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FOURTEENTH MEETING JULY 4th . 1949
The regular monthly me~ting of Council was held .in the Council Chambers on
Monday July 4th 1949. Members present; Mayor Rose; Reeve Cook; Dep.Reeve
Corner; Councillors, Corbett; Davies; Glass; Jones; Murray; Pringle~
Reeve Cook in the Chair for the start of the meeting~
The minutes of previous meetings were adopted as printed.
PRINGLE, CORBETT; 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 to
thU resolution~ Carried~
PRINGLE, COOK; That the fo:Llowing accounts be apid, that
orders on the Treasurer tor the same and the Seal of the
attached ta this resolution~ Carried~
CORPORATION: .
Aurora Hydro Commission •· . .
Bell Telephone Co~
R.L~Boag
Taylor & Son
Municipal World Ltd.
The .. Dorr Company
F.R.Underhill
Attridge & Son
Armco Drainage & Metal Co.
J. Goulding
Can. S.K.F. Co. Ltd~
DeLaHaye Garage
C.N.R.
F.Dunham
LaFrance Fire Engine Co~
T.K.Fice
J.E~Buehanan
Toronto Salt Works Ltd~
Hess Drug Store
E. Holman
H. Lehamn
Banner Press
St~~~ting May
n 11' June
Police
Disposal
Fire
Clerks office
List, prop~ sales
Police & Fire Depts.
Of:i.'ice supplies
Packing, Disposal plant
Insurance Bond
Lumber
Culvert&
Use ear May & June
iearings; Disposal plant
Hepairs & Servicing truck
Flasher Apl.49
0/S trips etc~
Aluminium ladder
Police & Prop. Depts.
Sand & Gravel
Calcium Chloride
Bd.Health supplies
Fire Dept. & Sts.
Gas. & Oil
Printing~& stationery
the Mayor issue
Corporation be
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:319.25,
:319.25,
11.55' :3~10,.
7.75,
10.60,
1~66,
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14.70,
:324~80,
12.00,
14.71,
26.20,
35.9~
17.80,
60.50,
12.15,
75.50,
70.12,
.40,
:3.76'
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95.52,
GLASS, DAVIES; That the following aooounts be paid, that the Mayor issue
orders on the Treasurer tor the same and the Seal of the Corporation be
attached to this resolution~ Carried~
RELIEF .
Medical Association
Traviss Estate
Aurora Dairy
Aurora General Store
8 X 56¢
Rent
Milk
Food
4.48 JQK ?.so,
:3.78'
68.72'
JONES, GLASS; That the following accounts be paid, that the Mayor issue
orders on the Treasu::e:er tor the same and the Seal of the Corporation be
attached t0 this resolution. Carried.
WATERWORKS
Bell Telephone Co~ # 12 .
W.H.Spragg · . Threading gipe etc.
Highland Creek Sa.n.d & Gravel Co. Pea ravel
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DELEGATIONS
Mr. wm. Gartat met Council with a request for a larger.wat~r
service, owing to the expansion of his business. The matter to be considered
by the Water Committee and a decision made at the next Council meeting.
Mr~ Ross Linton, representing jhe York County Hospital Board
addressed Council on its request,in 9onnection with an appeal for a grant
received from The York County Hospit!U~ The matter to receive further
consideration and be discussed later.
CORRESPONDENCE
A letter received from the Community Planning Assn.
regarding the forming of a Conservation Authority was read, asking Council
of Aurora to advise of the stand it wished to take. .
PRINGLE, COOK; That we are in favour of the formation of a Holland River
conservation authority and request the Minister of Planning & Development
to call a meeting_of the int~rested parties to discuss the formation of .
such an authority. Carried.
A letter from Fire Chief Jones, asking the Council to approve
paying the expenses of two firemen from Aurora attending the Fire Marshall'S
convention in Ottawa
COOK, PRINGLE; That we grant the reque~t of the Fire Chief and grant the sum
of $200.00 for expenses for the Fire Chief and one fireman to the O~tawa
convention of the Dominion Fire Ohiefs_and the Seal of the Corporation be
attached to this resolution. Carried.
