MINUTES - Council - 19470902; ~i
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FIFTEENTH MEETING SEPT .211 nd 194'7
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The regular monthly meeting of Council was held in the Council Chambers on
Tuesday Sept. 2nd at 8.00 p.m. with Major Linton in the chair and members of
Council present; Reeve C .E .Sparks; Dej.Reeve A .A .Cook; T .F .Swindle; v,. Jones;
J.E.Sisman; Chas. Davies; S.G.Patrick; Dr. c. Rose.
The minutes of the previous meetings were adopted as corrected.
SISMAN, DAVIES; That the following accounts be paid,
orders on the Treasurer for the same and the Seal of
hereto. Carried'~
that the Mayor issue
WATERWORKS
Bell Telephone Co.
Beldam Asbestos Packing Co.
B.F.Davis & Son
Canadian Brass Co.
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the Corporation be attache
d
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Packing
Fuel
Pipe,fittings etc.
Service boxes
3.80-...
5 .83.,_
183.35,
50.84,
33.03,
SWINDLE, SISMAN; That the Wage accounts be paid, that the Mayor issue orders
on the Treasurer for the same and the Seal of the Corporation be attached
hereto. Carried'~
SWINDLE, SISMAN; That the following accounts be paid, that the Mayor issue
orders on the Traesurer for the same and the Seal of the Corporation be
attached hereto. Carried.
CORPORATION
Bell Telephone Co.
Robert Marshall
Can. Industries Ltd.
A.E.Hawkins
Dinty Moore
Aurora Hydro Comm.
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Can. Bitumuls Ltd.
Burroughs Adding Machine Co.
Banner Press
Hess Drug Store
Grand & Toy Ltd.
J. Bak
Fe Dunham
Sundries
II
B.F.Davis & Son
Taylor & Son·
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65
135
305
314
36lw
500
Assessor
Calcium
Fill
Gas. etc. Fire Dept.
Batteeies
st. Lighting Aug.
Sidewalk Mix
Add. Machine
Printing
Supplies
Office supplies
Property replll.irs
Outside trips & Postage
Express Sts.
II W.W.
Cement,tile,fuel
Gas
3.81,
4.57-...
3~62,
2.85,
2 .os.,
3 .OS-._
5.20-.
130.00,
17 .17,
168.00-....
31.~
1.80..,
388.51-..
29.46-...
367.20,
5.40,
3.60-..
5.6o,
2.10'-
28 .10.,
2.43-..
3.2~
182.20-..
2.18-..
JONES, DAVIES; That the following accounts be paid, that the Mayor issue orders
on the Treasurer for the same and the Seal of the Corporation be attached
hereto. Carried'~
RELIEF
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Medical Assn.
Traviss Est.
F.W.Teasdale
Aurora General Store
4 X 56
Rent
Food
Food
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1.24
7 .so-...
16.00,
36.50,
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Fifteenth Meeting Sept. 2/47 Cont'd,
CORRESPONDENCE,
Request from the Bell Telephone Co. to allow erection of three Poles
on Centre St, to serve new s.ubscribers was read,
SPARKS, SWINDLE; That permission be given the Bell Telephone Co, to erect
three poles according to plan, on the south side of Centre St. east of the
C .N .R. ·tracks, Carried~
Two requestsfrom residents of Aurora for permission to obtain taxis licences
were received, the result of which the following motion was passed,
DAVIES, SPARKS; That the applications for taxis licences be not granted
until such time as a vacancy %K occurs, when the matter will be taken up
in Couneil,
An application By F, Griffith to operate the iee arena for the 1947-48
season was plaeed before Council.
DELEGATIONS
Mr, Dinty Moore & M. Taylor Appeared before Council with apetition
to cause service stations to be closed during certain hours.
Mr. Geo. Duffield explained to Council the desire of the C anadian
Legion to have a home or club for the organization and asked the Couneil
to consider donating land to erect a building thereon~
SISMAN,SWINDLE; That the Council meet at a later date to go into this
matter more thoroughly. Carried.
