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The Clinton News Record, 1929-06-20, Page 6TRE CLINTON-NEWS RECORD Huron County Council Holds June Meeting Visit County Home iii 'a Body One Afternoon The June session of the 'County Council'.of Huron; opened an Tuesday June 4th, with 'all the nierribers•in at-. tendance, ,. Wlarden ,Inglis ' addressed. the 'council on thework of the meets' ing, referring .to matters pertaining. to county finances, the stateof the'. roads, the damage; done ,. by ,recent. Heads, :the speeding • eviland the dam age done by heavy "truck traffic.palti-, cularly(early in the seeing. lie said.. that satisfactory arrangements had been made regarding the payment of the expenditure on Provincial' High- ways in ttel county, for which the county is responsible for the 'payment of 20 per cent. The grain damage 'done by the floods was to the Wrox- eter bridge. The Warden said some- thing should'bo dono,to "curb unneces'- eery • speeding,' which- not only dam- aged the !Toads but Was a great source of danger to life and property, a very large percentage of which was due to 'this. cause. Great damage also was .!lone "to'`the roads by too heavy. and' too early"traffic in the spring and he thought some action should be taken tto Cheek both of these practices. lThe following correspondence was +.dealt with: A copy of a resolution of the Town ship oi:.Hay asking the council' to pass a bylaw, pursuant to s.s. 1 of section 196, chapter 238,. R. S..0. 1927, giv- ing power to townships to collect a1. r fears of taxes and to perform all the •acts empowered by the statute .on townships to sell lands, etc.—Sent t6 Legislation coenimttee. ,reference'. to the work of that insti- tution and expressing appreciation of the manner. in•;which 't -heir r•cpresen tatives hadbeen received .by the council.—Filed. From Mr, Brydone, barrister, Clin- ton, notifying the county of the }e - quest of the late Mr. John Hoare and enclosing a cheque for $200 in pay- ment of same.—Filed. Several letters acknowledging ,re-. ceipt of resolution passed by the county as to requested legislation were filed. A report from Magistrate Reid showingthe number of cases doming before him the past year and the des- poral of the same.—Filed. From the Department of Education, 'Toronto, giving notice of the• ratifica- tion of the appointment of Mr Elmer •Ciuff Beacom, Inspector of Public Schools in W'Wst Huron, as made by the county council in June,, 1928.— Filed. A letter from Mir. G. R. Paterson, former agricultural, representative, now at Brampton, Peel Co., saying he would be present at the June meeting to •speak about a motor trip proposed at a former meeting. Fil- ed. From the Education Department giving notice of the grants to the •schools of Huron, to which an equiv- •aient must be given by the county, as follows: Public schools, $2029.- '76; Separate schools, $91.17; total, 12120.93. Filed, A statement from the highways Department as to 'the Government grant to the county on the expendi- tures made in 1928, was as follows: Total.. amount of statement, '$19,- 646.94; 18 ,646.94; total amount of grant, $91,- 001.47; amount disallowed, $962.99, being for motor cycle officer's wages, Road Commission expenses to confer- ence and travelling expenses. A. communication as to the appoint- ment of a local board in connection with the Old Age Pension bill was laid on the table. The auditors' report wassent to the finance committee. • ,A. communication from the town- ship of Gader ich asked for an" ac- counting of the gravel taken for the use ofthe county from a to*unship gravel pit was, sent: to the !Good Roadsl Commission. ' •' Circular from the Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture re weed ocntrol. From John A. Wilkinson regarding the returning .of two more Ontario Hospital inmates at London to the ' Mouse of Refuge at Clinton. Filed. From the county of Peterborough. 'regarding better control of motor traffic during the spring months and 'asking the co-operation. Sent to Legislation comaaittee. • From Percy A. McBride as to the .employment of motor cycles for the 'protection of roads from overloading of trucks, etc., in the spring months. Sent to Good Roads Commission. From the General Accident Assur- ance Co. reporting the boilers at poth 11*. D. C. Dorrence, Clinton ap- plied for the position of a member of the Pension Board Committee. A return showing• the amount paid by each insurance company in the loss ,sustained by recent fire at the House of Refuge was filed. The to- tal was 9112. - The jailer's report was, filed. ` Mss. R. M. Graham, inspector for the Mothers' Allowance, was present ,and addressed the council. High Constable Gundry reported that he had collected $215 in fines un- der the n -der -the Liquor Control Act since Feb. 18th. Moved -by Messrs. Beattie and Hill that the county council visit the county home Wednesday afternoon, the council to adjourn at 3:30.