Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), February 21, 1968, p. 7

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milton deputyreeve ron harris chairs north halton urban board ronald harris deputybeeve of ablton was sleeted chairman of the horth halton urban board at tka frays inaugural meeting in miuon wednesday george town councillor john hole will be vicechairman for 196 secret arytreasurer l actons clert- uknlidstrator jack mcgeachle ths board is comprised of eocnedl delegates tnm the three horth halton towns who meat regularly to csscuss comrnbn problems o munltlpej-admlhl- stratloav wrdle ttsemalos an urban board fljere jiave been etgsstlons in receri vewrs that nassagaweya jand bscpeslng townships m invited towiiw ike ifroupcbumeorer the entire north arid of the eoonty ded- loos made by the board are not btndnc bst alterdlcuslorjs at the trltown level councillors go v back to their individual councils mtox new ideas and any tegiala rioh suggested in the joint nn can be ratified by the laomdnal councils a- financial report on 1967 in dicated a bank balance of 317 major expenditure was for a yearend dinner for all council lors and their wives which cost 467 and the secretarys re- muneraiioa a motion was ap proved increasing the secret arys wage by 50 to 300 per annum each town annually grants 300 towards expenses of the board a vote of thanks was tendered to councillor robert drinkwalter of acton who chaired the board in 1967 thirteen attended the boards tlrst meeting of the year seven were from the host town of mil ton ave from acton and one from georgetown a brief discussion was held on the county asxesinpnt commls- slooar system which esvow down by county council when an attempt was msde to introduce five membersfavored the sys tem five others were non committal all of them fairly new councillors who admitted they did not have enough know ledge on the subject to partici pate in a vote milton councillor william ferguson suggested each coun ell should be considering aspoc- lal grant toward recreation lot- retarded- adiits in the county some reireauooal facilities such asswiimnlng twice anionih atr mlttonvvhobls- pooij are- i being arranged through tbekorfh helton- association vr the meat- it las yeaji under this systath ily retardsd- buttberearoho local ssssors would be reuev government grants to- coyer rs- jett br their duties ud all sss sing would be dont on aequltabte basis through a county assessing office using data processing equipment and inspection staffs situated throughout the county acton reeve h h hlnton said the county was going to take a real strong look at it this year and he predicted toe attitude would be different among the councillors compared to last year he predicted if the sys tem is adopted the reassess ment would increase rates in the north of the county and some of the northern municipalities will start paying their share a straw vote was taken and a creation costsandjrenllngitbo pool is costing fio a month alone a complaint on the using in- terest rates on mimlclpsl da- bentiires was voiced by milton councillor peroy ijarr acton mayor tes puby suggested a cesolutlon be forwarded through the ontario municipal associa tion where it would gain greater support before presentation to the government it was suggostedthat ono meet ing this year could be devoted to a discussion with the county eng ineer so members could learn more about the county roads sys tem its operation and its costs the acton free pres wednesday february 21 1968 7 second 4h club formed by wi to accommodate number of girls joe wont take any marie holmes and ducjald dick rost appropriately enough beneath the motif for thursdays valonlinc danco at iho high school a teachers convention tho noxt day meant no school and a chance to keep weekend hours staff photo dental swap info oh council pay dr cedric dey dr leonard eaabractc dental surgeons suite no s hlnton bid- 17a mill st e acton ont for appointments phone wmjoo chiropractic an informationswapping ses sion at the february meeting of the north halton urban board in milton wednesday brought out three interesting facts coun cillors from milton georgetown and acton traded salary lists during a discussion and found each town pays its mayor and councillors a different rite but the rates are governed by a donald j armstrong dc pl limitations chiropraciymt -xhay- 446 woolwich street hem opp repott guelph w7731 brian v mepheftson bsc dc chiropractor xhsy 3 elgin st n at m1u mon to wed 6 jo to 10 jo pm saturday 10 am 4 pm for appointment phone 8532353 office phone 8534601 amtf on each salary georgetowns mayor joseph gibbons wont accopt his pay as mayor and miltons mayor brian best wasnt oven suro how much he was supposotltcvbo paid for his work milton paysts mayor 2000 and councillors 750 por year 1150 damage vehicles involved in accidents architect just one week ago we were able to boast of an accident free week however that was a week ago this week february 11 to 17 three accidents resulting in one person being injured and hosp italized and 1150 damage to the ave vehicles involved were re- donald e skinner potted a ap bareh mjtjuc idents one of the i7a mil street suite acton xsszsazs telephone 853470 office hours by appointment or 20 stavebsuk rd pom credit 274j4m it is to uso an athlotlc strictly a judgment optometrists arthur a johnson od optometrist wednesday and saturday 9j0 ajn to 5x10 pja phone 3jj5 54 mill st e acton funeral director phone 85j4u50 albt or day bruce h shoemaker lagr auctioneer c h tufflkh auctioneer and bvauiator phones rock wood 1364244 s64j eden mills ontario appraising and insurance f l wright 20 wilbur street actoa ontario phone 853710 appraiser and insure rtf over 50 years la acton tia mutual xjf rootrts hart orvttle rosd aetoa bos 41o43km6 a s1ms3ux7 he act violation other traffic statistics com plied during the 200 hours worked and 775 miles patrolled show six persons were charged with traf fic offences and 10 others were warned v general and criminal occur rences numbered seven and re sulted in two persons being char ged under the liquor control act of ontario the remainder of the complaints were settled without charges being laid at magistrates court in mil ton 10 persons were convicted of various charges and paid fines totalling 481 two other per sons prevlouslyconvlcted of as sault police arising from a july 1m7 event were sentenced to terms lnthe ontario reformatory at guelph today with the majority of people over 16 years of age own ing or at least being licenced to drive