Richmond Hill Public Library News Index

The Liberal, 2 Feb 1961, p. 1

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Public Library, 56 Yonge N., Richmond Hill; Qnt.. ~1 ADVICE and ESTIMATES GAS HEATING OIL Is Your Furnace Set To Its Efficiency Point? ALSO STORM DOOR, WINDOWS Home Comfort Sales TU. 4-2892 "In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials VOLUME LXXXI, NUMBER 31 RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO. Liberty; in all things Charity” Richmond Hill Ratio Debenture Debt To Assessment Now 18.2% â€" Can't Go OverZOj/g Richmond Hill is reaching the point where the ratio of' debenture debt to assessment will be at the maximum fig, ure the municipality can safely carry. At present the ratio; is 18.27;». Mayor James Haggart has set the maximum‘. figure at 20%. This was one item in a vast array of star tistics covering the financial position of the town discuss- ed at a joint meeting of all public bodies held Wednesday‘ evening of last week. Representatives of the school boards (public and high), library, parking authority, and indus- trial commission were present. The meeting, held at the call of the mayor, discussed the debenture debt of the municipality in relation to the future budget and capital requirements of the various public bodies serving the community. Last summer council at the request of the Ontario Munic- ipal Board prepared a five year forecast as to the capital require- ments of the town and the var- ious bodies whose capital costs are a charge against the munic- ipality. Spirit of Co~operation in this figure was $700,000.00 for the Richmond Heights Shopping Centre. Debenture debt retire- ment for the succeeding years is as follows: 1962 - $161,840.52; 1963 - $172.019.15; 1964 - $180.- (Continued on page 11) Mayor Names Yonge Committee . At Monday night's Town Council meeting Mayor W. James Haggart announced that members of the Yonge Street Rte-development Com- mittee will include in addi- tion to himself, Councillor Mrs. Southwell, Col. F. J. Picking, Joseph Parisi, Plan- ning Board member John MacDiarmid and a repres- sentative of the Parking Authority yet to be named. l Council recently agreed to the appointment of the com- mittee to make a study of Yonge Street redevelopment. In his opening remarks Mayor llaggart called for a spirit of co- operation and understanding be- tween council and the various other boards that raise their op- erating funds through the an- nual town budget and capital ex- penditures through the issuance of debentures. In a comprehen- sive breakdown of the debt struc- ture Mayor Haggart stated the net debenture debt of the munic- Vaughan Will 1 Study ipality as of December 31, 1960 was $4,786,636.89. In addition to this figure the municipality is faced with over a half million dollars of unsold debentures. $551,400.00 to be exact. This to- tal figure means the town has an overall debenture debt of $5,- 338.036.89. The per capita debt is $331.60. Trouble Selling Debentures I Mayor Haggart blamed the general depression in the bond market as the reason the town is experiencing difficulty in selling these debentures. They were placed on the market in October. The over half million dollars in unsold debentures includes, Cros- by sewer $270,000.00, addition to the MacKillop Public School - $150,000.00, Markham Road pav- ing - $70,000.00, hydro - $50,- 000.00, and Newkirk Road storm sewers - $11,000.00. Acting on a promise made dur- ing the December election cam- paign Mayor Haggart made the most startling proposal of the evening when he suggested that the total amount of debentures to be issued in 1961 and succeed- lng years he pegged at the a- mount of debenture debt to be retired during the year plus any increase in assessment. Debenture retirement in 1961 is estimated at $157,179.04 There was slightly more than one million dollars of new assessment in 1960. Included Official Plan Further Vaughan Township Council went along with Coun- cillor M. F. Windatt last Monday when he suggested that Vaughan’s Official Plan and Zoning By-law be studied further before being accepted as binding documents. His suggestion followed the planning and building committee’s recommendation that the plan and zoning by-law adop- ted in 1960 be supported. This recommendation in turn was the result of two meetings between the committee and‘ the township’s planning board, the last of which was held January 23. The official plan is designed