The Brussels Post, 1927-2-23, Page 2TI RSDAY, FEB, 23rd, 1927
Auditors' Report
-0I' TITS --
Receipts and Expenditures of
The Village o russets
Nlar. G
May 25
Nov. 27
Dec. 15
Deo. 31
FOR THF. YEAR 1926
TAXES
RECEIPTS
G. McDowell, t ti
for 1925 S 111 19
Co Treas., arrears •''i1.50
G McDowell, toe;
for 1920
G. McDowell, taxes
for 19'21)..1'.7.17,00
G. McDowell, tax's,
for 1920 • 120. -Y"
Y 10,125 01
RECEIPTS
SALARIES
Dec. 31 Local Aeeount .. 1220.00
$12'20,00
PRINTING, POSTAGE,
RECEI11'3
EXPENDITURES
legal account ..*1021, 8:3
-School tater 4521.73)
Local Imp. rates 402.25
Dog t 10.00
Gen Cn. rate 1994.23
County Highways '700.20
Telephone: 2213.2.00
THE BRUSSELS POST
SCHOOLS
RECEIPTS
Jan, 1 13alumee 0434.52
Oet. 2 County Grant , , , , 742.01
Dee. 15 Sch. Bd. Levy 4522.70
15 Levy, Grey 15.61
94 Levy, Morris ... , 49.92
RECEIPTS
IPTS
910705,(•2
EXPENDITURES
May 31 Sec. School Bd. „ 200.00
June 18 Sec. School 13d.... 1000.00
July 9 See, School 13d, 000.00
Oct. 20 Sec. School 130. .. 712 01
Dec, 7 See. School Bd. .. 1000.00
15 Sec, School 13d. . , 1000.00
3.1 Balance 6322.88
$$10704,92
BOARD OF HEALTH
'EXPENDITURES
8 Jas. Fox, disinf.,et'e 6.85
5 G. McDowell S.00
7 Dr. MrRae, M.11.0. 100.00
7 Dr. McRae, postage 0.70
7 G. McDowell .... 2.00
7 1(. Henderson . , . 2.00
9128.55
Dec. 31 Local Account ... 128.55
9129.55
DEBENTURES
RECEIPTS
Jan, 1 Balanee from 1925 1387.27
2 Hydro -Elect. Acct1757,23
15 Levy, 1926 .19.2.25
_ Der,
.;19095.01
EXPE`D)Tt'1:1•lS
Feb. 2 G. McDowell ... •
8 M. Bla"k
• 8 N. F. Gerry
Mar. 2 G. McDowell
Apr. 12 G. McDowell
Ilay .5 Jo;;. Wilton
5 G. McDowell
June 7 G. McDowell
July 9 G. McDowell
Aug. 5 G. McDowell
Sept. e G. McDowall
Oet, 5 G. McDowell
Nov. 3 G. McDowell • .. .
Dee. G. McDowell
Dec. 15 A. IT. Macdonald
15 G. McDowell .
7500
10.0(1
10.00
75 00
75.00
65.00
75.00.
75.00
75,00
75.00
75.00
75.00
75.00 ,
75.00
235.00
7500
Feb.
Aug,
Dec.
AND COUPONS
EXPENDITURES
Jan. 2 Hyciro-Elect. Deb. No.
2, 1757.28
11 Deb, Win. St. sewer 180,00
May 27 Deb. Wm. St. sewer 135.90
Sept. 13 Deb. S. Turnberry
Pav
Sept. 4, Deb. N. Turnberry
Pay.
4 Deb. S. Turnberry
Pay.
26 Deb. N. Turnberry
Pay.
'7 Deb. N. Turnberry
Pav,
Dec. 31 Balance
133036.90
WEIGH SCALES
RECEIPTS EXPENDITURES
24,15 Feb. 8 J. W. Sanders . •
e. 60,30 May 14 C.N.R., rent of site
30.65 Nov. 4 C.N.R., rent of site
40.70 Dec. 7 Allan Lamont ....
70.85 Dec. 31 Local Account ..
20.'70
18.50
25.05
51.80
$ 35.170
RENTS, FINES, &C.
