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Times & Guide (1909), 31 Mar 1949, p. 3

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106 MAIN ST. SOUTH Simpson Motor Sales = The confusion of numbering on Lawrence Ave. received consideraâ€" tion by Council when a communiâ€" cation from the Township of Etobiâ€" coke was received suggesting a logical numbering system on the street, At present, the Mayor exâ€" plained, there is a Lawrence Ave. E. and a Lawrence Ave. W, from Yonge St. Then, in the Weston portion of the street, Lawrence Ave numbers east and west from the Main St. and over the river the houses start to number again, Obviously, such a haphdzard numâ€" bering system is causing considerâ€" able confusion and duplication, especially to delivery truck drivers and mail carriers. The suggestion of Etobicoke, which was adopted by council, was thatâ€"the town carry on the numbering from North York at Jane St. over to Etobicoke Council‘s attention was brought to the matter of heavy traffic on Main St,. North by Reeve Rownâ€" tree who claimed that a large number of. heavy tractorâ€"trailer trucks were using the Main St. North and speeding the deteriora~ tion of that road. Council discussâ€" ed the subject, during which discusâ€" sior it was mentioned that the dirt sideâ€"roadsâ€"&lso stiffer heavily from these vehicles, No action was decided upon. _ Council gave their approval last ‘Monday night to an< offer of $3,600. towards the cost of the ©Etobicoke Foot Bridge with the © provision that no further financial ‘pbligation : or liability for the \‘bridge will be incurred. A comâ€" <munication from the Etobicoke ‘Council stated that a tender for ‘the bridge had been accepted at a cost of $14,395 which is considerâ€" ably higher than was first estimâ€" ated almost two years ago. Alâ€" though the town is not financially ,liable for the cost of the bridge which will span the Humber at the faingrounds south of Lawrence "Avenue, the town should not ignore the â€" Etobicoke need and should *adopt a good neighbour policy," said _ Deputyâ€"Reeve Seagrave. ‘Council was unanimous in their decision to make the offer. Special fastâ€"setting cement will be purchased to pave the Main St. between Oak and Park Sts. at an additional cost so. that this porâ€" tion. of the street will. not become a bottle neck. The Special Roads Committee, _ which _ recommended the purchase, said that ordinary pavement would require about 21 days for drying while the special fastâ€"setting cement would need only 4 or 5 days, This action, the committee stated, would prevent the detouring of traffic over the Wadsworth bridge for more than a few days. Profits and losses for the town trans ortation systems continued to show a favourable balance durâ€" ing the month of February 1949, according to the latest TTC ‘stateâ€" ment to the town. Net profit for the month for both the Main St. and crosstown buses was $357.50 while for the same period last year a deficit of $208.08 was experiencâ€" ed. Profits for the Main St. operaâ€" tion showed an increase this year during February to $597.72 as comâ€" pared with a profit of only $198.73 in 1948. The crosstown bus conâ€" tinued to operate at a loss during February of this year although not as great as for the same period last year. In February 1949, the crosstown bus operation showed a deficit of $240.22 in 1948 the deâ€" ficit was $406.81. Transportation Chairman Jack Holley reported proâ€" gress in the matter of the proposal of the Weston Business Men‘s Asâ€" sociation‘s suggestions for imâ€" proved crosstown ‘bus service and stated that a detailed report would likely be forthcoming at the next Council meeting. TTC Statement For February Reveals Profit Of $357 For Bus Operationâ€" Council Approves PUC Loan Of $22,000 leston To Contribute o Westmount Bridge ® Independent, coil spring front suspension. ® Powerful Lockheed hydravlic brakes. *: Opticurve windshieid and rear window. * "L" head engine of proven power. * Full width front seat. * Fingerâ€"fick synchromatic gearshift. * Immensely strong, oneâ€"piece body and chassis. * Draftiess ventilation. * Selfâ€"cancelling traffic indicators. Up to 35 miles per gallon. Mr. Banting stated, this agreeâ€" ment applies to the Junior series only, _ and â€" that â€" Intermediate, Juvenile, Bantam and Peeâ€"wee will still be open for the Community Council or anyone else interested ’ Undér _ the _ agreement, Mr. ‘Smythe will supply his own coach, ‘trainc-r and manager, but neither Mr, Smythe or Maple Leaf Garâ€" dens will have anything to do with the management of the arena. It was also agreed that where posâ€" sible, home games of the Juniors would be played on Friday nights in Weston. Although: nothing deâ€" finite was said in the agreement it is expected this Junior team will take the name of Weston. Continued from page 1â€", cipally owned or otherwise gives free time, was obtained.. The â€" installation should make a saving of some $1,200 each month for the PUC who agreed to pay. off the loan in two years. Reeve Rowntree pointed out that the savings would continue after the installation was payed for and would eventually benefit Hydro consumers. Mr. Weisdorf, of Weston Ladies‘ Wear, asked council to permit him to put up a prefabricated steel canopy over the entrance of his new Main St. store to protect his fabrics from the rays of the sun and for modernization purposes. The canopy would extend over the street line three feet at one end (and angle in so that no eneroachâ€" ment of the street line would exist ;}a‘t the other_end of the canopy. fDPputyâ€"reeve‘ Seagrave criticised fthe indefinite plans presented to council and mentioned the protecâ€" itive boarding â€" construction â€" was erected before a building permit ;had been issued. Councillor Holley agreed with the deputyâ€"reeve that plans were indefinite but suggested that three feet be specified. It was finally > agreed that permission: would be granted to Mr. Weisdorf providing an agreement was reachâ€" ed with him specifying the threeâ€" foot limit and that plans satisâ€" factory to the engineer were submitted by Mr. Weisdorf. Council approved the loan to the Public Utilities Commission of $22,000 to install a flatâ€"rate water heater control system, providing the approval of the Ontario HEPC Maple Leaf Gardens Earlier, the delegation had said that baby carriages bogged down on the road, and milkmen don‘t come near the place. The engineer stated that this had been an excepâ€" ‘&ionally bad spring for roads but that the Works Dept. had planned to lay a proper base of crushed stone and grade it for drainage as soon as possible. Mayor Thompson told the delegation, "We want you to feel at home in Weston and we welcome your complaints â€" and criticisms. We willâ€"try to look after you as best we can." A delegation from Patika Ave, revealed deplorable conditions of this street and enquired what the procedure was to get an improved roadâ€"on their street. Deputyâ€"reeve Seagrave explained to Mr. A. K. Wallis and the delegation the proâ€" cedure, In the past, Mr. Seagrave said, the residents on the dirt, roads in the town had not beem willing to pay their portion of the cost of a macademized road and conâ€" sequently many dirt roads reâ€" mained. The deputyâ€"reeve said that twoâ€"thirds of the home owners on the street must sign a petition to council asking for the improved road. Then the town estimates the cost and tolls the owners on the street for their portion of the cost. who would continue the numbering from there. % wesrton 657 _ To date about one fifth of the canvass has been completed and a total of more than $7,000 has been collected from local residents. Mr. Banting said money will have to be subscribed faster to get artiâ€" ficial ice for the 1949â€"50 season. A copy of the complete agreeâ€" men between the two parties will be found elsewhere in this issue. Any money received from the operation of the arenga which is not spent in maintenace, must be turned back into the centre for