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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1961-11-30, Page 317,10AWAVW,171:#9ITP',7#Z....FrIM,1.17 ,r:Q.Vi,Mr3f474f#70r:nrrYdt7.#ttrd#S7,,,W.,.#rr#7r47#n.7.7r#7.,',#17r#7.',#7.'.,n'."".'',..','.#'..:#'..c.r'.',,,f.'44''..15.,C#,#,W#'##reWiqhl:g#F17'F4FRWf#,ki#P,i#Kire##,#,Q,,K#K#W#4TRPVPZ;APV-IW/g.';g;.r27ragP:=VrrrE=rs'lVP#T47#=TW#Vjqpr4#irair#74WVWZ,K-ZMZ5g7r,Vr#13::V'#igfi#iiTa-#T-###d:P*rrxq 07X#7471—#47 •Nomination report Plans special meeting. • to consider sewerage Mayor 1.1. Pooley an nounced at nomination meeting Friday night he proposed to call a special Council !fleeting to discuss the sewage system report receive(' from Engineer B,- M. Ross, Goderich. "It leeks like a good pro. peSal," he told ratepayers "--- one that can be implemeeted •for the benefit of the town." The report was received by Clerk C. V. Pickard Thursday afternoon, although it was &O- mitted to the Ontario Water Resources Commissioe early ip Optober. Engineer Ross was actually hired by the OWRC to design the system and the or- iginal report was forwarded to the commission. The, mayor indicated he had not had time to study the pro•. p' y u impression was favorable. Mr, Pooley, who confirmed his retirement later in the meet- ing, said be had appreciated the opportunity to serve the town and he had done so con- scientously and dilligently. • Chairman \V, G, Cochrane led the crowd in a warm ex- o pression of appreciation to the mayor. The reeve confirmed his plans to seek the wardenship of Huron county, "It's one of my ambitions," he said, He indicated it would be a tough contest because there are five men in the race, Seeks, special account • Deputy -Reeve Fisher report- ed road expenditures were down to $13,000 this year, com- pared to $35,000 last year. Cal- - Own costs were $4,600 com- pared to $11,500 in 1960. He ad- • vocated the establishment of •a special account to be used to hardtop roads which would not • not be affected by sewers, ,• He lauded the recreation pro- gram organized by director Don Gravett as "second to none" and, thanked "all those people who have helped our program", Councillor Bailey: "The townspeople should be e om- mended for looking after their dogs so well this year. We have never had so little trouble," . Councillor Delbridge noted the cemetery well had gone dry this summer "but there's water • there now". Councillor Farrow, 'sanita- tion chairman, said the garbage collection had been an "effec- tive" operation and that "the standard of sanitation in the town is at a high level". Urges more meetings This year has not been a * constructive one as far as drains are concerned, reported Drains Chairman Taylor. He indicated a replacement pro- gram was required to relieve old, crumbling drains which had become full of tree roots and sludge. He asserted the committees did not hold enough meetings during the year. "We don't have the strength of unity this way , . . . it is false economy for council not to get,together more often" More funds for PS School board chairman W. G. Seldon announced public school finances would be as- sisted by the •additional grant of $5.00 per pupil which the board had not expected. He felt the efficient operation of the school "speaks for itself". SHDHS representative Allan Fraser hoped that, despite some delay in making plans for the vocational school at Clinton, at least a portion of it would be ready to receive students at the beginning of next year's school term. Attacks criticism PS Vice -Chairman Robert Squthcott stated "education too often is the scapegoat for high taxes", Actually, combined pub- lic and high school levies a- mounted to only 28 percent, of , the total rate for the town. He felt undue criticism had been made of teachers' sala- ries, indicating few citizens ap- preciated the importance of the responsibility teachers have in the development of future citi- zens. Salaries at the local school, he pointed out, were not only below those paid in Clinton and Seaford) but also lower than those offered in neighboring townships, Too often, he stated, the board was putting the dollar sign ahead of its responsibility to the ptipils. He noted that despite, "the increased interest in 'Science,. the board felt it could not afford to perehase a micrescope. Nor do the child- ren have the benefit of inanY of the advanced aids being used in other larger schools to make instructionmore effect - "I'm convinced that we on the „public school board are more concerned with the dol. lar than we are in the welfare of our children," he .concluded. Mrs. Lloyd Taylor .offered