Kingston records (regionally related)

Monday 7:30 O'Clock P.M. Kingston December 18 1876

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

His Worship the Mayor Aldermen Allen, Carnovsky, Carson, Clements, Drennan, Dupuis, Harty, Metcalfe, McCammon, McIntyre, McKelvey, McRossie, Pense, Powers, Tandy, Thibodo, White

The Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting

The Mayor submitted to the Council a Patent purporting to be Ordnance Land Sale Grant to "the Corporation of the City of Kingston" a parcel of land of the property known as the "Herchmer Farm" situate[d] in the City of Kingston, to be used as a Public Park (dated January 19 1876)

A Communication from James Agnew Esquire City Solicitor was read In Re Adair vs Kingston and Montreal street.

A Communication from Mrs Jane Garret, Sharbott Lake was read asking payment of Ten dollars for bed clothes destroyed sent with man taken with Small Pix and sent to Kingston Hospital.

On motion of Ald: Drennan seconded by Ald: Price Ordered, that the communication of Jane Garret be handed to the County Clerk and that the City Clerk notify her to that effect.

The Mayor mentioned that he had been served to-day with an appointment for the 26th instant for proceeding with the arbitration between the City and County in reference to the Court House

A Communication from E.J.B. Pense Esquire was read asking the Council to relieve the British Whig of its Contract for Printing.

On motion of Ald: Drennan seconded by Ald: Harty Ordered, That the Communication of E.J.B. Pense in regard to agreement for Contract for Printing with the City and that said Pense be relieved of said Contract

Ald: Gaskin here entered

A Communication from Messrs Kirkpatrick and Rogers. In Re Canadian Engine & Machinery Company Taxes was read

On motion of Ald: McIntyre seconded by Ald: Price Ordered, That the Communication of Messrs Kirkpatrick and Rogers be referred to the Court of Revision to report

A Communication from the Department of the Interior was read enclosing Letters Patent in favor of the Corporation of the City of Kingston for a Park

Ald: Drennan brought up the petition of V Wemple

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Ald: Gaskin moves seconded by Ald: Allen That the portion of the Report which refers to watering the streets be struck out - which being put was [underline] lost [/underline]. Yeas 3 Nays 12 and the original motion being put was [underline]carried[/underline]. Yeas 12 Nays 3

Ald McKelvey from the Committee on Printing brought up a Report (Number 538 Book D) which was read and adopted.

Ald: Carnovsky here entered.

Ald Metcalfe introduced a Report from James Conley City Commissioner showing amounts collected for Licenses for the year.

On motion of Ald: Metcalfe seconded by Ald: Noble Ordered, that the report of the City Commissioner be received and placed in the City Clerk's office for future reference and that the City Commissioner be granted the sum of $60 as compensation for extra services during the year 1876.

On motion of Ald: Dupuis seconded by Ald: McCammon Ordered, that a note of thanks be tendered to Mayor Britton for his efficient, kind and gentlemanly departments in his capacity of Mayor during the past year and also that the best wishes of this Council be extended to himself and family during the coming years. (Carried unanimously).

On motion the Council adjourned.

M. Flanagan City Clerk

Monday [strikethrough] 7 [/strikethrough] [strikethrough] 3 [/strikethrough] Eleven OClock AM Kingston January 15 1877

A meeting of the members elect (first) of the new Council of the Corporation of the City of Kingston was held this day. Present

John McKelvey Mayor

Aldermen

Cataraqui Ward William Allen, Isaac Noble and James Campbell

Frontenac Ward James H. Metcalfe, Edward J.B. Pense and James McCammon

Ontario Ward Leonard Clements, Patrick Harty, John F. McDermott

Rideau Ward John McIntyre, Robert J. Carson and Isaac Asselstine

Saint Laurence Ward Thomas R. Dupuis, C.V. Price and Samual T. Drennan

Sydenham