HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1977-03-09, Page 16Abnormally cold weather total energy made available in the
helped to push Ontario's province during the month came
electrical 'demands to a record from coal-fired sources; 24.7 per
9,438,733,000 kilowatt-hours cent, water; 17:8 per cent,
during January, 11 per cent nuclear; 5.1 per cent, oil; 3.1 per
greater than the total for the cent , gas; with the remainder
corresponding month in 1976, coming from purchases and
Ontario Hydro reports. combustion turbine units,
Primary peak demand also hit Water levels continued to be
d •
an all-tithe high, rising to'?..xtrenie y low ulttritcnug6riJanuary,itte
15,901,000 kilowatts at 5:30 p.m. Hydro reports,p pa 1 the Y
January 18, northern art of the province.
Ontario Hydro added 1,015
More than 7 per cent of the megawatts of new power to the
16-,-THE BRUSSELS POST, MARCH 9, 1977
TRY HARDS STILL TRYING — The CKNX Try Hards hockey team were in Brussels
on the weekend, playing a team of local Leo and Lions club members. A good time
was h ad by all and about $80 raised, but details on the scoring are fuzzy.
( Photo by Langlois)
Record demand for electricity
A
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER — Women from Brussels and area World Day of Prayer service. Christian women all over the world
gathered at Melville Presbyterian Church on Friday for the annual marked the event at the same time. (Photo by Langlois)
In Huron County
Road budget has '134,46 7 surplus
The Road Department will
purchase a 'motor grader from
Dominion Road Machines
Limited for $57,200 and will buy
1500 cedar fence, posts from
ervyn Rawn for $3.00 each.
Central ia Farmers. Supply'
Limited was given . .a contract
valued at $13,725 to provide steel
fence posts, wire, tie wire and
staples.
Despite heavy snowfall even in
the early part of this winter the
Huron County Road Department
has managed to show a surplus of
$134,467 on its 1976 budget.
According to County Engineer
Jim , Britnell this surplus is
approximately $63,000 higher
than had been predicted in
October.
He said it can be attributed to
several unusual factors in 1976.
One reason was the late approval
by the Ministry of Transport and
Communications of an additional
$20,000 of subsidy for municipal
drain assessments, a second
reason was the unbudgeted
receipt of $28,000 from. Armco to
cover the repairs to the Sal tford
bin wall that the department had
carried out and paid for several
years ago. A third reason was
what Mr. Brittle!' called a
"Surprisingly low bid" on our hot
mix paving on County Road
Number 12.
The surplus is to be transferred
to the 1977 'budget.
In 1976 the County of Huron
spent $,,305,660 on fixed costs
for county roads. This sum
covered roadside maintenance,
hard and . gravel surface
maintenance, winter control and
safety devices -as well' as
maintenance on bridges and
culverts, overhead, the purchase
and machinery and construction
of a sand shed.
Another $740,238 was spent on
road construction and paving.
The estimated budget for 1977,
approved by County Council at
last Thursday's meeting, was
$2,892,000. An increase of only
$60,000 over the estimated
budget approved for 1976.
The new budget provides
$2,074,000 for fixed costs related
to roads, $300,000 for overhead
and $215,000 for the purchase of
new machinery.
$40,000 has been set aside for
culvert construction, and
$880,000 for road construction
and paving. Under that last item a
section of Road 30 from Clifford
west for 2.5 miles will be built, a
lour mile section of road 1
south from Carlow will be
constructed as well as paving a
four mile section of road 8
between Clinton and Summerhil
and a 9.3 mile portion of road 6
between Highway four and
Kirkton.
Huron County's 20 per cent
share of constructing a boundary
bridge between Grey and Elma
Townships will come to $85,000.
Of the total $2,892,000 bill, the
Ministry of Transport . and
Communication will contribute
$1,570,000 its through
allocatkins, Huron County will
have to raise $1,123,000 but has a
surplus of $134,000 from last year
to make up the remainder of its.
share of $1,257,000.
The budget, Road Committee
chairman Robert Lyons noted in
his submission to council, is
highly dependent on several.
things beyond control, like how
much snow falls and how much
competition there is in tender
calls.
"If the balance of the winter is
as severe as the past three
• months and if the prices bid for
paving and gravel exceed our
estimates we will; as in the past,
reduce the total cost by reducing
the length of some projects or by
deleting sonic budgeted item."
In, other business the road
committee announced the
province's electrical system
during January when it brought
new' units into service at its.
Lennox and. Nanticoke generating:
stations.
First electricity also came front
the second 150,000 kilowatt unit
At Bruce nuclear Station during
the month.
Hydro. provided.. considerable
assistance to hard-pressed
utilities during the. .trionth, in
efforts to offset severe energy
shortages brought on by winter
StortriS,
granting of a number of tenders.
Harvey Krotz Motors Limited
at Listowel, the lowests of five
tenders for two tandem axle
dump trucks complete with box,
hoist, snow plow and wing, will
supply such at a cost of $83,094.
Valley Blades Limited will be
paid $2,407 , each for two
underbody snow plows for
mounting on County sanders.
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