A general meeting of the inhabitants of Valcartier de
St. Gabriel was held this second Monday, the fourteenth day of July in the year
of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five , at the honor
appertaining the Royal Institution agreeable to the Act passed in the eighth
year of Queen Victoria, pursuant to public notices entitled "An Act to
repeal certain ordinances therein mentioned and to make better provisions for
the establishment Of Local and Municipal Authorities in Lower Canada when:
Colonel A. J. Wolffe,
J. P. presided as returning Officer and Robert Wadsworth Bartell was appointed as Clerk, and the following gentlemen
were Proposed as candidates and voted in as members of the Council agreeable to
the poll lists hereunto enscribed: Viz -
William Neilson, Esq. Unanimously elected.
Hopper Ireland, Unanimously
elected.
William Brown, Esq . Unanimously elected.
Mr. John Nevin, Unanimously
elected.
William Corrigan, Unanimously elected.
Mr. James Jack and Mr. Lawrence Mooney, having been
nominated as candidates, a poll was demanded when the number
of votes for each candidate were as follows:-
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For James Jack; Robert Ross Joseph Martel Adam Andrews William Knox
Lawlor William Smith Henry Patten George Thompson Joseph Barbeau Thomas Davis David Deschamp Samuel Clarke William McBean William Clarke John Clarke Dennis Huggins |
For James
Jack Dennis Huggins Thomas Brown Thomas Lavallee P. Cassin William Brown R. Ward William Thompson James Rourke Charles Louden Adam Lathede Alexander Wright Pear Bedard Dan McNicole John Cullongton Robert Goodfellow Bat Nero |
For James Jack Samuel
Palmer Robert
W. Burtell James
Turner Andrew
Kerr John
Abraham Arthur
McBean James
Pladwell Curtis
Billing John
Mathews Thomas
Cassin William
Watt Thomas
McMillan James
McBean William
McBean Total;
45 |
For John Nevin Charles Fitzpatrick Peter Brady
Edward Maher James Donahoe Charles Harris John Martin Edward Cassin Anthony Madden Owen Monaghan Edward Monaghan Total;
11 For Peter Brady William
Watt Total;
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Majority in favor of James Jack who was consequently
duly returned.
Ferdinand Murphy, Richard Ward and Peter
Brady were then named as candidates, when a poll being
demanded, the numbers were as follows:-
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For Ferdinand
Murphy Adam Andrews D. Lavallee Charles Martell David Deschamp Joseph Barbeau James O’Neil John Culleton Donald McNicol Thomas Davis James Bedard Dennis Cassin James Donahoe Thomas O'Neil Thomas Carroll Battice Nero John Hornsby William Brown jnr JohnClarke senior Robert Goodfellow Robert Ross |
For Ferdinand Murphy John Lawlor George Thompson Charles Fitzpatrick Anthony Madden Edward Maher Adam Lathede James Montgomery Mr. Patton jr. Sam Clarke sen. Robert H. Bartell Thomas
Cassin William Bethel Charles Harris William Thompson Barry Lougheran John Martin Francis McDonald Alex Wright Thos. Brown sr. |
For Fedinand Murphy James McDonald Owen Monaghan Pierre Bedard Joseph Martin Charles Louden James Robinson Thomas McMullan James McBean William McBean |
For Richard Ward James Pladwich William Knox James Roarke
John McCartney Dennis Huggins John Abraham Sam Palmer Andrew Kerr Thomas Berry Curtis Billing William Smith George Wolffe
Patrick Cassin John Mathews Arthur McBean
Peter Brady Thomas Knox James Turner |
For; Ferdinand Murphy 49
“ Richard Ward
19
“ Peter Brady 1
Majority in favor
of Ferdinand Murphy 49 - who was consequently declared duly elected -.
The poll for this day having been kept
open the time specified by the Act is hereby adjourned till tomorrow at
William
Brown, Chairman.
MUNICIPALITY
OF VALCARTIER de ST. GABRIEL
A meeting of the Councilors, agreeable
to the Act, was held on the twenty-first day of July, A. D. l845 at the house
appertaining to the Royal Institution for the purpose of electing a Mayor,
agreeable to the 2Oth section of the Act and also certain officers agreeable to
the 20th Section of the Act, when all the members of the Council being present,
it was unanimously agreed that William Neilson Esq. should be elected Mayor of
the Corporation of Valcartier de St. Gabriel and that Robert Wadsworth Bartell should act as clerk and Secretary Treasurer to such
Council.
The following officers of roads were
afterwards named and appointed as follows; Arthur McBean
is appointed overseer over the road from
William Whelan is appointed overseer of
Roads from the River Jacques Cartier at the Ferry to the 2nd Concession.
Pierre Bedard is appointed overseer of
Roads from Andrew Kerr's corner to Murphy's gate in the 5th Concession.
Dennis Cassin is appointed overseer of Roads from
Murphy's gate to the Rush Plate at the river.
Henry
Ward is appointed overseer of Roads from Mr. William Brown's, jr. to Corrigan's
Ferry.
Thomas Deaker to be Road
overseer from Hector O'Neil's to the boundary between McCartney and Cleesh.
James
McCartney is appointed Inspector of Roads in the 3rd, 4th and 5th Concessions
on the S. E. side of the River Jacques Cartier.
John Gough is appointed overseer of roads in the First
Concession from Goynan's Bridge to Thompson's corner.
Nicholas Mulloy, Road overseer for the 2nd Concession
from Wm. Thompson's corner to the River Jacques Cartier and up to McPherson's
Land.
William Watt, Road Inspector for the lst and 2nd concessions of Valcartier de St. Gabriel,
including the road from Peter Brady's to the 3rd concession.
James
Landers to be road overseer from the River to Duchesney's
Line.
Charles Fitzpatrick, sr. to be Road Overseer from the
River Jacques Cartier to Charles Fitzpatrick's Line.
James
Ross ( not sure ) to be Road Overseer from McCartney's
line to the River aux Pain.
William
Murphy to be Road Overseer from (not confirmed as
yet)
John Aldridge to be Road Overseer from Thomas Brook's
sr. to the River aux Pain.
John Calback to be Road
Overseer from John Abraham's to Thomas Brook's sr.
Henry Roarke to be Road
Overseer from John Abraham's to the Mill (not sure)
Samuel Clark to be inspector of Roads from the River
aux Pain to the River Jacques Cartier, including the road leading to McGuire's
on the N. W. side of the river in the 3rd and 2nd Concessions.
Curtis Billing to
be Inspector of Roads from the Mill (?) to the River aux Pain. N. W. side.
Charles Louden to be Fence Inspector from in the lst. 2nd- 3rd - 4th and
5th Concessions, including the Rush Plate.
Edward Monaghan to be Fence Inspector from the Mill
(?) to the River aux Pain the same as
Moved
by Mr. Brown and seconded by Mr. Corrigan that a quorum of five shall proceed to business in cases of sickness or absence.
Moved by Mr. Brown and seconded by Mr. Corrigan that
if any of the Council without any reasonable cause shall absent themselves from
any meeting, they shall pay a fine of five shillings.
The
business of this meeting agreeable to the Act having been brought to a close,
it was consequently adjourned.
William
Neilson. Mayor.
At
a meeting of the Council pursuant to notice on 2nd Monday of
September A. D.
1845, held at the house of Mr. Patrick Liddy for dispatch
of business Present: Messrs. Brown, Nevin, Corrigan, Jack and Murphy, when
the meeting was
obliged to adjourn for want of a quorum.
William
Brown , Chairman
A meeting by order of the municipal
Council and Col. A. J. Wolffe, J. P. was this day the
l7th of November A. D. 1845 held at the house of Mr. Patrick Liddy agreeable to
public notice given bearing date the 7th of November to warn the Road Officers
to attend to layout the winter Roads and also to show cause why any of them
objected to do their duty on such roads.
Present:- Col.
A. J. Wolffe and the whole of the municipal Council.
Colonel Wolffe, J. P. being unanimously called to the
Chair and Robert Wadsworth Bartell appointed to act
as Clerk.
After some remarks from the learned
Chairman, the Road Officers were called to answer for their conduct and to
layout the Winter Roads when it was unanimously agreed to lay them out as
follows:- Viz.
In the third Concession, through the
fields, commencing at William Knox's up to Smith's gate, going to the right of
the Minister's Home and to the left of Charles Louden's
old home to take the summer road again as far as Col. Wolffe's
Gate and turn at Thomas Cassin's old barn and from thence by the summer road
all the way to the lake; the summer roads to be stopped the first time the
fields are ready for a sleigh and Mr. Knox and Mr. Smith to have authority to
stop such summer roads at that time.
The 5th Concession Winter Roads in the
same course as they ran last year; to Mr. Andrew's gate, then across Goodfellow's fields and straight up as it did in the year
1844.
First
River aux
From Isaac Brown's house across to Henry Crawford's home, then across Andrew
Kendall's road to the Winter Road that,
has been used these two years , Across Samuel Shank's field, Billing's and
Henry Webb's fields to the River aux Pain Road, and the Road also leading from
Samuel' Clark's to Howlet's land to join the River
aux Pain Road.
From Brady's house to McGuire's Ferry to Descheney’s Line on the North side of the Concession Line,
the line to be made according to James Lander's direction.
MEETING
On
Monday, the first day of December 1845, the day appointed by the Municipal Act
for a Quarterly Meeting of Councilors. The Councilors met at the house of Mr.
Patrick Liddy at the usual hour of ten of the clock A. M.
Present
the Mayor and Messrs. Brown, Corrigan, Jack & Murphy.
The meeting adjourned this day for lack of a quorum on
account of the majority of the Council not being satisfied as to Mr. Murphy’s
qualifications as Councillor agreeable to the Act of
Municipality. Consequently, a special Meeting of the Council was called for
Thursday the fourth day of this present month of December in the Year of Our
Lord 1845.
William Neilson
Mayor.
Moved by Mr. Brown and seconded by Mr. Ireland, that
after due deliberation and fully referring to the Municipal Act as far as
relates to the qualifications of Councilors, it was unanimously decided that
Mr. Murphy who was elected at the general meeting and recorded as such by the
Returning Officer was null and void, in as much as at the time of Election he
did not belong to Fief St. Gabriel, consequently Mr. Richard Ward was elected
in his place, being the next in majority in the poll last, and take the Oath
required.
SPECIAL
MEETING,
A
Special Meeting of the
Present:- The Mayor and
Messrs. Brown, Nevin,
Moved by Mr.
It was resolved unanimously and passed that Mr. Robert
Bartell be appointed Clerk of the Council required
upon which the Oath required by Section 14 of the Municipal Act was
administered by the Mayor.
Moved by Mr. Corrigan and seconded by Mr. Jack that
this meeting be held in secrecy.
Motion carried unanimously. On the motion of Mr. Brown
and seconded by Mr. Nevin that a Secretary Treasurer
and security produced agreeable to Section 20- Article 8 and such security
being produced.
It was unanimously resolved that the amount of five
pounds currency each, be the amount agreed upon.
Moved
by Mr.
The said was passed unanimously, that the said Robert
Wadsworth Bartell be Secretary Treasurer for the
council of Valcartier de St. Gabriel, as such the Oath was administered
accordingly and agreeably to the section Act for such purposes.
Moved by Mr. Brown and seconded by Mr. Jack that the
errors announced by the Mayor should be speedily remedied.
After the Documents and Records being read the
following resolutions were unanimously passed:-
1- As respects
Section 2 kn the Municipal
Act, as understood by the Council, no proprietor or householder in any Seignory or Township otherwise than the Fief St. Gabriel
can either vote or be voted for as respects the
The records and papers were then read by the Secretary
as follows:- Viz. The first meeting being the General
Meeting for the election of Council held on the second Monday of July, being
the l4th day of July 1845, A. D.
2- Meeting on the 2lst day of July for the purpose of
electing a Mayor and certain other officers under and agreeable to the Act.
3 -
A meeting by order of the Municipal Council on the 17th of November
l845, Agreeable to notice given bearing date the 7th of November.
4 - A Meeting on the 2nd Monday of September - and
5- A meeting on
the lst day of December 1845, being a quarterly
meeting of the Council.
After such documents being react and considered by the
Council unanimously agreed as follows:-
L -
That the Councilors who are to go out at the end of the lst
& 2nd years be determined by lot according to Section 12.
2- That all Officers and Functionaires
appointed by the Council be notified by the Secretary Treasurer at as little
delay as possible according to Section 15.
4 -
That an address be made and delegates appointed in
terms of Sections 44 & 45.
Moved by Mr. Brown
that delegates be appointed to business when necessity requires.
It
was unanimously agreed that Mr. John Nevin and
William Corrigan be appointed Delegates according to the 44th & 45th
Section of the Act.
The business of the meeting being brought to a close
it is accordingly adjourned.
William Neilson Mayor.
MEETING
A special meeting of the Council was held at the house
of Mr. Pat Liddy on the twenty-ninth day of December, one Thousand and Eight
Hundred & Forty-five. Present the Mayor and the entire number of
Councilors, when it was unanimously agreed to that John McCartney be appointed Secretary Treasurer to the Municipal Council of
Valcartier and having taken the Oath of Office entered upon the duty of
Secretary Treasurer for the Corporation. The municipal Council having become
surety in the sum of ten pounds Currency; and farther the said Council nominated
and appointed John McCartney to be their deputy Grand voyer
and invested him with full powers and authority to exercise all the powers and
authorities and conform himself to all the rules and regulations by which the
Deputies of the District Council of Quebec were governed by their by-law, for
appointing their Deputies with the following exception, namely: That the sum of
ten shillings currency of fees provided for the Deputies of the aforesaid Q. D.
C. by said by-laws shall be solely to the use of the Municipal Council of
Valcartier. (The Oath of office being taken by said Deputy. )
The business of the meeting was brought to a close.
John McCartney Sec.
Treas.
William
Neilson, Mayor.
