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The Oshawa Times, 16 Jan 1960, p. 4

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4 THE OSHAWA TIM™ ~ day, Jenuery 16, 1960 Enc Hardy Speaker At Bowmanville Club BOWMANVILLE (Staff)--' 'How Local Governments Spend Your Money", was explained to the Rotary club civic officials, busin- essmen and industrial leaders at the Friday Rotary luncheon meet- ing by Toronto Rotarian Eric Hardy. Mr, Hardy is secretary of the Ontario Municipal Association, a director of the Citizens Research Institute of Canada, a member of the board of directors of the Canadian Welfare Council and a special lecturer on local govern- ment at the University of Tor- onto: He was invited to address the club and its guests on the oc- casion of the Rotary annual "civic day". One meeting of the ning and development and the Ontario municipal board. It has in fact recommended some of the work of each department be tied in with the work of the other. "Today it seems, the taxpayer expects the local councils to op- erate on an ever declining bud- get. When this happens, the councils tend to give the munici- pality a shoddy form of govern- ment. A lot of work which should be done is let slide like road and sidewalk work in particular. "Another point which may be emphasized is the councils tend to finance the work of the mun- icipality through borrowing. This merely' builds up a new layer of debt charges from year to year. ¢mid with the school boards especially with the school board's budgeting. "They tend to adopt the atti- tude that the school board bud- get is its own worry and they should not question or interfere with it. This attitude is wrong as the school board takes a lot out of the municipal budget, every year. Here in Bowmanville in 1958, 45 per cent of the tax $10,000 annually on courses for hodies should have programs to| municipal assessors at Queen's University, We are now doing the same for clerk-treasurers in order that municipal officials may have a schooling in big business and learn better how to understand it. HIGH TAXES / Canada scientist would call 'a splintered government'. The school boards, councils and other governmental positions are split up. Some years ago in Peterborough a wealthy citizen left $1,000,000 to the city if it would build a new municipal building and bring the council school board and utilities com- missions and the like together. ""The pattern of government in|. rt Pree it is what the political debts, and I'm sure you would At a special council meeting on Friday evening, P. A. Deacon of Deacon, Arnett and Murray, gave his report and favéred route B as the ene that would do the least/most onerous study. damage to the township and af-| The CNR would not give any levy went to the schools: "Members of all governmental sell to the taxpayer. Let them know what their tax dollar will bring. "Local governments spend your money. If they are spending too little because of the tax burden, and because of the complaints about the tax burden, think what costs yearly for borrowing cay you would sooner have a little higher taxes and save the community the interest costs on borrowing which are far greater than the tax levy provides for," the speaker concluded. Moving a vote of thanks, Ro- |tarian Garnet B. Rickard, Dar- {lington township reeve, pointed |out in Ontario local government club is devoted each year to;The cost of government at the "Under our present governmen-|ijs of growing importance and By ELSA STORRY have been found to settle the con- troversy that has raged in Pick- ering township this many months {over the route of the proposed CNR trackage through the town- | ship. Last week the township council lengaged the services of the firm lof planning experts to provide an unbiased report on the several ' routes suggested. | | Views Given On Route B' BROUGHAM -- A solution may P consideration to a route parallel to the existing CPR route. Mr. Deacon said he had talked| to Mr. McCann of the CNR and had left with the feelling that the CNR would consider realignment of the route. Mr. Deacon said he| had also studied the briefs sub- mitted to him by the ratepayers groups for information only. | The council accepted the report. | Many of the 60 ratepayers pres-| lent expressed their agreement | |with the report, but not all were happv. The matter will now come be- fect the least number of rate- ayers. Route A is the original route which would pass through the middle of the hamlet of Dunbar- ton. Route B is a modification of fore council at its next meeting BARE HANDS | By long tradition, no member enters the House of Lords at Lon- don wearing gloves if the reign ing monarch is to be present. ANCE CASTLE TONIGHT 4 C.RA. 8:30 p.m. 4 DANCE TONIGHT OLD TIME--MODERN Music by the TORNADOES Featured on NORTH BAY TELEVISION with CALLER--BOB FOWLER ADMISSION $1.00 RED BARN AT THE that route which would avoid the|anq also at Metro Planning Board more densely populated section meeting in Toronto on January and then follow the original route. (29 MAIN LINE Route C, is a route which would | leave the main line just west of| Pickering Village and cross the Brock road in the vicinity of Duf- fin's Creek. It was not favored. Mr. Deacon in his analysis of the problem said he found it a Y.W.C.A. SQUARE DANCING FOR BEGINNERS $6.00 PLUS Y MEMBERSHIP $10.00 For Married Couples | TUESDAY HOW TO BE HAPPY THOUGH MARRIED! | - JANUARY 19th AT 8 P.M. PHONE RA 3-7625 (afternoon to register) BILTMORE SH iy Army wreckers at loose on the barrack square!! _~ IDLE or -- PARADE - starring Xd {tal system, the municipal coun-|should be approached in a posi- civic day and on that day mem-|jocal level is being pushed UP| coils have every