Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 28, 1956, p. 4

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v agk four the acton free press acton ontario thursday june 28th 195 tew sixclassroom pubichool likely to be started this summer continqed from page one mr eumore said houses were be ing changetrpttit for drainag also in future a new type of house with m basement was being built and this would eliminate the prob- lemfbrttesehomes engineer frank pallesen also spoke declaring grade wa lost in the subdivision when under the or iginal plan required depth for the trunk could not be reached on main st caa f rome gradlag another problem raised by the subdivide dealt wtth cost of rough grading roads on 28 homes built or occupied and on another 80 in progress the contractor con tended there bas been no provision in cost to allow for increased ex pense in rough grading roads he also pointed out cmhc has held up loans on 28 houses because of lack of a completed entrance from main st for future rough grading the contractor indicated the company was willing to pay 50 or 60 per lot if the town requires and this is indicated to cmhc so loans can be released the whole subject is to be fur ther dealt with in committee where estimates are to- be studied for further rough grading costs- engineer pallesen broached the question of a creek which runs through the subdivision a duby urged an early decision on what is to be done to control the creek since it is holding up water line in stallations the engineer is to fur ther discuss it with the subdivider another problem not new again reared up the brankiewicz case woam deal directly robert hudson construction in formed the town by letter that it would donate 2000 toward ex propriation and other costs total contributions by the builder to date have been 3483 in the tor tuous process of putting a road straight or crooked into takeview from main st legal counsel for mr brankie wicz asked if council would be willing to permit him and his client to deal directly with the subdivider in efforts to reach an agreement on damages suffered and amount of compensation that may be paid it was pointed out the town has made repeated efforts to clear the way for a straight road but it has proven impossible to do so on a reasonable basis call recorded vote a recorded vote was called for on a motion that expropriation pro ceedings be carried out on the brankiewicz property this would have the solicitor file a cheque in court for payment of the property required the motion carried as follows aye barbcau hargrave lindsay bruhclle wilson nay cook footitt and brown an unfavorable report on acton parks grandstand was heard from the insurance company the grand- siand was reported not sturdy and co c toppleunder a sudden shift of weirht it was recommend ed the stand be torn down and re- 1 built invicw of this serious con cern over the liability position of the town pjarks board chairman barbcau also indicated his board felt the stand should be torn down and noted the longrange plans of the board included a new stand clerk mcgeachie recalled the fair board had objected two years ago to talk of taking the stand down and at the time had agreed to fix it up councillor s brunellc wondered if it would be possible to fix the stand temporarily at a min imum cost plans are long sanee barbcau said the plans were tentative it is hoped he irons protruding was heard arid termed a hazard a letter is to be sent in efforts to eliminate thfe danger councillor barbcau reported hoi- es in the race track at the park are to be filled up and calcium chloride pplied commendation was voiced for peel street residents working to gether to lay sidewalk in front of their homes toward midnight another at tempt was made to find a solution to the chronic problem of councils lengthening meetings a motion was defeated that del egations be limited to five minutes and one spokesman and that inter jections from the gallery be disal lowed with the purpose ot the del egation submitted in advance to council deputyreeve wilson said deleg ations cant be limited to a specific time since some take longer than others the idea is very nice but its a tendency to dictatorship council lor cook observed interjections objectionable the interjections are the object ionable part councillor barbcau said often with two or three people speaking at once on the same sub ject councillor cook added that if a citizen is sitting at council and has a point to raise he should be allowed to speak when permission is asked councillor lindsay said that pri vilege is not allowed at city coun cils a citizen can stand on his feet any place and have his say coun cillor cook insisted for two hours tonight weve had nothing but interjections coun cillor lindsay asserted deputyreeve wilson stated a councillor should have the floor and be able to speak without inter ruptions mayor tyler asked if council members would agree as the rules of procedure state to speak once on any one subject and say no more another vote loaea this went unanswered as mem bers briefly discussed the action of milton council in limiting delegat ions for one hour on specified meeting dates councillor cook said he didnt think the ratepayers association representatives had prolonged any meetings this has nothing to do with the motion were just wasting more time councillor barbcau said deputyreeve wilson suggested it be up to the mayor to signify the end of discussion on a subject when the points have been made to this the mayor replied that there had been a charge earlier of dictat orship which if this suggestion were followed could be levelled at him well have to be more strict about ending discussion the dep- utyreeve said another motion was tabled that dolerations be limited to a one- staff photo admiring the new uniforms worn by assistant bind master rudolph spiel vogel on the left and bandmaster a perrott are drum major peter gib aons and two of the majorettes faye saqaskie and shirley mason mr perrotts uniform is grey while the bandsmen wear scarlet jackets navy trousers gsvrsjs3jiss2essm personal notes of actonians visiting outoftown point and ot visitors in acton homes hour period and notice of their in tention be submitted to the clerk in advance then delegates heard in order of appearance this motion pssed engagements councillor parks board and in long range said to get the assistance of various organizat iiiwnhrl the project he suggested 4200 might be available locally for this and to improve the changing enclosures near the swimming ar ea council agreed to have the grandstand torn down since it has been declared unsafe by the insur ance company mayor tyler added that the board believed there was need for a phooe booth in the grounds a pay phorie is to be installed inside the park gates an indigent account for 22375 was passed also two relief applic ations were discussed flooding at the millyoung sts curve was reported the road com mittct- was delegated to review the situation council filed the report of the county high school consultative committee also filed the halton equalization assessment bylaw and authorized issuance of a cheque for 169in 25 for the countyv levy when funds are available- wearily council was reminded of i pub lic hearing by the ontario witev resources commission in brampton july lo when reports and briefs on water supply pollution and needs in the credit valley conservation authority will be heard the town was asked for a brief on the local situation council deemed the meeting iriv- portant enough to move the next regular council session back a day i in order that the town might be represented a paper on actons i water position is to be prepared a bylaw to cover a mill st property sale in 1918 by the now i defunct village housing commission was passed after it was found- in a j title search that this legality had j never been completed the formal- j ity bylaw late hut necessary ot- facially authorized the sale several catch basin covers were re by councillor lindsay in nee off attention this was turned aver to the road committee a complaint about- a- mill st fence cot off and leaving angle mr and mrs peter sorochan of rogina saskatchewan announce the engagement of their daughter anne to flying officer ronald g h i rolston son of mr and mrs james rolstnn of acton ontario the wedding will take place on satur- day july 21st at 3 p m in st johns lnitod church keina mr andmrs g d n wisfi to announce the some of their daughter sylvia elizabeth betty to howard forbes cole r cn grandson of mr and mrs i william cole eden mills wedding i to take place july 21 in st albans church at 3 pm alr and mrs edward w miehm guelph announce the engagement of their youngest daughter florence doreva to william a coon son of mr and mrs william j coon of acton ont the marriage to take i place at 3 pm july 14 at the first baptist church cuelpht i mr and mrs henry arbic wish i to announce the engagement of their elder daughter laura elaine i to mr william robert malcolm son i of mr and mrs william malcolm of toronto ont marriage to take place july 21 at holy name church f i toronto master dean lemon has passed his second term at belleville school for the deaf mr and mrs albert reesor of toronto are visiting for a few days with mr george mann mrs robert shaw visited last week with mr and mrs c b swackhamer at hillsburgh- mrs w landsborough is spending a week with mr and mrs e h vincent and family toronto mr and mrs harry mainprize were visiting this week in montreal with mr and mrs jack mainprize mr and mrs r h elliott visited on the weekend in comber with mr c g elliott and mrs creasey mr and mrs jim henry wing- ham spent the weekend with mr and mrs j m frank chufchill road severe burns have hospitalized young terry wilson in guelph friends are hoping for a speedy j recovery j mrs r m wacdonald is spend ing a week or so with mr and mrs norman small and family at niag- ara falls john agar of the rcaf home on leave from clanholme alberta where he is being trained to fly jets mr and mrs william wilson susan and sally and miss jean warrior spent the weekend with friends at windsor friends are sorry to learn that awn mrs jack greer is a patient in to- i ronto general hospital and hope i for a speedy recovery i mr and mrs b veldhuis miss i m z bynnett and miss fern brown j i visited sunday in queensvillc with rev and mrs walter fosbury and j family- mr and mrs gordon jones and sons glennie nnd gordon of tor onto visited at the home of mr and mrs mickey holmes brock ave on sunday local graduates of the ojvo ouelph attended the annual reun ion there on the weekend al though the weather was poor there was a large attendance a thrill for mrs phyllis ross of stratfordonavon england was a visit to stratford canada where wtti v1 schools out tomorrow afternoon and the teachers are happy as well as the youngsters several of them have made plans-to- take edu cational courses this summer mrs reed is now qualified to take the special primary course miss ena jennings and miss cay laughlin will be talcing primary courses mrs ken allen and mrs switzer will attend u one week course in social studies mr davidson will be tak ing a manual training course all spending the summer at lake of bays arc mr and mrs harold force and miss joanne force mr of these summer classes arc in to- rod force will be helping his father ronto mrs gamble lias very dif- operate the golf course there during ferent plans she is off to europe on the season a trip visitors at the home of mr and j captain c g fisher of the sal- mrs f anderson during the week- vation army has been transferred end were mr and mrs george from guelph to rcgina where he thurtell of guelph mr and mrs i will be in charge of childrens re- ken thompson wendy and ken- creation program for the province of saskatchewan capt fisher headed the recent drive for funds here in acton his wife and two children joan and bramwell will be going with him neth of mimico dr allan j and mrs buchanan are sailing on the ss maasdam from montreal for an extended tour of europe on friday june 29 on the occasion of their 23th wed ding anniversary mr vincent dunne of new york city has been visiting his nephew mr john patrick paddyi dunne mrs dunne and family at their i home on the third line he is god- i father to their baby who was i christened sunday spending the weekend with mr and mrs david dills was miss jean brown of toronto who has just graduated from the training school j of the presbyterian church after is a years study in england she will be going to the far east new neighbors in glenlea got better acquainted one afternoon last week when mrs bob laceby welcomed over 90 ladies to her home there high school girls look- ed after the youngsters on the- while the group chatted the teacher at lorn school miss hilda boyes will be touring this summer on a convertible sleepingtravelling bus the group will travel right irrnss thecontin ent visiting the calgary stam pede on the way and from british columbia will head south to calif ornia the trip leaving from lon don next week takes over 50 davs miss boyes will be teaching at gien williams school next year she has been boarding here with mr and mrs earl masalcs garbon strain hr 1 milton markers monuments cemetery uttering quotations by appointment phone milton tr 86522 and games hi sfiff contest acton track club members met their stiff est competition to date at t h games saturday in toronto about 500 were entered in the games and 80 in the track meet participating clubs included the toronto athletic club and lakeshore athletic club frank cooper placed fourth- in the mens open 100 yard dash morris van heminen was fifth in mens open 440 yard dash carol bradley fifth in the girls 60 yard dash ann daintith second in the girls 100 yard dash and frank cooper morris van heinmon bob barr and uelmar watson fourth jn the mile relay the club received an invitation to take part in the toronto police association junior track meet in toronto while they were there making the total of their upcoming competitions 18 sandy somerville is the only canadian ever to win the united states amateur golf championship he did it in baltimore in 1932 wolingo auto body and garage phone 165 r o ckwooo expert body and paint work free estimates i robt r hamilton fred a hoffman optometrists fomerly t p head phone guelph 1924 58 st georges square otice no garbage collection monday july 2nd dominion day holiday regular couection on wednesday thursday town of acton sparks dclgmanmg whatdotfoooo with oucou duos wmbjmuwearcm out t stayed at the home of director engagement tyrone guthrie and his wife mrs ross is the sister of mr wilfred smith of acton and was visiting here with mr and mrs smith and their family previously she at tended the convention of the bus iness and professional womens clubs in montreal and also toured new york staying at the home of the producer of porgy and bess shortill sheet metal plumbing gar wood furnaces eaves troughingj 114 churchill road phone 464 orrspeedvale ave e at northeast city limits thursfri june 2sm desert sands cat mon jane mjaly 2 yankee pasha sun midnitr jahr 1 the scarf tuevvved jfy ji mad about mem thnrv-frl- jaiy sc trouble in the glen shows nightly free wish to announce the opening of new dairy plant and dairy bar orangeville races dominion day 10 races 2100 purees p friday june 29 you are cordially invited to our open house party friday 3 pm to 10 pm refreshments wilt be served serving quality dairy products in acton and district for over 30 years homogenized milk chocolate milk buttermilk whipping cream table cream ice cream butter and eggs nailk shakes sundaes troptcana orange juice 243 man st limited phone 74 b v ravi

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