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]"a'{c;"c>un};y, roau. `_ `._ ; . ' 7,Mr.. .Laj;v_sox'1f._said the `present Vbrid '1 fgfe_ was not in='a"` satisfactoryf or-.-sae` < c`O ndi_;io.-*~'. `t0:j~`i.th_-gm eect *.th`a_t c1-assmgw-11: did so *'1vt?..".t}-1`<':;i%r-'7` .6 Printing. UIIGULV rota 5 and Rdbert Bell ' - 51.4.` onnnr} `Exiginencf jupp vas caliedl on and _ai the brjdge did not come u;1dex;.h1s Junsdictxon; The proposed site" is not on a. county road. -- Re` I -1 .1,` _ _ _ _ A__,_ g_A,__L 3|Lc In nub vu up \n\rU|avJ --.._. Mr. ,c1a:k -said -the present beach `road was always` passable. He ap- peare(_1 to be in favor of the report, but did not make himself very plain. 1--.! -_ UUL unu uvv uncanny 9....-- . -_J `_ Mr.` Grosc. `said that -he had V degce given -in an arbitration that the beach road was , not a _county `road . He thought "the mun1c_1palit- `ies .int_erested, Flos, __Sunnida1e and Gollingwood, shoulgl give their as- surancg that the road was a. county road bfefote the proposed action set out in the report was taken. - - s 1 v\ __________A'_` `LA :6 URL XI] LIIC IUPUIL vvuu uuuuuu -. Mr. McDermott reviewed the his- tory of the bridge and beach road `and said_ that Flos would guarantee ` the road asa county road. The peo- ple of Flosewanted to'come to _Co1-` _lingwood, as there was no better market, but many did not come ow- ing to the dangerous state of the bridge. . 1 " W; __2A 1.,` ..un_- nnf nn_l III 536%! Mr. Cramp said he was not op- posed to the` building of the bridge, but believed the .facts should be known bjr the councxl before action was taken. ? b ` '1 nu; ...-..:,1..1.,! was Ixalxcu. _ ;Mr.. Mathews said _that Sunnidale` s1mply\ would not buxld any part of the road. _ -_- ` "-`- A---- -r`nc~.(-at-I `H17 rue rua.u. __ The .amendment was adopted by I 23 yeas to .11 _nay`s, and the matter goes over untnle November. It was further recommended that `payment be made of_the following 1 accounts forvpcomnpssaon work :- T, Goodeve ..$II.S0 W. Wood 7.50 W. Lawson 6.50 D. C. Barr 6.50 J". McDerm0tt 3.60 C. J. Picotte . . . . .. 6.50 G. E. J-. Brown 5.50 ~ T. B. Cramp .. 3.30 -W. Mathews ._ 6.50 r A. E. Scanlon .'.,.. 7.50` 3 J. T. Simpson .. 8.50` '. Reported that the committee have ` ( Z1Ckl10Wle(lgeQ'UU UCH'd.l.l U1 Luc Luuu by Mr, VV. A. Tom, who briey but suitably expressed the pleasure f it l gave the citizens to entertain the honorable body of the County ;Coun- cil. sHe expressed the hope that -they would be soon again here and referred in complimentary language toithe elevation of one of Coiling- wood s citizens \,to the wardenship.; -___--.1 .....:,11 \VOUU.b t;lULCua :Lu nu. .....-----__-, Another motion, carried amid cheering, was that thanking the, W'ardeu for his splendid entertain-l ment during the afternoon. The mo-` tion expressed the great . pleasure that was given the members who`. enjoyed the sail as the guests of Mr.`l Barr. It was truly an outing that` all thoroughly appreciated and need- -less to say enjoyed to the utmost. r-11-_..-,1 1.... Av_ Short speeches followed by ex- Wardens Murphy and Hamilton, and ,ex-Council1or R. Graham, all of `whom complimented the Council. upon their work and expressed their pleasure at the marked improvement in the tmethod of disposing of the lcounty s business. | `ICSD LU :a_y \.1IJ\JJ\.\. - ` Althoughthe council adjourned to! meet at nine o clock on Saturday morning it was eleven o c1ock before ithe Waylen took the chair. When `he did there were scarcely sufcient members present. to make a quorum,| many whose homes are in the south and east of the county having left `'`~ -----1-- ovurxc-n:~nrr ffcli and east 01 me CUU1.