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Volum e 16,
COLIN IT COUNC.IL,
Slane or the 'Worn or the Sane Session
meld tast week.
Tho Counoff was called to order at 8
p. m. on Tuesday, a good majority
of the members being present.
Tbo Warden whims:tee the Council
Mating that the petitions for amend.
menta to the Municipal and Assessment
Acts had boon forwarded to the Legiola-
ture ; that the alteretions ordered in the
petit jury room had been carried out ;
and reeoniraended an amendment as to
the date of onforoiug the by-law faille:
the width avert of eleigh-runners.
The report of the County auditors was
read and referrocl to tho Finance Com-
mittee.
Tlw following report of Jailor Dickson
VW read and refereed to Jail and Court
Houee Committee :
sumo= imr.ou Lummox.
Gentlemen,—Eferawith I beg to sub-
mit for your consideration my report of
prisoners confined in your County Jail.
There are at present 7 prisoners -•5 males
and 2 females ; one of the females is in-
sane, her case has been duly reported on
and she is now waiting removed to the
asylum. The other, Mary Brady, was
committed for cis months by Mayor
B color. 8lie mimeo from the township of
McKillop, is 57 years of age, weak mind-
ed and Lae no friends that we know of.
Of the males, Robt. Fletcher, of the
township of Howick, is oommitted as n
vagrant ; he is about 90 years of age,
weak and feeble in body and mind. He
has been in jail ever same the 25th of
June, 1886, and his present sentence ex-
pires en the 25th of this month, whet] he
will have to be recommitted, and so on
until death claims him. Another of the
males is under sentence for larceny. The
remaining three are insane, have boon
reported on and are waiting removal to
the asylum. Two of them, Wm. Kelly
and Chas. Linguard, are harmless, but
the third, Frederick Hunsicker, is ex-
ceedingly destructive in his habits. We
have to watch Will as closely as we
possibly can, in order to keep him cloth-
ed, but with all one vigilance ho destroys
both tho bedding and his Mathes. I was
under the necessity of getting clothes for
Mary Brady when she tvout out on the
lith of May last, but she was only out
four days when she wee again brought
back and committed for sex mouths. I
also had Co get a pair of pants for Thos.
Clarke, a bill for which will be presented
to yon duly certified.
Wm. Dickson, Jailor.
An application from Sheriff Gibbons
for a telephone from his office to the jail
was read and referred to Finance Com-
mittee.
The report of Mr. Malloch, I. P. S. for
East Huron, was read and referred to
School Committee.
Au appeal from the trustees of S. S.
No. 10 of Usborne, to the County Conn.
oil, against the action of the township
commie was referred to Sehool Com-
mittee.
A. circular from thelerovinoial Associa-
tion of Public and High Sohool Trustees,
was referred to School Committee,
A number of accounts were read and
referred to Finance Committee.
A motion to grant th East Huron
Farmers' 'esthete the sunt of 025, they
having held the usual number of meet.
Lugs, was passed.
Council then adjourned until 10 e. nt
Wednesday.
sneoim rin—Wincissm.
Council resumed et 10 a. m., the War.
den in the °bat%
A. communication from the Canada
Company, in refetenoe to the description
of lot 35, Maitland con., in original eon -
mance, was refund to Road and
Bridge Committee.
4. coromnuieetiou from the Wingliam
Board of Health, asking the Council to
bear a share of the expense of removing
a jam of timber in the Maitland river,
was referred to tho Special Committee.
The following report of Road Com.
missioner Ansley was referred to Road
and Bridge Committee
nnrola 01 alanen ciononsmottem.
Gentlemen ;—I beg to submit to you
this my secioZd report for the year 1889.
(1) All the bridges whith you gave
orders to build at the January meeting
have been duly planed under conereot,
except that over the Bauble river on the
boundary lino between the townships of
Usborne and Hibbert. The contract for
the Wingham north bridge was let to
Reba jamieeon, of Fordwith, 4.or the
price or sten of $898. The Do/attach for
the Rogerville bridge was awarded to
John Ioorestor'of Winglmin, at the prase
of $195. TbeZetlancl Creek bridge was
awarded to John Forester for 586. The
contracb to erect the Henftyn bridge was
awarded to Robert J'amiesion, ef Ford-
wieh, for the sum of 5308. The county
of Perth is to pay half tbo cost of this
bridge. All the above mentioned bridgea
aro to be completed ab an early date.
