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ht ninetythird year no 1 8 acton ontario wednesday november 1 1967 t ftes authorized as second class bfall by the post office dept ottawa for postage paid tit cash at acton ontario sixteen pages ten cents council accepts zorge bid to renovate town offices following a report from arch itect donald skinner who termed extensive renovation to the old town hall impractical acton council passed a motion to ac cept the tender of zorge con struction for renovation to the present town offices at the ym ca at a price of 22885 the motion passed at if ondays meeting with councillor ted ty ler the only one opposing mr tyler opposed town offices inthe t from the time be started ser ving on council number one committee first brought a recommendation to council in february of this year that they proceed with plans to renovate the offices in the y estimated price at that time was 14000 but bids submlttedcalled for much more the renovations have been a thorny subject since they were first proposed and high tender prices induced council to ask mr skinner the architect to condacat a survey of the old town hall to see if mr tylers sug gestions for its use were feas ible mayordubyobjectedclalm- lng time and money were being wasted clerkadministrator j hc- geachie said there was immense dissatisfaction with working con- dtuons in present cramped quar ters mr skinner appeared before council monday with his report on the old town nail he another architect and an engineer in spected it and found the brick around windows was eroded and would require considerable mon ey to repair cracks other points the furnace could not be used to beat the second floor problems withrtheleetri- cal systems wood framing makes a nigh fire risk second floor wiring is obsolete window frames and sashing needs re placing all existing finishes on the second floor would have to be removed leaving only a shell mr skinner advised council a new building would be much more practical deputyreeve foakes agreed councillor tyler admitted be was disappointed in the report its been long awaited but im glad it is in the open it saves supposing ill have to go along with what the architect says a question period called by committee of the whole chairman bob drinkwalter found air tyler ffillne the architect on the fea sibility of tearing the present building down for a new one mr skinner suggested a new site with adequate parking would be more suitable councillor tyler said perhaps houses near the old town hall could be pur chased and expand from the pre sent site the architect said it was a reasonable suggestion he felt renovations at the ymca were only stop gap measures to last from five to 10 years he recommended council chambers and administration offices should be in one building dont you think 22000 is a lot of money for only five years use mr tyler asked the arch itect mr oakes retorted the sum would not seem so much when it was amoxttted re with other councillors objected to asking the architect for an answer to a question which was up to council to decide diplomas new awards high school thirteen honor graduation dip lomas will be presented grade 13 graduates friday evening at high school commencement a record number of awards for academic standing win fill the evenings program and the guest speaker will be the rev canon john botnwell rita mccrea was chosen to give the valedictory address on behalf of the gradu ates in the spring many additional awards were added to the usual list of prices and scholarships local merchants and firms when contacted by the high school guidance department indicated their willingness to participate in the expanded program susan perry will thank the speaker while anne shortlll win continued on page 2 i want him to help me make up my mind answered tyler more discussion centered on the possibility of regional gov ernment stepping in andlmprove- ments being wasted but the sub ject switched to the tender price again with councillor tyler re stating he didnt think it was a small amount the architect said 20000 seems like a lot but the renova tion could do for 10 years for 18000 youd be sacrificing qual ity for a short term the extra is not a large sum and could be the difference between shoddy and attractive he felt council should begin looking for a new site its like a pair of shoes said the mayor for 18 you get something you dont want and20 will give you something youre looking for chairman drinkwalter inquir ed if any thought had been given to using the top part of the y for council chambers and was ans wered in the negative councillor tyler said the y parking created a problem but the deputyreeve pointed out parking now was divided between the town hall and town offices reeve hlnton remarked that offstreet parldngwhen we come up with it will be something won derful tor acton has there been any discussion on using the y as it is asked councillor masales were paying rent for it no answered the reevebut if council doesnt approve the re novations tonight we should if we wait another year the cost could be 30000 stated councillor drinkwalter put ting projects off only adds to cost we can make a decision now i cant see it any other way emphasized the deputyreeve a motion to