MINUTES - Council - 19530316j
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A regt.1lar meeting of the C<mncil ;~as held ~tn tll~J Cc11mc'J.l Ol:l.nmber
on Nonde.y ,, l·laroll 16th,. 195.3 a:r. 8 p.m ..
:Reeve A. :,. Cook in tlle cl'w.h" •• J.&.ter. ta1r.~m by th.e l'l.!:tYOl", Dr, Hose.
PRESE.tl'i': Deputy Reeve
Councillors:
Nurx•a,y.,
Jones,
Davis.
D. J. Nur:ray, Boffat, Dav~f.rlson,
King;.
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.1!. lettez• f'rom 'Ghe .ll.U:t"O:t'':i eT!ml()J:' Ch.<o.mber c<f Commfl:t:'(;l!!,!
He~n~t:tflc~.t.j.nn, .an.d Cle!~_.n-.. .. th.• :.~~~e-~\ -r;;_~J.9 t. .. ·~!::!.dc
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A letter from the Dep2.:1.>t;nent rd i:'lann:l.ng & Development 'lvRs ree.d
1•e issue of a Dr'l?.:f't Building By~/.al.Yo The Gler:lt was instructed.
to bring t11is up again t1llen a. copy of t;he By=lat-1 :l.s received •.
A letter from the .ll.ur•ore, Clo~m Band. ~.rae :read a.slting tor una of the
Eas·t Room.
D.J.MURRAY: KING: That the Aurora Olotfi'~ Band be given use of the
East Room on the fixost encl. thi'rd Thured.a\'G of each month. CARBIED.
A letter from the York Oounty Hosy.>:l.tal •ra~ ro.ad than1tS.ng Ootmcil
fox· He co-·opera.tion in 1952.
JONES~ 1JAVIH: That this lel;ter be f:Ued. OAHHIED.
A let.ter 1'rom the AuTora Boar.d. of :l'rade ww read r··egar<l:i.ng their
sha1•e of rlecot'l?.ting t!H'I :t'o<.rn d<wtng Co1•cna tion. Nr. Ha:rl:'y E>eston.
the President of' the Bo11.:rxl of 1'r;oile r,npt.'lf:;,:t·ecl before I.''Jlmcil to
<>t<>te t'n"' l0 o"w'!" "•'"'O"A~-.ln .,.t , .• ,., ;;lt•?•-~"t~·' i·•,~t t''J•~ 'Bo""t' "'r}r"·· •::0 H.,. J" 1-'"' ..;. ':'•1.-,4 0 t··•· ,!lvt':\-.--.,.. l~l) J., , •• ...,(.) i.• · f-.;!··-,\:00 ~~\.t. ..,,t .. ~ :.J .. ~i ~ • .J, .l.. ~.1. • ~%..;
to Co\U1ctl a.l'l C.Gti.mat~ o:e tb .. e cont of cleoo:t~a.tlng tbo t.i\'"vnll an.d. the
question of putting up the il.ecor.ll.tions w·a.s left to the ~31:-ox-te and
Pu1;1ici ty Gommi ·ttee.
A let tel:' fxoorn the Aurore .. Fub:U.o Librfi,ry r-J-as read roquest;inn a g:a:•a.nt.
JONES: DAVIS: Tl'L.<1t 1;his mR.tter be referred to the li'iM.l'l.oe ' •. omroi ttee.
CIAJUlXED.
A lette:r• frorii the Aur•opa. Planning Board >~as rea.it a.aking for' a. gr~.nt
0 ,,., ~'~'00 "'0'' lOr.:•> A. '#•,? • .~ .t , .r:).,.)<:>
DAVIi:l: DAVIDflOi!: 'l'h,tt th:!.s sum he 'l.dopte(l in the 195J budget.
6P.r;•led,
illt¥EGATIO;{§.
Nr. Lorne F~vaml and J.ir. c. J)e,v:l.en appeared be:t"ore Council on behnlf
of the Uppper Holland Valley Conservation Authorlty and asked. ~;rhethf
Council would acquire land at p:resent ot-rnec1 by N1•. Coullins snd 11!'.
T. Slater and build dams on that land, to pl•ovicl.e t~:o pomi~'t the
engineeJ?tng work 1;o be il.one. by the GonBer•ratlon ll.uthoJ~ity·.
,TONES: DAVIS: That ·th~u.; matter be turnect :rver ·~o the l"ropm•t;y
Oommi ttr,lo fo.r Gonsideration 11.nd act5.on. CAHH!BD.
