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3 THE LIBERAL. Richmond Hill, Thurs., March 20, 1952 The concern of municipal representaâ€" tives is understandable in view of reports ,throughout the past year showing a rather steady decline in profit on operations- However we trust that North Yonge mun- icipal representatives will give the matter long and careful consideration before de- ciding that increased fares are necessary. It may be argued that fares have not been increased since the inception of the service, and likewise it is fair to conclude that once they are increased it will be a long while before there is any reduction- SAM WK. Editor One swallow doesn‘t make a summer, nor does one quarterly statement showing a loss necessarily make increased fares a necessity. Throughout many years of substantial surpluses there was no move to decrease the schedule of fares. We sug- gest there might. be careful study of the whole plan of Operation in the hope of bringing about economies in operation- Throughout the years The Liberal has been a consistent advocate of the best possible transportation service, at the low- est possible cost- We take pride in having played some part in assuring for the dis- trict a service controlled by the municipal- ities rather than by outsiders. We have had no change of heart regarding the need for an adequate transportation service at reasonable cost, controlled by the munici- palities. Some concern is felt throughout the district over the suggestion of increased fares on the North Yonge Bus service. The suggestion followed reports of diminishing profits due to increased service and in- creased costs. FRIGIDAIRE REFR’IGERATORS & ELECTRIC RANGES SALES a snnvxcn w An Independent Weekly â€" Established 1873 Subscription Rate $2.50 per year; to the United States 53.0052: Single Copy Menu-3e: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH, M.P., Publisher . -_-.___. . ----â€"-. A ,_-,:_A- I PARIS AUTO SUPPLY LTD. RICHMOND HILL & WILLOWDALE STORES E132 liberal Hold Those Fares lu- LII-IL“, u..- . â€"..» --. " ALVEfiNA SMITH, Associate Editor Telephone. Richmond Hill 9 Since the commencement of operations Richmond Hill Village has received in op- erating profits on the transportation ser- vice $95,182-47 and paid in losses on oper- ation $2,723.10, leaving a net profit on Operâ€" ation of $92,459.37. These figures show that Richmond Hill’s publicly owned transportation ser- vice in 21 years has earned a surplus of $55,714.92 over and above capital and in- terest charges. ~ The sgme earnings in proportiOn to their interest in the service apply to Mark- ham. Vaughan and North York Town§hi_p_s. Such a review might make any increase fares entirely unnecessary. The radial car service instituted in 1930 when the radial from here northward was abandoned, and its successor the bus service earned many thousands of dollars in operating profits which over the years have been returnedxto the ratepayers in reduced taxes. Had profits been retained in a sinking fund they would have provided against losses for some time. “a, The North Yonge Radials were pur- chased in 1930 by the municipalities of North York, Markham, Vaughan and Rich- mond Hill. Richmond Hill shared in the purchase to the extent of 23 per cent, Markham and Vaughan 11 per cent each, and North York 55.per cent. VmRicrh'mond Hill's share of the purchase price with interest payments amounted to $36,744.45. A _.. . It is in view of this fine and profitable record of operation that we recommend most careful consideration before any ac- tion is taken to increase the present fares- in . The session of Parliament had just nicely started when the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance found it advisable to give notice that next month's budget will be no sunshine budget for Canadian tax- payers. Re: Bus Fares I was appalled-at the apathetic attitude of one of the council members that the public shouio feel satisfied to pay an increase of fare on the bus line to Rich- mond Hill. I beg to suggest this is a question that should 'be given greater thought and discus- sion. A transportation system we know to be the life blood of a com- munity will never be replaced with individual forms of transportation. Committees have been formed to take care of possible atomic at- tacks. I‘venture to suggest, if hostilities were to occur again at least fifty per cent of the private vehicles would be off the road, This was proven in the last War. An cfl’i-cient and cheap transportation system has a tremendous bearing adjacent to the fore-mentioned sys- tem. For the past few years sums of money haverbeen paid in the form of rebates in taxes. This is the equivalent of milking the trans- portation system. In the past we have paid moneys in taxes to sup- port the old street railway. May I ask,’ should we bleed and mortgage our present system for the sake of a few dollars in the past? We will lose infinitely more by lack of de- mand for real-estate in lots acreage and capital investments of farms. There had been so much publicity to the current year's surplus that we were starting to become just I little