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clarification
Town Council was
lot Thursday by Mr.
Harold Montgomery,
on Street, who were
tohear a letter read to
from their solicitor, M.
Il of the law firm of
Hountarn, Jarvis, Mit-
1 and Monteith in,
jitter,addressed to
Harald
Administrator
alt with a problem
developed because of
;,n being built to the
Or, and Mrs:, Fred
also of Cameron
The Montgomerys
Minshall
tooclose'Itor�g
is
ted the
,frith also appears to
tion.
ter reads:
ite the solicitors for
iela Montgomery and
instructed to write to
riling a building per -
we are advised your
ntly issued for the
of an addition to a
sed by Mrs. Minshall
on Street.
time ago a building
as issued with respect
struction of said ad,
the building inspec-
er, we are advised
ing permit was issued
is that Mrs. Minshall
she owned more
than shown by her
thee.Registry Office. We
d that the additional
Was required because
yard problem. We un -
further that because it
certain- how much
Mrs. Minshall in fact
Stop Work Order was
understand that a
building permit was
vsued by the building
-even` though the
inspector and certain
of the council for the
Goderich were aware
title to part of the
rhich wa's being cou n -
de yard under said
permit was in
the position that
t is the owner of Lot
iD for the Town of
and if you will check
record you will find
dient has been paying
taxes on said property. In ad-
dition thereto our client has
exercised her ownership on said
property consistent with the
registered title.•
"In our opinion the Town of
Goderich should not have
issued a building permit while
there was any question as to
the title to the property the
ownership of which was
necessary for the building per-
mit to be issued, as such .the
Town of Goderich should now
issue a Stop Work Order until
such time as the title to .said
property has-been clarified.
"If the Stop Work Order is
not issued we shall have no
alternative thatlpo bring action
to protect our clients property
and we would point out that if
our client is damaged in any
wa"y as a result of the wrongful
issuance of the building permit
we shall also bring action
against the town for damages."
In the discussion which
followed, Building Inspector
Roy Breckenridge said the stop
work order was in effect and
work on the Minshall project
had not resumed. Councillor
Frank Walkout urged the stop
work order be continued until
council can "find out" a little
more about it".
Councillor Leroy Harrison
felt the decision on the line was
a matter for the courts to
decide and Councillor Elsa
Haydon ' reminded members
that nobody other than council
could order the stop work order
lifted. She said this should not
be done until the matter had
been clarified in- the proper
legal manner.
Reeve Deb Shewfelt also
suggested it was an opportune
-time to get carification o the
bylaw 'covering side yards
which refers to six feet from the
lot line as well as eight feet bet-
ween houses being legal.
Council approved a motion
that the stop work order
remain in effect until
clarification was made.
"This is not a small matter,"
observed Deputy -reeve Stan
Profit who admitted this was
the first discussion he'd heard
on the problem which had been
going on for about one month.
126th YEAR 3V9
New tax 'decision
buttjj
Five services on
population basis
For,the first time ever, Huron residents will be paying for some
"people services" on a population basis rather than an
assessment basis.
Following qdecision at Huron County.Council last Friday, the
Health Unit# tturonview, Children's Aid, Social Services and
Library becI is will be apportioned on a population basis with
the populdtlon figure to be the same as the per capita grants for
the year 1973 and using the 1973 estimated expenditures.
The balance of the county budget will be apportioned 4a air
assessment basis.
"It is the t,;,ulmination of a great deal of work and study over
two or three years," said Tax Review Committee Chairman
Charles Thomas.
Figures attached to the report showed that under the new
system, fourteen municipalities 'will be paying more in 1974 and 12
municipalities will be paying less.
Those paying less include the Town of Goderich, Bayfield,
Ashfield, Colborne, Goderich Township, Grey, Hay, McKillop,
Stanley, Tuckersmith, Usborne and East Wawanosh.
A recorded vote was taken on the -matter showing 39 in favor of
the change and 15 opposed. Those in favor were R. /. AIUn, Allan
Campbell, Cecil Desjardine, Joe Dietrich (2), D. S. Eadie, L. R.
Ferguson, Hugh Flynn, Robert Gibson (2), Gerry Ginn, Joe Hoff-
man, Cal Horton, Joe Kerr (2), J. A. Mair, Walter McBride Jack
McCutclaeon, Everett Mcllwar i (2), Anson McKinley, R.
McNichol, Doug McNeil, Harvey Mulvey, Warden Roy Pattison,
Stan Profit (2), Girvin Reed, C. Scanlon, Deb Shewfelt (2), Erwin
Sillery, Charles Thomas, Elgin Thompson, Jack Tinney, Jack
Turkheim, R. Williamson and Warren Zinn.
