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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1965-01-28, Page 41t R t,;v,$ITO SEAF� ORTH, ONT., ,i;tl,.ty. 28, 19.5 '00 000 («ontintted om rage 1) peeve a ?ies4 East Wawan- AStt, . Reeve'~ -3, MI Smith, Turn - berry, and Reeve M. Oesch, Zur- ich Thn, i9 4 board included deputy 'reeve ,1; Sutter, Clinton, neo l eputy reeve Jim Hayter, Qf StePklen, who brought in the -.--.controversial _ report, Reeve Stewart Procter, of vVlortis; presided over what was tphave been a clause -by -clause discussion, and Warden Webb .. took part in it from the floor. Clause 2 of the report, Ioeat- ing the new building on Huron• view property and . listing the facilities already available there, was never ..reached. At the end of the debate, two Wa- terloo architects, who had been called within the rail to give in- formation, left without doing so. D. R. Snider and L. M. Huget represented Snider, Hu - get & March. The Huronview board had been authorized to obtain preliminary plans. The building proposed is to cost a minimum of $1,000,000. Some members indicated that they favored decentralization. Reeve' John Corbett, of Hay, said: "Probably we could build two smaller homes, and they could be run from Huronview." Deputy clerk -treasurer Bill HanIy, secretary of Huronview, Board, replied: "If you build a home in Goderich, Seaforth or Wingham, possibly there would be More applications than at present, including some persons who might not consider mov iii to Clinton." r, Rerry: "I had a call from Toronto today about the survey started last April. report,i is not completed, but it indi- cates there are people who should' be moved from one loca- tion to another. They have .not crime up with any answer as to s future plans; but evidently at that time there• were people in homes who should have been in hospitals, people in homes i who perhaps should have been in Ontario hospit.ls, and a num- o is cepted. Of last year's 6$ appl - cants, eight were .over 90, with 45 in the 80-90 group; '11 in the 70-80 bracket; three 60-70, and one under 60. The average age in'82. Reeve Calvin Kreuter, Brus- sels: "There has been no great increase of population in the county, and I cannot under- stand the sudden increase of residents in the past eight years. Probably if you changed th name back to House of Refug it might make a difference." Reeve Donald McKeniie, Ash field: ''It seems our hospital no matter how expanded, ar soon crowded. It looks like big increase to go to perhap 500 beds, with increased staff It something happened yo might have too large an inst tution.'' Answering a question b Reeve Corbett, Mr, Hanly said "A large number of the appli cants at present are from in digerits. At the end of Decem ber, 105 were paying their way but a number of them will no be by the end of 1965:'y Reeve F. A. Clift, Bayfield "How many of the •226 resident require the special accammoda tion that Huronview can pro vide? How many could be look ed after in• a less functionalize home, senior citizens' or nurs ing homes in their own area With only 10% of present ca pacity on the waiting list, w should be looking carefully a the functions we expect -Huron view to maintain before we pro ceed with any building in . the same spot. Are we very clear n our policy as to what we are doing with the people who are in there? Has the object been to fill up with applicants es they come along — which eems to -be the course. Before we talk about need, should we not examine population in the home—if they fit the functions n that particular building, or could be taken care of in some ther type of building?" Warden Webb: "The Town of Exeter had- 100 funerals eight years ago. The total dropped to 5 and has held at that level. ongevity is something to look orward to. The population ex- losion is going to exceed the eath rate. Within the next 10 'ears a lot of people will live o from 80. to.100,.and we have o provide for the increased old age." Reeve Clifford Dunbar, Grey: I' think we should mark 'time." To Reeve Clift, Mr. Hanly aid overall cost at the Home as $5 a day. Reeve Tom Leiper, Hullett: "I think we have invited this situation ourselves. It looked fine to put up a new building, but it closed a lot of nursing homes; now we miss them. You would not get the same influx from nursing homes as when the new building was opened— probably 50 then." Mr.