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The Huron Expositor, 1874-12-11, Page 11874, telling LEY It $-1.00 ft' P PO rxrf. ERCAPL ER 'NOS. 'MEV& Ts FISH, Rt.Er$ kDD1ES LIRLEYS. FARLEY L. RS; ,chis week offer tbe W` GOODS at eca- STRES, (noted ,80e per yd..: .RGES, 25e to s.l. KS, 75c, $1.00 - yard_ GWDS, desir- from sfm)o. up, ONELS1 FLANNELS, TWINS; ILED. tORSETS - pair. JR CAPS MS, ETC. s.t Prices, tORS. FACTORY, be held at the Monday, the bludness of the 131I0NVI,CLEE. MEETING hers interested ictory will be held -:Murray's School 7, December 12th, 'settling the last hgmeuts for the %re is partieulariv A. Mts.LCOIZi4 IND- , idt-, betweea thc saloon, a. SBCt r 7.sante on applies - Int property and , • tailatliattFetatTesarrHatetantestwasteassoaseastrolassetraransmaass SIRIVENTIR VEA.R.} WHOLE No. 366. ilii111111011=a01111.111=1:11NraninItaimmir „.. 4-101 T5tatc tor #Me. notrsE AND LOT FOR SALE. TN Egmondville'; one quarter of an are; frame -I-- house, with woodshed, Rummer kitchen &c., good well, garden planted with trees, house sit:anted in reart,If-Mr. ;rohn Logan's, the lot is a (*frier lot. Apply to Mr. Peter CONVILA, in the adjoining house, or to thd proprietor. 865 GORDON ItIOADAINI-- -- BUILDING LOTS IN SEAFORTR FOR SALE TIR. COLEMAN, having laid -out the grounds recently occupied as a Driving Park into Baiaing Lots, is prepared to dispose of Iota on reason „ able terms to any -w-ho ruay *sire them. Parties desiring to purchase should: make immediate ap- plication. 4864 • FARM FOR SALE, NIORTH half of Lot 14, Con. 6, Morris, 100 &mos ; '75 acres cleared, with good farm buildings and orehard ; 4 miles from Brussels ; immediate possession g,iven. For further particulars apply to BENSON & ;WEYER, 857 Barristers; Seaforth. FARM FOR SALE, T OT No. 5, Con. 4,1Efullett ; 140 acres, more or -1-4 fess, 80 acres cleared. Plenty of water, mid the north branch of the Maitland River running throttgh. the 18 aero bush ; good fences. Apply on the preiniscs to the proprietor, SAMES MAtTIL 1308 or address Constance P. 0. FARM FOR SALE. T OT 18, Con. 6, Hullett;• loo acres, 65' acres cleared, remainder wooded with beeeit and maple ; frame, dwelling ; River Maitland and a good gprine" ou lot 2-1, miles from Rinburn and ;3 - miles from Minton. Terms to suit purchaser. For particulars apply to L. METER, Harpurbe3-, or BENSON & METER, Seaforth. '346 STEAM. SAW. MILL AND FARM FOR SALE. BE LNG Lot, 84, Con. 7N, MeKillop, containing 104 acres, all cleared, with good barns and a tableS, two good orehards in full bearing; two never -fail- ing springs which supply the mill. Also, lot 85, Con. 9, containing 48 acres of bash. The property is situated 6 miles from Seaforth, with a goad gravel road thereto..For Du ither particulars apply on the premises. If by post, to JOHN TROMP - SON ,Constanee P. O., Rinburn, Ont. 240 SEATORTH FRIDAY u• " ,• -t• ARCH% DEC. 11,1874. I* 2 , BROTIKEBS., Pnblisbers. $1 50 a Velar, in advance. HURON COUNTY COUNCIL. • The `Comity Connell of the County of Huron met at 0 oderieh on. Wednesday afternoon of last week. The Walden in the chair. The roll of members being called,. and the minutes of the last meet- ing of the June session read and confirm- ed, the Warden addressed the 'Council as follews : GENTLEMEN :* Since we last met sev- eral matters affecting the County have arisen. First was the appeal of the town of Goderich against the equalivation of - the assessment rolls. . You all know the result, ofthe appeal, that the valuation was raised from $14,124,801 to $26,280,- 745. I consulted.. with my Committee what steps to take in the matter. Mr. Sinclair was employed to defend the equalization, and subsequently . Mr. Hodgins. Both gentlemen ably defend- ed the result attained by the Equaliza- tion Oommittee, but it was ef no :stall against the evidence produced, showing that the assessors only assessed farm property at about one-third of its value. Messrs. -Greenway, Gibson and Cress- well, with the :Warden's Committee. at- tended during the whole trial, assisting in looking after the interests of the Coun- ty. • Groderich has not gained anything by appealipg; but the villages of the County have, to a. small amount. The costs are csinsiderable, amounting to up-, • wards of •3 and counsel in witness. ancounsel fees. But 1do not consider this amount ill -spent .if it will.havre the effect of CaUs- ing the assessors to de their duty by as- sessing property at its cash value. I am very Much pleased to see that Mr. Walter Cunningham, assessor of Hullett has . this year done his duty by assessing the township very nearly -at its full value, vii.: $1,692, l 55, nearly" one million of dollars of a rise from the year previous. We have had considerable correspond- ence about the County boundary bridges between Haren and Perth. The .en- gineer was instimeted to proceed with the building of two bridges by the War- den's Committee on. the County - bound- ary, provided the County of Perth or the townships would -pay one half the expenSe.