to layi‘ out the townships future development in relation to residential, industrial, commercial and agricultural areas, with the view that there_w111 be physical as well as assessment-source and taxation harmony in the township. The zoning by-law approves the present commercial set-up. Mr. Windatt said: “I fear that our joint meetings did not have the time to go into detail prop- erly and feel that the matter should be shelved." “What about the time factor?" Councillor Ruth MeConkey put in. “It‘s my view that a bit of care now will save us a lot of time in future,” said Windatt, pointing out (and finding corroboration in Clerk- Treasurer McDonald) that unless fundamentals were ironed out and a united front taken by coun- cil that the Ontario Municipal Board could throw a big-size monkey wrench into the whole plan and zoning byâ€"law. that we have set aside land for conservation purposes. This is a grave omission. We also find that under the present plan and zon- ing by-law nothing is to prevent the airport west of Maple being turned into industrial sites, though that is not our plan." He said further that in some in- stances the Metro plan desigâ€" nates land industrial which the Vaughan plan has designated agâ€" ricultural. ' In conclusion he pointed out that there had been no public meetings for the plan or zoning by-law and thought that the mun- icipal board might very well have some embarrassing questions in this regard. Deputy-reeve Jesse Bryson, who had initially voted for ac- ceptance of the two items, said: Mr. Windatt said several dis- crepancies existed. “A long look at the official plan in relation to the Metro plan fails to show VEditorial * Our Hospital Needs A major problem facing the 1961 York County ‘ Council is the shortage of Hospital accommodation and ' the urgent need for a definite policy to correct the exist- ing unsatisfactory situation. Last year’s council came to grips with this press- ing problem of human need and after receiving a joint report from existing Boards appointed the York County Hospital Commission. The Commission has been active in recent months and soon will present a report to County Council. Citi- zens of the County await this report with interest and concern and we hope it will ive action by Council. A great need exists for Hospital beds and we are satisfied the great majority of the rate- payers are anxious to have County representatives face up to the challenge of correcting a situation which has too long been allowed populous County. The existing facilities County are grossly inadequate. At present the one Hos- pital in York County cares for only 38 per cent of those hospitalized in the County. Hospital in Newmarket is urgently needed and a new Hospital must be built in the Richmond Hill area. Ap- proximately one third of the cost of construction will be paid by federal and provincial grants and the two- thirds must be raised in the County. Once capital costs are taken care of the cost of administration is paid by the Ontario Hospital Commission. This means that once adequate accommodation is available the hundreds of thousands now spent outside the County would be spent largely within the County of York. Our elected representatives now face the respon- sibility of providing the people with urgently needed We are confident the York County Hospital Commission has given the Hospital needs of the County most careful consideration and We await with interest their report to County Council which we trust will have quick and decisive action by County Councillors. York County has long been regarded as one of the most progressive Counties in Ontario, and yet today it. has perhaps the worst record of any County in providing We look for an early correction of this unsatisfactory situation. Hospital accommodation. study- Hospital services. “I cannot help but conclude that some members of council are not thoroughly familiar with these matters. Matter of fact, I'm a lit- tle mixed up myself. The zoning by~law certainly is important, and I now believe that importance we-ll merits a second look.” The three-point planning and building committee report was then adopted but with the official plan and zoning by-law items de- leted. The third recommendation, hence the only one carried Mon- day, reads: “It is recommended| that the council include in its agreement with persons creating new building lots the provision; that such persons dedicate road’ widenings of