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In a one -day meeting Monday of
last week, Huron County Council:
1. Approved the sale of Sky har-
bor Airport for $25,000 to Keith
Hopkinson, who submitted the only
tender.
2. Established a reserve fund for
hospital building purposes.
3. Heard Clerk -Treasurer John
G. Berry predict the county would
end its inancial year with an an-
ticipate surplus of $26,051.00.
4. Endorsed 19 to 15 a resolu-
tion from St. Catharines seeking a
distinctive Canadian flag.
5. Endorsed by 20-14, a West
Huron W.I. resolution seeking
abolition of daylight saving time.
6. Concurred in a Perth County
resolution calling on the Provin-
cial and Federal Governments to
reinstate indemnity payments for
stock lost by rabies.
Reports of committee as consid-
ered by council are as follows:
COUNTY HOME COMMITTEE
Your County Home Committee
have met regularly since the June
session and wish to report as fol-
lows:
As all of you are aware, we
recently lost Mr. Bob MacTavish,
the associate architect, who had
been in hospital for almost two
months. This has meant that Mr.
Bridgman has been obliged to put
other architects on the job and
the work is now proceeding under
the direction of Nolan and Glover,
of London, who in turn are Work-
ing under the direction of Mr.
Bridgman.
Your building program has been
proceeding as scheduled; however,
we, have run into various problems
which were unforeseen at the time
of planning the building and these
items will tend to increase the ac-
tual cost of the job. One major
problem was in connection with
the weeping tile around the foot-
ings of the existing building. At
the time of preparing this report,
we have not received a price on
the cost of the actual work involv-
ed.
We have been advised by the
architects that the tile for two
rooms was overlooked in the speci-
fications, and that this will cost
additional money to have the work
completed; we have a price of
$687.90.
We have also run into the -prob-
lem of the .design of the stairways.
According to the specifications,
there was to be a space left be-
tween the end of the stairs and
the wall. The committee investi-
gated this matter and it was felt
that when the stairs were being
cleaned, that dirt and water would
hit against the walls and would
run down from one floor to the
next; therefore, the architects
were instructed to contact•Toron-
to regarding having this design
changed, and Toronto has approv-
ed of the change, but we have not
received a price for the cost of
same.
We have now submitted our first
claim to Toronto in connection
'withgrant building gra t availabie.
The first claim amounts to $54,-
365.16, and -we anticipate that this
money will be received in the im-
mediate future.
There is to be no actual corner-
stone for this addition•; however,
there will be a date -stone in the
entrance hall and this will be used
in connection with a proposed cere-
mony at a later date. County
council will be advised In due
course ,of the date of the proposed
ceremony.
As far as the general operations
•of the Home are concerned, we
wish to report as follows:
We were instructed by the De-
partment of Welfare that unless a
registered.nurse was hired immed-
iately, that our subsidy would be
terminated until we had made the
necessary arrangements for a reg-
'istered nurse; therefore, your.com-
mittee were requested to ascertain
whether any nursing help was
available in their own area and
advise the chairman accordingly.
Your committee met to review the
situation and the only person
available at the time was Mrs.
Jean Jacobs, R.N., of Clinton, and
therefore your committee author-
ized that Mrs. Jacobs be hired at
a salary of $3,300.00 per annum,
commencing July 29. Miss Parke,
who has. been the head nurse, has
not .her R.N. and under the cir-
cumstances we had no alternative
but to comply -with the Depart-
ment's instructions. Further, un-
der the circumstances, Miss Parke
has been doing ordinary nursing
work since Mrs. Jacobs took over
and therefore her salary .was re-
duced to 0,16o.00 per annum from
$3,300.00.
Applications were received in
connection with the positions for
stationary engineers. At the pres-
ent time we require a -staff of
three, with the possibility of one
extra for the winter months. In
addtiion to Mr. J. Anstay, our
chief engineer, we have hired Mr.
William Thuell, of Blyth, who has
his third class papers, and Mr.
W. E. Young, of Goderich, who
has fourth class papers, both at a
salary of $3,000.00 per annum.Wm.
Morritt, Chairman.
