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" son and looked with as much dir, aman'sa man for ' that ; but. the Friday last was an eventful day at the Reach Council. That some thing extraordinary was about to, happen was painfully obvious toany one .paying the slightest attention 10 the driving and taring which' was taking place ere the Council as- sembled. A certain covered cutter from Prince Albert was seen re- peatedly hurrying between that; village and Manchester, bearing its | precious loads of books, papers, and scrolls, and lodging them mm tle two hall with as much bluster and expense incurred in this thing, "| the very last men in the community. vision of the Voters' List was madea|" A Thing of Beauty is a Joy serious ground of attack. Forever: Weall deplore the un they pow do their little best to cre- ates rumpus over the paying of it. ji. every time one attem , + ; pted to go' mile "of Jiberal active buyers as When the Augitor came to this item | from home for the past three months ; if nego fairs, Much praise in his report he spread himself to afterall this, we say, anyone can subscribe the utmost and declared the payment illegal, and when parties attempted to insinuate that the order of the Judge bad been given and that would. cover the lezality, here the Auditor rushed his hand into his breast poc- ket and drew therefrom a document stating that it was the highest legal opinion upon earth. This struck terror into oll around, everyone circumstance as if it had been carry- trembled for the result and yeiled ing relief in toa starving and be- leaguered city. During the forenoon the Council proceeded and nothing unusual oc- curred if we except the unusual their faces lest the glare of this illus. trious opinion might injure the sight expecting that it was from no less a dignitary than the Grand Mogul or the Emperor of all the Russias; but number of runners who might be when the document was unfolded and geen hanging on tho flanks of the Couneil. But the afternoon session bad scarcely opened when the cham- fam ewww weary hEUrd 10 OADG a8- sunder, and in rolled one of the dinateof the Attorney-General of auditors, groaning under the weight of documents, legal and illegal, rolle, scraps, scrolls, and papers, with a complete digest of the laws trom the days of the famous doomsday book, down to the morning of the 26th of February in the year of grace, 1875. The appearance of this unusoal load produced very dif- ferent effects on the parties present. One of the members of Council ap- peared to be prepared for the inva- complacency on tho doe- umentary pile as the ship- wrecked mariner does on the ap- proach of the life-boat. The runners gazed with intense interest on the flood of legal light as it lay heaped on one of the benches; the other parties present appeared to regard the display as a specious bur lesque. On motion of Mr Holman the Auditor's report was ordered to be read. The Auditor rising laid on the ta- ble a stack of documents bristling all over with red tape ; and certain- ly if their value is to be estimated from the superfluity of red tape and trappings they are the most terrible documents over laid before alegisla- lative body. During the period of sorting and piling silence deep as death reigned throughout the ball ; no one dared to breathe until the contents of these awful documents had began to be thundered forth from the lipsof this terrible auditor; but unfértunacely for him he had not got over a dozen words before the derisive smiles began to play up- on the countenances of all who heard him ; for it was found that these eternal and interminable documents were simply a blundered audit and poor at that. In running over the assets we find the trifling omission in one instance of $50.00. While neither the books vor the andit had a scratch of an Auditor's name to them. Hereis the caption of the august document verbatim ad literatim :-- « The Corporation of the Township of Beach in Account with «§, H. CHRISTIAN, Treas." Thus it will be observed that the important matter of the year for which the Audit is made was entire: ly ignored: Doubtless the auditor supposed that his great state docu- ment, like the moral law, should be the only one whieh would ever re- quire to be made and that it would do for all time to come. It will be observed aleo that the auditor or read breath was restored to the dumb. foundered crowd as it was found «hao the document was an emanation from an eighth or tenth rate subor- Ontario ; and was just about as sat- isfactory as most documents coming from that quarter--non-committal. We have nodesire to follow the running critique of the past year's legislation of the township Council and breathed out threatening and slaughter generally aguinst the en- tire municipal staff. But the price charged for this simple audit threw all its other beauties into the shade. The thing is worth about $10 and had that amount been paid no one would have grumbled; but that would not satisfy this extensive Aud- itor. Ono! be is determined to make the township pay for his use- less display of red-tape and humbug and charges the enormously extra- vagant sum of $50 for an audit which would be avell paid at less than half the money. Why the idea is per- fectly absurd | $50 for an annual Audit of the accounts of the Treas urer of the corporation of Reach.