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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1896-1-3, Page 14l )7'01, ,28. No. 2e. County Roads: At a Meeting of the Exeoutivo Com. mitten of the Ontario Good Roads As- sooiation heldin the City of Guelph, on Wednesday, the llth day of December, 1890, the following resolution was passed Moved by J. V. Beam, seconded by Al- len 11,1tacdcugall, let,: --."'hilar wo reeommeud the County roacle system as best adapted to advance road improvement in the Province of Ontario " 2n4,—"That county made should form a system conneotiug all local munici- polities in a County," 81d. --'".chat the basis of assuming County road mileage in looal muniefpeln. tee should be that of equalized value." 41,11,—"'Phot county roade when ae. sumed, should bo maintained by general County rate." This is the first recommendation adopt- ed by the Association and in present}ng it for ooneideration the attentionof the municipal officers and the pnblio goner - ally is directed to the following inform- ation relating to some of the County roads in the Province of Outario and systems recently adopted in the United States : eotiem MAWS nN`ONT,1nio. In addition to statute labor and local expenditure some Cbunty Oounoile have assumed and maintain leading roads. In other counties grants are made each year to assist local mnnioipalitiee in mead improvement and in that way equalize the road expenditure. One-third of the counties do not -ex- pend money for road improvements, one- third maintain County boundary lines, and in the remainder annual grants are made for the maintenance of roads, in the county, oe the Council has assumed and maintains certain leading road a. PERTH., In Perth the Huron gravel road is in *large of the county inepeobbr: The maintenance of this road is paid in the first place out of the -county funds and charged to the adjoining municipalities. This is paid with the county rate, not as a part of the rate, but paid at the same time. MILLINGTON The county of Wellington maintains 148 mUes of gravel road and expends $50 per mile per annum for maintenance. The County Council of Hastings has control of and maintains nearly 400 miles of county roads—some of these were first constructed as tolbroads and after. wards purchased by the bounty. The annual expenditure on this county for road maintenance and construction is from 810,000 to $15,000 por annum. Tim work is done systemabioalli'. A superintendent of gravel roads is Ap- pointed at a salary of $700, he paying his own expenses. A geavel road com- mittee is appointed by the County Council. Two or more, gangs of men aro engaged, the foreman of each getting extra wages, the work is put directly in charge of the superintendent who reports monthly to the committee all details as W men wages and work, etc. The strong points of this system of maintenance are : 1st.—The , whole work through the committee is directly under the control of the council, 2nd,—The work is well done as there is no inducement to saimp it. petard.—It is done where most required at the best time. 40h.—The ratepayers are in touch with those performing the work and for any Irian to shirk his work will soon reach the superintendent., Gbh.—By employment of good men continually ab the work they become ex- perts and capable of doing more than in. experienced hands, The Dost of maintenance is about $40 annually, The basis of assuming county roads in Hastings is that of equalized value, care always being,taken in assuming a road Wet it connects with the system in the adjoining municipality. The cost of maintenance of the roads is levied as a general rate to apply on any part of the System as found to bo required. THE HASTINGS menu INVESTIGATED. Tho county council,. of Peterboro' at its June session appointed a spacial com- mittee to investigate Into < the system of conebruotion and -maintenance of the public , roads in the county. of Hasb- Ings. This committee made a tour of the oouuty, and have .prepared- a lengthy report giving particulars received from the ratepayers