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PROPERTY 001-[HITTEE GOHT 1 D
bonc\1 tionot the· Old.'"FUblic School, and eta. ted that he had obtained
a wiee for replacing t.he broken t~!tndotll'fil.
D .. fV~iUPJ-1.1\.Y: DAVIS: ~'ha.t the 1-:indoi> lights in the Old Public Sohool
be replaced and. the building bl;) heated for the t-eBt of the 11ilnter
season &nd properly oleanec1 .and eupervieeo. and the seal of the
oorpore.t10n be att.~ohed hereto. CAHnn:n.
SPORTS & PUBI,IOITY.
Coiincfilor .rone7T.ni'ormecl Ccuno11 tl:L'-lt conr.id.eration i~a.s still being
given to the publication of t1eta5.19 of the by-la1,rs.
FJ.Rg & 'lfA'fEH Hv!!..Ril( C.:>un:?rfr,;:t:-Janen P'~eRentefl the ft)l:t-:J'"1ng repor'l::
:rha Commit ter~ J"}eapec1;fu.lly-t;ubmi t the f'ollou:lng: A rne·eting of the
F:!.re anrl via ter Commi t·cee of Gounc1llo1:'t1 l~tt!'l'a~r • ,Jonerl and Davis was
held in 'Ghe Clex•lw Offioe on l?1•icla.;r Evening, Maroh 13th. also pl?esent
irrere Ccm.n,J:lllor Mof!'a.t ~md J.lr. Elosdale of the Bell •releph.one Company.
Hr. Blondale explaJ.nfjd to the Committee ·the systems uhich the B(>.ll
Cr>mpa.ny oould install in Am:•ora. for our fire alarm eystem. after the
install~< ti(>n o.:l:' the ne1,r dial oyetGru.
The Clommitt;ee hae come to the conclusitln that :l.t in one of tt1o systems
to be usec1, arirl aftel" some more study ~v:i.ll mal~e a. recommendation ·~o
Council as to what sys'G~m. seams to eui t our needs best.
~'he Comm:!.ttee also recommtmds to Council that <• mn.e.ll second. hand
panel t:r·ucit be pnx•che.sed for use of the vla ter'•'Ol~l;:s Departm(mt. . ~?hf.l:,,
Oomm,;ttee i'eela as :l.f a:-sui table truck coul<l. be pnl•cha.seil. fen· $5003,,,
or (H5oo. '/1
The fJtorm seNaro aml t,r.'l.terme.ins for li1.1J.vieH· Hd. t-rfn•e rl:l.srJnll~ed t<.niwi~
it :i.n felt that they are a mat "tel' for council a.B e.. Hhole to aettls~''
Also as soon as the f'l•oei; is out of \;he ground, 'bhe oonnectionn t:o:J?
t.he ne~·r reg~n·voiz• will be :l.nstrtllecl.
~rhe rrne~,;tiOn oi'" :~he pur.oharie i>f a. tl~ue1t for the H2~ter· Dept.
referred. ba.ck to 't~he Committee for conrd .. d.erB.tioh before 1:;b.S:
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next
meet:J..ng o~t' Counnil"'
DAV1 S: D tj .;J s MUEllA.Y::
be aeGepted ;?"ttcl the
1l1"~t thr~ report !)f' the lt 1:lx)e f':..11~l Vhtter Go:rmrl "'Lit(?-e
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ti'he :t~enet\ra.l of' the street lighting on ".fc)nge Gtraet ?Jas f)c.Hlniderea .. and.
t t m:ts reported that the Hynr•o HUtho:r•ii;iee rre.t•e t~orking on this matte!'.,
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'fl1.e :'!.J?:Pointments t.o the Parks EoR!'d f'or 1953 \.;ere consldm"ed.:
.DP1.VIS! D.A.V!Dt10N: That Oounc:tllor !~url~.r~.v be .~tJY)Ointr:.::fl Counr.;il c s •.f ~-)
l"~.e .. ...,::t."'--="C!en t r~ t ·i "ite • j·oi1Es'i' ni"iG:· That the follOt<'ing be appointed to the 1°arl;:s Bot:,rd,
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COUNCIL
RO:l'Jl.RY
HOR'U CUL'.l'lJB.Al...
80CIE'I'Y..
CAWWIAN Llf;(l-J:ON
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J, ?4UHHAY
Ae Bl. B~~NXU~'JJ!:r
Go ADAlH
Hfj HODGKINSON
:~~1B~1 o KLEES
I:.?.ONS CLUB
AGRI CUL'l'UX:lJ\.L SO 0.
