HomeMy WebLinkAboutNovember 1, 1948 Municipal Building, Brougham, November l, 1948.
The regular meeting. of Council was held on November let, 1948,
at Brougham pursuant to adjournment. All members present, the Reeve
in the chair. The minutes were presented and on mot&on of Mr. Burk
seconded by Dry. McEwen, approved.
The following correspondence was read:
1. County Clerk re hospitalization Carol Marshall, Ajax. Accepted.
2. County Clerk re hospitalization James Hettle, Dunbarton.Aocepted.
3. County Clerk re hospitalization Nell Williamson, Pickering R.R.2
Accepted.
4. County Clerk re hosRitalization Mrs. Charlotte Littlefox~l,
Picker~ug, R.R. 2. Accepted.
5. C.P.R. advising that a census of traffic on Greenwood Road where
~ Cortes- it crosses C.P.R. tracks did not warrant the expenditure of light~
pon~enoe or extensive earth, removal for sight lines so recommended the
cut~ing of brush, and. signs .$00 feet on each side of track.
6. ¥~s.. M. L. Willa~d, Secretary of Picketing Towaship Ratepayers'
Associati~ extending~ invitation to their meetimg in Woodlands
Hall, Nov. 15, at 8.15 p.m., to 0ou~cil.
?. Mrs.. M. L. Wlllard, S~ec'y. P%ckering Twp. Ratepayers' Asso'n.
approving of new voting hour~s.
8. St., John's Ambulance appeal - request for donation. No action.
9. B. Moo~e, C.P.R. Section Foreman, Locust Hill, asking permission
to ~ake up Public Crossing between lots 30-31 for winter months.
Refused because ~oed used by farmers with sleighs.
10. Wm.~ Stringer, Ontario Provincial Police, re that Department take
~ ove~ north part of Pickerlng Twp.
11. Secretary Police Village of Picketing, submitting copy of brief
to the 0oumty of Ontario Ass. essment Commission asking f~r
obsolescence of Plckering Village to be increased from 10 to 30%.
13. ¢lDfford B. Morton asking Council to take action regarding the
change of water course south of C.P.R. tracks, east of Port Union.
Cl~rk to advise that this is a e_ivil matter.
14. W. -B. Cameron, secretary of Scarborough High School advising that
there will be no change of policy re Picketing To ~w~shlp children
attending their school, at present.
The following persons on motion were heard:
1. Alvin Reavie, re Hougemount Road.
perse.~S 2. c..E. M~rley, J. S. BalSdon, ~¥. C. Murkar, M. S. Chapman, F. J.
Heard Prouse, Elmo Disney, H. Richardson, representing Poli~e Village
of ,Picketing .requesting
(1~ Council to back their brief to County Assessment Commission
re 1-increasing absolescence of P~ckerlng Village from 10 to 30%.
(2~ Submitting survey and proposal of proposed water works from
Ajax.
3. D.A. Beer, Francis Willso~ and Harold Richardson requesting
Council to secure inf.ormation relative to the building of a
Pickering Township Memorial Rink.
Moved by NLr.Balsdon, seconded by ~r.-~lsney tha~ permission be
Motions granted'to Everett Defoe to live in a building wlt~aout wheels and
be classed as a trailer providing that within two weeks he would have
wheels on same. Carried.
At the request of mover and seconder the motion was withdraw~.
Moved by Mr. Balsdon, seconded by Dr. McEwen, th~ Road Superintendent
get end eretria number-of, signs, one set to be used 300 feet on each
side of C.P.R. tracks on Greenwood Road. Carried.
A motion to dismiss the policemen of Pickering Township ~y Dr. McEwen
did not reeeive-a secon&er.
Moved ~y Mr. Burk, seconded by Mr. Disney, that motion passed by
Council to purchase a No. OlE Adams Grader, on October 4, 19A8, be
rescinded in favour of the former motion to purchase the No. "~10
Adams Diesel i~otor Grader, stock model complete with plow and~.wing,
heater and d~froster fan, special light and wing light, chains, Jack
tools etc. tE0,A~9.00". Carried.
