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coming year ‘by acclamation â€" aiter iweive years‘ of efficient service as a memiber of that body. _ _ =._ ~ â€"_ Two, however, qualified for deputy reeve, G, W. Crittenden, for a numâ€" ber of years a member of the councii, and exâ€"reeve William Mitchell, so ‘that there will be a contest for this office as well as for councillors, five being in the field for the three vacancies, two members of this year‘s council, Messrs. Hurd" and Smith and three new candidates, Messrs. C. 2urnani, Ailex. Harvey and Peter Granam. | Reeve Oakes who has occupied ‘the reeveship for four years, retired, and a considerable number of candidates were nominated for the various officâ€" es. Only one candidate, â€" nowever, qualified for the reeveship, the other candidates : ROt Contestina "FhA arfial The necessity of reducing expendiâ€" tures to the minimum on account of the general depression was emphasizâ€" ed in various addresses, it being pointâ€" ed out that the tax burden in this, as well as in other communities, largely on account: of expenditures on roads and highways, was becoming a real hardship . l A RENAZN + «Bd e n cazanld P ETT The retiring reeve, Mr. Oakes, who this year also ‘had the honor of fillâ€" ing the wardenship of the county of Lincoln, first dealt comprehensively with the county activities, making parâ€" ticular reference to the county road system. The high taxes, he said, were caused by ‘the county rate, the county! roads presenting the big problem.| There were 152 miles of roads in the | county road system, the last clay road having been completed this year. It was, he nioted, easy ‘to criticize, â€" but each municipality had rights and if possible got them. The county rate was high due to the large debenture debt for coun‘ty roads but to be fair, he said he did not see any posksibility of it being lowered for some years. The greater portion of it had been acâ€" cumulated from 1916 to 1924. Hunâ€" dreds of thousands of dollars had been expended during the years from 1921 4o 1929 on roads in the county. There would, however, ‘be no more debenâ€" tures. issued for" construction after next year. People are heavily taxed but he could see no relief for some years. All: the. debentures would be retired in 1944. ‘The county road sysâ€" tem, he said, was however, not the big problém but the heavy load we will be called upon to tarry will be the provincial highways. Referring Lt:o _ John E. Lawson El€cted _ Reeve of North Grimsby _ . Contests for Other Offices ies e y Cl paant in m iicacitczicie is thcic t Th 4 L.A % filled to capacity on the occasion of the annmal nominations of the North Grimsby township on Monday, and a lively interest was taken in the proâ€" ceed®ngs . RAENE EUEA 1 SRRUERCT «mm t e 0+ Woel L} the work done from Grimsby to the , Saltfleet line this year,! he said we} would be billed for twenty per cent, of the cost. There was no way of knowâ€" ing what the roads will cost as the county is not consulted. There were rumors that the provincial dept was to take over" both the . county and township roads system‘s when â€" they would still be called‘ upon Ito pay 60 per cent. on township roads and . 50 _per cent.. on county .roads, . | Reeve j ‘Oakes said, they should ; strenuously. combat any. step along that, line, and _should: organize. a: big delegation to go before the government to oppose it. If a halt isâ€"not called in assessâ€" ments for highways he said they might as well sell their farms as the itaxes would be unbearable.