Puslinch Township Council

Minutes of Council Meetings

January 1934 ─ December 1936.

Municipality of Puslinch January 8th 1934 A.D. The Municipal Council of the Township of Puslinch held its inaugural session in the Council Rooms, Aberfoyle, today, at 11 o’ clock a.m. After taking the statutory “Declaration of Office”, the members took their seats, Neil Black, as Reeve, in the chair, and William Crow, Walter Holm, Duncan McDonald, and George McGill, as Councillors. The minutes of the December 15th meeting, also the report of the Nomination Meeting, December 22nd, were read and adopted as read, on motion of Councillors Holm and Crow. The Caretaker presented his report of the meetings held in the Township Hall and Council Rooms during 1933.
1.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Wm. Crow, that Caretaker, James Ord, be re-hired for 1934, at a salary of $20.00 per year.
Mr. Thomas Arkell presented a claim for damages done to his sheep by dogs. As Mr. Arkell was unsatisfied with the report of the Valuator, the Council agreed to have the Valuator, Mr. Jno. Tolton, re-value them. A representative of the Relief Department, at Toronto, was present. He advised the Council of the necessity of providing some form of relief for Mrs. Garbut, of Morriston, who is old and in a very unhealthy condition. Mr. Keith Ireland was present to uphold his application to have his property, Lot 8, Rear of Concession 1, transferred from S.S. No. 7 to S.S. No. 11.

2.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Wm. Crow, that a bylaw, amending Bylaw No. 5, of 1919, being the School Sections Boundary Bylaw, be now introduced and read a first and second time.
3.	Moved by Duncan McDonald, seconded by Geo. McGill, that the bylaw, amending Bylaw No. 5, of 1919, be now read a third time, passed, and numbered.
4.	Moved by Geo. McGill, seconded by Duncan McDonald, that a bylaw, appointing an Assessor for the Township of Puslinch, for the year 1934, be now introduced and read a first and second time.
5.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Wm. Crow, that the bylaw, appointing an Assessor for the Township of Puslinch, for the year 1934, be now read a third time, passed, and numbered.
6.	Moved by Duncan McDonald, seconded by Geo. McGill, that a bylaw, appointing a member of the local Board of Health, be now introduced and read a first and second time.
7.	Moved by William Crow, seconded by Walter Holm, that the bylaw, appointing a member of the local Board of Health, be now read a third time, passed, and numbered.
8.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by William Crow, that a bylaw, providing for the distribution of dog tags in the Township of Puslinch for the year 1934, be now introduced and read a first and second time.

9.	Moved by Geo. McGill, seconded by Duncan McDonald, that the bylaw, providing for the distribution of dog tags in the Township of Puslinch, for the year 1934, be now read a third time, passed, and numbered.
10.	Moved by Wm. Crow, seconded by Walter Holm, that a bylaw, appointing a School Attendance Officer for the Township of Puslinch, for the year 1934, be now introduced and read a first and second time.
11.	Moved by Duncan McDonald, seconded by Geo. McGill, that the bylaw, appointing a School Attendance Officer for the Township of Puslinch, for the year 1934, be now read a third time, passed, and numbered.
12.	Moved by Geo. McGill, seconded by Duncan McDonald, that a bylaw, appointing auditors for the year 1933-34, be now introduced and read a first and second time.
13.	Moved by Wm. Crow, seconded by Walter Holm, that the bylaw, appointing auditors for the year 1933-34, be now read a third time, passed, and numbered.
14.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Wm. Crow, that a bylaw, appointing pound-keepers, fence-viewers, and sheep valuators, for the Township of Puslinch, for the year 1934-35, be now introduced and read a first and second time.
15.	Moved by Duncan McDonald, seconded by Geo. McGill, that the bylaw, appointing pound-keepers, fence-viewers, and sheep valuators for the Township of Puslinch, for the year 1934, be now read a third time, passed, and numbered.

16.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Wm. Crow, that the following accounts be passed and ordered paid:
	Frank & Schuett, supplies for toilet	$11.27
	Dr. Jas. H. King, salary as M.H.O. for 1933 (Medical Health Officer)	$5.00
	Municipal World, supplies	$12.98
	Alex Ord, report to School Inspector	$3.00
	Wallace Printing Co., printing	$4.24
	Guelph Lumber Co., re-sawn timbers	$8.48
	Archie Moody, 21 sheep killed by dogs	$147.00
	W. H. Whyte, relief for Gordon Maltby	$12.18
	Alex Tawse, valuating Moody’s sheep	$1.90
	Roy Duffield, cartage	$1.50
	David Maltby, ¾ cords of wood to Mrs. Thompson	$6.00
	Gummer Press Ltd., financial statements	$50.88
	Hydro-Electric Power Commission	$8.99
	Dr. Lorne J. Stuart, professional services, Mr. Garbut	$2.00
	Alex Stewart, supplies for G. Maltby	$.75
	James Ord, refund on Hall rent	$2.25

	J. Huether, relief rē Mrs. Thompson, J. Ridgeway, Garbut & Sardella families	$21.09
	J. P. L. Clark, 19 sheep killed, 5 injured, by dogs	$201.50
	John Tolton, valuating sheep	$2.60
	H. H. Harding, valuating sheep	$1.60
	Mrs. Margaret Stewart, refund on 1933 taxes	$8.63
	Alex Ord, revision of voters lists	$15.60
	Duncan McLean, revision of voters lists	$5.60
	Road Accounts ─ Voucher No. 1
	Jno. A. McPherson, Superintendent’s salary	$41.67
	Ed. Crimless, pay sheet	$1.00
17.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Wm. Crow, that the Clerk be instructed to subscribe for 7 copies of “Municipal World”
The security bonds of the Treasurer and Collector were gone into and found to be satisfactory.
18.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Wm. Crow, that this Council adjourn, to meet again on February 5th, at 1:30 p.m.
(signed) Alex Ord ─ Clerk (signed) Neil Black ─ Reeve

Municipality of Puslinch February 5th 1934 A.D. The Municipal Council of the Township of Puslinch met in the Council Rooms, Aberfoyle, today, at 1:30 p.m., all of the members being present, the Reeve presiding. The minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted as read, on motion of Messrs. Holm & McDonald. The auditors submitted their annual report to the Council. The Treasurer’s books were reported to be in good order. The fire insurance policies were looked into and the Council was advised to have the insurance on the contents of the Township Hall increased.
1.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Wm. Crow, that the auditors’ report be adopted as read.
2.	Moved by Duncan McDonald, seconded by Geo. McGill, that a bylaw, appointing a Weed Inspector for the Township of Puslinch for the year 1934, be now introduced and read a first and second time.
3.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by William Crow, that the bylaw, appointing a Weed Inspector, be now read a third time, passed, and numbered.
4.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by William Crow, that a refund of $1.56 be made on Mrs. M. Ferguson’s 1933 taxes.

