WILLIAM G. OWENS

Mr. William G. Owens was formerly a prominent figure in the house painting trade, and was appointed city assessor in Janiiary 1901.

Mr. Owens was born in New-York City. He crossed Line forty-five in 1867, ^^^^ came to Montréal witli his parents. After a full course of studies, he graduated at St. Mary 's Collège, directed by the members of the religions order of the Jesuits.

He early developped a strong aptitude for a business career, and as he was a steady worker, soon made a march for himself in the brandi of trade which he conducted on his Personal account. It was in the Mulholland & Baker establishment that he completed his apprenticeship, and the seven years of active service with that important firm well prepared him for future struggles. He was also for some time with his father, the late John L. Owens, and finally started ont in the business alone.

ROBERT FITZGIBBON.

Mr. Robert Fitzgibbon lias been a city assessor only since February 1902. Apart froni his duties in this important department of the municipal administration, Mr. Fitzgibbon is well. known as an associate member of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers. He is the son of the late A. Fitzgibbon, CE., at one time, engineer in chief of the Queensland Government Railways.

Mr. Robert Fitzgibbon w^as born in 1859, in Columbo,

ROBERT FITZGIBBON,

Estimateur de la Cité.

Photo. J. A. DUMAS, 112 Vitré, coin Saint-Laurent, Montréal.

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Ceylon. He foUowed a complète elementary and classical course of stiidies at the Clifton Collège, in England, and concluded his éducation at the Institut Pol3^technique National, in Zurich, Switzerland. After he left this important educational institution, Mr. Fitzgibbon was engaged in engineering works with Messrs Beyer, Peacock & Co., in Manchester, England, the London and South Western Railroad Company and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company. He came to Canada in 1888, and was appointed on the engineering staff of the Grand Trunk Railwa}^ Compau}^, and his services were subsequentU^ called for b}^ the Dominion Safety Boiler Co., the Canadian Bridge and Iron Co., and the Royal Electric Co. He had been contracting engineer for the latter company before receiving his civic appointment.

Mr. Fitzgibbon was married in 1889 and is the father of two young girls. He is, among other things, an ardent amateur yachtsman, and was, for some years, secretary of the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club.