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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1976-10-14, Page 31 `;"The Boarding "1 eo I ` FEATURING MEMBERS FROM "MAJOR. HOOPLE'S BOARDING HOUS•E"`AND RECORDING ARTIST JAMES LEROY • A Satur4ay,- Oct. 30 -5-1.1 p.m. Goderich Districts Collegiate ALL TICKETS'-: $3. Available ati, G'13. CI or • RECREATION BOARD OFFICE 9 Waterloo St, S. J 1. ..4 A A. :.. .. ... .J. ♦ Y. l d 4 4 No nonsense to be tolerated by police s Goderleh Police Chief Pat King said on Monday that•he expected people to enjoy themselves on Hallowe'en' night this dear but"not at the expense of others or at the expense ;ol! private or public.. property. In an :effort to' assure t:jrat persons, and property wbnid be well protected October 31 the Police Chief announced plans for the swearing in of 10 special constables to support theregular police force: "I guess you could say W. will be keeping a high profile," he noted, "'and we will be maintaining this aver the : three • nights since Hallowe'en happens :to fall on' a weekend this year." In addition to the 10 special constables, Chief Xing said he had also obtained the co- operation of the local Citizen's .Band Radio Club which will place 10 vehicles ' on patrol over the Hallowe'en period. The Police ,Chief also said that he was pleased to point out to young people that a dance, sponsored by the cua Goderich Lion's Club was planned for October 31. • ,,;`.I;, would like to stress that the bulk, of teenagers don't cause .problems," he said, "and some of the small minority who do,come from out .of town. They come here looking for trouble and if this should be the case this year, they will find it." '` Chief King pointed out that throwing eggs, if at a person. would be•regarded as assault, or at a building, as wilful damage, and treated as such. He said that any object which can be thrown would be considered an offensive weapon and, under the Criminal Code of Canada police officers can search.. ► without a warrant. "Eggs might easily be broken during , sr'lch . a sear- ch," he explained, "and if that should happen, we will not b.e paying the cleaning bills." The Police Chief also stressed that -under the Child Welfare Act there is. a 10:00 - p.m. curfew for all children under the age of 16 year's. If cons they are out after that hour they must be accompanied by the parents or an "adult over the age of 16 who has . the approvalof the parents.`' In noting .that only a small number of young people cause the problems the Chief said drat muchsnore tends to • happen if there is an • audience. "By acting as a spectator," • he explained, "you feed the ego of thosetrouble makers and, . inadvertentlyhelp to make the situation worse." Tampering With fire hydrants is considered Public Th..& Goderich Police Commission turned down a proposal, Friday, from Goderich : Taxi to double cab fares during early morning hours, and to sell taxi tickets in lots for a price break for customers. The commission decided to give the recent bylaw governing -taxi businesses in. Goderich a full year of effect before considering- any changes. The bylaw was made effective April -1,1976, The suggestion : for the ro 1 - CIVIC CORNER Wednesday Oct. 20 -Special meeting of-town'council in council chambers 7:30 p.m. Thursday Oct. 21 Housing Action Committee, 12 noon Candlelight • Local gov't and :its. purposes (continued from page 2) .. • autonomou.s municipal. government was "one of the best in the world".: When you recognize that, at the time, American municipalities were extremely corrupt and European local governrf eats were frequently witiout any real - autonomy, Ontario's system most -have appeared very progressive indeed. But the abuses in U.S. local governments were creeping into Ontario and the laissez -1 faire attitudes of many municipal councils were. - causing problems in such areas as .local finance and public health. - Once again, the battle over autonomous 'local govern- ment observed that these bodies usually were found to be more responsive to provincial priorities than to the - priorities of Council, especially when their operations were closely tied. to conditionals grants, statutory approvals and regulatory standards. I- dont •want to Rive ,the impress ten that' the Legislature ;as at fault in doing •someing about local government in this period, because in fact the record of., poor services and financial mismanagement on the part of many municipalities Battle for local autonomy finally ;began: to gain group local government autonomy began with its opponents gradually winning ground. In 1882 a Provincial Board of Health was establishedand the province began to play 'a greater role in local public health issues. Later, in 1897, the •Provincial Municipal Auditor's Office was established to keep an eye on municipal and school board finances: •' .These ` modest incursions -. into the : field of local government were expanded with the establishment of the ..Provincial . Assessment Commission, which in 1902 recommended an even greater provincial super- vision of local affairs. The Province was quick to respond in ` 1906 with the Ontario Railway. :and Municipal Board, which was later supplemented by the certainly generated a great deal of ,political pressure on success•itve • provincial governments.. Nonetheless, the approach that was taken had the unfortunate side- effect of fragmenting local government and making its many agencies more responsible to the Province than to the