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THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 29th, 1948
For the Township of Usborne
The Hornet is built tp
do tough jobs. It starts
easily m any weather, Weight
r approximately 60 lbs, Let us give
you the facts. Come In and get a
demonstration.
ROLAND NEIL
AILSA CRAIG, ONTARIO
Sales & Service
were
were
of coadaDOM I NI0M
S-HAVE BEEN-GALI
OR PAYMEN T. FEBR oSRWO
3U% First War Loan Bonds
bearing call letter E only
If you hold any of the above bonds you should
present them to your bank for payment on
February 1st, 1948, or as soon after as possible,
with all coupons of later date attached. Such
bonds will not bear interest after February
1st, 1948.
Bonds of this issue bearing other Call Letters have
not been drawn for payment, and should be
retained by holders.
GOVERNMENT OF THE DOMINION OF CANADA
by: BANK OF CANADA
Fiscal Agent
JAN. 20111, 1948
OTTAWA
Courteous Drivers
•
Clean, Modern
Equipment
EXETER 235
Seaforth 15
London Fair. 2207
CHATHAM 2447
Business Directory
DR. H. H. COWEN
L.D.S., D.D.S.
DENTAL SURGEON
Main Street. Exeter
Office 36w Telephones Res. 36j
Closed Wednesday Afternoon
ELMER D. BELL, K.C.
BARRISTER and SOLICITOR
Successor to J. W. Morley
EXETER. ONTARIO
GLADMAN and COCHRANE
DR. J. W. CORBETT
D.D.S., L.D.S.
DENTAL SURGEON
Bell Building, Exeter
Telephone 273
BARRISTERS - SOLICITORS
EXETER, ONTARIO
at Hensail, Friday 2 to 5 p.m.
FRANK TAYLOR
LICENSED AUCTIONEER
For Huron and Middlesex
FARM SALKS A SPECIALTY
Prices Reasonable and
Satisfaction Guaranteed
EXETER P.O. or RING 138
ZURBRIGG
OPTOMETRICAL OFFICE
D. B. Tindall, R.O. O.D.
Phone 336
The 1948 Municipal Council
of the Township of Usborne
held their inaugural meeting for
the year in the Township Hall
Elimville on January 12 th at
11 a.m. according to statute.
Reeve Hugh Berry and Council
lors Oscar Tuckey, Wellington
Brock, James Simpson and
V^rne Pincombe took the Oath
of Office before the Clerk, af
ter which the 1948 Council was
formally constituted and conven
ed with Reeve Berry presiding.'
Minutes of the final Munici
pal Council meeting for 1947,
held on December 16th,
confirmed as printed as
the minutes of Nomination and
Record of Election, on motion
of Councillors Brock and Simp
son.
Officers and Officials were
appointed for the year 1948 on
motion of Councillors Brock and
Tuckey as follows: Clerk, H. H,
G. Strang; Treasurer and Relief
Officer, N. G. Clarke; Road
Superintendent Wm. J, Routly;
Collector and School Attendance
Officer. Wm. -Johns; Auditor, T.
A. Wiseman; Sanitary Inspector
Harold Bell; Livestock Valuator
Benson Williams; Board of
Health, Chairman, Hugh Berry,
Medical Officer of Health, Dr,
J. G. Dunlop, secretary, H. H.
G. Strang; Fence Viewers, Wel
lington Kerslake, John Prance,
Clarence Down, William Doupe,
James Heywood; Pound Keepers
Earl Whiting, Thomas Yellow,
Robert Jeffery, Frank Ryckman
Edward Alexander,
derson, Everett Skinner, Garnet
Johns,
Shute, John Bray; caretaker of
Township Hall, John Kellett.
Council reluctantly accepted
the resignation of Wm. J. Rout
ly as Assessor. Mr. Routly
stated that his duties as Road
Superintendent left him no
time in which to carry on the
duties of Assessor. He felt that
since a new system of assessing
was to be adopted under a
County Assessor, it would be a
good time for
start. Members
expressed that
had been well
Routly in the past and regretted
that he felt that he could no
longer act in that capacity.
The appointment of Township
Assessor was laid over to a
later . meeting and till such
time as further information was
secured by the Reeve from
County Officials regarding the
new system of property assess
ment.
On motion of Councillors
Brock and Tuckey the following
salaries and rates of pay for
Township officials and employ
ees were adopted: Reeve $125;,
Councillors $100; Clerk $720
($60 per month); Treasurer,
$250, Relief Officer $1 per
month per family and mileage,
Tax Collector
$25,
cents
Snow
per
cents per
ances 10 cents per mile. Fixing
of hourly wage rate to operators
of the crawler tractor was laid
over to the next meeting.
Councillor Wellington Brock
was appointed to represent the
Township on the Sauble River
Conservation Authority on mo
tion of Councillors Pincombe
and Simpson.
The second ’Monday in
month was fixed as being
regular ’Council meeting
for 1948.
