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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1975-07-17, Page 1411. '' 83 61 l Vii. u 4' 47 ' .. 13 2 X14 By JimFit.rgerald . acUae s met 'or Salt me'`' Cltnten clerk- asUrer Cameron Praetor 'asked Clinton Town Outten last Monday night, as a dispt to between the clerk and the chief of p90e+ Lloyd Westlake, f lard to the sttrftt+ec►gaii, Clerk Proctor bad asked.council to payhirci .$1 for legal. fees he and -. his wife .Mari iucud while defending a careless *Mpg charge- that Mr. Proctor clhtmed. was laid Out of vindictiveness. Mrs. Proctor was found not guilty of the i rge. in court two weeks ago. The in- K cident took place on Raglan Street last Tena floor March. The charge, Mr. Proctor told council, was laid "in a vindictive manner"and had caused great embarrassment to his family. "What is the next trumped*up charge that 1'„ ting to have to hire a lawyer for?" MVP—meter asked.. By paying for his legal fees. Mr. Proctor felt council's action would show the chief . that hp couldn't charge Mot at the drop or the 'hat. .. '"I think it's time council made tip its mind on whether to back the clerk or sack the clerk," Mr. Proctor said.. Councillor Jim Hunter moved to have the may need. $125,4)00.repair job • been council retreat to the ick room but after debating.,pracedural points. ouncil turned down Mr. Proctor's request. Councillor Burt Lobb said the feud betweenthe chief,n►d . .clerk, was causing • the town considerable emit- barrassnient and suggested that COil nieef privately with Mr. Procter and the chief and hammer the whole Ming out. No. date was given to the ptess. The personality conflict between the chief and the clerk goes back to I969. wf eh the town hired Mr. Westlake as chief. At ..tett time, the town had a clause in' their contract with the Grief that he MOW into torn from Batfieid, Mr, Proetor was a eotu caller at the -tib and art cdthat the chief should bo fixed nn1ess he moved into s; town. The chief still lives in Bayfield. The conflict surfaced again in Novembe 11973 when Mr. Proctor. as clerk. laid an assault charge against the chief, but the charge was dropped and never went tib 'court. Last March. the clerk threatened to • . resign over a fight with the chief over a $100 petty cash float for the police department. Council gave the chief a $50 Ffloat. By'Chris Zdeb • The brine has been shut off in the pipes Aroblem that the 'Clinton Recreation and the flclarhas resettledctien must be ken despite the Committee had tli o� ght it had postponed cracks;- but some the' arena if- it is to hold ice this to until next year bubbled to the surface when repair r The Committee has asked Ken a plastic pipe tinder the cracked arena Schwartz, of Tavistock to tine astig a fl the floor broke on June 6, spilling its brine � extent of the damage tor solution onto the arena surface. before they decide �°�iat�course of action. to The pipe is one. of three miles. of piping embedded in cement under the floor- to arena during thethe ice ifollow. Cam, Proctor can prove he needed a earnerin - ,minter. With the break, a decision must be made as baby-sitter then we 11 sanction birn," t recreation committee �nember .Bill to 'whether the pipe and floor can bepa " Crawford said at the July. 10 -monthly -cited until spring or the whole floor would,�ti=hick discussed among other have to be resurfacedbefore the winter at ,-� g� meeting the. town clerk's claix� on an estimated cost of C ce Neilans said babysitting money allowed the corn - Arena ~rrtanager. Ctaroi 1 secretary.Margaret Maguire When—he, and Don Kay took the minutes 'of two prior meetings on her behalf. Mrs. Maguire told the meeting that the minutes of a meeting are not signed by the secretary until they are approvedby the committee chairman at the following month meting. "Cam took ti... •minutes of the January meeting which 1 signed when I took the February minutes,' • Mrs. Maguire said. She added that when committee member. bon Kay took the minutes of the March meeting be signed for the February meeting. She displayed the minute sheets signed by herself and Mr. Kay whose names had stroked over �and resigned in Mr. Proctor's name and explained she had been ordered to do so by the town -clerk. Mrs. Maguire automatically 'acquired the task of taking the °minutes _ of the recreation