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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 9, 1960 10, 11. 12. ~fU NI C I P At If U I'LD I.N' 'G ,I·:·'~' . B.R 0 UGH A M A Meeting of Council was held on MONDAY, the NINl'H day of MAX" 1960 .t EIGHT 0 'clock in the even~ng: PRESENT: J. Sherman Scott" in the Chair H. Ross Hawthorne Harvey Spang Edgar James Harry Boyes Ross Deakin Cliff'ord laycox L. T. Johnston" Clerk MOVED by Mr. James, seconded by Mr. Spang" that Minutes of meeting held May 2, 1960, be adopted. CARRIED TÞ.e following CORRESPONDENCE was read: 1. Notice of Ontario Municiual Association meeting for 1960 to be at St. Catharines August 28 to 31st. Forms f'or reservations. 2. Enrlneer T. 0, Jefferson asked Council to declare watercourse through Lot 127, Dunbarton Gardens blocked in contravention of By-law No. 2452. See Resolution No. 170/60. 3. School Aqta No.2 advise word "auditorium" in their correspondence of ¡»reviou's week should have beø "Gymtorium". AGREED Area 2 Board should meet Council re such addition. 4. Mr. E. G. Baker. Collector" and Mrs. Mildred Spang" submitted their resignations. See Resolution No. 176/60. .' 5. As there is now no place in Federal set up of Civil Dereß1l~ for a Co-Ordinator, Mr. John Daniell-Jenkins submitted his resignation, but agreed to act as instructor if' required. See Resolution No. 178/60. 6, Mr. T. O. Jeffersonts resignation presented at last Council meeting was again brought forward as Reeve Scott was unable to get Mr. Jefferson to withdraw same. See Resolution No. 175/60. Our Solieitor submitted the second appraisal on Picov property ã'šl25,OOO.00 7. 8. O.W.R.C. approval f'or Resources Land Co-Operative to construct watermains, storm sewers, and sanitary sewers on their property known as Bay Ridges Development. Clerk reported he could find no authority to license HalllDer Mills; Municipal Affairs could not assist but recoBaended we contact our SGlicitor. See Resolution No. 172/60. Our Solicitor has been working on an agreement for drainage costs under Reselution No. 86/60" witÞ Eastown, now Rouge Valley Shopping Centre . However, he recommends that Council accept their o.ffer &1"-.3,000.00 without agreement and all statutes re drainage shall apply. Council a~reed to hold over until an opinion is secured from our Engineer. 9, Notice" annual convention or Ontario Assoe1ation Urban and Rural Municipalities, May 13 and 14, at Point Edward, near Sarnia. Rou2e Hills ~ons invitation to Council and interested off'icials to Charter N ght Anniversary" Friday, May 20, at Canadian legion Hall, Highland Creek. - 2 - 13 . 11. A 1 lfe Wlltn voUl d likeSe rytoe Road from Liverpool Boa d to Moo~ ROäd south of C. N. R.,not only to Fairport Beach Road, so as to protect school children. See Resolution No. 173/60. The following PERSONS" on MOTION, were heard: 1. Alex Chambers, Concession 1, Lot 22, claimed several neighbours were turning water onto his lands and asked that Council take action to stop such action. By-Law Enfo roe ment Orf'icer asked to view situation Tuesday a. m. William Fair£rieve stated the error preparing 1960 Tax Roll would require 40,000 entries to correct, that Tax Roll should have been prepared by the Clerk, that road books were not being kept as required by the Department of Highways of' Ontario, that there was no By-law re holiday pay for employees leaving Township employ, etc., all of Which the Reeve replied to. )(r.. Fred lewis, of Altona, stated he paid business tax in Pickering Township, that he operates a Chopping Mill, that Mr. Ross James who owns a hamme r mill is employe d by him to grind grain for local farmers in his area, and that he hoped Council would not license such hammer mill operators. Mr. Lewis asked Council to inspect, and if possible grade most of sidelines between wts 26-27 and 28-29, in 9th Concession" as the tra ve lIe d portion of the road allowance is low and dange rous . Mrs~ Jean Mø!herson asked Council what happens to Tax Bills al- ready sent out wrongly rated, and felt that the mileage of the We lfare Office r seeme d ra the r high. Mr. David McDowell asked if railway crossing on Concession 8 would receive safety measures this year. Mr. Spang stated that it was fourth on his list of 1960 work to be done. 2. 3. 