MUNICIPALITY
0f VALCARTIER (copy)
At a meeting of delegates, duly appointed for the
adjustment of the limit between the Municipalities of St. Amhroise
de la jeune Lorette and Valcartier as respects the Seigneries of St. Gabriel and Fief St. Ignace comprised
within the track commonly called the Parish of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, in
conformity with the proclamation of the first day of December, One
Thousand, eight hundred and forty-five. Present Mr. John Meehan, Mayor
Substitute for the Municipal Council of St. Catherines,
Messrs William Guilfoy & Michael Fitzgerald delegates
from said Council. Messrs Pierre Verret & Etienne Labelle Delegates from the
Municipal Council of St. Ambroise de la jeune Lorette. Messrs. John Nevin and William Corrigan, Delegats for the Municipal Council of Valcartier, held at
the house of Mr. Patrick Liddy, on Thursday, this eight day of January, One
Thousand, Eight Hundred and Forty-six. Mr. Meehan took
the Chair and appointed John McCartney as Clerk. The Delegates having considered
the premises to the best of their judgment and ability have decided upon the
limits in question as follows:- As respects the First Concession, St. Gabriel,
the line which separates the lands of Mr. Peter Gagnon & Joseph Savard, as
respects the Second Concession, the line between the land of Mr. Thos. Plamondon & Michael Gough is to form the boundary , as
respects the Third Concession, the line which separates the lands of Mr.
William Corrigan & J. B. Dubeau is to form the
boundary, respecting the Fourth Concession, St. Gabriel, William Corrigan's
south-easterly boundary is to form the line of separation, and as respects the
Fief St. Ignace, the line which separates the lands of Mr. Ignace Cleech and John McCartney.
Signed: John Meehan, Mayor Substitute of M. C., of St.
Catherines.
John
McCartney, Clerk.
Taken from the late
District Council of Quebec.
Copy
of a "By-law to appoint Deputies to exercise certain powers and
authorities formerly vested in the Grand Voyer of the District of Quebec and to
make certain regulations relative thereto" which by-law has been and now
is adopted by the Municipal Council of Valcartier.
1- That each and every of the persons herein
after named, shall be is and are hereby constituted and appointed a deputy or
Deputies of the said Council of the District of Quebec, in and for the several
local divisions herein after mentioned, that is to say Jean Routhier
for the Parish of Ste. Foye.
Francois Voyer for the Parish of Notre
name de Lorette.
Jacques Drolet for the Parish of St. Ambroise.
Pierre Chartre
for the Parish of St,. Charles de Charlesbourg.
Paul Rainville for the Parish of La Nativite de Notre Dame de
Beauport.
Jas. Faulkner for
the Parish of St. Dunstan of
John McCartney for the union of the
Parish of St. Gabriel de Valcartier and the Townships of Stoneham and
Jean Marois for the parish of St. Augustin
de Donacona.
James Walsh for the
union of the Parish of St. Catherine de Fossambault and
Jean Julien for the Parish of Ange Gardien.
Alexis Rheaume for the Parish of Chateau Richer.
Joseph Gravel for
the Parish of St. Anne.
Ignace Racine for
the Parish of St. Ferreol.
Louis Saillante for the Parish of St. Joachin.
Ambroise Roberge for the rJarish
of
Francois Basile Canac for the Parish of
St. Famille.
Joseph Lemelin for the Parish of
Pierre Labreque for the Parish of
Louis Gendron for the Parish of
And that the persons before named, shall
be and are severally and respectively vested with full powers and authority
within the several and respective local divisions aforesaid for which they
have been respectively appointed as aforesaid, to exercise all and every the
powers and authorities which by any actor acts, ordinances of the legislature
or and law or laws of the late Province of Lower Canada and which are become and are vested in
the said Council of the district of Quebec; provided always that no such Deputy
as before mentioned shall act as such Deputy as before mentioned shall act as
such Deputy as aforesaid out of the limits of the local divisions for which he
hath before been appointed, save and except !n the cases hereinafter provided.
2- That whenever any Deputy aforesaid
appointed by the same Council as aforesaid shall happen to be interested in the
discharge of the duties or the exercise of the powers conferred upon him as
aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the Deputy of the Council appointed as
aforesaid for the next adjoined Parish or Township to exercise all the powers,
duties and authorities which the Deputy be interested as aforesaid might have
done, exercised or performed to all intents and purposes whatsoever.
3- That any Proces Verbal to be hereafter made
either by the said Council or by anyone of its Deputies for the purpose of
turning an old or opening a new highway or by-road, or for changing an old
bridge, or Making out a new one, the same shall he duly read and published in
the manner already provided by law, and notice also shall he given at the time
of such publication that the said Council will proceed to take into
consideration, and finally, determine before the approval or rejection
of such Proces Verbal at the quarterly meeting of the said Council which shall
first take place subsequent to such publication and notice.
4- That no Proces Verbal for the purposes
aforesaid shall put into execution until it shall be finally approved of by
the said Council.
5- That each Deputy of the said Council shall
for the performance of the duties which may be required of him for the making of
any such Proces Verbal, for the purposes aforesaid, and for other necessary
duties connected therewith be entitled to take, have and receive the following
Fees and no other for the publication of the notice for the
meeting, to visit the locality, two shillings & six-pence, Currency.
For
each visit of the Locality, including all personal expenses as well as
transport, Ten Shillings, Currency for every Proces Verbal and Figurative plan,
Twenty Shillings, Currency.
For
each Copy of a Proces Verbal, Five Shillings, Currency.
For the Publication
of each Proces Verbal and Notice, Two Shillings and Six-pence, Currency.
6 -
That it shall be the duty of the Deputy of the Said
Council to make a copy of every such Proces Verbal made by him for the purpose
aforesaid, and deposit such copy with one of the Surveyors of the local
Division to which such Proces Verbal may relate for the information and
inspection of all the parties interested.
7 - That the aforesaid Fees amounting to the sum of
Two Pounds, Currency, be paid into the hands of the Deputy of said Council -
who may be called upon to act by the persons who have signed the petition for
Proces Verbal before the said Deputy shall commence any part of the Operations
in reference thereto, the said Fees and Expenses of every such Proces Verbal to
be after wards distributed and paid by the parties to be charged therewith and
the proportions to be repaid by such Deputy to those who may have advanced the
same in the manner now provided by law.
( L. L. ) attested (Signed)
G. OKill Stuart, Warden
(Signed) Jean Langevin,
District Clear
A true Copy.
This day being a
quarterly meeting of the Municipal Council of Valcartier present - The Mayor
and the entire number of Councilors at the house of Mr. P. Liddy; the minutes
of last meeting of Council being read. It was
remarked by the Mayor that the Fees of their Deputy had not been regulated
respecting various Proces Verbeaux which it may become the duty of their Deputy
to issue: Viz. such Proces Verbeaux as are not for the purpose of turning an
old or opening a new highway, or for turning an old or opening a new By-road,
or for changing an old bridge, or making out a new one. It was submitted
to the Council to take this into their consideration and establish the Fees for
the aforesaid Proces Verbeaux. It was unanimously agreed in Council that the
above mentioned Fees which have not been regulated shall be and are now from
henceforth established equally with the Fees heretofore established for their
Deputy.
It was at the same time unanimously
agreed in Council that Public Notice shall be given that all persons within the
Municipality of Valcartier having in their custody and Papers or Documents,
such as Proces Verbeaux apportionment of roads, copies of the Road. Laws etc.
which ought to belong to the Corporation shall restore the same to either of
the members of Councilor their Secretary Treasurer on or before the first day
of April next, in default of which, such persons may become liable to the
penalty expressed in Section 34, of the Municipal Act.
John McCartney,
Sec-Treas.
William
Neilson Mayor
In conformity with Public Notice duly given, a meeting
of the Council was held at the house of Mr. P. Liddy at the usual hour of
John McCartney, Secretary Treasurer
William Neilson, Mayor
By-law of the
Municipal Council of Valcartier 22 April 1846.
Be it enacted and it is hereby enacted by the said
Council, that a new bridge be speedily erected on the Easterly side of the Old
Bridge, commonly called the Mill Bridge, and that a specification of the
dimensions of said Bridge and notices be posted up and published at the most
public places within the Municipality of Valcartier & St. Ambroise.
And be it further enacted by the said Council that the
3rd and 4th Sections of 17, Geo. 3, Chap. 10, respecting Bakers & Vendors
of bread shall be put in force within the Municipality and that Messrs Thomas
Cassin & Samuel Palmer be appointed Inspectors of Weights & Bread, to
carry this Regulation into effect; and furthermore be it enacted by the said
Council, that the amount of Licenses to be paid by all Tavern Keepers within the
Municipality of Valcartier shall not be less than Eight Pounds, Current Money
of this Province.
And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid,
that as respects the apportionment, alteration of the Public Roads under the
Control of the Surveyors and Overseers, that upon due application being made to
him by petition any Road Surveyor, shall notify each and every the Road
Surveyors within the limits of this Municipality, to cause the Overseers under
their control, to meet him at some certain place, fixing the day and the hour
of the meeting. And it shall be the duty of such Surveyors to deliver to the
Council a Copy of the proceedings of said Meeting, and also to report to the
Council the names of the Overseers who may have not attended said Meeting. The
penalties imposed for refusal or neglect of these duties shall not be more than
ten nor less than Five Shillings, currency.
And further be it enacted that no Stallion
shall be allowed to go at large adjoining any Road Fence or Line Fence
between neighbors under a penalty of not more than Twenty,
nor less than Ten Shillings, Currency.
John McCartney Sec. Treasurer
William Neilson Mayor
Receival of money by the Treasurer Disposal of money by the
Treasurer
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P S
P Rec’d from W. Whellan in consideration of neglect of duty
2 6 Rec’d from T. Knox for Ditto 10 H. Crawford ditto 10 For Council from petitioners for road from Mr. Dechesnay’s 4 line to Peter Brady’s house
1 2 10 L S P 1 2 10 4 9 ½ 0 10 1 Rec’d from William Neilson Esq., Mayor The sum of 18 shillings 1 pence Pat Liddy Sec. ( shillings 8 pence due from petitioners for the road at Brady’s |
P S P Paid as expenses 1 8 Paid Liddy for paper 3 Paid Dunlevy 2 Paid for pens & ink 3 Pais further for paper 5 Postage of letter p. s.
1 Paid for pens & paper 8 1st of July for paper To Liddy
3 1/2 20thth of July ditto 1 Sept. 7th paper 1 Sept 10th, ink & pens 3 Expenses on journey to Stoneham & Charlesbourgh 1 0
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0 4 9 ½ Paid by this municipal council to Pat Liddy On the 19th of July last, 10 pence for a remuneration for
his room. |
MAY
4, l846
May 4, l846, Messrs Thomas Cassin &
Samuel Palmer took the Oath of Office as Inspectors of Weights & Bread,
with a promise that they shall be furnished with the means of executing their
Office.
This being a
quarterly meeting of Council the following enactments were made by the Council. Be it enacted that the Senior Capt. of Militia do
public or cause to be published, the several Sections of an Act of the 6th Will
4, Cap. 56, as he is therein directed by said Council and be it further enacted
that Messrs William Knox and William Smith be appointed Valuators of Property
within this Municipality; in case of contested Elections of Councilors as
respects Property qualifications.
And be it further enacted by said
Council that their Secretary Treasurer shall address the Provincial Secretary
upon the Subject of Tavern Licenses, and further the said Council came to a
unanimous conclusion that they shall allow Mr. Liddy for the use of the room
occupied by the Council at its meeting up to the 2nd Monday of July next, the
sum of Three Pounds, Ten Shillings, Currency, so soon as their Treasury
shall be Master of that sum. The following items were submitted to the
consideration of the Council.
- 1- An
address from the Common School Commissioners of Valcartier to the ratification
of a Proces Verbal by the Deputy of said Council.
- 3- A
petition from sixteen individuals, praying for the establishment of Ferry
near Mr. Nielsen’s. Respecting these items the Council did not feel
disposed to enter upon this time.
John McCartney (attested) Sec.
Treasurer.
William
Brown Chairman
JUNE
6, l846
Be it enacted and it is hereby enacted
by said Council that Messrs Councilors Corrigan & Nevin
be appointed as Delegates, respecting an address and petition from the Council
of St. Ambroise, and also that an address be
forwarded to each of M. Councilors of Stoneham and Tewkesbury, St. Ambroise de la Jeune Lorette, Charlesbourg & St. Catherine's as to Sections 44,45,46, of the Act, P. Victoria Cap 40.
Attested- John McCartney Sec. Treas.
William
Neilson Mayor
Municipality OF VALCARTIER
In conformity with the several actresses
made by the Municipality of Valcartier to the Municipal Councils of Stoneham
& Tewkesbury , Charlesbourg St. Ambroise de la Jeune Lorette and
St. Catherine's upon the subject of Delegation adverted to in said addresses,
the whole number of Delegates assembled at the house of Mr. P. Liddy with the
exception of the Mayor and Delegates from St. Catherine's, it appeared to the
delegates who assembled that they could do no effective business upon the
subject for what they were required, in order to make the most amiable
adjustments on the matter. Mr. Councilor Brown of Valcartier was
appointed to take the Chair and John McCartney was requested to act as Clerk.
The Delegates arrived at the unanimous conclusion in order to accomplish the object upon which they have been legally called,
will again assemble on Wednesday, the first day of July next at the hour of
10 of the clock on the forenoon at the house of Mr. P. Liddy, Valcartier.
(Attested)
John McCartney Clerk
William
Brown Chairman
COPY
OF DECISION OF DELEGATES
Copy of the decision of Delegates respecting
Wednesday, lst
of July 1846
The Mayor and Delegates, duly appointed for the
regulation of the road Mr. Liddy's house & St. Ambroise have this day met at Mr. Liddy’s.
As respecting said Road, the Delegates came to the unanimous Conclusion, that
the road leading from Mr. Liddy's to St. Ambroise, shall continue to be regulated as it is in the
meantime and formerly has been until such time as an alternative may be made by
Proces Verbal, the Route called Vingt Sept Arpen, or any other concern herein is understood to be
regulated precisely as it now is, as respecting the road called Roche Platte Road, the Delegates came also to the
unanimous conclusion that as said road was regulated by a Proces Verbal, duly
homologated, that said Road shall remain subject to the provisions of said
Proces Verbal till such time as an alteration may be made according to law.
(Attested) John McCartney Clerk (signed James Walsh, municipality of
(A true Copy) St.
Catherine’s)
James Walsh,
Copy
of an address from the Provincial Secretary to the Honorable John Neilson,
respecting the Affairs of the municipal Council of Valcartier, at, their Public
Meeting on
Secretary's
Office
Sir:
In reply to the application transmitted by you for the
Municipal Council of Valcartier, for the Amount of Tavern License Monies payable
to them under the Provisions of the Act of Victoria C. 40, I have the honor by
the command of the Governor General, to inform you that the return for the
Agent for the District of Quebec does not state that any monies have been received
by him in payment for Tavern Licenses for the locality in question.
I have the honor to be, sir, your most obedient
servant,
Honorable John Neilson (Signed) D. Daly, Sec.
