Bolahood Job Not $40,000, Says Murdoch Ald. Hayward Murdoch last,ed. Ald. Murdoch ~- and has shattered the suggestion|done "precious little' during ppointed a/the time he has been an alder- $40,000 a year man. man. He said Lioyd Bolahood, hired! An Oshawa and District Real Estate Board letter, received) by the city June 7 on a $200 monthly retainer and a $125 ajlast night by council and refer- day fee basis to conduct prop-|red to the property committee, erty appraisals for the city, has|said the fees being paid to Mr. appraised 20 properties at a/Bolahood "can not in any way total cost of $575. be classified as exorbitant, that "It's unfortunate that the fig-|this is a short term engagement ure of $40,000 was bandied about|and is very misleading to have by yourself," Ald. Murdoch told|projected these figures to the Ald. Christine Thomas. sum of $40,000". Ald. Thomas said last night if} The letter, signed by Douglas Mr. Bolahood worked an entire|Bullied, board president, said: year he would earn $40,000, Ald.|"'We feel this type of publicity Murdoch said when the appoint-|can be harmful to not only the ment was made June 7 he saidjcouncil but to the real estate it was anticipated the job would|profession as a whole. We wish take about two months to com-/to further thank the council for plete. appointing a member of the real On June 21 Ald. Thomas askedjestate board to this engage- several Pore about the ap-| ment." pointment and wanted to know) coun' .|'SWAMPED WITH WORK' . oe ee appeinie' 5 90, In the letter to Mr. Vickery, pp Hage Al ci Ald. Murdoch and his committee' de taal couse described how Mr. Kennedy was chairman, said the $575 does not|swamped with 97 property ap- include the cost of possible court|Praisals "'most of which re- appearances by Mr. Bolahood in quired hasty action by the en- connection with the appraisals. |gineer's department for road He said 27 appraisals will be|Widening expropriation bylaws." | | ready by July 31 and another 20| Ald. Murdoch said after dis- will be completed by September cussion with the mayor and city The Oshawa Times OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1965 - Sweeping changes in Osh- awa's civic administration--par- ticularly in the works and en- gineering departments -- were approved last night by city council. Also established was an "ex- ecutive committee" which will recommend policy to council. Specifically, a special council committee setup this year to study the 1962 Woods, Gordon administration report, ' recom- mended that: --the bylaw creating the posi- tion of director of operations be rescinded. (cancelled); --the bylaw appointing a city engineer be rescinded and new bylaws be prepared creating the positions of commissioner of works and deputy commissioner of works and that the public works department be under the direction of the deputy conimis- sioner of works; $15,145 SALARY MIDNIGHT OIL AT COUNCIL, LONGEST MEETING OF YEAR Weary aldermen trudged home early this morning after the longest council meeting of the year. The regular meeting started at 7.35 p.m., ending at 12.45 a.m. And two short committee meetings kept the mayor and several aldermen at city hall until after 1 a.m. Three time consuming subjects -- the Woods, Gordon committee report, a proposeed sewage lagoon and the appointment of a property appraiser -- were mainly re- sponsible for holding aldermen in their seats. Standing committee meetings will be held next Mon- day and another formal council meeting is scheduled Aug. 3. "By improvement in the ministration within their departments." And, the added that both men will relieved of certain duties, -- Motions approved later in the meeting: 4 TO CONDUCT STUDIES --established the position - maintenance engineer with. salary range of $8,350 to $10, Mr. Richardson said the mai tenance engineer will report to the deputy commissioner will be delegated to studies to improve methods "at the works yard. He said it is Gifford, Ald. Clifford Pilkey,|the only new _ position 4 acting mayor, and the fourjestablished and that there is mayor to recommend policies|standing committee chairmen--|money in the budget, resulting and make emergent decisions|Ald. John Brady, Ald. Gordon|from other savings, to cover and that the committee be com-|Attersley, Ald. Cecil Bint and|most of the maintenance engin- prised of the chairmen of the|Ald. Hayward Murdoch, wereleer's salary this year; standing committees, actin glunanimous in presenting the re-/ --appointed Viktor Silgailis members of city council for the purpose of meeting with