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The Canadian Champion, Fniday, November 16, 2001-7 Young buys Jos. Brothers ~(U E 'l foundry and dwelling; wîIlI OU EDR WR brin g in ail new machînery Mnsy rfî sussol aebe lime Capsules'are gents of information Ma sa trfi sseKh ud aeb e extractedfrom past issues of The Canadian Milton 98. n itu tnr~r4ne Champion and other publications t0 pro- 4 n él ihb fr e deveIopment began vide a window int Multons past. Tune ; e > Dear Editor: increase in truck traffic and 911 cls Explanatory comment is sometimes pro- I regard so the recens article and tlsrough that, a rise in the cost of Secondly, the state of our side- vided to place the situation in context. Capsules 17 subsequent letters lis your publica- keeping roada smooth and opera- walks in town is nothing short of March 1893 Sidney Young bas purcbased fras Use Mettrs. Stewart Use foundry and dweiling formerly owned and occupied by Jas. BroUsers (Commerciai Street) and is taking ail Use old macbinery out and replacing it wiUs a new engine and boiler of mucis larg- er capacisy and bis planissg mil machinery, ta Usat Use foundry is a Using of Use past and will naw be known as Young's planing fac- tory and electric ligbt power hause. On Friday of last week Use water in Use Sixteen Mile Creek rose very rapidly. About 6 a.m. Use ice became blocked helow Use Pine Street bridge, eausing a jaru so Usas Use water overflowed Use banks of Use creek between Use foundry and Use bridge. Commereial Street and viciity froru Use foundry ta Use base of Use hiil as Mr. Webster's was a strearu of water of great dimensions. Mr. Napp's, south of Use foundry, was surrounded; Mr. Barbers below Use black- smiUs sbap was in Use same position; Barney Caulter i bis mansion resembîrd a persan an a lanely island. Mr. Ramshaw's cellar in bis new dwelling on Use est camter of Cisarles and Pearl streets was a miniature lake; Mr. Bird, Mrs. Wilson, Mettra. Morley and Arthsur Pitcher ail bad ta be removed fram Useir dweilingt. Mn. Wnn bad a very fine dog drown. Tise water receded durusg Use night. April 1893 Is was reported by Use railway commitce of County Council Usas Use treasurer bad received froru Use caunsy's solicitors, Messrs. Bain, Laidlaw & Ca. a cheque in Use amounst of $84,622.52 in Use suit of Haitan vs. G.T.R. and Use cheque bad been depotited wiUs Use Bank of Hamilton in a speciai accouns, ta bear interess as Use rate of 4 per cent. (TMe paymens was Use direct result of a lenglby action by Use caunty claiming Usas Use railway bad not lived up ta Use agree- ment under whicb a bonus bad been paid for Use construction of Use original rail- way.) lune 1893 A couple of young lads -Norman White son of Richard White and Mattbew CIements, son of Deputy Sheriff Clemnents - on Monday aftemoon got int an old boat on tise pond and paddled around forsa while when it filled with water and sank. The lads, being small, could nos swuss and wens under water two or three times before being rescued from their perilous position. On Monday night May 15 a valuable horse and buggy were stolen from the fans of John Breckon, Appleby. On the follow- sng Wednesday Mr. Breckon consulsed with Oakville Chief Sumaner and post cards were sent so the police at different quar- ters. On Saturday lasi tihe chief gos a telegram from Woodbridge ssasing that the horse and man were capsured. Breckon drove right 50 Woodbnidge that might only 50 flnd shat he had been cheated by the constable who had neither horse nor man. R.S. Porter bas a number of men engaged preparing a foundation for a block of four fine stores (currently McCuaig Insurance, Tony's Barber Shop, Bill Matber's and Milton Bible Cisurch) on Main street, between tise post office and Higginbosham & Co.'s dnsg store and bas ordered 150,000 bricks from the Toronto Pressed Brick & Terra Cotta Co. The block wiil be an ornament ta tise street and will fill up tise ugly gap left somne years aga by tise bumning of tise Taylor block of waoden buildings. (Tise block was occupied laser Usas year by Wm. Little, harneas maker; Thos. Morton, tonsorial artiss; Mr. Maciserson witis a generai stock of furniture and funer- al furnishings; and Head & Ca. wilh dry gooda and groceries. The Masonic ladge occupied tise rear pars of tise second floor over Head & Ca.) This material is assembled on behalf of the Milton Historical Society by Jim Dilîs, chair of research, wha can be reached by e-mail atjdills@idirect.com. transport infrastructure, isow is it Usas aur politicians didn't already decide Usas aur antiquated and overcmowded roads needed upgrad- ing? The braffic issue isn't a new prab- lem Usas bas isappened overssighs or because of Use new hausing Usat't being built. Tisis prablemn bas exist- ed for many years and sbould have been deait wiUs before Use con- struction of new bousing ttarted. Upgrades to roada sbould have been part of Use plan for Use new development with the housing compamies picking up part if nos al of Use cost of upgrading roads, wheUser slsrough a tax an each acre or levee on eacb new bouse. Furtermore, Usere are swo fur- User problems Usat may arise in Use future and l'm wondering if any- one in Use tawn bais even noticed or conducted a survey ta record Usese potential problema. The flrst problemn cancensis Use CN Rail develapment. WheUser we like it or nos - and l'm against - Uhs prajeet is gaing ta bring a buge boom in ftraffic ta Use Milton area. Firstly, Usere wiIl be a tignificans zone mass streets i Milton as no truck traffic areas including Main Street, Thomptan Raad and Bronte Road. If we can't stop Use trucks corn- ing, we should as least put regula- tions inso place Usas limit Useir abil- ity ta use shortcuts Usraugh aur already overcrawded town streets. Alto, Use CN devetopment is goig ta bring increased rail traffic as part of Use agreement ta let Usem devel- op in Milton. The Town should make rail underpasses a pars of Usis develop- ment since simply travelling from Childs Drive ta Use Milton Leisure Centre (a 10-minute walk or dhree- minute drive) coutd prove ta be a nigissmare in Use near future. WiUs a train travelling west crossing Use roads at Thampson Road and Main Street Use only access ta Use centre wauld be via Ontario Street, Steeles Avenue and Usen souUs on Tflompson Raad. This is only one of many exans- pIes of jaumneys Usat will be impacsed ail over tawn - nos ta mention Use extra tusse it'i take tire and ambulance crews ta respond ta ne«EdW. Nt bwdir iias 0prislar- p0ý uyi à»waopStw~ =io %omvn th woeas example of uis is Use walk froru Use mail ta Use GO station. The only sidewalk available froru Uhs stretch is located on Use north side of Main Street (Use GO station is on Use sauUs side). This means Usas pedestrians have ta make a dash acrots a busy four- lane road ta get ta Use GO station or add an extra kilometre ta Useir waik by using the crosswalk as Thompson Road. On Use south side of Main Street Usere's a well wom path Usrougb Use dint and grass Usat's evidence of a demnand for a sidewalk on Usis side of Use strees. Another problern is Use lack of wheelchair/stroller ramps on aur sidewalks. 1 hope Usas somebody in Usis town is Usinking of Usese Usings, but sadly after reading Use article in The Champion about Milton's five-year plan, I doubt anybody is shinking pat wbere tise next dougsiut is coming from. Maybe Milton needs a change and maybe Usas change wiil corne as Use nexs electian. Cralg Harrison Chîlda Drive Maasy tbank* to ail thos who donaW& sertporw You've got malen oomlng soon A bookiet on Government of Canada services. Look for information on: *rY - Career, job and business planning a Protecting the environment - Safe surf ing on the Internet - Helping kids do their homework eRetiremrent planning *Making choices for healthy living For more information on canada.gc.ca Service Canada Access Centres 18000-Canada (1 800 822-6232) TTY / TO> 1 80 465-7735 For you, your family and your community. lt's coming to your mailbox soon! Got an opinion on a local issue? 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