MINUTES - Council - 19440403/'
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S~ :MEETING
Monday. Al!ril .&, ;.. 1.944
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:!he s~ meet:lmg o.f ·the Cottncll waa hel.d. .in the Council. Chambers. on
~nd§.Y:I. ,.1\.J?rU 3rd.. a..t 8 P~L, :M"ayur R.Linton oceupi.ad the._ Chair, and
the. follQwing M.elllbera we;re .... pra§,en~;-_Reeve c. oE .Sparks., Dep!'Reeve A.A.Cook.
And. Caunci.llar~ ToSwind.l.e; F.Rowl.a.nd 10 .:A.N.F;!.~e.;-, R·Sm:i..'fih, ])r.Roa~ .....
fue. minutes. a.f ~';.;Fifth l!lea~ "ere &40p;ted.. · · · · ·
SPARKS..S.VIINDI.E. :lha..t the fol.l.awi.ng a.aaounts be paid, that the Jl!iiw or issue
!}l:Q.,~rf! qp,,·:the·. Tre.aanrer for the same,, and t.ha.t the seal. of the .. Corpora.tion
be at ~act h.er.eto. ·
CORPORATICU{o Bell Phone Co. Phone /16fi · €i .• 32:.:>
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#305. 2.5.00
#31.4 z.aOJ
#3{51 2. ~9 ().C>
· ·· Gra..vel... 26 .2.5<.:>
Sup:pl.iea & Printing BQ.56>:>
J.E...Bucbanan
Banner Preaa
'l{aite;t a .. Serv:lee
F. .w..aa.ul.f:iel.d
A..ll\l.rat
Sta.tio:g ... ·Grease. .. 4.;5.;0,)
*a,¥l.or ~ .. son
Sliell. Oil. co.
Qugh & soii
-It' ' --S.t:lve~ Broa.
Aurora ~u~ding Co.
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llira.tetia.l. · & Labor · 7 .2.0..:,
JSharpen QiakS. &c .• 3o00o
Jjl;at tery-Charge,.&c .2..45. .:>
.Gas.& 04.. 1.93.:::,
5.-tov.e :fipe .25 .>
:p&mper .. &c. 3~87o
Coal (T.Ifal.l) 1.4.75 . .:>
It c' ' • ,. . sa;?5v
~ ( C.~Oti'iee) 98.ll<l.;, . ' . J'.Gatddlng tiae of·ccar "' 5..00-:>
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Caunt~r of York ~api.tal.iza.tian 6.ol.2.c:Car·ried.
SWINDLE.,SPARKS.. Tha.t the ·action of the Mayor in i.aauing orders an the_
~eaa~~-ft:!r .. the payment of' the following auma. be, and the same .is 'hereby
con:tirmed,, and tha.t the aeal o:t the Corl)oration be -attached: ther~to. ·
March· 4 L .• H.odgina Corp. :ao ;5.0-:>
A;..HigginS a 23o00o
Wi.Swnmers .It 2s;oaa
.r~:Peters .~ l8~40o
l.l. L~odgina !! 20 .50o
;t.;H.iggina 11 zs;oOc,
w ~S'Illlmlera It :a:;;ooo
.T.Pe-tera It n;60o
1.8 :&•HOdgins ~ 20~50a
~.H.iggimt '!' :as;oot,
Yi~Summera It :as;ooo
J'.Petera It l7;60e>
r; ~odgi.na 11 20 ;500
A..Ktggina " 2s;ooo
w.summers It 23~000
J .Patera tt l.7 •600
L .H.odgU!a " 20 ~50a
A.oHigginS u 23.00Q:,
.25
3l.
w.Summers It 23.0Cb
J" .Peters . 1t 17; soo
Pos'l:nla.ater " Stamps 1.8.00::> Carried.
ROWL.AND~tSMITH.. That the tollowing aooounta be paid, that the Mayor iasue
orde~ . on the Treasurer :tor the same, and that the seal o:t the Corporation
be a;t tached hereto.
REriiEF'• ll!teciiea:l Asan. 4 x •56
Nira.~avias Estate Rent
Fdl.Tealildal.e Food
Genera:l.store u
Stiver Bro1;r. .· FUel ·
. 2.24°
7;5oo
l.2.80o
16.3.3o
5.00cOarried.
SMITH..ROWLAND. 'rllatt the :following a:ecounts be pa;id, that the Mayor issue
orders on. '!:he Treasurer f'or the same, an:d t:ha.t the aeal. of the Corporatinn
be attached hereto.
WATERW'ORKS. Bell Phone ifo. Phone #1.2 3o80o
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Jll.onda.y, A,p-rll 3rd•-~944
H.ll:f'fllla.n &: SO:n Work on We~~ 565.000
l3a.nner Pre~a :s,UJ.a &a·-35. o64oCarried.
Correapondenae waa rea.d. from Mra.J .D.Wllcox in regard to Schoo~ a.nd Home _,
eduaa.tiQln• CGWlla~or Smith a.nO. aJ.Llliiembera a.greeO. that a .. Home a.nO. Schoo~ l
Aaaooia.tion.would be ~ exael~ent i~. a.nd it was moved by R.D.Smi~. I
llteaanded by .A.oA.Coak, tha.t the c.o.rreapondenee from Mra.Wi~ao~ be __ ha.nded to i
the Boa.ra. of~ ~~e ao that they ma.y get the intereaj;ed I!&rtiea working on aa.me~1
SPARKS,SMI.TR •... T.b.a._t the requeat. of the Canadian l!fa.tional. Inatitute for the l
m,~!1d_fQ~ .~ Tag Ila.y May 6th.~'a44, b:e g:+.a.nted.t. ... _ , _ . Carried. . !
