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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJune 2, 1954 ~·Y'"r""~_·~· - X·U If I C I PAL BUILDIJiG BROUGHAM A Meeting of Council was held on WEDNESDAY, the $EOOND <lay of JUNE, 1954, at I§! o'clock in the forenoon. PRESENT: George T. Todd,' in the Chair Clare A. Balscion William G. Newman William G. Lawson Hugh G. Michell Lloyd T. Johnston The Minutes of .eeting held May 3, 1954, were read, and on Motion of Mr. Balsdon, seconded by Mr. Michell, adopted. £.ARRIED The Minutes of Emergent Meeting held May 4, 1954, were read, and on Motion of Mr. Lawson, seconded by Mr. Balsdon, adopted. CARRIED The Minutes of Emergent Meeting held May 10, 1954, were read, and on Motion of Mr. Balsdon, seconded by Mr. Michell, adopted. CARRIED The Minutes of Emergent Meeting held May 25, 1954, were read, and on MOtion of Mr. Lawson, seconded by Mr. Balsdon, adopted. CARRIED The Minutes of Emergent Meeting held May 26, 1954, were read, and on MOtion of Mr. Balsdon, seconded by Mr. Michell, adopteci. CAR~!ED The following CORRESPONDEBCE was read: 1. F. J. Prouse re Building Permits. Mat, 44 Permits. Value, ¡ 30ó,70â.oo; 31 Dwellings, average, , 9,600.00; 1954 value permits to date, . 1,126,250.00. Central Mort£a£e and Housin~, asking-for a meeting to consider roads and garbage in Ajax area. Department of Hi~waYs, asking for an Easement for C. F. Bulmer - aft er survey. Chief Hill, asking that Parking By-Law be amended so that fines could be paid at Police Office without going to Court. Harry N. Flanni£an,_ Concession 1, Lot 5, asked for a Kennel License. Mr. Newman to make inquiries. Ratepayers petition Valley Farm Road, asking for thirty miles speed limit. Thirteen houses east side, 10 houses west side, on 1578 feet. 2. 3. 4.. 5. 6. Clerk reported on Plan 401. Houses for thirty mile speed limit - 14. houses west side, 2 houses east side, on 1227 feet. S. Clerk reported on Pine Ridge Road. Houses for 30 aile s~e.Q liait - 41 houses on 3800 feet. 7. 9. Clerk reported on Island Road. Houses for thirty aile s,eed l~t - 6 houses on 40 rods, one side. The followingi'~_on MOTIOH, were heard: 1. Stmley MaDD - (l) wanted sideline between Lots 4 and 5 opened from Pickering Beach to Concession 1. (2) Complained about Ajax people taking gravel fro. Beach on Road Allowance. (3) Asked for a new subdivision in south half of Lot 5, Concession B.F. R.) of about 16 acres. Advised he must have Municipal' water. - 2 - F. J. Prouse reported certain trailers in Township: (1) Roult Subdivision. (2) Ryder. (3) Anderson. (4) North-East of Spruce Hill Road. Clerk notify Police to charge and if they refuse, have charged. Mr. Bruno, 69 Munroe Street, Gladstone 4103, stated he was manufacturing cheese in a garage in Concession 5, Lot 2, and asked permission to live in it, say the odd night or week-ends. Messrs. Kirton and Brown, Concession 7, Lot 34, asked that the Markham Town Line and Eighth Concession be oiled. Council told them that two bags calcium was being laid in front of each dwelling (within 200 feet of road) and that the oiling of Town Line would be discussed with Markham Council for 1955. Deputy-Reeve Balsdon reported: 3. 4. 5. He had contacted Mr. Straughan, Road Engineer, Township of Scarborough, and he agreed that they would clean out east ditch of Scarborough Townline from Lake to Highway 401, and put in the necessary culverts. He and Councillor Newman had agreed that the cinder path from Highway 2 to Concession 1, Altona Road, should be on east side of road near the fence, except in one low spot where it would be Bear the pavement for 50 feet. He and Councillor Newman had agreed that the cinder walk on Fairport Road north should be on the west side near fence except a part near property of Mr. Benn, where it would be Bear the pavement. Mr. Ward had been asked to ask for Tenders for both cinder paths. Council pay 40% and have ready for September 1, 1954. AGREED that Markham Townline between Concession 5 and aighway 7 be prepared for hard top. 1. 