—Car- ried. The House of Refuge committee was appointed a transportation com- mittee. TIIUBSDAY, JUNE 20, 1929 of county council tours, mentioning tours that had been taken by other counties end cost. He suggested a onodaytrip to Guelph,model;fernr or a two-day trip to Guelph, through Brampton and points east to Toron- to, visiting' many stock breeders and model farmers, returning by way of. Hamilton. Mr. Paterson spoke very. highly of his, successor, Mr, McCague who takes up his work here 'and be- spoke for him the,, hearty co-opera- tion which he himself had received. Mi,,McCague then :addresesd the ,council and spoke of the benefit he expected to receive from the advis- ory committee. dvisory'committee.' He also spoke of the, importance of spraying orchards. Huron, he said, has the largest num- ber 'of fruit -bearing` trees of any county in''the Province. Weed con- trol has -.been .organized under the, Weed Control Aet, and the represen- tative said, the importance could not be.stressed too highly.' Mr. M'eCague said he had been called an to perform several post-mortems on sheep and hogs, and found that in the majority of cases death was due to internal parasites. 1V1,r. McCague ,also spoke of ` the importance of the improve- ment of stock. Huron's , prize-win- ning candidate at Guelph this year also stood second in the Province of Ontario - Mr. Wright, as chairman of the advisory committee,. urged all 'farm- ers to take up in. earnest the treat- ment of hogs and sheep for internal parasites. ' Mr. Trewartha,' a member of the advisory •,conunittee, spoke of the great benefit to the county council of these discussions. Ile also -spoke in appreciation of . Mr. Paterson's' work. Nested by Messrs. McKibben and Dr. Milne, that the amount .of fines for traffic violation on county roads, within a town or village be refunded by the county to the said town or vil- lage when the information is laid by a constable or officer of the said mun- icipality.—Referred to Legislation Committee. Messrs. W. S. McGhie of the Globe Indemnity Co., and Mr. F. W. Flex - ton, of the Plaxton-Hueston. Co., ad- dressed the council on'the subject of accident insurance. - Moved by gervarge, Hill and Ballan- tyne, that, w ereas' the Provincial and County Road Systems are being extended from time to time farther into the more remote sections of the county, . affording better road condi- tions, which are an inducement for the more extensive use of autos and trucks in the gatiheringof farm pro- sinceof commodities duce and the delivery , and as the majority of township roads are not suitable for heavy truck traf- fic, and as the owners of these mach- ines are required to pay 85 cents a gallon tax on gas and are demanding better • road oendition's, and whereas the gas tax is collected by the Gov- ernment, be it resolved that this county.council petition the Govern- ment to increase the grant on town- ship roads to 50 /per cent.—Sent to Legislation committee. Mr. G. R. Paterson the former agricultural representative, was present and addressed the council, speaking of the splendid work that will no doubt result from the appoint- ment of the advisory connnittee. In Peel 'Comity, where Mr. Paterson now resides, they have had an advis- ory committee for the past ten years the Court House and House of Re- and this committee had initiated fuse in good conditikin. • much of the beneficial legislation car - From the Western University with ried out. Mr. Paterson also spoke THE NEW - IMPROVED' Greater Structural Strength Takes Any Decoration FIRE -PROOF GYPROC Full 3/8 Thickness New. - Improvei3 Edge lZit) Fireproof"'Wallboard For Sale By Geo. T. Jenkins - • _ Clinton, Ont. Let Delleo.Light do your work 'EPARATING, churning, pumping, washing these are Mast a few of the things you can do electrically with Delco -Light, the dependable, individual electric plant. And, in addition, you can have bright electric lights wherever you want. Baena in the honk or outbuildings. Let tie dei onatrato,Delco-Light"for 'you. DELCO-LIGHT SALES AND SERVICE Campbell and Hutton, Box 1, Komoka, Ontario W. C. BENNETT, WALTON the county for `1929: be the same as for 1928. Mfr. Wright entered a pro- test against the equalization o£ Turn - berry, which he claimed was top high but no action were taken :arid Mr,• Ballantyne's motion was adopted. At the Wednesday afternoon ses-; Men some discussion took place as to the increase in the cost of administra tion of justice in the county, in which; Messrs. Trewartha, ' Dr. IViilne, Beat- tie and others took part. Moved by Messrs. Wright and Col- lins that a committee he appointed to confer with the county solicitor re criminal justice accounts.