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= = rac Si. which serve no good purpose and area con- arguments used by those who advoeated the tinual source of aunoyance. Why not pass a ' system was that there was no necessity for by-law to cut the tail off every cme of them confining the effects of the valuation to five close up behind their ears? Will the owner of | voy fiat it might be carried over twenty the dog pay the jlnmare to the young lady ? years it the council so desired it; Lut now Editor, JUNE 19, 1870 #0 County Council. = x valuation partics want to make us believe The County Council sct out om their that itis obligatory on the council to go on second hedt after the election recess, with another valuation thus incurring a large The first business on Tuesday 10th inst. [unnecessary outlay. was the introduction by Mr. Wright of the| Mr Fetsby says that the present ¢aludtion report of the auditors of the accounts of 'is not quite satisfactory. The value of Ux- criminal Justice, We were not at the bridge for instance bas considerably depreci- ¢ouncil on Tuesday but succeeded! in getting | ated since the pine was taken off and the a glance at the report. It was 8 regular] corporation of Cannington has not yet been stinger ; it cut and' slashed on the 1ight| valued and he considered that avother band and on the left without fear or favor; | valuation would be protiuctive of good. and the anditors bad fortified their position Mr Brethour said he would decidedly by the best legal opinion in the Province| oppose any expenditure which could be and official supplics in the way of stationery, | avoided, the neccesary expenses of the postage, &c., were all ruled out, The|county will press hard enough on the rate claim for salary by the chief constable and the crier of the court for attendance on county courts were disallowed. The report sets forth that the appointment of two or more police magistrates in the northern part Tho agony is past; the world 18 to move again since the great genlling mateh has come and gone. Hanlan has again best his man, Fitliott, doubtless the best sculler in Europe, by over one hundred yards, The length of the course is about three and one third miles and Han- lan's time is said to have been 21 minutes and 1 second or 6 minutes, 20 seconds to euch milo on an aver- age. The race was finished at 36 minutes past 12 o'clock noon and the news of the victory had reached PLoronto at 35 minutes past Ta. m. That is five hours before the race the extravagance of the Government and it becomes us to prove our sincerity by practis ing economy ourselves, Uxbiidge suppose that his is the only town- without any complaints against the present payers at this time ; we complain he said, of Does the reeve of the former aud F Ducett for the latter. © Mg, McRae called. attention to the Fiet the Narrows, Bridge at the needleesly high salary of $900 a year, this County and Simcoe each paying one bal. Me Brace brought in the report of the standing: committee of county property and jail management and moved the council info | committee of 'the whole on the report, Mr | Smith (E Whitby) in the chair, The report set forth that the repairs re- commended on the county buildings bad been satisfactorily performed, that the pre- mises are tidy and orderly, that from Jaa'y 1st till May 31st 1879 there had been 93 persons put in jail for longer or shorter periods, that 8 of these were women and 85 gents. On the 31st May 6 prisoners in jail, all gents. On an average each prisoner was 25.8 days in prison or an aggregate number of 2400 days, during the five months of the year. The cost of food was 10 cts per day so that the total cost of food was $240 for the five months. was over. Our youngest readers |of the county would have a tendency to | ship from which the pine has been removed are aware (hat the river Tyne on | lessen the cost of criminal justice in the |and that other municipalities have not| The total certified accounts recommended county, As a proof of the necessity of rome: depreciated in this particular, He would| was $112.22, which the great match was rowed, | isin tho north of England forming | thing being done in that dircction it was the boundary between the countios | ghown that during the quarter ending 31st of Durham and Northumberland.-- | of March, 4879, thirtecn criminals had been The longitude of the place where | tried before the county Judge, and the] the race was pulled is about 1 do- | {nirteen trials had cost the county the | that gentleman endeavoring to saddle upon gree, 30 minutes west of Greenwich. | corpitant sum of £631.50. | the county an unncccessary and large item consider that adding to the expenditure would only increase the evil and in the face uf a depreciation, as asserted by the reeve of Uxbridge, it is something singular to find Paronto is T degrees, 24 minates west of Greenwich or about 173 a Bylaw regulating the payment of jurors. Mr Wright introduced and carried through | of ¢xpenditure, Mr, Smith [Scott] regards the contention degrees, round numbers, west of the The pay was fixed at $1.50 per day's Jes on which the race cameo off.-- | attendarc, and 10 cents per mile one way. Oar Lrery. youngest renders xo [ "Mr Wright introduced and carried through familiar with the fact that the sun | a Bylaw regulating the amount of license to a pass around the Sarl | ve paid Ly anctioneers, hawkers, and sikh gl Sy her | peddlers. Auctioneers for the whole county ually on during the day #04 Sip pay ¥40 yes Tg _-- Seth rer in the westward in the peut : A Pe , and again coming up in | Reach, Mara and Rama Bip ih the eastward on the following | Whitby, Oshawa, Uxbridge id col or morning. | each ; E and W Whitby, and Thorah 87 for They ure also aware that | vane . the moment the sun comes to the | each ; Port Perry and Cannington §5 each, an ob any place, i. e., when it | and Scugog 83. atest height over any | THURSDAY MORNING, place that is called noon or midday | yg found the County Council this morn- at that place, so that they will un- | ing com fortutly seated in Hopkin's Hall | one of the finest if not the finest public