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1951 Minutes ----.-.. "---.-..----- - .-------- - ----.- \\\\\\\\~\\~~~\,,\~\\~~~\~\\\\\\\\ 3_61L9_gS)~65 ()O_6()> PROC:EEI).INGS OF 11HTh". n-aRDED ., '". ,~" ~ i.~. h .. U~U Elgin COLlritY~Ounc:i DUrlri'g:'tlii{ se~g;ioIi 'hkrci -;'ID .:the COURT HOUSE. ST. THOMAS in the nionthS: of- JANUARY. MARCH. JUNE. SEPTEMBiER AND NO'vEMBER 1951 ~LGltl COUtlTY LIBRARY JOlIN D. TFiOiMsoN, CoUnty Clerk. - ,_.'. . ,__ -.c- .... ,', ,...} ,'__'_',",./.._ cHARiLES F. JAC~ON. Warden. !B.'fJiN COUNyY i.,IBRAPy OFFICIALS, 1951 '~ J.F. tMidMillan, County. Judge Miss Bernice. Coyne, Registrar 1. D. Cameron, County Court Clerk, and Sheri'fif E. F. S. Sanders, Clerk of the Peace, Ooun[ty Crown Attorney. and .County Solicitor !A. T. Kington, Jailor :A1~1M<;Ci:>1l, !PulbHc School Inspector ,.-J. ;t.Lawles, Assistant Inspector J;D. . Thmnson, County Clerk, and -Treasurer F: A. Bell, C.E., Coun~ Road Supt. Geopge. P9wl~s, Assist. C01fn~y -lRoad Supt . Dr.D.'L. Ewin. Ja1fPhysiCian Dr. Hukh.C., Knox. County Home Physician E. DOnald lSmith, County P{)lice Magistrate J. G.Turnbull, ISupt. County Home J. H. iFUltoh, " Ontario Provincial Police Clruyibourne Gordon. Rill.. 7, St. Thomas, Weed IInspector " COUNTY AUDITORS D. M. Leitche, West Lorne W. E. Locke, SI. Thomas, R.R. 8 .. Municipality Clerk Treasurer AIdborough___Chas. [. Black; Rodney___cW. S. Stalker. R. 1, Rodney Dun:wich~___.A. N. 'Walker" Dutton_____.lMrs. Mildred McNeil, Dutton Southwolli______ W. G. Blewett, Rill. 16, Sf. Thomasnnn__W. G. Blewett, Rill. 6, St. Thomas Yarmouth_miH. L. Lawton, ISi'ThotnaL_H. L. Lawton, St. Thomas Malahide________Harley JohnsOon, ..A~ylmer. iBex 478____......Harle~ Johnso~ Bayham______m___nJ. D. VaIlee,Straffordvillenn__n__.J. D. Vallee South Dorcl1estern.JM. IS. Charlton, R. 3, ISpringfieId.__M. S. Charlton Town of Aylmernn_n~__-'-___..John S.Ji'<>Yn____n____n___John S. Foy Village of Vienna__lMrs. Louise,~cDdriaTd-__Mrs. Louise McDonald Village df Springfield_m____nc_~.rohIl Hodgson.n_______-.iRalph Smith Village df Dutton._nnnn__.Z. E. iMaCCallunL_nn_____Mr. Bert Smith Village of Port Stanleynn_____J. iH. Burke_____n___nnJ. H. Burke VilIag~o~. R.odney---c-n_-?eoI'ge L. Mistele...____n_George L. MisteIe Villai~" di"West LoTIlem-.:_Man is. Craig._____.-Mrs. Tena McGregor . Vinage of Port BurweILn_____-'W. is. Laycock.___nW. S. Laycock i ...::: ,z &:-- C/ /7.5/ PROCEEDINGS OF THE Elgin County Council. FIRST SESSION - FIRST DAY Tuesday. the 16th day of January. 1951 The IElgin County Council met this day at the Court House, St. Thomas, as required !by Statute. The following memlbers filed Certificates and took their seats al the iCouncil lalble: Edmund Ashton, Reeve. Aldborough James W. Neil. Deputy Reeve, AldDJorough A. Blue, Reeve, punwich W. S.MdKillop, Deputy Reeve, Dunwich Walter Auckland, Reeve, Southwald GeorgeSHoox, Deputy \Reeve, Southwald W. K. Bodkin, Reeve, Yarmouth Henry Parker. Deputy Reve, Yarmouth J-a:m~ FuJJer, .Reeve,.Malahide Geonge Roszell; - DepUty Reeve, Malahide Charles J aokson, Reeve, Bayham Lyle Coyle, "Deputy Reeve, Bayham" Ronald MeN eH, Reeve, South Dorchester W. R. Gifford. Reeve, Ay 1mer 4 c:EIDIN COUNTY\OOUNmI:. Allan Kilmer, Deputy Reeve;..Ayhn.-er Howard Palmer, Reeve, Vienna E. Wa~kley, Reeve, Sprin~ield Garnet 'Speers. Reeve, Port-Stanley Dr, C. A. Bel~ Depu1iy Reev_e.Eort Btanley J. E. Da1vies, Reeve, Dutton W. T. Merrett, ~:Reeve,,--'Wesf'Lori1e'. RoIbert F. Coles, Reeve, Rodnel,Y A. N. Wrighit,'Reeve,Pol11: Burwell Moved !by Reeve John Davies that we do now adJourn'to the Cou.rt Room owing to the large cl'Iowd in attendance. ---,lCarried. The ,Election o!f Warden was p!'ioceeded with, and on the third ballot, Reeve Charles Jacks,o~, of,i~ayham_, who .received _a ma- jority vote df the whole Council was declared duly elected War- den .or the year, 1951, Reeve Ronald McNeil moved that the election it;e made unan- imous. 'The Warden m.ade-his declaratidn of ()ffiCe~arid--thanked the Council for the honour conferred. Ex...Warden Coulter"-presented the-new-Warden to'the Council with some very timely advice. Moved by Garnet Speers,- Seconded !by Dr. C. A. Bell, . That the minutes of the last da:y' of the Novetrilher'Session as printed in the Proceedings :be-accepted':" as 'jfread~- -Carried. The following Communications 'were'read- and referred to their various Committees: ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL .5 COMMUNICATIONS From the Maclean~Hunter Publications re Su/bs-cription to Civic AdminiStration Magazine. -'- Referred to the Fmance Com- mittee. From the County -6f Brant re Ame~dmentof Section 23, of t;l€ Assessment Ad. - Referred to . the Petitions and Legislation Committee. Fr:om the County. of Grey re Federation of Agriculture Levies. - Referred to the hgriculture Committee. From the Coun'by of Grey re Observing of Reme:mibrance Day. Referred to the Petitions and Legislations Committee. ,From the St. Thomas and nistrict Ministerial Association with appreciation of the County Council's Opposition to . Sweepstakes. -Filed. !From Victoria-iH{)spital-'with request for grant to'wards defi::it. - Referred to the Finance GOmniittee. From the County..olf Lincoln requesting Legislation re Stop of Traffic re School Busses; '-- Referred to the Petitions 'and Legisla- tions Committee. Froin the St. Thomas MemoriaJ Hospital re. County Representa- tives on the Board~ -' Referred to the Special Co:tnmittee re Standing Conrmittee. From. the County -of Hastings -re Arilendnierit to the. Jurors Ad. - Referred to the Petitions and Legislations Committee. From the iSaJvation Army with request for .it 'grant. '-- Re- ferred to the Finance Committee. From the Elgin Preslbytery, of the United Church of Canada with appreciation re Elgin County Opposition to Sweepstakes. ....:- Filed. 6 ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL From the County of Waterloo, re Provincial Bounties on Foxes. Referred to the Petitions and Legislations Committee. From the Bayham's WoOmen's 'Institute with .approval of the, Elgin County's Opp<>sition to Sweepstakes. - Filed. From the Navy League elf Canada with appreciation of grant. ~ Filed. From he Town .of Simcoe re Cen traIization ()[ Executions. - Referred to the ,Petitions and Legislations Comrn,ittee. From the OntariD Association of Managers -of Homes for Aged and Infirm re Annual. Convention and Memlbership Fee. - Re- ferred to the County Rome Co. From the Canadian . National Institute for the Blind with re- suest f.or Grant. ----:... Ref,erred to the Finance Committee. From the Gounty elf Prince Edward requesting the Ontario Gorvernmentto assume Gost of A.ppE,cations to Old Alge Pensioners. Referred to the PetiUons and Legislations Committee. From the Hemington Rand Compa;ny :re TIytpewriter in Crown _A'ft.orney's iOlF.fice.~ Referred to the Property. Connnittee. From the County Council Section ,of the -Ontario Trustees and Ratepayers. A.ssoc~ation re Annual Convention and Memlbership J.I....ee. - Referred to theiEducation Committee. From the Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada re 'PuIhHe Crossing at Lawrence Station. - Referred to the Road Committee. From, the Navy League -of -Canada with request for grant. _ Referred to the Finance ,Committee. From the ISt.'- Thomas Sulburlban Roads Co:rn.mission re Appr-o- priatibri f-or 8Wbuooan Roads !for the year. 1951. - Referretf to the Road Committee. EUGLN iOOUiN,TY COUNCIL 7 From Dr. "D. L. Ewin, with resignation- as Physician to the Elgin County lHome. - Referred to the County 'Home Committee. From the Ontario Agricultural Ooundl re Annual Conven- tion and MemJ'oership Fee. - Referred to the Agriculture Com- mittee. Frem W. C. Miller re Sewers. on East Lawn of Court House. Referred to the Property Committee. From the Registry .office re iFees for 111950. - Filed. FTlom the Ontario Conser:v;ation and Reforestation Association with requeslt fur gr.a.nrt. - Heferred to the Agriculture Committee,/ From the township of Sou'thwold with resolution. - Relerred to the Petitions and Legislations Com"mittee. From the Erie District Tree Conservation Ass'ociation. - Re- ferred to the Algricultural Committee. From the Elgin County ff...ilbraryCo-Operative, with proposed !budget for )1'951. - Referred to the Education Cirnmittee. From Bram iSa;yweJ.l re Adding Machine. - Referred to the Properby Committee. From the St. Thomas Highland Pipe Band with request for grant. - Grant ,approved by resolution of Counril. ~rom the Ontario Good Roads Association re Annual Conven- tion. - Filed. Moved by E. Ashton, Seconded by W, T. Merrett: That the Warden appoint a Oommittee -OIf rour members of Council to select the standing Committees for the year, 1951, and Clause 59, of By-Law No. 1"46,3 Ibe suspended. -..:.Carried. ~8 ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL The Wardeh tllppoiilted .Reeves Ashton. Merrett,; MeN eilJ and Wright. 'M'oved by W. Bodkin. Seeonded by H. Parker: 1Jhat the Warden and CleIlk be authorized to sulbmit to the Minister of H1ghways of OntariD, the !petition of the County of Elgin showing that from the firSlt day of January, 1950, to the thirty-d'irS't day of Decenmber,: 19150, there h~'Slbeen expended on the Coonty HighwOij Sry'Stem the sum of $369,6i'1.99. -Carried. M{)ved by R. K. MoeNeil) Seconded by W. T. Merrett: Tlrat we do' noW adjourn till 10.00 am., January 17th, 1951. -Carried. J. D. THOMSON, Cle11k. C~LES.F.JACKBON.Warde~ . ELGW COUNTY COUNOliL .9 FIRST SESSION- SECOND .oJ\. Y WednesdaYI the 17th day of Jan~Cj;r;y..._;~951. .}'heEligin County Cound.! mt?t this"day ~t the.Court~ouse, St. 'Thomas,. -in accordance with adjo~ent. TheW.arden in the Chair. All- memlbers. present. The minutes of the previa'us -day were read'-'an.d'-confirmed; The Warden addressed the Council. WJ\.RDEN'S ADDRESS To the MemJbers o~ the EIlgin County Coundl:. ....; Gentlemen: . -May 1- ,again take this opportunity of thankin'g'ybu for "the high honour 'you have "given me and the municipality: 'which I represent in'selecting me as' y.our W,arden. . . I would ag~in like to wel:come the seven new memJber.s to the Council; and hope ~hat you will-feel' as ~tis tQ"-t~e resto!' us; an honour to have' you with us' and to :help 'farm -tb.e irtipodanf-:po['- icies which arise from time to time in this County. You are now Members df an - important body which is animpottant link -in our respons:iJble democI'iatic 'Way .of'life.- This, _year we are closing 'out "the last year :of_one hundred Years of. - den}ocratic: municipal government_ as ,enjoyed .,lby, one 01 ,the, free 'nations of the world. _ There: has.,:b.een great progress enjoyed durinig the last Century due .in: no-;.smallme'asure' ,to the f.oresight -otf the governing Ibodies of local municipal g.overnments. ,There '.willfbe _even,greatt~r. strides made .in th~" ~ext. ,Century sa I (;harge you gentIm~n to-daly', ta lay .y,cmr_ fOtlndatwns solidly,,:by ~in-g sane ~d__careful judgment in y'~~:ifec~,io~:;: 10 ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL, I would ask ea;ch department and each Committee to weigh y<mr decisions -carefully and practice 'Wise and oareful spending of the peoples- m'oney, The lRa'ads Committee), wll,i:ch i.~ the l'3ngest spending, boclY of the Counity Council, will no doubt !be faced -with rising prices on materials, and in some cases short supplies. So if you do your planning well -ahead you will .overcome a :lot olf diflficulties. To the Property Committee I would ask th;at y<>u make plans so that the large amount lQf Mruseull11 ill'aterial .on hand can Ibe used fop 9i1J.1! -'<;;:~-Q;t~I1.n:iaJ !<;el~:r~tio:n n~A y~~. I hope lthe County Home Committee win laly' plans for the el~ derly 'People df the County Home to he able to enjoy 'some part of the Centennial iCe~~r<atic nex.tyea,r. No, doulbt there w.iJl, ll,av:e to ,be iJP;ore, pla:gs laid, -and mDre Committees formed to work wih the City :of St. IThomas for the fovthcoming Centennial o!f 1952. W~~h, .'th~ eVElr-~~w~. It?Q,S'~~ ~~ h;<>.sp~talli~ia'tio:q, m tIle. C.Ol!~ty it ~. ~9'l?~'<\ th.'Clt;. ;<!ID:~ ~~~. I;n..~.:y ~~ -Wo~~~ .qut in tl1~ ~e~r, +u~ure with the Provincial and Federal '~~~l:()"J;iHes, rw~erelby 'tl1~.19~a.,~ ta;;- payer .may !be relieved of some .ro: this burden. ~l~hoq~h ~~r~ aF~ \;v"'AA"' 9~()~~ lpopUng; ~11 ~e l;1o_1;'~on> 'w:~ cp.'e 12~k!~:~ ~"9!Wl_~4_ .tq a~9t~~";-, P,J;98~Elr.O~ ~e~ in 'le{j.u,. It W~$lt\"\Qve4 ~y :peplltllc!l.eeve 'Mc!{:i!Il!op th"t 1\,. V. L"ngton. Agricultural iRepresentative Ib~ n..~ ~l;"~J?d.. MT. (Langton ad.qressed the Coundlon !Farm conditions, and a repon; of tlle elOpenditures of ille :grant pr.Qvided!biy the Council. m 195:0,4 .and'~ request .for- a ,grant for 19'{)1, which was referred to tlie Aigrieultural Committee. Moved Uoy IHeeve ~ton that IlVlr. Kennedy representing the delegatioh from -tt~t<?wnship Qf Ald'borough re h~r-d. surfadng; of portion 'of Aldborough-ODiord townJine. Mr. Kennedy addressed iEILGJN COUNTY COUNCIL 11 the Council requesting approval -af the same. The special [Committee Report of the Standing Committees for 19511 was presented, 'and Qn motion of Reeve &hton that we go into a iCommittee of the 'whole with Reeve Bodkin in the Chair. Mter consider.alble discussion, the report .as amended was ap- proved on motion of !M!cNeil and Auokland. Moved ibiy E. Ashton, Sec.Q-!.lg,~4.ll?r ~~~+: That we do() now adjourn tiN 2 p.m. -Garried. The Oouncil resumed. Reeve '.A. [Blue ,gave notice af:a request for a ;grant of $1,500.00 for the Bdbier lHome. The .first report of. theF1nance Committee was !presented and adapted .on motion Iof !Reeve Merrett. and Reeve. Auckland. The report of the Agricultural Coromittee'Wa~ presented and' adopted on motion oct: Reeve Merrett, and Reeve McNeil. The Second Report of the Finance Committee was presented arid adopted on ntotion of Reeve Merrett, and Reeve Auckland. The report of 1!he PrbpeI'ty Ccmmittee- was presented and .adopted .on motion o'f IDeputy !Reeve [M'e-Xill.lop, and Deputy Reeve Bell. i!Y.i<Jved by E. lAshton, $.~HO)1cl~\llJ3i' J. W. 'N~ii: That we do now adjourn until 10.00 a.m., on J,anuary 18th, 1951. . ........carr-ied. J. D. THO!MJSON, Clerk. CHA:RLES, F. JA0K1S0N. Warden. 12 ,ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL- : FIRST SESSION - THIRD DAY Thursday. the' 18th day of .Tanuary.; 19S.I The Elgin County. Council. met ,this day 'at the Oourt HOUSE; 5t. Thomas: in accordance with :adjo.urrurnent.. The iW,arden in the Ohair ~ All the memlbers present~ The minutes ralf the previous: day 'Were. read Md ootif"mned~ :''l'herepoI'lt ,otf fthe Education Committee was presented 'and adopted ran motion orf !Reeve IWlackley and Deputy iReeve BelL Moved lby iReeve lBodlkin that !Major Dumertnn be now -heard.;, 'E:e-.addressed- .the C-(i)uncil Ie .Work afthe Sa1L vation. Army and re- quested R grant, Iwhich 'was referred 'ta the Finance Committee~- -'.-:'" M:oved!by Reeve:Asht-onthatthe:'.d.elegatioIl frEJM the Univer~ sity of.,Westem Ontario rbe now-heard.. Colonel- Li1ttle ,and Dr. Altan addressed ,the .council on the work. lbeing accomplished at ;h~ U~'Ve:rsity 'With'request,:f:9r ~.'grant whioowas reterred. to the. Finance !Committee.. . MD'V~d by 1Reert.re~Aucklandthat the deil.eg.ation !from 't'he .Can- adian National Institute fur the Blind lbe now heartL Mr;. Wheeler and Mr. MeGill ,addressed \the Council requesting an increase in .:the g'rant :wh~ch 'was referred: to the, FinaI1lCe C:ommittee. 'The resolution !from <the 'Coundl .of the 'township ,of Southwold re :Adjustment of taxes for educationa[ purposes was referred to the Petitions land Legislations Committee. The resolution !from the Erie lDistrict Tree iC'onservatlon Com- ,JI)Jssion,:with'am:endments to. the- ,Tr:ee Conservation Act ,was J:e- ferred to, the Aigrculimra1 Committee~ Moved 'by Garnet Speers. ililLGIN iOOUNTY COUNCrL 13 Seexmded fey !Dr. C. A. !Bell: Thai we do now adjourn to meet at 2 :p.m. -Carried. The Council resumed. It was moved that ,Mr. Armstrong, District 'Weed Inspe::tor ibe now heard. Mr. Armstrong addressed the, Council1commending !Mr. C. Gord-on. .as County Weed !spector, and:a Weed Control pro- gram. The Report oIf theeounrty Home Committee was presented and adopted on motianof Deputy Reeve Neil and Deputy iReeve IS'ilcox. The [Report of the Petitions ,and Legislations Committee was presented and on motion ,of Reeve Fuller, the .council went into a Comrrnitee df the whole 'With Reeve Palmer in the Chair. After considerable discussion, the Report w.as ad0pted as amended on motion {)If iDep.uty !Reeve lBell and Reeve Auckl,and. Mocved /by E. /Ashton, ,Seconded /by J. W. Neil: Thai tihe granlts to the Agriourrturaland Horticultural Societies Ibe the same ,as last year, namely. Agricultural 'Societies equivalent to the Government Igrant, Aldiborough, Ayhner. Shedden, West Elgin, Yiarmouth :and ISpringjfield, ,Horticultural Societies 25% of 1ihe Government Grant, IAylmer, nutton, Springfield, Shedden, iRodney, Wes.t Lorne. and !Belmont. -Carried. Moved ily W. IT'. lMerrett, Seoonded /by :A. J. Blue: That the usual .grants to Women's Institutes !be paid, a'en Doi- lars to ea'ch ,Institute and 'Twenty-Five Dollars to East and West 14 :ELGIN coUNTY COUNCIL iElgin District [nstitutes where Pu[b}ic .oratory Oontests are held. Every Institute 'WiShing rto take ,advantaye of the additional Five Dollar grant must satisfiy the 'Clel'k..Treasurer of their qualifka~ tio.ns for. .applying for s'ame. -Carried. !Moved by Dr. C. A. !IleUI, Se-condediby.D. iA. Kilmer: In as much .as there is an in:creasing tendency toward resi- dential development in rural areas. -there1by causing an increased tiutahoh i.or edu:caibIial punpose:s mi farrripropetties., now rf;her€4 fote ,the ie :resOlved that thiS 'CoUhcil'.go on record requesting "The Department df Planning and Development" to ,a;cquaint the Iura... municip.a1lities with the lJene!fits 0 Ibe derived from the :passing o-f legiSla'Uon restricting the, 'saledf uIisulbdivided land. .-..:.;.::;Oarried. . Moved !by iFuller, Seconded by lRoszell: That We do now adj{)urn to meet on J:anuary ;19th, at 1-0 a.m. ~Cattied. J, tl. THOflYLSON, Clerk. mAJRJL:ElS. F. JACKSON, Warden. ELGtN >cOUNTY COuNCIL , 15 FIRST SESSION - FOURRTH DA. Y Friday, the 19th day of January, 1951 The Elgin !County. C-ouncilmet this day at the Court House, St. Thomas, in aoc-ordance with adjournment. The Warden in the Chair. All the members present. The minutes -of the previouS day 'were read and confirmed. J\/[oved by E. Ashton, ,seconded :b'y fW. Bodkin: Be it resolved that this Council meet .ot the hour called, and he roll 'be ,called and the minutes read, and then if necessary, Coun- dll1:e adjourned 'foOr Committee meetings. ..::......Cai'ried. Moved by E. Ashton, Seconded by J. W. Neil: Where,as iSection 7-8 of the .Labour Rala tions Act makes pro~ vision for exemption !by municipalities irom the Act. The Elgin County Council desires exemption and requests the necessary By- Law be [prepared. ---,Carried. Moved by Dr. C. A. Bell. Seconded Iby G. ,Speers: That we do now adjourn to meet at 2 p.m. -Carried. 16 ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL The Council resumed. The second Report 'Of the Agricultural Committee 'Was pre- sented ,and adopted-on motion oct: Reeve -B!1ue and Reeve !M,cNeil. The third Report of the !Finance Committee was. presented and ad.opted. on motion ,af Reee Merrett, and' Reeve Ashton. Moved by Garnet S:peers~ Seconded Iby Lyle Coyle: That the p.roperty Committee ibe ,authorized to re-decorate the Qrand Jury Room imm~diately' ,albove the Council room to be used ,as ,a lounge room tfor members during Session. -Oarried. Moved by Dr. :C. <A. Bell, . Seconded by G. Roozell: That we do ndw a(;ljourn to :meet on Saturday,-January 20~h, ~t)-o a.m. -Carried. J D.THOO'IJISON, Clerk. CHARLES. F. JACKSON. Warden. ELGIN OOUNTY COUN1CJL 17 FIRST SESSION - FIfTH DAY Saturday. the 20th day of January. 1951 The ,~l,gin County Oounciil met ,this day at the Court. House, St. Thomas, in accordance with adjournment. The iWarden in the Chair. All the memiberspresent e~cept Reeves Da:vies. Gif20rdl and Deputy !Reeve Silcox. The minutes of the :previous day were read and approved. The Report of the Road Committee was presented and Reeve Coles moved that the Council 'goO into a Committee of the whole with Reeve Wackley in the Chair. After considerable discussion the Report was adopted as re,ad .on motion of Reeve McNeil and Reeve Ashton. Me>ved !by iW. K. Bodkin, See,onded bty Geo,;ge Roszelll: That the salary of iW. E. Looke County Auditor be $480.00 per year, and D. M. Leitch County Auditor, be $'240.00 per year, and By-Law No. 143;9 he amended. -Carried. Morved !by iW. Auc!k1and, !Seconded :by Howard Palmer: That the usual grant of $2,500.00 te> the Children's Aid Sa- ciety!be paid.. -'Carried. 18 ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL JV[.oved !by Howard" Paliifer; Seconded by~ !D.' :A,'IPlm.er~ That a [grant of $lOO.nO be 'Paid to the St. Thomas Pipe Band fot the' year 1~51. . -Carried. It was moved !by ~enryParker. ,and seconded by Allan Kil- mer. that-the: Warden' name R Centennial Committee. The.-War- den named Kilmer, Bell, Ashton, and 'Bo~ M{)ved 'hy E. Ashton1 'Sec6nd'ed b'Y .r.w. N<liI: Tnat BY'LaW' [i:[o. U;,7a; "1',,' Authorize !fiE' WardeIr and Trea- surer to Borrow the Sum .()!f Five Hundred Thousand Donars~"'he l'ead a tirst time. --Carried. Moved by J. W. Neil, . SecoIrded by E. Ashton: ,That By-Law 1:578 be read a second time. -Carried. Moved by J. W. Neil, Secanded by E. Ashtan: Thet By-Law NO'. 157& !be read a third time and finally passed. -Carried. ELGIN~ GOTJNrYGOUNCJL 19 Moved by W~ T. Merrett. Seconded by A. _J. BIlue, That By"Law No, 1579~ "A By"Law to Exempt the County o.f Elg~n_ fr_om Labour !Relations &ct," :be read a first, time. -Carried. Moved by A. J. Blue, Seoonded 'by W. T. Merrett: That Hy-Law No. Itl79 Ibe read a se,cond time: ~al'ried. 1VI'ove~ ,by W. T. Merrett, ISeconded by A. J. Blue: That By-Law No. 157.9 be read a third time, and finally passed. -Carried. Moved by W. is. MdKillop, Seconded by R. F. Coles: That, BY-L~aw No., 1580, "To Appoint a County Ro.ji Col)1ffiit- tee,"''be read' a first time. > -Carried. Moved by R. F. Coiles. Seconded by W. S. McKillop: That By"L,m No. 1580 'be read a second time. -Carried. 20 ELGIN COUNTY 00== M<wed by W. S. McKillop, Seconded by R. F. Co!es~ That By-iLaw Nu. 1&80,!be read" lhird time and finally passed. -Carried.. Moved by Walter Auokland" Second by Howard Palmer: That By-iLaw No. HiS1, "To Amend By-iLaw No. 1499" 'be read a first time~ -Carrjed~ M.oved ~y Ho.ward ParImer, Seconded by Waiter AucldancI: Thai By~rr:.;a w N a:.. .15'&1 be: read a secand time. -Carded- Moved by WaIter Auckland.. Seconded by Howard Palmer: Tha! By-fLaw No. i'5ar be read a third time and finally passed. Moved by A. N. Wright, Seconded by D. A. Kilmer:: That By-Law No. 1'582" "To ~nd By-L':w No. 1561~ will be read a fir.st time~ -Carried.. ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL 21 Moved by D. A. Kilmer. Seconded by A. N. Wright, That By-L,trw No. 1i582 be read a sec-ond time. .,..-Carried; Moved hy A. N. Wright, Seconded by D. A. Kilmer: That By-Law No. 1582 be read a third time and finally passed. -Carried. Moved by R. K. MoNell, Seconded hy L. Coyle: That By-Law No. 1583, "To Aippoint a Physician to the Elgin County Home," be read a first. time. -Carried. Moved biy Lyle Coyle, Seconded by Henry Parker. That By-Law No. 1583, Q,e r.ad a second time. -Carried. Moved hy W. K. Bodkin, Seconded hy R. K. McNell: That By-Law No. 1583 he read a third time and finally passed. -Carried. , 22 ~LGIN COUNTY COUNCIL -_'__~"_'.'___'"___nc..._ ,M.oved by R. K. McNeil, \Se,onded by W. K. Bodkin: That By-Law No. 16'84. ''To Provide for the Total EXlpenditure "1';1. tJ;1;<;[ System olf County Roads tn the C<Junty of Elgin during the year, 19511/' be read a first time. ~Wl(i~<;l. Moved by lJyIe Coyle, ;Seconded by. Henry Parker: That By-Law N<J. 1584, be read a second time. -Carried. Moved by W. K. Bodkin, . .'?\\,,!'l'''<lE)d1py.A.~. 'o/J;1gN::, T.~at By...(Law No. 1:584, ibe read a third time and finally passed. -Carded. Moved by George Roszell, Seconded by James Fu1Ier: That By-Law N!'l. 1~~5; "To Amend By-Law No. 1554;" be r~2:d ~_ first time. -Carried. Jv10ved by George Roszell, Seconded by James Fuller: That By~Law No. 15-85 !be read a second time. -Carried. ELGIN IC01JN'rY COUNCIL 23 Moved by George Roszell, Seconded iby James Fuller: TMt By.I;:tw. No. 1006, bi> tead a third time and finally passed. --Carried. MDved by Garnet Speers, SecondedIDY. Dx. C~ A. Belt:. That By-Law No. 1686, "To Amend By-Law No. 1553,"be read a first time~ -Carried. Mov:ed by Dr, C. A,Bell" Seoonded ,by Garnet Speers: That By-Law No. 15,36 be read a s,",ond time. ~arried. Moved by Dr. C. A. Bell, Seconded by Garnet Spe""s: That By ~aw No. 1586 be read a third time and finally passed. """"'::'-.Car.r:ied. 