the or October. At a committee meeting last week, Ald. Murdoch said the estimated total cost of the ap- praisal work is between $4,000 and $6,000. After Ald. Murdoch read a written reply to city real estate man Ralph Vickery, who wrote council questioning certain as- pects of the Bolahood appoint- ment, Ald. Margaret Shaw ask- ed several questions. She asked where the money to from? Ald. Murdoch said city en- gineer Fred Crome on June 7, when the appointment was made, said the appraisal cost|@PPraisal work; does not quarrel with the daily would be charged to the street fee being paid Mr, Bolahood. widening construction project son qualified to give real estate appraisals before the courts was required (Mr. Kennedy is not qualified); that several real es- tate board members were men- tioned for the job; and that it was decided to ask Mr. Bola- hood to take on the work. . Ald. Murdoch noted that Mr. Vickery has i ing|against the oP. Sane Coming ition matters, which is his pre-| ° rogative; that he never suggest-| © ed advertising for real estate| men when he was offered city) | worked for and city in expropria-| : and that he and would be eligible for pro- provincial subsidy. . "Who will Mr. Bolahood re- port to?" asked Ald. Shaw. Ald. Murdoch said he. told) council June 7 that Mr. Bola-| hood would report property and recreation com-) missioner P. J. Kennedy who) 'rhe death of a woman follow- reports to the property com-; Ald. Shaw asked how Mr. Bolahood's salary was ranged? MUTUAL AGREEMENT Ald. Murdoch said it was a mutual agreement, worked out Death Scene to parks| Sign Wanted ling a two-car crash at the in- mittee. |tersection of Madison ave., and |Fernhill bivd., prompted a 100) al-lname plus petition to council! last night for four-way signs. Ald. John Brady, traffic com-| mittee chairman, said his com-|fear the proposed Creek Valley Ser eee ae ctl ate ta the are gare scala wil "destepy their) red a golf course architect to|land suggested in the Damas- stop self in the presence of the city|studies in the area. He said) pq¢ course. solicitor. still opposed it. "You would oppose anything other than the recent fatality) Ald. Shaw said she opposed|there has been only one major| the appointment June 7 and she\accident at the intersection in) five years. Getting a close-up of the varied and abundant beach life at the city's waterfront are Pamela Robinson, 16, of 287 Lakeshore and Mar- Oshawa Golf Club In a letter to city council last night, Dr. D. G. Langmaid, pres-| jident, asked for permission to Kenneth Cobb, spokesman for|present a brief in the fall op-| WHERE THE GIRLS ARE garet Reynard, Pamela members Langmaid. Wellington st., with glasses. Donevan Collegiate and Margaret is enrolled at O'Neill. The girls attends the present location," said Dr. "The board of directors have of 95 were supplementing formal training afternoon with a ary report feeling that our property is too € limited to survive the loss of/Man entered the building be- |survey our course. His prelimin-|Smith report." solicitor it was agreed the situ- Be ' P f : ; /| ation was an impossible one for eas ' hg e | Mr. Kennedy to complete in the short time required; that a per- --Fred Crome be appointed |commissioner of works, Robert |Richardson, deputy commission- ' \er of works and that the salary their yesterday holiday perusal '"'Pickwickian"' style. --Oshawa Times Photo Golfers Fear Expressway Will Destroy City Course substantiates the|ave., who was serving in the restaurant, told police that the of 309 Windsor st., grabbed the jof the commissioner of works be $15,145 per annum and that of _ |deputy commissioner be $13,545 }per annum, effective Aug. 2, | 1965; --a position of "systems and procedures analyst" be estab- lished for procedures and that the office be responsible to the |city treasurer; --in an effort to obtain more efficiency and co-operation and for recommending policy and jits followup 1() that an execu- 'tive committee be formed from mayor and mayor, and 2) that the responsibility of the Woods, Gordon implementation commit- tee be transferred to this execu- tive committee. Council voted 10-2, with Ald. Norman Down absent for the vote, to approve the special committee's report. Ald, Christine Thomas and Ald. Margaret Shaw _ voted against the report. Both said they agreed with all recom- mendations except the estab- lishment of an executive com- mittee. The Woods, Gordon commit- tee, composed of Mayor Lyman Alert Diner Foils Hold-Up Holding his hand in his coat pocket as if it were a gun a man made an