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2 THE LIBERAL. Richmond Hill, This province is in the centre of the student population explosion, which is more reason than ever to spend out tax dollars wisely. Mr. Davis told the convention that with the current emphasis on vocational training and the new accommoda- tions being provided for secondary schools, more students are expected to remain in school long enough to graduate or round off a course suit- able to their capabilities. He said plans are being laid by the advisory committee on university affairs to care for Ontario's share of the 100.- 000 Canadian students expected in colleges by 1970. “We have a gigan- 1,240 single-family units and 520 multiple-family units eventually ~â€" should be postponed until such time as the jail farm property at Lang- staff has been released for industrial development and an adequate water supply is available. They also stated that they did not wish to add un- necessarily to the tax burden of the ratepayers already established in the township. Past experience both in Markham and in surrounding munici- palities where residential develop- ment has been allowed to take place without industrial devclopment on a proper ratio. has proven to result in great increases in the tax rate. Last week Markham Township Council deferred approval of pro- posed residential development in the township north and east of Thorn- hill. Reeve W. R. Dean and Council- lors Stewart Rumble and Charles Hoover, who voted for the defer- ment, contended that large-scale residential development â€"â€" proposed subdivisions would give a total of The very disturbing part of the whole affair was the fact there were no police on duty in the park to stop the fight and maintain law and order. The hot, humid weather of the week- end drew swimmers from a wide area. The two youths were reported to be from outside the Thornhill area, one from Richmond Hill and the other from Willowdale. In the contentious matter of greater municipal control of educa- tion budgets the Minister said, “If we expect municipal councils to relax the pressure now being exerted to gain control of school board expendiâ€" tures,‘it behooves all board members to take a second look, with their architects, at the specifications which they are putting out to tender." Mr. Davis said it now costs about $1,500 to place a student in a new collegiate institute or a high school, $2.000 in a composite school, and $2,200 in a vocational school. Yet some schools are being erected at twice these figures. Markham Township has. accord- ing to its Planning Director Ron Forrest. a ratio of 70.28 per cent residential assessment and 29.72 per cent industrial and commercial. This ratio is as good as. if not better than, that in neighboring municipalities. But in arriving at these figures, Mr. Forrest said he had not included farm assessment. claiming that this was the procedure used by Metro in arriving at, its assessment ratio. Thornhill Park was the scene of an unfortunate incident Sunday after- noon when two young men in their late teens engaged in a fight while a. large group of young people and adults crowded around to watch. One of the two teenagers involved was eventually rendered unconscious and had to be taken by stretcher to the office of a local doctor. In a recent speech to members of the Associated Secondary School Boards of Ontario, Education Min- ister William G. Davis urged them to cut down unnecessary facilities in new school buildings. Declaring this decade is a critical one for secondary schools, the universities and other centres of higher learning, Mr. Davis suggested school boards use their budgets to the best advantage when planning new buildings. asking them- selves whether it is essential to pur- chase equipment for each student. Subscription Rate $3.50 per year; to United States $4.50; 10c single copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulatiéms Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH. Editor and Publisher W. S. COOK. Managing Editor 'An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 Nevertheless, Markham, with the "Authorized as second class mail. Post Office Department, Ottawa" Ontario Education Costs Markham Adecl Wisely egular‘ Police Patrols @1132 liberal Ontario, Thursday. jur1e7713, 1963 The vast expansion in the educa- tional requirements of this decade demand that every education dollar be spent on education. We shall have no money to spare, at any level of government, for frills, however de- sirable in themselves such frills may be. The frills must make way for classrooms, laboratories and highly qualified instructors. The real power of exerting great- er control over educational expendi- tures lies not with the municipalities but with Mr. Davis’ own government. His duty and that of his government is to assess all the educational needs of this province, relate them to pro- vincial revenues, and make certain that every dollar is spent for the best possible return. The province has refused to grant the municipali- ties any authority over school costs. Councils are compelled to levy what- ever budget figure school boards may set. This situation is particu- larly bad in the case of high school trustees who aren’t elected by the people «but are appointed. Under the present system the education dollar can only be spent to the best advantage if the provin- cial government