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Times -Advocate, November 4, 1981
Mill rate suggested for PUC fire protection
A delegation from council
told the Exeter PUC
Thursday. that they thought
the town was being over-
charged for fire protection,
water.
Bill Mickle told the PUC's
October meeting that he had
compared PUC fire
protection costs in Exeter to
comparable regional towns.
His data showed Exeter
paid $7.11 per capita for fire
protection water and
hydrants in 1981. Of six other
towns surveyed, Hanover
was lowest at $1.04 per
capita. while Wingham was
highest with $5.92 cost per
capita.
Mickle suggested the fire
protection costs be worked
into the town's mill rate,
rather than the flat rate now
paid to the PUC.
Based on the budgetted
cost of $26,200 the town will
pay to the PUC for 1981 fire
protection, this would work
out to 5.2 mills. Mickle
calculated an average per
capita cost of the six towns
surveyed and came up with a
mill rate of 2.1 mills.
He suggested Exeter use
as its model the town of
Ingersoll which already has
its fire protection costs
figured into a mill rate of 3
mills.
PUC chairman Murray
Greene pointed out that
Ingersoll has more industry
and therefore a better op-
portunity to recoup their
investment.
He added that the fire
protection system isn't just
the hydrants but it must also
pay a share of well and pump
upkeep, the cost of new
equipment and the cost of
wages to run the system.
Greene said a mill rate of 3
mills would be too low. He
added that 4 mills would be
low too, but the PUC could
live with it.
Manager Hugh Davis said
it had been the policy of past
commissions to increase the
cost by percentage to ali
classes of customer for any
work or improvements done
on the system.
Chan Livingstone said the
Exeter water system is one
of the best systems in the
region and the PUC has to
generate money to keep it
first class.
He said he believed the
mill rate system was the
right step to take, but
reminded the council
members money was still
needed in the water system.
"As our plant gets better,"
Livingstone said, "then the
door will open to bring it (the
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ESTATE CLEARING
AUCTION SALE
Of Farm Machinery Etc., For the Est. of
the late Clair Gieger, Lot 23, Con. 12,
Hay Twp., 11/4 miles N.W. of Zurich.
SATURDAY NOV. 7 - 1:00 p.m.
Int. 684 diesel tractor (like new), Case 885 tractor
with loader, M.F. 265 diesel tractor (real good), Int.
C tractor & scuffler, A.C. tractor with scuffler and
bean puller, Int. f. & g. drill (like new), Int. 46 PTO
baler, bale elevator, flat rack and wagon, Int. side
rake, Int. mower, Int. rotary mower, Dunham wheel
disc., cultipacker, chisel plow, Kongskilde style 3 pt
hitch cult., Allied auger on wheels, Innis bean lifter,
gravity bins, Turnco box and wagon, 3 pt. hitch
blade, fert. spreader, Kelso sprayer, Int. 130 PTO
manure spreader, Ford 3 fur. 14" 3 pt. hitch plow, 3
pt. hitch snow blower, Platform scale, snow fence,
fanning mill, walking plows, woven wire, chicken
troughs, grain aerator, red clover seed, cream
separator, lumber, harrows, old spreader, roller, old
cult., general form tools, 16' deep freeze,
A 3 -point hitch post hole auger; cattle oiler; 400
galvanized sap pails, lids and spites; 80 tin sap
buckets, Philco fridge and McClary stove etc., etc.
TERMS: Cash
Hugh Filson
666-0833
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Sale Day Booth
AUCTIONS
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666-1967 *
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Interesting Auction Sale
Zurich Arena
Saturday, November 7th,
11:00 A.M. Sharp
Selling antiques, primitives, nostalgia, and a
good selection of clean furniture items from
several old farm homes in Stephen and Hay
townships. Plan to attend now if you are one
who prefers fine old country collectibles.
