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Hi10 next tint* It WAN** Money. , r ember igent�tp?Ple: veal,* and Goa
noomical mddlinis* Mo . • Orders. They are
issued for anyamount up to fifty ,dollars. 'and you can ur-
chase them at utiiestbraneh at prices ranging from three
cents to fifteen tett% phis revenue stamps.
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• R M. JONES, Manager.
SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT.
ineollimemmom
1,764.189 L118, MORE "SALADA”
SOLD
This tremendous increase in the
hale of "SALADA" Tea is reported
for 1922, over the year 1921. This
Increase alohe in' Tea is sufficient to
Simply the entire 'Dominion of Can-
ada for nearly three weeks.
NEW ISSUE OF BIRD HOUSE
PAMPHLET
Ottawa, Ont.—A new edition Of the
pamphlet, "Bird Hpuses and Their
Occupants," has been issued by the
Canadian National Parks Branch of
the Department of the Interior. The
booklet contains directions and work-
ing designs for the building of bird
houses by children. The first edition
proved so popular that its 80,000
copies were exhausted in less than a
year and the continued demand has
resulted in a second and more artistic
edition.
KEEP LITTLE ONES
WELL. IN WINTER
Winter is a dangerous season for
the little ones. The days are so
changeable—one bright, the next cold
and stormy, that the mother is afraid
to take the children out for the fresh
air and exercise they need so much.
In consequence they are often coopc,1
up in overheated, badly ventilated
rooms and are soon seized with colds
or grippe. What is needed to keep
the little ones well is Baby's Own
Tablets. They will regulate th'
stomach and bowels and drive out
colds, and by their use the baby will
be able to get over the winter sea-
son in perfect safety. The Tablets
are sold by medicine dealers or by
nil at 25 cents a box from The Dr.
Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville,
Ont.
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WATER HARDER THAN STEEL
Can you imagine a strong man
firmed with an iron crowbar unable
to drive it through a thin jet of
Water?
Several such jets exist at the new
turbine station at Fully, Switzerland.
,The nozzles from which they issue
Eire bout one and a half inches in
Ohmmeter, and the water, the pressure
of which is nearly two tons to the
'square inch, is so rigid that if you
strike with a steel bar, the latter
piatply bounces off!
The water is brought from a lake
!tore than 5,000 feet above the sta-
tion, through great pipes drawn from
tempered steel. They are two feet
in diametier when they leave the lake;
on their way down they become nar-
rower, and have thicker walls in
order to withstand the terrific pres-
pure.
The jets are directed on to the
yanes of huge turbins. There are
(twelve of these monsters at the gen-
lsrating station, and each is capable
of giving out 3,000 horse power.
Three thousand horse power produced
by a jet of water smaller than a
child's wrist!
THEY MAKE ME
• FEEL STRONGER
`i9HAT TENBY BAY LADY SAYS
ABOUT DODb'S KIDNEY PILLS
Mrs. N. Espeland Recommends Dodd's
Kidney Pills to all Sufferers.
Tenby Bay, Ont., January 29th.— to December 31st, 1922, there has
'(Special). "I have been troubled � been expended upon the county High=
with my kidneys for years, but since way System the sum of $174,704.43,
I started taking Dodd's Kidney Pills and requesting the statutory grants
In clause, 18 14,000 was fixed as
the grant to be divided equally a-
mong the several High Schools and
Cclleglates of the Copnty.
The report, as amended, was adopt-
ed.
Moved by Messrs. Robertson and
Collins that the Warden, Cleric and
the mover be a committee to carry
out the arrangements in the Police
Magistrate's office.—Carried.
Moved by Messrs. Lindsay and Mc-
Quaid that the scale of wages to be
paid on County Good Roads for 1923
be: Teamsters and team, 50c . per
hour; labor, 25c per hour; patrolmen,
30c per hour.—.Referred to Good
Roads Commission.
Moved by Messrs. Fear a n d
Buchanan that the township of Col-
borne be given the privilege of pay-
ing the $1,500 due the County as
hack rates on the special levy, by so
adjusting County Road expenditures
within the township in 1923, that the
amount due the county will be pard
. out, of money raised by the year's
levy plus the grant on this expendi-
tura.--Referred to Good Roads Com-
mission.