Jail question is
frustrating then
A discussion at Goderich
Town Council regarding adver-
tising for suggestions on ways
to utilize the former Huron
County Jail ' ended in
frustration for some coun-
cillors, including Frank
Walkom.
"I make a motion that the
county keep the jail and we
wash our hands of the whole
damn thing," said Waikom at
$:
f.
sad► e case of brat Saturday in the year-end tournament at
ntry Club whenlazy lard shown with the Club Championship
with the club from defeated brother Tony. There were no herd *slings
'; as he claims alt good things come In small packages. (staff photo)
the end of a lengthy discussion
about the jail problem.
Similar sentiments were ex-
pressed by Councillor Eileen
Palmer who charged that the
jail matter had been discussed
and rediscussed without any
results.
"This ruddy jail thing," e
claimed Mrs. Palmer. "We' e
confused and it's boring."
Councillor Elsa Haydon told
council they were like "cats
around a dish of hot porridge"
"We - are pussyfooting,"
claimed Mrs. Haydon, "and we
—are not clear in what way. We
wanted the jail, we wanted to
run it. Then the county said we
could have it 'but we've never
taken the step to lease it. We're
just going in circles."
Reeve Deb Shewfelt told
council the county wanted to
exercise some control over what
went into the jail building. He
said county councillors didn't
want' a "hippy haven", ,for in-
stance. -
"It just seems that people
cannot understand this," said
aiewfelt.
"Why don't we exercise our
Aright to lease the building?"
asked Mrs. Haydon, "What are
we afraid of?"
"When we find out who's
going in there, then we'll draw
up the lease," said Shewfelt.
Councillor Leroy Harrison
told council that in his opinion,
members were dreaming if they
hoped io get a LIP grant for a
project at the jail this fall.
"I doubt if a start can be
Made until next June," said
Harrison. "You are dreaming
for this fall."
Reeve Shewfelt told council
that once an acceptable idea for
the jail ,was received and ap-
proved, it would be a simple
matter to fill out a LIP form
and request a grant based on
estimates.
"We need a lot of money and
some good ideas," said
Shewfelt. "The LIP grant is
just another avenue."
The jail committee was given
power to act on the matter of
inserting, advertisements in all
the county weeklies as well as
The London Free Press and a
Toronto paper.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1973
SINGLE COPY 20c
Two officials of the South West German ,Salt Works located
in and near Heilbronn Germany were In Goderich Thursday
September 20 to tour the Domtar. Chemical Sifto Salt Mine.
The German company owns two mines which have a yearly
production of 2.5 million metric tons of rock salt. In this
photo taken outside the mine shaft elevator Is the touring
party consisting of Bill Lawson, Sifto Mine .Captain; Mr.
Wegener, Member _..of Chairmanship S.W., lgirrnan Salt
Works; 8111 Coughlan, Sifto Plant Manager; Karl Butler, Sifto
Plant Production Manager; and Mr. Maul, Superintendent of
S.W. German Salt Works Mines. The two German _officials
are on a tour of Canadian and American Salt mining
operations to view different mining techniques and
machinery used. Mr. Wegener was "very Impressed with the
Sifto mine layout and modern rriachlnery". He also stated
that "the German operation was very similar to the Sifto
plant". (staff photo)
Ratepayers bitter, angry
ouncil say drainage act
air way for most people
Angry ratepayers stomped 1968 by a petition of the road
out of a special public meeting foreman. The report from
Monday evening in the council Engineers Todgham and Case
chambers muttering "snowjob" was sout "because the town
and "whitewash" immediately itself requires
after Goderich Town Council drainage". Town Engineer
voted unanimously to give first Burns Ross explained that the
and second reading to a bylaw . sewer was proposed to travel
to build the South Trunk through what was "rural lance
Strfrm Sewer Outlet under The up to five or six years ago". He
Drainage Act. said when the drain was
The work will consist of con- initially -proposed, it was
structing 4,421' lineal feet of agreed to finance it under The
pipe sewer and about 116 lineal Drainage Act to ensure that
feet of ditch diversion together "the people who stand to gain
with the construction of pay their rightful share". He
manholes and catch basins, the noted that the Town, too, will
'replacement of an outfall struc- pay a substantial share in the
ture, the "extension of two drain.
existing trunk lines and the Ross further explained that if
necessary lateral connections, to the South Trunk Storm Sewer
the new drainage works. Outlet was undertaken under
Estimed cost of the project is the general levy, it would be
$240,000 ' and estimated time financed through, assessment
for construction is three mon- from across the town. He said
the after commencement of the the land through which the
work. • drain will travel, 'though
The matter now goes to the presently assessed at a very low
Court of Revision to be held rete because it is undeveloped,
Wednesday, November 7 in the would become prime develop -
Town Hall at 7 p.m. When the ment land and much more
Court 'of Revision has been valuable because of the drain
held and all appeals heard, the but would pay only a fraction
bylaw may then be given the of the cost toward the project.
third. reading and finally "It was my thought it should
passedbe done under The Drainage
Indication following the Act," admitted Ross. "I believe
meeting was that the Court of the drain is very badly needed.
Revision may be composed of It has been delayed beyond all
persons other than councillors reason at this stage. I hope that
although councillors are per- council will see fit to proceed."
mitted to act as their own Murray Guttridge, an
Court of Revison. There is engineer with Todgham and
provision in the Act for three to Case who attended the meeting
five persons from the said the costs were levied
municipality, all of whom against the ratepayers in the
George Filsinger would be eligible to hold elec- drain area on a basis of benefit
ted office in the Town, to hear and outlet assessment. He said
the appeals and some coun- benefit may be reflected in the
elected dir ctor ' cillors believe that in this in- higher market value of property
stance, a Court of Revision ap- because of the drain. He also
George Filsinger of Goderich pointed by council would be the said that by determining the
was one of 10 directors elected beat course of action. volume and rate of flow of
last week' to the Grand Veliey Ali appeals must be in water artificially caused to
Muncipal Electric Association writing and handed to the flow, the engineers came up
when the group held its fall Town Administrator at least 10 with the cost for outlet liability.
meeting at Hespeler• days prior to the first sitting of "Abutting lands pay at a
Cambridge. the Court of Revision. higher rate than those farther
John M. Lind of St.' Meryl"' ,bah Murphy, town solicitor, away," said Guttridge. ,.
was elected president of the toldthe meeting at its opening Barry Eastwood, a resident
association succeeding D. R. that the South Trunk Storm at the southern end of Eldon
Larkworthy of Stratford Sewer Outlet was initptted in Street, complained that the
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"whole method of asseing
costs for the drain was unfair".
"I strongly suggest there is a
better way of doing it," said
Eastwood. "I'm a little
pessimistic. I don't think if it
gets before the Court of
Revision the costs will be
redistributed. This hasn't been
the habit."
He charged that the report
was assessing costs on an
esthetic value which had
nothing to do with the service
provided by the drain. The
homes closest' to the drain were
paying more because the
present open -ditch would be
closed and more attractive,
Eastwood claimed, and not
because they would be
receiving better service because
of the new facility.
"This is a collector sewer,"
insisted 'Eastwood. "Nothing
more, nothing less."
He said about 600
homeowners would benefit
because of the installation " of
the South Trunk Storm Sewer
Outlet. Of these, 500 would
, have their assessments picked
up by the Town according to
the report.
James Erickson of Cumox
Crescent said he felt the
method of assessing the costs
was "a slap in the face for the
newcomers to Goderich." He
said if the storm' sewer was
necessary to the further
development of the Town of
Goderich, it should be under
thegeneral levy as the airport
will be paid for'ouT of general
funds.
It was explained to him by
Dan Murphy that if the costs
for the South Trunk Storm
Sewer Outlet were put on the
general levy, every homeowner
in Goderich would be "sub-
sidizing the developers".
"What do you think I'm
doing?" asked Erickson.
Jack McLean, also of Comox
Crescent, said he would receive
no benefit from the installation
of the storm sewer. He said his
Continued on page 16
Two accidents, one
brings injury to two
On the local scene during the
past week, the 'Goderich Police
Department reports only two
accidents, one involving in-
juries.
At 1.15 a.m, September 22, a
1971 Toyota driven by Newton
Jamieson Dalton . of 100 Brock
Street, Goderich, collided with
a.parked vehicle on The Square
owned by Joseph Bell Herdman
of 14A The Square.
There was $200 damage done
to the Herdman vehicle while
the Dalton car suffered $400
damage. Constable Webb in-
vestigated.
At 4.35 p.m. September 22, a
motorcycle driven by William
R. Wallace of 36 Wellington
South collided with a V.W. bus
driven by Barbara Stoll of Sint-
coe. The accident occurred at
the corner of Wellington and
Lighthouse Streets.
Wallace and a passenger on
the motorcycle, Deborah
Dunlop, were slightly injured ih
the mishap. Both were treated
at Alexandra Marine and
General Hospital and released.
Damage to the Stoll vehicle
was estimated at $200.
Constable Fortner in-
vestigated.
The Goderich Police Depart-
ment reports investigating 128
occurrences of which 23 were
criminal. Four arrests mire
made and four criminal chlirges
were laid.
There were also five FCT.A.
offences and two L.C.A. offen-
ces which resulted in charts.
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