and officials interviewed, all of whom were unanimous in recom- mending a system of county roads. The concluding sections of the report road :— "We travelled through the townships of /Remora, Medoc, Hungerford, Thurlow, Sidney, Stirling and Bowdon, a distance of about ninety miles, through sections of country almost as varied as it is pos- sible to find in our own county.: We made diligent enquiry from public of. finials and private individuals, and there were no exceptions or differences of opin- ion it reaped to the expenditure of the money that has been expended on the roads, and, in view of this and what we have seen for ourselves wo have agreed to the following presentment : "Having viewed the roads, we are thoroughly convinced tliltt the system of construction' and maintenance of roads as adopted by the county of ilastings is. good, and mete with our approval, and we would recommend, if thought advis- able, that this system be adopted by the county of Peterborough.' SOOMOWAnY 05 8TATD LAWS, In the Huffed States we have examples of different authoribiee Controlling the construction and maintenance of high- ways. In California, where the townshipsys- tem is optional, the County Courtoil con. streets and maintains all roacle. In Indiana, the roads are maintained by the townships ; but the County Coun oil may assume .control of particular roads when so authorized by vote of gieaters of municipality interested—the local municipalities paying all expenses, BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1896 W. H. KERR, Prop. In Maesaoilueebts wo find a combined system of county and state roads, In Now Hampshire the Township Councils control and maintain all roads, Iu New Jsrssy, where it is said the greatest advance has been made in road making,6re And the townships in charge of the roads, while the County Council may select certain roads for improve. wont, at the joint expense of the abate, oouuty and township. In New York the County and Town- ship oliiials maintain the roads, each providing for the expense of the roads under their control. Statute labor • is abolished in all local muuioipalities whoa a road is assumed by the Oounty, In Wisconsin, all roads are controlled by the Township authorities. Statute labor is aboliellel, although ib niay be performed any year if a majority of the electors by vote so deoide,; In all states the tendenoy is bo abolish stabube labor and divide the roads be. tween County and Township authorities, TIr5 0N'JAMO LAW, The Municipal Aob; section' 582, authorizes County Commits to assume roads with the consent of the Council of the local municipality in which the road is pituated, and Section 533 authorizes the maintenance of Township and County boundary linos. Section 534 provides— That when a County Council assumes by by law any road within a townhip as a County road, they shall, with as little delay as reasonably may be, cause the road to be planked, gravelled or =acacia. mized. In a County system, roads maintained by paid labor come in immediatecorn. parison with those maintained by statute labor. Where the basis of assuming County road mileage is that of equalized value, all municipalities benefit alike, and contribute their proper proportion of the expense. The roads aro under the son. stent supervision of a County 'commis. sioner who brings to bear his experience in securing uniformity of road construe. Hon and effioient maintenance through. out, STATUTE L,0305, In Ontario we find townships in which statutelabor is performed and others where commutation is compulsory at from 85 gents per clay upwards, and in some sections the system has been en- tirely abolished. Im'about 60 per osnt.of the townships statute labor is performed and may be commuted at the rate of $1 per day forty per cent. have reduced the rate to 76 cents per day, and in others the rate varies, being in some instances as low as 36 cents per day. A number of the towuships have adopt- ed a system whereby statute labor : may be commuted before a date fixed by by law at a, lower rate than afterwards. This