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The Huron Expositor, 1879-12-12, Page 11879. W making the NEW Ar GOODS tud all this in e most conr- 'every lady to if. papa- ould see our We sell es, , G-oods, pest .Satina, ,rwear, (loads, t Squares, atone, at Tweeds', t Feathers. MENTs is PI to lasing -the :at Over - e we sell ern a bad rM:tNTI French iiuecI aaments, awl —Mink :•• DRY get. on aet of to the :stump s jerk, 't not , they , and as it s the Thos. _Brag- : Mrs 4" his :, and that uma get for eizing off. ether -hich lark the and rect- caps lee 1117 -ith full and iety h or are 0 be - to Ient tt }! • TB:IRTEENTH Y.hAR. WI:1_0LE NUMBER, 627. 1 LI B ROTH ERS, (Subeessors he Wm, & Co.) • SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1879. { McDEAN BROS., Publishers. $1,50 a Year, in Advance. COUNTY COUNCIL. The County Council opened at God- erich, on Tuesday of last week. The Warden took -the chair: After calling the list of meet:there and reading the minutes of the last _meetieg of the pre- vious session, the -Warden briefly ad- dressed the Council on matters likely to claim their attention this sessiou. He said that since last session the cou- tract had been let for the erection of the .SEAFORTH, ONTARIO. •new Grand Bend bridge. The contract •was awarded to Mr. Purdy on the 27th of June for 05,000, without embank- ments. A Mr. Bell was appointed in- spector of the eveik, on the recommen- dation of the Warden of Lambton, at $2.50 per day. It was arranged be- tween the Warden of Lambton and • himself that the Treasurer of Lambton should pay the estimates as certified by the inspector, and that Huron's share should ; be remitted to the Lambtou Treasurer. This has been done to the extent of $1,235. •The contractor agreed to have his work completed by the 1st of October last, and in default to forfeit A LARGE TRADE, $10 per day damages foe every day- after that thne until finished. The work is not yet finished, owing to:a dispute be- tween the contractor and the inspec- tor, and the Council will be required to deal with the matter fhih session.. Ou the 23rd of july the Warden's Committee was called together at the request of the Road. Commissioners, as they found. Help's bridge so decayed that it could not be repaired. The Committee decided to rebuild this PLEAS E ALL OUR CUSTOMERS Mr. Brace, of Wingharn, Lcontract for $2,500. He bridge. The was awarded. to finished his contract expeditiously and satisfactorily. This matter, however, will fie repotte1 upon by the Road Commissioners who had the work un - And convince them that we are able der their charge. and willing to give them _ The repairs ordered on the jail a,ud courthouse have been carried out by contract, underthe supervisionof the County Clerk. Enquiries have been made about heating the Court House and jail with hot air, but it is impossi- IR,C4-..A.Il\TS ble to give a correct estimate of the cost. The Boynton furnaces can be furnished for about $130 each. It was foiled that it would require large and expensive ex- cavations to be made at the jail to have it heated witth hot air. The circular foundation wall would have to be cut in two places and arched to allow the , • proper excavations to be made for the i furnaces. If •these excavations were FIRST—Buy Always in the Best made two fernaces would, perhaps, . _Markets. • heat the jail. It would not be so diffi- cult to heat the Court House. It would, hoviever, require three of the lareest ; furnaces to he et it, at an estimated°ex- , $2,fj SECOND—Keep the Stock always peuse of00e orail and Court House improvement,. These and other mat - Assorted teith, New and Fresh ters would helve before the Council at Goods. this session, V+ Inch he felt sure would -receive-due cousideratien at their hands. • A number of communications were , read, among which was one from the THIRD—Sell at the Lowest Profit County Clerk of Perth, in reference to •the building of county boundary bridges T Possible. which was referred to the Finance Cem- raittee. The Council adjourned until s' 10 o'clock on Wednesday. • WEDNESDAY, December 8, 1879. FOURTH --Allow no House to After the assembling of the Council Undersell us. In succeediug to the business of Wm. Hill et Co.., we have entered. the lists with the deternainatiena of doing And hope, by strictly carrying out the - following Rules, to - BIG 13 FOR THEIR MONEY: 7 a -WHEN YOU ARE -ABOUT TO PURCHASE DRY GOODS OF ANY CLASS; Remember that as we are MONO OUT OUR PRESENT STOOK -. We