During the past year the township council passed a Building By-Law which should protect the municipal- ity against the erection of shacks in the sub-divisions. Another feature of the year’s work was the passing of the by-law making Markham a Game Preserve. Considerably more work had been done on the roads and good results were obtained. Along with other members of council I have giv- en careful and considered attention to all problems of the municipality said Mr. Rennie in accepting the nom- ination as Reeve for 1938. Reeve Rennie in reviewing in an interesting manner the affairs of County Council referred to the subâ€" stantial reduction in Markham’s equalized assessment, and the new a- mendments to the High School Act which next year should save Mark- ham Township about $7000 in sec0n- dary education costs. In his opening remarks clerk and treasurer Charles Hoover recalled that Markham Township was organ- ized as a municipality in the year 1850 and the first Reeve was Amos Wright.and David Reesor the first Deputy-Reeve. Reeve Rennie was nominated by J. G. Wideman and Simeon Reesor, Dep- uty Reeve Charles Hooper by John E. Brown and Russell Boyington, Councillor William L. Clark proposed by Cline Burr and seconded by Will- iam Rennie, Harry H. Barber by W. F. Kincaid and Dalton Rumney; A1- bert Reesor by R. R. Johnson and R. J. Nash. and W. F. Kincaid were the names besides the 1937 council bers placed in nomination and withdrew. The surprise of the ing was the absence from the 1 nominees of former Reeve Geor Padget, veteran municipal camp er whose name was freely ment as a possible contender for municipal office. y Markham Council All Re-elected Yonge at Castlefield Tone Quo=o=o==o=o=o=a Deputy-Reeve Hooper who is comâ€" VOL. LVH. “YORK COUNTY’S NEWSIEST NEWSPAPER†WIFE, DOCTOR and NURSE KIDDIES CARTOON SHOW TO-DAY AND FRIDAY 1.45 P.M., ON THE STAGE, FLORENCE PFISTER’S “ TINY TOT’S FROLIC †SMOKING MOha“ IN CAPITOL LOGES CONTINUOUS SATURDAY AND HOLIDAYS ADDED TREAT RONALD REAGAN in “LOVE IS ON THE AIR†WARNER BAXTER LORETTA YOUNG VIRGINIA BRUCE ARTHUR TREACHER -â€" JEAN HERSHOLT In Johan Spyri’s Beloved Story SHIRLEY TEMPLE NEW YEAR’S EVE FROLIC TICKETS NOW ON SALE COMMENCING NEW YEAR’S DAY AND MONDAY, TUESDAY CAPITOL IN SEE SEPARATE AD. HEIDE George B. campaignâ€" mentioned for some meetâ€" list of OBOE-5:230:30 lpleting his first year as a member lof County Council dealt with several jof the problems confronting the {County body and reviewed the p310â€" :gress made in township work. In the Township we had the best year since 1934, he said. Ex-Reeve W. C. Gohn expressed the opinion that the back roads. in the township were much worse toâ€" da-p than five years ago. He er- tended congratulations to the mem- bers of the 1937 council. Councillor Al‘bert Reesor said he thought Markham roads scompared favorably withvthose in other town- ships. Gravel work was set by ten- der which had resulted in a low price to the township. W. F. Kincaid, nominated for counâ€" cil, stated he never head as little criticism of a council before in the history of Markham township. Councillor Clark emphasized the importance of good roads. The peo- ple on the back concessions need good roads as well as those on the highways. Gravel had been distri- buted in the township for $1.25 per yard which was cheap considering costs in other municipalities. During the year the members endeavoured to improve the financial position of the township and had been successL ful. Councillor Barber said that all the spare cash the council had was used in buying extra gravel for the roads which was very badly needed. 'Re-Elected Reeve of Markham Twp BIG ’TBii’SiNEss REEVE JAMES RENNIE ADDED LAUGH TREAT THE JONES FAMILY MOhawk 21 72 MOhawk 2172) RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30th, 1937., "In Essentials, Unity; In Non-essentials, Liberty; In All Things, Charity" cial shape. It was a pleasure and a privilege to work in any capacity for the betterment of Richmond Hill. L. H. Clement New Member of School Board L. H. Clement, elected by acclama- tion as a member of the Public School Board, stated that his nomination came as a complete surprise. He con- gratulated the council and school board on the work of last year and stated that he felt their acclamation was well merited. P. E. Angle, chairman