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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1937-11-26, Page 6'7,717:7727,74.,1:1 • t." • rt'*• -.- kei iu •#.;i 4)1. etb 4.Y • • •••.. „.„ • r• eounty engineer. Pre- , ettortr for the period. He at0, WAY (Mations by, the )If• 410,01rfik • nelnettOaaine That the report be sts4 included in the printed IX ..catillied; 14 1,4yennore, Reeve of Clinton, ,gi/.1,414'eeeedath appreciation for the pre qaPahle manner in which Mr. Vattterson dealt with the subject of 'Isiginvaa,y matters. - The report of the Shelter Commit- tee Was read to council and qn mo- tion! lef Reeves R. Turner and Salm- dere 'adopted. J. H. SoottaTureer: That owing to the teem:emit:Ms spread between the entice the producer receives and the consulter pays for many of the ne- cessities 'of life, we, the county coun- cil of Huron County, memorialize the Provincial and Dominion Govern - mets to give all possible aid to Panama\ of Consumers' Co-operatives wherever they may be established. Legislative Committee. Archibald -Gratin: 'ghat the Clerk prepare a resolution requesting the Provincial Government to extend to local Municipalities •the same priv- ileges as ft does to counties within the province in !respect to reforesta- tion *of lands, even though the acre- age may be reduced., Carried. MeNall-Fluckins: That we recom- mend to the council of 1938 that they take action in respect to Magistrate's offijj tbe county building. Pro- perty committee. Archibald-Wilsbe; That we extend our appreciation to Mr. Richardson of the Department of Reforestation for his kindness in having a representa- tive appear before county council to giro a lecture on matters pertaining to reforestation, and that Mr. Sim- mons also be included in this vote of thanks. Carried. Mawhinney-Huckins; That we, he county council of Huron, request that the Township of McKillop return Jno. Eckert as Reeve for the year 1938, as we believe that the experience he re- ceived as Warden of the eou.nty will be a benefit to the 'county. Carried. Sanders -P. W. Scott: That this county council recommend• to the On- tario Legislature that the penalties for drunik and reckless delving on • public highways be made heavier, and, that for a second conviction for driv- , day Page 3) en, ‘P'llel-aansuppssew LISTEN... 101277tigifkfitt CANADA -19Y IMPERIAL TOBACCO'S INSPIRING PROGRAM 111 FRIDAY 10 p.m. E .S.T. sTAii o NsCRCT-CFPL uNc , t g ,7,,.,:44 ......., diveree per mite be *cancelled .perMaarently, 10a- .a.ative COonnittee. Mr. Bridgman, of the Canadiah Gen- eral Electric ,Company of Canada, addressed council en request of tbe gluten, County Home Committee at the time of .their last meeting on Sept. 30th last. He went into details respecting installation of electrical equitment in the Huron County Home kitchen. He stated that the result of a complete survey was that some- thing would bave to be done in any ease in the near future. He intiniat- ed the present cost of using coal, bas-. ed on 55 tons per year, is ha the neighborhood of $660.00. Complete electrical equipment estimated at a monthly cost of $20, or it total of $240.00 per year, would, •give an ap- proximate saving of $420. Following his remwrks, the following motion: was read and adopted: J. H. Scott-Bryana: That the coun- ty council of Huron County leave to the present County Home Committee the power to make any changes nec- essary in the cooking equipment at the County Home. Carried. Mr. Govenlock, the Inspector of the Huron County Home, -addressed the members briefly. He referred particu- larly to the new hen house that had been 'erected, to the fact that the Hydro system at the home would soon have to be changed; that the fine •hazard was very low, and that the Inspector of County Homes re- comanended that the barn should be enlarged to accommodate more cat- tle. McNall-Lovell: That a vote of thanks be extended to Mr. Govenlock fo,r his 'report. • , Replying tta Mr. Scott's inquiry, the Clerk reported •that he had investi- gated and found that the amendments of 1937 did not alter the situation, re- lating to •the •manner of computing the nrumber of voters in the munici- Palit Y Areport of Mr. A. T. Cooper, Sec- retary of the Mothers' Allowance Board, was read, and on motion was referred to the Executive Committee. The report of the