hall derstand that as the sun passes over its apparent course round the world | in the Province, a really magnificent hall WE for size, stylo, arrangement or the expenses at the lowest figure possible a year; | Ontario cach year to year. Mr, Bickell can't see any reason for al enough alone, there are no complaints o move that the Committee arise, Mr, Milier is astonished at the 'mode ol argument adopted by the Reeve of Uxbridge, it will be at its highest from p ¥ aliether to place as it goos along, but it ix appearance, a something of which the town | of its pine, the pine has not been destroyed not noon at hay place ull the Sth [Ll cause to be proud. Of coyrse the | it has been sold and if they have not the comes to its highest over that} honor of the town is more of au accident] pine they have the moncy and where the pl ©. But the sun appears 0 an by design, We bave no desire to | pine has been taken off the land will bave rise in the east and pass. toward | charge our Whithy friends with being stingy | gone into cultivation and made more valu- the west 80 that those Using 10} put it they can gta magnificent hall at able in consequence, such an argument for the east will ihian those living to the west; and : how much sooner tuo oue willl will take a spurt of generosity long enough Lave noon than the other depends | to secure the bargain, But be that as il upon how much one is cxst of the |may, in this purcl the town will secure other, As the sun appours to pass | # Lall of which all bave reason to feel proud round the th in 24 hours, there | Iu future the members of the town council or for, every twenty fourth part of the | those doing Lusiness with them will no ireumicrence of the world that one! longer have to tiavel nearly to Rochester to west of another he will have | hold their meetings and then only in an is noon ong hour later thatthe one | old dingy structare which requires an un- ng east and so on more or less as | warranted stretch of courtesy to dignify Ly ico of longitude between them | (he designation of Town Hall. Now they ter or lo But for conven- | will meet in a ball in the very centre of the tho circumference of the world | (own and of a style of get up of which the is divided into 369 equal parts called | county may feel proud. However, bere we degrees, that is fifteen degrees for] aq; the Warden took the chaicat 10 a, m. every hour, hence for every 13 | und the minutes of Wednesday's proceedings deorees that one lives west of an- | were read and confirmed. other he will have $ NOON ONC} apy Gould moved for leave fo iutroduce a hoar later, but if he has his noon one { by-law to appoint Gounty Valuators. hour later he will have all the other | The by-law was'read 8 firstand socond hows he hope later, w ef, Teronte | time and the coupcil resolved itself into | site of thdtutie tssBowtund 1a foe puiled. But there are five and one- third fifteens in 78, hence the people of Toronto will bave their] noon five and one-third hours that] f is 5 hours and 20 minutes later tha | bave in introducing this by-law, he (Mr the boat racers had their noon.-- | Bickel) could sce po good in it; another llence when it was noon on the | valuation simply means a large outlay with Tyne it wanted 20 minutes to 7 | out any corresponding benefit, if the present in the morning in Toronto so that | valuation is satisfactory, and there is no of the victory could reach | party complainiog of it, why go into the Toronto about five hours, Toronto | cost of another valuation. time, Lefore the race wus run by thei yi; Gillespie said that in the past valua- time on I'yue; for on the Tyne | tion Brock bad certainly received no favors when the race WAS Z0IDgZ On it Was| that menicipality had been pretty ug yet 7a, i. in Puronto, | high compared with many other municipal- | ites but for his part he prefers going on at present valuation rather than incur the cost Our Prince Albert friends intend of another valuation at this Hines 3 is ob, to celebrate Dominion Day, Tuesday | solutely Recessary that the strictest economy July 1st, in ri be practised and that no expense be gone € : | into which can at all be avoided, and when noon sooner | | about one wo the an unnecessary outlay cannot go far, Mur, Feasby regards $600 spread over five haif or one third ofits value they cost. Mr. Brethour is not surprised at the mode of argument adopted by the reeve of Ux- bridge to carry an unnecessary outlay, similar argminents are used on all occasious to cover extravagance, that the amount is not worth disputing about but a few of such amounts make a very large amount and not a dollar should Le expended unnecessarily and certainly no argument has been ad- vanced by any one which would warrant lives another valuation at this time, Mr, Bickell can sympathize with the reeve of Uxbridge in his anxivty over the comfort of the next year's Council, but it is just possible that the Council of next year may be able to get along without the assist-- ance of the present Council, and it would be presnmption on the part of the present Council to suppose that it is necessary for them to prepare the neccessary legislation for thefr "succeseors lest they should waste time bickering over the valuation. the | chair, When Mr Gould moved the filling up the Lianks tor the names Mr Bickell said that he did not sce- what object the mover could news Mr. Sharp had listened with some degree of interest to the discussion of the subject now "before the Council and very much approves of the recommendations of those meicbers who oppose any unnecessary out- lay at this time, economy out to be the aim run Dominion Day. Village of Cannington is concerned they out incurring the expense of valuators, ht, royal style and| no effort is being spured to make nah : the celebration unusually attractive, | pactics are willing fo continue the present nz. o suit the taste of all.