emor ative ▁lac ros se ▁games ▁and ▁boat ▁and ▁can oe ▁races . ▁Fire works ▁and ▁bon f ires ▁rounded ▁out ▁the ▁evening ▁in ▁a ▁t inder - box ▁of ▁a ▁wood - fr amed ▁City . ▁L ett ▁reg ulated ▁these ▁inc endi aries ▁with ▁great ▁ca ution ▁and ▁was ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Rel iance ▁Fire ▁Engine ▁Company ." Will iam ▁Pitt man ▁L ett ▁Dead ", ▁Ob itu ary ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁Even ing ▁Cit izen ▁newspaper ▁cli pping , ▁City ▁of ▁Ott awa Arch ives ▁/ M G ▁ 0 3 7 - 7 - 2 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁assumed ▁the ▁additional ▁duty ▁of ▁acting ▁C ler k ▁to ▁the ▁Police ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁City ▁until ▁his ▁son ▁William ▁Pitt man ▁junior ▁took ▁over ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁On ▁occasion , ▁he ▁under to ok ▁the ▁ha z ard ous ▁job ▁of ▁accomp any ing ▁prisoners ▁to ▁the ▁Car leton ▁County ▁j ail ▁in ▁Per th ▁along ▁the ▁bush ▁road ▁where ▁accomp lices ▁often ▁sought ▁to ▁free ▁them . ▁ ▁L ett ▁recogn ised ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁having ▁well - des igned ▁physical ▁infrastr ucture ▁to ▁sust ain ▁a ▁bur geon ing ▁Capital ▁City . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁he ▁arranged ▁for ▁a ▁fellow ▁m ason ▁and ▁subsequently ▁his ▁ten ant , ▁Arthur ▁R . ▁S ow don ▁to ▁be ▁h ired ▁away ▁from ▁his ▁Deput y ▁City ▁Survey or ▁position ▁in ▁Montreal ▁to ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Ott awa