The Ottawa Citizen from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • 97

THE OTTAWA CITIZEN Ottawa; Canada, Monday, august ie, 1926. Through the Years Ghtierned Growth How if is AboutOurCity Capital's Chief Magistrate QUEEN OF THE NORTH Written for Ottawa Centenary, 1826 By T. A. Browne, Ottawa. STEADY PROGRESS OF CAPITAL FROM "BY TO BALHARRIE" AND METHOD OF CIVIC GOVERNfM Mayor, Board of Control and Aldermen Control Ot RECORDING CITY'S ADVANCE; VARIOUS ANNEXATIONS THAT HAVE ADDED TO 01 LttllTS On Incorporation as a City, the Capital Was Divided into Five Wards, but from Time to Time as Exigencies Demanded, Boundaries Were Extended to Include Nearby Municipalities.

tawa's Destinies; in Addition There Are Various School and Library Boards and Independent Commissions Which Function on Specific Issues. ASSESSMENT AND POPULATION SHOW SPLENDID ADVANCES IN 100 YEARS AREA NOW TOTALS 6151 ACRES, OF Strategically Situated, Ottawa Has a Wealth of In WHICH 856 ARE COVERED BY WATER Details and Dates of the Several Additions to the the Creation of New Wards, and the Descriptions of the Districts Included in Same. THE village of Bytown (now the city of Ottawa) was incorporated in 1827. The town of Bytown (now the city of Ottawa) was incorporated in 1847. The city of Ottawa was incorporated the 18th day of December, 1854.

The city of Ottawa was selected by Her Majesty the late Queen Victoria as the Capital of the Dominion in 1857, and the "Queen's Choice" was ratified by the Canadian Parliament in 1859. Ottawa city, before the 1st. January, 1887, was divided into five wards, viz: Victoria ward, Wellington ward, St. George ward, By ward and Ottawa ward. I PW' i or? (m i I dustrial Opportunity, as Well as Being a City of Homes.

Over 2000 Acres of Natural Park Lands lie within Our Borders. LONG before the white man came to Ottawa, intrepid Indian traders knew the magnificent river and worshipped the Chau-diere Falls. In 1615, Champlain and a band of Indians from Montreal came up the Ottawa river to find the western sea and reached Georgian Bay. The first of the Anglo-Saxon race to settle here was in 1799. Ottawa dates its official start to the war of 1812.

The British authorities wanted an interior line of communication and in 1826 By, with a party of Koyal Engineers, came from England and pitched tenta on what is now Nepean Point. In the same year the village of Bytown was incorporated. The Rideau canal connecting Ottawa with Lake Ontario was completed in 1832, the cost being $4,000,000. With lumbering as its chief industry, Bytown started on an era of progress and in 1847 was incorporated as a town with a population of 5,000. On December 18, 1854, it had attained a population of 7,500 and was incorporated as a city with the name Ottawa, taken from the name of the trader Indians) Oudatawa or Cutaway as they had been called by a well-known writer.

Ten years later, Her Majesty Queen Victoria selected Ottawa as the capital of United Canada and in 1859 the Queen's choice was ratified by parliament. Departmental buildings were started in 1857. In 1860, His Majesty King Edward laid the foundation stone of the Parliament Buildings, which were completed in 1865. The first session of parliament opened June 8th, 1S66, and in it Confederation had its birth. On July 1st, 1867, the first Dominion Day, the flag was flown from the central tower of the Parliament Buildings in the On the 1st January, 1887, the vil Central, St.

George, By, Ottawa and Rideau, with a total area of 8,555 acres. On the 27th of July, 1907, part of the township of Nepean, known as Bayswater, was annexed by an order lage of New Edinburgh was annexed by act of the Ontario legislature to the city and by agreement with the village council was created a separate ward to be known as "New Edinburgh ward" with the proviso that any adjoining territory lying east of the Rideau river which might be annexed to the limits of the village, to be added to such ward. in of the Ontario Railway and Munici pal Board with a fixed assessment for twenty years and was made a part of Dalhousle ward. The total flu gift of beauty and of royal decree, Queen of the North in regal stale you reign. Fair Capital of a nation, great and free, Buoyant with hope and rich in vast domain.

