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26 of the property which might reflect an improvement such as the building of a house. it is highly unlikely that any house was built before John Griffith purchased the 75 acres in 1833. As indicated above, Griffith sold a one-acre lot in 1837 to Thomas Harris and judging by the price he must have put a house on it before the sale. It was this property. located immediately north of the present house. Annswell, which was purchased by Dr. Reid when he came to Thornhill. $100 on his dwelling house shortly after purchasing it from the Assurance Company. “On the basis of the above it appears that Annswell was prob- ably built by John Griffith, although it was later enlarged by Dr. Reid. The date of conâ€" struction was after 1833, prob- ably about 1840 or so. * * it “The claim for the historical significance of the house also rests on its association with Holy Ann Preston, who since her death in 1906 has gained Grimm nomesreaa, now known as Annswell. The death of Mrs. Reid about this time made Ann responsible for the whole fam- ily. The death of Mrs. Reid also caused Arm to undergo another c o n v e rs i o n which further strengthened her religious na- ture. It became her custom to address God familarly and to discuss all matters with him. So devout was she that a term of derision chalked upon Dr. Reid’s door by some neighborhood boys remained with her for life States . . . and I have been pail bearer to Holy Ann. Of the two honors I pride the latter most.’ “Since Ann Preston‘s death her reputation has spread con- siderably. chiefly through the publication in 1907 of a short biography. This book has been printed in six languages and has gone through 28 editions. It is claimed that numbers of people have come over the years to visit the well and the buildings, particularly a prayer house built for Ann, mentioned in the book." ti‘mill“llll\lllllllillill“llillllllllllllilllllllllllllllllillllllllllll\lllllllllillilll\llllllllllllllllllllllllill\llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllll\lllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllill“!llllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltillIlllllllllllllllllllllllll“' York Regional Council isn't that happy with enviâ€" ron-mental consultant, Bruce Howlett's proposal on the best route for Ontario Hyd- ro's proposed power corri- dor. but it's not too sure what to do about it. Howlctt. who was appoin- ted to make an independent study on the recommendaâ€" tion of Dr. Omond Solandt, who conducted the original study. suggested that that 500 KV power transmission line from Middleport to Pickering be run through the parkway belt. If accepted, the 610-foot wide corridor would run from Middleport, south of Hamilton, across the Niaga- ra Escarpment to Halton substation; from Halton through Woodbridge and Parkway to Cherrywood substation, with connections to the north from Kl’einburg and Newmarket. Hewlett has also sche- duled additional hearings in October for» those wishing to present briefs with respect to his report. Region Wavers On Thornhill Slash Notice of this initenrt should be received by the I-{owl'ett group by October 5. Hearing dates are October 15, 17. 19, 22 and 24. Rich- mond Hill will present a brief on the latter date. Last week. the York coun- cillors debated for about an hour as to what sort of stand they should take on. the re- port, before finally deciding that they would send a let- ter to the Solandt Commis- sion informing it that they might want to make a rep- resentation at the hearing. Whether they will or not will depend on what kind of i] a repofi they get back from their planning and envgineef Annswell Gone, Restoration Cost Too Much (Continued from Page 1) light of the above. “It has been asserted that the house was oxvned by Sutton Frizzell in 1837 and that it was from there that his son Richard set out to warn the authorities in Toronto of the coming of the rebels. The records show that Frizzcll did own the property in question but that this was a full 20 years before the feat ascribed to his son and almost certainly long before any house was built there. Further, it must be point- cd out that the creditibility of the tale of Richard's heroics is not above question since it is based only on reminiscences recorded years after the event in Robertson's ‘Landmarks of Toronto’. “It has also been stated that the house was built in 1810-20. Again the records examined do not substantiate the claim. Throughout the 30 years follow- ing the land's alienation from the Crown it was owned by land speculators. Based on this fact and the absence of any sudden substantial increase in the value reception in every family circle Your hometown newspaper is friend, counsellor and guide to every member of the family. All look forward to its weekly appearance. None would think of missing the news it brings of what’s going on hereabouts . . . who’s doing what and why. There is just no sub- stitute for its thorough coverage of local people and local events, past, present and prospective . . . and kind of news that comes closest to its readers‘ interest. THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Oct. 4, 1973 m»- ring committees, which will reâ€"study Hewlett propo§a1._ In its letter to council the commission stated. among other things that. anyone wishing to reiterate the ar- gument of a previous submis- sion should simply notify the committee that the ori- ginal submission still stands. RECOMMENDED PARKWAY In the only brief it sub- mitted to the Solandt Com- mission â€"- October 12. 