Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 20, 1968, p. 4

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tho acton fro proas wednesday november 20 1968 candidates vye for council hydro school board cytlt bishop for bound orval chapman for council reeve deputy acclaimed continued from pagr o hundred thousand dollars 300 per head with the advent of the new school board school indebtedness amounting to about sssoooo will be assumed by the new board to go into the big county pot in his two years on county council he was chairman of agriculture and lmo on the board of health and on the finance and assessment committee me explained the board of health hid been told to amalgamate with peel but peel preferred to go alone he concluded saying he was sure ted tyler jr would also enjoy the work at county level for high school board chester anderson reported the school hit a present enrolment of 4kr an increase ol onls seven from the previous year of this number ko are trom the townships of bsquesmg and massigaueva being transported by bus the bus routes coser a total of 198 miles daily cost of transportation lor qh768 it 17264 courses available are five year arts and s lence four vear aht tad scunce and four year business and commerce unfortunately our facilities do not permit ik to offer all courses available at the secondary level and some students find it necessary to attend other schools to obtain the education they desire the acton district high school board is required to pay tuition fees for these students during 196768 these fees amounted to 29967 as of september i 20 students expressed a desire to attend an occupations course at general brock school in burlington fees for these students for september to december l68 will amount to approximately s7000 unfortunately the board was not aware of this when preparing the budget early in the year and for this reason anticipates a deficit of this amount in the budget for the year the staff consists of 26 teachers including principal and viceprincipal as well ft three secretaries and three ctsltodians 1968 budget is eitumted u 382 500 of this mount approximately 242 000 is received as provincial grants with the remainder obtained from tax lavy- 65 from acttuk24- front tstbmng vi 1 1 from uttattmtv- ofevtui mown for hydro douo mannino for hydro o muatthur for whpmtlacmmm far bill coats for council with member tom wjtson in nassagaweya for nomiiutions to the county board mr anderson reviewed his colleague s qualifications five years in tin rcaf 14 years on pubht school board six as chairman four years on high school hoard two as chairman for thi iivdro commission chairman ted tyler sr said this was the best report he had ever been able to give with the new building in operation and the commission in a good financial position l07 revenue was 141071 78 and expenses 300 494 40 to date in 68 revenue 267 62 22 expenses s244 075 72 bank balance at the end of september was 4 20s 1 7 a new substation will be required at an estimated cost of 100 000 the biggest expense is to ontario hydro for power totalling 221921 27 in 1967 and 188166 72 to the end ot september this year in l8the cost of power was increased six per cent we were one of the few municipalities who didn t find it necessary to increase the cost to our customers last week we were advised that our cost had been increased againthis time 4 6 per cent we feel at this time that the commission can absorb this additional increase without increasing your hydro rates actons rates compare verv favorably with other nearby ctmtres they instilled 73 water heaters in 1967 and 69 so far in 1968 they have purchased a ditch witch billing machine and new service truck the gang is kept to a minimum and equipment keeps down the cost of labor tr oakes commented it was indeed creditable if they could manage to absorb the increase without raising rates questioned about olenlea street lights mr tyler said many people believe lights are the decision of hydro but actually the commission acts only on council instructions he sjid the question should be referred to the proper person on council this produced a laugh when the responsible councillor turned out to be the commission chairmans son ted tyler jr explained the budget for lights is just about all eaten up lighting in subdivisions will be improved under the new suhdividers agreement for public school board chairman cyril bishop expressed pride in the two schools in is years the system hjs grown from jack orftr for council eight rooms to robert little sclfool with five rooms in the stone school 14 classrooms kindergarten home economics room and shop with library in december and the m 7 bennett school with 12 rooms and addition with gym library wishroonis staffroom nurses room storage and four classrooms by january or i cbruary there arc 1 pupils lie foresaw more activity in the schools under lie recreation committee in conjunction with the y he asked consideration for an indoor swimming pool in one of the schools remedial reading lull time art teacher and oral french in the senior grades have been introduced we were concerned nothing was being done for the transferees from the opportunity class the high school board now pays tuition and the public school board transportation there will be a 100 per cent grant for this next year we regret losing our local board tor recreation and parks committee brendan a heme reported s3 50 per person was allocated recreation budget was 16908 this year and parks 9 900both as cut by council sixty per cent of the recreation budget goes for wages so 92 cents per head is spent on facilities the summer program was successful with 100 children at playground 70 at swimming lessons he commended mr and mrs townsley for their work for parks he looked forward to reclaimed land at the park however he asked that the board be considered in meetings and decisions relative to the park he heard of one proposal courtesy of the free press 1 sometimes wonder what these boards jre for he suggested council should make arrangements to acquire land along the creek bed in a long range plan in 10 or 15 years well say we should have done it adult classes are a new project and young people will be making a survey inquiring what s wanted in reply to a question he said actons most pressing need he thought was lor adult education and recitation its nonexistent mayor duby pointed out tton s per capita investment lor rctreation is the highest in halton but we can t expect the same programs as larger centres 11brar ri port was givtn i tylim r for hydro jam van dm kooy for hydro elect hint0n for mayor for sound and sensible administration and full value for your tax dollars petfr marks for council by secretary doug copal mil who said smce the opening ot the new library the membership has increased by 300 to 1100 and circulation is ilso much ingher the hoard and chict librarian work in close conjunction with the regional library system and i rtd new is the board rep the assembly and storage rooms arc both used by locil groups tor meetings the actual budget is 15117 with a grant of s6 766 from the town there will be a slight deficit of about si00 this year carl masaik for council al i c and1dat1s lorolhcc were givtn in opportunity to speak 1 irst mayor duby cxpluntd his unique position of h wing been six years as in lyor without an election he piomised honest tonscientious energelit tlforl and sought i vote of confidence he urged listeners to consider his p ist service and to come out mil vote regardless of who their choice wis he concluded promising service mr llinton said on council he- had often taken the wppositc view always usingfrifis own garnet mcmenzif for council judgment he was ciinccrned the town is losing s700 cam school debt yet taking on the tost of new sewer fieihlies ilthough they ire needed we will piy the lull county rate for education high or tow where docs this le ivt us is fai as rctreation audoihir fields ire concerned recrealiou progriins should he mere ised i stand for the things i believe in bob drinkwai 1 1 r st itcd i mayor needs drive and ihility to direct council hid didnt feel the other candid hes were hill williams for council progressive persons a plan is needed to determine our future acclaimed to office fed tyler jr said he would continue to act in actons best interest most council candidates spoke line fly md some had already rronflmiird on paot 13 h s holden owomttrkt u cork si eaai cueuff puoam ta 2ltu iga foods iga foods iga ioohs ka inons ica luiili ioa loom ica foods iga ioo0s iga toons ttertlrm mfi fruit cocktail bartlett pears vim 11111 beans food uimutf h ittumuh few hcm with mtk certificates which malm for vn lawir lead csihl save your usa cash rtclttu tans ii 10 in ica i1ni ii ikcmimthlu 101 a i m w im ol lukiil 10 u uu wu imi uui il rum k oumoui eaton gift certificates 1 1 m ih iu ami iuhaibium im ii m lum cilmklll w1ui ml im uui al 4jh 1aiw um m wutui uui wnfl for iga register tapes iga jam 2 79 mmiirtitcuit uli ttmtmu f y fhozen foods tmwlwf fbeggh if mussel 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