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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1872-06-14, Page 1r Sim. 7, 1872. great number of men aro ng and mote are wanted along, lit sections. At the present gfess the road must be finishe(1 LS t of Septembet m, c. —During the pat week ad a goOtt many finer:tuna an& A all kinds are growing rapid - they continue as they are do. - a have an abundant harvest. Hay. Almteeet6-.--4his Cowie/110ot Nat Hall, on Saturday, the 1st S7.2. - The Reeve in the ehaiit Council present. Minutes ng were read and approved. Ae. rom the Canada Company being, eing the Council to look, into ,ssnaents. RS they conaider their high assessed on the assessment. 37-2. J. B. Geigher moved, sec-- Ranuie, That with re.ferettees titioa of the Canada Company, 'tver charged OR their assessment tar 1872 That this Council have 'Nett to thc Assessment Act,.and kr/edge of the locality, of said. insider the COMpany itas no, eoutplaint, and that this 0011110i.l. t no alteration in the assessment without doieg iiitustice to the tepeyere.--Carried. Samuel noved, seconded by J. B. Geigli„- ; the following accounts be peid. hillip Seticzer, for gravel anst 46 ; Wm. Erwin. repairing a, aper, $1. ;_ C. Beehler, timber for - $5.—Carried. J. 113. Geigher .-seconded by S.' Ranale, That a aura of $6 be given to finish the- Outh boundarye at lot 20.—Car-- % Geighermuved, seconded by tie, That the sum Of $20 be grant-- aist in gravelling the road. oppose idary lot in the 12t11 concessionri ne, under superintendence of h Oeselt. AV. Carrick moved,. l. by S. Ranuie, That Charles, r)e Collector for tiZe CUrrent year lary of $60, and that he furnish, - for the due performence of hia- to the 'amount of $6,000.—Care P., S. Geiglier eteved, seconded...by irrick, That the sum of $10 be 1 to build three culverts on Goshen, ;pposite lots 7, 8 and 9, and that, aia Iteeeer, pathmaster, expend eine.—Carried. J. B. Geigher- , seconded by S. Rennie, That ther- f $200 be granted to repair the Gravel Roade—Carried..- The fele sume -were granted to assist in re- g.' roads, viz : $10 to be expended bet Murray, $1.0 by Wm. Lammie,. r WM. WilS011 and Robert Carlilee. RcAiert \i 'Allis and John Troyer,. a blind Hue, by D. D. Geigher, iposite lot U. South boundary, by .Reeder, •,'t1.0 on blind line opposite - 7 and IS. North boundary, and $15, Cormeesion opposite_ lots 19 and S.- B. Geigher moved, seconded by :Geiglier, 'net this Council. do now en, to meet again on the first Tile5- July, 1872, in the Tow Hali, at. doele A. M.—Carried. Wm. Weesofe, Clerk. t. see..411.3et, 111.113., Physician, Surgeon. c., Graduate of Toronto Irnicersity, Associ-- roner for tha COW:ay of Timor:, IVroxeter, io. 235-13e • 000 -PERS WANTED. -.NTED IMMEDIATILY, Eleven good. 'Coopers, to work at Salt Barrels. Apvly to , SOH N G. ANFFNT kforth, May 22, 1872. - 283 • WA N TED. itNIART GIRL fifteen or sixteen yeara of ager kppiy to MRS. GLOVER, -Main street. 4 V10. TOR 1 A HALL Sltbseriber has opened a new HOTEL an& kTING HOUSE, .Main -street, Seaforth,., building 'North of Qrand Telma Depot., furuhlted at a/.1 hours; good accommoda,- -i, stabling, itc.; the best liquors alv.,ays on hand.. connection with this hotel thero ia a hand- attrd ICE-CREAM P..1,BLOR, with gni:tab1e- t:1101AS for ladies and gentlemen_ C- M. DIJN.7LGP. r SEALED TEND -ERS e(Ter. RE RECEIVED by -the. undersigned Up to WEDNESDAY, the 19th of Tune next, for :erection of a new frame SCHOOL -HOUSE, in on No.. I, Hay. Plan and specifications Can cell at Robert Drysdale's Hotel, at any time n this_ date. Tenders' will be opened at 1 (la P., M., on the 19th Suae ner.t. The Tra.s- ;. du not 'hind themselves to accept the lowest - my tender. NORBER DENEKEY, SOSEPH 1..kPO1'T, Trustees.. ROBT, DRY3DAT,T4.1, J. — N DT -toe. -2TIcE is hereby given., that Toy wife, Saralr McArtnur, having left nay bed awl board withiust cause or provocation, I will not here-- ' -,er hula mvself respoubible far any liabilities sho 4 coatraci in my TIEL1118. .ALEXANDER McARTRITIL ; 23344; orris, May 20, 1.812. • LIVERPOU AND QUEENSTOWN. LINE OF MAIL STENIERS SAILING from New York, EVERY THURSDAY AND EVERY SATURDAY, Tickets sold to and. from England, Ireland, anal Contineut, r.t its low rateS as by any other linc, URN U. DALE, Agent', , 15, Broadway, N. Y-, or JOHN SEA,TTER, Seafortb. - YEARLING BULL FOR SALE. - 1 -410 -It. SALE: a three-quarters theronghbred Bar- i- One VV:tr old, got by ".‘11-. George Chesney's Dux -- Liam lath, front a httli-brcll cos'. Terms reason:. eete, Aerie to I:UBE:1U IL CARSOCHAN, Lot 20, Third Concession, Tuckersmith, • IS RECEIVING • --NEw srEING GOO TO BE SOLD AT OLD PRICES. 1i e e Thia the ot to- buy . SpCheap for Casiv i or Butter. ,. .. i 1 1 Bear in mind, 777. i 1 t 1 , .. c> MAttl STREET, SEA A. G. McDOITGALL- "".." = 444., VOLITME 5, NO..28.' W.KOLE NO. 230e • - SEAFORTII, FRI AY JUNE 14, 1872.1. 