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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1979-09-12, Page 1FIRST SECTION Wingham, Wednesday, Sepwober 1'-1. 1979 'Ot Town counci invi es comme� s 6 on proposed antionoisebylaw,.*. Wingham was dictatorship, council is giving with the police chief, has been mixed feelings about it. P. this is far more of public reaction, t_:son residents of the town a chance to revised a number of times and Councillor David Cameron dictatorship." He criticized the inquired whether every time comment before making the final has now been cut down to the objected that it contains no bylaw as "terribly restrictive". council passes a bylaw now it decision on a proposed bylaw to point at which the chief feels it mention of times of day, pointing Mr. -Harrison responded that it Whether it wpublish it, to see one control noise, would be very workable. out that an activity such as would be necessaryto rel on the Y At a meeting Sept. 4 councillors mowing the lawn which would not discretion of the officers en- happy. agreed to publish the draft bylaw He said most complaints about be objectionable at 3 o'clock in forcing the bylaw. Police and Mr. Harrison replied that the in The Advance -Times and see excessive noise have come as a the afternoon would be annoying some people in town feel difference is this bylaw would what the public reaction is before result of loud house parties with at 3 in the morning. something is needed to control affect everyone in town whereas some of the more routine bylaws proceeding further. Earlier in the blaring stereo amplifiers and He also asked who decides noise, he insisted. Passed by council real! don't have a direct effect. meeting a motion to give the that right now the police -can't do what is excessive noise and Councillor Jack Bateson, who Y bylaw three readings and finally anything except ask people to commented that if someone is reported he had read this bylaw, have pass it died for lack of a second. keep the noise down. The bylaw looking for an excuse to lay a noted that it defines noise as After a motion proposed by Mr. (A copy of the proposed bylaw would give police authority to lay complaint against his or her unwanted sound and joked: "By Harrison that the bylaw be given appears in •this edition of The charges if necessary. neighbor this would afford a golly, I could maybe fine the Mrs. three readings and passed failed perfect opportunity. once in a while!" to gain a second, council voted to Advance -Times.) Folin a a proposal b Mayor publish the bylaw to invite Councillor Allan Harrison told Councillors, who had been Council came under heavy g P Po Y council the bylaw, drawn up by given time to study the proposed criticism for its property stan- William Walden that the draft response before considering it the town solicitors in consultation bylaw prior to the meeting, had dards bylaw, he noted. "If that bylaw be published to get an idea again at the Oct. 1 meeting. Utilities commiss0 ion to�lookl'ento e . arly payment of sewer debenture LAND -UA -AIR FACKAGG TOURS Business or pleasure - book now! L ffAy�< SERVICE Listowel, Ontario .: 291-2111 Coll Toll Free 1 -SM -265-3220 Single Copy Not Over 85c %' schedule to allow the men to the debenture was sold contacted by a Kitchener elec- construct a substation. replace damaged water valve K ' The Wingham Public Utilities here when p g Commission is looking into the about 16 years ago. trical firm regarding provision of Commission member Rod boxes before the paving started. possibility of shortening the Interest in the debenture was power to the proposed new plaza. Wraith asked whether the PUC Commission members and payment period i on the town sparked earlier this year when The plaza owner wanted to avoid shouldn't be considering building Mayor William Walden, who also ; Pn sewer debenture. Early town council noted it was making putting in his won substation and anew substation in any case on the commission, agreed it payment, while it would require payments more frequently than was willing to promise power since the existing ones are nearly is very important to maintain the { it was getting mane from the demand wouldn't exceed 450 at their limit, but Mr. Saxton said an increase in the sewer rates g Y spirit of cooperation which has PUC and this was costing it in kVA, he said. there is still some stretch collected from residents, existed between the town works business and industry, should interest. Upon investigation it PUC policy requires a separate capacity and suggested waiting department and the PUC. They save money on interest charges was discovered there is a bylaw substation for any consumer with to see which way development blamed the recent problems on a in the long run. requiring the PUC to remit a power demand over that limit. goes. breakdown in communication At the commission meeting last quarterly, but no one at the PUC Mr. Saxton was authorized to "We might put the station in between the two departments. ' t " he remarked. Mike should come down and