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M. Baihut, VII; in in the Chamber, ex- ‘on that, the Government wed in the matter through eau to the Isthmus. He canal could be completed, it would be most. repre- t. a. plan so far advanced. r. against Gustave Eifi'el ~ured 91} 000 000 francs of oney. Heretofore it. was obtained but 62,000,000 regerded as improbable ill be tried by the Senate. btedly will vote in favor before a. criminal court. is being judged by a body terested in Eitfel’s contract em. to be seriously con- ybody. The fact tint signed his name to the or. help Baihnt, although have pcouuted upon hi.» lpation m it. c :5 raportea mocke: :2“. Barrie. It. has not. been a on for years. The engin. as over the G. T.R. wen 11 snow when they pulled on yesterday morning. ferryboan was blocked in withaload of passengeu in from all stations of count. of drifting snow. llAâ€"The widnw of Mnlai Salaam, the great. Shereef ed a few months ago, has she will not. be allowed to operty left her by the becomes a Mnhammedan. uses to change her relig- interestjng complications and R! unwed). l.-â€"The Matin says M. nc'n Anvfmssador to Great in Frame? on leave of ab- he returns to London, 0 the British Government, md unmistakable language, France will not tolerate tion in Marocco or the ac- counuy of any privilege by .â€"The reports of the Pans ma Committee of 1886 and yresented before the com- 3'. They show that Preli- 39d to support. the Lottery Sarrien also disclaimed all :he matter. M. De Frey-- hat. the money asked for the canal, and when. re- I'ellow-committeeman with by the responsibility which Illr Yet AMY“. Parliamentary Palm-g ittre Presented. tau-y commission of en- red 3 break in sequence of ty’s check stubs. More a missing, and in every was involved. One of the n was for 100,000 francs; etween 40,000 and 70.000. rse checks are found Felix IFonLaine, as directors of y, Will be liable to im- ree years each. They at. g destroyed the stub: so :- reactionist. friends. fof \Vazan was the nearest he Pmpm-t. being thirtyâ€" !ine frnm .411. the nephew hter of Mohammed. nil :‘Jnharnmmlnu world ‘8. wieided a. pnver greater sultan. In 1973 he added to hia n'u'em, whu had 'er him uni was regarded 837. He Was over 60 when 00.1: a. negro in color, his en a black woman. would incur, explained ‘ent granted merely facu- Lon, without.- assuming at .\'wl' rate. but, 1 that; w l'. ~Am1rcw George Me- 2.4 was convxcteda of the , ’rfis \“V- : ”rifchard, at .\ r! .H'qnmv, The NAL SCANDAL. Ber Religion. n. ll.â€"L'p to 1 o’clock 1min: was unusually L the gumruor 0! was not. a hitch iu‘ made no conic» 0.51, . .‘QQ Volume A BYâ€"LAWto qmnt a Bonus of Twenty. five Thousand Dollars to the Lindsay, Bobcaygeon and Pontypool Rail-way Com‘ pany in Debentures of the Corporation of the Municipality of the T own of Lindsay. HEREAS THE LINDSAY. BOB- caygeon and Pontypool Railway Company have made application to the Corporation of the Town of Lindsay to grant by way of a. bonus towards the con- struction of their Railway. leading from the Village of Bobcaygeon in the County of Victoria. through and over the Town- ship of Verulam in the said County to the said Town of Lindsay. thence on through the Township of Ops in the said County, and through the Township of Manvers or Cartwright in theLCounty of Durham to Burketon or to a. place near or within ten .1 1:A_Ag Hui-now)“. u; u, u l‘""" V, miles westerly of Pontypool on the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway, the sum of Twenty-five Thnusand Dollars in Deben- tures and it is expedient to grant the 5311116 . DIES! KEEP THE CHAPS AWAY And whereas for the said purposes it is necessary for the said Corporation of the Town of Lindsay to create a debt to the extent of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars and to issue debentures therefor in the manner hereinafter appearing. And whereas the total amount required to be raised in eaéh year, by aspecial rate during the term of twenty years to pay the said debt in annual instalments and to pay the interest thereon are the res- pective amounts set forth in the schedule i0 this By-1:‘ w ‘ ‘fiVj any future increase of the same. And whereas the amount of the existing debenture debt of the said Town of Lind- say is $190,740, and there is no part of the principal or interest of the said ex- isting debt in :u‘rear. And whereas the amount of the whole ramble property of the said Town of Lindsay acCUrding to the last revised as- sessment roll is the sum of $1,816,988, being fur the year 1892, irrespective of I G I .N'B ;- TIM MS- 5"“.