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.. D Y E F U R N l T WE SELL BELOW CITY PRICES ' 3 - 115 Pcs. Complete - Your Authorized Kroehler Dealer . EREE DELIVERY ANYWHERE 161 Main St., NEWMARKET - Phone 1250 WE SERV-ICE Everything we sell! Beehive Corn Syrup Swift’s Prem For Serwce at it’s Best - fry Your Friendly Local Dairy RICHMOND HILL DAIRY Florida Orange Juice. 2 Green Giant Peas Food 8 var Wax Paper Florida Gr inefruit fluelity Meat Fresh Vegetables rm DsLIVERY Ric mond Hill HILLCREST MARKETERIA mILH H SPECIALS TELEPHONE TURNER-44622 The Reeve said that the Coun- cil has received numerous reâ€" quests from School Boards re- garding school areas and said that the township clerk was preparing a schedule of comparative costs of education per pupil in school areas and union school sections. Chairman Keith Richan commentâ€" Markham Reeve Asks Access To School Area1 Files - Board Sets Policy A meeting planned by the Trustees of the Board of School Area No. 1 Markham and Vaughan at which the Board planned to discuss various matters pertaining to the operation of the School Area with Reeve Alfred LeMas- urier took a sudden reversal last Tuesday evening when Reeve LeMasurier requested that the entire books and files of the School Board be made available to the Clerk of Markham Township. When asked for what purpose the figures were required, Reeve LeMasurier said that they would be used for general publication; Tentative Approval Receivecg 96‘s TWICE DAILY TU. 4-1531 2 lb. 100 Ft. Roll 15 oz. Tins 20 oz. Tins 10 oz. Tins 48 oz. Tins For 29c 31c 33c 310 390 29c 49c 29c The Board concurred that they would be willing to make their files and costs available to any school sections or ratepayers groups in the townships but at the same time reserved the right to explain the financing of the area which is growing all the time. Only One Question Mr. Richan said that he felt that there were many factors .en- tering into the value of the edu- cation dollar in a school area and in a school section and added that he felt that a straight com- parison of actual costs per pupil was not a true picture. ‘All I‘m interested in is that the township may have all the figures avail- able”, replied the Reeve. ed later that council should dir- ect such groups seeking informa- tion to the School Board where they could get an idea of the working of the area in conjunc- tion with the costs. Both Chairman Richan and Trustee Stewart Calvert emphasâ€" ized that the intention of inviting the Reeve to meet with them was to discuss various matters of fin- ancing and other problems of the School Area and added their re- gret that Mr. LeMasurier reiter- ated only one question. that re- garding the Clerk's access to the files. Said Reeve LeMasurier “As Reeve of Markham Township. I’d rather not answer what Council might think of your increased ac- commodation problems. I’m not on the School Board." Extends Invitation Setting their policy, the Trus- tees unanimously agreed that any groups would be perfectly welâ€" come to contact the Board to ar‘ range for information but reser- ved the right to deal directly ~Commenting on the entire sit- uation, Chairman Keith Rlchan concluded, ‘We are certainly not ashamed of our figures, but we’re not going to let them be misused for possible political purposes without proper explanations." New Schools n l ’3 interested parties in or- der that correct information would be supplied. Giving their reason for such policy. the Trus- tees expressed the feeling that information of this sort can be very easily misinterpreted and used for purposes other than or- iginally intended. In the belief that such a reply indicated a negative answer and lack of co-operation, the Reeve declined to discuss any other mat- ters with the Board and left the meeting. » Comparison Maynard Hallman, Inspector of Public Schools, who was prgsent at the meeting remarked to the Board that there was no fair com- parison between education costs in a rapidly expanding school ar- ea and a union school section which has possibly remained sta- tionary for the past half-century. The Board has received tenta- tive approval from the Ontario Municipal Board regarding the proposed new $100,000. school on Bayview near N0, 7 Highway and the $75,000. addition to the Hen- derson Ave. School. This tenta- tive approval permits the Board to complete final plans and speci- fic tions and to call for tenders. RICE’S FLOWER SHOP Referring to a meeting held in Markham Township on Monday evening to discuss School Area versus the Union School Section, Chairman Richan said that the committee set up to investigate the pros and cons had been in- vited by the School Board to avail themselves of figures on school area operation. Trustee Jackson Taylor commented that this meeting brought out the fact that rural school sections were having a difficult time keeping teachers who felt there was little future in rural schools. Set Policy uuuummmlImlulmmlInummnnumuumummmunummnunw uuuum\uummuuumuuummuuuumuuuummmmuumumunu CUT FLOWERS, FUNERALS, WEDDINGS Store Hours TU. 4-1812 'After Hours TU. 4-3119 23 YONGE ST‘ SOUTH Richmond Hill FLOWERS FOR EVERY OCCASION Dead is Deborah Goddard, baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Goddard of Crestwood Rd. She was their only child. A seven-months-old baby died in her crib when flames devour- ed a five-room frame home in. Vaughan township