The contract to furnish the plank to re.
door tho Maitland bridge was awarded
to Benjamin Taylor, of Mott Wawauoth,
at the pram of $14.50 per thousand, to bo
delivered and piled at the bridge att di-
rected. Frons the lat of January, 1889,
to this date, 2 have issued the following
ordeta for the satounto and purposes
mentioned as follows :—(1) U053. I4th,
Vanstono, for ropeiring South abut-
ment of Remitter bridge, 513 ; (2) dam
2iird, Cap, Paisley, for repairing Cop.
land's bridge and the approaches to the
'Heiden bridget $8.70 ; (8) jam 23rd,
RalVi Kirkplieriek, ler maim to tho
Cher iton imago, $2 ; (4) Jan. 28rd, Car.
potation of Aelifield, air repairs to ap-
proaohos to county bridges, 517.08 (6)
Joel. 24th, Geo. lIawkins, for repairs to
ilis approachee to Port Albert bridge,
58 ; (0) jan. 0411;, Wnu Imehem, for re.
poiriug the floor of the Maitland bridge
57.66 ; (7) March 12 1;, Samuel Stanlake
for le -abet for bridge floor, $8,20 ; (9)
allay 18th, Attluer h'othos, for gravelling
the striped:Lobes te Grieves bridge and
tepearing feces, 010, 2 wag requested
ERUSELS,
by the commissioner of the county of
Perth to meat the reeve of Fullerton and
himself at a bridge on the county bowel-
ary lino about a mile northeast of Kirk -
ton, oa the 30th of May. I was at the
plane appointed on time in company with
reeves Kay and Bissett, but owing to tho
eery unfavorable state of the weather the
parties from Perth eounty aid .not meet
us. However, we found the bridge a
very otcl wooden structure elle it appear-
ed about time it was rebuilt. 33y re
quest of V. liatz, Men of Stephen town.
ship, I met John If. Jones, engineer of
the county of Lanibton, itt tbo Grand
Bend, on Friday, 31st May. We ex-
amined the bridge at that place and
found the chords considerably decayed.
It will require soma attention as soon as
possible. We considered hy putting two
strong beets to support the chords the
bridge may stand two or three years
longer. Some improveinents which I
think should bo attended to thio Rummer
are the following :---A stone wingwall be
Egmonciville bridge, and the stonework
of the Maitland, Manchester and Olinton
bridges to be repaired by filling the
cracks and joints with ooment. The
probable cost of the vault for the registry
office will be about 41600. There will
likely be about the usual element requir-
ed for small repairs. The amount of
money likely to bo required for the year
1889 for bridges and approaches and re-
pairs to the county buildings, including
the vault will, I estimate, not exceed $6,-
000.
All which is respectfully submitted.
Jame AtonnY,
Co. Commissioner.
County of 1:111r011.
eth. Jono, 1880.
A oiroular from the Mayor of Ottawa,
in reference to amendments to the Mum
Mama and Assessment Aets, was referred
to Speciel Committee.
On motion of Messrs. Kelly and
Jacques, the Connell decided by a ma-
jority of 10 to dispense with the Decem-
ber session this year.
It was decided that in the event of any
appeal from the equalizing of Use &nese-
ment rolls, the final adjustments be left
with the County Judge.
Moved by Mn. Mooney, seconded by
Mr. Thoropsoe, that Kate lidiskitning,
Lizzie Miskiming and Mary Hays, all of
the township of Morris, certified by Dr.
Holmes to be insane and dostitote per-
sons, be supported at the expense of the
Comity. Referred to the Finance Com-
mittee,
The following statement of the County
Treasurer was read and referred to Fi.
mince Committee:
'REPoRT OF COMITY TREASURER.
Gelltkinlen, submit herewith state.
meats of collections from non-resident
Iambi between Jan. /st and April 30th,
also statement of cash on hand and avail.
able to meet current expenditure. I take
pleasere in informing you that the sink-
ing funds 000 110W all satisfactorily in-
vested, $14,250 having boon loaned out
on first mortgages at six per cont. since
Jan. 1st. These mortgages will be laid
before your Finance Committee.It will
be necessary to grant to your warden mud
treasurer the usual power to borrow $20,
000 to meet current expenditure until
the taxes are paid.
