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300 people packed city hall to hear blistering attack on TTC Subway plans, TTC came under fire from irate ratepayers, who called it 'dictatorial' and caring little for public interest
300 people packed city hall to hear blistering attack on TTC Subway plans, TTC came under fire from irate ratepayers, who called it 'dictatorial' and caring little for public interest

300 people packed city hall to hear blistering attack on TTC Subway plans, TTC came under fire from irate ratepayers, who called it 'dictatorial' and caring little for public interest

Date4/4/1966
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Original Toronto Star caption: 300 people packed city hall to hear blistering attack on TTC Subway plans; TTC came under fire from irate ratepayers; who called it 'dictatorial' and caring little for public interest.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0111320F
Residents mobilize: Agnes Pratt, left, is one of about 1,000 angry Scarborough ratepayers who packed last Monday's meeting of trustees, above
Residents mobilize: Agnes Pratt, left, is one of about 1,000 angry Scarborough ratepayers who packed last Monday's meeting of trustees, above
8/31/1992
Ratepayers ask a subway in the sky on yonge
Ratepayers ask a subway in the sky on yonge
3/28/1966
Two Etobicoke ratepayers are trying have two Etobicoke trustees removed from the Board of Education because of an alleged conflict of interest. C. W. Cooper and D. R. Meeson have filed the charges against John Parker, chairman of the board, and trustee S. Ted White and are seeking a hearing before a York County judge. [Incomplete]
Two Etobicoke ratepayers are trying have two Etobicoke trustees removed from the Board of Education because of an alleged conflict of interest. C. W. Cooper and D. R. Meeson have filed the charges against John Parker, chairman of the board, and trustee S. Ted White and are seeking a hearing before a York County judge. [Incomplete]
4/28/1968
In the wake of racial attacks on the subway, the TTC has supplied many subway cars with posters showing a subway token and the message Go in peace. The province is sharing the printing bill
In the wake of racial attacks on the subway, the TTC has supplied many subway cars with posters showing a subway token and the message Go in peace. The province is sharing the printing bill
4/12/1977
Thursday - TTC streetcars stalled, but they stayed packed with people
Thursday - TTC streetcars stalled, but they stayed packed with people
2/25/1965
Chairman Hugh Miller (right) addresses North Pickering ratepayers who gathered in a house in Brougham last night to protest building a new airport and(...)
Chairman Hugh Miller (right) addresses North Pickering ratepayers who gathered in a house in Brougham last night to protest building a new airport and(...)
3/3/1972
TTC Chairman Day (Glasses, behind Metro Chairman Allen) Faced Hostility, But he stood firm on plan to build $56 million Yonge subway extension west of that street
TTC Chairman Day (Glasses, behind Metro Chairman Allen) Faced Hostility, But he stood firm on plan to build $56 million Yonge subway extension west of that street
4/26/1966
Taxpayer sounds off. R. J. Doherty, acting head of the Ward 3 ratepayers association, gives East York mayor True Davidson a piece of his mind after 25(...)
Taxpayer sounds off. R. J. Doherty, acting head of the Ward 3 ratepayers association, gives East York mayor True Davidson a piece of his mind after 25(...)
8/27/1969
Image shows St. Clair reservoir in the park.
6-Acre tank on St. Clair nearly ready for ratepayers. The new 50-million gallon reservoir at St. Clair Ave. W. and Spadina Rd. underwent a contractors(...)
3/31/1931
At the end of a rough day on the expropriation front, Mayor William Dennison faced Ward Two ratepayers-augmented by Don Mount residents fighting expro(...)
At the end of a rough day on the expropriation front, Mayor William Dennison faced Ward Two ratepayers-augmented by Don Mount residents fighting expro(...)
9/12/1967
To the ratepayers of the village of Newmarket : the reeve of Newmarket says the village has sustained a loss of $500 in law suits, and the costs which have been imposed upon it by reason thereof
To the ratepayers of the village of Newmarket : the reeve of Newmarket says the village has sustained a loss of $500 in law suits, and the costs which have been imposed upon it by reason thereof
1862
Protest leader: Lorne MacDonald is chairman of a ratepayers association that is trying to block demolition of the low-rise apartment buildings, in background
Protest leader: Lorne MacDonald is chairman of a ratepayers association that is trying to block demolition of the low-rise apartment buildings, in background
5/24/1990