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- As well as a petition opposing the incorpora- Ztion of King City signed by 564 ratepayers, Peter J. ’ fWilliams of 165 Elizabeth Grove presented a brief at last week’s OMB hearing on behalf of the King City Anti-Incorporation Committee. The brief was signed 'by the eight members of the committee. ' Mr. Williams related that the Future development in the! committee had been formed area depends on the solution in! river a year ago when the trus-ia number of key problems. the; tees announced their intention brief continued. Chief of thesei of applying for incorporation. were the provision of a sewage Several public meetings had plant and improvement of the‘ i been held to discuss the matterlwater supply. ‘ and various members did re- The ratio of industrial to res-i learch in different aspects of idential assessment in the area; the question. is very low - 13%. approximate-i - The petition he said, repre- ly and further residential assess-' [int-fl 55.4% of those on the.ment would result in higher Ratepayers' Committee Files 564-Name PetitionI Asking King City Not Be Incorporated Village‘ The petition he said. repre1 sented 55.4% of those on the: electoral rolls of the village and‘ had been verified by the townq ship clerk. First objection the brief contained concerned the im- plication of municipal fraz- mentntion. Incorporation of King City would open the way to the future Incorpor- ation of other police villag- es in the township and Oak Ridges. All these small ‘ municipalities would be in- ' tent on their own local problems. not those in ad- iacent areas. "The best in- terests of all will be served by the township remaining fl single integrated munici- . polity”, said the brief. ‘said. planning would fall on an inex- ly and further residentlal assess- ment would result in higher taxes. These three problems must all be solved before i’urth» ed development is possible and the committee felt that with King City remaining part of the township they could be better solved. Under incorporation. the brief the responsibility for perienced village council and a ‘small municipal staff with lim~ ited qualifications and exper- ience. Other disadvantages which the committee saw in a small independent municipality were that borrowing Would be diffi- cult and costly; service would suffer under poorly qualified 14 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Oct. 21, 1965 Socials T Miss Beverly Ann Stuart en- tertained a few of her friends on the occasion of her fifth birthday on October 13, .’ On hand to wish Beverly a happy birthday and to enjoy the beautifully decorated birthday cake and other goodies were Janice Ward. Jody Macdonald, Sheila Yoteff and Jimmy Arm- sh'ong. _' Mr. and Mrs. Robert .lohnston‘wm” of» Medford. Oregon spent? "T Thanksgiving week with M1~s.}“'"“1 Johnston’s folks in Toronto and??d€e visited friends and relatives in!111 degeley and Concord hefnreicreel they returned by plane to the 93w West coast last Sunday. 121? l' Best wishes to those who are celebrating a wedding annivers- ary this month. Among them are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Locke. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Tomkow. Mr. lpd Mrs. Bruce Snider and Mr. and Mrs. Charles. Agnew. TAKE NOTICE THAT: Edgeley Notes 1. The Council of the Corporation of the Town- ship of Markham intends to apply to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval of the construction of a 12 inch diameter watermain on Bayview Avenue from the south limit of Creswicke Road northerly to the south limit of Lot 22, Registered Plan 3806. a distance of 4.242 lineal feet, and a ten inch diameter watermain on Yonge Street from the south limit of Lot 4, Registered Plan 3805 northerly to 50 feet north of the south limit of Lot 1. Registered Plan 4342, a distance of ap- proximately 2801 feet at an estimated cost of $75,684.00 and intends to charge part of the cost of the work as a water works rate for a period of 20 years upon lands that abut on the street or streets ‘on which the watermains have been con- structed. THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MARKHAM FOR APPROVAL OF A BYâ€"LAW IMPOSING A WATERWORKS RATE 3. In addition to the said rates hereinbefore im- posed there is hereby imposed upon the owners and occupants of lands described in paragraph 4 of this notice a water works rate sufficient to pay for two and one half per cent of the capital cost of the existing water works authorized under By- laws numbers 1670. 1877. 2008. a mill rate of two mills on the aSSessed value of the lands described in paragraph 4. 2. It is proposed to raise part of the annual pay- ments by an annual frontage rate of $0.35 per foot. 4. The lands in respect of which such owners or occupants are deemed to derive benefit from the project are described as follows, namely: All and singular that certain parcel or tract of land and premises lying and being in the Township of Markham in the County of York and being composed of all lots numbers 37 to 42 inclusive in the First Concession of the Town- ship of Markham and all of the west half of lots numbers 12 to 20 inclusive in the Second Con- cession of the said Township. 