Copy of a letter from the Provincial Secretary to John
McCartney, relative to the affairs of M. C. of Valcartier at their meeting on
the first June, l846
Secretary's Office Montreal 23 June, l846
Sir:
In reply to your communication of the 2nd inst., I am
commanded by the Governor General to inform you, it is necessary that the
application you therein make on behalf of Patrick Liddy, for a Tavern License
should be preferred in a separate and more official form, to enable his
Excellency to call for the report of the Licensing Authorities of the locality
upon his application. With reference to your application for the amount of the
Tavern License Monies payable to the Municipal Council of the Municipality of
Valcartier under the provisions of the Act Victoria C. 40, I am also to inform
you that the return of the Agent for the District of Quebec does not state that
any monies have been received by him in payment for Tavern Licences
for the Locality in question.
I have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant,
John McCartney S.
T.
,(signed) D. Daly Sec.
Copy of a letter
from William Neilson, Mayor of the M. C. Valcartier to John McCartney, Sec.
Treas.
Mr. McCartney:
As I understand there is no Notice posted up for a
Meeting of Council on Monday the 6th inst, I would wish you to put up
immediately to escape further mistakes. Be so kind as to send me the comm ? ?
Plan, it is necessary I should have it this afternoon.
(Signed) William Neilson, Mayor.
Valcartier
4th July, l846
I
trust on you to put up notice; if not in your power let me know. I will put it
up. (signed) W. N.
Copy of the Notice
Adverted to in the above letter.
A Meeting of the Municipal Council of Valcartier will
be held at the house of Mr. P. Liddy, on Monday the 6th July next at the usual
hour,
By Order, John McCartney, Sec. Treas
Pursuant to Public Notice duly notified
a Meeting of the Municipal Council of Valcartier was held at the house of Mr.
P. Liddy; present the Mayor and the entire number of Councillors
with the exception of Mr. Councillor Ireland.
After mature deliberation, the Council
came to the unanimous conclusion that, that portion of their by-law of the 22
of April lBlt6 relative to the erection of a New Bridge over the Mill Stream in
the Settlement, shall be upon this date null and void, until such time as said
Council shall make or enact provisions for a New Bridge in the same Locality. And
be it further enacted that ¥~. Councilor Jack shall be present at the ensuing
General Election for Councilors in accordance with the 8th Section of Act 40,
and also said Councilor shall this day give Public Notice that a General
Meeting of the Electors within the Municipality of Valcartier will be held at
the School House belonging to the Royal Institution in said Municipality on the
second Monday in the month of July inst., for the purpose of electing two
Councilors for the said Municipality in room of Messrs Councilors Brown & Nevin who retire from the Council according to law.
Respecting the petition of the 23rd of
June 18116, signed by Dennis Hogan, Charles Donontay
and Arthur McBain, the Councilors after giving their best attention to the
prayer of said petitioners, unanimously enacted that the Proprietors and
Occupiers of Land in the 3rd and 4th Concessions, St. Gabriel
South East of the River Jacques Cartier,
shall at a general Corvee assist the petitioners in
question to remove the obstructions complaine1 of on Wednesday the I5th inst.,
at an early hour that the road commonly called Corrigan's Road shall remain and
be confirmed where it now exists, namely until it strikes the ravine and gully
near the house of William Brown, and then sloping in a northerly direction and
crossing said gully at the place formerly marked out the proprietors &
occupiers of land on the N. West side of the River Jacques Cartier who are bound
for the maintenance of said road; to give each of them one day's work towards
erecting a bridge across the stream or gully, thence sloping in a southerly
direction until it strikes the road in front of the house of Lawrence Mooney.
And further, the Council unanimously agreed that the
Inspector of the Fifth Concession Road shall take such steps towards an
alteration of the rocky spot on the 5th Concession Road upon Good fellow’s lots
either by a change of said spot altogether or causing it to be made in a safe
and decent manner where it now exists, and further the Council unanimously
agreed that seeing their Deputy (John McCartney) had executed all the duties
required of him in respect of certain Proces Verbeaux upon which he had been
called to act, and that the time, for, the Council taking into consideration,
and finally determining upon the approval or rejection of all said Proces
Verbeaux shall be at the first quarterly meeting subsequent to the date hereof.
The meeting adjourned
(Attested) John McCartney Sec.
Treas.
William Neilson Mayor
JULY 14, I846
.In accordance with Public Notice duly given, a meeting of the M. C. Valcartier
was held at the house appertaining to the Royal Institution, present the entire
number of Councilors with the exception of his Worship the Mayor Mr. Councilor
Ward, when the Councilors came to the unanimous decision that Mr. Councilor
Jack would take the Chair.
An address from the Secretary of the Council of St. Catherine’s
was announced was read by the S. T. of date l3th July I846, when it was
unanimously agreed that Mr. Jas. Jack as Mayor's Substitute & Messrs Councillors Ireland
and Mooney, shall attend upon the business required by the above mentioned
address.
John McCartney Sec.
Treas.
James
Jack Chairman
July 20, I846
A meeting of the M. C. of Valcartier was held this
20th day of July 1846 present the entire number of Councilors with the
exception of his Worship the Mayor. Mr. Jack was appointed to be Chairman, the
minutes of last Meeting being read and also the Reports of the Inspectors for
the 5th
.
WHEN
Mr.
C. Durante was appointed Overseer in room of
David
Aikin "
in room of William Whellan
Alex
Wright "
in room of Pierre Bedard
Don P. McNicoll was appointed Overseer in room of
Dennis Cassin
Thomas
Brown jr "
in room of Henry Ward
Mick McClory
“
in room of Thomas Dacres
Henry Patton “ in roo0m of James «McCartney
Francis McDonald " in room of John Gough
Francis
Martin " in room of Nicholas
Mulloy
Thomas King " in room of William Watt
Michael Griffin " in room of James Landers
James
Robertson " in room of Charles Fitzpatrick
William
Gilmour "
in room of James Horsan
Thomas Brooks jr. " in room
of John Aldrige
John
Laing "
in room of John Calback
Robert
Davidson " in
room of Henry Roarke
Ed McGlinn " in room of Samuel Clark
Adam
Leithead " in room of Curtis Billing
Abraham
Pinkney from Blanchet's
Line to the Oat Meal Mill
Ed McGlinn Inspector over this last named Road.
Owen
Brady Overseer from McCartney's Line to that which separates Fitzpatrick and
James Robertson.
John Reynolds to be Fence Inspector, S. E. the River
Jacques Cartier in the 3rd & 4th Concessions.
Thomas Brown for the 5th Concession & Fief St.
Ignace.
William
Walsh for the lst and 2nd Concessions, S. E. the
River Jacques Cartier.
James Fitzsimmons in room of Ed. Monaghan.
Henry
McCune from the Mill to the River aux Pins.
Richard Kelly for the N. W. side of the River Jacques
Cartier in the lst, 2nd & 3rd Concessions.
On the same day the Council unanimously agreed that in
future the term of Service for the Road Officers & Fence inspectors shall
continue for two years.
John
McCartney Sec. Treas.
James Jack Chairman
JULY
23. 18h6
James McCartney reports of the decision
of overseers relative to the 5th
PRESENT: Dennis Cassin, Thomas Dacres,
Pierre Bedard, Arthur McBaine, William Whellan, Samuel Clark, Curtis Billing, James Horsan, John Calback.
the Decision of the Meeting as follows. Viz: Said portion of Road to be let to the best advantage
that may be to some person or persons, who will contract for the same at the
expense of all persons bound by proces Verbal for the
maintenance of the joint labour on said road, who
have formerly maintained said portion of Road shall contribute a double share
of the sixpence.
In conformity with Public Notice duly
given, a general meeting of the qualified voters for M. Councilors was held
this day at the house of Mr. P. Liddy, the house belonging to the Royal
Institution being in an unfit state for holding any meeting. \When Mr. Councilor
John McCartney
Clerk
Hopper
The poll was again opened this day at
Mr. Chairman Ireland publicly declared
that Messrs F. Murphy & L. Mooney were legally elected Councilors for the
John McCartney Clerk
Hopper
VOTERS
FOR MR. L. Mooney
William Corrigan - Thomas Hart- Thomas
Davis - Hopper
James Jack - Charles Loughton- John Hornsby-
Ferdinand Murphy - David Aikin -
.Nicholas
Malloy - William Whellan - Henry Patton - William
Watt - James Pladwell- Michael McClory - William McBaine - Richard Ward - John Lawlor
William
Knox - William Smith - Henry Ward - William McPherson - Ed Quinlan Peter Brady
- John Culloton - Robert Boyd - Francis Martin - P. Duning R. Douglas - H. Neil - Henry Loughran - A. Wright
- Ad Andrews - Dan Lavallee
James
0' Neil - John Ward - William Aikin = 38
Voters for Mr. C. Fitzpatrick
Henry
Roarke - J. Magher - Curtis
Billing - John Nevin - James Donohue - Arthur McBaine - Samuel Palmer - Ed. Magher
- Samuel Neil. 9. Ferdinand Murphy,
elected.
This being a quarterly meeting of the Council at the
house of Mr. P. Liddy with the exception of the Mayor. Mr. Councilor Jack was
appointed to take the Chair. The minutes of the last Meeting of Council being
read, also an address from the Mayor of date July 25th, together with a
communication from the Provincial Secretary of date 23 June 1846.
The
Council after mature deliberation, considered that it was doubtful whether they
were at present as a Public body duly and Constitutionally formed and that a
General meeting of the qualified Electors within the Municipality of Valcartier
will be held at the School house appertaining to the Royal Institution on
Monday the l4th inst. at the hour of 10 o'clock in the forenoon for the
purpose of removing such doubts as embarrass the council in its present state
and that a meeting of Council will be held. on the same day for the dispatch of
business.
John McCartney James Jack Sec. Treas. Chairman
In pursuance to Public Notice duly advertised, a
General Meeting of the Qualified Electors for M. Council was this day held at
the house of Mr. P. Liddy. (The School House as per advertisement being in an
improper state for any purpose) when after the minutes of last Meeting being
read and a petition from Hec. O'Neill likewise M. C.
Jack was appointed to take the Chair, and John McCartney requested to act as
Clerk.
The
Chairman having explained to the meeting the motive and nature of the
embarrassments to in the notice (alluded); the Electors present unanimously
assented to the Constitutionality of the Municipal Council of Valcartier as it
is at present constituted..
John
McCartney Clerk
James Jack Chairman
The Council next proceeded. to take into consideration
and finally determine upon the rejection
or approval of a Proces Verbal of a Road running at Mr. Duchesnay's Line
between Fossambault & (St. Gabriel on the N. W. side of the
River Jacques Cartier, along the front of lots till it
crosses Mr. James McGuire's lot & thence as per figurative sketch annexed
to said Proces Verbal executed by John McCartney, Deputy of said Council - till
it strikes the road established by Proces Verbal of the late Grand Voyer for
the district of Quebec. The Council arrived at the unanimous conclusion to
ratify and confirm said Proces Verbal of date 9th of May 1846, as directed by
the aforesaid Deputy with the following alteration: Namely that portion of said
road between the Ferry & small
bridge thereon existing shall be maintained and kept in repair at the sole
expense of the proprietors & Occupiers of Land on the N. W. side of the
River Jacques Cartier to whom it shall serve as a sortie or outlet to Market. Mr.
P. Brady to maintain the whole of the Fences required for that portion of said
road between the Ferry and his dwelling house, and he assist in making the
gully near the small bridge in good order, but be free from having any further
labor to perform as respects said gully, after his having assisted to put it
(the road which passes through it) in good repair, to have a share in the
maintenance of said small bridge , and from thence to his dwelling house shall
be kept in repair at his sole expense.
John
McCartney Sec. Treas.
James Jack Chairman
The Council next proceeded to the Ratification of a
Proces Verbal of their aforesaid Deputy of date 27th June 1846, commencing at
the line of separation between the Lands of Doc. Blanchet
and Mr. William Steene in the 2nd Concession St.
Gabriel, N. W. of the River Jacques Cartier, across said river by a Ferry
across the several lots (as per figurative sketch attached to said Proces
Verbal until it strikes the Queen's Highway
established by Proces Verbal of the late Grand Voyer for the District of Quebec
near the Roman Catholic Church of Valcartier, and said Council does hereby
Ratify, Homologate & Confirm said Proces Verbal as directed by said Deputy,
with the following alterations namely- that portion of said road on the North
West side of the River Jacques Cartier, shall be made on the most practicable
track that can be found for Public Benefit from John Steene's
Land till it strikes the River Jacques Cartier at that point commonly called Savard's Ferry . Thence across the different lots (as per
figurative sketch) until it strikes the above mentioned Queen's Highway, near
the Roman Catholic Church. It is also understood that this road is established
or prolonged till it strikes the point commonly called Vandal's Ferry. That
portion of said road on the N. W. side of the River Jacques
Cartier shall be opened and kept in repair by the
Proprietors and Occupiers of land through which it passes (as a front road).
The Raft or Scow to be a maintained
by repartition of the Road Officers in the 2nd & 3rd Concessions of St.
Gabriel, N. W. of the River Jacques Cartier upon the Proprietors and Occupiers
of land on said N. W. side of the River, to whom it may be useful.
The joint labour on that
portion of the above described road between Savard's
Ferry and the point of contact with the Aforesaid Highway near the Roman
Catholic Church shall be performed by the Road Officers in the Third
Concession, S. E. of the River on the Proprietors and Occupiers of land on each
side of the River Jacques Cartier to whom it shall be useful, with the
exception of Mr. John Lawlor who is hereby exempted
from any share of said Joint Labour in consideration
of his demanding no payments for such portion of his land taken for said road.
And Mr. William Whellan is also exempted from any
share in Joint Labour provided that he demands no
payments for land taken for said road. Otherwise he shall be bound to maintain
a share of Joint Labour. The whole according to Law.
John
McCartney Sec. Treas.
James Jack ChairMan
MEETING,
A meeting of Council was held on the 19th of October
1846, in conformity to Public Notice at the usual hour and place, all the Councillors were present with the exception of the Mayor.
Mr. F. Murphy was called to the Chair. Proposed by Hopper Ireland and seconded
by Councillor Corrigan, to appoint P. Liddy to act as
Secretary Treasurer in the room of Mr. John McCartney who resigned. The said P.
Liddy was unanimously elected Secretary
Treasurer.
Unanimously agreed to address his Worship the Mayor to
call a Meeting on the 31st of October, which was done.
Patrick Liddy - Sec. Treas.
