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' ceives 'tititilt EWMARKET Council ed a petition Monday sped by too homeowner-s mg to a rezoning which . mow restauranteur Sam to build a 4.0!!) sq. ft. and office complex at m St and Alexander Rd. . nclllor Bob Scott said . iron was a retaliation . an8$name document in of the. development ed by council may it. He numerous residents of the had contacted him askim they could do to stop t ll from re-zoning the i} from residential to . ert ial use lllSl petition had been ledb) Mr Rahhawiththe \ewmarket promotional n George Schlukhier. ng to Councillor Scott. ' bba's original p I la: two stores an six . ent burldings. r Rabbi modified his June 19 and now wants to a single store with three or .fices on a second floor. To be will require an official amendment, ouncnl referred the petition the matter to a planning n meeting which was held lgl'll aylor wants I 'n 10 d for park 'EWMARKET Regional 'llor Tom Taylor has filed ceof motion reques the g land ow by ' Denelopmcnt Ltd. with a to turning the southwest of Dans Dr and Niagara u a park ' land was zoned com- isl an 1973 but since then ents have objected to 5 proposal to construct a n : plaza on the site The v 18 currently in the hands Untano Municrpal Board or Jack stir it for Is-year-old Jackie Lhdens-lth. of Iteswick. the i OSenierneenJ-Injeyingalltheattontion ls whenshewontheMlssSnttonFairce-patlisn Thursday night. Wynn Pollock. aha of Keswick. NEWMARKET - Coun~ cillorBthcottcameoutwitha vehement attack Monday night against allowing beer tents at fastball tournaments but he who need not have gone to the thn'tthtrnthiscreatesavery theycnnhavnanwbai trouble. The tournament in question. a fastball weekend Aug. 24. 25. and 26. has been cancelled because the host team Newmarket Ray's will he in Bakersfield. California. This didn't keep Councillor Scott from launching enough verbal Newmarket ball games as dry as Toronto Blue Jay games. arrows to keep The councillor felt allowing beer at this month s tourney -4, _.._._ ._._.__.._,.. _- Shadow. the pony. who also attended the fair. Scott slams beertents wouldhaveopcnedthedoorto to have the matter referred having similar events at other games. Therearemaaychiidren goisthesegamosandl good atmosphere for them especially since the f- a isin the middle (1 a resi tial area." said Coun- cillor Scott. , Councillor Scott said he had achieved his aim although the target tournament had vaporized. I figure now at least they re going to make a policy on it." he said. Council approved a motion Jack was tops in pole sitting OAK RIDGES Sailor first week but it really got Jack Docherty proved there rough the second week. I was more than one way to get upintheworldwhen.on the eveniru of Jtme 30. ms. he climbed to the d a 35-foot pole and perc there for a record 27 days and ti minutes. Sunnyside Beach Aminement Park. a pre-war yground atom the Toronto eshore, was runnim in the red that r hut Jack says he pus the operation into the profit column with his escapade. Jack is a rather down to earth fellow now. The 72- year-old has lived in Oak Ridges ft! to years and for the past two rs he has been a fami iar face in Newmarket as the ticket collector at the 'Flyers Mickey es. Jac doesn t have a Meal reason for his ad- venture but anyone might have a hard time explaining why they would want to commune with sea gulls for almost a month. lt just came into my head all (1 a sudden and 1 I'd by it." in says. twasn t'as if Jack was there to heat a real record because there are many variations on the pole-oi tlisrrie. The proviotn dzsdaysmnehourwu set by a man whohad a platform wherehecouldliodownJack was air into a chair with a y home. duri the daysnd. as an mania arm You can bet he got sore. It sure was un- oranhtsbie at times." he gained a little heart when I got clue to the record and it was OK for awhile after t got the record but then that was email. Boredom was Jack s com nion during the (h me but in the evsnir he hadachancetoplyhis witon the attendant crowch. People would pass notes to the seated man on high via a guy-line to his chair. One d the s asked Jack. "How to the bathroom Jack's reply: The same way you do." The crowds never found out Jack was a woodworker from Ireland who had given himself the name Sailor Jack just because he had lived near water all his No one will ever find out how much Jack made during the exploit. It's a secret he never talks about. When Jack abandoned his post on July 27. 1088. there were 15,000 wkers waiting for his n. Park staff tators you 80 .hsipedJack '0 em wherehewashed awayafour wed coat of coal rst which he had picked ? from posing trains. lt Jack a full week to walk properly. first thin l dd when l got home was sit in a chair." says Jack."Wlien it came bedtime and someone toldmetogoupstairstobedl W l ha y t W30 Jack haveula ny worth of wisdomw the nuttyfeatniarai "intuition-damn mys. N lt was a novelty the all." he mys. back to its parks and recreation committee for further discuu' ion. if a person wants a beer theyget he said. We have our own cones-ion booth where you can get a nice cold drink and something local. and the money from this concession booth comes back to the recreation department and puts money back into the town. Councillor Scott could not mm why the issue was going to come before counCil considering a unanimous decision against the beer tent July 27 by Councilla-s Peter Hall. Dave Kerwin. and Scott. Recreation Commissioner Dan Shannon also opposed the idea Church to oppose town NEWMARKET ~ Town comcil was su rised Monday nighthy a letter mm the United Church (1 Canada saying the church will air its grievances against the town at an Ontario Municipal Board hearing Oct 15. 10 am. at town hall The United Church wants to construct 82 dwelling units compnnd of an apartment huildingand town homes on a 15 acre parcel of land behind es facing Elgin St. and Rd. An application for this development was turned down by council about three years ago when residents of the zoned as open space and the church wants a residential sonlr to accommodate the multifamily dwelling. Town planner Hidaka said there were modifications made to the town's official plan when the development was originally Kuneo NEWMRKET Income tax claims from 27 volunteer firefighters caudit in a federal tax audt last year are going to eat the town about 875m The town s volunteer firefighters have asked coincil to reimburse them for taxes pid on part-time salaries which raged from Otis to sum in ms. Under the 167 act dic- tating the salaries. the firefighters are entitled to 3300 tax free. Until last year. the volun teers were iven c for and psi extra ca money in cash the Newmarket Volunteer Firefighters' Association The association received a lump sum of 836.0! from the town last year and. according to Fire Chief Sam my. the assocration s ad of payment wasn't really right " The die! said the method was a holdover from rhys when a volunteer would not expect to make more than soon. thief Rim was critical of the government audit saying: "You almost feel the fire depath would he somethiq the government would want to leave alone if they had any common sense they could see it's a very cheap job heir; l ink the volunteers do onehel ofaservrceandiflwere themandhadtopaytasesonthe money l'd quit." said the chief . "Can you imagine what it w cost if we just had pa' firefighters in this region?" Mayor Ray 'hvirmey said the firefighters were became the federal legislation (littlth taxofree payment is outofdate The mayor will send a letter to York-Peel MP Sin- citiuns of Newm. u iey raise Rimless but you've got to appreciate that they must receive some The Newmarket Vohaihn f- ireriters' Anocia' tin hm henigiven medians-for volunteersalaries. Chief calls for bigger re station NEWMARKET Fire Chief Sam Rippey says Newmarket s fire station on Davis Dr needs to be expanded to avord building a satellite station elsewhere in town. The town s admmistration committee asked for five-year piojections from all department ads early this year and (tool Rippey returned with his report last week The chief is eyeing both Sides of the fireball for ex- pansion at an estimated cost of as much as 3330.000 but he favors the west side. thecrrrrent '- location of the Newmarket Gospel Hall ( hief Rippey said the Gospel Hall could be . k. , } redesigned to accommodate dispatch offices and firefighters quarters. He also suggested the addition of a new bay to link the fire station to the hall and the construction of two small hays at the bad of the fire station Chief Rippey has spoken to representatives from the Gospel Hall and he said they are receptivetotheideaifthetown can relocate the hall in a bigger building in the northwest quadrant The reiocatim could cost the town about $100,011). according to an estimate by architect Fraser Milne. The eastern boundary of the fire station is a les favorable v. . Liclnio Almeida jumps from is. window of the Alexander Mair School after attaching the cable used to pnll down the walls last Saturday. Developer opens Muir cornerstone NEWMARKET Even though the cornerstone box which once rested in Alexander Muir School has already been opened. the Newmarket Historical Socrety still hopes to have a ceremonv W M an commemorating its official drum corps champs NEWHARKET Get ready to have your earth-rims excited this Saturday. For the first time ever. the Canam Circuit Champiornhip attheNowrnarhstFairgrounb. Sat..Aug.ta. ' at7p.m. Joinir the Am ssadors childros under). Senior citisens will also and about 800 other performers from across southern Ontario will II: the honiiersmen from Yourustown. New York. Admission to the evening of nnnic. color. and pageantry will he 83 for adults. and 81 for its-years-old and he admitted for it According to eduoation director Sam Chapman s office there were provisions in a hill d sale between the York County Board of Education and Stouffville develo r Peter Milligan. of L. M' ' an Con- struction Ltd. who Mt the , whereby certain arti acts from the school would he turned over to the society. The artifacts were to in- clude the school bell. cor-. expansion pomihility. said the chief. The property site is heir med frr a vate residence which would demolished fa fire station exparnion but the chief said the problem is complicated because the property is five feet lower dun fire department property. The administration com- mittee referred the chief's report for further review m capital expenditures. N E W M A R K E T Memorial servrces' will he held today (Wedmwatzpsn. fa a l7-yearold Newmarhet boy killed in a hit-and-run early Sunday mina- Police said Robert Smith. (1 78380tanyHillCr,waswalkm' on Woodbine Ave. north d Davis Dr. at approximately 2.45 am when he was struck and killed by a southbound vehicle Brian Fulton. 19. d 15 Gustar Cr. in Willowdale. has been charged with failim to remainatthescenedanac- cicbnt. Cadets from the New-arket-hnsed as Ah Cadet Sqnadron spent two weeks at CPI mu. thh snnrrner. and each get at least to minntes at the controls of thh Otter. For rnore photu. see page Cot. SIAVEW Saves seen. from theU.8.dsepssn.prisrto theClvilWarestahbheda small community near Saran. See page A4. raiyowmn Slate! Elisabeth