MINUTES - Council - 19390417! /
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THJlJ EIGHTH MEETDTGNF THJlJ COUNCIL FOR THJlJ YEAR 1939 was hllhd in the council
roo~ on Monday eve~April 17thlw:ith Mayor Baldwin presiding and all the members in
attendance.
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The minutes of the preceding meeting were considered and approved on motion
of Messrs Linton and Henderson• ..
SPARKS KNO\VLES that the resolution passed at the last meeting of council re
the appointment of a clerk and treasurer be rescinded.
In speaking to his motion Mr.Sparks read aletter he had received frrua the
auditor of last year .The motion was voted upon and declared lost.
LINTOl\f HENDERSON that the sol.icitor be instructed to bring in the Bylaw confirm
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ing the appointment made at the last meeting. Carried•
The ~r,MriBaldwin tendered his resigna..tion as mayor of the town of Aurora
and retired fro~ the Uouncil room•
WILSON STUART thatthe resignation of the Mayor be no accepted.
s-b.tart J±;mde;;,son that this couneU do adjourn for a period of ten minutes•Ua.rriE
The couneil reassembl.ed at l.O.oSO.
Mr.Sparks asked for a reeorded vote on the motion.Mr.Wilson asked that the moti~
be withdrawn.having obtained the consent of his seconder,and on a division the
council agreed to the wi thdra.wel.
SPARKS HEl!IDERSDN
sincere regret•
that the resignation of Mayor Ba.ldwin be acaepted with
Carried•
FARR STUART that Heeve knowles be authorised to sign eheques as the head of
council. ~til the election and declaration of the next Mayor,that the banks be
hereby notified,and the seal of the corp.attached. Carried.
STUART FARR that MroM.J. .. Andrews be instructed and authorised to advertise and
hold a nomination to fill the vacancy at the head of the council,on Tuesday April
25th•at 7.30 P.M:. in the Mechanics Halljand if found necessary that the election
be l!tel.d on Tuesday M8y 2nd•l939,with the sallie polling booths and officers as in tht
last preceding election,and thrt ghe seal of the corp.be attached hereto.Carried•
LINTON HENDERSON that the coanail of the town of Aurora do hereby apologise
to Mr•.T .G .M:etDonal.d,for their failure to notify him of their intention to appoint
a new treasurer and the reasons therefore,this aatioj being taken solely for the
purpose of consolidating the towns offices and not for any personal. reasons.Oarriel
liJT•Mc:Donald was asked and agreed to co.ntinue the duties of trear:urer pro tem;.
Mr.Wilson moved adjournment and the motion was l@st.
aetting
The mayor named a
committee of Messrs Sparks ~intan and Stuart to meet the
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school boards relative to the transportation and arrangements of the children
on the ocecasion of the visit of Their Majesties the ~ing and Q,ueen to Toronto•
--and set Wednesday a. t 7 .::~o for the conference.
Mr.v(iJ.aon moved adjournment until Wedneaday eve a.t 8 O'C-lock a.nd the motion
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carried.
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Acting Mayor.
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