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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1929-06-13, Page 2THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE McCague, Huron County Council The June session of the County Council of Huron opened1 in Goderich on Tuesday afternoon of last week with all the members in atendance. Warden Inglis addressed the coun­ cil on the work of the meeting, re­ ferring to matters pertaining to coun­ ty finances, the state of the roads, the damage done by recent floods, the speeding evil and the damage done by heavy truck traffic particu­ larly early in the spring. He said that satisfactory arrangements had been made regarding the payment of the expenditure on Provincial High­ ways in the County, for which the county is responsible for the payment of* 20 per cent. The main damage done by the floods w*as to the Wrox- eter bridge. . The Warden said some­ thing should be dene to curb un­ necessary speeding, which not only damaged the roads but was a great source of danger to life and property, .a very large amount of which was due to this cause. Great damage was also done to the roads by too heavy and too early traffic in the spring and ..he thought some action should, be taken to check both of these prac- parasites, tices. | A statement from the Highways mov,ed by Mr. Ballantyne,* seconded 1 by Mr. Kennedy, that the equalizaion of the assessments of the several municipalities in the county for 1929 be the same hs 1928'. Mr. - Wright entered a protest against the equali- ‘zation of Turnberry, which he claim­ ed was too -high, but no action,’ was' taken on this stand Mr. Ballantyne’s motion was adopted.. Moved by' Messrs. Wright and Col­ lins that a .committee bo appointed to confer with the county solicitor re criminal justice accounts.—-Carried. Moved by-Messrs. Neeb and’Swit­ zer tliaf W. B. Oliver be„ appointed constable at Grand Bend for a period of two months (beginning ’ Jjily‘. 1st- next at his previous salary.—Carried Moved by Messrs. Hill and McKen­ zie that the C.N.R. be requested to place the sidewalk on 'the overhead bridge on the Sialtford hill on the.^iat- side of the structure,’as its being-'qn the inside makes the 'bridge too man­ row for safety for present day. traffi'^s —Carried, ’ ' ' ' .' » '* Moved by Messrs. Turner and' Me? Kibboji that*, the clerk get into .com? munication with one or more firms of chartered accountants.as to the cost of an annual, semi-annual and quar­ terly audit, sb that’ when this or some future council is appointing auditors, they will have ’this inform­ ation.—Carried? The county- rate..was,struck at se­ ven mills. This is an increase of xme mill,, the rate for’'’many' years having been six mills. .-The- increase of one mill was made, necessary to take care of- provincial highway ’in- debtedness. The other six mills made up as follow's: For county purposes, four mills; for highways, two mills. The Council appointed theTollow- ing committee of its own members as the old age pensions board for Huron County;'’ W. J. Henderson, of iM’orris Towhshlp; J. W. Craigie, of Gode­ rich; R. Higgins, of Hensail; .E, Hub­ bard, of Howick and Roland Kennedy of Tuckersmith. . This' action was taken in response to a request from the Provincial Government, who ad- vised* that the Gouncil should ap­ point a committee of five members to Administer the old age pensions act-in Huron County. * ’ ' Applications for pensions wilt be made to this committee. It was de­ cided ’that the annual picnic this year be- held at Bayfield, on June 21st. .The-.Council decided to take out an accident policy protecting the county to the-amount of $10,000 for acci­ dents on, county roads.- The Cana­ dian General Insurance Company was favored with this' business, the prem­ ium being $648100.- Department as to the Government grant to the county on the expendi­ tures made in 1928; was as follows: Total amount of statement, $183,- .6-46.94; total amount of grant, $91,- 001.47; amount disallowed, $9 62.99, being.fbr motor cycle officer’s wages, Road Commission expenses to con­ ference and travelling expenses. » .A return showing the amount paid by each insurance company in the loss sustained by recent fire at the House of Refuge was filed. The to*- tai was $112.00. j. Mr.. G. R. Patterson, the former agricultural representative, was pres­ ent and addressed the council, speak­ ing of the splendid work that will no doubt “result from the appointment of the advisory committee. Mr. Pat­ terson also spoke of county council ’t'tfurs,, mentioning jtours that had been taken by other counties and the cost.* He suggested a one-day trip -to- G-uelph model farm or a two-day ‘trip to Guelph, through Brampton and.*points east to Toronto, visiting many stock breeders and model farm- -grs, returning by way of Hamilton. Mr. Patterson spoke very .highly of successor, Anvwhen millions,like it better it must be so. , THE DURANT "40" SPECIAL, Tll'ODOOR SEDAN iStecl Se antinentai Motor jBendix Wbee? Brabes Morse Silefy, Thfiing. Chafes S'ttll Force- Fti-d Eub’tiCatiost Fours aua from $675 to' Leas ide, , .Standard Factory Eqht^tfanl Taxes Extra ftUCBY TRUCKS ANY factors contribute to the popularity’of the Durant "40” . . . mbre power and speed . . . more ease of control from its improved steering facilities . . » • *.. more comfortable riding . . . less effort in driving. Drive it yourself; make your Own comparisons; judge ic by your highest conception of automobile performance and modern appearance. Your dealer is waiting, now, to place a car at your disposal. ' BUILT BY DURANT MOTORS CANADA LIMITED TORONTO CANADA TON TO ill TON CAPACITIES' takes up his work here and bespoke for hint the hearty cooperation whifili he himself had received. Mr Cague then addressed the council and spoke of the benefit he expected to receive from the advisory commit­ tee. He also spoke of the importance of spraying orchards, Huron, he said, has the largest number of fruit -bear­ ing trees in til© Provi nee. Weed control has been taken up and a campaign has been organized under the Weed Control Act, and the re­ presentative said, the importance could not be stressed too highly. NT. McCague said he had been called on to perform several post-mortems on sheep and hogs; and found in the majority of cases -death was due to internal parasites. Mr. McCague al­ so spoke of the importance of the im­ provement of stock. Huron’s prize­ winning candidate at Guelph this year also stood second in the Pro­ vince of Ontario. Mr. Wright, as chairman of the advisory committee, urged all farm­ ers to take up in earnest the treat­ ment of hogs and sheep for internal In committee of the whole, it was 15 YEARS AGO Mr. T. F. Boyle was elected to re­ present Exeter Encampment of Odd­ fellows at the Grand Encampment and the following were elected as officers: W. J. Statham, E. Howald, J. 1\I. Bouthcott, T. Boyle, W. Johns, W ..J. Murray. Mrs. H. N. Boon has purchased the brick dwelling on the corner of Wil­ liam and Victoria Streets from Mr. W. H. Levett. Mrs. Boon intends renovating and improving the pi perty. , Mr. S. 0., Hanna, of the Exeter Man­ ufacturing. Co., is in Detroit and: Freflricktown, Ohio, on business this week. Nr. Peter Coleman is nursing a sore finger these days, the result of an accident having had the top taken off by being caught between the rack and the wagon. The’ Jas. Bawden buildings were moved last week to his land east of the same street, opposite (MT. Fletcher’s. Mf. Harry Horton, of-Tucli has purchased for his son acr_ Road1, hear Brucefield, was $7Q,00.00. Exeter held the fast baseball team to a tie in on Monday night in their first dale game of the S. H. League the game being called at the end of the eighthluffing on account" of dark­ ness with the ddore three all. The line-up: F, Hann, D. Neeb, F. Boyle, jE, Windsor, B. Rivers, Dr. Camp- t bell, F. Tfiebher, H. Harrington, C. 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