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Home My WebLink AboutJune 5, 1956 MUNICIPAL BUILDING BROUGHAM l Meeting of Council was held on TUESDAY, the FIFTH day of JUNE, 1956, at IE! )'clock in the forenoon. PRESENT: Wm. G. Newman, in the Chair Wm. G. Lawson J. Sherman Scott Sidney S. J. Pugh Mrs. Jean McPherson L. T. Johnston, Clerk ~OVED by Mr. Lawson, seconded bÿ Mr. Pugh, that Minutes of Meeting held May 7, ~e adopted. CARRIED ~OVED by Mr. Scott, seconded by Mr. Lawson, that Minutes of Meeting held ~ay 14, 1956, be adopted. CARRIED ~OVED by Mrs. McPherson, seconded by Mr. Pugh, that Minutes of Meeting held ~ay 28, 1956, be adopted. CARRIED fhe following CORRESPONDENCE was read 1. Mr. Harrison and others asked that a Township road be built to their Lots Numbers 58, 59, 60, 61, Plan 284. AGREED that Township would accept a road from present Taylor Road directly -- into the centre of the four lots provided it is 66 feet wide with a 100' turn at end and that the owners assume cost of building same. 2. Taxes outstanding May 31 - $ 64,004.42. May collections, May collections, May collections, May collections, 1954 and prior - 1955 Shingler &: Co. - Office $ 3,674.55 13,484.07 6,629.70 10,528.92 3. Buildin£ Permits issued in May - 38. Value, $ 315,800.00. Year to date, ¡ 1,047,450.00. 21 dwellings average, $ 12,400.00 4. Hydro-Electric Power Commission, acknowledging resol.tion that urban users of Hydro in Rural Area be given a cost rate. Commission advises that they can only use one rate in a Hydro area. 5. Minister of Hiihvays, advising that his Department is making a survey of HighwaYfcNo. 2 relative to 30 Mile per hour speed limits. 6. Solicitor for Albert White Estate, Pickering Village , stated that his client had received a Tax Deed from the Township in 1944, but had failed to register and same cannot be located. Now asked for a new Tax Deed. Council AGREED to issue same if our solicitor would approve and search, and that the Estate pay all costs. 7. Application of Murray Powell, of Frenchman's Bay, for a Salvage License. 8. A. J. Thompson reported on application of L. Back for a Kennel License on 10 acres in south half of Lot 32, Concession 1, that he had contacted 8 neighbours and 6 of them were against the issuing of a license to Mr. Back because of possible noise nuisance. Council AGREED that license should not be issued. 9. Solicitor for James Torrens holding Township liable for his client's loss of sale of lot due to a Tax Sale Deed error. ). Clerk reported that Dr. Struthers had approved a Health Unit comprising Ajax, Pickering Village and Township - that it could commence August 1, 1956 if M. O. H. coµld be secured; they wou1d provide Public Health Nurses and a Sanitary Inspector is available. The Board would consist of 5 or 7 members and the cost would be levied on a per capita basis. The staff would consist of one M. O. H., öne Sanitary Inspector, and 5 nurses. - 2 - he following PERSONS, on MOTION, were heard.: Heber Down asked for a grant towards the Brooklin F~ir. · Mr. Gerow, of Bert's Well Digging, asked permission to place a number of his signs on Township roads. Fred Wilson, Concession 5, Lot 34, asked under what conditions he could burn rubbish. '. , '. James Torrens asked Council about a clear deed to his mother's lot at Frenchman's Bay. Stanley Mann asked if they could have a small water pump to hold fires until the Fire Truck arrived. Council asked Mr. Mann to get prices on a complete unit and that cost must be $500.00 or less. Mr. Mann asked that "No Parking" signs be properly placed on both sides of Shoal Point Road from Range Line to Lakeview Avenue and that a number of 10Sts be placed on south side of Lakeview Avenue at Shoal Point Road so cars could not get past. Mr. D. Goslin asked for more office space and an increase