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1 staff phot maria street bridge into actons crescent figured prominently in last friday nights nomination meeting where a hearty debate on the structures past present and future brought raised voices and outspoken opinions into the nights proceedings contractors were due to start work- on a new bridgelast week but informed council that lack of steel will hold up the work start date estimated cost of a new span is 72000 of this amount the town will pay about 15000 eightyfirst yearno 21 acton ontario thursday december 1 st 1955 second section over 200 in hall lively debate caps local sbs2sss39skssb ses asrak extra care for those miracle fabrics zvhether your wearable are made of nylon orlonor acrilon we have the knowhow to keep them looking new and fresh phone 272 custom cleaners main st n want ad page where old friends meet newspaper ads help economy employment the impact of newspaper ad vertising on the community econ omy was described recently by julius ochi adler jr director of canadian advertising for the new ork times who addressed a pro gress club luncheon in toronto the press plays a vital role in the economy of any communit through its advertising columns he said these provide its factor ies and its merchants with a co stant market for their roods and iheir services in this way they help make for an expanding and a strong economy through the power of newspap er advertising which builds ex panding markets for new products prices of these product arc brought down to a level where everyone may enjoy their owneiship thus advertising helps raise the standard of a communitys living and helps keep employment hijjh and the ec onomy sound did you know that quebec mon treal kingston toronto and ot tawa have all been the capital city of canada actons annual nomination meet- ing attended toy over 200 citizens was enlivened friday night with a roundout of give and take talk some serious and some light but wellunderipinned by a base of facts and figures on the years municipal progress from council public util ities and school board elected of- i f tcials as nomination period closed with 37 names proposed for 1956 public office many of those names to later i withdraw the meeting chose j creighton to conduct proceedings to follow w coon w middleton i dr f oakes and g a dills were also proposed for the chairmanship hut these men withdrew in favor of mr creighton mayor f tyler first quoted ac tons growing assessment increav- ed by 325000 this year with some 325000 to be added rrom tin- sup- plerpental ilsi asprojected resident ial building materailivcs in the subdivisions most of the olcnlea sewer work is complete he said and a starl his been made on iakeview cobble hill works have been completed the mayor noted that by the town doing the labor on these works some 1100 had been saved off the engineers estimates hardtopping was done on willow st the mayor recalled and he added brief recommendation for a new type of paving process inves tigated he touched on new side walk laid and referred io the -cat- tered but extensive storm sewer and drainage work undertaken in the year the speaker alsn noted 1 this christmas give a lasting a flit sumcufddn to the chool creelc cleaned and added this job is planned to be cully coprpleted by flhe end of the year on flhe towns water situation mayor tyler explained a reserve well had been brought into use hut more water supplies will bo requir ed other possible sources ihave been tried this year he continued and when these proved unsatisfact ory supplies from other sources will have to ibe sought he also spoke of the need for a greater stor age capacity a half tnillion gallon tank was mentioned dealing with the new maria st bridge a ytrhject which law anim ated the meeting mayor tyler re ported the contract has boon let ami the town has been assured of an 1w per cent giatt from the dcpat- ment if highways tin- estimated cost is 72000- he sii but the towns h rev 1 1 aiiit i in i to about 15000 there has been sonic argunhn i about whether or not the tcvn should take on this work the mayor said the town he explained has an obligation to tlioe families in the crescent who piy inxcstuid are entitled to fire protection truck service and a proper entry way he added that if there was a question about the towns responsibility n the bridge it was doubtful if the department would bo paying 8ft per cent of the cst the mayor urged support for an affirmative vote on tiie band hi- law question on tlie december 5 ballot he pointed out the 500 m- rtial grant is not enuah to meet the bands needs and suggested a half mill grant would provide slfidfl this money is needed he said to allow our band to continue on the civic centrr thc speaker saidpcronally he was oit inclined to vote yes for the town lakitg on a 200000 expenditure f this kind now notwithstanding the need if the figures were around si 50000 he might be moiv partial lie said after touching on hr method f riow sewer installation payment how half goe on the tx lull a i half charged in rentiil rate the i mayor spoke directly nf the ne-v- lyformed ratepayers assvoiatim which had lately raiser criticisn and inquiries he snirt he was pleased to see the groiip formed j bit added with proper control the acton ratepayers assmiation will be an asset to the town if it get- out of hand it wont on the towns financial disposit ion he quoted figures to bear oiit how actons municipal debt com- ares favorably with wilton and georgetown where tjus town ha a per capita debenture debt of 261 millies is 278 and george towns 24lt g he also focussed attention on a recent ratepayers meeting where j the industrial promotion effoctivc- i ness of council was questioned j taking exception to reported der- l ision of his contention ciat it takes j years to get a new industry the i mayor cited efforts by local indiv- i iduals and groups the chamber rf i commerce included which have been at work hard and long to i-ri- terest new industry and provide i sites for potential location referring to the remark made at this same meeting about the smell from a local industry that indus try he observed pays a lot in taxea their money is still good concluding the mayor reflected it had been a good year financ ially forseeing the need for a larger stasf and works department to tend the towns spreading oper ations he paid tribute to the public employees and the work they are handling reeve j hargrave roads commit tee jdhairman stood as the ap plause from the mayor subsided the jteeve told the meeting that i considerable more work than the j usual maintenance bad been done i on roads this year the third line hollow has been filled he reported and the hollow at tin- wallace si i ontrynvay filled mill st has been widened th j reeve continued and parts of vil- i low and brock ave treated wit i jrtmmancnt hardtopping new side- walks have alo been laid on mllj st and on the cemetery hill at a j cost to the homeowners m lb it area of 4 29a sidewalks wen ir stalled in warren grove following request by those resident- reeve hargrave also spoke of un varied storm drain work and catch basin repairs undertaken about i 4mvn before taking his seat he re vealed that actons dump will likely be filled by next pring at that time he said steps will have i to be taken to find new lands foi this purpose councillor a irwin next called by chairman creighton reported on the subdivision sewer extens ion works undertaken by council the saving effected and the em ployment of local labor on those work at the ik subdivis ion councillor irwin suggested the town hoped to save more money through us of transit pipe for the v atermam mmollation as councillor irwin moved ildnwn s mcls mi- took the fl with questions about councils ef forts to alleviate the drainage proh lem on north main tst ib-ec- mai grave replied an asphalt trench had been installed to the creek to pre vent thi water from flowing ovri ii all the local news and pictures will remind your friends of your christmas gift every week of the year an attractive gift card will be sent in your name to announce your gift and copies of the free press will follow weekly bring in your list and be satisfied your friends will appreciate your thoughtf ulnes only 250 a year in canada 350 inw the united states r i 50c rates will be increased on january 1 1956 acton television and radio service by r w grant phone acton 544 collect located at watsons music store the property of mr mclsaac his neighbors lands he said trench worked reasonably w councillor irwin ridded the proje- was not entirely- completed mr mclsaac said the gutter die no good at all in fact he offered lie was now worse off than lief ire he also said he didnt believe should have to hirt satisfaction from the town over his predicament parks chairman wierk after re porting a fence erected to protect the park bathing area and a new backstop for tin- ball diamond bought by the town added this all cost money but it was known the arena and park return little rev enue w middleton and c bradley both stated their belief that the parks committee had done a commend able service in doing much of the work themselves mr middleton said that any expense on th park could never be measured in the pleasure it brought to local and outoftown users finance chairman c lindsay re ferred fondly to the estimated sur plus of 900 shown on the prepared balance sheet earlier distribute to the meeting he briefly reviewed j the statement outing a few ex penses fiver the budget but con viewing eadh department he turned first to ihydro and outlined the 1955 policy of cjopansion and extension of the sgystem xhe broke down the items of cost involved in the recent 35000 ipuc debenture issue these included larger and more transformers rural annexat ion equipment costs mare line in stallation most work was involved in the two now subdivisions and the i debenture will underwrite half the i system costs in each of these devel- i opments i the chairman recounted how some 90 now homes have bien 6er- l viced or prepared fur service in the new subdivisions in addition i to some 30odd new homes in the cobble hill area anil older part of town he also touched tm the com missions street lighting m y of steel standards in hit- n iieveiop- ments and the decision tii put poles back of tin housi- hius in these areas joint use of polls is being arranged with the 11h1 telephone co he further reporwd chairman oakes also revealed the commission had paid 1100 fur a used life ladder truck and had purchased a isthole digger also used at a cost of 250 to induce ef ficiency and speed in pole iiis-tullal- lon while speaking ntf the seemingly satisfactory current rate structure the chairman was asked to explain tile kilowatt charge method to dwn- ostic consumers this ho dicl hand- ily actons growing water consumpt ion was dealt with ty the puc chairman h- endorsed the mayors assertion tht additional water re sourcs will have to lie fqund as well as greater storage capacity explaining how water is wasted on weekends through lower consumpt ion and lack of nuiciiit storage but is drawn on to tin- near limit on week days chairman oakes stressed it is not good ti be oper ating so near tins borderline concluding tin- speaior referred to an etiiiiald 7w deficit on scuer ojni all n i suggested houevei that council may sec- fit to ofrset this mill part oi an 8000 urplus in u aleru orks operations a ives rose t imigratulitf or oakis on his report he opined that his report made the ulhcr reports look silly iuhlii- school lloard chairman w wolfe remarking that he wasnt sure huw his niport would be rated took the floor ui riport on the boards year he paid tribute to the work of the trustees the prin- tff mcmbirs and the a lawyer to get and n 1 home and school association through tlie year and noed the schikil with 20 rooms in full capac ity has a total of 068 enrolment he referred to the boards pur- hase of eight and a half acres at a cost of 1850 per acre to provide for additional school facilities at some future date wfaen required he pub licly thanked t seynuck from whom the land was purchased for the reasonable manner of his j dealings witii council and the board i over the sale i quoting figures the board chair- man said the schools operational cost in 1955 was about 81500 o which the ratepayers- provided i 49000 he forsaw no mirplus in the treasury acton taxpayers were told by mr i wolfe that of the total mill rate 2187 mills were for school operat- this is a big bite out of the taxes he commented adding that 1 it represented 31 2 per cent of the sidercd that hewed well amounts councillor lindsay said the s90ri would in all probability be nullif ied by the end of the year to leave the years financing at about the break even point all in all he sur mised council and the citizens could find satisfaction in the year monetary operations public utilities commission chainryin dr f oakes dcliverid a lengthy reporhc- ftfst expressed satisfaction in the function of a fiveman commission constituted for the firt time this year i how ing a public mandate to enla- the body on a 1953 ballot tate houtver hc most departments i t mon was weir silent to their biidgetot icdedr-the- drputyreeve e follttifeportea briefly on county council in the year he mentioned the defeat ot the consultative committee motion opposed by acton which was to be set up to examine the north hal- ton high school district board h also referred to the pension plan instituted for county employee this year all roport delivered chairmao creighton called on mayor tyler to announce his intention to stand of withdraw his nomination b d rachlin stood at this iwiint to cpicstion the- mayors reason for continued on page thirteen what with st nick and the holiday season last approaching why not relax from the hustle and bustle with a friendly bowling game open bowling afternoons and friday and saturday evenings t acton bowling 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