HomeMy WebLinkAboutAugust 18, 1948 (Special) Municipal Building, Brougham' August 18th, 1948.
A~ emergent meeting of the Municipal Council of the Township
of Picketing was held in the Municipal Building on August.18th' 1948
at 8.00 P. M. Ail members present, the Reeve tn the .chair.
Sgt. Elllott of the Police Co~aission at Aurora, having been
Prey. asked to attend, a~dresaed the Council relative to the Provincial
Police Police taking over police duties of Picketing Township. The Sgt,
state~ that his superior, Inspector E. J. Hand, was on holidays,
but woul~ attend a meeting of the Council on September ?th next
and come prepared to submit costs, etc., in this connection.
Mr. Powers, Manager of Saree of Canada, complained about his
Re 1948 assessment having been increased to $16,250.00 from'$4,~10.00
Sarc~ in 1947, and asked that an adjustment be made for 1949. Arrange-
~enta have been ma~e for County Assessor and local Assessors to
cheek on 1949 assessment on the property on August 23rd next.
Re T~x ~. M. Forsyth of Claremont acted as spokesman for a group
protest of Claremont an~ Brougham ratepayers who complained about their
1948 assessment and tax rate.
Move~ by Dr. McEwan, seconde~ by Mr. Burk that Claire Balsden
Re be appointed a co~mittee of one to investigate the garbage situat-
Garb4 ion in the south part of the Township, and bring in a report for
age September 7th meeting. Carried.
Move~ by Dr. MoEwen, seconded by Mr. Balsdon that we contact
Re the Soarboro Council and reoommen~ that the Township of Plokering
pavimg pay 7% of the net cost lncurre~ ~y the Soarboro and Picketing
town- Township in the construction of an asphalt paved road on our
line townllne from No. 2A Rlthway to Range Line' being road leading
to the Johns Manville CO. plant. Carried.
A letter was read from the Clerk of the Township of Whitby
Re approving the names of the Picketing, Whitby PlanningBoar4 aa
Plan- submitted by Picketing Township, and 'sub~itte~ the names of:
ning W~. G. Manning, Brooklin, for ~ years.
Boar~ Roy F. Lick, R.R.~, Oshawa, for 2 years.
It was move~ by Mr. Burk, seconded by Dr. McEwen that Wm. G.
· Manning and Roy F. Lick, who have bean named by the Municipal
Council of the Township of Whitby, ~s members of the joint Pick-
eting - ~hitby Planning Board, be accepted by this Council.
Carried.
Clerk's Instructions:
1. Contact the Department of Highways for further develope-
menta relative to Counsellors interview with Hon. Mr. Doucette
regarding connecting ~tnka between Highways ~ and 2A.
2, Have Mr. A. D. Ruddy search title of sidelines between
iota 4 and 5 in 9th Concession.
~. Write the Secretaries of Whitby High School and Scarboro
Collegiate Institute regarding any ~mmediate change in the ad-
mittanceof Township of Picketing High School pupils.
4. Ask Road Superintendent to clean out road ditch on west
side of Norman Wilson. property.
5, Ask Road Superintendent to have the worst weeds cut in
Rouge Hills on private property.
6. Insert notice in local papers requesting all Junior High
School pupils to attend local Continuation Schools.
Moved by Dr. McEwen, seconded by Mr. Disney that the report
of the co~enlttee of the whole on By-Law No. 1754 be adopted, and
that the said By-Law be now read a third time, and that the
do now pass, that the Reeve and clerk sign the same, and that the
Seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto.
Carried August ~/48.
The meeting on motion adjourned.
Cert
Approved September ?, 1948. ?~ . U~lerk._.rk~