111.1eLEAN IBILOTIXERS, Publishers. 81 50-a Year, in advance. imailawasisz=gromismaw - HURON COUNTY COUNCIL. , THE JUNE MEETING. Continued from last week. • T1LURSDAY, June 6. The Council met this day pursuant to adjournment. The Membership roll was ' - called, after which the Minutes were read - and approved. •. The followhig report of the County Engineeti was read and referred to the Committee on Roals and Bridges : MINTY SURVEYOR'S REPORT. In reference to the repairs of the Coun- ty gravel toads, as yet, very little has 'been done. The very late Spring, and _ .the wet, showery weather following, has "beE01 the means of keeping back the •gravelling somewhat beyond the usual tiree. About seven miles of the Bruce - field and Bayfield rojacl has been repaired, and the whole sention will probably be finished about tbe end of the present week The other sections will be proceed- ed with ircunecliately after the surface of 'the country is dried up sufficiently to ake the roads into the gravel pits pass - Able. There is likely to be seale difficulty in getting graeel on more than one sec- tion of road. The pits are getting run out, or nearly so, and the owners oftliese - pits are in some cases unwillmg toSell gravel at any price. Unless, therefore, erqur honorable body pass a by-law giv- ing effect to the statute already provided by the -Legislature, for procuring such material, it will hardly be possible to get all the -clifferent lines ofroad repaired. Such a by-law will be indispensable in a very few years, it would, therefore, be Advisable to bring it into force before timber and gravel get more scarce. Tim- ber for rebuilding bridges and Culverts in -the South end of the County is not to be bad, except on the Canada Company lands, and they have stopped the sale of all timber, emcler the impression that taking the amber off lessens the value of - the land. Adjoining the Gravel Road, from Clinton to Blyth, e deep draM has been cut by the corporation of Hallett, - on a concession road at right angles to the County Road. In order to get the -water away from this drain a culvert .erossing the Gravel Road must be set t clown two feet, and. a draM cut from it. This work, flowerer, will not benefit tbe 'Comity _Road in the slightest degree. Under these circumstances I beg to re- quest ybur instrectiens as to the cost of making those alteratioias. Whether the expense is to be defrayed by the County which derives no benefit, or by did town- ahip, for the advantage of which the whole work has to be done. In addition to those bridges. reported on at the last Council meeting, in cases -where all bridges on streams, forming township boundaries ate County bridges, per statute, there was oite -on the Bay - 'field River, betweeu the townships of Goclerich and Stanley, carried. off by the spring freshet. It was built some seven or • eight years ago, several years before the County Council had. jurisdiction over - these bridges, was made altogether too low, the bents,set too close to each other, and the ends of superstructure- laid loosely on two logs without any kind of fastening to keep them down, and the whole thing was carried off by the late freshets, -with the exception of one short span at the north ene At Ben Miller's - bridge I have had no opportunity of do- ing such repairs as will keep the bridge in its place for another year. In the course of a month, however, the water -will, no doubt, be low- enciugh to alto -w. us to commence operations. A. BAY, County Starveyor.t Several account were read. and referred to the Finance Committee. - Moved by Mr. Shepherd, seconded. by Detlor, That this Council grant the zum of $100 to assist in defraying the - expenses of the Battalion Band while in camp at Windsor. • Council adjeurned to meet at 9. A.,. M. on Friday morning; FRIDAY, June 7. Th.e Council met pursuant to adjeurn- 1 went.. iThe minutes of previous meet-. ing read and confirmed. On motion Of Mr. Ferran, seconded by Mr. _ Greenway, Dr. Worthiagton Was a appointed Trustee of Clinton Grammar ti School, in room of Mr. Matheson, re- signed. An. account from Mr..Robert Mills, of Rodgerville, for damages done to his Wagon while passing over an insufficient culvert On lone of the County roaels was read and referred. to the Finance, Com- mittee. i7 The report ofeMr. Trainer, Inspector of Weights and Measures, setting forth that he had nearly completed. the work of inspecting weights and measures in the tciwns and. villages- of the County, was read and ordered to be filed.' Moved by Mr. Perkins, seconded by Mr. Gibson, That Mr. Trainer, Inspector. of Weights -and. Measures, be instructed to visit Lisadel and Newbridge, in the township of Ho -wick, in future, for the purpose of adjusting the weights and. rcteasures.