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, $274,080 goes up in smoke Mayor Meston broke a tie vote _ tttiamsektograntsingteking Street parking space adjacent to both of the city's cab com- panies' offices after two aldermen charged the move was discrimina- tory. Ald. Bob Cruise asked traffic . and transportation committee chairman Herb Epp why parking attirvit,trees were recommended r the cab companies while similar consideration was being denied to Gordon Mah, operator of the China Kitchener. “This seems discriminatory", be charg- . Three major fires accounted \for about 70 percent of Waterloo's $274,000 fire loss last year. A similar policy was not con- sidered advisable for the restau- rant, since council might then have to give one parking space to every business on King Street. Aid. Charles Voelker noted that the China Kitchen, which specia- lines in take-out fooes, had an alley at the rear of the premises, fa- cilities which the cab companies lacked. Ald. Ron Buddell claimed the proposals discriminated against the taxi drivers who could not park outside his office if they wished to do business there. The transportation committee had recommended taxis be prohibited from parking elsewhere on King These occurred at the Helmar Holding Warehouse 450 Weber St. N. (887.882); the Schmidhe Apartments at 89-91 King St. N. (867,126); and the Schwartz mercantile building, 90-92 Union St. Er. (882.079). Firemen ‘responded to 396 alarms during the year. October was their busiest month when 41 fires were reported. while Feb ruary. with 21 alarms, was the quietest. Fire Chief John Staller in his annual report notes that M calls were received for rescue, first Mr. Epp said the cab companies had teen trying to dominate the King Street landscape for a year, with up to seven taxis at a time parked in a row. His committee felt the problem might be solved if each company was given a permanent parking spot. GRAVE AND GILAD-opeping ceremonies at Sir Edgar Bauer school had principal Ken Roe, while other staff members and pupils wait in line. Bar- their solemn and joyous moments. Rev. David Bauer (left photo) blesses bara Bauer (right photo) seems to enjoy separate school board chairman crucifixes for the new building. Custodian Cliff Watson receives one from Joseph Flynn’s Irish wit. About 500 persons. were prtsent for the event. Council dickers over parking space for cabs Mgor brgaks tie The supper hour continues to be the time of day at which most fires occur, while 6 a.m. to 7 am. continues to be the safest hour. The fire station was a popular spot with visitors during the year with 250 adults and children seeking tours of the department and its equipment. firemen used the occasion to get a fire prevention meme across by showing two films on this themeattheendoteachtour. Reporting for the fire preven- tion department Robert Moat aid or emergency assistance. There were 23 intentional false alarms. When the mayor suggested taxis left unattended would not be con- sidered parked, Aid, Buddell point- ed out that the former police chief defined a parked vehicle as one left unattended for more than five minutes. e Aid. Rudy Kominek added his opposition to the proposals. Aid. Harold Wagner proposed a rewarding of the recommenda- tion which would allow parking spam for the taxi companies subject to a satisfactory agree- ment between them and the city. The vote ended in a tie broken by the mayor. William Timmis was moderator for the discussion called Seniors Speak, We Listen. Aid. Bob Henry claimed two businesses were getting special privileges but Ald. Buddell denied this saying it was in fact a denial of their right to park. Another panelist, W.S. Harvey who is active in the retired busi- ness and professional men's as- sociation, said 90 percent of G. N. Turner described his ex- periences as an insurance investi- gator and a post office employee. posts he held since his retirement as a bank manager, when he par- ticipated in a senior citizen semi- nar at Sunnyside Home. Seniors have their say greet between William and Young The department awarded lit badges to girl guides who com- pleted basic fire fighting and prevention courses. An aiarining increase in Water- loo's crime rate was disclosed this week by Police Chief Harold -Basse, when he told the police commission that criminal offen- ces.in the city were up 23 per- cent a 1969. Drug addiction and undesir- able aliens were blamed for the situation where criminal acts jumped from 1,277 in 1989 to 1,572 in 1970. Ann Moser, a former special education consultant with the Waterloo County separate school board, said older people need the concern of others. Happiness is more important to them than money and they can only achieve this if they feel they have some worth. need other people and groups to help them senior