5. Any ratepayer may. within twenty-one days after the first publication of this notice, send by prepaid post to the Clerk of the Township of Markham at the address given below. a notice in writing stating his objection to such approval or to the imposition of the special rate. 6. The Ontario Municipal Board may approve the said special rate pursuant to the statute and may approve of the said works. but before doing so it may appoint a time and place for a public hearing when any objections will be considered. but notice of such hearing will be given only to those persons who have given notice of objection as provided for above. Dated at the Township of Markham, this 12th day of October, 1965. Second publication this let day of October, 1965 NOTICE OF APPLICATION H. C. T. Crisp. Clerk, Township of Markham RR. 2, Gormley, Ontario. By Under incorporation, the brief said, the responsibility for planning would fall on an inex- perienced village council and a small municipal staff with lim- ited qualificatlons and exper- ience. Other disadvantages which the committee saw in a small independent municipality were that borrowing Would be diffi- cult and costly: service would suffer under poorly qualified‘ employees; there would be no qualified supervisor of road work. there would be neither equipment nor manpower for road plowing: to provide the present 2+hour service provid- ed by the township police force would require four or five men which would be financially wimpossible. iplanner had expressed the opin-1 ion that the urban spread from .Metro would not afl'cct King (township, Mr. Williams began ‘to read from a newspaper report ‘quoting the Toronto Board of Trade on the question. Mr. ‘Steele objected strongly to relyâ€"‘ ling on information given in a j newspaper. “Newspapers always tell the truth". commented Mr. Wil- 1i; ms dryly, to the amusement of the audience and the two members of the OMB conduct- ing the hearing “The move (to incorporation' would be short-sighted on the edge of the fastest growing area in North America. which is creeping mile by mile closer each year.“ the brief concluded. “It would make current and future problems more complex." In his cross examination of this witness. D. R. Steele QC, solicitor for the village trustees. challenged Mr. Williams and the other members of the commit- tee on their qualifications for making the statements in the The amalgamation of the 15 Refused permission to read township school sections underlthe article in question, he con- a township school area boarditented’himself with the state- had improved education greatly‘ment, delivered in the same dry in the area and represented a manner, “A number of people. trend, the brief went on. If the including the Toronto Board of township remained a single en- Trade, disagree with Mr. Bouse- tily, improved services in water, field. sewage. roads, fire and police Another member of the gem would result. ~ eral public heard by the board brief and others on literature which was sent to township resi- dents. ‘ in particular. he ques- tioned their authority for a statement in one of the leaflets to the effect that police villages were not to be abolished when none of them were members of the Legislature and did not know what would be done about police villages. Mr. Williams advised that the statement had been made in re- buttal of a leaflet distributed by the village trustees which said that the police villages would shortly be abolished and that services in police villages would collapse. The committee's information on the subject had come from Fred Braybrook. lsupervisor of municipal organizations [or the Department of Municipal At- lairsl who at a public meeting at All Saints' Church had stated “No politician would have the guts to dissolve the police vil- lages". said Mr. Williams. ‘ While he felt incorporation would not solve all the village‘s problems. Mr. Long felt that they would be better met under direct control of the village. Urban concerns of the village were more and more divorced from those around them, he said. and those in rural areas were not concerned with village problems. He felt the communi- ty could govern itself. “Give our own council responsibility for our own area. We 6511 put them out in one or two years if we are not satisfied". He was in favor of “fragmen- tation"*if the “fragments” are better off and was not convinced that incorporation of King City would adversely affect the rest of the township. When Mr. Steele reminded him that a previous witness. John Bousefield, a municipal planner had expressed the opin- ion that the urban spread from Metro would not affect King ’lownship. Mr. Williams began Another member of the gen‘ eral public heard by the board was William M. Long of 152 Melrose Avenue. A resident of the village for six years. Mr. Long supported the trustees‘ ap- plication for incorporation. He had found very strong opinions in the matter. he said. most very regional and based on miscon- ceptinns. problems. He felt the communi- ty could govern itself. “Give our own council responsibility for our own