will give you • iteiOn GOOdS for Your -Money Than can be had from any other House in this Town. WE ARE NOW GIVING : 'Bargains in Dress Goods. Bargains in Millinery. • Bargain& in Cloths and Clothing. Bargains in Hats and Caps. argains in Cotton Goods. • argains in Buffalo Robes. Bargains in Groceries. and routine business, a communication from the inspector of the Grand Bend .bridge was read and referred to the Road and. Bridge Committee. This . corn inunicatien, was dated on the 18th,, of ' Novernbet, and set forth that the . work was not progressing as satisfactor- ily as.it.should ; that the stone work on' abutments was only about two-thirds done; that the frame work is within three days of completion, and that the . work was stopped for the want of stone. Also, that Mr. Purdy, the .contractor, had delivered castings which are not in accordance with the specifications of the work. The castings for prism blogiss required should be one inch. in Ithickness, while thoee furnished . were only three-eighths and one-half inch; - that the inspector notified the contrac- tor that he would not acceptsuchcast- 'lugs, while the contraotor said he would use them and run his risk of a settle- meut. At the request of the Warden of , .Lambton, he, the. Inspector, had . also notified. the contractor and his sureties to push the work or that they . will be held responsible according to the con- tract. • • . A motion of Mr. Elliott, seconded by Mr. Whiteley, asking that the cOunty Counoil refund to Goderich . township the sum of $299, which has been ex- pended by that towuthip in building a bridge on the Goderich and 13a,yfielcl road, which lsridge is properly a county.- bridg4, was referred to the Road and Bridge Committee. ,A oonamunication from the Secretary ... of the -Clinton Public School Trustee • Board, in reference to the grant to4he. Model School, was read and referred to the Finance Committee. - NO DISMEMBERMENT. ' . Moved by Mr. Kane, Reeve of • How - ick, seconded by Mr. Hogarth, Reeve of • Stephen, that this Council, viewing with dissatisfaction the action taken by sev- eral towus and villaees outside of the by Mr. Black, and carried, that although the Council approve of many of the suggestions e in the circular, it is not considered desirable to propoSe the for- mation of a new body compoSed of the Wardens of the different counties of the Province to meet annually int the city of Toronto, as this Council is Of opinion that the public interests of the couutry are already. sufficiently represented. :The Council adjourned till i4 o'clock. On resuming at 4 o'clock, the only busi- ness done was the reading of a number of accounts; when .the Council again ad- jonrned until 3 o'clock on Thursday. THURSDAY, December 4, 1879. iAfter reading the minutes and routine 'business; a communication from the .churchwardens of St. George's church was read, asking the use of :the Court Room to hold church services in until' such time as they Can make Other ar- rangements or repair. their own church, which was recently injured by fire. The request was granted. • ROADS AND BRIDGES. The following reports from Messrs. Hardy and Girvin, Road Coramission- ers, were read a,nd referred hi- the Road • and Bridge Committee: Mr. Hardy reported as follows: In ac- cerdauce with instrnctions, I cemmuni- Gated with the Reeyes of Tackersmith and Hibbert regarding the erection of a bridge on the county boundary line be- tween these townships, and was author- ized by them to .proceecl with the work as fast as possible; as the eld bridge was considered tined° for travel. The Work was completed in due time and to the satisfaction of the Reeves of the townships. The cost cif the i structure was $150,27, including the approaches, plan and inspection. I have also ex - unlined the following bridges: Exeter, ble- River Hay and tigh tened, rred, and tal cost of Crediton, two on the Aux Sa on the beundary between Stephen, and had the bolts the . superstructures coal -t approaches gravelled, at a t 086. With reference to the 'bridge on the boundary between Biddulph and Usborne, I received a communication from the County Engineer of Middle- sex stating that he had examined the beiclge and found it dangeroes, and re- ' commending.the :bending of qtone abut- ments and iron superstrtectuee. I was satisfied to build the -stone abutments, ! but objected to the iron superstructure, believing it to be too expenstVe, a ad be - "sides uot demanded by the aanount of travel.. We