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A Mayor Warns Against Too Great A Cut In Borough‘s 1968 Budget "Let‘s cut expenses" said Alderman Walter Saundâ€" ers, "by spending 10 p.c. less than we pay out in deâ€" bentures. If we don‘t do this we face financial chaâ€" os because we are not getâ€" ting the new assessment Traffic _ Jams Blame For 80 per cent Of TTC Delays Traffic congestion and traffic accidents continue to cause over‘ 80 per cent of the delays in Torâ€"| onto Transit Commission service in the Metro region. ’ ‘This is the pattern that reflects: itself in a study of TTC routes in both York and North York: ever the past three months. 1 On the lone street car route: in York . . . Rogers Rd. there were 51 delays in service during the three month period of which over half was directly the result of traffic congestion. York and Etobicoke are the only boroughs that have a suburban street car service,. and the TTC only opâ€" erates 14 streei car routes throughout the Metro area. On the Weston Rd. trolley coach route. one of the six opâ€" erated by the TTC, there were 46 delays in service during the past three months of. which twoâ€" thirds came as the result of trafâ€" fic congestion. The Dufferin bus route in the last three months recorded more traffic delays than any other TTC bus route. The total was 98. More Weston Senior Citizens are comâ€" plaining of being too crowded in their present quarters in the old Weston municipal building at 2000 Weston Mrs. Scott, president of the senâ€" lor citizens appeared before York council on Monday emphasizing the need for larger quarters and more She told council that an average of 125 meet regularly and they will just have to have better facilities. Council promised to provide them with enough chairs and more space. Metro School Board wants to spend over $80â€"million in 1968 for school facilities and administration buildings. This is $60 million less than area boards asked for. Weston Seniors Seek More Room JANUARY FUR SALE STARTS TOâ€"DAY ! 1978 Weston Rd. 241â€"8091 $80 Million Building Program "I DON‘T WANT TO SEE the needle going in," Vickey McConnel, Gardenview Crescent, says as she and brother Bentley comfort their pets while Dr. Roderick R. Davies (Lennox Animal Hospital, Weston) and John â€" MacArthur (Martin Veterinary Hosâ€" pitala Islington) administer vaccine. At free rabies clinics held Dec. 26 and 27 at four locations in Borough of York, over 3500 animals were given rabies shots. $60 Million Cut From &?\g NO. 52 * The Bathurst bus route had 79 | service delays with twoâ€"thirds due | to traffic congestion. The Keele | bus route which serves sections of l both York and North York was credited over the last three II months with 85 delays in service | with all but a fraction due to | traffic congestion. we require to go ahead" he said. â€" _ The decision on how much money to borrow from Metro to run the borâ€" ough of York has been deâ€" layed until next council meeting. Aldermen James than 90 per cent of the delays were blamed on traffic congesâ€" tion or traffic accidents. The pattern is the same on most other bus routes serving the two boroughs. TTC officials claim the only solution may be excluâ€" sive bus lanes on main Metro traffic routes in future. Spring Start On $1.2 Million Nurses‘ Residence Officials connected with Humâ€" ber Memorial Hospital are extreâ€" mely reluctant to discuss a $1.2 million federal loan to build a students‘ residents for the Osler Regional School of Nursing but York Humber MP Ralph Cowan isn‘t quite so reserved. Cowan said last week that John R. Nicholson, the minister reâ€" sponsible for the National Housâ€" ing Act, announced that the sum has been approved as a 6% p.C. loan repayable over a 25 â€" year period. The funds will be used to assist in the erection of a seven story residence building to house 206 student nurses. The Osler school, which was founded last year, uses the faâ€" cilities of three hospitals to train nurses â€" Weston Sanitorium, Northwestern and Humber Memâ€" orial. The nyurses‘ quarters will start in the spring. Despite this sizeable spending program, admits the board, 141 new portable classrooms will be added to the 1.080 already in opâ€" eration in the Metro area. The h he on ce 12 o 4oh M ba t Trimbee and Walter Saunâ€" ders reqested board of conâ€" trol to make further cuts for 1968, such as delaying construction â€" of a _ new $225,000 library and forâ€" getting â€" about â€" acquiring $200,000 in new park sites until later. Board of control had alâ€" ready chopped $440,000 from the proposed 1968 capital budget bringing it down to $1,500,000 from near $2,000,000. When faced with this further cut back Mayor Jack Mould told council it would rue the day it cuts this budget down. He preâ€" dicted that everytime the 1968 council wanted to do something â€" constructive | it wouldâ€"beâ€"stymied by lack of funds. MWeston Times $300,000 For 1956 Site Costing $24,500 Some Profit! In January 1965 the Ontario Deâ€" partment of Highways expropriatâ€" ed a 1530 foot square parcel of land on the west side of Weston Rd. south of Albion Rd. The lands were needed for reconstructing the on ramp from Weston Rd. to Highâ€" way 