Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), September 16, 1970, p. 3

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Pass bylaw to reconstruct Mill Wednesday September Acton Council passed a bylaw at a Monday to allow reconstruction of MU St from Park Ave to Victoria Ave a project which has been on and off the works list over the past several years The Job must have approval No accidents Council also Intends to apply to M B for an order to dispense with the assent of the electors for the project It is proposed that the amount of f IB shall be raised by the sale of debentures out of the general rate over a period not exceeding years Very busy week for Acton OPP Driver gets 60 days three year suspension Convicted Monday In court of dangerous driving Norman of Acton was sentenced to days in Jail and his driver s license was suspended for three years Judge M J heard the case in Milton and noted record of convictions Eluded police Mr Douglas was driving on August and refused to stop for Band offers music course Acton ClUtens Band Is again offering an unusual night school course for interested men and women instruction on musical instruments The course was a success last year Ten people registered and four of them completed the course and played with the band at this years Canadian National Exhibition Three others are still continuing 1 on musical Instruments Bandmaster George Elliott saya adults pick up playing the various band Instruments very well after only six months of training Cons Roy Wood He drove through the stop light at the Mill Main corner narrowly missed several persons standing by the drugstore hit a hydro pole and a No Parking sign He then left the scene of the accident He was apprehended by Cons Wood and charged with dangerous driving His car had received damage The suspension of the driver license applies to any part of Canada There was a very heavy docket from Acton In court In Milton and several drivers had their licenses taken away for periods of several months In traffic fines was levied Oldfashioned toots Sunday Another In the popular series of steam engine excursions Is planned for this Sunday A steam locomotive with a trninful of enthusiasts will pass through Acton about 10 Sunday morning The train starts from Toronto and has a route which takes it to Hamilton before returning to Toronto home Acton Aire Motor Homes at R Acton turned out something unusual In motor homes last week a live In unit which could also be used to display and play electric organs Buyer is Roy of Winchester Ontario who was around to assist In putting on finishing touches so the motor home would be ready for a Fair on the Saturday Mr shown assisting with laying the carpet and outside with plates said he shopped all over before deciding to get Norm Turner s company to produce the custom Job He was delighted with the workmanship and said the price and quality boat anything he had seen The completely selfcontained unit will spend a lot of time In New Brunswick perhaps every other week and make ap pearances at Fairs all over eastern Canada During our reporting week of September to September 13 the Acton Detachment of the Ontario Provincial police report a very busy week A total of hours were worked by the six man detachment while the cruiser was patrolled B3S miles Fourteen general occurrences were Investigated through the week A break and enter of a dwelling house and one at the Acton arena are under In And on the violent side an assault and two domestic cases A local man was charged with being drunk In a public place and lodged for the night In provincial Jail Milton while vet another was charged with having liquor other than In a residence A reported case of abduction was Investigated and the long arm of the returned a local man from Sault Marie to face charges In local court for the abduction of a young female No accidents Nine motorists were Issued summons under the Highway traffic Act and 14 were Issued warnings It was an accident free week I am glad to report Drivers It courteous and a legal requirement to change high headlight beams to low ueams when meeting other vehicles at night It also courteous and a legal requirement to deflect the high beams when following another vehicle Bright high beams cause dangerous dazzle In rear view mirrors and this can cause a collision Remember deflect your high beams when meeting or following other vehicles Cons Roy Wood Length of the proposed work Is feet end will Include ex to new subgrade placing of a granular base caouse extending the existing storm sewer removing the existing stone retaining wall and constructing a new wall con asphalt pavement and sodding of disturbed areas Council also passed a resolution to sell to the Ontario Municipal Improvement Association In hires balance of debentures from the Acton Water Pollution Control plant at an estimated rateof0 term Claims tandem trucks ruining Five Slderoad Bev West appeared at Monday hauling up until SO In the nights meeting of Esqueslng evening Council to ask when the township Council Is presently con Intends to have signs 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