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notice to markham township voters township of markham wtp0 boundaries pouing susmvision bcuoapjes three candidates for pickering twp ireeveship five for council seats i ten candidate- are making jbtds for seats o piesering twbip ss53 council three ifo- jreee two for deputy- i reeve uva five fo eouneluo pao v m geo t todd the present reeve will be seeking reelection other candidates ior the office are stephen stte- phenson and albert cain iwth of rosebank jved in toronto municipal vo mr bill newman has moved j eminent and vva- a pickerii up from the office o councillor township candidate in 1931 to contest the deputy-reeve- iu stephen stephenson hip left vacant by mr clare j candidate for keeve auo savor of drastii aii asur to collev tpatd ta c- lie crm- i teed the use of s -te- aud trie tt g up of 2f towi flip into wo eparate sei tlons ue felt t iui there ad cci too many tu departme iency mr novels nt to cat in ttle 1 omote evtouslj otce effic- sei- the trtbure sfouffvje ort thursday december 2 i increased pressure to onus about ta reaucuons ue would all hke to see payed roads tree light- but theres a limit stated the can didate wv inust keep our credit sound he fet that the ix council would have to work harder to i obtain industry as it wasnt expand a- fast as it was tuo or three years ago in com menting on the court of he- vision he id that he believed the board should comprise in dependent men and no inem- l bers of council k vv the most cherished gifts of all yvyy baldon who did not qualify i cored xewman will be opposed byjcollees anea he tatedl mr henry dick a candidate mr henry 1 dick a resident that he was verv much opifor the deputykeeveship said or the vet houge a newcomer o splitting the muntcijhe was oppoeri to the dis- to municipal politic- jpality he felt that the quei- franchising of residents be- for cohncillor mr vm g jon of warding was a the disuate thei taxe- were not paid eretion of- council and was not he i- a chartered accountant a political matter in touching and resides in the west rouge on the question of taxes mr j district stephenson pointed out that mr syd pugh a candidate there was no major formula to lor council aid he was very under the provisions of bylaw no 119m the township of markham has been divided into three wards for the election of the three council members only one from each ward reeve and deputyreeve by general vote ward 1 all of concession 1 ward 2 concessions 2 3 4 5 and all of unionville ward 3 concessions 6 7 8 9 10 and 11 within each ward are shown the revised polling subdivision boun daries which will also be described in the nomination proclamations greenwood the afternoon v a will meet next thursday dec dili at the home of mrs r brown there will be a white gift service in the regular church service on dec 12th everyone i- asked to bring a white gift to this service farm forum met on monday evening at the home of mr and mrs milton pegg we were pleased to have as our guests a few members from sinclairs corners and also mr hill layvsori a lawyer from our own community mr iaw- on very kindly answered our questions dealing with wills and other legal matters con cerning the farmer a very interesting discussion followed among the twentyeight pres ent next weeks meeting is ai tile home of mr and mis 1 mclean when the topic will be a national health insur ance plan the man who thinks the world cant get along without him belter not try to prove it births cic1ieily mr and mr- a j cichelly nee kisie wilson of xakina out are happy to announce the birth of their daughter alison bon nie on oct tt 1051 hoover mr and mrs how ard hoover nee margaret ingletoni markham rr 2 are happy to announce the birth of their daughter brenda lorraine on nov 22 1954 in the bricrbush hos pital stouffville eimmwweseu8ie3fcicitt pickering township electors reelect geo t todd for reeve safe sound administration election day mon dec filh 1951 polling hours 10 am lo 8 pm i5awcsjsess3ee a rivilege an d a duty it is both a privilege and a duty to exercise your franchise in this years local municipal elections in the nearby townships elections are being held next monday dec 6 here in stouffville election day is monday dec 13th your vote will determine who is tobe entrusted with the administration of your local municipal affairs in 1955 space contributed in the service of the communip b john labatt ltd zzascdte kf since mm bant will he the only candi date seeking reelection others in the field will be mrs jean mcpherson pickerng xo 2 ai bert hull east woodlands john sherman scott wet rouge and sid pugh of white- vale the contesting of the deputyreevehip by bill xew man and the resignation of mr hugh michell leaves two coun cil seats to be filled by new comers the nomination meeting held in the brougham community hall on friday afternoon was one of the quietest in years although there was a good crowd in attendance the candi dates expressed their accomp lishments and proposals in a more congenial manner than in past nomination gatherings reeve ceo todd reviewed the past years work both in county and township affairs air todd expressed concern over the everrising education al costs slating that ii was im possible for any municipality to cope with the situation with out increased aid from the pro vincial and federal govern ments he pointed out how ever that it might be possible to lower the tax rate in 1955 through increased assessment in touching on county work reeve todd stated that a new registry office had been bttit at whitby and an addition put