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The Liberal, 2 Nov 1967, p. 3

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Discussion arose out of the passing of a bylaw for a million dollar trunk sewer line to serVe the Don Mills industrial area. This is expected to bring $15‘ million in industrial assessment but as most of the area lies within the boundaries of TSA 1 area. TSA 2 is left with almost no industrial assessment to off- 'set increasing school costs in the area. Council has been concerned about the rapidly rising mill rate in TSA 2 and it has refus- ed to issue debentures for the $900,000 senior public school which the board wishes to build. Instead, it has suggested that the board hold a plebiscite on the question. cation. If one area were form- ed‘ he thought .it would be a ‘county not a township school area. Mr. Rumble also advised that ‘he had recently discussed the imatter casually with some mem- bers of the two boards and had the impression that the trustees would prefer to discuss it among themselves first. “I suggest it be left in the hands of the school boards." said Mr. Rumble, concluding the ‘discussion. “1 see no reason why the municipality should not make a request. but I believe it is better to let the boards of TSA 1 and 2 iron out their prob- lems first." Bill 54 of the provincial legis- ,‘jHow would you go about :eéking amalgamation of the two' ltoWnship school) boards?” questioned Councillor Anthony Roman at Monday's meeting of Markham Township Council. In answer to Mr. Roman's question about the amalgama- tion of the two boards so that benefits of industrial assess- Charging that the township council had overstepped its au- thority in approving debentures provided new classes not be added to King City Senior Pub- lic School, King Township School Board this week agreed to investigate the possibility of legal action against council. Chairman Geoffrey Pierpoint and Trustee Mrs. Dolina Pat- terson both submitted resigna- tions but these were not ac- cepted by the board. Trustee Wilbert Jennings announced lhat he would not stand for re- election to the board in Decem- ber. as council had made the board's position untenable. Charging that the township] council had overstepped its au- thority in approving debentures provided new classes not be added to King City Senior Pub- lic School, King Township School Board this week agreed to investigate the possibility of legal action against council. Chairman Geoffrey Pierpoint and Trustee Mrs. Dolina Pat- terson both submitted resigna- tions but these were not acâ€" cepted by the board. Trustee Wilbert Jennings announced that he would not stand for re- election to the board in Decemâ€" ber. as council had made the board's position untenable. Council had earlier turned down the board's original $820,- 000 plan which would have made possible for a“ the} The sewer is expected to cost townsmps grades 7 and 8 SPU‘in the neighborhood of $600,000, dents to be g'Ve“ equal 59mm leSS whatever subsidies may be 5°h°°1 Echatiom The board received. To this will be added, the" SmelttEd a I‘Educed $490.-jl10\vever. Metro Toronto's costs 000 proposal which would have‘to enlarge its adjacent lines to provided the senior school ac-‘accommodate the sewer, This commodation for all but the could cost the township another Oak Ridges area. This was tie-$175,000. Once the trunk sewer duced to 5300.000 by counciluis installed, costs of internal with a rider that additions service will be borne by the should not be made to the King local area to be served. City Senior School. Markham Township has been Mr. Pierpoint said that (‘Olln-‘negotiating with Toronto for cil's attempt to decentralize the‘ovér 10 years in order to obtain senior school system would, if‘thjs service. At the moment, successful. enlarge “the obsol-‘the township pumps out septic escence that is the small ruralftanks regulany for toca1 indus- school with its lack offacilities." tries (porosity of the soil pre- Larger senior 50110015, he said. vents proper operation of septic are Eligible for larger grants systems) but has had to turn and a 50% subsidy is receivedidown industrial development for transportation. ‘because of lack of sewers 2 King School Trustees Resign é: Markham Bd. Lacks Industrial Assessment Roman Suggests One School Board In less than one hour (while you shop) your garments become fresh and clean again. An expert counsellor is always on hand to help with your cleaning problems. It costs only $2.50 for an eight pound load. coats, ski-jackets, sweaters, etc.. and make the greatest discovery of this age, DO IT YOURSELF DRYCLEANING, where your garments are cleaned by themselves in fresh clean solvent. TDV IT Ann (FF mp YnlllKFlF PEER}; $2.50 Gather up your soiled garments â€" dresses. slacks. skirts, double-knits, YONGE & LEVENDALE bu.u.o.o.o.o.o.o-o-o.u-o.uâ€"-u- -u- .u.