imâ€" provement of same, as per the agreement with the Town of Wesâ€" ton. As mentioned before the Trustees cannot put a mortgage or any debt on the Recreation Centre, and if the Trustees are depleted to less than five, or the Lions Club disbands, the Recreation Centre reverts to the town, debt free. to sponsor. In this respect he said, & percentage of the gates will be given the teams. _ York County is well represented by entries â€" from Woodbridge, Thistletown, â€" Toronto, ~Thornhill Willowdale, Agincourt, Richvale, Weston, Pine Grove, Lansing, York Township, Richmond Hill, Humber Summit, Maple, Unionville Sutton West, East Gwillimbury, North Gwillimbury, _ King, _ Langstaff, Swansea, _ Todmorden, Milliken, Bolton, Willow Beach and Schomâ€" berg, |__As the York Music Festival apâ€" proaches the opening day of its 1949 sessions, almost 300 entries ‘have been received for the various classes. This is more than double the number entered last year and, according to H. H. Sawdon, vice president, this year‘s incfeased enâ€" tries are proof that the festival is filling a definite need in York County, The 1949 adjudicators will be Miss Nina Gale, Royal Conservaâ€" tory of Music, Toronto; W. A. Capps, A.C.A.M., Brampton; Mrs. Florence Aymong and George Coutts both of the Royal Conservaâ€" tory of Music. New this year is the class for piano. _ The festival this year commences on Tuesday morning, April 5, and will be opened by Dr. G. D. Mcâ€" Lean, president, at 9.30 a.m, There will be 75 classes which will conâ€" tinue through Tuesday afternoon and _ evening, Wednesday â€" and Thursday and Friday. The grand concert of prize winners will be held the evening of the following Mondey, April 11, at the Orange Hall, Woodbridge. Mr. R. E. Little of Little Bros. Ltd., Weston Ford and Monarch Dealers, announced this week the n'ppoint-ont of Eddie Morris, wellâ€"known hockey official, to the staff of Little Bros. in the capacity of sales manager, â€" The :::oht-ut of Emmett Pritchard to the sales staff was n‘m annound by Mr. Little, Woodbridge Scene Of York Music Festival Which Starts April 5 LITTLE BROS. ANNQUNCE SALES APPOINTMENTS Mon. 1OUIS P. CECILE, K.C. Municipal Clerk in the municipality in which the camp is established, or in unorganized disâ€" tricts, to the inspector of Provincial Police in that district. If you are in doubt as to your status insofar as this Act is concerned, please write to the Deputy Minister, Department of Travel and Publicity, Parliament Buildings, Toronto. DEPARTMENT OF TRAVEL & PUBLICITY All licences issued to Tourist Camp Operators under The Tourist Camp Regulation Act, 1946, expire on March 31st, 1949. Applications for renewal should be made to the EDDIE MORRIS Licences Expire MARCH 31st TOURIST CAMP OPERATORS Tourist business is YOUR business. T:"Cudi-n Association of Toutist and Publicity ux has r lished an informative booklet "The Visitor Industry" which tells what you can do to help further this importaot national program. Write for yoor NATIONAL TOURIST SERVICE WEEK From May 2nd to May 9th PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS TORONTO ©NTARIO The appointment of Mr. Eddie Morris and Mr. Emmett Pritchard to the sales staff was announced this week by Mr, R. Little. Mr. Morris, new sales manager‘ of }Little Bros. has had twenty years‘ experience in the automobile trade and consequently is well qualified to serve the people of Weston and district in this position, said Mr. Little. Mr. Morris is the viceâ€"presiâ€" dent of the Toronto Hockey League and is wellâ€"known as a golfer. He is the brother of Elwin Morris, forâ€" ‘mer Maple Leaf defenseman, and of Frank Morris, the Argonaut rugby star. Mr. Pritchard, the other sales appointment, has had conâ€" siderable experience in the autoâ€" mobile trade as a salesman, i Harry Smith of Linslade, Bucks, England ,has won 1,000 prizes in 50 years with tan rabbits. { At present, the Little Bros.