Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 14 Jun 1961, p. 19

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STORM SEWER Changes in the Wood Street curb grade have resulted in public works committee rm mendation that storm sewer be constructed on Alfred Street from Caroline tr Wood Street at an estimated cost ot 31451 The amount adopted by council for the purpose will come by bylaw N7 REPLACES SIDEWALKS New committee policy was adopted whereby sidewalk in dangerous condition due to curb construction abutting properly the owners of which refuse to ac cept local lmprovemut on so 50 basis would be replaced un der section of the act to cli rninate the hazard LARGE IN CHARGE Since city engineer Al dersey is no longer city em ployee public works committee asked for and got Large to take charge of the engineering department in the interim PLUMBING PARLEY Chris Spanis city building and plumbing inspector will go to To roata June lgand 20 for the plumbing inspectors conlercnce DISCUSS PROCEDURE Public works committee will meet Jointly with city develop ment committee and Barrie Buili dots and Contractors Association to discuss installation procedure for sanitary sewer house laterals CALL ASPHALT TENDERS Tenders for hot asphalt sur facing of intersections with an engineering need as Aid AJVebb put it will be spots like the GroveClapperton and Grove Owen intersections and areas most costly to us said enormit tee chairman Aldl Willilms now amour am Committee confirmed with Barrie Planning Board in the site south oi Perry Street be tween Anncand lnnisfil sine be held in riserve mswanma sanvrca Mrs Ethel Gallinger New ton Street has been given per mission by council to operate telephone erlng service in her bylaw me as home ocwpatloa in an in zone ASK leNG CHANGE City development committee has referred loiiEr from soil citors oi Lancaster Co Ltd movers of Barrie asking forchnnges in the zoning bylaw to the planning board and trial commissioner for their ap proval HEALTH TAG DAY Canadian Mental Health Asso ciation will hold tag day July 14 from to pm and July 15 from am to 0pm DISCUSS LIBRARY The proposed public library ad ditionwas discussed by library building committee and city council finance committee re port ls expected soon Meeting were board chairman Judge Madmen QC members SF Cameron Knox Mrs Murphy Tierney and Miss Hardin librarian NORTH BUS ROUTE The north bus route will con time at the reduced cost to the city of 42 cents per mile Aver age daily passengers carried in April was 186 All bus services in Barrie will be guaranteed 42 iromsamtnsara carts per mile to the operator Revenue in are of 51 cents per mfle will be divided evenly with the city SAVE CHILDREN TAG Canadian Save The mildnu lund hold their tag JUN ztltromntnspm aadJulyZJ N0 COLORED MAP Barrio will loot get colored map liaanceeornmittee recom mendation tocouncil Monday was that bid by Hunting so ya Corp Ltd to provide an aerial survey at cost of not not he awcpted industrial Com missioner Birmana had put the matter to city government CORRECT WATERCOURSE The acting city argincer will prepare plans aaddimnbes of scenes discused by public works canmlttee to correct the Shin ley Street watercourse Centrall tee recommended in an adopted report that as property owners have signified their willingness to convey drainage easement the city manager will contact those affected in an effort to re solvc the problem WANT TO LEASE LOTS Seven rcun to lease loLs on the newly opened lakefront were received by council Re questing lots were llam say Michael Lysabild Harry Fotherby Floyd Feltis Rogers Norman Shellswell and Willson CONCERT SCHEDULE WvM Wilson Bhrrle City Band president has set out the concert schedule for this sum mer June 26 Bayview Park Ju ly liuroaia Band Association mass band concert in Queens BRIEFS FRoMV CITY councn Light com Park July 17 Allandale July 31 Vincent Park Aug 1i Queens Park Aug 28 5LVin Park Senora Bayview Park SOAP BOX DERBY Brand 147 of Canadian legion annual soap box derby this year is Sept am to noon on the Toronto Street Hill Derby drain man Gard lllslop has asked corin cil for the appropriate road bind during the derby FEARS FOB SERIES Lapp Il Dundonald Sb bx asked council to avoid da maging his shrubhcry when Eu genia Street sidewalk program gets under way Walk will be pinned on the north side of this access ASKSSIM REFUND Sheba Shrine Club Circle here Juno has asked council to rc fund the $100 fee charged them by the city on the grounds that drum proceeds go to relief work for local crippled children Cir cus committee member Dot non made the request URGES BYLAW REVIEW 11 Marshall of the Brad ord Street Dairy Queen store has asked council to review the licencing bylaw for mobile vari ales now set at $100 annually per vdricle OPEN EXTENSION The Wellington Street exten sion being partly financed by Barrie Shopping Plaza will be opened July 15 council was re assured by Walter Gigg city ma ringer Monday Contract calls for an opening on that day coupons PETITION Public works committee