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Motions' Moved by Dr. McEwen, seconded by Mr. Disney, that Reeve and Clerk
Be authgrized to sign on behalf of Council an agreement whereby
Pickerlng Township will-pay $45.00 toward the cost of a draimage
ditch in lots 19-20-~1, Concession l, as its share of west as
estimated by }~iessrs. Donevan & Richards, 0.L.S. Carried.
Moved by Mr. Burk, secohded by Mr. Disney, that the date for the
holding of the Court of Revision for the 1949 assessment roll be
November. lB, at the hour of l0 a.m. and not on November 3rd as
passed on October 4th last because County Council has been called
for that date, Carried.-
Reports To the Municipal Council of the Township of Pickering:
Roads Your Standing Committee on Roads and Bridges begs leave to
and report and recommends payment of the f~l~owing annexed accounts:
Bridges _ deductions
, Ivan Booth, labour 14.70 1.61 $136.44,~:
Gordon Lynn " 14.70 1.68 t3 ~.37~,
B. Norton " 2.75 1.75 154.10~
Gordon Benson" .... 146.25~.
Earl Anderson '" 11.40 1.47 t~.28~,
Fred H~cks " t.75 150.35 ~
Roy Ward sal. 7.10 167 ..90~
R. Fuller' labour 13.~0\
N. Maye " 4.80%
F. Hutchings " 4.80%
E. Hockley " 4.80~
Lewis Jones " 6.50~
John Beelby " 14.30~
52j40 6.51 ~,064.39
Ivan Booth car allow. 17.25k
Gordon Lynn " , m 8.25~
Auto Starter rep. starter 16.47~
Goodyear Tire & Rubber tir., ~d5.57%
J. S. Balsdon hardware 5.15~ .
Cannington Cement Block - garage 279.90~
Shell 0il 'Co. oil - prestone 214.54~
Samyer & Masset rep. for crusher 58.97~
Imternetional Harvester Co. rep. for trucks 60.76~
Samuel Trees oil filter 14.04,~,
Sheridan Equip. Co. rep for shovel- ,6.88~
Alfred Keyes bonus for fence 18.00.~
Roy Ward ear allow, pd. pts. 41.40 ll6.40x
J, B. Adams ~610 maintainer 20,477.00x
" " rep. 90..8~
Lorne ~hi te welding 8. $0 ~
Daily Commercial News adv. for tenders 3.60~
J. 0. Graham ga s ~l. 95 ~
H.E.P. Com. garage 4.05~
Robt. Miller welding , planing 10.25~
Bruce Easton rep. to mainSainer 4..85~
Dept. of Highways tax 49§ fuel oil . ~4.45~
Gan. 0il Go. gas 54§.
2~, 282 · 75
58.91
Pa~ roll deductions - income tax, unemploym't.
$23', 406.05
All of which is respectfully submitted.
N. E. MWEwen,
On motion of Dr. McEwen, seconded by Mr. Balsdon,.
the report was adopted.
To the Municipal Council of the Township of Picketing:
Your Standing~Oommittee on Contingencies begs leave to report
Oontim- ~ and recommends payment of the following accounts:
gencies_ -~
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Deductions
Contln--L. T. Johnston Salary $ 8.00 $217.33x
~enoies .. " postage eto 12.18
Adam Spears Salary 183.33~
" Income tax remitted 25.65
J. M. Blackwell Sal. 12,65- 1.82 135.53~
Mrs. J. Rho~en Sal. & 0w 7.10 226.99~
" Supplies
Mrs. E. Robertson Salary 2.25
J. B. Ir~ine " 9.50 178.00~
" mileage etc. 48.31\
~'red White Sal. 4.10 16~ .56~
" " mile. etc 77.05~
? Selephone 14.14~
W. H. Ellicott Ssi. .52 29.48~
Eldon R. Simpson ~Painting roof Mun. Bldg.