-- | valuation why disturb it and incur unnce- An interesting competition botween | essary outlay, thee is certainly no neces- Brass Bands is expected, large prizes | sity for another valuation, will be given to successful compet--| Mr Bruce read the law on the matter with tors, A grand "Go as you Please" | the idea of showing that it was imparative match will take place; an exciting | on the council now at the close of the five horse race is to. come off. There years term of the valuation to take some wil be racing, Jumping, a other action, cither have another valuation or ethletic sports in great variety. ing wi ¢ Quadrille Bam will be in ~ Hall jolt ome other way. of desling With ; the ull the afternoon and evening for Mr Bickell said that the law was suffici- i who enjoy the pleasures of the ently plain it gave the time for the valua-- hen. railway management bas tion to continne in force but it did hot say kindly consented to carry passong-- that a new valuation must be gone into at ers for half fare to Prince Albert|the expiration of the term ; there{iwas no from any station on the line. (Lool | necessity for the council taking any action out for posters.) further than allowing the present valaa. -- tion to be the bases, all scem satisfied to nl cohtinve the present valuation then why omngial Figures, seek to alter it, the council may confirm it from year to year. Mr Feasby strongly urged the going on with another valuation and believes that the law requires some action oa the matter. Mr Gillespio said surely the reeve of Ux- bridge did not co x that this council is bound to go on h another valuation ground. Mr Fasby introduced and carried through This by-law wight have been of*some use ation of Pickering. --Referred. personal property and to strike the percent. amount to be levied for general county pur. The majorities obtained in the late election contest in North Ontario are as follows : The majorities for Mr. Paxton 2 were Uxbridge township 255, Ux- 7 bridge village 72, Port Perry 107, 2 Scugog 7, Mara 225, Rama T70.--- pays $12.39, Reach $12.29, Whitby W. $9.19, Fort Perty $2.18. Uxbridge village $1.84, Total majority 736. Scugog $1.32, Rama $1.05, Cannington Dr. Gillespie's majorities were unless they wish to do so, there is no- $103. : thing binding on them to do so. Mr Brethour would not recommend the ! council to go t the cost of a valuation at this time, he did not consider it necessary the cost would be a large item and no ad- equate result would be secured, if the valu- ation is satisfactory to the council they can by vote from year to year continue it; the council may go on using the present valua- Brock 401, Thora G4, Scott 37, Reach 32, Total majorities 534. Which taken from Paxton's totul leaves a majority for I'axton over the riding of 202, $20,000, amount which Pickering must pay to the TD Couunty for the present year. Those Milch Cows. On Mouday morning last as Mr. Minks, of A 2h Jase, Was soiisg slong 10 bis olbes he tion asa basis, be caunot see any good him asd a young woman, Miss Mitchell, was! purpose to be served by incurring so large : sitting milking the cow just outside of Ss expense. be paid by Brock. $2,458, Port Perry $136, and so on with father's gate. The dog had in some way an-| Mr Campbell said that the cost of the | other uni cipalitics. noyed the cow for she became furious, kicked arbitration is not quite so great as it appears over the young lady and trampled upon her in ' seeing that it is devided over five years and the wildest manuer, bruising her terribly and | js not so mueh after all, breaking her shoulder in two places. Ere r.| pr Mothérsill said that the cost of the © Miucts got forward the father of the Young | yaluation whatever it might bo would have woman came ouf and grabbed the cow by they, 1, paid this year if a valuation was made * hotunbutehe itched Ui off apt #en | 1nd it would not be wise to fucur the ex. tramp] or at | PeDSe this year. k hald of | Mr. Gillespie said that he did not relish tance of , Mr Campbell's reasoning much of the ex-- carried through a by-law to appoint a jail surgeon and state the amount of bis salary. In committee of the whole, Mr Smith(Secott) in the chair, the blank for the name was filled with Dr Gunn and the blank for the salary with $100. This was quite a saving, the Dr bad been receiving $300 year after year, three or four times more than the services were worth and _travagance of the country is carried on, jt was about time the council bad begun to winder similar reasoning, dividing it up into, act a little less extravagantly ia that di- 8 many years, or 50 much to each individual rection, parties apparently forgetting that a few of such items would make a very large aggre- carried through a by-law * appointing com- gate: When valuators were appointed he iissionors for the Narrows bridge ard for 4 more i { ced. 3 pros is bigs full of worthless dogs bad demurred ub the cost and one of the the Talbot River bridge, of the deputy recve of Brock as all right and proper as it should be the aim of all to keep but he regards the question now beforo the commitice as simply turning on the system of valuation whether a new valuation shall be made or whether the Council will return to the old mode of equalizing the rolls from this commotion over valuation there is no necessity for any such commotion, let well as if that township alone had been deprived years as no great expenditure and thinks that it would be more than saved in the timo of the Council, for the next year's Council may adopt the system of equaliza- tion and spend day after day over it and make it cost as much as the valuators would this Council in incurring the egpense of will be satigfied with a fair valuation with- | Mr. Dobson said in order to facilitate the | point, but much of it was poor twaddle and | Mr Mothersill said he could see no good | work and prevent confusion and loss of | finally it was carried that a memorial be | in this council going to the expense of con- The motion for the Committee to arise | time it would be necessary to baveat least | sent asking a commutation of tke sentences | solidating the by-laws unless they went into | two commissioners convenient to the work | of the two criminals to five years from the ! the consolidation business every day for we pass by-laws in this couacil and ere the signature of the Warden is dry upon them some