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,~:NtJ~~ OF THE 8TH REGU~ MEJ!l'l'ING OF THE COUNCIL HELD IN
'THE COUNCIL CHAMBER ON .MONDAY, APRIL 15TH 1957 AT 8 P.M.
PRESENT:
'WoRt '-p-, . ·~l!lV'il . ,,
'DEJ?pTY REE;vE,: .
COUNCILLORS:
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. l).J. MURRAY (IN 'THE CHAJ:R).
c.F. D~VI~ .v. JONES . . ..... . . . ·
. ADAIR, . BAILEY, CHILD, DAVIDSON r
. NISBET AND STODDART.
' The Mayor opened the meeting with a' short address in
, .··· .Jile.mor.':/ •. , ... of the late Fisher Dunham, and. a ome-minute • ~ j_ •• ,,·, silence was then observ:ed. · , .
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CORRESPONDENCE
Letter from the Highlan~ 011 Company regara.l'ng tlte· eonUtiorl ·
of Ross Street was read.
,.,NISBET:
'dH:ILD:
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"That this letter be handed. to the Streets
CJommi ttee :for consideration~.~ .
(larried~
Le~;t~;-trolll the Y()rk.Courlty Traffic sa:f'etyClinlc re: the
-first clinic to be held on June 4th 1957 was reaq.. .,.,.,.,t·•
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~A,ILEY:
CHILD:
"That. the letter· be. filed and. brought up again
in May".
Carried.
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Letter from the Po·u~e Depa:Z'tmet:tt regarding the appointment·
of an acting Chief Cons·table, and. other ~olice Department
matters was read~ . . . .
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;.BAILEY:
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"~at lilgt. Langman be appointed Acting Chief.
. Constaol,e and ,that the. other matters contained in the letter·be handed. to the l>oUce Committee".
NAmendment
';'JONES:
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IIThat the remaining ll1tl.tters in the.let.ter be
· dealt .with under N.ew Business instead of being
;referred to the PoUceCommi'l;tee 11 •
Carried.
The, motion as amended was declared carried. ~--. . .
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'Letter :from Canada lion Foundries Limited inviting .. members
to a tour of their plant was read. It was agreed to visit
the plant on April 26th~
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A letter .from James Goulding thanking d"ounoil. for the tif.tt on. '!>he
occasi()n -of his Golden Wedding was read, ·' ·• '
NISBET:
STODDART:
"That the letter be filed 11 •
Carried.
A letter from Proctor, Redfern ,and Laughlin regarding thtl step,s
required to complete the specificattons for the pumphous~ ~t::~e
new well site was read. Mr;; ·Don. Red~ern and Mr. Stan MUl"ra;v;·or
Proctor, Redfern and Laughlin atten~ed before the :qb11ncil; td;;'''
present particulars on .this matter. · · · · · "
I!AVIS:
NISBET:
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1 That the letter be filed and Mr,Redfern to be
called in when tq~ pumping tes't;s are being take~"•
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Dis-cussion also' t'o'ok pl~ce on. tlie need for Yea'se~ents
on the a.cquisi tion of additfonal land, and· this··
matter wasleft for discussion by the Waterworks
Committee on Wednesday, April 17th 1957•
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE. (
F!re and Water Committee + "
·Tenders 'tor;the installatio'n of wa.termains were opened.: ll'h;e:s
for material reaeived''by Proctor, Re~fern and•Laughlin were " '
submitted by Mr. Don Redfern.· Discussion took place on certain
oil! the provis~cml! of the. specifications.· and,. these matters .1!'f!re
discussed: at l,ell.gt]i,':and then left for further ~nvest~ga't~g~ ~Y
the engineerse' · · · · · · 1
Reeve Davis·· then presented· the following written report: 0 f th:~
Fire and Water Committee. ··· · · · .
Sub~·ect: , Water Installations and Fire Department matterh., ... . '' --·· .. , . ;:n::··-' ' ' ,, ' _-·"'~
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. . A meeting of the Fire and Wate.r Committee was helq."pn
April. 5th wi tb the . following members . being present: All mempers
of th~ Committee, together with Mayor Murray, Councillors .Adil:ir,
· Child, Davidson and Stoddart~ · · ' · · · · · ..
The folloWing recommendations were made: . .. . . ..... ·.