401. Last week the former owner of the land, Imperial Oil Company reâ€" ceived a decision from the Ontario Municipal Board which spelled out what compansation should be reâ€" ceived for the province taking the Imperial Oil acquired the land in July 1956 for $24,500. The area was in North York and was one. of three gasoline stations that was closed down because of land exâ€" propriation for extension of road Tacilities. A two bay gasoline staâ€" tion on the site was valued at unâ€" der $23,000. last week took into account the loss of the station and business and land in recommending that the province pay $300,000 with interest at five per cent a year from March School Board Requests board claimed in a statement to Metro Executive Committee last week that each year the backlog of essential school facilities inâ€" creases because it The Ontarieâ€" Municipal Board Q,wfiwfi is impossible WESTON, ONYARIO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29,, 1967 MILD EPIDEMIC OF INFLUENIA SWEEPS THROUGH WESTâ€"METRO A mild epidemic of influâ€" enza has been sweeping *hrough the westâ€"end of Metro this holiday season landing t ho us a nds of people in bed with tempâ€" peratures and the ‘flu bug. junior high were absent just prior to Christmas and only seven out of 21 stuâ€" dents were present at one class at C.R. Marchant junâ€" ior high in Weston. Dr. Brian Russell, medical offiâ€" cer of health for North York said the ‘Mu is more than a common cold and seems to be mostly conâ€" fined to the head or stomach. It is not however of a nature that makes people seriously ill. % Checks were made yesterday with the school attendance offices of York and North York schools. Both offices said that December absentee figures won‘t be completâ€" ed until next week although a North York spokesman acknowâ€" ledge that the number of students sick in bed this month is higher than last year. Staif members of the Weston Times have asked scores of friends and relatives over the holiday seaâ€" son whether there has been any ‘flu in the family and the answer always comes back the same â€" | yes. > York MOH Dr. W. E. MacBean confirmed Dr. Russell‘s findings, stating that the ‘flu is not of a seriâ€" ous nature. It is obvious however that a great number of people have been struck with it since many of the people working in his building at 2000 Weston Rd. are away ill. At one Etobicoke public school | more than half the pupils were reâ€"â€" ported absent just prior to Christ-i Dr. Russell said the affliction can spread and the sick should be isoâ€" lated. "But how can you do that during the holiday season when everyone is out visiting?" he asked. to have schools built and ready for occupancy in time. ACCOMMODATION FOR 25,071 The building program planned for 1968 will provide 25,071 stuâ€" dents with permanent type acâ€" commodation. While class enrolâ€" ments remain high for most puâ€" pils in the regular classes, the diversification of programs reâ€" quired in secondary schools . . special programs for the handiâ€" capped. disadvantagéd and chilâ€" dren with no fluency in English .. . requires some classes with a lower enrolment. SS Oneâ€"quarter of ther gtu- The Motro board claims that prior to 1967 it postponed reâ€" quests from the Jocal boards for construction of additional adminâ€" istrative facilities because of the studies of the Royal Commission on Metro Toronto had not been completed. ADMINISTRATION €ENTRES With the introduction of the new borough system last Januâ€" ary, the local boards plan additionâ€" al . administrative | facilities â€" and four of the area boards including those ‘of York and North York plan to proceed with administraâ€" tive additions or new administraâ€" tive buildings in 1968. The program proposed by the Metro board in 1968 will give 8. 318 North York and 2784 York students a permanent type of school accommodation. SHELVING $60 MILLION In arriving at an ssoim.mo capital spending %\;dget for 1968, Metro school board had to shelve about $60 million worth of proâ€" jects the area school Hoards wantâ€" ed included in the estimates. Metro school board Approves of| almzs\ $22 million in échool proâ€" jects for North York/in 1968 and, slightly more than $12â€"million for Â¥ork. About $2.800.000 worth of projects have been shelved in the case of North York and $3â€"million worth in York have also been postponed. _ _ About $12â€"million of the North York amount for schools in 1968 is for public school buildings and public school sites. York plans about $6â€"million for public school buildings and sites. For The New Year 1968 GULFSTREAM PUBLIC SCHOOL‘S Home and School centennial project. School children everyâ€" where are aware that in another two days the year ~marking Canada‘s 100th birthday will be over. But Gulfstream Home and School Association has made sure that there will always be a reminder in the halls of Gulfstream school. More than 300 mothers raised $200 at a bake sale which was *‘ NORTH YORK Mayor Jim Service: After installing several "Stopâ€"Arret" signs on street corners that I won‘t name, I resolve to take a night school course on how to speak French fluently. Controller Paul Hunt: A‘s North York‘s newest oS 5 N Aoe