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> of -the Munici POLICE VILLAGE OF THORNTON Township. of Esa By-Law No....... Township of Innisfil By-Law No., Of Municipaligies of Essa and Innisfil to authorize issue "of Debentures. for sam of $4,500.00 for the transmission and. supply to. the Municjpal «Corporation of the Police \: Village of Thornton, of electrical' power to be supplied by the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario: Whereas in order thereto it will be nec- y to ruise by way of loan $4,500.00 for} Uistribution of electric power to be supplied Ly the Hydro-Electrie Power Commission of Ontario and: for this purpose to issue debentures as. follows: Township" of Esa $2700. Township "of Innis! $1800:00 in all: $4,500.00,, the amount of the debt intended to be created by this By-Law the proceeds of the Debentures to be applied for' suid purpose and no other. 3 'And Whereas the total amount to be raised annually by special rate for paying the said debt and interest as- hereinafter provided is $302.34, which total amount hall .be raived in the following proportions, namely Essa $235.404; Innisfil, $156.936, 'And wherea* the whole rateable property 1] Corporation of the said ~ Polite : Village of. Thornton, according to the latest revised assessment rolls, is $66,400.00. 'And whereus the amount of the existing} debenture debt of the ~skid Municipality exclusive of local improvement debt is nil abd no part of principal of interest is in arrears ; Therefore, the several-Councils of the re- epective Mutiicipinlities. of, Esxy and Tnnis- ail each 'enact as follows:-- 1. That for the purposes aforesaid" it éhall be lawful for the said Corporations 16 borrow the sum of $4,500.00 in the fol- Jowing proportions=-Essa $2700.00, Innisfil $1300.00 and to issue debentures of the ezid Corporations * for such respective u- mounts, "Kuch of said debentures shall be dated on the date of the issue thereof abd all such debentures shall be payable within 20 yeurs: fromthe date of issue and shall bm payable at the office. of "The Union Benk" of Thornton. 2, The said debentures shall be payable 0 years next after the iskue,thereof and fotal aniount of principal and interest | - poyable during. exch of the said years-shell te as follows' $392.34 of which total Essa: 'i $235.404, Innisfil shall - pay | Annual Amount. 392.34 4 302.34 173,25. - 160.11, 392.34 392.34 302.34 392.34 Bu) 0.05 22. 392.34 $.-..Kach. of said 'debentures to be issued he "reipgctive .Township~ Municipalities shall be-tigned by the Reeve and, Treueurer | Reeve will in writing signed by him-appoint of said Munitipality. or-by some other per-) two persons' to attend "at the final. sym- son authorized by-law, fo sign the same and eile) with the corporate seal of the Cor-, poration. 7 3 "4. 'The suid debentures shall bear in- terest'at the rate of. \per cent, per annum jnyable yearly-at the office of The Union Bankof Thornton, : Has B che currency of the said, de- Hentures there shall be «raised annually by. 'spooind rate on'all the rateable property: in rhe:vote of 'the electors of the Police ey By-Laws shall be taken thereon at the following' timé and place by the dep- uty-returning' officer and, pollclerk hereins stier mentioned. « : ~ "On the 22nd day of Octotier, 1917, 'be: "iween the hours of @ aan, and 5 p.m, at the Orunge Hall in said Police Village by Alex. Stowart,, Returning: Officer, andobn "A. Jamieson, Poll Clerk, 8. On the "23rd. day of 'October, 1917, af-the Orange Hall-in. the said-Police V age at 8.0'clock P.M, the respective-Reeves { the. several: Corporations of Esta and Tenis) will in writing signed by them ap-| Point 'two persons to attend 'to the final aming up of the votes by the Lagi of se Townships and one-pefson th atten ach polling plueé on behalf of the persons interested. in and desirons of the answering of the anid {question in the 'affirinative, and | 4 like-mimber on behalf of the persons in- ested in and desirous of the answering fegative re- of the suid. question' in' the <seetively . . The 28rd: day of October, 1917, at 'il Orange' Hall at eight o'clock P.M, in eby appointed for the' summing: up, by e Clerks of the said Townships of: the puriber of votes given-in the affirmative and in the negative réspectively. 