Feb. 13. Der., 1925
Mar. 2 Jan. and Feb
Apr. 1.6 March
May 12 April
July 12 May, June
81 30.00 Sept, 11 August
Oct. 6 September
Dec, 15 Oct., Nov.
STAMPS, STATIONERY, &C
EXPENDITi'IRI'1S
Jan. 12 J. L. Kerr
18 Municipal World
Feb. 8 S. B. Beare
8 Assessor's supe. .
24 Telephoning
Apr'. 12 Mun. World
Oet. 5 J. L. Kerr
Dec, 15 Postage, -tamps
15 Stan. B'k, stamps
15 Telephoning
Dec. 31 Local Account 139.60
9139.610
INSURANCE, FUEL, LIG
RECEIPTS
HT, CARETAKING, &C.
EXPENDITURES
Jan. 13 Lighting, hall, Dec,
Feb. 8 Lighting, hall, Jan.
3 R. Brewer, wood .
28 Insurance, town hall
Mar. 2 F. A. Hunter, table
cover
2 Lighting 'hall, Feb
12 Lighting hall, Mar.
5 Lighting hall, Apr.
22 in'urance, Foundry
June 7 L:;z'hting hall, May
July 3) Lighting hall, June
9 S. F. Davison, coal
Aug. :i Lighting hall, July
26 Insurance, Fire hall
Sept. 8 Lighting hall, Aug.
Oct. 5 Lighting hall, Sept.
Nov. 4 Lighting, hall, Oct.
Dec. 7 Lighting, hall, Nov.
7 Wilton & Gillespie,
real
15 S. F. Davison, broom
Dec. 31 Local Account ... 285.40 21) J.. G. Fraser, wood
8.235.40
STREET LIGHTING
RECEIPTS
Dec. 31 Local Account .. , 2050.00
92080.00
Apr,
May
5.00
5.00
13.05
7.40
7.20
3.30
41.50
28.18
.82
18.20
9139.60
RECEIPTS
Dec. 31 Local Account
CHARITY
'.11.'21
4.07
4.76
36,75
19.15
1.00
5.0e
2.50
2.59
45.75
2.50
2.00
43.40
2.00
45.30
2.00
2.00
3.15
2.114
34.31.
1.25
22.00
9285.40
EXPENDITCTtES
Hydro-Elec. Acct. 2080.00
42080.00
EXPENDITURES
Jan. 12 Children's aid Soe. 10.00
12 Sick Children's Hos. 10.00
June 7 Mrs. M. Parr (Stev-
ens) 21,75
7 W. E. Willis (Haist) 3.00
Dec. 7 Wilton & Gillespie,
(Haist) 10.40
7 Mi;s A. Hunter (Cur-
ry) 15,00
7 Mr:. Whitfield (Cur-
ry) 1.,00
15 11. Dark, expenses,
(Curry) 10.00
991.21
ROADS AND STREETS
RECEiPTS EXPENDITURES
Aug. 4 County Treas. 051.77 Jan. 12 Snow Plow 84.00
Oct.. 25 County Trees. (3,89 12 I•'rteeht 00 plow . 2,06
Dec. 31 Local Account 1:11.03 12 E. Henderson 5.90
Feb, 8 A. Oakley 12.00
e E. )1. ,.d •eson .. , ' 0.10
'Ma r. t2 C R. Dace leen 167.15
Alvin ! a5:1••y 8,10
Am.. 12 Alvin Oakley 12,60
.May John 71, allows 17.50
5 C. R. Dnvi4sen 20.05
(11 Frcia•ht on -tone 81).10
;Jana 1 Pref ht, cold patch 8.136
7 J,,1111 Robb
7011
'7 Vim , Cook 7.:111
7 Geo. C empliell 1.0.00
'7 A.. Tier; 8.75
7 I. Edlington
7 E.l. 1'rr :ver
7 John ('rcrar
7 11. H.end lana ..
