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aVaughan Township 1135 also agreed to continue to pay $100 per month subsidy towards the ambulance ser- vice. but not the 32.7% ($130.80) per month request- ed on a basis of 1964 calls. [inn {1 with W presen‘ extra mmmmummummmumuunnmuuummmmum! “11°01- Despite a plea by Police Chief Harvey Cox that his depart~ ment was desperate for more room. and information from the clerk that money was available in the budget, Markham Town- chip Council Monday night tem- porarily withheld any action on a recommendation of the "police committee for renovations. Trustee Jack Knott moved that the contract be awarded to the next lowest bidder. but as there was no seconder the mo- tion was lost. In a report of a special comâ€" mittee meeting last week. the board said that Bruno Electric had. been awarded the contract for \electrical fixtures for addi- tions to MacKillop and Bever- ley Acres Public Schools. How- ever, the general contractor in- formed the board that he would be unable to Sign a contract with the firm because it was nonnunion. Will Pay Ambulance Subsidy Richmond Hill Public School Board has awarded a contract for electrical work to a non- union contractor on its own following a report from the general contractor that it could not work with him. “\“lllllmullmlllllumllllllllllllllllllllll\Illllllllllllllllllllllll‘lllllll Council also withheld any lotion on a request from En- gineer Dusan Miklas to ap- prove a contract with E. J. Beamish Construrtion Co. Ltd.. Thornhill. to clean out 63.500 feet of sewer in the township. Chief Cox said that space was at such a premium in the department that it was Impossible to bring prison- ers in to question them. It was imperative that im- provements be made at this time, he said. Deputy-reeve Stewart Rumble said council would deal with it If the money were available. In his report, Mr. Miklas said Non-Union Electrical Company Gets Contract [or Public School Work Prisoners Crowded At Mkhm. Twp. Markham Township Council has agreed to pay 14.6% o“ $58.40 per month subsidy toward the Vaugh- an-Hlll ambulance subsidy. This amount is based on the 1964 calls. Richmond Hill Town Council learned at its Monday night meet- lng. VOL. 88, NO. 1 A spectator called the fire “a holocaust which melted the glass in the windows as if it was ice". The first alarm was sounded at 1:20 pm and the Richmond Hill Fire Brigade arrived to find a rear shed and trailer already partly consumed by the fire which had spread into the back end of the plant. Re'm- forcements were sought from the Vaughan Brigade which despatched its aerial truck. a pumper and tank truck. The two departments fought a losing battle against A crowd of more than 1.000 people. attracted from as far as 20 miles by a huge cloud of billowing black smoke. watched as three fire departments battled a raging fire Saturday afternoon. The roaring blaze completely destroyed the Modern Sleep plant of Foam Plastics Industries. located on Newkirk Road just south of Elgin Mills Road. Factory Blaze lea ves 40 Job/es: yublic 24 Wri It was also agreed that the principal of each school should be allowed to spend up to $1.500 over and above his general sup- plies budget this year, in addi- tion to any adjustment made with Walter Scott within the present budget, because of the extra costs acorued from the transfer of Walter Scott pupils 'to the school. and the extra cost of supplies in the senior} _’ the sewers, located west of Bay- - View Avenue, should be cleaned r once a year and could be done by the North York Works De- partment, using a bucket sys- tem. Howeverr Beamish Cone struction had developed a new‘ system, and would only charge the township 15 cemts a linear foot. almost half the cost of the ,North York charge. This was done with the proval of the architect and general contractor, and work will be carried out ( separate contract. . The board also knocked ap- proximately $1,500 from the $37,826 tender of A. Petersons Ltd.. for alterations at Waltkr Scott Public School. The maximum figure for fur- niture and equipment at Cros- by Heights Senior School was set at $50.280. It was then moved by Trus- tees Andrew Hutcheson and Phyllis Hawkes that the board sign a separate contract with Bruno, deleting the electrical work from the basic tender. The deduction was brought about by deleting the landscap- ing allowance of $500 and the acoustic tile ceilings of $1,000 and leaving the exposed wood deck. The board also authorized the expenditure of $2.000 each for furnishings for Beverley Acres kindergarten and Walter Scott alterations. Council decided it should study {the matter further before making any decision. Council, however, admit- ted it didn‘t mind being a "guinea pig" in another matter where the price was right. Mr. Miklas recommended the use of a new plastic overlay, "Bemaphalt." for the water- proofing of bridge decks at the fifth line. He said the cost of the new substance would be $2,855, with the Department of Highways paying 80 per