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The trenches would be filled daily thereby maintain- ing a fairly aesthetic ap- pearance at all times. This appearance would be enhanc- ed by the creation of earth- en walls which would block out the actual dumping oper- ations from the main roads surrounding the acreage. Mr. Pinkerton outlined what he termed a “concept- ual design" for operating the proposed dumping pit which included a series of loo-foot long trenches. eight feet deep, where the refuse would be deposited. He also stated that the company would construct a drainage system and instal a storage tank to prevent leachate (unsanitary sludge) from filtering through the sandy soil. First day evidence was generally of a technical na- ture with William Pinkerton, chief sanitary engineer with the company hired by Dis- posal to do a soil study on the 20-acre site, on the stand. Once the topsoil was exca- vated, the pit would have a capacity for 185,000 tons of garbage and would likely be filled to capacity by late fall. DUMPING ILLEGALLY The defence’s main con- tention as outlined by Thomas Pratt, solicitor for the ratepayers and Tom Fra- ser. solicitor for the town, centred around two points on the first day. Chairman Caverly said that the hearings will also be heard. if necessary, on March 26 at 9:30 am at the community centre and March 27 and 28 in the council chambers. The present hearing open- ed Tuesday morning of last week on a somewhat contra- dictory note with Disposal garbage trucks continuing their trips to the 20-acre site outside while the hear- lng rumbled on laboriously inside. TECHNICAL NATURE mmmummuuuumnu1\nuummuunmmnnuumuunmu Winning Streak Also scheduled to be heard is Disposal's opposition to a Vaughan Town zoning by- law prohibiting any further dumping on the controvers- ial site. They maintained that the company had been illegally dumping on the site since January and should be stop- ped immediately. Mr. Pratt charged that the dump was (Continued on Page 3) The board is hearing an application by Disposal Serv- ices to be granted a provinc- ial certificate to dump gar- bage on a 20-acre site locat- ed on Keele Street just north of Maple. By FRED SIMPSON Environmental Hearing Board Chairman David Cav- erly told Maple ratepayers present Friday morning of last week that his five-man body will continue their ses- sions “until everyone has had the fullest opportunity to present their cases." With that he adjourned a hearing â€" which had con- sumed 16 hours since open- ing Tuesday morning of last week â€" until tomorrow (Fri- day) at 9:30 am in the Maple Community Centre. VOL._ 97, N0. 38 All To Have Full Say On Maple Garbage Dump Martin pleaded quilty to the charge. but after hear- ing the evidence. Judge Pearse withdrew the guilty plea. The charge should have been laid under some other section, Judge Pearse said; it didn’t fall in the category of an indecent act. According to police, Mar- tin had raced down Wood- bridge Avenue in Wood- bridge. March 15 in the buff. shouting: “Streak- He didn't streak fast en- ough, however, and was ar- rested by a fully-clothed policeman. Streakers of tho world unite. you have nothing to lose. In fact, the police just can't seem to get a thing on them. Monday morning in pro- vincial police court in Richmond Hill, Judge Rus- sell Pearse dismissed a charge of committing an indecent act against Michael Martin, 22. of Weston. er Bi Councillor Kay ,the young- est member of the council. opposed the proposition on the grounds young couples [trying to establish homes are Mr. Deacon subsequently asked registered voters to sign a request to the prov- ince to fire the present duly elected board and to set up a trusteeship to get the schools back into full operation on terms agreeable to the pro- vincial government. Just prior to the last stages on the strike Mr. Dea- con and Ontario Liberal Robert Nixon had advocated that the trustees appoint a new negotiating committee, or else resign and let the Ministry of Education take over. This is in addition to, and completely apart from, the $100 tax credit available from the province and which must be repaid when the home is sold or changes hands. This new $100 rebate doesn’t have to be repaid if the mu- nicipalities grant it. RECORDED VOTE But Markham Council on a recorded vote with all members present turned it down. Voting in favor were Reg- ional Councillor Robert Ad- ams of 