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Points raised with council by Mr. Reale were: 1 1. Postponement of interim realty tax levy due May 1, 1970. I r fiver., .--â€"â€"â€"â€",â€" -Vuuun.u . “£1115 .uu uua uay cullulléwul L'Ub' 2. Assurance that remdential higher tax burdens on the res& tume and carrying refreshments property is assessed properly idential pro-petty owners, ‘thein lunch boxes for a "hardtime" and that land designated as agâ€" committee claimed. party, MrS. M. “Gramma” Ban- ricultural, but not used for ag- Reeve Garnet Williams em-ey dressed as a train engineer riculture, is assessed at its phatically denied that the and Mrs. Elena Karpus (top) true value and not as agricul- township had negotiated the were among the prizewinners tural land. CNR assessment. “Most oi the for costumes. Mrs. Kal‘pus and 3. Assessment was done'by|CNR property is exempt from her husband Peter appeared in the county. which also appoint-ltaxation because it ‘ is a fe'd- traditional Lithuanian costumes 8" Han nanâ€"5.. A: “A. :..:..._ nu.“ 3. Assessment was done by the county. which also appoint- ed the courts of revision. Where is the fair hearing? Vaughan Township Council: had agreed to hear a delegation of 40 ratepayers from the Crest- wood Road area at a special session at 8 pm Monday even- ing in the council chamber of the township building. As the scheduled hour came, the chamber which can accommo-' date only about 75 people was. packed to capacity. An equal number of people were packed into the lobby of the building and as many more were gather- ed outside the main door and *more still in the parking area. Arrangements were‘quickly made to transfer the meetdng to the community centre. By the time proceed- ings got under way at 8:40 ev- ery one of the 400 available chairs was occupied and other ratepayers stood throughout the two hour session. Consultant Brian Bailey ex- plained that there had been much unhappiness among town- ship ratepayers at the treat- ment given by the court of re- vision vlast fall. There had also been dissatisfaction at some of its decisions. “The county hired the assess- ment commissioner and his staff and the county appointed the judges to sit on the court of revision. It could hardly be considered a fair court as they were being asked to condemn their own system." Mr. Bailey contended i‘n explanation. 4. The provincial govern- ment promised that education-‘ a1 grants were toabe increasedi by 4% this year. Because of‘ reassessment York County did not receive this‘increase, Mr. Reale charged. Again Mr. Bailev Pxnlninnfl At a meeting April 18 atten- ded by approximately 100 res- idents. Vaughan Township tax- payers appointed a committee of seven to ask council why residential property taxes have risen so astronomically. Chair- man of the committee. Anthony Reale. Crestwood Road. acted as spokesman. He was assist- ed by former Reeve Brian Bail- ey of Birch Avenue. who is acting as a consultant. Other members of the committee are: Secretary Don Bailey. Treasur- er Larry Price. Alex Openshaw. Anthony Canale, Neil DeProfâ€" io and W. H. Francis. Vaughan Township Council had agreed to hear a delegation of 40 ratepayers from the Crest- wood Road area at a special session at 8 pm Monday even- ing in the council chamber of the township building. As the scheduled hour came, the chamber which can accommo- date only about 75 people was packed to capacity. An equal munuluIuuumlmmumuumumlnulummmumuumuuuum VOL. 93, NO. 43 The matter of a tax strike was left for decision to a meeting called forApril 24 at 8 pm in the Joseph Gibson School. Naylon Street, Maple. All ratepayers in the township are invited to attend this meeting. By MARY DAWSON A march on Queen’a Park to support their demands for relief from the inequitable burden of taxation placed on residential property in Vaughan Township was given unanimous approval by more than 400 angry ratepayers 111 Maple Community Centre Monday evening. Angry Vaughan Ra tepayer: To Marc/1 0n Queen 3 Park William Hodgson MLA. York North. the govern- ment representative in York County, announced 2 developments this week of special interest to area residents. Both concerned the field of transportation. Queen's Park has taken a further step regarding the promised establishment of a northern GO transit system linking the county with Metro. They have purchased the former five acre Art Close auto deal- ership ‘site just outside of Newmarket as the north- ern terminal for the Gray Coach and railway service. At. the same time Mr. Hodgson announced that the Bot. Construction Com- pany and the Clarkson Con- struction Company have been awarded a $2,416,363 provincial government con- tract {or the grading. drain- age. granular base and pav- ing of Yonge St. as part of the planned reconstruction of this main thoroughfare extending from Bedford Park Avenue in Richmond Hill to just south of Aur- ora. Work Is to commence on May 1. North Terminal GO Transit Doctors Ask For Drop-In Centres