1972 â€"â€" the region recommended the parkway belt rout‘e. Hovvever. last week. Counâ€" cillor Jack Gilbert of Vau- ghan. who was on his feet most of the meeting. said he wasn‘t in favor of the sub- miSSion and felt council should withdraw it. Mayor Robert Forhan of Newmarket said he didn’t see how council could with- draw its brief; it just shouldn‘t support it. Mayor Forhan said it was up to council to_ make a de- cision from staff reports. If left at the local level and the corridor was put in an area not acceptable in the over-all regional plan, they would be at a crosroad. Mayor Athony Roman of Markham thought otherwise. He said the area municipali- ties should make their own submission-s. as the province had taken the matter out of the hands of the region through its appointment of a commission. Councillor Gilbert said he felt the Region hadn’t been given the right information. For example, it hadn’t been told that the parkway sub- station would require 200 acres. SQUAWKS HELPED Mayor Evelyn Buck 'I'I'IE lIBERAI. “When Reid made his pur- chase from the British America Fire and Life Assurance Com- pany there was already a house on the property. The deed lists the properties concerned in this transaction including ‘the lot also fronting on Yonge Street upon which the dwelling and other buildings are erected and on which the said John Griffith resided‘. This lot is further described as immediately north of Lot 3 on the north side of Elgin Street and it is the only unnumbered lot on the plan en- closed with the indentures. “As the location of Griffith's house and An‘nswell correspond. it seems safe to assume that they are one and the same. and that Dr. Reid moved to Grifâ€" fith's former home when he purchased the property. This assumption is the more likely since it is clear from Reid's will that the years before his death he was living on land acquired from the Assurance Company and not on the lot purchased in 1843. Also mentioned in the will is the fact that Dr. Reid spent $100 on his dwelling house shortly after purchasing it from the Assurance Company. “0n the basis of the above it appears that Annswell was prob- ably built by John Griffith, although it was later enlarged by Dr. Reid. The date of conâ€" struction was after 1833, prob- ably about 1840 or so. “Home Paper of the District Since 1878” Aurora said the decision hadn’t been made -on- the ba- sis of‘ parochial interests. but on planning concepts. Mr. Gilbert said council didn't recognize that there was going to be a corridor running north and south through Vaughan. “WE didn‘t have all those alternate routes until people started to squawk." herrsrarid. ‘ Mayor Gordon Ratcliff of Whitchurch-Stouffiville. said the region had good planâ€" ners: council should abide by their submis§i0n. W'séid Mayor Roman: “So long as it isn’t located in Whitchurch-Stouffville." required, according to the chairman. Following last week's meet- ings, Metro Chairman Paul Godfrey indicated in press interviews that Metro is ready to co-operate in providing services to adjacent munici- palities like York Region in the effort to eliminate the housing shortage. But there'll be a price tag. IT WILL COST “Metro will provide any additional services it has. like water and sewers. to help the regions. We won‘t do it for nothing. But if we assist them. they can help us by taking the pressure off Met- ro." said Chairman Godfrey. “Streets will be less clogged and if you provide an inter- regional transit authority such as proposed by the prov- ince, it solves the transporta- Crisis Move Pleases Wright (Continued from Page 1) wide recognition through the distribution of a short biogra- phy, ‘An Irish Saint’ by Helen Bingham. “Ann Preston was born in Ballamacaldy. County Armagh, Ireland in 1810. She was one of six grandchildren born to a poor family, her father being a herds- man. She received no formal education and at an early age was taken into the household of a deeply religious woman called Mrs. McKay. It was during her sojourn in this strong Irish Methodist household that Ann Preston underwent a violent conversion which seems to have cured an early inclination to- wards whiskey. Shortly after her conversion she became a servant with another Methodist household, that of Dr. John Reid. “When the Reids decided to emigrate to Canada Ann accom- panied them. They just settled at Toronto but later moved to Thomhill where the doctor pur- chased a house from Thomas Harris. Ann probably accom- panied them when in 1848â€"49 the family moved to the former Griffith homestead, now known as Annswell. The death of Mrs. Reid about this time made Ann responsible for the whole fam- ily. Mayor Gladys Rolling of East Gwillimbury, said; “I think if we had the Hydro shut off for a day, we‘d soon make up our minds." She also wondered if the Parway belt was wide enough as constituted at present. Planning Commissioner Murray Pound later produced figures which showed the belt be about 1,200 feet at the Yonge Sreet - Bayview Avenue section,_ and from 450 to 800 feet at its most narrow points. Councillor Lois Hancey of Richmond Hill, said it was council’s responsibility to tion problem," said Godfrey With regard to the second part of the proposal to smash the housing crisis, Chairman Wright said the question of municipal land banking is something that has to be dis- cussed and agreed upon. LAND BANK MONEY “I really don’t know what the attitude of the region council and the local munici- palities will be about land banking. It's a new venture for both. No municipality has done any great quantity of it before. And it involves a large amount of dollars,” said Wright in a telephone inter- view with “The Liberal". Treasurer White says the province will probably fund the municipal land banking if the federal government doesn't. White at last week‘s meet- ing saw no objection to par- ticipation by the province in providing the regions with money for the necessary plan- ning staff required for the transfer of powers. He has directed provincial staff to report on this possibility. LAND BANK LEGISLATION Asked if there was any legislation contemplated to allow municipalities to pur- chase land for development, White said he'd taken the matter up with the Cabinet and it saw no objection to an amendment to the Municipal Act to permit this. Arthur Meen. parliament- ‘ ary assistant to Treasurer White, said there will be a review of the legislation presently in effect for the various regional governments applicable to Committee of Adjustment and Land Divis- ion Committees. He said it may be advisable to standard- ize such legislation. The York Region planning staff has maintained in the past that the regions must have some powers over com- mittees of adjustment which operate now at the local mu- nicipal level. Otherwise the regional planning operation threatens to be nullified. AVENUE OF APPEAL White indicated he prefers. to have the Municipal Board. *rather than himself. be the judging authority of any con- flicts between regional govâ€" ernments and area munici- palities which fall under planning legislation. However, the Ontario Economic Coun-i cil recently received a major report calling for the opposite I tack to be taken and for curâ€"‘ tailment of OMB responsibil: ity in community planning, ‘ The provincial treasurer said draft legislation covering all areas in which the govern- ment was ready to transfer authority would be available for discussion November 2. The agenda of that meeting is also to provide for bilateral discussion between provincial and regional representatives and it became a matter of earn- est endeavor to her that she live up to the name ‘Holy Ann'. “A number of miracles are ascribed to Ann. Although withâ€" out education or the ability to read anything else, she could read the Bible fluently and conâ€" stantly amazed people by her intimate knowledge of it. She is also said to have refilled Dr. Reid's well when it went dry during the summer months. “In her old age members of the Reid family established her in a small house on Yonge Street in Tliomhill. Later she spent time with friends in the area and at the time of her death was living with a friend in Toronto. “During her lifetime she appears to have established a considerable local reputation and numbered among her friends and admirers the mayor of Toronto who said after her death: ‘I have had two honors this week. It has been my priv- elege to have an interview with the president of the United States . . . and I have been pall bearer to Holy Ann. Of the two honors I pride the latter most.’ “Since Ann Preston’s death her reputation has spread con- siderably, chiefly through the publication in 1907 of a short biography. This book has been printed in six languages and has gone through 28 editions. It is claimed that numbers of people have come over the years to visit the well and the buildings, particularly a prayer house built for Ann, mentioned in the book." look at the matter from the regional point of view . . . If the parkway was consideâ€" red good planning, then “we must be prepared to pay the price for it." Coun-cillor Gilbert sugges- ted that more study be made on the matter and that it be referred back to the plan- ning and engineering com- mittee for a report. This motion, with the pro- viso that a letter be sent to the S o 1 a n d t Commission pointing out that region may have more to say on the sub- ject, was carried by the meeting for the purpose of producing a more positive timetable for approval of the Official Plan for the various regions. Discussion November 2 is also to cover proposals for starting approval of subdi< visions and zoning bylaws at the region level, options con- cerning reform and improve- ment