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Value of building permits ii.“ the fimt six months of this year in Richmond Hill have gone up to 260 per cent over last year's total, according to figures released by Building Inspector Jack Hollowell. Biggest expenditures approv- ed for the first six months were for four apartment buildings. Tdta-l expenditure for the Jan- uary to June period was $1.686- 445. In 1961 it was $645,265. Ask Residents To Slash Sprinkling A plea. for co-operation from town of Yonge Street. water lalvns betweer} whilg t‘ota] consump_ti_on for _the day gently. Once when a break occurred totalling $550,000 Council asked home owners to limit lawn watering to two days per week. The problem is not one of water sup- ply but of the physical capacity of the treatment plant and transmission equipment to handle abnormal de- mands during prolonged dry periods, the, letter stated. They suggested that residents liv- ing north of Crosby Avenue and east Increase Over Last Year Shown For Richmond Hill Construction VOLUME LXXXIV, NUMBER} A plea for co-operation from town residents to reduce water consump- tion was voiced by Richmond Hill of- ficials Monday night. An abnormal dry spell coupled with excessive usage for lawn watering have lowered water reserves to the danger point, The request follows a letter to householders last week which stated that unless voluntary watering res- trictions are adhered to, the town would be forced to impose a bylaw regulating sprinkling. Passmore a member of the board of directors of the local society‘and past president, Ontario D1v1sion, of the Canadian Red Cross Society, Mrs. M. Clayton of St. Mary’s Anglican Evening Guild and Mrs. P. G. Hill, a distinguished Red Cross life member. The four McLean brothers of Woodlane, Richmond Hill, very generously responded to the clinic. In the bottom photo, Char- les McLean is seen giving his blood while his brothers await their turn. They are (left to right), Joseph, Lawrence and Len. Mrs. Gail Darling of Yonge Street, Thornhill was the lucky winner of a dozen beautiful roses donated by H. J. Mills Ltd. The winner of the male donors prize of merchandise donated by Canadian Tire was Mr. Michael Dorey of Zelda Crescent in Richmond Hill. (Photos by Lagerquist) Three hundred residents responded to the call for donors at the Red Cross Blood Clinic held Thursday afternoon and evening of last week at the town library. A total of 263 bottles of blood was collected which was an encouraging increase over the July 1961 figure of 141 bot- tles. Thirty-seven people had to be rejected for various reasons. A summer and winter clinic are held each year. Assisting at the clinic were, top photo, (left to right) Mrs. W. S. Pocknell of the York Central Hospital Auxiliary, Mrs. Charles Harding of the Richmond Hill Wzl" Mr. :Jack Public Library, 56 Yonge N., Richmond Hill, Ont. Collect 263 Bottles Of Blood At Red Cross Climc Jne . 5â€"4â€"3â€"2~ Included is 3 5200.000 struc- ture at Elmwood and Colborne Avenues. (The other three buildings are on Hunt Avenue, Bayvie-w and Elmwood Ave- nues, and a second building at Elmwood and Colborne. In May the van“? of came [0 uanaaa. He 'Il0\V_ building permits was g1.eater'an MlA. from the Univer51 than for the first six months Otta‘m' of 1961 â€" $705,350. June was‘ He is mairied but ha the second biggest month at family and comes to York $457,000. 1962 permits were a position with the Cat ahead of 1961 for every month. Children’s Aid in Toronto Householders living south of Cros- by Avenue gnd east of Yonge Street are asked to restrict their watering between 8 pm. Tuesday to 8 am. Wednesday, and 8 pm. Friday to 8 am. Saturday. Works Commissioner Otto Whalen told council Monday night that water consumption was breaking all records. He said that on July 9, 615,000 gallons went through the treatment nlant, Those residing west of Yonge Street are- requested to water between 8 pm. Wednesday to 8 am. Thursday and 8 pm. Saturday to _8 am. Sunday; of Yonge Street, water lawns between 8 pm. Monday to 8 am. Tuesday, and 8 pm. ThAur_sday t9 a.m. Eridgy; Officials said that if residents fail to co-operate voluntarily, the suggest- ed regulations will be made compuls- ory. They warned this would be done without further notice. The social worker, Mr. Boden," Mayor James Haggf’il’t Wail Clinic, Newmarket has recently comes to the clinic from Red “Ed that “refill consideratlon added two new members to its Deer, Alta.. where he worked Shoum be gwe“ “fore 3‘“). staff, G. Mulcari, a psycholo-‘in a home for emotionally diS- Steps 31‘? taken but