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six council candidates rtrcy r hicks council bid james ooodiet russell miller for council wilfrid leslie smic reelection kenneth p marshall want council seal deputyreeve contest tom hill saeki reelection jim france challenge yam two run for reeve c f patterson seek reelection federal wire company sold i ederal wire ind cible co ltd 1 ciitclph subsidiary ot h k porlcr o inudi lid ins been sold to pirelli cables ltd ol st johns cinad 1 the pirelli group mnountcd it hid entered into an agreement with i k porter co to purchase all outstanding shares ol its subsidiary tedcral wire p it rchasc price of the multimillion dollar transaction expected jo be completed dec was not disclosed federal wire will continue its operation in guclph as a subsidiary of pirelli i ables ltd the purchase ot tederal wire will complete pirellis wire and cable product lines in canada pirelli cables ltd is a member of the socictc international pirelli s a group ot companies of swit7erhnd producing tires electric wires ind cables rubber and plastic products in ho plants in i countries ot the world with more than ok uk employees four nominated for wellington school board esquesing electors to vote the acton free press wednesday november 20 i96b malcolm freeman cornells reeveihlp george currie reelection bid see show two bmliuds ol guides and hrotvmc enioecl the ice ipidcs in toronto one evening last weck at ilisluicli township hall in berfo le on monday morning tour candidates sert lunniiutcj to contest the two sejts on ihc wellington coimu education boaid allotted lo iushilch i nniosa ind ciiiclph townships 1 host luiniin ited were john iilchnst tanner i ranios township teorpe i smith larmei 1 squesing township or hruce rruscott suerm in in k aikell and george i is postmaster kockwood conflniid from pao- o entire municipal system 1 lie administration ot justice the registry office and the jad have all be taken over by the crovincc now the reeve stated ut its difficult to give a financial picture of the county because the province is slow paying the bills the province is p lying h2 per cent of ihc county administration building on the base line another flea in the ointment is the boaid of health the reeve tonlimicd the province offered to pay 75 per cenr of the uist of the board of health if llalton upialgamatcd with iccl county llilfdn voted 100 per cent for it peel thought different dr dymond said the province would piy 75 per cent if the counties unites 50 per cent if ihcy stny apart mr currie and i he county had to incrcaa the mill rate for roads because the denirlmcnl of highways didnt think they were spending enough the province is running road system he said and theyll soon run everything else the reeves parting shot was a prediction that llalton and peel would soon be united by regional government he reviewed township finances by stating were si 000 in the liolcmucli like everybody else is and slid dogs had become a major nuisance in lsqucsing requiring heavy expenditures for damage to cattle by the township mr currie cmplnsized he would be a candidate for the reeves chair deputyreeve tom hill also made if clear he was running for the post again he reviewed his maiden year on county council and publicly thanked the reeve for his assistance mr hill said he attended 40 or more meetings in the township this year and thought the ro ids study program was one of the most important pieces of business counul cmctccl it is being implemented and roads in the township arc belter than they ever had been although we still need a couple of bridges the deputy reeve also thought the townships initiation ol a planning board was a feature of the pust year because of population growth councillor bob lawson who inter announced his retirement from municipal politics agreed with mr hill that the formation of the planning board which should be operative by january 1969 was one of the most forward steps council took he also paid tribute to the council of 1967 for initiating the uoad needs study mr lawson reviewed the agreement with the georgetown fire area he said the mill rate for the three fire areasmilton acton and georgetown gave the impression the georgetown area cost loo much however assessment in the georgetown area was based on buildings alone and the comparative ratio matched the other two areas when it was read correctly l squesing contributed si 1447 to the georgetown area or 45 per cent of the cost councillor c i pal patterson assured the ratepayers he would like to be back on council next year he paid tribute to bob lawsons work on council and telt the large slate for council was good the lounts ho ird members illlnse lo till outdoor shots m iutsdas s quentui durgens television show weie tilmed in georgetown 1 heie were two episodes pattlv made theie wm lawson in by acclamation eard of education time for tea lost a tea service lately a woman phoned acton police thu week to say site had discovered a package containing a tea