t' Friday Manager Ken Saxton was aware of it, Mr. Saxton contact the developer, notifying the wrong place, „ him that if power draw exceeds Mr. Bennett also took strong reported he plans to look into reported. Po work things out with Ken in ' paying off the sewers faster and He added that for a number of the limit he will be required to exception to reports he had heard advance," Mr. Wraith cam- HAPPY WINNER—genus Bailey, 11, was a happy lad as he accepted a brand new also proposed some tea• in Yew ,the PUC was actually that the PUC was being blamed ,nP�t�ri, noting that other con- 10 -speed bicycle from Wayne Elston, president of the Wingham Minor Ball Association. i the town more than it was for holding up work on Charles bicycle �E the way the money -collected paying Street. Both he and Mr. Wraith ti•si�ors have always come to the He won the bi cle In a draw held this summer�to raise trlorett fo�•bslf � through the sewer rates is collecting from the sewer rates, ■ ��� were irritated at re its that the offidt to notify the PUC of their Renus announced he now will be looking for a buyer for the nearly-tllaw flys=il�saR _ handled. although recently the balance FOv p° lans;: bought back at the beginning of the summer. He said by collecting a little has swing the other way, and town works commissioner, Mike P more, perhaps an extra dollar a suggested it would be easier to let • Chappell, was holding the . wanted ba tized commission responsible for month per customer, the term of council set the rates it delaying the construction. w the debenture could be reduced and the PUC would just collect Y g significantly. He also noted that them • Four children were presented Mr. Saxton said it was possibleCommissioner praised fo t this year the PUC will be making Since the utilities -commission for baptism at the Sunday the PUC did hold things up, but if quarterly payments to the town, is a town enterprise council morning service in St. Andrew's so it was only because it had • but suggested next year it could approval of the sewer and water Presbyterian Church. Those received so little advance notice perhaps remit monthly and turn rates is required in any case. baptized were Meredith Allison that the job was being planned. n re a rO ect over all administration of sewer In other business at the Patricia, daughter of Mr. and The PUC crew could have been savin O rates to the town, keeping only a meeting the commission decided Mrs. Stan Chadwick; Lindsay there two weeks earlier and had fee for collection. it will wait to see what direction Jade, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. its work completed if it had Chairman Roy Bennett noted expansion of the town is taking Douglas Gibson; Michael Robert, known in advance what was By taking on the job itself the this year, Councillor David works department construction pointed out he had hoped to stay the PUC is really just a collection before deciding where to build a son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert going to be done, he said. town of Wingham-saved enough Cameron reported to council last budget for the year. use asked within the works budget and not agency for these rates anyway, new power substation. Remington; and Ryan Douglas, He added he had just learned of money on the Charles Street week. council's approval to use this to have to sell debentures to pay for since the town is responsible for The matter arose when Mr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Rae plans to pave the street this week reconstruction to allow paving Mr. Cameron, chairman of the pave the centre 22 feet of the the job. He added it won't be paying the debenture. However Saxton reported he had been Robinson. and had to rearrange his with the first course of asphalt public works committee, also street this fall. possible to pave the full width he added it would be fairer to pointed out that the difference Reeve Joe Kerr noted that if the street until the curb and between the cost of the work as the whole street isn't paved there gutter is installed and said there continue collecting the sewer rates together with the water performed by the town crew and will be problems with gravel won't be time for that is year. `. charges since this insures that the estimate for contracting the washing into the catch basins and Council agreed to accept the everyone who uses the sewers construction amounts to nearly also commented that the price of g p E s , double the salary paid to Mike asphalt will be going up con low tender of Cox Construction, helps pay for them, including Guel h, of $19.68 per ton for r Chappell, the new town works siderably. He recommended that P renters. Adding it onto tax bills as much as possible be paved this supply and application of asphalt ,�. commissioner. P wouldn't give homeowners a fair an inch and a half thick down the shake, he said. Engineer B. M. Ross' estimate fall. centre 22 feet of the street. Mr. Bennett also commented of the cost of work completed by Mr. Cameron agreed, but the works department on the that the sewer debenture is a ' ` funny kind of debenture and �a, � street to date was nearly $80,000, j compared to actual expenditures nobody seems to know much of slightly under $35,000. If the aCourses ava la e about it. It appears to be open a ended and it's hard to tell just '' town screw naso deducted it 4 cost of when it will be paid off or '� the leaves a net saving of 538,802.71. A varied program of evening ceramics courses, which will whether the town is permitted to he reported. school courses will again be include carosto work, hand pay it off at a faster rate. He Theob may have taken a bit suggested the town clerk should �_ . 1 made available starting the week polishing. and free style plate know more about it sines he was longer, but the cost savings more of Monday, Oct. 2, at 8 p.m. in work. than offset the extra time, he Brussels Public School and at F. Tony McQuail of Lucknow will declared. E. Madill Secondary School, make available a short course on l r He also noted that the total gingham. alternate forms of energy for the a expenditures on the street to New courses will include the home, while Mrs. Harriet Boon, F i ve i n u red �� date, including the sewer con- popular custom drapery and Bluevale, will offer a spinning i" rr struction which was contractedluxury sheer courses being of- and nature dyeing course. Mr. M. t out, leave nearly $7,000 in the fered by Mrs. Miki Beese of Darling of Darling Studios, n accident e Goderich, who has 28 years of ex Wroxeter, will -offer a beginners iE perience in interior design, and course in art and Mrs. Henry will Five persons were injured in a, Open invitation provide a hairstyling course. single car accident at the in- �:; F decoration. These two courses p Y g tersection of the Hawick- '� will be useful for newlyweds, new A total of 22 courses is tenta- tively visit Standish homeowners• and senior citizens tively planned for this winter's Turnberry township line and Con. evening school activities. Full C, Howick Township, last Sun- The cit of Standish, Michigan, moving to their new homes. A B y g trip to a fabric warehouse is in- details regarding registration, day. has issued an oprn invitation to fees, etc. will be advertised in Elmer Shewen of RR 3, A residents of Wingham and the eluded in the program. g Gayle King of Blyth will offer future issues of The Advance Palmerston, and four passengers surrounding area to pay it a visit beginners and advanced Times. next weekend. (See letter to the in his car were all taken to Wingham and District Hospital editor this week for treatment. He and Wayne andSept n has been proclaimed Forklift hits pole, Jason Shewen, all of the same � 'Wingham Day in Standish' and adresa, were discharged � r� �� organizers are hoping many local following treatment while Mrs. people will join them for a day knocks out power Marilyn Shewen, also of RR 3, and weekend of celebration in Palmerston, was admitted. Sue recognition of sister city Be- .. tivities. A forklift which ran into a the Wingham Public Utilities Ann Lacasse of Kurtzville, ,� �r hydro pole at Western Foundry Commission worked from 9 p.m was trap- Standish and Wingham formed . another passenger, triggered a blackout that cut until about 1:30 in the morning to sferred to Victoria Hospital, a sister city link about two years ago and since then ,there have electrical power to Wingham and repair the damage and restore London.a number of townships to the power. Provincial police at the been a number of visits back and north and east Monday night. Wingham detachment report 40 forth by members of the sister city committees and other in- The jar of the machine striking A number of Wingham charges were laid under the 'IT'S LOVELYI'—That was the reaction of Anne Stokl of here, explained she got a ticket In the draw as a result of her terested residents. Everyone the pole brought doom a m that lit u reported seeing n Haat► Highway Traffic Act and 21 Hamilton when she got her first look at the centennial quilt husband being In town to help Mr. O'Brien look for a house. kilovolt line carrying power from that lit up the sky and hearing a issued during from this area who has visited warnings � past In the bank and bought her a Standish has come back with the Hanover transformer station buzzing sound like an are welder week. Five charges were laid she won In a draw here this summer. The quilt was pains- He saw the quilt on display g under Liquor Licence Act and takingly sewn by Doris Bushell for the Witham Centennial ticket': They have bought a lot of tickets on quilt draws, she glowing reports of the hospitality and the resulting short circuit as the 44,000 volts grounded, but one other charge under the Committee and then raffled off. Mrs. Stokl, whose son -in- added., but this Is the first one she has won and she thinks It extended by the people of that tripped a breaker at i the station, fortunately h one was reported Liminal Code law, Dennis O'Brien, works at the Toronto-Dominlon Bank Is just beautiful. city. Crews from Ontario Hydro and injured by the mishap.