up to 17 feet ac- cording to the 'planned‘ width of" roads as CO:Ii.IlllCLl in the Zoning ‘ By-law. ' result in prompt and decis- THURSDAY, FEBRLTARY 2, 1961 A very impressive funeral ser- vice was held in St. Mary's Ang- lican Church on Monday after- noon for the late W. Gordon Maclaren who died suddenly on Saturday morning. The Church was crowded to overflowing by his many business associates and friends from all walks of life who came, to pay [their last 11;? bute. to hnn. The simple Angli- can service was conducted by the Rector, the Rev. J. F. O’Neil, as- sisted by the former Rector, the Rev. A. A. Chote and the Rev. F. C. Jackson. The Choir was in attendance to sing the two hymns - “B‘lest are the Pure in Heart" and “Let Saints On Earth In Concert Sing.” In his address the Rector compared Mr. Maclaren to Barnâ€" abas who, in the Book of the Acts, was described as “a good man, full of the Holy Ghost and of Faith.” He paid tribute to the remarkable stewardship of Mr. Maclaren in the life of the com- munity and the Church. As Chairman of the local library board, he was instrumental in the building of the present library, the auditorium of which has been named in his honor. For the past seven years, Mr. Maclaren has been the chairman of the building fund of St. Mary‘s Anglican Church and it is largely due to his dedicated efforts that the fund has been reduced almost to the point of completion. He was to be appointed Rector’s Warden at the annual Vestry meeting on Monday night. The Rector also referred to his abounding char- ity in his relationship to others which endeared him to young and old alike. St. Mary’s had in him one of her most devoted and faithful sons. The service ended with the singing of the Nunc Dimittis as the Choir led the Cortege out of the Church to the Richmond Hill Cemetery where the Com- mittal Service took place. Vaughan January Relief Bill $4,100 The welfare picture in Vaughan Township grows steadily more grim. Vaughan Township Council, at its January 30 meeting. while James Grainger 1 To Be Full Time . Insurance Agent An addition to the existing ‘, to exist in this great and for Hospital care in York James Grainger. popular mail- man for Richmond Hill RR No. 1 announced this week that he has resigned his postal contract in ,order to devote full time to his iinsurance business. The resigna- ltion was effective last Tuesday} and the new contractor for the mail route is Ross Ryman. , ; Jim Grainger has been a repâ€" '1'esentative here for Imperial ILife since 1948 and for the past nine years has been an agent for :State Farm Insurance. ".\ly in-' surance business has been stead- il} growing and so that I ma\' devote- full time to it I am giving up the mail contract." said Mr. Grainger to The Liberal expres~'- in: his thanks to the people of Richmond Hill RR .\0. l for their co-operalion and good-will dur- ing the past nine years Mr. Grainger was a popular mailman with an emiablc repu- tation for punctual and obligm: service His many friends on the route join with The Liberal m wishing him continued success in [the insurance business. authorizing payment of wel- fare measures in the amount of $4100.00. covering the- past month, held out little nope that tho sili‘atlnn would improve in the immediate fu- ture. In December. 1960. the township paid out 83.700.00 and February is expected to result in even more welfare demands in February and March. Reeve A. H. Rutherford, obviously concerned, ask- ed the clerk-treasurer what the situation was like a year ago. .\lr. McDonald replied: “There are no true compar- able figures. Last year our winter works program prov- ided many persons with em- ployment and this eased the demands on the public treas- ury. This year many persons who were employed during some of the bad months are being helped," Observers point out that it is quite po<sible that there are many Vaughan persons still getting alon: on unmn» p10)mcm insurance but when this source of income dries up in the next few months the 'O\\ll‘3lllp treasury top will have to he :ivcn another twist to let out a blazer flow of the w here‘â€" | withal. was? i l l ONLY AT CANADIAN TIRE MGR-POWER DRY CHARGE - locks in all the power - until you buy it! 48 months insurance guarantee 0 Volt 12 Volt with with trade in trade in HOME PAPER or THEnIsTRicr SINCE 187% SINGLE COPY 10c Community Mourns Sudden Passing Of Gordon Maclaren LATE W. GORDON MACLAREN A highly respected member of the