2. 3. 4. MOVED by Mr. Newman, seconded by Mr. Michell, that this Council now form itself into a Court of Revision to sit on any appeals that may be brought before it. CARRIED 1. 'Mr. Stanley Mann who had appealed 50 lots in Plan 525 on 1953 - 1954 Assessment was heard. Mr. Mann stated that all these lots were rented and farmed in 1953 and 1954, and should be assessed on farm lands basis. MOVED by Mr. Newman, seconded by Mr. Balsdon, that all lands appealed by Mr. Mann and farmed be assessed at farm land rates. MOTION' LOST 2. NEIS: Kessrs. Lawson, Todd and Michell YEAS: MEssrs. Newman and Balsdon. MOVED by Mr. Lawson, seconded by Mr. Michell, that Mann a&tsessments be sustained. ---- CARRIED Mr. H. A. Newman, appealed 206 lots in Plan 345 for 1953 - 1954 Assessment of '9,600.00. Mr. Newman claimed that part of these lots were used for farm purposes and should be assessed at farm rates. MOVED by Mr. Michell, selonded by Mr. Balsdon, that all of Mr. Newman's lots used as farm lands be assessed at farm rates, namely, Lots 57 to 78 ($2,200.00 Assessmeot), Lot. 119 to 128 ($1,000.00 Assessment! Lots 131 to 134 ($450.00 Assessment) and Lots 135 to 141 (.350.00 Assessment). CARRIED - 3 - MOVED by Mr. Lawson, seconded by Mr. Michell, that assessment on all other lots of Mr. H. A. Newman be sustained. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Balsdon, seconded by Mr. Michell, that the assessment on H. A. Newman lots assessed at farm rate shall be . 100.00 per acre. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. lewman, seconded by Mr. Michell, that the Court of Revision do now adjourn to be reconvened by the Chairman at a later date. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Balsdon, seconded by Mr. Newman, that Council accept agreement with ratepayers in Rosebank to take over eertain.r~ads at an estimated cost of '1,684.92 or less. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Balsdon, seconded by Mr. Newman, that bulldozer make a path to lake at foot of sideline between lots 30 and 31. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Lawson, seconded by Mr. Balsdon, that Valley Farm Road from No. 2 Highway to Concession 2 line be declared a "built-up area" and that 30-mile per hour signs for speed be erected. CARRIED KOVED by Mr. Michell, seconded by Mr. Balsdon that sideline between Lots 8 and 9 from No. 2 Highway to north limit of Plan 401 be declared a "built-up area" and that 30-mile per hour signs for speed be erected. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Balsdon, seconded by Mr. Lawson that Pine Ridge Road from Rougemount south along Crescent Road and Dyson Road to Old Rosebank Road be declared a "built-up area" and that 30-miles per hour sign for speed be erected. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Newman,: seconded by Mr. Lawson that I$land Road opposite Lot 34 be declared a -built-up area" and that 30-mile per hour signs for speed be erected. CARRIED AGREED that Mr. Newman investigate Mr. Finnigan, Concession 1, Lot 5, for Kennel License. MOVED by Mr. Lawson, seconded by Mr. Newman, that Township Dump be closed to the Public except Wednesday and Saturday, 12 noon to 8 P. M. and that Jfilliam Jackson supervise the dump, . without remuneration, keep clèan and rubbish pushed back. CARRIED CLERK'S INSTRUCTIONS > 1. Order 32 tons calcium chläride, bringing total order to 232 tons. ) 2. Chefk on any necessary By-Laws to be passed by July 1. I 3. Write Scarborough Township for terms under which they would supply water to West Rouge. 