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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1931-05-07, Page 4'AGE - FOUR THE SEAFORTH NEWS, THURSDAY, MAY 7,. 1931. THE SEAFORTH NEWS Snowdon Bros., Publishers. A ANCE w ill be held .in the A.O,U.W.' HALL, WA'LTO;isi PrLMay 151h PETRIE'S ORCHESTRA Of Stratford Will supply the music Massey -Harris No. 19 Spring=Tooth Cultivator WALTON. The Late_ John A. Watt. -:The sum- -mons of um--mons:af death carte very, suddenly to •a very highly respected resident of this section in the person of John 'Watt of Walton on ,Saturday morn- •ing, April 25th, when he succumbed •without warning toan attack of heart -trouble, :the culmination of a seizure • of influenza which he ,suffered three, years ago, from the effects of which :he never, fully recovered. He was a son of the lateGeorge (Watt and was born on the eleventh^cf March in the, year 1'%7,4, . on lot 10, • coricession 13, SHuiistt township. Here he lived un- -til early m'anhbod when he engaged, in farming on Idt 6, doncession914, of tttar" 1 the same township. On Jan y 3 , 1900, he married Miss Tessie Mul- :•doon of McKillop Township and five years later disp'o'sed of the farm on which they .lived to Mr. R. Pratt and -for the ,ensuing two years had their -residence on. the 18th con. of MdKsi- lop, In 1907 he .erected a. home dn. 'Watton and entered into partnership -with Geo. E. 'Ferguson as drovers, To hien "belongs the honor •of making the -first shipment of live stock over the Guelph and IGodedich railway when :first opened to 'traffic. The partner- ship of ,Ferguson & •Watt existed for six years,' when Mr. Ferguson moved to Toronto to reside. Mr, Watt con- tinued the business until the time of his dea't'h. He was a man of admir- able personal characteristics. Honest and upright in all his dealings, was •one of th'e most esteemed drovers that went on the Toronto market, and won a host of friends and 'business associates who sincerely regret the .passing of one of such an outstanding personality .frost•, the sodial and busi- ness life of the community. The late Mr. Watt eras a former Presbyterian and a member of ,the Masonic Order, He is survived by his widow, two brothers, Messrs.'Tas. and Robt, Watt, Blyth, and three sisters, Mrs. Jas. Hamilton and Miss Mary Watt, Blyth, and Mrs, 'W'm. 'Gibson, Wroxeter, The funeral took place from his late residence an Monday afternoon and was one of the 'largest held in the vic- inity for some time, 'Rev, Mr. Rick- .ard, Anglican Church, 'Brussels, as- sisted by Rev, Mr, Weir of St. And- rew's Church, Blyth, conducted the services followed by Masonic rites, Interment was made in Brussels ce- tnetery..Friends attended from Toron- to. Hamilton, Guelph, Owen Sound, :Michigan and Ripley. Floral tributes, pillory, Masonic Order, Brussels; wreath, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Fergu- son, 'Toronto; wreath, Blyth Citizens Band; wreath, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. and Leo Watt, Blyth; 'spray, Mr. and Mrs, J. Bernie, Listowel; spray, -lir. and Mrs, A. Wells, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Watt. Toronto; basket, Mr, and Mrs. R. Watt and Miss Mary Watt, Blyth, The pallbearers' were neighbors: Messrs. Geo. Jackson. F. H. Miller. John Bernie, SYm. Stewart, Peter Gardiner and Robert Reid. The deepest sympathy is extended to the sorrowing friends, Mr. Lou. Kirkby had the misfor- tune to dislocate his knee while load - Mg Mr. Doimage's transport and is confined to bed at present. His many -friends hope he will soon recover. lir. and Mrs. Ritchie Drager, Galt -pent the week end with his mother. Mrs. C. Drager. Miss Berva Steiss of Mitchell spent ,he week end at her hone here. Mr. John McDonald of Windsor is at present spending