The Finance Committee reported
and the Council went into committee
vt ith Mr. Geiger in the chair. The
report was adopted. as tollows:
The Special Report was presented Rethe re
ane• the Council took it up in corn- Inspectors.
rnittee with Mr. Spotton in the chair. parte with
In committee it was moved by that they b
!Messrs. Robertson and McNabb that the Minute
thl petition, re Egmondville police We reco
village, be left over until June, and tinuation so
the Clerk in the meantime gather all last year.
Um information possible and we ;c- We recon
commend that a vote of the people 'Mass pupils
be taken in the meantime.
In clause 6, re Whiteside, this
was adopted and the salary •fixed at
$200. The report was adopted.
The second report of the Executive
Committee was presented and taken
up with Mr. Armstrong in the chair.
The report was amended in com-
mittee on motion of Mr. Douglas,
making the-s�alary of the County
Engineer $3,000771nstead of $2,800,
including upkeep of car and on mo-
tion of Mr. Geiger the auditors' pay
was reduced from $60 to $50 each.
Moved by Messrs. McQuaid and
Robertson that the County Property
Committee consider the advisibality
of redecorating the interior of the
Court room and report in June.—
Referred to County Property Com-
mittee.
Moved by Messrs. McNaughton and
Jobnaton that the County Property
Committee examine the jail with the
view of trying to have the heating
system changed so as to only heat
that portion of the building in use.—
Referred
se—Referred to County Property Com-
mittee.
On motion of Messrs. McNabb and
McQuaid the Council adjourned until
'Friday morning.
Friday.
The Good Roads Commission re-
ported and the report was taken up
in committee with Mr. Robertson in
the chair. The report was referred
to the Commission to include certain
motions` inadvertaintly omitted.
The County Property Committee
reported and the report was taken
up with Mr. Munnings in the chair.
The report was adopted.
The report of the Good Roads Com-
mission was taken up and completed.
The report was adopted.
Moved by Messrs. Klopp and
Coates that the Warden and Clerk
be authorized to sign and submit to
the Minister of Public Works and
Highways of the Province of On-
tarf6 the petition of the Corporation
of the County of Huron, showing
that during the year January 1, 1922,
iii"ut1MWi
The COuuoi ' arose and sang Che
National ,Anthem and on motion ot
A. E. Erwih and B. C. Muttnings, ad-
journed to meet again the first Tues,
day in June.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES,
Special Committee
The Special Committee reported as
follows:
Re recommendation from the town-
ship of McKillop asking that the
County ask that the Government
limit the width of Provincial High-
ways within the County to 66 feet.
We recommend that a recorhmenda-
pou to thisffect be passed by this
council and forwarded to the High-
way Department.—Carried.
Re petition from certain ratepayers
of that part of the township of Tuck-
ersmith, known as Egmondville, ask-
ing to be incorporated as a Police
Village. We recommend that the
matter be referred to , the whole
council.
Re resolution from the County of
Lambton and the united Counties of
Dundas, Stormont and Glengarry. We
recommend that the resolution of the
county of Lambton be endorsed and
a similar resolution be passed by this
council, signed by the Warden and
Clerk and sent to the Ontario Legis-
lature.—Carried.
Re motion of Messrs. Klopp and
Collins re County jail. We recom-
mend no action at present.
Re motion of Messrs. Johnston and
Klopp regarding Adolescent School
Act. We recommend that the Gov-
ernment be petitioned to abolish the
Act.—tarried.
Re motion of Geiger and Tipling.
We recommend Albert Whitesides be
appointed High Constable and his sat.
ivy be $200.
Re motion of Messrs. Klopp and
Irwin re Division Court Clerks and
Bailiffs. We recommend that the
Legislature be petitioned to amend
the Acta ---Carried.
