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ES dneaontcans 2 Mppppnpmeensinmne Meqosoonooonnnonensngensnns reeedereeennnnennnnsnn Mistetetetatats VQL. 11, No. 24, 17 Dayber Avenue â€" Phone 247â€"6137 Off Martingrove Rd. 1 block South of Belfield Metro executive committee joined the growing list of Ontario municipal groups that have protested reducing the civic term of office from three years down to two years. The idea of a civic election, from the cost standpoint to candidates, is deplored by Metro area elected representatives. Some Metro elected representatives are already complaining about the mailing cost for election literature that they expect to face in this Borough mayors last week asked for civic reports from officials to determine just how they could require contractors working on civic projects to reduce the noise level of drills, jackhammers and bulldozers. North York Mayor Basil Hall said mufflers could be put on construction equipment but it would reduce the power of the equipment. "Maybe we could require the use of rubber nails and rubber hammers," he told Metropolitan executive committee. York Mayor Phil White said there was a growing public concern about noise pollution. He said noise control legislation for all types of construction may be needed. North York Mayor Basil Hall has been named to the Civic Garden Centre board of management which is located at Edwards botanical gardens in the borough. Another member will be Etobicoke Controller John Carroll. Metropolitan council is going to hire two buses and take members of the Ontario Legislature on a tour of the Metro area. The provincial members will get a free luncheon as well as some adâ€" vice from the Metro politicians and planners. One borough mayor comâ€" mented: "those provincial politicians sit up at Queen‘s Park and they don‘t know what goes on around them." York Controller James Trimbee has been nominated for appointment as a director of the Metro housing company. The company has been building and managing low rental apartment projects for the elderly in the Metro area. Metropolitan council wants the company to turn over most of its operations to Ontario Housing Corporation. Mr. Trimbee would join North York Controller Paul Godfrey on the housing company. The president of the company, recently reâ€"elected for another term is Fred Hall, former reeve© of York Township. J. Watt Builders (Weston) Ltd. have won a $287,000 Metro contract to build a Metro police station on Finch Avenue in Scarborough. The company won out over 12 other companies that bid for the job. Metro planning board has agreed to a lane closing in York. The lane runs west from Harvie Avenue, north of Teigmouth Avenue. It will be leased to an abutting owner for parking purposes. The planâ€" ning board has also approved a proposed York residential subdivision north of Eglinton Avenue east of Dufferin Street. The subdivision planned by Ogee Holdings Ltd. will provide 266 housing units. TTC officials believe in going elsewhere to get expert advice on transit two officials to a rapid transit conference in Chicago, four officials to the Regina conference of the Canadian Transit Association, one official to a conference of auditors in Los Angeles and two ofâ€" ficials to New York to inspect the big city‘s subway signal system. NEWS BRIEFS The commission next month will send YOU ARE INVITED TO ourR Rubber nails o t s e l in iei it cce NEW SHOWROOM ALL MODELS ON DISPLAY Hall named Lane closed Nomination Bus tour Contract Protest Advice 90 Westonâ€"York Times THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1972 Within seconds following the aerial display of its ‘first stage,‘ the rocket plunged earthward into a group sitting watching the show. It exploded on impact killing a youngster who was permitted to attend the fireworks display because parents ruled that it would be safe, it was supervised, she would be accompanied by adults. Lucy Innocente, 13, of Westdale Drive, Downsview, a grade 7 student at Lawrence Junior High School, attended the Smythe Park fireworks display, sponsored annually by the Church of the Advent for some seven years, with a friend and her mother. She died almost instantly. Three others were more fortunate. A North York woman, Delores Dean, her son and Setlur Vatsan, Etobicoke, all received burns from the mishap but were released A skyrocket arched through the air spilling its beautiful array of colors to the usual oohs and ahhs of unsuspecting onlookers on the ground below. Few réalized that the rocket had not completely spent itself in delighting its spectators. Few knew that the second portion had not fired. Competitive units will turn off Lambton Avenue, continue up Guestville Avenue to Dennis Avenue and break off at Dennis Public School. Marching in the competitive unit will be the York Firefighters Trumpet The Mount Dennis Legion members are hosts of the parade and doors of the Legion will be open to serve refreshments following the parade. Marchers will proceed down Weston Road to Lambton Avenue, west on Lambton Avenue to Jane Street and south on Jane to Smythe Park. The parade will be divided into two secâ€" tions â€"â€" baseball associations and comâ€" petitive marching units. Competitive units will pass a saluting base at Branch 31, Mount Dennis Legion. The salute will be taken by Mayor Philip White, with council members, local personalities and sports figures looking on. Markers are P.S.M., R. Fairlie and Sgt. B. Byron. Objection to the reduction was heard at the byâ€"law review committee meeting and again at Board of Control by W. R. Hamilton, Commissioner of Buildings for the Borough. The average size property lot in York is 25 feet. Reduction of four feet on