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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 29, 1950 M U N,I C !_ p AL _BUI LD~ I N G BROUGHAM. An EMERGENT MEETING of Council was held on Wednesday, March 2,gth, 1950, comnedcing at TWO o'Clock in the afternoon; PB~.S.E .N~..: Reeve W. H. Westney, in the Chair and Councillors George T~dd, Clare Balsdon, Milton Burk and Fred Zinkie. A petition signed by 552 names of residents (not verified) was presented :- ''We, the umlersigned, being residents of this Township, do hereby petition that J. Irvine be retained as Chief Constable of the Township ol~ Picketing, and that at least one additional Constable be hired." pe~_~ by Mr. Balsdon, seconded by Mr. Zinkie, that above ionbe disregarded. DEFEAt. The Clerk presented 45 applications for position of POLICE CHIEF, a~d as the Police Committee had reduced these' to 11 ~-~imination, 10 applicants were heard.~. MOVED by Mr. Bu~k, seconded by Mr. Todd, that appointment o-i~Chief Constable be held over until the regular meeting of. C.ou~. c~il on Ap. ri! ?~ird next. MOTION LOST. MOVED by M~. Zinkie, seconded by Mr. Balsdon, that appointment o-rTOhief Constable, be made immediately. MOTION LOST. MOVED by Mr. Balsdon, seconded by Mr. Zinkie, that Council empty LOCKEART W. TRINNET.T., of Picketing R.R.2, as Chief C onst ab lc. CARRIED. MOVED by Mr. Burk, seconded by Mr. Todd, that where any road iS l~pass~ble, and in the opinion of a Councilman a small drag wpuld help, any Councilman may authorize the employing of any person to use a small drag pulled by either a tractor or a three-horse te~_~, at the rate of $2.00 per hour for a tractor and $1.50 per hour for a three,horse team. CARRIED.: BY-LAW NUMBER 1815 Mr. George T~ld, seconded by Mr. Fred Zinkie, moves for 'leave to introduce a by-law to assess the Municipality of the Township of Picketing, for the year 1950, and that same now be read a first time. Mr. George Todd, seconded by Mr. Milton Burk, moves tb_~_t By-Law No. 1815 to assess the Municipality of the Township of Picketing fc~ the year 1950, be now read a second time, and that the Council go into Committee of the whole thereon; Mr. George Todd, seconded by Mr. Clare Balsdon, moves that the report c~ the con~nittee of the whole on By-law No. 1815 be adopted, and that the said By-law be now read a third time and PAS&~ED; that the Clerk and Reeve sign the same, and that _the seal Of the Corporation be affixed thereto. CARRIED. BY-LA~ NUMBER 1816 Mr. F. E. Zinkie, seconded ~y Mr. M.B.Burk, moves for leave to introduce a By-law to appoint a Police Chief for Picketing Township, and that same now be read a First time. -2- Mr. F. E. Zinkie, seconded by M~. G. Todd, moves that By-law No. 1816 to appoint a Police Chief for Picketing Township, be now read a Second time, and that the Council go into Corem_ ittee of the whole thereon. Mr. F. E. Zinkie, seconded by Mr. C. Balsdon, moves that the Repot cf the Committee of the Whole on By-law No. 1816 be adopted, and th~__t the said By-law be now read a Third time and PASSED; that the Reeve and Clerk sign the s,_me, and that the se~l' "of the Corporation be affixed thereto. CAR.RIED. 0N. MOTION. . ~ of Mr. M.B. Burk the meeting then adjourned.