‘31 Therefore the Council of the Curpnra- tion of the Town of Lindsay enacts and ordains as follows : I. That it shall and may be iawmi 101'} the corporation of the said Town of Lind. ‘ say to grant by way of bonus to the Lind- say, Bobcaygeon and Pontypool Railway, which lies between the Village of Bobcay- geon and Ponty 001, as aforesaid, the sum of T wenty-five housand Dollars in deben- tures of the said corporation upon the following conditions;â€" 1av That the construction of the said Railway from the Town of Lindsay to the Canadian Pacifl: Railway shall actually be commenced on or before the lst July 1894, and the same fully completed and in run- rinsz order on or before the lat July 1896. but these conditions are not to prejudice or in any way affect a. sale of the said deben- tures. (b) That the Municipal Council of the the To“ 11 of Lindsay shall have the right to gppoinn oqe‘pirrgctor of the Cpmpany _________ ‘A‘nunl’ Inf-n lU “yyv-uv vuv .v---- each year, and the Conipany entering-into the necessary agreement therefor. 3. That for the purposes aforesaid it shall be lawful for the Mayor of the said corpor- ation and he is hereby authorized and empowered to cause debentures of the said corporation of the Town of Lindsay to be made, executed and issued to the amount of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars, in sums v1,-_._‘l_fl.l TL‘Hnuu UL LVVDIIVJ’AJ __.-_-,_‘, of not less than One Hundred Dollars. which said debentures shall be signed by the said Mayor of the said corr oration for the time being, and countersigued by the Treasurer, for the time being, of the said corporation, and duly sealed with the cor- porate seal thereof. :5. The said debentures shall bear date upon the date hereinafter appointed for the coming into force of this. By-law. and e«hall be payable on the 20th day of December in each year, in the manner, for the amounts and at the times resgeetjvely set torth in uwâ€" .7 the schedule to this Bylaw, with interest at the rate of four per cent. per annum, payable yearly, on the 20th day of Decem. her in each year during the currency of the said debentures. such debentures to have coupons attached for the payment of interest, and the debentures and coupons to be made payable at the Ontario Bank in Lindsay. 4. There shall be raised and levied in each year for the pa ment of the said debt, and interest and de entures issued there- for the respective amounts set forth in the schedule hereto. 0. That the said amounts shall be raised and levied in each year, by a special rate suxllcient‘ theretor on all the ratable prop- }lerty in the municxpality of the Town of .indsav, during the currency of the said 6 That the said debentures shall be delivered by the said Mayor, for the time beinmof the said corporation to Edward Flood. A. F. D. McGachen and Robert R055. of the Town of Lindsay, Bankers, as the trustees appointed by the said corpor- ation and the said Railway Company, who Shall not dispose of the game or Convert the Same into money ex‘cept, as hereinafter mentioned . debentixres. 7 That, subject as hereinafter mentioned, the said debentures and proceeds thereof shall he delivered and paid by the «and trustees to the said Lindsay, Bobcaygeon and Pontypool Railway Company upon the completion of the said line of rail- Way from the town of Lindsay to the Canadian Pacific Railway, and the same rot in running order. Provided the same is commenced and completed Within the time hereinbetore mentioned tad provided for and 0P0. 25 CENTS. AT VI. Number 3 â€"-W|THâ€" Pine Balsam, :lW. shall and may; be lawjglfo‘r giving the Municipal Council of the Town of Lindsay the right to appoint .one Director each year as hereinbefore prov1ded for. 8. In the event of the said company failing to commence or complete the Said railway Within the time hereinbefore mentioned, and provided for, the said debentures and coupons attached thereto and the proceeds thereof shall at once be returned by the said trustees to the Treas- urer of the Town of Lindsay. to be cancell- ed, and the Council may at once pass a By-law repealing this By-law. 9 All interest coupons attached to the said'debentures falling due before and those falling due upon the 20th day of December following the completion of the said rail- way from Lindqay to the Canadian Pacific Railway,shall be detached from the deben- tures. and returped 23' the 3:1.de trustees to 34 -_ 3-.-... bulGB‘ auu Lyuu. luv“ VJ the Treasurer of the Town of Lindaay from time to time as the same become due, to be cancelled . 10. Any of the said debentures falling due and paid to the said trustees before the said Railway Company becomes entitled thereto shall be retained by them and put out at interest, and the interest therefrom paid to the Treasurer of the Town of Lind- say periodically until the said Railway Company become entitled to the principal. 11. That this By-law shall come into 1 force on the 20th day of December, in the Year of our Lord. one thousand eight hun- v dred and ninety-three. 12. The votes of all the Electors of the municipality of the Town of Lindsay, entitled to vote thereon, shall be taken on this By-law on Monday, the 20m day of February, 189 . from nine o‘clock in the f orenoon until five o'clock in the afternoon of the same day at the following places and the following persons shall be the deputy returning officers to take the votes at the reépectiQ'e places. \01 Council Chamber Pete turning officer. No 2, Skitch s Waggon Shop, returning oflicer. No 3. A W Parkin s oflice, J returning officer. Mo 1. J as Maunder‘s office. A A J Soane s: returning omcer. No 2, Curling Rink, J M Knowlson,return- ing officer. No 3, Dennis’ pump factory, Chas O’Leary, returning officer. No 1, J Graham' 8 shoe shop, returning officer. No 2. Crandell s ofl‘ice, A Cu] officer. 13. The 18th day of February, 1893, at the Town Clerk’s office in the Town of Lindsay, at 10 o‘clock in the forenoon is hereby fixed as the time and place for the appointment ofpersons to attend at the var- ious polling places andat the final summing up of the votes by the clerk respectively on behalf of persons interested in, and ro- moting or the opposing this By- aw respectively. 14. The 2181: day of February. 1893. at the Town Clerk's office in the Town of Lindsay, at twelve o'clock noon, is hereby fixed as the time and place when the clerk of this Council shall sum up the number of votes given for and against this Byâ€"law respectively. Schedule of amount to be raised each year for the payment of the debt of 825000 9nd interest at 4 per cent. in annual Instalments for 20 years:â€"-- Amount of Prin‘ Amount of Year. cipal to be In ten-(st to raised. be raised TAKB NOTICE that the abOve is a. true copy of a proposed By-Law which has been taken lnto consideration, find which will be finally passed bv the Council of the Corporation of the TOWN OF LINDSAY in the event of the assent of the electors being obtained thereto, after one month from the first publication in the “Watch- man," the date of which publication was the 19th Bay of January, A. D.. 1893, and that at the hour, day and places tnerein fixed for taking the votes of the Electors the polls will be held,‘_' D ated this 38th January, 1893. FRED 'KNUWLSON, Among the best and most successful companies travelling through the Do- minion this year, is that of Barry and F ay. Those great Irish Comedians are presenting McKenna‘s Flirtation to crowded houses everywhere, and on Monday night next they Will appear at the Academy of Music. The management deserve the thanks of the fun loving community, for securing such a. rare Schedule to By-law No. 61 of the Town of Lindsay. NOTICE- NORTH “'ARD. SOUTH “'AR 1) . The Finest Yet. ,ST \V‘ARD. oflice. J ames Neads, A Cullon, returning Peter Nicolle, re. A A J Soane's: A Bi‘adshaw. Town Clerk. Corn eil, THE GIVIG IALL SET ROLLING The Lucky Thirteen for 1893 Commence Business. A $25,000 RAILWAY BONUS BY-LAW TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE RATEPAYERSâ€"WORK FOR THE PRESENT YEAR AS OL‘TLINED BY THE MAYORâ€"THE AUDITORS~~~A HIGH LICENSE BY-LAW SHELVED. The inaugural meeting of the Town Council for 1893 was held at the Council Chamber, on Monday morning at 11 o’clock, the caretaker and THE WATCH- MAN representative being the only out- siders present. u.‘ . .1 ”H ‘ L The érlerk announced that thOsc present; had subscribed to the necessary declar- ations of qualification and were entitled to take their seats. 11" The following took their seats :â€"â€"His \Vorship Mayor Ray, Reeve Kylie, First Dy. Reeve Crandall, Se.-Dy. Reeve H. Councillors Mallou, Killaby, Bryans, Tully, Head, Keith, Lovell and Touch- burn. Moved by Coun. Mallon, seconded by Couu. Killaby, That Messrs. Kylie, Cran- dall, Lovell, Tully, Keith and Mallon be a committee to strike the standing com- mittees; for the yenrand reportâ€"Carried. 1" F! 01‘ At the evening session there was a large attendance 0f interested spectators. Mayor Ray presided and the others around the Councilloric Board were Reeves, Kylie, Walters, Crandall, and privates Keith, Bryans. Touchburn, Mal- lun, Killuby, Tully, Lovell and Head. THE MAYOR’S INAUGURAL. Mayor Ray said that before proceeding with regular business he desired to say a ‘ few Words regarding the important matU ters that would come before the council during the coming year. He noticed sev- eral new members and requested them to study up the rules thoroughly, so that there would he no friction. As much business was done in Committees. he urged prompt and regular attendance at the meetings. The council of 1892 showed almost a clean sheet and he looked for a ‘ like record for that of 1893. To do this 1 it would be necessary, as the law required, l to keep within the estimates and economy should he the watchword. The financial question was. of Course. the most impor- re tant. The Town had $125,000 of Con- d. solidated debentures unsold. $30,000 th maturing soon must be provided for, and M the same applied to $85,000 maturing -. early in 1894. If the total amount was placed in the market at once a better price Would be reallized and the balance could be safely invested. They must also provide for an arbitration with Mr. Brad- burn, of Peterboro’, re the Town Hall building. The street and bridge commit- tee was the most important of the Council and had the spending of almost all the Controlable expenditure of the town. He ‘ advocated laying down concrete pavement ' in the business portion of the town. and as the result. so far, had been highly sat- isfactory he hoped the committee would continue to furnish tile to those who boulevarded in front of their premises. The town property committee would have to consider the question of enlarging the market. which was growing with strides and bounds. More room was a necessity and a. proper police court was badly re- quired. Public parks came under this committee. The Collegiate Institute grounds and the land adjoining, owned by Mr Murphy, which could be purchased at a reasonable figure, would make a fine park. The agricultural grounds could be lplaced in good shape at a small expense and a plot of ground in the mist ward could be purchased for $400. Breathing spots were badly required. Trust funds could be used and expended judiciously and advantageously. The town owns a ‘ number of small houses opposite the mar- ‘ ket which he would advise selling to per- sons who would either repair or rebuild. The Fire Department was not by any means up to the requirements of the town and Lindsay was away behind the age in this matter. Important changes were im- perative and prompt action was required. The brigade should be reorganized, new hose and apparatus purchased and other necessary things done. He referred to the matter of extending the street water- ing and increasing the number of street lights as matters for the committee to to discuss. Sewerage and sanitation were spoken of at some length and his Worship urged that all possible precautions should be taken against the cholera and other diseases. that the town should be thoroug- ly cleaned and that no reasonable expense should be spared to accomplish this. He hoped the sewerage Committee of last year would eontinue with the good work‘ 11 they had already done. He was in favor of applying to the Legislature to change the time for making the assessment and collecting the taxes, as he regarded the summer as the best time for both The Council, after the vote of the people, could not ignore the question of liquor licenses. He was glad to see that the new railway project was being pushed, but be regarded $231000 as too large a a sum for Lindsay to pay. In conclusion d1 he asked the council to pull together for 3‘ the interests of the town and he hoped 1d , the best of feeling and harmony would Z<O‘< prevail. From Thos. Connolly, Jas. Fleury, B. F. Jewett, S. Comeil, and W. F. O’Boyle applying for the position of Assessor.