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at IOOF lARADE ill 1598 WHEN GRAND LODGE MET IN BARRIE HUDSONS BllY continued from page flvd David Morrow became rec in first and was succeeded the fol lnwing year by Henry Hop kins The following year Robert Simpson presided over the some oil McConkey occupied the chair from 1359 to 1363 inclusive and Ardagh held the ol fice from 1564 to 1870 Robert Simpson was the first mayor Looking back it seems strange that national event of such farrreaching importance as the confederation the provrnces and the incorporation of the Brb tish colonies in North America in one continentwide dominion should have come topass with out receiving some official no tice from the town fathers of the day Yet such was the case search through the dusty tom es in which are recorded the doings of the council fails to reveal even reference to it The first Dominion Day was ob served by demonstration but the arrangements were appar ently handled by some body other than the council The council of 1857 was an parently beset with much the same problems that confront civic bodies of the present day Animals running atlarge were nrrisance then as now and tha councilwas compelled to put some restrictions on their lib erty in this year of grace the offenders are dogs in l867 it was pigs At meeting of the council on July 1867 it was moved that the town inspector be in stnrcted to cause any pigs to be impounde which might ap pear to be nuisance running at large for which thecusto mary sum ol 1th cents per head was paid The council how ever felt that it was not expe dient to pay for pigs impound ed without the order of the in spector Bootiegging too was an acti vlty which called or actr the council and at meeting in March 1na7 resolution was gassed that the attention of the vern inspector be directed to the fact that certain persons in the corporation were selling and disposing oi spirituous liquors without being licensed therelor with an instruction that he take such steps as he should deem expedient to have such persons prosecuted to the utmost cx tent of the law QUEENS PARK Queens Park became the pro perry of the town in that year and theClerk was instructed to advertise by handbiil for tend era for stumping logging up and burning the tops of storm on the piece of land recenti cquirad by the corporation for adrilleshedr ground and park containing about six acres and including that portion of Toronto Street bounding thesaid prop arty lha tender was subsequ ently let to James Todd at $40 per acre Taxes were problem and the finance mmnritlee of 1867 tended to itself hearty congra tuiationson having made re duotion on the rate Trevlouo to 1867 the assessment had been basadon rental values making ridiculously low assessmenti and high tax rate This was changed in 1861 averand WHSSGSWL for that yearwaa based on actual property values meltbe re rt of the finance committee had been dilatory in striking their estimates with the re sult the rolls had not baenhand ed to the collector until lirte in the year in 1n67 theroll given to the or Ibetor daemon been erurneu that two yearsTaies warren mseema that previous councils lower than any since the ineoo porallon of thetown The estimates were as follows Salaries W0 grammar school grant $200printing charitable bequests and other expensu incl dental to town government $500 total of $1350 fer the general levy minty levy $1080 $133 for common school purposes with debenture rate of mills made total rateof 108 mills his previous year with the old assesameottha council had been called on to my $1000 the balance of solidiors clalrns in connection with the Barrie switch and aoounty levy of 821 which made rate of to and onothird cents In rare the rate had been 28 and onesixth cents Some other doings of the 1857 council are not without interest The sum of $200 was graded for the support of the grammar school and at the samemeet ing the peeve was authorized reward of $100 for information leading in the conviction of the persons who had been poisoning dogs during the revlous three months the two terns perhaps make study in relative values James Todd was appointed town inspector at salary of $50 Alex Slbbald was the town bellringer and George Smith was overseer of highways The inspector was instructed to pro euro ficlent lumber and nails to put he sidewalks on the front street in proper repair Market stalls were leased at various rentals according to their loca tion as follows Mrs Bingham no Maundreli 313 Brett Watson $7 The gentle art of passing the buck sinus developed to science by politicians both big and little was not unknown so years ago The first entry in the oldest minute book of the Town Council dated 1356 is state ment that on the sign of De camber ofth year mere sidence of the clerk was destroy ed by fire with its contents and that since through the floor silty oi the county oormcil the municipal council was not al lowed to meet in the Courthouse and had therefore met at the home of the clerk the books and records of the rmmicipality had been destroyod EOPULATION 1an The frown continued to exp gradually and by 1830 tbeas sessrnent figures showed that Barrlea population that year had risen to 7481 However the depression had set in by this time and Barrie had its relief problem also Corn oil had put poms money by earlier and in February no It was announced that tth were going to seek further aid from the govme lbe mon ey would go to the special relt lief fund part of which was to be used to make alterations to the Market Building as means of helping the unemployed of the town Council decided to authorise further grant of 5000 to this fund provided similar grant was received from the government The slump was still having an eifeot on the town during the years to follow and it was not until January 1935 when May or Blair made his in augural speech that there shone ray of hope for the future At that timeha stated The years of depression are appar ently nearly past and business conditions are