Ferdinand
Murphy
At a special meeting of the M. C. of Valcartier, held
this day at the house of Mr. P. Liddy - Present the entire number of Councillors with the exception of his Worship the Mayor. Mr.
Councillor Ireland was appointed to take the chair,
and stated to the Council the urgent necessity of taking into immediate
consideration an address from several of the inhabitants of the Settlement of
River aux Pins, of date the 18th inst. addressed to his Worship the Mayor. The
Council having taken the subject into serious consideration arrived at the unanimous
conclusion that said Council would proceed to Ratify, Homologate and Confirm a
certain Proces Verbal executed by John McCartney their late Secretary Treasurer
& Deputy of date 27th of June last and said Council having
personally viewed the premises relative to said Proces Verbal, do hereby by
these presents and by virtue of the power vested in said Council by an act of
the 8th, Victoria Chap 4O, Ratify, homologate and Confirm the above named
Proces Verbal (with a figurative sketch thereunto annexed) establishing a line
or rather lines of Roads as therein described by the above named Secretary
Treasurer & Deputy with the following exemptions Viz. The Road as respects
the 2nd Concession (as per figurative sketch) shall commence at Mr. Duchesnay's
Line, that is the line of separation between the Seignories
of Fossambault and St. Gabriel, about 8 or nine arpens
in a more southerly direction than that represented on the above named sketch and
that the line of Road in the First Concession (as per sketch) between the lands
of Mr. D. Neil and A. McKinley, shall be null and void with the above exception
the whole of road prayed for are hereby established, Ratified, Homologated and
Confirmed, together with a route or by-road commencing at the line of
separation between the First and Second Concessions and running along Andrew
McKinley's Southerly boundary until it cuts the front road crossing the Second
Concession. The Public Labour and expenses of ground
taken by the road which crosses the 2nd Concession shall be apportioned by
repartition
of the Road Officers, conformably to law upon the
proprietors and Occupiers of land in the lst and 2nd
Concessions who occupy the land situated between the Line of Division between
David Neil and Andrew l1cKinley. One fence crossing McKinley's lot in the 2nd
Concession shall be maintained by the Proprietors and Occupiers in the 2nd
Concession between the Line of Fossamhault and Lot
NO.7.
And as respects the road crossing the land of Mr.
Curtis Billing, there is to be a sort of dry bridge to be made for the
convenience of his cattle having free access to water and also when the road at
present existing upon the roads of Mr. Shanks and Billings and Calback shall cease to exist as a general outlet to Market.
The above named gentlemen will acquire and maintain and keep in repair the new
line without having recourse to any further legal formalities.
As respects the road hereby established across the lst Concession (with the forenamed exception) , said road
is hereby established, ratified, homologated and Confirmed.
On or near the track pointed out on the sketch and by
the petitioners for the said road, that portion of it that crosses the several
lots No. 11 to 21 inclusive shall be opened and left in repair by those who own
or occupy the same, and that portion of said road which becomes a second road
in the 2nd Range shall be opened and kept in repair by the aforenamed
owners and occupiers. The whole according to law.
Patrick Liddy, Sec. Treas
Hopper
Brown , Chairman
Names of Officers who have taken the Oath of Office. Before whom sworn.
Charles Dorontey Overseer " " J. M.
Michael McClory Overseer " " P. L.
William Gilmour Overseer " " P. L.
David Aiken Overseer " " J. M.
Edward McGlin Surveyor " " P. L.
Francis McDonald " " ~. L.
James Maher Not sworn
John Monaghan Sworn " " P. L.
David Neil Sworn " " P. L.
Mayor & Councillors sworn after their election
Hopper
Robert Ross As Councillor " " P. L.
James Donaghoo As Councillor " " P. L.
George ~Cormic OVerseer " " P. L.
(),ren
Bready Overseer " " P. L.
Thomas Brooks Overseer " " P. L.
Adam Lathead Inspector" " P. L.
Robert Davidson Overseer " " P.
L.
JULY
12, 181J7
At a General Meeting of the Inhabitants of the
Municipality of 1Jalcartier, District of Quebec, of the
Councillors Jack & Ireland retiring from Office. After mature deliberation on
the subject of election, the following gentlemen were unanimously elected:
Hopper Ireland Esq. was reelected with his own consent. James Jack unanimously
elected Councillor, Robert Ross unanimous1y elected Councillor. They were unanimously elected by the whole meeting
at large.
Patrick Liddy Ferdinand Murphy Sec. Treas. Chairman
JULY 19, 18117
At a Meeting of the Council of the
Municipality of Valcartier, County of Quebec, held at the house of P. Liddy at
the hour of 10 o'clock in the forenoon according to law.
James Donaghoo
Esq. and Robert Ross Esq. having taken their seats and also the members of the
Council being present. Hopper Ireland, Esq. was unanimously elected Mayor for
the said District.
Patrick Liddy Sec. Treas.
Hopper
At a Special Meeting of the Municipal
Council of Valcartier held on this day at the house of P. Liddy, pursuant to
Public Notice; present the entire number of Councillors
and his Lordship the Mayor.
The said Council having taken into
consideration the newly adopted regulations in regard of Municipal Councilors
having read the bill and after mature deliberation on the subject, they
proceeded to adopt the following resolutions.
Moved by Councilor Murphy and seconded
by Councilor Corrigan that a petition be drawn and forwarded to the three
branches of the Legislature for the continuation of the Parish Council; which
was unanimously carried by the Council at large .
Patrick Liddy Sec. Treas.
Hopper
November 7, l8S9
Proces Verbal which provides for the making and
maintenance of a line of Road in the First Concession, South East of River aux
Pins and being a portion of the Municipa1ity of Valcartier, County and district
of Québec, and also to change the by-route leading from the said Concession
through the lands of the Second Concession adjoining heretofore existing to a
more favorable and easy route communicating with the old River aux Pin Road.
A petition having been presented to the Municipal
Council of St. Gabriel de Valcartier by Messrs Davis, Neil, Samuel Clark,
senior, Samuel Clark junior, Armstrong, Madden and others, proprietors and occupiers
of lands in the First Concession, South East of River aux Pin in the
Municipality of Valcartier County of Quebec, representing that a number of lots
in the said First Concession on the division line between lots twenty-one and
twenty-two in the Second Concession adjoining is a very heavy rocky hill,
difficult to keep and maintain and praying that the said Council may be pleased
to establish a front road across the said First Concession, making a trifling change
in the existing track a little to the North West of the said track on the land
now owned and occupied by James Dohehy and Thomas
Madden, thence in a direct line across a portion of lot number twenty-two in
the First Concession, thence in as straight a direction as the nature of the ground
may admit through the lands of the Second Concession till it strikes the Old
River aux Pin Road, on the road leading from William Murphy's in the said
Second Concession.
The said Council having heard and deliberated on the
said petition, by a resolution of the said Council did empower Charles Stuart
Wolff, Esquire, the present Secretary Treasurer of the said Council to be their
Deputy in the matter of the said petition, to examine the premises relative to
the subject matter contained in the said petition and to draw up a Proces
Verbal in the manner prescribed by law.
Whereupon I, Charles Stuart Wolff, Secretary Treasurer
and Deputy of the Municipal Council of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, read the said
petition on Sunday, the twenty-eighth day of August, together with an order
intimating that I would attend at the residence of Samuel Clark in the First
Concession of River aux Pin on Tuesday the thirtieth of August, where all
interested
in the said road would meet at
That is to say, commencing at the line of Separation
between Fossomabult and St. Gabriel in the said First Concession, in or about
eight arpents to the North West of the Concession Line between the said First
and Second Concessions in the most practicable place that may be found in the
said First Concession, due regard being had to the rights of individual
property. About one acre to the South East of the New Dwelling House erected by
John McCune, following to the South East bank of a deep ravine running across
lot No.8, down towards the River aux Pin between lots Nos. 8 & 9, about two
arpents thence across nine and ten till it strikes a fence directly in front of
the Dwelling House of Samuel Clark, junior; as close to a stony hill as may be
practicable for a road now existing through the First Concession, following the
said road across the different lots till about half across lot No. twenty,
thence from the old road near to the house of James Donahue in the most
practicable place for a road. Across number twenty-one and a portion of No.
twenty-two, on lot No 22 there is but a Small portion. I order that this
portion shall be made and maintained as a by-route by a 11 the proprietors and
occupants of lots of land in the said First Concession, this is when the road
enters into lots of the Second Concession, following the line of road through
the First Concession from the line towards the River aux Pin, between
twenty-one and twenty-two wherever practicable on lot No.22. Thence across lot
No.22 and the different of the First Concession till it strikes the division
line between lot No.30 and the Fourth Concession. From the line of Fossomabult
to the line of the Fourth Concession shall be made and maintained as a front
road by the proprietors or occupants of lots through which the said road
passes. The road leading from the said First Concession and pointed out by the
petitioners, shall be established on the
track pointed out by the petitioners and on the road now used by William
Murphy and other proprietors of lots in the Second Concession till it strikes
the old River aux Pins Road. This line of road from the line of No.22 in the
First Concession till it strikes the aforesaid William Murphy's road, shall be
made and maintained as a by-route by the proprietors and occupants of lots in the
said First Concession. The remainder of the road known as William Murphy's in
the Second Concession, shall be made and maintained as a by-route by such
proprietors or occupants of lots in the said Second Concession who may use it
to Church, Mill or Market.
The Public Labours and
Ground taken by the track leaning from the First Concession through the Second
Concession till it takes the above named road known as Murphy's Road, shall be
apportioned by repartition of the Road Officer in this Municipality whenever
called upon to do it upon the different proprietors or occupants of lots in
the said First Concession, the ground taken for the said road in the Second
Concession shall be valued as by law, directed and paid for by said proprietors
or occupants of the First Concession according to law.
The Proces Verbal in relation to the old road for the
said First Concession, shall be null and void and of no effect.
In so far as I am empowered, I direct and order that
the new line of road prayed, may be established the whole according to law. The
said road through the First Concession, when it passes through woodland, shall
be cleared of brush and trees for the space of twenty feet each side of the
said road, which said road shall be made of a breadth now required by the laws
now in force in Lower Canada, and ditched on both sides. All bridges exceeding
the breadth prescribed by law shall be made as Public Bridges and shall be made
and maintained as such by all the proprietors or occupants of lands in the
First Concession.
That portion of the road known as Murphy's Road shall
be considered as a road subject to the Provisions of the 41st Section and 9th. Paragraph
of the
The said road or any part thereof,
passing through a swamp, shall be logged and covered with earth or sand. The
breadth of the logging to be eighteen feet.
The Road Officers in the said First
Concession shall be responsible for the due execution of this Proces Verbal so
soon as the same may be Ratified by the Municipal Council of Valcartier.
Given under my hand this 7th day of
November 1859, at Valcartier in the
Chas. S. Wolff Sec. Treas. & Deputy.
The Council having taken into consideration
the foregoing Proces Verbal do hereby, establish ratify and confirm the said
Proces Verbal.
Henry
Crawford Mayor
Chas. S. Wolff
Sec. Treasurer and Deputy
At a special meeting of the Municipal
Council of St. Gabriel de Valcartier held in said Municipality on Monday the
3Oth day of January , in the year of Our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and
Sixty according to notice, at which meeting were present his Worship the Mayor
and Councillors Brown, Cassin, Ross, McCune, Conway
and Leithead.
The said Council doth hereby ordain and
make the following resolutions, Viz
Moved by Councillor
Ross, seconded by Councillor Cassin and resolved that
William Thompson, be Inspector for the First & Second Concessions. And
after that John Billing be Inspector for the Third & Fourth Concessions,
and likewise that John McLaughlin be Overseer in the First Concession North
River from Duchesnay's Line to Peter Brady's house.
Moved
by Councillor Brown and seconded by Councillor Conway and resolved that the Fifth Concession
Route be kept in repair by rotation during the winter to commence with first
holding shares on said route and the line of route running through James
McCartney's land is to be kept up in same manner commencing with Mr. Thomas
Brown and upward for the winter.
Moved by Councillor
Leithead, seconded by Councillor McCune and resolved
that meeting do now adjourn until Monday, the sixth of February.
Willaim McBain Mayor
David McBain, Sec. Treas.
Fragments
found in First minute book
CORPORATION
OF THE
FEBRUARY 1860
At a general monthly meeting of the municipal Council
of St. Gabriel de Valcartier held in said Municipality on Monday the fifth day
of February in the year of Our Lord, one Thousand Eight Hundred and sixty in
conformity to the provisions of the law municipal and Road Act 1855.
At which meeting are present the Mayor and Councillors Cassin, Leithead, R. Ross, McCune, F. Conway,
T. Brown, members of said and being the entire number. The said council doth
hereby ordain and make the following by law, Viz -
Moved
by Councillor Cassin and seconded by Councillor Brown and resolved that all Inspectors and road Overseers
and other Municipal Officers shall take the Oath of Office within eight days of
notice of their appointment from the secretary of the council.
Valcartier
Received
from Charles Wolff, late Sec. Municipal Council as follows :
1 record Book
1 Minute Book
3 Books of Instructions 6 Copies of Road Acts.
2 Gazettes
1 parcel of Records Accounts Current 9 Corporation
Seal
David
McBain
Names of Officers of Roads who have taken the Oath of
Office to said Council, Feb 9- 1860. William Thompson, Inspector John
Goodfellow Inspector.
No Date
Moved
by Councillor J. Billings, seconded by councilor F. Martin
and resolved that the foregoing by law No.2 is now approved of with the
exception of the 8th paragraph that it be changed from D. G. McBain's house to the house commonly
known as Donlevy's house, occupied by Arthur McBain
at present.
D. B. McCartney, Chairman
John McBain, Sec. Treas.
Copier's note: The following extract, though
incomplete appears to be in the same handwriting as the above excerpt listed -
NO DATE)
At a general quarterly session of the Municipal
Council of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, held at the usual place of meeting in the
said Municipality on Monday, the first day of the Month of April eighteen
hundred and seventy-eight at the hour of two of the clock P. M. in conformity
with the Provisions of the Municipal Code of the Province of Quebec, at which
session were present Councillors D. B. McCartney D. G.
McBain - G. Thompson - J. Billings, Wolff F. Patton - - - -
MUNICIPALITY
OF ST. GABRIEL DE VALCARTIER 5TH JULY 1878
At a special session of the municipal Council of St.
Gabriel de Valcartier, held on Friday this fifth day of July, one Thousand
Eighteen and Seventy-eight at the usual place of meeting at the hour of two of
the clock P. M. Convened by the Mayor, Special Notice being given to each
member of the Council stating what was to be taken into consideration at said
meeting. Present Arthur Wolff,
Mayor in the Chair, Councillors present D. B.
