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. a stad pra Peet ec ae -- Oe ya See oa YR Ue ee ay iy ey ee ee el Se a SG gi ek Ts Sik ane sis ' DNL EE TARE He a ees STORM COST CITY $10,000 © and front-end loaders. j storm sewer system. Salt used on, other roads, . occurs between Christmas and New Year's Day. Light but drifting snow dur- ing the night kept work crews busy clearing main. city arteries and parking lots. Jack Johnstone, public works yard superintendent, said today the snowfall was light and spot- ty. But there was a lot of drift- ing. The storm cost Oshawa about He said eight sanders worked tlerough the night salting and sanding main streets. A crew A total of 800 tons of salted sand and highway salt was weed, Cleaning of side-streets start- ed this morning and Oshawa's 186 miles of streets are expect- ed to be cleared by tonight. City parking lots were plowed last night and snow picked up by trucks today. Mr. Johnstone said the city has experienced early snow storms 'but the. first one usually For the past. few years there has been a snowfall on New Year's Day, he added, To help keep city streets cleared and provide safe driv. ing conditions Oshawa has pur- chased 4,500 tons of salted sand, Cost per ton is about $2.35. Mr. Johnstone says that sand. is. used primarily on streets without curb and gut- ters to prevent clogging of the Cars parked on city Streets during clean-up operations pre- sent a handicap, 3 have go around them and a section of the road remains | when the cars pull out. The superintendent said, how- ever, that signs are usually placed in advance when the snow blower is in operation. The city has one snow blower but it can keep 12 trucks busy. rnc Night Snowstorm Hits Area Hard ae Most People Safely H Hye Times When Storm Reaches Here When Storm Reaches Here THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1966 Clean-up Job Done In Night WHITBY (Staff) -- Last night was a busy one for the men sent out on snow-clearing opera- tions by both the Department of Highways at Whitby and the 'county engineer's department. A team of men _ worked through the night with six ploughs and eight sanders to get the county roads cleaned up by this morning. Including fore- men about 25 employees were involved in the task in the southern end of Ontario, said a county engineer's spokesman. They began work about 6 p.m. yesterday. Visibility was poor and the storm did not begin to die down until about midnight. Another problem was freezing rain in the Altona Road, Pick- ering area, he said. All the county roads were in good shape by the time people left to work today. There are county depots at Brechin, Sunderland, Manches- It was the worst storm of the |the' Macdonald - Cartier Free- new winter Wednesday night..|way were causing the holdups. And it passed with a minimum| Overjoyed with the snow con- of inconvenience to city and |ditions were the snow-tire com- district. panies. Hardest hit were the motor-| "Business is good," a spokes- ists. But there were fortunately |man for one of them said' this few who braved the drifting | morning. 'It takes a little snow snow and clogged streets. on the ground before things be- Traffit on the Maedonald-jgin to move, M leave it Cartier Freeway was cut to ajuntil the last minute before crawl as snow piled up. they come in and buy." An overturned tractor-trailer| The storm struck at around on the Rouge River bridge in|5 yesterday evening. And just the highway's west bound lane|jabout everybody knew it was caused temporary trouble until |coming. it. was removed. As several people put it this Luckily for everybody the|morning the storm came at the storm struck after most were|fight time of day. Everybody is No Return Seen For 50 GM Men week and 1,600 ployees, The spokesman added that Monday and Tuesday being paid holidays at the plant the com- pany had taken advantage of ee? 4 ee 3 Soa CITY'S BIG SNOW-REMOVER{3 WERE ON THE JOB ALL DURING THE NIGHT .eeThis One Does Cllean-Up In Nonquon Road Area This Morning Oshawa Times Photo Most of the 12,000 production salary em- workers at the General Motors car and truck plants have been laid off for the three working days of this week so that minor production line changes can be CITY HALL REPO RTS 7.2 Miles Of City Streets Rehabilitated This Year The following year-end re- view is the fourth of a series from City Hall departments. Another will follow tomor- continued while at the same time the greatest construction program in the history of the city was completed Expenditures on were as follows: sewers connections "construction and $ 592,000 tion of four miles af subdivision streets, including jthe installa- tion of underground services. In addition, one unile of sub- division roads a/ad_ services were completed jsy the spring of 1966 which were commenced in the fall of 1965. In 1966 7.2 miles of city streets were. rehjsbilitated by Dix-Seal surfacing »f which 5.1 miles were existing primed gravel roads and der old asphaltic pavements. MAINTENANCE BrtVISION the remain- This division is responsible for the maintenance of all street, sewer and ?oridge facili- storm sewers and ties, garbage collee:tion and dis- catchbasins 476,000 watermains and water ions gutter bridges and culverts sidewalks addition to sewage treatment plant misc. construction $3,797,000 : 'Total Sixty-three (63) per cent of the cost was provided by sources other than from the 1966 tax levy or by the issuance of debentures