Council authorized the
to purchase all necessary
plies for the proper carrying on,
of the Township business dur
ing the year 1948. including
ten subscriptions to the Munici
pal World for township officials
Election expenses were auth
orized by Resolution of Council
for payment as follows: Polling
Places $5.00 each, Deputy
turning Officers $4.0 0 each
Poll Clerks $3.00 each.
the fact
have
of
James An-
Harold Hern, Heber
a neiv man to
of the Council
the Township
served by Mr.
$10 9, Caretaker,
Road Superintendent 70
per hour, Grader and
plow operator 70 cents
hour. Other employees 50
hour, mileage allow-
each
the
day
Clerk
sup-
Re-
and
alvin WALPER ,
LICENSED AUCTIONEER
Specializing in Farm and
Purebred Livestock Sates
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MUTUAL FIRE
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Dead Office, Exeter, Ontario
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Exeter
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DIRECTORS
JOHN HACKNEY Kirkton, R. 1
WM. A. HAMILTON .. Cromarty
JOHN McGRATH Dublin, Ont.
MILTON McCURDY Kirktoii R. 1
. AGENTS
ALVIN L. HARRIS
THOMAS SCOTT
Mitchell
Cromai'ty
BALLANTYNE, Woodham
SECRETA RY-TREASURER
B. W. V. BEAVERS ...... Exeter
SOLICITORS
GLADMAN & COCHRAlME Exeter
JOHN WARD
Chiropractor and Optometrist
MAIN STREET, EXETER
Open Every Week Day Except
Wednesday Phone 318
ARTHUR FRASER
Income Tax Reports,
Bookkeeping Service, etc.
Ann St., EXETER, Phone 355w
oi
WM. H. SMITH
LICENSED AUCTIONEER
For Huron and Middlesex
Special training assures you
your property’s true value on sale
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Terms Reasonable and
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EXETER. R.R. 1
I’houe Zurich 92r7
that
now
holding
meet
fl nd that weather
In view of
many municipalities
adopted the plan
Nomination and Election
ings earlier,
and road conditions are often
not favourable for these meet
ings at the end of the year,
Council resolved to set ahead
the date of nomination and
ection in 1948.
ed later.
A delegation of owners
terested in a c_..% %
from Gordon Heywood’s
on Concession 3 .into
through the properties of Vic
tor Heywood, Allan Westcott,
and .Howard Kerslake, construc
ted and repaired in the past by
owner agreement, interviewed
the Council in regard to having
further repairs made Which
they believed
Whitney Coates also
viewed the Council about
Wm. Wood’s Award Drain
lug in need of repairs.
The Council advised that
oil majority petitions
Date to be
el-
fix-
> in
drain passing
farm
and
made
to be necessary,
inter-
the
be-
Up-
ihese
drains could be taken over as
Municipal Drains, but that
cheaper repairs could be ef
fected by the owners coming
to agreement and proceeding
without •calling in the Township
Engineer, as tile proposed pro
jects were not large, After
considerable discussion the
owners appointed committees
to work with a committee from
the Council to see to having
the work done. Committees ap
pointed were:
cott, Kerslake
Morley, Victor Heywood,
son Morley, Wm. Woods Award
Drain—Garnet MdFalls, Gordon
Heywood, Whitney Coates. Wil
son Morley to apply for the
services of a drainage surveyor
from the Drainage Department
of the O.A.O., Guelph.
Harvey Godbolt interviewed
the Council regarding the con
dition of disrepair which he be
lieved to exist an portions of
the Fletcher Municipal Drain,
and as an interested owner
presented a written demand for
repairs to be effected. Council
accepted the demand and dir
ected that the Township En
gineer be asked to make an
examination of the Fletcher
Drain as soon as possible and
report to the Council,
The Clerk was authorized to
return
cheque
tract ^ince the statutory thirty
days were well passed.
By-law No. 1, 1948, known
as the Money Borrowing By-
Law authorizing the Reeve and
Treasurer to borrow from the
Bank of Montreal, Exeter
Branch, o‘n behalf of the Mun
icipality, a sum or sums not
exceeding in the aggregate
$35,000 for the purpose of the
proper carrying on of the bus
iness of the Township for the
ensuing year. This By-Law was
given three readings and pas
sed by resolution of Council.
By-Law No. 2, 19 48, provid-
tlre total expenditure
roads of the Township
year 19 4 8 the sum of
made up of the fol
items: Construction:
bridges and cul-
........ $5,000;
bridges
Machin-
repairs,
$800;
By-Law
three readings and
Council
to
for
Heywood, West-Drain- —Wilson
Wil-
C. Smith’s guarantee
on his gravelling eon-
Annual Report:
In presenting the annual
port of 1947 the record shows
that the Board has endeavoured
to maintain an adequate supply
of hooks by placing 279 volumes
In the Library in 1947. The fol
lowing is a classification: Adult
classed, 67; Fiction, 115; Boys
and Girlg, 97, at a cost of
$497.61. The Encyclopedia Bri
tannica has been brought up to
date, 1946 and 1947.