outsider brings pressure to bear, gets the ear of some member of council, the Reeve of Port Perry for instance and that gentleman will get up and cnlarge .on the beauties of humanity, the importance of being generous (with other people's money) and the duty of doing all--under the cir- cumstances--that liberal whole souled men was now put and carried, so the Committee arose and the matter of Valuators fell to the | so that they might consult together without a by-law to define the limits of the several High School districts throughout the County. had it been passed a year ago but it is now too late for the amended school law does away with High School districts and cou- stitutes such schools, County High Schools. On motion of Mr Hoover a by-law was introduced, read a first and second time to amend by-laws 300 aud 301 of the corpor- On motion of Mr Gould a special com- mittee was appointad to equalize the asscss- ment of the several municipalities as to age which each mubicipality must pay of the poses as follows : Of every 8100 to be levied for general county purposes for the present year Pickering must pay $18.98, Brock Whitby E. $9.07, Scott $6.41, Oshawa $5.74, Uxbridge township $5.68 Mara 4.81, Whitby town $4.59, Thoru$3.43, The amount to be raised for general county purposes for the present year is! by adding the Reeve of Pickering and Depu- Hence $20,000 multiplied by 18.08 and divided by 100 gives $3,796 the Again $20,000 multiplied by 12.39 and divided by 100 gives $2,478 the amount to In a similar maboer it will be found that Reach will have to pay Mr Smith (E Whitby) introduced und Mr Smith (E Whitby) introduced and, J R Robertson had presented an account of $42.60 and G B Yule $22.75, but from a legal opinion in possession of the council the corporation is not liable for said accounts, therefore, the committee cannot recommend the payment theceof. book be provided for the proper officers. be provided for the safe keeping of certain , be furnished for the jail, Report adopted without amendwent, FRIDAY MORNING. 1| Minutes of previous mecting read and con- firmed. f the valuation aad the same may be con. | in their report. tinued from year to year, he would thercfore The report was adopted. From all appearances this revision and f s this session the Warden's signature was another was passed in next session. the committee on Mr. Wright in the chair. superintend the work. would cost to complete the work? slightest idea. Several objections were raised against the granting any commission unlimited powers in any such work, and especially to a com- mittee located in the immediate neighbor- hood, he was not referring to paints and varnish but more might be expended than the work. change in the commissioners, | has got to pay for the work, and the parti | small municipalities, | | and the represeutatives of some of these | ought to have some control over the outlay, rer is! i v : : | cf every legislative body, and as far as the | and these would be apt to guard against in~ | hut amongst whom there were some who | | judicious expenditure, the necessity of calling eommissioners from distant points tu consult on cvery matter coming up, The third commissioner might be at a distance, He would therefore move that the Reeve of Pickering be stituted for the Reeve of Port Perry, and that the 2nd clause be so amended. Mr. Wright said the clause appointing the commissioners had already passed, Mr. Bickell said the chairman was very exact, if the clause should be passed what is to prevent its being again taken up, The clauses were so indistinctly put that no one could tell the one from the other, but it was perfectly rulable that the clause be reconsid- ered if even it had passed. Here the chairman and Mr, Bickell hed a passage at arms, The chairman said if there were any obe jections to any clause the remedy lies in attacking it when the report comes up for adoption. Itcan then be referred back to committee of the whole, On motion of Mr, Rowland the committee rose and reported the report without amend ment, ; ar gd On motion for adoption, Mr. McRae mov- ed that the report be not now adopted but that it be referred to committee of the whole with instructions to amend the second clause ty Reeve of Scott to th> commissioners al. ready named. * : : The amendment was made accordingly and the report adopted as amended, Mr. Sharp moved for leave to "introduce a By-law to establish a lock-upin the village of Cannington, and that the same be now read a first time. The By.law wag read a first time, and on motion of Mr. Sharp the By-law was read a second time and the Council went into com- mittee of the whole on the same, Mr, Bickell in the chair. On Mr. Bbarp's moving for the adoption of the first clause, Mr, Mothersill said he would like to know to what the council is being asked to commit themselves, he would like to hear the second clause read before voting on the first, The second clause was then read as fol- lows :--Thay blank sum be granted by the County for the purpose of erecting the same. Mr. Brethour remarked that the township ! of Brock had always got along without a lock-up and without any necessity for one, In committee of the whole the blanks for set off as a separate municipality than its the names were filled With Wm Buulten for seve has the and ask a grant for the erection of a lock-up, tone Mr Harrison<is Superintendent of is required, and if it were it Would be no credit to Cannington or to Brock. | fit and society is the gainer by it. rs -- --- members but for some personal advantage, to come to this Council He (Mr. Brethour) does not believe that such are fairly dealt with in that matter. Mr. Cunningham cannot agree with the remarks of the last speaker. He considers that a lock-up would serve 8 good purpose in Canningten, not only for the bénefit of Cannington but for the benefit of the county and in the interest of justice and the public morals, He considers that the Reeve of Cannington was only doing his duty to his municipality ib asking the county to provide the means of suppressing disorder or lawless acts of any kind. If the conduct of parties expose