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IP' December of 1959; 4556,000.00
of 6% 10 -year- debentures were is -
Sued at $973Q per hundred to as-
sist in paying-•-fortthe addition to
Hurn County Horne.
The balance or the debentures
outstanding of the 1954 issue to
finance the County Court House
Assets
Cash on hand and in bank
Sundry accounts receivables ••. „
Due from:
Province of Ontario
Dominion of Canada
Other Municipalities
Other local boards and
commissions
Due front sale of debentures
Airport purchase deposit
lus in
in • the amount 'of $64,000:00 were
redeemed.
Revenue. Fund Balance Sheet
Presented' herewith is a compara-
tive statement of the . Revenue
Fund Balance Sheets at December
31, 1959, 1958 and 1957:
December 31
1959 1950
$115,573.15 $ 60 024,91
1,60910 492.60.
Liabilities
Bank overdraft
Bank loan •d 310,000.00
Accounts payable , 61,981.36
Due to other municipalities` .•
Due to Huron County Health Unit
Due to Huron County Home • •
Building Account 550,000.00
Revenue fund surplus account-,.. 110,908.83
317,140.11
17,543,56
11,154.09
4,720.18
535,15Q,Q•Q
30,000.00.
303,118.38
11,000.00
25,796.25
7,896.28
- $1,032,890,19 $408,328.42
300,000.00
15,289.32
260.00
1957
1,138.16
171,244,49
12 000.00
18,339.48
3,630.04.
$206,352.17
4,388,21
140,000.00'
11,461.00
934.88
92,778.60 49,563.08.
$1,032,390.19 $408,328.42 $206,352.17
'Operations
The operations for the year resulted in a surplus of $41,388.70 com-
pared with a surplus of $43,210.52 for the year ended December 31, 1958.
The General account head a surplun of $65,125.74 and the Highway account
had a deficit of $23,737.04.
Presented herewith is a condensed Comparative Statement of Rev-
enue and Expenditure for the years ended December 31, 1959; 1958 and
1957:
Year ended December 31
Revenue ' 1959 1958 1957
• County rates , 813,149..62. 775,53207 '128,410.04
Licenses and permits 580,00 ' 550.00' 450.00
Grants,' Subsidies and
recoverables 913 928.47 586,716.18 505,677.11
Other revenue-" T,L:... , 24,950.83 22,552.96 ` 17;752..49
$1,752,698,92 $1,365,3'51.21
Expenditure
General government
ri Protection to persons arid property
Public' works, highways,. bridges
Public Welfare
Grants
Debt charges and discount on
County rates
Reforestation
Registry Office
Capital expenditure out of
Current Revenue -,
Contribution to Huron County
Health Uoit
Museum ,, ...
Other
e�.
1n
8.4,03024 78,095.32
86,892.33 58,233.15
1,254,042.25 812 94726
76,086.67 167,227.22
27,975.80 23,695.00
74,012.82 • 92,512.88
2,57020 782.91
3,158.19 2,797.23
49,219:85 48,412.16
39,96021 32,801.29
12,821.58. 4,63627
450,08
$1,252.289,64
67,538.05
55;440.78
741,639.45
159,375.44
26,615,00
90,093.70
1,312.25
4,811.76
47,47227
32,307.16
11,00326
$1,711,220,22 $1,322,140.69 $1,237,609,12
Surplus for year 41,388.70 43,210.52 14,680.52
The results of the operations of the other Boards of the County of
Huron were as follows fir` 1959: ,. -
Hea'lth Ur it, su:plus $ 243.00
Children's- Aid Society, surplus , - 1,499.97
Huron County Home—
General Account, surplus 8,561.15
Farm Account, surplus - 3,834.81
Huron' County Library Co-operative, surplus . 3,20124
Registrar of Deeds, surplus 6,880.85
General
The rentuneration of -members of
council is hot in accordance with
Section 417 of the 1V,ilinicipal Act.
The travelling expenses of the
members of council exceeds the
amount set put in Section 421 of
the...Municipal Act. All travelling
expenses should be supported by a
detailed travel expense sheet; the
major items on which should be
,Substantiated by vouchers. There
is no basis for making grants ,in
lieu of travelling expenses.
It would appear that the major-
ity of municipalities in the County
-of Huron are not complying with'
Section 51 of the Assessment Act,
which ,requires these municipali-
ties to pay to the County of Huron -
that portion of the taxes raised in
1959 under Section 51.
• Health Unit
As as Dec. 31, 1959, there were
'two loans outstanding to presum-
ably assist employees to purchase
automobiles.. There is no legal bas-
is for making such loans.
