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The Huron Expositor, 1929-06-14, Page 6CO;i6496.g4t4ZA .c':0.)54:FraWelP 4T4 ItiVaat4titc'Eat ea a goo .Tapvs Vizt 4a0Anigaend that the •%. CoP,74(404, 000.wWttla mat, r, "Ca t40 =1#= Of the request of the 0Onn 'eterberough, we recosar Vaend hat the r •ad Commission be a aeunnatee to deal with the matter.— W. QT. lienderson,. Chairman. Finance Committee. The nuance Committee reported as fOliows: as motion of Kessrs. Beattie and Agiadana, WO recommend that this be cOncturrecl in. We recommend that the auditors' ?apart be accepted and printed in the minutes. We recommend that $10 be paid to 414iss Tye for services rendered to the au 'tors for 1928-29. We recommend that a committee be appointed to confer with the county solicitor as to the high cost of crim- inal justice accounts, and the report of the committee be sent to the At- torney General. That this Committee consider that ways and means be devised at this session to take care of our indebted- ness and we recommend that the mat ter of same be left to the whole coun- cil. ovinci I 11`' Corn wear , ,Trha thia rc-0401rthimiand the Zsr Plartaltryszit `s? cg*c4isflatives by all of- atiaa .111131ts sgAli* P03, balch.-44,Prt Higgins, Chairman. CettInty Property, The County Property Committee re. port was as follows: We visited the gaol and foul ev- erythuag in very good condition, with eleven prisoners at present. We visited the Registry or ce and found everything in order. We visited the Treasurer's Office aosi found everything in order. We would recommend that a tiling cabinet be supplied for the office in accord- ance with the auditors' report and estimated at $60. We also recommend the purchase of a rebuilt typewriter. We visited the lVfagistrate's Office and found it in good condition.—J. W. Craigie, Chairman. No )Tu1Tn-np.7 feeliag NOW auken. E 017Rn eairotagh, Nothing selieveo teneion en effectively Ex: Wrigley' o. The act off ao motorists have discov- ered. hao a gentle 000thing e ect. The healthful clensing action col Wriglielo refreshes the smooth armed oteadfies the sleeves. Rouse of Refuge. The House of Refuge Committee reported as follows: Your committee has had two meet- ings since the January session, one oe the 5th of March and one on the 3rd of June. The quarterly accounts were audited on each of these occasions as follows: March, $2,457.15; June, $2,730.07; Total, $5,187.22. On each occasion we made an in- spection of the home and premises and found everything in splendid order and a real credit to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob, who are doing a splendid work and keeping the Home and county farm in excellent shape. Many repairs and improvements are needed from time to time and this year has been no exception. We have had the old ice house, not need- ed since the installation of Frigidaire, and badly decayed, repaired and put in proper order and it is now used as a sort of storehouse. It was also necessary to do some repairs badly needed to the women's rooms, new flooring, repairs to bath tub and papering two rooms. These have been done and add much to the comfort and convenience of the compartment. We found 86 inmates in the home and all seemed contented and well fed and looked after. Two men were re- cently added from the Ontario Hos- pital. These have been taken care of and have proved no detriment and are easy to control. At present by the instruction of the committee, a cement foundation is being placed under the driving shed and when this is completed, it will be a good as well as needed improve- ment. The work is being done most- ly by the inmates. At our June meeting we visited all parts of the home and feel that the prospect for a profitable crap of on- ions is good. The other crops look good also. It has been decided not to go into the 'tobacco raising again until the prospects seem better. Your committee is of the opinion that the County Horne is an honor to the county in every way.—Ernest A. Adams, Chairman. Auditors' Report. The auditors reported as follows on the accounts and financial standing of the county for the year 1928:— Receipts. Cash in Bank, Jan. lst$ 10,039.93 County rates, 1927, Morris and Goderich Townships 17,583.80 County rates, 1928 150,674.29 Criminal Justice Fines Schools County Home Registrar Loans Division Court far e Worms • • • • --- • - • • • • • ospital ref ... . .3,4 11 Rep,e4t and taxliildrens... Shefier zyl4a, Total Receipts . • ... 08'$1,1144'.17 2spegaditiures. utsanding cheques .