difj not assets and the liabilities I see on this statement liabilities of $72,000.00 for this Township, and as I go over those items which contain $72,000.00 I see $53,000.00 charged up to the several school sections $4800 and some dollars of the assetsâ€"electric debentures, which were $8000. or more when it was created~ being- paid off from year to year. That‘ along with debentures which are issued along with several har "I want to take this oppor- tunity at this time of presenting to you the financial standing of the Township of Vaughan at the last Audâ€" itor‘s Report said Mr. Kellam which was one year ago today that is the last Auditor’s statement that we have, and as I take here the account of the No doubt the first question and the great question that interests you as ratepayers of this Township is the tax bill, and Why is the tax hill climbing from year to year. The four mam items in connection with the taxation are:â€"In the first place, the only climbing that the tax rates has done for several yearsâ€"for two years at leastâ€"is in the County tax rate. We have a system now of education that is climbing in expenditure, is climb- ing in progress, and is fulfilling a greater work from year to year. We have some nine or ten High Schools and some nine or ten continuation schools throughout the county. and the new law enacted some few years ago requires everyman to pay his share. Every municipality pays half of the cost of High School education, and that is to fill the demands of the High ‘School pupils. This year High school education cost the County of York some $300.000.00. Vaughan had to levy her share for that amount, apâ€" proximately $300,000.00 some $60,000. am not exactly sure, $70,000. or $75â€" ,000. more than in 1927. Continuing Reeve Kellam gave a de- tailed account of County activities and his presentation of the facts and fig- ures evidenced a complete understand- ing'of the many problems. It is a pleasure to me to see such an audience before me today, and as I appear before you I want to wish you the compliments of the season with all sincerity. We ought also to congrat- ulate ourselves upon the Chairman that we have and I also feel like con- gratulating the Chairman upon being chairman of this audience. It is twenty eight years ago since I first sat at this table, and I am sure it was a very pleasant time for me during the years that I served, and I understand that things have generally gone along without much trouble in the township. Vaughan always seemed to be a township there wasn’t much wrangling in, as there is in some townships. Again thanking- you for the position you have put me in. The first speak- er called was Reeve Kellam. Mr. Kellam Mr. Chairman, gentlemen, ratepayâ€" ers: of the_ Township of Vaughan: It is not for me to make any speech â€"not my duty at allâ€"but as a rate- payer I am going to take the liberty of nominating a chairman. I am going to ask Mr. D. C. Longhouse, one of the oldest ex-reeves that I see in the audience, to take the seat this af- tel-noon. Mr, D. C. Longhouse, Chairman I am sure I must thank you for the honor you have placed on me in ap- pointing me Chairman over the Ann- ual Meeting of the Election. I am pleased to see the representâ€" ation of the township to-day â€" such a large audience«â€"- speaks well of the interest that the ratepayers are tak- ing in the effairs of the township. The nomination speeches Were in- terspersed with some fiery questions from the audience who were out to give the candidates a “rough ride.†In a lengthy address, Reeve Kellam gave g detailed statement of County and ownship affairs. Deputy Reeve Robson who is seeking promotion was given an enthusiastic reception and Deputy Reeve Farr who is having op- position declared his stand on County and Township matters. The interest shown at the meeting was evidence of the interest taken in all parts of the Township and a large vote is expected on Monday next. This is my thirtieth time as Nomi- nating Officer, and I haven’t missed one meeting inithe thirty years. am who has been in office for the past two years is opposed by Deputy Reeve Robson and former second deputy reeâ€" ve A. W. Farr who is a candidate for the ï¬rst deputy reeveship is opposed by former Reeve J. T. Saigeon and former Reeve T. B. Weldrick. Coun- cillor Thos. M. Baker has been elected second deputy reeve by acclamation. Councillor Wm. J. Johnson and Robert Dooks have also received an acclam- ation for council. David Middleton had entered the field for council but was unable to qualify on account of an error of the assessor in leaving his name off the roll. It was a regrett. able error as Mr. Middleton was re- ceiving strong support and would have made an excellent bid for election._ Vaughan Township Nomination meeting held on Monday afternoon was very largely attended and was featured by more “fireworks†than usual. The