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In order to take advantage of the Act for the Improve- ment of Public Highways, passed in 1901 by the Province of Ontario, whereby the Provincial Government agreed to bear oneâ€"third the cost of the censtruction and improveâ€" ment of County Highway Systems approved by the Depart- ment of Highways, the following resolution was passed by the County Council of York in June, 1903: “That this Council be now resolved into Committee of the Whole to discuss the advisability of taking over and maintaining cer- tainxroads in the County as County Roads, and thereby receive a portion of the amount set apart by the Governâ€" ment for making good roads”. This committee afterwards drafted a by-law which was submitted to the various town- ship councils. More than one-third of the township coun- Cils of the county disapproved of the by-law, and, under the provisions of the Act covering such cases, it was neces- sary to submit the question to the rate-payers, which was done in Janu ry, 1904; The vote was light, indicating a lack of interes on the part of the electors as a whole, but the verdict was decisively against the proposal. The result by municipalities as given herewith is of interest as show- ing the temper of the electors at that time and the opposi- tion to which the plan of County control of the main roads was subjected. County Road System Following the assuming of the roads by the villages, towns and townships, efforts were made from time to time to again establish a county system. The idea of county jurisdiction over the main roads rather than lesser munici- pal control was taking hold in many parts of Ontario. In the construction and maintenance of heavily travelled roads, the lesser municipalities were found to be too small a unit, resulting in great variatiOn in the standards and quality of work. The construction of main roads to a uniâ€" form standard by the county was looked on as a forward step in the solution of an ever increasing problem. A num- ber of counties had already adopted county systems and were reporting satisfactory results. The committee thus appointed, realizing the magni- tude and importance of the subject, in order to obtain as much information as possible and also to act in unison with other counties of the Province, called a convention of mun- icipal representatives of the Province, on December 12th and 13th, 1899, to consider the question. The report of this convention was printed and distributed, and doubtless had much to do in bringing before the electors of the County the necessity of improved roads and the advisability of an early start on modern road building. -V..." -_-v uxau The matter then lay dormant for two years, but was brought up again in 1906, and then annually until 1908, but with no success. It was not until the December session of 1909 County Council that substantial progress was made towards the present scheme by the passing of a resolution v. _--v - -..._V~r~ As Settlements developed traffic on the principal roads became heavier. Post-routes with regular coach schedules were becoming common and increasingly patronized. This increased traffic uemanded a higher type of highway. Many substantial and expensive bridges were needed. The preâ€" vailing system of maintenance by residents along the roads failed to keep them in repair, and the next development was along the line of making the more heavily travelled roads pay for maintenance, and construction through the direct taxing of all traffic using them. Thus the toll-road came into being. In 1899 a committee of the County Council was ap- pointed to procure information with reference to a scheme whereby a system of county roads might be maintained by the County of York. vinyc u; \JAAvvuA Iv. The roads thus laid out and constructed by the militia were handed over to the townships for maintenance under the statute labor system. As early as 1804 it was seen that without state aid they would become impassable, and numerous grants were made by the Province for their re- ir, as well as for new construction. These grants were expended under the supervision of specially appointed Com- missioners, acting independently of the local Commissionâ€" ers. In every case, however, the 'maintenance of the road, following these special expenditures was left in the hands of the tOWIIShiDS~ , _ ._ ARTICLE ' 12 Early Legislation Highway legislation was inaugurated in Upper Canâ€" ada in 1793, whereby the Justices of the Peace were ap- pointed highway commissioners. Road overseers, to act under the supervision of the commissioners 'were elected at public meetings. The overseers duties comprised super- vision of all construction and repair work on roads and bridges, including work done by land-owners in accordance with the law requiring all men living in parishes or town- ships to contribute up to a maximum of twelve days labor to the roads free in each year. This was the beginning of “Statute