- Mr. Strachanavaa of opinion that his motion for two new bridg,es on the County boundary between Grey and Elnia • was earned. The •Committee, however, did not specially report upon them, and the Warden's Committee did not feel justified in -ordering the engineer to"construct them, as it appears they are ou a mad assumed by the townships of Grey and Elma in lieu of the County .boundary road, and ender the by-law of Elam assuming this road the township of Grey was to pay two-thirds of the cost of opening and maintaining it. Tho Count y of Perth also refuses to pay for any portion of the boundary bridges: You will, no doubt, take this matter into Your consideration at the present meeting, and do justice in the premises. The 'Warden's Committee appointed Messrs. Garrow, Patton and Ross to go to Blyth on the first of last October to receive the sit orth Riding Registry books, leek after the .County property, and pay Mr. Hays his indemnity. Messrs-. ftib- son and Bishop, M. P. P.'s, and Ross, were instructed to proceed to Toronto to urge the justice of mil, claim against Bruce in the Municipal Loan Fund. Mr. Ross will no doubt report upon the mat- ter. We have carried out the improve-. meats upon the Court B ouse recom- mended by .yoit, and furnished Judge Toms with. a commodious room out of the vacant hall. you win require at the present meeting to arrange with the Commis Of Bruce and ,Lucknow what portion of the indebtedness of the Coun- ty of Huron Lucknow is to assume. The Clerk has notified the Warden of Bruce, and the Reeve of Lucknow in reference to the mattes'. • FARM FOR SALE. T OT 7, Con. 8, Turnburry, on boundary between Turnberr3- and Grey, 100 acres, 85 cleared and. under good 'cultivation balance hardwood, log - house and barn. The al;ove property is i• mile off the gravel road, 3 :miles from Wroxeter and 6 miles from Brussels ; 16 mores fall wheat in. For further particulars apply, if by letter prepaid. to C. R. COOPER & Co., Brussels, or DOUG -AL Me- ' DONALD, Monisbank P. 0. 857e FARM FOR SALE, "part Sale, Lot 28, Con. 7, 'Osborne, coutaininc, 74 acres_ 55 of which are pleared.and in a. stafe of good cultivation. There is a. good frame BARN and STABLE. The farm is locateou 5 good gravel road, is conveniently situated to schOolat, elitireb,es and post office, and is within 13 Miles from Seaforth and 7 from Exeter. For farther particulars apply to the proprietor on the premises. wThrram- DINNIN, Jr., Lumley P. 0. 851 • FARB! rolt SALE. - F°1-1 SALE, Lot 9, Con. 1, London Road le3-, 100 acres, 80 -cleared and under fence, the balance timbered, with first-elass hardwood ; barn 60x40. frame stable 18x40, log house, 6Qd. bearing orchard, well watered; situated within 7 miles of Seaforth• and a like distance from Cling ton.. Ferra well underdrained *nd in first-class cultivation. Apply ou the premi4es or to the pro- prietor ab Bracelet' P. 0. • 862 A_NDREW MeICENZIE FARM FOR SALE, LOT 4, Con. 5, Hallett, 125 mores of first-class land in excellent eondition.; well fenced; good buildings, orchard, &c.; spriug meek erosses the lot. The Umbel on the 20 acres of but& laud is very valuable. The proprietor would sell 75, 100 or 125 acres. Post Office, Schools, conveni- ent. The property is situated on a good gravel road 5.1 miles from Seaforth. Apply to • 862 ANDREW SLOA.N, Constance P. O. FARM FOR SALE IN BRUCE. WOR Sale, Cheap, Lot No. 80, Con. 6, ToWnship of Bruce, County of Bruce, containing 100 acres, 30 of whieh are cleared, This farm is situ- ated within five miles of the rapidly growing vil- lage of Paisley.- The uncleared portion is well timbered. There is also a Spring Creek running through the place. It is a degrable property. For farther partieulars apply to the Proprietor, Box 24, Seaforth P. 0. A, 352 - •M. CAMPBELL'. FARM FOR !SALE. ,F013 SALE, the west half cif Lot 22, and east ihalf of west half of Lot 23, Con. 11, MeRillop, .contaiaing 75 acres, 60 acres cleared, well -fenced and under good cultivation, balance timbered with hardwood. There is a good frame house, frame barn and. frame stable. There 14 a good. young orchard, a Spring meek running through t,he farm and a never -failing well at the house. Situated 7 :mites from Seaforth, and three -grunters of a mile east of John Govenlock's saw niill. There are 14 acres of fall wheat which Willbe sold with the farm. Apply to the undersigned on the premises or to, Winthrop P.O. .368 JOHN MORRISON. FOR SALE. • it LOTS in one block in Coleman & Goninleck's 0. Survey, and cornering on Victoria Snaare. Apply to HOUSE AND LOT FO'R SALE. INthe village of Roxborongh, 2 miles from Sea - forth, lot containing nearly one half aere of land, with a good frame house thereon, and a good stabip. There is also a good. well with a pump in it. It will be sold cheap for cash. It is suitable for a private residence. Apply to the undersigned in Sarprahoy. 