7 5. Advise Ratepayers Association, Fairport Beach, re agreement re draining water at A. A. Grills, across road directly to lake. Write Michael Starr re Township paying sales tax. Contact Markham Township Clerk to see if they will oil or calcium Townline north of No. 7 in front of dwellings, and if they will oil the entire road in 1955. > 7. Road Superintendent erect three 30mile per hour signs in Fairport Beach. 6. 1 4. 1 8. Contaet Hydro about moving two poles in Rosebank road that Council· are taking over, free, because they were not authorized. ) 9. Road Superintendent place two loads gravel on Dump road. Find out how garbage areas are financed - if any provision for a straight charge per house. Advertise in Pickering News and Fairport Beach local paper that dogs may not run at large. Have a number of signs printed -Dump Open- certain times only and posted throughout: the Township. Two large steel "No Dumping" signs near dump. - 4. - ., ~I > 10. ì 11. 1 12. FINANCE REPORT Your Standing Committee on FINANCE begs leave to report and recommends payment of the following: D. F. Goslin, Convention Expenses ...... $ 9.00 Mileage, 512 mi. @ 8¢ .... 40.96 E. K. Jones - Convention Expenses ...... 44.50 Mileage, 187 mi. @ 8¢ .... 14.96 C. A. Sterritt - Mileage (April) &-Stamps ..... Cash - 4000 stamps @ 5¢ - Tax Bills ........... L. T. Johnsto.n - Petty-Cash ................... Registrar of Deeds - Transfers ................ Beare's Limited - Supplies .................... Toronto Star Limited - Advertising, Assessor ... Stouffville Tribune - Printing Tax Bills, 105.60 Engelopes ......... 55.00 Disney Motors - Towing Spray Truck ............. W. Davis (Supertest Station) Whitby 1, Gas ..... Spray Motor Limited - Parts .................... Improvement District of Ajax - 1 Fire Call, Jan. 1 to March 31, 1954 ........ Stainton Brothers Limited - Furniture, etc. .... Marchant Calculators Limited - 1 Calculator .... County of Ontario - Training School............ T. M. Moore - Account, Feb. 8, 1954 to Apr. 9/54 D. L. Mairs - Sprayer ............. . 14.20 Office .............. 8.25 Pickering News - Printing ...................... R. E. Sim~ - Valuatin~ Township property - 5 'meetings @ , 5.00 .................... Gordon McLean - Valuating Township Property - 5 meetings @ $5.00 ..................... W. H. Westney - Valuating Township Property - 5 meetings @ $5.00 ........$ 25.00 Mileage --60 mi. @ 8¢ ... 4.80...... Winifred Walker - Mileage --1020 mi. @ 8¢ - 81.60 Laundry............... - 5.25 H. E. P. Commission - Township Hall............ Bell Telephone Co. - Office .................... Stainton Brothers Ltd. - Office Supplies ....... A. J. Thompson - 427 miles @ 8¢ ................ Cliff Schwalm - May Expenses ................... Toronto Humane Society, ~, 15 dogs ........... Village of Pickering - 50% cost Survey, $170.00 Charles McTaggart, 1280 miles @ 10¢, Warble Fly All of which is respectfully submitted. Alaount CheQue 4.9.96 3471 59.46 3472 20.26 3473 200.00 3474 75.00 3475 11.95 3476 31.97 3477 4.80 3478 160.60 3479 4.00 3480 1.00 3482 24.60 3483 75.00 3484 176.95 34.85 787.50 3486 13.50 3487 765.00 3488 22.45 3489 91.20 3490 25.00 3491 25.00 3492 29.80 34.93 86.85 3494 9.16 3380 42.90 3398 66.70 3485 34.16 3495 89.22 3497 7.50 3496 85.00 3498 128.00 3463 $ 3,217.49 "H. G. Michell" Chairman MOVED by Mr. Michell, seconded by Mr. Balsdon, that the Report of the Standing Committee on FINANCE, as just read, be adopted. CARRIED -5 - POLICE REPORT Your Standing Committee on POLICE begs leave to report and recommends payment of the following: Mount - Meteor Serial 142433 ........... 850.00 - Equipment changeover ........... 16.90 - Provincial License for above.... 10.00 - Change Oil and Grease .......... 3.20 - Meteor 150695 .................. 750.00 - Meteor 150695 License .......... 