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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1957-11-28, Page 4FOUR, `FJ THE :GODERIOE SIGNAL -STAR., Reject $375,000 Claim But Order Drain Repairs • Uallang Invoi judgment in a fli legal battle which was hire in Goderich in July, the On- taria Municipal Board last week dismissed the $375,000 flood dam- age claim entered by Dr. L. G. U*gmeier against seven area muni- &paliitiea. the board announced that it would order defendants to repair about four-fifths of a mile of dram on the Ausable River and Ptsebe Creek, an extension of Parkhill Creek. Dr. Bagmeier, who owned 7,000 acres uth off Grand Bend during U&e period in which the floods oc- Urred, was represented by lawyers Frank Donnelly, of Goderich, and Gordon Ford, of Toronto. The original defendants in the case were the Townships of Mc- Gli.lflivray and Bosanquet. Later, five other municipalities were add - as "parties defendant." They were Parkhill and the Townships j of Stephen, Hay. East Williams and West Williams. The action, heard in Huron County Court House last July, last- ed almost three weeks. The two members of the Ontario Municipal oard who heard the case were C. W. Yates and William Green- wood. The board's decision was not announced until last week. Representing the defendants in the action were: E. C. Livermore, of London, McGillivray; Ralph Steele, Chatham, Bosanquet; Elmer Bell, Exeter, Stephen, Hay, Parkhill, East and West Williams. Rule On Costs In the findings just announced, the board ruled that the defend- ants are not entitled to costs by meson of the conduct of one de- fendant, McGillivray Township, in failing to take action on the plaint - ill's request for repair of a drain. The board's decision in dismiss - ring the damage claims appears to , relieve municipalities of the water- shed of any responsibility for con- struction of a million -dollar flood control system, which some feared might arise from the action. - Dr.-Hagmeier. who formerly re- sided at Thedford, alleged that there had been several serious floods affecting his property during Me past several years. In addition to the damage, the plaintiff sought a court order re- quiring the townships to take the water to a sufficient outlet and put the river channel in a satisfactory state of repair. The iMunicipal Board found that the defendants had provided suf 3cient outlet. It also found that the dedants.di-s*harged the bur- den on them in establishing* that r,? the damage sustained would have resulted even if the drainage woks had been kept in repair. The board directed that repairs be made to 'i a *.lain from a point 3,000 feet north of the Devil's El- bow to a point 1,000 feet south of the Devil's Elbow, in such a man- ner as to provide a capacity at least equal to the capacity as con- tained in the McCubbin report. The McCubbin report covered .the drainage work done by McGillivray in 1929 following a court order to provide sufficient outlet. 0 O O Name N;minating Committee At Knox WMS Meet $,000 Narcotks In Canada WCTU Toid The W.C.T.U. held their Novem- ber meeting at the home of Mrs. Ohler, Cambria road, with a good attendance. Tine meeting was in charge off Mrs. Raithby, first vice- president, in the absence of the president. Mrs. McMichael opened the meet- ing with prayer. The Scripture was read by Mrs. Thompson and the guest speaker, Rev. V. Snell, gave an instructive talk on Temp- erance. Miss E. McMichael gave a read- ing and Mrs. Jewell and Rev. Snell favored with a duet. The roll call on Thanksgiving was given by the Mr`s. G. Johnston was the guest speaker at the W.M.S. meeting of Knox Church on Tuesday after- noon last. The programa was arranged by Mrs. Abell and Mrs. Baker, and the devotional period was in charge of Mrs. A. H. Erskine and Mrs. H. Rivers. • huring the business session, 56 home calls and 48 hospital calls were reported. Mrs. Schaefer an- nounced that Mrs. W . Marsh, Mrs. G. Stokes and Mrs. J. Thomson will be the members of the norfn- ating committee for 1958. Mrs. G. MacEwan and iMrs. R. E. Wilson will represent the W.M.S. on the committee for the sector project. It was decided to donate $10 to the special fund for the -residence for retired ministers and their • wives. A shower of Christmas gifts was received for patients in the san- atorium at Byron, and members were asked to bring the contents of their blessing boxes le the December meeting. Mrs. Schaefer expressed the ,thanks of the members to Mrs. Johnston, and a social half hour was enjoyed at the close of the meeting. - ----n Looking for a Christmas gift ,which the receiver will remember, the year round? Your friend, rela- tive, neighbor would appreciate a year's subscription to The Signal - Star. Only $3 in Canada and $4 to U.S.A. We send a gift card on date reciuested telling person you are sending the paper for a year. Whv not_mnake out a list now .and attend to _it befpre busy Christmas.- season?. NIMINIMMOMIND C.W.L. ST. PETERS CHRISTMAS FAIR MacKAY HALL — 2 P.M. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7 CANDY DOLLS SEWING NITTING HONE AILING COUNTRY STORE TEA SE .', YED F OIVi 2.30 TO 5 AW FO 3 -STOREY CARE AND OTHER PR▪ IZES AT 5 P.1& -47 VISITING OVEN THE HOLIDAS? Go CNR--the sure, the comfortable way. No matter 4 here you're going, whether you're travelling solo or with your >familp---you can make your plans now! Snow -filled skies or icy roads will make no difference—you'll get where you want to go, and you'll enjoy every relaxing minute of your trip. Insure your h ,1idayq fun fplans—by making your CNR reservation now/ Check too, the money -saying features of Qur.:Family Fare Plan. Ask about CNR Gift Certificates, ideal for holiday gavingl .For tickets and inffotniation contact your local Caraadia National representative. Every year, more and ,n ora people who are going visiting over the Christ'mas Season go Oil refinery engineers and chemists use everything from teapots to trained microbes to help them combat air -and water pollution. Here Marilyn Dougherty pours while Imperial OiI' senior chemist Bob Fern tastes tea made from river water. The tea magnifies the taste of any unpleasant elements in the water, helps the chem- ists to identify and eliminate them, Imperial Oil is spending about a million dollars a year to combat pollution around its refineries. members. The clip sheet on narcotics, given by the members, noted that there are 5,000 in Canada, 1,000 of whom are in Ontario. Toronto heads the list with Hamilton and Windsor next. Not a great, deal is being done for .these people. There were 203 calls, 10 bou- quets, $3.50 in gifts reported. Five visitors were present. Meeting clos- ed with a lovely lunch served. To produce the hydro -electric power required for the aluminum smelting project at Kitimat, B.C., required the reversal of the flow of rivers by the highest rock -fill dam in Canada, ten miles of tunnels, the first underground powerhouse in Canada, and the largest impulse turbines operating in the world. 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