Franklin Smoke
Barrister Solicitor
Notary, [Vc]
Paris, Ont.
May 18th 1906
Thomas McCosh, Esq.,
Town Clerk
Paris
Dear Sirs:-
Mr. P.G. Wickson learns through newspaper reports that
a petition was presented at the last meeting of Council to
lay a sidewalk from Mr R.L. Murray's to the Review Office
on the east side of Grand River Street under the provisions of
by-law No 407. The petition on which the Council acted was
not presented to Mr Wickson nor did he know that such a peti-
tion was in circulation. There was, however, a petition in
circulation and Mr Wickson signed it calling for a sidewalk
from Mr Murray's to Mr Wickson's north gate. Mr. Wickson will
object to the laying of a sidewalk further south than his north
gate and will object to paying for any portion of the sidewalk
below that point should the Council lay one. It seems an
unwarranted waste of the Town's money to lay a sidewalk all
the way down town on the east side of the Street. A suitable
crossing could be constructed at the Presbyterian Church, and
the present sidewalk could be used from that point the rest of
the way, and if this is objected to by the Council Mr Wickson
would be quite willing that there should not be any sidewalk
laid at all in front of his property even so far as his north
gate. I understand that the portion of the sidewalk already
laid is being laid wholly at the expense of the Grand Trunk
Railway, and that therefore Mrs Walton's name being on the pet-
