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‘The addition to the "Illfil Offices is to cost $80,000. 1 designed by Venchiaratt Venchiarutti it will comple the architecture of the main of= fices in an ettension of the east wing northwards 29 feet long and 42 feet wide. It will be used for health and welfare departâ€" To Be Questioned In Law Court Councilior Lyon, in putting Aforth his motion stated that he was of the opinion that if such a proposal were adopted that a saving of as much as $1000.00 per lot may be affected. The average cost of a lot in North York today ranges from $5,000.00 to $7,000,000 according to Counâ€" eillor Lyon, who said that other Metro municipalities allow buildâ€" ing on 40â€"foot frontages. The North York Parks Deâ€" partment has recently placed an order for seven and three guar« ter tons of grass seed, comâ€"« pares with @r" ‘Tast yehr for four tons. It roposed to use the seed on 180 acres of pa‘k lands to be reâ€"seeded and the remainder on 80 acres of new development. "Act Of God" Grass Seed By The Ton For North York For the benefit of the average home gardener the Parks Deâ€" partment made the following obâ€" servation with regard to the type of mixture that they have orderâ€" ed, "We request that the seed contain the following mixture: Kentucky Blue Grass 50 per cent,, Creeping Red Fescue 20 per cent, Brown Top 10 per cent, Red Top 10 per cent and Perâ€" ennial Rye 10 per cent. This mixture of seed provide;.:r a fast and slow growing ess, such as the Perennial Rye, which is fast growing and provides early coverage, ind at the same time protects the slower germinâ€" ating. seeds, which eventually gives the proper turf structure." On the basis of tenders subâ€" mitted the lowest tender was from W. R. Aimers Limited and Council approved of the issuance of the order to this firm. Already paid for, the Hydro Building adjacent to the Keele Street office is costing $350,000. designed . by Venchiarutti and arutti and Venchiarutti it will be of reinforced concrete and brick with 60% of outside walls glass. The building is to have a specially landscaped setting of pool and fountain and is exâ€" pected to be completed early in 1959. For three years North York has required subdividers to inâ€" stall a}l services such as water, sewers, paved roads and curbs. Coun,. Lyon said the increased costs are added to the selling price of the home by the builder and have driven down payments beyond the reach of the average family. A falling TV aerial which damaged York Township Hydro equipment and claimed by the solicitor for the owner to be an "Act of God" freeing the owner from liability will be taken to court by the township as a test case. If Municipal Board Approves Apartments N York Councillor, Bill Lyons, s ‘presented a motion accepted ‘Council," to request the North York Planning Board to study the advisability of cutâ€" ting down on lot frontages by 10 feet to 40 feet from the present 50â€"foot requirement un der Byâ€"law 7625. AREA COULD LOSE PLAZA SIT The ambitious program of muficipal building to be underâ€" taken by York Township in 1958 â€"imeludes additions to the Hydro and Municipal Offices.the Mount. Dennis Community Hall and the specially designed roof cover for Keelesdale Rink. Vol. 67, No. 18 Finally Approve Expenditure For Roof Of Keelesdale Rink Unit $1,000 Narrower ots To Save 6+ ‘Residents Fight Till now a happy community, the comfortable homes of the Kipling Heights subâ€"division are being threatened by an unâ€" zoned development which no one was advised about. With shopping facilities already inâ€" adequate and local services badâ€" ly overloaded, residents feel that the Municipal Board. canâ€" not approve another reâ€"shuffle of Rexdale‘s zoning by:laws. The renovation of the Hollis Avenue firehall in Mount Denâ€" mis‘ into a community hall will cost $12,000 and will be opened in September of this year. A large auditorium is planned for the. main floor with kitchen, mhmm and an. auditoriumâ€" I:{ room planfied for the mhq completion of the roof With school facilities already at their capacity and most ‘other services at straining point.it is very obvious to Kipling Heights‘ residents that the alleged generâ€" ous ‘plans of the developer are going to mean a lot of unnecâ€" essary> inconvenience for everyâ€" > â€" Awitn â€" these..roads. ToE way they are and.. all ‘&:r ‘extra fathilies in here. it would. be bedlam," says Mr. J. Kerr, "also our property wouldâ€"be badly deâ€" valued ..just .after ..we ..have bought new homes." of us would have bought up here if we had known," says Mrs. Walter Campbell of Waterâ€" crest Rd., "there was no sugâ€" gestion that the developer had such plans in mind and he is certainly not going to get away with it." "When we moved in here they told us it