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'WHAT OF WARD SYSTEM? (Continued from Page 1) Ald, Gordon B. Attersley: "I am of the opinion that the pres- ent system of electing represen- tatives at lange is in the best interestes of Oshawa at the present time, I can't see any advantage in the ward system, I think aldermen have to be more conscientious and work harder under our present sys- tem. We must have overall planning for the orderly de- velopment of the city. If we had a Board of Control to take care of the welfare for the city as a whole then the ward system could "work but until such time as we have a Board of Control I think the pres- ent system is in the best in- terests of the citizens at large." Ald. Cecil Bint: "No. I be- lieve the elected representatives of all the people can do a bet- ter job for all of the people. I work for my ward and neigh- bors now and still have an in- terest in all of the people in our city." Ald. John Brady: "I am op- posed to the ward system as it is not in thevbest interests of all of the people. The reasons were well explained in an edi- torial of recent date in the Daily Times. It is known with- out a shadow of doubt that the ward system leads to abuses, waste and financial loss. In Osh- awa the council atterpts to do what is good for Oshawa as a whole. No regard is paid to where an alderman lives, only to what area requires services. Aldermen must act in a broad sense as they are responsible to all of the city -- not just a gmail section as is the case in the ward system." John DeHart: 'I am in favor of the: ward system because I know there are areas in Osh- awa that are not represented by city council. T believe if a City Manager was hired then the ward system would not be necessary. But if a board of con- trol is eventually set up in Osh- awa which I believe will be the next major step in our munici- pality, then I believe the ward system would not only be effect- ive but it would give true repre- sentation to all the citizens in Oshawa whether they live north, east, west, south or central. Under our present city council there' are seven aldermen living in one ward. Whereas under the ward system there would be two aldermen elected from each ward." Richard H. Donald: "At the present time I am not in favor of the ward system. In a city the size of Oshawa each mem- ber of council should be inform- ed as to the problems and needs of all areas of the city. Each alderman should be responsible to all voters no matter where they live. Certain areas of this city have in the past been ne- glected. The reason for this is better representation areas, more and better quali-|The lectorate| should be on his overall admini- fied candidates, the el tolstrative ability to deal would be in a better position judge the performance of theirjour city's elected representative, and con-/they happen trary to the insinuations of a South, East or West. political pressure group, I feel that elected representatives are honorable people and woul resort to making deals for own wards, as all intellig from all,back and I'll scratch yours". re-election of any alderman' with problems whether to be in the North, Ald. Alice Reardon: "I am 4 not|Mot in favor of a ward system. their|It restricts the choice of the ent| voter. I personally would like that the present members of council just are not interested. The ward system will not solve this problem but some new faces on council will certainly help." Ald. Norman Down: "I am opposed to the ward system be- cause it encourages 'sectional' thinking in Oshawa." Jan Drygala: fore without success. It seems me that this would not provide the best representation for Osh- awa. My answer to the ward system is no." 'Ald. John W. Dyer: "I am op- posed to the ward system, I do not believe it has a single thing in its favor to offer to a city that is administered by 12 alder- men and a mayor. I am most fearful that to the unwary tax- payer it has a sort of homey appeal on the surface, i.e.: will have my alderman residing near close at. hand for me make personal complaints to.' He may vote for this without realizing that a city alderman has to consider on a priority what can be done this year etc. I strongly urge all citizens vote 'no' on this proposition on Dec. 7 as a 'yes' vote would be, the most retrograde step taken by Osh- in my estimation, awa since it became a city." Ald. Cephas B. Gay: '"'I can- not see any advantage in hav- ing a ward system as the ci zens at present can call on any thereby providing alderman much better service to all." Douglas L. Gower: "I am all for the ward system. I feel "For a large city like Toronto the ward sys- tem may be in order, but I would not advocate it for Osh- awa. I have never had any ex- perience of this form of govern- ment but apparently the system has been in operation here be- people realize that Oshawa one city and we all prosper to- gether not in sections. I credit the electorate with enough intel- ligence to be able to think for themselves and would hesitate to dictate to them how to vote on this vital issue." Ald. Hayward Murdoch: 'As far as 1 am personally concern- ed, there is no need for a change to the ward system at the present time, but in any event, should a ward system be in force, it would not prevent a citizen living in one ward from running for election in another ward and, in effect, may have an open vote under the ward system. Personally, I prefer to think, as an elected representa- tive, that I.am held responsible by people in all parts of the city and not just one ward. Along these lines also there is some reason to believe that the city council could be reduced from the present twelve (12) alder- men, to possibly eight or ten, without doing the efficiency of our city operations any harm." Ald. Clifford Pilkey: The ward system snould be reject- ed most emphatically by the electorate on Monday, Dec. 7. There is every indication of structural weakness in ward system types of government. to be to is vd have the privilege of voting more than two people. The fact that a candidate need not live in a ward to be able to run in that ward defeats the purpose as any or all candi- dates may go "ward-hopping" if they think they have a better chance elsewhere. Mrs, Margaret Shaw: "I am opposed to the ward system as it now stands without a Board of Control and feel nothing would be gained but a lot of confusion."' Alex Shestowsky: "I oppose the ward system because in my opinion it would create section- alism and the representative would be inclined to be partial to his own area and be less concerned about the other sec- tion of the city. I am a resi- dent of south Oshawa in a subdi- vision called Southmead. It is my wish and desire to represent not only this part of the city but all the citizens of Oshawa equally." Rene M_ Thiebaud: 'For the past ten years I have noticed that several parts of our city were very poorly represented or not at all, in our city coun- cil. This I feel, was primarily due to thé lack of interest for candidates to seek nomination in our municipal election. This may change in the future, so that we may not need the Ward System at present. However, I anticipate that Oshawa will, in a few yeers, go over its actual boundaries so that we would need a different form of civic government, including the ward system, to provide adequate representation of all parts of "y city in our municipal coun- cil." Mrs. Christine Thomas: "I do not favor the ward system at the present time. With the pop- ulation now over 70,000 and the increase of past years continu- ing one «an predict the 100,000 mark being reached in the next few years. At that time it will be mandatory on the council to establish the Board of Control form of government. The elec- tors then would vote for two aldermen from each ward, four members of the Board of Con- trol and mayor." Ernest Whiting;~"I am in favor oi the 'd System, for I believe that it brings our public officials closer to the people they are supposed to serve. It would also guarantee a continuance flow of new peo- ple with .ew ideas to city coun- cil, certain large groups and organizations would have you believe the ward system is some kind of horrible monster, however, a quick look at any progressive city will show that they operate under the) ward system. and pay less taxes than the City of Oshawa." Douglas H. Wilsdn: "I am op- posed to the ward system. It leads to a parochial outlook and does not contribute to good civic government," Edward Zalewski: against the ward system. It has been proven inadequate. Some). areas will have more improve-|persons daily ment than others, depending}10,500,000 people into 446 square who is representing the areas.) miles. The present system permits a MUST SHAVE BEARD peer to mui? aur tee. all aldermen, not just two, as would be the case if the ward|. 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