unsuccessful bid to hold up a restaurant on Rit- son rd. s. last night. The attempt took place at the Modern Grill. | Mrs. A. Laurin, of 249 Olive jtween 10 and 10.30. | He sat down and ordered a meal. After the order had been Council Approves Hiring |taken the man suddenly jumped jup and said: "This is a hold- up." The man, Mrs. Laurin told Attempt police, was holding his hand in his coat pocket as if it were a gun. The man then ordered Mrs. Laurin to turn the restau- rant lights off and get into the kitchen. At this point the attempted hold-up came to a sudden end when a customer, Gary Little, man and held him, police said, The man was held until police arrived on the scene. A 29-year-old Oshawa man, Cecil Easterbrooks, of 594 Drew st., was charged with attempted robbery. port to council. Mayor Gifford said 51 items were recommended by Woods, Gordon and Co., management consultants, and of these, 33 have been adopted. The re- maining 18, said the mayor, were referred to the four stand- ing committees to be resolved with the department -- heads under their jurisdiction. Referring to the _ resignation of Kevin Cahill, the city's for- mer director of operations, on Jan, 29 the report said: ".,. your committee has had five months to review this va- cated position. We are of the opinion the office did not func- tion as desired. The position we feel should have been filled by a professional engineer." Mayor Gifford told council the works commissioner, Mr. Crome, will be the overall "boss" and that the deputy commissioner, Mr. Richardson, will be in charge of the works department and responsible to council through the public works committee of council. Mr. Richardson's $11,800. The works commissioner will be a $14,965 maximum. ardson ("both busy men now") Asked by Ald. Margaret Shaw how Mr. Crome and Mr. Rich-|conscientious, honest and sin- field engineer at a salary of $9,610, effective Aug. 2. Mr. §il- gailis, on staff three years, will fill a vacancy resulting f Mr. Richardson's new a ment. He will be in charge ef construction and survey; 4 --rescinded a June 7 motion to hire a materials engineer and instead bor a eb ction = gineer with a salary ra $8,350 to $10,240. Mr. Richard- son said money is in the bud- get for a materials enginee but that with the reorganization: it was felt desirable to "have @ better qualified man to take on more of the work load". ' _ Ald, Shaw, referring to the mayor's remark that the elim- ination of the position of di- rector of operations, at $14,000 a year, will result in a saving, asked what the saving amount- ed to, if there was one. No one could give her an imm answer and the mayor suggest- ed she get the information from the engineering department. -- NINE GRADUATES. * Mr. Richardson said the city The mayor said Mr. Crome's|will have nine graduate engin- present salary is $14,100 andjeers on staff. 38 He also said he will be in- salary range for the position of|volved in internal matters while Mr. Crome (on holidays and net minimum of $13,430 to a maxim-|present at last night's --_ um of $16,565 and for the posi-|will be more involved with tion of deputy commissioner from a $12,130 minimum to a ministrative work, meeting with council, the department of high- ways and other such duties. The mayor said Mr. Crome is cere but that he does not detail can be expected to take on the/responsibility and should assume extra responsibilities and do more administrative tasks. that gets work done aroundithe petitioning residents, said . ; here," replied Ald. Murdoch. with the one-way street syste |posing the adoption Me "t' resent that," said Ald.|more vehicles have started|Damas-Smith interim report on Of Procedures Analyst New City Policy Croup "Dangerous: Alderman © The establishment of a six-|tee into an executive commife member "executive committee"|tee meeting to discuss certain to make policy recommenda-|policy. He also said standi tions to council was praisedjcommittee chairmen cou'l and damned last night by city)make other members of their The appointment of a eee and the work load to try | Gordon administration Shaw. She said Ald. Murdoch|travelling through the intersec-|the expressway. The letter was) -- "too long for you," interject-| There are no signs at present. | tee. : ae re a "This property loss (the wes-/4nd procedures analyst was @P-\and improve existing systems. | ~ |tern section of the course)|Proved last night by city coun- | ppose y alr ar ' 'as would move into other areas,! The new position was recom- ; seat A - : ; : Strike To Delay and so reduce ie merrony ended "it 'a special council particularly the engineering de- _ Any suggestions for new build-|when it was proposed to convert ; & regulation sixed gol course i i partment. ings at Alexandra Park will be i |would no longer be possible in|committee sudying the Woods, | 8 twe acres of land into a parking bed 9 | acs aE : ; : ' E ' Ald. Gordon Atterlsey, finance' ficer, said the mechanics of the/erty and recreation committee,| * ; School Opening . | k chacaitien chara, recom.