of the Board of Education, explained that F. N. Hopper who had served for eight ‘years as trustee had expressed ‘his P. G. Hill, chairman of the water- works department, reported that water users in the village had in- creased by seven during the past year and now totalled 265. Arrears of water accounts at December 15th amounted to about $200 which was considerably less than a year ago. During the year a concrete basin had been constructed at the waterworks property which he felt sure was a good investment and had improved the water supply. Christian Nelson said he was glad of the opportunity of sewing the ratepayers of Richmond Hill as a member of council. It had been the aim of council to keep expenditures down and he was glad of the oppor- ‘tunity of working with his fe110w “members of council for the better- ment of Richmond Hill. H. J. Mills said there were two things the council did, spend as little money as possible and get the best possible value for the money spent. He was pleased that the village was gradually getting into better finan- Councillor Alex. Little, chairman of the roads and sidewalks commit- tee, said that he thought there had been a notable improvement in vill- age streets during the year. $1400 had been spent in grave], and probâ€" ably next year such a large expendi- ‘ture would not be needed‘. He ex- pressed his thanks to the electors for re-electing him by acclamation. Clerk and Treasurer A. J. Hume presided over the proceedings» for~the thirty-third time and in his remarks gave a review of the town’s finan- cial position. The past year he said was one of the best for 25 years. Our debenture debt was substantially reduced and finances were the- best for a long time. This year $11,000 in tax arrears was collected and 81 per cent of the current year’s taxes have already been paid which is 3 per cent better than last year. Mr. Hume recalled that thirty- three years ago the total volume of village business amounted to $3,500, while this year it would amount to village affairs he pointed out that debentures on the arena were now paid in full, and the fire hall indebtâ€" edness has been wiped out. In all during the past year $12,000 had been paid off the debenture debt of the village. Relief in 1937 cost 5745 compared to $1201 in 1934 which was an indication of improvement in gen- eral conditions. The village over- draft which back in 1933 had reach- ed alarming proportions was reduced to 86000 by the end of 1936 and this‘ year it has further been reduced to 82500. In 1937 we paid in county taxation $6000 compared to $6,700 in the Previous year. Due to new legis- lation an increase in High School costs for 1938 are anticipated. The North Yonge Radials which showed an operating deficit in 1936 showed an operating profit of $223 in 1937. During the year there were 31 meet- ings of council. The nomination meeting was the dullest in many years. Only about thirty ratepayers attended and the small attendance was likely due to the fact that an acclamation for the 1937 council and school' trustees was pretty[ well conceded for several weeks. Reeve Greene in his address ex- pressed his thanks to the electOrs for their confidence expressed in his election by acclamation. Dealing with village affairs he pointed out that about $100,000.00 jReeve J. A. Greene was elected Reeve of Richmond Hill for his sixth consecutive term at the annual nom- ination meeting held Monday even- ing in the Municipal Hall. Council- lors P. C. Hill, Alex. Little, H. J. Mills and Christian Nelson also were returned by acclamation, no other names being placed in nomination. R. D. Little and Robert Endean were returned as members of the Public School Board and L. H. Clement was elected by acclamation to take the place of F. N. Hopper who did not stand for re-election. VILLAGE COUNCIL AND SCHOOL TRUSTEES GET AN ACCLAMATION Nominations were as follows: For Reeve, John A. Greene by' Robert Endean and P. E. Angle; For Coun- cil, H. J. Mills by J. R. Herring’ton and R. D. Little; Christian Nelson 'by Robert Endean and J. E. Smith; *P. G. Hill by J. E. Smith and Robert Endean; Alex. Little by Duncan Kerr "and J. R. Herrington. For School i'Trustees, Robert Endean by R. D. [Little and J. E. Smith; R. D. Little ;'by P. E. Angle and J. A. Greene; .