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# < Pat Beh and aed) other town~ He. reminded the Counci sistent po floor of the Council when he repudiated last +. Juné, while he now admitted that there were we v " omsthe question, He advis- three instead of two referees, so as that the case may be settled, in case two could A am oo ant pm a on the Reach indebtedness, After another tedious fight Mr Wheler's rider to the motion under consideration set- ting forth that in the event of Reach being found indebted to the county Reach shall y the costs connected with this suit and investigation, was declared carried ; and {| committee rose and reported the motion as amended. --Report adopted. Mr Wright introduced and carried th i a by-law appointing an Auditor on behalf of the County and confirming the nominee of Warden. In committee of the whole the blanks were filled up, the former with the not agree. Referring to the opinion of the Hon. J.H. Cameron, he said $hat, of course, founded upon the case placed before Jithof which the Council had no kuow- 'was © Mr Paterson express 'd his surprise that an "ex councilor like the Reeve of the township of Whithy should have advised : lings last June and now recommend the withdrawal of the suit. He advised ar- Dbitration at once, and said that no judge "would try the case without referring it to ar. bitration. Mr Bickell did not believe in arbitration "Where the case was so clear. Mr Wright went at length into the history of the debt and traced the whole matter down trom the b ginning. He referred to the fact that the auditors found the matter cor- | Tect in favor of the County ; that Hon. Mr Wood so found when the defficiency with the tate treasurer, was submitted to him, said that the people of Reach, did not want . litigation and charged Mr. Ewers with want- Reach, he said, got all the proceeds of the debentures and had all the benefits of che expenditure of the money, and the reeve, Mr. Ewers, ouly made the question a hobby in the election He read an amendment which he intended moving ing to bamboozle the county. «amgain to ride into the Council. to refer the matter to arvitratiou, Mr. Brethour congratulated the reeve of Reach upon the ingenuity with which he presented his case, but charged that it was all for the purpose of throwing dust in their €yen, Mr St. John repudiated notion the that he or hise township wanted any- thing but what was their right. ed a settlement of the case and to know how they stood. And he regretted the matter 'was 80 much muddled and mixed up. «Mr Fensby referred to the matter of arbitration between Reach and Port Perry in which the former took advaitage of their share of the debt in the settlement. © Mr Wright spoke to the same point and called upon Mr Perry to explain his under- standing of the matter. THIRD DAY--Twrnsoay. The Warden took the chairat 10 A. m --~ The minutes of the Wednesday's meeting were read and approved. Tho Reeve of Port Perry, presented the report of the Commissioner of the Scugog Bridge. The Roeve of Mara presented a petition from one Stewart, requesting damages for a lorse he had injured in falling through a defective bridge in Mara. The Reeve of Mara presented a petition and Morrison, M1 Brethour said as to a certain resolution or the yesterday's session in con- nection with the matter ot indebtedness on the part of the township of Reach to this County, he felt it to be his duty now to move for a reconsideration of the whole matter as from expressions which have since fallen + from the Reevé of Reach, it appears that |W that gentlemen considers that he has got the County Council in a tight place, and that the County is bound for all costs in which <ver way the matter may be decided by the- Committee of investigation. Now he (Brethour) believed, and no donbt most, if not all, the members of Council believed that it was intended that the costs should | in follow the decision, and that whichever party might be found in the wrong would have to pay all costs, and it was his inten tion in moving a reconsidgration of thi motion to have all doubts set at rest so that the Council way know distiuctly how ihe costs arerto be met, Mc Smith said he had perfectly under stood from the expressions made use of by the members from Reach, sthat it is the in- #ention on their part to act honerably in the matter and that they expect to pay the costs if the matter go against them. They want- "for a grant on the town line between Rama name of G. H, Grierson and the latter with that of R, H. Lawder, Esqs. On motion of Mr Wright the blank for salary was filled up with $60 each. Mr Brown's motion for the submitting of the Duncan Act to the ratepayers of the county now came up. The mover urged his bill with considerable vim--the vision of the Pusition of the 400 fair daughters of Picker ng appeared before him at every turn and fired him up to deeds of daring on the tem- perance ficld and he threw down the gaunt- letto all comers. He urged the matter vehemently but did not wish that the by. law should be submitted at this time, He would like a vote taken on it but this is all at present, Mr Wright agrees with the spirit of the resolution and considers that the evils of the traffic as set forth iu the resolution are in no way exagerated, but whether action taken in this way would serve any good purpose may well be doubted. He would certainly oppose the introduction of the Duncan act but would go for any meas-- ure likely to do away with or lessen the evil. Mc Smith said it was a little surprising that the D Reeve of Pickering cannot be in- fluenced even by a petition from 400 ladies to lift his finger aginst the traffic at his township council where they might do some- thing but he must bring the matter up here thus spending the time of this council on a subject which is all good enough in itself but from which nothing can be expected at this time from the