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County Council I
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Charles Robertson, M.L.A . for
North Huron, very kindly addres^-
'■ed the council on the request of
Warden Seitzer. He stated that
Re had always made it a habit of at
tending each assembly of the coun-
vcil some time during each session.
The year 193'4 was about the only
yea r he 'had been unable to attend
•owing to circumstances over which
he had no control. He stated that
nearly ten years had passed since
he had acted in the capacity of a
member of Huron Council. There
was only ope of the old guard left
but he hoped that before the year
.drew to a. close he would have the
pleasure of knowing -all the mem
bers of the 1935 .council, Mr. Rob-
■ortson also responded to several in
made on behalf of council in
to certain county mat tens
related to recent changes at
Parki, Toronto,
Finance Committee
quiries
respect
as they
■Queen’s
Report of the Finance Committee
recommended no action on the re
solution of t'he council of Hay
Township regarding the return to
.Scotland of. a family at present re
siding in Hay Township, Quite a
long discussion took place with a’e-
gard to this family, Reeve Melick
of Hay township stating that, this
(family might coist the county quite
a considerable sum cf money if it
were not sent away and the railway
authorities state the family can be
removed to Scotland for $250.
Reeve Davidson said that
authorities in Scotland -might
turn the family since they have been
in this country for some time.
Reeve McNali suggested that the
council move carefully in the mat
ter or they may have quite a num
ber of families who would like to
return to Scotland on their hands.
Another point of discussion with
the finance report was ia.
C. A. Reid of the juvenile
$26.90. Reeve Davidson
this bill hod been refused
committee felt that
the
re
regard, to
bill from
court for
said that
because the
Mr, Reid had no 'claim to the money,
money.
The report, of the County Road
Commission was taken up cla-use by
clause. It recommended: That the
highways be cleared of snow in a
manner that the sleigh traffic would
be benefited.—Carried.
That the appropriation by-law for
•county road expenditure be passed
this session authorizing an expend
iture of $150,000.—Carried. That
the fee of $15 be paid to the On
tario Road Association.—-Carried.
Re motion of Reeves Pryde a,nd
Melick that the Department cf
Highways be petitioned- to take
over
road
■eter
that
me tion
Davidson, this matter was left over
until the June sessions,
The matter of the purchaise of
snow fencing will be considered in
time for next year’s requirements.
That the request from Goderich
to the
the Department
petitioned- to
a# a provincial highway the
from Grand Bend, through Ex-
to Russeldale, we recommend
the motion be carried. On
cf Reeves McNal.1: and
Township for additions
county road system, also for grad
ing work to be done w.eist of Wing
ham and motion of Reeves Scott
and Melick that n'o construction
work be done, action be deferred
until the commission 'has had an op
portunity 'of looking over the re-
q u i rem e n ts.—-Ca rr ied.
That road No. 1!5 be examined.—
Carried.
The report of the agricultural 'ad
visory committee recommended that
Ross
corn
of 30
After
commendation the clause was
ferrecl back to the commission.
The grants of $5 00 t'o the office,
$200 for junior extension work -and
$15 to each school fair held this
year be. made, carried; that a $50
grant be made to the Ontario Agri
cultural Council to help carry on
its work be made, carried; that O-
Henningway be a
annual meeting of
ricultural Council,
Educational
Johnson be re-appointed as
borer inspector at a salary j
cents per hour while on duty,
a. s'hor.t discussion on this re-
re- '
de,ligate to
the Ontario
carried.
Committee
committee reportThe educational
read clause by clause recommend
ed :
That no action, be taken regard
ing the letter frtom the London
Board of Education asking that an
agreement be signed covering a
period of five years for 90 per cent,
of the tuition fees of Huron Coun
ty students attending London sec
ondary schools. Carried.
A rather lengthy discussion took
place after the reading of this clause
and the following 'one.
ition of excessive profits, incomes,
salaries and dividend# going out of
Canada, carried.
That mothers' allowance be given
to mothers with one child. Carried,
That the government be petitioned
to continue the unemployment .relief
grants to rural municipalities. Car.
Metlons Pi’eisented
.Moved by Haac'ke and
that the Warden, ap'd Clerk
orized, to sign and 'submit
That Huron County enter Inin an
agreement with the London- Board,
cif Education in which the county
agrees to pay 50 per cent, of the 90
per cent, requested the parent# or
guardians to pay the balance. Car
ried,
Reeve McNali stated that 'other
counties were paying the full 90
per cent, to London and Huron
should not stand- second to any
county Jn the province in the mut
ter of education.
