MINUTES - Council - 19581103MINUTES OF THE 21ST REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL HELD IN THE COUNCIL
CHAMBER ON MONDAY, NOVE~ER 3RD, 1958 AT 8.00 P.M.
PRESENT:
1\'f.AYOR:
REJ!\VE:
DEPUTY REEVE:
COUNCILLORS:
D.J. MURRAY (IN THE CHAIR)
C.F. DAVIS
C.K. NISBET
ADAIR, CORBETT, DAVIDSON,
PATRICK AND STODDART.
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DAVIS:
NISBET:
"That the minutes of October 6th and October 20th,
1958 be adopted as printed and circulated."
.; , Carried.
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CORRESSPONDENCE
Letters from Victor G. Bardawill, Canadian-British Engineering
Consultants and Herbert L. Coons & Associates re: providing
Engineering
NISBET:
DAVIS:
services for the Town was read.
"That references be requested in connection with
these applications and that an engineers"file
be set up."
Carried.
A card of appreciatmon from James Goulding & Family was read.
A letter from Consolidated Building Corporation Limited concerning
the various costs of lo~ering water connections and watermains in
Regency Acres, Su,bdivision was read.
NISBET: "That a copy of this letter and account be
DAVIS: forwarded to the firm of Proctor & Redfern
for clearance."
Carried,
A lette-r from Consolidated Building Corporation Limited offering
to fix the roads at the Regency Acres Subdivision with a 2 11 asphalt
paving was read.
NISBET:
STODDART:
"That the offer of Consolidated Building Corp.
Limited re finishing the roads in the Regency
Acres Subdivision with a layer of 2 11 asphalt
paving be accepted and the Clerk be authorized
~o forward a letter to C.M. & H.C. advising
them the Town 1 s agreement in this connection. 11
Carried •
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A letter from Consolidated Building Corporation Lipli ted re: siting
of houses,
NISBET:
Regency Acres. (Aurora)' was read:.
PATRICK:
"That this letter be turned over to the Planning
Committee."
Carried.
A letter from Mr. Murray Hodgkinson re emvloyment with the Town
of Aurora was read.
DAV.IS:
NISBET:
"That this letter be received and turned over
to the Chairman of the Finance Committee."
Carried. '
A letter from the Unemployment Insurance Commission, Newmarket
regarding a meeting to'be held on November 6, 1958 at 8.00 P.M.
with the object of forming a Citizen's '.employment Committee
in this area was read.
STODDART:
NISBET:
"That Mayor Murray attend this meeting,"
Carried •
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A letter from the Canadian National Railways regarding a siding
extension over Centre Street at Bradford Fertilizer and Chemical
Company was read,
CORBETT:
DAVIS: ·
DELEGATIONS
"That the :plans for Bradford Fertilizer and
Chemical Company siding extension over Centre
Street be approved and Council be authorj_zed
to sign same."
Carrie do
Mr. A. Wheelock and Mrs. Fielding,, representing Mrs. f. Murray,
appeared before Council regarding a survey of :property on Kennedy
Street West. Mrs. Fielding :presen,ted a :plan of survey toCouncil
for their :perusal and stated that the :plan was approved by the
Planning Board• and there were to advise Council accordingly.
Deputy Reeve Nisbet stated that Council must approve of a sub-
division agreement first and that the :plan only form~ a :part of
the subdivision
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NISBET:
agreement.
"That we agree with the :plan and :principal and
that this matter be turned over to the Planning
Committee of Council for :processing."
Carried.
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November 3, 1958
Mr, _Hamm~ll appeared before Council on behalf of Mr. Langdon and
residents of Aurora Heights Subdivision to request a permit for
a bus from Aurora Heights to George Street School. ~~. Hammill
explained that this service would be paid for by individuals
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themselves and that a p~rmit was required sine~ thi~ is a paying
proposition. The bus was intended primarily for morning and
evening students and if parents so desire the bus would be made --'
available at noon hours. Mayor Murray advised that transportation ; ~ ~ ~ .
of c~ildren is1a se~ious matter and should be handled by the
Department
CORBETT:
STODDART:
of Highways and the Police.
"That the matter be turned over to the. Police.
Committee for study and recommendation."
Carried.
Mr. R. Hodgkinson appeared before Council with the request for
permission to hold the annual poppy day on Saturda~, November,
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8th, 1958 and that the Observance Service of Remembrance Day held
on Sunday, November 9th, 1958. Mr. Hodgkinson also stated that
Mayor Murray had been elected an honourar~ president of Aurora
"• Memorial Parks Board.
NISBET:
DAVIS:
Mr. Lorne
behalf of
"That the poppy day be held on Saturday, November
8th, 1958 and the Town assume the cost of the
service." C~rried.
