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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 1, 1948 Municipal Building, Brougham, March 1, 1948. . The Municipal Councillor the Township of Pickering met on the above date at Brougham pursuant to adjournment. Ail members present, the Reeve in the chair. The minutes were presented and on motion of i~ir. Burk, seconded by Mx-. Disney were approved. The following correspondence was read: 1. The ;Var ~%mputations of Canada requested that this Municipality Cortes- support their request that disabled ;Var Veterans be given $100 per pondence month for a 100% disability. ........ 2. Brunner Mond of Canada Sales Ltd., advising that they confirm our purchase of 40 tons calcium chloride and will keep our further order of 25 tons on file, which they hope to supply during the month of June, 1948. $. Salvation ~,%rmy, thanks for grant of $250.00. 4. A. Russell, U~iversity of Toronto, ~jax Division, advising that he had taken up with Central ~iortgage and Housing Ltd. proposed agree- merit for fire service by them for a portion of the Plant Road, and requesting our confirmation of fee of $40.00 per call. 5. ~ Scarborough Collegiate Institute - copy letter to County Clerk advising that it is~possible that they may refuse admission of Pickering Township High School pupils shortly. 6. Committee on Lakeshore Erosion advising of a meeting in Toronto on l~iarch 10 to give consideration to soil erosion of Provincial Lake- shore properties by the va~'ious municipalities interested. No action. 7. kllin F. Annis requesting ?o~,unship to use their influence to have better drainage at Sideline between lots 28 and 29, immediately N. of the new highway. 8. County Clerk - notice of admission of I~. ~dary Denver of Locust Hill RR l,- to the 0shawa General Hospital. Accepted. 9. County Clerk - notice of admission of ~%rs ~J~agaret Soencer of Diyrtle Station - RR 1 - to the 0shawa General Hospital. Accepted· 10. Woodbridge an~ Va,ghan Telephone Co. advising that they are prepared to install a private line for our two police officers for a monthly rental of $8.90. ° 11. R. D. Ruddy, advisin~ (a) that in his opinion this ~iunicipality~ should pay the $40.00 levied against Constable irvine in ac~ordance with the Judge's d~cision in reversing the appeal of .~. R. Lashbrook. (b) that ap?lication of Dlartha i~urkar for rebate of taxes. ~for past twenty-odd years could not be accepted according to Statute except for one year. 12. Board of Transport for Canada advising that no funds would be available for-improving the C.P.R.- crossing between lots l~l and 12 Con. 4, as the crossing was constructed prior to April 1909. 13. Canadian Appeal for Children requesting Township co-operation for their Society. 14. Personal Parcel Service to Graat Britain, advising that all parcels sent to Great Britain tomy be f~rwarded through their Associa- tion for a cost of l0 lbs. formerly ~1.50 now ~?¢ - 15 lbs. formerly $2.00 now 41¢ providing these parcels are not went to specified persons. 15. Municipal Service Co. Prices, weed spray for Highways. 16. Dept. Of Planning and Development, re G. N. Young subdividing Plan-350 lot 117. 17. Dept. of Planning an~ DeVelopment, re proposed subdimision, E. L. Chapman- Con. 2, lot 8. The following persons, on motion were heard: 1. George Constable, representing Claremont Fire Brigade, requesting the same, consideration for their Brigade as given to Picketing and Brougham, relative to the $400.00 annual grant which covers th~ first Persons ten fires. Heard"' 2. Cyril Morley, re yearly insurance. · 3. Francis Willson, re yearly insurance. 4, Heber Down, requesting grant for Brooklin Fair. -2- Moved by ~&r. Disney, seconded by Mr. Burk that adjustment be made on the 1947 taxes of Martha Murkar on ~125.00 assessment, being Motions lot assessed to Martha Murkar in error. Carried. Moved by Mr. Disney, seconded by Fir. Balsdon that Mr. Burk replace ~Lr. George Todd on the Pickering Township Physical Fitness and Recreation Committee. Carried. Moved by Mr. Disney, seconded by Mr. Burk that t~is Council give a grant of $30.00 to Brooklin Fair for the year 1948. Carried. Moved by ,~,f.