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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1926-02-04, Page 4HE SEAFORTH NEWS THURSDAY, 'FEBR1JAR3i'` 4;.1926. roe `Gomel Council J a', Mr, J. Walton; Ma bbort, reeve of ii'htgham, ':.tsthg,,,;wa;rden of ,�ihe County of •klurpp fol ,1t 7,26 As is well understood, ,the ' selection' of. a warden •in Huron. County is pelted - 411y settled in, the caucus: of the members of the party whose turn it `sato be represented: in the warden's saliairoe Thjs year the.honor came. to: the Conservatives and Lr, McKibbon yeas the choice, Mr, Neeb was the runner-up.. In council the motion for Ur. McKib'bon's appointment was rnoyed by Mr. A. H. Neeb and sec-. ended by Mr, F. 3. McQuaid, two of the aspirants for the honor' them Selves. The motion carried unani grtously. EW: arden Robertson con- x ducted the Warden -elect to his chair, and said he was.a,man he had known for many.:years, •and he knew he was going to make good. There were a good manyimportant things to come before the council this year, The !council had ea good many good men •.to choose from but had selected a Man they could be proud of After 'the new warden ` had sub- , `scribed to the oath' of office which was read out by Ex -Warden Rob- ertson, he addressed a few words to the commit assuring diem of his ap • preciation of the honor done to- the Town of 'Wingham and to himself in the selection of himself as warden. He asked for the same loyal support from the council that the warden of last year enjoyed and expressed the hope that the council, while avoid- ing anything that might seem tug- gardly, would yet make economy, with efficiency, their watchword. The road system would require consider- able money. Schools were 'becoming quite a financial burden; 'but should be .considered an asset, The equaliza- tion would no doubt come up for con- sideration this session. Warden Mc- Kibbon closed by thanking all from the 'bottom of his heart for the honor done him. 'The 31 members, as follows, were all in their places: Ashfield -Reeve John Farrish, Deputy Reeve John Cameron. Col'bornc-C, A. Robert- son. Goderich twp.-Herbert Cox, Stanley -J. A. Mansou, Hay -E. F. Klopp. ,Stephen -Reeve Alex. Neeb, Deputy (Reeve John Hayes. Osborne -'John +Hanna. Tuckersmith-Rol- and Kennedy. (Hullett - Matthew Armstrong. McKillop - F. J. Mc- Quaid. 'W. 'Wawanosh-A, E. John- ston. E. Wawanosh-Robt. Coultes, Morris -R. H. Shortreed, Grey - Reeve 'R. W. Livingston, Deputy Reeve Thos, McDonald. Turnberry -5. L. McEwen. Howick-Reeve Thomas Inglis, Deputy Reeve Geo. Hubbard. Goderich-Reeve B. C. Munnings, Deputy Reeve J. J. Moser. Clinton -C. G. Middleton. Seaforth-J, W. Beattie. Wingham- J. 'W. IvfcKibbon. Blyth -J. M. Dodds. 'Brussels -A, C. 'Backer. Bay- field -A. E. Erwin, Exeter -W. D. Sanders. 'Hensall Owen Geiger. Wroxeter --'J. Henndberg. Among the'correspondenceonden e laid be- fore the council were requests for increases of salary from Geo. James as caretaker of the court house and registry office, and from J. B. Rey- nolds as jailer. These were referred to committee, and a claim front Mrs, Griffin for salary as matron of the jail was filed. Mr. A. M. Robertson, secretary of the 'Children's Aid Society, wrote asking for $2,700 of an appropria- tion for Children's Aid work this year, $2,500 of this being for main- tenance of the work and $200 to wipe out a deficit carried forward front 1924, which could not be cover- ed out of the $2,500 grant of last year. A resolution was adopted to ask the Department of Highways for the grant on $170,978.44, the amount ex- pended on the good roads system in 1925, Moved by Mr. Shortreed, sec- onded by 'Mr, Armstrong, that Messrs, 'Beattie, 'Robertson, •Coultes, Sanders and Baeker be the striking committee. -Carried. Moved by Mr. Robertson, second- ed by Mr. Klopp, that Messrs, Mc- Ewen, Beattie and Backer be the Good Roads Commission, -Carried. Moved by Mr. Middleton, seconded by Mr. 