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MOVAL
LL CO,
STORE I
'HOLE OF TIIETIi
CH AT
)st Price. -
CE THIS DAY
FOR OASH
Itime will be charged
Goods will be sold
as to Cash. CostoradT
-
UTNE SALE,
umpare Prices' wit it
Cana -da.
'111. th e Piece
cents per yard.
AL & Co.
iREET,
reputation as a
le hesitation in
:arger share of
work is now the
ie roads running
vest of here are
ting of, gravel.
an good roads, to
bur° and comfort
af, them. . Huron
rt, as its roads
Matheson,m.
tier, .of Lucan,
visiting friends.
13 surprised at
Ilage had made
three years.—
.this place, left
a trip to Dea-
ls Mr. Living -
up land :there,
e as good_as it ia
see Mr. S. Fair-
ial House, haa
running horse
e and Craining
n. We under-
n.'s intention to
Exeter on, the
event we ha.ve
will prove
C. Charters twat
jack" under
all probability
cm the it of
epper, and with
)e lia,rd to beat.
3r.
to learn tha,t the
pastor of the
tion, Thames
-nonth ago was
I attack a that
inflammatiou,
,.recoveritig, has
agairt in a very
also very sorry
;=rew Stciwart, of
ly afflicted, hag
d is again very
. a little north.
ent in a very low
very little hopes
Ick of Staple and.
wad Mantles
; order to keep it
every weak, and
and deaigns. A
Liele and Silk
ud Fancy Tops,
loves, dark and
an Brost. Cheap
til supply of the
Vi r :Mowers just to
* and
hie Lawn Xower -
ta, E14 tiwy arskdDI-
dealer
Stre.:t, luforth,
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FOURTEENTEL YEAR.
WROLE NUMBER, 706,
sEAFoRTH, FIR DAY JUNE
1
1881.
McLEAN BROS., PublishbrEt.
$1.50 a Year in. Advance.
THE ONTARIO HOUSE
SEA:POI-1.TH_
READYMADE CLOTHING" !
SUMMER. STOCK
—OF—
fig-E727 G-00TDS
JUST OPENED AT
'SMITH 8L. WEST'S.
THE -8E GOODS are the Newest Styles of bo th
Cut and Finish. They look as well, Wear as
well, and come Much Cheaper than Order ed
Clothing. See our
SCOTCH TWEED SUITS—$10, $12,
and $14.
CANADIAN TWEED_ SUITS — 8,
510, and. $12.
ENGLISH TWEED SUITS—$7,
and 510. •
BLACK WORSTED SUIT—$10 a d
$12.
YOUTHS' SUITS—$5, $6, and 47.
BOYS' SUITS—$4, $5, aud $6.
SPECIAL ! SPECIAL. ! !
We offer a Job Lot of COATS, PANTS ,and
VESTS at about half price. If you want Bar-
gains see there.
SI -11.71-1 cF.c
Campbell's Black, Seatorth. .
1881 SEAFORTH. 1881
SPRING AND SIMIAlpt
CLOTHING.
WM. CAMPBELL
Has Just Receivod a Fall Stock of Spring
" and Summer Goods, so Varied and Well
Assorted that any one oan be suited.
THE DPIVIAHONEY
on IRISH TWEEDS,
Scotch and Canadian Tweeds
in Pull Lines.
As these were all bought strictly for CASH
DOWN, they wore consequently b ought at
the Lowest Figures, and my customers will get
the Lowest Quotations.
HATS AND CENTSYFURNISHINCS.
la Hats and Gents' Furnishings I have double
the stock of any former season. Also a Full
Stook of
READY-MADE CLOTHING!
Gentlemen contemplating Matrimony are par -
tioalarly invited to invent the S to sk,-aA every
Prevision is made for their wants.
Remnants for Boys' Sui s.
Ladies wanting Remnants for Boye' Suits an
find them here cheap.
WM. CAMPBE L
Brick Block No.1, Detain Street, Seaforth.
Ath...A.1\T
ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHI
LIVERPOOL, LONDONDERR
AND GLASGOW.
TILE SHORTEST SEA ROU'E
Cabin, -Intermediate and Steerage Ticket at
Lowest Bates. Steerage Passengers are boo ed
to London, Cardiff, Bristol, Queenstown, ry,
Belfast. Galway and Glasgow, at same rate as
to Liverpool,
SAILINGS FROM QUEBB
MORAVIAN_ .... .. 4th JUNE
llthJ$NE
ppiRaiutplatiALN.N. .. .. ... .. 0. 2 .1 85 tt hh jJ NE
E
2nd J LY
SARDINIAN .. ........ 9th J LY
16th J LY
SA.RMATIAN .............. ...... 28rd LY
CIRCASSIAN... .. . ...... .J LY
POLYNESIAN .. , 6th A G.
PARISIAN ...........:-.18th A G.
SARDINIA.N . .. A G.
MORAVIAN ... 27th A G.
