Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-11-25, Page 6THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1937 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE Huron County Council Warden Eckert Gives Cheerful Survey of County Finances-— Mothers’ Allowances Board Under Criticism 16 would not owing to the paralysis. The extensive pre­ them. A vote of thanks was extended to Mr. Siipmons by Reeves Scott and Davidson. Warden Eckert invited C.A.Ro- berlson M.L.A., to speak,as he was instrumental in having the lesturer come to Goderich, and he declined, saying he would address the council at the Thursday sessions.“We have had a very favorable year, one of the best in the county since the war,” said Waren J. M. Bc'kert at the opening session of the Huron County Council on Tuesday afternoon. “Because of the reduc­ tion in the tax rate we are down about $25,000 and have spent $45,- 000 more on the county roads, but despite that we will present a bal­ anced budget.” He hoped to have a two'-mill rate for roads since the -county would not have to share in the payment of Old Age Pensions and Mother’s Allowances next year. He ■felt it should not be reduced as he considered it good business to keep roads up to standard. If neglected they would require a much larger expenditure. The warden expressed disapproval of the county having to borrow from the bank $245,000. The taxes col­ lected for this year amount to only $219,44'5, due to the fact that only one-half of the county highways mon­ ey is collected in advance, and the subsidy is not payable until March or April next year. The county to date -had paid practically $6*,00*0 in-I terest. I Warden Eckert strongly advocated | the payment of taxes quarterly both , in the rural- municipalities and in the county. He said it would suit | the farmer better as the burden taxation would be spread over year, and would tend to equalize market price the year round, hoped this system would be inaugur­ ated, if not this year, then next, saw no reason to borrow. com of the the He He Has Had Complaints “I am led to believe that this the only county which hasn’t Old Age Pension and Mothers’ Allowance Boards,” declared the warden. “The existing Mothers' Allowance Board is this county is no good, and I care not who hears it.” Mothers’ applications had not been dealt with and com­ plaints had reached him from well­ deserving mothers that they could not get action.” As far as he knew the warden said there had been no regular meetings of the Board, or certainly very few in the past few years. The warden stated that $'4,0i00 bad- been spent on capital account but most of that had been spent on a new water pressure system, a new ornamental arch and other improve­ ments at the County Home. The warden referred to the -hos­ pitalization of indigents. He express­ ed the opinion that municipalities should not share in any moneys which the county receives from Old Age Pensions as long as the county’s cost is greater than the municipali­ ties. He closed his speech by ex­ tending an invitation to t'he members to be his guests at dinnei’ at the Ho­ tel Bedford on Thursday evening. is in his state- said that To Balance Budget Treasurei’ A. H. Erskine remarks after his estimated ment was read and adopted, that notwithstanding the fact the county collected $2;4/0*00 less in taxes and wiped o-ut an $8,000 defic­ it and spent $46/000 more on roads he saw no reason why, if committees keep within their estimates., the coun­ ty will not this year balance its bud­ get. The indebtedness of the county is now down to $35,000, a new all-time low. A record be thought the coun­ ty may well be 'proud of. ■ After the criminal audit report had been read Reeve McNall asked why this had been signed by two men only, Messrs. Turner and Roberts, and not by the other two men, Crown Attorney Holmes and Judge Costello. Warden Eckert replied that Messrs. Turner and Roberts were the council representatives. Reeve McNall said he still could not see why these two gentlemen paid to assist in these audits, did not par­ ticipate in the audit. Reeve Turner stid that as a mat­ ter of fact the great bulk of the work fell on the clerk and that Crown Attorney Holmes and Judge Costello acted only in an advisory capacity, for in many cases it was the crown attorney’s accounts that were being audited, and .that it would not be proper for him to au­ dit his own accounts. The report was adopted. At the last session in June, Reeve Huckins had inquired how county constables were appointed, and the answer was left over for this session when a reply was read from High Constable McCoy in which he defin- r Bronchitis May Prove Dangerous Do Not Neglect The Cough Get Rid Of It At Once Dr. Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup Will Help Bring Relief A IL MILBUM C0„ LTD., PRODUCT governing board of the on the reso- asking th? pass ar was taken Peterboro ich appeared before council to ap­ peal for the usual grant. The fair was not held this year as the God­ erich Health Board had ruled that all under the age of be allowed to attend epidemic of infantile Fair Board had made parations at an expenditure of $300 and were a deficit of $168. Reeve McNall, who is president of Blyth Fair, said the latter had not been paid for the same reason aftei* having spent $100 and was in debt. Reeve R. Johnston, of Ashfield, said Dungannon Fair had also suffered a deficit. Five fall fairs in the coun­ ty will receive the usual They are Goderich, Blyth, non, Brussels and Clifford. Two readings were given law purported to be an amendment to a by-law of 193 6 whereby the county would receive the benefit of any payments made by way of Old Age Pensions or otherwise for hos­ pitalization of indigent Cid Age pensioners, as the county pays all costs after 90' days. The municip- _ alities will benefit before the The board days; but after that when ' nnnn+y’a COSt IS til till (ed the manner of appointing stables. There are 18 acting county stables in Huron outside the incor­ porated towns and villages. Reeve Huckins said: “Before this session is over I hope to have some information at .this subject, and pending receipt of this, I would ask that this report be tabled”. Reeve Turnei’ wanted to know why the county had not taken over Cambria Road in the Town of Cod­ erich, stating there was not one foot of county road in the town. He was told the Provincial Gov­ ernment had not yet approved the taking over of Cambria Road. Clerk J, M. Roberts asked if sal­ aries of the members of the Mothers’ Allowance Board should be contin­ ued. They total $80. has not held a session for two years, bounty’s cost is Another matter, .he said, that had 1 municipality’s then the by-law f to be taken care of was a witness vides that the county should receive room and magistrate’s office as or- ,the benefit of the -payments. * dered by the inspector, Col. Dennis- | the cost is reduced to the equivalent on. The Mothers’ Allowance again came under discussion, warden brought pointed con- I i i II grants, Dungan- to a by­ said pressure should to have a joint board under the new act. Board The be ap- Asks for Report Reeve Cardiff suggested that a report from A. T. Cooper, chairman of the board, be asked for and was told it had already been requested but not received. Reeve Livermore—“Cooper wants to be the whole shot or nothing. He is keeping a pensioner’s cheque to pay her account.” There was a demand for re-or­ ganization and s-hake-up of the board from several members. Reeve Bowman—“The Old Age Pension Board has quit recognizing my letters and I have quit writing them. The present system is not half as good as under the old sys-1 tern. I am convinced that many' not eligible for pension are getting them today.” Charges Abuse Discuss Giving Stiff Penalties To Drunk Drivers Definite Action On Motion In Huron Council, However, Deferred Want Warden Back the Council to amend the Children’s Aid Act so as to give the county council and the council of any city or sep­ arated town within the county con­ tributing to the funds of the society, power to appoint t'he member con­ stituting the society. No action lution from Ontario government to amendment, to the Municipal Act prohibiting the council of any mun­ icipality from passing any bylaw or resolution changing standard time to daylight saving time. The warden called it a farce. “If people want to get up, they’ll get up,” he said. No action was taken on the reso­ lution from Wentworth County urg­ ing the government to grant increas­ ed subsidy on road. The finance committee’s report was adapted with Reeve Davidson presiding, as follows: Miss Dorothy Walters, account $20 for two weeks’ subtsituting Miss Pro use in the magistrate’s fice, was ordered paid. Old Age Pension accounts of var­ ious municipal clerks were ordered paid excepting Grey and Ashfield. No action was taken on the Dr. Whitely estate accounts as they had already been paid. The sum of $(L4.50 will be paid for the framing of the pen sketch of the late Dr. Dunlop. 