finally agreed upon a wood- en superstructure with stone abut- : inents, and received tenders on the 20th of September. The lowest •ender be- ing considered fartoo high, we made a change in the plan, substituting piles 1 for the stone abutments, and received tenders on the first week of October. I Thelowest tender was from Mr. Ceduse, ! fer $350. As the contractor lives in 'the I •cciunty of Middlesex, the Engineer and Clerk of that county undertdok to see ; that bonds and agreement were proper- ly signed. These, I believe, have not been signed yet. As directed by the Warden, I have examined Grand Bend bridge. The abutment on th.e south side is ready to receive the ' tetre ; the north abutment is uperstruc- not quite_ finished yet, but could be in .few days if weath er. perm i tted. The Superstruc- )' aireis framed and -ready to be raised .! as soon as the abutment is eompleted. The approaches to this bridge were let 4 by the Inspector, Mr. Bell, and myself, on the 28th of November, for 0250. - With the assistance of the Reeves of Hay and Stephea, I have examined Black Creek bridge between these town- ships. This bridge was built fourteeu years ago, and some of the timbers are so rotten that it will have to be rebuilt next year. I would also recommend that all large contracts in the future be. let in the early part of the year, so as to enable cottractori to get -material on the around during the winter months, as fhave no doubt that sucha bourse, if pursued, would prove a great saying to the county. ; • •L. HARD, COMMiSSiOner. 1 Mr. Girvin reported as follows: After examining the county bridges in the township of Ashfield, 1 founcl. that the approaches to the eighteen mile river briclgeeand'also the leridge near Am- berley, were in a dangerous and unsafe condition, the road at both these bridges being Very high and narrow, and there being no protection of auy kind to pre-' vent teams .from _going °vet the em- bankment. I was informed that sev- eral loaded teams . had gone over, and that, serious injury in some cases had. resulted, and to prevent further.. acci- dents I let the job of putting lean posts -four feet iuto the ground andfour feet above ground, and at distances' of five and six feet apart. These posts are, , capped with cedar timbers laid along the top of the posts and spiked to them. The ccet of this work wae $51, and the approaches are now quite safe. The approaches of 'both bridges have been gravelled at a cost of $23. In company with Mr. Menzies and the Reeves of • Ashfield we extunined the Eighteen Mile River bridge, and found that the timber supporting the north end of the • stringers had given way,an d after cousul- tation I had the necessary repairs made. at 'a cost " of 084. The approaches to the bridge at Port Albert I found to re- quire gravelling and ditching. The • ditches at the south end of the bridge . , being filled up, the -water wee- running across the roadway and cutting it away. I had it all repaired tit a cost • of 6,50. found the bridge at Kintail required - • Dew coveriug, and I had the work done at a, cost of.07 ; the sum total of expendi- ture by me for repairs in Ashfield being $172.25. I also repaired bridges a,nd approaches thereto .upon the south boundary between _Colborne and West awanose ; also on the ala concession of West Waveanosh, and a bridge upon' Nine Mile River, amounting in all to $147. My total expenditure amounted to 0319. I would alsorecommend that Eighteen". Mile River bridge -be coal - tarred, as it is a good and valuable 1 County of Huron, -with a view to de- - - taching several munieipalities from the County of Huron to make new counties, . Resolved, that the Warden and Clerk be authorized, on behalf of this Council, GIVE US AC to memorialize the Provincial Legisla.- AND.CET THE BARGAINS, ture requesting that no action with that end in view betaken, as the people , of Huron are -well satisfied to remain as they are, and do not ,desire any change —Carried unanimously. reoaosen ao:ssureseriex OF WARDENi4. The Council weet hate Committee of As we know that it will pay you, and ; the W ole, Mr. Walker in the chair, to hope to have an early • opportunity of, consider a circular ' frnn the County showing you our Stock.i Council of Simcoe, recommendiug a •, meeting of the Wardens of the respec- tive counties of Ontario, to be held an-. nually, to consider amendments to the municipal law and other similar mat- ters. After due consideration the Com - i i mittee ruse, the