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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1921-12-22, Page 4HURON COU1NTY COUNCIL. THE W1''GHAM ADVANCE Thursday, Dec. 22nd 1921 The December session of the county 1 scouu it was held at Goderich last week. 'Tuesday would have been the regular day but the electiorit being held that day caused the summoning of the council a day later Warden Doig, in his opening remarks, said he did not intend to say much 4verybody had been listening to long €peeebes and he thought the best thing they could do was to get down to business at once. There were a number of claims for damages in auto accidents, one from Thos. Pritchard in cornection with the acci.lent he arzd his brother were in near Nile the past summer, one from John B. Mustard, in connection with his accident on the Bayfield road this fall, one from Geo. F Clark, one from Neil R:cKeazie and one from John Swan, The agreement between the County of Weliir gton and the County of Huron as to work on the boundary line and below confirming same, were before the council for ratification. Communications from a number of con- tinuation schools, giving notice that they are open as such were received. Reports of bniler inspection at the :court house and the House of Refuge were received. The need of a higher chimney at the Court House was again mentioned. A reply from Premier Drury to cor- respondence from this county as to group- ing of c unties with one jail was to the effect that an act provided for this being done by volur tary arrangement among the counties interested, where the daily average number of inmates in a jail was less than four. Huron County might have exceeded this figure by a fraction some years. Mr. Drury expressed the belief the minimum might be raised, but suggested that the County of Huron should conduct negotiations with other counties directly. Oxford County is moving the direction of the establishment of a central place for imprisonment of persons sentenced to be hanged and f r the erection of a per - mazer t gallows, as being more economical, and affording safer custody for the prison- ers than when confined in various jails throughout the country and asked co- operation from this county. Mr. Kernighan on behalf of the rural telephone company he is connected with has a claim for damages for the removal of earth from the poles of the company in doing road work. The Children's Aid Society made a re- quest for a grant. The Society at pre- sent has an overdraft and accounts owing wi ich aggregate $500. Mr. G. M. El- liott, the county agent, addressed the council on the work of the Society and Treasurer R. G. Reynolds spoke briefly of the finances of the institution. It was emphasized that the Children's Aid Society was paying well in the citizenship it produced from children who but for it would not have a chance. Reeve Young of Colborne township raised the question whether there was danger of the Scciety providing an easy way out for parents who wished to be free of response ility for children that were not wanted. To this Mr. Elliott replied by stating that the taking of a child as a ward of the Society was always the last resort, Where a parent could be made to look after the child this was always done unless the interests of the child demanded that he be separated from bad surroundings. Reeve Trewartha of Goderich township, wanted to have information on the fin- .. mires of the county such as he could lay before his people at municipal nomina- tions. A suitable statement, it was agreed by the treasurer, will be mailed to each Reeve before nomination day. Mr. Trewartha asked further if the debenture debt of the county was being reduced The treasurer pointed out that the $35,000 for sinking fund provided for in this year's estimates would pay the de- bentures maturing this year and also the coupons. In 1920, $51,500 of debentures were redeemed, which included beside those which matured last year some which were not due. Last year ended with 842,000 cash to the credit of the East Huron, was present and addressed pit about four and a half miles north o f the council regarding the Trustees' As- Blyth. This pit was the property of the sociation 01 Huron. township and contains about an acre H. Irwin, B. A. Se., engineer represent- of land. An agreement was made and irg the Highways Department, addressed the pit purchased for the county. the council dealing with the construe- We also .met John McGavin at his tion and maintenance of both township gravel pit on the 13th concession of Mc - and county roads and answered many Killop about a quarter of a mile east of questions relating thereto. Road No. 12, and bought his pit contain - Mr, S. 13. Stothers, Agricultural Re- ing about three acres. ' presentative. gave the council a very full We also met Mr. Willian Moodie, 4th account of the work done by his depart- concession of Usborne, and bought ten ment, dwelling particularly on the educa acres of gravel pit from him. tion al work done along agricultural lines Your committee and the engineer met in the improvement of stock, the work the committee of Wellington county at done by school fairs and the short courses Clifford. as the boundary between i-Iuron of instruction taken up under the manage- and Wellington, which is on the good ment and control of his ofnce. Mr. roads system, had not been divided. and Stothers made an appeal to the toasty an arrangement was made whereby Huron ! i ct urc 1 to give a grant to help the boys County looks after the south part and in the judging contest. Wellington County the north part, each The clerk in reply to a question by Mr county to share equally in the total ex - Armstrong, gave an account of the penditure, Re communication from Colborne Tele- phone System asking for compensation for damages to system caused by removal of earth from base of poles on road No. 27, south of Carlow, your committee ex - Mother:' Allowance expenditure and the work done during the past year. Mr Neeb asked for a statement of the expenses of the Goad Roads Commission this year. The treasurer promised to prepare the statement. Thurs lay aft rnoon an account was pre- emitted the poles and road and decided to seated bl Reeve Smith of Hensall, re ex- take no action. penditure on Hensall streets. This was Re claim of T. Pritchard for auto acci- referred to the Good oads Commission, dent on road No. 27. Colborne, between Inspector Thorn distriouted a basket of Carlow and Nile, your committee exam - fine pears among the county councillors, ined the road and found the road- on top which was much appreciated to be 17 feet wide, and decided to take -no The county engineer's report was action. - adopted. It was as follows: Re resolution from council of Renfrew I am pleased to report that a real im- County we recommend no action.. prove ment has been effected to all county Re claim of N. G. MacKenzie for dam- roads during the season of 1921. The ages to car on road No. 23, Ashfield, results of other years were good, but I amounting to $10, we recommend no can confidently say that an advance has action. been made, though there is room still for Re claim of J. B. Mustard for damages progress. We are very . fortunate in to car on road No. 3, Goderich township, having foremen in charge of the work we recommend no action. who take an intense interest in it, and Re claim of Geo. F. Clark, Colborne with few exceptions, attend carefully to township for damages to car on road No. all details. During the season over 160 22 Colborne township, we recommend no miles of roads have been resurface with action, travel, thirty miles of this has been crush- Re letter from J. H. Shannon, barrister ed gravel, and twe ve miles reconstruction of Harriston, re claim of John Harfield, work. Considerable ditching and drain- Howick, for gravel pit being left in un- ing has been done, a large number of satisfactory condition, the matter was culverts have been constructed, five left in the hands of the Reeve and Deputy bridges have been built, and twenty-five Reeve of Howick for settlement. steel bridges have been painted. Re claim of John Swan, Usborne town - The county roads through a number of ship, for damage to car, we recommend villages have been treated with asphaltic that the matter be left in the hands of oil as a preservative and dust preventive, Engineer Patterson and Councillor Beav- and it is probable that the practise will ers for settlement. become general.' Improvements have We recommend the following additions been effected to the streets of towns at d to the County Road System and that a villages by the expenditure of the county bylaw be prepared covering the same. In grants. One half mile of concrete road the township of Hullett, the road known has been built in Wingham, and a section as the base line, from the 'Maitland -bridge of Macadam in Clinton, while a consid- at the village of Auburn southerly to the erable improvement has been made in northerly limit of Goderich township: tee Blyth. It is gratifying to be able to state road leading from the Village of Auburn that the attitude of the Highways De- to the C. P. R. depot; the town line be- partment towards assistance to towns tween Wallace and Grey townships; the and villages, is becoming more liberal, road between the townships of Howick and an interpretation is being given to and Minto from the north town line, subsection 7 of sec. 5 of the Highway Howick. southerly to the Provincial Improvement Act, which gives the county county highway at Cliffiord; the bound - opportunity to assist with all connecting ary between Turnberry and Culross from links through towns as well as vill iges, the road be;,veen lots 25 and 26 to the and it is expected that this ruling will be road between lots 20 and 21; in the town - placed in definite form as an amendment ship of Howick the extension of county to the act at the next session of the Le- road No. 28, southerly and easterly to the gislature township of Wallace, thence southerly Improved methods of maintaining the along the boundary of the township of gravel