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i so verity third year of publication t wednesday evening january 10th 1940 150 per annum in advance 2 0x to usa ilayor nwnhost at inaugural squesing council held inaugural meeting on monday h rawly elected reev w a wuson presided council composed of geo cleave edwin harrop and g w murray number of bylaws passed stejarttown january 8th 1840 the counoll elect tor the township cl esqueelng tor the year 1940 met at 11 oclock am on monday and hav- ing subscribed to the oath or office took their seats as follows wm a jk3nison reeve c h may deputy- eeve g w murray edwin harrop and george sj cleave councillors the minuses of the last meeting were readand confirmed communications were read from j x ohartfes ontario mtmlcsal asso- dilontoe salvation army t h r j bmck x department of highways v jttiounty or helton w jr belyea and ontario good roads association moved by may and cleave that this council adjourn to meet at 130 pm carried moved by harrop and murray that 1 the treasurer pay relief accounts as presented by the relief officer 18119 carried moved by may and cleave that the treasurer pay bell telephone co s81 r 21 339 to r 12140 total 479 0 e smith 1 cord wood or council c chamber 900 b0ardof hydro com- mlbsloners georgetown 6treet lights at glen williams 7475 j sanford supplies 363 john standish clean ing and heamig hall for nomination 4350 hume currie 1 ton coal for council chamber 1300 the george town herald account to date 11620 treasurer county or halton 50 per cent hospital accounts for 1939 s3q6 10 a- e wilson st co ltd trea3iirersbonfl ren to january 1st 1941 through j k charles 4000 1- hydro electric power comnv bramp ton lights at council chamber 568 carried moved by murray and harrop that the treasurer pay election expenses municipal world supplies 1270 o 1a root darling d3u3 1440 no ib thos rofab dro 1540 no 2a tome cleave dro 1400 no sb c rownson tro 1440 no 3 n r thompson dho 800 no 4 j j stewart djelo 1600 no 5a m campbell djto s1420 no 5b m a -m4no- dro 1400 no 6 wesley tbrennan dro 1100 carried moved by cleave and may ttie treasurer pay the road sheets aspre- sented by the road superintendent s537jai carried moved by harrop and may that this council accept the price for snow temoval of mr armstrong at 350 rperhour the work to be carried on under the direction of our road su- perintendent carried moved by may and cleave that the treasurer pay the treasurer county of halton balance 1939 county rate 2381j3 carried z tmoved by may and cleave tha leave be granted to introduce a by law to appoint a member of the local beard or health for the year 1940 and that said bylaw be now read a fir time carried movedty harrop and murray thu trylaw no 919 to appoint a member of the local board of hearth for the year 1940 having been read a first tame be now read a second and third times and passed and the blank fill ed rn with the name of j h bingham nty the seal of the corporation be attached thereto carried moved by harrop and murray that leave be granted to introduce a by law to appoint auditors to audit the township accounts for 1939 and 1940 andat said bylaw be now read a first time carried moved by cleave and may that by law no 920 to appoint auditors to audit the 1930 and 1940 accounts hav ing been read a first time be now read a second and third tunes and passed and toe blanks filled in with the name of jenkins hardy and hie seal or the corporation be attach ed thereto carried moved by murray and harro that leave be granted to introduce a by law to appoint a weed inspector for the township of esqueslng and that la bylaw be now read a first time carried l moved by cleave and may that by law no 921 to appoint a weed inspec tor for the township or esqueslng having been read a rirst time be now read a second and thbm times and passed and the mankjfllled in with the name of joseph blandish and that the seatrof the corporation be attached thereto carried moved by murray and may that islpx be granted to introduce a by- tjk to appoint assessors for the year t and that said bylaw be now xead a first time carried moved by clea attjl harrop that bylaw no wg- assesso jfor the year 1940 having been read a brat time be now read a second and tfard times arid passed and the hanks filled in with the names of cecil ohisholm for wards 1 aand 3 and at w benton for wards 4 5 and 6 and that the seal of the corpora tion be attached thereto oarrted moved by maynd cleave- that leave be grahted to introduce a by law to grant permission to the reeve and treasurer to borrow money to vital statistics the vital statistics fori the town of georgetown for the year 1939 are as follows births 10 marriages 23 deaths 14 ascompared with 1938 figures births 18 marriages 19 deaths 21 kw gordon graydon mp emphasizes the teaching of democracy constructed by jt b mackenzie son x of georgetown streetsvules nl 27000 publltr school was officlallypened last fri day night by dr duncan deputy minister of education at a function which was attended by rep resentatives of all the official bodies m the town g s jourdain chairman of the public school board was in charge of the meeting arrangements for which had been