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svwitysiarh yif no 7 acton ontario thursday august 74ih 1950 eight home print pgtslx cent ratepayers petition zoning bylaw council accepts petition discuss zoning bylaw a petition signed by approaimetely im islrpeyi tohnltud by mralf fryrt to ihr count i at llvelr regular vruinn on mondav rvrn tg the pttllum asked amendments to the toning by law ixurd by former council thr jarlltion teuueated the following amendments i it thai be permisaahlr to ihjiui w rrret mr one ilurn detat bed gaibr wllkvtn ill feel of th aide una providing the dwelling oa the said lot wa built before the date uf thr passing of the amending hy li and provid tug furtkrr that thr garagi if frame mint be painted and if aiond hand lumber la used nn iimr tt must he covered with new matrrlal other than paper anil in accordance lh all other mumd t latss 1 it shell b permissible le re- rev chos gower preaches farewell pair replace or reeriodsj any ei latlng building providing th ait hf same u not enlarged le viol ate other provisions of bylew tn if there u not an amendment to th bylaw with this pmiuon rata payers wish a vol to he ukan at thr nnl election council reviewed th loning bv law and discussed thr petition if thr council did not accept thr pe tlnn i ha ratepayers could submit tt for thr approval of thr uunlclp al hoard thr hollrltnr wu in alrucied hv resolution to prepare thr neceasarv amendment to thr bruw aj specified in the petition preeented to council latr in thr meeting a resolution was tabled rescinding tha prrvt oua motion enabling council to in corporate mmr lota lrft out of thr original hvlew tha aecond reaol uttcvn instructed thr solicitor to prepare an amendment to thr br law at specified in thr prtltlon re lating to building built prior to th passing of thr original bylaw provided the garage protrudra no further than thr front of thr dwalllng this resolution was lort a third resolution was tabled rompleteltr rescinding thr original resolution this rranltitlon a passed and thr mnlng yrr law now aland in ita original form wm coon and o a pilli were preaent becking thr opinion of thr council on thr location of thr proposed north 11 alt on nistrtrt high school thr delegation re ported that ther had voted against motion which wi passed recent tht rtaptiat cungragatlon rrcriv- it an mt aant tnirvrlar a rw vk ki ago when llrv c4iarlm h okwi r trndirod hla rrlgnatlon to it an iinaiitmoua tall tinaollrt 1 to tlw drtwi n luptiat clmn h at pitaden chit during thr mit three yaat hni mr oom rr ha been paitor f the atm and gertfrtou n churrhrt tsith congregattont h t brrn rtchlv blrked through hi iradermhlp and tt regrrttrd rrr much bv both congrgmtlon that he u leing thta dittrtrl mr lower ha frit thr driving back and forth between oeorwtoun ant aclon to te quite a ttraln on hu ph wlral condition and fn- thi reaaon ibougbt ll wtae to accept a pablorate of one church onlv it i the w ih of the congrettton fnr a iccetfil future for both mr and mra cower aa they leave to eolith ur the lordi work at dread en re cba r cower will preach hla farewell aerxlce thla sunday oitfss f jacques speaks at scotch hock institute cammtllvillt mt union the august meeting of the scotch itltxk women a inatttute w aa held at lizm school following the latthe ivirii naeetvnrpproong rulr opening and bualnea meet alte for the central achoof be- twaen rpewlde and ceoretnn ling rmonr w aa rn lntereatcd in bearing edna jacquca the gucat one killed injured carbus fatality j a highway tragedy lalmed ihr life of ridtm lurchlrr u of kit ihrnrr driver of a rar involved in a bucr i ilulon at silver irk hill saturdav klwrfn jv nd s a paarngrr in the rar 17 rtr tm lhuiarx llrown of kilitirun irilirally injutrd w aa aeht to ho pltal in turlph vlth flai4utt 1 trg c lit and ahork uim irrnr john ion clurlph paangrr on the ttti mrlvcd minor injurtra the ala thrt tabsrngrr were unlnluir 1 the rail bound rr rolli1r1 al mil hr1 on ulh thr w t luil imii ditven by iisitgr uauim t t toronto the i lally wrek 1 t hd to ik- tot apart wuh atelvlrn tott he n f ii