About your feet sweeps wide your tribal stream, The ancient highway of a vanished race. Whose lore lies hidden in your eyes adream, And all its romance in your lovely face. Strange gods once ruled and magic deeds' were wrought Within the-valley ere the black robes came. Strange rites were practised and fierce battles fought. Before the paleface scourged with sword and flame.

Where pours adown the mist-hung Chaudiere, A baleful spirit dwelt, so runs the tale. And savage tribesmen rendered tribute there 1 him, whose challenge thundered down the vale, The drama unforgotten holds us still, The conflict, faith, achievement, the romance. Here paused Brebeuf and gallant D' 'Iberville And Champlain, dreaming of a vaster France. They live again who fearless sought the ways Across the leagues uncharted to the West, The dauntless hearts of those heroic days. Who followed, for their Cod and King, the quest.

Again, to rythmic strokes the long canoes, Fur-laden, point their prows toward Ville Marie; Into the dawn they ride, their singing crews Bearded and bronzed, bedecked, barbaric, free. A century ago across the land To song of raftsman and to axe's stroke, The destiny the brooding ages planned In glowing promise golden-shafted broke. That promise into nationhood has flowered, A thousand leagues united linked as one. Immense and glorious and ample dowered. Lifts high its shining shield to.

greet the Sun. And you in whom the nations soul is blent, Whose beauty is the mirror of its mind, You charm the eye and fill with wonderment. All lovely on your hilltop here enshrined. In gothic glory rise your chiselled towers, O'tr city streets, green lawns and stately fanes. In lonely majesty they guard the hours Serene through winter snows and summer rains.

Still spreads the vista's radiant array, The song filled glens, the purple-crested hills. The birch-rimmed lakes, the island-dotted bay, The verdant upland flecked with daffodils. 7 he storied stars still glorify the night; The Pathway of the Birds streams down the sky, Still shines the constant pole star guiding light, And still the frozen Fisher gleams on high. Queen of the North, your centenary crown A proud Dominion lifts to your bright head, And lo, a hundred white-robed years troop down, Flanked by the legions of your mighty dead. Queen of the North, thus may you ever reign, A beacon unto storm-tossed lands afar.

From East to Western sea your realm remain Fixed in its north, eternal as its star. area annexed was 284 1-2 acres. Annexed to Ottawa, On the 16th December, "1907, that creased the number of wards to six. Area annexed 174 acres. On the 1st January, 1889, by an act of the Ontario legislature that part of the township of Nepean known as the village of HIntonburg was annexed by an order of the Ontario Railway and Municipal Board.

The total area of the village was part of the township of Gloucester adjoining New Edinburgh ward bounded by the center of Beechwood avenue. Butternut Terrace, Mapie 469.1 acres. That part of the annexed territory lying nbrth of the Richmond road (now "Wellington street) was made part of Victoria Lane and Princess Terrace, including the Rideau river below St. Patrick street bridge and the islands In the said river, was annexed to the city, national Capital. Our Civic Government.

Ottawa Is governed by a mayor, board of control and aldermen. The mayor receive 15,000 as mayor and ward, and that part south of the said road was added to Dalhousle ward. On the 16th December, 1907, those parts of the township of Nepean known as Ottawa' South and Rldeau-villa were annexed by order of the Ontario Railway an Municipal Board, with a fixed assessment for a forming part, ot the said ward. At the same time the name "New Edinburgh ward" was changed to "Rideau ward." Area annexed 148 aores. On the 1st January, 1889, by the Council appointed annually, and six outsiders appointed by council for three years.

Playgrounds Commission Mayor, five members of City Council and $1,000 a member M1 the Ottawa same act, the northern limits of the city were extended so as to take In period of eight years. The total area Ave ratepayers appointed by City Council. Town Planning Commission Mayor and six members appointed MAYOR JOHN P. BALHARRD3 for three years by City Council, with power to add outsiders to their Hydro the four controllers receive $2,600 and the eighteen aldermen $500 each. Independent Boards.