13ENJ AMEN- EDEN. Harpurhey, Nov. 25th, 1874_ 864-4 - pBE First Prize Thoroughbred Berkshire Boar, the property of Mr. Wmi Blair, jx.r,olemSteenriltety,f, will this season be kept for the imp Stock, on Lot 2, Con. 1, Stanley, London Road. This is one of the best an.d purest bred 13orkshire Pig,s in this section of the country. TERM8-$1 per sow, payable at the time of service, with the privilege °Interning if necessary. 862 WM. BLA.IR, Sr., Proprietor. BERKSHIRE BO.A,R. "VTR. PETER ArceatEa0R, Brucetiehl, has -1-LA- thoroughbred Berkshire Boar, as-hich he will keep during this season for the improvement of Stoek. This Boar has taken first prizes at the SouthRuron, St„ Marys, and other shows this sea- son.• TERMS -$1, to be paid at the time of ser- vice, with the privileETe of returninr, if necessary. Also for sale, a thoroughbred Bec‘rl,shire 14311.3.4,40 IRCDIUIS 361 E.IliORSON & Co. THOROUGHBRED BERKSHIRE BOAR.. • N CO RPOR UIO\ OF WILONETEP, . A petition from 112 freeholders and householder& of the village of Wroxeter,. praying to have the village of NV roxeter incorporated; was read. lloved by Mr. Gibson, seceaded by Mr„ Weir, that the petition from WroX- eter for incorporation he received, and that the Clerk be authorized totelegraph to Mr. William. Sniall to ta,ke the census and forward thesamebefore the follow- ing Friday at 2 o'elock--7Carried. - PETITION AGAINST M. BAY.. The following petition from John_ Sample -and others M reference to the bridges lately bui:t at Clinton, Exeter and Brussels, was read and referred to - the Gravel Road Committee : We„ the undersigned ratepayers of the County of Huron, humbly and respect- fully submit to yonrahono•rable. body. that the construction of the bridges late- - ly built by -your honorable body over the Bat -field river at Clinton; and the Maita land river it Brussels, and also the one at Exeter, has been characterized on the • pare of the County Engineer with the merest favoritism and partiality to the contractor thereof, and greatly detri.- mental to the interests of the County. That the wholesome system of tendering has been abused., the saidengineerhav- ing, after the time for receiving tenders had expired, telegraphed, 'ene Thomas Gregory, of Winghani, to -tender telegraph fot the construction of said BOAR PIG a. F. bridges, and the said bridges have - been urnt,bserib,e: -r.) bas Pft tellirOC4hr-TrIned BerliZe built in direct Contravention and viola- T"s b EHEI e lion of the plans and specifications. We Boar of the larg!N. reed. Pre will be kept for the e y, Or a comMittee thereof, to • , serve so7, 11, :7', • 23 0en 2, IL rt. 8.1 Tucker- therefore respectfully ask our honor - season, on - t '1 00 with the privi- IA b -L wtr. ROBB investigate the conduct of said engineer, ciple from that sanctioned by the resolu- tele' ei being NOTICE. Signec1,-.Iohn Sample,..F. S. Scott, J. would feel at liberty to revise the deci- 364-8 returned if neeessaiy. in connection with the said works. tions, but they do not think the Court hereto, notice v . • . der of ten of the subscribers t ,.. . , (sin. ,,,,e-ven that a pubhc meeting m t i., , , emy Barnes, Samuel Burgess, Donald it, though they might think it erroneous. Fsmith. A. Intram John Ferguson, sion of the Governor in Council, or annul B1 °r ' iS Ile:- `church, on the Goshen line, ou lot n- Smith, Trueman Smith, Donald Mc- Lachlan, Daniel Stewart, Thomas Eng- lish, Mark Cardiff, James M. Kippen, Thos. Ainley, Robt. Armstrong, Daniel. Lamont, John McCallum, James D. Shurrie Wm. McOrae, John 'Walker, Wm. iIcLeod, Wm. Grieve, William Graham. • INDUSTRLAL FARM. The aonimittee appointed to enquire into and report upon the propriety of establishing' a House of Refuge in the County of Huron, reported as follows :. Your Committee appointed to consider the propriety of establishing a House .of Refuge, beg leave to report that they. have made such enquiries and obtained such information as justify them in be- lieving that the County would -gain iv haying such an institution for its poor. The only instance of practical use in On- tario to which the Committee's attention has been directed, is that of Cc County of Waterloo, where for several years an institution of