Reeve Black was advised to procure 1 cord of dry hardwood, and the Clerk was instructed to call for tenders for two cords of 16-inch hardwood for the Township Hall.
5.	Moved by Wm. Crow, seconded by Geo. McGill, that the following accounts be passed and ordered paid:
	Dr. L. J. Stuart, services rē Sardella family	$55.00
	Municipal World Ltd., Assessor’s supplies	$50.03
	J. Hohenadel Junior, Hydro fixtures	$5.32
	T. J. Mahon, salary as auditor	$15.00
	Gordon McKay, salary as auditor	$15.00
	J. E. Thomas, for sheep killed by dogs	$77.50
	Hawkins, for dressing sheep	$3.00
	C. M. MacDonald, relief for McGraw	$11.35
	Jno. Tolton, valuating sheep	$1.80
	James Ord, cleaning basements and toilets	$1.50
	H. B. Hungerford, legal advice	$3.00
	Miss M. Cook, milk for P. Doyle	$3.28
	W. H. Whyte, supplies for P. Doyle	$10.27
	Cole Bros. & Scott, clothes for Sardella	$3.44
	D. H. Storey, 2 cords of wood rē Gordon Maltby	$8.00
	W. H. Whyte, supplies for Gordon Maltby	$9.31
	Guelph Mercury, advertising	$1.50
	C. M. MacDonald, relief rē Lawson family	$2.00
	Jno. Huether, relief for Ridgeway, Thompson, Lockett, & Garbut families	$43.63
	C. M. MacDonald, relief for P. Sardella	$41.89
	Mrs. M. Ferguson, refund on 1933 taxes	$1.56

	Road Accounts ─ Voucher No. 2
	Jno. A. McPherson, Superintendent’s salary	$41.66
	Geo. Loty, pay sheet	$4.20
	Joe Broeckel, pay sheet	$.90
	Jno. A. McPherson, postage	$.25
	P. A. Snider, Waterloo-Puslinch Townline	$20.70
	Pat Doyle, pay sheet	$13.20
6.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Wm. Crow, that this Council adjourn, to meet on Monday March 5th 1934.
(signed) Alex Ord ─ Clerk (signed) Neil Black ─ Reeve

Municipality of Puslinch March 5th 1934 A.D. The Puslinch Municipal Council met in regular session, today, at 1:30 o’ clock p.m., all of the members being present, the Reeve presiding. The minutes of the February meeting were read and adopted as read, on motion of Councillors Holm and McDonald. Mr. Albert McKay interviewed the Council, asking that his dog tax be struck off the 1933 roll.
1.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Wm. Crow, that, as the local Board of Health instructed Mr. McKay to dispose of his dogs, the Tax Collector be hereby instructed to stroke the taxes on the said dogs off the 1933 list.
The tenders for hardwood for the Township Hall were opened and that of Mr. Robert McRobbie was accepted at a rate of $7.50 per cord.
2.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Wm. Crow, that a hearty vote of thanks be extended to the Township of Waterloo and the town of Hespeler for extending a hearty invitation to a number of Puslinch boys and girls to attend a short course in agriculture and household science, held in Hespeler.
3.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Wm. Crow, that a bylaw, authorizing the Reeve and Treasurer of the Township of Puslinch to borrow the sum of twenty thousand dollars from the Bank of Toronto, Morriston, and the Dominion Bank, Guelph, to meet the current ordinary expenditures of the Corporation during the year 1934 A.D., be now introduced and read a first and second time.

4.	Moved by Duncan McDonald, seconded by Geo. McGill, that the bylaw, authorizing the Reeve and Treasurer of the Township of Puslinch to borrow the sum of twenty thousand dollars from the Bank of Toronto, Morriston, and the Dominion Bank, Guelph, to meet the current ordinary expenditures of the Corporation during the year 1934 A.D., be now read a third time, passed, and numbered.
5.	Moved by Duncan McDonald, seconded by Geo. McGill, that a bylaw, setting the amount to be spent on construction and maintenance of roads in the Township of Puslinch for the year 1934, be now introduced and read a first and second time.
6.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Wm. Crow, that the bylaw, setting the amount to be spent on construction and maintenance of roads in the Township of Puslinch for the year 1934, be now read a third time, passed, and numbered.
7.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Wm. Crow, that the following accounts be passed and ordered paid:
	Alex Ord, registering fees 1933	$10.25
	Municipal World Ltd., Assessor’s guide	$1.40
	Wallace Printing Co., receipt book & envelopes	$5.56
	Alex Tawse, valuating sheep	$1.90
	W. H. Martin, milk for P. Sardella	$3.76
	Harry Barton, sheep killed by dogs	$133.00
	Jno. Tolton, valuating sheep	$4.40
	Mrs. Cathcart Kay, sheep killed by dogs	$110.00

Jno. Huether, relief supplies	$49.47
C. MacDonald, relief supplies	$25.17
W. H. Whyte, relief supplies	$25.89
A. Watson, relief supplies	$4.05
Roy Carter, relief supplies	$2.96
Donald McLean, potatoes for relief	$1.40
Mac Patterson, wood for relief	$5.00
Cole Bros. & Scott, relief supplies	$2.00
Miss May Cook, milk for P. Doyle	$2.40
Thomas E. Walsh, wood for relief	$24.75
Douglas Stewart, milk for Garbut	$1.60
Thomas Walsh, wood for Hall	$7.50
Duncan McLean, School Attendance Officer	$6.70
Road Accounts ─ Voucher No. 3
Jno. A. McPherson, Superintendent’s salary	$41.67
Jno. A McPherson, expenses to conference	$5.00
Geo. Loty Junior, pay sheet	$10.15
P. W. Richardson, pay sheet	$3.20
Henry Leachman, pay sheet	$3.20
Andrew Leachman, pay sheet	$3.20
Lindsay McFarlane, pay sheet	$3.20
Cameron Murray, pay sheet	$3.20
Oliver Hume, pay sheet	$3.20
Chester Schultz, pay sheet	$2.90
D. Sirett, pay sheet	$1.30
Ken Sirrett, pay sheet	$1.00

	Stirton McNaughton, pay sheet	$1.00
	Gordon Fielding, pay sheet	$1.70
	Gordon Gregor, pay sheet	$1.20
	Chas. Gregor, pay sheet	$1.20
	Jas. McDonald, pay sheet	$.80
	Jno. McDonald, pay sheet	$.80
	Wm. Laidlaw, Guelph & Puslinch Townline	$8.19
	Unemployment Relief Voucher No. 1
	Donald McDonald, pay sheet	$180.45
	Unemployment Relief Voucher No. 2
	Donald McDonald, pay sheet	$165.75
8.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Wm. Crow, that this Council adjourn, to meet again on Monday, the 2nd day of April 1934.
(signed) Alex Ord ─ Clerk (signed) Neil Black ─ Reeve

