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Page 2%â€"The Times, Thursday, August 30, 197 A slight problem for the Borough of York Works Department in the area went without was this ruptured water main on Industry Street last week. carried out the task. The steel pipe burst and a section had to be replaced. Plants Who can resist a pretty little kitty â€" especially when they‘re as cute and proud as this wee fellow. The Borough of York Animal Control Centre has several of his family around that are up for adoption to good homes. But if it‘s not a wee kitty you‘re wantin‘, then they have several other kinds of pets around that need people to live with. The centre has puppies and gerbils and mice and things like that there that they would love to place. A telephone call to 653â€"2700 will find out what they have. Or why not drop in for a visit. The centre is on Municipal Drive â€" between the Municipal and Centennial Buildings on Eglinton Avenue West â€" just past the police station. ~ water service while workmen Mr. Gallichan has been attending T.T.C. meetings and asking council to support extension of the service for two years. Concern has been expressed by him and Alderman Chris Tonks on the accident rate on Rogers Road because of poor conâ€" ditions of the road and defective tracks. York council again enâ€" dorsed the extention by the Toronto Transit Commission of the Rogers Road trolley bus service to Jane Street and Alliance Avenue via Weston Road and Humber Boulevard. In April 1971 council asked the T.T.C. to repair, Rogers Road as quickly as possible and in August, 1972, Mr. Gallichan told council that something had to be done. He said there was a dire need for action then, not ten years later. A minimum of 50 percent membership of the band must be residents of the borough at the time an apâ€" plication for affiliation is submitted. A committee will Council gave its support to requesting the T.T.C. to consider, as an interim measure, the provision of a gasolineâ€"powered or dieselâ€" powered bus service from the present termination of the Rogers Road service over to Jane Street and Alliance Avenue. The approved motion, submitted by Alderman Jack Gallichan, also asks for the reâ€"routing of the Runnymede service to an onstreet loop via Eglinton Avenue, Weston Road and York Avenue. grant at $30 for each resident member. "This should en courage wider participation from borough residents.‘"‘ said Mr. Trimbee. "And encourage bands to hire residents to increase the grant allotment." York council has approved a recommendation from the legislation and property committee that requests private legislation for the removal of dead or diseased trees from private property, that are considered by council to be a threat to Council voted in favor of the proposal and all bands will receive grants acâ€" cording to their number of borough resident members. The $10 resident grant apâ€" plies for up to three perâ€" formances, leaving the of giving more money to residents of the borough who are members of bands," said Controller James Trimbee. It was Mr. Trimbee‘s suggestion that increased the amount to be paid band members who reside in the borough from $6.67 a perâ€" formance to $10 a perâ€" formance and removed the paying * of $6.67 to nonâ€" resident members. ad The act would permit the passing of bylaws requiring owners of private property to Bands benefit "I‘ve always been in favor Local members encouraged e wider participation September 30 each year, borough residents.‘‘ three concerts at a park or Mr. Trimbee. "And location to be agreed upon age bands to hire With the commissioner of nts to increase the Parks and recreation. allotment." To assist bands in raising inimum of 50 percent â€" funds for their operation, the ership of the band facilities of halls under the be residents of the jurisdiction of the parks and h at the time an apâ€" recreation department will on for affiliation is be available free of charge, ted. A committee will twice yearly. extension Tree removal The conversion is scheduled to take place in two stages. The first stage is the conversion of the existing streetcar facilities on Rogers Road to trolley coach, from Oakwood to the Bicknell loop. Stage two is the extension of the trolley coach service from Bicknell to a loop in the Jane and Alliance area. Stage one could be comâ€" pleted within a year, but no date has been set for stage two. Estimated cost for the first stage is $120,000. When conversion is completed, the T.T.C. will abandon the track on Oakwood Avenue, north of the loop and on Rogers _ Road. These facilities will become the property of the borough and Metro Toronto. * the current year exâ€" penditures and receipts of the band must be submitted on or before January 30 of the following year. Grants will not be in excess of 25 percent of operating costs. In June this year, the T.T.C. announced plans for the conversion of the Rogers Road streetcar route and the extension of the route over to the Jane and Alliance area. parks â€" and _ recreation committee, two members of the parks and recreation department staff and two bandsmen designated from affiliated band to appraise and advise on the calibre of each newly organized band and its ability to perform in a Main concern of Mr. Gallichan is the many apartment buildings located on Humber Boulevard, two of which are senior citizens buildings. The senior citizens shop at Rogers Road and Bicknell Avenue, a long walk uphill and over the Rogers Road bridge at Weston Road. The borough has agreed to supply property for a loop in the Jane and Alliance area and will pay for the roadway, concert or public perâ€" The bands must provide, during the period of June 1 to destroy, cut down, or remove any trees, that are dead or decayed following an inâ€" spection by the comâ€" missioner of ‘parks and recreation. If the owner of the lands did not comply with the order to remove the tree, the borough could then enter the lands and‘ cut down or remove the trees, charging the owner for the work. A financial statement of of a member of