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The Huron Expositor, 1969-07-10, Page 1Main Street Work is Under Way A powerful shovel dumps the first load into a Waiting truck as Seaforth Main greet con- struction got under way Monday afternoon By Titesday much of Ma block between Gocterich and- Ifohn Streets had been excavated to a depth of nearly four feet. In the 10'Wer picture a loader lass Otte of the logs which the eXcavation work uncovered. Ihir- led since theearly days of the town a hundred years go when they provided a pavement of sort over the swampy ground for Welt *Worth Was famous, the large timbers were in moo:Beret con. dition. The roadway in the 1870's Was some distance below_ the wooden sidewalks that then ex- isted. (See page 2). (Stm Pthotkoa). • _ N4 ARIOrTHUR&DAY JULY; 10;-.1;969—. 12-PAGES { , , 37.7. 110th Year Business ailUsuil While Main Street Project Underway At Seaforth District High Five Students Receive Ontario Scholarship Awards Cf: It's business as usual accord- ing to Seaforth merchants as they watched the construcillon m get underway on. Mein Monday afternoon. To make it more convenient for Shoppers, a number of stores have tidied up rear ert• trances and have Put signs ID position to indicate the way in. Work commenced at Goder- ich Street and by Wednesday LoOby Has Low Bid On Bridge • The tender. of Looby Con- structiOn Ltd. of Dublin was the lowest of three received for the" construction of a new bridge over Silver Creek on No. 8 Highway opposite the Lions Park. The tender was for • $77,- 652.0Q. Clayton Looby sal& Tuesday the firm was ready to start work as soon as a formal contract came forward It usually took two to three weeks to clear these. preliminary details he said. -"v The new bridge — a rigid con- crete structure will provide approximately 10 feet more width for traffic than the exist- ing bridge built more than 50 years ago. (Continued on Page 6) the contractor had excavated the street south to John Street to a depth of nearly four •tiet; Excavation revealed the var- ious road surfaces that had served the, tan for more than 100 years. WOW the Most re- cent black top Were traces of a inortar like base that had sup- ported a brick pavement laid, - at the turn of the century. Be- low were accumulations of ashes, gravel and dirt of every sort. Under all this at a num ber of places were large logs. that had served as the original road surface across the swampy area for which Seaforth was noted hi the pioneer days. Work on laying a new 10- inch water main that 'sill ex- tend from Goderich Street to George Street at the town limits will get underway shortly. PUC manager Walter Scott ' Said additional cutoff valves were being installed in the pre- stent system to minimize the in- convenience to water, utters when cut-offs are necessary. It will be possible to localize the areas without water and keep to a minimum the consumers affected. • • Mr. Scott said every effort would be miade to give ample warning of cutoffs. Meanwhile PUC crews are keeping ahead of the contractor and Installing new concrete street lighting poles along the length of the street. • Laying of the 60-ineh storm sewer along Crombie Street is almost completed and excava- tion is beginning to provide for the . sewer on Main Street. The large drain extends on Main from Orombie to Huron Street IVIcKillop Council has moved to control dumping of refuse and trash on township roads . A 'bylaw adopted by Council this week provides that no per- son shall threw, place or de- posit dirt, filth, glass, handbills, paper or other rubbish or refuse or any carcass Of airy animal on any highway or bridge .within the limits of the township. The bylaw provides a penalty of not more than $300 upon con- Grants of $450 ,to the See-' forth agricultural society -' and $300 to the Brodhagen hall dia- mond lighting program were ap- proved. Looking to future construct- ion requirements council agreed to Stock pile 4,000 yards of crushed stone. Cloride dust pre- ventative Will be applied to all concession roads and where re- quired, on side roads. Hullett Awards Tender Owen King Construction Ltd. of Walkerton had the successful bid when Hullett Council award-,. ed a contract for the construct- 1(311 of the Wallace bridge across the Maitland. ' The King bid of $85,347 was the lowest of 8 bids which rang- ed up to $204,000.00. Council approved a grant of $15,00 to the Huron, County His- torical Society and granted buil- ding permits to Robert Stoner, Robert Dalton, Bert Lyons, John Van Beers, and Fred Vodden, subject to the Township By - Laws. The week of the 5th to the 13th' was declared Conservation Week in the Township and the Clerk was instructed to obtain a municipal encroachment per- mit from 1)I10 for the Veen.stra Drainage Works.' The 1969 mill rate was set at 23 Mills residential and 25 mills on business assessment. the effectiveness of hit open area, Mr. Skelly reviewed steps which had been taken to pro- duce the most practical street pattern for the area at the same time ensuring protection, for the open area owned by Dr. Munn. Clerk Williams told the hear- ing the street to which Mayor Sills had referred was not a street but an unopened road al- lowance • Mr. McGuire in closing the hearing said a decision would be reserved. Scouts From L.A. Visit Here A group of scouts from Los Angeles —California, will visit Seaforth scouts this weekend. The Party which include nine scouts with scout matter, Cory Bates will arrive in London, Friday and be picked up there Seaforth Scouts The group decided on the Sea- forth area 116 its destination following a visit by James Oar- noChan :of Tuckersmith to Los . Angeles last winter. Mr: • Oar- nochan, was visting ,his sister orsand living nearby was scout master Cary. In conversation, Mr. Oarnochan learned the troop was contemplating a trip to Can- ada so suggested Seaforth as a destination. The American scouts will use Glen Mac Camp as headquarters during their stay here. They leave for New 'York en route to the west coast on. July 15, While here they will be the