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126th Year *No. 42 Wednesday, October 15, 1980 *25 Cents at the Newstand Waterioo was well represented in the Oktoberfest parade Monday with a float sponsored by the city featuring Frieda, one of the festival‘s symbols, and plenty of pretty frauleins from the city. Oktoberâ€" fest festivities continue throughout the Twin Cities this week. Fluoride vote not possible THIS WEEK INSIDE rShe’sapioneer for the day IT‘S THAT SEASON SEE PAGE â€" 7 , New dean at ‘ St. Jerome‘s SEE PAGE â€" 5 Mayor Marjorie Carroll‘s appearance before Kitchener eouncil last night failed to end the confrontation over proâ€" posed bus service in the Maple Heights subdivision of Waterioo when Kitchener Mayor Morley Rosenberg moved that Carroll‘s presentation simply be "noted and filed"‘. Mayor gets cold shoulder In an interview. Carroll said she preâ€" sented all the available information conâ€" cerning ‘the Maple Heights proposal to Kitchener council, but "there was very little discussior‘‘ about the transit serâ€" vice. » By Stewart Sutheriand "I requested a trial run in the area so i come up some facts figures or Marjorie Carroll‘s appearance . fore the 1981 is set,"" Carroll said. Kitchener eouncil last night _ "I even that the route we want o end the confrontation over proâ€" _ won‘t cut off service for residents along bus service in the Maple Heights _ Glasgow St. as has been suggested. It ision of Waterioo when Kitchener _ wi}l only add three to five minutes to Morley Rosenberg moved that _ their bus trip." i‘s presentation simply be ‘*noted KÂ¥ ; ed"". Carroll said her presentation, which i interview. Carroll said she preâ€"â€" included the suggested trial run, would all the available information conâ€" _ enable Kitchener council to ‘save their ; ‘the Maple Heights proposal to â€" political facesif they had decided to ner council, but "there was very _ reverse their previous rejection of peakâ€" iscussior** about the transit serâ€" _ hour service to the Maple Heights area. Clerk overliooks municipal act When the wording of the municipal act was pointed out to him by the Chronicle, he was again asked if the particular section would apply and then responded "I don‘t know. I‘ll have to check with the solicitor." Pressed on the matter hoâ€" wever, Keeling conceded he hadn‘t checked the Municiâ€" pal Act in relation to the possible fluoride vote. only the Fluoridation Act. Pointing out section 262 of the Municipal Act. Fader said a proposed bylaw or question to be asked. must be published by the city not later than one month prior to the election at which the bylaw or question is to be submitted for the assent or opinion of the electors." The publication must then. according to the act. continue for another three successive weeks. When Keeling was apâ€" proached after last night‘s council meeting, he said section 262, dealing with ‘*voting on bylaws‘" did not pertain to the possible fluoridation vote. "It‘s not voting on a bylaw."" he said. While checking with proâ€" vincial government officials at Queen‘s Park, the Chroniâ€" cle was informed that a question cannot be put to the electorate without publicaâ€" tion by the city clerk of the question at least one month prior to the election. Jack A. Fader, legislative counsel for the ministry of the Attorneyâ€"General. said in a phone interview it looks like it‘s a bit too late" for fluoridation to come to a vote without any publication of a formal question to date. By Philip Jalsevac At press time today, he An apparent oversight on was unavailable for further the part of city clerk Ron _ comment. Keeling may have already Meanwhile, the organizer killed any hopes for a civic of a petition to have the city vote on the question of put fluoridation to a vote. fluoridation in the Nov. 10 .Jim Colley, said, "I feel like municipal elections. & the wind‘s been knocked out Doctor speaks Ww | SEE PAGE â€" 8 Meanwhile, the organizer of a petition to have the city put fluoridation to a vote, â€"Jim Colley. said, "I feel like the wind‘s been knocked out of me"" when told: of the apâ€" parent gaffe. * He said the petition‘s orâ€" ganizers â€" calling themselâ€" ves the Waterioo Safe Water Society â€" have spent about $2,000 on their campalé’ n so far. Even then, however, the petitioners were facing a deâ€" cision by the clerk‘s departâ€" ment â€" supported by counâ€" villors last night â€" to impose a cutâ€"off deadline today for any further signatures. The Oct. 15 deadline was previously agreed on muâ€" tually by the clerk‘s departâ€" ment and : petition orâ€" ganizers. but Colley said yesterday his group hadn‘t counted on the amount of work involved in the petition and wanted more time. Colley, who‘s also running for alderman in the elecâ€" tions, said he‘s been workâ€" ing an average of about 15 hours a week and has spent about $800 out of his pocket since the end of August in trying ‘to get 4,000 signaâ€" tures on a petition. v Appearing stunned by the news that they were actualâ€" ly working against a much earlier deadline than they had thought, Colley exâ€" pressed disappointment at not being informed of the requirements for putting fluoridation to a vote. ‘*Nobody checked into anâ€" ything,"* he claimed,‘*‘beâ€" cause they didn‘t think we‘d do it." As of last night, he said his group had gathered about 3,100 signatures and Colley was hopeful of getâ€" ting the other eight or nine hundred before the end of the month. if not sooner. (Continued on page 3) (Continued on page 4)