â€" Laid on Table. From Ann Purvia. taking for informa- LINDSAY, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19th. 1893. THE EVENING SESSION. COMMUNICATIONS :â€"â€"His tinu regarding the price of some town propert.y._'l‘own Prnpcrt-y Com. :- . 1 From F. L. Somerville asking for the appointment of Town Engineer and Architect. â€"â€"â€"Finance Comittee. AN UNSIGNED PETITION From asking the council to petition for executive clemency in the case of Michael Carlin. now in the pene- tentiary.â€"*-Laid on the table. POLICE REPORT. Chief Bell presented his report for December, 1892, thowing that the fines imposed during the month amounted to $12.35, all of which was collected. The omount unpaid at the end of the year was $5.60 -â€"â€"Poliee Committee. THE STANDING COMMITTEES. Reeve Kylie read the following report Irom the special committee to strike ; standing committees for 1893, reporting as ‘ follows, the first named on each committee to bc the chairman thereof :â€" STREETS AND BRID(;Es.~-Messrs. Touch- burn, Mallon, Killaby. Tully, Kylie and Lovell. FIRE, WATER. AND LIGHT.-â€"Messrs. Kylie. Crandall, Johnston, Walters and Keith. TOWN PROPERTY â€"â€" Messrs. Craudall. Mallon, Head, Lovell and King. Poubancésrs. Killaby, Kylie, Touchâ€" burn, Johnston and Blimp} PliIN'rINuâ€"Messrs. Keith, Head, Bry- ans and Mallou. FINANCEâ€" Messrs. Head. Touchburn, Kylie. Crandall, Killaby and Keith. The report, as above, was adopted. L. B. AND P. R. R. Reeve Kylie said a deputation was pres- ent to adress the council and he moved, seconded by Coun. Malion that the gentle- men be heard. The motion carried. Messrs. Barron, Dubson, J . D. Flavelle, Kennedy, Deacml. W. Grace, Jno. Mc- Dunncl and W. McDonnel represented the Directorate of the Lindsay Bobcay- geon, and Puntypom Railway. 5- I Q ‘ Mr. J. A. Barron, Solicitor of the Company was the first to speak. He asked the council to pass a By-law that night, if possible, to grant the sum of $25,000, by way of bonus to the L. B. P. R. R. The Mayor had expressed sur- prise at the amount asked. The Directors had already expended over 32,000 out of their own pockets, and after considering the matter fully in all its bearings had Come to the conclusion that $25,000 was yrequired and no less a sum would possibly ‘do. This was purely a loc d scheme and the promoters are all taxpayers in Lind- say or vicinity and would have to pay . unheir full share of the increased taxes. The increase would only be $1.10 on each $1000 of assessment. He considered it remarkably low when the great advantages to be derived were taken into consider- ation. Bolicaygeon would have to pay $6 in the $1000 and all the other muuni- cipalities interested would be higher than Lindsay. which would derive the greatest benefit from the construction of the road. Every effort had been made to cut down the amount asked for and hard pan figures were the result. If Lindsay and the other places voted the sums asked the road would be an assured fact. The route Would be on the other side of the river, with a station in the east ward and then by a circuitous route the wharf would be reached. The increase in the traffic in forest products alone and the large number of additional hands that would be employ- ed, would he a great boon to the town, to say nothing of the expenditure of about $750,000 in this locality, the greater por- tion of which amount would reach the pockets of our merchants and business men and mean prosperity to the public at large. It was formerly the case that seek- ers after favors were foreigners, but in this case the applicants were residents. ’ratepayers, property owners in the town ‘ 3 who had many, varied and large interests ‘ ‘at stake and all of whom had the prOSper- ity of the town at heart. The Directors had every hope of making an advan- tageous arrangement with the C.P.R. and thus being placed in a position to get bet- ter terms from the railway that now had the town by the throat. The promoters are not speculators, but show their good faith by putting their own money into the enterprise and they do not ask the town for one cent until the road is in running order. He urged action at once as delay meant injury to the project. The Mayor said the council‘shbuld con- sultrthc solicitor regarding the by-lgxw. >H771\7£[1'.7B2er0n said {he solicitor had seen the by-lmffing approved uf it. viVIi“: J. D Flaielle spake briefly, urging the necessity of immediate action as delay was dangerous: _ . _.. :‘1 . .1 1 AI, Conn. Crandall felt confident that the road would be a great boon to the town, that the building of it would add greatly to our prosperity, while if the by-lnw was defeated our town would sink to the status of a country village. Coun. Mallon was strongly in favor of the bonus if the interests of the town were properly looked after. His ward would benefit greatly. no doubt, but the whole town would share in the general prosperity, which he felt confident would follow if the road was constructed. He wanted each and every one to put his shoulder to the wheel. to work for the bonus and to carry it triumphantly. He wanted immediate action, so that the other municipalities interested would folâ€" ‘low suit and thus give us the railway at ‘ the earliest p(r)ssihle day. LEFT OVER. Reeve Kylie was called to the chair,the council went into committee of the whole, and. the Railway By-law was read a second time. Méssrs. Hopkins. Kennedy, Barron; E5 41C (91‘ l Grace and several members of the council spoke, when the committee rose and asked leave to sit again on Tuesday evening. A CHARITABLE GRANT. Mr. P. J. Hurley, as President of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, on motion, was heard. He asked the town for a grant towards the funds of the Society, in order to alleviate the distress at present existing among the poor. The funds were exhausted and aid Was urgently re- quired. In 1890-1-2 over 55300111018 than received from the town Was distributed among the poor of the town. Mr. John F leury said the town must either give a grant or take the poor off the hands of the society. The society is kept up by voluntary contributions, lectures, picnics and grants from council. At prrs- ent there is a deficit of about $15 and money is badly needed, to alleviate pres. sing cases. He asked for $50, and prom- ised vigilencc in dispensing it. The books are always open to the Councillors. 1 Q‘ if Moveé by‘Reeve Cl'andall, scc~nded by Conn. Head, That the sum of 5550 be gmnted to the St. Vincent de Paul Soci- ety. â€"â€"â€"Carried. STONE FOR STREETS. Moved by Coun. Mallon, seconded by Coun. Killaby, that the chairman of the streetand bridge committee be authorized to advertise for 75 cords of stone to be de- livered in the different wards as required and that the resolution be referred to the street and bridge committeeâ€"Carried. FIRST READINGS. Moved by Reeve Kylie, seconded by Walters, That By-laws to grant $25,000: to the L. B. P. R. R. ; To appoint au- ditors and Assessors; To appoint a High School Trustee, and to appoint a Board of Health be now read a first time.â€" Carried. The By-laws were duly read. Moved by Uuun. Keith, seconded by Coun. Head, That a By-law to raise the license fees for hotels and shops in Lind- say to the sum of 3500 be now read a first time. As the Byâ€"law was not ready the motion was left over as a notice. A TRUSTEE. A By-law appointing Thomas Stewart a High School Trustee was duly passed. BOARD OF HEALTH. Messrs. D Ray, G. W. Mills, Thos. Wal- ters. G. A. Stewart, B. Cook. Dr. Lynch, Jos. Maunder, J . L. Winters, Dr. Mc- Alpine were appointed members of the Board of Health for 1893. DAYS or GRACE. Moved by Reeve Kylie. seconded by Dep-reeve \Valters, That the time for the collection of taxes be extended until the ‘ 20th day of February nextâ€"Carried. ‘ AFTER TEN. Moved by Councillor Mallon, seconded by Coun. Bryans, That the 10 o'clock rule be temporarily suspe11ded.-Carried. AN ENGINEER. Mr. F. L. Somerville was heard regard- ing his communication and asked the council to consider it favorably. TO CONFER. Moved by Reeve Kylie. seconded by Coun. Head, That the mover and seconder be a special committee to confer with the St. Vincent de Paul Smiety.