http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/a5689e3cbfbe039497b609a902e5e659.pdf 31b8445e2f97b136ce4480afdc71829c PDF Text Text THE BRIDGEBURG MIB\II CIPAL BUILDING: : : JARVIS ST. • The town & CENTRAL AVE. of Bridgeburg was i.cccorporated in 1895, to include both International Bridge, and Amigari. s:1ortly after a two story frar.1e structcre was built , facing Central Ave.on tf!2 north west er. of the a lley that ran behind the o l d Methodist Church.The upper storey hel d the Council Chamber Attached to the rear of the grow1d floor was the village lock up, and t he front section housed the hose cart. Large doors fronting on Central, made quick access to the street when the fire alarm was sounded . This was done wi th the use of the town bell in tr..e tower.The nearest team, two hudge white horses ovmed by Ernest Benner were kept only a short distance a•.,,vay on Dufferin St. He was pais $10.00 each time his team was used t o pull the fire apparatus . The first Reeve was John T. Jar:-.es: ist Clerk, Henry Er.terick: and trssurerChar les 'd. Vahey. Al 1 these mer_ were prominent landovmers in Bridgeburg. The Councillers v.,rere: Ernest Benner: William Hogg: Issac V-Jhite : The firs':. Census was t aken by John Bethw1e, :.P. and John Atwood. This old bui l di..lg was demolished in 1922, to make ' rocir:i for the new . In 19 20 a By-'Law was presented to borroe $30 ,000. for t h e buil ding 0£ • the new Bridgeburg Municipal Offic2s.The lowest bid hrn:1ever was for $38,000 but the Conc il thought by eliminating some of t he essentials , such as a c lock tower, and vlith the lower cost of labour ' it was decided enough money could be borrowed to c10 ahead with the proj:::ct. The architect was to be Charles M. Barter of Niagara Fall s. I n 1922 a special meeting of L1e Bridgeburg Council was called to d~scuss the plans, as several of the membe.::-s were holding out far a second floor. This they has planned to use as an asse:.Cibl y hall. However, after discussion '...-ith the architect, it was decided to go ahead with the origina l design.This consisted _, of a raised basement , and one upper f l oor. Room was provi de for the Chc.:-:lberand other Munici pal office; the librar; : and the Fire Dept . which actually stood on it's old site fronting Central . The Police Station and Jail were hoc.sed in the basement. Work was begone in :C9 22 and completed in 1923 . On May 25, 1929, Bridgeburg dedicated it's Great War Memorial on the grounds of the MUnicipal building. This mor:ur.1ent was moved to Mather Arch Oct . 1971. The Town Hall had a $45,000 renov:::.tion in Oct. 19 87 ,and at that time i':. was • thought a ne\l one would be standi::g by 1988. nothing more t han talk has gone on since . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Bridgeburg Municipal Building: Central Ave. and Jarvis St. Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document pertinent to the Bridgeburg Municipal Building and it's history in Fort Erie. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1800s Bridgeburg Louis Mcdermott Collection politics and government