17 Ida Street, Thom- hill; North Thornhill Ward 2 Councillor Roy Muldrew of 53 Romfield Circuit; Dick- son's Hill - Victoria Square Ward 6 Councillor Ron Mor- an of RR 2, Markham; and Old Markham Ward 4 Coun- cillor Bud Bonner of 18 Glad~ iator Road. Despite the end to the six- week strike of York County Secondary School teachers. the problems in York’s edu~ cation system are far from solved, Donald Deacon MLA York Centre. said this week. “. . . There is little ques- tion that public apathy of the past is gone and the trustees will find real inter- est and concern is taken as they strive to correct defects and rebuild morale," Mr. Deacon said. The province recently al- lowed municipalities to give senior citizens aged 65 years and over a free and clear an- nual tax rebate of up to $100 on property they own and occupy if they are receiving the guaranteed income sup- plement under the Old Age Assistance Act. Voting against were Old Markham Ward 5 Councillor Mrs. Alma Walker of 25 Princess Street; Regional Councillor Harry Crisp of 191 Henderson Avenue, South Thornhill; Unionville Ward 3 Councillor Mrs. Car- ole Bell of 12 Tuscay Court; and South Thornhill Ward 1 Councillor Gary Kay of 86 Aberfeldy Crescent, German Mills. The issue was first raised in council two weeks earlier by the then Acting Mayor Robert Adams while Mayor Roman was on holidays. when notice of the new leg- islation was received from the province. The council at that time voted to have a proposed bylaw prepared and a staff report presented. umummmmmmnmmuumlmumnllmummmmmlmw Deacon Forsees More Problems Markham Council Deadlock No Needy Seniors' Tax Rebate DIFFICULT FOR YOUNG Elementary Teachers’ Salary ' Talks Next The board said it had held “three very produc- tive" meetings with the teachers, January 31, Feb- ruary 5 and 7, but two other scheduled meetings since had been cancelled by the teachers. The last one had been tentatively set for March 20. but as it fell during the mid-winter break, the teachers said it wasn't suitable, the board said. Taxpayers s a v e $1.24 million in teacher's sala- ries. A voting deadlock in Markham Town Coun- cil that Mayor Anthony Roman declined to decide for the other eight members Tuesday of last week had the result of denying needy senior cit- izen resident homeowners a $100 annual gift. The decision involves all residents of Markham in the Thornhill postal area east of Yonge Street. Attempts are being made to arrange a meeting bet- ween York County Board of Education negotiating team and the Elementary Teachers salary negotiating committee for March 26 or 27. it was announced at a special board meeting last week. Emfl llll\lllllllllllllllllllll“l“lllllllllllll\llllllll\\ll\llllllllll\llllllllll) A local council can grant a tax rebate to residents of any age from 65 up and in now far more in need than seniors who are long time owners and have seen their properties multiply several times over in value in rec- ent years. He said senior citizen owners are in a pos- ition to take advantage of large sums in capital gain while young people trying to establish homes are faced with highly prohibitive and often impossible house prices. Part of the tax reâ€" bate would come out of their pockets. OTHERS MUST PAY It was further noted that the tenant operating the restaurant has a lease ex- piring September 1 this year. If that lease were to be renewed an additional payment to the tenant would be necessary in order to gain possession o! the property. SEE earlier story on Page? Lovely 1974 Winter Carnival Queen Debbie Poulet got the 1974 Legion Midget Hockey Tourn- ament underway as she dropped the puck to start first game between Richmond Hill Legion Mid- gets and Ottawa. Thirty-two teams are entered in the big annual tournament sponsored by Tournaments Inc., coming from as far away as Sydney, Nova Scotia. Purchase of the restau- rant property south of the community centre hall on Keele Street, Maple, at a price at $96,000 was au- thorized by Vaughan Town Council at its meeting March 18. It is proposed to add this property to the community centre site. It was pointed out that the average price per square foot of two other properties on the west side of Keele Street, sold last November. was $2.90 and that the price being paid for 10,166 Keele Street is $2.53 per square foot. Council had authorized an offer of purchase at $72,500 February 18. This offer had been signed back by the