SSS Emergency Numbers Hospital 723-2211 Police 725-1133 Fire 725-6574 The Oshawa Times OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1964 + Second Section City -and district features, sports and classified advertis- AT SEVENTH-DAY CHURCH DEDICATION The College Park Seventh- day Adventist Church, 1164 ye street east, was dedicat- last Saturday afternoon, E. E. Duncan, pastor (shown in back row) led the 'act of dedication" service. Front row, left to right, are Mayor Lyman Gifford, who brought greetings from the City; Pas- tor J. W. Bothe, president of the Seventh - day Adventist Church in Canada, and Pastor W. P. Bradley, vice-president of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists, Rev. L. Wesley Hicks, not shown, brought greetings from the Oshawa Ministerial Asso- ciation. The church and grounds and all furnishings cost a total of $363,500. The church debt was paid off in 'eight years. Mr. J. L. Leather- dale, not shown, was the building fund chairman, He was responsible for guiding the' project through eight years of planning and buyild- ing, and paying off the debt. PLEBISCITE DUE DECEMBER 7 The Ward System | Has Many By JOHN GAULT of The Times Staff The adoption or repeal of a Wards System of voting in any municipality should be governed by the nature of that municipality, L. R. Cum- ming, deputy-minister of mu- nicipal affairs, says. Oshawa electors will have the option of retaining their city-wide voting system for aldermen, or switching back . to the Wards System when they go to the polls Dec. 7. "When a city is expanding rapidly," Mr. Cimming con- tinued, "'it is difficult to as- sure that new -- are not ove: The question -- : "are you in favor of electing aldermen by wards instead of the general vote of the electors" -- was put on the ballot by City Coun- cil on the insistence, primar- ily through petition, of the pall Vista Ratepayers Asso- Mert Vista is a subdivision in the southwest section of the City, an area developed more than six years ago for resi- dential purposes. It is in Ward Five, which stretches the width of the City from Bloor street to Lake Ontario. Approximately 400 ratepay- ers signed the petition for a plebiscite, They live in dif- ferent parts of the city. According to Mr. Cumming, the confines of the present wards may be changed by a decision of the Ontario Mu- nicipal Board, at suggestion by either council or a group of 150 ratepayers. A LOOK AROUND In survey taken of the major cities of Ontario by the Department of Municipal Af- fairs, it was discovered that 18 vote on a city-wide system, while 14 vote on a Wards System. At present the 8,900 resi- - dents of Ward Five have one alderman and Mayor Lyman Gifford living in their pre- cints. Under a Wards System they would have two, and pos- sibly three members of Coun- cil, "When growth is rapid; es- pecially through annexation, it must be made sure that new people are not overruled by the central city," Mr. Cum- ming advises. NO FAVORITISM City Clerk L. R. Barrand says: "There is no favoritism now in Oshawa. The entire city is serviced equally." "The disadvantage of the wards system is the same as its advantage," says Mr. Cum- ming. "It can promote section- alism, and the elected repre- local councils have the option of reducing the number to two by passing a bylaw to that effect. It was the encumbrances of a-lange council that led to the discontinuance of the Wards System here in a plebiscite held in 1932. At that time, deep in: the Depression years, aldermen and ratepayers alike sought Council reform. One of the re- forms sought was the reduc- tion in number of aldermen, There were 15 aldermen at that time, serving five wards and a population of 23,002. At present there are 12 aldermen serving six wards and 70,038 people, Alderman P. A. Macdonald, who became Mayor in the same election, suggested in July of 1931, that each ward have one alderman, and that the whole city elect a board of control. COUNCIL OF 7 Alderman George Morris immediately suggested: "a council of seven or so men, elected by the city at large". Three weeks later, Alder- man Morris strengthened his position by showing an. un- equal distribution of popula- tion in the wards, Wards Two and Four were five times the population of Ward Five. (According to latest figure on population in Oshawa, Ward Four, with 19,734 peo- ple, is more than twice the size of Ward Two (9737), Ward Five (8900) and Ward Six (7780). It has 8500 more people than Ward One, and 7000 more than Ward Three.) The ratepayers of Oshawa, 1931, took up the cause of Wards System abolishment, and presented a 400-name pe- tition to Council