would be single family ‘dwelling," says Mrs. Forâ€" sythe who has only been in the area for a month, "up till now we have been very pleased with the homes up here but with these proposed apartments I don‘t think it would be very To Fight Finance Setback cover over the Keelesdale cink will extend the ice skating seaâ€" son by eight weeks and in sumâ€" mer the rink can be used for roller skating and dancing. The _ proposed _ apartments which have been turned down by Etobicoke council are now being considéred by the Muniâ€" cipal board." Kipling Heights residents have banded together to fight Monarch Construction and are at present waiting : to present their case at the Board‘s enquiry within two months. "I don‘t see why .they should rezone our district just to suit the developer," says Mrs. E. Dick of Checkendon Dr., "I haye heard these people stating their case and the way they talk you would think they were a philanâ€" thropic society but we know better." This drop in property value is understandably a very grave concern of the new homeâ€"ownâ€" ers of the subâ€"division, "None These apartments are to acâ€" commodate 5mmu and the developer Mo . Construction intends to subâ€"divide a proposed shopping plaza much to the anâ€" noyance of many local houseâ€" wives. 3 "I already walk over a mile to do my shoppifig," says Mrs. J. Christie ~of Watereliffe Ay., "I don‘t know how to drive and generally Pra: stranded until my husband @ets home before we can get in the food." ments, offices for the reeve and his secretary. Viny! flooring is planned for the first floor and cork flooring for the second With Rexdale zoning &gain beâ€" ing reshuffled to accofmmodate developers many residents feel that this soâ€"called protéction for the homeâ€"owners is too vulnerâ€" able to the profit u&.m of. construction companys who are now propoqln",znr apartâ€" ment . blocks> in Kipling Heights RI area. _ A @ualified success with the Sea Cadet Tag Day netted over $2000 for the RC.S.C.C. "IMlusâ€" "I think we might be able to rescue our installation yet," said Queen s Scout badges were presented to five seouts‘of the Black Creek district | Green, scou of 2nd Maple Leaf, George Morrison 2nd Maple Leaf, Dode at last week‘s coremony in Convocation Hall. Scouts from all the districts of | Anthony, 1st Beverley Hills, Harold Pengelly, 6th Weston, Ken Metropolitan Tordnto attended the :maÂ¥s presentafion. Here the Black Creck | Gilbreath, 1st Hills, Robert Lenohan, 11t Weston, Fred Tomkinson, 1st representatives answer the roll called by Harry France, dm area commissioner | Weston and Harry France. s for Black Cresk. Left to right are: Jack Ratnick, 1st rley Hills, Leonard + M boys soliciting the much needed funds in all parts of the west« end of Metro. Cadet committee chairman Ray Gordon was gratified by the response of many residents. trious" llst_ week. Witl} over_B(}'theidoued chairman, "already MRS. P. CROWLEY Robbing us of our shopping centre. A mile to our shopping now MRS. W. HULL Pn M ul mt in tegncatiie c Ni Ssn *MRS. G. MacDONALD Mt. Dennis Rotary has also shown interest in the financial problems of the ship and there a number of parents in the area have offered their services and on Tag Day we had the best turn out of helpers yet.‘ 1 can‘t drive but | have to stock food No zoning protection MRS. M. GORDON THURSDAY)» MAY 8, 1958 ‘‘The people of Weston have already indicated their wishes that they want the ship to stay," concluded Mr. Gordon, "and we are going to do our best to get the ship back on a sound finanâ€" cial footing." are suggestions in hand for new fund raising plans. MRS. R. FORSYTH Wouldn‘t have bought had we known It‘s a crying shame MRS. J. CHRISTIE "Thank goodness someone is at last taking an interest in our problem," said a southend houseâ€" wife who didn‘t want to give her name, "by now I‘m labeled as a troubleâ€"maker but I‘m fedâ€" up with the town‘s lack of conâ€" sideration for the southâ€"end of Main St., incinerator smoke, sewer smells and parking probâ€" lems can be remedied it is time tth'? town did something about it. Claims that the proposed reâ€" zoning was being pushed through without the consideration of the people‘s wishes were dismissed by Reeve Ozzie Waffle, "we have been considering this thing for months, it is for the good of the community," over 300 Rexdale residents are still to be conâ€" vinced. ‘Aight shopping habit makes it ‘difficult for business men in the Mount ‘Dénnis area to do busiâ€" ness because of lack of parking and. sends the people to. the plazas," Mr. Tonks pointed out. Southend Problem Ignored By Officials . New Parking Lot Claimed First Remedy. Is Parking Meter Businessman‘s Curse Or Blessing? ‘ FParking meters do the busiâ€" ness a.. favor, especially for T{mrsday and Friday night shopâ€" ping, is