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f'' c E A -GIOL ERt CH SIQNAL-STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 29,. 1975
BY W.E. ELLIO'r\
William Bennett Rich, \ of
Wellesley House, was waiting
for the railway when he wrote
to his 'brother in England on
Christmas Eve, 1856. Not that
he wished to travel, but he was
confident of a beneficial -effect
upon the value of his 150 town
lots. The railway gang, he
reported, was working "only 7
miles away, with about 46 from
here completed, say from
Quebec, or even Portland." "
The Buffalo & Lake Huron
Railway and the Toronto-
Sarnia competitor had got into
a fight at Stratford in Sep,.
tember of 1856, and it was 1858
before the former drove a train
into Goderich. But Mr. Rich
was able to inform' his brother
that "we expect anlarge'load of
human freight up tomorrow by
rail road and carriage, to spend
Christmas week. They 'come
from Toronto city, being
composed of Children, sons-in-
law and grandchicks."
They rode a train to Stratford
and ,proceeded by road. One
hundred and nineteen years
later, people still do 1 that,
though the road transport is •
gasoline -driven. The railways
have been to Goderich and have
gone, so far as passenger
service is concerned.
Rich's brother, in a letter
received the preceding July,
had ventured a guess that
William's town lots did not cost
him over five pounds sterling
each. "No," he replies, "I
bought some at five shillings
each, and for ,.a quarter of an
acrel paid, 5 pounds, for I can
get 200 to 300 pounds tomorrow,
and not- an iota of building upon
it."
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Beinett •Rich hoped^_railway brought prosperity .with it •
Rich, ' now a resident of
Goderieh for 23 years, writes no
more of hardships, only
complaining mildly that his
real estate has so, far brought
him no benefit, "except for my
children."
How many children? He
professes to be uncertain.
'We afi hold our healths very
well," he writes, "and every
now and then increase
naturally; so far, so .good, it is
human nature. But as to
counting them, I cannot; I must
call in my wife."
"A gentleman comes up
today," he reports in a post-
script, "who is' about to marry
my seventh and youngest
daughter, but it will not take
place just now , though house
and carriage is ready. He is a
Barrister in Chancery, a
leading man in the profession, a
man young but making about a
thousand 'a year. She refused
him 12 months ago. `Patientia
et Perseverentia omnio vincet.'
I shall send you a memo when it
takes place, but of course he is
in a hurry. When I see him we
shall settle it.
"Although I have not 3oldany
lots, the ,value is rising here
rapidly, and I heard yesterday
that my neighbour has sold 60
acres for $40,000, or about
10,000 pounds. Now I have
about '.37 acres nearly ad-
joining, but I will await the rail
road into the town. I shall ' not
live to derive the benefit; my 10
children and theirs will be
advantaged."
(Evidently ,four of his 14
-children had died. As there is
record of six of the seven
daughters marrying, it would
appear that three sons had
died.)
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"I am engaged new," the
letter continues, "in winding up
my Building Society, for which
I have been treasurer and
secretary for the past 8 or 9
years, and I hope it is all but up-,
with about 90 per cent bonus on
payments paid in. Not so bad. It
will be settled in January and
they wish me to start another,
but I do not want more accounts
to keep.
"Our winter...is .,now getting
severe and a foot of snow fell
yesterday, but then there is
good sleighing, with their
jingling.music always on hand.
"I wish you could see- this
town of Goderich, overlooking
the Lake Huron, the River
Maitland debouching into it
through the harbor, about to be
considerably enlarged by
dredging, and the opposite
banks up the river, so beautiful.
I do not say so today, for I
perceive opposite my window
where I write 3 feet of snow.
The better sleighing, say they,
for Xmas, and ' my daughter
just drove in to tell me it looks
beautiful in our Market. We
have everything here imported
that is now requisite. In fish,
salmon, herrings, whitefish
from the Lake; codfish, lob-
sters, oysters from Boston, etc.
Poultry now abundant, .but not
so cheap as they used to be.
Plenty of ice in winter, in the
ice houses in summer.
"Coal is reasonable and
a. plenty, and as wood gets scarce
by clearing .our lands,. coal
yards are established on the
wharves,and the quality of the
article is pleasing. I did not see
a coal fire nor drink beer for
-many years after -I -came here -
but now I burn coal and wood,
but think that eventually I shall
confine our house- to the latter
as ,less - trouble and more ,
economical ...
"1 hear you are the hand-
somest man in England, of your
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At this date, 1856, Goderich
had been incorporated as a
town for six years. Rich was a
member -of the first council,
along with Dr. Morgan
Hamilton, Robert Gibbons,
Watson1-Iorace .Horton, James Gentles,
James Watson and Dixie
The Huron COU•nty rd of Education
For the year ended December 31st, 1974
r
Audito's Report
TO THE HURON COUNTY
BOARD OF EDUCATION: •
1 have examined the Balance Sheet of the Heren County Board of
Eduoatien as at December 41, 1974. the Revenue Lund Statement of
Operations and the Statement of Source and Application of Capital Funds ,
for the year then ended. My examination included a general review of the •
accounting procedures and such tests of accounting records and other
supporting evidence as I considered necessary in the circumstances.
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In my opinion these Financial Statements present fairly the financial
position of the Board as at. December 31, 1974 and the results of its
operations and the source and application of its capital funds for, the year
then:ended, in accordance with accounting principles generally acepted
for Ontario School boards applied on a basis consistent with that of the
preceding year.