on Sept. 24, asking that the question be put on the ballot of the 1932 elections. ides Included in the wording of the petition was the following comment: "The Wards Sys- tem, is cumbersome, and not conducive. to the efficient management of the City's business."" In .a subsequent forum, S. G. Carnell, a rate- payer in the North West Ward (Ward One) said: "City Council has been knocked for years, and no one who did it had the right, as he only elected the alder- men from his own ward. With citywide voting, the ratepay- ers would have the right to criticise."' An attempt to bring wards system ba-k in 1937 met with failure. OSHAWA IS GROWING With reference to Mr. Cum- ming's comments on "rapidly- growing areas" it must be pointed out that the popula- tion growth in Oshawa has been phenomenal. BREAKDOWN GIVEN The City has jumped near- ly 50,000 people since the in- cidents of 1931, and more than 20,000 in the last seven years. A one-year increase from 1963 to 1964 was ever 4700. Taxable assessment for the 1964 year has reached over the quarter-of-a-billion dollar mark. As was previously stated, a gross imbalance exists among the wards on a popu- election | lation basis. This problem is | not peculiar to Oshawa. Mr. Cumming points to areas in Metro Toronto which have 10 times the population of oth- ers, but the same representa- tion. Following is a breakdown of Oshawa's six wards, which in- cludes geographical position, population, assessment, as- sessment. nature, and num- ber of. resident aldermen: OSHAWA 'BY WARDS: TOTAL POPULATION 70,038 TOTAL ASSESSMENT -- $280,448,480 TAXABLE ASSESSMENT -- $253,534,570 (Simcoe Street Splits Four Central Wards) WARD six" Pop: 7780 Assessment: Nature: Aldermen: -- Rossland WARD ONE Pop: 11,223 Assessment: $30,031,845 Nature: Residential Aldermen: Two $25,682,745 Residential None Road -- ' WARD THREE Pop: 12,664 Assessment: $49,914,200 Nature: Res. -- Commercial Aldermen: Seven | Lynda Grant, Chest Drive $155,618 Canvass GM $155,618, Dick Fairthome, chairman, announced Canvassing at General Motons will start this week while re- turns from other industrial groups in Oshawa are now be- 'ing received. Mr. Fairthorne praised the work of of the 400 volunteer workers in the cam- paign. "They have done an excellent job," said Mr. Fairthorne. "With their continued efforts I am sure the campaign will go well over the top." Miss |. Lhd Ontario irber Shop 2 T. Eemischot (Ontario Barber tek my . C, Hubbell Hubbell Stephenson' 's Jewellers Ralph Jewell's Men's Wear E. Ferguson (Ralph Jewell's Wear) Buehler Bors. Employees S. J. Shaw (G. Tamblyn Ltd.) Lewington Flowers Stroud's Food Limit ed Stroud's Food Limited Employees Franklin's of Oshgwa Ross E. Mills (Ross E. Mills Co.) G. Jack (Ross. £. Mills Eployee) Furniture Centre Rainbow Restaurant A.and A. Surene (Anonymou: John Sach Tallor 5 J. M. Walsh Charlie's Shoe Repair ener. the Watchmaker J. McConnell Lucky Strike Grill Cleve Sheffield Kathy Sheffield Clancy MoLeood Printers Kinnick's Barber Charles Mill Watch Repair Harry's Barber Upton Paint Shop Town and Country Restaurant Men's 1 x. 2. 3. Dougla: Warner Wiliams Service Mrs. R. Harper Fox's Departmental Store Kresge's Downtown Store Emp. €. J. Clarke (Agnew Surpass Store) pi og |, White A. F. Annis Mts "A. W. Harding Curran and ooow eet Mix Ltd. 'Mr. and Mrs, E. V, Total to date ROBERT WILSON Councillor Sworn In JAYCEES BACK BLAINE TYNDALL Oshawa Jaycees last night decided to officially support one of their members, Blaine Tyndall, in his bid for a seat on Board of Education in the December elections. This is only the second time they have supported a candi- date in an election. Jaycees backed Hayward © Murdoch when he ran in the Alderman- ic elections --- he won a seat.. At a_ special dinner last night Mr. Tyndall presented his platform to Jaycees and answered questions. Later a motion was passed in which the group pledged full support. é A guest speaker at the din- diner was William Hall, an accountant, who addressed Jaycees on basic accounting procedure. This was part of the group's leadership train- ing program. Tobie Couture gave a report on the International Conven- tion in Oklahoma city and the Miss Oshawa contest, a special guest. was} Ratify Terms Of Contract City Council ratified terms on| 'Pe a two-year contract for Loc: 250, Canadian gunion of Public Empolyees, Monday night. The two year contract will give 185 employees a five per- cent raise, retroactive to April | | proved. of this year and a further six percent next year. Expiry date is March 31, 1966. This will bring labor rates to 'ja $2.14-$2.22 per hour range this year and $2.27-$2.35 next ~| year. The contract covers Board of Works, Parks, Cemetery, Dog Control and Children's Arena employees. Ald, Hayward Murdoch, mer chairman. of council's Labor Relations. committee, in- troduced the report. He said conditions and employees in the cemetery, dog control and Chil- dren's Grievance 'procedures [time schedules. runner up in | | 2. $0. 