|iob have not been determined so| Ald. Hayward Murdoch told| Parking would be restricted dur- Fellow Wor @YFS mended in March that council/@ Salary range has not yet been| council last night. jing the three-day fair. |alderman. committee acquainted with mat+ consider designating or appoint- ' -aHeter tebin ihe. Routh" Ontartal school maintenance workers j ing such an official ". .. to] Mayor. Lyman Gifford said)/etter "rom the sou ari0|ommendation of the finance|proved the committee and other/mittee meetings. could stall summer repair work| aps "8 tga eager! Would Support lensure that we realize the fulljwhen the mechanicas are work-|Agricultural Society regarding) .qmmittee regarding the fi-/recommendations made by aj Ald. Clifford Pilkey said the ia the buildings and delay the/t0" is standing firm on wage) capacity of our staff and to|ed out and before the position|Plans for a new building in the/nancing the construction of the hg council committee which|executive committee will bring | * gested today. Board chairman Edward Bas-| Postman Strike and improye co-ordination." {brought before council. He also| Ald. Cecil Bint said the so-| : | Woods, together on a co-ordinaled Sains Douglas Lindsay, president of|sett today confirmed the board's Ald, Attersley said last night/noted that the city's auditors| ciety wanted council to say they HALF THE COST | report. and that the committee's Local 218 Canadian' Union of|Position is unchanged. He said the analyst would. start in the|have recommended that further Could hire an architect to draw| Qshawa General Hospital) Mayor Lyman Gifford said|prime purpose should be the n Postal Employees Association, A coming conciliation board hear.|t the upcoming conciliation eekoee Brann oted last night|Procedures, the movement ofjtems and procedures. i eala ett AM. ec lbageed pay half the/cost up to $25,000|posed of the mayor, acting|chairmen." ing is the union's last hope for|meeting. ito honor picket lines of their) cng : the yioreetty writing 10 of the development of the lot.)mayor and four stenting fone: 'At present two atending co a peaceful settlement. | Conciliation board | The city's share will be fi-jmittee chairmen, would make/jnittees meet at the same time The board-union contract ex-)'8 Brantford County Court Judge|they strike over unsatisfactory; ired at the end of March;|R. W. Reville. Donald E. Houck|wage boosts announced late last I e ; : ' / mittees and the only time they peg have his going on ae the board's nominee, William|week. | \the society last night opposed} Ald. Clifford Pilkey said rev- peri ed only in emergency| meet together is ,at regular sears gua council meetings. If the two month to strike to back up their ~----~lemphasized that if the executive) 2 s 1 1 : 5 r demands. H . of the Postal Worker's Brother-| : pposed "any such action which/pital will be put into a fund to in their recommendation to coun- oo 4 so ' r vas extende: y , ; ' .|ings should be sent to other i sh: |hood, meeting in Ottawa today,' Dominion Tire Store at the April but was extended to July|would have the effect of restrict-/pay the city's share of develop ~<T | cil they have six votes and need Bargaining teams from Osh ospital Death *= bina Norn ateike wevOtlainoctheneheaonaaks ok Band tela ng our rights in the park or|ing the lot. He said it is hoped|members of council so nothing|qniy one more to have it ap- the local are to meet in con-| f : : : il 'ati : wll leross a pick ine q ito relocate in a new shopping|letter was referred to the prop-|total cost, but if it falls short,| Council. situation similar to the new six- Th ee 30 at a place jeross a_ picket line. at the end of July. lplaza on King st., between Parklerty committee: the money will be levied in 1968 She said it was a '"danger- Member' eueuaiiee Gammnie days ago following submission of proposals by both sides. Main issues Alexandra Parking Lot has been on council a long time|tion. lreferred to the traffic commit- ex Ta ar Ing 0 : i] Later, he said, the analyst) would seriously affect five holes|¢!. "|Gordon administration