owners with the price amended to $96,000, it was reported. Vaughan Pays $96,000 Maple Property Off To .4 Good Start RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1974 "In Essentials Unity: in Non-Essentials Liberty; an amount up to $100. But the tax money thus lost has to come out of the pockets of other taxpayers. Regional Councillor Ad- ams said he agreed with Kay that young couples establish- ing homes are having a hard time. But he said the coun- cil should do what it could for this small deserving group of seniors, whether or not it could do anything for any other group. He said most municipalities are grab- bing at the chance and to- day’s old people had their turn at a hard time when they were establishing homes and families. Amid a period of explod- ing residential development in recent years the town has found itself without suffi- cient park and recreation land reserves. The result has been an apparent shortage of land for community purposes, especially in the Thornhill area. The town was! recently forced to buy an expensive parcel of land at John Street and Bayview Avenue for a community centre. Parks Study For Markham Markham Town is the first local municipality here to uun~ dertake an overall lparks study by professional com- munity planners. Markham includes the portion of the 'I‘hornhill postal area east of Yonge Street between High- way 7 and Steeles Avenue. Town oouncil at its regular meeting Tuesday of last week approved the hiring of the community planning firm of Johnson, Sustronk, Wein- stein and Associates Limited of 819 Yonge Street, Metro, at an estimated cost of $9,- Recent suggestions in council for establishment of adequate municipal land re- serves have included propo- sals for a large park land site in mostly rural northern Ward 6 (Victoria Square â€" Dickson's Hill area) and of a municipal golf course. The park land study would pro- vide information necessary for the setting of long term policy and public open space standards. (Photo by Susan Samila) The speaker, Professor Ben Schlesinger, joined the fa- culty of social work at the University of Toronto in 1960 and is internationally known for his writings and talks on family. particularly the single parent family. During 1971 and '72 Dr. Schlesinger was visiting lecâ€" turer at the University (If Western Australia in Perth. Australia. _ Author of “Oiie Parent Fa- mily". “Th-e Multiâ€"problem Family", “Poverty in Cana- da and the United States”, “Jewish Family’, and “The Modern Family in Canada". Dr. Schlesinger has had 100 professional papers publishâ€" ed in Canada, Australia, In- dia. Jamaica and the US. He is also well known asa lectu- rer and frequently inter- viewed on the family on -teâ€" levision. “Is the Family Here To Stay?" will be the theme of the fifth annual meeting of Richmond Hill and Thorn- hill Area Family Services March 28. The place the n4 101 E( and Markham Wants 2 More Region Seats “. . . a (Markham) popula- tion growth of 52% of the region total and a taxable assessment growth of 52% of the region total in this per- iod (three years) indicate the Town of Markham has and is growing faster than any other municipality with- in the region. the region total in this per- Newmarket (2), Richmond resolution. which was pro- The resolution will be for- The governments lbill was iod (three years) indicate Hill (3). Vaughan (2), Georg- posed by Executive Director warded to the provincial go- approved by a vote of 57 to the Town of Markham has ina (2), Whitchurch-Stouff- Donald Van Camp, said such vernment. 29, with both Liberals and and is growing faster than ville (1), Aurora (1), East action was necessary as there For further stories on the NDP members opposing the any other municipality with- Gwillimbury (1), for a total was a “service void for per- Society annual meeting use of compulsory arbitration in the region. of 17 members. sons 16 to 18 due to a dis- please see Page 16. to settle the strike. z!