them to arrest what advantage would it be to make the arrest if there "was no place to detain the parties. Neither the village of Cannington nor any other village can be held responsible fur every wiolation | of the law within its bounds since it not un. frequently happens that parties come into the villages from outside municipalities, and if crime can Le suppressed and ciiminals punished in one municipality the neighbor- jug municipalities receive an indirect bene- ing. allow members their mileage in coming to and going from council change as a move in the right direction. taken, Mr Gillespie said as Reeve of Brock it would not become him to remain silent when a matter of this kind is brought before the council, as ath are well aware that he has uniformily opposed the giving of any traveling, such grants by the County ; he holds that if for his part he is perfectly satisfied With watters as they now stand and considers northern men in the matter of indemnity He finds that the mileage allowed is quite sufficient to cover the cost of travel and have something over for the time spent in travel: Mr Cunufngham regards the proposition; to pay besides their as only just and right for while mileage pays the expense of traveling parties should not be asked to give the time they are traveling for nothing ; he would regard the Mr. Gillespie said all that is required is that it work fairly to all, while the mileage granted by the county will more thin bear the expense of traveling to and from the council, and if the Reeve of Port Perry ex- pects to curry things with a high band and drive members into his measures in his pro. tence to ciampion the cause of the northern members he will ind himself greatly mis. Mr. Sharp says he can't say what the ex~ perience of others may be but he finds that his mileage i8 more than exbawted in Mr. Bretbour said in coming to the Janu- | ary session of the presunt vouncil he bad | traveled 70 miles, that being the most | suitable route for him at that tine, and he the council do not exceed $2 for each paper and the charge for advertising the Efaminations of School Teachers do not exceed $6 to each paper for each examination, : "The report was adopted without amefitl. ment, . Mr Gould brought in the report cf the special committee appointed equalize the value of personal property of the several municipalities. I| The report was received and adopted. Mr Rowland chaiman of the committee on roads and Lridges brought in their report. The report was received and adopted. Mr Feasby moved that as the Warden bad refused to accept $100 the amount annually voted to the Warden of this county' to defray the extra exp ted with the office, that he be now requested to accept of $50 for that purpose. And the members of this council embrace this opportunity of acknowledging the ability, courtesy and promptitude with which the Warden hag discharged his duties as Warden and the mutually agreeable feelings which bave characterized their intercourse during the sessions of the present year, The resolution was placed in the hands of the Clerk who submitted it to the council when it was carried unanimously. | The Warden acknowledged the complis ment in appropriate terms. We think all will agree with us in stating that the high compliment paid to the fiorx, In Port Peiry, on the 13th iiist, ihe wife of Mr, C. C. Kellett of a son, A ll DIED. 1d Port Perry, on the 17th inst., Ann Jane, beloved wife of Mr, Geo. McCoy, aged 22 years and 5 months, At the residence of Mr. H. Roberts, Mary Street, Port Perry, onthe 15th inst., James Bright, aged 22 years, 7 months, and 23 days. Deceased was an active estimable young + man in the bright and hopeful morning of life, and vas deserved réspected by all who knew Lim. Heleft his native land, Eogltnd, fome seven years ugo, came to Cavoada, going fo the western part of this Province. He came {0 Port Perry about two ears ago, and a was employ n the finest buildings in town. On the 5 2 he was, around but he did not feel in his usual . good halth. On that evening symptoms of gastric fever manifested themselves which soon assumed the typhoid type which terniinated fatally on Safitlay, 15th inst. Being a single man he resided with bis sister and ber husband, these we believe are the oaly relatives he had on this side of the Atlantic, and much sympathy is felt for them in their sorrow at the loss of one so worthy of their esteem, Being a member of the order of * The Sous of England" and connected with the Port Perry Lodge, the brethren .of that lodge. took charge of the funeral. The funeral took place on Monday, 16th inst; under the care of the Sons of Bog land who buried their deceased brother with The committee recommend that a County | minor municipalities should desire lock, ups Court feo book and a Surrogate Court feo [or any other requisites they should pay for had charged for the distance traveled, and some persons in his absence had meanly attempted to make capital out of it as if it Warden by the members was well merited, Mr Wright introduced a By-Law the honors of the order." On aniving at the Cemetery, the brethren The committee recommend that tin boxes | the cost. documents. They also recommend that | Brock in approving ot the action of the certain requisites such as vil cloth, zine, &c , | Reeve of Cannington and in recommending The Warden took the chair at 10 a.m. |he hopes the council will not acceed fo any The special committee on the revision and | object to pay his share of the expense of | consolidation of the Counly By~laws brought | erecting a lock-up if such is required in the | consolidation business will have to be gone the into every second or third year, for even in| remarks could not be heard at the reporters' scarcely dry on a newly-passed by.law ere | session will of necessity have to be repealed | erection of a*lock-up, this would not only be Mr. Rowland, chairman of the special and to the good of society in general, atter «f the Beugog he is not surprised at the stand taken by the l position for twenty five years, bridge, brought in their report and moved | Reeve of Brock as that gentleman always the