‘L. H. Clement by Frank Schisler and’ PR. D. Little. I R. D. Little, re-elected as trustee, said that the past year had been a busy one with a lot of work done lat the public school. 'He felt the board had accomplished something worth-while and that the new plumb- iing and heating systems installed Ewere a real improvement. The work done had made extra demands on the ;time of the trustees and Mr. Little lpaid especial tribute to chairman -Angle who he said had devoted a :great deal of time to supervising- the installation of the new boiler iand plumbing system. A watch-night service will be hald at St. Mary’s Church. Richmond Hill, on Friday night at 11.30 o’clock. The Rev. W. F. Wrixon will be in charge, and all are invited to attend. Interment took place in Richmond Hill cemetery, the pallbearers bEing: John Haldane, Graham Ellis, How- ard Atkinson, Phillip Graham, Roy Plewman and John McLean. The regular meeting of the W.C. T.U. will be held at the home of Mrs. W. Cook, Church Street, Tues- day, January 4th at 3 p.m. Following: the service in the church the funeral procession to the ceme- tery was headed by sixteen fellow- officers of the provincial police force. Officers attending included Staff In- spector J. A. Grant, Inspector F. G. Jerome and Constables Huffman, Hilliard, Palmer, Bell, Dean, Batt, Runciman, Hefferen, Hodgson, Brown, Lewis, Munro, Ferguson and Jack- man. day, January 4th at 3 pm. As this is the first meeting- of the New Year a large attendance of members and friends would be apâ€" preciated. The funeral of the late Bartlett Smith, son of ‘Mr. and Mrs. Jerry' Smith, Richmond Hill, who met his death While on duty as a provincial traffic officer near St. Catharines Wednesday, December 22nd was held last Sunday. A private service at the home was followed by service in Richmond Hill United Church conâ€" ducted by: Rev. C. W. Follett assisted by Rev. G. E. Coulter of. Toronto. The spacious church was filled with those who came to pay their respects to a highly esteemed young main of the village and to express their sym- pathy to the family so tragically be- reaved. It was one of the most largely attended funerals ever held in Richmond Hill and was evidence of the widespread sadness occasioned by the accident which claimed the life of so promising a young officer. In the large funeral gathering were malny from the Niagara Falls dis- trict where he had been stationed on police duty since last April. A wealth of beautiful floral tributes was evi- dence of the esteem and affection of a wide circle of friends here and in the Niagara district. Robert Endean’ thanked the elec- tors for their renewal of confidence and referred to the work done at the public school this year. “We spent a lot of money," he said, “but I think we got good value for our money. It was an improvement bad- ly needed and I think we got, a good job.†Several new members have been welcomed into the Richmond Hill Curling Club this year and right now it looks like a banner season ahead. The ice is in solendid shame and with lots of enthusiasm among the mem- bers there is gring to 'be lots of curl- ing here this winter. While there is curling every afterâ€" noclri and evening: the games commit- tee plans snecial events every-v Tues- day and Friday commencing next Tuesday, January 4th. All are in- vited to turn out next Tuesday even- ing‘ at 7.30. ‘ wish to retire this year. Mr. Angle 'paid tribute to the excellent service rendered to the board by the retiring trustee. CURLING NOTES \V ATC H LATE BARTLETT SMITH IV". C. T. U. MEETING OBITUARY -NIGHT SERVICE main-ed the iame as in 1913-6 next year the township would save $7,754.92 in secondary" education costs. Taking these things into consideration the Reeve said he was hopeful that there Reeve R. W. Scott first dealt with county affairs and pointed out that in the revision of the county equalâ€"E ized assessment Vaughan townshipf equalized assessment was reduced byl $839,000 which would mean a sub- stantial saving to Vaughan taxpay- ers next year. Due to a change in! legislation regarding secondary edu-;‘ cation costs if the number of High! School students form Vaughan re-' Following the official nominations Mr. Arthur W. Farr, a former mem- ber of council was chosen as chair- man and first called on clerk and treasurer James M. McDonald to preâ€" sent the financial statement. Mr. Mc- Donald