accept the zorge tender passed with councillor tyler opposed when will the renovated build ing be finished by january 30 stated mr skinner with no interruptions to office routine weary after their 27mile jaunt from orangeville in the robert little schools mara thon walk for unicef are these trio of first place finishers who took only seven hours to hike the distance right is john van dam a lightweight who first stepped back into the school middle is charlie mcginn who arrived on johns heels and left is robert speaker who wasnt far behind story ancl more pictures inside staff photo foresee record total in unicef collections total collected on halloween for unicef is going to be well above last years 321 money turned in at the three depots was all transported to be counted at the y and 270 was rolled last night however due to bad weather about 100 boxes are still outstanding and will be turned in at school the amount made inthe robert little walkathon and bake sale is still to be added to the total plus the window wasbingandupcomlng pancake social ys lien friends and some volunteers from project action helped last night mr and mrs 111 wilson again this year bead ed the very worthwhile campaign in acton which finds ready sup port from teachers and the stud ents themselves council decides i4j conditional occupancy in lakeview houses conditional certificates of occupancy for some houses built in lakeview subdivision by the rubin corporation win be issued by the clerk but theyll be sub ject to close scrutiny to see if all adhere to town regulations council decided at a meeting monday night occupants of the houses are to be made fuuy aware the certifi cates are conditional on the com pany fulfilling their agreement to supply proper drainage and apply for variances on houses which dont comply to the bylaw mr livesay ol the rubin council has no objections to wariances for bmhkr council win raise no objection to application for variances to the committee of adjustment from the rubin corporation it was decided monday after a long discussion on the subject of the lakeview houses council passed a resolution on the subject with councillor bob drinkwalter and earl masales opposed a delegation of mayor duby reeve hlnton and the clerkadministrator win ac quaint the committee of adjust ment with councils opinion on the variances mr livesay of the rubin cor poration told council his company had built hundreds of houses and had never been before a com mittee of adjustment before councillor drinkwalter said applications for variances were too numerous to suppose the en tire matter of the lakeview houses was just a mistake the builder directing his re marks to mr drinkwalter said builders were subject to all kinds of mistakes project builders often make a mistake and it goes on and on before someone catch es it one mistake can be re peated all the way through i sympathise said mr drinkwalter drily i wish the people i deal with could be as easy with me as this council is with this builder boo im a a ikmluftt us dogs has got to stick together on mis halloween kick says buster to his compan ion bandit as they toured houses in acton last night on a trick or treat basis buster belongs to mr and mrs f new elmore drive and his small companion is the pet of mr and mrs kevin con ray on the same street staff photo hunter shot by cousin a toronto hunter received a painful eye injury on the weekend when his cousin hunting for par tridge in the north end of nassa- gaweya township accidentally shot bim milton opp said a shotgun pellett struck remo chivilo of lawnside dr toronto in the corner of the left eye he was rushed to georgetown hospital where he was treated by dr r d engelbrecht men transferred to the toronto western hospital for an operation to remove the pellett it was not known wheth er or not the mans sight would be lost depending on the results of the operation a police spokes man said the incident happened in lot 22 concession 6 nassagaweya several residents of esquesing and nassagaweya townships have reported indiscriminate shooting in the past week or so opp said corporation and solicitor root swazze appeared before council requesting the town issue certi ficates because they had people ready to move in on the first of november they had made appli cation for 10 certificates three in front of the committee ot ad justment for side yard variances are being held up questioned about drainage the builder said sump pumps were being installed in all houses in wet areas it was planned to do so in the beginning but the com pany had some bad advice on the matter are there just three minor var iances in the houses asked reeve hlnton clerk j mcgeachie said the majority of houses would require a variance discussion on why the houses were built requiring a variance when the builder was aware of restrictions in acton got a lengthy explanation from mr livesay the clerk explained plot and building plans shown to him do not show the eaves and this is where the company went wrong normally these plans dont show the eaves said mr live say its usually not a problem this is the only municipality where weve run into it we were just plain stupid he continued plans were drawn without considering the eaves four of the plans were designed to