a few days in Walton on business. Miss Wioia Carter of London visit- ed her parents, Mr, and Mrs; Jos. Carter, blaster Radford is spending a week yith his grandmother in Clinton, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hall, who have had a iarnt just north of Brussels :n Grey towniip have moved to the farm of. the latter's father, Mr. Albert Con -'table. in McKillop, Mr. McIntyre of Guelph called on Mfr. W. Humphries and Mrs. H. Shannon on Tuesday. Mrs. fl. Sinaildon, who underwent an operation in Listowel hospital tw;, weeks ago is improving nicely and her many friends hope she will be able to conte home the end of this week, Very sorry to know that ex -Warden Baeker of Brussels is very low at time of writing. MANLEY. Mfr. John A. Eckart is busy erect- ing a new cement. garage in our burg and is making a specialty of rebuild- ing used batteries and repairing ac- cessories of all kinds of cars, John is a hustler and his chicken ranch is a side issue at present, Our Councillor T. 'McKay and road superintendent W. Manley attended the council meeting in. Seaforth on Monday, An Oil for All Men, -The sailor, the soldier, the fisherman, the lum- bertnan,-the lout -door laborer and all who are exposed to injury and the elements will find lit Dr. Thomas' Ec 'ectric Oil a true and faithful friend. ''o 'ease pain, relieve colds, dress wounds, subdue lumbago. ag o. and over- come rheumatism, it is excellent. Therefor.e, it should have a place in ill home medicines and be atnongst .those ta(cen on a journey. :Want and For Sade Ads, ,3 times 50c The NEW 'CULTIVATOR with the Great "THREE-WAY" CLEARANCE Makes a Fine, Clean Mois- ture Retaining Seed Bed. JOHN GALLOP AGENT FOR FROST FENCE SUPERTEST GAS and OILS All Repatrs and Labor Cash. • BLYTH. Work is nearing completion on the new service station and tourist rest rddrn and restaurant which Mr, Stitt- ley,Sibthorpe is having erected at the front of his residence on the 'highway. The fire brigade had a call from the Garrett, farm on the highway, near the Union 'Cemetery on Tuesday af- ternoon, A burning, ,straw stack at the north end of the barn for a time threatened the barn, Mrs. Ed. Lear of Clinton .visited at the hone of Mrs. George , Collinson on Friday. Rev, and Mrs. E. L. Anderson were called to Sarnia on Monday evening where Mr. Anderson's mother was very low, Mrs, Anderson spent some time in !Blyth last'year,• The :concert, under the auspices of the Horticultural !S'oci'ety on Fr:day evening, which cons'is'ted of a nixed program by local talent, was a good success, proceeds amounting to $56,15. Mr, 'Leslie Hilborn went to Toron- to on Monday and spent several days in the city. Mr. Frank Bennett of .Preston, vis- ited his aunt, Mrs. Livingston, on Sunday, Mr. Austin Spafford of Guelph, vis- ited his mother, Mrs,. C. Spafford, on Tuesday. McKILLOP. Following is the report of S.S. No, 4, McKillop, for March arid April. Perfect attendance, Alma Lawrence, Hector Lamont. Those over 75% in every day spelling are: Olive Eber- hart Alma Lawrence, Ruth Gordon, Linnen Krogman, Arthur Henderson, George McClure. Those marked with an asterisk have missed one or more examinations: V, -*Lines Krogman 77%, Ruth Gordon 76. Sr. I'V.-01i,ve Eberhart 75, Archie Smith 55. Sr, ILI.-Harvey Lamont 75, 'Scott Kerr 57, Jr. ITL *:Ross Gordon 63, George _McClure 61.5, Arthur Henderson 61. Sr. I•I.-Alma Lawrence 75,. Hector Lamont 57. Jr. I. .Lois Smith and Lois Hen- derson, good, - Jr. Pr, -Maxine Lawrence. M. Wheatley, Teacher. The Helping -Hand Mission Band meeting .was held on Saturday, May 2, at 2.39 in the school room of the church. Meeting opened with hymn 719. Scripture lesson was read by Ol- ive Pryce, followed by prayer by Mrs. William Dodds. After singing hymn 797 Elizabeth MaoFarlane read a very interesting story "The Little African Boy." The study period was devoted to learning about the Japan- ese children. The minutes of the pre- cious meeting were read and adopted. Plans were made for the next pro- gram. The meeting closed with the Lord's prayer. Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Ro- Sert McFarlane in the death of her father, the late Wesley Tenant, who passed away at his daughter's home on the Gravel Road on Tuesday af- ternoon. Last week Mr. Tenant's condition became so serious that his daughter, Mrs. Irvine Watt of Cha- teauguay Basin, Quebec, and his song bit, Herbert Tenant, teacher, of Ot- tawa. were called to his bedside, The remains were taken to Ottawa on Wednesday- and the -funeral will be held in that vicinity on Thursday. Mit. Tenant was a native of Lanark County. SIDELIGHTS AT THE SYNOD. Highland knight,yr th the soul of r bard and seer. C L Cowan of Hamil- ton, sky -pilot and Covenanter always with a sprig of heather in his helmet and some good red blood splashed on his armor. :These and many inose are like the nates of the Hundred and Twenty fourth Psalm '"Now Israel May say, and that truly, If that the Lord: Had not our cause maintained-" But the "faith' of our fathers" has been uttered in every speech and language. Yonder is G. Lloyd Evans, of aryls who.well represents' our kithand k indred.. in 'Wales. Frank Kb vacs, of Hahni'iton, in tlhe sonorous speech of Hundary, is like an echo of the great John Hus. 'Then there are the voices heard in Eden, with Dr. James MadKay, of London, leading, and A, D, Sutherland of Hamilton and A. 1VIac1•ver of Tiverton, in pure Gaelic, responding, It would be a sad heresy to conduct a Synod without. our Highland Chieftains, But, after all, the Canadian youth, fired and born on the farm, are in the majority at this meeting. Gnaduated first in the use of axe and hoe and fork, excelled in the manly art of "do- ing chores," thus they' early took to. the road of fame and 'have vindicated the doctrine of the "perseverance of the saints." Whoever have rendered finer service to a church than R. A, Cranst'oh of Welland, W'. J. West of Atwood, R. M. Hanna of Ripley, C. H, M'adDonald. of Lucknow, Donald' MacKay of Loudon, and John T. Hall of Chippewa? They will reaoh She rnaderlator's chair by turns as surety as they•w'ent to the bat in the country schoolyard. The -strategic points ,seem to 'have largely called others of like training to man the walls. W. J. Walker is in Niagara Falls, 4-1. M. Paulin at Windsor, `•B'in- ney" Bllack at. Sarnia, R. C. McDet- mid at Goderich and J. T. Strachan at Owen Sound. Others from the seine group have kept closely to their books as well as their Kirk sessions. Dr. John McNair, Landon, like Wil- liam Proud'foot, the first of our faith to be settled iii the Forest City, could teach •a whole curriculum of theolog- ical ,studies. Dr. N. ,D. MacDonald, of Port Colborne; J. A. ,Shaver, Dundas;;, S. D. Jamieson, Merlin, and Dr. H. 11.•Turner, Leamington, also have the distinct half -marks of learning. "Sons of tlhe manse" are fairly splen tiful, with J. A. Laird, St. Thomas; T. W: G'oodwitl, Blyth; H. D. Cam- eron, Strathroy; Irvine B. Karin, Sea - forth, and W. I. MGLean, Hamilton, keeping bright their fathers' shields. 1Still more unique parts have been played by others. Yonder is Dr,' Marsh, of Norwich, who is as familiar with the stars as.most :of the brethren are with the shops in their villages, and who thaws the noon to wonder- ing eyes as if it Sat on the mantle - piece in his study. Next comes "Tom" Dodds, of Coruna, with four sermons per Sunday; a giant, and nobody hopes to fill the suit of khaki he wore in France, or that which he pulled qff after the chlanspionship rugby game back in the nineties on Varsity field.. Moreover, there is "Davie" Ritchie of Point Edward who has taught;gotf as well as the catechism, and it w'ou'ld be almost worth shortening a sederunt for the "fathers and brethren" to watch hint go a round on the links. 