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Oshawa Times (1958-), 4 Jul 1962, p. 13

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J\provided at each crossing will %|Proved by council ' |taught good traffic safety rules _|in the home and the school. protection at _|erossings on a uniform basis, j|the above studies were recom- ;|mended. |Robert Richardson, traffic en- -|gineer. _|visory Council and based on a "1 'school '|paper cover the signatures of Engineer To Do Crossing Studies Traffic engineering studies of all future proposed -- and all existing -- school crossing lo- cations will be undertaken by the city engineer's department, probably under the direction of Degrees of protection to be be approved by the Traffic Ad- system of "warrants' adopted by the city engineer's office. These suggestions were ap- Tuesday night. They were included in a crossing' protection" Mr. Richardson and City Engin- eer Fred Crome. Says the paper: school cross- ings can be classed in four categories -- those that require: 1 -- no protection; 2 -- a school safety patrol; 3 a school crossing guard; 4 -- more re- strictive control of vehicular traffic to provide the ncessary "safe crossing gaps". It continues: No matter how much protection is provided, it must be understood that no city or parent can provide 100 per cent protection for its children at all times. The child must be In order to provide degrees of Oshawa -- school Miss Hislop At the close of the spring term in the Oshawa Public -- ee ' -- a Se ee Uetee eS The Oshawa Times SECOND SECTION OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1962 PAGE THIRTEEN Under many months, ae construction for the building and Simcoe streets branch of the Toronto Dominion Bank which will house the King | is progressing-rapidly. The new building, located at the north-west corner of the inter- section, will be modern in NEW BANK BUILDING RAPIDLY TAKES SHAPE every sense. The vitrolite and glass walls will present a most attractive appearance. Firms Ask FIRST HURDLE Talks On City Council Votes RR Removal Rezone Creek Valley Two of the three King street é JUST BEFORE THE clos- ing of the Oshawa Public Schools for the summer, the names of the winners of the Fannie Hislop Scholarships were announced. In the upper picture back row, from left, are Dr. C. M. Elliott, super- intendent of Public Schools, Larry Winter, Susan Starr, and Jack Gillespie from King Street Senior Public School; Norine Reid from Dr. C. F. Cannon Public School; Terry A Keys from Coronation Public School. Front row -- Susan Lovelock from Conant Public School; Romana Rebot from Cedardale Public School; Paulette Gulenchyn from Col- lege Hill Public School; Ur- sula Brandauer from Dr. C. F. Cannon Public School; and Lydia Skochko from South Simcoe Public School. In the centre picture back row, from left, are: W. J. MacDonald, BA, BPaed, inspector of pub- lic schools; Doug Warren, Eric Farncombe, from Dr. S. J. Phillips Public School; Pe- ter Graper, from Sunset Heights Public School; John Krantz from Harmony Public School, and Marshall -Crotin from Queen Elizabeth Public School. Front row--Linda Wil- son from Sunset Heights Pub- lic School; Karen Shaw and Ruth Pascoe from E. A. Lov- Public School. In the lower ell Public School; Sylvia Lan- caster from Dr. S. J. Phillips | Public School, and Susan Peacock from Vincent Massey City Council Endorses ArenaFund Campaign Oshawa City Council Tuesday night not only gave its moral support to a planned million dol- lar fund raising campaign for an arena--but agreed to "'as- sume responsibility for the incorporated and the city will, definitely not be involved. "The city is concerned at the maintenance cost,"' said Ald.| Brady, "and the fear of a deficit} is present." He ticked off a list Set ete c 4¢ return will bring back students| Reminded Ald. Bastedo: "The from Quebec | city has been approached to as- sume one-half the maintenance costs of the soon-to-be-built Boys' Club -- an estimated $15,- 000 a year. | picture back row, from left, are: T. J. Heath, BA, BPaed, inspector of Douglas Dobney, Susan Ma- | son, Anne Lloyd, Jane Mason jmost faithful members of the public and Donald Woods Ridgeway Senior School. Front row--Linda Lu- pel, Oleg Bahniuk, Dane Tut- schools; ton and Larry Kulick from T. R. McEwen Senior School. --Oshawa Times Pho 19 Students Visit Quebec Public from |staff and during her term had Public tos |be devoted for entrance schol- ---|arships as