MINUTES - Council - 19560103-~--·~-----~ ·.
MINUTES OF THE FIRST REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL HELD IN
THE COUNCIL CHAMBER ON-TUESDAY-, JANUARY :3 RD, 1956 AT 8 P.M.
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PRESENT:
Mayor
Reeve
Dr. E. J. Hentlerson '( ih the Chair)
C.)!. Davis
'V~ Jones · ' DeputY' Reeve
Councillo-rs: Bailey, Child, Corbett, Davidson, Nisbet,
and .Stoddart.
REPORT OF THE STRIKING COMMITTEE.
COMMITTEES
Finance 1 -Stoddart
Property 1 Nisbet
Fire and Water' Davis
By-laws 1 Bailey
Health and Sanitat~on · Corbett
Streets' Jones
Sports and Publicity l Davidson
Town Planning Child
Police • Henderson
Building Permits ' , Henderson
Nisbet
Davidson
Corbett .
Stoddart
Bailey
Davis
Child
Jones
Nisbet
Child
Child
.Bailey
Jones
Corbett
Stoddart
Nisbet
Corbett
Davidson
Jones
Davfs
JONES: IIThat the report of the Striking Committee be
DAVIS:
MINUTES.
JONES:
CHILD:
ACCOUNTS
~dopted 11 •
Carried.
"That the minutes of the meeting of_ December 19th,
1955 be adopted as printed and circulated11 •
· Carried.
Waterworks Accounts
DAVIS:
JONES:
"That the following accounts be paid, that the
Mayor issue·o~de~s·on·the·Treasurer·for-the same
and the Seal of the Corporation be attached
hereto"•
J.H, Chapman
Taylor Electric
James W. Wilson
4,00
4.38
124~00
132.38
Carried.
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Streets Account
JONES:
NISBET:
IIThat the following accounts be paid, that the
Mayor issue orders on the 'Treasurer for the same
and the Seal of .the Corporation be attached
hereto". Carried.
Warren Bituminous ·Paving Co.., ik31 50~ > . · • STODDAR·!·:-, "~nat the foilowing accounts be n_ai<
A NISBET: that the Mayor issue orders on the /T~
Corporation ccounts urer for the same and the Seal of the Corpn.be
. a.ttached hereto.ll
Andy's Sign Shop Signs 12~00
Addressograph-Multigraph Office Exp~ 14.54
Auro.ra Banner · Printing 35.92
Advertising 2;93 · 'f Brices Meat Market
Cdn. General-Tower Ltd.
R.J. Clarke & Sons
Xmas fowl
Police Dept.Exp.
Part payment -
Quonset Hut
County of York Hospital · Indigent Pt?-tients
B.F. Davis & Son Fuel -Fire Hall
Ditto Office Exp.
Dominion Regalia Flag ·
Dorr-Oliver Disp.Plant Exp.
Globe and Mail Advtg. -Property
Albert Harris Repairing Sawa
Northern :Welding. Supp.Ltd ..... Fire Dept~. Exp.
Postmaster· Office'Exp~
Stiver Bros. Fuel -Clerk's Off.
Townshend & Kent Ltd. · Office Exp.
George R. Ward Disp. 'Plant
James W. 'Wilson Streets
Harry Graham
Police Dept. Exp.
'tolage Accounts
Sewers
Disp.Plant
F. Duriham
..·~ & Stamps
· T.Spence,gas & oil
Storey Auto Body
· Merv• Taylor
Andy's. Signs
Carried.
72.00
180.00
7.85
55~00
10.00
63.90
·. 17~00
STODDART: .IIThat the 'Wage Accounts be paid and. that tht~
38.85
218.90-
10.00
500,00
13.50
57.36
1.04
14.19
19~27
19.25
4~00
6.10
57.00
Lf3.74
20.15
32.50
252.00
3.00
___ill.~
$1,491.14
NISBET: Mayor issue orders on the Treasurer for the same
and the Seal of the Corporation be attached
hereto 11 • •
Carried.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
Letter from Harry E. SeGJt;on forwarding .financial details of
the extension to York County Hospital was read.
JONES: "That the letter be received and filed"•
NISBET: · ' ' Carried.
A letter .from the Upper Holland Valley Conservation Authority
requesting the appointment of the ~own repreaentativ~ was read.
NISBET:
CHILD I'
11 That·Mr~ Howard Pringle be re-appointed as
representative of the Upper Holland Valley
Conservation Authority if he. is willing to .act 11 •
Carried.
A letter from the St. Johns Ambulance requesting a grant was
read.
NISBET:
BAILEY:
"That this-request be referred to the Finance
Committee".
Carried.
A letter from'Mr~ SamuE!l J~ Kelner requesting.exemption from
the proposed amendment.to the Land Use By-law requiring a
minimum lot area of 7; 000 sq:uare fest was read. · · . , ,
NISBET:
CORBETT:
11 Th~t this ··be left in the hands of the Planning
Committee".
Carried•
REPOR~S OF COMMITTEES.
