Ontario Sessional Papers, 1904, . 50 cents perday, ratio of service according to sec-tion 102 Assessment Act, 1897. Thechange has certainly been beneficial,more being accomplished in the im-provement of the roads since the aboli-tion of statute labor than in the prev-ious history of the township. Themoney is spent prineijially in makingas much permanent roau as possible,and not here a little and there a lit- eral repair of roads. Building ofbridges, purchase of .sewer pipe andplank, is paid for out of general fundof township. Besides, a grant is madeeach yeur for permanent road. Webel
Ontario Sessional Papers, 1904, . 50 cents perday, ratio of service according to sec-tion 102 Assessment Act, 1897. Thechange has certainly been beneficial,more being accomplished in the im-provement of the roads since the aboli-tion of statute labor than in the prev-ious history of the township. Themoney is spent prineijially in makingas much permanent roau as possible,and not here a little and there a lit- eral repair of roads. Building ofbridges, purchase of .sewer pipe andplank, is paid for out of general fundof township. Besides, a grant is madeeach yeur for permanent road. Webelieve more work has been done thanunder the old system, but the price perday for commutation should have beenat least 75 cents. With 75 cents or ijlper day, we could have tx^en able tomake some permanent road e^vch 50 cents will not do it. Pickering-By-law re commutation passed March12, 1900. There are twenty-one di-visions, with a commissioner for of these are village Tokeep the roads ofien during the season. A good roaii in Lanark. tie. Principal roads receive first atten-tion, and commissioners can start froma given point, when two may be con-tinuing the improvement of same work, where practicable, is sold bypublic sale, returns are more complete,and machinery and other implementson hand when wanted, etc. Pelham. In the year 1900 a by-law was passedcommuting all statute labor at 50 centsper day upon the assessment as per as-sessment roll. The rule adopted pro-vides half dixy on assessment up toSIOO. One day on assessment from$100 to $200. Two days on assess-ment from $200 to .$300;^ and quarter-day on each additional $100 from $300upwards. The township is divided in-to two divisions, with one overseer overeach division. The commutation moneyis applied only for grading and gen- for sleigliing in the divisions otherthan village divisions, a couple of over-seers are appointed for eacii divisionto assist commissioners in keeping roadsopen,
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