Chapter XX: The Municipality of Montreal

EARLY EFFORTS TOWARDS MUNICIPAL HOME RULE--1786--1821--1828--THE
FIRST MUNICIPAL CHARTER OF 1831--THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF
MONTREAL--JACQUES VIGER FIRST MAYOR--THE RETURN TO THE JUSTICES
OF THE PEACE--LORD DURHAM’S REPORT AND THE RESUMPTION OF THE
CORPORATION IN 1840--CHARTER AMENDMENT, 1851--FIRST MAYOR
ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE--CHARTER AMENDMENT OF 1874--THE CITY OF
MONTREAL ANNEXATIONS--CIVIC POLITICS--THE NOBLE “13”--1898
CHARTER RECAST, SANCTIONED IN 1899--CIVIC SCANDALS--THE
“23”--JUDGE CANNON’S REPORT--THE REFORM PARTY; THE “CITIZENS’
ASSOCIATION”--REDUCTION OF ALDERMEN AND A BOARD OF CONTROL, THE
ISSUE--THE WOMEN’S CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS--THE NEW REGIME AND THE
BOARD OF CONTROL--FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER--THE ELECTIONS
OF 1912--ABOLITION OF THE SMALL WARD SYSTEM ADVOCATED--THE
ELECTIONS OF 1914--A FORECAST FOR GREATER MONTREAL--SUPPLEMENT:
LIST OF MAYORS--CITY REVENUE 181

CHAPTER XXI

SUPPLEMENTAL ANNALS AND SIDELIGHTS OF SOCIAL LIFE UNDER THE UNION