ' "Why ? lb
B what sot bears t y r
who bought the material Y}'
'•Ma Re.tverta and myself r
"Did this ghostly cowp•ny ,never
materialise to take any part in tt?"
the chairman conUnued.
"Can you tell us of any work which pas
was done by the Heron Construction through Mr. Roberts, Mr. MacBwan
Ceeepany, except what was order by end Y
dials -seem asked Cent ou tell us
•'Is that the way all purchases were
made?"
••Seabetantlally that way."
"Did the construction company ss
a cowpony act in any oa illy except
Yea sod Mr,Roberts?" Mr.Malc^lmson ou
n. Notblug tent coder their stip-
preesed.
No particular work was mentioned. er-Dion."
Mr. Proudfoot in searching for the anything?"oknow of teem ever doing
agreement between the raceway and Wel . on one oceaalon • gentleman
without being represented by kis pro- the construction company learned from Mr. Smoke's office went out with
Der oouosei Mr. A. O. Coyne. wbo that this also was with the missing �.••
took Mr. Watson's pled for Use d.7 papers. Aa to who altoess had met, ••Wbo wash.r
and who,tatad that he had not been to setter Into the agreement, Mr. "1 do not know his name."
properly lostauotei in the rasa, point- Moyes said be "bad met two Jr three "Had you met bins before r
tel out that by as act of parliament of men" but could not recall in whose i•y bad seen hip before, but 1 did not
lea leyear, Mr. Mole, slum resigning office tea meeting occurred. It was inhf. same.'
the presideoey, had ceased to he in a Mr. John H. Itoaf who bed applied for Did this inspeotlog •gaol of the
Iserttion wbere the railway beard had the Incorporation of the company, but 000Ktvctlun company have no author -
any power over bins. Mr. Moyes bad not given Mr. Roaf any its ?,•
"We are entitled to mimeos before
u. Any portion whom we believe to
have a knowledge of the traneactioss
wbicb took place between she .n.& -
..I that railway," we. the
instruction•.
Wee not tbat • subsidiary company
formed to build the railway?" Mr.
Proeadfoot demanded.
Tbey bad regular cootrseting ••Anil you Inquired as to his
reply of Chairman McIntyre of the rights, was the reply.
"He bad a letter from Mr. Smoke."
"Did the two of you travel up to-
gether to Uoderic1 r
"w be is now an officer "Wbo was the meteor of their pro- name r
hoard. • bete..1 may have "
,t the company or nut. We e*n sum- curing these rights Y' "Did he seer maks • neportr'
mon any pereuo whom we think to '•1 was cot." - "1)14 overt made any report to tuustrueuuu or that raicr.rad, wan
in a ueetiot to throw any light Was the expense of .theta in coep ra aykttt } y+• , •, pointed out to the members of, •g
the qurstlon."�
et. Moyes objected to giving eel-
ameindota-
sts.Klee o. .WOW le `..- .•ate or o•
"Ob. asses mIRbt be quite a bit."
"Twenty or %birty thousand dol-
lars r
"How b1gb would it run r
"Oh, quite • .ub,taatlsl sum."
••Now much Y'
"Oa, Miteress tea and twenty thou-
sand. Not as beget as minty thousand."
"Mad the coostructlus company to
docent r'
•• Yes. la the Dominion bank."
.'Wbo was the treseurer r
"1 door know. Of cower, i never
drew nay from tsar. company."
••I sea."
"You made deposits tben in the Do-
miston bank, Toronto. Ito the credit of
the Bums OundructIon Company r
"Yen."
"Tbeu as to drafta un the Huron
Coo.tructtua Co. Wbo were Ubey pre-
.e.ted to r
'To me.'
"You didn't accept them. Wbat did
you do with them r'
"1 notated the secretary."
"Wbo was the secretary ?"
"I think it was Mr. McCracken."
**Sometimes l accepted the drafts,
paying them out of the railway funds
and *barging the cancelled drafts
*gaited the coos ructioo company's
account with the railway."
"I sea Where wore funds
which was filet raised for the
pen r'
, En the Dominion bank."
"Then the amounts should show in
the bank's books r
'•You mean subscription"' for stock r
"Yes. Not ao..y trout the awls of
bonds."
"Time would &bow to the bank
books."
"How much stock was issued r
•'1 can furnish the answer later."
Cbairitttao McIntyre: "What oank
amounts were there?"
1bere were four accounts in 00d. -
lob and terse bare its 'Toronto."
Toe uselessness of proceeding with
the examination of Mr. Joho W.
