Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 3 Oct 1961, p. 3

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aezoningebylawrmust accepteor Placements for the month of Illliston Council Considers Zoning Bylaw Proposals zoning bylaw to restrict residential commercial and in dustriaL usage wasdisctlssrtL last night by Alliston town council and the town planning board with advice from the consulting firm Proctor and Redlern of Toronto Aliiston which does not have change as is seen fit the draft bylaw presentcl last night by the consultants If the coun cil passes the draft bylaw it then goes to the Municipal changes may take place before the final draft became law Members of the planning board present at the meeting were Malcolm ii H314 bert Don Carlton and Mrs Willis wife of the publisher of the AllistonIlerald flnlshlnlroonchcs on Child or the city of Barrie has tak blown Jim had heaters instal ran annals mfrrurmmocroma Torrs eVespra council ABOVE Curl Sutton and Frank Garner right put the non Crossing sign Frank and Carl make most of the signs during the winter mon ths and are also responsible for the erection and mainten ance of these signs the year round mu LOWETraIiic Con trol Foreman for the City of Barrie points out the intric acies of the control box of set of traffic lights The city uses control boxes from tun different companies and have installed in heater to keep them from freezing Sets Tax An 530000 debentofo bearing per cent interest to finance construction of four room school at hiidhura has been said to Bill Gowinlock by Vespra wuncil at meeting The new school will be in Area Shares are being purchased at $9810 per 100 sevenwa 50 feetolIn ength was rum Tro will be in stalled betwecn concessions and on slderoads 15 and 16 it will eliminate dangerous gully where bridge was too narrow to allow cars to pass The grade will bereduced at the time of dastullatlnnfw Representatives from Barrio District Collegiate board visited council and explained revised lana for new auditoriumseat org coo 1000 or 1100 students delegates urged approval of building program to accom modate pupils for 1962 The tax rates for 1961 ware set by bylaw Barrie District Col legiate rate was set at 143 mills an increase from 138 in 1960 The county rate was increased Tenders Received ABerespra Council it vespra Townspo council meeting yesterday tenders were received from live companies for grader Council did not reach decision on the tenders received from Adams 00 Cro thers Caterpillar Dominion Machinery of Goderich Sawyer Massey and the Warco by Com pressed Air Equipment The high school auditorium ls sue was discussed but no do clsion reached report from township enlt gincer Wier recommend fgkn municipal drain for Little Rates from 107 to 123 Part of this increase will be paid in grants to hospitals for construction in Vespra school area the mill rate remains at 20 drills in area the rats is increased from in to 192 mills new schoolwasbuiitlnareatinlbeo at Minesinz and debenturu In now being paid Numbert ratAnlen Mills had an increase of one mill Num her 15 at Minuing Statlon was increased three mills and num ber at Apto has an increase to 235mills compared to 111 in 1960 Other sections had lnl creases of approximately one miilreack The township rate remained unchanged at 10 mills on farm and residential areas and the rate on commercial areas re duced from 152 to 15 mills Seven Flee Hendrie Farm Seven inmates broke out from Hendrie Forest minimum secur ity prison form last night and two of them were recaptured within hours by Metro Toronto police at Willowdale Prison officials raised the alarm at am today The missing man were Robert John French 24 Gordon Stoutenberg 25 Daniel Frederick Harvey 19 Guy Poisson 18 Donald Credit 19 Donald Biol 18 Kenneth Doughridge 19 Loughridge and Dlnt were ar rested by Metro police at 530 cm while driving in car owned by Emmett Quick of RR Barrie The other live men are still at large All OPP detachments in the area were alerted to he on the lookout for the men City Traffic Department Versatile Efficient Group During the past four some mers Jim Lowe traffic im en busmans holid Jim goes to the States visiting different city each time and for two weeks works with the traf fic control personnel gorinflie largest cities be cause they have bigger traffic problems and give me greater insight to our own traflie problem id llebas visited such places as Portland Boston and Orchard Beach ine 1m has put at least two things he has seen used in other traffic departments into practice in Barrie When the traffic lights were first installed the department had trouble with freezing which resulted in the lights sticking or fuse being led in the boxes and the prob rn was solved He picked up is tip from the department in Boston Wilson in city parking Close His department works with Constable Roy Lacey in school traffic and with Constable Gord cooperation between the two departments is very necessary said Jim Carl Sutton and Frank Garner who work with Jim are sihle for the installation of signs parking metersand traf fic hghts They also make and lain tha attic sigos are are ed to do the Wiring for the traffic lights otherwise the whole installation of the stop lights is done by the department They also work in coojune tron With police for parades and the soap box derby We are at the disposal of the public for such events as weddings fun erals and blood clinics added Jun Jim attends the city council meetings to answer questions that ought arise to Jraffic The traffic control department was also instrumental in the buying of the new radar speed control unit being used by the police dont think