--u-<x-‘ -I>--\_u-n- SAVE! SAVE! SAVE! at Barth's SELF - SERVCE Drycleaning Department COUNTRY FAIR DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT TRY IT AND SEE FOR YOURSELF CLEANINGé MON. TO FRI. 7.00 A.M. - 9.00 RM Free Coffee Free Coffee 300 Yonge St. N., Richmond Hill ment would be spread evenly over the township, Reeve Stew- art Rumble said he felt the matâ€" ter should best be raised at York County Council by its Consultative Committee on Edu- cation. If one area Were form- ed, he thought -it,wou1d be a county not a township school area. Bill 54 of the provincial legis- lature, which came into effect in January 1964. established township wide school areas. However, Pickering and Mark- Mr. Rumble also advised that Bylaw 2345 was he had recently discussed the;readings to provide matter casually with some mem-‘capital cost of the bers of the two boards and hadjsewer. known as the impression that the trusteeSISti‘eet East and Do; would prefer to discuss it among Sanitary Trunk Sev themselves first. ed figures will be a “I suggest it be left in thezit goes to the Ont: Free Coffee Free Coffee OPEN RICHMOND HEIGHTS CENTRE a CENTRE #m SAT. 7.00 A.M. - 6.00 RM Biz 8 Lb. Load Only Bylaw 2345 was given two readings to provide part of the capital cost of the new trunk sewer. known as the Leslie Street East and Don Mills Area Sanitary Trunk Sewer. Detail- ed figures will be added before it goes to the Ontario Munici. pal Board for approval. after which it will be given third and final reading. _ TSA 1 area will bear 75% of the levy for the sewer as it will benefit from the bulk of the assessment. The re- maining 25% will be levied over the balance of the township which will benefit from industrial assessment for roads, police, etc. Two thirds of the capital cost of the sewer will be loaned by Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation at 6%% interest over 20 years. from the Richmond Hill Rotary Club. Chief Librarian Colin Robert: son described the paint dumping as “a deplorable bit of vandalâ€" .ism on the part of someone. which may have ruined an in- valuable work of art. “I can understand the word ‘prank'." he said. “but this was certainly not the work of prank- ‘sters. This was sheer vandalism fSearch Widens Forfâ€" Missing Aurora Boy i The necessity for police to maintain Hallowe’en vandalism patrol halted temporarily the search for 8-yearâ€"old Thomas Gaston of Aurora, missing since Monday noon. 5 More than 750 volunteers had The sewer is expected to cost in the neighborhood of $600,000, less whatever subsidies may be received. To this will be added, however, Metro Toronto's costs to enlarge its adjacent lines to accommodate the sewer. This could cost the township another $175,000. Once the trunk sewer is installed. costs of internal service will be borne by the ham Townships were exempted from the general ruling and permitted to have two school area boards because each had sharply defined urban and rural sections. School trustees in both sections of Markham Township petitioned the Minis- ter of Education to permit the two boards. Free Coffee Free Coffee â€" Auction sale of good house- ‘ hold furniture, appliances, idishes. utensils, glassware, or- naments, rugs, bedding, sports- mans‘ supplies. boat, motor, handyman‘s, joiner‘s, garden jlools etc, at No. 12 Thornhill ‘Avenue, just west off Yonge St. Village of Thornhill. Being the property of MRS. GRACE TAY- LOR, sale at 1 pm. Terms cash. No Reserves, as proprietors going back to Scotland, S.A.P. See sale posters for full listings, and particulars. Hallowe‘en pranksters wereuand whoever did this should on the move in,Richmond Hill be very ashamed of himself." Tuesday night and in one in- He said the statue had been cident poured a can of goldfpresented to the library by the paint on top of a piece of sculp-‘Rotary Club “which felt this ture in front of the library on community needed a work of Wright Street. 1art and it's‘_sad that some per- The statue of a young girl â€" son would ~Ishow his gratitude entitled "Meditation" by Sculp- in such a manner." The statue of a young girl â€" entitled "Meditation" by Sculp- tor Barrie Shaw--Rimmington â€" was a Centennial year gift to the community and library from the Richmond Hill Rotary Club. Chief Librarian Colin Robert- son described the paint dumping as “a deplorable bit of vandalâ€" ism on the part of someone, which may have ruined an inâ€" valuable work of art. “I can understand the word ‘prank‘," he said. “but this was certainly not the work of prank- sters. This was sheer vandalism More than 750 volunteers had joined in the search Which has covered a lG-sqliare mile area. Police believe no abduction is involved and it is felt the boy may have left home because of problems with school work. Described as 4 feet, 4 inches tall, weighing 65 pounds, when last seen, the boy was wearing a grey shirt. green corduroy trousers, black running shoes and a navy blue jacket with a yellow hood. NOVEMBER 7, TUESDAY Ev- ening â€" Auction sale of fine antiques and furnishings. A selected lot of furniture in ex- cellent shape including pressed glass, crystal glass, several pieces of early pine, dry sink, chests of drawers. About 200 different articles, on Tuesday evening, November 7 