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@ THE OSHAWA TIMES, Wednesday, January 90, 1962 Replace Watermains Ajax Council Urged AJAX (Staff) -- Ajax should embark upon an immediate program of replacing its 20- year-old stee] watermains, Coun- cillor Owen Ashley, chairman of the Public Works Committee told Council Monday night, ,' Estimated cost of the project would be $475,000, he said, This 'figure does not include an addi. 'thonal $110,000 the Town would shave to spend if it decided to sbulld a new trunk line from the sfiltration plant to the main dis. {tribution system, « The $110,000 also covers the 'cost of making a further connec:! ition between the most westerly|volve relocation of fire hydrants | 'The estimated cost of con. end of the distribution main,| just south of Third street, and) the trunk line which has been installed to the sewage disposal plant from the north, MAINS LEAKING Urging the Council to start) pacity, our estimate has been! the replacement program im:| 'mediately, Councillor Ashley) warned that "some mains are! leaking badly". If council doesn't begin right away, the Town could be faced with paying a $500,000 deben. ture over 20 years, he said, This payment would amount to around $900,000 by this:time, he added, Construction of the new water. mains would not affect the tax rate, Councillor Weatherall ex. plained | The following report. was sub- mitted to the Public Works Com. mittee the consulting engineer firm of Walvin Ltd "As you are well aware, the| main part of the water distri-| bution system serving the indus. Mrial areas of the Town, and serving as the trunk system out. side the limits of residential areas of the Town, consist of! steel pipe, This pipe was installed dur. ing wartime to serve as a dis- tribution system for the De-! fence Industries Limited plant "In addition to that which serves the built-up area of the Town, at present there are also a large number of mains in stalled in the vacant lands South of the industrial area in the Town, "This report does not cover the cost of replacing steel mains which are not now in use "In making an estimate of east to replace these stee!] mains with cast iron pipe, the following allowances have been made; "That any replacement should take into consideration the growth of the Town and the added joad which will be placed on the water distribu. tion system in the future, "That the mains will be re- located on public owned road al. lowances, is relocation may entail use of extra lengths of main, The extra amount involy- ed here is difficult to foresee un. til the road patterns are finally established, "Relocation of mains will in. "Relocation of mains will in. volve construction of new later- als to serve industries present: ly connected to the mains, INCREASE CAPACITY "To accommodate extra ca prepared based on the next lar. ger size of pipe in every case This will increase capacity from 50 per cent to 80 per cent on each main replaced, depending on its size "The quantities used herein are very litite greater than now oxist, It is felt that, with new construction to a planned lay out, certain 'of the mains could be eliminated, This would in turn compensate for the extra quantities required to fit road |} patterns, The estimate provides for the cost of replacing hy drants and lateral connections to the industries involved Estimated cost of replacing the steel watermain replacing services to industries affected and relocating fire hydrants -- $24,600 Added to this total are $28,000 for engineering costs and $22,. 600 for contingency to cover in- creased cost between now and when work is completed Total costs would amount to $475,000, the engineers' report says NEW TRUNK LINE "In addition to the above, a new trunk line is required from the filtration plant to the main distribution system. This line should be as large, if not larger, than the existing trunk lines| and if installed, would eliminate the necessity of maintaining the! old 12" steel trunk line from! the old water plant northerly "The cost of this trunk line can vary considerably, depend. Ajax May Sever | | High School Tie | AJAX (Staff) -- Ajax might, set up its own Board of Educa- tion, if a financial study shows) that the Board system will ben efit the town Council Monday night passed, a resolution authorizing the firm! 'of Monteith, Monteith, Rieh! and Co, to make a study of the "ad:| vantages or otherwise of Ajax leaving the High Schoo! district at the present time" Councitior E. Weatherall, fi- france committee chairman, said that Ajax needs to "take or 399) 800d look at the prob- Reeve H. M. Smith pointed ou that a study made two years ago showed that other' munici 'patities objected to Ajax leav- ing the school district He suggested that Ajax shou'd wait until they found what the other areas thought of the pro posal Councillor Weatherall dis. agreed. He claimed that the former Ytudy was out of date fand that many changes had aaken place during the past two jyears _ Since the final decision will citlor Weatherall urged Ajax to arm itself with facts before making a presentation to the County Council Mayor William A, Parish agreed that the financial facts should be known "We need to keep a constant eye on this thing in case it gets too far out of "ine." | The quality of