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Home My WebLink AboutJuly 16, 1968 ;ø.. ¡µ",~J1 \ PICKERING TOWNSHIP MUSEUM BOARD , 7/68 July 16" 1968 A meeting of the Pickering Town- ship Museum Board was held on TUESDAY, the SIXTEENTH day of JULY, 1968 at the Municipal Build- ing at 8:00 p.m. PRESENTs Mrs. Deirdre Earle Mr. Robert Miller Mr. Milton Parkin Mr. Harry T. Cooke (arrived 8:35 p.m.) Mrs. Ruth Haye, Curator Noel C. Marshall, Secretary - On motion of Mrs. Earle, seconded by Mr. Parkin and carried unanimously Mr. Miller assumed the chair. 1. Minutes - - On motion of Mr. Parkin, seconded by Mrs. Earle and carried unanimously the minutes of the meeting of June the 11th were adopted. 2. Accounts - On motion of Mrs. Earle, seconded by Mr. Parkin and carried unanimously the fOllowing accounts were approved for payment: - Centennial: A. Ramsay - 61 hours labour Re: Stearn Barn K. Ramsay - 15 hours labour Re: Steam Barn Bell Telephone Co. - blacksmith shop Curran & Briggs Ready-mix Garry Campbell David Miller Barry Ramsay Bruce Gibson William Nicholson A. Storry - Sand & Gravel D. L. Mairs & Son Ltd. 122.00 30.00 350.00 150.30 14.38 5.00 14.38 9.38 13.13 20.90 11.50 - - - Museum: Mrs. Diana Carter Miss Marg Spang Mrs. Erma Lawrence Ruth Haye Milton Parkin - Stone Mac Middleton - Labour on gas engines 5.00 10.00 11. 00 250.00 40. 00 x 25.00.x 3. Business Arisinq From the Minutes - (a) Display at Nuclear Site - Mr. Cooke reported that he had obtained a number of photographs from Dr. MacKay suitable for this display and that he would be contacting Mr. Murkar shortly. Mr. Miller reported that the hydro had spent an hour and a half up at the Museum Grounds in an effort to locate a suitable display item that could be placed at their information centre depicting the History of .-... - -2- 7/68 the area. The display by the Museum would be an out- side display cases and would consist primarily Of photographs with a limited amount of copy. On dompleting their tour of the Museum Grounds they felt possibly one of the small steam engines or the large grind stone ad- jacent to the Museum building would be most suitable for the display. They were interested in obtaining some item that would catch the eye of the visitors to the sight and attract them to the display area. Evidently they will consider the matter further and advise Mr. Miller of their decision. (b) It was agreed that any further action against Mr. Ralph Harrison would be held until such time as his brother had been given an oppor~upity to move the various build- ings to the Museum Grounds. (c) As Mr. Rudik was not present at the meeting there was no report concerning the group tour application form that he was investigating. (d) The Secretary advised that he had contacted the Fire Department and the debris at the Newman property had been burned. 4. Correspondence - The Department of Municipal Affairs in a letter dated June the 18th agreed to extend the completion date for the Centennial project to September the 1st, 1968. 5. Centennial pro;ect - ( 1) Church - Evidently Mr. Carl Marco is no longer involved in the plastering trade although it is possible that his son Lloyd would be willing to do the Church. Mrs. Earle volunteered to contact him to determine whether or not he could do the building. - (2) Masonic Hall - - Mr. Miller reported that he had been talking to Mr. Howard Turner of Whitevale and they had agreed that it would be possible to move the Masonic Hall across Mr. Turners farm through the farm of Mr. Fred Palk and back on to the Fifth Concession. The Board wa~ of the opinion that if Mr. Pollard could move this build- ing that every attempt should be made to let him do it. It was MOVED by Mr. Parkinr seconded by Mr. Cooke that Mr. Miller be authorized to negotiate the moving of the Masonic Hall with Mr. Ivan Pollard and to proceed with the moving of the building providing the cost is within the limits previously established by the Board. CARRIED.. --- .