-- Yes, Mr Auditor, this is putting it on alittle too steep and savorsa little too much of a job, you have no right to chargethe township for yourelab- orate nonsense, Audits ought not to be charged by the mile op ton. -- Dominigh Parliament. ho Spe The doings of the present session of 'the Dominion Parliament have riot so far oceu- pied much of our space and certainly little has been lost to our readers in consequence. The Senate had a big time on Thursday last in dealing with Senator Brown's still- born Leciprocity treaty. No one appeared to have the slightest sympathy for either the Treaty or its author. In the Commons on the same day a sort of running fire was kept up on Militia and other matters connected with playing soldier. The salaries of the heads of the Militia are crowding up at a fearful rate. From $11 every day, Sundays and all, downward. The Government asked the modest sum of $70,000 to be divided among the civil ser- vice mon as incapase of salary. On the intreduction of the Estimates, Dr. Tupper took the floor and held it several hours giving the Finance Minster a fearful dressing for his willingly incorrect state- ments and misrepresentation.of the condition of the finances of the conntry wheu the pres- ent Government came into power. Cart- wright, McKenzie and other members most deeply concerned in the plot squirmed apd wriggled under the Jash but it was no use they stood self-convicted. The Dr. showed them that the extra three millions which they had screwed out of the people in the shape of extra taxes had been done with the sole view of meeting their own wasteful ex~ travagance. The sitting on Friday was almost wholly taken up with discussing the merits (such ns they are) and demerits of the notorious Jenkins the Grit plenipotentiary at the Court auditors display theirmagnanimity(®) | of st. James. = of souls in their spleenetic display S-- against the township Treasurer:-- Neddy's ones. 207 close We don't know that the Treasurer has observed this childish display of §liwill on thepartot the Auditors 6d if he did he would met regard it a the valde of a straw, but we ven- ture £6,883 that there is not another audit isthe province, in this or any other manicipality in whice there in 80 miserable a display of petty spleen as ia the andit now before us. H. Christian" neither preceded the usual Mr. nor followed by yi. Woon to admit that careful absence of both showed a their stars that John the co close yorse in partizanship sud vrother in fpiquity 5 says we ought to A couple of weeke ago we complained of the worse than blind partizan proclivites of Mr Nott who in his capacity of School Trustee got a little job of advertising to do for the corporation and felt so plaguy big over it that he entirely forgot that there were two offices in town and stalked into Neddy with it, and on the principle of being gener- ous with other people's property allows Neddy to spread these out to their utmost and devide them into two parts with the view of chorging as much as Jousible. The ratepay- ers ar: good for it. Mr Nott had no instruc tions from the board to act in this amiable style The ratepayers may thank id not secure a seat at uncil board with his strong bias for ons. To make the matter Neddy crawls to the rescue of his punished for ous cone tinued opposition toPortPerry. The poorcrea- | p tures confounded our jo fe: the miserable clique Neddy and tle are the enemies Port Perry 3 _ All throughot § the province who have had the pleasure of listening to Miss Jeanie Wat- | son, Beotland's greatest Vocalist. will to know that she bas retured os auditor through all the intricacies of his state paper as it was simply a 'We have hitherto been amongst those who | nal Seed Show and but| Tilingly subscribed tothe truth of the above proposition, but the present winter has . | shaken our faith 'tin its truth; we have | motors of these fairs as well as fo their who ought to complain of this Mat: | co much of the "beautiful" snow that we | ron to witness thelr oi gh Ee and ap ter ought to bethese Same audi as they were the leaders of the *} which brought all this waste. not satisfied with creating the waste Manchester Fair. The Manchester monthly cattle Fair, An- It must be highly satisfactory to the pro- tors | nave been led to question the truth of the | from year to year until the Manchester