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MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL HELD IN
THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON FRIDAY~ FEBRUARY 17TH, 1956
PRESENT:
MAYOR
AT 8 P.M.
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DR. E.J. HENDERSON (IN THE CHP.IR)
C.F. DAVIS
V. JONES .
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DEPUTY REEVE
COUNCILLORS BAILEY, CHILD, CORBETT, DAVIDSON, NISBET
AND STODDART.
. J .. · . . The letter from the Town of Port Colborne requesting
' support for a motion asking' the Provincial Government
to subsidize the installation of .sewers was further
co.nsidered.
NISBET:
BAILEY:
11 That this Council f3UJ>POl"t the' motion o.f the
Town of Port Colborne 11 •
Carried~
Applications from the Bell Telephone Co~ for permission
to lay cables on Yonge StreetS~ and Yonge Street N~·were
considered.
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JONES: "That permission be granted provided :everything is replaced
NISBET: in satisfactory condition .• 11 ·
Carried~
A letter from the Department of Planning and Development,
Civil Defence Branch,, dealing. with Civil Defence was read.
BAILEY:
DAVIDSON:
11 That we have a Civil Defence representative
attend a meeting of the Council to discuss this
matter 11 •
,Carried.
A proposed agreement oetween Aurora Heights Ltd. and the
Town for the installation of services within the Aurora
Heights Industrial subdivision under Local Improvements
was considered.
BAILEY:
CHILD:
"That. a by-law be prepared to approve this
agreement".
Carried.
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The purchase of the tractor fo:r _:the Streets work was
further discussed~
The 1955 audit 'i'ras then considered briefly~
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Councillor Nisbet then presented. the following report of the ~-.·~
Furnishings Committee. · I
The Committee respectfully submit the following:
The Committee has investigated the need for dictation
equipment for the Clerk's Office, and several makes
of machines have been tried~ A:t.ter considerable study,
the Committee recommends that a Stenorette ,dictating .·
machine,· and a Stenorette transcribing machine.be .
purchased from Ontario Business Equipment, f'or a total
cost of $~99.q0. Also that .a telephone adapter and
three additional tapes be. purchased tor these 111aehines
at an additional cos~ of $16~50~ This machine ls
available at a cost of less than half the cost of most
dictating machines, and has all the features of the
more expensive machines~ The Committee recommends
that this machipery be .purchased out o~ the.debenture
for. the Municipal Bu1l<'l:ing.. ·
NISBET:
CHILD:
11 That the report of the Furnishings Committee
be accepted, and the Seal of the CorpoJ:'ation
be a tta,ched hereto II. J : r 'lde:
Carried.
Councillor Nisbet reported that he had received the
breakdown of cost requestedr trom the Lions Club, and. ·
it was agreed to discuss this matter in committee.
Councillor Nisbet asked for a meeting of the Furnishings
Committee on Wednesday, February 22nd 1956 at 8.15 p.m.
and it was agreed to hold a full committee meeting of all
members of Council on that night.
Councillor Davidson asked that action be taken now to
attempt to get the Provincial Government to deal, with.
the water situation within the Province.
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Councillor Davidson also asked that the Sub-division
agreement be reviewed~
Garbage collection was discussed briefly~
Councillor Child suggested that the conditiomof the
subdivision agreement be incorporated into the Land Use
By-law.
The Clerk reported that he had received a request for
assistance for the burial of Rocco Pasquino.
BAILEY:
CHILD:
11 That the application be not approved 11 •
Carried •
. The Clerk reported that he had received a request for a
sign on Dodie Street.
STODDART:
CHILD:
IIThat a IINo'fhrough Btreetll sign be placed on
the corner of Kennedy and George Streets".
Carried.
The appointment of an assessor was then considered in
Committee of the Whole.
The erection of Signs on Kennedy Street E. was considered.
The Clerk was instructed to arrange for a Sign on
Kennedy Street E~ at Gurnett, stating that the Street
continues one block east.
JONES: liThat the meeting now adjourn 11 •
Carried.
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