Public Works. 8th. The public buildings and lands indicated by letters A and B on plan No. 22, signed as above, being the Court House and Jail at Lytton. 9th. The public buildings and lands indicated by letters A and B on plan No. 25, signed as above, being Lot A, a Court House, and Lot B, a Jail, at Lillooet. 10th. The public buildings and lands represented on plan No. 28, signed as above, being the Jail at Quesnel. 11th. The public buildings and lands represented on plan No. 30, signed as above, and marked respectively "Court House, "Court House," "Jail," and "Police Barracks," at Richfield. 12th. The public buildings and lands indicated on plan No. 31, signed as above, and marked "Assay Office" and Assay Office" and "Approximate site of Jail," at Barkerville. 13th. The public building indicated on plan No. 32, signed as above, and marked "Lock up," at Van Winkle. 14th. The public buildings and lands indicated on plan No. 33, and marked "Court House," "Jail," "Police Barracks," "Church and Parsonage," at Langley-all of which plans are authenticated by the signature of the Minister of Public Works, and remain of record in his Department. And it is further ordered that the said enumerated properties be and they are hereby transferred to the said Province of British Columbia in their present state, and subject to any condition in the original grant or reservation, and to any trust, rent, claim, servitude or other incumbrance whatsoever. W. A. HIMSWORTH, By Order in Council of the 29th day of May, 1876, His Excellency the Governor General in Council ordered that the following rates of toll for the use of the public work known as the public pier or breakwater atOak Point, in the Province of Nova Scotia, vested in Her Majesty, and under the control of the Minister of Public Works, be authorized to be levied and collected, that is to say : Articles. Flour, meal, apples, lime, calcinated plaster, hydraulic cement, salt fish, etc., in barrels..... Potatoes, carrots and articles of a like nature, in brls. All articles contained in casks, puncheons or hogsheads......... Coal, iron, building stone, stone, salt and articles of similar nature.... Chains and anchors.... .... Salt, meal, oats, potatoes, apples, corn and articles of a similar nature, in bags....... 5 c. 66 c. per bag Public Works. Articles. Dried fish in bulk..... Rough plaster, from quarry.. Timber, lumber, boards, deals of all kinds....... Cordwood and bark Goods in cases, boxes, bales, &c... Naval stores, paints, oils and articles of a like nature Articles not enumerated above.. Gravel for use of roads..... Vessels under 50 tons Special arrangements to be made with the Wharfinger for vessels lying at wharf during winter. Vessels lying with moorings attached, for shelter and a harbour, to pay one-half cent per registered ton for every 24 hours or portion thereof. No goods to remain on the wharf longer than seven days unless by special permission of and agreement as to tolls with the Wharfinger. Vide Canada Gazette, Vol. 9, p. 1566. By Proclamation bearing date the 1st day of June, 1876, His Excellency, in Her Majesty's name, proclaimed and declared the Pier or Breakwater, with the appurtenances at Oak Point, in the County of Kings, in the said Province of Nova Scotia, to be works subject to the provisions of the Act respecting the Public Works of Canada. Vide Canada Gazette, Vol. 9, p. 1562. By Order in Council of the 6th day of June, 1876, His Excellency the Governor General in Council established rates of toll for the use of the public pier, at Maitland, in Hants County, in the Province of Nova Scotia, the rates authorized to be levied and collected being the same as those established for Oak Point. Vide ante. Vide Canada Gazette, Vol. 9, p. 1633. Public Works. By Order in Council of the 14th day of June, 1876, His Excellency the Governor General in Council ordered that the following rates of Toll be authorized to be levied and collected by the Upper Ottawa Improvement Company, that is to say: Through Allumette Boom. Saw logs, per piece....... Red and White Pine, square or flatted, per piece Through Melons Chenail Boom. Saw logs, per piece.................... Red and White Pine, square or flatted, per piece..... By Order in Council of the 14th day of June, 1876, His Excellency the Governor Genera,l in Council, ordered, that the Order in Council of the 15th April then last, fixing rates of tolls to be levied by the Upper Ottawa Improvement Company should be cancelled, and that the following rates of toll be authorized to be levied and collected by the said Company, for "Boom Working Expenses," under the provisions of 39 Vict., chap. 72, that is to say, Through Des Joachim Boom :-Saw logs not over 16 feet long, per piece.......... cts. 3 Through Fort William and Lepasse Booms, or either of them :- 11 2 Through Melons Chenail Boom :-Saw logs not over 16 feet long, per piece...... ...... ..... Through improvements in Mississippi, Chenail, Chat Rapids and Quio Room, or any of them :-Saw logs not over 16 feet in length, per piece.. Through Improvements in Thompson's Bay:- Saw logs not over 16 feet long, per piece. Vide Canada Gazetle, Vol. 9, p. 1631. 