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CHIIS‘I’MAS TREES m GRACE the main street in Waterloo and despite mild weather, add to the thought that Christmas is only a hoot and a holler "ttr. Placement time of the trees is e0etsidembie ahead of last year when the trees did not appear until the festive day was almost here. We ag- ree that the trees add eon- siderable to the appearance of the street and that they should be used. We also agree that placement of them at this time of year is to be much prefer- red to .. few days before Christmas. KITCHENER POLICE OFFI- CERS HAVE A GREAT DEAL more faith in car brakes than we have. At least five times this week we have had some well meaning cop walk right out in front of the car and shoe people across the road. Personally we don‘ttsee any need for this in the first place unless the person wanting to cross is aged or crippled and we think it downright silly on the part of .these officers to take the chances they do when they could much more eisily hold the pedestrian back un- til the cars pass or at least until there was a big enough break in traffic that the driver having to stop, would have time to do so. Maybe these same cops don't realize the chances they take, but one or two of them will if they persist after the snow gets on the road. Then of course it will be the driw ers fault and the police offi- cer will report back to head- quarters with this pants full of fender and headlights. J.HS, ' READING ABOUT A RAIN- MAKER the other day, the thought occurred to uf that a man who could make it snow at this time of year, would be able to collect a fortune from the merchants. Even though we get tired of the same old saying that "busi. ness is slow because the wew ther is too nice," we do agree that [when on main' street is a great depl triskt.wher? GeUiG" I howling blizzard than When it is mild and beat tiful as it has been much of this fall. AM FINDING " MORE and more difficult to drive and know which way traffic is beaded. Almost all the new cars look alike and almost all the new cars are so similar front and back that unless they are mot ing at a tair speed, you can't tell whether they are coming or going. We thought the idea of building autos to look like mechanical bugs went out in the N’s. It wasn't so danger- his then either for only one manufacturer thought that was the way a car should look. J.H.S, TERPERMAN AND SONS the same wrecker: who demolish- ed the old Waterloo Manufac- turing building. got the nod from council this week to pro ceed with the demolishen of the Snyder Furniture building. m, not that the Tent-nit}: ---'- t,iit%r _ V J.H.S. J.H.S The, Guide . Version ht I910 the Nov. 3 edition ot this paper (then the Chronicle- Telegraph? in 1910. It was tit- led "Niagam Power in Water- Vol. MM Hydro Electric power was turned on in Waterloo for the first time Monday afternoon a.t 4 o'clock, and a thorough test was made of the appara- tus under the 13,200 volts, which will be the regular voltage transmitted from the) hydro electric station to the Waterloo power house. From the moment the switch was put in place everything work- ed satisfactorily at the local municipal power plant. The power was left on for about an hour, and during this time every possible test was given to the new machinery install- ed. Representatives of the en- gineering department of the hydro electric commission who were present, expressed them- selves as highly pleased with the result of the test and the general layout of the power station. Electrical engineer Grosz and the Waterloo Light Commission are being compli- mented on the up-to-date plant which has been installed for the town of Waterloo. The con- tinuous service of hydro-elee tric power will be furnished to the town within the next two or three days. l Public Schools {$4,564 To City Will Be EniargedfFor Demolition F In preparation for- the 196162 school term, four. room additions will be built to Northdale and Harold W. Wag- ner Public Schools. These were approved by the Water- loo Public School Board after hearing a report on home development in the two areas from Dr. C. H. Mickelson, planning chairman. Thiaarticioutakenhom Two portable classrooms that were pressed into service at Northdale, will be shifted to Empire School, with the building of the addition there. Becailse the board had re- ceived $9.955 more in provin- cial grants than expected, and Student's Bus Service Better Empire School students are being given readiel' transport- ation to and hom school dun ing the winter months. In a letter from D. F. Preston, city clerk, the Waterloo Public School Board was advised of this Monday night. The ser- vice commenced Nov. 14. The buses leave Hallman! road at 8:17 and 8:37 in the) morning and take pupils to', within a block of the schooil --- at Westmount Road. TheL bus picks pupils up at the school at 3:50 in the after-l noon. This bus goes to Erbi Street, then to Hallman Road.