MINUTES - Council - 19561217L
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MINUTES OF THE 24TH REGULAR MEE'J.!.ING OF THE COUNCIL HELD
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 17TH AT 8 P.M.
PRE; SENT:
MAYQR:
BEE VEl'
DEPUTY REEVE:
COUNCILLORS:
DR.-E.J' .•. HENDERSON
C. F. DAVIS UHU.KExunx,a
V. JONES
BAILEY, CHILD, CORBETT, DAVIDSON,
NISBET AND STODDART.
In 'thi:i abseqce of the Mayor Reeve Davis took the chair.
MINUTES
NISBET:
aHJ!LD:
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STODDART:
CORBETT:
ACCOUNTS
"That pll,ge 5 of the Minutes of the meeting of
December 4th be amended by changing li.ne .three
of the last motion on. the 'page to read '5 years
in stead of 65 years". '
· · Carried~
"That the minutes be'adopted as printed and
&mended"~
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Mayor Dr~ E~J. 'Henderson then took.the chair~
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Waterworks Accounts~
DAVIS:
JONES:
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"That the followf;ng accounts be paid, that the
· Mayor· ·issue orders on the Treasurer for the same
and the ~I~~t)..,9rf.,~J:te,.Q~H:P;oration be attached
hereto". ·· · ··" · · .. ,. · •-·· ·
Oar:r'i eci; ·
Bassett Supply Co.
B~'Huffman & Sons
James wa:n
SU.:f1pl1e!'l. .·
W{W. ~ Test Drilling
Digging-.
2,27.3~71
200~00
142~00
We.ll!ngtort St.E.
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TOTAL $ 2,615.71
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Streets Accoun~s~
JONES:
DAVIS:
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"That the following ao 0 ounts be paid; that the
Mayor issue orders on .. the Treasurer for the same
and the Seal qf the Corporation be a1;;tached
hereto''•
Carried. ·•-r ;-;-:·-:
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Buchanan Cartage
James Goulding
Rose Bros. Haulage
Stiver Bros.
Frank Symons
Warren Bituminous
P~viitg
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Gravel-M~ry & Roes
Streets
Extra time July to
December, 23 hrs.G 1.25
Gravel, sand and stone
Salt and calcium
Bulldozing -Ross and
· Mary Stveete
Asphalt
652.50
: 28.75
254~40
357.50
212.50
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30.80 .
$1,535.65 ,
General Accounts TOTAL
STODDAR':C: 11 That the> following accounts be paid, that the
NISBET: Mayor issue orders on the Treasurer for the same
and the Seal of the Corporation be attache~ h,er.eto".
Carried. ·:'
Attridge & son· .. ·· . . . . Pr()perty (Municipal Building)
Auz:ol'a ,Au»o.m()tive J.td. · .. :fire. Dept. Exp •.
Aurora Building Co. Sewer systems . . . .
Aurora Building Co~ Welling1;on St.E~Sewer a/c.
Aurora Hydro Elec~ Street Lighting 584~76
Bell Telephone Co~
British ~eridan Oil
Canadian Legion
J. H. Chapman
Ivan Daniels
B.F. Davis
Jack George w. s. Gib~ort & Sons
B.D. Gil.bet>t
Grand & . Toy ,
M\lnicipal :World ·
R.C. Osborne
Proctor, Redfern &
· ~aughlin · ·
Province of'Ontario
Stiver Bros:···
Ju,<'l,ge .· J. Ambrose Shea
S~~at~dee Transport
W/W~ . 226.45
li'ire 18~49
Disp.Plant 79.97
OlSrk•s Offioe 23.09
Traffic Lights 20 22
Tool Shed .75
Sign~ 4.0~
Police 64.5 ·
W/W~ 17 0 90
Fire 41e24
.. Streets . 7~65
Cler}t Is OffiCI! . . n; 65
Fire Hall.Exp .• ,
Pc)ppy :.Day~. w~eath
Trac);or.Expense ·
Tractor Expense .
Disposal .Plant Exp.
Truck Expense, Gas and ()il
St'Wvey Exj)erl.se
W/W~ -.