Education Committee
The Education Committee reported
ports of the Public School
We have read these re -
pleasure and recommend also been increases in the urban or contuwauun sc•hul s.
n received and printed in ',heels, but the scale :vr:isgocl in All these fifth class schools de- t, ho. carried the programme to a mac-
s. the towns is not the equal of that F, rt'e its liberal county grants as r;e,. „rt.ful c•unrlusion, were big men.
mmend to grant the Con- paid in the country. kntinuatiun schools receive. !lean}( was nut plentiful in those days
hools for 19.23 the same 05 I consider the staff teachers cern- Th,• pu11ie school attendance fur,%.0 1 e•vwt teams were hard to secure,
played during the fall term to aver- the territory included in the pr,sern'. eu rrks r, the• road silowane's had to
emend that when the fifth age higher in ability and zeal than inspectorate o1 West Huron for the be cleared of timber, but in spite of
are five or over and two At any time in my experience as In- years given below was as follows: all difficulties the splendid roads
lwetxil� 4u *e„o1!
giis a I'fouse o l 160.00
soler• . i i .00
Matron of Goal 00
Turnkey of Goal ........ , . , 100.gqop
Physician of Goal 1110.00
Public School Inspector's ex-
penses each 6F25.00
County ex-
penses,
WOO per
day and 10c per mile one
way travelled.
F. J. McQuaid, Chairman.
East Huron Inspectorate
There are 121 public school teach -
era in this inspectorate; this is one
more than last year due tai the in-
creased attendance in the Clinton
public school. Of these 89 are , in
the rural schools. Five bad First
Class Certificates and 116 Second
Class. As the number of Continua-
tion schools has increased consider-
ably throughout the province during
the past two years, teachers with the
higher certificates have been readily
Absorbed by these schools, leaving
very few first class certificates for
the public schools. No third class
teachers were employed last term.
This is the first time in which there
were fully qualified teachers for all
schools. It appears that last sum-
mer the supply was. quite equal to
the demand. In the rural schools
there were 33 changes at midsum-
mer, nine of which were merely shifts
from one school to another in the
Inspectorate and which were gener-
ally promotions. In December there
sere only three changes in all the
schools. This is much less than in
previous years and the decrease is There were 135 teachers of whom
clue not so much to higher salaries 20 were men and 115 were women.
Hi to the supply of teachers becom-� The certificates held by these teach -
hie greater, making it dangerous for era were 9 First Class and 126 Second
teachers to leave their present poai- Class -
tions. I There were 56 changes of teachers
Salaries have shown a generous during 19`2'2. Usually these changes
increase; there are only two or three , hinder the progress of the pupils.
rural schools paying less than $1,000 There are 8 fifth class schools hav-
e year, while two pay as high as Inez 137 pupils preparing lower school
$1.(150; there is a tendency (u reward work. Of these 70 are doing junior
faithful service• more than in the work and 07 doing senior work
past. Besides, the terms en which About. 140 public school pupils wrote
grants are based make it easier for a on the subjects of l,uwer School ca-
l -i , t•d to pay $1,000 than a much low- :,,•,inatien in 1922. These pupils
er salary, the difference being made were remarkably successful, (king as
up by the Government. There have well as those attending high schools
PRP M2' J. E Tom oist 'of
Pu Schon for !F
iia est liuron re-
ported as follows: •
The year 1922 was favorable for
the pupils attending school. The
weather was fine, the roads wore good
and there was very little sit kkness.
The average attendance was higher
than Usual.
It was a year of substantial pro-
gress. The teachers were faithful
and zealous in the discharge of their
duties. The pupils were interested
and diligent. The neatness and ac-
curacy of the work done by the pupils
and the model exercises written on
the blackboards by the teachers show
the valuable training that the schol-
ars are receiving at school.
Reading, writing, spelling. practical
arithmetic and agriculture are given
special attention. The urban, as well
as the rural pupils enjoy the work in
Agriculture and are enthusiastic over
the School Fairs. Every person
should appreciate what is being done
by the Agricultural Representative
and his staff to make the School Fairs
educative and popular. Having many
more than the average number of
schools to visit, I had not time to
attend more than two of the School
Fairs.
With few exceptions, the deport-
nient and the discipline of the pupils
was excellent.