10. . A-true cgpy of this By-Law shall be published in' '*The Barrie Examiner and _ Saturday Morning,"' a nevespaper publi fin: the Town' of Barrie, on the days here- inafter mentioned, that is to say, on the 27th day of September and on the 4th and 11th days of October, 1917, and-a copy 'of this By-Law shall: be posted -at the Post Office, -Tomlinson , Bros. Store," *Gibson's * Buteher Shop and Mrs, Ayerst's Store said Police: Village. . - Introduced; read avfirwt and second time "his 17th day of September, 1917. ¥ JAMES DUNDAS, Reeve, Essa. W. M. DINWOODY, Clerk, Hasa. LEBEN TODD, Reexe, Innisfil 'RM, McCONKEY,, Clerk, Innisfil, _ "RAKE! NOTICE that the foregoing ina 'tm copy: of a proposed By-Law. of Corporation: of Eyss and Innisfil to be sub- 2 4 z 3. 1g 3 i 2 & i 2 e g cof October, 1917, 'between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m,, and at the hours, day and place therein fixed for taking the vote 'af Thornton qualified to yote on| by the returning officer! te oon '2 poll gill be! held nd' thet tke iy of Ox > AQ17, 'at i. in the 'Orange Hall in said Police and final summing up of the- votes by the And if the consent of the électors is ob- tained' to said By-Laws they will be taken into consideration by the Municipal Coun- cils sforesnid at meetings to\be held after the expiration of one month front the, date ofthe first' publication of this notice. which | was on the 27th day of September, 1917. | And take notice further that a-fenant who desires to vote upon the said 'proposed By-Law. must deliver to the Clerk of the 'Township in which he appears to be- as- sessed not Inter than the tenth day before the day sppointed: for taking the vote a declaration under the Canadisn Evidence Act. that..he is-a tenant whose lease ex- tends for 'the. time for which the debt or liability is: crested, or in which the money to be raised by the proposed By-Law is pay- able,:or for at least 21 years, and that be! hus 'by (said lease covenanted to pay all| municipal taxes in respect to the property' of which he is tenant other than local im- provement rates. W. M. DINWOODY, Clerk, Essu, R. M. MeCONKEY,' Clerk, Tnnisfit ----== POLICE VILLAGE OF THORNTON BY-LAW NO, .494. Township sof Essa" By-Law No. Township of Innisfil By-Law No. To tuke the vote of the ratepayers of the Police Village of Thornton entit | 'on tioney by-laws, of a question to 'be submitted whether the saiti ratepayers. are in favor of » supply of electric: power from the Hydro-Electric Power Comniission of 'Ontario. 'Whereas. the Municipal Councils of the [Townships of Exwn and Innisfil deem it ad- visable to submit to the ratepayers of the ssid Police Village of 'Thornton erititled to yote on.maney by-laws a' question ax "to whether the ssid ratepayers are in favor of a supply of-electrie power from the ectrie "Power Commission of On- 'Therefore the respective Councils of. the Corporations of the 'Townships of Essa and Innisfil -enuet as follows: . te 1. That the following qurstion be sub- mitted to the ratepayers of the Municipal Corporation of the Police Villyge of Thorn- 'ton entiiled tp vote on' money" by-laws: Are you jx favor of obtuining from th Hyuro-Klecsvie vower, Gontmission of On- tario a supply of electric power? 2. That the votes-of the saifi ratepayers shall be taken' on this question at: the fol- lowing times and places and' by the Dep- uty: Returning. Officers and Poll Clerks here 'after. mentioned, thet is to say: "On the 23nd. day of October, 1917; begween the hours of 'nine o'clock in the forenoon an five o'clock in the aiternoon at the Orangé Hall in said Police Villuge. by Alex. Siew- art, Returning Officer and John 'A, Jam- ieson, Poll Clerk. 3.. A true copy 6f this By-Law. shall be published, in the Barrie Examiner and § urday Morning, s. newspaper published in the Town of Barrie, und a éopy of this By-Law shall he posted ut the Post Office, Tomlinson: Bros:' Store, Gibson's Butcher | Shop,» and, Mi Ayerst's Store. 