MINUTES - Council - 19480112 (2)'--"-··
FIRST MEETING JAN. 12th 1948
The First meeting of the new Counail met in the Counail Chambers on Monday
Jan. -12th at 8~00 p.m·~ Mayor Rose in the ahair, Beeve Cook; Dep.Reeve Corner;
Counaillors COrbett; Davies~ Jones; Pringle; Sisman & Swindle present'~
On motion of Reeve Cook & Counaillor Sisman the minutes of the previous
meeting were adopted as printedi~ Carried'~
The Report of the Striking Committee for the standing aommittees for the
year was as follows;
FIRE & WATER Cook
STREETS Corner
FINANCE Sisman
Soaial & Sanitation Swindle
By-laws & Industy'~ Daviesu
PROPERTY Jones
Sports & Publiaity Corbett
Town Planning Pringle
Jones
Cook
Swindle
Corbett
Jones
:Pringle
Corner
Davies
Sisman
Swindle
Cook_
Pringle
Corbett
.Davies
Jones
Corner
POLICE COMMISSION
BLDG. :PERMITS
The Mayor; Corner; Sisman; Corbett·~
The Clerk; The Mayor; Davies•
COOK,· SWINDLE; That the report of the striking Committee be adopted. Carried.
SISMAN; DAVIES; That the following aacounts be paid, that the Mayor issue
orders on the Treasurer for the same and the. Seal of the Corporation be
attached thereto. Carriedi~
CORPORATION
Aurora Hydro Comm"~
Postmaster
Petty aash
Robert Marshall
Dr. G.W.Williams
Banner l'ress
County of York
Wm.Knapp c. s. Nisbet
J. Goulding
l[.Bak
Morris Meats
Co N • R.
Francis Hankin & Co. Ltd.
Taylor & Son
Wilson Hardware
Thornton Browning
J.W~Bowser & Son
Aurora Building Co.
Stiver Bros~
E.v.stewart
Muniaipal World Ltd.
B.G.Whitelaw
F.Dunham
St .Li~hting Dec •
Clerk s Off'iae
Town Hall
Disposal plant
Stamps ·
Sundry express etc,
Assessor Dec.l-20
V .D.Treatment
Printing a/c
Hospitalization
Painting P/S rooms
Snow removal Dea.
Use car Nov~& Dea.
Repairs to tools
Xmas fowl
Flasher Maint. Sept.
Sludge pump hose
Gas. Fire Dept.
l'roperty Dept~
Oil, Library
Property Dept.
Fuel ~0 Fuel T H
Gas a. a Dec.
Offiae Supplies
II 11
Outside trips eta.
388:~51 v
2.09v'
9.38 v
66.76 v
13.00-/ .
7.22 v
90.00 v
106~00 v
51.08 v .
63.45 v
210.00 v
75.00 v
10.00 v
5.65../
86.40 v
l8~55v
56.00.;
.. 3.78 v
3.90 v
15.20 v
4o25V
97 .so v
88.35v
37 ~08 v
21.66 v
9.20 v
4.30 v
SISMAN, DAVIES; That the following acaounts be paid~ that the Mayor issue orders on the Treasurer for the same and the Seal OI the Corpora~~on oe
attaahed hereto. Carried~ _
Wage aaaounts for Month of Deaember 1947.
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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.
WATERWORKS
Aurora Hydro Comm
n n. n
Postmaster
Petty Cash
West Huffman
W.H.Spragg
Van Tuyl & Fairbank
Mueller Ltd.
SWmNDLE, PRINGLE; That the following
orders on the Treasurer for the same
attached hereto. Carried.
RELIEF
CORRESPONDENCE:
Stiver Bros.
B.F.Davis & Son
Teasdale Market
Aurora General Store
Medical Assn.
Traviss Est.
#1
2
Stamps
Freight on pipe
a/a well screening
Machining pipe
Well casing
Service conn. &
64.72 v
40.99 v
24.00 v
14.49 v
50.00 v
23.50 v
426.50 v
tapping parts 51.82 V
accounts be paid, that the Mayor issue
and the Seal of the Corporation be
Fuel
Fuel
Food
Food
4 X 56¢
Rent
20.00 v
56.oov
12~80 v
29.20v
2.24
7 .50"'
A request, from the United. Polish Relief Fund for funds was
read and on motion of ~rJJfDLE, PRINGLE; the letter ordered filed, carried.