In Schools To Help Dr. Denison, a general practi- tioner in the Newmarket area, was spokesman for a group of four doctors who were appealing for use of selected schools in the coun. ty as drop-in centres during the summer months. Others in the deputation were Dr. Owen Slinger- land of the York-Oshawa Health Unit. Dr. William Hughes. head of psychiatry at the York County Hospital in Newmarket. and Dr. William Shaw of Scarboro Centen- ary and Scarboro General Hospitu 315, a specialist in child and adolâ€" Use of hard drugs by young people in York County will triple this summer unless some action is taken warned Dr. John Denison of Mount Albert at a meeting of York County Board of Education on April 13. BY MARGARET LADE 21; Uri Rich*‘ eral government agency and the and both township receives a grant in Other lieu of taxes." he explained. The MrS, An taxable property. including the Marinpff. merchandising branch. is assess- Winnie T ed on the same basis as all Ina Lain. other industrial land. There We 'tru are no exceptions." Somethin‘ Again Mr. Bailey explained that only two counties in the province have total re-assess- ment. “’I‘his‘has had a dram- atic effect ‘on educational grants, which are based on assessment per~pupil. The per pupil assessment is higher in York County with the reassess- ment, consequently the grant 5. Council negotiated assess- ment with the CNR which like- ly set the low assessment for industries elsewhere in the township, whth i‘esuited---1‘g The reeve agreed with this statement, pointing out again that assessment was made by the county assessment commis- sioner and his staff who arran- ged a series of meetings throughout the county to ex- plain the method of assessment and its impact on taxpayers. However. since assessment not- ices had not met been received by the taxpayers. little interest was shown in this meeting. “Bye forgotten whether it was one or three ratepayers who turned out at the meeting held in Langstaff School." he reported. 1 7. There is no formula for reducing assessment \vhe re ithere are no sales. was another icommittee claim. iBurden Shifted To Homeowner 6. Meetings on the new assessment were held'prior to assessment notlces being sent out. is lower. Somewhere‘in the neighborhood of a million dol- lars was lost to York County in educational grants and this has had to be made up by the taxpayers. This loss is reflect- ed in the increase in taxation for educational purposes.“ he stated. . . Reeve Williams laid the blame for the increased burd- en on the residential taxpayer squarely on the shift of assess- ment from industry to residen- tial. He painted out that more than '70 indUStl‘ies had settled in Vaughan in the last six years. “They were ‘not com- plaining about their assessment (Continued on Page 18) About 400 young people in the county are already using "hard" drugs such as speed, heroin. or combinations of drugs according to estimates of police. teachers and medical people in the county. Dr. Denison declared. To date there have been only two or three deaths in the county that could be specifically attributed to the abuse of drugs, but with the long hot summer ahead. and with thousands of teenagers at loose ends, this could increase dramatically. New York City. said Dr. Deni- son. is predicting 800 deaths from drugs this summer. “This is a social m-nhlelm. and escent psychiatry who will be head- i"Euthe istraff of the psychiatric section of York Cer mond Hill who arran- Wayne Keuy, 21. 402 Mark- meetings ham Road. Apartment 101. and lty to ex. Thomas Hough, 20, of 32 Burn- assessment 193' Court. Downsview. were )f the propdséd éd‘ditionrur) gptral H05pital in Rich- for The seniors had decided to the change the format of, the meet- i‘fi; ing'for this day b’om’fn'ggin 60's}- res<' tume and carrying refreshments the in lunch boxes for a "hardtime" social problem. and The “April Fool" theme was carried out when Mr. Wood found it impossible to blow out some of the flaming candles on his birthday cake. i It was a very happy 75th birthday for Stan Wood (left) lifelong resident of the Carr- v111e area, when fellow mem- bers of the Richvale Senior Citizens honored him with ice cream and a birthday cake at their April 1 meeting. Included among the guests were Mr. Wood's daughter, Mrs. Frances Purves. Mr. Wood is shown about to enjoy a giant serving of birthday cake. Seniors Honor Stan Wooa’ Town Police Constable John Moorhead told 0f making a tel. ephone call to a number that had been obtained. 