Featuring an original Cobbler's bench and
associated tools including vise, very old double desk
with inlay top and double pedestals, pair of brand
new (never used) front fenders possibly for a Model
T Ford, pine blanket box Rayolo upright
phonograph, old records, circa 1880 Chatham egg
incubator complete with instruction book, table top
apple peeler upholstered fainting couch, lap guitar
(Zither i. old Hohner trumpet mouthorgan, wicker
fern stand, oak arm rocker, harvest table, pine
washstand. odd chairs. pressback arm rocker, old
jam cupboard, mantle clocks, nice wall clock with
chimes. round oak tubi.' plus leaves and five side
choirs, pine wall cupboard, old slab seat highchair,
chino cabinet and drop front secretory, piano bench,
barber's choir, wall telephones with daffodil
speakers, an exceptional variety of oil lamps -
bracket fonts, small and Iorge pedestal lamps, erin
fan, ribbed, Queen Heart finger lamp, Aladdin no. 6
hanging lamp complete and original, circa 1870
Atterbury with opaque pedestal, hurrican shade, cir-
ca 1910 brass double ceiling fixture (electric), many
old books, large and small crocks, Glass Bros. Lon-
don pottery sealer, quill pen inkwell, a bisque and
porcelain doll, gloss butter churn, hanging oil lamp
with milk glass font and shode, part woshstond set in
the apple branch pater.', hooked mots, set of chime
bells, old wooden toys. lead soldiers, old hand tools,
iron pot, hay knife. very clean three piece bedroom
suite, end tables, pair of matching Kroehler chairs
with flowered upholstery (nice). good selection of
glass and china, Carnival bowl, Depression glass,
oxen yoke, lot of old postcards (Ontario), copper
boiler, steamer trunks. large wooden butter bowl,
toleware measures, nice old drop leof table with
gatelegs, Old Germon Zella 22 guoge rifle (F.A.C.
required), single horse turnip ;e, der scuffler,
(Museum pieces), old shoe store sign Word Fritz,
Zurich Ontario, and many more items too numerous
to mention. Added highlight of sole will be glass
dome from hand gas pump. Imperial premium gas,
red and block print on milk gloss.
NOTE: Sale starting at 1 1:00 A.M. SHARP, viewing
from 7 to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, and from 9:00 a.m.
to sale time on Saturday, cash or cheque with I.D.,
Lunch booth, not responsible for accidents. Be sure to
attend this fine quality offering.
Don Van Patter
Auctioneer
Zurich (519) 236-4547
fire protection rates) down."
Mickle said he would
discuss the 4 mill rate with
the council finance com-
mittee. He said that in his
opinion the rate was still
high.
The PUC also discussed a
hydro department budget
forecast, what Davis called a
"planned program" to be
sent to Ontario Hydro for
their approval on rate
revision.
Major expenditures
forecast for 1982 include
530,598 for overhead lines,
about $37,000 for new
transformers, $19,000 for
underground lines and
NURSERY SCHOOL SPOOKS — Students at the Huron Pork Nursery School enjoyed a recept Hallowe'en party. Back, left,
Andy Martens, Jennifer Fick, Jim Adamson, Jamie.Palsa and Jenny Raeburn. Centre. Bobhi•lyn Snell, Michael Bowerman,
Leean Foster, David Rider, Natasha Fick and teacher Elaine Hayter. Front, Tracy Glenn. Tonv Smith. end Jenny Parker.T-A
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Council discusses pay increases
Salary grid under attack, again
Exeter's salary grid
system came under another
attack this week, but
after several pointed dis-
cussions that arose at
various times through the
meeting. everyone appeared
to gain some portion of a vic-
tory.
It all started when the
works committee presented
a recommendation that
Gary Middleton be elevated
from step four to five as a
Class "B" operator.
That immediately brought
the usual response from
Councillor Bill Mickle that
council members were gran-
ting piggy -back increases to
employees and he wanted to
know what yardstick had
been used to determine that
the employee should get the
merit increase in addition to
the inflationary increase.
Chairman Don MacGregor
said he couldn't answer that
question. but it was revealed
that works superintendent
Glenn Kells had made the
evaluation of Middleton and
presented his recommenda-
tion to the committee.
MacGregor couldn't
provide Mickle with the
amount of the new salary for
Middleton. This time clerk
Liz Bell came to the rescue
with the information his
salary would increase from
$7.74 per hour to $8.13,
although Mickle questioned
that in light of a document
he had from the employee
relations committee.
Mickle suggested that the
attaining of steps by
employees in the grid
system was apparently
automatic and said that with
the ambiguities in the
procedure, it left questions
as to the benchmark that
was to be used by council for
their assessment of
employees.
"Our yardstick is Glenn's
evaluation of Gary," Coun-
cillor Gaylan Josephson
replied, adding that he could
defend the grid system and
that the alternative was to
move all employees to the
top of the system.
Mayor Bruce Shaw in-
terrupted the discussion to
note that it was getting off
the topic as it was dealing
with the grid system in
general and not the motion
to grant Middleton the move
to another step.
