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Assesssment Hearing In Huron
Concluded on Thursday With
Argument of Counsel
Finding of Board Must Be Made Before End of This Year; More Than
300,000 Words of Evidence Recorded,
at
the
the
onus was
on which
be placed
ty?” asked Mr. 'Livermore. The
mathematical formula used by Mogg
& Quinlan in assessing buildings was
termed as impractical.
The appelants’ lawyer quoted fi-
gues in an effort to show that the
Mogg & Quinlan figures on vacant
land in Goderich was “outrageous”
as were the values placed on houses
in “decadent” hamlets in Stephen
Township.
Allowing for the growth of Grand
Bend, the assessment in Stephen
Township, made by local assessors
was in line with the last equalized
assessment in 19'26, it was contend
ed.
Mr. McGibbon maintained that
Mogg and Quinlan had shown in
evidence that the same standards
had been used and a fair measure
of judgment applied, and to disturb
their equalization would not be fair.
To decrease the two municipalities
would not be just to all the others.
He argued that what must be shown
was which is to bear the increase;
who should assume the decrease. It
was unfair to some to spread
around.
US3ORNE COUNCIL
The Municipal Council of Usborne
met in the Township Hall on Decem
ber 2nd. Councilor Cooper was ab
sent through illness. Minutes of the
November 4th meeting were adopt
ed as read.
Notice of proposed Legislation by
the Provincial Government, was re
ceived which will extend the term of
office for Municipal Councils from
one to two years and will give the
Lieutenant Governor power To ex
tend the term for a longer period.
The Legislation will also give the
remaining members of a council po
wer to fill a vacancy at any time.
Formal notice was also received
from the Dept, of Highways that the
portion of Boundary Road between
Whalen Corner and Whalen 'Church
will revert to the Counties of 'Perth,
Huron and Middlesex owing to the
straightening of the King’s Highway.
Request was also received from
the Chief Accountant of the High
ways Dept, that the Road Superin
tendent, Treasurer and Clerk of
each municipality attend a meeting
in Goderich on December 8 th for in
struction in new system of handling
Municipal records on Township Rds.
Moved by Berry and Fisher that the
officers, mentioned attend as re
quested. Carried.
The Road Superintendent report
ed that $5128.65 has been spent on
Roads and Bridges to date out
total estimate of $8,000.00. He
reported that the snow fence
been nearly all erected and
numerous ratepayers desire that ad
ditional fence be provided on cer
tain roads. Requests were also re
ceived from Exeter and from various
ratepayers in Usborne for the privi
lege of purchasing 2 0 0!0 feet of new
snow fence from this Township.
Moved by Berry and Hodgert that to
meet the requirements of our Town
ship, the village of Exeter and rate
payers requirements for private use
that 5,000 feet of additional fence
and 350 steel posts be purchased.
Carried.
Mr. Mountain, District Relief In
spector visited the Council and gave
an outline on procedure in carrying
out unemployment
that able bodied
may earn the full
relief vouchers.
By-law No. 7, 1939, providing for
Nomination on December 22, 1939,
and election on January 1st, 1940,
for the election of the
council for 1940
second and third
ed on motion by
er.
The Clerk was
lish the Notice in the Times-Advo-
cate and to secure 24 large bills for
posting. He was also instructed to
secure the new Qualification forms.
.Relief Officer reported $2 3.'5 0
spent on Direct Relief in November.
Treasurer reported receipts during
November $542.9i2; balance of cash
November 30, $234.30; receipts Dec.
1st and 2nd, $4,017.7i6.
Payments of the amounts making
up the following totals was author
ized on motion by Berry and Hodgert
and orders were drawn on the Treas
urer:
Road Superintendent’s voucher for
expenditure on R&'B $615.39; Relief
Voucher, $2'3.50; ordinary expendi
ture, salaries, Board of Health, etc.
$760.65.
Council adjourned to meet on De
cember 19th at 1 p.m. pursuant to
Section 258 of the Municipal Act.