area. We c'a‘n put them out in one or two years if we are not satisfied". He was in favor of “fragmen- tation“*if the “fragments” are better off and was not convinced that incorporation of King City would adversely affect the rest of the township. Mrs. T. H. Backhouse of Springhill Rd. expressed similar views. “Assessment is said to be higher in rural areas. shouldn't leave the township in poor condition”, she said. It; Hubert Hamilton \and his son ding anniVersary October 14. N Allan of 26 Riverside Drive, Congratulations also to ML; The 15 ‘Humber Summit were among and Mrs- R' M- MoLean‘ 20 King‘attended tthe interested audience at the High Drive. who celebrated‘at the M their 24th wedding anniversary‘ . ‘big inter-club meeting of Metro on Sunday last weekend Toronto and district Kiwanians . I r'l‘hornhil ‘ Mr. and Mrs. William Laceyy‘auended grecently when Hon. Alvm Ham- Lawrie Road spent the Thanks-i ilton MP spoke on world tradergiving weekend in Meriden‘lgenr'elizé] A former university lecturer Conn., with their two youngest i and also a former high schoolchildren Debbie and Timmy” .teacher. Hon. Alvin Hamilton islThey visited Mr. and Mrs. Wilw‘ Hubert Hamiltons brother. He liam Schneider and Mr. and‘ was interested to hear of theJMrs. William De Merchant. academic progress of nephewt _Your correspondent and hus- Allan who is a student at Emeryiband entertained Mr. and Mrs. 5Collegiate. Weston Road neariHerb Brasier of Richmond Hill. Finch Avenue. LWilliam Gage of Thornhill and Presbyterian: Plan Congregational Visits By MARY DAWSON Celebrating 136 years of service to the community on Sunday, St. Andrew‘s Pres- byterian Churchi Maple, ‘neld services at 11 am and 7 pm with Rev. Charles G. Boyd, BA. of Parkdale Presbyterian Church as guest minister. Early historians refer to this charge as the Congregaâ€" tion of Vaughan_in the Pres- bytery of Toronto. Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Canada in connection with the Church of Scotland. The earliest record in ex- istence was“ written by the late Donald Cameron in the form of a petition. dated December 15. 1829. which pleads on behalf of 90 to 100 persons, chiefly from Scot- land. anxious to enjoy the means of divine grace and being destitute of a suitable house for that purpose. for the assistance of a generous and discerning public to er- ect a church on the rear of lot No. 19, 3rd Concession of Vaughan. They wished to adopt the doctrine and war- ship land It is believed that leader- ship had been received from the Rev. William Jenkins. the first minister of Richmond Hill and Scarboro, whose call is dated in 1817. The Rev. Peter McNaugh- ton. the first minister, had been educated in Aberdeen and was ordained by the Presbytery of Auchterarder in March and was designated to go to Thorah and Eldon. His stay there was brief. for his induction at Vaughan is dated August 21. 1833. In July 1844 he returned to Scotland but September 1847 found him back in the Vaughan charge which he left the next year for Picker- ing. He resigned from that charge November 21, 1856, and afterward lived for a time in Vaughan. Charles McNaughton, the present Ontario Minisler of High- ways. Is a direct descendant. Celebrate 136 Years Service The next early reco of the Church of Scot- I“l\l\\ll\llll“ll“lll\lm\ll“\ll\“lll“mmI“\ll“\mllll“lll‘lllllllllll‘lllmm“I|l\l“MINI!lllulmlmlllll‘ll‘lnnllllmlllmm“!|llllllllllll“llllllllHluNllullII“l‘lllllullilllllllllllVllullllllllllllln“lll\ll1\lllml“lVlllllll11llulllIll“Ill“IlullllllIIlllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll|ll|lllll\l“l\\ Hon. Alvin Hamilton Speaks To Kiwanians mmmuummununuuumlumu\“muuulummuunuummmmmumumlmmmmmmuummmuuumummmuummuuuwmmmmu\mu‘umummmxmum“mumlmmmmumnmummmmumummummmmmmm In spite of rigorous cross- examination for an entire afternoon and part of the next morning. King City Village Trustee' lawyer, D. R. Steele, QC was unable to shake the testimony of the township's star witness. Eric Hardy. a political economist and municipal consultant at last week‘s 0MB hearing on the trustees' application for incorporation of the police village as a full village, Ironically, Mr. Hardy had been employed by the trus- tees in 1960 to prepare a study of the future develop- ment of King City and its possible incorporation. His 18-page report was given them in January, 1961 and expressed his conviction that the village should not seek incorporation. DeVelnpments since lime, Mr. Hardy said: merely reinforced his viction. The trustees had made a previous application for in- corporation in 1958 which was denied by the OMB. The 1958 application had includ- ed the annexation of several hundred acres of adjacent territory. The trustees‘ pres- ent application is for the in- corporation of the village as it now stands, although a petition for incorporation and ennexation of about 80 acres was made by 75 rate- payers at the same time. Mr. Hardy had impressive qualifications for his lengthy testimony. As well as a de- gree in political economy from the University of Toâ€" ronto. he is a director of the Citizens' Research Institute, member of the Bureau of Municipal Research, of the Ontario Bureau of Statistics and Research, a lecturer on local government at the Uni- versity of Toronto and was a member of the Glassco Com- mission. Mr. Hardy has conducted surveys all across Canada on various aspects of municipal concerns. Before making the 1961 report to King City trustees he had made an extensive review of the file of corres- pondence relating to their 1958 application for incorp- oration. In September. 