o nc c tds ? t! Lnat HUINEUIEIUOTS POZE SOOmLECCudsellocccel Â¥York and Metro an extra $290,000 per year. Controller Frank Watson: I too will give thought to resuming my weekly column which I stopped writing after the last municipal election. Ward 1 Alderman John Booth: I‘m going to watch issuance of building permits like a haws so that we don‘t create any more St. Lucie landâ€" slide situations. Ward 2 Alderman Joe Gould: After my defeat in theâ€" provincial election, 1 pledge to stick to municipal politics. MMMoommk dn SE esns Ward 3 Alderman Bob Yuill: In lieu of a five p.c. land grant for parks, I‘m going to convince council to charge developers $200 per suite so that North York will have the cash ready to exâ€" pand its parks system. C Do2 000E poemoieras Ward 4 Alderman Paul Godfrey: As council‘s youngest member, I pledge to keep politics inâ€" kerestimz by firing questions and making eloquent speeches. eameatic. ol e c i COLT 4O PAE nack Ainca 8P DCLICED: Ward 5 Alderman Murray Chusid: Next time I run as a provincial candidate for the NDP in Downsview I‘m not going to let a mere 22 votes: out of 20,000 cast stand between me and victory. BOROUGH OF YORK Mayor Jack Mould: Since Secretary of State Judy LaMarsh won‘t give us a citizenship centre for Italian immigrants, next time we‘ll try writing to the minister of manpower and immigration, Jean Marchand. _ ____ aiomie . & CETT PMBRGDCCTCCC Controller Wes Boddington: I used to be mayor of Weston. I must decide whether I should run for mayor in the borough of York next time round. Controller Philip White: Iâ€"pledge to continue my unwritten role as spokesnian for the underâ€" dog. More often in the New Year will I raise my voice at Metro council. k x o er mssy EDCE BCR C OWn COs Alderman Jim Trimbee: Taxes in Weston went up 20 mills last year. 1 will try to make darn sure t.hgx&t,8 they don‘t go up by nearly that amount in 1968. â€" Alderman Chris Tonks: 1967 is the last year that I‘ll ever tangle with the Supreme Court of Canada. Alderman Jack Gallichan: I‘ve got a lot of friends and few enemies among the public. 1 must speak up a little more at council so that they‘ll know I‘m there. $ Alderman Cy Townsend: I must remember to Alderman Cy_Townsend: Resolutions For All Local Politicians York‘s newest gh both sides : As council‘s used to purchase Confedefation Life prints from the insurance company‘s famed "Gallery of Canadâ€" ian History." Studying perhaps the most famous painting of all are Muriel Kendall, president of the association; Susan Pollock of Weston Rd. and Jimmy McFeddries of Habitant Dr. (students), Jacqueline Adamthwaite Grade 6 teacher and principal Kenneth Johnson. wear my Stanfield underwear if there‘ll be an early spring Federal election. #¢ Alderman Leonard Geary and Alderman Ben Nobleman: Since our convention expenses have stirred up a lot of controversy, we will go to Alderman Walter Saunder‘s tzavel agency Aand obtain on $3 a Day PROVINCIAL MEMBERS Donald MacDonald M.P.P. York South: I reâ€" solve to do nothing extra in ‘68 â€" just try and continue to do a good job as in ‘67 â€" N.D.P. leader, member and constructive criticism when and where needed. . _Fred Young M.P.P. Yorkview: I resolve to conâ€" tinue my crusade for increased motorcycling and auto safety throughout the province. Leonard Braithwaite M.P.P. Etobicoke: I reâ€" solve to have better attendance at committee meetings that may be of my particular concern as Liberal critic than the reported attendance of two in twenty prior to my reâ€"election October 37. Vern Singer M.P.P. Downsview: I will start campaigning now for the election of 1970â€"71 {or extra Liberal votes . . . can‘t stand another photo finish like October 17th, 1967. FEDERAL MEMBERS Ralph Cowan M.P. York Humber: I resolve to be a nice quiet back bencher, nonâ€"committal, nonâ€" participating, nonâ€" speaking, non â€" opinionated about anything be it an N.D.P., Conservative or even a Liberal motion on the floor of the House of Commons. ‘ Jim Walker M.P. York Centre: 1 resolve to reâ€" port to my constituents in the Weston Times cirâ€" culation area by providing at least four press reâ€" leases a year (quarterly) on happenings that may be of their concern. According to a Department of National Health and Wélâ€" fare news release received by the Weston Times yesterday, death rates for lung diseases most strongly associated with the inhalation of cigarette smoke continue their alarming increase in Canada. tics reported that more than 5.400 deaths were due to lung cancer, chronic bronchitis and emphysema in 1966. Sound a little frightening? Dominion Bureau ofâ€" Statisâ€" Make It A Resolution a copy of the book "How to Travel Europe E-'BMoVb; Alemdra Studio (Jane and Lawrence). SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS newspaper wants to help you stop smoking. If you really want to give up the expensive and dirty habit, make it a New Year‘s resolution and tell the world next Thursday (Jan. 4) in the space reserved beâ€" low . Just telephone 241â€"5211 or write the Editor, the Weston Times, 2159 Weston Rd., Wesâ€" ton before Tuesday 5 p.m. that you haveâ€" given '-'â€"= :mMY-fl” publish your name and adâ€" dress on page 1. this