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!UNUTES OF THE 12TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL
HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER ON MONDAY, JUNE 17TH 19.57
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PRESENT:
REEVE:
DEPUTY REEVE:
COUNCILLORS:
C.F. DAVIS(IN THE CHAIR)
V. -JONES
ADAIR, BAILEY, CHILD, DAVIDSON,
NISBET AND STODDART.
.The meeting .opened 1-ri th a presentation by former mayors of
the town of a portrait of the ·late Chief Constable Dunham.
Dr. Rose presented the picture and Mr. Alex Bell and
Mr.-Ross Lynton also spoke. -Reeve Da'llis received the
picture on behalf of the town~
CORRESPONDENCE
A letter from The Canadian Fire Chief 1 s Association regarding
the annual convention of the Association was read.
BAILEY:
NISBET:
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11 That the letter be filed and the Fire Chief .
be supplied with a copy Df the letter if
necessary"~
Carried.
A letter from the Fire Department requesting reconsideration of
a decision regarding payment of the Fire Chief's expenses to
the Fire.Chief 1 s Convention was :read.
NISBET:
DAVIDSON: .
11 That the matter be referred to the Fire and ·
Water Committee 11 •
. -Carried.
A second letter from the Fire Department regarding the
condition of the floor at the Fire Hall was read•
' NISBET: "That this matter be turned over to·the
STODDART: Fire and W'ater Commi ttee 11 •
Carried.
A letter from the Loyal True Blue and Orange. Hqme ,l,"eq1:uurt;ing _ •
permission to hold a tag day in the Town was read.
JONES:
NISBET:
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11 That permission be granted 11 ~
Carried.
A letter from the Aurora RecreationCommission notifying
Council of the appointment of Mr. Ernest Batson as Recreation
Director and Arena Manager was read •
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That .
JONES: 1'/fue action of. the Arena Board and Recreation
ADAIR Collll!!.iSsion in hirtng Mr. Batso_n b~ c_o!lfirmed by
Council and the necessary By-law be prepared".
Carried.
DELEGATIONS
Mr. Henry Marentette attended before Cauncil regarding a.ccounts
for work on Centre Stre.et :!:n finding and replacing a broken'
storm sewer~ Mr. Stan Murray also attended before Council on
this matter.
CHILD: ''That this matter .be left over for new business".
BAILEY: Carried.·
' . . Mr. John Offord and Mr. Harold Graham attended before Counc:l.:b:
to ask tor an incll•ease in the amount of' Public School Debenture
By-law, to make a net,r total of $11.5,000.00.
CHILD:
DAVIDSON:
"That the figures as recommended be· approved ·and
forwarded to ·The Ontario ·Municipal Board 11 •
Carried.' ··•
Mr. C~ Spence of Mosley Street attended before the Council·. r.
regarding the dislocation of his water service.
BAILEY: 11 That the matter bedis~ussed under New Businessn.
ADAIR: Carried.
Mr. Spence also'asked Council to take some action on the·
location of a telephone pole in front of' his property.
DAVIDSON:
CHILD.:
"That the Bell Telephone be approached to:re;.;. i
locate the pole on the east side of Mr.Spence 1 s.
house on Larmont Street".
Carried.
Mr. John Graham of Bell, Gouinlock Ltd. atteniled before.· the
Council regarding debentures, and asked to be heard after the
Finance Committee report.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Streets Committee.
Deputy Reeve Jones presented the following written report.
Subject: Paving of Streets. · l.
The Committee respectfully submit·the following:
That on Tuesday, June 11th 19.57 the Committee met for ~e
purpose of discussing the possibility of the paving of' Centrec·
Street ·from Yonge to Spruce S;treet as requested some time ago'•
All members of the Committ.eewere·present, also-Councillors
Stoddart and Adair, and we recommend that Ce.ntre Street be paved
under the Local Improvement Act as requested, also that
Mosley Street be re-surfaced from Yonge Street to Berczy if
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approval can be obtained from the Department of Highways.
Also that _the Engineers be informed to proceed with 'the
ne.cessary work.
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JONES:
DAVIS:
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11 That the report of the StreetsCommittee re
paving of C.entre Street and re-surfacing-of
Mosley Street be adopted and_ .the Seal of the
Corporation be attaphed hereto 11 •
Carried,_
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Finance Committee~
Cotmcillor Stoddart pre11ented the following written report:
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Sub~e,ct: _ Debentures.
The .,Oqmmi ttee respectfully submit th!3 follo1fin~:
-It is no•r recommended that the debentures now ready
for issue, amounting to app~oximately $500,000~00 be placed
on the market as soon as possible, ·
, .,, The_ Committee reqommen.d!! th~t a,n adyertie!ement be -. _ .
place¢1-;,~n the Globe and Mail inviting applications for-the · --
purchase of these debentures at interest Tates of 6% per ai].num.