local' community. Perhaps more seriously, the system did little to encourage community leaders to seek municipal office because municipal councils were left to deal with --a narrow'range of affairs thativgs more closely related to administrative issues than to policy issues. Even when councils were finally: given a larger policy making role with the enac- tment of The Planning Act in 1946, most decisions were still subject; to a-substa al' .degree bf second-guessing by rovincial officials and the Ontario Municipal Board. About a decade ago, the pendulum` "began to swing again ,in the; direction of greater local autonomy. Ironically, it was the inadequacy of many local government units that initiated the .change in provincial policies: By 1965, with the tremendous growth that Ontario was ex- ;.periencing, it was becoming obvious that large numbers of • small municipalities- and school boards were •not up to the task of making far- reaching • and complex decisions in the face of growth pressures. Some were too small; spme had unqualified staff; some councillors and trustees :did not see the' consequences of their inaction; and almost all were • sadly lacking in necessary financial resources. Prodded by the • Smith Committee on Taxation, the. Beckett Committee on municipal legislation and in many in- stances by the Municipalities themselves, the Province decidedthe trend had to be reversed. . Aware of the success' of Metropolitan Toronto; which was established . in 1953 and whose operations were being .•studied by municipal experts from around the.' world, a bargain was offered to local governments in the . .most rapidly growing part of the Bureau of Municipal Affairs., j Still • later, when . the Depression set in in the 1930's, a new, powerful Ontario Municipal Board was established and a newly, organized Department of Municipal • Affairs brought. many municipalities under direct supervision • for financial and related reasons. While the "Province was increasing its control over the exercise of municipal powers, it was also reducing the scope of municipal government. As the role of governments in the life of society "expanded • during this. century, senior levels of government had greatly expanded'. their authority. In the same period, however, the Province and its agencies ; had avoided ex- panding the authority of municipal government. Taking' their cue from the Americans, who tried to take local services (out . of politics" to avoid graft and corruption; many provinciarl ministries arid agencies also Promoted the establishment of special-purpose bodies although usually forreasons quite different than those given in the United States. ' `,hese ,semi -autonomous bodies -- sti ..et railway companies, boards. of health, public utilities commissions, police commissions, harbour commissions, et cetera -- ' were created throughout the first halt of this century. Those who favoured strong, Province. The deal was' ripply this: if youreorganize so astol become large enough to solve your growth problems ° and hire people capable . of ad- vising you tai .the complex - decisions you will face, -the .. Province Will increase its level of financial support and 'give you back 'a greater, degree of control oyer local affairs. Some municipalities and municipal officials' were very reluctant;' others were eager • .to take up the challenge. Beginning •in 1965, and •for approximately, six •••••• presved to be rather expensive a14`; ilie outset. The fact that many of the expenses were necessitated by inaction ort the part of predecessor municipalities was not very •consoling to those whose :property taxes ' :rose. Similarly, politicians elected to two-year terms often found it politically . awkward to explain to -ratepayers that it made good economic sense to be prepared for changes that were certain to take place tomorrow, • by - spending -a • little .money today: years ` thereafter, .proposals. for municipal reorganization were made for the entire area . between Niagara and. Oshawa, as well as for the areas • of . Thunder = Bay, Muskoka, • Sudbury and • Ottawa. All of these proposals were closely : related to a ' series .of Government policy statements beginning in 19,66 and collectively referred to as the Design for Development Series. -What resultedin most cases' from these reform proposals was a new form of local government known as the regional municipality. Regional municipalities are basically Targe county governments comprised of several large locaT Municipalities andexercising a wide-ranging authority at the regional:-- or upper -tier is level.. As everyone probably aware, these new units of government ,had growing pains .'and often • But after•the main growth areas were reorganized and. given the tools to do what. would be required of -them in the future, the urgency of further municipal reform lessened. The province saw,, no need tocontinue to exert the , pressure that • it • felt obligated to bring to bear on the major problem areas. In 1973, the decade of regional • government was brought to a_ close and the •Voluntary County Restructuring Studies Program was • initiated, resulting in ourfirstandto date only restructured county Oxford -- in 1575 The direction of provincial policy remains unchanged -however: the need for municipal - consolidation in exchange for greater levels of authority and • financial • sdpport remains a key feature' of provincial policy towards local government. Mischief, he said and charges will be laid