• HISTORIC COMMITTEE
The Historic Committee were re-
quested by the Depa•trrlent of
Travel and Publicity to arrange
for the unveiling of ,a plaque to
be erected by the Department to
the memory of the late `Tiger':
Dunlop. This matter had been
discussed a year ago, but had been
delayed in view of the proposed
new highway being built near the
site of the tomb. After the com-
mittee learned definitely whore the
road would be located and being
assured that no approach could be
made from the new Toad to the
site, they decided they -should pro-
ceed to have the plaquc erected
and the ceremony carried out.
Your committee, however, did re-
quest that the Clerk contact the
Department of Travel and Public-
ity requesting assistance in build-
ing steps from the parking area to
the site of the tomb: The Depart-
ment of Travel and Publicity in
turn, referred the matter to the
Department of Public Works, who
agreed to build tip steps to the
site. This work was carried out
at no cost to the County, with the
exception of weather -proofing the
steps which amounted to approxi-
mately $58.00.
When the steps were completed
and your committee visited the
site, they felt then that further
work was necessary if the general
public were to visit the area. It
was, therefore agreed that a new
stone should be purchased and that
the area be cleaned up. This work
has been completed; the stone
costing $650.00, and the "'actual
maintenance work was done by
the Highways Department.
The ceremony was carried out
on September 15 and at that time
many of the menibers of County
Council were present. Your com-
mittee are very pleased with the
results of the work and wish to
thank all those who assisted in any
way to restore this historical site
to its proper standards.
The workt the -Museum has
been progres ing nicely, and we
understand that Mr. Neill, the
curator, is very pleased with the
attendance for the year 1960.
In connection with "The. History
of Huron County", we have had a
meeting with Professor Scott and
he advises that the' manuscript
will be ready by the end of the
year. In the meantime, we are
contacting certain parties within
the county and beyond, asking that,
they consider,reading the manu-
script before iis forwarded to the
publishers. Once it is in the hands
of the publishers, then we can get
down to the actual cost of the
book. The publisher will be able to
guide us in the proper method of
preparing the book. and the ,pro -
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PARTICIPATE FOR
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N WEEK
CTOBER 8 to 16
. . . • defective electric
wiring • •
How many times have you noticed the above
reported as the cause of serious fires?
Have you ever given any thought as to
safety of your own wiring -in your home,
your office, or your factory?
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Electricity is Safe and Reliable!
When Proper Observance is Given to These
Simple Rules:
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10.
PREVENT FIRES!
....• don't overload
your wiring system!
SP.ARKY SAYS'
DON'T GIVE
FIRE
A PLACE TO START
See that all wiring extensions are carried out by qualified and
contractors. This insures final check-up by the Wiring Inspect
Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
Never use fuses larger than 15 amperes on branch circuits in you
Don't "plug" fuses by inserting coins behind them. The fuse sery
the safety valve of a boiler.
Make frequent inspection of flexible cords.
Don't hang any electric wire on nails. Don't tack extension cords
or walls.
Keep electrical heating devices away from combustibles.
Keep lamps away from clothing, papers, etc.
Never use iron, toaster or•+lamps as bed warmers.
Install cdnvenience outlets to avoid excessive lengths of extension cords.
NEVER USE GASOLINE IN YOUR ELECTRIC WASHER.
experienced wiring
or of .the Hydro -
r home.
es similarly to
to
baseboards
Violation of These Rules, Resulting in Fire, May Invalidate
Fire Insurance Policy.
We welcome this opportunity
of co-operating in the observ-
ance of Fire Prevention Week
SEAFORTH PUBLIC
- UTILITY
COMMISSION
our
per form in which it should be
sold. We refer particularly to pic-
tures, illustrations, maps etc.,
and of course the type of paper
and the quality of the cover. This
will all have a bearing on the cost
and, of course, on the selling price.
Beyond this point we cannot ad-
vise you any further at the pres-
ent time, and we feel that it would
be late this year or early next
year before we can actually give
any; definite costs of the project.
-D. Beuermann, Chairman.
PROPERTY COMMITTEE
Your Property Committee have
held several meetings since the
last session of County Council and
wish to report as follows:
The air-conditioning system has
now been repaired satisfactorily
with the purchase of one large
motor and 'the rewinding of a
small motor. Mr. Scotchmer, of
Bayfield, did the actual repairs to
the refrigeration system and his
services were very satisfactory..'