cent, so that the towns'hip wbuld on}; have to pay $571. He said the department had It was felt the tender was too high and the two items in ques- tion could be done without for the present. LibrT-I’Z‘f 9 ap- the the Another tender from W. A. Rider Paving Ltd., was turned down on the recommendation of the engineer, because it did- 'not contain a bid price, or other essential data. Approved the construction of a 7.124-foot watermain on Don “Mills Road. to be constructed ,on a local 'at a cost of $69,346. The town- ship’s share would be $6971.67. The main will run from Rodick ‘Road to one lot south of 16th‘ 'EAvenue. improvement basis' phone system, with the re- sult that the switchboard i service was knocked out for most of the next day. lllllllllll“\llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll idebenture, subject to the ap- proval of the Ontario Munici- ;pa1 Board. Passed a byâ€"law estab- : lishing a community centre , in Bayview Glen Estates, with the following appoint- ed to the board: Councillors ‘IY Cnmnor and Only“..â€" its use on the understanding that it was subject to the re- commendation of the Highway Department. Called for tenders for two [\llllllulll|ll|llllllll|llllllll‘lll\\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll‘ Markham To Maintain Elgin Mills Road tested Bemaphalt. but had never used it in a practical way before and would be watching the Markham experiment closely. After this year, the «price would probably En up,» Councillor Charles Hoover said he didn't mind being a guinea pig at “such a low price", but would only vote for In other matters of finance. council approved the low ten- der of $83,083.30 from Miller Paving Ltd., for the double surâ€" face treatment of 19 miles of road in the township. Other tenders were E. J. Beamish Construction Co. Ltd.. $86,411.- 96; Municipal Spraying and Oiling Co., $91,582.88. mmmuummnminimum!“uummmmuunumnumnumun Councillor Cleary Palmer said he was against the new treatment, because nobody knew what it was. For a few days Richmond Hill has been breaking a lawI a new amendment to the pro- vincial Police Act that re- quires every municipality with a population greater than 15.000 to have a board of police commissioners. The amendment was given Royal Assent in the Legislature last week. but did not receive any publicity until Tuesday of this Week. The town‘s pop- ulation of 19.000 makes it one of the nine municipali- ties which will be affected. Markham Township. with a population of 15.800 and Vaughan. with 18,000, are also in the list, along with Markham Township has agreed to resume mainten- ance of the Elgin Mills Sideroad. Works Commis- sioner Otto Whalen report- ed to Richmond Hill Coun- cil Monday evening. The agreement came as a result of a recent meeting be- tween representatives 0! both municipalities. Council voted 2-1 to accept it} The deputy-chief said the cause of the blaze had not yet been determined, although he believed it had probably started in the attached shed. which was already in flames when the fire was discovered. The local department has made several return trips to the plant to extinguish smouldering timbers fanned into flames by the high winds over the weekend. Proprietors of the firm which employed 40 people, are A. Rosen and John Ross who are not residents of this area He estimates the damage as nearing thv 5100.000 mark. although the exact figure will not be known until the burned-out company has made a thorough check of its inventory. the flames with Deputy-Chief Russell Lynell, of Rich- mond Hill in charge of the battle. Police Commissions Mandatory RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULYil, 1965 Passed a by-law estab- lishing a community centre in Bayview Glen Estates, with the following appoint- ed to the board: Councillors Sumner and Palmer, W. Reber, president: W. J. Shanahan. Dr. E. Bertrand, Madge Craig, W. Seeley. Agreed to send Richmond Hill Public School Board a cer- tified copy of its resolution en- dorsing its application to Rich- mond Hill Town Council for a $520,000 debenture for altera- tions and additions to four of its schools. The township is re- sponsible for 1.263 per cent of the loan. while $225,000 of the debenture is covered by the Municipal Assistance Loan. Passed a resolution calling fonrthe; expenditure of $70,000 for the construction of bridges and culverts to be financed by Noted in a report of the police committee that Police Constable Dan Denby had re- ceived the top marks in his class in a course at Aylmer Police College. muuuuuummum“uuuuummuuulmm\muuumumuuuuuu culverts, constructed of corrug- ated metal pipes, at the seventh line, south of 17th Avenue and south of 19th Avenue. The new law requires a police commission of three persons: the head of the municipal council by virtue of his office. mayor or reevel, a county court judge and one other person (usual- ly a magistrate) appointed by the provincial cabinet on recommendation of the At- torney-General. Minimum annual salaries of the police