--Carried. • Movecl by Mr. Ferran, seconded. by - Mr. Simpson, That the County Engineer be instructed to rebuild, or put in proper repair, the bridge tater Bayfield Rivet. .near Mr. Aikenheatl's farm, in Stanley township, referred. to in the County En- gineer's: report. Referred -to Road and. Bridge Committee. ' The report of the Equalization Com- mittee was read and ordered to be laid fin the table. A portion of the Finance Report was thenread and. adopted. Moved by Mr. Leckie, seconded by Mr. Scott, That the Engieteer be hereby instructed, when rebuilding the Midge on the Gravel Road at .Ainleyville, to build it wider than the present bridge, so that teems can naeet thereon a,nd pass eaeh way with safety, al:00-that it be buik in line with the road, arid have the. embankment at the south widened, and. ,a foot -path be erected on one or bOth _sides of tile bridge. Referred to Road and Bridge Committee. Mr. Leckie explaieed that this bridge 'was situated. between the main portion the village and where the railway station will be, and consequently there will be an inainense amount of trade over it. As the present bridge is, it is impossible for - two teams to pass each other, and.• as net year a new biidge will have to be erectecl anyway, it is just as well that a proper bridge be erected, and the object of his motion at the preseut time was to instruct the Engineer to have a proper bridge built. • Moved by Mr.- Benson, seconded by Mr. Castle, That the words "in any of the streets, wards, highways, or public places," in Section 3, in By-law No. 2, 1867, be struck out, also the sAme words in Section 7, of said, By-law, be struck out,—Carried. - This by-law was passed in 1867, for the suppression of drunkenness, immor- ality, &c, in public places. - Mr. Benson expla,imed that the object of this naotion was to assinaulate the By- law of the County to the Statutes of the Province, in order to make t operative in the County. He conviction could not be made un law, asthere was no By-law in c ity with the Statute. • THE HOUSE OF REFUGE. The following report of the Special Committee on the flou.se of Refuge was read : Members—Messrs. Ferran, Gibbons, Leckie, Greenway and Benson. Your Special Committee, appointed in January last, to consider whether it is advisable to establish an Industrial Farm and House of Refuge in. this Coun- ty, met at Seaforth on the 23rd of May, and having procured the annual report of the Inspector of the House of Industry and Refuge for the County of Waterloo, for the year 1871, a very lengthy and detailed report of a committee of the ' County Council of Perth, who visited the above named institution in the month of January last, and other valuable in- formation, we find from examination - of those reports that the average number of inmates during -the year was 58 8-9. Total amount of expense for support of inmates $2,397. We did not ascertain the original cost of the buildings and at- tachments, . but after considering the data before us, and making a calculation of the aVerage expense that each munici- pality in the County of Huron incurs annually in support of poor and destitute persons and families, we think the time has arrived when an effort should be made to have such an institution estab- lished in the County; and we recommend that a committee be appointed at the June meeting to '!'eeegotiate for the pur- chase of say 50 acres of land_ in some suitable locality within the County, so that material bd placed on the gronnd during the confiner winter, and. the building proceeded -with during the summer of 1873. , • JOHN LEaKIE, Chair an. e law etofore Ler the nform- gets but little benefit from it. municipality, however; were &gins heavy a responsibility at the pre time as tho establishment of this ins tion would-be, and he must confess had good grounds for this objectio their burdens were already yery he He thought, however, that the Co should sustain the reporteand thus tain the principle ef having such a stitution established when we felt to do so. Mr. Benson., -Seaforth, thought when the poor were so numerous, they could. be better and more cheaply *ken care of if they were centralized, than as they now are, scattered over the County. The first cost of establishing a House of Refuge could not be so great, and once that was over the greater part of the burden would be shouldered. He thought it hard if a large and wealthy County like Huron, with a large surplus for distribution each 3 ear, could not pro- perly provide for the poor:Ile felt satis- fied. that in many municipalities the amounts given in the way of private charity far exceeded that which was raised by taxation, and he had little hesitation in saying that the establish,/ meat and mahatenance of a Reuse of Ret fuge would. not cost as much as these two. amounts put together, and if such an institution were established the necessity for private charity would to a very great extent be unnecessary. lie hoped if the Council were not prepared to go or with the matter at once, that they wo id at least leave it in such a manner that it could be again taken into consideration. Mr. Young, Colborne, said that iseven years ago, when this question of estab- lishing a County House of Refuge came up, he was strongly in favor of it ;iwhen it again came up last winter, he was still in favor of it, but mace the Com had met at Seaforth his Comic passed a resolution against the est ment of such an institution, and r ed. him to oppose it. As the sm..