1. That we. hire tl;lree men to work. with our Waterworks ·Fore~jtn
to .1ns.tall 72 water services on the new mains on Centre'~'.St,
. ··and' Ross'' s.t~ ·~. a11d that ~hiS work start as soon as possible.
2. That we replace the ol<:l.tw;o-inch'main on.Mill Street with a
new six-inch main connecting with both Tyler Street and
Wellington Street Mains~ ' 3~ Consideration was' glvt!n to the Fire Chiet•s request l'o'x.X
fire equipme~t, and th~ following items were rec~mmend~d for purohase:' · · ' · · ,,,~ '·' ,: ·
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200 tt~ Double Jacket Hose
200 tt~ • • " ·"
2 Smoke Oannisters
6 Hose S1traps
6 Hose Keys
6 Pair Rubber Boots
2 Pair Asbestos Mitts
l Pair Hydro Wireo Cutters
2 Flashlights
4.Unitorms
l Bench Vise
l Cellar Nozzle
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368~00
262~00
12~00
13~20
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120~00
6~00
14~40
23.50
200 •. 00
20~00
41~75
$1;090~85
4~ Consideration was also given to a letter trom'the Fire
Marshal regarding a Fire Chief's training course to be
held in Toronto. It is recommended that if the Chief
wishes to attend this•;ocourse that the Council· will pay
his registration fee~
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DAVIS:
JONES:
1 That the report of the Fire and Water Committee
be=adopted and the Seal of the Corporation
be attached hereto•.
· Carried~o
Streets Committee~
Deputy Reeve Jones reported on a driveway at Ref!thaven on
Tyler,Street. He repo~ted that it would be possible to
construct a driveway and recommended the installation of a
culvert with coal mix asphalt over~ Deputy Reeve Jones
recommended that permission be given of'or the work to be
done by the owners at their own expense.
' Finance Committee~ 0
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' Councillor Stoddart}resented the following report~
Subject: Town Wages.
The Committee respectfully submit the following:
The Committee met on Monday evening, April .8th .
with all members of' Council present.
' . Salaries .and wages .were disot!s&ed and the following
changes.in remun~ration is recommended.. . · .
Office -Geo. Wilkinson · . ·$41500. per annum.
Grace Qololough 0 3,250~>-per' Qn.))UJ!i.
Mrso •J• Darlington· . ·0 43. weekly.
Property -Harry Squibb 60• weekly~
0 Waterworks -J.MoGhee 3,380. per annum.
A~ Higgins $2,25!.315 per annum~
Works -J. Goulding ~5. weekly. .
Ear~ Draper · 1. 25 per hour
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' $1~2.5 per.hour
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Disposal Piant -
Street Cleaning
Building Inspector -
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John A.' Kennedy'
William Summers
Cecil Holman ·
P~ Barwick
M. Robinson
Basic salary to be
1~2.$ " n $65~00 weekly
2.$~00 "
increased $lOO~OOper
annum.
Allot the:abovjl to be retroactive to Januarylst, 1957.
STODDART:
.CHILD:
"That the report ot the Finance Committee re wages
be· approved and the Seal of the Corporation be
attached"~
Carried.
Police Committee~ . Councillor Stoddart. presented the following written report::
Subject: Police Cruiser~ '
The Committee respectfully su~it the following:
On Wednesday, April Jr4 the Police Committee met, and.
out of this meeting, are making the following recommendations
to Council.
l. · That the Police ·Cruiser be taken to .!!, garage and giv.en a.
general overhauling such as brakes, motor, wheel aU,gnment, and
shook absorbers~
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This is to cost approximately $150~00~
That 4 new tires be.purchased
Approximate cost:
Total approx.oost
and ~lace··.d on cruiser, 100.00 ,· .
250~00 .
"That the report of the Police Committee be
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JONES: accepted and the Seal ot the Corporation be attached " . .. . . .. . ..... . hereto •
Carried~
Finance Committee cqntd~~-~
Consideration was then given'to the ded~otion from Council's
remunerations tor absence from meetings, ~d instructions were
given tor an enquiry to be made with the ToWn ot NeW-ma~k~t on.
this matte;r,,,~nc:\. ~;(' ... n~,,s~~iatactory answer was oota1.ned, for a
letter to '.be sent to the Department ot ·Municipal Affairs
requesting fUrther information. ·· ·· · · ' · · . .
