MINUTES - Council - 19120108)
THE F I R S T M E E T I N G 0 F T llEE C 0 U N C I L
F 0 R I 9 I 2
The first meeting of the Council was held in the Council Room
for 1912 on I.ionday January 8th, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon.
The Following !(,embers presented themselves and signed the
Declaration of Office and took their ~eats ;-Namely
W. J. Baldv'.'in, Zsq, Mayor.
VI. J. Knowles, Esq, Reeve.
Councillors;-
w. J, Bassett,Esq
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Fred Browning, Esq
A. A. Conover, Esq
B. F. Davis, Esq
T. A. Uanning, Esq
J. A. Mitchell, Esq
The Council were introduced to the Mayor and business was at
once proceeded with.
First Meeting Continued•
.. 1 communication was received from Mr Viili li. Birchard complaining
that an intoxica.ted man was in the habit of visiting his power house
almost nightly and asking the Council to do Som'llthing to prevent him
coming there.
Bills were received from the following persons;-
The Clerk, Election expenses $36.50
Stiver Bros, Coal for town hall and fletch 10.80
Walter lllachell, Brick bats and tile 13.50
Banner Press, Printing 18.00
F. J. l\lclially, Extra insurance on Town Hall 1. 50
Moved by r:lr Bassett seconded by Nr Ic\itchell that the following ac
accounts be paid that the r.1ayor issue orders on the Treasurer for the
same and that the seal of the Corporation be attached to this resolution/
The Clerk
Stiver Bros
Walter I:lachell
Banner Press
F. J • l-icl%1ly
Carried.
$36.50
1080
13.50
18.00
1.50
J,·:oved by ll:r Bassett seconded by Kr l;Iitchell that the following be
a Committee to strike the standing committees, Viz Mayor Baldwin, Reeve
Knowles and Councillors, Bassett Browning and lflanning
Carried.
Moved by Mr Knowles seconded by l:lr lilanning that the Clerk be and
he is hereby instructed to advertise for tenders for ten toise of
stone to be dlivered in Aurora as directed by Deputy Chief Dunham
tenders to be in the Clerks hs.nds on or before January 15th 1
Carried
Leave vvas asked to introduce bylaws to aproint Auditors to audit
the r.lunicipal and School accounts for 1911, to appoint a High School
Trustee for the Aurora High School, a Local Board of Health and to
borrow mone~r to meet the. currenj; expenditure of the Town until the t
taxes levied therefore are paid
First meeting of the Council continued
Leave granted and bylaws read a first time.
Moved by 1\1r Knowles seconded by :r.:r Conover that the bylaws now
before the Council be read a imcond an' third time this day and
that rule 33 of bylaw No 16 be suspended for that purpose
Carried.
Bylaws read a seconi time and Council went into committee of
the whole on the same li'lr Bassett in the chair.
Con~ittee rose and reported bylaws with blanks filled.
Bylaws read a third time and passed.
Councllll adjourned to meet at the call of the I;1ayor.