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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1961-11-16, Page 10gays Town Manager Needed In Eoderich . ,an unieipalfties3--a children -and for numerous ssIV Wn Manager will be "a must" other things. laefore toe long, even in a town the aide Qf Goderich, said Mayor C. ° Fisher addressing the 00derich Lions ,Club Thursday , erteningon the subject • of "Muuicipai Government -- How Functions." " Piecause of the pressure of administrative duties on may- ors and councils in many towns and cities, many municipalities recently have been turning to the Town or City Mr type Fisher. "Under this system, the Manager is responsible for the whole front office and acts as liaison. officer between the committee chairman and works Personnel, One advantage of City Manager type administra- tion is the insured continuity from year to year of long range programs which might other. 'wise be hampered due to pos- sible changes in council mem- bers. Where you find a plan- ned pattern of policy, instituted and rigidly followed, there also , will you find maximum effic- which rove have received • from fie outlined the (Mies of the Mayor, Reeve, Deputy -Reeve and Coencillors and of a muni- cipality's uni-cipality s relationship to the County ,Council. Mayor Fisher pointed out that 1uron County's population in 1900 was 6Q,000 in compari- son to 48,000 today—a drop of 12,000 in 60. years. Today there are 28,000 rural residents in Huron to 21,000 urban resi- dents.' This stands in contrast -- to 43,000 rural residents to 17,000 urban residents in ` 1000. This drastic change in the ra- tio of urban and rural resi- dents in the past 60 years is probably' the reason over all Ontario that there are discus- sions pro and con on the Cpunty. System, said, Mayor Fishier. In Canada, certain matters are removed from direct con- trol of Town Council afid plac- ed under the jurisdiction of boards or commissions. In Goderich,~ we just couldn't get along without the cooperation si said Mayor Fisher. They in- iency. " these boards and commis ons, Pioner Medico At Lucknow Is Recalled we get comes from the harbor area. It is little wonder "that we encourage and support all requests. for harbor improve- ment, he said. The Public Works Committ6e of a Town Council playa, an important role because today taxpayers are demanding more and better services. With mounting taxes, a asro- blem faces Town Council in assessing for tax purposes. Tax- ation of real property has reached the saturation point and we must now look to other sources, he- said. • In the matter of financing, Mayor Fisher said that Gode- rich should have a capital ex- penditure budget projected over a period of the next ten years. This would prevent such a thing as a jump of 15 mills or so in any one year and even out the taxation over a period of years. Many other phases of how a municipal government func- tions were also, explained. Mayor , Fisher concluded .with an appeal to citizens to turn out to the nomination night meeting. Mayor Fisher was introduced • by Peter, MacEwan, who point- elude: Industrial Commission, Recreation Committee; Ceme- tery Board; Separate School Board; GDCI Board; Public School Board; Library 13iard; Housing =-Authority; Hospital Board; Planning Board; Pollee CoinmLsSion; Public Utilities Commission. Planning'sImportant Speaking the • Planning Board, Mayor. Fisher said that ed out the long hours of service to the Town 'put in by the Mayor. He stated that in one • ta60eiattended tal of 2metng.Othe basis of time spent in relation to financial remuneration, it worked out to about 12 cents an hour payment, said Mr. Mee- t—wan In moving a vote of thanks „,to Mayor..Eisher.far tris address,. careful: advance plarixtiikg is 'Dr..'It W. Hrighes said that tale' importatntrefets 'well"' balanced. record of accomplishment of growth in a community. Good` Mayor Fisher was well-known lanning, he said, can prevent to all present. Dr. Hughes re- such costly mistakes as allow - (erred to "the intestinal forte ing several housing develop- tude" and also "application' ,of ments to rise -without provid- Mayor Fisher and said he was! ing in advance ' adequ t Tan' a fine example of ,the phrase,.' for