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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1962-12-06, Page 877, prne Offices ed .Acciaroption . ° Signal -Star staff , borne Township were filled by acclamation, it became clear•Saturday night at the close of• qualification time. . The only issue momentarily in doubt, composition of the school board, was settled by the quarification of Erie Reaburn, newcomer Tilling the vacancy left by Rpy Ali% who dropped out. Thus Reeve Ralph Jewell returns for his 10th term in municiparoffiee and Councillors Tait Clark, Charles, Millian and Harry Watson are all returned to office un- contested. Sehool board incumbents Kim Brindley and .Grant Mac:Mee Were returned to office, and will be joined by Air; Reaburn, an interested parent of school-age children, who Making his first entry into public life. , This year's acclamation for 411 offices is a continu- , ation of a series of acclamations over the past several years including one last year that took two nomination ; 4 ineedngs to find sufficient candidates to fill the offices. Perennial Chairman • Hugh Hill, a well- kno‘vn 'mnniciPal veteran was also , accorded an acclamation ot sorts, being- appointed unan- imously to chairmanship of the , nomination meeting Friday, a post which has becorae some- * • thing of a tradition in the town- ship. Ile saw the sparsely at- tended meeting as "another un- fortunate occasion when tdo few turn out". Reeve Ralph Jewell At the outset, Reeve Jewell noted that he would leave re- ports of toWnship business to - the councillors and , would re - :view county bnsiness; which he did in some detail, discusiing • the grants to hoapitals, dispos- engineer regarding two devel• opment roads. '.citv, he reported' op' speCial m ing to consider applica- ti) • s for engineers, and noted at 96 acres behind the home would be assumed when the lease of ..the preSent tenant expires. He noted that the Population of 185 at the home ; has tended to stabilize, owing to the death rate keeping paee • with the rate of •admiisions, due to the high average age of the . reeidents; it appeared Huron- ' view wOuld be adequate for some time to corne. Area -Committee He noted the joining of CO1- • 'kb Township, Wawanosh and Ashfield in 'an Emergency Mea- , sures areq committee, and ex- , pressed the view that much can be done by rural residents .) with e)ciSting, -shelter .faeilities, net' *such- as 'tratisiStnetadi „ and eniergency food and water *supplies. It has become .appar- of nuclear faileut nbt ail ▪ 4 hopeless, Its fallinit, by its Pe - 'tuner properties, tends_ to de- cay rapidly, and perkms tak- ing shelter • could emerge br up to two houra a day after a wait of 48 hours. , - He intimated that he would definitely wish, to continue on as Reeve and dropped a hiiit that he might haire some high- usPirEltions in county affairs. Tait Clark , Councillor. Clark reported a "peaceful . and profitable" year on council, observing there had been quite a bit of work on fi:t- ing up township roads. He said there are two pieces on the end of the 10th and 12th con- cessions he would like to see fixed when the work being done on Highway 21 is completed. He mentioned some expense in connection with improving the township hall, and expressed doubts as to whether the weed mower would continue to stand up much longer. He. would let his name stand. Charles Million Thanking his mover and sec. onder, Councillor Millian re - Viewed council work in con- nection with snow :control and spraying. In connection- with the hospital at Goderich he re; ported ,renough fill had • been obtained from the Hamilton street road Work to enlarge the parking lot, which would be a real benefit to the entire corhinunity. Offering the com- pliments of the season, he de- clared himself a candidge. William Hardy Concluding his' first year in municipal work, Councillor :Hardy expressed his apprecia- tion for the assistance of the reeve and councillors and par- ticularly Township Clerk Ben Straughan for their co-opera- tion and assistance. He said there was a ,great deal of work he would like to see done on the roads, but much had to .be left over for another year, owing tb budget restrictions. Re felt that Colborne would probably derive more benefit than any other municipality from the new bridge over the Maitland. He referred to the import- anee of the township employ- ing bylaws to control the su division of land near Goder- ich, as that area in the south of the township has great pot-, ential as industrial land, and will doubtless • be the scene of real estate- activity in the near future. He suggested that any, one interested in this should