A. W. Morgan, Clerk
of a
also
has
that
it
THREE PLEAD GUILTY TO
McGillivray dean theft
the
has
the
50 YEARS AGO
December S, 1880
Mr. Thoms Cave, who has been
engaged, in the blacksmith business
in Exeter for the past year leaves
shortly for Detroit.
Rev. Father Kealey, of Corunna,
late of the French Settlement, Hay,
has been transferred to Mt. Carmel
Mission, Stephen,
Mr. John J. White, son of
proprietor of the Times, who
been working in the office of
Supt. of the Chicago and Grand
Trunk, at Battle Creek, Michigan,
has secured a more lucrative posi
tion in the office of the Michigan
R.R. at Detroit,
Mr, Robert Sanders and Dr. Gard
ner were on several hunting trips in
Turnberry Township recently.
Mr, Glanville and family and Mr.
Jos. Anderson, of Centralia, will
leave in March for Manitoba.
Mr. Frank Gidley and family have
left for Toronto where Mr, Gidley
has secured his former position with
a tailoring establishment.
Ward-Preston-At the residence of
Mr. James McCulloch, uncle of the
bride of the 10th concession Us
borne on the 4th inst., by the Rev.
Colin Fletcher, Mr. W. M. Ward, of
Sarnia, to Miss M. A. Preston.
Snell-Rowe-At the residence
the bride’s father, by the Rev. B.
Clement, on Wednesday, 27th, ult,,
Mr. Wesley Snell, son of Mr. James
Snell to Miss Grace Rowe, daughter
of Mr. Thos. Rowe, both of Stephen.
Two thefts of beans 1n McGilliv-
day Township were confessed Thurs
day when three youths pleaded
guilty before County Magistrate C.
W. Hawkshaw to breaking and. en
tering charges. The trio, Thomas
North, 22, of Gravenhurst; Robert
Swan, 24, of St. Marys and David
Reid, 18, of McGillivray, were re
manded to December 7 for sentences.
All three pleaded guilty to break
ing into Harold
on November 18
worth of beans,
pleaded guilty to
of beans
premises
her 9.
Police
beans had been sold at Hensall, and
$32 said to have been the sale price
in the last case, was seized.
The three were arrested recently,
Swan at his home in St. Marys and
the othei* two at Reid’s home, by
Provincial Constable L. L. Shipley,
of Strathroy and Chief Roy Fraser,
of Parkhill.
from
in McGillivray on Novem-
were informed that the
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Mrs.Hearing of the appeals of the
Town of Goderich and Township of
Stephen against the 1939 equalized
assessment of the County of Huron,
made by the firm of Mogg & Quin
lan, expert valuators, and extending
over nine days, was concluded
Goderich on Thursday afternoon,
entire day being taken up with
counsels argument.
The finding of the board, compos
ed of Judges 'Clement and Costello
and Sheriff Johnston must be made
before the end of the year.
In the nine tedious days of giving
evidence over 300,000 words were
recorded by the court reporter.
Answering the argument of ,E- S.
Livermore, K.C., for the appelants,
that the assessment under attack to
be fair, should be reduced by $2,-
00 0,0'00, Goderich by approximately
$850,000 and Stephen by $1,150,000
this to be absorbsed pro-rata by the
remaining 22 municipalities, J. W.
McGibbon maintained the
on the appelants to show
municipalities this should
and how much on each.
He further argued that granting
that the Mogg & Quinlan assessment
was high, just so long as it was equal
it would eventually make no differ
ence, each municipality must pay
annually for county purposes <— a
high assessment meaning a low tax
rate.
Further, it would be unfair to ac
cept the evidence of the special'
men chosen to make valuations for I
the purpose of appeal with the val
uations of men who had assessed the
whole county with the same yard
stick.
Mr. Gibbons addressed the board
for nearly two hours, arguing the
appeals must fail. Frank Fingland
K.C. for Clinton and Goderich town
ships, concurred with Mr. McGib
bon.