It is also recommended that the last date for the receipt -·-of
bi_clsl;J!3 .tune26th so that the issue can be c;Leared before thf!J
holigay. period. ·. --. . · -, ---:
. · It is further recommended that all those. dealers knolm
to be interested in this issue be-advised by mail of the call
for tenders~ ·
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STODDART:
CHILD:
~'That the_ repor~ of. the financ!'l Committee be
approved 11 , ·
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Mr. John Graham of Bell, Gouinlock Co. attended before the
councJl. to •-suggest that his company be given _an option to
purol:J,~se. the debentures. -TJ:lis matter w·as discussed. and the-
motion w·as then put to the vote ~nd carried•
Police Committee.
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(founcillor Stoddart presented the following written report of the
Police Committee,
Subject: Police Constable.
The Committee respectfully submit the following:
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The Committee met on Thursday June lJth, Friday June 14th
<?-nd, Saturday June 15th to consider the applicat·ions for -a Proba,tionary
Constable and to interview cand2dates for the position, Also
present at these meetings were Councillors Adair, Davidson, and
Reeve Davis. · -·
. _ After interviewing seve~al applicants ,it is recommended
that Mr, Don Coombes or Toronto be appointed as Probat,ionary'
Constable at a salary of $J,OOO ·per annuni in accordance 1-ri th
the terms of appointment -:fbr members of the Police Depe.rtment and
stiotrt as soon as possible_. ·
STODDART: 11 That the report of the Police Committee be·accepted and
JONES: the Seal of the Corporation be attached hereto".
Carried.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Councillor Child reported on the survey of the area·to beannexed.'i
CHILD:
BAILEY:
11Tha.t the proposed area for which annexation .
proceedings have now been commenced be revised
to the following: . .
The area bounded by Yo,n,ge Street on the east, the
subway sideroad on thE! south, the westerly boundary
of the Garden City Aurora Ltd. property and its ...
extension northerly on the west, and the south J!im:tt
of t4e totm and it 1 s extension t-lesterly on the north. ·-' .,._.. . " ' . ' ' -··-.. -. ,, . -. . '
and that the~Surveyor be asked toprepare a revise(\
sket'ch .and descrj.ption at an approximate cqst''9f · ...
$100.00, and the See.l df the Corporation be' attached
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Carried~
Councillor Child also reported
building permit for a property
$treets.
on a revised application for a
on •• the corner of Yonge and '0atherine
JONES:
BAILEY:
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its next me~ting on June 25th
uses of this land 11 •
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the PlanniJ;lg Bolirdat
to discuss posSf,ble
JONES:
NISBET:
11 That the account of B. Huffman & Sons for the amount
of $96:G?5 ±'or worlc on new well be paid ana.: the!' ::r·
Seal of the Corporation be attached hereto 11 • :
Carried.
Councillor Bailey asked 'l'rhat could be done to relieVe thl:lipresen.t
situation caused by oiling the streets, an~-asked for a policy
to provide for paving the streets·~ This matter was discussed at
length.
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Councillor Nisbet asked for consideration of a sidewalk on George
Street to the ne'l'r public school. · ' · ' ;,
BY-LAWS
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Councillor Nisbet reported on the Industrial Waste By..;Law and
informed Counc.il that this ivould be brought in, at the next meeting.
NEW BUSINESS ., ~i .
Deputy. Reeve Jones ask;ed when the Disposal Plant would be ready
and the engineer reported ori this. · ·.
The Clerk reported on the position of the proposed store closing .
by-law and this matter was left until Mr. Lee attended before·· the
Council.
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The matter of the accounts of Marentette Bros. Ltd. for work
on Centre Street was then further considered.
JONES:
STODDAR'l:
11 That we pay Marentette Bros. 50% of the tioro
bills they'b.ave rendered dated
Dec. 19/56 -4?0.60
May 17/57 -351.10 l, ·
$771~ 70 0 /'
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That the sum payable be ~.85 and the Seal
of the Corporationbe attached 11 •
Carried.
Mr. Lee attended before the Council to report on the proposed
store-closing By-ra111,and it was agreed to have the by-law
brought in at the next meeting of the Council.
The matter of ~~. C, Spence's application for a water service
1,ras considered~
JONES:
NISBET:.
"That Mr. Spence be notifed that it 111ill be.
necessary for him to make application for a new
water lead to be put in by the Town from the
main to the street line at a cost to Mr.Spence
of $25.00 11 •
Carried.
Councillor Nisbet then asked what had been done with the account
of :Mr~ Hamill and Mr. Stan :Murray of Proctor and Redfern was
asked to check this matter.
The Meeting then adjourned.
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