â€""">~ â€" ! * * ‘*The speaker "also ‘referred to the ‘various ‘costs Which "the ‘county is obâ€" liged to bear in "connection »with adâ€" ministration of justice and the recomâ€" mendations whith they are obliged to ‘carry out but which added to the costs botne by the county, as well as the. coutlays involved in Children‘s Shelter, Registry office,, ‘upkeepâ€" .of _County building, provision . for the education of high school. pupils, old age penâ€" sions, etc:, in fact there was very litâ€" tle controllable expenditure. The care of indigent patients also involved unâ€" usually large outlays. Under a new byâ€"law passed this year, however, for which he said a good deal of credit was due Reeve Wilkins, of Grimisby, Jas. A. Wray G. W. Crittenden (First five standing for electionâ€" Three to be elected ) For Reeve: $ F. A. Oakes â€" f Jâ€"~E _ Lawson W. E. Smith Wm,. Mitchell ; (Mr. Lawson elected by acc For Deputy Reeve: _ G. W.; Crittenden Wm. E. Mitchell c J..E. Lawson John Hurd (First two standing for â€"For Councillors: J . Hurd W.E. Smith Alex Harvey Peter Graham W. Van Duzer F» A. Oakes :l‘l}e Grimsby council . Durham Former Deputy Reeve Returned W. Crittenden and Exâ€"Reeve Reeveship â€" John Hurd and bers Again In Field For Coun Elections In Town Fortyâ€"Third Y ear ed. , Alex, uell and Lxâ€"Kkeeve W. Mitchell Contesting Deputy â€" John Hurd and W E. Smith, Last Year‘s Memâ€" In Field For Councillors Together With Chas. Durâ€" Harvey and Peter Graham With Three To Be Electâ€" chambers were by acclamation) Retu_rned byâ€" Acclamation election) Nloq s q 7on e ues oo Rron Ne at s â€" CAAA â€" 11€ beâ€" | lieved that with another coating of tar | m the spring it would (be one of the | best roads ‘in the county of Lincoln. He said ithat in the towniship they ‘had set out two years ago to build two to ‘three miles of stone road, it costing between $500 and ‘$600 a mile ’to build them. _ The township roads were now in pretty good shape and they were accomplishingâ€" their object | in building good roads throughout the ,municipality. He also referred to the installations of signs to proitect thel ’ travelling pub 6. mum tl‘-l;né E(-)‘t.xlcii“bé _done to reduce ‘the county and toyvpuship_ rate. . MB C e CCTICEDEET TOLT o )2 repwinets 10e ies Councillor Crittenden, chairman of the finance committee, said they had succeeded by careful financing in keepâ€" ing ‘the mill rate down to nine mills, curtailing construction work as far as possible so down. Councillor Smith was of the opinâ€" ion that tthere should ibe some way to get relief from the heavy taxation caused by road building and other outlays. He thought there had ‘been a miscalculation of our resources when the building of all the roads was sancâ€" tioned. Relief would rexult if the right was granted collecting income tax, refreshment tax and part of the liquor tax ito help pay a portion of the cost borne by municipalities. He compliâ€" mented Reeve Oakes on his splendid record of service and regretted» that he should retire at this time. At this point a suggestion was made that a grant of $100 be made in conâ€" nection with the reeveship, but in view of heavy expenditures and depressed conditions no action was taken. _ Councillor. Hurd was of the opinion ‘ «hat whoever goes to the county counâ€" ‘ cil. should make an effort to have the | Smithville and Grimsby. road _ taken over ‘by the highway dept. He also could see no benefit in having a corn borer inspector in the county, noting the fact that Welland did not have one. As to the library grant he was ‘in favor of having ithose ~who _ take books out of flibrary and read them paying a certain amount for the priviâ€" lege. He ‘believed the library would get: more revenue: that way. He also was in favor of the township; purâ€" chasing a truck. They were now payâ€" ing out money for the purpose which might be invested in a truck and they would. be that much to the good. He also thought the ltqwn»ship should have o ky e oc uk .. c f 70 es t pOF. HUT 1 Deputy Reeve Lawson after a â€" reference to road work in the cc and the needs in that respect in ious townships, alluded to the Grit Smithville road and said that he been endeavoring to get a perma road there TOr some â€" Â¥eara_ . "PL*‘2 , Jn the township he said â€"a mill rate | of