Mr. E.R.Youngs explained to Council the result of sewerage backing up
in his basement during his absence this summer, a verbal arrangement was
agreed upon wherby a trial remedy would be started shortly,
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Reeve Sparks gave a verbal report of the construction of certain
sidewalks and the difficulties of doing work on the corner of Connaught
and Gurnett walk without a surveyor's report, ·.
A petition from residents of the new subdivision of Kennedy East, Wells,
and Edward Sts.was received for sewers, water.
DAVIES, SISMAN; That the property owners petition for water and light for
Kennedy St. from Edward St. to Wells St. be granted, That the application
for sewers be not granted until such time as the petition includes the
names of the owners on Kennedy St. from Wells St. to Gurnett St'~ Carried,
SWINDLE, SISMAN; That STOP SIGNS be ~rected on Wells St. at Connaught Ave,
Carried,
A report from the Sports & Publicity Committee regarding the operation of
the arena for the 1947-48 season was read by Chairman Sisman,
SISMAN, SWINDLE; That the report of the Sports & Publicity Committee be
adopted and that the Clerk act upon the details outlined, regarding
advertising immediately,
That the Chairman of this Committee be empowered to have
the Town Solicitor work with him in drawing up a draft contract regarding
the arena, such contract of necessity to be finally approved-by Council.
Carried,
PATRICK,JONES; That,we, the Property Committee recommend that the house at
the Waterworks be shingled as soon as possible, Carried,
Reeve Sparks enlightened Council that he had handed the hospital acaount
of Ellis to the proper County authorities and that the same would go through
in the usual way.
SPARKS, COOK; That the Clerk order sufftcient sanitary pipe for George st.
from Tyler St. north to make connections with the trunk sewer on the north
end of George St., Welli~ton to Mills St·•
Also sufftcient sewer tile for Catherine Ave. East for sewers
at present contemplated, Also sufftcient tile for Kennedy St. from Edward st.
to Gurnett St. Carried,
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Fifteenth Meeting Sept. 2 1947 Contld.
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ROSE, SISMAN;That leave be given to introduce a ~-law to authorize the sale
of Lot 36, :Plan 30 on the :s!l!D0'1rk south side of Tyler St. and that the same
be now read a first time. Carried.
DAVIES, JONES; That the ~-law now before the Council be read a second time
and that the Council dissolve itself into a committee of the whole for that
purpose. Carried.
SISMAN, SWINDLE; That the By-law now before the Council be read a third time
this day and that Rule 22 of ~-law # 862 be suspended for that purpose.
Carried~
COOK, SWINDLE; That the third reading be taken as read. Carried'~·
ROSE, COOK; That leave be
of retail gas & oil shops
be now read a first time.
given to intr~duce a ~-law to require the closing
to close during certain hours. and that the same
Carried.
COOK, SPARKS; That the ~-law now before the Council be read a second time
and that the Council dissolve itself into a committee of the whole for that
purpose·• Carried.
SISMAN, SWINDLE; That the By-law now before the Council be read a third time
this day and that Rule 22 of ~-law # 862 be suspended for that purpose.
carried.
SPARKS, SWINDLE; That the third reading be taken as read. Carried•
ROSE, JONES; That leave be given to introduce a By-law to licence and
regulate Victualling Houses and that the same be now read a first time.
Carried.
DAVIES, PATRICK; That the ~~law now before the Council be read a second
time and that the Council disso%ve itself into a committee of the whole for
that purpose. Carried.
SISMAN, DAVIES; That the By-law now before the Council be read a third time
this day and that Rule 22 of ~-law # 862 be suspended for that purpose.
Carried.
SPARKS, ROSE; That the third reading be taken as read. Carried.
ROSE, SWINDLE; That leave be given to introduce a By-law to Provide building
restrictions in "LORNE COUSINS SUBDIVISION" and that the same be now read
a first time. Carried.
Meeting adjourned~
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MAYOR