Newmarket Era and Express, 12 Apr 1956, p. 1

The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

A j a For three 31 Newmarket Aurora Others TOTAL PAID ERA YEAR EXPRESS HERALD YEAR NO IB SINGLE COPIES CENTS EACH Mm and There Town S3SK evidence of the racH of given week u- daylight saving time will be- Jt Sunday April ft will until the Sunday Sept being told aft a local who taw to letter ven Involves for vioUtion me It to court p own hall at the hour of am on the in question visiting the office that his at- In court at the required in could be recorded backer anas taiWM flul mtW est raaa af ma affair a aai guar af atrial to at ana l W to taa la wanted to see It flii haul sad after feral w ru a fnaa than to tora A Step vtotory are to ata Ant to I capture tto era af a reporter With this news- eta taken considerable all in good fun from Art club because of a error that appear one of the clubs advance of a program The account stated that Miff life would be topic for at meeting of the the weekend a Toronto art visited the clubs annual of paintings An her Impressions appear one of the citys dailies on the story refer I made to one club mem- by the name of Haskell uae the member of tbe professional Wo- J A trade fair for Newmarket this year will sponsored by the Horticultural Society was decided at a recent meeting Money accumulated over several years the society through the sponsoring of the trade fair will be used for horticultural pur poses In the town The society plans to beautify the strip of land between the Newmarket Memorial Arena and the river on the south side of the building where there was dam age by floods during Hurricane Hazel The Horticultural Society call ed two meetings this spring to discuss for a trade fair The fairs have been held at the arena at the end of each for the past few Merchant were notified of the meetings but did not turn up The second meeting was called exhibitors nsorship Trade Fairs for pm March and merch ants were urged to attend A notice was published in the Era and Express and before the meeting and an editorial also dealt with the subject The Horticultural Society offi cials waited until pm but no merchants turned up at the meeting Later one businessman said he went to the meeting hall at pm but that no one was there Past trade fairs were made up of exhibits by local merchants who displayed their wares and product demonstra tions were featured by various manufacturers To date there has been no action taken for new sponsorship of the trade fair By this time other years plans for the fair have been made and space at the I arena has been divided for varl- civil fol- talk to their club by from the Ontario police a public planned As other in town heard proposed program they lied that they would be in lending their aup- project s4 meeting at the home of Mrs Homer plans for the public community and organization In the town or in the few a representative attend had given its support Also present representative of the Min- association of the meeting is people the difference make when Strikes Every household In the Unity should be represent Illustrated talk and dls on civil defense Termed Eyewash By Councillor Wafer tot water was made council on one of its ratepayers Allan the request to Newmarket council Mr Allans property Drive West in the pv- was refused on the that no new reason was of the A resolution by and Reeve which had been at the meeting of Mquesting water for Mr ad been defeated when all mover and seconder of voted against It Only Mr of the On Monday night iaTSla1 was received by council on April 9 a be passed naming 4mtnze control committee for civil de -The- town engineer was fill the latter past 6r requested the members of for its asked if the civil gjfederaJprovJneialmunlc ivhing grants had been finance flny civil defense -had- been TV Interference with channels two and four of Buffalo was again the topic of discussion by members of Newmarket coun cil when four letters relating to the matter were received at Mon day nights meeting Three of the letters supported Newmarkets earlier complaints regarding the Interference They were from councils of Whit church and King townships and Aurora and endorsed Newmar kets resolution of protest The fourth letter was from the Federal Department of Transport In referring to it Councillor termed the letter some more eyewash that doc nothing to clarify the situation The following is the text of the letter Dear Sir am replying to your letter of February 17 with ref erence to previous correspond ence concerning Interference from Ontario to adjacent channel reception In the Newmarket Ontario area As explained In our letter of February I the existing Canadian television channel al location plan as tabled under the CanadianUSA Television Agreement provides for the most efficient use of the limited number of channels available with a minimum of interference by maintaining minimum geo graphical separations between and adjacent channel stations The agreement Is not being used as excuse stat ed In your letter for preventing Newmarket and surrounding territory from receiving televis ion stations from Buffalo The basis of the agreement is brought out In an endeavor to explain that the development of a reliable television service would have cur- Red Cross