The physical exercises and the
singing of the children were fair to
excellent.
work of
thous report mid
would be very bent t
placing Information il�ilt
that may assist you # m,
policies of the county
highway matters. Sighwstp
menta have received a t. 'Seo
attention from the cowl eil o
ane the requirements of the tttF'ure,
make it imperative for the coupeills
of this and future years tooondor
aG sides of the question and to decide
on The history of policy
ryroads ott
County ism a aeon
err interesting. Tits first
road.of importance in the county ,was
for Jloo.
cent .of
and pins
try Gannet,
motor ear,
Ws a nlotmr
ip some,Yinyr
ate taalutnibtt
motor tel
the old Huron Road, rudely construe_ t,- giv
ed through the bush by the G`anaria traffics.
Company when the county was fret •A good roan' tom,'
settled. Otber ear roads were con- a bad r . d le mos ;
lY q�{ t , ..,. _
etrngted • chiefly by the aid of grants a motorist and the to is
from the Crowe, but these were ex -quick tern Lice „ J*erontge
pended in a more or less haphazard motorist the Pratte" Mature
fashion and it was not until 1864 that good road is'fonee bneee. A
any important step was taken towards may have every outer got
the improvement of roads in this teristic, but if it lacks estlootAttotlib' to
county. At this time the advent of the motorist it is a bad road.; . ;tin
the Buffalo-Goderlch railroad and the the other hand, if a road be smooath
developement of the county otherwise, end free from bumps of all de
brought the matter of road construe- tions it is a good road, while at the
tion seriously to the attention of the same time it may be dangerous' paid
County Council of that year. They badly drained, and lightly surfaced
realized that the developement of th8 and have no other feature to recent -
country demanded roads as a means mend it. It may then be concluded
of transportation and to give the set- that a good road is a smooth road,
tiers access to the railway. Accord- while a rough, bumpy road ;s a bad
ingly in that year an assessment was road, and modern road construction
made for road purposes on the whole and maintenance is directed at
county which then included Bruce, achieving that smooth characteristic.
Perth and a part of Middlesex, and a There are other features, however,
contract was let for the construction which enter into the analysis of a
of a gravel road on the London Road good road. These may be cited in
from F'lanagan's_Corner to the Proof order of importance: Durability,
Line. safety, ease of traction, dustlessneaa
From that time forward an agres- and a number of others which do not
sive road policy was adopted by the affect the gravel roads which we
('r until. Money was raised by special have in this country.
rate and debentures, and at one time It is in endeavoring to give our
this county had outstanding upwards roads these characteristics which en -
of $5(10,000 of debentures issued for tad the expenditure of the moseys.
read construction. The results of that Prior to 1917 the cost of maintain-
espenditue is seen to -day and has ittg the present system of Highways
been appreciated ever since. This was war as follows:
a big week and the hardy pioneers, Statute Labor at $70 per
mile $31,010
Gravelling contracta let by
township councils for whole
county, estimated cost 15,000
Culvert and bridge construc-
tion and maintenance esti-
mated cost for whole county 15,000
County bridges formerly main-
tained by the County Council 20,000
4)E
my health has greatly improved. I
only have to take them occasionally
now" This statement is made by
(sirs. Espeland, well known and re-
ppected resident here.
The reason Dodd's Kidney Pills
have come to occupy such a promin-
ient place in the family medicine
Chest is that so many of the ordin-
lary every day ills come from sick
kidneys. Rheumatism, urinary trou-
bles, diabetes, backache and heart.
disease can all be traced directly or
Indirectly to sick kidneys.
Ask your neighbors if Dodd's Kid -
hey Pills are not the best remedy for
pick kidneys.
HURON COUNTY COUNCIL
(continued from page 1.)
Moved by Messrs. Hanley and Er- ed and given power to enter into an
Win that the boundary between Bay- agreement with the owners of hedge
field and the township of Stanley fences situated along the' road sides
fl% miles also 1t/4 miles in the town- of all county roads, to have the same
'ship of Stanley be added to the Conn- I removed where deemed advisable.—
ty Good Roads System.—Referred to Carried.
