CHAPTER XLII

1760-1841

CITY IMPROVEMENT FROM THE CESSION

UNDER JUSTICES OF THE PEACE

EARLY STREET REGULATIONS--A PICTURE OF MONTREAL HOUSES IN 1795--FURTHER STREETS OPENED--A “CITY PLAN” MOVEMENT IN 1799--HOUSES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY--MAP OF 1801--CITY WALLS TO BE DEMOLISHED--CITADEL HILL REMOVED--FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS--ROAD COMMISSIONERS--PICTURE OF 1819--IMPROVEMENTS DURING THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD OF THE JUSTICES AND THE MUNICIPALITY--PICTURE OF 1839 BY BOSWORTH 635