nine mills had ‘been in effect since 1921 and jhe thought the different councils deserved credit for holding it to this rate. Maintenance of roads was the big thing and he was of the opinâ€" ion â€" that â€" the large transportation ’trucks do 90 per cent. of:â€" the damage to roads. They derive the ibenefit and the municipalities have to pay. They should keep hammering away to get rid of the 20 per cent. maintenance cost now assessed them by the governâ€" ment. As to the expenditures on roads people ‘themselves want good roads and they, of Colurse. MHSf mav L ar uL. _ _. ,’all bills are now sent to th and the county bills *> the n ity for 50 per cent. of the o this purpose, this having be fect since June. This was equitable arrangement, some alities having borne an und previously, ® Th "the tnurmalkih L. â€" .: p. * 7 <G. W. CRITTENDEN Candidate For Deputy Reeve Township of North Grimsby. ‘"to6 _ aIC now sent to the county the county ‘bills > the municipalâ€" or 50 per cent. of the outlay for p_u_rpos'e; this having beetm in efâ€" (Continued on page 5) THE INDEPE "â€"__ 6 P O wet a permanent for some years. This had accomplished and he beâ€" with another coating of tar ig it would (be one of the in the county of Lincoln. Je am ons‘s va as to keep the tax rate EC C ane Aes o e that respect in varâ€" . want good roads , must pay for them â€" Councillor G ""0), io. & ALbOre , some municipâ€" an undue share after a short pinBonmiiy on inle in c C Eie Rein en nenneeevs Grinusby county had ::‘ flI!lllllIillllIIllllllilfillllIllIllll|||IIInllllllllllllfllllllllll For Maycr Arthur Hewson A. G. Boulter T. E. Mannell T. E. Mannell A . Hewson Thos. Worsley | H. G. Mogg ‘Frank Merritt ]Wm. Chivers T. Worsley ID S 0o Orevpea es ied .. 200. . OeE 'he has been engaged in fruit grow-! ing. He is not a stranger to municipal | office, having had twelve years‘ experâ€" ience in the township council. He first entered the council in 1914, where ‘he served as councillor for sevâ€" en years, subsequently being elected | to the deputy reeveship which he ha‘s{ occupied for five years, so that he is } splendidly qualified by reason of his long experience in both ‘the township and county councils for his new office. Mr, Lawson has identified himself | with activities, having for their object | the advancement of the municipality, || and is interested in the Niagara Grape |â€" Company, as well as In other organtâ€" | & zations. 7 C His election by acclamation indiâ€" | « cates ‘the general esteem in which he ; is held and recognition of his excelâ€" | , For Reeve P‘. E. Wilkins P. E. Wilkins Thomas Worsley For Councillors ® Wm. Chives‘s, Sr. A. B. Bourne Frank Randall Thomas Worsley > Watson McPherson James Wray C. H. Walker W. Lothian A.~G. Boulter C. P. E. Fairbank * A. Robert Lewis H:. J. A. Wray F. C.~A‘ Fan‘ell s Ro For Water Comm‘ssioner (For Arthur Hewson § H. Bull IA., MOAICY H. D. Walker A. Hewson P. E.. Tregunno T. E. Mannell For Board of Education (For two years) K. ‘T.yTheal A. B. Bourne R.. T. Theal H. B. Metcalfe Dr. D. Clark ; T. E. Mannell J . :O.. Moar:e T. E. Mannell Wm. Lothian W. F. Randall C.>J.<Eames H. G.:â€"Mogg Ed Erb‘*= 1. O. Livingston T1X uxaenris T nutte M H. G. Mogg Ed Erb‘*=": Clarence Lewis Wallace Bromley Dated at Acclamations in â€" Saltfleet and Barton In Saitfleet township . W. J ;. Peace, former reeve, was elected first deâ€" puty reeve by acclamation â€" when his opponent, C. C. Pettit, qualified for the office. of second, deputy reeve. Other nominees failing _ to qualify, Charles Lounsbury and Lyle â€" Nash were elected "councillors ‘by. acclamaâ€" tion.: H: D. Glover and S.=H.