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N.Y. Education Budget. Termed Rock Bottom This year‘s budget for the North York Board of Education has been increased by over $2 million from last year‘s, due in great part to the teachers‘ larger salaries educational purposes was passed this week by North York Coun: cil. This is an increase of $3,315.â€" 193 over last year. Increased salary costs, both in raises and for new teachers and a decrease in educational ‘grants were blamâ€" ed for the 34% increase. Board of Education members warned that further cuts would do serious harm to education. We‘ve brought in the best budâ€" get we can," Ronald Hastings, chairman of the Board, told Council. "We are at rock botâ€" "Is it necessary to hire all the additional staff planned this year," Reeve Vernon M. Singer asked. Weston Mayor Harry Clark has willingly acknowledged the problems of Wilby Cres., but the list of complaints as delivered by Dutton Copp, offered, "no conâ€" structive criticism" according to Mayor Clark, "we need construcâ€" tive criticism,‘ concluded the The ladies of Weston and Disâ€" trict have been baking at home to provide baked goods for a huge Bake Sale which will be held this weekend ‘to raise funds for the Weston Area Swimming Pool. The Showrooms ‘of Weston Motors have been thrown oger\ for the sale Friday 4.30 to 9.30 The committee, known as the ‘Little Red Hen‘ will supply a pickup service for all goods preâ€" pared for the sale. Ladies Bake For Swimming Pool Funds their dissatisfaction with sewer smells and "incinerator ‘smoke soiling their washing. Their four children ‘daily are threatened by the heavy traffic of the street and both parents are in a conâ€" tinual worry as to how to cope with the situation. Already Mrs. G. Larsen and Mrs, A. Erikson both resideuts of Wilby Cres., have expressed mayor. ._ "Let‘s free Weston of the stigma of being the only city in Canada with a garbage incineraâ€" tor in the centre of town," conâ€" iinued Dutton Copp, "as we!l as being a continuous fire naâ€" zard,â€" the obnoxious fumes are stifling." * - In a letter to Weston Council Mr. Dutton Copp of Dutton Copp Ltd., Wilby Cres., claimed, "the parking situation here has beâ€" come so bad that on numerous occasions cars are being double parked on both sides of Wilby A badly paved street inadeâ€" quate parking, obnoxious incinâ€" erator fumes and sewer smells are all part of the daily discomâ€" forts of working on Wilby Cres. Recently Metro Police decided to aggravate the worries of the Wilby Cres., motorists with the issuing of parking tags. The impossible situation where ‘ the â€" municipal parking lot is cramped to capacity, with cars double parked on any available land, makes Wilby Cres., Wesâ€" torf‘s eyesore which many claiml is the forgotten corner of the | town. * i Weston‘s Shame Claimed In: Unhappy Mess Of Wilby Mayor Needs Constructive Criticism Before Action Chaos confusion have been * 100 loa(‘:z untidy masters of Wilby Cres., according to indisâ€" trialists and ‘employees of the area. In the unhappy car clutâ€" tered mess of this badly potted street, residents, drivers and. emâ€" ?oneu have found an ugly probâ€" LATE BUDGET TO COST $10,00 Vol. 67, :No. * A budget of $13,386,991 for own Must Pay 5% On $200,000 Loan i </ a d 3 \ 4 * f 9 HipÂ¥t (A. x?*r:h:t:g onTARIO‘s FAstEstT â€" Aw#, * r_... | 1 iooo oamen onl omomes Canes and Guidt =~â€"=â€" == a i ‘ P m f ; % & ht . it "’! J_".'. 15 Chairman Frank Longâ€" staff welcomed approxiâ€" mately thirty persons â€" many of whom were oldâ€" time ‘residents of the Townshipâ€"and explainâ€" ed that the idea had been brought forward by W. Wronski, Chairman of the Planning Board, and put into o;ecq by Mrs. Dorothy Hobbs. Mr. Longstaff g:id tribute to Mrs. Hobbs, who orgaâ€" nized the meeting and spent ‘many hours planâ€" ning the pageant. > An exploratory meetâ€" ing, to investigate the possibilities of forming an historical society in Etoticoke and adjacent districts, was held in township council chamâ€" bers on Wednesday eveâ€" ning, April 9. At this point of the meeting, a group of chilâ€" At level railway crossings the uniform law requires that no parking should be made below 50 feet and in front of a driveâ€" way or lane the driver must allow at least five feet. The motorist will not be al lowed to park his car ‘1 _ .3 road of less than 20 feet width New lines of yellow paint will be the official restricting sign for no parking areas. The uniâ€" form laws for no parking by a hydrant demand a space of 10 feet on either side, 30 feet disâ€" tance is required at intersecting roadways and pedestrian crossâ€" overs. Including many present