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reconnn'endation , treasurer GE. Mitchell and the reading water meters will now revert back to the old system of four "tfat a year. A ll e over year ago, council introduced a one-a-year o cial reading system with an interim bill being sent out following a [ending tent in by homeowners, half way readin sent in h trtfrlfl'll the yer. This system has caused many problems because of incorrect readings sent in by homeowners, who were unable to un- derstand and till out the forms properly. Problems also erase when" householders York reverts back to old system of reading meters t' Metro parks commissioner Tom Thompson reports that Metro's new municipal golf course in the Eglinton Flats of York should be ready for opening next July. The basis course construction has been completed and all greens and trees are in good condition. Installation of the clubhouse, practice greens and a small dam to stabilize water features are the only remaining projects to be com- pleted on the golf course site. V Metro last week awarded a contract for the demolition of seven houses in North York which are on the site of the future Wilson yards of the Spadina subway line. Metro will pay $5,880 for demolition of the houses. . Loo k-Po in f in . Metro roads commissioner Sam Cass reports that since the introduction of pedestrian crosswalks in 1958 there has been a 36 percent reduction in pedestrian traffic fatalities - The commissioner is supporting the installation of "uok-Point" signs for pedestrians at all crosswalks in Metro. He suggests that it should generate more caution on the part of both pedestrians and motorists. The commissioner also notes that there is a lower pedestrian injury rate at crosswalks than at signalized traffic intersections. Metro reports that it will be possible to maintain one lane of trattie in each direction on Bathurst Street during the year long construction of a new bridge above St. Clair Avenue. Your Council is opposed to providing any detour route using the Cedarvale valley or old Spadina expressway route. Statistics provided by Metro police show that only seven percent of all 1972 rear-end collisions of vehicles were reported at crosswalks, compared to 19 percent at traffic control signal locations. Metro Roads and Traffic department is strongly opposed to an Etobicoke proposal that each borough be respon- sible for the speed limits on all streets within the borough. Metro has a 600-mile road system which enters every Metro municipality. 1 Metro roads commissioner Sam Cass said that if traffic control system would also be disrupted if every municipality started setting different speed limits on Metro roads. Metro traffic officials have agreed to no parking and no stopping regulations on Weston Road. No stopping anytime will be applied on the west side between a point 100 feet south of John Street and a point 100 feet north of John Street. No parking would be applied on the east side between Craydon Avenue and Ruther- ford Road. One way No stop Crunch Fore Gone moved. If the Tgtg, and who a high wateruser tttetttnr-tt1tmnratitr user,ttttrfinaitl1iwouldttehighandhadto be adjusted to the new owner’s con- !sutpptibn. # "It is "a present opinion that sane of the public at do not accept the present water "It is nay present opinion that sane of the mime at do not accept the present water g system and resent the interim payment features," said Mr. Mitchell in a report to council. He added that the latter part of the summer was dry which will result in high bills with the blame being attached to e billing system rather than an excessive amount of good weather com. Serving the community since 11tfr?-thyr3fitrv,poeombor, I}, 1913 Ttte Paving and widening of Trethewey Road from the Borough of York limits at North York's boundary to Eglinton Avenue has been approved under the 1974 capital requirement budget and air estimated $286,000 has been set aside to cover the work. Reconstruction of Rogers Road will cost $300,000 and realigment of Scarlett Road adds another $58,000. Storm and sanitary programs will amount to $1,810,500. The sewers to be installed on King Street, TYethewey Drive, Heath Street, Woodenhill Court and the north Cedarvale storm trunk. Curbs and sidewalks will be replaced up to $250,000 and watermains on Hickory Ttee Road, Weston Road and Bellevue Crescent add another $153,000 to the capital requirements. In the parks and recreation department vehicle replacement amounts to $100,000. Park development at Cedarvale park, phase 2, amounts to $30,000. Keelesdale park will cost $65,000 to conclude phase 2, including a ball diamond, parking, lighting, topsoil. soccer field, tennis courts and a bicycle path. $50,000 has been allocated for si development of the J ttne.Wtolner park "E and the parks yard will have a garage a ditlon at a coat of $30,000. There is no way-that this “$837!? wants any part of Santa or his present. She was one of N o w a _ many children of C.U.P.E. Union 840 of the Borough of York who were treated to an afternoon y of entertainment, Christmas goodies and favors and those presents. More pictures on page three. tt I O O Trethewey widening gets approval "m "dllgttfirtt problems, with the yearly stem were h water Nils due to faulty iiliii't,'iii 2,ltt. oorrect readings being ret by the consumer, lack 12gtrgl contact by not laymmeterreo ,andtutincredseot rates 30percentrithai0pereentirs crease in consumption purchased trom Metro, makings total increase of” per cent over Enviws year’s billings. He also recommending two servicemen work between the hours of 11 am. until 7 km, in order to pick up readings from Jtorpeawhereaceeasainnotkgained $45,000 has been allocated for the arenas and $52,000 for borough halls and swimming pools. The library board will have $200,000 for the relocation of the Weston library. $90,000 has been given to the improvement of the former works yard at the rear of 2050 Dufferin Street. The treasury department Borough of York council changed a decision to put off purchasing a three acre park site, situated between Humewood Drive and Pinewood Avenue, during a council session held Wednesday, December 5, and authorized negotiations to purchase the property from OKA Developments fol-3960300. The meeting was a continuance of Monday's council session that had to be adjourned until Wednesday, because of lengthy deputations that carried the meeting on passed ll pan. This decision will come " a shock to several area residents who appeared at Monday's session to ask for public meetings before a decidon was reached, and left with the ttrtderatandhtg that the York offers $960,000 MrnirtutraAiv, rev tsaetr"tottteotdarAemqri1ittotvs igntht,eitte,eg1'2tth'vg2,fr. 1ithitrreport,Mr.Miteheliath%tdtttat there is a new system of meter realm tts developed, which he believes temaitotthetirobtems.Heaaidttte neyrgyat_emMiit1e,ott_eredirt_ttregtqet suhmittedtoeoitncilintheneartirttsrelby Controller Dough: Saunders. Mt. Saunders amen; aevetal. ‘ys at Emmott with In. system for hydrofwata' aid as readings. has a $60,000 allocation to build an addition on the animal control building and $200,000 has been allocated to the building extension at 2700 Eglinton Avenue West. The capital requirements for 1974 through 1978 for the borough amount to a total of $18,343,094. meeting would be held " soon as possible, giving them the opportunity to voice opinions, before the borough made any final negotiations. Residents told council that they were not against the purchase of the property and would prefer to see the area turned into a park. But they complained on the lack of notice about the proposal to purchase the in'the area should be aware of councii's' intentions. . The parkland is being mutilated with fundsprovidedin a medal account for pttrktocquisitionpttrpoeetrthatqmtrttuitt, 1qsttytttesaieotsiroermottqdinttte aottatonarmtDttteBoardotrild-tign tbroetetttiiiiogtdttiiartt. f andmaihtained thathomeomter, arguing chnnltl has n-nm " (windp- WESTON-YORK ONTARIO