PAGE 14, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1988 ¶t/i at î CORPORATION OF THE _ TOWN OF WHITBY CONTRACT W88-59 CATCH BASIN AND MANHOLE REPAIRS Tenders for the above will be received by Mrs. Gail Gosleigh, Purchasing Agent until 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 8,1988. Specifications and tender forms are available at the Town of Whitby Treasury Pepartment, 575 Rossland Road East, Whitby, Ontario. Telephone (416) 668-5803, extension 236. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. MRS. GAIL GOSLEIGH, PURCHASING AGENT ONTARIO GOVERN MENT NOTICE GO TRAIN EXTENSION STUDY WHITBYTO OSHAWA BACKGROUND As part f the GO Train service expansion program, the Government on Ontarlo is currently extending GO Train service from Pickering to Whitby. This extension is scheduled for completion in the Fall of 1988. A study to assess the further extension of GO Train service from Whit- by to OshawaIs now nearing completion. This study is a joint Provin- cial/Municipal undertaking involving the Ministry of Transportation, GO Transit and Durham Region. Previous Public Information Centres for the project were held in June and November 1987. The November series of Information Centres presented the recommended route for the Whitby to Oshawa GO Train extension. Subsequent to an up- coming third round of Public Information Centres, the project will be submitted to the Ministry of the Environment for consideration under the Environmental Assessment Act of Ontario. CURRENTSTATUSOFTHE PROJECT Preliminary Design of the recommended route for this GO Train exten- sion project has now progressed to the point where specific details, including property impacts, have been identified. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION The details of the recommended plan for extending GO Train service from Whitby to Oshawa will be available at a third series of Public In- formation Centres: • Tuesday, 7 June 1988 • Wednesday, 8June 1988 You are encouraged to attend one press yourviews. -Oshawa Holiday Inn Guild Room East 1011 BloorStreet East Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7K6 6:00-9:00 p.m. -Whitby Municipal Office 575 Rossland Road East Whitby, Ontario 6:00 -9:00 p.m. of the Information Centres to ex- For any further information, please contact: Mr. Howard Andersc Project Manager Toronto Area Coordinating Office Ministry of Transportation 1201 Wilson Avenue 3rd Floor, West Tower Downsview, Ontario M3M1J8 Tel: (416) 235-3968 or Mr.lan Williams Consultant Project Manager M. M. Dillon Limited 47 Sheppard Avenue East Willowdale, Ontario M2N6H5 Tel: (416) 229-4646 Bell contributes $711,530 in taxes Bell Canada's municipal tax contribution totalled $711,530.56 in 1987. This includes $29,529.84 in real estate taxes, $673,998.20 in gross receipts tax, and $8,002.52 in business taxes. Bell also spent $1,678,000 on improving and maintaining local telephone services for the 18,128 customers in . the Whitby exchange and $18,446,400 in payroll expenses for the 694 Bell employees in the Oshawa area. The gross receipts tax is set at 5 per cent of ail telecommunications revenue from Bell operations in Ontario in the preceding year. The amount apportioned to each exchange is based on the number of Bell telephones in use. In 1987, this was $29.20 per telephone. in 1988, the gross receipts tax is .$720,810.20 for the Whitby exchange. In 1987, Bell spent a total of $1.991 billion in capital improvements. Of this, $1.119 billion was spent in Ontario. The forecast for 1988 is $2.150 billion, with $1.325 billion of the total to be spent in Ontario. Improvement highlights in 1987 in Whitby included $1,678,000 spent on: * placing cable to serve seven major subdivisions. * placing feeder cable to accommodate growth in various areas. Local plans for 1988 include $2,586,000 to be spent on: * placing cable to serve 10 major subdivisions. * placing feeder cable and modernizing facilities to accommodate growth in various areas. Bell also wants pedestals Whitby's operations committee has invited Bell Canada to attend a future committee meeting to explain their use of pedestals to upgrade their service. A report from the Town public works department informing council of the Bell Canada work comes after a confrontation between res'dents of West Lynde and Rogers able-Pine Ridge over Rogers' use the pedestals. According