HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1970-07-23, Page 11of the Committee appointed to Report on
a Scheme for Gravel Roads. •
MEMBERS - Messrs. Dickson, Gibbons,
Woods, Hays, Hawkins, Withers and Wood.
Dr. Woods in the Chair. ,
Your Cpmmittee having takeninto con-
* sideration the many subjects connected
with an enlarged scheme for Gravel Roads
through the Counties of Huron and Bruce,
beg to report thereon as follows - but be-
fore entering into details would crave your
indidgence and favorable reception of our
suggestions, crude though they be, on the
ground that the magnitude of the under-'
• taking - the varied features of the subject
to be considered, and the brief time al-
loted..to us for investigating the matter in
hand necessary induces a hurried and in-
formal report:-
First - The most prominent and weigh-
ty matter which presents itself is the mode
by which to obtain the means of paying for
the proposed work. This we suggest may be
done by the issue of Debentures payable at
London in England or elsewhere, as at the
time of issue may . be desirable, which,
Debentures, we are led to believe; under
favouring circumstances can be negotiated .
at par.
Secondly - The routes proposed to be
Gravelled, viz.:
From Goderich via Clinton to the
Gravel Road-at Flanagan's
Corners 40 miles.
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kots_of . Material
Building a highway to to-days standards
involves handling a lot of material as this
record of the Seaforth - Egmondville
project indicates.
During construction the contractors
excavated or placed:-
37,500 - cubic yards of earth
61,000 - tons of gravel
6,178 - tons of pavement
10,095 - feet of curbs and gutter
55,761. - square feet of sidewalk
13,933 - feet of storm sewer from 6
inches_In diameter to 60 inches
8,121 - feet f water main, & services
8,345 - square yards of sod.
CANADA VALVE LIMITED. KITCHENER
Congratulations
to the County of Huron, Seaforth and
Tuckersmith on the completion of the
new connecting link.
We are proud to have had a part.in
providing the new pavement.
(left) Seaforth Lions Park looking
towards No. 8 Highway, in a.pic-
ture taken before work on the new
bridge began. Trees along the
highway are reflected in Silver
Creek.
LAVIS
CONTRACTING CO. LTD.
26 Isaac Street
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'Work begins ,at Main and Gctderich Streets.
Congratulations
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As'general contractors for the
Seaforth.- Egmondville connecting
link we appreciate the opportunity,
we had of carrying out this, important
project.
We appreciate too, the c6operation
we enjoyed throughout the work,from
all those involved,which contributed
in no small measure to keeping
public inconvenience to a minimum.
on th'e ,
completion of
the new street.
We appreciate
having been able
to work with the
Seaforth P.U.C.
in carrying for-
ward'the project.
We are priviledged to have worked with the various
munitipalities, the county and, province in carrying
out the reconstruction of the Seaforth Eq-mondville
link of No. 12 County Road and congratulate all '
involved in the excellent results.
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ELECTRIC
1186 Erie Street Stratford .
Consulting Civil Engineers
41 West Street Goderich
262-2237-Hensal1
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• Planning for N ew-Huron C ountitiArtd
.Began More Than 100 Years Ago ,the QPPAiN 9fittLOT,
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Planning for the, Egmondville-Seaforth
road began more than 100 years ago as
Huron County Council adopted a report of
"the Committee On, the Gravel Road
Scheme".
The report, presented by Dr. Ninian
Woods, reeve of Stanley, was adopted at a
meeting of Council, on December 22,1855,
and included among routes to be,gravelled
the route "from Goderich to Huron Road
via Bayfield, Brucefield and Egmond-
ville".
REPORT
From Clinton to Annction with
Perth Gravel Road 10 "
From Goderich to Huron Read
via Bayfield, Brncefield and
Egmondville 28 "
From Goderich to Saugeen via
Port Albert, Kincardine and
Lake Shore route 65
From Kincardine through Dur-
ham Road to County Bound-
ary - say 33 II
From Lawson's Corner
northeasterly by 8th con-
cession of Colborne 20
From Clinton northerly
through Hullett 12
From junction of Egmond-
ville and Huron Roads
through McKillop to Grey
and from Roxburgh to
Huron Road 12 "
Making in all 220 miles running to
and through the most prominent portions
of the Counties, and selected carefully
with a view to accommodate the greatest
number Of rate payers, and afford ready
outlets from all the back Townships,
which are at present in a great measure
isolated.
Thirdly - We have not at this stage of
proceedings any reliable. source from
which to gain information as to the cost 6f
construction, but in the absence of this
information we assume that L600per mile
would be a safe estimate, this on 220 miles
of road' would amount to L132,000, but as
there are always expenses which even the
most experienced cannot foresee, we would
suggest a By-Law under which L150,000
could be raised' if so much were needed.
Your Committee does not propose that all
the above sum shall be raised at once, on
the contrary, we would suggest that it be
procured from time to time. as it may be
needed, care being taken to throw into the
market such an amount as would ensure a
sale on favorable terms, 'say i.10,000 at a
time.
No doubt many will start and be stag-
gered at the mere idea of such a vast out-
lay, and 'Us-natural that they Olepld at
first blush consider it ruinous, but we are
confident that when the matter is fairly
weighed, measured and thoroughly sifted,
a vast majority of those whose first im-
pressions were adverse to the scheme, will
become its warm advocates. We only ask
the Public to look into the Counties of
Perth and MiddleSex, and ask their neigh-
bours how. they like their Gravel Roads -
as a speculation how they find them pay.
What they think of the Counttes of Huron
and Bruce for allowing themselVes to con-
tinue enveloped in mud, literally lockedup
for three months in the year, unable to
proceed with their legitimate avocations,
and urgent business, by the deplorable
state of the so called Roads. What a cruel
mockery to call such sloughs Roads!! The
mere idea of them, and what we have suf-
fered In them during past months, and
years, makes our blood run cold. How long
are we to suffer such a state of things, how
long allow a cloak of apathy,, a narrow
minded and selfish policy to chain us in the
mud, hard indeed would it be to suffer such
and not have power to improve our state.
Still harder is it to have to endure such
grievances and know and feel that nothing
save a well directed thoroughly understood
action is required to place us_in a state of
comparative comfort, and in a position to
hold up our heads amongst neighboring
Counties, free from the foul imputation of
being styled Mud Turtles.
In conclusion we beg to remind you• r
Board that the money spent in Gravelling.
Roads in all other places has been de-
clared a good investment, paying over arid •
above costs and expenses variously from 8
to 12 per cent and ufewards, and it is only
fair to assume in our Counties where all
and everything save roads flourish to an
extent far above the ordinary average of
even thriving places, that our Roads will
pay at least as much as the lowest sum
above named. At the same time we may
with reason calculate on daily Increasing
profits, naturally consequent on the rapid
and permanent increase of population, of
wealth and of traffic which nothing short of
the adverse" intervention of the Divine
Power can divert.
All which is, respectfully submitted.
NINIAN WOODS, Chairman.
Committee Rooms, Dec. 22nd, 1855.