Finance Commit- tee was read and adopted with the following amendments: That the ac- , count of Miss Dorothy Walters, sten- ographer, be paid; that the accounts of the municipal clerks for writing Old Age Pensions be paid after $3.00 is deducted from the Clerk of Ash- field bill and $6.00 .deducted from the Clerk of Grey Township. The report of the County Road Commission was read and adopted with tie following amendment which was made by motion: _Haacke-Mog- ridge: That the county pay Mr. Shep- pard $100 whose horse was killed on the county road last winter. Friday A supplementary 'report of the Lee' islative Committee was read to coun- cil and on motion reread clause by clause with Reeve Richard Johnston in the chair and adopted with the following amendment: Bowman-ArSh- ibald: That we, the County Council of Huron, encourage the Provincial Gov•ernmen•t to make the traffic laws more stringent. The yeas and nays NLY 2 * Shopping Da 'being 9 ed ,fer• on the alaleadtnen4 »all osem re voted yea. Report of the Property Committee was adopted -aa read. Report of the Executive Committee Was read to ,council and on motion reread clause by clause with Reeve Saunders in the chair. As the com- mittee requested a discussion in open council of the report of the Secre- tary of the Mothers' Allowance Board the following motion was, •carried: Bowman-Westeott: That atter hear- ing the report of the Mothers Allow- ances Board that we agree to pay their remuneration, as we .think they gave 'honest individual action but lack organization to give the services required by the publit, and that the report be adopted. J. H. Scott -Basalts: That the coun- ty council of Huron notify Mr. Amos Ball, of R. R. 1, Auburn, by a letter from the County Clerk, that in view of the .fact that this council bas re- imbursed Mr. Andrew Sheppard to the extent of $100 for loss sustained by the loss of a horse in. extricating M. Ball from serious difficulties on our county highway, this council is of the unanimous opini•an that Mr. Ball should pay Mr. Sheppard at his earliest convenience an additional $75 to reimburse in full for the loss of his horse. Carried. Cardiff -Archibald: That we, the county council of Huron, memorialize the Government that we feel that they should continue to still pal to the teachers' conventions of Ontario the small grant of $50, as was previously paid in .past years, as we feel that these conventions are of great benefit to the junior teachers. Carried. J. H. Scott -Davidson: That this county council request that our local members of the Legislature, Mr. Bah lantyne and Mr. Robertson, take the necessary action to thave a competent and active Old Age Pension and Mothers' Allowances Board appointed in Huron County. Carried,. Archibald. Bowman : That t he Teachers' Institute of East and West: Huron be paid the usual grant of $50 each. Carried. The report of the Agricultural Com- mittee was read to council and adopt - Reports of the Agricultural Com- mittee, Advisory AgriCultural Coun- oil and Educational Committee were .read and adopted as read. The report of the County Home Committee, as at Sept. 3,0th, when the committee met at Clinton, was adopt- ed as read. Shaddick-W. Turner: That this county council extend a hearty vote of thanks to Reeve Cardiff for his' most generous gift of apples., Car- ried. Bowman-Feagan: That the Werden be sent to Ottawa with the Goderich Harbor delegates. Carried. R. J. Deachman, M.P., addressed council briefly before adjournmeat. He referred briefly to matters that will come up at the next session of the Federal House. He offered, if "-council so requested', to bring some prominent man from Ottawa to ad dress council at the January session. Cardiff -Armstrong: That this coun- ty council do now adjourn to meet the third Tuesday, January 18, 1938. Carried. COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION Tee work of the year has been car- ried on closely in accordancewith the estimates, thoitgliwork on new roade and unienpected •*requirements have necessitated some changes. 