Propert;y Committee. : .
Subject: Renovations to Existing Disposal Plant~·
The Committee respectfully submit the tollo~ng:
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The Propel't1 ~C()Jll!llittee .. met .on 4pri:lr 8tl:ll,9S7 •. Pl'tsent were
all members of the Committee, together with Mayor Murray,
Reeve Davis, Deputy Reeve Jol].!'IS;· Councillor Child and
Councillor Davidson~ Also present was Mr. Frank Wims
;-~presenting the Collis Leath,er Company.
Considerati~n wa~.gi;~nt~ the repor'li of' Proctor,
Redfern and Laughlin, making certain recommendations for
r!'lpairs to the Disposal Plant.
' The Committee now reoommends that the engineers be
instructed to get firmprices;on the work as recommended in.
their report.
,,,., .. , .. :· · .. · ... , It is. also· recommended· that· the 6,..1nch. storm sewer
;,~l:lrough the Disposal 'Plant p;roper:ty ·be ;J.e:f't'.:in .. its present ·
condition until the new waterm(l.in is put in.• · ·
NISBET:
;; • , J~T0DD.A,RT: . 11 That the report of the· Property .be adopted•.~~CL
Carried.
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F!re and Water Committee cont.
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NISBET:
·."That '!;he, swn.ot. #J9S •. OQ; be ,pad.d• B•HUff'man
& Son for wor)t ·on new well and. the S!'!aL of' ·
the Corporation be attached hereto•.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS'
Appointments. to the Parks Board were ccmsidered.
NISBET:
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"That Councillor Stoddart be appointed as
O~mncillor represen~tive to the. Parks Board ..
, . :f'or 1957." • . ·
. Carried.
Letter :f'rom the Aurora .Yuni.~r Chamber of Commerce
asking permission tor the use of' the Town Park on May 4th
and May llth f'or a teen-age rodeo was read.
DAVIS:
NISBET:
0 That permission be granted•.
Carried.
The letter f'rom The Police Department regarding certain
Police Department matters was further considered.
NISBET:
~DDABT:
"That the Police Committee be authorized to
investigate the proposed.radioset;:li,p; and'
it they approve, to go ahead with the purchase
of' the same, approximate cost to be $400~00 .
and the Seal of the Corporation .be attached
hereto".
Carried~
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JONES:
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1 That the meeting'continue J;le)re>nd. the''ho\lr. ot
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Councillor Stoddart asked. tor a''meeting ot'the· Finance ·commit1Hife
to prepare the 1957 Budget, and i~_Was agreed to hold, this meeting
during the week beginning ·April" 22rtd. · • · · · . · ·. · -· · ·. ·.. . ·
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The request of the Police Departme:Rt tor factory maintenance ot 1
the parking meters was considered. _ , , __
NISBET:
BAILEY:
. "That the matter of ·the parking meters'' be lett i~.
the hands of the Committee". • -,.l-'.LI.,r:J
The Mayor reported on the need tor an' addition' to the•Police Force
to replace the late'Chi.et Constable, and this"matter was le-ft'r:f'or
consideration in _Police Colillllittee;. .-·' · • t:..r.:c-:·
NISBET:
CHILD:
· 11 Tha:t the Council advertize for a :probationary c
constable -applications to be received by April''~Oth."
Carried.
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'Mayor Murray reiorted on the possibility of A ur()ra winning !;!.n,
Intermediate 11 C, Hockey Chli.mpionshlp/asked for considerati.Cin ji~' to
rSCOgni t'ion Of thiSo ' j' 'arid'' ' ,I , . ' . , '
Councillor Davidson reported on the condition of the entrances to
parking lots on Temperance and Yonge Streets, and this ~~tte~ was
discussed briefly. ·· · · " '· • .Jl!
Councillor Davidson. also raised the question of proper· garbage-1.1\
containers. No action was taken on this matter., ... ..
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Reeve Davis reported that Mrs~' Charles' o'f)lells Street would: b~{
90 years of age April 19th, and asked that all memb~-rs of Council
visit her on that day. It was·agreed to forward alletter and a
floral tribute to her. \ . ... . . .
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