“ He condemned the council for the way in which they made the ditch, and that the water would not run up hill. He would guarantee that if a ditch was made 18 inches deep that there would be no surplus water on the low ground in which the present ditch was now made. He would, if elected, practice a little economy, not by salting every dollar in the treasury, but by careful handling for anything that would be a benefit to the town. ”

“ He agreed with Mr. McDougall in regard to the building of the bridge, but would not go in for giving any bonus to a railway and and traffic bridge combined. He thought if the C.P.R. wanted to come into the town they were capable of so doing without the aid of the funds of the town. ”