â€"Carried. The council then adjourned until Tues- TI'ESDAY‘S MEETING. On Tuesday evening an adjourned meeting was held, all the members pres- ent except Coun. Johnston. n There was a fair attendance of specta- tors and upon invitation Messrs. Winters, Connolly. Robson and Fee. eat-members of the Council, took seats within the bar. LIQUOR LICENSES. Moved by Coun. Keith, seconded by Coun. Head, That a By-law to fix the price to be paid for tavern and shop li- censes for the Coming year be read a first time. â€"Carried. wThc By-law was accordingly read a first time. THE Boxrs BY- LAW. \\ it}: Reeve K) lie in the chair, in com- mittee of the whule, the Railwziy bonus by-law was read a. second time, the blanks filled in and all preparations made for submitting it to the Ratepayers, Town Solicitor Hopkins for the Town and So- licitor Barron for the Railway Company approving of the various clauses. QUIETLY sHELVEn. The liquor license By-law then had an innings. Coun. Keith proposed 3500 as the figure for both hotel and shop licenses. Coun. Touchburn did not believe in collecting money to go into the coffers of Sir Oliver Movat. If the license was in- creased to 3500, how much of the increase Would the town receive ? ,ay evening. Mayor Ray, while a strong temperance advocate thought S500 tun high a figure. ' ' ’ ' - ‘ ‘ A 1 , Iw\c 7 IV -v‘1 Conn. Kéitlx did not want to reduce the number of hotels, but he did want to raise the prim; _uf drinks. If $500 carried -u-uv --_.. __ the town Wuuld receive a good ruund sum 1n addltiunal revenue. --- .-“..____ Coun. Mallon said that while the peo- ple voted to reduce the number of hotels, they failed to return temperance men to the council. It was formerly said that the temperance people wanted sobriety, not money. while now it appeared they wanted money. not sobriety. He Would Vote against the proposal although he was a. temperate man. u- 1. A1,-.- _..A,. A Coun Touchburn thought there was a misunderstanding as the people were of the opinion that the whole of the increase would go to the town. If the present number of hotels was reduced some of those with small houses and large yards would be cut off to the great detriment of the town, as the accommodation at present is not by any means too great. The Mayor held that no matter how ,,‘I ‘l 1..» high the lice; mun. I: sense was yurchns s a ( 1‘. could be J4 50 Cents per Year in Advance. THE ACDITORS. The Mayor appointed Mr. D. Eagleson, jr., and the council Mr. J. D. MacMurchy as auditors. On motion of the mayor the committee rose and the By-law “as quiet‘y dropped, at least for the present, the $500 motion not being seconded. THE FIREMES. Reeve Kylie gave notice that he would introduce at the next meeting a By-iaw respecting the reorganization of the Fire Department. found, but they were not always among the best class of the community. A Successful and Flourishing Institu- tion. I‘he annual mceliug of the Snuth Vic- tnria Agricultural Society was held at the council chamber yesterday .Lfternnon. The attendance was not large. President Lownsbmugh took the chair and called the meeting to order. The minutes of the‘last meeting were duly read and confirmed. THE DIRECTORS, REPORT. The president presented the annual re- port of the directors, as follows: GE:~'TLEMEN,â€"Wc, the president and dixcctors, of the South Victoria. Agricultural society, in makmg out annual report, feel glad to be able to report aconsldet- able advanucmem in membership and entries and financxa} sanding 93:: last year. _ We, the board of directors. are thankful to be able to report so favorably as to our financxal standing. Last year we had a very heavy debt hanging over us, but owing to the perseverance of the directors and the noble assistance they received from the town of Lindsay. enabled us to elm ourselves of the lot in thesonth ward, and by a reduction of one per cent on our interest account, We are placed in apositxon to give better prim at future exhxbmons. SOUTH VICTORIA AGRI- CULTURAL SOCIETY. One of the chief causes of our great success was the presence of the Hon. G. Kirkpatrick, Lieutenant Gov. of Ontario, and Mrs. Kirkpatrick, who were accom- panied by the Hon. john Dryden, minister of