In addition to the City Council, the Public, Separate School and Collegiate Institute boards have full control overtheir expenditure for chool purposes. There are also several trustee boards, commissions, etc. Court of Revision Official arbi Ottawa's Administration trator, cjie member appointed by the mayor and one by City Council. Ottawa Suburban Roads Commls- Of these only the Hydro Electric Ision Two members appointed by CITY COUNCIL AND OFFICIALS. Mayor John P.

Balharrie. Power Commission members recelv and a fifth selected by the four. Board of Control Arthur Ellis, in charge of fire and light, Ottawa Hydro Electric Power and markets Herbert H. McElroy, in charge of works department Frank H. Plant, in charge of waterworks and property Charles Commission The mayor ex-omcio, one member appointed by City Council and one by Ontario government Salary, $1,000 each per year.

J. Tulley, in charge of finances C. E. Pearce, secretary to board Miss M. Byers, mayor secretary.

Central Canada Exhibition direc that part of the Ottawa river from a point in a westerly direction opposite the intersection of Ottawa street (now Sussex street) and Thomas street produced, following the center of the channel to the northwest boundary of the city limits. Limits Extended. Oh the same date the limits were extended so as td Include the territory bou3ed as follows: Commencing at the center of the channel ot the Ottawa river at the northwest angle of the city following the center of the eald channel against the stream to the westerly line of the C. P. Ry.

bridge over the said river, thence southerly In a straight line to where Mason street meets the water's edge of the Ottawa river, thence following the center of Mason street to Its intersection with the old road to the Little Chaudiere, thence southeasterly along the center of the said road to the Richmond road, thence across the Richmond road to Fourth avenue (now Bayswater avenue), thence following the westerly boundary of eald avenue to Cedar street (now Somerset street), thence easterly along said street to Its intersection with the westerly limit of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa branch of the C. P. thence following the City Council Aid. Ernest Laroche, Gerald Sims, Samuel Crooks, James A.

Forward, E. D. Lowe, J. W. McNabb, W.

annexed was 894 acres. That part of the territory lying east of Bank street was made part of Central ward, and that part lying west of Bank street was added to Wellington ward. i On the 16th December," 1907. that part of the township of Nepean known as the village of Ottawa East was annexed by order of the Ontario Railway and Municipal Board, with a fixed assessment for a period of eight years. The total area annexed was 429 acres.

That part of the territory lying south ot the Rideau canal, Ann street (now Mann avenue), the Hurdman road, was made part of Central ward, and that part lying north of Hurdman road and eouth of Ann street (now Mann avenue) was added to St. George ward. New Ward Designated. On the 22nd of February, 1909, by an order of the Ontario-Railway and Municipal Board, a new ward was established comprising those parts of Wellington and Central wards lying south of the tracks of the G. Tf Ry.

1 and designated "Ninth Ward." ''This left that part of the former village of Ottawa East between the G. T. Ry. and the Rideau canal, Mann -avenue and Hurdman road In Central ward. In the same year, on the 28th October, the name "Ninth Ward" was changed to "Capital Ward" by the order of the same board.

This made a total of nine wards. On the 4th February, 1909, part Low, C. Allan Snowdon, McGregor Easson, Harold D. McCormick, torate The warden of the county, eight director appointed by City Council, eight elected by the agricultural section of the association and eight by the merchants and miscellaneous section. Directors not paid.

T. E. Dansereau. H. J.

McNulty; Frank Lafortune. Eric Ouerv. Aristide Belanger, J. Albert Pinard, Thos. Brethour, David Esdale.

City clerk, Norman H. II. Lett; treasurer, H. L. Corbett; city collector, William Robertson; auditor, W.

A. Tolley; commissioner remuneration. The boards, commissions, etc, and their mode of election or appointment follow: Public School Board, two trustees for each ward, one elected each year for a two-year term. Separate School Board, eame number and elected in same way as Public School Board. Collegiate Institute Board Six members appointed by City Council, one by the Public School Board and ne by the Separate School Board.