% His. 80 ent hey , 38 vy. sus- in - able that Mr. Ferran, Clinton, in . moving that the report be referred to the Finance Committee, hoped the subject . would be, carefully considered by the County. He thought the time had now come for us to take some actiot in the matter. Under the system which ;he poor were now be- ing provided for in this Count, he thought that'undeserving persons fre- quently got aid. lf a House of Refuge was established,. this danger would be removed, as rio person able to work would go .to such a place and work mere- ly- for his maintenance, while he could get good wages for his labor outside. But there were many, who were so in- dolent and thriftless that they would not -work so long as they could make a living by imposing upon the public. Thieclasei of personf3 would be removed. Mr. Far - ran, at considerable length, strongly sup- ported the establishment of a House of Refuge, and urged. upon the Council to allow the report Of the Committee every consideration. .If the Council were not •now •prepared to go on with the work, let the inatter lie over for another session or two, but he trusted that the action of the Council would. not be euch as would. atop future action in the matter. , Mr. Leckie, Grey, as seconder of the motion referring the report to the con, sideration of the Finance Committhe, would say that the Special. Committee, ii which drafted the ,report, were unanim- ously in favor of the establish ent of a House of Refuge in this (You ty. He did not look at. it as a matter of economy, 'but favored' the establishment of such an institution. beea,use he considered the poor of our County would be better car- ed for in it than they could. otherwise be. The Committee did not have before them the statistics showing the cost of the es- tablishment and maintenance of such an institution, but the County `Council of Perth, which had gone into the matter thoroughly, looked upon it with very great favor. He did not know but the report was a little ahead. of time, and be thought it might be well to lay it over. until it could be definitely estimated. , what a small farm and the necessary buildings would. really cost. When this informatioia was gained, he felt confident .that Councillora would then be convinced. that it would cost but very little more to establish and maintain such an in- stitution than it now costs to support the poor by the present system. The town- ship of Grey now pays out annually from $400 to $500 fot the support of the poor in that municipality, and he felt confident that under the proposed system the cost on them would not be any more. They had now in that township several fam- ilies who would make very fit occupants of such an institution. Aside altogether from the question of economy, there could be -no doubt but this was the pro- per system for the support of the poor,. and he thought it ja hard case if a large and wealthy County like Huron could not support their poor ima proper and comfortable manner. Mr. Greenway, Stephen, ai a member of the Committee, was strongly in favor of the establishment of a House of Re- fuge for the poor of the County. He was in favor of the principle, because- he thought the poor would be better pro- vided. for. One of the great objections to the present mode of distributing aid to the poor is i that .it is very frequently frittered away, awl the recipient really Pared with others in the same locality, also a great difference in the amounts of personal property„ There are still some .of the rolls incomplete,—in fact some of the columns left blank. Your Commit- tee would urge on Township Assessors and. Clerks, the necessity, in future, of having the rolls added up in every column, and otherwise completed in every particular. We have endeavored to dis- charge -oar duties fairly and impartially, and have arrived at having the burden to be borne divided equally upon all par- ties and localities, as far as our judg- ment would lead us, and we trust that our report may give satisfaction. W. J. SHANNON, Chairman. 