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The Canadman Champion, Fniday, December 7, 2001-7 ài'W oul Mr^ W JI Time Capsules' are geins of information extracredfrom past issues of The Canadian Champion and otlser publications to pro- vide a window into Miltons past. Explanatory comment is somerimes pro- vided to place thte situarion in context. January 1894 In view of Use many disasters in case of panic in public buildings, it's not right Usat Use slairway of our town hall should be left in ils present dangerous shape, and Usat, Usough s law was pasard a good many years ago, requiring under a heavy penalty Use doors of public halls to open outwards, Usose of our town hall open inwards. If Use present man-trap of a stairway were removed and s new one built from outaide Use danger of disaster would be at an end and Use seating capacity of Use hall which is insufficient would be somewbat increased. It seemas bigbly probable Usat Use Ontario Pressed Brick and Terra Cots Works of Campbellviile will be moved to Toronto Junction at an early date. The proprietor Mr. Dinnick has pur- chaseri Use Robertson 100 acre brick farmi on Use Carlton aide of Use town and it's said that a number of men are already aI work Usere. These works gave employment to about 50 men in Campbellville but it's expected Usat much larger business will be done here. There's noUsing to prevent Toronto Junction from becoming Use "Manchester of Canada," (Toronto Junction Leader). There was a good turnout of members of St. Clair Lodge No. 135 G.R.C. when Use new lodge roomn in Porter s brick block (200 Main St.) was dedicated by M.W. Bru. J.M. Gibson, Grand Master and the Grand Lodge. Officers participating; were mostly local. Address exhortmng Usem to live up to Useir obligations was delivered and Use men pro- ceeded to Wallace House where Bro. Mitchell had an excellent spread prepared. The occasion was a notable une in Use his- tory of masonry in Milton. February 1894 Council of Use Town of Milton recug- nizes Use neceaaity for Use enlargement of Use seating capacity of Use town hall. Councillor Armstrong bas prepared a plan of Use proposed alterations. The building Reader takes exception to Town of Milton 's Milton >.'s strict stance on overnight parking on street T în e (The following letter was ovemaight parking. taon or Use underbanded clainn for a addressed to Mayor Gord Krantz The mInens of Use parking law ta user fe. Capsules *oci< and a copy was filed with The well understood by muaI citizens. Tbere's une notable and unfortu- i' t t -~ h e h.free Il.. f - thi. t.,.t,,-,e will be extended 20 feet to the rear, the stage, two stairways and two offices will be situated in the addition and the whole of the present auditorium will be avallable for seats, ita capacity being increaaedJ by about a third. Reeve Pettit of Nelson and a numnber of other prominent Haltonians called on Mayor Stewart of Hamnilton on Salurday. They asked hirn and the city authorities to urge the G.T.R. to have the early train which now runs to the (Burlinglon) Beach, run through to Milton in future, retumning to Hamilton ai about 9.15 to 9.30 ar. This, the depusation explained, would bring a large increase of business 10 Hamilton. March 1894 People of Milton will have an opportuni- ty to listen to an address as thse town hall this eveming on tise political questions of the day from, a native of this town who bas become one of the most prominent public men in the Domsinion. Hon. Joseph Martin, M.P. for Winnipeg. Mr. Martin will appear under the auspices of the Young Men's Liberal Club of Milton. Seats have hemn specially reserved for the ladies. A by-law for erection of an addition and other improvements to town hall required Use issue of debentures in an ainount ut $2000 - payable in 20 years at 5 per cent per annuns. The present debenture debt of Use town is $48,144.34. A vote was taken on the bylaw in April. 'Me majority for Use by-law was 64 per cent (91 to 27). Besides enlarging Use building and Use alterations ini Use auditori- um, Use floor, which sometianes settles slightly when Use hall is crowded, will be overhauled and braced su Usat Usere will no longer be any cause for Use nervousness whicb some people feel about its stability. This material is assembled on behaif of the Milton Historical Society by Jim Dilîs, chair of research, who can be reached by e-mail atjdills@idirect.com.. Dear Editor: l've bren a citizen of Milton for almoat 22 years. 