A. W. Mitchell ~4 tons coal 86.00~
The Enterprlse~: ~Adv, Bd. of Health 7.50~
Dr. R.Fletcher Exam. C. McKay 5.00~
Norman.Cox Witness fees Stanley Powell 7
C. E. Armstrong , - " " 6.60~
H.E.P. Com. ~. Service 18.98~
MuniCipal World Minute books Planning Bd. 7.28~
Cash Unemployment Ins. stamps 6.76~
Beare ' s Ltd. Supplies 14.90~
Fred Htsks Digging drain 3.25~
Earl Andersom , " 6.50~
Gordom Benson . "
Gordon Lynm . " 3
Cecll~ Disney 6 chairs ~ 9.00~
Picketing. News printing 15.75~
W. H. Elllcott Weed inspection 4.63~
- ~1,.696.03
Ail of which i's respectfully submitted.
M. B. Burk, Chairman.
On motion of Mr. Burk, seconded by M~. Disney,
the report was adopted.
To the Municipal Council of the Township of Picketing:
Your standing Committee on Relief begs leave to report and
Relief recommends payment of the following accounts:
Mrs. J. Dwyer $ 6.80~
Mrs.. L. Barber .31.40~
Mrs, H. Linton 10.00~
Arthur Terrill 43.50~
'Mrs. I. Jordan 45.~0~
~Mrs. E.Gormley 10'00~
J. L. Lamorie 26.34~
Mrs. George H-mmond 20.00~
Mrs. Annie Grace 16.$0~
Mrs. Emily Headland 14
A. W. Mitchell 3.75~
$227.74
TB. Aftercare
Town of Whit~y M. D. Huff
Sap. 4 - Oct 30,
8 wks. ~ $6.00 $48.00~
Wm. Kellogg Sep. 7 -Nov. 2,
8 wks. @ $9.00 72.00~
Wm. Kellogg Transportation
on discharge 3.00~
Mrs. N. Ba~ks Geo. Nolan, Bd.
Oct. ~ -Nov. 1,
~ wks. ~ $9.00 36.00\
J. F. Bush 0ct.4 -..Nov. 1,
4 wks. @ $9.00 36.00~
George Nolan Sundries 11.75
'Mrs. Geo. England 3 child:eh 15.00~
221.75
V. D.
Dr. CUddy $22729 26.00~
Dr. W. W. Baldwin #65252, 67088 39.00~ 65.00 $514.~9
All of which is respectfully submitted.
~ Frank Disney, Chairman.
On motion of Mr. Disney, Seconded by Mr. Burk,
the ~eport was ~dop-te~.
To the l~unieipaI Council of the Township of Pickering:
Livestock Yo~z Standing Commltl~ee on Livestock Killed or Injured by
Killed Dogabegs leave to ~eport and recommends payment of the
or following accounts:
Injured
By Dogs Hug~ Miller I sheep killed $40.00~
Elmer Annis i sheep killed .~5.00~
W. CA Willson inspection 3.00~
Wm. Coles i sheep killed ~0.00~
W. C,. Willson inspection ~.00x
Wm. Coles ear allowance , .56~
$90.56
All of which is respectfully submitted.
~ Clare Balsdon, Chairman.
On m9tion of ~r. Balsdon,.seconAA& by Mr. Disney,
the report was adopted.
By-law Mr. BalsAon, seconded by D~. McEwen, moves for leave to introduce
No. a By-law, to appoint a Road Superintendent in the Township of
1755 Pickering, confirming By-law No. 1739 on proper form, and that
re same now.~e read a first time.
Salary ~r. Bals~on, seconded by Dr. McEwen moved that By-law No. 1758 to
Road appoint a Road Superintendent in the Township of Pickering, be now
Supt'd. read.a second time and that Council go into committee of~the whole
thereon.
Mr. Balsdon, seconded by Dr. McEwen, moves that the report of the
committee of the whole on By-law No. 1758 be adopted and that the
said By-law be now read a third time, that the same do now pass,
that the Reeve and Clerk sign the same~ and th~ the seal of the
Corporation ~e afTixed thereto.
Carried November l, 1948.
