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History repeats i if
Res*ructuring was
issue back in 1897
r'`:tis interesting 'to note
that history does have
a habit of repeating
itself, The Bruce Couti ty.
Mtiseum Director provid-
ed the following report to
the March 1998 Session of
County Council;.
"History will rep.at
itself shortly when the
mala -up of Brune County
oCouncil is . greatly reduced
in numbers, by the amaiga
Mations of. municipalities.
A. similar forced reduc-
tion took effect at the
January, 18.9.7 session,.
when an act of the provin-
cial government
rovin-cial'government cut the
membership of county
councils across Ontario. In.
Bruce, it dropped to 18
from 44 acid .the entire
count was .,divided, into
nine districts. During the
elections, of 1897, each.
district held separate elec-
tions to choose two repre-
sentatives to county coun-'
ci.l.
At that last meeting of
Bruce County council 'for
the year 1896, some mem-
bers made .an effort to be
lighthearted and accept the
changes willingly. They
prepared a mock funeral
and obituary, ani a; bogus
Motion Was: brought in,.
acc,ording to Norman
Robertson, in his JJistor,
of the County of�B
Moved by James
Shota1d ce, seconded byi
Henry McKay, That as rhe.
death of thecounty. coun-
cil is at hand, and as we.
• desire: that everything be
done. decently an
.order we would' therefore
recontrnend that' the fol-.
lowing be . ttaitned as chief
• mourners, `vjz , M, es°srs.
Lieut. -Col' Belcher,
Robert Johnston, ard.
Henry Mcka.yy' and that
the following be 'engraved
an the table .to be erected.
Peaceful inay'thy .slurnber
be;;
From cares and labor thou
are free,
By: action . of. the
Govertiihent,
Into oblivion thouare:'.:
Sent, .
Thou ' stalwari gallant
forty-four,.,
Your services, are required
no mare, '
Eighteen, men will be
elected,
To the wp}rk you -were ,
expected,
But should•the'citange not ..
work as expected.
Old boys you may,' be'
elected/
To fill your places .as
!tarn fo •ptegge 4S ,