'It is ex- pected that the expenditures and re- ceipts of the year Will bala.nee. An insurance policy covering work- men's compensation was secured) for a premium of $1,252.29. Info) acci- dents occurred that were coveredby this poliey. It is the intention to carry on snow removal from the roads as in the pst In view of the incresting number of accidents on the road, we reoo•minend 'Stop' signs be erected next spring at all intersection s where such signs' do not already exist, on the following roads: Road No. 12, Seaforth to Bel - more; Road 25, Dunlop to Blyth; Road 27, Lucknow 1e Carlow; Road 4, the Creditian Road; Road 6, the St. Marys Road; Road 3, Hayfield to Egniond,- villa; Road 36, Clinton to Hayfield. We further recommend that a cer- tain number of our roads be so sign- ed each year. Re Shepherd claim, we again took up the matter with the insurance company but could not persuade them to admit liability or make payment Re road south of Wroxeter, request- ed as a county road, your committee have examined the road and we re- commend that action be deferred un- til further extensions to the comity road system may be made. REPORT OF COUNTY ENGINEER In aecorditce with plans outlined previously, increased expenditures have been made this year on dust palliatives, and in the construction of bituminous surfaces on main roads.. We have built 11% miles of new bituminous !surfaces 20 to 26 feet in width, and 5% miles of reinforcing, or partially completed surfaces. Our practice this year, based. on our past experiences, has been to bring -the old road to a proper cress section and treat with a prime coat of tar. On this is placed 1,350 cubic Ards of graded gravel which is mixed, in place with a liberal quantity of bitu- men, and the mass spread uniformly over •the road, giving •a surface of about three inches. We find that in constructing these surfaces to the un- usual widths up to 26 feet, ravelling along the edges is eliminated, as well as providing a much* safer surface for traffic. The results of our bitumin- ous work this year has been very good, and it is expected that the maintenance costs will not be very high. The 'cost of about $3,200 per mlile is somewhat higher than that of other years due to the use of increas- ed quantities and the tinereased price of bitumen. It is rather singular that in no other »part of the country have satisfactory results been obtained by constructing surfaces as we do here. 1 beliede that the old bogey of sheet asphalt urfaces, pushing, has influenced oth- ers and induced them to use a low percentage of bitumen in order to * Until Christmas So why delay any longer before selecting» your CI ristmas rrre ••,•11.1 Car You will be delighted with our large range of Beautiful Carts—and the prices, which include your:name and any »verse which you may select, are so reasonable. • Hundreds of cards to choose from. Place your order now for delivery any time before Christmas. uron. Expositor Publishers. • 44, Phone 41, Seaforth. A AWst.',,ot:AV,t440 lANORk 6. • • • • , i'/PiI0V0",r0TiPIP • ,„..9 4,111400,444:411: 1, .11,4, 414 . , • 741#14440P'' NO',1 ' $0.•• avoid this poesibility.' Sltela ainS0- il•'utlt Pathaltigtl A1`,..`„ tics will produce sectit 0. eq erly hooded aggregate •. result in • t cAtinct,' 113/0.es- We 'lve hod °WY One 'short Purchase Dim1(ip tomb site 200.00 seeticat give trouble from pushing, a,n.d Neal• equiPment the obvious cause may readily be 111iscellaneOne 189.00 with the results that are being secur- Balsam in Bank, Oct. 31-$1$218,76556i:9838-7 ed, and it is possible that such work avoided. However, road eagineers from oth,er parts are being impressed will become more generah Estimates For Balance of Year Only one two-mile, section of grad- ing was 'completed dais year, the road from Carlow to NilS completing the Lucknow road. This was carried out by teams, and it may be the last job of this kind to be so undertaken by the county. • Power operated equip- ment now operates at so 'itiUch lower cost that the cost for tea' work is too thigh. It may seem unfortunate that such work will not be available U15199.43 to farmers in the future, but the • Disbursements farmers have to pay for much of it, Children's A id Society $ 600.00 and hard manual labor is Obviated. 4atalindi8tra: an Justice • " 1""°*" Grants Moreover, many farmers neglect their 950.00- farms to help out with the road work Me government .... 