optimistic in looking for tax cuts. There will be some but they will not be large. Our defence effort is so import- ant that there cannot be any doubt about the Whole-heartedness of Canada's efforts and intentions an regard to NATO, and our contnbu- tions to defence of Europe. Dear Mr. Editor: Hon. L. B. Pearson, Canada’s Secretary of State for External Affairs who knows more about world affairs than anyone in Cana- da, and as much as almost anyone in the world, pretty well summed it up in a message to the Canadian people last week when he said “we can’t have defence without sacrifice and taxes." The most important development in national affairs has been the Jp- position to defence policy expressâ€" ed in Parliament by the C.C.F. par- ty. The government recognizes the tremendous importance of not only maintaining but increasing our ef- fort for defence, and this stand by an opposition political party if it persists may well spark an import- ant turn in natiOnal affairs. We have become so accustomed to the prolonged “cold war" that there is a. possibility we may be dulled to the danger facing the free world. Let there be no mistaking the facts. Those in closest touch with world conditions are very seriously concerned about the state of world affairs. Despite NATO, and en- couraging reports of improvmg co- operation amtyng the nations of the free world, the danger is still very real and very grave; " : fi'Manise in King V ' afilmay place for the .r whet )extensive alter- Ye been made in the in- _ y the men and women of 'ree Presbyterian churches of -" a7 sley, St. Andrew's at Strange aha St. Paul’s 10th Line. .The Work has been done willingly and without charge and everyone is proud of their accomplishment. The walls have been insulated, the kitchen has been modernized, a bathroom has been built, and ev- ery room has been painted and papered. The men of the congre- gations under the direction of Duncan Ross, have built cupboards, dug ditches, installed electricity, etc.,, while the ladies of Eversley and Strange have painted and the ladies of St. Paul’s have papered. Mr. and Mrs. David Wither- spoon and their two youngest children have gone to Toronto ev- ery morning for the past month and have returned to their home to sleep at night, so that the workers would have the full use of the mouse. Fresh.qu Underflj “Dear Mr. Editor” The first meeting of the execuâ€" tive will be held shortly at which a definite plan of action will..lpe formulated and a drive for inem' tunate enough to regid "1 “Rouge River Watershid‘ large and active”. 'a " ’ hoped for. ' 'I ‘ In view of world conditions, and our increased obligations in the field of social legislation the plain cool fact is that Canadians can look forward for some years to a. con- tinuing heavy tax burden. This is the duty of Parliament and the concern not only of those who support the government, but those who sit in the opposition par- ties. an, and in fact Agriculture gener- ally. The government has taken action to stamp out the disease and extend relief to those directly suf- fering loss. Large Turnout For Conservation Meet It can now be said, and said with confidence, that the Rouge River Conservation Association is off to a start, and a. good start too. Fifty citizens from various points in the "Rouge Watershed" met at Unionville Public School. the evening of. March 5, to attend the inauguration meeting. Mr. J. D. Thomas, executiveâ€"5f the Don Valley Conservation As- sociation explained in detail how that flourishing body functions and by the use of color films showed what had already been accomplish- ed. He also conducted the meeting which resulted in the election of the following ofi’icers: president J. D. M. Phillips; vice presidents, Robert Rae, Clerk Young, L. E. Haines; secretary. H. M. Tandy; treasurer H. J. Christian. The budget when it comes down while not having any great tax reâ€" ductions may well have some ad- justments in our tax structure to remove any unfair burdens which may be carried by certain types of business and certain classes of con- sumers. This matter is having close study of the government, and I am sure members of all parties. Canada has been fortunately free from many great national disast- ers. When they do occur, whether it is a flood in Manitoba, or fire in Eastern Canada Parliament has al- ways been quick to extend the help- ing hand of national assistance. The recent outbreak of f00t and mouth disease has been a great blow to the farmers of Saskatchew- This session will last until some- time about July 1, and until that date communications should be ad- dressed to me here at the Parliam- ent Buildings, Ottawa. I trust every person in North York will feel very free to write me on any matter of national or local concern. I will be in the riding week-ends and available at my office in Rich- mond Hill every Saturday. Letters should be addressed J. E. Smith M.P., Parliament Buildings, Ot- tawa. No stamp is required. C. G. Brown, Department of Planning and Development, gave a chalk-talk on the formation and extent of the Rouge River Water- shed and showed films of different phases of Conservation