Evans and Mr. H. Pringle appeared before Council on
the Conservation Authority seeking the approval of
Council to undertake an investigation of the creeks flowing through
the Town. Mr. Evans & Mr. Pringle advised Council that a survey of
stnams should be done to ascertain how much creeks may be enlarged.
They stated that Newmarket and East Gwillimbury had been approached
in this matter and also that development of areas the cost would
be shared between the Government and the Town. Council gave their
approval to proceed with this plan add were advised by Mr. Pringle
that no letter was required from Council in this letter.
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Mr .• J.A. Marrese appeared before Council on behalf of Aurora Heights
to request a r.elease of more lots in the Aurora Heights Subdivision
for building purposes. Mr. Marrese stated that in his opinion
Aurora Heights have not created a burden on the Town that was origin-
ally contemplated. Mr. Marrese statmd that there were another
170 odd house_s that Auror.a Heights would desire to build on and
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they would undertake to build two factories on speculation. Mr. "
Marrese further stated he understood that Council has again made
some progress with Industry Street and that Aurora Height con-
templated building two 5,000 s~. ft. industrial buildings in this
industrial area:. Mr. Marrese further:stated that Aurora Height
will be willing to give this subdivided land to the Townjffiight
sell for a $1.00 and induce.industry to this area. so that the
Mr. L.C. Lee, Town.Solicitor, was re~uested·to attend at Council
and this matter was held over in abeyance of Mr. Lee,1 s arrival.
REPORTS OF OOlYilYIITTEES
Town
Reeve Davis'presented a F~re and Water Committee report concerning
drilling a test hole in which the ~Committee respectfully submit
the following:
" One OCtober 24,(1958 the Fire and Water Committee met with Mayor
Murray, Councillors Davidson, Patrick and Stoddart together with
Mr. Huffman and it was recommended that approximately 325;feet of
pipe at $7.00 per foot be supplied for a 6 inch test hole.
It was further recommended that a submersible pump be installed
on the well at the waterworks and a turbine ~u~p installed on the
new well at the new pump house, the purpose being to investigate
the possibility of increasing the flow on both wells.
Disc~ion took place following this Committee report in which Reeve
Davis explained that the test hole was to be located in an area
200 ft. to the north of the existing pump house at the north end
of Town. Reeve Davis further stated that 'the same price ~uoted for
the 6" test hole would apply to a 7" pipe'. Reeve Davis stated it
was necessary we explore the possibility of more water and the added
growth of the Town that was anticipatedit would be good economy to
at least keep ahead of this growth. Mayor Murray stated that we are
going ahead and drilling for a new wall however should we not wait
and see how'the pumps on the old wells will do. DeputJT Reeve Nisbet
disagreed with Mayor Murray's statement because this is a test hole
and can be used as a source of water for a year or so. ColLncillor
Davidson asked if this would effect the amount of water in the present
· · wells and Deputy Reeve Nisbet stated that it might be necessary to
pump the new well should a slow up occurr and we must be ready to
pump the new well in the case of emergency. Councillor Davidson
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asked if it would be feasible to put a pump on the present test
hole, The Deputy Reeve stated that since there was no screen on
this test hole it had become plugged with stone etc.
Mayor M~r~ay stated that we have not invest~gated the situation
fully enough. We haven't put p~ps on each well and we should
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give this ma~ter more study and see how much water we have
available. Deputy Reeve Nisbet stated that o/e cannot pump any -. . '
more than the size of pipe will alihow and felt tl:).at an en~i:n,!ler
should be engaged as soon as possible in order to obtain pro~
fessional advice in this matter. Deputy Reeve Nisbet stated that
ke would liKe to see a test hole down and put a pump on and that
.Collis Leather having a new·well can pump over 200 gallons per
minute. Further discussion developed in connection with this
Committee report and it was decided to delete the new test hole
from the Committee Report and that an Engineer be consulted
in this matter and that a meeting be held soon to further this
proposal.
DAVIS:
CORBETT:
".IJ:hat the report of the ,Fire and Water Comrni ttee
as amended be accepted and the Seal of the
Corporation be attached hereto;"
Carried •.
Councillor Stoddart presented a report of the Fin~nce 'Committee
regarding the insurance on the Town Public Works Buildi:dg in
which the Committee respectfully tkR submit the ~ollowing:
That insurance in the ~' amount of $15,000.00 for buildings
and $10,000,00 for contents be placed on th.e .Public Works Building
Wellington Stree~, West, Aurora.
The applicable insurance rates will be as follows:
l_Years No-Co-Insurru~ce
Building
Contents.
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$3.10 per $100.
$3.81 per $100.
