Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 15, 1875, Winnipeg, Manitoba City and provincial news. Fire brigade meeting to night. O the sheriff seems to to driving a Good business these Days. So it seems that the now City Hall is to be finished this year anyhow. Pews in Tho holy Trinity Church to let next wednesday evening at 7 o clock. _ Jefferson of Tho Koyal hotel is about to quit Tho a Granger. Business and become two Hundred cars of Canadian Pacific Railroad ii on is one of Tho items left at Fisher s Landing by Tho close of Taviga lion. Gone East. Or Frank d Meyer left yesterday morning on a visit to Ontario Headquarters to bout ode Rich. Returns in january. And now we Hyvo another tailor. Or Samuel Boyle has opened a tailoring establishment on main Street opposite Thornton Sutherland s. Holy Trinity Church was pretty Well packed last night Largo As it is and or Fortin stands an excellent Chance of becoming a popular preacher. The City Council proposes to night to of Tor a valuable Premium to the Citi. Zen who during the Winter will allow Tho greatest Quantity of Snow and ice to accumulate on the sidewalk in front of his premises. Peh Bisa d to is improving. Eve Pomeroy of Emerson has been preaching to Tho people of that Ham let and although the people there did t exact Lar know what to make of it the Novelty of Tho thing attracted a Good audience. City affairs. To the editor of Tho of bib Bebb. I have been requested by several men of considerable Means arid influence who have hitherto abstained from an y interference in municipal ask through the columns of the Only paper which verbally read by our citizens for some information a subject which is How becoming daily of greater interest to us present state of our finances. Neither the writer nor As he believes Tho majority of the ratepayers of this City ask or wish for. Now at any rate a detailed account of every Penny that has Hen spent but merely a rough statement of receipts and expenditures during Tho current year and Cash in hand sufficiently Clear and simple to be within the comprehension of any one who has enjoyed the advantages of a common school education. Such a state ment might surely . Would think to furnished at an hour s notice by any member of the finance committee or by the City Chamberlain but though it has been asked for again and again by various aldermen to whom Tho thanks of the Community Are due it has never been published or oven furnished to Tho Council. Indeed to Lave noticed from your reports of Council meetings that such Ricau Els have usually been answered by the chairman of Tho finance com Mittee in such language As it s none attention go to w. Chambers breach loading shot guns of which be bus just received a Largo Stock. Mao it Large assortment of telescopes Field opera glasses and general sporting goods. Repairing promptly attended to. Opposite Grace Church main Street a. . Bannatyne wholesale retail Winnipeg. Bl2-lm. Acc but landmark Lodge a. F of your there exists Somo Little trouble Between Tho fire brigade and Tho coun cil relative latter having loaned Tho engine and apparatus to Tho skating link people to flood Tho rink. It is evidently Only a misunderstanding Ull around and will probably be fixed at Tho brigade mooting to night. Police 0 Farvio was up once More charged with having had an attack of his old complaint and a fining with costs did t Reform James much his worship asked him for two dollars without costs. Isadoro Vinno Uve wine had evidently got now wine into an old bottle and of course Tho old Bottlo was on Tho burst he paid 84.25. Francois Vormor had taken something that is sometimes taken instead of verme Fuge and to paid 84.25 for the dose. I shall furnish such a statement when i Etc. How Over such courteous and satisfactory replies As Choso can hardly to Given to Tho reasonable request which 1 now at Tho solicitation of a number of ratepayers make through your Able and influential journal and i am sure that i Only do Aid. Wright Justice when j express my belief that to shall not now Tivo Long to wait for the publication of Tho simple statement which we ;