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CIHM/ICMH 

Microfiche 

Series. 


CIHM/iCMH 
Collection  de 
microfiches. 


Canadian  Institute  for  Historical  Microroproductiont  /  Inttitut  Canadian  da  microraproductiont  hiatoriquaa 


Tachnical  and  Bibliographic  Notas/Nota*  tachniquas  at  bibliographiquas 


Tha  c( 
totha 


Tha  Inatituta  haa  attamptad  to  obtain  tha  i»aat 
original  copy  avaiiabia  for  filming.  Faaturaa  of  thia 
copy  which  may  ba  bibliographically  uniqua, 
which  may  altar  any  of  tha  imagaa  in  tha 
raproduction,  or  which  may  aignificantly  changa 
tha  uau&<  mathod  of  filming,  ara  chackad  balow. 


D 


D 
D 


D 


Colourad  covara/ 
Couvartura  da  coulaur 


r~~[   Covara  damagad/ 


Couvartura  andommagia 


□   Covara  raatorad  and/or  laminatad/ 
Couvartura  raataurta  at/ou  paliiculAa 

□   Covar  titia  miaaing/ 
La  titra  da  couvartura  manqua 


I      I   Colourad  mapa/ 


Cartaa  gAographiquas  an  coulaur 


□   Colourad  ink  (i.a.  othar  than  blua  or  black)/ 
Encra  da  coulaur  (i.a.  autra  qua  blaua  ou  noira) 

I     I   Colourad  plataa  and/or  illuatrationa/ 


D 


Planchaa  at/ou  illuatrationa  9n  coulaur 

Bound  with  othar  matarial/ 
Ralii  avac  d'autraa  documanta 

Tight  binding  may  causa  shadowa  or  distortion 
along  intarior  margin/ 

La  rm  liura  aarria  pau*  causar  da  I'ombra  ou  da  la 
diatortion  la  long  da  la  marga  IntAriaura 

Blank  laavaa  addad  during  raatoration  may 
appaar  within  tha  taxt.  Whanavar  possibia,  thasa 
hava  baan  omittad  from  filming/ 
II  aa  paut  qua  cartainas  pagaa  blanchas  ajoutias 
lors  d'una  rastauration  apparaiaaant  dana  la  taxta. 
mais,  loraqua  cala  Atait  poaaibla.  cas  pagas  n'ont 
pas  At*  filmAas. 

Additional  commants:/ 
Commantairas  supplAmantairas; 


L'Institut  a  microfilm*  la  maillaur  axamplaira 
qu'il  lui  a  M  possibia  da  sa  procurar.  Las  details 
da  cat  axamplaira  qui  sont  paut-Atra  uniquaa  du 
point  da  vua  bibliographlqua.  qui  pauvant  modifier 
una  imaga  raproduita.  ou  qui  pauvant  axigar  una 
modification  dans  la  mAthoda  normala  da  filmage 
aant  indiquAs  ci-dassous. 


Colourad  pagas/ 
Pagas  da  coulaur 


r^  Pagas  damaged/ 
U—J    Pagas  andommagAas 

□    Pages  restored  and/or  laminated/ 
Pages  restaurAes  et/ou  pelliculAes 

0    Pagas  discoloured,  stained  or  foxed/ 
Pages  dAcolorAes,  tachetAes  ou  piquAes 


D 


Tha  in 
poaail] 
of  tha 
filmin 


Origin 
bagini 
tha  lai 
aion, 
othar 
f  irat  pj 
aion, 
or  iliui 


I      I    Pages  detached/ 


Pagas  dAtachAes 

Showthrough/ 
Transparence 

Cuality  of  prir 

QualitA  inAgale  de  I'impression 

includes  supplementary  matarii 
Comprend  du  matArial  supplAmentaira 

Only  edition  available/ 
Seule  Aditlon  disponibia 


r~^  Showthrough/ 

r^  Cuality  of  print  varies/ 

r~1  includes  supplementary  material/ 

I — I  Only  edition  available/ 


Tha  la 
ahall 
TINUE 
which 

Mapa, 
diffjri 
antira^ 
baginr 
right  ■ 
raquin 
matho 


Pagaa  wholly  or  partially  obscured  by  errata 
slips,  tissues,  etc..  hava  been  refilmed  to 
ensure  the  best  possible  image/ 
Las  pagas  totalamant  ou  partiailement 
obscurcies  par  un  fauillat  d'arrata,  una  pelure, 
etc.,  ont  AtA  filmAes  A  nouveau  da  fapon  A 
obtanir  la  mailleure  imaga  possible. 


