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ninetyfirst year no 50 acton ontario thursday june 9 1966 authorize jsconti cihss mull by the piwt office department ottawa fourteen pages jen cents council unanimous call library tenders the calling of tenders on ac tons proposed new centennial library was authorized at a spe cial council meeting on tuesday evening the centennial com mittee had recommended the tender call and architect don skinner was present at the spe cial meeting to review the dv- tailed plans with councillors tenders will be received by the clerk and architect until 4 pm wednesday june 29 coun cil will meet attain that even ing to open and study the lend ers in describing the proposed building mr skinner said the written report of the soil tests taken on tuesday was not avail able but that the verbal report indicated the site on the robert little school grounds would be satisfactory the two test holes at the building site showed five feet of hard sand till with a shale base at the 12 i foot level since there will only be a three foot excavation for footings the building will be well above the water table location of the building on the site will not interfere with any of the tall stately lives the closest tlee to the building will be 10 feel from the south east corner the architect agreed with councillor leatherlands recom mendation thai a clause be in serted in the tender which would ensure underground wa ter sewer and electric services would not damage any of the trees services will be installed from the rear of the building to the mains on the school lane entrance to the building will be from a parking area on river street over a yet to be designed foot bridge which will be com patible with the landscaping of the site to a 10 foot wide side walk the storey and a half glazed entrance foyer bas a half flight of stairs up to the main library checkin desk to the right will be the adult section with 12 feet of floortoceiling windows look ing out over the treed site on the left is the juvenile and juni or section with its similar win dows facing toward main st down the half flight of stairs the lower level includes the cloakroom and service areas to the right will be a meeting room suitable for future expan sion of the library service to the left is a smaller storage room and a utility room pro vision will be made for instal lation of a lift device for mov ing books between the two lev els if required at any time in the future the exterior of the building will be of brick construction with a flat roof with three foot overhangs to protect the build ing from the weather and the large corner windows from the sun the brick work will be carried to the interior of the building in live entrance foyer interior walls behind the bookcases will be painted block heating will be by two gas furnaces one for each level which will provide better zone control of heating duct work is of sufficient size lo permit the installation of air condi tioning three variables are within the tender call the tenders will indicate the extra cost of ther- continued oil page seven 40000 cost birthday cake marking the 50th anniversary of the duke of devonshire chapter iode was cut tuesday evening by charter members miss m bennett and mrs r m macdonald slah photo during anniversary celebrations at knox pres byterian church left to right are regent mrs h r force miss bennett mrs macdonald and third charter member mrs g a dills finalize redistribution nassagaweya changes ridings nassagaweya township will be included in the new federal riding of haltonwentworth the electoral boundaries commis sion announced on friday the announcement of the final boun daries of federal election dist ricts was made in the house parade to service at fairview for ninth decoration day on sunday the bugles and drums strains ol unto the hills and the voices of participating clergy men were caught by the strong winds and echoed throughout the grounds of fairview cemct- eiv sunday afternoon for the ninth time hundreds of aclon- ians and their special visitors spent the first sunday in june recalling those of their families who have passed away many ol the graves in fair- view and dublin cemeteries weie planted in advance with geraniums petunias and other blooms or with cut bouquets others brought plants and bou quets with them about 170 pots oi geraniums weix- planted alter the nonde nominational service bv mem bers ol participating organiat- iin all graves ol sen icemen marked with new maple leal hags were decorated as well as those ol deceased memnei s fairview dublin and pioneer cemeteries are all included in this annual decoration day pro gram shrubs atv planted at the pioneer comet cr this year lor the first lime the duke ol devonshire chap ter of the iode planted a col orado blue spruce in the new section of the cemetery in me mory of deceascd members it was dedicated by the rev a h mckenzie and the rev ritchie mcmurray as members circled the shrub regent mrs h r torce held the standard about 10 people gathered with the rev v j morgan at dub lin cemetery flovvers had been placed on the graves there by families and friends the parade which left the c nr station at 230 pm crossed the town and climbed the hill entered the gates to the cemet ery and lormed a hollow square- in iront of the platform set up in the meadow with martial airs and flags cracking in the strong wind the marchers i ol lowed parade mar shal bill nieouik alter acton citizens band came mayor les duby and warden bert hinton about 25 firefighters in uniform the lol in regalia and repres entatives of the lions club and rolarv club following marshal max stor- e came the color party of til- lsonourg legion with nine large- hags marching in precise form ation the guelph pipe band and members of acton legion with marshal harry hawkins were hespeler junior pipe band the legion ladies guides brow nies and cubs with- i heir lead- leaders the st john ambulance cadets and representatives of womens organizations the si john brigades ambul ance brought up the rear fol lowed by a line of cars there was plenty of space for parking despite the distances and strong winds the listeners seat ed in cars and on the grass at the edges of the meadow and in among the trees were able to hear the service very well mayor les duby welcomed the large crowd rev a h mc kenzie gave the call to wor ship invocation and prayer the rev ritchie mcmurray and