HomeMy WebLinkAboutOctober 2, 1950 M U N I C I~P~ A. L B UI L D I N G
BROUGHAM ·
A meeting of the Township of Ptckering Council was held on MONDAY, the
SECOND day of OCTOBER, 1950, commencing at the hour of TEN O'clock in
the forenoon.
PRE~ENT: Reeve W. H. Westney, in the Chair.
Deputy Reeve George'T. Todd
Councillor Clare A. Balsdon
Councillor Milton B. Bu~k
Councillor Fred E. Zinkie.
The Minutes of the previous meeting were read, and on MOTION of
George Todd, seconded by M~. Cla~e Balsdon, ADOPTE~..
CORRESPONDENCE READ:
1. Building Inspector - September permits 23 - value $05,475.00
2. 0shawa General Hospital - asking Council to assume $1.50 per day for
indigent persons, being the difference between the County-rate
of $3.50 and the $5.00 they requested.
3. A.W.S._ Greet re police early closing of Wong Restaurants.
4. County Clerk - Re hospitalization Lillian Nannette, Altona Road. ~ACC~
5- " " " Dorina Newson, 29 Windsor Ave,Ajax.
. REPUDIAT~
~. ,, ,,. " Jos. Coulter ' Whitevale. ' ACC'~
7. " " " Mrs. Charlotte Baker,l?ickering. ACC~
8. Signed agreement - covered ditch University D~ive.
9. M~s. W.A. Cameron, Norland ~ complaining about condition of Sharrard
C~meter~.
10.Addressing Machine Coo - advising they could not set up our Roll for
$50.00. hub would loan us an electric embosser, without charge,
to do our own plates.
ll,H~dro Electric ~ower Commission asking permission to u~e roadside at
~we'r Station COncession O, Lot 32 to park ~hange-over equipm~
12.W.A.Pric_e, Whitevale, asking that Altona Road, north of Whitevale,? be
paved - ordered to be placed on file.
13.Silas Tool, Chairman, Game Committee~, thanking Council fo~ use of sno~
fence.
l~.Owners (lb) of Port-Union Rouze-~area - complaining about high asse~smt
l~.Department of Highways - advising that they are placing a sign "B~ock
at No. 2 Highway.
l~.Ma~istrate Ebbs - cheque $241.29 fo~ August 1950 fines.
17.High School Board - asking Township action on new culverts and sale
Deben~ur~.
18.W.J.Hare - acting for CoUncil - advising that proposed site of new
Fire Hall at Woodlands does not seem Wer~y desirable owing t
lay of land, and asking that Members of Council again ~iew
the lot.
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COR~PONDEN. CE -..c ontlnued.:
19. POLICE REPORT - September 1950.
3'Housebreaking 64 Sum~nons Issued 6 Accldentd
2 Careless: d~iving 15 Juveniles 14'Summons Served
9 Liquor Act 20 Speeding 9 Houses under supervision
103 Complaints 3 Fail to report 130.Stolen and recovered
· $409.00 fine s.
20. Complaints re Roads
A. Frank Beer Fairport Beach
B. R.O. Jolliffe - Ridgewo0d Road
C. Vernon Ball - Picketing Beach
D. Ferns Tuck - Dunba~ton Gardens
E. W.R.Hull ' - " ,
F. G~r~don Nay - Kingston Road Gardens
G. John W. Pa~ker - West Point Crescent
21. Leonard Stevens - asking for hydro in his trailer at Cone.1 Lot 22.
22. Ross Ca~te~ - asking for a fence bonus on a closed road between Lots 24 and
25 in the Fourth Concession. .Agreed to pay .if pass inspection.
23. M~. Garland - asked for rent for use of land for Township to erect, snow
fence, a,ud complained about Road men breaking his fence. NO ACTION.
24. r.'eonard Rowe_t.t - asked about a road through his property in B.F.R.'2 Lot 32.