on fairview lodge he outlined the roads within the munici pality that were being prepared for paving both by the county and the township he pointed cut that through his request st county council a traffic count was taken on the brock road proving the necessity for a wigwag to be placed at the cxr crossing he said he hoped it would be installed next year he expressed hi- view that every candidate for reeve should first have council ex perience i dont intend to step aside and let the township fall into unqualified hands said mr todd deputyreeve clare balsdon in his remarks dwelt mainly on roads and bridges in the township of which he is the chairman he said that during his term of office mv mile- of road had been ditched hi miles oiled and more than 2 miles paved some 250 tons of calcium chloride had been pla ited on the roads at a cost of 14743 90 miles of roadside was sprayed for weeds ho miles prayed for brash ami 61 cul verts installed a new crusher was purchased at a cost of looo and a fiaere gravel pit was purchased for 10000 mr balsdon pointed out thai since he took office in april of thus year he had attended a total of 121 meetings he has been a member of pickering township council for seven years mr bill xewman chairman of the police committee stated that in all likelihood the pro posed 195i budget would be adequate to cover the years expenses of close to 119000 he pointed out that at the present time he pickering township police force was composed of seven constables and a clerk he said he hoped with an addi tional two men the entire mu nicipality could be given 2-1- hour service councillor wm lawson dwelt briefly on the townships health and welfare department he said that during the pat year no serious complaints had been received and it was his belief thai the department was run fairly he slated however thai he hoped the mill rate might be increased lightly in 1955 councillor lawon advo cated longrange planning by both the council and planning board by planning now we can save ourselves grief in the fu ture he aid councillor hugh michell dwelt mainly on the town ships tax arrears problem he felt that something snotild be done to coliec the 2s000 that was unpaid for 1953 in looking ahead mr michel pro phesied more work and more problems in 1955 he requested that considerable care and thought should go into the warding of the township if the vote cawied in the affirma tive pickering towahip houid be divided into five wa1- stated councillor michell markham twp b- a three ward system beautiful blue grass eskmwfcatwwsariicaeiatrj an open letter to the voters of markham township the writer of this letter is one of the few manufacturers in markham township one of the few who provide taxes in excess of farm or household revenues as a moder ately successful operator in this area i am alarmed at the increased costs of living working and producing essential farm products in this essentially farming com munity i believe we need experience intelligence and foresight in planning and controlling the future of markham township we do not appear to have had a forthright farseeing and stable reeve who can be relied upon to givetis the kind of leadership required in the face of modern conditions we are faced with increasingly serious problems brought upon us by the creation of the metropolitan toronto area some of these problems are 1 encroachment into markham township of real estate and subdivision speculators 2 attempts by the metropolitan council to control the development of markham township which is classified under bill no 80 as a fringe area and with provincial government assistance can be controlled 3 markham township litis increased by a so- called equalized assessment the total twp assessment to a figure in excess of 12000000 it does not require a financial genius to prove that this has cut the government grants for certain services to a figure which forces you and me as taxpayeres to contribute more than our normal share for these services in other words the more we declare in assessment the less the government grant i believe it is time to return experienced men to council who are not interested so much in being reeve of the township as being a servant of the taxpayer there is no substitute for experience vote chas h kcgfer for reeve for 1955 pifjjjjqpcmixpx refreshing as riu- rouin of kentucky meadows spring bnhze wafting oer thtm the fresh sweet tang of blue grass in so many fragrant forms for chrutmas giving cubi 27 houstons the rexall drug store familial- with the township ncil seat mrs jean mcpher- lle praised the work of the on expressed her pleasure at township road superintendent and his department mr john s scott a candi date for council also objected to the defaulter- bylaw he aid he wished to see increased efficiency emphasized in both the office and the road depart ment the only lady seeking a cou- the harmony that had existed throughout the meeting slio stated that although a lady she could work with any council for the betterment of the mu nicipality always a problem say ing exactly what you mean or keeping your friends vote to reelect geo e richardson councillor 1955 township of whitchurch polling day monday december 6 10 am to 8 pm whitchurch township electors your vole and influence will be appreciated for reelection of delos graham for councillor 1955 voting monday december fith 1954 10 am until s pm l a a a dp a it i is awjfcgjjfcwdjhhjfcgjgawjfcgit a a for deputy reeve vote township of markham polling day monday december 6th 10 am to 8 pm m-b- for reev e ta ft vduo spoke strongly in