Council resumed, and it was ; Moved by Mr. Buchanan, seconded 1 HILL BROTHERS, Main Street, Seafo.rfh. bridge, but the timbers wil soon decay if not cared for; also, that the south end of the bridge be fixed the same as the north end, next season. CHARLES GIRYIN, Commissioner. After the reading of the above reports and a few accounts, the Council ad- journed until 3 o'clock on Friday. FRIDAY, Dec. 5, 1879. The Council met pursuant to ad- journment. After routine business the following reports were read and re- ferred to the Road and Bridge Com- mittee. Mr. Gibson reported as follows: The bridge on the 8th concession of Howick was finished according to contract, but I found that I had to get some gravel laid on the approaches, which I had done at a cost of ten dollars over and above the cost of gravel. The culvert at Molesworth was let before the meet- ing of the Council in June for the sum ef 0113, but the contractor never com- menced the work, and after some cor- respondence with the Wardell of Perth he the job at an increased -cost of twelve dollars, and it has been finished. t'he Brussels bridge has had some re- pairs. An entire new floor was placed On it of cedar plank, some gravel at each end, and the bolts all tightened., at a cost of 0219. A small bridge north from the station at Brussels is in a very dilapidated condition. I instructed Mr. Leckie to have some repairs put on it, so as to keep it safe in the mean- time. This was done ab a cost of $12. The bridge will need to be rebuilt as early as possible. I would recommend that it be rebuilt of stone and a stone arch throwu over it, and. to make the span much less than it is at present, as it is unnecessarily large, it beiug now over 20 feet leng, whereas it is not ne- cessary to have it more thau, ten or, at the most, twelve feet. There is a small bridge on the Belmore road that will require to be rebuilt. It is over a small creek also. I would recommend that it should be rebuilt in the way as the one formerly referred I believe it will ultimately be more economical to have these same ins/6 the school which the person should to, as found pay. After considerable discussion, the Motion was lost on a division by a works suitable firearms be procured for said officials. They recommend, also, the pinchase of the following articles, viz.: one dozen` suits of clothing, one dozen shirts, and two dozen sheers; also the purchase of -a chandelier containing twelve lamps for the Council Room. The report was adopted by the Council. A report of the Road Coreanissioners, who had during the season visited the Grand Bend Bridge and conferred with the Inspector of bridge, reported sus- taining the Inepector, was adopted. The Clerk was, on motion, instructed to send a copy of the resolution passed by the Council respecting the organiza- tion of new coutties to the Clerks of Perth, Bruce and Wellington. AMENDMENT- TO SCITOOL ACT. Moved by Mr. Currie, seconded by Mr. Mc -Millan, that the Warden and. Clerk be authorizedto memorialize the Legislature in behalf of this Council to amend Sec. 13, 42 Victoria, Ontario Statutes, so that the said. section shall only apply to incorporated. towns and villages. - Under this amendment a person re- siding in one school section cannot send his children to the school of any other section, unless by the payment of 25 cents a mouth, that is, if the trustees wish to require the payment of this fee. The desire of the movers of this motion is, that where a person has property in two sections, he can send to either whether he be a resident or not. The amendment complained. of was passed last session and. was intended to remedy a special grievance. Hitherto it was frequently the case that in sections where first-class schools were kept at considerable expense, people belonging to outside seetions would purchase a small lot of land within the section for the express purpose of gaining the privilege of sending their children to this school. This was considered an injustice, as the taxes paid on the piece of land so acquired would not amount t th f i f it o near e a r proportion o m.a n ai coastructed of a more permanent char- acter, now that timber is yearly be- REDUCING TILE COUNCIL. coming more scarce. The bridge in the Moved by Mr. McMillan, seconded by - village of Wroxeter is showiug symp- Mr. Currie, that the Warden and Clerk toms of giving 'way, aud I believe it is be authorized to memorialize the not safe much longer. It will require Legislature on behalf