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Cimitty holds road budget
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
Jim Britnell, Huron County engineer
recently elected President of the Ontario
Good Roads Association in Toronto, did
not paint a particularly bright picture
when he spoke to Huron County Council
last Thursday,
Although the county road budget
remains about th'e same as last year with
the county raising $738,000 (about 10
mills) the amount of work to be done has
been drastically cut.
"This program falls considerably short of
the amount of work we had hoped to do,"
said Britnell. "We have beep forced to
delete several projects from this year!s
budget in order to. avoid raising our
requirement of county funds."
"In fact your county roads department
has not asked for or received an increase in
the county share of its budget for four years
- and this in the face Of the 'continued rise
in costs of labor and materials," eaid Brit-
nell. "As a result of this tight budgeting we
have not been able to carry out some of the
projects that some members of council
would like to see completed."
"We now have 204 Miles of our 346 miles
of county road paved," continued Britnell.
"The average life of a het Mix surface is
considered to be ten years, so it can be seen
we should re-surface a minimum of 20
miles per year. ,We haven't abeen re-
surfacing this much annually recently so
are now having to catch up 'by paving more
than 30 miles this year. It we don't, some
surfaces will deteriorate rapidly."
"This catch-up resurfacing.; program is
forcing us to delay, for the time being,
many reconstruction projects," said Brit-
nell.
To hold the line this year in Huron
means using the $157,000 accumulated our-
plus of highway funds from the general sur-
plus account as well as $12,000 of the
$135,000 Reserve Fund leaving a reserve
balance of $123,000 plus interest.
"One of the main reasons for having to
delete some projects and dip into our sur-
plus and reserve is the increase of ap-
proximately 60 percent in hot mix paving
prices," said the county engineer, "This
was caused by an increase of 250 percent to
300 percent in the price of the liquid
asphalt that makes up six percent to seven
percent of the paving mixtures."
"This increase plus a drastic increase in
the price of bunker heating oils and other
petroleum products will cause the average
price of hot mix paving to rise from $7 to
$12 or more per ton." he estimated.
He cited other increases - average low
bid on gravel up 29 percent in two years;
gasoline, up 25 percent over last year;
diesel fuel tip. 20 percent; weed spray
chemicals, up 39 percent; centre line pain-
ting, up 52 percent; reinforcing steel (if you
can get it), up 163 percent; asphalt spray
patching liquid, up 34 percent.
Joseph Dietrich, chairman of the road
cpmmittee, told council committee mem-
bers were "really stunned this year".
"We're still in sort of a state of shock,"
admitted Britnell who is hoping com-
petition will drive some of those prices
down.
"We had two choices," said Britnell.
"We could continue with our program and
increase the road mill• rate by 25 to 35 per-
cent or hold the line and delay what we
consider some very important projects,"
"The decision was not an easy one and
wo have decided, for this year at least, to
recommend that we hold the line and not
increase our levy," said Dietrich,
Reeve Anson McKinley asked whether
the money saved on snowplotighing would
help with the budget, Britnell told him that
since the men who usually plow the snow
were working all winter on other county
projects, about the only money saved was
that which would have been spent on over-
time.
"The true saving may not show up for•
two or three years when a truck or a grader
lasts a year or so longer," said Britnell.
Road construction planned includes
Road 28 Gorrie South, 6.5 miles; '$106,000;
Road 25, Blyth to' Walton1 7.6 miles,
$214,000; Read 25, Blyth to Carlow, 10.5
miles, $269,000; Road 4, Crediton westerly,
paving 7.5 miles (portion net in main-
tenance $100,000) $25,000; Road 19, Ethel
to Highway 86, land and fence, 5.2 miles,
$20,000; Road 7, Highway 4 to Road 12,
spot improvements on six hills) $90,000,
When asked about the county's plan for
Road 19 from Ethel to Highwey 86, Brit-
nell told Reeve Charles Thomas that it
takes at least two years and in excess of
$100,000 a mile including hot mix, to
rebuild one mile of road. •He said. Road 19
was undergoing the first phase of a recon-
struction program this year.
