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E :F:: .A n . o s . on e \ Le hk‘ > . y o ky M C e | 4 a & 3 e e o s 2o . © 5 Tib f * ' § e . B es t oo e eage 1 0| | t m’c\a _#f y ' s ‘ #â€" * To Syar"" °2 uks /#A l es; 4* wr j * * altow Cihromicle r‘ Ove A _ He came to this city from Torâ€" ento where, for a lengthy period he was employed as a radio anâ€" mouncer at CFGM. Previous to Ahat he worked in the broadcast Mr, Ledger has been a resiâ€" dent of Waterloo (188 Lester St.) for the past two years and, as @ homeowner and family man, is vitally interested in the future of the city. P b YOUTHFUL ASPIRANT FOR WATERLOO COUNCIL Russ is presently enrolled in the Municipal Affairs course beâ€" ing presented at the University ef Waterloo, in order to gain a more thorough background of ioâ€" eal government practices. Along with this he has, for the past #wo â€" years, _ attended _ regular gouncil and planning board meetâ€" ings for TV and radio news. Through this he believes, he has gained considerable knowledge of gouncil practices and the needs YOL. 111 â€"â€" NO,. 42 CPL, BILL HELLER of the Waterloo Police presents Esther Enns with the ?enior Girl‘s trophy that she won at he Waterloo Police Bicycle Roadâ€"eo. a TV and radio personality Russ Ledger announced today that he will be a candidate for the Waterloo alâ€" Uermani¢ board in the coming municipal e_leg_tiog.. : Ing ficld in Galt, Sault Ste. Marie and Tilsonburg. He was born in FToronto on April 25, 1941, and was raised and educated in Hamâ€" fiton. He is a graduate of Saltâ€" fleet High School and for three years, studied theology at the Toronto Bible College. Russ Ledger of Waterloo residents. Guides Attend Council Mr. Ledger is married to the former Betty Jean Renwick of Galt and they have one child, Steven who is but one month old. He stresses the point that, since he is not a local businessâ€" man, he can therefore devote all his energies towards the best inâ€" terests of the community withâ€" out fear or favor of personal gain. His campaign, he says, will be based on those matters that will further this community and its peoples â€" â€" to seek closer coâ€"opâ€" eration between council, planâ€" ning board and the chamber of commerce to bring more indâ€" ustry into our community. (We now have an excellent industrial basin and everything possible should be done to assure that it is filled with desirable industrial Members of Waterloo Girl Guides and Rangers, eligible for their citizenship badge, were present for a firsthand view of how council operates, Monday night. of council, department heads and their assistants, other city officâ€" ials who were present, and exâ€" plained briefly the workings of the municipal government. He told them how problems go first through committees before comâ€" ing to council for final decision, so that each problem would be judged only after considerable investigation and discussion. Mayor Bauer welcomed the young ladies, and told them that often council goes for months without even one spectator presâ€" ent, he then introduced members _5 Serving The City Of Waterloo e Since 1855 Principal Jack Bean, Lincoln Heights, congratulated Miss Enns for her knowâ€" ledge of cycle safety. S WATERLOO, ONTARIO â€"â€" WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1965 firms) â€" â€" To â€"see that permanent green aqreas are â€"preserved and develoâ€" ped ‘(in this fast growing centre they will be a heritage for comâ€" ing generations) â€" â€" To give leaâ€" dership in having our main street made more attractive for shoppers (it is well known that our neighbouring city attracts many more shoppers, he says, because of convenience and atâ€" tractiveness, and, they will do so even more when their proposâ€" ed mail is developed. We are fortunate to have adequate free parking on our main street and it only needs a coâ€"operated effort to have a redevelopment plan forâ€" BRYAN MILLER (18), Ray Palubiski (18) and Ray Dardarian (18) show momento‘s of their U.S. weekend. They were the guests of a young U.S. band member whom they befriended during Story on Page 8 (Continued on page 16) Chronicle Photo Council Donation Refusal To Embarass Our Mayor? Council‘s refusal to make a donation _ towards _ convention costs of the Central Ontario Chapter â€" â€" Council for Exceptâ€" ional Children, to be held in this area may cause Mayor Bauer a little embarrassment. The Council for Exceptional Children reported that some 900 delegates from across Canada would be in attendance for the zone conference, and wanted the city council to have the opporâ€" tunity to participate through a donation. Mayor Bauer reported that this was a new group, Alâ€" derman Harold Paikin â€" stated that they should go along with the request. Several aldermen questioned how much was involâ€" ved as no figure had been statâ€" ed. They wg:;e informed by city treasurer, nald Sheafer, that there was no money in the budâ€" get for this purpose. Alderman Wagner told membâ€" ers of council that Mayor Bauer had already accepted to attend the dinner and would be seated at the head table. It would emâ€" barass him, he said, to have to tell them that this council would not kick in a donation, but that he was here for the free dinner anyway. Mayor Bauer told counâ€" cil that this would not embarrass him and jokingly said, "I have been with this council for a numâ€" ber of years now and am used to this treatment. Alderman Donald Snider sugâ€" gested that a letter be sent inâ€" forming the organization that it would be difficult to find funds for this purpose at this time, but they should request consideraâ€" tion in the 1966 budget, and wish them well in their aims. In other business, council acâ€" cepted the resignation of several persons within the city organizaâ€" tion. They were Peter I. Page, Public Health Inspector who reâ€" signed to take another position elsewhere; Betty Schmidt of the building department; and Mrs. Cowan who was the school board nominee .to the Public Library Board, they accepted the nomâ€" his visit to the Twin eities. Bryan holds a framed letter from the mayor, Ray Palubiski the key to the city and Ray Dardarian a souvenir poster. ination of Mrs. A. Bergen of 19 Melbourne St. to complete th. term. Sent a motion to revise the summer schedule practice to the legislation and byâ€"laws commitâ€" tee for further study. Alderman Roy Bauman presenâ€" ted the motion, to have comâ€" mittee of a whole decisions ratâ€" ified at a council meeting a week later, rather than at the same meeting as has been the practice for a number of years, He felt that this would give council members an opportunity to consider them without the necâ€" essity of making a hast, decis ion. Alderman Harold Wagner alâ€" so felt that it would be better to have a longer period for conâ€" (Crntinued on page 13) Tenders for various services and supplies were accepted by council Monday night. Sifto Salt company bid of $10.â€" 152 per ton was accepted for the winter supply of crushed rock salt. This figure is 50 cents per ton less than that paid last: year and is equal to that paid by the city of Kitchener, even though they buy a larger quantity. Last year the tenders for this supply were identical and prompted at least one alderman to question whether there was collusion practiced. Industrial Sewer and Waterâ€" main, a subsidiary of Blacktop Paving were the successful bids for the Forwell Trunk Sanitary Sewer and cuivert footings for Albert and Weber streets. Their bid of $85,495.30 was $84,000 less than the highest tender submit ted by E. E. Seigmiller. Some members of council questioned the disparity between bids and it was felt that the high bidders did not want the job at his time. The tender for the culverts was SUBSCRIPTION $3.00 YEAR Accepts Tenders Chronicle Photo