of this Council to to be rebuilt Boit season, and should be .amend the municipal law so as to abol- built with stone abutments and on the ash the office of Deputy Reeve, but that Howe Truss priuciple, uow so universal- the Reeve shall have a cumulative vote ly adopted on bridges of large span. in all matters when the vote is record - The span would ueed to be about 90 ed, on the same basis as the present feet. It would be desirable to have municipal representation. these works now known to be necessary Mr. McMillan, of Hullett, as mover let as early in the season as possible, of this motion, made it not for the pur- so'as to enable the Council to have the pose of having it carried at this session, advantage of obtaining all material in but so as to have it discussed here, and the season when it can be done most also that members might have an op - cheaply, and in order to do this the portuuity of consulting their constitu- Commiseloners should have instruc- cuts and eliciting their opinions at the tions from the Council to have plans nomination. After doing this, and prepared to lay before the January further consideration, he hoped mem- meeting of Council, with tenders groin hers of the Council would be prepared contractors subject to the approval of to discuss it intelligently at the Janu- the Council and to be let at that meet- ary session. He had long been of the ine. The bridge at Mrs. Day's, near opinion that a.much smaller number of Wroxeter, will need, most probably, a naembers could do the business of the new floor and new braces. The bridge county as efficiently and a great deal on the boundary between Elmo, and more quickly than it is now done by the Grey has been finished ata, cost of $243, larger body, and that a great saving to and is found to be a great convenience the people would be effected. for the people of the neighborhood. Ac= . cording to instructions from the Coun- Mr. Black, of Turnberry supported oil in June, I visited the place men- the motion. He thought the Council was larger tha,n Wanecessary. It was etioned in the petition of Peter Frees g ote of the evidences of the age that and others for a bridge, and have to re- machinery of all kinds was being sim- port that it is near the upper ead of the dam for the mill at Newbridge, and is plified, and was being made to run with a place where it bridge could be easily placed. I found the river bed to be about 65 feet wide, with a pretty long flat on -the north side that will be a lit- tle under water when the dam is full. The floor of the bridge would require to be about twelve feet from the bed of the stream, and would necessitate lengthy approaches, though the one on the south side would not need to be very high. I de not know at present that there is any other work in my neigh- borhood that will need to be done next season. A. L. GIBSON, 'Commissioner. Mr. Menzies, Road -Commissioner, re- ported the expenditure of certain sums on various bridges in his district. He also reported the satisfactorycomple- tion of Help's bridge, referred to by Mr. Leckie, Brussels, reminded the the Warden in his opening address, and. hopes to have the approaches cone- -pleted this year. The entire cost of majority of 21. . fewer _wheels and pinions than former- ly. He thought that the time had now come when the municipal machinery could be simplified with advantage. He felt convinced. that if a number of the existing wheels and pinions were cut off this municipal machine that it would take much less oil to run it, and that the work would be equally well done. Mr. Weir; Howick, was opposed to the cumulative system of voting. It often happened that the Reeves and Deputies took different views upon the same question and that the representa- tion under such a system would be much less satisfactoty than at present. He thought the Deputies just as good as the Reeves, and if the one was to be beheaded, the other should also. - Council that the Legislature could not act in a matter of this kind for Huron alone and that if any change were this structure when entirely completed inade,`the scheme must of necessity be will be $3,296.