Monday night. The child was alone in the house at the time. Her mother. Mrs. Mary Goddard, 21, had left the house scant minutes before to meet her husband at work. Baby Dies As House Burns Funeral service took place on Wednesday at 4 in the Wright and Taylor funeral home, Rich- mond Hill. The infant was buried Two neighbours attempted to rescue the baby when they sight- ed the fire, but could not enter the house because of the heat and smoke. One of the men. Roy Jarvie, 19, had his hand singed in a vain attempt to save the youngster. iii-{Hem Westminster Memorial Park with Rev. Fred A. Vaughan conducting the service. a r "”U’ r Jarvie and another neighbor. Bruce Smith, broke windows in the house and tried to dive through them head first. so they could reach the baby's crib. Fir V hot smoke filled both men's no trils. forcing them to retreat gasping for breath. cv‘r" Firemen from Richmond Hill and North York also attempted to enter the flaming home, but were beaten back time and again by the flames and smoke. Deborâ€" ah‘s crib was in a rear bedroom of the partially completed bun- galow. Mrs. Goddard put the supper on the stove. then walked about a half mile to the gasoline station on Yonge St. where her husband works with his father. She in- tended to return home with him, but he was not ready and she be- gan to walk by herself. Jarvie said he was cleaning his car across the street from the Goddard home when the blaze broke out. He noticed billows of smoke coming from it. He could see no flames. Smith joined him. and the two, suspecting the baby was inside, smashed the two front windows. Jarvie attempted to dive through the broken window to get the baby, but was thrown back by clouds of thick smoke which filled the entire house. Prompted by recent requests for street signs in the Richvale area, Council approved Council- lor Doyle’s motion that nine street signs be erected on Yonge Street at the nine township streets between Richvale and El- gin Mills. Other streets in the area are already suitably marked. The estimated cost of the signs is $11. each. Council gave formal ‘approval of the new Police Radio system. It will cost an estimated $5,000 and will enable the police to an- swer calls without returning to the Maple headquarters. Confirm- ation of township tax levy at 17 mills was also given but the mat- ter of the County levy will be held over until Reeve McMur- chy has an opportunity to discuss the matter with other County of- ficials. Road accounts }01 Maréh tdtai; led $6.289 while Relief costs am- ounted to $1,019. Mr. Kefier protested strongly against the proposal and express- ed the feeling that Council would be hindering progress. Reeve Marshall McMurchy pointed out that there were certain times in the growth of a municipality when rapid residential develop ment would not pay for the add- ed schools and police and fire pro- tection that were required, and therefore became a liability to the municipality. ‘Mr. Kefi‘er suggested making them an asset by increasing the taxes. Deputy- Reeve Albert Rutherford ques- tioned the fairness in overtaxing present residents to bring in ad- ditional housing before indus- trial development. Reeve Mc- Murchy added that, although there had.been no new subdivis- ions permitted during the past year, there had been a 15 per cent increase in population. Street Signs Clerk James McDonald was in- structed to advertise for two men for the positions of town- ship police officers also for one man for the post of Weed Inspect- or. Auditor's Report Auditor N. L. Morton present- ed his repoxg of the township’s finances to ouncil and compli- mented the successful year of financing, especially mentioning the tax arrears. The 1953 tax ar- rears stand at $54,000 but only $970. worth of taxes more than a year old are outstanding. The debenture debt for ’53 stood at $279,018. while the operating surplus was $267. He cautioned, however, that in times of rising costs, a township the size of Vaughan should haVe a bigger surplus than $10,000. Mr. Morton has been auditor for Vaughan for the past 2: years. Council passed a byâ€"law ap- pointing Deputyâ€"Reeve Albert Rutherford and Councillor James Reid as representatives on the Maple Community Centre Board. Board and among their sugges- noits were that each person wish- ing to split lots in registered plans he charged a possible $300. Education Costs (Continued from page 1) Markham Twp. Ward Committee Will Plan For 3 Wards And Five Member Council On the strength of a resolution moved and seconded by Deputy-Reeve W. Clark and Councillor K. James 'and car- ried by Council, Markham township Council Monday form- ally instructed its Ward Committee (Councillors A. Lennie and A. Little) to plan for the division of the township into three wards and the introduction of a five member Council for election purposes. This was the final move in a lengthy debate precipitated by a report tabled by the Ward Comâ€" mittee in which it suggested that the township be divided intofour wards, and that Council be com- posed of either five or six mem- bers. Councillor Lennie sug- gested with four wards and a five member council each ward could elect a Councillor, the Reeve would be elected from over the whole township, while the Coun- cil itself would elect the Deputy- bReeve from among its own mem- ers. In its report the Ward Commit- tee stated it based its findings on submissions