of land division legisla- tion and a special item on land use objectives (particu- larly in respect to agricul- ture). says the York Region press statement. REGIONS OPPOSED At last week’s meeting many region chairmen op- posed White‘s idea that trans- fer of powers over Official Plan matters and other plan- ning responsibilities would have to wait until new reg- ional Official Plans have been prepared and approved by the province. Chairman Wright and God- frey of Metro and York Reg- ion expressed confidence they were ready to proceed imme- diately with further planning responsibilities which would require, in most instances. staffrincrcases to handle the expanded work load. IMMEDIATE TRANSFER White didn’t hold to the provincial position of delay of powers transfer being neces- sary. He suggested the au- thority should be transferred immediately as long as pro- cedures can be worked out between the ministries in- volved. He said he expects his Cabinet colleagues will be co-operative‘ Last week's provincial-reg- ional conference was held at the tqwn of Dwight. about 16 miles east of Huntsville. The regions represented were York. Metro, Ottawa- Carle- ton, Durham. Peel. Halton, Hamilton - Wentworth, Niag- ara. Waterloo. Muskoka and Sudbury. Office And Credit Managers Store Managers A large retail sales outlet, specializing in passenger tires, brakes, shock absorbers, front end alignment and repairs, requires Office & Credit Managers and Store Man- agers immediately. Excellent employee benefits and starting salary. Unlimited opportunities for advance- ment. Applicants must have grade 12 education, chauffeur‘s license and be bondable. Exper- ience helpful, but not essential. Please telephone 884-4401 for an appoint- ment. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Another Council Look At Vaughan Dump Despite protestations by Councillor James Cameron that council was straying far from its original resolution. Vaughan Council Monday afternoon agreed to take another look at Disposal Services Landfill operation in the town. The company, whose lease was up in June, was the sub- ject of a recommendation by the works committee. headed by Fred Armstrong, calling for the town solicitor to ap~ ply for an order of possession of the lands being used by the company. or alternatively, for an injunction to prevent such use. The company has operated the landfill operation on Con- cession 3 in Vaughan for the past 20 years. Monday, Murray Chusid appeared before council with his client, Norman Goodhead, Hungry Vaughan Nats Spoil Debut Of New-Look Hill Rams BY FRED SIMPSON The Vaughan Nation-als were the opportunlis-ts Tues- day night and the Richmond Hill Rams weren't. Result: The Nats ska-ted away with a 5-2 Provincial Junior A hockey league victory spoiling the home debut of the new-look Rams in the process. Vaughan scored no less than three goals with Ram‘s players cooling their heels in the penalty box, for good measure, scored another one while the advantage Story of the game. The inexperienced and youthful Rams did manage to outsh‘oot the visitors 25- 21 but a number of their shots were from a conside- rable distance out and were easily blocked by Nats' goalie Kevin Walton. TOP NATS SCORER Brian Burtch led the Nats with two goals while Brian Wilton, Rray K-oopma‘n and Bob Osborne added singles. rRe'turn'e'e Jim Clément and newcomer Steve Glover scored for Ithe Rams. The Nats opened the sco- ring at the 2:22 mark of the opening period when Wilton shot from the side and found the nebting behind Ric-h- mon-d Hill starting goalie Brian S-tankiewicz. Stankiewicz made some good slaves during his tenure in the nets but couldn't come up with the big saves which the Rams needed. He was removed after the Nats scored their fifth and final goal with 11.50 left in the thind period and was re- placed by Doug rBrumwell. The Nats made it 2-0 at 9:26 when Richmond Hill‘s Mike Hartman walked into a high-sticking penalty with Burtch finding the corner behind Stankiewicz on a low shot. Richmond Hill gave the home fans something to cheer about at 13:06 when Mike Hartman shovelled the puck to Clement at the side of the Vaughan net. Clem- ent’s swipe found the puck deflecting off Goalie Walton and into the nets. NATS STRIKE AGAIN Vaughan was at it again with less than two minutes remaining in the period when Richmond Hill was again playing a man short. Burtch got a clear break- away, went in on Stankiewicz and again found the corner on a 10-foot shot. There were no Ram defenders near him at the time. Richmond Hill finally cap- italized on a Vaughan pen- alty in the second period with Glover going right in to pop the puck home on a goalmouth play‘ The Nats were two men short at the time. SAD FIGHT DISPLAY The same sequence saw Rams’ Hartman and Goalie Walton end up in a fist fight which was the only sign of any violence through- out the somewhat tranquil contest. Both got five min- utes. Vaughan put the game on ice at 12:28 of the period again with a man advantage as Koopman put the puck home from a scramble in front of the Richmond Hill goaL V The Rams didn't have much steam going for them in the final 20 minutes and RAMS PULL GOALIE Rams had a man owner of Disposal Services to offer a few proposals. He said he had sent a let- ter to council saying that the company was prepared to cease all operations on the Maple landfill site on or be- fore December 15. 