For the Central School Building
TO FACE DIVISION STREET
Vanderburg and Lovell the Successful Contractors
HOLDER AND McCAW Lots To Be Bought
[People’s Press, 17 April 1900]
Welland, April 13-The Public School Board met in special sessions this evening and definitely accepted the tenders and completed arrangements for the erection of the new central school building, which is to be gone on within a few days-soon as the new street sewer is laid for drainage. All the trustees were present, Chairman A.O. Beatty presiding, and Mr. McCaw secretary.
The chairman read the report of the building committee as follows-
That having advertised for tenders as per revised plans and specifications, we have received the following bids-
Carpenter Work, etc
J.J. Brown, Toronto $6,285
Jacob Lovell, Niagara Falls $5,630
J.E. Cutler, Welland, (pine) $6,385
J.E. Cutler (hemlock) $6,307
Mason Work
M. Vanderburgh, Welland $5,750
Bulk Tenders
Jacob Lovell $11,426
M. Vanderburgh $12, 065
Vanderburgh & Cutler (pine) $12,135
Vanderburgh & Cutler (hemlock) $12,057
Your committee recommend that the tender of M.Vanderburgh for mason work for the sum of $5,750 and the tender of Jacob Lovell for carpenter work for the sum of $5,630.
And that the tender of Mansell & Purdy for the plumbing for the sum of $809, and the tender of the Pease Furnace Co. for heating and ventilation, for the sum of $1,145, be accepted.
Signed
A. O. Beatty
J. McCaw
T. Main
J.S. O’Neal
D. Robins
Moved by McCaw and Main, that the report of the building committee just read be accepted. Carried unanimously.
LOCATION
The chairman said the net matter to settle was that was of the location of the proposed new building on the side, so that the drainage work might be gone on with.
Mr. Main advocated the building facing the south as having the largest frontage and keeping the farthest away from barns and other outbuilding on adjoining lots. To face the south would undoubtedly best comply with the views of the department of education.
Mr. Burgar said the building should face the north, with main entrance from Division street; this would give the shortest means of access; to send the children from the third and fourth wards around Young street should not be considered for a minute.
Burgar and Robbins moved that the building be located to face the north.
Mr. Main called for the yeas and nays on the motion’ which were taken as follows:
Yeas-Ross, Burgar, Robbins, O’Neal, Beatty, McCaw.
Nays-Staph, Main.
Motion carried.
ENTRANCE
It having been decided that the building face the north, the next matter was to obtain an entrance from Division street.
Mr. Burgar favored closing the bargain for the Holder lot at once, so that the work of fitting up, grading, putting out trees, etc., could be gone on with without delay. He considered Mr. Holder’s offer a fair one-$600 for the lot, or $500 and the board’s lot on corner Hellems avenue and Young street. If Mr. Holder’s price were considered unreasonable of course the board could expropriate the land. It would make a great improvement to the town to have Cross street extended to the school building so that the building could be seen from Main street.
The chairman favored buying both the Holder and McCaw lots, and giving the new building a clear frontage on Division street.
Mr. Burgar said he would favor this also if the board had the money required.
The chairman said the board had the money to pay cash for one of the lots, and payment for the other could be deferred for a year or more, by which time no doubt, the board could realize the amount required from some of the school properties at present in use.
Moved by Burgar and Ross that the chairman and secretary be instructed to purchase the Holder lot at &600. Motion carried, main and Stapf dissenting.
At first it was proposed to defer consideration of the matter of purchase of the McCaw lot at $600. Motion carried. Mani and Stapf dissenting.
At first it was proposed to defer consideration of the matter of purchase of the McCaw (between Holder’s and the church), but
Mr. Robins pointed out that the building could not be located until it was known whether the McCaw lot would be purchased or not, as upon this would depend the exact site of the building, which should face the entrance, and whether that entrance were one or two lots wide would, of course, make a difference.
After considerable discussion it was agreed that the question of purchase of McCaw lot must be settled before the building could be located, and it was.
Moved by O’Neal and Robins that his board purchase the “McCaw lot at $600, and that the chairman and secretary steps thereto-Carried.