••• • $ 9,151•60 1:',81'31172' riminal Justice 0 County Home Schools Grants Municipal Government County Property . Children's Shelter Mother's Allowance Goal Hospitals and Charities .. Interest and exchange Printing and stationery Division Court Land Tax Water and Light sion Telephone Loans Repaid Miscellaneous Commis - 136,22549, 3,775.00 10,207.00 3,598.06 3,974.10 11,167.00 3,347.80 6,329,12 3,410.22 1,382.83 240.04 716.89 156.78 598.00 113,000.00 827.96 Total $304,923.86 334,923.86 Total Receipts .. Total Expenditures Deficit $3,759.60 Education Committee. The Education Committee reported as follows: Re the several high school levies submitted as follows: Clinton $10,956.35 Goderich 7,047.15 Seaforth 8,92525 Wingharn 6,584.42 - Exeter 7,932.40 We recommend that these be paid when verified by the Clerk with the additional grant or refund per section 35, chapter 326, Revised Statutes of Ontario, 192'7. Re the adjoining county school loans as follows:, Listowel Parkhill Stratford Harriston St. Marys for attendance of pupils. We recommend verified. We further recommend that all high school grants and those also to continuation schools be paid when verified, on or before the first of De- cember to enable school boards to complete their business early in De- cember. Re grant to Western University, we recommend owing to the condition of our finances at present, we feel that we are unable to give a grant, but that the matter may be given favorable consideration in the future. We also suggest that as a mattez of relief that readjustment be made in the fees payable by students in certain departments. — Dr. Milne, Chairman. Report of the County Commission. We, your Road Commission, beg to report as follows: Since the January session of the Council, the work on the County Roads has been proceeding as usual, and the roads are in much the same condition as last year. The severe freshets during the spring caused some minor washouts on the roads, and the failure of the dam at Wroxeter caused the bridge in that village to be washed out. During the winter, the Commis- sion held a meeting in Toronto and attended the sessions of the Ontario Good Roads Association, and Chair- man Hill of the Commission was one of the speakers at the convention.. Mr. Hill spoke on the subject, "The Town- ship Road Superintendent from the Viewpoint of the Council," pointing out that the function of the council was executive, and that the Superin- tendent's duty was to carry out the instructions of the council, but also that it was 'necessary for the council to get the best results, to give sup- port to the Superintendent and not to interfere with, nor overrule him, in carrying out the work. Many other papers of interest were presented, and the old problem of "who should pay for the roads" was discussed fully, the rural delegates contending that the cities should pay more, and vice versa. While in Toronto, the Commission examined equipment that it was pro- posed to purchase. Early in May the most of the coun- ty roads were looked over, and the construction work which was propos- ed. A trip was made to Hamilton to examine dragline and other equip- ment. Early in the year the two -ton Reo trucks, purchased last year, were ex changed for new 3 -ton trucks, the county paying $1,600 each in addi tion. These new trucks appear to be efficient. During the spring a traffic office was employed for a short time, who was particularly instructed to act in cases of overloaded trucks -which cause great damage to the roads that period of the year. The new legislation directs that fines be pal to the county, so that in future, th officer should be partly self -sustain ing. We recommend that an office be engaged for the summer months. A carload of calcium chloride ha been bought and among others, th road from Saltford to Dunlop ha been treated. The use of this mater ial will effect considerable savings i resurfacing and dragging, in additio to the benefit of dust prevention. I is proposed to use more of this ma terial, but it is expected that eon oil will also be used. Owing to the heavy loads now be ing operated over the, highways, an on account of the fact that our ethe bridges were erected at a time tha much lighter loads were to be carried we recommend that a by-law be pass ed limiting the loads that may be ear ried on our steel bridges to ten ton for any vehicle, or for any combine tion of vehicles. 2,068.48 426.10 53,552.36 2,505.45 75.83 90,000.00 59.23 1Se ri,r,w2111::;,! 11174.114 ••••'')T:L., kill4t, 1,4 WM flI "Nft ' •, Ye= azzamerc Home Cau. Lk Twic© A=2,cthre Ry .cover ceEllings witai smooth, tight -fitting sheets off Gyproc Iireprooe WU:tom:I—then decorate. Gv [Mir= will also mike cooDer on days—warmer Ora coRd S 1551 .44 ireproot oard Cry OGe. 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J.02 D•ozw...