'Moved By D. A. Kilmer, Seconded by A. N. Wright: , That Byc.[lJaw Nt)'. 15'87, "'1'0 Amend' !Ely.Law No; 135Z," be read a first time. -Carried. Moved by A. N. Wright, s"cl'n~ed b]li.lj>;, 1'[., KU!m~:, That By..[.;aw No. 1!587. !be read a second time. -,-Carried. 24 rn;LGIN COUNTY COUNCIL M.oved ,by D. A. Kilmer, Seconded by A. N. Wright: That By-La.w No. 11587 'be read a third time and finaIily passed. -.....Carried. Reeve Auckland expressed his appreciation for the splendid and eapalble manner in whkh the War.clen conducted the business Df the Session. The Warden appointed the Memlbers to the various Conven- tions :as. ,:follows: GOOD RJOAOS: Neil, Auckland. MaNeil, Silco". Palmer, Kil- mer, Wright, Parker, Bodlkin, Roo-zell, Fuller, and the Clerk. :ElDUCu\lmOlNtAL: Warden Jackson, Waokley, and Clerk. . MUiNlICJ!BA[,: Ashton. Blue, MCKillop, Coles, Dr. Bell, Gif- ford, and the Clel'k. Reerve Blue e:xJpressed appreciation to Deputy Reeve Parker !f,or his ho's:pitaIity to Memlbers of the Council. Moved by Dr. C. A. Beill, Seconded by James A. Fuller: .. "That w,e do now_ adjourn to meet, on.., Tuesday, March 13th, at -to.OO am. . . -Carried. J. D. THOMSON, Clerk. CiIllARLESF. JACKSON, Warden. ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL 25 SECOND SESSION - FIRST DAY Tuesday, fhe 13fh day of March. 1950 The Elgin County Council met this day at the Court House, St. Thomas. in accordance with adjournment. The Warden in . the Ohair. All the members present except Deputy Reeve SHcox. The Warden addressed 'the Council. The minutes of the last day of the January Session were read and approved. It was moved Iby Reeve. Davies that the deputation from the Board of the St. Thomas-.Elgin General HospitAl be now heard. Messrs. Bruce Oaldwell, Keenlyside, ,addressed the Oouncil, request- ing an a.ddHionai gran1t for the new hospital and the Tequest was referred !to the Finance Committee. It was moved by Deputy Reeve Coyle that the deputation from the Tillsonbrurg Memorial Hospitallbe now heard. Messrs. Eichen- burger and CI'iandall addressed the Council requesting an addition- al -grant. The request was referred to the Finance Committee. The following eommunications were read and referred to their various -committees: Communications From A. V. Langton, Algrkultural Representative with appre- ciation {If Counlty Grant. -'- Filed. From Victoria Hospital with appreciation for payments of drugs, medicines, etc. - Filed. From theUn~versiiJy of Western Ontario, with appreciation of grant of $11,000.00. - Filed. .26 ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL From the Vniversity of We&tern Ontario, with appreciation of Schol&rs'hip grants;' - Filed; From the E}alva'tiol1 Atrtiy-' with a:ppreda<tion olf' grant. - Filed. From the Dlil1drel1's'- Aid Society with appreciation of grant. _ Filed. From the Instituite for the Blind with apreciation of grant. _ Filed. From 'the Ontario Municipal Association re Annual c.onventiun. -Filed. From the': County of Shn!coe' with resolution to amend Section 4i. 7 01 the Municipal Ac-t. - Referred to the Petitions and Legis- lationS COIl1lIIlittee. From the- Couri{~.r of :Sirrfcoe with resolution for request of the . Ptovin:cial Govet,timetit to a'ssliffie 50% of the c:osts of the Child~ . r~h's 'Aid' So'cieties'. - R-elfenoo to' the Petitions and Legislations C.ommittee. From the .t'ounty .ofSlffi'coe re A!p!plying of .old Age Pensions . on. Hosp~ial Aocoun~ of'. jndilg-en't patients. -' Referred to the Peti- tions :and Legisla'tie.ns. Committee. From the CouRt,y of. !Cent reAmendments to the High School Legislations Committee. From. the County of Kent reAmendmenl1;s -to the High School Act. - Referred to the Education Committee. From the County O!f W'entworth -re-Changes in' the' Regulatlons of the Unemplolyment Relief Act. - Referred to the Petitions and 1.egiSlations Cdilmiitte'e. !rom the County, of Wentworth re Provincial, Grants for 'SelibolsItes: ":"-Re:ferted to the Education 'Committee. ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL 27 Fr-on1 the Coun1ty olf Perth re Assistan:e for Hospitalization Costs. - Referred to the Petitions and Legislations 'Committee. From theCoun-ty of'Perth re- Amendments- to the- Voters' Act. -'- Referred- to the-Petitions and Legislations Committee. From the County- o{. ;Perlth re Amendments to Se:tion 139, of the Munidpal Act. - Referred to the 'Petitions and Legislations Committee. From the St; Thamas-iElgin General Hospital Board .of. Dir- ectors" requiring, addHional grant.- !Referred: to the Finance Com- mittee. From Sanders & Sanders re Additional Grant to Memorial Hospital. - Referred to the Ffnance Committee. From the Dept. -of Education with aCiknowled'gmen!t of Town- ship of Sou1:-hwold resolution. - Filed. FIl0mthe Depwtment of Municipal Aflfairs with resolution "com ;the.Tow:nsltipo!fSouth,wo)d. ~ Filed, From the Grand Jrudy with recommendations. - Referred-to th.e. PI'.()perty and County Home Committees. From the Secretary otf the Central Elgin High School Board with resolution. - Referred to the Edu;cation Comm:itt~e. From the ,Canadian Red Cross Socie.ty - with .requ?st for grant. - Referred to the Finance Committee. ]f,rom the Board of Trustees of the Babier Convalescent Home re Cos( of Repairs. -.:.... Referred to the Finance Committee. 1y.(-ove.d, by ;Ree:v~A.shtQ.n, Seconded by Deputy Reeve Neil: That we do now adjourn to meet at 2 p.m. -C.arried. 28 ;ELGIN COUNTY OOUNCIL The Council resumed. The RepoTt of the Peltitions and Legislations Committee was presented, and on motion of Reeve A. N. Wr1ght, theCoundl went into a Commit.tee od: the whole with Reeve Ashton in the Chair. After some discussion, the Report was adopted as read, on motion of Dr. Bell, and Lyle Coyle. The first Report of the Fi~ance Committee was presented and .adopted on motion .of Reeve Merrett and Reeve McNeil. The secD'Ud Re[Port o\f the Finance Comittee was pT€senlted and adopted on motion of Reeve Merrett, and Heeve Speers. Moved by W. Auckland. Seconled ,by H. Palmer: That this Council increase the Councillor's pay from $7.00 per day to $8.00 per day while County Oouncil is in Session. the. rate c.E mileage to remain -the same, and a By-Law drawn up to that . effect. ~arried. :;'vloved by .Garnet Speers, Seconded '.byJ.A.Fuller: That we do now adj.ourn to meet on Mar>ch 14th, at 10 a.m. -Carried. J. D. THOIMSON, Clerk. CHARLES F. JACKSON, Warden. iELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL 29 SECOND SESSION - SE:COND DAY Wednesday, the 14th day of March, 1951 The Elgin County Council met this day, at the Court House, St. Thomas, in accordance with adjournment. 'The Warden in the Chair. 1\11 the members :present except Deputy Reeve Silcox, and Dr. Bell. The minutes -of the previofUs day were read and a:pproved. Reeve Auckland inquired re By-laws of the St, Thomas-Elgin General Hospital. T:i€ third Report of the Finance Committee was presented and ad:1pted on motion of Mer:rett and Speers. Moved by Howard Palmer, Seconded by W. R. Gifford: That Lyle Goyle he the Representative on the Tillsonburg Hospital Board with pay. -Carried. Moved by E. Ashton, Seconded by W. T. Merrett: That we do now adjourn till 2 p.m. -Carried. The Council reswned. The Report elf the Equalization Commitltee was ;presented and adopted on motion of Reeve Bodkin and Reeve MeN ell. 30 ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL The Reporf.of the Finance Committee was' presented and adopted .on motion otf Reeve Merrett, and Reeve Bodkin. The Report of 1he Educa.tion Committee was presented and adopted on.. motion of. Reeve, Wackley and Deputy Reeve Parker. Moved by McNeil, Seconded !by E. Waok1ey: That the El'gin County Council go over the Elgin Oounty Road System this year, the dates to be set by the Warden, and the Mem- !berg' of' tne Road Oommittee. Moved by W. K. Bodkin, Seconded by G. Roszell:' That By-Law No. 1'1>33, "To Amend. By-Law No. 1439," be read a first time. -Carried. ,Moved by J. A. fuller, Seconded by G. Roszell: That By...[..aw No. 1"588, be read a second time. -Carried. Mcved-';!JY Henry Parker, f:econded by W. K. Bodkin: That By-Law No. 1533, be read a third time and finally passed. -Carried. ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL 31 Moved -by E~ Ashton, Seoonded by J. Neill: That- By-[;a-w- 115'89~ HTo Confirm the Equalization- of the &- sessment' Rolls. of the County of Elgin f.or the year, 1951" he read a first time. ....,..Carried. Moved by J. Neil, Seconded by E. Ashton: That By-!Uaw No. 1'51l9 be read a seoond time. -:-Carried. Moved by J. Neil, Seconded by E. Ashton: That By -!Law No. 1589 be read a third time and finally passed. -Carried. Moved by E. Wack1ey, Seconded b:r H=:r I;'arker: That By-!Law No. 1590, ''To Raise Amounts for County Rates during the year, 1951." b~ read a first time. -Carried. Moved -by Henry Parker, Seeonded by' W. K. Bodkin: That By-Law No. 1590 be read a second time. -Carried. 3Z ELGIN COUNTY CQUN:C1!L Moved by G. Roszell, Seconded by E. Waddey:: That By-La", No. 115UO be read. a third time and finally passed. -Carriedh Mov-ed by Howard Palmer, Seconded by W.o R. Girftford:: That By.fuaw No. 11591" "To Fix Memihers Wages and. Repeal By-Law No., 1429,," be read a first. time. -Carried~ Moved by W.. R. Gifford,. Seconded by D. A. Kilmer: That By-Law No. }5911Ibe: r.ead a secund 'time~ -Carried'w Moved by D.. A. Kilmer~ Seconded by Howard Palmer: That By-Law No. Hi91 be reaiL a thfr<i tllne and fmally passed_ -Carried~ Moved .by W. S. McKillop, Seconded 'by A. Blue: That By-Law No. 1592, "Being a By...Law to Authorize the Corp-oration of the County of Elgin to grant an additional sum of $280,DOO.QO to the SI. Thamas.EIgin GeneraI HospItal be read '" first time_ -Carried.. ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL 33 Moved by J. E. Davies, Seconded by W. S,McKillop: That By-Law No. 159:2 be read a second time. --Carried. Moved by R. F. Coles, Seconded ,by J. E. Davies: That By-Law No. 1'592 be read a third time and finally passed. -----Carried. Reeve Auckland expressed appreciation of the work of the Lo'c;al Assessors. Moved by E. Ashton, Seconded ,by J. Neil: That the Local Assessors he paid $7.00 per dalY, and ,mileage ;' while working on Gounty Equaliz8.!tion to a maximum of 5 days; -Carried. Moved by J. A. fuller, Seconded by G~ Roszell, That we do, now adjourn to meet on Tuesday, the 12th day of June. -Carried. J. D. TH()[Vj;SON, Clerk. CHARLES F. JACKSON, Warden. 34 EiLG]N OOUiNTY COUNC'lL THIRD SESSION - FIRST DAY Tuesday. the 12th day of ';Iune. 1901 The Elgin County ;Couneilmet -this -day, at the CouI"t House, '81. 'Thomas. in acc.ordance with adjournment. The Warden in the Chair. All mernlbers present except Reeve J. E. Davies. The minutes were read and approved. .-The Warden addressed the Council. Warden~s Address To the Elgin County Council, Gentlemen: Weare commencing this third Session .of Council this year ';.2:rnJ<;l ~.th.e greatest_pr9spects .ever for a prosperous year: Cxops are 11).al{ing :w:onderlul' pro;gress in .every line of -agriculture 'and point ,to 'a r.ecord harvest this fall. On thorough inspection of the County. Roads System by the Roads Committee and the County Council we find that the Toads are in very good state otE repair. In better condition than some o,f the township roads which seemed to be h.arder hit by the spring break-up. Already the paving program has been started for the s,llrplnef " 4~' this Session there will be presented to the Council a By- Law for the forming of a Central High School Distrkt with the City of 51, Thomas, A matter also that should come ibefore the Council at this Session, is the de{benrture issue for the new E1gin-St. Thomas Hos- ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL 35 pitaI. In'te-rest rates are TlSIng very rapidly; ,and we should con- sic.er very carffiully whether to sell th-e dei::entures .r1O'W or wait until later in the 'year. "1 ~a:mVery -proud to itate that work has started en the new hospital. On M::;.y 23rd, we had the first sod-turning ceremony, End ~e):::ca'Va:.ti.nlg work w:as started immediately. Thereh3.s also ibeen erected on the site several' temporary ibuildings for storage purposes. The hospiial {:{)mmittee has been alble to place a large :orderl'or re-'incrorCinrgsteel which is hard to -bbtain and this will enamle-the t'b'litractot to-carry the 'work alonig "rapidly. This Council should .consider very carefully, the report in the "press 'by ;t'heGritario 'Departinentotf: 'Lands 'and Foreitsthatthere will be an open season for deer huntinig this ::fjall in South WeS- tern Ontario. In this highly populated area, I think it will con- 'stiture .:a danger to ~lifeandprDpei'ty. With these few remaDks we will proceed with the husiness of the Session. The Iolltiwinfg 'Commtlnlca'iions were read and 'referred to the various C.ommittees. Commurilcalions From the St. Thomas MemoTial HoSpital with statement 'Of 19:50- deficit.- Referred to the Finart'Ce Ctn:bimittee. From the St. Thomas and Elgin General Hospital with copy of Communication to the Federal and Provincial Memlber of Health. - Referred to the Finance Committee. From the Counoil ad' the City of St. Thomas requesting Ap- pointment of Committee re T1ax Registration Sales. - Referred to the Finance Committee. . From the St. Thomas and 'E1gin General :E:IospHal with letter of Appreciation re Additional grants. ;....... FUed. 3'6 ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL FreID the Tillsonlbur.g Soldiers' Memorial wiih letter of Ap~ preciation re Addmional grant. - Filed. From the County of l{enrt re Resolution re Daylight Saving Time. - Referred to the Petitions and Legislations Committee. From the Tillsonlburg Soldiers'MemQ'rial Hospital with Ap~ preciartion of Payment of lr950 grant. - Filed. From the South W1aterloo A,griouIturaI Society re Barlbershop Quartette 'Competition. - Referred to the 'Reception and Enter- tainment C.ommittee. From the Dept. .of Hilg.htways re Assumption of Highway; _ Filed, From the CoUIlltJy of WeIlrand re Exemption from Taxes of Woodlands. - Referred to the Petitions and Legislations Commit~ tee. :FT10m the Ontario Municipal Assad-ation with resolution re 3% turnover tax. - Referred to the Petitions and Legislations Com~ mittee. Fram the Ontario Oon:centrated Milk Producers Association with resolution re M.argarine. - Referred to the Agriculture Com- mittee. From the County of Grey with resolution re Burial expenses of Indigent Patients. - Referred to the Petitions and Legislations Commit,tee. From ':Da]bot Kirkpatrick 1'e Municipal Tiling Machine. --'- Re- ferred to the Agriculture Committee. The First Re~ort of the Finance Committee was presented and adopted on motion olf :Reeve Merrett, and Reeve Speers. The Clerk's Report on Li'censes was presented and accepted on motion of Reeve Bodkin and Reeve Palmer. ELGIN OOUNTY COUNCIL 37 The County Treasurer's Report was presented and ac-:;epted on motion of Reeve GMford and Reeve~ Fuller. Reeve Palmer :brought up the question of open season for deer-hunting, and the Council went into a Committee of the whole with Reeve Blue in the Chair. After eonsiderable discus- siD'll a resolution apposinlg open deer season was passed. Seconded by W. T. Merrett: "That this County Council are not in favor. of an open season for deer-hunting in South Western Ontario'. and we are definitely opposed to an open season in the County of Elgin in 1951, and su1tsequent years. This Council also recommends more paid Game Wardens in the County. That cDiJies olf this resolution be forwarded to the Department of Lands and Forests, and other C01L'1ty Councils." Moved -by E. Ashton1 Seconded by J, Neil: "The Elgin County Council certifies t-hat the employment of James 'Donaldson, Alex. McIvor. and George Louchs1 is perman- ent in character in respect to the regulations of the Unemployment Insurance Act." Moved by E. Ashton1 Seonded [by J. Neil: That we do now adjourn till 2 p.m. -Carried. The Council resumed. Moved by Dr. C, A, Bell, Seconded by ;I, Fuller: 38 fEJLG]N cOOUNITY .OOlUiNQIIL -That ;we do now_'adjoiurn, till ,4 p;ffi. -Carried. '-'Il1e 'Council -resumed. '.T-he -,Report .of the 'Petitions and Legislations Oomrriittee 'was presented -and -adopted-on -mo-tion of 'Deputy Reeve 'Belland Reeve Bodkin. 'Th€'Repurt -of ..the Gentenilial Committee 'was-presented and ,on -mD'Hon -of ~ReeveBodkin, went into ,a -Committee of 'the whole -with-Reeve Wri,ght in -the 'Chair. Mter -corts'ideralble discussion bnd many su'gges-tions the 'Oommittee arose and the Heport was adopted Dn "mo-tkm -of Reeve Bodkin; 'and Reeve Palmer. The Report of the c.ounty Home Committee was presented and adopted on motion of Deputy Reeve Neil and Reeve Waddey. Moved by J, Neil, Seconded by W, T, Merrett: 'r..4.at ~w,e _dp ~'n..owadjOJ1r:n tome_eton Wednesday,.at tena:m. -Carried. J. D, THOMSON, Clerk. CHAlRLES F, JACKSON, Warden, ELGlNCO'i[,tj\"TY COUNCIL 39 THIRD 'SESSION - SECOND DAY Wednesday. the 13th day <if ;Iune, 19,1 The ELgin County Council met this day at the 'Court House, St. Thomas, in accordance with adjournment. The Warden in the Chair. All the mernlbers present except Reeve Davies, Reeve Speers, and Deputy Reeve Parker:_. 'The minutes of the previous d.ay were read and a~proved. Reeve Bodkin inquired re Committee of last year on the St. George Street Crossing. The Second Report of the Finance Committee was presented and adopted on motion of Reeve Merrett and Reeve Blue. The Third Report of the Fi~ance Committee was presented and adopted on motion of Reeve Merreit and .Reeve .FUller; The Council adJourned till lL30 a.m. to allow Committees to meet. The Council resumed. The Report of the Agricultural Committee was presented and adopted {m motion of Reeve Blue and Ree've Auckland. The Report ad' the Propery Committee WM pr.,ented and ad- opted on motion of Dep'uty Reeve MoKillop and Reeve Coles. Reeve Merrett presented -a: veTba:lreport that it se~med im- p6ssilble to secur'e a quartette, and We do riot etlter the Competition at Galt Fair. The Fourth Report -Of the Finance Committee was presented and adopted on motion of Reeve Merrett and ;Reeve Ashton. 40 = OOU!Na'Y COIUNCI![, The Report of the Road Committee was presented and on mortion of Reeve Blue, the Council went into a Committee of the wh-ole with Reeve Palmer in the Chair. After some discussion arose, and the report was adopted on motion of Reeve. McNeil and. Reeve J. FuIIer~ . M.o'Ved by E. Ashtonl Seconded by J. Neil: That we do now adjourn till 2 p.rn~ -Carried. The Council reslUmed~ The matter of the St. George Street Crossing was discussed and the following resolution was approved. Moved by E. Ashtons Seconded by J. Neil: That the Warden, the Chairman of the Road Committee, and Reeve Bodkin be a Committee to look into the situation at the St. George Street entrance. -----Carried. Moved by We K Bodkin. Seconded by george Roszell: Tha't By-Law No. 15'93, "A By-Law Providing for the DiscDn- tinuance of the Central Elgin High' School District, and for the EstaJblishment of the St, Thomas-Central Elgin HIgh School DIs- trict," be read a first time. -Carried. Moved by J. A. Fuller, ElLGIN cOUNTY COUNCIL 41 Seconded by -George -~~zell: Tki.t By-Law No. -1593 ;be read a second time; -Carried. Moved by George Roszell, Seconcied Ly W. K. Bodkin: That By-Law No, 1593 'be read a third time and finally passed. -Carried. Moved by J. Neil, Seconded by E. Ashton: That By-<Law No, 1594, "To Limit Weight of Traffic on County Bridges," iberead a first .time. --Carried. Moved by E. Ashton, Seconded by J;Neil: That By-Law No, 1594 be read a second time. -Carried. Mo,ved b\y, W. T,Merrett, Seconded by A J, Blue: That By-Law No, 1594 be read a third time and filially passed. -Carried. . .Moved by W. R. Gifford, Seconded by Howard Palmer: ..' 42 ELQJiN C~"OOUNemL That By-Law No, 1695, "To Amend the By-Law Adopting a Plan or County Road Impr-ovement and Esta!blishinlg a County Ro-ad System in the County of Elgin under the HIghway Improrve- ment Act," ice read a first tim.e. .Moved by Howard Palmer, Seconded by W, R GiHord: That By -"Law No. l'5S6 be read a: second time. -Carried. !Moved bly- D. A. Kilmer, Seconded by Lyle Coyle: . That By-lLaw No, 1695 be read a third time and finally passed. -Carried. Moved by Reeve McNeil than: Mr, A, V. Langton, Agricultural Representative Ibe now heard. [Mr. Langton addressed the Coun- cil re Junior Farmer general farm e.onditions in the County. \, JIILoved by Reeve GWord that Mr. F. S, ThOlIDas, M. L. A., now be heard. 'Mr. Thomas addressed the Council on the work [being done on the Provincial Highways in the Oounty, and con- siderab1e discussion took place on the ]Jast Overhead Bridge. Moved by E, Ashton, Seconded by J. Neil: That we do now adjourn to meet on 'I'uesd&y, the 1-1 th day of SeptemJber at the hour of 10 a.m, -Carried. ELGIN cOuNTY COUNCIL 43 FOURTH SESSION - FIRST DAY Tuesday. the 1 Uh day of Septem:ber. 19,1 The Elgin County !Council met this day at the Court HOL~se, St. Thom,as. in a:.cordance with adjournment. 1"[le Warden in the Chair. ALl the mem ers present except Deputy Reeve Bell. The Warden addressed tihe Council. The minutes -of the last dz.y of the June Session were read and confirmed. The follo'IiV1ing Communioations were read and referred to their various Committee's. COMMUNICATIONS From the County of Grey, re 'Increased PravJ.ncial Grants for Hospitals. -'-. Referred to Finance Committee. From the City o;f NOTth Bay. re Amendment to the Ohildren's Protection Act. - Referred to the Finance Committee. From the Canadian Good Roads- Association re Annual Con- vention. - Referred to the Roads Comniittee. From the Department .of Ref.or Institutions re Increase .of Cost of Living Bonus. - Referred to the Fmance Committee. From the Provincial Inspector of County Homes with Report. _ Referred to the County Home Committee. From the Dominion Fire and Burglary Alarms with tender on .cost of I'nstallation. - 'Referred -to the County Home Committee. ,44 . EEGnN' COUiN1l'Y CO:Q;NC[L From the Frank Cowan II1&UI'ance Co,," re Mun;idpal Liwbility P.olicy. - Referred to the Finance Committee. From the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville Ie Sales Tax on Munidpal Equi~ment. - Referred to the Roads Committee. From the Village or ICrystalBeaoh re Amendment to the As- sessment Act. - Relferred t<o the Finance Committee. From the County mE We'llan re Amendment to the Assessment Act. - Referred to the Finance Committee. The following Replies from Other Counvies re the Resolution on Deer 'Hunting were read and ordered. Liled. Replies Be Elgin County Resolution Reso,lution re Open Season for Deer~Hunting in South Western Ontario: Endorsed - Perth. Huron. Onord, Brant. Concurred - Middlesex. A.cknowledged- E. :Harrison, Secretary to Minister of Lands and Forests. E, Grant Gr:awford, Secretary-Treasurer, of the. .ontario Munidipal Association. The first Report of the Finance Committee was -presented and adopted on motion of Reeve Metrit and Reeve Speers; Moved by E.- Ashton, Seconded by J. Neil, That we do now adjourn till 2.30 !p.m. -Carried. The Council resumed. _ ELGIN:OOUNTY'cbtJNCIL -45 Mr. Whittaker addressed the Council, re - - sandlblasting and water-iproofing he COUllt House. lDhe matter was referred to the Property Committee f-Or further consideration. The County Home Report was presented and after s )me dis- cussion was accepted with cla-use .one deleted on motion of Deputy- Reeve Neil, and Deputy-Reeve Bile-ox. The Ceniennial Report was. presented and adapted: on motion of Reeve Bodkin, and Deputy-lReeve Parker. The PrOlperty Committee Report :was presented and adopted by Deputy-Reeve fW, S, IMbKliJ[op, and Reeve iHwoa,rd Pailmer, The second Report of the Finance Committee was presented and adopted by Reeves Merrett, and A,shton. The third Report of the Fiinance Committee was presented and adOlpted by Reeve Merrett, and Reeve Speers. Moyed by G. Roszell, Seconded by W, 1(, Bodkin: That a By-Law .!Je presented to confirm By-lLaw No, 1365, of the township of Malahide to -close portion of road in Malahide. -Carried. Moved by W. 1(, Bodkin, Seconded biY' G, Roszell: That By-Lav'! No. 1598-, "To Confirm By-Law No. 1'3'65 of the Council of the'T"wnsihip of llVIalahide for Stopping and Closing up and Conveying Allowan-ce for Road being Part of Lot 1, Concession 6,.of"the Township of M'alahide, and for fixing and declaring the terms upon which the same shall be disposed of 'and conveyed", be read a first time. -Carried. g; Et.GIN,~ 'COtrNCIL Moved byH. Parker, Seconded by Elmer Wackley: That By-Law N0; 1596''be read a secOnd tiliia :....::.carried.. Moved by E. Wackley. Seconded by R K McNe<iI: That B!)'