the only questige from the 'Jeer. She wondered if street maps of the town might be made available to householders to help in directing strangers to their destinations, Chairman Cochrane agreed the proposal had merit. GRAND BEND -- Continued from page 1 charged that the election "was Southcott Pines had been ex - eluded from the proposed sys- tem. Councillor Stewart Webb told her that the village could not afford to go down there. "I thought I was going to get the answer that they didn't need it", she said. She pointed out that if this were the case, there were many other people who didn't need it, but would still have to pay the 30 cent frontage rate whether they used it or not. She •thought it was strange that the two members of the water committee, Emerson Desjardine and 'Stewart Webb, lived in Southcott Pines. "Council have to think of widows as well as the big commercial people", she said, Mrs. DesJardins reported that there were 45 widows, all pro- perty owners, living in the summer resort, She also noted that there were 80 people over 70 -years - old in Grand Bend. "These are all fixed-income people", she said. She drew attention to the fact that a public meeting had been held in the village 15 years ago, and that they were told by an expert at that time that the people couldn't be given all the water they want- ed to use without having a dis- posal system, because the ground wouldn't take it. Ken Young told the meeting that he thought the water system was a necessity. "If we get one epidemic here we may as well push,Grand Bend into the lake.' He pointed out that some people were now using water that was "too thick to drink and too thin to plow". The rate proposed at a re- cent meeting was given by Stewart Webb as $34.00 a year for permanent residents and $28.00 a year for cottage own- ers, as well as the 30 -cent charge on frontage. Although he was nominated for the reeve's chair again, Dalton told the ratepayerS 'that "I feel you have been good enough to me to allow me to be reeve for eight years", and thought it was time, someone else held the position. "I feel it was a great honor for me and for the community to have the warden's post on •our tenth anniversary as a village". He pointed out that it was a good year to be war- den due to all the principle events that took place, such as the opening of new buildings. Dalton explained that the county rate had jumped in Grand Bend due to the equal- ization of assessment through- out the county. "We have been given a real break until now", he said, "but the assessment is now equalized for both county and local purposes". To add to school W. F. B. MacLaren, re- named to the • public school board along with Ken 'Young and Lawrence Mason, reported that tenders were closed for the new two -room addition last year and the bid accepted was for $35,100.00. "We have felt that accom- modation was not sufficient in the present school and decided to build because building costs aren't going to get any cheap- er", he said. He pointed out that the children had no place to play at the present on rainy days, and the dep't of education frowned on the practice of con- ducting classes in basement rooms, as is now being done. The ratepayers wilt have to pay only half of the proposed cost, and MacLaren said the board favored a 15 -year de- benture, He estimated a need- ed increase of two mills, but pointed out that the rental fee for the Church of God base- . and for your petroleum needs on the farm, and in the home, you cannot do better than call • George Vrieie • PHONE 110 EXETER IMMO/a •Esso -"1/\•—.-"*" G ENY ALWAYS LOOK TO IMPERIAL FOR THE BEST ment was now taking one mill. The board chairman said they were "very happy' with the teaching staff at the school. He reported that letters had been received from both the principal at SHDHS and FDHS, stating that the grade nine students from Grand Bend knew more about English than any other pupils going into the schools from the district. Ken Young backed MacLaren up in his statements and, said the board was trying to run the school as economically as possible and still be proud of it, Grand Bend PUC chairman, Bill Love, who was re -appoint- ed along with Cam Chapman, told the ratepayers a new rate for hydro would go into effect next year, He said there would be a slight decrease for commercial users. Love also noted that many residents didn't have their houses properly wired to facilitate the modern electrical conveniences now being used, and said that all new buildings -Would be required to install 100 -amp capacity. He paid tribute to the staff at the office and gave figures