The Huron Expositor, 1922-12-15, Page 3Vrecd plenf : , that the corn
palma resolution 44 condolence .to the
(widow of the .rlateJohn Kno r who
for the past 20, y;a 'haat Dean a
'ailhful servant of the.,county in hist'
avity of Turnkey of thecounty
That the sum, pf $ 0 he. paid his,
widow: as ; an bonerr qts. as an
Bene; of her h 's.lent and fait&
ful services -John eNubb, Chair
T
e.
BORON COUNTY, COUNCIL
(conttnued.bon{ page'Li '
Mr, Irwin said be was pleased 'to
'confirm thestatement of the -11740n
et the Wesel! tunrtign, that Huroe
hail the best roads in the Province.
The Warden and Messrs. Robertson,
McQuaid, Beavers,. Hanley Spotter
-and Others discussed the several points
"raised by Mr. Irwin.
On motion of Messrs. 'Beavers and
Spotten a hearty vote of thanks was
presented Mr. Irwin for TiTs valuable
address.
The account of the, expenditures
made by the town of Clinton with ref-
erence to the 11,500 grant was read
'by the Clerk and was presented to the
•Good Roads Commission.
A petition from John Govenlock, of
Egmondville, and others, was read,
asking the County Council to form
that village into a Police Village, -
Sent to Special Committee.
The matter of relief to the fire suf-
ferers of Northern Ontario was dis-
-cussed and it was agreed to leave the
matter to the hands of private citizens
and to the Province.
Moved by Messrs. Neeb and Smith
and resolved that the Warden and
^Clerk draft a -memorial asking the
Provincial Government to take the
necessary steps and furnish the funds
to provide the relief for the sufferers
from the devastating fire in Northern
Ontario..
Coiyy.Flgineer Patterson address-
_ C'''o
_ .r d iluncil regarding the cost of
maintenance of the Highways De-
partment office of the county and the
- volume of work carried out through
'out the county during the year, through,
stancing particularly the purchasing
'of gravel pits and the construction
of bridges. Mr. Patterson- also gave
a full account of the work of the
office and extra maintenance needed.
in surveys and culverts - Ile total
.cost of the office being $4,81.52.
The Warden also gave' an account
of work and coat of his office during
the year being about $400.
Moved by Messrs. Gallow and
-Moser that a special grant of $12,000
'be made to the town of Goderich un-
der the Highways Act from the
-money paid in by the municipalities
since the inception of the Good Roads
System, to enable the municipality to
-undertake and successfully complete
the connecting link through' the town
sof the Provincial Highway from
,Grand Bend to Amberley, as the
grant made in June has been found
insufficient owing to the increased
cost of a better class of road recom-
mended and proposed t.d be laid. -Re-
ferred to Good Roads Commission,
Friday.
Under the head of enquiries, Mr.
Johnston asked for information re-
specting the salary paid the County
Edgineer and his services to local
municipalities of the county. The
information requested was given.
The report of the Finance Com-
mittee was then presented and the
county went into committee of the
whole with Dr. Gallow in the chair.'
•--The report was adopted as read.
The County Property Committee re-
port was presented and adopted in
committee except (b) of clause 5.
By-law No. 15; 1922, confirming
the agreements with Hensall and
Wingham, re the grants for street
construction, was given a third read-
ing and on motion of Messrs. Neeb
and Erwin, was passed and the War-
den and Clerk ordered to sign the
same.
On motion of Messrs. Robertson
and McQuaid, a committee composed
of Reeves Neeb, Hanley ' and Arm-
strong was appointed to notify Police
Magistrate. Reid re the action of the
council in providing an office as re-
ported at the previous session of
Council.
After siging the National Anthem
on motion of Messrs. Erwin and
Parke, the council adjourned to meet
in January, 1923, as per statute.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:.
" Good Roads Commission.
The Good Roads Commission re-
ported ass follows:
1. _The Commission met at Brus-
nels on, September 20th. Matters
concerning dace help were discussed.
The committee approved of certain
9belp being paid when necessary. A
number of pieces. -of 'ConstructiOnwere
Mut Fyer, $11 -cutting looked ' into,
he* ouivebte inspected, etc.
.2. On.October 2$t the COuRp�$t4g
made a final tape on•of, thh�Oork
done en good_ re is year,","there"
is a Marketi.imv 9nt4fl the -class
of work tfone;;tltrouf, Out the county.
New culverts have been built a width
Of J26 feet or, over, tithe dping away
with narrow and iangerous appropch-
as where water comes across the
road.. The clads ofwork looks super-
ior and has abetter finish than that
of • previous years. Day work has
been employed in many instances,
giving better jobs at less money than.
by contract.
