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wht lrtiw jfctt ft elghtyflflh yearno 15 acton ontario thursday october 8lh 1959 twetvt ptgeisavan centt passing motorists stared in amazement wednesday after noon as they saw the top portion of a hydro pole suspended in air with workmen seemingly making repairs the truth of he story is the pole in front of jack aaccallums service llatlon 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 alarmed with building progress board to seek early completion trustees expressed dbemtufncl- lon with ihe unsatisfactory pro gress on construction of tjjc new win of dk- unbelt utile piibln school hi thi regulur monthly meeting of the pirbtii tvhool board thursday ovlobei 1 on shtur j cotitiicl witti a batlwliu constniiuoii cmlpti ihe board hud been ashired un contractor would tiuvc eveiy inim on the ob until ii wus fiiiishtfl however meiribeii indicated lilllt or no progress hud been mude since m tunc iird ihey wore be coming uliiriikxl nt ihe ttlow mil of oonntruation the bin id i nt commit ut wiii authorised to c nluct the bnlldn and tune an early tunih to ihe 12 room addition principal g w mt-kwk- ol the robert llttli- sohool ropoitnl unit ihe recent increuii- in tin prlci f milk would iifhct pupils in kin dergarten who rtciivi hull u titti of milk each duy it t tin board ib 50 per yci with i 111 per cent grunt from 4it dooiit ment on unit umounl tin- two atmi dim iii uipply 3b per rent milk in tin- chiioli now nnd mi mokivi i wns ad vised by t-lit- aiton inv thill both dairies tonld itill minify two ici cent milk lit tin- xiitiw prm- il the imi rd uullcutui the wiinlcd to hold the inn- on puce i trutlces fell this was an txdll lent tuikk tlm tiny m know i ilj d lout two pel tint milk was in i some lusts he wei tluin ihi jh pel cent but there win vmiii- coii- flliinn rejliirdlng price mimbcrs indicated they unili island the jmcc incrcuse wus only mi nunl botlles urtd reyuislexl fuitthei iiitoruiiilioii before any deilsion wis rcii principal mckiiiu nls quested pitiultution di piu tumketunll court at the robert lhui- hchool while puving equtp- ineit wik in town he slated the improvement would bi piild for by nviiuii from upcreuiis parlies u u hud been dotit m the nail thi bnird iiuclnti id the impiovc- in lit ind exprihted pleiisun at hi lei t lllol o kiiinlii to plant iuli item 11 tin m bennett si boo i on the ieuet or principal 1- snunli who also iniotmcd the lmit d thul m w ttwhrrs hud hevn umpirled iy the iiinpcclor and re- pm u would ix vol to uie bourd combined on iiioc two 59 population over 100000 lulton countys population will a ovir 1 00000 hy the time all h iltou munihptil nstimmiih have rc- noihd the ui 11 v on the ilhfl censu totm-liim- this wt ek loiinty iihoeu- iii kurd kuftcis repoiled wednes day i u ilnte 1 fi w tmmn ipitfitiii hovi tinned in totuls nnd bie increases mi seiu 111 ltinllneuil nnd geurgc- 1olloimiik 11 n iishesimiiil and ioiuliillon fikim- kiilhirei by the lot nl uiunltipulitlct acton fin next nil pamphlets fire drills inspections mark beginning of fire prevention week tvm ibtk are the ac- tdri fire tlghters buay attempuns r wlicule thv pohllc to became corucinuu of tiio4rripqptitnoc u urf venting tires j v the 27 man brigade hnve prepar ed u stack of literature nnd pnm- phltl tor dlrtrlhution frtlm door to dinir ijchoolahntfo bwnvlsilcd indusiries nnd commercial bual- nossw insiiccted ond report filed the acton fire department always safety oniwcioui is are any tin dcpirtmciil would like nihhlnu be tic 1 thiui to sirvue their equip ment diih nnd never to answei nn alarm unfortunitcy tins din not hap pen iljrnis nre turned m biriitki- accorduik lo stfttktlcs most turn nre caused frum ctrelewtuv thl week ihe firemen mi- roiiik all out to imbed r in sifct into ihe minds of eich and even cllnen in the aelon arm fum klndeniai- ten puplk to patents at homi this fnli and satmdn will bi open imusi at the fire hall and films of firi safct will be shown a lour of thi building made and cltiieni ill line an opportumn of met tint with and jiiiii tiues- lhriii o the men nponibli for flahlliik fires in this niei fire drill on widiutda the rirvnun dur- ini then wsii to the schiwls pul led 1 surpnsi fin di ill and in imcii of the thrvt schivols pupils filed out m mi ontcrh maimer