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THE .L1JCKNOW SENTINEL,• LUCRNOW, ONTARIO.
. WEDNESDAY, 'DEC. , 4th, 1963
May Have To Develop Another
Reeve Tetis Nomination Meeting,
Hydro and Water Systems In Goa
eii[HAD . NO).LUCK ON WEEK -END
a MOOSE HUNTING TRIP
1 A party of . five men, George
• Whitby and. Blake Alton of Luck-
now, .. Gordon, McQuilhn .of Sarnia,.
N e Jack Thomson and Val Arneson
' . Y�Er of North Bay, went moose hunt-
Reeve George W. Joynt, the other' • sidewalk work. He also
only nominee for the reeveship noted the narrow bridges on Have -
at last week's nomination meet lock south near Jack ' Ma(Don-
mg, will commence his 8th term ald's, with a water. course change
in 1964;. if work is eventually undertaken
He was the fust. speaker ,called there. .
on by S. B, &others who chaired' D.H.OR EAST END. WORK
the meeting: and .commented In :the spring the Ontario De -
that it was strange there . were pa tment of Highways 'will ire..
mg Last week -end west of Kirk-
landt Lake. The hunt was in vain
as not .a trace of a moose could
be ' found, ' •
A heavy fall of snow during. the
week. may have been the Cause
of the scarcity of moose, The
party returned home early • Mon-
day
note more out .in a town of over move the bridge that spanned the
morns ng,
•
1000. people. The attendance tO- former water ;; race .from eav- t
tailed about twenty-five Persons
The meeting ' first paid 'tribute
to •the late John F. Kennedy, be-
fore Reeve Joynt. , summarized
inumicipal : activities. ' He pointed
out that he. .had tried to give
the Village. 'the best .;possible gov •
eminent, As members or Council
. do ` not seem . interested in stepp-
ing up .Mr. `Joynt said he would
filled in. The arch bridge
west of this point will be °:widened
by the Department, and the ditch
at the. easterly limits . fronting the
residences of Sid Whitby and Ger-
ald. Wagner will be filled in. '"It
is ';a disgrace as an aptiroach,"
to the Village, .• and when this is
remedied, new : walks and new
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Nat 60C
UP ' TO ALLOWED
PER' LB. FOR YOUR OLD
WOOLENS as Trade -In on
Beautiful NEW BLANKETS. AT
FAIRFIELD'S. Get lowest Dis-
count: Prices as well. Write.
today for. coloured folder giv-
ing full particulars ' to:
en's' mill which has now been.
be pleased to ' stay on as reeve lighting wlil enhance this area.: R G. FAIRFIELD '
and do what he could.. ABANDON No..3 WELL
39 Maio St. E,,. Grimsby,' Ont.,
In . the; . seven years ; lie has .been Reeve Joynt referred. to: the The Blanket Discount House
reeve the straight general rate new aw lrary pumper installed in
of taxation 'has only meant a (thewaterworks pumphouse to ,•
dollar increase of from $2,00 ' to maintain pressure . on the mains 'i sion. "It is a poor well, he said,
x'1.00 ato . the property.. ! in • case of emergency, and . of only 43 feetdeep and practically
assessment. Ea ' year a progres- ' the purchase ' of the new fire sitting in the river."
sive program was conducted, re- truck, He said • Lucknow is con -Mr. Joynt suggested` the Alex
erring in year to the road wid- cerned with maintaining:the. best `Andrew area as the • possible site
ening the main street areas rural relations- . and the new 'fire of a new well to get water from
Inglis and. Outram, equipment :enables' .the“hills in • e9urp Depart- the hills of Ashfield: The No.
The parking area being built mint to •give• the best possible 4 well in Victoria Park (bowling
011 the "Douglas” lot on' the rural fire protection. green) :.is a good .'well and getting
corner of Willoughby and Inglis The old truck : bought in 1949,,stronger, the reeve remarked.
s'%1 be an . important factor . in could not be sold directly next ' is paying its way with
taking . care 'of parkingproblemil• year according to provincial reg- ,fiew industry adding to the : con -
The The narrow briidge. near this mations: The truck was sold this sumption, and the small profits
point is being considered forre- year for • $3,500 with a 15% .sav: go into rebuilding : tines and in -
Placement if approved, and the ing on the new equipment, . as
stalling ' new lights. A, Forestry'
Mix laid . on this street ; in a result of the local sale... ' Branch . crew of Ontario Hydro is
1951, isdue for'replacement with. Mr. 'Joynt mentioned: trouble cinrreatly doing tree . to,
cold m'
hot roll asphalt. • Mr. Joynt said with ;'water outof the ;No. 3 well, .protect. hydro lines, and'. taking
he : would. recommend road wid- with the matter being considered down some • trees which are : in
ening and '.sidewalk 'rebuilding: on by ' a representative of : the On- . bad condition. •
Havelock Si. south, as well astario Water'Resources• _commis- NEED • POLICE PROTECTION
- ` r—rer-
�. Space, Saving -. Attractive,
Available In `.9 Beautiful. Colours
' . HEAVY QUALITY
�ILING TILE
Covers OverDingy,Cracked' Ceilings';
.'
rives Any Room A New, Modem
FLOOR
Brightens Any Room In , The Houser
4 Over 100 Colours From Which To Chootase.
timismegaimmenismairierikiwurverusea-vtotamartap
1
2
C nies:.hn A Variety_Of f Co ..
