The Brussels Post, 1888-6-15, Page 1Volume 16
BRUSSELS,TARIO, FRIDAY, JUNE
16, 188b.,.T.
. Number 49.
Washington Letter.
(leroll our AogUlar Corrosponeeut.
\result:l mos, only 11,1
Thorn wan IL Scone of wild tenant
the Homo Wednesday afternoon.
Tareney was talking upon tho tariff
time when some one interrupted to
about rates of wages. Thorn tons s
al retorts on both Fides of rho house,
directly nearly every lnolnlcr Lrga
shout at the lop of his vain, The el
man hammered his (look, and mem
]rushed about and not olio word coal
heard in Ibo 1u0mlt. Mr, 1Veave
Iowa, and Mr, lenuston got close tog
00 and shook their lists 1Lt each of
shouting at the top of their voices,
what they said could not bo Notal. A
a little while it entlul down and
Buclutlew suggested that is phwlog
would have to bo used to report s
Later in tho tiny Mr. Weaver nod
L'unston renewed Omit colloquy in ago
what calmer tone. Mr. Weaver hod
upon knowing if Mr. leunstun was
posed to free lumber, or if he would
for him to put lumber all barbed
cu the free list. 111r. Funstom evade
direct alstver, and at each attempt
avoid the question, the Democratio s
of the House shouted.
11r. 13reckinridgo offered an amo
mons to Mr. Dingley's amendment, 1
vidiig that wheuoyor Condo shall gr
to tho fishing and other vossols of
United States commercial privileges a
tho rignt to buy bait and , provisions
to tranship 0argoo8, then herring, ma
oral, salmon and other Eoh, pickl
smoked or preserved, except sardi
and anchovies in oil, from that ootln
4holl bo admitted duty free, and Prov
ing that whenevor Canada admits to fit
entry 0108108 produced in ilio Unit
States, a similar privilege shall bo gra
ed in the vaso of like Canadian procto
After an explanation of rho ameudma
by Mr, 13reoleinridgo, Mr. Dingley opp
ed it on the ground that it was an off
to buy privileges from Ctmada, to whi
this ('0111111'y was of right entitled. Wit
out anion upon the amendments t
oonrnlittee rose. On motion of Mr. Pe
of Arkansas, tiro 1Ioes0 want again
to committee of the (111ole to an up
Gm Senate amendments to the loth
appropriation hill.
There wer'o goner'nlly non.co11011r0ei1 i
The committee ruse, and the hill w
sent to conte tonne,
'Work will ton be begun on a mort
Bey chapel 111 Sol.litr's Iio:no 00010te1'
to which Gen. Logan's remains will
transferred from their prasont -resift
place in Rock Creak cemetery. Tt
change, however, will be merely tempo
try, at it is the dul0ution of the Tamil
to have tho remains =moved to Ching
and there bo interred beneath a moue
moat which is boring erected. The sit
sele0tolt for the chapel is in 6110 ground
that aro set apart for the tombs of olli
cors and their familia®. The chapel wi
be of Maine granite, a portion of whin
has already arrivacl. The arrangement
are being conducted by W. F. Tooke
jr., post paymaster, U,S.1., Gen, Logan'
800 -in-law.
One day a week or two ago a lad
from Philadelphia brought a letter. of in
troduotion to President Cleveland Out
insomcl her a riveto interview. Sh
was accompanied by a bright littlo son
aged six years. Tho President receive
them in his office, and eat by his des
and talked with his visitor. Prosont1
the mother noticed her boy frownin
and sulking in the chair. She whisper
ed air cinerary as to tho apparent cans
of his trouble. °Why mamma, ho 1811'
sitting on a throne and he hasn't a crown
of hie head. He fa only n man." The
Preeidont hooted what the boy Ma Nil.
uoy011 about, and the mother told him.
The Presidout was much amused, and
said that many an old visitor had doubt-
less gone away with a feeling of disap-
pointment at finding tiro President of the
greet Republic only a elan.
A relic of 1110 Itevolutiml has been off.
crud to Mr. Morrill, of the Sonae Library
Committee, during rho wool), whioli is
worthy of preservation. .A. youth in 1110
Pension office brought it to the attention
of General Black, It is tho original doc-
ument pitch to past Major Andre through
the Auto -lean lines when Benedict Ar.
cold had resolved to betray West Point
into the hands of rho 'British. Tho pass
is 8igaed by Arnold as bfnjor-Gcuoral,
and is counterfdgnccl by General Gago,
Tine possessor is a direct descendant of
Paulding, 0111 of tilt n1o1118 that arrostod
Audra when 110 atttompted to pass the
picket under rho nano of Anderson.
