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The Huron Expositor, 1977-01-20, Page 15Grader operator's, Har ry Gillis and Larry Keiffer be paid at the rate of $5.30 per hour for the year 1977. Edythe M. Cardiff, Clerk- Treasurer and Tax Collector will be,paid a salary of $7,892.00 plus ;car-'allowance of. $800.00 and Marilyn Engel, office assistant will be paid at the rate of '$3.20 per hour. Ross Engle, Road No mailer. Me and pumps have no affinity. Since moving into the country a decade ago we have had three - count 'em: riot one.'not two, but three, 'purrik`is installed in our drilled well. ' • In addition, two Q f those three pumps had to be repaired at least twice a year. One of them had to be lifted out corn- pleteri toInStall a new foot valve and, new lines. :Nothing is. so 'frustrating than to go to the tap fend have, it gush air. Without water, you can't even make a cup of coffee. Three' sump pumps are needed to k,eeptitings going here:• One in the dry well casing, one in the sump:hole in the laun- dry room and the 'third to -lift effluent from the septic tank into the. weePitigted • - • - . This was the latest troublemaker ' Seems these sewer pumpg are not designed to last any more -than a few months past warranty At least. that's the way I look at it and if the ptiMp manufacturers and designers .want to. sue me. for libel I m just1ingry enotigh to let them. We replaced the sewer pump for the fourth time. That's right, the fourth time. Try living in .a home when you can't use the sinks, the laundry, room, the dishwasher and,, most important of all, the toilets, Try it for a few hours. Then try it fora week. -Talk about inconvenience. This time, art obliging elec- trician loaned..us.a sump pump to .keep the holding tank down to respectable levels. Another pump was connected and for four days, we lived 'a comfortable.. normal life.-Four days. Then the lower toilet, backed up and we were right back where we started. . R STOCKS MUST BE REDUCED Our Location SAVES YOU MQN EY! bone of all tosait. DAN CRONIN OF StAtFA hat purchased Silo Business. and EquipoOnt MerwoodC.STith,Ltd 4 'Torn loft 1rd r•o41 'pee thorT-2)-t .. then ono ma* on riga' • 1110oroy II4 toil - i A I thawed m. C. RR 2 , Whim'', Ontario 1.1.291.3810 Store Hours: Open daily Monday thin Friday a.m. to. 9 p.m,; Saturdays till S pan: THE HURON EXPQPITOR,. *WARY 20, 1977 15 Grey appoints or 77 Usborn~ approves- salary_ in-greases:. Letters are appreciated by Bob trotter. Male fid . Elmira. Ont N3 B 20 Pay dearly for inferior work the owner of that lovely home iwa rural setting, think twice. The next time you-drive down a country road and -envy .1 was assailed from many sides on the lark of responsibility L-Many-trmes -in the years I worked as a reporter and-editor Country living -has many disadvantage Al this time of shown by the press. But I'm here to tell you, if L'fas a work- year such as blocked ;roads, high fuel bills, frozen water ing _reporter, was as slipshod in my efforts at professional- lines in the barn, a *zen other vagaries of nature.. And ism as most tradesmen today, I wouldn't have. been able to pumps. make a comfortable living for 20 years in-the-new-spa-per For some reason known only to the Almighty, I just profession. \ 'seem to get any satisfaction from pumps. Maybe in another Pride' and. professionalism simply do not seem to exist fife I manufactured faulty pumps and I'm reaping the karma in-most of the trade-areas today as tar as lean see. Get the job done and get at •another. Go,go. go. Make money. Don't worry about-customers. There'll be another one along in a minute. 'VOW Can -you -explain a pump, supposedly-,repaired„ that works fOkexactly four days? How can you explain. a plumbing job 'where the wrong grade of wire is-used and. the person paying„for the job is wposed to dig.a .new treheh whereby a heavier wire can be insta Iled? How can you explarn,a paint job on a bashed tender that last's Three weeks . and then .starts to off like the skin of an orange? 'How can you explain taking a car in fora tune- up -and having it run worse:When you •get it back than it did when you took it in? ' H04 can. you. explain .a „service man who •iS told exactly What. is wrong with art automatic washer who comes in; takes one quick look at the Machine. i`fter making you....watt.„ four days before coming, and then says he has to go back to the city- for the -verc t you-deseriVe-d,--mrme. and-num- ber, and make you wait another four days before coming • back again? .