This  itam  is  filmed  at  tha  reduction  ratio  chackad  balow/ 

Ca  document  aat  filmA  au  taux  da  rAduction  indiquA  ci-daaaous. 

10X  14X  ItX  22X 


2SX 


30X 


7 


12X 


MX 


aox 


UK 


2M 


32X 


The  copy  filmad  h«ra  has  b««n  r«produe«d  thankt 
to  th«  g«n«ro«ity  of: 

MttropolitMi  Toronto  Library 
Canadian  Hictory  Dapartmant 


l..'exomplairo  film*  ffut  roproduit  grAca  A  la 
ginAroiitA  da: 

Matropditan  Toronto  Lil>rary 
Canadian  Hiitory  Dapartinant 


Tha  imagaa  appaaring  hara  ara  tha  bast  quality 
possibia  consldaring  tha  condition  and  laglbiiity 
of  tha  original  copy  and  in  kaaping  with  tha 
filming  contract  spacif Icatlons. 


Original  copies  in  printed  papar  covars  ara  fllmad 
beginning  with  tha  front  covar  and  ending  on 
the  lest  pege  with  e  printed  or  lllustreted  impres- 
sion, or  the  beck  cover  when  appropriate.  All 
other  originei  copies  ara  filmed  beginning  on  tha 
firat  page  with  a  printed  or  lllustreted  impres- 
sion, end  ending  on  the  lest  pege  with  e  printed 
or  lllustreted  impression. 


Les  images  suivantes  ont  M*  raproduites  avac  la 
plus  grand  soin.  compta  tanu  da  la  condition  at 
da  la  nattet*  da  I'axamplaire  filmA,  at  en 
conformity  evec  les  conditions  du  contrat  de 
filmaga. 

Les  exempleires  originaux  dont  la  couvortura  an 
papier  est  ImprimAa  sont  filmte  an  commandant 
par  la  premier  plat  at  en  tarminant  soit  par  la 
darnlAre  pege  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'illustration,  soit  par  la  second 
plet,  selon  le  ces.  Tous  les  eutres  exempleires 
orlgineux  sont  filmAs  en  commen9ent  per  la 
pramlAre  pege  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'illustretion  et  a**  terminant  par 
la  darnlAre  pege  qui  comporte  une  telle 
empreinte. 


The  lest  recorded  freme  on  eech  microfiche 
shell  contein  the  symbol  — ^  (meening  "CON- 
TINUED "),  or  the  symbol  y  (meening  "END"), 
whichever  eppiks.   , 


Un  des  symboles  suivsnts  apparettre  sur  la 
darniAre  image  de  cheque  microfiche,  selon  le 
ces:  le  symbols  — »>  signifie  "A  SUIVRE",  le 
symbols  ▼  sSgnifie  "FIN". 


Meps.  plates,  cherts,  etc.,  mey  be  filmed  et 
difi  jrent  reduction  ratios.  Those  too  lerge  to  be 
entirely  included  in  one  exposure  ere  filmed 
beginning  in  the  upper  left  hend  corner,  left  to 
right  end  top  to  bottom,  as  many  frames  as 
required.  The  following  diegrems  illustrete  the 
method: 


Les  certes,  planches,  tablaeux,  etc.,  peuvent  Atre 
filmAs  A  des  taux  da  reduction  diffArants. 
Lorsque  le  document  est  trop  grend  pour  Atre 
reproduit  en  un  seul  clich*.  11  est  f  limA  A  pertir 
de  I'engle  supArieur  geuche.  de  gauche  h  droite, 
et  de  heut  en  bes,  en  prenent  le  nombre 
d'imeges  nAcesseire.  lies  diogremmes  suivonts 
illustrent  la  mithode. 