~-law ~r. Disney, seconded by ~r. Burk, moves for leave to introduce
No. a By-law to appoint a Planning Engineer, and that the same be
1759 now read a first time.
to Mr. Disney, seconde~ by Mr. Surk, moved that By-law No. 1759 to
Appoint appoint a Pl~ing Engineer ~e now read a second time~ and that
Ple.nni.ng Council go into committee of the whole thereom.
Engineer hit. Disney, seconded by Mr. Burk, moves tha~ the report ofthe
committee of the whole on By-law No. 1759 be adopted and that the
said By-law be now read a third time, that the same do now pass,
that the Reeve and Clerk sign the same, and that the seal of
the~orpoeetion be affixed thereto.
Carried November l; 1948.
Byrlaw ~r. McEwen, seconded by ~,[r. Balsdon moves for leave to introduce
No. a By-law to appoint the place and hour for receiving nominations
1760 for the offices of Reeve, Deputy-Reeve and three Councillors for
re the Municipality of...the Township of Pickering, and to receive
Nomina nominations for two Trustees ~or School Area Number 1 for the year
t~.ons 1949. To appoint places fc~ holding~the election thereofand
persons to preside thereat as Deputy Returning Officers and Poll
Clerks, and that same now be read a first time.
Dr. McEwen, seconded by Mr, Balsdon moves that By-taw~No. l?60 to
appoint the p&Aoe and hour for receiving nominations for the offices
of Reeve, Deputy-Reeve and three Councillors, and to receive nomina-
tions for two Trustees for school ares No. i for the~year 1945,
and to appoint places for holding the election thereof and persons
to preside as Deputy Returning Officers and Poll Clerks, be now
read a second time and that Council go into commlttee~of the whole
thereon.·
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By=law Dr. McEwen, seconded by lvLr. Balsdon, moves that the report of the
~0 committee of the whole on By-law No~ 1760 te recsive nominations
for the offices of Reeve, Deputy-Reeve and three Councillora, two
cont'd trustees for school area No. l; to appoint places for election
thereof and persons to preside thereat as Deputy Returning Officers
and Poll Clerks, be adopted and that the said By-law be now read a
.third time, that the same do now pass, that the Reeve and Clerk
sign the same, and that the Seal of the Corporation be' affixed
thereto.
Carried November l, 1948,
Te~ers Tenders for a truck were opened end resulted as follows:
'fOr
Truck 1. The White Motor Company of Canada, 605 King St., E. Toronto
~ Model WB 18, WHITE, specifications attached $46.78.00
Model 148 S.P. Frink Snow Plow 1280.00
Brantford steel dump body, etc. 828.00
Phil Wood Combination steel dump body~ etc. 888.00
Elcombe steel dump body, described 760.00
Model WB 20, WHITE, specifications attached 5129.00
Brantford steel dump body as described 8~5.00
Beath steel dump body, as described 937.00
No. 149 S.P, Frink SLow Plow, fully hydraulic 13~6.00
2. A. M. Kerr Equipmln$ Limited, 2498 Yonge St., TorQnto
One FWD FaurWheel Drive Truck Model HR $7800.00
One Brantford Body and H~ist, Model HI~58AB 797.00
Same as above add 33.00
One Brantford Combination Platform Body 806.00
3. Charles Cooper, Claremont
I.H.C. K.B. 8 - as described $5018,00
Extras - 5 - " " 618.50
I.H.C. K.B. 7 -" " 558?.50
Extras - 6 . . 49~.50
Brantford Combination Body BL3425, described
. - " for loads 6-7 tons 914.00
Above with M.H.3 hoist . . 9-10 " add 81.00
0rde~. Moved by Mr. Burk, seconded by Mr. Disney, that the Reeve
on grant his Order on the Treasurer to pay the several parties
Treasure~ as recommended in the Reports of the several Committees as
~ presented this day. Carried.
Adjourn- Moved by Mr. Disney, seconded by Mr. Burk, that this Council
-' ment do now adjourn to meet again on Thursday, December 2, 1948
' at i o,olook. Carried.
Approved December 2, 1948.
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