automobiles police con stables duties are becoming more and more concentrated on traffic control la tact a recent survey of police departments has revealed that less than 10 of the average police budget is spent on crime investigation this be ing the case it is reasanableto assume that most police officers are more thin just a little traffic conscious but it would appaar from here that too few of the motoilrj public are anywhere near being traffic conscious enough many of you have come into contact with us through traffic or more pointedly through a traffic vltttitlon you might have commit ted soaie of you were warned and most likely made aware of why this course of action was taken others of you were the recipients of traffic citations but before you can hilly realise the why of this it is important that you understand the attitude of the police officer any polio officer sngkaed la traffic patrols is soetaptoyedfor your prouctios tad b believes isaujsk ihrsoeriwa neither praise aor abuse from us sup eriors whether be charges yo i- or not clique calll taking this into consideration we must attompt to arrivo at a conclusion as to why tho con stable did charge you tho only roasonablo orplanatlon as seen from this sldo of tho tablo would soom to bo that tho officer judgud the offonco committed sorlous enough whoroby only a traffic citation would offoctlvoly im press upon you tliu gravity of your error think it ovor and perhaps if you arostoppodlntho near future we can all be a little more ob jective in our overall appraisal of the situation tho contact desplto its punitive purpose will probably bo far more pleasant and effective or all did you give your wife that lecture on economy you talked about yes any rosults ive got to give up smoking a councillor is allowed four weeks off for sickness and holi days but after that he is docked 10 a meeting off his 750 total actons rato is 1200 for tho mayor and 12 a meeting to a maximum of600for councillors georgetowns rato for tho mayor is 2500 although mayor gib bons hasnt accoptod it slnco ho usod no pay as an oloctlon promise four years ago whllo councillors got 20 for tholr wookly council mooting and 10 a mooting for blwookly com- mlttoo meetings milton mayor best said ho wasnt suro how much ho would rocelvo as mayor its ids first year in tho office somoono thought it was 2000 or 2200 whllo anothor said 2500 it turns out to bo 2000 from which ho must pay tho oxponsos for tho annual mayors clinnor for tho councillors and town ad ministration staffers ono councillor wondered how school boards can claim 20 por mooting whon councillors only rocolvo 10 it was roportod the department of municipal af fairs is currontly studying pro posed changes in tho municipal remuneration systom and acton mayor los duby said tho ont ario municipal association is studying a roquost for a tax ox- omptlon on tho first 1000 of such income milton councillor william for- guson wonclerod why somo mem bers of municipal boards and commissions arc paid for meet ings while othors are not ho the millionaires wlfohovercd at her husbands sick bod as the doctor conducted his examina tion afterward in tho hall she asked is there any hopo doc tor- that depends said the phy sician just what are you hop ing for cited tho case in milton whoro the itocroatlon commlltoo mom- bon aro paid wliiliktlio parks board is not ho folt both bod ies hold similar rosponslbllltlos and it was not fair for momlwrs of ono to accopt remuneration whllo tho othor contribute tholr sarvlcos without pay thing womh dont llko doing dishes and soil ltd although it was ono of the cold est nights tills winter a splendid turnout of mombers altonded the monthly mooting of dublin wom- ons institute last thursdayevon- ing mr horace ulyfh was hos tess at her homo on the blue springs hoad nassagaweya for thv gathering jfrosithng for tho opening exi erelsos was the president mrs m nelllsj mrs duncan moffat road the mlnutot andcalle the vroll which woi anstvjredby a canadian advertising slogan asbekf of corrosj0haonco wsb road byuie sectery the ooicersvconferonca wfubehelrj on april 30may lands andmrs m maculioulth was- named as a iontatlvo ilolegato tho loan of a travel fum from the department- of tourism was woivod and furmop particulars will be ob- talnod an invliaflon was received from tho bannockburri womens institute to colobrato their 50th annlvorsary on march 20and accoptod termors conference with sosnlons for mon and wom- on is bolng held from february 2023 evon with tho north winds blow ing very cold outsldo shadows oi tho coming fall fairs loomqdup whon tho subjocts for the exhibits woro namod at acton it will be dross up your kltchon accos- sorlos and at milton lots show at tho fair a financial appeal from tho north halton musical festival was rosponded to with tho usual annual donation an advanced training school on hats for you will bo hold on april 24 and 25 in milton mrs m neluswholnstructedfor the tlrst course will again attend the value of tho work of tho 4h leaders among the teenage girls of the community has been very encouraging for a good many years and this year is no ex ception a second club has had to be formed from dublin womenffi uiihtilte branch on ac count qf the number of girls desiring to lake trubnext course v mrs fmccartrpn and mrs n douglas aire leaders ofone group and ufa wilson and mrsh blyth oadorij bf the now group pfglrls some charts and some evening garments made under the last lnstriction conras- sleoblng garmehtsvwbro per used by the memberiv alter rnahy jiours of expert needlework by a few faithful members who had githeredatthe home of mrs george robertson on many cold and stormy days 1 a beautiful jullt had been com pleted for- i former member now living in guelph it was on display at the meeting mrs alex near resolutions convener road a resolution that had boenpreparodbythe fwlc on tho very vital subject portain- lng to the ontario water re sources commission canadian industries was tho theme of the mooting and tho history of a milton industry was well given by mrs w britton this was followed by a paper on the history of agriculture by mrs e norton a contest with considerable activity was presented by mrs n douglas with her daughter gall assisting winners were mrs g robertson mrs a near and mrs j dennis mrs m mocullough as court esy convener thanked mrs blyth for the use of her home all those taking pari in the program and the lunch committee assisting the hostess serving a bountiful lunch were mrs j 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