Goderich, Ontario
May 8,1975 - '
.BALANCE SHEET
,p As at December 31,1974
ASSETS
Current Assets
a
Revenue
Fund
- Cash 33,602
AccountsReceivable
Municipalities:
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Under Requisitions 76,722
Other School Boards 44,082
Government of Ontario '" ' 661,726
Government of Canada
Other 1,862
Due from Other Funds '
Capital 132,936
Prepaid Expenses 75,321
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
$1,026,251
Fixed Assets
Land •
Buildings
Furniture and Equipment
Projects in Progress
Buses
Current Liabilities
- $ 1,026,251
LIABILITIES ,
-Revenue
Fund
• Accounts Pabre
Municipalities
,Over -Requisitions
Other School Boards
Trades' Payable and
Accrued Liabilities 611,138
Due to Other Funds
Revenue
Long Term Liabilities
Unmatured Debenture
Debt 6,667,516
Less Sinking Fund
Reserve for Working Funds
Elementary 103,000 $200,000
Secondary ... 97,000
Other
$• 53,332
• '161,781
A. M. HARPER
Municipal Auditor -195
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Net Under (Over) Requisition Required
to be -Applied to 1975 Taxation
Pd , TOTAL
15,584
' -225 . -
15,809:
359,182
21,587,906
2,485,597
132,936
537,049
$ 25,118,479
• Capital
Fund
7,500
132,936
6,667,516
18,310,527
$ 1,026,251 , . $ 25,118,479
REVENUE BUND
Statement of Operations -.
FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL PURPOSES
for the year ended December 31, 1974
EXPENDITURE
Business Administration
Computer Services'
.Instruction
Educational Services .... ,
Attendance, health and food services
Plant Operation
Plant Maintenance
Transportation'..
Tuition Fees
Other operating expenditure
Debt charges on capital borrowing.
Non -Operating expenditure excluding
transfers to reserve
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
90,973,
1,574
4,608,707
61,234
3,490
573,441
45,944
527,243
282,947
32,282
391,347
13,697
$
6,632,81.§-
RECOVERY
,632,839
RECOVERY OF EXPENDITURE:
Other school boards ' ' ^ 586,512
Government . of Ontario, tuition . fees and
miscellaneous 28,201
Individuals
(1)Other Revenue, excluding
• ' transfers from reserves..
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TOTAL REC(i)VERY OF EXPENDITURE
NET EXPENDITURE
Financing of Net Expenditure:
Government of Ontario
(2) General Legislative Grants
Local Taxation
1973 Over (under; requisition (31,327)
(3)Local taxation raised in 1974 1,626,430 r,
1,595.103
25,272
2,244
642,229
5.990,650
S 4,118:11.9
Decrease (increase) in reserve
NOTE:
(1)
(53,332)
Other Revenue- includes transfers from the capital fund, proceeds
from the sale of assets, insurance claims, earnings on temporary
investment, reimbursement. for services and " other mikellaneous
items that are in the nature of recovery of expenditure. t,
(2; Government of Ontario - General Legislative Grants is the amount
payable by the Province of Ontario under the provisions of Ontario
Regulation 200/74. as amended other than 'specific reimbursements
reported as Government of Ontario, tuition fees and miscellaneous.
v (3) Local Taxation_ inCludes the total of the .1974 requisitions on
municipalities, sepplementary taxes, license fees for trailers, taxes
levied directly by school boards and any other amounts provided by
municipalities over and above the requisition, other than amounts in
respect of sale of assets to a munieipality or revenue from cost -shared
programs.
.REVENUE FUND
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Statement of Operations
FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PURP9SES
for the year ended December 31, 1974
EXPENDITURE:
Business Administration
Computer Services 921:680161,
Instruction 4,446,005
. Educational 'Services 1141:425645
, Attendance, health andlood services
Plant Operation 510,966
Plant Maintenance 130,931
595,009
18,636
Tuition Fees ,
Capital Expenditure (non -allocable) 251,456
Other Operating Expenditure 28,350
Debt Charges on capital borroviing 550,658
Non-operating expenditure excluding
12,513
!transfers to reserves
'TOTAL EXPENDITURE , $ 054,660
'RECOVERY OF EiTTNDITURE
Other school boards $ 7,670
15,772
280
from reserves 3:4228
26,950
$ 6,727,710
Government of Ontario, tuition fees
and miscellaneolis
Individuais
(1)0ther Reienue, excluding transfers
TOTAL RECOVERY OF EXPENDITURE
NET EXPENDITURE
Financing a Net Expenditure:
Government of Ontario
(2) General Legislative Grants
Local Taxation
1A73 Over (under) requisition 20,883
(3)local taxation raised' in 1974 1,519,425
Decrease (increase) in reserve „
5,110,680
1,540,308
Net Under (Over; Requisition Required
to be ApOlied to 1975 'Taxation 76,722
Statement of Souree and
Application of Capital Funds
for the year ended December 31, 1974
SOURCE
Unexpended ffinds at beginning of year
Capital Expenditure fromthe revenue fund .
Federal sales tax refund
Balance at the end of year not
permanently financed
TOTAL
APPIleATION
Fixed assets arid work in progress
Buildings
Furniture and, equipment
387,967
87,349
$ 9,415
f 24,628
4 75,316
$ 475,316