MINUTES - Council - 19531005·----...4
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A Reg'ular Meeting o:f Oounoi.l ,,1·an held :tn the Council
Ohambel" on Honday, Octobel' 5t·h, 1953 e.t 8,00 p.m.
Present~ Mayc1',, Dr,, C, Rose ln the chc.t1:t1 ,
Deputy He eve IVIul"l"ay
Councillors, Jones, D. J', !c!ur·ray, Davidson,
Moffat, Davie & King.
MINUTES
rcOi~rection
KING: ,JONES:
\;e adopted as
to page 1 of the minutefl 1·ms made.
'rhat the minutes of September Brall and 21st
printed and corrected.
ACOOUllTS
CORFO'fL~TION
AuroraAutomotive LtcL.
Aurora Banner Publlshing
Aurora Book & Nut3lc Shop.
Aurora. Building Co.
Aurora Greenhouses
Aurora Hydro EJ.ec c Corum(,
li'i re Dent n
l ,r "' ·t· .·.::.y•'\' /0 r' "!r c< v ('.< .. .J ,_. ~ ,1 11-. f)
Of'f'loe Exnr::nr.-e
5.04
0 40
~--·,-·
Office -1+,40
M:lsc-ellnneous l-~"2_.
Sewers 22c.35
Catch Basins 16.20
Flo1oJers-'!1j:J.i teoak io. 66
1952 deficit in supplying
1?ovJer for 11a·t erworkt> &
f~treet Lighting
Clerks Office
Offices
Band Stand
Old Pub. Soh.
F:Lre Aiearm
Tm•n Hall
Stl'eet light.
D:\.sposa1 Pl.
6.90
J, 46
1.1?
1.08
l. 00
11,2:2
521.82
_1.1,()1
Aurora Tank & Wel<l:l.ng \Ilks. \vater1•rorks
Property
'71 1" _.,. ~-
§2...,_9_(~
Bell Tel. Co. of Canada
BrookE Chem:Lcals Inc,
Chapman., J, H.,
County of Y'ork
Dav:ls, B. F'.
~~·a ·t e r1•TO r k s
Police
Clerks Office
D:ls-oosal Pl.
Fj.re Dept.
Disposal PL
16,65
35.75
18.)0
6.95
_}.2., . .!:'2.
Parking Mete:r· Expense
Indigent PatientQ
Fuel
Wate:rtvorks
Catch Basins
1?3.2:!
2.70
...... 2 .•. §n.
OAR.BIED,
s.hh
17 c.ll-?
'1.99
)8.55
10.00
312,62
521.82
152,02
Pd.,
90,50 P<l.
2'7. 22
J,OO
59, i+O
185,63
/'"
-'~ ....
Ql1Bl'..QTiA'ri9JL,AQ90JJJlTR.,Jl.QlJ1:.0 • .D.
Davt s G-ara.ge
Dorr Company
Gibson, W, S. & Sons
G·oulcUng, J.
Grand & Toy Ltd .• ,
Holman, Ernie
Hughes, Stano
Lee,. Lorne Co
Lond(;m, J!iiun. of the City
McNab Harrlv:are
~}tat ertvorks
r':lre Dept.,
Disposs.l Plant
SurveyoJ,'S Fees
5.96
_._.20
Use of car -Aug.& Sept.
Office expense
lfa t erlvorli:s
Fire Dept,
St:i)eets-
We. t eri,.rorJrs
Tmvlng
51.70
8.16
'! '75 -zt:·oo
6,go
Search fee 5,60
Zimmerman Easement
Expenses re
Senutovi tch §.~22
Indigent Patient
Property
Ne·~·.rmar'lcet Era & Expresg Ltrlo0if:1.ce Expense
north J~mero. Life Assur<'JCoo Penslon Plan
Police Dept.
l?ostmaster
Roeoo :Mete.1 &. Hoof:i..ngo
Hot~ e Brothers Hau;_age
Spt~nce: r~~ornmy
~r.aylor ~ Ivre~ev o
To·Nnshend & Kent I/ct:1~
vn·:IJ.ll1.erf r;:hos .. & Sono
VJ:llson:: ~Tarnes 1·1f.;.