in salary and permanent employment for Mr. Gliddoni recommended his salary be increased to $ 3,000.00. A. J. ThomÐson asked that Garbage Dump be kept open 24 hours a day 7 days a week. :OVED by Mr. Lawson, seconded by Mr. Pugh, that a grant of $ 30.00 be made to :rooklin Fair Board for 1956. ' CARRIED :. '. Council AGREED, '. · UVED by Mr. Pugh, seconded by Mr. Lawson, that Engineer hire a Gradall for .itching at $2,500.00 per month for I~ hour day as soon as possible. CARRIED ~ by Mr. Lawson, seconded by Mr. Scott, that Veryl Reaman be employed as , regular Truck Dri ver. CARRIED nVED by Mr. Lawson, seconded by Mr. Pugh, that Murray Powell be granted a alvage License provided no salvage enter his dwelling lot on Avis Avenue in 'renchman' s Bay. CARRIED rOVED by Mr. Scott, seconded by Mr. Lawson, that no commercial signs be per- litted on Township Road allowances and that existing commèrcial signs be 'emoved; only signs permitted will be directional' and road signs. CARRIED nVED by Mr. Lawson, seconded by Mr. Scott, that salary of William Gliddon be ncreased $ 200.00, to $2,800.00\as of June 1st, and that he be permanently mployed. CARRIED he Reeve appointed Mr. Lawson and Mrs. McPherson a Committee to discuss with own of Ajax and Village of Pickering the organization of a Health Unit. 'INANCE REPORT 'our Standing Committee on FINANCE begs leave to report and f the following: pramotor Limited - Sprabrook Repairs, Warble-Fly......... I. L. Mairs - Warble-Fly Supplies - 22.48 Hardware, office - 10.65 ................. hipman Chemicals Ltd. - Warbicide ......................... harles McTaggart - 920 miles @ 10¢ - $ 92.00 Telephone Calls - .70 ............. · M. Moore - Prosecution of Bakeries ..................... is Honour Judge ~nk Denton - Assessment Appeals ........ ·rs. C. S. Bryant, Sec':'yS. S. 1, School Guards ........... ,ell Telephone Co., - Pickering 108 ........................ recommends payment Amount Cheaue 11.45- 591 33.13--... 592 422.5~ 593 92.7()\" 594 25.00-.... 595 16. 8~ 596 45.0~ 597 107.20..... 522 450 450 598 599 600 601 602 _ 603 604 605 60~.6 607 608 610 609 611 - 3 - Finance Report - Continued The Ontario Hydro - Office ..................................... Ontario Hydro - Township Hall.................................. Registrar of Deeds - Transfers ~................................ K. C. Pascoe - Work in Municipal Building ...................... Beare's, Limited - Office Stationery........................... General Printers Ltd. - Chair & Stamp .......................... Letter Supply Company - Audit Reports .......................... S. R. Hart & Co. Ltd. - Stationery............................. The Pickering News - Stationery................................ The 8touffville Tribune - Tax Forms ............................ Toronto Humane Society - 42 Dogs Destroyed ..................... Imperial Oil Limited - Office Fuel............................. County of Ontario - Training School............................ Clifford Schwalm - Dog Catcher Expenses ........................ Beare Bros., Markham - 12 Dog Chains ........................... J. F. Hartz Co. Ltd. - Board of Health Supplies ................ W. Walker - 532 miles @ 8¢ - $ 42.56 Laundry 5.20 ........................... D. F. Goslin - Convention Expenses - $ 55.75 464 Miles @ 8¢ 37.12 ................... ~m. Gliddon - 386 Miles @ 8¢ ................................... ~aurice F. BiDted - 526 Miles @ 8¢ ............................. \. J. Thompson - 859 Miles @ 8¢ ................................ [). J. PIitz - 102 Miles @ 8. ,.................................. Amount 37.7~ 8.93, 24.20\" 20. 9~ 20.5'7'-.. 39.9~ 49.50-... 14.70.-.. 51.25--.. 126 . 5~ 21.00.... 68.78\.. 13.50.... 116.93, 5 . 75...... 8 .20, 47.7ß\.. 