the kind has been in oper- ation, with, as we are assured, entire satisfaction. We are of opinion though, as the matter is of great importance, that. our information is yet too incomplete to no promise, we left with the impression that Mir request would be granted. I heard nothing more on the subject until on 1st Sept,-, when I got a short note from Mr. Gibson, saying that he- had received a letter from Mr. Mowat, in which he referred. to this subject, and that he thought the, Government would refute us the reference asked, I thought it better to write at once to Mr. Mowat, and restate in writing what were our grounds of our request. On the 4th of Sept. -received. a letter from Mr. Mowat dated 2d, which was, I suppose, writtee befote. the receipt of mine of 1st, which I also enclose, and which you will see- re- fuses us the appeal we asked. Since then I have received another letter from Mowat, dated Oet. 21st, in answer to mine of 1st Sept. The only thing that I need notice in this last letter is that I am certain that Mr. Mowat's recollection of the claim Made by the deputation from Bruce in March-, 1873, timing the sitting of the House, is erro- neous. The claim made then was the same as .that since sanctioned and al- lowed by the Government, viz.: that the railway allowance should be based upon enable us to make a full repo t, recom- the payments by Bruce to the Municipal mending this Council to und.eitake the Loan Fund durieg the time of the union establishmeet of such an institution. of the Cennties, as well also as the Before doing so we would like to obtain, amount assumed. on separation ; and in and we consider it absolutely necessary proof of this I may state that the state to obtain, as nearly as possible the 'exact ment prepared at their request by Mr. statistics, say for the last ten years, of Adamsen for the purpose of showing a the amounts expended by the various • basis for their demand was in the hands Municipalities within the Comity for of Mr. Wells. during the conference with relief ; and we would also-. deem it ad-. Mr. Mowat referred to. Their request visable for any Committee to have 811 01) for that statement was in February, portunity of a full personal inspection of 1873, and was mailed by INIr Adanison one or more similar institutions, and to Toronto for them at their request, and particularly of that of the County of that statements showing the payments Waterloo. For the- present, therefore, made respectively by Huron and. Bruce we would -suggest that the Clerk be M- - while united, was asked for for the ek- structed to procuie as full information press purpose of laying a foundation for as possible as to the amounts expended the. claim they made, that these pay - within the County for the past ten ments should be taken into OOnsideraie yea,t's for the relief of the poor, to be tion as entitling them- to an increased laid before the Council at its January share of the railway allowance beyond. sessiou. with a vleW to more definite given them in the schedules' then before action lathe premises. • - the House. Mr. Mowat may have mis- J. T. GARROW, Chairman. understood the Bruce deputation, but ensi.V.EL ROADS. - such I am certain was the claim they Moved by Mr. Patton, seconded by then made, and. Mr. Mowat's declara- Mr. -Kelly, that a Conimittee of nine be tion that the Government eo-uld not go .balloted for, to taice into consideration behind that a.greeement was accepted by and. report on the best way of keeping all me, and, I believe, by the Bruce deputa- the roads graveled bteth.e County in re- tion as a distinct refusal of their appli- pair. Upon a ballot being ,takeu the cation. To show more clearly that such Committee was declared to consist of was my distinct recollection of the claim Messrs. Snell, Patton, Brown, Cresswell, and its refusal by Mr. Mowat, I may re- Greenwa.y, .Girvm and Simpson . fer you to my repm t of the same to you The Couribi4 on motion, adjourned. un- in. January last However, the Govern - til 9 o'clock, Thuraday morning. : • ment having distinctly, and, as I think, THURSDAY, Dc -c. 3, 1874. 