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Las diagrammes suivants illuatrent la m^thoda. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 I To (Me hlaftitoats of tl Genilemen :^The recent diTision of fh upon the Inhabitants of the County of Ontario, at this juncture, new consideration, we take the liberty of addressing you thereon, in th< in a manner more commensurate to the permanent interests of the Among these dnties the providing of location, are the most prominent ; as without due attention to thei County, the saving of expense and time, cannot be adequately advantageous site for the new County Buildings, is one on which consequence of the natural selfishness of man, and the tendency of It is, then, for the purpose of bri consideration of this question, that we now address you. We \ relative va'ue of the claims which have been advanced by differen induce us to prefer the one to the other. The places, which have to the new County Buildings, are, Oshawa, Whitby Village, Prin« Among these, Oshawa and Whitby 1 size and business character : yet being sitnated on the Kingst greatest possible distance within the limits of the new County, fr possessing a single advantage over Brooklin, either in business public accommodation, their claims cannot certainly be preferred which, should it become a County Town, would save from twelve inhabitants of the back townships, on every public process, and on i We vrill now turn to the claims of and endeavour to lay before you our opinions on their pretensions. a geographical centre than any of the others already mentione Ontario ; about thirty from the South Western border of Pickerii become flourishing;— Yet, from the newness of the country around power, they cannot, for a long rime to come, emerge from their pres< m-couimouation for a County Town. In addition to these conside the new Coounty Buildings, greai injustice would be done to the ii have to travel from twenty-five to thirty miles to attend their pu miles, as at present, to Toronto, where most of their other busines of the Cainty of titorto. sion of the County of York having imposed s juncture, new duties and responsibilities, which require their serious thereon, in the hope that we may be instrumental to their discharge nterests of the new County and the welfare of its Inhabitants. vmng of the County Buildings and their ttention to them, the only rational object, of the division of the old )e adequately attained. Yet the quf^stion of the most proper and one on which there is likely to be great diversity of opinion, m le tendency of interest to darken otherwise clear and lucid judgments. le of bringing your ininds to the candid J you. We will, then, briefly lay before you our opinion on the 3ed by different localities, and next p esent to you the reasons which s, which have manifested an ambition for the honor of giving a site Village, Prince Albert, Manchester, and Brooklin. If'hitby Village stand prominent^ for their on the Kingston road, about four miles apart, and nearly at the Bw County, from its Northern extremity, without either of them 3r m business capacity, water power, or the means of affording ^ be preferred before those of a place which is more central, and i^e from twelve to sixteen miles of travel and milage thereon, to the ocess, and on all kmds of public business. aims of Manchester and Prince Albert^ Bir pretensions. Both of these places are a nearer approximation to lady mentioned. They are each about eighteen miles from Lake ler of Pickering, and in a neighbourhood which may at some day ountry around them, the state of the roads, and the absence of water rom their present condition of small villages, or furnish the necessarv > these considerations, should either of them be selected as a site for 5 done to the inhabitants of a large portion of Pickering, who would Lttend their public business only ; instead of from fifteen to twenty r other business is now done. '• ■' * K.> I miles, -"s at present, to Toronto, where most of their other business Again^ when we look at the greater and of business, in the Townships of Whitby and Pickering, compi of that of the entire new County, it is not to be expected that the ii dragged back to a geographical centre, for the purpose of attend greatest multitude has become a political aphorism, and is generall) and the division of the old Uounty of York must also become an e either Manchester or Prince Albert should be selected ; — a conciusic With respect to the Inhabitants of the County, they would still have cause to complain, on account of tli some satisfaction to find themselves only half their former distance i Again, they have only to look at the map of the new County, anc themselves that it is in a great measure unavoidable. In fact the ] he population becomes increased in these townships and their resci County of Ontario must take place. The four front townships i Darlington and Cartwright, must, at no distant day, constitute a co importance, in selectmg a site for the County Buildings, to look fo manner which shall be satisfactory, whenever it shall take place. In order to accomplish this object, and at the same time do ji] Countjr of Ontario generally, we have come to the conclusion, that the claims of Brooklin to established, and to be preferred, before those of any other place. In adopting this conclusion, we would respectfully represent, tl from Oshawa -, eleven from the South East corner of Whitby , from fifteen to twenty from t Darlington. Cartwright, and Uxbridge, and seventeen from that of Reach. To one half of Bowmanville, and a saving of thirty mile f travel, in all public business. Its locality, on the great Northern Road to Lakes Scugog an Whitby Village, while its proximity to extensive water power, and to the contemplated accommodation necessary for a County Town, and the capacity for becoming a place of ext< four Saw Mills, a Cloth Manufactory, Tannery, Fouudery, Merchants, Mechanics, Tradesmc town j — and while its past progress has been rapid beyond example in Canada, its future prospc Northern Townships would arise from tne saving of from twelve to sixteen miles of travel a For the above reasons, we would respectfully recommend the We remain. Gentlemen, &c., &c. John Clarke, William Rentley, James WoodrufT, N. & H. Howel Robt Campbeiy.P. J. Campbell, J. P. Fred. Green, J.P. Levi Mackey, X Jas. BumSiJ. P. R. Darlington, Chester Draper, Richard Harper, other business is now done. » greater extent of population^ of capital ckeriiig, comprising, in each of these respects, more than two-thirds cted that the inhabitants of these townships would be satisfied to be ose of attending their public business. The greatest good to the md is generally correct. Yet it must be in violation of this maxim, o become an evil instead of a good to the two front townships, if [ ; — a conclusion not to be entertained. its of tile J^ortiiern Townsiiips of tlie new account of their distance from the County Town, — ^yet it would be rmer dist£|nce fron^ it, before the division of the old county of York. w County, and to compare its length with its breadth, to convince In fact the present arrangement is but temporary, and as soon as and their resources adequately developed, stnother division of the nt townships and Scugog Island, with or without the addition of constitute a county by themselves, — and it now becomes an object of ngs, to look forward to that ulterior arrangement, and to do so in a take place. me time do justidle'to the just expectations of the inhabitihts of thfe laims of Brooklin to the honor of the County Town of the new County of Ontario are better ly represent, that Brooklin is eight miles from Lake Ontario ; eight en to twenty from the most distant corner of Pickering ; about the same distance from that of ch. To one half of Darlington and the whole of Cartwright, it would be as easy of access as kes Scugog and Simcoe, is equally as advantageous as that of o the contemplated Rail Road, render it much superior. Already it possesses all the ming a place of extensive business. In its vicinity, there are four valuable Flouring Mills, [echanics, Tradesmen *, and every thing necessary to constitute a growing and flourishing ada, its future prospects are not less brilliant Yet its strongest claim to the preferences of the en miles of travel and milage thereon, in all litigation and public business. xommend the claims of Brooklyn to your favourable consideration. N7&^Hf HoJrell, Levi Mackey, J.P. Richard Harpor, John Hyfield. Jas. Hunter, J.P. yfm, Nicboli. J^^^-^t, m#:..i II r^ T __!_ Daniel S. Way. Patrick Maguire WiUiam Allison, J. P. George Sonley,