County Council, Mr Brethour said he would not yield to any member around the board in his desire to see the foundations of temperance and prohibition too, if it were, practicable, firmly aid, but as the motion now betore the house cannot accomplish anything, he would there~ fore move that.the bill be read a second time this day six months, and aot spend the time of the council to mo purpose. Dr McGill said this was certainly cutting a question of such importance qutte too short it certainly deserved a better fate, if no other good would come. out ofit the expression wing forth from this council would not be without its results, He was uot a little surprised at the remarks which fell from the lieeve of Port Perry, he had made quite a speech but for the life of him he could not tell on which side that gentleman is ; and he considers that the large aniount of trimming on thisimportant subject is more injurious to it than frank opposition ; but to hear any one complaining of wasting the time of the council while discussing the importance of auy such measure appears most inconsistent, when the large amount of time already taken up with discussing trifles a matter of a few dollars. This is a matter of the utmost im- portance and if it would effect nothing else it would be far from wasted time if an ex- pression 'went forth from this chamber favor- able to such a measure, it would be sume- thing to have the many represcntative men around this board fully committed to this question. The very fact that 400 ladies had med the council to take action on the on is a proof of its importance, and le he would not wish the matter brought to a vote at this time he would like to hear every member express his mind on the sub- ject this might be received as a first instal- ment and perhaps another step might be taken at the June session. Mr Paterson is an advocate of temperance principles and would be willing to assist legislating in any way likely to secure such measures as would tend to establish these principles over all the land, but he regards the Duncan Act as in no way fitted to secure that end. He considers that the Dominion Parliament is the proper quarter for such a measure to originate, Mr St John is prepared to embrace any op- tunity which presents itself if at all likely to aid in the accomplishment of the object aimed at by temperance men, the entire suppression of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors, and he would advocate and vote for any measure likely to forward q Mr. Wright said that Arbitration wes the the prinajple of probibitiongand he cares not | only mode by which this matter could be settled effectually, and Rewah should be re-. quired to give bunds for the payment ot all costs conmeeted with the suit and the arbi- tration, and he would therefore move the matter back to committee of the whole for Fecousideration, Mr. Bickell considers that quite enough of time bas been spent on this matter al- ready, he fully understood the members from Reach to say that they would be will ing to pay the costs if the case went against; them Mc. Paterson considers that arbitration ix the only way that this matter can be settled satis factorily as the corporstion of Reach eannot be bound by anything their repre- sentatives may say here ar to paying costs; for his part he did not consider himself bound to abide the decision of the Committee. Mr. Bt. John said that Reach bad no de- Wire to take any advantage of the County, they are prepared to pay all costs if whom he may affend dp the matter, while he) does right he fears not the faec of man ; he is surprised to heer" the advocates of the principle ibition say that they do not wisli a vote tuken on the resolution at this time, he would press the motion, aye, and vete for it, too, and who that knows anything of the debasing and destroying effects of the traffic in intoxicating liquors would allow any opportunity to slip likely to aid in bringing about the' suppression of a traffic fraught with so much mischief especially to; the youth of our land. THe is glad to see the ladies coming forward in their .own cause, praying for the suppression of a traffic which ears §0 heavily on them ; they are certainly the greatest sufferers through the traffic though they have no share in the crime, He will vote for the resolution, The D Reeve of Whitby town says that he is a decided t man both in practi and by precept but he has no faith in the' Duncan Act, he says he has had many op- Sag found that Reach is indebted as = portunities of witnessing the working of this ~forth by the County. Repeated calls were made for Mr. Eweis. Mr. Ewers said be bad already expressed himself as plainly as language conld do it, but members vither would not or contd not ;anderstaad nim, he would only add that he "was pefoctly prepared to endorse the senti- .ments uttered Ly Mr. St. John. But he dBwers) felt alittle surprised when he heard she Revve bound to adhere to the decision of the Com. mittee, and he can tell that gentleman that Jf the matter goes against the Conny, the Courts will compel him to abide Ly their decision and to pay the costs too. Mr Rowland quite understands the mem- "bers for Reach that they are willing 40 pay it is considered better to have the of Thorah state he would not be the custs if the case go.against them, bat it i ter | wherever triet, but »| have his support as being the only way in ¥ Act and it bas uniformly proved a total fail- ure doing more harm than good ; but he has an amendment in his hand which he consid. ers meets the case exactly, and if Mr, Brethour will withdraw his amendment he will move his amendment. Mr Brethour being out on some committee Mr Shier withdrew the amendment as sec- onder of it. The amendment was then put to the ful- lowing offect ; that this Board memoralize the Dominion Pariinment for the passage of an Act prohibiting the manufacture and sale within