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The last train connecting at Quebec with the
Alias Mail Simmer will leave Toronto e ery
Friday at. 7:02 A. U.Ar- Passengers can ' leo
leave Toronto by the 8:52 P. Pd. train on Frid y s,
and connect, with the Steamer at Rimon ki,
tPaying the extra- fare, $4 45, Quebec to Ri-
mouski.) 'BOSTON TO LIVERPOOL DIR CT
IbS Steamship Peruvian,,, 4,000 tons, Capt in
J. itichie, will be despatehed from Bosto to
Liverpool, direct, at 8 A. 111., June 24th. or
tido s and every information apply to
7" A. *Tit °NG, Agent, Sentorth.
SARMATIAN.
READ AND LEARN
WILLIAM RUDD,
FOR MANY Years of Egmondville, has rented
the Waggon Shop belonging to Mr. William
Graasio, on Market Street, Seaforth, and will
hereafter can y on the
Wa.figon and Carriage Making Busi-
ness in all its Branches.
tle can guarantee gocd work, and that none but
the best of material will be need.
REPA.IRiNci A SPEC 11111.I.T VT, and
Promptly attended to, and neatly and cheaply
sieeated.
EA.RME it Si c.A.'r ES—He will also keep
on hands Good. Stook of Farmers' Gates. Gr re
alrini.
716-18
WM. RUDD.
HURON COUNTY C UNCIL.
The Council of the Count
assembled at Goderich on T
17th inst. All the meth,
present with the exception of
Reeve of Blyth, and Mr. Mae
Reeve of Hallett. The for •• er
man is now in Manitoba an • t
in the Old tountry. The w rd
ed proceedings by a short d
which he referred to the mat er
to come before the 'Council foie
tion. He referred to the Es ti
manner in which the repai
Court room had been made.
having been lowered, the wa
ed and other needed repairs
sound in the Court room has
materially improved by the 1
the ceiling, so that parties t
now be heard all over the r
also mentioned the fact that
tractor for the building of the
bridge between Huron and.
had. as yet failed to proceed'
contract, but as will be seen la
ing proceedings the matter ha
closed with the Middlesex Co
the work will be proceeded wi
the contractor, Mr. Brace, h
ready a considerable portie
timber ready for delivery. ,
urged the necessity of the CO
ing immediate steps for the r
of the Maitland Bridge at Go
the present structure has beee f
be so rotten as to be absolute
for travel. He further referre
fact that it had been found
so far, to secure admiseion for
person from Blyth who has be
ed in gaol fur several months,
of the poor houses or asy
account of the crowded state
institutions, and finally dire
atteution of the Council to so
repairs on the cupola of- t
House.
es
Huron
ay the
El were
r. Clegg,
Deputy
gentle -
e latter
n open-
ress, lia
likely
nsidera-
factory
on the
ceiling
Icomin-
e. The
en very
ring of
ng can.
. He
e con-.
undary
ddlesex,
ith his
ucceed-
ow been
oil, aud
at once,
ing .
al -
of the
e also
cil tak-
uilding
ich, as
nnd to
unsafe
to the
possible
insane
confiu-
to any
MS, OU
f these
ed the
needed
Court
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• THE NEW IRON BRIDGE.
The following report of
Gibson and Hardy, Road
stoners, on the matter of iron
was read:
On the 9th May we called
clerk of the County of Middles
kindly gave us all the inform
could regarding . cost of wrou
bridges erected in Middlesex a
the city of London. We viS
bridge on the 8th and 9th Cob
London Township. The epa
feet aud 16 feet roadway. It
by the Toronto Iron Bridge Co
1879, aud cost $24 per foot in t
of the bridge ; it is a, very ft
substantial structure and is en
wrought iron, with a floor of 3
planks laid on oak joists 12 in
3 inches. We visited anothe
over the same stream. It
_spans of 116 feet each, with 16 f
way in the clear. It was built
Hamilton Company in 1878,
17.50 per lineal foot of bridge.
substantial and firm structure,.
the same principle as the first '
ed bridge, and floored on the Sa
Neither of these bridges is
above the water as the Maitlan
These were both built by the 6
Middlesex alone, and so well'
do -they appear to be with t,h
they joined the City of Lendon
ing the Victoria Bridge over th
branch of the Thames, where
the boundary line between
municipalities. It is a bridge
spans, built by the Canton Co
the same principle as the tw;
mentioned. The contract is no
the Toronto Company to h
Westminster Bridge at the joint
of the city and county. The s
be 150 feet and the cost about
foot. It is to have a sidewal
wide on one side, and a roadwa
wide, and all finished ready fo
{The Committee reported havin
the works of the Hamilton and
Iron Bridge Companies, and foe.
each very busy turning out bri
the Welland Canal, and several
coinpanies.] We may further
in view of all we have seen and
about these wrought iron brid
in a short time they will be v
versally adopted, and the coun
require much more productive
th,an the two companies now
can offer. .We believe it would
economy to adopt them in a car
judicious way on the highways
County, as they afford . a gre
more certain security for safety,
find -that as timber becomes sc
Messrs.'
owmis
bridges
on •the
x, w o
ion e
ht iron
also in
ed the
essions,
is 180
s built
any in
length
and
rely of
Ich -oak
es by
bridge
s two
t road -
y the
nil cost
t is a
ut ou
ntion-
e plan.
