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Zurich Citizens News, 1961-06-22, Page 7J THURSDAY, JUNE 22 1961 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS PAGE SEVEN County Council Highlights REJECTS PLUMBING FEES Huron County council Friday turned down a Huron County board of helath recommendation that a bylaw be passed establish- ing inspection fees for plumb- ing in the county. The recommendation was de- feated 1947. Dr. R. M. Aldis, of Goderich, medical officer of health, told council the bylaw was recom- mended so plumbing fees could be collected and made payable to the county. LITTLE TAX CHANGE No changes were made in the 1961 Huron County tax rate as the finance committee approv- ed the 14 -mill levy proposed at the March special session. The rate is one-tenth of a mill higher than last year on the general accounts. Highways and general pur- poses each will require 7 mills. This rate will raise $895,510. In 1960 the county had a surplus of $10,000 which was brought • forward to be used as a por- tion of the revenue for 1961. Frank Walkom, chairman of the committee, said: "We are faced with heavy costs this year but hope to finish within the estimated budget" ORGANIZE FOR DEFENCE Huron County will have a full- time county co-ordinator for its new emergency measures pro- gram by this fall. With unanimous approval, county council agreed Thursday to change the name of its pres- ent civil defence committee to emergency measures commit- tee, and to seek a county co- ordinator, to be named at the September session. The cost of the organization will be carried 90 percent by the federal and provincial gov- ernments and 10 percent by the county. The county's share each year is expected to be about $1,200, to which the gov- ernments would add $11,000 yearly. TIEMAN'S HARDWARE • Plumbing • Heating • Electrical Work • Oil Burner Service 'TALES and SERVICE FURNITURE, COAL and CEMENT PHONE 8 — DASHWOOD Major cost of the project woud be the salary, training, and travelling expenses of the co-ordinator, John Berry, clerk - treasurer of the county said. There would also be other costs involved. Office space would be needed, part-time cler- ical assistance is necessary, and office furnishings would have to be provided, Mr. Berry said. The present three-man civil defence committee, headed by Reeve Morgan Agnew of Clin- ton, would likely be enlarged. Under government regulations, it would be a municipal emer- gency measures committee, with the clerk filling the position of chairman. Members would be made up of permanent municpal employees, with the county co- ordinator in charge. Reeve Agnew discussing the necessity in Huron of such a program, referred to the films and lectures presented to coun- cil the day before, by members of the provincial Emergency Measures Organization. "It is a grim situation," he said. "Our avenue is apparent — we should betrained in self-preser- vation." The proposal was presented by the civil defence commit- tee, headed by Reeve Agnew. RETAIN COUNTY FARM Huron County Council Thurs- day voted two -to -one in favor of keeping the county farm, located at Huronview, the coun- ty home at Clinton. A recommendation that the farm be sold by the county and the barn removed from the land was made by the county True -Temper Jet" step-down chrome plated shafts, sturdy grips on all clubs. LETS YOU REALLY ENJOY THE SWEEP CLICK OF CLUB MEETING BALI.. Extra Clubs Available IRONS 2-4-6-8, ea. 4.98 WOODS ... 2 and 4, ea. 7.49 Pitching Wedge, also Sar' Wedge each .. 5.98 PLAY as you pay by our International CREDIT CARD DOLLAR SAVING - STROKE SAVING! 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Sturdy, longwear- ing nylon in attrac- tive c o leo x s. Con- trasting numbers - 1, 2, 3, 4. Ea. 436 MAIN ST wo EXETER PHONE 451 * MILTON ROBBINS & SON LTD. hpme committee. Twenty-five voted in favor of keeping the farm, 11 in favor of its sale. The decision carne at the end of a discussion period that last- ed about an hour and a half Thursday morning. A 1960 surplus at the farm of $3,000 including inventory (but not counting depreciation or taxes, was noted by John Berry, clerk -treasurer of the county. The farm will require new machinery soon, he said but nothing has been set aside in the budget for this. Reeve Glen Webb, of Ste- phen Township was against the sale because there had been some previous talk of a tech- nical school in the area of the farm. "With this in mind," he said, "perhaps we are being too hasty with the sale." Warden Ivan Forsyth, who also opposed the sale, suggest- ed that the operation of the farm be turned over to the ag- ricultural committee, perhaps for a year or two, when the sale could again be discussed. The Department of Welfare, which subsidizes the county home, does not grant any funds for the operation of the farm. According to Mr. Berry, the department would rather have the farm separate from the home. The farm comprises about 60 acres on the west side of High- way 4, in Stanley Township, and about 100 acres on the main property, which surrounds