-Law No, j'596 'De reada. third time and finally passed. -Carried. M.o'ved by E. Ashton, Seconded by J, Neil: That By.Law No, 1M7. "To Authorize the County of Elgin to Isirue $800,000,00 of 120-year debenillure, at 4'14 % Ooe read a [iTst time. ,----Carried. Moved by W. T, Merrett Seconded by A. J, Blue: That By-Law No. 1597. be read a second time. -Carried~ Moved by E~ .ffi.~hrton, Se<:onded .by J, Neil: That we d{) :now adjoUrn to meet. On: TUesd.ay, tile ~th day.of November, at ten a.~. -Carried. J, D, THOMSON. Clerk. CHAIRLES F. JACKSON, Warden. ~EtGm 'cotJ~i'yooU:N'cn. 47 : - ~ ~~~ ':" -.~,",-~-_-:-~""":-'~-:""'- REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO STRIKE THE STANDING COMMITTEES January, 19S1, Tcr't{1e' Elgin CoutityC6uru:i1l, Gentlemen: The following is the Report of the Special Committee to strike the standing Corr..rnittees for 195'1. Agriculiural - Ashton, /Blue, Auckland, Bodk1::, Fuller. Mc- Neil: County Roads - Ashton, Blue, Bodkin, MoNeil, Fuller. Advisory - Auckland, Merrett. County Home - Neil, Silcox, W'ack:ley. Children's Aid - Gifford, Warden, Charles F, Jaekson, Education - Neil, McKillop, Spcox, Parker, Roszell, Coyle, McNeil, Goles, Merrett, Darv,ies, Dr. .-:Bell, MTacldey, Kilmer, Wright, Palmer. Equalization - Asihton, Coles, Merrett, Blue, Davi~ Auck- land, Speers, Bodkin, Fuller, Girffurd, -McNeil, Wa.ckley, Palmer, Wright. Finance - Ashton, Coles, Merrett, Blue, Davies, Auckland, Speers, Bodkin, Fuller, Gifford. McNeil, Wack1ey, Palmer, Wright. \48 ,"~-,00UNTY.00BNCIL Health Unit - Speers, Wright, Legal - WrigJht',Davies, Silcox. ~ibrary Board - Coles, Ki,Imer, Roszell. Petitions and Legislations - Dr. Bell, Goies. Kilmer, Wright, Auokiand, Coyle. Properly - MccKiJlloIP. Coyle, Palmer. Hospital - Davies, parker. Warden. Reception and 'Entertainment - Merrett, Parker, Palmer, Kilmer. Administration of Justice ""- Judge McMillan, Dr. Bell, Trea-:- surer. All of which is l'e.s@ectJfully submitted. R K, McNEIL, Chairman. ~;(,)!:Jl:iti'''l:'\'-c'ou:tI1'<::JI; 49 AGR;ICUr.TyRAL CqMMITTEE J!i;g~ary~ ~Se~_si~l1 "':""'" Fi:t'$I. Report To tne Elgin Gounty Council, Gentlemen: The Agricilltural Committee reports as follows: 1. That th~ usual Grant olf $:25.0:0 ibe paid to the Ontario Con- servation and :Reforestation Association and the Chairman of the Ayri'cultura.l Committee be representatirv€ to, the Zone One Meet.. ings. 2. Th!lt- the resolution from Grey County re Commodity As- se:ssmenrt -fuT,'iFederat:ion of lAg,riculture be.' filed. 3. T.n.at the "annual ,gnant- uJf ,the Ontario ArgricultID'al Council Lepaid, and the Warden, Chairman, Reeve Auckland be delegates. 4". That the wages Olr W~e,d-_ In&pectoT, Tree Gorom)~sioner~, l'be 7:5~.per hOUT, a.nd car milea:ge of 8'c per mile be paid and' By-Laws te - prepared' on the - same. 5, That a grant of $1,700.00 to the Ag"icultural Olifice, be made, and: the W'a:pderi, anld- Reeve uy.E~eil be, representatives for distd- butin&. the_ same.. . All o~' wiiJ.1ich is respect{fu1:lY submitted. A. J.. ~~V$j C_4~irI!).'<!n.. 50 EiL01N . COT1NTY. COUNCIL AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE January Session - S-econd Report To the Elgin County Council, Gentlemen: The Agricultural C'Ommittee reports as follows: That we appro:ve o\f the :flollawing resolutions Ipassed by the Erie District Tree Conservation Association: 1. That we support the Huron District Tree c.onservation As- sociation in their eI:flfort to lhalVe oodlished the clause in !the Tree Consveration Act 194_6 whl1c:h allows the .cutting of trees growing in woodlots of an area no,t exceeding two acres. 2. That the clause "for his own use" paragraph 2, part (a), of the Trees Oonserv.ation Act 1,g46, be changed so that trees 4 inches in diameter and under, at IS inches albove the ground could not be cut even f.or owners oiWn use, withQlUt permit from the Tree Conservation Commission. 3. That woodlots which are being properly cared !for accord- ing to set Forestry prindples. should not be assessed at a higher value 'by reas.on of the tree growth thereon, . Natural woodlots should be included under the clause in the Assessment Act which states "Land which has been planted for foresta-ti'on OT refor- estation punposes shall not ibe assessed at a greater value py rea- son only o!f such planting. All of w:hJkh is respectfully submitted. A. J, BiIJUE, Chairman. Ea::.G{EN" OOUN'PY'OOUNClh 51 AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE June Session To the Elgin County Council, Gentlemen: The Agricultural Committee reports as f.ollows: 1. That the resolution from the Ontario Goncentra1;ed Milk Producers A.~sodat:iron to ibe filed. 2. That the Commun:i.cation from Talbot Kirkpatrick re tiling machine be filed. All of which is TesQ;lectfully s'Ulbmitted. A. BLUE, Chairman. CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE June Session To the Elg1n County Council, Gentlemen: The Centennial Committee reports as follows: 1. That the Celebration of the Elgin County Centennial be held on August 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, 1952, 2. That we recommend the sponsoring of essays in each school in the County of Elgin, and City of St. Thomas on the history of the past 100 years .of the municipalities and that A. D. McColl, Public. School Inspector ;plan the contests. 52' ~Co1J1N1l'Y"'CO~ 3. That we suggest the~ip;ranting'-uf:' treesd.n:. histo!'lical places in each munic1pality. 4_ That the Sunday Church Service on August 2nd 'be held at Pinafore Park, and in charge of the Ministerial Associatio.n of t~E!' County and City, with a Band Concert before .or after the serviCe. 5. That a m.onster parade lbe organized to begin at each end of the County and''I1oILverge:dintthe,City;o:f:iSt; ThOI1las:o:n.:-Saturday~ August 2nd. 6; That all local orgallizations:in,filie,C<mnty; and,City.-,bl:Ll;'_e-. quested to plan to take somE' part in -the Celebration. All of which is reSjp8ctfully submitted. Wi; K.. BODKirN;, ,Chairman. CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE September Session To the Elg1n County Council, Gentlemen: The Centennial Committee reports' as-' follows:' 1. That the Warden and Clerk, Ibe author.ized to sign agree- ment with F<mge,r Studios; foiL':- directing aald ,su'fl_eIw-i'Sing the Cen- tennial Show, to ,be presented in August, 1952. 2, That the Committee be authorized to, p~ their share. Qi necessary eX'penses of the show. All ot whim is, r,espeetfu1ly sUlbmitted., Septemlber N,th, 19S>l'. w. K. BODKillN, Chairmw,.. ELGIN OOUNTY COUNCIL 53 COUNTY HOME COMMITTEE January Session To the Elgin CDunty Council, Gentlemen: The County Home c.ommittee reports as follows: 1. 'That the Annual Fee of $10.00 Membership ;in Association of Homes for the Aged and Infirm be paid. 2. That the Superintendent, Matron, Secretary of the Board, and ,any members. of the Committee who aTe able to attend the Convention at Goderich. 3. That we accept with deep regret the resdgnation of Dr. D. L. Ewin, Physician to the County Home, .and that the Clerk send a letter .of appreciation to Dr'. Ewin for his maDlY years of faithEul service to the County. 4. That Dr. Knox be ,appointed Physician au: the Elgm,OoLlnty Home at a salary of $40.0..00 per year, and the necessary By-Law be prepared. 5. That the following accounts be paid: J. H, HoWey, plank ______m______________:$ Dr. D. L. Ewin, ex'amination ~____m______ Hy.dro-iElectric Power Commission 24,60 9,QO 36.74 $ 7Q,34 All of whdch is rOSiPecVfully submitted, JAiMES W. NEIL, Chairman. !i;l ;ElIo9,1iN '~OPU!Na'Y 'OOUNQJU:; COUNTY HOME COMMITTEE June Session To the EIg1n County COUIlrcil1 Gentlemen: The Cormty Home CommJttee reports as -follows: 1. That we flIC'cept the tender of W. H. Swift for 90 tons No. 1 iSitO'ker Cd.rr .at $J1~,2D peer :ton, and JZO 'to:Il stove CDal.at$21L80 per ton. 2, That the follo'!l'ing acoounJJS be paid: W, H, Swift, Ltc!, ____m_____________$ Dr. H. C. Knox m_____________.______~___ 1'12;S'5 3,00 $ 1'75~85 All 0< which is respect&ulIy swbmitte(j, J, W. NiEIIL, Chairman. COUNTY HOME COMMIT'I'EE September Session To the iEigin County Council, Gentlemen: The ep"",ty aome Committee re(pOl:\!s qs foJlo'Ws: 1. That we recommend themsta.[,lation of a Fire Alarm Sys- tem, at the institution by the Dominion IF,ire and <Burglary Ltd., for $2,252,0-0, 2,l1hat the report of the Provincial IIlS!Pector be laid over to the October meeting of ,tihe ,Committee. ALl 0< which is restPedfully sUlbmitte(j, J. W, NiEIIL, Chairman. Septem~er Hth, 195[, Clause One was deleted ,in Open Council Session. ELGIN ~C01lNT'l :OOUNC!L 55 EDUCATION COMMITTEE January .Session To the Elgin County Council, Gentlemen: The Educati'On Co~rittee r~ports as ,follows: L That we grant the Elgin County Library Board, $4,300.00 Tor, the 'year, 195:1. 2. That Wialter Roger~ Clarence 'Tayl~r, and Mrs. Della Ludy ,be re-appointed representatives on the Library Board) ..for the -year, 'l:95~1. 3, T~at the Membershilp fee of $15,00 to the County Council Section & the 0, 'E, A" be paid, and that the Warden to appoint fhedelegates, 4. That a _grant of $100.'00 each to the {boy and girl -attaining the highest Academic Standing at the 'Undvers'tty of Western On- tario from the County of Elgin exclusive of the City of st. 'I'homas. All of wibJ1ch is respectfully su.bmitted. ElJMER WAC:~LEY, Chairmar., 56 ELGIrN OOUNTY OOUNCJIL EDUCATION COMMITTEE March Session To the Elgin County Council, Gentlemen: The Education Committee reports as f.o]J:ows: 1. That the CoUl1lty 8'o1icitor prepare a By-law for dissolving the Centrai. Elgin High SClhool Distmct, and form a new district with the City of St, Thomas. 2. That We concur with the resolution from rthe County of Wen1lw-Orth re Provincial grant fOT school sites. 3. That we endorse the res:olution from the County of Kent of Abolition of Section 46, of the High School Ad, and Seciion 9, of 193,71 of the Continuation Schoal Aot. 4, That a ,grant f $50.00 each be paid to the public L,braries within the County, Alil od' which is respectfully swbmitted, E, W ACKLEY, Ohairman. ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL 57 EQUALIZATION COMMITTEE March Session To the Elgin County C.ouncil, Gentlemen: The Equalization Committee reports as follows: That the following be the equalization of the Assessment Rolls of the County of Elgin for the year, 195'1: Aldlborough _________________________________$ ~,'582,373 Dunwj,ch ______m_______._______________ ,3,653,074 Southwold ____,___________________________ 4,696,675 Yarmouth ________________________________________ '5,'7.23,567 Ma1ahide _____________________ ___________________ 3,367,'5Q,J Bayham ________,_________ _________________________ 2,56.2,866 South Dorchester ____m___________________ :2;216,4S,2 Ay lrner ___________________________________________2.462.216 Port Stanley _,______ _________ ____________________ 1,542,402 Dutton __________________________________ 500,549 iRodtn(ey _ ______________________ ------------------- 150(},l\4I9 West Lorne _________________,___________________500,666 Springfield ________________________________________ 135,303 Vienna ______________________________________ :141,547 Port Burwell _________,________________________ 257,489 $32,392,759 AU 00' which is re"pect.rully submitted, W. K, BODKilN, Chairman, ~~ ];JLmN OOUNTY.OOUNCIL FINANCE REPORT January iSession - First Report To the Elgin County Coun.cil. Gentlemen: I Ibeg to submit the foIlowing statement of accounts made throu~h Finance from November 14th. 1050, to January 16th, 1951. Huron County Children's Aid Society ______1 Catholic C. A. S.. of Toronto ____c____~__~_"'___....~ C. A.. S.. . London and Middlesex ~_'__m-____~" Sl, Thomas and El@in C, A. S. _m_m_~__~~___ Mr. A.Squire --------c-------------------__m______ Parkwood Hospital _m u__mum ____.______ .____ Dr. D..S., C'artie _ ----___________.nm_________,,_______n Bram Say.well ___m___ _n_______________m____m_ __._ Hay Stationery Co, Ltd. _'_mm_~____m____ UndeDwood Ltd. ___________ ________ _______ ___m_____m 'l~hePtintlng WorLd __m___ _______._u___m_____________ Nya1 ]3, Cook _______m__~ _______m_____m___'_____m Simcoe C. A s, ___m______m ______mm_n_m__m________ Sanders ,and. Sanders __________________ Village of Rodney _____~_,______________m__m__~___ Dept. ot Refgrm lnstitutions ______m___m______.~ H. A. dsiPander and Son _________________m__ Aroundtown Calbs ~__m__ ____"___.______ Vernon. Directories m__ __ ________________________~,,___ Municipal. World ________n ____________m"'_____________ RainJbows EQ'Gkstore _____ ___________ ________________ c, A, 8" Woodstook and O"ford _______m___m East Wdndsor Hea1th Association _______ Windsor and Essex C, A. 8, --~---------m-c Mason_Villa Private Hospital __________~____ Ontario Trainin,gSchool ror BOys ~___n_ 222,82 91.26 67-47 2,520,25 1,5~~. 75 4;1'1,75 15,00 10,25 1,~6 5,50 192,44 12.3~ 309,83 54,00 58.10 3,0.96 2,14,65 5;SO 32AO 3,63 28,30 ]40.30 137,25 85.40 U!2,OO ,9.75 $ 6,328.47 All of whti"h is respecllfully submitted, WIM. T. J\IJ!ER1RJE'I1T, Chairman. ELGm OOUNTY COUNelL 59 FINANCE REPORT January Session ---- Second Report To the Elgin County Council, Gentlemen:- The Finance Committee reports as follows: That tihe following hosl>>ta'l a,ccounts 'be paid: :r. Vic,toria Hos'pital, London _m______c___m___$ 2, Tillsonlburg Hospital, Tillsm,burg 3. Memorial Hospital, St. 'Ilhom.as 4. Hospita[ for Siok Children, Toronto m_ 679.00 35B,00 2,824,79 39,00 $ 4,900,79 All of Whl1ch is respectfully submitted. WM, T, MERJRETT, Chairman, FINANCI': COMMITTEE January Session - Third Report To the Elgin County Council, Gentlemen: The Finance Committee reports as foHows: 1. That the Warden and. Treasurer be authorized to horrow the s'Um of $5()0,000,00 uom the Bank of Montreal as may be re- quired and the necessary By-LaW be prepared. 2, That the usual ,grant of $50,00 to the Law LFbrary be paid, 3, That the Annual Grant of $50,00 to he Trustees and Rate" payers Association !be paid, pravided the Convention isheld. 4, That a grant of $300.00 to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind be paid. 60 ELGiIN OOUNTY COUNClL 5, That a ,gront of $400,00 !be made to the Salvation Army, 6. That no action be taken on request from the Navy League for grant. 7, That a gram of $1,000,00 be paid to the University of Wes- tern Onrtario. 8. Tha.t the County of Elgin pay extras on ind1igent patients in Victoria Ho~ita,l commencing January 1st, 1951. 9. That payment of the Oounty's pOI'ltion of he deficit of the Memorial Hospital be laid over till the March Session, or until such time as a prOlPerlly audited repor>t is furnished. 10. That we authorize $15.00 per ffi.onth Gost of Living Bonus to the Gaol StaTf e"",ept the Matron, 11. That the requeslt for a .g.rant to the BObier Hospital be laid over to the Maroh Session, and a report of the east of repairs is to be presented by the Board of 'Er.ustees. 12. That the County pay for indigeni patients in recognized licensed priv.ate hospitals at$2'!25 per day on admission approved ,by physicians. 13. That the sal,ary of Mr. Robert Hol,mes 'be increased, Ten Dollars per mol1l1lh. 14. That the saIT.m-y of the Clerk-Treasurer Ibe increased Five Hundred.I).ol]lars per year. 15. That the salary oIf Mrs. Mary Burke, be increased Fifteen DoBars per month. 16. That the salary of F. A. Bell, be increased Five Hundred Donars per year. All of wiMch is respectfuTIy submitted. WM, T, MERRETT, Chairman. ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL 61 FINANCE COMMITTEE March Session - First Report ~o .. th'eElgin County Council, Gentlemen: I 'beg to'su.bmit the following statement of accOunts paid fhi':ough Finance from J\8nuary 116th. 19'5\1. to Ma:nch 7th, 1951: Children's Aid -Sooiety, London and .Middlesex $ 5t, Thomas and Elgin Children's Aid Society - Mr. .A. S:quire _____ ------------------ ------------~--------------- ChiJdit'en'!S Aid .so'Clietyl ,Woodstock and Oxford East Windsor Hea.lth Association _m_______________ Children's Aid Society, Windsor' and Essex ____m MasonViUa Private Hospital m________"C______m_______ Ontario Hog,p~tal, WDodstock --.------. ------------- Ontario !Municipal Association - ------------------------ Parkwood Hosipital __________J..______________. The Municipal W,orld _.----mm------------------m--mn------- Carswell Co, Ltd, ________________________________________________ Children\s Aid" Society, Sinl'Coe CQlUnty ------- The Printing World _________m _____mm_____mm_____mnm Murdock Duplicator Stationery ___mm______n_______m_ The Alylmer Express _____________"m__...-,-_________________ Ontario Training School f.or Boys ----- Cathdldc Children's Aid Society of Toronto _nm_ AroundtOlWll Calbs __________________ -------------------------- Dept, of Health ---------------------------------------------- "-Huton County Children's Aid Society __m_______ All of which is respectfully submitted. 78,74 2,26UG '1,628,70 207,00 147,oG 82,6G IG6,GG' 262,50 26,00 398,25 2,30 3,65 73,16 78.30 27,00 285,12 23,20 44-49 5.00 ,98 164,02 $ '5,9{)4,71 W, T, 'MillRiR>EII'T, Chainnan. 62 IDDQ1N ooti':N'TY' COtlN,c!t. FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT March Session _ Second Report c To the Elgin County Council, Gentlemen: The Finance Committee rep-orts as follows: 1. That subject to the Aplpro'Val of the Municipal Board, the Elgin County Counci'I grant Ian addition amount of $-280,000.00 to the St. Th'Ornas Elgin Gener:al Hospital. 2, That we recommend payment of $1~iOOO.,OO in 1952, $10,000,00 in W5~, $10,000,00 in 1-954, and $W,OOO, in 1955, and $W,OOO,OO in 1966 to the TiJrlsonlburg Soldiers' Memorial HOiS'pital 3, That we grant the BoWer Home at Dutton $1,650,00 4. That no action be taken re requesrt .of the St. Thomas Br8li1ch of the Canadian Red Cr-Oss for a grant. 5, That We grant the to_ 00' Aylmer $500,00 for the Court Rootn in Ay ]met. All of which is respectfuliy submitted, W. T. MERRETT, Chairman. FINANCE COMMITTEE March Session __ Third Beport To the Elg:in County Counrcil, GeriUetnen: The Finance Committee reports as .follows: L That the fol'lowing ho..<;pita:l ac.counts be paid: Yictovia Hospital; London ___________m______________~~"________$ Hami.lton General Hospital _~~_~__~_~___~______=____""____"_ TillscmJburg SDildiers' Mem.ord.al Hospital _________ Memm-ial Hospital, St, Thomas ____ '___'m__m_______ '1,062,55 16.00 420,61 4,381,73 $ 5;880.89 All ad' which is respectfully submitted, W, T, MERIRETT, Chairman. mLG1N' CoUNTY COUNCU. 63 FINANCE COMMITTEE March Session - Fourth Report To the" Warden and CouncH of the County of Elgin: Gentlemen: The Committee on Finance beg leave to report that having in- quired into finances of the County, and estimates prepared" by" the County Treasurer, they herewith submit a statement of the ex- pel1dibures r:equited for the lawfUl !purpose o.f. the County during 1951, showipg the amount requited to be r~ised for the under- mentioned purposes: Admm~~trt'fl~tonof Justice _______"_______"-,,--___$ 23~1500.00' County IJ;ome __'_n___________________------------------ 9,500:00 Mun1Cip.s;~ Gov't~ Salaries, and Members . WageS ______________,_______,-----------,,- 13,500,0'0 4,5O'O,0~ ;l,tOOO,{jo' 1,0'00.00 183i600,0~ ~b,O'OO,OO ~6,'500,QD .~;5O'O,QO HI,782,QP . 8,:OPO,9O' 10;,000,00 32,160,00 ~2,9jJb,bjJ . i,~82:bo ~385,924.00 ",,"'; Your .Oq.mmittee w.o:uld recoII).mend that th~ SJJ.lt)1of., Three Hundred g~Q. Eighty-lFjve Thousand, Nine 'Hup.dr~d ?l),d -_q)wenty- Four Doll~r<$<be raise:d on all r13.rte:~ip.le property in the sev.eral muni- cip~1ities Q~ 3he CoUJ1ty of Elgin during tl!e y~~r 19,51, forCounly Purposes,;~:d that _<;I. _rate of 1'2, mills on the .dplla_r ~b.e Jevied on rateaible 'P:~.ope;rty in the.severa,lmulllioi.p~i.ti~ :in ~the ,Courtty to raise said" ~ro{)unt.s. Property ___________________________~___________________c--c--___". Interefit --------------------- --------------------------------- PI'linti~.g, :postage and Startion~ry --~~~---- County_ Roads _________________________~_______ Cl!ildrepl.~ Aid Society ------------------------------- Hoopit.~;r.~~.?:tion ----------------.------------------~ Agric1l-1t,l).f~ .. ..____ .___ _n_ _.___.____.__m_____ ~~~~i~' -'~~~~_~'~_ .~~~~__~~-~_~~~~~_~ ~~~~~-~~-~~~~~~~~~~"-:~.~ ~~ Ti'llsonfburg Hospital __. _____._.__ __nmnm____.__ St. ThO~:~,~ and Elg-in Hospital n_n___-'________ 5t, T!)91J1i'S Ho"Pita1 (Deficit) Miscel~~IJ~o'\lS _n_ ._______________ AN o,f \j'l:1jch is re&pectfu1ly stubmitt_e,d., W. T, ~,Bhaumw; 64 ELG]N-OOUNTY COUNCIL FINANCE .REPORT June ;Session - First Report T,,? th~ Elgin Gounty C01.Ullcil1 ~Gentlemen: . r beg to submit the following Statement of accounts paid through 'Finance fuom March' 7,th, 119'5l1 to June 8th, 1951: Ontario. Tr-aining School for Boys __ __.__c_______$ Squire's Nursing Home _____.____.________..._._______ Mason Vil1a Prhnate. Hospital _______.__m___m_ Park-woad ,Hospital .____ -------------mc.------ Department -of Reform. Institutions ___mm_ Ontario. HOlSpital, WODdstock ..........______ East Windsor Health Association ,_______.m C. A.B. -London and Middlesex Catholic -C" A. S. of ':r.oronto _ ____________..._.___ C, A, S, St. Thomas and Elgin nmm___ ______ C. A. .5. of Simcoe County _________ C, A, S, of n Kenrt County __________m_n_________n C. A. S. WdJndsoT and Essex _________ C, A, S. Woodstock and OXi!ord __m_ ___'___ C, A, $, of Humn County, '_n"______~,___ Department of Health _ ____m"__'_________m____ Nyai B, Cook _ __________n______m_______________m______ Ditto of Canada _m_____'__________________n_______~ Uunderwood Limited - ________________m.__________ Scott Studio _______,_______________m_____~_____ ArOund-town Calbs _________~_~___________________ Metcury-Sun ____________________________________ The Chas, Chapman Co, _______m'________m__'__ - COW Clark Co, _____________n_________~____________ Hay S1ta<;oneryrCQ, :__: ____________~___________ Gordon Wrimbush m_ _______._______.________________ The M11ll1icipal World IAd, ,_______________________ Township of Mag;ahide _____________________mn_ Sanders.' and Sanders ____________________________ 93,75 2,486.2'5 '1112,00 62LOO 33,18 273,00 230,00 103,03 40,18 :/',7<62,50 2G3,20 140,28 85,40 700,35 169,58 L46 16-4i1 23,33 I4,9G 6JlO 14,85 1:1,96 18,36 8,50 372,09 L79 28,26 199.5G 1U5 EL[;IN>COlJiN'i'Y 'co'lJ'NClliL 65 p, R Williams m'_mm_ ________ ______________m____ The Printed World __________m__nnnnnmmmm_ 8(1,50 234,73 $ 9,100,19 All of which is respectfully SUlbtilitted; W, T. MERRETT, Chairman, June, 19'51, FINANCE COMMITTEE June .,Session """""'",- Second Report T.o the Elgin County Council, Gentlemen: The Finance Committee reworts as follows' 1. That the County's share of the St. Thomas Memorial I;Ios- pita" deficit of $1'2,'14l3,62 for 1950 be paid; 2. That the Com.."llrunication re AddJitional gI1ants from 'the Federal and Provincial_Governme~ts as_,req~ested" by ,Board of Directors for the St, Tliomas-il!:lgin General Hospital be filed. 3. Trhat a Committee, comp'ooedo-fthe Follow.ing; Reeve Mc- Neil, Reeve Bodkin, Reeve- Merrett,.the-CQ'Uhty Tre-asurerj-and'So..;. lic,itor meet with the Committee of the St. Thomas City Council re Tax, Registratfon insrtead of. TAX Sale System. 4. That the W'arden, Treasurer, and Ohainnan of the Finance Committee be authorized to 'borrow money from the Bank or Montreal pending saJ:e. of debentureS' for the St. Tlioma:s,Elgin General HOSlpita'l if Inoney" is tecjudred by the Hospital Board. All of which is respectfully submitted, W. T. MERlRETT, Chairman. 66 EDQ]N. QOUN'T'Y .COiUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE JU,ne Session - 'Third Report To the Elgin County Council, Gentlemen: The Finanrce Committee reports as follows: 1. That the rollow.ing Hospital Accounts be paid: TillS'onburg Soldiers' Memoriai Hospital _____ ______$ St. Joseph's Hospital, London _____.__mnm_m_m_ _______ Memorial Hospital, St. Thom!as Viotoria Hospit'a!I, Lond'OTI 778,47 248,00 7,67'5,32 ,2,745,70 $ 11,447.49 AN of which is reS$Jectfully submitted. W, T, MERiRIETT, Chairman. FINANCE COMMITTEE June Session - Fourfh :Report To the Elgin County COUIliCil, Gentlemen: The Fina.nee _ Gomniittee repor.ts'asfollows: 1.