A request from the Aurora Memorial Arena Committee was
read asking Council to supply a petty cash account for incidental purposes
of $lOO.oo. . . _
DAVIES, CORNER; That the Memorial Arena Committee be granted an advance.of
$100.00 to meet current expenditures and the Seal of the Corporation be _attached
to this resolution. Carried~
A request from the Recreation Commission and the Lions Clu'IP
tor Council's Approval of two new appointments to the Commission were received
PRINGLE, MURRAY; That we approve of the Aurora Recreation Commission's _
appointment of Mr. G. Barrager as an additional member to represent the .
Boys Band and the Aurora Lions Club appointment of Mr. Harry Jones to the .
RecPeation Commission to fill the vacancy left by Mr. Len. Slmmons. Carried.
The remainder of the correspondence was ordered tiled.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES~ _ .
Reeve Cook presented his report of the Water Committee
meetin July 2nd 0 regarding changes in the Water Co~tr&l By-law, Hours of
hose privileges, cleaning and gravel tor wells,etc.
COOK, JONES; That the report of the Water & Fire Committee be adopted.and
the Seal ofx the Corporation be attached to this resolution. Carried.
Deputy Reeve Corner tabled a report in connection ~he
meeting of Department of H~ghways Officials and work done on a new culvert
at the Waterworks Building. A motion by CORNER & MURRAY That the report
of the Committee be adopted and the Dept. of Highways be notified that the
Council of the Town of Aurora request .the Dept.of Highways assume the
connecting link on Yonge St. in Aurora~ Upon vote of Council, the. Motion
was defeated~
MURRAY JONES; That the Council grant permission to buy the paint to paint
the waterworks house and that the Seal of the Corporation be attached to this
resolution~ Carried~
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Council reviewed the tenders submitted to pain the
water tank, three tenders now being received.
DAVIES, MURRAY; That the contract for the painting of the water tank be
awarded to J. D. Tocher, Toronto, at a price of $456.00, providing that he
will agree to a change in the specifications, whereby the extra coat on the
bottom tour sections be applied after t~e first coat, follow&d by the second K
coat covering the whole tank. Carried.
GLASS, PRINGLE; That Council approve the closing of Wells St. in front of the
High School trom 9~00 A~M~ to 12~00 noon during the holding of the Qgurch
Vacation school at the High School, for the safetty of the children, and that
any dangerous openings at the ne~ partly constructed band stand be closed
tor the same reasons. Carried. .
MURRAY, CORBETT; That the Marino Construction Co~ be awarded the contract to
install sanitary sewers for 277 ft. on Wells St. at an estimated cost of ..
$1260~00 and instal water mains on Cousins Drive from Edward St. to Wells St.
and Wells St. northerly to Kennedy St~ E~ at an estimated cost of $~510~00 ..
and that the Seal of the Corporation be attached to this resolution. Carried .•
A petition tor the construction of Sanitary se~s under the Local Improvement
Act from property owners on Cousins Drive, East of Wells St. to Yonge St.
was received.
BY-LAWS "'
DAVIES, GLASS; That leave be given to introduce a By-law to provide
for a contract for the collection , removal and disp()sal of ashes, garbage etc.
and that the same be now.read a first time. Carried.
JONES, GLASS; That the By-law now before the Council be read a second
tlme and that the Co~cil dissolve itself into a committee of the whose for
that purpose. Carried. The name of J.E.Buchanan was inserted on the econd
reading.
MURRAY, CORBETT; That the By-alw now before the Council be read a
third time this day and that Rule 22 of By-law # 862 be suspended tor that
purpose. Carried~
Corner, cook; That the Third reading be taken as read~ Carried~
Meeting adjourned~
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MAYOR