' Children's Aid Society ,
As at Dec, 31, 1959, there was a
mortgage held by this society on -
an
nan' employee's property. There is
no legal basis, for Molding of this
mortgage by the Society.
Huron County Home
The 'additions of the inventory
were checked, but due to the sum-
mary presented to us it was not
possible to check either pricing or
extensions. It is suggested that the
inventory be properly taken and
that detailed inventory sheets
showing quantity, description, unit
price and value be submitted.
Employees' Reserve Fund
There is no legal -basis -for this
fund. The mortgage held on • . the
property of Mrs I. Gairdner is past
due and still outstanding. It is sug-
gested. that no • more' funds be in-
vested• in mortgages but in shgrt
'
term trust certificates- so that the
entire fund may be closed out as
soon as practical. •
. ° Huron County Museum
With respect to Huron County,
Museum, the following suggestions.
are made for control over its
antial activities:.
1. Sone system' should he in-
stalled to check the funds receiv-
ed from admission, such as turn-
stiles or tickets.
2. The Curator should be provid-
ed with a change' and petty cash
fund, kept on an imprest basis,
From this fund small' disburse-
ments could be made by the Cur-
ator and when it is depleted a re-
imbursing cheque would be issued
by the County of Huron.
3. No `expenditures should be
made• out of the personal funds of
the Curatdr. •
4. No large expenditures should
be incurred by the Curator without
the approval of the Museum Com-
mittee.
I wish tothank i,Vlr. J. G. Berry
nd his staff for :the co-operation
given us during the course of our
audit.
Auditor's Opinion
Subject to the foregoing waft -
cations, Thereby report that pi,my
opinion:
1. The financial transactions
which have come under my notice
have been within the powers of the
municipality.
2. The audit has been conducted
in accordance with the instructions
of the Department of Municipal
Affairs. . --
3. The financial statementspre
sent fairly the financial position of
the Municipality_ as- at-Dec_..31st,
1959. and the results of its opera-
tions1488. for the year ended on that
tate.—A. M. Harper., License No,
'Children's Aid
The
Society had the most -satisfy-
ing Christmas season in its history.
We received the White Gifts from
15 churches -and gifts from 18 oth-
er church organizations, 47 groups
and' 24 individuals sent gifts and
four dinners were donated, as well
as 52 cash donations. Mrs. Michael
Fellowes, of Goderich, worked with
It's -and members of our Board, as
well as interested persons of the
community, in packing and deliver-
ing, assisted by members of coun-
ty council, board members, police
of Goderich, rand several of the
Rover Crew_of . Knox Presbyterian
Church, Goderich.
The RCAF party at Clinton en-
tertained 70 children, while Cen-.
tralia Air School gave us giftsto
distribute. I am sure that due to
the kindness of other's there were
many -happy children in this coun-
ty.
As 'a staff, our holiday .season
was saddened by the passing • of
our revered and loved Judge
Holmes of Family Court. •He was
always ready to give time and help
in our problems and ..he will be
greatly missed.
Has First Deficit
For the first time in the career
of Harold C Lawson as secretary -
treasurer of the Clinton Public
School Board, he had to announce
a deficit at the end of last year. A
loan of ($2;500 had to be made from
town council to complete the 1959
year. Mr. Lawson explained that
it was increases in salaries during
the year which caused the situa-
tion. K. W. "Danny" Colquhoun
was elected chairman of the'Board
at the inaugural meeting last
Thursday. Mr. Colquhoun has been
.acting in this capacity since the
middle of 1959, when Larry Haugh-
ton moved from town. — Clinton
News -Record.
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WILLIAM 1EWi'IT, Warden .for Huron in 1959,. addresses Reeve John Durnin, of West Wa-
wanosh township, following his election- as Warden for 1960 at the inaugural session of Huron-
Council
uronCouncil in Goderich last week. In ,the background is Judge Frank Fingland,'-who administered
the oath of office to the new warden.- (B-H photo). ,
EstcbIish Salary Schedule
For Huron Employeps
A salary schedule that sets out
-basic salaries for Huron employees
was adopted by council. Based on
a report prepared by a, committee,
headed by Reeve Archie Gibson,
the 'schedule eliminates the varied
methods used in the past to de-
termine salaries.
The new salary schedule came
before the 1960 county council, as
a report from the 1959 fin.anee
committee, of which Reeve Gibson
was chairman. Other members of
Me - committee were Harvey Mc-
Michael, deputy -reeve of Howick;
George Hutchinson, '1959 reeve of
Grey; Ralph Jewell. reeve •of Col-
borne; Edward Gi11, deputy -reeve
of Stephen. The committee held a
number of lengthy sessions in
1959, to study, the salary -scale sit-
uation as it stood after many years
of piece -meal adjustments.