Council into Committee of the Whole, | takes a narrow minded view of every meas- The report recommended the completion | first Deputy Reeve, who always acts honor- of the work and the appointment of the ably taking a broad liberal view of all Reeve of Port Perry and Messrs. John | questions and dealing fairly and judiciously Adams and M. Currie us commissioners to | with every question of grant where such is | recommendable. Mr, Gillespie acked the chairman of the { port the by-law for a grant for the lock-up. committee if he bad any idea as to what it | Here Mr Wright went into sowe of the | The cliairman replied that he had not the | affairs | complexion of the committee, Mr. Moth- | the village of Beaverton had cost the county crsill said that be had serious objections to | about $390 and it would be difitcult to sue [ Mr, Gillespie would like fo sce somo | pleading tor the assistance of the council to The County | secure the release from the penetentiary of | two young men, McPherson and Burk, suf. who lay out the money ought to be respon- | fering a, life term for the abuse of a woman in sible to the council, but only cnc of the | Pickering and causing her death, the circum. commissioners named belungs to this coun- | gtances of which must be fresh in the recol cil and he would be the only one responsible | lection of our readers, to the council ; at least a majority of the |the Warden and council should memoralize commissioners ought to belong to tie | the Gov-General in council for the release of council, and certainly these commissioners | the convicts, ought not to be confined to one or two |the case were at once entered on and the The larger munici- | whole circle were bandled most uncerc~ | { palities bear the greater part of tho tost, | moniously, the criminals, their victim, the | | sub- | jnstructed to fill up the blank in the report | i | committee arose without report and con | was becessary in the proper construction of ! sequentiy killed the whole matter, | them and not seek to saddle the county with He is very much surprised at the | course adopted by the first Deputy Reeve of | that a grant be made for a lock-up for that | wouldn't." {vi s, He will oppose any such grant to The clause wan carried on a division, | Cannington or any other municipality and | On motion the committee rose and | joie request, He is a ralepayer in the village of Cannington and as such will not fesse. This \ cost of cath session as it will add from fou | village but he would not consent to the county giving anything. | Me Sharp replied to Mr Gillespic but from erlasting noise among members his | Opens or closs., table, Me Wright said that he is not at all sur- | 2100 per annum as jail surgeon. The Dr its stead ; prised that the Reeve of Cannington should | said he regarded this reduction as equd to and several other by-laws passed this cndeavor to secure an appropriation for the lq vcte of censure, (it may not be quite | { pointed but it is much more costly), { beneficial to the village but also to the county But { ith 'the office, says he bas occupied th would sooner perform them free of charg ure where grants are concerned, unlike his leave the maticr entirely in the hands of th council and if they sappose thf hi services are not worth more than He certainly would sup= { bis ability. freaks in the conduct of criminal justice Recommends the appointment of police magistrates as a cure. Mr Brethour remarked that the lock up in above $100. what good had been done by it, how much had the county got for its money in that transaction. Ou motion of Mr Smith (E Whitby) the had been passed in 1872 and liad been super a carctaker for the Nurrows Bridge. Mr G Y Smith addressed the council by C. Herob., On motion the committe again, Mr. Smith, E. name bis salary. It was thought that with Dr. Gunn. The merits and demerits of filled with $150. 8200. Mr Mothersill moved $100, Mr Bickell moves $250. The chairman said he would pat the low spoke well, with much power and to the | est sum first and put the $100. witnesses, tho counsel sud the jury. After two hours unprofitable wrangling time of waking the application, On motion of Mr Bickell the Warden left the chair till 1 o'clock. Council resumed. On motion of Mr Wright the Clerk was of the committee on the consolidation cf | the by-laws of the county with one thousand as the number of copies to be printed Mr Wright introduced and carried through a by-law to appoint a caretaker for the Scugog bridge, In committee of the whole, Mr Brethour in the chair, the blank was filled np with Reuben Stillwell. | can do when backed by the treasury of or treble the salary, There are thorough, capable medical men in town who woul On motion the committee arose and re- mépdment, -- and the by-law pass- ported the by-law wi The report was adopt Mr. Wright moved for léave to introduce a by-law to regulate the payment of the indemnity to members of County Council and that the same be read a first time. Mr Bickell would like to know something of the by-law ere the council goes on to waste time over itashasbeen done with other by-laws this session aad then droped afterwards. Mr Wright would advise Mc Bickell to keep cool when the by-law comes to be read be will know ifs provisions and it isa very unusual course for any member to demand to know what is in a by-law before permission is granted to have it read. The by-law was read a first and second time and the conncil went into committee of the whole Mr. Bruce in the chair. On the reading of the first clause Mr Gillespie remarked 'that it was useless waste of the time of the council in parties bringing in by-laws for which there is no necessity and which serve no good purposo simply for the name of making by.laws. The by-law provides that each member shall receive $2 per day from the time he leaves home to go to council till the time he returns home from the council, and that all members of council while engaged in County business of any kind such as committees, commissioners, &c., &c, shall reccive $2 pet day from the time they leave home till the time they return home. Mr Gillespie considers the system