Tenders for the purchase of fuel
oil for the Court House and Reg-
istry Office were reviewed and
the tender of Ross Scott, of Bruce-
feld, at 14.5 cents per gallon was
accepted.
Your Committee authorized the
purchase of a mailing scale for
the Clerk -Treasurer's office from"
Pitney -Bowes of Canada; the pur-
chase of this scale amounted to
$135.00. The scale is used by the
various offices within the Court
House and is proving very satis-
factory and considerable money
will be saved over a period of•
time.
At the present time we have un-
der discussion the possibility of
having to have repair work done
to .the oil burner at• the Registry
Office, or, if it cannot be repaired
satisfactorily, a new burner will
have to be installed. At the time
of preparing this report, we have
not received all the details neces-
sary; however we will advise
council of our action when fur-
ther details are available.
We had a complaint from • the
Town of Goderich in connection
with the drain located outside the
women's public washroom. This
drain is for the purpose of run-
ning off water and snow and has
been plugged solid. Upon investi-
gation, it was found that there
was no allowance for the water to
run off as the drain had been im-
bedded in cement. The drain was
ordered repaired by your Property
Committee. •
Prices were received in connec-
tion with repair work for the jail
walls and the committee agreed to
authorize the spending of between
five and six hundred dollars on the
work. The job is to be carried out
by, Stewart Webb and Sons, Limit-
ed.
The committee have noticed that
in most new Court Houses,' some
type of reception area is available
for guests and visitors who may
come to the Court House from
time to time. We do not have such
a . roam _in.- our building, nor is
there a room available for same;
therefore, we have considered the
possibility of improving the furn-
ishings in the Clerk's office to al-
low for such an area. We have
considered the following items and
would recommend to County Coun-
cil that they approve of the work
thus far:
1. That drapes be purchased for
the one wall of the Clerk's office;
the said drapes to carry the Coun-
ty Crest, the total cost to be ap-
proximately $438.00, of which $175
is for the actual screen for the.
crest. This screen is ' purchased
outright by us and can be used in
the Court House, County Home, or
wherever we should desire it at a
later date.
2. That three small tables be
purchased for the Clerk's office
and these would be placed in the
area whey a the Board table is at
the presedt time, . and that we
should digitise of the Board table
or use it in some other way in the
building.
We might consider further im-
provements at a later date, but do
not wish_ to... be -involved- in -too
large an expenditure at the pres-
ent time, but, on the other hand,
feel that the above-mentioned it-
ems would be worthy of considera-
tion. -Art Gibson. Chairman.
AIRPORT COMMITTEE
Your Airport Committee, acting
on instructions of County Council
with reference to the sale of the
balance of the" property at Sky
Harbour Airport! did call for ten-
ders
enders in connection therewith.
A tender was received, from Mr.
Keith Hopkinson, Goderich, `being
in the amount of $25,000.00 for the
said property. A certified cheque
for $6,250.00 accompanied the ten-
der, as required. The tender also
stated that 90 days would be al-
lowed from the day of accepting
the said offer for completion of
the transaction.
The tender from Mr. Hopkinson
was the only one received.
The following requirements have
been agreed to by Mr. Hopkinson:
-1.. That he will take over the
water agreement with Goderich
Manufacturing Co. Limited.
2. That he will take over the
agreement with the Canadian Pa-
cific Railway regarding sewage
disposal system.
3. That he agrees to have a cov-
enant added to the deed in lieu of
a performance bond and this cov-•
enant would stipulate that he
agrees to operate the airport for
25 years, as required by the De-
partment of Transport.
Mr. Hopkinson meets all other
requirements, such as holding a
proper lieense, etc., and therefore
we would recommend to County
Coundil that the tender from Mr.
Keith Hopkinson for the purchase
of the balance of Sky Harbour, in
the amount of $25 000.00, be ac-
cepted and that County Council
give the Airport Committee auth-
ority to complete the transaction.
-Ralph Jewell, Chairman.
WARDEN'S COMMITTEE
Your Warden's Committee have
held one meeting since the last
session of Council and have dis,
write .several items: In ceniseC-
W
tion with certain policies which
pertain to County Council.