school purposes. Planning "A local --bay has made good.' On, behalf of 'the Lions Club, a Sheaffer pen was presented to the guest speaker. - Traced Developments Mayor Fisher traced the his - try of municipal government from its earliest origin up the present 'day. He pointed . out how people who live in the • same community have found it necessary to devise some means' of regulating their com- mon affairs. They have been obliged, to arrange for security against enemies and marauders, for the protection, of their pro- perty from fire, for a supply of good water, for the disposal of sewage and garbage, the reg- ulation of building, social wel- fare, recreation and commun., ity services, health for geod - roads, for the education of their can prevent the laying of water mains, sanitary and storm sew- ers that are too small to serve a development that is destined to take place in the future. New sub -divisions, of ` which oderich ' has several, if not operly planned, could put a municipality into debt for quite some time, he stated. Planning and zoning can prevent unde- sirable and costly scattered de- velopments that become a ,heavy., burden to taxpayers, he added. The Court of Revision, • he said, is a law unto' itself. The only appeal from a Court of Revision. is, nbt to Town Cum; cil, but to the County Judge. •Goderich harbor plays an im- portant role in the economy of Goderich, said ,Mayor Fisher. One-seveiith of every tax dollar . Ap rare copy of "Prince Pedro," written over 80 years ago by Dr. J. H. Garnier, pioneer medical doctor in Luck - now, •has been donated to the Bruce County Museum. The donors are Mr. and Mrs. Gordan Towle of Vancouver, native, of Lucknow. Mrs. Towle is the former Mildred long, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Long, of Ashfied. Mrs. Towle received the copy of the book from her grand- mother. Originally the volume had been presented perspnally by Dr. Garnier to Mrs. Tewle's grandfather, rr- -Ale. Long who was professor of `anatomy at McGill University. Prince- Pedro was publishe in Toronto in 1877, and l Towle believes there were only four copies printed. Dr. Garnier appears to have been a writer of considerable ability. • Two v plays were pub- lished by him, entitled. "Prince Pedro" and "Morgan the Jew." Another book, "The Mistakes of Moses," was in process• of preparation at the time of his death.. It was an essay in which he pointed out what he deemed to be the inaccuracies of the Bible. It was done after the naoner Of ` tobt, Ingersoll's writings, though more philo- sophieal. 'Prince Pedro" is an historic- al drama of 180 pages, ,publish- ed in 1877, and dedicated to the Governor-General, ' Lord Duf- fet'in. The plot is laid in Port- ugal at the time of the Moorish wars. "Prince Pedro" was produced in Haymarket and Drurylane Theatres _in.,London, 1 nglandL and a private presentation .was given for Her Majesty Queen Victoria. Jr.,"Garnier was not a busi- ness man and suffered . much loss financially from those who imposed upon him. He gave away everything he had, dying a poor man. His widow died in Lucknow in the spring of 1932. There were ne, children by his marriage.. • Dr. J. H. Garnier lived for nearly 40 years in the :Village of Lucknow, and was one of the most interesting figures in the history o estern On - 4101 '411111111011111111111111111.111111.1r KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MEN'S CLUB Sponsoring the- -• - DOMINION LIFE ASSITRANCE COMPANY CHOIR Victoria Public School Auditorium '{EDIESp.Y, , NOYEMBE" 22, 1961 at 8 p.m. — Admission 75c PROCEEDS for BOY SCOUT CAMP - N_•••__••••OO•••••••••••O••••••NN•r•I•••••••0 • • ENJOY THE FINEST FOOD IN TOWN e e • • - Our Specialty ••• •i + CHINESE '-FOOD + : q • • ALSO • TAKE-OUT ORDERS • •• ,_-OPEN DAILY from 7 A.M. to 10. P.M. e 's The • ES U I RE-RESTAURANTI • • • • • The -Square -- Goderich -- JA 4-9941 L V tf • • *•••NN•••••••••••••••••••••••NN••••••••• ihner Riddell To Head Goderich Twp., F of A (Signal -Star Staff) HOLMESVILLE, ',Nov. 13. — The 'basement of the united Church was crowded to rapac- ity ani, Friday evening for thej -----ann ial--banquet--meeting - of -the Goderich 'iownship Federation of Agriculture; Chairman of the program was