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IV  THK  HISTORY  OP  THE  A«IITAT!OS  OF  THK  '  .    • 


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COUNTY  OF  BRUCE. 


In  th*  fall  or  18S0,  ufen  of  tbe  lieeTCl  of 
Bruce,  ia  th*  intareit  of  tht  Villige  of  Kinear- 
din*,  eonitituUd  tbemielTei,  without  any  au- 
thoriljr  rrom  tbo  rale-pajeri  of  I  lie  county,  a 
dcputatioD  to  wait  upon  Hi<  Kxcellenc;  the 
GoTarnor  GeoerBl,  tequeiting  lilm  (o  leave  the 
•election  of  tbe  county  town  lo  a  vole  of  tbe 
ReeTei  of  tbe  countj. 

Tu  tbli  requeit  ills  r  tccllencjr  coniented, 
on  condition  that  tbe  role  ebould  be  '>aken 
fl/'irr  the  then  approaching  luunicipul  eleotiooi. 
At  that  time  there  were  only  two  competing 
place!  for  tbe  county  town,  viz  :  iiouthaiB|itOD 
and  Kincardine.  An  intense  spirit  of  rivalry 
existed  at  that  time  Ijotween  those  two  villagee. 
And  tbe  respective  advocates  of  both  placei, 
■eeing  that  neither  could  command  a  majority 
of  the  Council,  were  willing  to  adopt  any 
course,  rather  than  that  their  rival  should  be 
luccetsful.  The  then  Kceve  of  Urani,  the  pro- 
prietor at  tbat  time,  and  founder  of  tbe  Village 
>,f  Walkerton,  was  acute  enougli  to  lee  tbat  in 
consequence  of  this  rivair}.  Walkerton  might, 
by  shrewd  management,  command  the  largest 
vote  in  iis  own  favor,  which  it  actually  did, 
ciactly  in  the  same  manner  as  Quebec  com- 
nsanded  the  vote  in  the  Legislative  Assembly, 
notwithstanding  the  fnct  of  its  being,  llk° 
Walkerton,  siluatrd  at  au  extreme  point,  geo- 
grapk.cally.  The  gentleman  iu  question  lost 
n^  time  in  taking  advactageof  this  vote,  purely 
ttocidental  as  it  •va>,  and  never  intended  to 
to  b«  acted  upon  by  the  Keeves  who  gave  it  { 
and  by  good  management  on  his  part,  ><i«ce«d- 
cd,  to  the  tmaiement  of  the  people  of  Bruee, 
notwithstanding  ths  protests  of  a  largo  majority 
of  the  rate-payers,  and  tlia  refusal  ol  tbe  Provi- 
sional Oouncil  to  grant  an  official  document 
corroborative  of  said  vote  liaving  been  fairly 
and  decisively,  and  in  good  faith,  expressed  in 
favour  of  Walkerton,  in  procuring  a  proclama- 
tion, naming  Walkerton  tbe  County  Town  of 
•aid  county. 

In  1BS8  an  Act  was  pHssed  by  tbe  l.egiila- 
lature  voiding  tbe  pruclamatiou  in  favour  of 
Walkerton,  and  providing  tljat  each  locality 
competing  forthe'Ouuity  Town  should  submit 
it*  eUtai  in  wf  hing  on  or  before  tbe  tirtt  day 
ofOclobar  la  that  year,  to  enable  Hie  Kxeel- 
lency  the  Oovtrnor  General  In  Uouncil  to  de- 
vide  as  lo  wblcli  place  should  he  eelecled  as 
Uounty  Torn. 

Tbi>  lobcme  was  atylrd  by  members  of  Far^ 
lianMot  at  tb*  time,  "  Tbe  leat  of  Oovernnient 
•cheuMln  ■iniature,"  which  it  -eally  was,  and 
iatendsd  by  its  promoter!  to  ■  e,  In  order  lo 
remove  tbe  lettlement  of  tb*  matter  entirely 
Iron  nay  biai,  or  undue  influence  on  the  part 
uf  tbe  Reeves,  who  bad,  so  far,  failed  to  setlls 


it  iu  a  tausfactory  manner,  exactly  in  tbe 
same  mode  as  tbe  reference  to  Her  Uajcity  of 
Ihe  seat  of  Government  <|uestion  was  made,  in 
order  tbat  tbe  matter  might  be  removed  from 
the  nnna  of  political  inflnence  in  Canada,  and 
decided  on  lie  merits  alone. 