Moyes without the production of the
minute books of Inc Ouiart° West
Shore railway, and especially in view
.t the Kate of his wemury with re -
gold to the other papers woicb could
throw light upuu the financing and
kept
COM.
aline paid [or by the > ! irp 3n?` .. . s aka ern torr then r } Ontario Refiway end Mutate -pat boa
It was trot.
deuce liecafass Mr. tVateort well inveely ! The eooelruetiew company was In- '(hie would Supp tie jou would be K.C., immediately the thrid ere -
ed co
in a high court. cam but Mr. Proud- corporated oo September 14th. lase aim its bre report.
aim opened.
fo..t pointed out that the servke of the but work went on. witness added, be- 1 ••i didn't Dare what be thougbt of "The most important point in tbi.
suis 00ne was co November 7th. which , fore the idol potation. i our work." wbule bearing," continued Mr. Proud -
lett 1:i days to procure other eouneel. i "By whose authority ?" Mr. Proud- . „Welt. wbo was behind him?" I foot. •9s W mecum those papers. 1 got
He considered that the western muni- foot insisted. ! ••I dont know. i suppose the con- in touch with Mr. Grayson Smite host
,•ip.litiee bad a:ready been put off too I "Authority was given to me to make ! etruetinn eumpany mut him to Mr. night. H.1. a wens• er of for firm
Inng. ;the expenditure*, 'replied Mr. Moy.e• I drool... -with wbicb the late Mr. S. C. Smoke
7'J this Mr. P. A. Malcolanson, tepee- ! "There was • pruvistonel arrangement I •• Well who would send him ? Wbo was connected. Mr. Moyes. you will
*entice Kincardine acid the township whereby work went on prior 10 the was the secretary of the coostructiou remember, informed you yesterday
that be had heeded all the papers
connected with ibis rallw.ty over to
Mr. 8woke at the time he rvesigoead
the presidency to June. lisl:t Mr.
Grayson Smith volunteered to have
& search made through their office
to see if any of these papers could
be found. He has informed me this
morning that after several hour.'
search none wera located. Mr.
Franklyn Smoke. a brother of the late
8. C. emote, I am info' mrd, bas taken
over .-11 the railway wauers ot Mr.
is C. Smoke, bur be is now in Owen
bound. lu view of this, it seems that
there can holy be soother delay."
"in view of the memory of Mr.
Moser," was the reply of Chairman
McIntyre, "we will have to get those
"Tn ttwnke • report." on Priday by Mr. Ww. Protdfout.
til Huron, added that theta was an ins- cowpletcoo of the sctnal contract.
premien abroad that dad person or "But on July filth, 1908,you made a
other was trying to bold up the Inver statutory declaration that thete was a
tigation. Mr. Moyas wn• teen In- coutract for the convtroction of the
ettucted by Chairman McIntyre that railroad. Wbo negotiated with you
he would be expected to give evidence. 5510 the terms of that contract ?"
Under the queetioniog of Mr. Wm. , ••i made various tripe to Boston."
dr t coLosrl of tis. municipali-
ties
p ,, er As to the people tbere interested in
interested, Mr. Moyes stated that the const Mr. alo ar
he ceased to be president of the Gn-
i, ucuoo company, i
tufo West Shote railway June, named a Mr. Curtis, an engineer. 1b•
Mr.
itil3, having tendered his resignation 1h� dritail. wrare aorkeddranyout Smoke.
to Mr. 8. C. Brooke, vice-president. at
Curtis and the Barrymore interests.
e 'fleeting held in the Iwtter's cox. But as to who signed the agreement.
He was unable to produce the sellout. isle Morn could not say.
hook of this or any °thee of the rail- "What was theoconatruction com-
pany meeUsp, the books bavtng been to et?"
left witb Mr. rim -Am. e. His resignation P�o y g
es added, tee' All the bunds and a portion of the
was accepted. Mr. Mop
only persons present being Mr. Smoke stook.
and himself. He could not state wee- amounted to fiele,0u0. Now,
ther or not other directors bad been what.mou01 of Kuck as well'?"
. I cannot recall that
notified of this meeting held in Mr. I
"Were the bonds banded over ? "
',mote's office. Thewere. to the construction
"I said that if there war a personal y
sentiment against me, which would be company. The municipalities guarsn-
detuin.ot.1 to the railway, it would be led 0•00I•"
tatter for me to be out of it," Mr. The contract also called upon the
Hoye, added, "and that was molly my oonstruCUoo owwpany :o band over•
rea..00 tor iesigning. Yes,i wins one of . completed read from Ooderich to Kio-
the etookboldrrs, but cannot rememher cardio.. That has not yet been done,
I and this forms lbs breis of the muni -
any others besides Mr. Smoke and Mr.