as indicated be- low: Department of High- ways subs Payments by Subdivid ers (for service costs in new sub- divisions) Winter works subsidy Other payments Paid from 1966 taxes To be debentured (debentures to be repaid from succeed- ing years' taxes) 1,166,000 Total $3,797,000 The work of the department is divided into two branches, the Operations Branch and the Design and .Control Branch, each consisting of three divi- _ sions. CONSTRUCTION DIVISION This division was responsi- ble for the supervision of the actual construction work which resulted from the planning and 119,000 102,000 13,000 $ 755,000 1,361,000 43,000 247,000 225,000 posal, industrial waste control and sewage treatiment opera- tions, During the year the division was responsible for the main- tenance of 185 miftys of streets, 98 miles of storm sewers and 167 miles of sanite:ry séwers. This work involved, for ex- ample, the applicaxtion of 4,800 tons of salted sani and 1,250 tons of salt for ice control, the application of 126,010 gallons of asphaltic prime on gravel roads, the painting of 65 niles of white lines on pavements 'and the cleaning of 62 mil¢:s of sewers, 2,900 catchbasins and 1,100 house connections. In 1966 a new trickling filter was constructed to increase the capacity of the sc:wage treat- ment plant from 8¥), to 9 million gallons per day.--In addition, liquid disposal of sludge on pasture lands in tlie City area was started with {he purchase of a tank truck for this purpose. A bylaw to coniirol the dis- charge of industri¢ il waste into the City's storm «ind sanitary sewer systems wais: passed this year. DESIGN DIVISION! sion, which includi?s the Draft- ing office, is the «design, prep- aration of drawin};s, and cost estimates for sewTs, granular roads, pavements; sidewalks, and any related engineering Structures which are built throughout the City. The division ajso provides design work of the Design and! Control Branch. | Of this year's program, the reconstruction of Church Street) between Adelaide and Rich-| mond and Centre Streets and/ Fairbanks Street between) Athol and Simcoe Streets would| be the most evident to the} motoring public in the central) area of the city. This contract, | which was completed in July| of this year, enabled the adop- tion of the north-south one-way system which in turn alleviated much of .the traffic congestion on Simcoe Street in the down- town area. The 5,400 feet of King Street East between Harmony Road general informatic»n and tech- nical advice to the: public, Con- sulting Engineers, Utility Com- panies, internal City Depart- ments, and others, on engineer- ing matters, and af the location of services througiaout the City Installation of waitermain, gas main, telephone services, elec- trical services, atid any other utilities must be approved by this division befiore construc- tion, This division is ssesponsible for the checking of .all plans for The main task «f this divi-| proposed buildings in the City, whether they be single family residences, high rise apart- ments, or industrial and com- mercial enterprises. Subsequent to the checking of such plans for structural strength, and compliance with National and local Building. Codes, and Zon- ing Bylaws permits may be issued, and a staff of inspectors ensures that work is carried out to City requirements. Other in- spection facilities are available for plumbing, trench excava- -- 7, on construction safety. Work is stopped on pro- jects which are in default, es charges may be laid if neces- sary. There has been a general slight decline in the value of building construction this year. There have been 1,631 building permits issued, with a_ total value of $21,013,978.00. This compares favourably to prev- lous years, except for last year which was a peak year in resi- dential construction. The num- ber of dwelling units erected in 1966 was 953 as opposed to 1,861 in 1965, a decrease of almost 50 per cent, due to the tight money situation which has af- fected the residential builders. Commercial and _-- Industrial building this year was 70 per cent higher than in 1965 and has resulted in the return to a more favourable balance with resi- dential building, as compared to 1965. In 1965 only 20 per cent of the total taxable building construction was Commercial and Industrial but this year it has increased to 39 per cent of the total. This division is responsible for the preparation and admin- istration of subdivision agree- ments, site plan agreements and the general control of all new private land development throughout the City. Although the year 1966 showed some lessening in residential sub- division activity, mainly. due to the general tight money situa- tions across Canada, the back- log of work developed during past periods of extraordinary growth has maintained a high degree of pressure on division members. In addition, there has been an increase in the number of new building lots created by means of two to four lot sub- divisions which are granted as consents by the Committee of Adjustment, The division has also been deeply involved in several rezoning applications, the majority of which will per- mit either high, density apart- ment development or new com- mercial development, such as shopping centres, Appointees To Boards Announced Separate school board appoin- tees to the board of education, the library board, the Safety League and the Planning Board were made at a final board meeting for 1966. John C, Larmond