Hall was packed to the doors and several hundred were un- able to gain admission. Reeve Kell- Reeve Kellam Opposed By Deputy Reeve Robson and Three Seek Office of First Deputy Nomination Meeting Most Largely Attended [n Many Years - Baker, Johnson and Books Receive Acclamation. Spirited Election Contest F or Two Reeveships in Vaughan Township PAGE FOUR )( H Mr. McLean the ‘cti T} hug me: 000.00 which is Auditor’s 000.00 it added on to your current account it will amount to $9000.00. In other words, We have $1000.00 as far as I can make out, maybe a. little more un- used for that purpose, which is to apâ€" Dly to the expenditure on Roads and Bridges disposal during the year. Our cqnstables this year cost us a net sum The next item is am'ount offlergy Reserve and Municipal loans of- the ‘ Township, used by the township and borrowed by the Township for current expenditure at this time, $7966.21. We ' have a note here, balance due Stand- ard Bank on a loan $10,000.00. Then we have some sundry items, some $2 ' and $3 which is still owing to the sev- eral school sections. There are eight or nine of them here. It is here to their credit or charged against them, that is $90.00 for those items, and that is what makes the $18,506.34 of the liability to this township. What have we to offset that? We have balance of taxes from the collectors of 1927 of $8581.24; ,unpaid taxes of 1927 which you see holds good as to why the tax collectors have not received their sal- aries. That was not paid in; 5% was added on to it and it is an asset. It is 100% asset to the township. $8581- .24 of unpaid taxes to meet $18,506.34. We have another little item here to offset the $90.00, a credit item of $66- .36 which stands against those school sections which they are credited with $2. and $3., and so on, which makes $66.36. What else have we to meet that liability of $18,506.34? We have, as I said $8581.24 in unpaid taxes, $66.36 standing as a credit from the several school sections, but we have more, we have cash paid here on local improvements, $14,950.00, which is all paid and included in those assets. Now how do we have that? Expendi- ture on local improvements on several streets. We did not complete the work until late in the fallâ€"November. Af- ter that work was completed the Eng- ineer gave us an exact statement of the expenditure. Then we had to call those people together for a court of revision assessmnt of a lot, mis- name, or anything like that, we have a court of revision to rectify any err- ors. We had to give them so many days notice, and it happened after we had the court of revision we had not the debentures sold, so the first of the new year we sold those debentures, which was $14,950.00, to the munici- pality, which had paid that account in 1927 funds out of current revenue, so as an offset of that $18000.00 of a liability $8500.00 of unpaid taxes and we have this $14,950.00 which came into the township as soon as the de- bentures were sold and they Were sold the commencement of the year and the money came to this township Treasury this year. What does that leave us? $14,950.00, $8581.00, and $66.00 from a few items in the school account; that gives us $23,531.03 and leaves a balance on hand at the com- mencement of 1928 of $5025.29; that is the standing upwards of a year ago. What else have we got? We have non-resident taxes and unpaid taxes from the year before in the hands of the County Treasurer of $6807.16, which is 100% assetâ€"remember, 100 per cent asset, and hat makes us a balance of $11,832.45 to commence our year’s work in 1928. What else have we? In the first place wehave the Clergy Reserve and the Municipal loan of $33,532.00 in its entirely setI aside for the benefit of the ratepayers of this township. It is a trust fund and it Auditors find? Real Estate; that is, this hall and these grounds; they have placed a value of $8500.00 on them as an asset totally paid. What else have we? Personal estate, road mach- inery, $10,000.00, so that we have to the credit of this township $33,532.00 in Clergy Reserveand Municipal loan, we have this building $8500.00 standâ€" ing to the credit; we have this road machinery valued at $10,000.00, and we have a surplus, a balance of 811,- 832.45. So gentlemen that is the fin- ancial standing of this township one year ago today. Probably that isn’t satisfactory. You are not interested ;in our financial standing then. but to- day. We have in this township some 810,200 odd dollars grant from the Government, which we are entitled to on account of the work which was done in 1927. If we closed business a year ago that would be our ï¬nancial standing and that amount would be forwarded to us, which it was. That is the condition in which we started work one year ago today. As far as the ï¬nancial condition goes, during the year we levied to be collected from the ratepayers for the work of