Halton Roads History Shows Early Public Fight Over Funding
Halton County fought over road improvements in 1870 with a by law to raise 100000 on county credit and higher taxes for gravelling and macadamizing. Debates pitted farmers against cost, while Oakville leaders warned of tolls and delayed benefits. By 1907 a county system began with 200000 funded roads and bridges built by local labor.
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Halton County Roads
Nelson and
Nassagaweya
Bronte and
Acton
Trafalgar and Esquesing
Erin
Oakville
P. A. McDougald
McDougald
Trafalgar
Esquesing
Nelson
J. R Barber
Georgetown
Nassagawega
James Lindsay
Lindsay
Toronto
Hamilton
Guelph
Grand Trunk Railway
Lakes
Es‘quesing
Legislative Assembly
Province of
Ontario
Milton Setene
Limehouse Couple Wed in Georgetown Presbyterian Manse
Lillian Mildred Askin of Limehouse wed Arthur Joseph Melanson of Georgetown in a Georgetown Presbyterian service officiated by Rev. Alex Calder. The reception followed at the bride’s Limehouse home and the couple plans to reside in Limehouse after a honeymoon in Peterborough district.
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Georgetown
Lillian Mildred Askin
Arthur Joseph Melanson
Eldin Askin
Limehouse
Chester Melanson
Alex Calder
Mildren Timbers
Glen Williams
Ross Norton
Peterborough
Mrs. Melanson
Aluminum tubing revolutionizes irrigation work
A 1990s patent for a balloon and perforated pipe irrigation rig shows how cumbersome devices gave way to lightweight aluminum tubing. Today a single worker can water more land than many balloon operators, highlighting aluminum's efficiency and low cost in modern farming.
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Canada
Police urge owners to mark car batteries after thefts
Personal mark your car batteries urged by Saskatoon police after a spate of thefts from cars and trucks.
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Saskatoon
Milton Swimmer Entered in CNE Lake Swim Across Lake Ontario
Cliff Snowdon has secured funding for a 32 mile Lake Ontario crossing sponsored by the Canadian National Exhibition. Art Heaven will pilot the 25 foot boat with Ashvale Tree Surgeons aiding. training is underway for a September 5 attempt from Youngstown New York for a top prize of 15000 dollars, with a marathon fallback near the breakwater if weather delays.
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Milton
C.N.E
Cliff Snowdon
Lake Ontario
Art Heaven
Brook
Cliff
Canadian National Exhibition
Youngstown
N.Y
False Fire Alarms Cost Firemen Lives in Montreal
Anselma Filion, retiring Montreal fire department assistant chief after 42 years, says false alarms plague firemen and have cost lives. He cites districts where engines were diverted by false calls, delaying response and causing fatalities. He notes last year there were about 1500 useless runs.
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Montreal
Anselma Filion
Poets Corner Winner Encourages Selfless Support
A verse by Mrs. O. A. Rochlitz urges poets to forsake vanity and promote fellow creators. The piece contrasts fleeting fame with lasting value, advising readers to celebrate others who seize success and to seek inner greatness through aiding peers.
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Don Timmings
Prop
Fay
Doug MA Marring
Manning
Custon Cleaners
Don. S. Bexton
S.S. No. 3
Lassagaweya
M. J. Carton
Joan Frank
L. Calvert
David Hutcheon
Halton’s
Gwen Clarke
Thus Prating & Publishing Company
Aluminum Company OF Canada, Ltd
ALCAN
Mayfair Restaurant
Agon
Se Og Bie
Brampton Monument
WM. C. Allan
Queen St. W
Brampton
Tom Nicol
Cyril _. Titt
Decorator
Rockwogd
Ring S
CNE Lake
Poet's Corner
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