SMI.m.swiNDL:li;:. T.l:la.t a.-ao:~ry of t:Q.e btter of 11ommenda.tion from Fr~ I.JtJillea, J.
~~~d~:.Gottat?J:il.e Dlmhaa•a e.ff.ieient po~iee work in recovering a. stolen
cliU-;be · aen:t: ·to Canat?J;ll.e Dunbam. Carried. .•
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Correspond.enae was.. ~d .f"()r erovp1 Asaets Committee regarding the. purchase of ·
a f"ire engine. -. · -· l
FISHER.SWINDLE. 'l'f:lat the correapondenae be reeeived, that the Committee keep •I
in~.L9~<:4.W:j,'tl?-the Crown A.aaeta C.omm,ittee from time to time reg~ding ~is i
matter. _ _ _ C.arr~ed. 1
Correapondence from the ..ter&nautieal Ins-titute of' Canada was read.and I
q-rdered fil.ea.. , ._ · l
A requeat from the Horti.ul.t~ Society for an increase in their. grant was :1
orO.ereO. filed on mot~on ~f Cook and Swinne a.a this item would be taken care l
of ~ater in the meeting J.n '!;he Budget. for the preaent year. lll'arried• 1
SPABKS.SWINDI.W. That the reqlilea-t of Mr•J.Jil.oyniha.n for a ~ter aerv:i.ae
c.onneetion .be,_rei'erred to the Water. OoliD!l;ttee. Ca~ied. !
REPORT OF Fil'I'ANCE COMMITTEE. Y,Q:ur Fi:gance Collllllittee reapectful.ly al,lbmit the tl
!Q~l.QW:ing repQrt~--~-19.<;1,3 Elq>endi.tures were $85.,.069.2~, Reaeipta $82,.291.24, jl
a deficit of $:1,777.97. YoU!I' Committee agree ~at we should have al.l De:P-lj!
artmentta Books balanced each year and ~e'Vy ea.ah year to look after the year's ;
b-usiness and run on the pay aa we go plan• But in view: of" the fact that we 'j'
have this one extra. year to pa;y-on the Paving· Debenture that ha.a been on _the
boQka since ~928, and this year ia the final payment~ we recommend· the I
tzansfer oi' :~S,ooo.oo from the Waterworks Acaount to meet the expenditures
and. that the-~ rate be aet at 40 mills..~ Thi.a shou~d meet .. our expenses for
theyea.r and gi.ve us a reduced rate in 1945 providing our expenses are about
the aame. I.t ia our ambition to get our TQwn on a sound f'ooting, and, a rate
that will. be attractive to both Induatry and Residence, for after .the Vfa.r-we
sh<tu~d be dUe f"or an increas:e of. both Indua:try. and Homes. The amount of
alloca.tiona appropriated to each Department ia auggeste.d as. follows.;-
Pollee $2,.5oo.oo, Fire $l.,.ooo.oo, .Insurance $l,ooo.oo, Garbage $l,eoo.oo,
streets-$4,oOo.oo,-Street·Lighting-$3',.ooo.-oo, Library $J.,.l5o.oo, Rel.ie!
$50o.oo,. Sanitation .$l,.ooo.oo,. Hortiaul.tural Society $5:o.qo, Pub+ie Schoo~
$1.4,.00o.oq, High Schoo~ $8,.7oo .. oo, County Levy !5'.15:0.35. .
_ . . . SJ.gned, .l!.oAoCook,_ Q.E.S'parka, Dr.C.Roae.
C:OOK,.FISHER, Tb:a t .. the report of . the .• Finance. Committee be adopted and the
seal of the Cor·pora.tion be attached thereto• _ · Carried.
SlliUTR,ROWLAIID. That the Aurora. Library Grant be $1,.250.00 thilil year aa
re![uested-by-the Library:_Board,. that the seal of. the Corporation_ b.e attached
thereto.. . . aarriedti
SPARKS~SWINDLEti Tb:at the Tender of A.E • .Tupp Conatruetion Co., re. the oil.ing
of'.a.tree'!<s in ..turora. be accepted. _Carried.
REPORT OF WATER &: FIRE COMMITTEE• 'l'he Colllllli ttee respectf'ul.ly submit the
following;-. That the Town olf Aurora. agree with King Council to give them
fire protec:tion to the end of this year f'or $250.00 pl.us $40.00 for first
two houra and $1.0.00 per hour-thera:f'ter for each fire. .
T.l!:i1e Collllllittee has arranged with Whitc-hurch Counai~ to meet them at an. earq
date .. to diacuss a aimil.ar arrangE~ment. · · ·
Th:e Committee has. alao arranged with the c.N.R. to tap in on their main
across the -Tracks f"or a hydrant to serve Roas Street.
King fire area. being on tiie North the old Town Line which is a_ continuation
-of' HUron Street in Newmarket Weater~y,. on the South: the Town Line Between
King and Vaughan, and aa far Weat as the Six,th Coneesaion. . _ · Signed, A.N.Fisher;A.A.Cetok,C.E.Sparka.
FISRER,.COOK. That the Fire and Water report be accepted, and the seal of the
Corporation be attached thereto. Carried.
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SDO!l;! .li!EETING.
J[Qndq, Aw;ll Srd.-~944 •
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SW~SMI.TH.. That we herell~ give notice of intention to introduee a :sy-~a.w
't.9:.C'(m:tr!itlr-the eonstrue:tietn and maintenance of eul.verta on our Street.a..
· Qa.rried.
SWDJDLE.SPARKS. 'r!lact we hereb~ give notice of intention to intrQduae a :s~-~a.w
'!;..Q,.r~¥4.~~ .. ~e removaJ. of anow from. the aide~a.l.ka. Carried..
Ad.journm.ent at ~~.2.0 em motion of Fisher & Swin~e.
2L'~· Mayor.
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