On the question of costs which
will be considerable, Mr, McGibbon
said that if substantial charges in
the assessment were made, the coun
ty should pay.
Mr. Livermore suggested that the
ounty pay the board members,
stenographers and incidentals and
that each municipality pay its own
solicitor, of which there were five.
“To those of us who know Huron
County, the figures of Messrs. Mogg
& Quinlan are utterly preposterous,’
commented Mr. Livermore, counsel
for the Town of Goderich and the
Township of Stephen when the
equalized assessment appeals of
those municipalities were resumed.
“All their experience has been in
the high-priced fruit belt of the Nia
gara Peninsula and notoriously
high-priced tobacco lands of Nor
folk,” said counsel in the course of
a two hour argument.
Mr. Livermore placed in evidence
a table of proposed assessments
compiled by the appelants aggregat
ing $2,000,000 less than the Mogg
& Quinlan total. The $2,00’0,000
reduction is lopped off Goderich and
Stephen, with alterations and per
centages in othei’ municipalities
made accordingly.
Counsel argued that the Mogg &
Quinlan assessment were theoretical
and not based on sales, as were the
values of special valuators of the
appealing municipalites.
“It’s a question of judgment. !
Who are you going to place confi
dence in — comparative strangers
to the community, men who have
had no farm experience, or men who ,
have lived all their lives in Huron :
and who for 30 to 40 years have ;
been valuing Huron County proper-
Clinton Counsel Speaks
the
the
the
Frank Fingland, counsel for
Town of Clinton, concurred with
opinion of Mr. McGibbon that
appelants must show why the other
municipalities must absorb the de
crease .
R. C. Hayes, solicitor for the
county of Huron, told the court that
the council had endeavored in every
way, to postpone the equalization
but had been advised it must go on
and Mogg & Quinlan had been en
gaged. Theii' report was brought
in and the bylaw passed. Two muni
cipalities appealed. The County of
Huron should not be penalized with
the costs, he maintained, should the
bylaw be upheld. In the event of
succeeding it was the privilege of
the court to say where the costs
should be placed.
E. S. Livermore suggested that
irrespective of the outcome that the
costs of the board, stenographer,
etc., be paid by the county, and the
municipalities should pay their
icitors.
Judgment was reserved.
sol-
RESERVED JUDGMENT
IN ESTATE ACTION
Will of Man Who Left Money To
Huron Under Attack at Goderich
was
25 YEARS AGO
December 3, 1914
A five bird shooting match
put on Thursday by John Hunkin
with the following results:
First Event—F. Kerr, 8; W~. Snell
4; W,< Statham, 4; J. Passmore, 7;
7; W. Sanders, 9;
W. Yearley, 5; J.
H. Hey-
llunkin,
Mrs. Mary Nichols, 66, of Hamil
ton, is in the general hospital ’ in a
grave condition, and Edward Lane,
of Centralia, Ontario, is held on
charges of criminal negligence and
failure to, return to the scene of an
accident as the result of a traffic
accident which occurred in the early
hours of November 20th. Mrs. Ni
chols was struck as she crossed a
street intersection. It is alleged that
the car which struck her did not
stop and Constable Gulliver, who
was near the scene, leaped on the
running board of a passing car and
gave chase. He later arrested Lane.
Event—F. Kerr,
W. Sthatham, 8,
9; W.
J. Pass-
relief in order
relief recipients
amount of theii”
Reeve and
was given first,
readings and pass-
Hodgert and Fish-
authorized to pub.
G. Todd,
wood, 3;
8.
Second
Snell, 5;
more, 5; G. Todd, 7; W. iSanders, 9;
J. Hunkin, 5; W. Horney, 8. ■
Third Events—F. Kerr, 9; W.
Snell, 8; W. 'Statham, 9; J. Pass-
more, 9; W. Horney, 9; A. Hunkin,
4; F. Hunkin, 8; Burdett, 8; P.
