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Loraque ie document eat trop grand pour Atre reproduit en un aeui clich6, il eat filmi d partir do i'angle aup6rieur gauche, de gauche d droite, et de hjut en baa, en prenant Ie nombre d'imagea niceaaaire. ilea diagrammea auivanta iiluatrent la mdthode. irrata to pelure, n & □ 32X i- 2 3 1 ; . i;, : » 4 s 9 MUNIGIPAlin OF SPRINGFIELD KA.ST OF KKD KIVKK. The Municipality of Springfield, as shown by the accouipan' ing raa)i, is one of the most conveniently situated in the Province of JUtanitoba, its western boundary being.only a few miles from the City Hall, Winnipeg, and the main body of the settlement being inside of 20 miles. This is an advan- tage not to be overlooked in selecting a new home, as the settlers in this dis- trict have at once a market for all their produce at fair prices, and are enabled to have a choice of all that they recjuire from some of the largest stocks of goods in America. The Municipality is naturally adapted for mixed farm- ing, the good arable land and hay meadows so Iving that almost every quarter section has a proportion of hay land ; the soil is of the very best, ranging from sandy loam to heavy clay, the generality of it being very rich, and there- fore it is well adapted to grow all varieties of grains and roots, a large quantity of the garden produce for the Winnipeg maiket coming from this district. Dairying is carried on to a large extent, the butter and cheese of Springfield always being in good demand on account of its excellent (juality, and the far- mers finding that they can command a good price for their dairy products arc anxious to produce the very best, the excellent pasturage giving them a great advantage. Large stretches of good open farming lands, with woods and hills interspersed, give this part of the country a very park-like and comfort- able appearance, wnich is generally pleasing to new comers, and is certainly S referable to the clear open praine without a tree to vary the monotony . eing at the extreme east of the fertile belt is another advantage, as the Muni- cipahty is bounded on the east and north by the forests wnich extend to the Lake of the Woods on the east, and to the east of Lake Winnipeg on the north. These woods supply large quantities of timber, cord wood and ties, making work in the winter for parties wishing to find employment for their teams. The water supply is excellent, from ooth open springs around the hills and wells on the level. In a great many cases the weflp are flowing. The Bird's Hill, Moose Nose Hill and Oak Hummock have inexhaustible supplies of gravel, which will no doubt be used in time to gravel the roads and in building, as concrete makes a cheap and lasting material for houses and stables. Schools, churches and post offices are well situated through the settlements, the map showing how conveniently they aiv placed. Public libraries are also in operation, and others can be formed as lequired, as the Council grants sums to help in their formation. The Municipality has two leading roads, which are graded for over 20 miles on each, besides side roads all through the settlements. The village of North Plympton, on the southern of these two roads, about 14 mik's from Winnipeg, has a cheese factory, store, blacksmith shop, and a hotel and feed stable, kept by Mr. Dougald Gillespie, who is also postmaster and telephone agent, and well fitted to give information to parties looking for land m that part. A telephone line ex- tends out to the village of North Plympton, and then on about five miles north to the secretary-treasurer's office at Oak Bank, in this way giving com- munication with Winnipeg, an advantage rarely possessed by a country dis- trict