-' That we-ren'ew;theCouncillors policy'for.insurance with the-: General Accident Assur.ance 'Company. 2. 'Tihat' the Con:w~:t1\Satic'll ~{)Iicy on ~il employees be renew- ed with the Frank Gowan Insurance Com:pany and General Acci- dent, 3~ .....'Fhat the ;r}()I~cy' f()r Fleet So,,~rageI1:le, renewed- wit~l the Gore-,i_~trict Insurance. Comp~ny_and the Frank Cowan Insurance Company. - AM of which is respectfully submitted. W~ T. MERlRIETT, Chairman. ElliG1N OOW'm'YOOUNlCIL FINANCE REPORT 87 September Session - First - Report To the Elgin County Council1 Gentlemen: I beg to-submit the fol'lowing statement of accounts paid through Finance from June Sthl 1,95.1, to September '.6th, 1951. Children's Aid Society, Windsor and Essex _____$ The Pninting World _________mu____________nn_m________ Huron County Children's Aid Society __________.____ .ontario Trainiillg School fOT Boys, Bo'Wulanv'ille Mason Villa Priv.ate Hospital ______.muu __on -Ghildren's Aid Society, ,St. Tho~-a'Sand Elgin __ Mr. A. Squire ____________"_u_____n _____________nn__ ________ Frank ,Cowan Insurance Agency Parkwood ,HpcSpita'l _________ ____ _____"__mm______________ Ny.a1 B, Cook '~mmmm~'~~~ ~~m~ mnn~m~'~~~_~~~n AroundtClWlll Cabs ___nm__ __________nm__________m__ Elgin Coach La.nes, Ltd. H___n ______ Underwood, Ltd, ~~~~~~~~,~~~~_~m~~ ~~___h ~hhmm~ Hay Stationery Co, Ltd, Children's Aid Society., W,oodstock . and OX'ford Children's Aid .society, Lond-cn and Middlesex Ohildren's, Ai.d~ocie~y, of: Simeoe ~o. _c_C"___CC---mn Child~oo'sAid Society, of Kent Co. ___________ S'ailders and Sanders __ ____ _____nm_____ OJ+tario Training School for BOys, Cobourg, __c M,e_morial HospibaJ", St., ".I'homas ----~-------------- Ea'st - Windsor He'alth Association m________,__________ Tile. Muiiieipal World ~__mmm_~_~m~'~~~~~~ OntariO' HosiPital,- Woodstock _______________________n____ Dept. of Health .of Ontar-io ,~---c----cn----------,-,_:_--- Dept. of Reform Institutions ___________m________________ St. JOh~,'s Trai_llingSc~ool f(Jl' Boys ___m___m____ Miss C. Chanbo'lllneau _______nmnm________________________ Elgin Police AssociartJion ________m________--,-,______mc-~. The Scott Studio __ ~~~~~~__~~~~~m~_~_~~~____~~,~__ 82.60 141.72 130,66 100.30 227,00 2.883-45 2,077,00 940,69 621.00 12,90 65,5Q 154-40 3,50 12~04 874,00 114,92 187,!2 124,20 75,35 109,80 12,142,63 23lLOO ,40 276,00 ,98 37-79 14-40 3,80 45,00 2s.o0 ffZ .W.(}]NCO'P:N~ ,COViNCU. City of St, Thomas """"~""."'..'~.'....'....m_m..,.._... 32,50 St, Mary's Hospital, London m_... ........_ .....m_._ 78,00 p, R Willi'lffi!1 ~d son ................'..m.'......... .,.'...,. 88.00 TOT<AL ..mm.m. .m....$ 21,714,15 AH of which is respectfully submitted. W. T. MEl!liRJETT, C,hairmalJ,. September, 1'951, FINANCE REPORT September Session -Second Report To th~ .JJ;lgin County Council, Gentlemen: The Finance C"'Jl!!ljtt,ee r~rts as tallows: 1, That the foHowing IioS'pit~ <,ooO'l",ts be paid; "Victoria HospitalJ., London .______ ___ ____________... ___.".___"__$ 2',852.1Q M~orial Hospital, st. Thom,ss ~..._.._._...._~..... 5,557,02 Set ;J'QsS'ph's Hosp,tal, LoDdon .. .....m..m........._.... 138.4.0 ~~(mburg Solc1ier's Memol'ial':a"'lplt,al "~m.m 612,98 $ 9,161.411 l\N I':f which is respectfully sJ.'bmiiteA. W, T, MElWlilITT, Chairman, ~Pt.~iber 11th, 195'1, ELGillN COUNTY COUNCIL 69 FINANCE COMMITTEE September Session - Third Report: To the Elgin County Council, Gentlemen: The Finance Committee reports as -follows: I, That a By-Law Ibe pr€IPared to Issue $800,000,00, 20 year - serial debentures at 4Y4 %. 2. That a Committee composed of the Warden, Chairman of Finance, the Treasurer, and County Solicitor, be empowered to caB fur tenders on the de/bentures. 3. That we con,cur with the resdlutionrrom the County of Grey re Increased Gove~nment gr,ants for hospitals. 4. That we take no adion re the resolution from N crth Bay re Amendment to the iChildren's Protection Ad. 5. Tha,t the Communication from the Department of Reform Institutions re Oost of Living Bonus be filed. 6. That the Cornmwnication from the Frank Cowan Insurance Agency Ibe filed. 7. That we conror with the resolution of Crystal Beach and the County of Welland re Amendment to the Aissessment Act, . All of which Is respectfully swbmitted, W, T, MERRET'l'. Chairman, September 11th, 19'51, 70 EiLGiIiN C01'JNrY COUNCIL PETITIONS AND' LEGISLATIONS COMMITTEE -January Session To the Elgin County Council, Gentlemen: The Petitions and Legislations Committee reports as follows: 1. That the resolutton from the township of Southwald as a1ri~nded be aWJ'<lVed, 2. ':Dhat the resolution from Prince Edwa~d County re Pay- ment 0If .AJp.plications for Old Age Pensioners,. and additional ser- vk'es demanded of municipalities- by higher governing authorities be approved. . -- 3. That we approve of the resolution of the Town otf Simcoe 're Cmtrat Place for Exebutio1'lS~ 4. That we do not concur with the resolutIon from the County of, W a terlaD re Provincial Bounties on foxes. 5, That we aJPProve' of the resolution fr6ffiC the County ill' Ha.5Jtings re Amendment to the Jurors Act. to provide trial by Jury aniS on Claims over $500.00, 6. That !We :appidile ,of'the reso[ufhJD. from the County of Lin- coln for provisionfux legislad:on to stqp _ tl1atffic when school buses stop' to' pick up or ret out children, 7. That the resolution from tile County of Grey re Armistice Day be filed, 8', ']Ihat WE> appl'cWe 011' the' te'swutfdtl from tlr<! C,mnty Of Brant to make Section ~6, of-' the AssesSn1ent' Act pexm:isslve in- stead or compu~ory for the rear, H)51. All of w1h,ch is respectfully submitted, c. A. BELL, Chalt.rri:an. ELGIlIt COUNTY COUNCIL 71 PETITIONS AND LEGISLATIONS COMMITTEE Marcn Session To the Elgin County Council, Gentlemen: The Petitions and Legis}attions Committee reports as follOiWS:: 1. That the resdlutioo from the County of Smmoe to Amend Section 417 of the Municilpal .Act re Mileage to Councillors be filed. 2; That' woe' concur wr~h: tes61uHoiiS to increase Ptovih'cial Grants for Children's Aid Societies, and indigent' hospitaifza:tl'6tii. 3. That. the res01ut:i.on re aw1ying Old Age Penmons on H-es.:... pital Accounts be .filed, as this is now caTried out by HoslPitals. 4. That iro c:fcti'oli be takEHi re Amendment to Unemployment Relief Act, re residence in a municipality. 5, That the Tes6~utlon from Perth lC6tin'ty .e Pr<>Vlincial Assist- ance for hospHaltizaltion be filed. '6. Till,at the reso~ution re Amendment to Municipal AlZt tl;) allow a farmer's father, ffi'Other, or trainer, be all:owed to vote be filed, 7. That the resolution Te ~mendment to the Mrmicdipal :Act re Clerk'" vote be flIed. All of wmelt is "eSipEic'tmlly su)!lrni1llet[", DilL C. A, B:ELIL, Chairman, 7Q EiLGi]N COUNTY COUiNCIL PETITIONS AND LEGISLATIONS COMMITTEE June Session To the Elgin County Council, Gentlemen: The Petitions and LegisJ'ations Oommittee reports as follows: 1. 'That no adion !be taken re resolution on Daylight Saving Time, 2. That we endorse resoiLution from Welland Oounty, to in- crease to 20 % the amount of woodland for exemptions. 3. That we concur with resolution of Niagara Falls opposing turnover tax prO/.Posed by Federal Government to be levied 'by Pr-oincial Governnnen't. 4. That we endorse resolution from the County of Grey to amend the Act re Burial E~enses of indigent patients. AliI of which is respectfuIIy submitted. Dill, C, A, BELL, Chairman. PROPERTY COMMITTEE January Session T9 the' Elgin County Council, Gentlemen: TheProperty Commdttee reports as follo\WS: 1. 'Ehat the Clerk arrange for cleaning, and repairing of sewer on the east Court House grounds. 2. That a new typewriter be. purchased for the Crown At. torney's Office, and the old typewriter be ap!'plied on the purchase price. 3. That a new adding m,achine be purchased for the Registry Office, and the old machine be traded on the new one. AN of which is respectfully submitted. W. S. McKiIiLlLOP, Chairman. ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL 73 PROPERTY CO~TTEE June Session To the Elgin County Council, Gentlemen: TheProperty Com.mdttee reports as follorws: 1. That we acce:Qt the tender of the Elgin Co-,operative Ser- vices f.or 12-0 tons of No.1 Mine RUIlr Pocahontas at $14.00 a ton, and 30 tons No. 1 Egg Anthtracite Coal at $21,75 pet tOn. 2, That he following a~counts be paid: Anderson _____________~--------------------$ Speight's Shoe Clinic _________...:-~__' GillIard and Price ________________________ M. E. Morriss ~________________"___ 66.60 10.M 95.04 203,1)7 $ 376,21 All of which is respecMully submitted. W. S, MoKIDLOP, Chairman. PROPERTY CO~TTEE Sep:l:ember Session Gentlemen: To the Elgin County Council, ThePtoperly CDrnmittee repori:s asfOllOiWs: L That:a typewriter desk, Wldchair. ibe \purchased for the SheriLf's O;f,fice. All of which is reS'peetfullYStibmittEia. W. .s. McKIlLOP, ChairmaIh September 11th, 1951, 74 ElLGLN COUNTY COUNCIL COUNTY ROAD COMMITTEE REPORT January ,session To the Warden and Council of the County of E1gdn, Gentlemen: Y our- Road GorDlnitteebegs to report as follplws:- 1. The _ fono'W~.g is - a - summary of the Road' Expenditures for the year 1950:-- ReSUDfac;ing_ Gravel Roads mn_____mmu____.,-____._.______$_ 82,'539.47 "Maintaining Gravel Roads, New Fills, and Preparing for Paving ________________________ OO,643~26 New Pavements SurlaceTreating" Old pa.vements ______________________ Repairs to Pavemenis m...___m__m________.._'..m_____________ Bridges ________ ______________ _____~________________ ;CuiV"eru ,_ ._,____,_____"_m__m"_..".m....m..mmmmm..'mm. Dust Layer _______ ____________________________ Snow RemovalI n__..________...____________n___n_________________________ Weed CUltting, Spraying , ..-..._ ..-........-...m............m DitcibJing and Tiling __. n_________________m__m_____________ Fencing, Guard Ram, Signs, Etc. ____________________ Sanding Icy Roads -..-..-..._ ....-..-.. .... .mmm......mn Railway Crossing Protection Land PU...l"'Chases ___~___ Town Line Aoooun'ts __ __._____ ____ _ _______m______m_____ Drainage A!ssessments __m__m__m_________________________... Tool and Shed E:lOpel1S€S u.-....c._....._nn..n.n.m. New Machinery and Repairs ________________________ Garages and St(}rage Sheds -...._ .......n...mm_. .stock, Pipe, Plank, etc. _____________________..:.________ Insurance, Compensation, Pension FlUnd _m_u___ Superi~tendence ________________________________ O&:fiice. E~enses .and Overhead ___________________m___ Legal Fees _.._.._.-..~n_m..nnnm_ 103,395-46 3,00'LOO 38,690,07 17,6~.,0<4' 11,869,10 ~,592,10 6,530,37 4,199-54 3,604.02 '1,680,36 3,122,28 350,00 2,45 L2':I ~,407 ,57 '1,486.86 4,168,25 5,603.97 8,260.53 '3,374,22 4,700.00 903.79 23.82 ELGIN COUNTY COUNDIL 75 ClerJcal Assistance ---------------------------------------- Constable . Fees ._m_. ______m__ _____n_______________ Travelling EXipeIl!Ses ________ ---------. ------------.------ Machinery Repairs ______ '1,550,00 04'3,05 577,15 2,402,86 $044,278,39 Subunban Roads _______c____________________________ ______..., .34,1556.84 Less S't-ock. Balance _____._ - - $375,835,23 7,72<3,59 $371,l1L64 The Estimates prepa,red in JanuaTY 19S0, provided for eX'Pendingon County Roads ______________$330,000,00 on Su~1Wban Roads ,____________________________,-,----- 40,000,00 $370,000,00 2. We find that due to the contin'Ula'l increase in pri.ees of paving materials. l<l,lmber, steel, Portland Cement and other build- ing materials and on freight vates, it willlbe necessary to increase our es1im'ates if it is desired to continue our average construction programme, and to keep our County Road System in first class condition. This years estimates will have to proide for a New Model L-1211 Internation'a'l Trudk: which was {).T:dered on November 2nd, 1950, but notde1ive'l'ed until January 2nd, 19'5;1, also for the cost. of con- struction .of Steel Riailings on the John Street Bridge, Aylmer, and the Payroll of Employees from December 15th, 1950 to Decem~er 31st, A total amoU'llt of albout $1'6,tiOO.00, 3~ Weaplprove of the Suiburoan Road Commission's Estimate of $40,000,00 for the current year, 4. We recommend that the Warden- name delegates to the Annual Meeting of the Ontario Good Roads AsSocliati.on -to ibe held in Toronto, on February 20th to 2<3rd, 1951, and that the Annual Fee be paid. 76 l'lLGWN CCJiUNTY COUNCIL We also recommend that Fred A. Bell, County Engineer and George Powles, AssisJt'ant Road Superintendent, attend the meet- ing and the County Engdneer's Meeting on February 19th. 5. In regard to the communication from the Secretary of the Board of Transport of Ganada regarding the Boa,rd's recom'menda~ tian -that reflectorized ad'VIance 'warning sign$ he erected on both approaches of County Road No. 112, over the crossing of the Can- adian N.ational Railways, just East of Lawrence Station. We have instructed the County Engineer to have sirgns erected. 6. 'We recommend that the Policy of the General Accidenrt Ass-urance Companry, for Public Liability on the 'County and Sub- urban"-Roads..at a premium of $8GQ.07 be renewed. , 7, .We estimate that the sum of $410,000,00 will be required ror the Malintena:hce and Construction off' County' and Suburban Roads for the year 19,51: allocated as fo'llows:-',' County Roads .'....m'.mm'_..__..._'_._'_...____._____.'__"_$370,000,00 Suburban Roads ____ "_' mm_ ._ __.______'_'_m..m__m_______ 40,000.00 $410,000,,00 This amount -is 'hased on the following estimate:- Resurfacing G~avel Roads ____.______,_______,___________..$ 78,0,00.00 Maintenance 'on Gravel Roads: New, Fills and prepared for Paving __,...._____.._______,_____.__ 40,,000,00 New p.avements, Sumace'Treating Old Parvements ________ _________m_m___________ Repairs to Pavements _____m________._________~________________ Bridges _____________________m_______-----..:....____:.__._________~_.___ Culverts ._ .,________ __....____________m___.._..._.._______________ Dust Layer ____._______________________~_________.____________ Snow Removal __ _______~_.________________________________:::-- Weed Cutting, Spraying ..,___~___.,______..:_.. Ditching and Tiling _____c______________. Fencing, Guard Rails, Signs, etc. ____--,--.____ Sanding Icy Roads m___.._____m_____m_m__. 103,,000,00 3,000.,00 30,,000.00 8,000.00 12,000,,00 4,000.,00 7,,000,0,0 5,000.00 4,000.,00 3,00,0,,00 Ej:,(HN c)C>lJ;N'n( OC>vt!QIL. n Rail walf Cro""illlf P-,'I.\e,,*<lJ' ,~-,~----_'''_c-=~~, Land Purchases ____________________~ Town Line Accounts ________~__________~________ Drainage Assessments -------.,--------------- Tool and Shed Expenses ----------------c------------ New Mac41neJ;Y a.gd' ~e-pair~ -:---------:_:--~-::-:_--- Garages and Storage .sheds __________________ Stock, Pipe, Plank, etc. _______.___________________________ Insurance, Gompensatiou1 Pension Fund _______.___ Superintendenlce ____________________________ ---------------- Office EJqlenses and Overhead _"~_____--~-c-----____--~ Legal Fees _______________________________________________________--- CI~ical Assistange -c--------------c---.---cc----cc--------- C<)nst~b1e Fees __________,------,----------~------------------ Travelling Ji:xPens~s ----------------------- ----------------- Machinery Repairs ----~--------------c---------------------- ~1,5.qo.OO ,1,0.0.0.0.0 5,.0.00..00 3,.00.0.00 2,5.0.0.0.0 ~3,ODQ.OD 4,.00.0,.0.0 8,.0.0.0..0.0 4,.0.0.0.0.0 :6,.0.0.0.0.0 9.00.0.0 3.0.0.00 1,7.0.0,0.0 60.0..0.0' 7DD,QO 2,5.0.0,0.0 $373,7DO,Q0 Sul;!t;wan lWgds ______________,-,- ,_,~,--',--,___,___------,--,-,,-,- 40,.0.0.0".00 f..~R'<? Std:<;ltJ3:a'lance ----~--~~.~,- H1a,7QQ,DQ -3,7-.o.o,Q9 $41.0..0.0.0..0.0 Of, \his 3n1O\J1l\ the Cpt;nty's s!lare wjJ,ll>~ 2.0% ot the C<is't pf Cons\ructing :Bridge;; and ~:t;lYer\s -$ 7,-6.0.0..0.0 25% efSlJibm1ban lWads ____---------------_---____=---------:--.- l:Q,.oOO.DD 5.0% of $332,0.0.0,00 -----_---,-----~,-,-,~"7.-___-"'-------~=--___cc-- 1~6,QDD.DD $183,6.0.0..0.0 whiCh is about 5,'7 mili!s on as Assessment of $32,160;393..0.0. In 1950 the ;rate wss "bout 5 millS and in 1949 the rate 5.3, All of which is respectful!,. submitted, ;R,. ~, ~;N~!9l)!l\frr:~.I1' 78 E]LGi]N COUNTY COUNeLL REPORT ELGIN COUNTY ROAD COMMITTEE June Session To the Warden and iM:emlbers of the Elgin Couri.ty CauncN, Gentlemen: Your Road C{)Iffiffiittee !begs to reports as follows:- 1. We ffi'ade an inspection of the County !Roads 'On May 14th and l'5th. We \find that a'll the rO;ids are lin goodconditi.on, Httle ciamage Ibeing <caused 'by frOEt action durinig the (past Winter, and Spring, 2. SpeCi'al ,attention was given to the \Brid.ges 'Over the Thames !River, Iwhich .is ,the Iboundary ,between t:he oounties of ElgiIl ,~nd Middlesex. These bridges may be listed as iO[lowS:- McIntosh iBridge, North of lona _____m____________ Built in 1936 Willey !Bridge, Northdi lD1,1tton _____________________ BuIlt ill 1907 Tait_ Bridge, North of Camplheliton _______________ IBuilt in !1914 Walker ,Bridge, on the ':Down-lline !between IDunWliC'h ,and \A1dlborough __________ !Built an 19()'2 Graham !Bridge, Nort'h o~ West Lome, _ ______ Built in Q888 WardsvilITe Briage ______c______c_____________________________ ;Suilt in '1889 BotbJwell Bridge _________________________"_________~_____ BuIlt in 1890, Only~w-o of these. the lMolntosh Bridge and roe T.ait Bridge were designed to 'Carry modern tralfDic. On ,account df the shortage -of Portlland Cement and other ma- terials, it appears unlikely that the counties can proceed with re- building these Ibridges !for 'a,!few years. That tow oldest bridges, the Graham Road Bridge and Wards- ville iBridg~,are de1finite1y [being overloaded .and we recommend that a By-law !be 'Passed ldmltiI1lg the 'Weight of [oads ~assing over therm. A Slimilar By-Jaw rwill have ~o be paS'led Iby the rounty of Middlesex and alJ'proV'al 'Obtained from the De~partment of iHigh- ways. ELGLN COVNTY COUNCIL, 79 Elgin has a quarter interest in the EothweN Bridge, !but it is under the jurisdiction of Kent County. 3.Weihave madearran>gements to iay mulch bituminous pavements on the 'following r-oads:- County Road No.2, tDunwich TorwnlJine West'______ __ '1 Mile County Road IND. '20, fSouthwald, end of present pavement .South \Easterly _m.. mC-'--.:._:'_"_ _______ 1.5 mile County Road No. ,3iB, Sparta Northerly __ _________ ----------- 1.'5 mile County Road No. 40, Springi'fielJ.d to GlencOllin ______m__ 1.8 mile County Road No. 38, End of Pavement West of Stra&:f.ordville Westerly _____m__________ [1.'5 mile County Road No, '49, North o[ Springlfie1d _____nm__m_____ .85 .mile Cou-nty ReadiNo. 47, ISouth .of Avon _______ ________ ."__m___" .g.5 mile Extensive improvements will be m,ade to County Road No.2, Dutton Westevly and ,preparabions made so rthat it may !be (paved in the future. 4. County Road No.8, in the Township of DUTIlWich f.-rom the end of the pavement north of Dutton, northerly two concessions, wi'll Ibe 'prepared for Efuture pavement this year. The -committee recomrnends that provisions Ibe made by the 19,5'2 Road Committee to' :pave this portion ef the read 'in 195:2. 5. The Fowler Culvert 'On Ceunty Read No. i3-3, in the Town- ship Olf Yarmouth has !been corrrllPleted and the' fill and grading will be 'compteted in July. It is unlikely that mateda1.s can be secured to complete the !bridge Ibuilding programme we contemplated at our January ses- sion. 6. We recommend that an agreement be made with the town of Aylmer whereby the town agrees to do the necessary grading to the County \Roads in lAyInner for -the use of - the old Adams Grader No.3. which was retained by, the County :when a new No. 610 Ad~s .Diesel powered rgrader was purchased last February. 7. We recommend that a By-law Ibe passed :reverting small. portions of road ,allowances not _required after improving and re- ligning County Roads at the following points as ifoUOIWs:- 80 EDGIN COUNTY COUNCIL (a) Part Qt iOhafua.<!l a!l<l':aiiclg~ St~eet in the Vill"g", 'It pQi1; !Burwell, ic> be revertE1<l tQ ta", Villag", Qt ~rt Ilu!,well, ~p) PQrtiQIl,S of Taillpot Road, ;Hill Street and High street, in the Vii[a,ge of Ty~conneU to be rev~!'ted to the TOWnship of Dunwich. (e) Portions 011' wigiIla1 :R<>ad AUQwanceoPP<lsit", 1he South- East iCo.rner of Lot St R.1S~ :a:.Road, (Sulbu~b~l1 Area), in the Tawnshipdf Y"ImQUth, to pe reverted to the Town- ~hi!p of Yarmoutb,. - AN of which is respeetfully supmitted, R. ]1.[. lVIcNm4L, Cha'irman. St, ,Thomas, On1ario, June 1'3th,,19I>1. ELGLNOOUNTY COUNCIL 81 COUNTY TREl\IlURl;fl:S flf:PqRT To the Wal~denap-d 'ELgin County Council: Gentlemen: I !beg to sulbmit the .following statement of Receipts and Ex~ penditures-f,rom January lstl 11951, to May GIst, 1951. Receipts Ha'lance on hand, January 1st, 1951 ___,,____________,,_'$ 12,258,29 AdministratJo,q. -.G~ -Ju~tic;:~ _~,~u~o..,..-"~c_c__~____c$ 16,067.05 Notes Payalb1e and Interest,,_________________ 160,088,19 Elgin-St, ThOllllas Hea!lth Unit ----u_-,",,-~___-- "',196,85 Registry ,office Fees ________________"m'____________ 8,40M~ ChaJ)ity and !W ellfare ____,_____ ____________________6;!H5,94 COnntyHome _________~--_,--"-'----_--_--- 11,675,M Ci>i1dren's Aid Society __,--_--"------_-- 1'79,85 County' :R<1ads _,---,--_---------m_-------_-----~--- 92,805,63 Agriculture - !Weed Grant _,-,_--,_,,- _________ 226-57 Licenses ______________________________________-'-__________ 242,00 Miscellaneous m_m___"_____ ___________m__________ 140,40 $:1;75,239,24 $297,497_,8 Expendiiures Administration of Justice ______m__m_____$<18,822_81 Notes 'Payable and Interest ________________c 60,807.1-2 Chari>ty and -WeJ[are ____m_m__________m'__' 1-7,809.44 Grants _________________m_________________________ ,14,970Alll Tillsonburg Hospital ___m________________ 10,0,00.00 CountylHome __________________________ 2,538.39 Registry, Office 618,21 Elgin-St. Thoma," Health Unit ______5,0,00,0.0 Children's iMd ,ISoclety _______,___ j,0,103.~ Members' 'Wages ________m__ 3,445.10 Officers' ..&darie. _____1l,026.75 82 ELG]N OOUNTY COUNCIL Printing, ,Postage ,and ,Stationery __________ 66,1.68 Property, Care of iBuiiJ.dings ________________ 1,33'8.34 Aglr.iculture ____ _"______m__u _________-----...----- 1,'20.12.19 County Roads m_'___mm__"_______ m___________ 117,248,66 Mjscellan-eous _ __on__ _.__.__.__________________________ \117.49 $263,765,20 Balance on hand, May 31st, 1951,_________,_ _______ 23,732,33 $287,497-53 All of which is respectfully submitted. ;I, -D, THOMSON, County 0lerk, CLERK'S REPORT ON LICENSES To the Elgin County Coun-cilJ Gentlemen: I have' to -re:port the .!following applications for licenses have been approved ','by the 1ocaa. municipalities and 'the Elgin-St. -Thom~ as Health Uilitfrom January 1st, 1951 to June sth,19'51: Restaurant Affleck's Restaurant __________"_______________________ Dutton " W, J, Yaung, ____,_______mm_ __ ___ ___,,___,,_ Part stanley __'CaJpitol Cafe __u,____"m_____ __mm _ '___m______ Aylmer ,Eo Youngblut _____mmm__m___ ______________ Shedden Little Pigs Pentry mum____ _m_ St. Thomas, !R, R 7 White Lunch ____________________________________________ Dutton Roadside CoMee IShoppe __"""______,,______ Eden, R, iR. 1 Donald Bailey '''''''____________-----'''''''- St, Thomas, R" !R, 3 Ronald S, Sco~ie _:_:_""""""__________________ New Sarum Clarke's. Restaurant _ ____________"____C_________~...;Aylmer RuSltic Inn _~_____________________.:.._~____________ Aylmer J, Russell Burgees ___'_"""______"__________"""____ Springfield Fred Dodgson ____m_______________________________ Belmont We'ldon Inn _m_____m____""_"""______________~""____"" iRodney 'Mrs, H. D;edonis _______________""____""__"""""___""__ Radney ArcaderGrirll ______________________________ West Lorne' Hazel 'Harvey ___~____.::.:_~.~:_____~_ West'Lorne . Raya'[ Calfe """__"""m____'_______m""_~""""- West LOrne Mrs,'.s~'8, !Brown ___""""__m____",,,,____ Port ButwelI Willlarrl Bugler _______"""""_____ Port 'BurWell ELGLNCOUNTY COUNCIL 83 Ice. Cream Stands- W, W, Wi~ey ________________________~------- Springfield W, D. Wi[liams _______ ______________~___ Springfield 0, Allen ______,_________________----------c--_--.--- SiPringfield W, Candy ______________________________________ Springfield W, K Davies __"____________ St, ThomaS, R R No, 8 Roy W~eks ______________________ St, Thomas, R, R, No, 8 N. J. McCallum ________________~~____________c___ Union A, Betterly ____________________________________ Port Stanley RC, McPhee _ _____,___________________________ Dutton Ly~don 'Smyth no ____mn__________________________________ Vienna Arch!