1 Rev. , “'CIIBI'IGI MacDonald. Rev

SHERWOOD VILLAGE COMMISSION MEETS

holding ‘Iieir annual session was Sher-

The annual myotin"; m missioners and ratcpoyr's "so: held last night in several i m:- munities across the l-hnd.

Among the villages llcre shown discussing the annual reports

wood. some of

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,c irs Collide ‘

a

joutskirts of Elmira at South Lake corner Sunday night. Jos—, eph Williams of South Lake Is‘ said to have been the driver of; a 1951 model car which wentI out of control and struck the 1962 car driven by Mrs. Francis Gillis. Elmira.

IFive Testify ; At Hearing Iln Geo’town ;

Monday night in the court h M

strate James B. Johnston. CPT‘T‘TI“ i“ “la-"919d “’ll’h unla‘w‘ Imercial zones include 319 acres or contribution to the fully and indecently assaulting Annie Cercta

Ne 1r Elmira

Two cars were da~

SOURIS — ‘ a ""IlSl?" on the

Damage to Mrs. Gillis' car is

estimated at $150 and the dam- age to the other car is said to be about 3100. i

There were no p'issengers in

either vehicle and neither driver was hurt.

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MONTAGUE — The prelimin- h

ary hearing of John James C e- verie of New Zealand which

tarted Jan. 22 we 5 resumed‘ ouse' agis- i

t Georgetown efore

I I I

t Mrs. Andrew) ;

._._——.__ Gregory of New Zealand. 1:

Parents Visit Ih

prior to the opening of

t . meeting are commissioners. IClassrooms J o h n MacAleer. Frederick Cannon and Wilber C. McInnis. SOURIS _pal.enls of Souris C

The existing deficiencies

school lot sizes hch are to o serious to be longer left unat- tended. the planning rcport stru- es as it proposes provision be made for future expansion of the sites through zoning and

other measures.

Mr. de Silva also proposes the eventual replacement of Roch- ford S q u a r c School iii a new site. He does not believe th 1 5 would c a serious f:uanci:tI matter as the Pownol Street site of the present school would be especially valuable for resale due to its central location.

He suggests futusc expansion

could be provided for by present zoning of adjacent lands as park and institutional areas.

LOCAL BRIEFS

field, are expected to :iitcnl . annual meeting of the (Ruin. '. i Ayrshire Breeders \.>\tit‘::lliill. The session is slniru '. take place in Montreal i-‘:-b. 3;

T0 GUERNSEY MEI-1T J. Eric Hurry. West Royalty expects to leave Sunday for To- ronto where he will attend the annual meeting of the Canadian Guernsey Breeders Association next week. Mr. llurry is first vice - president. The executive meets Monday and Tuesday. The annual general meeting will be held Wednesday and the directors will meet hurs- day. Tile meetings will be Iicld

in the Royal York Hotel.

To JERSEY MEET

James Vickerson. War re n Grove who is P.E.I. director of the Canadian Jersey Cattle club. leaves Thursday for Toronto where he will attend the annu- al meeting of the national organ- Izatlon Monday. Tuesday and 'Wednesday of next week. )1 r. ‘ Vickerson has been a Maritime director for the past two years

but this year each of the three vf-xcc ' ing '1 .Il tctui of its own.

CORCORAN FUNERAL -—'I‘hc funeral for Martin Peter Corcor- an was held Tuesday morning I from the Hennessey F u n e r a l Home to St. Cuthbert's Church. St. Theresa. His remains were received into the church by his parish priest. Rev. tir- 'r an e “it I Mass was celebrated by his son. Rev. Francis Corcoran. assisted by Rev. E. . Murray. deacon "and Rev. Clare MacDonald suit. .deacon. master of t‘crmonics was Rev. Joseph LL‘CIGIZ‘. Censer bearer was Rev. Anfl“cw MacDonald. Present in the sanc- tuary were Most Rev. Malcolm A. MacEachern. Bishop of Char.

.lottetown. with his chaplains. Very Rev Bennett Macdonald _aud Re W. J. McCardIc. Rt.

; v. . McMahon. Rt. Rev. John Sullivan. Rev. 0. P Wnnd. iRev. T. P. Butler. Rev. l. B. ‘» Dooey. Rev. Leonard McKcnna. Rev. William Simpson. Rev. L. J. Ayers. Rev. A. eefe. e MacCormack. Rev.

. W. D.

:MacDonald. Rev. David Mc- tTn'gue. Rev. George MacDonald. " Rev. Dr. L. P. Callaghan. Very ‘ Rev. P. l". MacDonald. Rev. F. P.., Aylward, Rev. Dr. Thomas M J. E. Cash.

