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�.iSTC)RICA1.,e T.. ' Ii TOWN -\'ii WINGLAA'M
A GENERAL REVIEW
OF OUR TOWN IN THE
PRESENT CENTURY
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I\Tany changes have tatted place
erring the; last thirty-five years, in the
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lrenreeee� of the 'fuw•n arts! the pro -
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oil With the previous :review' Of. the
�.ighties and Nineties.
),A'itt;, h,t1 has an tip•t�� rl:art '1). ui-
fire." \Vitta'r System, w Bich. is civ ria•cd`
zom au ,\rtesiun well, et a ilkptl; r.f
4{a i`c c+t, flea\ inn 101) e;tll„n; per mitt
t.r. TheTheeyett`nt traa installed in
)1)), and i elertrit•ally pumpedpumpedinto
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ecryoirs with a ralmeity of half a
raillitait „rill .•ns, 't'hery :are eteeu hen -
red and twenty-4ive water services
t tourn, \Vinellani has always been
f,
ortnnate ti> hats" water of the ltigheet
rarity, lieskl this Dein eetic. 1\ -titer:
Service, there are separate �pttntps for
ire protection. These pumps were
nstalled .in the year 1879 and have
been kept in good winging order ev-
r. :since, The lumps rive a direct
ressttre 'trf one htutdrecl :u (1 slaty
p
ounds, Wingham has its owe sugar»
eel fire department, Fire Chief A. E.
,ottttit and ttvclve> men.. They have
2.500 ft; of hose, cltentical appartus,
hook and ladder, and carts. As Wing-:
haat is well prulected from fire it
WILBERT' PLATT
Night Policeman for Our `t'own for
the past two years, is a capable man
for the position he fills. Mr. Platt
can be seen any horn' of the night
patrolling our streets while we, as
Cltiain' are enioying titer sleeps, Jost
laee ently, "Bert" gave a good account
of himself at the Revolver Target
Shoot at Guelph, 'corning fourth, eeor-
iug 182 points out i'f a possible 2001
Some 50 policemen entered the cc\m-
pe.titic?il,
THE WINGHAM TOWN COUNCILOF 1935
Top Row • Coun. 5 J . H. Crawford ;Como. A. M. Bishop, Co till H. T. Thomson, Cohn: 5. ,A. Wilson. Bottom Row Reeve F.
W. - Galbraith,Town Clerk and Treasurer, Coun.'D. Geddes..
I, Davidson, Coun. H. B. l.,lllott, Mayor J. \1 . IIaniaa W.
consequently has a low rate of fire
insurance. There are fifty-four hy-
drants in the Town and 15 miles of
water mains.
'Che Sewer System is also another
credit to \Vingltant. It was installed
some twenty -fire years ago. Almost
every public and private building: is
connerteei to this system. Tlie dispos-
al beds are large enough to accommo-
date a Town n twice the size of ours,
There are twenty miles of sidewalks
in Wittgltam, Every street in town
Itas cement walks, in fact some of
these stave. been in use for nearly for-
ty years. They have been kept in good
repair and are laid in uniforms distance
front the street tine, This ;gives a nice
boulevard. \\ e have five miles of
paved streets here. Our Main Street
was paved twenty-two year ago, and
\\'inghant was one of the first towns
towns in Western Ontario to adopt
iCtttierete pavements.
The first Electric Light plant was
installed by Walter Green, a former
resident of \\`inrhaut, now residing in
_Rainey River, Ontario. It seems im-
possible to imagine how our ancestors
worked by candle light and later with
lamps. The first electric plant was op -
crated from tete old 1;'nioe Factory in
1890. Mr, Green, ivitlt foresight, pur-
tchased the olid water privileges used
by the Lower \\Ingham Mills. This
i was after the Flour Mill, owned by
Hutton, Price and Carr. had been des -
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troyed by tire in 1888 and the Saw-
rnaill owned by 1\1c Lean and Son had
been turn down ire 1889. Mr. Green
We are prepared to furnish you with Govern-
ruent Approved Baby Chicks
Baby Chicks, White e or s
Barred Rocks and White Rocks
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ALBERT LOUTTIT
Chief of tete Fire Department of
\\'inhant, has been a citizen of the
Town for a good number of years.