In construction work the width of
grades has been increased making the
roads safer for the ever increasing
traffic by motor cars and- trucks.
Gravel has been spread•shallower and
over a wider ,surface on the roads,
thus inducing the driving to spread
over the road instead of wearing ruts.
The Committee was pleased with the
way some- of the patrolmen were
handling their help. Some 'gangs did
not have an idle minute, while others
did not have the same skill in handl-
ing men. •
Some townships have had a greater
expenditure than this year's levy, but
in most cases where this occurred
these municipalities had enough at
their credit to ,1counter-balance the
extra expenditure. The Committee
has urged that the expenditure be
kept within the estimate -for the year.
Re claim of John McNay, McKillop
for broken windshield ou car, caused
by obstruction on road, recommended
no action.
Re claim of Hare' Dalrymple for
broken • spring on car to amount of
$11.28, caused la dropping into hole
on County Road. west of Par ,gine,
not sufficient information -given to
take action.
Re claim of J. F. Elliott, Oxford
Centre, for damage caused to car by
striking water' tank put across the
road as a barrier when a culvert was
being built on road between Seaforth
and Brussels, we recommend no ac-
tion.
Re claim ,of Mrs. William Cowan
for damages to buggy caused by horse
being frightened by tile on road, and
running away between Clinton and
J..ondeaboro, we recommend no action.
Re claim of Charles B. Chapman,
London, for damages to car on Lon-
don Road, south of Hensall, on Sept-
tember 17th, we do not believe' the
county liable and recommend no ac-
tion.
Re claim of Mr. Galbraith, Howick,
for damages near Gorrie in snow-
storm in fall of 1921, we recommend
no action.
Re claim of W. S. Eadie, Holyrood,
for damages to car and clothing on
October 22nd, on Goderich-Lucknow
highway, we recommend no action.
Re letter from Colborne Township
objecting to payment of additional
assessment of one mill for Good
Roads. After the action of the coun-
cil at the June session, affirming the
special assessments, the committee
feels the wishes of the council should
be carried out and the special assess-
ment paid by Colborne, but that the
Township of Colborne be relieved of
any further special levy.
We recommend the county road,
from Wingham East to the easterly
boundary of Grey Township, be made
a County Provincial Road and the
necessary steps be taken to have the
same approved of by the Provincial
Government -B. W. • F. Beavers,
Chairman.
Office Accommodation.
The report of the Committee re
office accommodation was as follows:
We beg leave to report that in ac-
cordance with instructions given your
committee at the June session in
reference to providing the Police
Magistrate with a room, we find that
we are in duty bound to provide a
room.
That we have succeeded after con-
siderable trouble and delay in secur-
ing what we consider a desirable
room over the Union Bank at the
corner of North Street and the Square
at a rental of $12.50 per month. This
room is fittertwith hot water radia-
tors, so that it can be easily heated
as the boiler equipment is sufficient
for all requirements. We have not
been able to obtain the additional
cost of heating but are assured it
will not be prohibitive.
We also beg leave to report that
Mr. Reid and Mr. Elliott be asked to
vacate the room at p esent occupied
by them. That Mr. Elliott get an
office at the Shelter and Mr. Reid to
fnove to the room above mentioned. -
C. A. Robertson, Chairman.
Education Committee.
The Education Committee reported
as follows: Re the report of the Clif-
ford Continuation school that the
same be returned as it is not com-
plete. We should have the names of
county pupils, their addresses and the
number of days attendance of each.
In reply to the Board of Education
of Stratford, in regard to the deben-
ture debt, re the 100 per cent, cost
of maintenance that it is contrary to
S. S. No. 2, of Section 12 Chapter
89, of the Statntes•of Ontario, 1921. -
Alex. Smith, Chairman.
County Property.
The report of the County Property
Committee was as follows:
We visited the Children's Shelter
Iand found 12 children there and
everything in -good -order.
We also visited the Registry Office
$40$1 Co nji lttie.
e" Special •Committee: reported as
fon s:
ie questlonaire from Provincial ,
Government, re lights on all vehicles,
speed of cars and trucks, the Com-
mittee feels a satisfactory answer
could not be given and recommend
no action.
Re petition from Egmondville, ask-
ing tqq. be made a police village, we
recommend that the petition be grant-
ed provided on' investigation the.
names on the accompanying petition
represent a p oper proportion of the
assessed area involved, an if so the
necessary by-law be -„p epp red and
passed at the Januar}, session.} -B. W.