and 'Russell J. Murphy have been re-elected to the board of education but trustees hashed out the fairness of the matter first. Trustee Winona Clarke said she wished to forward a nomin- ation but not before she re- ceived verbal consent from the nominee. "Contact should have been made before the meeting in- stead of trying to railroad this nomination now,!' «said chair- man Jack Lawrence. "It's only fair to give our present appointees the chance to resign if the board is consid- ering other nominees," said Michael Rudka. °""We have already instructed 'our' admin- istrator to approach the ap- pointees to determine if they will stand." MOVE DEFEATED Trustee Winona Clarke said representatives must take the same chance as 'trustees do at election time. Edward J. Clarke was ap- pointed to the library board, John Konarowski to the Safety League and Alcide LeClerc to the planning board. The. planning board sentative will request privileges. At the meeting last night, trustees voted to confine intelli- gence of administrational staff salaries to a confidential file-- accessible to the public upon request. A move to incorporate salary increases into the finance com- mittee report was defeated. Trustee Michael Rudka said he felt "salaries are a very, very, personal matter -and trus- tee Terrence O'Connor said the knowledge should be access- ible to the public. repre- voting ter, Claremont and the Oshawa Suburban Roads Commission depot at Myrtle. Motorist should also be grateful to the staff of the Highways Department, who were out salting and sanding Highways 7, 12 and 401, Clear- ing operations started about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and went on through the night. Some men put in seven or eight hours' overtime, said a spokesman. Four ploughs were out in the area this morning. made. RAGGEDY ANN DOLLS REMOVED Raggedy Ann dolls, describ- ed today by Toronto fire departments as explosive and highly dangerous were re- cently removed from some store ' counters in Oshawa when news of their d Next Tuesday when produc- tion starts up again 50 men will not be returning. They have been laid off for an indefinite period. A spokesman for GM said this morning that 10,400 hourly workers are not working this the short working week to make the line modifications. It is the modifications that will mean the laying off of the 50 workers. Production of Pon- tiac and Chevrolet cars will be increased in the new year and smaller cars and trucks will be reduced. safely at home. Towing companies called in a said Charles Foote, who oper- ates one of the towing firms here. "It is the below zero days when we really get the busi- Separate School Board Raps Education Department Notice Trustees of the Oshawa sepa- rate school board protested last night to a department of education's notice that the de- partment's academic inspector will act as the board's senior officer. Finance chairman Michael Rudka said the separate school board's: association, the inspec- handle the position of inspector, he may not be an able adminis- trator. A motion to refer the sub- ject to a Jan. 11 meeting for "fuller information" was de- feated. "The sooner we go on record for opposing the legislation, the better," said Mr. Rudka. tors' iation and the trus- was received. A Kresge S. S. Co. Ltd. spokesman said the inexpen- sive dolls were taken from the counters when a letter was received alerting the store of the potential danger of the toy. The spokesman said a few of the dolls were sold before the rest were removed, The manager of a Metro- politan store in Oshawa said the store, never ordered any of the Polish-made, 97-cent dolls. Fire departments in Toron- to are checking distributors in an attempt to track down the' dolls. They are known to have been sold in Winnipeg, London, Ont. and New York stores. Centralab Strike Ends AJAX (Staff) -- The 1l-week strike at Centralab, Ajax, is finally over. It was settled at an all-day meeting Wednesday between management and rep- resentatives of Local 572 of the International Union of Electri- cal, Radio and Machine Work- ers, A joint press release from Whitby Girl Still Missing WHITBY (Staff) --'A 15-year- old girl has been reported missing from her home at 145 Lupin Drive, Whitby. She is Gail Mehring, who was last seen Tuesday in the downtown area of Whitby at 3.30 p.m. Gail is 5 feet 2 inches, slight- ly built, with blonde hair and fair complexion. She was dress- ed in slacks, a green suede) jacket, and desert boots. es company and_ union _ said: "Terms of the final contract jinclude base wage 'increases of jabout 12 per cent over the 27- |month, contract term, another paid holiday in 1967, and vari- ous changes in contract lan- guage provisions." "The 'company and union Spokesmen expressed optimism as far as their future relation- ship was concerned." The strike by. about 80 work- ers.