11 ttee I had blieh- qeests ant of EQUALIZATION TABLE. his municipality, therefore, he felt bound. to -act as be had been instruct 1, and would eo-nsequently vote againet. a y iii mediate action being taken in the attdr. Mr. Gibbons, Goclerich, stroll ly ad- vocated the -immediate establish ent of -a Ileuse of. Refuge. , When the qiiiestion was brought up seven years ago, it .was e the c does t only distri- ere are ought unici- itution ly pro - think rs not allowed to fall through, becau County was in debt. That excu not longer exist, because we are n out of debt, but have a surplus to bute every year. In this county t nineteen municipalities, and he t it a bard thing if those nineteen palitieS coulicl not support ,an ins where our Poor would be prope Tided for. Butevery man seems t if he gets rich himself it _matt what becomes of the poor andunfortu- nate.- He _thought the day had arrived. when -we should. take more care of our poor, and he was glad to learn that a strong feeling existed. among mentbers of the Ontario Legislature, that it should again .be made compulsory Upon every county to 'make such provision for the poor as .the report of the committee un- der consideration recommended. He should. not be surprised, if, at thenext session, he Municipal' Act ehould be BO amended as to accomplish this, Even as a matter of economy he advocated. a 'House of Refuge. One fire might as well be.made to do for five persons. as for one Besides this, there are • a number of, women -with families .of, small ehildren, ' who cannot work out :because they have, to attend to their children, w these families. were in a, place' that proposed, one person (loud to th children of three or four -and. tbe others •coulcl be earning some- thing, - The only objection to the iusti- tution was one founded upon pounds, shillings and pence, but the fact was that the first cost of the whin thing could not exceed_ $20,000, a sum which we could pay without ever . feelthg. When Providence' endows us with such an abundance of this world's goods, it is wroug for Usto say that we have all we want now and the poor may take care of themselvea. However well off We may be to-dayl there ai e none of us can say how needful we may yet be. Mr. Patton, Goderich toem hip, did. not approve of the system at all. He believed there -were many tiers° is in need who would accept aid front the r munici- pality or from a friend, who Would die before they would.enter a Poor House. A person might accept aid. in this way, without casting any disgrace Upon their children, but let a child be bi•ought up in a Poor house and thembloqUy Of that 0lEFoni-flzin-,0; x,tm'Ivx1241,5gV roP-111435,4g1tfc, g_ g F 53. : y Pc% P icr tze : • • ... ttmOga.--e. -g- : „ : ▪ '4: 3133 • 0 PP t:t 00 §§§§§§§-ig§§§-ggn P.° 00"rivad wpm if there be not in different localities, beds of stone existing. suitable for the purpose, and. report at the next Council meeting. WILLIAM DOUGLAS, Chairman. FINANCE REPORT. The following report of the Finance Committee was read and adopted.: The Finance Committee reported as follows: Referring to form of a.pplicae tion and circular froth the Blind Lusti- tute of Brantford, we recommend. that Jane A. Thornton be sent to that Insti- tute at the expense of the County, as per statute. With reference to the claim of Mr. McKenzie, of Ashfield, And. correspondence in connection therewith, we recommend:that it be not paid., and. if action be taken as threatened, the County defend the same. Account of North Fluron Registrar, of $17.50 recom- mended to be paid. With reference to the account of W. T. Hays against thc0 County, of $34, we recommend that the sum of $26 be paid, as we consider 80 cents per cord too high a price for split- ting wood. Referring to the motion of Thomas Simpson asking for a giant to sad in defraying expenses of Volunteer Rifle Match, we recommendthat the BUM of $300 be given. With reference to the motion of D. Patton, _aeking a division of $6,000 of surplus in Treasury, we rceona- mend that $12,000 of the surplus County funds be divided pro -rata among the municipalities on basis of equalization of 1872. In reference to the petition of Robert Smith and others, praying for the opening of the boundary of Hullett and Merris, we recommend that action be taken in the matter.. Referring to the report of. the Special Committee on the House of Refuge, -we recommenclthat the existing Conamittee still stand appointed, and that they obtain full information as to probable cost of building, etc., and that they also make enquiry, where and on what terms 50 or 75 acres of suitable land can be obtained for such a- puepose, and report at next meting of Council, andwe farther recommend that the Clerk obtain a statement from the Clerks or Treasur- ers ot the several -municipalities showing amount paid by them for charity for last 'three years- otion of Mr. Shepperd, asking a grant of $100 to assist in de- fraying expenses of 33rd Battalion band' while at Windsor; we recommend that the amount asked be granted. The ac- count of Robert Mills for damages to waggon, etc., on Gravel Road near Eg- mond.ville, in. the sum of $12.50, we can- not recomnaend