commissioners are also statutory, ranging from $100 to $500. Munich. palities may pay the mem- Burlington. Toronto Town- ship. Oakville. Gloucester Township. Nepean Township, Saltfleet Township. It also reached the tele- phone system, with the re- sult that the switchboard service was knocked out for most of the next day. Only this time. it was the real thing. The heavy rain and electrical storm. which covered the area, kept lights flickering on and off during the Mon- day council meeting, while the rain itself found the oc- casional hole in the roof and did its best to inundate the press. M a r k h a m Township Council offices. which have been the centre of some stormy sessions recently with irate residents voicing various protests against council. ran into another storm Monday night. (Photo by Stuart’s Studio) 1n Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity” The McConkeys have been residents of Maple for six years, during four of which Mrs. Mc- Conkey was a member of Vaug- han Township Council. She served as chairman of the waterworks committee and also of the fire and police commitâ€" tee. When she retired from council last year, she was made an honorary member of the police force. f wuu Iltfl‘ WIlEIl sue It’ll, we uurn- Mrs. Jean Morrison. was believ- mg house after her son, James-‘ ed to have died of suffocation 6’ had awakened her' while hiding behind some cloth- She tried to go back in When ring in a closet of the house to she realized her daughter wasn't get away from the fire. Firemen With hep bUt was Prevented said the only burn she received from domg SO because of the was to her hand. intense heat. . Kenneth Emmerson, a neigh- According to WhitChUFCh bor. broke a window and looked TownshiRPfi-lézé, Abe-fire ~start-'for_.1he girl, but.,was. unable to ed in another closet in the bed- find her, ‘ room of Mrs. Morrison‘s broth- Mrs‘ Morrison's mother' Mrs, er. Ronald, who had left earlier Jean Mills, 46, who was also in Tammy Morrison, daughter 0 STOUFFVILLE: Elgin Wagg, town roads foreman, was roundly criticized by members of council last Week when it was discovered he only had $2,000 left in his road mainten- ance budget with six months still to go. Mr. Wazg said the heavy expenditure had been due to the abnormal spring breakup. Some of her friends in Maple have arranged an “open house", farewell party for Ruth Mc- Conkey, former Vaughan Town- ship councillor who is moving to Bermuda, July 15. The party is to be held at the McConkey home, 12 Maple Road, just west of Keele Street during the evening of July 6 and all those who would like to say goodbye to thh are invited to drop in. The two elder McConkey daughters, Debbie and Diane will remain behind to work in Toronto but John. Judy and Peter will go with their mother to join Mr. McConkey in Ber- muda. where he set up an ad- vertising business some months The Ontario Fire Marshal‘s Department is investigating a fire which last week took the life of a 5-year-old Lake Wilcox girl. Farewell Party Honors Former Twp. Councillor ago Investigate Fire Death At Lake Wilcox Cottage When Richmond Hill Council received its police committee report Monday night it believed the new legislation had received only one reading and was still in committee for further study. The mayor expressed con- cern over loss of control by the municipality over the police force. Councillor Wal‘ ter Scudds, chairman of It is expected that in the next week or so the Attorn- ey-General's Department will advise each of the nine municipal councils of its new obligation to law enforce. ment in its jurisdiction. bers more if they wish He would obtain com- plete descriptions of goods, get quotations and other data. seek quantity dis- counts and check delivery dates. as well as analyzing quotations submitted and placing orders or making recommendations for pur- Recommendation for the hiring of the purchasing agent was made by Busi~ neSs Administrator George Tindal. Mr. Tindal felt that there were many opportunities for buying equipment and supplies at lower cost but that he was unable to do this regularly without neglecting his reports to committees. preparation of budget. budget control. liaison with architects and contractors, etc. Besides obtaining infor- mation and placing orders. the purchasing agent would look after the follow-up needed on deliveries and arrange repairs to equip- ment. York Central District High School Board at Monday's meeting agreed to hire a. purchasing agent at a salary range of from $6,000 to $7.500 per annum. Purchasing Officer High School Bcl. 5 m i n g bre a k u p ~ 'smuumumummummn11mm“nnmnnmulmnuunuunmuu Interment was in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto. mmuunu\uuumuuuuuuuuumummum1muummumuuuum Town Counal A bhors Death Penalty Funeral service was held in Thompson Funeral Chapel, Au- rora, with Rev. Mrs. Dorothy Wilson, St. Paul's United Church, Lake Wilcox, officiat- ing. to go to work. Cause of the fire is still unknown. Mrs. Morrison, who is separ- ated from her husband. said she thought both her children were with her when she left the burn- ing house after her son, James. 