10.00 1,640.10 Arthur Skidmore - Metal Cabinet (liquor) ....... 27.50 Alex C. Hall - Court Services, April........... 12.00 E. L. Hill - Telephone Rental, May............. 3.65 Spence's Stationery - Typewriter Ribbon ........ 1.25 Mrs. Vera Morgan - Rent in advance ............. 35.00 Toronto Telegram - Advertising, Police Clerk (3) 6.00 G. Morgan - 1 one-holer ........................ 75.00 Bell Telephone - At. 2-0122 ........ $31.40 Bell Telephone - Pickering 365 ..... 29.97 61.37 B. A. Oil - Gasoline (March and April)..49.94 It It It It (Feb. & April) 180.32 Imperial Oil - Gasoline It It - 14.ó.02 It It _ It (Apr. Be May) 173.67 Little Motors - Transfer of Equipment to new cruiser ............... Little Motors - Car Wash ...................... J. S. Balsdon - 2 cases Fusees ................ It It It _ 24 Flashlight Batteries ....... Chemical Protection - Federal Red Batons ...... Dunbarton Garage - Valve job Car # 2 .......... Dunbarton Garage # 2, Rewind siren motor ...... Dunbarton Garage - Roof Flasher Car # 2 ....... Log Cabin - 6 Charcoal @ 43¢ .................. Rogers Majestic Fuses and Service ............. It It Changeover of equipment........ · It Transfer radio to new cruiser . Pickering News - 1000 # 10 envelopes .......... W. C. Murkar, J.P., Postage & Stationery ...... W. C. Murkar - J. P. Services ................. Little Motors Little Motors Little Motors Little Motors Little Motors Little Motors 230.26 319.69 15.98 1.2& 17.23 59.5 4.80 7.69 39.03 13.25 10.40 2.58 7.30 41.55 34.35 11.·00 14.75 9.20 $ 2,684.45 All of which is respectfully submitted. "William G. N eWDlan It Chairaan Cheque 3503 3504 3505 3506 3507 3508 3509 3516 3511 3512 3513 3514 3515 3515 3516 3518 3518 3518 3519 3520 3520 3520 3521 3521 3522 MOVED by Mr. Newman, seconded by Mr~ Balsdon, that the Report of the Standing Committee on POLICE, as just read, be adopted. CARRIED WELFARE REPORT Your Standing Co..ittee on WELFARE begs leave to report and recommends payment of the following: Amount PROVINCIAL Local It It tt It It . It It Toronto Mrs. E. Headland .............. 33.32 Mrs. E. Robinson .............. 21.68 Mrs. E. Linton ................ 30.32 Mrs. C. Smith - W. Middleton ... 65.40 Mrs. B. Laureyssens .......... 66.70 Mrs. L. Snyder ................ 22.48 Mrs. M. Finnegan - J. Galloway ..)8.00 Mrs. M. Finnegan - Vigor Oil Co. 5.20 Mrs. D. Starr ................. 65.92 Mrs. M. Mulligan .............. 77.00 ----_._--_.~ Cheque 3443 3444 3445 3446 3447 3448 34.49 3450 3451 3452 Total - 6 - Welfare Report - Continued Toronto Gore Mrs. E. Taylor .................... Mrs. D. White - J. Usaty .......... Mrs. V. Wilcox .................... MUNICIPAL City of Toronto - Re: Bailey, Press, Mascomb Township of York - Re: Bailey............. Township of Scarboro - Re: Collins ........ E. Baker - Mileage, May, 1954 .............. HOSPITALIZATION County of Ontario - $158.75; 647.37 ........ Oshawa General Hospital - Additional ....... National Sanitarium Ass'n - Re: B. Musy .... Provincial Treasurer - Re: Cameron & Ashman All of which is respectfully submitted. Amount 30.12 30.00 81.32 221.44 61.06 59.10 12.40 806.12 52.50 3.34 2.12 Cheque TO'Bal 3453 3454- 3442 567.46 3455 3456 3457 3458 354.00 3459 3460 3461 3462 86;'.08 $ 1,785.54 "Vi. G. Lawson" Chairman KOVED by Mr. Lawson, seconded by Mr. Michell, that the Report of the StandingColllDlittee on WELFARE, as just read, be adopted. CARRIED ROADS AND BRIDGES REPORT Your Standing Committee on ROADS AND BRIDGES begs leave to report and recommends payment of the following: AaO\U1t Cheque Total 6,000.00 90 4,919.10 91 70.47 92 88.70 93 37.13 94 8.52 95 90.00 96 12.15 97 19.20 98 100.00 99 695.55 100 110.00 101 118.16 102 122.38 103 185.65 104 19.75 105 2.16 106.27 Innes Equipment Ltd. - on account of Crusher Brunner-Mond Canada Sales - Chloride ....... International Harvester Co. - truck parts .. Sheridan Equipment Co. - Repairs for School. Miller Paving Limited - Asphalt for Patching White Motor Co. - Truck Parts .............. J. D. Adams Company - 1100- 24 tire ........ Samuel Trees - Brake Fluid and oil filter... W. L. Ballentine Co. - Maintainer filter ... Cyril E. Morley - Insurance on snow fence... Shell Oil Co. - Gas, Oil & Diesel Oil...... Department of Highways, May 5- 500 Gal. Diesel Oil, Invoice 102102; May 20 - 500 Gat. Diesel Oil, Invoice 104ólO............... Jack Ward - Welding & Repairing & Cable .... Joe Burrows - Repair Trucks ................ Roy Ward - Parts, $35.77; 1881 miles @ 8¢, $ 150.48 .............. Robert Miller - Welding & Repairing ........ L. T. Johnston - Unemployment Insurance .... Receiver General - Pension Funds ........... . 12,70;.19 Pay Roll ................................... .", ..1~·ó52-.'C)~r.. . 14.,357.$1 MOVED by Mr. Balsdon, seconded by Mr. Lawson, that the Report of the Standing Committee on ROADS AND. BRIDGES, as just read, be adopted. CARRIED I'iiá&:::, - 7 - LIVESTOClC REPORT Your Standing Committee on LIVESTOCK begs leave to report and recommeads payment of the following: Amount Cheque Thomas Risebrough - 7 Sheep ...................... R. C. Baker - g Sheep ................ . 150.00 2 Lambs ................ 36.00 Evans Benson - 3 Lambs ........................... W. C. Willson - 4 inspections, as above .......... Evans Benson - Killing two dogs ........ ... · · . · · · · · $ 175.00 186.00 54.00 20.00 10,00 . 445.00 3lt99 3500 3501 3502 3501 All of which is respectfully submitted. "William G. Newmanw Chairman MOVED by Mr. Newman, seconded by Mr. Lawson, that the report of the Standing Committee on LIVESTOCK, as just read, be adopted. CARRIED Jl)VED by Mr. Lawson, secoad.ed by Mr. Michell, that the Reeve grant his order on the Treasurer to pay the several accounts as presented and passed in the various reports as passed this day. CARRIED BY-LAW IfUKBER 2015 Mr. Newman, seconded by Mr. Lawson, moves for leave to introduce a By-Law of the Township of Pickering to re-locate the Polling Sub- divisions of the Township of Pickering, and that same now be read a first time. Mr. Newman, seconded by Mr. Balsdon, moves that By-Law No. 2015 to re-locate the Polling Subdivisions of the Township of Pickering be now read a second time and that Council go into Committee of the Whole thereon. The Committee of the Whole then arose and reported. Mr. Newman, seconded by Mr. Michell, moves that the Report of the Committee of the Whole on By-Law No. 2015 be adopted, and that the said By-Law be now read a Third time and passed; that the Reeve and Clerk sign the same, and that the seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto. CARRIED BY-LAW HUMBER 2016 Mr. Balsdon seconded by Mr. Newman, moves for leave to introduce a By-Law to regulate the erection and to provide for the safety of buildings, and that same now be read a first tilae. Mr. Balsdon, seconded by Mr. Lawson, moves that By-Law No. 2016 to regulate the erection and to provide for the safety of buildings, be now read a second time, and that the Council go into Committee of the Whole thereon. The Committee of tàe Whole then arose and reported. Mr. Balsdon, seconded by Mr. Michell, moves that the Report of the Committee of the Whole on By-Law No. 2016 be adopted, and that the said By-Law be now read a Third time and passed; that the Reeve and Clerk sign the same, and that the Seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Lawson, seconded by Mr. Balsdon, that this meeting do now adjourB to meet &gain on MONDAY, the 5th day of JULY, 1954, at 10 o'clock in the morning. C . . . . . . Clerk L~~.:7; ~~ ~T·· y-- Reeve APPROVED: ~£d 1954 . . .