A window on York County LAST WEEKS WEATHER WAS Slippery THE I VOL 117 NO ERA NEWMARKET -AURORA- KESWICK ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1968 Newmarket Keswick Page Page I AURORA POLICE CHIEF ON THE CARPET JURY SLAMS AURORA JAIL No watch on countys night prisoners Newmarket chief Fire destroys shed I T Ballard Highway ll and kept driveways on the properly Mr I llitl Ik- tt Ji3Jif elate well for hi iM when lie Im to glance out of show ring Olympic riders Jim national nil iii early twenties haw In lop ranking Slate The name Ballard became almost a EG Township bans 10acre lots long it lakes In open the door Met and Ivan applied In mouth resusciln- until a doctor arrival Midi till In Jllllltcd uul and ill timing t r milt is lie Installed pipes re investigated I were injured damage re- January Kennelh of after lie lost of his ear and it rolled 1 day drivers Aurora Council summons town police chief Town Council to answer questions pertain ing to Ihe operation of his police department it was decided at a council meeting on Mon day night The action Council is a sequel t a cor oners inqiieM held last week into the suicide a prisoner at Aurora jail on Nov 17 At the inquest chief testified recommendations he had made for improve ment in conditions In the jail In its Judgment the jury found thai no blame lie attached to Aurora po lice department for the death of the man tint was critical of permit- ted in the jail by Council Mrs the only Councillor to be present at Ihc inquest submitted to Coun cil report on the proceedings in which she claimed thai evidence presented at the In quest was onesided She vigorously defended Council position ely responsible for has brought the II IONS In her brief Mrs Duck ninde the point jury had not sought an explanation from Council for its policy on the police chiefs recommendations The mood of the Council was one of re sentment at what was generally felt to be an unfair hearing It was Murrays opinion Ihat the death of the man Oilier councillors agreed with him Deputy Jack Williamson wanted to know if ho jury nil local citizens had per sonally inspeiled the cells dont think so Mrs add- examined pictures of Hint Aurora Council hail hoped a obtain Hefty baby i farms at the edge of IPilluxl Willi a call mother Is a luitmal weight single family I acres are considered a farm The township was forced to hail building on the lit- acre parcels because provincial legislation designates parcels 10 acres and over as farms said a township swikcsmnn Without the bylaw he township has officials feel Ihey land use bid bylaw who were regislered before Sept 111 The bylaw is advertised in this issue of Hie Era and anyone objecting to it has 11 Aurora pushes GO Councillor Dick proposed of CO transport and ways an I of gelling underway lllliigworlli said ho had lately been REPORT desirable to Increase by spending a largo Sec CHIRP taxpayers burden RENEWAL AREA Plebiscite unnecessary on downtown mayor board question anil Monday night with the engineer owe are some in very poor condition ssld the major Ho suggested they could be into Ontario Housing lid ill I thinks Its full iinpliea ilS 111 Hill lJ lending the urban r inn Hod by a renewal Mortgage an I Housing per Hit cot of 111 me would be paid Ottawa an I before a sale Is negotiated renewal hoard will Iry to as their premises are demolished meeting Hint Main ewers water mains are In shape and soon anyway a dilapidated old building s going Mr Minted out the town wont he doing any building The renewal partnership buys and clears Inn I thin resells it at a written down development can liav build on It he snld stern of Heights 1 rink Ih loculed on Iiiin Kim dniiKhler I of Jim hut family and the Newmarket the young ink llllle in good kning fun