'The Synod has many fine preachers among those already named. And there are others. J. Goforth Hornsby, of Burlington; W. A. J. Graham,' of Westdale, Hamilton, and R. J. Wilson, of Hamilton, easily -conte to mind in this connection. It is to be regretted that our "quill" cannot write from personal knowledge of those not men- tioned. Then we' have the ex -modera- tors who are . carrying lightly their long service in the Church, and also quite humbly bear their honors. Two', of theta Nave not yet been in this group -sketch, namely, Dr. J H. Bar- nett of Ridgetown; and Rev. J. A. Brown of Ingersoll. ,And finally, two whose names are greater than their service in any Synod or denomination, being household words in Canada. They are Dr. D. R. Drummond, of Hamilton, for whose health the whole Church is praying, and Dr. Robent Johnston, of St. Catharines, scholar, orator and citizen of the whole Do- tni ion, 'But every man has his elder. That is, he is either here or at home. And true "worthies" they are. One of the best known is from Huron -Henry Strang, of Exeter, John Knox would have been glad to ordain such a man. Others from Huron who are of the same spirit and have been at many Synods are Dr, Simpson of Kintail, Wnt. Shortreed of Walton and F. G. Weir of Goderich. It is sometimes a pity that the flow of eloquence from the ministers swamps the opportuni- ty of such. men as A. W. Reid of \Windsor, and W. G. Stark of Cha tham, to offer their ideas. There are some, however, like the old herd, Amos, the prophet, who I:rave a lion in their soul, and must speak out. Two of them are school inspectors, J, W. 'Marshall of Niagara Falls, and James Gill of Hamilton. Another is His Worship Mayor Andrew of Stratford, with David Fraser, well- known business man in Hamilton, who is a keen follower of every• dis- cussion. It good for the clergy to have a well -set-up figure in the corner of a seat, like James MdLandress of St. Thomas, Big conceptions are usually held in the presence of such big ,nen. Some of the veterans are not so regular as the Synod would like. John Penman, of Paris, who is both a John the Baptist and John the Be- loved. And James Smith, of Stoney Creek, who learned to sail a boat in the Orkneys, and hasbeen a success- ful .fisher of men, and boys and girls, as an old Sunday school superintend- ent, . Again our quill must apologise to the multitude Of worthy eiders who are passed over in this sketch. (5By "Quill" in the Goderich Signal.) Those "Old Huron Boys" seem to be real boys again. They are right at home. See them walking around the circular -main street, wondering where the old faces are,'seen in the long ago. And they look at the court house, re- membering'things. Those July days upstairs writing exams, Nasty Latin idioms in+:Horace and wretched solu- tions ,from Todhunter's Algebra. Worse even than sitting at Presby- terian meeting, hearing a dispute be- tween a choirmaster and a minister. Nowhere are the maples so queenly as in Huron, and the breezes more like refreshing beverages from royal gob- lets. Huron boys? Yes! There is. Davie Lane from Ashfield, now the splendid pastor at Wa'llaceburg; Walter Mc- Lean, son of the fatuous manse at Blyth, now in a growing charge in Hamilton; Austin L, Budge, a Wawa nosh boy who taught school in Col- borne and is clerk of the 'Synod; Rob- ert Duncanson from Walton, whose zeal sent him to the foreign field as a missionary -health broke down and he is the very successful minister in a new church at Bridgeburg; Beverley Ketchen