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Both council ahd com mission were beginning to take note of the growth of the community in 1955‘, and it was agreed that henceforth all subâ€"divid- ers should be required to pay the full expense of the installation of hydro into their developments. This same year the Commission engaged Mr. Gordon Brown as full-time line- man at a salary ot13260 per month. The Commission now found it was suffering not Members by this time deemed it wise to launch into a much larger expan- sion program and deben- 'tures for $20 000. “ere ap- prmed for this purpose. Elmer Da iels assumed the oflice of reeve with Reg. Stouffer and.A. E. Weldon the other two Commission members. Hydro's monthly billing to the Stoufiville Commis- Sion had by now risen to $3,700. However, the sys- tem was in 1 a constant state of expansion and by the end 05-1953, the town hydro department was showing a surplus of $5,841,58. , - (Continued from Page 20) Utilities Commission, a three-man board to handle hydro and water. 1 P_U.C. INAUGURAL ' JAN. 2, 1953 The inaugural meeting of the Public Utilities Commission was held on‘ January 2, 1953. The mem- bers were reeve Henry 0g- den and -.elecled members Reg. Stouffer and A. E. Weldon, the latter being elected reeve for the first year. Mr. Edward Mad- dock of the Ontario Hydro consumer service attend- ed this meeting and pre~ sented tb new Commis- sion with a‘ schedule of proposed new rates for the 1mm. A modest an- nual salary of $75 was ap- proved for each Commis- sion member." ~ P.U.C. Inaugural" Meeting I953 THE ‘I’RIBUNE First ‘Eleciriéal “Plant â€" Néw'ém'ith "welding; The budget for 1960 to- talled $33,200, the greater proportion going flor the Following Mr. Storey as secretary, Mr. Elmer Dan- iels, a former reeve took over the position. During this period the Commis- sion was constantly occu- pied with plans for servic- ing new housing develop» ments and the urge for more .and better street lighting continued as well. In 1958 the Commission was called upon to con- sider an expenditure of approximately $60,000. which would cover the purchase of a site and erec- tion of a new Public Util- ities Commission building. Surplus funds in the hydro account had now grown to more than $14,000. health to relinquish his position on the Commis- sion alter serving since its inception. Dr. S. S. Ball joined the Commission to serve out Mr. Weldon's un- expired term; The person- nel was further changed at the fear’s end when Reg. Stoull‘er retired from service and Ed. Neville was elected. Mr. Geo. Stor- ey, the Commission's first secretary agreed to conti- nue at his post until 1959. Busine‘ss continued good {or the indie depmlment all during these midâ€"fifty wars and the 1956 surâ€"plus “as neaiy $10 000. Mem- bers time became moze \aluable and pay “as raised from 375 to $130 a \car. In 1957 A. E. Weldon “as lowed llnough ill health to relinquish his only from pains of groxwh in the hydro department but in office accommoda- tion. In mid-summer 1956 the Commission took its first move towards new and completely-separated quarters. The first move was to th second floor of what was the municipal. building and fire-hall of that time. Thursday, hue 29 1967 Hydro has come a long way in Stouffville in the past seventy years. Most of the dark corners in the community have been eliminated. In the fall of this year E. R. Daniels, the Commission secretary, passed away, and his position was filled by the engaging of Mr. Norman Baker, the pres- ent secretary. New types of street lights were altered contin- uously over several years and the service of much larger lights previously used only in the downtown business section! was ex- tended. " In 1965 growth dictated the first move to obtain land for the erection of an additional sub-station, this one to be at the east end of town and estimated to cost $41,000. ed. A new rate study was undertaken by Ontario Hydro at the latter part of 1963 and brought into force in the spring of 1964. This year also saw E. H. Neville retire from the Board.» Much of th activity over this next pcriod was of an internal nature. A clerk was added to the office st'aff, some bookkeeping rouiines were altered, and salaries and fringe bene- fits for employees review- The year 1962 saw Reeve Timbers filling council's position on the Commis- sion with elected members E. H. Neville and W. D. Atkinson. On September 27th, 1961 the new