in any country, the convenience of which is at once apparent. As might be expected from its situation and advant{u;es, the financial position of the Municipality, as shown by the appended statement, is excellent, and its standing in tne money markets first-class. The Council some years ago hav- ing borrowed a certain sum of money to build roads, lately wished to pay off some of its debentures with its accumulated sinking fund, but had to aban- don the idea, as the holders refused to sell unless at a premium of 20 per cent. ^i7.iz6 9(^1 bb The sinking fund is now invested in the Municipality on tirst-clatss property and school debentures, bearing 7 per cent interest. The sale of lands for taxes held in October last gave a very good indication of the feeling for this part among capitalists, the price obtained on an average for the lands sold over the wnole Municipality being about seven times the amount of taxes — a record very hard to beat. Parties arriving in Winnipeg can get reliable in- formation by applying at the Board of Traae offices in the CAty Hall, or from the Reeve and CounciX whose names and addresses are as follows :— K. S. COMKLIN, Reeve, Sunuyslde P.O. COUNCIM.OKS. WMrd 1-W. H.Citrbett,8|iiiii|rHeld P.U. " !i— .f aineH Kliiiy, 8|>riiiarflelrt P.O. " 3 -Donald Scott, Cook'it Creek P.O Wan! 4— lHaa«! Murphy, Oiiiidee P.O. " 5— Wm. HolineH, Millbrook P.O. " ((-J. McLachlau.SuuiiyHlde P.O And also the Secretary-Treasiii'er as behtw. Kil.. 25, 1S.S1J. FINANCIAL STATEMENT. CASH ON HAND \inouiittn |)iiy inlciusl, ilvu' isl March and i.st Sent., iSSy. " due tax niircliKst-r.s for I:iiul.s redeemed tsix sale fund lield for original owners uf lands sold for taxes Sinking Fuiul uninvested in liank of bahmte on hand after payini? all floating- delits :t5oo no 917 97 :tHi i.'> 1321 00 K087 04 Total ca.sli on hand and in Mank. TAXES UNPAID. Arrears to end of 1S.S7 ){( 3103 09 •< I'^SS 4993 38 Total tax assets I'he Municipality also purchased lands at sales of January and No- veinocr, '1SS7, taxes of which represent about — DEBENTURE AOOOUNT. UABILITV. Debentures due on 1st September, u/x) .\.S.SIiTS. Cash on hand and invested in tirst nxirlai-es and school debentures. .$1H7 19 09 Balance to be collected in ti years, includini; interest which will ac- $14»07 83 $ 8099 18 9 3599 99 $59999 99 ^IIIC ^'11 III' voviiiv-ufc-J. <•««• • •■..»..■.. .1.1.. ^ $59999 99 AVERAGE TAXATION PER 160 ACRES. Townships in Ran>;e 4 li, including all school rates .^ '• () •' 7 " 8 " $15 59 14 99 19 00 3 40 t 90 1 certify above to be a correct statement of the financial position and also a table of taxation of the Municipality of Springfield. WM. GOODRIDGE, Oak Bank, Feb. 25, 1889. Secretary-Treasurer. SINKING FUND. ,, ^ NOTICE. Any information relating to money to lend from this Fund can be obtain- ed from -s ISAAC MURPHY, Chairman Finance Chmmittee, Dundee P.O. MAP OP MUNICIPALITr SPRINGFIEUa MANITOBA. i C.P. RY. MAIN GRADED ROADS TELE A TOWNSHIP IS SIX MILES SQUAJ I iELKIRK TYNOALI •^^^ ^■ ^^^ ♦. BEAUSEUOUR( i »— i!aJ — — - p- - r- \ , M*"* \ 1 ION WIOl TH Vg^ B 1 ^i ►• ""^ :( )0 KS {El :k oo^ 9 y .o^^ ■i^ ;** / t^n' f> .»* N , "l*^ O^ ( -\ ^^*'' r v' ^* ,o>' .y :^^' ' i»o ITOW •• ^ ^ l: r d >' W J" 'ut ,>< ,*" , • =^ n „.♦ >.o. ANN ) \ .^^^c f^ 4k < ^^ 'y »l )E ^ Oi 3M ER| i c •> .<■ >' i'^ ^'' I' r^ — V 1 SO HOOt 0* .v"' * 0« V «*^ ^*> ^. X .SB. sc» I2fi DUN p.' DEB *; ^ \ z ) g 'S NNY P.O >ioe M.I L«R( »0K 1 qucu BVAU :rp.o, 31 32 33 34 35 '36 'P.d • 30 29 28 27 26 25 N Ml Ltf •SCHO RO OK Rl :h .Ar ID 10 B 20 RO 21 (E^ 22 HU RST r* O 91. MEA I 'AL^ 18 17 16 15 14 / 1.5 0E/ S( -Ate E 7 8 9 10 ,C '^ me. PI o. 9 6 5 4 3 2 -s € i • r e \ k — > RANGES EAST 3 SIX MILES SQUARE. A SQVABE CONTAINS 04O ACRES.