to be paid, as the testi- mony of the Engineer and other parties, show that the road was not in sa bad. state of repair, Several other accounts were ordered to be paid. JOHN LECKIB, Chairman. uomas AND BRIDGES. ••pum I sop unp. - op 9 -co cDex Q07k, Q1D-c:;"-.1c2 Poneto W•88823-5'3:2?.88.W•dialgS sole's' fi> • owe to b., to to to by b., p.,?. Co 9D cc, eg, ejD o•-, led M.131.1 ereas if such as , attend families 44, EP-MIEEFVEFIE0E1 §EEtE-grelatt-EV • • pus! peraeio je tmplA r281-g-gz.bse,t3p51.9,55mv,--,; •Ptrel P9 -.mato= 01 8 E125' 001 )8 ie• 31,3 seasv ae, • • emu it, =IS- '8 ttgre ',5"aVe, awl 01141 5EIEEEEgiTANEEI 1)0 colebt Cr> E§E§8 8 F: ss§s8aac. IS 7° 9uPiA '4> -Put! eae 'woo ao co -3 o3-4 cn co 0, c„.0,4= enc:, cm 03 cr. cy. CA to co -ufl 1)110 bt, cyllo. b., I-, c) clop. cr, V.91 -4.b)10 40 '‘q).--3 ci_o -op .0 04 7.0-Q 10 Pda 'mg Va'S-Si t 'Ulln0•11 efr 81;5 La).F4 Co t-114 Zt: b, c7).p. Az (Iola • -8S-88 °Arm 0, 0 .00000 S • adl 1101338 n§§§§E§§ .11 4), Instructed and hereby empowered, to enter upon aneilands w -here necessary to do so, save an-cl. except orchards, gardens and pleasure grounds, and search for and takeawaytimber, gravel, stone, or other materials, necessary for making and keeping in repair any road or highway belonging to the County of Huron, and. the right of entry upon such lands, as well as the price of damage to be paid. to any -person for such mat'terials, shall, if not agreed upon by the parties concern- ed, be settled by arbitration, in the manner providedby the above recited act. Several other By-laivs were read and passed. After which it was Moved by Mr. Gibson; seconded by Mr. Shannon, suet carried., That the Clerk be instructed to procure sixty copies of the Ontario Statutes for the use of the municipality; providing the Gov- ernment do not furnish them. SCHOOL REPORT. The following report of the School Committee was raad. and adopted : REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE. The Committee beg to report in favor of granting the prayer of the Petitioners of School Section No. 10, township of 1Jaborne, and No. 5 of said township, and recommend the appointment of a Committee consisting of tbe County Judge, Mr. Miller, Inspector, Messrs. Cresswell, Rhannon and Benson, to re -ar- range all the Belie& sections in the 'said township of Usborne. As to the petition of James Westcott and others, 3r our com- mittee reco.mmend that no action be taken thereon, as your committee have recommended the. appointment of a, cone- mittee to re -arrange all the sections in the township. With regard to the peti- tion of Hugh Stewart and others of -the township of Grey, your committee re- commend that no action be taken in the matter. The communication of Mr. Dewar, Inspector, having been consider- ed, we approve of his suggestions, but think that they should be carried out by the townships interested. The commit- tee would beg leave to suggest that the expenses of all committees appointed by the council for the re -arranging of school .sections, or the investigation of any cona- plaint agaiaet any by-law or resolution of the township council for the amending or alteration of their school sections, be make a lien upon the township corpora- tion interested.: The committee also re- . commend that the Clerk be inetructed to notify all township clerks to return t� bun proper maps of all school sections in their respective townships in accordance with the late School Act. The com- mittee finally recommend that the School Inspectors be allowed the sum of $20 each for postage and stationery. JAMES H. Bselsoit, Chairman. -0TirvA p,ssossy 2415 hto a &a; E2t LoTo eft tzTiggptrizr -21-g --pp 5 40 5 C0037:1c) t 10 05 01 4.4 1.."‘ O 1«,. t-Tq- TAVE,Wi onmpo 4)45iiirdigifiglinat1401-§1 -7Trunba Moved by Mr. Greenway, seconded by Mr. Yearly, That the report of the Equa- lization Committee be amended. by re- ducing the cleared acreage of the town- ship of Stephen to the same as last year. Mr. Greenwayl spoke at considerable length to show the injustice that was be- ing clone his township by raising the cleared acreage, and the report of the Government Engineer showing tbe large amount of swamp in that township, and the little value that should be placed upon it. Upon a division being taken the mo- tion was aarriecl. by a majority of four, and the report was amended. in accord- ance therewith. GAOL AND COURT HOUSE. The Gaol and Court House Committee handed in the following report which was read. and adopted : Your Committee, having visited the Gaol and. examined the same, found the wards as usual, clean and comforta.ble. We are happy to report so few prisoners incarcerated therein, there being only five in all,—fotui males and one female— all of whom expressed themselvei Satis- fied with their ;treatment. Your Com- mittee° would recommend. the request of the jailor recommending some clothes