HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1996-06-26, Page 5MADE IN C4TH, 1868 - Harold Coleman has a new curiosity at his John Street home.
Old Seaforth plow spiffed up
HY GREGOR CAMPBELL
Expositor Staff
first medical. doctor in
Seaforth. He was also our
first Reeve, and he owned
several properties in Seaforth
and Hihhert Township.
"Plowmcister" •Ffarofd Not a httle bit of land
Coleman has -dug up another_ either, for instance, he•unce.
interesting item to add to•the owned all the east side of
impressive collection of his- Main Street. from what -is -
Iorical curiosities "adorning now Highway 8 to the rail-
. his John Street property. • - way tracks, before there were
It is a 128 -year-old plow, any buildings there to speak
built •in a foundry right here -of. -
in Seaforth, run hy a once- Mr. Coleman has a working
prominent local figure: tractor in the shed, many
The old plow has been other rare plows and a hig old
spiffed up with some new Ffihhert school hell mixed in
paint and is 'clearly -inscribed with flowerheds in the cre-
T. T. Coleman Foundry, ativc landscaping around his
Seaforth, 1868. corner lot. The -plow on the
Harold says it is "two -fur- - fence -at the fairgrounds was
rowed gang plow". and notes donated hy him to- the local
this T. T. Coleman was the agricultural society last year.
Local doctor's Whippet still runs
A Brussels' holy shop has in Brussels, reports The.
put the finishing touchess on a North florin Citizen.
father -son dream spanning The Woldnik' share a pas -
four decades - the restoration -yuan for classic cars, primari-
of a 1929 Whippet. ly those' from the 1930s arid'
Dr. Mark Woldnik. of 1960. •
Seaforth and his father 1 This, particular Whippet
though was made the year the
senior Woldnik was horn, so
the project was dear to his
heart. The car toured until'
1957 and the tength.v restora-
tion was an on- again off -
again project until it was
t'railered to McNeil's in
1994, where shop foreman'Al
McLellan was a huge help.
Whippets were built in
Oshawa and the six -cylinder
model the Woldnik's restored
can do speeds up to 55 miles
per hour.
Wtlltarn Sif Parry Sound have
finally restofcd the rare auto-
mobil,e, a project which
began in 1969 and' has been_
ftni!shed in the past couple of
years at McNcil's Auto Body
Hullett accounts paid
May accounts totalling
5124,,798.72, made up of
$'108.366 ih road accounts
and general accounts of
516,431..92, were approved.
passed and paid. by Hullett
Council.
This latest addition to his
little lawn museum can he
easily looked at. For the time
being it sits near the east end
of his driveway. He hopes'o
parade it with pride in the
upcoming historical celehra-.
.tions in Hihhert.
No stranger to a plow •him-
self, he Says the other Mr.
Coleman" has been buried in
Harpurhey Cemetery for
many years.
THE HURON EXPOSITOR, J. 2S, 1!116-S
Local
Big trade show here next June
A hig and increasingly pop-
ular municipal trade show,
which first got off the ground
in Huron County a decade
ago, returns - in Seaforth for
two days at the-start.of next
June.
The 1997 Municipal Trade
Show will he at Seaforth
arena, curling rink and agri-
cultural grounds next June 4
and 5.
. Seaforth Public Works
Superintendent John Forest
says it is a county effort, and
organizers have been meeting
on it' for a year and expect
200 to 300 exhibitors.
• Seafrirth's superintendent
was around for Huron
County's first effort' in I9R6
at the then new Zurich coin-
plex. -
"Since then its.. snow. -
balled," Forest says. it is now
a solid week of'work. ft is
open to anybody .hut centered.
around municipal operations.
He's expects ''lots of camp-
ing" at the Seaforth show.
and is chairman of -parking
and camping on the commit-
tee .of county road superin-
tendents, past presidents and
the Association of Ontario
Road Superintendents putting
on the event, now traditional
'at the start of June. .
