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The Acton Free Press Wed April 1976 Fence policy review set The town policy of paying half the cost of a our foot chain link fence when a res id s property abuts town owned land could end up be ing reviewed hour requests for fences were held over by Hills works commit tec Mon day and municipal officials are going to check and see if the town should be fencing in urban areas under fence viewers regulations After that information becomes available the committee will then try to firm up its policy S Tonon and Jones Norman Avenue Acton both want fences erected between their property and tow land Others on the same street hae received a subsidy for fences One of the requests was from Alfred Mill Street Georgetown whose re quest was earlier rejected and he wanted the committee to reconsider The committee decided its earlier decision not to erect a fence between Mr Sykes was proper Another request came from Douglas Taylor Regan Crescent Georgetown flit committee wants more in formation such as is town property beside his home a walkway before giving an answer Councillors arc worried about setting a dangerous since the parking is on the road allowance and it would leave the town open to having to fence beside every street Committee chairman Mike Armstrong v as concerned about what the town does when Us ftnee budget runs dry was suggested people could either be put on the top of list for fencing the next year or else told there is no money left and apply the next year The committee will review the towns pohc of helping pay for fenees when lhc sep arate town from private property One more punch Blame storm in 25 crashes Continued from Page out of control and collided with parked car one- and half miles south of Wellington Side road at a Sandra MacDonald 22 of 1 a passenger in a car driven by Keith Gray of It Orton was taken to Hospital with head in juries Total damage to the two vehicles was SI Three passengers one from Georgetown suffered cuts and bruises following a collision of two cars at p one and a third miles north of Highway John of Weber Georgetown was taken to the Area Hospital tha the driver escaped injury police said Billing and Mary Billing of were taken to Hospital with cuts and bruises Total damage to the two is Two behicles slid into each other a half mile south of Highway at Hugh MacMlllanofR Rock wood suffered cuts and bruises but police say he did not go to hospital The second vehicle was driven by Susan Fans 1 Bradford Not major Ontario Hydro officials at Brampton and said moslofthepowercutsinHal ton Hills Eramosa and Nass were isolated and that no major power in term pi ions were reported Hydro crews from Bramp ton worked through Sunday A Wintario grant to the Hal Ion Board or Education will provide north fitness groups with sophisticated health testing equipment by the end of this month The SI 191 grant was given to the board so it could pur chase two of the equip ment to be placed in the Hal ton West and North districts The Board already has one set for the East dis net The equipment for the North area will be alternated between Milton District high school and Georgetown Jack Richardson of Physical and Health Education said the equipment may also be used by local groups through the or the local lion Department Plan clink Richardson said the Board of Education will hold a clinic for local officials as soon as possible to explain how lo use the machines The grant was given to Wintario on the basis of use by the local ties The equipment consists of an a hand dyno- an aneroid a spirometer and some stethoscopes An ergomcter is a station bicycle which measures oxygen intake and volume of oxygen needed for the night on repairs while one re gular crew from handled the work fcra mosa Bob of Hydro at Guelph said most of the isolated interruptions in sen ice in dn agaweya lasted one or two hours He said mostly single houses were affected Ijist year in end of winter storm raised havoc with util in the area but Ontario Hydro officials had to to to recall a snow storm this late in Mr said there was one storm to ago Storm darnaj this Idle in April usually resulted from high winds he said Mr Graham remembered a storm in 19f7 which stuck the area in I Repairs for that win onslaught were carried on into the first week of he said The weekend before Sun day s storm Alton residents were and fish their hands at tennis and in HO degree I ahrenhcit temper with blue skies Snow crushed tulips diff and new leivcs there is widespread or the fruit crop The cold and snow rem today Wednesday I rovmeial police in Milton have Sunday rain rain hill and snow lopped off strong winch fur causing at least of the fen bender he more serious wen one which s a Milton resident a 1970 in northbound on High w veer to the right to nod in unidentified south skid into sod mi 1 ohet to the ir by Sinco- vich of George St amounted to while a highway sign was destroyed I he accident just north of nd Monarch driven an man skidded off into a ditch and hit a number of small trees was Milton William of Mill St W is we ilbound when the accident occurred due to slippery road It took place half mile e of the Guelph line Liquor vote chance Reconstruction of Mill OKd irk is approval for two projects this in Hills Robert Austin reported to Hal Ion Hills works mnuttce lay night I he Mm of Transportation Communications has fieniLs ippr he installation of traffic lights in front reconstruction of Mill Street in Two Esnu voters will have a chance to vote on allowing liquor o be sold in dining lounges lounges where no food is served and in lounges entertainment The three questions will be on the ballot at the December municipal elections Georgetown and area voters will only be asked their opinion on the lounges with since the other items have already been in both lowns on previous ballots The questions must GO per tent in favor to become Tell the advertiser you saw his ad in Hit THE ACTON FREE PRESS Authorized Second Postal 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John Boughton Jewellers reservations- 877 5407 Pedlar bylaw nuisance for local service clubs After passing a by law to control hawkers and pedlars Hills Council is now faced with the problem of being fair to local service clubs who legitimately sell goods door to door then pour the proceeds back into com work The problem came lo light Monday night when council finance personnel com received a written request from the Georgetown Rotary Club lo sell charcoal door lo door within the and further that the required pedlars licence be waived Under the present bylaw pedlars must pay S1O0 for a licence Although Councillor Hurry Levy said he thought the by law was intended to apply to local service clubs clerk Doug Pril chard thai because of the by law a licence is required You tread on dangerous ground when you absolve a person from getting a licence he warned Treasurer Ray Kine how Debris On behalf of Hills works committee Councillor Joe Hurst said Monday he will approach Councillor Los for more information about Ins the debris in culverts in the ireis of ind round ever pointed out that council has the option of changing the by law Councillor Pat finally recommended that Ihe Rotary Club be granted a licence for a fee of Councillor Ernie said he d like to see the by law kept intact to give council better control He preferred to see it amended so that council would be able to waive licence fees for local service clubs We could come into a sit where the Girl Guides would have lo get a licence to sell cookies warned Councillor also expressed concern about ano ther part of the by law which allows farmers to peddle their own produce without a licence How could you it was just their own asked explained that there is a penalty of farmers who violate the by law He said police usually stop pedlars to see if they have a licence The clerk administrator is to investigate ways of im the by law Councillor Sykes recalled boy carried licences one on that the horse and wagon he the back of 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