faiis plot proposition. If after having been dragged | now deservedly occupy the foremost rank | hi But | and rolled through miles of the " beautiful | gongs the township fair of the province. Show of Fat Cattle will | Friday, 26th ult, be held on Wednesday, 10th inst. snow," tipping over every few yards, break- | whether for quantity or quality of stock | from. conversing with Mrs, Leonard, they ing the rig, crippling" the horses. freezing | Manchester is ope of our people almost to death, and repeating the to the truth of the above proposition he must have a carious idea of "joy,' To say the least of it the "beautiful snow' has bee! making absolute fools of us all during the past three months. We cut roads today and | they gut filled up to-morrow, our locomotives, have been banked for the past month ; com= merce has been nearly cut oft, our supply of wood has been shortened and every depart. ment of business has been crippled, and still the "beautiful" rolls along our main roads Another fearful snow storm last night, the tops of the spires are seen over the snow. -- A Lock Out. The village of Port Perry since Monday last has had very much the appearance of a town in a state of seige. Parties come driv- ing into this village as they have been ac-- customed to do expecting the usual abun- dant and comfortable shed accommodation, busin attempting to drive into any of the sheds they find all closed against them and they turn in despair, bitch their steaming horses to the first post they can find on the street much to the discomfort as well as the no small risk of the valuable animal like miniature mountains and only laughs & maintained regular Cattle Faimind now they every attempt to get either over or round iti 88 regular and thoroughly esblished in-- So much for "A thing of beauty being & joy stitution and deserve the - and forever." support of the entire communis} and on no but few fairs are favored w ing fairs and |did not consider that she would be ad- a8 good a class {mitted into the Lunatic Asylum, she ap- peared quite rational. ¢ When no other village in th§county made any attempt to establish suc flirs a few peo. ple in Manchester, at pble expense and no small labor establi conditions should the sup) ronage of our farmer friends)be drawn from of a fair which was ished for their convenience and profit, an lopg main- tained at considerable cost and much discouragement before it £4 ly ee tablished. So long as this fir no profit other villages Manchester struggle alone: Ni that this fair has been thoroug! and people begin to realige tb Bumerous advantages attending on sich, nthly fairs are springing up in every gurter. of course such fairs cannot prospr in every locality they require to be in poper points and at reasonable distances o they will doubtless militate against each mer and, it may be render both unworthy ofthe patron- here the poor horses must stand shivering until the parties have done their business and are prepared to leave the village when again the half-frozen unfed horses must set out on' their homeward run rather dissatisfied with the cold cheer, while the hungry and dissatisfied driver whispers through his chat-- tering teeth that he won't visit that village soon. But while horses suffer from this wantand exposure the traveling public are little less inconvenienced. It is but cold com- fort for anyone driving up cold aud it may be hungry to one of our hotels expecting as formerly a comfor'able, warm meal and find- ing the doors locked against him. But such is the fact our hotels have all been locked up and the sheds barred since Monday last as a protest against the action of our municipal council, The Council in framing the licenso By-law placed the license for taverns and stores within five dollars of the highest figure the law would allow, viz : $125 including Gov- ernment duty. The tavern keepers feeling dissatisfied demanded a modification of the terms and on being refused came to the de- termination to close up their business till the Council should come to terms. And here the Latter rests, and while the parties are fighting the business of the place is be- ing injured. We think the action of the Council in framing the License By-law was in the right direction but carried to an unreasonable length. Had the License been placed at say 50, which with the Government duty would have been $65, there would have heen no complaint, and from this amount there would | have-bwen realized a fair revenue. That hotels are necessary for the convenience of the public cannot be denied, and that suffici- cient and comfortable hotel accommodation tend to increase the business of any locality is no less true ; and that the extensive busi- support of the best buyers and success. ful breeders in this district of fountry as well as all others capable of &preciating disinterested