MINUTES - Council - 19130827;1!'
S E V E N T E E N T H M E Jll TI N G
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THE 0 0 U N C I L
The seventeenth meeting o~ the Council for 1913 was held
on Wednesday evening August 27th, the fol~owing members being
present;-namely, Mayor Baldwin, Reeve Y~owles and Councillors
Andrews, Browning, Bassett, Crockart, and Hulse?
the Chair.
If!inutes of the last meeting read and confirmed.
The Mayor in
The Mayor explained he had called the special meeting for the
purpose of consulting the Council in regard to taking over the
plant from Mr Birchard. The ]fietrepibli tan Company intended
starting on the instalation of the new plant on Tuesday next
and he thought it would be best for the Corporation to have full
controll of the old system in order that there would be no con
flict with the old electric light Company.
Application was received from the Public School Board asking
the Council to assess the town for Five Thousand Dollars for
Public School pur-po.sea for the current year.
An p.pplioation "!JaB also received from the High School Board
asking the Council to assess for two thousand five hundred dollas
for the rnaintainanoe of the High School for the current year
A communication was received from A Langman of Barrie for
the position of electrician for the Town.
Moved by Mr Knowles seconded by Mr Andrews that the Electric
Light Committee be and they are hereby instructed to .enter into
an agreement with Mr Birchard for the use of his electric light
plru1t until such times as the town plant is installed and taken ~'
over by this Corporation, and they are also instructed to enga
ge a man to take charge of the town plant and that the seal of
tha Corporation be attached to this resolution.
Carried.
Seventeenth Meeting Continued
Moved by,I.'fr Knowles seconded by ilir Hulse that the Electric
Light Committee be and they are hereby instructed to interview
Staunton of the Bell Telephone Company re the use of some of
the Telephones for the electric light wires in the Town of Aurora
Carried
Council Adjourned to meet at the call of the Mayor