made by j w dren- nan clerk or the town and speakers included e d magulre reeve of tor onto township in which municipality a part of the section served by the school is located reeve charles fal coner of streetsvllle gordon gray don mp and col t l kennedy mpj we are paying right now a terrific price for democracy and are fighting for its very existence surely if this priceless treasure la worth fighting for it is worth while training our peo ple in its more efficient operation de clare gordon graydon mp one of theguesr speakers mr graydon pleaded for a more in tensive educational training in cities in schools upon the shoulders of our boys and girls will soon be plac ed the responsibility of our democra- tic government in canada h ssild public life must not be regarded as a corrupt and dirty business cau uoned mr graydon careless crltl cism or this kind is dangerous the job of us all is to bring the admini stration of public business to a point where it la beyond reproach and to induce all good citizens to take their part in public affairs the school is the most modern of its size in the southern portion of peel the four class rooms areeojllp- ped with all modern conveniences and a special room has been provided for instruction in household science and manual training friday nights ex ercises were held in a playroomgym nasium large enough for use as a bas ketball floor and assembly hall and provision was made in the con struction of the building for the ad dition or more rooms when needed at a minimum of expense to the village- the building supersedes a structure wiuch has been remodelled for use as a town hall and fire hall parts or the original public school building were said by residents of the village to be more than a century old the opening of the new school was of particular interest to older residents in view of the fact that the village can lay claim to having the oldest grammer school of peel county which was the foundation of the present streetsvllle high school w meet the current expenditure m thr d and the seal of the corporation be township and that the said bylaw be now read a first time carried moved by murray and harrop that bylaw no 923 to grant permission i reeve and treasurer to borrow council and other guests banqueted at hotel mcgibbon mayors address feature inaugural meeting of council prior to banquet rev w co thompson jled in devotions on behalf of ministerial association the inaugural meeting of the- town council for 1940 was held on monday enlng in the public library mayor joseph gibbons was in the chair and councillors n h brown e crlpp3 s j mackenzie k r mcdonald jos hall and rene oavt present regret was expressed by the mayor in the sudden passing of reeve geo w davis whose vacant chair cast a shadow over the evenings proceed ings town clerk p b harrison admini stered the oathof office to the mem bers and after all had signed the de claration mayor gibbons called on rev w g o thompson who on be half of the local ministerial associa tion brought greetings and best wish es for a successful year and led in a short devotional period business was kept down to a mini mum as the council arid town offi cials were to be guests at a banquet following the meeting and the only motion passed was a money bylaw to borrow 5500000 for current ex penditures until the 1940 taxes are paid mayor gibbons then delivered his inaugural address citing the good fin ancial position the town now finds it self in and urging the council of 1940 to follow a course of strict economy with no capital expenditures in an effort to again reduce the tax rate by reducing the tax rate mayor olb- boneeald it would enable the citizens to meet the high taxes imposed for the prosecution of the war by the gov ernments of the country without working a hardship the text of the mayors address follows who owns a letter once sent once a letter has been posted it belongs to the person to whom it is addressed according to canadian postal regulations this is just an- ohor way of saying that the post office will not return a letter to the sender until after an attempt has been made to deliver it to the ad dressee to the members of the council and citizens or georgetown theniembers ofthe municipal council of the corporation of georgetown are assembkd here today lor the purpose ol complying with the statutory regulations by subscribing jo our declaration of office and conducting the first meeting of the year 1940 j i know all the members or the council join with roe in graterul- ness to the members or the clergy who by their presence here today are giving us the necessary inspiration to conduct public business throughout with dignity and aesoatch and in the best interests or civic wet- fare and community bettennehcy we are todav starting our business for the year extremely con scious of the vacant chair caused by the passing or our late reeve mr geo w davis i know i am expressing the sentiments of all my fellow members ot the council when i say that we have lost a colleague that we shall not soon forget that in private life he commanded the respect and friendship of the people of this community and in public life he was a good and faithful servant