The above insurance rates were supplied by Parkes, McVittie &
Shaw Ltd. The Total insurance for one year would equal:
Building
Contents
TOTAL ,.
STODDART:
NISBET:
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$153.00
$127.00
$28~00
"That the report of the Finance Committee be
acepted 3!.nd the Seal of the Corporation be·
attached thereto. 11
Carried,
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Councillor Patrick presented a report of the Street Committee con-
cerning a truck and snow plow in which the Committee respectfu~ly
submit the following:
That the purchase of a 1959 Chevrolet 4! ton-truck from M.S •
. Macpherson Motors at a cost of $4,412,76 is 1 hereby 1eecommended.
It is also recommended that a combination bddy at $895.00 and a
one-way snow plow at $1,340.00 be purchased from Phil Wood Dis-
tribut~r '•
PATRICK:
DAVIDSON:
IEoronto.
"That the report of the Streets Committee
recommending thE! purchase of a truck and
snow plow at a total cost of $6,647.76 be
approved and the Seal of the Corporation
be attached thereto·. 11
Carried.
Co1mcillor Patli::ick presented a report of the Streets Committee
regarding the purchase of sand & salt in which the Committee re-
spectfully submit the following:
It is recommended that 150 tons concrete or asphalt sand be purchased
from Lee Sand & Gravel, R.R. # l!t Stouffville at $1.05 per ton
delivered to Aurora.
It is further recommendea that 10 tons of winsorock highway coarse
rock salt in 100 lb. paper sacks be purchased from the Canadian
Salt Co., 4195 Dundas Street West, Toronto at $19.00 per ton
delivered to Aurora.
PATRICK:
DAVIDSON:
"That the report of the Street Committee re
~ . I , purc·hase of sand & sand in the amount of
$415.00 be accepted and the Seal of 'the · '
Corporation bec·.a;ttached .theret.o. 11
Carried.·
Councillor Patrick presented a report of the Streets Committee re-
garding the instalation
respectfully submit the
of a· 6 ;, storm sewer in which the Committee
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following: ..
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It is recommended that a 6 11 storm sewer on the east side of Wells St.
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between Mosley Street and Metcalfe Street be installed. T~is sewer will
connect into the present storm sewer. o:q Metcalte .. s.t,r.e,et at approximately
150 feet west of Wells Street." The approximate length of this sewer
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is 600 feet and also required is 3 catch.basins with iron frames and
grating:;~.
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The estimated cost (less labour cost of Town men laying sewer pipe
and backfilling" trench) is-$1 1 050.00,
PATRICK:
DAVIDSON:
"That the report of the Streets Committee re
laying storm sewer on Wells Street be accepted
and the Seal of the Corporation be attached
hereto at a cost o~ $1,050,00.11
Councillor Patrick brought to Council's attention that this storm
sewer wlilis· .required since a small lake formed every fall ~d spring . .
in this are.a and only recently had the storm sewer been located
and this installation would avoid this flooding in the future.
Reeve Davis agreed that this installation was indeed necessary,
Mayor Murray advised that he can't stand by and see the budget be
overspent for this purpose however Mayo~ Mfirray stated it's up to
Council to decide. Deputy Reeve Nisbet stated that it is impossible
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to draw up a budget . .
of each department.
and forsee what growth of population will require
Councillor Davidson stated that this matter
has come forward over the past few years but we didn't know where
to drain it and now that we know let's do it. Councillor Adair
asked if this work might be undertaken in January.:
The motion was then Carried.
Mr. Lee appeared before Council and was requested by Mr. Marrese
to claci.fy the position of the industrial subdivision at this time
on Wellirtgton Street East. Mr. Lee stated that as yet we do not
have a street. and that the plan of subdivision ~tm~
in this area has not been registered. Mr. Lee stated we should
not incmrr the expense of servicing this street until we have a
subdivision plan registered and that with the proper by-law it
could be designated
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Nisbet felt that an
Lee then produced a
1956 between Aurora
as a street and so registered. Deputy Reeve
. ' agreement had been drawn up previously. Mr.
copy of a subdivision agreement dated February .
Heights and the Town of Aurora and thj_s
agreement was felt in accord with today 1 s requirements and will
be registered accordingly,
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Mr. Marrese stated that subsequent to registering this plan Aurora
Heights will commenee construction of 2 -$5,000 sq. ft. buildings
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and stated that Aurora Heights were prepared to start construction
of these industrial buildings on speculation.