—Carired. Moved by Messrs. Neeb and Swit- zer that W. B. -Oliver be .appointed constable' at Grand Bend for a period the county roads, and a motion by Messrs. Hubbard and H A: Koy9; that the-oounty take out liability in- surance was carried -on a vote of 21. to 8. A motion by •Messrs. Hubbard and Keys was to insure with the !Globe Indemnity Co. rip to •:$10,000 for one accident. Messrs. hill and Henderson moved in arnendnient'to place the insurance with the Canadian General Insurance Co.,. the premium being 9648 for $10,000' liability in any one accident. The amendment carried by a vote of. 21 to 7. Mn mhos. Orr, secretary of the Stratford Rotary Club, and Mr. of two months beginning July lst Mountain, president of the Club, ad- next at his previous salary.—Car- dressed the council as to a crippled tied. Moved by Messrs. Hill and McKee-. zee that the C. N. R. be requested to place the sidewalk -on the overhead bridge on the Saltford hill on the out- side of the structure, as its being on the inside: makes the bridge too nar- row for safety for present day traf- fit,—Carried. Moved by Messrs. Turner and Mc- 'Kibbon that the clerk get into corn- tnunication with one or ncore firms of chartered accountants as to the cost. of an annual, semi-annual and, quar- terly audit, so that when this or some future' council is appointing auditors, they will have this, information.- Carried. e, Moved by Messrs. Henderson and Stalker that the Good Roads. Commis- sion be instructed to .provide some remedy for the danger to school chil- dren crossing the narrew bridge north of Belgrave.—.Sent to Good Roads Commission. Moved by,Messrs. Beekef and Tree wartha that the county council as a whole take a one -day trip to Guelph June 18th, under the direction of our county agricultural- representa- tion, he to make all arrangements.— Carried. ?This was afterwards drop- ped. . Moved by Me ssrs. Higgins and, Ad- ams that the old -age pension commis- sion be composed of members of this county council as follows: Messrs. N. W. Trewartha, Neeb, Kennedy,. Henderson and Ingles.—Laid on the table. Wednesday afternoon an adjourn- ment was made to allow the members to visit the Huron County Home. At the Thursday morning session an application for a position on the Old Age Pension Committee was read from Mr. -Peter F. Doig, of Howick, Laid on the table., A letter from Mr.:L A. Humphries, 'acting deputy far the Attorney Gen- eral of Ontario, regarding High coun- ty constable matters, was filed. Mr. Edwards, inspector of the Children's Aid Society, was present and spoke of the matters relating to his office, dwelling particularly with children under the Unmarried Par- entss Act. Several difficult cases were cited and the co-operation of the council was asked in dealing with many cases of hardship corning up all the time in the different munici- palities regarding incorrigibles. lVl'i. Edwards also spoke of the necessity of making a survey of the county as to crippled children, the same to be sent to the Crippled Ohildren's Asso- ciation at Toronto to deal with. The various reeves were asked to report any cases. • Dr. Mlilne suggested that the Medical Association of the county might render advice. Moved by Messrs. Hubbard and H. A. Keys that the county take out lia- bility insurance to protect the county against all accidents that may happen on the county roads.—Sent to Good Roads Comrcnisison. Moved by Messrs. Rader and Bae- lantyne that the annual picnic be held at Bayfield this year, and that the Warden, the clerk and Councillors Turner, Hill and Middleton be a com- mittee to arrange for the same.— Carried. MVtloved by Messrs. Rader and Bac- ker that more restriction be urged by the county council in regard to weeds along county road-sides.— Sent to Good Roads Commission. 11/Boved by Messrs. Beattie and,.As- ams that, as the Good Ronde Com- mission at the end of the year are thoroughly conversant with the re- quirements of the road, they bring in a report at the December meeting and a budget of the work they think should be carried out the following year. Sent to finance committee. Moved by Messrs. Beattie and Wright; that the county form an in- surance fund and place in the fund each year the amount of money they would have to pay for liability insur- ance and' in that way" carry its own insurance.—Sent to Good Roads Commission. Moved by Messrs. Dodds and Ad- ams that the boundary line between the townships of Hallett and McKil- lop and the township of Morris be put on the Good Roads system, con- necting the road east of Walton with ''the road west of Blyth.—Sent to Good Reads Commission. Moved by Messrs. McKibben and Henderson that this council consider the question of date and number of meetings of the council, as a great many counties have found it neces- sary to make a change to meet exist- ing conditions.—Laid on the table. Moved by Messrs. Adams and Stalker that 2,000 feet of snow fence be purchased to be placed where needed on the county road from 'Clin- ton to Blyth' and 1,000 feet on the county road from Auburn to. Blyth.