MINUTES - Council - 19171001i -----
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T Vi E N T Y F I R S T M <E E T I N G 0 F T H E C 0 U N C I L.
FOR 1917,
The twenty first meeting of the Council for the y e"l.r vn.s held in
the Council Room un Mond"-;f Octouer 1st.
The following members oeing present N 3Jnely :-M~yor Baldwin, Reeve
Knowles, Councillors Ausm~n, B~.ssett, H3.ncock, TS~.ylor 3.nd Winter.
The minutes of the previous meeting \vere re'l.d ::md confirmed.
Communic~tions were received 3J1d re?.d from the followin;s persous,
Albert H Abbott SecertS~.ry of British Red Cross, 3.sking for ~11 appe3.l
to the Citizens of the Town on Octo oer leth in beh'l.lf of the British
Red Cross.M''tjor F P He3.ly of He:tdqu'trters s~ff C3.1np Borden re qu'l.rters
for the troops during their m'l.rch from C3.1np Borden to Toronto.
Heaton's Agency re advertising the To1m.
Bills were received f'rum the fullowit1g pers Jns Namely:-
Toronto & Yur:; R'l.di~l R"J.ilvny Cu (power for .A11g)
Clerk (ex re returned Suldier)
435. 47
2,50
Bell Telephuue Co (rent phones 65 & 135, & co11Vers3.tionl0i;25
A Butcher (coal Tuvm H'l.ll) 4.50
CatHdim1 Allis Chumers (pipe W W) le57.92
.~urora H'l.rdw:tre Cu 17. 53
Moved by Mr B'tssett seconded by Mr Winter th'tt the folluvring
"J.ccounts be ;;J'l.id 'l.l!d th'l.t the M'l.yor is.sue urders on the Tressurer
for the .s3Jne :md th3.t the se~l of the Corpor'l.tion be ~tt~ched to
thi.s ·resolution, N3Jnely :-Toronto & York R"J.dia.l Railw"J.y Co 435. 47,
Clerk 2. 50, Bell Tele;)hone Co 10. e5, A Butcher 4. 50, Csn3.di3.tt Allis
Ch~lmers le 57. 92, P,uror"-H"J.rdw'l.re Co 17. 53.
C"J.rried.
Moved oy Mr Knowles seconded by Mr Winter that the following be
and they ~re hereby 3-ppointed 't committee to arr3Jtge for the recept-,.
ion of returned Soldiers of the Tovm of 1\urora, Mayor Baldwin, Council-
or Bassett, C:tptg,in V: H T~ylor,Mr C N Bond,Mr J G McDonald ~nd the
Mover and Seconder of this resolution.
C~rried.
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Tv1enty first meeting continued..
Moved by Mr Ausnnn seconded by Mr TCJ.ylor thCJ.t the Council of this
Municip'llity hereby instruct the TreCJ.surer · CJ.nd Solicitor to inuueC:.io"t:illly
tCJ.ke ste;?S to collect 3.11 overdue tCJ.xes o11ing to the CorporCJ.tion of
the Town of Auror3..
C'1rried
Moved by Mr Kn011'les seconc.ed by Mr TCJ.ylor th:1t the M:1yor be :1nd he
is hereby instructed to call a public meeting to 13.rr'lnge for the col-
lection for the British Red Cross Society's 3.ppe:U to be made on Oct
18th 1917. Carried.
· Lectve 1ns 3.sked to introduce a By-l:J.vr to apj)oint 3. T:J.x Collector.
Le:1ve granted 3.nd By-l3.VI re:J.d :1 first time.
Moved by Mr B:1ssett seconded by Mr Winter that the By-law now before
the Council oe re'l.d 3. secund 3.nd third time this d3.J J.nd th3.t Rul~ 33
of By-13.1•1 No 10 be suspended for ths.t purpose.
Cctrried.
By-13.VI re'ld 3. second tiEle 3.tld Council v1ent into committee of the
11hole Mr BCJ.ssett in the chJ.ir.
Committee rose :llld reported By-l:J.w vii th bl3.llk filled vri th the !l3Jne
of C A Petch.
By-l3.1·1 reJ.d :J. third time and :J3.Ssed.
Council then ctdjuurned to meet CJ.t the cCJ.ll of the ~hyor.
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