agreed that gist. and Fred Boden, social turbed children. He was born a comlmttee 0f council seemed York County Mental Health worker. and received his high school‘to be the only 501mm“- Mr Mulcari was born ineducation in North York. Reeve F. R. Perkins said he Italy‘bw‘t emigrated to the Uni_‘ He is married and has a one- could not recall the authority ° year-old son. ever asking council for money ted States in 1954' In 1960 he According to Dr. S. E. Jen- to carry out its work. came to C'an'ada' He now hows sen. clinic director there is a Council is expected to re- “ M‘A‘ from the UHiVETSit-V 0fgood possibility the added starbscind the parking authority by- Otta‘wa' Krill mean expansion of theTlaw at its next meeting. Mr. Mulcari was born in Italy bwt emigrated to the Uni- ted States in 1954. In 1960 he came to Canada. He now holds an MA. from the University of Ottawa. He is married but has no family and comes to York from a position with the Catholic Two Join Clinic Staff “In Essentials Unity; In Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity" RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1962 According to Dr. S. E. Jen- sen, clinic director there is a good possibility the added staff will mean expansion of the clinic's facilities. Any such changes would have to be ini- tiated by the county board of health, Dr. \Jensen said. Works committee chairman F. R. Perkins expressed alarm over reports in a Toronto morning paper that Rich~ mond Hill was in the throes of a water shortage and said that several people had phoned him regarding the story. Certain areas in town have been without water on three occaswns re- “There is no dire shortage at this time," Mr. Perkins stated, “We have only asked people not to waste water during the dry spell. There is no need to panic,” he added. On July 10, 594,000 gallons flowed through the plant, but total usage amounted to 1,440,000 gallons, indica- ting that 845,000 gallons had been used for sprinkling. while total consumption for the day reached 1,500,000. Mr. Whalen esti- mated that over 825,000 gallons were used for watering lawns that day. 1 Mr. Hag-gart told council the new well will add considerably to the existing water supply and remove any danger of a shortage in the area. He de- plored the fact that past coun- cils had failed to take action on the necessity of securing ad- ditional sources. ' Citing lack of revenue as the reason. Richmond Hill Town Council Monday night agreed to disband the two-year-old parking authority and set up a committee of council to han- dle parking. Included in the cost are pur- chase of the Well site, pump- inrg equipment, feeder mains and $12,000 to carry out test drill- in, for further wells. Disclosure of the informat- ion followed a meeting held Monday afternoon between May- or Haggart, Richmond Hill Works Committee and Dr. W. Berry of the Ontario Walter Re- sources Commission. Richmond Hill has already spent $16,000 in dri'\1g on the McKay property and this a- mount is included in the $120,- 000 estimate. Council ratified an agreement between the town and the OWRC Monday night which stipulated that developing of the well be carried out by the commission. 000 estimate. Disclosure of the informat- ion followed a meeting held Monday afternoon between May- or Haggart, Richmond Hill Works Committee and Dr. W. Berry of the Ontario Water Re- sources Commission. Council ratified an agreement between the town and the OWRC Monday night which stipulated that developing of the well be carried out by the commission. Mr. Hag-gart told council the new well will add considerably to the existing water supply and remove any danger of a shortage in the area. He de- plored the fact that past coun- cils had failed to take action on the necessity of securing ad- ditional sources. Scrap Authority Council To Form He later deeded the well pro- perty to Markham Towns-hip who found they were unable to use the water due to the high iron content and lack of facil- ities to process it. At one stage in the long ne- gotiation-s, it was agreed that the OWRC would develop the well for Markham and Rich- mond Hill. Markham was get- ting its water supply from Met- ro and the agreement was nev- er ratified. Late last year Markham a- greed to let the commission develop the well for Richmond‘ Hill and they in turn would purchase a maximum of 100.