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1903 bylaw shows village boundaries When the plan board Diked secretary George Day to establish the correct boundaries of the vil Rockwoodrecently he investigated and produced the following by law written In and numbered By Law no The heading read A By Law to set apart the corporate Village of Rock wood as a Police Village Us fng the regular phraseology of laws it continues Whereas a petition has been presented to the council of the corporation of the county of Wellington praying that the unincorporated vil lage of situated In the township of in the said county may be set apart as a police village And whereas the said describes the area to be included In such village as hereinafter mentioned and such petition I a signed by a majority of ratepayers rcsi dent therein Council enacts Therefore the council of the corporation of the county or Wellington enacts as lows 1 The unincorporated village of in the township of in the county of Wellington is here by set apart as a police ana the area to be in eluded in such village shall be the lands comprised in the east halves of lots number Talent money forCWL The May meeting of the CWL was held In the library of Centennial school in Rock wood on May 14 with 16 members present in the absence of the president Mrs Joy Halliburton the vicepresident conducted the meeting Correspondence was read It Included a thank you note from the president of the Everton Bible Society and a letter regarding Birth Right speaking engage ments During business talent money was agreed upon back time the September meeting Flower donations hostesses and lunch conveners were appointed as well as drivers for the House nursing home Flowers were discussed was decided that small boxes will be placed at the back of the church where it Is hoped donations will be deposited The meeting was adjourned with prayer Winner of the lucky draw was Mary Hoi man A Stanley brush demon was program of the evening with Mrs Wakeford the demonstrator A lunch was served by the hostess three four five and six in the Fourth Concession and west halves of four five and six in the Fifth con cession of the Id township of the area being the outside boundaries of the said half lots Tuesday the ninth day of June 1903 and the town hall In the said village shall be the time and place and Hugh Black is hereby named as re turning officer for conducting the first election of police trustees for the said police village Date of the first meeting of the police trustees after such election shall be the day of June This by law shill take feet upon from and after the 30th day of May 1903 The by law was passed on the day of May and signed by James clerk and Robert Hoi ton warden Population was Referring to his lather book Here and There in Era mosa Mr Day noted that at the time of the passing of the by law population in Rock wood had reached the 500 mark The first trustees were ill elected by acclamation and were James Knowles William Harris and James Stinson Frank Day in Here and There In Eramosa says In while the trustees are a corporation he village Is not an Incorporated village It is somewhat confusing to find a police village with the trustees a corpora and Eden Mills a police village not having reached the mark the trustees not a corporation The Free Press Wed May 1975 a Religious education for district children and district children will have more than one opportunity io continue their religious education this summer At a melting held two weeks ago a steering committee discussed posslbi of holding lilbli Vacn classes It was decided the United church hall will be set for sometime in August Mien Thomson of Christie Si bible school program She will be assisted by of Mnr St who with her specialized training in Child I angel Ism will have know of the I vangelism materials to be used The two ladles intend io hold another meeting later in May They hope interested members of the community will and possibly decide to assist if needed in the summer from dates of Monday io 25 inclusive community I- programs will be held Under the Mrs will direct assisted by two teenage people who have loKen in Toronto According to the teacher children are fortunate in having teachers working in will range from five 12 The lady In charge of in the area Mrs Damned nonsense Regional Treasurer Don inner set himself up lis a target for angry councillors Wednesday morning when urged the region ad in In 1st ration committee to make decision on how to isseii sew charges in region banner recommended that he be dropped in favor of an t assessment system The latter switch charging says that usually small communities are not supplied with teachers underihe program the whole spirit of the classes will be lively and exciting for about one two hours a day Mostly will be held out doors In backyards parks and garden ireas she points out If it rains they will be hi Id in garages or rooms depending on willingness of residents to host he groups The teacher hopes the will be casual as possible She outlines the program as one boards singing lively songs and playing bible games She points thai an trained specially in the art of story telling which proves in to listeners lie equalized Although both the Child method of 1 and the Vacation School will be free of collections received tee endirscd a from either program will be Councillor Carl used for work in missions ill ratepayers in into the id projects i into the A GALAXY of colour at Park Sunday evening Sponsored by the Lions Club the display got underway at and lasted an hour I he region would be from it Under ihe current each sewer project Is charged hick to the municipality m which it likes place Ik in Rill made it logic for tin region to Interest generated at meet on Rockmosa project I often think we lake the meet Above all a place easy way out and don t stand where young people can up to our responsibilities For gather respectably and also a years people in this township place for a dance without go- have been going on all using overboard The idea other peoples facilities With came first and the ions were a little foresight our fore- the vehicle said the rcce fathers put up churches lions went ahead roads and He told Ihose present thil it worked hard to make this a have been any club worthwhile community but which started the project but those of us here tonight don I the I ions who wanted wonttodoadamnthingabout go ahead He said that coming behind us So started the Lions said Lloyd Dyer after a approached council and pre- stormy on at the Era htnU public school last Thursday The Rockwood resident luenl councils did not dis them from starting in he said I ions have of two found the site lhc have put public meetings held by the footings foundations and steering committee of the thine is a community wmc 10odd I ions cannot put project Deputy m completion reeve Betty I Clark was Refrigeration insulation chairman Serving with and plumbing facilities were were Lions members Waller discussed to the floor with and Hans Woe members of the steering Imer council member David committee or the project or resident at large miring committee of the population the townsnii over a ten year period it will cost per year over years and over per year Mr Rell asked if the figures could be related as to how costs will affect the town said the amount was based on total revenue of for ax collection of which 26 per cent stijs in township Seventy two percent comes from township percent comes from police village of and percent come from I- den Mills said Mr being In fivor of the entire llosking too much w project to he irided spent three others wanted the pro- vounisler Joel but requesleHi i when I w centre with plebiscite ind five others the centre only without a plebiscite sheet rcill too short to ill fit people in township lK in meelinc the next meeting imoiiiit ly does rcprestnt ity No no no needs iter sewers so tonkin ifford this mother resident f the entire wood spend u ever Mrs Brace home per farm slit said She she hid spent the iftcrnoon figurine out the 1 farms in ilns On lint is dead set against it I Osborne a well known di f inner in community ml we went hi was much in favor of in Rock Ik said lie has lie he worked gel re he by I or is since he wis 1 irs old re 10111 la it i of wink his his debts seems be tt mime to would I c we Iconic to di if It It so He ml that to such complex in community Ic mind just Hi il much r use money re of Ihe project much needed one the com of The idea first I ion lub was the vehicle to make it i ility Ins t bill kids dime to do lln in L i imosi em Invite those from oilier ire is to come in their rink id of Monday council meeting steering committee chairman lark there would lie one more meeting of the steering committee where members would discuss re suits of two public ones When completed we I brine our findings ick le il for a decision she LIBERAL ASSOCIATION Nominating Convention TUESDAY JUNE 3rd ERIN and DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL Daniel St Erin REGISTRATION- 7 MEETING SPEAKER Jim M Hi use New Voting Membership Must Be Purchased By Miy 31st 8 P Contact Virginia Kennedy 9991 or 9175 Hotel said there were lots of pmjecl lx inc t socnl eosLs to will iniount to fir greater sum thin our i mined costs if we do not tike I ike i if 4111c mil iskmg if they Murray timelier and as ex officio member reeve bill Adsett The steering committee is proposing the project in the amount of on a ten 15 or year basis Harry Bonner that the complex will more than carry itself in the yearly operations He men to those present that he and other I ions members had visited arenas in Ontario and was positive that the complex would be no further cost after completion to the township Outlining the cost per tax payer Murray pointed out that township has population of with an assessment of and said properties Lions answering I en hydro mm and clerk of the village asked V the ions go ahead with their own project on their steam Initially we hid hoped something like this to night would have come about r Hans Imer Inslcid time just pas by and we went ahead thinking that by adding lit tie incentive we could it moving faster He said the questions asked Nobody seems know what is what Should be published what ex ire going to be he very thing is going proportionately we must arrive at economies as they