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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Citizens News, 1976-04-07, Page 9*' 1►sw®rwa. Tuckersmith telephone borrows Citizens News, April 7/76 - Page 9 Storm damage costs to be met By WILMA OKE The effects of the recent ice storm are continuing to be felt in Huron County. At the 67th" annual meeting of the Tuckersmith Municipal Telephone System Wednesday night in Brucefield the secretary - treasurer, Mel Graham, reported the damage to the system, in ,the Hensall area especially, and the need to replace the downed lines with underground cable. This unexpected regair work prompted the commission to ask for an additional $25,000 to be issued in debentures on top of the $1,00,000 already on the agenda for the subscribers' approval at the meeting. Mr. Graham stated that while there is no total as yet of the final damage the commission was suggesting a further addition of $25,000. He said Tuckersmith- township council had agreed on March 2 to issue a township debenture to raise the $100,000 and now with your approval of the whole amount we shall ask then for the extra. The commission was authoriz- ed by the subscribers to ask the township to' raise the extra $25,000. The next step includes getting approval of the $125,000 from the Ontario Municipal Board and the Ontario Telephone Commission. Mr. Graham outlined the program to up -date and expand 2 Weeks Only April 2/76 to Apr. 16/76 Quaker State • Valvoli e • Veed tl ® Velvet • Castrol • o 1 Buy 1 case - Save 2% Buy 5 - 10 - Save 5% Buy 10 or more - Get 1 case free Com era , l - r ::ouseh&ld ARROF (.1,ul1n,. Cal 1 Today Your Local Agent DOUG ER 236-4052 or 236-4555 ULTRAMAR the system which is expected to cost approximately $100,000 -- additional equipment in the Bayfield office, $20,000; addit- ional cable out of Bayfield office south to provide for new services and subdivisions, also to upgrade service in the village of Bayfield, $17,000; installation of additional cable from Vanastra corner to Brucefield and Vanastra corner east to' trailer° camp, $25,000; installation of additional cable in east side of Egmondville to provide for and upgrade service and to service propbsed Doig subdivision and Heritage Trailer Park, $19,500; and the installa- tion of additional cable from Hensall to Kippen to upgrade service and provide for additional cable repairs, $18,500. Mr. Graham said that if will be necessary to ask the Ministry of Transportation and Communi- cations for a small rate increase to retire the debenture in twenty years with increased revenue from the upgraded service. William B. Rowcliffe, the retiring chairman of the commis- sion spoke briefy. He said the recent ice storm pointed out the need to get the system to under- ground cable as soon as possible. He said that when repairing the storm damage he thought the subscribers would prefer under- ground cable rather than tempor- ary repairs. Mr. Rowcliffe spoke of the disrupted telephone service during the storm and how it affected some subscribers when they were unable to communicate with their fellow man, even panic when they felt isolated. Mr. Rowcliffe recommended a change in laying the cable to the property line when the property owner should take over the installation on his own proper- ty after the telephone lineman spread out the wire. In the past our men have done this and usually the property owner has stood there and watched hint work, Mr. Rowcliffe stated. Commissioner Vern Alderdice said that the commission is negotiating with Bell Telephone t0 receive a greater increase in the toll rates, Now Tuckersmith Telephone only receives 60 cents per customer or about six per cent of the tolls, Mr. Alderdice spoke of the increasing demands for private lines which the commission cannot fill until the :updating is completed. Elmer Hayter, commissioner, said a busy year was ahead for the commission. With the Bay- field office full, as well as others, he spoke of the need for expan- sion to provide the private lines wanted. W.D. Wilson and J.P. Johnston both commissioners, completing their first of the three-year term, spoke of the need for underground cable to replace the overhead wires. When Reeve of Bayfield, Ed Oddliefson, asked about free calls out of Bayfield to Goderich, he was assured that this was a completely dead issue as Bell Telephone was no longer inter- ested in investigation of the needs in a community for a new free call area. The five commissioners of the system were given a $100 in- crease in their annual honorar- ium, bringing it up to $600 over last year. Charles Reid of Stanley Township objected to the increase of $100 during this period when restraints were being urged on people in spending. The man who made the motion for the $100 increase said it was to cover the mcetings attend - ed and the cost of going to conventions. (It was learned that commissioners attending conven- tions already have their expenses paid.) Lloyd Ferguson, RR 1 Hensall, was elected to fill the vacancy on the commission caused by William Rowcliffe not seeking re-election to a second term. When nominated Mr. Rowcliffe declined to let his name stand. Mr. Ferguson, a 46 -year old Usborne township farmer was reeve of that, township from 1971 to 1974. He has the southernmost telephone in the system. The other four commissioners are Elmer Hayter of Stanley, Vern Alderdice of Tuckersmith, W.D. Wilson of Tuckersmith and J.P. Johnston of Bayfield. Ervin Sillery of Brucefield was named chairman for the meeting and Mel Graham, secretary. Mr. Graham, who is also manager of the system, reported the total revenue for the year amounted to $156,830 with expenses $154,203, giving a surplus of $2,627. In 1974 there was a deficit of $2,183. The total assets for the system at the end of 1975 amounted to 598,194. The system with a total of 2,119 telephones serves the rural areas and some urban areas in Tuckersmith and Stanley town- ships and part of Usborne. The Bayfield exchange has 652 telephones, Clinton exchange, 464, Hensall exchange, 487 and the Seaforth exchange 516. (DWI GHT J. GOOD ) - Pole -type Building - Roofing & Repairs R.R.3 ZURICH - Additions - Renovations PHONE 237-3738 KILLER 10-6-4 FERTILIN LAWN FERTILIZER Contains 3 basic nutriments in correct proportion for lawn care 619 No 270-040 331,315 No 270.0418J50 0 GARDEN FERTILIN 50 Ib. 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