!Good Roads Commission. I Moved by Messrs. Geiger and Neeb
Mr. C. A. Robertson gave a verbal that the Council instruct the Good
!report. of the arrangements made for Roads Commission and County En -
nn office for the Police Magistrate, gineer to see that expenditures on of car
fir. Robertson recommended that n County Roads be regulated in such Warden
Committer he nppninted to act with a way es not to exceed one and ono- Treasurer
idle Clerk in carrying out the ar- half mills for the present year.— Clerk
on that amount as provided by the
Act, to aid in the improvement of
public highways.—Carried.
The statment referred to in the
above resolution is as follovys:
Provincial County Roach.
Road construction $16,592.25
Bridge construction 2,814.27
Maintenance and repairs 26,954.66
Special grants 1,396.00
County Roads
Road construction 46,872.09
Bridge construction 6,780.82
Maintenance and repairs 5.5,821.93
Machinery 4,742.27
Special grants 9,925.00
Superintendence ...... 4,805.19
$174,704.48
Moved by Messrs. Neeb and Hayes
that the County Engineer be instruct-
or more to
the County
i:lative gra
lase to eXc
We also r
the follotvi
Clinton
Goderie
Wingha
Seafort
St. Ma
Listowe
With refs
to conventi
mend no
Chairman.
Good
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ported as f
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We recomm
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We recomm
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We recomm
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stone. We
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recommend
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granted.
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We recom
carried out
McNabb, C
Exec
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we recomm
that Kirkto
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we recomm
and that h
51,8 anti have been a source of pride to
sobers are employed that sp,etor. Ytar Pupils Average v', tc we ace allfamiliar with were
grant be double the Leg- The total Legislative grants for enrolled9189 avenda❑r.,, constructed in all parts of the county
nt, said grant not in any the public schools of East Huron, 187711454
eed $300. without counting the special grants, 18h6
ecommend the payment of amounted to $25,438.77 fur the pres- 1896 8099
ng schools: oat year; towns with a population 19013 5463
$7,677.40 under 2,000 participated for the first 1016 4450 2908 fell-Amberley road, the Goderich-
h. . _ . _ , . , 594,67 time on the sante basis tis rural 1921 4109 2940 Myth road, and others. In addition
m 0,931.14 drools, thus Clinton and Seaforth 1h22 4218 3108 t,. these, substantial grants were giv-
h 9,635.83 honefitted, hut Wingham was omitted These figures indicate the decrease en to the townships of Stephen,
rys 457.81 from the list. in the population during the last 46 How ick and others that did not bene -
1 591.95 The Adolescent Act has on the years in rural Ontario. Changing fit equitably from the construction of
rence to sending delegate whole been well observed, due rather theschool year so as to end on June these roads, towards the construction
on to Toronto. We recom- to the desire of parents in this coon- :10th, would make the percentage of of roads within these townships.
action.—C, A. Robertson, ty to have their children receive more average attendance higher and much These roads were largely maintain -
than a public school education than more accurate ed as toll roads until 1872 when full
Roads Comtiiission, to the activity of attendance officers, School houses. ---In No. 10, Stanley, gates were abolished and the roads
d Roads Coatmission re. who are in general disinclined to use a fine new school with sanitary closets maintained otherwise. In 1873 a by-
ollows: coercive measures with their neigh- in the basement and other modern law was passed placing all roads und-
n of Baker and Tipling, bore. Easy access to High and Con- improvements, was built on a fine er the jurisdiction of the township
end this grant be made. tinuation Schools in East Huron site of two acres. councils, with the exception of bridges
n of Miller and Handley. makes the sacrifice to' parents Tess The school house in S. S. No. 2, W. feet in span and over, which were
end no action be taken. than in most parts of the province. Wawanosh, was placed on a special reduced to 20 feet the following year,
n of Hanley and Erwin. A new school was erected in S. basement with a pipeless furnace for and from that time forward till 1917
end no action. S. No. 8, Tuckercmith, Egmondville. heating. The building has been corn-
Highway maintenance was carried out
mendation from R. Van- It is an excellent one room school of pletely remodelled and made equal by the township councils, with the
recommend no action. white brick, with basement, teacher's to a new school. exception of the costa of constructing
n of Neeb and Hayes. We room, furnace and kanatine closets. The class rooms of Central School, and maintaining bridges on bounder-
ies action at present. A two room addition was made to Goderich, which was erected in 1856, ies of municipalities 20 feet of span
n of Fear and Buchanan. the Blyth school for the accommoda- were re -decorated. These rooms are and over.