Mickle wondered if he
could ask the committee
chairman what the evalua-
tion contained and
MacGregor made reference
to the fact it was an
automatic procedure as in
the past.
"That's why I fight it...
because it is an automatic
feature." claimed Mickle,
who said it would create
very grave hardships on this
NORM WHITING NOauctiatlftt
Auction Sale
of Antiques, Household Furniture and
Misc. Items. Sat. Nov. 14, 1981. 12:30
noon, at South Huron Rec Centre, Ex-
eter, Ontario. This sale is the household
effects from Mrs. Jarvis Horton, Hensall
Ont.
ANTIQUES - - and collectables, 9 pc. solid Oak din-
ing room suite, round oak pedestal table with 3
leaves, buffet, china cabinet combination with lead-
ed glass doors, secretary desk, 6 wooden chairs,
press back, rocker, 7 pce settee set 2 settee chairs,
faint couch, Morris chair, large oval mirror on floor
stand, small parlor table, 2 fern stands, Duncan
Phyfe coffee table, round table, other parlor tables,
magazine racks, foot stools, treadle sewing machine,
4 pc. bedroom suite. iron and brass bed, solid oak
bed, high chest with mirror, dressers, cedar chest,
hump back trunk, old pine cupboards, harvest table,
3 montle clocks, floor and table lamps, brass Tight
fixtures, oval picture, pictures, many old frames, bot-
tom of Gone With the Wind lamp, other oil lamps,
figurines, setting of 12, set of dishes (rose pattern)
stemmed crystal, pressed gloss, R.S. Germany, Nip-
pon, Noritoke, Bavaria, R.S. Prussia, miniature china
doll, set of silverware, parts of toilet sets, jardiniers,
copper boilers, crocks, butter paddle, wood drapery
rods, quilting frames, cushions, quilts, many hooked
mots, iron and brass registers, lanterns, cool oil
stove, tools, many other items.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE — Piano in excellent
condition, colour T.V., good mirrors, 3 9" bed, box
spring and mattresses, crib, table lamps, 2 door
refrigerator, 24" electric range, washer, spin dryer,
wringer washer, small electric appliances, several
area carpets, annex wood stove, dishes, pots and
pans, silver wore, linens, quilts, blankets, sealers,
hand and garden tools, step ladder, extension
ladder, flower pots, many other items.
Terms Cash
Auctioneer
Norm Whiting
Phone Exeter 235.1964
Don't miss this interesting Auction, most Items
are in excellent condition.
community.
He said he would have to
vote against the motion
because the reasons for the
recommendation were not
presented and he was the
lone dissenting vote as coun-
cil granted the pay increase.
During councillor com-
ments later in the meeting,
Councillor Lossy Fuller
presented a motion that a
yardstick for the grid
system should be established
so there would be some
criteria on which to evaluate
employees and their move
along the various steps.
Mickle presented an
amendment to have the
mayor name an ad hoc com-
mittee to look at the whole
approach of the grid system.
Josephson said that was a
vote of non -confidence in the
employee relations com-
mittee and wondered if he
should resign from that com-
mittee.
He noted that the topic had
been discussed at about half
the council meetings in the
past year and there had even
been one special meeting at
which it was the sole topic.
Continuing in his defence
of the system, Josephson
argued that if it was ine-
quitable, it would not be
used to the extent it is by
other government bodies,
industries, etc.
At this point, Mayor Shaw
declared Mickle's amend-
ment out of order as it was
contrary to the motion. The
original motion, calling for
the employee relations com-
mittee to set up a yardstick
to evaluate employees, was
then carried unanimously.
However, Mickle still
wasn't done. He said that
while he appreciated the
fact a yardstick was to be
considered, he still felt a
committee should look at the
whole grid system, noting
that the inflationary in-
creases were widening the
gap between the various
steps in the grids and this
was not council's intent.
He said it was right for
council to review any
program at any time and
added there should be a
study to find a method for
employee remuneration
that would be acceptable to
the community as well as
the employees.
"Maybe it is the best we
can do, but we should at
least see if is (grid system)
can be improved," Mickle
concluded.
His motion was lost when
Mayor Shaw cast the
deciding vote after a 3-3 tie.
MacGregor, Epp and
Josephson opposed the mo-
tion and Hall. Mickle and
Fuller supported it.
"I'm shocked. but that's
democracy," Mickle
lamented.