citizens are unable to help themselves because they are afraid to get involved. They said there were 1,768 inspections conducted during mo, a decrease of 1,452 on ms. This was done to permit fire fighting personnel become familiar "with local in. Referring to last year's "un- precedented increase Chief Basse said "There is little doubt that the police and society are losing the battle against crime. Little by little the crime scene worsens and society learns to live with it." drug abuse was the major source of the problem here, according to the chief. "Many drug users steal to support their habit. Others commit crimes while. un- was third. Defective electrical appliances and fittings accounted for the majority of fire hazards discov- ered in inspections. Combustible material located too near fur- naces came a close second. while similar material under stairways In 1969 Waterlbo was one of the few Canadian cities to show a decrease in crime. Drugs villain in crime climb "l feel that greater efforts should be made to encourage these young people to go home and not make it easy for them to leave home and become a poten- tial burden on society. All too of- ten these places become drug distribution centres and train- The chief also disagreed with proposals to provide hostels in this city for the increased tran- sient population. most of which are young people. The police officer's burden is not only growing heavier but also more dangerous. In spite of this policemen are often found in the role of recreation and social worker and charity supporter. While police forces stand be- tween society and the threat of crime, they cannot do this effect- ively without the support of all citizens, said Mr. Basse. A Waterloo man is currently serving a 21Fyear-sentmtce for one of the offences. The other re- mains unsolved. Crimes of violence have also in- creased substantially. The inci- dence of persons carrying offen- sive weapons, armed robbery and assaults have become all too frequent, he said. Two armed hold-ups of a Water- loo bank last year were "some- thing new" for his department. "The drug problem will not be solved by the police orthe courts, he warned. The solution lies first in the home and then in the school where students spend ap- proximately 200 days a year. Detection and apprehension of drug users by the police have a deterring effect which is mini- mal at best. They can only scratch the surface. - if Eli; iraiii; responsibility to instil responsibility in their children. "This is serious but it is not too late to rectify. " , Parents should be the first to know if their children are taking drugs, the chief said. They should then find out why and attempt to eliminate the cause. der the influence of drugs." The largest crime increase was in the category of, theft where of- fences Jumped from 126 in 1969 to 155 last year. "In recent years many undesira- tries have come to us from other countries bringing with them their drug problems, and introducing a whole new situation to our young people which, I feel, will ultimate- ly destroy many," the chief warned. ' - Approved bps woo-ts totalling 8.80179. .. Approved general accounts to- tailing yuan: - Approved an application from North Waterloo Farmere Mutual Insurance Ctr. Ltd., to expand its operation. - Agreed to sell 2% acres of city- owned land to Wiljer Holdings Ltd. for $14,000. The property is on the south side of University Avenue East. - Agreed to provide signs for desks of members of council and administrative personnel to aid delegations addressing council. _ Gave permission to the Co- Ordinated Arts Services to sell lottery tickets in the city. The project was a cooperative effort between the school. parents and university personnel accord- ing to Gordon Beckmhauer, prin- cipal. ' ' Dr. DonaitLAntoid of the Uni- versity of Waterloo's recreation department, a father of one of the pupils, set up field stations prior to the trip with the help of his students. About h) Grades 1 and 2 pupils at Cedarbrae school recently took a field trip to the woods behind the school to study animal behaviour in winter. tablish an insurance agency and tehirlrpractor's office at 35 Union Council this week: - Approved an application frmn Gambia Investments Ltd. to es- Cttunciil briefs - Agreed to adopt daylight saving time from 12.01 a.m. April 24 to 12.01 am. Oct. 31. Demand for transient shelter at the police department, where it has been projrided for many years, declined from 439 in 1950 to only 36 last year, during which time the city population tripled. But while the picture is grim the traffic situation has improved, the chief said. He attributed this to a joint community effort, stricter enforcement of the traf- fic laws by the police and street imprbvements. ing grounds for low moral con- duct." Field trip