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The following Bond firms tendered for our $466,000. 3% 20 year High School
Debenture Issue :-
I~oml~on ~'e'c. Urities Corpora'ti.on 95.51
27. Go_ulding, Rose & Co. 97.25
28. Gairdner & Co. ' 97.0'27
29. ~ankers Bond 97.207
30 ~anadian'Bank of Commerce 97.02
31~ kills', 'spenc.e & _.c.o. 97.06
Ail tenders,excepting The Canadian Bank of C~mmerce, w~ere withdrawn.
· o0~~by Mr. Balsdon, seconded by M~. To~d, that Council return all tenders
bentu~e issue and ask all the above fi~ms to re-tender by 8 P.M~
October 10t~h next. CARRIED.
M~. ~adsworth, of J. L. Graham & Co, who tendered with ~he Canadian B~nk
of Commerce, asked that tenders be opened. '
MOVED by M~. Balsdon, seoonde~ by M~. Zinkie that all tenders be
6~ened,
Mr. Wadsworth raised his tender to 97~0~ and agreed to print the Bonds.
Goulding, Rose & Company agreed to let their tender stand at 97,05
plus e20 to print bonds.
a~.~eb7 Mr. Burk, seconded b7 Mr. Todd, that Council disregard
nders fo~ debenture, and ask the Above listed firms to submit
new tenders to close and be opened at 8 P.Me on October 10th next,
The following ~ER:SONS on motion, were _~:-
1, Mr. Grierson, Engineer for Ajax - asked Council to pa7 part
of cost of resurfacing and re-oiling Unive~.sit7 D~ive.
It was agreed that Mr. Ward should make arrangements
with Mr. Grierson.
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PERSOI~ BEA~D: Continued:
2. Mr. Wm. Hil]L of DUnba~'t0'~ Gardens, complained about the
amount of ca~ium and where placed on Fairport
Road No~th, and requested the Township to discontinue
, putting ~on ~alcium iunless ~therwise, advised: Also
, about the condition~ of _the ~w~st ditch of same road.
3. J. R. Martin .- complained a[bout wording of penalty clause
on Tax BilL~ -Also ro&~ds and we~ds. Spoke about
propose~ new fire e. ngine.
4e Mrs. H. Jatiouk- Complained about [asmesa~ent on Liverpool
~ house, and drainage.
5- G. ,M. Forsyt~e - asked Council to ~e carefu~about guaranteeing
debentures for fire areas, and requested Council
to levy police costs below Third Concession Line.
6. ~ Dr. N. E. McEwen complained about Building By-laws
and about Picketing Beach bridge (now out). Did not
· , know it was a County bridge.
7. Mr. Hurley asked for a ditch in front of his property at
, Lot 32 ConcessiOn 8.
8. GeraXd Cowan~asked Council to pay his towing bill of $5.00
caused by bad roads last Spring. NO ACTION.
9. The 7 Road men asked th~at their pay be increased from
70~ to 8~ per hour.
