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STUART PA XTON WIRING LINE WORK Electrician Have us fill your tank with high qual- ity fuel oil. Then let the thermometer do What it will. You’ll be comfortable. OUR QERVICE we «JUST MIGHTY FINE, SAYALL ourz PATRONS DOWN THE um; / Phone TUrner 4-2881 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, March 5, 1959 During the past two years the Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority has been preparing a comprehensive plan for control of floods and for the con- servation of water for the region under its jurisdiction. On December 12, 1958, when the plan was presented to the Authority. the following resolution was passed: “That the brief on Flood Control and Water Conservation 1958 be adopted by the Authority, as recommended by the Flood and Pollution Con- trol Advisory Board and the Executive Commit- tee: And further that the said brief be submitted as expedient to the Council of Metropolitan Tor- onto, the Councils of all other benefiting munici- palities, the Government of the Province of On- tario, and the Government of Canada, requesting their approval and financial assistance on the basis outlined in the brief”. On January 28 the executive committee directed that the Authority communicate with all municipalities to present the brief. Consequently local members of the Met- ro and Region Conservation Authority appeared before Vaughan Township council recently and after presenting the plan in its entirety received Vaughan Township’s en- dorsement and support of the Water Resources brief. Cost to residents of the township are estimated at approxim- ately 79 cents per capita each year for 10 years. $0“ Per Capita Ia Gems Township Traversed By Humber And Don Rivers mhan Twp. Endorses Region Pian Control Floods, Conserve Water “The township of Vaughan i: traversed by the main branch of the Humber River and the east branch of the Humber River. The east and west branches of the Don River rise in uplands in the north- ern section of the township: therefore the flood control and water conservation measures pro- posed for the main .and east branches of the Humber directly affect Vaughan Township. Meas- ures proposed for the Don water- shed indirectly» affect the town- ship,” the speaker said. Flood control and water con- servation measures which immed- iately affect Vaughan would be the proposed Bolton and Nash- ville dams and reservoirs, which would operate as a single control unit and would serve the multiple purposes of flood control, recrea- tion and summer flow. Bolton Dam The Bolton dam site on the main branch of Mr. H. G. Higgs, senior field officer of the Authority. told the council members present, that the object of the plan was to clear flood plain lands, rather than building expensive reservoirs. He r.;erred to the regional water- sheC, which has its origin in the area of Mono Mills, as a giant saucer tipped on its side and a1- lowing water to pour down its face in flooding seasons. "Dur- ing Hurricane Hazel," Mr. Higgs stated. “50 thousand cubic feet of water per hour went down the Humber River. equal to 2 million horse power of energy." is located the Hum- her, two miles north-west of the village. The dam itself would be 94 feet high, 1,630 feet in length with a reservoir 4.5 miles long covering 708 acres. The storage of the reservoir would be 24,770 acre feet. The estimated cost of the dam and reservoir would be $4,695,000. The Kin Creek dam is located three mil 5 north of Kleinburg. This dam would be 61 feet high. 12,800 feet long, flood 333 acres and store 7,247 acre-feet of water. The King Creek dam would be used to control floods and to in- crease summer flow as well as maintaining the level of the lower east branch reservoir. Estimated cost. $2,041,000. The flood control and water conservation measures for the east branch of the Humber River which affect the township would be the proposed King Creek and lower east branch dams and res- ervoirs. They would be operated similarly as the Bolton and N ash- ville dams. King Creek Dam . .. 1,1 The Nashville dam wuld be lo- cated 1.5 miles north-east of Nashville and would be an earth- fill and concrete type of struc- ture, 70 feet high and 1,160 feet in length. The reservoir would be 3.5 miles long. flood 630 acres with a storage capacity of 17,200 acre-feet, while the dam would h ve a permanent lake of 1.900 acre-feet, covering 190 acres which would be developed for recreation purposes. The remain- der of the storage would be re- quired for flood control purposes. .- .L, This dam would not only con- trol flooding but would increase summer flow, and maintain the level in the Nashville dam. Nashville Dam It is estimated the costs of the Nashville dam and reservoix: would be $2,899,000. East Branch 0! Humber _ Vvuy' Y-” .â€" The lower east branch dam and reservoir would be located north- east of Kleinburg. The 64-foot high dam would be 1,000 ft. long. flood 248 acres and store 6,659 acre-feet of water. 1,000 acre-feet of this water would create a 50- acre lake for recreation purposes. Estimated cost of dam and reser- voir would be $2,115,000. Flood Plain Lands “The authority proposes to pur- chase 1,000 acres of flood plain lands on the Humber Watershed at an estimated cost of $1,300,000. A small portion of these lands will be located in the Township of Vaughan.” On the west branch of the Don River, the Haviland dam and res- ervoir on the east branch of the Don River, creating a 62-acre rec- Reeve John Perry’s remarks, “I am thrilled with the enthus- iasm shown by this council for civil defense,” which he made beâ€" fore county council at its session last Thursday, are not to be con- strued as anything else but sar- casm, the reeve told ‘The Liberal.’ “Leadership in civil defense mat- ters should come from the heads of municipalities, and until we get the co-operation of the various municipalities we can’t get a de- fense program properly started,” he said. Raps County Council Civil Defense Budget $400, Should Be $4000 Civil Defense Chairman Last Thursday county council passed a civil defense budget for t' e nominal sum of $400. It was proposed by Reeve Howard An- derson of Georgina Township. The Temperanceville WA. and W.M.S. will be held at the home of Mrs. Milton Wells on Thurs- day, March 12, at 2:30 p.m. (Please note change of date). The WA. devotional period will be planned by Mrs. Fred Boys. The roll call is “An Easter Thought". Mrs. Ivan Kennedy is program convenor. The lunch committee is Mrs. J. Macklin and Mrs. Albert Folliott. Members are asked to contribute an apron for the ba- zaar. On the evening of Wednesday. March 11, the Institute meeting will be held a’tvfi pm. at Mrs. Milton Wells home. The roll call is “A First Aid Hint". The topic, Health will be convened by Mrs. Wells. Hostesses are Mrs. F. Hare and Mrs. C. Henshaw. It is hoped the district president and sec- retary will be present. As Tem-' peranceville W.I. will celebrate its 25th anniversary in June, members are asked to bring writ- ten suggestions to the March meeting for this occasion. The millinery course will be held March 19 and 20. Mrs. F. Hare, Mrs. W. Jennings and Mrs. N. Thompson will be in charge. All ladies of the community will be welcome at this course. The meetings will be held in the Sun- day school rooms of the church. Church News The senior group of the Sun- day school heard Mrs. D. Chalk tell the story of ‘The Smiling One". while the M. 8; M. story for the junior group was told by Miss Joan Hare on Sunday. Tickets for the oyster supper on March 18 are available. Pro- ceeds will go toward new choir CORRESPONDENT: MRS. MILTON WELLS, R. R. 3 KING __.__â€" Phone PR. 3-5239 .____â€"â€"â€" TEMPERANCEVILLE NEWS reation lake, would indirectly af- fect the Township of Vaughan, and would be readily accessible to residents located in the south- east section of the township. Costs To Township Mr. Higgs explained that the total costs for all municipalities in the Metro Authority plan would be $34,607,600. In all, 1-3 multi- purpose dams and reservoirs will b: built. Vaughan Township would be le- vied $11,530. each year for a to- tal of 10 years. at a total cost per capita for ten years based on 1953 population estimates of ap- proximately $7.90, or 79 cents per year Most of Vaughan's share of the costs is for “downstream” flood control work. Intangible Benefits The Authority points out. “benâ€" efit-to-cost ratios do not include the value of intangible benefits. If the remedial measures should prevent the loss of a few human lives. they would surely be worth while: and who can say what is the social value of avoiding hard- ship. suffering and the loss of homes. How could one evaluate the worth of recreation lands that are readily avaiable to Boy Scouts on a hike or to school children on a nature-study tour. What value can be placed on the aesthetic benefits of green conservation areas and unpolluted streams?" “About one-tenth of the popu- lation of Canada resides in the area under the aegis of the Auth- ority. The present population of 1.4 million people is growing rap- idly, and has an urgent need for the proposed flood contrl and water conservation measu s” the Authority emphasizes. Time Control Established The Authority’s long-range pro- ject to control flood waters. is long overdue. Hurricane Hazel was not the first tropical storm to pass over southern Ontario, but it was the worst in recorded his- tory. Since 1878 there have been at least 32 hurricane-spawned storms over the province. In ad- dition to floods caused by decad- ent autumn hurricanes, the Metro Toronto Region has been plagued with damaging floods resulting from heavy summer thunder- storms and from combined rain, melting snow, and ice-jams in the spring of the year. On the aver- age, damaging floods have occur- red in the Region once every one and one-third years. The Authority’s plan, which Vaughan Township endorsed through its council members, is the first and most important step to provide flood control measures to prevent a recurrence of dis- aster from flooding: to provide summer flow regulation as a pol- lution abatement measure; use of reservoirs as artificial recreat- tional lakes; bank-erosion control, and provision of a ring of water supply sources around the Metro Toronto areas as a strategic civil defence measure. In concluding the meeting with Mr. Higgs and another epresent- ative from the Authori y, Reeve John Perry said, “I think this re- port has been well prepared. It would seem to be this program is catching up with what was star- ted a generation ago.” Disappointed by lack of interest and co-operation â€" only three municipalities â€" Newmarket, Markham and Vaughan have so far appointed co-ordinators for civil defense â€" Reeve Perry told county council, “I am not asking for more money than that asked by Reeve Anderson, because the so-called= political leaders of this county have shown no more in- terest in civil defense than to make a joke of it,” the reeve de- clared. “The 1952 government figure for defense is listed at .20c per capita. and York’s annual share should be $16,000." Reeve Perry states, “$4,000 of which would be the county’s share." Mrs. Nelson Thompson attend- ed a shower Friday evening at the home of Mrs. John Donald- son, Buttonville in honour of Miss Janet Oakes, bride-to-be of Sam Snider. gowns Deepest sympathy is extended to Mr. Percy Forester. Mrs. 1. Nelson and family and Mr. and Mrs. George Forester and girls on the death of Mrs. P. Forester on February 25. hMéfifthanks to Mr. Palmer Sr. who donated all the men's prizes for _t_he_ last 1W. 1.. euchre. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. George qnlham who were married February 28. Besides the community shower they were given a presentation of a toaster and a purse of money. Another shower was held at the home of Mrs. Keith Gillham when rela- tives gathered to wish the couple much happiness in their future. Mrs. Maurice Beynon was hostâ€" ess to a number of ladies last Thursday, who completed a cot quilt for their church work. _-. v 1â€"“, -V, , , Mr. and Mrs. W. James and daughter visited Mrs. James' par- ents at Burlington on Suggay: On February 27, Mrs. Clayton was happily surprised when her family all arrived in the evening to celebrate her birthday. Those present beside Ruth and Bob were Mr. and Mrs. Ross Kirby and Ar- lie. 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