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Minutes of a special meeting of the Council
held in the Council Chamber on Monday
September 12th 1955 at 6,00 p.m.
PRESENT:
Mayor Dr. E.J. Henderson (in the chair)
Reeve D,J, Murray
Dep.Reeve v. Jones
Councillors Bailey, Child, Corbett, Davidson,
Nisbet and Stoddart,
CORRESPONDENCE,
A lett.er from Aurora Hydro. Commission re the removal of
a tree at 85 Wellington St. East was read,
STODDART: 11 That this be left over until the next meeting
CORBETT: of the Council",
Carried,
DELEGATIQ.Ji.
Mr. B.D. Gilbert attended before the Council on behalf
of the Safety Council to ask if the Council would assist
the operation of the Labatt Safe Driving Truck on Thursday
September 22nd, and to ask for the use of the Town Park
for a Road-eo on October·lst 1955,
Dep.R.JONEs: 11 That the Traffic Safety Council be permitted
Reeve MURRAY: to use the Town Park on Saturday October let
1955 11 •
COMMITTEE RE PORTS.
Ei£e_a~d_W~t~-d~mmilt~e
Carried,
Reeve Murray.reported on.the .test drilling programme,
The Reeve also reported that the District Municipal Engineer
of the Dept. of Highways had inspected the bridge on Yonge
St, South and had agreed that the Dept would subsidize the
repairs to the bridge.
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Dep.Reeve Jones reported on the need for a sidewalk on the
South side of Maple Street,
JONES: 11 That the Town foreman be instructed to lay a
STODDART: 42" sidewalk from Yonge St, to Spruce St. on the
south side of Maple St. and the seal of the
Corporation be attached heretou.
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Amendment:
MURRAY:
DAVIDSON:
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11 That the sidewalk be a cinder path f'or this
tall and winter, and in the Spring if' traf'f'ic
warrants it, Council may then if' they see f'it
lay permanent cement sidewalks".
The amendmen» was defeated
The motion was defeated.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Reeve Murray spoke on the condition of Yonge St.
MURRAY: "Whereas this Council is of the opinion that the
JONES: work of widening and resurfacing Yonge Street,
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done by Curran & Briggs Ltd., was not done satisfactoril~
under the terms of the contract.
Therefore be it resolved that the Contractors and
the Consulting Engineers, Proctor, Redfern and Laughlin
be notified that unless this work is finally completed
as provided in the contract, to our satisfaction,
all necessary action to obtain proper completion
will be takenu.
This motion was discussed, and then tabled by the Mover and
Seconder pending discussions with the Contractor and Engineers.
Reeve Murray reported that the blind spot on Yonge St. North
was being dealt with by the Dept. of' Highways.
Councillor Davidson asked if anything had been done to enforce
the speed limit on Tyler St. This was discussed briefly.
Councillor Corbett asked for a meeting to discuss the garbage levy.
BY-LAWS.
BAILEY: "That leave be given to introduce a By~law to regulate
CORBETT: the use of land and the location character and size
of residential buildings and that the same be now read
a first time"
Carried.
DAVIDSON: "That the By-law now before the Council be read a
NISBET: second time and that the Council dissolve itself into
a committee of the whole for that purpose".
Carried.
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The by-law was then read in Committee and held over for
further information and discussionl
UNFINISHED BUSINESS (cont 1 d)
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The letter from the Dept. of Labour regarding the appointment of
a Trench Inspector was discussed. It was held over for further
consideration at the next meeting.
The question of a group insuranc.e plan for to\m emplmyees
was further considered.
JONES: "That this be held over until an expression of
DAVIDSON: opinion has been obtained from the employees".
' Carried.
The attendance of the Engineer at the Convention of the
Canadian Institute on Sewage and Sanitation was discussed.
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CORBETT:
CHILD:
"That our Town Engineer be granted one hundred.
dollars for his time and expenses re sewer
disposal convention at Schumacher and thatthe
Seal of the Corporation be atte. ched hereto 11
Carried.
NEW BUSINESS.
Councillor Davidson suggested the commercialization of the
waste from the Disposal Plant.
This matter was left for future consideration.
Councillor Child : "That a message of congratulations be sent
bJ the Town of Aurora to Cliff Lumsden on
his magnificent effort of last Friday in
completing the J2 mile Exhibition Swim
and best wishes be extended to Gus Ryder
and his.entire group 11 •
Councillor Nisbet:
The holding
JONES:
BAILEY:
Carried.
of an advSDe poll was discussed,
11 That the Solicitor be instructed to bring in a
By-law authorizing the holding of an advance poll
to be held on the Saturday before the Elections 11 •
Carried.
The meeting then adjourned.
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