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Monday 7.30 OClock PM
Kingston August 8th 1877

A Special Meeting of the Council of the Corporation of the
City of Kingston was held this day. Present

His Worship The Mayor
Aldermen
Asselstine, Campbell, Carson, Clements, Drennan,
Dupuis, Gaskin, Gildersleeve, Metcalfe, McCammon,
McDermott, McIntyre, McRossie, Noble, Pense

The Mayor stated the Meeting was called to take into
consideration the Budget or Estimated Revenue and
Expenditure of the City of Kingston for the year 1877 &c

The Council went into Committee of the whole on
the same (Report Number 577 Book D)
Ald: McCammon in the Chair
The Council resumed.
The Committee rose and the Chairman reported the Budget
read clause by clause as also report of Finance Committee
and adopted - The Report was received - Yeas 10 Nays 6.

Ald: Drennan introduced a By Law to levy a rate of
sixteen mills on the dollar upon the assessed value of the
rateable property in the City of Kingston for the lawful purposes
of the Municipality for the year of our Lord 1877 which was read
a first time.

The 29th Rule was suspended and the Council went
into Committee of the whole on the second reading
Ald: Pense in the Chair.
The Council resumed.
The Committee rose and the Chairman reported the
second reading of the By Law clause by clause as
amended and the following provision adopted in
Committee.

Ordered, That the Committee on Finance do
not hand over the rolls for 1877 until said Committee
are fully satisfied with the returns for the past years
being completed to their satisfaction. The Report was
received.

Yeas 10 Nays 6

On motion of Ald: Gildersleeve seconded by Ald: Gaskin
Ordered, That the Collectors make a final return of the Rolls for
the years 1873 to 1876 inclusive on or before the 25th day
of September next.

Ald: McIntyre introduced a By Law to divide the
City of Kingston into Polling Subdivisions which was
read a first time.

The 29th Rule was suspended asnd the Council went
into Committee of the whole on the second reading.
Alderman Noble in the Chair
The Council resumed.

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