Collectionfrom non.reeident lands
from Jen. 1 to April 30, 1080 :
/WAWA 35 07 Stephan..0 57 84
enderleh 44 07 Tuelteremith * 20 81
urey 15 54 lurnberry 12 04
Ray 01050 WomanOaRIV.., 75 01
Benoit 7 01 13nyllehl2 01
Morris 15 24 }Myth 1 01
McKillop '5 85 Brussels .2 00
Stanley 01 00 Wroxeter 0 20
--
Total $010 40
Statement of cash on band and avail.
able to meet ourene expenditure :
Cash lo Ihtuk li16401 55
Co, Ent° due Myth 180 35
118440 90
Less halftime to credit Sink.
43701
in Fund 00
Duo Manuripalities lor non.
81 1102 74
resident lauds
814817 10
Commit then adjourned to meet at
4 p. m.
Council resumed at 4 o'clock, Warden
in the ohair.
The following report of the Special
Committee on the poor house question
was read and laid on the table ;
REPORT 021 POOR ROWEL
Committee—Masers. Kelly, Manning,
Proudfoot, Rollins, Wilson, Keine end
the Warden.
in acoordatioe with the instructions
contained it the resolution of Ibis Coun.
oil at its January session, your Special
Comusittee hex° endeavored to obtain all
the infoemation possible relating to the
coat of land, buildings and maintenance
of the various institutions called Houses
of Refuge, for the care of the poor, in the
province, and other information of a
kindred nature. A. sub.00mmittoo, eon.
eisting of Menem Proudfooli and Man-
ning, has collected the statistics which
we hereby eubmiu, and which will bo
found of great) importance 10 oonsideting
this sebjeet.
Your oommittee have tamed tie giving
to the Counoil the very fullest inforinse
tion concerning this important matter,
without veference to the leanings of the
members of your ectramittee, Tho sub.
committee thought its iamb duty was to
obtain a correct account of the amount
Spent by the various municipalitlea of the
00000!! under/ the hoed Of "Charity."
This allows a Oomparison—though an
impeder:it one—to be made between the
toot of keeping the poor in our own
oonnty and the cost in a county looviog te
Hetleo of Refuge. Tb s returns under
bhil head embrace tho yeers 1887 and '88.
Amount :spent by the various neanici.
palitios of the county of Mirth Ilpou
”liarliy in 1887 and 1888:
Adideld
llayfteld
Brussels
Oltoton
Colborn
Ikea&
ffedoeith Town
Boeotian noweeliet
Geo
0188 at 0110 .00
08 08 04 88
4800 11047
147 73 101 68
218 81 822 05
902 50 277 10
165 60 245 72
00>007 (101 00
282 75 :118 30
202 00 3113 00
Hey,
Soleiek gee D. 113 07
eu.seiewsureiteetereeeteeemeetwil
ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1889. Number 42.
Mullett 80 00 30 00
3101CMcii 130 CO 175 25
Morris...
Hostorth 1141 57 201 95
Manley 102 OU 147 18
St0Phon 05 50 140 05
Tholtersmith 273 OH 470 00
Turuberry 171 80 024 a
Lleborne 383 25 250 08
East witeranosh . 172 11 70 00
West Wawanosli 150 62 173 00
Wingham 207 26 100 08
Wroxoter
Inoluding averages /or rou-
ntalpaPe 000 reporting ....$4.000 CO 05810 00
It will thee be seen that directly out
of the local mnnioipal exchequers has
been paid the sum of 59,084 in two years.
To these gums must be added the stuns
of $264.16 and $183, respeotivoly, which
aro the amounts estimated by the County
Treasurer as spent by the county for the
same perponii as the local grants in the
same years', and these two make a grand
total 01 110 less than $1.0,751, or e5,875
poi' annum.
Every member of the County Counoil
is also aware that these sums do not in
any way represent the fall amount of
the charity bestowed by this county.
Private charity by individuals, ohurthes,
and 900101i0B, is largely given to the
very same parties that receive municipal
011.