mend that said request be tion of the Continuation School pupils now as bright and attractive as any In recent years motor traffic has
The heating system of the whole class rooms anywhere. Trustees and created an entirety different demand
n of Lindsay and McQuaid, school was changed to steam. No teachers should see these rooms and from the Highways. Traffic increased
mend that this scale be further building was urged this year in 1923 have the class rooms of their tremendously and it was necessary
as far as possible.—John among the rural schools, so that op- schools brightened in a similar way. to meet these demands by different
hairman. pertunity might be given certain The uncertainties of consolidation methods. Accordingly- the County
utive Committee. areas to consolidate, that are at pres- are responsible for the continuance Council of 1917, under the Highways
n of Erwin and Mannings, ant provided with poor buildings and of so many poor school houses in our Improvement Act of Ontario, desig-
end a grant of $20, and where such a movement might be rural districts. Those that have vis- noted as Copnty Reads a system of
n receive half this amount. advantageous. ited consolidated schools assure us Highways distributed as equitably as
n of Baeker and Munnings Two school nurses are at present that these schools are superior in possible over the county. This Ays-
end that the grant be $50 engaged in this Inspectorate. I have every respect to our one roomed tem has been added to from time to
alf this amount be given had opportunity for observing their schools. Every councillor and every time until at present there are 443
much with h ld d h tttileA of County roads ander the len
4132
4226
3540
the citizens ever since. Chief among
these are the London Road the Huron
Road, the Seaforth-Bayfield road, Bay -
Kirkton an
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we recom
last year.
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we recomm
year.
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we recomm
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we recomm
Re motto
Klopp, we
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we recons
paid.
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we recomm
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Naughton,
$25; half
boundary
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we recomm
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made.
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made.
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county pri
Townsend.
d Lucknow. work and am impressedtrustees should res the reporton the s -
n of Douglas and McEwen, the value of their services; outside Consolidated Schools of Ohio, Min- diction of the County Council.
mend the same grant 'as their duties in connection with the nesota, Michigian and Indiana, 1922. County Roads are of two classes.
children their visits to the homes of Inspector John A. Taylor, of Elgin (n). County roads on which the de -
on of Geiger and Naylor, the parents are likely to be especially County, formerly Principal of Wing- pertinent of Highways of Ontario pay
end same grant as last valuable. ham High School, was one of the 40 per cent of the cast of construc-
Delegates from a majority of the committee of four that visited these tiny. and maintenance (b). Provin-
on of Grieve and Backer, sections attended the Faster meeting schools and made said report.
end no action. of the Ontario Educational Associa- Opposition to consolidation comes
n of Geiger and Douglas, tion. Especial care was taken by the from those that do not know the ad -
end no grant be given, committee to make the programme vantages of these schools. Mr. Tay -
n of McNaughton and attractive and as a result it was Tito ler• says: "In no other public utility
recommend grant be made, most crdwdcd of all the various sec- is there such great financial wast
on of Miller and Hanley, tions; not the (cast benefit to the as there is in -our inefficient, waste -
mend a grant of $50 be delegates has been the exchange of fol and expensive rural schools. In
ideas with trustees from different r,•nsolidated schools i found no such
n of Munnings and Erwin, parts of the province. fimncial waste."
end a grant of $15. Notwithstanding the efforts put. Salaries.—The nggrcgnte of the
on of Johnston and Mc- forth by the Government, little pro- salaries in 1921 was ?156,590 for 134
we recommend a grant of gress has been made throughout the teachers. In 1922 the aggregate of
that amount to be paid to Province towards consolidation, while the salaries was $141,015 for 155
fairs. in many States, ahnest all rural tuncheds. The average salary for
on of Collins and Johnston, schools have been consolidated with- 1921 was about $1,020 and for 1922
end a grant of $75. in the last few years. There are not. about $1,045. The experienced tench -
on of Klopp and McQuaid, more than half a dozen consolidated cars in many cases do not receive a
mmend that this grant he schools in Ontario and these are not larger salary than those without ex -
imposing instances. 'Until County 01 perience, yet experience is worth ex-
on of Armstrong and Fear, nt least Township Boards have juris- trn renumeration in teaching as it is
mend that the grants be diction over our schools or the Gov- in all other vocations.m
ernent withdraws its support from A medical inspection of all the
on of Tipling and Grieve, schools below a certain attendance. pupils in this inspectorate was made
mend the grant be $8,000. little more can be expected than has by Dr. Mackenzie Smith and Nurse
mmend that the tender for already been accomplished. Campbell. Their work was done in
nting be given to B. H. Six School Fairs were held in East n pleasing and thorough manner, un -
Huron in September. Of these I was der the direction of the Department.