'County Engineer Paterson there are 3 8*5 miles of county in Huron. reckless driver can be made to un­ derstand that anyone taking chances public a fool, acquir- ed until further extensions to the County .Roay System may be made, The clerk announced that two re­ presentatives of Western University had been here on Wednesday look­ ing over the historic documents in the attic, and had intimated that they would be willing toi undertake the classification and proper filing ° of them. • ** -Council adjourned till 10 a.m. on Friday. with a motor vehicle is a menace, and is pointed to as a proper attitude will not be ed, Many changes in practise standards for road -construction and maintenance have taken place in the last twenty years and such waste has been the result of a failure to antic­ ipate the demands of tihe future. Nearly all the changes in standards may be traced to the development of the motor car, and much of it to the increased speed at which ve­ hicles now operate. During the past few years,, however, there has been little tendency to build cars for op­ eration at higher speeds, so it would appear that present day standards of horizontal and vertical curves will endure foi’ a long time. Public demands from roads have been increasing from year to year, and during Jjhe past a minimum amount of improvements have been made in order to keep expenditures at a minimum. There are now 385 miles on our County Road System, and the Department of Highways is assuming thirty miles of road in the south. On a great many roads as­ sumed by the county, little perma­ nent work has been done, although an effort has been made to improved maintenance, but quiremennts of these roads be postponed indefinitely. Road Committee T'he County Roads Commission report wa sadopted as follows: “The work of the year 'has .been carried on closely in accordance with the estimates though work oh new roads and unexpected require­ ments have necessitated some other changes. It is expected that the expenditures and receipts of the year will balance. “An insurance policy covering workmen’s compensation was secur- Huron County Council at Thursday morning session discussed at some length a recommendation to the Ontario Legislature asking stiffer penalties for drunk and reck­ less drivers. It also asks that the penalty for a second conviction for drunken driving include the perma­ nent cancellation of drivers permits. Reeves W. D. Banders, of Exeter, and Peter W. .Scott of East Wawa- nosh sponsored the motion, which was referred to t'he Legislative com­ mittee. A motion was carried unanimous­ ly asking McKillop Township to re­ turn Warden John M. Eckert a*s the reeve for 19 38. The Property Committee will deal with a motion recommending to the 1938 council that it take action with pespec't to remodelling the Court House to provide quarters for t’he magistrate, Children’s Aid inspect­ or, a witness room and lavatory ac­ commodation in the basement. (Both federal and provincial gov­ ernments were memorialized to as­ sist in every way farmers and con­ sumers’ co-operatives in their effort to reduce spread between ducer and consumer. Three representatives Canadian General Electric addressed the council on the instal­ lation of an electric range in the County Home at a cost of $2,1916. It taoluaes“the jotalng .uVot^ha north- Iwas !elt.‘"tne” eiulpment would ern breakwater to the river retain-1 ™ for ?‘se“* and. w,“. repta<!e. a log wall; the .construction of a roaaIfanse wh,e1'’ ™ «nce to the northern part of the harbour which would be beneficial where in­ dustries are concerned, dredging, 90 the the pro- Once of the municipality’s -costs, then each would share equally in any money received. The council endorsed the by-law, Take No Action No action was taken in a letter from a firm of professional valua­ tors asking that they might present , their system of equalization of the county assessments on a date set by council. | County hs not been revised for ten years. that there were men in Huron Coun­ ty who can do this work as well as | outsiders and members were not in favour of spending so much money as asked for by the ouisde valuators. The equalization in‘Huron The opinion was expressed Endorse Plan Council endorsed the Harbour Im- j provement pan proposed by the town of G-oderich which is asking the Do­ minion Government to consider. This Reeve McNall—“I know of two old age pensioners living with their ' and the installation of a radio range children in Detroit, who are having finder for the purpose of locating their cheques forwarded. This vessels, shouldn’t be.” Reeve Archibald—“Let’s ask the'Goderich spoke in government what’s the hold-up*.” The warden explained that ters just read - said that the board should carry on because new board would not be put i effect this year. Comimiuiicatioris A resoultion from the County Halton re appointment of members of the Board of the Children's Aid of and in for for of- Warm Argument Features Debate On Drunk Driving said roads # Huron Council Votes Down Motion Asking Cancellation of Permits If Caught Druhk Driving Second/Time the pro- of the Company ■ the home was built.