This document, if Ito neitheutioity is es-
tablished beyond question, aught 10 ho
prescrv8d in tho archives of the nation,
leloarosa doililty Golutei,l.
Tho June session of tho County's
Legimlatur0 was opened on Tuesday
aftarnoon of lust wook at 3 o'clock, a
good roprooentstion being protect.
The Warden a(1dr10sod 1110 C0311(011,
stating that the jail clothing 0rdored at
last mission had boon procured from 1110
Central Preto)); that the potition to. tho
(loyerum0llt had boon forsvardod, and
that the films imposed under' tho Scott
Act hail boon paid Ove' by the Pollee
Magistrate, but that rho accounts had
not yet boon finally adjusted.
A eircula' from. Welland County
Counaof'aidrto sman nfectare0,owlasl rloadtion.
anll
allowing tho granting of 11onu8es by way
ing Ilia Lrgiolature to ro )041 tho an.
A circular Exam the sumo Body, urging
It monomial to rho GOverumont to 111a12o
provision for holding county promotion
examinations, Ma reforrocl to 8011oo1
consult ge0,
A Iettor front Ibe Eduoatfon Donna.
. 11)0111, aga'eoing to an en1ra11oo exanint4.
Lion at 1)ungamon, was road all filed,
Tho 301111vblg roport from 11Ir. Mal.
loch, I, P, S,, Ma react and rotund to
school committ00)
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atatod that tho progroso in a largo num. 1
box of the 81110018 is grotty satfafaotoil,
and speaks woll for the zeal of the
tea01i0rs, A larg01mn011ar of 1lrose oil. s
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played during 1880 retained their p0si.
Rona for '87,111114 giving an opportunity
for bottor pro ,resp than wheys teachers
aro changed yearly. For entrance ex-
aminations to Iligh Sehnola 220 cancli-
datos Wrote, of whom 251 wuru 8n1co00.
1111, At non-profeseioual examinations
thorn were 203 caullc1101 11, with a good
por001Lage successful, and of the 73
model school students lib wore 511Oees8-
fnl, i'ho inspector thinks tho time in
near when the maximum foe of til will
be charged for et:trance examinations.
At the p14se1t tittle there is a surplus
of teachers in the county; a number
110111ing certificates hove no 8choole, On
this account 110 permits, ext0118iend or
temporary certif1 0tea arc is8110d.
'rho seed annual and annual reports
from t1e different sections aro not sent
ill as promptly too they should bo, but
there is a 110ti00111110 improvement in this
mattor. The otatiotios pivots below aro
prepared from tho annual reports :
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Ude oolu)0i1 the disposition of ilia fun
flow in hand ; tll1y to report at til
8(2sion, and have power to moult
eolici1or, and exttmltie tho P, M„ 11
(nook of the Peace, and other permits,
ueoessary -{)tarried,
1)0m1114o from the Watt Riding Li
MIRO (lomunissiouors for $1481,07, lir
from tho South Riding Board for 8110
78, for tho cobntry's share of tho 011f0re
meat of the act, were referrod -to til
special 'committee,
The report of Cita county jailer was re
f0rrred to jail a11r1 court houoo committe
It shows eleven prisoners confined;
main and 1 fomalele Of 1110 formor, tw
are insane, viz: W. Kelly, aged 68,fron
Brussels, who has boon confined than
continuously for three year0 and eigh
menthe ; and W. Westcott, from Exeter
committer( on March 20th. Of the r
tnaining live males, two aro vagrants -
Robert Fletcher, 80 years, from Ilowiok
(0:411 committed for a tr'rin of six months
and is 80 dostituto and feeblo, being i
8 )mpleto dotage, he will havo to be a
on00 recommitted ; rho other, W. Joh
I1 okott, from Ashfield, 05 year's old, s
weak and feeble ho is under the doctor'
etre. He says 1,0 oanlo into town the
he might bo sent up aad thus recoi
medio0l treatment. Of the females, tw
aro insane, one harmless and quiet, ba
the other at times very violent and ro
quiring closo watohing to provont harm
to 11ereelf or those around her. The re-
maining two females 1100 vagrants, viz:
Mrs, Norman McDonald, a veteran oc-
cupant of the county poorhouse, who re-
gnlres to be clothed eaoh time she is
either discharged or recommitted, Mary
Brady, the other vagrant, hails from Mc-
Killop, and is 50 years of age and so
weak-minded she can give no m000unt of
herself, or who are her friends and lee
101.1308,
All the insane prisoners have boon
duly reported to the Provincial method,
tics, and aro awaiting removal to the
asylum when room can be found for them.