'Hubbard, that a grant of $100 be made to each Agricultural Society holding a spring show. Moved by Mr. Sanders, seconded by Mr. Hanna, that a grant of $100 be made to the Junior Plowmen's As- sociation. Moved by Mr, Erwin, seconded by Mr. Baeker, that a grant of $100 be made to each Agricultural Society holding a fall fair in 1926. Moved .by Mr. McEwen, seconded by Mr. McDonald, that a grant of $100 be made to the 'Huron Plow- men's Association. Moved 'by Mr. Klopp, seconded by Mr, .Farrish, that a greet of $25 be made to each school fair. These motions were referred to the executive committee. Moved by bit. Kennedy, seconded by' Mr. Klopp, that Mr. Owen Geiger be a member of the Board of Crimin- al Audit. -Carried, Moved by Mr. Beattie, seconded by Mr. McDonald, that Mr, Lane be a member of the 'Board of Criminal Audit -Laid on the table, Moved by Mr. Armstrong and seconded by Mr. Dodds, that Mr. 'Gordon''Young''be one of the county auditors for 1926. -Carried, Moved by Mr. Sanders, seconded , by 'Mr. Hayes, that Mr. Paul Coat's, Exeter, be one of the county audit- ors for 1926, -Carried. Moved by Mr. Sanders, seconded by Mr. Heels, that Mr. Wm. 'May be a member. of the Exeter Board of Education ,for 1926. Moved by Mr. Coultes, seconded by Mr. J. L. McEwen, that Dr, Irwin be appointed a member of the Winghamt High •School Board for 1926. Moved by Mr: Middleton, seconded by Mr. Cox, that Mr. R. E. Manning be a member of the 'Clinton Col- legiate Institute Board for 1926. ' Moved by Mr. ,Beattie, seconded by Mr. McQuaid, that Mr. R. -S. Slays be a member of the Seaforth Colleg- iate Institute Board: Moved, by Mr. Robertson,seconded'' bay on ,account of the dry season liy Mt'. M tiuungsothat Mr: J. P. Rob., the past summer, and such . a 'short- ertson be a. 'member of the'Godeiich,; age could be'relieved by the growing Collegiate- it'tstitute` Board'for 1920' 'of itifalfa, which: did' Well even in dry 'These ru9tiOns :were, referred oto weather,, the educa�¢i0n"eamnlIttee. , , The following motion,.r�moved by; 'Off Wednesday morning _'..the fol- Mr. 'Armstrong and seconded,. by, lowing motions were referred tot the Mr.;iJohnstap, was referred to the executive committee: ' Good Roads Commission That the By Messrs. McQuaid and Middle- road formerly known as Road NQ, 15 ton that a grant of'$2,500'be made to in the township of Hullett, also side the' Children's ,,Aid Society, for the roads 20 and 21 leading into the vil- year 1926, payable in quarterly instal loge of Blyth from Road No. ,15; meats. and also the continuation 'road of the By Messrs. Middleton and Mc- boundary line between East and Quaid that $500 be givento the AdamWest yVawanosh leading to the C. P. Beck Memorial Fund, R. 'station at Auburn, be re -instated By Messrs,- Moser ,niid, Dodds that as county roads, as, by reason of $20 be' allowed for flowers around the their being struck off, the township Court House. ay of Hullett has been deprived of its• By (Messrs. Geiger and Sanders, just and right proporti..n according that $50 be givento the Hensall Seed to the equalization, and that the by - show to be -held Feb, 26th, law he amended to that effect. -Re - By Messrs. Moser and. Dodds that ferred to the Good Roads Commis - 81,000 be granted 'to each hospital in .sion, In 'the afternoon a petition by the county for 1926. By, , Messrs. ratepayers of 4H'ullett in support of Armstrong and Henneberg that $20 this motion was presented and was be given to each public library in the referred to . the Good 'loads Com - county for 1926., mission. A motion to appoint 'Mr. B. C. • In connection with Dr. Field's Munnings on the board of 'Goderich statement as to township Boards of hospital, moved by Mr. Farrish, and Education, given in his report, Mr. seconded by Mr. Livingstone, was Coultes spoke of the necessity of carried; also one moved by Mr Man-- calling meetings of the trustees son, seconded by Mr McEwen, to ap- •and of the ratepayers to discuss point Mr. J. J. Moser on the Chit- these matters and prepare resolutions dren Shelter Board. to be submitted to the meeting of the A motion by 'Messrs. Dodds and Ontario Educational Association in Geiger to have the oiling of roads in 'March. Mr. Munnings. brought up the villages done early in the season, suggestion to have the school levies was referred to the Good 'Roads; paid hi 'half yearly instalments, in - Commission, also one by (Messrs. stead of yearly, but nothing was de - Armstrong and Johnston, that the tided on. road formerly known as road 15, and Mr. Munnings moved, seconded by side roads 20 and 21 leading to the Mr. Klo-pp, that a grant of $3,500 be village of Blyth, be- reinstated as made to the Town of Goderich to re - county roads. build portion of the connecting link The report of .the striking eqmmit- (namely .Bayfield' road from Britan- tee on the standing committees for nia road, to the southerly boundary the year, was adopted as follows: of the town.) -Referred to the Good Executive - B. C. Munnings, J. Roads Commission. Hanna, O. 