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MUNICIPAL' BUILDI~_..G
B R O_J! G HAM
A meeting of Council was held on MONDAYø the FOURTEENTH day of
DECEMBER, 1959, at ~IGHT o'clock in the evening.
PRESENT: J. Sherman Soott, in the Chair
Mrs. Jean McPherson
Harvey Spang
Edgar Jam s
Harry Ashton
H. Ross Hawthorne
Miss Violet Swan
L. T. Johnston, Clerk
The following CORRESpONDENCE was read:
1. Kotice of County of Ontario Assessor's meetin£ in Whitby Court
House Deoember 16, at 10 A. M.
2.
City of St. Thomas asks Council to endorse their resolution to
give Counoil members the same privileges as legislative members
relative to Libel and Slander. See Resolution Number 345.
3.
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Current, 1959
last year
202,549.88
190,331.90
4. Resolution of Coqrt of Revision recøllllIÍen4\ing the write-off of
collectable taxes amounting to $1625.19. See Resolution No. 344.
The following PERSONS, on MOTION, were heard:
1. E. q. Baker requested the write-off of $1,625.19 uneolleotable
taxe s .
2. Mr. Kenneth Pentland stated that he had $25.00 damage to his
1959 Ford several months ago due" to hitting a hole at corner
of Toynevale and Rosebank Road. He claimed damages from the
Township and the _Insurance A,djustor olaimed no liability.
See Resolution No. 343.
3. Mr. Rednath, of Toynevale Road, objected to the length of time
the Road Department took to instal a storm sewer in front of
his lot, stating the fill is piled high 'in front of his lot,
and very muddy.
4. &leve Scott. stated he had knowledge that the Metro Planning
Board were prepared on ~cember 16th to .pprove that the route
.""," of the C. N. R. By-pass be some 300 feet north of ConceU;.~n 2
t ··trom wt 35 to a quarter mile west of Brook Road, thence'"
'''I., southerly to C. N. R. in Pickering Village. Mr. Mesìer our
representative to ~ætro Planning Board asked Council to giye
them direction whe ther or not to approve the new proposed
route. As Council were divided on the question, and as the
exact proposed line was not known, Council recommended that the
Reeve and Mr. Messer try to get a postponement of decision until
Council could study a blueprint of such proposed line.
RESOLUTION NmfBER 343
MOVED by Mr. Ashton, seconded by Mrs. McPherson, that we silk for
information from the insurance company with more detailed information
as to their reasons for the cause of the accident to Mr. Pentland's
car, and with their opinion of the liability involved. CARR~D
RESOLtJT ION NmmER 344
MOYED by ~1r. Hawthorne,. seconded by t-fr. Ashton, that Council
authorize Jfr. E. Baker to write off the list of taxe s as recommended
by the Court of Revision on No.ember 6, 1959. CARRIED
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RESO~ION NUMBER 345
MOVED by Mr. Ashton, seconded by Mr. Spang, that we
the resolution of the City of St. Thomas re Council
the same pri,ileges as legislative members relative
Slander
do not endorse
mambe rs having
to Libel and
CARRij!:D
RESOWTION ~R 346
MOVED by Mrs. McPherson, seconded by Mr. Ashton, that a by-law be prø?-·.
pared to authorize the Clerk to sign permits to permit persons or
municipalities to operate road equipment of greater width than 96
inches on Township roads. CARRIED
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BY-lAW ~R 2 57
Mrs. McPherson.. seconded'hy Mr. Spang, moves for leave to introduce
a By-Law of the Township of Pickering to appoint a Road Superintendent
in the Township of Pickering, and that same now be read a first time.
Mi'ts. MCPherson, seconded by Miss Swan, moves that By-Law Number 2457
to appoint a Road Superintendent in 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 arises and reports the By-Law as read.
Mrs. MCPherson, seconded by Mr. James, moves that the report of the
CODll1ittee ot the Whole on By-Law No. 2457 be adopted, and that the said
By-Law be now read a Third time and PASSED; that the Reeve and Clerk
sign the sallie, and the Seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto.
CARR~D
On MOTION of Mr. James, the meeting adjourned.
APPROVEDÅ jðA 1959
Clerk