Mr Reid. Rev. Clifford by and Rev. Arthur Pend-

f Rev. erg-at. Interment took place In a wit

Goodwin. Baldwin. Clarence

hPeter Make“. and Leo- ' ldlev I

’I‘hi. proctdure would not in- :i I'll'l't‘ u l t 31 prcs.nt owners usti ~ cuts. but would restrict

redevelopment of their proper- ties. .\t such time as that, the report states. it would be advis-

sthlc tor City Council to acquire‘

the properties over a period of Ilflll‘ as there is no other means available to safeguard future expansion of the new schools which are now located on inade- q atc lots.

Primarily the criticism of present sites is that they do not have any p r o v i sion whatever for recreational or outdoor sport activities, and this holds true as well of Prince of Wales Col- lege. of the latter he recom- mcnds :ppointment of a c0m~ mission to examine long range plans for College expansion.

Similarly the report is great- ly concerin with the necessity of providinc snitici-ent “open spaces" divided iiilo p- playing areas. He believes the two should be linked in one area and points to the pleasing effect oi Victoria Park where this IS done to provide a “pleas- iiizi ('Iiecl of spaciousncss”.

. p r e s c iii the city has approximately 00 acres of such space divided among the var-

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‘ ious city sou. res. llcsB r i s a ‘ (firtnccn! playground and Spring

Park pl::\':‘uiu". ()I' this Vic-

‘ toria Park has nearly 79 acres

.tseii'. I’I‘he recently acquired 11- acrc site near the North River Co-Op llousing development is not included). BELOW STANDARDS

This open acreage represents (bout tivi‘ ilt‘i(‘\ per 1.000 of population which he says is far lll‘Imt Moreover he notes what areas tIicrr are available are not readily accessible to small chil- dren .11 many sections of “iv.

Because it is largely the lat- ter who use playground space the report contends it should he

locatcd away from main trafficicharge sub-dividers a percent-Imunities and all citizens should itaincd within residenhial neigh.

routes biit ccntrally within resi- dential arcrs.

llr. dc Silva strongly favors removal of playgrounds from

Said Urg

For the protection of down- town Charlottetown as a centre of commercial activity automo- bile parking facilities will have to be provided by the municipal- ity. Walter de Silva maintained in his planning study of the city in a section dealing with traffic problems.

lie blames much of the cur- root problem on angle parking which interferes with the free flow of t r a fit c and reduces street capacity and says when it is permitted near street is a definite traffic hazard.

The town planner stated the

_ is fast approaching when municipal governments will have to accept the fact that parking in central business

:~ ' much a public util- ity as a sewer or water main. HIGH EXPENSE

He admits solving the prob- lem involves considerable capi- tal expenditure. but advises that cities w h i c h have tack] it have received tangible results

in the

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in increased business downtown arms. Failure to handle the problem

satisfactorily has always result-:plete study bv joint action

ed in loss of business to outside sections as there has been "'i:'.'lit to the ubilrhs" to avoid congestion. This has been meas- urably true of many large Am- erican cities where loss has been as high as 37 per

cent in Los Angeles and as per . cent in Detroit. he stated and said while such large centres of available for metered on-street . population could perhaps

sorb such losses this was not true here

His report noted that a few

:1 c c c pi e d standards.‘

e . by the last sitting of the legisla-‘

not the entire metropolitar reg.

business

ab-

;Regional High School visited the teachers in

.and School meeting while th e Souris detachment RCMR

Immediate Action Is Suggested In De icient School [at Problem

I Charles Gillis, Bruce Stewart

an .to the nominating committee. 't

1- _—___._..._ . . , , _ _ _ _. I MULTI-TRIBAL PEOPLE

- t . . ' There are almost 250 tribal

' ‘ ‘ S - . . ggtiggytng-gieeisr ilgptelflzsécgs and linguistic groups lll Niger- visual open spaces of peace and la 5 popumnon 0‘ 35'000'000‘ ! quiet. particularly for the spec- wial use of older people and mo- Ithers with young children". Emphasizing his point he re-“ Imarked: “It is particularly sad‘ :to see the state of city squares. ;whieh are a part of the heritage; .of Charlottetown" and offered. strong objection to the proposan that the fringes of the squares be taken for additional parking areas.

GRASS SACRIFICE!)

He also objected to removal of the many trees in the city to make mom for “3'15 “Chal‘lm‘Ivelopment our future develop- tetown. like many other cities throughout the world, has with the best of intentions of saving public cxpcnditure and prevent- ing increases in taxes, resorted to on—street parking." Although tree cutting has been suspended because of public outcry still many grass strips are being sacrificed.

The planner states that n o; doubt these temporary exped- ienis ease the parking situation. but the city “is paying a tre-‘ mendous p r i c e. in the destruc- tion of aesthetic amenity val-

Metropolit

ner deSilva makes a metropolitan basis.

