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CVCA workin on new plans Hikers taking their toll of lime kilns AN ERA HAS PASSED The are thriving centre of activity the kilns once employed a total slgruficantretnlndersof times past Limehouse Once a of men from the area The crumbling ruins of the Limehouse once a local centre of thriving activity are under close observation by the Credit Valley Conservation Authority The CVCA hopes to soon restore the kilns which are believed to date back as as the istt A plan was once made Up for the CVCA concerning the restoration of the kilns and the development of a park In the Joan Rollings of the noted the plan was so atrocious that we scrapped 1L We are very conscious of the area and we realize the great historical and ecological value But we have to be very careful so that damage Is not done to these areas Ms commented on the ecological sensitivity of the area Because one of the kilns Is along the Bruce Trail overuse has became a big problem Irreparable damage could be done If people Just run all over place It la somewhat of a dangerous area well There are rock crevices there JO to feet high and someone could very easily step over one The formation of a park and the restoration is one of the authority longterm projects We need an Indepth overall study made of the area and we have to get everything down on paper before we take any further steps she com men ted The Ulna mark a very significant era In over men were employed Over bushels of lime were produced annually with on additional barrels of water lime produced These kilns were roughly IS by 22 feet at the base tapering towards the top and reaching a height of about a feet At there were two different types of kilns To the left you enter the conservation property there a long row of Ulna about ten feet high known as pot or set kilns These are believed to date back to the These were not very efficient as a charge bad to be placed then burned and allowed to coot before the operation could begin again The other type of Uln at the draw or shaft kiln marked a fairly advanced stage In the process of Ume burning These are believed to date back to the 1870 These kilns required a threeday period to obtain a hot fire after which could be drawn every five or six hours when additional rock would be placed In the top of the Win It was around the 1917 when the kilns usefulness drew to a close The reasons are somewhat dubious Some believe It wss because of the danger of blasting in the quarry and the operations of the being placed in a confined area Others believe it was economic factors which caused the stop to production With only eight to 13 tons of lime per kiln per day being produced by the draw kilns the economical factors were not favorable The kilns of yesteryear have become all but obsolete Todays modem technology with fired kilns can produce many tons per day The crumbling remains hiding behind dense vegetation la a reminder of times past However if the CVCA does go ahead with their tentative plans It will not be of forgotten the HERALD WEDNESDAY JULY ltTl Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Your Morning Smile Have yen heard of the Is It the politician One step forward two steps back and then sidestep Town approves 15 million of capital works The town will be carrying out Just over million worth of capital works this year Town council last week approved the 1979 capital works budget revised over the past month by town treasurer Harry Henderson It details where of capital projects will take place this year In Hal ton Hills and when the money for them will come from True to the towns policy of keeping debenture debts to minimum only of the total will be debentured All of that to cover the costs of a centralized municipal study plus the acquisition of needed land Ontario Municipal Board approval for that project Is yet to be received The provinces part in Hills capital works projects this year will be In the neighborhood of Halton Hills three major projects this tte town number one project for 1675 Work on Actons Church Street from Mala to Eastern Is second on the list costing 8144 and Crescent costing Is third Installation of storm sewers on Nor mandy from to Main and on Drive from to Sargent Rood cost while storm sewer work in the uea of James Street In Acton will coat t been forgotten It will Its largest will be culvert work on the Fourth Fifth 123000 and the Steffi Line M0 Road work in Kills will require a of 8723 approximately half of which will be paid for by the province Parks and have been allotted Of tha or has been set aside for the Georgetown Club com rmmlty ball and renovations The Club through donations will provide of that figure while the other will come from the province through the Community Centres program Other recreational capital projects and their costs tin brackets are Acton Arena roof ISO Memorial Arena parking lot repairs ISO construction coats of the Gordon Alcott Memorial Arena lights for Park fences for Prospect Park and Park each soccer fields at lighting and screening of ball diamonds at Fairgrounds IIS ball screens at Hornby and Prospect Park The renovations to the Georgetown library building will get from the budget The Georgetown Hydro Electric Commission will receive which should be paid back completely through revenue raised by the Hydro Electric Commission Seven capital projects originally planned to be carried out this year got the thumbs down signal from council and Its committees for a saving of One of the largest items to be dropped was the acquisition of an aerial fire truck for Acton That would have cost but because of difficulties Milton has run Into with a similar truck a new building may have to be constructed just to house It council decided to defer It for the time being Work on the Tenth Line costing was deferred til as