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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1940 PAGE THREE Work on Four-Lane Road Starts Monday in Oshawa Work starts Monday on constructing this four-lane highway layout in Oshawa by the Brennan Paving Company of Brantford, which has been awarded the contract for building three bridges, necessary culverts and grading a two-mile stretch of roadway, thought to be in Oshawa and its immediate environs. Two of the three bridges which the Brennan Company will build are 'ones at Simcoe Street south and Cromwell Avenue in Westmount where overpass bridges will be built to carry the highway beneath the existing streets as shown on this sketch which was first published in The Times early in 1939. overpass. by next Fall. The construction details engineers have advised City Engineer O. G. Miller. City Council was told at its meeting last night when the Ritson, Ald. Ernie Cay stating that he had heard the hig It will be noted on this sketch that half clover leafs will be built at Cromwell Avenue, Simcoe Street south, and Ritson Road. The high- way will pass below C.N.R. electric line east of Albert Street which will be cut off at that point by the new highway. In fact all streets between Simcoe and Ritson will become dead ends where they abut the new highway right of way. cluding Park Road South. = - The same thing is true of streets between Cromwell and Simcoe, in- + Tenants Along Right-of-Way New Dual Highway Must® Get Out of Homes Before Jan. 1 | Hon. G. D. Conant, K.C., Advises Petition- ers That Work Will Start on Jan. 1 or Soon After; Regrets Incon- venience to Tenants Given notice by the Department of Highways to vacate their homes on or before January 1, 1941, thir- teen Oshawa residents who are residing on the right-of-way of the new four-lane highway, have peti- tioned the Department of High- ways to allow them to remain until the month of May next year. The tenants also solicited che aid of Hon. G. D. Conant K.C., member for Ontario Riding in the Provin- cial Legislature, to intercede on their behalf. Mr. Conant informed them that work would proceed on or soon after January 1 and in his letter expressed regret that they would be inconvenienced. A week ago tenants in the houses purchased by the Highways De- partment two years ago were given notice to vacate by January 1, 1941, and it is understood that, after making a survey, they were unable to find satisfactorv dweilings Thir- teen of the tenants got 'ogether and drew up a petition which was forwarded to the Department of Highways last week and & copy was also sent to Hon. Gordon D Conant, K.C. 1 Letter to Dept. of Highways - The letter to the De¢partment of Highways, Right-of-Way and Prop- erty Branch, under date of Novem- ber 22, 1940, reads # fois: Dear Sirs: We, the following tenants occupy- ing houses owned hy y .ur honour- able department, beg to make a petition requesting that in view of the tremendous scarcity of vacant houses in the city of Oshawa and due to the approaching winter sea- son, your department grant us the said tenants the privilege of re- maining in thesz respective houses until the mon'h of May, 1941, (Signed) C. H. Fogal, 625 Oxford Street. W. Lang 627 Burfon Road. * John Oke. Mrs. Roche, 618 Burton Road. P. J Clancy, 626 Burton Road. Mrs. R, Floody, 616 Burton Road. Mrs. L, Clough, 628 "Burton Road. Mrs, Roy Gardner (per J. Shizlds), Oshawa R.R. 3. Albert G. Turner, 612 Simcoe St. South. Mrs. C. Shurtliff 29 Jackson St Mrs. A. Wallace, 607 Brassey St, A H. Adams 619 Oxford Street. M. W. Terry, 613 Oxford Street, Letter to Hon, G. D. Conant Following is a -copy of the letter gent to Mr. Conant: "Honourable Sir' We respectfully soliz't your ef- forts in nur béhalf in the matter of # petition forwarded by us to the Hon. T. B. McQuesten, Minister of Highways, for tenants of houses | owned by the Dept. of Highways | and located on the route of the new dual highway through this city | You, of course, will appreciate | the desperate housing situation in | Oshawa at the present gime, and we request your Suppo in pre- | senting this matter before the | highway authorities. As you. will | notice from a copy of the petition enclosed, we are seeking an exten- sion of time on the notice to vacate January 1, We have no wish to in- convenience completion of the highway in any way but are forced by circumstances to ask concession in the matter of time to allow us to secure other accommodation at a time when there is none available. We are also asking that a repre- sentative of the government visit the city to review the situation and to consider the matter of rents in Oshawa at this time. Respectfully yours, (Signed) A. H. ADAMS, M.