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The request of the downtown merchants for uniform closing byâ€"law is not without precedence, such requests have been made by similar groups in other communities (and in many, aquired to). But here, in Waterloo, the answers given by some elected officials would indicate that such a move would be treading new grounds. c Mr. Lou Gambling & Staff, Waterloo Chronicle, Waterloo, Ontarmo. Dear Friend, On behald of the Promotion Committee of OPUS °67, 1 take â€" In this unique community, where industry is lacking, eguch developments are more or less necessary to keep the already high tax rate within bounds. l]l‘ll.‘ d 1 1 k 2s 1 4 13. 00. 1 2 1 00 MB 2 14. 0.3 000 £ 64 i heads hP OSR RDNNs Wn The downtown merchants form an important segâ€" ment of this community and are worthy of full and unâ€" biased consideration. Letters to the Editor Like it or not, there will be more high rise constructâ€" ed in Waterloo and there can be no doubt whatsoever, that each and every one of them will meet similar opâ€" position from residents within the area of their construcâ€" tion. Planning board and council, should take another look at the new swimming pool being constructed in Moses Springer Park. It appears quite obvious that there is insufficient parking facilities provided. c . If the merchants follow their expressed decision to apain seek such a restriction, council should assure, first, that they speak for the majority; second, hold a joint meeting with all merchants so as to properly weigh the pros and cons, and then make a decision. m â€" C C & â€" e ien e k We â€" _ This is arn'()]ymr.)'ic sized pool. and as such, will atâ€" tract a large number of persons. Adequate parking facâ€" ilities must be provided. â€" â€" We must however, agree that it is not the job of council to tell the merchants when they must close, but, when the request comes from the majority of the merâ€" chants themselves, it should be given deep consideration. It can only be assumed that the merchants consider such a move to be of benefit to all concerned, and, that only through a byâ€"law could be enforced. They certainly have no means by which they could enforce such a rule by themselves. . They must also, seek ways to assure that families with children, who through cireumstances are forced to make their homes in apartment dwellings, are more acâ€" ceptable. o There are, however, certain facets that should be given more study. Both planning and council must, in some way, seek means to assure that the many high rise will not, in 15 or 20 years, be allowed to degenerate into slums. They must assure adequate ingress and egress. It is this discrimantion by apartment owners, against families with children, that back up statistiecs which set the number of school children expected in this particular project of 240 suites at only 31. Planning Board and council are equally adamant in their opinion that it will be good for the community. Though the feelings of the area residents are unâ€" derstandable, the fact remains that this project, valued at $3,000,000, is essential to the continued growth of the community as a whole. Residences of all types are at a premium, and it is only through the construction ‘of more high rise dwellings that this (or any other) community will be able to keep pace with the population explosion. It is the bounden duty of both planning board and council to assure the most orderly growth pattern posâ€" sible, and all decisions must be made upon what, in their studied opinion, is best for the whole community. This they have done. 4# The Waterioo Chronicie, Wednesday, June 21, 1967 The wish of the residents to maintain their area as it is now, can be understood, and sympathized with. However, progress is such that few, if any, areas can hope to maintain the status quo. A very militant group of aroused Lincoln area resâ€" idents have made quite clear, to both council and planâ€" ning board, that they oppose the erection of a high rise near Moses Springer Park. Established 1854 A division of Baulk Publishers TLtd. Published every Thursday at Waterloo Square, Waterloo, Ont. Lewis Gambling, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Canada: one year $3.00; in United States and foreign countries: one year $4.00 Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash. Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Waterloo Chronicle 45 Prueter Avenue, Kitchener. Ontario, June 14, 1967. Lew‘s Views great pleasure in thanking you for your excellent contribution in aiding the Promotion Committee and in helping to make OPUS °67 such a grand success. Sincerely, Bert Miller, Chairman, Promotion Committe¢e, OPUS ‘67. Editorial Comment Dear Citizens: The Waterloo Chamber of Comâ€" merce takes this opportunity to commend the Kâ€"W Press Club and the University of Waterloo in its promotion of Cenâ€"Saiion 67. As you are aware a giant Birthâ€" day Party has been planned for Seagram Stadium on the ovening of June 30th, to celebrate Canaâ€" da‘s first 100 vears. Your Chamâ€" ber is urging the families of this area to give this program their fullest support by their attendâ€" ance. While skating in the Waterloo rink, one young lady suffered an eye injury that could have on the part one lady skater causâ€" ed her hat pin to enter the eye of the young lady mentioned. been serious. A sudden movement her hat pin to enter the eye of the young lady mentioned. We are asking you do particiâ€" pate by posting suitable notices on your bulletin boards. To add further to the significance of this HMistoric Party we ask all Churâ€" ches and Industries to sound their bells and whistles for 10 minutes, starting on the stroke of midnight. Fortunately, this does not hapâ€" pen today as the girls seldom wear hats except when going to church, weddings etc. Also, toâ€" day the hats are much smaller and the women‘s hair is much shorter. Next time you are downtown, you might take notice how the Bank of Montreal building exâ€" tends beyond the building line of the other buildings. This property, called the square back in the carly 1900‘s, was owned by William Snider. He, at one time, offered this land to the town for only $1. to be kept as a park , the town fathers howâ€" ever, in their great wisdom, deâ€" clined to accept the offer. Thanking you sincerely for your interest and coâ€"operation, in makâ€" ang this event a total success. Yours truly, Dennis Meyer Pres., Waterloo Chamber of Commerce. Years ago, the large hats worn by women required a number of large "hat pins", to enable the wearer to keep them on their head. These pins penetrated sevâ€" eral inches beyond the crown and were‘ dangerous in crowed compâ€" any. _ Between the square and the Menno Devitt block (now the Equitable Life) was perhaps the smallest street in Canada, called Ontario St. One reason the town refused the offer by Mr. Snider, was because they thought they There are also the people who should know better, who instead of using the walks, walk all over the land that has been seedâ€" ed for grass. â€" â€" One of these days, if you have the patience to stay with me, I will tell you how I stay out of mischief since I retired. Also, something should be done to protect the Wildlife Display at Waterloo Park,. The Lions have done a lot of work and spent a lot of money to landscape this section of the park. They laid tarvia walks all around the pens and cages for people to walk on. but, they are used by bicycle riders who also run over and destroy the small shrubs and flower beds. As I said a few weeks ago, why not give the policemen someâ€" thing to do. Just last night while waiting to cross King Street, a motorâ€" cycle passed quite close to me, making so much noise and going so fast I almost jumped out of my pants â€" of course, if 1 had, a policeman would have arrested me, not the motoreyclists. By FRED SHINN Recently, Aid. Harold Wagner stated that the police should crack down on noisy motorcycles and cars, and wanted a council resolution for this matter. Well, Harold, I agree 100% with you. Open Letter Waterloo Over The Years Officials from the PUC and the city met several times and finalâ€" ly reached a suggestion: the city would pay 50 per cent and the PUC would pay 50 per cent of the estimated $10,000 cost to enclose 100 feet of the creck. There‘s a drainage ditch in Waterloo that should be improved Everyone seems to be in agreeâ€" ment on that. The dispute has been going on for years, and it appears likely it will continue to drag on for at least a few more months. Mayor Paleczny told the PUC Thursday night that closing the ditch would have four advantâ€" ages 1. It would remove a hazard to children who could trip on the Weber Street sidewalk and hurt themselves falling into the open ditch. Several prominent men mainâ€" tained that the building should be kept in line with all the other main street buildings. With this view in mind, the council met with Mr. Snider and he offered to sell this eight foot strip to the town for $10,000. The bank officials also agreed. Because deâ€" lays would cost the contractors, they also had to agree, but set a price of $250 to cover the delay time. And the problem is that the city owns part of the land, the PUC owns the rest and the city owns a rightâ€"ofâ€"way through the portion owned by the PUC. Recently the PUC opened the issue once more by asking if the ditch could be covered; it could then use the land for parkâ€" ing and for turning trucks more easily to load at a ramp. The city agreed to enclose the ditch, but then the thorny probâ€" lem of who was going to pay for what arose. ~2 0 The cityâ€"owned land would become useful for PUC parking. 