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Appendix No. 24. 



SUEVEY OF THE TOWN PlOT OF GkANT, IN THE DiSTEICT OF ThUNDER BAY. 



North Bay, Ontario, September 8th, 1916. 



Sir, — Herewith we beg to report the completion of the survey of the townsite 

 of Grant, on the National Transcontinental Eailway, and in the district of Thunder 

 Bay, performed under instructions from your department bearing date of May 

 31st, 1916. 



Grant is a divisional point on the National Transcontinental Eailway, 254 

 miles west of Cochrane, and promises to become a very important railway point. 

 Even at the present time, the railway there undertakes repairs of a fairly heavy 

 order; and, as the shops there are designed for heavy order work, the added popu- 

 lation will be a natural result to the traffic acceleration. To the townsite there is 

 tributary a very large area of first-class arable land of the usual spruce-timbered, 

 moss-covered, clay loam type. The future, therefore, of Grant from an agricultural 

 viewpoint, appears to be very bright. 



The townsite is quite level, but with a good natural drainage to the north. 

 The best drained lots, at the present time are in the row fronting the track and 

 running from Second avenue east; and in the second and third rows of lots on the 

 curve. The balance of the townsite, while wet at the present time, will be quite dry 

 when the spruce bush is cut down and the moss capping burned off. 



All four angles of each lot were staked, all stakes being of spruce and squared 

 3 inches or better on the face, and well driven home. On these posts were marked 

 with black paint the numbers of the adjoining lots or streets. At certain block 

 corners, iron stakes were planted and these were similarly marked with a cold chisel. 



First avenue was made to coincide with the sewer which at present runs about 

 three-quarters of a mile north from the track to empty into a small lake. Except 

 between First and Second avenues the townsite is four lots deep, each of 132 feet 

 depth. All regular lots are 66 feet in width, the irregular widths occuring at First 

 avenue, Fourth avenue, and on the curved portions of the townsite. 



There are already certain private buildings on the townsite, and these are all 

 laid down on the plan and detailed in the list of lots. 



The field work was commenced on the 31st of July and completed on the 12th 

 of August. 



Accompanying this report are a plan of the townsite on a scale of 200 feet to 

 an inch, a list of all the lots, and the customary returns consisting of pay roll, 

 vouchers, etc., etc. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



We have the honour to be, Sir, 



Your obedient servants, 



(Signed) McAuslan & Anderson. 



The Honourable, the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, 

 Toronto, Ontario, 



