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13 MILES OF SEWERS 1959 Capital Works Totalled $1,950,000 By F. E. CROME City Engineer The total expenditure on the construction of sewers, roads and other services in the City of Oshawa during 1959 amounted to $1,950,000, which equalled the pre- vious record expenditure on new services set in 1956. However, this year $629,000 of this total was prepaid by the owners of lots in new subdivisions, whereas, in 1956 only $125,000 was prepaid Expenditures in the various categories were as follows: sani- tary sewers and connections, $661,000; storm sewers and catch basins, $383,000; watermains and connections, $46,000; road paving, granular base and curb and gut- ter, $387,000; grading and gravel ling new roads, $220,000; bridge and culverts, $136,000; sidewalks, $96,000; miscellaneous, $21,000; total, $1,950,000. SEWERS The major expend this year was for the construct of sanitary sewers and 13 miles of them were constructed throughout the city. The exter: sion of the Warne Creek Trunk | iture again ion E name signs. Mary street was extended and paved from King street to Athol street and Church street between King sreet and Bond street was widened and repaved. Asphal pavement and curb Sewer from the intersantion of and gutter have been constructed Stevenson road and Gibh street/On the following streets, where un to the intersection of Waverly|cranular base had been con. street and Annapolis avenue and structed previously. the extension of the east branch] Park road Adelaide of the Harmonv Creek T runkjto Annapolis avenue Sewer from Colborne street east-| Annapolis avenue erly to the Oshawa Missionary/to Gibbon street. College were both constructed as Rossland road Somerville winter works projects. avenue to Glencairn street. The construction of sanitary Granular base only was con- sewers in North Oshawa has|structed on the following streets: been completed on all streets Park road Annapolis avenue south of Taunton road which can|to Rossland road be drained into the Harmony, Rossland road Creek Trunk Sewer. In addition, |street to Gibbon street sanitary sewers were construct- Annapolis avenue ed in the Elizabeth street area street to Stevenson road and in the new industrial area The program of surface treat- off Farewell avenue. ment of gravel roads with asphalt Sanitary sewers have also been/and stone chips was continued constructed in 16 new subdivi- this year and 5% miles of roads sions in various parts of the city were treated. There now a during the year total of 28 miles roads with A total of 6% miles of storm this low cost surf The severe sewers have been last year avenue Park road Glencairn Gibbon of constructed winter aused a lot of this year which is almost double pavement deterioration and 6% what has been built in any pre-/miles of pavement were resur- vious vear. This increase is the faced with asphalt and stone result of the city's policy which chips requires storm sewers in all new THe total road mileage subdivisions. Storm sewers were|city increased from 1 constructed in 12 subdivisions as|1958 to 163 miles in 1959. Of thi well as on other streets in con-|total, 54 miles are paved the in in miles ment plant was completed and put into operation this year. A new parking lot was created this year at the corner of Church and Bond streets. MAINTENANCE In addition to new construction, the works department carried out the many routine jobs under its jurisdiction such as garbage col- lection, road and sewer mainte- nance, operation of the sewage treatment plant and the erection and repair of traffic and street i The cost of this work amounted to approximately $980,000- BUILDING INSPECTION This year residential consirue- tion was considerably below the record set in 1958. It is interest- ing to note that more dual and multiple dwelling units were built in 1959 than ever before in ithe city while the lowest number of single family dwellings were built this year than in any year since 1952: This year permits were issued for 438 single family dwellings and for 249 dwelling units in multiple dwellings or a total of 687 dwelling units. This compares to'the record in 1958 of 944 single family dwellings and 210 dwe units in multiple dwellings or total of 1154 dwelling units. The number of dwelling units this year the lowest since 1956 when 6564 dwelling units were con- structed. Industrial and commercial con- struction was 50 per cent higher than in 1958 and represented 29 cent of the total value of new buildings compared to only per cent in 1958 The total value of building per- mits for 1959 is $13,554,643 which is broken down as follows: indus- trial, $2,921,750; commercial, $058,160; residential, $9,674,733; total, '$13,554,643. per 17 The Oshavon Jmes | SECOND SECTION THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1 959 PAGE THIRTEEN Mayor Gifford Progress Durin y south to Rossland road on the MAYOR LYMAN A. GIFFORDInorth with the express purpose As the year 1959 draws 'to alin mind to relieve Park road | close, we look back to review the and Cromwell avenue underpass |progress that has been made in!from the heavy traffic to and our city. One cannot but feel that/from General Motors and also to great strides have been made serve all that south-west section in: 1. The extension of water and| veloped from time to time for in- sewer services, |dustrial purposes. 