He has been Chief of the Dept. for
eight wears"and is a capable man.
proceeded to install new and up-to-
date electrical machinery, in a new
bringing Hydro • into Vs'inghant. lie- •
bentures were sold for a forty years
period. Mr. Herbert Campbell, who e
had been engaged after Mr. Green
sold the plant is still the Manager.
Tieing of a persistent Scotch nature,
day. Our streets are all 'u e l 1 g tec
especially . Main Street, which pres-
nts a pleasing appearance at night.
Compare the difference of a few years
he gives of his very best to the whole
system. Besides 400 horsepower w•itich
was contracted for by the Town, there a
is an auxiliary plant of 240 b.p: main-
tained. Mr. Campbell has besides this,
charge of thirty-five utiles of lines,•
which serve four villages, Bluevale,
Wroxeter, Fordwich and Gorrie.
There are quite a number of farms 1
which have electr.icit} also. The pcnv-
er isalways on at any hour of the
back, when the ironing and cooling
was done over a red hot stove on a
I
ot summer day. The power is deriv-
ed .on a general hook-up from Eugenia
nd Niagara Falls. .Year
Before Hydro Power' was produced 1921
end' while the Town was operating
w 1922
With its own poiver, the cost per 1.w. 1923
Boer was thirteen cents. Since De- 1924
cember,
1920, which is the date of our 1925
irst Hydro Tower, the following 1926
table will gine the reader the correct 19279
rate, actual cost, and credit: 1928
1.92
1922 1933 1930
GEORGE ALLEN
Chief of Police Allen has been a
resident of Wirigham for many years,
in fact, he should be classed as one
of the older 'boys. Chief Allen was
'hur sday, May,16th, 193,5
engaged in railway work for many
years but :was forced to give it tap on,
account of an accident, II.e• is now
entering upon his twenty-ninth year
as Chief of.police. He has given of
his best days in the service of our
town. His duties, are many and his
hours are every hour of 'the day, The
Town of Wing -ham has been fortunate
to have had a man like Chief Allen
to guard the wayward and help the
unfortunate who are always in our.
midst. •The writer has known Chief
Alien andhis wife for over half a
century and wishes them through this
Historical Review, many more years
of health and 'happiness in Wingham,
Total Consumers ».. ....,.„.,..»,»..».....».»...».. 560, 671 '1931
\t e rage Horsepower used . ...» ..... _.......».. 263.5 261.1 1932
Total Revenue - all sources _..»».,..» $ 80,509.83 $ 32,798.26 !3933
Revenue, Lighting, Dom. & Com only .»....:14, 721.22 19,446.55 1
Killowatt hours sold - Lighting ......».......... ......»157,969 - 594,057 1
Average cost to Lighting Consumers ...»»»...................» 9.32c 3.27c
Plant Capital ..............»..................»...,.......»..»»» 95,6553,67 119,660.36
Reserves and Surplus
Reserve for Equity in Hydro System- - - 18,287.75
Depreciation on Local Plant » ' 4,272.00 22,444.34
Other Reeerves »
Local Sinking Fund ,-,.'... .
Debentures paid......»....:....»....»..»,24,066.26 60,952.43.
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70.94
Operating Surphis ......,..»..,.._....» 970.94 ,384.45
Total - Reserves and Surplus _........»_,...»..» $29,309.20 $116.068.97
WINGHAM TOWN COUNCIL OF 1915
Ten Row - j. Morgan, Taw Collector; Comas. a. M, Crawford, ' . R VanNorman, W. A. Currie, W.
t; 1'attersoot. lt,attoni Row - Reeve 5. ifattltsti Mayor A. 3'. Irwin, i. G. Stewart, Trees, Coun. L. F. Binkley.