{ where it turns around and re- ( turns to King Street via Eirt?.) A bus leaves King and Erb Streets at 4:10 and travels to Hallman Road. At 4:16 a bus ie'aves Hallman Road, and by the regulax route, travel back to King St eet. Now the board will ask City Council to provide better ser- vice fa MaeGretttte School by having the In. trrel " N- (Continued on Page 8) HydmDarintheeitrot very oi 1trdr-e to eitrfrxmNiagarrW. - . v- "'"“”'“‘"' l " equalized assessment is Seven tenders have been re- t ttot',',,'.,','"",,",',,",,",':,",',),,'.',',',:,',-, ceived for demolition of build- 3 said Judge D. s. Charlton in ings on the future site of the his judgement of the appeals Waterloo Square development. ' against the county equaliza- The highest bid received by tion bylaw. They are: th it f LuiaiGl, 1.'rheeountymayusethe e a y was tom ."' u a present assessment manual Leaseholds Construction Ltd., F without abritrarily trying to who offered to pay the city alter the results obtained. $4,564 for the rights to do thel , It. may be amended. to job. The lowest bidders want- bung it up .to date especially ed _"' the location allowances. payment to them of If01 3. The county assessor could 436 to do the work. Aid. Sni- ‘ be instructed to institute a der's movement to accept the system of assessment follow- Taperman firm's bid was se- ing the guidance oi the prov- conded by Aid. Doerner. incial manual. There will be 11,201 Water, loo 'voters eligible for the liq- }uor vote Dec. 5. Of the cities' 30,562 residents. these people :comply with the regulations of L being 21 years of age, a British (subject and a resident of the (municipality for two months 1preceding the election date. I This is the second such vote (within three years. Electors till be faced with two ques- _ lions: They will have access to two acres of land, owned by the city, for storing materials. They would like this handy, although they are not sure they will need it. Aira%rnas Okario, Thu-sassy, November " 1960 h dinner {the mutual Life 1. Are you in favor of the sale of liquor under a dining lounge license for consump- tion with meals on licensed premises? 2. Are you in favor of the sale of liquor under a lounge (cocktail bar) license for con- sumption on I licensed pre- miss? 50 Year Anniversary Of Hydro Celebrated 1t,201 Eligible For liquor Vote EBY RUSH ammal-inn. when Jun: a. Duncan. Ont-10 Hydro Chur- utility field, Waterloo and On- tarlo Hydro countdown. af- fims of the Ontario munici- pal Electric Association and the Association of lunicipel Electric Utilities, and civic . ficials were included in the list of guests. 7 The event which was eele, brated, was only witnessed by three members of the then Waterloo Water and Light Commission 50 years ago. They were: Eby Rush, who is still with the utility, the late George Gm, superintendent, and the late Nathaniel Beam, engineer. _ Mr. Rush retired as superin- tendent in 1955, but still ser- ves as technical consultant. He recalls helping throw the belt off the steam generator to allow power to run through the system for the first time. This was only the first of a Council Briefs For The County i, “I have great doubt whet- :her the municipalities in this lcounty at the present time re 3. The county assessor could be instructed to institute a system of assessment follow- ing the guidance oi the prov- incial manual. At Tuesday's council 'tec sion, Judge Charlton's report was tabled. be carried. Three years ago both were turned down by nar- row margins, and before a se- cond vote can be held, this period must pass. Kitchener has approved din- ing lounge licenses, and Brid- geport has approved both sys- tems. Voters' lists of persons elig- ible were posted yesterday, and an advance poll will be held All polls will close at 7:00 p.m.. because this vote is held under provincial regulations. The usual closing time for municipal elections is 8:00 Mr. Harold Gellatly, 78 Avondale Are. South. will head the "vote yes" commit- tee, and the “vote no" group v“) be led by I r., Went. " and. a! mu. m. and I 'raort'rrr'ttt_t" m at 1m St$etaata-andi1tuminated atthUtime. eteetrieat "dirartmertt was tig- ured at 377.131. Lad year, tle 714,722 In: the value eatab. lished. The - which make up this sum include 23 miles 01 distribution lines. four sub. stations. a fleet at 12 trucks and the latest in maintenance and service equipment. The staff consists of 44 people at the present time. This, re- marked Mr. Rush, is a "far cry" from the horse and we gon used by the threeman uti- lity line crew of 1913. 5,700 domestic customer- each who use an average od 558 kilowatt-hours, monthly. 480 commercial customers. and more than 100 industries and small shops make use of the service. quire complete assessment." he said. "It is a question of degree, if re-assessment were instituted, just how much ex- tra cost would be involved." Reeve R. J. Cousineau asked Morris Hallman, county weed inspector why he did not visit Elmira this yeti. Many com- plaints did not fall within his jurisdiction. was Mr. Hall- man's reply. - _ "A goiimany weeds are not considered noxious under tho Two different companies have made requests to Water- loo Council for permission to place their services' around the city in order that they may advertise on them. A letter from the Far West Advertising Ltd. was referred to Kitchener PUC Monday night. The company wants to place benches at bus stops in the city. . - Also, a letter from the San. ita Advertising Company, who wants to place garbage can! on the streets, was referred to the sewer and sanitation com- mittee. During the discussion on this issue, Aid. Pateczny or.. fered his disagreement to the number of signs being put around the city, and remark- ed if the city needs these ser. vices, the city should provide them. To help you with your Christmas shopping problems. you will find Gift Suggestion from Wendi? M Citt Her City Offered Cans, Benches (Continued on Page 2) In This Issue "