2. Improved roads. 13. It is also planned to widen 3. Development of new subdivi-|King street west from Park road sions (with a great proportion cf|to Stevenson road and Simcoe the costs of services in the same|street north from Rossland road iof the city" which may be de-| Cites g 1959 other projects should be under- taken. The city has, however, set up a five-year financial plan and, due to the high rate of interest which a municipality has to pay, great caution must be taken to lassure the taxpayers that we get| dollar value for the money ex-| | pended. This is a good city, a growing city and a prosperous city and, therefore, one must be prepared to develop this city as has been planned by our planning boards POPULATION UP 2783 2325 Births In By L. R. BARRAND City Clerk Each year, for some years past, our city has added to its population the equivalent of a small town and the assessment commissioner's records show that this population growth continued in 1959 with an increase of 2783 people. The total population count taken during the summer was 57,695. In 1955 we had a popula- tion of 47,351. The greatest residential build- ing expansion took place in 1958 when 937 single family dwellings were constructed as compared to 540 in 1959. However, during 1959 there was a trend toward con- struction of apartment buildings being borne by the subdivider). |to Nonquon road for four-lane|for the past 15 years, taking into|anq 810 apartment units were 4, Possibly the most noted im-|traffic. This will enable traffic to provement is the new arterial move more efficiently in these road, Adelaide street from Ste-'narticular areas. venson road on the west to Wil- MUST USE CAUTION son road on the east, and this| There is no doubt that many consideration projects which may 'arise from time to time and plac- ling these projects in such prior- lity as may be most beneficial to {the whole city. above-mentioned arterial road is the connecting link built between Simcoe street and Mary street which does alleviate King street to a great degree. 97.67% Taxes constructed jn 1959 as compared to 504 in 1958 and 439 in 1957 so that the total number of dwelling and apartment units constructed in 1958 and 1959 was almost the same -- 1376 and 1350, respective-|of marriage licences. All claims ly. |against the city, in the initial The volume of work in city stage, are processed through this hall has increased tremendously department. as a result of the rapid increase| 1960 A CHALLENGE 'eo The year 1960 is to be a Paid For of great importance to this city and presents a great challenge to all our elected representatives. Our sanitary trunk sewers are reasonably well completed except that portion of Oshawa Creek Val- ley north of Rossland road and plans have already been adopted to complete that sewer at least to the Sunset Heights School. The storm sewer program is already planned in accordance with the City's financial plan for the next four years. TWO MAJOR PROJECTS As far as road construction is concerned, two major projects confront us 1. The underpass under the CPR at Wilson road which applica- tion is now before the Board of Transport Commissioners whose duty it is to apportion the costs. Following that decision, immed- iate construction is contem- plated. 2. The overpass over the CNR over 401 and further north, over the CPR, on Stevenson road south in order to develop an arterial 1959 By CLARENCE COX Tax Collector Tax collection precentage of the total levy of $6,536,123 for 1959 shows a slight decrease of less than one half of one per cent under 1958 collections. In 1958, © the percentage was 98.13 of cur- rent taxes collected. Incidentally, * 1958 highest percentage of the 32 largest municipalities gave Osh- awa the twelfth consecutive year of highest percentages of current § taxes collected in their shown in the Annual Statistics published by partment of Municipal Affairs. The slight decrease for 1959 ap- pears to be accountable due to two main excuses -- first, the re- sults of the recent lay-off of sev- eral Oshawa industrial employees unavoidablv caused by the steel strike, and secondly, the tight- money situation. 