The motion of McCaw and Main, the plans and specifications of the architect, Mr. Ellis, were formerly accepted as per his terms (three per cent), and he was instructed to go on and complete the working plans, draw up agreements, etc., and lay same before the board at as early a day as possible.
On motion by Ross and Robins, the chairman and secretary were authorized to enter into the necessary agreements, etc., for building.
On motion by Ross and O.Neal, the building committee were instructed to have a surveyor lay out the grounds and fix levels, as soon as possible, so that the exact details for sewer basement, etc., may be definitely fixed.
The board adjoined at 10.25 p.m.
[People’s Press. 16 August 1900]
Lee-Lee, formerly located here, was in town Saturday, lately of Stratford and announced his intention of starting a second Chinese laundry here. He expects to occupy the McEwing store, currently occupied by Ed. Brasford.
J. Schapiro sold his horse, wagon and harness, advertised last week, to Crowther the baker. Mr. Schapiro intends moving to Buffalo on the 1st of May, and he wishes to thank the people of Welland and vicinity for the liberal patronage extended to him during his location here.
The Hamilton Power Co. is digging test wells with a view of extending their power raceway from Allanburg to the Welland river. The proposition under consideration is to tunnel under the canal and strike the Welland river at the most advantageous point below Port Robinson.
NIAGARA FALLS TOWN
[Welland Tribune, 13 July 1900]
Sunshine or rain, wind, heat or cold, have no effect toward completion of the electric street railway. Half a dozen gangs are now working on different parts of the line. The poles are nearly all up down town, and the careful and efficient manner in which they have been put in is a credit to those who had the work in charge and to the Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto Company. On part of Erie avenue the poles have had to be set in the pavement, which has been done very neatly and carefully. All surplus and waste material is carefully gathered up and removed and the workmen leave the streets in as good or better shape than they found them. The poles are now being planted along the line to the South. On Victoria avenue the space on the outside of the track has been neatly levelled and graded, and presents a better appearance than it ever did before. All street crossing have been put in good shape, and all decayed planks and timber have been replaced by new lumber.
Connection has been made between the power house at Stamford and the N.F.P. and R. Ry power house at the Falls, and the power from the latter is being used to run machinery in the former until its own engines can be got into running order. F.W. Carter has charge of the electrical department at this end of the line.
The first electric car over the line from St. Catharines to Niagara Falls was run on Wednesday morning. It brought a load of workmen for the Falls View line, and made very good time. A regular service will be put on very soon.
[Welland Tribune, 13 July 1900]
The corner stone for a large addition to the Prospect house at Niagara Falls, N.Y., was laid last Saturday. Some interesting mementoes were deposited under the stone for the delight of relic hunters a century hence. There were copies of all the daily newspapers of Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Rochester, Lockport, North Tonawanda, Toronto, Hamilton, besides a copy of In The Mist, the only daily tourist and travel paper in the world.
After the papers came the timetables of all the trunk –line railroads leading into the Falls, as well as of the trolley lines. Then followed a bound copy of the common council proceedings for the past year and the plumbing contract of the F.W. Oliver Company. The last and good luck offering to go into the stone was a Queen Victoria Jubilee sovereign gold piece.
[People’s Press, 1 May 1900]
The frame residence and grocery owned and occupied by Mrs. Charles Bullock at Cook’s Mills was totally destroyed by fire last Saturday afternoon. The fire is supposed to have caught from a spark from the chimney falling on the roof. The contents, both the residence and shop, including even clothing, etc., were all burned except a barrel of coal, oil, which was got out. There was a slight insurance -$250-on the building.
Fenwick News
[Welland Tribune, 7 September 1900]
On Saturday, Sept. 1st, Richard Dawdy of Fenwick reached the 78th anniversary of his birthday. Unannounced his relatives and friends to the number of one hundred gathered at his home to do him honor and wish him many happy returns of the day. In the happy company were residents of the counties of Welland and Lincoln and the cities of Hamilton, Toronto, Erie, Pa., and Chicago. Tables were spread and bountifully laden with the contents of many baskets. All sat down, and in joyous mood ate and drank together until the company was called to order by Rev. George E. Honey, Mr. Dowdy’s pastor, who, in a few appropriate words, presented the guest of this day with an old gentleman’s staff, the gift of his sons, Joseph and Harley; also a purse of money, the gift of his brothers and friends. This kindness so touched him that when he arose to thank the friends he was hardly able to speak. After dinner there was a general good time in conversation, songs, recitations and instrumental music. The first item of the programme, conversation, gained the active participation of the whole company. The other parts were rendered very acceptably by Wesley Dawdy, Harmon and Chauncey Dawdy’s families and Mr. Tritton.