gradually im EIroving especially in the Prov so of Ontario Dining 1931 the town council was able to meet all expendi tures with decrease of one mill in the tax rain The public school supportars rate was ois mills while the separate school swwrters had decrease of two mills to 43 mills Barrie that year was also listed in the Goodwill Tour of 19 arranged by the Ontario Motor League to encourage mo toring and to allow Canadians to see what was going on in the different parts of the country in the world of business here that year saw one development which was described as one of the most important business transfers in many years This was when Thomas Rogers for 30 years prominent builder and lumber manufacturer turn ed over his interests in the Ear rie Planing Mill to Hilton and Cleland As the town grew so the finan cial upkeep of the schools in creased and the Board of Ed ucation thatyear adopted esti mates that it would cost $129 some to run the Collegiate 1n stltute and public schools of Barrie The public library was also becoming more widely used and during 1931 it issued total of 50028 books nincreasa of 2135 over the figure for 1929 The total number of members then was 4541 GROWTH COME By 1935 the assessment roll showed that the towns popula tion had continued to rise and itihen stood at thetlgureof town was really booming before the outbreak of the Second World War The Board ot Education that year had to ask for total levy of see This was tirade up of $5 for the Collegiate public schools and 31085 3054 in vocational classes it actually emuuwa mnnqwfiflwwflvr El mm tamrs 237 as sig see it ii old gas plant out of operation For mnltyu hdlrrlhcili opera envy loss Heating and cooking facil itiee were thereby confined to electricity coal and wood woaLn was no The will blooded sinking oi the British liner Albania by German boat about 150 miles northwest of lreland while bringing feeling of horror to world which suddenly found itsell plunged into war also brurght the war very close to boms as far as Barrie was concerned One of the passengers on the illfated vessel was bits Ethel Elm principal of Oven den College Fortrmatelii she managed to get away in one of the ships boats and the was later picked up and landed at Gaiway Eire John Woods 21 year old son of Mr and Mil Woods Wildwood Shanty liny was another of the passengers He was also new cued Meanwhile in Barrie the town geared up to meet the war effort and did so in many wonderful ways Yarns people flocked to the services many to gain military distinctions and honors in the different services and others to give their lives for their country Those at home gave generously to the war bond drives Meanwhile at Camp Borden the training ot pilots for tho ROM was intan allied it was just towards the close of the war that major indus trial development of the town was announced with the state ment that the Canadian General Electric would build large new plant in Barrie Then of course name the big news that people in every corner of the world were pray ing for the end of bitter conflict which daimed millions of lives END OF WAR Unlike the demonstrations which marked the end of World War when victory was an nounced on May 1945 sober joy scented to be the keynote of Nd Day in Barrie That day and evening Barrie churches were filled to overflow ing as thousands gathered for services of thanksgiving Full realization that the war had end ed ia complete victory over Germany came very gradually in the town and although one or two stores did close when they first heard the news the ma Iorlty stayed open until well af ter noon One or two employees in the various factories walked out im mediately but generally most stayed at their jobs hresday morning was the real holiday for Barrie as all factories stores and sdroois were offici ly closed for the day That morning the sun came out and thousands of people gathered along the main streets for parade The BCi Band was the first to be seen ied by William lines aryeteran=of the First World War wearing AKrltie uniform andcarrying the Union Jack Members of the Town Council werenext and than there was huge turnout of Canadian It gion members wearing arm bands berets and medals Sixl teen members of the fire bri gade in uniform were in the line of march ahead of their By dlht oclod ball down munbe of the BCI Band trav elling in small truck added their favorite tunes to the ill creasing volume of sound All the time the raucoustootiog of boron condoned while hundreds of shouting children and grown one bed on timing vehicles wav flags and shouting with downpour of rain sent crowds scurrying into doorways for shelter and the din of the evening was silenced Fortunat ely the rain lasted only few minutes and the crowds were againvnlhcstmiaingmtcr numbers than before or nine ociods there were so many people on the main street that it was difficult to move along and the traiflc was such that it was practically lrnpos slbla to men the street From the bank lanes near the Five Points boxes and packing crat es were brought out and ban fire was started about nine Practically every place of bus inees was closed but few mer chants opened their stores to put in special VJ Day windows with tags and letures of the leaders The cc ebrating along the rnein streets continued throughout the evening with irn promptu parades and dam stratloos About limo pm number of BC musicians and others including Alderman Grant Mayor with troma bone led band of marching fiurn in page seven please Mel am rBurries Most ProgressiveMens Boys Ami Studenls Wear Store oy Suddurly at 815 tumour am am sranon panacea aem rain in main station in Allandaie View of from plums lookinl wall mu MMM to It did envy wagem Hitbullied outiltlkul anmatnlinetoToroa Let Us improve The Appearance Of You Properfyié Remove Ueg Stumps if youre plagued with the problem of ugly tree stumps disgracing the appcar ance oi your property give us call our new modern stump removaimachino will make 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