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Buildinqs Records Only Witnesses To Past Georgetown Is the kind of people move to other places e Interesting and significant town u mlitake and vive to testify to the glorious town that always bat a lot of other people move in a historical and originally Nerval hlitory of the area people In it but the people who retult many of the people who the area tottadbew ljned to be Inhabit Georgetown are dlf have In Georgetown or are They are unaware that It would have had the from year to year here now are unaware of Georgetown became the huge J plan the route of a line In that township They do not know Put Stewarttown was once proudly hundred years ago this building considered to be the capital of was entirely different In Its Township appearance and twenty five there are still many before that It was Just le who are aware of these being built their number is On February when decreasing Soon the only Richard Tracy the first surviving witnesses to the past township clerk was in office a of Georgetown and its poster appeared in Esquestng surrounding area will be the calling the ratepayers to a scrap of Information that local meeting to discuss the building historians have been lucky of a much needed township enough to salvage and the poster hung on the office bulldogs which were bom of wall of John Tracy when he historical times With the succeeded his father as town nmiMU of today world clerk then was lost for a those witnesses may not but of years In the poster was recovered and can now be seen displayed In a frame on the wall of the building of the Halton Hills municipal offices At that meeting on Saturday March 10 it was moved that the decision about building the hall be left over until the next nomination day It was a rather controversial Issue as to whether the town hall should be built in Georgetown or Stewarttown and this resulted in the mailer being shelved and left in abeyance for several years During that time David Cross a tanner and Messrs and Jones cabinet makers built a store with living quarters and a hall over head They built this two story building with double decker verandah and an outside staircase with the Intention of selling It to council FIRST MEETING 1MB The building which later came to be known as the Community Hall was first used by council when its south side was rented for a council chamber The other side was used as a store with living quarters at the back and the top floor was used for dances and other community events In the Community Hall was entirely THE HERALD Wednesday 1W others like It In the area of Georgetown bear silent testimony to the soon to be forgotten past If you would like to find out more about the fascinating put of where you live ask at the public library for books en the subject or ask at the Herald We will gladly tell you where to look to find more Information remodelled An extension was later added to the rear thus completing the alterations which so changed the halls original appearance The first ratepayer a meeting was held In the building in IMS with Reeve John McNaughton Deputy Reeve Nlnlan Lindsay Councillors James Young Robert Hall William Thomp son and Richard Tracy and township Clerk Isaac Dennett in attendance This old building and many The real name of he American humorist Nye was Edgar Wilson Photo courtesy of John McDonald THE OLD BUILDING was a brick structure and originally had a twostorey verandah and an outside staircase Unfortunately the verandah and the stairs had to be removed in the in teresta of safety The hall was built as a store with living quarters In the back and a nail upstairs Later when part of the building was rented as a council chamber only the north aide remained to be used a store The last storekeeper who was also town clerk for over years was Isaac Bennett MEETING in Ins been forwarded to Me4ned tar a if inking ssV mil hereby ifMllw fH Herald Photo IN 1MB the Community Hall clerk After an extension and the upstairs halT was entirely remodelled to was added to the rear It used for community include council chambers looked much as it does today affairs and an office for township the building now houses a MACS MILK PLAZA Blade Steaks Bulk Wieners 4tt LEAN Ground Chuck MAPLE LEAF WIENERS Values on Sale July ike AT TUB VaXulOB For a be fci the HICHAM StewartTerm TORN AND darkening this original poster of 1849 still proclalma Ita message after years Richard Tracy son John took over Richard Georgetown Site Readies region municipality hopes to make the sanitary land fill site self supporting beginning In September by charging per ton and hiring a contractor to supervise the site Menary Contractors Ltd of Brampton had the lowest tender bid for the job of rating and supervising the They bid IS cents per capita per month based on a population of SO which In eludes Milton and Hills Regional director of public works Bob Bailie noted that Milton was included because their garbage would be taken to the Georgetown site beginning in September when the con tractors take over It works out I proximately per and hopefully the per ton charge will cover all of the expenses he said However there will be no charge for care with trailers which bring garbage to the site Mr Bailie explained that the Idea behind the charge was to make using the site which is owned by the taxpayers He said that the money will be charged to trucks using the Bite For half ton pick there will be on the first pounds Mr Bailie added office as town clerk and had this poster hanging on his office wall for a time The poster was lost for a number of years then found again In the a now hangs as seen here In a committee room of the HlUa municipal bulldinn HcraldPhoto SATURDAY ERIN JULY FIRST ANNUAL FOUNDERS DAY NO ADMISSION FEE FREE PARKING PARADE AT NOON Grounds Open 6 MASS PIPE BAND CONCERT Highland and Old Dancers CONTESTS Amusements Antique Cars V HERALD CIRCULATION TELEPHONE 8772201 We fix Sunday dinner seven days a week Colonel Harland Sanders fixes Kentucky Fried Chicken for about a million folks everyday His chicken goes home with more people more often than any other chicken In the world Must be pretty good It is Take son home tonight Take from the Colonel ttt finger good I COLONEL SANDERS RECIPE stitudty fried chicken SHEET 77 Barbequed Chicken Picnic Tables FLEA MARKET Pioneer Historical Exhibits Arts Crafts AFTERNOO ENTERTAINMENT Gala Ball 9 pm Show Dance Jolrvus In our community In recalling a good old family day Fun for the whole family ERIN AGRICULTURAL FAIRGROUNDS