Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), December 7, 1955, p. 16

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x mg g0gsttowm hfckjub i wednesday evg december 7 1655 j page 8 the nomination meetm continued from pafe 1 to mun gravel roads compared with 2000 a- mile for construcuoo of th permanent double surface type the latter needs no maintenance for at least three years and there u a terrific saving in cost ur allen pom ted out t sba deputy ttoveajup seeking the deputy reeveahip after a 4year council term cr doug saix ent told of indusiathd town plan mng mattevs whi came under his jurisdiction this year ai chairman uf this department we investigated every possible lead from california to holland and it wasnt for lack of trying that more industry didn t come to georgetown he aaid he was particularly happy to re port that the town newest industry varian associates la already planning to double its floor space nest year a system of survey reference man umepts was started this year which will he of benefit in future for bur veylng properties la all parts of town he mentioned a subdivision control by law which stopped gaps which should have been plugged before a trade fair booth shared jointly with actoomnd slllton brought no im mediate results but it sowed aeeds which someday will bear fruit said mr sargtnt the booth had been operated at a rrstonable rust of f200 to each town with industrie asaiit ing furnishing it and an art on man operating it without charging any fee mr sargent hopes that neit year a town planning committee can be es tabhshed preferably working in close conjunction with a similar group in ksquising to provide orderly devel opment of this whole area he asked cttueru lo vote yea on the gas by law particularly as a stimulus to new industry one possible industry will locate hi rt onlv if natural gas i av ailablt h taid garbaoe preblama srbjjjr collection has been a rral headache and i hope ue have troub lea iohitl no with a change in col lection la in the normandy itlvd diktrict bald r harry hale lie heads the council public works com mittee mr halt said hr has had as many as a dozen calls in the rnlnn about late collection and has spent houn of hia time in trmk t iron out prob lems the collector cannot iw blamm for everything but he doe not think the equipment used is first class there had been considerable work done to improve the sewage diipotal building and he invited people to isit it and tee a building which is a real credit to the town mr hale la also seeking reelection wants disposal fence cr thomas i- lyons a veteran of 16 cars on council said he is still interested in municipal affairs and will be again seeking office he stressed the need for a good fcneavarourwltho to disposal pro perty where 2000 was apent this year in repairing damage caused by children he was pleased to sec a town engin eer hired this year and engineer wil son is certainly the busiest man in town he opined as property chairman mr lyons reviewed expenses which came under his control more money had been spent this year on the park possibly because the mayor lives closer to it he jokingly remarked seriously however he said the park is one of the finest and council had improved it by new fencing a new floor on the bandstand and improvements to ttlo track which created a race track sec ond to none suffoests tree trimming cr walter gray who is chairman of welfare light and police said tfiat lights take the major part of his time on committee work council is taxed to keep hip with subdivision building in providing hy dro service one new subdivision has been lighted and in the older part of town several dark spots have been improved with new lights or by add ing stronger bulbs he recommended extensive- tree trimming next spring as many street lights arc almost covered b foliage in the summer police affairs have been more im porta nt this year with council choos ing a now police force noteworthy was tho fact that 60 men applied for the position of chief georgetown has a proud record of welfare the total bill for this depart ment this year was only 100 a trib ute to employment conditions in town he is looking reelection for a third term wants town plarutlna cr irwin noble has bean a strong proponent of a town planning board and once again suggested this u a goal for 1056 he u disappointed that guelph st resurfacing his not been completed due to the extensive time required to get approval from the various govern ment departments concerned but is looking forward to the spring when n this happens the new town engineer is doing fine job he said frwobiaia fire commissioner and paid- tribute to the firemen as a fine group of men doing a good job heaeoke admiration for the way armstrong has conducted- public bus iness partwularly his patience in a lowttc nil dltrttaslon of matters be- fotvajrfincowtefeus reception of delegations he is running for another term as councillors w 13 sessoej a new 12 room public school in del- rex to serve that area and sunbeam heights is in the lftm future said ray salter wbo as board chairman re ported for that body mr salter cited a 200 pupil increase during the past year to give people an idea of problems facing the school board present enrolment in the two schools u 025 only two extra rooms could be added at wnggle worth be cause the heating system will allow no more be said and also the board feels that the school wjjl be large en ought for if trhools have too many classrooms pupils have too far a dis lanre lo walk the new school will have no audi ton urn as government grants are not available at present for such roofta he hopes eventually that home econ omics and manual training instruc tion will be available in public school with such rapid expansion mr ssl ter said that boundaries will have to be flexible and he hope parent will bear with the board if children have lo be transferred from one school to another the ww000 public school budget si lows to per cent for salaries 12 per cent operation and maintenance 7 it per cent supplies and