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_ amem= Oimes and th Mustard President Eric Western agreed that the local canvass was very generously supported by Wesâ€" ton people but aithough United Appeal didn‘t make its target, it still granted to the organization mearly $6000 for ‘57 which was hore than a $1000 increase on amy sum collected logally. 16 M‘: q Whies Councillor Bull agreed "I fulâ€" ly realite the great benefit of having one appeal but is there ahy possibility of us not having to pay out a grant." Treasurer "I thought the local . canvass did very well in Weston," conâ€" tinued councilior Holley, "and it was for this reason that I opâ€" posed the organization joining the "Red Feather." F Eric â€" Western, "because ‘we though:mflnite adâ€" vantag hayi _big canâ€" wass. As counciliors might ‘well remember in _ Weston alone there were sometimes more than four campaigns in progress at : We voluntarily â€"approached the United Appeal," continued Organization _ treasurer _ Ed Mustard disagreed, in his frank admission: he. pointed‘ out that On joining the Uniter Appeal the V.O.N. was forewarned that they w@uld still have to depend on local grants. *"I understood ‘ that United * Appeal were going to fully supâ€" /1 port the costs of the V.O.N.,"|f commented Councilior Holley,|j "and it was for that reason that| the local branch joined the orâ€"}l ganization." 8 Promises of the United Appeal being the answer to a councilgm:'s plea for fewer local grants were sadly disapâ€" pointed in Weston Council this week when the local branch of the Victoria Order of Nurses presented a brief for the regular municipal bonus. of $1,250. Council Charity Sorely Tried Municipal Grant Still Needed A letter from Bala Avenue Home and School Association s read in York Township uncil Monday complaining of e lack of supervision on the unicipal rink after four p.m. t Bala Ave. school and the abâ€" ence of ail lighting on the bockey rink at Pearen Park. â€" The letter was referred to D. Appleton‘ of sports and recreaâ€" tion for his attentichn. Protest No _ Rink Supervision Reeve Tonks maintained the byâ€"law was not broken with the actual plans or construction of the hulfd.ing but only when the third family moved into a duâ€" plex building. "Would you auâ€" tomatically <refuse a man who requestsaâ€"legitimate permit for a ‘uple_x, â€" would you refuse a The ‘Commissioner of Works, O. Falls, began the discussion by â€"announcingâ€" to council that builders must come along with better duplex plans. "With a flick ‘of the wrist they become triplexes," he ‘said. Works Commissioner on buildâ€" ing m and byâ€"laws and the fund was greatly enriched. Controversial questions like â€" how can you prevent duplexes from tun%n( into triplexes, and what do you do with the third family living in a building where there ought only to be two families? â€" will cause the worthiest reeve or. councilior to swegs. & Extra Tax May Be Solution Causes For Couftil Cussing Claimed In Assessing Clash Vol.. 67, No. :4 m!h-d ynh-n emâ€" )UAL OCCUPANCY HOT POTAT( posed secondary school wak aiâ€" most halved. Purchase of some public school ‘gites was temporâ€" Faced with an estimated need for $7,353,811 in debentures for school sites, new schools and adâ€" ditions, the committee reduced the figure to $5,744,311 by postâ€" poning some projects and reducâ€" ing expenditures on others. In Education Board Cuts Spending North York Board of Educaâ€" tion . finance committee h as chopped more than $1,500,000 from its 1958 capital expendiâ€" tures program. consideration Eric Western replied that the area in Etobicoke was nowhere near as large as Mount Dennis, Mayor Clark seemed a little satisfied ut he proposed with council‘s support that the matâ€" ter should: be referred to the Finance Committee for further V.O.N. was only $350. "Why should Weston with a populaâ€" tion of 10,000 pay out $1250 when Etobicdke® with 100,000 only pays out $350," demanded the Mayor. The committee is to consist of Reeve Tonks, H. Hall, solicitor, Deputy Reeve Graham, Councilâ€" lors Mould and Taylor, and O. M. Falls. Emphasis was put on the fact that the committee is strictly for purposes of considerâ€" ing new assessing proposals. forever paying out the hard won funds of the municipal budget, particularly aggravated\ Mayor Clark who that the Etoâ€" bicoke mtflEntlan . for â€" the small area ced by the Councillor Royle moved that a committee be struck to conâ€" sider the recommendation of the Works‘ â€"Commissioner. Tonks to Lindenâ€""Are you in sympathy with the *taxpayers carrying the extra load?" _ Lindenâ€"‘"The answer to that is reâ€"assessment". Tll gecept this motion and make it rder tnr vougreciineg" *There‘s no shortage of .houxes, it‘s ashortage of: money". â€" Tonks â€" "We‘re sympathetic with people finding accommodaâ€" tion, but the burden will fall on the taxpayerâ€"". A "Slow down so the press can get it," interrupted councillors Gell and Linden. . _ Councilior Gell pointed out )“Put 25c in the potâ€"that allows you . a damn later on, a tinker‘s damn is ‘only a~ nickel." R Mrs. Gell suggested "Someâ€" body has to have a warrant to get in to see if there‘s three {familiesâ€"you'll look silly if you get to court and can‘t prove it." _ Councillor. Graham commentâ€" ied "Why not sgt up a commitâ€" tee to see~which byâ€"laws are enforceable?" â€" * Royle (a usually affable counâ€" cillor demanded "Why in hell are certain byâ€"laws not onforceâ€" able?"" _ Falls replied "I can give you a list of enforceable byâ€"laws." "I can see," . added Councillor Royle, "a whole avalanche of requests with the appointment of this officer asking us to enâ€" force every byâ€"lawâ€"we‘ll ‘have to go the whole hog." _ "It would be unfair to have a byâ€"law enforcement ‘officer inâ€" spect all properties," said Counâ€" cillor Linden. % Mrs. Gell was told there was no basic objection to triplexes provided buildings had adequate ;frontue and depth. "I daresay any basement can be turned inâ€" to. a suite of rooms but a byâ€" law becomed the law of the land and must be enforcedâ€"howâ€" ever, you can‘t put families on the street," agreed Falls. forcingwas not definable 3 N05 Nes n Howard said "I‘m damned if Councillor Conroy was a little sceptic, "I don‘t think the planâ€" ning.authorities would allow us to put it through pieceâ€"meal." Mayor Clark countered Conroy‘s ‘"We have just told people we can‘t protect them," continued the councillor referring to ‘the proposed apartments on St. John‘s Rd., "and I think .these stop gap bylaws can provide a temporary answer. "It seems to me that once an area has been approved in prinâ€" cipai for certain zoning it is very silly that the next day the proâ€" posals can be violated by a builder quite legally applying for a building permitewhich does not agree with the new zoning.‘ \_> "Stopâ€"Gap bylaws are the answer," according to counâ€" cillor Gordon Moore, this is the councillor‘s solution to the unhappy problem of how to protect an area which has besn slated for‘a particular zoning but has not yet received the legal approval of a blanket bylaw. A Protection Needed For Zoning h!ew Plans Open To Violation \_ "Stopâ€"Gap bylaws are the answer," according to counâ€" Pn e P ier SF D en ie ie d ected o who . torgol ~Ris. formal. wear,. fhi @rinhing metal.._ man... was.:a « wel ome © guest at. Weston Collaginte‘ss JunionPromâ€"whithâ€"was held:iasittwcecksâ€"The »dancingâ€"soupler> Suncdra" T esceGhd Barry Johnson are a little surprised Bby their .ro bot . friend‘s request but ‘the blagze youngsters of the "Sputnik Age" very ‘soon settled down 15â€" an amiable canversation. ° . "May 1 have the ‘next dance?" asks this who : forgol His. formal. wear, this grinhi THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1958 Finally