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largest weekly markham stouffville uxbrldge in the district 1 une all the news whitchurch j uxbridge markham i pickering i of all 4 townships vol 82 no 14 srouffyillemarkhamuxbridge ont thursday september 3 1970 15 cents approve council decision uxbridge the ux bridge township councils decision to support in principle the concept of century city has aroused much positive public reaction according to councillor george harvie one gentleman travelled 53 miles to express his approval of the councils action the tribune reported that the resolutions passed at the last meeting were presented by deputy- reeve earl dowswell actually mr harvie made the motions and they were seconded by mr dowswell council discussion prior to the vote indicated that the typed resolutions had been drawn up by mr harvie and that the wording had been approved by solicitor willard estey charge for polling booths york county reversing an earlier decision to provide them free of charge the york county board of education agreed august 17 to charge municipalities for rental of polling booths in schools in accordance with fees authorized by the department of municipal affairs the aboutface was made when the board was informed that the department of municipal affairs will reimburse municipalities for some election costs including 25 for each polling booth york county schools finish brickwork on stouffville apartment workmen this week finished erecting the brick work on stouffvilles new apartment in the ponderosa rental applications are now being accepted for the 51 suite building with one and two bedroom units available rental is being handled by gerry meharg realtor seriously hurt by a court bale elevator opens paper box with crowbar stouffville a 17 year old uxbridge youth was released on 500 personal bail following conviction on a charge of theft in richmond hill court august 28 michael dennis mc carthy was apprehended after a citizen complained of four youths in the winona drive car wash early august 28 following questioning by markham twp a 14 year old markham township boy underwent brain surgery after a bale elevator collapsed striking him on the head august 28 scott hayes stouffville rri was working on his parents farm when the accident occurred he was rushed to cen tenary hospital by am bulance and doctors operated to remove splinters of bone from a multiple skull fracture in his brain scott was taken out of police he admitted breaking into a globe and mail box in the stouffville plaza using a crowbar it was revealed in evidence two dollars was taken from the box and damage is estimated at 15 mccarthy entered a guilty plea to the charge he will appear again for sentence october 15 following the preparation of a presentence report intensive care monday and will be able to return home in 10 or 12 days he will be a student in grade 9 at markham district high school this fall garage contract stouffville construction of a municipal garage received the final green light when the stouffville council awarded the contract to r reuse construction company toronto their bid of 27985 was accepted among others ranging to 33000 the building is to be located just south of the swimming pool and will house the towns vehicles and other equipment stouffville assessment appeals court will be conducted in the municipal building on september 21 at 1000 am property owners who were unsuccessful in their bid to have the revision court adjust their assessment will be heard ralph corner town clerk reported to council that less than a dozen applications for appeal have been received prepare survey stouffville a survey of the stouffville sewage and water supply systems is being prepared for presentation to con sulting engineers hired by the regional government after january 1 the larger government body will be responsible for the construction operation and maintenance of all reservoirs and sewage treatment facilities at that time water will be sold to the municipalities involved uxbridge residents accident victims whitchurch twp two uxbridge residents were injured in a twocar collision on vivian side road east of don mills on august 29 mrs muriel breedon 27 received a broken leg and a fractured cheekbone and carolyn egan 18 sustained a fractured cheekbone and a broken arm both automobiles were completely written off after the front half of each was almost totally damaged constable bryan cousineau of the whitchurch township police investigated the accident the driver of one of the vehicles david clark 20 of newmarket is in serious condition with head injuries a broken leg and internal injuries another passenger in the car robert mcellroy an 18 year old youth from newmarket incurred head lacerations the operator of the other automobile david dattrie willowdale escaped with bruises to his stomach contribute to flood control stouffville the village will contribute 1620 to the metro toronto and region conservation authority as its annual share in the flood control program the stouffville dam which was completed last year is part of the system the 11000000 project is financed by three levels of government the municipalities included in the plan provide 1200000 of this amount sr citizens apt near completion stouffville reeve ken laushway reported that the senior citizens home presently under construction on elm road is expected to be com pleted about midoctobsr he felt that as a result of recent conversations with some of the towns elder residents the demand will exceed the supply the 22 suites in the ontario housing corporation project will be equipped with some appliances rent will be based upon the tenants income with a starting rate of 37 with all services provided in cluding hydro and water reeve laushway told the tribune that once the community of whitchurch- stouffville becomes a reality this type of ac commodation will be in even greater demand he also promised that should he become a member of the new council he will press for negotiations with the ohc to meet this need master fence builder passes newmarket jonathan morgason a fence builder for more than 80 years passed away in his 97th year on monday at the newmarket nursing home a stroke suffered the previous week was responsible for his death mr morgason lived and worked in the uxbridge and stouffville area all his life and was considered a master fence builder by many he is survived by one sister mrs h bowman who was 103 last november the funeral will be held at the oneill funeral home on september 4 at 130 pm assault charge is dismissed stouffville a stouffville man was required to post a 100 bond to keep the peace after an assault charge against him was dismissed in richmond hill court august 28 by judge rg pearce john fisher 21 com mercial street had been charged by a 17 year old markham township youth richard grove markham rr2 following an in cident outside the fisher home may 24 the complainant told the court that mr fisher had grabbed him by the arm twisting it and compelled him to accompany him to the police station after a number of firecrackers were set off outside the fisher home by three girls accompanying grove mr fisher in the wit ness stand testified that the four had thrown firecrackers