at 7 o'clock sharp. Goods will be on display from 12 noon Tuesday until sale time. Cata- logues and parking free, at the York Farmers’ Market, Yonge Street, Thornhill. Terms cash. Alvin S. Farmer, Auctioneer. Phone 887â€"5311 Gormley. It is thought he may have tried to reach the home of rel- atives in Willowdale where the family lived until a year and a half ago. A boy answering his description was seen walking south on Yonge Street toward Toronto Monday evening. SALE REGISTERS Hallowe'en Vandals Pour Paint 0n Statue In Front Of Library NOVEMBER 18. SATURDAY Ken & Clarke Prentice Markham 640-3686 or 294-2419 6369 Yonge St.. Willowdale ()NLY DRUG STORE between Sheppard Ave. and North Bay lhat is OPEN ’Tll. MIDNIGHT 0 Dial 225-7719 0 WE DO CARE FOR YOU IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH Monday. Nov. 6 Lions Hall ~ 5‘ EARLY BIRD GAMES APPROX. 7.40 RM. 56 NO'S CALLED BINGO auctioneers BIGGER PRIZES L. & S. DISPENSARY RICHMOND HILL LIONS CLUB LOW â€" LOW PRICES That‘s why we are the c2w17 c3w18 Police in the area around Richmond Hill reported a fairly quiet night with only the usual Hallowe'en incidents. Police heard the crash and arrived on the scene in time to scare the vandals away be- fore they could touch off the gas which had failed to explode on its initial impact. Fire Chief Alfred Stong re- ported an old abandoned home on Yonge Street just north of the Summit Golf and Country Club was set; on fire by Hal- lowe'en pranksters. Another Hallowe‘en incident occurred 11:30 Tuesday night when persons unknown fired a Molotov Cocktail â€" a jar con- taining gas against the front entrance of the Richmond Hill Municipal building. The two-storey stucco home was burnt to the ground. Sculptor Shaw-Rimmington is a native of Lincolnshire. Eng« land, who came to Canada in 1963 and has won many awards. Some of his work was featured in the Ontario Pavilion at Expo. Protest Widening (Continued from Page 1) an equal amount of land. 10 feet. from both sides of the road was not possible for its entire length as it would involve the demoli- tion of at least one propâ€" erty. the small store just west of Yonge Street. Also. a long stretch on the north NOVEMBER 7, TUESDAY. ‘Euchre, Maple Masonic Hall, 8 p.m. clwlB ‘ 4: :k :l * NOVEMBER 11. 2 pm. Centenâ€" ‘nial Fair, at Maple United Church. clwlB t t m t * iNOVEMBER ll. SATURDAY. {l - 4 pm. Centennial Shoppers side at the extreme west lparadise Bazaar at St. Mat- end of the road, at Bath. lthew's United Church. urst Street, was vacant land *2w18 and the 20 foot strip could i * "‘ * "' more conveniently be taken ‘NOVEMBER 11. SATURDAY, there, J1.30 p.m. “The Christmas Mrs. Black agreed but sug_[Shop", Wrixon Hall. Women of gested that it was only in theiSt. Mary‘s. Tea served 2-4 pm. centre stretch that land should c1w17 be taken from both sides. While‘ she agreed that this would cause a slight curve in the road. GET ’EM FAST it was felt by the residents that! BY USING this would not be objectionableL llBERAI‘ CLASSIFIEDE NEED GOOD WORKERS? Reeve Bailey pointed out that it was expensive to bend such things as sewer lines ‘and that keeping the road straight would be much cheaper. This was countered by one resident who pointed out that while it might be cheaper for the township it would be very expensive for him. His house had been built less than a year ago, he said. in Compliance with existing bylaws, and if the en- tire 20 feet widening was taken off the northlside his property would be considerably depre- ciated in value as the road‘ would be very close to his front verandah. ‘ After considerable discussion and studying of engineers‘ drawings of the proposed wid- ening. Reeve Bailey agreed that as the plan now was to widen the road only 20 feet instead of the original 34, the possibil- ity of widening on both sides could be considered. He prom- ised that it would be studied again in committee before final action is taken. (1 block south of Steeles) $450. JACKPOT Starting Time 8.00 pm. pm, Library Club of R.H.H.S. presents film, “Cup Fever". also serial “Ambush at Devil's Gap", part 1. Admission 300. or season ticket. c1w18 5:30 Salvation Army. sale of work. 19 Elmhurst, Willowdale. Tea 2 â€" 4, supper 5 - 6:30. Pub- lic invited. clwlB NOVEMBER 5th, SUNDAY, 7 pm. “Come One â€"â€"Come All”. The Young People of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Bayview, are sponsoring :1 Folk Service and Hootenanny featuring “The Fiery Furnace Five." c1w18 NOVEMBER 4. SATURDAY. 1.30 St. Gabriel's Church. Bay- view-Crosby. Bamar. baking, novelties, tea court, etc. c2w17 NOVEMBER 3, 4. 6, 7, Aurora Drama Workshop presents "H.M.S. Pinafore" at St. An- drew‘s College, 8.15 pm. Tic- kets at door or from 727â€"5241. c2wl7 12 to 3.30 pm. Treasure Sale, sponsored by Thornhaven WA, Morgan Hall, Markham. c2wl7 NOVEMBER 4. SATURDAY. 2 NOVEMBER 4 NOVEMBER 4, SATURDAY 2‘ NOVEMBER 7, TUESDAY NOVEMBER 11. SATURDAY, l - 4 pm. Centennial Shoppers Paradise Bazaar at St. Mat- thew's United Church. NEED GOOD WORKERS? 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