MINUTES - Council - 19281129-----
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COURT OF REVISION ON PAVElffiNT ASSESSlvilll!T
The Court of Revision for the assessm.ent on frontage for the pavements
laid on the various streets was held. on Thursday Evening Nov.29th.in the Council
Room at 7.30 P ~M~
The Court;with all members in attendance,was composed of the Mayor (presiding
the Reeve ,Deputy Reeve anc1 Councillora :Soulcling and Southwood.
The Assessment Roll for each of the streets paved or resurfaced during the
year was presented. by the Clerk,having been prepared in readiness by the Engineers
]\[essrs James Proctor and Redfern.
The following report from. the Engineers was then submitted; "We have invest-
igated all complaints received regarding frontages and wish to report as follows,
l'!Irs.Baldwins frontage of 140 feet on Mosley St.was founcl. correct;l!Kr.Taylors flank-
age of I4.0 feet on V[ells St.was found correct;the fpllowing acljustments between
Ovmers,not affecting the Owners share,was made,
Herbert Sisman,sixty feet instead of fifty seven,
James I!Lorning,sixty feet instead of sixty one feet,
\\'.J.Knowles,sixty feet instead of sixty two,some of this was caused by Iftr.Morningsl
drive being on Ivir,Sismans property,.but on checking the rear of the lots we find
eac.h alJproximately sixty feet;
JEre .Geo .lilartin forty three instead of forty five ,and the two feet added unto the
South lot of Mr.w.L.Stephens;
The flankage of the Bell Telephone Co .on Mosley was reduced from I:E.!l to II5 anCI. th
nine foot lane assessed to :M.r.G.W.Baldwin;
Miss Alma I:Iegill 59.6 instead of 59 ,and J .Peterman 42 instead of 42 .6;we ·found the --
original measurement correct between fences,but the adjustment was macle at the req_l
uest of both Owners;
The United Church I38 instead of 137 flankage on Tyler St.
E.Carson 40.3 instead of 42.6 and I£rs Locke 39 • instead. of 37.9.
The lane on Church St.leading to the lower playground was assessed to th'c Town,
as also the lane on Victoria St.from the rear of the stores.
W::n..l[arch on Yonge St .reduced from 12.0 • to I04. 7 ,and the amount of reduction added
to Iiifr • .ro.~ .Beynon;
Almer Glark,reduced by six feet on the ee.st side of Yonge St.anCI. the amount 8.dcled
'r to l\lr.H.Traviss.11 iss Holder and ]Jfr.Vlard asked to be changed to flankage i.nste2"d of
frontage.
IVioved by Dr.Boulcling,seconded by M:r.llrurrgcy; e.nd carried that tl~e ''~se _
. ho ssment
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Court of Revision Continued
Roll for the frontage ta.x on the :pavements constructed within the Cor.:poration duri
ng the year I.92.8,subject to the legal opinion on theflankage rights of Miss Hal-
der and Jar.Ward,be and the same is hereby confirmed,as eJ:llencled,and that· the seal
of the Corporation be attachecl to this resolution.
The C.ourt of Revision adjourned sine Die.
On thee.dvice of the Engineer e,nd Solicitor the appeal of Miss Holder was grant.ed:
making her frontage so.ro feet,and that of Mr.Ward was disallowed.
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Chairman, Secretary