1:IONEHS 6 BUSINESS
O:LUB
.00\v!.Il!G CLUB
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.!.JH. BOlAND
G-EO u BALDVtEN
l-i:IBB DH.Ilri~H.
Re H8 COHHEJ(
J....l•·JAUGHAN
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ffhe question of a bond for Hl"")eQ f.if.r\·Yro1;h \lJaG cona.icleJ?Crleo
KING·: DAIJXG: Th~:-..t Ml:•s, Ne~;roth be bcm<led for (~5, OOOo 00 and ths:t
the seal o:f ·the Corporat:l.on be s.ttaohed he!:'l'.!to. C:.0.I'i.HIE11,
KING: DAVI:;J: 'Yhat the Bon(l\3 for the Glel•lt ~mil Aosistant be kept
in the Irnpc~rJ.tll B!-1.nk t ,t:\:tJ.x~o:~!1.r-for f1af&=·1\.eepin.g ~ GlU\."d.II~D o
A question on the Raihra.y Centennary Celebra.t:l.on lvas a.sked, The
Mayor reported that 14r. McDtnfell of the Cana.d.:\an Nat:tonal Hail~·mya
would be in Aurora on March 2.3rd to talk 1-::l. th Oouncil o:r a Comm1 ttee.
The constrt1otion of a storm se-vrer 8.nd a af11te:rma..\n on H:Lllviel<' Rd.,
l'IT!UJ further conai(lered, OouncHlor ;refj?,'t 1\fepol•toU. tha:t the estimated
cost for thie ~1orlt waa i~7~800. It 1,;'11'! l<:lt't to tb; F'ire & 1·Ja.ter
Committee to obtain tenders for this ~:ork. 'l'endel'R to be received ·
by l>iarch 28th.
·~ . ~ MURRAY: !I!RS, l'IO~'l"A'l': Tr.at lerwe be given to introdm.\e e. By=law to · \
establish a Community Cent:t:'e and tv appoint an A thlet.\o Field Board
and that the same be now read o. 1'lrst time. CAHIUED •
• TONES: COOK: 'l'hat the By-lat.; nor; before the Counc1.1 be' reacl lil-·
second time and that. the Co\;,r.cil cUesoJ.ve itself into a committee
of the ;~hole fox• that puryooe, The By-la'!'t i11l.B then oonn).dered in
Committee. . .
Tltili By-law ;.ms then x-etr,rnecl to Council. with the follo-vrint~· names
lnoluded: · Vl. Davida.>n, Mrs. J. ~~offa.t,. c. Chapman, Don. G.\!l.FJSr
H. Seaton. John 11ili.ir;, D. J. :Murray.
It was then oo:a1"ir:r,ei!. in Council.
KING: DAVIS: That the Committee ~11l'tloh has originatecl the ;:;o;.•Jt of
insta.llin:; tl1.e 1'J.om1Hghto be thnnker.1. O.~HH!EP.
NE:W 1E,-'r.1IN~J1.~ ,
Oon'tl<'11lor Hoffnt reported on the concUt1on of the le.ne \1e9.d~.n,,;
to t:ne Huw.ane l3<:>e'i.ety u e Barg<;d.n Shop) at the !'eCJ.r of the ohopc 011
tJ-,e i·Iest uicle of Yonge Street.
·.it tm.o l?eported that the S:Jl:l.ci tor t-;as •·torking on the p1U'Ch!:lse of
thin lan(l.
'f:o.e re-opening of the Magistrate us Court r..t l!e;,rmi>..rket ~1ao ment:lotl!'l,l 1
!md several Inembern of Council exp!'eiHled their intention ·to attend.
Crm::rtdera.tion t,rac given to an nppH.cati.on for
':<:>tl the Aur•ora Bullding Company 1v-ho ~·ri shed to
uarehou!'lo on Tempert;moe f'.treet.
HiW:tS: D.J'.MURJ'Ul'C: That this buD.ding permit
s. 'building permit
el:'ect e. gar~EJ.ge e.nd
b ~ ~ .... ~nted -.::;.: i5-J. (;I. lil CAHH!n;D,
The !~ayor spoke on th'B holding of tho closed meeting on l4aroh 9th
~md. the press l•eports the.t follot{ed 1:tnd Mme cliscu<J8ion ent!Uect.
DEP. REEVE NURRAY: GOOK~ That all town ac1vor·tising in future be
111!'1-tle .in the Aurora Bannel:' only and that the pl•eviouc motion a.uthor-
iz1ng mdvertising in the Aunora Be.nner aml the He\vrari.x•ket Ex:>e. &
Express be raao1.ndeil. CABJtiEP,
AD,JOURNEP.