this year a bylaw for $22,000.00 for roads and bridges and We levied a 810.000.00 bylaw for current expenses. and as near as I can make out the report here onlv makes it a statement up to the 15th of December and there may be an item or two to go on but very small. and when those little items are is there. What else do thel will want to know what we have. done for the Township to expend that $38- ,000.00. Let me say in the first place that we have graded some 10-1/2 miles of road under Government standardâ€" Government standard roads. Some of you probably were here two years ago when Mr. McVicar came out and said that the mainntenance cost of this township was far ahead, told us previâ€" ously, told me personally, to put all our work under the Improvements Act for a while, with no construction, but today we have 101/2 miles graded, 24- foot width in this township, approxi- mately that, and we have drawn some 12,000, nearly 13,000 yards of gravel this year, some 12,700 yards, besides the other work, which has covered nearly as much as we have graded. It has covered about ten miles, besides resurfacing or patching up many placâ€" es. We have not been so very heavy on the bridge line, but we have done some concrete work as well. In that expenditure of this year we drew something over 5,000 yards of gravel with horses in the Winter time, and remember that is agains the advice of the Highways Department. Spring opened up and we found something over 5000 yards of gravel drawn by horses and placed on our roads and our graders going, and miles of gravel which we wished and intended as a Council to get on the roads this year. When Spring opened up, we could not get teams and had to make use of trucks. We had one truck and we kept it going and we engaged other trucks under the Road Superintendent, We could not get the screen gravel at Maple only in limited quantities. We could not make very much use of truck without some kind of a loader. We had a lot of work to do in the sou- th end of this municipality but they did not receive and gravel of any ac- count so far this year. How were we to get that gravel drawn? The Coun- cil entered into the proposal to buy the gravel loader. We thought we could get some old machine for $200 or $300. that would elevate the gravel but we could not do it. We looked at several machines; finally we got one to cost some $800.00 that we thought would do the work. We placed it in a pit on the ninth concession. They told us it would elevate out the bank. When We got it there it wouldn’t do any such thing, and it was a man- killer to shovel it in. We refused it. It was not satisfactory. The man was full of business and he said: “We have another outfit with a drag line to it.†We notified all the Council of our meeting and we rwent to see the gravel loader. We bought that gravâ€" el loader and it worked beautifully. After we placed that, we got some 1200 yards out of that ,one pit, at a time when we could not get horses without paying two prices at least. That work is good. The cost of that machine is $1500.00. but we got the Government 0.1:. before we bought it and he said it was a wonderful asset, a real machine, and we have been guaranteed the 30% on that machine the coming year, which will leave the lcost of the machine to the ratepayers of this township about $1050.00. With that 1200 yards that we drew out of 'that pit, if we had drawn it all with our own truck we would have got it ,Dlaced on the road at a cost of $360.00 If we had hired the truck at the best deal we could get, which was about 15 cents per yard per mile, it would have ‘ cost some $960.00. If We had paid? teams, not teams in the summer, but teams in the winter time to draw that. it would have been 40 cents per mile per yard, approximately, running up to about $2000.00. That is the expla- nation I give of our gravel loadlng. We believe it is an asset, very useful. and a convenience to the peOple of this municipality. We had Mr. Higâ€" gins, Government representative. out, and he went over our work and he ! gave us the very highest standing of; the work that was done. The Govern- ‘ ment 24-foot roads suited him. The? concrete work we had done suited him ‘ splendidly. and the gravel that wej Ihad placed on the roads at the cost zsuited him excellentlv. He made the |statement that Vaughan Township ex- penditure was to the top of anything in Ontario. The government Engi- neer gave us the greatest praise for the work we had accomplished during the year. But the work which worried me was not the work which was ac- complished. but that which was not accomplished. The unprecedented rains in July broke up the roads in almost every shape and form: the banks slid down into ditches practicâ€" ‘ allv every nlace. all extra work which I l There are $450.00 charged up to the tax collector’s salaries. It was not due them yet; or it wouldn’t have been