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Home My WebLink AboutJuly 5, 1954 MUNICIPAL BUILDING BROUGHAM A Meeting of Council was held on MONDAY, the FIFTH day of JULY, 1954, at TEN o'clock in the forenoon. PRESENT: George T. Todd, in the Chair Clare A. Balsdon William G. Newman William G. Lawson Hugh G. Michell Lloyd T. Johnston The Minutes of meeting held June 2, 1954, were read, and on MOTION of Mr. Newman, seconded by Mr. Michell, adopted. CARRIED The Minutes of meeting held June 14, 1954, were read, and on MOTION of Mr. Newman, seconded by Mr. Balsdon, adopted. CARRIED The Minutes of meeting held June 28, 1954, were read, and on MOTION of Mr. Balsdon, seconded by Mr. Newman, adopted. CARRIED The following CORRESPONDENCE was read: ) 1. Township of Trafalgar, asking if this Township would attend a meeting to organize an Association to study rural-urban problem. AGREED ......, 2. -, 3. -, 4. Horton~ Carr and Haymes, survey of Lot 29, Range 3, corner. Karl POlanYi, Plan 283, complaint - water and erosion. S. Stephenson, President of South Pickering Ratepayers' Association, asking that [1) Members of the Rural Group who have petitioned for division of the Tovmsh~,Jr meet their Association to discuss boundaries. (2) School Area boundaries be left until Township divided. (3) School Section 2 new building be held up until School Area working. (4) Police Building be held up until division made. '> 5. F. J. Prouse. June Building Report. each. Total for month, $ 513,000.00. Houses, 55, averaging $9100.00 Year to date, $ 1,639,300.00. 6. Edythe P. Soden, option to sell six-acre gravel pit at Concession 5, Lot 15, for ¡-I0,000.00. 7. Clerk. Township of Whitchurch, advising that they know of no legal method of using a flat rate for garbage collection. 8. Irven L. McLean. asking that his sideroad between Lots 8 and 9, Concession 5, be ditched. AGREED bulldozer root out trees as soon as possible. ~. A lex. Gordon, Highbush Trail, wanted creek at rear of his lot straightened. Not Municipal matter. -10. S. Lewchuk, Concession 1, Lot 29, asked that the stumps and stones put on his lands when Township took over their road, be removed. Council agreed to inspect and report next meeting. The following PERSONS, on Motion, were heard: ) 1. Mr. James, Concession 5, Lot 13, asked that sideline be ditched and that water be channeled through his property in one place rather than at a dozen or so places. ~ 2. Mr. Colquhoun asked for a Taxi License. No Action. ~ 3. Mr. Griffith, Concession 1, Lot 20, complained about dust. Valley Farm road will receive another coat of calcium. ------- - 2 - Mr. Allen, Concession 2, Lot 27, asked about subdivisions, Municipal watèr, and Township division. Mr. Polanvi, Plan 283, discussed his water and erosion problem. Council to view. '> 4. 5. 6. John Fallaise presented his blueprints of Police Office. / 7. Mr. Corson, Concession 4, Lot 7, discussed his Fenceviewer's Award. MOVED by Mr. Balsdon, seconded by Mr. ~lichell, that Council purchase ( a six-acre gravel pit from Mrs. Soden in the north half of Lot 15, Concession 5, as per original offer of sale for price of $ 10,000.00 payment to be made as can be arranged with Department of Highways. CARRIED ) MOVED by Mr. Newman, seconded by Mr. Michell, that Douglas Plitz be bonded for $ 2,000.00. CARRIED 7 MOVED by Mr. Michell, seconded by Mr. Newman, that $ 275.00 account of John Fallaise for blueprints of Police Building be paid. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Newman, seconded by Mr. Balsdon that Council meeting held on second Monday of each month be open to receive delegations. CARRIED . .. FINANCE REPORT Your Standing Committee on FINANCE begs leave to report and recommends payment of the following: H. E. P. C., Oshawa - Greenwood Street Lights H. E. P. C., Oshawa - Harwood Dr." ", H. E. P. C., Markham - Fire Area # 1 ........ Bell Telephone Co. - Office ................. Beare's Limited - Office Supplies ........... E. K. Jones - 209 miles @ 8¢................. Winifred Walker - 1010 miles @ 8¢, $ 80.80 Laundry ....... 5.80 Toronto Humane Society - 10 dogs, June ...... Mrs. Marjorie Gordon - Typing Report ........ D. L. Mairs - Hardware ...................... Imperial Oil Ltd. - Fuel.................... Municipal World - Office Supplies ........... Franklin Press - $80,000.00 Deb. Printing ... County of Ontario - Training School......... Grant, Grant & Fraser, (Mr. Fraser), Newman Appeal.................. Addressing Machines (Bradma) - Service ...... Stainton Brothers Ltd. - _Office Supplies .... Registrar of Deeds - Transfers .............. D. Plitz - 201 miles @ 8¢ ................... John S. Balsdon & Son - Sprayer Parts ....... Earl H. Graham, Sec'y R.D.H.P. Authority Pickering Twp's share of above .......... W. G. Lawson - 20 meetings @ $ 10.00, $260.00 252 miles @ 8¢ ...... 20.16 G. T.. Todd - Telephone Calls ....... 2ó.45 Mayors & Reeves Convention 88.80 W. G. Newman - 29 Meetings @ $10.00 290.00 359 miles @ 8¢ ..... 28.72 C. A. Sterritt - Truant Officer Expenses .... H. G. Michell, 319 miles @ 8¢ ....... 25.52 27 Meetings @ $10.00.. 270.00 Clifford Schwalm, Dogs, June, 1954 .. Gestetner - Paper ................... C. A.Balsdon, 28 meetings @ $10.00.. 280.00 413 miles @ 8¢ ....... 33.04 All of which is respectfully submitted. Amount 43.88 14.25 4.54 44.65 76.73 16.72 86.60 5.00 10.00 8.52 35.20 2.90 211.75 13.95 180.00 60.00 8.80 5.80 16.08 7.46 198.80 280.16 115.25 318.72 29.60 295.52 100.14 31.44 313.04 Cheque Total 3545 3543 3544 ,.'.p- $ 2,535. 5~ "H. G. Michell" Chairman - 3 - MOVED by Mr. Michell, seconded by Mr. Balsdon, that the Report of the Standing Committee on FINANCE, as just read, be adopted. CARRIED WELFARE REPORT Your Standing Committee on WEDFARE begs leave to report and recommends payment of the following: PROVINCIAL Local Mrs. E. Headland .................... · Mrs. E. Robinson .................... ft Mrs. E. Linton ...................... · Mrs. C. Smith - W. Middleton ........ · Mrs. B. Laureyssens ................. · Mrs. L. Snyder ...................... · Mrs. M. Finnegan - J. Galloway...... " Mrs. D. Starr ....................... Toronto Mrs. M. Mulligan .................... Toronto Gore Mrs. E. Taylor ...................... Toronto Mrs. L. Snell....................... MUNICIPAL Township of York, Re: Bailey E. Baker, Mileage, June, 1954 . . . . . . . . . . .'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount 33.32 21.68 30.32 61.50 66.70 22.48 38.00 65.92 77.00 30.12 23.32 61.06 19.20 HOSPITALIZATION County of Ontario .......................... 923.27 All of which is respectfully submitted. Cheque Total 3573 3574 3575 3576 3577 3578 3579 3580 3581 3582 3583 470.36 3584 3585 80.26 3605 923.27 . 1,473.89 "We G. Lawson" Chairman MOVED by Mr. Lawson, seconded by Mr. Michell, that the report of the Standing Committee on WELFARE, as just read, be adopted. CARRIED Your Standing Committee on POLICE begs leave to report and recommsnds payment of the following: Amount Cheque POLICE REPORT Bell Telephone Company - Pickering 365 .............. 37.45 C. E. Morley - Auto Insurance ....................... 451.59 E. L. Hill - Telephone Rental....................... 3.65 Nauta Brothers - Duplicator ......................... 78.50 B. Sleightholm - 4 bags charcoal.................... 1.72 Little Motors - Cigarette Lighter ................... 4.25 Rogers Majestic - Radio Service and Repair, Parts ... 133.35 John S. Balsdon - 12 100 W. Bulbs, etc. ............. 