MCnVtS The Red Cross campaign for funds has not been closed said Mrs Fred president of the Newmarket branch The bank reports that on the average two donations a day are being received Perhaps by the time all the contributions ar rived last years total will be reached she said Those who havent made con tributions to the Red Cross cam paign fund are to do so ffowr the end of the month tailed If reception from far re moved stations which Is unpre dictable had been considered of greater Importance than the pro visions of reliable reception from nearby stations In developing the existing television allocation plan hi ac cordance CanadianUSA Television Agreement Channel was allocated to the area In adherence to technical consid erations on which the allocation plan Is founded The allocation of any other channel In the VHF band to the area have In all likelihood prejudiced the availability of VI IF channels for other centres and conse quently would not have complin with the Government policy to make a television service avail able to as many Canadians as possible Regarding your reference to the cost of highgain directional antennas It is felt that it is up to the individual concerned to decide whether or not an expend iture for a highgain directional antenna system is Justified to bring in a second station In an area in which a station has been established comments in your let ter with respect to a free com petitive policy are of interest to us and have been duly noted Your very truly Nixon Controller of Telecom munications The Rotary club of reports total amount raised by the on the Public Libra Equipment fund is It has been decided to use this entire sum for the purchase of furniture for the towns public library Equipment has been talned from the Office Specialty Co at a cost of and the fund will be paid on that count i inn i aCaa rTtwst rams far Switch Although people are willing to complain about the interfer ence TV causes with channels two and four said Councillor Alex Belugin at coun cil meeting Monday they are not willing to walk half a block to sign a protest form More than of the TV protest forms have not been signed They were placed at the business offices of Deputy Reeve Violet MacNaughton Councillors and Alex Hands and in the town hall three weeks ago They cant expect to get re suits unless the people are will ing to act said Councillor George The protest forms which conn- A local Scout Larry Huskisson of Howard Road Newmarket was presented with his Queens Scout certificate at last Saturday evening While making the presentations the Honorable Louis ell obtained so that the residents Lieut Governor of Ontario con- could register their disapproval I the boys on their of the proposed switch of CBLT achievement of attaining fiom channel nine to six will be lings highest award Larry was placed in the Hydro Office Coun cillor Hands sard that if they were placed there perhaps more people would sign the forms when they came to pay their hydro bills i r East Sells Marsh Land For Area a en One hundred acres of marsh land was sold by East Gwillim bury township on Saturday to Sam Toronto developer who has done some residential subdividing in the Richmond Hill area The property was acquired some years ago by the township because of back taxes being un paid land was sold for 6001 It is lot 121 located on what is known as old Yongc Street a line extended north of the present No highway through Holland to Lake Another bid on the property by Mrs Arlene Link Island Grove was for 5600 did not for permission to sell the land in parcels It is understood that he will develop it himself for growing marsh vegetables and raising ducks His land and neighboring land is to be drained and will open a new area of development for marsh agriculture north of Hot- land Landing accompanied by his parents Mr and Mrs Ralph and Jim Nut tall Duncan Stephens and Kirk Everett of the Newmar ket Scout group More than homeowners in the Edwin Lyon subdivision members of the subdivisions ratepayers association Appeared before Newmarket council on April to report a severe drain age problem affecting the pro perties on Boothbay Crescent They said that for more than a year they have been attempting to have the situation corrected but that nothing had been done by the developer of the subdi vision Harold Council unanimously support a resolution authorizing the roads and bridges committee to meet with Mr Lenhardt to com plete the necessary work as soon as possible Mr Lenhardt who was in attendance at the meet ing endorsed the resolution making it legally binding on himself Spokesmen for the delegation was Mr Robert Lalor a Booth- bay Crescent property owner who is a civil engineer He ex plained that although the associ ation realized that it was not the towns responsibility to the situation its members want ed to acquaint council with the problem Mr Lator told council that a natural water course had been altered at the subdivision by the contractor A ditch had been dug approximately 17 months ago across the rear of the properties on Crescent and water rerouted into it The flow of water is causing considerable No Assessment Boost I 141 erosion and the owners of the affected properties want the ditch removed he said Mr explained that he had checked the subdivision