McCartney, J. Billings, J. Thompson, F. Martin and F. Patton, forming a quorum
of said Council under the Presidency of the Mayor.
First - Moved by Councillor,
D. B. McCartney, seconded by Councillor F. Patton and
resolved that the Secretary Treasurer be ordered to pay John Douglas Road
Inspector, the sum of five dollars and twenty-five cents for repairing the road
leading from Rouch Plat to Stoneham line, said Inspector
having certified to his bill.
Fourth - Moved by Councillor
F. Patton, seconded by Councillor J. Billings that
this Council do now adjourn.
Second - Moved by Councillor
F. Patton and seconded by Councillor J. Thompson and
resolved, that we do order the Secretary to notify the valuators to have
Valuation Roll made and deposited in the office of the Council within eight
days from the date of his getting the numbers of the Cadastre.
Third- Moved by
Councillor D. B. McCartney, seconded by Councillor F. Patton and resolved that we do urge upon the
Mayor the necessity of taking the legal steps towards the road commonly called Corrigan's Road and the
Arthur Wolff, Mayor
John McBain, Sec. Treas.
MUNICIPALITY ,OF ST. GABRIEL DE VALCARTIER,
At a general monthly meeting of the Municipal Council
of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, held on Monday the fifth day of the month of
August, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight at the usual place of
meeting at the hour of two of the clock P. M., in conformity with the
Provisions of the Municipal code of the Province of Quebec, at which meeting
were present Arthur Wolff, Mayor in the Chair, Councillors
present - D. B. McCartney,
J. Billings J. Thompson, and F. Patton forming a quorum
of said Council, under the Presidency of the Mayor.
First - Moved by Councillor
J. Thompson, seconded by Councillor J. Billings and
resolved that Patrick Welsh be Valuator for this Municipality instead of Timothy Gough who has left the
Municipality.
Second - Moved by Councillor
F. Patton, seconded by Councillor J. Billing and
resolved that D. B. McCartney be appointed to go to the Crown Land Department
for to take the numbers of the cadastre for the purpose or getting
a new valuation roll taken.
Third - Moved by Councillor
D. B. McCartney, seconded by councillor J. Thompson
and resolved that we do order the Sec. Treas. to notify Curtis Brown, Road
Inspector, to have McClory's share of Joint Labour
fence put in repair to stand for the summer, within three days from the date of
this notice.
Fourth - Moved by Councillor
D. B. McCartney, seconded by Councillor F. Patton and
resolved that whereas that D. A. McBain's resignation be accepted and that
Michael Corrigan be appointed in his stead thereof.
Fifth - Moved by Councillor
F. Patton, seconded by Councillor J. Billings and
resolved that this Council do now adjourn.
Arthur Wolff, Mayor
John McBain, Sec. Treas.
At a general monthly session of the Municipal
Council of St. Gabriel de Valcartier held on Monday, the second day of the
month of September, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight, at the usual
place of meeting at the hour of two of the clock P. M. in conformity with the
Provisions of the Municipal Code of the Province of Quebec; at which session
were present Mr. Arthur Wolff, Mayor in the Chair, Councillors
present: D. B. McCartney, J. Billings, J. Thompson, F. Martin, F. Patton and
Michael Corrigan, making a full meeting under the presidency of the Mayor.
First- Moved by Councillor
F. Patton, seconded by Councillor J. Billings and
resolved we do order the Mayor to sue all Road Inspectors that do not have
their division of road put in good repair within ten days from this date.
Second
- Moved by Councillor F. Patton, seconded by Councillor J. Thompson and resolved that we do order the
Mayor to sue all parties who are in arrears of the twelve-cent tax that was
levied on the first of April last.
Third - Moved by Councillor
D. B. McCartney, seconded by Councillor J. Billings
and resolved that this Council do now adjourn. ,
Arthur Wolff, Mayor
John McBain, Sec. Treas.
At a Special Session of the Municipal Council of St. Gabriel de
Valcartier, held on Tuesday, the first day of the month of October, one
Thousand eight Hundred and seventy-eight, at the usual place of meeting at the
hour of two of the clock P. M. convened by Councillor
D. B. McCartney and Councillor F. Patton; Special
Notice being given to each member of the Council stating what was to be taken
into consideration at said Meeting. Present
Arthur Wolff , Mayor, in the chair. Councillors
present - J). B. McCartney, F. Patton, F. Martin, M. Corrigan and John Billing,
forming a quorum of said Council under the Presidency of the Mayor.
Second- Moved by Councillor
F. Patton, seconded by Councillor J. Billings ,that
the Council do now adjourn.
Arthur Wolff, Mayor
John McBain, Sec. Treas.
At a general monthly meting of the Municipal Council
of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, held on Monday the first day of the month of
November, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight at the usual place of
meeting at the hour of two of the clock, P. M. in conformity with the
Provisions of the Municipal code of the Province of Quebec, at which meeting
were present Mr. Arthur Wolff, Mayor in the Chair, Councillors
present - D. B. McCartney, J. Billings, J. Thompson and F. Martin, forming a
quorum of said Council under the Presidency of the Mayor.
1rst
- Moved by Councillor D. B. McCartney, seconded by Councillor F. Martin, and resolved that we do order that
all winter roads within this Municipality be laid out without any change from
last winter, with the exceptions of Thomas Cassin's Hill and across William Whillin's fields, that at Thomas Cassin's hill is to go
through the field the same track as it went last winter, that cross William Whillin's
field has to go straight from where it leaves the summer road last winter till
it strikes the same place as it went through the fence between Charles Wolff
and said William Whillin's and thus to run as last winter
till it strikes the road leading to the bridge over the River Jacques Cartier.
Second- Moved by Councillor
D. B. McCartney, seconded by Councillor J. Billings and
resolved that the Council do order Curtis Brown, Road Inspector to give public
Notice for the tenders to get a new roller for the Division under his control.
Third
- Moved by Councillor J. Thompson, seconded by Councillor Billings and resolved that this Council do now adjourn.
Arthur Wolff, Mayor
John McBain, Sec. Treas.
MUNICIPALITY
OF ST. GABRIEL DE VALCARTIER 2ND DECEMBER 1878
At a general monthly meeting of the Municipal Council
of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, held on Monday the second day of the month of
December, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight at the usual place of
meeting at the hour of
2o of the clock, P. M. in conformity with the
Provisions of the Municipal ode of the Province of Quebec, at which meeting
were present, Mr. Arthur Wolff, Mayor in the Chair, Councillors present
- D. B. McCartney, J. Billings and F. Martin forming a quorum of said Council
under the Presidency of the Mayor.
First - Moved by Councillor
D. B. McCartney, seconded by Councillor F. Martin and
resolved that we order that two and a half cents per hundred dollars be levied
on all real rateable property in the Fifth Concession
and Fief St. Ignace for the purpose of paying for a new roller.
Second - Moved by Councillor
D. B McCartney, seconded by Councillor J. Billings
and resolved that we do order that all documents relating to the Division Line
between Valcartier and Lorette be handed into Mr. Andrews, Advocate, for him to
examine them and give his advice concerning
Ritchardson law Suit and that Mr. Andrew's
service may be retained for said purpose, and that the Sec. Treas. do give
Public Notice for a meeting of the ratepayers of this Municipality for the
purpose of having their vote taken towards which way they wish to do whether to
stand the said suit or not.
Third - Moved by Councillor
J. Billings, seconded by Councillor F. Martin and
resolved that this Council do now adjourn.
Arthur Wolff, Mayor
John McBain, Sec. Treas.
At a general meeting of the ratepayers of the Municipality
of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, held on Thursday the 12th day of December, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight at the house of William Billings, at
the hour of two of the clock, P. M. for the purpose of deciding what steps the
Council has to take concerning George Ritchardson's
Lawsuit.
First
- Moved by William McBain, J. P. seconded by William Whalen and resolved that
Mr. Arthur Wolff, Mayor, be Chairman at this meeting and that John McBain act
as Clerk.
Second - Moved by William McBain, J. P. seconded by
Henry Hicks and resolved that the Council do proceed according, to Mr. Andrew's
advice and protest Richardson’s lawsuit.
Third
- Moved by William McBain, J. P. seconded by William Whillen
and resolved that the Council do make it their business to visit the Attorney
General and find out what proper means to take in having the limits made lawful
by Act of Parliament.
Arthur
Wolff, Chairman John McBain, Clerk.
MUNICIPALITY
OF ST. GABRIEL VALCARTIER 6TH JANUARY 1879
At a general monthly meeting of the Municipal Council
of the Municipality of St. Gabriel de Valcartier held on Monday, the sixth day
of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, a the usual place of
meeting, at the hour of two P. M. of the clock, in conformity with the
provisions of the municipal Code of the Province of Quebec, at which session
were present Mr. Arthur Wolff, Mayor in the Chair, Councilors present - D. B.
McCartney, M Corrigan, F. Martin, F. Patton and J. Thompson, forming a quorum of
said Council under the Presidency of the Mayor.
First - Moved by Councillor
F. Martin, seconded by Councillor J. Thompson and
resolved that whereas we do liberate Charles Brown from being Road Officer, we
do hereby name and appoint Jeremie Ninteau, Road Inspector for No. 1 Division instead of
said Charles Brown.
Second- Moved
by Councillor J. Thompson, seconded by Councillor F. Patton and resolved that this Council do now
adjourn.
Arthur Wolff, Mayor
John McBain, Sec. Treas.
At a general election of the ratepayers
of this
Gabriel de Valcartier held on Monday,
the 15th day of the month of January , one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-nine, at the house of William Billings at the hour of two of the clock,
P. M. for the purpose of electing two Municipal Councillors for said
Municipality instead of D. E. McCartney and Francis Martin, their term of
office being expired. John McBain, Sec. Treas. acting as Presiding Officer at
said elections.
Moved by John Billings, seconded by
Francis Patton and resolved that William McBain, J. P. and Hopper Smith be
Councillors for the Municipality instead of the above mentioned Councillors.
Passed unanimously.
John McBain, Presiding.
At a general monthly session of the
Local Council of the Municipality
of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, held on
Monday the third day of the Month of February, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-nine at the usual place of meeting at the hour of two of the clock P.
M. in conformity with the Provisions of the Municipal Code of the Province of
Quebec, at which session were present Mr. Arthur Wolff, Mayor in the Chair,
Councillors present - J. Billings J. Thompson, H. Smith, M. Corrigan and
Francis Patton forming a quorum of said Council under the presidency of the
Mayor.
First - Moved by Councillor F. Patton,
seconded by Councillor J. Billings and resolved that William McBain, J. P. be
Mayor of the Municipality for the ensuing year. Passed unanimously.
Second - Moved by Councillor F. Patton, seconded by Councillor J.
Billings and resolved that we do order the Mayor to notify the Warden of the
County that the road known as Corrigan's in the Municipality of St. Gabriel de
Valcartier will be taken into consideration at their next meeting and to make
it a County Road and kept according to Proces Verbal.
Third - Moved by Councillor H. Smith,
seconded by Councillor J. Thompson and resolved that the Council do now
adjourn.
Arthur Wolff, Mayor
John McBain, Sec. Treas.
At a general monthly session of the
Council of the Municipality of St. Gabriel de Valcartier held at the usual
place of meeting on Monday, the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-nine at the hour of two of the clock P. M. in conformity with the
Municipal Code of the Province of Quebec, at which meeting were present William
McBain, Esq. Mayor in the Chair. Councillors present A. Wolff, J. Billings, J. Thompson, H. Smith
and F . Patton, forming a quorum of said Council under the Presidency of the
Mayor.
First - Moved by Councillor J. Thompson, seconded by Councillor F.
Patton and resolved that the Council do order that eight cents per hundred
dollars be levied on all real rateable property in the Municipality for the
purpose of paying Jury Tax, County Council costs and other contingencies of the
Council.
Second - Moved by Councilor A. Wolff, seconded by
Councilor J. Billings and resolved that the Council do order that the Mayor of this
Municipality do take communication with the Honorable D. A. Ross, concerning
the limits between Valcartier and Lorette.
Third - Moved by Councilor F. Patton, seconded by Councillor J. Thompson and resolved that this Council do
order that the Mayor of this Council do make a request on the County Council to
have a repartition drawn up in conformity with the Proces Verbal of the road
leading to the Parish of Stoneham from Rouch Plat on the lands of Thomas Cassin.
Fourth - Moved by Councillor
F. Patton, seconded by Councillor J. Billings and
resolved that this Council do name and appoint James Adams to act as Special
Officer to serve all notices for the Council of St. Gabriel de Valcartier and that
he do receive ten cents per mile for traveling expenses and nothing for return.
Fifth - Moved by Councillor
A. Wolff, seconded by Councillor J. Thompson and
resolved that this Council do now adjourn.
William McBain, Mayor John McBain, Sec. Treas.
At a general monthly session of the Local Council of
the Municipality of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, held on Monday the seventh day of the month of April,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine at the usual place of meeting at
the hour of two of the clock P. M. in conformity with the Provisions of the
Municipal Code of the Province of Quebec, at, which session were present William
McBain Esq. , Mayor in the Chair and Councillors F.
Patton, J. Thompson, and M. Corrigan forming a quorum under the Presidency of
the Mayor.
First - Moved by Councillor
F. Patton, seconded by Councillor J. Thompson and
resolved that the Sec. Treas. get a copy of the Proces Verbal establishing the
road in the Fief St. Ignace up to the
Second - Moved by Councillor
M. Corrigan, seconded by Councillor J. Thompson and
resolved that Arthur McBain, Inspector of that portion of the joint labour road leading to the bridge on the lands of Charles
Wolff and Mr. William Neilson, the maintenance of the same for the summer season
together with the Municipal share of fence, be sold by auction to the lowest and
best bidder who is to give security for the performance of said work from the lst day of May up to the 3lst day of October next.
Third- Moved by
Councillor J. Thompson, seconded by Councillor M. Corrigan and resolved that Arthur McBain,
Road Inspector, is hereby directed to make a divide of the fence on the lands
of Mr. Charles Wolff and Mr. William Neilson leading to the bridge over the
River Jacques Cartier in accordance with Article 775 of the Municipal Code of
the Province of Quebec.
Fourth
- Moved by Colmcillor M. Corrigan, seconded by Councillor F. Patton and resolved that the Council do now
adjourn.
William
McBain, Mayor John McBain, Sec. Treas.
