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THE LIFE OF A POLICEâ€" MAN is not always a happy one and more often than not, criticism marks his every efâ€" fort with praise being so faintâ€" ly doled out, it is hardly reâ€" cognizable. Whether Mr. Page likes it or not, the city of Waterloo is no longer taking its cue from Kitchener. This city is now leading the parade in many projects and will in the future continue to lead more often. Much of the credit for the speed with which this ctiy acted can be given to alderman Jim Baver. Through his unâ€" tireing efforts, the project has never been allowed to lose memertum after its approval by council. This booklet is well worth perusing with care. Mr. Whitâ€" ney has left nothing to conjecâ€" ture and a private citizen can see at one reading why he is among the most heavily morâ€" gaged residents in the country. J.MH.S. STATEMENT BY ald. Bert Paige, chairman of the fire and light committee of the Kitchenâ€" er council to the effect that they were planning improved street lighting "even before Waterloo announced its new street lighting, "sounds slightâ€" ly like sour grapes. Of course, even if the stateâ€" ments are true, Mr. Paige might consider that Waterloo did not sit around "considerâ€" ing"" the ingtallation of new lights, they went ahead and erected them. The alderman â€" supposed‘y stated that, "Kitchener was deâ€" finitely not following the lead of this city." Due to the private efforts of Alderman Leo Whitney and at his personal expense, a bookâ€" let will be distributed to every householder in Waterloo, the functions involved in the finâ€" auncing of a city. WHAT WILL BE _ done loâ€" cally to mark Remembrance Day? Personally we think the abbreviated two minutes siâ€" lence is a mighty poor type of tribute to men who have given so much. FOR THE FIRST TIME so far as we have been able to find out, the financial set up of this city is such that all council members and many citizens are able to understand exactly what is going on. (Continued on Page 8) J.MS. J.H.S. "Yield right of way signs", he said should also be installed at the intersection of Spring and Fountain streets. This reâ€" commendation will not become effective unless they are adoptâ€" ed in Ontario. He also sugâ€" gested that a "flashing light" be installed at Union and Moore and at moore and Bridgeport road. When Union street becomes a through street it may necessitate a uf.op light at the corner of Union and Moore. at King and Erb, between midnight and 6 a.m. These are two â€"recommendations which will be brought before the Council when councilman Budâ€" dell has finished his report. Alderman Ron Buddeli, chairman of the traffic and city development committee, said that it may be necessary to enforce a "no turn" sign at the corner of King and Erb streets in Waterloo during the rush hours. Alderman Buddell also suggested that "flasher lights" should be used on ail the stop lights except those Ald Buddell Recommends Alderman Suggests Formula For A Controlled Mill Rate The high cost of new and enlarged facilities required by expanding communities is and has been, at the root of the causes of the runaway mill rate experienced in the last few years, The rate of exâ€" pansion is continuing in many cities. ~Waterloo growth last year, a growth continuing since 1948, was the highest in its history â€"over11% â€"_It is now indicated that specific controls must be introduced to control all capital costs to be incurred in this "galloping growth". Waterloo a'ntié'ip;tes that it yill 7have to borrow $470,000 in the next three years for grade schools, next year $90,â€" 000 on trunk sewers, $70,000 for its share of the cost of the Conestoga dam, :nd $150,000 for the city‘s on>â€"third share on his own private time, has made a serious effort to remâ€" edy this issue with a booklet he has had printed called "The City Debt and Its Affect On The Mill Rate". The followâ€" ing are a few of the main feaâ€" tures taken from his enlightnâ€" ing account. Many cities and towns in rapidly expanding Canada are racing the problem of skyrocâ€" keting public debt and tax rate. Waterloo is no exception. Until recently, no effort had even been made to compile an accurate anaylsis of this sitâ€" vation. Ald. Leo Whitney, A Straford man barely esâ€" caped serious {njury last Friâ€" day night when he swerved inâ€" to a ditch to avoid hitting a truck. William Robb, owner of the motorcycle was driving east on highway 