-., el.o,toFi;,ygb,...tlycoUfl4,Ceeeene. dl;Le'se, =ea ezo vein egfeeei gacer these be paid when r4, ads 1707°10dreddareerse:er,5e"n T'S'0-nr 11O41gf _CO nvel itcr c(c4' 40'1) " orotrz smoz,p0 • Titeka Qmopao Ued trues an4 attassamts . 2,1000.00 Car 1„16,5.00 Small naaohines a implements 1,000.00 Gravel plant —18,000.00 $26,884,00 authority he given the Com ..ssion to take any necessary legal aetion to en- force these requirements. The county is faced with the neces- sity of providing machinery for the production of fine road gravel, and to date, we have remodelled three of our crushing plants for this purpose. Af- ter extensive consideration, the con- clusion is reached that a large port- able plant, having an output of 400 yards per day, more C% leas, will re- duce the cost of this operation ma- terially. Such plants are on the mar- ket and have been in use for a con- siderable period, and we recommend that such e. plant be purchased. For dragging operations, we find that the power machinery is much more economical than horse-drawn machines, and we have accordingly purchased four heavy used trucks, end have equipped two of them with grad- er attachments, and we propose to purchase another attachment for use on another unit. With another power grader, nearly all of the county roads couldt be patrolled with power ma- chines, excepting in the early spring, and the Commission is of the opinion that money can be saved by the pur- chase of en additional 'machine. How- ever, in view of other requirements, it is being left over. Attention has been given, too, to the erection of and replacement of guard fences, and it is proposed to undertake considerab v. of this work. The snow fences already in use have served a useful purpose, and a demand has arisen for a large addi- tional amount. We recommend that this be supplied where it is advisable to do so. Your Commission recommend that the following items of construction work be undertaken. 1. At the village of lolgrave, im- provements to approach of bridge— $200.00. Since it is probable that the Province will assume this road, it is not considered advisable to rebuild the bridge at this time. 2. Road No. 31, Turnberry, along Concession 11, grading and gravel- ling, $3,000.00. 3. Road No. 25, McKillop and Grey to Elma boundary -39,000.00. 4. Road No. 19, Grey, southerly from McNaught, $400.00. 5. Annual grants to Wingham and Hensall—$9,8211.30. Total, $22,421.00. Bridge Construction. Wroxeter bridge $20,000.06 Road No. 2, Ashfield, exten- sion and improvement of arch bridge 500.00 Road Nere2e Colborne, Tob- in's Bridge 550.00 Repair to Gorrie bridge 700.00 Road No. 2, Hay, at St. Joeeph 250.00 Road No. 7, Hay and Steph- en, new culvert 450.00 r t e r 5, n n t d 1 t Regarding the Wroxeter bridge, no- tice has been given to the OWTAG2' the mill dam that in rebuilding, lie must build in a substastial Manner, so that a recuritence the trouble will be avoided, if pozoThie, and also that he must erutend Lis spillway down stream past the bridge site do that the bridge abutments will, be protected front tbe wash front ens spillway, and we lanconainend tbat 4 UR OWN READ s• Repairs to machinery ..... Superintendence Legal costs, damage claims, Road Com., P,L., etc Interest charges and ex- change 5,000,00 5,500.00 2,000.00 4,000.00 Total $220.836.00 The estimated receipts are as fol. lows:— government subsidy on above program $107,418.00 Rebates & sundry receipts 6,000.00 Balance to be raised by levy 107,418.00 $220,836.00 This will require a levy of 2% mills which we recommend be made. Re motion of Messrs. Hubbard and Keys that liability insurance, to pro- tect the county against all accidents that may happen on the county roads, be taken, we recommend that this matter be decided by the council as a whole. Re motion of Messrs. Beattie and Wright that an insurance fund be established, same recommendation. Re motion of Messrs. Rader and Baker that efforts be increased in the destruction of weeds on the county roads, it has been the policy of the county to keep down the weeds as far $22,450.00 There are also a number of small improvements that will have to be made, and in addition to the work re-' commended above, there is urgent need for the following items of grad- ing and other construction: 1. Road No. 8, Exeter, westerly from the London Road, grading, draining, etc. 2. Road No. 23, Ashfield, souther- ly from Lochalsh, 4 miles, grading and gravelling. 3. Road No. 27, Ashfield and West Wawanosh, north from Con. 5 and 6, 1% miles. 4. Road No. 21, Morris and Turn - berry, westerly from Bluevale. 5. Road No. 21, Kinloss and West Wawanosh, at Dickie's Hill. 6. Road No. 14, McKillop and Logan, southerly from north town limit, grading and gravelling. 