*+Mcâ€" C€omibe: are in the field for reeve: and C. ‘C. Pettitâ€"and W. ‘S. . Milmine for second deputy reeve. # > Barton council was returned by ac< clamation last week, when those nomâ€" inated in opposition ‘to the present adâ€" ministration failed to submit qualificaâ€" tion papers. Reeve C. S. Bird, who has ‘served the municipality for many years, will Of Grimsby And Township Of North Grimsby Randall Grimsby, .Ontario, this Grimsby, Ontario, Wednesday Nominated by T. Worsley C. F. Mernritt R. Moxley E. W. Erb C. J . EKames W. T. C. Bromley Robert Harvey T. Worsley Wm. Chivers Andrew Swayze A.: B. Bourne W. T. C. Bromley A. B. Bourne P. E. Wilkins R. Moxley J. ‘O. Livingston A . Hewson T. Worsley A. B. Bourne Robert Harvey S$. E. Laidman ~ H. B. Metcalfe. C. J. Eames A. B. Bourne H. G. Mogg F. T. Shoebridge Robert Harvey ‘or two y ears) H. G. Mogg R. Moxley A. Hewson T; E. Mannell A. Hewson 29th day of December, 1930.° . s G. G.. BOURNE, Clerk _ Major W. W. Johnson thas resigned as ibailiff of the ~5th division court, County of Lincoln, which he has held for the past two years, owing to his many military duties and, and is to be succeeded by Judson O. Konkle, high constalle, who takes over the position on January 1st. The appointment is made ‘by the Attorneyâ€"General‘s deâ€" partment. Major Johnson â€" succeeded the lateâ€"Hugh Kelson in the office. Unusual interest was taken in the Clinton township nomination‘s yesterâ€" day afternoon, one of the largest turnâ€" outs of ratepayers in good many years being on_hand. A numerous list of nominees have until toâ€"night to decide whether or not they wili face ‘the barâ€" rier next Monday. â€"â€" Gainsboro Township Reeveâ€" Johm M. Lane, Fralick. , Board of educationâ€"Fred _ Barraâ€" clough, Roy Saunders, Harry Prudâ€" ‘homime, John Hicks, Albert Claus, David Forsyth, George Greves, John Tallman, Otto Forsyth. F South Grimsby Reeveâ€"Robert Book (acclamation). Caistor f Reeveâ€" Herbert Copeland, Sta.nley‘ Young. Contests in Councilâ€"S. Atkinfon, R.â€"O. Wilâ€" cock, R. J. â€" Kennedy, . H. Merritt, Harold Harris, I. Thomson, Joseph Ryckman. * Candidates for municipal honors for 1931 are quite numeéerous, with every office at the gift of the ratepayers beâ€" ing contested . Fifteenl® have qualified for the nine seats about the Council Board seven have qualified for ‘the four vacant seats on the Board of Educaâ€" tion, two are in the field for Public Utilities Commissioner and two for the Mayoralty .. 4 This is the first time in several years Beamsville Reeveâ€"E. â€"B. +Osborne (acclamaâ€" tion) . K that theite has 1 in some office. , Nominations for township and t'own‘ ,councils in Lincoln county on Monâ€" iday brought three acclamations for, freeveships. ~ The uncontested office are in Beamsville village, Louth townâ€" ship and South Grimsby township. Nominations were as follows: ’ Louth Township Reeveâ€" S. H. Rittenhouse (accla-‘ mation) . _ Counciltâ€"H. Sawell, R. Dale, Wilâ€" son Wylie. f again be the presiding officer, and Thomas McDermid will continue as first deputy reeve. Richard ‘Gallagher, J. A. Brown and Thoma‘s Quinn are councillors, and Percy T. Bound and Raymond Gallagher, Hydro comimisâ€" Deputy reeveâ€"J. R. Stork, Soloâ€" mon Davis. shoners. Results In i ~The Townships! ifi New Bailiff St.Catharines W. Chivers t P. E. Wilkins., E. Farewell â€"=~ X. °C .>Palmer H. B. Metcalfe L. A. Jacobs $. E. Laidman C:.:g.. Eames _ A . Hewson, A. Hewson Thos. Worsley H. E. Farrell Wm. Chivers C.â€"F. Merritt R. â€"Wadge R. Moxley T. Worsley A:: Hewson T. Worsley S. E. Laidman Robert Harvey C ]J.. Eames wW; T. C. Bromley T. Worsley A . Hewson L. ~A. Bromley 1. E. Stevens not Ibeen an acclamation P. E: Fairbhank A. Swayze 6Â¥ Worsley T. A. Wray A. G.: Boulter T. E. â€"Mannell W. T. C. Bromley L. A. Bromley E. J. Muir. P. E. Wilkins o H. G. Mogg E. B. Murdoch H. G.._Mogg Lane, William The Rock Chapel Sunday School under the leadership of Lewis Hawâ€" key as superintendent, with six teachâ€" ers, have just finished a very interestâ€" ing and prosperous year. 3 chce and good will of citizens generâ€" ally, being first elected to office two years ago. During these years he has been