1\. 1'.011 w•a' alst, a ('ounciili\r, but rw tug to alnr> •was tunable to attend.
brick building on the site �.f the old
iryt'ur Mill. The plant was well equip
ped with steam and water power and ;
eawe first c1aes service. • l'i'ar
•Mr; Greet sa>k1 the entire plant and :1921
water privile ee w the C corporation 1992
for 830.000.00 in 1903: 't'lte Town op- .1923
erated with this system until the year '1924
,1920, when it came e under the Hydro 1925
Electri:; Commission. The slim of ;1926
!$40,000.00 was the }trice rontraeted for 1927.
Operating Surplus ',1928
41929
Accumulated 11930
Current Year To Date 1931
$ 938.03 deficit 1932
970,94 1933
• Net
Chick Starter, Po ltry Feed
Corm aid Poultry Supplies
Cattle and Hog Mineral a and Concentrates
2,101 29
2,004.04
3,461.91
2,712.08
1928.19
2,174.18.
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1,664.21
4,004.70
2,547.69
2,614.28
1,976.23
426.91
2,71'.02, y d Rebates made tri' Consumers:
6155.02
8,391.74 11931 Approximately $ 2, 700.00
10,493.13 11933 Approximately ....., 2,300.00
10,252.14 }1934 Approximately ». 2,700,00
10,916.95
14,921.65
17,428.99
17,182.45 1
16,954.81;
14,384.45
1 Year
11922
.11923
1924
11925
1926
11927
'1928
%19.29
11930
1931
1932
1933
Interim
Average H, P. Period
284.4 $45.00
263.5 45.00
312:7 55.00
315.3 59.00
275.0 59;00
252.4 71.00
281.2 71.00
300.2 71.00
368.4 65,00
332.5 60.00
299.4 60.00
251.6 60.00
261.1 60.00
Domestic
No.
Cone.
384
410
425
452
474
495
507
535
553
552
523
504
Actual
64.60
57.56
Cost
Credit 'Charge
$ 5,576.72
3,310:53
58.75 1,690.42
52.42 1,305.64
70.75 due heavy exp, on syst. 3;225.89
68.04 265.33
64.41 1,850.42
60.32 8,205.88
53.74 4,499.63
58.81 691.92
58.55 430.98.
63.51 109.06
61.38 299.95
Commercial
Rev. No.
Kw. hr. Cons.
8.1
6.0
5.1
4.7
4.8 156
4.2 160
4.0 160
4.1 160
3.6 161
3.4 161
3,2 154
3.1' 143
156
156
151
153
Rev.
Kw. rh.
10.8
7.1
6.2
6.3
5.5
4.8
4.7
4.6
4.0
3,5
3.6
3.6
Power
No.
Cons,
20
23
23
24
25
25
26
• 26
25
29
25
24
Av. Rev.
per H.P.
28.58
29.54
29.87
32.48
29.64
29.55
28:45
29.05
28.89
25.65.
23.03
24.29
Total
Cons
560
589
599
630
655
680
693
721
739
742
702
671
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WINGHAM TOWN COUNCIL OF 1919
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Beet Id+tti
Wb'gha
Fruit ..: uart
ESTABLISHED IN 1913
We Are Here to Serve You
Everything possible to obtain in the Fruit line
we secure Strictly Fresh Every Week.
OUR SPECIALTY -- BANANAS
We Purchase in Carload Lots:
BANANAS, ORANGES, LEMONS, ,PINE-;
APPLES, GRAPE -FRUIT AND ALL
POMEGRANATES.
In Car Lots:
TOMATOES, CELERY, LETTUCE, CAB-
BAGE, APPLES AND ONIONS.
Give us a Trial -if a can't please you tell us.
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