- Fisher's bridge, at one sufficiently comprehensive to eusa Lower Wingham, although compara- brace all counties, and must be such as tiveiy a new bridge, I found giving way would be applicable to the various cir- at the splice ih the centre of the side cumstances of the different counties. stringers._ I had it repaired by putting He believed that in Huron half or heavy iron plates over the splice, and quarter of the present representation other repairs, which may keep it safe would be ample, and. that now there for some time. This bridge is on the was very little for the; Council. to do conabivation truss principle, 100 .feet anyway, but he remembered the time, span, which is too long a span for a in the earlier hietory, of the county • bridge on this principle. p the bridge when there was. a great deal of very should show symptoms of giving way important business to be transacted, again, I would suggest the putting in of and he did. not know but there were a tight bent under. the centre. The some newer counties in the Province county property, consisting of wrenches, which were yet in this 'condition. He crowbars, &c., and a lot of bridge irons fully approved of this matter being and some ropes, were all burned in the thoroughly discussed, but he thought market building at Clinton. The loss, they should not be too hasty in corn - however, will not he great, as most of it raiding themselves to the principle, is little damaged by the fixe. t and he approved. of the suggestion of D. R. MEIES, ComissiOner. leaving the naotion far consideration at THE GAOL ND COUBT lIbUSE. a future meeting. mit- Mr. Strachan, Grey, was opposed. to the 'notion. He was not sure that it was wise to reduce legislative bedies and that the interests of the people The Gaol and Court IilIsg Cdi tee, J. C. Detler, 'hair a that they had lvis ted found the gene al Mau factory. The o ce •s app Tently do all ;were safer in large than in small bodies. in their .power tuaint;iili clearliness. Besides our present municipal institu- There are at pr e t inc roeratec four- dons were the best in the world, and teen prisoners—fth t e and one they exercised a niost beneficial in- ternale. Three- o he prisoners are fluence in educating -the people to a,p- awaiting trial. With reference to the fee preciate and take advanta.ge of free and male prisoner, who insane your Corn- eulightened Government. He thought Mittee reconetniOad. her removal to the , the great a.dvantages the people derived. asylum be effected as soon as possible. ; from our municipal institutions far Your Corm:014 neither Mr. ,Di Mr. Hudson; tb with firearms. , everted lee gaol and. client satis- e ascertained that , outweighed the cost. It has been corn- s* the gaoler, nor ; plained that the Council have nothing trirnkey, is supplied i to do. If this is the case, is it not our recomfnend that 1 own fault? Another prominent objec- tion against the proposition -.contained in the resolution was that it would re- duce the strength of the rural munici- palities_ as compared -with the towns and. villages, and. the rePresentation from these latter was all the time be - corning more numerous. . Mr. D. D. Wilson, Seaforth, thought, the principle centained in the resolu- tion one well worthy of the most care- ful consideration. It was now receiv- ing considerable attention from the press and the people, and sooner Or later it would force itself upon the cd sideration of our degislators. The chatge proposed was worthy of consid- eration, if for no other reason than the saving that would be effected in wages and mileage alone. There was no doubt but our municipal institutions as they now exist had done good service in the past, but the country is continually advancing and improving, and what was eminently serviceable fifteen or twenty years ago might he useless now. There is not now the work required of our County Councils that there was a few years ago, and he thought that as the work decreased the representation might very safely decrease also. • Dr. McDonalcI,Winghath, thought the leaislation- of the country was costing tobo much, and he thought the County Council should set the example to other legislative bodies by cutting down its expenses. He felt convinced that if the proposition to reduce the mem- bers of the County Council by one half were submitted to a vote of the people, it would be approved of. At a meeting in a local municipality which he at- tended recently .he advocated such a reduction and his remarks were almost universally approved of. But whether the body were reduced or not, he thought all the business could be done by meeting twice a year. This -would effect a saving of at least $1,000, which sum would build one good-sized bridge. Mr. Hannah, Tuckersmith, while be- lieving that the business could be equally well done with fewer