Passmore, 8; Mr. Hirtzel, 8,
Mr. Jas. Beverley this week pur
chased the Opera House block and
will renovate the building'' and move
his furniture business therein.
Dr. McGillicuddy has disposed of
the building at the rear of his dwell
ing to Mr. Chas. Snell.
The newly elected officers of the
Exeter Lodge of Oddfellows are J.P.
G., Bro. W. Martins.N.G., Bro. W.
Brad; V.G., Bro. J. M. Southcott;
R. S., Bro. R. N. Creech; F.S., Bro.
F. Johns; Treasurer, Bro. E. M. Dig-
nan.
Mr. Wes. Lamport this week pur
chased the barn at the rear of the
Commercial Hotel from Mrs. Hawk
shaw and will move it to the proper
ty near the foundry.
' Reeve Taylor, of Exeter, Reeves
Routley, of Usborne. Elliott and de-
'puty Yearley. of Stephen left for
Goderich Tuesday to attend the
county council.
Mr. Russell Flynn has resigned
his position at the Times office and
leaves Monday for Waterloo where
he has accepted a position with the
Sentinel Press.
Waiter; “How would you like
your rice?” Old Maid (wistfully):
“Thrown at me, young man, thrown
at me.” j
’ .Following a short illness,
Ray Pollock, wife of Ray Pollock, of
Kerwood, died at Strathroy General
Hospital in her 50th year. Mrs. Pol
lock was born in McGillivray Town
ship, daughter of*Mrs. Sarah K. Mc
Pherson and the late Edmund Mc
Pherson, and had been a resident of
Kerwood for the past 24 years. She
was a member and active worker of
Kerwood United Church. Besides !
her husband she is survived by her 1
mother, Mrs. Sarah McPherson, of
Grand Bend; three sons, Donald,
Grant and Jack Pollock at home;
four sisters, Mrs. F. W. Shetler, of
Buffalo; Mrs. Elgin Webb, of Grand
Bend; Mrs. James Wilson, ,Park
hill; Mrs. Charges Grieve, of South
Australia; and one brother, Robert
McPherson, of Buffalo. The funeral
was held from the residence, Ker
wood Sunday afternoon with Rev,
F. Tydell, of Kerwood United
Church, officiated. Interment was
in iStrathroy cemetery, with Fred
Shetler, Jas. Wilson, Elgin Webb,
Lawrence Pollock, Harold Irwin and
Milo Brooks as pallbearers.
The Stratford Beacon-Heralds says:
“J. J. Coyne, Staffa, who handles
a good many pigs in a week, says
he has a ten dollar bill which says
the price is going to stay at a high
level and that on May 10, 19 40, the
price will be $13 for live weight and
$16 for dressed weight. There’s no
good reason why you shouldn’t get
a taker on that one, Joe.
There were lots of pigs on sale
recently at the community auction
The price of the suckers held around
$4.75, while chunks brought any-"
where from $.7 to $9. It wasn’t many
weeks ago when suckers were bring
ing as high as $5.75 and $6, but
those in the business say the reason
for the gradual drop is that farmers
generally speaking, aren’t anxious to
get a big supply pf young pigs on
hand because this is the time of the
year when milk isn't so plentiful
around the barn.
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GODERICH, Nov. 29. — The last
will and testament of George Den
yer, who died on May 1, 1939, in
Huron County home leaving an es
tate of $1,944 to the County of Hur
on, was under attack in Surrogate
Court today. The document is dat
ed January 2'3, 19'39. Robert Deyell,
sole beneficiary in a previous will
dated September 27, 193'3, is seek
ing to upset the latter will on the
grounds that Denyer lacked testa
mentary capacity.
The evidence disclosed Deyell, a
Wingham cemetery sexton, had be
friended Denyer before he went to
the county home six years ago. When
Denyer left Wingham, it was testi
fied he said to Deyell, “Bob, you
have been a good friend to me. I
have made my will and I haven’t for
gotten you.”