chairman of the Board of Works. He has proven himself a public spiritâ€" ed citizen and devoted to the interâ€" ESts of ‘the "trrarw.: . KBE alaneian‘ alstclo . ’ Mr. Boulter has been engaged in the meat business here and in the meat and grocery business in Smithâ€" ville for many years, having founded the successful businesses now carried on in these places 26 years ago. Since coming to Grimsby in 1923, where he has been associated with his son in business, he has gained the confidâ€" ence and good will of CHMtizens cFenar. lllls Menh on Mea ie oo OeE un 10 ho ie CS Their annual Christmas tree and enâ€" | tertainment for the scholars was held on Thursday, Dec. 18th, at the 'homel of Mr.: and Mrs. Philip Shuker, and was well patronized and a very pleasâ€" ant evening was spent. ‘The Rev. H. Mousinger, of Tapleyâ€" town, acted as chairman, and ‘the proâ€" gramme which consisted of choruses, drills, dialogues, recitations, etc., by thyg scholars, was well presented, and spoke well for he painstaking efforts of the ‘different committees. Old Santa arrived in time to distfiâ€" bte the fruits of ‘the well laden tree: with satisfaction to all concerned . ‘ One very pleasing part of the proâ€" gramme was the presenting of ‘rewards to all scholars who made a perfect attendance during the whole year, fourâ€" teen in number, whose names are aS follows: LeRoy, Howard and â€" Earl Etherington, James, Joseph and Jack Carleton, Ralph and Orpha Bowslaugh Marjory and Dalton Stewart, Alex. Sait, Clarence Brand, Kenneth Holt and Sadie Jeffery. There were also s‘x whoâ€"missedonly one dz‘ly. . CHRISTMAS ENTERTAIN â€"_Albert G. Boulter, was on Monday, signally ‘honored by the municipality in which he has been a resident for eight years, in his election to the chief office in ~ the gift of ‘the electors, by acclamation . His election followed two years of service in the council, alâ€" though he has eight years‘ previous experience as a member of the South Grimsgby ‘township council. . : , Dec. u29 , Cllh , $ 4280 dntntyta dca dnc yc lt 4 Y P â€" Our custom of the school_ in giving the collections of Ithe first Sunday in every ‘month to missions amounted to over $30.00. 2A At the close of the programme a light lunch was served, and all went home well pleased with ‘the year‘s reâ€" sults. of the town. His election was a lar ‘one. Pis interesting to note that twenty \ ago, when he first entered busiâ€" three pounds of steak sold for 25 , swhile butter. was 15 â€"cents a : â€"P" i k9 ;. 3 o j /OV\ \ ‘ iz x "A=~.‘a ' % ,‘ u. =NDEN ALBERT_G. BOULTER Elected Mayor of Grimsby By Acclamation. CHARLES DUKHAM Candidate For Councillor Township of North Grimsby. ®9 1930 Unusual interest was evidenced in the annual nomination of the town of Grimsby, held on Monday, the comâ€" modious new council chamber not beâ€" ing sufficiently large to accommodate all whoâ€"desired to attend.: The speakâ€" ers, were accorded an attentive hearâ€" ing as. they, reviewed the year‘s acâ€" tivities, members of this year‘s counâ€" cil as well; as the various ‘candidates addressing the . ecting. ‘ Mr.E.:23, Ngxlir was elected@ chairâ€" man of the meeting occupying the po-l sition with much acceptance. ./ * %n untuisually larg@ list of" candiâ€" datas was nominated, a good many of wh YUBi MA ccéry that Abaks hilsst Lo vice as councillor, although he had previous municipal experience for a period of eight years â€" in the South Grimsby township council. Exâ€"reeve Mannell had previously announced his intention â€"of standing for Mayor, but his qualifications were filed too late for him to be in the running. Mayor Hewson withdrew, being elected to the Water Commission by acclamaâ€" tion, taking ‘the place of H. D. Wialkâ€" er, whoretired after several years service on that body while: Thos. Worsley, who was also nominated for Mayor is contesting the reeveship against the present Reeve, P. E. Wilkâ€" ins. Seven are Candidates