here. It was due them when they paid in their full amount of taxes or got a clearance card from the town- ship_ leaves a liability of $18,506.34; that is the liability that was against this township one year ago today, the last audit we have had. I will read you those items contained in that item. We acknowledge every cent of them. account. for the 1' at that ac 'We Ievic thi: $40 )0 ill gins, Government representative, out, and he went over our work and he gave us the very highest standing of the work that was done. The Govern- ment‘24_foot roads suited him. The 1concrete work we had done suited him splendidly, and the gravel that we lhad placed on the roads at the cost {suited him excellently. He made the lstatement that Vaughan Township ex- ‘penditure was to the top of anything ‘in Ontario. The government Eng-i- neer gave us the greatest praise for the work We had accomplished during- the year. But the work which worried jme was not the work which was ac- complished, but that which was not accomplished. The unprecedented rains in July broke up the roads in almost every shape and form; the banks slid down into ditches practicâ€" ally every place, all extra work which no man could foretell. and I want to give the greatest credit to those Road Commissioners; most of them had a Uommlssi good deal ing those kind are 2 $10,200.00 odd dollars probably, from the Government grant, 30 per cent. on our expenditures for the year; that would leave us $32,000. and $200 or $300. and a thousand over from the revenue of current expenses would ‘leave us some $33,000.00. Now our expenditure on roads and bridges, you will find that it is some $38,000.00, ‘which should leave us drop our asset surplus some $5000.00, and remember .we had $11,000. to start with; drop it some $5000.00; and now probably you will want to know what we have done for the Township to expend that $38- ,000.00. Let me say in the first place that we have graded some 10-1/2 miles of road under Government standardâ€" Government standard roads. Some of you probably were here two years ago when Mr. McVicar came out and said .that the mainntenance cost of this itownship was far ahead, told us previâ€" ‘ously, told me personally, to put all our work under the Improvements Act for a While, with no construction, but today we have 101/2 miles graded, 24- lfoot width in this township, approxi- 1mately that, and we have drawn some 12,000, nearly 13,000 yards of gravel this year, some 12,700 yards, besides the other work, which has covered nearly as much as we have graded. It has covered about ten miles, besides resurfacing or patching up many plac- es. We have not been so very heavy on the bridge line, but we have done some concrete work as well. In that expenditure of this year we drew something over 5,000 yards of gravel with horses in the Winter time, and remember that is agains the advice of the Highways Department. Spring opened up and we found something over 5000 yards of gravel drawn by horses and placed on our roads and our graders going, and miles of gravel which we wished and intended as a Council to get on the roads this year. s were s heavy oners; m of it to d : ditches an asset t THE LIBERAL, 9.1mm HILL, ONTARIO nd We ‘ ther this ken Ma Men of th: municipalit up wherew running a! I have served the muniCiPality 0n the council for seven years, the past two of which I have been second deputy reeve. All questions pertaining to the welfare of the Township have at all times had my earnest consideration and I assure you that if I am re-elected that I will serve you to the very best of my ability. I would urge that as many of the electors as possible go to the polls on Monday next and would especially urge an active inteâ€" rest on the part of the women electors Whose vote and influence I appreciate and respectfully solicit. ' from week to week. We had two misfortunes during the year. In the Winter time when We were drawing with horses, a young man had the misfortune in the north- ern part of our township to have a broken leg. That young man had no home of his own and certainly the municipality took care of him. He was a Bernardo boy and solicitors got busy and were demanding a consider- able amount of damages and would not permit the boy to settle for him- self, and it was placed not by us but by a ratepayer in the hands of this county to the hands of the Compen- sation Board. The municipality paid the hospital accounts and I believe the Doctor bill. He was unfortunate in the hospital at Newmarket where it was found that the bone was not knit- tin . The removed him to a Toronto lï¬fpital and set the leg there. (Continued on Page 5) George Kellam VOTING DA Y, MONDAY, JANUARY 7th, 1929 Be Sure To Cast Your Vote Electors of Vaughan Township Electors of Vaughan Township VOTE to RE-ELECT Electors of Vaughan Township VOTE TO ELECT lst Deputy-Reevefor 1929 EXPERIENCED MUNICIPAL LEGISLATOR Desires to thank the electors of Vaughan Township for his election by acclamation as Second Deputy-Reeve for 1929 Desires to thank the electors of Vaughan Township for his election by acclamation as J. T. SAIGEON WILLIAM J. JOHNSON THOMAS M.