the Dominion of all intoxicating lig- uors, : The amendment drew out the members, The Reeve of Scott would not support the Duncan Act believing it 0 be a failure the amendment will which the evil can be successfully combat- ted. A series of temperance lectures followed and certainly the subject was well handled. Mr Wright would support the amendment as he considers such the only course to pur. sue as hkely to accomplish any permanent | of advantage, Mr Ewers is in favor of tem prin- | adopted. viples and wogld willingly give bis assist-| ay Rowland, Chairmen of whe Standing anon Committee on Roads i principles but he would by &o means support on a ANBEldgen, Muaghi tn Sho sehointion Sow efarethe 1 be committee of the whole thereon, olution would have "an injurious: effect on| The frst clause referred to an expondifure the cause, he considers that the amendment | of $970 for the erection of the bridge over the points in the right direction, but even that | Western branch of Blake River one half of can only be obtained through the ballot box | which should ce puid by Ontario. At the and this is where the battle must bedeught ; | June Session of 1875 an Apprupeiation of if the electors would lay aside their party | $300 had been made for the ling of the cries which do not amount to anything as when it was stated that $600 would there is now no real difference, the difference | do the whole it had been found that it cost is only in name, but this is a plainly defined $1077. ote half of which, $536.50, his coun. and electors can make no mistake | tv must pay, so that $238.50 remained 3 pechibition or no. prohivition:he.made the | to be for by this county; aod. the] test question with the candidates, -nothing | recommend that the same bel The second clause recommends an | priation of $300 for the erection of a. bridge River between prohibiting the use of of such liquors. Mr Wheler favors the amendment. would vote against submitting: the Duncan Bill as only tending to damag. the cause. After nearly all the members had express ed their sentiments on the matter under dis- a house of twenty-seven twenty-one voted for it so the dl was declared cai H and a committee of three consisting of Messrs Wright, Brown and the mover were to the council tomorrow. sider the damage sustained by Mr Stewart in having his horse injured on. the Talbot' bridge ; the name of the mover was added to the committee, counts of Criminal Justice for 1875, sub- mitted their report as follows : | To mix Waroex axp Couscis or Tue Co. ! or OxTamiO. GenTLEMEN,--Your Auditors beg leave to report that in accordance with a resolution passed by your Council at the June session of 1875, the County Clerk states that he transmitted to the Sheriff a copy of the re of your Auditors on criminal Justice ac-| counts and which report and resolution re- quested the sheriff to make out his account for scrvice of Jurors in the same order as the service made and also giving date of such service. Failing in this your Council by said resolution (page 8, Journal of 1875) in- structed your Auditors not to pass the Sher- if"'s account of service of Jurors, nor should the County Treasurer pay the same, Your Auditors regret to state what the Sheriff has not complied with instruc- tions in making out his service of Jurors ac- count as recommended by your Council. As an example of the Sherif's service of Jurors' t the last t ren- dered may sufice. This account was for the service of Grand and Petit Jurors for the December Sessions of 1875 which is submit- ted herewith, From this account as rendered by the Sheriff it will be observed that for serving Jurors for our superior Court (Di b Sessions of 1875) required the services of ng fewer than four Sherif's Officers at various dates from November 11th till Dec. 13th the day previous to that on which the Court was held. 'I'o serve six Jurors in the township of Thorah requ red--as per account--one trip of John Howard, on Nov. Lith, 54 miles travel. Nov. 17th, one trip John Howard to serve two Jurors, 22 miles travel. Nov. 25, Geo. Reynolds, son of Sheriff, to serve one Juror, 40 miles travel, Nov, 25, Henry Dunn, servant of Sheriff, to serve one Juror, 48 miles travel. Nov. 26, Heury Dunn, to serve one Juror, 45 miles travel. " So that to serve six Jurors ia Thoeah re- quired the service of three persons on four separate days and a total mileage of travel of 209 miles. 'The above is bat one example of the ac- counts rendered which is now submitted to the Councll for their action. Various other exhorbitant charges were made and which your Auditors reduced and were abused for doing so. But your Auditors have discharged their duty fairly between the Sheriff and the ratepayers of this County without fear or favor, With regard to all accounts conmected with the administration of Criminal Justice such as the Sheriff's, ac'ts, acts of the Clerk of the Peace and the accounts of the County Attoroey your Auditors recommend that these accounts be placed in the hands of the County Treasurer and be by him transmitted to the Government, then having received the sanction of the Government Auditor your Treasurer without further authority pay over to the parties efititled the amounts allowed by the Government Auditor. This course would obviate all misunderstanding with those County officials. Thus in place of baving the Government audit last, the ac- counts would first puss through the hands of the Government auditor, The County could not possibly suffer any loss by this change. To secure this change in the law you Auditors recomend that the Warden and Clerk be authorized to communicte with the several County Councils in Ontario with a view to petitioning the Legislature to grant the desired amendment, Your Auditors also beg leave to lay before your council a certain clpim . made by the the Sheriff for sevices between 1875 and) 1868 with opinions of Counsel thereon, and