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The study would also in â€" _ .clude the costâ€"of replacing old trees, the expected lifeâ€" City approves tree study _ _ for Albert St. a study proposal submitted by the Waterioo Downtown (WDRA), calling for an inâ€" depth study to be made on the trees and their condiâ€" tron along Albert Street. Im presenting the study proposal at Monday‘s counâ€" eit meetmg Marg Rowell, outliimed a 14 point study of The study, to be carried out by Sid Amster and Michâ€" ae! Alien who both have deâ€" trees, the possible damage was widened to 28 feet, 30 feet or 32 feet and five or span of the present trees, diseased. if any of the trees are unique and how close a trees before any damage cil that the total cost of the study would be $400 and the WDRA was asking council #f they wished to take part m the study, and, if they agreed. to pay half of the study‘s cost of $200. Mayor Herb Epp said that The provincial ministry of transportation and comâ€" munication has turned down a request by Waterloo city council calling for a 3.000 foot extension of a proposâ€" ed 40 mph. speed limit on Highway 85. couner} to become involved with the study but the city would not have any say in the choice of the persons hired to conduct the study. Mrs. Rowell said the two excellent price for a study of this nature. Ald. Charles Voeklker askâ€" ed the city engineer James Willis about the seven foot sidewalks mentioned in the The ministry termed the additional extension of the speed limit change as unâ€" reasonable as the road would be of a rural nature The proposal suggested by council called for the change in speed limits to extend to the city limits. the ministry plans to make the change up to a point just past a number of homes Ministry turns down speed zone change _â€" waterioo chronicle 120th Year No. 12 as exâ€" study proposal. Mr. Willis said that a curbâ€"faced sideâ€" Ald. Marjorie Carroll askâ€" ed Ken Pflug, the community services director, if his deâ€" partment could carry out this study. Mr. Pflug said his department did not have Ald. Brian Turnbull said he felt the study and the cost were both reasonable but that M7. Pflug or a perâ€" son from his department, should be involved in the Mayor Epp _ reminded council that Albert Street was not the only street in the city and that a dangerâ€" ous precedence may be set by the city paying half the amount for the study. Ald. _ Marjorie â€" Carroll said she did not agree with the mayor and she felt this issue was not setting a preâ€" cedence as council had not initiated the study, the resident‘s association did. gain a lot of valuable inforâ€" mation from it. Ald. Carâ€" roll said she was in favor of the city participating in the study. ney said she felt the trees were her main concern and she would support a resoluâ€" tion in favor of the study. Ald. Turnbull said he had changed his mind Ald. Voelker said counâ€" cil should not leave itself open to other requests of this nature and that the study was just a trial study . ,, cedence set and that the study was a good idea not a on the highway just north of Northfield Drive. Ald. Harold Wagner askâ€" ed Mrs:â€" Rowell what promptâ€" ed the study and she said the WDRA was concerned (Continued on page 2) The ministry proposal will make Highway 85 a 40 m.p.h. zore from _ about 400 feet south of the Coneâ€" stoga Road interchange to just north of the Northfield Drive. The road is a 50 m.â€" p h. zone at present. The ministry informed council that the extension would be difficult to enforce and has requested council to pass a resolution calling for the ministry‘s proposed speed change Council decided to approve the change during its meetâ€" ing Monday Night. as associaâ€" Wednesday, March 19, 1975 feet Conestoga College seeks grant A request for a $50,000 grant from the city of Waterâ€" leo for recreation facilities at Conestoga College has been referred to the adminâ€" istrative committee Water loo city council. Following the presentation of a 21 page brief by Ken Hunter, the president of Conestoga College, during Monday‘s meeting, counâ€" cil decided to refer the matter to the committee prior to the budget meetâ€" ing scheduled for Apr. 26. During his address Mr. Hunter outliined the colâ€" lege‘s plan for the recreaâ€" next five years. He â€"said one of the first tiems scheduled in the plan was for playing fields for soccer, football, softball and a Doon Valley Road and it was here the college planned its sports complex faciliâ€" ties. He said there