-lll“l\lllllllllilllll“ll“l111111l“llllllllill“lll\llll“lllllllilllll\lilllull“llill“\illlllil111“Ill“llllllll\lllllillill!lllmlmmmtlumlfifillfllmmnmllmmillmmmllimmllllmllillllllllilllllll numummummuuummrmnmummmmummmnmmnnmmnmmmmmmmmnmmmunmmmmmW-F Markham Council Tuesday of last week approved a re- port on regional representa- tion for submission to the province. The council says Markham’s population and assessment has grown very much faster than in any other municipality and the town should have more reg- ional representation. Markham Town includes most of Thornhill, Gormley, Unionville and Markham postal areas. being bounded by Steeles Avenue. Yonge Street, Highway 7 East, a line just west of Woodbine Avenue (Don Mills Road), a line just south of Gormley Sideroad. with the new Reg- ional Municipality of Dur- ham on the east side. “Since that time (1971) some areas of the region have experienced spectacuâ€" lar growth while others haven’t. And Markham, be- ing one of the more success- ful areas, respectfully re- quests that its concern over the imbalance of regional representation be given due consideration by the prov- ince. “At the time the region was formed the population of Markham was 36,000 and the total taxable assessment was $389,200,000. By 1973 our population has risen to 47.600 (32%) and our taxable assessment to $502,000,000 (29%.) The submission to the province is, in part, as fol~ lows: Markham Town Council is applying to the present session of the Provincial Legislature for five seats on the 17-member York Region Coun- cil. Since the region was established in 1971 Markham has had three seats on region council, the same number as Richmond Hill. These two toWns have more regional seats than any other local municipality in York. Large Salary Hikes F or Department Heads e new ARC Indusmri‘es at ‘1 Edward Avenue at 8 pm. 1d the public is invited. Family Services Executive “I can’t support or defend the salaries," Mayor Evelyn Buck of Aurora told a meeting of York Regional Council last week after the administration committee had handed down its recommendations for salary in- creases for the various depart- ment heads. The raises, which cover the clerk, treasurer. planning, eng- ineering and health and social service commissioner, solicitor and chief administrative officer, were approved by the meeting and will now be subject to approval by those concerned. Mayor Robert Forhan of New- market, chairman of the admin- istmtive committee, recom- mended acceptance of the in- creases that had been proposed and discussed earlier in com- mittee of the whole, and also suggested council conclude its meeting will take 1 the auditorium of ’ ARC Indus¢ries at in all things Charity” Director Dr. Frank Fidler and members of his counsel- ling and volunteer staff will be reporting on the work of the agency. and the board of directors headed by Dr. Ro- bert Alexander {will present its report of progress over the past year The public is invited. Re- freshments will be served. “By passing the necessary legislation in 1974 it would not only make Markham's representation approximately 30% (five of 17) or if you wished to add two more members to the regional council it would be 26% (five of 19) and in view of the foregoing statistics far more equitable. It would also prevent an even greater imbalance by the time of the next future election in 1976, if present growth trends con- tinue," said the Markham Town submission to the Leg- islature. At present the York Reg- ion Council includes an ap- pointed chairman and seats for the various municipali- ties as follows: Markham (3), Newmarket (2), Richmond Hill (3). Vaughan (2), Georg- ina (2), Whitchurch-Stouff- ville (1), Aurora (1). East Gwillimbury (l), for a total of 17 members. “The Town of Markham with only three members on the regional council of 17 has only 17.6% representa- tion while it has 26% of the region’s total population and 31% of the region’s total taxable assessment. It should also be pointed out that Markham is currently paying approximately 30% of the total Region of York tax levy in 1973. “Therefore the council of the Town of Markham feels there is strong reason to have Markham’s representa- tion on the Region of York Council increased during the elections of 1974. Late in 1973 council passed a resol- ution asking the Minister of Treasury, Economics and In- tergovernmental Affairs to consider increasing the num- ber of Town of Markham representatives on the Reg- ion of York Council from three to five. Authority on The Family PROFESSOR SCHLESINGER Other salary proposals: clerk, $21,500 to $23,435; treasurer, $25,000 to $27,250; planning commissioner, $27,500 to $29,- 975; engineering commissioner, $24,000 to $27,000. The salary proposals will see Chief Administrative Officer Jack Rettie go from $38,000 to $40,500; Health Commissioner Dr. Owen Slingerland will now receive $36,825. up $2,825; while