Road 'maintenance will cost $710,000;
bridge maintenance, $10,000; road con-
struction, $769,000; bridge construction,
$20,000; construction of bridges on town-
ship boundary roads, $150,000 (Bluevale
Bridge); and miscellaneons (rebates,
overhead, new machinery:4)ank interest)
$470,000. knad,
Total road budget is $2,129,000. Total
provincial share amounts to $1,222,000.
Bus drivers • •
paid by students and the profits from
school projects.
The board is planning an Open House at"
its Administration Centre on Albert Street
in Clinton pn Wednesday, April 24, and
Thursday, April 25, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 -
. p.m. and 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. each day.
This will give the general public the oppor-
tunity of seeing the facilities in the Centre,
and the use (meetings) and be able to learn
the :size of the building, and the cost of.
, renovations. A special press night is to be
held prior to the Open House. it
.The board did not wholly' suppoet the:
stand of Hugh A. Crothers of Toronto who
weeid litre to have ,e non-partisan
ie,)ein troducede to .cerrect. inconsiateeeleVARAti
.„0„.juigh.yeeye Trteffig, -'Act.:dsree•t,rnOte
require flashing lights on school buses-„and,,
traffic halted when school buses , are,
loading or discharging students An areas
where speed limits are 35 miles per hour or.
less. • -
When replying to Mr, Crothers' letter,
the board will include the statement of
Trustee John Broadfoot of RR 1,•
Brucefield, that in a 30-mile zone there are'
areas where buses can get off the traffic'
lanes to load or discharge students where it,
will not interfere with the flow of traffic.
Mr. Broadfoot also pointed out that in 30-
mile zones there are often four lanes of
traffid and the frustration of drivers getting
to work in the morning rush-hour with
school buses bringing all traffic to a stand-
still. Mr. Hill stated there are two•sides to
the question of safety and expressed the
general concern for the safety of students
and the general concern for traffic.
Authorization was given to R. L. Cun-
ningham, transportation manager for the
board, and trustees J. P. Alexander of
Wingham and John Hendersoreg Seaforth
to attend the annual conven tiont of the
school bus operators' associktion of On-
tario in London on July 1,2, and 3.
(continued from page 1)
R.B. Allan, assistant superintendent of
schools, was granted permission, to teach
on the ministry of education summer
course in.special•edpcation in London from
July 2 to August 2 at no loss of salary. Mr.
Allan has offered to have the period in
question considered as his summer
vacation. Herbert Turkheim, chairman of
the education committee, said the board
should be proud to have a superintendent
of Mr. Allan's calibre to be invited to teach
the special course in London.
Approval was given the request of Prin-
cipal J.B. Chapman of Exeter Public
School to sent 60 grade 8 pupils on a three-
day field trip to the Niagara-Toronto
'region on May 28-29-30 to expand the lear-
ning experiences of the ' classroom in ,
relationship with courses in science, history
and geography, at a total cost of $1,500. Of
this total $300 will come out of the school
transportation budget and the remainder •
ate,. `:e,1
Hugh Cochran* was the oldest skater to take part In the
Clinton Centennial Band's Skate-A-Thon last Tuesday in
the Clinton arena. The band raised nearly $2,000 toward
the cost of operating the band. (News-Record photo)
A point by point
primer on how te lose
ur driver's licence.
It's actually quite simple.
All you do is accumulate fifteen
demerit points and lose your
licence for thirty days. Do it again
and lose your licence for six
months.
In this province, it definitely pays
a driver to score a big fat zero.
Ontario's demerit point system is
designed to convince the poor
driver to drive properly. Drivers
who do not improve are then
taken from the road because
they're a menace to pedestrians
and to other drivers.
But the.system is not at all unjust.
It's aimed at telling the driver
where he's gone wrong and
giving him plenty of time to cor-
rect his faults.
For instance. When you've
accumulated six points, you'll be
notified and urged to improve
your driving.
