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jwtirtt nt ft eightyfifth year mo 15 acton ontario thursday october 8th 1959 twelve pageisavan cents ewh pmio passing motorists stared in amazement wednesday after noon as they saw the top portion of a hydro pole suspended in air wrth workmen seemingly making repairs the truth of the story is the pole in front of jack mccallums service llation was one affected by the incident early sunday when four poles crashed down after one gave away pictured above don anderson and dorson fnzzell hydro workers prepare the balance of the pole to be lowered to the ground school addition ahmed with building progress board to seek early completion trustees expresstd dlttllsfat v ion with the unsatisfactory pro gress on construction of tht nt w wing ot tht iloucnt i itili publit sehnol at thi regului monthly meeting of rht public nhool boni thursday octiibi i 1 on thou ja- cnnlatt wltli a battagllli construction nit ipli tht board hud btm assured tin contractor would havt ivery mm on iht job until it w finished howivtr mtmlbirs induutoti hlllt or no progress had bt m idi llnct tsiat tutu ind liny wen be coming alannud nt tht alow nitc of canslrualinn the building commit tct w is author l7id to c mlocl llu bulldti and urgt an irly uuili to tht 12 room addition principal c w mckmk ofuil robert lit till school roptu it d unit tht recent inert ust in tht prtct if milk would itffetl pupik in vuu dergarten who recuivt h tlf i pun of milk tarh day ml t uu bonr1 is 50 pi r ywi with i mi per cent grmt rtoui 41k duuut ment on thai amount tht two ac ton daints supply 3h 11 r ctnt milk i lh thiols now and mi mtki n t was ad vised by tht alton durv unit in hi dairies t mid still suppiy tw pi i cent milk at th ixistint prici if tht burd iimiichiui thtv wanted to hold tin lint mi pnet truilu hit this wis in x 1 lent suki tin huy nknowti u od uiat two in tnt milk wis in somt cists bttttr hi in tin j ii i i cent but then was stunt con fun n rtgirdiiig puc mtmbers indtattsl thty tindiisli i hit prut inereast was only on qiiut onlllts and rcqutsted fiinlhn inf irmiiti m bed ii imv dtcismn wis niihed principal mckcnit ik rt queried permission foi p ivmj of i bnsktcbtill court at the robert litut school whllt paving cqutp- mint wa in town ht stated the iinpr iviinenl would bi paid fur by ifveott trim opentlas parties tu ax hud lmhti dixit in oil past tin boird mith ined tht impiovc xin sitd pit nsurt ot tht i sh i it riiilihkiu win ant tl to plant biith ttm l tin m nnett si hod mi tin rttpn it of print ipul t smith wh alsi informed the bond that nt w d ichtri had bctn inipittt d y tin inductor and rt pnrus would ih v nt 1 i uit brutrd coiitimifil on payi tyy ion over 100000 ilalton counlv s population will n ovtr 100000 by tin lime all it illon monitipjil nssiksins hove re ptiiird hit ttllv on tht 19ft9 census sonntinu this wttk munly cutsets ii hiird hogtis n porttd wcdnes- ttiv in tint i fiu inunit ijialilles hovi tin md in tt t ik ind bit increases an sun in hiii1iiiuki mid george p ipul ituin fi pamphlets fire drills inspections mark beginning of fire prevention week flwiiywlntwfirwemt are the ac- 1 moms cle he whool from the i w0 pupils- occupying 17 rnomi com tori lire lighters buflff attempting first mtintj of the alarm in bo plctc iheir flrt drill in l seconds fr edncatl tht public to becomt second j tin chit f noltd that tin pupils conscious m tholrripoalsno o pre- tht next school visited wis ac ill ictcd promptly and moved venting fires j ion ftigh schooland fife chief jack quicklv at tht firl sound of hit the 27 man brlgadt hivt prepar ed tt stack or literature and pom phlils for distribution frrim dobr to door ijchskils hno been vmtcd industries and commtrcial bus nwes inspected and reporls tiled thi act in firi depirlnent atwiys safety conscious ns in nny bamfcittu flrt dcpirtimnl mould llkt tiollnnu bcl er tli in to soviet ihih equip mcnl diilv ind never to answer an alarm unforlumtel tins dins not imp pen ahrms art turned in bectust areorduik to sfttktlcs most fuw nn caused from cirtlewneh ion issistcd by phil mccrist ill ind snmtcnnanl department mem hers tinutl 2itl students occupying monit tlurinji tht drill in a n cord of 40 seconds at th robert littlt school iht ihrtt firtmtu wen pkastd i find nn filinr on of hit buildings in orderly in nnti tht it wis km it rush i thi pirt of tin vs old tills iniirkid tin iliitf hi nou tl h llnv hud llkt n hcirl llu tra ninj kivin bj tin ikiplls of tin schools thisnk iht fiinnen in koiiih all out t imbed mr sifeu ml tin minds of eich ind evt m citizen in the acton area fim kmderxar ten pupils to piienk il homt this ti id ij uut saturdav will bi open hot i ft nl hi fin hilt and films of fin ifcl will be shown a tour of tht building midt and citizens will lni tn opporlunil of nuittiik with ind tikini tpies thns ol tin nun rtsponsiblt for ihthtiii firts m this in i fire drill on t dtud n thi firimtti dur in tn i visit u mil schools pul led i surpnsi fin ttidl ind n eatli of hit lhrt seliook pupils fikd out in ui tintt ih nuiim i in record planning board urges definite proposals before opinion expressed al t u childi in it um ndliik i 5 room school nearspeyside 01 for tender a ntw fim- room public c h i i in the nt nc it strst niril ts ink art unit snesid ttit i prtmiitu in fti utidti bv iiin tecis bitnitl ind riedcr il is puin lied l omst tic ih ch til or 11 hikh tv n hi ntth v it rnv ol 17 iiti id hvu i such nil twii n rt ntinus e ultt b iddvil it auurdtu is i j i and tor turn lpt ixn lir h tool thih w i 1 k undi i junsdicti ii tf tmiursiki sihvui artni i wil nhvt venr wdinr whic iws p iciuxi siserjl disir el hvhtmls ot hie old iih roni vrtctv tvescn k sve smdrnb are be tng wken h bus tn str irttown from ttibh i and bannockburn ohers trf buod thrrt from st ne school blue mountain norval cla hill and asharoe and the stcwarttown svvwl i alreadv over crowded the spessdi build in will ervt ne student- wo mifirit otherwise be attcndinji ban nock burn lome duuerin- and dubln scthols iwi dtltkitions ippiarini beftn pl minnk boird linsdtiv tvtnii wnt insiriklcil to present mnrt dt finilt proposals m land use lit fm inv ipm on w uld bt txpresstd rt kjinlirij t clkiiiki of ih 7omn bv law j j mtw irt md t c tvlir si ripresenimj iht iublit ulilitits comniission nmiestcd tht inwrd s vitw ins in tuning f their pitvpirtv m alirt strut in order 1 plan f r furlhtr development 1 alan diacntv pl inn int ci tutuint ievitwtd tht existing building on thi alit t street proptitv and mlotmed tin com mkmoncrs tinv c mid build to the txtent of llu r pn pertv lint a thi tdjoiniiig pi ptrlv owned bv the v wii w is chsmtt a- public lands hi idvisid tin two mm howctr would b betiei u submit pltns fiitun level ipment bif irt an plinmnx f i tht dtai s op hi should b submilli uiswci i mlil bt a torn ttlti ration tin bilauc of t spent in rivnwini nmg ldcis for fnu eussins amendmtiil w i- mr nil plns r fin il sid pluti mil dis an issossinent and kuns rhjitrid bv the i lot il miinlclpulitics acton at in s fin nrt lommit it next vi ii will insi tin t ix ntt on a 1111 tuxibli asmsitmtiil amounting ti f471jmflw dtik j mrotachlc i ipot tt d this wt i k i ins tnxablt figuri u madt up f 1241127000 foi nsidential and 2 122 000 for tommtriial indusin il properties with list vt ai s ussessment regis ttud at 52213 01 it shiws an tn i mis i his vi n in asstsmnentt amounting to 24i firm oil tin over all nn rt ist is u raisi of approxi maltlv 48 pn cm ovtr last year puc gives approval to committee to adopt trial administration plan a ihnt month ttst run of a ntw admimslmlivt systtm siik kcsled by hht adminislrativi t mi mittti of countil nic ivtd thi n n1 of approval by fm publu otililis comnihtslmi duiuk tin 1 1 ngular met tl nii lasl thursdity tvmjm undti tht suggi slid tan iln tilt n w irkktg f iree of jhi iwn inclikilng tht si wi i and aatt i dt partnnnts iprestntly untlt i 111 i liitrol of uit tninmission will romt tmdt r tin control of tim ml jtilmslrauii uppointed by touiuij administrative pli sparkttl by tho admlnlstrutlvt imtrtttit of council as tht result jjt a ilusiilt during 4ht last mun it ipal iltttiiuis wrfioh favtirtd tht dhtolving of tin public ulilitits nmict inn in favor of a hydro imniissmti when llu diss unburn of the publu ubilitns commission bt t not s cfltttivt on detembtr 31 of thik ytar tht st wt r and water diipm innttl wiji it undtr the tontr l of liuiiiil and uit hydro department will lie under the sup ervision ot the ncwdy formed hyd ro commission f special mnetaqr at tho outset oi the meeting last thursday when the secretary read the mintius it waa learned the caimniselon had called a special meeting the week previous to dns cum what action they should take in view of the dissolution of the public utilities commission during the apeclnl meeting held thursday september 24 the com- milton milton s 1000 tix riti will bt bnsttl on i ihmi tixubk nwument of 6 700 618 assessor frank mc nlven reported this week on tdp nf this then is an exempt figure ot vji- 1 tim 14 tin l ixitbli figure ih mndt ii of h0j20tl hnd 1113 220 buildinii and 7i0 iiw ciimnicrcial i puhitiori is offunlly 5 257 m nun isi of i47 from list yeai esquesing i sipu siiij town hips populiti in ii s ml in tl pist vrir foi 10mi i ns i ini it if r bui ashessi i liimi h ntni npiitul this wetk as i snu ul ol llu tnwnship is it ml t ih n i dso 11 whs v iii ol xrmll l lr tin t wnslup h idtlid nassagaweya a s ssiin nl in nakxig iwev i wnsii inert isid siiuooo this m u lo i gi ind til il or 12211 4jti il k dm mtmillin rtputs ih fiktut ucludts 207 670 nidus in 1 md ruiuiuuml asstssmenl md 1 110111 1 ns tltniiil usaess acton originals who omed the 164th ha i ton duffer in battalion during world warl are pictured above during their annual reunion in acton saturday shown above front row wl to right a cook now living in guelph j louiett acton dr a j buchanan acton m ijoper guelph back row all acton veterans e e barr j locker and s snow gui clifford wm tht other acton man missing from picture mtwlonors discussed all phases of the dissolution with special em phasis on the effect it would have on the office administration and the need for offkeo accommodation the commission decided during this meeting that a clean break should be made from the town of fice and sqparste offices maintain ed by the commlssivi it was the opinion of members that enlarge- mtnt of the hydro building on alice street might provide ac commodation for administration offices doubtful as to zoning restrict ions tht cimniisslon authorized tht socrttaiy to check this- item in tht meantime the property commlltci of the public utilities commission were to seek tempor ary quarttrs foi a hydro office the final outcome of the spec ial meeting was a lequest for tho administration commit lei of coun cil to meet with the commission la discuss further action the special commission meeting was attended by all members and councillor b u hachun lilting in in tht absence at mayor w ii cook a laic arrival at the regular meeting lam thursday uit mayor was m fanned of the mlnults of the spatial meeting the week picvtous when his attention had been drawn to the doctsivt action of breaking away from the town of fice he briefly outlined the plan in mind for future admin islruuon of the town the commissioners learntd it was ihe intention of the adminkv trsuon committee of council to appoint an ad man i sir a lor respons ible only lo council to govern the entire town working force includ wg tht sewer and water dopart mtnta mr cook informed uit commis sion the person selected for this job would be m a pmillon to sup crvlso ihe office ronton no i as well as control any projects undertaken by the working force then the mayor suggested the coify4 on pag two prevent fire nn mi j in kit pint wnk ailon firtfighttrs prtvinlid h might luvt rimilli d in a mis snti n t it istn jiln i mini in wtliusdiv flu n i includ d i ii il i pnkd i fn i ml ti i tin tlnllv n tiflitl mn ill tin li n tlfuti tl i i th futiikht in of tilt tw i lruk lull on it wti am nn i nf mill- md will w mi i hi v ishini tl i s d i th ir board reviews mutual problems studies hs board composition tl hi thi 1 1 mu assessment down rale up ii i ijurds it ii georgetown asscssur jop gibbont lint n i th ii ilton i ddrmnid iht ge irgetown milton list i ul hoard wm alton rrpicm nlnhvej wirning that mutini of tht i the adoplion of tht ntw dma i b ii rurd in manual fn usstssing by iht county wirtntsdiv i would mtstii u rtduclion in iihbcm ntttt sudymi uit i mint with tht nxultnut incree tin 1 ixalilt tot il slfilk in firm woodlands plus i l md kwnship i empl pro i tit- iopnhii n fijuxi wtll be irl ibk next wnk f tin fin i disisl ind intk lesp ii- p issibly in vintt ri fin whnh m ght li sonitoni hid tussid a lijhl d nur tht f nilli i dct i could b- hi three 7ones i n ind divr dills representing i lis 1rmtmc and publishing l mtpanv requested the boards tu if i it n of iht n proptrtv rt rntlv putilinmd frsnn the baxter 1ab ritoi ie rcj irdvng tones jim dilk m hed out thit tht i n imildl ik t ni tht propcrtv is i t pn it rone- ind the nn pr ptrt- including the uildnw is clasxd in thnt rone t il w ii 1 discui in on future take heed triendlv wsnuag si inuted l motrtst drlrtng on the high- vs