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S E C 0 N D M E E T I N G 0 F T H E C 0 U N C I L
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The second meeting of the C01mcil for the year was held in the
Council Room ou Wednesday evening J:wuary 11th.
All the members present the Mayor in the chair.
The minutes of the previous meeting read :~.nd confirmed.
Communications were received and read from the following persons
Namely:-Mr MacDonald County Treasurer re County tax.. Mr H D Ramsden
re the Aurora Baby Farm. Mr George T Johuston applying for the position
of Auditor for the year 1922, Mr Herbert J Burrows and Mr Sidney J
Straker applying for the position of Assessor for 1922.
The Striking committee presented the following report.
Your committee appointed to strike the standing committees for the
year beg leave to report as follows:-
Road & Bridge
Waterworks
Electric Light
Finance
By-laws
Fire
Property
Krwwles, @rey, Legge.
Taylor, Knowles, Bilbrough.
Matson, Taylor, Krwwles.
h1drews, Legge, Grey.
Grey, Bilbrough, Taylor.
Bilbrough, h1drews, Matson.
Legge, Matson, h1drews.
All of which is respectfully submitted for your consideration.
The Mayor to be Ex-offico member of all committees.
C H Sheppard
Chairman of striking committee.
Moved by Mr .Knowles seconded by Mr. Bilbrough that the report of the
striking committee be and the .same is hereby accepted and that the
first name on each committee be chairman of the committee.
Carried,
Moved by Mr Matson seconded by Mr Bilbrough that this council do
cause to be drafted· a suitable requisition form to be used as follows:-
1. In the purchase of any material with a value of ten dollars or
over.
2 For the instruction to carry out any work of any costing ten dol-
lars or over.
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. That this requesition before being P.ffective must be signed by the
Mayor or in his absence the Reeve and the Chairman of the Department
where said material or laoor are necessary, or by any two of above in
the absence or the other that the Clerk to sign requesition for a.mount
under ten dollars.
And the same to be kept on record in the Clerks office for reference
to at any time by :my Ratepayer of this Corpora.tion.
And that the seal of the Corporation be affixed to this resolution.
Carried.
Moved by Mr Knowles seconded by Mr Bilbrough that the Mayor and Coun-.
cillor Matson a.nd Andrews be a.nd they a.re hereby appointed a comrni ttee
to dra.ft a. suita.ole requesition form for the purcha.sing committee.
Ca.rried.
Bills were presented from the following persons Namely:-
Street Lighting
Municipal World (assessment supplies etc)
J M Walton (insura.nce Town Hall)
Great North Westren Telegraph Co (telegram)
Grand Trunk Railway Co {rent interchange switch )
Bell Telephone Co (rent & conversations phone 65)
do do do 12
do do do 135
A E Machell (livery Vl W)
G W Lyon (cement W W)
do do E L Dept)
Aurora Hardware Co (supplies W VT)
. do do E L Dept
M L Andrews (lumber W W)
do do E L Dept
Naughton Bros (supplies E L Dept)
Toronto L Y R Ry Co (power for Dec)
V Atteridge (lumber E L Dept)
Northren Electric Co (supplies less credit note)
J Brothers rinsura.nce Mechanics Hall)
E J Rothwell (Supplies E L Dept}
W L Banbury (livery etc)
Clerk (postage ,<~, express W W)
Clerk {election expenses )
228.95
63,54
20,.00
.e2
59.00
3.76
3.16
2.05
9.oo
75.00
203. 3E
9.43
12.44
6. 58
14.eo
• 74
798.36
162.79
4.09
26.70
3. 75
32.00
6,05
76.80
Moved by Mr Legge seconded by Mr Matson that ·the following accounts
be paid and that the Mayor issue orders on the Treasurer for the same
and that the seal of the Corporation be attached to this resolution,
Namely:-Street Lighting 228.95, Municipal World 63. 54, J M Walton
20. 00, G N W Telegraph Co 82 cents, G T R3ilway Co 59. 00, Bell Telephone
Co. 8. 97, A E Mach ell 9. 00, G W Lyon 27e, 38, Aurora Hardware Co 21.87,
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M L Andrews 21. 38, T & Y R Ry Co 798. 36, Naughton Bros • 74 cts V
Atteridge 162,79, Northren E:lectric Co 4. 09, J Brothers 26. ?0, E J
Rothwell 3. ?5; W L Ban bury 32. 00, Clerk 8 2. 85.