received from three main groups. namely, the Feder- ation of Agriculture, the Joint gatepayers, and the Markham ownship Property Owners As- sociation. Councillor Lennie said that the boundaries for a four ward sys- tem had been drawn up at a joint meeting of representatives from the Federation of Agriculture and the Joint Ratepayers. Both the Federation of Agriculture and the Joint Ratepayers submitted pro- posed boundaries for a ward sys- tem. The actual recommended di- visions as contained in the Com- mittee report are as follows: Ward 1 â€" Lots 26 to 32 in Con- cession 1 and lots 1 to 8 in Con- cession 2. Ward 2 -â€" Lots 33 to 60 in Concession 1 and excluding the village of Richmond Hill. Ward 3 â€" Lots 8 to 15 inclusive in Concession 2. Lots 1 to 15 in Concession 3. Lots 1 to 15 in Con- cession 4. Lots 1 to 15 in Con- cession 5. Lots 1 to 15 in Conces- sion 6. Inclusive in each case. Ward 4 â€" Lots 16 to 35 inclus- ive in Concessions 2. 3. 4. 5 and 6. Lots 1 to 35 inclusive in Con- cessions 7. 8, 9 and 10, inclusive. excluding the villages of Mark- ham and Stoufiville. Lots 1 to 10 in Concession 11. Referring to the proposed boundaries Councillor Lennie stated that these divisions had re- ceived the "unanimous support of the Federation of Agriculture and the Joint Ratepayers". In the ensuing debate Reeve A. LeMasurier in taking exception with the brief stated, “This re- port tells me nothing". Reeve LeMasurier contended that the Committee had already been in- structed to plan for a five man council, “and that the Commit- tee’s only problem lay in the matter of boundaries”. “Any suggested boundaries should con- form with CQuncil's wishes re- garding the size of the Council", added Reeve LeMasurier. Turning to the joint meeting at which the Federation of Agricul- ture and the joint ratepayers made their submissions regarding boundaries, Councillor James asked. “Why were the Markham Township Property Owners not invited to the March 30th meet- ing In reply, Councillor Lennie stated that “the Markham Prop- erty Owners had been invited to make submissions to the Commit- tee regarding boundaries, but their attitude was they didn’t care about the boundaries provided a ward system is introduced with a five-member council. Therefore the only two bodies that had made definite recommendations to the Committee regarding boundaries _were invited to the special meet- mg." In speaking of the composition of any future council. Township solicitor J. D. Lucas who was pre- sent at the meeting, stated that he felt it would not be legally possible to have a four-ward sys- tem and only a five member coun- cil as suggested by the Commit- tee. A four-ward system would 9n WEAR 36 YONGE ST. S. 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In the plebiscite held last fall the ratepayers were only ask- ed to signify their preference for, or opposition to, a ward system. with no reference being made to boundaries or the size of any fu- ture councils. Mr. Lucas stated that under the new provincial legislation in cases where the general question has already been voted on, a munici- pality will be permitted to pro- ceed with the introduction of a three-ward, five-member coun- cil. Once a ward system has been set up, the council can at any time it sees fit increase the num- ber of wards. Before actually coming into operation, Mark- ham’s ward system will be sub- ject to review by the Municipal Board. In speaking to the resolution. Deputy-Reeve Clark stated, "I certainly feel that the consensus of opinion throughout the town- ship favours a five-member coun- cil." Councillor Lennie stated that “the Committee will certain- ly carry out the wishes of Coun- cil,” but at the same time he ad- vocated that the members give the matter careful consideration before deciding whether the town- ship should have three or four wards. Reeve LeMasurier conten- ded that the size of the Council will dictate the number of wards. “I am of the opinion that a five- member council is large enough for a municipality the size of Markham. We haven’t yet reach- ed that stage in our development where a seven-member council is warranted”. School Area No. l The members opened tenders from six difierent truck dealers, listing bids on the township’s pro- posed purchase of a new five-ton truck. These tenders have been referred to the road committee for further study before any de- cision is made. Townlines The Road Committee has given notice that it wants Council to secure a written agreement with Richmond Hill regarding the maintenance of any boundary roads serving both municipalities. Since annexation, only a verbal agreement has existed between the two municipalities for the handling of any townlines. Parking The Municipal Board has gram ted School Area No. 1 Markham and Vaughan tentative approval to float a 20-year debenture issue to cover the cost of the $100,000 new four room school to be lo- cated in the vicinity of Bayview and No. 7 Highway, and also for the 375.000. four-room addition to the Henderson Ave. School. The School Board is now in a pos- ition to call for firm bids on the proposed construction. New Truck Council has given reading to a by-law designed to prohibit the parking of automobiles for more than one hour at any one time on the east side of Yonge Street be- tween Steele's Ave. and Meadow- view Park Road. 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