884-3115. He was answered by a female voice and asked for Wayne. A and-both were awarded prizes. Other prize winners included Mrs.. Alice Duckworth. Edith Marinpff. Reitta Alexander Winnie Tonks, Alice Jordan and Ina Lain. of possessing ca‘nabis resin Cor'istable Moorhead said he (-has'h-ish) and a, charge under knewfihe {exhale voice to be the FOOd and Di‘ug Act. that of Wayne Kelly‘s fiancee K611)? and Hough‘ [headed not Diane Johnson. gum! and were represented by He said he had spoken to Lawyers Alfred Stong and Kelly 25 or 30 times previous- Donald Plaxton. ‘ ly and knew the male voice to During the trial tow'n police be Kelly‘s. told the court about the night The male voice asked Cons- Of November 26 in Richmond table Moorhead where he was. Hill. The reply was the M1‘. Donut Town Police Constable John Shop in the Richmond Heights Moorhead told of making a tel. Centre, (3011 that day Kmy also s'tiu fa es 3 further‘sefiarme charge of possessing canabis resin thas-hish) and a. chalrge under the Food and Drug Act. Kelly and Hough' pleaded not guilty and were represented by Lawyers Alfred Stung and Donald Plaxton. They are m be back Friday in Richmond H111 Criminal Court to be sentmced by Pro‘ vincial Judge William Cambhn. We trust that Mrs. Bailey had Something a little more edible than Slippers in her lunch box 'â€" 01‘ ‘Perhaps she was just pre- pared for “ a big shoe"! convicted Monday afternoon of haghish possession. November Richmond Hill Police Raid Results In Hashish Convictions Markham â€" He commended the Town of Richmond Hill and its Youth Aid Centre for doing something posi- tive in coping with the drug sit- uation but the problem extends into Aurora, Newmarket. and per- haps as far north as Sutton: Drop-in centres in Richmond Hill, Aurora and Newmarket have proven very popular and are suc- cessful in providing an alternative to drugs for the hundreds of young people who "have nothing to do. nowhere to go," said Dr. Denison, but they are open only one even- ing a week. and are regarded by many adults as a “garbage bag“. treatment -is difficult and uni-e warding. It is something we can- not deal with on our Own." he told the board. “We do not have the facilities or the knowledge to deal with it." RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1970 H immfl MW male person came and answer- ed. Constable Moorhead said he was Steve Burke. and want- ed to buy some hash. The male voice asked how much was wanted. Constable Moorhead replied. “a dime bag.” A dime bag was later described by a form- gr RCMP undercover, narcotics agent asr $10 worth of hashish on_the illicit ;drug market. The male voice promised to be up in a few minu‘tes to de- liver the "dime bag" and Con- stable Moorhead gave a descrip- 7‘In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity” Predict Use Of Adults associated with these cen- tres have found that the young people police themselves very ef- fectively. but they need more room. They also need youth clinic services for those who have be- come involved with drugs. At a recent symposium on drugs one local doctor said he had not had one case of drug abuse in his office. but this does not mean the drug users are not there, Dr. Den- ison declared. The young people do not want to go to the family doctor for fear their parents will learn about their problem. They are going outside the county for help. On the other hand. he said, he had been stopped in the streets by many. many young people ask- ing for help. “Because I have an English accent, long hair and side- tion of his clothing so he could be recognized at the shop. Constable Moorhead and five other policemen then rushed to a tWO-room apartment at the rear of 93 Yonge Street South, armed with a search warrant. Included were Sergeant Ted McBrien. Detective William Hay and Constable Douglas Strong. The telephone call hqu been made from the police station at 8:30 pm and they arrived at the lane leading to the apartment at 8:40 pm. They proceeded on foot. met a car coming out, yanked the doors open. arrest- ed and handcuffed Kelly and Hough. The "dime bag" of canabis resin was later found between Hard Drugs Will (Photos by Stuart’s Studio) riPie In Summer Constable James Tait, mem- ber of the RCMP Toronto Drug Squad and for six months an undercover narcotics agent, gaVe expert evidence in the case. for an offence involving drugs; Jeseph Brancadie who identi- fied himself as a resident of the place: George Lenneville of Fergus Avenue, Lake Wilcox, and the now Mrs. Diane Kelly. Hough and Kelly denied knowledge of Constable Moor- head’s telephone call and denied knowledge of the presence of ’the “dime bag". Kelly denied ever using i1- legal drugs. but Hough admit- ted smoking marijuana half a dozen times last summer. Judge Camblin found the two accused guilty. He said he didn't believe any of the evid- ence given by Kelly and Hough. Douglas Rutherford, Crown Attorney prosecuting drug of- fences. said Kelly had a record of causing a disturbance. burns they do not identify " the medical establishhent." plained. adding that he ha< med the sideburns before 1 ing before theirboard, Within 36 ’m . urs of a mee the Dr. G! W. Williams E ary Schoqi in Aurora_, he 53 it wa available, and 70 hi unte red to actively assist op ation. lln organizmg sud: a centre. said Din Denison. young people would b more effective man "middle, ‘iged adults“. The young people do, however, eed adult backing, “And it is .nIy people like yourselves who C n do something