99.3 PER CENT BUSINESS TAX COLLECTED : tario municipal statistics compari- Out of a total 1959 business tax son report is published in 1960 levy of $980,432.44, 99.3 per centifor 1959, it is hoped that Osh- has been collected to date whichlawa may once again have the (licences, As well, this depart- * |the registration of all births and| Most of the paper work in the clerk's department consists of re- cording proceedings of meetings statistics {and handling the large volume of 2 | correspondence to and from city MUCH SECRETARIAL WORK council and the other municipal The city clerk's department is bodies mentioned. The volume of actually the secretarial depart-|this work can be measured in a ment of city council, the board of {number of ways and it is inter- park management, the cemetery esting to note how it has been {in population and the department] |heads, in their annual reports, {will give some very interesting board of governors, O s haw a|increasing in step with our popu-| : |Housing Company Limited, the!lation and assessment growth. |court of revision and a number of The records have not been com- ' |standing and special committees|pleted or closed for 1959 but some |of council, as well as the issuing|statistics can be given and com- {office of nearly all municipal ments made at this time. VITAL STATISTICS The vital statistics are as fol- deaths in the city and the issuing lows: ment has full charge of elections, 1959 2,325 3 1958 2,211 405 1957 Bibs .......; . 2,182 |Deaths (in the City) Marriages 399 | Birth and death registrations|other parts of Ontario obtain |are received by the city clerk, their marriage licences in Osh- juecked fof cumpietion (and erlawa, Of the 2211 births in 1938, % '1651 children were born to non- and forwarded to the Registrar- A |General of Ontarip weekly. I/residents. I should add that these might say that every municipal registrations are Provincial prop- clerk is appointed by the prov-|erty and are not open to any per: ince as division registrar of vital|{son for inspection, as are muni- ¢ resolved throug 488, "City Clerk Recorded 1959 asked on numerous occasions, through newspaper advertise- ments, to request every peddler to produce a licence but this is apparently not being done. It should be kept in mind that a great deal of the licensing is for : the protection of the citizens The clerk, as secretary of spe- cial committees, can report on the accomplishments of the come mittees very briefly as follows: The continued operation of the city's bus system, which was a problem this time last year, was h the efforts of a p ittee headed by Mayor Gifford and the ready acceptance of the operation by the Public Utilities Commission. When Mayor Gifford announced the appointment of R, B. Smith as superintendent of the bus service, he made it quite clear that the operation will be under the complete control of the Pub- lic Utilities Commission and any complaints, suggestions or re- quests should be directed to Mr. George Shreve, the manager of the Commission, and not to Mr. Smith, Hillsdale Manor, Home for the Aged, is now well on in the con- {struction stage and it is hoped the building will be completed |by late spring. Alderman Bint, [and his committee, selected W. ID. Johns, presently employed in {the city's welfare department as deputy welfare administrator, for the position of superintendent of Hillsdale Manor. Mr. Johns is to attend a school of instruction sponsored by the Department of Public Welfare during the spring of 1960, following which he will be formally appointed by the lieutenant governor in council to the position. Mr. Johns will take over his new position on Feb. 1, 960. | | | It is hoped that the building will be furnished and ready for residents in August or Septem- ber. MANY SEEK ADMISSION At the present time Oshawa has 91 residents in Fairview Lodge, Whitby, and they will be moved to Hillsdale Manor as its statistics and also issuer of mar-| cipal records. Copies of birth, riage licences. As Oshawa is a|death and marriage registrations centre for a large area outside|may be obtained from Toronto of the city, a great number of|through the use of application registrations are made for non-'forms which may be obtained residents and some people from from the city clerk. MORE BY-LAWS road from General Motors on the|is the same as in 1958. The 1959| highest percentage of current tax! ee -- |business tax levy was increased collections for the 13th consecu- {by $118,840 over 1958. tive year in their group of com! [ARREARS COLLECTIONS parable Ontario cities. (Prior Years) At this time of the year I would, Out of a balance of (1958 and jike to thank the tax office staff| {prior years) arrears carried for their loyal, efficient and sin. | first occupants. The welfare ad- ministrator has a long list of Oshawa residents seeking admit- tance and it is expected that within a few months after open- ing, Hillsdale Manor will have 150 residents. There will be ac- i nn with the city's pavingippinGE AND CULVERT A total of 908 sewer connec- CONSTRL CTION bride ¥ tions to buildings were construct-|,, The new four-lane bricge overg ed ibis ver. the Canadian National Railways 'S year. on Ritson road south was com- WATERMAINS pleted this year except for the A new policy was instituted paving of the approaches which § this year whereby all watermains and water connections in new subdivisions are included in the same city contract with the sew- ers. The public utilities ¢ommis- sion provides an inspector on the site during construction. Thus there is only one