Solicitor Edward Oakes will go from $32,000 to $34,200. The corporation will also in- crease its contributions to the Ontario Health Insurance Plan and Group Insurance Plan from 75 percent to 100 .percent. Council was out for an hour before it returned to vote on its final recommendations. discussions on them in camera. In making its recommenda- HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 York Regional Government Hold Property Tax Line Predicts Markham Will Markham includes that portion of the Thornhill pos- tal area east of Yonge Street between Steeles Avenue and Highway 7. It also includes that area from Woodbine Av- enue (Don Mills Road) east to the new Durham Region boundary. between Steeles Avenue and a line just south of Gormley Sideroad. SATISFACTORY YEAR “1 am pleased to report that the following statements reflect a satisfactory end re- sult for the year 1973. Fort- unately this appears to be my standard opening re- mark on year-end reports presented over the past num- erous years. But I believe we have reason to be partic- ularly satisfied with the year 1973 since the favorable re- sults will benefit 1974," said Treasurer Barton, explaining a Bell Telephone tax one- year windfall was responsi- ble for most of the $168,000 surplus. Last year the town took 30% of the local government property tax dollar, York Region took 20% and the Education Board took 50%. “This surplus figure of $168.000, coupled with our increased assessment of $65.- 000,000 should compensate for, and practically offset, anticipated expenditure in- creases in 1974. Our 1974 municipal rate, therefore, should be reasonably stabil- ized." he said. N e w development in Markham Town last year ac- counted for approximately one-half of all the growth in assessment in all of York Region. Meeting last week at the Highlands Golf and Country Club in Aurora for their an- nual dinner. the Society ‘pas- sed a resolution calling for the provincial government to “amend, alter or change exis- ting legislation to ensure authority of the Children’s Aid Society ‘to provide ser- vice" to these minors under the Child Welfare Act. The resolution. which was pro- posed ‘by Executive Director Donald Van Camp, said such action was necessary as there was a “service void for per- sons 16 to 18 due to a dis- Markham Town is likely to be able to pretty well hold the line on property taxes this year, Treasurer Alex Barton told town council Tuesday of last week as he presented his annual financial report. The town had_ a $168,000 surplus in 1973. CAS Seeks Authority For Over Sixteens The Children’s Aid Society of York Region wants awtho- rity to provide services for children between 16 and 18, Who are not currently provi- Now if the Regional Municipality of York and the York County Board of Education can come up with a similarly optimistic tax predic- tion, the town’s property owners and business- men can relax. York Region has been reducing its tax bite in the past. But the big question is likely to be the school board with its teacher contract strike problem. Barton had a word of caution however, pointing out the complete provinc- ial grant structure won’t be confirmed until early April when the Provincial Treasurer presents his budget. He said one fin- ancial trouble spot has been the town’s inability for this way undel- the The salaries of the clerk, treasurer, planning commis- sioner and engineering com- missioner were all increased by 9 percent of their 1973 rates, with the engineer receiving an additional increment of $840. Effective April 1, 1974, all employees who are required to use their own cars far regional work will be paid 15 cents a mile for all miles driven. The following is the result of the recorded vote. as requested tions. the committee noted that the salaries of the health com- missioner, solicitor and chief administrative officer were in- creased in accordance with the sliding scale of percentage in- creases. without additional in- crements adopted recently for general staff increases. BUY CHEVROLET... THE ROOMY FAMILY CAR Where Cars Cost Less! to keep its road construc- tion and maintenance pro- gram within the restric- tions and limitations calc- ulated by the Ministry of Transportation and Com- munications. He indicated the town will either have to convince the Ministry to provide more subsidy, reduce spending. or continue to put more of its own revenues into roads ex- penditures. TOWN