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COUNTY OF NEWELL NO. 4
COUNTY COUNCIL
ADJOURNED MEETING
JULY 19th, 1954.
The adjourned meeting of the Council of the County of
Newell No. 4 was held in the County Office at Brooks,
Alberta at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, July 19th, 1954.
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Members present, Chairman,
Councillors,
N.A. Shuttleworth
H • Ockey
R. Arrison
J. Mortensen
K. Waraksa
P. McAleese
W. Lokier
G. Douglas
B • Plumer
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Town and Village member of the School Committee
Owen Lake, was the only one of the committee present.
Secretary - Treasurer H. C. Scammell
School Superintendent 0. P. Larson
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The matter of the School Teacher Strike was discussed
at length and a report in this regard was presented
by the School Superintendent.
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Moved by Councillor Ockey that the Council accept
the Arbitration Award, ani settle the Teachers Strike
Motion Lost
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Moved by Councillor Plumer, that application be made
to the Department of Education for the necessary
correspindence courses.
Carried
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Moved by Councillor Plumer, that the local Home and
School Associations be approached requesting assistance
in providing supervisors and or Teachers for the next
school year.
Carried
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Moved by Councillor Ockey, that the architect Firm of
Messrs. Mitchell and Meech, Lethbridge, be consulted
and invited to attend a meeting of the School Committee,
with a view to having a school built at Duchess in line
with our ability to pay.
Carried 0AI
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Moved by Councillor Shuttleworth, that all business
connections with Messrs. Hodges and Bates be
discontinued.
Carried
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Moved by Councillor Plumer, that no payment be made
to any teachers for the months of July and August
1954, pending the settlement of the Teachers Strike.
Carried
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Moved by Councillor Lokier, that three of the busts
recently purchased be used at Rolling Hills for
vanning school children.
Carried
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Moved by Councillor Waraksa, that the following rates
be approved for the vanning of children by private
van in the Tilley District
G. Srolson 13.00 per day of 52 miles, 36 pass. ven
H.E. Hankel 11.00 per day of 42 miles, 12 pass. ven
J. Korithoski lo.00 per day of 38 miles, 12 pass. vEn
to be paid for actual travelling only.
Carried
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Moved by Councillor Arrison, that a circular letter be
sent to all School Divisions asking them, that if it
is at all possible, they shai l not hire any of the
former teachers of the County of Newell Staff, who
were in our employ during the recent strike action.
Carried
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�oved by Councillor Shuttleworth that Mr. J.H. Gray
ditor of the Farm and Ranch Review be invited to
attend a meeting of the School Committee with a
view to having full publicity given to the Countys
position in the Teachers strike.
Carried
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Moved by Councillor Ockey, that no action be taken
at this time with regard to the disposing of the
Dormitory property.
Carried
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Moved by Councillor Waraksa, that permission be
given to M. Glen StanfoYd to mail a copy of the J
"E.I.D. News" bulletin to each ratepayer in the
County.
Carried
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Moved by Councillor McAleese, that an overexpenditure
of 4500.00 be authorized in Capital Buildings Account
to permit the purchase of the Hankel House and Lot
in the Village of Tilley.
Carried GA,,Sn
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The secretary advised that Standard Gravel and
Surfacing Co. intend to appeal to the Supreme Court
of Canada.
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Copies of a letter from Smith, Clement, Parlee and
Whittaker legal advisors of the Alberta School
Trustees Issn. were given to all members and the
answers to the Countys questions .re the Teachers
Strike were discussed.
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A letter from the Department of Agriculture with
regard to the acquiring of school reservation in
the Town of Brooks was left to the Secretary to
deal with.
Adjourned at 1.00 POM.
CHAIRKAN
SECRETARY - TREASURER
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