agricul- ture. 1n additton, the Weather was excellent, the attendance large, 2nd the gate receipts enabied us to pal off the sum 9f $1.5;5.oo,_prineipal and inteeest. I Taken as a whole Eh; eiflibitio-n was undoubtedly one of the best ever held in the district. Another attractixe and pleasing feature of them! was the presence of the pschoolb children. drilled by Mrs. Roberts, assisted by the teachers of the town and we heartily tender them our most hearty thxm’ . The displav of horses was \'en' fine. especial‘y m the speeding ciasses. The speeding was 2 gm attraction and the manner in which the program was carried out gage every satisfaction. U Your dieectors now beg to surrender the trust reposed in them, but in doing so we harnlv tender our thanks to the ma) or and council of th: Loan of Lindsay, and the warden and members of the county council for the generous support gix en us in financial matters, and In conclusion we express the ho' - ' at the Lindsay Central Exhibition will be as successful in the tuture as it was in 1899-. All of which is respectfuliy submitted. Wm. Lowssaaoucn. Przsideut. The council then adjourned. Lindsay, December 31st. 1892. The report was adopted. On motion, Mr. W. M. Robson took the chair. The secretary presented his financial statement for the year 1892, as follows: To Total receipts ........................ 3 EXPENDITURES. By paid to township societies ................ paid for prizes. 1892 ..................... paid for band ............................ paid pnzes for previous years ............ pad for fireworks ....................... pai_d for grounds, buildings insurance, etc paid rem. lighting, etc ................... paid judges caretakers, etc ............. paid promoting circulation farming papers. paid secretary, treasurer and assistants. . .. Value of land ..... Valuc of buildings.. Prize money. unpaid ............. Mortgages on land and buildings. Total liabilities ....................... $3,008 75 Assets over liabilities .............. .. . . $3,466 38 The government grant ofSpo was divided as follows: Mariposa, $140; Ops, $78.99: Vex-clam. $55.22; Emily, $96.60: Lmdsay Horticultural Society, $49.23. WM. Lon-35320003, Pm. D. C. TREw, \ JAMES KEITH. secretary. ,‘~Audxtor.\. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The election of oflicers was proceeded with, after a short discussion and resulted as followszâ€"President, W. Lownsbrough; lst vice-president. R. Bryans; 2nd vice- president, J. B. Graham. Directorsâ€" Messrs. E. H. Hopkins and W. D. Hun- ter, Ops; Wm. Thorndyke and J. M. Swayne. Mariposa; Eugene Shine and T. H. McQuade, Emily: James Lithgow, Verulam; Joseph Rickaby and Thomas Connolly, Lindsay. Messrs A. F. D. Macgachen sud George McI-Iugh were appointed auditors. ; Mr. James Keith was re-elected secre- i tary-treasurer by the directors. White Pine Balsam, One of the Lindley troupe, named \V. H. O'Neil, found out on Tuesday night, that a. certain revolver was loaded. The play was of the border variety and fire- arms, particularly revolvers played, a very important part in it. The actor to question was handling a number of weapons, after the show was over, when one of them went off. It proved to be loaded with ball cartridge, and the bullet found a. billet in one of O’Neil’s hand, 'Dr. Wilson dremd the wound, which is not danger- mm- Of course. “Didn’t know it was 011:. Of course, “ loaded,’ will app'y. balance 1n hand ........... I cg: slative grant ......... Municipal grant .......... Members subscriptions... Donations ............... Admission Fees .......... Rent of ground, stalls, etc Emries for horses ........ HIGINBOTHJ’IMS. paid mxsccllaneous minor expenses. B. KNOWLSON, ) The statement was adopted T0331 cxpcngimte ........... Total assets... THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT. 25 CENTS, AT It Was Loaded. LIABILITIES. RECEIPTS. ASSETS. WITH 73.: SEA APS AWAY ties ................ $430 w .................... x 546 00 .................... . Go no N years ............. I: so .................... :52 ac ings insurance, etc .35“ 6: .................... 330 :6 rs, etc .............. x44 75 tion farming papers. :8 °o er randassistann... . x26 55 nor expenses ........ :60 co ..... $293 39 34.509 91 .1858 35 . 14:37 . 25300 $5.475 on