either side of the property line to permit side windows leaves a builder with less than seventeen feet to build on. ‘"‘What kind of houses are you building with this restriction?" questioned Mr. Saunders. "They would have to be monâ€" strosities," he answered. . g s ‘‘We did not design this borough. It‘s been hodge podge development since the early 1900‘s," Controller Douglas Saunders told Board of Control last week. A recommendation from the byâ€"law review committee to reduce the minimum separation requirement, with respect to openings in house walls, from four feet to two feet six inches caused Mr. Saunders to comment: ‘"It would permit York to develop into something we can live with." ‘You cannot relate the planned 60‘ to 100‘ lots in Etobicoke or rural Ontario to the existing small lots in the Borough of York and the City of Toronto," stated the conâ€" troller, referring to a new building stanâ€" dards byâ€"law developed by building comâ€" approved by York Council. Twelve hundred participants are ready for the ball player‘s march to Smythe Park, Saturday, May 27. The parade starts at twelve noon sharp at Weston Fairgrounds behind Weston Arena near Lawrence Avenue. No amalgamation of Metro fire departments York Mayor Philip White said the proposal should be struck out and the legislation committee told to consider what Metropolitan council wanted studied in the first place â€" the possible coordination of area fire training facilities. There was no suggestion from the council that it was inâ€" departments. Metro executive committee was shocked last week to find that Metro legislation committee had proposed obtaining legislation that would permit amalgamation of all area fire departments. irns from the mi but were released om Nonhnmul following eatment. The event, up until misfiring, had been Unspent skyrocket kills spectator Affecting a right Season send off d k te of the fire CLZ1 241â€"3581 180 CHURCH ST., WESTON.ONTART peared quiet with little damage rep a result of accidents or mishan fireworks. F mawma_nutmhdm mmu:f::whmun years Mnfl and use of firecrackers within It is not known at this time if restrictions will be made. 4 It was near the end of the evening that the accident occured. Smythe Park, still un dergoing competition by the borough, is situated at Jane and Alliance crossroads. It was near this corner of the park where the rocket came down. Borough of York fireman were handling the firing of the display, a chore that they perfect. Bands from the Borough of York and all across Metro delighted the gathering with their marching routines. and music. Majorettes, highland dancers and other attractions kept the audience entertained until darkness and the beginning of the aerial spectacular. f The baseball association section of the parade will continue over to Smythe Park. Marchers in this section include: Branch 31, R.C.L. Color Guard and Duty Color Party; Branch 57, R.C.L. Brasg Band and Duty Band; West Toronto Optimists Yorkette‘s; York Baseball Association and executive; Weston Majorettes; Markham Drum and Bugle Corp; Our Lady of Victory Basebail Association executive; Branch 528, R.C.L., Legionette‘s; Diamond Jubilee Flute and Drum Corp and the Toronto Royalettes. This section of the parade breaks off at Smythe Park where festivities will continue as the baseball leagues play several exhibition games. & Parade Marshal, John Hishon of the Mount Dennis, Branch 31 Legion and his executive have worked hard the past few months to ensure the success of the parade which will launch the baseball season in York. They invite everyone to come out along the route and to join the paradeâ€" spreading between houses. He agreed to a reduction of three feet but stated that ""anything less, I would have to disagree with." In a report to the board, Mr. Hamilton explained that builder who must have openings in the side wall would likely leave one wall blank in order to get as close as possible to one lot line, utilizing the greatest possible lot width on the other side. ‘‘The byâ€"law presently affects our right to light," said Mr. Saunders. "In order tu have windows on the side of a house, a builder would be forced to narrow his building. This leaves him a choice of stacking, or lengthening the building, destroying the rear yard, which is so important to our quality of life," Two and a half feet from the property line (five feet between houses), would allow enough room for a firefighter to get between houses in the event of a fire, maintained Mr. Saunders, adding that York has not had a fire where the house next door was lost since the days of volunteer firefighters. : Board of Control voted mflmfi in favor to support recommendation of the byâ€" law review committee, allowing 5 per cent wall openings at a minimum separation requirement of two feet six inches. Band, Toronto Negro War Veterans Color Guard, Branch 286, Pipe Drum Band and Color Party, Pride of Victoria Flute Band, Branch 46 R.C.L. Color Party and Branch 266, R.C.L. Color Party. What the legislation committee did was recommend that the province consider amending the Metro Act to provide for the amaigmation of the fire departments. Another borough mayor called the com mittee recommendation ‘"the work of amateurs." Metro Chairman Ab Campbell said the legislation committee made its recommendation without consulting the boroughs. Some years ago the metropolitan council had a committee study amalgamation of the police departments and fire departments. The result was that only the police departâ€" ments were amaigamated. Mr. Hamilton, who recommended the byâ€" law, maintained that the four feet restricâ€" Other incidents SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS FLORIST llm w: