MINUTES - Council - 19530216•
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A re[;xllar meeting of the Council tV'S. IS hHld in the· Ckmnc:!.l
C:.:he.mberfl nn :Mondayt I•'ebruary 16tl1. 195.3 at 8 p,r..1.
Mayor Dr. c. Rose in the chair.
PRESENT~= Reeve Cookr
Deputy l'leeve J. Murra:r~
Councillors; Jones. D. J, Hm.•re,;~r, 1-~offa.i;,
Davidson. Davi~~ King,
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l. A letter from the Aurora Hemox•ial A;:erw, Board mlll x•eacl
noti.fY:1.ng Ce:mncj.l that the Board 0 s i'tnanclal year f>.nd TtJill
l?e cltanged i'r.om ,July Jlst to December· 31st.
'l'hl.s letter> war; or,'l.ere~1 to be filed.
2. A letter from the Province of Onta,r:l.o~ 'frade & Industl':';,<
Branch, Depax-tment of Planning & Development ~ras l"•ead. notifying
Council of an :Cndustrial Promotion Conf'Gl'Emce to be hel<l in l•la:rch..
'!'he Cle:r.lt was instructed 'Go notU'y the Boa.:rd of TJ:•ade and 'Ghe
Planning Boaro. of th:l.s conference.
J. A letter fl~om the Aurora Board of Trade was x•ead~ :r.ela'Ging
!;o the i.fJsue of:' tl'le pamphlet advert:l.s:!.ng Auror!l. and the Admlnis-
'tra.M.on of the Pedlars s,nd Hai.;kers By-lP..t'll'.
:I'h:!.::'. let.tel" WEHJ ox•deNJd to be t:'lJ.ad .•
4. A J.et'bet' from the County of Yol:'k noti:t.'ying Council of 'the
amo1u1.t of 'Gl1e County Levy !.'or 195.3 tliae read.
'.cl;;.i a let tet• 'f?i'l.f! orCJ.ereo; to be :t'11el':l.
51 A 'J..ette:P .~1nd et-nnna.1. repo:rts of the XS.ol?tll. Yol~k Humane Society
w·e:.Pe p:r·assnt-;erl to Council~
DI>;PU'I'Y nrr;::wE MURRAY: .romt:s :-'l'h~.t these l:'eports be filerl. CAHJUJ£D,
6. A letter fl~om Mr. E. H. Clarke ~ms read notifying Gounc:Ll
that he ;-m.o not prepar·e<'l to accept an appointment to the
Planning Boa.I'd.
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Ccnme:l.llor Dav5. s aubmi tted the tollotring report foJ:> the f.>t:r•eete
Comm5. ttee.
TUe Corrm1i ttee respectfuJ.ly C~nbmi t the fo1J.ol1ingt
On J!'l•ida.y: ll'ebl:'uary 13th, 'che streets Committee helcl a. ,joint
mee'c1ng -v;l th tlle E'iwmce Oomm1 ttee anil. the following recommend-
a.tions t~era macie:
1. To pm.'cl1ase ( 25) t<Jent:<l-fi ve loads of :r•oarl sra-..rel for stock
pD.e e.t :jlJ.. 50 pe~: ton. ThiEl contre,ct to be let to !>11:'. H. Bm~.ch 8 ll ~ry:tel~ Street.
2. To :l.nstmwt 1;l'le Clerk to call for tend.era on e. ce.r of oem<:m't
( 1000 barg;s) d.e:U. v":ry to be t;a.kan abou.t t11e mlcldJ.c of Narch. 'l'h:ls
cement ·to be used. for repa:i.rlng oideHaJ.ka, etc.~
D. J ,l\IUR.fl.k\Y: Dr~Pm'Y. BEfi:Vg l~UJ:tHAY: '.l:hat the renort of the St:N:et.s
Committee be adopted anrl th!'l·t; the Seal of the· Col?poration ·oe
a."t'Caohe(i heX>eto. GARliiED,
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FIRE &.WATER CO~iMITTEE
Mv~~AY-. Councillor ~s presented_ a verbal report and asked Council to
au.thorize a. payment to Mrs. ?..1mmerman of part of the cost -of
the easement over her land. He also reported that coneidere.'~ion
-vm.s being given to the commencement of ~1o1•k on the tmter ser"viee
o!ll Hillview Road.
JONES: REEVE A, COOK: -'!'hat one hundred and ttoJ'enty-five dollars
be paid to Mrs. Zimmerman on easement a~eement Rnd the seal of y1
the corporation be affixed thereto. ( 1£, ls'o P) CARRIED.
BY-LAV<JS CO!~~I!1!EE
HX'a. Jee.n ~ioffat su'bmS. tted the follol'titlg rep,n."t for the By-lat,;s
Committee:
The Committee respectfully submit the following:
1. The Dog Control By-law II 871 should be r>eviaed 8 allowing dog
control all yea.r~ :r>B.ther than tor the months of May • .rune~ July
and. August only.
Also that dogs being impounded by the 1-humme i:looiety Insp. t fihcmld
·oe held tor a period of from one to six days before being sold or
des·troyed. the charge for this being the 1•egular ltennel tee of
one dollar ($1.00) per day.
2. Zoning By-law, As this has been introduced at an. earlier
meeting~ 1 t was decided by the oommi ttee to t<rait for further
discussion in Couno:1.1 011. this m!;O.tter.
:3. By-la.w regarding increase in ealar"J for garbage oolleotion.
Our Solioi tor advises us, 'that a further "oy-latq for this purpose
:1. s unneoer::sary • as this :tncreaoe hll.i!l beel"i d.uly p;.ssad by Connell
and :l.n ordel:", if some che.ngea are requ:t;c•ed in the d.utieo then a
rt€<1rl bY-:-law ~muld have. to be 1·.rorke(l out. t·rl th the Health and
San~ttation Committee t~ork:tng with this comm:i.'ctee.
Sub-Dlv:l.s:ton, 'l'he oommi ttee l•eoommends that Su.r)-D:J.. vid.era should
themsel1res be l'esponoi ble fo:r all sel'Vioer,;, that these services
should be inl'!taJ.led s.coor-t"t:tng ·~o f'!)Je<:lificB.tione i?.l'ld '\'lith the
supervision of r.ml:' <mg:tneers. .
l'1aintan&noe o:!.' these sel'Vices should be l'er.umed by tha Totm t-;han
p•.'lr cent or the :tots are built on.
MOF'FA'l': D,J,MUI'l'iAY: ~'ha.t the report o:f' the By-laws Committee be
accepted aml the ses.l ot the corporation be placed ther•eon. CAJ:lRIED.
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Cdlunoillor King submitted the i'oJ.lo>·ting l'eport for the Finance
Committee.·
The Cormnittee re~pHct:t'uJ.ly submit the follo1orJ.ng:
In vS.evr of the present t·riclen:!.tlg and :i.mprovement of Yonge Street
tha:t the street lighting on Yonge Street bet~·reen Cs.therine Avenue
and the Arena be impx•ovcd and that mercury 'gapour lights be
:lnats.Ued this year if poss~Lble.
KING: C. DAVIS;-'l'h~lt the r•~nort of the Finance Oommi ttee bo
accepted. -CAF!RIED.
~>ERTY OOl~MITTEE.
DEl?UTY REEVE HtJBP.AY pl'esented. a verbal report, and no.ti:t'ied.
Counoi.l of 'Ghe repairs to be made to the totm truck.
DEPUTY REEVE l'.!IDU'ti\.Y: f}, DAVIS: That the neoese~.ry repairs be
tmrchased an<1 installed. in the to1m truck at an estimated cost of $:;12,5. aml tl~t the seal of the CO:l"J:)OX'!l/G~.on be att~.hoerl. hereto,,
CARJliED.
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<m estimate of th0 nost of w!W.ening 1;fo11:lngton St:r.eet.
'l'h1s matter was laf"G for cm'ls:id.era.t:l.on at a ls.teJ:' date,
'i'he appointments to the l?latm!l.ng ~oard were fu1•ther considered.
JONES: D.J.i·lURHAY: · '.l.'het Mr. Doug. Richal'deon be appointed to the
PJ.anning Board for :3 yeare and 1-Ir. J. Arilill :f'o;co one year. CARRIED.