during the past year the sustained and effective efforts ofeach member of the council have done much to promote the general well- being of the community and by their devotion to public duty and the cooperation that i received in transacting public business to every member of the 1939 council it is my desire to conveymy wannest ap preciation in my opinion the results obtained show marked progress in the affairs of the town during the past year the most important civic im provement long over due was one of road construction at a cost to the corporation of 1985000 considering the high class material and work manship i am convinced that the contract price was much lower than would be possible atany time lrf the near future and the record price obtained for the debentures in financing this work is further evidence of the sound financial position of the municipality at the present time i submit we should remind the halton county council of the necessity of hard surface on king street and the ninth line so that the work pn county connecting link may be completed as soon as working and ather conditions will permit the sale of all properties owned by the corporation under the ovlnclal housing act was completed last year and a reserve fund of 9400 has been created to apply on the annual payments of the hous ing debentures as they become due municipal records show that during a period of recent years this scheme has cost the taxpayer approximately 1200000 and has proved conclusively it was unsoundjcrovipclal and municipal legislation although the personal of the liocal housing com mission changed from time to time i shall not be unmindful of the valuable services rendered by those public spirited men in dealing with a very difficult and unpleasant civic problem of the a939 tax- levy o 6949389 79 percent was collected and the total arrears as ordecember 31st 1939 was 3700000 this shows considerable bnprovement over 1938 and previous years the arrears of taxes and also the uncollected revenue for water services still constitute one of our major problems and i suggest to the members of the council that a special effort should be made to improve this situation during the present year the corporations debenture debt at the end of last year was 14700000 the bonded indebtedness of the municipality has been re duced over one hundred thousand dollars during the past seven years and for the first year as far back as municipal records show there is no municipal indebtedness to the bank much credit is due the chairman and members of the various committees for this favorable situation in keeping the expenditures in their particular department within the amount budgeted for the purpose pertaining thereto may i call to the attention of the members or the council that i am unalterably opposed to anycapital expenditure for any purpose this year although there will be no reduction in debt charges this year commencing however in 1941 there will be large blocks of debentures maturing which will undoubtedly allow for a considerable reduction in the tax rate providing there are no new issues created realizing as we do that the town of georgetown is one of the best industrial communities in the province of ontario knowing how war and post war periods affect industrial and business conditions and naturally necessiurttrigtrtghbt federal and provincial taxation i there fore submit that this councils municipal leglslatioji during the time of this international conflict should be confined tijiecessary civic services thereby allowing the taxpayer to prepare for future uncertain problems during the year 1939 there were thirtynine meetings of the council and it is my desire to express my appreciation- arid gratitude for the prompt and regular attendance or the members and the assistance that i received from the town officials and i am convinced the citizens of this municipality are not unrnlndful of theservlces you have rendered during my present term of office i shall make a special effort to maintain the confidence and trust that has been extended to me and i am making a sincere appeal to all for that continued splendid cooper ation so that by our united efforts we may confidently looklforward dur ing the year 1940 for the happiness prosperity and greater achievements for all the citizens of the town of georgetown plenty ol hoekey tor georgetown this season juniors win and tie intermediates wjn and lose at- r f small although good gainevare the order m6re enthusiasm needed scarcity of water a problem in tllis locality the scarcity of water due to the lack or rain in the fall is becoming a serious problem to farmers in this district already a number are faced with the work of hauling from near by ponds and creeks the work is doubly difficult now that they are fro zen over a january thaw would re- ueve the situation somewhat mr gillies is forced to haul water his home in the scotch block from stewartfown pond some farmers of halton county be lieve there is more behind the seri ous water shortage which they are now suffenng than the obvious causes such as the early freezeup and light snowfall a r newell and g r oowland of nelson township believe the earth tremor felt