H. J. A. Mscltwan, of Ooderich.•i cipalitle. appeal to the railway board.
There were some Boston Intends The construction company, it was
which changed hands. but 1 cannot re- stated, exhausted all the funds from
member into whose bends they got." the guaranteed bonds, and stopped
•1 would like to know where that cone ructino because of an oruer of
minute hook is wbicb belongs to the the railway, who began to fear they
Omario West Shore railway," Mr. could not afford to develop their
Proudfoot insisted. power from the Maitland river, for
"i dont know wbere it is," was the ! the operation of their road alone. on
rel account of the extension of the bydeo-
p Where are the other papers belong- el.•ckic.
ing to the railway r As to this gradual exhaustion of the
••1 gave them all to Mr. Smoke, funds. witness stated the bonds were
everything incidental to the manage- handed over to the construction cons -
went of the railway.
Every sastp of paper gone over P"
"Yes; 1 sent there to Mr. smoke
eery shortly after I tendered my me -
'matted." .
"Well, Mr. Smoke told me," Mr.
Pr nudtoot nplled. "when Oats isvesai-
Pities opsssd tbet b. would have to
go to Jou toad the papers-
• "If Mr. Smoke thouRbt 1 Kill 11"
anything to my poem... of sxat.rial
imported. es the masacementof the
railway. them M wens mistaleu.
Premed as��ttto�a.whetber he bad .ver
Peen' thane. ra hie Mt. ilsnolor's
+eiiemiew alisewmwdr Mee l syss'MM-
Id that at a subsequent visit to Mr.
itmo11.s cies ha bad seen the loiter
- aimed, saUI genom t, undent*Dd " Mr.
Prauttf�fted urged, "is why Mr. t lisedke
nisi be would have to sem you to ,fat
tats papers to go iota the matter.
/lave est you sufficient °newel to get
pomades of this Information for us
sown'
,.1 have ne.ntrol, though 1 am Ib -
wrested r leaving then demonist'
Padded. i bays hail .o dba._-b4 In
the whatever, dad do not know
*bele' of the .atafe.ct, witnses
was foe a apostle .um, wed
• stook, betelieeeeld net re-
sell ib. Palmed awls as to
the $ .
deo-
Wwhamsthought the Bootee pie -
here ails interested. imq
'Was that rose ask
eihlenss tae the pumped ad
Ude read, sr was Re gslmlt ese/ens
orae the wee
teak 6Meelle
lawa
wN been of
mothnetlee.' wee M. wply.
tbi"Yee mean to tall us you knew or
Cbafru01 wheeler, y r
I.tyre i seal : 'fit• orf
b. pstt,oeesl t not you kaiser
es/11eR
awry
s. y 1 i =kiln edsbmss
�•�k..w tens or ,stiff l s11 . r
awe : ws...M•
;hsArthroM'irmid?..,:e:ii
pony, and they bypothicsted them.
As to the present holders of the Monde,Mr. Moyes believed be knew where
some were.
••1 went to Mr. Proudfoot and o$et-
ed to bate them turned hack to the
mnnIelpalltie.," witness added.
"Provided you were reimbursed, you
should add," replied Mr. Protdfoot.
.•You miwndetstand me. I masamtby that remuneration for the week I
hats done. and fol• which I have notyet received an thing. I have a alibi
to fool very badly for the way 1 1.s•
bora treated in this motor."lenembama• th► time tie libedleacame Into the Seatorth district,continued, that the railway fear-
ed the lose of tb.ie. power in the Malt-
lkbd river; and'the raltwa a order to
the /three Obbetructton (o parry to
. top ora did not coeur until
Use nt bad bees thorougbly dincussed.
"Pbe breaking of tbebydro into teatson* stopped us. We made up our
minds that It was useless to go on withthe eos•truotioo of tis. tallw• °eta
the power matter ase nettled. W. of-
fered, when the hydro first a
to la down electric power in Orthat$10less per horse power than the
agorae offered by the hydro, and weep
we Mist tbatwe sew that It would he
melees to go on and develop borer
from the Maltl*sd river to tie tenrailway •1oua."