F, Beavers, Chairman.
sal.
eip�li
Trehhaaasur
eat Of $0
00
length 4f'
Sheath, and b
much addiagr
$1.10 wad..alsp
for extra:serc
the "absence of
House of Refuge.
The House of Refuge reported as
follows:
The Committee has met twice since
last meeting of council and audited
the several accounts presented by the
Inspector.
At our lost meeting on the 4th inst.,
we received tenders for bread. The
tender of W. H. Rivers, at $3.50 a
hundred 'for both brown and white
bread, was accepted;
The archway ordered to be built
has not yet, been done. We recom-
mend that this be done the "coming
year and that instead of an arch, that
two handsome posts, one on each side
of the rotldway, be built, the same
to be connected with the fence by
cobble stone walls or some such cotta-
struction.
We find the conditions under the
new management at the County
Home, very satisfactory, both as to
the management of the farm and the
House, everything in first class order.
.-W. J. Spotten, Chairman.
County Engineer
The County Engineer reported the
chief items of improvement affected
this year as follows:
Twenty-eight and 'a half miles of
highway regraded and -surfaced with
crushed gravel.
Two miles of road regraded in readi-
ness to receive surface. •
-Two miles of concrete pavement
constructed on connecting links in
Wingham and Hensall.
Ninety miles of road resurfaced.
Fifteen bridges built.
Nineteen concrete culverts built.
Fifteen pipe culverts constructed.
'A large number of narrow and
dangerous points on the roads have
been improved by filling and widen-
ing the grade and these improvements
rried out this year and former years
no doubt had a great influence in re-
ducing the number of claims for dam-
ages against the county.
During the past season, the policy
has been adopted of ditching and
widening the road grade to a definite
width in all cases that crushed gravel
has been applied. This is recommend-
ed a big advancement in many ways.
The roads are becoming drained,
widened and kept to a proper crown
at the same operation, and there is
no doubt that the improvement af-
fected to the drainage of the roads,
will very soon pay for the work in the
saving of gravel required for resur-
facing. Every one is familiar with
the condition prevailing on a wet sec-
tion of road. A_ coat of gravel is
necessary nearly every year. Where-
as on a dry section of grade the gravel
surface will give service for a long
time.
The various types of construction
carried out irP bridges, culverts, road
grades, etc., are no doubt familiar
to all, and any suggestions that might
be offered of improvements will be
thankfully received.
The matter of the renewal of old
light steel bridges should be taken up
without further postponement as
heavy loads are very frequently going
over these bridges, far in excess of
the loads for which they were de-
signed, One sure method of deciding
on a suitable time for renewal would
be to leave them until some heavy
load broke through and wrecked the
structure, but a better method would
be to adopt a plan of rebuilding these
old structures so that no such possi-
bility could occur. -Roy Patterson,
Engineer.
Executive Committee
r sou, . .
our,+ este
e made a
oration df"
d 1*esgnt
g
� A rant of
e.et
Clerk Holman
Treasurer during
. 8
NOBODY WANTED REAL HALF
DOLLARS FOR' TiiVENTY-FIVE
'CENTS
The old story of the man on London
Bridge who tried unsuccessfully to sell
sovereigns for a penny each has been
paralleled by the recent experience of
one Jack Cohen, iii', -New York -City.
One night recently, New York had a
chance to buy real half dollars in
United States moneys for 25 cents and
wouldn't bite.
A Missourian who wanted- to be
shown was at the bottom of Cohen's
troubles. William Wolf, a shoe sales-
man of St. Louis, said unkind things
about New Yorkers. He thought
they were the hardest people in the
world to sell to. He intimated .that
they had been allowed to boil too
long.
Jack Cohen, of 58 Manhattan Ave.,
stoutly defended the people of the
city. He went so far as to offer to
prove it. Wolf bet Cohen $200 that
he couldn't sell New Yorkers real 50
cent .pieces for a quarter. Cohen
said he could sell 200 such coins in
15 minutes in the _Times Square die- I
trict.
So on Wednesday afternoon, Cohen
began ballyhooing his wares at '
Broadway and Forty-ninth Street.
Each 50 -cent piece was in an envelope
marked "Blind Bargain," and Cohen
guaranteed to all and sundry that He
was offering absolutely 50 cents for
25 cents. A large crowd gathered
while Wolf held his watch. The
crowd was interested, but not to the
extent of 25 cents.
