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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1931-11-26, Page 4Stn • THE Li UVH`,N'.O.W •.SENT NEI. ers 450,000000 5% Bonds av er .;9 5 Yeui'r Ronde==NCa. 15'196 9 3 rice 9 • lei ei�.. 10 -Year Bonds -Maturing November 15, ..1941 -price; 99 • an DI BANK OF: . `1VlONTREA���at � its Bran! es• . throughout "hout the Dominion, is to 'without charge,urchases • re aired to execute, pM_p • ones in the above issue. of• Fulldetails and information will be gladly at an: 'office of the Bank. `furnished � , Estau ea: X817 • T O :ASSBTS IN EXCESS '9F'$750,OQ0 000. Lucknow Branch: . L. OBERLE, Manager "MARKET' Lucknow's )apartment Store Of; 1 • SOUTH KINLOSS MISSION BAND 'The November meeting •of the Busy "Bee- ,Mission- Band' was- held"on_ Nov-_ ember--22,-a-good-number being _prem sent. ' Bessie Carnochan, the leader for this month, •led in prayer. after the singing df hymn 606.', The .secre- tary's and treasurer's reports were, then read and the business was dealt with, The Offering :prayer followed the Scripture reading and the roll call, . ,answer..ed_ _by4'a _ verse. •from. _ the. Bible beginning with "C". Hymn 521 w ich recitations was•; ,,�ung;.,gfter h_ were givene`by `Grace'lVl c anon ars Margaret 'MacDonald and 'Dorothy Graham. Following the singing .of the- -Band-s- songs.-- •r-ecitations-_ were. given by' Merle Middleton and Vinnie Thompson. Two interesting. • topics' were taken. by Mary Graham and Bessie Carnochan. The closing hymn followed the Prayer Circle and itliss MacLeod closed the ..meeting with prayer., -Press Sec'y. • • THE UP..KNOW! KKINT TIN F.i L Published • every Thursday morning . at, Lucknow, Ontario. A. A. MacKenzie, Proprietor . ' and Editor, • UR•SDA-74. 1~1•FIV-FrM1.931,- CO:UNTY' EXPElnoTURES (Continued from Page 1) When presenting his detail of.i;e- ceipts land expenditures by brute County Council for. the ten months, ending Oct. 314 1:031, at the open- ing Meeting qf. the Novelnber seSsivn here. .on Tuesday evening,' Count, Treasurer A. Nelson: said he: could not state if 'the' estimates set at the '.June session .Would 'be exceeded, The reason 'he gave• for; this 1S. thatwhen Connell met for. its • last sa`;ssien. of the":"Year in "the . t}zozltkl of ' Leceinbei it was' possible f.or nim: to forecast .fairly •: accurately 't'hle outcome,'•batt now: when the finalsession is hen. in November.,. :.he' is• hot' .advised o commitments the ,'.:contraittees 'may intend asking' before the end of the terin.. TI' prineipa'' `� �e nS of expendlitut,. during the ten-month period were. Administration elfaiigtice 115746418, 'House of ':.Refuge,. $8,1.77.4d; repay merit of ' loans (general,, •$1O,004;• re- lief (grants to Children's .Shelter ant.. the Bruce. County and Kinear`din tlo pitals; ': Old Age • Pensions ant: •, r • pa- tients i eat. o a e s d . ��� rs All w n _. 3Sdthe qq .., , in' outside hesnitals), $14,87.7:- 81, 34,87.1 81, the mu•'nicipallties concerned pay - one -half; County highways, $1'13, goO:1 ;and' $175,927 ' (receipts. .bein loan's, .$169,000; sundry',, $2,732.4(,, •'-' Government • subsidy, .$117,,663.72); Road .and. bridges, Provincial, $5 �;- ' 332.93- and sundry ,$2,413.62; '' Public -p-. Schools, $47127 68 -Separate -Schoais- $5,119;63. ' . •The sun, of $16,882 -was,paid-this. Year on debenture account, • princiinil, and interest; and- this reduced . the debenture' 'indebtedness "of the County to $60,000. ,- .409 Olat Age • -Pensioners• Nelson's . report • .showed that in October there were' 409 •men and women drawing Old Age Pensiof-s'In Bruce and"the County's share (2U%) o tlte• ate'count -ef---moYier-clisbursedj to 'date . this year, in this way was $14,037. Of thisamount the County :Road, 1929 -skimmer 315. 