MINUTES - Council - 19410602-
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The TENTH meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chambers on
Monday Evening, Ju;ne 2, 1941, with the l'Jiayor !hn the Chair and all
Members present except Councillor Fisher(away from home).
The minutes of the two previous meetings were adopted as read on
motion of Deputy-Reeve Sparks and Councillor Rowland.
Correspondence was read, discussed, and handed to the Clerk for
detailed attention •.
GUNTOlift:M:ALLOY. That the Surety Bomd on the Clerk, Mr.WilliLs, be reduced
to $5000.00 and that the discovery period be for three years period, and
that the Finance Committee be instructed to place such insurance. Carried.
The Treasurers Statement was read? as was also the Summary of Allocations,
and on motion of Deputy-Reeve Sparks and Councillor Linton, was passed.
The following accounts were passed for payment.
SPARKa~ROVffiAND. That the following accounts be paid, that the Mayor
orders on the Treasurer for the aame, and that the seal of the
issue
Corporat.ion be attached hereto.
CORPORATION. Bell Phone Co. Phone #65
#135
#305
#314
19.26"'
6 .18<;
3 .30<;
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Aurora Building Co. Gravel &c.
W .R.McQ.uade Police Cap
W.H.Spragge Mixer Engine Repairs
F.Rowland Rmbber boots
Aurora He;rdware Paint &c.
u Scr.ew Drivers
Ough & Son Jl?tint &c. (April)
" ~onls "
" Paint &c. Office
J .]'.Willis .l!'irst Aid Supplies
Newmarket Era Adv.
B .G .Vfui telaw Office Supplies
Gutta Percha Co. Fire Hose
Dr.Gunton, Industr:i.ml Publicity a/c.
J.Goulding Use of car
F.Dunham Outside trips
]fund:lt-ppal World Tax due book
Hilborn, Williams & Co. on a/c audit
Prlirv:i.ncial Treasurer Insulin
2o50S
175 ~21<;
4 .oo"'
63.75"'
9.50~
28.20~
.451>
15.45&
2.50&
2.93&
2o25S
1 oos
2:55"'
225 .4os
11.68;:,
5. 00"-
12.000
3. 33"l>
75 .oos
3.873
County of York Hospitalization
J .c .Bodfish Lights, Council
23 .2tP
Chamber24.8ls
Yaylor & Son Gas.
Ough & Son ' Jl?adlocks (1\lfay)
" / Paint &c. "
11 Rake
20 .82>
.80S
5.98&
1.35SCarried
SPARKS,LINTOlif. That the action of the 1VJayor in issuimg orders on the
Treasurer for the paymen~ of the following sur~ be, and the same is
hereby confirmed, and that the seal of the Corporation be attached b,.ereto.
May 3 Posimaster, Stamps E.L. 17 .00'
M.Buker ·waterworks 8 .oos
R.Foote 11 4.5cP
H.Eveleigh 11 6.0~
A.Bunn E.L. 22.00
L.Hodgins Corp. 15.00S
I~'Robinson 11 13.00&
vr .summers 11 15 .4os
A.Higgins 11 15 .4os
J .Peters 11 13.20S
10 L .Hodgins 11 15 .oos
M.Robinson 11 13.00"-
W .sunumers " 16 .103
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A.Higgins
;r .Pet.ers
A.Bunn
M.J3uker
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Town of Aurora
Township of King
H.Eve1eigh
R.Foote
M.J3uker
H.Eve1eigh
R.l!"oo te
A.J3unn
Postmaster, Stamps
L.Hodgins
M.Robinson
A.Higgins
w.summers
;r.:Peters
L.Hodgins
M.Robinson
W .Summers
A.Higgins
;r.Peters
Hydro Electric
A.Bunn
M.J3uker
H.Eveleigh
R.Foote
M.J3uker
A.J3unn
L.Hodgins
M.Robinson
w.summers
;r .Peters
R.Foote
G.Phillips
S.Edwards
Dr.Boulding,
Corp.
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" Taxes, Waterworlcs
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E.L.
Corp.·
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Power for April
E.L.
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Waterworks
" II
E.L.
Corp.·
II
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Medical Con•vention
16 .10'~•
13.89.0
22.00'i>
10.25"'
20.61$.
10 ~05$
5 .40;
5 .70;
10~25;
4.80"
2 ~401,
22.00<:,
9 ~oo"
15 .cos
13~oos
15 o40S
15 o40S
l3o20S
15 .ocfo
13.oos
15 o4cP
4.20$
l3o20s
'2499.6~
22~oos
10 .oos
4.8();
4.8&
10 .ocf
22 .oo"
15 .oo-;
13. oQ'!'
16.10$
15 .4cP
5 ~5()!,
11.20S
9 .so"
30.ooscarried.
