t ^ A^< > \r %> IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 I.I 11.25 U il.6 Photografiiic Sciences Corporation ^< -q"^ ^. •S5 <^ ^ ^^^. >^ ^>' 23 WEST MAIN STRUT WnSTIR.N.Y. 14SM (716)I72-4S03 CIHM/ICMH Microfiche Series. CIHM/ICMH Collection de microfiches. Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions / Institut Canadian de microreproductions historiques (meaning "CON- TINUED"), or the symbol y (meaning "END"), whichever applies. Maps, plates, charts, etc., may be filmed at different reduction ratios. Those too large to be entirely included in one exposure are filmed beginning in the upper left hand corner, left to right and top to bottom, as many frames as required. 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It is proposed, as soon as a sufHcient amount of stock has been subscribed, to organise a Company by the above, or some other designation to be agreed upon, under the general laws of the Province, or to apply to Parliament for an Act of Incorporation, for the purpose of erecting a commodious and suitable Hotel at the Village of Ontario. Thoj^j^^f the Company is to provide a cheap, convenient, and healthy residence, especially in summer, for such of t^HBns of" Hamilton as cannot afford the time or means to seek change of air at more distant and more expensive plaOTPofresort. The absolute necessity for large cities on tiiis Continent, to establish a h^lthy Suburb, in which those of their citizens desiring it, may reside, is clearly shewn — first, by the fact that the principal cities in the United States have done so, and secondly, from the very imperfect state of drainage and sewerage — two most vital points in the salubrity of densely populated places, and this is especially the case in oountrios like this, where the surplus water is subjected to the expo- sure of a midsummer sun nearly as powerful as in the tropics, which produces foul exhalations and breeds disease and corruption in multitudinous forms ; these two most crying evils can be remedied only in the course of time, and that time the present generation will probably not see ; it behoves them therefore to secure the only other alternative, viz. a retreat from the city at least during the hours that arc not devoted to business. In Hamilton particularly docs this necessity exist: K>r however delightful it may be at other seasons of the year, in the summer time its natural positimi, so close under the mountain, its dusty soil, and at present insufficient sewerage, render a cool country retreat which is free from these inconveniences, most desirable. This necessity our citizens are feeling to be more imperative year by year; for every sum mor sees more absentees, and last summer a very great portion of the population were driven away by choleni. If any further evidence were required to be adduced of the very general desire felt for the establishment of such a resort as this hotel will furnish, it is to be found in the demand for country residences on the shore of Lake Ontario. At an early period of the present season, every tenement capable of affording accommodation for a family, between this city and St. Catherines, was engaged, and indeed hundreds of our citizens have sought in vain for apartments in that direction. Under such circumstances this undertaking should surely gain the deserved support of all. The inducera-'nts for the citizens of Hamilton to make the village of Ontario a summer resort, are primarily — its proximity, its healthiness, and its cheapness. By means of the railway it is only 20 minutes run from the city, and the railway company will undoubtedly conform to the requirements of the inhabitants and to their own interests, and run morning and evening trains at conve- nient times. There being also a lino of omnibusses about to ply between the railway and all parts of the city, at regular and frequent intervals throughout the day, these facilities will be still more increased. Being situated immediately on the lake shore, and a sufficient distance from the mountain, (two miles,) it is cooled hroughout the summer by a continual fresh breeze from the water; it is moreover well elevated above the lake, free from swamps, and the inhabitants have been proverbially healthy and tinniulested by ague, cholera, and the usual epi- demics. Its cheapness arises from its being the nearest available resort of the kind, and within the reach of those who cannot abandon their occupation for any length of time ; it is country in the place of town, and free from taxation, and it will shew a very astonishing abatement from the expense of the crowded and extravagant hotels at the Falls, or at St. Catherines, besides avoiding the very serious objections to which those places are subject, viz., the daily influx and reflux of strangers ; indeed, a society may \u\ forincl at Untnrio both ogreeabla and imintcrrupted. I; aflbrds also an ample field for yachting and fishing — the fish in this part of the lake being very abundant. To those whom business keeps about the city during the heot and dust of the day, and to those who arc tied to their desks in banks, railway offices, and other public ond private instituticms, the oool lake breeze and tlio influence of grass and trees will be especially refresh- ing and invigorating, i . The site selected for the hotel is on the villa plot of Ontario, immediately fronting the lake, on property at present owned by Wm. P. MacLaren, Esq. The locality is one of the most beautiful and pleasant on the shores of Lake Ontario, between this city and Niagara, and almost the only available spot in tlin neighbourhood of Hamilton. This place it will be found will meet nearly all tho rcqiiirpments of n watering place, snob as bathing, fresh air, *l3»sant walks, &Q. Plans and specifications for a brick building have been carefully prepared by W. Boultbee, Esq., Architect, and may be seoAj^lJtelication to the Secretary. The design will ha found to contain all the modern improvements in building, and th^^^Hprill be of a capac ity sufficient to afford accomodation for from sixty to eighty persons. TheStunated cost for the completion of the same, including the purchase of 8 acres of ground, a supply of water from the Lake throughout the building, drains, and laying out and ornamenting the grounds, is set down at £5000. In order to raise this sum it is proposed to form a .loint Stock Company, in manner stated, with a nominal Capital of £0250 to be divided into 625 shares of Ten Pounds each ; of these about 200 have already been ^aken, and 350 more ore now offered to such as may desire to join in promoting ihis desirable undertaking, leaving 125 for issue hereafter for additions or improvements to the buildings or grounds, should such be required, or for any other purposes calculated to promote the interests of the Company and the comfort of guests. - .,, ,.. The calls on the stock will be made payable as follows : 10 per cent, as soon as £4000 shall bo boni fide subscribed 10 per cent, sixty days thereafter, and the remainder in four ecpial (|uarterly instalments, payable in three, six nine and twelve months respectively, from the time such second instalment shall have become due, which will spread the pay- ments over about sixteen months. :-:■■_--■ '- - :';f V ' -It'Si^x&ff'^' III viewing the matter as an investment, there is cause for believing that it will be remunerative to the proprietors ; several offers have been made by experienced and responsible ])arties to lease the new Hotel in Hamilton, and pay over to the Company, as a rental, 10 per cent, of the gross receipts. If the proposed Hotel at Ontario were let on this plan, and th^ gross receipts only reached to £4000 per annum, the rental would amount to £400 a year, equal to 8 per cent. 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