â€"â€" erosion, tree coverage, ponds, dams, con- tour, planning, etc. This being so our efforts must be turned to making sure that every precaution is taken to guarantee the Canadian taxpayer gets value for his tax dollar. Mr. Raymond Whitten. Can-ville Road, Richvale, won first prize, an electric kettle, at the draw at St. Mary‘s Catholic Church annual St. Patrick's Day euchre and draw last Friday night in Richmond Hill Masonic Hall. Second prize, a featherweight iron, was won by Terry Maurice of Mill Street, Richmond Hill and J. Mundell, Box 9, Aurora won third prize a GE'toaster. Euchre winners were: ladies, Mrs. E. S. Watson, Mrs. Fleming and Emily Bunker; men's, Lewis Hunt, Mrs. Hillaby (playing as a man) and John Mahley. The door prize was Won by Walter Parry. EUCHRE WINNERS on the matter. Mr. LeMasurier council' aked Mr. Hoover. “They in order to accommodate people have the township mail out plumb- ing permits to applicants. Deputy- Reeve James was also favorable to this idea. Such a plan would be similar to the one now in opera- tion in Scarborough township. The members decided to leave the mat- ter in the hands of the Plumbing Inspector. Markham Meeting Councllor LeMasurier and Town- ship Clerk Hoover had a slight flurry over acknowledgement by the Clerk of letters from the York County Health Unit, “Do you pro- pose I acknowledge letters when I am given no direction by the councl'" asked Mr. Hoover. “They council would gladly give us water conténded Mr. LeMasurier. Water Meeting Mr. LeMasurier spoke of his af- ternoon meeting with North York township regarding a water agree- ment for Highland Park. “Their council would gladly gve us water but that they have received no .‘0- operation from Markham town- ship", stated LeMasurier. “Within the near future they will be willing to sell us 2 wells producing two million gallons of water per day", continued LeMasurler, He said they also plan to give Vaughan township water by 1953. A letter from the Richmond Hill Public School Board asking the Council to rescind their by-law which transferred the property of Mr. Palmer, Lot 22, Con. 2 to another school sectfon brought lit- tle action. Mr. LeMasurier wanted to know if the solicitor had writ- ten Markham Township saying the transfer was illegal. To this ques- tion, Clerk Hoover answered ‘no’ and went on to say that Mr. Lu- cas had stated he overlooked an- other part of the act which sup- ported Markham’s action. “We've waited long enough on Markham Township," said Reeve Taylor, “we should go ahead with annexation on 2111‘ own." Grunt O.P,P. Salary Increase Council accepted a request for a salary increase for OPP con- stables which would raise their salaries from 52590 as of this year to $3800 totgkd'aefl‘ect January 1, 1953 [A swap that; re the polic- ing“? ofgt" ‘ ' stoipality will be ’ r ' " ill mean an in- . h'to collect garbage in the l 'e appeared before council re- . ‘ing an increase of $25 “ Improvements were sug- ested by councillors in the collec- tion of the garbage such as more careful handling of pails, and it was also mentioned that residents might use more suitable contain- ers. People are asked not to use cardboard ones. as it helps the Ringwood in Whitchurch township. They will pay an annual rent of $100, which is an increase of $25 over last year's figures. Richmond Hill School Board A request by Mr: Stephens to have a culvert installed at Duncan Road and Bayview was agreed to by Council providing Mr, Stephens pays the cost of such installation. An objection from the Thornlea. Ratepayers to the erection of 3 gas station at the corner of Elgin and Yonge Streets in Thornhill will be referred to Markham‘s Planning Board. The Township has already Issued 3. permit for this service station. ty-Reeve Tomlin and councillor Rice that council request the Mun- icipal Board to reconvene the hear- ing of the application for annexa- tion of parts of Markham Town- ship by Richmond Hill, as soon as possible, was unanimously carried. Mt. A. Bissett was chosen as council’s solicitor to advise them on 'annexation problems only. The éouncil decided to again rent their dump situated north of The members voted 3 $20 grant to the York Music Festival. Mr. H. Allen who has the conâ€" tract for the wiring of the arena was given permission to order 36 new fixtures at a cost of $10 each to replace the old ones which are outdated. “It would be a patched up job if we tried to use the old ones.” said Mr. Allen. Mr. D. Smith of Arnold Cres- cent appeared before council and requested that some sort of a board walk be put on the Crescent as it is utterly impossihle to get about through the mud. Council decided to make a narrow cinder walk to make it more convenient for the residents of that district. It was agreed by council to ob- tain the North York Plumbing By- law, with its amendments. and pass the same, for use of the village. Planning Board A by-law introduced by Deputy- Reeve Tomlin and councillor Rice. that heavy vehicles be prohibited from using streets in the village except Yonge Street. Vaughan Rd. and Markham Road was unanim- ously passed. 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