~ Goile _m__ ____m_________________m________ ______ Vienna lJ.y.IoN'ison and W.atterron -____"__~____________ _~____._c Vienna H,W, McCurdy _____ ,____________________________ "___ Corinth Char[es G,. Laing ________________ ______ ______________ _ Bayham !Mrs. Robert - Gordon ________ _________n___m__ __~________ Vienna N;_)H, .D'JlidCon1key ,_______ -------------- - ---------:-- Corinth IfL'T. Rock __n__________m_____________________ Yarmouth Centre Crevitt's Grqcery "_C-'_____~ _______0__. Aylmer, R. R.. No.6 Mrs, 0, Sharkey ____m ________:_ Aylmer, R Ill, No; 5 Aylmer Dadry Bar _:__ _._ ______ ______________________ Aylmer J, Michiels __________ __, ____ Port 'Burwell, R R No. 1 Clifton Pressey _.__mnm_________,__ Aylmer. R. R. No.-!" J, C, Bailey __m ____________ _____m ___________________ Aylmer Mrs, Don~ld Campbel[ _____ ___,____________ __________ Sparta F, ,'11, Fordham____ _______ _________m____ ____ _m_ iFingal C, AXlI'ord ____________________ St, Thomas, [R, R, No. 6 !Mrs. Tony Valentine _____________________________ St. Thomas Grave's IStore ______ _______________________________ N ewv Sarum Norman A. Oille __________________________________~_________ Sparta Ira Gapling ___--'_. ------------c--~------------------------ Vienna Bruce Kennedy _________________________"~_______~__ Eden W, G. Chalk _______________________________ Port Burwell Emery iVLcQuLggan ____________m_'_______ PON Burwell Lincoln Werth __________------- Port Burwell Orviile Chivers _____________~_____~__ (Belmont 84. ELGIN .OOUNTY COUNCIL REFRESHMENT STAND OR LUNCH COUNTER Ma~,gatet Walker _______________________ A~i1r Alan lMacy ___________________________ Aylmer Gordon B!raokenlbury ____________~"_______ Vienna G, ,L. Smith b___..__.._.._______.m_______c_____ AyQmer A. IC. Bradley .........._____.._____________._____.__ Aylmer Curty's Dairy Bar ..m....________________________ Aylmer A, Boiazs _________________________:___mm__..____ Aylmer Bill's GI1i'li m__m____________._.______________m____ Aylmer ;I olm lElber1e ____________"__m________________________ Dutton :Frostex Foods ___m._______m___m_______ PortStantIey W. E; Greer _____C_____mm~_____mm Eden, iR. R. No, 1 [,,,wrence IRoss __________.__________m_______ Pori &lanley Bennett's ,Store ___________________________~____~"__.________ Union Noonan K. Kennett, Wellington St., E., St. Thomas Julius Uzoni _,_______________m__ Aylmer, ,R.R. No.1 S, Shi1Jip ____m_....m__..._mm__...__m_.._ PorllBurwell Demerroh and Fenuk _mm_m_".'__.m._ 'P9rt !Stanley !Mrs, hgnes Elliott _m_______m______.._____.. Fo'rt Stanley Mrs, 1M, Ginsberg _________..m______m_m_ Port Standey AI[ of Wihich is respeetfully submitted, J, D. THIOMSON, Clertk. June 11'9,.. :ELGIlil ..COUNTY.. COUNCIL '85 ELGIN COUNTY LIBRARY CO-OPERATIVE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 19,1 The worik of the Elgin County Library, Co-op~rative has. pro- gressed very fav-orably during the past- year, thanks, to the contin- ued support it has received from the County: Council. With- service no'W given by ibookmolbile to" schools, all but threem the schools in the -county now have books delivered regularly. In .<3.d.!iiiion, three high schools receive books to sup- plement' their own collections. The regular exchange' or boQiks at the Hbraries, with the Ii- brarians :'a'ble to choose their books, has resulted in '.a much in- creased lc-irCtilation from member lilbraries. With so :inuch ad-ded .circulation in libraries;and schools, books are not Hi"stfng as long as usual; ,and it is bee-aming 'necessary to spend mu:ch:' more:, both for the pllDChase()[ ne\ii.r books, and the repair ,ari:cf, binding of ()Id ones. BeCaUse .of thiS;' we, hlave had to increase 'the: :-amount of money needed to\carryon our work suc- cessfully::during the corning year. The ':~nclosed budget 1950 boatd, has been drawn up lby members 01: the Mrs. DelLa' Ludy;' Charrman A. v. Coulter, Warden A, T, Lash'orook Howard Palmer Elrrier'Wa:ckley W, 1, Rogers : ClarenceTay lor Eileen Wallace, c Sec.-Treas. 86 ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL TREASURER'S REPORT, 19,0 Receipts Ba1:mce from 1949 ______________,________$ County Grant __:__________________ Pro:v1ncial Grant ______________________ Library Fees ___________~____________________ School F-ees ______________________________ Book damaged ____ ,____________,____________ Supplies ISold ___________________________________ Expenditures O. L, A. and C, L, A ___________$ Binding _____~_~__________________~____ Bookmolbile _____________________________ Equipment ______________________ Insurance _______________________ Llb, Cards and Stat, _________________ Mending Supplies _____~_______ Receiver General ____________________ 'Salaries __________________________ Travel ___________---------------~ Books _______________~______ General Ex!penses ______________ Cash on Hand _____________~_ PROPOSED BUDGET Estimaied Receipts Balance _______________________$ County Grant _ Provincial Grant ____~ Library Fees ~__ School Fees _~__~__~____ 1123.57 3,000.00 4;100,00 324,40 1,203,54 .75 29,60' $ 6,781,86 10'!5 64,85 f!85:57 259.81 82.83 35,6,28 80.78 35,40 3,292.56 '66,00 ,3,763,93 108.16 1375,54 $ 8,781,86 875.54 4,300.00 5,100.00 325,00 1,200,00 $ 11,300.54 ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL 87 Estimated Expenditures 0, L, A, and C, L, A. -------$ Binding _____________~_____'______ Boc>kmoU:lile _______________________________ Equipment ____________~____________ Insurance ____________~-------. Lib, Cards and Stat. ------------------- Mending Sup~lies -----.---------------- Salaries _____________________________ T:r:arvel ___________________~____ Board Expenses ---------------'---- Books __"_______________________ General E:xpenses ----------~--~--- 1'5,00 1,000.00 ,300,001 3'50.00 115,OO 350,00 80.00 3,~OO.OO ]30,00 120.00 5,000.00 70.54 $ ll,300.54 Elgin Huron :Kent ;Lambton. iMiddlesex. ; Oxford Simcoe Welland Wenjworth c.:. EXPERIENCE In Lib. Work In Go. Work .5 yrs. 4 yr", 3% yrs. 16 yrs, 1% yrs. 1 1 mp, 11 10 6 STATISTICS FOR COUNTY LIBRARIES November, 1950 LiJbrarian's Salary 2,400 2,400 3,000 ('51) 3,000 3,2.00 ('51) 3,000 2,700 2,400 ~,600 ~,800 200 as sec. i; treas. ;2,600 ;.'2,700 ('51) Assist. Salary 85 mo. No. Assist. 1 1800 for 1 full time 75c hr, for 1 part time 70c hr. for 1 part time $25 wk. $20 wk. Sr. 1,650 yr. Jr, $25 wk 6'5c hr, 1,300 yr. 650 hr. Cler, 70c hr. Driver 8fire hr. Sten, 60c hr. 1 full time 1 part time lib. part time films 2 2 part time 1 1 3 part time Work Time per week 371'4 hr. 20 hr. as needed 35-40 hr. 37'/" varies 38* 9 hrs. varies BOOKS ADDED IN 1949 CIRCULATION Adult Adult Juvenile Libraries Schools Deposit High Class Fiction Adult Juvenile Stations Schools Elg!n 231 340 1,7{j8 11,733 2,911 6!,291 41 846 Huron 162 426 588 17,179 7,23'6 4\5,850 977 1030 Kent 341 320 398J 11,0'12 9,359 56,276 8,OM 243 3in YOuth Mal! _393 (Sept-Dec.), ii_hton 168 600 926 21,177 6,826 5,000 370 Middlesex 659 759 11,047 !7,840 8,312 27,740 382 1807 Bookmobile stops 4,307 Oxford 7,W6 2,444 Simcoe 270 359 998 12,32{j 3,455 85,146 4;319 WeUand 419 369 1,005 Tota! Adult:, 1,2,3,29; Juvenile:. 28,792 Wentworth 677 430 1,419 Total Adult: 4,236; Juvenile: 77,310 BOOK STOCK Population Area County Total Book Adult Adult Juvenile Grant Budget Budget Class Fict. Elgin ______m___________ 3,0.0.0. 8,737.57 4,0.0.0. 1,34;2 2,266 6,332 31,188 720. sq. mi. Huron ____m___m_m__ 4,0.0.,0 11,10.0.,0.,0 2,1'56 3,423 6,3.87 43,,00.,0 1-:1,2,0 sq, mi. Kent _mmmuuum_m_ 5,0.0.0. 12,0.0.0.,0.,0 4,32,0 1,425 1,741 5,0.6,0 52,9117 60'4,248 acres 657 Youth Lambton m__uum_ 5,0.,00. 12,0.0.0.,0.0. 5,,00.0. 3,,023 4,.85,0 4,8'54 4,0,0.0.0. 1,20.0. sq. Int Middlesex m__m__ 4,0.0.0. 12,0.0.0.,0.0. 2,7n 4,Qi13, 6,,073 45,0.0.0. 1,425 sq. mi. Oxford ___._________ 2,50.0. 6,97 1,05-3 76'1 33,0.62 750. sq. mi. Sim'coe _.__,,__ _______ 2;50'0 6,27.8,52 3,0.0.0. 1,854 2,5-90.- 5,9-3'2 91,913'3 1,665 sq. mi. WellRnd ___m_____m__ 4,0.0.0. 12,0.0.0..0.0. 3,0.0.0. 1,280. 1,l8'5 2..821 93,836 230.,0.0.0. acres 2,0.0.0 for Bookmobile W.entworth _ _ ______ 4,0.0.,0 11,0.99,0.0. 4,0.0.0. 1,320. 1,258 5,547 42,913 3'63,3'15 ,alCres DEPOSIT STATIONS HIGH SCHOOLS No, Fees No. exchange No. bks. No. Fees No. Exchanges No, books. per yr. per u:nit per unit Elgin 0 1 H, S. 115 3 100 2C, S. 10 3 615 Huron 6 215 unit 4 100 2 215 unit 4 iOO E:e.nt 6 .215 4 1150 1 10 15 23 Lambwn 1 J',[id.d1e$ex 15 2 2 150 1 H, S, 1150 3 300 1 C. S' 15 8 60 Oxford 1 0 Simcoe 15 10 .3 80 WeUand 12 10 4 60 Wentworth 21 10 4 40 Ij 10 3 or 215 or 2 40 LIBRARIES BUEUC SCHOOL ~OOlMS Free Assoc. Fees No. ExchangesNo, books No. Fees No. Exchanges No. bks. per yr. Per Unit Per Yr. Per Unit Elgin 3 10 25 4 150-335 145 10 5 3B Huron B 27 25 unit 4 100 176 25 unit 4 100 Kent 7 3 25 4 150 142 10 5 23 Lamlbton 4 16 25 4 100-200 150 Middlesex 4 23 15 4 150 plus 112 B B 25 new books Oxford 6 12 20 4 100 66 10 3 25 Simcoe 12 7 25 3 150-200 170 10. 10 1B Welland 7 3 25 4 I50 100 5 Every 10 wks 25 Wentworth 3 1 10 4 40 190 10 3 25 Board Members Paid? No. Times Plan for Board Meets Prof. Assist. Bookmoibile Driver Clerical Assist. Office and Bookmobile Elgin - Yes. C; C. members ,by Council others by lib, funds Huron - Yes, by County Council Kent - Yes, fr-om lib. funds Lam:bton - Yes, by County Council Middlesex - Yes, frnm lib. funds Oxford - Yes, from lib. funds Simcoe - Mileage only~ !from lib. funds WeIland - Yes, by County Council 3-4 0-6 8-9 6 4 '5 Monthly Wentworth - Mileage only, from lib, funds Every 2 Months 4 Librarian and' Assist no no LillJrarian and Assist On Exchange Yes, salary $1,800 Driver On general ex-change (Not Schools) nQ Librarian and Assist. in office Did have. but Lib. and Assist. One 'on'truck not now for time salary $1,900 one olike in office, i in office no No Bookmobile, unpaid driver No Bookmobile no no Uibrarian no male driver Cler. assist. exchange: sten. in office Quarters Elgin - 1 room, Court House Room for Expansion Address None Eileen Wallace, Court House, St. Thomas Huron - Rented until County bldg, done Kent ~ 1 room in Co. Building Yes None Lambton - New building 20x40 with ga>age Yes Middlesex - 2 rooms in Co. Bldg. Ox!!ord ~ Room in Co, Bldg. Simcoe - 1 room, rent $25.00 WeIland - Large school rD'om at Children's Shelter Wentworth - Rented room in basement of School Some Some None Some Yes. (Mrs.) Jean E-ckmier, Goderich (iMrs,) Ruth Karsh, 30 Fifth SI" Chalrtam R. M. Donovan, Wyoming Audrey Gray, County Bldg., Ridout (".t., London (Mrs.) Louise Krompart, Court House, Woodstock Elsie Dunn, 115 Dunlop St., Barrie Mary Alvin, R. R. 5, Weiland L. Roberta Wilson, Earl' Kftchener, School, HarniIto.n Mid'dlessex .book stops for individuals h'ave 23-3 members at 18 places, at a charge of 50ca year. There aJ;'e twelve ex-changes, with three ibooksat a time. In addition to the schO'ols served by the coutity, 100 .school rooms are served by the libraries. The number of years experience in library work is not very a-ccurate, as some have included time w.orl,t.~.djn county work an<i some have not. Most of the figures are for the total ill years of experie,nc.e.. E4GIN C.O.UNT:Y COWCIL 95 FINANCIAL STATEMENT ELGIN AGRICUL TUBAL COMMITTEE January. 14th. 1950 - JaJ].uary 1:0. 1951 Receipts Bank Balance, Jan. 14, 195.0' .__________$ Elgin CO'Wlty Council _______________________ Refund, Roy-al Winter Fair, Horse Show (46 seats) ___________________________ TOTAL RECEIPTS ---------------- 198,36 1,50'0'.0'0' 69,15 $ 1,767,51 Expenditures Breed Shows Black and White Show, Aylme.r --$ Jers.ey Parish Show. Aylmer -.--- Ayrshire Show, Aylmer _____._____ Beef Cattle Show, W.alla,cet-D'wn -- Elgin Horse Show, Aylmer ------- 10'0'.0'0' 73:50 54,0'0' 10'0',0'0 50',0'0' $ 377:50' Field Cl'Op__ and Plowmenls Org.~.niza1ions Elgin County Crop: Improvement Assoc, _______.____________:$ Elgin County- Fruit Growers' Assoc. Elgin - C0unty: Plowmen's Assoc. -- Elgin County Seed Fair ----------- 150',00' 50',00' 1'50,0'0' 20'0',0'0' $ 550',0'0' Junior Farmers Elgin Junior Farmers' Assoc. ____$ 200.0G Eigin Junior Institute _______.----- 10'0',00' $ 30'0'.0'0' 96 ELGIN, OOUNTY COUNCIL Junior Club Work East Elgin Dairy Calf Club ______,$ 22,50 Belmont Dairy Calf Club _________ 9,00 Shedden Dairy Calf CluJb _______ 24,00 S~ledden Beef Calf Club ____________m_ 16.50 WaUacetown Beef Calf Club ________ 2i1.00 Rodney Beef Calf Clwb _____________ 16,50 East Elgin Swine Club n_____________ 16.50 AldJborough Corn Cl.ub ______________ 1,5.00 West Elgin Sheep Club _______________ 9,00 W, Elgin High School Poultry Club, 1949 _______m__________________ 12,00 W, Elgin High School Poultry Clulb, 1950 _________________________ 18,00 .$ '180,00 Judf:"ing Competitions Inter-Club Competitions, O. A. C. Guelph, (7 teams) _______________$ ,83A5 Entry Fees, C. N, K, 5 Boys ____ 2,50 .$ 85,95 Miscellaneous Royal Winter Fair, Horse Show Seats ______$ Honour Pins; Girls' ClUb Work ______,-__________ Ex;penses Girls,' :Achievement Days ______~_ Lunches, Club Leaders' C~mference _______m__ Halter for Junior Judging Competition __ Operating Charges ________________..n__m__________ 69,15 36,30 12,00 18,00 5.00 ,92 TOTAL EXPENJJlTURES _____________$ Bank Balance ___,______________$ 186,69 Less O,~S, Cheque ___________ 54,00 AJGTUAL BAiLANiCE _________", ,1,634,82 .$ 132,69 $ 1,767,51 Approved fby Warden A. V. Coulter7 Stuart Little, Representing the Elgin County Council. A. V. Langton, Sec.-Treas. ELGIN :CDUNTY :COUNCIL ' '97 BY.LAWS BY-LAW NO. 1,78 To Authorize :the Warden and Treasurer :1:0 Borrow :the Sum 'of Five Hundred Thousand -Dollars The Elgin County Council ena~ts: That the Warden and Treasurer be and are hereby authorized to borr-ow the sum o[ Five Hundred Thous:and Donars from the Bank of _ Montreal as it may be required Ita meet the expenditures of the Corporation of the County of Elgin during the year il951, and to give as security therefore notes of .one Thousand Dollars or multiples thereof. Read a first time this 20,thday ,of January, 19M, .Read a second time this 20th day of J.anuary, 1951. Read a third time and finally !)assed this 20th day of January, 1951. J, 'D, THOMSON, Clerk, CHAS,F, JACKSON, Warden. BY.LAW NO. 1,79 A By-Law to Exempt the County of Elgin From .Labour Relaiions Act WlHEREJAJS Section 78 of the Labour Relations Act makes provision for -exeIDJPtion !by municipalities. ',98 . ELGIN OOUNTY COUNCIL The Elgin County Council enacts: That the Lalbour Relations Ad shall not apply to the County of Elgin in its relations with all County employees. Read a first time this 20th day of Janu.ary, 19M.. iRead a second time this 20th day ad' January, 1951, Read a third time and finally passed this 20th day of January, 195'1, J, D, THOMSON, Clerk. CHAS. F, JACKSON, Warden. BYLAW NO. 1,80 To Appoint a County Road Committee As required ,by the Highway Act the Elgin County Council enacts: That the following five memlbers of this Coun-cil constitute a Committee for the purpose :of directing the work to be done on the County Road System: Edmund Ashton ___________________ for Term of One Year A. Blue _______~_____________ for Term Olf Two Years 'W. K. Bodikin ____________~_ f.or Term of Three Years rR. K. McNeil _m__________________ for Term of Four Years J. Fuller _______________ for Term of Five Years That By-Law No. 1569 be and is herelby repealed. Read a first time this 2()th day of January, 195-1. !Read a second time this 2(lth day ad' January, 1951. . ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL 99 Read a thi:r:d time and finally passed this 20th day of January, 1951, J, D, 'JJHOMSON, Clerk. CHAKF, JACKSON, Warden, BY.LAW NO. 1,81 To Amend By-Law No. 1439 The. Elgin . County Council en~cts: That the remuneration f.or each member of the Elgi~ County Toree Conservation Commission be Seventy...Five Cents .C.75c) per hour, while engaged in the duty of the- Gommission, and mileage, while engaged in the necessary travelling on the duties of the Com- mission to be eight cents (Se per mile). That Clause .6 of By-Law No, 1499 he amended a~oording1y, Read a first time this 20.thday of January, 1951, Read a seoond time this :Wt'h clay of January, 1951, Read a third time and finally passed this 20th day of January, 1951, J. D. THOMSON, Clerk. CHAS, F. JACKSON, Warden. 100 ELGlN'COUNTY.COUNCIL BY,~W 'NO. 1,82 To Amend By-Law 1,61 The "Elgin County Council ena,cts: That the salary of C1aylbourne Goraon, County Weed Inspec- tor be Seventy-lFive Cents per hour, (.7'!)c), and eight cents '(.Be) per mile for use of car while engaged in the duties of Weed In~ spector. Th"t By-iLaw N<J, 11i6,1!Je amendeli accordingly. Read a first time this 20,th day of J.anuary, 1951. Read a second time this 20th day of Jan11aTY, 1951. Read a thiJ:Jd time and finally 'passed this 20th day oLJanuary, 195'1. J,D.. THOMSON, Clerk. ' CHAS. F, JACKSON, -Warden. BY,LAW NO. H83 To Appdint ;II, Physici~ .forthe 'Elgin County Home 'I1he Elgin County Councll en"cts: That Hugh C, Knox, 1M, D" be and is hereby appointed Physi- c.i:an -of the JillgmCollJ;lty!Homeatan-annual :salary of Four Hun- dred Dollars per annum. Duties to commence February Ist,-l951. Th~y By-iLaW No, 949 be repealed. 'Read a first time this 20th day <Jf January, 1951. '.:ElWGffil'! OOUNTY..C()~iIIL 101 ReC!.,d a second time this 20th day of Janl.].ary, 195'~. Read a third time and finally passed this 20th day of January, 1951, . J, D, T",OMSON, Cl.erk CHAS, F, JACKSON, Warden. BY-LAW NO. 1,84 A l3I)' CillAW TO MQVJ[JIE FOR, TRETOTAIT" EXPCElJ'IDI'l'URE oJ.1 the system ?f county r~(}a.:ds. :in the Countydf Elgin, as :alPproved by Order-in-Council, during the ye,ar 1951. - WHmliE<AJS The Highw,"y Improvement Am, Chapter 5,6, R S. 0., 19'50, and amendments, requires tha't the total expenditure on county roads and bridges .be ,provided for annually by county by- law. .THERJEFOIRE the council of the corporation of the said coun- ty enacts as follows:- (1) The sum of $4>10,000,00 is ,her;eby appropriated from monies raised by levy, debentures and governII),entsU!b_sidy for total ex- penditure upon construction and maintenance of the roads and bridges~nder its jurisdktion during ,the year 1951 as follows:- B:ridges . and RO'ads Culverts Total Construction _________________________~__$90,000,00$ 38,000,00 $128,000,00 Maintenance _____________~_ 12:H,90ij,OO 0,000,D,0 214,90'0A)() New Machinery ____________________ 33,000,00 33,000,00 Ma~hinery Repairs ________________ '2,500:00 2,500,00, MiS/cellaneous ___________________________ 13'l/600,00,31,160,0:;OO TOTALS ~___________'$369,000,00'$ 41,000',aa$~10,000,00 102 EiLG]N C01JUllTY COUNCIL (2) The said monies shalllbeexpend.ed under the direction of the duly appointed county road superdintendent and on work performed in accordance with The Highway Improvement Act. (3) The clerk shall transmit duplicate copies of this BY-ILaw to the district office of the Municipal Roads Branch, Department of Highways, of Ontario, on or before the 31st of January of the present year. Passed at Sl, Thomas this 20th day of January, A, D, 195'1, J, D, I1HOMSON, Clerk, CHAiS, F. JACKSON, Warden. I, J, D, THOMSON, Clerk of the C011j)oration of the County of Elgin, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of By- Law No. 15-84 passed by the council. o'f the said corporation on the 20th day olf January, 1951, J, D. THOMSON, County Clerk. BY-LAW NO. 1,8, To Amend By-Law No. 1,04 The Elgin County Council enacts: That 1ihe salary olf John D, Thomson, County Clerk and Trea- surer, be Forly-five Hundred Dollars per annum, payable monthly and effective January 1st, 1951. That By-Law No, 1'554 be, and Is herelby amended, Read a first time thIs 20th day of January, 1951. Read a second time thIs 20th day olf January, 1951. Read a third time and finally passed this 20th day of January, 1951, J, D, THOMSON, Clerk. CHAS. F, JACKSON, Warden. ELQ]N OOUNTY COUNCIL 103 BY-LAW NO. 1,86 To Amend By-Law No. 1,63 The Elgin County Council enacts: That the salary of Mrs. Mary Burke, Assistant, to the County Clerk and Treasurer, be Sixteen Hundred and Eighty Dollars per annum, payable mon1hly and effective January 1st, 1951. That By-Law No. 156'3 be and is hereby amended. Read a first time this 2O,th day of January, 195'1. Read a second time this 20th day of J,anuary, 1951. \Read a third time and finally passed this. 20th day of J'anuary, 1951, J, D, THOMSON, Clerk CRAS, F, JACKSON, Waiden. BY-LAW NO. 1,87 To Amend B,y-Law No. 13,2 The Elgin County Council enacts: That the salary of Mr. Fred- A. Bell, County Engineer, and Road Superintendent, be Twenty-Five Hundred DoUars per an- num, payable monthly and effective January 1st, 1951: That By-Law ND, 1352 'be and is hereby amended. Read a first time this 20,th day of January, 1951, 1114 EDGiIiN'CQUlNTY' CQUNCllL. Read a second time this . 20th day of January, 1951. Read a third time and finally passed this 20th day of January, 1951, J. D, THOMSON, Clerk, CRAB. F, JACKSON, Warden. BY-LAW NO. 1,88 T" Am~nd By-Law No. I4~9 The Elgin County Council enacts: L ... 'rhat the salary of W. E. Locke, County Auditor,. Ibe Four Hundred and Eighty Dollars per annum. 2, That the salary of D, M, Leitch, County Auditor, 'be Two Hun.dred and IForty Dollars per annum. 3. The sam~ to be effective January 1st, 1951. 4, That By-1Law No, 1:439, be, and is hereby amend~d accord- ingly, . Read a first time this 14th day of March, 1951. 'Read a seco!,d time this 14th day of March, 19'51. Read a third time and finally passed this 14th day of March, 1951. ;I. D, THOMS()N, Clerk, CRAB. F, JACKSON, Warden. ELGillN COUiNTY COUNCI![, 105 BY-LAW NO. 1,89 To -Confirm fhe Equalization of ihe Assessment Rolls of the Couniy of Elgin for the Year; 1951 The Elgin County Council enacts: That the f.ollowing ,be the equalization of the Assessment Rolls of tile County of Elgin f{)T the year, 19-M. A1dlborough ____________________________________$ 3,582,373 [)unwich _____________________'__________ 3,653,074 Southwo1d _____________________________________'___ 4,U9~,675 Yarmouth _______________________________________ !5,723,567 Ma1ahide _________________________________________ 3;867,501 Bayham _m_____c______________________ ___________ "2,15>6Q.,866 S, Dorche.ier ________________,________________ '2,216,482 Aylmer ____________________________________________ 2,4ro,216 Port Stanley ___________________________________ 1,642,40'2 Dutton ________________ ______________________________ 500,549 Rodney ______________________________________. 1500,049 West Lome _______________________________________ 500,u,66 Springfield ___________________________________ 185,,303 Vienna _________________________________ 141,547 Port Burwell ________________~__________________ 2'57,489 $32,392,759 That this Council is willing to have the final equalization of Assessment RoDs, in case of appeal, made by the County Judge. Read a firm time this 14th day of March, 1951. Read a second time this 14th day of March, '951, Read a third time and finally passed this 14th day of March, 1951. J. D, THOMSON, Clerk CHAS, F. JACKSON, Warden. 106 -J;JLGilN COmTY COmClIL BY.LAW NO. 1,90 To .Raise Amounts for County Rates 'During the Year, 19,1 WtHEiRiEAlS an estimate has been made showing that the sum of Three Hundred and Eig'hty-iFive Thous.and, Nine Hundred and Twenty-Four Dollars is required to be raised in the several munici- palities for the lawful purposes orE the County during the year, 195il, on the basis oif the equalized assessment as determined in 1950: Municip.ality Total Equalized Value AldJbonough _______________ _____________________$ 3,55~,4114 Durrwioh _____________________ __________________ 3,653,0741 South'wo]d _________m__________ ________,__________ 4,[6'96,16175 Yarmouth _______________________________________ 6,5,8~,563 Malahide ________ ______________________________ ___ _ '3;8'67,50;] Bay},am '________________________________________ 2,542,36'6 South Dorchester _______m_______ ______ _____ 2,216,482 Aylmer _____________________________________________ 2,46'2,216 Port Stanley __________________________m__ ____ 1,524,999 Dutton _____m____ ______________________________ 500,549 'Rodney ______ __________________________________ /5,00',-Di49 West Lome ________ _____________________________ 481,666 Springfield _________________________ ____________ 130,303 Vienna ______________________________m___________ 141,'547 Port Burwell _______________________ ----_______257,439 $32,]60,39,3 THERlEFW10RIE the Council .of the Municipal C011'oration of the Gounty of Elgin enacts: That a r,a te of 12 mills on the dollar be levied on all r.ateable !property in the several municipalities. in the County of Elgin as 8Jbove set forth for the year, 1!f51: EILGiN COUINTY COUNCJJL ,107 Municipality County Rate A1dJhorough ________--'-_______"______Al 42,621} Dunwich _________________________~_ ~3,,s37 Southwold _____________________________ 56,360 Yarmouth _________________________________ 66;991 Ma1ahide __,____________________ ___________ _______ 46,410 Bayham _____m___._ __mm._____m___________ ,30,514 South [)orchester ___ _____,___________________ 26,596 Aylmer _______ ___________________________________ 29;547 Port Stanley ______________________________________ 18,300 Dutton ____________________________________________6,006 Rodney ________,______________________________ 6,000 West Lorne __________m____________.