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184368 tender accepted for addition to old fire hall The tender of A and M Ltd of at was accepted for the construction of a second storey for the Acton fire hall at a meeting of Helton Hilts council Wednesday night The meeting was a continuation of Tuesday night when the agenda was not nearly completed by well after It councillor voted In favor of accepting the tender Councillor Peter Marks who presented a letter from the Acton Firefighters Association said the fire fighters are very concerned about the price and over budget their top priority Is a central location but parking is essential He insisted that a clause concerning parking should be added to the original tion accepting the tender SIM tender plus a per bond of Si a total amount of SI and stated that Alan be engaged to supervise con his fee to be ten per cent Councillor Marks added to the resolution the clause that council further agrees to pur chase property to accommo date staff and firefighters This was changed after dls to acquire pro perty to just firefighters Councillor Miller pointed out nobody would be able to use the lot but firefighters Five tenders were received tor the construction of the second storey to the fire hall In Acton The low tender was that of A and Ellis for JIM The high tender was for Unsuccessful tenderers were Construe tlon Construction Tcnmar and 316342 Consulting engineer Alan said he had no tlon in recommending the low tenderer Councillor asked when work would start Mr replied he would like to start in the next week or so due to the winter coming Councillor Marks said he had a letter from the Acton Firefighters Association to read Mayor Tom Hill asked Mr Marks why he t had copies made to circulate rather than taking up council time by reading it Clerk French went upstairs to make copies while the discussion continued Copies of the letter given to each councillor read The Acton Firefighters Association resolve that the planned renovations to the present location of the fire hall be given further Invest and planning A one hundred thousand increase of an original estimated figure of combined of with the inade quate parking facilities to service the present halt loca tlon do not agree with the Association s aim in protect Ing the community efficiently and economical To reflect a positive view from the we suggest the following alternatives a obtain parking facilities at the present location in con junction with the planned renovations lb moving the fire hall location to a new site and building a new hall to meet our present and future requirements Councillor Marks asked if copies of the letter could be given to the press so they could fully understand the subject During the ensuing discussion Councillor said he would object to giving the copies of the letter to the press until they were corrected He said wis not in mated figure but a figure the five reporten present borrowed copies of the letter from councillors seated near them and wrote copies from it for themselves financing would be done without Miller pointed out There was S100 in the budget for the project and the remainder would come from the Esquesing capital reserve fund There is no money in any budget of any kind to pay for extra land said councillor Pat Patterson Insistently Councillor twite questioned the decision once calling it strange and the second time ridiculous If you build the second storey is then accommoda tion for parking he asked None at all answered Mayor Tom Hill If the town hall comes down there will be parking there answered councillor Miller 1 understand things are moving slowly and they have very little money He said the town works yard tin the industrial park is not suitable He said he understood the CN land near the tracks is not for sale He Continued on Page CHEQUE FOR 1010 is presented by Business Association treasurer John Bumstead to George Elliott chairman of the Acton Town Hall Restoration committee It represents two per cent of the profits of merchants and during Back to Acton Days on the July l weekend Committee members watching in approval are seated Fred Allen Doug Yvonne and Alice standing Mr Bumstead Dr Elliott Davidson Ed Howse Louis Charlebois and at the far right the restoration architect Patrick Coles Other donations have been received as well although no campaign has been launched yet Hundred and Third YearNi 1010 cheque for hall Firefighters parking predicted very costly The tow n is going to have to spend a lot of monej to require property for fire fighters parking In the vie of a renovated fire hall but in the meantime it has been suggested parking spots on Bower and Willow be allocated to firefighters Hills works commit tee chairman Mike Arm strong said night it will be to require land for parking Tom Hilt said the town has somehow ended up putting the cart before the horse He said the town set out to provide adequate park ing for firefighters and ended up getting them a renovated hall Meanwhile the parking problem still been solved and must be solved Armstrong agreed the pro blem can be shuffled over lightly since the town has approved fire hall renova ions and proper parking must be secured The quicker we deal with this the better he stated Engineer Robert Austin noted there are no funds in this vear budget to buy land for parking Councillor George Ma It by said parking is needed so spots must be