10. Roy Ward asked that his salary be increased from $2,400. to $3,000. ~
11. Clifford Schwalm regarding By-law re .Dog-Catcher
ROADS BR ,DGE m PO T
Your Standing Committee on Roads and Brid~es begs leave to
report and recommends payment of the following accounts:-
A. E.,Leslie & Co. SZeel I b~eam .(bridge) 23.~5
Shell, Oil Co. Can.Ld, Gas, Oil and Diesel Oil 876.341
Chas.~ Cooper ~ Hardware ~nd truck repairs 6~-59
Dept.of Highways Tax on 400 gals Diesel Oil ~J$.O0
J.S. Inness Ld. - Power Unit Pulley 17.06
A. Cross & Co. MagDeto r,epairs 15.10
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Tires 829.~8
W. Petty Shoyel repairs 5~00
Wheel~ & Rim Hoist repairs 6.26
Nober~ Miller Welding 14. 75
l~mm~d & McCall. 2 I Beams for bridge ·
Samuel, Trees Brake fluid 5'50
InZernationai Harvester Truck pam~s 85.28
Bains~ and David Bt.el for bridges 32.38
John B, Smith & Sons Timber 138'24
West.el l~roducts Road signs 20.85-
D. McRae Drilling on Bridge 20.25
Sheridan Equipment Shovel Repairs 549- 99
Jack Ward Welding 26.70
J. S. Bal s don Hardware 0.90
Roy Ward Parts $28.~2 Car 2,004 miles 152.4~
A. W. Mitchell Tile 1.95
Jas. Griffin 216 miles car allowance 15.12
Gordon Lynn 234 " " " 1~.38
Outran & Briggs Stone and sand 69.25
Frank Barkey 850 yards gravel ~ 25~ 212.50
J. Burrows Truck repairs ~9.82
D. L. Mairs Hardware 1.75
L. T. Johnston Unemployment Insurance 12.
3,3~3.47
ROADS AN~., BRIDGE REPORT, ,, - continued.
PAYROLL
Ivan Booth 184,80 -50.00 - 2.00- 2.08 130.72
Gordon Lynn 181.30 _- 50.00 14.~5 - 2.08 114.57
Fred Hicks 183.40 50.00 -'.v~ 132.60
Gordon Benson 187.602 50.00 137.60
Bud Norton 182.00 - 50.00 - 2.08 129.92 ·
Earl Anderson 182.00 - 50.00 - 2.00 - 2.08 127.92
Jas. Griffin 175,70 - 50,00 - 2.08 123.02
Stewart Graham 143.50 - 1,68 141_.82
Roy Ward 200.00 - 4,00 .196.00
Robert Lynn · 8,40
Geo. Bradford 35.00 - .40 34.60
M. Bradford 35.00 - .40 34.00
J. S. Chapman Bulldozer ' l, 364.50
E. n. 'Ruddy 22,50
Receiver General of Canada Income Tax 23.~5
UnemploYment Insurance deductions 12.88
Paid to Road men on account of salaries mid-month 350.00
Payroll... 3,0 .~5~70
Total Road and Bridge ....
Ail of which is respectfully submitted.
· GEORGE TODD'
Chairman.
_by Mr. George T. Todd, seconded by Mr..Clare Balsdon,
the Report of the Standing Committee on ROADS AND BRIDGES,
as Just read, be adopted. CARRIED.
CONTINGENCIES REPORT.
Your Standing Committee on CONTINGENCIES begs leave to report
and recommends payment of the following accounts:-
L.T. Johnston Bal. 275. O0 - 12.40 262,00
E.G.Baker " 183.32 2.08- 1.20- . 180,05
H.M.Green " 141.06 - 1.82 - 0.85 132.99
E. Robertson " 108.33
E.K. Jones " & Exp. 19!.~6 - 2.08 189.58
W. Walker " 200. - 15.9Q, Laumd~y 4,80
· and Car $54.10 243.00
W. H. Ellicott "$0.83 - 1.30 59-53
Dr, N.F.Tomlinson 3rd Quarter 250.00
Dr. P. ff.W.Loos " " 100.00
H.E.P. Commission, Oshawa ~5,50
Globe & Mail H.S.Deb. advertisement o,64
Registrar, Whitby Registration of Deeds and transfers 18,55
Miss A;E.Richardson Insurance - Municipal Building 42.00
L.T.Johnston Office Expenses, September 49.04
F.J.Prouse 3rd quarter 250,00
Picketing News P~inting 2~,.75 -
$1,965.02
All of. which is respectfully submitted.
CLARE BALSDON,
. Chairman.