able to assist in four. The exhibits of Education. Their careful exam-
We reco
Thomas Le
that tende
ies, he ac
of J. W.
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mmend that the tender of
gg, for meat, be accepted; and attendance were exceptionally enation of the pupils revealed many
.r of J. C. Cutt, for grocer -1 good and the interest. from year to unsuspected physical defects. Many
cepted; and that the tender year has been well sustained. if these were treated by the family
Smith, for bread, be accept- Seven meetings of the Trustees' physician and remedied; other cases
land Ratepayers' Association were were again reported to the parents
reco
that the salaries of . held this year; these were colonize- by the local nurse. The work done
eials he an follows: tion meetings. T was able to take during the medical inspection and
ngineer $2,800.00 part in four. Sonic were well at.- fnllnwod rip hy the lural nurse has
ngineer for upkeep tended, but in most of the urban con- been highly appreciative 0 by the
200.00 trns there seemed to be a lack of irr.rhors and the majority of the
100.00 interest. parents.
1,650.001 Attendance at all High and Co,,- A ourressfcl Teachers' institute
1,600.00 tinuation Sehnols has :hewn a mark- was held At Goderich on the 12th nal
00 ed increase during the last. half 13th of nrtr,l' •r, which wrist attended
year. Tf the amend • lause ,of the ht' 130 teachers.
Adolescent Art is ,..•n partially on- The public shoal promotion exam
forced, there will n, • b0 snffciont ir,nlimis wets held in Juno. The ee-
chair. k .•''wing I acrommndat.ien in these schools. sults oe'rr satisfactory.
:Were made: rontor this year.—Carried. County Auditors, each 50.00 • The Te-whers' Irslitute was held All the seh„r'c were visited twice
In clause 2 the grant was made The business of the December Caretaker ..... .. 900.00' nt Brussels anri rex't year for the during the y,•nr Where neeessery a
w s made.
ffi100 and $60. meeting having been mncludrd, the Tnspertm•, Hnusr of Rrfngo AnO.On first lime if will i,e held nk Blpth. third vi<it n 1
in clause 5 a grant of $25 was made. Warden thanked the members for Physician. Horse of Refuge 400.00 , All the schools wore visited twig Any other information required by
00 � during the year according to the the Council will he cheerfully given.
lrangementa. Carried.
The Esrcntier• Committee reported Moved by Messrs. Hayes and Tlan-
land the repo' was taken up in com- ley that the Good Roads Commission
lnittee, with Dir. Armstrong in the he hereby instructed not. to attend
Thef l' amendments ilte Good Roads Convention at To
Crown Attorney 1,100.
Auditors Criminal Justice ac-
counts each $ 5 per day and
10c per mile travelling one
way
In clause 7 the grant was made $100their cordial co-operation in expedite Manager, House of Refuge.. 600.
•
$81,000
At present the regular Highway
levy is $85,000, or 2 mills on the dol-
lar, so that the increase in coat to
the ratepayer is negligible.
On the other hand; the expendi-
tures have a much wider scope and
involve improvements in towns and
villages in addition, while the people
of the county have the advantage of
having distributed among them the
provincial subsidy of $80,000 annu-
ally. Moreover, a very small per-
centage of these expenditures go out
of the County for any commodities.
