MINUTES - Council - 19390403., .
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TBJll SEVENTH J!JJEETING OF TBJll COUNCDL FOR TBJll Y.ElAR 1939 was heLd in the council
room. 011 Monday eve ~April Srd.wi th. all the . Illl!llllbers in a. t tenda.nce a.nd the mayor
presiding •.
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The ml.nutes of the fifth meeting were PllruBed,e.nd a.pproved,on motion of Messrs
Lint~n and Sparks~
" SPARKS LINTON that the action of the mayor in issuing orders on the treasurer
for the pay:m.ent of the following sums be and the same is hereby confirmed,and
that the seal of
Mar.J.J.th.
15th.
18tho
23rd.
the co;ppora.tion be attached hereto;
JoBuker
4--•Higgins
l;l~Hacking
~ter Insp.ection
.J~Ruker
A·Higgina
Postmaster
Yl4G.Trent
arena.
E.L .•.
Corp.
stamps
25tho
Fire.Brigade St•Johns Am.b;
Meter Inspect:j.on. ;E.L .•
A·Higgip:a (~1, ,}:.J)
'Z ~OOe
15.~606
a~ooe
llo55El
7 ~ooe
J.5.0QEl
rz.ooe
4..eoe
J.O~ooe
18.00*
14.~00®
Apro l.a~o
tax bill postage etc.
licences
JoBuker
J?oatmaater
F4C.Da.via
w.G.Trent
H•E•P.C• power for ~ebo
A4Higg:j.ns · .-
J4Buker ·
7.ooe
2.0~ooe
4.~ooe
7o20El
2355~56"
15.608
rz .ooe Garried.o
FJ:ifOWLES LINTON"that the following accounts be pai:cd,that. the mayor issue
orders on the treasurer for the same and tha.t the seal of the corp,be attached;
l85o48 '' W.Works Can•.t;ra.ss Coo
t?uncl.o Products
Ough and Son
E.C.Mingay
Bell Phone Co•
Ough and S:on
Can.Line ~terials
14.50.
'Z5~
35"'
3.000.
4.057"
13.70• Carried.
LINTON FARR that the following accounts be paid,that the mayor issue orders
on the treasurer for the same and that the
E.JI:.. E•C.Mingay
seal of the corp.be attached l).ereto;
50"
Northern Electric Co.
Ca.n.La.co' Lamps
.)jell. Phone Co.
,..oat Office
. 30''
53.004"
2.50"
l6.ooo~· Carried.
SPARKS FAR'" that the following accounts be paid,that the mayor issue orders
on the treasurElr for the same and that the seal of
Corp. Aurora Hardware
J.E.Buchanan
Waites Service
w.Ransom
Mrs.Rainey
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Ough and Son
moving Toolelf.
Sta.tion sewage
streets
hospitalization
C.A.Cook fuel MoHall
Wards ~a.rage streets
Toronto &: York Roads Colllllto
Jlorning and Son
United Steel Corporation
MoHilborn ba. sal;.& extras
Electrical lllia.intainance & Repairs
LaFrance Engine & Foa.mite
the corp.be attached hereto;
6~65e
5.o.008
4~50El
2.25e
s.ooe
12~676
l2.50e
2;.ooe
9.388
16.508
4.08e
127.0519
l3;.J.3e
Slo05e
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County of York
l!'red Rowland
Bell lnlone co.
Hosp•acct•
streets
FoDunUwn police trips
B.F.Davis coal
Cheney Chemicals Ltd
]))Wart P:!,nder arena 2 games
8S.l20
7.900
15.140
7 .5.00
37.503
38.000
8.ooe Carried,;
HENDERSON WILSON-that the following accounts be paid,that the mayor issue
orders on the
Il.elie:f'
treasurer for the same and
Med.Acct 35 x 136
Mrs;.¥uther:f'ard
Styles Est.
w.summers
Mt<JoGregory
Jll[iosoA•E.Bunn
C .Sh(lard.
Mrs .McCallum
Styles_Est•
SoRhllmOJ;'
L.Hodgins
ll. ~J .Feren
F~Toole
F~West
Mr ~:~ .• Cha.;pman
Mrs.G.Waites
Mrs .Rru,nehart
Mrs •:MCLeod
C.Williamson
;)'.Preston
N~Hppe
F~Hinds
Mrs•Lloyd
M.rs .Hawkes
Sterlilig Trust
M.rs.Starkey
Cousins Dairy
W.J.KnowJ.es
w.J.M.eroha.nt
Iiominliton Stores
Marys ~0rui t
F.M.orrfs
Aurora ueneral Store
Mornings Drug Store
Pattersons Bake:J;"y
G.F.Grinyer
Yorkdale CoOperative
G.R • .Ardill.