'Geiger, J. M, Dodds, A. E. Moved by -Messrs. Manson and Erwin. Klopp that this council very strongly Special - J. Henneberg, 'A, H. protest against the present bill now Neeb, R. W. Livingston, J. W. drafted, establishing township school Beattie; M. Armstrong. boards in place of the present manner Finance -A. E. Johnston, J. Cam- of each section appointing their own eron, H, C. Cox, J. L. McEwen, F. 5, trustee 'board, and that a copy of this McQuaid. motion be sent to the Legislature and Education -C, A. Robertson, A. C. to each of the Huron members,=Re- Backer, E: J. Klopp, T. Inglis, J, ferred to the education committee, Farrish. Moved by Messrs. Hubbard and Road and d3ridge-R. H. Shortreed, Johnston that, we have an equalize - T. McDonald, •R. Kennedy, R. Coultes tion of the county this year, and that and W. D. Sanders. the council at this session appoint a County Property' -J. J. Moser, J, committee to make a valuation, A. Manson, C. G. Middleton, G. Moved by Mfr. Inglis, seconded by Hubbard, J, J. Hayes, Mr. Robertson that the cotfncil go House of Refuge -W. D. Sanders, into committee of the whole to dis- F. J. McQuaid, J. J Moser, T. Inglis. cuss the matter of equalization.-C'd. Warden's - C. A. Robertson, O. Equalization. Geiger, J. M. Dodds, A. H. Neeb, B. Provincial Engineer Irwin. 'Al the Thursday morning session Mr.lrtvm 'Provihetatt .4.t.eri•"'t was ,k r" present and was given permission to address the council.,,. After condrat ulating , the Warden and Councillors" on ,their election he urged that each 'township send its- • road "'superintend ent to the • Road Superintendents' Conference., • He said that he Wa's• pleased to know and be able to certi- fy that thef^local road superintend- ents were doing good work. He said it was a mistake to appoint new 'sup- erintendents each year, as experience added much to effici'eney=and it would be well to lteep experienced men itt office where possible:. Replying to a question from Mr. Robertson, Mr. Ir- win stated that the Department pays a; portion of the cost of removing snow; where statute labor has been abolished, but said that such expendi-: ture should be kept within certain limits, and should not exceed :2 per cent. of the total cost .of roadwork, Replying to Mr. Geiger, he said that any agreement made 'between a minor municipality and the county had to be carried out. Township councils should have' more agree- ments regarding snow fences or the removal of snow..:The',township council could order' trees • or trottble some limbs- removed if they' inter- fered with the road by compensating the owner; the amount of compensa- tion could be fixed by the judge if the parties could not agree. Township councils could purchase gravel pits and in case of dispute as to the price, the judge could settle the matter. Farmers are responsible for the up-, keep of the road and for removing hedges and replacing, but, in case of refusal, the council can remove . on Payment of ,compensation; subject to the judge's fixing of the .amount. A farmer has a claim on trees outage his fence on the roadside, but these should be considered the property of the municipality. Removing gravel forming protection to property would give room for claims for damages. A 66-11 width of shore 'line belongs to the 'Dominion as a marine right. A farmer should know what his deed calls for. C. Munnings. The council then ..went into cont - Good Roads Commission - J. L. mittee of the whole, with Mr. Erwin McEwen, J. W. Beattie, A. C. Baeker. in the chair. Mr. 'Inglis favored C. E. Asquith sent notice of the ap- making an equalization, as he thought pointment of the following trustees the old one was out of date and that of the police village of Auburn, viz,, Howick Township was assessed too James H. Johnston, Ezekiel Phillips high.