____.m___ 5,780 Springfield _"_m_______m____________m____ 2,164 Vienna _________m ______________________________ 1;698 Port Burwell _,______ _________ ______________ 3,090 $ 385,924! Read a fir5rt; time this. 14th day of March, 19'51. Read a second time this 14th day of March, 19'51. Read a third time and finally passed this 14th day of Mar.ch, 1951, J, [), THOMSON, Clerk, CRAB, E" JACKSON, Warden. BY.LAW NO. 1,91 To Fix Members Wages land Repeal By-Law No. 1429 TJIe Elgin County Council enacts: 1. Thart the sum of Eight Dollars per da'Y be paid Members for their attendance at County Council Sessions, and ten centS per mile in going to such meetings. 1!J8 ELGj]N OOUiNTY OOUNCIL 2. That the sum of Seven Dollars per day he paid Members for their attendance at Committee Meetings, and- ten <cents per mile in going to such Meetings. 3. That the sum of Seven Dollars per day, and travelling ex- penses be paid to the Memlbers otE Gouncil for attending Commit- tees and Conventions outside the County. 4. ".Dhat Mem!bers of Council attending Conventions be re- quired to report to -Council the first Session thereafter. 5. That By-iLaw No. 1~29 be, and is hereby repealed. Read a firSJt time this 14th day of March, 1951. Read a second time this 14th day of March, 1951. Read a llhird time and finally passed this 14th day of March. 1951, J, D, THOMSON, Clerk. CHAS. F, JACKSON, Warden.. BY-LAW NO. 1,92 Being a By~Law fo ,Authorize :the Corporation of the Couniy of Elgin :10 grant an Additional sum .of $280,000.00 to the ,St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital THiEJREiF-OiRIE the Council oif the Corporation of the County of Elgin enacts as foHows: 1. That a grant of $2RO,OOO.OO be made to the St, Thomas- Elgin Genel'lal Hospital Board fOT the establishment and erection at 'a hospital at &1;, Thomas. EUGi]N.OOUNTY .COUNClIL 109 2. That the said County.grant shall be pr9vided and raised ,by the issue and sale or other disposition .of debentures of the County ConporatiDn. 3, 'I'his By-Law shall be subject to the Approval of the Mun- icipal Board. Read a first time this 14th day of March, 19'5'l. Read a second time this 14th day of March, 195,1, Read a third time and finally passed this 14th day of March, 19M, J, D, THOMSON, Clerk CHAS, F, JA:CKSON, Warden. BY-LAW NO. 1,93 A By-Law providing for the discontinuance of the ICentral Elgin High School Pistrictand for ,the ;establishment of the St. Thomas-Central Elgin High School Disfrict PUiRJSUANT to the provisions of The High Schools Ad, R S, O. 1950, Chapter If,'5 and amendments thereto, the Council of the Corporation of the County of Elgin HERiElBY ENAJCTS AS FOL- LOWS: 1, THAT the Central Elgin High School District be discon- tinued on the First day of January, 1952, provided: (a) The Minister of Education gives the approal of the Pro- vince of Ontario thereto, and 110 EJ:JGiIN. COUiNTY cotlNC]L , (b) A new High School District, to be known as the St. Thomas~Centra1 Elgin High School' District, is duly es- t1<bIished, 2, THAT there be egj;~b1ished the High School District, to be known as the St. Thomas-Central Elgin High School District, and the same shall include: (I) The Municip.a1ity of the City of St, Thomas, (2) The Municipality of the Village of Port Stanley. (3) The Municipality of the Township of Southwald. (4) The M,unicipali ty of the Township of Yarmouth, except the lots and parts o~ lots assessed annually to the Sparta Continuation School. 3, THAT Paragraph 2 shall not be effectual unless and until (1) The Minister of Edu-cation of the Province of Ontario gives his approval thereto. (2) The City of St. Thomas passes the necessary by-laws. to make effective the inclusion in the. St. Thomas-Central Elgin High School District of the Munjcipality of the City of St, Thomas, 4. THAT all by-laws or parts of !by-laws inconsistent here- with be and the same are hereby repealed. READ a first time this 13th day of June A,D, 1951, READ a second time this ISth day of JUJ:le AD, 1951, READ a third time and finally passed this 13th day of June A,D, 1951, J, D, THOMSON, Clerk. CRAS, F. JACKSON, Warden. ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL 111 BY-LAW NO. 1,94 To Limit Weight of Traffic on County Bridges W'HiEJREhS Section 34, ,Clause 8 of the Highway Traffic Ad R. S. O. 19i5.0, makes. provision limiting the weIght of any vehicle passing over a bridge under the jurisdiction of the municipality The Elgin OOUI1Jty Council enacts that the gross weight of ve- hicles [Jassing Drver the bridges herein mentioned be limited as follows: 1. W,ardsville Bridge County Road, Number Three across the River Thames. Gross weight of vehicle and load:, 8 tons. 2. Graham Road Bridge, Gounty Road" Number One, arcoss the River Thames. Grioss weight atE vehicle and lo.ad, 8 tons. T.HA'T this By-Law be in force and take effect when approved by the Department of Highways, and County of Middlesex. Read a first time this 13th day of June, 195'1. Read a second time this 13th day of June, 1,951. Read .a ;third time and final'Y passed this. 13th day of June, 1951. J, D, THOMSON, Clerk eRAS, F, JACKSON, Warden. BY-LAW NO. 1,9, A By-Law io amend the By-Law Adopiing a Plan of County Road Improvement and E~tablishing a Counfy Road System in the Counlyof Elgin Under :l:he Highway Department Act I1~ EiLG]N COUINTY COUNCliL The Council of the Gorporation .of the County of Elgin enacts as By':'Law Number 159:5 as follows: 1. The Schedule of By-ff...aw Numlter 897 being the original By-Law establishing ,a County R.oad System. in the County of Elgin as amended !by By-Law Number 1052, being the last consolid'ating By -:Law re-estalblis'hing the said system and further amended by subsequent amending By-Laws is hereby amended by removing there from the roads. designated and described ,as f.olloiWS.: DESCRIPTION Counfy Road No. 42 BEING that portion olf the existing County Road Number 42: or the deviations thereof in the Village of Port BUl'Well, COM- MEN1ClIiNG at a point in the Easterly lim,it of OhatbJam Street; or the road allowance between Lots 10 and 11, Concession 1, distant THUliEJE THOmANiD F10UiR HUNDRED AND NINETY NillNrE AiNIIl F1IVE-TEN'DHIS F!EJET (3,4&9,6'), measured south- erly thereon fr-om the North-west COTner of said Lot H, Con- cession 1; 'DHIElNIOE south 50 degs, 50', East, A DIllSTAJNCE of ajJlproximately 11HIR!EE EJUNDIRJEJI) AND ELGHTY~ONE FEET (38'1'), Counfy Road No. 30 BaillJNG that portion of the existing County Road Number 30 or the deviations thereof in the Township of Yarmouth, COM- M~ENlCillNG in a point in the Southerly limit of the road South of said Lot 8, dis1Jant TIIlJREE HUNiDlRiEID AN[) FillFTY -ONE AND SiEVlEN - 'lIDNU'BiS FEET <3511,7'), measured westerly thereon from its intersection with the Southerly production of the Easterly limit of said Lot 8; 'IlHENCE north easterly, on a curve tD the left, the radius of wlriCh is E10UiR HUNDRED AND E10UiRTIJEN AN!]) FOiRITY-F,IVIE ONE HUNDiRllill\'DHS FEET (414.4'5') to a point in the Easterly limit of the road allowance between Lots 8 and 9, Range South Edgeware Road, A DIS- TANOE of approximately 'illiiR!EE HUNDR'ED AND FIFTY- ONE E1ElET rANi!) S=N-11ElNTH!S ($'5'1,7') measured NDrth- erly tfuereon from a poi:n.rt in the South-west 'angle df said lot 9. EI:.q[NOOUNTY COUNCliL WI County Road No.8 BEING that portion of the existi~ County Road Numlber 8 .ur.the -deviations thereof in the Township of Dunwich, COM- lVfiENlOING that ,portion of TaJJbot ROad, or road used in: lieu thereof, lying West olf. Lot 1,2, Plan 6, and .East of the East end of Hill Street. mu...a:... STiRJEET as shown on Plan 6. THAT Portion of High Street between Hill Street and the West Limit of Lot 9, Concession 9. 2. The roads as desigtJ.,ated and descrilbed in para-graph 1, 2, 3, are hereiby removed from the County Road System of the Coun- ty of Elgin, 3. This By-Law shall come into fonce upon the apprO'v-al thereof by the Lieutenant....Governor in Council. FDNAlLiL Y PAiSiSlED at the City of St, Thomas, in the County of Elgin this ],3th day of June, 1'95~, J, D, '])HOMSON, Clerk CHAS, F. JACKSON, Warden. BY-LAW NO. 1,96 TO CONFIRM By-Lay No. 136, of the Council of :the Town,hip ,of Malahide for stopping :and dosing ~p and conveying allow. ance for road being part of Lot 1, -Concession 6, \(If the Town- ship of Malahideand for fixing and declaring the ;terms upon which the ,same shall be disposed of and conveye_~. 1.14 ELGIN - COUNTY 'COUNClL WHEREAS the Council of the Township of .'Malahide didbh the Fourth day of June, 1951, finally pass their By-Law No. 1365 to- stop up and close that part of the said Road _ in the said Town- ship and hereinafter _ described, and WHEllifE}AJS by subsection 6, Section 469, of the Municipal Act it is enacted as follows: "A By-Law of the council of a township, passed under clause (.c) of sub-section 1, in the case of a township in un- organized territory, shall not have any force until appr:ov- ed by .a judge of the district court~ of the district in whkh the township is situated, and in other cases until confirm- bya by-law of the council of the county in which the to'wn- ship is situate passed at an ordinary meeting of the coun- cil held not sooner than three months or later than one year after the passing of the by-law of the council of the Township,' WHEiREAlS the said Township of Malahide is situate in the County of Elgin and the s-aid Council of the s3.id Township have applied to this Council to pass a by-law confirming the s3.id /by-law NO'. 1,365 at the current, ordinary and regular sittings of this COilllcil commencing at the 11th day of September A. D. 1951, the same ,being held not sooner than three montl1s nnr later than one year after the passing of said by-law No. 1365 of the said Council of the Township of Malahide and it appears proper that the said by-law shall 'be confirmed. A:1-"\l"tI) WCSiEffiiEAlS, Pulblic Notice has been given as required by the Mun.iJclpal Act, by b.aving said notice publis.:'1ed in the Aylmer Express Newspaper for four consecutive times and, also by a Pro- clamation posted in conspicuous places near the property, of the intention o-f the Council to pass a by-law for closing and dispos- ing of the said road allowance. ELGINCo'UNTY COUNCIL 115 AND WREBiEAS no coIi:lplaint or abjection to the proposed by-law has been received by the Council' from any person or persons whose land might be !>rejudicially effected thereby. AND ~EAS the Council have agreed to dose and dispose of the said Road Allowance as hereinhefore descrilbed. TBJElR'EF101RiE rT IS EiN<AJCIl'ED BY THE OOUiNCliL Oil' THE -oORiPOR/NTTION OF TElE COUNTY OF ELG]N:- That the allow,ance for road, Ibeing composed of that -part of Lot One in the Sixth Concession more particularly described as follbws: Church Street in the Village of Orwell according to Plan No. 15, fO'T Middlesex (now Elgin) 1:e and the same is hereby stopped up and closed, and the land given to the property owners, whose lands adjoin said road allowance on the east and West thereof; said property owners to pay all CDsts of convey.ancing, etc. AG'ID liT liS FUiRrI'ElElR ElN AJCTID: That the Reeve olf the Cor- poration of the Tmvnship of Malahide be and he is hereby auth- orized and instructed f.or and on beha1f -orf the said Corporation to execute and atta,ch the Seal of the Corporation to s.aid Deeds of Gonv.eyance ptf the aJbove descrilbed lands. Read a third time and passed at County Council ChamJbers, St, Thomas, this lilth day of September, Hl51. J, D, THOMSON, Clerk OHAJS. F, JAOKSON, Warden. 116 :Bl!:&Wr.r-COUiNTY OOUNCR. BY.LAW NO. 1,97 Being a by-lawaui:horizing !the borrowing iof $800~OOO.OO upon de~ ben.lures for ;.the !purpose of gran:l:ing aid for the erecfio~ ,es~ iablishmenf, )maintenance or ,equipment ofa public hospital to be built within the nlunicipality \of .ihe County of Elgin. WJ:rEmEA!S it is eXlPedienrt to boTI'oW money for granting aid for the ereict1on, est31blishment, maintenance or equipment of a pC'blic hospital wi thin the County of Elgin, a sum not exceeding $80D"OO'O.'OO upon the credit of the COTpor:a.tion, to issue debentures therefor bearing interest at the rate of 4.2'5 per .cent per l;lnnum. payalMe annually, and plIovide for the discount and eXlPenses in- cidental to negotiation and sale olf such delbentures; AND WiHEIR!EtAS it is ex;pedient to make the principal of the said delbentures repay.aJble in annual instalments during the period of twenty years neXJt after the date of issue of such delbentures, of such amounts respe,c.rtively thaJt, with the interesrt in respect of the de,bi, the aggregate amount pay31ble for ,principal and interest in ea'ch year shall be as nearly as possilble the same; subject to the statutory proviso that each instalment of pr:incrpal m,ay be fur an even $100,00, $500,00 or $1,000,00 or multiple the'eof, and, that notwithstanding anything herein contained, the annual instal- ments df principal and interest may diilfer in amount sufiEiciently to admit thereof; .kN)D WiHiIDREAS the last revised and equalized assessment rolls of the loc,al municipalities of which the County is composed are as follows: Ell.OIN,cOUNTY 'OOUNCIiL U7 Township of Aldborough~____~ '3,682,3';13.'00 Townshilp of Dunwkh ___~____,________ 3,'653;074,00 Township of SouIDwold _________________ 4,696,675.00 Township of Yarmouth _______________ 5,723,567.00 Township of Malahide ___________________ 3,867,50,1.00' Township of Bayham ______________,________ 2,66~,866.00 Townshilp oIf South Dorchester ______ ~;216,>ID2,OO To,wn of Aylmer ___________________:____ ~,462,1ll6,00 Village af Vienna _____--------------- 4!14,54/7,OO Village of Springfield _______n_____________ Ht'J,303.00 Village af Port Stanley ___________________ 1,54!2,MJ~,QO Village of Dutlon ______________~___________ '50'0,64'),0'0 Village oIf West Lorne _______________________ 500,6'66,QO Vm"ge of Rodney _______,___________________ 5'00,049,00 Village of Port Burwell ____________"____ 257,489,00 TOTAL _______________________________$3~,392, 759,0'0 AJNID WlBJElRI~S there is no existing debenture debt of the Oor.poration at the present time: AiND WIHERJEAlS by Order dated the Wth day of October, 195'1, ':Dhe Ontario Municipal Board has aJPIProved the purpose df the said borrowing and the passing of all requis1te by-laws, induding debenture by-laws; THEIRlElFOiRlE, the Council of the Corporation of the County of Elgin _AieTS AIS E10[JL()WS: 1'. For the purpose aforesaid the COI'lpor:artion shall borrow u.pon the credit of the Corporation a sum not exceeding $8(}(},OOO.OO and shall issue debentures therefor in sums of not less than $'500.00 each. Each debenture shall bear interest at tie l'iate of 42:5 per centum (4Y4 %) per annum ,payialble (semi-annually) and shall have >coupons. attached thereto f{)T the payment of such interest, or shall make provision for regi.&tration as to' principai and interest. Hi! ELGIN COUiNTY: COUNClL 2, All the. del;>entures shall bear the same date, shall be issued at one time' and- within two years after' the day on which thi3 By-'Law is pass.ed;- may bear any date within such two years, and shall be madepayalble in annual instalments during the period of twenty years 'next after the date of isSue therem,. and the respec- tive amounts elf princ.iJpal and interest paY.aJble in each of such years shall, be the amoullts S'O designated in Schedule "A" hereto annexed. ,3. The delbentures shall be payable as to both principal and interest in Iawfull money or Canada and may be made payable at such place or places in Canada as shall be designated thereon. 4._~hesaid' dell:?,ent'ur~s shall be sealed with the Seal of the Corporation and signed by the head .of the Council, or by some other personaU'tho.rized by Iby-Iaw tD sign the same, and by the Treasurer. The said interest COUpDns shall ,be signed by the Trea- surer and his signature thereon may be written, sta.ID1>ed, litho- graphed or engraved. ,'5. Commencing in the year 19512 and thereafter in each year in whi.ch aniru;;1ialment of principal {If the said debt and interest :beoome due, the COl'lpDratiDn shall levy and raise the specific sum shown for the respective year in the fourth ,column of the said 's:chedule. Such sum shall be levied and raised sufficient there:for, over and above all other rates, upon all the rateable prorperty in the municipality. 6. The said debentures may contain a clause providiri:g for the registration thereof to Section No. 3G'5 of The Munidp'ai- Act. ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL 119 7, Pending the sale of the said debentures, the head of the Council .and the Treasurer may -raise for the purposes aforesaid by way of loan an such debentures any sum or sums of money not eX!ceeding in all the sum hereby authorized to be borrowed and may hypothecate such debentures fOT such loan. , 8. The Corporation shall have the right, at its option, to re- deem the said debentures either in whole .or in part on any date prior to maturity at the ,places where and in the moneys in which the said debentures are expressed, to- be payaible Uipon payment of the p['iIlcilpal amount thereotf together with interest accrued to the date olf redemption and upon giving previous notice of S'aid intention to rede~m by advertising .once in the Ontario Gazette and once in '" a daily newspaper .of general provincial circula1:ion, pulb- lished in the City of Toronto, and .once in a local newspaper, such notice. to be advertised as af.()['es!aid' at least thirty days be::rore the date fixed for redern(ption. Notice of intention so'Zo redeem shall also- 'be sent by post, at least thirty days prior to the date set for such: r:edemption t.o . each person in whose name adSb-enture so 'to !be, reduced is registered at the address shown in the Delbenture Registry Book; Where only. a portion of the debentures of this issue: is: to be redeemed, such porti.on shall e-omlpI'ise .only the de- benture:s that have the latest ~aturity dates and no delbenture off this. issue shall be oalled for such redemption in prIority to any such. delben'ture that has a'later maturity date. 9. This by.,law shall take ejjfect on the dalte of the passing thereof, sufbject to its being assented to by the Ontar,io Municipal Board. RiEAD a first time this 11th day of September, A. D. 195,1. REND a second time this 111 th day of Septemher, A. D.. 1951. REJlJD ~ third time and passed this 22nd day of October, 1951, J, D, THOMSON, Cierk OHAcS, F, MJCKSO!1-i, W:;rden. 12(1 ELGffiN" COUiNTY OOUNC:iL SCHEDULE "A" TO BY.LAW NO. 1,97 of the Corporation of the ,County of Elgin Year No. Principail. Interest Total 1 ______________$ 40,0(){WO $ 34;000.00 $ 74,000,00 2 ______________________________ 40,000.00 3'2,300,00 72,300'{}0 3 ________~_____ 40,000.00 ,30,,600,00 70,600,00 4 ______________________________ 40,000,00 .28,900,00 68,900,00 5 __________________ 40,000:00 '27,200,00 67,'200,00 6 _________________n_________ 40,-000:00 25,600.00 65,50-0,00 7 _____________________________ 40,000,00 23,800,00 63,80-0.00 8 ___~--------_________~_ 40,000,00 '22,100.-00 62;100.00 9 n____________________________,____ 40,000.00 20,400:00 60,400,00 10 ___________________________ 40,000.00 18,700,00 58,700.00 11 _________________________________ 40,000.00 17,000,00 57,000,00 12 ____n_n_____________________ 40,000,00 1'5,300,00 55,300,00 13 _______________________ 40,000,00 113,600,00 531600.00 14 _________________,_________ 40,000.00 la,900,00 6,1,900.0-0 15 ____________~_______ 40,000,00 10,200,00 5'0,200,00 16 ____n____________________n_ 40,000,00 8,500.00 48,500,0'0 17 ________ ____________________ 40,000:'00 61800,00 46,800,00 18 _________________________ 40,000,00 5,100,HQ 45,'WO,OO 19 _________________________n_ 40,000,00 3',400,00 43,400,00 20 ___n___________n______ 40,000:00 1,700,00 41,700,00 $300,000,00 $357,000,00 $ '1,15'7,000'{}0 B,Y-LAW NO. 1,98 Being a By-Law to 'amend By-Law No. 1597, entitled IIBeing a by~ law !authorizing the borrowing of $800,000".00 upon debentures for the pUi'pose of granting aid :for the erection.. establishment.. maintenance or equipment of a public hospital to be built within the municipality of theCoun!y of .Elgin :and ita be known as the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital." ELGIN COUNTY OOUNCIL 121 WlHElRilDAS it is deemed advisalble to amend By,law No. 1597 in -certain respects; .AND WlHEIRiEAlS it is now deemed to be expedient to make the prindpail. on said debentures repayalble in _equal annual instai- ments during the period of twenty yeaa:-s neXJt _ after the date 01' such delo€ntures, and that the rate of intelfest shall be Three 'and three-quarters per oent. (3% %) per annum on the debentures fall- ing due in the years 195\2 to 19;61 inclusive, and Four per cent. (4%) per annum on the debentures falling due in the yeaTs 1962 to 19711 inclusive, .and that the debentures shan be issued in even $1,000,00 ,or multiples thereof: THEiRlEiE10IRlE, THE OOUiNlCirL OF'I1HE CORPORA'lJIQiN OF 'fEE COUiNTY OF EllJGiIN JilNiAJ(;:TS AS :E10LLO'WS: 'The following sentence in Clause 1, of By-Law No. 1697 shall .'be deleted, namely: "Ea;ch debenture shall bear interest at the rate of 4.25 'Per centum (4%%) per annum payable (semi-) annually and shall have coupons attached thereto for the paym€nt elf such interest, or shall make provis,iqn f.or registration as to principal and interest." And in leiu thereof the following is enaded: Each debenture becoming due in the years' W5'2 to 1961 indu- sive shall hear interest at the rate of 3.7:5 per centum ('33/4%) per annum pay.alb1e annually, and each delbentuTe becoming due in the years 19'62 to 1'9-71, inclusive shall bear interest at the rate of 4 per centum (4%) per annum payalble annually, and all debentures shall have coupons attached thereto f.or the payment 01: such in- terest. 122 ELGillN COUNTY COUNC1!L ':['he following sentence in Clause 8. of By-law "No. iS97 shall be .deleted, namely: HThe COIipOTatkm shall have the right, at its option, to redeem the said debentures either in whole or in p.art on any date .prior to !:h.a turity at the plaees where and . in the m-anner in whiDh the said debentures either in whole or in pa'rt on any date prior to m,aturity at the plaees where and in the m,anner in which the said debentures are expressed to be payalhl.e, upon payment of the prin- cipal amouht thereof together with interest accrued to the date of redemption and upon givin:g previous notice .of said intention to r:edeem by adertising once in the Ontario Ga~ zette and once in a daily news(paper oif general provincial circulation, pulblished in the City of ':Cor.onto, and once in a local newspaper, such not&ce to be advertised as afore- said at least thirty days beJjore the date fixed for redemp- tion." . And in lieu thereof the following is enacted: The Corporation shaH have the rig,ht, at its option, to redeem such otE the said debentures. which fall due in- the year 19'U in whole or in p.art on .any date prior to maturity at the places where and in the manner in which the said delbentures are expressed to be payable, 11!POn payment of the principal amount theTeof togeth- er with interest a,ccruedto the date of redemption, and upOn giv.ing previous notice of said intention to redeem by adve!'ltising once in the Ontario Gazette and once in a daily newspaper otE general pI"ovinciaI clIlcuJation published in the City of Toronto, and once in a local newspaper, such notice to be advertised as aforesaid at least thirty days befure the date fixed for redemption. Schedule "AU as contained in said By-Jaw No. 1597 is delete~ and Schedule '4AH as attaC'hed hereto is enacted in lieu thereof. ELGIN COUNTY OOUNClL 123 REA[) a first time t!)is 2200 day df October, A,D, 1951, REAID a second time this 22nd day o~ Octaber, A-U. 1951, REAID a third time and passed this 22nd day of Qctdber, 1951, J, D, THOMSON, Clerk, GRAS, F. JACKSOiN, Warden. SCHEDULE "Au TO BY-LAW NO. 1,98 D~bentures Maturing 1952 to 1961 at 3% % ______________________$4oo,ooo,00 Debentures Maturing W62 to 19Q'1 at 4% ___________________$400,000,00 Principal Interest Total 1952 on______m___m_ ____________.