about it." J The doctors’ presentation Was a _ esult of a decision of the trustees 0 not identify me with establishfijent." he ex- ing that he had trim- EbUY'hs before appear- her’ooard. ,Mlurs of a meeting in W. Williams Second- }1 Aurora, he said, 740 :1 indicated that dropâ€"in centre if HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 01W 70 had vol- “We have a problem with ‘police, we have a problem with planning. so we have decided to ‘amalgamate instead of duplicat- ‘ing services," Reeve Garnet lWilliams summed 'up. “We found it fairly easy to come to an agreement when only the two municipalities were involv- ed in the discussions. If we build on this basis a municipal- ity at a time we may reach the desired conclusion." Markl'lam Township Council at its regular meeting Monday evening unanimously voted to give first and second reading to a bylaw authorizing an ap- plication to the Municipal Board for an order of amalgamation. In February. 1969 she pre- sented a resolution calling for the establishment of a South- ern Six municipality to a meet- ing attended by representatives of all six municipalities. The motion was approved by that meeting. but failed to get sup- port in any of the six municipal councils. All members of council were present. It was the same by- law Vaughan Township Council approved earlier in the day. Markham Reeve Stewart Rumble added that Stouffville, Markham Town. Richmond Hill Town and the Village of Wood- bridge are earnestly invited to join in the amalgamation. Mrs. Lois Hancey, who. as a_ Richmond Hill Councillor, has been a strong supporter of the Southern Six concept. was pres- ent at the meeting as an ob- server. Although the ultimate aim of this amalgamation bears a strik- ing similarity to the Southern Six concept, it was reported that many attempts to bring the Southern Six into being over the last eight years have ended up in utter chaos. It was re- ported ‘that the Village of S'touffville has made it known it wants no part of the Southern Six, but feels its destiny lies with Whitchurch Township. to seek other accommodation and will have to rent such. In Markham Township additional accommodation is also needed for the police department. It was apparent that a joint op- eration would effect greater ef- ficiency with elimination of duplication with one police force under one authority. it was stated. Comments with respect to efficiency of other functions of municipal jurisdiction were also made. it was repented. Decision of the two township councils was reached at a meet- ing held April 15 at Bayview Country Club, arranged by Markham Township Council and attended by five members of Vaughan Council plus one member of staff, it was report- ed. The decision was influenced by the fact that due to lack of space in the Vaughan Township Municipal Building, the town- ship police, who now occupy the basement, have had to be asked At the insistence of Coun- cillor Dalton McArthur. Rich- mond Hill Town Council will be informed of this decision â€" and if the town Wishes to join in the amalgamation, it will be welcome. The same welcome will be extended to the Town of Markham and the Village of Woodbridge. if they indicate a desire to participate, it was de- cided. Arrangements have been made to hold a special council meeting in the auditorium of Langstaff Secondary School on the evening of April 28. at which the councils of both townships will discuss with representatives and ratepayers of both municipalities the merits of amalgamation. and if reaction is favorable, both councils will give third reading and final approval to the bylaws; bylaw evemng in its owns And Village Also Invited Monday afternoon Vaughan Township Council gave two readings to a calling for the amalgamation of the Townships of Markham and Vaughan. A similar bylaw was scheduled for consideration by Markham in the Principals of all‘county schools with an enrolment at least 100 pupils were polled t determine the nature and extent 0 cation programs offere ‘ ' schools. the extent to which from the community were involVed in such programs, ei as learners or as resources for ma programS, and the role of the principal in educating pupils and adults about drug: use. in December to look into the use of drugs in the schools of York County. and to take whatever ac- tion might be appropriate. Board Chairman John MacKay pointed out. “We have come a long way since December". Meetings of students, parents and public have been held in -a number of the county schools. The survey Drugs In York County Members of the finance com- mittee are Deputy-reeve Ivan Mansbridge as chairman: Reeve Donald Plaxton and Council- lor Eric George. with the mayor A vpte of non-confidence in Richmond Hill Council‘s fin- ance committee. moved by Councillor Lois Hancey. failed to get a seconder or support from other members of coun- cil at the April 13 council meet- mg. (1) Had not consulted with all committee, boards and commis- sions prior to making