23 Apr 1964
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 23, 1964
Page
1
Workmen from Wilchar Construction Co started repairs on the new federal building on Hower Avenue. For over a year the main outer door was inoperable due to a faulty mechanism and inspectors urged immediate fixes before this morning.
Hullun County Council discussed how the salary by law relates to actual pay. Acton Deputy Reeve Bert Wood urged clearer guidance and a personnel officer to oversee future negotiations. Reeve John Elliott and Wood asked for committee explanations of the current procedure.
The article notes clocks shift one hour backward for Daylight Saving Time. It mentions the change occurs Sunday evening before midnight and again on October 375 at 2 am. It urges readers not to worry about losing an hour of sleep.
Ex heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey spoke to almost 400 Acton High School students Tuesday morning in the gymnasium. He urged a strong education and good health while recounting his humble beginnings and world title years. The talk included a Q and A session and a note on Canada and DeVry Technical Institute affiliations.
Acton firefighters spent a busy weekend from Thursday to Monday battling four fires. The first blaze struck the Esquesing dump at Dairy Varden with debris burning out of control. A grass fire threatened a farm home of Bill Cox in Nassagaweva on Friday afternoon. The Eva AyuIPagai fire spread across several fields and endangered a barn on the Joe McDonald property, drawing in Georgetown truck and crews. A grass fire near Crescent at the end of Poplar Street Monday evening capped the sequence while crews were ladder training at the park.
Deputy Reeve J Bert Wood told council Tuesday the High School addition project faces delays after the board halted work and jeopardized a loan application. Council increased the loan from 80000 to 169000 while debating parking issues on Acton Boulevard and potential parking arrangements. A Department visit suggested loan approval may come this week despite ongoing concerns.
A 21 student postgrad team from the University of Toronto presented a 1983 town plan for Acton. The report covered general layout, neighborhoods, central business, roads, utilities, housing, and capital costs. It urged a new library and noted Acton’s growth alongside regional comparatives and future recreation needs.
A library board presentation to the council is in progress for a centennial project. The group plans to request new quarters and is assembling data on circulation and government grant opportunities.
Nassagaweya ratepayers sign a petition to the township council for converting No 3 school into the Nassagaweya Township Offices as part of a Centennial project. The proposal targets a $31 000 debt funded by loans and debentures, with a $9 million tax levy over 200 years.
Taxpayers informed that Nassagaweya township seeks a new municipal building. The Reeve council clerk road superintendent and assessor currently share the rear Brookville Hall space. An architect has been engaged to draft plans for a four to five room council chamber and private offices.
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