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Wingham Advance-Times, 1981-07-08, Page 2Page 2 -The Wingham Advance -'Mmes, July 8, 1981 East Wawanosh will not purchase pit this year East Wawanosh council bas decided to postpone any decision on acquiring a gravel pit for township use. After some discussion at a meeting last week, coun- cillors expressed a reluc- tance to purchase property for a pit because of the possibility of • having to construct a new bridge on the 10th line. Councillor Jim Taylor said he thought council. has "an obligation to a bridge before we buy a pit. There's lots of gravel in the township; this is maybe not the time." Other council members echoed his sentiments and added there would have to be a substantial increase in the price of gravel to justify buying a township pit. Last month council ap- pointed Road Superintendent Ralph Campbell to make inquiries into the possibility of the township acquiring a pit of its own. Since then council received a letter from Mason Batley Real Estate of Blyth regarding the possibility of purchasing the farm • of Garth and Dianne ,Walden; Lot 33, Con. 4, for gravel. The letter quoted an' asking price of $190,000 for the entire 123 -acre parcel of land or $115,000 fot the wooded area and the front- age on the property. Councillors decided against the proposal for two reasons. First, they said they felt the asking price is too high and second, there is a definite possibility that a new bridge will have to be constructed on the 10th ling. Ken Dunn of B. M. Ross and Associates of Goderich currently is studying the bridge stress factors. He will make his findings known to council in a report; but it is not known when that report will be submitted. Council decided to file Mr. Bailey's letter and will possibly reconsider the matter within the next year. In other business, Valerie Bolton of RR 1, Belgrave attended to solicit council's support for a Lobby which will enable Blyth residents to call Wingham tell -free. Ms. Bolton . said the tuation presents • an inequity to people on the Blyth exchange in that they must call long distance to talk to many of their neigh- bors. She urged council to exert pressure on Bell for toll-free dialing from Blyth to Wingham even though the number of calls placed is slightly under the required 60 per cent mark. A representative from Bell Telephone is scheduled to meet with area federation of Howick again defers manure tank permit GORRIE - Howick Town- ship council deferred the passing of a building permit at the council meeting on July 3. The permit, deferred from the June 3 meeting of council, was requested by Joe Van Eyl of RR 1, Clifford for permission to build a liquid manure tank on his pig farm just west of Clifford on lot 33, Con. 13. There was some discussion about odor problems which might be created to the town as a Teajilt of the manure tank an council decided to hold the permit pending further inquiry. A proposed ramp for the Gorrie post office was dis- cussed and refused because the proposed ramp would be the only entrance for walking people and.cociJ&be dangerous in the winter. °Ttd was also noted the post office doors are not made to ac- commodate wheel chairs. The building of , the ramp would have been funded by the Public Works Depart- ment. Council agreed licensing fees for all dogs this year would cost $10. The following building permits were reviewed and passed: Jack Thornton of RR 1, Clifford, for a pole frame addition to his barn at an estimated value of $11,500; Allan Griffith of Wroxeter, for an addition to his house at an approximate cost of $15,000; Graham Wright of Clifford, for a house, drive shed and an addition to his barn with a total value of about $72,500; Arthur Versteeg of RR 2, Gorrie, for an addition valued at about $20,000 to his barn;' Mel Buehler of RR 2, Gorrie for an addition to his house at a cost of about $15,000; Jerry Tersteege of RR 1, Clifford, an upright silo at a cost of about $15,000; Walter Good of RR 2, Wroxeter for a slab silo which will cost an estimated $13,200; Murray Mulvey of RR, 1, Clifford to build a liquid manure tank on his farm on the northwest corner of Howick Township and Ronald Clement to build a storage shed in Fordwich on the site of the old feed mill _4 -az estimated' value of $22,000; • Sam Johnston will have his request to build a garage on his lot in- vestigated further. Joe Morris of Wroxeter approached council request- ing approval to put ,a road through his property' from Concession 10. Mr. Morris said he would like it to be a private road if it was to be at his expense. Council told Mr. Morris they would consider his request and ..get back to him on the issue. Dr. J. K. McGregor spoke at council on the near com- pletion of. the new, health services center in Gorrie and thanked council members for their support. He said a name