the rev stanley gammon read scripture the address was given this year by the rev samuel tho- inan of the pentecostal church with his text from malacchi 3 t6jjic spoke on the ksscntial remembrances he pointed out continued on page seven of commons on friday and in cluded 24 changes from the or iginal proposal which was an nounced last june according to the final plan municipalities and townships in the current halton riding will be redistributed into two new ridings halton and halton- wenl worth milton acton oak- ville georgetown and the town ships of esquesing and erin will bv in the new halton riding and now burlington dundas and the townships of east and west flainborough and nassag- aweva will be in the new hal tonwentworlh riding the original recommendation of the boundaries commission put nassagaweya in the new electoral district of wellington along with guelph paris and the townships of guelph era- mosa puslinch beverley and south dumfries nassagaweya township coun cil opposed the original plan and sent reeve william coulter lo a special meeting to register the councils opposition lo the plan an editorial in this news paper also opposed it and hal ton mp dr harry harley also spoke out against il during a debate on redistribution township reeve william coul ter described the finalized plan as being very good a move in the best interest ol the town ship he said he though i the change was more equitable for all ol the township except eden mills which is generally con sidered part of the guelph area this is what council request ed a year ago he said the reeve pointed uut that due to the tremendous growth in halton it is possible that in the future there will be two federal ridings within the coun tys boundaries he also prais ed the fine efforts of halton mp dr harry harley in this regard the electoral boundaries commission was set up by par liament under redistribution legislature in december 1964 to form constituencies with popu lations of 70865 without varying more than 25 per cent up or down the approximate population lor ihe existing federal riding of halton is 14127b the new halton riding would have a pop ulation of about 72524 and the new haltonwentworth riding would have a population of about 57183 the current hal ton riding consists of oakville burlington milton georgetown acton and the townships of es quesing and nassagaweya according to a recently- an nounced provincial redistribu tion plan the current provincial riding of halton will be divided into two new ridings halton last and hal ion west solicitor engaged to prepare amendments to zoning bylaw fred l wright actons 1966 citizen of the year was on hand sunday for the decoration day parade and service left to right are brow nie shirley jocque mr wright guide ellen wissenz cub leslie cole and st john ambu- suff lhota lance cadet jean porty mr wright never misses the annual parade and as usual had a good supply of cold pop ready at the cemetery for the members of bands when they arrived at ihe special council meeting on tuesday evening the recom mendation bv the planning board to engage solicitor b pivne to prepare amendments lo oiling bvlavv was approv ed the- proposed amendment will change the zoning on the tennis courts and bowling greens lioni o recreation lo ci and ihe one of ihe- beard- more piopcrlv at church anil maria sis i mm rl lo rll the solicitor was instructed in anivnd the bvlavv lo include i rm designation permitting the construction ol apartments action on a second recom mendation that a porliuit ol ihe will drop hook for high school aclon district nigh school boa nl held its tinal meeting monday night prior lo adjourn ment lor the summer months diniiil the twohour session il was leo neil ihe problem ol healing both girls ml boys washrooms was beinglooked al ter bv i he architect and would be remedied soon approval was given to the fair board ladies to stage a fashion show in the school audi torium june 28 il was learned the ladies were presenting fash ions dating from 1867 to 1917 including a copy of queen vic torias wedding gown and many other gowns worn bv wives of dignitaries in total there are to be 39 gowns which are supplied by the government centennial cost involved in amendments to the zoning hlaw was ilele-r- rcil councillors decided lo con sult with the planning board before any schedule ol lees chargeable i applicant is ad opted lor zoning amendments reeve million opposed the one change because ol ihe in clusion of a ci one on chinch st on the bowling green prop el iv councillor drinkwalter vo ted in opposition because the re commendation ol planning board with regaiil to assess ment of costs to the applicants for zoning bvlavv amendments was not included in the council motion deposit students branch special music will also be supplied for ihe occasion following a recommendation by principal e a hansen tlje boa rtl agreed to drop the book deposit which was adopted a lew years ago in the past stu dents were asked lo make a de posit when text books were handed out this deposit was refunded when books were re turned to the school teacher management chair man rav arhic inlofmed the board frank tbth motors was not renewing a contract to sup ply a car lor the drivertraining course the board authorized drivertrainor teacher c l rog- nvaldson to return the car to continued on page seven to replace leaky school roof leaky roof problems at the robert little public school can be overcome by spending a lit tle over 10000 for a complete replacement roof this was the word received by board mem bers tuesday night when rep resentatives from consolidated pal and varnish canada lid ltljuleil ihe hoard meet ing prior to the board meeting e c hand vice president of sales from cleveland ohio and dist rict salesman bob treble from mendowvale met with board mjembers at the r l school to inspect the present roof condi tion which has been presenting problems the company representatives told board members during the regular business session the en tire roof should be removed and replaced with a different type of material for the company lo give a 20year guarantee cost for litis was estimated around 510500 lor the complete job board members agreed this was the only possible solution to ihe roof problem but inform ed the representatives the fin ance committee of council would have to be contacted as the board would require addit ional money from council to pay for ihe work this amount has nol been included in ihe an nual school board budget a similar type roof has been installed at the m z bennett school using company materials and installed under company supervision and school board members are pleased with the result mr hand lold board members he estimated around 30 ton of gravel had been removed from the previous bonded roof at the m z bennett school before tfie new roof had been installed mr treble drew diagrams on the blackboard to show board members how ihe weight of the gravel had caused the roof structure to sag causing leaks the company representatives told the board the job could be started in july and completed within two weeks ft was agreed to contact council regarding financing the project robert little school safety patrol guard kenneth gray at- centennial show mmc champlain will arrive in acton on june 28 also laura sccord mrs john graves slm- cne and pauline johnson how theyre being sponsor ed by the ladles fair board the most lllustrous women in canadas history will be deplet ed at a novel show being staged by the fair ladies at the high school auditorium on tuesday june 28 the authentic costumes arc all provided through the ontario centennial planning branch with the unique 39 cos tumes come commentary full stage directions and music to be played the costumes which are bound to be fascinating are adapted from old engravings sketches and photographs old patterns are being reproduced for centennial year most costumes date from 1867 to 1917 local models will be chosen to fit them all even queen victoria this is the first program in town with a genuine centennial theme tended the mcetingto report on his recent trip to ihe safety jamboree at ottawa and thank ed board members for giving him ihe opportunity to attend principal elmer smith from the m 2 bennett school read a similar report from larry holmes from- jits school who had taken the trip as well board members agreed to dis- continue the practice of publish ing examination results in this newspaper it was learned acton schools were the only ones in r l mcneils inspectorate which published results a letter of resignation was received prom teacher mrs june doberfhcin who will be leaving the teaching profession at the end of the term she ex pressed thanks to the board principal g w mckenzie and staff members for their excel lent cooperation during her years as a teacher in acton chairman vic bristow renew ed his request for an exhaust fan in the robert little school auditorium he told members he had been harping on this for ihe past three years and cited saturday night during the dance recital as a classical need for the fan he noted ithe doors and windows had to be opened as a result of the heat and the place was swarming with mosquitoes the property cominittee was asked to investigate the request board members learned the kin- dergaten enrolments for next term were down slightly from last year it vvas also learned that four classrooms would be available in the stone school for next term accounts totalling 1340202 were approved for payment long long trail another step for zoning bylaw van der kooy rezoning granted actons proposed new zoning bylaw in the preparation stag es for the past three years still appears lo have a long way to go before final approval is giv en by the ontario municipal board thursday evening ol last week planning board and coun cil members held a joint meet ing lo review the proposed by law and make a lew minor changes a committee of counoil will now review the proposed bylaw before submission to a council meeting fh the event council approved it the bylaw will be lorvvarded to the omb for final approval a public hearing will be held to hear any objec tions which might be forthcom ing from the public at the joint meeting planning board members agreed to changing land owned by micro plasties and the town industrial basin from ml to ml2 and to rimne the ajax engineering property from ml to m2 the beverley property owned by beardniore and co will be rc- zoned from rl to r2 in order suit photo tiny tykes were show stealers saturday af the dance recital when they presented their top dancing number at ihe robert little school seated front row are a brother and sister team colin and ingrid mccoll second row are judy scoyne and sally wilson back row cathy wallis janice lace and sharon hunter to allow the construction of apartment buildings and the bowling and tennis court pro perty from conservation to com mercial to allow sale of the pro perty for future commercial ex pansion these changes are subject to council and ojmb approval be fore being finalized at the conclusion of the plan ning board business council members present were asked to approve changes made in order to expedite the passingof the zoning bylaw by the omj3 reeve ii h hinton and deputy- reeve r r parker had different views on this action with uhe reeve stating council was only invited lo the joint meeting and had no authority to pass a reso lution mr parker contended it was called as a joint meeting and as counci i had a quorum present there vvas nothing to prevent holding a special council session to study the bylaw after a brief argumcnlive session be tween ihe two council members planning board adjourned at the hour of 1 1 pm the next step will be a coun cil committee study prior to submission of the bydaw to council during ihe joint meeting den nis flood planning consultant engaged by the planning board was present to give his views on proposed changes ais well as councils solicitor bruce payne of guelph prior to the joint meeting planning board members held a publ ic meeting to review an application i pom john van der kooy lo rezone his property from residential to commercial he requested the change to al low hini to operate a commerc ial electrical business from his home the riipiest was granted when nearby residents were assured the rezoning applied to the van der kooy property only no ob jections were raised by the neighboring residents attending mrs doris lrvcr john kuminga and mr and mrs wimred mo hachern planning board members pre sent lor the meeting included chairman aldo braida neil mil ler robert drinkwalter wil liam wilson ed footibt and mavor les duby attending from council were mayor les duby reeve hinton deputy- reeve parker council lors robert drinkwalter doris fryer william williams c f leatherland and earl masales both mlr duby and mr drink walter had a dual role