8 when a truck, driven by Gerald Robinâ€" son pulled into the highway from a side road. Robb plied his motorcycle into the ditch to avoid hitting the truck. Damage to the bike was nearly $700, Dougias M. Dunbar, 25, of 164 Albert St., Stratford and Robert Lander, 52, of 181 Brunswick Ave., from the same city, were both injured Friday night when their car driven by Dunbar hit a hydro pole on highway 7â€"8. The Car was a total wreck. An accident involving Mr. and Mrs. Koral, 238 Hampton Rd. West, and Mr. Oscar Lauâ€" ber, 134 Louisa St., occurred last Friday night at the corner of Victoria and Edward streets. The Korol auto hit the Lauber vehicle when the latter made a left hand turn. Damage to both cars reached $700. George Odbert, 43 of Stratâ€" ford, has been charged by Kitchener Police on a count of driving while being intoxicated. Odbert‘s car ran into a car driven by Wayne G. Stahle, 20 of Conestoga. The total damage to both cars is set at about $200. A capital costs control budget should be developed by a Capâ€" ital Budget Committee, which might consist of the Mayor, Chairman of Finance, Chairâ€" man of the Board of Works, and the Engineer and City Treasurer. . ~The necessary formula will be invoked. and applied: Firstly, to determine the limits of the amount which may be spent on those things which come in the Gross General MORE CAR ACCIDENTS All cities budget for the year‘s current expenditure. The need now is a budget for the year‘s capital expenditure and for capital expenditure proâ€" jected five years in the future. To cope with the situation, local improvements on new subâ€"divisions will have to be continued as a charge directly to the subâ€"division so as not to reflect in the general mill rate. This may not be the best means of control, but it is the best one found possible under our Provincial Acts. alo_ge of local improvents. (Continued on Page 5) It was decided at Council meeting on Monday night that a reception would be held in honour of the event at the Hotel Waterloo on the night of the 10th. Invitations will be extended to the Kitchener P.U.C. and also to the alderâ€" men and mayor of Kitchener, along with the Waterloo P.U.C. and Council. _ A dance will be held in the Legion Hall on Duâ€" pont street the night of the dedication. This dance will be open to the public. The Legionr Hall is being donsted ‘or the purpose, as a gesture to comâ€" memorate the occasion. Cost of the lights themselves was $25,000, which includes the price and installation. There are 52 standards all in all; 45 concrete, 6 wooden, and one which is fastened to a building. These units reach from William street to Young street in Waterloo. It may be interesting to note that two other cities in Canada have this type of lighting, but those inâ€" stalled in Waterloo have the highest lighting prospective of all. Fourtyâ€"four years ago, it was Aloyes Baver, Chairman of the Lights Commission who coâ€"nected the switch to light up our main street. His grand son, Ald. Jim Bauer is on the same light Commission 44 yvears later, and as chairman of the commission has worked on the project since the idea was first inaugurated. has it that Kitchener intends to produce an even better lighting system for their city. Kitchener claims to have disâ€" cussing the idea for quite some time, in fact, "ever before Waterloo announced it new street lights". Waterloo again sets the pace in 1955, with a new lighting system that makes it the brighâ€" est city in Canada. Rumour On that date 44 years and four days ago the present lights on King street were turned on. "Amid loud and prolonged cheering, while factory whist» les shrieked, while bells sent forth their peals across the town, and while the strains of "O Canada" were played by the Waterloo Musical Soâ€" ciety Band, Waterloo‘s new tungsten system of street lightâ€" ing was auspiciously inauguraiâ€" ed." This is an exerpt taken from the Waterloo Chronicle over 44 years ago. when the now outmoded> lights were first put into use This following quote was also taken from the 1911 issue of the paper. "A traveller for a wellâ€"known provincial house who had visitâ€" ed many cities and towns throughout Ontario and the Dominion at large, and who witnessed the inauguration of Waterloo‘s new street lighting system, stated this town is now better lighted than any muniâ€" cipality in Canada having a population not exceeding 15,â€" 000. date set for the new li system to be turned on King street.