4 high
ridge.
nty of
tisfied
in. that
nl build -
south
forms
two
f two
uy on
'ready
let to
d the
pense
is to
6 per
6 feet
8 feet
ravel.
isited
oronto
them
s for
ilway
that
arned
that
uni-
pawciitlyl
bework
e great
ul and
of this
t9r and
for we
• rcer ati
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inferior quality becomes worked n, and
no doubt as experience is acquired in
the methods of construction, the cost of
those iron bridges will be redu‘e . AB.
to their durability, there is nil doubt
but that if kept constantly pain le they
will last for centuries, and requ'r only
trifling repairs. All of which is r spect-
fully submitted.
A. L. GIBSON, L. HARDY, CO fi ittee.
The Council went into coin'. ttee of
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the whole to discuss the ,a,bov- 1 eport
and the iron bridge question ga :rally.
This discussiou was participate. in by
Messrs. Gibson, Wilson, Hardy'? lack,
R
Strachan, McMillan, ogers, Irvin,
• Weir and Hannah. The p :1 arilieg
opinion being that although theiron bridges is very much grea tr than
for wooden structuies, yet th: former
will prove the cheaper in the lost of
: h f
ad, on
account of the uch greater I
time they wil11
last. The lif gotfaonn
ordinary wooden bridge is al). • 12 or
14 years, whereas, it is almost •ertain
that an iron bridge, if prope con-
structed.and kept painted, will st for
generations. The report was nl 'u ately
referred to the Road and Brill: Z Com-
mittee, as were also several te • • :rs for
the construction of an iron bri d• : in the
• place named.
Tenders for the re-coveriu• f the
cupola, of the Court House laj3 also
reeeived, and referred to th Court
House Committee.
THE COUNTY FINANCES.
A letter from the County T
accompanied by statements of
and and statements of collentions on
on -resident lands was read ' and re-
ferred to the Finance Committee. The
Treasurer reported that he had not yet
been able to *chase county or town -
hip debentures, at any reasonable
rates, as an investment for sinking fund
accumulations, but reminded-tlhe Coun-
cil of the statu orv change made at the
last session of he Local Legislature, by
Which munici alities are perMitted to
ievest these fu ds in first mortgages on
farm property The amount in the
Gounty Treasu y that can Polly be in-
vested is about $20,000. He also re-
ferred to a va y satisfactory 'arrange-
ent he had succeeded in ; Making
ith the finan vial agents of the county
in the old cou • try, by which a very
considerable a lying will be eff ()tad .by
the oounty in the mode of paying the -au -
weal interest on the grEties1 road deben-
tures held in England. The cash now
in the Treasury and available for the
payment of ou rent expenses amounts
to $18,509. ,
'After the tra saction of some other
unimportant Ibusiness, the CoueCil ad-
journed until ten o'clock Wednesday.
1 I WEDNESDAY, Juni 8, 1881.
After routine business it MA moved
by Mr. Black, seconded by Mr.Henning,
add carried, that this Council grant
permission to the Township Council of
Turnberry to lay out a road three rods
wide aleeg the banks of the Maitland
Hier, in the said township, from the
east end of Job's bridge, on the 9th
CO(1108S8i01:1 of said township; to the side
rod between illits 10 and 11, as sur -
v yod by Mr. i4iles, P. L. S.
weep COM.ISSIONERS' REPO T. '
IThe followie reports of the Road
Commissioners were read and. referred
to the Road ai Bridge Committee, af-
ter which the ouncil adjourned until
101 o'clock Thal sday : ;
- „ sna 0 BSON'S REPORT.
It aecordan e with instructions re-
ceived is,t Jan ary meeting, I visited
aud inspected the boulictary line of
litawicicl and arrick, where the road
has sun c two or three tiraes. 1 found
the place to be a very deep bog hole.
The portion of at that has swallowed up
the road is about 81 rods long, with a
coutinuatiou of about 5 rods more of
very soft land. IAt the place were the
sinl4ing occurs We tried to find. bottdm.
We Ipushed a pole down about 16 or 18
feet, and then rove it down a distance
of125 feet with an axe, with very little
dif6cu1ty, thfl(1 still we believed we had
not reached al Eiolid . bottom, but hoa
in oh further we would need to go to
get to the solid, sve had no means of
testing. ; It ' situated between two
hi la very ab apt hills. One of these
hi; ls is quite Close to the sinking road-
way, and has been partly scraped
down into the gully. It is very: doubt-
ful if a suitable foundation for ii, bridge
could be found 30 as to make a sPan less
than 220 feet, and the other portion of
the distance °dad: be filled with earth
work. There is no stream at the place,
it being ore Of the nature of Xt, quag-
mire, and it very difficult to say
what is best t, do to make a eood and
secure roadway. The general
is, however, that, it would be
LU the p ace Lp With errth wo
ca,u be ot so conveniently.
of the work would be difficult
mate-, owing to the uucertaint
bottom. I My attiention was cal
bridge oi the boUndarylattween
and, Walace, and I visit I it
pally On la the Warden. I The.
over a sMall Istream, but is
long. I insper d it very dos
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find • the Bt.. neers much
though they appear sound on
side. This bridge can be ma
el nt, if re -built, by making 1
five feet clearand placed in a
position for t e passage of all
notified the Reeve of Wallace
unsafe, condition of the 14dge,
promised to bring the matter to
tice of Ithe Perth Council.
Bridge, at Witigham, is not in
good condition and shows nnmi
signs ;of giving way. The
p eperlyIrepairing it has been
for and Will be superintended
Reeves of Wa gham and East
ills . I visited the bridge on t
dary between; Grey and Howi
found some small • repairs ne
These have been made.' This
although not very much Ideca,ye
in a good conEitiou, it having
mach in. the e ntre thatI it h
very much weakened asla superstruc-
ture. The culvert at the Mo risbank
bridge rt-qnires to be eitbler rep ired or
filled up with earth work. I w uld re-
commend the latter. The b *dge at
Blusvale requ' es somerepair: to the
rairtig which hould be nade t once.
Tlio bridges b ilb last y ar m ght be
coa 'tarred if he • Council th nk ad -
vis ble. As se are of he bel ef that
the tarring de i not do a y goo to the
tiee er, 1 would like to have a vice on
the matter. ornc repairs are iso ne-
cessary on th Zetland bridge.
A. L GinsoN, Commiss oner.
UR. ARDy'S RE20RT.
I have to re urt that I have ad new
floors laid on :iie bridge at St nlake's,
lake road, beaveen Stephen a d Hay,
also on the Cdilingwood bridge on the
stream an the; eathe b uudar
neW floors ai ; 'of rock him, 2,
thick, and cot $96 for the two
being at the riii e I of $10 per th
including labor and, spikes.
last winter di laleed,the bent
Collingweodricge. Th ice I
moved and t ibent replaced.
a small bridge 6n.the Crediton
need Of a now floor, and thi
should be done at once. 1 r
I
have to roport with regard to
between McGillivray and Steph
after conside WO corresPonden
the Clerk of i iddlesex, who h s been
very careful and anxious to get he con-
tract oxocutecl and the . woA done,
the COIltraCt•Wpai let by the M4ddlesex
Council in January last an was
surer awarded to•Mrt Brace, who has not yet
h on entered into h nds for the prop.r fulfil -
opinion
est to
k, as it
he cost
o esti-
of the
ed to a
Howick
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ridge is
00 feet
ly, and
eca,yed,
he out -
O suffi-
forty-
proper
ater. I
of the
and he
the no-
isher's
a very
takable
ork of
iovided
by the
Wawa -
e boun-
k, and
eSSary.
bridge,
, is not
unk so
s been
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inches
bridges,
usand,
he ice
at the
ad re -
here is
road in
work
gret to
he road
n, that
e with
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meet of the contract.- In the mean-
time the 014. bridge is still standing, but
is net quite safe, and I have conse-
quently had sof, e repairs dime to it. It
weuld be well, Is the matter was left in
the hands oi th Middlesex Council, to
urge -upon t ein through our Clerk, to
hatve the rct tte brought to a satisfac-
tory conclu ion at once. There was a
coutract for a small . bridge be ween
Usborne au ibbert ;last winter. I
find the contra° or has ' all the timber
delivered, bit hen I saw him -about
th matter ast -eek, Le had none of
th stone d liv red. He promised to
pr ceed witb ti e ' work and have it
finehed witho t any 1 further delay.
The only other epairs I know of re-
quiring attentio are or somefew bridge
approaches. 1
mit. SHE
I have to eub
done under my
and approacaes in my division eince
being appoilate . The first of euch
work was to; examine the bridge be-
tw en Manchester and Blyth, the con-
tr ct for wh4 Was let by Mr. Menzies
fo covering ith 2i inch elm plank. I
fo nd upon 4xaniination that the plank
w s very uu venly sawn and not a very
sa isfactory j, b, and I only paid for it
the same as two inch plank. I exam-
ined the Lendesboro bridge and found
flooring quitrotten a
drive on with heavy loads. I have had
the' nd unsafe to
it covered wijii t ree inch elm plank. 1
also had' the jbrid.o tightened and the
north end rased about six inches and
other' needed rep irs made. With refer-
enOe to the ond u road bridge at Clin-
ton, I exam' ed it in company with
Messrs. Har y as d Chidley, and they
recommended th piers to be raised
higher and the e bankment to be filled
in with earth, an the bridge tightened
anclflooring epa red, all of which has
been done, t get er with the repairing
of about 100 feot of the gravel road at
the north nd. The bridge ou the
a,yfield Ri er, •pposite the 2nd con-
ession of St nle , was tightened. This
ridge is nosf in ood repair. I have had.
he flooring ijepa redou the bridge ou the
alyfield Ri er nown as the Charles -
oath bridge This bridge is hardlyworth
ny furthet re airs. It has been
tanding so4ie s veuteen or eighteen
ears and wi 1 so u have to be re -built.
have had the ayfidld bridge tighten-
clanel woull re ommend that it re-
:eive auothe • co t of coal tar. . This .is
good bridge an ought to be preserv-
d. The e bae ments to the Ban-
, ookburn bedge are very high, and the
tririgers ext4ndig into the banks were
ooi shert an w re only resting -upon
he old. timb rs gainst the abutments,
nd they haVe gijren way on both ends
f the bridge I have let the contract
or these rep irs nd the tender which
as recom en ed by this Council
ome time ago. The contract was to
ave been co pl ted. before now, but I
xpect it wil be one in a few days, as
the contract r h a the material ready.
Mr. John Sp un took the contract for
covering thi bre ge last fall, and I ex -
in tied the rid e before the planks
i ere 'add. he bringers are all deoay-
d on the to to depth of from two to
ur hiches, nd ould not hold4 spike.
he new pia ks ere laid on and se-
ured at the en s. Mr. Sprung made
•s gooa a jo as t was possible to make
nder the ci cu stances. The string-
rs are pine nd are from sixty to sev-
nty feet in eng h, and I consider the
ric.ge still u saf for very heavy tra,vel.,
n compan wi h Messrs. Hays and,
a dy I inspect d the canal on the
ou darY betwe n McKillop and Lo-
an and recom e end that a 16 feet cul-
ert be put i here the old bridge
v
tood over he riginal water course,
vhere aI te po ary bridge has been
re ted thisl s ring. I understand
at the cou ties of Huron and Perth
reviously kept t ese bridges in repair.
he canal does not appear to work
tisfaotorily, a it gets blocked up
ith the drif s w en the freshets come
• the spring. The 'cfantract for the
m ding of Som er Hill bridge was let
Mr. L. J. Br ce for $1,410, to be
oi4pl�ted b the lat of August next.
ilr. Brace hs si ned the contract and.
iven the ne ess ry bonds for its fulfil -
e t. The at rial is almost all on
e grouad, nd work will be com-
°aced at o ce. .
I W3I. EP ARD, Commissioner.
MR: GIB IN'S REPORT.
I have to zap° t that the floor of the
Ia chester Ibril go will need to be re-
ewleii and wou d recommend that it
e I' ia with mid r plank laid on rock,
e m stringers 3 b 5 inches. Graham's
ridge, on ch, la e shore road in Ash -
;e14, is stea ily sinking and is now
boit 12 inC ea lower than the ap-
ro ches at ea h end. I Would re -
co mend f at cedar stringers be
• la ed on to • of the old bridge and a
• oor pi ut on he . Young's bridge, on
t e 6th cone ssi n of Colborne, required
s•rne slight epa rs to the approaches,
hich I had on , and I belive it is now
s fa arid wil be good for some years.
he bridges on the northern gravel
r• sail are in a goo condition at present.
ha corbels n he wing of the south
approach of he anchester bridge are
s lit_ open a d equire to be attended.
t at ouce,
GI YIN, Commissioner.
i THURSDAY, jnne 9, 1881.
Ater the usu 1 opening formula, a
peti ion fro M. Wm. Geddes and 25
o h rs of the to nships of Morris and
as Wawanosh, requesting the Conn.-
c 1 to ; induee he Council of Mor -
✓ s to repair t • e gravel road be -
t,1 en Wing1:am and Blyth, was read
a d referred, o t e Road and Bridge
ommittee. ;
Moved by Ma Miller, seconded by
r. Weir, that t 4 is Council assume the
Fisher bridg in 'he township of Turn -
berry , as a cunt bridge. Referred to
the Road and Bridge COmmittee.
T E IRON BRIDGE I FINALLY DECIDED ON.
The follo ing report of the Road
a d Bridge ommittee: anent the iron
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PARD, S REPORT.
it a report of work!
upervisiou on bridges'
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bri ge was read: The corranittee re-
po ted having opened the tenders for
th conistruction of an iron bridge
• acr ss the River Maitland at Goderich,
an found the teuder qf the Hanniton
Brdge Company the °west ; but re -
co mend that a How truss wooden
bri go be built in the 1 said place in-
ste d of an iron bridge 4spoposed.
oved by Mr. Youn , seconded . by
Mr Rogers, that tIlie 'Road and
Bri go Committee rep rt be amended
so s to recommend that ai iron bridge
be uilt over the Riv r ¥aitiand at
Ma tlandville, 16 feet 1etsqeen the tip -
rig • t posts, and that th anaended ten-
der of the Hamilton B1ride Compauy
be ccepted. Upon th isam.es being
cal d there voted for t e amendment:
Me srs. G-raham, Allan,lElliott, White-
ly, ampbell, Webster, riffin, Hatchi-
son Wilson, Hislop, liIarUy, Rennie,
pard, Chidley, Ha s, Evans, Han -
Castle, Rogers, M Millan, Young,
on, Girvin, Taylor, j Black, Currie,
ker, Bell, Johnst n,. Meyer -30.
the report—Messr. Weir, Cook,
chan, Beattie Bu arta,n, Esson,
nt, Henning, Beattie,
, Miller, Shier,
. The amend -
majority of 16,
arnended was
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Kay Hoggarth, Ratz— 1
ixieu t was carried by a
whe the report as
admo tveeda.
by Mr. McMill n, seconded by
Mr. oung, and carried, that the War-
den, Clerk and Road Oollnrtiissioners be
emp • wered to complet he contract
wit the Hamilton Iro ridge Com -
pan , and also adverti e and accept
ten ers for the adlitional stone work
req ired.