— Sent to Good Roads Commission. The county treasurer, Ma Young, then gave an account of the financial standing of the county. The state•. meat_ was referred to the finance committee. The council then went -into commit- tee of the whole to consider the equa- lization, In committee it was moved by Mr - Ballantyne, seconded by Mr. Kennedy; that the equalization • of the assess- ments of the several municipalities in. child •clinic the. Club is financing to be. held in Stratford hospital. June 28th at 9"sem. The club had $5,000, to spend for crippled children and was extending. its beneficence to include Huron County and any crippled chil- dren in Huron would be looked after if notice were sent to Dr. David Smith, of Stratford. Treatment would be in the Sick Children's hospital. Moved by Messrs. Keyes and Hill that the Old Age Pension Board of 1929 be Messrs Henderson," Craigie, Kennedy, Hubbard• and Higgins. Car- ried, Messrs. Trewartha, Neeb and the Warden having with drawn their. names from the previous :nomination. Moved by Messrs. Henderson and Stalker that,awing to the dangerous condition of the Prairie Road south of Wingham which was badly dam- aged during recent floods, we feel that it is in real danger of being damaged, and would recommend that the balance of the road be stoned at the west side to protect it. Sent to the Good Roads Commission, Isiioved b r 'Messrs. Middleton and. Rader that Goderich township be given: a reasonable amount per yard for gravel taken from gravel hill on Benmiller road. Sent to Good Roads Commission. pp " sion. In support of the mo- tion Mr. Middleton produced the original deed in 1866 showing the purchase of this hillby the township as a gravel supply, also the resolu- tions of the council leading up toythe purchase. , s Moved by Messrs, Trewartha and Stalker that a bylaw be prepared; limiting the gross load to be carried over the steel bridge of the county to 10 tons. Carried. At the Friday morning session the clerk` laid on the table the various High School levies, both for the county schools and schools in adjoin- ing counties. These were referred to the education committee. The clerk made explanations as to the 014 Age Pension Board. The Attorney General's Department will furnish the clerk with all blank forms, etc., and all information as to procedure, and until these are re - (Continued on page 7) Puts An End To Bunion. 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A descriptive ciecuiar iescrib- ing these certificates in detail spill be forwarded uponpcglaest - r TERLING UST CORPCPRATIOR' TORONTO REGINA Prof. Kingston of the Western University was present and addressed the council, on the invitation of the Warden, giving a full account of the work of the University, -its financial needs, and he appeaeld to the county to pay the cost or part of the cost of the Huron students. D. Milne expressed the view that the fees charged students (particular- ly arts students) should be raised to make up the deficiency instead of ap- pealing to the 'county. Moved by Messrs. - Wright and Hubbard, that, owing to Wroxeter being no longer incorporated and the property of the village reverting to the townships of Howick and Turn- bury, and an adjustment being neces- sary, Messrs. McKibben, Trewartha and Henderson be appointed a com- mittee to make the adjustment for equalization purposes. Carried. Moved by Messrs. Wright and Adams that $50 be granted for a scholarship at the Ontario Agricul- tural .'College.—Car'r'ied. Moved by Messrs. Turner and Craigie that if any surplus remains of the amountof expenditures to which the Town of Goderich is entit- led this year after the requirements of the county road in the Town of Goderich are met, it be expended on Cambria Road. Sent to the Good Roads Commission. Moved by Messrs. M'eKibben and Trewartha thatthe matter of a pant to the Wlestern, University be refer- red to the Education :Committee to report.—Carried. , At the Thursday afternoon session Me, Haase, district engineer of the High -dray department was present and !addressed the council. A vote` of appreciation was moved by •Mk. Henderson and seconded by Mr. McKibben, and adopted as to Mr. Hill being,asked to address the On- tario Good Roads Association and of his delivering his address in Toronto. Various committee .'reports were taken up and adopted and the follow - Mg motion Was added as a rider to the Good Roads Commission's report: Moved by Messrs. Neeb and Higgins that the Good Roads Commission be hereby instructed to so regulate th'e expenditures on the county system that the Good Roads levy do not exs teed a 2 -mill rate. Ex -county Treasurer' Lane was present during the greater part of the afternoonand was asked by the Warden to speak to the council. Mr. Lane spoke of the changes that had taken place in the personnel of the council and the number of councillors 'now as compared with the year 1891 when he was first appointed clerk. At that datethe nun'ber of council- lore- was 51. Five years later the timber was changed to 16 and now stood at 20. The matter of insurance against liability foe damages for accidents on First Visit of—Giant Consolidation Positively Coming to Stratford in its Entirety . i t S/ / r' "t•r ili,! 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