follows: Nineteen Oshawa students left here Tuesday for an exchange visit to Quebec. They will stay] for two weeks and upon their} for a stay in Oshawa. Going on the trip are Miss Connie Cobb, two-week 520 Madison av- enue; Gordon H. Hall, 42 Con- naught street; Miss Schools 29 entrance class pu- pils received recognition for their academic abilities through the award of Fannie Hislop Scholarships. To the pupils, parents and many of the iewer residents of the city it is of in- terest to look back on Miss Hislop's place in the commun- ity. Miss Fannie Hislop was ap- pointed to the Albert Street School in September, 1877 short- ly after the school was built. She gave unstintingly of her services to education for more than 45 years as_ principal of Albert Street School. She re- six months period in 1880 when she taught in the town of Lis- towel her entire service was in Oshawa. She was one of the best and an enviable record for punctual- ity and in all these years she |was never known to have been late. Miss Hislop passed away in August, 1935 and left in her memory a fine contribution to "The sum of One Thousand |Dollars to be invested by the |Oshawa Board of Education, the interest to be used annually to provide a prize for each school to be given to the pupil who takes highest standing in entrance examinations'. Wallet Stolen At Swim Pool Edward H. Syperek, 177 Park firms being served by the 68- year-old railway tracks have asked city council to discuss a settlement based on removal of this city landmark. Lawyers' letters from Lander Coal Company Limited and Bathe and McLellan Building Supplies were read in council Tuesday night suggesting either a committee of council or coun- first hurdle council in an On a 9 to 4 recorded vote Tuesday night, Council voted to rezone 10.5 acres of: valley land between King and John streets (adjacent to Oshawa Creek) to C2. jumped obstacle course which may lead to a midtown plaza containing a Do- Oshawa City cil itself meet to discuss will end. No decision has as yet been handed down by the Board of Transport Commissioners. The two man board held two days of hearings in Oshawa in early April. With no decision forthcoming from the board, said Ald. Fin- ley Dafoe last night, forming a committee to hear the asked-for negotiations would be a '"'good step". He later withdrew his motion when it was suggested that pos- sibly two additional would be whole council firms. Ald.. Albert Walker demurr- of the eliminated if met with the | meet Thursday night with the above firms and representatives firm -- McLaughlin Coal and Supplies -- will be invited to at- tired in 1924 and except for a}; ie m third meetings the the minion Stores supermarket, a department store, 11 smaller retail stores and a new brew- ers' retail store. Still to come are land use ap- proval from the Department of Commerce and Development, approval from the Ontario Mu- nicipal Board -- and there is the distinct possibility of a pub- lic hearing. The councillors who didn't jump the hurdle were: Ald. E. F. Bastedo, Cecil Bint,Norman Down and John Dyer, OBJECTIONS VOICED Ald. Bastedo's objections in- cluded plaza entrances and exits (inadequate, a traffic men- ace") work priorities and esthe- tics ( we are parting with |parkland"), Ald, Down: "We have no right to gamble with the pub- lic's money." Ald. "Citizens will ed: "I was under the impres- sion it was council's decision to wait for the board's decision; and if their ruling was not fa- vorable to the city, to negotiate then." Replied Ald, E. F. Bastedo: "Negotiations are most fruitful when the solution is. uncertain, not after the decision is known. If we don't meet now, we won't be able to do anything until Dyer: private shoulder a debenture debt to accommodate prise."' Ald. Bint didn't reveal his reasons for opposing the rezon- ing. Since planning board split on the rezoning question (a 3 to 3 tie with Mayor Chris- tine Thomas and her two coun- cil representatives on the plan- ning board supporting rezon- enter- of five arenas, two of which are operating at a deficit and "I support the city's endorse- ment of both projects. Although a third which recently began to|these maintenance costs will be operate in the black. lan additional burden on tax- "We are one of the fastest|payers, they should assume it growing cities in Canada," he|for the returns they will get. 4 okies to be indicated, I don't CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS think we need