right to spend|tive way in a growing country. bers of council, civic officials, much higher than need be Y.W.C.A, 199 Centre St. WILLIAM BENDIX | businesmen and industrial .lead-| horrowing. ers are invited to attend the| ."In Canada, we don't have the luncheon meeting to hear an party form of government at the | the taxpayers' money as they see| Rotarian R. P. (Rick) Rickaby | fit. The councils are often too!introduced the speaker. expert on municipal affairs out-|jocal level. However, every can: line some of the aspects of local] gidate for council or for a school | government. | board or whatever the case may | Ibe, does have some form of plat- IMPORTANT ROLE he ba : According to the speaker, the To which he or she is jocal or municipal council is the" Aro hey going to back the! most important form of govern-| 1 4 tate de the small} ment in Canada today, except of real estate people--the . | course in time of war. | businessman and let industry, | X {where the tax revenue comes | aa jhe Evveraient Which 18! trom, slide. How the candidate | p | will serve if elected depends on| a Hgw 8 home 5nd fhelwiejs backing them in their bid | cil do not disappear to Queen's] lection, _ ent is telly Park or to Ottawa to govern its * J | big business and requires intelli- people. "The municipal council is the | gent administration. It is there-| X S| fore very important to know how | body which spends the taxpayers' > d dollars, and how this money isthe local government is admin spent should be of interest to you. How council raises revenue should istrated. | "In some communities the peo- be of interest to you also. "There is an emphasis on the | ple who work for the municipal-| tax and mill rate fluctuating on ity are under-educated and un-| trained and for that reason the municipal financing which does not apply to other governments. | people I work for are spending "People tend to strike an atti. AE tude to the tax burden--and in| | e 0 le tar re ae" or'| COME and DANCE | TONIGHT UKRAINIAN NEW YEAR DANCE "UNIPRO HALL" 681 EDITH ST. (One block East of corner Ritson & Bloor) Refreshments and Lunch 8.30 TO ? Come ond Dance to THE TED KOSS ORCHESTRA THE FIRST COMEDY SIN FILMED e @ THE MOST EXCITING PROCESS EVER INVENTED Davio Nven | Mirzi GAYNOR IN A STORY OF TOGETHERNESS ADULT ENTERTAINMENT AW PAYING Happy Anniverss CANADIAN JAZZ ASSOCIATES CASTLE JAZZ CLUB PRESENTS DANCING ¥ God at the CASTLE If You Enjoy . . . EVERYBODY WELCOME recent years that attitude ap- pears to have been a negative | I one. People are continually com- plaining they cannot afford the | tax burden with which they are) faced. '"As a result of numerous com- plaints about the residential tax- payer being unable to stand the tax burden, the government of Ontario, brought in the uncondi- tional per capita grants system. "The commercial taxpayers get no benefit by this grant but it is graded according to each munici- | pality and is used to help pay for services such as schools, welfare and health. For that reason, the government is continually in- creasing the minicipal govern- ment subsidy, GRANT SYSTEMS "Bowmanville gets $3.50 per person in the unconditional per) capita grant system. Other mun- icinalities get less and still others get more. The government favors larger urban communities above the rural smaller communities. ""There has been a great spread] of rural population in Canada in recent years, but the soread of| urban population during the same period has been far greater. Mitchell Zaleski's Orchestra ot the POLISH NATIONAL | UNION HALL 168 Banting Ave. FUN FOR ALL! EVERY SATURDAY 8:30 - 12. | DANCING | 2-Nights Weekly-2 |, |} Loss of hearing comes on so |§ notice le In 1 Can You Hear These Sounds? "th as in "thin" "gr on in "Hill" gor in "den" "zh" as in "rouge" "t" es in "tale" "Rh as in "hope" cult for you to hear, you may have a hearing loss. Send fof our FREE booklet on 'How To Get the Most From Your Remaining Hearing." 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With 'over 200' | scores were Ladies: Pearl Woodcock 263, 216; Chris Ed- wards 210, 221, 218; Bernice Blac- | quier 218; Gert Lindsay, 218; | Records Unlimited STAG DANCE The latest and greatest played on hi-fi. ----SATURDAYS-- | DANCE PARTY (COUPLES ONLY) DON PIERRE AND HIS CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA Table Accommodation For 600 YOUNG PEOPLE! SHOW THIS AD TO MOTHER AND DAD! TEENAGE TYPING CLASSES OPEN TO PUPILS FROM GRADES SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT AND ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AT THE OSHAWA BUSINESS COLLEGE Register and Start at Anytime CLASSES ARE HELD Monday to Thursday 4:15 to 5:00 P.M. Students Attends any two nights 0 Saturday Morning 9:00 to 10:30 A.M. Ena Edwards, 210 and Win Mc- Combe 206. | Gents: Ron Lott, 267; Keith Rudkin, 245; Joe Galloway, 238; Albert Allen, 220, 215; Jack Lam- bie 200, 220, 219; Cyril King, 210; Lloyd Nicholls, 206. | The team standings at the be- ginning of the third quarter, as of 'Jan. 7, are: What Nots, 4; Nite Mairs, 4; Spares, 3; Vaga-| bonds, 3; Strikers, 1; Champs, 1; | CANADA'S MOST UNUSUAL BALLROOM OR 10:30 to 12:00 P.M. Students Attend on Session. Tuition 1.00 Per Week SUPPLIES . . . TEXT BOOK 1.50 TYPING PAPER .15 Individual Instruction -- Modern Equipment REGISTER BY PHONE RA 5-3375 S wi | Drive Out THE is To... play RESERVATIONS SUGGESTED WONDERFUL FOOD DINNER ORGAN MUSIC Noon to 1:30 p.m. -- 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. (Welcome) Plaza 3-2226 ~--IN PERSON-- Bob Stagg's Quintet TONIGHT 8:30 P.M. C.R.A. AUDITORIUM 100 GIBB ST. ANTHONY NEWLEY » ANNE AUBREY THE FUNNIEST SERVICE COMEDY RIOTS OF ALL TIME! 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