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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1962-07-12, Page 12The Goflerich Siglia1$tar, Thttr§day, July 120, I0o2 ister vr. nignways Be Officiating. 1 (Continued from „page 9) C.N.R. overpass; a gradually ti"op and other characters in the -curving • bridge with a buffer fazzious cartoon ..series: Salt- wall underneath to prevent dam - ford's celebration as` Birdseye age to a, possible train derail - Center Tilade the rotogravure ment. At the end of thi: over- sections in papers across the pass ton after ton of fill was Dominion. A new blacktop laid in to 'provide the descend -- roadway has' been jaid through .ng grade to the iiver bridge the village but it leads e only to .tself. • the abrupt stuinp of the vanish- Here the main structure of ed old bridge. the project was built. The Slightly north of the villa e, Maitland River pridge is a 626 the; other winding hill road h s .Qot span of steel and concrete given way to a new, rouge lead- with a roadway 34 feet wide on over the site. ing under the broad new C.P.R. and a pedestrian walk five feet Initial traffic began -moving bridge to the eventual junction in width. Featriring the bridge over the new crossing during with Highway No. 21 north. is its "horizontal curve," neves the summer of 1961, a caution The old road still is there, in iary to accommodate a bend in ary trip becatise of the heavy spots, but motorists' no longer .he highway from north -south to- road -building machinery , mov- 'will shiver at the prosect ofwast-west. 'Steel 'used in the ing earth from site to site. Im• sharing the deceptive old under- � river bridge totalled 530 tons, mense loads of soil from the pass with an approaching car. combined with 4,290 cubic Saltford Hill section'tvere trund- The hilly by-path to Tiger Dun- yards of concrete .fol• the deck, led to the extre;ne south end lop's Tomb -remains', taken at niers, abutments and tilled- of the project' to help construct the same place off the old road. piles. Supporting the. bridge the north Harbor Hill' roadway Literally. mountains of earth ire pipe piles. 20 inches in dia• and the Victoria street ap- were moved during the reloca- meter, which were driven into proach to the C.N.R. overpass. tion of this section of Highway the river bed by a unique pile- Now the bridge is completed. No. 21. During the prepare- iriving machine, working dir: Guard rails are in _place, . the. tory stages,.' as many as .eight' �ctly inside the pile -pipe. This high decorative light standards monstrous Euclid , earth movers machine was introduced on the are operdtirig, the paving is chewed at the surro'.inding hills 1 job by the DeNardo Paling Com- finished. All, that remains is as they. moved a half -million Harry, Toronto. After they had the official opening, Tuesday, cubic yards of soil to new• sites been set, the piles were tilled and the eventual torrent of and Cutdown t'he grades `to the Awith concrete: t traffic that" .-ase___/he' -,net. new prescribed levels. ` North of the river bridge the ! route unmindful ' of the changes Goderich townsfolk were of route takes its final curve. Here wrought in the. surroun 1 ng oi E exce en vanta e'- othts"'the earthmovers and -ball -dozers �`cour ritrvsit e- �' �p g�li-"'-6an%s bT from which to view this phase i put on their most spectacular well seeded, or turfed, grass of the work. The river banks! performance. Tilted at hair- - replace the rustic hillsides and were a favorite alter -supper raising angles., the big machinesinviting bushland that formerly g athering place for the prov- clawed at the hills and pushed covered the area. It is a well- etrbiai sidewalk superintend- earth into Bisset s -gull as- the desratred- and- executed.. ;valley �P I -gully b ents" and their premature criti- ( construction crews worked to crossing. Its benefit .to motor- cism. of the route chosen by the project engineers. Gist .of the criticism was expressed by one old-timer, "Why, they coulda cut straight. across the valley and hit the highway, at Mc- - Manus' Corner without- all thisl wowing all over the ,place." The additional -million of dol- AT 8.30 P.M. lays , involved was incidental. , 15 GAMES — $1.00. . , What's a buck, here or there? The prize for each regular game will be $12.00. Many. brought their lawn chairs4 , SHARE -THE -WEALTH. Jackpot Combined and sat watching as the big Euclids leaned ' and heaved; JACKPOT OF $,90.00 IN' 58 CALLS threatening to tip their venture- Sponsored - by Canadian Legion Branch .