members, and being well aware of the faet that there was generally very little business to do, did. not think it would be ad- visable to adopt the cumulative system( of voting. There was this to 'be re- membered, that although `a, man may haye three votes, he has not the moral strength of three men. On this ac- count he thought the system a danger- ous one, especially in connection with money grants, or other irciportant ques- tions where strong pressure might be exercised upon members to induce them to take a particular course. The objection of Mr. Weir, he thought, was rather in favor of than against cumula- tive voting, insomuch as both Reeve and Deputy Reeve were supposed to represent the interests of their town- ship, and when they divided their votes the township was virtually unrepre- seuted. Mr. Kerr, McKillop, advocated repre- sentation on the basis of assessment instead of on population as at present. He noticed that we had. here twelve representatives frim towns and villages, who did net represent so much, taxa- tion as the three representatives from Howick; ;that is, that Howick con- tributed more to the revenue of the county than the town and village muni- cipalities which sent twelve representa- tives. This he did not consider fair. He advocated. the' grouping of town- ships. He thought six good men could do the work now required of the Coun- ty Couucil just as well is the forty oda now do it. If, however, County Coun- cils do little, jurors do less, and while advocating s. change in our municipal system, we should also advocate it change in the jury system, as a large saving could be effected in connection with both without loss or injury to the country: Mr. Walker, Tuckersmith, advocated the reduction of the pay of Councillors from 02 per day to • $1 per day The discussion wag continued by Mr. Clegg, Blyth, and others, after 'which it was decided. to leave the matter over for consideration at the January meet- ing. LOCKUP P011 CREDITON. Moved. by Mr. Hogarth, seconded by Mr. Garrow, .that the sum of $200 be • grauted towards the building of •a lock- up in the village of Crediton, in the township of Stephen.. Referred to the Finance Committee. After some other unimportant busi- ness, the Council adjourned until Sat - SATURDAY, December 6,1879. urday morning. The Council met at 9 o'clock. Mr. Currie resumed his motion of the pre- vious day under the following form: That the Warden and Clerk be author- ized to memorialize the Legislature to so amend the School Law,that any in- dividual owning property in a school division where he does not reside, and paying an average school' tax thereon, that such individual be aLlowed to send • his children to such school without paying any additional rate. This mo- tion was carried on a division by ma- jority of 21. FACILITATING I3USINEss. Moved by Mr. Gibson seconded by Mr. Black, that with a view to facilitat- ing business, all accounts against the county must be in the hands of the Clerk not later than the first session of the second day of the meeting. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. The Road and Bridge Committee re- ported, recommending that the sum of $299 be refunded t4 the township of • Goderich. in a c rdance with r. Elliott's motionas id amount hajing been paid by said township for the e ec- • ton of what is properly a county bridge. The reports of the Road Commissioners were also approved of. The Finance -Committee reported, re- commending that the -usual grant of 0100 be given to each of the Model Schools in the county ; also, that the request contained in Mr. Hogarth's mo- tion for a grant to erect a lock-up in the village of Crediton, township of Stephen, 'be rot entertained. These reports being adopted, the Council adjourned. • Perth Items. Perth County has expended on the -Huron Road dtring this year $1386.51. —St. Marys is desirous of having it monthly cattle fair established in that town. —Listowel has a dramatic troupe in embryo. They meet semi-weekly for practice. —The average attendance at the Lis- towel High School for the month of No- vember, was 75. —A little daughter of Mr. Muir, St. Marys, last week, 'fell on the cellar stairs and rolled dowri twelve steps ;to the bottom. Tho child's spine was injured, and she was considerably bruis- ed, but hopes are entertained of her recovery. —Two youlie lads, in Mitchell, named Steele, were e'found the other iaight huddled together asleep in the ended the hall leading to Mr. Fowler's photograph gallery. 