service so far nobody has repotted losing it esquesing electors your vote and influence are respectfully solicited to reelect wilfrid leslie- to council for the township of esquesing vote experience 9 2 years experience 5 as councillor 4j as deputy reeve for transportation call 8774845 mr patterson did not igrcc vviih the reeves assumption about regional government he said i squesing ratcpijcrs would still be able to vote under regional government but instead of having five lo natter at they would only have one he reviewed the large assessment incicase m the township and told ratcpiycrs s1795o0o in building permits hid been issued in ijah 4 51 of them for new houses i don i know where were going said mr patterson it could be either regional or municipal government he said i planning board had been talked about often but it look bob lawson lo put it through mr patterson reminded larmers in the iiuctieivce that every time ihcy sold a lot it meant more people in the township hut lie was philosophical abnuts a councillors duties its hell il you dii and hell if you dont mr patterson also promised electors he would see to it tint the finance committee would function if he was elected wilfred leslie in a brief appeal and report said he would again be a cnndidale for office he blamed boiling roids for the si 000 the township overspent ind felt more time should be spent on ditches and draining dr c a thompson reviewed tin operations of the lsquesing township school board for the meeting the budget continues to climb he staled but it is justified for the educational opportunities it was providing for the 1691 students in the i squesing system dr thompson paid tribute to the board members the teaching staff secretary mrs belly grant and supervising principal lnc ilalkind for their work he regretted the demise of ihc township hoird but hoped the new county board of educ ition would be a change for the better malcolm rrccmaii candidate for the recveship lold the audience he didnt believe in accl mation so he was offering his services he asked why the council had wailed so long lo appoint a planning board percy r hicks said although he had no previous experience he held strong views and would run for council lducation costs would beggar society unless they were curbed he said he scored the township quarries for fhetr methods of blasting in conclusion james goodlct announced he would be a candidate for council stating hed like to sit with an aggressive council with a more aggressive roads plan bridges close to his home lie charged were death traps and it was councils responsibility to itave them fixed he advocated an industrial board for the township and elimination of frills in the schools as pari of ins platform mrs kcrwin mcphail the only woman nominated declined to run citing a growing family at home as sufficient reason russess miller a member of school board for five years declared his candidacy foi council i have no axe to grind said mr miller william knight declined to run for a council seat kenneth p marshall of i r 5 milton said he acceeded lo requests for him to run roof trusses designed by trans canada truss rockett lumber co special designs for barns sheds low cost and economy mississauga cooksvilu 2773183 zenith 40350 area rep m pullen 4515661 collect council needs alcrl and interested people who itudy the mtiution carefully he fore doing mytlung he fell he ell the twndnp should he able to reljin toinc me isnre of iiitonomy over lis j i fairs and would he willing to work with idjoining munitip ihlici on nuitu il problems jmics ranee mnounccd he would he a candid lie for the deputy n eves post he itcepltd list ycjrs deieat when he yan for stluml bond js i chullchgc r u divuknn thanked llrtise who nominated htm hut declined to run kcrwin mepn ul sml he hid mule no decision yet lo rim for t he new conniy ho ird of iducitxmi hut urged ratepayer to give the pmon elected every cooperation because he will h ive the biggest job in the township william lawson school hoard th nrm hi announced he would be i imdidile for the new hoard in iik rem irks he reviewed the history of the interim school organization committee i s o c purpose of the new ho ird lie said was equality in educational opportunity for all children m the county in l6h mr lawson attended 26 regular meeting and i is ot meetings he said the lsquesing hoards survey on deportment in tansit was an integral part of he lof report along with a policy on salary negotiations held in common with acton mr lawson said if elected he would oppose deduction from hononnums for trustees missing meetings the reeve ended the meeting by answering what he lelt was criticism of councils work over the yt ir seek cash in phone booths attempted thefts on both pay telephones in town have been investigated hy acton police a caller phoned to say she had seen a man attempting to break open the pay box in the booth on main st n the alarm sounded and the man fled south m a 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