4, 5, 6. James Coates, of Claremont, suggested that Couneil place all employees on a yearly mileage basis. R. G. Tur~ submitted necessary inf'ormation about the April Town- ship accounts and other matters dealing with the operation of the Township off'ice. Councillor Spang asked the Reeve the reason for Mr. Baker's and Mrs. Spang's resignation and as the reason was unknown, asked that Mr. Baker and Mrs. Spang be permitted to be heard at a Committee meeting of Council and same was arranged for the evening of May 11th.. 7. AgS'OLUTION N1J~rRER 170/60 ijOVED by ¡o(r. Deakin, seconded by Mr. Laycox, TV~T WHEREAS the Township Engineer has declared the watercourse runniqg through the north 66 feet of Lot 127, Dunbarton Gardens, owned by Mr. E. E. Rancourt, to be blocked, thereby contravening By-raw Number 2462; I T~REFORE BE IT R,JSOLVED that this Council does now confirm that By.,.Iaw Number 2452 has been contravened, and that the By-law Officer ~'be j required to take the necessary steps to have the blockage removed f'r..om the said wa te rcourse forth wi th . CARRIED RESOWTION NUMBER 171/60 MOVED by Mr. Boye s, seconded by Mr. Deakin, that Council approve a license for Jack Montgomery to operate a Texaco Service Station on the north west corner of Lot 6, Concession 1, of this Township. CARRIED RESOWTION N~ 172/60 M~VED by Mr. James, seconded by Mr. Deakin, that the matter of licensing Ha~r Mills be dropped and no further action be taken. CARRIED YEA: Messrs. Boyes, Deakin, IaycoX, Scott, Hawthorne, James. NA Y: Mr. Spang. .. 3 -, RESOLUTION NflMBER 173/60 ~MOVED by Mr. Hawthorne, seconded by Mr. Deakin, that the Corporation of the Township of Pickering recommend to the Ontario Department of Highways that the proposed service road from Liverpool Road" south of the C. N. R., West to Fairport Road South, be extended to Moore's Road to by-pass traff'ic past Fairport Beach School. CARRIBD RESOLUTION NUMBER 174/60 MO~ by Mr. laycox, seconded by Mr. Deakin, that the accounts, as per list dated May 4th, 1960, in a total of' $772.52, be written off, 4i's recommended by the Finance Committee on May 4, 1960. C~RI~D, ,RESOLUTION NUMBER 175 6 , VED by Mr. James, seconded by Mr. resignation of Mr. T. O. Jefferson, ?-faY 23rd, 1960. RESOLUTION NUMBER 176/60 ~VEI! by Mr. Spang, seconded by Mr. Hawthorne, that Mr. Baker and ~rs. Spang's resignation not be aocepte4 until we meet in a committee wi th ~Ir. Bake rand Mrs. Spang and Mr. Turk. CARRIED Spang, that Council accept the with regrets" to take effeot CARRIED ~SOLUTION NUMBER 177/60 l1PVED by Mr. Laycox, seconded by Mr. Deakin, that the April accounts, in the amount of $190,772.32, be paid. CARRIED SOLUTION R 178 60 OVED by Mr. IaycOX, seconded by Mr. Deakin, that the resignation of' · J. Daniell-Jankins from his post as Deputy-Co-ordinator for the Township of Pickering be aocepted, effeotive May 9th, and we would be pleased to accept his offer of' services as instructor. CARRIED RESOLUTION NUMBER 179/60 ~OVED by Mr. Hawthorne, seconded by Mr. James, that the following repair be authorized by the Road Superintendent: Remove and replace Dif'ferential Assembly, Truok # 13, by Burrow's Garage, Brougham, $ 688.29. CARRIED ~SOLUTION NUMBER 180/60 H,9VED by Mr. laycox seconded by Mr. Boyes, that a Bradma Addressing ~chine, Buckingham heavy duty model, be purchased at a price of $4,050.00, as recommended by the Finance Committee on May 4, 1960. CARRIED ~SOLUTION NUfttBER 1'81/60 M{)VED by Mr. James; seconded by Mr. Hawthorne, that a National Cash ~gister, Bank Tellers Model, 10 total, at a price of $2,745.00, be pþrohased, as recommended by the Finance Committee on May 4, 1960. CARRIED Rf.. T.I\W NU~R 25~3 Mr· Hawthorne, seconded by Mr. Daakin, moves for leave to introduce a Bf-Iaw of the Township of Pickering to license, regulate and govern vehicles from which refreshments are sold for consumption by the public a.d for the revoking of any such license, and that same now be read a f:J.rst time. Mr. Hawthorne, seconded by Mr. Boyes, moves that By-law Number 2513 to license, regulate and govern vehicles f'rom which refreshments are sold fòr consumption by the public and for the revoking of any such license, bè now read a second time, and that Council go into Committee of the Whole thereon. Tb,e Committee of the Whole arises and reports the By-law as read, M1'-. Hawthorne, seconded by Mr. Iaycox, moves that the report of the CQDUI1ittee of' the Whole on By-Law No. 2513 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 the Seal of the Corporation be aff'ixed thereto. CARRIEº - 4 - p.LERK'S INSTRUCTIONS 1. Mr. Ashton see Mr. Chambers, Concession 1, Lot 22, re drlrtnage. .2. Mr. Ashton report to Council on Lot 52, Plan 237. 3. Clerk change zoning meeting from Fairport Beach Community Hall to Hillview School. 4. Clerk produce all garbage dumping ag~ements. On MOTION of Mr. James, the meeting adjourned. APPROVED_ _~_~£960