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Home My WebLink AboutJanuary 19, 1959 M U N I C I PAL B U I L DIN G BROUGHAH A Meet.ing of COUT'cil was held on MONDAY, the NINETEENTH.day of JANUARY, 1959, at. the MUNICIPAL BUILDING, Brougham, at EIGHT o'clock in the everirg. PRESENT: J. Sherman Scott, in the Chair Mrs. Jean McPherson Harvey Spang Edgar James Harry Ashtor H. Ross Hawthorre i'fiss Violet Swan L. T. Johrston, Clerk MOVED by Mrs. McPherson, seconded by Mr. James, that Mirutes of meeting held January 12, 1959, be adopted. CARRIED The following CORRE$PONDENCE was read: 1. Wells Ritchie approached Council last summer asking that the road through Whitevale be paved. As the cost of the work was not provided for in the budget, he was asked to bring to attention of Council early in 1959, which }'e pow wishes to do. Referred to Road Chairman. 2. The Town of Whitby asked Council for the use of the Township Dog Catcher ard equipme~t for a short time, as there is a rabies æare there. Council agreed that Mr. Gerigs had enough work if' Village of Pickering, Town of Aiax, and TowT1ship of Pickering. 3. School Board of School Area No.2 request Council to give consideration t.o their capital costs wheJ1 writirg an a~reement for large scale sub- rtivisior agreements. Clerk advise Mr. Tyas that Mr. Little, of Project Planning, has neen instructed to discuss better located sites in the proposed Crusader development. 1. Clarerce McCullou!!h and W. Crawford Limited, who have proposed a subdivision ir Pickering Village abutting unopened sideline between Lots 13 and 14 for 12;¡0 feet ask to purchase 1.8 acres. Referred to Road Chairman. 5. West Rou~e Canoe Club~solicit a grant for 1959. 1958 grant was $50.00. Turned over to Fir1ance Chairman. The followir,g PERSONS, Drl MOTION, were heard: 1. Messrs. Guest. Knolt. Roberts and elevef1 others supported Mr. Robertson ir East Rouge ir his business erterprise. ., 'fr. Carter asked Courci1 t.o erforce Zoning By-Law in East Rouge. 3. Mrs. Thomas Wheeler asked the TownSh.. ip for a ¡rant for their work with hardicapped children.; In 1958 the ~rart was ,50.00. Mrs. Wheeler reported 195B receipts, $1,157.00. Expenditures, $1,004.33. Cost per chi1~ $25.00 for 41 childrer. Pickering Township, 23; Pickering Village, 3; Ajax~8, Whitby, 5; Uxbridge, 1; Blackwater, 1. 4. Messrs. McIntosh ard Scott stated they had made a writter submission to Council for 200 lots if' West Rouge ar:cl they were anxious to proceed. The Reeve advised that Proctor and Redfern were making a report on West Rouge sewage ard as S0011 as it came ir Clerk would advise.them. 5. Professor LaBrie and Mr. Reed, of Brock Road, stated that a public meeting was recently held ir Brock Road School when the Tillings industry was rtiscussed. Of the 32 ratepayers present a vote was taken on a request that all the lands north of Concession 3 be zoned "R A" and resulted 14 to 9 in favour, with most of large owners of lands objecting. A second vote was takell and passed, asking Council to investigate the possibility of the Township reviewing industry before it came in to protect the local inhabitants." Professor LaBrie expressed confidence ir the Planning Board but felt that they nor the Council had no control over large blocks of lard. Council agreed that the Township Planning Consultant should be asked for his opinion as to how it could be regulated with or without zoring. - ,2 - R. Mr. Jefferson recommended that the Crusader Corporatiof1 should provide storm sewers, curbs ard gutters for the subdivision at Frenchman's Bay. 7. Mr. McDonald, of Crusader, asked that resolution be passed authorizing their Engineers to proceed with sewage disposal plant plans. R. Mr. Stevens, our Solicitor, reporteil that any recorded vote determines the result of a questio~, so if it is tied, the motion is defeated, according to