they are sneaky Jim cemented We have slowed the people of Bar rie down quite bit he said Jim said the spring of the year was the busiest period as it is then they get ready far the busy summer season Most ofthe signs are done during the winter months saldJinT When asked if his department had trouble with signs being torn down Jim replied Bar rie as whole is pretty good We are very fortunate that our children and teenagers are so well behaved would like to see the down town traffic moving lot fast er mnunented Jim He sug gested the possibility of devel oping the waterfront area to re lieve the congested downtown areas Mayor And Aldermen See Problem Issu Im undecided now is the most popular tune at city hall these days as Barrie aldermen ponder the problem of whether or not to stand for office again in the upcoming election ivo council members Jerry Roberts and Fred Smith have indicated they will put their carries up formthertum remaining members of council who Were conta ciu MayorWilIard Kioxlc aidtit had not yet decided in announcing his intentions Jerry Roberts said will de finitely be running this time If elected wanti be nppoint ad chairman of the fire and traffic committee have been thoroughly annoyed at this com mittee all year Mr Srnlth said he would also run barring any unforeseen changes in his plans between now and election time Most council members could not see any particularly con tentious issues which would arise during the election carn paign although some felt there were numberlof potential is sues think the new Toning plan gt for the city Emit hot poi talc said Alderman Fran Hersey Candidates in the var ious wards should make their positions clear on this nautical Mayor Willard Kinzlo had no comment answer to ques tions about his candidacy but felt that there were several is sues which might be raised dur ing the campaign The second fiveyear plan for the city could be an issue he said The present plan the mayor said Ihnd one year to goand the second fiveyear plan would involve lilo paving of all the main arteries in the city have pushed to keep the first fiveyear plan on sched ole Mr Kinzle said against some close opposition from some members of council and am firm advocate of the sec ond fiveyeyar plan which will complete the work of the first HERSEY Mr Kinzio added that the possible secondary sewage dire posal plant for the city now be ing studied by councils city de velopment committee could be an issue Our present plant handles per cent of sewage the mayor said The second plant which would cost one and half mil Fry PlayTo Be Staged Here Noted Actor In Most people would agree to day that ladies arent for bum ing But it wasnt always so partieularly if they happened to be witches In his blank verse comedy The LndyfaJnLJur Burning playwright Christopher Fry goes back to the 15th century when men were men and women were witches to create pleasant and happy commentary on the is and foibles of men Barrieites ave achance to enjoy this play when the Can adian Players stage it at Cen Lead Role tral Collegiate auditorium on Oct 25 with the noted actor William Hutt in the lead role The theatre night is being sponsored by the University We mens Club of Barrie and is one oithose rare occasions when good theatre comes to Barrie rather than Barrleltes having in go to the theatre William Butt in the role of Thomas Mendlp is noted for his work at the Stratford Festv val in Londons West End and on CBC television Mr Hutta costar will be the Building of es in RrROBERH lion would raise this figure to 92 per cent It is possible per haps that present facilities plus interceptor sewers and some other improvements could han die the job without the expend lture on the new plant Every one wants clean bay The problem is to find the best and gloat economical way to get Tobi Weinberg in the role of Jenner Jourdsmayne the lady who almost ends up as the main attraction at 15th century style outdoor barbecue Television and stage producer David Gardner will ct the production for which sets will be designed by Toronto drama critic and designer Heb bert Whittaker The curtain will go up at Ccn tral Collegiate auditorium at 330 prn on Oct 25 Tickets are available from Mrs Charles Wilson atPA 85474 Proceeds of the theatre night will be used to buy scholarships for Burns grade 13 high school girls to as sist them in obtaining higher education Mi CONSTRUCTION is proud to announce 3BEDRO0M SPLIT PUFFER PASSES PEOPLE PONDER Board which will pass creamBarrie tizens did dou end after which the bylaw will be put before the public at public hearing where the citi zens can air their views When all bBJéctions and revi sions have been thrashed out the bylaw will be passed and made law Clerk Lorne Whiteside said this procedure would take some Jimeandth9 12113 would not become law for some weeks He added that the by law as it is being discussed is only draft and that many Mplgynflflp Said Seasonal The Barrlemific oftiTeNa ional Employment Service re ported moderate increase in the number of applicants regis tering as unemployed at the end of September Officials of the unemployment office said this was result of the end of the tourist season Total unplaced applicants at the end of September was 812 as compared with 738 for Aug ust There were 446 males and 366 females listed as unemploy ed However in September 1960 the totalwas zoo greater Septembertotalled 256 which included 186 males and 70 fe males The main activity was in the retail trade and service occupation Officials said the supply of ap plicants was generally adequate to meet employment demands with the exception of skilled workersin the fields of boo keeping stenography