it o ulil itc mnimil dainniir to thr imii wi runi1 1 i wn now source of wator promising a m f io to ptifti tiklttv t u mm 1 h lii miilr on a in watir upplv foi arlon al ihi north rnd of mhi sir rl on a llufnagi 1 pnp rtv th well iim urn it l m f t j ii lo the rihk mtttl a pump la maklng jtn atctirat l t of thr watrr avail thi motnini pumping at v cat lona prr tnlnulr the wntf r in tht i well w aa low r red about h f t t in aeveral hour of pumping at a rate of 7 gallona per minute thr i ater low rrrd anothrr fl e or l fret it u hoped that a flow of 100 m lona cr minute can le aecvird from thla well and it can then be equipped w lib wrminml equip mrltt and pumpetl into the town water natnii onlv i fiu fret from the aourcr the present aprtng auo plv ing arton hua a ilmrlh of ov i i iso gallona per mlnutr al 5 v thla afli rnimin the pump l diltverlng at ivl gala per mlnuti without lowering anv great rtt nt the water the well wan drilled bv j 1 craham of gurlph nnd look ro aatlifactorv and ajmoat equnl j to the aprtng avipplv temteraturi tif the water w a il drcreea cwincll approxed thr otr of thr prwir for thr afternoon rarvreaentatlvea and rcrlrt their mttpprrrtrl of thr location feeling campbcllvlllc w i and mountain union jpf 1 w rre gvieata edna that it should not he more than 1 ijarqxra told of her girlhood dava wtllr from speratde tt wu rlout woat and the different parti of wlalned that actnn pupil could b the rountrv ahe hat travelled she rrtt to quelph at no additional alao read manv of thr poemt ahe nat if thr centrj achool waa not haa written the group waa alao wint onn thr prrnt high favoured with an inalrumrntal bv achool located in actnn needed iwttv uaumon and a olo b norma now for public achool accommod- rtrown tltvn fucrrtarr trwiurrr c it bwaxkhamer and ivealdent waller llnham were preaent nn behalf of the- actcm fall tr apfkealtng for the annual grant tr teprnaent- atlwa alao aiked that thr ttreeta leading to thr parte entrance he tiept open on fair dav ttrlocatlnn rf ihr cattle tlr to make mom for the propoaed awlmmlng pool dlacuised the plcaaant aftemrhin ended with refreahmcnu bv the commlt- ire in charge noted milton ramister speaker on tuesday night at acton rotary cluft cititcna and citizcnxhlp and the counrtl agned to haw qualification deemed deairable in the poats relocated in ttme for the citurn waa the aubject of a fall fair aplendid addreaa bv ceorce f fl- council made thr annual grant liott at acton hotarv club on tuea- of tsf to the fair hoard and ihr dav mr elliott explained that the rent on the nark and building waa addrcaa waa ftrat an accumulation reduced to w of turf obacrvalmna in life and with h v anderson waa en faxed to a wealth of illustration on atorv he draw up the neceaaarv ptatna for made his addreu one that waa en- the propoaed waterworks exten- uv ed and w tll long be remembered lona alone tvel st from acton wvd to the town limits along the third line from peel st to queen 5h along uill kt from wellington st to dor wvd and along ac ton wvd from mill st to arthur fcowftnucd on pup ftmr durum womens institute hold august meeting district president speaker dublin women a liuututc held their autrutt miting in no 0 niaaagaweva school w tth mra w watktn in charur hull call waa anrw ered bv one opinion of recreation for children a committee waa formed to ar range the dliplav fur georgetown fair the dlaplava for milton and acton fair were diacutaed and fin al arrangementa to be completed at the next meetlng mm m j drown hilton dlitrlrt preaident w at the gucat apeaker for the meeting she chow at her aobject patience ualng aa her theme our work well done let a plav mm near moved a ole of thank to mm llrown for her v lilt twith them and her tplen lid tilk mm somemillr conducted two abort contents which wrtv won bv mr brown mis minnie somer- ville mm j dcnnla and mm ken nedv lunch w aa aervrd and a aocial hour enjoed substation change in midseptember thr regular meeting of at tun iul lu tul ill commiukon waa held n tura4la rvriilng all nwiiitrm wrie prrarnt th oiuhtlialnrt met at tht aub utiiii lo