Mr Cualmee seconded the amendment. He was sure that it waa utterly impossible the business of the Corporation could be carried on, unless there was a Surveyor in the employment of the city in some way. Supposing people wanted to obtain levelß for building*, or to kaow what was the street line, an architect or a surveyor, who was a stranger to the office, could not Ye expected to go and geek out the information without being paid a considerable sura for so doin». Such a stranger would not know where to look for what was wanted, nor would he know whether the informa-

tion really existed However little there might be to do in tbe Surveyor's Office, tbe business could not be carried on for a week, unless there was a Surveyor in some way retained by the Corporation. The ridiculousness of providing for catt-.rs and horses, and not providing for day.men, must bo mentioned. Without some day-men, the channels

would get choktd with fiith ; and the cit'zens, for the Bake of thir children's

health, and their own, would soou compel a resumption of work by at least a few day-mrn. Five men, as proposed by the Committee, were as few a3 could do any thing useful; and if there were but three or four employed, there must be some one to look after them, lie had no wish to throw impediments in the way of Mr Turner, simply because that gentleman sought to upset a report which was adopted by five to two, only a- few weeks ago; but what it was said would be saved was so trifling, as compared with the inconvenience

inflicted, that he could not but give his vote iv favor of the amendment.