011 being asked how they hap- pened there, they said it was the warm- est place they could find. • —It is said that a joint stock com- pany in Stratford have formed the project of building a new flouring mill in that town.It is to have 12 or 14 ruu of stones, and theslatest Inekiiill- ery known to the trade, and its capacity will be from 400 to 500 barrels per day. The mili will be situated beside the Grand Trunk track. ' —A few days ago the Sheriff seized about $40 -worth of goods in a certain place in Mitchell for debt. Asehe had them packed up and. ready th carry away, the landlord step -ped in and stop- ped their roe:loyal: No sooner had this gentleman detained thernthan theeccd- lector appeared on the scene and seized the goods for taxes! —That gentleman known as Solomon Peter Hale, (delivered an oration to a few of the good people of Listowel, one evening- last week. The proceeds, amounting to about 0fi.50, the preacher said. would Ice given to some charitable purpose, though it should be understood that there was no object on which char- ity could be better bestowed than. Rev. Solomon Peter himself.' —St. Andrew's day falling on Sunday this year, the sons of Scotia in -Elma, celebrated the occasion on the Friday previous by a grand banquet at Newry. The traditional " haggis" and " guid oat bread" occupying a prominent place among. the dainties. Speeches, songs and toasts followed, while in - another commodious room, the lads and lasses tripped it merrily to the strains of the violiu. • —A few days ago in St Marys while the workmen were roofing the new building being erected by Mr. J. D. Moore, the east end gave way and fell out with a loud crash. It was lute in the season before the building was com- menced, but as Mr. Moore needed it, the walls -were pushed to completion heedless of the weather, and someof the stones and bricks were laid in frozen mortar. The warm weathea, in the beginning -of the week thawed it, and hence the collapse. —It will be remembered that the Rev. Charles Walker of Stratford had the misfortune to break hie leg while visit- ing his friends in Chicago, last winter, and which injury —resulted in the amputation of the injured member. Since that time he has felt inconven- ienced for want of an artificial leg, a short time ago a few friends in Stratford took the matter in hand, and. the con- sequence was that in a few days over $100 was isubsceibed and presented to Mr. Walker, to enable him to procure it cork leg. • —A specialmeeting of the County Council was held at Stratford last week, to confer with the trustees of the High Schaols In the county, in reference to the breaking up of the High School dis- tricts in ihnuary next, and to consider what arrangements for the support of High Schools could be made for the future. There was a large delegation • from the various Boards interested. The Council were asked, in the event "of their being determined to adhere to • their resolution passed at last session withdrawing all the townships in the county from being ccinneeted with the High School District, to grant some as- sistance in payment of debt previously incurred by Boards for the benefit of the townships as well as the towns in which the school houses were located, but the Council refused :either to re- scind their June resolutions, or to give one cent towards aiding the schools. Miscellaneous Items. singular innovation in Presby- terian and Methodist procedure took place on Sabbath morning, November SO, when Rev. Dr. Potts preached in St. Andrew's church, while Rev. D. J. Macdonald filled the pulpit of the Me- tropolitan church. Rev. Dr. Potts duly donned the gown and bans, al- though contrary to modern Methodist principles. —A destructive fireoccurred at Mark - dale, in the county of Grey, a short time ago. When the alarm was given the villagers proceeded to the scene, mand found the foundry completely enveloped in flames. It appears that one of the employees was walking through the building with a lighted lamp itt his hand, when he struck his foot against a projecting board, thereby causing the lamp to fall amongst a quantity of shavings, which immediately ignited, and before any assistance to extinguish the fire could be had, the whole build- ing was enshrouded in flames. The tools, patterns, and in fact everything connected with the business was de- stroyed. There was an insurance of about 41,200; this covers but little of the loss sustained, which is said to be fully $6,000.