request that your Council will give the ne- cessary directions to your anditors as to the settlement of the same. All of which is respectfully submitted. Z. BURNHAM, J. B, BICKKLL, On motion the council adjourned. FRIDAY MORNING. The Warden took the chair. The minutes of yesterday's meeting were read and approved, On motion the council went into commit- tee of the whole on the report of the Audit- ors of the accounts of Criminal Justice, Mr Bickell read the report clause by clause laining where expl ion was required. On motion the council adjourned for din- ner, Council resumed committee of the whole. Several members having spoken on the sub- ject, the Sherifl was asked to explain and went into azeneral explanation ofithe subject connected with the matters in question, On motion the committee arose and re- ported the report without amendment, On motion for the adoption, . J Mr Paterson moved that the be not now adopted but that it be referred to a committee of the whole with instruction to amend the same by instructing the Auditors toTallow accounts for serving Juriors in accordance with the Jury Act (from door to door.) : On motion the Committee arose and re- ported the report as amended, appuinting the Auditors of the accounts of Criming! Justice, Mr Wrrght lrought in the report of the committee to draft prohibition. On motion the report was recived and i £ g Z 5 : i i i E 5 i i f | i i Ex : £ 2 g E i | | fl ""Mr Rowland favors the amendment but | t0W2ehips than i | and let the townships ork, had Mr Shier canied through the by-law for tobacco as well as | large share of the work the parties are not "= e satisfied unless thi county expends a it the county would bea ships were to keep all county and ask nothing from it. or r Patterson ) here quotes the Statute 1 show it is not a matter of choice cusicn the amendment was put and out of the county it must build the bridge and the townships have no right to contribute any- thing towards the work, Mr Wright says. the bridge referred to is appointed to draft the memorial and report | undoubtedly a county work. Mr Brethour considers that if it is a county Mr Rowland moved that Messrs Smith, ' work the council has a right to put a toll on McRae and Harper be a committee to con it for payment of expenses of caretaker and | any other expense, Mr Amey says he is well acquainted with the bridge referred to and thinks that it | would not take $600 to build it, belicves that Mr Bickell, one of the Auditors of the ac- it can be built for half the money a bridge wellsuited for the purpose for which it is in- | tended. Mr Wright would be willing to give 8600 concerned assume the wi . Mr Brethour cannét see why council appear willij allow such a motion #0 pass. Mr Wheler regards $400 as quite enough to make a good bridge at the place indicated. Mr Amey is certain that a and sub- stantial bridge could be built at the place re. ferred to for $400. M: Graham recomm®ds &" grant of $550 and that the townships concerned shall as- sume and maintain the work ; but he bus no hesitancy in asserting that the county is re- ible for the of the bridge and must provide for its maintenunce. He does not regard himself as representative of one section of the county but of the whole and will do justice to all alike. After a series of attacks the clause was passed recommending the payment of $500 on dition that the t hip d assume the work, The next clause recommended $75 as a further appropriation Letweea the townships of Rama and Morrison. Mr Shier would like to have Some explan- tion of this matter, why it is that a further grant 18 asked, it appears to him that there must be some miserable calenlations made when grants are firstasked or parties mis- represent the matters when asking grants, Mr Brethour said that last year there were $500--half of which the county paid--grant- ed on this same place and when the appro- priation was sought it was distinctly stated that whatever more was necessary to com- plete the work would be provided by the township concerned ; but these parties are again here for an additional grant for the same work, Mr McRae says he hopes there will be no quibbling on this matter, the? money is wanted or it would not be uw. ked; but in place of $75 as set forth in the re report twice that amount is required. Mr McPherson says these townships need help, they are not able to do it themselves and they are not asking any more than is absolutely necessary aud the abjoining coun- ty has granted $150 ; he would therefore move, ia amendment, that $75 be struck out and $150 inserted, --Carried. The repo ¢ recommended that the sum of $50 claimed by Mr, Steward for damage his horse in breaking through the Talbet Bridge be pasd, On motion the committee asosc and report- ed the report as amended. On motion for the adoption Mr committee of the whole with instructions to amend the same by striking out $500 as an appropriation for the Talbot Bridge and in- sert $400, as that sum is abundantly suffi. cient to build a good bridge thexe. Yeas--Shier, Brethour, Amey and Ewers, Nays--all the rest. 80 the amendment was declared lost- ' On motion for adoption Mr McRae moved it back to bave the conditions of the clause granting $500 struck out and insert, a suffi- cient amount to build a suitable bridge. -- Lost. The report was then adopted. Mr Feasby, the chairman of the committee on county property and jail management brought in their report and the council went into comuittee of the whole on the report, Mr Christie in the Qhsir. members of to grant more than the work is worth ; it'is surely enough if the county is bound to bulla the bridge that she give as much as do it and no more, butsome members appear willing to give a great deal more than is necessary ; but he will resist so large an appropriation till the Jast, he will staud on the floor for a month ere he will e to Shier moved in amendment that the report