report. | Daniel Fleming, personnel of-|considered by the parks, PTOP-liot it was also proposed that A strike by public and high|Local's 80 members still work established. Council received and filed a! Council also approved a rec-| By a 10-2 vote council ap-|ters discussed at executive com September opening, it was sug- and night premium demands. eliminate duplication of workjis advertised, the matter will be| Park. x |parking lot. has been studying the 1962/the four committee chairmen , rs he C dian eae i ir) : ; Public Employees, said the up-|?0 meetings are scheduled prior Members of the Canadiani ocury department, checking\improvements be made in sys-|Plans for a new building at their/noard of directors have agreed|the executive committee, com-ico-ordination of committee hair' | : r carriers here if} s . . I z chairman|brother letter carriers | Eviction Faces Tire Sho SOCIETY OPPOSES |nanced by the hospital and paidjrecommendations to counicl on|,- the other two standing com- p | Another letter received from|back by the city before 1968. policy matters and would make . : e s February. The union voted this|T. Harding for the union. Branch president James Boyd) A C t 7, k 0 S t |the use of park land as a park: jenue from the lot and from Ald, Christi id --_---- 2 lot. ters on. streets near the hos- . Christine Thomas sai S l y a es ver 1 e jing lot. The society said they| meters streets e the minutes' of conifitttaa monte committees are unanimous in awa's Board of Education and lficn members will be forced tolChurch sts. may be homeless|, Mr. Laing said the store:plans|its use for fair purposes". Thejrevenue will cover the city's\could be "railroaded" through! .oveq by council. This is a Negotiations broke off eight sides apart, acc \H Inquest Date Ontario Supervising Coronerjup wage demands, says theyjcil last night to extend the 0C-|o, a: * i Ph 5 ' : ' . , jery f structure steel: . B, Cotnam will officiate at|will go out if the Montreal locallcupancy date past July 31. The| y. of structural." steel; eeping the two|the inquest of Peter Blasko whojdoes. ding to Mr.|died on April 26 after falling Local letter carriers, who W. G. Laing, Dominion Rub-| pq, and Burk st. But he said Mayor Lyman Gifford said voted to strike last May to back)her Co., Kitchener, asked coun- rezoning problems; poor deliv-\-- pr request was referred to the pub-/struction of a new building. Clifford Pilkey, president of|!ic works committee with power Lindsay, are wages, night shift/from a window at the Oshawalthe Oshawa and District Labor|'0 act. premium, interpretation of pro-|General Hospital. bationary clauses hour week for all. and the 40-| The inquest date has been set}Council's Council, "inadequate". ODOR FOR WHILE: ENGINEER Some Complain But Lagoon OK'd City council has approved the construction of a sewage lagoon near the corner of Thornton rd., and Champlain ave By a 9-4 vote Jast night, coun- cil ratified a council-in-commit- to ap- Stark's application to build the lagoon which will serve his proposed 22-unit motor tet. decision last prove W. C. week motel. The final decision now with the Ontario Water sources Commission. The com- mission has already given "teri- tative approval" to the lagoon. 'NOT LIABLE' Mayor Lyman Gifford rests told council the city solicitor's opin- ion is that the city will not be liable for any damages caused by the lagoon or by effluent discharged from the lagoon. The solicitor, added the mayor, said responsibility rests with the owner, Dr. C. C. Stewart, medical officer of health, said he has received several calls from property owners in the area of the proposed lagoon site, ob- jecting to its construction be- cause of possible odor, a pos- sibie drop in land values, and because it was feared a swampy area near the discharge point in Lake Ontario will turn into a secondary natural lagoon John Theil, OWRC district en- today support promised the and termed|property for loccupancy date street was 'owner and developer set for'completed by Oct. 15 of and) legal matters have slowed con- David Stephenson, contractor, | the The city has expropriated the| plaza said the earliest he can tok Knee in te gal Monints widening|get steel is Sept. 7 and that the " l jfor J st § e Oshawa Po-jthe $330 raise to mail clerksjand f ki t. st| lire s Mr. Lindsay said a few of theilice building. ' a ia a eee gineer, told council there is "no better alternative" to the la- goon. He said the commission would supervise the lagoon, take tests and advise the owner when to discharge effluent (once each year) into Lake Ontario. 