|L_y nan/Ans H... on the early mornxng tram. W1th \ those present, hovyever, the businessl( was proceeded wrth and a number of reports d1sposed of. . , Finance. 1 I a -Recommended -that the salary 011; the matron of the gaol be Increased 1 from $150 to $200 per annum. 1 I The committee reported that they` had estimated that $96,451 would be 'required to meet the expenses oflf the county for the current year andi; recommended that the levy on the different municipalities, based on a rate of 2% mills, be as follows :- :Adjala ..$ 3,761 ,Essa 6,049 .F1os 6,557, Innisl .. 6,875 \Medonte 4,055 Matchedash .. 438 8,107 I Nottawasaga . . . . .. :01-o_...~. 5,429. 1 Orillra Tp. .. 2,569 - `Sunnidale 3,696` t Tecumseth .. 7,132 e s Tiny 4,281 Tay 3,843; ; Tossorontio .. 2,314 -'-` .Vespra*.... . . . . .. 3,834 1 `-17, _ _ _ _ . _ . _ _ _ Vcspla. .. , _,v_V \ W.` Gwillimbury .. .. .. .. .. 4,875 `Alhston .. . . . . .. 1,100 Bradford 738 Bzfrie .. 4,562 VBeeton_--..*.... .. 481 , "Cqllingwood . . . . .. 4,562 ` .lM1d'land 2,475 Orillia .. 4,262 'Penetang 1,650 `Tqttnham 467 Coldwater 495 _ Stayner .8111 :";.Creomore. . . . . V . . .. 467 . A"; 'A.j1o_tjl_rr_report recommended pay- ernentfof the expensegof the county ierk and, . messerggerj while in. attend- ; _a;tice_~ '"at`d:A_fh`gf;_sqss1onAs_ in Collingwood. . _ __P1?ope}ty. ' _ , .RicO;nmended`fhatq$66.5o be grant- 1 `ed 'towards"the,-etegition of a lockup in A_1land`a_le__. _ Zfhe estimated cost of ` A" `.b 1_;i1`ii_in__L 15 $200. A ' ` 1 Legislation. . its Saturday Morning. ._`_-`_,*;-.,r-_,_.,V_$... ,,: (V 3};-`_`:'.;`_ .~_ M`v_;F_:__,` ` gm.` fBoar`tl of Education for-$2,2oo;aigrant? i$;: .to':1.`the agricultural department, ,l3 _a_ been `l,eft;`overt until the lasgwhen-there`-Qt `were; not sufcient members of, "thg:f>,.i{`-5 committee `present to prepare a i'e-.';',;;~; -port. - In that case it was ,necessary".;, that it should be left over until the November session. The grant ask- ed for is claimed under section` 33' of .the_ High Schools .Act which, ac-_ `cording to-the Departmnt of Edu-W cation, requires the county council : to give an amount at least equal to e the.Legislative grants. The Deputy. Minister "of Education adds that it ' is obligatory on the council to give t the equivalent of the full grant in- . cluding the agricultural apportion- - ment and that the Collingwood 1 `Board was the rst to report any e diiculty in the matter. The Council adjourned to ineet "_' on Tuesday, November 24th, at Bar~ {EvEN'is o1j Tl__lE yvmsx ,I32 3,843 4,875 1'1'r\l'\ `Miss Alvina. Roland was killed in a `runaway, at St. Catharines. Canadian Pacic Railway crop re- *ports for Ontarno are very favorable. The corner-stone of a new Meth- odist church for Parkdale was laid. `The Government of Paraguay has been overthrown by a. revolution. 5 ~ The United States battleship eet will leave San Francisco to-morrow. 1 Four trainrnen were killed in a . head-on collision near Boonville D `T 17 4.56: 2,47 ` Ln!` . AVIJ-D `._Me1ba Booker, a nine-year-old glrl, died in Toronto from burns ac- ! Icidentally received.` A . .4 ,~ -up-s. ..... _-d The `consolidation of the Crown `Bank and the Northern B;m'k was `completed at Winnipeg. ' Capt. Louis Allan s little _r.`4u;.;'r tcr was drow_ne<.l at P'0rt l)nl.`1ousie while bathing with her father. - James Bunyan was sentencvrl to fourteen years in penitentiary at Galt for killing two horses in 3 shockingly cruel manner. - :- pun. `_A>1 Univ-n.