designated on the street as a strictly temporary measure teohappv about parking on both sides of Bower Avenue but spots must be found said this was the Councillor Pat solution until the end of urged discussion of pro- pert v be held behind closed doors so pro- owners won be further encouraged The subject was discussed later in provided on Bower without Willow having to be touched since it is public parking countered people parking by the hour on will have to find spots elsewhere Under plan submitted Austin there would be spots on Bower for the firefighters and 15 on Willow His report said he and ire Chief Mick Holmes agreed firefighters t be parked more than feet from the hall in a fire gencj Austin admitted in his report parking on Bower be a good idea because it would restrict traffic but there is no alter native He noted the onlv piece of investigated vet could cost as much as Austin warned parking in After that mone can be set aside for propertv acquisitions He thought pro- the area could be worse if acquisition should be restored town hall became discussed ineamera commercial venture wondered if it All other discussions took was possible for spots to be place behind closed doors Crash sends girl to intensive care was in collision a chicle driven bv Michael Weston Erin she received head and internal injune- and is in the intensive care unit Mr Weston was taken to Guelph General Hospital with chest injuries and lacerations to the right knee camera Councillor Ser suggested owners have re ceived all the encourage ment Ihev need Armstrong said since it was a high capital cost the subject should mavbc be dealt with the whole council not just committee A 13vearold girl is in It would have to serious condition in Sick dealt with the entire Children Hospital todav council but unless committee after a twocar collision on came up with ideas the Line of justeast council have a start of ing point Councillor at warned He said the Christina situation of having to bu R R Acton was a expensive propertv not passenger in a car driven be desirable but parking is when it Actonians for Action Meet province on October 3 of the for Acton committee will meet with representatives erf the provincial government on Monday October The date and time were arranged Mart A meeting with treasurer and Minister of Intergovern mental Affairs had been hoped for but now members expect it will ith a member of parliament and other official Provisions in the legislation that formed regional require that an should be held into any concerns that involve This the for Acton reconsideration of regional government as it touches Acton The committee prepared a brief which was presented in June at a meeting of the regional committee set up to study regional government The committee brief concerned the workings of regional government in Halton Hills suggesting local government should bo restored here The enforced of Acton Georgetown was poor judgment it stated- Members were very pleased with the numbers of people ho petition sheets The sheets were LEGION LADIES Auxiliaries celebrated the lefliniocaHtores anniversary of their founding with a Zone B7 Members of the been growing impatient at Saturday at ActOn Legion Cutting the no having a meeting Toronto set up The natter was arranged in Mr Earn tier deceiving letter anniversary cake are Comrade Florence rephyto the request- and Comrade Ruth On behalf of the Business treasurer John presented a cheque for to the Acton Town Hall Restoration Committee Monday night The participating merchants and business people donated two per cent of their profits of Back to Acton Days on the 1 weekend to the town hall restoration project It was the first public fund raising for the town hall decided the Business George Elliott com chairman expressed the committees thanks and it was a donation out of the blue which was very much appreciated While he was at the meet Mr set up a bank account for the lawn Hall committee which now has a cheque from the Scout and Guide Mothers sketch of the town hall as it was in lflBl This picture has been printed and will be sold it the fall fair A booth will be set up out side on the grounds since no space was left inside Archi Patrick Coles who was the meeting with his draft study agreed he would like to come to fair and would from the fair ladies board be available in the booth in and from a private tht afternoon on Saturday to source answer questions about the cheque drawn on the restoration He will also bring new account will be to information about other simi Daniel Warren who drew lar projects he said Circulatin to committee Architects study lists town hail needs PREPARING FOR ORK is Pal heavy horse by Stewart and Bob Miller Sihercreek farmers who believe in farming the old way The Miller brothers use their learn for jobs around the farm and thresh grain ith an old threshing mill More on page The draft copy of the Acton Aware of the possibility the Town Hall study was pre- stage area might be razed to architect Patrick allow for the second storey Coles Monday night to addition to the fire lull Mr members of the Town Hall Coles wrote The retention of Restoration committee the total structure including Members are circulating the the east wing is desirable copies lor comments which most particular in view of will be incorporated into the the practical advantage of final stud retaining a stage facihtv In The study covers