Mr. Archibald, chairman of the .......... . _ _ _ ____
committee explained that they felt ■ utionTf the corporation of the’Co.
that it would be placing too much Huwn, showing that there was
buvden on the taxpayers to jnake 'expended during the year 1934, on
™jthe Counity Road -System, the sum
'of $13il,120.44 and requesting the
istatutory grants thereon.—iCarried.
| Moved by Bryans and Lovell that
I the County reimburse the Township
iin the amount of taxes on L. Bennett
property paid by the Township of
I Howick' through an error of the for-
j iner -County Treasurer. L'oit 16-17,
Gorrie, $39.00; Finance Committee.
Moved by Bryans that we ask the
Good Roads Committee to purchase
a snow fence to be placed on 'County
Road leading jnt'o ’Fordwioh and al
so leading to Harriston; Good Roads
Moved by Cardiff and Scott, 'that
this county council pass, a resolution
drafted t'o the Minister of Public
Welfare that so far as the children’s
shelter in the county of Huron, is
concerned that we are perfectly sat
isfied with the creditable manage
ment of our County Shelter as at
present administered
we might be exempt
regulations.
Moved by Turner
that we call for tender for painting
the main hall in the court house, the
'Stairway leading upstairs
court ro'om and also the
room and that this work is
completed before the June Session;
Property Committee.
Moved by Archibald & Turner that
ithe Warden and Treasurer interview
the Manager of the Bank of Com
merce and other banks if necessary
to procure a reduction in the interest
rate paid by the County.—-Motion
carried.
Moved by Hanley and Melioki that
the County take over the -road from
No. 35 Goderich Township south,
through Stanley and Hay Townships
to the Zurich Road; Good Roads.
Moved by Westcott and Archibald,
that the remainder of concession 8.
Usborne from the point of contact
with County Road 23 at the Thames
Road, to Whalen, linking with the
Provincial Highway there, be placed
on the County System: Good Roads.
IMoved by Matheson and. Lovell
that a resolution requesting the
Highways Department to take over
County Road No. 7 and also the
resolution requesting the paving of
provincial Highway No. 4 be laid
over until the June Session. Carried.
the coilnty pay ,90 per cent. If
these pupils went to universities or
'to commercial schools they would
have to pay the whole thing, them
selves, said Mr. Archibald.
R, E. Turner stated, that there
were many parents wishing to send
their children to London schools
who could not pay the amount and
he felt that these schools were most
valuable to any boy or. girl. “I con
sider that we always get value for
money spent in education.”
Other members pf the council took
part in the discussion until an
amendment was moved by Mr. Pryde
and Mr. McNali that the full 90
cent, be paid. Reeve Eckert
i manded the yeas and mays on
amendment and it lost 25 to 4.
The educational com'mitte furth
er recommended that in view of the
fact that commercial education is
■of growing importance in this coun
ty, tli’a.t the council suggest t'o the
■secondary school boards throughout
the county that a commercial course
ibe included in their curniculi. Car
ried.
That since the account with the
Board 'of Education of .Stratford is
in accordance with the act it should
be paid. Carried.
The executive committee report,
clause by clause recommended that
ispning shows, plowmen’s associations
fall fairs and Hensa.ll seed show' re
ceive the s'a.me .grants as- last year
and that Kirkton, (Clifford, and Luchi
no w fairs receive half the amount of
resident fairs. Carried.
That no action be taken with re
gard to the 1934 fair- grant which
Lucknow did not receive. Carried.
That the salaries of all county of
ficials remain the same excepting
John M. Roberts and Harvey Ers
kine’s, these men, clerk >and treasur
er of the county respectively hav
ing been deprived of remuneration
from Old Age Pension and Mothers’
Allowance, it is recomftnended that
their salaries be raised to $l,.600
each. Carried unanimously.
Mr. Roberts and Mr. Erskine
thanked the County for this favor
and promised. to continue giving
their best to their work.
The committee also recommended
that bread for the gaol be supplied
by E. U. Cleveland at 11 cents per
3 .lb. loaf, meat be supplied by Ad'olf
Kibler at 7|e. a lb., and groceries be
supplied by J. Calvin, Cutt. Carried.
That the same hospital .grants as
in 1934 be given. Carried.
'That pasteurized milk be sup-plied
to the Shelter by the Goderich Dairy
Carried.