-... -. -3- 7/68 Some discussion followed concerning the moving of the balance of the buildings comprising the Centennial Project and the need if necessary to sacrifice one of the buildings in the event that it was necessary to have Mr. Pollard move the buildings rather than Mr. Harrison. Mr. Miller was of the opinion that once Mr. Harrison started that the buildings could all be moved within two weeks and felt that the dead line could be met. 6. General Business - Mr. Miller reported that Harry Spang had fixed the locks on all of the display cases. The lawn mower owned by the Museum had been sold for a net price of $l20.00 which would be credited to the Museum as a donation. - Mr. Miller wondered whether the Board would be interested in acquiring a 1900 Massey Binder together with an assort- ment of small tools that were made by the doners father who was a blacksmith. Although the Board presently possesses three other binders it was suggested that the gentleman in question Mr. James Tumkins Who rés~s west of uxbridge be told that the Board would be interested in having the binder but would appreciate him 'holding on to it until such time as we had proper storage facilities for it. - Evidently the barn on the Parkin property east of Kinsale is to be torn down by January of next year. It was suggested that as this was a pit-sawn barn that it would be a valuable asset to the Museum Grounds. Mr. Miller was directed to obtain an estimate of the cost of tearing the barn down and re-building it at the Museum Grounds. Mrs. Haye reported that the log cabin appeared to be infested with carpenter ants. Mr. Cooke agreed to contact Mr. Don Sanderson in an effort to have the sit- uation corrected. - Mrs. Earle reported that the small cards advertising History In Action Day had been prepared and were avail- able for distribution from the Museum Grounds and that more would be made available for other centres. .The Board discussed the sale of tickets on a quilt in conjunction with the History In Action Day celebrations. On motion of Mrs. Earle, seconded by Mr. Cooke and carried unanimously it was agreed that the Board -purchase a quilt from Mrs. Gillman at a cost of $25.00. Mrs. Earle to investigate the printing of the tickets. Mr. Parkin wondered whether or not the Township Road Department was doing any cutting of trees in conjunction . with their road programme. He would like to obtain a 120 foot log for the History In Action Day. The Secretary offered to contact the Road Department and perhaps Mr. Jack Harkness in an effort to obtain the necessary wood. .-... ..-. -4- 7/68 On inquiry from Mr. Miller the Board agreed that the steam barn should have a new steel roof and that the roof should incorporate at least three plastic roof panels on each side for purposes of illumination. 7, Five Year Programme - The attached preliminary estimates for a five year programme were submitted by Mr. Cooke. It is anticipated that in the year 1972 a full time Museum Director be employed and the programme would therefore include the retention of such an individual together with the adequate accommodation of himo On Motion the meeting adjourned. - DATED Chairman Secretary - -".--.' .~........ .-... ,-. -5- 7/68 5 Year Porward Planninq 1968 1. Steam shed - 25' x 100' $ 1,500.00 2. Church 1,000.00 Masonic Hall 1,000.00 Blacksmith Shop 500.00 $ 4,000.00 1969 3. Cole House $ l,OOO.OO 4. Plank House 1,000.00 Heating Main Building 1,000.00 Heating Masonic Hall 1,000.00 5. Gas Shed 25' x 100' 1,500.00 - Landscaping 500.00 Wiring Mains to Buildings 2,000.00 Entrance Building 2,500.00 110,500.00 1970 6. Hotel $ 1,500.00 7. Harness Shop 1,000.00 Garage for mobile equipment 2,000.00 Lighting Barn & Log Cabin 1,000.00 Lighting 1, 2, 3 & 4 2,000.00 $ 7,500.00 1971 Renovate Museum $ 1,000.00 Storage ~uilding & Workshop 20,000.00 Lighting 5 500.00 Heating 5, 6, & 1 4,000.00 f25,500.00