'MAY BE ODOR' Mr. Theil said there may be an odor for a "short period' in the spring; that the effluent will be treated and will not be harmful; and that there is no danger of water lying stagnant, He also said the City of Ot- tawa has two temporary -la- goons. The Stark property is about 10 years from having sanitary sewers and land is not suitable for a septic tank. Lawyer G. L. Murdoch ap- peared at the meeting for Jo- seph Haas, who owns property "downwind"'-on the north side of Champlain ave., east of Thornton rd., to object to the lagoon. Mr. Murdoch is a mem- ber of the Oshawa Board of Health, but he said he was at the meeting only to speak for Mr. Haas. Ald. Alice/ Reardon, Ald. Nor- man Down, Ald. Cephas Gay and Ald Christine Thomas op- posed the application, .-Staff relations in the public works department have '"'im- proved" under acting superin- tendent Jack Johnstone, Ald. Cecil Bint told city council last night. Ald. Bint, public works com- mittee chairman, said Mr. John- stone, appointed last month, is "doing well,' work schedules are being followed and fewer men are '"'loafing." His remarks were prompted by a special council commit- tee's report on the Woods, Gor- don administration report. Ref- {erence was made in the report |to the change in works super- intendents. Thomas White, works superin- tendent from Feb. 1, 1964 until June 10, has been appointed acting superintendent of the sewage treatment plant, respon- sible for sewage treatment plant operations along with in- dustrial waste control and san- {itary land fill operations Mayor Lyman Gifford s aid|working in a ditch on Henry st. iMr. White is "a very compe-iwhen the accident occurred. { | taxes. Acting Super Solves Rifts tress wr In Public Works: Ald. Bint jtent man'? but that the works committee felt he was better |suited for the sewage plant work = compiling statistics and pre- |paring reports -- than handling }men. | Power Scoop 'Injures Leg | WHITBY (Staff) -- An Osh- jawa youth suffered a possible \broken leg this morning when jhe was pinned against the edge jof a sewer excavation by a |front-end loader. Ron Staufford, 18, of 63 Gras- mere ave,, was admitted to Osh- awa General Hospital. X-rays were taken to determine whe- ther the leg is broken, a_hos- pital spokesman said. The youth is an employee of George Harding Construction| | ous precedent" and that all the executive committee needed was one more vote ("and you'll get it in this council') to have by council. TOO MUCH POWER? Ald. Thomas said the commit- tee will have too much power and that there will be '"'too many meetings behind closed doors." Ald. Margaret Shaw also op- posed the committee and said reports of meetings should be distributed to other members. She said she had the feeling a type of "iron curtain" is being setup by the six committee members. Mayor Gifford said he op- 'posed having policy discussions recorded and sent to other members because it would "get out on the street" before the matter came up at a council meeting. He said this would lead to "lobbying." "You are trusting six mem- bers of council, can't you trust the others?" asked Ald: Shaw. "Some of them I can," re plied the mayor. _ Ald. Shaw said she had a right to know what was going needing only one council vote to have its recommendation approved by a majority. NEED VIGILANCE Ald. Pilkey said everyone wil) have to watch that the ex- ecutive committee isn't the "dominating" force. He sug- gested when policy needs more explanation it should be re- ferred to council-in-committee before going to council. Ald. Richard Donald said if any of the "fears" expressed come to pass, anyone can at- tack. "railroading jobs if and. when they occur." The mayor also said it will probably be mecessary for the executive committee to hold daytime meetings and be warn- ed that "the day is coming fast'"' when council will have to meet during the day. - He also said council is "'top heavy" and only eight mem- bers plus the mayor are re- quired. Mayor Gifford said if coun- cil deleted. the executive com- mittee recommendation he would not take the responsibil- ity for implementing other rec- ommendations, When he was accused of be- on and that she would not be "'domineered."' MIGHT CALL OTHERS members of a standing commit- ling a "dictator" the mayor ask- ed: "Who says I'm a dictator?" Ald. Christine Thomas and {Company of 'Whitby and was| The mayor said on occasions!Ald. Margaret Shaw were the | H . | 4 the committee might call other|only two aldermen who said he was a dictator.