6, had awakened her. Mrs. Morrison's mother, Mrs. Jean Mills, 46, who was also in the house at the time of the fire, escaped safely. council's police committee, agreed that the only control council will retain is a budg- etary one, but the mayor countered that when the commission comes for mon- ey, they will claim that if they don‘t get the money they can‘t provide the Serv- ices. “I don't think a judge and magistrate are the prop- er people to administer pol- ice afi‘airs. They are too close to these matters. Coun- cils are not wrapped up in the courts." Reeve Donald Plaxton, a lawyer agreed that these per- sons "are far too closely con- nected with police matters". The mayor said his state- ment was prompted by an answer to a question asked at the Liberal Party Hot Line held this spring, when John Addison MP York North had stated he had not made up his mind on the subject and found no great opinion for or against the death penalty throughout the country. The board's administra- tive offices at 25 Yonge Street South have been overcrowded for some time. and no suitable premises being avaliable for rent. it was decided to erect an administrative building. A site is presently being negotiated for this purpose. chases. He would also examine personally the quality of many goods re- ceived. expedite deliveries. interview sales representaâ€" tives, obtain information on new types of equipment, and deal with a considerâ€" able volume of correspond- ence. As a corollary to this de- cision. the board also agreed to obtain estimates for partitions in the board room to provide office space for new employees. (An "administrative intern" was recently appointed at the board office to assist the superintendent). In the interim, the Board will meet at one of the schools. Reeve Donald Plaxton however added a word of caution, that abolition of the death penalty and the present parole system could mean that dangerous kill- ers might be able to “con” the parole board into re- leasing them to be a men- ace to society. “A life sen- tence no longer means the recipient will spend his life behind bars. If the death sentence is removed I be- lieve that a life sentenCe without parole will have to be reinstituted," he stated. Prompted by a statement by Mayor Thomas Broad- hurst that he abhorred capital punishment and hopes it will soon be abol- ished. all members of Rich- mond Hill Council express- ed the same view Monday evening. The board agreed to ad- vertise for a purchasing agent and it is hoped to have the position filled by August 1. new In xor teacners at Bayvrew Second-I Three York Central students ‘PeL Au‘ 31175011001. ‘ have also *been selected to Dorothy The course was equivalent to make similar tours. Gail United one-half an Ontario Department Meadows, a grade 11 student Offimat‘ of Education summer course. at Bayview Secondary School A contract to transport Pupils will leave for St. John, New Prospect to the opportunity classes for Brunswick July 5. next year was also approved. on July 19_ Susan Baird, ai ummumuuuum The number 0f pupils is n°t 9"" grade 11 Student 8“ Langm“ pected to exceed 35 and the will leave to spend a week in route will be from Beverley Chicoutimi, Quebec. Michael Acres to MacKillop, stopping at Hayes. 3 grade 11 student at yth each of the other four schools Thornhill Secondary will leave ' en route, with pickup times at on the same day to spend a 8.30 am and 3.30 pm. week at Whitehorse Yukon. HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 24 French-Canadians To Be York Central Guests A request from the teachers’ council to Richmond Hill Public School Board asking that it con- sider some adjustments in its federation fees deductions. has been turned back to the council. The teachers requested the board deduct the $25 dues over a period of several pays in the fall. instead of in one complete sum in November. . “It’s rather frustrating just before Christmas," the council said in its letter. The board, however, decided it was not up to it to decide and turned the request back to‘ the council with the advice that it consult its Teachers Profes-I lsional Act for guidance. -- . ‘I The board also agreed toa group here and felt that grant one-half a credit for 531- York Central had been sent ary purposes to teachers suc- French students as a result of cessfully completing the fall last year’s symposium on and winter mathematics course French Canada. for teachers at Bayview Second- Three York Central students ary SChOOl- ' Ihave alsn been selpdpr‘l tn York Central District High du Loup, Quebec who are School Board on July 8 will be spending a week with York host at a dinner for 24 French- Cemtral students. speaking students from Riviereu The visit is hart nf thp m1- on in keeping with the basic principles of road maintenance. Works Commissioner Otto Whalen told Richmond Hill Council Monday evening. “The basic principle of road maintenance is to get the water off the road as soon as possible to the ditch. It is standard pracâ€" tice to have an unsodded shoulder at least 24 inches “On Altamira one property‘ owner had sodded to the edge of the pavement with the sod raised two or two and a half inches above it. I followed es- tablished procedure in having it removed. But there were ob- jections. I offered to put in another line of sod but leaving 24 to 30 inches of shoulder. I might say the objections cover- wide. If the sod is carried to ed a wide range. including no the pavement edge and is high- storm sewers. no curbs. and the er than the pavement. the win- general quality of the ability _.. .s..V...