in record umi at iv m bmnet shl 197 child 1 en attenditir ilases in i 5 room school mearspeysiae oat for tender rooms crearred the school from the tftoo pupils occupfng 17 roomn enm- flrtt idiind of the alurm in 00 plctr- their fire drill in vi second ivonds j the chief noted that tin pupih the next sclujol v lulled wu ac- all acted promplly nnd moved inn high ichoolrand fite chief jack quickly nl the first sound o ttie newton tuutstcrt by phil mcciihiiii anrl snmtcnnnnl department mem bers timed mo ittudents occupy inu ls mums during the drill in u re- eiitd of t seconds at the robirl little sciukii he three firemen weri plensed ti find planning board ilnrin fllinti 1 an orderu 10 bruit rush s in noted i- htvirl tin i 11 meip ik of i of the tun id 1 iims nuiri tin n w is m the pull or tin kiiurked lh inel th had lakin iiiiiik riven bi tin 11 hoots urges definite proposals before opinion expressed tmo dilikatiuns ippenrinr before planning foi plinnmr board ttlesda wen inslniited to priwent finite proposals or land 11 am opinion would bi v hard inc a umhi of thi the it j j it cor rl and e c tv ler sr iliiik tin publir ulilitu- rt quested thi board s j l- nine of then iiir deacons opinion that definii should l submttid befoii a zone alteration thi balanei of tin e em spent in remewinj pro nine ideas for futun usi 1 russing nmeiidmilils lo the loll tiixitbk ussiiuutitnt amounting lo 5 471 oaifk leik j mcgeuchte teported this week this taxable iiriin p madi up 3241127000 foi reiidontuil nnd 2 122 05000 for 1 omniercuillnduxti inl properties with hist vears assessment rogla lend at 521121 lin it shows an tn- lieiisi this vein in usirshmentt iiniountini i 24i hh oil the over nil nn re a si s a raise of upproxl- mati h 4h pei cent ovei luhl yuare rirun milton milton n limit 1 ik ill will in biimd on 11 mill ttixubh tissessment of 67806 id imtfor frank mc- en reported thin week on dp of this then in an exempt hrun si 701114 the tixithh figure is madr or 1iu200 hind 5 1u220 building nd 750 10h commercial population is officially a57 nn 111 rensi of 247 from last yeut esquesing ksipn sinj low n hip s population os 14li in tin piisl elr fur 1 1bmi puc gives approval to committee to adopt trial administration plan a inrtf month test run or ti ttie nov mw uitminnlmiivf system hut spurkiil i tlibled by 4ilie iidtmnlitiutive hkii iiimmllei uiittee of eouueil ncivil the ml of 11 filxlil- of iipprnvut by fhe puhlx olilitxs uipiil elii cimiimiamim dutintt uieii rekulai dissolving mretinit bill thuisdny evetili j ci jiwnlnii undei the sutureslid plan liu 1 minilsnlo enl re working force if ihe mwn whn t iiiciikiiiik on srwei mid wiitei di publli 11 pnrtments liresinlly ilnilli i hi 1 mien eff 1 intml or un loiniuinslom will of ihn y lomt under tin eonlis1 of one mi- dopititiner mlnlstrnwn aoinled hy administrative plan wot y tti adnwnlitrntlve of ouncll as the result lit during 4hc lasl mun- lonj whioh favoied uie the public htlllliei 1 111 favor of a hydro ill olutlon f uie the sewer nnd water wiji 4ie undei he mit the hydro department will tc under the pup ervlilon of tho newly formed hyd ro ctfvnmiiilon hpechil meeting at the outset of the mooting liut t9iursday when the secretary re ad the mimiui ll was lenrnod the commlahon had called a special meetira ihe week previous to ousi what action they shout d take in view nf he dtanlutlon of the puulic utllttles commission dinhnu ihe epoclal meetln held thurartay september 24 the eom- t acton originals who omed the 164th holtonduffenn battalion during world warl ar pictured above during their annual reunion in acton saturday shown above front row 1st to nghi a cook now living in guelph j loutett acton dr a j buchanan acfoo m opr guelph back row all acton velerant e e bare j locker and s snow gut clifford vy fht other acton man mining from picture ikxltml tfii- uujftw jtifiit lutl i ni2 ere umihm r pi jul this weik as siiu rii of un lownslup is j mllin tlin i ko twima woi ii i ximpl piopitf in tin tounsliip in lidded nassagaweya a si smenl in nnhtuisiwcv 1 loimhip incitisid uuooo this iir tor ui md inl il of 252 ml link don mimillan niiorls tin fikiux includes 7 570 indus lnil 1 1 id nniini 11 nil iiicicument ind jlokihlj resluiliil usets- noi mcludid in tin lixabh totit is 1 liihl in farm woodlands plus si b 1 is and tuwiship ixempl pro pi 1 in- inpuution fiiiure will be aariibli next weik prevent fire in kit puk willi un pnin wnk acton rir fijthli rs pn vi 1 i might hail nsultid n hi fin hl ri bo 1 of mill s nd win bu- div 1 1 mi nititfrtfctrrnti6gii mluloners dltcuiiod all phwop of the dlainliitlon with ipcclal em- phaili on the effect it would have the office admlnliliatlon and the neod fur off tec aocmnmndallon the communion dechlod during this tneetlnt that n clean break hould be mode from thn town of fice and imwrotc office maintain ed hy the eomnilaolon 11 w the opinion of members that mlrc- ment of the hydro building mi alice street might provide ac commodation or arimlnlitratlon offlcei doubtful ni to kotilni reirtrlct- lons the inniiniiilon nutlwrlxtd the aecrttuiiy lo olietk uil 4tatn tn the meantime the inporly committee of the public utilities commlulun were to seek tempor al y uttiteii fin a hydro office the final outcome of uie p oc tal meetlntf was a ietuest utr ilia aihrlnlatrallm eotiunlueu of coun cil lo tneot with uie cotumimiim lo dtieum fimlhor action the ajmlul conimlmlon meeting was at tended by all mrxnbria imd councillor d u lloclilln illtina in in the absence of mayor w ii cook a late arrival at tin roiplar meeting jum tliutsduy uie mayor waa infimned of uie miiile of uie ajiecial meuliliik lln week picvlou when his atlinunn 11 buun drawn to die docialve attlon of breaking nwuy from the lown of fice he brlrfly otktlned uie plan in mind fur future adtnliilslriiuon of uie town the commln loners leai ned it was the intention of the udmlnln- trauon commit uw of council ii motnt an arfinnilttrutor leauom- iblf only to eoutcll to govern the entire biwn working force includ ing thi- sewer und walei dojmrt- ments mr conk infonnul uie coinitils- lun the pervm i circled for utla job would be in a jxtaulou lo sup ervise ihe office pomonnol hk w us control any projocta underutkcn by the working forie then uie mayor luggcsud the coifih4 on pafl two board reviews mutual problems studies hs board composition of um ihni m w assessment down kale up tanl boirdk in t ceorgetown assessor joe gtbboni siiriit nutli ifdtnii iddrnssed ihe georgetown ml iton- ijisinit iloird was aclon tepresi nlatives wirnina that n iikitmg of the the adopt ion of the tuw dma hilim lioiid ifi i mimiiot for assessink by thi eminty widnimliv 1 would misni n reduction 111 nssew- i nltii sodyintt thi ment with ihi rmullrfiil increase nid milun burds f iv mm kvphiink i bin schl cs rl ylilfn ttii sirtt pr tin t un- ciii anrl quick respons of lh lirraim pssujl pusintid 1 rtsistii- fire which mghi hjm result t il tii omeoni bid tossed a lighed m ih popu near uu fumes j 1 r uld be om r present 1 nm hi lon bl public school 1 i ln a new tv in the oft me to n mi artnmd spevsidi distis prvmntu 011 fortiiiriei in nvtu tcct- btimtt md riedcr it i plan ned t cotimiuct the rhhl on no llishw ai ibi south c is oinui of it sdnoid ivsien is smh nit iwo nre nsim oiild bv iddid a a utor ditt a mvh ls jn judilor ium tpe ish n the ihki which wil ih undei jurusdcliti i tmtufsinc sohiwi area t will relnse- rtsinnwdine which ru plicoed erjl dimict chxrls o the old oiknxwi oriels prrscnik wvik- tolsiudvnts are be ing lakrn in bus to steunrttmsn from lildm od bnthxkbum others an biucd tlierr from stone school blue mountain norval t hill and ash rose and the stewart town school 1 alread crowded the spesds building il new students who michi otherwise be attending bannockburn lome dutteria and dubln svou piopertv on alice street in order plan for further dcelopment 1 alan diicno ptmnine eon- sullint re lowed the existing build int on ihe aim- street propei ts nnd informed the com- missionei s this could build to the extent ol their properti line n ihe idjuiuine piopirty owned bs the t wn is clissid as public lands hi idtsed iht two men however 1 iv on id bi better lo submr plans if futun ituclopnwnt befnri dn 1n1l deiisinn could be riven three zones 1 ni mil dm dills representine in dlls prmune and publishinc nmvin requested the board s kirif 1 ilion ii then pnperts re- entl putxtinsed from the baxter liuri tone rccirdhy ronej jim dill poitied out thst the miii builduir on thi pmpcrl i is i ti scptiiw nines and the ntia pripcrh inciiding the hiildine w l clashed in thres- zones rohowni 1 duscussiin yn future take heed riendls warning wsot issved in nrawtrtsu drtvtni on tbe- wjra- w uu caaainc amuday n-eek- end hy lacal police s adttoe bev use traffic rales il iut masw at the mkt orr nl thai all lesv n the aouce fare acraa ofd art aja ererjr attreaiaai and aarriee tn race lo reveot acekenat and dcatbm matorrycle polk will he wt l fall fovee as well can- start aattaai af all ugwways wtaua their jwlagjiuab the ear- panl amad ites if all 1 the uil tt will ik- a long wi have nn rquulized -omprfrillc- to whwt we hove at present members discussed assess ins in general the result of the dma lystcm on existinx asaessmenu the result of spot checks in various municipalities the possible inau- guration dste for uie new syskm and the cost involved in adoption polled on whether their munici palities would hvr the dma sys- nm reidy u vsiovimcnt in 1061 mr gibbons nrti d georgebiwn oiuldn l possibly hope to have done propirly teore 1902 acum dicaled the would not likely be ready in ib61 and milton repn scnuttvei thought they would be f nlshed milton representatives sought ad- ce on recreation coinmiasiona and mayor armstrong reviewed oeorgc- 11 ixinrlencc he st re sued it was only as valuable as the inureat of the gmral public in ii the group also reviewed arena opera milton npreseiitullve ulao in- ijuired almiul she various ambulance services opcmling in george4own and acton following the end of pri- btc service mayor armstrong georgetown rcoorurd uiclr volunteer ambulance brigade numbering 00 volunteer and limited to 100 was operating quite successfully and would likely show a ii 000 profit this year al though purchase of a 4 000 ambu lance the previous year had result ed in a deficit saceesafal deal councillor hugh lowe acton re ported that town s arrangement with a private gmlph ambulance operator was working suceeaafully he noted u11 contract basts the previous yiar had been increased font inufd ipe tic wmjtr rmm r- sff in the wee sma hours broken poles cause headache to hydro department sunday th aclon hydro department had not just ine headache early sun day morning bjt fiur tn the form f broker miked wirei and top pled hydin polrs on th itctch be- mu and queen streets on the idf of yfung ulted r photo safety pamphlets were handed out at rhe m z bennett school mccmtah one jack rsjewton and sam tennam the vnt to the by three members o the acton fire department on wednesday schools marked pat the pogram underaken by the local during their inspection and fire dit pictured above front row firemen during fire prevention week when the chief sounded left to right are cathy papihon rosalind hall vickt lynrt the alarm for fire drill the children vacated the building in 60 holmes david braida and brenda irwin back row phillip seconds of lh m skap which rt- 1 rabid iret and trans- bring tossed to tho ground ng iht ares m murky black- bought bt pcrhao a pie rotten bl iw ux ground level at f si t a belevfd that a rbicle ol vmr nature uct one a jie pei wiui tc eight of uie broken pile aid w re caus ins other- to fall llrever no 1 ns of ure marks or aouges were j f mjnd near or m any of the poles hydra superintendent doug mat in believes uie one pole fell pos- i iiblr from old agei causnx uie j ojierv to give up tru ghost as well i ob highway prapertjr pole at uie enmer of mill 1 and cabl- overhanging uie th and young street in front of jack mccauumi garage was broken off about ooequarter ot tn way down from tbe up and supported ly by 1 w came t rest highway another pole in front of mrs ruddtck grocery sbxe changed its appearance and look on a leaning tower of pisa form the third pole in front of geo simp- ion s residence came crashing u uw ground rrusaing the front of the house by a mere foot and cm ned with use weijjht of a transformer brought down another pv m front of mrs w nest i u a home i it an eery sight to witness if uie hydro crew equipped lth lvir tearrh lights toured up an4 doon the street at 230 am in an attempt to determine tbe extent of the damage rain uie past fewday has pre- v en ted the hydro crew from re pairing all the damage but power haj been restored to the homes in the duuict and as soon a tbe weather clears up the remainder of the work will be completed on wednesday the broken pole at mocalluini service station was