(3) All estimates presented at the Annual or Special Meeting and if passed and approved, taxes to be levied accordingly.

(4) All taxes levied at any Special Meeting shall be payable with- in thirty days of the Meeting.

(5) All tax bills shall be presented by notice within thirty days after Annual Meeting and shall be payable on or before July 30.

(6) All questions and decisions shall be decided by majority vote at Annual, Regular, or Special Meetings.

The first Annual Meeting of our Village took place on February 1, 1951, in Crapaud Hall, with a fair attendance present. After calling the meeting to order, the Chairman called on the Sec’y. to read the minutes of the Special Meeting on August 14; which were read and adopted. The rate

of tax for the year was 14, of 1%.

Taxes collected $258.01 Government Grant 86.50 Mutual Fire Inc. Co. 50.00 TOTAL $394.51 EXPENSES Lights $180.56 Dunlop Fire Co. (fire hose) 220.06 Miscellaneous 32.28 TOTAL $432.90

This statement shows that we slipped during the year $38.39.

The Crapaud Fire Brigade responded to a call from Murdoch Daw- son, Albany, whose Potato Wharehouse was on fire. In recognition of services rendered, Mutual Fire Inc. Go. forwarded a cheque for $50. Com- missioners named for the year: John Nicholson, B. C. Wood, re-elected. A. P. Simmons in George Wotton’s place, who was leaving community. According to Act, new Commissioners must call Special Meeting to con- duct‘business for year. However, some business which had been discussed previously, was brought before meeting again; namely, the Calcium Chloride menace; the paving of our Village Streets; the placing of 11/; inch galvanized pipe in the ground in areas where there was good drain- age in order to effect a saving on our hose expense; a new Fire Engine; more Street Lights, etc.

It is now January 1955. The Calcium Chloride menace is a thing of the past. In 1952, the Galvanized pipe previously mentioned had been placed in the ground, effecting a great saving in money, and much more convenient in time of fire. A new Fire Engine is now owned by the Fire Brigade, also a liberal supply of heavy hose, and last summer 1954, our Main Street was paved from Lorne Higgins to Public School. This we feel is a great boon to our Village Town Planning in conjunction with rural beautification. Under the joint leadership of G. Claud Smith and W. E. Johnstone a tree planting project has been started in Crapaud this past summer. Of course in order to make the venture a success, all residents must participate if tree plantings are to be continued in 1955.

The area planted last summer started by the Rink, and proceeded in direction of Church of England, on both sides of road. One hundred trees

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