The  docuinenli  seltlug  forth  tbe  cutu|i«liag 
claims  of  tbe  respective  places  contending  fur 
ibe  County  Town  remained  in  tbe  bands  uf 
Ibe  Government  from  October  IH38  un'.il  tbe 
summer  of  18t;u,  when  tlie  Provisional  Council 
was  called  upon  by  the  Provincial  Secretary  to 
furniib  the  Government  wilb  an  indication  of 
the  mind  of  tbe  Council,  by  naming  two  lead- 
ing places,  in  order  to  tbe  selection  ofuneof 
them  as  tbe  County  Town.  A  respectable 
minority  in  tbe  Council  opposed  any  such  in- 
dication on  the  part  of  tbe  Oouncil  as  being 
contrary  to  theepirit  and  Intention  of  tbe  Act 
uf  ISSe,  but  notwithstanding  their  strong  pro- 
test, a  combination  of  the  Ueevei,  iu  tbe  in- 
terett  of  Kincardine  and  Walkerton  euc- 
ceeded  in  cairying  a  reiolution,  teeommendinc 
tbe  selection  of  the  County  Tuwn  from  one  of 
twu  places,  and  nnining  Kincardine  and  Wal- 
kertcn  as  tlic  place  fcum  which  tbe  •election 
should  b«  made. 

Tbe  matter  remained  in  abeyance  for  some 
time,  and  until  tfovember  INOO,  Mir  Fenwiek 
Willlame  being  at  the  time  Adminittrator  of 
tb*  Government,  when  a  second  proelamalion 
was  issued  In  favor  of  Walkerton,  And  a 
second  time  111*  rate-payers,  when  tbe  munici- 
pal elections  came  on  in  18(il,  elected  Council- 
lors to  opiHikS  the  consummation  of  said  pro 
clamallon,  in  refusing  to  proceed  with  the 
erection  of  tbe  county  buildings  at  Walkerton. 
It  has  been  asserted  by  the  parties  acting 
at  tbe  time  in  tbe  interests  of  Kin- 
cardine that  they  never  would  have  united 
with  tba  friends  of  Walkerton  in  tbe  recom- 
mendation made  to  tbe  Government,  had  they 
suppoeed  that  Walkerton  would  have  been  a 
second  lime  proclaimed  County  Town;  but  that 
liaving  once,  by  a  solemn  Act  uf  the  Legisla- 
ture, had  the  proclamation  in  its  favor  aetaslds, 
they  never  ccniemplated  tbo  possibilliy  ol  its 
being  a  second  time  proclaimed. 

Kver  since  tbe  promulgation  of  that  ssmad 
proclamation,  Ihe  iiuestloo  has  remained  un- 
settled ;  no  Council  venturing  to  psrpstnte 
such  an  outra|r<-  upon  tbe  leelings  of  tbe  ral«> 
payers  as  lo  Ai  a  to  prooeed  with  the  erection 
uf  tbe  county  buildings  at  tbe  village  of 
Walkerton. 

At  a  misting  of  Ihe  Hrovisionni  Council, 
keld  at  Walkerton,  March  Ulb,  IHli3,  a  Mpeclal 
Committee,  appointed  to  reconsider  certain 
aelloB  «t  a  previous  mseting  of  Counoll  lo  re- 


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taraae*  to  tin  Coanljr  Town  quMtlM,  rtportH 
H  followt  >- 