A motion to grant $25 to the Farmers'
Institute, of East Huron was referred to
finance committee,
A motion of Messrs. Baine and holly,
to refor any appeals from the equalized
058es0ment to the county Judge, was
carried.
The council then adjourned,
0E0a0D DAY-1VEDNE8n.10.
Council resumed, members ell present.
The following 811t0100nt8 from the
county treasurer woro referred to finance
committee:
1. Collections form non.rosident lands
between ,fag. 1 and April 30, 1888:
Aahftald $ 18 35
Gode11011 T'p 0 13
Hu Hawick 72428821
28 24
Stanley 48 72
Tuckersmitb 38 07
Turnbo i'y 1.1 34
Usborne 2 77
West Wawanosh g1
Bayfield 15 88
Brussels 1 10
Exeter 10 14
a 1131'i)15301' 1111: hl'A 1.2.4 t4.
10 ° 11r, Kelly moved and P. Jolnr,s1 ,n
a ended that the Warden and Cleric 11
1c orializo tho Governor-(imino:I to pas
if Order instrnoting tho '10110011 to a
ally saltine money that romaint in
c- hands of the Tr0a0nre', from the
111 collected during tho time the Scott
7. was in f roe in thio county, 10 tants
e- the er0ction of a 1mu-o of rcfoge fu
is county. Loot one division by 25 to 1
Moved by P. 1V. Johnston, secoulet
1I1', Boacotn that tho Dominion Gov
0, 100111 bo memorialized to pass au o
7 authorizing the County Treasurer to
o over to the respective 1111111ICip411i1(N
1 tho county, from which Scott Aot 1
O 00ro collected, any snrplue which n
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he in Lis hands, on, 1110 841110 pr„por
, - as the mono ryas collected from
e- Iuunie]palitios, host on a division
211 to 10.
COMM' VALI1-iTous.
Moved by I). 1). Wilson, seconded
n \Ir, \Ill,, that throe v1luators be
t pointed for tho purpose of examining
1 volving the a1,4essablo property in
o county, such y11111at1011 to b0 tho b
a for Ogilal1Za110>, for county rate for
t ensuing five years. Lost.
VO 110/.1071 )1AcasTIt.IT0'.e 0.1011(1:0,
O CLINTON, Juno 511, '811
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have pleasure iu making the foil
tug ohort return for the information
members of the County Council. 111
no doubt many will bo desirous of km
Ing what has been don by the Pol
Magistrate ; though he has made his
turns to the Crown Attorney and G
eminent, thorn are few persons who
those and read them
No. of onset that name before me ....2
No. of oases dismissed
No. of Scott Act convictions 1
No. of other cases,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
No. committed to jail
There area number of fines not y
paid in, though in ovary case not paid
havo issued distress warrants and sere
committments, lblany distress warren
have boon for several weeks in the iron
of constables, who have not yet return
them, in which oases I presume t
constables aro assured of the fines bei
paid. In some canon tho constables ha
returned tho distress warrants, match
no return, so that it has been impossi
for mo to proceed. In some parts of th
county tho unwillingness on the part
constables to exeouto warrants and eery
enlnttlooses has been a cause of a gre
deal of delay and annoyance in protean
fog informations. There 11as boon pat
to mo in fines since I was directed to pa
over fines to tho County Treasure
$3,800. In feet on county cases, $173
on town cases, $121, which amount yo
will see is about covered by amount pat
to the County Troasurer, Fines aro oti
being paid and will bo paid over as re
oeivod. 1Vith r0spect to fees I shall hay
to submit t0 the opinion given by th
County Solicitor. Thom io still :a poin
with respect to the fees in the town
where I act under separate commission
and without salary. The opinion is diol
by some that in those cases I am entitle
to retain the fees. I have submitted 611
question to the County Solicitor, and h
has givel an opinion iu opposition t
that contention. I do not wish in any
way to stand in opposition to the Couuoi
and have con80quently made a return o
all amounts oolleotod. I wish to throw
myself entirely on the hands of the
Coonoil, and ask that I be allowed to
retain 1110 foes collected when I am
Police Magistrate without salary. I ask
it for the following reasons :—lot, There
is a doubt as to whether I should retain
them or not. and, There is a surplus to
tho credit of the fund. 3rct, Other coon-
tioo, at Middlesex, I1833 d0n0 so, or at
least the Magistrate 0otains tho fees
where he acts without eatery, 4th, Tho
County Council Inas made no provision
for ofnco rent, light nor fuel, as, I muter.