--.J __ J. S. Wilson of St. Thomas plead- ed gu_ilty to sending obscene 1-0:~tt- `cards through the mails, and was ned $25 and costs. Glenn H. Curtiss aerodrom_e, the June Bug, won the Scxentio American medal by a ight of over a mile at Hammondsport, N.Y. F. W. Midinis_ky _was pursued Ly relatives of a. woman he had insult- ed n;ear iwhiteniouth, Man., and lplunged` into the river. He was |"lI and lay ant! ` `June _Bug, Amer1can re1a'tiv;:'s. near ` plunged - drowned. While `ghting a re in the house with a baby in her arms Mrs. C. L. Preston was probably fatally burn- red near Cupar, Sask., and the infant `was burned to death. ` Frank J. Farley, about 24 years {of age, and a young woman. Miss ';Ewing, were drowned `in Humber. ' Bay about 9 o clock last night. Their ` canoe upset. O 1 1 wuo-vv ...r_`-. Edouard Clairmont was knocked down by a cab at Ottawa and left lying on the street, according to the evidence of a woman. A street car {came along and _killed him. `A party of six men and several women from the United States ar- rived at Pierson, Sask., with the avowed intention of freeing the Doukhobors. The party is armed, iand the.Mounted Police _have been I 1.-.n1- nil-or 10- |'I`he Prices Ruling m the Barrie and Toronto Markets During the Week; BARBIE, JULY 9:11. 1908. >\V hea.t.....` ................... .. 70.... 75 AF. `Q 3n(1 LIIC , 1V'LUu1lLbu L uA\.\.. nu. instructed to look after it. lwheat. |Oats.... I Dana reuu . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . .. ,Bxu-1ey...... ....... Flour ............. Beef. hind qr ......... . . Beef, fore qr ........ . . . .Lamb. per lb... ...... .. I Xlntffun _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ . I Woolrlcxu................. Ho:-se Hides ..... . Horse Hahn. . Wool, wa.shed.... Wool, unwashed. Sheep skins .. .....:'.'. ack- Owen t Brownlee, the Auctioneer, Barrie, handles `credit sales of farm stock `and implements promptly and satis- l `factorily for $5.00 and upwards. Dates can be arranged for at THE A -nu A un'|:.~~nnn1n1.-.~ % B;{;an -58 at-Yfrvnzged ADVANCE" OFFICE. Ducl?8:*` ,Tu!`keys...... 1 Potatoes. bag . A nnlnn _ , _ _ _ _ _ ` 1' Ollltucba uus `App}es........ MONDAY, JULY em. Quotation: on .'l'u.-sczlav were :- v -H on q-~ .-v--.__ , , Export Iteers, choice. . . , . . .1 m"ediu ln ;. .. V bulls . . . . . . . Butcherl , picked...... ..~.. . -choice,.......... V medium to good. . -; V cows. choico...... NBC! do `Into 67 `V -. -._ -. Common cows . . . . . Gunner; Choice stockersi. . .. . Liuhbiwckern. -. . . . Milch cowa. choice -..._"-If-.-LA" up yv---_ . . . V 7 _ . , . yous 1:11,? Continued from Page 3. THE MARKETS .l..;.i.v-"'o"cV'l:`VVLi,arkets. Pg uWV.'n a o - o - o - nu ` hgckg amil culls Ivv 3 (:0 -50 00 II? R!` U 'UV '5 50 '4 75 (Ell Uvvv -00 O0 ~-.5 O0 .3 75 UIIV 575 V4 50 `4-50 A` Ell of the Famous Helena Brand, and of V the very newest stvles. in all sizes, all colors and all materials at Cuts of J 1 2 2 , . 3 from $1.00 to $3.50 on eeach`Skirt and with a choice 0fover 600 Skirts. T `T "J i w 5 a ~ T 3 New Blouses, Silk Gloves and Hosiery at Marlu~ facturers' cost Pl`ice.'. " ~~ V " T an. e. \Irwi1\ .....m.o 0+ 000000000000vO0000: -- Goi1.1g,Out of Business. ` V % |rwin sReIiriIIg8a|e Assessment Equalized-Establishment of A Graduation Examination--3Prisone`rs4 at Jail to % ` be Employed Making Tile-Van Vlack % T s . Bridge Mutter Goes Over, A 1 The C-:,L1my' Council nished the. bl`.91l1CH:~ cwnncctcd with the equal- ization ti the assessment on Tues- day aftu'nu , and adjourned over the lmlhiay to meet at CO11ingWO0d;_ The ma} equalized assessment now stgmds at about $35,000,000 By .ml1-. `C`Dahtic~; the gures are: ` , Ladies Fine Dress Skirts: Adjula Essa .... F105: . . . . Innisl Mcdontc .