MINUTES - Council - 19481207i
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The_regula.r monthly mee'l;i!lg_wa.s held in the Clounci+ Chambers on Tuesday
Dec. 7th 1948 a.t 8.00 p.m. Mayor Rose in the Chair, Reeve Cook; Dep.Reeve .
Corner; Councillors Corbett; Davies; Jones; Pringle; Swindle; Sisman present.
The minutes of the previous meeting were a.dppted~
SWINDLE; PRINGLE; ';t'ha.t the following accounts be paid; that the Mayor
issue orders on th~ Trea.13Urer for the same and the Seal of the Corporation
be attached hereto. Carried.
RELIEF
Medical Assn~
B~F~Davis & SOn
F~D~Lacey
Aurora General Store
Traviss Est~
4 X 56¢
Fuel
Food
Food
Rent
2~114
:32~.50 ./
3~00 v
40~ 20 v'
7.50 ./
SWINDLEL PRINGLE; Tha.t 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~
COOK, ~ONES; Tha.t 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~
Drummond McCall & Co~ Ltd~
Canadian Brass Co~ Ltd~
Bell Telephone Co~
Aurora. Hydro Comm~
T~ F. Spence
W~ R~ Case
W~ Boaks w. H. Spragg
J. w. Bowser & Son
. #l Nov~lst
#2 Nov~lst
Spec~ fittings
Service boxes #12 .
I 1 Dec~lst
fl 2 Dec~ let
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
Threading pipe
Supplies
65~32 ./
37.06/ 730~30/
38~00 ./
3~80 ...........
64.92 v
36~67 v
33.60 v 38~00 /
38.00 v
2~()0 ~
2.50
SWINDLE; COOK; That the following accounts be paid, that
orders on the Treasurer for the same and the Seal of the
attached herto~ Carried~
the Mayor issue
Corporation be
CORPOBATION
Ja.s. A. Cook & Son
Aurora. Hydro Comm~
Drummond McCa.lli & Co.
Petty Cash
Postmaster
Hilborn,Caulfield & Co~ w. R. Case
Provincial Treasurer
Ernie Holman
Aurora. Br~ Can. Legion
C~ N. R~
R~ L. Boag
Reg. Wood
Hugh Bowman.
Taylor & Son
Miss I~ Gingell .
Aurora Hydro Comm.
R~ Marshall
C~IUnty of York w. L. M1lgate
J. w. Bowser & Son
H~ N~ Clark
Snow Welding Works
Ltd~
Bd~ Health
Town Hall Nov~ let
Clerk's Office Nov~lst
Disposal Plant Nov~lst
Fittings,Disposal plant
Express etc~
Stamps
a/c 1948 Audit
B:avel, streets
ept. of Health
Gas & 011
Wreath
Flasher Aug~ 1948
List Prop. sales
Labour on Arena
Insurance
Gasoline
Typing statements
ClerkTs Office Dec. let
Town Hall Dec. let
Disposal plant Dec.let
St~ Lighting Nov~/48
Assessor Nov. 1948
Hospitalization
Grease & 011
Supplies . .
Vital statistics Reg.
Cutting & welding
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2~ 70 v'
7.54 v'
1~5lv
54~00,/
157.50 v
6~08 v'
17.00 v
200~00 v'
168~00 v
~33 v'
53.93 v
15.00 v'
44~68 v'
2.58 v'
21~00 v
21.25v
1.98 v
27.61./
1.51 v 10~01 v
64~)8 v'
216.17 v'
125~00 v
12.37v
5.20>"'
32.27v
18~00v
7.25v
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B. D. Gilbert
J ~ E~ Buchanan
Wilson Hardware
Judge Honeywell .
Aurora Bldg. Co.
Stiver Bros~
Toronto Salt Works
Corner Insurance -Agency
B~ F. Davis &Son
Bell Telephone Co~
Grand & Toy Ltd~
Attridge & Son
F.R.Underhill
T~ K. Fioe
F. Dunham
Banner Press
.•
Gas, truck
Gas, Assessor
Sand & gravel
Prop.& Sts. Dept~
Voter's List revision
Sewers & Cement
Fuel, T~H~
Salt & Calcium
Insurance
Fuel & Tile
#1
65
1:35
305
314
361W
500
Office supplies
Lumber
Insurance
Police Dept~
0/S trips etc~
Printing & supplies
22.44 v
14.43v
166~20 v
52~07 v
10~00 v
104~65 v
79~55 v
128.84v
121.89 v'
45~9lv
2~8Sv
8~46v
3·~18v
3'.J4v
2;.05 v
3~5. 4 v::
S'.20V
19~17 v
293.20v
624.S4v
2~5Sv
11~3Sv
348~30 v
PRINGLE; 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~ ·
PLANNING BOARD . .
Consultant,Technioal services, secretarial & Ph()tographic Survey, .
Mosiac Mounting, Postage & L.D. Telephone calls. 1187.17 v
DELEGATIONS
Mr~ F~ Caulfield appeared before Council, asking permission to have
th~ location of his new garage altered to Centre St. instead of Wellington
··· st. w.
DAVIES, CORBETT; That this permission to change location of Bulding
Permit be granted. Carried.
Fire Chief Jones handed,in to Council a report on the activities ot
the Brigade tor the year 1948, disclosing the number of fire calls and
loss ot property.