This year's show was three
weeks ago in Meaford, and
. five Seaforth politicians and
employees went for a day:
Mayor Irwin Johnston and
Forest on one day, and Coun.
(-leather Robinet and-Seaforth
workers Driug Anstett and
Paul Ffulfey on the next.
At council June 11, Mayor
Johnston said the Seaforth
show couldn't officially book
exhibitors until the Meaford
show was over, but as of last
Tuesday's meeting 85 had
confirmed.
Program highlights for this
year's Meaford event, attend-
ed by' upwards of 4,000 peo-
ple, were promoted as con-
struction and fire fighting
equipment, construction
companies, park and .recre-
ation, equipment' and sup-
plies, sewer equipment and
materials, highway safety
equipment and material,
recycling equipment and
water system equipment and
material, maintenance equip-
ment and consulting engi-
neers.
Tax freedom!
Today we start ,working for
ourselves.
Because experts tell us yes-
terday (Tuesday) was Tax
Freedom Day in Canada.
when the .average Canadian,
for the first time this year,
stopped toiling strictly to pay
the total tax hill imposed by
all the various levels of gov-
ernment.
It took a day longer this
year compared to last, and 53
days longer than hack in
1961.
The Fraser institute, a
Vancouver free-market think
tank, says the average
Canadian's tax burden is now
48 per cent of income.
- PHOTO BY GREGOR CAMPBELL
INTERNATIONAL LIONS AWARD - F-ferbert G. Brown (front, left) last week received the highest individual honour
awarded b'y Libn§ Club International - a Melvin Jones Fellowship, the first for the Dublin club since it was founded in
1974. He is a founding member of the Dublin club and has had perfect attendance since.- The others in the photograph
are: Dort MacRae, regional Chair elect; Don Overboe (front right), district governor; and, Warren Bennewies, president of
the Dublin and Distract Lions Club. -
COON'
199
Consolidated Statement of Operations
for the year ended December 31, 1995
Srurl:cs l't Finaneiny
Requisition on lo.;,tl municipalities
C-rranta.•
Go%eminent of Canada
Pros ince. of Ontano
Other municipalities
Other
In%e:tment income
-Fel'. and service charge.
Rents
Miscellaneous .
Fund Kilancc. ,it the beginning of the year
to he used to offset taxation
Applied to
Current operations •
General government
Protection to persons and property
Transportation ser% ices
Environmental services
Health services
Social and family sen ices
Recreation and cultural services
Planning and development
Capital
General government
F'fan.port.ition ser. Ice.
Env ironntenial
Health •ery tie.
Sec t.il obit fanuh .en tic.
Recreation and cultural services
Planning and development
•
Net Appropriations to 1lronl) reserves
and reserve funds
Fund Balances at the end of the year
to he used to offset taxation -
Budget
1995
5
8.8'_3.315
67.231
, 14.378.2'
98.829
269.652
3.169.816
775.507
41.200
Actual
1995
5
8.1156,546
350.795
14.450.876
980.524
388.962
t.;35.113
774.141
1.740
1.269.300 1.:69.
• '.9.777.074 30.407.997
1,299,569 1.257.6 35
218.861 235.634
8.1 98.114 8.087, 724
521.706 386.987
2:162,849 2.224,630
11 .915.540 11,953,342
1.747.841. 1.656,29 3
828.050 947.097
26.892.530 26.7 9.342
663.000 663.206
500.000 500.482
7.000 6.652
I.686.000 1.686.42 i
135.000 135.291
591000 59.170
41.000 .40.57Q
1.091,000 '.091.792
1206.4521 (241.016)
Q 807 879
29.777.07a 10.407.992
Actual
1994,
-5
18.734.119
375.720
14,828.887
498.879
286.853
3.041.550
569.384
1.939
883.284
:9.220.619
1.119.921
238.667
7.580.696
264.802
, 2.193.549
12.272.901
1.641.165.