byâ€" laws on the municipal statute ‘book, the proposed metro byâ€" law will overcome differences in local ordnances and wili alâ€" low the metro motorist .to be booked by a uniform book of laws which will be made availâ€" able in pamphlet issues for the education of auto owners. _ New blanket traffic byâ€"law proposals which are now being considered by Weston Council will eventually have metroâ€"wide powers for policing motorists of Toronto. In the unifarm‘of the Weston Recreation leaders program, these three smartly dressed youngsters were sitting in exams last week which would determine whether they were to be in this year‘s Summer Fun program. The lad is Cal New Traffic By â€"Law For Métro Motorists Uniform Rulings To Be Approved By Weston Form Historical Society To Collect And Preserve AreaRecords dren in Indian costume entered _ and _ enquired about the affairs of the Township and presented the chairman â€" with a peaceâ€"pipe, â€" and â€" headâ€" dresses to Reeve Waffie, Deputy Reeve Johnson, Bev. Lewis, M.P.P., and Bob Given, writeer of historical features. Ray Desjardine, â€"resplendent in cocked hat, powdered wig and other finery, enâ€" quired as to whether anyone knew of the whereabouts of Etienne Brule. Two members of the Etobicoke Fire Deâ€" ranmem cautioned the ndians on the dangers of grass fires but seemed satished with the results of their brief investigaâ€" tion and inspection of a large bottle labellied "Fire Water!" _ No vehicle must be parked in ‘a position which vgll prevent the removal 6f another vehicle or alongside the tracks of, any railway. Washing cars by the sidewalk is strictly forbidden by the new uniform laws; also greasing or repairing will not be allowed when the blanket: law is apâ€" proved. Uâ€"turns on a through highway will be penalized unless there is a dividing boulevard which will allow such a turm Motorâ€" ists will also be booked for breaking up a funeral procesâ€" sion, and street car operators are also being considered as it will now be a fault for a moâ€" torist . to obstruct the way of An unreasonable length of time for parking according to the new laws is over three hours and drivers will be penalized acâ€" cordingly. Bishop .and‘ his companion to the left is Charâ€" lotte Milligan and to the right is Gail Dobson. All three have been with »the Summer Fun program before. _ Interesting _ anecdotes pertaining to early Etoâ€" bicoke were related. The chairman _ complimented Mr. Given on his historâ€" ical articles. Mr. Given then explained how he gathered his informative data. Mrs. I. Brunning of the Richview Womâ€" en‘s Institute explained that her group had been endeavouring . to â€" keep some sort of village hisâ€" tory since 1940 and disâ€" played a large book of historical records which had been compiled. Miss Jo-erhim Creech, whose family has been in the district for more than a century, c::ldu‘ that a member her family had first interested Mr. Given id the history of Etobicoke. Motor-' Still to be Considered by Wesâ€" ed for|ton Council, thé Metroâ€"wide procesâ€"|traffic byâ€"law has ;beén apâ€" perators |proved by three municipalities. d as 1t\ Weston council are likely to give a moâ€"/their approval within‘ the next way of two weeks. ® Mrs. Hobbs said that More noâ€"parking regulations, dependent on where the official signs are displayed, will be in front of schools between the ‘hours of 8.30 a.m.‘ to 6.00 p.m., within 100 feet Of an intersecâ€" tion, controlled by traffic lights and. within 50 feet ofâ€"a street car stop. At bus stops 100 feet must be allowed and at fire halls 25 feet must be allowed on the same side of the road, while opposite the fire hall 100 feetl :s necessary. The maximum penalty under the. Metro ruling for parking ofâ€" fences will be $10.00, The minâ€" imum fine is $2.00. Unless otherwise directed by police oF traffic signals, Metro motorists are required to give the right of way to any pedesâ€" trian on a pedestrian cross walk. the Miss Betty Hardie of the Etobicoke Public Liâ€" brary pointed out that she receives numerous requests for historical material dealing with the Township and that there is a dire need for printed matter on the subject. Deputy Reeve Johnson vick "* "Fobiety. snomd * a concentrate primarily on much interest had been gvidenced in the formaâ€" tion of an historical soâ€" ciety and .every effort should be made _ to achieve: that end. Robâ€" ert M. Campbell felt that such a society should include the area of the Humber Valley_as well as Etobicoke as the interests of various hisâ€" torical societies naturâ€" ally overlap. THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1958 Awaiting First Fatality Before