is dne to encourage the payment of commutation money topathmastere be- fore statute labor begins. In other town. ships the rate is reduced if commutation money is paid bo the patbmastere at any time before he makes his returns to, the clerk. In the township of Sarawak the statute labor of two wards is commuted as 70 cents per day, the benefits are so apparent in the extra amount of work performed, and the style and manner of road con- struction that the difference between commutation statute labor andthe old system will bear no comparison what. ever. The conclusion Wore is that the old system of statute labor has served its usefulness, and that better results could' be obtained ab a commutation of 25 cents per day. In the township of South Grimsby, the commutation system has been in force in the un -incorporated village of Smithville for some time. The authorities recom- mend the commutation of all statute labor, especially in unincorporated vil. leges. In the township of Niagara one half the statute labor is commuted at 50 cents per day. In the township of Barton statute labor has been abolished and thecommutation varies from 35 cents bo 50 cents per day, according to outlay. Inthe township of Malden statute labor has been entirely abolished. Com- mutation was first adopted, pathmasters were done away with and commutation money raised in eaoh of the four wards of the township and expensed by the Couneil.. Under this system 50 cents a day went further than one day statute labor. The next step was to do away with commutabion,•'and at .present all road repairs are paid for out of the geuer- al rale. The Ontario. Good .Roads Association frosts that the fanning of the foregoing information in the form of a bulletin will be of value to munioipal eounoils and ratepayers tbroighout bbs country with whom road improvement is a feature of vital interest. Toronto capitalists are arranging to organize a new telephone company. lion. David Mills addressed a series of meetings in hie constituency before the opening of Parliament. Treok laying on the Tilsonburg, Laine Erie & Pacific Railway is completed from Tilsonburg to Port Burwell.. The firm of Samson, Kennedy & Co. Toronto, formally assigned and the office of Mayor became thereby vacant.. A bill bas been introduced in the House at Washington authorizing the oonetruotion of a bridge ortunnel from Grand Island, on the Niagara river, to a point in Canada. Among the parcels at the Custom House, London, was a live rabbit from England, weighing eleven pounds, and measuring 220 inches from tip to tip of ears It was consigned to J, B. Allenby, London West. - The revenue cruiser Foina hoe sent to St. John's, NU, 75 casks of smuggled laver, which she seized among looal and foreign vessels employed in the frozen herring trade fishery. She hoe also on board large quantities of tobacco, tea and sugar and other commodities, which she confiscated is a similar manner. The aruieer'a operations have been very psuo- easeful. Nomination Day.. The following is a partial Ileb of the nominees in the various municipalities in Huron Oo, and adjoining °wintry s-- nEEYA. NO:aiNAT0Re, A. Reid,, J, T, Ross, acolamabion, W. 1.1, Kerr, ' Elected by OOUNOr0rnite, R. Williams, R. G, Wilson, 3. PP., Warwick, R. Graham, R. Loatherdale, B. Cochrane, B, Gerry, Jos. Wynn, P. Stott, W H. MoCraokeu, Geo, Baeker, sOH001, TRosTEEs, Dr. McKelvey, J. 1N, Kendall, A. Hunter, D. C. Roes, R. G. Wilson,, Jas. Fox, H. Dennis, S. Wilton, A. Koenig, weemAT'ORe.. W. M. Sinclair, Jas, Jones, G, F. Blair, S. Wilton. S. Wilton, G. F. Blair. G. F. Blair, S. Wilton, q. Wilton, G. F. Blair, 111. H. Moore, 3, T. Ross. A. Reid, Watson Ainley, D. A. Lowry, 111. H. Moore, T. T. Rose, Joe Ballantyne, J. T. Rose, W. M. Sinclair. D. A. Lowry, A. Mornuchlin. J. R. Smith, M. H. Moore. 