'urgently,. refused us a reference to the ,The Council met pursuant to adjourn- Courts there is nothing for us, 1 sup - meat. The minutes of previous Meeting pose, lint to submit, unless, as suggested. Were read and confirmed. by Mr. Robinson and Mr. Moss, redress • SCHOOL .SECTION NO. TEN, HOWICK. can be had from Parliament, which is; I A petition from Thomas Blakeman think, unlikel± as the Government and 43 others, of School Section No. 10, would. oppose it then. Howick, praying the Council to cancel A. M. Ross, Treasurer., GRAIlAmts BRIDGE. - Moved by Mr. IVIesse,r, seconded by Mr. Taylor, that the County Engineer be instructed. to examine and report on the condition of the bridge known. as Graham's bridge. on the boundary line between the townships of Tnrnberry and. East Wawanosh. Referred to ..the Read and Bridge Committee. mai Tout nousES. Moved by Mr. Scott, seconded by Mr. Strachan, that the Clerk ilistruet Mr. Bay to have the toll houses and gate posts rerneved Off the gravel road imme- diately-eat:tied. C0112,;TY ENGINEER'S REPORT. The following report of the County Engineer was read and referred to the Road and Bridge Committee : To the Warden. antl Council of the Conn- IGYEoNfT-rj.,E1:: In compliance with in- structions received at the last Council meeting, I have examined the following boundary line and other bridges through- out the County, viz.: - • On the line of road between the town- ships of Howick and Wallace, Couuty of Perth boundary, there is a 25 feet bridge or culvert of the most primitive kind, built with round logs. A. new bridge or culvert will, therefore, be required. The stream is Certainly quite small; but, in order to set the foundation of the new -building clear of the soft bottom in the bed of the creek. the proposed structure should be from 20 to 24 feet long, the sills being diagonally to the line of road' and parallel to the water course. It ,is apparently quite safe for the winter sea- son, and should then be rebuilt, as from the nature of its construction cannot be repaired. . In examining the bridges between Grey and Elma, on the First a-nd Ninth Con- cessions, I find no bridge whates-er on the First Concession. The river crosses the road diagonally for about 25 rods, and will be somewhat expensive to bridge. . It is a small sluggish stream, about 35 feet wide, with a -steep bank on the north side, which would require 'con- siderable cutting. The road is opened all through. the First Concession, but is apparently not ranch used. • The bridge proposed_ on the Eighth' proportions of debt assumed by each and Ninth Concession is at some dis- County ou separation was correct and in tance from the boundary line, and would, accordance with the resolutions. They no doubt, suit the settlers in Grey very are also of opinion:that it is improbable well; but, when the town line is clear - that the Legislature intended by the ed, opened and used as a public road, statute to authorize the Lieatenant Gov- the authorities in Perth County may ernor . to make connections which in- possibly -want a bridge, either on, the volved the adoption of'i. different . prin- boundary or so near to it as will be avail- able and equally convenient to the set- tlers in both Counties. If, however, the situation is satisfactory to all parties, it would be easy to induce the County Council of Perth, in common with the Huron Council, to assume the bridge or its position before any steps are taken in its construction. - Relative to the two small bridges be- tween McKillop and Logan, nothing whatever has. been done. Mr. Jones. the decision of the Committee appointed by the Council in June last. was read and .referred to the School Committee. - BY-LAW NO. TEN, MORRIS. A by-law, No. 10, township ofMorris, to close up and sell an old road allowance in that township, was read; when unim motion of Mr. Scott, seconded by Mr. Kelly, the by-law was confirmed. OOMMUNICATEON FROM JUDGE TOMS. A letter from Judge Toms, thanking the- Council. for having furnished him with a suitable room was read. The let- ter was accompanied by a circular from the.County Judge and the Warden of the County of Elgin, in reference to the Criminal - Justice accounts, which was read and referred. to special. Committee composed of Messrs. Garrow,, Leckie, Greenway, Cresswell and Perkins, to re- port upon it. TREASURER'S LETTER. The following letter from the County Treasurer, aceompa.nied by a number of documents in reference to the Municipal Loan Fund Settlement of Huron &id Bruce, was read and referred to the Fi- nance Committee: ' GODE nicn, Dec. 20, 1874. 