PAGE 14, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1980, WHITPY FREEt PRESS Our Hi*storical, Heritage By EUGENI HENRY Wlitb%'\ 10r12iuost hist (ialn -.4'. îHelpig a neighbor build bis barn, bas always been a part of rural Id1e in Central Canada and wben the need is real, such co-operation prevails today, in the Whitby area. la earlier tumes, before cranes were available to move and lift the beams and rafters, building a barn was an engineering feat of con- siderable size, that deman- ded not only strength but skiil in handling the tools, moot needed on the job, the axe, cross-eut saw, adze maul and pike pole. A successful barn raising produced a framed struc-, ture, ike the one in this pic- ture ail in a day. Weeks even months of preliminary work was necessary, bowever, on squaring the big beanis and cutting the raf- L499.0 Stained & Iacquered Furniture. Flnished frame complote with 14 year lap soam mattress, heater lier, lnelock. pedestal sheet. Choice of stains avatiabie. 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Some beams and long ver- tical pieces bad to be bored by auger to take hardwood plugs that joined them THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY 0F DURHAM THE EXPROPRIATIONS ACT, R.S.O., 1979ý NOTICE 0F APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO EXPROPRIATE LAND IN THE MKfl'R 0F an application by TH{E REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY 0F DURHAM for approval to expropriate land being Part of Lots 18,19 and 20, Broken Front Concession. and Part of the Road Alowance between Lèts 18 and 19, Broken Front Concession, in the Town of Whitby, in the Regional Municipality of Durham for the purpose of the reconstruction and relocation of Regional Road Number 22 (Victoria Street) from Thickson's Road easterly in the Town of Whitby, in the Regional Municipality of Durham. AND IN THE MATTER 0F the proposed expropriation of a limited interest in land being an easement or rigbt in the nature of an easement Part of Lots 18, 19 and 20, Broken Front Concession, and part of the Road Allowance bet- ween Lots 18 and 19, Broken Front Concession, in the Town of Witby in the Regional Municipality of Durham. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Application has been made for approval to expropriate ail right, titie and in- terest in the lands described as follows: Part of Lots 18, 19 and 20, Broken Front Concession and Part of the Road Allowance between Lots 18 and 19, Broken Front Concession, in the Town of Whitbv in the Regional Municipality of Durham, designated as Parts 1,2 3, 4 and 5 on a Plan of Survey deposited in the Registry Of- fice for the Registry Division of Durham (Nuinber 40) as Number 40R-4956. AND NOTICE IS HEREBY GWVEN that Application has been made for approval to expropriate a limited interest belng an easement on rigbti the nature of an easement in the lands described as foilows: Parts of Lots 18,19 and 20 Broken Front Concession and Part of the Road Allowance between Lots 18 and 19, Broken Front Concession, in the Town of Witby ini the Regional Municipality of Durhanm, designated as Parts 6, 7, 8 and 9 on a Plan of Survey deposited i the Registry Of- fice for the Registry division of Durhami (Number 40) as Nwnber 40R-4956. This would be a temporary easement and would terminate upon completion of the reconstruction and relocation of Regional Road 22 over Parts 1, 2,3, 4, and 5 Plan 40R-4956. Any owner of lands in respect of wbich notice is given who desires an inquiry into whether the taking of such land is fair, sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the objectives of the expropriating authoirty shall so noti.fy the approving authority ini wrlting. (a) In the case of a registered owner, served personaily or by registered mail within thirty days after he is served witb the notice, or, when be is served by publication, wlthln thlrty days afler the first publication of the notice; (b) In the case of an owner wbo is not a registered owner, witbin thirty days after the first publication of the notice. THE APPROVING AUTHORITY IS: The Council of the Regional Municipallty of Durham 605 Rowsland Road, East Whitby, Ontario LiN 6A3 THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY 0F DURHAM C.W. Lundy, Clerk NOTES: 1. THE EXPROPRIATIONS ACT provides that, (a) Where an inquiry is requested, it shaîl be conducted by an inquiry officer appointed by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General; (b) the inquiry officer, (i), Shahl give every party to the inquiry an opportunity to present evidence and argument and to examine and cross-examine witnesses, eitber personally or by bis counsel or agent; and (ii) may recommend to the approving autbority that a party to the inquiry be paid a fixed amount for bis costs of the inquiry not to exceed $200 and the approving autbority may in its discretion order the expropriating autbority to psy such costs fortith. 2. "Owner" and "registered owner" are defined i the Act as Follows: "owner" includes a mortgagee, tenant, execution creditor, a person entitled to a limited estate or interest in land, a commnittee of the estate of a mentally incompetent person or of a person incapable of managing bis affairs, and a guardian, executor, administrator or trustee in whom land is vested; "registered owner" means an owner of land whose in- terest i the land is defined and wbose narne is specified i an instrument in the proper registry, land tities or sheriff's office, and includes a person shown as a tenant 0f land on the hast revised assessment rol; 3. The expropriating authority, each owner who notifies the approving autbority that he desires a bearing in respect of the lands intended te be expropriated and any owner added as a party by the inquiry officer are parties to the inqulry. TILS NOTICE FIRST PUBLISHED TILTS Sth DAY 0F OCTOBER, lM. was not easy. The actual raising would be under the supervision of a master carpenter who bas bossed the job on several barn raising before. Many of the workers were young and inexperlenced. It was tbey 'vbo would learn the Barn raîsing ropes and pass. on the technology of barn raising to their sons and nieghbors. Sometimes as many as a hundred men migbt go to a barn raising. They would arrive at sun up and toil al day with two breaks for meals. Feeding 50-100 men was a massive job, for the women wbo used the occasion to display- their bospitality and culinary skiils. The noon bour meal was the big one for the day and mountains of meat, potatoes and pies disappeared as the ravenous workers sat down outdoors to tables made uf unused planks or doors. Raising 'the big, beavy tirnbers was not only a man's job, but i many in- stances dangerous too, and as the work went on inte the lot of drinking and it wasn't coca-cola. if ail went well there would be dancing ln the evening and more food. Barn raislng served a prac- tical need*,on the farmn and served as a social occasion for those wbo had little real pleasure in their hîves. Barns seeni to be everywbere because they have sucb a high profile on the landscape around our town. Tbey are disap- pearig, however, and more f those that remain in our midat may be demolisbed in the months ahead. Those that are left migbt weil be placed on the lnventory f heritage buildings because these barns do bave ar- chitectural merit. Our local barns, in the core area f town, in the old Port Whitby comrnunity and elsewhere, have a simpllcity of design and unity f forni that came no doubt from their uilitarian functions. They are perhaps some 0f the mot truly distinctive architechtural forms in our community. DETUERTHERAP CPIN&SICE 408 DUNDAS STREET WEST290DnotAv WHITBY 668-1464