is prepared to exert a strong central authority over capi- tal expenditures in particular, and in some areas even over operating ex- penditures. The province, which now provides a large part of capital school costs, has the responsibility to make sure the money it supplies is prud- ently spent. School capital budgets should be subject first to the ap- proval of municipal councils and then to the approval of the province. tic task to cope with this influx which will become cumulative through 1966- 70. We cannot permit ourselves to fail our nation and our young people in the face of this challenge.” exception of the western mile and a quarter and other small areas, is still essentially a farming community -â€" and if farm assessment were counted in, the ratio of industrial and com- mercial assessment to the whole would be much lower. The ratio for which every municipality is striving is 60 per cent residential and 40 per cent commercial and industrial. It is believed that this ratio would share the cost of municipal government and services more equallyâ€"so that the residential ratepayer would not be overburdened with taxes. A representative of one of the developers of the area concerned told council that even if not another house was built in Markham, taxes would continue to go up. This statement is true, but unless large residential building is carefully balanced by large industrial and commercial build- ing, the increase in taxes will be very much greater than it will be without further residential building. Residential building calls for increas- ed services, particularly in the field of education. School buildings and staff, to provide the education which no one would deny the children who will live in these almost 1,800 pro- posed residential units, would cause the tax rate in the whole school area to jump alarmingly. We believe that Markham Coun- cil used sound judgment and reached a rational conclusion in deferring“ further residential development until greater industrial development is assured for the township. 'The park was crowded on both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday afternoon it was the centre of a district Scout and Cub rally. \u‘vvtnvv u uv - u. Vuv Anny. The Thornhill Village Trustees, who are responsible for policing the area, should have a constable on regular duty once the warm weather arrives. The attractive park and pool are real assets to the commun- ity. Young children and their par- ents should be able to enjoy these facilities without having to witness such incidents as the one that oc- curred on Sunday afternoon. Regular police patrols would help to avert this rowdyism and ensure that those using the park and its facilities behave in a proper and orderly manner. \1ID William Neal began his political life as councillor in 1933. He spent four years as councillor, six years as the reeve of Richmond Hill and two years as mayor. He likes to remember that the first well for the water supply in Richmond Hill was drilled while he was in council and that he was the reeve when the sewers were installed. Mr. Neal is a member of the United Church and Masonic Order. He fully believes in the value of good public relations between the people and local government. He wants them to understand the problems of their local government and perhaps be interested enough to take a more active and under- standing part in it. “It is the duty of the municipal government," continued Mayor Neal, “to perform the executive and legislative duties which are set up in the statutes of Ontario.” So municipal government is responsible for the establishment and maintenance of a police depart- ment and fire department for the protection of per- sons and property; for the control of all buildings erected in the town including residential, commercial, and industrial development; for all aspects of public works namely: building and maintenance of all streets,public buildings, maintenance of allmunicipal- ly owned vehicles and equipment and the operation of a waterworks system. Added to this is the res- ponsibility for sanitation and waste removal which includes the operation of a sanitary sewage disposal plant and the collection o_f all types of garbage. Mr. Neal said also that the town was bound to administrate social welfare, which includes direct re- lief, care of persons in nursing homes as well as charitable cases, and to establish recreational and community service which takes care of the public library, park maintenance, arena operations and rec- reation facilities in general. So it becomes necessary to issue debentures to take care of all capital costs for the various works in the municipality.