'Po the Wctrden and Counci/ of the Cowl: - t of Huron : CrENTLENIEN : Havint been instructed by von to take steps to test the legality of the claim of the County to the aildi- tional one per cent. of interest claimed On. the railway allosvance under the late Municipal Loan 'Fund act, as also the le- gality of the deduction made by Govern- ment from the allowance to Huron and given by them to...Bruce, I thought it better firstto take the -opinion of two eminent counsel upon. each case, sub- mitting to them all .the correspondence, &c., and I accordingly went to Toronto a few days after ye* last meeting and submitted the case as regards interest to Messrs. Edward Blake and C. Robinson, with Mr. Crooks' report to Governor in. Council coathining, the grounds of re- fusal of our appliciation. Their opinion was adverse to oaraProspects of Success, and in consequence have taken no further steps in the matter.: The case as retards the Bruce claim submitted to Mr. c•Rob- iuson and Mr. MOSS, and their opinion is clear that the first -allottment of the railway allowance- on the basis of the iu 8916:111/1a3.. on the, lst clay of ja-onarY, 1875 Currie, Alex. Strachan. John 11. Hodge, As this opinion gave us good hopes of 6, oon. 10, 111 trials Mc Fad den Malcolm Lamont, success, if the Government would consent t. a, tui0a s k cs a 3 te 0. FfoLdrirteitlinliriappniocis.eeeec:t(0,1111:4pt,ao:nafynectii0s3taye j Forsythe, John to an amicable reference to the Courts, to . . aa= ( - • J irant, Ajax. roi --orgsvized ; 2nd. Of choosm„ Of deciding wheriest7o41.oettte the head other. • ( 0 well, Robert McKa•v, Wm. Shine, decide what we were entitled to under HaYr De°' 11' ' IT. V. DIRSTEIN, Alichael Shine, Hector 'McLean, Win. ' the resolutions and act, but gave no en - Zurich. -vs.- , .- _ 4 _ ,... _ _ r .macclonell, Thos. i Braclwell, John couragement that we could force the 8-6°---"irttic OF THANKS. Tait, Jahn McDougall, Bishop- Warde, Government to such a reference, 1 Reev-e of Logan, and Warden of Perth, aeragned desires to return thina.nksmto the C,h.as. Dobson, Neil Richardson, Silas thought it well to get our members, could. not take action in the matter, "no ,,n,„.. Agent, for their cparompthatanclutaisbaye othrey eisstern7 Lnranstace-a711130113-, of 7, tilf., rt• A• Bates, J. J. Kippen, Donald. McNaugh- Messrs. Gibson and,Bishop, to interview provision having been made by the Perth ton., David Wilson,' Theo. lialantyne, ' the Attorney General with me, and en- Council for their boundary line bridges " . ir,,,..., Quinton Anderson, Lawrence Dobson, cleaver to get his consent to the reference These were the words Mr. Jones used settlement, oof his property by the late fire. deastrt°' 0 se thank the inhabitants of Seaforth Duman Mcllugald,. James Turnbull, we asked. • We accordingly waited upon when I had a personal interview with for - v ' g of the destination of his MUIR 'theirhealuv ble assisance in saving' ProPertY, he was, no doubt, anxious to do all he him, and Logan being his own township aleteire*, an so F. SEEGMILLER. could. w. ^^".0-• Of the three small bridges between further action in the matter at present. Hullett and McKillop, referred. to at the R, CALLANDER, Chaiiman. last Council meeting, only one is long Certmcil on motion adjourned. until enough to come under County jurisdic- Friday at 10 o'clock. FRIDAY, Dec. 4, 1874. tion. ha,d a new floor in the early part of the zummer, and I have added a Council met pursuant to adjournment new superstructure since. Minutes of previous meeting read and Between Morris, Hullett and Mc- confirmed. Mop, there is one bridge of 37 feet cORRESPONDENCE TO BE PUBLISRED. span, which needed four new stringers, Moved by Mr. Perkins, seconded by a fluor and handrail, which repairs I had Mr. Willson, and carried, that all cor- done in October last. respondence between the Treasurer and. The bridge on the boundary line, be- the Government, with the opinions of tween Morris and East Wawanosh, re- the counsel consulted. in reference to ferred to at the June meeting, has had a claim of Huron to a further portion. of new floor ; the abutment at the north Municipal Loan Fund on the settlement end rebuilt and. Widened so at to afford between Huron and Bruce, be printed in travelers a safe entrance to the bridge. the minutes -Carried. It will want no further rdairs for a num- - RESCINDISCY. ber of years to come: Moved by Mr. Weir, seconded by Mr. The long bridge crossing the River Gibson, that resolution 79 of the minutes Maitland at Ben Miller's, has also been of December meeting 1859, in reference repaired, as far as such repairs -were to the allo-wing of a 'fee to the Clerk of practicable; sufficient, no doubt, to the Peace for checking accounts passing keep it in its place for the Winter sea- through that office be rescinded, and that the clerk notify that official of the action The approaches or embankment at the of the CounciI-Canied. ends of the new bridge between Howick BOUNDARY BRIDGES and Grey, is uot altogethet satisfactory, Moved by Mr. Shannon seconded by quite a number of old stumps have been Mr. Scott, that a by-law 'be passed ap- propriating the sum of $150 for the pur- pose of having the bridges between Mc- Killop and Perth rebuilt as soon as pos- sible, and that a copy of Said by-law be forwarded tothe Council of the County of Perth, according to as Logan town- ship and the County