Yake .AppJJ.ancE~S
Yol'i'c County Health Unit
F .. Dunham
Use of car.,
FingeJ~~ Printing
1•iee.l, Nmk.t, Cour't
I, Dan:l. els
~'lerv, Taylor
B,D,GHbert
,Toyoe Ho·tors
Off:lce Ex ..
F:i.re d.eptr-
LOO
4; ()0
loOO
3L95
7t.70
5 ,l.,\2
3.96 :ro:-oo
12~::.Q52
l~e.rk:lng signr:3
Di HJ)O Bt-=1,]. Pl ..
lie, t erlv"O}'~·lr.s
Stre::ets
28.80
29 ,/-fO
R2 -" -~~~J~S?,
Gas & M:ll-'J.'own Truck
Police E•epto
Fire Depte
OffJ.co F~.x~
Offi.ce Expense.
Se\,fGJ."' SystGm
!4-.20
l.'?'i ......,: ...... ..,.:,.,.,: ..
Fire Depto($10.00 re-
chaJ~gE)ab].e to 1·Ib5. tchurch
Last que.rter levy
6.46
15.84
25.00
lL>, 00
16,65
6L61
10,00
12.15
60,00
2.10
5.60
3,169.20
.5.5.03
~-50 00
20.9.5
114·0, JO
l !J. G4 .. '
'? 0 9.5
12,50
2 'I }J, t' ~-·-<> ':;J
L~5. 00
20,00
6.2t.}., 86
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.,-·
.. PJ~
1.>J.AGE .!~CCOUNTS~~
KINd: -COOiti"·-The.t the vrage fWCotmts be paid., that the Hayor
i.esue orders on the Treasm"er for the same ancl the Seal of
the Corporation be attahe<l hereto~ CJ.LI:tHIEDu
STR.Eg'I'S
DAvTs:-·-D,J".~clUHRAY: That the f'ollo;,ri.ng accounts
the Mayor.• i c> sue orders on the Treasurer foP the
seal of the Corporation be attach eel. hereto.
be paio., ths.t
same ancJ. the
CARRIED,
At"GPidge & Son
Street, Paul
Symons, Frs.nk ....
Buchanan Cartage'
·;vATERVJQPJCS
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~ ':; J.' ~·-.
Lumber
Grading
Bulldoz:l.ng
SanO~
9 .1.1<·
L:-8. 00
17,00
1+79. '?0
n-:-;r" NURR'A:Y~ JONES~ That the fol1ovving Etccounts
the Ma.yor :tssue orClers on the TreasureP for the
seal of the Corporation be attached hereto.
be pai.d, that
same e.nd the
C . .'\Ji.HIED.
Aura r'c\ Hydro Elec. Comm. .........
, Cons'tl"Uot:\.on Equipment Co,Ltcl,
Wilson Harc1w<U'e
Hilson: Se~mes Vlo
Po1·1er
Oornpre:::;sor
su·onl:l.es
ExCB.va t;:tone
1.58~84
Rentalll8.50
14~15
60.00 -........_
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HELIEF1
l5A:VIl5:SoN; DAVIS: Tl1a't the f'oJ.lo•.v:i.ng accounts be ps.:td,, that·
the Mayor :Lssue or(lere on the ~r:c·eanuror :.t'oP the se.rne e.ncl. the
seal of the Gorporo.t:i.on be att'-:~ehed hereto~ (Jf;..R.HIED~
WJ.lson 2 Nrs., Hone
I-ii 1gB;t; 0 .t IL,
Tennantp, !-1isB S"
Ce~r1b;
Wash
Cash
Medical Certi~:toatea 5 x 1,05
To1vn of Ne1,rmarket -for :Mrs. Ro,ena S1-rann
CORRESPONDENCE,
25.00
25.00
50oOQ roo:oo
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"'1 05 ,.,~ ..... _p 1 •• ~") __ _)_._Q.Q __
108,25
Jl-:--ietter' frOiil'the Aurora Recreation Commission asldng for
pe:PmlB s:ton to DUrchase lumber for 1;1,;0 bleachers was re&.d.,
DEP,HEEVE,NURR.iW: DAVIS: 'J:hat the Recreation Ccmm].ss:lon
be given permission to purchs.se enqugi1 lumber for• two
bleachrs and that the sPal of the corporation l)e att~ol1cd
hereto, {approximate cost of (plOO.OO each) CARRIED,
A letter from the Aurora Board of Trade "ivan re[-?.d., 1:h:ts
letter e.a}~Gd tor B.nt:i.on on the prohibition oi' bl.J.rn:i.ng 1--.~ar3te
at the rear of Yonge St~ and on the start of \10rk at the
proposeCL pc.:clr.ing lot rear of Yonge Street~
1J.lh1s lett(:Jr \•ras ht,ld foP eonF!:lderat:i.on later'"
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CORRE0I'ONDENCE: CoN'r "D , ---------·-·-----·-----__ , ··-
A second letter from the Board of Trade notifying Council of
the appointment of !VIr. H. H. McKenzie to the Industrial Council
H2.s read and ordered filed.