*W. TERRY. Mr. Conant's Reply Mr. A. H. Adams, 619 Oxford Street, Oshawa, Ont. Dear Sir: This will acknowledge receipt of the letter of November 22 signed by yourself and Mr, Terry and en- closing copy of the petition to the Dept. of Highways regarding houses on the right-of-way of the new dual highway. I understand from the Hon. Mr. McQuesten that the notices to va- cate have been given because it is the intention of the department to undertake active work on or soon after January 1, It would appear obvious, therefore, that the work would be held up for an indefinite period if the convenience of your- self and the others concerned were to be met. I am quite sure that you and the others will realize that it would not be in the public interest to do this, much as I regret any inconvenience that you and they may be caused, Yours most respectfully, G. D. Conant, Attorney-General. SPORT-- FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By The Associated Press Buffalo, N.Y.--Pritzie Zivic, 149, Pittsburgh, Welterweight Cham- pion, stopped Ronnie (Frenchy) Beaudin, 140%, Vancouver-Mont- real, Que, (3). Fresno, Calif.--Tabby Romero, 147, Phoenix, Ariz., knocked out Al Carlisle, 140, Fresno, (5). Columbus, O. -- Jack (Buddy) Walker, 191, Columbus, and Otis Thomas, 200, .Clicago, drew, (10). WAR~25 YEARS AGO TODAY . (By The Canadian Press) Nov. 27, 1915--Princess Patricia's Oanadian Light Infantry merged with Canadian Expeditionary Force. British airman destroyed German subinarine off the Flanders coast, Serbians retreated from Katchanik Pass, many crossing into Albania, WANT SANITARY INSPECTOR ADDED TO CITY STAFF Council Appoints Com- mittee to Explore Possibilities A special committee wae named by City Council at its meeting last | night to thoroughly explore the possibility of adding a sanitary in- spector to Me city's administration staff. This committee w!ll consist of | Ald. W. H. Gifford, B.A. Brown and | John Stacey and is to secure in- | formation on possible salary costs and more particularly whe her such an official could be used to assist the city engineer, Ald, John Stacey tho:ght that if a sanitary engineer with some prac. tical engineering experience could be secured he might aiso serve the city as building and weed inspector and act as the engineer's chief as- sistant. Mayor J. C. Anderson, KC, agreed that it was desirable to com- bine such services in one employee but that it might be difficult to achieve inasmuch as the prospec- tive employee would have to have certain qualifications to fill the sanitary inspectorship. This would mean that he would have to be paid a salary of fairly generous propor- tions. Ald. Gifford pointed out that in- asmuch as the city has bcen with- out a sanitary inspector for over ten years that there was a tremend- ous accumulation of work which the sanitary inspector should properly attend to and thut therefore he would probable be fully occupied for a full year on purely sanitation and health work. He added that council should give serious consid- eration to naming such an inspec- tor inasmuch as conditions gener- ally were so much improved. Mayor Anderson mentioned that the city engineer probably would have much work to do during 1941 than in past years due to problems which will arise from highway work which the province will be doing in and around the city. The committee named is to check into all phases of the suggested ap- pointment and recommend on the advisability of appointing a sani- tary inspector with practical en- ~ineering experience who could as- sist the city engineer, The third bridge will be a concrete structure across the Oshawa Creek, just west of the Simcoe Street and route shown in this layout will be followed with only slight variations, highway It will be built right through to Ritson Road within the next year, highway program came under discussion, and possibly beyond hway would be completed right through to the town of Newcastle 'co ERECT PARKING SIGNS BUT DEFER ACTION LIGHTS, COUNCIL DECIDES Council Divides on | Question of Traffic | Lights; Costs Going | Up Additional traffic lights to handle [ the greatly increased volume of | traffic coursing through Oshawa's | main business arteries will not be | purchased by the city this year. City | Council meeting last night rejected | a proposal to further consider such installation and then approved a | motion to install parking signs as | recommended by the Police Com- | mission and defer action on new | traffic lights until next year. Ald. Ernie Cay, head of a