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mesâ€"fin-.,m,.omnn,m to the south east corner during inclement weather? It means chartered buses and taxis. If such a building is to be erected, it should be in a more central location with easy travelling facilities and some shelter from nearby buildings. The main argument for those advocating the Eglinton Flats building doesn‘t hold water. We‘re told that they don‘t have a place where more than 125 can congregate. Fairbank Hall, under the borough‘s parks and recreation facilities department, can hold three or four times that number quite comfortably. And the bus stops at the door. hike over wide open spaces on windy and icy days? Or how do we transport them from, say, Weston Road and Church to Eglinton and Jane then over that wide and dangerous intersection When another hall was suggested for their meetings, he advised that it was too far away, yet it was only a few more blocks and nowhere near the mile or so that a new building on the flats would be. Even if there was a dire need, a building on the Eglinton Flats would present the borough with a whole new set of problems. Like how would we expect our older residents to negotiate the long Many of the calls led us to believe that most of our seniors are quite happy with present meeting rooms although one gentlemen â€" we‘ll give him the benefit of the doubt despite his embroidered remarks â€"did have a problem. His group cannot keep a chicken dinner warm nor boil more than one kettle for tea at one time without blowing fuses at their present location. | We received calls from businessmen, one politician, residents of the community at large and many senior citizens who appear grateful for what they have and don‘t want to be represented by spokesmen who, with their constant demands are making all senior citizens look like beggers. Calls came in from a fairly good cross section of the Borough of York and the ones in favor of not putting up a building were unsolicited. We‘re not sure such was the case for those on the other side of the ledger. For those interested in that sort of thing, we kept a record of phone calls following last week‘s editorial on the Eglinton Flats playhouse for senior citizens. Including a joint call from proponents Lily and Isaac Scott â€" which we counted as two â€" they were 10â€"1 in favor of the editirial and against the need of another senior citizens building, parâ€" ticularly on the Eglinton Flats. agreement between the TT.C. and York township for the provision of street car transportation on Weston likenumberofproudlasm‘a.'l‘enpersmswm assunbledaromdfl)e‘l‘imamcuidemmel.ibrary the other night. If this continues, the prospect of the editor having turkey for Thanksgiving is very remote. Toronto is worrying about the adv ars of some of its fimmWeston having t:ndng ln_gadeye, have none of these worries. By the way, what would happen if the fireâ€"bell did ring? To the youngsters who are playing the fool between Humber and Church Streets â€"out it out. Who was it that tied the school house door with barbedâ€"wire on Tuesday night? Have a little respert boys. The sexton is on the warâ€"path. Have you seen the new store on Denison Avenue? Weston is sure Telephone 241â€"5211 Second Closs Mail Registration Number 1588 Subscription Rates: Home Delivery $5.00 Per Year. Mailed Deliveries $7.00 Per Year in Advance in Canada. Other Countries $9.00 Published at 1705 Weston Rooad, Weston, each Thursday by Principal Publishing, a division of Burlington Printing Co. Ltd Established 1890. Incorporating the Weston Times and County of York Herald, the Times and Guide, and Weston Timesâ€"Advertiser, and the Weston Times. 60 years ago Heard at the post office corner: We have now six pretty soldierâ€"boys in town which means of course, a Delegation questions residential restrictions V.J. MacMillan, President and Publisher Bill Bailey, Managing Editor Hot line 40 years ago Circulation 249â€"7641 the street. The town has tentative approvaflf of the bylaw pehding the defining more clearly of the type of commercial industry to be allowed in the defined area. The delegation the idea of the removal of reddmfialrmmdcmmng that the narrowness of the street does not lend itself to commercial use . One A gelegation from Elsmere Avenue, Weston, questioned council on the progress of the proposed removal of residential restrictions on the north side of in the agreement for assured transportation for Roselands and North York, as well and Mount Dennis and Weston. T. Crowson told the meeting he had a copy of the original report on which the people voted. The T.T.C. he said had not yet served two of the districts for which transportation was to be provided and he believed that on this point the agreement could be invalidated. Road will be considered by Mount vennis rroperty Owners Association as a result of information subâ€" mmed at this week‘s meeting alleging that the T.T.C. This is 1973 and somewhere out in the urban community Metro‘s stadium comâ€" mittee is meeting in private places to listen to proposals from private industry for the development of a sports stadium. It seems so long ago. In August 1971 Metro‘s civic leaders voiced support for the development of a sports stadium on surplus Downsview airport land. In 1972 a North York controller named Paul Godfrey predicted that the stadium would be an issue in the 1972 civic election. If there is one way not to get public support for a project it is to discuss it in private. Metro government has a habit when it has a difficult issue to appoint a sub committee of politicians who are expected to meet behind closed doors and come up with a neat and tidy solution that will win wide public acceptance. In the case of the stadium committee, the 20 years ago Listening in private spokesman said the trucks are having to use the sidewalks now when they drive there. Council decided that the matter should be held over until the next meeting and the persons concerned ‘were to be inâ€" formed when the matter will next be discussed. 10 years ago In order to get some action on construction of the St. Phillips Road bridge, the Etobicoke works committee asked Weston to agree to the employment of consulting engineers to prepare detailed plans and estimates. The proposal would cost an estimated $50,000 with each municipality payng about $5,000, assuming normal Department of Highways subsidy. Weston would unâ€" dertake this venture with the understanding that it would in no way commit them to any further exâ€" penditure. It would cost an estimated $800,000 to construct the bridge with the Weston and Etobicoke share at $85,000. However, Etobicoke received a letter from the clerk of Weston stating that Weston‘s financial position is not to participate unless the suggested formula for apportioning the cost is revised. Let the stadium committee make its report but also let there be wide public discussion and debate over any private proposal. No doubt the stadium will be an issue in the 1974 civic elections. The Spadina subway will be â€"c_;)'mpleted by 1978 to the Downsview area. Metro wants to find some way that private funds would be used to build the stadium. No private company would build the stadium without public assistance in the form of municipal services which involves public expenditure. A sports stadium is something that could draw wide public attention and support. The public is entitled to know what proposals have been placed before the stadium committee not just the proposal that the committee will recommend at the conâ€" clusion of its private meetings. argument is that the private developers of such a project do not want to reveal their plans at this time. 30 | Noyice _ i7*$ gntlt THERE /