' ·street Cleaning
Truck Expense
Office Expense
Election Expehse
Disposal Plant
Police
Engineering .. services
:.:..··· annexation ·
Irid*gen.t Patients ·
Fuel "" Mun. Building
Revising Voters ~1st
Disposal Plant Exp.
53~35
2.00
45.76
24~25
·li35
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.11.20 ' 5~50.
47~35
2,885~7.5
939~16
i68~98.
'75~48
15~00
4.50
8.8.20
29.20
' . 48.85
45~~0
101.11
45~80
4~98
25~60
300~00 '"' ,_ -:
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42~84
17.50
18.29
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Thompson Furniture
Tough Publiai ty &
Publishing Co.
Totmshend & Kent
F.J.-Wims
T~inity An,giiaan
Ohuroh
Wage Aoooun1Js
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Eleotion Expense
Offioe Expense
O:i:'f'ioeExpense
PlanningBoarQ, Expense
Rental of Trinity Hall
N()minatlon Night '
TOTAL e
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12.50
7~00
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4,969.77
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STODDART:
NISBET:
"That the Wage Aaoauret!J be ·paid; that the Mayor
-!ssue orders on the Treasurer for .the same .and
the Seal 6f th,e Corporation be attaohed hereto".
Clarried~
Relief Accounts •
' dORiBETT:
BAILEY:
"That· the follow-ing acco,unt s -l:le pai!d, that the
Mayor issue orders ron the Treasurer for the same
and the Seal of' the Corporation be8!ttaahed
hereto".
' Carried~
Mrs.-E. Chapman Cash -December
.... November
Cash -December
60~00
10~00
20~00.
20.00
1.3~50
1.3.50
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Mrs~ Davidson
B.F. Davis
CORRESPONDENCE
;. November
Fuel for F. Waites
Fuel for .Banbury
TOTAL
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$ 1.37.00
Two letters from the Department of. Planning and Development
regarding a Hungarian Evaauee. 'Programme were read~ These
letters were left for disoussion later.
A letter from Collis Leather Company f'orttarding a payment
-~-as a contribution towards the operation and mainte.nanoe o·t;:'the
Disposal Plant was rea~
NISBET:
CHILD:
11 That the payment be aacepted on aooount, and the
Co!ppany be notified that the Counail will-require-·
the Company to pay the balanae_to m~e a total
payment equal to .so% of' the_ uiaint•enanoe and .
operation aosts of' the Disposal Plant"• · _
·carried~ ·
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A letter· from Proator; Redfern !mO. Laughlin regard1.ng th13. d~a.ision
of the Council. to dispense with a hydrant on the new watermain
system on Centr.e Street was read. Fire Chief' Harry Jones reported
on this matter.
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STODDART I
JONES:
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11 That the letter be :f'iled11 •
Carried~
A letter :from Consumer• s Gas Company requesting approval o:f', th,e
location o:f' gas mains on street"s througho11t the town was read. . . . .
OORBET'P: "That the letter and" the a,ocompanying plan be", · " '
JONES: • accepted, and tb,at, th~. Gil.~ .. Company work in, .. co-
operation with the Town;'Foreman and Waterworks
". "."'·Superintendent". .
Carried.
A let'ter troin the Aurora High School requesting an attv'#rt'i'seiile'nt
in the school yearbook was nead.
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CORBETT:
NISBET:
11 That the le'titer be. re:f'erre.d to. the :first meeting
o:f' the new Council in 19.57 11 •
• Carried~ .,
A letter· :from the Workman 1 s CompensatioJ:l Board regarding .the revised
coverage :for v;olunteer firemen was read.. ' '' '
DAVIS:
JONES:
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!f0That tl:ie VolUri.tee'I' F:l.reinert o:f', the Town o:f' Aurora
be covered at the ,new .. rate ot '$s~o6o.oo per year
and the Seal o~ the Corporation be attached hereto".
Carried.
A let tar :from F. s •. Miller regarding his proposed subdi vi"sion W!fs
read. · · · "''
1NISBET.:
STODDAl'1,T:
STODDART: "That the deed be received and the account o:f'
NISBET: . Mr~ Lee be paid 11 • .
Carried~ 1
The letters regarding the Hungarian E;acuee Programme were further
considered. . . ·:.-.