-. ...unuu.\. “u. uuu was raised five inches at the discharge into the pipe and there are several low spots in the ditches on that street. Al- though it is quite true there ll no drainage problem in that area, people in Romac Court do have a drainage problem for which runoff must be provided on Altamira. Where sod is 'hig‘her than the pavement, the snow plow leaves snow behind which turns into ice. which poses another problem.“ the town em- _ployee noted. Advise Teachers Handle Own Fees Work of removing sod on Altamira Road which led to a recent heated protest by resi- dents of that area. was carried on in keeping with the basic principles of road maintenance, Works Commissioner Otto Whalen told Richmond Hill Council Monday evening. Says Work On Altamira Road Fol lows Engineering Principles Works Commissioner Reports Twelve-year-old Susan Zepp, a grade 7 student at Powell Road Pubhc School has good reason to look knight and shinyzeyed as she is seen here. She was named township champion at the June 16 field day of Vaughan Public Schools, after having won first place in every event she entered. Susan is shown proudly wearing her six red ribbons and holding in her right hand, the senior girls’ championship trophy and in her left, the “most promising athlete” trophy, awarded by the Maple Lions Club. Vaughan C: T op Athlete On July 19, Susan Baird, ai The Turf Club was decorated grade 11 student at Lanzstaff for the occasion in a woodland will leave to spend a week in theme. A horse’s head. SCUID' Chicoutimi, Quebec. Michael tured from ice centred the gala Hayes. a grade 11 student at buffet table. Thomhill Secondary will leave Proceeds from the ball wero on the same day to spend star the Canadian Cancer So- week at Whitehorse Yukon. ciety. The Quebec young people (who speak very little English) are expected to arrive July 5 and will be billeted with stu- dents from York Central's five schools. During their week's stay they will be taken on short trips. to Stra-tford, Niagara Falls. Queen's Park. Toronto Island and the University of To- ronto. Funds have been pro- vided by the Centennial Com- mission for all transportation involved. The visit is part of the fed- eral Centennial Commission's program which this year is spending $250,000 to send 9,000 young people to different parts of Canada,~to help find a Cana- dian identity. u..-', D. B. Threndyle, head of the girci’g'thi's“;}ga will moqerfi languages _dePaI:tmen§llowered," she stated at Langstaff Secondary School has made all arrangements for the vis'nt. The high school board con- sidered it a distinct honor that they had been invited to have a group here and felt that ter sand gathers in a windmw. of anybody working for the water builds up against it and town," the works commissioner invariably the asphalt breaks continued. off." he claimed. J “In another instance the sod “On Altamlra one property was raised five inches at the owner had sodded to the edge discharge into the pipe and Ar n“. --.......-_L ...:u. AL, _-_1 MORE HOMES & [AND LISTED AND SOLD 1878 Councillor Eric Handbilry stated he had inspected the work and felt the workmen had out far too deeply. "I'm happy to hear that the works commis- sioner is willing to replace some sod.“ Councillor Scudds countered “There never was any question that sod would be re. placed - but not to the pave- ment edge." Vaughan Township’s Deputy- reeve Garnet Williams and Mrs. Williams were among the guests at the 10th Annual Queen's Plate Ball held last Friday night at the Turf Club, Woodbine. Councillor Lois Hanc’ey re- ported that the works commit- tee had inspected the area. “Although there is no dralnaga problem on that corner, there is just around the circle. In order to get water away from the circle this area will have to be Councillor Walter Scudds stated that council will have to accept the fact that shoulders have to be cut down level with the pavement, "The road is a huge investment of taxpayers' money and must be protected," he said. Vaughan Deputy- Reeve Attends Turf Club Ball He reported that no further work had been done in the Alt- amira area. but said the ques- tion is "whether we apply basic accepted methods of road main- tenance or leave the sod and spend money repeatedly on re- pairing the asphalt." NORTH YONGE OFFICE 8242 YONGE ST. WWW 889-1156 I Photo by Barbour) PER COPY 100