-- mainly women -- began Oct. 13. Production at the Ajax plant halted and orders were switched to other plants. The employees will be return- ine to work Tuesday, Jan, 3. MAY TOTAL 150 TONIGHT NEW CUTBACKS EXPECTED msec Pickering Layoffs Increase Bond Street East between Rit- son and Mary was reconstruct- ed and widened to accommo- date four lanes of westbound traffic. This connecting -- link contract included the widening of the Harmony Creek: struc- ture on King Street East. By the end of October the Simcoe Street South (Erie St to Wentworth St.) and Mary Street (Adelaide Ave. to Ross- land Road) reconstruction pro- had' been completed. In 1956 the Construction Divi- sion administered the construc- blocking the legislation. said a department appointee is often screened for the job and although he may be able to his motorcycle at night. It. has tees' association should be noti- fied that the board objects to a letter stating the inspector will be the senior officer of the board. "It's the board's business, said Mr. Rudka. "I would be very hesitant to see the inspec- tor override the administration. He said a "little hassle" has|y ensued between the Administra- tors' Association and school in- spectors with the administra- tors gaining some success in Trustee Dr. George Sciuk SETS HUMAN BEAQON NORWICH, England (CP)--A Norfolk doctor wears an un- usual crash helmet when out on a flashing light on top which he switches on .when helping at traffic accidents. occasion. bells whistles should be blown also,"|us up all that much. It takes a he said. "We want to makelreally bad storm before we. which we will not soon forget. mas Murdoch Urges All Participate A strong appeal was 'made today for all citizens to parti- cipate in welcome-in festivities New Year's Eve for Centennial ear. It is the wish of the City Centennial committee under chairmanship of Hayward Murdgeh that all church bells, factory whistles or cow bells be used to mark the historic "We would like to hear those ring loud and clear, this a joyous occasion, one ness. We aren't too fond of the snow. It's tough on the equip- ment." home and there is little traffic about. 'Thus city works crews "normal night", have an easy time clearing the "Nothing muah doing at all,"|streets. Only about three to four inches of snow fell. The prob- lem was with the heavy wihds which mounded the snow into two and three foot drifts. Forecast for the city 'today was light enow flurries and colder, ' City police had an easy night too; with only one minor injury accident which occurred at the junction of Bloor Street West and Cromwell Avenue, THREE ACCIDENTS A taxi, driven by Douglas Bryant, of Hampton, was in collision with a car driven by Robert H. Wilson, of Fe caused and the taxi driver sus- tained only a sore shoulder. Throughout the storm hours city police answered only three minor damage accidents, TRAFFIC SLOW "Traffic was slow," said'a police spokesman, "but it was getting where it wanted to go." City ambulance answered six routine calls yesterday and last night. The Fire Department left the station only once to answer a grass fire which occurred be- fore the storm struck. During 8 persons the 1,685 eligible township vot- ers gave Mr. Stitt 199 votes to Mr. McPhee's 196. Recount Due On Election RAMA, Ont. (CP)--The first rnhilj] |S4mmer cottage owner elected Boulevard. Little damage . was |'° could lose his seat after a recount of bal- lots cast in the Dec. 10 elec- on. Incumbent Councillor Frank McPhee, who lost his. seat by three votes to cottage owner Wesley Stitt of Toronto, asked of for the recount. A turnout of Alec C. Hall, county court judge, will hold the recount in Whitby next Wednesday. Rama Township is east of Orillia, the night there was nothing. City buses were running on time and there were no cancel- lations. "Everything went well," a bus spokesman said. today. "The snow doesn't really hold are in trouble." in a heater on the roof Sklar Furniture plant, Whitby, caught fire ear! Gray Coach passengers were|and was Alarm Sounded . By Motorist WHITBY (Staff) -- A -- this morning a passer- He suggested * that citizens|not so lucky. There were no|by who notified the fire keep on their home and Christ-|cancellations but the late night}ment. Only the motor was - ices, lights and check with|buses were running an average|aged and working conditions churches for watch-night serv-jof half an hour late. were normal at the premises to- Conditions on Highway 2 and'day. PICKEBAING (Staff) the end 'of today twenty- second diay of a dispute be- tween Ontario Hydro and 92 iron rigge:rs -- about 150 to 160 other workers will have been laid off ¢1t Hydro's nearby nu- clear pow er project. A Hydn, official says 25 to 30 men wilt be out of work by to- night, ad¢ ling to about the same number sent home _yester- day and ;1bout 190 laid off. Tues- day at the 500-acre, $266,000,000 developny ent. By Iron riggers, who sat down on the job Dec. 7 and 8, went on strike Dec. 9 after union steward John Winkler was sus- pended for two and one-half days by Hydro. They have been out continu- ously, with the exception of about 10 hours late last week. Iron workers' officials have charged that Winkler's suspen- sion resulted after he refused to allow riggers to work mora than 100 feet above ground in bad belts. But an Ontario Labor Rela- tions Board hearing in Toronto has been told by Hydro offi- cials that Winkler was suspend- ed for using abusive language to a foreman. The hearing re- sumed~this morning. Hydro is claiming the strike is illegal. The lay-off involves carpen- ters, laborers, electricians, and pipe fitters A further work force cut-back is expected. weather without safety Who needs skating rink when nature provides such facilities PROVIDES EXCELLENT OUTDOOR RINKS without charge, is the case at Lynde Creek, below the Base Line, west of as Whitby. Young and old alike find an excellent skating rink there, as this picture indicates. Grown-ups also serve as supervisors in case junior should get too near some thin ice. --Oshawa Times Photo