▁Ott awa ' s ▁Charlotte ▁and ▁R ide au ▁Stre ets . ▁ ▁Although ▁a ▁Pres by ter ian , ▁Maria ▁supported ▁William ' s ▁lif el ong ▁Method ist ▁conv iction ▁and ▁service . ▁As ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Lad ies ▁A id ▁Society ▁she ▁led ▁fund ▁raising ▁to ▁re build ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 ÷ 6 , ▁located ▁on ▁Ott awa ' s ▁Met cal fe ▁Street ▁at ▁Queen ▁Street ▁and ▁destroyed ▁by ▁fire ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁City ▁cl erk ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁T ory ▁Mayor , ▁John ▁B ower ▁Lewis ▁( 1 8 1 7 – 1 8 7 4 ), ▁appointed ▁L ett ▁as ▁C ler k ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁incorpor ated ▁City ▁of ▁Ott awa . ▁L ett ▁learned ▁quickly ▁the ▁arts ▁of ▁neutral ity , ▁circum spe ction ▁and ▁diplom atic ▁persu asion ▁necessary ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁successful ▁C ler k ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁thirty - six ▁years . ▁ ▁As ▁C ler k , ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁ensure ▁administrative ▁unity ▁between ▁the ▁various ▁city ▁depart ments ▁and ▁maintain ▁cust ody ▁of ▁all ▁records , ▁by - la ws , ▁de eds ▁and ▁le ases ▁of ▁property , ▁contract s ▁and ▁agre ements ▁and ▁minutes ▁of ▁council ▁and ▁committee ▁meet ings . ▁He ▁co - signed ▁with ▁the ▁Mayor ▁on ▁all ▁de eds , ▁agre ements ▁and ▁contract s . ▁He ▁posted ▁not ices ▁of ▁Council ▁meet ings ▁in