effort for public con:nience. Besides the regular monthly Catie Fair the Annual Seed Show and Show of ht Cattle take place on Wednesday next, 10a inst. The Prize list is quite liberal, Saquuting tosome $44. But the amount of izes is much less an inducement than the echang- ing of seed and the opportunity of pcuring first class seed. Thus the usual e fair Show of Fat Cattle, Show of Sceds ad the important auction sale of a BankrupiStock will make Wednesday next a busy ay in Manchester. ee A --e. A Step in the Right Directin. The County Council of Brant at its reet- ing on the 10th ult, set an exampl to other county councils which we believe icy would do well to copy. ! It will be remembered that the Ontsio Government in the greatuessof their on heart and from a natural magnauimity of sal promulgated the gushingly generous mans ate that newspapers which! would fall dow and worship them would be subsidized by + regular supply of government pap; an those papers which would not fall down am worship them should not be allowed even f smell the crumbs which fall ftom the Gov. was a8 ~mesh as could "be, still no better things were expected of them a foul epring cannot give fourth pure water. But the magnanimous Government did not even stop here they carried their con. temptible meaness a step further and ordered that printing in with inal ness of Port Perry demand a large amount of hotel accommodation is obvious to every one doing business in the village. We have no sympathy with those who suppose that no treatment is too harsh and no language toc severe when used against a hotel keeper.-- A legitimate hotel business is quite as lion- orable as any otfier business in the land and just as necessary. We do not believe that it is to the interust of any community to talk of and treat their hotel keepers as if they had no rights and no claim to protection. The object with us ought not to be to take out of them every cent we can screw, our object should be to lay no unnecessary burden on them but rather encourage them to keep such houses as will be a credit to themselves, an honor to the village and a comfort to those who come to do business in the village 1f we treat them as aliens, screw the last cent out of them which the law will allow, and dodge their every step with a view to tripping them up we are by no means taking the best method of raising or keeping our hotels at that standard of respectability which we all wish to see; for by treating them so we shall drive the more respectable of them from amongst us. ---------- Raising the Blockade. The blockade (not a snow onc) which has been rigidly maintained on our hotc!s and sheds during the past three days was suc- cessfully run under cover of a dreadful snow storm on the night of the 3rd inst ; a whole fleet of oyster vessels succeeded iu eluding the forts, and landing their cargoes safely within "the ramparts. The members of Council concealed themselves in some empty oyster kegs.and getting within the forts de- molished thebreast-works and offered free ingress to all. Several of the ports are now clear, -- Resigned. 3 The entire community will leam with profound that the Rev. Jas. Thom, the di y esteemed Preshyterian Minis- ter here, has signified his determination to cut connection with that body dnd cast his lot with the Methodist Church of Canada.-- The resignation of the Rev. gentleman can. not fail in being a great loss to the Presby- terian body, while his admission into the: Methodist body will prove an important ac uisition, Mr. Thom's manly, consistent \bristian demeanor has gained for him the esteem and the community. Sm. = Aldost on Officer. justice shall only be done at those offices which fall down and worship the Govern- mental calves, This stretch of Government- al impertinance took everyone by surprise,no one supposed for a moment that even theOn- tario Government, notorions as it is for mean and contemptaole partizanship, would bave the audacity to take our countie's councils by the nose and order them to give the lists of convictions and other printing connected with Criminal Justice to none but those offices that swear by the Ontario Government The counties must pay the shot but the modest Ontario*Government has the impud- ence to order as to which offices shall do the printing. The following is & copy of a petition bear- ing on this point: a 4 Brantford, 10th February, 1875. To His Honor John Crawford, Lieutenent Gover- nor of the Province of Ontario. The memorial of the Muicipal Council of the corporation of the county of Brant, HoupLy SHEWETH,-- That under the enact- ments for the adminstation of Justice in the Province of Ontario, Lists of Convictions before Justices of the Peace and other Megis- trates, have from time to time to be publish- ed in some newspaper in the County in which such convictions take place. That under the existing regulations the Honorable the Attorney-General for the said Province directs in what paper said List of Convictions and other notices and adver-- tisements relating to the Admimistration of Justice shall be published, but the expenses of such publication has to be provided for out of the County and ise heavy tax there-- on. Your memoralists consider that having to provide for the payment of such Lists and and advertisements each County Corporation .shouid have the right to select the paper in wirich the same shall appear. 