jh per cent insurance hioh lckl eapandina similar expansion problems face the high school said lrnett korgrave one of the town a representatives on north hal ton high school board in september there will be need for four extra claaroomi and it it pro bable that georgetown for the first time will have to make use of portable rooms until permanent building plans are made has sluw council nominee alfred syltea sug gested a solution to high school prob lems the hydro is planning a new build ing and council is going to enlarge the municipal building he said uby not use the present high school for a combined munieiparand hydro head quarters and get on with build ing a ciiiiplete new ugh school there is plenty of rooi on the high school pcperty for torase sheds and parking lie said v hydr geewno hydro chairman e w binkley re lated hydro s most important year with t miles of distribution lines ad ded with incorpautm of delrex area in town limits the commission has been handicap ped by lack of storage facilities be said and afe anticipating the move to larger quarters whi h has recen ed approval of the heic a revenue u increasing with 20 per cent mure account added in a year but expense are skyrocketing too h said centtnoe r4tev4un the library board la continuing a program of renovations said chair man j i lambert and this year pain ted the exterior and vestibule and added new lighting in half the build ing as well as buying a thousand new booki there has been a ateady increase in patronage membership jumped by 300 tins year and book circulation in crratrd ruin 13 000 to 13 000 school pupils now come to the bull ding for library period and an in tcmling feat use of the ear were duplay ut paiminges by district art uti new candidate 1 m a union man and i would be more at home around a bargaining ta ble than oa the speakers platform said sam bald who will seek office fa the first time as a councillor mr reid said he had no criticism of council administration but wants to auare in cwie affairs he realize that a progressive town must spend money schaols are needed and he said geor getowns schools are the best amdon a par in every way with toronto where he lived until three years ago mo yea 1 m no yes man i ofay be small in stature but 1 m large in principle said fred tut harrison a council no minee who has been in the news this fall as leader of an unsuccessful del station of garagemen to have the tiff w hours thrown out- there was a fettle publicity m the georgetown paper and a lot in the brampton paper which didnt care who they hurt and reported the truth said ur hamson ur asked why cr walter cray had changed his mjnd and voted against the harrison proposal after three u mea indicating his support t supported the preparation of a by law but when it ram to a vote i didnt think there were enough nam r on the peliuan aaid ur gray in anawer it a my privilege to change sdj mind and any tim a petition la presented wifb eough name 111 sup port it why water mrat another council nominee kred fcc sally questioned the wisdom of a wa trr meter aystem which he feels costs mure than the extra revenue derived hr ntrd hit own examplr where in a rar his excess charge was 20c a metrr he said costs 918 a meter rrsdrr ii employ rd and an office rhrk plut administration coats of bill ing tn times yearly vtrre getting water for practical ly nothing now the cheapest in on tario he continued if a flat rate payment was raised from the present ju2 to sit council would be tony in pocket questioning the tnayor on wbo would pay for putting in jeas mains his an swer was that any gas company to which a franchise was given would pay the entire costs and there would be no charge on the town treasury questions property sale fred harrison questioned sale of a townowned property on the highway for 2200 to irwin noble who is bull ding a new dairy there was it advertised tor sale and u it the policy to sell public property with out advertising he wanted to know saying the town got only a third the value of the land cr tho l lyons answered that property had been sold in the past in a similar way two wrongs don t make a right said mr hamson the sooner you gel on council the better 1 guess said ur lyons ww par ft liwlostry hoy bradley asked bow far ielrex would be allowed to go with boost ng before industry must come he was told by cr sargent approx lmalejy 23 per cent or in delrex rase the h craig held farm where build ing is now in prog res once bouse are built on this land no more will be allowed until compensating industrial assessmrnt is produce ctsnsarvatim werii alex mscjaren who represents georgetown on the credit valley con servation authority was asked to ftpeak and reported progress to date for this body he said not much has been accomp lished because the authority still aw aits a government report which will follow the survey of the watershed madr a year ago card thai refuci your good ftf boxed assortments of 4l- jav christmas cards 59 100 l up joes tuck sh kuu uw vmunw rattj flowers for every occasion dasion wort sfwdaltyl nowrrs by wir anywfcar in the wuild norton floral trlau 7jstl omiattraa g on our tenth anniversary another canadian achievement 22000 jobs 4 companies 9 plants 5400000 square feet of floor area thctt are ihf buc fiium for a v rof oniji llmilrd and in four member companm a empjoyt of canadian pctipla nd ihcir uillt an organisation which had hi tritimnit only 10 yean afo thu k wih 300 cmpluyiw t are kia impreuive figure lor a lyearold corporation they imply much tioih and development a record 01 ugnificant achievement over a relatively- rl penod of linv they re ugnificant fit urci lro orividing one meaiure of he a v roe canada gioup i contribution lo the health and vitality of the canadian economy and iu itale in the nation i future thu contribution it truly remarkable in 10 ihort yeari ihe a v roe canada company have provided canada with in lint m traniport in firet jet interceptor in ant jet engine in lint private aeronautical facilitiea 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