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NinetySixth Year No 19 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1970 Eighteen Pages Fifteen Cents Quarry truckers state case trucks back on Sideroad Pressured by a large delegation of drivers company executives and driverowners which spilled over Into the hallway Esqueslng council changed its mind Monday night and agreed to allow quarry trucks the use of 17 and the Line Reeve George Currle broke a deadlock on council by casting the deciding vote in favor of allowing trucks back on the route Voting for the resolution were the reeve and Councillors Marshall and Leslie Opposed were Deputy Reeve Hill and Councillor Miller Council barred trucks from 17 and the line at a meeting October when faced with a large delegation of ratepayers from that area and They stood firm on the decision on a recorded vote last week when the subject was reintroduced Councillor Mar shall raised the lone objection but he had the reeve and Councillor Leslie with him at this Mondays meeting after listening to George Armstrong general manager of Indusmin and several others speak on the subject Emotion not facts Mr Armstrong said council had been listening to a great deal of emotion rather than facts when thev closed the route to trucks from the quarry He told council the quarry operation had been continual since 1963 and the company hod worked with the community well over that period Many employees of the company were residents of the township paying taxes and were concerned with activities in Council had disregarded economic facts in barring trucks from the route Mr Armstrong asserted Rerouting of truck traffic to Highway added miles to the distance travelled which was an unfair handicap to the company In a business which was highly competitive The extra distance would cost per ton to deliver which figured on the basis of 300000 tons of stone shipped in a year would increase costs approximately per home on 17 Sideroad Trucks use urban routes Mr Armstrong also contended that If counals concern was safety they were disregarding the fact that trucks would be forced to go through densely populated areas such as Acton if they were denied 17 as an access road He also branded the allegation that a truck had brushed a school bus as a fabrication and talks with police failed to turn up any evidence of such an incident Also false he charged was the figure of trucks an hour using the The facts prove the maximum number of trucks in a hour day was 224 he told council Cost Is a total concern to all taxpayers and they would have to pay more for building material if the trucks were farced to use the other route Mr Armstrong said as well as the fact that the company could not hire as many truckers to carry loads if costs rose Many affected would be from the township he added When a licence was issued to Indusmin it was suggested the company put material on the road and we provided truckloads of material cost of per ton or he said We have kept our part of the bargain and feel there Is some moral obligation on the part of the township to live up to their part of the bargain Mr Arm strong asserted Safety conscious He also stressed that his company was safety conscious and that In the period of one year there had been only one truck involved in an accident on the Line and 17 Sideroad The truck went off the road due to a soft shoulder he said We employ people who live in the community as taxpayers and their livelihood should not be jeopardized by people who want a private driveway of their own Mr Armstrong concluded First to question Mr Arm strong was the deputyreeve who said any deal the company made over material on Sideroad and the Line was strictly between the road superintendent and them Council had made no deals he said Councillor Marshall contended that if the company was forced to use to per cent more trucks to move their material the unloaded trucks could use 17 Sideroad and go through if they wished and councils hands would be tied He also felt empty trucks would be going a lot faster Where can we go Truck owner Jack Ridley told the crowded council chambers that he wondered why he paid In licence fees after receiving orders to to go this way or that way Id like to know where we can Iftheroadsarenot good enough lets make them so they will be Mr Ridley told the meeting the closest route for quarry trucks Continued on Page Owner eager to build on Seynuck farm Another in the series of proposals for the development of the Seynuck and farms was put before planning board at their meeting last Thursday And again there were toning snags that prevent the developer from beginning Joe Adanlck one of two part ners who own the property brought the latest proposal for the entire area of single family dwellings except for a few semi detached homes south of Warren Grove Other plans Planning board members recalled the last plan for the property they had seen Included a shopping plaza separate homes semidetached homes and town houses Then Monex Construction had taken another plan to a council committee meeting for nothing but semidetached just a week ago The defunct plan was for all higherpriced homes Mr Adanlck assured planning Offer 1000 reward Shocked by vandalism in a cemetery in the north section of the township Councillor Alan Ackman won Nassagaweya Township Councils support Monday for a resolution that would post a reward of for information leading to the con viction of vandals In addition if the reward Is not claimed by April the money Is to be added to a fund for restoration of the cemetery Council Is also to seek assistance from the governments historic sites authority and arrange a suitable plaque on the cairn Founders Day The restoration is to be com by May of next year and a service held on a holiday to be proclaimed as Nassagaweya Founders Day A committee to organize the event to be established annually to make plans Councillor said he foresaw Founders Day as an attempt to keep alive the history of the township We cant neglect our past and expect our children to have respect for it he stressed The councillor suggested the reward was about 30 cents from each township resident I doubt If there will be any ob jection to the amount he board he personally was making the arrangements now and he needed a zoning change He required a from to since it requires less lot for the Seynuck property On the Vyse property which Is already zoned he would require a change to R3 to permit semidetached homes Wants to start I want to get going he assured planning board mem bers hut failed to raise any en thusiasm Chairman Sid Saitz warned him it could be nine months to a year and a half for a zoning change to come through Mr Adanlck estimated the cost range from down to for the semidetached houses He said the plan would take three or four years to complete There was considerable discussion about the plan and its requirements Finally Mr suggested he could begin about houses In the spring under the Rl zoning which was for the plan while the application on the rest of the property was finding Its way through the proper channels He said he would return with a draft plan for the Rl section and suggestions for the rest of the area He would enter Into a subdlviders agreement with council cat loos returned When members of the board all ominously assured Mr of the inevitable delays in receiving decisions from the Ontario Municipal Board the secretary reviewed a couple of examples of the least of the many things that can delay the town One application had been sent in by the town with a few words neatly erased and retyped It had come back with the request to have the change initialed Another application came back to have the letter deleted In a word Another subdivision Since the Campbell farm and the townowned land beyond the cemetery are now both owned by Construction planning board members agreed that the two areas should all be zoned residential At present part of the Campbell farm Is designated as conservation on the official plan The two purchases abut each other The owner engineer and planning consultant had toured the area with future building of homes there In mind Reaction of the planning consultant was termed favorable Plans of the area have not yet been presented Project Planning Associates were to be instructed to proceed with an amendment to the official plan redesignating some of the land from con servation to residential I doubt if we will end up paying the reward but It might deter others Councillor Art Gibson suggested I would rather see the on restoration Councillor Watson maintained The cemetery is the Cove Chapel Cemetery on Sideroad Copies will be ordered for all members of the new Planning Act and of a booklet on sub division procedures A meeting will be held with council to completely review the zoning bylaw There are several corrections to be made Forms drawn up by secretary Grant Usher for applications for zoning changes were approved Present were chairman Sid Frank Simionl Vic Blow mayor sitting in for the two absent council representatives and secretary Grant Usher Police crack down Acton detachment of the OP P is cracking down on those who sell or give cigarettes to minors It is illegal for minors to pur chase cigarettes from either a store or from a machine police point out In the former case both store owners and minors can be charged Minors can also be charged with having cigarettes in thelr possession Persons who give tobacco to minors are also liable to charges Police are also Issuing war nings to motorists who park overnight on any street in Acton they can be tagged for infraction of the town bylaws It is that time of year again when we have to keep the streets clear said one constable FOUR ACTON District High honor Cheryl Lee Nancy Morris and Mark graduates received Ontario scholar- Hurst Ontario Scholarships are ships at the high school commencement awarded to students obtaining per exercises Friday night Ontario cent In Grade For story and more scholars are I to r Marie Timbers pictures see Inside Staff Photo Bob Waller cops force foot title Fleetfooted Bob Waller a cadet with the police force is grabbing plenty of ink In the dallies these days with his running exploits An Acton boy who really rounded Into shape during the lacrosse season as a player with the Junior Rams Bob has run down an escaping golf cart and two runaway horses within a week Colleagues at have nicknamed Bob Bob first received the label when he and his partner Con stable Jeffries discovered two boys racing golf carts on a parking lot at an school The carts were stolen from the Oakville Golf Club where the pair during the summer Overtakes cart The officers took off In pursuit of the one cart when the driver took off and within a quarter of a mile Bob overtook it and swit ched off the ignition Within a week Bob outran two horses which escaped from a pasture on Trafalgar Road and away He chased them BOB WALLER on foot cut them off and herded them back to the pasture It Is rumored the speedy Acton athlete will be equipped with track shoes rather than a cruiser when he Joins the force as a full- fledged constable Absorb rate increase Acton Hydro Chairman McEachem told The Free Press this week that new rates an nounced by Ontario Hydro week for supplying electricity to municipal utility systems will likely be absorbed by the local commission for some time anyway Recent rate increases in Acton for hydro would likely be suf ficient for the commission to hold the line in spite of the Increase he said A further study would be necessary before the Commission could decide definitely however Ontario Hydro chairman George Gathcrcole this week announced interim wholesale rates to municipal commissions will be increased by an average of seven per cent for He forecast some would be able to absorb all or part of the increase but said in the long run higher costs would affect municipal rate structures The Hydro chairman blamed the hike on escalating costs for equipment and supplies wages and salaries fuel and Interest rates Char follow Halloween vandalism Seek barn arsonist WANTON DESECRATION of a pioneer cemetery along in Nassagaweya township has shocked township council Stones were toppled from their bases and smashed by vandals A reward has been posted to aid In apprehending those responsible Staff Photo An outbreak of senseless vandalism kept Milton off leers busy on Halloween night as gangs of youths lit fires broke mailboxes wrecked signs and tossed a variety of eggs apples and other vegetables around the North Halton countryside Most serious incident of the night was the burning of a large barn on a farm near Moffat owned by Ontario Minister of Social and Family Services the Hon John Yaremko Arson was suspected and an Ontario Fire Marshals office investigator who sifted through the remains confirmed that the bad been deliberately set are still conducting an intensive investigation into the Spokesmen said they have some good leads and they feel confident the arsonists win be rounded up and charged with the off ense Seek man who reported fire Police are attempting to contact one unidentified witness who may have some further information to help them a man driving a pickup truck who first spotted the fire and stopped at a nearby borne to turn in the alarm Milton OPP would like that man to carta them as soon as possible The bam was situated on a arm on the Second Line of lust north of 15 Sideroad Mr has been repairing the old stone house on the property and the barn was rented to neighbor Bob Brown who stored hay and straw In the building Milton Fire Department was called but the blaze was well underway when they arrived and the building was demolished Eight being charged Police have charged two persons with arson and dangerous driving following Investigations Into other Hallowe en Incidents Three more persona are to be charged with result of Ores on roads and bridges in the and Glen WW area and two more charges of public mischief are pending those being charged are teenagers and young adults Several plies of gassoaked tires were set on fire on Nerval area blocking traffic and causing damage i street of of the village pelting homes cars and To it vegetablea A few signs and doxens of mailboxes feu f public gangs who had their Halloween fun destroying on property