1 Usink Usis is a great place to live and if Use Goda allow, 1 hope 10 live bere for a nuimber of years yet to comte. I've always found Milton to be a friendiy and compassionate place to live. Unfortunately, over Use last few years Usere bas bren une small issue UsaI bas bren an affront to Use eUsics tbat Milton's govemment bas usually stood for. For what seemas lu br battom line constraints being placed on Use Town by the fmnancing philoso- phies of oUser govemmenta, Milton bas taken an arbitrary stand on flow of emergency vebicles, snow removal equipment and general trafflc. Tbe application of Usis law is bing done 10 Use IrIser as I bave witnessed numerous times on Maiden Lane. The cars Usat park there ovemnigbt don't inspede traffir, don't block driveways and don't block Use acceas of emergency vebiclea as it's rather wide where il joins Commercial Street. t could understand Usese vebicles bing targeted during snowfall, but when Use weaUser is [mne, ticketing Usese vebicles is an arbitrary appli- cation of Use law. In Usis instance it's nothing more Usas a non-legislated formn of taxa- and Usat's peuple are encouraged to drink and drive. At Usis tinse of year especially, it should be noted Usat bouse parties are frequent and 1 have been wit- ness to people who bave over imbibed, whose logic is fuzzy, have decided tu drive Useir cars home raUser Usan leave Usen on Use street and be Çmned. It's an unfortunate situation, but it bappens. 1 hope Usat Usis smnall issue can be dealt wiUs in a compassionate and demnocratic maniner, su Usat Milton can maintai ils reputation as anice and friendiy place lu live. Tom Lutz Commercial Street Womenls rights shouldn'-t be secondary: reader Dear Editor: Would reversing Use abortion laws save money for bealth care? Probably, but wbere's il going to corne out? WiUs every cause Usere is an effect. As an example, a teenag- er becomes pregnant and wiUsout knowing Usat she cas gel an abortion covered by 0H1> she bas a greater risk of using social services, sucb as giving up bier chlld for adoption or being Use victimi of a backdoor botcbed abortion, sending hier straight lu Use emergency rouin. As a devout CaUsolic, Trudeau fought for Use rigbts of women'in dûis country and as a woman l'in dis- gusted lu Usink UsaI women's rigbts and health would come second to financial issues. Wouîd you perbapa like us lu go back lu Use 1960s wiUs Deifenbaker's Bull of Rigbts UsaI made il illegal for abortions unlesa Usere was a falled mental and physical assesament? I Usink nul. Also, consider wbat Usis would do to our country as aren tbrough international eyes? Il would take us back decades wiUs respect su humnan nights. Perhaps Usis would save us money in healUscare, but is il really worUs having a degenerated human righls systeru UsaI would br sbunned by other developed nations? Pregnancy may nul br a disease or an ilinesa but il could have similar effecta including an increased num- brr of dropouts Usus becoming Canadian statistica dependent upon our social services, ln Use 2lst Century, is it reaily necessary lu put women's rights brhind financial discitpancies? Laura Slmhonl court Street Reader responds to Mr. Townsend's column on teens Dear Editor: This letter is in response to Murray Townsend's ranI on leent in Use November 30 Champion. I've found UsaI treating peuple as I wisb to b lreated bas wonderful resulta. Therefore, any semas 1 have contact with, either on Use street, aI home or in a customer service enviroument, are fiiendly, polite and cheerful. If Usey slip up and use foul lan- guage, 1 ask Usemn lu stop. They always do and usually offer an apology. If Usey don'l look at me or say anything as I'mi bing served, I ask Usem bow Useir day is going. They always offer a response UsaI indicates Usey're awake and alert. Mr. Townsend's solution of mov- ing bis hand su bis change falis only shows teens UsaI he's uncoor- dinated as well as rude. Hardly a brbaviour UsaI teens need lu emu- late. Wblle Mr. Townsend docs acknowledge it's a lack of training UsaI causes Use teens' brbaviour, hie should insybe offer a better examn- pIe and concentrate on bis own shortcomings brfore complaining about anyone else's. Cathy Imus Commercial Street U ,ca i f~vg IF iuu 7 v~ vvçuy î in quite dangerous shape Dlawingis*8the key ot uh do tortwt à m-AIW Frm e Inomto peas ca95*49