indicating the amount of book work entailed in the system. Chapman pointed out that they had to do a great deal more work than an average community because of the "floating population". PUC manager Jack Hood il- lustrated the new rate struc- ture and told of some of the changes that cadre being plan- ned by several communities in an effort to have cheaper rates. New men at Zurich Milton Oesch, just complet- ing his first term on Zurich council, won the reeve's chair by acclamation Friday. He'll have four new councillors ser- ving under him. The four include Dr. W. B. Coxon, James Parkins, Ken- neth Breakey end Herb Turk - helm. All the members of last year's council were nominated for their positions, but declined to stand. The main issue discussed at the nomination meeting was the new municipal offices that were being planned by the for- mer council. Several ratepay- ers voiced their objection over the spending of the $12,000 es- timated cost. A public meeting was held in Zurich recently by the On- tario Municipal Board, who re- served their decision on the re- quest by the council to dispense with a vote for permission to build the new structure. At that time, Reeve -elect Mil- ton Oesch advised the OMB that he was speaking for about 90 per cent of the ratepayers in the village when he opposed the project. ' He reported at that time he had been asked to speak by several business people who opposed the idea, The reeve was the only mem- ber of the new council who has publicly voiced an opinion over the controversial issue. STEPHEN o,Continued. from page' ,charg,edthat the election "Wes AnYthing but fair,' ,e.an't .understandwhy the road sup- n.rulteritlent should have, :any- thing tq do with the ...election,." /loist pointing out that be never received credit for many things he dkt ma „outwit .saul he ."was the first man in Coo- ada" to get the concession that brought the to woshiP $15,480 .this year from RCAF property in live pf taxes., Ile also hetet!that he had been instrumental in getting the township shed built by lo- cal men, without getting entside tenders. Referring to the township hall, he said, didn't want redit for this building because thought it was my duty," Noting .that the 'township and the county have surpluses on hand, Haist said, "it's not right." "We're in a recession, right lieW and a lot of rate. payers are in difficulty in pay- ing taxes," l -le else said the county coo., ,ed should not be thinning of building in Qoderich at the piesent time. don't altogether •agree with this," Reeve Webb said later. "We all knew that the Parkhill dam was in the of - fin and this would be the best way to pay, rather than hik- ing the mill rate." The town- ship ,iurplus is now over $D,000, -tiaist also pointed out that the township didn't get justice from the press in reporting council affairs, like to pick up a paper and see what e0141. cil is doing." Joe Gunn backed up Haist and said the council affairs had not been getting proper press McGILLIVRAY — Continued from page 1 tee to run for council, School board chairman El - Ikon Whiting, RR 3 Parkhill, was returned by acclamation along with two new trustees. They are Donald Scott, a young RR 3 Ailsa Craig farmer, who succeeds Mr. Taylor on the board for a two-year term, and Jack Dorman, • RR 2 Ailsa Craig, who will complete the one year left of Mr, Amos' two-year term. Heifer causes stir Biggest controversy of the meeting evolved around the payment of compensation for a heifer allegedly injured as re- sult of construction of the Lockhart municipal drain, .Tames Lockhart and Fred Heaman both protested assess- ment of the payment against ratepayers on the drain, Mr. Lockhart claimed Coun- cillor Ben Thompson, who made the motion to pay compensa- tion, did not have the right to do so since he was overseer of the drain at the time. 'That makes you an employee of the township as far as the drain is concerned and you are not en- titled to vote on anything in council involving that particu- lar drain," Mr. Lockhart told Mr. Thompson, That opinion, he said came direct from the editor of The Municipal World at St. Thomas, whom he had consulted the day before, Clerk W. J. Amos said he doubted if any councillor could be prevented from making a motion unless he was unseated by the courts. Doubts authority Former reeve Heaman asked what authority council had to charge the damages to the other "innocent ratepayers" on the drain. When Councillor Thompson replied that this had been the advice of the engineer, Mr. Heathen questioned if the engineer had any jurisdiction in this regard. Both Councillors Thompson and Hall (who seconded the compensation motion), took the criticism with good grace. "I'm glad to find out about these things," said Mr. Thompson, Walter Grieve, RR 8 Park- hill, joined in this dispute and raised other questions about ownership of properties in a loud, critical voice, Ilis re- marks brought considerable hjaisw.ughoterirmuch of which was Reveals road work Reeve Earl Dixon explained that the increase of five mills in the county rate was due to the loss of approximately one- half of Middlesex assessment to the city of London, through annexation. However, he pre, dieted: "I really think that within 10 years our assessment •will be back where it was". He revealed road plans for the coming year included the blacktopping of the town line from No. 4 to Mt, Carmel, and Preparation of the road bed from Mt. Carmel to Corbett. Councillor Earl Morley pre- dicted "you'll see higher taxes yet if we continue to demand these extras", Councillor Thompson antici- pated the cost of the Ptsebe bridge, which collapsed in the spring, would run over $60,000. Councillor Hall admitted that warble fly treatment Was a controversial subject but "it will have to be done every year until it is voted out or something else happens". School board deficit Chairman Whiting reported the school board budgeted for a deficit of about $2,000 this year, as it did last, to cut down the surplus of some $34,- 000. He felt it was wise not to cut the surplus drastically be- cause it would eventually mean a sudden increase in taxes which would not be popular. He felt the surplus should be reduced somewhat but he in- dicated that some balance was necessary to enable the board to meet operating costs until it received current revenue. 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Playtex, Reg. 980 NOW 83¢, .! PHONE 447 Recall EXETER keetetelei•kresiteaSeerktftoatisestescoakistateresti-OettistetsSeestotiteeiaeeititieNettiOrSi*riita•Witetts COVerage.. "We should have councillorViews in the paper liJe they de in Exeter, ' he said "and we Wouldn't have Arguments •over the bAa fence." Reeve Webb told the two men that a full report of the meet- ings is sent to The Times -Ad, vocate by Clerk Ross Haugh. Times -Advocate can take credit for editing ear re. pouts," he said,. Scores Polletion In giving his report, Webb criticised the problem of pollu- tion from the •WWII of Exeter and urged the ratepayers to point this situation out to the council of Exeter. "I'm sure they would help," he said. lie said he thought council would take the matter up with the Ontario Water Resources Commission as well as sending a letter •of complaint to Exe- ter. Webb pointed out to the rate- payers that the new building by-law had been quite success- ful in its first year and „noted that $150,000 worth of permits had been issued, "This doesn't, include farm building, so you can •see the township is growing," He urged the ratepayers to extend their full co-operation in assisting if the International Plowing Match is held in the township as expected. "This is a large project and we will need plenty of co-operation — not in money, but in work time," Explains appeal Ed Hendrick, who also rep- resented the township on the Ausable Conservation Author- ity, explained the reason for Stephen's appeal against the Parkhill dam assessment, Ile pointed out that the New Venice Corporation would have had $7,000 in direct benefit le- vied against them for flood control. "This works out to s24,0o per acre for them, and they will only get about 30 per- cent protection from flooding and they would have appealed against the township." "We felt we may just as well' appeal after Bosanquet said they were going to, so we could have it all taken care of in one bill of expense," Hendrick said he thought the Authority was getting big- ger than organizers ever ex- pected and pointed out that 200,000 trees were planted dur- ing the past year, "The picnic grounds we have established are nice," he said, "but .they are expensive and people don't always treat the property as they would their own and there has been dam- age caused to tables and build- ings," Deputy -reeve James Hayter reported that he bad found his work on the county council very interesting arid said he has been a member of the equalization committee and had inspected 500 assessments from .one side of the county to the other, "The total assessment is now $61,000,000", he said. Reporting on the work of the Children's Aid Society, he said it "does your heart good" to hear their reports on how they are helping wayward youth in the county. 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