"Tbkl,  >fl»r  ■•tar*  u4  Mrloni  Mibtn- 
"  tioa  ta4  iMirlBg  of  p*rtl«i,  jour  OmbbUIm 
"  an  tboronghlf  •oavloMd  that  tba  ptopttU 
"tioa  at  Uit  meatlagaf  Conaeit,  to  proMtd 
"  with  tha  trfcUoa  of  tba  eouair  baDdlaf*  at 
■  ^allMrlAa,  liu  eraaud  paat  dlMaliiflMtlaa 
"aa4  ladiiaailoa  aaioBf  tb«  lata-pajan 
''  tkreagboat  th*  ooualr ;  aad  aflar  tha  ilroaf 
"aiprauioB  ordiMatiifaetioa  that  bat  bata 
"  •lleilad,  yoor  Oonmllla*  fial  fblljr  Hasibl* 
■■  tbat  It  would  b«  a  rccklMi  waiUac  sf  (be 
'*  publia  flaaawr,  aad  a  trlHiag  witb  tba  bait 
"  taUraalt  of  tba  eou  If,  to  laka  aaf  furlbar 
"  aatiOB  towardi  proctading  with  tba  araatioB 
"  of  tba  eoaalr  buildton  at  tba  Titlaga  of 
"  Walkarloa,  aa  nid  bulldtagt,  joar  Oomalt- 
"  'ta  afa  Iborooghly  iatU6cd,  eonid  aot  ba  loa- 
•■  Imiaad  at  Walker'.oa  for  aay  period  than- 
"after. 

"  f  onr  Ooaiinittee  oanaot  eloaa  tbair  tjn  to 
"tbafact  pataat  toall,  that,  bowarar  iaeoa- 
"  iUtaak  tha  Tota  of  iba  Oounetl  maj  appear 
"  to  io«a  Bol  acijuaiBlad  with  tba  Darlti  of 
'  tba  eai*,  that  tha  f  ole*  baratofora  giraa  to 
"  WalkartoB  hara  baaa  tba  rainlt  of  riralr/ 
■■batwaaa  Iba  other  looaliiica  whorotadlor 
"  Mid  Tillage  of  fTaikertoB  ai  Cooatj  Towo, 
"  M  ai  to  keep  the  aettleaieBt  of  tha  quealloa 
"laabayaao*,  ia  the  hop*  tbat  aaaMthlag 
'<  might  traoeplr*  to  add  to  their  ittaaglb  aad 
"  eoBtequeDt  ebaaee  of  aueeeti,  aad  that  tbejr 
'■  did  n  with  the  fnll  kaowledgig  aad  ronric- 
"  tioa  that  the  bulldiagi  could  aerer,  by  aaj 
"  paatibility,  be  proceeded  with  at  Walkcrtoo, 
"  whieb,  from  in  geographical  poiitioo,  ii  thr 
'•  wont  litaatad  of  enjr  place  ia  the  county  for 
"  laid  Oouotj  Town.  Your  Oommitlae  de^Jore 
"  the  great  injury  tbat  bad  already  been  doae 
"  ta  tha  county,  la  ooanactioa  with  the  quaatiea, 
"  aad  which  injon,  they  ar*  (Ully  laaiible, 
'■  XTould  be  greatly  I  nteailfied  by  tha  erection 
"  of  tha  eoaaty  boitdiagt  at  Walkertoa." 

This  dellTeriiaee ,  adopted  by  the  Oouastl,  ii 
strictly  true,  and  la  aceordaaa*  with  th*  aaa- 
tlmeati  of  the  great  raijorily  of  the  people  of 
Hruo*.  N*T*rtheteti,  a  majority  of  thii  laaa 
OoHBcU,  laeludlng  tha  gaatlaataa  who  framed 
that  Report,  during  the  fame  year,  lalla*B«*d 
by  a  datire  of  eeeuriag  for  themialTe*  or  their 
friaad*  earuln  county  offic**,  requirlag  to  be 
Hllad  la  the  ereal  of  the  leparatloa  of  tha  Oona- 
ty  from  Huron,  and  the  ereetioa  of  tba  couaty 
bnildiag* ;  aad,  la  moat  nnnemly  hatt*  to  la- 
ear*  theea  oflcee  befora  a  obaBg*  of  admtait- 
tratlaa  might  Uka  place,  in  a  moit  iacoaiUt- 
eat  maaaar,  turned  round,  appolated  a  Build* 
iag  Oommittee  with  unlimlte<l  poweri  to  *el*«t 
aad  parahate  a  alte  for  the  cjaaty  bulldlaga  at 
Walkertoa,  to  adrertiw  for  ttndtri  for  th* 
erectiaa  of  laid  bulldingi,  to  eofetract  for  th* 
•am*,  aad  to  pay  out  all  lum*  of  manay  for  tb* 
erealioa  of  th*  bulldiagi,  or  olharwii*  la  th* 
premliea,  tb*  ProTiilonal  Tre**ur«r  belag  em- 
liowarad.  by  a  By-Law  paaaad  by  eald  majortlT, 
to  pay  all  ordera  of  tha  Ohairmaa  of  tba  Balld- 
iag  Oommltle*,  without  th*  ilighlait  ch*ek, 
elllMr  OB  tba  part  of  the  Ooaacil  or  of  the  Fi- 
nance Committer,  wboie  legltlmal*  bailaet*  it 
ii,  la  a*«ordanee  with  law  aad  uiage,  to  eiam- 
Ine  and  audit  all  accouali  before  peymeat  li, 
or  eaa  b«,  ordered. 