NIBBE~?'
CORBETT:
DELEGATION'S , . ,
"That the letters be :f'iled11 ,."
Carried~
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Mr. Joseph Mo!lhee, Waterwprks Superintenaent; attended before the
Cotincil regarding' 'the fiiling of ·a watermain trenoh in the
neighbourhood o:f' thev:f'ormer m,ill·on Centre Street. Mr.Stan Murray
att•ended be :fore the Council to discuss this matter, also Mr. Whi 'te
representing ~rente'tte Bros •. Limi 'ted• The, mat-ter was discussed:
at length.
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BAILEY:
NISBET:
"That the rubble be .le:f't. in the trench."
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Fire Chie:f' Harry Jones attendi!l'd ~be:f"ore 'tlle Council"to present
his annual report.
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Nl<SBET:
CORBETT:·
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·11 That the recommendations -in the report be referred
to the Fire arid Water·Colllinittee :f'orre:f'erelice to
next year 1 s Council~ and:that.the Fire Brigade be
thanked :f'or their work during the year 11 •
Carried.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
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Fire and Water Committee~ I .
Reeve Davis reported on the two letters received :f'rom owners o:f'
land on Yonge St.N. where it was proposed to lay a sewer lead
:f'or the new apartment .hou.se. • . .
DAVIS:
NISBE;T:
0 That the engineer b~ 'asked to look over the
situation. and report at .. a special meetirtg· .. o:f'
Council to be ,h,eld DE!cember, 19th to find the
most practical and least.,expensive metho.d o .. :f'
constructing this sewer lead 11 •
Carried~ · ..
Reeve Davis also reported that the well-driller had :f'ound a
supply o:f' water in his present location~
Police Committee
Dep'i£ty Reeve Jones reported on an application :f'or a taxi
license~ ··
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JONES:
DAVIUQN;
11 That the license be not granted under the conditions
·stated in the' application".
Carried •
• P~operty Committee
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',, Councillor Nisbet reported on·the condition o:f' the tn:f'luent
~ pipe to the Sewage Treatment Plant•
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DAVIDSON:
''That ·the 30 11 iln:f'luerl.t pipe leading :f'rom. the; last
manhole'on the·f!ewage system into·the Disposal Plant
be replaced.by Pearce:Construction :f'or a distance
o:f' ~5 :f't. f.rom the manhole at,the price per :f'oot o:f'
$14.25 or a tota:l o:f' $498.75 and the Seal o:f' the
Corporation be attached hereto~" · · •·
Carried.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS' · ·.
Reeve Davis asked wh~n somethingwoulQ. be done with Ross S~reet
and the engineer reported on this matter.
The question of .a request by the. C.N.R~ for a :f'ence exception" ·
for land on Ros~;~ Street was considered.
~tiSBET:
STODDART:
11 That the .C.N.R.: be informed that it is not within
the, powe:r .. of this Mutl:lcipality to 'grant a fence
•exeption,_but th~ CouncilWill co-.operate-in
obtaining such an •. exentp'!;·ion :f'rom the 'proper
au,thori ty" • • .
Carried~
11 That the meeting continue beyond the hour of
11 o'clock" , "'' ~:· ·un:J r:L; P/' . . ,..,.,_. ~--~---"""'·····-·'·---'-··-·
DAVIS:
JONES: ,, ' .
Carried.
Councillor Nisbet asked what tl;le positfon·was with regard to getting
the pumphouse east .. o:t' the C.N.R. tracks in operati"on. Mro'Stari ·
Murray reported on this matter~ .
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Councillor .Nisbet also reported that a storm:sewer existed:across
the front of· the gollf•course pi'Operty, and that no easement-had
been -i'~i•'ing~d for this sewer• · ·
BY-LAWS.
BAILEY:.
CORBETT: _,
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11 That leave--be given to introduce a by-la'l'i' to
authorize the: entering into a· contract for the serving
of the Aurora Fire Brigade of a defined area of the
Township of Whitchurch, and th~t th~ .... s.IU\e. be no.w.•: __ ·,
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read_a fire,t time". .
Carried. --·r
The By-law was then read a first time.
DAVIDSON:
NISBET:
"That tfte,,By-law now before the ·Council be:rea.d a
Second time-and that the Council dissolve itself
into a committee of the whole for that purpose".
Carried._
The By-law was then read a. s.econd time in committee cit' the whole '
and the reading was then approved in Council~
BAILJ!:Y: ·
(:lORBETT:
NISBET:
DAVIDSON:
"That leave. be given to introduce a By-law to em"'
power committee to expend monies· and that ·the:same
be now read a first time"~
•• Carried~
IITha.t'the By..;,law now before· the·C~unoil be_read a
second time and.that the Council dissolve itself into
a committee of the whole for that purpose 11 •
Qarried~ ·
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The By:law was then read a second time in committee of the whole
and the reading was then approved in Council. ·
JONES: "That' 'the' By..:. law now before the Council be read a
, .~rg~J)~~.! :. _. .. , .!ih+,rd. til!l§l this, daY: and :tn,a,t ~ule 22 of By-law' ···
· · · No.862 be suspended for that purpose".
DAVIS:·
NISBET:
BAILEY:
CORBETT:
·Carried.
"Tnat'the 'by-iaw. be taken as'read a third ti~e~.
·cArried~ ·
0 'fhat leave· be' gi vert 'tC?:::frtt~b,<;l,Jice ·.a' By-Law .to
appoint a trustee• to the Aurora District High
.School Board and that the same be now read a
first time"~ · · ·
Car'ri e'd. >-'!tf' rj:: ~r~ j ~j~";j·(3-V
The By-law was then read a first time;'·
DAVIDSON:
NISBET:
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~The. t tli'e Byo..'law ndw 'be:r'oi-'e the Oouhcil be re'ad. a
second time and that the Cpuncil dil!lsolve. itself
fnto a committee of the whole tor tnat puppose".
Carried. ·
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The By-law was then· read a sec.ond 'tim'l{in oommi'ttee of' the whole
and the reading was then app'roved in Council.
STODDART:
JONES: .
DAVIS:
NISBET:
BAILEY:
CORBETT:
NISBET:
DAVIDSON:
"That the By-law now before the Council be read a
third time this day and that Rule 22 of' By-law
No~862 be suspended tor that purpose".
Carried~ ,
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"That the By-law be taken\:~!lr·r::e!!-d,.' '\·a rWL?.~r~} t\~~.·".
Carried. \ · . • ' :-' . · · .... ·, ·. ·· ·
"That leave be given to introduce a By-law to provide
for the establishment and regulations of' a volunteer
Fire Department in the town of' Aurora and that the
same be now read a first time". · •
Carried. !3 c ,
"That the By-law now before the Council be read a
second time and that the Council dissolve itself
into a committee of the whole tor that purpose".
Carried~
The By-law was then considered in committee and the second reading
was not completed~
NEW BUSINESS
The Clerk reported on a request tor payment of' a plumbing bill
tor a house o~ Church Street. This matter was referred to the
Fire and Water Committee~
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The question of a.gift of turkeys to. the town employees was
considered. -
NIS.BET:
DAVIDSON.L
"That Xmas turkeys be purchased and 12resented to.
, ~ ;t;,he~ ;t.o~ !3JJ1Plpy!3e:S" .ap;pr,lncima;t;~ ,c.os,t~ '200. QO,.; :--, . ., ,:
and the 'S'eal of the Oozipbration· be attahhed hereto".
NISBET;
BAILEY:
Carried~ ·
"That Mr· Stan Murray also .be given a turkey".
a~rried~ ' · · ·
Councillor Davidson thanked th.e. Council. for fl.owers sent on the
occasion of-his mo'thel'1 B funeral~ · · ·
Councillor Davidson also expressed his ap,proval r;>:f the work done
by the Mayor during the two years in which' he'' haa held office.
Councillor Corbett then spoke on the occasion of his last meeting
as a member of the Council.,
Mayor Henderso~ also spqk.~ 0 n th,ts occasion.
All o.ther'.rnelnbers, of C~uiwh then .\3;poke oheii~ regarding· tb.e
woi'k of the council. · ·
CORBETT: "That tne 111eeting now adjourn 11 •
Carried~ · .· ·:
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