Municipality of Puslinch April 2nd 1934. The Municipal Council of the Township of Puslinch met in regular session in the Council Rooms, Aberfoyle, today, at 1:30 p.m. All of the members were present, the Reeve presiding. The minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted as read, on motion of Councillors Holm and McDonald. The matter of renewing the municipal liability insurance on the township roads was taken up. Mr. Kopas, of the Consolidated Insurance Company, and Mr. Beattie, of the Provident Insurance Company, were present.
1.	Moved by Wm. Crow, seconded by Walter Holm, that we renew the municipal liability insurance on the township roads with the Consolidated Insurance Company for another term.
A letter was read from Mr. Crosbie, of Aberfoyle, offering his services as a civil engineer.
2.	Moved by Geo. McGill, seconded by Wm. Crow, that the following accounts be passed and ordered paid:
	Mrs. Roy Carter, milk & potatoes for Maltby family	$5.02
	Geo. M. Fox, ½ cost of indigent patients, 1933	$193.38
	Geo. Lewis, supplies for Hall	$1.60
	Neil Stewart, milk for Garbut family	$2.24
	W. H. Whyte, relief for G. Maltby & P. Doyle	$30.93
	C. M. MacDonald, relief for Sardella, Lawson, & McGraw	$30.46
	May Cook, milk & potatoes, P. Doyle	$3.73

Road Accounts ─ Voucher No. 4
Jno. A. McPherson, Superintendent’s salary & postage	$41.91
Geo. Loty Junior, pay sheet	$3.80
Robt. Slater, pay sheet	$2.90
Sam Bennett, pay sheet	$.60
W. Galbraith, pay sheet	$.40
P. W. Richardson, pay sheet	$3.20
Jacob Wigood, pay sheet	$2.00
Thos. McMurray, pay sheet	$1.30
John Conroy, pay sheet	$7.80
M. Spruhan, pay sheet	$10.00
Chester Schultz, pay sheet	$2.20
Gordon Fielding, pay sheet	$1.00
Lincoln Gregor, pay sheet	$1.00
Gordon Gregor, pay sheet	$1.00
Chas. Gregor, pay sheet	$.60
D. Sirrett, pay sheet	$.20
K. Sirrett, pay sheet	$.20
Ed. Crimless, pay sheet	$4.30
A. Gopsill, pay sheet	$2.25
Roy Carter, pay sheet	$5.60

	Voucher No.5
	Donald McDonald, pay sheet	$208.80
	Unemployment Relief Voucher No.3
	Donald McDonald, pay sheet (This entry, with the line above, may have been crossed out.)	$181.95
3.	Moved by Duncan McDonald, seconded by Walter Holm, that this Council adjourn, to meet again on Monday, the 7th day of May, at 1:30 p.m.
(signed) Alex Ord ─ Clerk (signed) Neil Black ─ Reeve

Municipality of Puslinch May 7th 1934 A.D. The Puslinch Municipal Council met in regular session in the Council Rooms, today, at 1:30 o’ clock p.m. All of the members were present, Reeve Black presiding. The minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted as read, on motion of Holm and McDonald.
1.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Wm. Crow, that a bylaw, providing for a reduction of the term of subsisting contracts for the supply of electric service in the rural districts, of which the township, or any portion thereof, forms a part, from twenty years to five years, in certain cases, be now introduced and read a first and second time.
2.	Moved by Duncan McDonald, seconded by Geo. McGill, that the bylaw, providing for a reduction of the term of subsisting contracts for the supply of electric service in the rural districts, of which the township, or any portion thereof, forms a part, from twenty years to five years, in certain cases, be now read a third time, passed, and numbered.
3.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Geo. McGill, that the Road Superintendent’s salary be raised from $500 per year to $550 per year.
4.	Moved by Duncan McDonald, seconded by Geo. McGill, that a bylaw, amending Bylaw No. 5 ─ 1919, being the School Sections Boundaries Bylaw, be now introduced and read a first and second time.

5.	Moved by Wm. Crow, seconded by Duncan McDonald, that the bylaw, amending Bylaw No. 5 ─ 1919, being the School Sections Boundary Bylaw, be now read a third time, passed, and numbered.
6.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Wm. Crow, that the Clerk be instructed to put out tenders for crushing stone or gravel, and for the gravelling of the different roads of the township, tenders to be let at the Council meeting on June 4th, at 2:30 p.m.
The resignation of James Ord, as Caretaker of the Township Hall, was received and accepted, his resignation to take effect following the June Council meeting. The Clerk was instructed to call for tenders for the position of Caretaker of the Township Hall.
7.	Moved by Duncan McDonald, seconded by Geo. McGill, that the following accounts be passed and paid:
	E. A. Kopas, road liability insurance	$183.00
	W. H. Martin, potatoes & milk for Sardella & Lawson	$5.33
	H.E.P.C. (Hydro-Electric Power Commission), lights for Hall	$8.18
	J. Huether, relief for Garbut, Thompson, Ridgeway, Lockett, & Priest families, March & April	$115.21
	C. M. MacDonald, relief for Sardella & McGraw	$43.10
	Robt. McRobbie, 2 cords of wood for Township Hall	$15.00
	W. H. Whyte, relief for G. Maltby & P. Doyle	$30.45
	Cole Bros. & Scott, clothes for Sardella	$5.20
	Red Seal Bakery, Galt, bread for Priest family	$6.24
	Neil Stewart, milk for Garbut family	$4.88
	Roy Carter, milk for G. Maltby	$2.08
	May Cook, milk & potatoes for P. Doyle	$3.65
	Duncan McLean, School Attendance Officer, for Mar. & Apr.	$6.25