MUNICIPALITY
0F
At a general monthly session of the Municipal Council
of St. Gabriel de Valcartier held on Monday the fifth day of the month of May,
eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, at the usual place of meeting at the hour of
two of the clock P. M. in conformity with nth the provis1.ons of the Municipal
Code of the Province of Quebec - at which meeting were present William McBain.
Esq. Mayor in the Chair. Councillors A. Wolff, J. Billings, J. Thompson, H. Smith
and F. Patton, forming a quorum of said Council, under the presidency of the
Mayor
First - Moved by Councillor
A. Wolff, seconded by Councillor F. Patton, that the
Sec. Treas. is ordered to notify all who are in arrears of taxes to pay
immediately.
Second- Moved by Councillor
F. Patton, seconded by Councillor J. Thompson and
resolved that this Council do order that the Sec. Treas. do pay Mrs. P. Cassin the sum of $3.30 cents for repairing
the road to the bridge over the River Jacques Cartier last winter.
Third- Moved by Councillor
J. Billings, seconded by Councillor H. Smith and
resolved that the Sec. Treas. is autharized to notify
the Road Inspectors to make a repartition on the road in Fief St. Ignace from the
line between the land of Mr. Thomas
Cassin and Charles Bedard up to the Stoneham line as soon as he gets the
copy of the Proces Verbal.
Fourth - Moved by Councillor
J. Thompson, seconded by Councillor H. Smith and
resolved that the Council do order the Sec. Treas. to notify all the Road
Inspectors in this Municipality to have all the roads put in repair to make it
passable until the crops are in and also to have all roads, fences and ditches
put in good repair on or before the fifteenth of June next.
Fifth
- Moved by Councillor J. Billings, seconded by Councillor F. Patton and resolved that this Council do now
adjourn until the first Monday in July.
William McBain, Mayor John McBain, Sec.
Treas.
MUNICIPALITY
OF ST. GARRIEL DE VALCARTIER 7TH OF JULY 1879
At
a general monthly session of the Municipal council of St. Gabriel de Valcartier
held on Monday the seventh day of the month of July, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-nine at the usual place of meeting at the hour of two of the clock
P. M. in conformity with the Provisions of the municipal Code of the Province
of Quebec, at which session were present William McBain Esq. Mayor in the
Chair. Councillors present, Mr. A. Wollf, J. Billings, J. Thompson H. Smith, F. Patton and M. Corrigan,
making a full meeting under the presidency of the Mayor.
First- Moved by Councilor A. Wollf, seconded by Councilor J. Billings and resolved that the
account forwarded by John Douglas, Inspector to this Council for work done on Mr.
Robert Kerr's front road be approved of and the Sec. Treas. is authorized
to notify said Robert Kerr of the same.
Second - Moved by Councillor
Wollf, seconded by Councillor
J. Thompson and resolved that this Council do order the Sec. Treas. to notify
the Rural Inspectors to make a visit on the outlet of the lake of the Round
Mountain from the South East line of Alfred Hicks land till it strikes the Mill brook and cause
all impediments to be removed from said brook so as to give the water a clear
course.
Third - Moved by Councillor
H. Smith, seconded by Councillor J. Thompson and
resolved that this Council do order the Sec. Treas. to order Hugh Neil to have
his share of joint labor fence put in good repair within three days from this
Notice, if not he will be dealt with according to law.
Fourth - Moved by Councillor
J. Thompson, seconded by Councillor H. Smith and
resolved that this Council do now adjourn.
William
McBain, Mayor
MUNICIPSLITY OF VALCARTIER ST. GARRIEL
At a special session of the Municipality of the Local
Municipality of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, convened by William McBain Esq. Mayor
and held at the usual place of meeting on Monday, the eleventh day of August,
eighteen hundred and seventy-nine in conformity with the Municipal Code of the
Province of Quebec, at which meeting were present William McBain, Mayor and the
Councillors - Francis Patton, John Thompson, Arthur Wollf, John Billings, Hopper Smith and after examination, Michael
Corrigan received notice forming a quorum of the Council under the Presidency
of the Mayor.
It is ordained and resolved by resolution of the Council
as follows:
Whereas
this Council is always in difficulty with regard to the new road leading to the
Bridge over the Jacques Cartier river, which river divides the Municipality of St.
Gabriel West from the Municipality of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, which road
since it has been opened has been maintained by taxes levied and raised from
the ratepayers of this Municipality by the Council, whereby we consider that
the Council are acting against the welfare of the ratepayers in so doing, and
that the petition be presented to the County Council at its next General meeting
to discharge this Municipality from maintaining the said route and fence and to
cause it to be maintained by the Parties who use the same as their road to Church,
Mill and Market, who reside in the Municipality of St. Gabriel West.
The issued petition having been read and approved of.
Moved
by Councillor J. Billings, seconded by Councillor F. Patton and resolved that this Council do now
adjourn.
William
McBain, Mayor
John
McBain , Sec . Treas .
MUNICIPALITY
OF ST. GABRIEL DE VALCARTIER 6TH OCTOBER 1879
A t
a general monthly session of the local Council of the Municipality St. Gabriel De Valcartier, held on
Monday the sixth day of the month of October one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-nine at the usual place of meeting at the hour of two o'clock of the
clock P. M. conforming with the
Provisions of the Municipal Code of the Province of Quebec, at which session
were present William McBain, Mayor in the Chair and Councillors
Arthur Wolff, John Billings Francis Patton and Michael Corrigan forming a quorum
of the said Council under the presidency of the Mayor .
First- Moved by Councillor
F. Patton, seconded by Councillor J. Billings and resolved
that the Council do order the Sec. Treas. to notify James Rolph, Road
Inspector, to have the drain at the foot of Thomas Cassin's Hill made deeper
across the road from one fence to the other.
Second – Moved by Councillor Arthur,
seconded by Councilor Michael Corrigan and resolved that this Council do order
that all the winter roads within the Municipality be laid out without any
chance from last winter with the exception of the line road between the third
and fourth Concessions and that part of road from the bridge over the River
Jacques Cartier to the Mill Bridge at James Hicks' is to be laid out on the summer
road and then from the foot of the Mill Hill to the lake of the Round Mountain
is to be laid out through the fields the same track as last winter.
Third- Moved by Councillor
John Billings, seconded by Councillor Francis Patton
and resolved that this Council do order that the name of Alexandre McNicoll be erased from the Valuation Roll for lot Nos. 346, 347 and 348
in and that the names George and James McNicoll be jointly inserted in room and
stead thereof, and likewise that the name of William Hornby be struck off said
Roll for lot No.269 and that the name of John Hornby be inserted and room
thereof as well as Baptiste's name be added to the
Roll for lot No. 290 in room and stead of Mrs. Patrick Cassin.
Fourth - Moved by Councillor
A. Wollf, seconded by Councillor
J. Billings and reso1ved that this Council do order the sec. to give Public Notice
for tenders to be taken in for a new roller and scraper to be received up till
the third of the month of November instant at the hour of two o'clock P. M.
Fifth- Moved by
Councillor M. Corrigan, seconded by Councillor F. Patton and resolved that this Council do now
adjourn.
William
McBain, Mayor John McBain, Sec. Treas.
MUNICIPALITY
OF ST. GABRIEL DE VALCARTIER 3rd NOVEMBER 1879
At a general monthly session of the Local Council of
the municipality of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, held at the usual place of
meeting on Monday, the third day of the month of November, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy nine at the hour of two of the Clock P. M. in conformity
with the Provisions of the Municipal Code of the Province of Quebec; at which
session were present William McBain, Mayor in the Chair Councillors
Arthur Wolff, John Thompson, Hopper Smith and Francis Patton, forming a quorum
of said Council under the presidency of the Mayor.
First - Moved by Councillor
F. Patton, seconded by Councillor A. Wolff and resolved
that Resolution No.2 be amended so far as regards that part of the across
William Whillin's land is to be changed from the
track where it went Last winter and to Come into the fields at the head of his
hedge and to run straight across his land till it strikes the old track at
Charles Wolff's line and the line of road between the third and fourth
Concessions to strike of the summer road opposite the Minister's barn and to
follow the old track till it goes to Battist Bedard's field and then to go on the summer road from
there to the Mill bridge.
Second - Moved by Councillor
F. Patton, seconded by Councillor A. Wolff and
resolved that this Council do order that Benjamin McBain's tender for the new
roller and scraper do stand good if this Council do agree to have them built.
Third - Moved by Councillor
H. Smith, seconded by Councillor J. Thompson and
resolved that this Council do order Sec. Treas. to give Notice for a Public
Meeting of the ratepayers of the third and Fourth Concessions to have their
opinions whether to have two rollers and scrapers or not.
Fifth - Moved by Councillor
H. Smith, seconded by Councillor J. Thompson and
resolved that the Council do order that all who are in arrears of taxes be sued.
Sixth - Moved by Councillor
J. Thompson, seconded by Councillor F. Patton and
resolved that this Council do order that five cents to the hundred dollars be
levied on all real ratable property for the purpose of defraying the expenses
of the Council.
H. Smith
Seventh - Moved by Councillor
F. Patton, seconded by Councillor and resolved that
this Council do now adjourn.
William McBain, Mayor John McBain, Sec.
Treas.
MUNICIPALITY
OF ST. GABRIEL DE VALCARTIER 13th November, 1879
At a special session of the
Second- Moved by Councillor A. Wolff, seconded
by Councillor J. Billings and resolved that there
shall be one roller and scraper built for the line of road between the Third
and Fourth Concession and that Benjamin McBain tender for building the same be
accepted.
First - Moved by Councillor
J. Billings, seconded by Councillor F. Patton and
resolved that the line of road between the Third and Fourth Concessions be laid out in the same track as
last winter.
Third - Moved by Councilor J. Billings,
seconded by Councilor A. Wolff and resolved that the Council do order that a
Special Assessment of five cents per hundred dollars be levied on all real
ratable in the Third and Fourth Concessions with the exception of line lot at
the river for the purpose of paying for the new roller and scraper.
Fourth - Moved by Councillor
A. Wolff, seconded by Councillor J. Billings and
resolved that this Council do now adjourn.
William McBain, Mayor
John McBain, Sec. Treas.
Of a Public Meeting of the Municipal Electors duly
qualified to vote for Municipal Councillors was held
this day at the place of sitting of the council after Public Notice being duly
given in Conformity with Article 292 the Municipal Code. I. William McBain,
Esquire, J. P. Presiding.
The meeting having been opened by the presiding
Officer stating the reason which it was
held.
It was proposed and moved by John Thompson, seconded
by Arthur Wolff and unanimously adopted that the following persons be Councillors instead of those councilors retiring.
Thomas Dacres, William Hornby, John Boyd. The meeting
having been kept open for one hour and no Poll being demanded, they were
declared duly elected.
William McBain, J. P.
Presiding Officer
At a general monthly session of the Local Council of
the Municipality of St. Gabriel de
Valcartier, held on Monday the second day of the month of February, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty, at the usual place of meeting the hour of
two of the clock P. M. in conformity with the Municipal Code of Province of
Quebec, at which session Mr. Arthur Wolff, Chairman, Councillors
John Billings, John Boyd, Thomas Dacres and William Hornby forming a quorum
said Council under the Presidency of the Chairman.
First - Moved by Councillor
William Hornby, seconded by Councillor John Boyd
resolved that Mr. Arthur Wolff be Mayor of this Municipality for the ensuing
year. Passed unanimously.
Second - Moved by Councillor
William Hornby, seconded by Councillor Thomas Dacres
and resolved that this Council do order the Sec. Treas. do notify all parties
in arrears of taxes according to Notice to be sued before William McBain, J. P.
Third - Moved by Councillor
John Billings, seconded by Councillor John Boyd
resolved that this Council do now adjourn.
Arthur Wolff, Chairman John McBain, Sec.
Treas.
At a Special Meeting of the Local
Council of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, held on the eighth day of the month of
March, eighteen hundred and eighty, at the usual place of meeting at the hour
of two of the clock P. M. in conformity with the provisions of the Municipal
Code of the Province of Quebec, which meeting were present Mr. Arthur Wolff,
Mayor in the Chair, Councillors John Boyd, William
Hornby, Thomas Dacres, John Billings and Hopper Smith forming quorum of said
Council under the Presidency of the Mayor.
First - Moved by Councilor Hopper Smith,
seconded by Councilor John Billings resolved that this. Council do order that
the following men be named and appointed as Road Inspectors and Valuators, each
according to their division.
Ist- Thomas Penney for No 1 District. Francis McKennin
for District No.2 Alfred Hicks for District No. 3- James Loughrin for District No. 4- Joseph Keck for District No.5 -
Alexander Aikens for District No.6 - Charles Wolff for district No.7
- Felix N. Gauthier for District No.8 - James Martin for District
No.9 - James Hicks, George Thompson and Alexander McNicoll be Valuators-
Thomas Lavallee he Rural Inspector, David McCartney Auditor.
Second- Moved
by Councillor William Hornby, seconded by Councillor John Billings and resolved that this Council do
order the Sec. Treas. to give Public Notice for licences
for the selling of liquors.
Third - Moved by Councillor
Thomas Dacres, seconded by Councillor William Hornby
and resolved that this Council do now adjourn.
Arthur Wolff, Mayor
John McBain, Sec. Treas.
At a general monthly session of the local Council of
the Municipality
)f St. Gabriel de Valcartier, held on Monday the fifth
day of the month of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighty, at the usual
place of meeting it the hour of two of the clock P. M. in conformity with the
provisions of the Municipal Code of the Province of Quebec, at which session
were present Arthur Wolff, Mayor in the
Chair, Councilors John Billings, John Thompson and William Horn by, forming a
quorum of said Council under the Presidency of the Mayor.
First - Moved by Councilor William Hornby, seconded by
Councilor John Billings and resolved that this Council do order that Gregor McNicoll be named and appointed Road
Inspector instead of Joseph Keck.
Second - Moved by Councilor John Billings,
seconded by Councilor William m Hornby and resolved that this Council do now
adjourn.
Arthur Wolff, Mayor
John McBain, Sec. Treas.
At a general monthly session of the local Council of
the Municipality of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, held on Monday the third day of
the month of May one thousand eight hundred and eighty at the usual place of
meeting at the hour of two of the clock P. M. in conformity with the provisions
of the Municipal Code of the Province of Quebec, at which session were present
Arthur Wolff, Mayor in the Chair, Councilors John Billings, John Boyd, Hopper
Smith, William Hornby and Thomas Dacres, forming a quorum of said council under
the presidency of the Mayor.