19.30 -Goin-' 3.01 'tau 273. 1-,931-su414?tel 432, all Lit4n •' C;hesley Road at Hanover Road No 1-1u29-sutnmer 184, fall.clts. 1J30 -summer,- 1133, fall 433. 1931 ----sum- mer 1.54, 'fall 151. • 'Comity Road No. •2 at Pine 'River -19$1-fall 154. "It •will 'be noted that the heaviest ti4flic was on the Southampton-Rin- ..ardine Road and from• Owen Sonnet co 'S.o pto-n; - Following the policy, where traffic. warrants it, of bringing grading to a• pr.opei' Standard and improving -tin. 'surface 'according to demands of the traffic, it is toot .-necessary 'to issue debentures and reasonably, geed ser-, 'vice is, given throughout theounty. The approximate costof.the prin- cipal jobs,- this. year, ale: ' • Pavement in Ripley, County share, $14.000 Construction #rola Hepworth nortl of gristlier boundary, $17,200.. °. Surfacing ,north and south of I'ol Algin, 3- miles, 12,200 :Grading. arid Gravelling, Chipp'aw •: to ' Allenford, 4;`nitles, • $19,0JU: - ,C.oni.pletien, grading: ' aid gravel° lin y' 'ey' to, . k'ine� River; 4 'mile: g', +9a.'nberlG `�v.1"7,,000 a. t y W'' 0', (Grading•, and gravelling west of 'Teeswater, i/4 ,mile, $2.,500. Hill at McAlier's, Bridge and gray. elling7H$210991.- Hill at Denny's $ridge, $200. Bridge . nor; i of Wi`a 0117-uu.lud ing approaches.'and• detour, $1,80V Bridge west of Teeswater, $2,101 Highways. Committee, res•peetinl a motion, re Patinella ' Brrd'ge, •o- IVlessrs. White and Ard at the Jun. session; reported: We have careful!, considered this particular bridge• ant ' condit.ons and '.Io • not . Consider i conies :withinthe Act; • therefore w. Cannot' recommend • it being takes. • giver by;' the County. The conftnitte.. did .not recommend , that the Elor: Road, Stem Glints' Corners to 'Mild 'may, be absorbed into'. the Count highway-systetY►.•-as the Depar-tmer-- does' not .•approve • of 'this ! being, dont at -present. one• s eev< i'ilsinger and 'Gregg introduced '• ; motion with this in view. . ' • Legislative Matters Upon recommendation .of •-the . Leg; :Weave committee, -Council cunlcerre..' !n'a iesolutiyn,i passed by., the ceu..t- Couned• of the county' of • ark, p.... titioning the Government toeine. such legislation as: will•-. eautlz.- • `ars:ong""ai'1' artrinci33arltie's cax'atio-t r - iiing's rugnway and Uounty. slur poses:' in and' with feeling general!,'' 41tretignaut. -the- con tuiy,--Ba ice-„.tem- .sla.ors gave tneir. support .to a rest iution of tae. United c,ouncies of Lu,n las, ati;rnwnt and glengarry: "Ana. we' are of the opinion that a. Mut., i2utui a Reeves. • use their •best endeu; ver to utliuence dotcors, pra4:tising i „ the 4ountY. of 14We, to :;ee tatty till 9untyindigent patients be seat 4o.• h,ne .,r:4•. a �ourity Hospitals for »reatnlerlr Phis. woaad Saves the y troin 'paying' -'for these patients' .y .. 'eattnent In otner General k10$pit240... •11oaplti0tiranis This year's" grants to hospitals .to- ,al *u v. Last Juile' he t,,u.uiity of sruee l;:eneral liospjl;.a at Walkerton .AIS ^� t]C= lncil'I (line, 1s , ' -, , . , nal •,:act received .. ,1,'2,601!, and at toe .vovetneer nese it}u the.,,,County'S Lies-•• •ditiai, •a.;-the-Vuunty.,baay, was grau d,U an, adcltt'lonai. sum- 'vra: , ilavid itobertbon, • li li., .anti' A. J.. iodine,• of • the 'l'riistetr •t).oaral,, re- .