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GEORGETOWN Oh Mali Pottage Guaranteed The Home Newspaper For Georgetown and District IILRALD THURSDAY AUG per year S Cop Price Centi Try East End Only Bus Service Advice Study Snow Clearance From Seniors Driveways Ticket Means Subsidized by 15 PLAYGROUND CLEANUP WINS CITATION Sandy playground director surrounded by children of Centennial playground accepts a citation Tor cleaning Up the grounds in a daylong Li Iter check held at all the playgrounds last The programme is being held all over southern Ontario in a programme being sponsored by six large industries They also hand out plastic litter bags tor homes and cars Start Saturday Morning Adventuring Venturers Bike Hike to Ottawa Possibility of removing snow from senior citizens driveways is being studied by town council s works committee Some weeks ago the town engineer and treasurer were asked to compile a list of senior citizens When a list of names was submitted to the committee recently members were stunned at the pages of of names Maybe we could a system of doin this by request said We can start a blanket service If a senior lives all alone it much different than if he has i son or other relative here who can do the Job Morrow expressed puzzlement about how the committee had started talking about the project in the first place It originated when we were talking about doing driveways with our own snow remover volunlcerod Cr Harry Levy I Labour Monday is the next public holiday and then children will be back in their classrooms to start the fill term Well we re opening up a can of worms observed the reeve Is it a council function to look for ways of spending money There is no problem for lOOseniorcitizcns and all we II get is complaints if we start such a system No one said we should do this without a fee said Phil Siddall There no harm in investigating a subject I would like know the degree of the problem and the cost We t It a poll issue he added Morrow said that clearing int street approach driveways after the town plow has gone by is a much different preposition than clearing whole lew ays If wl re tnlk about the whole job this service is needed much more by a younger group than by seniors he said The reeve said many young commuters with desk jobs must get to work early in the mornings while many seniors do not hove this urgency He suggested an at lachmeni on the snow plow could lift the scoop as it passed a driveway and avoid the reeve slid he think council should go into projects for one of residents said thit this isn i unique We set aside money for projects why not for senior citizens added Cr Sykcs The reeve said estimates by the engineer would work out at DO for each driveway clearance Engineer Willis served at this point that would only be cost factor but whether the lown could maintain a reasonable service without too great a lime lag I like to sec council get out of this altogether the reeve persisted He suggested the plan could be turned over to some en ttrprising high school students ana let Ihcm handle It privately Perhaps they make Iheir own survey see who wants the service he said We should find out where the need is and who wants the as Cr Sykes opinion Cr Siddill opposed a suggestion for advertising nice we do that were committed he said The committee decided turn the list back lo the town treasurer and have him pare down ihe list people who did not seem to be in a snow removal service Seven Georgetown Venturers headed for Ottawa Saturday on bikes Marc Gary Glover Paul Riley Peter Wolf Doug DuchUi Doug Colter and Pal McCarthy intend to pedal their way to the capital city in seven days spend three days there and then wheel south to Long near Cornwall where they will put their 10 speed bikes and themselves about a westbound train The plans include a slop at Picton before arriving home in time for Ihe start of ihe 1973 school term Doug Caller told The Herald the adventuring Venturers organized ihe bike hike partly as a sightseeing project but mainly as a challenge for other Canadian Venturer companies to equal WIPING The cycle safari will go 36 miles to Markham the first day then miles to Port Perry miles to miles to Sulphide miles to Ihe Junction for Highways 7 and miles to Carfeton Place and miles to Ottawa Leaving there Ihey will pump miles to Momsburg and then miles to Long Sault They figure that with side trips iheir bike mileage will approach the mark Tents sleeping bags and other camping equipment will be carried on rat traps on Ihe backs of the bikes so that the cyclists wont have to wear tiring back packs will keep his own log of the trip but a maslerlog will be com piled at it completion ind printed here as well is in the national Scout organization magazine The bike hike started a seed of an idea six months ago and the participating Venturers have been making preparations for the past three months None of the seven has ex penence on on xtended bike trip so part of the preparation including iwo bikes a few weeks ago one around the George lown district and ihe other to Orange Hie The Venturer company advisor Sal Cutrara has been helping the cyclists pul their plans together New Police Chief Veto Request Wont Take Septic Wastes ByLaw Makes Fire Department Official Septic tank wastes will nol be accepted at the Georgetown sewage disposal plant council decided Monday night over the objections of Hyde The works committee had recommended the rejection of a request by to dump septic tank Hyde pointed out the Ontario Hater Resources Commission had approved the dumping of It a whole lot belter than dumping in someone s field he com men led Reeve Morrow said the treatment planl is being paid by a percent sewer service charge assessed to lown residents If this man removes waste from a septic link In town are not paving sewer service charge he maintained Deputy reive Speight noted that the Ministry of has withheld approval of the Installation of sanitary sewers ind water mains on Gudph Street bet ween I umber and Masson Motors until the ex of ihe sewage treat ment plant So we ore well within our rights to refuse the dumping of septic tank he remarked Lumber is on a septic tank stated Cr Hyde where do you suggest wastes from that tank be dumped in Esqucsmg or in the pirk in Georgetown wonder how we could deal with it if contractor proved the waste was from a George town home mused Ihe mayor Levy said the problems are loo overwhelming and suggested no one could know whether the wastes arc from Georgetown or elsewhere One Week One Day Extra Teachers Turn Thumbs Down A trial bus service running from the east end to downtown but excluding Moore Park is recommendation of Leuw consultants who have carried out a transit study of the town The lengthy report forecasts a deficit ranging between SIS and for the bus service without Moore Park and an additional deficit running between and if Moore Park is eluded The town would pay half the deficit and the Department of Transportation and Com pay the other half However Ihe government has a maximum subsidy of around The route proposed in the report shows the bus starling at a loop at Drive along Weber to lainview up to Campbell Gate along Prince Charles to ward up to along to Mill Street lo the downtown area ere Is a spur line proposed the station and perhaps to the hospital The return route comes back down Main to Maple up to along to Prince Charles up Campbell Gate down Mountatnvkw to Delrex Gairey Drive The consultant told council Monday ten percent of Die replies to a survey said they would use bus with a much higher percentage in the far eastern end of town endorsing the bus service According to Ihe survey trips per year or per year per capita is forecast which the con claims Is normal for a town of this size He em a si led lhal Ihe bus must run regularly at minimum in lervats of once an hour Hon Smith of DcLouw Cather said the survey revealed potential trips in the area south of the plaza but only potential trips In the other side of lown He said it would be impossible to try and service everybody You should have a rial service and then well know be commented If he eastern area use the bus enough to support it certainly ihe resl of Ihe lown won t said Smith He suggested a clause should be written In an agreement with any con trading firm lhat the service could be terminated after a certain length of lime if the line is not used by enough people He warned Georgetown s population is on the low side for a marginal operation Cr Ernie questioned the exclusion of Moore Park and challenged the large in crease in deficit forecast If Moore Park is included He said Ihe original idea was a bus service for the lown and Moore Park is in the town ho added Your original com mission was a plan for a bus service for the whole town repeated Cr Sykes and what you should have come up wlih We were commissioned Investigate the feasibility of a bus service In the town replied Ron Smith If we have to cover every part of town my recommendation would be that it is not feasible Reeve Morrow was pessimistic about the number of replies to the survey He claimed favourable replies out of 4 questionnaires sent out would not encourage him to go into private business Phil pointed out thai the actual cost of each trip would be but the ticket would cost only so a 15c subsidy would be paid In the case of schools we d be sub sidizmg Ihem when they have dropped school buses remarked He pointed out the subsidy on trips to work would amount to BOO and reminded council people are getting to work now without any subsidy said he does object to recreational trips and shopping trips being subsidized since the people might not be getting out on these trips at present He also doubts a bus roule through town could keep to an hourly schedul er Em Hyde asked if he consultant is basing his per of replies only on questionnaire for the trial run I understand some canvassing to reply was done in the East end of town but ihere was no canvassing in Moore Pork he concluded Cr Joan Smith pointed out there was no canvassing by any political appointee to the transit committee The reason the response was greater in the extreme east end is simply thai it is an isolated area she retorted Mayor Bill Smith asked if the consultants had considered the dial a bus system which is finding favour in some parts of the country The consultant said it had not been included in the terms of reference for Iheir study and fell there was not enough known about system for his company to comment The transit study report will be discussed further in com mittee Georgetown s Fire Depart has never been legally established as the town s of fire department it was disclosed Monday night at council when Cr Joan Smith advocated Ihe immediate passing of the third reading of the by law She claimed no fire inspect ions con be carried out by Ihe fire chief unless Ihe depart is legally constituted Cr Phil said he Is afraid the men could be sued for damage privately If the by law Is not passed I just want to protect not criticize Ihcm we will be correcting what has been done in Ihe past he contended I can t understand the alarm We hove been operating without a by law for a long time commented Hyde The by law given two readings at a previous council had been referred to council s administration committee and the fir fighters association for perusal Cr Hyde claimed Ihe by law has never gone to the floor of the firemen association and has only been seem and discussed by the executive Cr Joan Smith said two representatives from he firemen association sat in with the fire committee and resiled ihe whole thing out made recommendations Die bylaw sets standards for members which include minimum Grade to or equivalent medical and character requirements and provides thai a member must reside and be employed in town or Immediate vicinity This may be the discretion of the fire chief Deputy reeve Art Speight the by law was initiated at the request of the firemen association They suggested changes and rules which were Incorporated said the deputy reeve He urged it be passed that night and any clause changes be made later hat the firemen want Cr Sykes contended the third reading was post to give the men the chance to tell the executive what ihey thought about Ihe by law and urged it be held off until was officially decided by all parlies and particularly by ihe men themselves Cr Hyde insisted he wanted the by law but one that has been the floor of the firemen association he remarked The mayor said he was concerned that the secretary of Ihe firemen association has asked for thirty copies of the by law for the men and now they II read have passed it he added Cr maintained the association has no legal