That a grant of $100 be given to
the Canadian National Institute for
the Blind. Carried.
That a grant of $150 be given to
the Salvation Army Rescue Home.
Carried.
That J. W. Montieth 'of Stratford
be appointed auditor for 1935 at. a.
salary of $275, to include expenses.
Carried.
That the painting of the County
Council minutes to given to the Hu-
1 ron Expositor at 65 cent# per page,
also tli'at their tender for receipts
and forms be accepted according to
the price on the list. Carried.
That no
matter of
Carried.! That no
the request for a grant from the As
sociation of Managens of the
and Infirm, carried.
That no grant be given the
Children’s Hospital, 'Toronto,
the committee feels that this
tution should be supported' by 'the
Provincial Government. Carried.
That all Libraries of Huron Coun
ty receive a grant of $25. Carried.
That Marjorie Pr'ouse, stenograph
er, by appointed by a bylaw to make
the payihent of her salary legal. Car.
That $20 be granted for the main
tenance of flowers beds 'at the court
house. Carried.
That no action be taken on the
matter of caulking the windows and
doors of the court house and Shelter
isince the county is at present not in
a position to make any unnecessary
expenditure. Carried.
The Legisaltive Committee report
taken up clause by clause recom
mended:
That the committee strongly ap
proves of tile resolution of Perth co.
'Council concerning increased taxtl-
per
de-
the
action be taken on the
injuring county officials.
action be taken 'regarding
side
since
inisti-
Look After Your Kidneys
If You Value Your Health
Tho duty of tlic kidneys is to act as filters to
purify the blood of its impurities.
That is the great work the kidnoys do, They
filter the blood.
Do you think, then, it is possible to bo healthy
unless the kidneys do their work thoroughly.
heart's Kidney Pills help tho kidneys flush off
the poisonous impuritios, cleansing out the kidneys,
bladder and urinary passages, and make their potion
natural and regular.
Stewart
be auth-
__ _ r„ to the
Minister of Public- Highway# tile pe-
and ask that
from any new
and Bowman
to the
witness
to be
Grand Jury Report
The presentation of' the Grand
Jury at the General (Sessions of the
Peace, held before His Honor Judge
IT. M. Costello in -Goderiich on De
cember 11, was presented.
The jiurors found that ithe Gaol
housed four prisoners and no com
plaints of any kind were
The 'building is well oared
in a clean and sanitary
throughout.
The Alexandria Marine
eral Hospital at the time of the re
port had twenty patients and every
thing was in fine condition.
The 'Shelter had thirteen inmates
•ranging in age from ten months to
15 years. The children appeared to
be well cared for and the condition
of the Shelter was first class.. How
ever the building is in need of fire
protection and it was recommended
that an adequate number of tire ex
tinguishers be placed in the building
and that the Property Committee
consider the advisability of installing
a fire escape.
This report was referred to the
Property Committee.
The report of t'he Gaoler, Jas. B.
Reynold# was read and i,t was learn
ed that in the past twelve month’s-
there have been 10'2 prisoners com
mitted on various charges. At pres
ent there are five prisoners in the
jail. The daily ration's cost 10 l-2c.
per prisoner.
On motion of J. Eckert and Wm.
Mawhinney the report will go in the
minutes cf the January Sessions.
Communications Received
received,
for and.
condition
and Gen
Communicaitiorts were as follow;
A letter from Perth County Clerk,
regarding a resolution passed by that
council which recommended that
certain taxation changes and addi
tions in view of economic conditions
■including heavily increased taxation
of excessive salaries; Extremely
heavy taxation of profits, and divid
ends being sent out of the Dominion
to be paid alien stockholders whose
companies operate within the Dom
inion; referred to the Legislative
Committee.
A letter from Perth County Coun
cil regarding the snow clearance on
Ontario Highways quoted a rosolu-
ition of the Council that a wider por
tion he cleared in order to decrease
the danger to home-drawn vehicles;
referred to the Good Roads Commit
tee,
A letter from Stephen ,township
asked the repeal for a bylaw passed
by tho County Council in 1029 which
granted that township the privilege
of dealing with their taxes in arrears
filed.
John W. Harper, chartered account- »
ant, of Toronto, tendered his appli-
catiop toi audit the County hooks
for $350, for the year; Executive
Committee.
Application for the position of au
ditor from J. W. Monteith, Toronto,
I
I
di tor from J. W.
who has offered to do the year’s
work for $275; Executive Commit
tee.