for the six seats as councillors, three of the preâ€" sent council,â€" standing, while the other nominees have not previousty served on the council. Four are in the field for the three seats on the Board of Education, three former members, and one new candidate. F § A. B. Bourne, Willam Chivers, Sr., Robert Lewis, William. Lothian, Watson MacPherson, C. Franklin Merritt, . W. Franklin Randall. } (Six to be Elected) For Water Commissioner : (For two years)â€" Arthur Hewson, . (Elected by Acclamation) For Board of Education: (For two years)â€" Wallace T. C. Bromley, % ‘Dr. Donald Clark, f James O. Moore _ P3 Richard T. Theal. M f '}"*'ndeflce points to a lively contest in the election to take place on Monâ€" uay Movor Hewson said that this was the largest crowd ‘he had seen present at a nomination meeting since ae had been in office and he was pieased to ‘see the interest taken. The council had ‘had a heavy year, owing to ‘the installation of sewers. Referring to pending suit entered by the sewer. conâ€" tractor, Mr. Mohan, he said he did not think ‘that the town would suffer loss thereby, they having accepted the enâ€" gineer‘s final certificate for the work. Referring to the contract let for the extension of sewers to the west part of the town, he said the work had been pretty well petitioned for and â€" the council thought it best to proceed with other streets in that part of thne muniâ€" cipality as well. It was likely that they would need 15 more men «s the work proceeded, and in another few days would be going ahead with about thirty© men. He felt that the unemâ€". ployed were being pretty well looked. after, and ‘that the town was no worse than anvy other year in this respect. â€"As chairman. of the Water Comâ€" mission, Mayor Hewson reviewed the work of the.commiisgsion, a new brealéâ€" water having ‘been constructed ~this vear to protect the pump house. <Desâ€" pite this the commission was ableâ€"to tfurn over a subsfantial sum to »the town, amounting to several thousand dollars . The revenue at the water works had been $2500 higher than last vear. They had installed a imeter.durâ€" ing the year. so as to ascertain the actual cost of the water per thousand igallons : and this woulld} »shortly be available. â€" ; .As their Mayor for the past five For Reeve: ¢ Percy E. Wilkins, Thomas Worsley. For Councillors: Albert”(.}‘. Boulter, o4 t hk o4 04 d cÂ¥A 04 S nacdo 00 Ti ich in anliati it eiP igallons : and this woulld} ;shortly be available. â€" ; As their Mayor for the past five years he said he had sacrificed his own business in order to fulfill his duties, although he did) not regret It, as he had always had ‘the best interests of the town at heart. He had fr‘i‘egdr# consider what was best for Grimsby, having grown up with the town ,of For Mayor: Albert G. Boulter, "a Wws ' Mayor of Grimsby Other Offices Contested Former Cogncillor Boulter (Three"to be Elected) 1 hoh e s sn d 1 0 e OS Neoirinne C Te â€"â€" e Reeve Wilkins and Councillor Thos. Reeveship â€" Seven Councillors, A. B W. Chivers, Members of This Year‘s dall, W. Lothian, Robert, Lewis and test For Six Vacant Seats â€" Four Car on Board of Education â€" Dr, Clark, : Moore of Last Year‘s Board With \I] (Elected bsr' ‘Anation Oof the town of 1 ‘on Monday, the comâ€" council chamber not beâ€" y large to ac-commodate’ d to attend.: The speakâ€"| 1, a §00d many of that therewill be Acclamation) acâ€", "Having consented ‘to accept the unâ€" | nomination for the Mayor‘s office I ites | may _ say I have done so at the reâ€" quest of.