the county home on the east side of the highway. This sec- tion includes a front field at the home, which must be kept in any case, because the de- partment requires at least eight acres with county homes. Reeve W. J. Forbes, of Gode- rich township said it would not be satisfactory to let someone else run the farm, since a dairy herd in particular requires someone most of the time. He also objected to leaving the barn so close to the new addi- tion to the county home. Reeve Clifford Dunbar of Grey Township did not favor keeping the farm because "the county should,,n,Qt, ,b,e,_. n nom- petition with our farmers who pay taxes." Members of council toured the home and stopped birefly at the barn a few days ago in preparation for the debate on the farm sale Thursday. HOSPITAL GRANTS Grants in the future to hospi- ing projects will be made on the projects will be made on the basis of $2,000 a bed, county council decided Thursday. The decision was made dur- ing the same discussion that centred around a delegation of Huron hospital board repre- sentatives, who put in requests for a total of $838,610 from Huron, to begin or complete hospital projects in the county, valued at almost $1,800,000. Largest request of the day came from the board of Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth, where $750,000 will be requir- ed to erect a new hospital that would provide about 45 beds. Of this amount, the county's share, as requested in the brief to council, would have been $396,950. Ask For Mill The presentation of the hos- pitals in Huron, made Thursday by the spokesman for the boards, J. H. Kinkead, request- ed that Huron council set aside the equivalent of one mill, or about $54,000, for hospital pur- poses. The request read: "It is sug- gester that the county council meet these needs by agreeing to a levy of one mill for the term necessary to raise these funds. While the boards will RECEPTION AND Alt DANCE For MR. and MRS. RONALD COLEMAN (Nee Marion Datars) IN THE Community Centre Zurich ON Saturday, June 24 9:00 p.m. Music By DESJARDINE ORCHESTRA EVERYONE WELCOME aewwe cooperate by delaying the pro- jects as long as possible, and by arranging with the council the order in which the projects will be undertaken, plans should be made to make the funds avail- able within the next few years." County council at an early session approved the setting aside of an amount equal to one mill for hospital financing. Oppose Debentures Many of the councilors ex- pressed disapproval of the idea of raising more money with de- bentures. Said Deputy -Reeve James Bis- set of Goderich: "I don't like the idea of a debenture issue on the county level; we must pay for some of these services as we go." Reeve Harvey Coleman of Stanley Township suggested that pressure be put on the Government to increase grants. (Perth County Council earlier this year sent a resolution to both federal and provincial governments asking that gov- ernment grants to hospitals be re-examined, with the intention of increasing them to aid coun- ties suffering from a heavy bur- den of hospital construction.) DELAY WELFARE ACTION No attempt will be made at present to establish a county welfare program in Huron, but the suggestion will be reconsid- ered by the Warden's committee of county council at a later date. The recommendation that Huron carry on with its present welfare system was made Thursday by the warden's com- mittee, and was approved by council. If the county welfare program were established, it would be USED CARS If you are'~4t1iinking of buying a new or used car, any make or model, and want a price that can't be beat, call LOUIS THIEL PHONE 67 ZURICH 100 CARS TO CHOOSE FROM necessary for the county to administer all welfare, relief, county home admissions, nurs- ing home admissions, and all payments in connection with any type of welfare. Local municipalities would berelieved of the costs involved, and the welfare matters would be plac- ed in the hands of a county com- mittee working with the county welfare department. At present - such a system does not preesnt, such a system does not exist in any county in Ontario, A suggestion of the Depart- ment of Welfare, according to Lloyd O'Brien, Reeve of Zurich, chairman of the warden's com- mittee, is that the Children's Aid Society be organized as the county welfare department, and this department in turn Here It Is .. would administer all welfare work. There is no way of know- ing, Reeve O'Brien said, exact- ly how much additional ad- ministrative staff might be needed to make this plan work in an effective manner. Home Admissions B. G. Hanly, deputy county clerk was appointed to handle applications for admission to the county home and to nurs- ing homes, and for his services will be given an extra $100 a year. The decision was made be- cause application requests for the county home are increas- ing, making it difficult for two or three staff members to co- ordinate applications for the home and for the numerous nursing homes. 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