4
loins
PRINTED WALL TILE
'For KITCHEN ' or BATH
Has A Heavy Duty, Baked Glossy Finish.
Just A Wipe Of A Cloth And It • Sparkles-
tarAUW
Fresh Cement In Stock
Jahn W. Henderson Lumber Ltd.
Phone 5 28--31' 18
Lucknow •
Reeve
. Joyntreferred to . the
engaging of a police officer four
months ago . ,on ,' a 'six months'
probationary period: We had no
other course, he '.said;'; and added
I think he is ."doing a good jots"
and "Luc know • .needs' police 'pro
tection-" .
The .levemade specific men-
tion Of •industrial expansion •'and.
Progress, and added that Luck -
now had picked up about $80,000
in assessment to put it up •ta the
. million . dollar :mark. We are not
going to be.. 'big, but ' with good.
government we can : keep this
a , nice ' clean and . price
community:
'All four • councillors stated their
. intention' to ` stand, and Omar.
'Brooks, the first nominee,. was
!called on.. As chairman of the
Road Committee, . he gave .a de-
!tailed
e-
!taii ed breakdown .of expenditures
' on roads, bridges, cilverts,, side-
walks, snow costs; maintenance,
cutting
pry on' sidewailt coistmction weeds, t,; etc. •
,Provincial subsidies' do not..ap-.
Mr.
Brook's . `spoke of grader rental,
revenue which ` helps to offset
,snow. costs. The tax dollars be-
ing are showing 'up i :our
streets and sidewalks,. he: re-
marked.
'HYDRO PROFIT
co ncillor • `M. " 'L.. Sanderson,.
&airman. f .Hydro, said . the Sys
tem would show a profit again
this year 6f roughly '$2,700, Es-
timated'.revenue will be close to
$31,000 with expenditures in ex-
cess of ; $48,001i. The System ',has
$9,000 in reserve fundbonds'
Which remain' . untouched, Mr'
Sanderson referred to .the De*
tights installed this year -and. said I
new lights': would be added at
that .east end of the village next
year.
WATER SYSTEM
Councillor Harvey Webster,
f. chairman of the Water , System
'repotted revenue . would be' in
.,;excess of 510,000 this year,with, s
some . 911,000 paid out of eanings 1'
toward maintenance of the earnings
i
tem,
The standpipe was painted and
w repairs 'madethis year,. and the
.inside cleaned; ;scraped and tree-
d for, the first time in 17 • years.
The almlilarY pump/rouse engine 1
for fire . protection purposes ' `was •1
!debentured, Tine were 4 neer
;services this :year and ' were
to i
January of this year were foil. t
s .: is in 'exteflent
pe," . WeB I'said,
"•nova • have to into the mat
Beauty '5.lon
Monday through Saturday
NIGHTS . BY APPOINTMENT
.`. Resdan, 6 oz. bottle $1..,25
Luclmow
Phone 528-.3114
ter of a new well,
Councillor ' "B u d" Hamilton, •
dealt briefly with the perennial
problem of the municipal dump.
Called on were council nom-
inees . Donald MaeKmnon, Gordon
Montgomerys Cliff Crawford; John
Wraith ' and' Robert MacKenzie.
Mr. -MacKinnon and Mr„ Mont-
gomery . indicated they would qual-
ify for the School Board, the
ter succeeding John
Robert .: MacKenzie is a member
of. the School Board, . and Cliff
Crawford: and ''John.: Wraith said
not stand: for
they 'were saticouncsfiedil,and would
/ SCHOOL AFFAIRS
• Gerald . R.athwell, chairman of
the ' Lucknow District High School
Board, said it was a pleasure
to serve on 'the. Board this year,
with a.. very good staff' and *every-
thing
very-t • going. along very nicely.
A more detailed report' was
left to Charles Webster,, the Luck -
now representative on .the ' Board.
He • complimented the principal,`
Mr. L. E. Goyette, who in Mr.
Webster's words, 9s one in 'a
thousand, . is conscientious and is
putting in a lot of mare."
Attendance is 229 students,. with:
ten going. to • Winghani, along with
eight frown .. Ripley. ''There is no
obligation 'to Wingham' in con=
nection with this vocational train-
ing, the costbeing solely that ' of
tuition . and transportation.
is an
rural.stu-
gate."
to run
road.
ilei. has
met with
The cost
$6,000 on
they
dp • of
Reeve
Hiway
school
-',Per
touched�
no �
taxpayer -
airman
referred
said
year,
means.
er : salaries each year.
high-
Mr. Webster said there
agitation to have all
dent's picked • up `oat .the
It is impossible, lie said,
buses up and down every
The transportation committee
studied the.problem and,
a delegation . of parents.
would . be an additional
which. there. would. be no grant.
On the present bus service
receive a government . subsidy
80%.
• Mr.:Webster credited
Joynt for ' ' having the
Department lay a drainage
underground through the'
property, to the creek. This
nuts enhancing the school
bordering on' Highway 86.
Education costs were
on, and under the present
of . taxation with .. annual
increases and expenses.
upward, :.there be relief
expectedy
Robert MacKenzie,' chairman of
the Public: School Board
to the new school windows,new
entrance ' doors, the : cf
three : ;classroom floors, new
desks in two rooms. He the
levy was . the same' this .but
the category system
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