Road Accounts ─ Voucher No. 6
Jno. A. McPherson, Superintendent’s salary & phone	$42.22
Canada Ingot Iron Company, culvert, 12 inches by 26 feet	$29.64
Canada Ingot Iron Company, repairs to grader	$13.45
Samuel Slater, pay sheet	$30.80
Jacob Wigood, pay sheet	$37.55
Fred Paddock, 15 yards of gravel	$$2.25
Chas. Martin, pay sheet	$12.00
Wilfred Roszell, pay sheet	$9.45
Cecil Wigood, pay sheet	$3.00
Jno. Neubauer, pay sheet	$4.00
Wilfred Crowder, pay sheet	$11.00
Thos. McMurray, pay sheet	$2.00
P. W. Richardson, pay sheet	$20.81
Chas. Haugh, pay sheet	$11.25
Gordon McLean, pay sheet	$22.40
Jno. Clark, pay sheet	$8.00
Wm. Tawse, pay sheet	$12.00
Jas. McMillan, pay sheet	$8.00
Roy Leslie, pay sheet	$8.00
Alex McLean, pay sheet	$8.00
Chester Schultz, pay sheet	$22.15
Alfred Reid, pay sheet	$4.00
Duncan McAlister, pay sheet	$10.00
M. McMillan, pay sheet	$12.00
Edwin Leslie, pay sheet	$9.40

David Sirrett, pay sheet	$4.95
Ken Sirrett, pay sheet	$1.50
Geo. Fielding, pay sheet	$2.00
Gordon Fielding, pay sheet	$1.00
Cecil Nelson, pay sheet	$.80
Ralph Nelson, pay sheet	$4.00
Jno. Tennant, pay sheet	$9.98
Angus McDonald, pay sheet	$4.00
Geo. Schultz, pay sheet	$2.00
P. Sardella, pay sheet	$15.50
Jas. Lawson, pay sheet	$14.00
Robt. McConnell, 14 yards of gravel	$2.10
Andrew Scott, pay sheet	$4.40
William Scott, pay sheet	$18.00
Jas. Martin, pay sheet	$7.75
Fred Mast, pay sheet	$4.00
Peter C. McLean, pay sheet	$2.15
Jno. Scott, pay sheet	$2.40
Roy Carter, pay sheet	$34.95
Gordon Maltby, pay sheet	$1.80
Robt. Burmaster, pay sheet	$41.25
R. W. Burmaster, pay sheet	$5.00
A. Davidson, 11 yards of gravel at 15 cents per yard	$1.65
E. Cockburn, pay sheet	$.70

	Jno. Conroy, pay sheet	$40.50
	M. Spruhan, pay sheet	$9.40
	F. Jackson, pay sheet	$5.25
	J. Brockel, pay sheet	$1.75
	Gowdy Bros., 11 16-inch tiles	$.88
	Unemployment Relief Voucher No. 3
	Donald McDonald, March 1st to 31st	$207.00
	Unemployment Relief Voucher No. 4
	Donald McDonald, balance of Jan. & Feb. pay sheet	$28.80
8.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Wm. Crow, that this Council adjourn, to meet again on Monday, the 4th day of June 1934, at 10 o’ clock a.m., as a Court of Revision, and at 1:30 p.m., as a general session.
(signed) Alex Ord ─ Clerk (signed) Neil Black ─ Reeve

Municipality of Puslinch June 4th 1934 A.D. The members of the Puslinch Municipal Council met in the Council Rooms, Aberfoyle, today, at 10 a.m. and, after taking the required declaration, were duly constituted a Court of Revision, to hear and determine appeals against the 1934 Assessment Roll. All of the members were present with the exception of Geo. McGill. The following appeals were before the Court:
	John A. McAllister ─ assessed too high
	Harry Ehrhardt ─ applying for exemption on bush lot
	Albert Gamble ─ applying for exemption on bush lot
After hearing the appeal of John A. McAllister, the Court adjourned to visit the property. When the Court resumed again,
1.	it was moved by Wm. Crow, seconded by Walter Holm, that the assessment on Mr. McAllister’s property remain as it stands.
An exemption of $200 was allowed on the bush lots of Harry Ehrhardt and Albert Gamble, respectively. J. Wigood’s dog tax was transferred to John Hood, the present owner of the dog.
2.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Wm. Crow, that the Assessment Roll for 1934, as revised and amended, be confirmed.
(signed) Alex Ord ─ Clerk (signed) Neil Black ─ Reeve

Municipality of Puslinch

June 4th 1934.

The Puslinch Municipal Council met in regular session, today, at 2 o’ clock p.m. All of the members, with the exception of Geo. McGill, were present, the Reeve presiding. The minutes of the May meeting were read and adopted as read, on motion of Councillors Crow and Holm.

The contracts for the crushing of stone and gravelling of the township roads were the main items before the Council.

The contract, for 1,000 yards of crushed gravel from the pit on the County road or Murray’s Hill, was let to A. J. Huether at 59¾ cents per yard and 9½ per yard per mile over five miles. The contract, for 1,000 yards of pit run, or screening if necessary, from the pit on the 1st Concession, west of Puslinch, was let to A. J. Huether at 44 cents per yard and 9 cents per yard per mile over five miles.

The contract for 300 yards from Christie Quarry was let to Geo. Schultz at 21 cents per yard and 8 cents per yard per mile over 5 miles. The contract for 300 yards from Peter Angus’ pit was let to Geo. Schultz at 34 cents per yard.

A delegation asked the Council to take some action in regard to the laying off of the local men and the hiring of men from the City of Guelph for the filling in of the ditches on the highway in this township. Also, it was reported that certain employees were receiving a large pension, and the delegation thought that if this was to be a relief job, then pensioners should be barred.

Mr. Cockburn asked for an investigation into the collection of taxes at the Bank of Toronto, at Morriston. Several residents have paid their taxes at the bank, but the Collector has never been notified by the bank.
1.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Wm. Crow, that a bylaw, adjusting the salary of the Road Superintendent, be read a first and second time.
2.	Moved by Duncan McDonald, seconded by Walter Holm, that the bylaw, adjusting the salary of the Road Superintendent, be read a third time, passed, and numbered.
The tenders for Caretaker of the Township Hall were opened and, as the Council disagreed when a vote was taken, it was left over until the next meeting.
3.	Moved by Duncan McDonald, seconded by Wm. Crow, that the following accounts be passed and paid:
	Guelph Daily Mercury, advertising Court of Revision	$3.00
	Wm. Pinder, lamb killed by dogs	$5.00
	Alex Tawse, valuating lamb	$1.85
	Neil Stewart, milk for the Garbut family	$2.48
	W. H. Martin, milk & potatoes for the Sardella family	$3.65
	Duncan McLean, postage & stationary	$6.50
	Duncan McLean, Assessor’s salary, 1934	$200.00
	Wallace Printing Company, envelopes for Treasurer	$19.79
	James Ord, Caretaker’s salary, Feb. 1st to June 4th	$6.75
	Dr. Lorne J. Stuart, doctor’s bill for Sardella, Ridgeway, Lockett, Garbut, & Lawson families	$86.75

