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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1948-10-21, Page 10Page IQ Usborne Council Council met in regular thly session on Monday noon, October 11 with mon- aft iT" Reeve Hugh Berry presiding and Conn cillors Oscar Turkey, Welling ton Brock, James .Simpson and Verne Pincombe in attendance. The minutes of the last regu­ lar meeting held on September 13 and a special meeting held on the evening of September 21 for the purpose of reading and considering the Reconsidered Stone Drain Report from the township engineer, were adopt­ ed as printed on motion at Councillors Turkey and Brock. A. W. Morgan reported to the Council on the recent actions ot the Exeter District High School Board in connection with secur­ ing a builder for the new high school building and stating Jhat the contract had been let to a London firm under favourable circumstances and that building operations would begin in the very near future. R. L. Beattie, contractor on the tiling work on the Cann- Mitchell drain interviewed th* Council in regard to extra dig­ ging required by the re-location of the drain on lot 26, Con. 3. by the engineer. He also report­ ed the near contract Council Beattie foot for digging drain and paid him $6 80. no on his contract on the Wurm drain by authority of the engineer’s certificate to hand. A. Wurm interviewed the Council in regard to labour sup­ plied by him during the strni-tion of the Wurm Council agreed to pay him IS hours work spreading uith tuo men and a team at rate of 1.35 per hour. The Court of Revision oil Maver drain was re~«*onstituttd and the matter of the appeal of A. Cottle owner of lot 13 N.T.R ■con. was further considered The advice of the engineer that a rebate might be made to A. •Cottle for severance, was ac­ cepted by the Court and a fur­ ther rebate of $17.00 was awarded to him. On motion of Councillors Pincombe and Turk­ ey the Court was formally closed and .By-Law No. 5, 1948 known as the Maver Drain By- Law was finally adopted. Correspondence was tabled and dealt with as follows: From the Exeter District High School Board asking for the balance of’ their requisition from the Township of Usborne for 1948 amounting 56. Council paid. From the asking for Township by-law the borrowing 1. Exeter of $560,000.00 for the erection of a new high school building and .to guarantee the Township’s share of the yearly cost of the debentures and inter­ est thereon. The By-Law, to be known hereafter as Township of Usborne By-Law No. 13, 1948, was read three times .and finally adopted on motion of Council lors Brock and Simpson. From the Ontario Department of Highways, verification of the payment of the 19 4S interim subsidy on the Township road expenditures to the amount of $16,126.66. Filed. From the Superintendent of the Western Division of the Hydro-Electric Power Commis­ sion in regard to the shortage of power and the necessity for every Municipality to conserve electricity. Council agreed to co­ operate in so far as possible but instructed the Clerk to write to the local Superintendent asking him not to shut of« the power in the Township during those per­ iods when milking would be in progress. The Clerk reported the vir­ tual completion of the 1948 Collector’s Roll with a total of $79,0 81.92 and advised that the Roll would be taken to the was the Kelly health active MUGGS AND SKEETER Ami 1 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 21, 1948 iGranton Resident 80 ! I The Jamieson family gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Jamieson. Granton, to hon­ in’ George Jamieson on his eigh­ tieth birthday. Mr. Jamieson has ; lived in Granton Village since > 189 8 where he has been in the j pump business fifty-two years. Mr. and Mrs. Jamieson have five children, Mrs. Austin Hobbs and Glen Jamieson of Granton; Jas. Jamieson of London: William of Toronto and Mrs. Donald of New York. Mr. Jamieson is in fine a bowling enthusiast, an l.U.O.F. Lodge member, and is still active in business. BY WALLY BISHOP completion of his on the Wurm drain, agreed to give R. L an extra five cents per eleven hundred feet of on the Cann-Mitchell directed von-1 drain. ( for i tile the the to $2,432.- that it he of Exetei passing of a to approve of by tlie Village of Village the Township Auditor before it given into the Collector. The Assessor the assessment been completed and Council set the time of the next regular meeting November 8 gt 3 p.m. for the Court of Revision on the 1949 Assessment Roll. The Road Superintendent pre­ sented vouchers to the amount of $2,103.88 for payment., and current accounts to the amount of $5,659.9 6 including a pay­ ment of $2,000 to ,C. P. Dietrich on his contract on the Elimville drain were passed on motion of Councillors Pincombe and Brock and orders were drawn on the Treasurer the same. Council again on hands of reported for 19 49 that had for the payment of adjourned to meet Monday afternoon November 8, 1948, iu the Town­ ship Hall at Elimville. Harry Strany, Clerk ZION Mr. and Mrs. Warren Brock Wore pleasantly surprised on the evening of October 17, when they were entertained by the latter’s brothers and sisters at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thos Dickinson, London Twp., the oc­ casion being their Silver Wed­ ding . Mr. and Mrs. Brock re­ ceived man ygifts, flowers and cards with the good wishes of Regul Use oi Made by The Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario and Approved by Order-in-Council PART I WATER HEATERS 1. -(l) Unless water heaters operated by electrical power are—, (a) equipped with thermostatic control, and (b) installed in or on tanks which are thermally insulated, no municipality or municipal commission receiving electrical power from the Commission shall supply or use or permit to be supplied or used by any person the electrical power or any part thereof for the operation of water heaters installed or replaced after the 1st of November, 1948. (2) No person shall take from any municipality or municipal commission any electrical power received from the Commission and use it for the operation of water heaters in a manner contrary to the provisions of subregulation 1. (3) No person shall take any electrical power procured from the Commission and use it for the operation of water heaters in a manner contrary to the provisions of subregulation 1. 2. -Ontario Regulations 237/47 are revoked. PART II SPACE HEATERS 3.