Licht Erection Metro traffic committee has| . "The drapes w approved the installation of trafâ€" |"°“'"‘l' but man fic lights at Ray Avenue and Of greater value n Weston Road in Mount Dennis tracted the att York Township Council was puzâ€" ( thieves," noted Mi zled by the delay in installation| The office of the of the lights on the part Af situated in the, a Metro who were said to be wait©| sleted, K & L _ ing for a traffic accident report. lLawrence Ave. W With the green light for the development of 97 luxury suites, _ With interests of the apartâ€" ment ‘building attending the meeting, councillors revealed, a surprising keenness in welcomâ€" ing this new development to Weston. _ Previous _ reluctance was given a complete reversal when Mayor Harry Clark gave his stamp of approval with, "I‘m completely satisfied with these proposals." Councilior Gordon Moore was surprised to find that the Humâ€" ber trunk sewer was capable of handling it‘s new load. "I alâ€" ways thought that this sewer had reached its capacity," comâ€" mented the councillor. Town en{ineer Weir agreed that at certain times the sewer was overloaded but Metro had given its‘ approval and Weir felt that the small increase couldn‘t aggravate the position very much. At a cost of $5000 this speâ€" cial pipe is to be installed. by the Weston Works Dept., and is toâ€" be financed by the apartment Northend Apartm‘ts Approved New Sewer Laid For 97 Suites In a hurried push to put through final proposals to accomâ€" modate the three quarter million dollar apartment development in the northend of Weston, Weston councillors this week apâ€" proved sewerage plans for a ten inch tap line into the Humber trunk sewer. f The sky is the limit_with new building in Weston when council approvedâ€"the repealing of byâ€"law 2130 restricting building heights in Weston to thirtyâ€"five feet. Toddy Fire Chief McGinnis feels that the fire risk has been minimized with the introduction of fireproof building materials and willingly endorsed the reâ€" moval of this restriction which he acknowledged handicapped development in the district. ‘The approved recommendaâ€" tions were endorsed by Weston‘s Building Inspector Frank: Lowâ€" thian and Fire Chief Ernie Mcâ€" Ginnis. A the thirtyâ€"five foot restriction was thought advisable when tall inflammable buildings were a fire risk in the community. Lift Height Limit In Weston ation of the Firehall, an historical s oci¢cty should have been formed hose flll'fl’w _hhuu- picd the: Auile Jonie: for Mr. Lewis explained that his father came to Etobicoke in 1870 and that he thought past events, such as Hurriâ€" cane Hazel, should be documented for posterâ€" ity. He mentioned that his back yard formerly was part of the site of an ancient French tradâ€" ingâ€"post. He moved that the Etobicoke and Lakeâ€" shore areas. Mr. G. jFinal Budgets Hold Up Mill Rate | ]!fie-()ver Loan For Needed Tax Re The narcotic theft, while danâ€" gerous, does not puzzle the MDs and their nurse Mrs. R. G. Mcâ€" Veety nearly as much as the motive for the theft of drapery "The drapes were certainly beautiful, but many other things of greater yalue might have atâ€" tracted the attention of the thieves," noted Mrs. McVeety. The office of the physicians is situated in the, as yet uncomâ€" pleted. K & L Plaza at 1415 Thieves entered the doctors‘| offices last Friday night wherein| they broke two glass windows| and smashed open three doors.) Apart from the drapes the only thing missing was a quantity | of narcotics. It was noted that| the, burglars left untouched a| large quantity of saleable mediâ€"‘ cal equipment. A small amount of money was also left behind. : The North York Police are trying to match drapes. They have a swatch of material and are trying to match it . with three sets of handsome drapes stolen from the business offices of Doctors P. G. Lobley and F. N. Groustra. Narcotics And Drapes Stolen At a cost of 5% interest on ‘the municipal loan, many Wesâ€" ton residents are insisting that this confusion of late budgeting is costing the town money. This lag behind‘ other municipalities has placed Weston in a ‘comâ€" promising position which one resident claimed "is a definite blot." f _ Clerk George Clarkson admitâ€" _ For the: past two months Cl:elnpggl Conroy has pleaded with fellow councillors to have their: budgets tabled, but comâ€" mittee chairmen | have been holding off. This week Conroy made his final degndnd to "have the budgets in or else." With metroâ€"wide mtu already in hand for the mill rate of 1958, Weston is still in the throes of final budgeting almost a month overdue and little likelihood of immediate results. With budgets being