for the female prisoners; also repairino, the door and door -step of the groun - floor, be granted. Your Committee are surprised to find the Court House in such a dilapidated condition, with leak- • ages through the roof. As said roof has been only put on a few years ago, We hope that in future the Engineer will be be more careful in taking contracts off contractors' hands. We would recom- mend that he be instructed to put the rcof and walls in a proper state of repair as soon as possible. The Road and Bridge Committee hand- ed in the .following report which was read: he re- ir- ye- es, rid on the et - the ing m- ore ity ng - ion the vel Your Committee, having examined t various documents submitted, beg to port as follows : With reference to c cular from Messrs. King & Co.. c.',11e a land, Manufacturers of Iron Bri we recommend the Clerk to corres with said company as to the cost of bridges of different spans, and. lay same before the Council at its next e ing. With reference to that part of Engineer's report referring to the pads of a By-law according to statute, e powering Municipal Councils to pron _material for keeping in -repair the Coin Gravel Roads and Bridges, we reeo mend that a Brlaw bepassedaccordi ly. We also recomm.end that no act be taken by the Engineer in making th Clint and Bl th Gra 0 • misfortune would _stick to hilt' through ARCHIBALD MCDONALD, Chairman. ife, He thought if an institution of this kind. were established the great bulled • ECONOMY IN BUILDING BRIDGES. 1 1. he money raised would go tOwards sup- The following report was read and porting large salaried officials instead of dopted : the poorThe Special Committee appointed in . la Moon, Hullett, so far as the ob- January last, to enquire as to the best ject of the proposed institution was con- mode of promoting economy in building cerned, did not wish to say one word bridges, reported as follows : That they about it, He thought the object a noble have not been. able to obtain all tbe M- one. But looking at fit in a financial formation they would desire, because it point of view, he thought the expense of ' is a subject that, as yet, has not received maintaining the poor would be very • such practical illustration in the county much increased. lii Hullett, he thought as to enable parties to give reliable or they delt velar liberally with their poor, definite information on the matter. As and their poor rate now cost tb.ena from op to a very recent period timber has four to five hundred cltllaas per annum, been SO easily obtained that necessity But, by his calculatietn; if those poor had. has not been fet to look out for any to be supportecl in a Hbuse gf Ileiuge, it Sllbstitute. But as the time has would cost them bettlfeen SIX ancl seven arrived when 'timber is becoming hundred dollars. Of course he did. not scarce'and. difficult to be obtained, mean to say but by the latter plan the and this difficulty is certain to poor woulcl perhaps be better cared for, increase in time to come, until it will be but he felt certain the cost would. be as absolutely impossible to obtain timber at much greater as he had stated. all, the Committee would recommend as - The motion referring the report- of follows : That as it is known that in the committee was carried without a di- some portions of the county, Ainleyville, vision. ' for example stone suitable for the pur- EQUALIZATION. pose can reaclily be obtained, midis even The following report of the Equaliza- now being drawn considerable distances tion Comniittee was read : for other building purposes, that if Your Committee, after a careful exami- bridges entirely of stone are not yet nation and comparison of the assessment thought advisable for the county, at rolls of the different municipalities of the least thepiers and abutments should be County, and having heard. lengthy dis- built of stone, and. as the Engineer's re• cussions as to value; facilities, &c., of al- port advises the Council that tbe breiges most every ;township as they came up, on the Seaforth road will have to , be re - we have arrived at the result shown in built, that stone should be used '-as re the annexed. schedule. There are still a commended. That the Council instruct few of the assessment rolls which show the. Engineer to examine different por- much too low a value on real estate cora- 1 tions of the county, in order to ascertain , cave -it on e on y ad, as we do not consider that it will benefit the said roa.d. We also recom- mend that the bridge over the Bayfield river between townships be r neer' s stateme at Airdeyvill four years lo therefore re be instruc unprevernents. - ROBERT BROWN, Chairman. Moved by Mr. Leckie, secontli by Stanley and Goderich aired. As by the Engi- t it seems that the bridge is likely to last three or ger with some repairs, we ommend that the Eagineer ecl to make the necersary ESTIMATED EXP esnrruna. The following statement of the Esti- mated Expenditure of the taiimty for the current year was read : ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE FOR YEAR 1872. Administration of justice ....