i i Mr Wly Brook Town CItrk Sir Attached hereto a report on the present financial situation of the Newmarket Public Library Board with to the new Library building report has been prepared by the present Chairman of the Board Mr W McMorrow and submitted by him to a special meeting of the Library Board held on May Having considered the report prepared by the Chairman the Board adapted the following re solution RESOLVED THAT in the opinion of the Newmarket Public Library Board the statement prepared by the Chairman pre sents a true and accurate account of the developments leading up to the Library Boards present financial situation and further THAT the Library Board takes this opportunity to record its confidence in the Chairman of the Board Respectfully submitted Mrs James Secretary Newmarket Public Library Board Correspondence To CourcI The following is correspondence from officials of the Newmarket public library board to the town council to which references are made in a front page this week REPORT FOR TO NEWMARKET TOWN COUNCIL Re New Library Attached hereto Schedule A is a statement summarizing the present financial problem of the Newmarket Public Library Board with respect to the New building It will be seen that there is an estimated deficiency in moneys required to discharge the Boards obligations of about Also attached Schedule B is summary of expenditures not provided for at time original es timate of was adopted Referring to the items in Sche dule the following explana tions are tendered The additions of 304840 to the Hughes contract arose en tirely as a result of property conditions discovered after the building project was under way and result from the discovery of underground water incorrect data re levels of Towns sewers on Park Avenue and change of roof drainage to meet town en gineering requirements re park ing lot drainage The supplementary contract to L Stephens was given as no shelving was provided for in the original contract it being under stood at the time the Hughes con tract was given that shelving would be supplied from another source at no cost to the Library Board The Stephens contract was given after receiving com petitive tenders the work going to the lower bidder The additional fees to the arch itect are according to contract and result from additional work involved in two contracts dealt with above The items re furnishings land scaping etc were expenses which were recognized as necessary to completion of project but were apart from building and will he covered by donations provided for that purpose according to plan It will he seen from the fore going that the shortages in funds available is very similar in total to the total of supplementary contracts which were made as a result of circumstances over which the Library Board had no MAKE YOUR HEADQUARTERS Bi ll Instant CHOCOLATE 1 lb jar Choice Dessert WARS 15 tins 29c Uptons Chicken Noodle SOUP MIX 10 style rind scored lb i i Small Link lb In Junior CHUBS 2 lb average lb 28c Hunts rind on lb Lincoln Choice Pitted CHBHUES 215oz tins Popular Brands CIGARETTES carton of 200 Royal Glory SALMON 12 lb H Farm VEGETABLES m a Mellow lb poly bag 39c Combination Offer All Flavours or Pie Fillers and PIE CRUST MIX all for 55c STALKS I to she 3tt for Salads Wn LETTUCE California White lb Per control Furthermore at each in the development of this all decision were made by the whole Library Board and at each stage the then Chairman of the Board reported on his consulta tion with Town officials includ ing the Mayor Solicitor and Engineer Furthermore until very re- the extent of assistance available from outside sources was believed to be considerably greater than has actually ma terialized Consequently the amount of supplementary appro priation which it was anticipated would be required from the Town would have been approxi mately the amount of the Hughes extras plus architects fees there on It is my considered view that all decisions made and actions taken by the Library Board were in good faith and in devotion to the public interest to which members of the Library Board devote considerable time and en ergy without any compensation whatsoever Respectfully submitted Chairman Newmarket Public Library Board Dr C Case Park Ave- Newmarket reports two card inals nesting in his yard and wonders if any have been seen In the district This beauti ful bird common In the southern States is rarely seen in part of Canada although they have been reported along the north shore of Lake Erie Case thinks their appearance may presage a general warming of the climate here May 1956 Mr Mayor and members of the Newmarket Council Mr has presented a full and clear of the fin ancial side the difficulties of the Library Board have asked lor a report from both Mr and myself- There nothing I can add to the financial report which has been thoroughly discussed and approved by the members of the Board present at a meeting of May But perhaps I can give some background to the work done by the Library Board in the last few year As many of the Council will recall we have on throe oc casions suggested buildings which Willi remodelling could have pro vided Library accommodation at least superior to the room then occupied All of the propositions were turned down for various reasons mostly they would not give us accommodation good enough for the Town After many discussions with of the Council and business men it was fell that a new building would better suit the needs of a prosperous and growing population and the Council gave us authority to have plans drawn and submitted to Council This was done and tentative costs were receive I After some discussion the Library Board Upon advice from good authori ties outside the Board requested the sum of sixty thousand dol lars The Council in its wisdom