several years ago is de finitely responsible for the lack of water how general throughout the county and its neighbors vfe dont know much about these things but it does seem plausible mr gowland stated wells in the district have slowly gone completely dry since the earth tremor mr newell said halton rural mail couriers held monthly meeting unstamped mail shotdd not be left in rural mail boxes money to meet the current expendi ture of the township having been read a flrst time be now read a sec ond and third times and passed and the blanks filled in with the sum of fifty thousand dollars and that the seal of the corporation be thereto carried moved by cleave and may that leave be granted to introduce a by law to provide for road expenditure for the year 1940 and that said by law be now read a first time carried moved by murray and harrop that bylaw no 924 to provide for road expenditure for the year 1940 having been read a first time be now read a second and third times and passed attached thereto carried moved by cleave and may that this council do now adjourn to meet on monday february bth at 130 pm or at the cau of the reevekjarried following the meeting or council mayor gibbons was host to town of ficials and other guests at a banquet in the mcgibbon hotel the delici ous dinner provided was indeed a tempting sight tor the most delicate appetite and the thanks or all pres ent went to mayor gibbons when an had partaken to the full town clerk harrison who was the genial toastmaster of the evening ask- e to r tod th n anthem and toast the king in this remarks mr harrison called on all to rally to the cause or his country in what ever capacity they saw fit and above all sounded a note for a re- turn to the church he said the kings christmas day message should have been an inspiration to all he then called on rev w g- o thompson who in his brief remarks followed up the thought advanced by the toastmaster and urged all pubue men to return to god and the church the speaker slathvlf the countries of the world would only return to god their troubles would soon be solved speaker of the evening and he centre- cd his talk around canada and the war col ballantlne said canada united against the common foe as at no time in her history while in the war of 191418 canada- was divided in the war or 1940 she stand shoulder to shoulder with the empire the speaker said this country was to play a large part in the prosecution or the war not only by her man power fiut with hex wheat minerals and other products canada was en tering this war on a sound business basis and gave the government credit for the progress they had made so fax all present around the banquet table spoke briefly and included principal h wriggluworth of the public school a e crlpps k k mcdonald sam mackenzie jos hall n h brown rene cave h c dayfoot garfield l mcouvray chief w o marshall b c thompson dr wuuarhs and mayor col james bauanllhe the halton branch of the rural mail couriers association accepted the kind invitation of mr and mrsr qeorge bridle to hold their monthly meeting at their home in freeman on monday evening mr charles par ker georetown county president presided over an attendance ofsome twenty couriers keen disappointment was expressed by all present at the absence of mr hutches cleaver mp who had pro mised to give an address on current topics corrected with rural mall he was called to ottawa on monday morning- where no doubt he will do jjll he possibly can to further the in terests of the rural mall couriers in whom he has always taken a keen inv terest however we were fortunate in hav ing with us mrs mary pettlt who recently headed the poll as councillor for nelson township our dominion president mr boulton of markham mr jia carter of sarnla and mr clarence newton of guelph editor of the rural mail courier the do- rnbuon secretary mr harold web ster of acton reported the receipt of an invitation from the postmaster general to the central board to meet him in ottawa sometime during the present eek to discuss the various problems arising from the present con tract system mr carter and mr boulton will leave for ottawa on wednesday with the- best wishes or all concerned for at least a partial solution of the difficulties of the rural mall courier who has to meet the increased cost of war- time living on a depression period salary it certainly appears a marc hopeful sign of something being done when the postmaster general asks the central board to name their own time for an interview a discussion took place on what to do with unstamped unaddressed mall matter found in mall boxes such as calendars circulars etc at this time of year according to the post office regulations all such matter should be returned to the post office whence it will be returned to the sender at double fee several other matters were discussed after which mr carter gave us an interesting resume or what the central board has- already ac complished at ottawa chief item in that category is the return or all legal holidays which are much appreciated by all couriers and which should be worth far more than the modest dol- larandahalf membership fee at the conclusion of the regular business a