1961 he completed a study for King Township concerning Economist Prefers Wards For King Twp to do with the laying out of the burying ground (across Keele Street from the pres- ent church). This had been in possession of the community for some time and the first church was built there, prob- ably in 1830 or 1831. The first elder, Donald Cameron. who died in 1858, frequently took the service himself when the pulpit was vacant. which was often for long periods He did so on the last Sunday before he died. His great grandson, Archie Cameron. is this gen- eration‘s representative eld- er, continuing the unbroken record of eldership by that family since the beginning of the congregation. The present beautiful white frame structure, on the west side of Keele Street, was built in 1862 by a con- tractor named McDonald. James McDonald. clerk of Vaughan Township, is the grand-nephew of the con- tractor, and the .McDonald family has also supplied the church with elders for many years. Considerable work was done to provide a solid foun- dation for the tower portion of the building in 1959. Another outstanding minis- ter was the Rev. William Aitken of “Silver Mine", Tor- picen. Linlithgow, Scotland. He was inducted into the Vaughan charge November 1, 1865. One of his large family was William Maxwell Aitken, born May 25. 1879 in Maple. Max Aitken was created knight in 1911 and Baron Beaverbrook in 1916. The carillon in the church, heard for 15 minutes before service on the Sabbath and every evening in the week in the village, was Lord Beaver- brook's gift to his boyhood church in 1963. Associated with St. An- drew's through the years has been St. Paul's. Vaughan. been St. Paul‘s. Vaughan. The first church. a log struc- ture, was built there in 1844. This was a mission church that had COI’I- Socials Happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wright, Lawrie Road, who celebrated their 16th wedâ€" Policy an urban development in the township. Chief reason for his op- position to incorporation of King City. Mr. Hardy said was that King City had ma- jor problems to be solved before development could take place there and these could better be solved in partnership with King Town- ship than as an independent body. The village‘s most serious problem, he stated. was that of the proposed grade separ~ ation of the CN line at Keele Street and Springhill Av- enue. Three alternative pm- posals had been made for its solution, the least ex- pensive of which was estim- ated in 1961 to cost $648,000. This proposal would have the rail line in a depressed cut, around the village. Some ll properties would have to be acquired and it was felt that it would produce less noise and nuisance generally in the area. Bolh Keele Street and Springhill would pass over the railway cut. Second, and not recom- mended, proposal was for a series of retaining walls around the intersection with the streets passing under the rail line. Although the third solu- tion was said to be 38% more costly (about $250,000 more) Mr. Hardy said it was much preferable and should be investigated fur- ther. It would have the rail line completely re-routed to pass east of the village. This solution would make possible a modern. planned industrial park well removed from the village which could attract industry to the town- ship in the future and help balance a very poor resi- dential-industrial ratio, Mr. Hardy felt that if King City were a separate mun- icipal entity the township would be much less inclined in share in the cost of the very expensive grade cross- ing solution. “if the-village has taxable capacity, the problem is more its own concern," he said. “The township won't have the same responsibility in correct the cnndition. If the village remains part of from St. Andrew‘s and the two churches had a joint ses- sion and communion roll un- til July 1960. The ties be- tween the two churches have always been very close. In 1955 a subdivision was begun just north of St. An- drew’s in Maple. which changed the composition of the rural community. In 1961 a new subdivision. lying west and south of the church. eventually added another 200 dwellers. Recognizing that the changed character of the community necessitates a clearer vision and a more efiective stewardship pro- gram if the church is to con- tinue to fill its place, and give leadership in community affairs, 3 general committee has been appointed to study the Biblical basis of steward~ ship and the theme of “Part- nership in the Gospel Pro- gram", to plan a congrega- tional program with vision; and to plan and participate in a visitation program which will include all members and adherents of the church. Members of this committee are:Rev. B. F. Andrew. min- ister Duane Forest. gener- al chairman; and