21 1 By Order in Council of the 16th day of August, 1876, His Honour the Deputy of the Governor General, in Council, was pleased to order and establish a Tariff of Tolls and authorized their collection, for the use of the Public Pier at Jordan Bay, Shelburne County, in the Province of Nova Scotia, the rates being the same as those established for Oak Point. See p. 99 Vide Canada Gazette, Vol. 10, p. 182 Public Works. By Order in Council of the 16th day of August, 1876, His Honour the Deputy of the Governor General in Council was pleased to order, and it was thereby ordered, that the following Rules and Regulations respecting the Government Railways of Canada, be and the same are hereby adopted and established, that is to say : RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS OF CANADA. Rules to be observed by the Staff Generally. 1. A copy of these Rules and Regulations shall be given to each Employé engaged on the line; and a copy, printed on a sheet and framed, will be hung up in every Station, Conductor's Room, Engine house, Repair shop, &c., whare it will be open for inspection by every employé of the Railway, and no plea or excuse, for ignorance of the Rules and Regulations, will be admitted, should any Employé not have received a copy. 2. When a special, written, or telegraphic order is given by the General Superintendent, or Superintendent, to suspend or alter any of the following Rules and Regulations, such special order shall be instantly obeyed. 3. Every Employé shall make himself thoroughly acquainted with the Rules and Regulations of the Railway, including those contained in the Working Time-Table of the District in which he is employed; and he shall keep a copy of the same in his possession, under a penalty of one dollar for not doing so. 4. When an alteration takes place in the running of trains in the District in which he is employed, he shall take care to provide himself with a copy of the altered Time-Table. 5. The Regulations regarding the running of trains, which are printed on the Time-Tables, are to be read and considered as part of the Rules and Regulations of the Railway. 6. Each person is to devote himself exclusively to the service of the Railway, residing where he may be required. 7. He shall obey promptly all instructions he may receive from persons placed in authority over him, and conform to all the Regulations of the Railway. 8. All Employés of the Railway must appear on duty clean and neat. 9. No Employé shall receive fee or reward from any person on any consideration. 10. Employés must not smoke when on duty, on or about the Railway premises. 11. Any Employé intoxicated when on duty will be at once dismissed. 12. No Employé is allowed, under any circumstances, to absent himself from duty, without the permission of his superior officer, except in case of illness; and then notice must be immediately sent to his superior officer, so that a substitute may be found in season. 13. No Employè, unless appointed to do so, shall receive money on any occasion, or under any pretence, from any person on account of the Railway. 14. Employés authorized to receive money on account of the Railway, must, when required, enter into bonds for the faithful performance of their duty in this respect. Public Works. 15. All persons in places of trust in the Railway service must immediately report any misconduct or negligence, affecting the interests or safety of the road, or failure to comply with these Rules and Regulations, which may come under their notice. Their withholding such information will be considered a proof of neglect and indifference on their part. 16. All officers concerned will be held responsible for regulating their time-pieces, in accordance with the times observed on the various Divisions of the Railway, as stated in the Time-Table. 17. The Employés of the Railway are to exercise great care and watchfulness in order to prevent injury to persons, or damage to property, and where a doubt may exist as to the proper course to pursue, they must take the safe side, and not run unnecessary risk. 18. Employés subject themselves to criminal prosecution for disobedience or neglect of orders, and to fine, suspension or dismissal, for misconduct, incompetency, wrangling, or using improper language while on duty. 19. The Railway authorities shall have the right to deduct from the pay of any Employé such sums as may be awarded against him by the General Superintendent for damage to property entrusted to his care, or, as fines, for misconduct or neglect of duty. 20. The pay of every man absent, or suspended from duty, will be stopped. 21. No person is to quit the Railway service without giving fourteen days' previous notice; and in case he leave without such notice, all pay then due will be forfeited. 22. Any person leaving the Railway service must deliver up to his superior all property belonging to the Railway, under his charge. SIGNALS. 23. RED is a signal of DANGER: STOP. GREEN-CAUTION: PROCEED SLOWLY. WHITE-ALL RIGHT: GO ON. 24. These signals will be made by FLAGS in the day time, and by LAMPS at night. 25. In addition to this, any signal waved violently, or a man standing with both arms raised above his head, denotes Danger, and the necessity of stopping immediately. 26. The absence of a signal at a point where one is usually displayed is to be taken as denoting danger. WHISTLING SIGNALS. 27. TO PUT ON BRAKES-One short, sharp whistle. TO START OR TAKE OFF BRAKES-Two short, sharp whistles. TO BACK-Three short, sharp whistles. TO TURN SWITCH-Four short, sharp whistles. DANGER-A repetition of short, sharp whistles. |