We would like to submit the fol-
lowing recommendations for your
consideration:
Convention Uxpenses: We dis-
cussed this matter at great length
and gave careful consideration to
all matters in connection there-
with, and now wish to recommend
that a by-law be prepared under
section 386, sub -sections 8 and 9
of the Municipal Act, as follows;
1: (a) Transportation: The fol-
lowing mileage allowance will be
made in connection with trips to
and from conventions. The first
100 miles would be at the rate of
.10c per mile; the next 400 miles
atthe rate of .08c per mile; the
balance of the trip at the rate of
.04c per mile.
It more than one delegate trav-
els in the same car, he shall re-
ceive no mileage, but he will be
allowed expenses as indicated in
items 2-5 inclusive.
(b) By train: First class train
fare and bedroom. (c) by plane:
First class plane fare. -
2. Accommodation: Actual' cost
of meals and accommodation while
travelling to conventions and ac-
tual meals and hotel accommoda-
tion while attending' the said con-
vention.
3 . Miscellaneous : Registration
fee's; tips (maximum of 10 per
cent of meals and hotel); taxi and
parking fees while at convention.
4. Committee Pay: Regular com-
mittee pay will be allowed for the
number of days attending the said
convention.
5. Wives' Expenses: No expens-
es are permitted,. but delegates
can charge full single rate on shar-
ed hotel accommodation.
6. Approval: All expense ac-
counts are to be submitted to the
Clerk for approval by -the Warden
or. Chairman of the committee
concerned. Officials will separate
convention. ,.expenses from routine''
county business' and submit report
as indicatedl.
March Session: There was a
certain amount of discussion in
connection with the length of time
necessary for the March session of
County Council. It would appear
that the March session of County
Council will be; in future, one of
the heavier •sessions since at that
time the various budgets are pre-
sented and the mill rate is tenta-
tively, approved. However, it was
felt that this situation could be
left to the discretion of the War-
den. and Clerk to act according to
the amount of business to be trans-
acted at that time.
Sending of Flowers: In order to
avoid misunderstanding, we would
recommend the following policy be
used in connection with sending
flowers. In the event of -the death
of a member of County Council or
county official or of his `family,
flowers be sent in all cases; but,
when it involves an ex -member of
County Council or an ex -county of-
ficial, flowers be sent only in the
event of his death and not upon
the death of a member of his fam-
ily.
Hospital Account: The Clerk ad-
vised that there was some $6,800
owing to the county in connection
with a hospital account from an
estate. The county solicitor had
recommended •that we take court
action' to collect this money, and
under thecircumstances, your
committee recommends that nec-
essary action be taken immediate-
ly to protect the county. -Frank
Walkom, Chairman.
CLERK -TREASURER
The general financial status of
the County is very good, based
upon the first six months of op-
erations for the year 1960.
In addition to the actual revenue
and expenditure for this period,
I have prepared a revised esti-
mate forthe year 1960 showing an
anticipated surplus of $26,051.00,
after making an allowance of $40,-
000.00 for a reserve fund for hos-
pital building purposes.
There are certain of the attach-
ed reports which need further ex-
planation in connection therewith,
and they are, as follows:
1. HIGHWAYS:
As you can see, the highways
operations for the first six months
have created a deficit of $28,546.52
but as shown in the' estimates, this
deficit will be offset in the follow-
ing six months to create a bal-
anced budget; it simply indicates
larger expenditures in the first six
months, against the actual rev-
enue available.
2. HEALTH UNIT:
You will note from the Health
Unit statement that our budget is
balanced to the end of June. I
would like to point out, however,
that financing of the Health Unit
is one of the more difficult prob-
lems which we have. No allow-
ance is made in the Health Unit
for any unforeseen expenditures
and I would ask that when the
budget for the year 1961 is set, that
consideration be given to making
a slight allowance over and above
the actual expenditures necessary.
In municipal financing we are not
allowed to create a surplus and
this makes the year to year op-
erations much more difficult, es-
pecially when you run into unfore-
seen expenditures. This is a mat-
ter, however, which can be given
further consideration in the year
1961.
3. COUNTY fiOME:
The Huron County Home account
as at June 30 shows expenditures
over revenue by some $5,000.00.
