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The Era Newmarket- Aurora Dec Shoddy Plumbing Brings Complaint BELHAVEN town- ship needs house cleaning to uncover unqualified trades men said Paul Zuerchcr at last weeks regular meet- of North Gwillimbury Township Council Mr Zuercher presented a copy of a report signed by Ray Brown of the York Coun ty Health Unit in which were listed reasons for condemn ing the plumbing put in by a Keswick firm He cited an instance where a ft by ft hole had been cut through the studs in a bearing wall in order to in stall a inch bathtub which could have gone in through the inch doorway He claimed damage had also been done to a ft wall be cause joists were cut through to install a pipe larger than necessary Die result is the home cannot be closed in for the winter Mr Zeurcher went on to tell council he had contracted to have the work carried out for but received a bill for He also expressed the opinion the billing was in consistent with a variety of different charges shown for labor Mr Zeurcher told The Era that he had purchased the property at 278 Lake Shore four years ago but in order to make the house hab itable for his family he would now have to spend over for a reputable local plumber to rectify the mistakes CONTACTED MINISTER He added that he had con tacted Health MinUter Dr M who had assured him a full investigation would be made If facts were sub stantiated the offenders lic ence would be removed Dr had indicated to him he said The Municipality has a by law governing the quality of work performed by tradesmen and sets a fine of plus cost for each violation Reeve Joe Dales stated at the council meeting we try to protect our people as best we can Well back you 100 per cent Trie Jersey Business Mens Association have also receiv ed complaints from local resi dents on work performed by unqualified tradesmen caus ing reputable firms to be tarred with the same brush President Bill Harvey stated association was trying to pro tect the public and complaints could be made to it by calling The Association recently contacted North Gwillimbury Council requesting that a Field from the Department of Labor be ask ed to explain the application of Certification of Tradesmen in the area The meeting has been sche duled for Monday January at pm in the Municipal Offices Belhaven Don Cockburn rolls up his slew for the Lions Club draw for either a snowmobile or a colored TV while Earl holds the box of draw tickets Winner was William Rankin of Midland Justice Takeover Termed Breakthrough NEWMARKET York County Councils justice com mittee gave its blessing to the impending provincial take over of responsibility for and cost of administration of jus tice Municipal representatives regard this step as a major breakthrough in support of the principle that ownership of reality is no longer a cri terion of the ability to pay for necessary public services said the committee report Committee chairman was North reeve Joe Dales The justice committee re port showed that an enquiry launched by it last year prov ed Metro Toronto was over charging for York Countys share of justice costs within Metro The county got a refund Must Keep Its Main St NEWMARKET York County Council refused a King Township request that the Main Street of Schomberg be assumed as a county road A Toronto and York Roads Commission report tabled at the council meeting last Tues day pointed out a county policy states no additional roads be added to the then ex isting county road system until funds are available for their improvement and said the countys 10year road plan already had all it could handle A further county roads need study is presently being proposed and the study would again review all possible roads which could be incor porated into the system said the report Reeve Cordon Cook of King Township said the townships consulting engineers had re commended the street be tak en over by the county because of its heavy traffic use but county engineer A J told him other factors than traffic had to be considered AURORA HANI AURORA At last meeting of Council a report was accepted that the Town continue to support its con troversial town band but that the band in future be un der authority of the Parks Commission of the Recreation Commission J was reap pointed to the High School Board CHECK YOUR HOME Common firestarting haz ards in the home are under stairs overloaded fuses faulty wiring heating equipment or electri cal appliances wiring strung over nails or under rugs Now in time to check your home for fire hazard And no is a good time to check your fire insurance to make sure It is Mill ade quate For details of CIA HOME PROTECTION PLAN calf John Syfema no 3 Newmarket Phono INSURANCE TOWN OF NEWMARKET USED CHRISTMAS TREE PICKUP Pickup of used Christmas trees will be made as follows WEST SIDE of Main Street Tuesday January EAST SIDE of Main Street Wednesday January Householders ate asked to place their used Christ mas trees their front lawns at the street line Fred Works Superintendent Were sounding off with a New Years wecome and thank you our friends NEWMARKET AURORA DAVIS DR Remember fellows you can have a BANG UP time bringing in the New Year without having a UP Wed rather be fixing your car at ARROW AUTO BODY by repairing all those little rust spots and painting it for the New Year But if it does happen give ARROW AUTO BODY a call well tow you home and then fix it with our expert COLLISION and BODY SHOP service J hove your cor painted as CENTENNIAL PROJECT Theres only left in AUTO BODY HOUR TOWING frvV 8955022 0MINI0N wop- Entertaining iriijvifrAiinrVv Urn P PARTY SUPPLIES You greater variety at DOMINION PARTY TIME INSTANT I COCKTAIL ROYAL PRINCE WHOLE YAMS HOSTESS POTATO CHIPS DOMINIONS OWN BRAND RICHMELLO I COFFEE nstant BORDENS I EGG NOG iooz TIN APPLE SAUCE 14 OZ TINS SPECIAL 100 TOMATO JUICE TIN SPECIAL 29 CANADA GRADE A EVISCERATED YOUNG DELUXE GOLDEN BIRD AVERAGE 45 CANADA GRADE A EVISCERATED YOUNG OTHER BRANDS TURKEYS LD AVERAGE at OIVIINO 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