$ '40,000,00 $ 31,000,00 $ 7,1,000,00 W53 _,,_____00______ _,,___m________ 40,0!l0;0I} ~9,1500:00 6,9,500,00 1954 m____________on____m___oo____ 40,000;00 128,OOO,0~ 168,000;00 1950 ---~._--_._----_.-----~------- 40,0l00;Oo- 26,1500,1001 '66,500.00 1956 ______oo_n__"_nm_____m_______4O,,000,00 25,000,0'0 65,000,00 1957 ____________ ____on______________ 40,OlOO,00 23,500',OOf ,631500;00 1958 ____ _nm___m__n____________oo 40,000,00 '22,000,00 1)2,000,100 1959 _on_________'___n ______________ 40,000,1010 ~0,,so0,00 160,1500;00 W60 _______oo__________m_______m___ 40,'000,00 19,0'00,00 '59,000',1l0 1961 ____________________m____________ 4O,0'00;01l 17 :500;001 071500:00 19'6~ ___,,____________________m__m___ 4iYdOOO,M '16,000,0:0 56,iOOOAlO 1,963 m__mn____n____"______ __om 40,OOO'JOj1} 14,400100 ~4,400,00 19-64 _ _____m____oo___oo______________ 40,,000,,00 10l,1l00;()()( 52,800,00 1960 m_________________________________ 40',0100,(10 11,200~0(j 511i200;00 1966 _________oo____,,_______m_______ 40';000;00 '9i600Alll\ '49}lOO,OO 1967 ____________,,________ ____________ ~O,O()()lqo 8,000!'1l0 48;000,0'0 1968 ___m_______n,,__ ,,___________ 40,-000,00 '6,400;00 40,400,00 1909 _________________ --------------00- 40,0l00,(j0 '4,800;00 44,800,00 1970 ________nm____n__m_m________ 41),000,00 3i2OI)!01) 43i200AIl0 1971 "00__ _ , 00" m_______________ 40,ifb1u'C() I!OOO,l()() 41,600;60 $800,000.00 $680,5'00.00 $ 1,130,500,00 1'24 EiLG]N COUiNTY COUNCIL ~1r-lj\VV rf(). 1,99 To Amend By-Law No. 1490 The Elgin County Council enacts: That the salary of Mrs. Madan Walker, Judge's Steno.grapher, and PJoHce iCourt StenogTa~her. ,be rrWD. Thousand and Forty Dol- lars per annum, iPayalble monthiLy rold effective December 1st, 1951~ That By-lUaw No, i14!lO be, and is hereby amended. Read a first time this ,21st day of NovemJber, 1951. Read a second ltime this ,21st day of Novemlber, ,'}9'5J1. Read a ,third time, and finally passed this t21st day ,of Novem- ber, 19!511. J, ([), THOMSON, Clerk. IOHAS, iF, JACKSON, VV",,'den. ELGIN COUNTY OOUNCIL 125 A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL October 22nd, 1951. A special meeting of the Elgin County Oouncil -was held at the COUTt House this evening. All the members present. The Warden in the Chair. The JW.arden stated .the purpose of the meeting was -to open and a:waId tenders 'for $800,'000..00 debentures f.or payment of- gr:ant to the St. Thomas-lElgin General Hospital1 and to give third read- ing and ,amend By.fuaw iNo. 15197, -of the County of iEIgin. It was m.oved by Reeve Garnet Speers that the Council go into a Committee .of the whole to open tenders with !Reeve lW. T. Merrett in the Chair. The tenders wer,e iOpened, and the tender .of Dawson, !Hanna;. ford and Co, iLtd" O. $00:],5 per hundred was accepted, The Committee .ar:as.e and the following resolution was un- animouslyad{J~ted. Moved )by E. Ashton, Seconded by W. K. Bodkin, That the tender df Dawson, Hanaford -and eo. [ltd., for the purchase of $800,1000.00 as 'Per tender -called !be ac,eepted at the rate of $98.25 per $100-:00, _Carried. 121} ELOlIN COU1N'I'Y COUNCIL Moved ,by Reeve ill, K. McNeil, Seconded iby W. T. Merrett: That iBy-Lcuw No. 15-97. rtJe read a 1hiTd time and finally :passed. -Carried. Moved by A J, Blue, Seconded Iby W, f,S, iMdKillop: That By-Law 'No, ,15BB, '\Being a By-Law to !Amend By-lLaw No, 1:5'97, Ibe read :a first time. -'-Carried. Moved by J. E. Davies, Seconded !by R:oIbevt Coles: Th'at By-lLa'w No. ,115,% Ibe read a second time. -Carried. Moved by W, IS, McKiliop, Seconded by J. :W. Neil: That By -Law No, '15BS, Ibe read a third time and finally passed. -Carried. Moved l>y R, K, 1Mc!N eil, Seconded by L, iOoy1e: lllLGIN COUNTY COUNCIL 1217 That the :Elgin COllilty Council move ,a hearty vote of thanks to the St. Thomas Kiwanis. Club for the invitation to !be their guests at -their annuallbanquet in the honour ,of the Junior Clubs in Elgin~ and that the Clerk f()'l':warda letter to the Secretary -Treasurer of the .Kiwanis Club. -Carried. The Warden eJOPressed the sym.pathy df the Councp. to' Reeve J. E. Davies in ,the loss of his wife. It was decided that each memlber Ibring a hay or girl :from his municip.,!-lity tfor the -opening day of the November Session. On-motion of Reeve E. Ashton, the Coun'ell adj:Qurned. J, D, '!'H()[lI!JjSOiN, Cierk, c.HMillES F, JACKSON Warden, 128 ELG]N COUINTY COUNCIL FIFTH SESSION - FIRST DAY Tuesday, the 20th day of November, 19,1 The IE1:gin County Council met this day at rthe .court House,. St. Thomas, in ;accordance with ,adjournmenrt. All the m.emlbers present. The W.arden in the chair. The Warden !welcomed _:allthe members of the Council, 'and to ,the boys 'and girls who came ,as guests df the Council mero'bers. The minutes ,of the Septemiber Session. ;and the minutes of the slpecial Octdber meeting were :read and appr,oved. The following Communications were read and Teferred to their v,arious !Committees: COMMUNICATIONS iNo"ember, 1951. From the Dept. of Lands and Forests re .open season on iDeer. - Filed, From St. J'ohn's Ambulance requesting grant. - 'Referred to' the Finance Committee. From the ISpecial iRospita! Committee of the St. Thoffi::!S City Council, re Transfer .of Memorial .Hospital. - Referred to the Fin- ance Committee. From the iBoard olf Transport Commissioners re Cost of the Middlemarch Signal ISystem. - Filed. ELGIN COUNTY OOUNCLL 129 From the West Elgin District High School Board re Appoint- mentof County !Representative. - Referred to the Education Com- mittee. From the Tills:cmbu'Dg Soldiers' Memorial Hospital with exp!es~ sian of appreciation of grant. - Filed. From the Council of the United Counties -of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry, re Cattle Stealing. - Referred to the Petitions and Legislations Committee. From the County -of Hastings re .Amendment df Section 124, of the Assessment Act. - Referred to' the [Petitions. and iLegisla.;. hans Committee. From the .office of -the Executive Council re Gost of Living Bonus. - Referred to the Finance Committee; From the ,Port iBurwell Chamlber of COrDffiel"ce re Road Pav- ing. _ Referred to the Road Committee. From the University DiE Western .ontario with appreciation of Scholarship grants. - Filed. From the County .O'f Ontario re Increased PrDvincial Grants for Education. - Relferred to the Education Committee. From the Hay Stationery Co., Ltd., re roller shelves for the Registry Office. - JReferred to the Property Committee. From the County -of ,oxford re T. B. Test f.or Cattle. - Hefer- red to the Agricultural Committee. From ,the !Hay Stationery Co. Ltd., re Filing cabinets in Sher- iff's office. - J{eferred to the Property .committee. From the St. Thomas Area Civil [)efen::-e Committee with re- quest for .grant. - Referred to the Finance Committee. From the ,Ontario Agricultural Council, re Insurance for Hail Damage. - Referred to the Agriculture Committee. I30 EiLG]N ..COlmTY COUNCIlL From Jud:ge J, F. .McMillan z:e ,Salary o~Mrs. Walker, Judge's Stenpgr<;lpher and P{)lice Court Clerk. - Referred to the Finance Committee. The following reply from Other Counties to :Elgin County's resolution .on deer hunting 'was read ,and ordered filed: Endorsed - Nomolik County. The TreasuTer's Report .on Receipts and Expenditures to Oc- tober 3r15t, was presented .and accepted, and ordered !printed in ~he PrOiceedings. The Clerk's (Report ,on ["icenses wa$ presented -and accepted, and ordered :printed in the Proceedings. The County Home Rep<JTt w.as ,also presented, and accepted, and ordered printed in, the Proceedings. The :first Report of the Finance Committee was presented and ad'OlPted on motion of Reeve Merrett ,and Reeve Sp.eers. A communication Te deer TU'nning ,at ,large, :rrom W. A. T. Ro- 'binson, O. P. P., was :presented to the Council. The Warden 'appointed all memJbers 'of the County Home Com- mittee, .and Deputy \Reeve M,cKillop, to escort the !boys and girls for a visit to' the County Home .alfter dinner. Moved by E, Ashton, Seconded by J, Neil: That we do now adjourn till 4,30 p.m. -Carried. ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL 131 The Council resumed. The second RepoTt ,of the Finance Committee was presented and adopted -on motion of ,Reeve .Merrett and Reeve Fuller. The Physician's _ Report of the County Home was presented and accepted ,on motion of .Reeve Gifford, and Deputy Reeve Parker. The report dE the County W.eed Inspector was presented and ac.cepted oum-otion ctE Deputy 'Reeve Parker, and Reeve Palmer. :Moved by E, Ashton, Soconded iby J. Neil: That we do now adjourn till 10 a.-ID., on Novemlber 21st, :19:51. -Carried. 132 El'.0J!N COuNTY OOUNCl[, FIFTH SESSION - SECOND DAY Wednesday, the 21st Day of November, 19,1 The ,Elgin County Gotindl met this day at the Court Hause~ St. Thom<as. in ,a,eeordance withadj'ournment. The Warden in the Chair. All the memibers present. The minutes of the previous day were read and approved. The third repoTt of ;the iFinance Conimittee was presented and ac1o'pted on m-otion ill Reeve Merrett, and Reeve Gifford. Reev.e Ne~e~l :Wright gave a verbal report 'On the personnel,. and work of ti1e Elgin-1St. Thomas Health Unit. Moved by W. rr. Merrett~ Seconded by A. J. Blue: That we do now adjourn to meet at 2 LP.m. -CaITied. The Council resumed. The r.eport 'Of the ICounty 'Home Gom'mittee was presented, and adopted on tmotion of Deputy Reeve Neil, .and Deputy Reeve Sil- cox. The <Agriculture Report was presented, and 'On motion of De- puty Reeve N en, -,the Council went into a Committee of the whoIe with Reeve Blue in the Chair. After considera!ble discussion, the Committee ,aTose, and the report was ,adDpted on ID'otion 01 Reeve Blue, and !Reeve McN-eiI. ELGIN COUNTY. COUNCIL 133 The report of the Property Committee was presented, and adopted on .motion of Deputy Reeve McKillop, and Reeve Palmer. The report Of the Petitions and Legislations Committee was presented and adopted on motion of Deputy \Reeve Bell, and De- puty Reeve iRoszell. The report of the Education Committee was presented and adopted on motion of Reeve Wackley and Reeve Coles. Reeve Gi:fiford gave a short verbal report on Children's Aid. The Report of the Road Committee was pre-sented and adop.ted on motion of !Reeve McNeil, and :Reeve Bodkin. Moved by W. Auckland, Seconded by G. Silcox: That the County mem[bers on ,the Children's Aid Society.Bo'ard of Directors be paid $3.-00 per meeting, for each Board Meeting they attend. -Carried. Moved by Garnet Speers, Seconded !by G. Roszell: That a grant of $215.00 each, be paid to Frank Rowles, and L. B. Birdsall, 'as reporters for the press .for the year, 1951. --Carried. Moved b'Y Howard Palmer, Seconded by. W. H. Gi:Ilford: That A. T. Kington, gaoler, be ~aid $30.00 for use of hIs car during the year. -Carried. ,~34 ELOJIN'COUlNTY COUNCJiL A- resolution re grant to the Warden was presented. The 'Council went into a Committee of the whole with Reeve Palmer in - the -'Chair. Alftei' considel"able discussion - the-xeselution was approved. Moved 'by Deputy Reeve N eilJ Seconded by E. Ashton: That a grant ,otf $200.00, be paid the W-arden for his services during the year. ---Carried. Reeve jBodkin presented a v€nbal report on indigent patients in hospital, who may 'be moved to the .County !Home or a Nursing Home, which caused considerable discussion. Deputy Reeve Dr. C. A. Bell; inquired re Lock-up provision at the .- Comity J'ail~ land stated they had two cells availa1ble in Port Stanley. The matter was refened to, the J?roperty Committee to report at the J.anuary Session of County "Council. Reeve Merrett expressed appreciation to the RDtary Clulb, for the United Nations Flag, ,and the Clerk to send a letter to the Ciullo. Moved by E. Asihton, Seconded 'by J. Neil: That By-liaw No. 1599, "To Amend By-Law No. 1490" be read a first time. -Carried. Moved by J. Neil, Seconded by E. Ashton: That By-Law No. 1699 /be read a second time. _Carried. ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL 135 Moved by J. Neil, Seconded iby E. Ashton: That iBy-Law No. 1699 be read a third time and finally passed. -Carried. The members expressed their appreciation to the Warden for the c8Ipalble manner in which he concluded the duties of Wa.rden, and the co-operation {)f -other members of the Council. Moved by Garnet Speers, Seconded !by C. A. iBell: That we do now adjourn sine die. AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE November Session To the Elgin County Gotmcil, Gentlemen: The Agriculture .committee -reports as follows: 1. That we concur with the resolution from the County of Oxtferd re yearly T. B. Testing 'of cattle. 2. That this !Committee is in favour of the principal of Hail Insur;ance, but in Elgin County we do not feel that this plan is practical when we have :such a variety of specialized lcrops, and we would appreciate more information on this subject. All of which is resipectfully submitted. A. BLUE, Chairman. ,13& ELGIN COUNTY OOUNCIL COUNTY HOME COMMITTEE November Session To the Elgin County Council, Gentlemen: The Elgin County Home Committee reports as follows: 1. That the tender of the Canada Bread Company of 11.95 cents per loa(f, forunsUced bread, and 112.7'5 cents per loaf for sliced bread be accepted. 2. That the following accounts .be paid: Hughson Funeral (Home for Amlbulanee _____$ Dr. H. C. Knox, examination of ,patients ___ Hydro-iElectric Power Commission ____ Cyril Reid for 10 pigs _________________ 12.00 &.00 60.56 50.0(1 'DOTA[. -----------______________$ 128.56 AN of which is respectfully submitted. J. W. NELL, Chairman. ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL 137 EDUCATION COMMITTEE November Session To the Elgin County C.ouncil, Gentlemen: The 'Education Committee reports as follows: 1. That Alex. C. White be County Representative on the West Elgin -High School Board. 2. That Ra~h Auckland be County Representative on the St. Thomas..lElgin District rEoard. 3. That Walter Moore be 'County Representative on the East Elgin High School Board. 4. That the Communication from the County of Ontario re Province Assuming full cost of Education be filed. All of which is resr>ectfully submitted. E. W ACIa;EY, Chairman. FINANCE REPORT November Session - First Report: To the Elgin County Council, Gentlemen: I beg to submit the [following statement Qf accounts paid through Finance from September 6th, 1951, to Novemlber 15th, 1951: :138 :ELGIN COUNTY .COUNCIL '--,.". Ontario Training SchooI.for Boys. Bowmanville $ Ontario Training School for Boys, Cdbourg _._____ St. John's Training School f.or Boys, T.o:vonto ____ Children's.A}d Society, otf Huron County _ Children's ,Aid Society~ St. Thomas and Elgin _ Children's Aid Society, London and Middlesex __ Children's Aid Society, of Kent County _______.____ Children's Aid Society, .of Simcoe County _____ Children's Aid S",,\ety, Woodstock and Oxford__ Mr. A. Squfre _____,_________________________~_ Nursing Home, Tillsonburg ______._____________ . 'Mtird6cltDupl:tc'ator, and - Stationery __________~___ Underwood Ltd. _________________________________ The Printing World _________________________________________ '''.Dhe'MuilicipaIWo-rld ______,.~_____________________ The Ay1m.er IEJqJress _ __________________________________ Hardin:gs _________________________~________~______________________ Aboundtown'- Cabs ___~______________c____________________________ Elgin Coach Lines ______________________________________ Nya1 B. eo"k _______________m___________________________________ PaVlOwood Hospital _,_____________________________________ Mason Villa 'Privrate Hospital _______c_____~____c'_______ St. Mary's Hospital, London _____________________________ Ontario Hospital, Woodstock ____"________________________ East Windsor Health Association __~_____________~__ ~nders; ?n~ 'Sanders' ____~________________________~_______ Deputy Minister -of Reform Institutions 32.40 109.80 82.80 84.79 3,348.80 78.08 82.35 162.70 207.00 1,516.00 300.00 8.30 9.50 126.50 [.75 '16.75 3.95 1.95' 73.60 15.95 411.75 112.00 9ROG 311.00 152.50 119.00 84.22 AN of which is respectfuily submitted. TOTAL ------_~_______________ ______________$ '7,576.44 W. T. MEmETT, Chairman. ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL 139 .FINANCE: COMMITTE:E: November. 'Session .-. Second 'Report Gentlemen: To the Elgin County Council, . The Finance Oommittee _ reports _as folloV[s: 1. That" the 'iollowing hospItal accounts be paid: Sl. Thomas Memorial Hospital --~---~---------$ Victoria Hospi~al, London ~_______n__ ~-"------_--.:._-- Til1so~urg' Soldiers' Memorial Hospita1 -:-c--------~ St. Joseph's' Hospital, London -------7"-------~.:..:.------ Bra'ntfard General Hospital, Brantford ------------ 9,958.46 11,312.42 239.42 160:40 31.50 TOTAL __________.__________________________$ 111,702.20 All of which is respectfully submitted. W. T. MElRIRETT, Chairman. FINANCE: COMMITTE:E: November Session - Third Report To the Elgin C~unty Council, Gentlemen: The Finance Committee r,eportsas follows: '140 ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL 1. That the Communication from the 'St. J ahn's Ambulance with request f.or grant be filed. 2. That the request olf the St. Thomas Area Civil Defence Committee be referred to the January Session Df the County Coun- cil. 3. That the .communication re Increase in CoSt of Living Bon- us to the Jail Staff be referred to the January Session of County Oouncil. 4, That the 'Salary df Mrs.M:arion Walker, as Judge's Stena- graJpher !be. increased $25.100 per month effective December 1st, 195'1. 5. That the Hospital Committee, cOIIllPosed of Little, Millard, Davies, Jackson, and Pwker, make an investigation of t~e plans re Memorial Hos>pital as a chronic unit, and report to the January Session of County Coun-cil. AI[of. which is respectfully submitted. w. T. MElRRETT, Chairman. PROPERTY COMMITTEE November Session To the Elgin County Council, Gentlemen: The Property Committee reports as f-olIows: 1. That the tender df the Canada Bread Co. Ltd., for bread at liL95 cents per loaf Ibe accepted.. ELGIN COUNTYCOUNClL . ..... 141 2. That we a.ccept the tender of the Hay- Stationery Co. [or 6 Roller Shelf Units for the Registry Office at $.133.60 per Unrt. 3. That lights be installed in the Sheriff's Office. 4.Th:>! the following accounts be paid: Elgin Egg Co. -----------------------$ Gillard .andPrice -------"--------------~---- The Printing World _________________n Andersons _________________;._____________________ Sanders and Bell --------------------------- Albert Jones. _____n_______________---'-________~ Roy-al Canadian IMounted Police -- Martin-JSenour Co. ---- --------------------- Peterman Products -------------------- Ray Stationery Co. ------,---------------- Andersons, ---------.-------- ------------------ 3.5() 10.22 189.12 85.50 3.50 12.00' .1H 6.39 19.00' 839.10 6.60 All of which is respectfully submitted. TOTAL _____________________________,$ 1,175.11 w. S. McKILLOP, Chairman. PETITIONS AND LEGISLATIONS COMMITTEE November Session To the Elgin County Council, Gentlemen: The Petitions and Legislations Committee reports as f.ollows: '142 lilLGIN. COUNTY COUNCIL < ~" .,h -- That. we . endorse the conununic:ation :from the Council of the- CoilntiesQf- Stormont; Dundas, and Glengarry; for the more strict enforcement at! the law re Cattle Stealing. 2. That no action !be taken on the reso'Iwtion from the County .of Hastings re Amendment ~'o: the Assessment Act, re Exemptions on Business, Act. AD of. which is respectfully submitted. (DIlL) C. A. BIIDL, Chairman. ROAD COMMITTEE November Session To the Warden and Members of the Elgin County Council, Gentlemen: Your Rnad Committee !begs to rep.ort as follows: mE lilLGIIN OOUNTY RiOAD OOQl1JMIT11ElE has nearly com- pleted - the Iprogramme conte:m;plated at your J'anuary Session, ex- .cept that brid:ge -construction was curtailed on account of the steel shortage. OulR ES'IllIlV!JA'llE[) EXPIEND!ITUiaES as fixed by the By-law passed in J.a:nuary were as follows:- County Roads -----m-----m------__m____m_____m___$3'71l,000.@ Suhmlhan Roads m___________m__mm__n__n___m_______ 40,'000.00 $410,000.00 ELGJN COUNTY COUNOm:.. .143 CUR NET EXPlElNiD[TU!RES from January 1st, to Cctober roth, 1951, were _c____c~____~_____,--- 346,434.68 LEAVLNG for the months oIf November and December ____________________________c___~$ 63,575.32 UiNilJiEiR SiElC'D]CN 28 ~f the Amendment to the Highway fm- Iprovement A,dt, 191.5:1, the Town of A~mer and the incorporated Vil- lages. in the County are entitled to a c.qntribution from the County of 25% of the levies paid -by the Municipalities to the County for Road Purposes. THESE CON11R,IJBU'DnONS will amount to _______________ $ 8,~50.00 TBiE ROAlD D<ElP>AlRTMENT had a deficit of $4,471.uO last year, so tha't aIbout $50,454.00 is available to pay our Nov-ember and De- cember 'Rcc-Ounts; We believe that we will -finish the year's pro- gramme with a sUIiPlus. THE FCUOWiIiNG WCiRiKIS have been completed (including Su!buI1ban Roads). 1. ROAD lWOOC!H FAiVlEJMlElN'[1S laid on the following Roais: County Road No.2 - from DUThwich-AldJborough Town Line West -------------------------------.------- County Road No. 20 - end ~f pavement South of Fingal Southerly ,__________mm___________________~- Town Line _ Aldiborough and Orford --------~--------~-- County Road No. 3'6 - Sparta Northerly --------------- County Road No. 40 - Springfield to Glencolin ---- County Road No. 316 - End of paVement West ~f Straffordville Wes,terly ------------------.-------- County Road No. 49 - North ~f Springlfield --------- County Road No. 47 ~ Sou1iliof Avon ------------.--- Suburban Road No. 30 - Edgeware Road -c-------------- .1 mile 1.5 mile .1 mile 2 mile 2 mile .2 mile .85 mile .85 mile 2. mile 13.2 mile 144 ElLGiIN COUNTY COUNCIL ABOUT 300 lineal feet of Asphalt pavement was laid on SOUTH STRElET, Aylmer. '2. AlBiOUT 25 miles of Pavement were surfa.ce treated with tar and stone chips' and 1 mile of streets. in Rodney were surfaced with aITnour coats. 3. POR!l1]()NtS OF 1JHiE FOLLOWllNG RJOADIS were straight-. ened a:Udl'eligned and prepared for future ,pavements:- c.ounty Road No. 20, in Southwold. Turvilles Corner, about _______ ----____________________u_____ County Road No. 362 in 'Y:armouth, Coles Corner, ,a1hout _______________~__________________________ County Road No. 3 ~'North of Rodney), about _________ County Road No.8 (North of Dutton), aoout _________ COlinty Road N.D. 303, in Yarmourtp., Fowler Culvert, a'bout _____ ________________________________________________ 'h mile _1. mile 1. mile 11. mile 'h mile 4. 'I1HiE F10!W1LiElR BIRillDGE on County Road No. 33, Yarmouth -Was. cons.tructed and THE BAKER CULViERT widened. RJEliWo.RJCiElMiElNT for the THiOlVIPiSiON BR[}j)GE, intended to be constructed and ,ordered in Felbruary, was not delivered un- til last week. 'l1HiE BlRIIDGEaver Ca1Jfish Creek on JOHN SII1RJElET, A YiL- MER, was comlpleted and the Street paved with asphalt. 5. Albout 3,{)OO lineal feet of Concrete Combined Curbs and Gutters were constructed on MAillN S'DREET, VJJl..ILlAGE OF WEST IJOIRNE. 6. 1JHiE F1=o.WINlG STEEL BlRIllDGElS WiElRE P.A>INTED;- GRi.M:tAJM BIRiliDGE ~ Over the River Thames WlA[JKER B1RllDlGE - Over the River Thames ST. GElaRIGE S'IIRIEET BRIllDGE - North of St. Thomas QSwburlban Ro'ad) POIRT BUiRJWlElLiL BlRIIDGE JAJMl!lSl'OWiN BIRillDGiE FlLGITIN CO!lJiNll'YCOUNC[L 'J.l45 7. ~OiUT 20,000 ctlJbicyards of Crushed Gravel and 8,000 .cu\i:Jic yards .of Pit-run Gravel were placed on the existing gravel l'oads. and AcBOUT 9,000 cubic>. yarili o{ 'CrUSl1~d Gravel and ABOUT 5,0-00 Cubic yards of Sand and stock. piled. 8. AiBOUT $10,000.00 of new Corrugated :Won Culvea1:li>>'I'"~.!'e purchased. - - -- -, 9.'I1HE FIOIULOWillNG NEW MAJCHINiElS were purchased at an eXlpenditure of about $34,600.00. 1 _ Model L-IZ~il Illlternational Truck, equh>;ped with a 7 - eu: I:.':.c :rard Steel Gravel Box. 1 _ No. 6'10 Adams Diesel Powered Road Grader. 1 _ Adams "V" Type Snow Plough No.6, equipped with a No. 22 wing. 1 _ Overhead Loader, which was mouhted on -our gas tDactor. 1 - Air Compressor. 1 _ Grease Gun. I _ Generator and Power TDOls. 10. 