- Mr. Henneberg, reeve of and Nelson IIill. Wroxeter, also was in favor of having 'The Department of Highways a new equalization made, as the wrote 'giving .particulars of the ex- boundaries of 'itis village had recently penditures an the Provincial High- been changed. Mr. Middleton op - ways during the past year: The 20 te cost, and posed the suggestion on account of also pointed out that the per cent due from the county etowns had to a large extent adopted cmtstruction, $900.21; maintenance, $2,312,37; tt tal $3,212.58. This the plan of raising their assessments amount is dire and payable to the in order to lower their tax rate and Provincial Treasurer on or before this accounted for their greater in- July 8th next. crease in assessments over the rural Moved by Messrs. McQuaid and J. parts. He•showed that the townships L. McEwen that the warden and had benefits from the county in the, clerk be authorized to sign and sub- way of drainage, which the towns did mit to the minister of Public Works not enjoy, and Highways of the Province of On- Mr, Munnings thought it would be tario the petition of the corporation very expensive to 'make a thorough of the County of Huron showing that examination of all the properties and. during the period Jan. 1st, 1925, to probably it would not bring satis- Dec. 31st, 1925, there has been ex- factory results. Mr. Robertson pended upon the county highway sys- thought the value of large industries tem the sum of $170,978.44, and re- in towns should be assessed. Mr. questing the statutory grants on that Hubbard argued in favor of an equal- questing as provided by the Act to ization as 'being overdue and the aid in the improvement of Public many changes in the past twenty Highways. The expenditure was years ought to be considered in an made up as follows: up-to-date equalization. Mr. Geiger On County Roads now deleted: expressed approval of an attempt to Road construction $10,804.93 improve the equalization but thought County Bridge construction 4,481.49 the present equalization as fair as Maintenance and repair 10,593.97 when it was made. Mr. Baeker op - .posed any raise in the equalization $25,880,39 as the Good Roads had raised the value of farm property and town property in comparison bad deprec- iated. To raise the towns would be an injustice. Mr. Shortreed thought the old equalization had not done justice to 'Morris, and he favored a fair equali- zation more in accord with present day conditions. Mr. Sanders said that towns and villages had double the industries at time that they had now, and an equalization which would raise villages would be an inn - justice. There was no municipality suffering under the 'present' basis, Mr. Livingstone thought that business properties bad increased in value, but objected to an expensive com- mission. Mr. Coultes advocated hay- ing a new equalization. The statutes called for an equalization and under the present one he claimed there was a great inequality in the assessment of land values. Mr. Armstrong thought the county should have a new equalization in order to settle differences of view point, so that the different municipalities would be sat-. isfied. Mr. Neeb thought three valu- ators who would do the work fear- lessly should be appointed. A -motion was Made by Mr. 0, Geiger, seconded by Mr. R. Kennedy, that the equalization' for 1926 be the same as for 1925. This was carried on the following division: For the motion Messrs. Backer, Beattie, Cox, Dodds, Erwin; Parrish, Geiger, Hanna, Kennedy, Livingstone, Mc- Donald, McKiblion, 'McQuaid, Mid- dleton, Munnings, (Moser and Sand- ers - 17. Against - Messrs. Arm- eer be amended to read that here- ceive $2,800 for his services on de- signated roads and $200 for his'ser- vices on county roads and that the sum of $500 be allowed him to cover On County Roads: Road construction $ 38,656.42 Bridge construction 12,100.55 Maintenance and repair 70,110.61 lvfachinery . 3,991.75 Special grants 15,670.58 Superintendence . 