HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1955-11-30, Page 12THEELUCKNOW $SENTINEL, LU;CKNOW, .UNTAIiO
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It's Christmas shopping.
time e and. the plane to .get
im ..
lovely gifts for.. all' the
family is' at . I
THF.' ,SEPOY STORE
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- ON CHRISTMAS' EVE
With. every. $2:00. purchase from .now until Christmas'
you will receive a . ticket on our grand drab! to . be
made at. 10.00 p.m., December24th,- for three Lovely
Prizes
SUPER TRICYCLE •with life size pony $31,95
�q';RUBBER. DOLL with, real hair ' • $ 7.75
BOUDOIR LAMP, value. *_....$ 7;95.
See them. on display at. The Store and make this your
Christmas. Shopping Centre for Lovely, Practical and atr
Priced -Right. Gifts for All the Family.
WEDNESDAY, NOV;,30th,. 1955.
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'PHONE ` 108-w VCCI NOI
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anagemen
ora ncrease
Village, school and County of-
fairs were dealt ' with in , detail
at a .21 -hour rateepayers' meet-
ing in the Town Halt on ,Monday
evening with J. W. ..J oynt act.
ing .as chairman.,
Reeve A. W, Hamilton stated
that. $25000 building grants had
been paid by. Bruce Co, "to Walk-
erton . • and Kincardine hospitals
this year bu a• sunitar. g, ant to
Owen .Sound as. withheld pend
ing construction work reaching a
certain point: •
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' He ' paid . •tribute to ' the late
George . Stephenson; •former Co,
engineer,. •:
• • Mr-. Hamilton` pointed • to ' • the
soaring costs of indigent patients.'
amounting' to some $60,0`00 in
Bruce. Lucknow's share has been
heavy and will. 'run to approxi -
10 he year of
mate y �$ ,000 for t
which the County pays 50 per-
cent.
It Is • our .duy in some cases,
but . where families. or the . pat-
ient .can'. pay these costs it is their
responsibility and, an investiga-
tion .liad to be 'made, but so far'
they' have . had. .no ..report. from
Mr. ,Grant, the solicitor.- 1VIr.-
Hamilton said •he, had, favoredre
taii5;ing Mr Hetherington as `the
solicitor as he rented,. the 'muni-•
cipal office. 'at a fee ..cif $240 a
year which ' represents about. 'a
quarter of - a mill • •
Agree To- .School •Equalization
Mr. Hamilton recalled the re-'
cessar,
y.dro• Rates
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oinestic SHORTENING
Popular
Brands:'
16: oz: - plug..
Tenderfiake- :RD
pound._ _.-- 27c best ..for all your baking, lb. _
mato Juic
Tip -Top
Choice Quality
48 -oz. tin.
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quest from ,Ashfield and West. ' Roads In Good Shape
Vifawanosh to review the assess- -Councillor Alex MacLeod re-
ment equalization, of the muni- viewed painting,furnace and
crpalities in the Lucknow High other repairs to the Town lfall,•
School District, and 'with, all and added there was much to'
municipalities agreeing;to, ac- be alone, but a little work each
cept .their new equalization fig- year would put the building in
ures; Lucknow rwould have been first class, shape,. after .being ne-
the . only : dissenter, and the Coun- glected for years. .
cin considered it wise to, accept He spoke of the awork done in
their • new tOsessment figure of reinforcing the; arena, and . of the
diamond
$ , drainage, fill and; .
1,Q24r 495 rather than have >;hpark e
matter ego to arbitration. repair, work, •A street sander was;
..Reeve Hamilton explained that bought for '$60
the Board had obtained an agree He •felt a g rood .job had ` been r
,'rent, with Wingd lam' Hospital to done ,in. applying the prime and. •
.have: on record in .the years, to seal coat, to hard: surfaced reads
'come before payhl8 • Lucknow's in the village and that we had
share of the hospital wing. better roads . than most other
He said tat since their last Bruce County ' urban municlpali= ,
meeting a request fora building ties.
had '
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grant 'to Kincard� HospitalWi1T � Stand Next Year
been received in the amount 'of Councillor' George Joynt, nom-
$743. He could not say -what this inated for both reeve and coon-
or next ,year's Board might do. cillos, said she Would 'stand for
.in thin regard.
reeve. • a year from noNv ' if the.
Assessment Down ratepayers saw fit .to nominate
'Reeve Hamilton pointed out him.
that by what appearedto, be a He gave details of. •the work
- done in improving
athe:
linatyipe error , ,Lucknow s .ass- approach
essment� as • issued by` the :..County Co the dump and disposal area.
Assessor, Was '$180,000 too high. He. felt • the snow plow • would be.
The proper ' figure was . $1,024,495. able to get ' in, , this winter ' and
In -addition reductionsof about keep the „dump accessible: Cost.:...
$90,000 'had. been obtained e of garbage.collection, With a:good•,
bring L.ucknow's assessment •more job:Ibeing clone, Was $603. - '
inline with other Bruce muni . • Councillor ' . J o y ri t criticized
cipalitie5 and modified . the prob- Reeve Hamilton and. "his major-
tem', considerably. The Co. Court• ity" for:' the . purchase of a $488' •
Cil : Equalization Committee • had .sump pump.: He said neither he
regarded' Lucknow as previousl r nor Councillor Mowbray were
.being highly assessed. • Mr • Harn- aware' of the purchase, and 'that.
ilton said there were still' clauses. he could have bought an.
in the manual ; that . he did not tion.: pump for .• $291, or: a, 'second
like, but she " had considered it hand pump for. x$60:00 At that,
best, tro go along with it rather he -questiioned ' .the need of it
than be' a lone dissenting voice. Mr' Joynt was also critical of
.at. CoUntylcouneil.