Ater detailed consideration in
committee of the whole, . council
adopted the proposals of the Gib-
son committee, with only one min-
or amendment. The change was
made to provide an escape clause
for the case of Herbert Neill, cur-
ator of the county museum, so that
Mr. Neill will not necessarily be
forced to retire at age 70. -
"At the beginning of their in-
vestigation," Reeve Gibson report-
ed; "your committee discovered
that each department was operat-
ing independently of the 'others so
far as salaries were concerned. It
was found that a person in one
department would receive either
less or more than a person. of -eq-
ual' education or ability in. -_an-
other department. This problem
applies particiilarly to the follow-
ing types of position:, stenograph-
ers, clerk -typists, clerk -stenograph-
ers, bookkeepers, and ,bookkeeper -
stenographers."
With the intention of cutting
down the problem of annual dis-
cussions, over salary increases, the
new Huron county schedule _sets
out a rate of annual increase for
most:salaried positions. For clerk -
stenographers, the, minimum is
$2,000, and the annual increase
$100, to a maximum of $2,800. For
-bookkeeper-stenographers, the min-
imum is $2.800, and the annual in-
crease $100 to a maximum of
$3,600. For turnkeys in the' cougty,
jails the minimum is $2,600, the
annual increase $100, and the max-
imum $3,400. '
During committee discussion of
the schedule, John Berry, county
clerk -treasurer; warned that ,the
schedule can not be; binding on
semi-independent boards such as
the. Children's Aid Society and the
Huron County Health Unit. For the
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several departments of the county,
he said, the schedule can be made"
to apply, but with the CAS and the
HCHU, uniformity will have to be
sought by the method of co -opera="
tion...
The Gibson report spells out, for
the first time. a policy for holidays
with pay, to be applied in county
departments. "We recommend,"
said the report, "that an employee
who has been employed by.. the'
.county for one year or more, be
entitled to two -weeks' . holidays,
and an employee who has been
employed for a period of five years
or more, he entitled to three weeks'
holidays. Furthermore, we would
recommend that . holidays can not
be accumulated from one year to
another unless under special cir-
cumstances."
The new policy specifies a --re-
tirement age of 65 for county em-
ployees,-
m-ployees,.. with the provision that
this age limit can be ,extended in
special circumstancesif County
Council approves. to the age of 70.
Sick -leave benefits, it is speci-
fied, are to be cumulative. Em-,
ployees are to be entitled to one
,.day's sick leave for each, month of
employment, except that no sick -
leave benefits shall apply until em-
ployment has continued for six
months. Employees who have at
least five years' service are to be
entitled, on retirement, to pay for
one-half the number of days of
sick -leave benefit standing to their
credit en -the 'records.
For the position of co my libra-
rian, the new schedule 0-rovides an
annual increase of $100, to a maxi-
mum of $5,000,_ For the assistant
to the county librarian, the annual
increase is to be $100, to a maxi-
mum of $3,500. The county clerk -
treasurer's post 'is allotted an an-
nual increase of $250, to a maxi-
mum of $10,000, and the , deputy
clerk -treasurer's post calls far an
annual 'increase of .$200, to a maxi-
mum of $6,000. For the courthouse
caretakers, .the annual increase is
to be $100, -to a maximum of $3.000.
To implement the new salary
schedule for county employees,
adopted earlier in the session,
council passed by-laws. Friday to
redefine some salaries in eon,
formity with the schedule. The
Salary of Miss Evelyn Cooper,
court stenographer, was set by by-
law at $3,600. The salaries of the'
two courthouse caretakers, J. W.
Sheardown and L. J. Westbrook,
were set for 1960 -at $2,800 each,
with Mr. Sheardown, as resident
caretaker, to have living quarters
in the courthouse. The caretakers'
salaries, according to the new
schedule, are 'tot have annual -'
creents of $100 each: /
m
Another by-law passed Friday
-implements the policy of sick -
leave credits for county employ-
ees, which was approved by coun-
cil earlier in the week.
Historic Committee Aets
The historic committee has tak-
en action to get an inventory of
the articles of value in the Huron
Pioneer Museum,and to arrange
for insurance on the basis of 'the
inventory, Deputy -Reeve McMich,
net reported.
/ Herbert Neill, curator of the
museum, in his session report to
county council, noted that when,
the Museum was started, 10 years
ago, the articles' cm display Were
valued at /$3,000. The inventory
mentioned by Deputy -Reeve Mc-
Michael, said Mr. Neill, shows that
the museum -now contains items
valued at a total of about $30,000.