community Mr. Maclaren passed away suddenly Saturday morning January 28th. He was in his 57th year. A native of Toron- to he was educated at St. And- rew‘s College. He moved to Rich- mond Hill in 1950 and resided at 109 Highland Lane. For the 30 years he was associated Jwith the Toronto brokerage firm of Watt and Watt. A tireless wor- ker in good causes he was chair- man of the National War Finance Committee for Ontario during the second world war. His presence will be sadly mis- sed on the Richmond Hill Li- brary Board where he was a tower of strength during his nearly seven years of service. He served as board chairman from 1955 to 1957 and again in 1959 and 1960. One of his last official acts as a member of the board was to attend a meeting held last week at the call of Mayor Haggart to consider the financial position of the Municipality. At the meet- ing he tabled a brief on be- half of the library board. A Mason he was a member of AF. 8: A.M. No. 247 Ashlar Lodge G.R.C., Toronto. His many interests extended to curling and golf. An enthusiastic curler he was a director of the Unionville Curling Club at the time of his death. The late Mr. Maclaren is sur- vived by his wife the former Mil- dred Cordingley and two sisters Mrs. Marion Sanderson of To- ronto and Mrs. Joyce Plewes of London, Ontario. Pallbearers were, George Tulb- by of Toronto, Arthur Pepler of Toronto, George Atkins of Toron- onto, R. T. Hutchison of Rich- mond Hill, James Poapst of Wil- lowdale, and Dr. E. H. Harrison of Toronto. The sincere sympathy of the community is extended to his sorrowing widow. Town Council Meeting ‘Council And Planning Board Joint Meeting Will Discuss evelopment Plan ForFuture â€"icz$zliiéil'Pay‘s Solemn Tribute ‘ Richmond Hill Town Coun- cil in regular session Mon- day night paid solemn and sincere tribute to the late W. Gordon Maclaren whose sudden passing saddened the community this week. Mayor W. J. Haggar’t paid tribute to the outstanding public service rendered Richa mond Hill by Mr. Maclaren. “Our fine new Library build- ing will be a lasting mem- orial to one who gave devoted and conscientious service to this community," said the Mayor. “On behalf of Town Counâ€" cil and all the citizens of Richmond Hill I extend to Mrs. Maclaren sincere sym- pathy in the loss of a dear husband.” said Mayor Hag- gart, and all members stood in silent tribute to the late Library Board chairman who gave of himself so freely in the public service. "Coming Events,” the com- munity directory of interest- ing dates to remember in coming weeks, appears on page three of this issue. Fair Day May 20 At the annual meeting of Rich- mond Hill Agricultural Society held Saturday last encouraging reports were received and plans made for holding the annual Spring Fair on Saturday May 20th. Milton Savage, Jr. for many years an able and hard-working member of the Society was un- animously elected as President. He succeeds Norman Tyndall who completed a two year term as head of the organization. Charles Hensha‘w of King was elected 1st vice-president and Ernest Redel- meier of Vaughan Township was chosen 2nd vice-president. Wil- liam Neal Jr. is secretary of the Board. There was a good attendance at Saturday's meeting and many suggestions were considered for the Fair program. One sugges- tion being considered is a stream- lining of the Horse Show pro- gram to eliminate many of the heavy horse and halter classes and retain only saddle, jumping and harness events which are more attractive to the public. Richmond Hill Fair is one of the oldest in Ontario, and this year’s exhibition will be the 112th staged by the local society. Through the years the Fair has a splendid record for good weath- er, ‘but these last two years ran into real tough luck and was lrained out both in 1959 and 1960. l Mayor Suggests Golden .Mile For New Industry At the suggestion of Mayor W. James Haggart, Rich- mond Hill Town Council Monday night decided to ask Planning Board for a report on possible future plans for Richmond Hill development. The Mayor said he hoped such plans might include a northern Golden Mile for in- dustrial sites. In introducing the subject Mayor Haggart said he thought council should give Planning Board some direction as to what it is expected to do in the coming year- He said that in the past from time to time council has referred various matters to Planning Board, but he thought the ‘time was here when we should have an over-all plan