4,562.14 $145,098.05 Total -$170,978.44 On Wednesday morning a request for an increase in salary was receiv- ed from Mr. Albert Carter, turnkey at the jail, and was sent to the exe-• cutive committee Mr. Daw, representing the Globe Indemnity Co., addressed the council on insuring against accidents on the roads, giving instances where the company had saved municipalities large suets for damages for accidents on roadways. Mr, G. M: Elliott was present and addressed the council with reference to the Children's Aid Socity work in the county. He said there were a large number of neglected children who would be better in the shelter than 'having to endure the hardships they were meeting with and he gave instances of hardship recently corn- ing under the care of the Society Mr. S. B. Stothers Agricultural 'Representative' for the County, was present and addressed the council with reference to the work carried on during the year. There had been 22 school fairs and three garden con- tests during the year. Mr. Stothers stressed the need of spraying of or- chards in order to get good results, as much of the orchard culture in the county isnot of the best. In proultry nroducts Huron county raises five per -ent. of the total for the Province, 'his denartment being larger for Huron County than the jevenue from swine. Mr. Stothers advocated great- er effort to improve the egg- oroduciog quality of our hens, as 'his means much to the industry and ' dvocated culling of the flocks by an «-next, in order to improve the stock. 'I*, Stothers also snoke of the alfalfa campaign. There was a shortage of No High School Districts. • At the Thursday afternoon sessiott the council went into committee of the whole to discuss the motion of Messrs, Coultes and Shortreed as to the formation of High School dis- tricts. Some discussion took place that Londesboro library be put on in which County Clerk Holman, Mr. the list of libraries to receive the Coultes, Mr. Robertson, Mr. Baeker grant and the grant for 1925 and 1926 be paid; that the tender of E. G. Smith for bread at 18c for the 3 -lb. loaf for the jail be accepted; that the tender of J. W. Bc11 for milks for the jail at 10 cents a quart be accepted; that the tender of C. M. Robertson for groceries for the jail be accepted; that the tender of The Signal Printing 'Co for county print- ing be accepted; that no action be taken on the applications of Geo. James, J. 13. Reynolds and Albert Carter for increases in salary as care- taker, jailer and turnkey respectively; no action on the application of the Wofnen's 'Instituteout 0 f SHut on 1. for a grant; $50 to the Canadian In- stitute for the Blind the same asnlast year; no action on the request of the Hospital for Sick Children for a grant; that the following salaries be e'a paid -for the yr 1926; Warden $100; treasurer, $1,650; county clerk, $1,600; county crown attorney, $1,100; coun- ty engineer, for designated roads and upkeep of car, $2,800, for county roads, $200; jailer, with fuel, light, etc., $800; :matron of jail, $225; jail physician, $120; turnkey of jail, with- out extras of fuel, light, etc„ $800;. manager of House of Refuge, $700; matron of House of Refuge, $500; as- sistant' matron, $400; inspector of House of Refuge, $300; physician, $400; chaplain, $150; school inspect- or; for expenses, each $525; auditors of criminal justice accounts, $5 a day each and 10 cents a utile one way; auditors of county accounts, each, $50; caretaker of Court House and Registry Office, $900; county council- lors, each, per day, $5 and 10 cents a anile one way. These salaries are the same as last year. Klopp, Manson, -McDonald, " Mc- Ewen 'McKibben, •MeQnaid,•.,Mil die- - Sgn;•itrtnf.iigs ' Moser Ro'ber'tson, ' anders, Shortreed-27, The amend- pt tit beutg lost, Bylaws Nos, 1, 2, 3; 4, 5 were, thendnally grassed:. Mpv edisby Messrs. Geiger' and Armstrong;' that a committee of three independ- ent .ratepayers •be a,ppointed;'• outside of the county officials or municipal officers in the county, to be valuators to prepare a valuation of each mull-: icipahty:-Carried. "Moved by Messrs. Armstrong and McEwen that the appointment. of county valuators be not deferred later than June; 1926. Carried. Moved by Messrs. Coultes and Kennedy that the previous mo- tion re criminal audit be rescinded' and that Messrs. 0. Geiger and G. W. Holman be appointed members of the Board; -. Carried, Mo ved by Messrs. Munnings 'and Ingles that we, the;; county council of Huron, memorialize the Dominion 'Govern ment in an endeavor to impress on them the vastloss sustained in the lowering of the waters 'of our Great Lakes, by the Chicago diversion, making it necessary to be continual- ly.:.deepening our harbors to accom- modate out` ever increasing grain and other feight 'trade. -Carried, "The work of the sessionbeing over the council sang the •Natiod'al An- them and adjourned to the first Tuesday in June. ;• COMMITTEE REPORTS. Executive Committee's Report. 'The executive committee recom- mended a grant of $100 to Agricul- tural Societies holding spring fairs and $25 to Seaforth Society for its spring flair, the usual grant 'being given for the fall fair 'also; a grant of $100 to fall fairs; a grant of $75 to the Huron Plowmen's Associa- tion; a grant of $75 to the Junior Farmers Plowmen's Association of South -Huron; a grant of $2,500 to the Chitdren's Aid Society; a grant of $500 to the Adam Beck memorial for the Alexandra Sanitarium; $20 for flowers arotind the Court House; $50 to the Hensall Seed Show (in committee that was changed to $25); a grant of $750 to each of the four hospitals in the county; $20 to each public library ,in the county; .$20 to each school fair in the county and one half of this amount to boundary fairs (in committee this was changed to $25); $100 to the Salvation Army; and several otherstook part,' but no action was taken. At present the only districts are the towns in width the schools are located. The idea be- hind the move to include rural parts along with the towns would be so that students from' these parts going to schools outside the county would not be chargeable to the county. If the whole of 'Huron county were di- vided up into various 'High School districts, the county would be rid of bills coming in as they do from col- legiates outside of the county for maintenance of Huron County of pupils, A petition'from n residents the section is necessary, 'however, and other requirements. Messrs. 'Henneberg and Coultes' moved that the ittsessrneht ' of the village of Wroxeter=for . county pur- poses be revised in compliance with the ruling of the 'Ontario Railway Board made in 1924. The motion was carried, the adjustment to be made in June. On motion of (Messrs. Ingles and Robertson, the warden and the chair- man of the Good Roads .Commission were appointed to attend the Good Roads Convention: Huron 'Road Paving.. Moved by Mr. McQuaid, and sec- onded by Mr. Hanna, that it the opinion of this county council that, considering the excellent condition of the Provincial Highway from Goder- ich to Dublin, it having been com- pleted to the required width of grade and culverts and bridge construction being completed and all re -surfaced with crushed gravel, ,we respectfully ask the Highways Department to de- fer paving said road for few years. -Carried. Moved by Messrs. 'Middleton and Livingstone that the 'Huron County Council memorialize the Provincial Legislature repaving the Highway between Clinton and Goderich, that the work, when undertaken, be done in one year on account of the detours caused and the closing of the high- way ighway durip construction. -Carried. Moved by Messrs. McEwen and Shortreed that 'this county council appoint a committee to consult the county solicitor regarding the legal- ity of our''.present system of equalia, zation of the assessments of the municipalities of the county. -Car- ried. The Warden and Messrs. Living- stone, Neeb and Coultes' were named the committee in this matter. Moved by ,Messrs: Munnings and Middleton that wememorialize the Dominion Government that we ap- preciate the good wbrk done at Gode- rich harbor, thereby .allowing larger grain boats to come to. our port and urging them to continue .the further. improvement of- the -same.-Carried. The final session. was held on Fri- day morning. Mr, Beattie, of the Adams, Machinery :Co:, asked the privilege of putting''on some slides illustrating the proper' use of their road .machinery and'ihis being grant- ed,, he gave very lucid- explanations. Bylaws Nos. 1, 2;1'3' and 4 were read. In amendment to Bylaw No. 4 Mr. Livingston moved, seconded by Mr. J J. Hayes, that the bylaw fix- ing the salary of the county engin- strong, Cameron, Coultes, 'Hayes, Henite'herg, Hubbard, Inglis, John- ston, - Klopp, Manson, McEwen, Neeb, Robertson and Shortreed-14. A 'feint" meeting 'between Bruce his expenses while engaged on the and Huron- County Councils is pro- above work and tha +he shall devote posed. in the nature of a get together, hiswhole time to the above-mention- ooaeibly in June, and 'the 'Warden, ed work. The vote' on this amend- Reeve Robertson of Colborne, and Reeve Erwin of Bayfield, were ap- pointed a committee to meet with a committee from (Bruce county coun- cil with a view to arranging for such a union ;meeting. trent was as