T e contract with the! aleove named
Co •• pany was duly Completed and
sign d. The contract Iprilce of the
brid e is $11,500. The I Ceuncil, how-
ever have to remove the old bridge,
rais the old piers about three feet, and
provide the flooring, which it is ex-
pect d will cost about $400 additional,
making the entire ,cost of the new
brid e about $11,900. This, of course,
does not include tDe cost of the piers,
I' but imply the superstrugture and the
wor of preparing for it. The old piers
, are yet perfectly good, and unless an
eart quake or some such disturbance
sho Id occur, they will last for ages. It
is e pected that the material in --the
old uperstructure can be disposed of
so a to bring the actual coet of the new
brid e, complete, to the neighborhood
of $ 1,500. This will be nearly double
the ost of a wooden bridge
T e Council, on motion, adjourned
unti three o'clock Friday. '
'FRIDAY, June 19,1881.
A ter routine proceedings it was
mov d by 11,1r. Gibson, seconded by Mr.
Wei , that the roadway qf the new
brid e over the River Mai land be 18
feet in place of 16 feet, as previoualy de-
cide , and that the agreement with the
con ractor be made accordingly. --
Car ied.
THE TORONTO, GREY AND' BRUOE.
ved by Mr. Meyer, Iseconded by
Mr. Weir, and carried njnanimously,
that this Council petition the Lieuten-
ant- overnor in Council to Withhold his
Ban stion from any agreenient for the
wor ing of the Toronto, Grey and
Bru e Railway either by` the Northern
or t e Hamilton and Northwestern or
the reat Western Railkaysi it being
the pinion of this Council that the in -
tore ts of that part• of the county
thro i gh which the Toronte, Grey and
Bru e runs would be best served were
the oronto, Grey and Bruce worked
by t e Grand Trunk Railway Company.
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
T e reports of Messrs. Miller and De-
war School Inspectors, were read and
aece ved. [These reports are crowded
out his week, but will appear in our
nex .]
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IRON BRIDGES.
communication from
e Hamilton Iron Brid
ing an iron bridge of
12 feet roadway for $7
received.
communication from
for the new iron bri
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he! Manager
e Company,
7 feet span
10, was read
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the contrac-
ge over the
land, asking for an extension of
until the 15th of October for the
lotion of their contrant, was read.
time was, on motion, extended
the 1st of October, b t not longer.
ter reading a few acc unts and re-
g them to the Fivanc, Committee,
ouncil adjourned until Saturday
mg at 9 o'clock.
SATURDAY, June 11, 1881.
e first business of the day_was -the
ng of the Equalization Report,
the Council went into the Com-
e of the whole to consider it, Mr.
hinson in the chair. The following
e report :
e Equalization Committee reported
as f llows : They have foupd the usual
it
diffuaillty existing in the r(zIls, viz: the
very varying and unequal assessments
in eighboring municipa ities of the
pro erties that are consi ered to be
sora what equal in value;
the unicipalities where t
operties are assess°
relatively to the be
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of p
hig
propierties. We have endetwored to ar-
rive at a correct basis, so far as possible, I
frork4 the very imperfect information
in our reach. We deemed it right
wer the equalized val es of Goder-
nd Grey townships by 31 per acre
e real estate, and hav accordingly
so. We have not se n it to be
sary to make any o her change,
'though all parties May not be
ely satisfied, we believe that we
arrived at a tolerably 'correct basis
xation between the -different muni -
ties in the County.
A. L. GIBSOtsT, Chairman.
will be seen by the report the only I
aes made from last y$.r are a re -
on of $1 per acre oi Grey and
rich Townships. In every ,other
t the equalization is percisely the
as last year, and con equently it
• ot be necessary for u to publish
usual schedule. A motibn was
to amend the report by reducing
tialization of Ashfielid, but was
Lai in sorae of
e lower class
much too
er class of
with
to 1
ich
on t
don',
i3ece
and
enti
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for t
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voted a
ed as it
and the
finally
The f
Court
adopted
The
mittee
mspecti
clean a
present
two fe
The re
last ha
contrac
in the
out sati
ed that
floor o
stand
moie ,
provide
Crier, a
made
Warde
mittee.
the ten
the cup
ing to
done
Hardy.
wn, when the repo4 was adopt -
stood and the Com ittee rose,
report without ame dment was
assed by the Con:nciji
GAOL AND COURT HO SE.
llowmg report of thfe Gacl and
ouse Committee wa read and
:
aol and Court B1ouse Com -
reported that on isiting and
• g the gaol the found it
d well kept. There are at
8 prisoners therein, 0 males and
ales, but all for minor offences.
airs recommended n January
e been' all carried out. The
for the lowering of the ceiling
ourt Room has b en carried
factorily. It is also ecommend-
e•w matting be pr urea for the
he Court room,that, the Judge's
lowered, the Clerk's desk re -
and new and imp veil' desks
for the Clerk, heriff and
d that these improvements be
der the supervision of the Clerk,:
and Chairman of the Com.-.'
It is also recommended that
er of Mr. N. Davis, for tinning
la of the Court Houlse, amount -
9, be accepted, and the work be
der the- supervis'on of Mr.