‘ Wesâ€" ton business is in charge of Mr. Alex Little, president of the firm, ‘and his son, Mr. R. E. Littl. , secreâ€" taryâ€"treasurer. ‘In 1939 the staff consisted of a small service and sales force of four persons but since that time has grown to a much larger sales, parts, and serâ€" 'vice departments. Another large service building has recently been built to provide better facilities for ‘ever increasing service business. Mr. R. Little said that the public are invited to come in and inspect the new premises, â€" Little â€" Bros. â€" were originally established in Richmond Hill in 1926 by Alex Little and his byother R. D. Little. Then in 1939, e opportunity arose for Little ros, to take over the Weston Ford and Monarch Dealership at the preâ€" sent location. They did so and toâ€" day business is such that an addiâ€" tion to the service de ent has been necessary and a mucthvenâ€" larged staff is employed. This week, Little Brothers Ltd., Ford and Monarch Dealers, are celebrating their tenth anniversary of automotive sales and service at their Weston location. At the same time, a new, modern extension that has been built onto the service deâ€" partment has been opened and the public are invited to inspect these premises. Little Bros. Ltd. Celebrate 10 Yrs. Service In Weston EMMETT PRITCHARD TOM C.. MeCALL Daputy Minister 54 Main N. The April meeting has been arranged in the Parish Hall through the courtesy of Reverend Roe and the wardens of the chyrch. Anâ€"evening of quiet social recreaâ€" tion will occupy the club group. The Junior Community Council will take the responsibility of settingâ€" up an evening of fun for these folk. As a further plan, the Pax Bible Class of the Presbyterian Church will be hosts to the Over 60 Club in the month of May, which occaâ€" sion will be announced at a later date and plans outlined. Notices enocerning this meeting will be going to many folk in the _ There will be a social gathering {d&vwflud:nna Friday evening, April pm. in the Parish Hall of St. John, Main Mm lorth.l;l\o Junior Co:; munity Council in cooperation wi the Director of Recreation will proâ€" vide an evening of entertainment for the senior megbnn of the town at this time. Junior Councillors Plan Social Night For Over 60 Club Branch : Phone 16 GUARANTEED WASHER REPAIRS VACUUM CLEANERS Payments Arranged To suUIT YOoU Don‘t Forget New and Used YOUR 3c COUPON and made payable direct to us / s\ &&& AT PoLLARD‘s NEW 69.50 27.50 USED 2 STORES Juggins: He‘s about the meanâ€" est man I know. Joggins: How‘s that? Juggins: He‘s had the legs sawn of. the wheelbarrow so that I can‘t sit down and rest. T ks i ons to, amnntee you can with the Director of Recreation at Zone 4â€"222 and let him know that you are coming. Likewise, folk who receive notices are asked to phone in to the office. This is a conveniâ€" ence because it will assist with the preparations for refreshments and accommodation. Joggins: How do you zet on with the boss, old man? bmowth ho t( dige na w wl ioh | l yaet"" .. HOUsEnoLn @pPruIRncel If It‘s Electricalâ€"Try Us â€" _ . loget Expertly and Carefully Coimpiled 31 PAISLEY AVE. INCOME TAX RETURNS COMBINATION New and Used STOVES ELECTRIC COAL HYDRO APPROVED HOT WATER HEATERS INSTALLEDâ€" 2 YEAR GUARANTEE and Congratulations s to attend this 1924 254 YEAR APRIL Ist YOU‘LL FIND YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE POLISHERS 59.50 up 36.50 up New and Used USED New Toronto Branch : 746 Lakeshore Road at 3rd New Toronto, Ont. ‘Phone Zone 6â€"929 Branch Manager: S. Z. McMillien 1949 Just what would your wife Protection at Low Cost ARELLOS L FOR THE "you were no longer h to earn the money ? specially designed to toke care of just this contingency for you. Consult our local representative. He will show you how a new source of income can be provided for her, 9 There‘s a Mutual Life of We rent Vacuum Cleaners, Polishers and Sanders. PHONE 12 RENTALS to appreciate you SMALL ENOUGH LARGE ENOUGH 126.00 » Electric Washers New and Used USED 19.95 » @ RADIO REPAIRS 36 Main s aty

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