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From Sessional Papers 31 Victoria 1867 (39)
As ships made the voyage up the St. Lawrence River to come into the port of Quebec, they took a pilot onboard. The follow was extracted from the report for the Department of Public Works for the year 1866.
"On the subject of Pilotage it may be remarked, that frequent complaints have been made by Shipmasters, to the effect, that the Pilot Schooners are not regularly kept on their stations, whereby ships are detained for want of Pilots, and sometimes induced to run on at great risk without them; that they also experience detention in landing their Pilots when outward bound."
"It would be worthy of consideration if the number of Pilots should not be limited, say to two hundred, allowing every Pilot to take an apprentice; such apprentices when out of their time, and while waiting for a vacancy to be branched, to be bound to navigate the River, or be allowed under certain restrictions, to engage on board of sea-going vessels, for the purpose of improving their capacity as seamen."
"Additional lights have on various occasions been recommended by the Trinity House, among which, and as the most important, a fixed light on the Bird Rocks, a floating light on the Manicouagan Shoals, and one on Red Island Reef, in lieu of the present fixed Red light on the Island; the latter the Board have estimated for, (See their estimates of expenses for the current year), and deem it important that this change be forthwith carried out."
Quebec Decayed Pilots' Fund
|
Persons Relieved Out of the Fund | ||
| Widow Magloire Côté | $10.00 | |
| William Irvine | pilot | $12.00 |
| Narcisse Forgues | pilot | $66.90 |
| Alexandre Ouellet | pilot | $96.00 |
| F. Thivierge | pilot | $49.30 |
| C.F. Kœnig, | pilot | $13.33 |
| George Laplante | pilot | $2.90 |
| Pierre Lapierre (No. 2) | pilot | $16.00 |
| Pensioners On The Fund (Infirm Pilots) | |
| Tremblay, L | 1@$120.00 |
| Asselin, L. | 30 @ $96 each = $2,880.00 |
| Benville, R. | |
| Boucher, A. | |
| Boutin, T. | |
| Caron, J.B. | |
| Charest, P. | |
| Coté, F. | |
| Coté, Z. | |
| Curodeau, F. | |
| Dion, C. | |
| Dumas, A. | |
| Dumas, J. | |
| Dunford, T. | |
| Fortin, C. | |
| Fournier, J. | |
| Fournier, M. | |
| Gauthier, Hub | |
| Genest, J. | |
| Lemieux, L. | |
| Ménard, F.X. | |
| Paquet, P. | |
| Pelletier, J. | |
| Plante, J. | |
| Rioux, F. | |
| Roy, J.L. | |
| St. Amand, G. | |
| Smith, M. | |
| Vaillancourt, E. | |
| Vézina, C. | |
| Vézina, M. | |
| Forbes, J. | 1@$80 = $80.00 |
| Coté, R. | 3@$40 each = $120.00 |
| Lapierre, Denis J. | |
| Thivierge, L. | |
|
Widows of Pilots | |
| Widow Adam, J. | 40@$80 each = $3,200.00 |
| " Asselin, J.B. | |
| " Asselin, L. | |
| " Bacquet, F. | |
| " Bernier, G. | |
| " Caron, G. | |
| " Chevalier, Ed | |
| " Couillard, F. | |
| " Crépeau, P. | |
| " Curodeau, P. | |
| " Desrosiers, J. | |
| " Dick, J. | |
| " Doiron, A. | |
| " Dumas, Chs | |
| " Dumas, Chris | |
| " Irvine, William | |
| " Lachance, F. | |
| " Lachance, G. | |
| " Langlois, J. | |
| " Langlois, P. | |
| " Lapointe, A. | |
| " Lapointe, F. | |
| " Laroche, J.B. | |
| " Lavoie, A. | |
| " Lavoie, A. (L.M.) | |
| " Levesque, F. | |
| " Michaud, A. | |
| " Normand, P. | |
| " Ouellet, E. | |
| " Paquet, A. | |
| " Pelletier, G. | |
| " Petit, A. | |
| " Petitgrew, D. | |
| " Petitgrew, W. | |
| " Pouliot, Paul | |
| " Plante, J.M. | |
| " Roy Desjardins, J. | |
| " Simpson, F. | |
| " Soucy, G. | |
| " Toussaint, P. | |
| " Amiot, W. | 15@$64 each = $960 |
| " Blouin, P. | |
| " Bossinot, F. | |
| " Bouchard, P. | |
| " Campbell, J. | |
| " Coté, C. | |
| " Desnoyers, F. | |
| " Desrosiers, P. | |
| " Lachance, P.P. | |
| " Leclerc, F. | |
| " McKenzie, H. | |
| " Pelletier, M. | |
| " Reilly, J. | |
| " Royer, A. | |
| " Turgeon, C.E. | |
| " Ballantine, P. | 12@$48 each = $576.00 |
| " Bélanger, G. | |
| " Chassé, Z. | |
| " Dandurand, J. | |
| " Fortin, J. | |
| " Keable, A. | |
| " Morency, G. | |
| " Rioux, M. | |
| " Royer, F. | |
| " Rouleau, P. | |
| " Servant, J.B. | |
| " Verrault, H. | |
| " Blanchette, Z. | 13@$40 each = $520.00 |
| " Cavenny, M. | |
| " Caron, F. | |
| " Coté, M. | |
| " Fortier, A. | |
| " Langlois, L. | |
| " Lapierre, P. | |
| " Lapointe, P. | |
| " Michaud, P. | |
| " McNeill, T. | |
| " Plante, G. | |
| " Pouliot, Pierre | |
| " Raymond, A. | |
|
Children of Pilots | |
| Chasseur, Abraham, (insane) | 2@$48 each = $96.00 |
| Child of D. Charest, (David,) infirm | |
| Child of D. Charest, (Gervais,) do | $32.00 |
| Child of Gourdeau, J., infirm | $30.00 |
| Child of Coté, A. | 3@$24 each = $72.00 |
| Child of Baquet, P., infirm, 1 | 5@$20 each = $100.00 |
| Child of Dupuis, F., infirm, 1 | |
| Child of Forbes, P., infirm, 1 | |
| Child of Fortin, N., infirm, 1 | |
| Child of Jahan, J., infirm, 1 | |
| Children of Dumas, F., infirm 1 | 10@$16 each = $160.00 |
| Children of Itzweir, J., 1 | |
| Children of Lapointe, A., (infirm) 2 | |
| Children of Pouliot, J., (infirm) 1 | |
| Children of St. Pierre, G., 1 | |
| Children of Turcotte, M., 4 | |
| Children of Pichette, D., (infirm) 1 | 2@$12 each = $24.00 |
| Children of Pineau, B., (infirm) 1 | |
| Children of Raymond, J. | 4@$10 each = $40.00 |
| Total | $9,010.00 |
|
State Of The Fund | |
| Money lent | $57,066.81 |
| Interest due by divers persons | 954.28 |
| Cash in the Treasurer's hands | 4,436.04 |
| 62,457.13 | |
| Deduct arrears of Pensions, due this day | 501.90 |
| 61,955.23 | |
|
Keepers of Light Houses and Provision Depots, under the Superintendence of the Trintiy House of Quebec | ||||
| Name | Station | Service | Annual Salary | |
| F. Rodrique | Port Neuf | Salary as Keeper | 200.00 | |
| Leon Lafleur | St. Antoine | do | 100.00 | |
| James Thurber | Ste. Croix | do | 140.00 | |
| E. thevierge | Bellechasse | do | 320.00 | |
| Jos. Painchaud | Crane Island | do | 320.00 | |
| D. Vaughan | Pillars | do Allowance for fuel and water |
500.00 160.00 |
660.00 |
| T. Roy Desjardins | Kamouraska | Salary as Keeper | 320.00 | |
| Jean C. Marquis | Pilgrims | do | 340.00 | |
| J. Ete. Picard | Brandy Pots | do | 400.00 | |
| Ely Fraser | Red Island | do Allowance for fuel and water |
500.00 160.00 |
660.00 |
| Gilbert Lindsay | Green Island | Salary as Keeper Allowance for 1 Assistant Allowance for 1 Gunner Allowance for fuel |
500.00 100.00 200.00 60.00 |
860.00 |
| J.T. Pechard | Biquet | Salary as Keeper Allowance for 1 Gunner Allowance for fuel and water |
400.00 200.00 100.00 |
760.00 |
| Paul Pouliot | Pointe des Monts | Salary as Keeper Allowance for fuel and water |
400.00 160.00 |
560.00 |
| Auguste Trudeau | Cape Rosiers | Salary as Keeper Allowance for 2 Assistants at $200/each |
400.00 400.00 |
800.00 |
| Louis Malouin | W. Point of Anticosti | Salary as Keeper Allowance for 2 Assistants Allowance for provisions |
400.00 200.00 200.00 |
800.00 |
| E. Pope | S.W. Pt. Of Anticosti | Salary as Keeper Allowance for 2 Assistants Allowance for provisions |
400.00 200.00 200.00 |
800.00 |
| Zeph. Duhamel | E.E. Anticosti | Salary as Keeper Allowance for 2 Assistants Allowance for provisions |
400.00 200.00 200.00 |
800.00 |
| Jno. B. Campied | Forteau | Salary as Keeper Allowance for 2 Assistants at $200.00 each Allowance for fuel |
400.00 400.00 20.00 |
820.00 |
| M. Cotton | Belle Isle | Salary as Keeper Allowance for 1st Assistant Allowance for 2nd Assistant |