worry. We should} operate at a profit." Ald, E. F. Bastedo wanted to} know how far future councils " . : Cc best unless they are sure they have|would. be bound by the present| ee Ge ate soak: Sufficient money to finish." beveon gi Meg it The aac the! Aeake of Gaaaae nid distcict se "an * tea ; ,| who are celebrating their SITE PROVIDED City Solicitor E. G. McNeely} birthdays today: John Krantz, side drive south. Phone 723-3474. building if and when it is turned over to the city debt free." Stressed Mayor' Christine Thomas: "The city will not be involved in capital financing. We made it clear council would not be concerned with fund rais- ing if their (citizens' committee) public appeal did not obtain the required amount. '"They have assured us no (building) contracts would be let The city has made available a/ said any decision would not be 2-acre site on Thornton road|hinding on the council in a legal South for the proposed arena. |sense but that the promoters # Ald. John Brady noted that/of the arena seemed to be satis- the citizens' committee will be! fied. 127 River- Ratepayers Seek _ Wins$5,000 Ontario Charter For An Idea : tors of Canada's Purchasing De- - Biaid full explanation of the 1962 re-| partment has become the third payers association, an On erties government charter must bejarea and the resulting increase maximum award under the GM 'ro . in property tax. The associa-|Suggestion Plan. General Mo- of the e Vista area learne at a meeting Tuesday night thatjof the numerous empty lots|sor have been paid. $185,374.93 -_, f|that have remained unattended| since June, 1961 for 3,881 ac- 75 per cent the area resi- pg must be submitted be-| The petition now circulating) p 7, PR 38, who started contains these and other items.) his GM service seven years ago fective. : H in Truck Sales, transferring to Wiee Lake Vista area is bound-|these problems will be present-| Parts Cataloging and nig to sputh, on 'the north by Went-| .\asereR NAMED his top money suggestion while worth street, on the cast by Meanwhile, a temporary com-| Member of the Parts Catalog. io. Seven-|! | *s * ; ; one by ggg Hp ize meetings and direct action|@M's Parts Cataloging section yftive pe lin forming the association.|make changes in © cataloging $ ' AT k pag sok mg he aad ei Be ig 535 Monteith avenue.|Stantive savings in materials tion can be : Temporary vice - chairman is|and labor. "When the Oshawa Lake Vista| Monteith avenue. GM's Suggestion Department. Ratepayers Association is form-| Volunteer canvassers will|He is a member of GM's Mas. tion of city council on certainjarea resident in the coming/ees who submit acceptale sug- problems of the area residents|week. The next meeting has) gestions totalling $1,000 or more fore concerted action wa s|July 11, 8 p.m., at the Dr. C. F.| married, has two children and jCannon School, Emerald ayr-|lives at R.R. No. 1, Hampton, An employee of. General Mo- » To form a neighborhood rate- e 196 assessment of properties in the| winner of the company's $5,000 obtained. Forty-seven residents|ir F d h a tion will remind City Council|tors people in Oshawa and Wind. a petition bearing signatures of for years. cepted 'suggestions. fore this charter becomes . When the association is formed,} ed on the west by Park readied to city council. Purchase Follow-Up, submitted the Oshawa Creek, and on the mittee has been set up to organ-|in& section. He suggested that owners must sign the petition emporary chairman is John|Procedures that resulted in sub- TO SEEK ANSWERS |Harold Messerschmidt, 541) Mr, Farnier is no stranger to ed, it will demand the atten-/seek signatures of Lake Vistalter Suggester's Club--employ- which received no attention be-|been. called for Wedneday,|during. a year: Mr. Farmer is nue. #4 \Ontario. ken. i The association will seek a Margaret} Jardine, 82 Simcoe street south; |T0ad north, reported to the Osh- Miss Linda McQuade, 444 Jar-|awa Police Department that vis street; Miss Glennis Mer-|his wallet was stolen while he jrick, 579 Fernhill boulevard;|Was swimming in Somerset September." 