Most of the ting communities today vidual communities and seeking both a place in t h e country and escape from taxes.

However. as the suburbs :1 ‘cw

ucs.

Noting that it is time consum-. ing and e x p e n sive to create ‘beauty and so easy to destroy it, ‘through faulty thinking, he rev minds authorities that preserva-

ion is the easiest and m 0 st

maintains. JOINT ACTION URGED "The overlapping of various services and diverse autlioru ‘Valld 30mm ties that control and maintain He recommends creation of them in the name of the City of tpark and institutional zones toICharlOttdOWfl. 0‘ the Vlllai-ZCS safeguard immediate and future I 0‘ Parkdalf‘. ShCY‘WOOd a It d needs of open space requireJuthcr areas are very wasteful

ments a and inefficient. considering the "Similarly. the city should i small populationsnand the dis- ,take immediate steps to enforce tances involved. the report

by-law provision sanctioned Come" 5- "Indirectly .tlie whole Prov-I le v y ‘ ince contributes to this ineffic- I to r lency through provincial grants . the . (' 0 m- I

the

tture with respect to the

Ifrom subdividers of land parks and open space purposes. I and other aids. Therefore iThis by-law enables the city to.‘ leaders of neighboring

an or an equivalent 5 take an active interest to see if; i s m o n e y to be set aside I amalgamation of the suburban ifor acquiring land for parks and areas of Charlottetown crn bc-‘ Iopen spaces". 'come a reality. Failing this a,

age 0

ent Need In City .

Which leaves. he states. a present shortage of 400 spaces for current requirements. By ‘1964 he estimates the shortage‘" will be 800. '

To meet these requirements. and alleviate traffic and park-I ting problems he proposes that. ‘City Council create a new park-‘1 ing zone whereby further build-' ing would be restricted: the end of angle parking and conversionI to curbside parking immediate- ly with the eventual banning of all on-street parking; that land he acquired for development as; . parking lots and a special com-3 apprec'afing greatly in value.mittee be named to look intoI and meaning an end he‘this matter ‘temporary parking agreements. I.____.. ‘_

AFFIC PATTERN '

years ago there was a tendency [of business to move away from downtown areas but this trend was being reversed and there is now “a rash of new construc- tion and revitalization".

he reason for it is simply that the downtown area offers greater convenience. efficiency and profits than any other sec- tions of an urban area.

Mr. de Silva said he was at- tracted by the “novel” sugges- tion that centrc-of—block areas he used for parking. b t cannot agree that satisfactory rrange- ments could be h e foresees such bits and pieces

He maintains provision of ade-

‘ . O quate parking downtown shouldIloss From F're be the sole responsibility oftShows Decline

City Council as being the only Fire losses last year were

body capable of enforcing 0 ing. building and traffic rennin-1‘”.000 below the losses of the previous year. amounting to $124,000, it was reported by the _ fire committee chairman. Arth- .iginate here he proposes a c031f m L. wright. I Emergency facilities, includ- ing cots. for the use of the men Ilon to plan a long tern. traffic ton emergency standby were in‘ pattern and mad system for the‘stailed last fall. Also in case of whole area. emergencies. the City Flushcr Right now Charlottetown heath“ been Placed I” "'9 Old only one-half the parking spaces. it will need next ye r makes a list I 4,754 space! “will”. - With Centennial events parking: another 215 in private am In mind. the committee has lots: and lift fll'l-SII'PPI space! recomme ed t mrchase of

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ans. However, since he feels that much of the traffic does not or-

civlc and provincial authorities

land the evidence of five more C r o w it Monday. They were: Cnst. Jam-

town: Hugh Sheehan. Souris andI Stlli‘dgnil: Annie Cereta Gregory. New Zea-

la classrooms at the January Home Zealan

Arthur McGuigan.

3 PROBLEMS IN MAKING

Planning Is Urged

Contending that neither rode-[metropolitan form of .planning action can be recom- ment of any city can bc isol'i-‘mended. and cd from its environs town plan- Government will have to give strong leadership and guidance in this plea for future planning on a rcgar

problems beset- . should be drawn to the Metrop- arose ; olitan Committee report from the independence of indi- jshould be released shortly and

‘ the i it is hoped that citizens in all “flight to the suburbs" of those the communities will study this report city and action

for population increases brought de- . Would safeguard growth and de. mands for city facilities ranging velopment from schools to sewers and fire lained neither the city nor out- protection and in the end tirxcs Side areas should be allowed to I are no I i g h t e r. the planner splriawl without restriction.

lishment of a wide “green belt”

t of Iconditions will have to prevail

Added Parking Facilities

Spring Park Fire am where m“ a. once a day inspection has been a

are of sti

Four Crown witnesses were card at the previous session

witnesses was hear

s D. Banks, RCMP. Charlotte-.

nd; Andrew Gregory. d: Cnst. James A. Cox of.

e Crown evidence is now_

Completed and the hearing Wastenterprises, In Charlottetown in- . adjourned to Souris, Feb. 6 when d ‘10“ Chalssm were named J. P. Nicholson who represents

he accused will inform the court

if he intends to make a state- cations of meiit or produce witnesses. .