>uested, this as a contribution tow4,44 ne 'cu ►struetroin oa the Nurses' ktouce - '.Vhil:h cost •$l'.(, o0. •''°i•nree years 04%4. .alien .the ,building of this, residence , .,tctr.,:.e .' itnperative,:, the eatoori. ' in • .wine.session at,'iouerinory, •Was ask: auJur ,pi,tuU.� .ueavaa, !tile; though, 'syuallatliaic with. 'toe 4uleet','ielt they c,uunl not approve ii poviuing,•t'ilu1• Su,ic it wore year; yo o t;;�L,u was• vol cit : then, 'a' siluriotr` ,.inoa,ni •o1 ./one;, :'d3O,' but•'.lsist if tine, tie ,.uuun�y, lnii.nuit'tld not..vote th}e, . 'K.dAt. 111A�tbi[i,e'llt ' JVV;Y}a�at}� irtlu't }}}atUux .Vas ir-lIicio Uce 13iat Week, $1, d • .vas. a ;ranted,. , �;a. cu.t,,•�.utned° above, Council is ,�y;.u�;n��i tiaic.ul.v as possluie ui in , - ..le indigent: patibe sent to the ,u jiTvfCla cyitin-n' tine' bounty;-tn�tead=- -, '. 1.) otiL1ue` institntion5. .in . . ....lety of the •tact• that ox ,the le pat- • .un�s,: for watt► bilis were. presented ,..L' toe • last session, 14 are. re4 elven! • ,.eats felt • for tduereular' trouoie, and. • rU others 'are • ehauren, in .the Sick • naluren s t,uspitai, 1 orento there ,s not;:much ground:for complaint ;at ,.res.ent. 'rhe Turnkey's , Residence U -eon ofi erSFlrgrn -the rruvtn�elal ` aec;retary: s' Lepartoieht, the county . outtet'1 was tureen th,..provide iivin.. ,>uarters,' outslae the Gaol,. 195 tile' sur-natey ant tl>s_tanlily_,p.aitd the mat,- .er'of 'the. purchase, • in lyhf, of a u,use_f gary •'iranner, and it -be' a,g sold i,acx to hurl, and the .bounty acquiring . more suitable, 'property”, ttoi�n. J_u ie'_J_ank, was •.explatned...w Aha satisfaction of• the !reeves. In .nis • 'connection '-tire'report of the. roperty • committee, et. which, this fear, !.reeve J..'P. •t',nelan of 1Viildmay, enairman,:read: • . ' : • , The- Warden-:. and Chairman: ' of -.roperty-bcremittee;,4nci-lien..Cenn ty ' . •solicitor , interviewed • Mr. Tanner tth".' regards to• possession of house urChased .from him and found that. Aotning ,.,c(u►u1d. _ be, _ _ ll. 11 Ap '1 LUCKNON and , WINGHAM Monumental' Works - LticknowoOn ;- Has the -largest •and, most, complete stock in the !blest beautiful designs to choose -from,-in- 0 MARBLE,. SCO CH, • ';SWEDISH AND CANADIAN GRANITES' - . W E make ' a ' Specialty. of Family,•monuments and •invite - ectioia. : --your :lase - Inscriptions. Neatly, Carefully and Promptly Done.,. See us before ' .placing your order. R. A. Spotton Phone 256 Winlrhau Douglas •Bros. • Phone 74 Lucknow ur Local Irid�stries - aliened $3,290 from_ inn7ate's of the Hous''• of I of ige?-=The--Countyl--s>-eon. - tribution to 101d 'Agen Pensions aver- aged .$1,400 per monthly; and, for' Mothers' 'Allowances an average of $-700--was '.oharg-cable. againsi the Ctiurity, • The report of the Old • Age Pen - signs' Committee, which is comprised of Reeves:Sinclair, Byers, Munn, Geo. -M--acK-ay=arid-Grant,-stated-that_-556- applications had been received to date. and•of these' 156 -.were dealt with '.this year; further:i aecordiner to' the treasurer's returns,, 58 deathshad been 'recorded. •;' 'The 'total ' paid out was as reported by Mr., Nelson in his finance statement:': The• board found it"necessary to make a number of investigations,, With reference ! to certain applications, during 'the year. Highway Work, Census • -:-The-county` ~•Engineer -and Road - Superintendent, in his ' accustomed well drafted report, said, in respect to work. generally: "In 'the .first prase we tried to " sive es 'much • labor as possible. Where teams or men could. compete with machinery or nearly • so they were given the