~. Disney, seconded by ~&r. Balsdon that in future~ Township trucks be not allowed to draw gravel for private persons, and~hat no Township gravel be sold to private persons. Moved by Mr. Burk, seconded by Mr. Disney that the recommendation of Silas Tool, chairman of the Game Committee, that Lorne Jones be a member of the Game Committee to replace J.L. Pegg. Carried. Moved by ~r. Burk, seconded by Dr. McEwen that applicat%on be made by~ this Council to the Unemployment Insurance Commission for exemption from payment of unemployment insurance of all persons employed by the Municipality as year-round employees of the Corporat ion. C art led. Agreed that the Building Inspector issue a Building Permit to .Building Mr. DeVlin on the Plant Road, for a wooden block house providing Permit that the specifications meet with the approval of th~ Build~ng Inspector. Dr. N. E. McEwen gave notice ~ ma~i~ that on April 5th he' in- tended to move for the passing of By-laws relative to 1. Establishing a Polling Subdivisiom at Brock Road at con. 4, Lot 18, and posaible further adjustment in certain polling booths ,in the subdivisions. .~ 2. ~o make the final date for the collection of the 1948 taxes .- without penalties earlier than in former years, so that the office may be relieved of year-end congestion. 3. To change the date set for nominations from the ~aSt Monday in Nm~. December to the last week in November, with voting the ' first we~k in December. By-law ~ ~tr. Di'sney, seconded by ~,'~. Burk moves for leave to introduce a to ..~ By-law to appoint a Board of Management for the Claremont Community Provide~ Memorial Athletic Field and Park and of the Cls~remont Com~.~nity ~-d'-~..- Hall and that the same now be read a first time. ~ianage~ l~r. Disney, seconded by ?~r. Burk moved that By-law No. 1740 to ment ~ appoint a Board of Managemen~ for the Claremsnt Community Memorial C a~---' Athletic Field and Park and of the Claremont Community Hall, be now mont read a second time, and that Council go into committee of the whole Co~muni.ty thereon. Memorial ~.~r. Disney, seconded by .~Lr. Burk moves that the committee 'of the Fi'~ld a~d whole on By-law No. 1Z40 be adopted and that the said By-law he Park ~ now read a third time, that the same do 'now pass, that the Reeve Commun~tyand Clerk sign the same, and that the seal of the Corporation "I~all. ' be affixed thereto. Carried. To The ~'iUnicipal Council of the Township of Pickering: Your Standing Committee on Roads and Bridges begs leave to report Roads and recommends as follows, Payment of the Following annexed accountS: Bridges Ivan Booth car allow. $19.50.~ [J. S. Balsdon hardware 2.80~ Canadian 0il 1290 gal. gas 419.26\ Disney Motors towing snowplow 15.00\ International Harvester rep. trucks 160.$5\ Kloepfer Hdwre hardware 4.72~ Fros~ Steel & Wire 2 tons wire 273.84~ Roy Ward car al~ww. ' " express & parts~S$.64) 111.64~ Eastern Steel Product snowplow blade and part 112.32k Chas. Cooper rep to trucks & hdwre 15.52~ Roads Joe Burrows rep. to trucks & plows 00\ a-~ Gen. SupPly Co. Case Tractor & .Mower 1,675.00\ B. ridge~s Shell 0il Co. oil 26.88\ contd. Ivan Booth labour tax 17.60 151.40~ Fred Hicks " " 5.70 162.65~ Gordon Benson ,, ,, 1; 55 164.20\ ' W.B. Norton ,, ' 3.50 ~_ 160.Z0\ ~obt. Ward " " 6.55 , 105.90\ Earl Anderson ,, ', 7.60 L09..40\ Roy Wa=d ,' ' 7.10 167.90\ H. Newn~an -~'ep fence ~, 15.60\ 49.60 Tax ., 49.60\ ,%~4, 004. 28 Ail of iwhich is respectfully submitted. I,T. E. Mc~,~en,~ Chairman. On motion of Dr. ~,~c~wen,' '~' seconded by tJ;r. Balsdon the report was adopted. To,The ~,~un. icipal Council of the Township of Pickering: Your Standing Committee on Contingencies begs leave to Contingen- report and recommends as follows, pay~ent of the following cies accounts: L. T. ~ohnston sal.poatage :;~8.00 tax $16.00 $225.33\ Adam Spesrs sal. books 5.50 " 2.85 185.98~ Jas. Blackwell Sal. mile 43.75 " 12.65 181.10~ ~s. Rhoten sal. allow, sun.2.01 7.10 229.30\ ~trs. E. Rober~on sal. tax 2.25 81.08~ John Irviae sal. " 9.50 178.00~ - - eapense s 77.21~ Fred White sal. " 2.75 155.58% " " telephone, expenses 76_;72~ Dr. W.F. MacKenzie M.0H.~ ~jax ~.~ to ~e~/47 133;33~ Dr. R.M. Rogers M.0.H." Jan to May 30 166;67~ Charles Cooper grates, stove 2.00~ ~,Lr. Hallman 100 chairs @ $1.50 150.00\ Claremont Library grant 35.00~ Picketing " " 35.00 --- ) ~ Whitev ale " " 35.00~ Brougham " " 35.00~ Kinsale " " 35.00~ County Treasu'rer Indigent hospitalization 508.08\ , Tor. Stamp & stencil license tags 5~47~ Clerk, Co. Court reversed costs, C.R. Lashwood 40,00~ wm. McEachnie indigent funeral~ Smith 30.00~ Frank Barkey rebate female dog tax pd. 4.00~ Moore Business Forms health forms 1.94\ J. A. Ce ok & Son - ,, 14.00~ Wm. Manning Brooklin Fair 30.00\ Pickering News printing 28.50~ Underwood Ltd.