MOVED by Mr. Clare Balsdon, seconded by Mr. George Todd~
t~the Report of the Standing Committee on CONTINGENCIES
as Jus~ read, be adopted. CARRIED.
your Standing Committee on WELFARE begs leave to report and
recommends ~t of the following accounts :-
Mrs. J. Forsyth 16.00
Mrs. L. ~arber 35.17
Mr. J. Lamorie 26.34
Mrs. M. Hilts 10.00
Mrs. J. Dwyer 10.00
Mr s. M. Bramme 1i 16.00
Mrs. E. Headland 27.00 .
Wm. Payne (daughter Donna) 16.00
Mrs. S. Hamd~ 16.00
Mr. John Robinson 45.~
Mrs. V. Ivey (TORONTO) 77.4~
Mrs. A. Gilmou~ - Rent - Ivey - TORONTO 30.00
Mrs. M.' PreSs (TORONTO) 93.43
Jas. MacDonaId - Rent - Press -TORONTO 30.00
N. Marple (AJAX) 105~00
C.M. & H.C. Ajax Nora Eyle kent 25e20
Albert Madder (SUDBURY) 100..~7
Chas. Bolt - Rent - Madder - Sudbury
July,Aug. & Sept. 1950 48'00
Mrs. Efta Linton 10.00 $7377.63
'COunty of Ontario ' ~b13._57
Twp of Muskoka - re Roach
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$454. o
T. B. AFTEROAR.E
Ronald SheepW~sh Sept.4. to Oct. 2. 36.00
Mrs .G.England (TORONTO) . 15.00
Harold Murphy " - 2 sons 39.12
Mrs. June Smith " - Leona, Oct. 23.90
Mrs. Martha Miller " - October 1950 16.08 $1~0,10
$1,322.13
All of which is respectfully submitted.
M. B. Burk.
Chairman.
MOVE~ by Mr. M.B.Burk, seconded by Hr. F.E.Zinkie, that the
Report of the Branding Committee on WELFARE, as Just read,
be adopted. 0ARRIED.
P0]iICE REPORT
Your Standing Committee on POLICE. begs leave to report and
recommends payment of the following accounts :-
L. W. Trinnell Sal. 210.06 - 15.00 & Emp.llS.17 319.83
F. W. White " 191.06 - 10.05 " 138.08 319.09
G. Channing " 154.16 & Exp. $122.47 276~63
W. Higgins " 154.16 " 119.25 273.41
Russell D. Humphreys - Township vs Allen 35.00
M. S. Chapman ClothiD~ (Channing and Higgins) 199.00
** Appeal Court Deposit - Appeal - Ebbs - Speeding 50.00
~,.:.~ Thcs. Gregg Attendance at Court - Clerk 4.00
Bu~nett Jamieson " " Bailiff 4.00
G. Morgan Installing space heater in office 15.00
M.W. Scott Car Sales ~td. Siren 50.00
W. C. Murkar Expenses h. 77
** Appeal allowed - $50. to be returned. $! 5~~03 $1 500 73
All of which is respectfully submitted. '. . ' . :
F. E. ZINKIE,
Chairman.
MOVED by ~. 1~. E. Zinkie, seconded by M~. M.B.Bu~k, that the
ep~t of the Standing Committee on POLICE, as Just read,
be adopted.
M0~ by ~. M.B.B~k, seconded by ~. C.A, Balsdon, that
~as the County Co,oil of the Co~ty of Ontario have
a~eed to pay the Oshawa General Hospital the ~a~e of $3.50
pe~ day fo~ hospitalization of all in, gent persons, and as
t~s Co,oil ~eoo~ended to the Co~ty Co~cil that the rat~
of $~.00 per day for such persons be ~id and motion was
rescinded in County Council, the Clerk be authorized to
inst~ot the Oshawa General Hospital to bill_ us direct
at the mate of $1.~0 per day for all indigent To, ship of
Pioke~i~ persons a~$tted, as of November 1st, 19~0. C~I~:
t bY ~. Cl~e ~lsdon, seconded by ~. ~ed Zinc,
he Oo~t of Revision ~11 sit at the Municipal Buildihg
on T~SDAY, November ~nd, 1950, at ~ O'CLOCK 'in the
to hea~ any appeals a~inst the 1951 Asses~ent Roll. C~I~.
by ~. Todd, se~nded by ~. ~k, t~t both sides of
o~t Road North between No. ~ Highway and the Seco~
0onoession be ditched..
