History Bits

Hospital

IN FEBRUARY 1914 THE TOWN OBTAINED A $12000.00 DEBENTURE TO CONSTRUCT A NEW HOSPITAL - CONSTRUCTION STARTED LATE 1914.....

Crap Cans

THAT’S WHAT THEY CALLED THEM – RIGHT UP UNTIL 1925 WHEN THE TOWN COUNCIL VOTED TO DIG TOILET PITS.  ACTUALLY THEY NEVER DID CALL THEM ANYTHING ELSE AND ARE CALLED “CRAP CANS” MANY TIMES IN THE COUCIL MINUTES.....

Indiginent People

FROM THE VERY START, CORONATION HAD ITS SHARE OF PEOPLE THAT COULD NOT TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES – IT SEEMS MOSTLY WIDOWS AND ABANDONED WOMEN, IN THE EARLY YEARS.....

Town Constable

ALTHOUGH THE N.W.M.P HAD BEEN IN EXISTANCE FOR MANY YEARS, EACH TOWN HAD THEIR OWN CONSTABLE TO MAINTAIN LOCAL LAW AND ORDER.....

Water Tower

AUG. 1912 – ENGINEER REQUESTS $20,000.00 TO PROCEED WITH WATERWORKS AND POWER HOUSE THE TOWN ONLY HAD $8000.00.....