Mervyn 'Lobb, president of the Goderich Township Federation, who out- lined . the accomplishments of the organization during the past year. He thanked the or- ganization for the honor being president and announced that he would be stepping out of the office for the coming Year. • Elected president for the coming year -was Wilmer Rid- dell. • New vice-president is Jack Merrill, while the secre- tary -treasurer is Gerald' Orr. Reeve Walter Forbes said the Federation was the back- bone of agricultural achieve• wente in Goderich Township. He wondered .if the officials fully realized how much good they had really done in past years for the welfare of the township.. He brought greet- ings to the Federation from ship" Federation. The presi- dent of the Hulett Township Federation, Lloyd Sfewart, brought greetings. Mr. Fraser Stirling moved a vote -f thanks for the fine banquet put on by the ladies of the church. Replying , on behalf of the ladies was Mrs. N. Heard, Guest speaker was Leonard Harmon of the United Co-oper- atives of Ontario. He spoke of his trip to Russia 'acrd Yugoslavia last summer during which he attended the convention in the latter coun- try of the Federation of Agri- culture of the World. Two-thirds of the people of the world are not properly fed and that's why you and your children stand under tide threat of war, said Mr. Harmon. At long last, however. he said, we !are reaching the stage where representatives of most coun- tries have taken steps towards establishing a' 'world plan for food. He said his visit to Russia convinced him that regardless of whether Marx or Lenin had organized things in Russia, a -the Township .Council. 4 revolii'tion would - have come 'Agricultural Representative,` -anyway in t t country., because Doug -Miles told of plans to hold! of gradual'" developments. Sive ti _ --t-hei-regime--had---been- established - County soon ` at which instruce which there was a great deal of tion would be given on the rigidity and this led to Com - topic of "Farm Management." - Through these instructions it Was hoped that farmers would be able to have a more accurate knowledge of the operations of their farming: business: Dates for the rixeetmgs ane to be an- ' nounced later.. er tary-fletdtnan for the MSeatron • CountyoFederation of .4gr t Lure C. Hemingway opakk die the. dangers of lana aetiisiiionsis co-operative insur- ance, hospital 1n urance and Vertu Forumprogroms. Ur, AIf"a -Warner-thanked- the Goderich Township Federation for support given the hog pro- ducers association. He stated that last year. there was a total of 2,185,000 hogs marketed whom `total value was $92,594,- 402 to FARMERS ! AND CONTRACTORS ! We have on hand' a large quantity of STEEL PIPING Ideballst=t=ling , STEEL. POSTS for building, Steel Plates, Eye Beams, Channel and Metal Fittings of all kinds. TRY- US for any requirements in structural WE DELIVER BURKE'S MARINE and MACHINE SALVAGE 102 Albert St., Goderich, JA 4-7424. P.O. Box 1184—Highest Prices Paid for Scrap Metals. 42-45 tai'io� He had one- of they larg- est general medical practices of his time in this part of the province and enjoyed an en- viable .reputation as a consult- ant over a large part of three counties. He -ranked very high as a naturalist. He died at' Lucknow on February 1s1<,' 1898, at the age of 75. New Officers Of CP&TFuncl The newly appointed mem- bers of the C.P. & T. Fund Com- mittee of Goderich Oddfellows and Rebekah Lodges, met at the home of Mr. Charles Orr on November 8th. Charles Orr presided for the election - of officers which re- sulted as follows: President, Maurice Mcllwain; vice-presi- d t, Mrs. Joe Thonrp o • tart'; ' Mrs. Fred Fritzley; treas- rhea Antes Osbaldeathn and � 0'dt lunch was • served. gatingcommittee, Gordon vrr, "'web Sta ey� Mc lW , i .. tt Goran bannister, Mrs. Charles. Moore, Mrs. Allan Schranv soc- ial convener, Mrs. Amos deston; paps' secretary, Mrs. Fred Fritzley; auditors, Mrs. Gordon Orr Mrs Jack Wilson. . Charles Orr closed nom. -1 Canada's tallest tree, . the Mira Cha l s n the west grows fir, '`ritaley. --- mations, - and the president Douglas , took over for the business ses- coast and has been known to sion. 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