\VY.21tc1'1cd:1s:1.1' I ?\ctt;1w:-.s:.:ga Oru . . \Jl\J ()riHi.` F . \ 1Hllcl . . a Sunni1u`;c 'l`(-cum.s'cth Tiny Tuy T, - . ..,;_ . the cost. Positive Price every department. Alstnn . Bradford D_ . .,;au|l)1U. ..-n " Barrie .. .- Bcc-tun Co]1ing\v\'OOd ---- Cru-nmrc ---- - Co-1(1w:1ter .--~ ' Midlmd .. -- ~- Orillin Penct:mg11is11cn'e Stayncr .. --- I_LA I`ocn11:1n1 :~`pr;L ,. We are selling out in dead earhest and not counting If so you %canpositivAeil y every dollar spent -at " T _ < IS A FACT 'rHA'r Men : New and up-in-um sum of the swell Faulflou Brandarosolillng at cuts ranglngfrom $2.00 to $5.00 on every sun. Overcoat and Imncoat. Men : Fancy 3II.|I'fI;_ Undofywoar, coI|ars,`l'Ios,Sox and Booisand Shoo: are now selllngat wholesale cost. g Rural Municipalities. JULY `9thI;% ._ .::,L _I_, J-.:. Urban Municipalities, V im bu 7} a ` Price Reductiens 611 every line of goods in 954-25.)-V`-' 1,244,069.76` 2,593.52 .68` `I,s56,99 `.20 1.3975555-3 841, 502.40 % I.394.4I2.76 . 1,772,844-.18 $26,878.I84.29 CDom- _ Zion sug. d In race suing nter~ pped I)av~ 25 on Con- great , con- htance "!7'V'u I 1,974.26 A01 1 -V $8,205,000. 2:--- . The report `provoked considerable `discussion. A suggestion` from Reeve- Goffatt, that the Clerk should notify the municipal authorities that hen- ceforth -the `County will `proceed against assessors who do not asses-s ,;in accordance with the Muni cipal_!_\ct, ]that. is, on an actual `cash valuation, - :....m..-ghtu received. and adopt- I KIVVVQ \-vw--- V that. actual `cash valuation, was favourably received, and adopt- ed._. At present some of the rolls |doA not efve__1_1 have the statutory de- 'clara.tions attaeljed to them. past decade the County lvened at Col1ingw.oo_g1 on -Thqrsdiy POI` INC `auyv--.. lvened Collingwood -Thursday 'after;1oon. ,Warden Barr was in?the- chair and all` the ,,members. present except ` Messrs. yCal4dwe11, Crawford, Goffatt, In-gram, Law, Mathews, Pearson,. and `Scanlon. - V After the reading of the minutes . n behalf of ,thevtown .....~.-. ....A the cijtizensf forma_l1): decade -Couiiiy Council `con-' ' council an pleasure 0 -recent_ years two of the Laluweu, eiicept Messrs. cr.,.w.-..., Pearson, the Dr. Arthur on behalf d the cijtizensf formally welcomed the council and extended to` them the .freedom of Inthe course of his remarks which were brief, Dr. Arthur expressed the f thexcitizens. that within .to_wn s re- presen`tat1`ve`s had to .occupy.the _warden s'chair, the high- - 1 l lea5Ul C VI recent years two the .1 presentatives been cl occupy. the s chair, est ofce in the gift of the of the county council.. passed. . A . Mr. Coutts,.,cl:rk'of_`the.;township " pf .Vespra,-add_r;essed_ ;the council re- V quest fng" 4 .that..ab2..by-}9;wIbe?'? passed . - .abo1ishin' : the copying of` the _asse_ss-' ' r ` ` by the cle;ks_of- A . thix"'d< 4 V<.mmun1ats;d Ijt. agents Olson. . Sarnia ` The` `Property ed report No. `IO 1 ed that they hac` gain! and ffound < Ad`er_ly `and ;_4_:l_ean LI-goo Inn]-Q De: anU,"L.\Lun ..---, > _ -that-e.were '19 personsyall ma l ned therein. The offences _a`c they, were `committed. '_ are : 6, fraud _I, keepin`g disqxd-::': ; I,'.forg_ery 1;;-hoxfse stealmg I ` . umcrfnntS' 2- Insane 3: dr pgs std.` `VIE-VI: -! ,, I, .vagrants' 2,. di'sord_er1y 5. . comprised of A r~___,_,__ ._ icomgpittea are - . ..-.. keepmg diord-::`.y house A 1;:-horse stealing I, ::4s .1`u1 s2, I, dr~.m!_z.'.: Report No..;11 was accounts whxch were rty (`Tommi-ttee present-[ . an whnch they Stat- had visited `the county _ rid eve:-yt`h_ing in an or- ean condmon, also that 3 persons, fall males con- The. offences for which `-Ommitted; __ arc; :_ :1`hcft . ._..A1'1o1 ~>no_ act teques ` .'C.O.mP~l< 35t1_1- 4] "'a.cc.out for S1 illness Ths posd_ Dermn referr fulfthe stage he pa on, th cussic `c__lqsxon~ of his`, add;-ess. the ` spbject % 'rwatsfurned-_.Iovctto the Fmance Committecv A -n:._~'_-'_-- ` V _A!;*? the evening` `session a several re- app}-.ts*` were .r,ece1ved-from the com- armttee. .- One . recbmmengled that $50 ,.b e,.-egiven High Constable Rogexjs as .an_,honorarium. . . . ' . A1'1otherWr'epo_rt recommended. that no action be -taken in respect to the `request for an ex-tra~'grant of $84 to gcomplete payment for colors for. the 35th Regiment or in regard to the "acc_ount.fi'om ;J. Somerville for` $16 for services as turnkey during the illness of Mr. Strange; '4-anvoouuu \In ..va.n.g I-av-v---:-. These clauses were `strongly op- by. Messrs. ..,_Garden, Bell, \Mc- Dermott and others and were nally referred 1pa;ck-:to the eomrnittee for ~further consideration. At a" later both amounts were ordered `to paid, new light having, been shed the subjects by the animated dis- cussions thereon. ` ' . I111 VBCDSAVJIO \-LIV: Iuvnu ' It was 1-ecom'men`ded that Thomas %Caldwel1 receive '_two mgrgths sal- ary $108, on certam condmons, also` th xhe annual.fee_ 9f $10 be P?3 the- Ontario Mumcupal Assoc1at1 and that the Warden and 'the Chant- -9 1~_:,A___-- L- ...`..n:..-.4-AA. 4-n of- auu {Hal} IIIC VY!.l'LLCll auu: Luv \IILu.an_ man of Finance be appointed to at- tend the annual" meeting. ` Roads and Bridges. It was recommended that a special committee `be appointedto erect ZL bridge and ll in a washout on the county road -between Tiny, and Penetang, `, the county to pay one- third of .the cost. I .1, W; L`... Lllllu. U1 .551 buoy- Councillor Picotte moved_f-hat the geport be amended to read one-ha1f ` instead of one-third. I - ,,L`_ 1,.` IIIDLUGU UL \Ill\.-I.l|s_n. us A discussion of some length fol- lowed in which the size of the stream, the `height of the roadway, the liability. of the_.county and: the" ' danger of "establishing" a precedent were all considered. ' .\l._ I"`.......1....-up` av- VV\3l'C nu \.\lllJl\l\-Ivu. J . Upon request `Mr. Copeland ex- '1 plamed the situation, statingthat it '1 `would be unreasonable to lower the 1 bridge. He believed that the propos-l ] -ed` work should be permanent. He ( was doubtful if the work could be I done. for $3,000 as considerable pil- .< l`l1g wouldprobably be necessary. ` The amendment was defeated and the original report adopted. `Education. _A report of this committee pre- ` cipitated a lively `debate in which nearly a score of councillors took part. It was to the effect that the Clerk had written ninety-ve secre- taries of public schools in Mr. Mc- Kee s inspectorate asking informa- tion in connection with his services and that sixty-seven replies had been received; 12 asking/for his dismissal and 56 asking that he be retained.- The remaining 28 appeared indiffer- ent, making no reply. For the pur- pose of hearing the remaining 28 the matter had been deferred, but these had not yet replied. > D I I ,. I P ` *```----" - A0111 Ines: uau. nu _yu. n.,........ The report continued: Andl `whereas a memorial has been circul- '~. ategl throughout the county by, we believe, Mr. McKee, inan attempt to forestall the county `council. `.`This committee has refused to consider the said memorial as we believe it was signed by teachers and others, some of whom no doubt felt they were obliged to do so. ,,__:.a.._ -'4.,.4-A.-I +1-uq+ 1-hp`; r and nesdar hrough ICU. Lucy vv\.n\, u...-.-.. -- The c-ommittee stated that they it belie,ved'there is cause for com- S 1plaint,Vbut said, We do not feel like t lasking Inspector McKee to resign, t but think he should consider. that ` himself and we would recommend ` that he be more careful as long asll [he retains the office. * Mr. Bell of Essa strongly o1~p0s- ed the clause of the report rcspect- 1 ing Mr. McKee s resignation. lalc ` did not favor the taking of hearsay evidence as facts. He pointed out that in years gone by charges had been made against Mr. McKee and Mr. Morgan, but when brought to -book those making the charges had failed to appear. He .-moved, sec" ` onded by Mr. Jardine, that the re- . port be referredpback to -committee for further consideration. e Mr. Gros_e supported the report as presented. _bel_1ey1ngthsat Mr. McKee was too `vindictive, A e - A The. report was referred back, the 3 -council dividing, 21 yeas and I4 lnays.. _1_:-_...,1 `A use Gnalilxri '1`ne. KCICIIILLI Dayan, ~--v and The clause objected to was nally` struck_ out. " laiislaauuvu. This committee puresentedja by- 3` law changing the time for the tak- e ing. _of _assessri"1e,nt in rural munici- 5?]: palities, which was passed. B The Council then adjourned until ta 10 o'clock on Friday morning. -Before the Friday morning ses-: sion the Council were taken for a drive bythe town. council and shown tl thveivarious points ofinterest. 0 After the drive a session; _was held V that occupied about three-quagters c c F d < a v of_ an hour, when several reports of minor importance were. 'put. through. i Warden's Picnic. : The afternoon was given over to '_ pleasure, Warden Barr `entertaining the Council, the Town \Council, Board `of Education, Public- Library - Board, Separate School Board, and a numberofithe citizens of Colling-: r wood and Barrie, _ also members of t e < 'the_Press, to a sail to Christian Is- land. .For the occasion the ne` st eamer_ , Germanic was chartered. _ h The day*was. all. that could be de- sired, the, water was calm. }ai'id'the : "sail 'pr'ov'ed delightful: -` The Island _, '_wa_sY. reached about `four _o clocki~and ; *th1e,.*=*..D3ItY'i"lveYn!511"F1;',-" 11.nt.11' _.h31,f`-.P3-S.t : . I-.0thrs'::*v.i`sited-`.tlie~i:iaitlc ake I` f at emi1e_;=ft9m. the village * t!i1`~.=;l3'a'n:.f!r*"~".Pt5.""Qf' ,th,.e` ;is-T ` the,evGreorl i=rBay;:: "while . T " l~rirr~ebasBmi.:n13th, 4- nth: `X50830, Dcpcuasc ....... a` number of the citi wood Barrie,` a. `the Press, to gland. For occ: sfeamer ` day was. th DCT.WCC`ll I-IIC \.u.....__,_ - a team 'picked from -The `baiseball proved and grou.-sed great i =-v'ict9ty.,' : 'hdweve'r, lay `'iI1r's,, a. s~ore=}o *2 ~.>_'.;,. . O :3 .4 `1*``L<*A{1=`t11#{%aa. THEV%NoRTHER~%%*AnvANcE Leislation. -pluvcu iniagt. Th?-+ Vet 16y.:Wiih~+th win- f<'>1it:f:~:oi~ `I16 .a8amst._ _.`1 ' ;ci1ey nr\o-I V'w.1"..` bet.;"\as}eenmtw ieked 7 :vw'rVa`s .3 \ of . *special ~ interest, The cgptains. -were Reeve Garden of Ba_rne and Mr. D. Williams of Collmgwood. Twice did the `sides pull, Reeve Garden's proving the` stronger. _Rac~ an `run man A` A;bfBI`If' VDCYPQ '.-`.1-.a'rqe.l_1 5: 1-",_"3`: I-use -apuuussen. ,L\u\o- I es 3 for} men of ' dierent" fa'ges- f6 lows 6. Led, , to.y'the - pleasure of`. the . jolly `party. .;T;_l1eV_return` sail` proved.