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~too 1;1t:•A4 The~. meeting of the Council was held in the Council Room on
Mondayv-~hing March 4th, the following members being present;-
Mayor Baldwin, Reeve Knowles. and Councillors Bassett, Browning
Conover, Davis. Manning and l~itohell.
On motion 11r Bruce of Lemonville was heard in regard to taking
immediate action to prevent the Town of North Toronto obtaining
Legislation to expropriate land and sink artesian wells within a r
radiys of 30 miles of that Town pointi:g.ing out if thatbtovm obtained
such legislation and commenced sinking artesian wells near the highla
lands south of this town it might seriously effect the artesian wells cf
of this town.
A report was received from the fire company recomoending certain
changes in the hook and ladder wagon.
Bills were received from the following persons;-
Bell Telephone Co conversations
Twin City Oil Co oil pump
G. A Lloyd, coal
Canadian Express Co express
Archie Mitchell stone
A. Storey stone
Gutta Percha Rubber Co, Valves
$2.10
35.00
5.45
l.l65
12.00
12.00
1.60
Moved by r:r Ili tchell seconded by IJlr Davis that the following accounts
be paid that the 11ayor issue orders on the Treasurer for the same
and that the seal of the corporation be attached to this resolution
Be~l TelephonE Company
Twinn City Oil Co
G. A. Lloyd
Canadian Express Co
Archey Mitchell
A. Storey
Gutta percha ?cubber Co
Carried
$ 2.LO
35.00
5.45
1.15
12.00
12.00
1.60
-<£_, ' ;k-
~Meeting Continued
Moved by hlr Mi.tchell seconded by £Lr Manning that the Clerk be and
is hereby instructed to write the Collumbia :Powder Company Limited
regarding their agreement with this Corporation, notifying them
that unless they proceed to carry out the conditions of the same,
and pay up all arrears of. taxes and other charges if any before April
lst, 1912 th~ir lease shall be then cancelled and the Corporation
shall proceed. to take over the property and buildings according to
the terms of said Agll!eement and the 11ayor1!ie hereby instructed to
see such proceedings are taken if necessary.
Carried.
Moved by Mr Bassett seconded by r.Tr Kitchell that Whereas I.egislatin
is being asked for by the Town of North Toronto from the Legislature
of the Province of Ontario to premit of the expropriation of lands
and sinking of artesian wells sith in a radius of 3o miles of the
said Town of North Toronto, and laying pipes for the purpose of con
veying water therefrom to the said town of North Toronto and Whereas
the lakes and springs on the highlands of the Towbnships of King
and Whitchurch are within the radius of 30 miles of the said Town of
North Toronto, and Whereas the artesian wells of this Uunicipality
derive their water from t~e lakes and springs in the above mentioned
high lands and are within a radius of 30 miles of the said Town of
litorth Toronto;-
T li E R E F 0 R E this Council strongley protest against the
said Town.Cf North Towonto or any other Hunicipality being allowed
to expropriate lands and take water from the said range of hills in
the said townships of King and Whitchurch and that the Clerk be and
is hereby instructed tom forward a certified copy of this resolution
to the chairmRn of the I'rivate Bills Committee of the Legislature
and alsoto T. Herbert Lennox, M. L. A. for this Riding requesttng
him to use his influence against the passing of such Legislation.
Carried.
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~Meeting Continued
Moved by Mr Knowles seconded by lir IJanning that this Council is d
directly opposed to the application of the Town of North Toronto
to the Legislature forlllegislation :prohibting the the Toronto and
York Radial Railway running freight cars on Yonge Street from Toronto
north believing such legislation would be injurious to the interests
of the Towns' and Villages situated on the railway north of the said
Town of North Toronto and the Clerk of this l':lunicipali ty be and is
hereby instricted to transmit a certified copy of this resolution ~o
the Chairman of the ?rivate Bills Corr~ittee and also to T. Herbert
Lennox, JR •• L. Adl~ Riding
his influence f~~he passing of
with the request that he will
such legislation.
Carried.
use
Moved by Mr Knowles seconded by 1-lr Davis that the following be a
cor:nni ttee to draft a mesolution opposing the application of Horth
Toronto asking power fron' the Legislature to expropriate· land within
a radius of 3o miles of the said Town of Horth Toronto, namely
The I.layor and Councillors Hi tche1Jl and I!J.anning
Carried
Council adjourned to meet at the call of the I£:ayor.
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