guest of Seaforth scouts, A full program for the four daY visit, has been worked out including a tour of the town, a campfire at camp, swimming and a visit to the Huron Museum and the Falls. A civic welcome will be ex- tended the group on Sunday when Mayor Sala and members of the council visit the camp, at 12.30 noon. The public is invited to attend the event. In reviewing details of the program planned for the visit- ors scout master, Dave Schenck said there my be a requirement for transportation assistance. Persons wishing to assist are asked to contact Mr. Schenck. • "Ontario Scene's Released A former teacher, broadcaster, newspaperman, book ,editor and political organizer who has travelled every section of Ont- ario miny times, has written a book on what there is to see mid do' in Ontario, what it was, what it is and how it got that way. James Scott, who lives in Sea- forth, Ontario, and is the author of several books. describing the growth of various _regions Ontario, Is by his -own definit- ion "a compulsive traveller." ills new book — Ontario Scene --ranges through the resort areas and little-known. villages and towns, as well as the theatres, museums, gallaries, universities and the' socal activities of the province. It is, in fact, a pot- pourri of historical backgroOnd, geography, anecdote and fact. And about everything he writes, ‘Cr. Scott has an opinion. "Any visitor who comes to Ontario will enjoy his visit much more if he merely accepts all the delightful things to see and do, regardless of how contrail ictory they appear to be, and let it go at that," the author com- ments "The citizens of the pro- vince "have long since learned to live with their (Mt confus- ion." --- Advising traviters to get off the highwayar••IVIr. Scott details in his book the Museums, re- stored pioneer villages, historic forts and early settlements, One of the few, books on the whole province, Ontario Scene pro- vides. practical and entertain- ing information salted by the author's good-humoured, some- times" wry, commentary. Honourable James A. C, Auld, Ontario's Minister of Tourism and Information discusses the book's witle•ranging look at the travel bounties of Ontario. "This book is designed for those who wish to forsake the superhighways and wander 'the backroads, woods and water ways of Ontario, although It by no means Overlooks the charm and excitement of our cities and resort areas History buffs will be particolaily, gratified by the author's interest and love of •the early days of our province," he said. Wins Stratford Shooting Match John Anderson, Kippen, dis- tinguished himself at a shoot at the Avon Valley Gun Club, O'Loane Ave.; Stratford on Dom- inion Day. He scored 98 in the 16 yd event and 94 in the handi; . cap winning both 100'bird events something that rarely happens according to authorities. Old Building Reveals Relic A reminder of an early Sea- forth industry turned up last week while a building was being demolished at the farm of Lind- say McKellar, Oromarty. Ferg McKellar of Seaforth, who was helping at the work found a porcelain bottle cap with the name "John Dodds bottling Works" inscribed on it. For many years Mr. Dodda carried on a bottling.tvorks in Harpurrhey on. the proberty now owned by Wm. Hopper: Will Perri" 89.4% Jo-Ann Goottlor P.M Wm. Hollings 112.2% 3 Brussels Dublin Egmondvillo McKillop Acts to Control Roadside Refuse Dumping Objections to Seaforth's zon- ing bylaw were considered at a . hearing of the Ontario Mun- icipal Board in the Town Hall, Tuesday morning. R. M. McGuire, a member of the beard, heard the objections. Clerk E. W. Williams repre- sented the town and called Ray; Mond SkellY of Canadian Mit- chell Associates, the town's planning consultants, to review the thinking underlying the zoning "proposals. • Mr. • Skelly said 'an effort had been made to designate areas for various functions such as residential, commercial and indu,stry and in defining parti- cular areas the existing use was taken into consideration. . Referring to the northwest area of town, he' said, since light industry already was es. ta,blished there- it seemed logi- cal to zone that area for simi- lar restricted industry,. Abutt- ing this was an excellent resi- dential area and this was being continued. A portion of an exis- ting open area had been desig- nated as park land and this to- gether with a separation at the northern limits of West Wil- liam Street would provide buf- fers between the different uses In accordance • with accepted planning practise, 'Mr. Wtillanis explained • that/ while a number of objections had been filed several of a min- or nature had been resolved by ,amendments, He said two ob- jection's were being continued. Dr. J. A. Munn 'who objected to a portion of his property be- ing designated as open. space park land said children had al- ways been welcome to use the area. If changes were made he was , concerned about losing control.- He felt the area north of the grove should be designa- ted as residential rather than restricted industrial. He indi- cated he would be prepared to dedicate a portion of the open space but not if it was to abut a restricted industrial zone. Mayor Frank Sills said he ob- jected to the extent of the area that was being designated as restricted industrial but added that it didn't directly effect property he owned since it was located north of his property He Wei-re/Ito changes that had (been made in then existing street patterns by construction of curbing and which had de- traded- from his property. With the closing of North Street, ac- cess to lots in his property would be difficult. He sympath- ized with Dr. Munn and his de-. sire to avoid detracting from OMB Holds Hearing On Zoning Bylaw Bryan Hoditert 11" Sosforth Mary Ow/My 10.0% RR 1, Walton. • It's a Long Way Up Seaforth has a new land mark with the completion of a 3116 foot micro - 'Wave cortnntinication tower at the Hydro Tram former Station east of town. The tower is one in a series across Ontario making possible acoMmuniention. network linking Wm. Lou's hydro facilitlek. (SW Photo)