~ cent to $ store
ugh and Son
Stiver Bros
B.F.Davis
Williamson Bl.'os
Chas.Cook
F.W.Teasdale
F.D.Lacey
that the seal of the oorpiobe a.tta.ched here·
47.60
shelter Gilpin 1.20e
Patrick 4.8Qefl
4o80EB
Smith 9~60e ·
4 ;a03e
Sheard 4.80eP·
Maaten 4o80e
]'arley 4~8Qe0
Ellis. 4.8()63
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:Preston 4.aoe
'1') 4;a~e
4.8oee
Peters 4o80'f
4.8oee
Haight 4.806
liltephenson 4.8oe
Qollett 4~806
M.Preston 4e80e
Callaway 4.806
Swanson 4.806
Belfry &•80e
4.803'
"'oerter 4.806
Starkey 4;.806E:
food 17.166
30.056
10.756
75;.786
156
45•706
194.026
356
27.;590
25.306
13~6a6
oloth1ng 1.8413
6ol06
3Qe
fuel 93~206
72 .• ooe
19.206
38•408
food 42e57~~
20•50e Carried.
:Mr.J .Buker asked for an increa.se in wages.Application received, to be dealt
with later in the evening.
Mr.Elton Armstrong asked for a grant on behalf of the Horse Show.Referred to
the Finance cpnmdttee.Messrs Malloy and Lacey a.sked for a generous donation for
the Hookey Club,to assist in honoring the Championship winners.
Mr."'ilson read a statement from Mr.B.Harrison of the receipts and expenditu:!.'es
for operation of the stand at the arena• Received and filed.
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Illfa:o.lienderson for th Relief committee read the following report;•During the
month we have considered and taken on one new reJ.ief recipient with five in the. fa.
famiJ.y,one family of seven,who had supported themselves in February,.after being
on relief during the earJ.ier months of the winter.had to come back upon relief,.whi
the one case of a singJ.e man has been Off relief for the month.That makes a total
roll of 136.Fue1 was given out on the J.st.and 22md,making two issues for the month
Tfie report was accepted.
Mr~Linton for the E.I .. Committee submitted the following report,11 J:hat they
-· have written to nine users· of. electric aurrent.outlining new arrangements for
payment· of their old accounts.Tl:ia.t a list of accounts which cannot be collected
by the committee be handed over to our solicitor for aollection,providing suitable
a.r·angements can be made with him to reimburse him for postage eta•The list con•
tains 16 a.ccounts and amounts to a total of $653.4l.That a list of small accounts
be handed to the clerk asking that statements be sent and arrangements made when
others are paying their current bills.The following is the standing of our arrears
at present,after making the above arrangements and taking into account the amounts
transferred to suspense and write off accounts.The amount shown as total arrears
is taken from the financial statement as of JJec.3lst.l9380.Write off accts $123.85
Suspense $53?.72.;Solicitors list $653.4l;Clerks list ~~9•42;active arrears $1737.84
iotal ~~3062.24o.The report wa.s adopted.
Mr.Farr tabled a repo.rt of work done daily during the past month;.which was
received and ordered filed•
Mr.Stuart submitted the prices of .tenders for tires and was instructed to
get a price separately form the lower tenderers for front and rear tires•
Mr.Dunham requested a new uniform and the matter was referred tofue mayor•
• The :ra.o.H•submitted a report for the month of :M:arah;l case of.measles;
inspeaticm of the local dairiea;sa.mples of milk forwarded to the Provincial
laboratory brought satisfactory reportsand the atention of council called to
the fact that there is no inspector whose duty it is to inspect the stables
herds etc of those who supply milk to the local dairies,other than that one
dairy has inspection by the appointee of another town as milk is sold in both
p·J.aces.The report was filed on motion of Messrs ·•nowles and Wilson. ,_ .
A letter from H.$loyd brought forth a motion by.Messrs Sparks and Wilson
that his licence be extended one month and if the suggested arrangements be
honored that it be further El:X:tend,ed as per payment. Carried•
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A letter from the Davey Tree ",a.vTas read and filed•
" KNOWLES LINTON that tenders for the ail far the streets be left in the hands
of the-streets cOmmittee to bring in a report. Carried.
FARR WILSON that the wages of J.Buker be left as at present. Carried.
SPAEiro:(ii::EiiDJmsoN tha.t a committee of three to be named by the.mayor,be app-
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ointed to act in conjunction with the Hookey Club,in sponsoring a banquet for
the champions of Junior a H~ckey in the provillce of Ontario;the amount of money
• at the disposal of the committee to be $l5o.oo,and that the_ seal of the corp;.
be atta.ched hereto. Carried. The mayor named Messrs Sparks Henderson & Knowles •
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The streets committee recommended that M.Robinson be instructed to start
street cleaning as :from April. l.Otheuntil furtn:er notice at the same wage as last
year• The recow:1enda tion was adopted;.
The clerk read the minutea of the sixth meeting,a.nd they were adopted on
motion of Messrs Sparks andHendersani>
FARR HENDERSON tha.t the minutes of the special meeting held last Friday
night be "rescinded and that they be nat printed• Carried•
SPARKS HENDERSON that Mr.Cedric Willis be appointed clerk and treasurer
at a salary of $iioo.oo per.year.and that Mr.M.L.Andrews be retained as assist-
ant clerk at a ~alary of $looo.,oo,Mr Willis's d~tiea to commehce as of April 10th
l939,and that a committee to be appointed by the mayor be named to interview
Mr. J .G .ll[oDonald,as to the transfer of the treasurership;and that the seal of
the co;Pporation be a.ttached hereto• Carried.
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The Mayor named Messrs Knowles Stuart and llinton to .. intervievf Mr.McDoillald•
On motion of the Deputy Reeve the council adjourned.
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