1,500.00 S 3,900.00 so that the disadvantage and the ex- Hoseitals 3.7° tra oo.st more than offset the advent - 01.000° Insurance heat, light ages of the Past system, which offer - an extra 'source of income. The Ford trucke bought by the Prilltin* Jail D. L. interest Counter property 280°00..0°0° 300.00 ed some farmers an opportupity for County in the spring have been op - Registry Office 310000:0000 erating at a low cost. The improve- ment in trucks during the past has Mothers' Allowance Board. been remarkable °leeks writing 0. A. P. 58000..0°0° Bank loans 'While no .stabilization was under- 100,000.00 taken this year, it was on account of County Home 2,000,00 the •press of other work, and not that the hnporta.nce of this work has been overlooked, or has appeared minimz- ed. Special equipment is needed for the production of stabilized gravel In the best form, and standard, practical Receipts machines have not yet been evolved. Jan. 1, bank balance an unetable nature will not be used From 0. A. P. $ 120;834028:444 The time will come when gravel of From inmates 1 A great many seriou tr' 'c col- Sundry 5,237.42 on public roads to any r -•e..4. Sale of 11e stock denbs occurred this year witeau any 5,667.48 apparent cause of the increase. Many $24,0835019250 of these accidents have been acci- dental, but the alanming increkee in of, A. P. to Dinismabutrsesotnents $ 544.00 traffic accidents indicates that an ed- For live stock and 'food • 5,359.24 ueational campaign among ea?. cleiv- Funeral and grave e 466.00 ers is imperative, Commn' courtesy Estates paid off 60 until the careless and reckless driver Committee pay lists 16611 .66 oan be made to understand that any- -2,.829731.. is the asis of all proper driving, and Home maintenance 1 Ir one taking chances with a motor ve- hide is a public`menace, and is point- Balance in bank, Oct. 31$$2°3:378°50..4541 ed to as a fool, a proper attitude will not be acquired. County Highways nrany changes in practice and in standards for road construction and maintenance have taken glaze- in the Past twenty year, and =h, waste has been the result of a failure to anticipate the demands of the future. Nearly all the changes in standards may be traced td the development of the motor ear, and much of it to the increased speed ' at which vehicles now operate. Duihag the past few years, however, there has been little tendency to build cars for operation at higher speeds, so it would appear that present day standards for hori- zontal and vertical curves will endure for a long time. Public demands frora roads have been increasing year to year, and during the past a minimum amount of » Receipts improvemenshave been made in Bank balanrce, Jan. 1 $ 1810 order to keep expendituree at a mini- County rates 15,494.88 mum. There are now 385 miles on our county road system, and the De- $15,512,98 partment of Higthwaysis assuming 30 Disbursements miles of road in the, south. Even Debentures then, only one county in the province Owing to General Acct. $ 12,950.46 700.00 will have a larger mileage of county road than Huron and there cannot be $13,650.46 expected to be any letdown in the Estimated Surplus demands far -improvements. On a Assuming that the County$, great many roads aseumed by the ways will live within their estimats_ 18H62i :a h» county, little permanent work has and the fiaancial statements showin-g be» done, although an effort has a small surplus in all other accounts, been made to Provide improved main- it would appear to have been a sat- tepance, but the requirements of isfactory year for tens council. these roads cannot be postponed in- The deficit from 1936 of $8,620.00 is definitely However, I am now more wiped out; the debt is lowered $11. - firmly convinced that •the users a 000.00 to -a new low of $35,267.00 and the roads will receive greater value ever $4;000.00 spent on oapital ache - for the investment by a continuation tions. When you consider that this of our practice of this year, of pre- bag been done atter lowering taxation viding low cost bituminous surfaces over $22,000 and spending an addi- on our most important .roads before tional $45,000 on county roads, I Launching any large scale construe- would s'ay it is a record' this council tiore'program. The grade and align- might well be proud of. ment of many of our main roads are In conclusion, 1 wish to thank the suitable for the, construction of such members of couneil, the Warden and tops, and even 'should it be advisable other county officers for their co-op in th future to make a change, the eratian during tbe year.—A. H. Ers- • of a BectiOn .of low cost road kine, Treasifrer. will not be serious. The !requirements, of other reads must, however, be met; that is to say, the replacement of culverts, end bridges, and, the elimination of dan ger points, etc, as well as the neces- ary pfaintenance. And after the more important roads have teen gate en an allyear surface, those of lesser traffic can be given attntion, and improvements carried on from year to year until all are bettered.—T. R. Patterson, County Engineer. PROPERTY COMMITTEE . . Receipt Rank balance, Oct. 31 $ 1,652.98 general County Rates 112,096.45 Prom Peorhicial Highways700.00 rime ' 10000 Licenses • . 50.00 Re hospitals 600.00 Administration Justice . 600.00 $115,730.N Estimated surplus .........869.43 County ,Home Rec ipts Bank balance, Jan. 1 ' $ 2 Bank loans 130,01040..0108 1936 subsidy 46,710.59 Gas tax rebate • 189.90 Sundry revenue ....... 4,163.61 Disbursements 1936 loans Paid 1937 vouchers D. L. interest Committee Pay lists $181,206.25 $50,000. 119,400. 2,443. • 445. 00 78 GO $172,289. Bal. in bank,» Oct. 31 $8,916. Provincial Highways 38 87 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Respecting the paying (if grants to Libraries, we recommend that this motion be adopted. Re report of A. T. Oooper, Secre- tary of the Mothers' Allowances Board, we prefer that this report be discussed in open council—Petr W. Scott, Chairman. TREAS.4VRER'S REPORT Respecting Inspector of Prisons re- port, we recommend that one toilet I here submit financialstatements bowl be purchased, and that new of receipts and disbursements of the locks, be . 4,rhasedi. various accounts covering the period recth•a .,., gether with estimates covering :the council take int serious .considera- We o January 1 to October 31, 1937, to- at the incoming Mott the matter of a new heating sys- balance of the year. ,. tem and new flooring where required.. General Account We recommend that two additional 214 gellon fire extinguishers be pur- chased.—J. II. Scott, Chairman. Bank Ic0ans $100,000.00 County rates 16,592.34 Administration of justice. 4,509.70 -Municipalities re hospitals 2,749.16 Registry office - 2,565.73 Licenses 929.50 741.36 150.60 Re corn borer, 1936 144.30 Division Courts ' 34.26 Schools 6.00 Receipts Fines Sundry $128,422.95 Disbursements Overdraft, Jan. Ist $ 8,60.56 Mothers' Allowances 5,670.00 Old Age Pensions 5,848.55 Children's! Aid Societe* 3,594.65 Adminietration Of justic16,954.43 Grants 2,205.00 Municipal Government 4,887.45 Registry office 514.05 Schools 47,483.77 Jail •t 3,202.79 Pritning ,and posttige 1,413.28 D. L. interest 2,219.17 1,334.22 County property Insurance, heat, light and telephone Hospitals Audit Corti Borer Inspector • '44 11, 1'4 '•4 1,327.81 18,259.45 250.00, 825.46 87740 1'?;111'1i 61 LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Re memorializing the Government to give all possible aid to' co-opera- tives, we recommend this motion be dealt with in open council. Recommending that the Govern- ment incra.se penalties for reckless driving, we recommend that th,emo- tion be cataied. Respecting appolotment of mem- bers of the Board to the Chlictren's Aid Society, we concur with the re- quest a Halton County regardihg this resolution Respeoting power to appoint mem bers constitUting the governing board of the Children's, Aid Society, we concur with the request of the Peter- borough county contrail. Respecting the prohibition of nruni- Cinal *bodis frOm changing standard throe 'to daylight Saving time, we re- commend that no action, be taken and ask that same be discussed in open cuncil. A resolution urging the Government to gran* inereaared subsidy for werk on roma, we concur with the vleere of Wentworth county council. FINANCE COMM naret • recomritend that the Matter of • Chances of ("colds" are increased by common constipation. It may lower resistance to infection. Xellogg's Aix-BRAIC absorbe water and softens like a sponge —forms a soft mass—aids elimination. Just eat two tablespoonfuls daily. As a cereal with milk or cream, or in recipes. Sold by all grocers. Dorothy Walters' bill, who is supply- ing for Miss Prouee, the magistrate's stenographer, be dealt with in open council. Re compensation to the munibipai clerks for writing Old Age Pensions aplications, we recommend that these accounts be paid with the ex- ception of the ones from the Town- ellipe of Grey and..Ashfield, which are not clearly defined. • An account from John. Britnell Son, Toronto, for framing portreitof Dr. Dunlop, we recommend this ac- count be paid. Respecting bill from the Whitey Estate, we recommend no action.