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Home My WebLink AboutDecember 2, 1957 ",,' _~c_.·,~,~,,-···· M U N I C I PAL B U I L DI N G BROUGHAM A Meetir"' of Council was heltt op MONDAY, the SECOND day of DECEMBER, 1957 "" at EIGHT o'cloc1{ ir t.he everi11g. PRESENT: ,.1illiam G. Lawson, in the Chair J. Sherman Scott Sidney S. J. ~tgh Edgar James J. S. Chapmar Gle1"n JuliaT' Robert L. St.ewart L. T. JohnstoT', Clerk MOVED by Mr. Scott, secor~ed 'hy ~r. James, that Hinutes of meeting held November 2~th, 1957, be,adopte1. CARRIED The following CORRESPONDENCE was read: 1. Our Solicitors stl~mitted a rew proposed agreemept between Chesterhill Develop- merts Limited ar~ the Towrship covering, in the opinion of our Engineer, those thirgs ~ot completed ir the subdivision to his satisfaction. ry Ruildin~ Inspector's report for November, 1957 - 42 Permits, estimated value, $ 566,900.00 including 32 dwellings averaging $14,900.00 each. Estimated value permits to December 1, 1957 - 353 - $ 3,605,600.00 Estimated value permits to Decembe~, 1956 - 305 - 2,594,900.00 3. A. W. Tyas, Secretary, School Area 2, askipg Council to further discuss their providirg a walk for children attending Vaughan Willard School from the east. 4. .Jac1{ Hamblet.on el:closed his cheque for $25.00 payable to the Township to assist. in paying a part of certain bulldozer work to be done in Duffin's Creek south of Riverside. 5. Solicitor for owners Lot 19, Plan 509, asked Council for a letter of tolerance ~ecause house locat.ed thereoT' is closer to lot lire than thirty feet. The followipg PERSONS, oT' MOTION, were heard: 1. A. J. Thompson reporte~ he had issued a Court Summons for Mr. Cook, of Pïne- ridge Road, upd.er 'By-Law Number "'~23, because he ha~ taken up resid.ence in a cor~emned house cortrary t.o the By-law. He stated the former owner had not beer permitted to live ir the rlwellirg arit Hr. Cook had 1cnowledge that the dwell' irg had been cond.emned. before he moved ire Mr. Thompson said the case was to 'have come up before the ~a,gistrate December ?rit, but he had it laid over for two weeks, at request. of this Council. ? Mr. K. Vizelev, owner of 175 acres in Lot 91, Concession 6, stateli he proposed to op~r ry~ acres of his lanrls as a gravel pit, He stated that the pit when worked out would be part.ia 11~· leve lIed, that. is, the barks would he reduced to such a slope so that they would not he dargerous and he ~sked that a culve~t on the south part of the sirleline bethTeen Lots 20 and 21 in Concession 6 be made safe for heavy trucks. 3. W. C. Willson discussed the Town Hall and recommended: (1) That the rear steps be re-built. (2) That the wood from the front of buildir;g be removed and the weeds cut. (3) That the building be ile cora terl inside ard out T1-¡e Clerk stated he had beer advised by the caretalŒr this evening of the cor;di tiOl. of t1-¡e steps arrl that new steps ,.,ould be ordered in:merliate1y. 4. ~r. Brown, of the East \voodlal1fls Voluntary Fire Department asked that their pay be increased from $1.50 per hour for. the first hour and $1.00 for additional hours to $5.00, for the first 2 hours and $2.00 for each additional hour, with '2.50 for a false alarm. He stated they had 14 firelnen and they had about 120 fires per year. \. - 2 - ~r. GOQson advised Council that the Canadian Pacific Railway had agreed to pay the Township '9,000~00 towards the diversion road at Brock Road and Concession 4. He also discussed with Council the new proposed subdivision agreement with Chesterhill Developments Limited, as submitted by our solicitors. He stated that everything that had not beer done that he felt should have beer. done is now consolidated iI~ the new agreement, that our solicitors thought it to be a good agreement for the Township, so he recommended that the COilllCil sign same. tESOLUTION N~1BER 265 fõ'VEnby Hr. Pugh, seconded by Mr. Chapman, that the Township Engineer proceed with U 'ollowing work subject to the approval of the District Municipal Engineer, Department )f Highways: THAT the lmv Tender by Hiller Paving Limited for SandiIJg the roads in louge Hills during the winter be accepted: ~o Supply and Spread Sand for Pickering Township at a unit cost of......$ 35.25 per_ t< lrd that Hr. Godson let a contract \vith ~1iller Paving Limited for 386.90 tons of " ;anding @ $ 35.25 per ton - $ 1,363.59, and that Resolution Number 220 be rescinded. CARRIED mSOLUTIO]{ Nt1}ŒER 266 WVED by Mr. Julian, seconðed by Mr. Stewart, that the Township Engineer proceed with ~he following work subject to the approval of the District Municipal Engin~er, )epartment of Highways: For Spruce Hill. THAT Mr. Godson purchase the following materials from The Pedlar People Limited: 220 Lin ft. 18" diam. C.G.I. Pipe C $3.65 ............... 8 Couplings @ $ 25.00 ................................. $ 803.00 25.00 $ 828.00 CARRIED RESOLUTION NUMBER 267 fOVED by Mr. Stewart, seconded by Mr. Scott, that the Township Engineer proceed with ~,he following worl{ subject to the approval of the District Municipal Engineer, )epartment of Highways: THAT Mr. Godson purchase the following materials for 3riitges and Culverts from The Pedlar People of Canada - C. G. I. Pipe: 174 Lin. ft. 18" diam. ~, ~ 2.99 $ 523.56 "" · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 " " 36 " 0'. 7 .17 96.66 · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 " " 30 " @ 5.92 220.63 · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 " " 18 " @' 2.99 430.56 µ¡ · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By-Law No. 2227, Bridges & Culverts ..............$ 1,271."11 CARRIED ŒSOLUfION JHJMBER 268 fOVED by Mr. Stewart, seconded by Mr. Pugh, that the Township Engineer proceed with ~he following work subject to the approval of the District Municipal Engineer, )epartment of Highway s : ;pruce Hill THAT Mr. Godson purchase the following materials from Johns-Manville ~o. Ltd: 200 J.F. 14" diarn. Transite Pipe c; , 1.00 per lin. ft. . . . $ 200.00 1400 J.F. 16" " " " p; 1.10 " " " 1,540.00 ~ . . . 650 J.F. 18" " " " '" 1.20 " " " 780.00 I\;> . . . By-Law Number 2226 - Maintenance, 1957 $ 2,520.00 CARRIED mSOLUTION NUMBER 269 roVED by Mr. Chapman, secondeð by Mr. Pugh, that the Township Engineer proceed with ~he following work subject to the approval of the District Municipal Engineer, )epartment of Highways: ~HAT the lowest Tender by Miller Paving Limited, Supply, haul and apply M.C. 2 Asphalt for Road Mulch ... $0.259 per gal. be accepted. lP} that Mr. Godson purchase M.C.2 for the Paving Programme for 1957 'rom Miller Paving Limited: 57,266 gal. H.C. 2 ø: .259 ......$ 14,831.89 lrd that Resolution Number 214 be rescinded. CARRIED - 3 - ~ESOLUTION NUMBER ~70 fOVEQ by Mr. James, seconde1 by Mr. Chapman, that the Township Engineer proceed I7ith the following work subject to the approval of the District Municipal Engineer, )e,partmert or Highways: For Maintenance (By-Law No. 2227) mUNNER-:-!-fOND CANADA SAIJES 300 bags of Calcium .......................$ 526.05 CARRIED lESOLUTION NUMBER 271 ~D by Mr. Stewart, seconded by Mr. Scott, that the Township Engineer proceed iith the following work subject to the approval of the District Hunicipal Engineer, )epartment of Highways: For Bridges and Culverts (By-Law Number 2227) Price Yards Li.mited - Lumber . . . . . . 63.32 99.97 71 . 64 $234.93 36.00 $270.93 F. L. Pow - TJumber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CARRIED ,ESOLUTIO~ NUMBER 272 :OVED by Mr. Stewart, seconded by ~r. Scott, that the request of the South-West 'olurtary Fire Department be dealt with ,at the special meeting of December 5, 957 . CAR,RIED ESOUJTION NUMBER 27$ :OVED by ~1r. Scott, seconded by Mr. James, that Hr. Godson, Township Engineer, be rstructer1 to write the Canadian Pacific Railway accepting their offer of a grant f $9,000.00 toward the diversion of the 4th Concession as stated in their letter f November, 1957. CARRIED ESOLUTION NUMBER 274 ovEn by Mr. ~gh, seconr1ed by Hr. Chapman, that School Board Area No.2 be rfor!'