Red Seal Bakery, bread for Priest family, for May	$8.19
W. H. Whyte, relief for G. Maltby & P. Doyle	$20.82
John Huether, relief for Garbut, Ridgeway, Lockett, & Priest families	$47.90
John Armstrong, clothes for Lockett family	$8.36
Cole Bros. & Scott, clothes for Lockett family	$5.60
H. E. Cosford’s, shoes for Lockett family	$15.33
Wallace Printing Company, Tax Collector’s supplies	$11.98
C. M. MacDonald, relief for J. McGraw	$7.30
Road Accounts ─ Voucher No. 7
Jno. A. McPherson, Superintendent’s salary & arrears	$54.18
Jno. A. McPherson, grease for graders	$.85
Canada Ingot Iron Company, 2 culverts, 12 inches by 14 feet	$31.92
Robt. Stewart Ltd., plank for bridge	$8.28
Jacob Wigood, pay sheet	$3.00
Fred Roszell, pay sheet	$2.00
Sam Slater, pay sheet	$14.20
Robt. Burmaster, pay sheet	$2.00
Earl Gregor, pay sheet	$2.00
A. Davidson, 40 yards of gravel, at 15 cents per yard	$6.00
Donald M. Stewart, delivering 40 yds. of gravel, at 40 cents per yard	$16.00
Donald M. Stewart, trucking tile	$3.00
Robt. Burmaster, pay sheet	$4.20
Chester Schultz, pay sheet	$7.70

	Gordon Fielding, pay sheet	$14.00
	E. Leslie, pay sheet	$1.00
	Roy Carter, pay sheet	$5.60
	J. Conroy, pay sheet	$3.50
	M. Spruhan, pay sheet	$2.00
	W. Lambke, pay sheet	$.45
	Unemployment Relief ─ Voucher No. 5
	Robt. W. Burmaster, pay list	$13.50
	Daniel Cudney, pay list	$13.50
	Gordon Bauman, pay list	$6.00
	Percy Burmaster, pay list	$13.50
	Chas. W. Guy, pay list	$3.75
	Jas. Brown, pay list	$10.50
	Walter Cutting, pay list	$4.50
4.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Wm. Crow, that this Council adjourn, to meet again on Tuesday July 3rd 1934, at 1:30 p.m.
(signed) Alex Ord ─ Clerk (signed) Neil Black ─ Reeve

Municipality of Puslinch July 3rd 1934 A.D. The Municipal Council of the Township of Puslinch met in regular session, today, in the Council Rooms, Aberfoyle, at 1:30 p.m. All of the members were present, the Reeve presiding. The minutes of the Court of Revision and of the June meeting were read, and adopted as read, on motion of Messrs. Crow and Holm. The tenders for the caretaking of the Township Hall were again gone into and discussed. When a vote was taken, the tender of Geo. A. Lewis, at $5.00 per year, was accepted. The Council granted the Women’s Institute the use of the Township Hall for their meeting on June 27th by paying the Caretaker’s expenses. The Reeve was advised to have someone cut the weeds on the Agricultural Fair grounds.
1.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Geo. McGill, that the following accounts be passed and ordered paid:
	F. W. Kistenmacher, part funeral expenses rē late Mrs. Geo. Lockett (It appears that this entry was crossed out.)	$30.00
	Municipal World, Collector’s roll & supplies	$14.90
	Alex Ord, 6 months salary as Clerk	$125.00
	C. M. MacDonald, relief rē Sardella family, for May	$20.00
	J. Huether, relief rē Lockett & Priest families	$9.00
	May Cook, milk for P. Doyle, in May	$1.44

Relief Officer, Galt, 3 months relief for White & Beaumont	$81.31
Geo. Finney, Nassagaweya, relief for Bibby family for 3 months	$22.07
Geo. M. Fox, taxes & charges rē Sault Lot	$28.37
James Ord, 1 month of caretaking	$2.00
John A. Elliot, valuating lamb	$1.80
Robt. Slater, reward for killing sheep-killing dog	$10.00
Road Accounts ─ Voucher No. 9
Jno. A. McPherson, Superintendent’s salary & postage	$46.08
Canada Ingot Iron Company, culvert, 12 inches by 18 feet	$20.52
Andrew Scott, pay sheet	$19.00
Jas. Scott, pay sheet	$20.00
Peter C. McLean, pay sheet	$2.00
John Elliot, pay sheet	$4.00
Frank Elliot, pay sheet	$3.50
McMillan Elliot, pay sheet	$17.50
John Mast, pay sheet	$4.00
Joe Smith, pay sheet	$12.25
Fred Mast, pay sheet	$10.50
Chester Schultz, pay sheet	$9.00
Chas. Gregor, pay sheet	$2.70
Jas. McDonald, pay sheet	$3.20
Robt. Burmaster, pay sheet	$25.60

	D. Cudney, pay sheet	$12.00
	R. W. Burmaster, pay sheet	$12.00
	_____ Burmaster, pay sheet	$9.00
	R. McMillan, pay sheet	$17.50
	Roy Carter, pay sheet	$6.80
	Geo. Schultz, 224 yds. of crushed stone, at 49 cents per yd., plus tax	$113.52
	Voucher No. 8
	Geo. Schultz, delivering 207 yards of crushed stone	$104.90
	Voucher No. 10
	Donald McDonald, pay sheet for June	$41.60
	Unemployment Relief ─ Voucher No. 6
	Donald McDonald, pay sheet for June	$100.50
The Road Superintendent was instructed to have the weeds on the township roads cut, where he deemed it necessary.
2.	Moved by Wm. Crow, seconded by Walter Holm, that this Council adjourn, to meet again on Tuesday, August 7th, at 1:30 p.m.
(signed) Alex Ord ─ Clerk (signed) Neil Black ─ Reeve

Municipality of Puslinch July 7th 1934 A.D. Special Meeting A special meeting of the Puslinch Township Council was held, this evening, in the Council Rooms, Aberfoyle, to let tenders for the supplying and delivering of gravel to the new road at Swastika Beach. The members present were Reeve Black, Wm. Crow, and George McGill. The tenders received were as follows:
	Geo. Schultz ─ 49 cents per yard
	McDonald & Buchanan ─ 47 cents per yard
	Donald Stewart ─ 59 cents per yard
	Oscar Strome ─ 50 cents per yard
The tender of McDonald & Buchanan was accepted. (signed) Alex Ord ─ Clerk

