MINUTES - Council - 19170709SIXTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL
FOR 1917.
The sixteenth meeting of the Council W3.s held in the Council Room
on Monday evening July 9th.
The following members being presentNamely :-MEJ.yor Baldwin, Reeve
Knowles, Councillors fndrews, Ausman, Bassett, H 9llcock EJ.nd Taylor.
The MEJ.yor in the chair.
The minutes of the two previous meetings were reEJ.d 9lld confirmed,
CommunicEJ.tions were received 'llld reEJ.d from the following persons
Namely :-W Percy Gillispie re EJ.greement with the M:J.yor for the Corp-
oration of Aurora.. Mr J G McDona.ld re Annua.l gr'lllt to the Lib:J.ry Board.
Toronto Westren Hospi ta.l re care of James Cow911, L McDonald Div-
ision Freight Agent Gra.nd Trunk Ra.ilway re Interch'lllge a.t Auror3..
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Mr Cha.rles Wilson Assistant Toronto & Yor;;; Ra.di:l.l R3.ilvi3.Y Co re A
continuation of switch on Wellington Street West.
Mr E A James Engineer Good Roa.ds System re Bridge on Wellington St
West. The Foley Rieger Pulp and Pa.per Comp9XIY re interswi tching.
Bills were received from the Following persons N3.mely:-
. Ferranti Electrical Co ( 10Meters) 27. 00
Toronto & York Radial R3.ilwEJ.y Co (Power for May) al 522.56
Dr L W D:l.les ( Attend9llce & Conveying J Cow9!1 to Hospi 10. 00
do (examination of Mrs Miliner) 1. 50
Car1:1da Law Book Co (Meredith's Municipal Marmal) 10.00
J Fleury's Sons (repairs pumps) 3.25
Northren Electric Co (insulators, bracicets & plugs. 22. 27
Clerk (ex returned Soldier, posta.ge, express etc. 6. 15
Barmer Press (printing & EJ.dvertising) 69. 10
do ( do Bo:J.rd of Health) 2.50
do ( do Post Cards W W) 2. 25
Wettla.ufer Bros (rep3.irs cement mixer) 7. 57
A Butcher (te3.ming & freight E L) 5. 13
W Ough & Son (Ha.rdware) 21.75
Aurora. Ha.rdwa.re Co (Hardw3.re E L) 2. 30
do ( do R&B) tionsl6. 65
Bell Telephone Co (phones 12,65 & 135 rent & convers9.-l6. 73
Toronto Westren Hospit3.l (care James Cow911) 32,55
B F Davis (coal W W) . 20, 21
W L B3llbury ( te3.llling & Livery hire) 6. 00
Charles Cooh: ( te'llning,) 117, 80
Moved by Mr Hancock seconded by Mr Ausru9ll that the following ac-
counts be paid 'llld that the Mayor issue orders on the Treasurer
for the S'lllle 3lld that the se3.l of the Corporation be att9.ched to
this resolution N3.lllely :-Ferr911ti Electrical Co 27. 00, Toronto &
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Sixteenth meeting continued.
York R3.di9.l Ro"ilvny Co 522. 56, Dr L W Dales 11. 50, C!llnd"L Law Book
Co 10. oo, J Fluery I sSons 3. 25, Northren Electric Co 2c. 27, Clerk
6.15, . Boumer Press 7 3. c5, Wettlaufer Bros 7. 57, ~. Butcher 5. 13,
W Ough & Son 21. 75, Aurora Hardware Co 24. 95, Bell Telephone Co
16. 73, Toronto Westren Hospital 32. 55, B F Davis 20. 21, W L Banbury
6. 00,' Charles Cook 117. eO. Carried.
Moved by Mr Andrews seconded by Mr Bassett th3.t the action of the
Mayor in issueing orders on the Treasurer for the p3_yment of the
following bills be 3.nd the same is hereby confirmed !llld that the
seal of the Corpor"l.tion be att'lched to this resolution.
June 7 J L Stiver (inspecting meter)
9 J Daniels (labor R & B) II
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11 J Hodgins do
16 do do
11 J D!llliels do
11 T Hodgins do
11 VI Keunedy do
23 J D!llliels do
11 J Hodgins do
11 T Hodgins . do
11 Judge Coatsworth (re Hastings
30 H E Proctor (post c3.rds W W)
'1! .· .. : 1~ .. ;./r:;Hodgins (labor W W)
· 11 J D!llliels (l3.bor R & B) II
II 11 J Hodgins do
July 3 Bell Telephone Co (phone Board
11 7 J Daniels (labor R & B )
II 11 J Hodgins do
II 11 T Hodgins do
apQeal)
of Health)
Carried
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11,02
12.37
12.37
4,50
3. 37
12.60
12.48
11.25
6,00
10,00
10,75
13.25
13.25
12.50
12. 50
10,00
11,25
In "Lccordance with 3. resolution passed in Council on Saturday
July 7th 1917 autho:i:'izir!g !llld instructing the waterworks committee
to purch3.se 3. lot for the purpose of securing a better water supply;
Your committee beg le9.ve to report as follows that we interviewd
Mr Billing re the purch3.se of his house and lot on Yonge Street
South, and would recommend the purchase of same at the price of
One Thous9.nd Four Hundred Doll3.rs ($1400, QO) Mr Billing to have use
of house !llld garden 3.S long 3.S they need it for their own use.
w J B3.ssett
Chairm!lll of Committee.
Moved by Mr Bassett seconded by Mr Ausman that the report of the
Waterworks Committee re the purch3.se of Mr Billing 1 s property for
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Six:teenth me Elting continued.
,_ v1ater lot oe and the s3.llle is hereby 3-Ccepted, and the Solicitor
be 3.nd he is hereby instructed to prepare the necessary papers. and
f·nd the seu of the Corpor3.tion be 3.ttached to this resolution.
c,_rried.
Moved by Mr Hancock seconded by Mr Bassett that our Solicitor is
hereby instructed to prepare a QUit claim deed on the ~'roperty
refered to n3.lllely Lots 20-21--22 on the West side of Berczy Street
plan 6e 3-nd that the seal of the Cprporation be attached to this
resolution. C9.rried
Moved by Mr Knowles seconded by Mr Taylor th3-t the Mayor be a.nd he
is hereby instructed to C3-ll a Puolic Meeting to be held in the
Council Room on Wednesd9.y evening at e u' clock to consider the
best way to assist the Red Cross Girls to raise money to assist
the French Nation in their great struggle for freedom from the
enemy of Liberty the Hun. Carried.
Moved by Mr Taylor seconded by Mr !.usm9Jl that the Mayor be 9Jld
he is hereby instructed to sign 9.1'1 order on the Treasurer in favor
of the Public T"ibrary Board for the sum of two hundred dollars.
And the seu of the Corpor3.tion be 3-tt3.ched to this resolution.
Carried.
Leave v1as 3-sked to introduce a By-law to prohioi t the keeping or
h3-rbouring of Dogs in the Town of .Aurora without ,_ License.
Leave gr3-nted 3-nd By-l3.W read a. first time.
Moved by Mr Knowles seconded by Mr Taylor tha.t the By-law uow
before the Council be re3.d 3. second time this d3-y 9Jld that Rule 33
of By-law No 10 be suspended for that purpose.
Ca.rried.
By-law read a second time and Council went into committee of the
whole on the s3.llle Mr Taylor in the chair.
Committee rose and reported 9Jld asked leave to sit again.
Leave gr9Jlted.
Council then 3.djourned to meet at the cul of the Mayor.
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