Parliamentary procedure. lIe also advised that he would have advice on legality of Tax Bill Penalties by Thursday, January 22nd. 9. Mr. Fair,q;rieve asked that comparative tax collection figures of the Bailiff of Second Division Court and Murray and Company be secured from the Tax Collector and that greater discounts be giver to induce tax paymert. Council asked Mr. Fairgrieve to submit a proposal to Clerk so that it could be used by Finance Committee next Friday night. AGREED Council hear Garbage men next Monday night. Mr. SDan~ will arrange a meeting of his committee and discuss the dog prohlem. -' RESOLTITION NUMBER 15 MOVED by Mrs. McPherson, seconded by Mr. Ashton, that Mr. Baker be asked to Meet wtth Firar'ce Committee to discuss the use of any Bailiff of his choice Friday, January 23rd, at 8:30 P. M. CARRIED RESOLUTION NUMBER lº MOVED by Mr. Ashton, seconded by Mr. James, that: WHEREAS the Township row has a duly qualified professional engineer or the staff; AND WHEREAS in the Motion to employ an engineer some of his duties were to be as follows: (Resolution No. 187, October 6, 1958) (a) supervision of installation of services in present and future subdivisiof1s (b) checking the engi.neering specifications of future subdivisions. (f) supervision of extensions to the present water system. (g) to familiarize himself with the requirements for water and sewerage facilities in the Township and the different proposals to supply same. (h) other engineering problems, as from time to time arise, when requested by Council. AND WHEREAS previous to obtaining the services of said engineer it was the practice of the ~lrictpality to engage consultirg engineers to serve the TowI'ship; BE Ir flESOLVED that the firm of consulting engineers of Proctor and Redfern he requested to submit a progress report on all engineering projects on which they are present 1y elgaged on behalf of the Township of Pickeri ng¡ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that until further irstructions are received from the Courcil that Proctor and Redfern: (1) Do not pursue the question of a sewerage system for the Frenchman's Bay area. (2) Do not prepare specifications anrl requirements for the roads, services, etc., in the Crusader Development proposed development. WHEREAS it is urilerstood that the design of the extensions to the West Rouge water system is complete be it resolved that the supervision of the construction ..., be the responsi bili ty of the Township en.gireer. WHEREASluch of the design and eng'ireering of a water system to serve the southern portior of the mUJ1icipality has beer. done by Proctor al1d Redfern he i.t resolved that Procter and Redfern be instructed to proceed forthwith to complete the desi~n for a water systeM to serve the proposed development, - 3 - the irdustrial zore ard eventually the southern portion of the Township. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, in the future, Proctor and Redfern do not proceed wit.h a}'y eng;iY'eerin~ work or behalf of the Township unless instructed to do so 1]V a resolutior of Council. CARRIED YEAS: Messrs. Ashton, Hawthorne, Scott, Spang, James, Mrs. McPherson anrl Miss SwaJ1. RESOLUTION NUMBER 17 MDVED b3r Mr. HawthorJ1e, secoJ1ded by Mrs. MCPherson, that a rneetin~ of the ~]blic Utilities COMmissior, all memhers of Council and the Towrship Engineer, bp held as qu~ckly as possihle to discuss the Crusader Development project, t.he "1eet-Lr~ t.o be Thursday, January 22nd. CARRIED RESOLUTION NUMBER 18 MOVED by Mrs. McPhersor, seconded by Mr. Spang, that the Township Road Superintendent proceed with the followir~ subject to the approval of the District Huricipal En,gineer, Department of Highways: Purchase from SIFTO SALT LIMITED, 320 hags of Salt at 55í - ;~17Ô.OO. CARRIED Or MOTION of Mr. Hawthorne, the meeting adjourned. APPROVED »-'7 :J' 1959 Clerk