the education would not change if the town set wp its own Board of Education, the mayor stated Councillor William LeGros} added that council "could not afford not to" make the study.! ACADIAN CLEANERS Odourless Cleaning Shirt Specialists @ Pick-up end Delivery rvice © Drive in Service @ Seme Day Service Veults on Premises PHONE 728-5141 299 BLOOR W. be up to County Council, Coun- e_e--_--_ --_ * er. ee ee EE Ee Er New Police Cruiser Monday night, BUY CRUISER ing on the route selected, The estimate here in is an arbitrary one made by averaging the cost of the shortest route with the cost of a more lengthy route along existing rights of way. In addition to this main, a fur. the tender Ajax Police Department, Ajax Purchases AJAX (Staff) -- The follow- ing items were acted upon by Ajax Council at their meeting Ajax Counell voted to accept submitted by Law Motor Sales fora new Pontiac {police cruiser to be used by = The Fined $25, Costs BOWMANVILLE (Staff) --, Wilmore was the driver told the court here Tuesday hejcar driven by Dr, R. A, had only had one accident in|300 Adelaide street west, more than 40 years of driving,jawa, at the was convicted of careless driv-|road, about 7.20 p.m., Oct. ng, George Wilmore, |Floyd Kyte, 17, of Blackst Oshawa Man, 65 A 65-year-old Oshawa man, whojcar that collided with a sports intersection of and that one wasn't his faull,|/County road 57 and Taunton The evidence hinged on an 16 Bruce) independent witness, 15-year-old street, was fed $25 and $45/David Ballingall of Blackstock, costs or seven days in jail by/a passenger in a car driven by Two Off-Duty Constables Nab Driver BOWMANVILLE = (Staff) Two off-duty provincial police. men out for a Sunday drive with their wives, stopped and held for arrest an impaired driver. almost half a mile from the scene of an accident he had been in, the court was told here Tuesday, Leigh McConnell of RR 3 of a Gill, Osh: 12, ock, * '. eS fA maltina natn ee ee me fam ten. oe waa 'Tee He OO OW So eRe a ere acm onee: We are wae Ny ey eee CNIB Plans Drive In Ajax -- Feb. 11 AJAX (Staff) -- Permission to canvass for funds was given to the Canadian National [asti- tute for the Blind at Ajax Coun- cil Monday night, A letter from the CNIB was read to Council requesting permission to can- vass from Feb, 11 Feb, 16, RENEW MEMBERSHIP Ajax councilvoted to renew the membership in the Assooia- tion of Ontario Mayors and Reeves and that the annual fee of $35 be paid. | 'Membership in the Ontario Municipal Association was re- newed and the fee of 860 was approved at Monday's Ajax - Council meeting. - ERECT BANNER Permission to erect a banier advertising their play was ranted to the Ajax Pic-Ax Bivens at Monday's Ajax Council meeting, The banner is to be erected north of the shop> ping centre on Harwood avenue, RECORD GEM SALES World sales of diamonds were higher than any previous year in 1962--$269,000,000 worth, Magistrate R, B, Baxter, Ajax Council Ups Liability Insurance AJAX (Staff) -- Council voted to increase the amount of the town's liability insurance cover: age to $200,000 at the Monday meeting Claims against nearby muni- cipalities amounting to $100,000) and more have made it neces- sary for us to cover our rate payers against having to pay out large sums of money to satisfy a claim for damages against the Town of Ajax," Mayor W. Parish explained The present premium ts $700 and the increase in protection will amount to $185 bringing the total to S885 Mayor Parish said the policy is fully comprehensive and covers anything from drowning |ther connection should be con. sidered between the most west- erly end of the distribution main, just south of Third Street, and the trunk line which has been installed to the sewage disposal! plant from the north, This con- struction would improve the ca- pacity of the system in the In- dustrial area, new cruiser will cost $1,283.38, The price includes trade-in and sales tax, One other tender was submitted, PRAISE DOG CATCHER Mayor Parish commented on the excellent job being done by M., B, Sevens, Ajax Dog Control Officer, when council voted to keep Mr, Sevens on the payroll at the old rate until a new con. tract can be drawn up and ap: proved, MOTION DEFEATED A motion that the agenda to- gether with copies of all com: The could structing the additional trunk main from Lake Ontario, and the 10" connection to the sew: age disposal plant line is: $103,. /000; plus engineering,- $7,000 giving a total of $110,000, Summary = Cost of replac- from t lent w tion," fore the community has to pay damages | Hunt ether Mayor Parish disagreed, stat-| manvi 'wot when you consider! The because of our record," the Wilmore vehicle on county road as it approached the intersection, Ballingall told the court car approaching about 600 feet west of the intersection, Wilmore claimed he saw two sets of car lights coming from the east, but didn' of impact, Magistrate Baxter commend: ed Ballingall as being an excel: | of sag and recollection," "Mr, see the lights of the Gill car in- dicates a lack of care and atten Bowmanville Youth Fined $10, Costs BOWMANVILLE (Staff) -- Alfeet and his in the pool to falling on the 16-year-old Bowmanville youth! shot, | was fined $10 and $9 costs or! - His Worship pointed out that/five days in court here Tues- it is up to the individual to prove'day on a charge of following that the town is negligent be-/another c_r Reginald George Robinson, 44|Union, famed for vodka, now Bell of 24 Liberty street, Bow-!