tkit easainc hwltday week end b tcal police who aditar driven u bev use trmffw rales tsrperal rav mason tt the larsl opt detaehmebt painted nl lhat all leaves are cancelled tt taw sbee farce acnas ont ario asnl every aslln in and ernlser uselsdlns plain ears will be sreaaed ih sei in arater to prevent accidents and death mstorcycte pouee will be ant tn nil farce as well making cao- alt mghwrnrs nd milu n b aids in mill rules if we all um the dma minuil it will ih a long umc bef ire wt have an equalized fin hs aswbsmtnt cominrabk lo wbdl wr hit fubhe stho 1 havt at prtstnt t si of milton v lln sip at members dt trussed isesiiing in ecneral the rtiult of thi dma ird v uld bt tint i wn bu tusi tht i iwt muniiipjll sltm on existinii bssessmenls the result of spiil checks in various municlp iluifh the possible inau guratt in dlr foi tht ntw hvsttm and thi c si invulvtd in adopting pi hid on whtlhtr thar mumci unities w uld hnvt the dma sys um rt idv fur assessment in 1961 mr gibbon ootid grorgelown couldnt posiiibl hope li have 11 doneproptrlv befort 1962 acton in dicated hit- would not likely be ready in iu61 and milton rrprt tenutivet thought iht v w mid be f nished milton representatives sought ad- ce on recreation commissions and mayor armstrong reviewed george ns experience he stressed it only as valuable as ihe interest of tin gentral public in il the group also reviewed arena optru- milton ri presentdtlve also in quired aboul thc various ambulance trvices operating in georgetown and act tin following tht tnd of pri vate service major armstrong georgetown rtpirled ihcir volunteer ambulance brigudc numbering 90 volunteers snd hmlled to 100 was operating tjuite successfully and would likely show a ii 000 profit in i yesr al- ihougn purchase of a 14 000 ambu lance the previous yesr had result ed in a deficit katcesafal deal c luneillor hugh lowe acton re ported lhat town s arrangement with d private gutlph ambulance prralor whs working successfully he n ilod the contract basin the nrtvious yur had been increased continued on pope two in the wee sma hours broken poles cause headache to hydro department sunday th- ac m hydro department hjd n i just me headache early son day morning but four in the form of broker twihcd wirei and tup pled hydio poles on ihr stretch bt ttvtin mjir and queen street on the n side of young of wires and cabl- rr hanging the ly by cp came ij another pole in front of mrs roddick grocery rture changed iu appearance and vrtk on a leaning tower of pisa form the third pole in front of geo simp son residence came crashing to tfvr gr nind missing ihe front of the house bv a mere foot and combined ith the weight of a transformer brought drn another pole n front of mr w nesbiu a caust if uif tnthip nhich rt lulud in rabhs wire and trans former bting toed lo tho ground ltavmg tht area in murky black ncs is hught o be perhaps a p c rotten btljw th ground level 1 al t 1 a believed jial a vehicle of some nature uc one i i ihe poics with the weight jie broken pole a w re c i nig oilier lo tall h wever i s n orurr marks or gougp f mod near vt on any of the poles cmpt to determine the extent hydro superintendent doufi ma o1 dmagf m believes the one pole fell pos i han the pan few days ha pre- siblv from old age causing the ojier to give up the ghost as well ofl j poral added safety pamphlets were handed out at the w z bennett school mccnstall chief jacv newton and sam tennam the visit to the by three members of the acton fire department on wednesday schools marked pat ot the program underaken by the local during theu inspection and fire dull pictured above front row firemen during fire prevention week when the chief sounded left to right are cathy papillon rosalind hall vicki lynn the alarm for fire drill the children vacated the building in 60 holmes david braida and bienda irwin back row phillip seconds it was an eery tight to witness at the hydro crr equipped with thnr search lights inured up sad down the iirret at 330 am in an on highway prarrty the pole at the comer of mill and young street in front of jack mccallums garage was broken off about onequarter ot the way t down from the up and rented the hydro crew from re pairing all the damage but power has been restored lo the homes in tbe district and as soon as the weather clears up the remainder of the work wul be completed on wednesday tbe broken dole at mccallumi service station was remasjid