re duced the amount to an arbitrary forty thousand dollars Tenders were called for and they rat as high as sixty thousand The Town Engineer ami the Council had copies of the plans and specifications contrary Mr statement that he hadnt seen them Revision of the plans were made leaving out certain neces sary items for which we hoped to receive donations sufficient to cover These have not material ized and as soon as we knew they would not be forthcoming we presented our case to the Council I can assure you that any ac tion we have taken both within the original contract and without have been taken only after con sultation with men authority in Civic affairs and we felt we were doing our job in correct procedure otherwise we would have been advised to proceed differently can assure you that we at no time attempted to deceive the Council Wo have given the people of Newmarket a building of which they may be proud and we have been assured by offi cials from other Libraries that our costs have not been out of the ordinary Signed VandcrVoort Past Chairman ENGAGEMENTS Mr and Mrs Lloyd Smith an nounce the engagement of their youngest daughter Doris to Mr Reginald Shaw son of Mr and Mrs Shaw Cedar Valley the mar riage to take place at St An drews Presbyterian church New market on Saturday June at oclock Mr and Mrs George Brown Mount Albert announce the en- of only daughter Norma Irene to Mr Bruce Donald Iltch Ron of Mr and Mrs Benjamin Brown- hill the marriage will take place Saturday June in Newmar ket MEMORIAM BERG In loving memory of a dear husband and father Alex Borer who passed away May Your last parting wish We would liko to have heard And breathed In your ear Our last parting word Only those who have lost Are able to tell The pain in heart At not saying farewell missed by wife and family CONSTABLE In loving mem ory of dear mother Maria Constable who passed away May 1918 God knew that she was suffer Ing Thai the hills were hard to climb So lie closed her eyelids And whlspered Peace he thine Lonesome here without you Mom And hard the weary way For life is not the same Mom Since you were called away If I had the soul to give Mom Id give It yes and more To hear your voice and see your smile And greet you at the door Remembered always by son Georg and family In loving memory of a darling daughter and sister Audrey Irene who passed away June Please dear God take a message To our dear daughter above Tell her how much miss her And her nil our love Sadly missed by Mom sis ter and brother Herbert In loving room- of dear wife and mother Anne Sorble who entered into rest June Too dearly loved ever to ho for gotten- Lovingly remembered by hus band Alex Mathewaon and In loving memory of a dear mother Elizabeth who passed away June We saw you suffer we watched you die And all we could do was just stand by When the lime came we suffered too For you never deserved what you went through Dear God take a message to our Mother up above Tell her how much we miss her and give her nil our love Ever remembered by sons and daughters CARD OF THANKS THE many kindnesses during my slay in the hospital and since returning home of friends and neighbors has Men deeply ap preciated Mary Munro I fey i north of Newmarket on county between Sharon and Holland Landing Phone Newmarket MAY Technicolor Victor Margaret THtKSDAV TROUBLE IN THE GLEN SCHEDULE A Estimated Total Cost of Library Building and Funds Available as at May COSTS Hughes Construction Company W L Stephens Furnishings Equipment Landscaping etc Architects Fees and Expenses Contingencies TOTAL COSTS FUNDS AVAILABLE Net Proceeds of Debenture for 5200000 Estimated Donations and Bequests Net Estimated Deficiency in Funds Available 211845 CO 6308851 515000 WHITE LIGHTNING Stanley Clements SCHEDULE IV Net additions to Hughes Contract Supplementary Contract to L Stephens re shelving Additional Fees to Architect Furnishing Landscaping Equipment etc 235397 Sundries Contingencies I 4 I FRIDAY and SATURDAY I 2 FIRST DISTRICT SHOWING IN TECHNICOLOR LAST COMMAND ERNEST Davy Crockett BORON IN STIRLING Also BOWERY BOYS in JUNGLE 3 MONDAY and IN CINEMASCOPE TECHNICOLOR NIGHT PEOPLE CRAWFORD RITA GAM GREGORY PECK ALSO DESPERADO WAYNE MORRIS BEVERLY GARLAND and THURSDAY 6 FLATTOP In Technicolor STIRLING RICHARD CARLSON ALSO FIRST DISTRICT SHOWING DOUBLE JEOPARDY HOP CALK A I A OR R TOOX CHILDREN AND FREE Continued from Paget duct cannot he excused Wo should censure some of council suggested Deputy- vo Violet I dont know how this could go for a year without any one knowing it is ft waste of time and energy talking about it Who knew it Mi Hand not saying who knew replied Mrs If you want to include the mayor on the censure hegan Mr when Mrs Mac- rose In reply I didnt mean you I meant Mr Helu- gin He was a member of the special library That calls for an answer said Mr who explained that lie had not been a member of that committee since When I was chairman of that committee and questioned the expenditures I was kicked off Me aiding and libelling the hoard to spend money thats a good one he said Vandcrvoort told I had nothing to do with how he board the money added Mr should ask him to resign but not Mr McMorrow When Mr McMorrow was not appointed by council con we flak him to resign Coun cillor John The mayor council could pubs the motion It would re main with Mr he acted upon it I favor censure motion said Councillor Robert Those things went by Dr and Mr hut other of the hoard were not involved All hoard endorsed the actions of men replied Mr They expressed confidence In chairman all of thorn bo Included Mr Mr al tered their censure motion to re fer to Hie entire hoard Mr Rid- objected to clause which claimed that from beginning of construction situation had known to hoard He gave as his eon for not- supporting the final