Another large item of expellee to the
county is in connection with the running
of the gaol. The manner in which this
expense is paid is as follows : The Gov•
eminent pays for all prisoners who are
charged, with indietable offences, and
the moiety pays for all others. The last
quarter the Government was charged
with 110 days and the county with 1513
days. Of this 1513 days, 1433 days is
chargeable to the meinteunnoe of indi.
gents. In consequence of this the coun-
ty had to pay 5042, against 546,87 paid
by the Government, or :Omit 14-16ths
of the whole expense. IE there had
boon no indigents confined the Govern-
ment would have had to pay nearly two-
thirds, and the county something over
one-third. In this way the 00st to the
county was for indigents alone over $400
for the quarter. This quarter is not
above the ,average, so that the county
pays annually about $1,600 for mainten-
ance of indigent; in the gaol.
Tho question naturally arises—how
much of this large suni would be saved
to the local municipalities by the erection
of a Homo of Refuge? From inforrna
tion in the hands of your Committee it is
quite evident that only a very small pro.
portion of the charity grant to indigents
would neeessarily remain. 25 bit not
pretended that there would be no amount
to be spent by tho local municipalities
for Charitable purposes, but it is estale
lished beyond all question in the counties
whero Houses of Refuge have been meet -
ad, that adding the Reins for charity and
increased county grant for House of
Refuge, together, the result is a less sem
by e. considerable amount than the sum
previously spent for like purposes. The
special committee appointed by the coun-
ty council of Ontario county to report on
this same sobjeet at its Juno sossiou, and
of whose report we have been fevered
with a copy, on this point report 05 fol.
lows : ',The erection of Rouses of Refoge
appears to have obviated, except in the
smallest degree, Omits to indigents by
the minor municipalities."
The various Houses of Refuge in the
Provinoe are as follows :
County of Elgin—Township of South-
wold, 3 miles west of St. Thomas. .
County of Waterloo—Berlin.
County of York—Near Newmarket.
County of Lineoln—Township of Gran-
tham, a little over half a mile from St.
Oatherinee.
County of Middlesex—Township of
.Adelaide, near Strathroy.
County of Norfolk—Gore of Weod-
house.
County of Wellington—Tewnship of
Niohol, midway between the villages of
Fergus and Mora.
Oonnty of Welland — Township of
Thorold.
County of 13rant—Township of Brant-
ford.
The total acreage, the acreage under
cultivation, the oost of land and build.
ings is as follows
Acreage f Cost a
ki°' 00 under (3", land &
mares., • tr land
Elgin
50 85 88000 00 51078i53
Waterloo /41 57 0024 00 20085 00
York 511 515 4500 00 30002 00
LI mole 00 45
Middlesex , 45 95 020900 28220 00
Norfolk., ..... :100 75 8000 00 6450 00
Wellington._ 58 00 2000 (3 8207005
Welland 50 ao 8600 00 5148 00
Brant 50 85 14800 CO
Average ,075 003 3818 77 10670 56
It will One be soon that the average
cost of these institutions is the sum of
915,070.66, but the present feeling of all
concerned is that large farms aro a mit-
teke. The Weight of evidence goes to
show that 40 or 50 acres are better than
100 or over. In nianyoages the buildings
are =oh more expensive e'en need be,
and the officials recommend theaper and
plainer ones, The smaller institution,
such its would be ample for the county of
Huron, do 001 average in wen over 012a
000, The Ontario (meaty oominittee
agrees with ns that smaller farms and
cheaper buildings would meet every want,
and save a largo and unnecessary oxpenee.
Kane committee would next call oaten -
tion to the number of inmates, and the
cosh per head, of those institutions :
Coed per
Male, Pinnate, Sethi, boa&
lOIgtto70 83 100 4150 04
Watorioo,........ 78 30 118 40 00
113 4,1 107 67 78
York
LincolnIle 88 03
Middlesex 89 .214 1027 64 0081
No rfol 6,1 10 8 40
00 42 111 63 07
Welland , 10 50
Brant
Tho avetego cost of oath inmate in
those Ronaes of Refuge Ives the sum of
about 555. Wo have also imeartained
that tho average Wet maintentheo, in.
eluding Wariest, food mid olothinte, of
etch inmate in five of the institutions
during 1888, per WOOk, NOR as follows:
Elgin
Waterloo , 031 i017
MiddloseX
eitelliugthe 1 23
Yore ...... , 1 173
....... ,
110
Those histitntioes, however, yieleed u
eiee
=ADM revenuee, which materielly de.
creole the expenditme. These revenues
are derived from the propitiate of the f trm
and the labor °elite inmate:, :
Blom the all other
farm. somas. Total.
S 81200
2540 00
1302
00000 1610 00
310 00 1040 00
805 00 3808 OU
001111* 11 015 00
Waterloo 1740 90 890 00
York 1305 00
Lincoln . 1013 re
aiddloses030 00
Norfolk ... 0:30 ea
Wellington .
\emitted
Brant .... ROO 00 000 00
A tabulated statement showing atneunt
of calories mid all other charges of main.
teuanee, le.s the revenue in ettola CORD,
and the yearly cost of eeoli institution
gives the follo-wing retinas-;
prat,
mune osmium a
pre p5705A.115 150107es..2,-eareetssee
1(0 ,11 RafpntOxe ,7!.4. Br, eg
iesuadxo, selves. pima .1,
8388? -5.3
muJAGE `4,1,5Tar,
ggr.P.,gstp,
swot) aeeeeesetenee
8888SPele
emetelee. FAEL"§gec8,
1.1 r•
.8
it".'*teiese0
Frain the information before your
Committee we aro of opinion that a
House of Refuge, providing for 150 in-
mates, with an average of 100 per annum
in keeping, the first cost of which was
012,000, would cost the County of Huron
yearly about an follows:
intermit on 010,000, at >0000 sent 8 GOO 10
100 inmates at 005 (this iteito includ-
ing sal/trios, 0241iot4Danco, ota,)„. 000 00
86100 00
Less any milli Sotroveuu a, sp 1010 00
Bantus° emooTo
It will thus bo seen that in the matter
of municipal grants alone the amount ex -
needed would be less. If to these grants
be added it proportion of the amounts
spent privately, as undoubtedly should
be clone, then 0 very meth larger saving
Gan be showu. It must also be borne in
mind that tho present system is very un-
satisfactory and insefficlient. Under it
one munioipality must frequently oars
for the poor of another, but with a House
of 'Refuge the burden wonle. be equitably
borne. At present many deserving poor
really suffee rather than go to gaol, which
might be their fate if they te "lied for aid.
We tako the liberty of °alum; your at.
toution to the following extracts from the
report already referred to of the Speoial
Committee 14 Ontario County, The
Warden personally visited the Houses re-
ferred to, and he states that, though le
has always opposed the buildiug of a
House of Refuge, this trip has made
thorough convert of him. In describing
the different places visited they say :
County of Elgin. --The Heim of Refuge
of the County of Elgin is situated about
3 miles from St. Thomas. Tho farm
contains 50 acres of lend, nearly all under
cultivation. Tho products of tbo farm
are hay, corn, oats, potatoes and other
vegetables for the stook and inmates,
little or nothing being sold, all being Con -
Sewed on the premises. The building is
a fine two.storey structure, and basement
of white brick, with accommodation for
about; 60 persons. This being insufficient,
Small frame cottages have been erected,
and others are to be built this year.
About 100 were lodged for a longer nt
shorter time during the year 1888, it por-
tion of tibia number being eerier 90 days.
The cost of the property was :
Parra
Alaietiding 018006000 0050
n b
7115 01
(gn
tt-tglelsilings , .1000084
Drainage, fencing & orchard.. 1030 31
The oftleials in connection with it are an
inspeotor, salary $80 per annum; a pbysi.
elan, 200;$keepur, 550;0matron, $200 ;
assistant matron, $1.20. The last throe
live in the inetitutitsn. Nearly all the
work on tho farm and in tho house, with
this exception, is done by the inmates,
No less than 21 of the inmates were
imbecile, idiotic or insane, and 7 blind.
The average coat of maintenance, inelnd.
ing salaries, food and olothing, of eaoh
inmate during 1888was $1.07 per week,
which is a little higher than tho average
during the previous years.
County of lffiddlesex.—The House of
Refuge for the Comity of Middlesex is
situated nearly two melee west of the
town of Strathroy. It Was ereoted in
1879. It is intended for the °Amon:mods.
tion of 154 imitate% although At the time
of the visit about 100 were in it. The
city of London formerly sent a number
of inmates to it, but they have now been
withdrawn, the city having nocommode-
tie's at home, The farm contain& about
46 acres of land, the produoe of Which is
oonsurned by -the inmates. The mist of
the land was $8,300, and the total cost of
land, buildings, eth. to the present time
is $28,820. The total number of paeans
sheltered last year for a 000115 011 lest; time
was 127. The house is heated by steam,
and in addition to tho until officials 0051
engineer is 'tope to Manage the heating
itud pumping apparatus, ab calor of
$400 per annum, 'The to' ei salaries paid
aro $1,800 poi annum, es little other
labor is peid for, and no assistant to Om
matron is employed, the whole work
being done by the inmate& Tho anneal
cost of maintenance in this irinitution,
including the eateries, is $1,06 par week
forsohcaunintyomtat‘ev.m000
0. --The lloeso of Report, would respectfully Dell your at.
Your Committee, before OlOsing thsir
Refuge of the °Minty of Waterloo is tendon to the repotetod recommendation%
situated notte Boelin, and is tho oldeet made by the MMus Grand /tidos and
institution in the province, having been Judges; in peat years. 21 is wall known
Opened in MO, Tho term originally eon. that those Geand Judea wore composed
sistea Of 141 mores, of tvisith 10 have to. et mob representing all seotions of the
eontly been sold for team las. The Coenty, and thow represeetationst are
building is a Mtge brick etrnoture, Impel* ceetainly worthy of the Men careful eon.
01 containing about 125 newtons, tho sideratioa, Those Goma Juries hays.
average number of inmates being 83. The repeatedly urged the erection of a lime
mist of the land miginally was 50,021, the ot Refuge and their waellitinetielatione
Mitlffing, stables and out4108es "316,088 have boon strongly banked tap by the ad.
p to tho present, =Icing a tote/ melt al &Catlett of tho presiding jadges. They
43/..6?13•1,M191111.1011,M.31,411,1111#.11.1i1A13.,`.^^.,,^.^
len titan 528,1100. The oGoi,ol employed
are :-- Inspect:re salary of $100; tease,
Fian, $200; keeper, 5560 ; matron, $140
teamster, 511)0; aseistent keeper, /flee ;
two female servents, $100 eaell. Total
$1.e50. The met of maintenance of each
poraon is a fraction ovor 05o, per week.
In addition to Lite produce conoumod on
the premiss strawberries and other
fruito are misted and Pohl ID the town of
Bet:linL
County of Wetlingtote--The House of
Refuge of the County of Wellington is
situated nearleergue, and was established
in 1878. The form 10 abont 50) acres in
extent, The building wits originally in-
tended to aocetuntodate 65 palms, but
additions have beim recently made, in.
creasing its capacity during the year.
The average number of inmate') was 711,
The total cost buildinge and land to
date, including improvement% is $20,390.
Tho officials ars: Inipector, $100 per
year; phyeician, $150 ; keeper, 8300 ;
in-tron, $200; other ageistente, 101.88.10 ;
Making a total cost of $1,e38,50. The
average cost of inainteuance for mule 101.
mate was $1.03 per weelt.
County of York.—The one at New-
market le 105 feet long by 40 broad, and
originally cost about $17,200, and there
has been added by way of outbuildings
and otherwise $8,802, making a total of
626,002. It was built with the intention
of accommodating 100 inmates, but they
have load there at one time as many 120.
Those in charge of the institution strong-
ly recommend a small farm, of oay about
50 sores, as being much better than a
large one, and much more profitable in
the management. They also think float
cheaper and plainer buildings alight be
used, and thus save a large and unneces-
sary ' expense. They have 51.4 acres,
which cost $4,500. The ipmates do all
the labor OD the farm, and attend to all
the work. They raise principally gar-
den stuff, thole es celery, cabbage, toma-
toes, strawberries, potatoes, and other
vegetables, for sale. They have three
horses and five Mitch cows, and use all
the milk on the plaoe, and no butter is
made. They also raise and dispose of
each year a number of fat bogs. The
officers consist of a keeper, salary 5800 ;
inspector, 8100; physician, $175 ; mat-
ron, $200 ; two dorneatios at 5108 and
en a year. The average expense per
week last year for each inmate, exclusive
of interest on capital anomie, including
salaries, was $1.17e. Total expense, in.
cludiug 5 per oent. interest on capital
account, per week for each inmate,
51.83e.
oENERAL.
Houses have been established in the
counties of Elgin, Waterloo, York, Mid-
dlesex, Norfolk, Wellington and V7el.
land. According to the returns sent to
tho Ontario Government, these Houses
contain 779 inmates. Of this number
420 were over 00 years of ago, and 122
children under 15 years of age. The
number is made up of persons helpless
through disease, accident or mental infir-
reiby. It will thus he seen that the very
large proportion of the inmates are
through ago unfitted to °aro for them-
selves, and bereft as they nearly always
are of porous able to eerie for them,
without the presence of a home must
suffer severely even when granted the
municipal and charitable assistance com-
monly given.
The conclusions drawn by the Commit-
tee from theta investigations are
1. That, so far as could be aseertained,
the people 01 these counties were satis-
fied with the result of tho operation of
these Houses of Industry, and that the
opposition at the time of their erection
had now died out, notwithstanding the
fact that in one or two cases the annul
cost of maintenance hut exceeded the too
low estimate of the promoters to a very
oonsiderable extent.
2. That their erection appears to have
obviated, except in tho smallest dogiso,
grants to indigents by the smaller muni-
cipalities ; and matorially lessened the
number of tramps and vagabonds ; and
hadl provided a comfortable home for the
helpless, who otherwise would hey° suffer.
ed severely, oven under the best means
available to minor municipalities.
11. That from the information obtained
by your Committee, the erection of a
House of Industry would appear to be
an act of economy as well RB one of
humanity. Frain the report of you
Committee furnished at the January 855
-
0100, the amount granted to iudigonts in
1887 was 05,864. This is but a portion
of the cost, as it is well known these
gran s ate largely supplemented by pri-
vate contribution% Tho annual smet of
maintaining an inmate in tt Menge of In-
dustry may be set down at $55. This
County would probably supply 125 la-
ma -too, mid the annual cost would be $6,-
875, or an excess of 51,000 above that
now paid by the municipalities, but this
suni is certainly yes than that whioh the
insuffioieut aid given by the munioipal-
Wee. oompels the °limitable to contribute
to the suppose of the indigents of the
C°411.nTfiY11.0,t respeeting the extent of farm
required, the opinions of the officials
materially differ. Li nearly every in-
btance the keepers of these Efouaes visit-
ed wore in fever of largo farms, while
the inepeotors believed Silty aeras ample.
The extant desired depended upon the
ohmmeter of the keeper. When ho prov.
alt to be an energetic farmer ho desired a
large acreage, and wished to establish
something him a model farm ih 000000 -
tion with the House ot Nanette:. In
most oaeoe fifty acres employ all the in.
mates able to wank, and above Mutt extent
hired help must be employed. The weight
of opinion appears to be that 60 aorea is
suffielent,
f6a,17t rolor in tilau'rettrian)nr tivelaultghtlyag&t?intlitye
of Huron virtually Mare their Unforttln-
ato poor on s level with those gully of
crilmteus.peatfully submitted.
P. litmus', Clutirtnem.
A communication from Mr. Tully,
architect of public worke, in reference to
the registry aloe, was referred to Ff.
name Committee,
The report of the Equalizittioe Com.
mitre° was read arid laid on the table.
Moved by Mr. Eilbor, seconded by Mr.
Keene that the Mork procure the opinion
02 1115 comity solicitor if this Caution has
the power to equalize the respective
municipalities this year for personal
property, in view of the Act 11 Vice,
Chap. 20, Carried.
Moved by Mr. Either, remanded by Mr.
Kelly that the clerk ascertain from the
treasurer of this coenty if Dr. Williams,
Police Magistrate, ha, pail the said
treasurer the soon of 9100, being the
amount for a. netts reported by seal Dr.
Williams to said treasurer of one Patriok
Hell, taken in Nov. 15, 18S7, for Scott
Act fine ; and in the event of such sem
not being paid, the olerk instruct the
county solicitor to take such legal action.
Oslo him :seems advisable against the
said Dr. Williams, Polies liagnitrate, to
recover said sem of $100. Carried.
Moved by tdr. Wilson, seconded by Mr.