Municipality of Puslinch August 7th 1934 A.D. The Municipal Council of the Township of Puslinch met in regular session in the Council Rooms, today, at 1:30 o’ clock. All of the members were present, the Reeve presiding. The minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted as read, on motion of Messrs. Holm and Crow. The Provincial Weed Inspector advised the Council to have the weeds on the township roads cut to the satisfaction of the Township Weed Inspector or the provincial grant would be withheld. The Clerk was instructed to bill the C.P.R. for 12 yards of gravel, delivered to the Arkell crossing. The Tax Collector reported the outstanding taxes, including all arrears, to be $13,328.96.
1.	Moved by Duncan McDonald, seconded by Geo. McGill, that the following accounts be passed and ordered paid:
	Alex Stewart, supplies for Board of Health	$10.10
	Municipal World Ltd., supplies	$2.85
	Wallace Printing Company, supplies	$7.15
	John A. Elliot, valuating W. Campbell’s lamb	$1.80
	David Maltby, cutting weeds on Fair grounds	$7.00
	C. M. MacDonald, relief for McGraw, June & July, and for P. Sardella, 1st to 4th of June	$14.47
	Kathleen Clough, Provincial election expenses	$73.62

Cole Bros. & Scott, clothes for Lockett family	$6.62
Dr. Lorne James Stuart, medical services rē Timothy McDonald ─ $35.00, Sarah Lockett ─ $7.25, & Sardella family ─ $36.50	$78.75
Estate of the late D. Paul Munroe, legal advice	$2.00
Duncan McLean, School Attendance Officer, for May & June	$4.85
Hydro-Electric Power Commission, lights for Township Hall	$10.82
Road Accounts ─ Voucher No. 11
A. J. Huether, delivering 300 yards of crushed gravel at 59¾ cents per yard	$179.25
Voucher No. 12
Geo. Schultz, delivering 119 yards of crushed stone at 49 cents per yard, plus 6% tax, & mileage of 8 cents per yard, over 5 miles	$62.27
Voucher No. 13
A. J. Huether, delivering 394 yards of crushed gravel, at 59¾ cents per yard	$235.41
Voucher No. 14
Jno. A. McPherson, Superintendent’s salary	$45.84
D. J. McLean, pay sheet	$14.10
Geo. Clark, pay sheet	$2.40
Robt. Burmaster, pay sheet	$7.00
A. Davison, pay sheet	$7.00
R. Edwards, pay sheet	$4.00
R. W. Burmaster, pay sheet	$4.00

	Chester Schultz, pay sheet	$26.65
	Gordon Fielding, pay sheet	$4.60
	P. W. Richardson, pay sheet	$18.95
	Jacob Wigood, pay sheet	$16.10
	Wilfred Crowder, pay sheet	$6.75
	John Allardyce, pay sheet	$2.25
	Cecil Wigood, pay sheet	$1.40
	Roy Carter, pay sheet	$14.00
	Jno. Conroy, pay sheet	$8.30
	Samuel Slater, pay sheet	$29.05
	Geo. Schultz, pay sheet	$73.95
	Jno. Conroy, pay sheet	$14.55
	M. Spruhan, pay sheet	$4.00
	Donald McDonald, pay sheet	$49.80
2.	Moved by Wm. Crow, seconded by Walter Holm, that this Council adjourn, to meet again on Tuesday, September 4th 1934, at 1:30 p.m.
	Voucher No. 15
	A. J. Huether	$277.55
(signed) Alex Ord ─ Clerk (signed) Wm. Crow ─ Acting Reeve

Municipality of Puslinch September 4th 1934 A.D. The Puslinch Municipal Council met in regular session in the Council Rooms, Aberfoyle, today, at 1:30 p.m. Owing to the absence of Reeve Black, it was moved by Duncan McDonald, seconded by Geo. McGill, that William Crow be Acting Reeve. The minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted as read, on motion of Messrs. McDonald and Holm.
1.	Moved by Geo. McGill, seconded by D. McDonald, that the Clerk be instructed to get 3 dozen copies of “Instructions to Pound-keepers”, for the use of the pound-keepers of the Township of Puslinch.
2.	Moved by D. McDonald, seconded by Geo. McGill, that a bylaw, providing, by way of assessment on the rateable property of the Township of Puslinch, for the raising of funds for county, school, and municipal purposes, for the year 1934 A.D., be now introduced and read a first and second time.
3.	Moved by Geo. McGill, seconded by D. McDonald, that the bylaw, providing, by way of assessment on the rateable property of the Township of Puslinch, for the raising of funds for county, school, and municipal purposes, for the year 1934 A.D., be now read a third time, passed, and numbered.
4.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by D. McDonald, that we donate the sum of $75.00 to the Puslinch Agricultural Society for 1934.

5.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by D. McDonald, that we send a letter of condolence to Neil Black and family, extending the sympathy of the Council and Officials in his recent sad bereavement.
6.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by D. McDonald, that, subject to the approval of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission, the hydro power contract with the late Jane Johnston, part Lot 23, Front of the 8th Concession, be cancelled.
7.	Moved by D. McDonald, seconded by Walter Holm, that the following accounts be passed and ordered paid:
	Kathleen Clough, Provincial by-election expenses	$48.54
	Jno. Tolton, valuating sheep at C. Scott’s	$1.60
	Crastor Scott, 1 sheep killed by dogs	$4.50
	W. G. Morlock, cutting weeds in Bert Huether lot	$1.50
	Wilfred Campbell, 2 lambs killed by dogs	$9.00
	Chas. T. Mann, refund on 1933 taxes, charged in error	$10.95
	Voucher No. 16
	A. J. Huether, delivering gravel	$198.30
	Road Accounts ─ Voucher No. 17
	Jno. A. McPherson, Superintendent’s salary	$45.83
	Jno. A. McPherson, nails for bridge	$.50
	Canada Ingot Iron Company, 2 culverts, 8 inches by 16 feet	$30.72
	J. A. McAllister, lumber for bridges	$20.90
	Robt. Slater, pay sheet	$14.45

Roy Carter, pay sheet	$23.55
Robt. Creenor, pay sheet	$4.80
Jno. Keleher, pay sheet	$4.80
Leonard Savery, pay sheet	$11.80
H. C. Greer, pay sheet	$11.80
Chester Schultz, pay sheet	$10.10
Chas. Gregor, pay sheet	$2.00
Gordon Fielding, pay sheet	$3.00
Ken Sirrett, pay sheet	$1.00
D. McAllister, pay sheet	$1.00
Cecil Nelson, pay sheet	$1.50
P. W. Richardson, pay sheet	$3.00
Gordon McLean, pay sheet	$15.80
Jas. McLean, pay sheet	$8.80
Chas. Brown, pay sheet	$14.40
Jno. Amos, pay sheet	$5.40
Jno. Conroy, pay sheet	$13.80
M. Lynch, pay sheet	$11.00
Jacob Wigood, pay sheet	$17.60
Wilfred Crowder, pay sheet	$9.10
Robt. Burmaster, pay sheet	$9.00
R. W. Burmaster, pay sheet	$15.00
D. Cudney, pay sheet	$15.00
P. Burmaster, pay sheet	$15.00
A. Scott, pay sheet	$4.20
Jas. Scott, pay sheet	$4.00