is now being con- sidered for the facilipy and invited suggestions' from council. Dr. McGregor sug- gested .the opening of the facility could be coordinated with the,township's 125th centenniacelebration which begins on Sept. 2. He said the center has been a com- munity project and said he expects the center to be in operation by Aug. 1, • Municipal drain nuirfber 17, Lot 31, Con. 17 on the west side of Sideroad 30 and 31 was discussed at council as there has been some questions about whether the drain is deep enough to take the water away from the Joe Van Eyl farm tiles which empty into this drain. In a survey done by Mait- land Engineering it was sug- gested that major improve- ment of the drain would in- volve .obtaining a lower crossing through the county • road and deepening the drain both upstream and down- stream of the county road; affected mainly Lot 39, Con. 16 and Lot 30; Con: 17. Coun-• cil will look into the matter further. Glen Gallaher of W roxeter was appointed , to the Wroxeter - Recreation and Community PARCCS board for 1981 at the council meeting July 3. agriculture members in the near future to discuss the situation and Ms. Bolton said it would bea good time for the township to make its voice beard. Councillor Don Schultz said it certainly would be an advantage to have toll-free dialing to Wingham and Councillor Neil Vincent'said there is free dialing in every other direction, so wliy not to Blyth also, Council decided to support Ms. Bolton in her cause and to assist her in any way possible. Mr. Taylor, council's representative to the Belgrave Community Centre Board, said the board will pay its audit fees with - revenues generated by its July 12 family picnic to be held in Belgrave. The audit fees come to $367.65. Livestock evaluator Bob Charter presented a claim for $65 in damages to be awarded to Fred Liocktsis of Lot 28, Con. 5. ivir. Liocktsis lost 29 chickens and five ducks on June 24 after an attack by two or more dogs. The township offered $50 in compensation to Mr. Liocktsis. Council agreed to pay its. 1981 levy of $3,902 to the Maitland Valley Conserva- tion Authority. Council approdd a grant of $100 to the Ontario Special Olympics Inc. to aid the group in the leasing of sports,accommodation and training facilities for athletes and coaches. The corporation will train approximately 6,500 men- tally and physically handi- capped people to compete in this year's Special Olympics. Mr, Vincent noted there is at least one resident of East Wawanosh who. is an en- thusiastic pafticipant in the program. • Three site plan ap- plications for gravel pit licencing were received and accepted: Joe Kerr. Ltd. on. the. north half of Lot 39, Con. 12, and the south half of Lot 31, Con. 10, and Corbett and Young on Con. 12. Irvine Gethke, building inspector, presented three applications for building permits: Jim Campbell, Con. 5, an implement .shed; Joseph Kiepfer of Con. 12, a steel granary; and Sam Thompson of Con. 7, a. work- shop. All were approved.. Council also discussed the Clarence. Hanna ap- preciation night to be held this Saturday evening at the Blyth Community Centre. Council will meet next in regular session on Aug. 5 at 8 p.m. in the township shed. SLIDE -TAPE DONATION -Cathy Wilson of the Uni- versity of Guelph presented a slide -tape program looking at rural concerns during the early 1900's to Mrs. I. E. Morrey and John Pattison of -the Wingham Museum following a Special showing at the Armouries last week. The slide -tape will be available through the iibrary to other groups wanting to use It. It was pre- pared by a group from the university with backing from the Rural Development Outreach Protect and the local historical society. GORRIE AND WROXETER United Churches in-' ducted a new minister last Friday evening In a service held in the Wroxeter United Church. The new pastor is Rev. Lloyd Martin, formerly of Kapuskasing. Mr. Martin wasborn and raised in Montreal and has three children, two of whom will attend high school herein the fall. Board meeting held prior to induction WROXETER - An official board meeting of the Corrie - Wroxeter pastoral charge was held at 7:30 p.m. on July 3 in the Wroxeter United Church. The meeting was held prior to the induction service of the new minister, Rev. Lloyd Martin, formerly of Kapuskasing. Rev. Robert Perry of Bluevale conducted the service at 8 p.m. by organ preludes by Leone Kaster with scripture sen- tences by leader and people, the Prayer of Approach by all and • a hymn, confession by all and Assurance --of Pardon by the leader. An anthem was sung by Gordon Kaster, Doreen Wintmute and Karen Chambers.. Rev. Cecil Wittick took the pulpit for prayer and the ser- mon. He remarked that 11 years ago on July 3, he was inducted into his charge at Blyth. The announcements were read and during collection of the offering Gordon Kaster sang a solo followed by the receiving of the offering and singing the doxology. Rev. John Roberts of Belgrave performed the induction • and' Rev. David Northey of Monkton in- troduced the new minister. A reception line was formed at the front of the church with.. - Jim Dunbar and Glenn McMichael introducing the congregation to the minister and his fainily. J�V�lY'*w✓n!'w.