social hour was enjoyed by all coffee and light refreshment were served by the ladies and with a vote of thanks to mr and mrs bridle god save the king brought to a close very enjoyable evening parliament opens in ottawa jan 15th the singing of the maple leaf t a very happy social evening t the guest to a close pressure of war business will delay the opening of the sixth session or canadas htth parliament untn jan 25th about two weeks later than last winters opening the opening date wasannoonoed by premier king fol lowing a cabinet meeting the national war effort is expect ed to be- the main business before what probably- will be the last session of the 16th parliament the liberal flot- ernment of mrtkmg was elected to 1931 and general election isaspec- rted in 1940atong partyunes rumors of a union avrernxnent have been dis counted in the capital now that we have two gooijro tl a hockey teams one in the junior ct the other in intermediate 1b with six and four teams in he groips re spectively it is time local fans be came hockey conscious and started to support these teams in real style good games have been the order so far and all that is lacking now is enthusiasm let oeorgetown fans turn out more regularly and give the boys more en couragement a number of games were played during the week but space penults only a summary of each contest georgetown 6 milton s on thursday evening last the county town juniors visited the lo cal club and when the game ended the score stood georgetown 6 milton 5 but the winner was still m doubt however this was decided by the o ha executive last night when the game was ordered to stand as it was unless it interfers with the standing or the teams at the playoffs if and when this happens it will be played over again at georgetown it all came about when with 58 seconds to go in the third period the milton time keepers shunded the gong to notify referee clements that george town had an extra man on the ice during a change of players most- fans together with the referee and teams thought the game over and started for the dressing rooms only to be called back play was about to be continued when milton demanded the referee to penalize a georgetown player for an infraction of the rules but manager sliver thought otherwise and the game was called with no de cision given it was one or the best games of the season up to this point and the highly rated milton outfit looked or dinary beside ourlocal juniors the first period broke even with beau mont and schertsel scorthg for the locals ooxe and sproat for milton penalties were pjefiwf ul as the players indulged in a little highsticking muton rallied in the second stansa to go into the lead when archibald scored three times schenk was the lone scorer for georgetown the local team went to town in a big way in the final frame when beaumont kemshead and lane scor ed to put the locals ahead and make the score 8 5 at the end of the game milton- goal mndufte defense archibald borer centre sproat wings vernon bowring subs scott robertson evans coxe browne ryan georgetowngoal laquerqulst de fense henderson binsell centre schenk wings kemshead schertsel subs lanev murphy golden louth beaumont x brampton 7 georgetown the intermediate b team journeyed to- bolton last friday night when they met brampton in their home game prom all reports it was a bruising struggle on the small tee surf with the heavier brampton squurbonunc out on top of a 7 to 4 score the score in the first period was bramp ton 3 georgetown 3 ft 4 in the win ners favor at the end of the second and they wound up the game in the third with two extra counters mak ing the total count 74 the local team was hampered by the small ice surface but hope to bt able to stop their closest rivals when they play here a week from friday brampton goal burrows defense gibson long centre anthony wings weller mcintosh subs avery sloskl d long beecham studholme bproule georgetown goal hoare defense dewhurat hall centre crlchton wings ward w richardson subs sanderson k richardson sargent ritchie riddall georgetown 9 bolton 9 one of the best games of the hoo key season was staged at bolton on monday night when the georgetown and bolton junior o teams 3n with the thermometer registering 20 below in the arena both teams had to fly to keep warm nd they certainly turned it on bolton and georgetown are reputed to be the strongest teams in the league so watch for the pos ters of a return game here eddls binsell and jimmy- louth were thai- best players on the ice and turned bt some remarkable efforts beaumont was another star player also calhoun for the bolton squadr the score first period georgetown 2 bolton 2 second period george- town 4 bolton 2 third period 77 tie overtime 9 9 tie the ttami goals came in the overtime wlth ojhy leading 97 the scorers binsell a 4 assists louth 3 beaumontx schenk and schertsel boston noun 3 jones 2 bradford 2 and sarrow georgstown 7 orangetilu s oraiigevlqe visited the georgetown ihtonhediates last night and went home suffering from a 7 2 defeat although the score trraomewbat ons- skled tba tame was fairly evenly con tested and well played the trie sucatuutdunf of the visiting tost conunuedon page v