prevail at the time said Hans He pointed out all figures printed are current rates as April 1975 That price quoted is to hold good for days said chairman Clark Osborne a resident outside the village said It would appear to me that in most places people s vor in life is to own a home or It would appear tome or e their steps to improve nil rcen ictivilies for both J We einnot ifford to his ipnortumly ill We mm have this sport complex wrote mother iter and sewer install ilic wis referred lo iter Mr Osborne I in III future we redo ing be squeezed nit i resident I mwillmgto take on mv pnl f the he d he gelling Im liicoiiinrlsn i if Hock of bury ft the mid lost her finiih in fir in resident township resinem she knows tint short while iremwill it In iv the this to know Mr of Rock I I under will be would like id could have finished it tkii Iw themselves but it would magnitude should be taken lake ten or 15 over a longer period than ten II be lucky if you get He said he doubted if away with it costing mil very many houses are pur lion before you re through chased over ten said John Turner of During the meeting Mills He questioned the cost Bonner mide several refer If you re talking to the arena at cost of build Georges are you by a report of the art and community ways talki assessment of and miiniaining it for Georges said one questioning one veir be lucky if resident vou away with it Mr Bonner pointed out that Rodney Bell of den Mills St Georges was the one said he was confused 1 which related most to the would like to hear the reeve ana of the one proposed It relate costs of the average was the one recommended b householderhow much Hill director of Com would our taxes jo up per munity Programs Branch he said He said that of the Reeve pointed out arenas Covered percent that on an assessment of operated in black He ex over a ten jcar period plained that Georges is a the house older would pay villageabout of Rock SI If the house have were is assessed at three times that same sue as He much the cost will be three said the complex will dso be times the BO per for about the same size on the entire Questional Ires had been Guclph December The speaker broke down cost of the debenture as it pertains to individual residents He explained that over years property evaluated at SI on the as roll would pay an Reeve Bill pointed the project not a new one Several years ago the idea had been proposed of a centre where there was an ice centre few kids to skate and a place where senior citizens can at Ungarbage Ontario Time to running Georgetown and garbage Ontario is the Milton are to bring them May throughout Hat ton Region by the Garbage Coalition representing Of the people pre sent the meeting 0 return theirs Of the 0 returned X were definitely negative others asked for a checked off is The second public ting held it the school 125 residents Mam of those pre sent were district firmer and residents of the neighbor ing communities of Mills and Some who been it Ihe previous one held it 1 long time resident in ihe Hen of had questions throw it the steering committee He questioned now the commit tec had been up He felt someone on it should have been opposed the project When we have a vote of any kind have different people representing both sides he said On this com mitlee there should be in op position 1 one sided pinion ihe was getting opinion of the I ions lub said Mr Husking reeve lark told Mr that members on the committee were performing iS an biased and the public was entitled to form its own opinion of the presented pro ject recreation Speaking recreitun in I- ramosa township Mr r support questioned In ir kids in hive to go Iheirreere Depends on when live sud Mr He v to pi nun hive lo rum line of this 1 mi there Is overwhelming from tie manritv of the people present hope this is listened to lews exchanged meeting coffee was Residents mingled discussed views on the of those Hill I felt Wild rint or Ihe too to from the drew prompted ip I from the snokesm in One resident- 1 ns hid They a hole ground the found much for ihe 1 the ut of 1 Guclph ml he had it respect for the I inns lub in general bul wis having difd this project Those the to be fiftv want the with slnuid not be imposed I weuld 11 come from public domtion one Inly who lud sug in lni should I held to drew c the h I would lie hut id towaship if n me without f snidone man who to nail them re he w I be Mikhail if Mills she the complex but that it Ih on the She favors Reeve Bill re ileral td his of Ihe Wed He taxes others those prismt that the idea groups cross On r problems facing Ration Elementary school children reject reuse and recycle Moss Hardware 22 MILL ST ACTON STORE HOURS More Tint ftSat Than 800 to 00 p Service For a Growing Community FREEZERS FOR SALE or RENT Save an Food Prices NOW CHEST UPRIGHT MODELS ALL SIZES COLOURS VISIT OUR SHOWROOM OR PHONE 8776242 348 Guelph St Georgetown AMMh I CONDITION WIDE LEGS The New European Look CUT 0FFS VESTS ALL AT ROYALE BATHROOM TISSUE TWIN- PACK 54 JOHNSONS DISPOSABLE DIAPERS Daytime KOTEX BABY POWDER 14 Slit BABY OIL MORE 6 or for 9oi TABLETS For the Prevention of Travel Sickness ACTON PHARMACY Nielsens Clothing DOWNTOWN ACTON 8531620