" the 'work 'done in ream facing; the
street. He didn't •..think; there - wa$
one'. • percent improvement, and
that as far. „as he' was concerned
he: 'wouldn't pay for
Sunblest PEAS E.. D. Smith's- CATSUP:
standard; 1-5 oz-. `tin _ __ for--• 29c ' Home -brand, -11=. oz.bottle- -2 for -3
rise
BROOMS, .'4 -string '
new corn,' each 89c
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The. $8,000 fire truck' debenture
retires - in ..1959;—with : •-13533-25-
principal' outstanding.
The $11,000 street resurfacing
debenture •retires' ' in. 1961 with,
$7,109 principal outstanding.'
The $7,000 Arena debenture re-
tires. In 1057. Principal sum ,out:-
standing
out-
standing is ' $935.65. • ,• • ,
The Wuigham . General Hospi-
tat , debenture of $5,777.77. retires
in 1965.' Only .the interest 4as,paid
this year. ,
fine --original W-aterw�orl de---
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benture for= $65,000 •retire,, ' in
1971. The System is self-support-
ing and;is not levied for in tax-
ation'. • Outstanding" principal is
.$21,994.26.
Sulbsequent, Water System de-
bentures Of .$4,500 and. $26;000 re -
t.61
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Exclusive
ring •
,Wagstaffe MARMALADE.
2 -fruit 24 oz. jar _ ...........
.'Canada
�Yo 1 Table
75 . lb.' bag
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Follow the Crowd,•'on • Y•our: Shopping
Spree, They're All After Our,
' To Be. Drawn Before Christmas
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LUCKNOW 'PHONE 11'9.
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10 'Cents' Per Capita Levy .
To belong. to the ..Georgian Bay.
Indusr`ial Association 'would cost
10-- cents per capita or appProxi-
mately $93.00. This. figure . was: re-
ceived late in the •fall, and. join-
ing the' Association • would - 'be . a
matter ,for the new Board tb de-
cide,.'on: -
•In reply:. to a query'_ as to . what
increased' taxes this year, Mr.
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Hamilton replied that it ' was.
,mainly due tohigherschool and
indigent', costs,
He: declared he' would ;be
candidate in 1956 ,
Reviews Debenture Debt
W. G.- Webster, the newest `ill J y t brought 'member on the - Board; who suc-
ceeded ' W. C. Attridge as. chair-
that' trees h ' ld '� have
-- of -the- manee-Go iitt°eer
'dealt Chiefly. • With a breakdown ati�
of the' debenture ' debt .'of the
village. for only., one tree to lbe" cul. •He
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told. how $81'had. •been. spent in bee
The ' $3,500 debenture on'the •
digging around the stumps : 'for vat
Geddes Block:. retires in 1961, with a bulldozer; :When 'he :brought in yea
the outstanding .principal, of a:chain saw operator, •wlio did the
$1312.25 and ' interest provided
for and is net • levied for in • tax- • the jab for $35.00 with..:anotlier ' of
$17:00 spent for top soiling 'and . , I�
cleaning up. 32,6
Ilas-Hopes For Factory.aerselling of ,the idle furniture 'fat- . .�
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The Grant: Appointinent ,
Councillor : Joynt. told of .. the . •
decision to. ` get legal advice on..
the. indigent. question in.. the .
spring; and.the Reeve•was auth-
orized'- to 'see R. S. Hetherington
in'theimatter. Mr. Joynt, said that
five 'months. ' later and: with an, .:
other; bill for .$1,859; nothing. had
been done about it,, He, wanted'
action and` made the' motion to
emplpy Campbell Grant: He, gave.
'details' of the • split dote: on this
question
Dune or . o `n ou g ,up
the' stump question also, and said
the t see . sh out n v
been' removed . by a`• previous
Council as the request; had been
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ly and are 'also provided for out
of revenue. ' '
The High School: debenture .of
which the Vilfa•g•e bays its.'pro
rata share retires in 1972., •
Councillor Webster pointed out
that' tax- arrears for the years.
1951. to , 1954 totalled '$2,216.58,
but hoped this amount' would be
reduced ,before the year's' .end:
He' complimented. Clerk E. ' H
Agndw for what 'the" auditor stat
ed were the mpst perfect set of,
books of any municipality .he•
did, •.
Councillor J nt said that the
AsSi
tory was a main issue now, and • wer
.he had hopes that this would be • • '' and
going again. in ' the, not far .dist•.: tree,
;ant future.
Councillors Were Out Of Town'
Ih • replying, Reeve - 'Hamilton
said that 'Councillors Joyy'rtt, and
Mowbray *ere out of. town 'and'.
couldn't be contacted when the,
sumrp .pump was purchased in an '
emergency in ' ,repairing a, lire
hydrant. He could not. rent or'
,borrow a• pump at, the time. The
remainder of the Council ap-
proved ` and .. the ' purchase was
made -after. the-pump'vvas highlY•.
recommended • upon an enquiry•
being made through the town of- -
,f'ice .:It was . used ,again while •
changing the position off the 'main
to the standpipe, and added Mr.
Hamilton, we've : had' ,workmen
tba ]Ging wa ote_on"-rep' i Jobs
around this , town: for 20 years.
In reply to the . Reeve's .•query;;
town. foreman Alex. Havens con-
- e_ purnp_....was:-sati,s'act-.._
Ory,
Moreover, said Mr. .Hamilton,
the pump was .purchased from
S nus ' funds in the Waterworks
s
attint .and didn'tocost,the tax -
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