be not now adopted but that it be refesred back to 85840na certain property inMara but nothing can be found of either the mortgage or money neither can an account of the payment be found ; the mortgage has never been dis and uo mo ey appears to have been received on it. This has been many years due and wonld consequently amount to a large sum now, Of course if the mi has Mr Paxton he will hold his rece; but if anything has been paid it will only swell the amounts of his defalcations as no entry has beep made of the money received. The Committee recommend that proceedings bestayed, forthe present and that a committee of three be appointed to observe carefully any movement likely to lead to any bene- ficial result con with this dark ques. tion and be ready to have the der nabbed if ever an opportunity presents itself. They would also recommend that a written opinion be taken as to the * liability of the sureties on the bond now held.* On motion the committee arose and re- ported the report without amendment, The report was adopted. On motion the present Treasurer's bond was produced and read to the council as the law directs. - On motion of Mr Christie the bond just read was accepted. Mr Rowland moves that the written opinion of Mr J H Cameron on liability of the Bureties of Mr Paxton, late Treasurer, as to whether they canbe held liable for his defalcations by the bond now in possession of the council. SATURDAY MORNING. The Warden took the chair. The minutes of the proceedings of Friday were read and approvec Mt McPherson, chairman of the Printing Committee, broughtin their report. To say that there was a big squable over this report would ouly be stating what every one expects as a something which invariably takes place at overy session, but the battles of the past were aspetty feuds compared to the war of the session, Printing Committees, for the past few years at least, appear to set out with the fixed conviction that printers are far from being above suspicion and that their accounts are legi game for the pruning knife of the most inveterate trimmers ; but the entire blame for this disagreeable state of things reets with the council alone. They can soon stop all the humbugging as to official favoritism and give a fair field and no favor to all the offices alike ; state ex- plictly what the offices shall do as well for tender as for casual advertisements and see that each office get a "fair show." Official favoritism in this matter has been the chief cause of all the feuds between the printers and the printing committee, It was amus- ing to see the committee in their wisdom seeking to cut the northern papers out of the pay for a single notice of the meeting of the council asifit were a matter of indiffer- ence whether or not the peopleof the North knew anything of the meeting. After a long and tedious fight in which some members appeared pleased to get a fling at the printers, on motion the com- mittee arose and reported the report as amended--if one can call a report which has been chopped and hacked to pieces, amended, then this one was amended ; but we don't know for the lite of us it there was a siagle line of the original left when the amending process had been got through with. We were not privileged to sce it after its mutilation and the pruning proceeded with such vigor that to keep teack was impossible, we can't tell in what condition it now stands, if it stands at all. Dr McGill brought in the report of the committee on Education recommending the following parties as High School Trustees-- Whitby town, D Ormiston, Esq ; Port Perry, James Jewett, Esq ; Usbridge, Dr Bascom ; Oshawa, Dr Coburn, ! On motion for the adoption of the report, Mr St John moved that the report be not now adopted but that it be referred to the committee of the whole with instructions to amend the same by striking out the name of Dr Coburn and inserting that of W H Gibbs, Esq. Br McGill said that the mower of ¢his res- olution was taking an unusual course, it is the usual it not universal practice that local appointments are invariably made on the recommendation of the representatives of the 1 locality and they again act in accordance with the wishes of their constituents.and if a representatives do nc t in such matters try to meet the wishes of their constituents they | may find their mistake, Mr St John says the reason why he has taken his present course is that being a mem- ber of the committee while other » schools bad sent in their recommendations there was no recommendation from Oshawa ; a gentle- The report sets forth that the Court! man from Oshawa had asked him if there House, Jail and yard are in good order. The several accounts are recommended to be paid. There were only four criminals in Jail on Dec. 31, During the past half year there had been confined in the Jail for longer or shorter periods 128 males and 20 females. -- The total days in which they were confined between June 1stand Dec. 81st was 2018 at a total expenditure for board of 182 or 94 cts per day. : The Beavertonians had asked to have their lock up repaired and a grant made to the caretaker of the same ; but the committee would not recommend either. The erection of a stable 18x24 aud 12 fect posts for the use of the jailor was recom- mended. Necessary repairs in the zoaf of the jail and Court House are reccommended, «On motion the committee arose and re. '| ported the report without amendment, Report adopted. On motion of Mr Paterson the. County Judge, the Warden, and Mr Bickell were ap. | were any recommendation for Oshawa ? that he had replied in the negative and tho party | said that the Oshawa people would wish to have Mr W H Gibbs appointed ; that he had asked the partyswho was the retiring Trustee and was informed that it was Mr Gibbs, that he had made an efficient trustee and was willing, it appointed, to accept of office again and he (Mr St John) consideredithat