contractor in a subdivision and it avoids the con- flicts and delays that arose with two contractors on the site. ROAD CONSTRUCTION The most important road proj ect in 1959 was the connection of Alice street with Louisa stree by the construction of the link be- tween Mary street and Simcoe street. It now forms a main arterial street known as Adelaide avenue extending from Wilson road to Stevenson road. Sound Fi sometimes, will be done during 1960. The culvert over the west branch of the Harmony creek on Adelaide avenue. was widened this year so that it could be used by vehicifar traffic A culvert was constructed over the east branch of the Harmony creek on Colborne street to pro- e a westerly outlet from the Keewatin street area SIDEWALKS The extension of sidewalks various sections of the. city continued with the construction of miles of walk. There is now a total of 131 miles of sidewalks in the city MISCELLANEOUS The new primary clarifier or settling tank at the sewage treat- nancing n wa t 51 5% Prime Objective By HAROLD E, TRIPP City Treasurer The prime consideration of most municipalities' at the pres- ent time is the financing of capi- tal expenditures by the issue of debentures. Governmental, com- mercial and industrial iz tions are in competition for supply of money available. Com- mercial and industrial firms have issued debentures with the ege of conversion to prefe and common stocks and these secur ties are very attractive to invest- ors. The federal government has also issued bonds with advanta eous provisions for conversion. To meet this rivalry, municipalities must increase the rate of inter- est as they are unable to offer options when calling for tenders. The present rate of interest which is approximately 6% per cent is the highest in years and competent financial authorities have stated that high rates will prevail for some time. Therefore, there is no advantage to be gain- ed by delaying the issue of de- bentures to a later date. A debenture issue for a term of 20 years, which is customary for schools and municipal build- ings, at a rate of 6'%2 per cent, requires an interest pavment equivalent to 81.5 per cent of the principal; an issue of 15 years for sewers, 59.5 per cent, and an issue of 10 years for sidewalks and pavements, 39.1 per cent From this it may be' observed that the original cost of a project is greatly increased by interest charges paid during the term of the issue and demonstrates the importance of a municipality ob- taining the lowest rate available There have been suggestions that more capital financing should be done from current re- venue but care should be taken to I ting mill rate is h. Financing issue spreads the cost over the futyre eitizens who are receiving bene fits from the expenditure Th city has remained well within the five-year program for capital expenditures tentatively approved by The Ontario Muni cipal Board. With the co-operation of the public utilities commis- sion, the board of education and the board of works committee some amendments were made re- cently to equalize the amounts fc be issued during 1960 and subse quent years. i of debentures; privil- The operations through the cur- rent account during 1959 should show a balanced budget for the ar. 'While the amount pf re- venue received from the supple- mentary tax roll has been allotted for various purposes by council, there will be surpluses in some accounts that should offset defi- cits that may develop in other accounts. Liberal Leader Blasts Policies LONDON (Reuters) Liberal party leader Jo Grimond said to- da) that - Britain has dendered the leadership of ope Adenauer and de Gaul and "meekly abandoned" previously declared policies In a New .jadult to her message to party, Grimond said: "'T international situation 1s not ting better but more dangerous. Unless it is stopped the creeping tide of nuclear weapons will lead to nm " e the t said be given the ain should take ini » in stopping it, he "Britain must place she should have in the world, which is as the country ich stands certain values nd can claim prominent n maul common weal the community and Europe." for a role ti racial Atlantic h "|jections one month apart, i Polio Check Is Planned In New Year By DR. C. C. STEWART The Medical Officer of Health wishes to draw attention to the reporis on these pages by Miss Gertrude Tucker, supervisor of public health nursing; by Dr J. E. Watt, supervisor of environ- mental sanitation; and by Henry Chapman, plumbing inspector. These reports indicate some of the work accomplished bv the chairman and the members of the Local Board of Health, and by the staff of the Oshawa Health Department during 1959 All associated with the health department wish at this time to express their deep appreciation of the efforts of our elected rep- resentatives, of the physicians of the city, and of the many other groups, nizations, and indi- viduals outside the department without whose assistance and co operation the public health pro- gram in Oshawa would be less ve » Local Board of