' Whenyou've got nine, you'll prob-
ably be asked to attend a private
interview and re-do your driving
test.
At fifteen points, you'll lose your
licence for thirty days and drop
back to seven points. Get fifteen
again and you won't drive for
six months,
However, your record won't be
indelibly marked. If you drive for
two years without a traffic con-
viction your points are erased and
your slate is clean.
How Demerit Points Accumulate:
7 points Failing to remain at scene of an accident
(Highway Traffic Act).
6 points Careless driving. Exceeding speed limit
Racing. by 30 m,p,h, or more.
5 points, Driver of bus failing to stop at unprotected
railway crossings.
4 points Exceeding the speed limit by 20 to 29 m,p,h,
Failing to stop for school bus.
Following too closely.
3 points Exceeding speed limit Failing to obey direc-
by 11 to 19 m.p.h. tiond of police officer,
Driving through, around Failing to report an I
or Under railway Crossing accident to a police
barrier, officer.
Failing to yield right of Improper passing.
way. Crowding driver's seat.
Failing to obey a stop Wrong way on one-way
sign, signal light or street or highway,
. railway crossing signal,
2 points Failing to lower Failing to obey signs
headlamp beam. other than those
Improper opening of mentioned above,
vehicle &or, Pedestrian cross-over.
Prohibited hams. Failing to share road.
Towing of persons Improper right turn,
.on toboggans, bicycles, Improper left turn.
skis, etc. prohibited, Failing to signal,
Unnecessary slow
driving,
The whole point is to score nothing,
keep your record clean and drive
happily ever after,
Ministry of Transportation
& Communications
Hon. John R. Rhodes A.T.C. MCNab
Minister Deputy Minister Ontario
41--CLINTON, NEWIECRECORD, THURSDAY MARCH 21, 1974
Py Wilma Oke
guideline for . staffing of
elementary schools is to be on
the agenda of a special meeting
of the Huron County board of
education to be called for next
Monday night. Superintendent
of education, J.D. Cochrane
said the class size teacher-pupil
ratio was possibly the most im-
portant item in the list of ten
recommendations resulting
from .the visitation to schools
made by board chairman B.C.
Hill and himself last fall, and
now his staff and he are ready
to discuss •a number of these
items with the board members
at the special meeting next
week.
Speaking of the budget for
1974 at last Monday's regular
meeting, M. Cochrane said,
"The board has not yet been
given the grant regulations and
other pertinent material
necessary to complete the
budget, but based on the
assumption that grants will not
be less than last year, we can
produce one for you to consider
if you wish." Mr. Cochrane
said because of spiralling costs,
the grant regulations had been
pulled back by the ministry for
're-consideration, but that it
was important that he get some
interim guideline for hiring
elementary teachers.
R.B. Allan, board superin-
tendent;,„ 'said estimated
enrolmeih in elementary
schools be down 227 pupils
and three less teachers will be
required. He said it may be
possible that the board• will be
hiring about 14 new elementary
teachers next term, but nothing
is definite at this time.
Approval for five Field Trips
was made as follows: from
principal J. Axtmann of Grey
Central Public School to take
38 Grade 8 students on a three-
day trip to Toronto May 27-29,
to visit Science Centre,
Parliament Buildings,
Museum, Planetarium, Black
Creek Village and the Airport
with overnight accommodation
to be arranged at the Toronto
Teachers' College. The cost of
the trip is estimated at $125, to
be assessed to the transpor-
tatipp . section of the school
budget and each pupil con-
tributing $1.
^'From Principal G:0, Phillips
6.opidary sehdol
td'slend-17 senior students (Art
401) accompanied by the art
teacher, Mrs. Patricia Wilson,
to the Carborundum Museum
of Ceralivics in Niagara Falls,
N.Y. on Friday, May 3 to fur-
ther the students' knowledge of
ceramics, both history and
media, which they have been
studying and creating in class.
The cost to be asseosed to
school budget, transportation
section.