At the afteesooe sitting of the beard,
Mr. Mayne was agate In the witness
Ask sed croas•.x.mk.d hy Mr
Prenaleet with referens* to the item
of SIM9a the proeeeds of tis. gs•rms-
teed beads. Mr. PUesdfbet wasted to
* bow If ibis mosey bad been oredltod
do the trust eomp.a• Wbo,..,.wend � various certiM.ata en _whishtis eomey was pard
emsr asked Mr. Proudfuot. "Did nee
you do tet r
W.11, sesetlifes. Mr. Roberta. the
ere dmeer, was set abet to figure rut
eandly w►M work was thea " lteyetr dM RT
'TTeo newest with the Stw-
s4etwelem eessiaasyrr beak la lioderleb Iter the ens -
"ire,
company?"
"•I dont know."
"Wbo was the president
'adopt koow."
'But you had a power-of-attorney
froiu tbe eoostructioo company. Sure-
ly you remember who signed kr
"I cant remember. I dont want to
appear foolisk or anything. but it's im-
ible for me to remember things
veand sirears sgo."
•'Where 1. t hat paper ? Where is
the agreement between you and the
r
coy
� Ii hould he there."
"Well It has ditapprared."
Commissioner Ingram : "And you
say, Mr. Moyes, that you end Mr.
Roberts were absolute as to what you
would do as to the construction of
that road and you did not care what
this man reported."
"But the construction company prac-
tically let you go ahead and build the
road whetber st a profit or at a loss?"
-Well, it isu't fair to put it that
way. There were specifications, you
nee, and they had to be reasonably ad-
hered to."
Mr. MAlcolmeon took up the ques-
tion of depositing cheques. Mr. Moytra
said he had deposited some of 'be
money for the Ontario West Rhone
railway company with the cos.sruc-
lion company acco.tnt and some with
for railway couspeny a account.
-'Can you give um any idea of Uie
AILING WOMEN
OF MIDDLE AGE
M s.DOUicett (Tells of her Dis-
tressing Symptoms During
Change of Life and How
She Found Relief.
Belleville, Nova Scotia, Can. - " Tene
years tip i was .oterhig badly with
what. this dotter'
emdid Z1dsttt ft
Life. I was se bed
that I bad to stay in
beef. Some Meads
'Wine to Mite Lydia
L Pbakbsm's Vege-
table Compound and
Whelped me from
the first It is the
only medleine I
tools that did help
me and 1 recommend
it. Tem dam's balm bow thankful and
grata& 1 sm. I give you permission
te pahlIsh *fat year geed enedbeto. Ass
dame ter t -Mrs. Stew Doucerrs,
Belleville. Yarnamlh Co., Nova Scoth,
Seth worship trepans se oma et
wren' - .bmf desbem,leadaebes,ltsah-
sthekd esd d bmp.etig evil,
a.tei Is the sera p.lpitatie st the
Wert. sparks Wore the *yeas Irregu-
larities, e.mwtpatles variable spatia,
wesk.am sled imiwbtelo. sed hese,
are pemptly heeded by Imaldgeit ws-
e lm who ase spgrasehhig the peeled le
Ito ahem wems.'s greet 'how sissy
be egreebal
Vegetable
t vig.astes std ex ..idem the
said MON r.0 the weak -
system 11_ lass .wed
• tesme so�snAis-esai4
walls Se
ear Misr ,111
papers.,,
•Mr. Grayson Smith bas offered to
make a more extended search," con-
tinued Mr. Proudfoot. The ' board
•.ted that this search be conducted.
"Did you make another search
among your private papers last night,
Mr. Moyes?" the chairman Inquires.
The reply of Mr. Marti was butthe had gone through hie papers at
his private house last night, but was
n"t able to had anything bearing
materially upon the construction or
financing of the enterprise. Mr.
Proudfoot became slightly impatient
at the delay, pointing out that the
only thing left would i•e to cootiuue
with the hearing of other witnesses,
which proceeding wu.t necessarily
break up the sequence of the in-
veetigatiou. Mr. Roberts, the en-
gineer of the railway, he declared,
was a very iunpertaat witness but he
,ould not tell anything further than
les has done up to the present until
those missing paper* were plated be-
fore hiau.
"it is a very ttnfortenate thing," he
added. "that Mr. Moyes, baying re-
ceived the subpoena as long ago ae
the 7U:, did not let ns know 'artier
that be did not have the papers in his
possession, or that he did not even tell
w that he had resigned his position as
president of the road."
Wbee 1 met the representatives of
the munielpalities up in Godeeich they
wove told ot the resignation," Mr.
Moyes interrupted.