- 000 gallons of treated water a day from the town. In addition, Richmond Hill has agreed to sell a maximum of 65,000 gallons a day to Vaughan Township at 40 cents per thousand gallons. This will ‘enable the township to service the Elgin Mills area. The property transaction be- tween Mr. McKay, Markham and Own Committee Its action followed discussion of a notice of motion tabled last month by Councillor John MacDiarmid calling for action on the part of the authority in dealing with parking problems in town. Mr. MacDiarmid told the meeting that since making the notice of motion he had spoken with members of the three-man board and had come to the conclusion the fault lay in lack of finances. He said they could not have done anything more than they had under the present condit- Ions and suggested council start the ball rolling to get an active committee working. The members of the authority are Chairman Al. Harley and Donald Plaxton and Stewart Comford. It was formed in 1960 Proieci Cost $120,0 00 Located south of Richmond Hill near Bayview Avenue on property owned by James McKay, the well is capable of supplying close to a million gallons a day. Cost of d ‘*,>lop‘ing the supply is estimated at $120,000 and will- e'paid for through utility payments over a 30-year period. Nearly two years of negotiations between muni- cipal and provincial officials and a private property owner are drawing swiftly to a close with the announ- cement Monday night by Mayor James Haggart that an agreement will be signed for a new source of water supply. Agreement At Final Stages. For Markham Well Property The proposed bylaw if enforced, calls for a $50 fine on conviction of a breach of the hours set forth. He warned that if they do not co- operate, regulations will be brought into effect. “We have water to spare, but not to waste.” Mr. Broadhurst de- clared. Town officials are watching the situation carefully and say that if a substantial drop in water usage is not recorded. action will be taken immed- iately. cently. Once when a break occurred in the Crosby Avenue line, and twice when water was shut off temporarily to build a reserve for fire fighting. Deputy-reeve Tom Broadhurst urg- ed residents to use discretion during this weather and said that it was im- possible to have all householders wat- ering on the same night. A series of test drilling has been carried out by the town over the past three years in an effort to locate a high producing well. Water was first foumd on the McKay property two years ago but the town was unable to reach any agreement with the owner. t}. OWRC, is expected to be completed the end of this week. Approval from the Ontario Municipal Board must be ob- tained before work on the pro- ject can start. Take Lowest Bid A bid of $62,425.35 for pav- ing 4,200 feet of town streets was accepted by Richmond Hill Council Monday night. The figure was slightly over $13,000 less than works de- partment estimates. Interest Rate Up To Six Per Cent 0n Town Loans Paul Street Construction Ltd.. Richmond Hill. was the lowest tender of eight sub- mitted. Highest bid was from Dufierin Construction. Tor- onto. at $85,367.01 Richmond Hill Council has been notified by the local branch of the Can- adian Imperial Bank of Commerce that interest rates on its borrowing have been raised by half of one per cent. The increase means that the town will pay six per cent instead of five and a halfi per cent on bank loans. Award $62,425 Contract For Road Paving HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 In the best of usual good health he drove to his cottage at Lake Simcoe on Satwrday. After a relaxed evening with his wife and family he retired about midnight. In the early hours of Sunday he was sud- denly stricken with a heart attack and died within a few lminutes. The community was shocked by news of the sudden death of William Lauder Glass early Sunday morning. Funeral services held Tues- day afternoon from the Wright and Taylor Chapel of Pipher Funeral Home, Richmond Hill, were very largely attended by friends and relatives. The mass of beautiful floral tributes and the many hundreds of people from all walks of life who called to extend sym- pathy was evidence of the high regard in which he was held in Richmond Hill and throughout the entire district. He asked permission to a- malgamate the four lots into one and to be assessed on the basis of one parcel. The build- ing bylaw stipulates a $650 levy per lot to help pay for town services. Council agreed on a motion by Deputy-reeve Tom Broad- Well-Known Local Man Dies At Cottage Sunday Larry Wynne told council he Claiming the town would save proposed to erect a 22-suite money as there would be only apartment building at the corn- one water and Sewer connect- er of Colborne and Elmwood,ion. not four. Mr. Wynne argued Avenues on a piece of property that it would also benefit from comprising four lots. increased assessment. Richmond Hill Town Council hurst to allow amalgamation of turned thumbs down on a re- the four lots but denied his quest from a Metro building bid for a single fee. Permission contractor seeking a $1,950 re- to join the property is subject duction in lot levies at a meet- to payment of $650 ,for each.