F. W. JOHNSTON Chairman.
FINANSE REPORT •
e Finance
The f • llowingareport of t
Commi tee was iead :
The Mance Committee reported re-
comme ding that the Warden and Clerk
be use iated with the TreaSurer ,as a
commit ee empowered to Iinvest the
money ccumulated on Sin ing Fund
accoue , and that said Sin *ng Fund
be inve ted according to Statute, in
first mil tgages on farm pro/34V -or in
debent • res. The estimates f the cur-
rent ye r amount to 535,71, exclusive
of Erpi'valent to Legislat ve School
Grant, nd will require thel vying of a
rate of ne mill and three q arters- of a
mill in he dollar on the eq alized as-
sessuie t of the county. (1.1? e balance
of the r port is taken up w th recorn-
mendat ons for the paym ut of ac -
D. D. Wiesoar, Chairman.
by Mr. Hays and seconded by
nston,that the report be amend -
to recommend that 1Mr. J. T. I
Barrister, be appointed to ex- i
he titles of the lands of those :
application for -loan from the i
Fund of the County. The ;
all cases to he borine by the '
r. This was carried on a
byea majority of 15. The re-
port as mended was then a opted.
ROADS AND BRIDGE! .
The ollowing report of th. Road. and
Bridge ommittee was read
The ommittee reported r conamend-
ing tha the Road Commisaioners have
tempor ry supports placed tinder the
•Maitla n d bridge to render it safe until
the pre ent structure can be removed to
make r om for the new -one, and also
have a foot bridge erected across the
stream to be used by foot passengers
while t e new bridge is beipg erected ;
the Wa den and Clerk were' further in-
structe i to communicatwith the
el
Grand Trunk authorities to procure
permis ion to make a temporary' road-
way th ough their propert to be used
while t.0 new bridge is being construct-
ed. It is recommended th t the sug-
gestionof Mr. Gibson, Ro d Commis-
sioner, in his report res ecting the
bridges in the boundary be ween How -
ick an Carrick 'be carrie out; also
that t e bridge mentioned in thesaid
report, between Ilowick a d Wallace,
be buil providing the Cou ty of Perth
bear h if the cost,' and that the Clerk
notify he Clerk of Perth to this effect;
and fu ther, that Mr. Gibson have the
neeess ry repairs made upon the Zet-
land b *dge. In considering the report
of Mr. Sheppard, Road Commissioner,
it is re ommended that the coal tar now
on han be used on the Bayfield bridge,
and th t a culvert be cut on the Mc-
Killop and Logan boundafr providing
Perth ill bear half the cos. Reepect-
ing th Petition of Mr. eddes and
other atepayers of M9rtis and East
Wawariosh asking the Cou cil to cause
the to nship of Morris top t the gravel
road b 1tween Wingham and Blyth in
a prop r state of repair, th Committee
do not recommend any tion to be
taken, s the requirementaof the stat-
ute .ap lying to such cas s have not
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implied with by the]
petitioners.
commended that the improve..
rged in the report of Mr. Girvin,
onmaissioner, be earned out.
RReosapdee
Road
new b
Stephe .
counts.
Move
Mr. Jo
ed 80 8.
Garrow
amine
making
Sinkiu
costs iti
borrow
divisio
- been c
It is r
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mg the report of Mr. Hardy,
ommissioner, in reference to the
idge on the boundisry between
and McGillivray, t is recom-
mende that as the matte was left in
the ha ds of the Middlesex Council the I
Clerk mmunicate with t e Warden of 1
that C unty and urge upon him the ne-
cessity of bringing the mat r to a satis-
factory conclusion at once. The Com-
mittee recommended, in accordance
with t e motion of Mr. J R. Miller,
that F" her's bridge at Wingham be as-
sumed s a County bridge. 1 In a sup-
plemen ary report it is r commended
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that M ssrs. Gibson and i ardy go to
Hamil on to see the iron or the new
bridge ested. It is alse.recommended
that th -Road ;Commissioners make all
necess ry repairs to bridges in the usual
way, b t that coal tar be not put upon
any of the new bridges, Eta there are
many oubts entertained by practical
men as to whether coal tar really has a
benefte al effect in the pre9ervation of
the ti ber, and that the coal tar now on
hand b used on the Clinton and Bay-
field br .dges, as they have ti,lready been
parti coal tarred.
JOHN McMda,Aer, qbairmau.
Mov d by Mr. D. D. Wilson, and sec-
onded y Mr. Hays, that the report be
amend:d 80 8.8 to recommend the build-
ing of C raham's bridge at ingham in-
stead o assuming Fisher's lbridge as a
County bridge. This ame dment was
lost on a division by a m ority of 21,
and th report as read fin y adopted. ,
oiaded by 1
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Mov
TOTE 07 THANES
by Mr. Wilson,
Sohn McMillan , and carried unanimous-
ly, that the heartythanks of this Coun-
cil be and are hereby tendered. to Mr.
Joseph Kidd for his kindness in taking
them out for a trip on Lake Rural' on
Hs snug little stearner, the "Josephine
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kidd," on the even ng of June 10th,and
tie members of thi- council will long
remember the enj'yable and pleasant
e ening spent on. !board the steamer
j, sephine Kidd, With her genial, and
j vial proprietorA.ppt: l*ALs.