Public Utilities Office was opened at the ‘corner of Blake and Main Streets. The first move to- wards new quarters had been made in 1958 but var- ious delays held up the completion for three wears. modernizing of the hydro distribution system. OPEN NEW "' 'lLDING has“ The next newspaper ef- fort here was 1882 when A. W. Pcmbcrlon printed 21 weekly known as the Stoutl'rille Advance. It continued until 1892. The pupcr which has survived to the present (la) is The Tribune, tiist published b\ Harry Hodge in 1888. A )car later he The lirsl weekly news- paper in Sloulfiille was known as the Slouffville Alert. I! was issued for the first time on July 4, 1877 and sought to promote the cause of lemperance. The paper lasted only one year. The authorization for the dismissal by Mr. Berczy was recorded as follows: “I am directed by the Lieut. Governor to inform you that he considers William A. Doyle should no longer be continued in an office of trust such as the Post Office Department. and His Excellency therefore re- The running dis p u t e concerning the appoint- ment of Mr, William Doyle as postmaster of Stouffvilie has resulted in dismissal through the office of Chas. Berczy, Surveyor oft Post Offices in Upper Canada. The new appointee is Mr. James Devine, . and to whom the ex-postmaslcr takes grave exception. The following account of confespondence on the mat- ter -appeared in an early. provincial publication: Before 'Stoufl’ville be came an incorporated vil- lage and as far back as 1837 there was trouble in the hamlet concerning mail delivery. The mail was originally delivered by stage coach which at times was not too reliable. How- ever the real trouble arose over the office of post- master and brought the Deputy-Postmaster-General onto the scene. Temperance Journal First Stouffville Weekly Rural Postoffite Job In Dispute Public Utigities Commission, Main Street, Two other publications sprung up in Stoutl‘t'ille but were short-lived. The Stouffville Sentinel com- menCed publication in 1894 and continued to 1900 and the Stoufft'ille Free Press only lasted two years, 1895-96. FIRST PAPER IN 1829 The first weekly news- paper published in York County outside Toronto was printed in the little was succeeded by William Malloy father of the late H0\\ard Malloy \xho pas- sed mm) in 1966. not mention this with any disrespect, but merely to shew you, Sir, and the pub- lic, what Upper Canada has come to at the present day. There are other men who could fill the position but unfortunately THEY ARE ALL REFORMERS LIKE MYSELF. Mr. Devine will'be a good and faithful tool to “Your favour of the 16th ultimo received, and on reply would beg to say, that all books. letters. etc. belonging to the Post Of- fice department in StouIt- ville,‘ have been delivered to Mr, Devine, as request- ed, This appointment should show the people the kind of men that hold posi- tions under the despotic administration, Mr. Devine is altogether unfit and in- capable of conducting the business of the Post Office. HE CAN NEITHER HEAD NOR WRITE AND BARE- LY SIGN HIS NAME. I do Mr._ Doyle has replied officially to the Dismissal as follows: quests you will make the necessary steps for his re- moval, in conformity with the instructions you have received from the Deputy Postmaster-General at Que- bec.” Economist in 1 many years 1hc was David Ream: ber of one at xh families in Mari 1867 this puthu a member 0! 1h of Canada. settlement of .“u about 1829. The nu the publication hm forgotten, but the p er was W'illium Pc; In 1851 Malkhun' grown to nine ht persons and it “as porated in 1872. 11 newspaper We bug.” the publiLuliun n On Sundgy, April H, 1882, two spucial 1mm pa’ssed through un the Bcllcville to Turumu lmc. carrying English larn‘urs who will be going 1:.» lb: West. They had \u'lh lhun, besides a wealth ol upc- rience, about 37001,an m cash. Thrace murc mum trains with new hum“: are also on Ihcir \\u_\ hum Montreal. “T I Memorandumâ€"I h mention that Mr. said if he did not the Post Office it u discontinued alloy: I am as loyal to m_\ min and adopted counm as an person and I will do eun thing in my poucr '10 m DEEM IT PROM SI AVIR‘. AND RUIN‘ answer to any wicked and deceitful purposes the gov. ernment has. That. Sir. is the state of our public affairs at this present un- happy day, I would say without contradiction that CANADA CENTENNIAL New Farmers Pass Through lhc W. 11. DL ”I. 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