‘ It is necessary to levy and collect moneys required for the public school, high school and separate school boards. The local govern- ment is also responsible for the operation of an in- dustrial commission to promote and encourage in- dustry to locate in the municipality, and for the maintenance of a planning department which is res- sible for the planning and growth of the town in a mannerly and efficient way . . . and the council is responsible for the passing of all local legislation al- though in certain cases, by-laws must be approved by various departments of the provincial government before becoming law in the town. “The greatest aim of a local government,” said the mayor, “is to try and give the best possible serâ€" vice to the local residents, and this includes education, protection of persons and property and recreation and community services, etc., without having: to in- crease the tax rate and this in these times, is a dif- ficult problem.” To help the readers to understand the nature of this difficulty, Mr. Neal explains the function and uses of local government, so that it may be clearly seen that running a municipality is not exactly child’s play, and it sometimes requires a great deal of money to keep it running properly. There are seven members on the Richmond Hill Town Council. The members of the present council are Mayor William Neal, Reeve Floyd Perkins Deputy-reeve Stanley Tinker, and four councillors, Al. White, Walter Scudds, Alex Campbell and Thomas Murphy. The meetings of the council are elected annually by the ratepayers. All council meetings are open to the public and press. The by-laws are available for the public to study at the clerk’s office any day during regular office hours. The function of local government can be broken down even further. There are a number of separate departments, boards and commissions in Richmond Hill. There is the clerk-treasurer’s department which is responsible for the collection of all taxes, licenses and other financial commitments delegated by coun- cil. The works department ls responsible for build- ing and maintenance of all public works including roads, municipal buildings, sanitation and waste re- moval as well as the operation of a waterworks sys- tem. The building department is responsible for the issuance of all building permits and the inspection of all buildings being erected in the town. The police department is concerned with all phases of police work; the fire department is concerned with all phases of fire protection; the planning department is responsible for all planning and future development of the town. The library board looks after the opera- tion of public libraries and the parks committee for the maintenance and operation of all public parks. There is a recreation committee to look after all the recreational activities of the municipality. and final- ly there is the assessment department who are resâ€" ponsible for the assessment of all land, buildings and businesses. The genial mayor of Richmond Hill is certainly no stranger to this district. He and his family have lived in the Hill for 33 years. His automobile busi- ness is as well known as himself, and he is aided in this business by his three older sons, Bill, Sandy and Jim. The younger sons are Bob (who is attending Victoria College) and George (who attends the Richmond Hill High School.) The public school board is elected for the oper- ation of all public schools in the town; the high school board is appointed and is responsible for the operation of all high schools, and there is also a sep- arate school board handling the operation of all sep‘ arate schools. “As well as the above mentioned boards and commissions," said the mayor, “the council is: resâ€" ponsible for raising its proportionate amount or money to be 1_13ed_for county purposes." “I would suggest.” the mayor emphasized, “that more citizens take an active part in municipal g0“- ernment. The greater the interest shown in this phase of government to the problems which must be faced in a growing community, the greater the co- operation between the taxpayer and their elected representatives. I am of the opinion that a ver)’ small percentage of our residents realize the extent of the responsibility which council has and the chal- lenge they must meet when they become members of the council." The municipal government derives its revenue from the following sources: lâ€"From direct taxation on land, buildings and business assessment. 2 â€"- From grants and subsidies from the province. 3 â€" From licences, permits, and fines and miscellaneous items. “TAKE AN INTEREST IN MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS." - - WILLIAM NEAL, MAYOR OF RICHMOND HILL +++++++++++++ Rambling Around BY ELIZABETH KELSON mSjecona/ 3A0uq/zld . he‘s gone To the mansions of the blest. We were glad to see the faces, And it gave our hearts a thrill To meet the boys we played with ' ‘On the “green of Richmond Hill". But we missed our absent play- mates. Those whose graves are strewn around. Some. laid by Rev. Shanklin. In the English churchyard An historic event in the life of Richmond Hill was the old boys' reunion staged in 1911. It was a gala (lay and many Richmond Hill old boys and girls from many parts of Can~ ada and the United States en~ joyed the re-union program. In honor of the event John Hamilton wrote a poem. which appeared in “The Liberal" Sep~ tember 2nd. 1911. It was as follows: find. The names of many more. Whom Rev. Bredin taught the other mounds That time will ne'er refill, Whom Father Cassidy laid to Recently we published the verses of “The Lass of Rich~ mond Hill“ which many times appears in the old files of "The Liberal" which has been the home paper of Richmond Hill‘ and district since 1878. i How glad we were to meet once more, Where we were born and bred; To see remaining loved ones, And the graves of them that's Their names with age grown dim, And Rev. Dick said “dust to dust" And closed with funeral hymn. And on the farther slope we way To the eternal shore. O'er strewn with flowers are The summer-saults we used to turn, Upon the old school ground. The