- Hanly: "I would not think over 10 at that time." Deputy reeve Jim Hayter: "We have to make accommodation for these people or the hospi- tals will have to. I don't see the nursing homes looking af- ter them." Reeve Corbett: "It will be another three years before you get this finished, and you may, have another 150 to 175 need ed." ..- Mr. Berry: `,The building can be •added to. The welfare de- partment would recommend an addition to the presentbuild- ing of only 40 beds, and •that did not appear to answer. the need. The department recom- mends accommodation for 150, with provision if needed for 250, in a separate building. -We need not furnish it fully; we did not before," Reeve Smith: "This (clause) provides for 150. .My feeling is 40 to 50. Why not leave that out?" Warden Webb: 'If the com- mittee drinks the amount is too much, it can turn it down." Reeve Elgin Thompson: "We have been studying this thing for two years; is there any need to study it any longer?" After the vote, Reeve Clift said: "I did not think the clause expressed the opinion of coun- cil. I voted no. It is apparent to me we. need accommodation, but not necessarily tied to a 150 -bed building." e e s, e a s u i - Y t s d e t ber of resi but this d.d ture with of, people. Manager there wed' in Huronview 95 male residents, 131 female; five married couples, and an appli- --`cation from another ,an 'ac- uffled around, change the pie- d to the number 5 rvey Johnston said L p d HEIEW304CE "Now I have to step on the scales to reach id" IMPORTANT PAPERS NEED PROTECTION FROM FIRE! Most documents are uninsurable many are irreplaceable. DON'T TAKE A CHANCE! See our range of D0h11hi0h Record Safes to -day HURON EXPOSITOR SEAFORTH s' w TUES., FEB. 2 LUCAN vg. SEAFORTH SEAFORTH ARENA ISSION 50,: Coni and 25 Cents (Continued from Page 1) as flow meters are not inn opera• tion at present. The yield of water from the municipal wells appears to be sufficient to meet present and future anticipated needs. The community of Egmond' ville, located about 1/8 mile south of the town, is presently supplied by two wells capable of yielding a combined total of 40 gpm. The only other major with- drawal of ground water in the area occurs at the site of F. Kling Co. Ltd., located about 7,000 feet northeast of the Sea - forth municipal wells, where up to 300,000 gpd are taken for the purpose of gravel washing. Geology—Bedrock Underlying the Seaforth re- gion are rocks of Devonian age, namely the Delaware formation and the Detroit River group. These rocks dip 4 to 5 degrees regionally to the west. The Delaware formation overlies the Detroit River group, consists .of buff and brown limestone con- taining some chert, and is va- riable in thickness, ranging from 0 to -about 50 feet. The Detroit River group consists es- sentially of grey and, brown limestone and dolomite with some calcareous sandstone at the base, The thickness of this group is in the order of 340 feet. The bedrock is not ex- posed at surface, but from a study of well records it ap- pears to have an undulating sur- face which slopes gently in a westerly direction from an ele- vation of 1016 feet above sea level in the eastern part of the accompanying plan to 916 feet in the western part. Overburden The overburden is Pleistocene in age and consists essentially of materials deposited during the advance and recession of continental glaciers. Overbur- den thickness is variable, rang- ing from 30 to 112 feet. The terrain is characterized by two recessional moraines trending in a northerly direc- tion and a long, sinuous, east- erly trending esker situated within a rolling; .undrulinized till plain. The material of which the moraines are com- posed is a clayey till containing some - pebbles. Medium to-. coarse-grained sand and gravel form the major constituents of the esker deposit. Hydrogeology Data were collected for 104 wells, of which 95 were, drilled and nine were dug. The loca- tions of the wells are shown on the accompanying plan. Well data are listed in Table 1. Overburden. Wells Many wells in the rural areas are completed in the overbur- den at varied depths ranging to 40 feet and obtain poor to ade- quate yields of good quality wa- ter. In recent years, during dry summer periods, several dug Wells have failed" due to exces- sive lowering of the water table. Bedrock Wells Most wells . penetrate the Huron Taxes Higher? A tax rate for road purposes of 8.75 mills, three-quarters of a mill higher than last year, was approved by Huron County Council. Reeve Joseph