First - Moved by Councilor Thomas Dacres,
seconded by Councilor John Billings and resolved that this Council do order
that the road leading to the bridge over the River Jacques Cartier be measured
to ascertain the exact length of the road.
Second - Moved by Councilor William Hornby,
seconded by Councilor Thomas Dacres and resolved that this Council do order
that Mr. Charles Wolff be paid the sum of four dollars and fifty cents for the
repairing of the winter road leading to the bridge over the River Jacques
Cartier and the road round Lake Farre.
Third - Moved by Councilor Thomas Dacres seconded by Councilor John Billings and
resolved that this Council do order that the Mayor be authorized to call on
delegates if he considers it requisite on the road leading to Stoneham from Valcartier through Fief St. Ignace.
Fourth - Moved by Councilor William Hornby,
seconded by Councilor Hooper Smith and resolved that this Council do order that
Arthur McBain be paid the sum of four dollars for repairing of the road round
Lake Farre as soon as there is any money in funds.
Fifth - Moved by Councilor John Billings, seconded
by Councilor William Hornby and resolved that this Council do now adjourn.
Arthur Wolff, Mayor
John McBain, Sec. Treas.
At a special meeting of the Local Council of this
Municipality of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, held on the fourteenth day (Monday)
of the month of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty at the usual place
of meeting at the hour of two of the clock P. M. in conformity with the
provisions of the Municipal Code of the Province of Quebec, at which session
were present Mr. Arthur Wolff mayor in
the Chair, Councilors John Billings, Hopper Smith, William Hornby and Thomas Dacres,
forming a quorum of said Council under the presidency of the Mayor.
First
- Moved by Councilor William Hornby, seconded by Councilor John Billings
and resolved that this Council do order that Alfred Hicks' resignation be
accepted and that William Smith ,jr. be named and appointed in his room and
stead.
Second - Moved by Councilor John Billings,
seconded by Councilor Thomas Dacres and resolved that this Council do order
that Mr. Gauthier, Road Inspector be authorized to get the road leading to the
bridge over the River Jacques Cartier repaired as cheap as possible and the
bridge also.
Third - Moved by Councilor William Hornby,
seconded by Councilor John Billings that this Council do now adjourn.
Arthur Wolff, Mayor
John McBain, Sec. Treas.
At a monthly meeting of the Local Council of St. Gabriel
de Valcartier held on the first day of the month of August, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty at the usual place of meeting at the hour of two of the
clock P. M. in conformity with the Municipal Code of the Province of Quebec,
at which meeting were present Councilors William Hornby, Hopper Smith, Francis
Ireland, William McBain and Joseph Hicks forming a quorum of said Council.
First - Moved by Councilor Francis Ireland, seconded
by Councilor Hopper Smith and resolved that Councilor William McBain be
Chairman at this meeting the Mayor being absent.
Second - Moved by Councilor William Hornby, seconded
by Councilor Joseph Hicks and resolved that this Council do order that the Sec.
Treas. do give Notice to all parties who sell liquor in this municipality to
take out their certificate, if not their names will be sent in to the r m
office.
Second - Moved by Col1ncillor William Hornby, seconded
by Councilor Joseph Hicks and resolved that the Council do order the Sec. Treas
to rive Notice to all parties who sell liquors in this municipalities to take
out their certificates their names will be sent in to the office.
Third - Moved by Councilor William Hornby seconded by
Councilor Hopper Smith and resolved that this Council do order that there shall
be a petit1on sent in to the County Council concerning the road to the bridge
over the River Jacques Cartier.
Fourth - Moved by Councilor William Hornby, seconded
by Councilor Joseph Hicks and resolved that this Council do now adjourn.
William
McBain, Chairman John McBain, Sec. Treas.
MUNIPALITY
OF ST. GABRIEL DE VALCARTIER,
At a special meeting of the Local Council of the Municipality
of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, held on Monday the seventeenth day of the month
of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty at the usual place of meeting at
the hour of two P. M. in conformity with the provisions of the Municipal Code
of the Province of Quebec; said meeting convened by the Mayor. Every member of
the Council got special notice of the aforesaid meeting, stating what was to be
taken into consideration at the meeting. Present Mr. Arthur Wolff, Mayor in the
Chair, Councilors John Billing, John Thompson, Hopper Smith, Thomas Dacres,
William Hornby and John Boyd, forming a quorum of said Council under the
presidency of the Mayor.
First - Moved by Councilor John
Billings, seconded by councilor John Thompson and resolved that the Sec. Treas.
of this Council is hereby directed to notify Gregor McNicoll, Inspector of the route in Fief St. Ignace up to
the joint labour road on Thomas Cassin's land requiring him to notify this
Inspector of the township of Stoneham that he is required to meet him on the
day and hour fixed by him. of a portion of said road on Thomas Cassin's land
as a front road, said repartition
to be made as directed by the Proces Verbal establishing said road and in
conformity with Articles 801 & 821 of the Municipal Code of the Province of
Quebec, and thereafter report to this Council the portion of road have said put
for the said Thomas Cassin the whole to be done on or before the 21st day of
the month of August instant.
Second - Moved by Councilor Hopper
Smith, seconded by Councilor Thomas nacre and resolved that the Council do
order the Sec. Treas. to pay William
Quinn, the sum of two dollars for repairing the joint labor fence to the
bridge over the River Jacques Cartier as soon as there is money in funds.
Third- Moved by Councilor William Hornby seconded by Councilor
John Billings and resolved that this Council do now adjourn.
Arthur Wolff, Mayor
John McBain, Sec. Treas.
Municipality of St. Gabriel de Valcartier 8th November
1880
At a general monthly session of the Local Council of
St. Gabriel de Valcartier, held on the eighth day of November, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty at the usual place of meeting at the hour of two of
the clock P. M in conformity with the provisions of the municipal Code of the
Province of Quebec, at which session were Present. Mr. Arthur Mayor in the
Chair, Councilors William Hornby, John Boyd, Thomas Dacres, John Billings and
Hopper Smith forming a quorum of said Council under the presidency of the
Mayor.
First - Moved by Councilor John Billings, seconded
by Councilor Hoopper Smith and resolved that a
General Assessment of five cents per hundred dollars be levied on all real ratable
property in this Municipality for to pay the expenses of the Council for the
current year.
Second- Moved
by Councilor William Horn by, seconded by Councilor Thomas Dacres and resolved
that the Sec. Treas. of this Council make out a detailed account of what the
County Council is in due to this Council and send the bill to the secretary of
the County Council.
Third - Moved by Councilor John Billings,
seconded by Councilor Hopper Smith and resolved that all roads within this
Municipality be laid out without any change from last winter except that
portion of road from the river to the Mill Bridge between the third and fourth
Concessions to be laid out on the summer road.
Fourth - Moved by Councilor William Horn by,
seconded by Councilor John Boyd and resolved that this Council do order that
the Sec. Treas. do notify the Rural Inspector to make a visit on Mrs. McGill's
road and order the Road Inspector to see that the ditch can be opened to
prevent the water from going down Michael McClory's hill and to have it done as
soon as possible.
Councilor J. Billings Fifth - Moved by Councilor
William Hornby, seconded by
and resolved that this Council do now adjourn.
Arthur Wolff, Mayor
John McBain, Sec, Treas.
MUNICIPALITY
OF ST. GABRIEL DE VALCARTIER
23RD NOVEMBER 1880
At a special session of the
a quorum of said Council under the Presidency of the
Mayor.
First - Moved by Councilor William Horn by,
seconded by Councilor John Boyd and resolved that this Council do order that
James McLaughlin, Road Inspector do get the scrapers belonging to his Division
put in good repair.
Moved by Councilor John billings, seconded by
Councilor John Thompson and resolved that this Council no order that the Sec.
Treas. do send the rural Inspector notice to make visit to William McBain’s
road fence and report to the mayor if it be unlawful to take it down or not.
Third - Moved by Councilor John Billings, seconded by Councilor
John Thompson that this Council do now adjourn.
Arthur Wolff, Mayor
John McBain, Sec. Treas.
MUNICIPALITY
OF ST. GARRIEL DE VALCARTIER 3RD JANUARY 1881
At a monthly meeting of the Local Council of the Municipality
of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, held on Monday the third of January, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-one at the usual place of meeting at the hour of two
of the clock P. M. in conformity with the municipal Code of the Province of
Quebec, at which meeting were present Mr. Arthur Wolff, Mayor in the Chair,
Councilors John Billings, Thomas Dacres, John Boyd, William Hornby and Hopper
Smith forming a quorum of said Council under the Presidency of the Mayor.
First - Moved by Councilor William Hornby, seconded by
Councilor John Billings and resolved that this Council do order the Sec. Treas.
to pay to the County Council the amount due them by this Council.
Second - Moved by Councilor Thomas Dacres, seconded by
Councilor John
and resolved that in accordance with an application
made by Mr. Pe
Road Inspector that the road the first and second concessions
--be changed and put on the track it now runs.
Third
- Moved by Councilor John Billings, seconded by Councilor William Hornby that
this Council do now adjourn.
Arthur Wolff, Mayor
John McBain, Sec. Treas.
MUNICIPALITY
OF ST. GABRIEL
DE VALCARTIER 10TH JANUARY 1881
At a Public Meeting of the Municipal Electors, duly
qualified to vote for Municipal Councilors was held this day at the place of
sitting of the Council after Public Notice being given in Conformity with
Article 292 of the Municipal Code. John McBain, Presiding officer. The meeting
being opened by the Presiding 0fficer stating the reason for which it was
called.
It was proposed and moved by William McBain, Sr.,
seconded by Hopper Smith and resolved that the following persons be Councilors
instead of those Councilors retiring, namely: Francis Ireland, William McBain
and Joseph Hicks. The meeting having been kept open for one hour and no Poll
being demanded they were declared duly elected.
John McBain, Presiding officer
At a monthly meeting of the Local Council of St.
Gabriel de Valcartier held on Monday the seventh day of February, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-one, at the usual place of meeting at the hour of two
of the clock P. M. in conformity with the Provisions of the Municipal Code of
the Province of Quebec, at which meeting were present Thomas nacres, Mayor in
the Chair, Councilors William Hornby, John Boyd, Hopper Smith, Francis Ireland,
William McBain and Joseph Hicks, making a full quorum under the Presidency of
the
Mayor.
First - Moved by Councilor William McBain, seconded by
Councilor Francis Ireland and resolved that this Council do name and appoint
Thomas Dacres, Mayor of this Municipality for the ensuing year. Passed
unanimously.
Second - Moved by Councilor Joseph Hicks, seconded by Councilor
Hopper Smith and resolved that this Council do order that Mr. Thomas Penney's
resignation be accepted as Road Inspector, he being over age and that Curtis
Billings he named and appointed in his room and stead.
Third
- Moved by Councilor William Horn by, seconded by Councilor William McBain and
resolved that this Council do now adjourn.
Thomas Dacres, Mayor John McBain, Sec. Treas.
At a general monthly meeting of the Local Council of
St. Gabriel de Valcartier held on Monday the eleventh day of the month of
April, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one at the usual place of meeting
at the hour of two of the clock P. M. in conformity with the Provisions of the
Municipal Code of the Province of Quebec, at which session were present Mr. Thomas
Dacres Mayor in the Chair, Councilors William Hornby, John Boyd, Hooper Smith,
Francis Ireland, William McBain and Joseph Hicks making a full quorum under the
Presidency of the Mayor.
First - Moved by Councilor John Boyd, seconded by Councilor
William Hornby and resolved that this Council do order that a general
assessment of five cents per hundred dollars be levied on all real ratable
property within this Municipality for the purpose of paying for the building of
a fence leading to the bridge over the River Jacques Cartier.
Second - Maven by Councillor
John Boyd seconded by Councilor Francis Ireland and resolved that this Council
no now adjourn.
Thomas
Dacres, Mayor John McBain, Sec. Treas.
At a general monthly meeting of the Local Council of
St. Gabriel de Valcartier held on Monday the ninth day of the month of May, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-one at the usual place of meeting at the hour
of two P. M. of the clock in conformity with the Provisions of the municipal
Code of the Province of Quebec, at which meeting were present Mr. Thomas
Dacres, Mayor in the Chair, Councilors William Hornby, John Boyd, Hooper
Smith, Francis Ireland and Joseph Hicks forming a
quorum of said Council under the Presidency of the Mayor.
First - Moved by Councilor William Horn by, seconded
by Councilor John Boyd and resolved that this Council do order that the Sec.
Treas. order James Loughran, Road Inspector to have the drains opened along the
sides of the road, from the hill that to the line between the Fourth and Fifth
Concessions, to be done on-or before the fifth of June next.
Second - Moved by Councilor Hopper Smith,
seconded by Councilor .Joseph Hicks and resolved that the Sec. Treas. do send
notices to all the parties who sell strong liquors within the Municipality to
take out their certificates immediately.
Third- Moved by
Councilor William Hornby, seconded by Councilor Francs Ireland and resolved
that this Council do now adjourn.
Thomas Dacres, Mayor John McBain, Sec. Treas.
MUNICIPALITY OF ST. GABRIEL DE VALCARTIER
6TH JUNE, 1881
At a general monthly session of the Local Council of
St. Gabriel de Valcartier held on Monday the sixth day of June, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-one, and held at the usual place of meeting at the
hour of two of the clock P. M. in conformity with the Provisions of the
Municipal Code of the Province of Quebec, at which session, were present Messrs
William Hornby John Boyd, Francis Ireland, William McBain and Joseph Hicks,
forming a quorum of said Council.
First - Moved by Councilor Francis Ireland,
seconded by Councilor William m Horn by and resolved that Councilor William
McBain be Chairman at this meeting the Mayor being absent.
Second - Moved by Councilor William Horn by,
seconded by Co\miller Francis Ireland and resolved that the Council do order
the Sec. Treas. to give Gregor McNicoll, Road Inspector, notice to have
all the roads in his Division put in good repair and the drain along McGill's
road opened to let the water go down by her barn.
Third - Moved by Councilor William Hornby,
seconded by Councilor John Boyd and
resolved that this Council do order the Sec. Treas. to notify the valuator of
this Municipality to make a new valuation Roll on or before the twentieth day
of June instant.
Fourth - Moved by Councilor William Hornby,
seconded by Councilor Joseph Hicks and resolved that the Councilors do order
that William Smith, Road Inspector, do give Public Notice to sell to the
lowest bidder the laying of a horse track across the center of the mill Bridge
between the third and Fourth Concessions, to be twenty-seven inches wide by
three inches thick and to be nailed down with six-inch nails.