3|General's department. las Barber Shop s.| fifth in 1962 in his first try for a} %-| council seat. In his letter of resignation, - |Ald, Rundle said 'the burdens :|borne by city fathers are far 1 greater than generally realiz- 110. | 350. For Rundle Robert E. Wilson, Mr. Rundle has a retired | 1%| Insurance agent, was sworn in 10.| Monday night as an Oshawa al- 10.| derman. This followed receipt of ry '| Aild, Tom Rundle's letter of re- x signation. '| Mr. Wilson finished 14th jast 2./ election, Ald, Alice Reardon en- s,|tered council last year when Al- |bert V, Walker was elected i MPP for Oshawa Riding. She 'ran 13th last time. ASSESSMENT HITS $280, 448,480 MARK Oshawa's population struggled over the 70,000 mark this year and the assessment hit $280,448,480. Finance chairman Ald. Wal- ter Branch described the pop- ulation increase as "one of the largest in recent years'. He said he was very happy' with the assessment total. Taxable increase for this year stands at $8,852,650 as of Sept. 30, compared to a 95,00 000,000 total at the same time last year, said Ald. Branch. : He assured council both totals will go t_ before the end of this year, These figures were compiled by Assessment Commissioner Gerry Mere- dith at the close of the assess- ment roll this year. With the revised assessment in 1961, totals rose 135 per cent to $222,939,840. Increase for 1962 was 3.61 per cent ($230,982,770); 1963 5.93 per eent., ($244,681,920); 1964 3.62 per cent ($253,534,570). Exempt increase total is $26,913.910, which, added to ¢j 132,185. This the 1964 total, gives the $280,- 448,480 grand 'total. Here are population in- creases: 1962 - 63,243, up 2.76 per-cent; 1963 - 65, 677, up 3.85 per cent; 1964 - 70,038, up 6.64 per cent. Grand total as of this year includes building assessment, $193,491,775; business, $38,352,- City Population Tops 70,000 615, and land $48,604,090. Total increase this year is $9,984, 835, taxable increase is $8,852, 650 and exempt increase is taxable all pur- poses to i eligible to -- leu of taxes , school on local 54 aaa $77,280, liable to general rate only, $20,365, fixed assessment, $232,270 School assessment, $226,796,« 500 public school and $25,794,« 445 separate school. Oshawa's $1,200,000 Civic Au- ditorium should be open by Dec. 15, predicted Ald, Waiter Branch in council Monday night. Ald. Branch, who is also chair- man of the five-man Auditorium committee overseeing construc- tion, described the job as the "most frustrating assignment during all the years I have been on council", said a steel fabrication He 0 already) problem and difficulties with a '| moved to Toronto as Director of sub-contractor had been. respon- Legal Offices in the Attorney] sible for setting the project back '| "The citizeris are ~ in- #85,41¢|debted to members of "If you believe every- council,"" he said. |thing you read in the press, you would think council puts be -wo through with no consider- woking, many hours are spent in discussion and every mem-) He ran/at least eight weeks. The auditorium was originally scheduled to open Sept. 1 but the best guess is now Dec. 1, according to Ald. Branch. Op- erating costs are estimated at $280 per day, based on a six day week, he said. He said the Oshawa Generals Hockey Club executive have been "wonderful to deal with". He said a lot of people think the auditorium was built to ac- commodate them. "But we have the best deal of any arena in Ontario," he told council last night. Details will not be released until the contract is signed NO DEAL MADE Friday night wrestling is not scheduled for the auditorium, contrary to advertising which has been released by a local promoter, said Ald. Branch. He said the executive commit- tee has not yet been approach- ed officially by the promoter. Ald. Branch listed _ ticket prices for Junior A Hockey games: 1123 seats at $2 each; 1916 seats at $1.50; ¥ seats at $1.25; 1000 standing room at $1.25. All children -- $1. There will be no season's tickets sold this year. Oshawa General will play home games Tuesday nights, with seven home games slated for Saturday nights, said Ald. Civic Auditorium To Open Dec. 15 Branch, The team will get an hour's practice time on Mon- day, Wednesday and Thursday nights. "We are endeavoring to make ice-time available to children and the demand is great," he said. "We hope to have 750 car parking spaces paved by open- ing. We are also considering buying a $30,000 moveable stage." MINOR HOCKEY He gave these minor hockey ice-time rates: $12 per hour regular; $25 per hour Sundays and week days 6 p.m. to mid- night; $15 per hour week days 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and after mid- night. Alreadh scheduled are these events: Sunday-6 a.m.