7 Alvin Oakley
7 C. R. Davidson
7 A. }Luray & C.n,• 1154.01
7 A. 1.1ui'ea7. & Co. . 132.40
7 E. 3i n't'rion .,., 4.75
7 C. R. Davidson 11,55
7 Thies.
Ritchie
7 J. 10. l(ur•iell 913,7:,
:91313' 0 1.. Henderson `13.50
6 Anumt lire:, 17.0.:1
Aug. 5 A. De'u,i::on 7.75
"ept. 4) .John Simi c 10.00
Oct, +, Wm. Coe.k •12.01,
5 E. N'i'dcr.on 11.70
5 1% llri:ri,;,n 1.90
5 Ament Bros. 5 81
u Willi;un Dark , 4.011
2a
Der, 7 Alvin (e.l;lry 10
7 Wilton ea (alh•:<rr•-. 10'1 :1!(
7 • ii. el,i:m,. :) 0.3
11, 1^,)
$1979.00 $107).69
RECEIPTS
Jan. 2 Rent of Hall ....
Jan. 18 Rent of Hall . , .
Jan. 19 Rent of Hall , ..
Feb. 11 Rent of Hall ....
24 Rent of Hall .. , .
Mar. 2 Rent of Hall ...
5 Rent of Hall ....
20 Rent of Hall ....
Apr. 8 Rent of Hall ....
May 6 Rent of Hall ....
June 5 Rent of Hall ....
Sept. 29 Rent of Hall ....
Oct. 20 Rent of Hall ....
25 Rent of Hall .
26 Rent of Hall ....
Nov. 5 Rent of Hall . , . .
11 Rent of •Hall ....
17 Rent of Hall, .. • .
17 Rent of Hall ....
Dec. 2 Rent of Hall ....
18 Rent of Hall ....
20 Rent of Hall
23 G. Kerr, rent of field
29 Rent of Hall ....
8.00
3.00
1.00
9.00
5.00
5.00
10.00
5.00
5.00
3.00
5.00
10.00
5 00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
10.00
10.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
10.00
5.00
3143.00
EXPENDITURES
Dec. 31 Local Account ...
LICENSES
RECEIPTS
Apr. 8 Pool Room license,
Queen's 41.50
15 Baeker Bros., butch -
ere, 10.00
15 Bell & Currie, butch-
ers .... 10.00
June 5 A. Hill, street vendor 2.00
Nov 29 Pool Room license.
American 35.00 Dec. 31 Local
EXPENDITURES
RECEIPTS
$98.50
•
49.30
80.94
290.75
99.00
-298.80
743.67
e3(130.80
Account ...
STANDARD BANK
EXPENDITURES
June 14 Loan 2000.00 Dec. 7 Int. Overdraft ...
June 24 Loan 2000.00 .15 Repayment, Loans
July 23 Loan 1500.00 15 interest on Loans.
Sept. 16 Loan 1500.00
Dec. 31 Local Account 137.75
$7187.75.
TELEPHONE SYSTEM
RECEIPTS EXPENDiTURJ'0S
Balance from 1925 1254.27 July 2 Debentures
Tel. Rates, 1926 . 2262.00 2 Debentures
8 'Debentures
27 Debentures
Aug. 3 Debentures
6 Debentures
11. Debentures
11 Debentures
25 Debentures
28 Debentures
Sept. 80 Debentures
Dec. 15 Telephone System 1446.8
`,3516.27 8351915.2
MISCELLANEOUS
Jan. 1
Dec. 31
4.00
2.50
2.50
87.50
308.20
9354.70
143.00
9'143.00
98.50
953.50
,80
7000.00
186.05
RECEIPTS
Dee. 15 Levy, 1920
COUNTY OF HURON
2(100.43
92000.43
Doc. 15
15
31
EXPENDITURE'S
Co. Treas. Gen. . , 1284,00
Co, Treas. highway 700.20
Balance 10,23
2000.43
BALANCE SHEET
Dr. Cr.