Presently a patrolman came along
and told Cohen to move on. Cohen
set up shop again at Fifty-first St.,
and the crowd followed. Still nobody
bought. The patrolman arrived the
second time, just as the 15 minutes
was up, and Cohen got a summons
to go to court.
' Cohen paid his fine with four of the
half dollars, after the clerk, being a
New Yorker, had, tested them with
his teeth.
The Executive Committee reported
as follows; -
Re the"motion of Messrs. Dodds
and Inglis granting $150 to the local
Mothers' Allowance Board for past
services to be divided as the commit-
tee sees fit, and the motion of Messrs.
Spotten and Porter making the grant
$120, giving the chairman $40 and the
Other four merftbers $20 each.
We recommend the grant be $150
to be paid as follows: Chairman, $40;
Secretary, $35; three members, $25
each.
Owing to changes in the- Board
since its formation that the allowance •
for secretary be divided equally be-
tween Mr. Cooper and Mrs. Garrett,
and to apply to'Mrs. Cruickshank and
Mrs. McKim.
We recommend that this council
memorelize the Provincial Govern-
ment to remunerate this Mothers'
Allowance Board in future.
Re the motion of Messrs. Arm-
strong and Jamieson granting $4 per
head for borsch and cattle and $1 per
head for sheep and hogs to those
from the county exhibiting stock at
);he Guelph Winter Fair. -We- recom-
mend no action.
Re motion of Messrs. Erwin and
Parke, making a grant of $500 to the
1
Ir.
Have YOU done
To help bunted
Ontario winter ?Face. a
northern
COMMITTEE
W. T�(Chairman)
Toronto Board ofT de
o
A. nooeneOtariGvrmt
GEO. G. COPPLEY. Hamilton and
JOHN ELLIOT. Belleville.
Ontario Boards
Trade
and hamrsofCommee
GEO.
BRIGDEN. Toronto
Canadian Manufacturera' Assoc.
GEO, S. MATTHEWS. Brantford,
Western oOntaoi( Trade `iated•
MR_S. M. SOUTERTrout Mill,. and
R. A. McINNIS, Iroquois Fall.,
T. & N. O. An,ociatcd Board, of
Trade, and Farm Organizations
in Northern Ontario
K. W. McKAY, St. Thomas,
Ontario Municipal Association
].dOareotro'
UniteFmrsf Toronto,
MRS. H. P. PLUMPTRE, Toronto
Ontario Division
Canadian Rea Cron, Society
MRS. AH. WInstituteTTCochran*
' s
THE indomitable folk of Northern Ontario deserve your practical sympathy.
.Remember, eighteen hundred families have been burned out -and must
start all over again. These wonderfully rich farms, mines and aggressive
young towns will re -build and come back to their own -but it takes time. And
in the meanwhile they must live, they must have temporary shelter and there's
nobody to give it to them if we don't.
Suggestions for contributions from Clubs,
Factories, Organizations, etc.
I. $500.00 will provide a Shelter Shack for a Family and Rough Stable for Cattle.
2. $350.00 will provide a Shelter Shack for Family.
3. $200.00 will provide Food and Supplies fora Family to May 1st, 1923.
4. $100.00 will provide a Wagon for Settler.
5. $75.00 will provide a Set of Harness. (double).
6. -$50.00 will provide a Set of Bobs or Sleigh for a Farmer.
7. $25.00 will provide a Sewing Machine fora Home.
8. $20,00 will provide Kitchen Furniture for a Family.
9. $15.00 will provide Cooking Utensils for a Family.
10. $9.00 will feed a Family for a week_
11. $5.00 will provide Needles, Thread, Buttons, Scissors or Yam and
Knitting Needles, etc. to help outfit a Home and Family.
12. $1.00 will feed and supply a child for a week.
Make Christmas come back again
Picture a Christmas in a nearly bare shack in a burned out town in a Northern
winter. Hundreds of children up there, remember. Make a money contribution
now and show your northern fellow citizens that the Christmas spirit lives and
has a real meaning in Ontario. All they ask is bare necessities -they deserve at
least that much.
Now it is up to you -every public spirited citizen and charitable organization.
Spare one dollar, five dollars, one hundred dollars or whatever you can. Spare
somethingtom your Christmas cheer. Make Christmas up there a
little less ilhan a grim tragedy. Remember, not comforts, but bare
necessities in the grip of a northern winter, is all that they ask. Send
today? Make cheques payable to -
The Northern Ontario Fire Relief Committee
Royal Bank Building, Toronto.
»s
Y £r �� ,' ' SNa f@'iS1.Js, .`lir •.., ^':n
1
IA s�N.'a':ii'i