preference. We have .done as• much grading as possible, which Mires .more labor"than gravelling. We also had all •the firush,, stumps, 'etc., removed on the full right of way. We are now putting ' up ' posts for rail- ings wherever e may'--over--the whiffle hyst'ern 'The` atsa e wo k: ha given a maximum amount of labor. "A few thih'k that work should be done by labor even if it can be done at half the cost by machinery. Ir.. view of the fact that less than 59/ of the taxpayers would benefit by the . Work, it is doubtful if this is s wise course unless the persons do- ing ,the work would otherwise re- quire direct reliefs - - "In order-- to' carry out our work efficiently we must have the neces- sary repairs thoroughly done' during the whiter„ We have arranged.for thr storing of machinery ''requiring' re. pairs and we' hope the holdups during the •worksrin season on account 'of re- pairs will be reduced to a minimum. Several of these machines we pro- pose giving a thorough overhauling this winter: Reporting •upon a traffic census, Mr. Stephenson said: .."/ obtained a traffic census from 'the Department of Highways on some hof our County roads,- which I believe is valuable -enpugh-to-• 'put in•• -•this- re; port for record. 'With this informa- tion we will be in a better position to plan our program as it checks up our opinion of the •heaviest travel', ed roads. Unfe tunately we 'have' no census of the traffic or any of our provincial ,highways Or on the Hep- worth to Wharton road. The latter is. one of the heaviest travelled roads as it gets all the County 'line traffic: in addition to traffic going north from Owen Sound: Toronto, etc: ;Locations of observers' and the number of vehicles counted ' were:. ',45th S. D. Twp. of Ameba -1929 -summer, 89. "1930 summer 106. fall 53. 1931 -summer 61, fall 39' Saubl'e Road, Twp. of Amabel, at 15th S. I2.- •.1929_summer, 838: 1930 -summer 363•, - fall 130. 1931 --sum- mer 415, fall 98., South of Southampton, Southamp- ton-lrincar"dine Road -J 4929-summe'r 606. 1930 -summer, , 597, fall 320. 1931.suninier 598, fall 340. • South of, Southampton, Paisley" Road -1929 summer 295: 1930 summer 3;322; fal1g07:-?'9'31:--summer, 286, fall 173. - Owen Sound Southampton Road• at Junction of Hepworth Wiarton Road -1929=sun'imer 569. 1930 sumer 554. fall' 441. i$81 --summer $79; fall 476. MIS ibout.�"�ll u� �. • An advertisement addressedto the m1nufa;cturers of our, town' 'ED all feel much better if you would tell us,' periodically. in i th s newspaper, about your activities. Where do ,your products' go? Mow are' they used? • What--Makes.them attractive-ltothose--who-buy._..them.?:_A!hat,_classps...of dealers distribute them! , XX • These are some of the questions you can answer. Then, too you can tell us about the' 'processes 'of manufacture and 'abou't any wonderful machines used. How does chemiatry enter' into your activities? Do chang- ing fashions' or changing conditions make it hard • for you to operate your business profitably? ' ' You see, when we know a lot about what you are doing and attemp- ting, we feel much more friendly towards you,, and our friendliness is, probably, something which you *ant always to have. Thew, toe, if we know a good deal about your' enterprise, we can talk .about it -pridefully. w answers to the uestions as above asked,arid so 0, perioalically, publish. in. this ne spaper q, earn ouratitude Gina make us the ,better able'fi --t`altriii hers about--y-our trnterpris gX , and about its value to our litoin and territory:_y. ..,,.._._. _. (Issued .by ' the Canadian Weekly Newspapers A•ssoci•ation.) -mgner tip , -shoui'd.y be - ,tmpbseu-- 0. - such bus and freight lines for to:. privilege, of . using for. comnlercca. purposes the sitid, highways on wine.. -a-very-large amount of public n,uile, has .been expended; that the spec, unlit entorceU against autocnonui :l. drivers should be• more strictly 'en forced agaius. , the said bus aur. �reignt ,tramc and that their tin.. schedules should be sua,s:itted to tot Department for approvaa and Ghoul. not oe permitted to exceed ,the stir tutory Unlit." cannot recommend" read the re.. port of the Legislature Committee u. -relation-,to. a. •,request, drom.._the• tour,. -' iliiof the County of Lennox• anu -dington xor co-operation in •a resew - cion opposing tne two year term. helltlar_schotfl; sire" azivbca !n t�iu teachers • with normal training u, given a permanent certificate afte.• • eacning tor two years. i•Sruce County Uouncil,._ when it ao opted the report :'of tne conimitte.., on legislative matters, also dirct'lne, co co -.operate in what, the Connell u: the County of Lanark seeks in th. foilowingc extract from a' report. o� its I!iciucational :(.omnrittee.="`l'hu ine...School=,inspectors:_sitouid:_nos_u._ vested with tne authority they have rndetiendent of the. co-operation o: the trustees; that the' matter of th, purchase of school supplies and tne application to Township Councils for monies to :pay teachers' salaries ihouid be left entirely in the ;hernia. of the 'trustees; that we' are • of, tne 'opinion that inspectors : of rural scheoin. should be chosen ; froin rural„.. scniool inspectorates' and not from eruan centres; for the reason that rural inspectors are • more familiar with rural problems; • thatthele should -.be 'a substantial reduction' in the salaries of inspectors and 'teach- ers, owint to tne present ' depressed financial conditunis • throughout the .iountr v : , Indigent Patients • County Councils generally are confronted with accounts, aggregat- ing amounts considerably • in exees s of these rendered previously by hos- pitals for the care and treatment of inuig'ent patients. Adverse fin tial Conditions -throughout they-coun given as the principal cause, but, though accounts' owing by the Coun- ty of Bruce, since; the June session, for indigent patients in, hospitals, outside of Walkerton and Kincardine, total $4,087.96, an amount in excess Of indebtedness °of this kind for 'any session -to -session period in ' the , past, this cannot be attributed to "depres- s6G: ' -The tenant was' then catling .:or some repairs to the house, and .ne Committee: looked ,it over and .uund a great -deal _o;:: work, costing -ac• -least five--or-six hundred -debars .,ould °have to be undertaken to •put .ne house '•in satisfactory condition.. 'lour committee then 'decided to, dis- ,,ose' of, the house if possible and .ie'gotiated with •Mr. 'tanner for re- ,,,a.rchase which •• was ; finally:. closed .or the sum of $2400.00. ' our :cont .nit'tee then looked over several;hous- • that were 'offered and purchased• • ./1e one occupied by Mr. Jank forthe ,uin of $2,475.00. This house •'is in a ' :nuch more convenient situation is at a good state of 'repair, and - should. ' aot require any expenditure for, years .;oconic."