GUlifTON~ROifiLANIJ. That the following accounts be paid, that the Mayor issue
orders on the Treasurer for the same, and that the seal of the Corporation
be attached hereto.
RELIEF. ·---·-F.Morris
Dam. stores
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General Store
C(i)Jusins Dairy
J".R.Knowles
F.D.Lacey
W.J".Merchant
J"ohn,ts Groceteria
F.W.Teasdale
B.F.Davis
Mra.Graham
lVIediaal Assn.
lVIeat
:B'ood~May)
11 April)
" 2 Months)
lVI.ilk
Meat
Food
Meat
Food
Food & l\Iea t
Rent
II
11 X o50jt
5 .ass
6.405
13.3~
22 .sa;
3.44?
3.32;,
10.1.55
1.645
13.875
13 o37S
4.00S
7 .705
5.50 Carried.
COOK,ROWLAND. 'l'hat the following accounts be paid, that the Mayor issue
orders on the Treasur.er for the same, and the.t the seal of the Corporation
be attached hereto.
WATEfrWORICS. :Sell Phone Co.
Ough & Son
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Canadian Brass Co.
II
Hankin & Co.
Sundry
J".Mitchell
Phone ~~12
Valve &c.
Bolts
Pipe
Boxes &c.
Meter
Freight &
Shovel
Express
3.805
2.625
o85S
36.9~
18 .65'>
104.35~
3.84>
l.OO"Carried•
LINTON~SPARICS. That the following accounts be paid, that the Mayor issue
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orders on the Treasurer for the same, an~ that the seal of the Corporation
be attached hereto.
ELECTRIC LIGHT. Bell Phone
T.H.Oliver
Sundry
E.C.J:fingay
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Co.
Sangroruo C a •
liTorthern Electric
Can.Gen.Electric
II
Can.Line J:Ta.terials
·Phone #240
Fittings &c.
Jl'reigh t &a.
Cartage
II
Seals
Gloves
Switches
Brackets
Brackets
&c.
&c.
2.50'!>
8.05<;,
8 .16.;
.35;,
2.2(h
20 .oo$
4.30$
13.96$
16.64\'.
3 .5~Carried.
Report of Electric Light; Committee. 1'hat the Waterworks PaY off the
debentures in the <\)llount of ;?3078 .07 that is now held by the Electric
Light DePartment. In considera.tion of the above the Electric Light
Department will refund the $1500 .oo"'paid to date for Street Lighting, and
fu:tther will forgo the $2100 .oo due on Street Lighting for the balance
of the year 1941. Signed, R.Linton, A.A.Cook,C.E.Sparks.
LIIrTOliij.SPJI.EKS. T.he.t the report of the Electric Light Collll11i ttee be adopted.
Carried.
Report of' the Street!'[ Collll11ittee. As per Feport adopted at last meeting of
Council, your Collll11ittee has called for tenders for the necessary supplies
of fuel, all types of tile, cement, sand and gravel. The tenders received
have been carefully considered by your Collll11ittee and they recollll11end as
follow·s;-(A) Hard Coal, three tenders all of which were the sam.e price,
be equally divided among the three Town Merchants who tendered.
(B) One tender for Coke that of B.F.Da.vis & Son, be accepted.
(C) All types of tile be divided 50% to B.F.Davis & ,Soh, and 50% to the
Aurora Building Co., tenders 'being the same price. (D) Recei veo. three tenders
for cement, all the same prj.oe, be equally distributed. (]]) The tender of
.J .E.Buchanan for sand and gravel be accepted.
Your Corilllli ttee has received and accepted two petitions signed by 75% of
the 1'ax-payers on Conne.ught and !•!ark Street, rec1uesting the s:aid streets
be not oiler.(. In view of the petitions the streets were not oiled.
We reaormnend that the Clerk be instructed to refund the Oil Tax to those
who have already paid, and write off f'rom the tax roll those who have not
paid.
The Town Foreman and his Ivfen are cleaning the Creek; ~'fJ.is will take
several more days, and when the work is completed the Clerk forward
statement of the full cost to Collis Leather Co.as they have arranged
to pay 50% of cost.
LDTTON,SPARKS. That the report of the Streets Comrni ttee be adopted, and
the seal of the Cprporation be attached theE~~o. Carried. .
MALLOy ,COOK. That the quotation of the Aurora Building Ca. regarding the
laying of sidewii!:lk on the West Side of Yonge Street, running South from
Tyler Street, 355 feet, at a cost of 20;i per square foot be accepted, and
that the se~d-of the Corporation be attached thereto. Carried.
IVIALLOY,COOK. That the request of Mr.Irwin for a crossing on Mark St.
!)pposite his honte, be granted. That the seal of the Corporation be attached
hereto. Carried.
Council then adjourned at. 11.40 ·
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