onto his lawn between two 2 year old children burning one slightly on the face and frightening the other so that she ran into a nearby rosebush he said that he pursued them and was able to catch only the grove boy adding that he grabbed him because he was running away and that the grove boy refused to accompany him in the stand again richard grove testified that he was not running and had in fact stopped to see what mr fisher wanted him for he added that he said he would go with mr fisher to the police and asked him to let go but he refused in registering the dismissal judge pearse commented that people should not take the law into their own hands and that he could not convict mr fisher as the case was very technical in nature and the man had obviously been alarmed at what had occurred and was taking steps to prevent further damage 78 portable classrooms are needed for september no problem or whi yorkcty a total of 78 portable classrooms will be needed to cope with increased enrolment in york county schools when classes resume september 8 classroom space will be ready and adequate ac cording to the county board of education although in some instances special facilities will not be available across the county there are 81 public elementary schools three schools for the retarded and 14 secondary schools now in operation in the system student and teacher totals are broken down into 30818 elementary students with 1178 teachers 152 retarded children with 15 teachers and 13578 secondary school students and 774 teachers in area number 4 growth in the town of markham continues and three portables will be used at william armstrong school one at franklin enters mayoralty contest whitchurch twp norman barnard deputy reeve of whitchurch township has announced that he will be a candidate for mayor in the new municipality of whit- churchstouffville in stouffville tchurch and one at roy h crosby the transfer of grade 8 students to the high school has eased the ac commodation problem somewhat and the william armstrong addition will be built during the year additional staff is being provided for increased enrolment expected at parkview public school in unionville schools in whitchurch township and stouffville are not expected to have any accommodation problems protest payment stouffville local police officers generally receive payment for overtime work at the conclusion of each twelve month period council granted the request of a constable to be paid prior to the annual date over the objection of councillor tom lonergan mr lonergan argued that because the method of payment was the result of an agreement between both the stouffville police and the police association it was being negated as the association was not consulted in the matter council to axe outmoded bylaws stouffville councillor tom lonergan reported to council that about 780 of the 971 bylaws of the village will be rescinded prior to the inception of regional government in january the reason is that many of these bylaws have become obsolete due to subsequent legislation the matter will be undertaken either by committee or by open council mr lonergan referred to the bell curfew by way of example investigation of this municipal law dated august 29 1898- declared that children of 15 years and younger must not be found on the street or in public parks after 800 pm without parent or guardian and that it was the responsibility of the chief of police to have a bell rung at that time to indicate the curfew hour a 100 fine was to be assessed for the first of fence another bylaw which will be eliminated from the records states that no person driving any carriage cart wagon sled sleigh or other vehicle or riding upon any horse mare or gelding shall cause permit or suffer the beast or beasts he shall ride or drive to go at any faster rate than 6 miles an hour in the village of stouffville the maximum sentence for this violation was 25 and 20 days hard labor this bylaw received its third reading october 26 1903 public appeal for old school records coached by the best an entry in the york county junior plowing match held at ballantrae tuesday peter hulshof stouffville rr3 receives instructions from his coach floyd forsyth mr forsyth leaves september 14 for the world match where he will represent canada in international competition peter harris norman barnard the entry makes it a threeway race to date with the other two declared candidates coming from the present village of stouffville they are reeve ken laushway and deputy reeve jim mckellar cyclist charged stouffville an automobile and a motor cycle collided on main street east saturday af ternoon the operator of the motor cycle paul florence 18 of main street west received severe bruises to his ab domen and legs the car driven by jerrold paxton 31 of markham was travelling along main east when forced to stop for a car making a left turn florence trailing the paxton vehicle failed to stop in time and was pit ched from the bike onto the cars trunk the stouffville youth has been charged with operating a motor cycle without two braking systems one on each wheel total property damage was estimated at 300 by the stouffville police york cty a public appeal is being made for the return of any old school records which may be in the hands or attics of county residents when the york county board of education came into being in 1969 records of the former 21 township school boards were turned over to it and have been stored in the basement of the boards administrative offices in aurora it is known however that some records of the old school section boards which preceded the township boards are scattered throughout the county a search will be made in all schools to turn up such old records and anyone who knows of the existence of any old school records is asked to contact communications officer margaret mclean at the york county board of education administrative offices box 40 aurora not only are these records of interest to historians dnd resear chers but old school registers are frequently used as proof of age for pension requirements double size ap store stouffville approval of the site plans for the expansion of the a p food store in the westend plaza was granted by the stouffville council last week the completed structure will provide more than twice the present floor space it will increase from 6000 square feet to nearly 15000 square feet east york match stouffville the east york plowing match will be held this fall on the farm of floyd pat steckley cone 9 markham south of town trade fair invites pets stouffville dogs cats fish ponies snakes and other creatures are welcome to the stouffville trade fair judging of the pet contest will take place on saturday september 12 at 1000 am near the arena entrance dave stewart will be on hand to entertain the children with his cowboy rope tricks prior to the contest judges will be mr stewart and stouffville deputyreeve james mckellar sign agreement york county the york county separate school board has officially signed a salary agreement for 197071 details of the agreement with the teachers had been worked out over a number of meetings beginning in june the agreement provides for an average increase of 87 percent for all teaching staff