Planning Committee.
Counc~llor Child reported that the sub division agreements
with ~r. Cousins and Mr~ Case had not yet been prepared.
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· UNFINISHED BUSINESS •
. The. water sl tuation was considered and it ltas agreed to hold
a meeting with Mr. Wes Huffman on Saturday, January 7th at
2.p.m. to investigate possibilities.
Councillor Nisbet reported on a <all for tenders for the
Disposal Plant.
STODDART:
JONES:
"That the motion of' December 19th requlring the
Engineer to call for tenders for an addition to
the Disposal Plant with and without a digester
be rescinded and that the tenders be called for
the plant with a digester only".
Carried.
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The request for permission to build a service stat1on on
Yonge S.treet South was considered.
BAILEY:
CORBETT:
BY-LAWS
BAILEY:
CORBETT:
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IIThat permission be granted for. representatives
of the Company to attend at the next meeting of
Council to present their case" •
Carried.
"That leave be given to introduce a by-law to
appoint a member of the Public Library Board
and that the same be now read a first time".
Carried.
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The By~la~was then read a first time.
DAVIDSON:
NISBET:
IIThat the by-law now before the Council be read
a second time and that the Council dissolve
itself into a Commi t.tee of the Whole: for that
purpose 11 ~
Carried.
The by....;law was then read a second time in Committee and
the reading was then approved in Council.
CHILD:
DAVIS:
JONES:
DAVIS:
BAILEY:
CORBETT:
11 That the by-law now before the Council be.relfd a
third time this day and that. Rule 22 of By-law
No.862 be suspended for that purpose". :
. Carnied •
IIThat the by-law be taken as read a third time"•
· Carried.
IIThat leave be given to introduce ·a by.-.law to
appoint a trustee to the Aurora Distri.ct .High School
Board and'that the same be now read a 'first time 11 •
· Carried.
The by-law was then read a first time.
NISBET:
DAVIDSON:
11 That the by-law now before the Council. be read
a second time and that the Council resolve itself
into a Committee of the Whole for that purpose 11 •
Carried.
The by-law was then read a second time in Committee and the
reading was then approved in Council.
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STODDART:
JONES:
DAVIS:
CHILD:
B,AILEY:
CORBETT:
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11 That the by-law now before the Council
third time this day and that Rule 22 of
No.862 be s.uspended for that purpose\':.
Carried.
11 That the by-law be taken as read 11 •
Carried.
be read a
By-law
11 That leave be given to introduce a by-law to
~orrow $190,000.00 to meet current expenditures
and that the same be now read a first time 11 •
Carried.
The by-law was then read a first time.
~AVID SON:
NISBET:
11 That the by-law now before the Council be read
a second time and that the Council resolve itself
.into a Committee of the Whole for that purpose 11 •
Carried.
The by-law was then read a second time in Committee and the
reading was then approved in Council~ ~. '\CCJ:J •
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· STODDART:
\ CHILD: ,
11 That the by-la~-r now before the Council •be read a
third time this day and that Rule 22 of By-law··
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JONES:
NISBET:
• lio. 862 be suspended for that purpose 11 •
Carried •
• 11 Tha t the by-la"t"r be taken as read a third time".
Carried.
By-law to authorize replacement of watermain on Tyler Street.
.· BAILE:Y:
CORBETT:
NISBET:
DAVIS:
NEW BUSINESS
"That· the by-la"' .now before the Counc:il be read a
third time this day".
Carried.
11 That the by-law be taken as read 11 •..
Carried.
Reeve Davi·s suggested a by-law to control the establishment
of service stations in the Totm of Aurora.
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11 That a by-law be prepared to control the
establishment of service.stations within this
Municipality".
Carried.
Councillor Nisbet then presented tenders for the purpose of
the old To1111 Hall and for a lot on Wellington Street West.
The tenders from the Bank of Nova Scotia and from Bamboo
Investments Ltd. for the purpose of the old Town Hall were
considered. ·
NISBET:
CHILD:
11 That a meeting be.arranged between representatives
of th€J Bank ot':"NOva. Scotla .and Bamboo Investments Ltd.
to discuss this matt·er 11 •
Carried.
The tender for the. purchase of the lot on Wellington Street
West was considered.
BAILEY:
CHILD:
BAILEY:
CORBETT:
11 That the Fire and Water Committee obtain information
from the Fire Brigade as to their feelings on a
location for a new »'ire Hall 11 •
Carried.
11 That the tender for the purchase of this lot be
held over for the time being 11 •
Carried.
Councillor Corbett asked that the Finance Committee check into
the renumeration of members of Council.
CORBETT:
BAILEY:
"That the Finance Committee be instructed to
investigate Council renumerations 11 •
Carried.
Furnishings and fittings for the Council Chamber and for the
offices were considered and a Committee consisting of the
Property Committee, Deputy Reeve -Jones and Councillor Child
was appointed to investigate this matter and bring in a
report.
CORBETT:
NISBET:
"That the meeting now adjourn 11 •
Carried.
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