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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 1, 1955 MUNLCIPAL B U I L DIN G BROUGHAM I.he':Beg1!1ar Meeting of Council was held on TUESDAY the FIRST day of March, 1955, at TEN O'clook in the forenoon. PRESENT: George T. Todd, in the Chair William G. Newman William G. Lawson Sidney Pugh J. Sherman Scott Lloyd T. Johnston MOVED by Mr. Pugh, seoonded by Mr. Newman, that Minutes of meeting held February lst, 1955, be adopted. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Soott, seoonded by Mr. Newman, that Minutes of meeting held February 9th, 1955, be adopted. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Newman, seoonded by Mr. Pugh, that Minutes of meeting held February 14th, 1955, be adopted. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Lawson, seoonded by Mr. Soott, that Minutes of meeting held February 15th, 1955, be adopted. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Pugh, seoonded by Mr. Scott, that Minutes of meeting held February 24th, 1955, be adopted. CARRIED The f'ollowing CORRESPONDENCE was read: 1. Treasurer's ReDort: Colleotions, February - $ 2,205.2l; Outstanding, ~ 'I 23,945.63. 2. Collector's ReDort: Collections, February - $ l2,726.84; Outstanding, \ 1 65,545.57. 3. F. J. Prous~ - Report f'or February. II Permits; Value, $52,600.00 4. R. C. Ballard, Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, advising that any negotiations for water should be made with Town of Ajax rirst. 5. Ken Balsdon - Tender Warbioide - $ 6.50 for 15 pOlmd bag. 6. Brunner Mond (Canada) Ltd. Literature. 7. DeDartment of Municiual Aff'airs. Grant,l2,389 (population) @ $ 1.85, ~ .. 22,9l9.65. ( ~ ~ 8. C. E. Morley, submitting added coverage, cost ror trucks. Present: 2 - 10 - 20 Suggested: 5 - 25 - 50. $48.00 additional (a~prox.) " $ 100,000.00 Inolusive Coverage. $84.00 additional (approx.) 9. Fire Marshall. Report on Rosebank Manor. Most of recommended improvements now in order. Will inspect again. 10. . John _~Y-- advising he will tender for Township Insurance. ll. Chr~s!ian_$omentists holding Church at East Woodlands Hall, asked permissior to erect a sign corner Kingston Road and Rosebank Road. APPROVED ir on present sign post. 12. B. K. Wilson appreoiated Building Ihspeotor's assistance while building house. 13. Rou~Durfin Conservation Authority report of meeting of February 15, 1955. l 14. Police Department. 1955 Oocurrences. [ r - 2 - The rollowing PERSONS, on MOTION, were heard: 1. F. J. Prou8e re building. 2. H.~rt Patterson, Westeel Company - solioiting business. 3. Ernes~ Stroud - re parking in front or his store. Agreed to employ a Policeman for two hours on Friday nights to direct trarfic. 4. Mr. Witzke asked that road at rear of his property in Concession B.F. R. 3, Lot 33, be opened. Advised this is a private road and he would be requested to submit plans to Planning Board. 5. Mr. McEwen, Plan 270, Lot 46, Fairport Beaoh complained about water not getting away from his lot. Counoil agreed. to inspeot. ( 6. W. H. Ellicott, Brougham, complained about bad culvert beside his house. Mr. Todd to see County Road Engineer. ) 7. Mr. Jackson, or Toronto Daily Star, agreed to make over 100 additional road signs for urban area. ( 8. Mr. B. Burritt and Mr. Allis asked for a By-Law prohibiting parks in Greenwood area. ( James Kni~ht, soliciting business ror Brunner Mond. Agreed to sell salt to Township $ 16.00 per ton delivered. 10. Chier Hill disoussed Police Budget. 9. ( ( 11. Mr. Fairgrieve~ complained about holes in Spruce Hill Road. 12. Bill Fertile advised Counoil that Frenchman's Bay are building a Community Hall 40 feet by 60 reet in Park grounds. They asked Council to dig the foundation and level the Ball Park Diamond. Advised to let Council know when they WOuld be ready ror excavation work. 13. Mr. Redrern, of Proctor, Redfern and Laughlin, submitted a report on water for Rouge West, with alternative suggestions re rates and areas. l4. The f'ollowing persons were interviewed ror position of Assistant Assessor. Salary, $2,600.00 to $3,200.00, acoording to experienoe. (1) Ronald M. Smith, Vandorf. 