-(l) No municipality or municipal commission receiving electrical power from the Commission shall supply or use or permit to be supplied or used by any person electrical power or any part thereof for the operation of air-heaters, grates, radiators, boilers or any other device for space heating in hotels, tourist cabins, shops, offices, commercial premises and, except in the case of sickness, residences. (2) No person shall take from any municipality or municipal commission any electrical power received from the Commission and use it in a manner contrary to the provisions of subregulation 1. (3) No person shall take any electrical power procured from the Commission and use it in a manner contrary to the provisions of subregulation 1. PART III LIGHTING <4.-(l) No municipality or municipal commission receiving - electrical power from the Commission shall supply or use or permit to be supplied or used by any person electrical power or any part thereof for,— (a) lighting, of interiors of shops, show-windows and offices except,— (i) not more than 1 watt per square foot of gross floor-area of a shop during business hours, i and after cessation of business with the public not more than 1 watt per square foot of the gross floor-area of that part of the shop where the staff is working; (ii) not more than 10 watts per lineal foot of width of show-windows of shops for lighting only and only while open for business; (iii) not more than 2 watts per square foot of gross floor-area of an office during office hours, and after office hours not more than 2 watts per square foot of gross floor-area of that part of the office where the staff is working; (iv) for the protection of property after business hours not more than 5 watts per 100 square feet of gross floor-area of a shop or office or 40 watts per shop or office whichever is the greater; (b) lighting of exterior signs; (c) exterior flood- or outline-lighting for decorative, ornamental or advertising purposes; (d) lighting of out-door Christmas trees; (e) lighting of parking-lots, used-car lots, service stations, out-door industrial premises and out-door playing fields except, — (i) not more than 10 watts per 100 square feet of parking-lot space while open for business; (ii) not more than 10 watts per 100 square feet of that portion of used-car lots used for display space while open for business and not more than 5 watts per 100 square feet of the used-car lot after cessation of business; (iii) not more than 40 watts per gasoline pump in a service station, exclusive of lighting not exceeding 25 watts inside the pump-meter compartment, while the service station is open for business; (iv) not more than 10 watts per 100 square feet of whatever part or parts of out-door industrial premises is in actual use for work in progress and not more than 5 watts per 100 square feet at other times and not more than 5 watts per 100 square feet for protective lighting of that part actually occupied by installations, or used for the storage of materials or equipment; and (v) not more than 40 watts per 100 square feet of playing area of an out-door playing field only while in use; between sunset and sunrise; lighting of,— (i) marquees; or (ii) sidewalk-canopies on hotels, theatres and restaurants except not more than I watt per square foot of floor space or side­ walk area covered by the marquee or canopy; (g) lighting of exterior extrances or exits of commercial premises or residences except not more than SO watts for commercial premises and not more than 25 watts for residences and, where occupied, tourist cabins; and (h) exterior lighting between sunrise and sunset. (2) The lighting permitted for shops during business hours under sub-clauses i and ii of clause a of sub­ regulation 1 shall include the lighting of interior signs, merchandise-displays and show-windows. No person shall take from any municipality or municipal commission any electrical power received from the Commission and use it in a manner contrary to the provisions of subregulation 1 of regulation 4. 6. No person shall take any electrical power procured from the Commission and use it in a manner contrary to the provisions of subregulation 1 of regulation 4. 7. Subregulation 1 of regulation 4 and regulations 5 and 6 shall not apply to,— (a) (i) lighting of air-ports and transportation terminals; * (ii) lighting for police, fire and property-protection , services, traffic lights, , traffic and warning signs; and (iii) lighting required by law; (b) t hospitals; (c) lighting for interior domestic purposes; (d) lighting of a single exterior sign, not exceeding 25 watts, to designate,— (i) an office of. a medical or dental practitioner, embalmer or funeral director, or pharmaceu­ tical chemist; (ii) an ambulance, telephone or telegraph station; or (iii) premises providing sleeping accommodation for travellers. ‘ o. (f) PART IV 8. In these regulations,— (a) "shop" means any building or a portion of a building, booth, stall or place where goods are handled or exposed or offered for sale, or where goods are manufactured and which is not a factory; but shall not include any part of a building used for office purposes; and (b) "office" shall mean a building or part of a building occupied and used for office purposes only. PENALTY PROVIDED BY THE POWER COMMISSION ACT FOR VIOLATION 'OF REGULATIONS Any person refusing or neglecting to comply with any direction, order, regulation, restriction, prohibition or control made or exercised by the Commission under this section shall be guilty of an offence and in addition to any other liability incur a penalty of not less than $100 and not more than $500 and a further penalty of not less than $100 and not more than $500 for each and every separate day upon which such refusal or neglect is repeated or continued. The penalties imposed by or under the authority of this section shall be recoverable under The Summary Convictions Act. MODIFICATION OF REGULATIONS AS TO CERTAIN AREAS The foregoing Regulations are modified by excepting from the application of Parts II and III thereof the following,— (a) the territorial districts of Algoma, Cochrahe, Kenora, Manitoulin, Nipissing, Rainy River, Sud­ bury, Thunder Bay, Timiskaming; (b) the territorial district of Parry Sound, except the townships of Carling, Christie, Conger, Cowper, Ferguson, Foley, Humphrey, McDougall and Mc- Kellar, the Town of Parry Sound, and the Village of Rosseau. (c) exhibitions and fairs held in 1948 by societies under The Agricultural Societies Act. If further clarification is required please contact your local Hydro office.