Carnegie Library Board The mayor and three members appointed by City Council, three members appointed by the Public School board and two members appointed by the Separate School Board, each for a three year term. Police Commission The mayor, police magistrate and senior county judge. Board 6f Health Mayor, medical efflcer of health, and three resident ratepayers, not members of City but appointed by the City Council. Improvement Commission The mayor and five members appointed by the Dominion government. Area of Ottawa Ottawa today has a total acreage of works, A.

F. Macallum; assistant engineer, F. C. Askwith; of 6,151 Vi. acres, the assessed acre assistant waterworks engineer, W.

E. MacDonald street superin tendent, J. W. Nelson; building inspector, John Cameron; assess age of the city being 4,120 acres. Street acreage, 1,175 acres, and 856 acres covered by water.

Within the city limits are 165.07 miles of streets ment commissioner, P. H. Veale; solicitor, F. B. Proctor; social service commissioner, R.

W. Hopper; medical officer of health, Dr. (67.55 miles of permanent pave T. A. Lomer; chief food inspector, Dr.

J. B. Hollingsworth tech ments), 204.44 miles of water mains, 240.0$ miles of concrete walks, nical adviser to Town Planning Commission, Noulan Cauchon; fire 160.01 miles of. sewers and $9.59 and exempt property made up as follows: chiefs-Robert Burnett; chief of police, Alex.M. Ross; judge of westerly limit of the said branch line of the C.

P. Ry. to the Rideau canal, thence easterly along the Rideau juvenile court, J. F. McKmley; police magistrate, Charles Hope Value of property owned miles of street railway tracks (mileage of streets occupied by street railway being 19 miles).

by city 8,345,533 well; assistant police magistrate William Joynt; city registrar, J. P. Fisher. stitutions and hospitals ,3,630,727 Value of educational Institutions 7,262,421 Value of realty 118,372,082 Business assessment 12,441,602 Income assessment 11,342,128 (Continued on following Page) Value of Dominion gov Assessment of Ottawa The total assessment of the city canal to lhe southerly limit of the city, being the dividing line between lots and In concession town ernment $3,974,025 of the township of Nepean, lying HYDRO-ELECTRIC COMMISSION. is $204,562,685, Including business Board of Civic Hospital Trustees- Value of church property 3,073,175 Value of charitable In ship of Nepean, thence westerly J.

A. Ellis, chairman; P. D. Ross, The mayor and two members of City and Income assessment and taxable west of Bayswater, was annexed by an order of the Ontario Railway and Municipal Board, with a fixed as along the southerly boundary of the city to the southwest angle of the Mayor Balharrie. sessment for a period ot 20 years POLICE COMMISSION.

Mayor Balharrie, Magistrate Hope Historic River Scene During Royal Visit of 1901 limits of the city, thence in a riorth-erly direction, along the west boundary of the city, to Main street (now Laurier avenue) produced, thence well and Judge James Mulligan. BOARD OF HEALTH. Dr. F. Flegg, chairman; Dr.

T. westerly and northerly along the Lomer, John McKinley, N. A. from the 27th July, 1907. The area annexed was 76 acres.

This territory was made part of Dalhousle ward and was annexed primarily to include In the limits of the city the Royal Ottawa Sanatorium. On the 13th March, 1911, by an order of the Ontario Railway and (Continued on Following Page) west limit of the city to the place of beginning, an area of 1,216 acres. Bordeleau, Mayor Balharrie. At the same time the city was di iillSllillliiiPiiiilpliliiif CARNEGIE LIBRARY BOARD. P.

H. Murphy, chairman; Stewart vided into eight wards to be known as Victoria, Dalhousle, Wellington, McClenaghan, R. A. Sproule, Dr. J.

23Lm, I WVrTTf rite -rKS3. nvAi'dVAA. H. Putman, Roy F. Fleming, Jules Ei.

I wmvmm i Tremblay, M. Morisset, Dr. J. F. Opening of Parliament in '66 Argue, W.

J. Sykes, librarian and secretary. CIVIC HOSPITAL TRUSTEES. D. M.

Finnle, chairman; Mayor Balharrie, 3. J. Lyons, Robert Gill, W. L. Best, A.

J. Major, Harold Fisher, Aid. F. Lafortune, Con. Ch.

Mrs. P. E. Marchand; E. F.