| Inspector Govenlock in the course of his report said that Mrs. Jacobs the matron, had canned 3,000 quarts of fruit and 'vegetables. Will Buy Range He thought no other institution , of the kind could boast of that re­ cord. The House of Refuge commit­ tee were given power to buy the «v,«x.x.k,xx *„„xx ra»ge, which would lessen the cost Council which will go to Ottawa to 1 and work entailed in the operation seek the improvements. Endorsation was given to a motion by Reeves Feagan and Bryans that the “Scotch” or- Spear thistle placed on the. noxious weed list. The question of grants of $25 - ■ j referred the Executive Committee. The cost of living at the gaol ad- l since __ ,__ J. E. Reynolds reported j that the cost per day for each pris- cents there | IReeves Turner and Huckins ot favor of the • scheme. Dep. Reeve Huckins sug- ' gested that a representation be ap­ pointed from the council to join a deputation from the G-oderich Town ■ of the home. There are 95 inmates —'51 males and 44 female. be Board Report out- I i I Society expressed the opiinon that the appointment of each county council of two of its members to the . board will protect the interests of vanced 2 % cents per diem the counties. Referred to Legisla- last year. J ” 1J" tive Committee. j A resolution from the County of _ oner is 12 J cents against 10*^ Peterborough respecting an am-(last year. During the year endment to* The Municipal Act to (were 55 prisoners, prohibit the changing of standard to daylight saving time was sent to the Legislative Committee. A resolution from the County of Wentworth seeking increased Sidy on county and suburban was referred to the Legislative mittee. Victoria Hospital, London, fied council of a change in costs to municipalities of indigent patients while in isolation hospitals. Tabled. | particularly the latter, are becoming The Department of [L’ands and »> Forests advised that a representa- pe tive of the department will be in t’ Goderich to lecture in Mackay Hall tivity, are soil and- water, and the on the l'7th inst. I maintenance of tihe proper balance The (Canadian General Electric 1 0[ these is most essential. Company advised that a represent­ ative of the company will be in Goderich to address council on No­ vember 18. Filed. Mr. Frank Donnelly., barrister, enclosed an account for $47 from the Dr. J. B. Whitely etsate. Fin­ ance Committee. From Mrs. Robert Davidson, Dungannon, acknowledging grant to the Huron County Education Trustees’ and Ratepayers’ Asso­ ciation. Filed. Addresses Council | Mr. Simmons, of the Forestry Branch of the Department of Lands sub- ’ and Forests gave an informative ad- roads dress on “Reforestation” before the Com- members of Huron County Council I in MacKay Hall on Wednesday af­ ternoon. 'His lecture was illustrat­ ed with colored slides. “Reforestation, j, and noti- conservation in Ontario,” fundamentals that are most important to man’s ac- more and more vital declared. “Two There are at present 10'5 bene- ficaries of Mothers’Allowances in ichildren. given in a re­ Cooper, secre- Motions Scott—Sanders: That the Clerk be instructed to write a letter of thanks to Dr. Lane, of Detroit, for the por- tarit of his father, the late Wliliam Lane, for many years treasurer of the county. Carried. Council adjourned to meet Wed­ nesday morning. >Our forefathers thought of the bush as an enemy, he said, and they wanted to get rid of it.” Soil classi­ fication was foreign to* them and the result is that there are large areas in Ontario of poor soil. They clear­ ed non-agricultural land in many cases. This is still being done. The balance between soil and water is not being considered. The forest and soil gone speels ruin to tihe farms, he warned. One or two trees will hold the soil. Woodland should not be cleared up, should be replanted. to to 1 Huron County witih. 240 I This information was port sent in by A. T. tary of the Mothers’ Allowance Bd., the last meeting of which was held June 11. There were tions tihis year, 16 of granted. The pensions $15 to $45 a month. dropped during the year for various reasons. The report was sent to the executive committee. . The report of the Children’s Shel­ ter committee was presented by Reeve Bryans, chairman. The 'Children’s Aid Society was -one of the . most important organi­ zations and a great deal was owing to it for its work for underprivileged children. High -compliment was paid to Superintendent H. Edwards for his rare tact in keeping families to­ gether and to ‘Mrs. Oliver, the mat­ ron, who it was felt could hot take a greatei* interest in the children if they were her own. There are seven children in the Shelter a girl of 14 and six boys ranging from 5 to 11 years; also a baby girl of nine months which will require a great deal of care. .Mr. Edwards reported having made 8(8 calls re child