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MINUTES - Council - 19581215i I __ , t_,. 249 MINUTES OF THE 24TH REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL· HELD. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OR MONDAY, DECEMBER 15TH, 1958.AT 8:00 P.M. PRESENT: MAYOR: REEVE: DEPUTY REEVE: COUNCILLORS.:. -. ACCOUNTS: FIRE AND WATER ACCOUNTS D.J. MURRAY (IN THE CHAIR) ABSENT C.K. NISBET l'IDAIR, CHILD, CORBETT:, DAVIDSON, PATRICK AND STODDART. ADAIR: CORBETT: "That the following accounts be paid, that the Mayor issue orders on the Treasurer fer the same and the Seal of the Corporation be attached hereto." Fire Accounts Aurora Hydro-Electric Com. Bell Telephone Co. J.H. Chapman B.F. Davis Ernie Holman J.E. Tulloch Water Accounts ~ttridge Lumber Co. ~urora Hyder-Electric Com. ~urora Service Station Bell Telephone Co, Qanadian Brass Canada Wholesale :Qa vid 'around F;. Holman ~.D. Lacy B. Huffman Mueller Limited Twp. North York Lyle Sparks . Wilson Hardwar:e ..... _ Carried. Power and Commercial Telephone Cutting pipe .Fuel Gas Anti-Freeze & Lube. Sub Total Plywood· & ,Spruce . Water and Garaage ••• 276.15 .Power & Commercial •• 397. 22 Gas Telephone 3only 6" couplings Palmetto Packigg Excavating Watermain Oil Coal Oil Well on Gurnett Street Freight ,Tapping & compressor service Gas Paint 17.79 41'.60 4.oo 21.61 8.70 13.95 $113.65 18.72 673.37 17.80 18.45 50.25 24.70 71.50 2.75 1.75 375.00 1.60 72.40 15.85 2.65 Continued--- 250 - 2 - December 15, 1958 Water Accounts (Cent~ Jack Wood Straw Sub Total 4.90 $1,351.69 Fire Accounts •••••••••• $ . 113;69 Water Accounts • • • . • • • • • 1,351.69 TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,465.34 Capital Accounts ADAIR: . CORBETT: "That the following accounts be paid, that the Mayor issue orders on the Treasurer for the same and the Seal of\the' Corporation be attached hereto.~ Carried. ~gus Robertson Limited # 4 Final . Foundations Elevated Tank $1,964.35 Streets Accounts PATRICK; DAVIDSON: "Th~t the following accounts be paid, that the Mayor issue orders on the Treasurer for the same and the Seal of the Corporation be attached hereto." Carried. Aurora Automotive Tractor ExpeBse Aurora Tank & Welding Cutting plate Aurora Hydro-Electric Com. Commercial K.J. Beamish Construction Co. Cold Mix Bell Telephone Co. ~elephone . W. Beynon Filing Saws Canadian Salt Qo. Road Salt J.H. Chapman Sharpen picks, drilling etc. Crest Hardware Supplies :i:van D.aniels .Repairs Davis Garage Grease Douglas Engineering Shear Pads Paul Fere~ ~now Plowing Streets Frankcoms Garage ,Gas & Oil E. Holman ~as F.D. Lacy Coal Oil Lee Sand & 'Gravel Sand • . • 175.28 Stone ••• 173.60 D. Patrick. Rose Brothers Lyle Sparks Truck Tire & Tube ••• 48.00 Trucking Sand •••••• 28.00 Bulldozing Clutch Repairs t Ton ••• Tune-up Winterize C.M.C. Tune-up Winterize t Ton Oil . . . . . . . . . 56.60 28.45 18.85 ---!.25 6.66 .55 7.51 82.91 18.70 1.00 190.00 14.00 28.26 11.00 1.00 5.94 117 .oo 79.19 . 4..45 1.75 348.88 76.00 40.50 104.45 Continued-- I ~ "~] )' L ...•. i Stiver Bl:'os. Warren Bituminous - 3 - December 15, 1958 25]. Fuel Excavate & Patch TOTAL 50.22 60.00 $1,249.97 GENERAL ACCOUNTS STODDART: NISBET: "That the following accounts be paid, that the· Mayor issue ordeBs on the Treasurer for the same and the Seal of the Corporation be attached hereto.~ Carried. Other General Accounts Attridge Lumber Aurora Book & Music Aurora Hydro-Electric Com. Bell Telephone Co. J .-Bl:'owning - Can. National Railways Crown Life Insurance County of York Ditto A.E. Hawkins R. Howell King Township Provincial Treasurer Parkes, McVittie & Shaw Registry Office Stiver Bros. Townshend & Kent Wilson and Cousins York Office Equipment New Public Works Building Attridge Lumber Co. Aurora Automotive J. Bl:'owning Central Office Furniture H.L. Stephens & Son Thompson's Wilson Hardware .. ·.· Property Upkeep Office Expense Street Lighting •• 705.05 Power & Commercial. 