J. M. Govenlock, former inspec
tor of the county home and sole ex
ecutor of the latter will, said Den
yer first wanted to leave his money
to Mrs. Martha Jacobs, matron, but
Was advised against this by the in
spector and county solicitor.
Evidence as to Denyer’s mental
ity during his stay at the home was
conflicting. Judge E. W. Clement,
who heard the case, reserved judg
ment.
HUGE SQUASH WAS GROWN
IN WAWANOSH
To Jack Kennedy, of the 2nd con
cession of Kinloss, should go the or
chids for the largest squash grown
in this district. This monster squash
is on display in our window and
w.eighs 105 pounds. It measures 5
feet, 4 inches one way and 7 feet
8 inches the other. It was har
vested about the middle of Septem
ber. Mr. Kennedy has several
squash in his garden that would
weigh around 7'5 pounds, but of
course the one mentioned is
daddy of them all.
The seed for the squash was grown
from one that was purchased by Mr.
Thomas Gaunt at the Teeswater
Fair two years ago. It was a fair
ly large one and it Was cut up and
several seeds used from it.
Wingham Advance-Times
the
Johnson-Lewis
A quiet wedding was solemnized
in the Centralia parsonage Thursday,
November 23rd by ROv. Mr. Falcon
bridge of the marriage Of Marion,
eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Lewis, Centralia, to Lloyd
Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs, Wm.
Johnson, Centralia, They wore at
tended by Betty Johnson, sister of
the groom and Mr. Harry Dickson as
best man. After the ceremony the
happly couple left on a motor trip
to Akron, Ohio; Sarnia and Windsor,
On their return they will reside in
Centralia.
THOMAS BEATTIE DEAD
Thomas Beattie Sr., a farmer, died
at his home, McKillop Township fol
lowing an illness of six months, in
his 8'9th year. Born in Ireland, he
went to the McKillop district when
18 years of age and worked for
three years in Hullett Township,
later settling in McKillop where he
has resided for nearly 70 years. His
wife died 37 years ago. He was a
member of the Winthrop United
Church and also the Canadian Or
der Of Foresters. Surviving are four
sons.
Shipley,
from the
William
The funeral of Mrs. Jas.
Granton, was held recently
home of her son-ift-law
Douglas. Rev. Mr. Harvey had charge
of the service. Misses Audrey Foster
and Muriel Thacker sang a duet. The
pall bearers were Isaac and Gerald
Dann, Alvin, Elmer, Harold and Roy
Harness, interment was in Zion
cemetery,
15 YEARS
December 4th,
AGO
1924
• and family
residence va-
Mr. and Mrs. King
have moved into the
cated by Mr. W. Cutbush.
The annual meeting of the Exeter
District branch of the Ontario Flow
men’s Association met on Tuesday
and the following officers were elect
ed: President, Mat. Routly; 1st vice
president, Archie Morgan,” 2nd vice
president. E. J. Shapton, secretary,
W. N. .Shapton; treasurer, Chas.
Monteith; directors, John Passmore,
Henry Steinbach, Lou Fletcher, J.
T. Allison, Victor 'Snell, Andrew
Hicks, Geo. Hunter,
Percy Passmore,
D. Hunter, E. J.
W. D. Sanders;
Martin.
Officers for a
were elected Monday and a team
will be entered in the O.’H.A. Offic
ers are: Hon, Pres., Rev. J. Foote;
President,
dent, W.
treasurer,
A. Delve;
Cochrane,
Southcott,
vey, F. Boyle and T. Pryde.
Miss S. Kydd, school teacher of
British Columbia, who has been tak
ing a post-graduate course in New
York has been visiting for several
days with relatives in this commun
ity.
Huron County Council is in ses
sion this week, Reeve W. D. Sanders
of Exeter; Reeve Wm. Goates, Us
borne and Reeve A. Neeb and de
puty-reeve John Hayes, of Stephen
are in
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