I would like to point out, how-
ever, that we are operating in this
manner on purpose as we have
funds in the bank which cannot be
shown as revenue for the current
year but, since these funds are
available, we have not required as
much money from the County gen-
eral account as had been antici-
pated. Therefore, we are retain-
ing the money in the general ac-
count of the corporation to avoid
any unnecessary borrowing and at
the same time still have funds
available in the bank •account for
the Home, although a deficit is
shown for the first six months.
lie the County Von* iieCGtiitit we
do receive from time to time
monies owing against estates and
as a result of this more money is
accumulated . in the bank and
therefore your grant from 'the
county can be reduced according-
ly.
4. HURON CO, HOME BUILD-
ING ACCOUNT:
Financing of the building pro-
gram at the County Home has
been operating in a satisfactory
manner and as at June 30, 1960,
we had $12,873.90 in the bank. To
date we have received no money
from the Province of Ontario;
however, we do anticipate receiv-
ing various grants in the near fu-
ture. If -these grants are made
available to us in the immediate
future, we will be able to carry
on for some time without borrow-
ing any money from the bank,
As at June 30, we had earned
interest in the amount of $10,157.63
as we have reinvested the deben-
ture money not required when the
construction program got under
way.
5. GENERAL COMMENTS:
In general, revenue and expen-
ditures have been as anticipated
with the exception of the Provin-
cial grant for hospital indigents.
This grant being some $29,000.00
was not anticipated at the begin-
ning of the year and we are un-
able to ascertain- whether or not
it will be made each year or whe-
ther it will be discontinued after
1960. Therefore, it would appear
an opportune time to create a re-
serve fund for hospital building
program . since we have some
lig. mum rl`y�R'. 1•I4,1 SgactAttit on, r x Ociviolia .Y„ -U
funds av'ai'lablea.'t .this tilde, tea
additioa 't9 thesa funds, any mon-
ies derived from 'the „sate •ef the.
airporproperty will; also •be a OM.
plusfunds for the year 'apt r
when the sale is completed; this
money could also be used for the
psoesu•ed oned above if coun-
cilWe have made a slight increase
in toe expenditures in connection
with the Historic Committee, in
w a;E t' a fait that it raa, air
opportwm ,0410 far P&P Certain. :
expenditui ea at . Pa loo's 4'41341t;.
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operation and trusting tltec forego!1
ing report will bring the members;
PP to date 0*i the actual fi.Raneing
of the County. YOU. ( Per.fh,
Clerk-Treaslu'er.
During the illness of-
E.
fE. H. (Shorty) Monroe
his insurance business will be
carried on by Mrs. Munroe
New insurance may be -arranged, policies
may be renewed and accounts owing may be
paid at the Office: _
GODERICH STREET WEST, SEAFOgTH
E. H. (Shorty) MUNROE INSURANCE
Phone 394 - Seaforth
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Most fires can be prevented by practicing
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YOU, COULD BE NEXT!
Every week across Canada fire strikes at more than 1,000
homes, turning a family sanctuary into a shapeless ruin: < Last
year such fires cost hundreds of lives throughout the nation.
Check YOUR home regularly for fire hazards, or ask the
Fire- Department to look things over for you. Fire prevention is
simple . . . and it's part of good citizenship.
Few fires start by chance. Most fires are caused by ignorance
or carelessness. A fire -informed family is familiar with fire -its
uses and benefits, as well as its dangers. Parents should make
sure their children's fire education is not left to chance.
SOME GOOD RULES TO KEEP IN MIND ARE:,
• Don't smoke in bed,
• Use only non -inflammable cleaning fluids.
• Don't use frayed electric cords.
• Keel matches away from young children.
• Clean out junk from attic and basement.
• Make sure Your electric wiring is not overloaded.
• Don't use ordinary extension cords on heaters or irons.
• Be careful ,with lighted cigarettes.
• Make sure you know how to operate your oil stove.
• Watch out for sparking chimneys.
JOHN A. CARDN:O INSURANCE
General Insurance Phone 214
GERALD K. HOLLAND
General Insurance Phone Dublin 3
E. H. (Shorty) MUNROE
General Insurance Phone 394
W. C. OKE
General Insurance Phone 458
W. E. SOUTHGATE
General Insurance Phone 344