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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-06-30, Page 125'n \loot' hecame urn to pig Trev Page ounty Council in business efore Canada a nation n County Council, as a governing body, was in tion more than five s before Canada ea nation, st meeting of Huron y Council was on Jan. 67, whereas it was not July 1, 186, that the nion of Canada was s, 1967 saw not only the nnial of Canada but also of the. Huron County ually, the first meeting ron County -Council was u}ed for Jan. 72, 1867, ver, a severe snow raged that da'y which d the arrival of the ooh Grand Trunk train erich carrying reeves the southern part of the Consequently, the ng was postponed until tday, Jan. 23. Dunlop Warden n before 1867, Huron had a governing body that it formed part of a council which had ction over a wider First, it was the council District of Huron with ulous "Tiger" Dunlop first warden, Its first g was at Goderich on 1842 - more than 35 ago. The District of then comprised the t counties of Huron and Bruce as well as nships of Biddulph and ivray. in Middlesex rich continued to be Linty seat for the Counties of Huron, and Bruce" until 1853. Year, Perth decided to and have its own Council. Then, in 1866, County did likewise, Huron County Council els Huron County ment. n Huron County first met on Jan. 23, t elected Robert Gib- PeveofGoderich, as its arden. He had been n of the United es of Huron and Bruce vious year. The motion in favor of Gibbons was local superintendents (per moved by Reeve Joseph school), $4. Whitehead, Clinton. One of the last acts of the It was the ninth consecutive first session of Huron County year for Reeve Gibbons to be Council was to advise its warden first of the United clerk to lessen his stay in Counties of Huron and Bruce Goderich after each meeting and finally of the County of to Tuesday and Wednesday Huron alone. This election instead of the whole week, was regarded as an enviable Preceding the aforemen- distinction since Huron tioned meeting was the last County in 1867 was a com- meeting of the United paratively populous territory. Counties (Huron and Bruce) It was judged to bealmost half of the population of the Council which was held at then then province of New Court House, Goderich, on Brunswick and about half Dec. 18, to it The warden more than the entire meetreferred as the last population of Prince Edward in conjungnction of Huron councillors Bruce Island, in conjunction with the Bruce Following were the members of the first Huron County Council, many of whose descendants live in these municipalities today (the first named was reeve and the second named, deputy reeve, where there was the latter office) : Ashfield. Wm. Mallough, M. Dalton; Clinton, Joseph Whitehead; Colborne, Wm. Young; Goderich Town, Robt. Gibbons, H. Horton: Goderich 'Township, Wm, Sheppard, David Patton; Grey, Archibald McDonald. David Dobson; Hay, Robert Brown, James Smillie; Mullett, Charles Morrow, H. Snell; Howick, Thomas Gibson, James Perkins; McKillop, Joseph Evans; Morris, Alfred Brown, Thomas Kelly; Stanley, N. Woods, Thomas Simpson; Stephen, Isaac Carling, John Parsons; Tuckersmith, Geo, Sproat, John Doig; Turn - berry, John Messer; Usborne, Archibald Bishop ; R. Creery; West Wawanosh, C. Girvin, Edwin Gaunt; East Wawanosh, Robert Currie. county councillors. The warden said the councillors had "labored under many difficulties and hardships during the past years but he hoped they "were now drawing to a close and they were on the eve of prosperous times." Warden Gibbons pointed out it was "the duty" of the Huron councillors "to settle fairly and amicably" with the Bruce councilllors on the occasion of the separation of the two councils. The sum of $100 each was to be paid the warden, clerk and treasurer of the United Counties Council for "extra services" in consequence of the separation of the counties. Ate Together The Huron reeves gave "a parting dinner" on the evening of Dec. 21, 1866, to the Bruce reeves at Donogh's Hotel, Goderich, to mark the departureof the two groups in a public capacity. Chairman Gibbons recalled that in 1853 Bruce County sent to the United Counties Council meeting only one reeve and one deputy reeve, the latter being sent home because of "defective credentials." In 1866, Bruce was sending 21 members to the council. There were numerous expressions of appreciation from Bruce reeves, for the justice shown Bruce representatives over the years by the Huron reeve in the United Counties Council, Obvious good will prevailed as these. two groups finally separated to go it alone as a county council in• their respective counties. The Staff of: Goderich Electric extend Congratulations to Goderich's 150th Don Ritchie Glen Gibson GerryDenomy Woody Jim Cardno Serving Goderich and surrounding area for over 111 years in Industrial, Domestic and Commercial Electrical Business. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOU? Official Salaries Salaries for the various county officials were recommended as follows; county treasurer, $1,200; county clerk, $500; county engineer, $800; county warden, $100; auditors, each $40; court housekeeper, $160; jail surgeon, $140; inspector of weights and measures, $85: PPy 150th Goderich" from Mary, Joe, Tim, Tom, Sheila Si Bill of 'BRIENS MEATS s,s,.. Ph: 5214632 I14nolity Meats for Over 6S years" (H-1) Means Quality International Trucks To us it can also read (h -III HI & WELCOME TO GODERICH FOR THE 150th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS from.... SLUEWATER TRUCK CENTRE LTD. • 111 355 11/4 WIELD ROAD GODERiCH, ONTARIO "Serving Goderich and Huron County ". . Since 1953"