all council agreed that they must get down and come to grips With this thorny, probâ€" lem. The popular suggestion was an all day meeting to investiâ€" gate the plans of blanket zoning and a date was fixed for Februâ€" ary 18th. We should take what we have right now and protéct it," agreed councillor ~Perry, éouncillors seemed surprised th at‘ countil had the authority to protect resiâ€" dents. comment pointing out that the present council was a planning board and could probably apâ€" prove such meéasure as Councilâ€" lor Moore proposed. f unusual faun of shake, rattle ‘and roll, A happy robot Thieves Flop tan’Theatre ; eakin Smashing open a popcorn maâ€" ‘chine the thieves netted a couple of dollars and cents, they also lifted a few cartons of cigareties but otherwise the evening wasnt very successful. ‘« Police of 24 Division are inâ€" vestigating the case and an eatly arrést is anticipated by the force. Weekend thieves broke into the, Biltmore Theatre on Main St., South late Saturday evening forcing a back door coal shute after the jlate show. The thieves broke into the theatre after at least_one previous, attempt sugâ€" gested police but their perseve:â€" ance found little reward for their midnight capers..° ¢ Councilior Wood whose recent responsibility of being elected chairman of the "Citizens Comâ€" mittee" prompted his keen inâ€" terest .in council‘s. proposals, expressed his immense: satisfacâ€" An elderly pedestrian was. inâ€" jured over the weekend at the corner of Dennison Rd. and Main St. He is Albert Quibell, 66, of 3 Sykes Ave. Mr. Quibell as walking across â€" Dennison Rd., corner when he was struck by a car making a left hand turn into the road. Road To Nowhere Closed" Soon "It is a very commendable scheme this ‘Doâ€"Itâ€"Now‘ camâ€" paign," commented Councilior Holley, "and we should endorse it," ' u. Momoge e wem 10000 en 6. North ‘York has not provided ‘t Dbridge crossing ‘Black Créak to the ‘west and its mm¢ down through. the ‘ area. « ; Full Support Of "Doâ€"Itâ€"Now" Agreed By Local Councillo:s A council contribution to the local "Doâ€"Itâ€"Now" promoâ€" tion was approved by Weston at this ‘<week‘s meeting. Agreeing with Mayor Clark‘s suggestion that two large posters should: be displayed in Weston proclaiming the municipalities‘ support, was approved‘ unanimously. The first reading of a byâ€"law to close Greenhills Road was read in York Township Council last Monday. The council desire to close the road, which has never been completed, connectâ€" ing Greensbrook Drive to Eglinâ€" ton. The council‘s reason for elosing is *.@oncentration of traffic from :Ngrth York‘s borâ€" dering subdivision to Grandview Heights. CC idf es o Wilo Jb York Township is not compelâ€" led to make a road here‘ because of a one foot reserve technicalâ€" ity and feels the onus is on North York to build a bridge over Black \Creek. Man Knocked Down On Main Street â€" The driver of the car was Arthur Dobson, 26, of RR1 Woodâ€" bridge. > Mr. Sykes suffered only slight injuries fortunately only a small bruise to his left temple. The accident was attributed to the icy conditions on the road. eason for|brief?" questioned Mayor Clark,{their share," â€" Councilior . Bull 1::::;;:1 t:; there seemed to be some confuâ€" | was still hl, "I‘m not in ork‘s bor.|Sion as to what had eventually|favor of afty such proposal C Grandview |resulted but it probably ended|think the problem is a passing . Te Sotie up with the Association of As~!phase â€" which will entually _ E_ provideq |3e550NS "fromi._where "Counciliors|straighten itself _ out . when all c C yartered. little .hope. of it ever â€"he: ew Canadians.hnaxe., f¢t. j ing seen again. . â€" ) â€".