standing unless council passed a bylaw this also covers them insurance he remarked Harry Levy suggested the lown has been very fortunate over the years in having no legal problems and staled the firemen arc well aware were doing for their protection Cr Hyde retorted If anything happens are protected is any other employee Cr Phil charged Cr Hyde with using by law for political reasons and said he hates to see people who demand our support being used politically He said he was afraid of generating ill feeling by passing the by law and didnt want to be pirly to ramming something down anyone s throats maintained the decision had been made to v J it till ihe men saw and discussed it here we have go over the whole thing again The mayor summed up his feelngs saving we re damned if we do and damned if The final vote to pass the reading taken at mid night was carried with Sykes and Hyde opposed Siddall Smith and Levy and iht mayor in favour Reeve Morrow and Deputy reeve Art Speight had left The deputy reeve felt ill and had be tiktn home I- Lot D Twentyone years with Kitchener police force Floyd will like over as police chief September j was hind last week from over fifty applicants for the position suite Chief If irky Lowe left the spring Close Vote Firestone Gets Building Sign School teachers in county voted percent against a one week cul in their holidays iccordmg lo Tom Rama president of llalton District Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation They also voied go percent opposed to a one day cut which require them to return one day prior to ihe legal opening day of school The recommendation from the ducat ion Priorities and Committee of llalton County Board of was one of I BO recommendations made by The recommendation stated Ml schools should hold pre opening day staff Tate in or early in Sep and all teachers should be expected lo attend This was listed under urgent and the immediate acccplance of this proposal by Board was urged President said poll of the membership resulted in op position to one week early percent opposition lo returning one day early eel the Board should initiate a policy whereby lompulsory obligatory or of is required before ihe legal date for the opening of school the Barnaul pointed out that teachers in County who want to meet do so voluntarily Ik said some staffs do meet one week or one day before the legal opening This is their right but ihe decision should not come from said president the decision must be solely made by the teachers The ended by silting Die teachers arc professionals who prepare during the summer by taking courses attending seminars and workshops working out new programs and courses of study getting paratus and experiments ready reading up on ions and a host of other things The County Board of fducation will discuss the Priorities and Expenditure Committee recommendation at Iheir next meeting Expanding Firm Needs More Land William of Glen Knitting Mills Ltd appeared before the general committee of council last week wilh an offer of purchase for l I acres of townowned land behind his plant Glen Knitting Mills on Armstrong Avenue He said he would buy ihe whole piece of land or manage with less if necessary I thought I had enough land but in five years it all Bone he commented council as He explained he was now in the process of building an addition We certainly t wanl lo strangle one of our In dusiries said Cr Em Hyde chairman of meeting Cr Joan Smith suggested Industrial Commission should be asked to make a recom mendation Get ready for he big on Sept Prize lists out early next week Word From Abroad Tells of FreakStorm A disaster of nature in the Stuttgart area is bad news for district residents who came to Canada from that part of Germany An Ann Street resident Eugcn Maile received an airmail letter from his sister Ihis week with pictures and news stories of a hail storm and flood Most striking was one of a young man who had hist started excavating for a building on his property After the storm he dug down to ground level and the picture shows hailstones piled to a height of five feet Millions of dollars of damage was caused in area a prosperous agricultural district Pictures show greenhouses fields of sauerkraut cabbages destroyed corn and fruit trees gone and thousands of trees completely stripped of their foliage Snow plows were pressed into service remove the cumulation of hail on town streets The disaster struck such communities as Tubingen Ludwigaburg and Backnang On j 4 vote Monday council approved facia sign for on the rear of their new Mi ore Park building south on Mam Street The vote showed Reeve Morrow deputy reeve Speight Ern and Miyor Bill Smith in favour and Donna Join Smith Harry and Phil opposed Council iccepied the recommendation of the general committee but in mean time Joan Smith a member of that committee changed her mind and opposed Ihe sign said I- irestone already has i sign on ihe hlghwav ind plans one facing the ore Park Plaza the back she commented Joan Smith said she favoured it because many pro pi i who do not ask but simplv go id ind do things have three signs But there lias be i drawn somewhere added lit this is a nun illuminated con lettering fl on the building hive refused ihcm j pylon sign he said Cr Siddall claimed It would be to allow the sign and anticipates an avalanche of such requests Hyde repeated earlier statements lhat this sign Is nol in the rear since rear of this building faces down Main Street I would encourage businesses lo put signs ai the rear especially where rear doors face parking lots he remarked This is opening a whole new can of worms Cr Sykcs charged re saying I can put up a sign at Ihe rear of my store The mayor angrily told council they must decide what are going to allow and what thev are not going to allow so we don l have this hassle over every sign He urged more speed in the drawing up of a new by law and holding up of all new applications for signs until this Hyde maintained that are in direct com petition wilh other businesses who have been permitted pylon signs GEORGETOWN ARTIST IS ART IN PARK PRIZEWINNER Ted Crescent with display of paintings shown Cheltenham park weekend which won him exhibition was sponsored by was John Sornmer his prize in the painting Chlnguacousy Parka and t House of Sol art gallery The Art in Ihe Park Recreation Department and here in town