A reply ~the Snow Welding Works in regard to the price
of installi~ a snow plow for the Town truck was received, stating the
price to be $900.00. Moved by SWINDLE,SISMAN that no action be taken re
snowplow for truck. Carried.
Notification of the Ontario Good Roads Convention dates
was read and ordered filed•
Blank renewal forms were received from the Municipal World
Ltd. for the yearly subscription of that magazine, on motion of Chas. Davies,
and R.H .Corner" the Clerk we ·authorized to purchase 10 copies monthly of the
Municipal World for the members of Council and that the Seal of the Corpn.
be attached hereto'~ Carried. ·
A letter from the. Town of Meaford, requiring no answer, was
ordered filed.
·Request from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind
for permission to hold a Tag Day in Aurora on May 1st was received. BY
WHKMRWX unanamous consent of Council this permission was given.
A letter from the Streets Dept. was given to the Finance
Committee to be dealt with and re~ommendations made to Council later~ upon
Motion of Councillors Swindle & Jones• Carried·~
Mr. & Mrs. W.O.Stephens letter to Council for permission to
operate a small grocery store on Wells St., taking over the business of
Jack Morton,Connaught Aveo being discussed, a motion by SISMAN,SWINDLE
"That permission be granted to W .o.stephens, Wells St. to operate a neigh-
borhood grocery store as per letter received, was carried~
REPORTS OE COMMITTEES
The report from the Planning Board on work that would need
to be undertaken this coming year and for financial assistance was received.
~;SWINDLE, PRINGLE; That the Planning Board report
be received. Carried;;
SISMAN, COOK; That the Water Committee be empowered tp spend up to $600.00
for the purchase of a new'Water meter for installation at the Collis Leather
Co. plant and that the Seal of the Corporation be attached hereto. Carried.
Upon request from The Lion's Club the following motion was passed.
"That the Aurora Lion's Club be granted permission to hold a Tag Day in
Aurora in aid of The Food For Britain fund", Moved and seconded by Councillors
J6NES & PRINGLE.
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SWINDLE, SISMAN; That the Clerk be instructed to contact Mr. Morrison,
contractor,and arrange to have Mr. W.L.Stephens water pipe repaired satisfac-
torily. Carried~
~ SWINDLE, CORNER; That the accounts of the Engineer be handed to the
Finance Committee for aonsideration and that Mr. Brown of Redfern Office be
asked to attend the next meeting of Council to supply information as to
the dept a of sewers <J; watermains ~ Carried.
SISMAN, SWINDLE; That the account of Morrison 6onstruction be paid out of ~
Current funds for the present and Debentures be issued at a later date·
to be used to offset this expense and that the Seal of the Corporation
be attached hereto. Carried'~
DAVIES, CORNER; That leave be given to introduce a By~law to "Authorize
borrowing of up to $55,000.00 to meet expenses until taxes are paid and
that the same be now read· a first time•i •
SISMAN, PRINGLE; That the By~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.
SWINDLE, CORBETT; That the By-law now before the Council be read a third
time this day and that Rule 22 of By-law # 862 be suspended for that
purpose. _
SWINDLE, DAVIES; That the third reading of the By~law be taken as read.
carried.
NEW BUSINESS;
SWINDLE, SISMAN; That the Clerk be and is hereby instructed
to insert notice in the local press, expressing the appreciation of the
Council for the Co-operation received from the citizens in the matter of
snow removal from the sidewalks and that a warning be given those who have
failed to co-operate~ Carried.
DAVIES, COOK; That the Council appoint 2 members to the Planning Board
to fill the vacancies caused by (a) the resignation of Mr. Bowser; (b)
the change in the Chairman of the Planning Committee of this Council,
Carried.
DAVIES, JONES; That Councillor Pringle be the chairman of the Planning
Board Committee of Council. Carried.
Council approved the appointment of Mr. Riley Youngs as the new member of
the Flanning Board for a term of 2 years. Carried.
Meeting adjourned at 11.20 p.m~
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