3. R. Smith, M, H. Moore. J.R. Smith, M. H. Moore. A. Reid, G. F. Blair. A. Reid, G. F. Blair. A. Reid, G. F. Blair, S. Wilton, N. P. Gerry, W. M. Sinclair, A. Oousley. W. Blaehill, P. Scott. After the nomination hour was passed and Returning Offioer$oott had deolared the Reeve elected by acclamation, an- nounced the ballot and pointers as to. election a vote was taken as to whether the speeohafying would be done then or reserved until an evening meeting. A' olose vote decided in favor of the latter. The report willbe found elsewhere, mom's. Reeve—Henry Mooney, (am.) Deputy Reeve—Geo. Kirkby, Sam!. Co ldbick. Oounoillors—Jas. Bowman, Thee, Code, Wm. Iebiater, Jae. Bolger, Jas. Petob, Wm. (Sod.) Geddes, GREY.—Reeve, T Strachan, (500.)•; 1st deputy reeve, A Hislop, (am.) ; and deputy y reeve, Jae Turnbull, (ace) ; noun• oillore, Wm Brown, Jas Lindsay, L Mo. Neil and R Livingston. ELrot:.01d.Oounot' rs.elected, CLINTON.—Mayor, 'Holmes, (aeo ) Reeve, D B Kennedy, (aoa) ; deputy. reeve, S 8 cooper and D Cantelon. MoKmtop.—Reeve, James Evans and Jobe tvf°rrisoo ; councillors, ward 4, Wm Archibald and Jno S Brown. The names of other nominees have not come to hand. GoDEmow TOWNSHIP. -Reeve, john Cox and John Beacom ; deputy reeve, Thee Churchill and Samuel Sturdy ; oonnoil• lora, 0 W Williams, John G Steep, John Trewartha, Jas3ohnaton,JamesConnoly. Horne T.—All the members of the old Council were re-elected by =demotion. GouxaroH.—Mayor, Dr J R Shannon, (ace) ; Reeve, Robt McLean, Wm Proud• foot`; eputy-reeve, Phillip' Holt ; noun. pillors, St David's Ward, Robb Thomp- son, Jas Caldwell, W 0 Goode, 0 A Humber ; St Patrick's word, Alex Satin. dors, Dudley Holmes, F J Predbem, 0 A Nairn, Jas Wilson, E 0 Belcher, A P MaLsan. St. George's ward, M Nichol.: eon, 131 . Black, Hugh Dunlop, James Yates, R Sallows. St. Andrew's ward, Thee 0 Naftel, John Craigia, Thomas Swarth, David Oactelon. SEAsow'rn.—Mayor, -W M Gray, E Coleman, F Holmstsad; Reeve, B B Gunn, JBeattie ; deputy -reeve, J Watson ; councillors, North ward, 0 0 Wilson, J. C Smith, A Wilson, R Winters, 3 A Wilson, R Willis. East ward, John Turner, J, Darwin, T Stephens, J G Wil. son, N Oluff, A J Bright. South ward, J Gillespie, Wm Sclater, J S Robertson, T F Coleman, A Crawford. Woomou it.—Mayor, Geo McKenzie, (ao- clamatioo) ;, Reeve, R 0 Sperling, (meld- motion) ; deputy.reave, W Holmes, (ac- clamation) ; councillors, No 1, A M Robinson, Golley, R Berdemau, A Ross ; No 2, Geo Shaw, L Hanson, W Dore, le Lennox ; No 3, George Duffield, jr., T Forbes, J A' McLean, A Lloyd, John Wilson, V S ; No 4, Dr Kennedy, D M Gotdon J Cling, C Reading, D Mo. Kinlay. WnoxoTRn.—Old Council re•elented. B;txrroon,—Reeve, Barna and Fraser oounoillors, Stanbory, Elliott, Fowler, Thompson, Bailey and Erwin. /ATTN.—Reeve, J Wilford, NE Young; committers, McKenzie, McNally, Ash. bury, McGee, McElroy; Situs, ,Howe, curter, Metoalf, Kelly. ExETElt.—Reeve, T II McCallum, L Hardy, W Bowden and A Q Bottler ;, deputy reeve, T 13. Carling, H Speck. man, A Q Bobier and W 0 Bissett ; councillors, W Harding, W Treble, J W Taylor, E Christie, 0 Snell, jr, and R E Pickard. HAnnraroi.—All old Counail returned by acclamation, HAY.—All old councillors elsoted by acclamation. TonNhuany.—Old Council re.eleoted by aoolamation. Wwxanroti.--Mayor, Standish, Menz- ies and Bruce ; reeve, Shovel and D .Me - Bay ; deputy -reeve, Ritchie, Pengelly and Bacon. lasrowoa.—Mayor, A W Featherstone, J W Scott ; reeve. Wm Weloh, J A Hook. ing ; deputy.resve, A W Featherstone, Jacob Peppler, Wm Pelton, J H Gnntb. et and Wm Bradley wore elected sohool trustees for Victoria ward by acclama- tion. Ussolunt,.--•Reeve, Z. Shier, Walter Zed. dy, W Stewart, John Delbridge ; conu- oillors, N -W ward, Walter Reddy, J Moir ; $•W ward, John Hunter (ace) ; SE ward, W Delbridge, 1' Stinson ; N•>0 ward, Fred Hunkine, M Rutherford, Luoxiiow.—Reeve, Jae Lyons ; COnn- oillors, J Bryan, J G Murdoc, W 8 Holmes, AT Davidson (all ace) Sr.nxis ,--heave, Mollvene (awl) ; depot •reeve, Errett ; oouuoillore, Ila- mont,yMoNaughtou, Aikenhead (all coo) Sr. Minx's.