Kerr, of Wing - ham, chairman of the 1.964 road committee, said .the increase iS necessary becausethe rising e costs of labor, materials and other services has exceeded revenue. He said the 1964 cost of winter control, line painting, signs, weed spraying, mainten- ance and gravel are far higher than five or 'six years ago. A county roads study under- way in Huron is well advanced, Reeve Kerr told council. The study by McCormick and Rankin Limited, consulting en- gineers, is to estimate future construction, maintenance, .and operating needs and to deter- mine population and assessment trends. A report is expected at the council's March session. Huron County has the second largest road system in Ontario. The county has 390 miles of road, of which 210 are gravel roads.'" Major projects for 1965 will include: Road 13, west from Clinton, land fence, 12 miles, Road 16, Brussels to Highway 4, surfacing, 71/2 miles; Donny- brook Bridge, Road 20, five re- inforced concrete culverts, The county expects a $1,500,- 000 expenditure on roads and bridges this year. County Engineer J. W. Brit- nell said a request to have Roads 3 and 12 from Bayfield through Brucefield, Egmatnd- ville, and north to Highway 8 in Seaforth designated as a de- velopment road, has been made to the ,Ontario minister of high - Ways. Expenditures in 1964 were: Road constrftetion, $381,215:Q6; road maintenance, $439,631.3; construction of bridges and cub vents, $185,191. Total, ex`iiendi- tures fooads,,,ond:, ,btfd:es, ire ull -1W feet'when the No. 3 pump was formations It is anticipated that bedrock to obtain adequate wa- ter supplies. Depth of pene- tration into the bedrock is va- ried, ranging from 15 to 279 feet. Good- to excellent yields of fresh water are reportedly obtained from all depths. Poor quality water, as Indicated by some reports of sulphurous and salty water, is obtained in the area about five miles to the northeast of the town. Calculated sPecific capacities are relatively high throughout the area of investigation rang- ing from one to l0' gpm per foot of drawdown except in the area located about two mile§ southwest of the town where values range from .06 to 2. The capacity of a well drill- ed into the bedrock is largely dependant on the size and'dis- tribution of water - bearing joints, fractures, and bedding planes. Due to such factors, ca- pacities may vary greatly for wells short distances apart. In general, the deeper bedrock wells in the Seaforth area tend to have better yields tham shal- lower wells possibly because more water -bearing fractures were encountered. However, care must be taken in drilling such wells, as fractures tend to become smaller at depth result- ing in' less increase in capacity at greater depth. Ground -Water Movement The apparent direction 'of ground -water movement through the bedrock, based on the static levels of various bedrock wells in the region as supplied by the drilling contractors at time of completion of the wells, is westward, The highest record- ed static levels occur in the area about 21/4 miles' northeast of the- town and the lowest lev el in the • area abort 3 miles southwest of the town. As the wells were constructed during different period of the year and in different years, -the lev- els recorded are not directly comparable; however, a gener- al impression as to the direc- tion of ground -water movement is obtainable. The lowering of the static levels with depth of penetration of the wells in 'sev- eral localities suggest that ground - water movement is downwards and that Seaforth is in a recharge region. - Water Level Fluctuations At the time of .construction of the No. 4 well in 1945, the sta- tic level was 22 feet. The pump- ing level was 37 feet at a-purnp- ing rate of 359 gpm. During a capacity test con- ducted by International Water Supply, Limited, in ' 1953, the pumping level at the No. 4 well was 56 feet at a pumping rate of 511 gpm. The static level at that time was 30 feet. The pre- sent pumping levels at a pump- ing rate of about 300 gpm, vary between 58 and 62 feet. Well No. 4 is equipped with an altitude gauge which gives directly the amount of airline that is submerged, and an air- line with a length of 100- feet. Measurements taken at this well in May 1964, during the period it was not operating, showed the water level to be about 54 "You were out a mile ... a ba. 1 could see that!" VA ' "Hes supposed to go into High School hut they h -e -1-d h -i -,n b -a -c id" u 1�frr operating, and 46 feet when it was not. Measurements taken at Well No. 4 in June 1964, dur- ing periods when the well was being operated showed the wa- ter Ievel to be 58 feet when the well was operating and 48 feet when it was not. These va- lues suggest that there is good hydraulic connection between the two wells. The apparent lowering of the static level be- tween 1953 and 1964 could be due to withdrawals from the aquifer exceeding recharge or the fact that the, static level measurements . in 1964 were made before the water level had recovered fully to a true static position. e e r Water Quality Fifteen well water samples representative of various wa ter -bearing horizons within th bedrock, were taken during th course of investigation fo chemical analyses and the re sults are listed in Table 2. Recent analyses, obtained by the OWRC District Engineer outlining the quality of water from the municipal wells a Seaforth and Egmondville ar listed in Table 3. Hardness values for well wa ters in the Seaforth region are high, ranging from 120 to 480 ppm, but are generally about 250 ppm. Hardness values ap- pear to be variable at depths to 115 feet, with some increase noted for waters from deeper horizons. Most of the tested well wa- ters had iron contents in- excess of the recommended maximum content of 0:3 ppm and ranged in value from 0.20 to 0.65. How- ever, such values generally ap- pear to decrease at depth as substantiated by chemical an- alyses of samples from the deep- er wells and the municipal wells. The pH.values are vari- able ranging from 7.3 to 7.9 and indicate that the regional ground water is slightly alka- line and may have some scale - forming tendencies, Chlorides and sulphate va lues are generally low for all sampled waters. Favorable Test -Drilling Areas From a study of the local geo- Iogic features and available well records, there does not 'appear to be an overburden formation in the Seaforth--area..which is capable of yielding sufficient water for. municipal needs. In selecting certain areas which appear to warrant fur- ther investigation by test -drill- ing, consideration was given to the local water quality, the cal- culated specific capacities, and town distribution ',system and the proximity of the site to the the existing high capacity wells. The locations of the suggest- ed test -drilling sites are: Site 1: Adjacent to the northerly town limit and west 'of the coun- ty road; Site2: Adjacent to the westerly town limit extending north from -Highway No. 8; Site 3: Enclosing wells 23, 25 and 85, about three miles' northeast from the town.. Several test holes may be needed in each area to adequate- ly test the underlying bedrock t e the test holes will extend to depths in the order of 250 feet. Assuming a future water de- mand from new wells will be in excess of 225 gpm, the diame- ter of the:test hole should be 12 inches. If the program is successful, such a test hole may be outfitted directly to serve as a municipal well. The cost of drilling five test holes in the above manner, in- cluding labor, materials and pumping tests would be about $15,000. Conclusions The following conclusions were derived from a study of the collected field data and available well records: 1. The direction of ground- water movement within • the bedrock is westerly in a di- rection similar - to the slope of the bedrock surface. The Sea - forth area appears to be in a recharge zone as, in general, the static water levels of the deeper wells are lower than. those of the shallower wells. 2. An overburden aquifer capable of yielding sufficient ground water for municipal-. needs does not appear to be present in the Seaforth region. 3. Favorable conditions for municipal - supplies appear to be present only in the bedrpck. A comparative study of maps illustrating the ground -water level conditions at various depths and time periods did not suggest regional dewatering of the. bedrock aquifer. The appar- ent -drop in the water levels at the Seaforth No. 4 well in re- cent' years may indicate local dewatering of the aquifer. That s, the withdrawal rate of ground, water from the aquifer may be greater than the rate of replen- shmenm t, In such a circumstance t may hot be advisable to con- truct any additional high ca- pacity wells near the present municipal wells. 4. The quality of ground wa- er for municipal purposes is good except for the relatively high iron content. However, it ppears that the iron values enerally decrease to acceptable imitg. at depths greater than 30 feet. 5. The possibility exists that he lowering of the water ley - 1 at the No. 4 well could be due''to. excessive well los"s. caus-, by encrustation of the bed- ock openings. Recommendations It is recommended that flow meters and airline gauges be installed on all operating muni- cipal wells and accurte records kept of the quantities of water used and 'the' effects on the 'wa= ter levels. The airline gauge readings should be checked per- iodically. against water -level readings obtained by a steel tape to ensure the accuracy of such readings. Daily pumping - level and static -level measure- ments should be taken to estab- lish a continual record. It is suggested that some static -level measurements be taken during periods when it is known that no other ' municipal well is in operation. If it can be detertnined that the lowering of the water levley.;els is due .to plugging of the bedrock- openings, it is recom- mended that 'rehabilitation of the well be undertaken: It is recommended that any' test drilling undertaken be. in the areas described in the re- port under "Favorable Test - Drilling Areas". Pumping tests should be conducted in a man- ner that will allow• the calcula- tion of the perennial yield and the degree of interference with private wells. The municipal- ity should be required to re- store an adequate supply of water to any person seriously affected by the operation of any new municipal wells. s t a g 1 1 t e ed r Consider County Planning Planning at a county level is now possible and is being car- ried out or studied by many counties, Reeve Ivan Haskins, chairman of the warden's and personnel committee, told Hur- on County Council. Mr. Haskins said this legisla- tion enables- counties to have more authority, and a greater voice in the overall plan of the county itself. Mr. Haskins said the commit- tee feels that a great deal of information is still required -be- fore Huron can tak-e . any step in this direction. A werkshop will be held in Goderich March 10 and 11, sponsored by the department of municipal affairs. Members of county council, lo- cal councils, local officials and local planning board members are invited. A program of police auxiliary training commenced in 1964, Chairman Everett Mcllwain, of the Emergency Measures Or- ganization told Huron County ,council members. 11te said the program has been completed in Goderich, Seaforth and Wing - ham. Uniforms have been or- dered in each of these towns for members completing the course. Tenders were secured in con- nection with uniforms, each town being considered separate- ly, so that auxiliary uniforms would match uniforms of the local police as closely as pos- sible. .. eillInearreallneserollIMeireoglIMoesegl ,TURKEY Valentine SUPPER AT NORTHSIDE UNITED CHURCH Wed., Feb.. 10th SUPPER SERVED FROM 5 TO 7 O'CLOCK ADULTS $1.50 CHR.;DREN;--•12.,•and under, 1$c EU0Eills* RE - Friday, Jan. 29th at :30 in the LO8.O»F.- UaJl ADMISSION 50 CENTS -- Everyone Welcomo godmionommonoommo FIRST - PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH REV. DOUGLAS 0, FRY Minister Sunday, Jan. 31st WORSHIP 11:00 A.M. 9:45 a.m.—Minister's Class 10:00 a.m.—The Senior Sunday School. 11:00 a.m.—The Junior Sunday School. Listen To: "Faith is Victory" Broadcast CJCS Stratford Every Sunday 8:35 a.m. 1240 On Your Radio Dial BETHEL BIBLE CHURCH (Services at Orange Hall) Sunday, Jan. 31st 2:30—SUNDAY SCHOOL 7:30—GOSPEL SERVICE Speaker: Rev. S. W. McFalls Hensel! "He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall . not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him."—John 3:36. SEAFORTH TEEN -TWENTY Presents. The Cavaliers .. ' Saturday; January 30th SEAFORTH COMMUNITY CENTRE ADMISSION — 50c and 75c Dress - Casual ' Dancing 9 - 12 CASH-- B 1 N G 0 -- CASH Friday, Jan.29th 8:15 p.m. LEGION HALL, SEAFORTH . 15: REGULAR GAMES FOR $1-0.00 3 SHARE THE WEALTH with SPECIAL JACKPOT $75.00 - Full house with 55 --- under 16 not permitted — ADMISSION. $1.00 Extra Cards 25c, or 7 for $1.00 Auspices Seaforth Branch 156, Canadian Legion PROCEEDS FOR WELFARE WORK e"1 "Do you know howmuch our car .'s worth by the pound?" 11 MINOR . .HOCKEY NICHT Saturday, Jan. 30 Bantams-: STRATFORD vs. SEAFORTH at 7;00 p.m. Midgets: STRATFORD vs. SEAFORTH at 8:15 p.m. Juveniles: . STRATFORD vs. SEAFORTH at 9:30 p.m. Admission 25e DON'T SEND -- TAKE YOUR BOY' TO THE. ARENA I, 4 • s , r V 1'