Fifth - Moved by Councilor
William Hornby, seconded by Councilor Joseph Hicks and resolved that the Sec.
do notify all parties who are in arrears of the six-cent to pay.
Sixth
- Moved by Councilor Francis Ireland, seconded by Councilor William Hornby and
resolved that this Council do now adjourn.
William Brown McBain, Chairman
John McBain, Sec. Treas.
At a special session of the Municipal council of St.
Gabriel de Valcartier, held on the eighteenth day of the month of July, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-one at the usual place of meeting at the hour
of ten of the clock A. M. Notice being given to each member of the Council
stating what was to be taken into consideration at the aforesaid meeting.
Present Mr. Thomas Dacres, Mayor in the Chair, Councilors Messrs William
Hornby, John Boyd, Hopper Smith, Francis Ireland, William McBain and Joseph
Hicks, making a full quorum under the presidency of the mayor.
First - Moved by Councilor Joseph Hicks, seconded by Councilor
Hopper Smith and resolved that the foregoing valuation Roll be amended and approved
of. Passed unanimously.
Second - Moved by Councilor William McBain, seconded
by Councilor William Horn by and resolved that this Council do order that the
Sec. Treas. do pay Mrs. Billings for the refreshments required by the Council amounting
to the sum (no amount given).
Third - Moved by Councilor Hopper Smith, seconded by Councilor
Joseph and resolved that this Council do now adjourn.
Thomas Dacres, Mayor
John McBain, Sec. Treas.
At a general monthly session of the Local Council of
the Municipality of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, held on Monday the fifth day of
the month of September, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, at the usual
place of meeting at the hour of two o'clock P. M. in conformity with the provisions
of the Municipal Code of the Province of Quebec. At which session were present Thomas
Dacres, Mayor in the Chair, Councilors William Hornby, John Boyd, Hopper Smith,
Francis Ireland, William McBain and Joseph Hicks, making a full quorum under
the presidency of the Mayor.
First - Moved by Councilor William McBain, seconded by
Councilor John Boyd and resolved that whereas public Notice has been given by
the Secretary Treasurer of this Council to all parties interested in regard to
the road labor specified in the petition of Mary Jane Hamilton, widow of the
late Issac Aiken that the said petition would this day be taken into
consideration that the Council do hear the parties present in their
representatives what they have to say for or against said petition. Passed
unanimously.
Second - Moved by Councilor William McBain, seconded
by Councilor J. Boyd and resolved that now having heard the parties with regard
to the aforesaid petition of Mary Jane Hamilton, widow of the late Issac
Aiken and duly consider her grievance. We do hereby order and enact as
follows: Viz - that hereafter, Alexander Aiken or the proprietors of the rear
half of lots Nos. 139, l4O and l41, do make and maintain three arpents
road
adjacent to the River Jacques Cartier now exists on the said lots Nos. 139, l40
and 141, as one half of the joint labor app. aforementioned lands, as well as
the fences re same, and that the
Sec. do draw to this effect, and liberate Mrs. Issac Aiken from any further
duty on one third of said properties and to lay said by-law before this Council
general session third day of
October. Passed unanimously. ----
Third - Moved by Councilor H. Smith, seconded by Councilor
William McBain and resolved that the value of the land of Francis Mckennen be
fixed at --00 dollars. Passes
unanimously
Thomas Dacres, Mayor John McBain, sec Treas.
Musicality of St. Gabriel
At a general session of the local Municipal Council held this fifth day
of September in the year of Our Lord 1881 at the usual place of meeting at the
hour of two of the clock in the afternoon, in conformity with the provisions
of the Municipal Code of the
At which meeting were present his Worship the Mayor and Councilors
Hopper Smith, William B. McBain, John Boyd, William Hornby and Joseph Hicks,
being a full meeting of said Council under the presidency of
Wherefore in conformity with the Resolution ordering Mr. John McBain,
Sec. Treas. (said resolution passed unanimously) to draw up a by-law in
conformity with said resolution to be homologated at their next session on the
third day of October, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one.
The by-law is as follows:
The front road on lots Nos. 139, I40 & I41 in the Third Concession
within this
Mrs. Mary Jane Aiken, widow of the late Issac Aiken or her
representatives shall be bound to make and maintain two thirds of said front
road adjacent to the River Jacques Cartier and the other third of the aforementioned
front road shall be made and maintained by the parties who may own or occupy the
back or rear half of said lots 139, l40 & l41.
The joint labor appertaining to or laid off for said lots 139, l40 &
l41, shall hereafter be made and maintained the one half by the proprietors or
occupiers, who may own or occupy the rear or back half of said lots of land and
one half by Mrs. Isaac Aiken or her representatives. All Proces Verbals by-laws
, or any heretofore in force for the maintenance of lots herein
mentioned--Which may be the intent and meaning of this Proces Verbal hereafter
be null and void and take the place thereof, the whole done according to law.
John McBain, Secretary Treasurer of the Local Municipal Council of St.
Gabriel de Valcartier
Confirmed this third of October 1881.
Thomas Dacres, Mayor John McBain, Sec. Treas.
The undersigned John McBain, Secretary Treasurer,
domiciled in Valcartier certify under my Oath of Office that I published a copy
of the enclosed or herein written by-law by posting up a copy thereof at each
of the following places, Viz. One at the house of Arthur McBain and the other
at the Catholic Church and by reading the same in a loud voice and distinct manner
at the Church at the close of Divine Service in the forenoon on the ninth day
of October, being the Sunday next after the posting of by-law.
In testimony whereof I give this certificate this
October, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one.
day of
John
McBain, Sec. Treas.
MUNICIPALITY
OF ST. GARRIEL DE VALCARTIER
3RD OCTOBER 1881
At a general monthly session of the Local Council of
the Municipality of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, held on Monday the third day of
the month of October One thousand eight hundred and eighty-one at the usual
place of meeting at hour of two o'clock P. M. in conformity with the provisions
of the Municipal Code of the Province of Quebec.
At which session were present Mr. Thomas Dacres, Mayor
in the Chair and Councilors John Boyd, William Hornby, Hooper Smith, William
McBain and Joseph Hicks, forming a quorum of said Council under the Presidency
of the Mayor.
First - Moved by Councilor Hopper Smith, seconded by Councilor
William Hornby and resolved that this Council do order that a general
assessment of eleven cents per hundred dollars be levied on all real ratable
property within this Municipality for the purpose of paying jury taxes and to
defray the expenses of this Council for the ensuing year. Passed unanimously.
Second - Moved by Councilor William McBain,
seconded by Councilor Joseph Hicks and resolved that this Council do now
adjourn.
Thomas Dacres, Mayor
John McBain, Sec. Treas.
At a monthly session of the local Council of this
Municipality of St. Gabriel de Valcartier held at the usual place of Meeting on
Monday the seventh day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one
at the hour of two o'clock P. M. in conformity with the Provisions of the
Municipal Code of the Province of Quebec.
At
which session were present Mr. Thomas Dacres, Mayor in the Chair, Councilors
Mr. William Hornby, John Boyd, William McBain and Joseph Hicks forming a quorum
of said Council under the Presidency of the Mayor.
First - Moved by Councilor William Hornby,
seconded by Councilor William McBain and resolved that this Council do order
that John McBain, Sec. Treas. do be named and appointed to go and make a visit
to Mrs. McGill's front road and make a report to this Council concerning the
drain along said road and draw up a proces Verbal to determine and apportion
the work to be done and how the work shall be done.
Thomas
Dacres, Mayor
Moved by Councilor William McBain, seconded by Councillor Joseph Hicks and resolved that this Council do
order that the winter roads be laid out as follows - First the road through the
First and Second Concession to be laid out on the same track as it went last
winter and the front road from the line between the First and Second Concession
to go on the same track as last winter, till it reaches the foot of James
Smith's and then to turn into John Mc field and run up his field by the
north side of his barn and then on till it strikes on the road between
the Third and Fourth Concession, and the line of road the line of road between
the Third and fourth Concession first from the river to Curtis McBain's, to go
the same track as it went last winter and then to turn into John McBain's field
and follow the same track as it went the winter before last, that is, the
winter of seventy-nine and eighty until it goes to the line between Valcartier
and Lorette.
Moved by Councilor William Horn by, seconded by Councilor
John Boyd and resolved that this Council do now adjourn.
Thomas Dacres, Mayor
John McBain, Sec. Treas.
VALCARTIER,
At a general monthly session of the Local Municipal
Council of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, held on the sixth day of the month of February,
Monday, at the usual place of meeting at the hour of two o'clock P. M. in
Conformity with the Municipal Code Provisions of the Province of Quebec. Present
Mr. Thomas Dacres, Mayor in the Chair, William McBain, John Boyd, Joseph Hicks,
Curtis Brown and Patrick Welsh, forming a quorum of said Council under the Presidency
of the mayor.
First - Moved by Councilor John Boyd, seconded by Councilor
Curtis Brown and resolved that Councilor William McBain be Mayor for this Municipality
for the ensuing year.
Second - Moved by Councilor Thomas Dacres, seconded by
Councilor Curtis Brown and resolved that this Council order the Sec. Treas. to
answer the letter from the concerning Denis Calahan.
Third - Moved by Councilor John Roy,
seconded by Councilor Thomas Dacres and resolved that this Council do pay
Hopper Smith the sum of five dollars for work on Charles Brown’s joint labor
fence and road.
Fourth - Moved by Councilor Thomas
Dacres, seconded by Councilor Curtis Brown and resolved that this council do
now adjourn.
William B, McBain, Mayor
John McBain, Sec. Treas.
At a special meeting of the Local Council
of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, held on Monday the seventh day of the month of
August, one thousand eight Hundred and eighty-two at the usual place of meeting at the hour of two o 'clock
P. M. at which session were present Mr. William McBain, Mayor in the Chair,
Councilors Thomas Dacres, Curtis Brown, Francis Ireland and Joseph Hicks,
forming a quorum of said Council under the Presidency of the Mayor.
First - Moved by Councilor Thomas Dacres, seconded by
Councilor Francis Ireland and resolved that the Secretary do give the road
Inspectors within this Municipality notice to have the roads put in good repair
immediately.
Second
- resolved by Councilor Thomas Dacres, seconded by Councilor Joseph Hicks and
resolved that this Council do order that all who are in arrears of taxes are to
be sued before Mr. Andrews, Advocate and that the accounts be sent in
immediately.
Third - Moved by Councilor Thomas Dacres, seconded by
Councilor Francis Ireland and resolved that this council do now adjourn.
W.
B. McBain, Mayor
John
McBain, Sec. Treas.
At a general monthly meeting of the local Council of the
Municipality of St. Gabriel de Valcartier held Monday the second day of the
month of October, one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-two, at the usual place of meeting at the hour of two o'clock
P. M. in conformity with the Provisions of the municipal Code of the Province
of Quebec, at which session were present Mr. William McBain, Mayor in the
Chair, Councilors Thomas Dacres, Curtis Brawn and Joseph Hicks forming a quorum
of the Council.
First - Moved by Councilor Thomas Dacres, seconded by
Councilor Joseph Hicks that this Council do order the Sec. Treas. to give
Francis Patton, Road Inspector notice to have the road leading to Stoneham as far as his own South East
line, brushed out and the bridge on the Lake Savanne
Brook repaired.
Second - Moved by Councilor Joseph Hicks, seconded by Councilor
Curtis Brown and resolved that this Council do now adjourn.
Wm. B. McBain, Mayor John McBain, Sec. Treas.
At
a general monthly meeting of the local Council of the Municipality! of
St. Gabriel de Valcartier held on Monday the sixth day of the month of
November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two at the usual place of
meeting at the hour of
First - Moved by Councilor Joseph Hicks, seconded by
Councilor Thomas Dacres and resolved that this Council do order that all the
winter roads throughout this Municipality be laid out without any changes from
last winter.
Second- Moved by Councilor Francis Ireland, seconded
by Councilor Joseph Hicks and resolved that this Council do order that Charles Brown's lands and the lands
belonging to the Heirs of Nelson be handed in to the County Council to be sold
for arrears of taxes.
Third - Moved by Councilor Joseph Hicks, seconded by Councilor
John Boyd and resolved that this Council do now adjourn.
Wm. B. McBain, Mayor John McBain, Sec. Treas.
At a general monthly session of the local Council of
St. Gabriel de Valcartier, held in the Municipality on Monday, the fourth nay
of the month of December, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two at the
usual place of meeting at the hour of two o'clock P. M. in conformity with the
Municipal Code of the Province of Quebec, at which meeting were present.
William McBain Mayor.
Councilors Curtis Brown, Patrick Welsh, and Joseph
Hicks, forming a quorum under the presidency of the Mayor.
First - Moved by Councilor Joseph Hicks,
seconded by Councilor Curtis Brown and resolved that this Council do order that
a general assessment of fifteen cents per hundred dollars be levied on all
real. . . .
NO
DATE
3- Moved by Councilor Thomas Dacres,
seconded by Councilor Joseph Hicks and resolved that William Billings, David
McCartney and George Thompson be appointed to walk the line between Arthur
Wolff and William Smith Sir. and down John Thompson's land till it strikes out
on the main road at his house, and also the line between Henry Hicks and Joseph
Hicks and down Curtis Clark's land till it strikes on the road between the First
and Second Concessions, and to make a report to this Council on Tuesday the
thirteenth day of June instant, at the hour of five o'clock P. M. to state
which line is the most practable for a road to be opened along, and about what
it would cost to open said road.
Moved by Councilor Curtis Brown,
seconded by Councilor Francis Ireland and resolved that resolution No.3 be
annulled and no proceedings to be taken towards opening the said road.
Taken from the
BOOK of REFERENCE of the Parish of ST. GABRIEL de VALCARTIER EAST,
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Proprietors Gabriel
Dowler Charles
Brown Richard
Watt Robert
Ross Widow
John Gough John
Childs ( Notary ) William
Henderson Widow
Lelievre Widow
John Martin Jeremie Ninteau William
Donovan James
White John
Thompson Mark
Sullivan Patrick
Farrell Pa
trick Walsh Luke
Doiron Patrick
King Walter
Knox Francis
Reynolds Widow
Thomas Carroll James
Thompson Curtis
Billings Timothy
Shantry Francis
Martin Thomas
Billings James
Martin Joseph
Martin School
Commissioners James
Morriss William
Shanks Francis
Ireland Frank
Witham James
Magill Joseph
Smith James
McBain Robert
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