JO~iES: .· NOFFAT:= T11a.t ~lr. E. R. Younge be n.ppo1nted to the Planning
Board for three yes.rs.
Mr. Youngs was ~ontaoted by
KING: DAVIS:= That l~r. L. C.
for three years.
telephone and denlined to aot.
Lee be a.ppoint;ed to the Planning Bo~mi
CARRIED.
The question of fm•thel• payment to Nr. J. Potars r.11aa conei<l.el•ed.
'i'hia matter was left in the hs.nds of the Fim.nca Oomm1 ttee.
A question ,,Tag asked concerning the l!"irat R!l.'.lt-ray Train Cantennary.
It t1Tas x•eported the;t arrangements t:e1•e goine:: ahead.
The Mayor reported. that Nrs. ~lt;!abitt, an indigent patient hs.d died
and that he had authorized lllr. w·m. J ,. Tllompsl'l to proceed with the
burial at the cost of the town.
BY-LAWS
DEBENTUHE BY-LA.tf FOR '1'1ELLINGTON STR~ll:T SEVIER
D,J.MURRAY: '1-lOJ!'FAT: That the By ... la.Tr now· bef<H'e
read a third time tllis d.a.y.
DEPUTY REEVE: l41JRRAY: DAVIS: That i:he By-la~~ 1e
lilill:t ... JlU SI NESS
tlle Council ~!?JUED.
taken as x•ea.~,VtHIED.
Cou.n.cillor King reported th~.t ·the c:.e:rlc he.d a. ud.n cc.unting ma.ohine
on trial for one month.
KillG: DEPU1'Y HEEVJ~ imHRAY: 1'.'hnt e, no:ln counter '\1aohim' be pu:rch!10eo.
at tb.e Ct'JSt of ~225~00 ~.nd 'l:iJ:w./c 'i~!1e gee.:!. ·ot: th; ool"Jpo:r-&.~ion' 'be .._.,/
8,ttaclle<l hereto. (vdl'-) CAFtnX!W.
The Clerk l'epol•ted that l~ra. Ann1. •! Edl)rarda o l Het c.m,lfe ;\treet,
a.n ln<ligent patient. had been discn.rgea. and ~3eded a.t·!;ent:l.on as
a bed patient •. He hacl placed he1• in the Stor.~.~ville Nursing Home
at a coat of ;)100. per months part of tM.s l"Ot:\, to be bO:i:'nll by the
County of York. It 1-liMl agreed to leave thta t\ctter until 'dle
accounts ~qere pr&lsentetl to Counci~l.
An accident rm . Catherine Avenue Nl.ll reported to 'Jouncil, anc'l as
no claim ags.i,nst the 'I'o1m had beer: made, this mat ·.er t•r<HJ not
pm:>stl'ed f'tu>ther.
The removal of m'!o1i' and lee from side1-mllts vas con :.d.ered and
discussed.
T11e appoihtment of members of Connoil to ·1;he Ple.nni ,,. Board t-1aa
considered. Several nornlnation.s 1o1ere melle but all H\,ept neeve
Cook a.nd Oouncillo:t' King aalted to be allowed to il.ecJ.j.l; the
appointment.
l'~W~'A'J:': Dt:J?UTY ftEEVE iiillll.HAY: That He('JV'e l1ook r,1nd ComH '.J.lo:r• K:'i.nt;;
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be appoi.l1tad as Council repres;:m·tativGo to the !':t.annlnr~
Board for 1953. OAP~IED.
The collection of
agreed that this
Humane Soo:tety.
O.og licence :t'eea 'l'laa considered. It \>~as
me.tter should be left 'Go the Nor\;h Yo1..'k
The i:.layor :repox·ted on the formation of a Flood Relit~f
Committee and. the raising of' funds for flood victims in
Bur!l':!)i:l. The question of a grEmt fl"om.Oouncil tvas cotd.l'l.erea .•
DAVIDSON: o. DAv:tS:-That 'che sum of ~?200. be given tv the ../
Aurora Commun::!:ty Fl(>Od Relief l''uni"J. and the seal of the
corpor~.t:lon 'be a.t·taclled the:reto. •JA.RH.XI.CD.
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