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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1980-07-17, Page 22BY gERRY 01,ACKWELL The blackened lintel; work of the, Perth County Court- house and the adjacent' Health ' POI Building in Stratford needs cleaning up. On that, ;Council Is agreed. The problem is how to go About cleaning it without risking daniage to the brick or creating an even worse dirt -problem in the future. recommendation to council from its Executive • committee to go ahead with a proposed sandblasting oper- 4-titian was turned down !eat Tuesday and the Executive committee was instructed to look into possible alternative solndons. "It (the brickwork on the buildings) is starting to look _ pretty dirty and rough," said Warden Carl Vock. ."--The• executive committee felt very strongly that these buildings should be kept in good shape." Mr. Vock pointed to improvements In the appear - ace of the old Mansion ' House Hotel in Stratford, and, the old Mitchell Advocate 'building as A MAUR of 'sand- blasting.' • But reeve Oleic Thointiaon of Ellie township objected,, 'that sandblasting' •could re- 1111!Ve ft.PrOtectolgP4#.'ifF.1 leave the porous city -bee exposed to the elements -..and more dirt: Reeve George Wick(' of 'Ellice township also quest-, killed the executive commit- tee's plan to go.ahead with the cleaning of only. the Health Unit building. • "The two buildings go together," he said, The Health Unit building • was "a good place to start to see if it (sandblasting) be Tdone --iiieeeTifilliT" ex- plained. reeve Wilfred Tuer of Downie township. "And, it A. - rOUR-WHEEL PULLING .POWER—The 45th 'should *show up beautifully . with the red stonework." annual 'Lions Carnival was capped off Sunday Other councillors pointed: with a tractor at the SeafOrth Fairgrounds, out that'sandblasting -usually • lacitutea treating thc exposed Inlet With a ailiCane coating that would' protect' it. 4!Iknoweflotscif buildings that Were .sandblasted and "sealed twenty years ago and – they're still in good con- dition," Said reeve Ray Rob- iriaon of M.Itchell. •Reeve Ross Mcpliali. of Bibbed, however, • pointed out that with sone, ,it (sandblasting) works, with others it 4oes0." , "I don't personally object' to the ancient look of these buildings," he said, "Ijust wonder, is there not some alternative • to sand- blasting ef some other Said reeve Thompson in putting forward a motion that would block the sandblasting, Mr, Thompson's ,original motion failed but later in the Meeting, he told cOuncil he had heard,of another method •,of cleaning brick that he thought should be ' investi- -.gated. At that point, council voted to postpone the operation and•have the eliecutive corn- ' mittee look into alternatives, • t t44. 41i/Pl'itt fine markets... of fine foods zehrs PRICE'S IN EFFECT UNTIL CLOSING TUES SPECIAL! ' ' 6 LITRE 24 Kg.' SUNLIGHT% LAUNDRY DETERGENT ,including one class for four-wheel drive vehicles. . (Photo by Ellis) JULY 22. 1980 9 DELICIOUS VARIETIES LAURA SECORD MINI_ PUDDINGS 20 oz. • CANADA NO. 1 WHITE CANADA INCKLING 128 OZ. JUG VINEGAR OUR REG. $1.75 OR $1.79 CERTO LIQUID • 6 OZ. BOTTLE CERTO CRYSTALS 2 02 PKGS FOR RAGU PLAIN SAUCE 28 cm ALCAN ALUMINUM FOIL WRAP 30 cm c 20 m NESTEA REG. 011 TROPICAL BLEND ICED -TEA MIX SALADA ORANGE MOE TEA BAGS.. BILLY BEIEVBEEH111.1 HOHEY FIArliiiiitifilifiLUELIERRY. CHERRY 19 az 3 VARIETIES SOFT 11' DRY GILLE11E ATRA CARTRIDGES 24 or 120 un 1 ID 250 mi 10s 1.99 119 1291 149 109 • 169 '129 WE IIESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT PURCHASES TO REASONABLE FAMILY WEEKLY REOUIREIVIENTS VINOIMIIINNOIMINIMMENV ALL PURPOSE GRIND MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE 1 IL BAG OUR REG, $419 -143, REGULAR OR THIN SLICED WEFONS SANDWICH WHITE BREAD STOCK UP NOW! FOP YOUR PICKLING ANO CANNING NEEDS LARGE 32 OZ. SIZE MASON JARS CASE OF 12 240Z LOAVES FOR GLAD SMALL SIZE FREEZER BAGS 25 s GLAD BRAND A FREEZER 111 BAGS ":21:: 4.. • L_L....:,41‘....+4".1. BETTY CROCKER HAMBURGER HELPER LASAGNA. SHORT CUT SPAGHETTI, BEEF NOODLE POTATO STROGANOFF, CHILI TOMATO. CHEESEBURG MACARONI, TOMATO ROMA • PKG. 8 OZ. PKGS. EACH S SPECIAL! CAPS & LIDS 12's BERNARDIN STANDARD A-1 99 SPECIAL!, LIDS 12's BERNARDIN iosp STANDARD D-2 1 LOTS OF TREASURES — Betty Cardno, left and Dorothy Williams sort out books at the flea market co-sponsored by the Van Egmond Foundation, at last week's Lions Carnival. ,(Expositor photo) Grant time Perth turns down grant request from Charolais • group BY GERRY BLACKWELL A request for funding from the Ontario Charolais (cattle) Association was turned down by council at its meeting last Tuesday on the grounds that other cattlemen's associ- ations had been refused money in the past. The money would have -been used to help promote Charolais cattle in the local arta, a letter from the associ- ation said. , • A request from the Perth County 4-H Club Leaden Association for the next installment of a grant ap- proved earlier in the year was accepted by council. The 441 leaders have al- ready received the first S300 of the grant council was told. The request was for the next $300 plus a S500 travel grant. The rest of the money wifi be paid .at the end of the y An increase in the Perth County Social Se in April 1980 over the same month in 1979 was due to "the economic climate" according to a report from council's Social Services committee, "There just aren't the jobs." commented commit- tee chairman reeve Elsie Karges of Listowel. The number of "intakes" the department reported In April 1980 was more than ' double the number in 1979. Perth County's per capita of Guaranteed Investment Certificates 3 g4 percent Annual Interest for Five Years VGVICIDRIA AND GREY musr Since 1844 , •2'71 nb-c. . c •Y.0 *-•1 2" i.C1,* Mernts, Canats-DiTMA Onit.mance eftoraton cost for social assistance, including Family Benefits, was $27.22, far below the p • ‘' • I av of S75.87, e same port says. Increases in the cost of al Assistance and SArv- i in the five years some fis year 1974-75 has been ' about 2.5%. • Council accepted a recom- mendation from the Social Services committed that the niaxium allowable expense for indigent funerals be raised from S800 to 5880. That figure is still below the maximums set in other area jurisdictions, the conunit- tee's report pointed out. A bursary to help pay for . training V.O.N. nurses in techniques of terminal patient care is to be estab- fished in the Perth -Huron • counties region. reeve Elsie Karges of Listowel told coun- cil. Donations towards the bursary fund will be accepted at funeral homes, she said. 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