A letter from the Planning Board notifying the appointment of
Mr. Cameron Loblavl to "che Industrial Council i·las read and
ordered filed.
A letter from Mr. & M1•s. vr. J. ·Nount thanking Council for the
flowers sent to 'them on the occasion of their Golden Wedding
Anniversary ·>vas read.
A letter Lrom Nrs. J'ack Hiller of King e:x:presslng her appJ.•ec:lation
of the Council's action in perm:ltting the holding of Youth for
Christ Meetings in the Tovm Park during the summer -.vas read. and
oro.ered filed.
A letter from Hr. G.~ R. Ardill, asking for permission to erect
a sho1v wlndoiv on \'!ellington St. East ;;as considereo .•
DAVIDSON: KING: That Nr. Ardill be given permission to erect T ~·
this 1iindo;;. C.!\.RR .. ED •
A letter fror11 the. T." Sisman Shoe Company 1vas read. This letter
notlfied Councll of the ·actlon t2.ken J.n regard to the erecti.on
of an lncinerator,.
DELEGATIONS.
H1•. Stei·mrt appeared befoJ.'e Council to present the plan of the
·proposed Zimmerman sub-div:lflion and thls matter rias discussed
at length. '
KING: DAVIDSON: That this pl?-n be adopt eel provided the .lots , ,
be che.ngG<l to 11 lots of 50 feet frontage e.nd one lot of 90 feet;, .
Gxclus:lve of the t1ro end lots. CARRIED,
Hr. J,E. Buchanan e.nd J.11•. Don. Glass appee.red before Council on
bGhalf of the Recreation Commission to ask Councll to consio.er
the pPoblem of free ske.tlng a:t the En'ena for recree:t:lon purposes.
DAVIDSON; DAVIS: That the Tmm of Aurora subsid:i.ze the Rec:eeation
Comrnlssion to t]:le extent of $1,500, to provic1e free r;ke.ti.ng ~·or
the to>ms® young people and th9.'c the r;Ge.l of the Corporation be
attached hereto •
. ftivlENDJ'i!ENT
KING: Jv!OFJ!'.AT: The.t the motlon be G.mended to read that the Town
of Aurora subsidiz~ the Recreation Commisr;ion to provide for free
hockey periods for school e.ged children fol' three hours cluring
the 1veek e.nrl tha'c the seal of the Corporation be attached herei.u.
REPOR~1'S 0~' CO!>llHT'l'EES
Pfi0P:E:RTY-~-"---~--~
AMENDNENT CARRIED.
Deputy Reeve Hurray presented a verbal report on the pe.rklng lot
on Yonge Street.
DEPUTY REEVE Jv!UHJi-:CY: KING: 'l'b.e.t a guard rail be J.nste.l1ed on the
noPth sicle of the par]~J.ng lot gouth of Imperial Oll Co. ste.tion a't
a p1~ope1' oj.ste.nce from the Imperle.l Oil fence to bo conetrncted by
the Toun employees and i:;l1e Imperial Oil Co. be notified b:r the Clerlt
of th:ts \·loPk 2.n<l the s_ee.l of the corpo~.'lat:ton be attached heretJ o
Approximate cost $,50.00.. CARRIED.
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STREETS COJvll4ITTEE
Reuort"'O:f-StreE;ts 6ommittee. The Conm:l.ttee resrlectf·:_;Jly
r;ubml t, the t'ollo1;ing; On f'rlitay October 2nd, the i'HF·c•;ets
Committee together 1·rith the Nayor ~'nRpeoted Yonge :Jtrect.