	Peter C. McLean, pay sheet	$3.00
	D. McDonald, pay sheet	$5.30
	D. McDonald, delivering 55½ yards of gravel at 50 cents per yard.	$27.75
	Leslie Greer, delivering lumber & tile	$8.00
	A. J. Huether, Morriston, delivering 172 yards of gravel	$83.51
	A. J. Huether, Morriston, delivering 64 yards of gravel	$38.24
	Thos. S. Doyle, land to widen corner	$10.00
8.	Moved by D. McDonald, seconded by Geo. McGill, that this Council adjourn, to meet again on Monday, October 1st 1934, at 1:30 p.m.
(signed) Alex Ord ─ Clerk (signed) Neil Black ─ Reeve
	Unemployment Relief ─ Voucher No. 7, August 7th 1934.
	Donald McDonald, pay sheet	$153.00

Resolution to be Passed by the Puslinch Township Council

To Effect Cancellation of Rural Hydro Contract #1022

Whereas the contract is held on property formerly owned and occupied by Miss Jane Johnston, deceased, and whereas the property is now closed and there is no prospect of it being occupied for some considerable time, and whereas there is heavy loading of hydro lines in the village, therefor be it resolved that the Hydro-Electric Power Commission be requested to permit cancellation of Contract #1022, from July 31st 1934. All charges are paid.

(signed) Alex Ord

____________________

The above document, pertaining to resolution No. 6 of the September 4th 1934 minutes, had been type-written and was included in the minutes of the same date. (It appears that this document was prepared in anticipation of Resolution No. 6.)

Municipality of Puslinch October 1st 1934 A.D. The Municipal Council of the Township of Puslinch met in regular session, today, at 1:30 o’ clock, in the Council Rooms, Aberfoyle. All of the members were present, the Reeve presiding. The minutes of the previous meeting were read, and adopted as read, on motion of Messrs. Crow and McDonald.
1.	Moved by Duncan McDonald, seconded by Geo. McGill, that we donate a grant of $20.00 to the Puslinch Township Ploughmen’s Association.
2.	Moved by Duncan McDonald, seconded by Walter Holm, that the following accounts be passed and ordered paid:
	Puslinch Agricultural Society	$75.00
	Wallace Printing Co. Ltd., Voters List ─ $97.52, “Instructions to Pound-keepers” ─ $7.95	$105.47
	Guelph Daily Mercury, advertising, 1st posting of Voters List	$6.00
	Roy Duffield, 6 light bulbs for Township Hall	$3.10
	L. Taffman (spelling uncertain), 150 feet of 12-inch culvert material	$27.00
	Puslinch Township Ploughmen’s Association	$20.00
	C. M. MacDonald, relief rē McGraw, August & September	$12.30
	F. W. Kistenmacher, funeral expenses, Mrs. Locket	$50.00
	Road Accounts ─ Voucher No. 18
	A. J. Huether, delivering 24 yards of gravel at 59¾ cents per yard	$14.34

Voucher No. 19
A. J. Huether, delivering 172 yards of gravel	$93.24
Voucher No. 20
Jno. A. McPherson, Superintendent’s salary	$45.84
Jno. A. McPherson, phone	$.52
Gypsum, Lime, & Alabastine Company, 142½ yards of crushed stone,	$52.87
D. M. Stewart, delivering 142½ yds. of crushed stone, at 25¢ per yd.	$35.63
D. M. Stewart, delivering 192½ yards of gravel at 34 cents per yard	$65.45
Robt. Burmaster, pay sheet	$10.00
Jacob Wigood, pay sheet	$11.00
Andrew Scott, pay sheet	$9.60
Jno. Scott, pay sheet	$4.60
McMillan Elliot, pay sheet	$1.00
Fred Mast, pay sheet	$5.00
Jno. Elliot, pay sheet	$2.40
Peter C. McLean, pay sheet	$5.50
Roy Carter, pay sheet	$24.80
P. Doyle, pay sheet	$1.80
Frank Carter, welding grader	$1.50
Robt. Slater, pay sheet	$11.60
P. Sardella, pay sheet	$2.00
Geo. Angus, 132½ yards of gravel, at 15¢ per yard	$19.88

	A. Davidson, 277½ yards of gravel, at 15¢ per yard	$41.63
	Chester Schultz, pay sheet	$17.80
	Chas. Gregor, pay sheet	$3.50
	Jno. Conroy, pay sheet	$14.50
	M. Spruhan, pay sheet	$6.00
	National Sewer & Pipe Company, 75 feet of 6-inch tile	$4.50
	D. McDonald, pay sheet	$46.80
	A. J. Huether, delivering 266 yards of gravel	$130.00
	A. Garbut, pay sheet	$3.00
	Unemployment Relief ─ Voucher No. 8
	Donald McDonald, pay sheet	$174.00
3.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Wm. Crow, that this Council adjourn, to meet again on Monday November 5th 1934, at 1:30 p.m.
(signed) Alex Ord ─ Clerk (signed) Neil Black ─ Reeve

Municipality of Puslinch November 5th 1934 A.D. The Municipal Council of the Township of Puslinch met in regular session, today, at 1:30 o’ clock, in the Council Rooms, Aberfoyle. All of the members were present, the Reeve presiding. The minutes of the last meeting were read, and adopted as read, on motion of Messrs. Holm and Crow. Letters were read from the Wellington Fish & Game Protection Association, J. J. McAninch, and the Hydro-Electric Power Commission. The Clerk was instructed to communicate with the Department of Highways regarding the continuing of the Unemployment Relief grant. A bill from the H.E.P.C. (Hydro-Electric Power Commission), for the removal of 1 stub and guy on the Puslinch Lake Road, was objected to by the Council, and the Reeve was requested to look into the matter. Mr. S. A. Maxwell, of Hamilton, demonstrated, before the Council, the usefulness and efficiency of an adding machine.
1.	Moved by Wm. Crow, seconded by Walter Holm, that the Clerk be instructed to offer Mr. Maxwell the sum of $50.00 for the machine demonstrated by him.
2.	Moved by Geo. McGill, seconded by Duncan McDonald, that a bylaw, determining the time and place for the nomination of candidates for Council and to appoint Deputy-Returning Officers and Poll Clerks, for the year 1935, be now introduced and read a first and second time.