3. The area would look better, creating a better image for PUC and the nextâ€"door fire partment. But nobody involved with it seems to know who should pay for what. The dispute â€" or lack of an agreeable settlement â€" is beâ€" tween the city and the Public Utilities Commission. 4. It would improve the seâ€" curity of PUC property because thieves can now crawl under a fence in the creekbed area. A few years later, Mr. Snider sold the square to Molson‘s Bank, who presented plans to erect a building. All the land owned by Mr. Snider from Erb St. to the railroad tracks, extended eight (8) feet onto King St. would lose the assessment on this lot. When the question was subâ€" It appeared likely that the Disputable Drainage Ditch FRED SHINN the deâ€" The â€" Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo _ Optiâ€", Mrs. Club concluded their meet ings for the 1966â€"67 season with a dinner at the Tien Hoa Inn. The ladies have donated 16 picâ€" nic tables for the Optimists Day Camps at Bamberg and Heidelâ€" bery. A stove and refsigerator are also being provided for the newly redecorated camp building at Bamberg. I was agreed to refer the matâ€" ter to the PUC‘s building comâ€" mittee and also to the coâ€"ordiâ€" nating committee. ‘"Personally, 1‘d rather see us close in about 10 feet next to the sidewalk and leave the rest open, fixing it up with rocks along the banks to prevent eroâ€" sion," the mayor said. A Centennial Cook Book is preâ€" sently being printed so as to be available for sale at the annnval card party which will be held in About a foot of the bank washes away each year. "It looks like it‘s going to take us at least another three or four months to sort this thing out," Howard â€" Scheifele, _ commission chairman, said. October. The recipes for the book were submitted byclub memâ€" PUC members would accept the solution, but the mayor added one more thought that threw the entire issue back into confusion once again. "I‘m worried that if we close H in that someday we might have to rip it all open again beâ€" cause our flows are doubling along here every 10 years." After a halfâ€"hour break to take a look at the ditch the comâ€" missioners returned with at least a dozen different solutions, but failed to come close to agreeâ€" ment on which should be purâ€" sued with the city. Up til 1914, the Waterloo Dam (now called Silver Lake) was owned by William Snider. The parks board sent a delegation to him to see if they could purchase this, plus the property on the other side of the railway tracks, comprising about 15 acres. Look at all the lyrical tributes to Mother â€" ‘"My Mother was a lady", "Oh Mother, Mother, pin a Rose on Me", now they are pinning a carnation on Mother. Well, it took them a time, but at last they did get a "Father‘s Day". This matter also had to be pree sented to the ratepayers. The ratepayers were a good group then, and approved the purchase. We should be very grateful to them for the fine park addition. If the early council had accepâ€" ted the original offer from Mr. Snider, they would have had a straight building line, and, most of all, a fine breathing space in the centre of the shopping centre. ‘"He who wants all, gets little". On May 12, 1914, everyone sported a carnation in honor of Mother‘s Day. At that time, some one asked â€" where does paw come in? Lets stand up for a Father‘s Day too, he has been given the social chill long enough. Sure they sang songs about father, such as â€" "What‘s the matter with Father" (it only says he‘s all right), and "Everybody works but Father". The â€" evening concluded . with members enjoying court whist£. mitted to the ratepayers, it was defeated by a large majority, so, the building was completed which juts out as you now see it. This reminds me of the story about the dog crossing a bridge over a creek, who, upon seeing his reflection in the water, dropâ€" ped his own bone to grab the one he thought he saw in the water. As a result, he lost both. Kâ€"W Optiâ€"Mrs