92.87, 30.8&.., 42.08, 68.72, 8.l~ , $ 1,672.69 III of which is respectfully submitted. "S. S. J. Pugh" Chairman Che~ue 612 613 614 615 616 617 lOVED by Mr. Pugh, seconded by Mrs. McPherson, that the report of the standing ~ommittee on FINANCE, as just read, be adopted. CARRIED ~IRE REPORT "our Standing Committee on ~ begs leave to report and recommends payment of ;he following: ,tlas Overall and Pant Co. - coveralls.......................... Sell Telephone Co. - Signal Channel............................ rigor Oil Co. Ltd. - Fuel Oil.................................. rilson & Cousins Ltd. - Fire Area Supplies ..................... Þonald Lynde - Firemen's Pay................................... 'ntario Hydro - Fire Area 1 .................................... .11 of which is respectfully submittéd. "J. S. Scott" Chairman Amount 78. Os.... 2.50-., 46.44.... l75.3~ 635 .00( 6.0~ 943.45 Cheque 618 619 620 621 622 523 'OVED by Mr. Scott, seconded by Mrs. McPherson, that the report of the Standing ommittee on ~, as just read, be adopted. CARRIED lIVESTOCK REPORT our S,anding Committee on LIVESTOCK begs leave to report and recommends payment f the following: harles A. Killey - Geese Killed and Injured ................... . C. Willson - Inspection of above ............................ 11 of which is respectfully submitted. Amount 43.8~ 5.0º, 48.80 "Jean L. McPherson" Chairman Che~ue 589 590 - 4 - lOVED by Mrs. McPherson, seconded by Mr. Pugh, that the report of the Standing ~ommittee on LIVESTOCK, as just read, be adopted. CARRIED >OLICE REPORT [our Standing Committee on POLICE begs leave to report and recommends payment þf the following: Amount Cheque 337.06'.... 623 4.15-... 624 36. 2~ 625 46.76, 626 12 .50.... 627 J 7 . O~ 628 l3.5~ 629 4.70\. 630 10.00... 631 2.69..,. 632 89 . 3~ 633 91.60-.... 528 1.15..... 634 2 .4Q....... 635 $ 669.08 5.40 $ 663.68 'eddy's Service Station - Service, Gas and Oil................ tritish American Oil Co. - Gas and Oil........................ )isney Motors - Service, repairs, etc. ........................ £nder-Stark Oil Ltd. - Fuel Oil.............................. :ndustrial Supply House - Cleaning Supplies ................... :pence's Stationery - 2 Occurrence Books ...................... ~. Mile - Alterati~ns, cleaning old uniforms .................. ¡heather ·Hardware - Floor Polisher ............................ 'ohn S. Balsdon - Batteries, Hardware ......................... losebank Hardware - Garden Rake ............................... ~. Scully Ltd. - Pistol, Uniform accessories ................. ~ell Telephone - At. 2-2881 (W. Hill), Pickering 365, Ajax 1131 Þan's Grill - 3 prisoners' meals .............................. :C A. L. Laking - Expenses .................................... ludson's Bay Co. - Overcharge on Bill, credit ................. .11 of which is respectfully submitted. "J. S. Scott" Chairman rOVED by Mr. Scott, seconded by Mr. Pugh, that the report of the Standing Committee In POLICE, as just read, be adopted. CARRIED 'UBLIC UTILITIES 'our Standing Committee on PUBLIC UTILITIES begs leave to report and recommends layment of the following: ~. Ferguson - 16 Connections @ $2.00 - $ 32.00 87 Miles @ 8¢ 6.96 Parts 1.80 20~ Hours, repairing 20.50 ................ .ingston Road Lumber & Coal Ltd. - Supplies ................... upertest Petroleum Corporation Ltd. .......................... ,are lay Transport - Cartage, Meters ........................... rand & Toy Ltd. - Carbon Paper ............................... ntario Hydro - Pumping Plant ................................. 'ickering Drilling Contractors - Water Services ................ 11 of Which is respectfully submitted. Amount 61.26--. 10.60.... 144.90-.. 1 . 5 ().,. 