••i was present at that meeting in
h
llrxdertc. replied. Mr. Proudfoot, to
beard. • I i.rtalsty did bin swear -
stand
stand that Mr Mnyea had resigned.
sod tb. representatives elm my they
did not understand anything of the
L ind."
&web* ebeirmen of Um board mem
-
'id" Last the herring proceed. Mr.
Proodfoot introduced Mr. H. J. A.
Mae3wan, enol merebent, of OOderie•b.
%s r. Msellwan informed the hoard
that be was immersed, as •acretary of
the railway. prior to the appearance of
Mr. Moye+. He had an position
with the Huron Conetroetlnn Cons -
pima, but the power of attorney had
Iowa given hint by Mr. Moyee to sign
the railway ebeeks for the payment eaf
wage and materials daring tbe ale
mem of Mr. Moyes In 1909. sad this
arrangement was eontlsaed after the
return of the presldeme. eta secretary
of the Ontario West Shore railway,
Mr. MucKwan added that he received
hie Isstruetlons from Mr. Moyes.
Ming meetings were held In tise early
part of 1908, tis first being in (lode
The. mieetes. he believed were
drawn up In legal inns with addltaoste
In the office of Mr. 8. C. Menke.
Messrs. R. 8. WVilflamw wed Hngfn
Riwelabr, of Oed.rieb, were named by
Mr. MacSwa. as the two ether a.e-
mterra Mbeeeef Ms•rpa.ties. who
ware aferwwmar4s bought out by Mr.
.ieilmi.iesta.rted with Um sherd
age. hmd IML ole
is the eermse .wast Mems Meysa.
Mlwehe awe the wksaes.
Where is that ase ate heck P was
Iles *oda d Mr. Pramdfoot. reeds-
lee
edonelee be theatre paid.
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'rime 56 Millar's Scotch Storer 56
i
was handed over to Mr. Smoke, and I
never raw 1t afterwards. The bead
office was at Oodericb."
"Didn't j, me as secretary. keep the
minute books at the head office ?"
"No." They were given to Mr.
Smoke.
The railway contract with the con -
et ruction conipeny was completed, Mr.
ManEwan believrd,soote tiwe between
April and July of 1908. The last
regularly called wee ing wttnees
even- attended was oo July 'abb. IIMM(.
Autburity bad already beeo given for
the bond issue of a400.(M1), guaranteed
by the municipalities, et ea prior to
1
not include the cost of steel, switch -loot carry out, even though the total
MK material, or vwrioue other item,. cost would run close to 11900,000. The
There would be Mr. MacEwen fan- origins) cost estimate was placed by
tied, 975,41(1 or $110,000 paid out for Mr. Moyes at. 9114,(I M) per mile. Wit -
rails. exclusive of the above ..una. but neve named sem' 50), and be thougbt
he did not care to bawd a guess as to the difference might be represented by
tbe total of thet(e outside accounts, the two systems which had .been pro -
though he knew all were thoroughly posed. One wee the storage battery,
ecautinised ftr.t by himself then by the other the development of power
Mr. Mopes before payment. The pot- born the Maitland river.
itiun of Mr. Roberts, witues. stated Under the questioning of Mr. A. O.
wens that of engineer of the Ontario Coyne, representative of Mr. Moyes,
Went Shore railway. witness stated that he bad not seen
"Was he also in the employ of the any minute busks. The records were
construction company?" inquired Mr. merely bound tip in sheet", and the..
Malcolmeon. were left with Mr. Smoke to see that
this date. ••%Nell, he dinned the engineering everything 'mein order.
One of (he peculiar features brought work." The present condition of the rail -
out by Mr. M•citeran'a evidence was ••1n whose employ would you say be gray was outlined by Engineer Middle -
that though be was the secretary of the was?" mitt, ot the Ontario Beltway and Mun-
Ontario West Shure raitws , ..r bad -Primarily In the employ of the icipal }ward. who bad been instructed
never trade any entries in tee- minute railway. though his salary was paid
books. for the most part by the Huron Utne
"How do you account for that?" Mr. .t ruction Company. i remember tell-
Proudfoot demeoded. ing Mr. Muyrs tbat *epoxide funds
"i thought that, late" on I would should be provided for the payment of
bees theme in Um bead ones. at Gude- Mr, .Roberta' salary. Mr. Moyea.rid
rich." pasaipl y that was the better,
•• I t looks as though Mr. Moyes but he eould see no r•eaeon why ib. en•
had things pretty much in his own I gineer should not act for both com-
bends r
"He did."