virw thangra ronti mpla lol for ihr rhangeotrr from 1000 1 iioo volti thr- ihangrovr la m hi toll d f i thr wirk end of sjlnul llh it wai dtxldrd to im ihr mllihlng tolra i lim tli toad nr ihr reek rather than al lh edgt- of thr hdt i i i mv at i till would leavr thr i tin in the nudrilr of the dllve wu i itiog to thr ltatri tural il lo1tt latfonn thr ii f l mill m r thr whmthr iniiki nn in t n foi ihe ihnn i v n a i m i wu i l ftoin v dmh npililng alxut the amount f hi hill for lli pit two montha lb hd ln liillt on 1hr mrlrr iln thl hit r hd u n 1 mil flllll anoth 1 ii i fioin th i pnrt in nl if niliinal revrnui atnt ii a i n not uill d to a libit of ihr ot of the t on tin i vuii t ihi v ih ad timk iti vi tvll tquitd lht hl livlio 1 piitmnt tnovt f in l i n p 1 mr i i ltt to m 11 uulk in il i ihut th rojok v uht m widened and tf d d ttua ik l lo t d ne a o n in p mllr a iolon1 r w nnlrir i to 1m ml iff fioni rnlr an th aooont had not te paid stipe rlntrndrnt wlum report id that the line had teen hullt into ihr nurr plant and the xiit was avallahli hr alo r port1 thai w orknu n w ie tlkiig the hole f r thi fhiiinifi at the urw auh tntton su itnti ndrnt iambi rt rep irt ed thut thr hvdrnnt in the corner of atnrt nnd miiin street hud brio looi ned there i nn nlvc con irolllni tht hvdrnnl o thnt th hol loun will hnvi to tie tut off while the repnlr i made snnr lion w a tflvi n for a val tn br in- tailed nnd the hv drant moved hnik out of the w nv of the rnnrt n injr open d lietween main and willow strtet tht counrll have turned nur fconlintied on pagt five men buried alive in sewer trench llt v lain on i huiadav llu nmn flauird in a iave hi on thr luintr of kigln hi and iw r ave at almul mu tlmrlav rvrfilng whin un wotkuiin wur liuilrl hll wuiking oil the aewiiagi in alallation andtrw johnrtun hh 3 arlon and allhit llarrta uf church rtrerl nr rttt to ouelph rlirml m 1 ital afli i they weir irn tint fioin llti avalamfir if tarth j hnaton had a larrrand lrft ahouldn and ilik wlih mama aoffrd i i t injoiiia ialt f a con tin 1 1 rt gang of k n in liblalllng thr man hole n on i i in i of thr two atinla johnson an 1 liar i la nr in thr ii fht hi lr vlrn ihi hanka illimrd ufoti th hoiin had imii inatallil ibiiila waa lontplililv liul in th llifht kmiul whi ii hi utli uipli 1 to imp to mmv hml lilppd john ii win imiol op lo hi wulkt ihr win uniovi m in uhoul 1 4 milittilin nnd ruihd to honpltil in ol equal assessmentsession two towns unsatisfied llaltou oiiiitv ouiu il in apecial araaloti laat tueadav approvad only two dlaarnllng inunli ipalllle of a plan to avttlr thr atquahaad umiiil diapulr iiuuil by appeala fnm imiiii ttakvtll anl bvtllngum imipilillra the ami iwl 4 fcloti waa railed on advice front the oumjt it jiolg w n kojiiimn to aought to have on- eutinu rrpiearnla- line to mirinrtil of mt llrineiil in lead of court litigation vital services to be maintained nn 11 ki nanatfi ik riuimirttitlon of ontario it will i nine aa relief to manv to wnim thut lpt have liern uindr to in auie the contlnuanre of i tat aer vlie while thr trlkr in on thi 1 canadian rallrmida hereby npioint von rhalrman iik al emi tti nrv acton commltlei lo omeratr with iim al authoritlin in thr movement of auppllta urn l nil to ptibtlr htalth and anf tv tun in lnilitnl to b ek co oerntlon of nth r truck owner ttolh public unil prlvati anil naalat in tirrangintl return lomla unllonatd carrlera houidttnlv be um d when no p v c oqulpmint la nvnllnble all vittlrlta ahnuld be inaureil priority to ik- klvin to milk hn ad medical and honpltil auppllea pcrtahnhlr farm primlucta liveatnek and commodt tie caentlal to publlr hen 1th nnil mifi tv in t v i nt of price diapute have shippers agrrt to refer matter tn us for arbitration by impartial committee your co operation must not be interpreted as an attempt to break railway strike but rather aa a acr ice to the community in the maintaining of rucnllal health and safetv wrvicc the foregoing plan outlined in our imergincv bulletin of august r to no into effect tf and when railway employees strike and to remain in effect until railway lift embargoes j goodman gen eral manager automotive trana port assoc of ont swim pool started excavation in aug the swimming pool oninlttr miitintf ul ihuisday venlng iilliol in unit italy lo thr follow lug fi aolutlori after a rareful aluitv of fnnu on haml nod thr pti kent aupply alt nation of alrr i mot nn nl ihsolviit thul in vli w of th pnaini anpi1v of iniilniala th i hi uv ut ln fi lh aw limning ph1 im iiiinlt thla month and thut phio im iipmd hitd tindrra ml ld foi th wik whtih inn im donr uilh tin funit on hand in jinuiiv 1iim vllh moik to im ataitid aa limn ai viuthi 1 primlla in thr i i lllif tin fund- 1 n hand will piovlde for rkiavatloiia and ihr building of the main awlniniliig imhi 4ai7 ft 1hn villi allow for lati r inatalla tlon of tin pumping and fill ring unit 1 dr rasing nm and wading xh1 as the funds are available plans mr now in ing lomplrted in attoidame with tin almve rno lion ami woik will start this full it im pttd aotn of the broki n eoncrele and fill fiorn aewr ra will im utillred on the west aide next to nlrv lk the til for the mmi la on tin wist side of the trark im twttn the grundstund and ihe agrl nil turn building with the aw tin mint pool n an at the grandstand mrs c w mason an acton resident for almost her entire life paised away thu week mr and mr mflion celebrated their golden wedding lait year bv the acton kotarian the speaker was introduced by the ncwh elected prraident geo mason w bo alao outlined proced ure for conduct of the meetings and strweaed the need for prompt start and finish at 7 so each nlhl the rail strike paralyzed free press delivery service somi subscribers have wait your copy of the hometown pa per may reach you later than we think but we are attempting to deliver at many as possible of the copies to the district distant points such as itrltlsh columbia and england will just have to be content to wait fqr their copy of the free press this week- and as many weeks as the rail strike may continue through traffic on highway in acton back to normal flow again this week prospect are that motorists pajsun through actnn will have a better impreaaion of acton after this wek because sewers on the hichway through town are just about flnuhed ualn street sew ers are laid and back filling will be finished as soon as water serv ice have been renewed a1 old iron piping of water under the streets is being replaced with cop per while the streets are torn up down at the disposal plant site two pours of cement have been made on the u foot high digester tank it is anticipated the last pour will be made by wednesday of next week the first pour last saturday took until eleven oclock at night to finish and it is expect ed the final one will be a day and night job excavations have been made for the series of cement tanks of the plant and preparation made for building forms and pouring the cement tanks sidewalk in spectors will find plenty of room down there without danger of caveins the soll is clay and heavy gravel death struck with terrifying swiftness when a east bound car end a wett bound but met in en almost headon collision saturday between 2 30 end 3 p m on silver creek hill eldon beachler wat killed and leonard brown was critically injured the crfr had to be tut with acetylene torches stajj photo over half a century in employ of the beardmore company mr wm wnller who has iwrn an mplovec of iltardmnre and co for the past fifty three years has re- slimed from his position and sold his property on crescent st and gone to reside in toronto mr waller was one of the oldest employee of the company and was still active and reaulnr at his work tils home nn crescent street had one of the finest garden in the com munity and has on aeveral occa sions won prises for lis beauty and artistry all wish him many years of life and enjoyment in theaejiaya of more leisure trainer halton champion john a hambleton 70 dies record set over seven feet a noted horseman john a jack hambleton 70 for many years a trainer for sir clifford slftnn died saturday at the home of his brother on talbot st st thomas in 1013 he established a world s record high jump at ot tawa riding confidence owned by sir clifford slfton confidence was born and raised in llalton county by the late mr matthew howaon of ashgrove and was sold at hhi clearing sale to ur wm hyatt of norval who later sold him to sir clifford slfton hu record was slightly over seven feet you can stay out of trouble by staying in your own traffic lane tha special session nailed during tlie vacation period consisted of mayors arid legal reprraeri tat ives for ihe various munu ipatlllea and t urh tlarrd their individual prtib irms regarding assessment bafote ihr i ouiu il there termed to be unanimous agree merit lietween those monlrlpallll whirh had timplited the new assessment that ihrnr nrw f i film ihould iw ar rplttl llowevrr liw from ihe nfiprallns towns argnrd the im 1c filiins ahotild lie takm from the 1h2b ipiallytd assessmrnt along with all row pntimitli mil r that linn addrd warilrn will turn vanrklr in writ nm ing the mayors and legal udvlsnra htlntrd out the meeting wns railed for thr puriioae of k iiiiiok u harmonious agreement mild tt might rost the county some tnuooo to vo 000 to have the ourt decide on the rtpiallied as sessment teasing his flfurr nn th 140 000 rt bark in 1p2 lt us accept our responsibil ities tn consider thla matter and rnme to an agreement i know therr aeema to he some unfalmaaa hut if you will agree it will b for the benefit of all of ui the war den cnnrluded calling upon bur lington representatives lo preaent their ease f it cleaver solicitor fnr tlur unaton declared i am sure we w til make better progress here than the railways did iet ua in llalton show the people that we i an gel together and come to a mtcccaoful conclusion continu ing he outlined the work done by the county assessor and urged memherw to accept his figures and hv adopting figures for this year would be acceptable to all assisting his father in burling ton interests hughe cleaver agreed mime adjustments should be made without a judjcjal assess ment he stated nurlington would have its new aaaenment completed by the end of this year in a plan suggested by ur cleaver he proposed that the flg- urei nf the 103fl assessment should be taken and all new properties should be added lo that amount up to 1040 he pointed out that ac ton milton georgetown and net- sons asaeawmenta were reasonably correct and could be eliminated leaving the adjustments to be made with the other five municipal it let in the county he further stated that building had increased in the county s3 per cent and continued lo give statis tics regarding the other municipal hleetn this respect he suggested 17 000 as the amount which was under argument urging a commit tee of the five municipalities gatfcu er snd come to some agteetnant how it should be proportioned angus mcmillan for oajrvflw- argued the new basis for saras ment should be used at this time against those municipalities who had not completed theirs ha as sured members oakvlue would have their new assessment comp leted next year he also a thev should come to agreement without having the matter settled before the courts charles leatherlsnd for acton continued on pooe four business as usual in business section mill st cleaned up after excavations the builntu u usual ilin can ba hunt out on actoni mill strmt tttr ymterdaya cleanup th final lateral were liuulled jnlh two buitneai block th manhole were flnuhed the waur aervtee war all renewed with copper plplnf and th rlreet drain re newed and yutrdy th meavat- lon were all filled in in th afternoon dputyrv mcleod had th town trader en tha job and all th town workmen and truck the road wai levelled end coat of tin gravel wa tpread on th excavated strip of pivement a hberal cottlnf ol calcium wa applied to wttl th duit hut night th fir brigade brought out u town pumper and hoie and th mill strut tulewtlk were flushed w undarttand th next tet i to clear away th ac cumulation on the pavement a and fluah the itreet pavement 0f what i left of it but th ear are parked on uill street again a utuxl and thl weekend it businm a 3ussl jt