of ,ruce;fietd, now one of the most graceful and el'o'quent preachers in Canada, who has completed twen- ty4five years in, Hamilton; August Drumm front Clinton, now moderator of the Hamilton :Presbytery, and John Strachan from Brussels, no'w in a large congregation in Owen Sound. Next to the Huron 'Boys seem to be the Irish. Next, we mean, in the way they have come to town to -enjoy the Synod. They are more than good fel- lows, being a real hierarchy. Every one of them seems to be a Burning Bush with a few Orange ribbons twin- ed in the branches. Faith, and it's true they could hold a General As- senibly• themselves. With Dr. S. Banks Nelson of Hamilton, moderator and principal of the Assembly's Div- inity Hall and in the chair of Old Testament. Then T. D. " McCullough, Kincardine, (ave omit the titles), the ex -moderator of Synod, as clerk of Assembly; W. F. McConnell, the tire- less orator of Paris, as secretary of the General Board; Geo, Rowland of Stratford, professor of New Testa- ment; M. Scott Fulton, Chatham, the Assembly's evangelist; Dr. K. Hunter Palmer, Hamilton, professor of homi- letics and church history; E. G. Thompson, professor ,of divinity E. C. McCullagh Brantford, general sec- retary of Sabbath schools, and James C. Ross of Waterdown, editor' of The Record, But the procession is so long we cannot name all of them. Here, too, are the Scottish Coven- anters, a thrifty race; to be found wherever there is a penny and a principle at stake; not likely to be absent from the Synod in Huron. Dr. Alex. Forbes of Teeswater, who pion- eered for ,Presbyterianism in the Peace River country, would "look the part" dispensing the sacrament• in a glen. .hidden from the dragoons; and Dr. Duncan of Stratford, like the Scottish thistle. "touch me wha dour," is a fine bit of the militant Kirk, Dr. Barr of Brantford, and David Jack, Caledonia, look fit„and fearless whe- ther in a gown with bands or a tar- tan plaid. Wm. Barclay of Hamilton is worthy, every way, to take up the old Blue Banner of the Kirk and Co- venant. Robert Allan, also of Hamil- ton, whom neither thumb -screw nor the stake could shift from his views. Thomas Fraser, of Essex, a brow Auditors' Reportforthe Ton of Seaforth The Biggest Event and the GREATEST VALUE. of the Whole Year Grasp this Great Opportunity ONE WEEK ONLY Q@ �Pi99 3 PIECES A beautiful big "comfy" .Ches- terfield, a roomy chair tomatch and a third piece -a voguish occasional chair to harmonize and complement the other two pieces -this is National Bani- Bilt Week's contribution to the home -makers in this vicinity.. And all this at a bargain in cost. You liave your choice of rich tapestry coverings, plain mater- - ials, standard rnohairs-all true interpretations of today's style trends. Al Brides-to-be, brides of a few years, home -makers of all ages should not fail to buy now be- cause values are even BETTER THAN PRE-WAR 1 Visit your nearby Snyder dealer today and arrange for your suite to come to your home at once, You'll enjoy its great comfort -you'll be proud of it -and in- dulge your practical buying sense by getting it now -at a real bargain price. Walkers Furniture Stora PHONE 67W DIED. ANSIELIL.-In Montreal, on Wed., May 6, Ann Webster Wilson, wife of Mr, Parkes Ansell. Persian Balm appeals instantly to the dainty vIorau, Stimulating the skin, making, it velvety, soft in tex- ture, it creates and preserves com- plexions of exquisite charm, Deli- cately fragrant. ' Cool and delightful to use. For the Year 1930 Seaforth, Ont., February 25th, 1931, To the Mayor, Reeve, ' and',Cbuncil of the Town of Seaforth, Gentlemen: This is to certify that we have audited the books, accounts and vouchers of 'your Municipal Officers for the year 1930, and that the attached schedules showing ' Receipts' and ,Expenditures, Assets and Liabilities, present a true and cor- rect statement of the results of the year's operation and the financial .position of the various departments, as at December: 31st, 1930. All of which is res'pectfully submitted, M. A. REID, JOHN ,MacTAVISH, ;Auditors RECEIPTS. Balance, Bank, December 31st, 1929 , : ,'$ X1759,11 Taxes, 1930 424'5.9. L9 Taxes, arrears on 11930 roll 1097.69 Taxes,arrears ... . 