Morgan, superintendent; V. F. Courtemanche, secretary. I PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD. Chairman, Trustee H.

J. Oliver; other members of the board. Trustees W. E. Gowllng, Dr.

C. M. Dent, R. G. Knox, A.

II. Jarvis, J. E. McClenaghan, Alex. McKechnie, Mrs W.

Cowling Gullock, J. Warren York, George H. Clark, G. A. Aikin, J.

R. Hill, Bam Berger, Harold C. Shipman, G. C. Btevens, W.

Wilson, Miss M. E. Cowan and Charles Craig. Senior school inspector. Dr.

J. H. Putman; Junior school inspector, Dr. E. T.

Blemon; 'secretary-ftreasurer, George H. Rice; assistant, Kenneth Campbell; superintendent of W. K. Jeffrey; superintendent of caretakers, H. Farrell; clerk of supplies, C.

E. Living; attendant officer, E. T. Kerr. COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE BOARD.

Chairman, A. Provost; vice-chairman, Dr. S. J. McLean; H.

P. Hill, K.C., J. J. Slattery, J. A.

Wat-fon, Jean Genest, John Bingham, E. Norman Smith; secretary-treasurer, Cecil Bethune; principal, Dr. A. II. McDougali; vice-principal, I.

T. Norris. Advisory Vocational Committee of O.C.I. Board In charge of Technical School Chairman, A. A.

Dion; John McKinley, R. A. Bproule. F. Muhlig, John Bingham, J.

A. 'Watson, E. Norman Smith, Dr. 8. J.

McLean, J. F. H. Laperriere, J. C.

O'Connor. A. E. Corrlgan, J. J.

Blattery, Dr. A. II. McDougali, Jean Genest, A. E.

Provost, George Patrick; James Raitt, secretary-treasurer; Cecil licthune, and Principal W. W. J. Tulley; Dr. D.

M. Robertson, superintendent. ROYAL OTTAWA SANATORIUM. Mayor Balharrie, chairman; J. A.

Machado, Dr. C. H. Brown, Dr. D.

Robertson, Controllers Ellis, Plant, McElroy and Tulley; Dr. D. A. Carmichael, superintendent. TOWN PLANNING COMMISSION.

Noulan Cauchon, chairman-; Mayor 1 mmtaiity I- Balharrie, Dr. Chas. A. Hodgetts. Magistrate Charles Hopewell, Louis Cote, Aid.

E. V. Lowe. W. J.

Mc Caffrey. HOUSING COMMISSION. Mayor Balharrie, chairman; N. II. H.

Lett, H. L. Corbett, P. H. Veale, F.

B. Proctor; H. C. Latham, secre tary. PLAYGROUNDS COMMISSION.

Gerald H. Brown, chairman; NIchol. Mayor Balharrie, Con. Arthur Ellis. Aid.

H. J. McNulty, Aid. Gerald Blms, Alii. A.

Belanger, Aid. Query, R. O. Pushman, Walter Cunningham, J. O.

Beaudry, Dr. J. It The old Parliament Bulldln was occupied by the legislature of the "When Theip Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (now Their Majesties the King and Queen) paid the Capital a visit 25 years ago, one portion of their entertainm cnt was a trip through the Chaudiere timber slides. This picture was taken above the slides just before the run. The ladpr with the sunshade in the little group in the center of the picture is the Duchess, Standiug alone to the left of the same group is the uke.

Directly to the right of Her Royal Higlrness the two figures are Chief Powell of the Ottawa Police and Chief Sherwood of the Dominion Police. The late Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the late Prnvinrn nf fnnadii on J'iin 8. 1S66. The first Federal parliament met R. C.

SCHOOL BOARD. 8. M. Genest, chairman; Rev. Father E.

J. Cornell, M. Beaudry, (Continued on Following Page.) with Sir John Macdonald as premier on Nov. 8, 1867. When this picture was taken the tower was incomplete and board fences lined Wellington street Putini Chas.

r. 'rs. C. 1L Thoiburn, Mrs. J.

A. Wilson, Jllr. J. R. Booth were also in the Royal party..