special committee dealing with traffic ques- tions, recommended that lights be installed at the corners of Bond and Simcoe, King and Centre and King and Mary streets at a cost of $2,100 and that parking signs be erected at a cost of $1,000 in accordance with the Police Commission recommend- ations which were approved by Council a week ago. Agree On Signs Aldermen were unanimous that the parking signs should be erected forthwith but they split on the traffic light question. Ald. Cay stated that he was prepared to se- cure further information on lights which probably would result in the city getting the beacons at a much lower cost than quoted by him but that he did not intend to spend any more time on the problem unless he was given assurance that council in- tended to instail the lights this year. Ald. J. A. Coleman opposed any additional postponement of light in- stallations. "This same thing has been put off year after year and we're still just a small town when it comes to proper traffic control lights," he declared. Costs Going Up When installation of a traffic light was considered early in the year a cost estimate of $500 was placed in the budget. Barly in the summer when action was contemp- lated it was found that the cost had risen to $600 and the quotations given to council last night put the cost at $700 for one month. After that there will probably be a fur- ther increase, it was hinted. Ald, John Stacey opposed the in- stallations. "This new highway will change traffic conditions generally in Osh- awa," he claimed. "It will never change the Motors' traffic," injected Ald. W. H. Gifford. Little G.M. Traffic! "There are only a few cars for an hour or so from General Motors," retorted the dean of council. "Why up in Toronto they have traffic like that for hours all along the main streets but they aren't talking about putting in more traffic lights there." Ald. B. A. Brown also opposed the lights. "They Iray be necessary but the traffic problem can be solved I ON TRAFFIC School Board Seeks More Details Emergency Classes | nn-- The Management Committee of | the Oshawa Board of Iducation met in the Collegiate last night and empcwered T. R. McEwen, Inspec- tor of Public Schools, to choose a successor to Miss M. Twilley, the | new teacher to commence her duties | January 6, 1941. | The board appointed a committee | consisting of Trustees Cooke, Lovell, Colpus, Donevan, Marks, and Mr O'Neill to contac: the Department of Education with a view to secur- ing more details in connection with the proposed time table changes in the Collegiate to accommodate more | war emergency classes. A letter from the Department of Education asking the Board to| grant leave of absence «0 C. E Bur- ton for a period cf time probably until next June in order that he might be used as an instructor of radio classes in the Central Techni- cal School, Toronto, was dealt with and granted. Also passed was a let- ter from the Department of Educa- tion requesting that an announce- ment be placed on the bulletin board for names of applicants who are prepared to accept industrial employment. in the manufacture of war equipment and munitions. Principal A. E. O'Neill of the Col- legia'e and Vocational 1nstitute re- ported that during the month of October attendance averaged 1,283 or 94 per cent, Inspector T. R. Mc- Ewen reported that during a simi- lar period the average total atten- dance at the city's public schools was 3,278 or 93 per cent. Mr. Mc- Ewen also reported that students in the Public Schools had purchased $157725 worth of War Savings Stamps during the months of June, September and October ee ---- DIRECTS COMEDY DRAMA Mr, Henry Falk, a director of the Biltmore Theatre, and well known in Oshawa, directed a modern comedy at Hart House Theatre, on November 23. The play entitled "The Better Mouse Trap", was writ- ten by Nathaniel Benson and in- cluded a cast of 14 characters. The scene of the comedy was in the of- fice of an advertising agency. The players were all members of the Canadian Drama League under the direction of Brownlow Card. next year just as well as now," he declared, When the vote was taken Alder- men Gifford, Alger, Harman and Coleman anq Mayor Anderson voted for giving the question further con- sideration this year but Ald. Stacey, Humphreys, Brown, cay and Bathe voted against them causing a tle vote. 'Inasmuch gg the vote came on an amendment the amendment was | west side of | Parks Commission previously | rejected the telephone firm's plan Sivcor Sr * BOARD OBJECTS TREES BUTCHERED FOR PHONE WIRES Decision to Place Poles Rests With Parks Board, Council Rules Final decision as to where and how the Bell Telephone places its | cable line on North Simcoe Street | will rest with the Oshawa Parks Commission, City Council decided | | last night after reviewing the com- Hon. G. D. Conant yesterday | pany's proposal for erecting a cable | special committee of the Ontario i line 'along the line fence between | park property and lot fronts on the Simcoe North. The had for erecting a line of poles to carry the cable because of damage which would be done to park trees. When this overture was turned down the Bell company wrote City Council, suggesting then that erected on the private owners' hold- | ings next to the park. J. H. Beaton, | chairman of the Parks Commission | told the aldermen that these alter- native proposals had not been pre- | sented to his board. Figures given in a letter to Coun- | cil estimated the cost of erecting a | cable line, mounted on poles, at | $563 while the cost of placing the cable underground with eight poles | placed to service customers with | lead-ins was set at $953. Mr. Beaton explained that while this meant | that there would be more poles than if a line were run above ground, it | did not present the same menace to | the park trees as the actual wires | would run from the poles to the | various residences and therefore little if any tree trimming would be necessary. | The Parks Commission's objection | to the original proposal was that it | did not want its trees mutilated in the same way that innumerable trees throughout the city have been butchered by the various utilities with wires carried on poles. | "The Bell company plans to trim our trees to suit their own conveni- | ence and we have no assurance that they will not mutilate the trees. That's our chief objection and I also understand that no effort has been made to secure permission from the | various property owners to string | this cable over private property," Mr. Beaton stated. When informed of the possibility of the running the cable under- ground, Mr. Beaton stated that the Parks Commission would have no objection to such a plan provided that the poles which would service the lead-ins were spaced between the trees and thereby would make little or na trimming necessary. After the Parks chairman had made this statement the aldermen | were unanimous that the question | of placing the phone cable should rest with the Parks Commission and that the phone company therefore will have to negotiate with that declared lost, | just concluded Attorney-General Predicts Lower Administration Costs Throughout the Province Tells County Council That Present System Has | Become "Archaic," as Well as Costly Hon. Mr. Conant Has Praise for County Coun- cils as Valuable Training Service A revised and !mproved . system of distributing custs of the admin- istration of justice was forecast by A Government incluting representa- tives of all parties in the house has its study of this problem and if its recommendations are given effect I'y the legislature "it will mean a substantial decrease in administration of justice costs | standard of mileage throughout the province" the At- torney-General told members of | Ontario County council in session Tuesday afternoon. Speaking at tne request of Ware den Leslie McMullen, Attorney- General Conant stated that the present system had become "arche aic" and that it was hoped that "an understandable, reasonable, and uniform administration of such costs can be worked out." As an example the Attorney- General cited the fact that many | different rates of mileage prevailed Ground for Higher Public | for officials travelling on business connected with the judiciary "For instance, a judge receives so much per mile, a policeman so much, and a witness in a case some other amount, It seems reasonable that travelling represents the same cost to one person as it does to another. It is my hope that we can amend the statute so that something at least approximating 1 uniform can prevail throughout the provin:e," stated Mr. Conant. "Our whole system of administra- tion of justice costs is tangled with rebates and more rebates It's ime (Continued on Page 15, Col. 7) the | g | cable might be buried or might be | THURSDAY AND FRIDAY SPECIALS ROUND STEAK SIRLOIN STEAK WING STEAK SHOULDER LAMB CHOPS 23 LOIN VEAL CHOPS 1b. J c | BEEF 1b. CHUCK ROAST 12: SHANKLESS FRESH PORK SHOULDERS LEAN STEW BEEF FRESH LEAN HAMBURG LAMB FRONTS SMALL LINK SAUSAGE BUTT ROAST PORK . 20: LEG ROAST VEAL 20- Ib. Porterhouse Steak or Roast Ih. 25¢ FULL UNDERCUT DUTHIES MINCEMEAT CHOICE SKINLESS WIENERS 1b. 14%. CHOICE YOUNG ROASTING CHICKENS Ib. 25¢ 12 KING EAST PHONE 1147