Health would take this opportunity to express its gratitude to the physi- cians of the city who, th the assistance of the March of Dimes Organization, have, past seven months, munization against poliomyel and tetanus to all adults free of cost. More than 4000 adults com- I pleted their initial series of injec- tions as the result of this adult poliomyelitis - tetanus immuniza tion program Many more had received their immunization prior to the pro gram. Previous surveys have been done, but in the early part of the New Year the health depart ment will carry out its most ex- tensive survev, through the wide distribution of questionnaires, to determine what percentage of the population of the city has received adequate protection against poliomyelitis. I wish to remind those immu ized and those being immunized that of the utmost impor- tance to follow the recommend- redules of njections. If ht poliomyelitis vaccine a person receives two Ww i d, in- ird injection seven to 12 months after the second (a total of three injections) If the combined poliomyelitig= agent is used, a person an in three injec- tetanus 1 receives -/tions one month apart, and then a fourth reinforcing injection one year after the third (a total of four injections). In addition, in either case, the individual should then receive a single reinforcing booster injection every three or four years so as to maintain immunity I urge adults of all ages who have not yet received immuniza-|{ers Union, the board of educa-|insis might well be present in the|finite need for the integration and tion, and the Ontario Department family or among the close con-la home safety program in the|continues its all-out inspection provide the citizens of Oshawa to|of Labor, that something may be tacts. The consequent pattern of|public health program. Statistics|and fire prevention program, and|with the finest service possible against poliomye nst tetanus (lockjaw protection from their once, and without tion also ag seek - this physician at Idelay. over from Dec. 31, 1958 amount- : : ng to $126,188 there has been|Cere co-operation throughout this $ 2 collected making 82.62/year and also the prompt tax- percent collected during 1959. payers of Oshawa. Also, the | New cash registers delivered toimany other departmental offi the tax department, just before|cials apd their staffs which we the first 1959 instalment due date,|zre continually in contact with |has proven to be a big improve-|g. information almost every day. | Growth Of City Boosts Problems By HENRY CHAPMAN To watch a city grow, from a population of 26,000 to 60,000 in the space of 12 years, and to have had some part in guiding and conirelling that growth, can be an exciting experience but, of course, as the population in- creases so do the problems and responsibilities for those in charge, One of the biggest problems is that there is never enough money to do all the things that should be done, and it becomes a ques- tion of selection. Oshawa had no option but to "choose schools and sewers, and I can assure you that as far as these two items are concerned Oshawa is well ahead of any other Canadian able size In my capacity as plumbing in- spector for Oshawa, over the past eight years, I have had my prob- lems, too; but the one that gives me most concern, not only for Oshawa's sake, but for Canada as a whole, has been, and still is the lack of proper training facilities for the younger men en- gaged in the plumbing trade. Like most other countries, dur- ling the last war Canada suffered from dilution of the building crafts, due to man-power short- age, and the forced concentration upon problems of greater import. Because of this fact, the building trades today have a sizable por- </tion of their force made up of| The public health nurse has|In addition, 2400 vi semi-skilled men, many of them and alin the age bracket, where they|losis control for many years. Fol- can no longer be considered as apprentice It has long been my thought that the only cure for this situa- tion is to establish a strong ap- prenticeship system, with fac ities for their training, not only in the larger cities, but alse in the smaller centres. The last two plumbing examinations held by me in Oshawa produced results clearly showing the need for this. It is my hope for 1960, that with the friendly co-operation of the master plumbers, the plumb-|an indication that active tubercu-|problems and that there is a de-|4337 INSPECTIONS city of compar-| ment for efficiency within the of-|yw, 1 s ave enjoye n i y fice and for taxpayers and cash- njoyed and profited by iers' protection against errors. the friendly . and : co-operative |spirit of treasurers and tax col- | ANOTHER GOOD YEAR {lectors of other comparable On- | On the whole it is felt that|tario cities with whom we have {1959 has been another good tax|exchanged tax collecting ideas to collection year and when the On-lour mutual advantages. Nursing Service Protects Health | MISS GERTRUDE TUCKER Nursing Supervisor The Local Board of Health of the City of Oshawa employs 11 qualified public health nurses, who, with other members of the health team, the physicians and sanitarians, help to carry out the organized program for commun- ity health. The official public health nurse is a member of the official or- ganization in your city charged with the over-all responsibility & for the health of the citizens of this community. 