Schools 6322.88 Local Account 1114;ti1
10101 Immo, . 743,67 Dalai) on hand 56')2.17
Ceunty of Huron 30.'93
$7070.78 .87075.78
LOCAL ACCOUNT.
Dr. Cr`
Taxes 102455.63 Balance, 1026 4418,55
Weigh Sealos 301.20 Salaries 1220.00
Rents, etc, 143.00 Printing, etc. 139.6(1
14eenees 98.50 Inc.,Light, Fuel, etc 285.40
Dog tex .............. 102.00 Street Lighting 2030.00
Balance 1381.61 Streets and Roads 1321.033
Charity •
Board of Health 128.55
Standard Bank 187.75
Hydro -Elect. Acct. 1757.28
Miscellaneous 052.55
$12181.94 $12281.9.1
$7157,75
•
132.06
331.65
172.45
53.05
19,60
106.10
729,03
132.66
192.34
126.03
18.27
RECEIPTS
Jan. 2 Amusement Tex ..
4 Sale of posts
4 Sale of gravel
11) Amusement Tax
Feb. 10 Selo of gravel .. ,
Mar. 2 Amusement tax ..
2 Poll tax
5 Amusement tax .
20 Amusement tax
Apr. 8 Amusement tax
7.50 28 Sale of pole.;.
'1.50 May 13 Amusement tax ,
I
25 22 Salo of pole
11,80 June 5 Amusement tax
0.00 28 Amusement lax ,
e5.70 29 Fele of gravel
12 Anlu,:ement tax
28 Amusement tax .
Aug, 4 Amusement tax
11 Amusement tax
18 Amusement tall
14 Amusement lax
Sept. 1 Amusement tax
11 4rnu:,ement. tax
15 Amusement tax
21 Amusement tax
89 Arnn,cn'ont tax
Oct. 25 An,u,ement (ax
Nev. 5 A:rrtse.ment tax
17 A,nas m5nt tux
17 Sole of gravel
Dee. 2 ree Ment tee
1: etel' of gr evel
15 1 .t tou.'. are
n 1
31 [smell Account
2.50 Feb,
20.00
3,00 May
8.00
1.00
3.40
14.00 June
3.84 July
4.20 Aug.
7.:31
1.00 Nov.
3.40
.50 Dec,
4.1.1
11.50
.00
5.78
•1.00
4.80
6.50
8,21)
4.9.0
3.1,0
3.00
1.130
2.20
17.19
2.20
4,75
2.05,
.-r0
,.00
1(12,(10
2.00
- 1.90
1'2.00
65-2.50
9981 12
13
'ABSTRACT STATEMENT
RECEIPTS EXPENDITURES
Balance from 1925
36:67.00 Salaries 1220,00
,0.11.01 Purl o,:cs . , . ..... 807.30 Printing, etc. 139.60
Faxes, 1926 19572.51 Inc., Light, Fuel, etc. `e... , 235.40
Co. Treas. arrears .... , 52.50 Street Lighting 2080.00
Weigh Scales 354.70 Streets and Roads 1970.691
Rents, eta 1.43.00 Cbai'Dy 61.'21
Licenses 98.50 Schools 4142,04
Loans 7000..011 Doli, ',nd Cou,,o:,s 28;13.13
Co. Treas. on Streets 658.66. P,ourd of Health 128,55"
Miscellaneous 271.60 Weigh Scales 4(1.50
Repayment of Loans 7000.00
interest n 157.75
Telephone System 3515.27
County of Huron 11100.20
I4liscellaneous •931.13
Balance 5692.11
932623.63 , •.
ASSETS AND
ASSETS •
Cash on hand 5692.17 Deb.
Uncollected taxes 237.59 Deb,
Foundry 1800.00 Deb.