•• _Bow can you explain electric wiring in a new home that almost CaitSeSTTfireln the livingroom? - Don't try 'to explain. If this,,cOluinn makes me enemies in the occupations I've mentioned,. so'be it. I'm fed up with slipshod. arnafeurish, unsafe. nndepend- able work. I just was mechanically inclined so I could tell them all to go take a long look at their own standards and ethies., They're charging nie an arm and a-leg for the work now I might as well pay them another leg. -AppointmentS were made to .local boards when Grey Cciuncil held their inaugural meeting on January 12th. The Reeve and Treasurer were authorized to borrow •$225,00 from.the Canadian imperial Bank' of Commerce. 'Brussels, Ontario for the year 1977. Ronald Cardiff was re- appointed for a three year term to the. Mount Pleasant Cemetery Band, Ethel. AppOintments made for a two yeas term included: Ettrel Commdbity Centre Board - Clifford Bray and Leona Armstrong,• to .represent -Grey Tiiwnship Council. From Ethel Dan Pearson, Stan Alexander, Ross Stephenson -and . 2 members from.- Ethel W.I. Cranbrook • „Colmniun ity Centre Board John Gillis and- Roy Williamson to ' represent to, represent • .Grey Township Council. Moncrieff COmmunity CentreBoard - John Johnston and. John Gillis to represent Grey Township Council. Leona Armstrong and' Clifford ' • W. Bra V Were appointed represenitnives froM Grey "1:0‘.nship'Council to the Brussels Recreation Committee • for the years 1.97 7 and 078: Recyc' Roy Williamson was' appointed representative to the ' M li land y alley • Conservation -71-althorn), forntwo•-year term 1977' and 19 78 .Md as representative_of._ fire ownship Council to the: Board of. Trusteesof , Seaforth - Coinnumity Hospital. Gerald Blake was appointed as fence Oewer"for the Township of t hee-Reeve and Treasurer were ;Mt boriied to make application to the Ministry of Transportation -and - cbitinnlifiCalfien*_.,•for -the_ • balance of H)76 Road Subsidy. • Reere.wiltbeiraid a .salaty • he Deputy-Reeve and Councillors he paid a salary ot. $850.00 , for the year 1977, ,11114:11 kcide(1, ' "22 7:7 • e-.11,1-- Superintendent be given an increase of $57 6.00 in salary making, his total salary •for 1977, $10,176. The Clerk was instructed to request additional funds from the Ontario Ministry of agriculture and Food for tile drainage. A 'membership -fee in the amount of $27.50 'to the Ontario Good Roads Association will be paid. Council will buy a plow for the _ truck,*4 model 259SPV with attacbmentg and half cab shield for the sum of $8,400.00 plus- $130.00, to be put on the new 'I H.0 truck, subject to M.T.C. approval.' Accounts paid included - General $2,909.17 and Roads and 'Bridges $6354.99 for a total of $9,264.16. GREY TOWNSH I P COUNCI M'embers of the Grey ToNnglp.Councit di e shown at Thursday's' inaugural meeting. Sleeted, from left are: Councillor Leona Armstrong, Reeve RoyWilliamson, and Clerk Edith Cardiff. Standing are: Deputy Reeve Cliff Bray, Councillor John- Gillis, and road superintendent . Ross. Engle, Missing. when the photo was taken Was councillor John Johnston. . (Photo by Langlois) At the first meeting of Usbonne township' council for 1977 increases were approved in .a number ':of salaries; wage rates and allowances. , Reeve Bill Morley„ deputy reeve Murray Dawson and -councillors Gordon ...TOInis„Mervin Shute 'and" Dan Traquair receive, an increase, their 7.• ---annual-salary of $50. Cletk-trea-sterre-r4ax - -collector Harry. Strang and road' superin- "tendent . John Batten 'will each receive a raise . amounting to seven percent., - Employees of the road department will receive an increase of 40 Cents per hour; the • • waste disposal officer will receive an addit ional-.S4. per week; the -dog tax inspector will get five cents extra for each dog 'and- the salary of the township.. hall. custodian Will. rise -by $25, The car mileage allowance rate for township• • officials and employees'was raised to 22 Cents; per mile. The. hourly . rate for the road Maintainer and snowplow' to the- -ttrwnsbip and - County ..was inereased'to .$14 pet hour and.the' Me, for the road maintainer to ratepayers will be 32Q.,..per. hour. Couireillor-Mervin Shute will represent Usborne on' the Kirkton-WoOdhap. Community --Centre .;Bdard..4and reeve •Bill Morley • and councillor Daniel Traquair were narned to' - the Exeter-and area fire board. Building . • • . inspeetur- Triebner made a, conipleie report fOr 19,76 to council. Triebn,e, r issued 16 building permit's during the year with a,,total . value. of -$278,850 and he" Carried. out .56 inspections. 'One g permit - in December was valued at $17,000. The application for a land severance of a portioirof .land on Lot ,27;, -Concession -4 for the Exeter Public Utilities Commis- sion well- site .was---'approved without : consideration, being :required. • • Council was advised by' the Foodlands section of the' Ontario Ministry of , Agriculture ' that ceilings will again be imposed. on tile drainage . debenture' borrowings in 19.77 a nd that Ilsborne's•Lifnit will he $128,80(I, At the s outset of inaugural — meeting.. Rev.lohn Beaton of t he Centralia United Church led in opening devotions and praye'rs:- The next meeting of tf•sborne council will be. held on Tuesday, February :A at 1 1.u. TrevOr smith Walton ' • .