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frufcfc i bridge bows to progress markham the cement bridge on markhams 9th concession south of 17th avenue that withstood the ravages of hurricane hazel back in 54 will bow to progress in 82 road supt neil mortson told the tribune this week its too narrow and lacks sufficient capacity he said in describing the improvement program on that road that was started in 1980 at the same time a new bridge is constructed the level of the road will be raised mortson explained because of these projects work on this section has been delayed theres no sense tearing it up again he said reconstruction last year extended from 16th avenue north to the end of lot 16 work this year takes in a section between 17th and 18th avenues in 82 reconstruction will ex tend from 18th avenue north to the cnjt crossing and through the valley after the bridge goes in the prime and double surface treatment requires less maintenance than gravel but is not as permanent as hot asphalt the road superintendent said the volume of traffic on the ninth is increasing all the time he stated while cone 9 is still maintained by the town theres a likelihood it will some day be taken over by the region of york he said vol 94 no 18 whitchurch stouffville august v 1981 25 cents 14 pages guests muss lake vem and audrey davies meet all kinds of fine people at their cedar beach trailer park for example late monday afternoon they received a phone call from two young ladies wishing to rent a tent when told they could have a cabin instead both agreed it wasnt until they had signed in that mrs davies discovered they were members of the womens army corps from guildford surrey england and had participated in the festival tattoo at the cne towns demand safe water s guarantee stouffville the town of whitchurchstouffville wants the safety of its municipal water supply to be guaranteed move old church volunteers aid project markham many hands make light work every evening members of the markham and unionville lions clubs are turning their hands to moving the 133 year old ninth line baptist church bnck by brick from its present location to the markham museum grounds on hwy 48 its a tedious chore but workers hope to complete this phase of the project by friday and have the chapel reerected by christmas when finished the church will appear much like the original even to the pulpit the organ the gallery the com munion table and chairs all of the furnishings maintained for safekeeping by jim lewis formerly of r r 1 stouffville have been generously donated back to the when museum board for use the sanctuary reopens a basement is already in readyness on the site modern kitchen facilities and washrooms will be installed both the markham and unionville lions clubs plan to meet in the churchs lower auditorium the bnck in the original structure is three rows thick when reerected this width will be reduced to two allowing extra matenal for the job removal of the brick has been relatively simple because the mortar is so old it separates cleanly plans for a special service of rededication are already being discussed and herein lies the boards most pressing problem how to ac commodate everyone wholl want to attend with this concern in mind mayor eldred king and members of council met with officials of the environment ministry at queens park tuesday mayor king told the tnbune that without some kind of government guarantee as to the future quality of town water development could be severely curtailed hes promised a statement as to what assurances the ministry will provide mayor king said too that council wants to know what will happen at the landfill site should the assessment boards decision be delayed beyond the date of oct 30 of major importance also lands in the longawaited dulverton subdivision is dependent n on monetary guarantees from the firm these funds must be on deposit by a deadline date of oct 1 promote viarail regional chairman bob forhan has been representing whitchurchstouffville and other municipalities at recent viarail hearings mayor king told the tnbune the mayor expressed confidence that something positive would be worked out even to the linking of the viasystem with go- transit mayor king feels viarail should be promoted 1 more in an effort to make commuters aware of the ser vice he noted however that he said are provisions for with hye buses jeaving-stouff- alternate water supplies at those locations adjacent to the dump property expand plant tenders will be called likely next month for expansion of the stouffville sewage plant the cost has been estimated at 1 9 million the development of ville every morning the town is being served quite well at one time mayor king said about sixty stouffville commuters were using the tram on a regular basis id like to know how many more would use public transit if times and routes were more accommodating he concluded wheels removed stouffville there were no missing cars from the lot at patrick motors when- employees checked in for work aug 16 but it was soon obvious that thieves had been busy twelve wheels j been removed from vehicles during the weekend for a loss valued at 3650 grace pugh rr 4 stouffville holds the entry that won her the best decorative prize in the horticultural societys august flower show last week jim thomas flower show special awards stouffville if marion housser and lillian carr were seen checking out each others backyards last week it was for good reason they live only a few doors apart and were prominent participants in the august flower show sponsored by the stouffville horticultural society and prominent winners too mrs carr collected the most points in the specimen section with 126 while mrs housser scored highest in the decorative category with 118 other recipients of special awards were sadie ratcliff best specimen in glads lillian carr best specimen other than glads or dahlias grace pugh best decorative sue burkholder trophy stouffville at the conclusion of the flower show season the top competitor in the cetegory for roses will receive a beautiful trophy presentation of the red rose award will be made at a horticultural society meeting in november it will go to the person ac cumulating the most points in rose classifications from may through october originally the trophy was to have been presented at the august show however the executive decided that judging should take place over the entire season best basket grace smith the rev douglas davis special and jeni mont gomery jr champion a newcomer to the competition this year was dolores whytall of second street stouffville mrs why tau placed four entries in the show and won four prizes judges were beth frost of stouffville and mr and mrs murray henderson north york mrs housser the society president praised the co operation shed received in preparing for the show keep up the good work and keep the bugs away she said adding if you find out how let me know i mayor sees return of corner store first markham baptist church built in 1848 on the ninth concession of markham will soon have a hew home the country chapel is being moved brick by brick to the grounds of the markham museum where it will be reerected hopefully by christmas bob bruce of stouffville is the contractor assisted by volunteers from the markham and unionville lions club and the historical society gregcoates pine orchard mayor eldred king is predicting the return of the little corner store despite the fact residents in the pine orchard community of whitchurch- stouffville appear opposed town planning board is in receipt of a 35name petition objecting to a zoning amend ment that if approved would allow construction of three stores under one roof with apartments above im not convinced that j whats been proposed is wrong for the pine orchard area commented mayor king i think therell be a return to the comer store idea the mayor suggested that if three stores are a concern of the people then perhaps one could be arranged added commercial development would sub stantially alter the rural character of the neighborhood the petition read other problems mentioned included increased noise and traffic it was noted that two previous stores one at pine orchard and another at cedar valley had closed due to lack of business one had even installed pinball machines in an effort to attract teenagers it was ex plained according to councillor charles warden residents are afraid the new stores will become derelict if the people dont want these conveniences then let them do without he said he recommended the application not be received at this time however councillor bill kamps felt the applicant should have a fighting- chance on a suggestion by coun cillor wilf morley it was agreed that the motion be tabled until the board has an opportunity to hear from the applicant again first family stouffville while a sign at the edge of their property reads danger- construction keep out the warning hasnt deterred the first family from occupying a new home at brierbush estates main and spring streets while complete only one house is builders lino and mark milani hope the remaining fourteen will be finished by early october all but one are sold the subdivision contains eight semidetached linked homes and seven fully detached the linked houses measure 1400 square feet the detached are 1600 square feet prices range from 80000 to 93900 gormleyman heavy fine gormley a gormley area slaughterhouse operator was fined 1000 following a hearing before a justice of the peace in newmarket provincial court last week vito defilipis had been charged under the provincial offences act and the public health act after york regional inspectors visited his premises conditions described as deplorable were presented in evidence at the trial insaddition to the fine defilipis was placed on eighteen months probation i