CORRESPONDENCE ·
A report was.read from the v. o. N. organization of-~ the work
done in connection with the Public School Nursing and Health Program tor
the months of Sept~ & Oct~
A letter trom Mr~ !leo~ Duffield regarding the manner in which the
police WB!Ie handling the·One Hour Parking B.y-law on Yonge St. After
discussion ot the matter was ordered tiled.
Correspondenc.e From the Plan tor Hospital Care; Blue Cross plan;
was read, setting out the need tor Municipal employees enrolling in this
group. Council asked that this letter be held over until the new Council
takes office and go into the matter further.
Letters from the Oity_of Owen Sound and Messrs Prootor;Red1'ern &
Laughlin were ordered tiled, as well as Can. Motheroratt Society.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Councillor Swindle made the suggestion that garbage might again
this year be used tor till purposes on the east side of Gurnett St~ with
the usual supervision of the Foreman, this was consented to by Council.
Reeve Oook_tabled his report on a service tor Mr~ E~L.McCarron;
Wellington st. E. along with the letting of the Watermain contract for
various other projects in Town
COOK, SISMAN; That the report of the Fire and Water Committee re
McCarron Service and Water mains be adopted, and the Seal of the Corporation
be attached hereto~ Carried~ ·
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Council"lor Jones reported verbally that work on the proposed dressing rooms
at the arena was not going to be bu< at this_time. Also that a change
was found necessary in the sanitary facilit~es, and that the approval of
the Board of Health had been given on the change. Permission was asked
to move a partition at the rear of the band room, to make more room available~
Clounoil agreed to· this alteration. ·
SWINDLE, PRINGLE; That the Property Committee be instructed to purchase
2 stoves for the arena at a cost of $20~00 ea~ or less~ Carried.
CORBETT, JONES; That the House Numbering Plan, proposed by the Sports &
Publicity Committee and drafted by Chas. Copland be adopted. That a suitable
By-law enforcing this plan be prepared for an early meeting in the new year
Carried. ·
SISMAN, SWINDLE;. That the account of the Dept •. of Public Welfare
re~ C.Felker & Family be paid and any :f.'urther adjustments resulting therefrom
be also paid and the Seal of the Corporation be attached hereto. Carried.
·The report of the Streets Committee held over from the previous
meeting· awaiting word on the possibility of the resurfacing of Yonge St. .
. was again held, with the Reeve and Dep. Reeve still following up the matter.
· •·-' · The Cl,erk presented the yearly report on the Restaurant Licensing
. ' . · . B;t.,.lt.w, showing tl:lat 9 licenses had been issued and :3 inspections made to
. date• .·.·.•·· · . · '. · · ·
•· · · DAVIES,. SWJ:NDLE; That the report on the Restaurants be accepted and
approved. Carried•
BY; LAWS~ . .
· DAVIES, ~ISMAN; That leave be given to introduce a By-law to
authorize the granting of aid in the building of an auditorium for the (Jan.
Legion, Branch :38.5 and that the aame be now read a first time. Carried.
. SISMAN,SWINDLE; That the By-law now before the Cotincil be ua read
·a'second time and that the Council dissolve itself into a committee of the
" whole for that purpose~ Carried~
· ;:-0. ., SWINDLE, SISMAN; That the By-law now before the Council be read a
· .thirdtiine ;this day and that Rule"'22 of By-law# 862 be suspended for that
. purpose~ Carried~
..• :. · . JONES, SWINDLE; That the third readin of the By-U.w be taken as read
··\Carried. ·
· SWINDLE; That a 12• L.C.smith Typewriter be purchased for use
in the~Clerk's Office at the quoted price of $1715~17 and the Seal of the
•Corporation be attached hereto~ Carried~ ·
. DAVIES, JONES; That Boxing Day, _Dec~ 27th be declared a Civic
Holiday_in the Town of Aurora. Carried.
The matter of a revision of the By-law setting the remuneration for
'Election officials was discussed~ and on motion of SWINDLE, & JONES that .
the mattftr be handed to the new Finance Committee for consideration, Carried.
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PRINGLE, CORBETT; That the usual annual gift of Poultry be presented
to· the Town Employees at Christmas 1948, and the Seal of the Corporation
be attached hereto~ Carried~
JONES~ DAVIES; That the account of Miss Mildred Graham, covering
clerical work re assessment be paid in the amount of $77~0 and that the Seal
of :th,~_Corporation be autached hereto~ Carried~
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CORNER, CORBETT; We the Council of the Town of Aurora extend to Mr. & Mrs.
J. A. Knowles our hearty congratulations on their 60th wedding anniversary,
Married on the 27th day of ~ov. in the year 1888.
They were born in the County of York in the year 1866
and are now 82 years of age~ Their ancestors came to Canada from Hull,
England one hundred years ago and it took nine weeks & three days to make
the voyage. We wish to covey to Their Majesties,the King and Queen the
remarkable long married life of these residents, who, many do not have .
the honour to achieve, Signed on behalf of the Council of the Tot~ of Aurora.
Carried.
SWINDLE, JONES; That the Clerk amd the Aurora Branch of the
Canadian Legion Co-operate in the distribution of the Book ends belonging
to those persons who served Xk in the 1939-1945 war. Carried.
Meeting adjourn~d.
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MAYOR