Deputy Attorney-General J. I represented he Crown. I

an Iype

joint

the Provinc i a I

"In this respect. attention

that

for positive discussion

In suggesting a broad plan recommendations which

Mr. deSilva main-

proposals mclude estab-

which should be used for recrea- ion. agriculture. certain insti- tutional uses and restricted commercial uses.

BROAD PRINCIPLES

His planning proposals, he states. could ensure that e following broad principles are. established In this city and its‘

environs.

"tal Certain existing roads if converted to limited access roads can “frame” the neigh- bourhood pattern and relieve traffic congestion.

“(bl Housing can be co -

bourhoods with all community

New 1

City Reported Overzoned

Charlottetown is greatly over- ; cult ' ‘ ‘ zoned for commercial purposes. I amendments to the zoning by -.Very often the reluctance according to the housing studyllaw should be carefully watch-i

report which shows that of 1.- 427 acres 0" land in the city 489

have been marked for com— the part of proper

mercial and light industry.

Town planner Walter de Sil- va. who prepared stated the 35 per cent allotment was far greater than necessary and leads to the inference that the full land available for com- mercial uses ‘ being so used and that land is wastefuliy or uneconomically used.

He noted that accepted plan-

ing in many United States cit-‘8 The Guardian, Charlottetown, Wed.. Feb. 6, 196

n ies allows nine per cent acre- age rcial purposes and if that figure were u sed here only 128 acres would be needed instead of the present

REVISION NEEDED on as well as other considerations he stated

the present zoning plan

Thelreport states the com-

below Euston Street and acres above it, and examina- tion show. only approximately1 30 per cent of it being used' commercially.

It added that over- zoning for commercial purposw ‘ a char-l acteristic of small towns and 1 cities because of the higher pow

tential value of such land. but many acres of land for develop- that it results in scattered deve- Intent as residential. business or

0 men ' . "A close examination of the

ments. such as shops and other

dicates that a great number of these enterprises have turned into marginal businesses in o- questlonable suitabil- ity," he said .

The result of this has been in- filtration of the older residential areas with "disturbing" neigh- i uses and has helped to downgrade the residential areas and d e p r e c i a te residential values.

INCREASES NOISE

"The intrusion of certain typ- es of industrial and commercial usas in residential areas. in- creases the amount of traffic 11 ' e and air pollution and therefore disturbes peace and quiet. These factors make such areas leSS desirable for resi- dential purposes and the result is that families which can af- ford to. move into other areas. leaving the vacated properties to families in the lower income groups who have little choice but to live in a cheap and u u- wholesomo district with housing."

“Zoning is one of the most im- portant tools of municipal gov- ernments, not only to s a f e- guard proper growth and deve- lopment of an area. but also to Insure adequate retention 0 land for future public uses such as s c h o o l s and other public buildings. open space, future roads. road widening and the provision of adequate automo~ bile parking. It is so m u c h cheaper to do it now. and safe- guard the public purse of th e future generations.

“ roper zoning and the adoption of by-laws to enforce this zoning is one o f the most important and urgent s t e p s that should be taken by h e City. It should be noted that the adoption of a zoning plan is not a cure all for all evils. but a well conceived zoning system is one of the strongest safeguards of proper City growth."

"Very often both public offic- ials and elected representatives would 9 under considerable pressure from intereste - sons or parties, whenever re- quests for zoning changes have to be dealt with. In dealing with amendments to a zoning by-law.

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situation. T h e r e f o r e.

ed. I! allowed too frequently. it" would result in uncertainty on ty owners- as. to the future uses and develop-1

tFor Commercial Purposes

ments in the neighbourhood.

property owners to invest and

improve properties can be attrl-.

buted to the above mentioned uncertainty."

[Had Busy Year

A . Pollc :court clerk Bert

tdecrease of 14 from 19 1 Th 0 f I by Icosts in police court and e

I'OIICO COD"

nether busy year in

C it ourt wa

e C 5 reported by

. G. Campbell when his annual report showed 1.654 cases were heard. a slight

61.

e report stated collections 't the court in ordinarv 'in"s it court. and dog tax were s‘lliy. 5 4.80. ‘

The ordinary fines included