apply to the township clerk who is thoroughly conversant with legislation governing sub- divisions. He stated that two snow plows would operate this win- ter and he, hoped this would be the means of keeping the roads clear every day of the winter. He promised to con- tinue to do his best if return-. ed to office. It was announced that Coun- cillor Harry' Watson was ill in hospital and thuS unable te at- tend. The chairman expressed the wishes Of the meetitng for his speedy vecovery. Kim Brindley Mr. Brindley spoke only briefly, as a nominee for re. turn to the . school board of trustees, thanking his mover 4nd' seconder and' indicating he had worked to the best of his ability and would like Ao re- turn to the board fey another term Roy Allin term on the school board, Mr. Allin expreiSed the view the ratepayers had been rushed in- to the decision ctn the central school, and had more time been given for consideration, six rooms might have been con- structed instead of four. Some •of the friction that was brought about at that time was still evidence, he said. Russel Pfrimmer Mr. P/rimmer told the meet- ing there were a few things he wished. to enlighten the meeting on about the school question. He said unfoundea rumors had been circulated via the "grapevine-, and he want- ed the township to know that water had been installed in the Benmiller school the same as the others and that it had been tested A-1, and no money had been wasted in so doing. Money spent 'on payer .main• tenance of the individual scho- ols was only a fraction of what the interest would be on new debentures. He said he vifciuld continue to stand up for the Nile, Bemniller and Saltford schools. Robert .Jewel I AS township representative on the district collegiate board, Mr. Jewell gave' a comprehen- sive report. on the ftmetioning of the school whicy be consid- ered efficient. Ile reported ./5 Colborne students out of _an enrolment of 697, at a cost of $3.45 per pupil day. He reported Co/borne's share of the costs at $29,656 for the 75 students, representing 10.7 percent of the enrolment and 15.6 percent of the t osts were calculated on the basis of the township's assess- fective roof had to be replaced at a cost of $28,000, and had this not happened, probably two mills could have been it5p- ped from the rate. The rate in' future would depend on staff and maintenance costs for the Clinton tecimical school. Terence Hunter Withdrawing his name as a candidate for the reeveship, Mr. Hunter referred to Mr. Allin's reniarkt about friction ewe; school 4matters and declared too many people held a strong bias. He spoke of an efiert bring up new names for the school board as a way of elim- inating some of the acrimony. He• said that in his experience the school board offers more interesting work than council which, deals in material things, whereas the board deals with the future citizens, boys and girls. People with a new out- loek are needed to deal with great changes that are coming, he declared. He said an effort had been made, with some hopes of success, to get another lady to stand fOr the board as but this fell through at the last minute, He hoped newcom- `ers named would qualify. Withdrawing as a -candidate for council, Mr.." *Neil' dis- cussed the subdividing of land for cottage sites, suggesting that legislation should also govern the types of buildings to be erected, as well as the lot sizes. Asked to speak on school matters, Mrs. Homan spoke of the great responsibility for ed- ucation 'which rests •on munic- ipal governments. "Yen. can't get anywhere without education, and the fut- ure of Canada rests to a great extent on the quality of our educational, services, on teach- ers, buildings, equipment and dedication to service", she said. "With this in mind' my aiin is to provide every child in the Township with equal opportun- ity "to obtain 'the ‘best public school education possible. We ALL YIYUR BIIILDING AND HOME MODERNIZATION NEEDS UNDER ONE ROOF haVe eiccellent guidance from our School Inspector and I.shall do my best t menciations. The Board of Edu- cation is keenly Interested in the cost of operation for after bill. I am not in favor of spending tpaqney Unnecessarily nor am I interested in being penny wise and pound foolisl.. I like the coniktlidated school, the children like it, the teach- ers, the Board of Education and I believe the majorty of parents. • "I have' talked about the happy people, now about ffie unhappy, the disgruntled ones. If the bus does not -step at your door, I am sorty. We would .like ' to be able_ to do this, but it is neither possible, nor nomically feasible. 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