A letter of thhnks was received
from Mrs. Fred Gilbert, formerly as
sistant matron of the Huron County
Home, for a gift from the county at
the time of her marriage last fall;
filed.
Ros# Johnston applied for the po
sition of Corn Borer Inspector; re
ferred to tihe Agricultural commit
tee.
A letter from J, Andrew Doig,
Wroxeter, applying for work operat
ing a county road, grader was placed
in the hands of the Good Roads Com
mittee.
A letter from the Department of
the Attorney-General informed the
Council that the reason for payment
to Thomas Gundry, former Proving
cial Enforcement Officer under the
Liquor Control Act of $200 per an
num having, expired at his retirement
the Department will not continue the
payment to his successor, John Fer
guson. Mr. Ferguson was appointed
to replace Mr. Gundry during the
November meeting of the council.
Questions laid Over
A great deal of discussion follow
ed the reading of this communication
and the county treasurer, Harvey
Erskine suggested ' that this
matter be left over until the June
sessions cf t'he Council. Mr. Erskine
•-dated that before the apointment of
Mr. Ferguson the County received
no fines from the Liquor Control Act
and if the county is now to receive
these fines it would be -advisable to
wait and in June the County may .be
in a better position to deal with the
question,
A letter from the Department of
Highways informing the Council that
if they intend to take advantage of
blocking the road
to take a number
station by sleigh
truck. The extra
the provisions of the Highway Im
provement Act with regard to coun
ty roads for 1935 they must pass an
expenditure bylaw at this Session
to provide all monies required for
road work during the .year; referred
to the Good Roads Gommiittee.
A. T. McDonald wrote 'Stating that
on Monday, January 7 he was put
to a great deal of trouble near Ethel
station by snow
and forcing him
of hogs, tq the
rather than by
handling caused the hogs to shrink
in weight considerably. Mr. McDon
ald billed the county for $5 flor ad
ditional cartage. The matter was left
with the Good Roads Committee.
The Ontario Good Roads Associa
tion wrote .concerning the county
membership fee of $10 and asked
that the county be represented at
the annual banquet; Good Roads
Committee.
A letter from the Association of
Managers of Homes for Agedi and In
firm asked for the appointment of a
committee to attend the Sixteenth
Annual Convention of that body.
’The Association also asked for the
membership fee. The letter was re
ferred to the Executive Committee.
The Dept, of Highways requested
the presence of the County Superin
tendents and Engineers at a Confer
ence on Road Construction on Feb
ruary 18 and 19 and at the annual
meeting of the Good Roads Associa
tion on February 20; Good Roads
Committee.
Isaac Wright tendered his resign
ation as a member of the Road Com
mittee of the County Council.
A letter was read (from the De
partment of Agriculture asking the
Council for a grant, if possible Of
$100; Agricultural Committee.
ty be permitted ,to attend the Lon
don Technical and Commercial High
School on the- basis of 90 per cent,
pt the co#t of their education", was
left with t the Educational Commit
tee.
A letter from t'he Department of
Agriculture asking the council to ap
point a representative to attend the
Annual Cbnention of the Agricultur
al Council during the last two weeks
of February was referred to the Ag
ricultural Committee.
The Municipal Council of Goder
ich township have forwarded a res
olution passed by them asking that
the County Council
centre road between
and the Blue Water
Road# Committee.
Frank P. Gibbs, of Stratford, ten
dered application for the position of
County auditor at a fee of ‘$275 per
year and expenses; Executive Com
mittee.
A schedule of insurance- rates on.
County Employees was sent in by J.
W. Craigie -and referred to the Exe
cutive Committee.
M, C. Sweitzer of Daehwlood sub
mitted an application for the posi
tion of corn borer inspector at a fee
and four cents a
expenses; Agri-
take over the
Highway No. 8
Highway; Good
Coist of Education
A letter from the London Board
of Education with respect to a res
olution which stated that “Second
ary School students of Huron Coun-
I of 20 .cents an hour
' mile for travelling
cultural committee.
The township of
the bylaw conceiving
payments be repealed and place the
power# granted under this 'bylaw in
the hands of the County Treasurer.
Letter was tabled.
A letter received from Hay Town
ship asked if the County would con
tribute a portion of ithe cost of trans
portation cf an indigent family back
to Scotland, their former home. This
letter was explained by Reeve Melick
■of that .township and after much
discussion and comment cf a lighter
nature t'he letter was referred tio the
Finance Committee,
Hay asked that
tax arrears
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