•' . • ' -- f1:11e-Property--Committees- R_epert- ;rated, with regard to improvements n .the Registry Unice: • • "The Registrar intervaewed~.toua Jommittee' several times regarding idditional filing cabinets for the doe - intents of the. ottice. While your :ommittee would have preferred to .ostpone this expenditure until next eat the lie;istrar informed us that to would procure an order from the inspector of. Registry Offices to have a.e work done. We then decided 'to : -lave the work' dgne and tenders. were.... ecei`ved and t ire ender •1st- the Hag--" --� - stationety-Ger.-of-London $918.00 was accepted. Payment o ''be made February 1st, 1932. The ' equipment was installed yesterday,' (Nov. 17th) and we have examined Same. and find that it isunsatisfac- tory, and. advise withholding payment until such time as proper equipment IS installed.", . Other • Matters! • Upon .application --of 0, Mr Raiiesbottom, , Walkerton, chairman of the Final ce• Committee of Bruce County Children's Aid Society, ' an• additional grant of $200 was approv- ed. • . Reeve McKeehnie of Saugeen and Deputy Reeve Chisholm; of Brant, , sponsored a motion; which was ap- proved that a grant of $5 be given to each Public Library having. 100 volumes• or over, and $15 to each Public Library having '800 to 1,500 volumes, and $30 to each Public Lib:. ray . havin;; over 1,500 *flumes._ These grants were overlooked at the January session. 0 - �Q C1Er f.-_ a a' ,To- _wi'11iflg On_`:• --^-- -_ behalf of Walkerton's wn Council, complained that old -rags , wearin±, • apparel, potatoes, etc., had severs'l times blocked' the sewer from . the House of Refuge, entailing •expense m clearing• the obstruction, Mr. Mc- Nab advised that the Town would expect to be paid if this sewer is docked, frons the- same cause,• in iuture. The House of Refuge Corn- nittee' agreed that the Town Council `Bray have had sorile cause of genii - plaint, but a lot of .the trouble has seen caused by roots 2f silver r maple .tees growing joints the and . ausing a stoppage. All openings to .he sewer at the House are properly , as maid - screened" owever, as ..far tainance is concerne'd it 1s coveted ay agreement found in October Min- utes of 1898, page 80. We cannot recommend pay -mei t of $10 account." By-laws• were passed' confirming Saugeen Township by-law for clos- ing a road near •Southampton,- one to �onfirm Carrick Townshi p, by-law for ..�-losing-a- road--oii.-the-Garrick=Nor= non by boundary, one c'onfi'rming the ,ale of the 'House to Henry Tanner, •ine cgnfirning the _ purchdse _of rile hawse from Julie ,dank, and one con- fir-mi•ng grants_ and expenditures..._. The Warden's Banquet Warden Downs was host to the Reeves' who have b'ee'n associated with , him during 1991a the County O i1410t-..M..�,..: sed conditions." The reason is the, the account of Mountain Sanatorii(na, Hamilton, for a father and foul children, belonging 'to the Townshii of Carrick, is $1,372.50: The sena institution rendered a bill ,for $292.- 50 for another patient' of Carrick, and $8.75 is owing' the Guelph Gen eral Hospital. and $54.25 to Si.' Michael's Hospital, Toronto, for tw< other patients of that township. Car- rick pays to the County one-half 0f $1,128.00. Indigent patients belonging tc other municipalities contracted hos- pital accounts as follows:, Paisley - :$276; Xincardine Town,. $403.50: Birantt, $274.50; Tara,. $274.50:A61"ia . ton 274.50; Southampton (3) $212.99 Elderslie, $822:' Walkerton, $322: • The . Pinance Committee did not recommend payment of an 'account, amounting to $,873 50; .of the Monti-- tain .Sanatbriuni; • Hamilton, " for' a Edmunds. patient'ef St. ,r Hepwortl-Wiar`ton Read at Aunt The committee made this.. recon,-. udon: That the, respective . »t1 titOlt 0�' Ow$�,i rq.,iiull(1‘Southani: ta;11 1en.• �atirc • -=w.