$ 900 00 Inquests. . . 100 00 . ... 1,800 00 Contingencies. .. ...... 800 00 Jury lists 2,800 00 Stationery and printing. 800 00 School management1,500 00 Lunatics and eharities..-800 00 Salaries and Councillors' fees 4,500 00 Grammar School, Clinton . — 260 00 Grammar School, Goderieh350 00 Repairs on county buildings.. 2110 CO Repairs on gravel roads- .... 9,000 00 Roads and bridges........... 750 00-$23,060 00 LESS REVENUE FE.OM Toll -gates.. $10,605 00 Interest.................... 500 00 Licenses... 40t eo Biddulph award ... . . . „ 1,663 50 McGillivray award1,844 00--$14,412 6a Interest on gravel road de- bentures... Town -Line improve:neut...., SCHEDULE. $ 8,647 50,\ 15,700 00 800 00 • $27,817- 50 Showing the amount that each muni- cipality will receive out of the Surplus Fluids, amounting to $12,000; divided aceording to the Equalized Assessment of the current year: - • 1 . . . ..$795 39 Ashfield. ' 4 , 207 85 mended by recommending no repairs on Clinton 527 32 Ir. Donald Scotti: Thatthe repo t be . ridge at A inleyville, Goderich Townsbip,................ 497 04 Colborne . • e necessary to keep eixt esPtPatnd.winh: until GGt°edyexlicall„ - , 847 04 nly be money wasted, a new bridge Hay . . ..............,.... ,. • ...*; . —.I . 77-9, 311 ext summer, RS any further outla will eing necessary as soon as practicable. flowick ............- . a........ 773 57 Hullett - .... .—. --- ... ...... 880 67 After consilerable discussion - al vote McKillop ..... - ........;. ,.. „ . , 782 38 Morris ......... a —...... — - . - 98 09 Seaforth ..- - - ...a.-- - - - 171 71 Stanley.. ........t.......„ ... - - 744 54 Stephen .. a .............. - . , . 700 65 Tuckersmith .. ............. a ... 721 63 Turnberry ..._. - ......... : . -- 4Q3 23- Usborne .. , a. ... . 70$ 50 East Wawanosh ..... - ... - ..., . .-506 56 West Wawanosh ..... - .....-,5554 a 11 was taken when there voted for the mo- tion 15. and against, it 17. The report was therefore sustained by a majoeity of twb. COUNTY CLERK'S EXPENSES. Mov ecl by Mr. Leckie, seconded by Mr. Greenway, and =fried, That the' Clerk be paid the sum of $5 'being expenses in- curred, by him in -attending twe com- mittee meetinus, and that his expensea be paid in future when requiring; to go from home on County business, The Council adjourned to meet at nine o'clock A. M., on Saturday morning. „ SATURDAY, &Line 8, 1872. The Council met pursuant to adjourn- ment. The minutes of previous meeting read and approved. A By -Law imposing a County Rate $27,347, requiring a, rate of two and one -sixteenth mills in the dollar, was reati and passed The fol- lowing Gravel Road. By -Law was also read and passed : MY -LAW. To empower the engineer or other em- ployees of the corporation of the County of Huron, to enter upon. any lands with- in the County of Huron, to search for a,nd take any timber, giavel, stone, or other material, necessary for making and keeping in repair, any road belonging to the County of Huron. Whereas authority is given • by 29th and 30th Victoria. Cap. 51, Subsection 10, of Section 333, to County Councils to pass By -Laws for searching for and tak- ing any materials necessary for making and keeping in repair any roads belong- ing to the County. ' Be it therefore enacted by the Council of the corporation of the County of Huron, andthe same is hereby enacted, that the Engineer or other employees of the corporation of the said County, be THE ADJOURN.MENT. - Moved by Mr. Castle, seconded by. Mr. Beiison, That this domicil do now adjourn to meet again on the third Tues- day in December, at the village of Sea - forth. Moved. in ameraiMent by Mr. Perkins, seconded by Mr. Girvin, That this - Council do now adjourn to meet again on the third Wednesday in December, in the town of Goderich. Upon a vote being taken, the amend- ment was declared carriel by a majority of five, and the eouncil adjourned. - atte-ass . — The Tariff bill recently passed by Congress, reducing the duty On. salt and other articles imported_ into the United States, has also passed the Senate and bas received the Presidential assent. The bill comes into force on Jttly 1. — At a meeting of the Refotta. Conven- tion of North Lanark, held a few days ago, Mr e Daniel Galbraith, the present representative of the constituency in. the Local Legislature, was unanimously nominated to contest the Riding in the Reform interests at the approa,c11iDo- minion elections. This is tlae constitu- ency at present represented by Ihen. Wm. McDougall. It is not yet 'known whether that gentleman will be MT. Galbraith's opponent or whether he will look out for al:either-constituency. where, his Chances are better'.