He gained some consola-
tion as Josephson im-
mediately announced that as
a member of the employee
relations committee he
would take a look at the grid
system, akreeing with
Mickle. that nothing is etch-
ed in stone
Shaw. who voted against
Mickle's call for a review of
the system, later noted he
had done so as a matter of
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AUCTION
MARKET
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7
AT 11 A.M.
of this Vanestra Auction Market
2 miles south of Clinton
CONSISTING OF: Household effects and an-
tiques of John Bakker of Goderich and Harvey
Walker of Seaforth, plus some additions.
AUCTION FEATURES: 23 cu. ft. freezer, Moffat
electric dryer, Kenmore heavy-duty washer with suds
saver, 30" Gibson range, 2 door frost -free fridge,
Maytag portable dishwasher with cutting board top,
drop leaf coffee table and buffet and hutch by Vilas,
maple book shelves, student desk, 2 press back
chairs, 4 oak dining choirs, antique table with pull-
out ends, rope bed, 2 fancy chairs, 3 door antique
dresser, 2 water pump heads, chesterfield and choir,
corner nook dinette suite, trunk, hall table, complete
maple bunk beds, trunk, maple 4 poster bed, crocks,
set of Popular Mechanix Encyclopedia, electric
organ, swag lamps, picture frames, carpet, night
table, end table, roll -a -way cot, chesterfield, pink
sink and tops, iron seat, lamps, gos burner, window
and screens, submersible pump, drill press and
stand, tool storage cupboard, large selection of
glassware and china, etc. too numerous to mention.
Plan to attend this large sale of fine antiques
and furniture.
TERMS: Cash, known cheque or Chargex.
LUNCH BOOTH ON PREMISES
AvcNteetrs Jake Thelon Jr.
48s-7922
confect us bar geed clan conslg utesete, cs.iptete
heveebolde Ned 'Wefts, ItquIdNiews, cars and
trucks. Not rasparlrle for oeddeete day of aole.
$12,000 for new metering
equipment.
The work is planned to
include extensions of service
along Carling Street and
betterments along John
Street.
Davis said the budget is
calculated to finance about a
1 percent increase in PUC
budget and an expected
increase of 10 percent in
Hydro costa.
In other business:
The PUC will send a letter
to Ontario Hydro asking for
advice on advertising the
advantages of conversion to
electric heating.
Bruce Shaw said people
should be told how easy
conversions to electricity
are, to show an alternative to
conversion to natural gas.
Without the advertising he
added, the PUC has lost a lot
of business to the gas
companies.
The commission passed an
employee bargaining
proposal which suggests an
across the board salary
increase of 14 percent for
PUC employees and will pay
health benefits of 50 percent
of an extended health' plan
and 75 percent of a dental
plan.
Davis said he had talked
with the London PUC billing
service and reported that
they were confident of
getting a 21 cent postal rate
for PUC bills. "Unless the
government throws a
wrench in the works," Davis
added.
The PUC was told of an
Ontario Hydro meeting to
discuss 'the southwestern
transmission system ex-
pansion program.
Davis said the December 2
meeting in Stratford, was to
identify the issues and the
parties who wish to make
statements concerning
Hydro's new transmission
line plans.
procedure as outlined in the
town's policies.
He commented however,
that personally he supported
the call for a review in view
of the controversy that has
raged throughout the year on
the topic.
Shaw suggested that all
things should be open to
review and it was time to get
out of office when there was
no room for change.
He indicated he did not ful-
ly understand the system,
comparing it to the grid
system he was on as a high
school teacher. He said he
was never evaluated in mov-
ing from one step to another
on the grid.
The discus ion on the topic
concluded with Shaw saying
he was pleased that
Josephson had volunteered
to review the system and
added that he hoped the
matter could be considered
at a future time by council.
Shaw was named as the
pro -tem member of the
employee relations com-
mittee to complete the year
as a replacement for Jay
Campbell.
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Large. Auction Sale
Sat. Nov. 7 10 a.m.
to be held at Richard Lobb's Barn, Clin-
ton, Ontario
Flat to wall cupboard, hall seat with large mirror, 3
wash stands, several dressers, 4 matching press back
chairs, 6 matching press back chairs, trunks, fancy
old iron bed, bedroom suite plus other beds, dining
toble, treadle sewing machine, Duncan Phyfe drop
leaf dining table, nearly new chesterfield, new large
coffee table, hexagon end table, lamps, crocks,
lantern, sad irons, fridge, gas stove, electric stove,
Hoover spin dry washer, lawn boy lawn mower plus
our usual large offering of items not mentioned.