1973. Mr. Chusid said it would take until that time to round out the contours of the site to bring it in line with the formations of the surround- ing area, an observation that later prompted Councillor Cameron to remark that the irregular contours were the result of faulty dumping in the first place. PROPOSE CONDITIONS Mr. Chusid asked council to give the company the right to go onto the Avon- dale site. just north of the present operation. so it could continue its operation. it was all over at 8:10 as Bob Osborne scored the final goal with the Rams again playing Shorthanded. Pick of the Rams was de« fenceman Jack Guest who covered his side ably most of the game. Richmond Hill plays host to Downsview Sunday night at 7:30 pm at the arena and Wexford Tuesday night at He said the company was HERE ARE WAYS TO SAVE ON ELECTRIC BILL Many officials and citizens have expressed concern over the energy crisis and locally Richmond Hill Hydro suggests the following ways to conserve electrical power. ularlyr sible itself‘ est cor summer‘ awn-nu,- . 0 Set your thermostat for the lowest comfortable temperature in winter. 0 If you are away from home most of the day. shut the air conditioner off. RANGE 0 Use tightly-covered containers for cooking. 0 Choose the utensil to fit the sur- face unit. 0 Try to cook one-pot recipes. 0 Use high only to bring food to steaming. then switch to lowest heat needed to complete cooking. OVEN 0 Time your baking for multiple uses. 0 Leave the oven door shut during baking. 0 Preheat the oven for meals that take less than an hour‘s baking time. 0 Remove meats from the refriger- ator an hour before cooking. 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The latter would ensure that “what we say â€" we'll do;" the company was prepared to discuss a change in zoning, of 20 acres of land that it owned nearby, in or- der to give the town the as- surance that it wouldn’t be used for dumping. Mr. Chusid asked that the agreement be made for six months. during which time it hoped to have some kind of answer from the De- partment of the Environment on its application for a per- manent operation. He said also that the new disposal operation would all be conducted by rail, with the garbage brought in in bales. This would not only elim- inate all trucks, but would help cut down pollution. It would be the first such oper- ation of its kind in North America. NOT IMPRESSED Councillor Cameron was still not impressed. lease ex- piry was June, 1973, and the company was still there. Why should council now be- lieve it would vacate in De- CALL US TODAY At Top Hourly Rates office overload . Wash full loads. 0 Don’t over-wash or over-dry. 0 Use lowest water temperature for desired results. 0 Measure detergents carefully. 0 Clean lint traps frequently. 0 Provide a vent from dryer to out- side REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER 0 Limit the number of times you open ypgr refrigerator door: 1 A -_..I-..t.. wry-A Jvu‘ -â€"___ 0 Make surzflitfie flexible gaskets around the doors are sealing properly. 0 Defrost frequently (if not a frost- WATER HEATER 0 Set the thermostat to provide the temperature of water needed . . . too high is wasteful, too low is unsatisfac- tory. 0 Make sure hot water faucet doesn't leak. 0 Take showers instead of baths. freé model). ing. LIGHTS AND SMALLER APPLIANCES 7. Turn off all lights that are not being used unless needed for security. 0 Turn off TV, radio and stereo if no one is watching or listening. 0 An exhaust fan in kitchen and bath- room helps keep your home cooler. FOOD DISPOSAL 0 Use cold water to operate. 0 Turn cold water on before operat- WASHER-DRYER cember? "That doesn’t mean we will transgress forever,” said Mr. Chusid. He said landfill was a big busineSS and it wasn‘t the intention of the company to violate the rules “Willy 'Nil- “It hardly behooves us to break the rules left, right and centre," Mr. Chusid said. “We have a tremen- dous amount at stake." Councillor Cameron said council had been remiss previously for not enforcing the bylaws where the dump operation was concerned. lit was time it took a stand. Also. the company‘s change of beam had come “late in the day." Mayor Garnet Williams said he resented Mr. Came- ron's allegations: nobody had more writs served against him by the town than Mr. Good-head. Councillor Jack Gilbert also termed Councillor Ca- mel‘on's remarks, “irrespon- siblv." When asked by Mayor Williams if the company planned any recycling, Mr. C'husid said they wanted b0 recycic every-thing they could. It was :1 “dollars and cents" proposition. Councillor David Fraser. in reviewing 'the situation, said Go-odhead had previous- ly lived up .to his agreement, and moved that the matter be tabled until council could meet with its engineer. Council agreed. 630-0297 491-2880 781-6135