4.00.... l4l.6~ 87.0k $ 450.94 Cheque 583 584 585 586 587 523 588 "J. S. Scott" Çhairman OVED by Mr. Scott, seconded by Mr. Lawson, that the report of the Standing Committee n PUBLIC UTILITIES, as just read, be adopted. CARRIED OADS AND BRIDGES REPORT our Standing Committee on ROADS AND BRIDGES begs leave to report and recommends ayment of the following: 3urrow's Garage - Repairs .................................... losco Metal & Roofin~ Products Ltd. - Signs .................. ~ovincial Tire Company - Tires and Tubes .................... )irect-Winters Transport - Hauling Culverts .................. Amount 2l0.3~ 10.00... 437 .4~ 25.38-... Cheque 1073 1074 1075 1076 - 5 Road and Brid~e ReDort - Continued Amount Canadian Johns-Manville Co. Ltd. - Culverts ...................... B. F. Goodrich Ltd. - Tires and Tubes ............................ ~iller Paving Limited - Patching, Ditching ....................... westeel Products Limited - Signs ................................. ~adler and Cornish - Repair Seat Cushions ........................ rhe White Motor Co. Ltd. - Repairs ............................... 196.4Q.. 322 . 3~ 708.9& 23 . 3~ 10.0~ .8~ Brougham Garage - Patching tube .................................. .7~ ;. W. Crothers Ltd. - New Cateppillar ............................8,57l.0~ J. D. Adams Co. Ltd. - Repairs ................................... 627.51, [). L. Mairs - Tools .............................................. 10.80-.. ~laremont Garage - Towing ........................................ 27.0~ I. Robinson Wholesale Ltd. - Repairs, Oil Filters ................ 69.5~ ~onstruction Equipment Co. Ltd. - Repairs ........................ 208.0~ J. David Lappin - Printing Maps .................................. l5.4~ ~iller's Mendit Shop - Repairs ................................... 10.7~ ;upertest Petroleum Ltd. - Gas and Diesel Oil ....................1,175.4" I. E. P. C. - Hydro for Garage ................................... 15.85, C. C. Pascoe - Painting Road Signs ............................... 7.5~ 3runner-Mond (Canada) Sales Ltd. . 12 ton bagged chloride ........ 420.6~ lobot Springs Limited - Spring ................................... l8.0~ {onarch Engineering Limited - Ditching ........................... 60.0~ ~red Hicks - Parts, Phone calls .................................. 3.8~ Äoyd T. Johnston - Unemployment Insurance ....................... 6.88 leceiver General - Pension ....................................... 115.10 )epartment of Highways - Tax on Gasoline ......................... 94.6~ 3rian Ruddy - Mileage ............................................ 117.12... . )ay Roll, May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,11 of which is respectfully submitted. $ 13,520.87 3.164.60 $ 16,685.47 "W. G. Lawson ri Chairman Cheque 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 1046 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 rOVED by Mr. Lawson, seconded by Mr. Scot~, that the report of the Standing :ommittee on ROADS AND BRIDGES, as just read, be adopted. CARRIED fELFARE REPORT recommends payment of Cheoue Amount Total 542 40.00\. 543 25.00... 544 36.32-... 545 15.00... 546 66.62-.. 547 92 .l~ 548 105.26.... 549 50.6~ 550 12.04-.., 551 93.64". 552 92 .65.- 553 36.3~ 665.52 554 29.7~ 555 l33.9~ 556 60 .l~ 557 104.2(}.. 558 25 . 2~ 559 9.9~ 363.12 ·our Standing Committee on WELFARE begs leave to report and ,he following: HOVINCIAL local Mrs. E. lOcal Mrs. E. local Mrs. L. lOcal Mrs. A. local Mrs. M. lOcal Mrs. F. lOcal Mrs. F. lOcal Mrs. J. ocal Mrs. D. ocal Mrs. I. oronto Mrs. M. oronto Twp. Mrs. I. Headland ............................ Robinson ............................ Snyder .............................. Green ............................... Smi th ............................... Bil ton .............................. Hilton - D. Brundle ................. Martin - H. Richardson .............. Carvalho - B. Sleightholme .......... Hatton .............................. Mulligan ............................ Williams ............................ UNICIPAL ownship of Scarborough - Re: Collins, April, 1956 ....... ity o~ Toronto, Re: Thompson, Mar. & April, 1956 ........ OWDship o~ Osnabruck, Re: Raycraft, April, 1956 ......... own of Ajax, Re: Smith, March and April, 1956 ........... . G. Baker, Mileage, May, 1956 ........................... Lgor Oil Co., Re: Martin ................................ - 6 - Welrare Revort - Continued Cheque Amount To_I 560 244.l~ 561 10.00.... 562 5.7~ 259 .8f . HOSPITALIZATION County of Ontario ......................................... W. E. McEachnie, Re: Chapman ............................. Province of Ontario, Re: Insulin ......................... T. B. AFl'ERCARE Ian Snyder, June, 1956 ~................................... 563 Alex. Daigle, June, 1956 .................................. 564 40. O~ 40.0º, 80 .O( All of which is respectfully submitted. "Jean L. McPherson" Chairman MOVED by Mrs. McPherson, seconded by Mr. Scott, that the report of the Standing Committee on WELFARE, as just read, be adopted. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Pugh, 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 BY-LAW NUMBER 2169 Mr. Lawson, seconded by Mr. Pugh, moves for leave to introduce a By-Law of the Township or Pickering to provide for a supplementary 1956 expenditure on roads in the Township of Pickering in the County of Ontario, and that same now be read a first time. Mr. Lawson, seconded by Mrs. McPherson, moves that By-Law Number 2169 to provide for a supplementary 1956 expenditure on roads in the Township of Pickering in the County or Ontario, be now read a second time, and that Council go into Committee of the Whole theren. The 60mmittee of the Whole arises and reports the By-Law as read. Mr. Lawson, seconded by Mr. Scott, moves that the report Whole on By-Law Number 2169 be adopted and that the said Third time and PASSED; that the Reeve and Clerk sign the the Corporation be affixed thereto. of the Committee of the By-Law be now read a same and the Seal of CARRIED BY-LAW NUMBER 2170 Mr. Pugh, seconded by Mrs. McPherson, moves for leave to inÐroduce a By-Law of the Township of Pickering to provide ror the collection or garbage and other refuseJ and that same now be read a first time. Mr·. Pugh, seconded by Mr. Scott, moves that By-Law Number 2170 to provide for the collection of garbage and other refuse, 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. Mr. Pugh, seconded by Mr. Lawson, moves that the report of the Committee of the Whole on By-Law Number 2170 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 the Seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto. CARRIED CLERK'S INSTRUCTIONS 1. Mr. Ruddy check for 30 Mile Speed Limit on Concession 2 east of Altona Road and contact Proctor, Redfern and Laughlin re roads in Chesterhill Subdivision. ¿. Arrange a meeting of Messrs. Moore, Wootton and Torrens re Tax Deed. 3. Check with D. H. O. re meeting re erosion on By-~ass Road in Concession Broken Front, Range 3, Lots 27 and 28. - 7 - A~vise Clifford Wells plastering must be done this week. . Advise C. Schwalm that Morgandale is not private, and he shall investigate dog complaints there as well as elsewhere. Advise Robert Watson he should pick up papers from Dog Pound pens. Advise C. Schwalm to release Westerman dog after 5 days impounding on approval of Dr. Loos and production of inoculation for rabies certificate . . Get authority from Dr. Loos for holding a dog which has bitten a person 14 days, and when five day period used. OVED by: Mr. Pugh, seconded by Mr. Scott, that this meeting do now adjourn to eet again on Tuesday, the 3rd day of July, 1956, at the hour of 10 o'clock in he forenoon. CARRIED - ~~ 1956 PPROVED ~~fl ~~-- Reeve