-8 4.m., Oshawa Minor Hockey League; Monday-p.m.-Oshawa Civil Ser- vice Leafue and General Mo- tors League; Tuesday-p.m.-hock ey games, Generals. * Wednesday-pm-public skating; WALTER BRANCH Thursday-6 p.m.-7 p.m.-Oshawa City League; evening-Oshawa Figure Skating Club; Friday- evening - public skating-or- minor and adult hockey leagues. Sautrday - 6 a.m.-7 a.m.-Osh- awa City League; 7 a.m.-12 noon Atom Hockey League; 12 noon- 2 p.m.-Pee Wee Hockey League; 4 p.m.-6.30 p.m.-Oshawa City League; evening-seven Gener- als' hockey games scheduled and four evenings booked by Neighborhood parks. ber has a chance to speak on) every issue.' He congratulated council for responsibilities accepting its and "carnying them out with dispatch" Mayor Lyman Gifford went) back 30 years to recall board meetings in Ald, Rundle's fa- ther's office. r Whitby Township. The mayor said he remember. |® ed the five Rundle boys visiting his farm "and you were the youngest, not quite so tall as you are now'. Would Free 40 Lots |Beach Acres Development was South Area A plan to release 40 lots from subdivision control in the |put forward by W. T. Lamson | | in. city council Monday night. The plan was sent to plan- for- | jning board for examination. Mr. Lamson, who owns a large piece of land in the city's {south end, which cannot be ser- asked viced. by gravity sewers, ouncil for a dollar figure on allservicing 40 lots of the 180-lot recently put back} subdivision, under subdivision control. He told council he has been refused services for a septic tank subdivision and he wants to know "what I can do with the \land"'. Sewering the land would in- volve installation of a pumping station. Council has never al-| lowed pumping stations in resi- dential areas but recently ed one for a $750,000 south of Highway 401. "If we get a new plan of de- His father was then Medical Officer for East okay. el Council Monday night receiv- ed another petition from home- owners in the Surrey drive area in north-east jof triplex units in the subdivi- sion, Fortnight ago, A. W.. Howard, Surrey drive, led a delegation to council to ask for rezoning jof the area. He claimed misre- presentation by developer S. ieee Jr. and three real es- tate firms. He told council several home- owners would never have bought homes there had they known anything but single family dwell- ings could be built there. The area is R2B which allows up to five unit buildings. Northeast Residents Again : Protest Triplex Building Last night's petition added) about 35 more names to the Dover-Digby- original petition, written to council suggesting the R2B zoning category be de- leted from the city Zoning By- law. So that the "average, inex- perienced home purchaser could not possibly find himself in the position of the residents of Sur- rey drive, and realtors would not be blamed fer something over which they have no con- trol". The letter was sent to plan- ning board for study. Mr. Metcalf said his company sold three homes on Surrey drive above Adelaide avenue and all the homes on Dover, north of Adelaide 'built by Jack- Lloyd Metcalf, of Lioyd Met-|son. He said the last sale of Pension Plan Study Slated William M. Mercer Limited, Toronto pension plan con- sultants, will do a $2,500 study for Oshawa so council can go to its employees "with a understanding, explanation and |Oshawa protesting the building| calf Real Estate Limited, has/these homes was made on June 26 of this year. Mr. Metcalf wrote that the proposals". "The whole thing is very in- volved," Ald. Walter Branch, city finance chairman told coun- property on which the triplex|cil Monday night. 'We are in- buildings are being built in Sur- rey drive was bought by Jack- son, on July 13, 17 days after the last' sale by his company. "T am quite sure any purchas- er who bought a home after Nov. 1, 1963, was aware of the possibility of apartments being erected in this general area," [rots Mr. Metcalf, 'as three five-plexes and one triplex were erected in the subdivision at this time." Zoning Bylaw amendment changing a Simcoe street north piece of property (west side) from C3 to Cl (three readings). Name changes for city streets --these derive from Bond street extensions for the one-way street system (two readings). A Zoning Bylaw amendment on fence heights'(three feet) in front and. side yards on com- mercial properties (three read- lings). A traffic regulation amend- ment making Glencairn a through street from Rossland road to Rossmount (three read- ings). A parking regulations consoli- velopment, we will consider lifts City Council Backs. Bylaws A bylaw authorizing yield-| right-of-way signs at city inter-| sections (three readings). A plebiscite bylaw on ward) system election of aldermen! (three readings). A bylaw establishing the} North Oshawa Clubhouse as a community centre under the Community Centres Act (three readings), A bylaw authorizing construc- tion of granular base road for asphalt pavement on Raleigh avenue extended. Estimated cost -- $28,213 (third reading). This isin preparation for the new PUC/bus garage, to be built in the northeast corner of iFarewell and Raleigh. Conduct Talks On Strategy Bargaining strategy between United Auto Workers and the 'Big Three' automobile manu- |facturing companies will be dis- | These bylaws were approved |dation bylaw (three readings). |cussed today at a Toronto meet- Monday night' by council: a| ing of union negotiating com-|" mittees. Russell McNeill, secretary- treasurer of Local 222, UAW, said today that Abe Taylor, |local president heads the Osh- jawa negotiating team at the meeting. Chairman of the local committee is William Harding. Other committee members at- tending are: Dennis Tyce, Douglas Sutton, Steve Nimigon, Rolly Hagerman, Howie Kel- lock, Gordon Henderson, and T. volved in four different pension plans with all our city workers." The recommendation, from the finance committee, says the city will be dealing with plans by Standard Life Assurance Com- pany, Ontario Municipal Em- ployees Retirement Scheme, On- tario Pension Benefit Act and the Canada Pension Plan. "With the city involved in some way with all of these plans, it is difficult to determine what course should be taken in the best interests of the city and its employees," the recommend- ation said. Last night Standard Life "ask- ed council for a letter authorize ing amendments to the Ontario' Pension Benefits Act in regard to vesting of employer contribu- jr This request was sent to finance committee for study. CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS Congratulations and best wishes to the following resi- dents of Oshawa and district who are celebrating their birthdays today: Paul Reid, 70 Wilson road south and Victor E. Smith, 186 Nassau street, Oshawa. Keenan. Phone 723-3474. (pumping stations) and we have been telling him that for two years," Ald. Cecil Bint, public Arena Units were ap' M | were) t t also revised, along with over-|'0 Put watermains in the sub- works chairman told council. Last week, according to ayor Lyman Gifford, the Pub- lic Utilities Commission refused division because council had re- commended against it because of the absence of sewers. Two forums will be spon- sored by the Lake Vista Rate- payers Association prior to the Dec. 7 Civic Election. Mrs. Sylvia DeHart, asso- ciation secretary, said yester- day that a Nov. 22 Forum will allow School Board and PUC candidates to speak and LAKE VISTA RATEPAYERS 'PLAN TWO CIVIC FORUMS Change Asked City Policy The second is scheduled for Nov. 29, wher mayorality and aldermanic candidates will be allowed five minutes to speak, and further time in a question period. Both will be held at St. Phillip's Church on Oxford against it. Cornwall has never answer questions. been on a city-wide vote sys- tem: Aldermen are elected there from each of the five wards. The question of a Board of Control was flatly refused by |. the Council. . Consideration of the question of whether or not to hold a plebiscite in Oshawa -was taken out of Council's hands by the petition. They passed the resolution 19-1 on ct. 7, 1963. : Should the Wards System be returned to Oshawa, it would not take effect until Jan. 1, 1967, It could not be voted out until three civic elections later, according to the Muni- cipal Act. School Board Trustees, both Separate and Public, could sentatives could easily look ' first to the electors of their wards, rather than the city as a whole." "But the advantage is, of course, that all people are re- presented, and the electors know their representatives better." Se Should the present city-wide voting system be ousted in the referendum, there would be little change in city admin- istration, Mir, Barrand says. The membership of City Council is governed now by the existence of six wards' in Oshawa. Under the Ontario Municipal