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Manors dinner gifts criticized by Mannell The opportunity to serve the people should be enough for elected people Deputy Reeve Terry Mannell told County Council Mannell had criticized the policy of giving retiring Manor Board of Management committee members a set of cuff links also criticized council for holding an annual dinner at the manor and the policy of providing hospitality suites at conventions He received some support from Georgetown Reeve Ric Morrow on the question of hospitality suites and gifts Morrow suggested however that the dinner was not a lavish affair but was similar to that the residents served In the basement of WINTER S BLANKET HAS A SEAM sewn by this gurgling brook defying icy tentacles which grip less rapid streams before it veers through the meadow into the confines of the dark woods where blue jays flutter through evergreens in vivid expressions of color Coles Photo Recommend raises for council Salary Increases of for councillors and for the Warden of County will be considered by County Councillors when they consider budgets In March as presented by the Administration Committee If passed the increases would give councillors a year and the warden Including conventions mileage memberships to associations and public relations the budget for an expenditure of a compared to actual last year of for the 14 member council In addition to the budgeted under public relations and the 000 tor meals and presentations Is a 3 000 item for special projects under special county economic development Kid for the wardens Realistic figure The staff estimate of 1 for the warden dinner was Increased to 3 because members Felt it would be better to list a realistic figure rather than budget low and overspend Warden Anne suggested It would be the last year for such a banquet and she felt all past wardens should be invited Immediate past warden Jim Swanborough was subjected to criticism from colleagues when expenses for last year dinner rose more than over the budget The committee recommended budgets of 936 for general administration 244700 for insurance repairs and general maintenance for county buddings U for unclassified Items under general government such as for regional Let s talk about HORSES with Jennifer Burr I have received a letter from a gentleman correcting me on my the word Paint to denote askewbild horse referring to the column on colors recently He writes 1 am a breeder of American Quarter Horses and American Paint Horses Paint does not refer to the color of the horse but only to the breed A Paint horse is one which traces it pedigree to registered Quarter Worses or It can be either tobiano or over color pattern and any shade of color under the sua Pinto refers to color faint to breed The American Pinto Ass will register any horse that meets the color requirement Paint bones must have a Quarter or T3 pedigree or they are not for registry Yes there are certainly these two Registries theUif but I believe we were talking about the names of colors As with the and Buckskin the it has become a breed but terms are still commonly used to denote certain I was affiliated with the American Buckskin Registry Assoc for several years and saw these horses become an established breed But the term Bockatin and GruQa are used to describe these colors whether the horse has paper or not Palominos are the same Anyway no matter what they do in the States in Canada people seem to use the word Paint I refer to Summerhays in Horses and The Pinto or Painted Horse of America has come to be to all those marked blackandwhite and bay or horses However perhaps we d better keep everyone happy and call such horses piebald and skewbald A little horse patter for area Well known trainer Milo is no longer rendu at Style Acres but has moved to Tottenham to open shop there lonsons have moved their saddlery from Bridgeport to their farm on 17 Sideroad Esquesing a welcome piece of news for us Ontario Competitive Trail Riding Association held a meeting at the University of GuelphonFeb which was well attended- There be eight competitive rides this year commencing with the Cakdon Ride late May A seminar for enthusiasts will be held in early May watch for announcement the Manorby the Manor staff It members to see and tour the Manor If all dinners held by the county were held in the same manner we d have no problem While he never specified Morrow s comment was ob viously directed at the 1972 Warden a dinner which cost In excess of 000 A second resolution moved by Reeve Morrow later In the meeting suggested county councillors receive no raise In 1973 No raise had been suggested but Morrow explained he wanted it made clear no raises should be forthcoming this year The matter was deferred until the administration committee had a chance to discuss the matter More ambulances needed in area There Is a need in Guelph for more Intensive ambulance cover age due largely to a marked increase In population in and surrounding area Royal City Ambulance Service says Acton is Included In the service area In 1972 a total of 3 calls completed by the service with four ambulances from noting that in that year all rec ords in both total number and diversity of calls were surpassed A record calls occurred In December one 24hour period But Royal Ambulance Ser vice says that the majority of colls do not fall Into the category of urgent cases Not urgent Approximately 60 per cent of business time is spent trans ferring persons from nursing homes to hospitals for and from private residences to hospitals for medical or surgical admissions Also included In this 60 per cent figure are transfer type calls from to larger dues for more specialized treat A breakdown of last years colls Includes the following routine admission or discharge calls 1 hospital treatment and return calls coronary or urgent illness calls motor vehicle accident calls out of town transfer calls In accident calls household accident calls miscellaneous Everything in the world either remains to be done or to be done better the greatest picture has not yet been painted nor the greatest play been written Board satisfied with region If Halton County Board of Education adopts the same boundaries as proposed for the Region by the province they will lose students In east to Peel but gain 2 from The Board has expressed satis faction with this arrangement and has asked three questions of Queen Park Will the province allow the size of the board to increase to allow representation In the area when will elections be held and In what manner will they be held and if East does become part of the educational system will residents there be represented during the year of linplomen The Acton Free Prow Wednesday February 28 government studies the warden dinner and other miscellaneous Ham Five northern municipalities will share the cost of having a construction safety officer and the operation of his department of the Emergency Organization is estimated to cost 19 A budget of for county economic development was recommended for approval along with budgets of 100 for financial expenses 350 to cover grants a plowing match Kant and reforestation 30000 waste management and data processing stud es and for school debentures A sum of recommended for the Royal Botanical Gardens and to Gairlock Gardens received support of the committee white a request from Georgetown Reeve Ric Morrow for for Cedarvale Park in Georgetown was not acted upon Not serious Committee chairman Allan Masson felt Morrow chief reason in putting the request forward was a ploy to have a want for Gardens scuttled Members agreed However two of the five in attendance felt the grant to Gairlock t warranted The matter was discussed at the county council meeting last week and for the second year the grant to Gardens became a hot debate Morrow argued vehemently both this year and last that the county be involved in local parks and recreation Meet people The committee deferred action on the Halton County Museum Budget of and agreed to convene a meeting with the museum board without museum staff present to discuss their budget and ask for cooperation in keeping it In line Members noted 800 was alotted for staff for the year That figure included a director curator maintenance people and summer guides Members were concerned about the 000 increase and objected to a figure of 1 for roof repairs The same item appeared in last year budget but members said these funds were used on other projects Members will meet in March to discuss budgets for the roads department and Community Services before going to council with the budget Once the draft budget all departments is arrived at and levies calculated council will have the opportunity to chop from or add to items in the budget Happy Home 73 PLUMBING CENTRE