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by Mr. B~k, seconded by ~. Zin~e~ that Instance on
ioipal ~ildi~. be increased fr~ $3,000. to ~,000.
amd ~enew~ with Miss A.E.Richa~dson at 70~%.
by ~. B~k, seconded by ~. Todd, that a fence in
d Oemete~ be fixed.
by ~. Todd, seconded by ~. B~k, that Council p~cha~
ssing ~achlne (B~a~a) equi~ent at $1,660.30 as per
lette~, and that o~ office staff do original plates on e~ect~ic
embosse~ to be lo,ed, without cha~ge, by the Comply. C~R~.
MO~ by Mr. Todd, seccnded by ~. Zi~e that West C~esoent'
~be ditched.
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MO~ by Mr. Zlnkie, seconded by Mr. Balsdon, that the Road me~
~id 8~ per ho~ co~encing October 1st, 1950.
MO~ by ~. Todd, seconded by Mr. Zin~e, that an Assistant
or Wor~ Po~em~ be hired .~der the Road Superintendent. C~RI~.
ebY ~. Todd, seconded by ~. B~k, that Roy Ward be paid
~ hou~ fo~ the period ~tobe~ 1st to Dece~er 31st, 1950.
MO~D by ~. B~k, seconded by ~'. Balsdon, that the Road
Superintendent be paid at the ~ate of $3,000. per year, as
of October 1st, 1950.
MO~ by ~. Todd, seconded by M~. Balsdon, that the Clerk
~ the Milk Oont~ol Board as~ng that Valley View Dal~y
be per~tted to sell milk retail In this Township, for whic~
the To, ship has issued. a 1950 license, as there are approxi-
mately forty (~0) Tg~ship of Picketing P~mers who ship to
this Dai~y.
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MO~ by ~. B~k, seconded by ~. zl~i~, ~ha~ the Clerk.ask
~he ~e~ical Officer of Health ~o sign an orde~ ~o evic~ ~pice
and Madde~ and reques~ Miss Walke~ ~o me~-:i~:~ each teache~ of
~ruan~ e~l~en who ~e not sick, and they, in ~n, are ~o
notify the ~Truan$ Office~ as prescribed.
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MOVED by Hr. Todd, seconded by Mr. Balsdon, that the Clerk ask
~'-~epartment of Highways to give consideration to increasing
our 1950 Road appropriation from $07,200. to $75,000. as originally
requested, as we have only sufficient money left in our appropriation
to last about six weeks. CARRIED.
CLERK' S INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Advise County Clerk that there are no more names to be added
from Picketing to the Memorial Plaque.
2. Ask Mr. Grant about a clause in our Dog-Catcher By-law
permitting, say, the Chief Constable or Assistant, together
with Bog-Catcher, to shoot a vicious dog that cannot be caught·
3. 'Phone Mrs. Norman Graham, Picketing, for name of owner of
vicious Police Dog and write said owner.
MOVED by Hr. Burk, seconded by Mr. Balsdon, that the Reeve grant his
or~[~ on the Treasurer to pay the several parties as recommended by
the several committees as presented this day. CARRIED~
MOVED by Hr. M.B.Burk, seconded by Mr. F. E. Zinkie, that this
CotmCil do now adjourn to meet again on WEDNESDAY, the First day
of NOVEMBER, 1950, at the hour of TEN O'CLOCK in the FORENOON· CARRIE1
~PROVED:.~..~. / · · · · · · .19501 ' ' ' 'C~k[
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