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Home My WebLink AboutWingham Advance-Times, 1977-06-29, Page 3WARD & UPTIGROVE L,istowiel (519)291.3040 CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS National Glazing Appointment GEOFF RYERSON JOHN HOLLIS Geoff Ryerson, General Manager, Nation - Glazing, Listowel, is pleased to announce. 1 le appointment of John Hollis as authorized sales representative. Mr. Hollis has been thoroughly trained to assist you or inform you of4� all our services. Porcelain refinishings, particularly of old worn out bathtubs is our specialty. Please feel free to call John Hollis at 291-2791 to discuss your needs. To serve you better . . WINGHAM CABLE TV Now operated by COUNTRY CARLE LTD. has installeda new in -Wafts telephone line effective June 3. Please dial 1-800-265-6321 ( No charge to calling party) For Cuble TV installations service or information Hurofl's forecastrrood budget of a9.2 million is approved Huron County Council adopted a long rage $9.2 million road pro- gram at its Friday session and will budget for the items in the l eport as money and needs deter- mine in the next few years. No deviation from the plan will be made without council approval. Jim Britnell, county engineer, outlined the report that details 54 miles of road construction at about $4.1 million, 70.5 miles 'of road :resurfacing at about $$.8 million and construction of four bridges at $1.2 million. Britnell told council that com- pared to other counties in the pro- vince the Huron road system is in above average condition. He said the road system was compared to other counties to try, to determine the amount of subsidy the provin- cial ministry of transportation and communication will chip in to Huron's road work. The engineer said that a ac- cording to ministry rules •the county has only about $2.5 million Werth of road work that is defi- cient now or will be in the next five years. He said some counties in Western Ontario have about, $15 million worth of bad roads. He said the comparison to other counties was admirable in that Huron has one of the better road systems in western' Ontario but added that council would have to dig deeper in its own pocket to keep the system up. The province set up criteria used to determine road condi- tions as part of a restraint pro- gram aimed at keeping costs down and roads in good shape Britnell said however that in Huron the restraint program limits the -amount of work that can be taken on if the county does' not spend any money above what they need to match the' ministry subsidy. P' He explained that this year the ministry felt only $2.5 million need be taken on and of that nine per cent or $225,000, is the figure used to calculate the subsidy.If the county limited its construc- tion to the $225,000 it would be doing slightly more tdan two miles work per year. FINANCIAL LIMIT The engineer said in his report that while some county roads are below standards acceptable to him and council, no work will be done unless money permits. He said the long range forecast will be followed as far as possible and any deviation from the plan will be with council's approval. l ritnell said the county bridges are in good shape and noted that the only bridge on a county road that is deficient is For- rester's Bridge near Holmesville. He said the long bridge over the Maitland -River would probably cost $500,000 to replace and until the traffic pattern on the bridge changes drastically he would not recommend its replacement. Hullett Deputy Reeve Joe Hunking asked the engineer why there is • a six ton load limit on Ball's Bridge if no bridge in the .county..is deficient. Brnell 'Pointed out that bridge safety is calculated under minis- try criteria, the same as roads, and is based on the traffic pattern on the road. He said the ministry did not consider that bridge defi- cient because of the road it was on, adding that if it were on a busier road it would be replaced. He said the load limit is calcul- ated so that any margin of error is on the safe side. He said the limit is designed to frighten peo- ple into safe practice and that he knows of one bridge that has a low load limit which regularly is crossed with an 18 ton load. He said that practice is neither safe nor right but pointed out that under ideal conditions and the proper driving habits a bridge can hold a far greater amount than if it is crossed fast. Britnell said that some county roads that are now gravel need paving according to some rate- payers but explained that for the ministry to subsidize paving the road must have more than. 400 cars a day travel on it. He said he and the road committee felt that figure is high, adding that no county gravel road has that kind of traffic and so none are eligible for subsidy. The engineer said if the county continues to budget in the next five or ten years as they have in the past, the work on the long range forecast should be com- pleted. He said the severe winter of 1977 forced the county to "rob" money from road construction to pay the high cost of snow removal and if that doesn't happen again, and the county increases the ,bud- get 10 per cent annually to cover inflation about 10 miles of road could be resurfaced each year. He said that if the county does not take on the improvement an- nually the roads will deteriorate to the point where resurfacing will not fix them and possibly the ministry will deny subsidy dol- lars on the grounds they are not interested if the county isnot. Fordwich couple wed 35 years FORDWICH — Mr. and -Mrs. Sam Johnston were guests at a dinner party hosted by their neighbors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Anson Demerling. The occasion was Mr. and Mrs. Johnston's 35th wedding anniver- sary. The guests of honor were pre- sented with 35 coins in a fountain and an ornamental' coral piece. CJJ The Wingham Advance -Times; June 29, .9Th- Page 3 STRAWBERRIES—Maureen Beattie (left) holds the Shortcake and Lori Gavreluk\dishes out strawberries at the strawberry Jest at St. Paul's Anglican Church. The strawberry season is here and plump, juicy strawberries are being enjoyed by many.. e 9 CO-M:INGTO THE GODERICH ARENA SUNDAY, JULY 3/77 4A�MILYNIGHT =. MONDAY, JULY 4/77 As part of the Jubilee 3 Festivities EAST WAWANOSH GRADS ---With green mortar boards on their heads, this kindergarten class of East Wawanosh looked proud of themselves last Thursday at their graduaa tion into grade one. Front from Left are Joey Mason, Stacey McClinchey, Lynne Campbell, Jacquie Van -Camp, Sharon Ramsey, Gayle' Cafngbeil and Jeffrey Scott. Batk row graduates from left .are, Stephen White, Steve Hefter, Thorsten Muscheid', Steven Taylor, Sharon. Campbell and Danny Casernore. • ' AWARD WINNERS—Audrey Scott and Steven Stevenson won sportsmanship awards, Cheryl Walker and Jonathon VanCamp won citizenship awards and Kim McDowell and Brian Snowden won congeniality awards this year at East Wawanosh Public School. The awards were presented during the school's graduation banquet last Thursday night. Advance Tickets $60°O Per Person 6"A BECOROtN0 ARTI$T Tickets Available At... , SUNDAY NIGHT Is FAMILY NIGHT BRING MOM, DAD, GRANDPA, GRANDMA AND THE KIDS. oz ALEXANDER 8, CHAPMAN REALTY 8 THE SQUARE GODERICH a THE LOG CABIN COURT HOUSE PARK TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR 411100, FIELD DAY AWARDS were presented to Alfred Stanger, Sonja Muscheid, Robbie Nicholson, Bonnie Askes, Bruce • Higgins, Carolyn Campbell, Don Schwartzentruber and Andrea Bridge (missing from the picture) during East Wawanosh Public School's graduation banquet last Thursday.