11ith Mr. Redfern aml Mr. Briggs. Ger'tain matters r•equirJ.ng
attention 1vere looked at. On Friday evening the Committee
met wl tb. Nr. Red.fer'n and l4r. Atyeo, all members of the Oomm-
i ttee being preFJent an<l also Counclllors D2.vi<lson, Moffat,
Jones awl. King. The 1·1ork on Yonge Htl'eet 1·ras O_lgcusBeil u:\th
the engineers, who are ncnv prepai•ing the f:lnal fie;ut>es for
the '\vork, The Commi-~tee l'ecommend that the Department of
Hig_l:nvs.ys be no>1 aslted to s~!bs:ld:i.ze a. total expenditure of
$114,ooo.oo for 1953.
DAVIS: DEPUTY REEVE l4URRAY1 'l'he.t the DepHrtment of H:l.g-,h-vre.ys_
be asked to approve the fu1l GX.Dendi ture of $90i'· J.:.ooc 00 for
-r." -1 -B 'I ·' ., 1'' 9 . r< I"'J''I' >-'D highv,ray pul~poHeB: for l9.J.J:, as prov:l.c .. eo .. for ln .. y· .... ·-.&.l··l 7t J~ '··'r e>1·J".i:.r~·L . .!!.i ~
HEp,LTH & S.A'U'rA"'lON COMr'IIT"'Ti'E ~:...t.. l ll :--·t·~~-.:~-~
RePort of Heal·th & SanJ.tatJ.on Committee: ~rhe Committee
respeot:flully sulJmit; the follovring: That Hiss Tennant & Hiss
Barnes recej_ve the sum of ~)76. 00 as relief. Also that 'che
Stoufvllle Nursing Home be pai.cl the sum of i~lOO. e,s payment
for one months care of lf;r8".·'Hatt:te Andre1-rs until further
investigatlons ~re made.
DAVIDSON: DAVIS;c 1'hat_ :t;he repqrt of' thf)_HeaJ.th and SanHat:LOn
CoinmHtee be accep'Ged e.nd ,. '~he See.l of the Corpor£,t.ion be
attached thereto, -, ..
F'IRE & WATER COlll•Ll T'rEE ' ' 1
?JOUl~CTiiOl~-t-iUri-·a·;y:,·--i~BPOr·ted tb.e.t· thB tr~eS ·On the \fe.t-ei-·t~O~ • .--ka
px·opeJcty hall. been removed. and sitgg~sted that the clearing e.nd
grading v;orl~ be don_e·... Ap~t)ro·v·e..1 :t'or the 1-roi'l\: 1·re.s given"
l!'INANCE, COl•1MIT'l'EE.
OoilllcfllOrK:Ci1g re~ported. that the monthly budget figures
1·rere B.VEt1lable for rnemb6I1 B to see at any t:tmeo
Pol-Cli' cow:'1I '1"r"''" ;:;__: ... :::.'=. .. ~;::L __ .. ~L.:;:_.,_:.~.L:!.!'~.
Dr .. Hose reDo.rted .. that he he.d. asked the Chief of J?ol:lce to . .