7. Road !No. 25, Colborne, com- pletion of construction. 8. Road No. 2, e ay, northerly from south • Town Line, completion of road from Barfield to Grand Bend. 9. Road No: 23, Ashfield, two cul- verts. 10. Road No. 9, Hay, extension of bridges. 11. Road No. 8, Usborne, Thames Road bridge. 12. Road No. 12, McKillop, at C371. 5 and 6, improvement at jog. 13. Road No. 1, Hullett, continua- tion of construction along Con. The foregoing are only examples of work that should be done, as, in addi- tion, there are on the county roads many small bridges, having a road- way of 16 feet, more or less, which are a hazard to modern traffic, and which should be widened. Furthermore, we have been placing gravel on many miles of road, badly in need of draining, and which could be maintained with, possibly, half the material, if the water was taken a- way. For instance, the roadbed of the Blue Water Highway from Gode- rich south, and many portions of the Lake Shore Road, are saturated with water for many weeks in the spring and fall, permitting the heavy loads to crush the gravel surface into the mud below, and causing a great deal of extra work in maintaining a smooth road. Moreover„ most of these roads are too narrow for the traffic, and vehicles are frequently being ditched on that account. It would be the part of economy to drain and grade these roads at the earliest pos- sible time. The estimathd cost of the work for 1-929 is as folloWnt- 14/faintenance— • Weeds $8,R00.00 Grading 2,000.00 Theaggin.g :. . :11,2r0:2 Culverts Bridges .. „• 8,000.00 Resurfacing' 70,000.00 Oil and egficiinn chloride 10,000.00 Ssow 6,000.00 $1.27,800.00 as practicable, but, if =Yo= seas anY location demanding attention, if no- tice is received, eh action will be taken as needed. Re motion of Wessrs. Adams and Stalker that three thousand feet of snow fence be placed on -certain roads, we recommend that this be provided, if this amount is found necessary. • Re motion of Messrs. Dodds and Adams that the south town line of Morris be designated as a county roP we recommend that no action be taken at present, but at the time that the road easterly from Walton is com- pleted, it is felt that this road should be a county rbad, as it is a portion of the direct route. Be communication from the Clerk of the Township of Goderich, demand- ing an accounting of, and payment for, gravel taken from pit on the en - miller road, the Commission is not entirely satisfied that the gravel in question belongs to the township, and this matter has been submitted to the Department of .gisways for an opinion, and we recommend that ac- tion be deferred till such opinion is received. Re request from the Town of Clin- ton for paving of the iaWn which is a county read, we have eon& sidered the situation and in viqW e the present condition of tic,- roaed 04,5 expenditures formerly ramie in Clb ton, and the requirements of othe county roads, we recommend no ac- tion. Second Repocrtomcfmatshsekm.CoontY Moak; We, your Road Commission, report further, as follows: Re motion of Messrs. Henderson and Stalker, regarding the Prairie Road at) Wingham, we recommend that this work be done, if there are any funds available. Re motion of Messrs. Turner a Craigie regarding expenditure of sur- plus on Cambria Road, we recommend that this be done, but it is nit sn- p e ctedth t there will be any surplus available. Re motion of Messrs. Middleton and Rader regarding payment for gravel, this matter is covered by a recom- mendation in our first report that ac- tion 'be deferred until the opinion of rthecelveepdartznent of 1 ighways has been ei gte 41..1 •••••10 • See ©um -sped' 51 kiy ihm rfaewes, 717110-7felr e IC color es1 Alt no extra cost—a Choice of Colors on any ramodel, fromi variety so wide you have almost individual distinction. Come to vor speciall color show =Id see for yourselfe great number off r coflo cOmbitruations from 71711:11Ch 'YOU may choose. AND UP AS pee= 1.0. aWitadsor, gages extra Your preamit car will [probably coven. the en- tire arm payment. The N. M. C Purchase Ran off era the lowest tern= available am the balance. And, remember, this is orally an additio feature to the great array of values with whieln 1..11; Essex e Challenger swept the field. ril 1 Syssemauic saving fulEdis hop for 3Ftnts =nd as - sums ctextfaraz the ea DUD upS2.ViingS in reti the IL 11, - of Montreal. where small accounts are welcorcrkee and tncouragaii to gralw into . iarger ones, -TOTAL lEstamiciheca n8a7 ASSETS IN XCEiSS OI $9,3A,t•vOCX) Monsen Brandt: • L R 601.52, Manager 011stam Tarmstg 810,V13113, - Brucelleld (Sub -Agency): °port it esday and Saturday • `,. 1 '