take in account the 60 foot frontage on lots in town if the point had been known it could have been built in an saved us a lot of trouble mr livesay said the company wanted to build many more houses in acton without conflict ing with the bylaw he said the new bylaw passed by council does not have the eaves prohibi- tion in it no company in its right mind would bring this onto himself the builder told council councillor g mckenzie asked u a minor variance requested against a property could be held against it permanently company solicitor swazxe said no councillor earl masales said he couldnt understand how people inhls neighborhood whove been trying to build garages for years are refused yet a builder comes along and does it its a different aspect ot the bylaw said the mayor the clerk said in one case in mr masales area there was an app- fcontfaaued on page 2 posthalloween impressions- falls leaves mingled on wet foggy streets with candy wrap pers peanut sheus tossed eggs tomatoes paint and cabbages store windows soaped in sur realistic hauoween loops were cleaned this morning by teams working for unicef money they had signed up merchants to do the job police patroued the streets constantly during the peak fest ive hours youngsters began their call of trick or treat as soon as darkness feu but most of them were back home mun ching by 830 pm then the teenagers were left to rove up and down the streets most of them just looking for fun a few were in disguise one girl reported to the police being hit on the head by a youth mrs j jancar was hit by a rock thrown through her window and her leg was bruised a fire set in their garage was put out by the family the jancars are moving to guelph today youths are being questioned bypollce part of a fence was put up across mill st obstructing traf fic cons hildreth soon remov ed it a water hydrant turned on on elgin st was reported and turn ed off this morning police were in formed cattle were loose on no 7 highway west ot acton the cattle belonged to harold mc- intyre apparently a section of fence was daroagedonhauoween allowing the animals out onto the road in the heavy tog it seemed more children than ever were swooping from door- todoor for treats in the res idential subdivisions they seem ed to come in a steady parade te usual stores were open and again ben rachlin had pre pared for children giving them vouchers in his jewellery store 15ninute postponed meeting after four mimtes of the post poned council meeting tuesday evening reeve bert hlnton still in hat and coat moved adjour- ment the motion had to hangfor 11 minutes of usual enquiries by members before it passed and the meeting was over the brisk second session of the regular meeting was followed by a short committee meeting during the regular meeting two accounts were authorized one for the preparation of jurors lists and one to the band for the urban board luncheon enquiries brought a speedy re view of potholes low manholes and a pile of dirt all of which have been or will soon be taken care of mayor duby asked members to think about the town hall wash rooms facllues for future action and that was the end of it all say buddy can you spare a penny for unicef fbd staiea car h pert colborne a car exchange in acton by two port colborne youths resul- ted in their arrest and charges the two youths ditched their vehicle on highway 25 north of town and probably walked into town the vehicle was found by police and towed into a local garage don moffat rr 2 rockwood left his car with the keys in it for a repair job at highway gar age in acton and it vanished he reported the theft to acton police who put the two incidents to- grther and contacted port col borne their theory proved correct and the rockwood car was recovered in port colborne cons mcarttmr kressler and campbell were all involved in the occurrence cons campbeu went to port colborne to lay the charge sound last past observe remembrance day this sunday at cenotaph again this year the towns re membrance day service will be held on the sunday morning pro ceeding november 11 so more people can participate the parade wlu leave the leg ion hall at 1030 am this sun day november 5 for the service at the cenotaph at 1045 aum gordon james legion president wiu give the legion charge wreaths will be placed john mc- hugh wiu read the names from the cenotaph the last post and reveille win be sounded by wd e smith and benediction said by rev ah mckenzie the legion padre the band will accompany the singing of a verse of abide with me the service in the adjoining united church will commence at 1115 the wreaths to be placed are now in the usual remembrance window at acton home furnish ings store they circle replicas of the cenotaph bearing the names of atrfleeman who tost their lives in action biuy mlddleton wasasslstedln preparing the impressive display by jim hlgglns and charlie thompson acton legion chorauers wlu be singing at brookville sunday afternoon and erin sunday night acton legion also particlpatea in remembrance day services at brookvin and rockwood ail shapes size5 and faces called on ac ton and district homes last night asking resi dents to shell out full shopping tags and other containers are a wire harbinger of stom ach aches to came staff photo