916.792
26.`28,491
33.680
• 290313
0
54.104
255.674
32.663
;8.594
695,024
1,027.798
1.262.121.1
1
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AUDITOR'S REPORT -
rhacitar'tS li'r; 'aiiCaYRI:
;t'le ;a;crat.r," 11 'hP. ..'uriy :1-4,rfc
'NR 'aVR tuli?ed 'he crnscNlatel Aierce ih4:tt :t 1,0 :drforatlon a'he County it' !'uron ad at December 1' '995 and ,he
;:,r'$ci,1atw :talemer'1 It ;Ce/attr.- : 'Cr :he year 'hen ended -nese :tatemenrs are me-esponslbaity rat the ;ounty5
'naragemnr'1. J i, 'RSCCrsll:llay S. 'C 4.xcrnSS in :Cinlen in *hese'Inancal statements based .ln our audit.
'NR Ir.nducted 314 ]ben r ic.-.crrarce o.th Generally accepted tushing standards. Those standards 'eluure'hat we elan and
Ceram ar tale ;c :Ma.;-eascrarie assularr,R Mueller the'Inanc:al statements are tree'. .1 material misstatement An audit
rr.:l.des examining,. ;n i 'est iasis evl.ence suprrlin9 •he amounts and 11SClosures n the 'inancl,l statements. An autlit
rcludes assessirg 'he iGAlMlicq or rAelfts ised Ind Srgn!hcant estimates made by management. as Well as evaluating
3vetali financial statement 3reSf,ntaller, -
n curobirlcr. 'hose. :::nsoAttalerl'lnarcial Statements Gresent 'rimy 'ha financial oos:eon 11 the Corporation of he County of
Huron es at Getemrer r '995 aril 'he 'Rsults of is 'aeration 'or'he year 'hen ended •n accordance ',nth the accounting
Crrcibles ascicsel r -no. "c ho.'inarclal',tatements.
Galena,. Jntanc
May 24.'996
2i?.:2 r, !4&7� a1.� C..o'
..:,vY1ll:6$n �, vft!!!?�%N.si4"'d'%"/Hd'L•/u"ll.;.
Consolidated Balance Sheet
as at December 31, 1995
ASSETS
Unrestricted
Cash on hand and in hank
Due'to general funds from reseree funds
Accounts receivable
Restricted . '
Cash on hand and in bank
investments
Other current assets
• Less: Due from reserve funds to general funds
1995
2.060,928
1.850.616
lag.=
6.31_6.046
1.322.875
2.756.239
35
4,079.149
(1.850.6161
.228.533
8.544.579
1994
2.313.911
841.12.3
1.868.853
5.023.887
1.521.071)
2.658.036
63 '
4.179.169
(841 1'31
3.338.04(1
8.361.933
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 3.424.744 2.539.665
Fund balances.at the end of the year
To be used to offset taxation 807.879 .1,269.300
Reserves 2.08 3.419 - 1.213.922
Reserve Funds 2..',28.533 3.338.0411
8.544.579 8.361.933
Reserve and Reserve Fund Operations -
Revenue -
Transfers and expenditures
Year-end position of reserves and reserve funds
2.399.841
2.640.857
4.311.952
1.454.326
426.527
4,552.968
•
NOTES
1. These Financial Highlights reflect the operations. assets and liabilities of the County of.
Huron including the following. Huron County Planning and Development Committee. Huron
County Library Board, Committee of \'tanagemcnt Of Huronview and the Huron County
Board of Health.
2. The Home Care Program, .Placement Co-ordination Services. and the Huron Addiction and
Referral Program administered by the Huron County Board of Health and titnded enur6ly by
the Province of Ontario are not consolidated.
3. Copies of the audited financial report from which these highlights were extracted may he
examined at the office of the Clerk -Administrator. County of Huron Court House, The
Square. Godench, Ontario.
8111 Chford - Ken Nix. C. M.A.
Warden • . Treasurer