—Mayor, Win Dunseith (ane) ; councillors, •South ward, 0 Rioh• ardson, W H Graham, G D Lawrie,' T Garner ; North ward, W Pearn, F' Mc- Cracken, o-Cracken, J S Peariu, J Brown, 0 Mc- Lean ; West ward, la T Gilpin, 3' Meigh. en, J Fairies, J Near, P hardy, G Ly- ons ; trustees, J Gilpin, A Martin, W Webster, J Beavers, J W Wood, K Mo- nne. 8'050055 ---Reeve; Henry Rllborb ; 1st deputy, J Sherribt ; 2nd deputy, Richard Hicks (all by ace ; councillors, S Swsitz. er, Gottlieb Morlook, Sam Sanders. Tonouro.—Aid. Shaw and ex -Mayor R .7 Fleming. Nearly all the members of the old council' seek re-eleotibn, 1'ucialitS nTir,-1tesve, Sheppard (ace) ; deputy -reeve, MoLean and ,litany ; councillors, Patterson, Cousins, MoOloy, Aikenhead, Gemmel, McCartney, What the Candidates Said. Monday evening the Town Hx11 was well ,tilted by the ratepayers to bear the municipal questions of interest disoussed by the various oaodidatss aspiring to seats at the mnnioipal and Public School Boards. On motion of Wm. Martin and J. R. Smith, F. S. Scutt was chosen chairman; and an agreement entered into to speak in the order of nomination after the Reeve had had his say. The Herald reports the Reeve's speech as follows :—W. H. Kerr was walled top - on to address the meeting, and be began by expressing his best thanks for the New Year's gift that had been presented to him. It was a pleasant surprise that he was allowed to walk over the coarse. He was now entering on hie fifth year, and hadalways studied the beet interests of the village. There had been a good deal said about introducing polities into the Council. He had sat at the Board when all were Grits but the. Reeve, an- other year all were Torie's but himself, and yet again when the members were as equally divided as would be. Taking up the annual statement, he dealt with the items in detail.' The cost of building and furnishing the County House of Refuge he gave in fall. He expected there would be about $300 in hand to the oredit of the localaccount at the audit. It had been asked why were the taxes so high ? The, increase in taxation is due to the. falling of the assessment In 1895 by $8,- 000 as compared with 1894 ; the defici- ency in the local account last year, and" the consequent 'necessity of borrowing from the first of the year, owing largely to the Howe faotory not being sold. One mill is the increase on local rate. The other increases were 1 8.10 mills on the school amount, owing to the meas. eery outlay in preparing apartments after the fire, paying rents, oto ; 6-10 of a mill, raising $190 on the new School By. law, and 6-10 of a mill additional on the Consolidated Bylaw, wbioh represents the fire engine and the $5,000 formerly loaned Mr. Bowe, the increase being due to raising a full year's rate ftr 1895, whereas only a portion was levied last year on the Howe $5,000. The rate for 1894 was 20 mills, or 2 °ante, and the additional four mills this year are School rate, 1 8 10 mills ; school loan, 6.10 ; consolidated, 6.10, and looal, 1 mill. Richard Williams was greeted with ap- plause. He said he was in the fleld as a oaudidate for Councillor, was nominated lash year but In the onmproinise was left out ; Loped be would be returned this year and would -work for Brussels if elected, R. G. Wilson returned thanks to the gentlemen nominating him for Councillor and if the electors pla°ed him in office would use his hest endeavors to promote the welfare of the plaoe. Dos. Warwick did not respond to his name not being present. Bryson Cochrane was warmly received. Speech making was°not in bis line he said but he was in the field to stay and if elected as Councillor would do the best he would. Robert Graham thought the large and attentive audienoe preseut augured well for the future of Brussels, manifesting a great interest in municipal affairs. The Reeve had given a full and clear statement of the business of the village. Our deben• tare debt was heavy and the strictest economy was nsoessemy. Our bonuses had brought little or no advantages to us and our heavy debt was still thereto be Mb. Our charity amount had been large but would be so no more, cud the ex. penditure on oar street was wisely spent and economically managed. g d. Every ac- count presented to the Board was closely scrutinized, examined and