were 144 acres of relatively level land at the Doon campus on The facilities, once comâ€" pleted,. would include the playing fields, a gymatorâ€" ium, tennis courts, an ice arena, a pool, squash courts, an archery range and a rifle range. Mr. Hunter ‘said the reâ€" quest for the $50,000 was based on a figure of $10 per student. He mentioned that 236 employees at the colâ€" lege lived in Waterloo and tax revenues during the next 10 years from the emâ€" ployees would amount to approximately $1.5 million. Mr. Hunter told counâ€" cil that at the present Big Brother Doug Marshall of Waterloo and little brother Tom Slaney of Kitchener were among fifty pair of "brothers" who attended a four hour sports session at the University of Waterleo Saturâ€" day. Activities such as basketball, inner tube water polo and a karate demonstration were organized by four UW kinesiology students ; Lily Dely, Liz Armstrong. Jim Barclay and Brian Stark. time facilities at Conéstoga amounted to one shower, one exercise room and one soccerâ€"softball field in poor condition. __ ~ The complex he said would not only serve the stuâ€" dents attending the college but would also play a major role in the community by supplying facilities to local He outlined a possible plan where\a family could use the facilities with each member taking part in the sport or game or his own Besides the facilities being open most of the weekend Mr. Hunter said they would be open until about 10 p.m. during the week thereâ€" by allowing shift workers to take advantage of the facilities offered. Following his presentaâ€" tion Ald. Harold Wagner asked Mr. Hunter if the amount was a oneâ€"shot deal. Mr. Hunter said this amount was needed this year for the playing fields. __ _ Ald. Mary Jane Mewhinâ€" ney asked if the facilities would provide any income. Mr. Hunter explained that there would be some income but this amount would be small. He said the main policy at Conestoga was not to make money but to provide the greatest number of serâ€" vices to the community. He mentioned how groups could and did rent rooms at the college for meetings and the college only charged the group the amount necesâ€" sary to pay for the room to be cleaned. Watertoo, Ontario Council favors _ salary committee Ald. Brian Turnbull asked Mr. Hunter if* Cambridge had been approached for a grant. Mr. Hunter said Cambridge was presented with the same request as Waterloo, that is a grant for $50,000, while Kitchâ€" ener‘s grant request was for $75,000. Ald. Wagner asked why the college was approaching the city when the two uniâ€" versities, the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University, had Waterloo Mayor Herb Epp was called upon again to break a tie vote in council chambers Monday â€" night over the controversial pay study committee proposed by Ald. Marjorie Carroll. Mayor Epp cast the final and <deciding vote in favor of the establishment of a committee to view and study the salaries of Waterloo‘s alderman. * Ever since Ald. Carroll proposed the committee during a Feb. 24 council meeting council members have been split on the issue. Along with Mayor Epp. Aldermen Carroll. Robert Henry. Brian Turnbull and Mary Jane Mewhinney voted in favor of the committee being formed while Alderâ€" men Rov Bauman,. Charles Voelker. _ Rudy Kominek and Harold Wagner voted Donald Schaefer, the city treasurer, said both uniâ€" versities had approached the city and at that time the grant was based on a figure of 50 cents per student. He said there had been no grant requests from either uniâ€" versity during the last seven or eight years. not approached council for any grants. Mr. Hunter said the univerâ€" sities did approach the city for grants but this happened a number of years ago. against its formation. In her original suggestion Ald. Carroll called for the formation of a committee to study the salaries of council members and this committee would ‘be made up of perâ€" sons from labor. business and industry, the profesâ€" sions. the media and Waterâ€" loo‘s commissioner of finâ€" ance. In her report to council Monday night Ald. Carroll stated that the person repreâ€" senting labor would be apâ€" pointed by the Kitchenerâ€" Waterloo and District Labor Council while the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce would appoint a person representâ€" ing industry and business The â€" Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo Record, CKCO _ television and CKKW as well as radio station CHYM would jointly 10 Cents ({Continued on page 2)