Financed Engine
Mr. Neill asked council to con-
sider giving hint some help with
financing the purchase of the
steam locomotive, which was the
major addition to the museum in
1959. In order not to miss the op-
portunity to get the last of the old
steam locomotives that served on
the Goderich branch of the CPR,
Mr. Neill put tip the money him-
self to buy it and move it to the
museum in Goderich. A service
club in Goderich undertook to raise
the money, Mr. Neill said, but the
club's efforts were not a success.
The cost of the locomotive and
of the fundation and steel rails on
which it" now stands, totalled $4,-
444.85. In addition, Mr. Neill paid
out $0144.85 in moving expenses,
With no other funds available, he
took the money from his own per-
sonal saving's. •
Council is to consider the prob-
lem again at its' March session:
"We are all aware," said Warden
John Durnin, '"of the good work
.Mr. Neill has been doing in the
past, and we all wish him success
in the future" -
No 'Change in Committee Pay
There will be no change in the
Method, of reimbursing councillors
for attendance at committee Meet- -
.ing's, council - decided by a - record-
ed vote,•,18 to 17. The Warden's
Committee had recommended that
in the event of absence -from a
meeting there would be no pay.
The custom in effect in Huron.
has been that if a county, com-
mittee meeting is called, between
sessions of council, all committee
members are paid, whether or not
they actually attend; the assum.-
tion is that every councillor will
carry out his committee chgres,,
if••he possibly can. By a -••one -vote
margin, the custom survived
Thursday's debate, -•-,
The final report of the 1959 war-
den's committee sparked the dis-
cussion, with a recommendation:
" that any member of Gottii
ty Council who is unable to 'attend
a committee meeting shall mot be
paid for said meeting,",
William Morritt, reeve of Blyth,
chairman of -the 1959 warden's
committee, said he was opposed to
the proposal, and that he had been
in ' the4pinority during committee
discussion? As chairman of. the
committee he signed the report,
but voted against it Thursday in
open session.
The committee majority that
sent the recommendation to coun-
cil, said Reeve Morritt, included
men who are nolonger county
councillors. The five -man commit-
tee in 1959 included. Harvey Tay-
lor, then deputy -reeve of Stanley,
and Alex Mousseau, then deputy -
reeve of Hay, neither of whom is
a member of the 1960 council.
When the vote was . taken, the
18 votes cast 'to retain the easy -
payment custom, and to amend the
committee report,. we(e-r Deputy -
Reeve Agnew;. -Reeve William N.
Ball, Seaforth; • Reeve Daniel
Beuermann, McKillop; Deputy -
Reeve James Bisset, Goderich (2);
Warden John Durnin, Reeve of
West Wawanosh; ...Deputy -Reeve -
Glenn Fisher, Eketer; Deputy -
Reeve Edward Gill, Stephen; Reeve
John Henderson, Hensall; Reeve
Ralph. Jewell, Colborne; Deputy -
Reeve Joseph Kerr, Wingham;
Reeve -Chester Mawhinney, Exeter;;
Reeve. Morritt; Reeve Bailie Par-
rott, Morris; Reeve Andrew Rit-
chie, •Ashfield;Reeve • Clayton
Snaith, Usborne; Reeve Glen Webb,
ephen; Reeve :Melvin Crich, Clin-
ton.
The 17 votes in favor of the
stricter plan; of .non-payment for
non-attendance were cast by Reeve
Roy Adair. Wingham; Reeve Val-
entine Becker, Hay; Reeve Har-
vey Coleman, Stanley; Reeve Dun-
bar; Reeve W: J. Forbes, Goderich
township; Reeve Ivan Forsyth,
Tuckersmith; Reeve Arthur Gib-
son, Hoy -brick; Deputy -Reeve Karl
rit0N'. 0, 00111* +di,+' ORTIT On,JAN 5YIAA i.. 30,. 1000-4
Nome .:Huron • O tci1 'Committees,
The �eommittee slates'xth" ,fie
.first uancmil .11eing chaivnlan ba
eaeh. ease is a folltwS
De Xut C eek a Reevab Welkomi
Putt'• R e K l #I ..ere,, Ray;.
Reeve Clrfi Dunbar. Grey; Reeve
Willzam .. N Bali, Seafigthr ' -Reeve-
Morritt.