As to the nonosed known u the
Huron Or.oetrisctlon Company, wit-
nees said be bad never bad anytbing' Moyes, and that was one paper which
to do with teen.. His uoderstanding her declared could be produced.
of this mimesis "tion was vet y vague. 1f tbere had heart a meeting of the
Mr. Moyes, be said, had the direetlon Ontario West Shore railway board
of the wort. He had meat any prior to the Issuance of that order•
of the members of the concern. Mr. MacEwen had not hero called to
Under the geeetioning of Mr. Mal- theroo'srence.
ooltneon, 11[r. IMIKor•n stated be did ••In what capacity did Mr. Moyes
panics.
Th. work on ha mad ceased about
September 7th, 1911. . Witness had
barn so notified by letter from Mr.
not remember having ever sent ont
notion, of their meetings of the muni-
cipalities interested
Owning to the point of the outlay
a the money. wltneese stated the pay•
stop tbe going o . of tbat work r r.
Proudfoot Inge'. ed.
"It wan * notice by letter, on • men -
piny 1 terbesd."
-Did be have the authority to webs
roll was made nlet by ata. R.herts., aueb an orders
engineer le charge of ennst•,ctiion. , "Be seemed to have the authority al)
The pay roils had freers sent to Tor- the-mgh. 1 didn't question It at that
onto. and they were at000g the mine- time. Besides 1 thought it was mere.
lag doeum*wta, Th. Ibm trf aaeo00(5 ly • temporary ox.satbh of the nose
oestraoted by the railway each month) etructioe. After that things jttetNNW
wan ebeeked over by a witoar. abet 1 ed to drag ahem without any order to
he. wider the pour r of attorney Riven with the work."
him by Mr Mnye.• ileo elga'd th s I Sp Sl,ie. that time wages and el•ime to
the sum of $,real had bee. promoted.
Witness had doe* all la ble sower to
seeure tM feeds for thole payment, hut
up to date bee not s..eedod. The
resell le sae julgeme.t aerated them
In the •sure.•
As to the ability elf the railway
esmpa'7 to carry o.t their agree -
meet 11r M._Rwan stated he bad
shacks.
Did the acenunts rent tip by you
eorre.pond with the nmeront paid net
by the Torosto Truitt Company ?" is
-
embed Mt Proudfoot.
"I haven't shocked GM up yet."
Iflierdeetel dMiborsed through hie'
totdlsi000a of vaid% {170.0(4
bad bees paid the Bereft Oonst ree-
dos °emptily the betimes heing pall
hateThe 11174,188.wit.sse Mer
the .mere elms of Mr. Mal
to go over the route.
••I 'mind fourteen sod a belt miles
of track roughly laid down," he elat-
ed. "with no indication of having been
lined up, and filled with weeds and
groat. The cult'-elatebad been washed
away. To figlsh stets -144 miler •1 ham
estimated that it wound take, onteide
of th. question of profit". 175.4141.
Oeoerally the class of wm.k, except
the trestle, wan not very difficult.
The cement week on toe culverts was
fairly geed. beet the bark bad base
left on tbe ties, and tbwt is not very
good work. Sufficient space had not
been left for the roadbed. 1n most
places 1t was graded up to • level of
nine fest, where there should haws
been at least thirteen or fourteen feet
to allow for the bank slipping away.
That roadway is for from complete."
A11 the work showini on the road-
way. Mr. Middlemiet valued at I12117,-
801, of deducting the contractor'. nor-
mal pr. it. It would be veined *1 ti1M1.-
787. Tbe+fe figures ere corroborated
by Mr, He_win E. iewi., cootractor,
wbo went over the route with the
board's engineer.
The adjournment of th. rens, which
followed, was doe to Mr. Proudfoot'ai
nowise tb•.t It was eheolutsly neces-
sary to prosierm the missing doce-
nt* is before the financial details of
road's rnnatrnetbne meld he son -
front the p.-opsr view or..
The adjournment era.'sine dee. t
Mr. Prondfoot instated teat Mr. TW.
Moyse regard himself as OM served as
. wltses.a
"We dont want the Ueethle of serer -
log Wm again- was the sxpleasd•a.
- `.1.. Rieb.rd Robleete has rested
leaver bro *bt op tbe point at any of *le iLewdbut� te Mr. Seim
the board meetlssimply became mply beca. be Ito champ 1r. r a tai. ej yemn utid bow
soder W "levee dresmsd that they amid .°!'_ ^ ,��• '
eon, did seders miss..e�ytbleg whieb they eoi d •P^`
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