MAJOR STUART HOWARD

Major Stiiart Howard, C. E., member of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers and deputy City Surveyor, is the son of the late Jndge Howard, of Portsmonth, England, and Eleonor Vittoria, second danghter of admirai Joseph Howard. He was born at Portsmonth, October 5th, 1849. ^^^ long and commendable career, as an engineer, has extended his repntation thronghont the American and Enropean continents, and his works are highly jndged by ail the authorities on civil engineering snbjects.

He was edncated at Gnilford and Queenswood collèges, and passed his intermediate examinations in 1866, being exempted from the University Matriculation Law, etc., and the same year, entered the Pnblic Works Department of the Admirai ty, serving nnder the officers of the Ro3^al Engineers. Mr. Howard was employed on the construction of the extension of Portsmouth's Dockyard, the building of the forts at Spithead, the marine artillery Barracks and Fortifications at Eastway. Four years thence, he came to Canada and took full charge of the building of the North Gre}^ Railway, as engineer of the Northern Railway Company and also the brandi from Orillia to Gravenhurst.

In 1872, he became first assistant-engineer of the Toronto Waterworks, and the following year saw him at the head of the construction of the AUanburg branch of the Great Western Railway, and in charge of the remodelling of the suspension Bridge. He also assisted in making the plans for the shops at London, Ont.

In 1874, the municipal council at St. Catherines appointed him chief engineer for the construction of the water works. His plans for the Welland canal, exhibited at the Paris World's Fair obtained first prize.

Mr. Howard occupied a private office in Toronto froni 1876 to 1879 when he arrived at Montréal to take np his duties as résident engineer of the Q. M. & O. R. R. He became assistant-chief engineer of the C. P. R., and discharged the important duties of his office till 1889. He designed, laid ont and constructed the viaducts for lines entering the Windsor Street Station, also the C. P. R. grain elevators^ stockyards, etc., at Montréal For two years only, he was in private practice in Montréal. He engineered the construction of the heavy line of the Adirondack R. R.

In 1892, he was appointed by the city to take charge of the design and construction of the Ontario street subway^ the St. Catherine street bridge, the Berri street subway, the Beaudry street tunnel and the Notre-Dame street bridge and received the Gzowski medal for a paper on thèse works.

At the présent time, Mr. Howard is a joint deputy surveyor, in charge of sewerage, bridges, tunnels, etc. He has reported mau}^ schemes for water supply, sewerage System, etc.

Upon the organization of the new Montréal Corps of Engineers, in 1903, he was appointed to its command with the rank of Major.

1871, Mr. Howard married Miss Annie, eldest daughter of the late Robert Spratt of Toronto. His eldest son, Mr. Fred Howard corporal 2nd C. M. R. lost his life, while fighting for his sovereign and country in South Africa^ during the Boer War.

ERNEST BELANGER.

Né à Québec le 8 décembre 1863, M. Bélanger fit ses études à l'Académie Commerciale de Québec et au Collège de Ivévis. En 1881, il entra à l'Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal ; après un cours, de quatre ans, il obtint le diplôme d'ingénieur civil, avec mention de " Grande Distinction." Il possède le titre de '' bachelier des sciences appliquées," (Laval) ; de plus il est arpenteur-géomètre de la province de Québec.

En 1887-88 il est premier assistant de M. C. S. Baker, ingénieur en chef du chemin de fer '' Great Northern," près de New Glasgow, Saint-Esprit et Sainte-Julienne.

De 1888 à 1901, il exerça sa profession en société avec M. Mignault, et plus tard avec M. Ames. Il s'occupa plus particulièrement de travaux municipaux, entre autres : Ponts et routes, etc., à Saint-Roch de l'Achigan et à Saint-Henri de Mascouche, systèmes de distribution d'eau et d'égoût à la Baie-Saint-Paul, à Fraserville, à Lévis, à Lachine, etc. De 1893 à 1895, il est choisi comme ingénieur de la construction de la Cie de Téléphone des Marchands. De 1898 à 1900, il est directeur-gérant et ingénieur de la Campbelltown Water Supply Co. En 1900, il est choisi comme ingénieur expert par le conseil municipal de la Cité de Québec, pour faire une étude complète du système de distribution d'eau et du service des incendies. Se basant sur les conclusions de son rapport, la ville de Québec fit voter la somme de $100,000, pour travaux neufs et réparations au mois de janvier 1901, il accepta la position de sous-inspecteur conjoint de la Cité, sur la recommandation du Conseil, charge qu'il occupe actuellement. Le 7 août 1902, comme marque de confiance, la

ERNEST BELANGER, Sous-Inspecteur de la Cité, Département de la Voirie.

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

Commission de la Voirie chargea M. Bélanger, de remplacer l'inspecteur de la Cité, dans tous les cas où ce dernier devra prendre un congé.

M. Bélanger est membre de la société des Ingénieurs Civils du Canada et membre de la société des Ingénieurs Civils de France. En 1900, lors de l'exposition universelle de Paris, il fit un long vo^^age d'étude, en Europe, au cours duquel il visita toutes les principales capitales, telles que : Londres, Paris, Rome, Vienne, Berlin et Bruxelles.

Entre temps, il collabore à plusieurs revues techniques, telles que : "La Revue Municipale, " de Paris ; " The Surveyors Municipal and County Engineers," de Londres, " Municipal Engineering " d'Indianapolis and '' Municipal Journal E^ngineer," de New-York.