horses which we drove with strings. The marbles that we found. The rafts we built. the fish we 0n the Green of Richmond Hill How glad we were to meet once When we lads got in a mix-up, morev We had counsel for defence. Where we were born and bred; Why we had the finest lawyer To see remaining loved ones. And his pleading was immense. And the graves of them that's Sometimes we all pled guilty, dead- To the cherries that we took, And the flowers that bloom But the jury overlooked it. Where mOther Sleeps. Through a speech from Billy And sisters laid to rest. Cook. Where‘father's tomb tells usgAnd the greatest judge that ground. And some who sleep far up the hill. caught ’Way down on Elgin creek And old blind Tom and leap frog, And the old game hide and seek. And toes were stubbed and heels were skinned With pain that made us shout And plastered o'er with mud sometimes For better or for worse With shirt on wrong side out. And when a license was New voices now are shouting produced Where old are gone or still And once he used his quill. We think today of Childhood's There was room for one more hour . couple, On the “Green of Richmond‘On the “Green of Richmond Hill". I Hill". The stage that left at sevenlWe saw in all tho‘se faces rest. Neath the “green of Richmond Hill"; Is there really a nurse shortage in the hospitals? Or does it just seem that way because of those low- heeled shoes they wear? . . . Or maybe it’s because so many nurses are working in the TV beer com- mercialsâ€"carrying thOSe napkin-covered trays. An Ontario Government municipal planner says that Muskoka must now be regarded as part of Metro. . . . Or vice-verse. if Metro’s litter-bugs continue. “Everybody is maladjusted,” reports Dr. S. E. Jensen of York County’s Mental Health Association after attending a meeting of the American Psychia- tric Association. “The problem,” he says, “is to sell the idea to the public.” Sell it? They couldn’t give it away. North York's Safety Council has been denied an increased grant because it is a “do nothing” organiza- tion. . . . Sort of a stop, look and listen group, eh? -â€"that never got past the “stop”. Chinese immigrant Weldon Chan has emerged from his three years of hiding as “the man the Mounties couldn't get.” . . . Well, he wasn’t a Communist. That Diefenbaker speech at a Toronto trade dinner explains a lot of things. He said, of his days as prime minister: “Day in and day out there rests the terrifying fear that what you are doing might not be the right course."â€"-And here we thought it was indecision when all the time the poor man was paralyzed with fear. Metro police have only three Italian-speaking officers to deal with Toronto’s 135,000 Italians and they are urgently seeking Italian recruits. But the problem will likely continue; for once an Italian- speaking policeman handcuffs himself to a prisoner is is practically prevented from speaking Italian. Toronto is going to hire a $15,000 a year trouble- shooter to expedite construction of the new city hall. . . . 0r, putting it another way: he is being hired to speed up a job which will pay him $15,000 a year for as long as the job lasts. That series of stories from Stouffville on a local pastor‘s advice to teen-agers could be summed up in the observation that there is nothing wrong in GOING steady. . . . Their troubles start when they stop. items gleaned from files of “The Liberal”, the home paper of this district since 1878. . Yesterday’s news is not necessarily dead. 3m £23m @0112 18y 001g cut. For hanging on behind. The creek that ran the old flour mill, We dammed the water back. And Dixon used to fret and say We turned the water black. The orchards there for miles aroundWe'd been in every tree We’d been In every house That didn't have a key. No matter what was going on. We boys would have one fill, For there was nothing then too good for us. On the "Green of Richmond Canada, Can ever boast to day Was right in there amongst us And he always leaned' our way It was there Billy Falconbridge Obtained his early skill In making quick declsions On the “Green of Richmond Hill". o'clock. No doubt you all well mind; How Hewison gave us many a We all recolleci the medicine. And just how much to take, When We had the cholera morbus And the awful stomach ache. How we ate too many cookies, From the highest pantry shelf, And young Langstaff couldn't divine, Was thinking of his purse When he dreamed he'd join us stumps. , How we suffered from the measles And the chicken pox and mumps. But the time we ate green apples. Was no worse than any pill That we got from Langstaff‘s Every boy there had his sweetheart, Maidens with the loveliest curls, There was no time in its history Richmond Hill had swgeter girls. They were dressed in dainty fabrics, With a modesty desired. With a hat that showed their faces. And a dress as much admired. And Billie Trench the young help us, 'Cause he was eatin' them himself. How we got the poison ivy, Gathering berries round the father, On the "Green of Richmond all For better or for worse And when a license was Hill Hill" by George Mnyel every empty the ii MATINEFJMDAY 2 PM. HELD OVER- ~THUR. FRI. SAT. JUNE 13-14-155 come us. Seemed curious for to see If the boys who used to see them home Were the same as they used to be. One time they may have parted In fond embrace of tears Phone TU. 4-1212 Richmond Hill. 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