plans prior to buying property there and that the water course was ho where near the lot where the water course is now He questioned Mr consulting engineer re garding the ditch after its In stallation and was told It was a temporary measure A series of personal inquiries and exchanges of- letters follow ed Mr Lalor outlined the con tents of these to council First Mr Lenhardt accepted responsibility for the drainage problem During July the property owners were prom ised that the situation would be corrected Mr Lalor said but the last letter he had received regarding the matter came from Mr Toronto solicitor and said that Mr had no responsibility in the matter He received it in February 1956 We feel it is entirely the fault of Mr and his em ployees explained Mr Lalor but one of these days he will ask to be relieved of this subdi vision We want the town to be aware of the situation before that time Mr Lalor said that the rate payers association had two re quests to make of council First it wanted council to take the treatment that the homeowners had received from Mr Lenhardt into consideration when it was entering into future agreements with him And second it asked Newmarket council with the the entire town exception of DeputyReeve Vio- J The resolution read That this approved a re- council in order to make clear introduced by Council- solution tors Alex and John that no single group in town would be reassessed unless there was a general reassess ment of all buildings in town There is no point or purpose served in the motion said Mrs Thats why I voted against it Councillor Alex ex plained that the motion was in troduced because council wanted to reassure the industries in town that they did not plan to increase their assessments arbi trarily He said that he consid ered it necessary for council to go on record that it would not reassess industries until there was a general reassessment of JAILED DAYS A fight which police believe sparked the fracas at Holland Landing and Oak Ridges on March 31 involving youths sent Atkinson of To ronto to jail for days wa8 convicted of as sault causing bodily harm when he appeared before Magistrate here yesterday Atkinson pleaded guilty to the charge Gwillimbury police who conducted the Investigation charged Atkinson with having hit Alfred Perkins of New market over the head with a pop bottle at the Holland Land ing dance hall on Saturday Mar Perkins claimed that the gang returned on March to finish the fight police said font Kernel license Water Reqwsted A request for a definite pro mise of water for the McDougall subdivision north side of Davis Drive West in East township within six months was made by Mr Harold at this weeks council meeting His letter was accompanied by a copy of a letter from the Community Planning branch asking clarifi cation of the point as to whether Newmarket was providing water and sewers for the subdivision Mr tetter stated that he had four industries in cluding the tobacco firm which were considering Newmarket as a location for their new plants mended the amendment which He lhal lhe classifications other problem had to be cleared up than industries He said that it before he could start on would be equally unfair to re- industries assess the commercial buildings j Because of the lateness of the without a general reassessment the matter was referred The mayor recommended that council the answer might be the raising of all present assessments by 20 or 30 percent He pointed out j QUARANTINED its friendly attitude and good will toward various industries now located in town or planning to locate here in the future un dertakes to resist with all the legal authority vested in it any changes of industrial assessment or any other assessment in town unless it is found necessary to reassess the entire assessable buildings of every description Councillor Alex Hands Coming Events FRIDAY APRIL Annual spring tea bake sale and gift table of York County Hospital auxiliary in Newmarket to 5 c2wl4 FRIDAY APRIL King Firemens dance In Crawford Wells Hall Sally Lloyd and her musical mates Admission el wis FRIDAY AND SATURDAY APRIL AND AND SAT APRIL Lions Club minstrel show ftU pm town hall Newmarket sent opens March at Atkinsons Drug Store MONDAY APRfL Sharon Junior Farmers sponsoring the Minstrel Show In del haven hall at pm under the auspices of I Admission cents children cents TUESDAY APRIL Annual trend tea for the Canadian Can- the of Mr TUKSDAY APR Euchre in Sharon hall sponsored- by East Federation of Ag riculture Good prizes and lunch Everybody welcome APR 18 The Toronto and York Womens Lib eral will ho the guests of York North Womens Liberal Assn from at the Veterans Club Room Town Hall Now market WED THURS SAT APRIL Annual Spring the Host Store Newmarket WEDNESDAY APRIL Federation of Agri culture annual banquet Any body wishing tickets the or pocrctary THURSDAY MAY Annual blossom tea and of aprons fancy work and baking of the Junior Ladle Aid the Christ ian church 3 to -v- Permission was granted Howard McCarnan by council on April to establish a veterinary business on the south aide of Eagle St and for a kennel lic ense to be issued to him represented by James his legal counsel who appeared to moke the request Only one member of council spoke against the resolution in troduced