600.00 260.00 200.00 |
1,060.00 |
| D. Lawson Peter Mailley |
Father Point do |
Salary as Keeper Salary as Assistant Keeper |
200.00 140.00 |
340.00 |
| Keepers of Provision Depots | ||||
| Robert Setter | Ellis Bay, Anticosti | Salary as Keeper | 200.00 | |
| Bernard Bradley | Shallop Creek Anticosti | Salary as Keeper Allowance for fuel |
200.00 40.00 |
240.00 |
| Total | 11,200.00 | |||
| Statement shewing the Number of Lights under the jurisdiction of the Trinity House, Montreal | |||||
| Place |
# of Light |
# of |
Name of |
Date of |
Salary |
| Lotbiniére |
2 |
2 | Pierre Beaudet | Oct 4, 1864 | 15.00 |
| L'Islet Richelieu | 1 | 2 | Helene Blais | April - 1861 | 20.00 |
| Riviere du Chene | 1 | 2 | Widow Langlois | April - 1847 | 7.00 |
| Grondines | 2 | 2 | Alex. Trottier | Nov 18, 1858 | 20.00 |
| Cape Charles | 2 | 3 | Fr. Boisvert | Sept 18, 1855 | 12.00 |
| St. Pierre les Bequets | 1 | 2 | S.C. dit Francoleur | Oct 1, 1862 | 7.00 |
| Batiscan | 1 | 1 | Jos. Maichaud | April 29, 1858 | 8.00 |
| Batiscan | 1 | 1 | Landre Fugeres | April 3, 1845 | 8.00 |
| Champlain | 1 | 2 | N. Hardy | Jan 19, 1865 | 7.00 |
| Cap Magdalene | 2 | 2 | Paul Manuel | April 20, 1842 | 10.00 |
| Port St. Francis | 2 | 3 | Jean Chaurette | March 21, 1861 | 16.00 |
| Pointe du Lac | 1 | 1 | Medard paquin | April 16, 1857 | 10.00 |
| Floating Light No. 3 | 1 | 3 | O. Remond | July 22, 1858 | 52.00 |
| Assistant | ---------------- | 6.00 | |||
| Do No. 2 | 1 | 3 | N. Arcand | March 7, 1860 | 52.00 |
| Assistant | ----------------- | 6.00 | |||
| Do No. 1 | 1 | 3 | J. Long | Aug 19, 1845 | 52.00 |
| Assistant | ----------------- | 6.00 | |||
| Isle aux Raisins | 2 | 3 | O. Letendre | Jan 31, 1853 | 30.00 |
| Isle à la Pierre | 1 | 1 | A. Auger | Aug 15, 1867 | 20.00 |
| Sorel | 2 | 2 | Richelieu Company | Sept 6, 1864 | 85.00 (per annum) |
| Lavaltrie | 2 | 4 | Joseph Lise | Aug 15, 1867 | 30.00 |
| Contrecoeur | 1 | 1 | Francois Lacroix | April 4, 1957 | 8.00 |
| Contrecoeur | 1 | 1 | Frs. Meunier | Sept 1, 1861 | 8.00 |
| Isle aux Prunes | 1 | 2 | J.B.C. dit Larose | Sept 17, 1866 | 16.00 |
| Repentigny | 1 | 1 | L. Rivet | Jan 19, 1865 | 7.00 |
| Repentigny | 1 | 1 | J.B. LaChapelle | Feb 1, 1861 | 7.00 |
| Isle à la Baque | 1 | 2 | Joseph Ethier | March 10, 1855 | 16.00 |
| Isle Ste. Therese | 2 | 2 | Theo. Brodeur | Jan 31, 1857 | 14.00 |
| Pointe aux Trembles | 2 | 2 | A. Lamoureux | Feb, 1848 | 13.00 |
| Montreal harbour | 2 | 2 | William Jeffs | April 20, 1860 | 15.00 |
| Cap Magdalene | 2 | 2 | Pascal Montplaisir | April 20, 1842 | 10.00 |
| Total | 41 | 58 | |||
Note: These Light-keepers receive wages only during season of navigation, viz., about seven months.
(Dated) Montreal, 28th October, 1867
| Statement shewing names of the Officers of the Trinity House of Montreal, their Salaries, &c. | |||
| Names | Office | Salary per annum |
Remarks |
| Louis Marchand | Master | 625.00 | |
| William Bristow | Deputy Master | Nil | |
| J.L.L. Beaudry | Warden | do | |
| Henry Starnes | do | do | |
| Victor Hudon | do | do | |
| Thomas Morland | do | do | |
| P.E. Cotté | do | do | |
| Benjamin Lyman | do | do | |
| E.D. David | Registrar and Treasurer | 1,325.00 | |
| P.E. Cotté | Superintendent of Pilots | 1,200.00 | |
| Daniel Rooney | Clerk | 600.00 | |
| Martin Brennan | Water Bailiff and Messenger | 400.00 | |
| Joseph Mondor | Acting harbour Master at Sorel | 300.00 | |
| J.L. Barnabé | Captain of Steamer Richelieu
and Superintendent of Buoys |
800.00 | |
| Per month | During navigation | ||
| Samuel Quig | Engineer Steamer Richelieu | 45.00 | |
| Four hands | Average | 12.00 | |
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