of Perth have refus- ed to take any action in this matter - Carried. THE CENSUS OF WROXETER. The census returns for the Village of Wroxeter was read, a.ccepted by th-e Council, and ordered to be filed. The returns showed the population of Wroxeter to be 754. The by-law for the incorpora- tion of the village of Wroxeter was then read. and passed. JAIL AND COTJRT HOUSE COMMITTEE. The report of the Jail and Court House Committee -was read and paksed, and contained the usual statement as to ilham Dancy, Mathew Herbertson, Archibald Taylor, Thomas McLauchlan, Alex. Stewart, Mark Cardiff, Marsden him on the 28th of July last and pressed our request. He said he would consult with his colleagues, and although giving laid in and. covered up which will, no d.oubt, cause it te sink in the spring. . New bridges have also been built on the undermentioned boundary lines : At Turner's mill, On the river Bayfield, between Uoderich and Stanley. On the Sauble river, between Usborne and Hib- bert. This bridge is common to the County of perth. On one of the upper branches of the 'Maitland, between the townships of Grey and. Howick. And also on the Bayfield river, between Tuck- ersmith and Hibbert. This bridge is not yet finished, it is common to the County of Perth, and. arrumor has gone abroad. that the Perth Council demur to paying their share of- the cost. The contract was let by Mr. Jones, the Warden ; that is, he received the tenders from the re- spective parties, and declared in favor of Mr. Matthews, whose offer was the low- est, but has since; I understand, been the excellent condition in which the m- over -ruled by the Warden's Committeestitution is kept by the jailer and his New floors have also been furnished to assistants. Reference was also made to three bridges at Wiughana one at Blyth, the fact that an insane person Darned one on the boundary between East and John Morrow had been confined in the West Wawanosh, one on the boundary of Tuckersmith and another at Bayfield, with sundry repairs to various bridges in different parts of the County. Altogeth- er, there has been a very great number of bridges repaired and rebuilt. On the Gravel Itoad, the following bridges have been rebuilt, viz.: Stone abutments to the bridge at Exeter, where a new superstructure is now required, at Bannockburn, on the road. from 8 e a - forth to Bayfield, a new bridge is built from the foundation; on the London Road. at Clinton, a new bridge 200 feet long, with stone abutments ; atWing- Warn a new combination truss _bridge 90 feet long; on the Lake Shore Road, at the 18 -mile river in. Ashfield, alio a, new bridge; and at Brussels on the read north of Seaforth. There has been the most bitter complaints about the Mason- ary at this bridge, and certainly it is not according to agreement. There is hard- ly i close joint from front to rear in the whole wall, and a very great many small stone packed in to fill up between the courses. All this was carried on sys- tematically, in spite Of every remon- strance I could make against it. I Warn- ed. the contractor, however, when he had. only 18 inches of the first wall built, that if he continued in the same way it was at his own risk, that I would neith- Moved by Mr. Garrow, seconded. by et measure or estimate his work, and I 1 Mr. Callender, that it is desirable to re- move doubts as to the proper official to conduct sales of lands for taxes in towns not separated. from counties, that an Act should be passed declaring that the Conn - jail for over a month, and the Committee reconamended that an effort be made to have this person placed in one of the asy- lums at once. FINANCE COMIITT The report of the Finance Committee, of which the following summary contains all of interest in the report, was'read and adopted : REPORT OF FINANCE, The Committee recommended that the account of Nicol Shirray amounting to. $65 for damages sustained by Mrs. Shir- ray, with a horse and buggy, falling over bridge at Exeter' on account of a defect- ive railing, andvarious other aceounta be piid; also that the account of George Ruddle for damages sustained by the death of a horse, caused by running against a „toll gatepost, on the Myth road, aniouuting to $124, be not paid. A petition from the, Goderich Grammar School Trustees, asking for a grant of $500 to assist in purchasing furniture for new school, recommended to be left over for consideration at January meeting; that the Clerk issue debentures for all boundary line approPriations; decorating court house in honor Of Governor Gene- ral, $28 be paid. - A. L. GIBSON, 011itilmap. TAXSALES. have not done so hitherto. I was very anxious to have the masonry well built, that it might -have stability