rlee.J. ·h•:tth double pari{ing... ~e also reported that ·the Public
Sohool Boa.r~cl ha.d requ.ested a crossing gua.rcl l:t't the corner
o:f:' 'Hells and HoslGy StreetE~
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D .. J(l NURRAY: KIHG·~ That the pr0sont 1Jy--la\·f8 be C:.mendeO. 'to
prov:ld .. e for lTto·p s~~gns on Ncsley Stre0t an.d_ Hetes.lf .Street
at Wells Stl~eet>3 . CUtRR.IEDo
Ufl' wr. t.rr S"' "'T' BU NI 111li'" ,,, • _!;~;,:;_..:..::':.2:::...!:"..!::~.:::~ .. ~""~'"~·i?.....J:: .. ~!.!::22. 6
ri1he rf::E1oval of' l)roo:.t:i.ncie.:~ ... Rent Contl;'lOl· 1rras. e.ge.in consic1.el"~EK1eo
<"T'r>r<, DJ\"·co•· """~'·'·be •~'--'-o" '1 '--'1·1 ;.l'~'ec'· b "''L·I~cl CA!"'"Tli'l! 1.'>..'~ 'f\.TJ •• V.I .. !;).. ..:.l ... o.~· ~~ ... ~I..G'G(; · ... o .. UJ. .J-8 s~.,,.~J u e .i... __ ..:,;-..Qt. .. .. :\.~-~-'-\~~.,
~ -' ' . ~l1 he Basic Le.nc1 Use By--1&:rv e=r off:l.c:ta.l pls.n t-:as. p.onRiC1.$l,etlf
·'ld:1.th partlel.l.ls.r-regard to proposed sub(\iviGlons,. ·
KING-: DEPU1rY R~:EVE lv1.1Jl1.,.'9.AX: IJ~l1c.:.t By--la:hr If 10.51 be amen<led to
include the fo11oyr:1.ng: No person sh2.ll 1 by h:Unself 1 hj~s
servan:t:;1 agent o1., ·N·orluns.n: ereot or ce.use to bs erectec1 any
builrllne; or stirtJ.cture for re8:1clentlal ox· commer~c:L.al purposes
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U}llFINI SJ:.Y@.~NE_§.f2 _ _QQ_E[;t:ll6-
on any lands 11i thin the Tovn of AUl'ora vrhi.ch are clecla:t'ed by ~
Council to be: ·
(a) lovJ-lying, marshy, rooky, or of e.n unate.ble chare.oter,e.nd
(b) the cost of construction of se.tisfactory -vmter;mrks,
se'trage and dl'B.inage fe.cili ti.es is prohi bi ti.ve for the
Nunicipality,
or the said iancts e.re not, in the op:i.nion of the Yorl;: County
Hee,lth officer, se:t'ved vii th se.tisfe.ctol'Y smve.ge e.nd dre.inago
facilities by the o;mer thereof. CAHHIED.
The Cle:rk was i.nstructed to get the opinions of the Hee.lth
Unit e.ml the engineer on the proposed sub-di vi. sion on the
Le.w·son propel'ty.
i'<h's. Moffat r•a:1.seo. the question of e. pl'Qperty on Kennecly St. E.
being used for ·the sale of used cars. '['he Nayor e.greecl ~co take
up this matter with the Chief of Pol:lce.
BY-LA'I<S,
M01•'.FA"rr:"-:5AVIDSON: That leave be given 'co intillvdnce a by--la>·r
to provide for the 1953 e:coenditur>e on Hot'.ds or streets :Ln the
Tov1i1 of An:t'Ol'a in. the County of York aml that the same be no>v
r>ead a first time. CMUUED,
D, J .MURRAY: JONE.S: That the By-la1v no1-.r. before the Council bo
l'ead a seconcl time and that the Council l'esolve itself into e.
comm:Lttee of the whole for that pm'pose. CARRIED,
'rh.e Council then read and discussed the by-law· in committeG.
The by-law tvas then returned to Counc:i.l and the second read:i.ng
was e.pproved. ·
KING·:-DEPUTY REEVE MURRAY: The.t the By-Chaw-no1~ before the
Council be read e. thircJ. timo this a.ay anc1 that Rule 22 of
By-1&.'\v No,862 be suspenO.eo. for that purpose". OJI.RRIED,
DAVIS: DEPUTY REEVE HURRI\.Y: 'rha'c the by-J.a-vr be taken as read .• CA'RRIED,
NEW BUSINESS
Counc:i.llor-Davis asked for parking restrict:1.ons on Centre S'G
The Streets and Pollee Comm:t ttees ;;ero asked to investigate •
this matter.
The letter f;~om the Board. of Trade relating to burning of
garbagE) and. the proposed Parking lot, The By-le,ivS Committee '\vas
instructed to consic1er the first i tern, and the Clerk vms
instructed to obtain information necessary for the second item.
Counc:i.lJ.or> Murray e.slred that all -cement and fill ave.ile.ble
this year be ke})t for the lvaterwol'kr;.
D, J', NURRAY; DAVIS: That instructions be given ~che.t all
cement available be retained for the lanc1 at the rear of the
water>vorks.
n"'"utv Reeve MtU'l's.y aflkeo. for aprJroval to pay the accounts
for certain of the to1vn men
the Disposal Plant. It 1vas
ADJOURNNENT, ~~ . :~ ..
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