3.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Wm. Crow, that the bylaw, determining the time and place for the nomination of candidates for Council and to appoint Deputy-Returning Officers and Poll Clerks, for the year 1935, be now read a third time, passed, and numbered.
4.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by George McGill, that the following accounts be passed and ordered paid:
	Neil Black, for selecting jurors	$4.00
	Duncan McLean, for selecting jurors	$4.00
	Alex Ord, for selecting jurors	$4.00
	Wallace Printing Company, tax notices & envelopes	$12.61
	Municipal World Ltd., supplies	$1.69
	C. M. MacDonald, 1,000 3-cent stamps for Tax Collector	$30.00
	C. M. MacDonald, relief for Jas. McGraw	$5.99
	Peter Foster, patching township shed	$1.00
	Neil Black, remuneration as Relief Officer	$40.00
	Duncan McLean, remuneration as School Attendance Officer, Sept. & Oct.	$3.50
	Hydro-Electric Power Commission, lights for Township Hall	$6.29
	E. Bell & L. Lewis, cutting grass on terrace at monument	$4.00
	Bond Hardware Company Ltd., 4 pounds of shingle nails	$.32
	D. Maltby, cutting weeds on Fair grounds	$7.00
	Guelph Lumber Company, 1 square of shingles	$3.70
	Hector McCaig, salary as Weed Inspector	$50.00
	L. J. Philpott, relief for Garbut family	$10.29

Red Seal Bakery, bread for Priest family	$2.86
Neil Black, remuneration as Reeve, 1934	$100.00
Geo. McGill, remuneration as Councillor	$90.00
Walter Holm, remuneration as Councillor	$90.00
Wm. Crow, remuneration as Councillor	$90.00
Duncan McDonald, remuneration as Councillor	$90.00
John Walsh, salary as Treasurer, 1934	$175.00
Alex Ord, balance of salary as Clerk, 1934	$125.00
Jno. A. Cockburn, salary as Tax Collector, 1933	$150.00
Road Accounts ─ Voucher No. 21
A. J. Huether, delivering 454 yards, at 50 cents per yard	$227.00
Voucher No. 22
Jno. A. McPherson, Superintendent’s salary	$45.83
Jno. A. McPherson, spikes & staples	$.60
Roy Carter, pay sheet	$4.00
Andrew Scott, pay sheet	$16.00
Jas. Scott, pay sheet	$2.00
Chester Schultz, pay sheet	$39.60
Chester Schultz, posts & poles for railing	$5.00
Gordon Fielding, pay sheet	$32.60
Geo. Lockett, pay sheet	$21.00
Lincoln Gregor, pay sheet	$18.00

	P. Sardella, pay sheet	$2.00
	Robt. Burmaster, pay sheet	$15.60
	Jacob Wigood, pay sheet	$6.00
	Chas. Guy, pay sheet	$3.50
	Jos. Guy, pay sheet	$2.00
	Geo. M. Foxx, plank for bridge	$2.00
	Chris Bond, gravel	$32.50
	Donald McDonald, balance due on contract	$24.47
5.	Moved by Walter Holm, seconded by Duncan McDonald, that we adjourn, to meet again on Monday December 3rd 1934, at 1:30 o’ clock.
(signed) Alex Ord ─ Clerk (signed) Neil Black ─ Reeve

Municipality of Puslinch December 3rd 1934 A.D. The Municipal Council of the Township of Puslinch met in regular session in the Council Rooms, Aberfoyle, today, at 1:00 o’ clock p.m. All of the members were present, the Reeve presiding. The minutes of the previous meeting were read, and adopted as read, on motion of Messrs. Holm and Crow. Mr. Wm. Smith requested that the rental of the Township Hall be reduced for the use of the local U.F.O. It was agreed that the local U.F.O. have the use of the Township Hall, Council Chamber included, for $3.00 per evening, for the coming season. Mr. Roy Harmer asked for a rebate on his dog tax, assessed in error in 1933. His request was granted.
1.	Moved by Duncan McDonald, seconded by Geo. McGill, that the following accounts be passed and paid:
	Wallace Printing Company, 5 cheque books	$2.12
	John A. Elliot, sheep valuator	$1.80
	Red Seal Bakery, bread for Priest family	$5.9_
	Lorne Jas. Stuart, medical services rē Mrs. Sardella and family	$8.75
	Cole Bros. & Scott, clothing for P. Sardella family	$9.57
	C. M. MacDonald, relief for Sardella family, for May	$29.13
	Roy Harmer, refund on dog tax, assessed in error, 1933	$2.00
	Geo. Lewis, relief for Joseph Lester	$4.93
	C. N. Dawson, Relief Officer, Guelph, rē Mrs. P. Keleher	$5.85
	S. A. Maxwell, for adding machine	$50.00

Road Accounts ─ Voucher No. 23
Jno. A. McPherson, Superintendent’s salary	$45.83
Jno. A. McPherson, spikes for railing	$.15
Gypsum Lime Co., 6 yards of stone, plus tax, plus trucking	$3.42
Howard Hayward, 20½ yards of gravel, at 49 cents per yard	$12.50
Robt. Burmaster, pay sheet	$8.40
Jacob Wigood, pay sheet	$19.00
John Martin, pay sheet	$10.50
Ernest Roszell, pay sheet	$10.50
J. D. Porteous, pay sheet	$7.00
Cecil Wigood, pay sheet	$7.00
Jas. Scott, pay sheet	$6.00
Wm. Scott, pay sheet	$5.00
John Elliot, pay sheet	$2.00
P. W. Richardson, pay sheet	$14.20
Lindsay McFarlane, pay sheet	$2.20
Lindsay McFarlane, posts for railing	$2.50
Roy Carter, pay sheet	$25.40
Pat Doyle, pay sheet	$8.00
Robt. Slater, pay sheet	$16.45
Lloyd Paulitgaki (spelling uncertain), pay sheet	$1.20
Sam Slater, pay sheet	$1.60
Wm. Slater, pay sheet	$2.40
Pat Doyle, pay sheet	$1.60
Jno. Conroy, pay sheet	$8.40
Chester Schultz, pay sheet	$27.80
Jacob Crowder, pay sheet	$17.80

Angus Smith, pay sheet	$11.80
Geo. Lockett, pay sheet	$6.40
Lincoln Gregor, pay sheet	$6.40
D. McAllister, pay sheet	$3.60
Stirton McNaughton, pay sheet	$3.60
Angus McDonald, pay sheet	$3.60
David Sirrett, pay sheet	$3.20
Ralph Nelson, pay sheet	$7.60
D. J. McLean, pay sheet	$10.60
Jas. McMillan, pay sheet	$12.00
Alex McLean. Pay sheet	$4.00
Roy Leslie, pay sheet	$2.00
Bell Telephone Company, for moving pole	$8.06
P. Sardella, pay sheet	$3.20
Unemployment Relief ─ Voucher No. 10
Chester Schultz, pay sheet