of the contemplated future development. “If we are to attain our goal of a balanCed assessment,” said Mayor Haggart, “we must plan for the future and know where we are go- ing. I think Planning Board can give us help and leader- Council members agreed whole-heartedly with the propos- al and unanimously decided to hold a joint meeting with the Planning Board at an early date. Deputy-reeve John W. Brad- stock said the matter of an aerial map of the whole area suggested by Planning Board some time ago should be reconsidered. “It’s im- portant" he said “that we know where we are going.” Mayor Haggart said he was welcome the opportunity of meet- ing with council to consider the future needs of Richmond Hill. Approve Legislation Mayor Haggart told council that along with Clerk Lynett he attended a meeting of the On- tario Legislature Private Bills Committee regarding Richmond Hill’s private bill to approve the agreement with the TTC for the operation of the North Yonge Bus service. He said the Bill has received committee approval and now awaits sanction of the Leg- islature. Parks Board Deputy-reeve John W. Brad- stock reported that a by law has been prepared to implement the vote taken at the municipal el- ections favoring appointment of a Parks Board in Richmond Hill. He said the Board could have either five or seven members. He favoured a seven member Board, which would include two members of council. Debenture Tenders Council accepted the recom- mendation of the Finance Com- mittee that debenture issues be advertised and sold by tender on the open market rather than through a fiscal agent as in the past year. The opinion was ex- pressed ‘that this might be a favorable time to sell the deben- tures and it was agreed on mo- tion of Councillors Whillans and Broadhurst to call for tenders as soon as possible. Expresses Thanks Council unanimously decided that a letter of thanks be sent to Norman A. Todd expressing appreciation for his many years of service as a member of the Planning Board. “I know he has worked hard for the town” said Reeve Perkins. (Continued on page 15) sure the Planning Board would, ship in planning our industrial future”. Zoning Meeting To Night Mayor W. J. Haggart has urged a large attendance of ratepayers at the public meeting to be he!” to night, Thursday, February 2nd at 8 pm. when there will be. a full and open discussion of the town’s new amended zoning by law. “This is important legisla- tion" said the Mayor “and we hope the people will show their interest by attending the meeting and giving council members the benefit of their views." Mayor Haggart said copies of the new by law are now available .at the clerk’s office, and will be distributed to all attending the public meeting Thursday night. The amended by law has been under study and consideration by the Planning Board for many months, and was submitted to council late in 1960. One of the most contentious clauses requires a 70 ft. set-back for buildings in certain sections of Yonge Street, and will be op- posed by several property owners at the public meeting. Another clause likely to inspire consider- able discussion is the one pro- viding for high rise apartments in at least one section of town. A new Commercial 04 zone has been established for the east side of North Yonge Street. This area now zoned as industrial, al- ready has considerable commer- cial development, and the new by law would allow further com- mercial building. Clauses defining family and single dwellings may prove the subject of considerable discus- sion. Council members have ex- pressed the bope that the new by law will eliminate dual occupan- ey of single family dwellings. Rev. F. (1 Jackson. Rector of EmmanUel Anglican ('hurch. Richvalc, is seen above with a group of his lay officials during the annual vestry meeting. _ The annual meeting was held Friday evening of last week at Wrixon Hall. Front row (left to right) Mrs. James Howard. 1 Choir Leader; Mrs. F. C. Jackson, wife of the Rector; Rector And Officials Of Emmanuel Anglican Church Rev. Jackson: Mrs. Lionel Bosworlh, Hostess Chairman and Mr. Ronald Noun, General Chairman. Back row (left to right) William Rhodes. Stewards ship ()tiicvr; Robert William Draper, l’ublicltv \\'olu ‘1r-r, Chairman: Resources Chairman: l.cs Walters. Rector‘s Warden; Ted Moran. Proposals Chairman; and Lionel Bosworth, (,‘o-Chairman. â€" Photo by Lagerquist A

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