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ont municipal board grants rubin sesto appeals ontario municipal board re- prewentatlves granted appeals by rabin corporation andsestocon- atructlon for variances en houses in lakevtew subdivision in two separate appearances before the board in the council chambers monday both companies ap- pealad when acton committee of adjustment turned down their applications for variances from the bylaw omb representatives f c blake and h e roberts heard the rubin appeal in the morning and reversed roles as chairmen to hear the sesto case in the aft ernoon in both cases the omb stated the variances were only minor and recommended less attention be given to the mathematics of the bylaw and more to the effect variances would have on appear ances in stating the boards decision on the two rubin corporation applications chairman roberts commented when dealing with infringements of this character it is necessary to regard the aesthetic effect and its not ord inarily felt that strict mathe matics are so important both houses are in the same ownership sonoonelslnjurlously effected while each of the applications was regarded as a minor vari ance he said the board rejected counsels suggestion that one house should bo considered re versed thjs would amount to rewriting the bylaw he com mented there were few peoplo at the rubin application at 10 am clerkadministrator jack mc- geachle as observer rubin con struction manager u g llvosay and counsel robort j swayo the two omb representatives fc blake as chairman with he roberts the omb representatives heard the explanations for the side yard variances from the two rubin representatives studied the bylaw and clock plan town clerkadmlnlstrator jack mcgoachle reportod that council had no objoctlorts-alth- ough not too happy the two houses concerned are on lots 163 and 164 in lakevlow subdivision nolther is sold yet mr swayzo suggested the house on lot 163 be considered reversed and side yard require ments would bo ample in his summation mr roberts rojoctcd this proposal on lot 164 the side variance amounted to about six inches the requirement is 4 foot 6 inches mr llvosay said tho errors occured through carelessness primarily ho explained rubin workmen are used to nha housing standard of four foot and assumed tho six inchos was lee way tho board representatives pondered tho meaning of tho towns bylaw which is being com pletely changed next month mr mcgeachlo said ho could explain tho intent of tho bylaw but mr roberts declared bylaws speak for themselves wero not con- corned with intent rubin corp has already had 13 other variances approved the hearing was over in about threequarters of an hour with the omb representatives giv ing tholr brief summation and decision aftor a short conforenco in the back room chairman for the afternoon session was fc blake on tho appeal by sesto construction mr porlnl president of tho com pany was thd only one to givo ovldonco ho wasroprosontodby cf uathorland qc mr porlnl said avelancowas granted for a house on lot 69 known as 123 eutabeth drive for 17 feet front yard or 17 foot backyard he started building right away but was unable to see the building inspector until tho house was nearly ready for insul ation then the building permit was refused because the houso was a foot and a halltoo far back mr porlnl said he stopped building immediately when he realized the houseexceeded tho variance and filed another appoal to tho committee of adjustment it was refused mr leathorland summed up for mr porlnl by saying tho var iance requosted was not sorlous and it was a mistake the boos was too far back on tto lot the omb repreaentatlvas withdrew and within a law minutes emerged from consultation granting mr pe rial the varlanoa mr roberts said the varlanoe was minor and the appeal should be allowed although there was some confusion as to where tto frontage of the lot is since it also was partially on tldey avenue mr roberts also said they based their decision on the effect more than the mathematical or linear dimensions if the varlanoe was minor there were no objections raised to the application ht riton sfit ft ninetythird yearno 25 acton ontario wednesday december 20 1967 aulliui i mmontl clin mall ly 1 1 pinl fl dept oltuwii loi liititf laiil in otftli itt aclnn ontario thirtyeight pageten centi to light glenlea park for night tobogganing glenlea park is now 75 per cent on the way to completion brendan aherne told recreation and parks commission members at their short meeting last thursday night he recommend ed spotlights on existing poles for night tobogganing and he was duly instructed to inquire about the method and cost and proceed an advertisement will be plac ed in the free press when the lights are ready he also recommended snow fence alongside the railroad track while sleighs and tobog gans are safe on snow he thought they might careen up on the track if the hills were icy people are enjoying toboggan ing on the hills already mr aherne said with the enthusiasm at personal experience he commended the town on their work on the park and a let ter was to be written expressing thanks to the works staff the bills have all been shav ed he said and the gulley filled in and a run made for toboggans mr aherne has long been a promoter of the park in glenlea first on parks board and now on the amalgamated board the commission hopestocom- plete the work there next year looking back over the year and in a christmas mood members also decided to have the secret ary dash off a seasonal note of thanks to the ys men for their work on the ball diamond and to hk porter company for sharp ening blades of the ice equip ment the meeting was transferred from the council chambers to the back room when it was discover ed development commission was holding a meeting around the council table present at the back room ses sion were chairman john goy members aherne hugh patter son and art cooper with manag er harold townsley ana secret ary doris townsley winding up the year in the con- unuing cheery mood mr goy thanked all the members tor their support in operating the suc cessful show he said it was especially pleasant for the com mission to have people like har old and doris townsley in charge a letter was read from the legion minor sports and the legion expressing thanks for the use of the room in the commun ity centre playground supervisor is to be named soon so she can help with selection of other leaders an experienced former leader is be ing contacted looking ahead to budget sea son mr townsley reported pri ces had been secured on rewind ing a motor painting all the arena but the two main meeting rooms and on snow plowing equipment demonstration of snow remov al equipment will be requested for the first of the year a price will also be obtained on steel seating for dressing rooms as in hespeler arena very interesting was mr townsleys comment on an arena association meeting ho and mrs townsley attended in kitchener the next meeting is in toronto lakeshore lions me morial arena jan 10 skating is holding up well he said the arena will be clos ed christmas day and there will be public skating every afternoon during the holidays the night program remains just about the same during the holidays a final christmassy note was interjected just before the meet ing ended when a member asked warily about a former bone of contention how are things with the curlers and the booth the yuletlde answer and goodwill night airs tonight wednesday on the steps at the town office acton citizens band plans to have a concert to serenade shoppers residents report lights being taken a rash of missing christmas lights from private residences with outside lighting displays has prompted some residents to phono this newspaper with the complaint one lady on mcdonald blvd reports children were seen tak ing her bulbs others cant pinpoint who is responsible tor swiping the col oured lights but they are keeping a sharp eye out for possible offenders some disgusted at the petty thievery have taken outdoor lighting down vowing theyll never put it up again the rise in price of bulbs to replace those missing is also a sore point with victims peace renovations work began monday on the re modelling of the town offices the combined choirs of the high school glee club and the legion choraliers sang christmas carols for an appreciative audience which spilled over into the bleachers of the high school auditorium sunday night occasion was the annual christmas concert presented by acton citizens band staff photo commission decides no price increase to acton consumers despite raise in ontario hydro rates escalating wages salaries interest rates which boosted ontario hydros interim rates for power will not affect acton consumers for next year at least acton hydroelectric com mission passed a motion at their last regular meeting thursday to leave the present rates to the consumer as they are in spite of the increase tn cost to them i think we can absorb this increase at this time anyway said chairman ted tyler the increase of business we are doing and additional power well con sume can be absorbed without any increase to the consumer approximate increase in price for power bought by the local commission from ontario hydro is six per cent it becomes ef fective february 1 1968 some municipal utilities like acton are able to absorb it but tn the long run according to ontario hydro the effect of rising costs for wholesale power will be translated into higher rates to the consumer ontario hydro chairman george gather cole saldthey have been fighting the trend of rising costs for a number of years in some instances there have been reductions in rates and in other municipalities there have been no increases in power costs in 10 yeaxfstor more figures to dem onstrate this showed the average residential cost per kilowatt hour in 1965 and 1966 was 113 cents compared with 117 cents in 1956 the hydro chairman said one of the principal problems is the rising cost of money in the mar ketplace a decade ago hydro was able to acquire money at four per cent or less but its most recent bond issue carried a cou pon rate of six and a half per cent rising wages and prices of materials were also blamed the acton commission took some satisfaction in the fact they were able to hold the une for 1968 the motion to retain pre sent rates passed unanimously in his report superintendent doug mason reported linemen were busy installing the colored christmas lighting is spite of sickness j commissioner doug dawklns hire extra staff to handle peak mohammed shafh muriel mccutcheon and ray evelan served some mighty tasty chicken at rays chicken coop at the beardmore christmas party more pictures inside were over the peak now postmaster gord mckeown said monday of the record volume of mall which passed through acton post office this year there was a big run on mail over the past weekend but the regular staff spent some over time hours coping with the flood of greeting cards and parcels which annually tax facilities dur ing the christmas season four extra helpers mrs a1 coombs jmxspon holmes mrs jean marcoux and george collins assisted the regular staff in the peak period three of the reg ular staff instead of the usual one worked the night shift from midnight until 8 sum for most of the month they were mrs john chapman mrs harvey klrkwood and alice pludngton u wlu all be downhill from now on predicted the acton i postmaster although there is still a heavy volume of local greeting cards to come jest christmas card a special 24page section in todays free press brings to all our readers the best wishes of merchants and businesses who serve you throughout the year the section with a colored front page is no doubt the big gest and thickest christmas card youll get this season page after page contains per sonal greetings from friends clergy shop keepers and busi nessmen carpenter kids em big als shew thursday afternoon tomor row jack and joyce carpenters group of young singers and dan cers will appear on big als television show from kitchener the carpenter kids will appear onlheshtntfor two fourminute segments of carol singing its the first television per formance for some of the young sters wednesday the group is going carol singing with a party at the carpenter home afterward 300 crash asked if the commission hadnt agreed to cooperate with the municipality tn keeping the dec orative lights in good order tor centennial year the chairman agreed they had assured the town and the chamber of commerce they would cocperata tokeeptte lights going for the balance of the year christmas turkeys will be pre sented to each member of tto staff the commission agreed by motion secretarytreasurer a uroa- hart was authorised to pay accounts amounting to21415- 99 burned mother haves hospital for christmas the gauas family wuch waa burned oat two weeks ago la back together again and la aww tone for carletaaa mrs ahrla gauas who waa ta hospital la gastoh recatvlaa treatment tor barns cats aad stock received wtoa resealaa tor children u oat i i damage of 300 was reported by milton qpp this week to a car driven by charles mike horn- er of 350 oryule rd acton the cosh santa do you have to car was involved in a onecar ac- eve so soon says kelly manes cldent oh the fourth une of es- she was one of over 50 children queslng north of 17 slderoadsat- who received gifts at ifirefight- urday morning crs christmas party the family is now utrlag eatto third ilaa of krla tiiaaahki fa tto former bona of mr aadmra wesleitcb the family lived formerly oa the flflh una below ajrleaa i many donatlena of clotmag beddtng etc bar been made to the family since tto hi wktcfc completely deatroyedttolrkooa tto mother broke a window to release two eaudrea