2! years experience Township of' Whitchurch. ( Inexperienced (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7 ) (8) C. CouDerthwaite, Claremont. Aged,54. Salesman. (9) W. J. Carson, R. R. 2, Claremont. Aged 56. Trucker. (10) Wm. Glidden, Claremont. Aged 39. Hardware. (11) W. A. Welsh, Claremont. Aged 40 (did not appear) (12) Howard Thayer, Pickering. Aged 42. Salesman. (13) Aged 47. Builder. (14) Baker. (15) Steamf'itter. George H. Howe, R. R. 3, Piokering. Aged 58. Retired builder. Keith R. Woo!!, R~.R. 2, Pickering. Aged 28. Farmer Frank W. Whi..:t e , R. R. 3, Pickering. Aged 56. Retired Farmer. " Nerlllaft-Pretz. Stouff'ville. Aged 32. Salesman. W. J. Bryant, Piokering. Aged 31. Clothing Clerk. R. Carruthers, Claremont. Aged 33. Truok Driver. '\ S. ThomDson, R. R. 3, Stoufrville. E. J. Lewis, Claremont. Aged 63. F. Goudie, Stouffville. Aged 59. - 3 - Assessor Applicants (Continued) (16) (17) R. A. Calladine, Locust Hill. W. A. Forsythe, Ajax. Aged 33. Aged -- Clerk. (Did not appear.) { < < AGREED Council meet Wednesday March 2 at 7:15 P. M. AGREED Council pay Piokering News advertising re Mr. Prouse, Building Inspector. AGREED Ernest Stroud employ a constable off duty, Friday nights, between 6:30 and 8:30 to direot trarfio in front of his store, corner Highway 2 and Rougemount Road. AGREED Council purchase necessary Warbicide from Kenneth Balsdon at $ 6.50 per l5 pound bag. The Reeve appointed Messrs. Soott, Lawson and Newman to interview Pickering Village Council to discuss water. CLERK'S INSTRUCTIONS <.., 1. Call ror Tenders f'or Police gasoline. 2. All employees submit daily mileage to Council for payment. ...¡ 3. Cheok "Trespass Road". 4. Have Mr. Moore drart By-Law to require persons to leave no man-made holes or wells on their property, that would endanger children. Have Road Superintendent list and replace or re-set Road signs. Prepare petition ror one street light corner Spruoe Hill Road and Concession 1. 5. ~ 6. 7. 8. .- 9. Advise Mr. Kortwright Council will not close sideline between Lots 14 and 15, Concession 9, but may lease ror One Dollar per year. Prepare agreement with Chester Hill promoters re water. Contaot Mrs. C meron of Pickering, Jones Avenue, for part time work. .... FINANCE REPORT Your Standing Committee on FINANCE begs leave to report and reoommends payment or the rollowing: J. S. Balsdon - 2 Pruners, 3 Steel Tapes .............. Ivan Beare - re lights ................................ The Enterprise - Advertising .......................... Gestetner - Parts ..................................... Cartwright & Sons Ltd. - Assessment ................... Imperial Oil Ltd. - Fyel Oil.......................... Stouf'fville Tribune - Advertising ..................... Dean L. Mairs - Supplies, Cut Rubbish - $ 8.90 Of'fice ---------------- .39 ........ Bell Telephone Company - Orrice ....................... T. M. Moore - Legal Second-Hand By-Law................ Pickering News - Advertising & Printing ............... Winirred Walker - llOO miles @ 8¢ - $ 88.00 Other ----------- 6.ll ........... Registrar of Deeds - January Transrers ................ H. E. P. C., Markham, Area 1 .......................... H. E. P. C., Markham - Area 1 ......................... J. F. Hartz Co. Ltd. - Health ......................... Stainton Brothers Limited - Binders ................... C. A. Sterritt - 232 miles @ 8¢ ....................... Municipal World Limited - Supplies .................... Village of Stouf'rtille - 1 Fire, Fred Lewis .......... Toronto Humane Sooiety - 12 Dogs, January............. Amount Cheaue 38.05 2016 6.90 2017 18.70 2018 16.35 2019 22.35 2020 40.99 202l 4.80 2022 9.29 2023 52.75 1944 50.00 2024 l4.25 2025 94.11 2026 11.80 2027 7.29 2028 4.54 1942 6.60 2029 30.90 2030 l8.56 2031 25.40 2032 60.00 2033 6.00 2034 - 4 - Amount Cheque 34.40 2035 37.76 2036 47.84 2037 55.l2 2038 79.77 2039 $ 794.52, finanoe ReDort (Continued) o. PIitz - January, February, 430 miles @ 8¢ ................. ~. J. Thompson - February, 472 miles @ a¢ .................... 1. F. Binsted - February, 598 miles @ $¢ ..................... D. F. Goslin - February, 689 miles @ 8¢ ...................... jlifrord Schwalm - Dog Catcher Expenses ...................... ~11 or which is respectfully submitted. "We G. Lawson" - Chairman ~OVED by Mr. Lawson, seoonded by ~w. Scott, that the Report of the Standing jommittee on FINANCE, as just read, be adopted. CARRIED POLICE REPORT (our Standing Committee on POLICE begs leave to report and recommends payment of the rollowing: Amount Ni11 Motors - Car Repairs, Towing, etc. .................... ~auta Bros. - Duplicator Stencils .......................... Spenoe's Stationery - Supplies ............................. R. J. McConnell - Radio Repairs ............................ ß. Sleightholm - Charooal .................................. \. W. Mitohel1 - Coal...................................... Nest End Taxi Ltd. - Toronto to Whitby..................... ~. Irish - Garbage Collection, Ootober 1 to Deoember 31 .... Pickering News - Supplies .................................. ~llison Motors - Towing .................................... \1. Price Men's Wear - Clothing and Equipment .............. J. A. Bushby - Flashlight Batteries ........................ [mperia1 Oil - Gas and Oil................................. British American Oil - Gas and Oil......................... Dew Drop Inn Flashlight batteries ........................ Lander-Stark Fuel Oil, Polioe Building ................... Narner Bros. Photo enlargements .......................... P.C. Daniels 50 miles @ 8¢ ............................... P.C. Morden - 27 miles @ 8¢ ................................ 577.46 4.75 32.93 l2.55 4.50 39.25 7.50 3,25 49.85 4,00 174.25 9.60 522.90 162.94 8.60 104. 33 16.25 4.00 _2.l6 $ 1,740.17, \ll of which is respectfully submitted. "J. S. Scott" Chairman Cheque 2042 2043 2045 2046 2047 2049 2050 205l 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 206l 1995 1996 10VE~ by }w. Scott, seoonded by Mr. Newman, that the report of the Standing jommittee on POLICE. as just read, be adopted. CARRIED NELFARE REPOIIT. (our Standing Con~ittee on WELFARE begs leave to report and recommends payment of the following: Amount Cheque PROVINCI,AL Local Mrs. E. Headland .......................... 40.00 Local Mrs. E. Robinson .......................... 32.52 Local Mrs. E. Linton ............................ 35.82 Local Mrs. B. Laureyssens ....................... 76.70 Local Mrs. IJ. Snider ............................ 36.32 Local Mrs. A. Green ............................. l5.00 Looa1 Mrs. M. Tough - Clarke's Grocery........... lO.OO Local Mr. A. Bayes - Stroud's Grocery........... 40.96 Local Mrs. C. Smitþ - Middleton's Grocery....... 16.35 Local Mrs. M. Smith ............................. 66.62 Scarboro Mrs. F. Michael........................... 82.72 Scarboro Mrs. M. Finnegan .......................... 64.32 foronto Mrs. M. Mulligan .......................... 90.00 foronto Mrs. L. Snell............................. 33.32 East York Mrs. M. Gillett ........................... 118.75 Scarboro Mrs. J. Galloway Q Re: Finneganr·.......... 35.25 Scarboro Mrs. M. Finnegan ..........................__29.07 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1979 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1906 Total 823.72", Amoynt Cheque 20.00 1962 13.07 1970 10.00 1971 39.75 1972 29.55 1973 47.84 1974 10.00 1896 15.00 1975 50.00 1976 l.J9 1977 - 5 - Welfare Report (Continued) MUNICIPAL strOud's Grocery - Re: Blanohette, Hopper ..... Galloway's Grocery - Re: Franois .............. Sleightholme Grocery - Re: Cameron ............ A. Mitchell - Fuel Re: Stokes, Jeffrey, Smith.. Township or Soarborough - Re: Collins ......... E. G. Baker - Mileage, Feb., 1955 - 598 mi @ 8¢ E. Blanchette .................................. HOSPITALIZATION W. E. MoEachnie - Re: Wong .................... Austin's Rest Home - Re: Gormley.............. Provincial Treasurer - Re: Cameron & Ashman .... All of whioh is respectfully submitted. "S. S. Pugh" Chairman Total l70.21, 66.7<\. MOVED by Mr. Pugh, seconded by Mr. Lawson, that the report of the Standing Committee on WE.LFARE, as just read, be adopted. CARRIED ROADS AND BRIDGES REPORT Your Standing Committee on ROADS AND BRIDGES begs leave to report, and reoommends payment of the following: Claremont Garage - Maintainer Repairs ............... Clirf Mills Motors - axles for truok ................ Jos. Burrows - repair truoks ........................ Jack Ward - Repair truck frame, instal signal lights and welding en snow ploughs ............. 58.49 Shell Oil Company - Gas, Oil and Diesel Oil .........1185.79 Department of Highways - Feb. 4, 798 gal. Oil, Inveioe 39l292¡ Feb. 28, 500 gal. Oil, Invoice No. 394295 ..................................... William Eckhardt - saw lumber ...................... Samuel Trees - Oil Filter & stone .................. Sheridan Equipment Co. - shovel repairs ............ Claremont Co-Operative - 30 bags salt .............. Stiver Brothers - 8 tons salt ...................... F. S. Barclay - oartage on salt .................... The Piokering News - advertising ror Tenders ....... D. L. Mairs - Hardware ............................. Cochrane and Dunlop Hardware - hardware ............ B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co. - 2 tires and tubes ....... Watson Springs - truck springs ..................... White Motor Co. - truck parts ...................... Canadian Johns Manville - culvert pipe ............. Eastern Steel Products - plough parts .............. W. L. Ballentine Co. - oil filters ................. J. D. Adams Co. - Maintainer Repairs ............... Roy Ward - Parts, $lO.67, l689 mi. @ 8¢, $l35.l2.... L. T. Johnston - unemployment insurance ............ Receiver General - Pension ......................... Jim Regan - Crushing 9745 yards in February, and balance of account in January................. