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dadlis These Grade 12 students are spending their Building Construction class actually constructing a house on Cochrane Street in Port Perry. Immediately above, Ross Pickard picks Up a cement block to take over to his fellow students, while on the top, Casey Van Schagen and Pat Diamond put a block in place. People often feel that learning can only be accomplished by confining students to neat rows in a classroom. But this is not the case with Port Perry's Technical Building Construction course. In this course, third and fourth year students are actually constructing a split- level house on Cochrane Street. "The project has been approved by the Durham Board of Education and by the parents of the various students. In addition, a local builder and contractor is supplying the necessary building permit, lot and materials. The project has been- organized so that each student can work on all phases of the job. The students will be doing 985-2211 start building house the footings, block foundat- ion, framing, floor, walls and roof. Each student is required to draft a prelimin- ary drawing of the phase of construction that the class is doing at that time. Each student is required to study local and national building codes so that all construction will meet the standards required by law. The project is ideal, not only: because the construct- ion site is close enough to the school for walking, but also because the students are reacting to the project with great enthusiasm. According to Mr. Miller, who teaches the building course, the project is "an invaluable experience for these students in that all topics on their course of study will be applied in the construction of this house'. 985-2211 SIX ONLY Niagara Dryers x Automatic Cycle « Permanent Press + and +, | PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Oct. 30, 1974 -- 19 Residents may go to court over road Township council hasn't heard the last of residents of Highland Beach who want the township to, at least, give Coulcliff Boulevard minimal maintenance services. They may even take the township to court oyer the matter. In late October, council decided that no services could be given to Coulter Street until the residents themselves bring the Boule- vard up to Ministry of Trans portation and Communicat- ~ ions standards. Only then, council said, could the township assume the road and maintain it. Cost of bringing the road up to the Ministry of Trans- portation and Communicat- ion standards has been esti- mated at $47,000 by Carr Construction. But a recent letter to council from a lawyer for the Highland Beach residents states that the Township's understanding of the matter was in error. Z. T. Salmers said the former Township of Reach assumed responsibility for the road in June 1929. Mr. Salmers said the reeve the clerk of Reach approved of, and the road was consented to, and dedic- ated to the township at the time. "I wish to advise you that by such action, in fact, the Township has assumed the obligation to maintain the roads and to provide access to the owners of the propert- ies in that area. In 1955, Judge John Pritch- ard closed the original road and designated another one in its place and that this order was made in the presence of the Council of the \ x Timed Drying % Interior Light Temperatures 39 Township of Reach. From that time on, the township maintained the road. That was until Scugog council came into existance last spring. The new council decided not to give the road any service, whatsoever. "In his letter to council, Mr. Salmers states that "if you do not proceed to maintain the roads-in a proper man- ner, these property owners would be faced necessity of bringing an action - for a Writ of Mandamus to enforce the obligation of the township in this regard." Mr. Salmers asked for a reply to his letter and said that if he doesn't receive a reply, he will assume the township will proceed to deal with the problem of road maintenance. If the township doesn't agree with Mr. Salmers sub- missions, he would like to be advised so that he could take the appropriate steps to have the matter settled in court. After council considered the matter in. late October, Clerk Neil Brodie sent the Highland Property Owners Association a letter stating that the "road" in question is not a public road until dedic- ated to and assumed by the Township. "The new municipality has in existence many 'roads' in similar position to yours," Mr. Brodie stated. "If the Township agreed to do work as you request, it would be compelled to do likewise in these other situations." Mr. Brodie then advised them what steps were neces- sary before the township could assume the road. (QE AALS{) with the } NT A Taba a ob Fe NEN SCTE N,v on ERs A YOR NZS ir 3 PENT A ES ir