Moved by MrmeMillan, secondedby
r. Young and carried, that in caise of
a peal by any municipality from the
equalization of the .assessment, that the
aPpeal be settled bi the county Jadge.
iiLEGAL- ADVICE.
Moved. by Mr. Gibson, seconded by
Mr. Girvin and earried, that the Warden
la authorized to obtain legal opinion as
td whether this Connell has the pewer,
14 by-law, to close any bridge aerthss a
b undary between two municipalities
in the county whet. the river is the
boundary, and to p event any private
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parties from buildi g a bridge aOross
any river or stream forming the botin,
dary between such unicipalities. i And
if ,in the event of ny party building
such bridge without. the consent of the
°entity Council, if t e county would be
liable for damages f r any aeeidentthat
i,
may happen on suc bridge.
.After reading awl confirming a num-
ber of by-laws, the council adjourned
until the first Tuesd y in December.
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' Perth , terns.
,--The Stratford 4ounci1 has voted
$100 in aid of the s ,srers from the late
disaster at London. - e
-,—Mr. James Atkijison, of Anderson,
had about forty gall ns of 'good cider
stOlen frora a barrel in his barn, re-
ottlkir. E.
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. Steele, of St. Marys, had
hiS arm badly bitten by General Wolfe
Fait week. He is not able to attend his
bu-til3Ae8Sdeputation 4!,gentlemen from
Berlin visited ListOWel the other day,
for the purpose of!inSpecting the gas
works as to officieneiY and cost.
—Four collars dia ppeared from the
clothes line of a lady at Anderson, they
were afterwards forth in a bird's nest,
whither the little re her had tarried
thezaT.
he schools 0 Downie, -Ellice,
Carlingford, Kinkore, and Sebringville
haye joined for the p rpose of having an
excursion to Hamilto on Friday 17th
of Jane.
, ;—Early Sunday morning Bridget
Murphy, of Stratford robbed no fewer
than three hen roost in her neighbor-
hood, for which shelgot -six nionths in
the Mercer Reformatory, Toronto.
--Perth County 6olunci1 have dedided
that new bridges are required at Dub-
lin, over the Whirl Icreek about three
miles east of Mitchehi and on the bound-
ary between WellesleY and. Mornington ;
also repairs to three bridges between
Ellice and Logan,: and one between
Perth and Middlesex.
—A few daysag , Mr. Fuller,' of
Logan, had deliveredl for him at the
Mitchell station a It oroughbred Dur-
ham cow, which he;purchased from Mr.
C. Wilson, of Pickering. He paid 5100
for the animaL The beast is one of the
best ever seen in i tbat neighborhood,
;
and Mr. Fuller is deser,.ving of credit for
his enterprise.
I
-t-While exhibiting at St. Marys One
of the laborers in the Shelby, Pullin=
& Hamilton circus Was kicked in the
face by a horse which fell in jumping a
hurdle behind which another horse was
standing. The man was holding one
end of the hurdle -4 en the accident
occurred. Doctors athieson and Me -
Kay dressed dressed his wota d. ,
—About four yel ago Xr. John
Bailer, of Shakespear, , took a trip to
Manitoba for his hes. th. When there
he purchased scrip nd with it 320
acres of land in the Pembina Moun-
tain district, the who e including travel-
ling expenses and wabs for lost time
costing something les than $300. Last
week he had an offer of 45 an acre or
$1600 for the half section which is a
pretty fair return for the money in-
vested. , ,
—The largest and without exception
the most valuable lOt ,of fat cattle ever
shipped from Listowel, were sent to the
Old Country market On Tuesday of last
weak, by Mr. G-oodfellow, of Guelph.
Nearly all of the aninials were stall fed
during the winter, and were in prime
order for the market. The average
price paid was about Si cents, and the
average weight of ,each. animal about
1,500 pounds. 4 majority of the
animals sold were fro*. the fine grade
herds of the townshipof Elms,
—An interesting case came before
Squire Aikens, of Hibbert, a short time
ago, arising out of a' horse trade. Mg%
John White, of Hibbert, had traded a
horse for a mare with Mr. Thomas Mc-
Laren, of Mitchell, this latter believing
at the time,that the are was not in
foal. Afterwards it came to his ears
that Mr. White knew the mare to be in
foal, and that he had got an advantage
in the trade. Whereupon Mr. McLaren
accompanied by hieeon proceeded to
Mr. White's with Maki horse and de-
manded the mare. . The demand was
refused and a fight 011S116a, Mr. White
having a B011 present, father fought
father and soxt fought son. After some
lively work had been'done by all parties
engaged., a.truce was es.lied, a cessation
of hostilitiek effected Iand an amicable
settlement ani-ved at, as was supposed
at the time. 'But on the following day
Mr. McLaren and son' were both sum-
monedr.,toanswertoappeatorbeafoleubJjoechargehnAikof
Aikens,
trespass and assault, I After a lengthy
hearing it was decided . to settle the
matter by each paying a portion of the
costs and allowing the trade to remain
good. So the only benefit :coming out
of the whole affair was what little it
might have been to the lawyers, which
is too often the case.