4 One of the objectives of a com- @&* munity health program is to bring i to all the people every possible chance to enjoy life and a liveli- hood free from the handicaps of preventable disease: {MANY RESPONSIBILITIES The public health nurse has many responsibilities in the com- lb munity. She will be found help-| ing expectant parents through|actors to the Patch Test. All visits in the home and teaching positive reactors received x-rays in classes. When the baby is born| ang appropriate follow-up examin- {she continues her services. She ations. Twelve thousand, six hun- s also present in clinics. ldred and fifty-one patches were The public health nurse visits applied to the pupils in 29 schools: the schools and sees the children gy pupils had a positive reaction periodically. The _ adolescent t, this'test; 242 contacts who were shares in the health service in {ested had a positive reaction the home and the school. Te | The aged and chornically ill gpvEN ADMISSIONS 2re 2 Sci) concert of the vib. Seven persons were admitted f th Bh. d t Be id ¥|to sanatorium as a result of this aware of the need for accidentiprogram --. three children (1-5 prevention within and without the|years): two children (6 -. 14 home in all age groups. years); two adults: Forty-three {persons have also been added to The public health nurse pro- the chest clinic register for fur- imotes the use of immunizing ther follow - up. This program agents to prevent those diseases Proved to be a fruitful case-find- for which we have an effective,|[In8 Procedure. active immunizing agent. She or-| Seven thousand, two hundred ganizes and assists at immuniza- and eighty-four Visits were made tion clinics, {during the year to families. were paid {PREVENTING DISEASE iplayed a major role in tubercu-|to the various schools. {low-up and supervision of pa- SCOPE WIDENING ' {tients and their contacts continue The scope of community health ito be an indispensable nursing service. {gram 4 During the fall of 1958 and the|must build its progress on the |year 1959 it was decided to in.| needs of a community as it [tensify our efforts in the search|changes and grows. An odganized for unknown cases of tuberculosis. |Program must be shaped to fit Tt was decided to tuberculin test|the characteristic needs of the |all pupils in elementary and sec-|community. ondary schools. The rationale off A re-assessment of the health mass tuberculin testing of chil-'needs of this community indicates| dren and adolescents is that a|that our aging population has| positive reactor particularly many health needs, also that] among the younger children is/many persons have mental health| for community service of | is changing and widening. A pro-| 1958 213 119 1957 239 118 Pages of Council minutes .............. Bylaws passed LICENCES 1958 79 22 2,121 148 107 11 113 243 Barbers and Hairdressers Cigarette Dog 's Electricians Garages Peddlers Plumbers | Others {Total Revenue $22, [MORE BYLAWS Minutes and by-laws: | The above does not {marriage licences and lone or two dollars. include; which are bicycle, taxi and junk'ing, generally after sales have dealers. been made and there is some | A large number of licences are dissatisfaction with goods or serv- for control or record only solice. The general public has been Fire Loss Is Lowest Since 1950 By FIRE CHIEF H. R. HOBBS | The following is a brief sum- mary of the activities of the Oshawa Fire Department and Civic Ambulance Service, for the [period Jan. 1 to Dec. 19, 1959. In comparison to 1958, the year {to date has been quiet insofar ® las the Fire Service is concerned. {On the other hand, the Ambu- lance Service has had its busiest {year on record. For the period Jan. 1 fo Dec. 19, 1959, we have responded to a [total of 558 alarms from all [causes, a decrease of 100 over buildings, mercantile establish- |the same period in 1958. {ments and a number of private | Of this total 10 alarms were dwellings. Fire drills have been [to the Township of East Whitby, held in public, separate and and two were to render Mutual|{ownship schools, with good re- Aid assistance at Port Perry and|sults, Members of the staff have | Ajax. There were also 41 false attended at numerous meetings {alarms during this period. |throughout the year to speak on | |fire prevention and show films. 