he event that the retention of objectives structural the total building is mechanical and able I am of the opinion that electrical studies current use the main portion of the build and proposed future use is of sufficient importance modifications and restora warrant its retention and ions building management restoration maintenance and estimated He concluded the town hail costs with drawings and is a clear statement of the photographs pride and aspirations of the The will accompanv of the IBM He requests for grants for the had followed the stages of its restoration work conception and construction Although the main bulk of in the Free Press and said it the is subject to change the architect concludes that fits of retaining the town hall the building is an interesting should relate so closely to the one in terms of the revenueproducing tureof Ontario and in relation tages extolled bv the to Acton early population is Free Press when advocating reconstruction of the original wooden porch over the front door and rebuilding of the bell tower Mr Coles found his rum through the Free Press files interesting He said the original piece of land for the town hall was bought for and he thought the completed building would have cost about S a substantial amount for a small village He talked over financing the project mentioning again the possible government grants use of volunteer labor and eventual income If monev comes in first to give it a shot in the arm then it stands on its own feet he said Ik would like to see the roof is remarkable that the bene- covered in cedar shingles since the town had a shingle millai outstanding Sea plane to land on lake during fair hat time and it would fit well with the historic angle recommend that hall the bell be put up in the bell loAcr again however The itinerant companies for one bell used to be rung every evening with half or two- thirds of this amount mended for members of the at he the fall fair weekend nearer organizers are arranging various events and adding more attractions The latest addition to the three event this weekend ill be the landing of a sea plane on am Lake around afternoon The plane is owned bv Tim a former resi dent of Acton He now lives in and is the owner of Mohawk Aircraft Sales It was his idea to flv in the plane which ill land on the Lakev subdivision of the lake He will then float the plane over to the tar mac behind the arena where it will remain or viewing during the remainder of the afternoon will be on hand to answer questions on the plane Approval has been receiv the Acton Fair Board the Regional Police and the Region of Halton Urn er the enure performance depends entirely cm weather conditions according to Bill director and opener The plane is just of a host of attractions beginning evening with the Show and Mi Acton Fall I- air contest The cast and crew of the television program The Farm will be on hand to perform throughout the evening The theme will be and western and East Wind will be backing up the cast and crew This is manv entries for the parade A sheep she English pony harness pomes and light shows take place in the morning horse show place in the after noon with a cattle show spread over both Saturday and This is the first time the cattle show has been the same band which backs spread over two davs Children are invited to bring their ponies and com pete in the games lined up for afternoon There will be a barrel race potato race musical chairs sack race and apple bobbing There will be cash prizes and ribbons for the winners Saturdav afternoon also sees the annual Baby Show in the arena This begins at pm afternoon list of events a dance The building is direct and simple in its original plan and the exterior remains a well balanced composition he said Earlier extensions noon and work its way along to the east have diminished the usual route down Mill to of the original Main to Knox and into the design and the latest fire hall park Mr velles announced extension project ill there have already been sacrifice the stage area and morning reported It s a handsome build he concluded Elliott read a letter from A Lawrence of the Ontario foundation concerning the project and the committee sue cess Lightning M evening in the east end of Committee members town for about an hour and a viewed the drawings which half due to a lightning strike indicated possible interior workmen to rn edifications to include formed of the power failure washrooms His proposals for for about half an hour after it the exterior include the occurred delaying repairs up North Judges the Miss Acton contest be ell known people including Jim of s Headline Hunters and of ceremonies of the Miss Canada contest along with several other shows Valerie Per of Toronto a M FM radio pro gram of Global Question and Mart Assistant Agricultural representative for Halton A pet show the first of its closes kind at the fair will be held arena Garrisons rooming in the Spot of the He on the Park Cats are in- from noon until supper if there are to attend and clean- toe there iU be an Oom or rain it would lines and are band the make difficult Wessed Spot the Part not even A parade will leave from The begins noon on the et Smith school at KIM WHITE the troph for the Squirt girls most players auard while Betty Lou Tufford received the leagues most tm- trophj The trophies were presented at the annual field day Saturday at ProspectPark