/ news the risk, The promium is g00d anproximately 75 feet west of Hastings, was convicted of im- Kyte car was following the/paired driving by Magistrate R. B, Baxter and fined $50 and $10 costs or seven days, Constable H, R, 'Pat" Cor. neli told the court he and Con- stable Patrick Harte-Maxwell, both of the Bowmanville OPP detachment, were off duty when they saw a truck driven by Me- Connell weaving over the centre line of Highway 2, west of Bow. maoville, "He would drive about 25 miles per hour on the straight- away," said Const, Cornell, "and then up his speed to about 50 miles per hour around the curves," He said the McConnell vehicle struck an eastbound car and then continued another four: itenths of a mile, "We had to blink our car he see the lights of the Gill see any he west until the moment itness with "good powers Wilmore's failure to His Worship stated, Demag 8 Re vey ook a ANDY GRIFATH wet WER LOY WITH RAYMOND MASSEY LILI ST, CYR BARBARA NICHOLS DOORS OPEN AT 6 P.M. SHOW STARTS 6:45 P.M. aa lights and blow the horn to get {him to stop," said t'e officer, Constable Howard White said| McConnell smelled strongly of} , was unsteady on_ his eyes were blood: | CLAIM TOP CHAMPAGNE MOSCOW (AP) -- The Soviet) too closely street, was the driver ofjclaims to have the best cham- Councillor R, G, Wright quet/the car which collided with an:/pagne--made from French and Clarence|German grapes, The Soviet! agoncy Tass says the) He grapes grown in the Chu Valley accident occurred Dec, Sin the Kirghiz Republic, Cen-| tral Asia, when irrigated by! glacier water, "acquire new) qualities superior to those they/ had in their native lands,"' ear driven. by street. on King street, damage was estimated at WHAT THE STREETS DON'T TEACH THEM THIS JAIL DOESI! S is SPECIALS for Wed., Thurs., Fri. and Sal. January 30, 31 and Feb. 1 and 2 GLECOFF Supermarket 174 RITSON RD. SOUTH OSHAWA total of $585,000 the Friday preceding each regu: "The work of installing the lar meeting of Council was de- mains listed above could be|feated at the Monday meeting lately on installation of new 0° R. J. Wright explained that mains where steel mains are "¢ forwarding of the agenda leaking badly." was in practice in many munici prepared for the meeting REQUESTS REZONING A request to rezone a parce TORONTO (CP) -- Formal tre Was referred to the Planning hearings into Ontario's Indus-|Board by Ajax Council, trial Standards Act ended Tues:;} W, P. Mason made the re empted from the act |"the swimming pool building') " Professor Bora Laskin of the|to allow him to enlarge his busi- sabre | law faculty at the University Of|ness and build an automobile) December Silver Spokesmen for the Industrial] Reeve H, M,. Smith was ap | Total Contractors Association of Can-| pointed to rapresent the town of! is being hobbled by legislation./the vear 196% The association represents 18 firms which build such items AJAX (Staff) A resolution | was passed at Monday's meet: . q ro , wing a k eaiber GF emal clectrical| Gene Peters, 19, of Montrave| (t& of Ajax Council allowing 3 contractors from Sarnia told the/@¥enue, Oshawa, who pleaded commission earlier Tuesday) Ruilty to a dangerous driving)ing Ajax Public School Board, that wage rates set under the/Change contained the following) 4° public School Inspector's act may be appropriate for ma-| quote-- | Warrant, it was explained to for householders, Peters had 2.1 parts per thou:/them to pay salaries and bills High rates for eléctrical work, | 884 alcohol in bis blood! pofore the approval of the bud- set under a provincial wage/ Stream get for the year ' | the amor are endangering life and prop-| stead the name of the accident] budgeted to the schools when erty, the Samia group said. (victim, Craig Howe ithe new budget is approved BEST Pm fir" BEST seve BEST 25°" BEST bo <;_, BEST Coahme Deoge Ske ree Sew Baers essere ADULT ing steel mains: $475,000; cost eget amt og be forwarded jot new trunks: $110,000 giving alto eae member of Council on spread over 10 years, However, of the Ajax Co: sell, & start should be made immed.|, Mover of the motion, Council palities and it would help the St d d A 1ew members of council to be J earings End of land on Commercial avenue, Sidewalk behind the Ajax Shopping Con day with a demand that alae) to change the zoning of construction industry be ex-jthe lot previously kaown 4Siied what he termed "the high |Toronto, sitting as a one-man] repair contre, jing jcommissicn began hearings in REEVE APPOINTED . $70 ada, in the last brief before the] Ajax on the Metropolitan Waters! Public School Bd. commission, said the industry /front Advisory Committee for] . | Gets $15,000 Aid as refineries, chemical plants} CORRECTION and power stations, | A recent court story, involving Public School Inspector's War rant for $15,000 to be paid to jor industrial construction, but) "Mr. Kelly said he under-/ Council, is a sum of money paid are prohibitive on service calls|stood a blood test taken showed/to the 'School Board to allow schedule, are creating a corps|, The name Peters should not!" 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