to the works de- partment, the major Bell upgrading '>rk will'be in such areas as downtown Whitby, north of Dundas St. and west of Cochrane, and the eastern section of Brooklin bounded by Baldwin00 St. The work involves the removal of aerial cable and the instal- lation of underground services - including pedestals. The Rogers' pedestals, describ- ed as "towers" by residents, are three feet, four inches in height. The Bell Canada pedastals are also three feet, four inches in height. Committee was informed that the pedestals will be placed on every other lot in -the area in which Bell will upgrade service. Bell Canada representatives are expected to appear at the next committee meeting. Man faces seven charges aftçr assault A 23-ygar-old man faces seven charges, inluding unla*ful con- finement and assault with a weapon, after he forced an employee of the Durham Recyc- ling Center into a closet last Friday.'î Police say Jeffrey Michael Crowley, 23, of no fixed address, forced Susan Crowley of Bowmanville into a closet at the recycling centre on Garrard Rd. in Whitby. Police say he stabbed her in the face with a knife. The man surrendered himself to police 10 minutes later. The woman was treated for injuries at Whitby General Hospital. Jeffrey Crowley is charged with aggra- vated assault, unlawful confine- ment, possession of a dangerous weapon, breach of recognizance, assault with a waepon, assault causing bodily harm and threat- ening. niMiI ForSummer! CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF WHITBY IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT, R.S.O. 1980, C.337 AND IN THE MATTER OF THE LANDS AND PREMISES AT THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPAL ADDRESS IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO NOTICE OF INTENT TO DESIGNATE TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Whitby intends to designate the property, including lands and buildings, at the following municipal address as property of historic or architectural value or interest under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1980, c.337. The Lynde House 300 Taunton Road West Cullen Gardens South Half of Lot 28, Concession 4 WHITBY, Ontario REASONS FOR DESIGNATION OF 300 TAUNTON ROAD WEST, WHITBY Historical The Lynde House was built in 1812-1814 by Jabez Lynde, one of Whitby's earliest settlers. It was considered the finest house between Toronto and Kingston. Mr. Lynde was a pathmaster for Whitby, in charge of roads, in 1806 and 1807, and he was a constable in 1822. Other noted owners of the house were Lawrence and Barbara Heyden who owned large tracts of land in Whitby, including the frontage on the lakeshore now called Heydenshore Park. Architectural (1) The Lynde House is a well-preserved and intact example of the late Georgian or Loyalist style. (2) It is an exceptional and rare example of the earliest period of residential construction in the Province. (3) It is the only known remaining balloon-frame structure in the area. (4) The main front facade porch, doorway and second storey central window are outstanding examples of simple elegance, harmony and proportion, and symmetry. (5) The level newel and caged staircase, window and door casings, doors throughout the house, baseboards, fireplace mouldings depict exceptional craftsmanship in fabrication. (6) The vaulted hearths, seldom, found in the Province, emphasize the level of detail exercised in the construction of this project. Any person may, before June 24, 1988, send by registered mail or deliver to the Clerk of the Town of Whitby notice of his or her objection to the proposed designation together with a statement of reasons for the objection and all relevant facts. If such notice of objection is received, the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Whitby shall refer the matter to the Conservation Review Board for a hearing. DATED at the Town of Whitby this 25th day of May, 1988. Donald G. McKay, Town Clerk The Corporation of the Town of Whitby 575 Rossland Road East WHITBY, Ontario L1N 2M8 Phone: (416) 668-5803 We Offer: -once aweekdelivery - weekly pay - no collecting - contests to enter - free "things to do" coupons - and much more to come Soundsgood? Then give us a call at 668-6111 Ask forcirculation Need some spare cash and have time on your hands? Then we think you should join the Free Press!