an project on the Fifth Widening of Street that could have coat 860 was also deferred by the works committee A planned addition to the Georgetown Volunteer Ambulance Services building also fell victim to councils axe That has now been included In the 8300 cen tralized biuldjng study The town capital budget must now be passed on to the regional treasurer Don Farmer who in turn will send it to the final the Cable hike announced wecc mat prowl for an Increase In the monthly sub- it rates and installation fees of Halton hie Systems had been granted by the The Increase will not become effective In Georgetown until the ay item Is rebuilt and converter service with additional channels is available For the subscribers of Cable Systems the basic rate of to will Increased to fa when the extra service Is ready In the Georgetown area early neat year Residents of Acton and can expect fas Increase to become effective within a few months at which time extended channel capacity will be available in those areas of Bates for additional outlets will also be Bates for from 81 tots ft Installation rates will be Increased toils irqm for first line and converter ifwecancompleteanfnatallation in one trip then charge will be only explained president and general manager Arthur J If we must go back later and Install a converter It will be another 1 The new recelvlflg tower that will serve Acton Milton and Georgetown Is complete and In the final stages of testa while serving the community of Acton Further con sanction In Acton Is underway to complete coverage of the town within the next month Converters necessary to tune In the extra channels offered can be leased the company for an additional or bought outright for plus tax Residents already owning their own converters can add then to their own lines without fear of prosecution under the new system approved by Tnd new rate structure will permit maximum usage of the full capabilities of the systems as the subscriber sees fit added Mr J Jamleson The subscriber can now make use of the full channel capacity with the company charge for the supplementary channels We may be offering converters with a remote control power switch on them if there is sufficient demand for the deluxe con verter furthered Mr Jamleson Sherri Marshal of 9 Sarah St travels around town with her dog right behind a father the threewheel bike with the wooden carrier In order to make Sherri a paper route a little easier Limehouse residents fight wrecking yards long known for its more scenic attractions such as the old lime kilns Is earning a new name for Itself And residents don like this new distinction The point of contention is a wrecking yard operated by Halton Auto Wreckers The yard Is located right on the main street of the quiet village and according to several residents Its like bad sore degrading the town A group of residents led by Ross Irwin met with town council last week to present petition signed by area residents requesting council to take steps to remove the wrecking yard from the village Mr Irwin told council that because of the wrecking yard people are beginning to call our town Its a pretty town and a lot more could be done with It but with wrecking yard right In the centre The main street of a town not place for a wrecking yard You certainly want it here in Georgetown When told that the council had taken steps to make sure that the wrecking yard met all requirements of the towns licensing bylaw another member of the delegation said were no longer concerned whether or not the fence there is the right height We want to see the entire operation relocated Although council reserved any action on the citizens requests pending fur t per reports from the town building Inspector and solicitors Councillor Ha fry Levy did comment We are not blind to what Is taking place there We know there something going on out there and we are now seeking as to what direction we can take and what we can do It crash kills one A 20yearold Georgetown resident died after sustaining injuries when the gokart be was operating swerved off the roadway and struck a tree Robert Stevens Crescent was pronounced dead early Wednesday mor ning following the latenight collision Tuesday on Just west of Highway Gary Snarling also of Georgetown was with when the accident occurred He was driving a second vehicle According to Ontario Provincial Police the wheels of the two vehicles collided which forced the vehicle operated by to swerve The vehicles were not equipped for night driving Charges have been laid for traffic violations and in con nection with the theft the previous Sunday of two from the Go- Kart Track Donates board Rick West Insurance Company Limited received approval from the general administration committee to Install a score board on Diamond B in the Georgetown Fairgrounds The company will install the score board with no charge and plan to keep up the maintenance of the score board as Rick West In surance Company had previously erected a score board at the ball park at Glen Williams One acre swimming pool opens at Terra Cotta Swimming will once again be a prime attraction at the Terra Conservation area The Credit Valley Conservation Authority will officially open its new one acre swimming pool at Terra Ibis Saturday July IB at m Construction holdups have delayed the opening of the pool but the CVCA reports that all ready for this weekend It a all finished painted and ready to take up to swim pool Is Wo feet by feet In It has one chairman of the parks and recreation ad- acre of water surfaced area Onefifth of the board Tom and parliamentary pool Is deeper than four feet and the assistant to the minister of natural resour remainder offers graduated swimming and Lome win Jointly cut the ribbon wading space for children end welcome everyone la for a swim Designed by Tot ten Sims the CVCA chairman A Grant