Town Hall 3000.00
Fire Equipment 5000.00
Weigh Scales t 400.00
Town Bell
Telephone System 13018.06
Hydro -Elect. System 19761.05
248761.05
LIARILI TIES
LIABILITIES
Telephone System . . 13013;96
Hydro -Elect. System 19762 33
Local Imp. 5424.51
932023.03
338205.80
We, the undersigned Auditors for the Village of Brussels for the
year 1926, do hereby certify that we have examined the Books, the Re-
ceipts and Expenditures with vouchers thereof, of the Treasurer of this
Municipality and beg to report the same correct, as appears from the
foregoing statement, and that we find a credit balance amounting to
Five Thousand, Six Hundred and Ninety-two Dollars and Seventeen
Cents (95692.17).
All of which is respectfully submitted.
NI. BLACK,
Auditors.
NOBLE GERRY,
Brussels, Jan. 21, 1927.
Introduce .Rural
Problems at Alma
Form Branch of Girls' Institute at
College for Discussion Purposes.
Rural problems are to form a new
departure in the work being taken up
by .students of Alma Ladies' College, •
St. Thomas, and it is expected such a
study will be a great aid in under- ,
standing conditions' in the country 1
To undertake this study, a branch
of the Girls' Institute was recently
formed at the college, and the discus-
sions will take part under the direct-
ion of the Ontario Departnten, of
Agriculture.
The organization has as its presi-
dent Mks Ruth Sperling, with Trliss
Marion Lebeau as vice-president, and
Miss Carlione Harmer as secretary.
HURON PRESBYTERY
MEETS AS CLINTON
Charges of Molesworth and Maine to
be United With Trowbridge.
1
Clinton, Feb. 18 -The Huron Prt's-
hyt0ty` met yesterday in the Ontario
Street United Church, with the Presi-
,7 dent, Ret, 0, F. Clarke, of North
Street 1.eiled Church, (loderich, pre-
siding. Th:: Secretary, Rev, Dr.
Barnby, of Blyth, reported an attend -
:0.00 of 25 ministers and 21 1,r,nnen. •
)sm'ly hours of the see;'.'' w'•te
given 0voe to correspondence, f )11,12 -
it 5: which, R, V. W. D. Mal,uooh, of
1gr-nndv"le, 31'esented rep''•ti: ei fn-
ar,cial
rot ,1,11 for maint,n•.n.JG .,nd -
extension 'fund from each of the
ohnl'g0.e. While the returns up to the
present ac ,net to large as could be
cxpecte.l, the 1.).nd 0 Alm Proal'ytery
reelll8 to he thet a large percentage
of the change. would meet their obli-
gations. At the close of the morning .
session dinner was served in the lect-
ure, room by the ladies of the church.
In the afternoon, Dr, Lairs, of To:' -
onto„ treasurer of the maintenance
and extension fund of the United
Church, addressed the Presbytery or.
the general and financial condition of
the fund in each of the provtneea, He
appealed to the charges of prpspel'oue
Ontario not only to meet •:lla allot -
24.35 311ent.s as::ignnc3 them, but te go bo-
yn(' • thorn and thus relieve the pr•e-
trxes where financial conditions are
mit so gond.
A reeu t Awe; t'creiverl from the
c i .r e'es of 74.o1•••, -w , th and Mahn as':
)m: to be united w"sth Trawbr'irt '•
.$O,h,:7.12 7''ins request was granted, and the .;
EXPPNDTTURES
S Reg. B. M. & D., '25 10.21
8 Fee Good Roads As. 5.00
5 License, tickets, hall 45.47
5 License, tickets, park 41.57
5 A. C. Backer .... 20.00
8 ,Tos. Wilton 10.00
7 Public Library 500.00
f, Horticultural Soe, 25.00
31 Prov. Trete. tickets,
park 89.08
26 Prns', Treas., tickets,
hail 1
7 Robert Dark ...
7 W. M Sinclair ,
7 Sylvester rex
7 Wm. McQuarrie
7 Ernest Cardiff
15 Safety Dep. box rent
15 A. A. Lamont , ..
15 John Long
15 A, C. Brieker ,
15 Jos. Wilton
15 A. 11. Macdonald .
15 P. Woods, refund
15 E. (1. Plum, refund
15 R, G. Reynolds, C., of
173
Twp. Morris, to,
80 Prov. Treas., ticn:ty,
hall
9.20
3.00
13.50
7.130
7,50
7.50
5.00
24.00
52.00
4.00
4,00
4.00
7.50
7.50
58.34'
7.36
atoommmeascr
combined charge 'will bo located in
the Perth Presbytery.