committee .tneetings when she was hired as the office clerk forr`the Clerk- . Treasurer's Office hints, of 1974. Last April she was voted a $200 salary to ',doer the cost of babysitters that she had to pay wheq„ she was out for the evening taking the minutes of a . meeting. The salary was not made' retroactive to the beginning of the year, so does notapply to the meetings attended by Mr. Proctor or • Mr. Kay. ' .tcontinued on page 9) llwhis lead entry Twitts Mike and Ike Ilabkiri Cr is it Ike Saturday. d Mike) tead the itre parade a tr O.eBd SO lodges, fiaat in the Orange Parade nlintoct last with an estimated crowd of 4.000 watching. (News -Record photo) pending on new Stanley dump following hearing the pipe had broken because the weight of matte s regu ar •,trucks going on aid off the arena floor by aAny put- at, strain on the pipes below t[te area where the ramp's edge contacted the floor surface. The lack of insulation i second cause from the frost was c ted as a For the breakage. ut under the "A -new bottom his ta-be p -arena to stop the frost from getting to the arena fipor which shifts up and down as the frost forms in the colder months of the year and melts when it's warm and puts pressure on the plastic pipes," arena chairman. Ross Livermore said. ecisibn By Chris Zdeb A final decision on whether the proposed Stanley Township land fill site will be approved or, not is pe' nding the minist-ry,o1 environment's review of a report to i e compiled by its hearing board on testimony that was heard at the Varna town hall last County won'tfix library By Jim Fitzgerald Engineering had several mistakes to Clinton's 70 year-old library will have to correct. . repaired by the town as. the county won't Council also learned that the, ministry of h 1p at all, Clinton council learned last labour now requires._ fences around the lti nday night. holding tanks at the *sewerage plant, after The building, in bad need of structural approving the original plan which had no repairs, is rented by the county for use in fences included. The town must bear the the county library system and the county extra cost.a pays cleaning and some'repair bills. In other business, council g- ranted Conn The county will, however, pay the $1.695 day extension - to July - Lav - cast of repainting the interior, done last tracting Co. of Clinton to complete month. They will only pay back, 5425 per reconstruction of three streets in town. year for fur years. etarting next year. During discussion of the public works Council also- learned tkat there are still department, Chairman Ernie way Brn owsaid some loose ends to tie up over the new . he .wash t too happy with the m e oil sewerage treatment plant in town. In. had disappeared from the town's gravelled he had .the contractor agree to several letters to , council the tt;'t�`r s sti�s�,a .. engineer on the project, I.ti, Anderson, re -oil the streets at half price. noted that the /general contractor. Maple Councillor Brown also said that new street signs are corning and would be put up in time for Centennial. Tuesday. ,I f approved, in the next four to six weeks the new dump site. which will cost SS,to prepare, will a ll b located on 15 acres disagree with the proposed location of the dump ' and were on hand to present two petitions as well as to voice their op- position. , situated a half Mile 'west of Varna. The One dissenter, Bev Hill, whose property land is part of a 100=acre parcel that was borders on the site that is under dispute. purchased by the Township in January of said the land . is unique - and should be 1974 for $30,000. -,'esd. • Stanley Township Council was forced to "it's a natural reproductive ground for .seek a new refuse depot when its present wildlife and it would be highly disastrous open dump, situated 400 feet southeast of d » anything -were to endanger this the village of Bayfield. was condemned b ► reproduction or place pollutants in the' the ministry of the environment -wad the natural waterway that runsed. M- dithe ministry of health about four years ago. Lstern edge of the property' lected over id six alternate locations within the Township . and two others located in Godericlir and Hay Townships because, 'it's going to be ' less expensive and more suitable for the_ county." council clerk, Mel Graham told the hearing board. Council had