as it now stands very much preferable to that introduced by Mr Wright, he (Mr Gillespie) can't see why the reeve of Port Perry should was then put and declared carried. Ibis second bylaw was then passed, leave to sit again at 7 p m, with $300 and so the by-law passed. Gallaway in the chair, Standard $6 50, Osssaves $19.60. consider said amount included in the con ™ Guardian office, the furnished and payment can't be recommend ! county into the pockets of northern members but the village of Cannington is no sooner it certainly is not in the interest of porthern be so anxious to throw the money of the $2 56, Opservee $7, had been an overcharge, while it was no suéh thing, being simply the distance, and if| or and to fix his saliry aod traveling others were willing to charge less than the | expenses ind to appoint a board ot Examina- distance actually traveled they might but he | tion of Public School Teachers. reported the report with certain amendments. ] A "The report was adopted and the By-laiv | +law will add considerably to the to six dollars to the indemnity of all members who cannot get to the council or | yymounted to $1,700 he would therefor ove home from it on the same day on which it | that there be no traveling expenses allowed. Dr. Gunn came before the council regird- ing the reduction of his salary from $300 to than be separated from them, but be will year he will accept of that amoput and | continue to perform his dutics to the best of | Mr. Wright eaid that he had understood that the Dr, received considerable sins in other ways from being convected with that office; but since heating the Dr's, exhumation | he would be willing to increase ths silay Mr Wright introduced and carried throngh a By-Law to repeal a $20,000 by-lw which scded by another but had not Leen repealed | Mr. Bickell introduced a By-law to appoint | Ii committee of the whole, Mr Dobson in thie chair, the blauk for the name was filled rose, reported progress and askefllcave to sit Whitby, iviroduced a second By~law to appoiut a jail surgeon and In committee of the whole, Mr. ¥easby in the chair, the blank for the name was filled | In coming to the blank | for the salary, Mr, Smith moved that it be Mr. Campbell moved tbat it be filled with rich country. The by-law appointing Dr Gunn has already been passed and the salary placed at $100 and now we find the same members getting up and proposing to double willingly accept of the position at $100 and why should the county be asked to pay more. The $109 was put and declared lost, $150 Mc Wright introduced a by-law to appoint a caretaker of the Court Hoasé and fix his salary he passed it through its first and second reading wnd moved the council into com-- mittee of the whole, Mr Forrest in the chair. Oa motion the committee arose and asked The committee of the whole resumed at 7 p. m. on the by-law to appoiut a caretaker of. the Court House, The blank for the name was filled with Mr Blow and the salary . Mr Gould; chairman of the committee on printing, brought in their report and moved the council into committee of the whole, Mr * The report set forth that the following accounts had been allowed: Chronicle$42.86, Gazette 87.60, Guardian $2 10, Gledrier 82.40, Accounts presented and referred from the county printer $16274, The committee tract and as the contract is not yet finished the cominittee recommend that only one third of the contract price be now paid. An account of $38.80 had been presented from the Gazerte office. and $54.80 from the (hat said accouhts bo submitfed to the Auditors of the accounts of Criminal Justice. The following accounts were submitted but the anthorities for the work were not ed : Gazette $6.00, Gaurdian $1.80, Standard The committee reccommend that in fature to appoint a Public School Inspect. The by-law was read a second time and the council went into committee of the whole, Mr Hodder in the chair, Tho name was filled in with that of James ¢Brien; the amount for each school was placed at $5. On filling the blank for traveling expenses Mr Wright moved that $200 be the sum. ¢! Mr Mothersill considered that the | Inspector was well paid without the allow | ance as the salary of that officer last year Mr. Christie moved that the sum of $100 be allowed, : Mr Wright explained that up till two yeats ago the Inspector though he had a « | legal claim had not collected a dollar of ex- penses for the tour first years of his appoint- so | ment, and the county council then agreed he with him that in case of his giving a writing | foregoing all claim to past allowance the gives somo idea of the duties coupseted | oonncil would allow him $200 as said ¢ allowance, and now to cut him down or and has | refuse allowance would be a breach of faith, become so attached to his duties that be | besides the law provides that he shall have his traveling expenses paid, The vote was then taken on the $100 and | declared lost on a division, = Mr Christie said that the decision of the s | chairman was incorrect, that tha $100 wis ¢ 18100 a carried. as the division was greater in ils tavor than egainst it, and he asks that the division beagain taken. Those in favor of the $100 were again requested to rise and a majority of the votes were found in favor of the $100. Upon this Mr. Wright moved that the committee rise, and no one anpearing to detect, the trickthe motion was allowed to pass and the committe rose without a report, and this burked the wholg proceedings so far as this Bylaw is concerned. Mr Cunningham amid calls of "order I"! criticised most severely the action of Mr Wright in snatching so unworthy an advant. age. Mr Gillespie followed amid uproar and said that members shonld not be called down when raising their voice against such a course was that adopted by the reeve of Port erry. Mr Christie protested against the sharp practic: which upset the proceedings. Dr. Rae brought in the report of the committee sppointed to consider the adviy- ability of taking such steps as may tend to ditninish the number of representatives at the Counties Councils, The Dr. said that he was personally { opposed to the measure, but the committee