accordingly. ' "All, the resources at our' disposal," he said, "will be aintbd -at .maintaining • a' happy and orderly Hallowe'en," Ch1d'f King asked- people who would .like .Hallowe'en callers to leave an outside • • 1GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, QCTO13ER 14,1916—PAG' light on for safety reasons. "We stress to the parents of the very young thatthey should be accompanied by a responsible, adult. That does not mean an older youngster. who is also 'trick or treating' as they can become excited as well." He also reminded youngsters . to wear . some piece of • light -clothing, to carry a flashlight, to walk facing oncoming traffic and to cover one side of a street at. a. time. "Don't go dodging back and forth," he asked. The .Police Chief also asked that motorists "be especially ~ i careful'. on the night :of October 31 and to be on the alert . for those who might forget their safety rules' -in all the excitement. Parents.: are . also asked to .check treats . as • a precautionary . measure been cane they might have been tampered with. . urns down fare increas double fare between the hours of ;12:30 p.m: and 6x30 p.m. was made by Bruce Betties of Goderich Taxi. In a letter to the commission • Mr. Betties skid that Goderich Taxi had been,providing-the town with 24 hour cab service as outlined in the bylaw but the service had not been paying - off financially. He said that to s :remedy She situation the firm was cutting off the setrVice at 12 o'clock midnight. Mr. Betties also suggested a lot, price for taxi tickets pricing five one dollar tickets for $4.50. The move confused • the- members of the corn mission since they were under the impression -that cab 'fares: were paid as a result of metering rather than straight costs. . Judge F•x"ances Carter asked how the cab company can'sell tickets if the fares are calculated on .a meter. He said. the main reason for the meters was to regulate cab fares and ,to provide a uniform • system of deter- -• mining costs -for cabs. Mayor Deb 'Shewfelt said that he was aware of the poor financial rewards from .,the early . morning fares. The mayor, wh'o is also chairman • of the cpm mission, said that it 'was not pleas nt to be called out of bed at: two in the morning to 1 pick up a. cas er. of $1:.50 run. He adde , however, that that was one of the joys of the business and that if•the present owners didn't like it the :commission would have to • y police • Areport throw it open to more people. an organization "Other business people do things they don't want tri do' pick vuould g 2 Y . pick p for very little money," said tab. ;the mayor. "I thought •we did ;a good job on having the taxi bylaw and met most of the - problems the two companies were having." •Earl Rawson added that if • the commission saw fit to " change the bylaw for one, company and 'the other;;;, company took exception they.:; 'would be somewhatl bound tb make changes for which the second firm asked. Mr. Rawson said that- he thought that the meters in the cabs • were to be the "be all and end 'al`1'' that would finally bring. the • two firms together on their operating methods. Mr. Betties suggested a third proposal that the commission had really no control over, He suggegted that • Goderich .Taxi would -•provide•, a,one.dollar cab fare • far- any senior citizen in town t • any destination on an unlimited basis. The move, however, is that or service be willing, to u the remainder of the The t ommission does not rule on the proposal, ,claiming that if someone .wanted to pay 'the fares of. the seniors, they were welcome to. " Ate third theft at. Candlelight Goderich'' Police are in- vestigating the third break, enterand theftin_two' months :. at the Candlelight Restaurant and Tavern on the ayfield RoaB d. More. than $1,000 in cash was stolen. The break '. in was discovered- • during 'regular patrol ' by the ,police early .Monday-fhorning. Entry was made through a basement Police investigatePolice Chief Pat King told fT� uri, a c cid • have been questioned lin e n t s robberies but no charges connection with the -earlier have been laid in connection . Act and two under the Liquor with any of the cases as yet. The Goderich Police Department investigated four Licence Act. accidents during the past week, two of which resulted in major damage estimates. Christopher Graham, Goderich was treated ' for minor injuries following '+ a truck -motorcycle accident at the intersection of Brock and Victoria Street, October 8. Graham was attempting a right, hand turn onto„ Brock Street from Victoria when the motorcycle came int collision with a vehicle driven by Stewart -Smith RR 6 Goderich, as he attempted to Jack out from a driVetliay. • The damage tothe Smith „ vehicle was estimated at $50 and $300 to the, Graham vvehicle; A - single : car accident on October 10 resulted in a total. damage estimate`'of $600 to a vehicle driven by Evelyn East;;240 Jones St., Goderich. Mrs.- East was travelling east on West Street when a tire blew causing tier. to lose control -and strike .. a traffic island, There , were no in- juries. . During the past week the department laid 22 charges ' under the„,'Flighway Traffic Walk A block a %lay,= - Lt's the first step. n wrumIrnn r1 lC;rlk I Work It$l1 based on .fin agreement with. ONLY YOU CAN GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE! . .NUTRITION WEEK 90ober 1 8 - 2 3 I-976 Monday, October 18, 1976 Time: 2 p.m. • , Place:. 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