a man who performed his duties well and was wil- ling to continue ought by all means to be retained, Dr Rae said that no fault could be found with Mr Gibbs as a trustee, he made an ex- cellent one but large nymbers of the electors had stated to him that they wanted a change in the board of trustees and they would wish to have Dr Coburn appointed in Mr Gibbs' place. Quite .a discussion was had on the appoint- ment but it was evident that Oshawa was going to the D--= well, Doctors. The amendment was put.and the yeas and nays being demanded the yeas were 14 and nays 15 so the amendment was declared lost pointed a committee to consult the Attorney | 80d the repart adopted. General as to the payment of the account of the sheriff. amounting to $5161, interest in.' servi; to be rende cluded, for ices said by him between the years 1868 and 1875, Mr Bickell submitthd the report of the special committee on the Paxton defalcation' But after all due diligence in the pro- secution of the suit they had failed to elicit another | . + isi ¥ rib fiir gs { | there } Ea g 3 Ed Es i HT It. i il i i | i | | | i] i j | 3 § i 1} ih siefit] (| i i : hs 2 g 2 ® hat Reach hia ing | iehis and allowad Mr Wright, chairman .of dhe Finance committee brought in their report .as the red | members were clammoring to get away. Mr Wright read his report -and, expecting that the members were oblivious to their dutiés, he mowed that the repott just read be pted. Mr Bickel would like to know why this, ome of the most important reports of the ses- gion, should be hurried through in this manner ? why not submit it to committee of the whole ? ' Mr Wright said that he was aware that the members were iy to get away and he thought fo save time by not going inte ttee of the whole. ol 4 said by all means let the report be submitted to a committee of the whole, The council then went into committee of he | the wholeon the' The first clause referring to the finanees of the county was read apd passed. 'The socond clause recommended that the Warden and t be added to the committee of igation of the Reach Reach non resident indebtedness. | on. the .con he St Sutin L a Jelli of Mr Wright laced AAR ld TBARS A Se Sor joe M bomen impr the eal of the Corporation. PUrPOReROTEr | The worthy Warden of the County | The Agricultural | ven pir Blokall moved that Mis Honor, Judge (entertained the meribers of the Som the Vigo chaig, br ght iq nd he vernment | County Council, the County Office; ans to his feet w! t for image th low fo te dado he the lights of the town, and » few of | the subject at large especially. stook Ste | otoonts, of Criminal Justion sud sepuntie Biman Intiniete friends, to a Sup- | breeding. per in Ray's Hotel, on the evening| The Loko space Supda ua to eul ome MpUHL [Le rary, Ti St Due he Couueh f form heart of the Warden was AHN Porth int - it a : oy much larger than the sup, for quite 8 number of the in- vited guests were crowded out; amongst others the County Clerk, the h Township Clerk, 'the] Resvee of Brock, of sini e vil-| e, of Scu, and of Port Perry ;| 0 a enter- the 1st and Td D. Reeves of Broc k, tainment in everyway worthy of the the 2nd D. Reeve 'of Foch, Ms occasion. iiss . Coulthard of the Masson Co'y, - Aor . : Tho Port Perry Winter Darby awa; the representatives Of the Standard and OBsERVER and others. should have been held om and Jy cantaday laos and vi aa JAMES BAIRD, - . . Editor. eS PORT PERRY, FEB. 8, 1876. EE TE ITE SST County Council. We hope that our readers will not consider the space occupied by the doings of our county council as more than the im, ce of the sul warrants, Had we given the speeches in full the whole paper could not bave, them. This wasa windy Ontario Parliament: -- On the 25th ult, therGovernment, every member of whom have heen groaning over the severity of the election law which has put their "purity" to the blush on every hand and unseated almost every one of the ¢ pure breed" whose election had'been protested, they withthe view of saving a remnant of the thorough- breds, brought in a measure of relief by doing away, as far as possible, with the law against corrupt prac- tices and thus give the «" Come along John" patriots a wider field to make a "big push" without being ques- tioned too closely. By means of a servile following, who require all the latitude possible, the Govern- ment will have no trouble in carry- ing their *' botter terms" as to cor- rupt practices. The Grit party when in opposition put on style, strutted around, aired their assumed urity*and demanded arigid election aw. They well knew that they were all the while * putting down bribery and corruption with plenty of money' ; but in order to make it appear to the following, that they supposed that the party was pure and that they really wanted an Act prohibiting bribery and corruption they had to pass such an Act when they got into power; but Grit' flesh and blood could not stand the scru- tiny and knowing that a third ele- tion with such a law hanging over their heads would clean them out (the second tore them to pieces,) they took the first opportunity of relaxing the stingency of the law and affording the "Come along John's" a little more elbow room. So that the 'better terms" as to bribery and corruption so urgently required for Grit salvation are being secured by Mowat's Act now before the House. On the 26th ult, Mr. Creighton came pretty near securing the fran- chise for the ladies of Ontario so that they might vote on municipal elections and elections on by-laws on an equality with the self-styled "lords of creation." Qut of a House of 64 members, 31 said the ladies should have the franchise but 33 gruff ones said # nay,"'and by a mis- srable majority of 2, the ladies have been denied a voice in the selection of our municipal Conncils and in saying whether or not they wish their property to be taxed for every miserable scheme which the know- ing ones thrust upon the plo.