Carried.
Moved by Mr Taylor seconded by Mr Andrews that the action of the
Mayor in issueiug orders on the Treasurer for the paym:~.ut of the
follo1iing bills be and the same is hereby confirmed and that the seal
of the Corporation be attached to this resolution:
Dec 24 George WalKer (11ages E 'L Dept)
" 2? Grand Trunk Raihlway Co (freight E L D)
24.00
30.28
" 28 Batik of Montreal (initial instalment on swJ.tchiug
equipment )1601. 66
" 31 A Atkinson (work E L D)
·" n G Walker do
" " do do
C9.rried.
12,00
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24.00
24.00
Moved by Mr Matson seconded by Mr Grey that this Counci.i. do hereby
request that the finance committee be and is hereby iustructed to
prepare a budget of proposed expenditure for 1922 allowing a certain
amount for contingenses so that a more careful estimate for the 1922
tax rate can be made.
And that the seal of the Corporation be !l.ffixed to this resolution.
Carried.
Moved by Mr Matson seconded by Mr Bilbrough that this Council do
instruct the Clerk to h!l.ve public notice given to the Ratep9.yers of
Aurora.
That whereas the finance committee are oeing instructed to prepare
a budget of expenditures required for ·the year 1922 so that the Coun-
cil may be better qualified to gorven the Tax R!l.te that any petitions
for any improvements deemed necessary by any number of Ratepayers
that s!l.id peti tiousif any will be filed !l.S early as possible with
this Council to assist in making above budget, also that all department
chairman and School Boards etc. make their estimates as quickly as
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possibl.e to assist in this work. And that the seal. of the Corporation
be affil!:ed to this resol.ution. Carried.
Moved by Mr Matson seconded by Mr Andrews that this douncil do hereby
instruct the Clerk to prepare a memorandum of insurance pol'icies held
by this Corporation eith the data giving who hela by, what covering,
who placed with, premimums paid, and date of exprac;y etc.
And the seal of the Corporation be affixed to this resolution.
Carried.
Le3.Ve wa.s:·•asked•sto introd.uc.e-.3. By-law~eto appoint Auditors to audit
the Municipal. a.nd School accounts for the ye3.r 1922.
Leave granted and By-law read a first time.
Moved by Mr Grey seconded by Mr Knowles that the By-law now before
the Council be re3.d a second and third time ~his d3.y 111d that Ru.l.e \Iii
of By-law No 10 be suspended for ~hat purpose. C3.rried.
By-la11 read a second time and Council went into committee of the
whole Mr Andrews in the chair.
Committee rose and reported By-law with blanks filled with the names
George T Johns·~on and James B Greig.
By-law read a third time and passed.
Le3.Ve W3.S asked to intro.duce a By-law to appoint an Assessor for the
Town of Aurora for the year 1922.
Leave granted and By&aw read a first time.
Moved by Mr Knowles seconded by Mr Andrews that the By-law now before
the Council be read a second and third time this day and that Rule
33 of By-law No 10 be suspended for that purpose. Carried.
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By-law re3.d a second time and Council went into committee of the whole
Mr Taylor in the chair.
Committee rose and reported By-law with blank filled with the name
of Sidney Straker when the yeas and nays were asked for.
Yeas Bilbrough, Grey and Matson.
Nays Andrews, Knowles, Legge and Taylor.
Moved by Mr Knowles seconded by Mr Andrews that the name of Mr
Straker be struck out of the By-law and the name of Mr James Brothers
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be placed therein. And the seal of the Corporation be attached to this
resolution. Carried.
Moved by Mr Matson seconded by Mr ~1!:tliion in amendment that By-law
appointing a.r1 assessor for 1922 be laid over until the nex:t meeting.
·Yea llli9.tson. Neys P.ndre1)'1§,1 tj:.egge, Kuuwlc.-and T9.y.Lur.
Moved by Mr Matson seconded by Mr Grey that this Council ·do hereby
instruct the Mayor and Reeve to get in touch with some professional
valueator to assist the Assessor for the present year so that a more
equal valueation of Town propert;j.es can be made as a base to fur-
ther assessment work in future years.
And the seal of the Corporation be affixed to this resolution.
Carried.
Council then adjourned to meet at the call of the Mayor.
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