will not soon on near100 per cent other Country 600d 70H1atzeh12icef Chicken Noodle Cream 0F DotacO OhiOil Williams Vows To City Council Welldooarbeat thiamine mar to get thou interaction ngbwey 400 It Highway 21 routhlu Road andanlnn Street ll Public Workseom mlflee dlairman Aid Wil liams promised city council MoadaY He was speaking on his win mittees motion to meet with the department of highways as soon as channetiutioa of 400 and 27 south iscompieted think Barrie in treated very ahabbily as far as the depart ment is concerned Aid Robert commented miterdint the lighting situation Aldermen any that mmorlsts approaching any at these three intersections from the south find vision ros trlcted on the accesses Candies area petition by rest deala for sewer and water so vica DISCUSS SCHOOL NEEDS City Council representatives will visit North Collegiate Juno 21 together with all participat ing municipalities in the schools financial arrangement for an pm meeting to discuss expen diture of large sum for im provement in school plant an Fort WEAK Viscount Nuifield founder of Britains Morris automotive firm has given all his stock in Morris Garages Company to ir fund to help the deaf dumb blind andorphaned kinds Evo Salads bicellenoo Elie Earth Examiner WEDNESDAYJUNE1im17 These are the students who stood first and second in their respective groups at the Sim coe County Scholarship presen tations Tuesday They are TOP PUPILS IN SIMCOEVLCOIINTY front row left to right Susan lieslip first in group two Brian Snelling first group one Donald Ramsay first group three Rear row left to right are Ronald MacNaugh cm COUNCIL LEARNS SCHOOLS ton second in group two Ro bert Bowins second group one and Ruth Noland second in group three The Jet frcys Memorial Trophy was warded to Susan liesllp Reveal More Space Needed Ideas about expansion of Bar rie Public Library have set in motion the wheels ot researcn Shirrifl iumbo ielly There are blgger flavour int helplngs for thewhole family In shlrrlti new economy size Lushusl Jelly Dessert Youll find extra flavour extra value sine smitashirruo Horsey products Shlrr ttHorseY prooacrisquaii aventoad by hessman Symbol of Girls the be Spacp to sit in st way know he keep your family on the road to success isthrougha good healthy savings account When youve got money in the bank you an pay cashfor the things youwaht and take advantage of opportunity Know where my husband and sued the money to buy this new car me BHNK or nova scone and inquiry Below are some of the findings set out by finance committee of city council Mon day in their report 16 Thepreseat building was fin ished in 1917 when town popula tion ranged around 6800 per sons and the bookstock was 5600 Circulation then was 500 in 1950 the respective fig ures were 12000 16000 and st 700 Last year population was around 21000 hookstock was 32000 and circulation bordered on 162000 First four months of this year have seen circulation increase of 5000 at which rate the ex nected 1961 years end circula tion wo uld be about 176500 books 25 PER porno Canadinfi library standards indicate that minimum at 25 books per capita is good fig ure This gives Barrie theo retical consumtr populationgt of 50000 or shows that circulation here is about double its national figure Committee reports that the library has floorspace of 5200 sq it They say five more bnok stalls could be placed in front of the centre window by removing one reading table They advise that table space now is toolim ited in the childrens department further bookca will have to he placed in front of tha plat form alter which either some folding chairs or the piano will have to go Space meanwhile is required for the story hour BHNKJ rsxryour For New Library Services There is practically no stack room or storage space for books and magazines Work and of iice accomodatior is inade quate now committee reports More space will he needed for additional services like branch collection bookrnnbila service and record collection Washrooms and Janitor ac commodation are limited com mittee finds Based on architects estimates on adequate addition to the lib rary would cost about $175000 or about $1 sq ft Th era would be alterations to the pres enthuilding and library furnish ings The addition committee advises would be three storey one with accommodation for hooismohile It would add about oneandahali times as much floor space as there is now Walter McCall of the Wind sor Star won the 1960 National Newspaper for spot news reporting His winning story wasouj the pct 25 de partment store explosion that claimed 10 lives CP Phdto Wills SERVANT $275000 CHIPPINGVNORTON Oxiordlt shire Mrs Maud Mason who waskn as The Perfect Housekeeper nas inherited fortune of3275000under will left by ormer employer Thomas Langley Jones we thy hr wer Mrs mason ow started working for Mr Jones in 1913 Sheplanstn sell rmer home Brew then go on tour aroinr the world my axonmona warvr ans Phone Pa 82419 AGENTABOOT oni rail travel fare intruding risen berth no

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