considered contracting with Lavis Construction of Clinton to take their garbage to Goderich Township's Holmesville land site but Mr. Graham said the rime had offered "an unacceptable proposal.'' - .. "We'd have to pay a basic charge of a sl,200 and on a percentage basis'we'd pick up of 2 percent or 54.800 of the total operating mitts. - Mr. Grahai i compared this figure to -the five percent that, Bayfield and Goderich paid out for the same privilege. But a group of township rnttpayers The Varna land fill site was se He also.argued that underground springs located throughout the area could become Contaminated if the township's garbage was dispc d lde't; --tbe system of burying • the refuse in trenches. "There's a chance that the site could give rise' to pollutants,and we have far too much to lose to. take this chance. I' think there are other alternatives just as: econoxnirari=:as-t"proposed land fill- site," he said. ' Environmental officer. John Sca;terfleld who -tested the site found a silty clay soil and low water level which would prevent contamination of the underground springs. Mr. Hill continued that the present dump site had been used for the last 30 years and he couldn'.t see why the township couldn't continue using it if it was properly con- trolled. in reply. the ministry of environment's district officer. Neil McMullen, said the present Bayfield located dump offered only a limited working area which had almost been entirely utilized. - "You're going to end up with' a Bayfield memorial mountain if you continue tv pile garbage on the present site," he said. Stanley .Township Warden Anson McKinley agreed with Mr. McMullen_and said the prpesed site was the best relocation for the dump that council had' been able to find in the last four years. "We tried to rind an alternate site that was as economical as possible and yet would satisfy the requirements of the . ministry of the environment: ' Mr. McKinley added that the Township would gain extra revenue in renting out the 45 acres south of the land fill site as far- mland. He also said that a ball park would be constructed in the area. Nearly -4,000 see Orange parade Last Saturday, Clinton got a taste of what it was like to be a big town when her streets were invaded by 4.000 people for the Orangemen's Parade. Wat Webster. 7 2, of Clinton 'led the 400 marchers through the town to the Com- munity Park where a smaller crowd of people gathered to hear guest speaker Rev. Harold Pillen of Plattsville and a fire and drum competition. The District .cot-Biddulph was judged the largest lodge on parade with Mitchell fifer 50 years and over white his scan,. Arnold, also of Belg�aavc took the exact catching the title of the largest ladies'. category for men 50 years and under. , lodge and. Belgrave. the largest men's category marshal . Wat Webster was found lcx#te. Mitchell also won as the best .put be the best man drummer and Mrs. John McCallum of Belgrave, the best lady drummer. Borden Jenkins of Wingharn and Robert Ash of Trobridge teamed togetifer`to -be fudged- the best fifer ,and drummer. The l2th of July festivities closed with a dance at the arena which featered the Wilbee's Orchestra. Orange Day celebrations that mark the victory of William III over tbeaiCatholic James I1 at the Battle. of the Boyne in Ireland in 169o. were last staged in Clinton »" in 1958. By Jim Fitzgerald The excitement is really -starting to build for the Centennial celebrations, which officially start next Friday. Everyone seems to ,be getting keyed up for the big event. dressed ladies'. lodge - an honour that was sirr Harly bestowed on Listowel for the best dressed men's lodge. of Clinton and Mr-: WRfrid Cntclnugh Mr. -W.H. Wingfield of Dunnville were judged the. eldest Orange lady and Orangeman respectively. on parade. The Sarnia lodge was awarded for having come the greatest distance fer the parade. P pe and Clinton's own Murphy L.O.L. drum band was judged the best in its category. ,Ethel Bruce of Belgrave had little dif- fic'uity in claiming title to the hest man Actually the o ;brations» start this Friday night w=I Centennial beef barbecue and lotte 'g under way at the • Arena. Before that, there are some real 1aughs mad when the Clinton Lions Club battles the Brildhogen Citifies. com- plete with high heels and dresses, at a slo- pitch game at 6:30 p,m. Someone better - bring the liniment. ++ Meanwhile. back at the News -Record. all the ?tops are nut as we try to get our Centennial edition on the streets in tithe. If you find you're having. trouble com- tnunicating with us. please forgive us until atteat next week. + + Your's truly had the happy (? 