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B6 Free Press Wednesday Apnl20 1977 Fire chief irate at careless fires Hoc wood lire chief Carl Meadows is fed up with some peoples stupidity at this time of year when it comes to fires Mr Meadows and his chief Frank attended the town ship council meeting Monday evening irate after a busy weekend of mm grass fires The chief claims most of fires were due to care lessness and stupidity and could have been ivoided Of tht fires so far this jear Mr Meadows slated 13 were grass fires He told the council one of this weekend fires wis caused by a person burning garbage in an incinerator which saw a run away ash set field on fire He said this kind of fire is excusable as it was purely accidental and he knows the person will not do it again However he compared it to a person burning off a field on a dr wiml day or a person burning something in the middle of field This kind of deliberate behaviour is not excusable Mr said the public should be more educated as to the fire by law in the township He pointed out the township has spent Si wages mother SI Kb in the use of the truck in the past three weeks most of which hove been inexcus able eass fires It wis not only the cost which concerned the fire chief He explained that while the fire trucks ire out fight ine an avoidable grass fire a home school or other Hon could start on fire He said he did not think the age person was getting a fair shake Mr Meadows said he resented fid that the taxpayer had to pa for someont else careless when it ime to grass fires had considered fining some of the offenders who were going against the by law but decided against it for now Mr Meadows explained that if he fined a few people he would he raid thdt when people rtullj needed the fire department assistance thej would hesitate to call for fear of getting a me Instead of having a five acre fire you have a 25 acres fire he told council He also stated that the biggest problem is proving the person was careless The chief explained that a person could have a field on fire and claim it was started by a passerby who threw a cigarette out his car window Mr Meadows told the of the weekend the fire department had this week He told the council there was one fire after another and they would pass one on the way to another At one time he said there were two trucks out of Itockwood and four trucks at one grass fire He explained that the fire department assisted the department at one fire which had spread from grass into hardwood Mr Meadows said the owner came very close to losing 40 acres of hardwood While fighting the fire four fire trucks got stuck in the soft ground making it very diffi cult to get the trucks to the Fire He said they had to be pulled out of the mud by tors He said most of the week d fires were caused by owners burning something in their fields It is ridiculous to light Fires like that at this time of the Mr Mea retorted The fire chief asked permission to write letters to the people who have had grass fires recently and outline just how much it cost to fight one fire Mr Mea chimed that each year it is some of the same people who have the fires and they must be made aware of the of not adhering to the fire by law Council agreed that the in general must become aw ire of the costs of ires to the and of the fire by law law The bj states that no person shall set any fire at time upon an road street or road allowance within township except with the written permission of and supervision the road superintendent no person shall anywhere within the township during the months of March to November inclusive of each jear set a fire in the open air without first obtaining from the or a fire warden for the township a permit to do so every applicant for a permit to set a fire in the open air shall submit a written application to the township clerk or a fire warden specifying the location at which It Is proposed to set such fire the purpose of the fire and the precautions taken or intended to be taken in setting such fire The township clerk or a fire warden upon issuing such permit shall specify thereon the location at which such fire may be set and the lions to be taken in so doing including the number of per sons required to control such fire no person shall set any fire in the open air pursuant to such permit without strictly with the terms of such permit as to the location of such fire the pre cautions to be taken in con nection therewith and the number of persons to be in attendance to control such fire notwithstanding the issue of such permit no person shall during the months of March to ber inclusive of each year set fire in the open air without first providing protection earth works or other non combustible to pre vent such fire from spread ing fire set within the township pursuant to the provisions hereof shall be so controlled that dense or opaque smoke shall not issue therefrom for a longer period than ten minutes the sions hereof not apply to fire set in masonry or metal constructed is and used for an outdoor fireplace barbecue or in excepting tint setting such i fire so control it that dense or opaque smoke shall not issue therefrom for a longer period than fit minutes the following ire hereby ap pointed fire wards for the township of Enmosa fire chief the deputj fir chief and the captain of the Volunteer Depart menl any person convicted of a breach of any provision of this by law shall forfeit pay a penalty not exceeding exclusive of costs and not less than for each offence The above by law has