The Magazine Committee re
ports a list of nineteen periodi
cals and two newspapers. Fash
ion and the Times-Advocate
have been added this year, 194 8.
The Geographies (Canadian and
National) have been bound, very
useful for reference.
Miss Rowe reported the circu
lation as follows: Fiction 7,196,
Adult classed 1,653; Boys and
Girls 2,892, making a total of
11,741, an increase over last
year. 559 books have been dis
carded and 69 donations have
been received in 19 47,,
Financial Statement
December 31st, 1947
Balance Jan. 1, 1947
Receipts
Municipal Grant ..... .
County Grant ...........
Legislative Grant ........
Membership ...............
Fees, Reserves, Fines
Rent (Lower room)
School .....................
Bank Interest ..........
means
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$ 446.70
$1500.00
40.00
565.25
30.15
. 116.21
360.00
2.10
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ing for
on the
for the
$48,000
lowing
roads $2,000;
verts, $8,200; building,
Maintenance: Roads,
and Culverts, $14,000;
ery: New, $16,000;
$2,000; Miscellaneous,
Total: $48,000. The
was given
passed by resolution of
and directed to he sent
Department of Highways
proval.
Council confirmed the
creased price of the crawler
tractor and equipment on order
with the Sheridan Equipment
Co. to $14,495.00. Delivery of
the tractor and snow plow was
received during- the time of the
meeting.
Grants of ten dollars each
were made to the War Memor
ial Children’s Hospital and the
Queen Alexandra Sanitorium,
both of London, on motion of
Councillors Simpson and Tuck
ey.
Correspondence was tabled
and dealt with as follows:
From the Department of High
ways asking for invoice of all
outstanding assessments asses
sed against the Province for
drainage works performed in
the Township.- Council instruct
ed that all outstanding accounts
be forwarded.
From W. T. Cornish, of Sea
forth,. bill for 1900 fourteen
inch tile for the Cann-Mitchell
Drain. Directed to be paid out
of the Drain Account.
The Road Superintendent
presented vouchers to the 'am
ount of $1,4 60.72 'for payment
and further bills to the amount
of $682.60
orders drawn
for payment
the motion
Simpson and
All motion's, agreements and
resolutions were unanimously
carried and Council adjourned
to meet again in regular ses
sion on Friday
February 6tli.
Harry Strang, Clerk
the
ap-
in-
were passed and
on the treasurer
of the same on
of Councillors
Pincomb e.
afternoon,
Standing Committees of
Huron County Council
The following are the stand
ing committees of Huron Coun
ty Council. The first named in
each case in chairman.
Executive, Bainton, Tuckey,
Huckins, Nott, Finnigan.
Legislative, G. Armstrong,
Snyder, Lawson, Nicholson, M.
Johnson.
Finance, Cousins, Sills, Ed
ward, Rowland, Ginn.
Education, Kerslake, M. John
son, Edward, Rowland, Ginn.
Property, Bainton, Kerslake
Beecroft, Beaver, ,H. Johnston.
County Home, Ginn, G. Arm
strong, Nicholson, Beeeroft, Cou
sins.
Agriculture,
son, Webster,
Snyder.
Children’s
Nabb, Berry,
M. Robertson,
Warden’s committee,
strong, Ginn, Fairish,
Tuckey.
Equalization, Parrish
Beuermann, Finnigan,
Library, Sills, Huckins,
Galbraith, Bowman, Amy.
Health and hospital, Parrish,
Nott, Sills, Bain ton, Cousins.
Good roads, J. Armstrong, W.
Woods, 0. Johnston.
Reforestation, Beecroft, Row
land, M. Johnson,
Airport, Ttickey, Huckins, Be
it erm an n,
Police, Beaver, H. Johnston,
J. Mmwbn.
Nicholson, Law*
G. Armstrong, S.
Aid, Cousins, Mc-
A. P. Wilkes,A.
G. Arm*
Cousins,
Snyder,
Bainton.
Nott,
Disburesments
Books ..........................
Magazines ..................
Light, Heat, Water ....
Librarian’s Salary .....
Assistant Librarian's
Salary ...........,.........
Janitor's Salary .........
Book Binding, Repair-
Material ..................
County Library Assoc.
Supplies, Cataloguing
Stamps, Stationery ...
Repairs to Building ...
Other Expenditures ...
Balance .....................
Petty Cash ................
497.61
46.87
274.27
350.00
30.50
300.00
26.51
25.00
20.11
6.95
374.35
88.61
1,019.28
.35
$3,060.41
The balance includes reserves
For
For
For
.floor covering ...
improved lighting
decorating ...........
Alma iSouthcott,
Edith Creech, ass’t. treas,
$ 400.00
200.00
250.00
chairlady
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obligation to give
lavishly as possible.
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