by Reeve Edward and Deputyreeve Violet MacNaughton It identi fied the proposed location of the kennels as the former property of Dr C Councillor said that it was not in the best Interests of the residents of Eagle St to have dog kennels there He opposed giving a per- for dog kennels anywhere within the town limits Mr said that Dr Is a Newmarket rest dent who has graduated spring from veterinary college Ho told council that the business office would bo In of the present house and that no kennels would bo outside vh Councillor Alex sola that he agreed with the that a license should be granted There are nil types of buildings on Eagle St It is not zoned as residential area he added Councillor Gladstone recommended that the building should be sound proofed ANNUAL MEETING FOR FIGURE SKATING CLUB annual meeting of the Newmarket Figure Skating club that Aurora has an assessment much in excess of Newmarket If the mill rate is to be kept low the assessment must be raised he said wont correct any in equality of assessment if it exists replied Councillor Glad stone Ridler blanket addi tion only perpetuates and in creases inequalities it wouldnt be right to protect the industries at the expense of remainder of the commun ity said Reeve Edward man resolution should as sure each classification that wont be reassessed unless all the buildings are RELEASED BY UNIT A report from the York Coun ty Health Unit notified council on Monday night that a dog which had bitten a Newmarket child had been quarantined for the required length of time as a precautionary measure during the current rabies epidemic Since no symptoms of the disease developed the dog has been re leased the report stated I Th dog owned by J Tay lor of Srigley St bit Heather on March It was confined to quarters at the rear of the Health Unit office Main St during the period of tine that the town not assume subdivision until the develo had remedied the situation- Mr Later requested that town hold back Mr deposit until a satisfactory had been reached dont feel that Mr will do anything the money la held back he added The town engineer said that according the original agreement with Mr Lenhardt he was responsible for all surface drainage on the sub division One of the reasons for the de lay in dealing with the problem Mr Lalor said was that the sub- divider intended contacting the Department of Highways to see if the department would con sider installing a storm sewer to handle the drainage of water from highway It would the problem in the subdivision if that water could be diverted from the present water course Reeve Edward re ported that he had attended a meeting with department repre sentatives at lhe site but that the had denied any re sponsibility in the matter It is not the policy of the of highways to take over such water drainage prob lems replied Mr Lalor I know because I was assistant maintenance engineer at one time Although council has no legal responsibility to new subdivi sions said Councillor Alex Bel we are morally obligated to do all we can to help relievo their problems- We shall con sider these difficulties seriously when we consider any future agreements with Mr Lenhardt Something more concrete than that is needed added Councillor Gladstone a citizens of Newmarket they re quest our help This Is Mr Lenhardts responsibility should request him to proceed at once to relieve these people of the problem and before the agreement with the town lapses Mr Joseph Dales spoke on be half Mr and said that Mr Lenhardt guaranteed that he will spend at least to rectify this situation He is go ing to make good on this mat ter he added How many months will be added to the 16 or 17 that these people have already waited for action asked Mr v Mr Dales assured him that the defect would be corrected so that even you will be satisfied It was suggested that the be left to the roads and bridges committee look after the rights of those citizens Another member of the dele- gallon asked if the could be included in the minutes There has been months of this hoodwinking and there can be another 16 months if nothing definite is recorded Words are cheap he said Councillors and Hands introduced a resolution which stated that since the Edwin Lyon ratepayers association had scribed problems of drainage at the rear of Crescent lots and Mr repre sentative Mr Dales had signi fied the owners decision to rem the situation as soon a the weather permitted that roads and bridges committer meet with Mr to get the necessary work completed soon as possible Mr Lenhardt endorsed resolution after it had been proved by council the 7ay Civil Defence Public Meeting To Be April 24 Defense will be th topic of a public meeting In the Newmarket town hall on Tues dayApril pirn The program will include movies address by a speaker from the Department of Civil Defense and a general period Alt the service clubs and com munity organizations in town are combining their efforts to bring this information to the residents of Hew market Through this meeting people will have an op portunity of learning how what and when to act during such em ergencies as floods air raids There will be no admission charge I I Mr arid Mrs Harry GUroyQhsyllle celebrated SurlThir FORM BANNING of

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy