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PICKERING TOWNSHIP MUSEUM BOARD
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February 13, 1968
A meeting of the Pickering Town-
ship Museum Board was held on
TUESDAY, the THIRTEENTH day of
FEBRUARY, 1968, at the Municipal
Building at 8:30 p.m.
PRESEl'iJT: Mr. Harry T. Cook - Chairman
Mrs. Dierdre Earle
Mr. Robert Miller
Mrs. Ruth Haye - Curator
Mr. Noel Marshall, Secretary- arrived 8:55
1. MINUTES
The Committee noted that the minutes did not record the
previous agreement that future meetings of the Museum
Board be held on the second Tuesday of each month. Mr.
Miller asked that his recorded statement regarding the
invoice of $103.00 from N. Sims and Alex Davidson be
amended by deleting the name of Mr. Sims as the invoice
came from Mr. Dav idson.
It was MOVED by Mr. Miller and seconded by Mrs. Earle
that the minutes as amended be approved.
CARRIED .
2. ACCOUNTS
MOVED by Mr. Miller, seconded by Mrs. Earle that the
following accounts be paid:
McBrian Transport - timber barns
Museum Board <. Mrs. R. Haye .- presentation
gift
$ 40.00
25.00 .X'"
The debit memo from the Township Engineering Department
covering the invoice of Edwards & Gunn for the topograph->
ical survey on the Museum property in the amount of
$250.00 was held in abeyance.
It was MOVED by Mr. Miller, seconded by Mrs. Earle
that the debit memo from the Engineering Department
ref the survey costs of the Museum property be held
in abeyance until the next Committee meeting at which
time a decision should be available from Council con..·
cerning the disposition of the drainage problem.
CARRIED .
3. BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
Centennial Project
The delegation appointed to contact Mr. Harrison had
been unsuccessful in their attempts as he was absent
during their visit. Mr. Miller had phoned Mr. Harrison
several times since and had finally reached Mrs. Harrison,
requesting that her husband get in touch with him regard-
ing the moving of the building for the Centennial project
immediately. Mr. Harrison had agreed to start moving the
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buildings commencing on February the 12th, but as of
to-day no action has taken place. The Committee directed
Mr. Miller to attempt to contact Mr. Harrison once again
informing him that unless positive action was taken regard-
ing the moving of the buildings by the end of the current
week action would be taken to contact another contractor
to complete the job. Should this develop the Committe
would refer the matter of pre-payment on this project to
the Township Solicitor to determine what course of action
should be taken to recover these funds.
Mr. Miller also agreed to contact Mr. G. Taylor regard~·
ing the removal of the Bayshore Barn.
Hydro Display
Mrs. Earle told the Committee that in talking with the
Ontario Hydro Plant she had been informed that they
knew nothing of a proposed display by the Township and
in fact had no facilities for even a display of their
own. The Secretary volunteered to investigate this
matter further with the Public Relations Department of
the Hydro in Toronto as preliminary discussions con~·
cerning such a display had been held previosly.
4. CORRES PONDENCE
(1) A letter had been received from Mr. Rempel acknowledg-
ing receipt of the correspondence from Mr. Doug Cummings
regarding the making of the hinges for the log cabin.
It was his opinion that the heart shaped end with a
driven pintle should be used. He understood that there
was an employee in his school by the name of Cununings
whose bobby dealt with black smith work. He wondered
whether this could be the same man and asked that the
Board contact Mr. cummings and suggest they get to~
gether to discuss the finalization of plans for the
hinges. The Secretary agreed to phone Mr. cummings
and arrange such a meeting.
(2) Mr. Miller had received a letter from the firm of
Lawson & Clark dealing with the removal of the black
smith's shop in the Village of Greenwood. Miss Green
the owner of the property on which the black smith's
shop sits has sold the property and acting on her
behalf Mr. Lawson requests the Board to sign an under-
taking that they will remove the building by the 1st
of May, 1968, and failing to do so will relinquish
any right or interest they may have in the building.
He also mentioned a matter of outstanding taxes on
this building amounting to $97.60. The Township had
acquired ownership of this building on behalf of the
the Museum Board back in 1965 and since that time
Miss Green has been charged taxes on the building.
Mr. Lawson asked that the Board submit a cheque to
him covering the outstanding taxes ina.smuch as Miss
Green no longer owned the building.
It was suggested that a letter be sent to Mr. Lawson
agreeing to request the Township Council to write
off these taxes once the building is removed from
the property. It was pointed out that should the Board
fail to have the building moved by the deadline it
would revert back to Miss Green and as such would be
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liable for taxes.
It was MOVED by Mr. Miller, seconded by Mrs. Earle
that the Chairman be authorized to sign the under~
taking agreeing to the removal of the black smith's
shop in the Village of Greenwood on or before the
1st of May, 1968.
CARRIED .
(3) Mr. Miller had received a letter from Mrs. Gostick
inquiring as to whether or not the Museum Board
planned to acquire the Mount Pleasant School Building.
Apparently the school board in area 1 was offering this
property for sale. Mr. Miller explained that in prev-
ious years a number of residents in the area had in,""
dicated an interest in retaining the school and moving
it to the Museum Grounds. At present the village plans
indicated a school for which no building was available.
The cost of moving the building would 'be in the neigh·~
bourhood of $2,000.00 and in addition a foundation
costing approximately $1,000.00 would be required"
The board directed that Mr. Miller advise Mrs. Gostick
that the Museum would like to have the building but
did not have the necessary funds to arrange for its
re-location. He was asked to indicate to the interested
parties a willingness to locate the building on the
property provided sufficient funds could be obtained
from private individuals to cover the cost of moving it.
5. GENERAL BUSINESS
Budqet - Museum Board
The Chairman introduced a proposed budget for the year
1968 for the operation of the Museum Board.
It was MOVED by Mr. Miller, seconded by Mrs. Earle
that the following budget for the Museum Board be
adopted as presented.
CARRIED.
Museum Board Budqet 1968
Revenue:
Carried forward from 1967
Grant Ontario
Grant Pickering Township
Admissions
Maps & Plates
History in Action
Donations
$ 2700..00
500..00-
2200.00
1000.00
500.00
1200.00
1000.00
$ 9100.00
Expenses:
Curator's Salary
Postage Stationary & Supplies
Secretary
Hydro
Convention
Insurance
Memberships
$
750.00
100.00
150.00
75.00
75.00
100.00
25.00
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BUDGET CON 'T 0
Building Maintenance
Equipment Repairs
Equipment operation
Antique purchases
Drainage
Ground Maintenance
Moving Masonic Hall
50.00
50.00
175.00
300.00
2000.00
200.00
4000.00
Restorations:
(a) Buildings
(b) Antiques
1000.00
500.00
Miscellaneous:
History in Action
contingencies
300.00 .
200.00 .
$ 9100.00
6. BUDGET - C~lTENNIAL PROJECT
It was MOVED 'by Mrs. Earle, seconded by Mr. Miller
that the following budget for the completion of the
Centennial project be adopted as presented.
CARRIED.
centennial Pro;ect .. 1968
Receipts:
Balance of grant
Hydro Pre..·payment
pre-payment of moving costs
$ 6100.00
600.00
1000.00
$ 7,700.00
Expenses:
Plank house
Black Smith's Shop
Board Wall House
Hotel
Printers Shop
Barn - Bayshore
Barn - Stong
$ 1500.00
1900.00
2300.00
1000.00
600.00
2500.00
1500.00
~ 11,300.00
~ 3,600.00
DEFERMENT OF RENOVATIONS FOR FUTURE YEARS
7. HISTORY IN ACTIOlif
It was MOVED by Mrs. Earle, seconded by Mr. Miller
tha:t September the 14th, 1968 be established as the
day for History in Action and that further discussion
concerning the advisability of a two day celebration
be deferred until the next meeting.
CARRIED.
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8. The Chairman introduced a copy of the by-law of the
Township of pickering appointing the new members for
the year 1968 to the Museum Board. Tbe 1968 member~
ship will consist of the following:
Harry Cook
Robert Miller
M,ilton parkin
F. H. Fox
Mrs. Dierdre Earle
John R. Williams "" council
D. Beer - Council
9. On motion the meeting adjourned at 10:55 p.m.
APPROVED
Chairman
Secretary