protection, 65 unmarried parents, and 67 on child care. Cases under investigation are: 17 of -child protection, 301 of unmarried parents; 67' cases under Child care and legal adoption 5. l 21 applica- which were range from (Fifteen were Engineer’s Report^ His report follows: “In accordance with plans lined previously, increased expendi­ tures have been made this year on dust preventatives, and in the con­ struction of bituminous surfaces on main roads. We have built eleven and a half miles of a new bituminous surfaces 20 to 26 feet in width, and five and a half miles of reinforcing, or partially-completed surfaces. Our practice this year, based on our past experiences, has .been to bring the old road to a proper cross sec­ tion and treat with a prime coat of i tar. 'On this is placed 1,3'50 cubic yards of graded gravel which is mix­ ed in place with a liberal quantity of bitumen, and the mass spread uni­ formly ovei’ the road, giving a sur­ face of about three -inches. We find I that in constructing these surfaces i to the unusual widths up to twenty- six feet, gravelling along the edges is eliminated, as well as providing a much safer surface for the traffic. The results of our bituminous work ' ed for a premium of $1,2'52.29. Two this year have been very good and accidents have occurred that were it is expected that the maintenance ; covered by tihis policy. costs will not be very high. The j “It is the intention to carry on cost of about $3,20'0' pel- mile is , snow removal from roads as in the somewhat higher than that of other years due to t'he use of increased quantities, and the increased price of bitumen. ( It is rather singular that in no' other part of the county ihave satis- 1 factory results been obtained by Blyth; Road No. 27, Lucknow to constructing surfaces as we do, here. J Carlow;Road No. 4, the Crediton I believe that the old bogey of sheet Road; Road No. 6, the S't. Marys asphalt surfaces, pushing,-’has influ- Road; Road N-o. 3, Bayfield to E'g- enced others and reduced them to mondville; Road No. 2'5, Clinton use a low percentage of bitumen in order to avoid this possibility*. Such a practice will produce sections of improperly bonded aggregate and re­ sult in holes. We have had only provide the re- cannot j Calls of “too drastic” greeted the’ I recommendation to- the Ontario gov­ ernment asking stiffer penalties for drunk and “reckless ’drivers; and also that the penalty for a second conviction for drunken driving in­ clude the permanent (cancellation of drivers’ permits, presented on Fri­ day at Huron The motion, sponsored by Reeves W. D. th concluding session of the 'County Council. i past. In view of number of accidents we recommend that erected next Spring ing roads: Road No. Belmore; Road No. 25, Dunlop to by Bly th; Road No. the increasing on the roads, stop signs be on the follow- 12, Seaforth to to Much Waste should or if it is, it .Land of waste landFour million acres are in Southern Ontario. He claim­ ed there was no necessity for this if everyone worked to redeem it by reforestation or conservation. Last year the government had distribut­ ed thirteen million trees. The speaker said he would like to see 1*0'0 acre or 50-acre blocks of reforestation in Huron County. Wednesday Morning Session The salaries of the members of the Mothers’ Allowance Board In could easily have 100 acres in Huron County will be held up until township,” he told his audience; a report is received from the Secre- ur-ged them to get started, tary. The latter had been asked I :____ __” / for a report but -had paid no atten-j along a fine fence they would have tion, .hence the action taken at the. an excellent windbreak, which 'would meeting of Huron County Council (be a perfection to orchards. the reforestation, and Norfolk coun- Farm houses sur- pictured were a in beauty to the i farms without ‘You each and If every farmer would plant trees Held Underprivileged The need for work for the under­ privileged child is growing, he point­ ed out and in order to meet t>his de­ mand it will be necessary for the Society to launch an extensive edu­ cational program in the county in order that public will fully under­ stand the nature of the work of the Children’s Aid Society and will co­ operate. For the most part the people considered the society a sort of policeman. It is far from that. They feel that when a compaint is made to the society tihe children in that particular case should -be removed at once. fail that it should be necessary to remote b* It is only when all plans a child from his home. a so Egmondville. “We further recommend that certain number of our roads be signed each year. Re road south, of Wroxeter, re- one short section give trouble from quested as a County Road, your com- pushing, and