~ paper 3.62% Wm. Ellicott sal. 30.~00 ,~. ' "$2,712.91 Ail of which is respectfully submitted. M. B. Burk, Chairman On motion of Mr. Nurk, seconded by Mr. Balsdon the report was adopted. Sheep or To The Municipal Council of 'the Township of Pickering: lJivestock Your Standing Committee on Sheep or Livestock killed or killed by injured by dogs begs leave to report an~ecommends as dogs follows, payment of the following accounts: Feb. 6 Charles Puckrin $15,00 " 13 " " 85.00 $100.00\ " 7 - 15- 27 Warren Willson inspections -3 - 9.00~ $109.00 Ail of which is respectfully submitted. Clare Balsdon, Chairman On motion of IvLr. Balsdon, seconded by Mr. Burk the report was adopted. Ta The Municipal Council of the Township of Pickering: Relief Yaur Standing Committee on Relief begs leave to report and r~commends aa follows, payment of the following accounts: Mrm. J.Dwyer~ $ 6.80\ Mrs. L.Barber 29.3G\ M~. H. Lintan 10.00\ S~ E. Free 31.00~ A.~ Terrill 42.00\ ~s. I. Jordan 44.40\ Omar Udell 16.00\ Ss~n Sad ler ~ 16.00~ ~rs. Lyon Mrs. Denver 16.00~ Grant VanBlaricom" Marshman 5.00~ A. W. Mitchell Allen 500lbs. coal 5.15\ " Bridgeman 2~ cd. waod 10.90 ~ Hobbs 1000 lbs. coal 9.55~ Whitby Dairy ~&rs. Patterson 14. ?9 ~ $256.89 Tb. l~trs, Norman Beaks - Geo. Nolan, A---ftercare board, Feb. 1 to Feb. 28, 1948 4 weeks ~ $8.00 32.00~ George Nolan Sundries ll. 75 \ ~ 43.75 $300.64 All of which is respectfully submitted. Frank Disney, Chairman On motion of ~M. Disney, seconded by Mr. Burk the report was adopted. 1~. Get in touch with the Council of Township of Uxbridge Clerk's ~ requesting payment of $40.00 per fire call, to the Claremont In~'t~'uctions Brigade, payable to the Township of Picker. lng, and request that a certain area within their township be designated as a fire area for~ the Claremont calls. 2~. Write ~unicipal World regarding delay in forwarding sub s~r ipt i o ns. O. Advise Sam Huxter, of the Plant Road, that as it is hoped an agreement will be made shortly betWeen the Township of Pickering and ~entral ~lortgage and Housing Ltd. relativ~ to the disposition of the Ajax Area and including the water system, that Council at this time hesitate to make any commitments regarding in- stalling a water pipeline no~th of the A-jax Area. 4. Advise the War~ ~mputations of Canada that this Council is in support of the request for increased allowances to 100% disabled War Veterans. 5~. Advise A. Russell of University of Tc~onto that the Council will guarantee $40.00 per fire in any area in Plant Road being ~ given fire protection by Central Mortgage and Housing Ltd. ~. Advise Allin F. ~%nnis that the Dept.. of Highways have done ~ certain work in an effort to relieve drainage on sideline between lots 28 and 29, immediately north of new highway. 7. ~.dvise Mr. Kinney, General Manager, Woodbridge and Vaughan Telephone Co. that Council thank them for their co-operation in giving prices on private phone service in our police depart- meat, but wish the matter to remain as at present until the new switchboard in Pickering Central has been given a fair trial. 8. Advise Women's Institutes of rates for parcels to Britain under Personal Parcels Service Plan. 9. Contact, C. P. R. regarding dangerous crossing bet'~Ween lots ll and 12 in the 4th Concession. 10. Advise Chief Constable Irvine that he may pick~up filing c~binet formerly ased and owned by the Ration Board, to be used for Police work until same is purchased by Council or returned to Ration Board. Order Moved by l,&r. Burk, seconded by ~Ir. Disney that th~' Reeve do on FSe grant his~0rder on ~he Treasurer to~ pay the several parties Treasurer -as recommended in the r~eports of the Standing Committees as presented tL$is day. Car~ied. Moved by Dr. McEwen, seconded by Mr. Burk that no Township Mo~on road equipment, trucks, maintainer or loader etc., be used for private gain exeept by conSent of three members of Council. - Motion lost. Adjourn- Moved by Mr. Burk, seconded by Mr. Disney that this merit C~uncil do now adjourn to meet again on Monday, A~ril 5th, 1948. Carried. Certified  clerk. Approved April 5, 1948.