3990,21 Dognd'poll taxes 235.00 607.5'0 School grant, county 1239.31 Fees, rents and fines 21(5.00 L 05niiu _ 260.07 Debeium on,fire taxes 3003.00 Debentures,. alarm. sold .. • • . n Bank of 'Commerce, loans", ,1!7300.00 Canadian Collegiate Institute Boare, loans 7200,00 P. Coin., W. W.:• . on debenture and,tts teres U, t••4240.00 P, U. Com., ,Sicking Fund, interest (electric) '1250.00445.75 P. U. Cont, Sinking Fund 617.05 Interest on Sinking Fund $85;915.S8 EXPENDITURES Election and Municipal Government ...$ 473.00 Salaries , 2018.00 Printing 520.81 Cao,perty • • 1255.51 Canadian Bank oCommerce, repaid 17300.00 loans nn Lew Costs . • Roads Charity , Separate School, county grant . •.,,. Separate •school, levy 1' Public school chool lev * tens interest $254, less Sinking Fund and Principal Xie 7692.90 CollegatInstitute Board levy 6650.97 Collegiate Institute Board, loan 7200.00 „ Debenture Principal; paid .... 4657.36 Debenture interest Debenture, school, principal Debenture, school, interest Fire .Brigade Fire alarm, Tax rebates • Canadian Bank of Commerce, interest on loans Board of Health Public Library County rates Agricultural Society, •grant• Bland; grant Huron Flour Mills, debenture and in-. 9 1992.51 terest , Sinking Fund, interest 02.1 Balance, cash forward , ....,, .... , .05 100. 5277.05 146.62 607.50 111.37 927'8.89' 4.84.54 1114.34 4942.65 3854.44 1066, 54 559.95 1210.21 945.92 6095.26 109.00 200.00 $85,915.88 ASSETS. Cash Balance in Bank, current account $ 56.49 Sinking Fund in Bank... ...... .,-,. . 1570.15 Sinking Fund in Debentures 12300.00 Bell E. & T. Co,, mortgage 50000.00 Wolverton Flour Mills Co. 45018.822 Hydro Electric System Watertssorks . 25000.0096000.00 Town Property'5004.00 Public School Debenture . , , ,,. , , , Uncollected taxes 9091.21 $255,931.14 LIABILITIES General Debenture $ 5395.22 Waterworks Debenture 92900.00 Pavement Debenture, 50300:00 Public school Debenture. 1894.47 Bell E. & T. Co., guarantee bonds.,...; 50000.00 Huron Flour Mills Co., guarantees bonds . 13852.34 Hydro Electric Debentures .............25000.00 ' Interest coupons not presented 320.00 Accounts estimated ,.., 100.00 $239,762.03 There are also $34,866 of Notes of the Ro- bert Bell Engine and Thresher Company theist as additional security for the town, COLLEGIATE. INSTITUTE RECEIPTS. Balance forward $ 2273,70 Entrance Examinations 75.00 Departmental Examinations 215.60 Ontario Gov't, Grant 4101.00 Huron County Grant 9713:68 Town of Seaforth, levy 6651,97 L:oatts from Town 1.3200.00 Interest and sundry 26.20 $33,257.15 EXPENDITURES Teachers' salaries $15073.50 Caretaker . . .............,.......,,,720.00 Secretary Treasurer 400,00 Repairs , , 258.13 Desks . 534.20 Fuel ,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, , 444,45 Supplies Supplies, laboratory , Insurance Telephone , Light Water . ........ :.,, Conducting examinations, Fire extinguisher Repaid town loan Interest on town loans Miscellaneous . 1.26.11 Balance at Credit, Dec. 31 1930692,39 458,22 77.54 452.40 37.45 97,95 40.66 459.65 95,50 13200.00 392.00 PUBLIC SCHOOL RECEIPTS, Balance from 1929 Municipal grant (levy) Government grant g ant ...,:.,..... Kindergarten fees Music grant Kindergarten grant Miscellaneous (oil) $33;2557.15 ' $ ' 14.81 7692. 