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and Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation and Class A Newspapers Serving Newmarket and the rural districts of North York every Thursday at 30 Charles St Newmarket by the Limited SB for two years S3 JO for one year Association and the Audit of Circulations AutBrized as Post Office Department Ottawa Era Hit THE EDITORIAL PAGE the Heart Throbs Humor by Andrew Murdison A Gambles Passing Glances A JOB WELL DONE big news i now out The tax rate for the coming year has been set by Town Council The report of the fin ance committee submitted at Monday nights meeting of Town Council by the chairman Deputy Reeve Caroline Ion was unanimously adopted Summed up in a nutshell it provide for a levy across the board for residential commercial and industrial properties one mill higher than was the case a year ago are never welcome and undoubtedly there will be the usual complaints his year That is to be expected However we are sure that the ma jority of citizens will agree that under all the circumstances the members of council did a good job and are to be com mended for the results of their efforts New market is a grow ing municipality It is on the march It is in the van of And progress and advancement cost opinion there I d be Ihe this year is the price tag placed on pro gress We feel that it should be in that light The fact that members of council spent upwards of hours working on toe budget shows that their conclusions not arrived at lightly or without the fullest consideration of civic needs is equated to ability to pay Which is as it should be It is also worthy of note that when the original departmental budgets were received they provided for much larger turns than are actually provided in the approved levy and they were not ex travagant in the first instance One major problem was in relation to education Council has no control over this expenditure and merely acts as fiscal agent in raising the necessary funds Educational costs with a vastly increased and still increasing school population were away up although due to the cooperation of the School Board mem bers not so much as had been expected the first instance They cooperated the full in cutting their costs as much s possible while still providing adequate educational facilities and qualified staff to teach Newmarket youngsters the citizens of the future As it is there will be staggered classes and other in conveniences which it would have been nice to be able to eliminate Upward salary adjustments in the civic services were kept to a minimum- many of the towns employees accepting less than they had anticipated The- arc also to be commended for their willing to help keep the rate to a level regardless of Council will get on with its other major THE RIGHT ATTITUDE evening when they refused to authorize religious organization in town to a basement for the holding of services without obtaining firm guaran ties for the completion of the building within a clearly specified time This bore out an earlier decision in which a imilai request by a citizen was turned down The opposition to the move was led by Mayor Her Kent and he was right in the stand that he took To have done otherwise would have been to permit the entry of the thin edge of the wedge leading to a practice that could well play ducks and drakes with the towns zoning and housing regulations lead to a veritable shamble- in The fact that it was a religious group wan affected this instance is of Zoning bylaws and building regula tions are drawn up for the general good of the community as a whole They are part of our modern pattern of living Those who construct their buildings un der their terms have a right to expect that the same regulations will be applied to others And the town authorities have an obligation to afford them that protection in the event that there is an attempt to breaeh the bylaw or regula tion This is precisely what council mem bers did on Monday night They were confronted with what constituted an ap peal for permission to proceed with a building operation in direct conflict with the express wording and intent of the Had they acceded to that request in our opinion they would have been guilty of failing to carry out their duties to those who elected them to office They would also have been showing discrimina tion against other citizens who had earli er made a similar request and had been refused for good and valid What is sauce for the goose is for the gander So the old saying goes Public bodies in particular cannot make fish of one and fowl of another The rule in and it is basically a sound and good one is that basement premises may not be occupied and used until the complete structure is completed As long as that is the rule and there is no valid reason why it should be res cinded the duty of the town through the building inspector in the issuing of build ing permits is to ensure that it is obeyed by all citizens and organizations without exception It was not easy for the members of council to refuse this application particu larly because of its source It would have been easier and possibly more popular to cast a blind eye over the contemplated AN EXCELLENT REPORT From The Files Of 25 50 Years Ago Our Readers Write is a vital aspect of every community touching as it does on personal life and activities of every citizen Its ramifications enter into every home and activity and it is a matter of Therefore citizens of Newmarket have reason to be pleased and happy at the annual report of the local Police De railment which has just been released by Chief Constable Byron The phase of police activity in the town dur ing the past year and indicates the wide variety of duties the local law enforce ment officers are called upon to carry It is significant and worthy of note that the Chief Constable stresses the vital importance of public support and cooperation in the efficient functioning of the police force This is a point that is too often ovenlooked and it is well that got at He quite properly stresses the neces- of cooperation from home church and school in maintaining law and order For to put it mildly if these agencies fail to cany out their functions no po lice force in the country can fill the gap They are the partners in the joint en deavor and as the Chief Constable notes in his report the situation in that respect in Newmarket is a happy one As he says all the good police work in the world is of no avail in coping with juvenile delinquency if the condition in the home is not good Another point and we feel it is a good one made by Chief is the im of the police officers and offi cial- maintaining good relations with the general public In their specialized work public relations is absolutely vital In that connection as well Newmar ket is fortunate The local law enforce ment officers are in every sense he word citizens of the community are friends and neighbors as well as pub- the Plai April Maple EDITORS NOTE A number of unsigned left ten have been received by this paper fur insertion Readers Write It that the policy of llila and all Canadian papers the publication o If requested names wi unci and The than they would chastise and