Labor”, which, with requirements modified from time to time to conform to altered conditions or changing sentiment, is still in force in certain townships of the Pro- vince of Ontario. COVERING CANADA’S BEST SUBURBAN DISTRICT Vol. XLVIX. Etobicoke York Scarboro Vaughan Markham Twp. King Whitchurch E. Gwillimbury 3?. Gwillimbury Georgina Weston Woodbridge East Toronto Richmond Hill Markham Village Stoufl‘ville Aurora Newmarket Holland Landing Sutton PIONEER AND PRESENT Total 1216 3126 3r then lay dormant for two years, but was aim in 1906, and then annually until 1908, but BY E. A. JAMES YORK For 141 33'! Against 171 500 214 322 152 268 444 236 119 12 111 “In Essentials, Unity; In Non-essentials, Liberty; In All Things, Charity.” RICHMOND HlLL, ONT., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1926 3. A petition to the said council will not avail to prevent its construction, but a petition against the work or the manner in which it has been under- taken, may be made pursuant to sec- tion 9 of the Local Improvement Act, to the Ontario Railway and Munici- pal Board, by a majority of the own- ers representing at least one-half of the value of the.lots which are to be specially assessed therefor. Dated at Willowdale, Aug. 30th, 1926. (c) Both sideé of Wentworth Aven- ue from Storrfiont Avenue, to Add- ington Avenue. (d) Both sides of Stormont Avenue from 150 feet‘ South of the South Street Line of‘Wentworth Avenue to Westview Avenue. (e) Both sides of Burnett Crescent from Senlac ‘ Road to Addington Avenue. (f) Bo’ch sides of Frontenac Aven- ue from Wentworth‘Avenue to the North lim‘lt of the street. ' (g) Westview Avenue, from Stor- mont Avenue to the West limit of the street. 2. The estimated cost of the work is $8000.00, of which $2400.00 is to be paid by the Corporation. The esti- mated special rate per foot frontage is 60 cents. The special assessment is to be paid in fifteen annual instal- ments of 6% cents per foot per year, (b) Both sides of Burnett Avenue from 150 feet west of the “West Street Line of Stormont Avenue, to Adding- ton Avenue. (a) Both sides of Addington Avf enue from 30th Avenue West to the north limit 'of the street TOWNSHIP OF NORTH YORK. Local Improvement Notice. Addington Avenue Bridge. 1. The council of the Corporation of the Township of North York in- tends to construct as a Local Improve-’ ment :1 steel bridge withâ€"concrete abutments, over the ravine on Add- ington Avenue, and intends to spec, ially assess a part of the cost upon the land abutting directly on the work. and upon the following land which is immediately benefited by the work. forming South York for County Road purposes and direct- ing the Legislative Committee to meet the Council of the City of Toronto with a View to securing city aid for the improvement of leading highways. Office Richmond Hill ' Telephone 92. Semi fine finiifirm You often hear people say “Don’t send the child. They’ll give her anything.” But they’re not referring to this grocery store. Richmond Hill, WILCOX LAKE BRICK CO. LIMITED RICHMOND HILL, ONT. We give children the same courteous ‘attention as grown-ups. So you can send your youngster here with assurance that he or she will get exactly what you want. 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Whether it be sum- mer or winter, day or night, indoors or outdoors, when listening to the band one’s spirits are quickened and civic pride, so necessary to the town's well-being and progress, is fostered. Why not boost for this great community asset and build it as a per- manent institution of the town? And business men know how profitable such concerts are! They know by the material increase in their business. For instead of going in their cars to a near by city, the citizens gather to listen to the band, their spirits are pleasurany aroused, they spend their money in their own town and go home thinking that it isn’t “such a bad place after all.” No well-informed person will deny the drawing power of good band music. c Have you not seen crowds of people gather on a Saturday evening in the main section of a town, listening to the local band concert? More and more forcibly are we being brought to realize that nothing can take the place of the band at community gatherings of every kind. The strains of the Band’s lively marches are heard throughout the town and all the citizens are drawn, more or less instinctively, to the centre of activity. The bright, lively music pleases and holds the audience, how- ever large it may be, and does much to make the event a success. The need for the home town band, far from diminishing with the advent and rapid popularization of the victrola and the radio is greater to-day than ever before, and is increasing with every generation. Ontario. @flmwd Wash Motm" Saleé Stop 5 Yongc Street LANSING, Ont. Telephone Willowdale 74 R. A8 mum Ion HJL". 'rmz PRINCE of Yum 1121 Davenport Road, At Ossington J. 84 M. 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