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VOLUME ' NO. ft m a letter to Borough of York Clerk H. G. Courtman, Ralph Cowan has charged that an advertisement in- serted in Toronto newspapers contains con- tradictory phrases and he has objected to the proposal contained in the ad- vertisement "to dispense with the assent of the elec- Big Brothers of Metro are holding their Third Annual Soap Box Derby at Deer Pen Road in High Park this Saturday. The first race starts at 1:30 pm. and Little Brother Glenn A. Stewart; Sheppard Ave., is shown here sitting in his vehicle built with the help of Big Brother Patrick Dillon. Mr. Cowan was referring to a notice of the proposal to acquire lands on the west aide of Lyon Avenue north of Ridelle Avenue for the realignment of Lyon Avenue. The total estimated cost of the work is $165,000 less an anticipated subsidy from Ontario Dept. of Highways of 816,000. I Ar. Cowan said that he understands the realignment to be for the exélusive benefit ot a company which dam to build " apart- " Struck by a car as they walked home from Oakdale Junior High school on Tuesday evening two students were killed and third, is in fair condition in Humber Memorial hospital with severe head injury. Claudio Palermo, 12, of Gilspur Ave. and Patrick Mann]. 13, of Thurck Rd. were pronounced dead on arrival at hospital. A girl compinlon, Gurdin Wilck, It of Turks Rd! was ment house complex. He wants to know why York taxpayers should be ex- pected to pay for a realignment that is for the benefit of apartment builders. York has inadequate sewers now, he continued, Boys killed , girl injured . w... u-.. “mg“. m. 33:11:: Mantini, 22, of Finch A e. West, with criminal negligence and impaired driving as a result of the accident. Police said Mrs. Mantini was driving west on Granravine Rd. when her car mounted the curb, admitted to the same hospital with severe head injury. . gtrttehthetritt. I yet more and more apart- ments ,are added to the system. Council’s assurances that increased assessments will help modernize the sewer system does not mean much to homeowners. Police have charged Mri, THURSDAY, OCTOBER M, 1909 Check on tax collection method York council has met a request of the York Federation of Ratepayer's Association and will check its method of collecting back taxes from individuals and corporations. The council has asked its legal and treasury departments for full reports on procedures used in collecting such taxes and the procedures involved in determining what taxes should be written off. At the same time council has asked its legal depart- ment to determine whether or not Mayor Jack Mould had a conflict of interest at the time of the passing of bylaw 444 of the borough. This bylaw gave a tax write- off to a number of concerns. A company similar in name to one in which Mr. Mould holds the post of president was listed for tax write-off in the bylaw. In a prepared statement to Provincial police charged a Wilson .Ave. driver after a two car crash last Saturday at the intersection of Weston Rd. and Highway 7. Controller Gordon Hurlburt said this week he found his position "com. pletely frustr'ating and redundant" and advised in a letter to council and department heads that he would not be a candidate for any elective position in North York. Controller Frank Watson, in declaring that he would not seek reelection, said this week that he cannot devote sufficient time to his work " controller and to Metro Richard Rose, 29, will answer to "failing to yield the right-of-way" and with "breach of the LCA." Two North York con- trollers have said they will not stand tor reelection in December. Mrs. Gale Dick, 29, of Yorkgate Rd., a passenger in the car was removed to York Central hospital where early examination showed several small fractures of her back. Her two sons, Russell 9, and Paul 5, also in the car escaped with minor cuts and Police said the Rose auto was northbound on Weston Rd. when it collided with a westbound car Controllets will not run Ntrtar crash council and the public, read by the mayor on Tuesday, it was stated that Mr. Mould had no interest whatsoever in any company named in the bylaw. Mr.. Mould is associated with a company identified as Robina General Contracting Company (1962) Ltd. This company, the borough claims, owes about $800 in back business taxes. Mr. Mould said it was not true that he personally owes taxes to the borough. "I personally owe nothing to the Borough of York in the _way of taxes," the mayor told council. It was on the mayor's motion that council moved to BertStollard, Ombudsman for York Federation of Ratepayers Association has asked York council that the liquor vote be dropped and in its place the citizens be allowed to vote on the question of amalgamation with the City. York council has a woman member. Council has ap- pointed Mrs. Ruth Russell of Northcliffe Blvd., to com- plete her father's term of office as ward four alder- man. Walter Saunders died October 5 after a brief Mr. Stollard told council that he found it strange that council should be willing to allow people to vote on the liquor issue but not be prepared to have the public express an opinion on merger with the city. Council's action was described by Alderman Cyril Townsend as a tribute to the late alderman. Mrs. Russell has indicated in a letter to council that she would not seek election as a candidate Woman on councH in the December civic election. She will attend two council meetings. Mrs. Russell, 41, is a member of York Safety Council. The Federation member challenged council to put its lime-yea; civic record up to Amalgamation vote urged Beulah SINGLE COP-10 CENTS 1926 York Township residents voted bl in favor in joining the city. "Let's see what the result would be today," he said. While York did vote in favor of joining the city 50 years ago, the city was not prepared to take the township. At that time it had enough trouble of its own with rising civic taxes and the demand for modern services within the city. Former Metro Chairman Fred Gardner recently advocated merger of York and East York with the cm as part of a plan to and the boundary, of the Metro federation to include that big lent-rural was to In at. Harvey Wengle, president of Cedarvale Ratepayers Association, expressed disappointment at the mayot's public statement. York Federation of Ratepayers President John Danielson said the federation will be very in. terested in the reports that come back to council from the departments. check on its own tax collection procedures and whether the mayor had a conflict of interest. Tax money owed to a municipality by a limited company is not tax money owed by every person as an individual who is an officer of shareholder in the com- pany, the mayor explained. As far as bylaww 444 is concerned, said the mayor, he had no conflict of interest as nothing has been done by this tax write-off bylaw to bestow a benefit on him in any way. "As far as my conscience is concerned, I have always acted in the best ethical standards for the borough and I assure the taxpayers that I have done nothing wrong," Mr. Mould said. Alderman Ben Nobleman urged the council to take whatever steps are necessary to improve York's method of tax collection. He said upwards of $30,000 in each of the years 1967 and 1968 were written off as uncollectable taxes. "These people who skip out don't disappear into thin air", he declared.