ThI*  Oommiltee,  in  eo  far  ai  they  had  the 
power,  did  accept  of  a  certain  leader,  bad  a 
coatract  drawa  up  io  lata  in  tha  ■**• 
•OB  a*  the  moath  of  Daaambar  laat, 
aad  oa  the  -ilit  day  of  that  month  tha  Ooaaall 
mat,  la  order  to  bava  the  Wardea**  ilgaatare 
aad  the  leal  of  the  Ooualy  Uoancil  attaehad  to 
tba  eoalraet— a  prelimlaary  farmalitr  withtat 
which,  thaaki  to  the  law,  the  Oammiti**  fbaad 


th*7  aaald  praa*id  ■•  farther.  Tha  Wardaa, 
aalhg  aadar  legal  adTlet,  ia  ii>iiB«a  ta  the 
TalMlty  of  tha  t^-i*«  "^  —n^Tt  ■•'  alio  aatiag 
aadar  tha  laaor  ofa  letter  addr**Md  to  hha  by 
Mr.  P*rf**,  laapaetot  of  PrifOBl,  dtdlaad  to 
•IgB  tha  eaalraet,  wbeiaapoa  Iba  OotuaU,  ia 
aa  illegal  maaBar,  appeialad  a  *haiimaa,whila 
th*  Wardaa  MiU  aaaapled  the  ehair,  who,  ia 
tha  Wardaa'i  praaeaea,  (igaad  tha  «MtiMl, 
after  whiah  Iba  leal  of  tha  OerpOfstloa  waaM- 
taehed  by  tha  clerk  acUag  aadar  th*  iaatna- 
tloa**rth*  Ooaacil.  Itwaeiathia  aMaaar 
that  the  ieal  oflbeCorporafaa  beeaaMallaeh- 
*d  to  th*  eaatract.  The  ooatraalar,  howa«*r, 
aetlag  aadar  legal  adrloe,  laflued  to  praeeed 
with  th*  work*  aadar  a  dgaatar*  aad  aaal  *o 
illegally  attoehad  to  thatdoeaiHBt 

The  reaalt  of  tbei*  eitraordlnaiy  pfM**dlBp 
wa*  that,  at  tba  manlclpal  •l*ctioai  ia  Jaaaaiy 
lut,  twalT*  a*w  Ba*T*«  oatof  tw*a^lwe  w*ra 
•l*el*d.  At  th*  ant  aMetlag  of  OoBaeil,  bolag 
tMj  laftrmed  a*  to  tha  atato  of  pablie  opUioa 
ia  retbreace  to  the  Uoaa^  Towa  qaaatioB,  aa* 
Of  their  fintaet*  wu  to  pal*  tba  nllowtag  ra- 
•olatioB :— "  That,  ai  ercry  an.thod  batatefoi* 
adopted  fbr  tha  iellleanBt  of  the  OoBB^y  Tawa 
qneatiea  ban  proved  a  '•'tare,  aad  that,  a«  it  la 
quite  erileat  that  ao  ae  ioa  aa  tba  part  af  tbi* 
Ooaacil  eaa  aattia  the  quealloa  npoa  aay  baata 
hitberto  tried,  it  beeomea  Daeeaiary  to  adopt 
•oma  new  priaelple  fbr  lb*  Aaal  aaltiaaMBt  of 
tbia  loag-paadiag  aad  eipeaalra  eaateat ;  tbia 
Ooaacil  tharafora  petitloa  the  Legiilatai*,  at 
tbeappraa*hiBgieniOBorParllameBl,li)r  tba 
paaaiag  of  aa  a«t  repealiag  all  ad*  baWag  ra- 
ereaee  to  the  Ooualy  Town  qnettioa ;  aad  am- 
poweriag  tha  rate-payaia  of  tha  eoaaty  to 
chooae  br  TOte  which  of  two  plaeea  thall  he 
ohoeea  Oouaty  Towa  of  Brace  ;  aad,  a*  ia  all 
Tolaa  takcB  io  thit  Ooaacil,  Paisley  aad  Kla- 
cardiac  hare  bald  promiaaat  poiitlea^  that, 
thasaldr*,  Paisley  aad  Kincardina  ba  tbapla*** 
named  Oram  whieb  the  rate-payera  by  their 
Totea  shall  aalaet  the  Oooaty  Towa." 