'I1BJEJRJE]S NOW AiBOUT 90 MfuES cl:fC~unty and Sub- urban Road's,.paved with lbituminousRoadMix Pavements hi the County, about 1/3 .of the total mileage. WE MAIDiE AcN INiSPJ;JCT]ON last week and found that the County Roads "are in ex,c~llent ,condition. AJS STAT.ElD ,!iN OUiR JUNE .RiEIPOR-T many of our bridges should be, relbuilt or widened to .acc-ommodate m,odern traffic~ As soon as Steel. Port1and Cement and other ibuilging materials are avail8.Jble an extensive bridge oonsitrwdtion prog.ramme should be launched. 11. 'WE Ra'JOOilVllMENUJ THAT THE CO'M1MUmOAl:I'ION from the Port Burwell Chamber of Commerce re Paving the Lake' Road East of P~rt Burwell be filed and referred to the 1952 Road Com- mittee for consideration. All of - which is res'Pectfully surbmi tted. R. K. M,cNEI[",-Chairman,;- 146 ]:[E[N COUN.I'Y COUNCIL TREASURER'S REPORT .November Session. To the Warden and County Council, Gentlemen: I beg to sU!hmit the foll-owing statement of Receipts and Ex- penditure for Ul511. up to November 1st, 195\1: Receipts Cash on hand, and in iaank, Jan. 1, 1961 __$ 12,258.211 Administration of Justice _~____________ 19,453.75 No1es Pay.alb1e - Bank Loans _______________ 380,,0,0,0,.0,0 Interest on Deposits. _________-'-______________ 89.19 Health Unit Provincial Grant _______________ ~112,15190.65 C<>unty Rates Prepaid _,______________________ 27,'390,.0,0, Registry Office Fees ______________________ ,3,<wo,.72 Charity and We];fare _______________________ 17,6o,9.a2 County Home ---____________ _____________________ 17;205.-06 Children's Aid Societies Reronds _____,__ 707.59 County Roads --------------_-__________________2a4,139.31 Licenses and Miscellaneous ------------___781.20 -$715,624.88 Expenditures Adminis.retion of Justice ________________,___,$ 38,567.46 Notes Payalb1e and Interest ________________ l'la,~3.Q2I Charity and WeMare _,____________________ 45,3-91.32 Grants ---------___________________----_____ -5,670.00 Tillsonburg Hospital, 1950, and 1951 _______ 20,0,0,0.0,1} County Home --_______________________________ 20,,125.57 Registry Office -_________________________ 1,9~1.67 Health Unit -:..-----____________ 38,574.80, ElLGlN coUNT'Y COUNCllL ]47 Children's Aid S(}cieties _____________ 16,792.(1] Members' W:ages ______~~____________________ 5;544.10 Official and Staff Salaries ____________ 6,H(I.98 Printing, Postage and Stationery _________ 7-3r.94 Care of Buildings ________________________ 2,564.42 Agriculture ___________________,_____~____2,,584;.37 County Roads ____________________________ ~~3,407.~.~ St. Thomas Memorial Hospital Deficit --- 12,142.&3 Miscellaneous _____________________________ 1,126.58 $&53,498.e(l Cash on hand and in Bank, October :lIst, HI5'] ------ 57,l26.68 $7l5,624.88 All of which is reS]Jectfully submitted. J. D. 'l1HOM;SON, County Treasurer. 148 ElL.G1NcoU,!\PI'Y COUNCIL CLERK'S REPORT ON LICENSES November ,_Session To the ElgIn. County Council, Gentlemen: ~', have to report the f-oUowing applications for licenses have ,been ,approved by the local municip.alities and the Elgm-St. Thom- a~ Bea.Ith Unit from June 8th, 19m, to November 1st, 1951: Restaurants Sh"ppard's Coffee Shop____________ Aylmer Plyley's Coffee Shop :____________________ Eagle Izak Moskovitz --______________m_____ Port Stanley Mrs. Lena Joyce ____m______________ Pam Stanley Galloway's __m____________________ P,ort Stanley W. S. McTeer _______________________ R. R. 1, Aylmer Ro'bert Hunter ______________________ R. R. 2, Aylmer Co:J.e and Wells ------------------___.__________c___ Iona Maurice Bibby -____________u_________ Wallacetown J. A. Shoebottom ________n______________ Fingal AId-borough Old Boys' Association ____ Rodney F. E. Hillis -________________________________ WaUacetown "Winga'te Lodge" _________.___ R. R. 2, Aylmer '~Stork ClOO" --____________________________ Port Stanley Refreshment Stand or Lunch Counters Mrs. Erma Harris ______________ PDrt Burwell (.12 Licenses) Mario Monaco -___________________ Port Burwell Ja<:k Glover ____________________________ Port Burwell G. Rolbinson's Auction Bar _--'--__________ Aylmer Mrs. Mary Bryan _________________ Port Stanley George Rozman ___________________ Port stanley Mrs. E. Leathorn _______________ P-Ort'Stanley ~IN)GO\UNTY 'GOtJNClL :1"49 Mrs. 'Orph,r::SHdftioi:e":cLS::~-~"'Port --Stanley B. A. Young _____________________ Fort Stanley K. C. Turnbull ____________ Port Stanley (2 Licenses' Ida Zuravinskio,~""--,,""' ." "~""- Fort Stanley Mrs. M. Burns ___________________ Fort Stanley Mrs. Marie Hair ____~_______ Port Stanley W. C. Wheaton _________~~PoI,tStanley Ice Cream Slands ,_Lorne ,.MCCal1um---~~----,' springfield Murray Buckler ______________ R. R. :2;.:.Aylmer__ Gordon Legg __,_____________ R. R. 2, Springfield Tate's Grocery __________________ R. R. 2, Aylmer Kennedy's Store ________~____________________ Calton . F.,_;Birce _____________________________"__' Behnont "C."L,Ketchabaw __________.:_______---.Eden .:9:.9.uDaniels _-:-____________._-:-__~--_,..._ Springfield ..I,..D.,Palmer ___________________._____~- Shedden .:Donald H. Hindley _____m________-:c-________ Union ." Cl~yt~n Silcox _________________ R. ,R. 3, Shedden <J}1-:r~,Patrici.a Palmer ___ 25 Tecu:mseh st.,.Yar.mouth t,WIP. "Il)ar01d Sawyer _____________________,___,-~--~ Eden ,J."D.Meikle _____________________-~-,--- .Belmont "F,,",ed, .Cott ______,--------------,---,--' T,.,1botville ,. Mrs.- .-Sarah Brown ________________,-~. Port. Stanley All of which is rospecliully submitted. . J. D. TiHOMSON, County_.Clerk,.and. Treasurer. 150 ElLG[oN COUNTY COUNCIL CLERK'S REPORT ON LICENSES November Session To the Elgin County Council, Gentlemen: I ha'Ve to report the :i!ollowing licenses in fonce on the 1st day of Novemlber, 1951-; Auctioneer Ellison Randall --------____________~______ Aylmer S. A. Bnady ----________________________ Dorchester --l1ames R M<iLean __________________ Parkhill Gi~n Faton -------_~___________________________ R{idney Fred Haggan m_____________,__________________ Aylmer Don Watterw-ovth -_____"___________._____ Aylmer Dun-can Brown ------__________________ Shedden Ken M~ine -----__________________ DLltton William Oarnegie --______________________ Muirkirk Fvan1k FUlkerson __________ R. R. 1, TilLsonJburg Clarence W'OHe -----_____________________ Vienna Salvage Dealers Arthur CroooJ'ord -____________ Stralffordville Norman Winrter ________________ R. R. 1, Simcoe H. S. Chandler --_______________ Springfield Martin Perger --___________ R. R. 3, W-est Lome Jiack Wood --------___________________ 6 West Pearl St., St. Thomas, Onto h!bent Forlbes m________________ 394 Ta1bot St., St. Thomas, Onto Canada Scrap Iron and Metal __ st. "Dhomas (12 Licenses) Donald Russ --------____________224 l'a]bot St., St. Thomas, Onto ELGIN COUN-TY COUNCJIL "5>1 William Kelley ______________ Port Stanley Adam Kirschner _____~___:_ R. R. 3, West Lorne David O'Neil ____________________________ Aylmer Joseph Oliver _---~---~---~-"-- 145 Alma St., St. Thomas, On\. Albert E. Haney ______________--7-' Sparta Morris Pearlman ______________ P-ort Rowan Eddie Partito _____________ 66 Sheafie St., Hamilton, Onto Transporiation of Fowl ) C. E. Pangborn ___________________________ T,albotville Thom-as J. P,age ____________:-~------:_ W'<:lllacetown Hawkers. and Pedlar's License Louis Klein ________~..,-_______,.-- '9 Celestine St., st. Thomas, Onto Dav-al 'Products ____________~__'_______ Toronto, Onto AN af which is respectfully submitted. J. D. THOil'lJiSON, County Clerk and' Treasurer. 1'52 .EiL(ll;N ;cOUiNTY>cCQI']N'qJL '.INSPECTOR'S REPORT November Session To the Eljiin'Goun.y Gauneil, Gentlemen: The following is lfly'.report,on ,the.Elgin County Hmite for the year ending Oetoiber 31st, 1951: 1. Number-of-inmates at last report ___________________ 24 '2. Numlber admitted during the year __________ 11 3. Num!ber o[ deaths, _____'_'________________ ,,, 4. Number discharged '-----____'____________,___,_____ 4 5. NJtthbeJ!i dischwged to hospital ---_____m_______ 3 6. Number .of 'inmates now in house ~_________________ 25 7. NumJber ,bLinniates sem from seyeraLmunicipaI_ ities during the year: South Dorchester _____,___________ 1 ~'W~st Ll&rne ----~-------_______________________________ 1 Yarmouth -----_'________ 4 " Dutton___m______,_--____,_______,_______.____ 1 Aldlqorough -- 1 Fort Burwell '---'________________,____,__,_ 1 B'ayham -------____________,_______________ 1 Port Stanley ----_________'_______________ 1 11 8. The various causes of pau'Perism of inmates admitted to the House during the year may be classirfied as follows: Old Age ----"_________________________ 8 III Health --_'___________________,,_ 3 11 9. Average numJber of inmates during the year ____ 23 10. Average nurnlber wiilli Keeper's family and hired heip ---------"__________ 27 ~rN tQ01JiNTY (X)V'N"Cl]!,. [63 11. Number of weeks' boprd with Keeper's family - 1,410 12. Nqm-per .of weeks' -board of inmates ~n________~___-"-__ 1,202 13. TQta1 expenditure during the year ---$ 23,188.18 :pe4~c:f:~()ns 14. From farm st<>ck --.--~-~.------$ From Old Age Pensions, inmates -- Milk __.------------------------------------- Eggs .______________________________________ Hay __~____________________________________________ ,Safi,af'ies ------------------------------------------- Inmates - M'aintenance ---------------------- Estates of Inmates --------------------------- 3,601.90 5,302.54 '2,935.89 3-75.44 'lOO.G5 7.00- 948.70 B82.BI $ 13,954.B3 15. Lea,virug amount a,dually _e~p.E;mded for SUPI>Wt of inmates $9,~33.55. 16. Aysg.g.g~~~penses per day of each person $1.09%. 17. Average eXipenSes. per week of each person $7.67. 18. Average expenses per -y~r of each peTs-Do $3.99.70. Farm Expenses Hired LaJbour -------------------------------.$ Implements ___________________________c________ Stock __________________________________________ Feed and Seed ------------------------------ Gas and Oil ---------------------~-------------- Miscellaneous -------------------------- li1B.26 BBO,23 1,'702,83 2"253.54 287.04 187.25 $ 5,1l10,'l5 '154 ELGIN COUNTY COUNCIL House Expenses Butter _______~----____________~$ Bread ________________________ Meat ___________~__________ Groceries. ___________ Provisions ____________________ Dry Goods ______::~__'__'________ Boots and Shoes __________~___________ Furniture and Hardware ____---C_ Drugs _______~___~____ Coal __________________________ Miscel1an€ous _ ____________ _____________ Barber _________~________~_______ General Expenses Insurance -------------~-"----------------c-$ Convey;an.ce O!f Inmates _____________ .Repairs ________________________________ Incidental ___________________________ Salaries Keeper and 'Matron ___________________$ Mr. and Mrs. L. Jewell ___________ Physician ___"...,.._____,-__--'--_________ 476.ll2 280.67 2,233.85 1,458.3ll 3.33.34 699.78 94.13 46ll.80 222.41 2,151.95 1,'862.46 '180.0ll $ '10,453.71 U3:52 8.00 ;1,405.121 I,B87,34 $3,214,07 1,800.00 -1,710.25 400:00 $ 3,910,25 ElLC1JN coUNTY COUNCIL 155 = 19. ,The following produce was. raised on the fann during the year: luO Bushels of Wheat 95'4 Bushels of Oats '6-0 Loads of Hay H Acres of Ensilage Corn 150 Bushels of Potatoes (60 bus. early, 901ms. late) 8 Bushels of Carrots 40 Loads of Straw ,6 !Bushels of Beets 240 Bushels of Apples 16 iBushels of Onions 500 Bushels of Sugar Beets Quantity of pumpkins, Squash and Beets Garden Produce 25 Sushels df Tomatoes 22 Quarts of Milk per day 1,565 Quarts Fruit Canned in House 400' !Dozen of Eggs Consumed a:w Pounds of Butter 240 Heads of Cab!b.age Farm Stock 3 Horses 111 Cows 1 Hog 150 Chickens 7- Calves 4 Heifers 23. That the total amount e"llended ,by the County on the County Home is as follows: Farm, 100 Acres cost ________________________$ 7,298.95 County Home ___________________________________ 16,650.65 l~ . ~N GGmr'J"Y COUNCIL Laundry' ~~"__ ---"--7""~____________ Fire Esea.pes __________ '__________,,______~________ Root Cellar, Henery, Etc. ______________ Cottages, Etc. ---------,~__~-_7___,.____=-__,_-'="'"."'__"_--- Brick Ice House __________~-..,.._-_.,..,"~_~~='"'"_~-__,__~ Barns, Etc. ____________________,--,___,__,-"___,,,-,_-- Tile Drain -------~c..-'__.".,____,,~_-_'"~__~_____...,_____c_,-_~___ Tile Drain Outlet c----'.,"",--,""_~...,-~-_,_,___~"...---,-_-___ Hot Air Pump Tank.. Connel;!tions ~_...,______.,____ Refrigerator ____________".,.,,--,.~"-"___,.~_.,...,.,~"-___,_,__,_-_ Fen.cin.g _____..______________"_-,-""..__",...,-__~"__,_..,,-,...____~___ 'Orchard ________________________~_---_ ______,_,,_--_-,..,.__"-,.-.__ Heating Apparatus _~"..,..____,..,__--~-_--~~_-_---"-________,.___ Boiler Room and So!i't C<>a) B"iler ,--_-_____---- Peep Wel1__,_-_,-____~_~___,_-_"'-_,--,-~_____ 'Silo _____________________________________________.._____________________ Hog Pen ________________________________________________________ Electric Installation and Pumps _______________ Plumbing __________________________________________ Septi.c Tank and Drain ___________________'-_____ Sundries. _____ ___________________________________________________ Milk House ________________________________________ :~-:::::=::: 687.61 390.00 1,419.43 6,952.87 '1,920.50 7,254.30 4,417.23 132.03 920.60 1,783.00 1,979.07 85.85 6,437.61 3,837.52 '2,507.40. 293.62 654.99 3,262.30 ,3,174.00 1,146.75 416.35 535.51 ~ 74,158.14 2'4. Received from Government on aocount of expenditures fOor land and buildings ______________________ 4,00-0,00 $ 70,158.14 25. There were 35 inm:ates in the House 9.1.lring 1951, 24 males~ 11 females. Of the 25 inmates in the Bouse on the 1st day of No- vember, 191511. 17 were males and 8 females. '!'he management has ibeen satisfadory-. All of which is respectfully sulbmitted. J. D. 'IlHjOilVllSON, County Clerk. ,m.B<WcroiJil'.l"rY@01':JNOJi:L .. J57 "~ .~,~..~'- COUNTY HOME~ PHYSICtAN'S . REPORT November-Session- To the Warden and Members of-,the Elgin County Council, Gentlemen: I have the honour to preseIit:the _seveprty,':"sixth AnnualMed~ ir:al Report f-or the Elgin Courity Home, covering'the period'up to Octoiber 31lst, 195~1. and sulbmit -the following for your considera- tion. The former medical :6ilficer, Dr. -D. L. Ewin, was in attendance until Fe!bruary 1st, 1951, at which time I took: over the duties, hav- ing been 'authorized ~by .your council. iSince that time, I have made weekly visits, andsuoh extra visits as have been indicated iby the condition of the inm,ates. I hlave also paid vUs~t.s as required to county .patients in the CT-aig- view Nursing Home. The following inmates were-hospitalized as indicated, and I attended them in hosiptal as required:- Mary W,ice ______m_______________ Dec. 26th, W50 - Oct. 31st, 1951 Agnes CDtcmb m_______________ Dec. 24th, 1950 - Feb. 4th, 1951 William Fisher _______________ June l'3th, 1961 - Sept. 29th, 1951 Elmer C1endennan _______ May 28th, 19,,1 ~ June 31lth, 1951 John Westgate ___~__________ June 2nd, 1951 - June 4th, 19M Sydney Main ___________________July 4th, 1961 - Aug. 10th, .19M Henry Pabner __________________ July 9th, 1951 - Aug. IUh,1951 Charles E. Vaughan .______ Oct. 6th, 1951 - Oct. 19th, 1951 Henry Prior _________________Oct. 1!Jth, 1951 - oct. 31st, 1951 ~heTewere ,tb..ree:deaths.asJ.ollo-ws:- Jan. 3:1. .195\1. .Geo. Webb - Bronchopneumonia. Feb. 6. 19'511. Agnes Crumb---,Heart Disease "and '-V3.ri<~.ose .ulcers. 1'~8 ELGIN COUiNTY COUNCIL July 15~ 1.951, John-eWestgate _ Uraemia. There were no births. The- following were examined for admission:- :Mar. 27, j,9511 - Mr.' C: E. V'aUghffil. Apr. 19, 19M - Mrs. A. Bell. Apr. 20, 1951 -. Mr. E. Clendennan. Apr. 28, W5!1 - Fr. F. Hood. May 7, 195'1 - Mr. F. Travis. July 9, 19M - Mr. H. Palmer. July 9, 195[ - Mr. S. Main. July 16, 19M - Mr. T. Costley. Sept. 28, 19511 - Mr. R. Simonds. Oct. 80, 19M - Mrs. A. Adam. Respectfully sulbmitted. H.. G. ~OX, Physician, Elgin County Home~ COUNTY WEED INSPECTOR'S REPORT November Session To the Elgin County Council, Gentlemen: I wish to report to 3!lOU on the Elgin County Weed Control program this year. On the last of Aprlil, I attended a t'^'O day .mool at Guelph Agricu1tura1 College accompanied :by tlhe warden, Mr. Oharles Jackson, the Chairman of the Algricultural Commi Hee, Mr. Archie Blue, and Mr. Rtdbe.rt-.fac'kson, Wee:d Inspector of Bayham town- ship. We he.ard some good discussion an weed control and bush control on road sides. ELGIN BOOO'ITCOUNCIiL 169 After thai meeting I received a program from the Crops, Weed, and Seed Branch of the Dept. or Agrkulture instructing the county _ weed inspectors how the Dept. would like to have the work carried out for the year, H~511. iI followe'a this [lTDgramas near as possilble. I did not spend quite as much time as it called for. I, as a County Weed Inspector received g,ood co-operation from officials in charge of provincial highways in Elgin County. The highways were well mowed and some patch spraying done. J: also had good .c_o_operation from county road officials. The To'ads were mowed early, some rQads should atf had a later cutting. There was also some spraying done on county roads. The township roads are the most difificult to take care of, as some have so much brush .on them. Others are rough and hard to mo'W. Some of the townships have done some sprayin.g. Ald!bor- ough did consideralble spraying of brush, which looked to have done a good job. !Best results will be seen in the s~ring of 1952. The railro'ads in the county were well mowed this year, a lit- tle earlier ~han other years. There were a few farms in the county very dirty, with all kinds of weeds, sowthistle is bad in some parts of the -county. Wild carrot is. spreading and some places. mustard was bad in spring grain, but with the labour short- age on the farms, the farmers are not doing too [bad a j.olb to -con- trol the weeds. There was a consider.able amount of spr,aying done on the farms. It has !been estimated that 7,OnO acres of earn, and aibout 8,'OCO acres of spring grain. There was a large aereage .of after harvest cultivation done throughout the county. In Southw{J::J.d township on one farm, where sow thistle was real had, I had the .oI'Nner summer :fiallo:w the field this year, he did not put w,heat in, and was still working it late in October. Some of the townships weed inspectors g.ave very good CD'- operation this year. The Village weed inspectors looked aLter '100 ~N'"OOUNTY'COUNCJL ,the- villages very-well-also. The District Weed InspectoT, Mr. Armstrong, -and myself spent a day in-the-County"in.September,-and he- repoxted Elgin County was fairly clean. All of which is respectifully sulbmitted. CI;AWOV!RiNE- GOIRDON, County Weed Inspector. 0" ELGDj[ COUNTY C():tmOIL a61 -- INDEX - - GRANTS- Agricultural and Horticultural Soeieties ~~"~""__~_~___~_______ 11l Public Ubraries _. ________________________"_______________ ----------- -- - .. - 56 To the Warden and R<>pol'lers ______________________"___________ 11l3, 1M Whmen,'s Institutes ___m__"_~_______________~______________________________' -- 13 MISCELLANEOUS- Appointinenls of Delegates _______________________________________ 24 Coinmunica1ions ___________.__________m_________________~___~ ~5, 25, '36, 43, 128 County Council __-'-____________c____c____________c_____;..:.:.._____-'-'"--c__"C__"---- 3 County Officials ____________.__~________________~_~~_______________ 2 Deputations ;and Committees----+----~----.:-------------.-- 12, 25, 45 Munidpal C[e~s and Treasurers ___..______________~________________________ 2 Resolutions _ Replies from Other :Counties- ------~c------- ,.44, 130 Warden's Address __________________________.___++________++_________________--- -+.-.-- 9 Warden's Election ___________________k_______________________n____________--------~ 4 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND OFFICIALS- Agricultur.al Co:rmnittee _________c_-'-______'-'-_c_________n"________ 49, 50, 51 County Clerk on Licenses ________________________________________un_ 82, 148 County Home Committee ____________________n____c_c'-__________ 53, 54, 136 County Treasurer's Report _____________c__________________________~_____ 81, i146 Education Committee _______~c_________~-----------------~--------'--- 50; 56, 137 Equalization n__ ,. ________________________________________________________67 Finance Committee _____.~_______c--------c--------------------- 58"69, 1,37-139 Inspector County Home ___________c-------------------------------- 152 Ubrarian ____________ ________n___~_________________ ______n------------------------- 85 Petitions and Legislations _____________"______~_ -Cn----------- 70-7'2, 141 Physician, County Home ____________-'-_..:....__________________________ 157 Property (Jo<mnjittee _____n____________________________c____ 7,2-73,140 Road Committee __________________~n___~_____~____________ 74-80 Standing Committees _:___________"_____~__~__c~________.__._______ 47 We<>d Inspector ___________.___n________-:-~___=_~___ ------ 158 :,1112 ~, qolJNl1'Y.. CO~liL BY-LAWS_ No. 15'7B To au:thorize' the' Ward'en and Treasurer to Bor~ row the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars 97 No. ,I5>7'9 A lBy-lLaw to exempt the County of Elgin from iLrubo,;".~e.l"~iops AceJ ~.c;.--:-.;---,-~'~7----7-;----- 97 , . .. ",--' . d,>" ,',_ ..... . _,' '_. _ ,To Appoint R Coullty Eioa_d. Committee'.~,___~___ 98 No. 1!5~0 No. 116811 -'--.. -.,', . !Remuneration for Tree GOhs:et~tion "Commis- sion ------~-~~~_____:_----------------_____~_______ 99 No. 1'5'8'.2 To set County Weed Inspector's iSalary~c_~________ 11.00 No. 1683 To appoint a, Physician for 'the Elgin County Home _-_---7-_--_----,,"'-_,___c,~_c~,,---,,_",,-,,-~,,--_"_,,_'_____ 100 No. 1584 A iByo../Uawto Provide:f{)r th:e T<J:ta1'E-~p~IJ.di- ture of. County Road ____________,;__c__-c-,:~-----,',~____ W1 .No.: 16&5 To S.et the Clerk-Treflsurer's Salary :-c_;:c_______ 102 '"--._-... . . No. 1'586 To'SettheISa'lffi:y of 'the Assistant to the CI~rk- Treasurer --------------------.:__________~~_________...:.__..:.________ 103 No. 115&7 [['0 set the Saiary of the County Engineer ___~_____ [O~ No. 15'88 To set the Salary of the County Auditors ____~_ 104 No. 11589 'To :ContfIrm the Equ'aliz'ation O!f the Assessment Rolls of the County of Elgin for 195'l _____~_____ 105 No. '1690 To Raise Amounts for County R'ates .During .the year 1Il5'1 -_-------_____________---~_-------~___ 106 No. 15;911 'To fix ineIh1bers Wages and Repea1 .By~a'wNo. 14>29 ------------____________________________________ 107 Nb. 1'592 !Being a By -!Law to Authorize the Corp'Oration of the County of Elgin to Grant an Additional Sum of $2180,000.00 to the St. Thomas-Elgin.o.m.- erR1 Hospital ---------__________________________.____-' 108 .N". 169~ A :By-Law Providing for the ,aiscpntmuanee of the Central Elgin High Scho<>l District 'aDd for the EstalYlishiment of the cSt. Th<>mas Central !Elgin High &hool DistriCt ______~.__~__~_________ 109 ",r,"."" . COUNTY l.)BRARY iELGITIN COUJ\'TY COUNGIIL 1fl3 No. 1594 To Limit Weight of Traffic on County Bridges - III No. 1595 A By-Law to amend the By-Law providing a Plan of GOUIllty ;Road Improvement and Estab- lishing a County Road System in the County of Elgin Under the Highways Department Act ----- III No. 1596 To Confirm By-lLaw No. .13B5 of the Council of the Township of il\IIalahide for stopping and clos- ing tip and conveying aUowance ;for road being part of Lot 1, Ooncession 6, of the Township of 1Jv.[aJ.;ahide and f.or fixing and declaring the teocrns: upon which the same shall be disposed of and conveyed _,_______m_________m___m_________ 113 No. 1697 iBeing a By-Law Authorizing the bOI'Towing of $800,000.00 upon Debentures for the pwrpose of granting aid for the erection, estaiblishment, m'ainft-enance or equipment of a Public Hospital <to be built within the Municipality of the Coun- ty of Elgin m_________n__._____m_~__m__m___ 116 !Schedule '\A" to By.,!,aw No. 1597 ______m________n__ '120 No. 1598 Being a By"Law to Amend By-Law No. 1'597 ---- 120 Schedule "A" to' By.,!,aw No. 1598 _____m_______ 123 No. .1599 To Set the Salary of Mrs. Marlon Walker, Judge's and Police Court Stenographer ----------- 124 RESOLUTIONS- Re Special Committ-ee to Strike Standing Committees _n___ 7 Re Petition for Government Road Sulbsidy _______m_________m__ 8 Re Requesting the Restrictirug of the Sale O'f Uunsulbdi- vided iLand ______________________________m____________ 14 Re Hour of Meeting of County Council __m______m_____m~m______ 15 Re ,Redecoratirug of Grand Jury Room ___________m__________ 16 Re Representative on Tllisonbur,g Hospital! Board ------------ 29 Re Open Season of Deer ~unting ___________~________'______'___'____ 37 Re Exemption Of Unemployment Insu"ance ------------~ 37