27..:71 Dunbarton Garage - Service, towing, parts, etc....... 87.35 P.C. R. A. Morden - Express Charges, parcel, C.N.R.. .80 C.C. E. L. Hill - 30 miles @ 8¢ ..................... 2.40 A. W. H. Price - Clothing ........................... 641.15 Pickering News - Stationery......................... 14.00 Imperial Oil Ltd. - Gas and Oil..................... 217.13 B. A. Oil - Gas and Oil............................. 57.82 H. M. Dandie - 120 miles @ 8¢ ....................... 9.60 Alex. C. Hall, Q.C. - Court services for May, 1954... 31.00 Sgt. Freeman - Expenses for Feb., Mar., and June .... 14.02 P.C. Charles Daniels - Expenses for April and June.. 3.20 P.C. R. Watson - Expenses for June .................. 2.00 P.C. R. A. Morden - Expenses for April, May and June. 8.16 Bell Telephone - At. 2-0122 ......................... 65.90 Horton, Carr & Haynes - Survey, Police site ......... 175.00 John Fallaise - Blueprints, Police Bldg. (See Motion). 275.00 . 2,342.75 .. All of which is respectfully submitted. 3544 "William G. Newman" Chairman - 4 - MOVED by Mr. Newman, seconded by Mr. Balsdon, that the Report of the standing Committee on ....' POLleE ^,., as just read, be adopted. CARRIED ROADS AND BRIDGES REPORT Your Standing Committee on ROADS AND BRIDGES begs leave to report and recommends payment of the following: Amount Stork Brothers - Wire Fence Bonus .....~.... 46.50 Johns-Manville Co. - Culvert Pipe .......... 500.00 Brunner Mond Company - Chloride .......... 4,690.70 Westeel Products - Culvert ~ Road Signs.. 968.75 Horton, Carr & Haynes - Surveying ........ 65.00 B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co. - Tires ........ 123.31 Sheridan Equipment - Shovel Parts ........ 192.47 F. S. Barclay - Cartage .................. 2.50 Miller Paving Company - Oiling ........... 3,391.15 Samuel Trees Company - Kasite & Oil Filter 29.91 Roy Ward - Parts, $91.86; 2505 miles @ 8¢, $ 200.40-.... 292.26 General Supply Company - Mower Parts ..... 84.28 Shell Oil Company - Gas & Diesel Oil..... 520.68 S. Gourlie - Land for road Lot 29 ........ 250.00 J.S. Balsdon - Hardware ................. 3.95 International Harvester Co. - Truck Parts. 15.39 Jack Ward - Welding, repairing & parts for Crusher ....... 149.90 D. L. Mairs - Fence and hardware ......... 144.99 Joe Burrows - Repair to trucks ........... 21.34 Robert Miller - Welding .................. 44.85 Niagara Brand Spray Company - Spray...... 426.50 Claremont Garage - Repair to truck ....... 6.10 Department of Highways - 480 Gal, June 1, Invoice, 113783; 500 gal, June 15, Invoice, 226448 ..................... Frank Grey - Gravel...................... William Eckardt - Towing Mower ........... L. T. Johnston - Unemployment Insurance .. Receiver General - Pension Fund .......... Alfred Kayes - Testing Soden's Pit ....... Ken Balsdon - Weed and Brush Kill........ W. L. Ballentine Co. - Element ........... 107.80 180.60 2.50 2.25 92.51 102.00 430.50 42.00 Pay Roll.........................!....... A 11 of which is respectfully submitted. Cheque Total 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 139 137 138 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 152 12,930.69 2.791.65 $ 15,722.34 "Clare Balsdon" Chairman MOVED by Mr. Balsdon, seconded by Mr. Michell, that the Report of the Standing Committee on ROADS AND BRIDGES, as just read, be adopted. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Newman, seconded by Mr. Lawson, that the Reeve grant his order on the Treasurer to pay the several accounts as presented and passed in the various reports as passed this day. CARRIED CLERK'S INSTRUCTIONS ~l. Advise South Police two cabins, Sunset Inn; Trailer north of Red Light. \ 2. Advise North Police Trailers around Claremont. ) 3. Send W. Newman list of Junk Yards. ..., 4. '; 5. ) 6. > 7. ì 8. '( 9. " 10. '( 11. ",> 12. - 5 - Weed Inspector go back to Grig's Plan 346, Old Forest Road. ORDER two signs for Dog Catcher's truck, "Pickering Township Dog Control". Write Mr. Boucher $10,000.00 more appropriation for gravel pit. Have T. M. Moore expropriate 20 feet Fairport Beach for entrance to Hewston and three others; they to pay cost of survey and move garage. Get copy of Township of Whitby By~Law to have Registered Plans under subdivison control. Write for Mr. Jackson to look after Township Dump as agreed, to start August 1st. If available, advertise hours and days dump open. Write C. N. R. spray their right-of-way at Fairport Road to kill Poison Ivy. Planning Board Minutes for each Council member. Prepare By-Law, one family per house. AGREED Dick Tweedie hill be surveyed and widened. Mr. Balsdon reported that Road Superintendent and he recommended 12 culverts in Hough subdivision be replaced, move mne cross-road culvert, and deepen ditch. Rebates 1954 Taxes 1. Application K. C. Donnelly, Concession 4, Lot 30. Four storey chicken house burned January 28, 1954, and barn burned April 5, 1954. .,/~ t f J' MOVED by Mr. Balsdon, seconded by Mr. Michell, that K. C. Donnelly be granted rebate of $ 75.90. CARRIED 2. Herbert and Francis Mason, Plan 521, Lot 16. Correct error in assessment, $ 200.00 @ ó8.1 Mills, 7/12 months. MOVED by Mr. Newman, seconded by Mr. Balsdon, that a rebate of $ 13.62 be granted IflI'. Mason. CARRIED 3. Mrs. Elmore Browne, part of Lot 3, Plan 282. House burned May, 1954. ~þ¡>'" Reqdest rebate on assessment $ 500.00 @ 63. Mills. J I ~·r"'- y~,1 MOVED by Mr. Balsdon, seconded by Mr. Michell, that a rebate of $ 31.50 be granted Mrs. Elmore Browne. CARRIED BY-LAW NUMBER 2028 Mr. Balsdon, seconded by Mr. Lawson, moves for leave to introduce a By-Law of the Township of Pickering to open, as a Public Highway, part of Lot 26 in Concession 1 of the Township of Pickering; and that same now be read a first time. Mr. Balsdon, seconded by Mr. Newman, moves that By-Law NumQer 2028 to open, as a public Highway, part of Lot 26 in Concession 1 of the Township of Pickering, be now read a second time and that Council go into Committee of the Whole thereon. The Committee of the Whole then arose and reported. Mr. Balsdon, seconded by Mr. Michell, moves that the Report of the Committee of the Whole on By-Law No. 2028 be adopted; that the said By-Law be now read a third time and PASSED; that the Reeve and Clerk sign the same, and that the Seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto. CARRIED - 6 - BY-LAW NUMBER 2029 Mr. Balsdon, seconded by Mr. Newman, moves for leave to introduce a By-Law of the Township of Pickering to close a portion of the allowance for road in Lot 26 between Concession I and Range 3 Broken Front, for the purpose of building a Police Station at this location; and that same now be read a first time. Mr. Balsdon, seconded by Mr. Michell, moves that By-Law Number 2029 to close a portion of the allowance for road in Lot 26 between Concession 1 and Range 3 Broken Front, be now read a second time, and that Council go into Committee of the Whole thereon. The Committee of the Whole then arose and reported. Mr. Balsdon, seconded by Mr. Newman, moves that the Report of the Committee of the Whole on By-Law Number 2029 be adopted, and that the said By-Law be now read a Third time and PASSED; that the Reeve and Clerk sign the same, and that the Seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Newman, seconded by Mr. Lawson, that this meeting do now adjourn to meet again on TUESDAY the THIRD day of AUGUST, 1954, at 10 o'clock in the morning. CARRIED . . . . APPROVED: <:i?~ .3 1954 . . . . . ~~.J.' {o-#. . . . ~ · - Y - Reeve