Deputy Reeve Nisbet asked Mr. Marrese if anything has been planned
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for the front portion of the subdivision. !Vf_r. Marrese stated that
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su!lficient space was not available in the front for a shoppJng centre
as a chain store required about 4 acres. !Vf_r. Marrese than_ submitted
plans to Council concerning annexation of 50 acres in the Township
of King. Council then made a study of these plans as proposed and
ll'fro Marrese further stated that Aurora Heights would utilize approx-
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imately 25 acres and the balance would be deeded to the Town of Aurora. 1 .
Mayor Murray questioned !Vf_r. Marrese;6oncerning the progress of the
streeelll in the present subdivision and stated he was quite concerned
with the conditions of the roads for this wintero ll'fro Marrese stated
that they were working on these roads at the pre'sent time and that
' gravelling was being done at their own expense under the contract
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of Rose Brothers Aurora.
General discussion took plane concernin.g these proposed planso ~
Mr. Marrese stated that Aurora Heights would like to continue to builcl.
housessand ·they are prepared to start to build and carry on as long
as there are tenants to occupy. Mr. Marrese stated that when the
subdivision agreement was orginally . signed the Town didn't realize
then how much burden there was and if other subdividers are able to
have their capital levy £or semi-detached houses reduced this must
be an indication that the Town doesn't require equalization.
Councillor Davidson stated that JliTr. Marrese was allowed permission to
build $2 ,ooo,ooo.'oo worth of houses and yet not .10¢ of commercial
or "industrial assessment has been obtained. Councillor Patrick felt
that we shov~d assist Mr. Warrese as much as
with this equalization. Mayor Murray stated
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possible to get going
that this hinges on '
Industry Street being completed and industries being located. When
this has been accomplished Mr. Marrese snould coine back to Council
and we shall consider this matter again'~
CORBETT: "That we carry on past the hour of 11 :00 p'.m. 11
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BY-LAWS
A By-law to authorize the,b0rrowing of $115,000.00 upon debentures
for ~h~,V~~V?S~ of the erecting and equipping of a Public School
.· fpr. ~~~. ~?~ of Aurora.
CORBETT:
STODDART:
"That the by-law now before the Council be read
a third time this day. "
~ ~·?"""~~ Carried.
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NISBET: "That the third reading of this by-law be taken
DAVIS: as read."
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A by-law to authorize the borrowing of $64,997.00 upon debentures
for the purpose of erecting a~d equipping a four room addition to
the George Street Public School in the Town of Aurora.
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CORBETT:
STODDART:
NISBET:
STODDART:
11 That the by-law now before the Council be read
a third time this day."
Carried'~
"That the third reading of' this by-law be taken
as read."
Carried.
Being a by-law to consolidate the sums authorized to be borrowed
by by-laws Nos. 1381 a~d 13S2 into one sum of $179,997.00 and
to borrow same by the issue of debentures therefore.
CORBETT:.
STODDART:
DAVIS:
NISBET:
·"That the by-law now before the Coui:teil be read
a third time this day. 11
Carried.
"That the third reading of.the by-law be taken
as read."
Carried.
A by-law to' authorize the borrowing of $233,562.00 upon debentures
for the purpose of erecting and equipping an addition to the High
School for the Aurora High School District.
CORBETT:
STODDART:
NISBET:
STODDART~
"That the by-law now before the Cou.ncil be read
a third time this day."
Carried.
"That the third reading of this by-law be taken
as read·.·to ·
Carried.
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NEW BUSINESS ---·
STODDART:
NISBET:
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11 That the following amou.nts be expended from.
the special capital lvvy bank account:
(sp.]:Jsequent to TI.M.A, Approval)
Purchase of Public Works Bldg.
Repairs to Public Works Bldg.
Purchase of Truck & Snow Plow
Cost of Elevated Water Tank
Total
Carried'.
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.~-•• ~ ... -.~-.~ •• 1 '156'.18
$16,000.00
, .... ,. •'• •·• 0$ 6 ,647. 76
' •••• · •••• $126,000.(
• • • • • $148,647.76
Mayor Murray brought to Counsil 1 s attention that the promotion of
a safety campaign in the Town of Aurora require funds and it may be
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worthy of considerat;Lon that Council include monies for this purpose
in next years budget. It was also requested that a member of
Council be appointed to the Safety Com1)li ttee.
DAVIS: "That Councillor Pat:Hck be appoin.ted to the
NISBET: -,. Safety Committee. "r· ,
Ca:aried,
Mayor Murray advised that the Town·-Assessor required a meeting with
all members of Co1mc~l and this meeting was scheduled for next
Monday evening at 7.00 P.M.
Mayor Murray brought, to Council.' s attention that the Town has
applied to the ~epartment of Highways regarding a 30 M.P.H. sp~ed
zone at the south end of Yonge Street.
CORBETT: "That we adjourn"
The meeting then adjourned..
~~Mayor~