58.41 Telephone Transportation-Nov. Crossing Privilege November Premium Hospitalization Office Expense Sewer Service Digging Sewers Debenture Payments 1958 Insulin Insurance 3 years Public Works Bldg. & Corlents Land Sales List Fuel Office Supplies 3 Fire Extinguishers Office Supplies Sub Total Lumber & Supplies Bl:'ush & extension Office Supplies Used desk Linoleum Window shade Paint, locks, & supplies Sub Total 17.56 2.49 763.46 46.n6 33.20 5.00 214.12 237.00 ~8.15 30.00 53.73 668.56 5.05 534.38 2.93 59.06 16.45 122.31 7.80 $2,837.71 442.47 10.00 14.00 35.00 33.86 3.95 27.93 $567.21 2 5 ;! - 4 - December 15, 1958 Sewage Disposal Plant Aurora Hydro-Electric Com. Aurora Automotive Power S.K.F. Grease Telephone Pump grease Chlorine 217.98 51.05 9.15 3.88 522.98 1.00 160.00 4.50 5.80 20.25 Bell Telephone Co. Canada Wholesale C.I.L. J.H. Chapman Cities. Service Oil Co. Harry Graham Drill & tap bearings Fuel Delivery Service Lubricant Peacock Brothers Stan Taylor · ~ Strathdee Transport Wage Accounts STODDART: NISBET: Relie~ Accounts ADAIR: PATRICK; Mrs. E. Ca:Man Clara Beckett Clarence Browning Cooper's Rest Home Police Accounts NISBET: CHELD: 3 prs. Coveralls Freight re chlorine Sub Total 36.58 $1,033.17 'General Accounts Other •• $2,837.71 New Public Works Bldg. • • 567 •. 21 Sewage Disposal Plant ••• 1,003.17 TOTAL $4,438.09 "That the Wage Accounts be paid, that the Mayor issue orders on the Treasurer ~or the same and the se·al o~ the Corporation be attached hereto." Carried. "That the ~ollowing accounts be paid, that the Mayor issue orders on the Treasurer ~or the same and the Seal o~ the Corporation be attached hereto." Carried. Food & Shelter Shelter Food & Shdter Re: Nellie Dion TOTAL 60.00 25.00 GO.OO 25.00 $150.00 "That the ~ollowing accounts be paid, that the Mayor issue orders on the Treasurer ~or the same and the Seal o~ the Corporation be attached hereto." Carril:ed ! l Aurora Automotive Aurora Hydro-Electric Com. Aurora Radio Bell Telephone Enterprise pisplays Frankcom's Garage Ernie Holman Jan Liefhebber Macpherson Motors Town of Newmarket R.C. Osborne !Rex Tailoring - 5 - Flares Traffic Ligh:Os Replace Tubes Telephone December 15, 1958 .Sign for Traffic Court .Gas Gas etc. Radio repairs Repairs Service to Cruiser Police Radio Service .Jan. -Sept. inclusive Gloves Pea-Jacket 2 5 ~~ 54.30 1.86 9.80 83.00 15.75 84.81 40.23 2.00 74.64 675.00 2.00 45.93 TOTAL $1,089.32 CORRESPONDENCE A letter from Proctor & Redfern, Engineers regarding the statis of engineering services of Aurora and including accounts stated as owing to the firm of Proctor & Redfern in an amount of $22,622.29 was read. Deputy Reeve Nisbet stated that a Special meeting would be required in order that Council might go over every account and if required a further meeting with Proctor & Redfern may be needed. NISBET: PATRICK: "That a Special meeting of the Committee of Whole of Council be held between Christman and the New Year." Carried. Three letters from Town Planning Consultants concerning inspection of sewers and watermains at the Regency Acres Subdivision was read. NISBET: STODDART: "That a letter be forwarded to Town Planning Consultants acknowledging receipt of these letters dated December.l2, 1958 and stating that Council agrees to the use of the services eo mentioned." Carried. A letter from Mrs. Crysdale and Wm. S. Crysdale expressing their thanks to Council for the Scholarship Award given by the Town recent- ly. STODDART: "That these letters be filed." ADAIR: Carried. A letter from the Rev. J.F.G. Morris, Minister of the United Church, Aurora bringing to the attention of Council the emergency program for winter work being supported by the Dominion and Provincial Governments, was .read. Deputy Reeve Nisbet stated that this matter 2"5fl - 6 - December 15, 1958 had been previously discussed and Councillor Davidson felt that this might be a good time to clean up the Town creek. Mayor Murray stated that the situation must be investigated and each one think about it, these works, and bring their recommendations forward at a Special meeting to be held later this month. CHILD: PATRICK: DELEGATIONS "That we acknowledge this letter and the matter be left over for a Special meeting. 