— George Westeott, Chairman. The report of the Finance Commit- tee was read to council and on mo- tion reread clause by clause, with Reeve Davidson in the chair and adopted with the following amend- ments: That the account of Hiss Dorothy Walters, stenographer, be paid. That the accounts of the municipal clerks for writing Old, Age Pensions be paid after $3.00 is deducted from the account of the Clerk of Ashfield and $6.00 deducted' from the account of the Clerk of Grey Township. " • SHELTER COMMITTEE ' We have held three meetings this year and have inspected the Shelter, which was found to be in good -condi- tion—inside and outsid'e. A big im- provement was made on the grounds by having a lot of old stumps remov- ed and ground levelled. There are at present • seven chil- dren in the Shelter, one girl of 14 and six boys, ranging from 5 years to 1/ years of age. We also have a baby giri of nine months which will needl a lot of care. As our work is• divided under dif- ferent ,headings, we will try to give a" full detail report under men head- ing: ,(1) Child Protection, 88 calls; (2) Unmarried Parents, 65 calls; (3) Child Care, 67. Cases open at pres- ent: 17 eases of child protection; SO cases of unmarried parents; 67 cases under child care; legal adoptions, 5. We wish to express our apprecia- tion of the work our Matron is doing in training the children -in her care, and the motherly interest she has always shown. Children's Aid Socie- ty realize the important part we are taking in» the work for the under-prite Heer! child. • This need is growing from year to year, and in order to meet this demand it will be neces- sary for this society to launch an ex- tensave educational program in our county in .order that the pdblic will fully understandl the nature of our work, and that they may be able to co-ap era te with us, when the occasion arises. To some, these statements are perhaps misleading, and there is a doubt in their minds as to the ac- tual value of the Childrens Aid So- ciety in this county. For the most part they consider the society as a sort of policeman,. It is far from that. They feel that when a complaint is made to the society, the children im that particular family should be re- moved' at once. It is 'considered more or less that they have 4committed crime and that the 'child should be re- moved as punishment. No matter what the litysical conditions or the Moral s-urrounaldngs rmay be, this is home to that particular child, and • only when ,all other plans fail should it be necessary to remove him from the home. It is very rare, indeed, that a case arisewhich would war- rant immediate reirtoval.—J. A. Bry- ans, Chairman. REPORT OF GAOLER There have been fifty-five prisottere committed as follows: Tiheft, 18; L. C.• A., 13; breaking amid entering, 6; traffic act, 5; robbery with .siolence, 4; assault, 2; Inland Revenue Act, 2; carnal knowledge, 1; fraud, 1; at- tempt to pervert justice, 1; posses- sion of drugs, 1; impersonating sher- iff, 1. We have at present in custody six prisoners. Cost of daily rations per prisoner, 12% cents.r—James B. Rey- nolds, Gaoler. CRIMINAL JUS,TICE AUDITORS As thts is the final opportunity In the year we herewith submit a, re- port cobering our audit for the quar- ters ending April°15, July 15 and Oc- tober 15, the temaining audit not -be- ing due until Jan. 15, 1938. Under a separate -report Provincial Officer McCoy will deal with an I- quiry made at the June session of this year and ehown on page 14 of the June, 1937, minute book. This report will cover appeinteents of county constables, equipment with which they are supplied and) the method of recording 'county proPertY. We have audited' each account oa,re- finny that has been presented to us. We have based mr declaims in each case strictly on the instructions set out in the statutes and the amend- ments theet, and oti county council instructions respecting mileage. There are of comae eerttdlt eleee arising (Continued on Page 7) 4 0 0