4. Ow the 28rd day of October, at_ his | office in thy Council Chamber inthe Policr | Village: of Thornton "at 8 o'clock P.M.,.the | ming up of thi" votes by the Clerk of this polling place on' behalf of the persons in-. terested in aid desirous of the answering of the said question in the affirmative, and | a like number.on behalf of the 'persons in- terested in and desirous of 'thé answering of the guid question in. the negative respec: tively. . : Township afid one 'person' th .attend 'each | Siem TT ESSA COUNCIL _ Council met in Thornton the 17th day' 'of September, . all the members present. inutes of last meeting read and confirmed, * "Moved by. Councillors Asaph and Lowrie that Standing Committee No, 1 recom- mend payment of the following: secounts: Robt. Addis, rep. hill on ard. line, $18; J. T. Dutton, repairs to'road. machine, 60c Geo; Davis, bal. om gravel, $5.50; .C. Hyde, rep. hill 10 siderosd and' 'filling washout, $11.50; Eli Worsnop, for eement and rep. culvert con. 10, $17.25; J..B. Cunningham, rep. to culvert 5th line, $5.75; W.'Adams, work in W.D,, $134.20; E. Skelton, re- cruit, $10; Arthur Tiffin, recruit, $10; J. Whiteside, gravel on 7th Bne,-$75. The by-law authorizing the. police village of- Cookstown to raise $8,500 for the pur- chase of Hydro-Electrie 'power from the Ontario Power Commission; which 'received! its first and second readings on July 23rcl, was read a,third time and passed. Moved by Councillors-Bunting 'and Low- rie, that leave be granted to introduee a by-law for the purpose: of appointing a gol- lector of taxes for-yeur 1947, and that' by- law herewith presented be read' a: first time. By-law was read first, second and third time and T. M, Fletcher wax appointed s Asaph and Lowrie, that leave be granted to introduce an en- abling bylaw for the purpose of deciding on a supply of electric power from the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ont- ario for the police village of Thornton, und that by-law herewith presented be read 1 first time. By-law received third readings. Moved by Councillors Benting ~ and Adams, that leave be granted to: introdaee a bylaw. to authorize the polite village of Thornton tq iseue debentures Yor the stm of $4,500 -for-the transmission and supply of Hydro-Flectric power for tint villaee. and that by-law presented herewith be rest a first time, By-law rear first 'time. On motion 'of Councillors Asaph nnd Lowrie, the by-law receiver its second reading. On motion of Councillor. Banting and te first, second and Asaph, . grant of $20 wax made to the Cookstown and = Alliston, Agricultural "So-{ cicties for 1917, On motion of Councillors Asaph 'Adami, Council --iljournied Thornton on Oct, 22 an Hughes--Srankcom Midhurst Presbyterian Church was the scene of a pretty wedding on Wednesday, | Sept, 26, when Elsie May, youngest daugh-| ter of Mr. ond, Mrs. Jas, Frankcom, was! united in marriage to Mr, J, Warrington | Muighes, youngest son of Mr, and Mrs. J./ |W. Hughes, Stroud. Rev. W. L. Thom} performed the wedding ceremony, and Miss Mendu Bannerman played the wedding march. " Tiie bride, who was given sway by her brother, was becomingly sttired in a gown of white silk crepe-de-chene, with a veil and | to meet in! at 10 am, { iT of September, 1917. - a » EBEN TODD, Reeve, Innisfil, |. R. M.McCONKEY, Clerk, Innisfil, | JAMES DUNDAS, 'Reeve, Essa. W. M. DINWOODY, Clerk, Essa. NOTICE |! Take potice the above is a true copy. of | By-Laws passed. by the, Municipal Councils 'of the townships of Essa and: Innisfil, on the 17th day of September, 1917. And further tuke notice that at the our jay and places therein fixed for taking the | votes of the electors the polls will be held | First publicution 27th day of Sept., 1917: W. M.°DINWOODY, Clerk, Essa, | R. M. MeCONI Clerk, Innisfil. °F) Council Chainber, 17th day of Sept, 1917. Farming West Not Troubled | Ottawa, Sept. - 29.--Réports --reachi |here from the agricultural districts in Wes- tern Canada indicate that no trouble, is anticipated from intensified labor problems as a result'of the operation of the Military | Service Act. 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