Tbara  voted  for  this  motloa  Bficaa  Kaavaa 
aad  Deputy-ReaTCi,  r«pret*atiag  nta*  town- 
ships and  <■>*  iacorporatad  Tlllag*a  ;rapi**aBt- 
iag  alio,  according  to  the  cenias  of  1(61,  IT,- 
098  lOHl*  of  the  popalatloa ;  aad  r*al  acute  ia 
lead,  amouatiag  to  93,025,000;  while  than 
Tolad  agaiast  the  motloa  eeTca  Reeres  aad 
Depnty-Beares,  repiaaeatlkg  fbar  towaihlpi,  ' 
10,401  aonle,  and  real  ailala  la  iaads  amoaat- 
ingto9l,0SS,930. 

A  raiolntion  waa  then  passed,  appoiatlag  a 
Committee  to  draft  tba  petilioa  aow  befteia  the 
begislatvre,  aad  a  By-law  wa*  paaaad,  repaaliag 
the  By-law  passed  ISth  Oct.,  1M3,  appatatlag 
the  BalldlBgOommillea,  to  wham  wa*  a«aor<;«3 
such  aBlhalMd  aad  Illegal  power*. 

The  miaorlty,  lb*  iHaada  aad  aapperf era  of 
Walkertoa  aeilber  tnggaalad  aor  prdpoaad  tba 
assaadmaal  aow,  for  the Irat  tlmaptaaisid aad 
pf**(*d  i  aaaMly,  lb*  laaarlioa  of  Walkwtoe  ia 
lb*  bUl  a*  a  olaaa  to  b*  Toud  oa  witt  Paiitoy 
aad  Klacardia*.  0*rtaialy  lb*  ProTlaioaal 
OaaacU  should  bare  bad  this  prefriitioa, 
which  eatirely  BaliiBM  th*  prlasipl*  pnmd  Ihr 
la  the  pelltloB  to  the  Ugislaiara ;  aam^,  tbat 
ofAat^aglteOnmly  IWalecala^ataaauipef 
a<  aeaWp  («afra(  ai  «M|r  *#,  oa  lie  lab*  Mori,  Of 
<«  f*i  MiHar,"  sabmitlad  aad  di*«a***d  la 
Ooaacil.  IntbativiM  Iba  prapoailioa  woald 
hare  baaa  promptly  rejaclad,  -ftr  HH  WM|Khr 
rMMM  thai  lk$ulttlio»of  ITaMgeHea  it  SMrt  Mi- 
*eMt/°ac(*ra  le  <A«  great  s^fa^i(||  »f  Iki  rmt*- 
Ptm  ^f  Mnn.  to  ciaiiwuaee  </  ««  y*e<f<aa  al 
aa  eclrea*  ftm  to  lAe  Cftaato. 

wiuiAa  Qom, 
Obalrasaa  of  Iba  OanBty  Totra  Oomaitto, ) 
PravMaaal  OoaaaU  afib*  Ooaaly  af  Braa*.  \ 

Qa*b*f,  May  14,  UM. 


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