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Upmarket and Repress Serving Newmarket and the rural district of North York l2th year publication Wednesday si Newmarket by the Newmarket Era Express Limited Subscription tor rears for one J dints each Member Class A Weeklies Canada Canad Mount Albert Departmt THE EDITORIAL PAGE few DAY OF MARCH NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTYFOUR MIXING BOOZE AND GASOLINE ial In England a brewery plana to build a chain gas stations next to Die pubs owns on the theory that such an ar rangement will do no harm because mo torists who want lo drink ami drive wilt do it anyway Heres a business tip for an outfit that wants to clean up finan cially Establish a chain of roadside hospit als and undertaking parlors to take care of the motorists who patronize the gas- combos LESS MIDNIGHT OIL Near the close of and after the municipal elections it was suggested that with new blood coming into New market Town Council there would he a possibility that the long and some times controversial sessions of that body would be eliminated and shorter more businesslike sessions would take the place of the long drawn out burning the midnight oil which had character ized some of the former meetings II appears with a quarter of the year already nearly gone that this was an idle dream Council has very rarely ad journed before II pm and one meeting lasted until well after midnight We shudder think what time the town fa thers will retire the night they consider the budget Discussion and debate are probably dor and the hallmarks of an interested and town council but surely there could be tighter control over longwinded argu ments only to have them tabled for one week after hours of harangue If the particular resolution under fire is not fully understood by any member or be feels hat more lime should be given to assess he facts why not then move that the item bo tabled and save the endless and tiresome arguments which in fact are again rehashed and mulled over at the following or a future meeting The only other alternative appears to be for the mayor or chairman lo set a time limit on a subject and cither call for a vote or table the question it readies the point of no return Most of the councillors at the Monday night session deplored the fact that the continued arguments and controversy on Ihc action regarding the town police chief were only inviting press and other news media agree but after the fire I a majority vote ruled be placed before the In thi hail dimini- that it once Police Surely all ids been saved had s lo have this done had launched the opening broadside the ensuing battle A verbatim or Hi sard type of report is virtually from these meetings and we doubt if it would serve any useful purpose although it might serve to remind councillors that a lot of the discussii We are not entering the arena while the smoke is still billowing around and perhaps even after it has cleared and although the 17th of March appears to be a fitting time to draw up formation leis make sure it only lasts one day We have had our HiHomes interlude and now another storm in a tea cup appears on the horizon Newmarket is a good town to live in It can be made better with good leadership less chips on the of the endless and chamber We suggest that one council lor with the fortitude to make the right motion at the right time will do much lo improve both the speed and direction of town council meetings ami will result in a much more harmonious attitude It will also serve to gain a more optimistic press which will squash the disparaging and pointless reports of the past few months S Rejects Grant f Area Road the workshop City Assessment I Up Over 1963 a poll- brought in nearly SI conVcr Gamble In entered renlly unable to the Ontario Souvenirs Given by the Authority to help my th town hip is Approximately people figure who used Ihe gravelled road in a i vino 0 pop- Creek proved inability of Municipal Hydro SEE TEST DRIVE BAKERS SALES SERVICE LTD St In Newnwrlcet Call Jonn Ah