initialled' by the Fivauoe Committee. Hacl sat at the Board for a 'number of years and if re - Gloated would do as he bad done put the iutoreste of Brussels to the front, R, Leatherdale said a speech must not be expected from him. He agreed entire• ly with the facts and figures presented by the Reeve. In looking over the closing K he had no regrets for the actions 110 had taken ae a member of the Ouuncil Board. He had transacted public busi• eer as if it were his own and he doubted ifnany other' five men could have done better than the (toenail of 1895. After a ,fear's experience he thought he would serve the town better next year and if re-elsoted would endeavor to do so, B. Gerry considered: there was not much for him to do more than to repeat what had already been said. Reason her the heavy tax rate this year had been freely, fully and fairly stated. Our cher- iby account could not be cut down before bat the House of Refuge Would lighten that burden. The new school house was a good one but expeneive. Next year's rate need not be so high owing to the tank building, bell buying, front street gravel. ling, and lumber on hand and the oar management 'by this year's Goan There had been no disagreement at Board and the speaker had no faul find with either the Connell or electors. The latter were well asquain with him and if 810040 110 would do share of the work, He had no ape regrets over the past year nor apologies make. Believed the rate of taxes can reduced to 22 mills next year by oars management, He hoped the elect would deal just with themselves and w him verdloandt. he would be satisfied with bh ;Tithe Wynn was glad to see the inter taken. Did not find fault with the Conrtoil, but bed been pressed to run Councillor. In the compromise last y be was left cub but he was satisfied to the same this year if the electors, said ES had no politics and bad served years ou the Board in Brussels. T old Connell was a trifle too good natur in complying with the request of t School Board for money to erect n 'school The ratepayers should ha voted on it. Was willing to abide by t decision of the people and if eleotod won work to make the taxes lighter and t ratepayer'epockets heavier, P, Soot(' said he was not a eandida and consequently did not wish to, elected although he thanked his mov and seconder for the nomination. was supporting the old Council as he b lieved the best financiers of the count bould not have .done any better. T ratepayers can't do better than eledt the for another year and he was surprised seeing men in the field opposing the who bad no fault to stud. W. H. MoOracken was next called up and provoked a good deal of merrime as he desoanted upon the growth of sotto population. Mao. thought the mine nium woold soon come after the kind references to the Council of 1895, dura which year the municipal affairs we well managed. The most rigid eccnom had beau practised and with the go management continued next year t rate should come down. The Soho Board were evidently our - bosses an while' the new sohool was grand it too expensive. Was in the field agai and if returned would endeavor to pra tins economy in the interest of the rat payers. George Banker was the last speaker o the list of Councillors. He thought M MoCraoken should have kinked again granting the Sobool Board the mono they asked instead of now. Fine speech were all right but•tbat did not pay ou taxes or reduce, our debt. We should n have our debt Increased ae our taxes mus come down as we are above any oche plane around here. Would not agree t any compromise, was in the field and eleotod would do his best. Our proper was here and we could not move ou The Connoil was to blame for our rat being 24 mills.. Our debt was -now near! $40.000. The Reeve replied showing that bh Local rate is the only one governed b the Cdunoil, as the Co. rate, By-laws 841 Sobool are fixed by others and the Loco. rate is only 1 mill higher than last yea and there will be a credit to the local ao count at the audit of about $300. The first candidate for the School Board called upon was W. N. Kendall. He said 2 years ego he was elected and appreciated the honor. He had endeay. bred to do his duty. The old school house had been condemned and it was only a question of putting off the ereo- tiou of a nese building when the fire Dame. Our new school is a credit to the village and we should be proud of it, as it is not surpassed by any in the Prov- ince. I But would we afford it ? He had preferred the Binning plan, a plainer and cheaper one. The "tiffies" could have been dispensed with, such as the out stone aroh, the date atone, the oirou• lar stairway, &o. He was told that the back stairway oast $500 additional. There had been blockade work on the Board, but in his actions he had worked ooneoientiously and as he believed in the best interests of both the pupils and ratepayer's. The old sohool, owing to small rooms, made ohms work difficult, but with the half day system in the Pri- mary Department and additional seating capacity in other rooms they could get along with 4 teachers. The staff was A 1 and our sobool held the premium posi- tion in the County. "Principal Cameron and his staff were oompetent to retain the high standing. Was in the field and as the work of settling up with the con- traobor was not completed, he would ask to be re-eleotod and if so be would do hie beet to serve the interests of Brusselites. Dr. McKelvey, A. Hunter, S. Wilton and A. Toeing were not present. Jas. Fux. said this was his first appear- ance on the platform and he wished to return thanks for the honor done him and desired todeoline the nomination. D. C. Ross also appeared for the first tiros. Last year he was nominated bait retired in favor the e of d mem bars so as to save en election, which it did not do. He wanted every man to vote for him and if elecbed could do the best he could on the Board. H. Dennis said he sought the suffrage of the eleotors of Brussels 10 years ago and was more sanguine of suooess then than now. He was pressed by a large numb or to run and had reltiotautly ao- oepted, Would be pleased to have a majori ty support: He did nob think it in the interests of the town to elect men who have had such difficulties at the Board ae has been known to exist. Re thought a great deal of it was die to holt of judgment and injudicious acts. New men would do better owing to this die. affeebioe. Had tie polities in municipal affairs. Was a member of the Board 6 years before and if re-elected would do his duty. Mr. Randall asked leave to reply and stated that he was not at the. Board to be sat upon nor, was he there to take all and say nothing. He had fought for a cheaper school ; for improvements 10 teaching staff, &c„ and he was bound to say there Was a lot of arbitrary work done at the Board and not by him either. The papers show who the kickers are. efel oil, the t to the ted his Dial to be ful ore 1th sir est old for ear• do 80, 10 he ed 11e ew vs he Id he to be er Ile e ry he et m on tib of te- ly ng re y' od he of d an o- e - n r.: sb 13 as of if 1,y t. y y d The Chairman's ruling was more than ono0 off, Mr, Farrow asked Mr. Ronda]] who rsduoed the lneuranoe on the sobool house from 52,600 to :51,000? Do you favor in- greasing the salaries of the teachers ? Ih you favor opening another department? To the first lbTr. Kendall said he was not on tine Board then ; bo the 2nd, No ; and to the, 3rd, not in bbs meantime, Mr, Dennis said the factions at the Board appeared bo take greater delight in gratifying personal spite than working in the interests of the ratopayors. A. Bald asked Mr. Bendall if he voted for or against the introduotion of a course of religious inetrootlon in the school? Mr. Randall said against, Rev. Mr. Bose, Chairman of the Board, was called upon but was nob present, Mr. Reid deolieed to speak, " The Nat, tonal Anthem was sung and the meeting brought to a close. CHURCH ' Clil.lth",. There was a short service in St. John's thumb on New Years morning. Last Sabbatb afternoon Melville eburch Sabbath school had 220 in people present. "Christain Armor" was the eubjeot of