to carry an iron bridge when the wooden one is worn In cutting down the steep hill on the properobtainsOlfaieChiallegfiQsr. road allowance at Turner's, to inake lation, that a memorial to the above ef- tstYielTi 11;euals•puors!ers, isanttiheto out . approach to the new bridge, the contrac- feet from the Colwell to the Government tor opened a seam of dry soft sand, be placed. in the hands of the local mem- through which teams cannot pass. I bers by the Clerk, at the earliest moment would, therefore, like to have the sane- and that if legislation to the following tion of the Council to gravel over the effect cannot be secured, that the present approach. All of which is respectfully assessment Acts may be so amended. as submitted. As BAY, : to removd,the prdsent doubts upon the LUCKNOVS DEBTEDNESS. ; subject ar6d to provide for the proper re- , a _ -County Suisveyor. turn to the town treasurer of lists of - Moved by Mr. Girvin, seconded by lands in arrear. if he is to be the official Mr. Gaunt, that a Committee of five he to make such sales- Carried. balloted. for to take into consideration LUCKN OW LNDEBTEDNESS. and determine- the amount of the County The report of the special Committee indebtedness that the village of Luck- recommending, that the. matter of the 1.101# in the County of Bruce should as- share of the County indebtedness to be sumeon at...Yount of that portion of Luck- I assumed by Lncknow, be left to a Com - now, formerly in Huronaiand now at I mittee consisting of the Warden and the tached to the County of Bruee. Upon a' County Clerk and Treasurer, was read ballot being taken, the Com ittee was and adopted. declared to consist of Messrs. eckie, EXPy,NSES OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS. CreSswell, Callander, Girtrin and Gar- • Moved by Mr. Perkins, seconded_ by rOw. Mr. Taylor, that the Engineer be in_ , ecqounanloizial.tionA, teupgaidditshonesussiounal ofenesbuyedthoins structed to examine the bridge on the I East Wa,wanosh, opposite Lot 35, Hul- , eral townships should pay their own ; Ne.torAunci.))ete,ielr.(ki, i 1 ibsy, boundary road between Hullett and i lett, and report at the next meeting at Moved by Mr. Monteith, seconded by i 13th July, at the appeal against the BOUNDARY B RIDGES. Mr. Gibson, seconded. by 1 s 1 representatives,sovhoielepeoitthaeirnsinhgeltdo titibaet I Council that attended at Goderich on the the was 1 Mr. Willis, that each member of the this motion. Some argued that the-sevs County, as the object of the attendance that the Clerk be author- ; of tluse members was to sustain the equalization made -by the CountyCountil. ized to prepare a by-law, approptiating After considerable diteussion the motion the sum of $200 to build a bridge between Howick and the County of Perth, the ! was carried by a majority of 18 saidCounty of Perth having declined to ' i REPORT OF ROA.D AND BRIDGE COMMITTEE. The Road and Bridge Committee re- take action in the matter, and the bridge, is unsafe, and that the Clerk be author- I ported as follows : Having examined izecl to serve a copy of the by-law on the i into the matters complained of in the Clerk of the County of Perth as directed I petition of John Sample and others, the by statute -Carried. , Committee exonerate Mr.: Bay, County SCHOOL COAIMITTEE. Engineer, from all blame in the matter ; The following report of the Schooli the Committee recommend that the Committee was read ‘ subject of Mr. Messer's motion with ; The petition of Thos. Blakeman and ! reference .to Graham's bridge, be left 43 others, of the township of Howick, over for consideration at the next meet - praying the Council to cancel the sleds- 1 ing of Council. The following recorn- ion of the Committee appointed to ex- 1 mendations were also made, viz. : That amine into and decide on a complaint , the bridge between the Townships of made in connection with School Section Howick and Wallace be built, that the No. 10, of the said township, re,corn- I Council pass A by-law to pay one half mend that, as a similar complaint hiving : the expense of building a bridge on been made at a previous meeting in con- I Eighth and Ninth Concessions of Grey, neetion with said School Section, and i and notify the -Council of the County of this Council having appointed a Commit - Perth that they have done so - that the 1 tee to examine into and decide upon the 1 two small bridges between Mckillop and. matter, said Committee having done the I Logan be built, that necessary repairs best they could: in arriving at their de- 'be made on the bridge between West cision, we your Committee, do not see I Wawanosh and Colborne, that Mr.. that thisCouncil has any power to take 1 [See Fourth Page.]