!eif. of Motion 230, November 11th, 1957. CARRIED ESOLUTION NUMBER 275 OVE'Q by Mr. Stewart, seconded by ~1r. Chapman, that the e ir.structed to proceed with the prosecution of Norman oWllship of Pickering By-Law Number ,~2l6. By-Law Enforcement Officer Cook with respect to CARRIED 8S0LUTION NUMBER 276 OVE~ by Mr. Pugh, seconded by Mr. Stewart, that ~EREAS the dwelling høuse erected on Lot 19, Plan 509, is closer to the street line han thirt.y feet as melltiored il1 the Township of Pickering By-Law; ~D WHEREAS the Council of the Township of Pickering do not intend to take any action () 'have the said dwelling house moved to the location as specified by the Building f'-Law¡ )W THEREFORE the Township of Pickering enacts as follows: TAT the dwelling house erected on Lot 19, Plan 509, shall be permitted to remain in ts present position notwithstanding that it is closer to the street line than lirty feet. CARRIED ~SOLUTION NUMBER 277 )VED by Mr. Julian, seconded by Mr. Scott, that we meet a week to-morrow, December )th, to discuss and finalize the passing of the proposed new agreement with our )licitors present, and the subdividers' solicitors. MOTION LOST ~OLUTION NUMBER 278 )VED by Mr. Scott, seconded by Mr. Stewart, that Resolution Number 277 read, "that ~ meet on December 5th to discuss and finalize the passing of the proposed new agreemE lth our Solicitors present, and the subdividers' solicitors." CARRIED YEA: Messrs. James, Pugh, Lawson, Scott, Stewart. NAY: Messrs. Chapman and Julian - 4 - RESOLUTION NUMBER 279 MOVED by Mr. Scott, seconded by Mr. Stewart, that we discuss and finalize the passing of the proposed new ent, and the subdividers' solicitors. meet on December 5th to agreement with our Solicitors p CARRIED Y&-\.: 'fessrs. James, Pugh, Lawson, Scott, Stewart NAY: Messrs. Chapman and Julian RESOLUTION NUM~ER 2~0 MOVED by Mr. Chapman, seconded by Mr. James, that the agreement with Chesterhill Developments, as brought in by Mr. Godson on the 2nd December, 1957, be accepted, and the Reeve and Clerk be authorized to execute the agreement when the same is approved by Township Engineer and Solicitors. AGREED TO BE WITHDRMYN HOVFi-T! by Mr. Pugh, seconded by Mr. Chapman, that the accoui1ts~' áinoul'iting'tg . '9,172.75r.,as reported by the FIN~~CECO}mITTEE, be adopted. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Pugh, seconded by Mr. Scott, that Council authorize the payment of the 1957 Court of Revision costs, amounting to $388.64. CARRIED' HOYED by Mr. Pugh, secollded by Mr. James, that the accounts, amounting to $ 254.43, as reported by the CIVIL DEFENCE Organization, be adopted. CARRIED MOVED by '1'r. ~tpr,mrt, secorded by Mr. Chapman, that the accourtos, amourtin.g to '1366.B6, as reportèd by the FIRE COMMITTEE, be adopted. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Scott, secorl'1ed by Mr. James, that the accoU1'1ts,' à.ìnounting:tg " $Ji502¡I?,as reportefl by the GARBAGE CO}1MITTEE, be adopted. CARRIED MOVEp bY Mr. James, seconded by Mr. Chapman, that the accounts, amounting to , 45.00, as reported by the LIVESTOCK COMMITTEE, be adopted. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Chapman, secoJ1ded by Mr. James, that the accounts, amounting to ~ 3,7~2.RO, as reported by the POLICE CO}1MITTEE, be adopted. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Scott, secoJ1ded by Mr. Stewart, that the accouf1ts, amounting to , ~~~.~O, as reported by the PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE, be adopted. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Scott, seconded by Mr. Chapman, that the accounts, arnoul1ting to , 13,717.08, as reported by the ROAD AND BRIDGE COMMITTEE, be adopt.ed. ' CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Pugh, secoJ1ded by Mr. Chapman, that the Reeve grant his order on the Treasurer to pay the several accounts as presellted and passed in the various reports as passed this flay. > - CARRIED ' MOVED by Mr. Pugh, secoJ1ded by Mr. Chapman, that this meeting do now adjourn sine diE CARRIED APPROVED ~)Þ\ " \ 1957. Clerk r øß~/ Reeve