machin ists auto mechanics and re pairmen hands are also in demand as wel wait sse Wildflower Man GetWisei Pep lip Thousands aropcn nt70 won lowinenerplzxoldfltsfb raedl quflblnmingitmln wmtotch half gfhgaliydnm mlgdfi Luci own oifrou tbchlnwplfuulin yarnay call béi smart WW Perry of Colors Good dairy farrrr ble take Sunday when they saw litcoach train drawn by steam locomo tive go through Barrie on the ONE tracks Working steam locomo tivesare rarity in these parts since the were put in mothbalis by the diesel engine some five years ago The train with 488 pass engers aboardmarth per Canada Railway Clubs Steam Special bound from Gravenburst to Toronto it went north on the ONE tracks east of Lake Simcoe for the Muskoka Cavalcade Its south trip was through Barrie Members of the society are start locomotive buffs ired the includ ing 10 passenger coaches dining carand baggage car for the days outing The train stopped at Allandale so the steam fans could take tures of the oldllo comotives on the sidings Also present to view the trainiwas busload of fans from Western Ontari SCOC CASES DOWN OTTAWA CPlThe Supreme Court of Canadas perennial backlog of cases has been re duced to the lowest number on record The court has 19 cases on its books but judgment will be delivered in 17ml them when tjhe court opens its fall term to ay FINISH HIGH SCHOOL AT HOME IN You must be 11 or over and have left school As Low as $160 week for all books and tuition ere or better Job Phone1nr write for FREE ospaga High School bookch today AMERICAN SCHOOL 100 Dundns Si Send me your free 55er High School Booklet NAME ADDRESS his job His work includes the rgaso steam heating Iw rFaBIe radio which canrrelaymessagesfrom Jim to the city police and also receive messages has been add ed to the departmnnt since Mr Lowe saw its value when he was visiting Portland Maine It is very convenient for both mY self and the police department said Jim When unable to reach Jim by phone at the office or home the police contact him by way of the radio in his car Also when ever the station or one of the pahalmrradiosiisinobWork ing the police borrow Jims radio thus allowing them to stay on the air FIVEYEAR VETERAN gt Jim is fiveyear veteran in supervision of the deparfinenl layout of parking lots parking meters and traffic signals adl vising the public and high schools on parking problems and dE Probe Plant Blast Killed Injured DETROIT AP human element may hachaused the explosion at Detroit plastics plant Mon hich killed four persons and left three others in critical condition Cause of the blast at the Sparlingfifflastic Industries plant is being investigated by the De troit amen hurea Inspector Gleon Bennett said human element appears to be involved andradded that it would lair two oLthee days to determine the exactlenuse Firemen saidmthe explosion apparently occurred in huge boiler in the rear of the plant SPARE TIME Prepare for call Dearonto Ont Council Meets PassesBylaw City council held one of the shortest meetings on record iast nigrt special meeting had been called on short notice to dis cuss zoning problem connect ed hthe new Bell Telephone ng on Bnyfield treet resident of the area had claimw that the building should by law have 15 foot srdeyards whereas Bellplans called for 10foot sideyards The problem was resolved when city solicitor Rowe stated that the building was claSsed as public utility and the wider sideyards were not required by law Council went on to pass bylaw to regulate and licence nonresident transient photog raphers which would require such persons to purchase $100 hcence from the city clerk The bylaw was aimed at re guiating the activitiesof tren islentedoortodoo boio ers and replaced previous by law whose wording was on clear motion for adjournment was then paSSed and some tar dy alderrnembareiyhad time to reach their seats before the meeting ended moi traffic study mporfhn been completed by traffic con sultant and the data is now be ing compiled It is hoped that the report will be in the hands of council by the end of this year This report will help all departments such as engin eering traffic public works and the Public Utilities Commis sion said Mr Lowe Jirnhasvtakentkcourse in iraflic control at the University of Western Ontarioas well as courses at CGE on traffic sig nals He also attends Ontario traffic conferences along with member of the fire light and traffic committee We ex change pros and cons and some times find the answers to some of our problems at these meet rags said Jim One thing the people of Bar rie should know is that the arres equipment and mainten ance for the whole department are maintained by the funds from the parking meters and are not included in taxes said Jim Bflfliiiflmms TURKEY YOULL ENJOY MOST AT THANKSGIVING Frash or Fresh Frozen Free Delivery In City BARRIE BEAUTY TURKEYEARM CAL PURCHASERS CbrotnnKitcben sane ilsuites EXCLUSIVE norm FREE GIFTS TO EIRST First Purchaser GAS boron and Next Purchasers chrome Kitchen LPHONeV lEVEI HOMES STARTTNG AT ONLY 885 MONTHLY PAYMENTS $7950 ON ROSE ST As Your Down Paynleiri To our acumen Principal and Interest MANYOIITSTANDING FEATURES Forced air heating onltl Clay brick Colorcd bath fixtures Stone Front optional Ultra modern kitchen loadsof cupboards Stone divider slate stone vestibule Double compartment stainless ateelvnlnk Earde floor throughout Custom val ancerover livingrroommdowibailtinwanity In bathroom Choice of 16 interior color schemes Glusiined hot water tank Choice of 10 exterior color schemes Copper plumbing throughout Storms and acreens throughout Divided recreation area Exhaust fanHaodded 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