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MEMORIALS
OF FORT ERIE AND EARLY NAVIGATION
page 58:
GRIST MILL REGULATIONS:::
ON LAKE ERIE:::
1786.
"Secretary's
Office,
Quebec
14th., February, 1786.11
Several applications having been made to His Honour the Lieutenant
for leave to er e c t Mills in the
Govenaor,
settlement.
new
Notice is hereby given by the Lieutenant Govenor,
in-
Chief of t h is Province,
Council thereof;
to erect
a
MJ.11
best adopted
person or
shall be
to
granted.
for that
purpose,
full compensation
following terms and
"
for
as
the
a
according
reward for his
or
to the.laws
their trouble,
expence thereby incurred,
seigniorty or rro
which in the opinion of the
judges
n·
i "" '
on
th�
are best
having been pitched
adopted by their
situations and advantages to have Mllls erected upon them;
of the lot upon which spot is situated,
by himself
which
conditions.
Certain place in each
upon;
s e t t ler s :
shall fOr'a limited time enjoy the right of
persons,
and customs of this Province,
as
in the situation
for the use of the
seigniority in everything regarding the Mill,
and
person or persons,
a
each seigniori ty. or Township,
in
of His Majesty's
by and with the advice
that right
and CommanderÂ
or in company with such
the holder
shall in preference authorised
other persons ,as he: m;p..y
find
--
for that
necessary
to erect
a
purpose
Grist Mill
to associate with him in the undertaking:
for the
use
of the seigniorty
or
Township,
under the conditions herein-after r�cited.
·-
irhat
a Grist :Mill sufficient in all respects
the settlers in the seigniorty
or
Township shall be
held in readiness
on
or
for the use;
before
the
for the use of
ere ct
e d ; and
first day of November
next.
'11hat said Grist Mill shall be kept in constant
to by the persons necessary to Rrind the
repair , and attended
Rrain of the settlers.
�Grist Mills:::
page 59.:::
"
••
the
That at
cont.
of
the expiration
s eigneurrial rights of bannalite,
all necessary
buildings,
and that
m
to claim
consequence
erected in
thereto appertaining,
compensation
or
ajestie shall resume
the Mills together with
shall then be delivered up to His
of the agreement;
th e right
His
fifteen years,
Ma j estf, , .
from the builders,
without
in consideration
thereof.
In Lower Canada MI.lls
are often erected in this way,
enjoying the privilages from
the
sideration of the
and circumstances
s i tuation s
greater encouragement;
the
seignior
the undertaker
but in conÂ
for t en years;
of the settlers,
term will be extended to
bannalite;
equitable
agreement;
found expedient
it shall be
elapsed,
for His Majesty· to reume the rights of
lawful t h e r e to do;
compensation shall be allowed,
to be
given under the
opinion of
and the fifth by the first four
erecting the Mills;
•
;
and in that case
to the
shall be named on the par t of His Majesty,
Mill,
their
fifteen years.
That if at any time before the term of fifteen sears has
it shall be
for
as
a
just and
undertakers under the
five persons;
two
of whom
the possessors of the
two by
well for the first
cost of
as in considerat ion of a reasonable profit,
to be
derived from the und ert aking .
For
the greater
properly manned,
encouragement of the
the Mill stones,
and
batteau
to make
for the
of each Mill.
All persons willing to undertake the er e ct i n g of
in each seigniory
JYlill is to be
to
one
shall be allowed at His Majestie's expence;
one trip to carry up from t he Lachine,
use
undertaker,
signify
those
the
or
Township,
erected,
same,
a
Grist
Mill,
the holder of the Lot upon which the
having always the
preference;
are
·:mediately
through the usual channel of their inspectors;
for the seigniories or Townships of Johnstown and Oswegatchie,
to Stephen Delancey Esquire:
pending
on
Cataraqui,
for the
seigniories
to Neil McLean Esquire,
of Townships deÂ
Deputu Inspect or:
if approved by the Lieutenant Commander- In Chief;
and
they are to be ready
�Page 3.
In the
•
for the
GRIST MILLS:::
vicinity of Niagara�
construction of water !'tills:
12 mile pond,
ten miles
and betwe en the
•
two places
were
named
as
being eligibln·
They were at the Falls above
from the lake,
and 16
from the Garrison:
great Falls and Ch:Lppeway Creek •
�FROM Records of Niagara fl 43.
MILLS:::
•
by
THE: PETITION OF JAMES MACKLEM! JOHN FANNING &
OF THE DISTRICT
OF NIAGARA
E.
A.
BEN�AMIN 1-IARDISON
GENTLE�IBN
,
March 31,
Cruikshank
•
1812.
Humbly Sheweth:
That your
Excellency
of
laid before
,
your
Lieutenant Govenor Gore a petition praying for a Grant
c er tai n Mill s(ifat,
a
fouI yeais since
petitioners
or Chippewa in
the
lying below the
Tovmship
of the River Welland
m out h
of S tamford,
e r efro m
wh
his Excellency
promised
that he would do everything tha t laid in his power in our
behalf,
but probably woing to a municipality of business
engaged his attention,
we
obtained a
never
final
a ns w
er
whi c h
the subÂ
on
ject.
Your petitoners have reside in the
Province
for
about
twenty y e ars
during which period it has been their highest ambition to promote
its
true i n te res t
ulation
•
,
and prosperity
and by t h e
promotion
the encouragement of its
respects equal to their wishes.
at heavy
been
wi t h
particularily
fire Feb.
last,
a success,
exÂ
in most
One of your petit�oers John Fanning,
expences in erecting Mills
Province,
popÂ
of vrnrks of public utib_t�r nhich
they conc:ei ve, have been crorv-ned
ertions,
has
by
,
one at Black Creek,
of the
which was consumed by
loss
whereby he sustained a
in this part
of two thousand bushels of
v,rheat.
It is impossible for
us
in this part of the Province:
to point
out
the
the Mills
now
erected at the Falls and
at Bridgewater
cannot manufacty.re
raised in this
quarter
neaI
the quality
cannot
The said Mills
'Y'00-11l!:l+-i
f""\7'1n
o bta in sufficient
be i n g possessed by
"tn,...._.,,.... __ ..t.....:---
of grrian, now
of the Country,. and t h e re are now in the aforeÂ
. .ls
said Mills upwards of twenty thousand bushe
inhabitants
great want of Mills
.L.,.
a
flour
of wheat, though
for their
own
the
consumption.
company who adopt such rules
and
�Petition for Mill seat:
•
cont:::
from records of Niagara # 43 page 20.
honor will not cause it to be
but to
some
worthy
If in the
gr ante d
o the aforesaid company,
person wholly unconnected 1Ni th said company.
opinion of yuor Honor,
greater weight with you
,
this petition would have
by having the support
of
five hunÂ
dred of the most respectable inhabitants of this quarter
signatures for tha t purpose rnay be obtained in
'i'Je thurther pray that your Honor will be
Council to t ak e this into
the Honorable
and
give
us
supported by
of
an
answer to our
a
,
their
few days.
pleased to
cause
their wise consideration,
for mer pe ti ti on,
which· was ably
the most respectable inhabitants in this
part of
the Province.
And your Petitioners
as
in duty bound,
will ever pray,
James Macklem
John Fanning
Benjamin Hardison.
�
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