An invitation to hold the next meet
ing in North Street United Church,
Goderich, was accepted.
MUST GRADE SEED
FOR SALE PURPOSES
Seed Branch Department of Agricul-
ture, Issues Warning to Farm-
ers to Grade Seed.
this is specially desirable this year in
eoancetian with spring grams as an
assurance of the actual germination
quality of the seed as well as for the
determination of purity.
'Three samples will be tested free
for any person or firm, at lit:, Seed
Branch, Box 810, Station 1'', Toronto
5. ,
Amounts required for test are;
Cereals, peas, beam±, vetchen, one
pound; clover',, timothy, millet, or-
chard grass, bax, rape and mavgel,
two ounces.
For other- information minting to
seed communicate with Local Seed
Branch Office, Box 70, Harriston.
A warning has bee nissued by the
Seed Branch of the Donninion Depart-
ment of Agriculture to farmers, stress
ing the necessity of grading seeds to
be sold for seeding purposes. Fol-
lowing is the text of the notice:
The Seeds Act requires that all
seed of clover, grasses, acreats, sold
for seeding purposes in Canada, be
graded.
Apart from the legal requirement
MOTOR ACCIDENT
INJURIES FATAL
Miss Dierlamm, of Listowel, Succumbs
in -St. Thomas - Was Oi:terville
Teacher -In Highway Cresri Mon-
day; Driver of Car Held.
St. Thomas, Feb. 18 -As a result
of injuries received in an automobile
accident on the provincial highway
near Orwell last Monday morning
Miss Edna Blanche Dierlamm, of Lis-
towel, who had been toachia;; school
at Otterville, died in the Memorial
Hospital here this afternoon. Miss
Dierlamm suffered a fractured skill
when the motor car in whish she was
returning from Windsor with three
others skidded from the highway and
crashed into a hydro pole.
The remains will be forwarded to
Listowel tomorrow morning from the
undertaking parlors of C. A. Towers
& Son.
Martin Smith, of Windsor, driver of
the car in which Miss Dierlamm re-
ceived her injuries, is now out on bail
of $10,000 and will appear in court
next Tuesday.
.Palmerston Minister
Receives Ottawa Call
Palmerston, Feb. 18 -Rea. Joseph
Semple, B. A. 13. D., of the United
Church Isere, has received a call to
the First United Church, Ottawa.
Tho call is still under consideration.
Rev. Mr. Semple came here from
Saskatoon four years ago.
BOUOUET TOSSED
TO MR. MASSEY
Choice is Compliment' to U. S., Paper
Says -Huge Task Confronts the
New Minister.
Washington, Feb. 18 -The Wash-
ington Star, commenting editorially
on the new Canadian minister, says:
"The Canadian government 'has
paid a distinct compliment to the
United States in the choice of its
first minister to Washington. Few
diplomats have comp to Washington
so well equipped with a icn,wledga
of the problems which will arise and
an understanding of the vie.vpoint
of the American people and govern-
ment"
The Star suggests that "A huge
task confronts the new mintster in
the Great Lakes -St. Lawrence deep
waterway alone, and there are other
questions such as water rights and
sanitation to keep frim busy, with the
ever-present problems of smuggling
both ways across the border thrown
in for good measure."
'1'lris ever-present task:• of the business
man is one. that Advertising can Most effi-
ciently parfovnt.
Advertising in THE BRUSSELS POST
would carry tiny message you desire into
every home in this cninrnnuity. it would
spread the "news" about 31131)' merchandise,
special sales 0r•51Cw store policies quickly and
thoroughly.
'1111100' a, fr'iindly interest in telling' the
"buyers" Of this tout) what you have for sale
that is of service to them and you will win
new customers constantly,
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