the opinion of Reeve Chris Tonks. A meeting attended by Metro and York Township Parking Authorities and repre sentatives from area muMicipaliâ€" ties re parking meters is to take place. :; . O "Some ‘policemen develop perâ€" manent crooks in their necks from looking at‘parking meters," adde Mr. Graham. "Might we not be hitting one business to help another by inâ€" stalling _ meters?". questioned Deputy Reeve Graham. He was assured business men themselves favor parking meters. G. A. MURRAY _ "We are losing valuable parkâ€" ing space," says Bert Wood, "the T.T.C. is trying to make Main Shoe Horn Accommodation Stalling Hospital Grants _ A curt letter from the Toronto Transit Commission, concern ing Weston‘s proposals for the reâ€"location of trolley bus: OM :â€" Main St., méet with a shocked: reaction from counciliory last week. harom Anoti The T.T.C. letter acknowledgâ€" ing the council‘s wish to have a meeting on the stop problem replied, "that the commission has been extremely busy with the question on hand of the eastâ€" west subway and will therefore advise you (council) at a latter date when it is contenient to meet." proposal of councillor Bert Wood who feels that problems of Main St., parking are being unduly aggravated by the unnecessary At the municipal buil Wilby Cres., has become a point which most officials like to avoid. One town official genâ€" erously admitted, "that they have a problem down there but there are so many problems you can‘t do everything at once."" T.T.C. Balk Stop Resh Cold Shoulder For Cou "That is a brushâ€"off if: ever. I saw one," commented Councilâ€" lor Bill Perry _ For over twenty years the southend of Main St., has been protesting the lack of interest by the town authorities. .One resident recalls the building of the incinerator, "they just put Former grants to Northwestern General Hospital by York‘. Township totalling $878,000 would seem to exonerate the townâ€" ship from complying with a réquest from the hospital for a fur« . ther $50,000 grant for 1958, the council, excepting Deputy Reeve . Howard, agreed. On Mr. Howard‘s amendment the amount will not be decided until the budget is struck. 3 i 3 Reeve Tonks expressed himâ€" western â€" with £ shat o self as reluctant toâ€"increase t!lxe queried Deputy Reeve Gell.! _ tax rate by a quarter of a mill mw re. to cover the grant to the hospiâ€" | thwestern Ho: Mich : $ is tal since previous contributions| both Weston and North York . by the Township were generous | had.mever received "grants‘ from _ out of all proportion comipared ) these municipalities. s to. Provincial and Fedéral grants. | Deputy Reeve Graham moved . Councillor Linden‘ pointed out the hospital was not now operatâ€" ing at a loss. 5 "If we can give $30,000 to Humber hospital over a period Of seven years, it doesn‘t seem right not to give to our own," said Deputy Reeve Howard. "One third of the patients in Humber hospital are from York but they pay their way â€" Humâ€" ber won‘t accept welfare paâ€" tients from York," he continued. The reâ€"shaffling of Main: St., "How do you get in Northâ€" 4 see the street go back good old days when we patk WANere We WEnt . ue Although the Tâ€"T.C. have al~ . ready removed their stopsâ€"once . Council‘s wishes, t:' present 49â€" â€" cations according Wesâ€": > ton residents are as m‘“’, St., a thruâ€"way, the T.T.C. will .come to with Bert Wood‘s propost Clark, "it is customary p for these people to stall within the near future." hold until ‘the budget struck carried. from a two car. collision j week at Jane St., near W.odvn: Av., when a north bound car: made a left hand turn into traffic travelling south. 7 No charges were laid. Â¥ it up there and never said. word about it why they i considered to build such a q in the middle of the town . beyond . me." i f croaching smoke and filth Wilby Cres, many resident cover Many homeâ€"ownhers feel on ‘of the first steps to alle the problem would be to adequate parking accomn tion. . "I‘ll admit that the stre sweeper comes down here r wldrly but with . all the ‘c parked here it can‘t clean up gutters and the filth is left blow all over the place," & another _ resident, who : did whant to give his name. _ The Wilby Cres., parking is notoriously inadequate, the industrialists who work with litter and Main St., taxes increased residents feel town should at long last out the problems of the rutted parking area is a~ less mess where cars can i find space or ¢lse rupture -nmwmx-u?d is interested in what on down here," said one who works in the area, "I they have been approached ten but nothing has ever 1 done about it." is the unsanitary smells are coming from the drains. _ said the housewife, "but Another problem which a sident complained of when t ing of the inadequate parl BAD SMASH AT JANE ST.~