stand by statute, they 011011111 do, 5111, In
view of the Act beim; repea10(1, for I
would not 11av0 undertaken the duties of
tho oflioo for ono year. Ji'or these and
other reasons that might bo giv1n I ask
your consideration. Yours,
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printed in the nliunlel. In toga
sen. the ruuolattl0 of 112' County 6.1,1111
elm Welland, It : rccounmrnd that 11118 ,
s an ell petition 1114' I.ogfslatm', 10 alum ,
pply the Public School Act, to as to proving
the for a syatem of uniform county promo -
/them tion examinations 111 tho Public Schoola,
Act anis for the defraying of tho onootary
t 111 expons, s attendant in the tame n,t1n,r
this as other school exp01002. We moron -
2• mann thou Al. Y. MoLean ho appointed
1 LY Cullegi tte Instituto trustee for Seeforth,
"r' - in ism phaco of S. J. McFaughey, do•
rder c„nscd.
pay With rr ;p0ct t., tho mat1,:ra referred
in to us and mentioned in the cheats
inn's the Proviooh,l A'• ,oiatfon of Pt
ray and High Soloed Trustc0s of One
tion nu rcecommen•I.11111 such clmng0 :111
tho - be 01)1,10 in the laws of assessment a
LY 1011>1516f Ilio person antnally pa
the taxi's directing Int any timo bo
till ria1110, are paid) (lar upplual.hll
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ail of Report 00111lty buildings , . , 300 00
101111. Ronde toot brldgeo 11871) 8N
HpooMl ecouute,.
Ftg. dcboslttito interest 10000 00
i4tt . de1100(1103 sitllr1101 fund 5300 00
N0r'tlu:rn glatvrl road iuterest 700 00
oinking fund I000f00
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111110 eel 113 01
•tri'1, 13r1"ntr 0^ eel: i oldie Jriot ooturr1)m,
011111 Thu co11ulitteo Leg., leas.: to report
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Legs eotnoae t from Iie(lr:Lry
Office, $1J28 3 from 1:0,1.
diem' Mon- t.,,, .;11110, ;snot:Lox_
lic::use:o,5 50: gut. rust,
(3200: corpus:;, '17, `•213o7.1i:`,
0115 87'
Total 8880 14
2 Statement of Lfoense fund account
to Jane 5, 1888
"- 1111Or•.1Nra,
Filet from P. M. at various
times since Nov. 213, 1887, to
May 31, 1888 03080 00
Tinos from W. J.Paisley 100 00
From eommiss'rs—W. Huron 2550 00
E. Huron 650 OD
S. Huron 2000 00
Total 50280 00
in8011aa1001T0,
Discount Oil P. el's 0118gn08 ,, $ 15 80
To commissioners --W. Huron 1172 04
S. Huron 1275 83
P. Huron 1881 43
P. M's salary 000 00
Bel, to credit of Homan fund
account 1048 •f0
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• 000 en en eO
E' `i te IOTALH,
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Number of children 1 of a100114ing sc]lool
for 100 days, as requi134 by law, 10550 ;
nem110r of tract plants 1, 77.1.
A circular from rho Provincial Associ.
ation of Publle and High School trnste00,
in reference to amends oi>t to tlio school
aot8, Was mimed. to sobool co1111n11)100.
Ii requ081) for tho 110081 grant to the
Pt'lsonora' Aid Asoociation in Toronto,
0,13.8 4'01001011 to Finance connni1t00,
A throttler in roferonoo to rho purchase
of a fire 'extinguisher, was referred to
Jail and Court House committee.