Terms cash
RICHARD LOBB
AUCTIONEER
CLINTON, ONTARIO Phone 482-7898
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OSTSTABOING
NJOTION
AT PINERY AUCTION BARN
ONHWY21,
1 1 mile North of the Pinery Provincial Park,
4 miles South of Grand Bend.
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Sunday, November 8, at 1 p.m.
8 pc. walnut dining room set, 62 pc. Bavarian china
"song bird", 24" bronze figurine moreau, Niagara
massage chair, press back rocker and chair, 30x54
oil painting, bed and chest wardrobe set, kitchen
table and chairs, T.V., stoves, sewing machine, beds,
coffee and end tables, Occ. chairs, dryers, vacuum
cleaner, record player, 3 H.P. outboard motor,
typewriters, adding machines, exerciser, (amps, pic-
tures, dishes, pressed glass, 2 Limoge vases pots and
pans, linene, quilts, Mexican rug, lawn chairs, fans,
skis and boots, books, records, T.V. game, cast iron
kettle, defogger, tools, proto wrenches, socket sets,
axes, new and used games and toys folding choirs,
pocket and wrist watches, electric broom, plus many
more items too numerous to list.
VIEWING: From noon day of sale
TERMS: Cash, cheque with proper I.D., Visa or
Master Charge
Consign your items now for our next Auction on Sun-
day November 22
Pat Lyon Auctioneer ,
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LARGE ESTATE
AUCTION
* just like new condition.
ILDERTON MASONIC HALL
* Friday Evening, Nov. 6 - 6:15 p.m.
* French Provincial chesterfield and 2 chairs, Elec-
* troholm coloured T.V., Hi-Fi, coffee and end tables,
• pole lamp, swag lamps, 3 pc. oak bedroom suite, 2
air conditioners, dehumidifier, portable bar and
4( stools, Beaty wringer washer, Hamilton gas dryer, 3
* pc. bedroom suite, chesterfield and chair, old radios,
protable sewing machine. couch, occasional up-
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holstered choirs, vacuum cleaners, b/w T.V.'s, 2
• chrome sets, Frigidaire electric stove, Acorn
* fireplace, swivel rocker and stool, small tables, pic-
* tures, wall mirror, desk, tri -lamp, bathroom stand,
4(,_
smoke stand, many small appliances, good dishes of
all kinds, jewellery, jewel boxes, watches, hurricane
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Tamp, silver pieces, knick-knacks, luggage, clothes
* and shoes, sealers, ironer, picnic table, mats,
* ladders, etc., etc.
"ICThis is a large sale of very clean and good items,
* plan to attend.
TERMS: Cash Sale Night BOOTH
Of excellent furniture, a few antiques
etc. From a London Estate, everything in
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Hugh Filson AUCTIONEER Tom Robson
666-0833 666-1967
AUCTION SALE
Of household furniture, antiques and
mis. items, on Saturday, November 7
1981, 1 p.m. sharp, at 18 Huron St.,
East, Exeter, Ontario. For Mrs. Albert
Steeper,Exeter, and Mrs. Edna Dunn,
Woodstock.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE - piano, chesterfield and
chair, day bed, hostess chair, arm chair, foot stool,
coffee and end tables, several small tables, floor
and table lamps, 3 pc. bedroom suite, sp. mgs and
mattress, crib, diningroom table and 6 chairs, 2
chino cabinets, kitchen table and 4 chairs,
refrigerator, electric range, deep freeze, sewing
machine, electric humidifier, vacuum cleaner, floor
polisher, iron, toaster, clock, several dishes, linens.
new quilts, blankets, pots and pans, many other
itmes.
ANTIQUES AND COLLECTABLES - 4 IX. settee set,
2 captain's chairs, 2 rocking chairs, wicker chair, gun
stock chair, 2 dressers, bottom of flat to wall cup-
board, harvest table, mirrors, pictures and frames, 2
antique clocks, oil lamp, oil lanterns, crocks, dishes
and several other items.
TOOLS - table saw and vise, large quantity of hand
tools, pine wooden chest, step ladder, extenion
ladder, lawn mower and gorden tools, other items.
In case of inclement weather, sale will be moved to
South Huron Rec Centre
Norm Whiting Auctioneer
Phone Exeter 233-1964