-- Deprive them of a voice Ri say ? no law can do that, they will have a voice in any thing,but then they are obliged through this miserable law only to let their voice be heard by proxy through their worse and not unfreguently weaker (intellectually) halves, On the 31st inst., the Edueation| Bill got its third reading. This bill gives a complete turn--we hope it may not prove reverse motion--io the big wheels in our educational machinery, the thirsty government has swallowed this also. Dr. Ryer- son, the Chief, not desiring a suc- cessor, i8 to be peusioned off and the Government is to také the con- trol of the Educational Department into their own hands by creating the office of Minister of Education and giving him control of the whole concern. The Board of Education is to be shorn of its power and glory and the Mowat Governwent is to be all in all, and if they fail to make a political engine of our Edueational system it will be the only depart- ment with which they have had to do that they have rot dragged through the gutters of polities. The Liguor Bill, another political nursery, got its second reading.-- This Bill adds four additional Gov- ernment recruiting Seargents to every riding in the Province and robs the municipalities not only of the direct control of their houses of public.entertainment but robs them too of a very large share of the granted to these houses. That the amended Act will prove a burlesque can searcely be doubted ; it will he rotten ripe for change ere another Parliament meets; municipalities 'will {then shaxe their eyes .opened to the fraud and demand a change. Every friend of his .conntry .and lover of his species would rejoice at the introduction of any .measuve 'likely to.check and reduce the evils of intem 'but snch contemp- tible milk-and-water legislation, ,| making a palaver ot forwarding temperance principles while the only aim .appears to tbe to secure itional politieal: agents, and rob muni ties of a 1 r- tion of the revenue hae liquor licenses, admits of no apology. Phe nian al rr means a leigh | municipalities of one halt of the nec | Mr! says thatMr. t report | p fois ef ry | rg oy Sie BR ot meni os oor Tevesmment. | oo anyiing ofthe er ba trae is ake 15 "Will somo of our merchants lay in | re committee, lio regards such &lin.a supply of snow shoes so that money | and on the cou; Ties ~~ '| people may find means of passing along the streets; eight or ten feet of snow. is.aot- easily navigated with- |out such helps. Of course if the Council were doing their duty we oy - a ONLY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR revenue arising from the licenses |ed. eso ----------------------E Finding that the doors were shut and that they were left in outer it would have been so held tering F been go d darkness, they did not have recourse He stood frowning by whi mi ing made to weeping nnd wailing, but the ou! and began to show his temper ashing of teeth fairly set in when oa pr Tey fret Eh side show first heat, but when the third heat wag closed he drove the whole amongst the excluded ones, and the of them from the ice and it parties marched off to the Arm- impossible for them to go back un- strong House and crdered an Oyster Supper. It was not long ere mine less SYpplisd with snow shoes, horses and all, del host, Armstrong, had his somewhat disappointed guests seated around a comfortable rd which for ex- cellence in the viands and neatness of get un would--we had abmost said--take the wind out of the big show; we can safely say however that it was at least equal to it in everything except it may be in point of numbers and intensity of intol- lectual light. Certainly the very excellent supper got up in so short potice reflects the highest oredit, on the Armstrong House, and goes far to prove the superiority in the man, agement of this comfortable an commodious Hotel, ' H. J. Macdonell, Esq., County Clerk, was called to preside apd personate the Warden and he did the amiable in a manner most satis- factory to the company, highly cre ditable to himself and "no discredit to the Warden whose place he filled. As an affable entertaining chairman "Mac" has but few equals; this with an excellent spread and a com- pany determined on mutual pleasure and intellectual profit left less room for any one to regret that he had been excluded from the great feast. When the company had enjoyed themselves to the full in partaking of the good things provided, the cloth was drawn, and the chairman in an energetic speech congratulated the company on the excellence of the entertainment they had enjoyed and the pleasant evening they Tad passed, asked the company to excuse him if he did not give all the loyal and patriotic toasts as the evening was 80 far advanced ; but in a neat and comprehensive speech he pro- [sed the health of the respected Warden, John Miller, Esq., and in common with the company express- ed much regres at the absence of the Warden. The company soon after broke up oxpressing themselves highly sat- isfied with the evening's enjoyment. ---- 'Welcome Home. Fortunately the turnout was no- thing to what it had been on previ- ous years and those who came evinc- ed some suspicion that all was not right. The barring of "Toronto Chief" was regarded us scarcely comme il faute. |: The first race was for the County Purse--tho best 3 in 5--1st $65, 2nd $25, 3rd $10. For this there were four siarted, Nelly, Billy, Kitty and Manilla Boy. : Nolly appeared to have all her own way and came in an fost. Kitty was the only one which ap- peared dissatisfied with the result; she made a good second. The Boy appeared indignant at the arrangement; disregarded al formalities and tried the virtue of a good run, this saved his credit and brought him in 3rd but the judges would not look at him. - When all had supposed that Billy was lost, he eame hobbling up and only escaped being ey, from the neglect