'Phat by throwing the same with other printing open to public compition the expenses would be mush reduced,nnd the ratepayers relieved of a portion .of the expense which has neces- sarly to be imposed upon them in the way of taxation. Your memoralists therefore. pray that Your Honor will he pleased by Just in as Your to neily 1 such manner The Township of Beach came within $50 but to miss by an inch is as good as a mil We would remind our readers of the Social d Concert to be given on Tuesday Sth ,. by the Manches- and we think the people have every reason ' The Municipal Council of Port Perry held | I to the Treasurer --Canied. | & short dintusston and that I do hereby apply to you for all the necessary Blanks and arin [Signed] «WM. SPENCE." The Clerk read a communieation fromthe Council of the Township of Uxbridge, en- quiring whether the Township of Reach in tended to appropriate to meet a like appropriation made by the Uxbridge Council of which notice had been given to Reach. $50 on the town line Mr. St. John explained the manner in which the late appropriation made by this Conner} for the town line, had been expend- Mr. Jessop represented that one Jas. Hall et | had had a sheep worth $9 killed by dogs. On motion of Mr. Holman, the sum of $6 was ordered to be paid. On motion, of Mr. Dobson, the sum of $50 was appropriated to mest a similar grant made by Uxbridge, to be expended on the town line between Uxbridge and Reach, and Mr. P. Christie be Commissioner to expend © same. ; On motion the Council adjourned for din- ner. aye of either seller or buyer. Ofourse the| Council od i , and | M; Fairs being th estab- unl yesImet i lished will always comi a thete - In compliance with the by-law requiring municipal Councils to examine the bond of the Treasurer of the corporation each and every year, the clerk laid on tne table the bond of the Treasurer. been fonnd all satisfactory a resolution moved by Mr Holman was passed to that effect. The bond having Mr I Craig came before the council on the vexed question of the Greenbank road mud dle. ; The ease is to this effect. Tn laying out the centre road it was claimed by one Mr Tanson that the road encroached on his land and applied to the council for compensation asserting that the corporation occupied a portion of his land. The council knew that it they occupied Mr Tanson's land then Mr Craig must occupy their land and in order to make matters straight an arbitration was ap- pointed whose award was that Craig should pay over $80 for the land he occupied and the council handed this money to Mr Ianson Craig had a suit withanother party regard ing a portion of the same land and in exact ly similar circumstances and had gained the suit, the court ruling that the land was his from limitation of possession ; and now he comes before the council of Reach asking to have the $80 refunded to him on the strength of the judgement referred to. The Reeve stated that the council had no power to disturb the award of the arbitrators that all par.ies had accepted the award and the council could in no way interfere. only remains for Mr Craig to appeal to a higher conrt to set aside the award and the council will be bound by the ruling of the ernment table. This did very well and no said court, one attempted to grumble _thougi: the thing wretchedly It Mr St John introduced and carried through by-law to amend the licinse by-law by iserting the name of John Cook of the Vic. tria Hotel, Prince Albert, to obtain a cer- ticate for license. In committee of the whole on the above bylaw ihe Reeve stated that he had had vey serious doubts adto the power of the concil to vefuse license to parties who had th Ace ions and 9 3 tios and who put in @& proper application iin the me prescribed by law and had obfined the necessary cerfificate from the insjctor. But having sisxce read the ruling of th supreme court of New Brunswick that neithr Municipal Councils nor even Local Govénments have any anthority for refusing a lictse, under such circumstances he (Mr Ewen had come to the conclusion that ihis cound dare not refuse Mr Cook a license. -- Did thy refuse Mr Cook could go on and sell, hevonld be hauled up aad the penalty of the k-law exacted, he might refuse to pay wha his goods wonld be sold. He might gon again and sell and again he