1 occasion to be an eye witness to the first moped (a cross between a motorcycle and a bike) . occident in town, last Saturday. in fact I had the best position possible. I collided With one. It se°ergs I was trying to. dash across the street in rather a big hurry and didn't really look where I was going, and 1 n smack dap into John Bezzo who was riving his MOPED along Albert Street. *ortunately, neither I, John. nor .the PED as hurt, but I sure watch now n 1 cross the street. No room for By Jim Fitzgerald "There's Ito place left for business on Clinton's main street," Reeve Harold Lobb told Clinton council last Monday night after they turned down a bid by. Owen Delve of Clinton to rezone a property on Huron Street between Shipley and North Street and construct a small engine repair and sales shop. Mr. `Delve had originally sought re- zoning from residential to commercial from the Clinton planning board. but was refused. Reeve Lobb said they should . have a mecting with the planning board and try add get some rw�or'e properties on the main street: c-hangei1 over tocommercial zoning tai allow the business corrcmuiiity to ex- pand. "Isn't it better to have the business along the main streets rather than scattered around town'" Councillor Wheeler asked. businesses: Reeze +++ Back to Centennial. Doris Batkin is looking for more historical pictures to borrow for the display in the Town Hall •d lying Centennial week. Ruth'Roy isstill seeking more accommodation, ala y 'Wheeler hqs lined up three lady mayors to tdge they home decoration contest. Street »gets tree pIaaters ' • and �. °^...:.tit of -ublic spirited individuals tottleto shovels Tlacs glare I p to Plant -a t ltiec�tbaetcrtw�a .� July, 9 t ntest patient of 10 lotus shade l of the tu�ti's-�ctri� urt�n�on mister' trees rth the north blc�ckof the ClintonF.ncir-onntr=ttin %inert Street. The planting is part '41.30' trwiarmentent Program and was financed with a t:tict.ttinn two the Kliw tt+s If alt c►ticks out well. a glial of :tit aro'Q a :I 4.'rnratc the main street? by the fall or next spring, Here. %ski•n 4I'M a. watches Edwin Merrill anti 'Clarence ) •rdnun a finish the planting of orae of the trees. Walter (Bud) ta —1 of the Public Work4 Department was on hand to carry . e for the grnupwith his tractor. (News°Beeeorill photo) Councillor James Hunter. council's representative on the planning board, said they wanted an orderly zoning:of business. not a hopscotch one. by-law to make Clin- ouncil passed a ton's committee of adjustment responsible for severances. not the county Sever -sures were granted to the Wiliam Miller estate • for property on Victoria Street where Newcombe's and Lee's stores are located; to Cale Doucette for lots on Kirk and High Streets, providing he brings . in a drainage report with costs involved and signs an agreement with the town: and to Milton Witt_se for a lot on Erie at the CNR . in another subject. connected with planning, council appointed' Councillors Brown and Hunter and Reeve Lobb to look into purchasing or optioning land near the present recreation complex for future expansion. • • rucellosis.Federation concern Huron County Federation of Agriculture at their Jujy meeting adopted a resolutitn to tory to halt the spread of brucellosis, a growing problem in the arm. The resolution was sponsored by Stan Zurrbrigg of Howick township because of the number of casesof the highcantngeous • disease in nearby Wellington county. Five herds. he explained hadgcn'te down with the k route andttherewia s the disease on one intik suspicion that the ditease may MIT been spread by the milk truck. n- •I The resolution calls for foot baths ter all personel visiting dairy barns and fora bath for trucks to pass their wheels through to disinfect them. ' A second resolution was passed asking Ontario Federation of Agriculture to look into liability clauses in utility contracts to try to limit the liability of farmers to wilful damage. • The resolution resulted when farmers involved in hydro power lines found they (continued on -page 9)