roads are being put into effect, and Wallace to the south town line of Howick. the results will be better, as the men in We recommend that a grant of $786.68 charge became more experienced. The be made to the town of Clinton as a spec - bridge and culvert work carried out has ial grant the same being necessary to been generally good, and the prices have 'meet extia cost of road improvement in been reasonable. Prices for cement have that town. not been lowered materially, but there is Re request of Village of Hensall for reason to believe that a substantial re_ grant as maintenance on connecting link. duction will take place before next season we find it is not within the Provision of begins, and we will be able to undertake the Highway Improvement Act and re - the reconstruction of a large number of commend no grant. our culverts which has been deferred from By-laws Nos. 11, 12, and 13 were given time to time on account of high costs. the third reading. . Other costs generaily are lower appre_ The executive committee reported as cia1 ly, especially labor and teaming costs, follows: which constitute 75 per cent of our ex- Regarding communication from Mr. penditure. It has been our belief, how- Shillinglaw for a grant to the Trustees ever, in connection with the lowering of and Ratepayers' Associaticn, we reconr- costs that the primary consideration is to mend no'action, as we think each school see that the organization is as efficient as section should assume the responsibility, possible, that is to see that the right Regarding the motion . of A. Tipling work is done at the ri>ht time, and and B. W. F. Beavers to give .a ,further that every man and team employed is grant of $500 to the Children's Aid Soci- working to capacity for every hour on the iety, we recommend .that the grant be ork, then, if conditions warrant, the made, rates of pay should be reduced in accord- The education committee referred back nce with other values. the request of the Parkhill Board of Edu- In connection with our road expen. dation for cost of educating Huron County iture it is interesting to note that during pupils as sufficient information was not he year 1921 the county will have ex- given. A tequest ofLucknow municipal - ended about $170,000 on roads. Of this ity was also referred back, as it was not mount less than $9,000 has been sent out made out in accordance with the act. As f the county for steel, cement and other to the request of Clifford Continuation upplles, and the remaining $161000 has school board for payment of cost of Hur- een distributed among the ratepayers of on County pupils the committee recom- he county, while about 890,000 only was mended that 65 per cent of' the cost be a:sed by direct levy from there. Most paid, as the 80 per cent does not apply f this work is carried. out during the until the act was amended June 3rd, 1921, ason at which the farmer is not busy, Amount due $428.88, that the production of the county is The special committee recommended :. ot curtailed, and to a large extent mach that the petition for increasing the terri- f the time spent on the roads would tory of Grand Bend' police village be herwise be lost. granted. The Good Roads Commission's report The matter contained in the communi- - as adopted. and a bylaw was ordered to cation of lion.t. H. C. Nixon re tending e prepared carrying out the provisions the municipal franchise to women was 're- commended therein. ferrel to the new council to deal with. The Goad Roads Commission reported Re communication in regard to the foll,we: proposal to group certain adjoining coun- Fe deputation from Grand Bend in ties for jail mimeses, the committee re- ne; asking for a grant to assist in build- commended that each bf the following . t ing concrete road from Brenner's hotel ,counties be asked to appoint committees est to the lake shore, the cornr'nittee, for the purpose of forming a plan for a th the engineer met at Grand Bend and central jail for said counties, Huron, Grey xarnincd the road and decided to give no Wellington and Perth. ant for the work. Re communication from Oxford County The committee and the engineer met aa to having a cential place for safeguard council of East Wawanosh ata gravel tog prisoners s9,4 the Okecution of the w Sinking Fund account. The $35,000 a levied this year added to this, made a d total of 877,500, out of which fund t debentures maturing would be paid. There was raised for Good Roads ex- a penditure by special levy this year 0 $87,00.x. Moved by Messrs. McQuaid and El- b sten that the agreement entered into by t the Good Roads Commissions as to Huron ra road, be ratified by this county 0 ouncil- - Carried. ce Moved by Messrs. Tipling and Beavers so that a further grant of 8500 be made to the Children's Aid Society of Huron o County -Referred to the executive corn- ot n`littee. Bylaw No. 11, 1021, confirming By- w law No 15, 1021, of the township of Ash- b field re closing up a certain road allow- re ante, was Driven a first reading, also By- law No. 17, 1921, coufrming an. agree- as mens with the County of Wellington re- garding the portion of the road maintain- in ed by each county. The usual county council smoker was w held on Wednesday evening at the Bed, wi ford Hotel. e Thursday morning the council heard a gr number of verbal reports. J. M. Field, P. School Inspector, th death penalty, we recommend to th Goverment the carrying out of the same and that said matter be considered by th committees recommended in. the preced ing clause when meetingat Stratford. The road and bridge committee .report ed that a 20 foot bridge had been built a Henfryn, that a 12 foot bridge had been built at lot 35, con, 3, between Grey and Elma; that the abutments at Menzie' had been repaired and the approach on the north end widened; that the abut ments at bridge at,Chiselhurst had been repaired, the bridge refloored and the ap proaches widened; that a bridge on the boundary between Stephen and McGilli- vray had been built; that a bridge • on the boundary between Stanley and Goderich township on con. 2, had been refloored, the approach on the south side widened and the hill graded and gravelled, also old plank off the floor had been sold. The House of Refuge committee report- ed having met twice since last meeting of the council and audited the accounts. At the last meeting on the 6th Inst„ tenders were received for bread, meat, and groceries, The tender of Mr. R. S. O'Neil for bread was accepted at 4 cents per lb, for white bread and 31 cents per lb. for brown. W. T. O'Neil's tender for groceries was accepted, and the tender of R. Fitzsimmons for meat at 11 cents per lb. for fore quarters were accepted. The committee reported: We realize the inadequate arrangements for fire pro- tection at the Home, where so many old and infirm helpless inmates are confined and we recommend that four fire extin- guishers be purchased and placed in the House of Refuge at 818 each. • We recommend that a balance of $86 50 to -the credit of Gertrude Hess be paid over to her -heirs through Fred Kalbfleisch. Since our last meeting in council Rev S. E. McKegney, chaplain, has removed from Clinton and we recommend that C. S. Hawke receive the appointment of chaplain in his place at the same salary. We recommend that a balance of $93.20 to the credit of Margaret Howard, deceas- ed, late an inmate of the House, be paid over to her heirs, through Reeve Erwin of Bayfield. We beg to repeat our former recom- mendation regarding the collection of in- terest of $90 per year, due one Lauten- slayer, at present an inmate of the House of Refuge, and ask that this money be e paid over teethe county in trust, , We have always found the conditions e at the House of Refuge very satisfactory • as to the management of the farm and the House, everything being in first-class - order. t The archway ordered to be built, has not been erected and we recommend that this be done this coming season, and that 's instead of an arch two handsome posts, one on each side of the roadway be built, - the same connected with the fences by cobble stone walls or some such construe- - tion. This report was adopted, Moved F y Messrs. Spotton and Currie that Mr. S. B Stothers, District Agri- cultural Representative be paid 89 .ex- penses of the judging team at Toronto and Guelph. 'Most d by Messrs. Davis and Elliott that a new typewriter he procured for the sheriff's office and that the old one be disposed of, to apply on the cost of the new one. The rules were suspended byunanimeus consent and the above two motions were adopted Moved by Messrs. Davis and Beavers that this council recommend that the different county councils in the province be asked to discontinue the name House of Refuge and adopt the name County Home instead. -Carried. Moved by Messrs. Neeb and Erwin that by-laws Nos. 15 and 16 of 1921, hav- ing been read the necessary number of times be passed and signed and sealed by the wardtn and cleric- Carried. The council then adjourned to meet as per statute in January, 1922. Ore Nareenta Create) Keine - XMAS - SUGGESTIONS Waterman's Ideal Foun- tain Pens Stationery, Purses, Ivory, Perfumes, Fancy Goods, Hymn Books, Bibles, Mouth. Organs, Jack Knives, Dolls, Toys, Bubble Books. Come in, we will try to please you. You will find our prices the best. Geo. 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WINQUAM MARKETS (Correct up till Wednesday noon) Butter Eggs ` Hogs, liveweight , , .. 9 Cream 30 to 35 65 16 70 50 to 975 to 40 Salem A Merry Xmas to the Advance and its readers. Mr. Albert Gallaher spent a few days last week in Toronto. Owing to the storm last Sunday there was no service in the church here, Messrs. Win. Taylor and Gordon Wray have commenced to cut wood for differ- ent ones in this neighborhood. If any one would like his wood cut in a hurry, just call on these fellows. They are hustlers at the job. Why an Election? Why should the people of Wingham be put to the expense of holding a municipal election this year, when the per capita debt of the town is about the largest in Ontario and everyone is endeavoring to keep the tax rate as low as possible? Wouldn't it be a good idea to elect a mayor and council by acclamation this year, and thus save the money it takes to hold an election? The present Mayor, Reeve and Councillors are working very well and we feel that as they havea couple of big jobs on their hands not completed, they should be given a chance to finish their work. Let those of our townspeople who are looking for municipal honors wait twelve months longer. This years council is a fairly good one and we doubt if an election would secure better municipal government. o PUBLIC SCHOOL REPORT The following is the report of S. S. No. 6, Turn berry, for the month of November. SR. IV -Grace Homuth, Arno Kelly, Milford Foxton JR. iV-Edith McEwen, Harold Case - more, Maitland Porter George Skinn. SR. III --Clifford Showers, 'Chester Showers, Lillian McEwen, JR. III -Carl Homuth, Chester Case - more. SR. II-Reanie Joy, Netta Casemore, Ruth Finley, Janet Lewis, Gertrude Kelly. JR. II -Donald McCormick, James Fin- ley. SR. I--4lictor Showers, Mary Skinn. JR. I -Mack Homuth, Velina Finley, Kate McCormick, Laura McCoy, Borden Jenkins, Alex. Skinn" • Sit. PR. -Arthur McEwen, Albert Port- er, equal. Ja PR. -Laura Finley, Ida Kelly, Muriel Lewis, Fred Porter Willie McCoy • MARTHA MCDOWELL, Teacher. Following is the report of S. S. No. 3, Turnberry. Examined in Lit e r a t u r c, Geography and Spelling, Sir IV -Irene Mundell 87, xGeorge Mc- Glynn '17, Robert Breen 7I. JR IV-xClarke N nio,tt 07, Isabel Met- calfe 82, Isaac Metcalfe 71, Addie Breck- enridge 69, Jennie Campbell 60, xBoyd Ma»shall, - SR. HI -Annie Campbell 93, Annie Stokes 27, Myrtle Stokes a4 Jean McLean 77, EJamez Marshall 48. xEdward Erring— on 43. SR. II-I-Ierbert Campbell 88, George Mundell 79, Stuart Campbell 78, Alex. Marshall 78, xMargaret Baird. .JR. II -Elva Metcalfe 93 ViolttErring on 00, Mervin Marshall 85, xNoreen aird, SR. PRIMER -Evelyn Lincoln. JR. PRIMER -Tommy Stokes, Adeline Errington. CLASS A -Russell Baird, Arno Metcalfe, MYRTLE Bara4IITT, Teacher, The following is the report of E. 6. No. 1, East Wawanoah for the months of etober and November. Those marked missed an examination, Jr. IV -Total 650. hazel Irwin, 560; ordon McBurney, 550; Verna Irwin, 00. Sr. III -Total 600. Alex' Robertson, 90; xRobena Young 420; Jim Deacon, 15. Jr III-Total600 H 59, Margaret Deacon, 464; Agnes Rob, n. tie mi r. I1- +-Total 250, Marie Beacon, log, fr. Class---Total 250. Margaret t 1 0 x G 4 4 4 5 s Irwin, Hazel gne Rey, JOHN x^1'1 elan 459 Willie /mite 431. + �' tole HOMUTH St1CCp;SSO1t TO HOWSON & IHOWSON g20; Makry n, P1our, heed Seeds Potatoes etc,Ph Residence 4 �Wi ,Start s pow in OUR, pl K ., Y tC pP! ‘V/...!)., va.. e o Oaaac.,a.....,. 01000000...aa.uvv os C-,qu..ov.ona.... 00 OOOOOOb 99P OOOOO qp� 5t +' ` ::?awl E.^.rt..,,: '"�"7 ;fli11 p� '� fs W�i6rd�G ti L1s�L'6i 'r Wd • m7.�J v CS U Ca y -.3 -•--acR.. ,rte j�n qf't '► ! , g. le Won't that money look good to you next December? Bring in your first deposit now and join the Club We will give you 4 a Pass Bock showing the CIA joined and amount deposited. Payments are made weekly or in advance. • The following tables explain the different Clubs: INCREASING CLUB PLAN • Put in lc, 2c, 5c or 10c the first week. INCREASE your deposit ®t lc, 2c, 5c or 10c each week. In 50 weeks: lc Club pays $12.75 5c Club pays $63.75 2c Club pays $25.50 10c Club pays $127 50 DECREASING CLUB PLAN Start with the largest sum and Decrease your deposits each This is a very popular plan. EVEN AMOUNT CLUB PLAN 4 %E. Put in the SAME AMOUNT each week. In 50 weeks: week, 25c Club pays 812.50 $5.00 Club pays $250.00 e` 50c Club pays $25.00 $10.00 Club pays $500.00 ``ee 81 00 Club pays 850.00 $20.00 Club pays $1,o00.00 $2.00 Club pays $100 00 $50.00 Club pays $2 500.00 ,/ �` The Club is for everybody, from baby to a BUSINESS MAN. It yis the easy method for accumulating and having money. Join to -day. ii.. Bring in all the FAMILY, X sil Wingham Branch, C. 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It's going to make the "Merry Christmas real -bring the missing one so close that the loneliness and pain of separation Will be forgotten in the joy of hearing' the dear voice again. Station -to -Station service with low Evening and Night Rates has brought Long Distance within the reach of everyone. Every Bell Telephone is a Long ,Distance Station 1C�'t" �" �MY�rMlri°s1�selY�rdbbwtl �Yy�oMM��$'V�M�eyA.N,y�M,Arhdr,�-a, BUY OATMEAL.NOW Before a further advance in prices We Bought Before the Rise r s And are offering the entire lot of 117 bags at the old low prices. 90 Ibe. Jute bags best quality Oatmeal 40 lbs. Cotton bags best Quality Oattneal 20 Iba Cotton bags, best Quality Oatmeal 24 lbs. paper bags, best Quality Oatmeal 12 los. paper bags best Quality Oatmeal 61bs. paper bags, best Quality Oatmeal Have you tried the fine Rolled Oatmeal? We have it. for baking or for porridge. 3 „o a $ 3 50 1 75 90o 1 00 50c 404 25c It 18 excellent Robertson 21g. �. 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