‘ invg Monday night. lot involved. Lauder Glass, a native son of Richmond Hill, and one of the thD'S best known and most re- spected businessmen, will be sadly missed in the community where he was born. attended school and carried on business for so many years. Streets slated for paving are Newkirk Road from Cen- tre Street East, south to Mar- kham Road; Centre Street East, east from the CNR priâ€" vate siding to the end of the existing pavement at Sussex Street; and Crosby Avenue, east from Newkirk Road to the end of the existing pavement a-t Osiris Drive. Upon paving of the New- ‘kirk Road section of the con- v tract, it will foot-wide ind the Elgin Mi Markham R0 CNR right-oft Approxima't will be pa' Street East a] by Avenue. Included ii installation 0 and proper specifications Refuse Bid For Levy Cut From Apartment Builder It has not reached this stage yet and council are asking house- holders co-operation to slash outdoor watering consumption to make sure it never does. The long dry spell coupled with excessive outdoor sprink15 ing has dropped water reserves to the danger point. Officials are asking residents to water only two days a week in an effort to build up dWindl- ing supplies. DINE M DADS The Glass Meat Market has appeared” before the planning been a landmark in RiChmond boa-rd May 22 requesting relief Him for many years- A long from the lot levy and he in- esta-blished institution in the formed council the board (had community it was taken over no physical objecfion to his re- by Lauder Glass on the death quest. of his father in 1929- {Tmmrillm‘ A1 Whitp was the He was told by Councillor Alex Campbell the planning board had a per suite levy un- der consideration at the pres- ent time and in all probability it would be higher. He ad- vised the builder to "grab" it at $650. The'present fine new store was built in 1950 and is one of the most modern and attractive in the area. the Elgin Mills Sideroad to Markham Road, east of the CNR right-ofâ€"way. Approximately 2,100 feet will be paved on Centre Street East and 1.100 on Cros- by Avenue. Included in the contract is installation of concrete curbs tract, it will complete an 86- foot-wide industrial road from the Elgin Mills Sideroad to Markham Road, east of the HAMBURGERS DRIVE-IN, 255 YONGE STREET, SOUTH Mr. Campbell also said STEAKS. SHAKES. CHIPS. HOT DOGS Continued on Page 3 LAUDER GLASS ading to to ilPass Three Laws ;To Get Property 'bs .vn Reeve F. R. Perkins was of the opinion that fees should be higher on apartment buildings due to the density of populat- ion in a much smaller area and the utilities required to service them. - Councillor A1 White was the only member of council to vote against the motion. the town was not trying to increase its residential as- sessment as it was already out of line with industrial. He warned that council should be very careful in agreeing to any proposal that would tend to increase residential levies. Although there would only be one seWer and water con- nection. 22 families would be" using town services, Mr. Broad- hurst told the builder. He said he was against any reduction in fees even though the four lots were joined into one. When the matter was brought before council. Mayor James Haggart said he had an interest in the project and therefore would refrain from any discussion or vote on the subject. Mr. Wynne said that he had appeared before the planning board May 22 requesting relief Three bylaws authorizing ex- propriation of property on Crosby Avenue. between New- kirk Road and Osiris Drive, Were passed by Richmond Hill Town Council Monday night. The property is needed f widening of Crosby AvenL When completed. it will be a foot paved road between Yon Street and Bayview Avenue. Nearly one and a quarter acres are involved from three different residents. The expro- priation was made necessary when the town was unable to reach an agreement on price with the owners. from Cook son Mille The work is eligible for su sidy from the Department Highways upon approval the contract by the province Other bids received we Work is V expected within mo weeks. rge Po Warren K. J. Beamish. $64 Paving. $70,888.01 Contracting. $84 SINGLE COPY 10c Pavir 14.40 nuc at art