'When they come knocking at our door, we should meet with them," agreed Ald. John Brady. |Brian Morris, 112 Kingsdale|Pool Tuesday afternoon. The drive; Miss Karen Mosier, 292|wallet contained $23. King street west. Rudy Gerac, 1224 Cloverdale Miss Heather Ross, 204 Gib-|street, told police he parked his |bons street; Miss Marilyn Sleep,|car at 74 Oshawa _ boulevard |286 Humber street; Miss Cheryl|south at midnight Sunday and | Smith, 652 Gibbons street; Rich|when he returned, articles had |Townsend, 695 Masson street; |been stolen from his glove com- |Ray Werry, 324 Stevenson road|partment. Value of the stolen north; Tom Werry, 324 Steven-|goods was estimated at $207 son road north; Miss Rhonda/and included a camera and sun Wilson, 59 McLaughlin boule-| glasses. |vard; Wayne Ellwood, 306 Park| Robert Burns, 129 Adelaide road north; Miss Donna Galt.|street east, reported his bicycle 261 Trent avenue; Miss Melo-|had been stolen from Rotary dey Laroque, 575 Montcalm|Pool. Soon after the theft was \Street; Douglas Simkins, 758)reported, the bicycle was re- Thornton road; Miss Lorna Wil.'covered on Monk street by the jliams, 378 Elizabeth street. 'owner. Toronto Speeder Find $15, Costs BOWMANVILLE (Staff) -- A Toronto man was fined $15 and costs or five days in absentia here Tuesday after police said he was driving a car bumper to bumper with another car at 70 miles an hour in'a 60 mph zone. Kenneth Morrison, of 110 Grenadier road, was one of the two drivers stopped by the OPP on Highway 401 and charged with speeding. T. L. FARMER, purchas- ing department, Generad Motors of Canada, Limited, was the luhky winner of $5,000 in GM's Suggestion Plan recently. Seen here con- gratulating Mr. Farmer, left to right, are R. M. Wilson, purchasing Hastings, of sales. agent and L. A, assistant director --GM Photo ing), the board chairman ap- parently has the right to submit a "minority" report to the de- partment outlining his stand. TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY Last night's vote had to carry by a two-thirds majority be- cause planning board members chose to support the city parks plan which calls for this north- south valley land to be left in its natural. state. Dominion Stores Limited plans call for the straightening of Oshawa Creek, a four lane John street (with a new bridge) from Centre street to Nassau street and a north entrance to the plaza from King street in the form of a crescent. (Athol crescent). The two south entrances will be from John street. The north entrance will bend easterly, with the new brewers' retail in the crook of the "arm" and the crescent will end in a circle, avoiding crossing the creek to hook up with the present Athol street west. This extension was formerly included in DSL plans. Will Punish Pool Vandals Property Committee Chair- man Ald, Albert Walker issued a stern warning to would-be vandals Tuesday night: Wilful destruction of pool property (the city now has two in operation) will be met with the full severity of the law. Said Ald. Walker: "We will not stand for wilful destruction of pool property. Our swim- ming facilities are too few. We have encountered considerable destruction at Somerset Pool. Every spring it is the same thing -- reports of vandalism in our parks. : Ald. Walker reminded par- ents that swim lessons for the youngsters start today, He said that more than 800 children Have been enrolled to date. These plans will necessitate a $127,500 debenture issue on the city's part, according to Ald. Walter Branch. Dominion will give the city $75,000 toward John street im- provements. This sum is exclu- sive of an estimated $23,300 in local improvement charges on this street which Dominion will also have to pay. In addition, the company will deed the road allowance for John street to the city (they own the land on both sides of the road). The company will also pay the entire costs of straightening the creek and the pavement and service costs on Athol cres- cent, AGREEMENT BASIS Here is a suggested "'basis of agreement" read to council by Ald, Branch: 1) Formal agreement to be signed on conditions prior to final rezoning. 2) Seventy-five thousand do!- lars cash prior to the com- mencement of construction on John street to be paid by DSL; exclusive of. local improvement charges ($23,300), 3) DSL to pay to the city the total cost of pavement and services on the north-south leg of Athol Crescent, including the cost of channelization and wi- dening on King street; and the north-south leg of Athol Cres- cent be made a_ public high- way. The estimated cost of the work is to be paid prior to the construction on Athol Crescent and an adjustment made when the final costs are known. 4) All entrances to the proj- ect are to be constructed in ac- cordance with the requirements of the city. 5) The Creek diversion is to be constructed in the manner and location required by the city, in order to facilitate the future construction of the Creek Valley roadway. 