„],.Oa some caauffeurs over the pre cipi%oris Banks. the Beginning -. Eventually the •entire project began to take sha'e and 4he valley, was ready for the actual construction to . begin. -. Initial construction started with the gently curving deseer't from 4he south entrance, at •the Victoria { street approach, to the river } below: Main part of this work was the construction- of the build the new C.P.R. underpass near the north terminal. This was the third phase of the prow feet, an all -concrete structure with the -railway overhead and the roadway beneath. ' A by- pass rail section was construct, ed as a temporary route for the C.1 .R. while .the underpass was being, built.' Old Cemetery. During the excavation work,, in this section, local interest wjas stirred by the uncovering of an ancient cemetery. Cl.o` borne Township residents re- called the fact of a burial. ground being located in that area but specific remembrances were' hard to come by. The uncovered remains were trans- ferred to another location and the march of progress carried WNGOat LEGION HALL SATURbAY, JULY 14 J I BANISH YOUR I HEATING BLUES I; 7 WITH i ELECTRIC IHEAT'by:MARKEL tl MARKEL Built-ia 1 Electric treating will 1 'warm chilly rooms and hard -to -heat areas 1 - in your ....economically, . • . easily. • MAKE YOUR +♦ NOME COMPETE_ with AlliARKEL tELECTIt10 ttiNAT Ask Usitgw ... « far i NbW ' PSA►' LATER - 6II' s" rw icor FREE onsulidRdn & Eslyriate 1 FOR GENERAL INSURANCE See .KEIT :CROFT -.FIRE AUTO -`.L1ABa4TY CASUALTY•-Phohe••JA 4-7251 frailer. Park .. Parks. • - Goderich Trailer Park, skirt- ing_ the north and east • sides of Harbor Park, crust be one of the most econotxiical places to spend a vacation. Son'ie 50 trailer and tent sites are now occupied, with the tenants pay- ing a rate of one dollar per day, six dollarsper week, er $20 by- the month.' The charge includes water service, rest ists, in safety values alone, is not to be denied. But there will be some at the official opening who will spare a glance 'toward the ghost of the, oiG Saltford crgssnig; For, whether it be human or merely topographical, few of us are spared a touch of nostalgic sentiment when. "—the old order passeth-" room privileges and hydro con- nections. Listed in the registry are visitors from-"earborn,,, Mt. Clemens, Flint, Lincoln Park, Highland Park and .othf'r Mich- igan towns. in the Detroit area. Farthest distance represented in .the list is Vancouver, B.C., with Portage la Prairie and Westwin speaking for the pro- vince of Manitoba. Dayton, Ohio, and ptllfalo, N.Y. are in the registrations - although the majority are from Stratford and nearby points in Western Ontario. All the • tenants and the ccs, ual. picnic patrons have access to the refreshment area,' in the Park Rouse, under the manage- ment of Mr. pmytro Pysaniuk. Mr, Pysaniuk would like to enlarge the accommodations Apd has submftted suggestions . to town council relative to improv- ing/facilities mproving facilities at -the trailer park. .4 ENJOY SHE FINEST FOOD IN TOWN Our Specialty ♦ CHINESE FOOD • • ALSO TAKE-OUT ORDERS • • OPEN DAILY from 7 A.M. to 10 P.M. • The • ESQUIRE RESTAURANT • The Square — Goderlch i JA 4.9941 tf •. immimiliimommows INFORMATION FOR PERSONS CONSIDERING A CAREER IN ACCOUNTING Fo'r many years The Certified ,Public Accountants Association of Ontario hasprovided- educational facilities fog _accounting students who -are employed -'in the -offices of practising public accountants and for those otherwise employed., • - . Following the recent' merging of membership of, The 'Institute - of Chartered Accountants of Ontario and The Certified Public Accountants Association of Ontario, ar- rangements,.bia_ e_-b,een._ made for students presently reg- istered on the C.P.A. course of study to continue to grad- uation. However, no new 'enrolments. will be accepted. by The Certified' Public Accountants Association of On- tario. . those seeking a professional career°in public account- ing may apply for enrolment on the course of study of The Institute of Chattered Accountants of Ontario. EN- QUIRIES SHOULD BE' DIRECTED TO THE REGISTRAR, ,,THE, INSTITUTE OF -CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF ONTARIO, -69 BUOQR STREET, EAST, TORONTO 5. • For those who prefer a professional accquntin4 car- eer' in industry, there will be available a corse of study of a standard equivalent to that formerly offered by The' Certified Public Accountanft Association of Ontario: Ar- rangements have been made for The Society 'of Indust- rial & Cost Accountants of Ontario to conduct this course, separate and distinct from its other course. As an in- erim measure, students will be enrolled by. the Society on the present C.P.A. Course of study with the understand-- ing than upon graduation they will be.granted a designa- tion, other than C.P.A., to attest to their achievement. ENQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE SOCIETY OF INDUSTRIAL & COSTS ACCOUNTANTS°•OF ONTAR- IO,31 -WALNUT' S'T'REET; `SOUTH P.Q., BOA`S. 176, HAM- ILTON, ONTARIO. ; THIS NOTICE IS PUBLISHED BY THE CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO Q We are proud t o have acted as the general contractor for the Maitland River bridge and the two railway bridges. Our eontra('t also rn(•Itule(l general ex(avationegranularbase 6o.. • trr--seq, pavrnr, • lighting, culverts, sewers and curbs. \, HelpingCanada to grow with highways, bridges and plants air 4 A TRUSTED NAME 'I•N CONSTRUCTION FINLEY, W.M c LACH LAN LTD. ntraCtors and n Construction. General Co Package Pan ae. I r Company Li mit 133 Srttatlnia .Rd 4 N' ill1.,i. ,r_,�l1 ." • FI•NLE Y W. MCLACHLAN CONSTRUCTION CO. 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