EXPANDING Spending by Markham Town is growing as the town's population continues to expand. Actual expendi- tures in 1973 were $13,007,- 056, well in excess of the $11,768,915 total budget for the year. Actual spending in 1972 was a much lower $10.390,520 and in 1971 was $9,988,259. Last year the province contributed $1.18 to Mark- ham Town for every dollar of realty and business taxes imposed. In 1972 the pro- vincial contribution figure was higher at $1.26, said the treasurer’s xeport. Markham’s growth in 1973 expenditures has come large- ly in town planning, fire protection, libraries, transit, sewers. streetlight, engineer- ing services and parks-recre- ation. Planning staff has been expanded and planning consultants are being extens- ively used, General admin- istration costs are up sub- stantially, mostly for salar- ies. RISING COST AREAS Treasurer Barton says in- creased costs can be ex- pected in transit and parks- recreatiOn this year. “The major area of con- cern for 1974 will focus on recreation and parks. Our new Markham Centennial Arena Operations, based on present revenue structures, won't be able to absorb the debenture Idebt_ charges for 1974. I don‘t expect the de- Mr. Van Camp said his resolution was prompted by the recem suicide in a Toâ€" ronto jail by a 16-year-old girl, who “had been incarcera- ted While awaiting a pre-sen- tence report. The girl had re- fused to be placed in the custody of such instilutions as the Salvation Army or the Elizabeth Fry Society in the meantime, so was ordered to remain in jail. No one was assuming nes- ponsibiljty for this age group, Mr. Van Camp said, in urg- ing the Society to take some action. crepancy in the law." Against â€"- Mayors Buck, Aurora, and Gordon Ratcliff, Whitchurch - Stouffville: and Councillors Robert A d a m 5. Markham. and Lois Hancey, Richmond Hill. Absent for the vote were Mayors Margaret Britnell of King and Garnet Williams of Vaughan: and Councillor Harry Crisp, Markham. For â€" Mayors Joe Dales, Georgina Township, Robert For- han, Newmarket, William Laz- enby, Richmond Hill, Gladys Rolling. East Gwillimbury and Anthony Roman, Markham; and Councillors Jack Gilbert, Vaughan, Robert Pollock, East Gwiuimbury, Gordon Rowe, Richmond Hill and Ray Twin- ney, Newmarket. by Mayor Buck, on the salary increases: 355 YONGE STREET N. 889-5435 Phone 727-9453 RICHMOND HILL “Another area of increas- ed costs is our transit serv- ice initiated in 1973," the Markham treasurer reported to town council. MORE TELEPHONE REVENUE Markham received an ex- tra $127,000 last year as a result of a new provincial gross receipts tax formula for Bell Telephone assets in municipalities. Bell prev- iously paid tax on a mileage assessment on its lines. This was replaced by a local gov- ernment tax formula based on the number of telephones in a municipality. sired self-sustaining aspect (of arena operation) will be attained in future, due to these charges. Last year local govern- ment taxes were levied be- fore the new revenue from Bell was assured. Markham Town had already collected and paid the board of edu- cation and York Regional revenue requisitions when the new Bell Telephone money became available. So this year local taxpayers are getting the money back in the form of a bonus against this year's tax levy. says Bar- ton. In terms of the new form- ula, Bell Telephone previ- ously was under-assessed in most municipalities like Markham. The new formula yielded Markham more than twice as much revenue as before from Bell Telephone. The Council of Ontario Universities recently stated that “the universities have agreed to accept whatever marks are available for York County students for admis- sion purposes." York Summer School Classes Proposed He said too, the Ministry would assist in setting up make-up classes and would see that universities gave special attention to the probâ€" lems of graduating students. “We are going to take all measures possible to study ways to help anybody who felt that. because of the period of time they had miS« sed, they were at a disad- vantage," Wells told the Le- gislature. Education Minister Thom-as Wells said last week 'he had told the Legislature to dis- cuss the possibility of sum- mer courses with the York County Board of Education to help students make up for time lost during the recent teachers' strike. PRICE 15¢ PER COPY m'blett CHIV- OLDS The House of Quality ALEX BARTON Surplus In Markham