6) DSL to deed to the city the land to the west bank of the creek as diverted. 7) DSL to convey to the city the part of their land required for John street, free of charge. 8) The city is to construct the pavement and services on Athol Crescent and the underground services, the bridge and the granular base on John street from Centre street to Nassau Street, in 1963, 0) The city is to construct the pavement on John street from ri a to Nassau street, in START IN FALL Ald. Branch called this a "considerably better agreement than before". He told council the company wants to start on creek diversion in the fall ("it is the best time to do this work") and hopes for occu- pancy of its store by late 1963. Mayor Thomas answered cri- tics of the proposed plaza's that, "all three (city; Damas and Smith, traffic consultants; Dominion's. own) engineers said there would be no traffic-tieups with the planned entrances." Carrying the John street plan further, Her Worship said John might .go through Park road next year (the traffic report called for this in 1969) "perhaps benefiting those who are ob- jecting." This was a reference to com- plaints from Oshawa Shopping Centre landlord, United Princi- pal Investments Limited. BARRISTER SPEAKS Russell Murphy, a city law- yer, spoke briefly to council on behalf of UPIL to register their objections to development of the plaza. Mr, Murphy t¢jd The Times later that he was retained late yesterday to speak for UPIL; he said the complaint was, "there isn't enough busi- ness to go around" and this development) would "spread the business even thinner". Ald. Bastedo had what he called "technical objections" as well as three separate rea- sons for opposing which he listed later, He wanted to know what as- surance the city would have that DSL would not sell the land to someone else after re- zoning was a fact. He pointed out that all the restrictions and agreements in the plaus would be removed from a sub- sequent owner, City Solicitor E. G. McNeely said prohibitive clauses could be written in to any agreement: such as one calling for the re- version of the zoning category to valley in the event the com- pany didn't carry out its pro- posed plans for the plaza. AGAINST CONDITIONS Ald. Bastedo also objected to imposing conditions after ap- proval from the Ontario Muni- cipal Board as suggested by Ald. Branch. "What is the good of impos- ing restrictions after OMB ap- proval of the project?" he asked. His three separate reasons were as follows: 1) proposed entrances and exits -- "I'm no traffic expert but I think these are inade- quate and a traffic menace." 2) economic -- "The John street extension is slated for 1969 in the traffic report; you want it in 1963, What has prior- ity? What are you going to drop from capital works? Where is the money coming from?"' 3) pure zoning -- "Meetings have been mainly concerned with mechanics. Some munici- palities are spending vast sums for parkland; here we are parting with it .Whether this is progress is questionable. "If Dominion Stores wants to locate in Oshawa, we will get the assessment wherever they go." Said Ald. Dyer, anothe sai jector: "I'm opposed on econ- omics." (He supported rezoning in Planning Board). "I don't think citizens should be called upon to carry this de- benture debt to accommodate a private enterprise." WILL PROVIDE WORK Mayor Thomas reiterated her arguments about the project making work, not only during its construction, but also the employees needed to staff the stores. And, of course, the busi- ness and property assessment. Added Ald. Finley Dafoe: "Looking at our debenture debt, I don't think much (parkland development) work will be done down there." "We will have additional re- venue coming in from a site which would otherwise be a lia- bility. Another shopping centre won't hurt; it will bring in oth- ers to shop". Ald. John Brady agreed: "It will be a great benefit. I'm not afraid of a $125,000 debenture. No particular shopping centre should haye a monopoly." "I can't agree that we need another shopping centre," ar- gued Ald. Down. "We have no right to take the public's money to gamble." JAPANESE SHOW BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP)--An exhibition of vhoto- graphs representing Japanese economic, cultural and folk life has opened at Belgrade's cul- tural centre. 4

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