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THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1969 continued from Page 2 answers. Planning Commissioner, Peter Allen, and Borough Treasurer, George Mitchell, have been. asked by the Board to Mayor J ack, Mould Reports prepare a 'ot'g'ue,'t"'id analysis of the ef 'ect of high rise apartments in York. T h e r e p o r t o f management consultants on the function of York civic government, its departments, council and committees and boards is now in the hands of the Borough Legislation Committee for study. The Committee has asked for reports from various departments on the study. In a continued effort to keep Borough citizens well acquainted with civic activites York Planning Board has agreed that ratepayer organizations should be provided with the first page of each planning board agenda prior to a board meeting in order that citizens may Continued from Page 1 this regard the reply was, "A dispatcher can get ulsers you know". He then gave an account of his day. Thursday July 31, 1969. 7:30 a.m. It'started as a normal day for the Borough of York Fire Department. Hall maintenance, special training on new equipment, a pumper out on In Service Inspection (oops! Log that) and the usual number of calls to the switchboard for information. Hydi'o Interruption 12:00 noon Lunch time! Let's see, ah! Develled egg sandwiches, how nice. I like the way my wife makes develled eggs,, but this coffee, boy is it strong! - _ 12:22 pan. " Call for grass fire to rear of 35 Brownville Ave. Dispatch pumper No. 2. 12:25 p.m. . Hydro Power off. 12:25 p.m. Box alarm, Humber Memorial Hospital. Dispatch Pumper No. 4, Aerial No. 4, Pumper No. 5, Aerial No. 2, Car No. 6,, and Car No. 8. 12:34 p.m. Radio call from Pumper No. 2, needs assistance because railway ties and other garbage burning. 12:35 pan. Pumper No. 5 clear from Humber Memorial Hospital, dispatched by radio to assist Pumper No. 2. 12:36 p.m. Pumper No. 1 dispatched to Ray Avenue at Watson Rd. to grass fire. 12:38 p.m. Pumper No. 3 and Aerial No. 3 dispatched to Wilby and Weston Rd.; reported as a building fire but found to be grass fire. A gulp of the coffee-ugh. 12:45 p.m. Aerial No. l dispatched to 640 Lander Ave., person trapped in a stalled elevator. 12:50 p.m. ‘ Trouble Alarm from Northwestern Hospital. Confirmed by telephone that the house was on the line and that no fire existed. 12:52 p.m. Pumper No. 4 and Aerial No. 4 back in Station. Y o r k B o a r d o f Education and the Borough will be the host when 24 students from Winnipeg make a visit on August 18 under the Young Voyageur Programme. This is a federal-provincial project designed to encourage students to become familiar with the community. Plans, are being made to provide the students with a luncheon in our Centennial Building. Yorkettes Majorettes Corps plans to travel to Montreal this year for the Grey Cup Parade. The corps consists of about 150 members in age brackets from 8 to 20 years. Through a combination of fund raising activities and grants the Corps hopes to raise sufficient money to finance the trip. The Corps carries the Borough flag in its parades. know what will be York is joining other Metro municipalities in 12:54 pan. Pumper No. 4 dispatched to 214 Vaughan Rd., persons trapped in stalled elevator. 12:56 p.m. Pumper No. 3 and Aerial No. 3 back in station. Another gulp of coffee; but its cold. 1:16 pan. Aerial No. 4 dispatched to 29 Church Street, people trapped in stalled elevator. Pumper No. 4 dispatched by radio to this call. Aerial No. 1 station. Pumper No. 1 station. Pumper No. 5 station. Aerial No. 4 station. Pumper No. 4 station: Pumper No. 2 station. 2:35 p.m. Pumper No. 5, Pumper No. l, Aerial No. l dispatched to 971 Eglinton Ave. West (False alarm). - 2:40 p.m. Pumper No. 2, Aerial No. 2 dispatched to Canadian Kodak. Pumper No. 5, Car No. 6 dispatched by radio to this call. 2:55 p.m. Pumper No. 5, Pumper No. 2, Aerial No. 2, Car No. 6 back in ,atsatie Time nu another cup of coffee. 4:37 p.m. Pumper No. 2 dispatched to Kodak Drive, Grass and garbage fire. 5:00 p.m. Pumper No. 2 back in station. 5:30 p.m. Night man here, now it's his headache. Boy! Am I glad this shift is over, and it was nearly all caused by failure of one Hydro Transformer out on Highway 27. 1:20 p.m 1:20 p.m 1:25 p.m 2:10 p.m 1:26 p.m 1:30 pan back in back in back in back in back in back in asking the Ontario Department of Municipal Affairs to support implementation of legislation to give municipalities power to prohibit the sale and setting off of certain types of fireworks while also regulating the use of other types of fireworks not considered dangerous to people or property. A proposed uniform by-law, for all Metro municipalities, governing the use of fireworks is now under consideration. The Works Department was authorized to instal a bus stop shelter at Scarlett Edinborough Court as well as receiving permission to build a sidewalk on Avon Avenue adjacent to Porter Avenue stadium. Safety footwear has been purchased for the employees in the Borough Works and Parks Departments. There are occasions when the efforts of certain groups within the community deserve a good round of applause. [would particularly like to give credit to the Governing asl The system consists of a giant press which compacts non-organic garbage into cubes, wraps them in wire mesh and then transfers them into a tank of liquid asphalt. After water cooling, the asphalt casing hardens into an almost unbreakable and leak-proof covering. A single press produces one cube every seven minutes and can process about 100 tons of garbage in an eight-hour shift. The Gal Next Door TGND battling with her bank statement and cheque book informed me, "I never worry about the wolf at the door. I simply feed him in installments, like everything cl: Free With " Gclbm '75: With 9 can“ Me With IS Gun... 1.00 wan. 6 so; wan. 12 Gallon: 1.25 WIN- 3 G- . ms . 1Mtttltt u. Qéoamo. Fiiiirtiii Wash THE WESTON TIMES [ill] ._ Car Wash Committee of the York Area Social Planning Council which, as early " 1967, saw the need to investigate the needs of New Canadians living in York. Of particular help was the establishment of a neighbourhood information service which listened to the needs and inquiries of the ethnic groups gathered in the Borough. Many of the inquiries concerned Borough regulations related to zoning and other matters. The time and effort put into the establishment of the information service cannot be underestimated and deserves the full support of the community. WITH GAS THE Borough planners and civic officials are concerned about pedestrian access across the Spadina Expressway in the area of Cedarvale. In the words of the Planning Commissioner, "to deny pedestrian access across the expressway would be unthinkable". York intends to ask Metro government to reconstruct the Glencedar bridge after expressway .work is completed in the Cedarvale area. To eliminate this bridge would deny north-south access in the area between Bathurst WASH COSTS Metro Planning Continued from Pagel . 35 acre Sinythe Park and 3.5 acre Noble Park are within 1,000 feet of the site. and 15 per cent three bedroom apartment suites. A restriction was placed on the number of three bedroom units in an effort to keep down the potential school population from the development. Mr. Allen said the proposed Queensbury development will contain 40 per cent one bedroom, 45 per cent two bedroom "Why is it we have to have all the apartment projects in the west end," said one housewife. York Mayor Jack Mould said developers are being attracted by the arterial road system which includes Jane St., Scarlett Rd. and Weston Rd. 5E] S t net and Arlington A policy has been set concerning the me of the Borough of York’s municipal council chambers for civic marriage ceremonies. 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All costs related to the nee of the Council Chamben will have to be metby the applicant. 762-5157 P-3