94 2242.75 .75 58.40 20.00 40,00 15.25 $10094,1'1 EXPENDITURES. Salaries $ 7945.60 Caretaker 5175.05. Teachers' supply, • 90.09 Secretary -treasurer, 1929-1930 ., . , , , , 125.00 Insurance . Supplies , Fuel Permanent repairs and equipment Repairs . Light and water Miscellaneous . 94.08 123.49 490.48 149.74 1'80.26 48.27 89.02 Ballance at credit DdS. 31, 1930 173.17 910094.11( SEAFORTI1 C'ARNE'GIIE 'LIBRARY. RECEIPTS. Balance' at Credit $ 961.84 Sale of cards 47,30 Fees', 14.50 Fines 5.52 • Rents . 53.00 Town grant .. , 971.00 Gov'traiit . 242.35 g County grant 25.00 Sale of magazine . 3.00 $ 2,321.911• EXPENDITURES. . .... Librarian .. .:$ 300.00 Books and .sup'plie's , 452.68 Riobt, Bell E. & T. Co., boiler . 3'50.00 Fuel 129.66 Pain ting , ,,. . .125.20 g Repairs ,,, ...... 98.23 H. Hart, sanding floors . 87.85 Caretaking. 66.09 Prinking and advertising . . , 53.60 Water and tight . • •45.44 Debenture interest 25.08 Taxes 23.92 Miscellaneous . 4.13 •Balance at Credit December 31, 1930. 569.72 $ 2,321.91 PUBLIC 'UTILIIT'Y CO:M3.VIIS'SI'O•N Seaforth, Ont., Mardh 181h, 1931. To .the Chairman and Members, of the Public Utility Commission, -Seaforth, Ont. Gentlemen:--- This en'tlemen;This is to c'er'tify tlt'at we have examined the Books and Vouchers for the business of the year 1930, and itt our opinion the attadhed state- ments show correctly the Receipts, and E'xpendi. tures, the Assets and Liabilities, of your Com- mission, as at Deceniber 31st of that year. ,A11 of which is respectfully submitted. M. A. 1 I6), 1, MaeTiAIVIISIH, Auditors. WATERWORKS. Receipts. Balance, forward, 1929 ...,.,,,.,..,.,.$ 548.7* Scale fees 445.65 Water rates 3070.88 Meter rates 636.39 Hydrants .., , ,,....,.., • 4240.00 Miscellaneous 2941.66 Expenditures, Services $ 4337.05 Electrical energy 263.77 Fuel , 400.92 Salaries '1087.00 Pumping plant, repairs and tnaint..,,.., 292.60 Mains and Hydrants, repairs and main,. 67.65 General expense and miscellaneous .. , '187.20 Hydrants 4244.09 Balance Bank, December 31st, 1930103.13 $10,983.32' Assets, Cost of land Buildings Wells 910,983.32 $ 200.00 8871.00 4800.00 21558.54 1'1700.00 Hydrants 54 7.2 Meters and y 4467.82 9159.46 591.36 148.36 403.1'3 Pumping Equipment Distributing Reservoirs Mains , Services . Accounts receivable Scale fees receivable Cash on hand in bank ............ Liabilities, Debentures outstanding Depreciation reserve P. U, Cont., power account 9114,621.81 $92900.00 1'5248.05 454.63 $108,602.68 HYDRO ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT. Receipts. Domestic light Commercial light Commercial power , Municipal power Street lighting Miscellaneous , $ 9569.87 558'8.05 4189.08 • . 654.63 1520.00 1032,45.. Pokier purchased Expenditures, $14476,06 Distributing system, opr, and matnt 1951.97 Line Transformer, Mice, .,.,.. 34,54 Meter ...Vitae, 83.76 Street Lighting, oprn. and mtce, reg, , '186,62 Administration and General Expense , 1319.38 Undistributed expense Truck oprn, and nice, .r Interest on•debenfures Debenture Int and Sinking Fund Depreciation : Net Profit $22;554,08 Lands and buildings Assets..• Sub -station equipment "" ' •$ 1251.579 6 Distribution system, overhead 65651.47 Line transformers 26779.72 Meters 8096,70 Street.. ,,x1494..55 lighting equipment• 14'1'4:55 Mis.' Equipment and Const'n Exp. 413.33 Securities and Investments, S:F. 13100.00 Accotints receivable 5932.02 Inventories 3479,32 S. F. on local debentures ...... , , 112334.37 Equity in Hydro System . . ...... . . . . . 28597.32 4'22.63 206.71 '1300.00 445.75 604.00 1822.20 $22,554. 08 Debenture balance Liabilities, , 250.9.00 A $ 0 cc ousts ala p ble Bank overdraft225,57 Reserve for Equity in Hydro System23597.32 Reserve for Depreciation 15072,52 Local Sinkhtg Fund Reserve 12334.37 Additional Operating Surplus . , .. , , , . 33819.65 9115,049,53 $115,049.53