of the party to place the distance poll. Bui tardy as he was the judges preferred Billy to the Boy, and placed him third and the Boy last. i In Hen, heat Tre skillful hands Sok tho nes an had to be satisfied with 20d lig a Bey and Kitty both being distanced. The 3rd heat was also won Well of course being 2nd ; the other dey, ri wl Another heat would most likely have secur ed Billy the money ; but the combined influen~ ces of the pools and the snow caused a poss- Pponement, or rather a burst, of the Derby, The Judges, in their wisd thoi on what principle of justice it i be oon to discever, declared the bets off and the race biirst. The decision is certainly a most singn- lar one and very unfair to Billy. The entrance money was all returned and County Purse trot has gove up unless new material come in. the two distanced ones won't enter again and there won't be as many as make a field. There's a screw loose somewhere, Juoces.--P Davey, Toronto; -- 1 Oshawa, and -- on Toni Paglort I ------ 'The way todo Business. The firm of John & D. J, Adams, Land and Money Brokers, &o,, Port Perry, is one scive" profomions tony of" Groaned ad mec me"s ; Britain, Ireland and France, his|, i many friends in Cartwright em-|ef aime 28 very Jepwrimant braced the opportunity of testifying |toit." Theif upright honorable manner of their Yogard for bin as gp esteemed Sing busiuieny ith thily gard ios 16s in. and worthy member of the com-|*¥ . cute for them aa munity and a skillful and successful Seusiss mad wil ncn Business, rotessional man, who now. returns | io Mr Moggo Wer: aro jum the other day prote 3 o un) eir, at the handsome price of to his late Sola of Cn labor sizsis. fhe Jam si 150 acres, less with largely increased experience Off by the railway. inthe ie er dis- onthe pines a ope ae ave fine buldings easel A public supper Was got up ei Prinee Hens a on 1 e eveping ot onday, 31st ie Messrs Adams also sold, a few days ago, inst, at es Hotel, Williams- hath arm of Me M Sith, Brook, 100 acres burgh, Cartwright, as a " Welcome . Home" to the Doctor. R.B.Spinks, Esq., Reeve of the municipal- ity, occupied the Chair and Names Parr, Esq, the vice- chair. The guest of the evening occupied the right of the Chairman and the Editor of the OBsERyER the left. The tables were surrounded by a large and interesting company, amongst others ig R. Bry- A Broken Leg ans, Ksq, the worthy Reeve of Ops. We bad also present a son of a Aro ay ast asl. ont Peng hg Reeve of Cartwright, an intelligent fn oft throwing him out and breaking one of yourg man who has just returned | fi iegs. Prompt attention was paid to the to the township after several years absence in the west. The supper was got up in a style which would have doue credit toany hotel in our best towns whether for the guality of the supply or the ex- cellent taste displayed in the ar- rangement; and not only the young and intelligent host and hostess have reason to feel proud ot the perfect success of the entertainment but the township has cause of satisfaction at knowing that they possess so ex- cellent hotel accommodation, such in fact as Any locality might feel proud of. Supper over the cloth was remov-| Dr. Montgomery baving returned from his comparatively brief but --_------ Special Meeting. The municipal Council of Cartwright held a special session at the town hall, Wil iamsburg on Monday 31st ult, for the purpose of ap=- pointing an assessor. for the present year, and a by-law was regularly Introduced for thas purpose. In committee of the whole the blank was filled with the name of Wm MeLaughlin. The by-law passe: Hirongh its several read- inj 8 was signed sealed and the Couneil urned. . sufferer, nl MARRIED, t & warsonage, Manch ter, by the Rev. Mr. Pasticsory Sn dy "Seth ult., Mr. Nie: Ebert erika | of En el Lee, Esq, all of Greenbank, or il DIED. At her father's resides 0th con, Reacl I0:the So. ws Jomim Soe, Rua, r ofiJacobCamplin, Esq. aged 7 months, and 22 dar By 2 yen, In Buffalo, on the 27th ult., Miss Sirah Jane Seal, 24 years, 10 le At Meche on fi i] Bdward Burton, Esq., aged 67 years and 9 months. is Funeral will leave his late residence, anchester, on 5th at o'clock pm, ny Sukarieg 9H Bticar" 2% 05h -------- ter ---- The Markets. Onserver Orric, Feb. 3, 1876, Fall Wheat. cvs ais o)0is $094 to $0 98 Spring Wheat .........,.., 089% 090 100 ACRE FARM IN MARA Tho chairman gave' the loyal and patriotic toasts with capital taste and -all of 'which received a rousin, ption from the pany. Mr Lucas, township clerk, respon- Sed fo Se ovisustal i Lieut. } Gov dwelling speially on the man ) AT good nalities of the Govornor ind FOR SA LE ! eral. West hall | Mr Huges, the Assessor for the |of Mara, Flot te iy past year, replied to the Army and | ti nder u cul- v and d.og House, Barn, kc. and Navy.and handled his subject |é"omiles of Brechin Railway Sion, well following both arms of 'the : EL TAYLOR, service through many of thoi glor-| pep 5 on Eby. ious struggles on the blood xed folds p1078, 2 > aud o tho briney. deop." This com | [ABA LANDS plete refutation "of the oft repeated asmortivs that the Army.and Navy FOR SALE. ogenerated .was grand ; and his well merited compliment to our volunteers was judicions. ra reas. .and 'the educational arests. nada iv- | Atherly en from the chair, Tore Selly giv Find of the: OpgvEr respond The Guest of from the chair pany up standing. "The vepliod giving a 'brief out- line of his recent tour which 'proved -- Lot 12, in the 12th concession, 200 acres, South half of 1 : sion, 100 or Toho = Railway Station, narra thon ighly e y a) could get vid of thomnow bills. | |sioeeirer taining as, weil as in. ------ 0 ----eee. : Manchester A 'The Vice-Chair i } aon ed Don't forget the February Fair! gave the Manaiactastad? apne Calin vt icid op Jfodnentay \ost--'" Mr John McKercher respo: ed| 0 . on P iavell, Mr Heleod followed, he telt Manly, Jan, 26, 1875, Le Mani . eS oo - FSS