in a clear and concise man- ner gave an interesting account of the present financial position of the municipality. He pointed out that for the year there was an operating surplus of $1,481.93. The loans from the bank at December 15th amounted to $20,000 as compared with $44,000 at the same time last year. There had been a saving in interest paid this year of $534.00 over the year 1936. Tax arrears have been subâ€" stantially reduced. Arrears now a- mount to $22,688.19 as compared with $32,996.19 a year ago. Collection of the current year’s taxes is better than last year, 78 per cent of the 1937 leVy- having been paid by December 15th. Relief expenditure dropped from $22,853.00 in 1936 to $17,357.81 in 1937, a decrease of $5,495.00. Hos- pitalization costs increased in 1937 to $2197.81 as compared with $735 in 1936. Sheep claims also took a jump and in the present 'year cost the township $507.51 while in 1936 the claims amounted to‘ only $197.67. On the whole the treasurer stated the municipality financially was moving in the right direction and the present state of the finances was in every way very satisfactory. The pre-nomi'nation- day predictions of an acclamation in Vaughan were upset and electors of the township must go to the polls next Monday to choose a Reeve and 3 members of council. Reeve Robert W. Scott is opposed by Robert D0'oks, and John Hostrawser, James H. Robson and J. A. Dick, members of the 1937 coun~ cil have opposition in former coun- cillor Duncan McMurchy and C. Bak- er. quiet and featured by a lack of am" fireworks. There was practically no criticism of the 193T council record. Election For Reeve And Council In Vaughan Twp. WOOOQMWMOOMMWW Reeve Scott Opposed by Robert Docks. and Two New' Aspirants Seek Seats on Councilâ€"Deputy-Reeve Boynton Weldrick Given An Acclamation The nomination meeting was very SINGLE COPIES 5c. $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE w0u1d be a substantial reduction in Vaughan taxes next year. Referring to the famous “salary grab†passed by the County last ,spring Mr. Scott said it was adopted iby the Council although “18 of us ivloted against it". Fortunately how- Iever it was not passed by the Legis- _1ature, although the salary passed lfor the Warden stands as the County ‘ has power to fix the warden’s salary without asking consent of the Legis- ‘lature. The Warden’s salary was ‘fixed at $2300, with an allowance up lto $800 for expenses. Boynton Weldrick who received an acclamation as Dcputy-Reeve said he was pleased to stand again before ‘the ratepayers of Vauchan and give an account of his siawardship. Deal- ‘ ing with county matters Mr. Weldrick said there was a salary g'rab “but Vaughan representatives didn’t want it.†As evidence of mounting county expenditure Mr. Weldrick pointed out that the Children’s Aid Society which used to cost $18,000 now asked for $45,000. spring. The financial statement as given by the clerk and treasurer showed that township affairs were progressing very satisfactorily and he was pleased the council was able to present such an encouraging re- port. He would he a candidate for deputyâ€"reeve and wished all the com- In the township last year 5000 yards of gravel went on the roads. the most for several years. There are still many roads needing more. he said. Referring to the work on Murray‘s sideroad he said to make a good job of it there should be more out fr ['11 the hill, and to make a real gobd job of it he,.fe1t the coun- cil wise in leaving it over until the Bright spots in the County situa- tion said the Reeve were the balanc- ing of the 1937 budget and the fact that now all defaulting municipalities had paid in full their count-y levies. In the township Mr.‘ Scott said it was a difficult year in many re- spects. Water conditions in the spring made some large expenditures necessary. The Carrville bridge had to be rebuilt which with approaches and. cutting of hill cost about $2400. Altogether expenditure on roads and bridges almost doubled the 1936 ex- penditure, but “I think we got good value for our money,†said the Reeve. I am again a candidate for Reeve and I leave the decision in the hands of the ratepayers who are the jury. To one and all a Happy New Year. plete uncu John (Continued on Page 4.) '1‘ who has com- as a member of eeking re-election No. 27.