A cironlar from the bridgo 0011nn10-
0130101' of Middlesex, In roforanoo to the
ropairing of a boundary bridge over tiro
Saablo river was reforred,tO Road and
Bridgo committee.
An application from Col. Coleman, for
a grant of 25 coots par clay to the non.
commissioned officers and man of tho 83
Pd Battalion, who will attend brigado
drill 111is 50at100, oras ramrod to 11no
Fio nn00 001111011108.
Moved by lit. Holly, 8ocondo 1 by Mr.
Manning, that n spooiial 210nnnfttc0, con.
sioting Of Moon. Johnst011, M11110, Mor.
on, Holly and Mooing, bo appointed,
o Whom shall bo ramrod all domain!,
ioW motto for funds in rognrd to tho Can.
It Tonpora1100 Aot, the a000unts of Lilo
Conlu1180100005, the Polies Magiotra1es
tatomont, tee., 111111 who shell report to
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Total
The report of Road Comm3i3s2s8io3n8er0
Aineloy, was read and leeforred to Road
and Bridgo Committee.
A, motion by Masan. Jamas Jahnston
and 'Koine, to instruct the road cominis-
rialler to moll= Manchestor bridgo tool
hoop any neceesary maks attended to,
was roferred to Road and Erik° Com.
Tho Connell then adjourned until 10
o'clook, Thursday, to allow tho variant
cominitton to get to work.
Moved by Dr. 13,0111ns, soconded by Mr.
iffellwan tliat tho consent, of the Connell
ha glean to the outablishment of High
Mr. Strong thot tho oalatios of look.up.
kooporo bo $10 inetead of IWO, et hereto.
fore, to tisk° offoct on Jan. 1st, 1880.
Referred to salaries committee, which
adopted it.
Tho sum of $50 was granted G. J.
Driske11, go be oxpentlad under earn.
tion of P. Adameon) a deaf anti dumb
County Council be dispensed with this
yens Carried on tho follOwing clivition
Morton, Taylor, Oliver Milno, llittophot.
son, Snundorte Strong, 'IttoRwan, Griffin,
Torronec, Ereatt, Either, Mooney, Cox,
Amon, le, Johnston, 1 U11181011 Look.
hart, Book Malloy, Pollock,. 'Hippie,
Howe, Beacom, Kelly, Manning, Mao.
m0001110-131, Notate -Rota, Hays, Swat,
Movod by Mr. Hope tecondod by mr,
Morton, end eturiod that this eounoil
petition the Liout..Govornor in. Council
to so mond tho sahool ttot that township
onnoila havo the choosing of all school
notion, eeparato or publio.
All the afternoon of Pridoy Ittas spont
in disonssing arul teying to amend the
,Equaliontion Commetteo's report, agar
Which it Wat rOferred back ,to the Cole.
mittee tutti adopted at th0 evening 000.
81011 118 111011 protonted.
I.Ertinr Or senior, coaturreat.
Your ocomnittea hosing carsfully com-
pared tho books of the,Polico Magistrate
svith the returns Intuit to the Clounty
Treasurer by hian, and alto with tho re.
turns of oonvictiono to the Clerk of
Pottee, Aral that of the convictions made
by him since his appointment the fel..
lowing sums have been paid to Oh par.
tios named :--
Polio° Magistrate Williamo.... 3900 00
The Inspectors havo paid ol'v7i2n0•01101e0
sumo chargeable Eo them in fnll, antl tho
Polico Magietrate on account of tho suns
chargoablo to him, has paid over the som
of $3700, heaving $10C1 to bo oneountod
foe. Tho committee find that as Police
Mogistrato for tho county, De. Williams
recoived in feet the sum of O173, and
at Polio° Magietrato without Balmy foe
the towns of Goderech, Clinton, Seeforth
a,nd Winglaam, tho stun of 01.21, in all
$29 1. Of this, all hot $8 has boon paid
in, aml tho halftime 10111 110 at once ad.
plated. Wo recommond Gott Gm 0014.
ploto list of convictions, aa horowith sub.
witted, the Polies; MagWrate'a lottor,
and tho Tenourer'e ointment, be printA
in Hui minutat. "Wo rocornmendod that a
tho Troasuror pay over to (Ito creclit of I.
tho Linn° leuud account of tho throe f
Lie:into Districts, tho follotving sums,
being ono -fourth of tho animates filed o
rot this year, viz, •, South Huron, $42.1..
44; 1Veet Huron, $371.16; Ent IIttron,
$301.25, and that no further sums ho
vaid out en anonnt of said astimatos,
tvithout the Airtime order of tho Conn.
oil, 'Your oommittoo IWO 11119110 to S
to tho disposition of tho halation of tho S
fund on Ilona to Om credit of the Lis C
cense Ptind account, and refer (110 00,111 0 S
back to tho full council,
Your oommittortnEt703021111111»el that iho
rope. Of Mr. Malloeh bo adopted and 111
Ole 1311110 far astir. 1:uu :-sat
school purposes,
1:but sec`.ion 120, anb .;,. mn) 2 u£
Public Sollcol Act b4. an1e0d,'i1 110 1
make all ralopayr•re perluanultly 11
fur Public School taxes, cud that
80set801' sha11 so plaoo them On tho
sessmolnt roll, unless tho ratepayer s
externs to the assessor that ho avis
to be valued as a soparatc school s
porter. That hoards of trustees silo
be enabled to appoint tho Christmas
lnidsummlr holidays in each way a
then may seem best in tho interest
tll0ir schools, retaining, however, the
gregate number of holidays. That
Public School act be amended, so as
make six years of ago the mininlunl
for the admission of pupils to pub
school, except to Kiudergarteu depa
mauls. That the 11ig11 School An
amended so as to admit of one man
possossing the neoossary gnalilications
both departments, to fill the position
teacher of Natural Science as well
teacher of any other department. Til
the regulations of the Education dept(
meat bo amended so as to make the u
of the Temperance text -book oompuiso
in the Public Schools, and that all mod
sohool candidates bo required to pa
an examination On the subject of to
perance,
nErOnT or Tao 0I0110021 CO]ISIITTI;p:;
T110 paymont of a number of a0000n
was recommended. In reference to t
motion of ur. Manning, sec. by 11I
Milne, recommending that tho Pali
Magistrato retain his fees, inasmuch
n0 olnarge has boon made, by the noun
oipalitios in which the Police Magistra
was appointed without salary, for fir
foul and light, your committee recoil
mends that n0 action be talion in th
mattor without prejndioe to the magi
trato's legal olailn (if any) and that yo
treasurers make a d0maud on tho Polio
Magistrate for all feos sloe to the count
The estimated sxpenniture for the cu
rent year amounting to $81,113.00,
elusive of the opuivalent of legislativ
school grant, requires a rate of le mill
on the equalized assessment of th
county.
t n. AIxs8EY's 1t=rota.
Tho contract for repairs to the Gull
bridgo hes been nearly completed
Material for the Belgrave bridge ha
boon provided. The contractor for th
mason work of the Winghain and Exe
toe bridges, is busily employed gettin
the stones ready. Hunter Bros., Kin
oardiue, are preparing the materials fo
tho Exeter bridge, and I hope to be abl
to report at rho next meeting that 611
contracts have been completed satisfac
Welly and in proper time. I have ex
alnined molt of the bridgos and find
that there will need to bo about the
usual amount of repairs made to them
and the approaches. I would recom-
mend that tho following repairs be
made as soon its possibla :—A new foun-
dation under Hall's bridge; a new ap-
proach to Hollowing bridgo; approach
to 18 milo iron bridgo, Lako Shore rola.
On the 23tIi of May I received a conl-
manioation from tho Clerk of Usborne
stating that en accident had oe0urrod
at tho Kirktou badge, Ou ii)o boundary
botweon the townships of Usbot'ne and
I3lanehard, by which a lady had got her
lag broken. I met the Commissioner
for Perth and tho Warden of Huron at
the side bridge on the 1st of Jauno, and
found tho bridge to bo in first oleos r0 -
pair and the approaches iu a very good
°mn iltion, Prom what I could learns I
tun of tho opinion tllet 1110 accident 03.
carred tlrcugll tho intractability of rho
110183., and wail not clue to any defect in
1110 bridge, or the approaohos to it. I
also 11000mmen3 that the Codcriell iron
bridgo bo r0.painted. I also rccetntn004
that the rout lions° roof bo repaired,
Bain's bridgo, Lake Shoro road, Ash.
field, it tho proper width. Tho coat 0f
bridges and approaches, and repairs to
tho county bnilding0, will not likoly cx.
end for this ycnr the sum of 812000.