would Defined, and again refusing to pay his goodsand chattels would again be brought tohe hammer. Again he might go on and selhnd the penalty this time being imprisonmet he night undergo that too,and when all is ver he or Mr Scott could tura round and st the corporation and recover heavy damaps, Ms Holma introduced and carried through its second reding a by-law to repeal by-law No. -- and.agsa by-law for appointing a license inspetr, 'The councikvent into committee of the whole, Mr Chetie in the chair. The blank fothe name was filled with Calvin Sharrar¢ Prince Albert; and the blank for salargwas filled with $20. The coramitte arose and reported and the by-law was reads third time and passed. The Auditor ws uow permitted to submit his report. The law books, ocuments and authorities, legal and otherwis clad in their red tape made the old tabl squeak when laid on it. The Auditor proteded to read the several items, but the very awkward preamble en- tirely destroyed thi. interest which might otherwise have beenaken in the document. Several strictures wich the auditor made while reading off thetems were about to be replied to by membet of Council, but they were as often told to thold on," that there was another docu) yet to come which would fully illuminehe entire horizon of the year's proceedings. This other document was by Do means wory the paper which was spoiled by it, but tb Council patiently heard it through. Who it had been got through. { Mr. Dobson moved the Treasurer be drawnito 32 vic., ch. 36, sections 114 and 115, as 0 making his re- turns to the Co. Treasurelbefore April 8th in each and every year, antprevious to pay- ing over the money due, wil please sce Bec. 161 of said Act and be govshed acoordingly ; and that the Clerk be andhe is hereby in. ructed to diliver @ copy ol this resolution 1 te be given to Mrs Wise. the attention of to by the auditor, | Streets. : Mr. Holman moved that thi andit as now| Mr Shaw introduced and carried read beadopted. its second reading a by-law to appoint a Mr. St. Jobn moved fhat'it k not od | ® Tavern Tospector to enforce the law relat-- but that the items objected toy the Auditors | "E 10 the liguor traffic, be allowed. 3 4 In comuitice of the whole, i Jones i ie chair, several names were mentioned bnt ink common of Sh6whols ol wa aged hn i won be pcr, to a e a clit of having the same party appointed to both part of the Clerk's duty to duties was s by the chairman of the Court of Revision of the Voter's committee, This suggestion was "The | PIY for the position, on man voted nay--The chairman voted with the yeas and declared the amendment carri- The Reeve moved that Mr Heard's claim a ; is EH 4.6 not now but left to the ue to the caer-| The: Clerk xéad the following commtni-| Eonar the Judge. v Heard had gy of the few generous al Dg Pro=' cation : resented the mattersto the Judge or moters to whose liberality we are indebted To John Christi never would have ordered the of for the establishment and paintenance in 0 poy Kk of He Esq., any such sum Mr Heard he said had charged our midst of a highly important insiitution-- al o Township of Reach, | gr work he had never done he had charged Ba regular Monthly Cattle | f\i e are ¢ Take notice, that I have this day | mileage from the town hall to the residence pleased to see our farmers k-brecders P myself before you for the purpose | of each party whom he served. generally beginning to vealizdsomething of Of making and taking the necessary oth of| pr g¢ John moved that the amount of the value and importance to aly agricultural | office as Assessor, to which I have been 8p- | yr "Heard's claim, $94.91, be paid. - He community of these regular e Fairs. pointed by the Municipal Councii of Reac! : ' Wd considered that by refusing payment would only increase the amoumt which the cor- poration would have to pay by having to bey Sosts in addition to the mount }the udge already ordered payment of the iin will scarcely reverse his de- cision at the bidding of the Council. A division was called on Mr. St. John's amendment, when there rose Messrs. St. John and Christie, yeas ; and Messrs. Ewers and Holman, nays. The Chairman voted with! the- yeas, and declared the amendment carried, Mr, Ewers moved that the Committee arise and report the Audit with the accounts objected to by the auditors allowed. Mr. St. John moved that the Report be adopted. Mr. Holman moved in amendment, that to the committee of the whole with inetrué- tion to amend the same by striking out the payments to the Clerk and Mr. Heard, and that the matter be submitted to the Judge. The yeas and pays being called, Mr. Hol- man voted yea, and Messrs, St, John, Chris- tie and Dobson voted nay, and -the amend ment was declared lost, a On motion for the adoption, Mr. Holman moved to substitute $50 in place of the amount claimed by