the obvious cause may ( mittee has examined the road, and (However,, roan we recommend that action be defer-readily be avoided. (However, road engineers from other parts are being impressed witih the results that are being secured, and it is possible that such work will become more gener­ al. ■Only one two-mile section of grad­ ing was completed this year, the road from Carlow to Nile complet­ ing the Lucknow road. This was carried out by teams, and it may be the last job of this kind to be so undertaken by the county, operated equipment now at so mucih lower cost that the cost for team work is too high, seem unfortunate that such will not be available -to the farmers in the future, but the farmers have to pay for much of it, and ihard man­ ual labor is obviated. Moreover, many farmers neglect their farms to help out with the road work so that the disadvantages and the extra cost more than offset tihe advantages of ■the past system, which ofered some farmers .an opportunity for an extra source of income. The in the a low trucks markable. (While no stabilisation was under­ taken this year, it was on account of the press of other work, and not that the importance of this work ihas been overlooked, as has appeared minimized. Special equipment is stabi- and have tilde Power operates It may work truck bought by the county spring have been operating at cost. Tihe improvement in, during the past has been re­ yesterday Pictures of Gtants of $100 were authorized plants in ,Simcoe i to be paid to all fall fairs held with- ■ ties were shown, in the County. 1 rounded by trees John sowerby, vice-president of marked contrast i the Agricultural (Society at Coder- bare unattractive Adopt Resolution Reeve Cardiff in the chair concurred with the resold* Witih council tion of Halton County that,two mem- bers of the county council should be appointed to the Board of the Chip dren’s Aid Society; also with the resolution from PeterbOfo County needed for the production of lized gravel in the best, form, standard, practical machines not yet been envolved. The will come wihen gravel of an unstable nature will not be used on public roads to any extent. Many Accidents A* great many serious traffic ac­ cidents occurred this year without ahy apparent cause for the increase. Many of these accidents have been accidental, but the alarming in­ crease in traffic accidents indicates that an educational campaign among car drivers is imperative, Common courtesy is the basis of all proper driving and until the careless and Sanders of Exeter and Peter W. iScott o-f East Wawanosh; was dealt with with Reeve Richard John­ ston of Ashfield in the chair and was the cause of heated discussion. Reeve Sanders in support of the motion declared drunken driving was very close to murder. He felt it was a just motion and asked for free expression of opinion. “I would ask those who lost relatives or friends, are we "asking too much? Is till is motion too drastic.” I Reeve McNall of Blyth said the I present government is responsible . for the alarming increase in automo- miel faltalities. It not only makes I beer and wine available to everyone but it increases the speed limit. “We passed a bylaw in Blyth fix­ ing the speed limit in our municip­ ality at 20 miles an hour and sent it to the government for ratification. They wrote back they would take no action, that the 30umile-an-hour limit would stay.” Reeve McNall. “It looks as if the government wanted to get rid of the people.” Is Too Drastic Warden Eckert—“I wouldn’t take a man’s license away from him per­ manently. The motion is too dras­ tic. 'Some of our best men have been known to reform after they are 3 0 years of age.” He didn’t see why he should be derived of a permit as the motor vehicle is an ever increas­ ing means of making a livelihood. (Continued on next .page) J- WINDSOR, ONTARIO ALL UNDER THE DIRECTION OF VERNON G. CARDY Of course, when in Montreal, it's the beautiful Mount Royal Hotel. IN THE HEART OF ORCHARDS AND INDUSTRY!! Serving the rich agricultural and in­ dustrial Niagara peninsula, the Royal Connaught's far famed hos­ pitality has become international tradition, H. Alexander MacLennan, Resident Manager SIX MINUTES FROM THE HEART OF DETROIT! 1 One of Canada's really outstanding hotels, the beautiful, modern, 300- rooin Prince Edward is in the centre of Windsor—yet by tunnel—only six minutes from Cadillac Square, De- .. troit. Harry A. Poters, Jr., Rosident Manager NIAGARA ROARS ITS MIGHTY WELCOME!! Commanding the finest possible view of the seventh wonder of the world, the beautiful General Brock is also world famous for its sun deck and magnificent Rainbow Deck. Ronald P. Peck. Resident Manager it 11 tttutii i i • livtl IN 3 F|N£ CITIES HAMILTON, ONTARI 0