When the time came to separate all said, “We have had an enjoyable day!”
[Welland Tribune, 4 September 1900]
The Hamilton Herald says:-
A Welland paper says that the Cataract Power company is attempting to buy out the company which proposes to develop electric power by conveying the water of the Welland River to heights near Jordan. The primary object of this company is to develop power for transmission to Toronto; but as Hamilton would be in the line of land transmission, and as power could be transmitted to Hamilton at less cost than to Toronto , the company, would of course,, be a formidable rival of the Cataract power company.
We do not know how much truth there is in the statement of the Welland paper; but if it is true, there is no doubt that the object of the Cataract people is to choke off competition –in short, to clinch its monopoly. They have no cause to embrace the Welland-Jordan enterprise in order to acquire another source of power. By tapping the Chippawa river at their present source of water supply they can get water enough to yield them 50,000 horse power in addition to what they now have.
If they can get control of this rival enterprise, they will be fortunate indeed, for they will have command of the electrical situation in Toronto, as well as in Hamilton-or at least until the Niagara Falls power becomes a factor in competition.
[Welland Tribune, 4 September 1900]
The Welland High School opens today with the following highly qualified teaching staff-
- H.M. McCuaig, principal, classics
- James McNiece, mathematics
- Miss Laven, moderns
- Miss Foster, commercial work.
In this school is taught every grade of high school work, including senior leaving (or first class) work.
The large number of successful candidates at the late examinations, from the Welland High School, places this institution ahead of all other high schools in the Niagara district, and the results of the past year’s work were equal, if not better, than at the Niagara Falls Collegiate Institute.
The progressive board of trustees are doing everything in their power to still further “advance” the standing of the school.
During the holiday season just closed, several hundred dollars were expended on the building. Metal ceilings have been placed on the three class-rooms and vestibule of the second storey; all of different and very neat designs and painted white. The walls throughout have been painted a gray shade, and the woodwork an olive green. A convenient vestibule has been partitioned off from the main hall, and in the partition are placed large double-swing spring-hinged doors finished in natural wood.
Besides these, minor repairs and changes have been made.
Every room in the building now presents an appearance of cleanliness that will be an incentive to the students to work with neatness and despatch.
The board is to be complimented on their economic arrangements which have enabled them to make these improvements without requiring an increased appropriation.
[Welland Tribune, 31 August 1900]
An interesting bicycle race took place on East Main street last Friday afternoon between High Constable Dowd and C.J. Page of the Electric Light Co. Mr. Dowd being a guardian of the law, it might be said just here that the rate of speed attained did not violate the statute against furious speeding. Page spurted and had a good lead at the half, but getting winded and finding Dowd fast overhauling him on the straight stretch, slid off his wheel and shoved the vehicle in the direct line of Dowd’s route. The chief saw the dodge when several rods fell off, but whilst he rides well in a straight line, he has not learned to turn yet-at least not in less than a five acre lot-and so the inevitable crash occurred, the contestants and their wheel s performing some ground and lofty tumbling. Friends interfered and prevented the chief from getting vengeance, and put an end to a pretty scrap. Undertaker Cronmiller saw the contestants start off, and having an eye to business put a couple of coffins in a rig and started to follow, but fortunately the affair ended without any fatalities, and, like John Gilpin, When next they ride a race, may we be there to see.
[Welland Tribune, 6 July 1900]
The petition for the amalgamation of Humberstone and Port Colborne was ready for circulation on Wednesday. From the map attached we learn that about 500 acres will be taken into Port Colborne. Just what proceedings will be necessary to incorporate that amount of land into Port Colborne has not been decided, but it can certainly be done by getting a special act granting permission from the legislature. The petition will be circulated immediately.
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