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“But all lhese references were engineering firms, “What ‘we are concerned about is that the low bidder is an unproved company. We have investigated the references given and the consensus was the firms with which these men have been associated did satisfactory work. Mr. Brook told the meeting, attended by library board members, he had not had a change of heart. Marsh wants out Continued from Page 5 ) stated they would .be con- tinually on the job during the construction period. Favors Rice bid The town's Commissioner of Works Bernard Toporowski stated the most important factor in his recommendation to accept the second lowest bidder was the winter works aspect of the project. "We must be sure it will be completed on time.” This is the champion junior girls basketball team from Langstafl Secondary School. which won the York County finals recently. In the back row is Shirley Bishop (L), Wendy-Evelyn. Phil Webb. the score keeper. Cindy Cameron and Coach Gail Brewer. The centre Library addition and BAIF centre stalled The Liberal is published each week hv This newspaper is a member M me C: Assad-Nan and Mn Audi! Bureau of C Home delivery of The Liberal is weeks; by mail $8.00 a year in C outside of Canada. No local I: carrier service exists. Mr. Van Luyk didn't elaborate on just what promptedhis somewhat facetioussally exceptto say that “a number of the methods we adopt in council are more suitable for this area of King Township and don‘t really apply to the Holland Marsh at all, which is a different kettle of fish.“ Some members of King Township Council professed to be slightly startled when member Jack Van Luyk suggested his Ward 6 Holland Marsh ward should separate from the rest of the municipality. Councillor Van Luyk observed that “if someone wants to build another house on his property it should be his own business and not council’s. And if we want to dissolve from King that should be our own business." ' Where to? Councillor Ben Rough expressed curiosity “as to whether you will go for Quebec or Alberta when you separate?" Van Luyk wouldn't say. The application itself saw Mark Zim- mermann requesting permission to build a cottage on his property to be utilized by farm His remarks were sandwiched in between an application for a second house on a 15-acre lot which came before council Monday night of last week at its final meeting of the year. Under King’s new comprehensive zoning bylaw, any application to build a second residence on a lot already occupied by one is to be considered separately. The old bylaw decreed a minimum of 25 acres was required in order to build a second residence. help. The propei‘ty lis loEatedron the King Sideroad and is 15 acres in size. . Council‘s planning technician will prepare a reportrand supply a recommendation on the request Hear separatist rumblings in King “IL. 98 NUMBER 26 [0101 Yonge Street. P.0. Box 390, [AC 4 TELEPHONE â€" 884-8177 CLASSIFIED -â€"- 884-1105 CIRCULATION â€" 884-1105 RONA 013m liberal Advertising Supervisor Colin Forsyth Production Manager Norman Stunden Business Supervisor Mrs. Dorell Stong Circulation Director Peter Line Art Director Louise Zavarella Second Class Mail Regisffl'ion NO. M90 Ian week by Metrospan Publishing Limited. Der oi the Canadian Community Newspaper Bureau of Circulations. Liberal is 60 Deral is 60 cents every four ear in Canada. $15.00 a year local mail delivery where Regionpl Councillor Gordon Rowe felt that “a fellow has to get a start. I feel the new company will go all out to provide us with The question of using unionized or non-unionized labor was raised and the Shar-dee spokesman pointed out the decision on this is up to the men em- ployed. “We intend to hire as much local labor as possible, except for key personnel," he said. Favor low bid Councillor William Corcoran favored the low tender because it would save money. The architect also said the Rice construction firm did three jobs for his firm which were quite satisfactory. there was no reference to an architectural firm. One of our concerns has been that the experience has been in heavy engineering rather than institutional." 4Y6. Ontario VID Halt BAIF complex In the case of the BAIF recreation complex, staff was instructed to negotiate with the low bidder for a library, day care centre space, a community centre with meeting rooms and an enclosed swimming pool. (The original plan also included an arena). No action can now be taken until after the swearing in of the new council slated for January 6. The champs Progress blocked An attempt by Mayor William Lazenby to have the ‘sitting council members ’endorse the incoming council’s overwhelming preference for the Rice Construction bid, so that the project could get started at the earliest possible minute and get the greatest returns from winterworks, failed with Chateauvert, Hancey and Lazenby voting for and Rowe, Corcoran and Wainwright voting against. yMMMMMfiMMMMMRS’sMMMMMMMMM Recorded votes On the recorded vote of the sitting council he and Regional Councillor Lois Hancey voted in favor, Regional Councillor Rowe, Councillors Corcoran and Lou Wainwright and Mayor William Lazenby voted in the negative. A recorded vote by the incoming council resulted in a 7-2 reversal of this result. Voting for were David Schiller, Mike Burnie, Chateauvert, Al Duffy, John Birchall, Hancey and Marylo Graham. In the negative were Rowe and Corcoran. Councillor Andy Chateauvert referred to the completion date saying, “We may save at one end and lose at the other" He moved that the contract go to the Jas. A. Rice Con- struction. a good job so it will serve as a recommendation." mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmzammmg Season is here filling our hearts with the spirit of Happiness and good cheer. May you enjoy an abundance of pleasure with family and friends. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year row is Lesley Stubbs, manager. Beth Lloyd, Dara Frame. Janet Paterson, Lynne Clouston, timer and the front row is Deb Barn- dem, Danielle Delaney, Captain Karen Nelson. and Marguerite Dowdall. Missing are Judy Underhill and Marianne Ball. Bill Hodgson M.P.P. York North There was a possibility that further negotiating to eliminate the frills included in the pool area, such as seating, gallery and a number of other quality items, could bring it within the cost, he said. “but we would end up with a lower quality facility”. The negotiations on the revised plan brough a quote of $1.842 million with the enclosed pool accounting for about $1 million. “This was completely out of line with what the municipality can afford and what the parks and recreation can maintain within their annual budget,” according to Town Treasurer William Rice. Staff suggested a total cost of $1.55 million was what the municipality could afford, including con- tributions from the developer and the winter works program. GO's Richmond Hill bus route provides frequent service to the new terminal seven days a week, while Markham Transit service operates to it daily except Sundays and holidays. , Passengers from Thornhill and Richmond Hill area using bus services at the Finch subway terminus now have a new waiting area. The York Region Bus Terminal is the ter~ minal for GO’s shuttle bus service from Rich- mond Hill and Markham Transit's subway bus service. GO Gray Coach Yonge Street services and TTC's Richmond Hill buses stop on Yonge Street adjacent to the new facility while the other services run into the new platform area. The new terminal is located on the east side of Yonge at Bishop Avenue. just north of the subway station and TTC bus terminal. A stair- way at the new terminal provides direct access to the subway. The terminal provides passengers with a sheltered area in which to await bus connections. GO bus terminal opened at Finch THE This brought the meeting to an abrupt end with the motion the 1974 council take no action in the matter. Then a representative of Architect Raymond Moriyama told the meeting that since it had been planned to locate the mechanical plant in the pool area, eliminating it would require the plans be redrawn with a possible date of April 1 for com- pletion. New tenders would have to be called at that time. Discussion continued on whether to proceed with the centre as planned or on th modified plan. ‘ Postpone pool Therefore, the staff recommendation was that the community centre, day care centre and library be proceeded with and the pool construction be postponed for a time. (Photo by Elli?) Facing the charges are Luben Strezov. 18, of Toronto, and Eli Necakov, 18, of Willowdale. It seems the Christmas tree extending from the rear of their car was stolen from Sabiston Pit on John Street in Thomhill. The latter were stopped by York Regional Police on Don Mills Road Tuesday and charged with theft and possession under $200. A Christmas tree that was too small for the trunk of a car, got two youths in trouble last week. Christmas tree theft charges An official at the York Region engineering department said the ac- cident rate on Don Mills is not particularly high con- sidering the volume of traffic. During 1973, an average of 12,460 vehicles This is the second fatal accident on Don Mills Road this year. There were four in 1973. Pofice say it was snowing at the time and the pavement was wet. Hart was taken to York Central Hospital in Rich- mond Hill, where he died at approximatley 11:20 pm. Lesley Hart, 52, a farmer and lifelong resident of Victoria Square, died from injuries received when his pickâ€"up truck collided with a dump truck in front of his home on Don Mills Road. The collision occured at approximately 4:45 pm when Hart was pulling out from his driveway onto the 50 mph road. Markham’s first fatal traffic mishap of 1974 Was recorded on Tuesday of last week, bringing York Region’s fatality count to 22 for 1974, according to police. Markham's first '74 fatal traffic crash of The Studio That Comes To Your Home 884-6941 PHOTOS ElBERT "Hillciést, mall YONGE STREET, JUST 10 MINUTES NORTH OF STEELES It's really hard to replace these words with any others. We even conducted a search to find out how the word ‘thank’ got into our langu- age but turned up nothing. At our opening, you turned up and kept turning up during the year. We think we’re doing the right things for you. Thank you from all of us. Cheerio and away we go . . . bringing good cheer to our many friends. Thanks, loyal patrons. ‘ THE MANAGEMENT ‘ & STAFF R EGAL A UTO BODY LTD 89 NEWKIRK ROAD RICHMOND HILL for the world today...your way He reported there were only 21 fatal motor vehicle mishaps to date, compared with 52 in 1973 and 41 as of December 9. The day following the mishap. The Liberal published a letter from Police Chief Bruce Crawford asking residents of York Region to continue their efforts to reduce the number of accidents in 1974. Funeral services were Friday from Marshall’s Funeral Home in Richmond Hill with interment at Victoria Square United Church. ' Hart is survived by his wife Barbara and three children, Terry of Baker Avenue, Richmond Hill; Judy of Thornhill, and Wendy at home. Following the .collision, rush-hour traffic was rerouted for an hour. Deputy Chief Robert Hood, of the York Regional Police, said last week no charges are anticipated. The southbound tractor trailer was driven by Dalvister Christie, 37, of Malton. He escaped injury. travelled through Victoria ngare in a 24-hour period. §\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\Â¥ Rosetown Restaurant Ring the bells with Christmas cheer, as we take a moment to send all of you our warmest wishes for a happy holiday and much gratitude for your loyal support. It’s been a pleasure to serve you. 10142 Yonge St. Richmond Hill May the bright Christmas m; laid you to peace . . . brotherhood. Our thanks. From Management & Staff Gordon S. Wood Prescription Opticians