continually sought by ‘Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Conroy, ‘Weston Counciliors have found their municipal funds rapidly dwinâ€" dling and to temporarily finance their municipal program, a loan of $200,000 has been approved by council. bell, Mrs. I., BrunBinf} Looud in beâ€"part lnf=in Bert Goudge,: D. Gonn, fy spope of the bengit Miss Betty Hardie, Mrs. W. E. Mason and Mrs. twenty years ago. Reeve Waffie said; that, despite the march of progress, we must not lose nlz:t of the:past and the = tributions it has made to life today. He added that Council would gin the project their fullest support. An organizational comâ€" mittee was chosen. to draw up a constitution and a Jntc of officers to T h o th as : â€" . EDITOR, 6. A. MURRAY Tuberculosis Survey â€" All persons, fifteen years of ‘age and over~in Weston will given‘the opportunity of saféguarding their health by having tree chest‘ Xâ€"ray when a communlity Xâ€"ray survey begins Ap 22 to 25 inclusive, announced, Wednesday night, during regul meeting, the survey ‘will be promoted by the Weston Litons Ch and conducted ‘by the National W\m Association. The: «announcemient was made #*~â€"4â€"â€"*â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"wâ€"â€"â€"A :â€"sizmsil by «M. S. Hergott, chairman of,Of this special Opwrhnit%i‘ ; Lions Club, Health and Welfare! The Weston survey is Bart. committee who expressed the they war on tubereulasis begi hope that, every resident of|!n 1945 by the MM Sat Weston :would "take advantage tarium Association| to; find t Planned For |\ Counciltlor Florence Gell has been appointed unanimosuly by York Township Council to the post of Deputy Reeve "of ward three to fill the vacancy left by the recent death of Charles P. Cashman. Florence Gell is Appo‘nted Deputy Reeve New ‘Residents To Move Into Old Town Hall The possibility of striking the mill rate at the next council meeting is still very much "up in the air". Depending on a last minute effort by ‘Weston councillors, the new mill rate could be established by the end of the month. ° ted that ‘late budgeting had beâ€" come a habit in the town but Experts feel that last minute budgeting and tieâ€"over loans are results of poor administration," this loan idea went out years ago ‘in municipal government, the counciliors should pull up their socks up," suggeted one resident. Bank authorities expect to move into ‘their: new quarters within the ne‘xt couple of ten years. th@ society‘s work In , ‘ the chairâ€" man mlr. Lewis to say a few words. Metropolitan _ T o r onto Parks Corimissioner, adâ€" dressed the meeting and said_ he felt historical sites should be recreated, where possible. He said that, as a resident of Etobicoke, he ~will} be most interested to watch the development of the Tubereulosis of the lungs, fwtntfd. lnh the _enr!vl # t trett® Amast : «l wi plefely‘ . cardable, | iqm‘.z few . momients _of > eR time, ‘Mr, Hergott pols It is free, the cost is | when read by « faveurably with of this special vomuf' The Weston survey is BrRt t& the: war on tubcreulasis _b>g0m in 1985 by the Neticonal| S tarium Associetion) to, i disease in itsyearly stamges =,,. â€" An Xâ€"ray‘ will" take‘ anle 4 m>s wiil most â€" up â€" to â€" daté which uses 70 amm. a byâ€"law "was makinga r tain out â€"of a»molehiland case can‘be; dealt> a comes up; persistent offe could : be, refused . a liten operate."> * us ‘ter flow onto Weston Roadâ€"sig walks‘â€" in winter the. freezes into sheets of ice. cil agreed letters must be ‘se to owner and tenants of the 1¢ insisting that only certain are of the lots be used for car was ing and catch basins installed. Reeve Tonks and _ Dépu Reeve Royle did not feel a B law preventing the washing cars was wise as "for one. washing improves> the :looks . the cars lining the re , al for another it would maké» cost of_ car washing to used ‘ot operators fvmidqg;" Reeve Tonks and Mr. le Carwashing > Invites Ire Of _ Ratepayers _ ~â€". Hits New High $200,000 cut in the budget‘ th@‘ . had been requested by the + York Parking Authority, year‘s mill rate was 43.81 -mg; Reeve Singer stated that the . hike is ‘directly attributable th higher education costs, recessitated a 2â€"mill: i demands. "We have had hf* some drastic slashing to 7 tain the same general Nm rate at a time when we‘re rtéi barking on the largest wate>‘ works program ever underuk?i' by a Canadian municipality," _ 5; Reeve pointed out. This ye;gg $27,437,302 budget is $3,000,9. is higher than 1957. a mb North York‘s 198 Mill Rate North York‘s Tax rate xw be up atflem 3.33 mills this ysar . as Council set the 1958 mill ? at a record high of 47.14 This figure was set despite ® T.R. 14 34 :o