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N I N T H M E E T I N G 0 F T H E C 0 U N C I L
F 0 R 1 9 1 e.
The ninth meeting of the Council for the year was held in the
Council Room on Monday evening April 13th.
All the members being present.
The Mayor in the chair.
The minutes of the last meeting read and confirmed.
Communications were received and read from the following persons
Namely:-E A James Engineer of the good roads system re a concrete
sidewalk in cormectioti with the ~leW, ilridge•>to:~be aui1t on Wellington
Street West near Fleury's. Albert Aboott Secretary of Organization
of Recources Committee re Bill passed by the Legislative Assembly
re Vacant Land Cultivation Act. Ben H Spence Sec. Treas. of 'fhe Ontario
Municipal Association re sending representives to their Convention,
Bills ~rere received from the following persons Namely:-
F J McNally (insurance on Fire Appliances)
do (insurance on Waterworks building)
W Hastings (flag)
Vlm Ough & Son (hardware )
Bell Telephone Co (rent phone 135)
do (rent & conversations) t b.~.
Rev S P So a.nes re Mrs Sacks
13.90
12.50
15.00
l. 20
5. 00
5.131
15.00
Moved by Mr :Bassett seconded by Mr Sisman that the following accounts
be paid and that the Mayor i.ssue orders on the Treasurer for the same
and that the se':tl of the Corporation be attached to this resolution,
Namely:-F J McNally e. 90 & 12. 50, W Hastings 15. 00, W Ough & Son
1. 20, Bell Telephone Co 5. 00 & 5. e 1, Rev P s So anes 15. oo.
Carried.
Moved by Mr Knovrles seconded by Mr Taylor tl:tat the Clerk be and he
is hereby instructed to notify Mr James York County Highway Engineer
that the Town Council do not think it advisable to have :1. sidevralk
on the proposed new bridge on Wellington Street West Aurora.
Carried •
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Moved by Mr Taylor seconded by Mr Y"~1owles that the Co.uncil do set
apart a portion of the eastren part of the lot known as the powder lot
to be used as a public dumping ground under the supervision of the
Constable and that the seal of the Corporation be attached to this
resolution. Carried.
Moved by Mr Reeves seconded by Mr Brovrning that the Clerk be instructed
to ask all owners of vacent lots in Town and who are not going to cult-
ivate them, to give preniission for same to be cultivated by any person
applying to the Clerk for them, and that no charge be made by the owners
of the said lots for their use. And that the Corpuration of the Town
of Aurora give three prizes for the best cultivated lots the prizes
to be ~n5. oo, $10. oo, 3.l'!d ~~5. oo, the Judges to be chosen by the Corp-
uration. The judging to take pl'l.ce during the first week· of July, and
the seal of the Corporation be attached to this resolution.
Carried.
THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
IN OPEN MEETING.
MOVED BY MR KNOWLES
SECONDED BY MR TAYLOR
WHEREAS The Corporation of the Tovrn of Auror::t m::tde applic::tt-
ion to the Bos.rd of Railway Commissiemers for C'l.nada and The Ontario
R'l.ilway and Municipal Bo'l.rd for au Order amending order of the s'l.id
joint Boards No 25615 dated the 1eth. November 1916, respecting au inter-
cha.nge connection to be made between the Gra.nd Trunk Railway and The
Torouto 'l.lld York Radial (Metropoli tiou Division )ne:J.r Yonge Street acc-
ording to plaus signed C. A. King 3nd d'l.ted 5th. day of September 1917.
liND WHEREAS under letters d:J.ted the 29th.October 1917 and
March 23rd 19le, the Gn.nd Trunk Railway a.nd the Toronto a.nd Yotk
Radial R9.ilwa.y respectively say on wha.t terms these ra.ilways 9.re
williug .and offer to install the said connection etc. 9.S is therein
set out.
AND WHEREAS The Town is agreeable to 9.ccept the offer of the
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said respective Railway Comp3.nies.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED The Corpon.tion of the Town of
Aurora do hereby accept the terms of the Grand Trunk Railway and
The Toronto and York Radial Railway Comps.ny as set out in their
respective letters dated 29th.October 1917 and 23rd.March Hll8
provided the sum payable to Grand Trunk Railway Company be not more
thau $1, 300.00 and the sum payable to the Toronto and York Radial
Railway Company uot more thau • 650.00 and do hereby consent to
an order of the said joint Board.s amending their previous order
No. 256.l5 made on 12th. November 1916 3.S to loc9.tion 9.Ud such
connection to be m9.de and installed at the expense of the To~m up
to the 3.mounts hereiubefore mentioned togather with a payment to the
said Railway Companies by the Town of an a.rmua.l rental on the non
persha.ble articles furnished by them for such connection 9.t the
rate of 6%.
DATED EIGHTH APRIL 1918.
THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE
TOWN OF AURORA:
W. J. Baldwin
Mayor.
C.A.Petch
Clerk.
I CERTIFY that the foregoing is a. duplicate of Resolution passed on
the date thereof, by a. una.rlimous sta.r1ding vote.
C.A.Petch
Clerk.
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