`equally; en-: `jJo_yable`: and -just . before *-reaching the ivvj}arf'..the gheearty"-thankss of those on board 'W efe,* with. loud `cheers,_` unani-. _ musly tendered`: thj'e.Warde'nf. for his hospitality and entertainment. : Upon reaching home the council-` lors held another brief session, when A several reports ._were presented, House of ' Refuge. , This committee i`eported'that they _ .had found that the inspector `had _ done his duty well, and that the` of- c-ials and help in.charge_ of the House of Refuge had been _very at-- ten'tiv'e to their duties of looking af- keeping the House in `a very `clean. and "orderly condition.` At the pres- ent there are `63.inmat_es` in the P` _House, 49` males, I4 females. , Six bl deaths have occurred since January kl 1st, 1908. -On- the farm thereare 12 acres sown in fall wheat,_ I2 acres. in barley, 18 acres in oats, 30 acres S1 meadow and pasture, 13 acres in t1 roots and I2 acres summer fallow. The following municipalities are 2 3 indebted to the county for main'ten- g e ance as` follows :- 7 d Adjala '.....$ 48.68 p :_ Essa . . . . ... P 5.7.04 :1 Flos 48.681 [6 W._Gwill1mbury .. 155.45 \ If Inmsl 3oI.4z\ Matchedash .. .. 4.56 ] Medonte 253.27} `I Nottawasaga . `C Oro 4868. Y2 Orillia Tp. A 1" Sunnidale .. 97.34 * M Tecumseth .. 296.14 5 Tay .. 65.63 x- Tiny .. 23.6! Tossorontio ' 48.68 he'Alliston 50.27 >S- Barrie . . . . .. 258.77 le Collingwood 291.99 Midland 165.20`. +il- Orillia .J.... 113.11 Beeton 16.80 `"1 The rate per week is 93 I-3c. The contracts for supplies, etc.,'i had been awarded as follows: Coal, 1.e_ furnace $5.43 per, ton, nut and stove $5.65; painting, $130; roofing barn, )ok $I45' 'u\- __ _ _ Reommended that 1,500 copies of the minutes of May, June and July be printed and that the chairmanbe appointed to act in conjunction with High "Constable Rogers and Mr. Beardsley to`:-evrse the instructions` . ,211_.__ _ app0]ntCU LU d.\..l. in. \.u-- -...-- Constable _Rc_>ger a} Beardsley tolrevrse inst `to county councillors. Rciads and Bridges. L\9T7$ '7-: 2 7 , i After considering the; opinion of the county solicitor and the report of the special committee re Van lVlack bridge, this committee recom- lmended `that abridge be built at Van` Vlack and that a committee" `composed of the chairman of this committee and Councillors Mathews, Robert Bell, `Sanders and the War-` den be appointed to have- plans and estimates prepared and to ask for and `receive tenders and _ have the` w.orl performed.. _ . - - C`-...1...-an ...~.A `Dnhert `Bell VV\)|&\ r~--_._ Mssrsh Sshders Robert rdvd the adoption` of the report, but Messrs; -Cr_am_p and Leach mov-- ed that the councxl advert1se for ten`-. ders and report at the N_0_v\embe1j session. ` A ~. " -----`A-+' V-~F this SESSIOTI. ` Mr. `Cramp, in support of this amendment said he thought it a very 4` ;.un.wis_e expenditure"; indeed, believed `.- it too large to be undertaken with-; out the co;_1sideration"of the Council-.' 1-` Mr.` Ball was opposed- to the re- 'port on the ground. that he did not `believe there was sufeient travel to warrant an expenditure of $8,600 to $10,000. He was of the opinion that a` good 0-road` should be. provided first- `The townships interested` had'not . seen t-to give a `road to and frorrfl the proposed. site of fthe bridge. Were,` - the neceg;s_ary ;_1ands`_for th`' ;ro.a.~d Aexpropriated` =it:`v`wou1.d.?not 9/ i?t ;'r9ad-,,e{s;i ~.-..-.;.;.~. a. :;1 '+ :1..i.`fm-eeiit ibrid` Lien}-