S. B. Wilson's address at the League last Monday evening. St. John's Sabbath school held their anniversary on New Years evening. Au enjoyable time was spent. Rev. G. H. Cobblediok will preach a miasiooary sermon at Jackson's Appoint- ment, Walton' circuit, next -Sabbath 'of. ternoon. -" New topic folders, covering the pro. gram for the coming 8 months, have been printed for the Epworth League and distributed. The Christian Eddeavor of Melville church will meet on Monday evenings instead of at the close of the Sabbath evening;servioe as has been the custom, The register at the Methodist Sabbath school' showed 817 persons in attendance. G. D. Lamont hos been appointed Tram- way of the 'school in the place of H. J. Morden removed and W. R. Mooney as- sistant Secretary. SThe seryicee in the Methodist' obnrob next Sabbath willpartake of a New Years character. The morning subject will be "What is your age ?" and the, an- nual Covenant service will be held et the olose, In the evening the subject will be "Retrospect and prospect. Rev. James Whiting dropped dead at hie home in Forest. He was apparently in the best of health up to the time of his death, and was actively engaged in work inconnection with his obnrch. He was to preside at a oouoerb next evening. Heart diaease is supposedto have caused his death. Mr. Whiting had been nearly thirty years in the Methodist ministry, and bas been stationed at many plaoes in the London conference, having gone to Forest from Essex Town, and was well- known all over Western Ontario. He was sixty-five years of age. Rev. R. Whiting, of Kingston, is a brother g b o her of deceased, and Rev. Richard Whiting, of Brigden, ie a son. Model Schools. The County Board of examiners for Huron met at Clinton on Saturday, Dec. 21st, to finish the work of the session. There were thirty-four students attended the Goderich Model School and thirty-one at Clinton. The °lasses this year were a very fair average, and passed acredibable examination, showing that great pains bad been taken in their training by the energetic and painstaking Model School masters. A11 the candidates in both schools succeeded in making the required number of marks to pass The following is a list of the candidates ODDERIOH 0I0DEL sOH00L• Females. Andrews, Louisa Blake, Annie Bell, 1faggle Boyd, Matilda Olaark, Annie Gemmell, Elizabeth Mair,.Rebecoa E. Millian, Emma M. ftfaGnire, Carrie Melanie, Jennie ala Murphy, Jennie llobertson, Jessie 101 Russell, Hattie Stirling, Maude A. Stevenson, Lizzie Wellwood, Lizzie Young, Hattie CLINTON no Females Aitoheson, I. M. Bell, Eliza Bentley, Lottie Caves, Minnie Consitt, Annie E. Crich, Nettie Doherty, Mabel - Higgins, Robina Jamier n o Nellie Johnston, Balla McCallum, Mary Mo0uboheoo, Maud Moleaughton, M. Murch, Baesie Padfield, Sarah Pearson, Bella J. Shepherd, Blanche Vanstone, Lizzie Males. Anabin, Philip H. Blair, Wm 1'. Bailie, Edward Campbell, John D. Doig, Thomas Fraser, Alex. Hebei, Wenn E. Long, Thomas Malloy, Wilson Mark, Wesley Maguire, Thos. J. McKay, John 13. McLennan, M. McDonald M. Stirling, Wm. 0. Strachan, DanielL. Turnbull, George DEL 8010000, Males Bradwin, Ed. W. Breckenridge, J. M. Creeoh, Richard N. Conrtice, Thomas Campbell, Peter Duff, Louis B. Dunlop, Albert R. Hogan, Joseph Httlea Fred. P. Jeekell, Roden 0. Russell, Charles H. Smith, David Whiddon, J. W. H. F. Switzer, Town Clerk, of Mid. land, is dead. Albert Moore, of Harley, was found dead in a railway culvert near Burford. ', W. Clark, of Kingston, was killed by falling off a sidewalk. He was 80 years of age. Geo. runt, agent at the Stuart street railway station in Hamilton, was knock- down by a l000motivo and fatally injured-. Report comes from Newfoundland that there were in all 22 persona on the - ill -fated Schooner Victory, believed to have foundered with all onboard, The line of the T. H. et B. between Waterford. and Welland MIS inspsoted 0n Saturday and a regular train service be. gan Monday morning. 'At Hamilton trains passed through the new tunnel,, which requires little more than to be arched over.