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about the tax base?" he asked. "A council can funcâ€" tion effectively only when it can project its revenue.‘It &I‘hfil_flt‘m terms in the first nine months of this year than in all of 1970 . Approvals to the end of September covered work valuesd at $305,505,411, compared with $164,661, 760 in the corresponding period last year. In the twelve struction volume in dollar might say may be built, what size or what location. ‘"Has council forgotten plications of the proposed downtown holding bylaw go Estate Board, who said all Torontonians â€" should erode the rights of all present and future property owners in the city, is severely undermining inâ€" vestor confidence, apâ€" were made by William Allan, president of the 7,000â€" member Toronto Real that it could be undermining its own power to carry out its Only one in Metro The City of Toronto has Toronto City Council, This little fellow would like a regular place to stay before winter comes along to keep him indoors. He‘s an inmate at the Borough of York‘s Animal Control Centre and, although quite comfortable there, there is little chance that he‘ll be able to get out and romp in the snow unless he has some kind person come in to adopt ms to me that‘ tremenâ€" â€" mitted to go on the books that Toronto eroding rights of property owners York still down Mr. Allan . said that the council seems to be failing to see that, by trying to restrict the rights of property owners downtown, it is reducing the total rights enjoyed by all citizens. "Are we to suppose that if this bylaw is perâ€" months <of 1970 total apâ€" provals amounted to $301,693,990. The best year so far was 1971 with $324,125,945 and last year saw a drop to $253,463,115. appeals. How can the city budget intelligently if it cannot be sure of its revenues, bécause so many assessments are being contested? A city cannot operate on political theories. It takes tax money.‘" mitted to do with his property, it seems certain that a holding bylaw restricting those rights will spawn a host of assegsment A Toronto Real Estate Board survey shows that the six municipalities in Metro Toronto Approved conâ€" struction valued at $845,193,988 in the first nine dous problems could be created on the financial side by the proposed holding bylaw. If assessment in commercial areas is based the same principles will not be applied to similar bylaws to many other parts of the city? If the right to develop a downtown property in terms of the known zoning can be taken away, the ordinary rights of the residential property owner in any area are in jeopardy too. ‘"In fact, anyone conâ€" months of this year, up from $636,076,683 a year earlier. North York, Etobicoke and East York were up, while Scarborough was almost even with last year‘s pace and York was down. A large volume of conâ€" struction applications are "in the works" at city hall, the city building department said. In the first nine months sidering buying property in Toronto in the heart of what is now Canada‘s most dynamic real estate market, might well hesitate because he cannot be absolutely sure that he will be allowed to use the property in the way that the zoning bylaw now says are permitted." Much has been said about the _ need for _ more surrounding _ property ownership with uncertainty as to use could reduce the him. The centre has several types of animals in their charge and they‘re all available to those willing to take good care of them. Drop into the centre on Municipal Drive â€" between the Municipal and Centennial buildings â€" just past the police station, and pick up a ontinued, but ; _ property chance of seeing variety in development. "Only a few very large concerns, able to weather long periods of waiting, wil be able to undertake comâ€" mercial development because only they can afford the millions in carrying charges that would have to be assumed in the years between acquisition and development. This reduction in competition through a reduced number of owners of developable property would not be in the best interests of tape, without any holding bylaws, is already showing field, one increasingly larger builders." Mr. Allan said that the proposed ‘ bylaw limiting buildings for two years to 45 plications covered work estimated by the applicants to cost $354,207,878, comâ€" pared with 4,708 applications estimated by the application: at $219,593,532 in nine months last year. The larger volume of applications this year is believed to have resulted in part from city proposals to impose holding bylaws. of this year 5,115 apâ€" He says he has been a convinced abolitionist for more than 10 years, ever since he was a journalist sent to cover the last two hangings in Canada at the Don Mills jail. # He says the bill to extend the partial ban for another ‘"‘The common sense that should prevail in the municipal administration of the main business centre of this country is being swamped by a shortâ€"sighted antiâ€"enterprise approach that‘ sees real estate development as the main cause of anything that is wrong with Toronto. Of course, Toronto isn‘t perfect, but if the central business district has seen some development in recent years that doesn‘t relate to or is out of scale with its surrounâ€" narrow margin last week in the House of Commons, is still not enough. We would rather have voted for a complete ban on wpluu ylllllfllllmllv, fllUlls with no chance of parole for murders until they had served at least 25 years in and not characteristic of Canadians as the rest of the world is accustomed to square feet in floor space is another example to today‘s ‘too frequent extremism in legislation. It represents an approach that is not characteristic of Toronto For further information on postal services November 11 and 12, contact your local post office manager. > The Canada Post Office will provide regular Sunday service on Remembrance Day, Sunday, November 11. Full postal service, including letterâ€"carrier delivery, wicket service and street letter box clearances, will be provided Monday, November 12. No mail interruptions atâ€" merits for exemption from the bylaw. ‘We will not be moved‘ the mayor told the Canadian Real Estate Association in summing up his determination to see the holding bylaw imposed. Those five words spoke volumes about the council‘s lack ‘of flexibility and its belief that it is endowed with pure wisdom:! stand on capital punishment clear to anyone who asked campaign, and adds he has received more support that he expected from abolitionists. mayor‘s assurances that a large volume of development "‘There is absolutely no justification for trying to make the development inâ€" dustry or real estate ownership the scapegoats in all of this What we have tributable to city policies or a lack of city policies in the heard and seen of this very dubious about the Fleming says he has received a "lot of mail‘"‘ from constitutents in favor of the death penalty, accusing him of "defying his voters‘". ABroivtes" Prruis. â€" Misietelihdiathivintied Wt He argues that he made his on its