Much concern has been expressed
in the past about the method of fin-
ancing our Highway work and an
impression has been created that ex-
penditures have been extravagant and
have exceeded appropriations, This
is entirely a misconception, due to
the fact that the Government subsidy
on any year's work is not payable
til! the following March, causing an
overdraft until it is renewed. At the
end of 1920 the overdraft was $33,000;
at the end of 1921 the overdraft was
$17,000, and at the end of 1922 this
was reduced to $8,000, while to off-
set this the Govermnent grant of
$78,000 is due in March.
This means that 1928 Council will
have 570,000 to start the year's work
and it will not be necessary to kivy
anything for highways this year if
it is decided to spend no more than
that amounts of money. This condi-
tion is very different from the de-
plorable condition that was described
and lamented at the close of 1922.
The 1922 programme of work was
in many ways the most progressive
of all the years' work undertaken
since 1917. Much more permanent
wc'rk was done and it was done in
an improved manner. Moreover, our
tial County Roads—the most heavily , organization is becoming better and
travelled county roads on which a' better educated W the requirements
subsidy of 60 per cent of the cost of and much credit and appreciation is
construction and maintenance is paid due to those road foremen who have•
by the Provincial Government. Those taken such a keen interest in the
in this county are the Landon Road work of the County and given tither
nd the Lako Shore Road, aur! repro- efforts unstintedly.
:ants 95 miles of the total. The 1922 annual returns to the De -
Other classes of roads in the county pertinent of Public HIighways show
retpresent are Provincial Highways an e•(penditure of $174,704.48.
and Township Roads. Expenditures on maintenance were
The Provincial Highway in ltd n'nd, up 08 fellows:
county is the Huron Road and was Provincial
designated in 1920. It is tender theCo. Roads Co. Roads
jurisdiction of the Department of Grading $1,835.54 56,023.58
Highways at Toronto and forms n Culverts2,: st.18 4.445.60
part of the Provincial Highway sys- iir'stndacing 17.793.68 32,069.47
tom. On this the Dominion Govern- Diaggirig 1.700.99 0,017.74
merit pays 40 per cent. of construr• Oiling & tarring 421.91 2,425.82
Oen. The Provincial Government Snow roads 210.90 446.18
Bridges 2,035
.53 2,975 92
Wet ds 175.50 488.83
Gravel pits 1,850.84
Drains 193.13
pay's 40 per rent. and 20 per cent is
charged to the County of Huron.
Township roads are under the juris-
diction of the township councils and
the Department of Highways pay a
subsidy of 20 per cent. on all money
expenditures to townships conforming The superintendence costa have been
with the regulations of the Depart- been made up as follows:
went. A large portion of the work Salary, County Engineer...52,600.00
on township roAde is done by statute Hotel bills
labor and statistics compiled by the Automobile expenses
Department of Public highways of Clerical assistance
Toronto shows that to do work by Stationery and postage
statute labor costs SA a rule three Telephone and telegraph
times as much as to do the same by Expenses to conference
day labor or contract. It is therefnt•,•
clear that. statute labor is a wasteful $4.805.19
expensive luxury that in the interests The most outstanding feature of
of the ratepnyrrs stinal i he abolished. ti,r 11;22 expenditures as compared to
Expenditure: of money upon High- thnar of 192], is the inrrcase of 543-
wcys must. be eouaidc'red from the 1((11 in the r•xt"mdi7.are on road
ewe point. of view AS any other in- re.,:>treetinn. This rep,eventa a very
vestment of f' ^ is cnnslrlorri. That newt' altered policy of procedure and
is to soy, doe • 'he investmeet pay -7 i,e;.:•,, that much more permanent
exm•nditurrs work is being clone end that the work
am, int of 1022 is a beginning on a Tn-ogrea-
pn,fr' ab --i, e pnliry of cnnarimtiall he
4nr-limnle. in 'earls to a defte"its stnidnrngd nn tex-
n of » great : petted by the Department of High -
P
I ways »nd necrssitntrd by th rriquire-
to the nxiet- . menta of modern trafeh—T. Roy
and some ex Patterson, Engineer.
526,98.4.66 553,821.93
18895
511.91
925.00
506.89
96.79
28.85
a•'d are any it:•ms of
e':m•nfctable and what
expenditure is t1, mast
The anstwr••' to hetes
wires the rnnsidoratie
I many fartnrs.
{ Roads aro necessary
ence of the community