been Deliberately break law council threatens action Green time The grass suddenly turned green this week with cro cuses daffodils and dande lions suddenly In profusion EVERY MONDAY BINGO Now held in GEORGETOWN ELKS LODGE Mounts Rd Georgetown E B Gamei 5PRI2ES0S2OOOEA Doors Open 7PM Bingo Starts Re Games 3 Special a Jackpot 57 Numbers GUARANTEED S100 FREE BUS SERVICE F Acton Goo PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION Erin Township and Village Are you concerned about the way this country is being governed If you are now is your opportunity to meet PERRIN BEATTY M who under re distribution may soon be your federal M at Ottawa At Brisbane Public SchoollHwv Line Monday May 2nd 8pm The Christian School has only one teacher and thats the Gospel truth ion School is v us an Muse courses iho of and at to God form design ptocood ny torn on God who a Constant a world Apparent I Our courses oat on and is ma by God a hand Art annuls or on beauty and gives to God Id LanQuuQo enables us to com truth to ducal on acknowledges can God stress Importance God a wo H world body and m nd The Social Sciences servo to iho who ox ond acts of personal on are welcome God and to purpose or vis the school PHONE 8774221 PRINCIPAL G 8776444 GEORGETOWN DISTRICT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL RB UNE GEORGETOWN ART WHEELS van is parked at Centennial Public School this week Work by local artist Ken is on display for the students The display illustrates the develop ment of silk screening Different colors are added until the final result above is obtained Ontario Art Council University of Guelph and Wellington County Board of Education supply the van Bridge limit concerns councillors Inmost John like to know whit weight limit is on he bridges in I- den Mills meet me of the Mr Mel tod he wjs con Fender bender of to tit lonf for his first He hid been for throe il when tht collision Ik mil I It It wen imoiud in lender ltd about the limit is not posted ih said if one I in out of the la4t in ont dirtttion would be tut off said he was par ticuhrly of ill he traffic going None of the councillors nor the superintendent Bob Hamilton could recall the bridges ever being posted to look Into this right aw i township council is a little more than annoyed at an couple who council feels have deliberately set out to break a bylaw The couple of R Acton appeared before council at their Monday evening meeting asking for building permit to enclose porch The man ex plained that he was doing the work In December when a man claiming to be the build inspector told them a permit was required The building inspector Glen Creba denied he had visited the place at that lime and could not figure out who it was Mr Creba told council he had a lot ot evidence to prove lhat a storage building was converted into a home by this couple which was in direct conflict with the by law staling lhat Agricultural zone only one dwelling per parcel is permitted The new councillors listened as the veterans ex plained that two years ago the couple attended a council meeting building permit for a store and a house This was turned down while later the same couple applied for a building permit for a large utility building and presented plans of the proposed structure Council passed this permit Thi budding inspector said the same people approached him in the summer asking for a permit to enlarge the existing building could not give it to them Councillor Dave Mason was enraged with couple After not getting a permit fora residence andstill live in building you constructed can come here and or another permit Mr suggested handing the whole mess over to the township solicitor and having him deal with the couple directly He was supported by councillor Alan Burnett Mr Masson felt the couple had deliberately set out to break the by law He said this was not the first time the couple had broken the law Upon council request the wife presented the original building permit the plans of the utility building Mr read to the other councillors that the plans stated there would be a pump house and a wood frame storage building trimmed wllh steel with a shanty roof bathroom and utility room electric heating etc Mr charged the couple with knowing they were going to live in the building all along After the couple left the council further discussed the matter I would like to throw the book at them Mr exclaimed Reeve Bill was also annoyed with the couple Frankly it Is a flagrant misuse of the by law he stated Mr Creba made plans to inspect the property before any formal action Is taken but in the meantime he said he would go over the by taw with the township lawyers Thieves take lots of suds Thieves made off with 10 cases of Export Ale which was taken from Acton Curling Club on Churchill North fcntry was gained through a small win at the front of the building case was a Xistet I Mr hopes Ihe people responsible for the careless fires wilt be mori ireful in the future before i lrietl from an fire Are You New or do you know WELCOME SERVICE you now loca ton Hosh53 I to a rungo your mint Acton Free Press Mariene Steckley it 8533902 CUSTOM INTERSEEDING pastures in one trip with a John Deere 1500 Seeder Interceding pastures is easy with exclusive PTO driven cutter wheels that rotate in the direction of travel to open narrow mini seed beds through hard soil sod and stubble Seed is deposited into the trenches and then tamped in by narrow firming wheels Seeder is equipped with a gallon sprayer to apply 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