J G$I.ATWE. B•eeve QiaxePce
Hanna, East Wawanob; Deputy
Reeve' Mbrgat Agnew, Clinton;
Reeve Thomas Piper, #Iullett;
Reeve Lloyd O'Brieq, Zurich;
Reeve Roy Adair, Wingham. •
FINANCE -,Reeve Jewell;' Depu-
ty -Reeve James Bisset, Goderich;
Deputy -Reeve Glenn Fischer, Exe-
ter; Deputy -Reeve Edward Gill.,
Stephen; Reeve Bailie Parrott,
];Morris.
REFORESTATION—Reeve Mel-
vin Crich, Clinton; Deputy -Reeve
Alvin Rau, Stanley; Reeve John'
Henderson, Hensall; /County En.,'
n
Haberer, Hay; Reeve Clarence
Hanna, East Wawanosh; Reeve
Thomas Leiper, Hulled; Reeve
George McCutcheon, Brussels; De-
puty -Reeve Harvey McMichael,
Howick;, Reeve Lloyd O'Brien, Zur-
ich; Deputy -Reeve Alvin Itau,
Stanley; Reeve- Waikom (2); Reeve
John Willits, Turnberry.
No Change in Road Budget
Road expenditures in Huron for
1960 will be at about the same lev-
el as in 1959, it was revealed by
Reeve Harvey Coleman, chairman
of the 1959 road committee,, as; he
presented the committee's report
to council. •
"Final figures; on the 1959 road
program,.; said Reeve- Coleman,
show outlay of $859,999.95 on
which provincial subsidy is being
iaimed. Total value of work done
on Huron County roads in 1959, he
rpoted,• -was $1,224,084.67-; the dif-
ference between -this' total .and the
figur.e..submitted for subsidy pur-
poses, is accounted for in large
part by expenditures of $269,501.75
on the new development road run-'
ning east -west through Carlow,
from. Dunlop to Auburn.
ear X, W Brandt;
� ,e r14tW . tal ve
I'RPPBR1e'Y-R rve 4irtbytra en.0
aon, vliek, Reeve Morritn:Rave
Val?entina Recker; IrayR Rectae Ivan
.Fq Jyth, Tu4eirgmitj ie0vc lei#* r.
QUT'Ol(
rtttf peeve A ak; �teeye J weU '
Reeve W, d Fiorbes, .tderl.h '
towpsbip, ,Reeve
CHI DRRiti'S MP :Rdeve R ;:
Warden John Aurauin, 'Wast Wawa,, -
nosh;• Reeve Andrew .Retie, Mlt
field;, Rey R 0:'14404111K-0).00.‘,
ricti; john Gq 'ferry ani C;..
Hanly, :the county clerks office, •
AGRICULTURE Reeve BeciCex . '
Re John Willits, - LUtnberry,;
Reeve Forsyth.;-Ruta ReDili. gve
Dapeeviel BeuernaaZW, Mc&tl�p,
LIBRARY -..-Reeve anna, Ree 'b '
Ball; Reeve Gibson, Deputy'-Reev
Bisset, .putt' -Reeve Agnew; I?
putt' R;eev. , Haberer
pQUALIZATIoext!Reeve Willits;
Deputy -Reeve Fisher; Ron Beek!
er; . Reeve -Leiper; 'Deputy -Reeve
Rau -
ROADS — Reeve McCuteheon;
Reeve Clayton Omith, tfsborae'
Reeve Glen Webb,•Stephen; .Reetie
Chester M whinney, Exeter; be.
puty-Reeve Harvey McMichael,
Howick.
HEALTH Reeve Parrott;, Depu-
ty -Reeve Joseph Kerr, Winghamn;
Reeve Willits; Reeve 'Beuermann;
John Morrissey, Crediton.
AIRPORT --Reeve Jewell; Reeve
Forbes; Reeve Harvey Coleman,
Stanley,
CONSULTATIVE—Deputy-Reeve
Kerr; Reeve Henderson; Reeve
Leiper.
HISTORIC — Reeve Beuermann;
Deputy -Reeve Gill;, Warden Durn-
in; • Reeve Dunbar; Reeve. Crich;
Reeve, O'Brien.
CIVIL DEFENCE—Reeve •
Hen-
derson; -Reeve Walkoiii; Deputy=„'
Reeve Haberer.
WARDEN'S COMMITTEE—
Reeve Walkom; Reeve Forsyth;
Reeve Parrott; Deputy -Reeve
Kerr; Reeve Ritchie.
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To facilitate snow removal, No Parking on
the Streets of this Municipality will be allow-
ed between the hours of 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. '
This order will be strictly enforced in accord-
ance With the Highway Traffic Act, Section
43, Subsection 9.
NOTICE IS HEREBY • GIVEN that the
Municipality will not be responsible for any
damages caused to parked vehicles as the
result of snow removal operations.
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