â€"numerous citizens and also T air. | Gave ibeen led to ‘believe by Mayor poâ€", Hiewlscin on ‘sevcral oomzsions diurâ€" ing the past year that this was his idiâ€" | last year. . I also have seriously ronâ€" of | Stdered: the respoéisibility that goes be | with this office but I feel 1 ca~ T ouncilior ‘Ihos. Worsley In Field For uncillors, A. B. Bourne, F. Merritt and of This Year‘s Council, With F. Ranâ€" ert, Lewis and W. McPherson in Conâ€" ats â€".Four Candidates For Three Seats _â€" Dr, Clark, Richard Theal and J. O, Board With Wallace Bromley. Received Acclamation For wmicomt ne had been a lifeiong tesident !He also paid ‘a high tribute t‘o'Theif‘i ficiency of Town Clerk Bourne. Reeve Wilkins dealt at some length with the work of the county council on which he was the representative ot the town, citing the various expendiâ€" tures which the county was obliged |to take care of, in which the mat» of roads was the ‘biggest item oj pense. He referred ttgthe ibyâ€"las der which the municipalities »lda. lSO Por cent. ‘fowards the «* Aikd, . | digent patients which di”sfl expense nrore equitablyÂ¥;s e ‘having previously takâ€" oy 28 whole amount, ‘he 1 8 the proposal. He 2"KO | to the work of the tural Co cil in assisting agriculture in the counâ€" ty. If returned to the county councili he would endeavor to cut dow:n on exâ€" penditures on road construction and maintenance so that the town‘s outâ€" lays would be reduced. We must cut j expenditures to the very minimum, declared the reeve. > Thos. Worsley, candidate tor the réeveship, &nd chairman. of the finance committee this‘ year, dealt with the. financial statement, while reports were also made iby other comimittee chairâ€" men, namely, A. G. Boulter of the Board of Works, P. E. Fairbank, of the Fire and Light committee, A. B. Bourne, of the Cemetery and Property committee and William Chivers, ~of the Industrial committee. at the preseirtâ€"r very carefully in council of 1929 block of sewers tax rate which I think »~‘% y move at that time as the. of sewers could not ‘be left longer. . I think they wil great asset to our town. Ag present *year‘s acluncil. extem sewers to ‘the we‘st part of th This was done on account of t! employed and in order to take . vantage of the Government grant | now that the work is being done [ lieve no imore money shosd be spe by the town of Grimsby above t running expenses of the town unt our tax rate is lower than it is today. We had this year added to us in school rates, $4,000 and. $2300 0 county rate, The water ‘commission lalso found it necessary to spend $2509 . on break water cribbing in order | t ‘. save pumping stm1 damage, while a _ plan of a survey on the town 'which?fig were compelled to have done cost $1.â€" . 000. This I am afraid@cannot all be . taken care of®in thi‘s year‘s taxes. We will therefore have to stop and spend only what is absolutely necessary in the years to come. As far as the. threatened lawsuit is concerned T do not think the present council will be. called on to give any. evidence as,;qgg{' solicitor informed me thatuit will. é a case of how our contract reads as, well as the plans. and specifications, . our engineer‘s decisions and Mr. Moâ€" han‘s account. As far as the work it s the west end of the town is concerned it is now in the hands of thevenginser |and contractor. I thank my mover ant seconder and wish every one a Happ 1 New Year. ; ; es _ . â€" _ | ~Exâ€"reeve Mannell who intimates | would be a candidate for May t ledâ€" that he had previously. st ~] the council for four years. If elected ‘rthe would strive to. econc ‘r, re=: s ® * K; nb ge 'lever possible aswthe ‘tax rate was Wu bearable. =~ o s ~ â€"_Other candidates iincluding WLF. : \Pherson and Jas. The Oddfellows _ Eatetertain Children _ which he had been a lifelong LJ L Lo OmA e inegieg o+ h on Saturday ‘to the child employed on the occasio mas Tree celebration. lunch including an abun each was ‘presented m Christmas stocking, c« anges, nuts, candies, etc About 45 kiddies p fine treat provided ib were very "J h * 4 } $2.00 per year, 5¢ a ocf, Of the Unemp J C~al that this was his also have seriously ronâ€" respoéisibility that gloes a o 2 n t 1r e hy feel 1 can %Efi; inniQiclonel!t â€"the noxide gives f"r{jnary, unâ€" L\ gnC Samo Mayor â€" K4 tz b4 Aatf