bad decided to recommend that this council memoralize the Lieu-Governor in Council for such alterations in the Municipal Act that only Reeves of municipalities shall be members of Counties Councils and that Reeves have a plurality of votes equal to the number of deputy reeves to which their municipality would be entitled under the present law, Mr Wright wonld not approve of the plarality of votes but' would have no objec tion to have the numbers entitling munici- palitics to deptity reeves Very mitch increas- ed so that there would be fewer deputy reeves. Mr Cunningham said such a course would be unfair to larger municipalities as small municipalities not paying on fifth of the larger ones would have an equal voice in placing burdens oh the county, Mr Brethour said he was at some loss to know how to vote on this question but if the change was sought only in the interest of economy he would suggest that members give their services gratis. Mr, Hodder snggested that steps be taken to increase the power of counties councils and abolish the Local Government, Mr Gillespie could sce mo legitimate objection to the plurality of votes, there was nothing to prevent it working well and it would be a great saving of money to the County aud in no way injuriots to the legislation. On motion the committee rose without a report and thus burked the question, ('There is wore fun in a crowd.) Dr Rae introduced and carried throngh a By-law authorizing the Warden and Treas- urer to borrow such sums of money as may be required to meet the current expenditure for 1879. The 'I'reasurer's bond was submitted to the council and on motion accepted an ordered to be placed in the custody of tl Warden for safe keeping. -- A Grant Strawssrry Fesmivan Aso Ppo- uexa0k Concert in the Town Hall, Port Perry, on the evening of Friday, 27th inst. The above entertainment ay justly be re garded as under the auspices of the whole town, as the object in view is one that inter- ests and concerns almost every one in the town. All are aware, especially our chu fogs of wg ut denominations, that' the 11 on M.E. Church bas rendered valu: able service to all the churches in letling w the several church hours, morn ng, noon, and night, and congregations can realize the advantage of having the people all assemble at the same time and not come dropping in by twos and threes during the first balf hour of thé service. This disorder is pre- vented by a well regulated bell, and hitherto the M.E. Church bell has supplied the reme:ly. Now, however, that bell has been: disabled, and the object of the. above entertainment is to raise funds to procure a new bell. All will heartily respond to the call. | While we have no relish for a babel of old cracked pots, which only tend to deceive and annoy, one Sood ye regulated bell is of much importance. Bee Posters.) e y d A Ciaxci ror Busivess Mex.--Partics wishing torent a fine store in one of the best business locations in Port Perry will find something to suit them in our advertising columus of fo-d y. It but seldom happens that so an i F T tse (See Mr. Thompson's advertis: ment.) = of Port Perry lodge, a large number from Wlitby and some from OsbAwa, marched in two by two, and when all liad entered the grounds the brethren stood in open columns and allowed the bearers with the:coffin to pass {brough followed by the chiet mourners. As these passdd 'through the ranks closed and followed in procession while those not belong- ing to the order came bebind. Ou arnving at the grave the brethutn took position u round it and Rev, C. A. Simpson jiroceeded to read the usual burial service. Then Bro.J. H. Brown, President of the Port Perry Lodge; Bro. Phillpj President of tie Whitby Loage and the Chaplaiu of the Port Perry Lodge )e to read the_beautiful, appropriate service of the Order. Then the marched around ihe grave and eagh dropped a sprig of evergreen on the coffin. The whole services were. interesting, s6leinin and admonishing. The members of the order appeored to good udvantage, iitelligent, active and orderly. Their regulia is handsome, consisting of a blue #iik collar with silver or gold fringe ; a badge of black aud blue iatertwinad round the left arm, ze lodge in this place Das been only a short time established but it is prospering well and if not yet very numerous it has that which is better than numbers, it hes many good mfer atd true members, and from what we cdn learn of its objects it would be to the advantage of all the worthy sons of weiry Englana to belong to the order, SCUGOG BRIDGE TENDERS. 4 bia for the \ BUILDI Tor AN Earthway Connecting the two sections already built, of the Scugog Bridge, will be received ty the undersigned up to and inclusive of FRIDAY, JULY. 18th, 1678, At whose office Plans and Specifications can be scen The lowest nor any tender not necessarily {accepted NGC oo JOSHUA WRIGHT, Chairthian Board of Comnissioners. Port Perry, May 17, 1879, A FIRST CLASS BUSINESS STAND ! PORT PERRY TO RINT, rE UNDERSIGNED offers to rent that Fine Store in one of the best business loeations in town. [tis situated on Queen St., one door West of the Thompson Hous Having been but recently built the store is in first rate order and suitable for almost any kind of business. This is certaiiily a desirable opening for one wishing to go into Baines neuer viog business eentre. For partievlers apply to. £4 4. Y. ThONPSON, Thompson Housé, ' Proprietor. Port Perry, June 17, 1879. . STRAYED. {TRAYED from thé prem of the subscriber, lot 30, fh ho nceasion Durlington, about the middle of May last, A Small Black French Mare, Aged. She was heavy with foal when en Remi ie i eft nostril. She Wi Tl ovr wil i woably lo T I rewarded, yy. H ably WM: McCl] A eld P,'0, Darlington, June 18, 1879, ENTRA IY CE N | | | wr 1 pie Enttance Examination fo the : PORT PERRY HIGH SCHOOL will be held on [Tho Markets. Tyesday and Wednesday, the 8th Botte I Orrick, June 19, 1879. and 9th of July next, Batter Roll +. 0l0te 012 "Upmencing cach day at 9 olulock, a.m. ov Boll» oh io 012 Antending candidates should notify the Pe WEE Head Master immediately. ts Wool.... 018to 020; on covsTy INSPEGTCR