} ts id d. _and . able to figance â€" lents m "We are at least bringing homes without bringing in something up," ‘prompted Coun: |tenants." ¢ P i~ C AoP terns in Family Living" is based l-mo-uf-run,ow "What ever happened to our brief?" questioned Mayor Clark, there seemed to be some confuâ€" sion as to what had eventually resulted 5\:: it probably en:l:: up with the Association of : something up," ‘prompted Coun: cillor Conroy who« suggested Weston should support North York if only, in principal. "It is in small ways like this that support for the campaign can meanâ€"so much," said councilâ€" lor Wood. "In simply buying the wood for the poster another .opâ€" portunity is provided for emâ€" ploying extra help and so the thing snow balls until finally a man must be employed to erect the sign." s able to chirge some tax even a said councilior Jack Holley, he had obviously heard all the arguments before and wasn‘t too willing to step down to another municipalities‘ proposals which the . councilior suggested were not as good as Weston‘s. "It is nothing but a business renting your home," agreed Jack Holley "and we should be tion in the council‘s support With many ifs and buts the North York brief eventually deâ€" cides thit increased assessifig should be approved for dwelâ€" lings where. more than one family is resident, but the amending byâ€"law should not apâ€" ply to old age pensioners or women on mother‘s allowance. ‘"This is not a popular proposâ€" al," commented councillor Bull but his colleague Chuck Conâ€" roy suggested that "we should be able to offer Northâ€"York our support. We are not interested so much in people duplexing their homes but whether they are paying their right taxes." "It‘s a political hot potato," agreed councillors, "and nobody is willing to legislate on it," but Weston Council« lors were not so retiring in considering the difficulties of shared accommodation in areas zoned for singleâ€"family dwellings. 6e The problems in North York 'â€""_â€"â€"""""â€"“‘ have been numerous ‘and conâ€"|bUSiness tax." Councilior George fusing and prompted the ““_M&mmumlam ship council to institute a speâ€" o!uxhgwouuu-e“t.nfl/. clal committee to report. on| N2rdship, "the difficulty in taxâ€" "Shared â€" Accommodation", it\ iDE these ‘people is that most was this report which was ta.|©25°s have a * compassionate bled in front of Weston Council|"‘¢"it where parents are helpâ€" Controversy Hits Councils _ in westonâ€"N. Yorkâ€" York Twp. "We had a similar proposal," ‘Tenders for the esti 000 roof to the skatir to be called for this Conyright by John Steate, Tare Dr. W. Stuart Stanbury who is National â€" Commissioner of the Canadian Red Cross Society + be .quest speaker at the.nings teenth Annual Meeting. of the Etobicoke ‘Branch. The ati is to be held in the Legm at Bloor St.~ west, this coming Wednesday at 8.00 p.m. â€" â€"â€" [ Majority " council could ‘not support _ Councillor . Bull‘s /su 3 tion, with the councillor gg- staining ‘the council passed a resolution . approving> the ‘prin=‘ cipal of. NorthYork‘s: 4 $ etn, e es "I don‘t .think it is too diffi» . cult legislating a utimcm,*ii%i system of‘ assessing," aid Cwn-ar;g cillor Holley, "although I don‘t ". agree with North York‘s meth=‘«. ods I think proper consideration._ _ Mayor Clark uteed.thlt":l'lg‘fils are probably many such uating â€" circumstances â€" but he continued, "that there are many || homes being built with the end _ of subâ€"letting in view and it"is" . not fair to the: ordinary homeâ€" . owner when his taxes are equal . to the subâ€"letting owner who is o gaining extra income at the:exâ€" N pense of the ordinary homeâ€" _ owner." & ... inscet solution it‘s just that everyone hu-“been too . scared | to© legisâ€" also agreed thatâ€"*‘we should get the people who are not paying tax," suggested Mflhrvea; roy and aithough Bert Wood Bull thought that such a system _ of taxing would cause too much . cases â€"have a * compassionate | . merit where parents are helpâ€" ing out their youngsters in get:\;: ting housed for an example." â€" _ 4 "Why not have a standard SINGLE COPIES FIVE