••M: T4!,, 'KMs+ s�K,M ti M.yl4 CEREAL TWILIGHT MEE.TiNG ' Sponsored,by the Huron County Sell and Oop Improvement Atrsoclatl=n and Stewart Seed*. MONDAY, JULY 20th, 1981 at 7:;3O p»m� Features - Barley test plots - Pat Lynch • weed control in barley Stewart's seeds researchand breeding program COFFEE AND DONUTS WILL,BE SUPPLIED Hans Rasmussen Farm, Lot 16, Con. 4, Howlck Township HARRISTON PALMERSTON USTOWEL The Council of the Township of East Wawanosh extends an invitation to all ratepayers of the Township of East Wawanosh, friends and neighbours to an: APPRECIATION NIGHT C. W. HANNA (former Councillor, Reeve, Rood Superintendent) Friday, July 10, 1981 at 9:00 p.m. at the Blyth Community Centre Music "The Country Companions" Lunch P U C. HISIANCI STATEMENT TOWN OF WINGHAM HYDRO STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1980. 1980 Revenue Sale of energy Residential Commercial Street lighting Other income Expenditure charged to benefitting subdividers Rental income 'Investment income Late payment charges • " Work for other municipalities and miscellaneous `Total revenue Expenditure Energy cost Operation maintenance Administration Depreciation Total expenditure' Excess of revenue over expenditure Accumulated net revenue of the beginning of the year Accumulated net revenue at the end of the year $ 487,756 759,003 11,890 1,258,649 5,203 6,536 6,173 6,074 1,282,635 1,123,869 51,691 65,180 31,055 1,271,795 10,840 666,007 $ 676,847 1979 $ 417,307 736,133 10,486 1,163,926 8,577 8,204 5,070 4,121 2,732 BALANCE SHEET AS AT DECEMBER 31, 1980 ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cosh Investments Accounts receivable Inventories FIXED ASSETS, Land Buildings, plant and equipment Less accumulated depreciation 1,192,450 EQUITY IN H.E.P.C. SYSTEM' 994,463 43,759 49,302 32,258 1,119,782 72,668 593,339 $ 666,007 CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts payable Deferred revenue Customer deposits EQUITY IN H.E.P.C. SYSTEM ACCUMULATED NET REVENUE TOWN OF WINGHAM WATERWORKS STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1980 1980 Revenue Sale of water Residential Non-residential Fire protection - Town of Wingham Capital expenditure charged to benefitting ' subdividers Other revenue Installation and service charges Investment income Total revenue Expenditure Power and pumping Water transmission and distribution Mains Services Ministry of Environment operating charges Administration General adrninigtration Billing and data processing Long term debt charges Principal Interest Transfer to (from) copitdl fund Total expenditure Elccess (deficit) or revenue over expenditure Accumulated net revenue at the beginning of the year Accumulated net revenue at the end of the year Unftnanced capital outlay at the beginning of the year Sources of financing Contribution from revenue fund Serial debentures Issued to the public $102,146 56,266 17,561 9,370 1979 $113,029 59,177 17,430 2,118 ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash Accounts receivable Sale of water LIABILITIES 1980 1979 $ 24,135 $ i 68,601 10,000 10,000 45,625 29,003 89,689 45,813 169,449 153,417 8,454 8,454 944,739 880,153 953,193 888,607 324,325. 283,270 628,868 606,337 761,245 688,089 $1,549,562 $1,446,843 107,561 87,283 132,256 653 5,464 121,470 92,747 751,245 688,089 676,847 666,007 $1,549,562 $1,446,843 BALANCE SHEET AS AT DECEMBER 31, 1980 474 1,254 Own municipality 12,257 10,576 Installation and service charges Inventories $198,074 22,855 10,351 12,674 6,001 17,973 3,395 $203,584 17,461 22,993 15,408 4,026 16,638 4,304 CAPITAL OUTLAY TO BE RECOVERED IN I`-UTURE YEARS From waterworks revenue LIABILITIES CURRENT LIABILITIES 41,421 38,611 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 36,828 39,653 Payable to own municipality 29,906 25,437 Customer deposits 181,404 16,670 107,519 $124,189 184,531 19,053 LONG TERM DEBT FIN, LACED BY THE MUNICIPALITY 88,466 ACCUMULATED NET REVENUE $101,519 STATEMENT OF CAPITAL OPERATIONS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1980 1980 1979 $ Nil 29,906 $25;437 $ Nil 25,437 $25,437 Applications Engineering structures Machinery and equipment Transfer to revenue fund Unfinanced capitol outlay at the end of the year 1980 1979 $ 66,379 $ 58,480 19,573 22,378 189 221 10,647 4,868 31,592 25,178 128,380 111,125 377,673 419,094 $506,053 $530,219 $ 4,136 .$ 3,090 34 55 482 4,191 3,606 377,673 419,094 124,189 107,519 $506,053 $530,219 25,329 15,292 4,577 10,145 29,906 25,437 $ Nil $ Nil