From principal B. Robertson
of Howick Central public
school to send 35 grade 7
students on a two-day trip to
the Burlington area on April 2
and 3, to complete an urban-'
rural exchange. The students
from Burlingtop visited Howick
on December 13. The students
will visit Stelco, Ford of
Canada, Square 1 and various
sites on the Golden. Horseshoe.
Cost of trip to be about $65
charged to school budget,
From Principal J.L. Wooden
of South Huron District high
school to send 25 students,
members of the Senior Outers
Group on an overnight excur-
sion in the local area April-19
and 20, travelling on foot and
by canoe to provide practice in
camping and canoeing skills as
well as menu planning and
group activities. Cost to the
board will be nil.
Another request to send 24
students, members of the
Senior Outers. Group from
South Huron on a one week ex-
cursion to the Magnetawan
practise camping and canoeing
skills, to give practice in orien-
teering, to observe biological
and geographical aspects of
that area of the Canadian
Shield, to develop initiative,
resourcefulness, self reliance
and self confidence in group
situations. No cost to board.
Mrs. Mollie Kunder of
Seaforth asked why some
schools go on field trips
regularly. while other schools
do not request them. It was
pointed out to her that many
schools participate in field trips
that are in a mileage range 'of
their school that it is not
necessary to ask board per-
mission. Mr. Cochrane said it
depended to some extent on the
principal of the school whether
they took full advantage of
trips available. He informed
the board members that the
school budget for field trips is
based on the enrollment in the
school.
"It's not fair to the pupils if
they are not taking advantage
of the trips; apparently there is
a budget for it," Mrs. Kunder
said.
'The superintendents will be
asked .to,;•ptudy3,each, school; to
see if all students are given , the
opportunity to participate in
field trips.
The board chairman, E.C.
Hill, and business ad-
ministrator, R.B. Dunlop, were
named to negotiate salaries
with the custodian staff as their
contracts run out on June 1.
Norman Mundy, custodian at
F.E. Madill secondary school,
Wingham, resigned effective
February 25, and Wallace
Bilton, bus driver, Howick Cen-
tral school resigned effective
March' 29,
Donald Gower was placed on
permanent staff as a custodian
at Central Huron Secondary
School, Clinton; Linda Ander-
son, a permanent staff
secretary at Hullett 'Central
public school and Lynn Fuller,
a permanent staff secretary at
Goderich District Collegiate In-
stitute and Brenda Naylor as a
bus driver at Brookside public
school.
Arrangements have been
made for Douglas Bundy of
Goderich District Collegiate In-
stitute staff and his wife to act
as hosts for the Young
Voyageurs from Grand Prairie,
Alberta, who will be visiting in
Huron County from July 25 to
August 2. Murray Hunter of
F.E. Madill secondary school,
staff will accompany Huron's
Voyageurs to Tracadie, New
Brunswick, from July 9 to July
20. They arei From Central
Huron Secondary School -
Lorraine York, Bayfield, and
Donald Reid' MAN
Collegiate - Wanda Lima, RR
4, Goderich, add Ernest
MacMillan, Goderich;
. Madill School - Kevin Adams,
Wingham, Mary Bengertmart;
Teeswater, MurrayIieith,
Lucknow and Roxanne' Pot-
teplace, 'Teeswater; Seaforth
High School - Gerald-Kassies,
RR 4, Seaforth; and South
Huron, Exeter - Gregory Love,
RR 1, Zurich, Teresa Ann On-
drejicka, RR 1, Exeter, ,and
John Wurm, Exeter,
Mineral production in the
Territories was worth
$226,567,000 in 1972. In-
dications are that 1973 will be
the most active exploration
year to date.
* * *
There are two railways in the
Territories. The White Pass
and Yukon Railway links
Whitehorse with the year-
round port of Skagway, 110
miles away. The Great Slave
Railway services Hay River
and Pine Point from Roma
Junction, Alberta, where it con-
nects with the Northern
Alberta Railway.
Board to discuss teacher, pupil ratio