Mr. Heard. Yea, Mr. Holman, Nays, St. John, Dobson and Christie, 80 the amendment was declared lost. The motion for adoption was then put and carried. . On motion of Mr. Bt. John, the audit as amended and thus finally audited and allow- ed was adopted. On motion of Mr. Christie, 200 copies-of the detailed statement, in Sheet form, were ordered to be printed, On motion of Mr. St. John, the matters connected with school sections 5, 6, and 7, were deferred till next meeting of Council. On motion of Mr. Christie, the sum of $25 was ordered to be paid to each of the auditors On motion of Mr Dobson, the, Treasurer. was instructed to give the Leonard family whatever may be necessary for their support till next meeting of council. ; On motion the thanks of the council were tendered to the euditors. On motion the thanks of the Council were tendered Mr Real, the Collector, for his effi- cient and valual le services as collector, It was resolved that parties intending to apply for grants on any of the roads or brid- ges throughout the township shall make ap- plication to the Council at its i on ea, "Coupons oft Mong the Report be not now adoptea but referred | | « 4, Coupous off Elma bentures ...oce0eeeo 3000 Rec'd from Municipal Loan Fund 15783 37 ~~ 4 Intereston same.....: 300 52 » from Collectors + Coupons off Minto Debentures ., ©. 150 Coupons off Kingon Debentures, 150,00 $19859 29 PURPOSES OTHER ' NonhR. To balance on hand. as per last audit, ius svenneriaranee To rec'd from : Back $800 18 168 10 10 00 money for 1871.c.iveseess Non-resident land tax . . Clergy Reserve Fund.. John McDougall; Comm of Statute Labor .. $6814 40 Brock, 6th Feb,, 1875. TOWNSHIP Cash on hand as per Auditors' Re- rt 1ast YeAr:... cere rene $273 24 from Bills payabls 4350 00 341 67 55 20 i y 'Williams on 7th con. 76 00 Roads and Bridges per Cragg. ..ooo cocesecn 50 00 County of Ontario, refund 40 75 Municipalities Fund 373 41 Collector, on Rolls, to date ..... 17065 41 $22621 68 | We do hereby certify that the foregoing is & correét Abstract of lie 'Receipts penditure for the year 1874, as shown by the Treasurer's Book. Reach Counmell. J a This Council Held their # on [w ! k oo ovat Ho the Reeve Council met at 10:30 am. bers all | "° i, Py present, Reeve in the chair. | | is ni be willing The minutes of the: previous mesting read forame lay, but he was not will- THE ; approved, . Bem «make the $25 a pi t [ The Reeve reported thet the Clerk and | got the '$136 bo. port sathe Clerk. he | RAILWAY PURPOSES. If had called. at ;the house of the ne at wy woh John and . DR. : and from what they ould leatn | Christie voted yes and 'the Reeveand Hol- | 1874, <2 ie ai $6814 40 and Ex- a SAMUEL BAIRD, JOSEPH LUCAS, J Avorrons. ABSTRACT. S. H. CHRISTIAN, ESQ, in account with the Corporation of the OF REACH. By amounts paid for, Roads and Bridges... .ovissees« $263 39 Bills payable .......avussesoos, 4850 00 Steep destroyed by Dogs. - 438 72 Relief of POOF. \vvee ss 1004 27 Schools ...... 7198 06 County Rates. 3124 00 Railway. . 420 00 Salaries 918 86 Surveying 204 00 Town Hall . 910 40 Miscellaneou 578 51 ance. . 814 47 $22624 68 the first Monday in May. On motion the Council adjourned till the first Monday in May. i Port Perry Council. This council met in the Clerk's Office on Thursday evening--l'resent the Reeve and Messrs Shaw and Currie. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Mr Jones entered and took his seat. The clerk read a communication from one Mrs Wilson, an indigent party, wishing to have a portion of her taxes refunded, on the plea that she was a widow with six children and finds that she cannot get what she wants for her child Mr Kellett entered and took his seat. The case of one Mrs Wise was brought before the council as being in indigent cir- cumstances. On motion the sum of $5 was ordered to Mr Matthews complained that one Mrs Little had left.a child at his place about two year ago, while he was in the woods, agree- ing to pay $7.50 per month for its mainten- ance. But she has gone he does not know wiierd and left the child on his hands and he is not in & position to maintain it; and he wonld lice that the council would do some~ thing in the matter. The applicant wa8 to find out the mother. : On motion the conncii went into commit- tee of the whole on the Auditor's report, Mr Currie in the chair. 3 On motion of Mr Bigelow the committee arose reported progress and asked leave to sit again at next meeting of council, Mr Kellett introduced and carried through a by-law to appoint poundkeepers. In committee of the whole the blanks were filled up with the 'names of Chas Mc Kenzie and J W Dafoe. Mr Shaw introduced and carried through a by-law to amend by-law No 11 establish- ing Free Periodical Fairs withia the corpora- tion of Port Perry, by striking out W day and substituting Tuesday as the day for holding said fairs, Mr Currie introduced and carried through a by-luw to establish the height of line fences and fences inclosing lands within the corpor- ation and to appoint Fence Viewers. In committee of the whole the legal height of fences wan fixed at four feet and Messrs Harrington, Bogers and Bose were appointed Fence Viewers, Mr Currie suggested that it wouid be to the advantage of the corporation were the council Gevided into committees so that one portion might bavethe special oversightof one department of the public dutiesand another portion have charge of another department, each party being specially responsible for his own department, not by any means taking the respon+ibility off the whole council, but to look after the department and prepare suggestions to presant to the meeetings' of council, The committee on streets for in- instance would examine the several streets, see what repairs were necessary, report to the meetings of council and suggest what plans they thought best. The oeuncil Spproval of the suggestion and on motion of Mr Shaw the Reeve and Messrs Jones and [Kellett werp appointed a committee on Finance. 5 iy On motion of Mr Jones Messrs Carrie poin a committee instructed to endeavor whereabouts of the 'the Muff to 'alker House Any person | ot porcine in sotice' In e lop | its recovery will be suitably rewarded. The Markets. Onsernver Orrick, March 4, 1875. Fall Wheat. .....iavives $0 95 to $0 95 Spring Wheat . 080te 080 Barley ...... 095te 100 Oats 037 040 Peas 065t0 070 Pork... 700 to 7 bi Butter 020te 020 & TOWN HALL, PORT PERRY. 'Wednesday, March 10th, 1875. RETURN OF Scotland's GREATEST VOCALIST, HISS JEANIE WATSON QUEEN OF SCOTTISH SONG. JAS. F. HARDY, Humorist, TenorVocalist, Pianaist, IN THEIR POPULAR MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT ! As performed by them with great success in Scotland, England, Ireland, United States, and Canada. es See Opinions of the Press. 'Admission 25 cts. Reserved Seats 50 cts. Children accompanied by parents, 15 cts. Doors open at 7:30. Concert at 8. TAILORING. VERY ent of the Tailori: RY an, Styles and warrante ed satisfaction At RIGGS' Tailoring Establishment over Currie's Store, Port Perry. reamed ets MINK Mure L087 y " On Weda the y of th Port Perry on some person--Dby mistake took Jlondne 'Walker House, Port Perry, a valuable Mink muff, leaving 8 Musk Rat Muff in its place. The party who made the mistake will confer a favor by returning rosecution. ~The or giving such information as will lead to nthe Cau bor and Appeal. The Gortroverted Elections At of 1871: * Election of a Membet for the Legis lative pseeriy pe tario Electoral North Riding of the Dominion of Canada, ) THE Petition of Province of Ontario, FT ini McOaskill, - TO WIT: theVillage of Beaver- ton, in the County of Ontario, Gentleman, whose name is subscribed. 1. Your Petitioner is & person who voted at' ' the said Election. 2. And your Petitioner states that the Election" was holden on the Eleventh day of Jauu~ ary, A D. 1875, when the nomination took place, and on the Eighteenth day of Janu- ary, A.D. 1875, when the Poll was held, when Thomas Paxton, of the Villages of Port Perry, in the County of Ontario, Esquire, and Philip McRae, of the Town=~ ship of Mara, in the said County, Esquire, were the Candidates ; and the Returning Officer has returned the said Thomas Paxton as being duly elected. > 3. And your Petitioner states that the said Thomas Paxton was by himself and his authorized Agents or Agent and by other persons on his behalf, guilty of corrupt practices wiihin the meaning of the Act of Parliament in that behalf, before, dur' ing and after the said election whereby be was and is incapacitated from serving in Parliament for the said Electoral District and the said Election and return'of the said Thomas Paxton were and are wholly null and void. . ed * Wherefore your Petitioner prays, That it may be determined that the said Thomas Pax- ton was not duly elected of returned, and that the Election was void.' Y : [Bigned] WILLIAM McCASKILL. in the Court of Error and 'Appeal, fay ofieTt | co} Election of & Morabér for the Legis: * - lative Assembly of Ontario for. the North Riding of the County . approved of and in order to give time for parties toap- motion the commit Eng oro. Mr Curie said before ¢ on it would be ry Zomet shouls kuew the estat, of the have tier audited up till the 1st of ; } Jones mggeated that statement. 0m BL Sinn hat time every purpose. TOWN OF Monday, March 15th, 1878, at the hour of 12 o'clock, noon, of which Coroners, J of th and Me Corie she Clerk was in- ita and expenditures e year ghee il ud sled orn of Ontario, in the said Province, Eanes i XO ------ } - NELSONG. REYNOLDS, | to ; . 'Sheriff, 0. 0. | 3 1 Office, + ~ Hag ¥ 2 SIAN INTE 6 Et ay Shasigfa ul ' : 1, Jobn Ham Pek, | Whithy, Feb: 18h, 107, a ee apurting Ulloa SR |