Keine that the warden and olerk memo-
rialize the Legislature of Ontario, eo
enact such legislation as will compel all
sleighs to be so oonstruoted that the
runners will be of a uniform width of
three feet nine inches apart: from each
other at the bottom, and that at a speei-
fied time all sleighs at present in nae
shall be so changed as to make them.
conform to the before mentioned width;
farther, that the dark shall correspond
with the clerks of oaell of the comities of
this Provinoe asking co-operation towards
securing this legislation. Carried.
A motion by Means. Wilson and Keine
to repeal the by-law passed at last see-
der] relative to sleigh runners, was laid
on the table. Council then adjourned to
10 a. m. Thntsday.
REPORT OF TEE EQUALSEATIOR 002I51ITTRE.
Your committee bog to state that in
view of the feet that next year the equal-
ization of tbis and other counties will
have to be gone into extensively and de
novo, and a different beefs of crier disation
fixed for future yenrs, your committee
deem it inadvisable to make changes this
year. Your committee therefore recom-
Mend that the schedule attached to the
equalized values of the raunicipalitim for
the current year. All ot whieh is re-
spectfully submit/ed.
J. 4.. Romme, obeirmen.
Ceeeeteeral Iefileasra.
•
A. cable from Ostend to Amortise is pro-
posed.
A oyeloue did much damage in Arkan.
eas City on Saturday night.
Several places in New York were 835(3.
el by a destructive wind storm.
Sitting Bull is rocoverieg from his
attack of pneumonia.
The town of Seattle, Washington Ter-
ritory, was badly scorched last week.
Tim Hungarian wheat crop is repelled
lair and other crops better therein 1888.
It is rumored that some monied men.
are talking of catalog a twine fattory in
lblitohslh
A hurricane and waterspout at Reich-
enbaoh, Germany, having caused great
loss of life and property.
The National Bement' Assoeietiou of
the U. S. has contributed 510,000 to the
Johnstown sufferer,
The steamer Palestine, Stone Liverpool
for Roston, reports lowing passel eight
icebergs of an average length of 200 feet
and a height of 100 feet in her voyage.
As evidence 000080 forward it is found
that the lossof life by the Johnstown
flood will reach from 12,000 to 15,000.
A large proportion is made up ot child-
ren.
J. Se C. Ayer cte Co., of Lowell, Mass.,
have entered a claim for 9125,000 dama-
ges against the Dominion Government for
loss sustained through the illegal seizure
of their preparations.
Tho visible supply of wheat in the U.
S. aud Canada bas been reduced to 18,-
802,181 bushels, the lowest point for
some years. A. year ago the visible was
25,753,000 and two years ago 42,112,000
bushels.
At a recent meeting of the Boys!
Meteorological Society the records of the
Register General were quoted to show
that the total number of deaths froth ."
lightning, in England during the last
twenteamne years amounted to 546, of
watch 442 Wore males and 104 females.
In consequence of their greater oxposuto
the inhabitants of rural districts suffer-
titewnniso.re from lightning them thoge of
Crowland Township boa been tendered ,*
the gifb of a baby, but refuses to assume
the paternal role. It seems the yousigsEer
was left with a Mrs. Davis, of'llumbee-
etone. Mrs. Davis teasel in need of a
baby herself, and, it is alleged, it order
to gob it off her bands, gave another patty '
$20 to adopt it. The other party adopted
it the S320 worth, then returned it. Reeve
Headerson was next flaked to tole 11 10
oherge, but refund to accept the revolt.
sibility, and whether, like John Idrocvn's
soul, the unwelcome waif is still ellerch.
ing en," or hag yet found a resting plane
the oworoirtaerhil,icntoowmetr1.1 7noot.
nst000m, 01 Bor.
lin, Germany, the entire length of tele.
graph Rime in the world 15 580,140 miles,
equel to about 20 time the world's air'otimfornce, The length of ell the winos ,
Nominate to 1,684,400 miles or about
eighty tithes this flame, Of those 580, ,
140 miles, 215,100 miles aro looated jo
lemma 170,400 in Amerioa, 48,750 in
Aga, 20,212 in Australia and 19,561 in
Able. Besides the telegraph lines there
ere 950 cables, '764 of those, :mounting
'to 12,1132 nautical intim{ M length, ere in
leueopean teeters; under govern.
reent control. There are 170 great mat
°Able% 100,553 mutilate milts long, Work.
ed by privets or Mentos. There arc
together 160,000 tilegraphie instruments
In StrYiee.