follows: Yeas -Hanna, Hayes, Livingstone, Neeb-4. Nays --Armstrong, Baeker, Beattie, 'Cam- eron, Coultes, Cox. Dodds, Erwin, Farrish, Geiger, Ilenneberg, Hub- bard, Ingli,, Johnston, :Kennedy, • County Property Committee. The county property committee re- ported having .visited the Children's Shelter, where they found everything in good repair, neat and clean and 14 chiidrensthere at present, and recommended that a bureau or dress- er be purchased for the Shelter for linens, etc. The county jail was rn We Are ,Featu � , Sor e Clothes` Ira We have made an important change of policy, An improve,,. meet. A change that means even..better service to our customers, •Another step -forward. We are now featuring SOCIETY. BRAND .CLOTHES. Con- centrating on them. Putting our name behind -them. We know clothing. With our experience it couldn't be other- wise. We've known SOCIETY BRAND a long time, We know' the SOCIETY BRAND standard. It is is standard universally respected. In the manner of fabrics and tailoring not surpassed anywhere. We now offer you an immense variety of these clothes, the best money can buy. So That All May Have ANew Afternoon or Evening Dress A Dress for every type of woman. Priced at savings and a range to gra- tify every means of expenditure. In styles for every type of woman, flat crepe,.crepe back satin, fancy faille, plain geoigette, wool crepe and fancy or 'plain flannel, long and ,short sleeves, high and low collars. Colors include all the newest, Prices$ 5.95 to $25 No Dress in the • store over , $25 R. J. GIBB (It Costs Little to Dress Weil at R. J. Gibb's) visited and everything was found in first class order inside. The com- mittee recommended that paint and oil 'be furnished to the jailer to paint the outside woodwork of the jail, the jailer having agreed to do the work without, extra cost to the county. The committee recommended that the wainscotting in the front office; of the Registry Office be given an- other coat of paint; that the rewiring of the balance of the building be done as the old wires are exposed and dangerous. That a broken chair in the treasurer's office in the court house be replaced with a new one and one other chair be repaired; that the inside of the law library be papered and painted, as the Law Li- brary Association had agreed to pay half the cost. Other repairs were needed later in the season and the committee recommended that plans and specifications be secured for new lavatories, to 'be ready to consider at the June session. House of Refuge Committee, The House of Refuge Committee reported on a matter referred to it, as to a certain inmate who apparent- ly is capable of earning his own liv- ing. He is a good 'man with horses and had been allowed a certain sum for his work (he being a paying in- mate) and at the December meeting he had been granted a holiday to allow him to go to Toronto to look for work. The report of the com- mittee was that clause 3 and 9 of the County Home committee's report of November 28th, 1925, be rescinded as creating a precedent that might cause trouble in the future and the committee recommended that the man be given his discharge, if agree- able to his friend's, as the committee considered him capable of earning his own living. Good Roads Commission's Report. The Good Roads Commission re- ported recommending payment of the claim of Stephen township for $134.45; no action on the claims of• Robt. Doig, John Cathcart or Dr. (Burrows for damages to cars or cut- ter; re motion of Messrs. Dodds and (To be concluded next week) Let the Province of Ontario Savings- Office Guard Your Savings ABSOLUTE SAFETY It is easy to open anaccount by mail. Simply send money by Bank Cheque; Post -Office or Express .` Money Order, or Registered Letter, to the Branch nearest you and you will receive your Bank Book by return mail. The Government of the Province of Ontario , guaran- tees the safety of your deposits, on which interest will be compounded half -yearly. You can withdraw, your money by cheque at any time. -*; Province of Ontario Savings Office HEAD OFFICE, 15 QUEENS. PARK, TORONTO. Toronto Pranch:s Cor. Bay and Adelaide Sts. Cor. University and Dundas Ste, • 549 Danforth Avenue Other Braucbes at: • Hamilton, ft. Catharines, St. Marys, Pembroke, Brantford, Woodstock, Owen Sound, Ottawa, Seaforth, Walkerton, Newmarket and Aylmer