Act, Councils in areas having populations ex- ceeding 15,000 must have two representatives for each ward Under a Ward System, the size of council would remain the same, but aldermen could be selected, from any ward "But the PUC would like to| street at 8 p.m. remind you that water has been put in areas without sew- past A Rosehill boulevard home-|slope of the driveway in ques- loweat's request to council Mon- yews se _ to maintain ers (buff day night to fix up his driveway |the gravel on the slope. ' onli case Itolowing paving of the Béi He said perhaps the policy s on. council's orders," said the Deadline Rug. 5, 1965 street east extension led tojquestion is to decide to pave mayor. --|a plea by Mayor Lyman Gif-|when a friveway is made too} The deadline for Centennial |ford fora change in the city's |steep. {Projects in Ofitatio has -been Work Normal |repair policy. | Public Works Chairman Ald.| pushed ahead to Aug. 5, 1965. Lloyd D. Barry asked for im-|Cecil Bint emphasized that '"'we| An Order-in-Council was sign- provements to his driveway. |did fix it up, we did gravel it.[ed by the Lieutenant - Governor What the city's policy is was|We can't go against the city|of Ontario Monday, y yond ex- never clearly defined. | policy". | tending the deadline fr the sec- Work at Oshawa plants of| However, Ald. Finley Dafoe Council approved the public/ond time. General Motors of Canada Ltd.,|said the city has left disgrace-| works 'committee recommenda-| One of the provisos entailed has returned to normal today ful messes behind following road|tion of no change.on an 8 to 3}in the new deadline was that following a three-week long lay- paving programs. He stressed|yote, |municipalities anticipating proj- off. instances where new road beds |}------_-- jects for Canada's Centenary More than, 11,000 workers|are lower and result in increas- Year (1967) celebration file sub- were laid off as a strike of thejed slopes to driveway en- SPRAY VACCINE ;missions of intent with the Cab- United Auto Workers against/trances. WHITEHAVEN, England|inet Committee before March GM plants in the U.S.- cut off "Our: policy needs a lot of re-|(CP) -- Some 200 schoolboys!31, 1965. | supplies and. materials. Prac-|vision,"" urged Mayor Gifford.|here have received anti-flu vac-| Should this not be-accomplish- tically all the laid-off men were|"A policy doesn't last forever."|cine without undergoing injec-jed, a letter to the City of Osh- also be voted on by wards. }recalled to work Monday, a 'City Engineer Fred Crome rg with a needle. Pupils of}awa states, the County wherein This is not mandatory under/ |company spokesman said today. the act, however, and the | "We hope that things are now decision to do this rests with back to normal production," he the Schoo] Boards themsélves. 'stated. -- King Street -- ' WARD FOUR Pop: 9,737 | Pop: 19,734 Assessment: $27,410,900 1 Assessment: $50,072,970 Nature: Res.-Commercial ; Nature: Res.-Inétstrial - Aldermen: None \ Aldermen: Two WARD TWO Since Oshawa is not part of a County, City Clerk Roy Barrand explained, this rule has no ef! fect here. The original deadline for sub- mission of Centennial Projects was Aug. 1, 1964. It was pushed jahead to Nov. 9, and the further referral was anticipated by Queen's Park sources. No project has been decided upon in Oshawa. A municipal swimming pool is currently the front-runner. Including federal and provin- cial grants, along with munici- pal contribution of $1 per per- son, Oshawa has about $186,000 at its disposal. Mayor Lyman Gifford, in a meeting this morning, was un- available for comment, -- Bloor Street -- WARD FIVE Pop: 8,900 Assessmpnt: $70,421,910 Nature: Commercial-Industrial Aldermen: One South Cornwail (about 50,000 popu- lation) and_ highly-industrial- ized) had been giving strong consideration this year to a referendum which would abol- ish-the Ward System there City Council reconsidered the question at their most re- cent meeting, and, decided Of the latter group, five em- ploy citywide voting for Board of Control, which supplements the Council The City of Windsor recent- ly dropped both. the Wards The Ontario Municipal Act System andthe Bourd of Con- provides that three aldermen trol, and went back to a- gen- be chosen from each ward, but eral vote in its civic elections. , told. council the driveway was «Bees School were Britain's/the municipality lies may make gravelled and the city's policy nine? public schoolboys to re-japplication for federal and pro- was to re-gravel, not to pave,|ceive the new jet-spray treat-|vincial grants on behalf of the these cases. He, said the'ment. people of that municipality.