‘ BAKER Your Vote and Influence Respectfully Solicited by V. B. Weldrick lst Deputy-Reeve 1929 As REEVE for 1929 Councillor for 1929 13 Years Municipal Experience ECONOMY WITH EFFICIENCY Electors of Vaughan T FOR SALEâ€"Child’s white enamel crib. Apply Mrs. F. S. Tyndall. FOR SALEâ€"One Jersey cow, aged 7 Robson Economy with Progress FARR lst Deputy Reeve for 1929 Electors Vaughan Twp. ARTHUR W. Reeve {or 1929 years, registered, test No. 46, due in March, 1 part Guernsey, aged 6 years, test No. 4, due in March, also a few young heifers. Apply Robt. Harbinson, Gormley, R. R. No. '2. Phone 4803. "THIS IS THE DAY OF ADVERTISINGHMAKU THE MOST OF IT" RATES~Five lines or less, 25 cents for ï¬rst it sertion and 15 cents for each subsequent insertion. Over 5 lines 5 cents per line extra each insertion. VOTE to ELECT VOTE JAMES assifieci Advertising THURSDAY. JANUARY 3rd. 1929 Bill of Divorce from hé WILLIAM LLOYD LINTC N, e_ ........... . LU, vnuguau. Terms, 10 per cent on day of sale and remainder within 30 days thereafter or on completion of purchase when possession will be given. D. A. Mcâ€" Callum and John G. McDonald, Execuâ€" ‘tors. J. T. Saigeon, Auctioneer. MARY ADDIE LINTON 0% the Toronto, in the County of York Province of Ontario, married x will apply to the Parliament 0 ada at the next session thereof \Vednesday, January lBthâ€"Auction sale of valuable farm. also pure bred short horn, registered Cattle, horses, implements, grain, hay, furniture, autos, etc. The property of estate of the late John M .McCallum, lot 27, con. 10, Vaughan Township, York County, four miles south of Bolton. Sale at 12 o’clock sharp. No reserve as the estate must be wound up. Terms, cash. Also at the same time and place, the farm consisting of 100 acres, more or .less, on lot 27, west half of concession 10, Vaughan. m-._“_ 1A A {NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR DIVORCE We find we are overâ€"stocked with 2 x 4’5. 6 feet long and have reduced the price on this length from $42 to $38. per thousand. These are all good standard stock and every farm- er should have some of them for re- pair work around the buildings, While they are going cheap. Apply Jones Lumber Company, Richmond Hill. Phone 27. Grav |1 (by yard) delivered, also' Wrecki large barn at Oakville, mov- ing and erecting same. Tenders will be accepted on each part of work sep- arately. Particulars, E. T. STEPH- ENS, Richmond Hill, Ont. aid FOR RENTâ€"6 roomed house on Eliz- abeth Street, Richmond Hill, good‘ orchard, electric light, moderate rent. Apply L. B. Finch, 496-A, Ossington Ave., Toronto, phone- Lombard 8511. FOR SALEâ€"Residence, corner Mark- ham Road and Church Street, Rich- mond Hill, large lot, well protected by trees, good garden with good fruit, house nicely planned, large living room and two sun rooms, Beautiful location, convenient to cars and to Yonge St., all that can be desired in a home. Prospective buyers are welcome to look over the premises on request. Would rent, Apply Box 61 Liberal Office. JOHNS'I HARNESSâ€"I wish to' announce the re-opening'\of my shop for the sea- son, and am prepared to do all kinds of harness repairing, harness made to order, all hand stitched, only best No. 1 oak tan leather used; also have a good supply of best long- straw collars. My aim is quality. Write for prices or call and see us. Isaac Baker, Maple, Ont., R. R. 2. FOR SALEâ€"1 Sow due last of Janu- ary, 15 store pigs, 5 head of last spring’s calves, 1 good horse, 8 yrs. old, in good condition and sound. Apply Cameron Walkington, phone King 4212. FOR SALEâ€"12 Rock Elm doubletrees extra good, price while they last $1., these are very special values. Ap- ply Jones Lumber Co., Richmond Hill, Phone 2-7. NOTICE HAIRDRESSING FOR SALE or RENTâ€"3 roomed cot- tage, on Centre Street, east, must be moved from its present location, price right. Apply Jones Lumber 00., Richmond Hill, Ont., phone 27. WANTEDâ€"Girl or Woman in Richâ€" mond Hill to do interesting work in spare time. Must be well acquainâ€" ted locally. Apply by letter to box 106 Liberal Office. OFFICES FOR RENTâ€" Apply T. H. T0 RENTâ€"Good house in Richmond Hill, hot water heating, all conven- iences. Apply A. Mills, Yonge St., Richmond Hill. 'FOR RENTâ€"Heated apartment, p05- session immediately, all convenienâ€" ces. Apply T. H. Trench, phone I 116-J, Richmond Hill. etc., Mrs. Russell, Centre St., West, Phone 178. ' SALE REGISTER Trench it ground of adults cit TENDERS M Ontario, married woman 1's Notice WANTED GRANT, DODS & DONALD hereby given that Parliament of C assion thereof. fo ilton Applicant Marcelling and Buildin the city of ork in the hus}