„.52741848 887-6197 offers A complete line of insurance needs for companies or single and _married persons. Representing outrierzr-/ The. Northern Life- Assurance Company of Canada Stanley issues 98 building permits in 76 in theT-township, hall Monday • January HI. at 1 ,p.m. concerning the Houstan Heights subdivision. • .Rev. .Taylor attended the inaugural meeting of council and • offered some 'worth of guidance to the new council. • has been greatly involved _With dairymen in. this program. Previous,i Huron County, Mr. Broadworth worked as Assistant and "Assocaite Agricultnial Representative in Peterborough" County and the regional municipality of Ottawa -.Carleton. In assuming the -Thunder Bay position, Mr. Broad-worth will be' responsible for the- co-ordination, : and administration 'of Ontario. MinistrY ofAgribulture and Food policies :and programs in that_ district. 2 Bill and Lynda Broadworth and their three children will ,be moving to Thunder Bay where Bill Will assume his position as Agricultural .Representative effective , March 1st.- ssoc.- ag rep.-goys to Thunder Bay, • • • The -new Stanley township council learned at its inaugural._ meeting last Tuedaylhat building permits valued at $1,236,400 were issued in the .townsfiq last , year. Ninety -eight permits were - issued. Elarence Ran will be-Stanley — representativ.e an the, Zurich Fire ' • Area-Board for the, coming year and Donald McGregor will be Stanley'S representative On the, _Clinton Fire Area. Board.' . Stanley's representative to the Ausable Bayfield COnsprvittion • AtithOrity is Paul Steckle; tile drainage % _ inspector is 'Donald 'Brodie; represenatative • fd-The Huron County Farm Safety . . Association is Donald McGregor; poundkeepers are Rick Greer, Bill . Steckle, Jack -Hamilton, jack_ • Coleman;--•- Fred • Gibson' 'and A.J.Mustard; fence viewers are Darcy Rathwell, Cliff Henderson; Charles RanandRobertTurner as an alternative; Livestock luators are William Caldwell and7Eliner Turner. • Mel. Graham, has again been appointed clerk treasurer and tax collector with" Betty Graham appointed * as deputy clerk treasurer. Dohneily and Murphy will continue to be the township's solicitors; DurSt , 'sodden 'and Bender the auditors and C.P. Corbett and Co. the engineers for the township. The recreation committee will. be expanded to include 11 persons, if possible. Appointed from council', are Clarence Rau and . Donald • Brodie. members appointed so far are' Jean Rathwell, Arnold Taylor, Gerald • Hayter.-- 1-1o0ard -Armstrong,.:- John. . Harvey. Hayter; and Mary Erb. Council-has expressed a, desire to - find two more interested persons; preferably female: Grants "Were approved in the amount of '$100 tb the Salvation AM* $35 to- the: Canadian Mental Health,$'3g''''tO the War, .1'411.10601 Childiefi's Hospital and $40 to -fiaitd's."CeitiMry Board. •,. The road committee' was authorized to apply to the Ministy' of Transportation and Communications for the balance of the 1976 road subsidy. There will be an-OMB,--hearing -Bill Broadworth, • Huron Comity Associate Agricultural. Representative with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food has been promoted to the position of Agricultural Representative for the' district of Thunder Bay. Since' coming to Hurop County, three and one half years ago, Mr. Broadworth has worked elosely with diarymen in areas of dairy farm •manageme.nt. More and more -dairymen -are Becoming more' concerned 'about`" -proper, adequate nutrition in their dairy hefds. The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food's computerized dairy feed formulation program is a valuable aid to the diaryman in assuring §ohnd nutrition. Mr. Broadworth The demand for dee-- rieity-in_Ontario reaches its--peak early 'in-the evening7- bn cold winter weekdays.. . Between 4-and 7, • everyone's asking forelec- . --tricity..Many. factories, stores -. .arid offices are still Open,.. Streetlights are on,The.jcid8." are home from school, _parents r • home from work, evening meals are being prepared. And the heating system has - work harder, It all adds up. Demands for electric, ityhaye been-increasing at a • pace- that can no-longer be -Met The rate, of growth must -be reduced. -, • ; . You tan help by avoid- ing the big jobs. like baking, • washing and drying:between, _ 4 and 7. Make sure that Unused-. .lightS, TVs and appliances are off. Take it easy on the hot. water. . .. Please •do _ can to save electricity. • 4 • I Conserve energy. The future depends on it.