1083 DECREASD figures are| 1D addition to their regular in- the lowest since 1950. For the|sPections, our inspectors have {period covered by this report,| made 1141 inspections of oil {our fire losses have shown a de-| Urner and storage tank installa- crease of approximately 88% HODS- 3 {from 1958. Estimated fire loss to| For the first time in Oshawa, ldate -- $42,279.59 as compared under the sponsorship of the with $326,185.11 in 1958. Ww. B. White and the Schofield | The "In Service' Home inspec-|/nsurance companies, the Junior |tion program has been con-| Fire Marshal program was in- tinued, whereby on-duty crews, augurated in .all public schools. i; radio equipped vehicles, con-|We were quite pleased to assist duct house to house inspections|in this program and are extreme- |in their own station areas. Thi grateful to these companies program, designed to point out|for sponsoring these programs to ocewpants and home owners and believe they will greatly as- [the many potential or existing|sist in our Fire Prevention Edu- |hazards that may be found in the|cation. home, has done much to curt2il] Through the co-operation fire losses. {The Oshawa - Times and Radio This program is conducted dur-|Station CKLB and local adver ling the months of May to Octo-|tisers, we have been able to bring Iber, and during this perind ajthe message of Fire Prevention {total of 2,130 homes were visited to" the citizens of Oshawa and and 1554 actual inspections!district. made. The total number of 2 | The work of our ambulance spections during 1959 is lower|service has also increased. Dur- than in 1958, due mainly, to the|ing the above period a total of inclement weather. 1309 calls have been answered, lan increase of 77 over 1958. The Fire Prevention Bureau Every effort has been made to or eno done to remedy this problem, for|the program was to offer to tu-prove that accidents kill more during the year to date havejand the many letters and verbal {remember a civilization is judged {on its art, and its craftsmen. berculin clo Clio: test the families and|children from s one to four than| se contacts of the positive re- any disease. made a total of 4337 inspections comments attest to the fine serv- of factory, apartment and publiciice being rendered. ~ 153 1959| 89 205 1,598 180 housing branch, Department of 109 Planning and Development, Oct. 75/9, 1958, for a 50-unit low rental 167 [housing project. The application 305 031.50 $20,405.00 $19,888.42 |fees are very low with some only We feel there should have been licences more. peddlers' licences sold. We issued by the Police Department|do hear of unlicensed people sell- ol| 1959|commodation for 200 residents and the services in the structure |are adequate for an addition to |accommodate another fifty, The {home will be operated by a {Board of Management, composed of members of the City Council. Low RENTAL HOUSING Application was made to the was made following a survey by the department which indicated that there is a demand for low rental housing in Oshawa. A num- ber of obstacles were met by Alderman Thomas and her com- mittee which resulted' in a lengthy delay on the part of the senior governments, The project is now in the plan- ning stage and a meeting was held recently to discuss a draft agreement respecting servicing, construction and financing. Con- tents of the agreement may be made known when the draft meets with the approval of city council, The area approved by the de- '|partment is 6.6 acres of land, bounded by Normandy street on '|the west, Hillcrest drive on the {| east, Dunkirk avenue on the |north and Highway 401 on the {|south, The land is higher than : [the surrounding area and can be : | easily serviced The committee hopes that plans i|can be completed for calling ten- i |ders early in the spring. It is not known yet whether the units will be single family, tenements or apartments but this should be known very soon. To qualify, ten- ants earnings shall be in a cer- tain wage bracket and there will probablv be other qualifying cir- cumstances. On completion, the project will be operated by a housing authority. As secretary of the Historical Society, I am glad to say that the |Henry House at Lakeview Park |has been entirely renovated and |some museum pieces placed there. It was found that more ex- tensive repairs had to be made than at first contemplated. The citizens of Oshawa and district (can help by contributing items of |historical significance whether they be articles, papers or photo- graphs. STAFF VERY BUSY City council and other elected {bodies were elected in December, 11958, for two-year terms so there was no election this year. It was not necessary, therefore, to com- pile the usual 25,000 name voters' list. Although the staff was re- lieved of the election duties, the latter part of the vear was ex- tremely busy as a result of the bus operation, low rental hous- ing, home for the aged matters and a general increase in volume of work. As 'the year #1959 draws fo a close, we in the clerk's depart- ment look forward and wish for the City of Oshawa and its citi- zens another year of continued prosperity and progress. | 1 LINK WITH U.S. NEW DELHI (AP) -- A 32- member Parliamentary commit- tee to promote good relations be- tween India and the United States has been formed under chairman- ship of Food Minister S. K. Patil. The idea grew out of President Eisenhower's recent visit.