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tat t11ev have, 11111:1,1 a careful ex11mi11a.
tion of tho 4,.118 11,.1 find a 01,0y marked
improvem'mt 111 til In ov.r past years
6116 asses-lmeut showing tint 1)r+ valua-
1 1intlsare 11ase.1011tho .at.:.rl cash value.
T18y adopted in al r , tn, oftioial re -
1111s of tho ao'a 1 iumitte.l in 1110 fol- -
o lowiugreport) loot teen:1410ns for chural.
e sohool a1)c1 (:onletI.ry 11110pnae0, land 06C0m-
mend t ie to. nee nut (01111) 111 the 2411,1 :sed
schedule 0. the eguelize4 vnhlas for the
year
Tho Committoe recommendad that
tho report; of Mr. Aineloy bo rtiloyted and
providod, Tho nocossary repairs to the
following brie -loos were recommended to
be mode bridge, Goderich town-
ship; wroth 0111 Hohnosvillo bridge;
mile iron Imago in A$118.0111, They also
rocommend that Bain's bridgo, Ash.
bo ansturtstl by the county and kept
m, boing the necessary width. At the
struated to report ou thoprobablo cost of
Oot walk could bo put down for $650 and
fotn• foot walk for $000. R000mmend-
t1 Hutt no notion ha taken.
RUT/0030a 0,09112111/11.1101 r00 1888,
wettest 50 00
ILO 2100 00
nry 2200 00
chool managomeet MO 00
unit tios end 'charities 1,00 00
Marks' and autumn foes.— 4000 00
ontingencios 1100 00
PO9011 0111104414 400 00
grionithral sooiettet 300 00
nth Schools '2900 00
Oundary lines 8000 00
Odol SchOols 1:00 00
rg'i •
toeo
nor aoro
SA Mt. NI 1Z 14
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Total
coalized
value
eiotal tiss:sro
Total equalized value, $31,075,070.
DOMINION DAN IN PARVSSEI,S.
An energetic committee hat been push-
ing preliminary work since our last issuo
and has artanged a tiptop program of
gems and sports for 'Monday, Jolt. `2114,
Tho days proceedings will man with au
old time calathrimplan procession, cons.
mowing at 8.30 o'clock nom. This will
be followino by a hose ball tournament .
for the 1,Vetern. amateur championship
open to all chills. Litt prixte $50 • 2nd,
itIlltc? o311r1i8olipil: :::1071:63
Ono hundred yd. raeo,
yds. boys under 13 :volute, 50 yds. girle
under 13, 100 ydo. old men't ran over 50
years, obstaolo race, bell rave, sack ran,.
jockey race, nett ravo, throwing beoo ball
(own to monition of Moho only), oiand,
tog jump, running jump, etamittl.; hop,
gtep ma jump, nitudine, high pimp, rim-
uneet high jump, looming hop, ii1-4) /1114.1
jump, vaulting, laughing through e horse
collar, walking gloasioe polo 000r river.
tub rue acro river aml lv.1311, tug 00
war bctwe,u 0%31 1114 \VOA side Turn. -
berry street, including Croy aml rrie.
ten 01011 each including captains.
A grand promeoado convert will he
hold. in the alititiand Skating Rink in
the netting, Everybody should lay. out
eonita to Brunel; on that day and on.
joy the fun. No pains wilt ba opiate." to
mato, tho celebration a gonuine 91130088
Olubig have boot1 invited, fo if c0.41 liali
of them attond them will Ito some rare
sport on the diamond. .
A St. Thomas dispatch says: 'rho can
of Zealand vs. Grand Trunk lute ,
boon entice!, tho railway Cooyany
filo heirs $10,il00. Tido im maim,
arising out of tho disinter on the Loodra,
A: Port Stanley' 01:01311111,‘ 111 0110 city oil
fond, his wife and child lost their lives.
Mist L. L. leyekuntit, claugttier or the
cured the chief twin of the gonna toile
111 tht/ Toronto. University. The trophy
0011r0e1 by rho 'nay is tho Itanadottono
silver model for plural proficiently.
Miss Ityckman matriculated from the
nts is a matter for congratulation,
Tho Parkhill .Caledonian Society hag
boon organized tvith tho follotving offi-
A.100, 11IoNeil, West Williamst. Alex. C.
E. M. Higgs, Alby •Robinson and 11,
Cuomo, P001111111.