the fol- lowing chairmen of sub-com- mittees: congregational vis- ion. Rev. J. C. Cooper: spe- cial events. Mrs. J. Hynd: publicity. Mrs. Eric Brice: training director. Andrew Snider: contact chairman. J. HYHd. contact captains Gor- don Ingram, Alex Sutherland and Denis Creighton. This vision will be pre- sented at a congregational dinner on November 11 and November 14 has been des- ignated “Visitation Sunday". On this day every member and adherent will be visited in the interests of the vision and the stewardship pro- gram. Stress will he placed on individual participation in the work of the church. by attendance at weekly worship services, Sunday School and church :rnups. Concord News Miss Patricia Swift of Toronto on Monday night following the annual Thornhill Lioné Ladies' Night. Scout News The lst Concord Scout Troop attended a sub-district camporee at the Maple Scout properly last weekend. along with the five Thornhill troops. Fourteen boys attended with their scout mas- ter, Dr. Peter Granger and had an excellent tlme. an urbanizing township, then the township can put the problem on its platter. The township could afford to take a look at the two al- ternatives and take a long view of the problem if the area remains part of its tax base." A police village was term- ed “an old-fashioned device" by Mr. Hardy. Its boundaries are more rigid than would be those of an urban service area and with its greater rigidity it can't deal with problems beyond its own boundaries. Mr. Hardy also stressed that the village could also best control urban develop- ment in the vicinity if it remained part of the town- ship. “Good government is more possible when boundaries have a good containment of territory. If cut up by inâ€" dependent municipalities in its territory. difficulties of efficient government are in- creased." said Mr. Hardy. Over strong objections from MI”. Steele, the trus- tees‘ lawyer, Mr. Hardy was permitted to answer a ques- tion posed by the township's solicitor. R. F. Wilson QC concerning the ward system. Mr. Wilson's question was “Is the new legislation giv- ing townships the right to a ward system with the dis- solution of police villages a material factor in your opin- ion on incorporation?" Mr‘ Steele objected to the question on the grounds that consideration of the ward system had been adjjoui‘ned by the board at the first day‘s hearing (October 12). His objection was over- ruled however and Mr. Har- dy replied that in his opin- ion the new legislalion a1- lowing ward systems offered a preferable alternative to incorporation. OMB Chair- man William Shub took ob- jection to his use of the word “preferable” and sug- gested he might substitute “an alternative which might be looked into and adopted“. to which substitution Mr. Hardy agreed. He preferred the ward sys- tem, Mr. Hardy said, because it was “a better mechanical .w. n o A LARGE VARIETY OF ’7. FLAVOURS WITH SAME HIGH QUALITY FILL LT YOUR FREEZER TO-DA Y ’F IT'S ROW/TYN’” C T O B E R S A L E Sale Is Good Until Oct. 31 The Tiger Patrol under Jeff Boron returned with honors for their camp site. The Falcon Patrol was honor- ed to have Herb Rogers. the camp chief as their guest for Sunday lunch. Jim Webb recently earned his 2nd class, making him the first Scout in the troop to have earn- ed this award; a remarkable achievement for only 6 months. We‘re sorry to report that Lorne Reesor is laid up with him up and about before long tun]. a better structural in- strument. It makes a town- Ship think more as a unit. for the long term and gives it a more flexible attitude to ur- banization as it grows.“ King City is also faced with high capital costs in the installation of a sewage sys- tem which the OWRC insists must include tertiary treat- ment to avoid contamination of the Humber. Costs of the system had been estimated at from $650 to 5700 thousâ€" and. said Mr, Hardy and pointed out that Nobielon had been given an estimate of only $332 thousand for a sewage system for that vil- lage. Mr. Hardy also saw future capital costs for the King City water system which is already having trouble with poor pressure. A booster pump and/or storâ€" age facilities were required as well as enlarged mains. “Capital costs facing the area as a prerequisite to ur- ban expansion lead me to the conclusion that King City should not be seeking incorporation.- Any financ- ial savings are small in rela- tion to total costs and ques- tionable" Mr. Hardy con- cluded. When Mr. Steele alluded to the testimony of previous witnesses who had stated King Township was not in the path of extending ur- hanization from Toronto. Mr. Hardy agreed hut pointed out “There is such a thing as satellite development be- yond Metropolitan Toronto." He also expressed the opi‘n- inn that it was “unrealistic to presuppose that incorpor- ation won't be a springboard to further urban growth". Mr. Hardy also emphasâ€" ized that a more thoroughly coâ€"nperative effort with the township in past years in- stead of repeated attempts at incorporation would have achieved more in solving the village problems. such as the grade separation. 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