11 Carried Mr: Harry Jone, Fire Ch~ef, appeared before Council and presented h$s annual report of the operation of the Aurora Fire Department for the year 1957•1958. The Fire Chief gave a detailed breakdown of calls answered including false alarms and also a statement of fire loss in Aurora that amounted to $3,435.00. Ih closing the Fire Chief thanked the Council for its co-operation in the past year. · Mayor Murray thanked Chief Jones and remarked that our property damage this year was very low due to the extreme quickness of the Fire Department to attend Fires. NISBET: STODDART: "Move that a vote of thanks and congratulations be extended to the Aurora Fire Department oft an excel]..&nt year of operation." Carried • . Following this motion Fire Chief Jones brought to Council's attention that eight false alarms turned in during the past year were due in· a large part to faulty boxes and suggested that these boxes might be removed. Fire Chief Jones stated that the boxes had accounted .for approximately four calls in the past ten.years and Mr. A. Giddy also stated the Town of Barrie had received approximately three calls in the last thirteen years from fire boxes. It was suggested that this matter be left over for investigation the .first of next year. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Deputy Reeve Nisbet presented a report of the Police Committee dated December 15, 1958 in which the Committee respectfully submit the following: The Police Committee met on Friday afternoon December 12 at 1:30. Present were Mayor Murray, Deputy Reeve Nisbet, Councillor Child, Chief Langman, Sgt. Krochter and Coastable Andrews and Coombes. The work of the year was discussed and reviewed and it was unanimou~ly agreed that the relationship between the Police Force and the Council was never better. The Police pointed out that a numbeP of the meters were needing overhauling and they thought it would be a nice gesture on their ~ part if the meters were removed and repaired during the holiday season. The Committee readily agreed with this. On Sunday the.meter heads were removed and will not be returned till after the holidays. But it must be pointed out that a 2 hour parking limit is still in force ! I ... J· .... L . .J - 7 - December 15, 1958 n r; l.v ,) ,_; and anybody abusing the privilege of free parking will be prosecuted. A-recommendation was made bythe Police that next year they be allowed to have a part time typist to do their booK and office work. Also ~uture consideration must be given to dog control. It was policeman. committee. also felt that next year there will be need for another These two matters are being referred to next years The committee at this time wish to go on record as saying we unanimously thank the Police Force for their willing co operation . throughout the year and to express our appreciation for the finejob they have done. NISBET: "That the report of the Police Committee be approved." CHILD: Carried. Dep'uty Reeve Nisbet reported to Council on the exemption from Sales Tax for the supply of chlorine in the Sewage Disposal Plant. Deputy Reeve Nisbet stated that Sales Tax Exemption on.the cost of chlorine had been turned down previously and on taking this matter up with Mr. Cathers it had been furthered but the final outcome was that there was no hope for exemption from Sales Tax in this matter. ~~IIIM~XSX~KWX STODDART: NISBET: "That the Treasurer be authorize to sir.l.ke from fhe roll taxes that are dellimed.uncollectable and which taxes were recommended to bewritten off by the Court of Revision on November 18, 1958 in an amount of $141.61 asfollows: t.w. Beazer 1950-· $22.24 Unable to locate L.W. Beazer 1951 24.59 II s.w. East 1950 18.40 II c. Munroe 1950 76.38 II TOTAL $141.61 Couriillor Stoddart advised that Section 236 -(1) of the Assessment Act author±zes. the Treasurer where he ascertains that certain taxes are uncollectable to recommend to the Court of Revision that such outstanding taxes be struck off the roll and the Council upon the recommendation of the Court may direct the Treasurer to strike such taxes off the roll. The Motion was hhen Carrmed. Deputy Reeve Nisbet felt