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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFebruary 16, 1951 MUNIC I PAL BUILDING BROUGHAM An EMERGENT meeting of Council was held on FRIDAY, ~EBRUARY 16th, 195~ commen~ing at ONE O'CLOCK in the afternoon. PRESENT: Reeve W. H..Westney, in the Chair Deputy-Reeve N. E. McEwen Councillor C. A. Balsdon " F.E. Zinkie " M.B. Burk. The following applications were.read for the position of Assistant- Assessor :- F. J. Holliday, Whitby S. J. Dunning, Claremont R.R.3, Earl F. Riches, Cherrywood, Wm. L. Holtby, 10 Hurndale Avenue, Toronto. ~Arthur J. Thompson, picketing R.R.3 Ross G. Disney, Greenwood, J. H. Brown, Picketing R.R.3 Joe Morley, Claremont ........ Co A..Sterritt,,Pickening W. E. Trimble, Greenwood S. T. ~ordan, Picketing R.R.3 James W, Moore, Picketing R.R.3 Russell A. Dixon, Picketing R.R.3 W. H. Moore, 57 Simcoe Street S, 0shawl. Wm. Anderson, 16 Oak Street, Ajax. T. Stewart Graham, Claremont, Chas. Skelton, Picketing R.R.3, Ralph Milner, Brooklin. Ail applicants, with the exception of Mt.Earl Riches and Mr. W. E. Trimble, were heard. MOVED by Mr. Clare Balsdon, seconded by Dr. Nell E. McEwen, that Mr. A. J. Thompson, be appointed Assistant Assessor. MOTION LOST. MOVED by Dr. N. E, McEwen, seconded by Mr. M. B. Burk, that Council ~-~-6t hire an Assistant-Assessor during the year 1951.' MOTION LOST. MOVED by Mr. C. A. Balsdon, seconded by Dr. N. E. McEwen, that Mr. ~rthur J. Thompson be appointed Assistant-Assessor. CARRIED. Messrs Mahoney and BentleY were heard regarding 1951 Taxi Licenses, (two each). MOVED by Mr. F. E. Zinkie, seconded by Mr. C. A. Balsdon, that two ~-~Licenses be issued to Bentley and two to Mahoney for 1951. CARRI~ MOVED by Dr. N. E. McEwen, seconded by Mr. F.E. Zinkie, that Rqy Ward, Road Superintendent, be asked for his resignation by March 31st, 1951. MOTION LOST. MOVED by Dr. N. E. McEwen, seconded by Mr. F. E. Zinkie,. that ~-~ard, Road Superintendent, be dismissed as of March 31st, 1951. MOTION LOST. (Yeas - Dr. McEwen &Mr. Zinkie (Nays - Messrs Westney, Burk and Balsdon. MOVED by Dr. N. E. McEwen, seconded by Mr. M.B.Burk, that Council purchase for Road purposes the north-eas~ corner of Lot 15, Concessioz from A. F. Percy, said parcel being 231 feet by 231 feet angle, for $100.00 (One Hundred Dollars). CARRIED. -2- At 7 P.M. Council heard the Police Village Trustees, the High School Principal and High School Beard Chairman, regarding water for Picketing Village. A proposal was presented setting forth the pros and cons of water from Ajax and water from wells, together with costs : From Wells . . . $136,800. " Ajax .... 103,~300 · Advantage, Ajax $33,500. The Trustees favored the Ajax system and, as Ajax required certain zoning, it was MOVED by ~r. F.E.Zinkie, seconded by Dr. N.E.McEwen, that Council as~ our Planning Board to give consideration to a zoned area around Ajax, so as to assist Picketing Village to get water. CARRIED. On MOTION of Mr. C.A. Balsdon the meeting then adjourned. APPROVED: / Reeve.