recom- mendations for budget cuts to council; (2) Failed to assess and re- port to council increased costs to the taxpayers as a result of government policies. so that council could be informed and take appropriate action, if it saw fit; enable them to decide more in- telligently on the allocation of tax funds. Mrs. Hancey also charged that the first time ‘she saw the budget of a committee of which she is vice-chairman was on budget day. Later she told “The Liberal" this was the works committee. Members of the finance com- mittee are Deputy-reeve Ivan Mansbridge as chairman: Reeve; Donald Plaxton and Council- lor Eric George, with the mayor Mrs. Hancey also stated that she had not learned of the ad- ditional funds available in sep- arate accounts until the end of the budget day sessions. The members of the finance com- mittee reported that this was the first they had known of the existence of these accounts, which were allocated 19 d9.- velopment of the Mill Pond Park and improving of the parking area behind the munici- pal offices and the public lib- rary. of such recommendations on services to the taxpayer and enable them to decide more in- telligently on the allocation of tax funds. 13D Failed to communicate to council members. prior to bud- get day, its recommendations for budget cuts so that council members could research. in- vestigate and analyze the effect Mrs. Hancey based her mo- tion on the fact that the fin- ance committee: , Markham and Vaughan Town- ships are very similar sister municipalities. Reeve Rumble said. The township had long been willing to join with neighboring municipalities to achieve the available economies of scale. The amalgamation would also overcome some prob- lems. such as that of integrating and improving the Yonge Street corridor. The reeve said it had long been felt that there ‘were three natural areas in York County. the south. the middle and the north. Since the other munici- palities in the Southern Six had not been ready to make an amalgamation decision, Criticizes Finance Committee's Handling Of I970 Town Budget Saying that the question was a matter of such importance that he should not confine him- self to the chairmanship of the meeting alone. Reeve Rumble said he felt he must make a statement. "We have no intention of pulling out of York County. We're going to be a stronger and better munici- pality contributing more within \the county. We hope to be able to do more for the people,” said Reeve Rumble. He added that the reasons for the Markham - Vaughan amalgamation would be ex- plained when both councils attend a public meeting next Tuesday at Langstaff Secon- dary. Each council at that meeting will consider reading the amalgamation bylaw a third and final time. he stated. Councillor Lois Hancey ed that generl Many principals feel that their staffs are considered by the stud- ents to be uninformed, inexper- ienced and unreliable 1n matters Senior public schools report try- ing to handle the drug abuse prob- lems as they handle topics such as personal hygiene or reproduction. analytically and rationally. and we ally. study of drug use and abuse is included in group guidance and health classes in grades 9 to 12, in the secondary schools and drug usage is part of the family living (also called community living) ‘61- health program in grades 7 era in the elementary schools. more 7. We do more d Reeve 3 reasons Vaughan be ex- councils ting next Ff Secon- at that r reading IW a third ted. ian Town- lar sister 2 Rumble had long Din with alities to economies lgamation ome prob- ntegrating ige Street had long rere three ( County. Councillor Eldred King said it appeared York County was in the middle of a change in goverfifinent. Amalgamation‘of Vaug an and Markham was a logical step in order to have some control in a larger system of government. Deputy-reeve Anthony Ro- man said Markham Town- ship has always maintained that the adjustment of in- ternal county boundaries must be through amalgama- tion. “If the last meeting with Vaughan is any indi- cation of the future co- operation to be expected, we have a real good chance of success." he said. The members of council stressed the townsh’ip’s need for new police» facilities, just as was the case in Vaughan. The townships already co-op- erated to a large degree in such fields as fire protection. Formation of a joint police force now had all the possible advantages of efficiency and an ex-ofiicio member. The reeve is also chairman of the works committee. force now had all t advantages of effi savings. it was said The report proposing joint operation of the two township police forces was alsoapproved by council‘s unanimous vote. Councillor James Jongeneel said the southern municipalities are too fragmented for effic~ iency. Several municipalities. including Markham Town, were approached without success. he said. Markham and Vaughan Town- ships finally decided they were going to make their own decis- ions. , LOIS HANCEY Expresses Deep Concern PER COPY 10c