that consideration should be given to holding up any applicable tax sales in the ensuing year and it was decided that a list of any tax sales that may be appropriate ~e brought in for the first meeting in January, 1959. · ~~f STODDART: NISBET: Coo - 8 - December 15, 1958 "That Christmaa Fowl be purchased by the Clerk for all town employees and that the same be purchased from Knowles Butchers providing that each turkey does not exceed 20 lbs. and that the price is competitive and the Seal of the Corporation be attached hereto." · Carried. . councillor Stoddart brought to Council's attention the matter of Group Insurance for employees of the Townrand stated he had a quot.ation from the Crown Life Insurance Company and also one from the Great West Life Insurance Company. Councillor Stoddart stated that since these brochures had only been received that an extension of time be requested and this matter be held over pending a Special meeting to be held before the end of December , 1958. aeneral discussion took place regarding progress made by the Assessment Department pursuant to a Committee meeting with the Assessor held a short time previously and it was decided that Councillor Stoddart. would follow up this matter and obaain a report on assessment progress from the assessor. · · · Councillor Child presented a verbal report to Council concerning two architects plans regarding Mr. Vanek's submission and stated that the Planning Committee were recommending the alternative be revamped to place the most easterly apartment houses to the west and then it would not be necessary to make any amendments to our Land Use by-law. Councillor Child further stated that the Lloyd property will be looked after shortly and then this matter will be passed on to Council for approval. Deputy Reeve Nisbet brought to Councils attenfion that great concern had been entertained over the narrowness of the two bridges on Wellington St. W. and he had been advised that the Toronto and York Roads Commission have now called for tenders to widen these two br~dges. Mr. Jack Browning, Town Superintendent, reported on the pump at Nisbet's well and said tha.t a test of the water today was satisfactory and pressure was at 110 lbs. General discussion took place on water and Mr. Browning further reported on the pump at the ~ew well and stated that it was producing appcoximately 600 Imperial Gals. per minute and that the Town might attempt to go on high pressure this week. In summing up Deputy Reeve Nisbet felt that the waterworks should be instructed to draw out of the reservoir certain amount of water every week in order that the water does not become stagnant. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Mayor Murray brought to Council's attention that subsequent to several meetings with the Department of Highways it was definitely established that there was no doubt that something will happen to the lowering of the road on Yonge Street South however the Department has not actually stipulated exactly what they comtemplate doing. In addition a check is being taken:at Murray Drive and at present we are waiting for a report I I l] L_ i I LJ r. LJ - 9 - December 15, 1958 257 with regards to a traffic light. Mayor Murray stated that at the last meeting of Council the Striking Committee for 1959 had been referred to and now ask Council what are their wishes in this connection. ADAIR: STODDART: "That the Mayor, Reeve and Deputy Reeve bring in the rpport of the Striking Committee in 1959." Carried. ~ayor Murray requested instruction of Council if they wish to remain nine committees or five committees. Councillor Stoddart felt that five committees would be too difficult to work out and felt that one man would not be in a position to operate five committees. CHILD: DAVIDSON: !'That the Striking Committee draw up the new ··committees under both five and nine committee grouping and recommend either one or the other be adopted by Councia .• " Carried. Councillor Davidson felt that in this instance that a five man committee may be in a position to bring in a report to Council and i~ they were all in favour it would automaticly be approved. Deputy Reeve Nisbet felt that if five men of Counmil might agree on one matter then it certainly must be all right. Mayor Murray brought to Coumcil's attention the need for a grant for the Ontario Association for Retarded Children and suggested that the Council make a donation or this matter be referred to the incoming Council at budget time in 1959. Deputy Reeve of Town have be required. not be felt STODDART: CORBETT: Nisbet and Councillor Adair felt that since the residence already been cauvassed then onl~ a small donation should Councillor Davidson felt that ~50.00 to $100.00 would too hard in the Town as a whole. "That this matter be brought up the first meeting in-January. Discussion. took place concerning this motion and Deputy Reeve Nisbet felt that we should make an annual donation to the operation of the school when established since this was .a very worthy cause and that ·council should petition the Provincial Government to take care of these ch!ldren. Mayor Murray advised that as far as he was aware a1··Bill to this effect wa:s being presented at tne next sitting of the Legislature. Councillor Stoddart then withdrew the ~orgoing motion and the following amending motion was set forth: NISBET: CHILD: "That the sum of $100.00 donation be given tothe Ontario Association for Retarded Children now and the fact brought to the atten~ion of the Finance Committee that there is a great need for monies in future that we investigate it at the first of the · year." Carried. ' 258 BY-LAWS CORBETT: CHILD: -10 -December 15, 1958 "That leave be given to introduce a Supplementary by-law to provide for expenditures considered as engineering and overhead costs, Department of Highways and that the same be now read a first time." Carried. The by-law was then read a first time. DAVIDSON: PATRICK: NISBET: CHILD: STODDART: NISBET: STODDART: PATRICK: NEW BUSINESS STODDART: CHILD: "That the by-law now before a second time and that the in a committee of thewhole Carried. the Council be read Council resolve itself for that purpose." "That the second readings of the by-law be taken as rea<i." Carried. "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 for t):lat purpose." Carried. "That the third readings of the by-law be taken as read." All th:ofavour of the third reading of the by-law." Carried. "Move that a letter be sent to Mrs. D. Barker commending her on her friendly relationship experienced betwean herself, as editor of the ~urora Banner, and the Town Council and extending the Best Wishes of Council to her in the future." Carried. Further to this motion Deputy Reeve Nisbet stated that Mrs. Barker had stepped into the position requiring a hard and fast pace set by her predecessor and that Mrs. Barker must be commended for her ability and for the awards that she had ach~eved. Mayor Murray brought to Council's attention the matter of acquiring a resident engineer forthe Town of Aurora. STODDART: "That we advertise for a Town Resident Engineer :~~~ ~ ll I 1 ' 4~ CHILD: and his duties are to commence as soon as possible." Carried. Mayor Murray stated that we are coming to the end of the first year of a two year term and inquired if council sould give a report to the public on the qperations of the Town during the past year. Mayor Muraay stated that this report might be given in two methods: 1. By a press release. 2. By a meeting in which each Councillor might give his own remarks. t] "' [! I i ,_) [: -11 -December 15, 1958 ? :; ~) General discussion followed and passed: subsequently the following motion av-<A.-&.Ll ( an overhaul NISBET: ADAIR: NISBET: PATRICK: CORBETT: "That a report press release be issued covering of Council during 1958." Carried. "That authority be granted to the Aurora Hydro- Electric Commission to install approximately 42 street lights in the built up area of Aurora Heights Subdivision and two street lights at the south end of Town (1 in front of Sterling Drug and 1 in front of Murray Drive)." Carried. •That the meeting now adjourn." The meeting then adjourned. /jJ.q. h;~- (/ Mayor. tJ • '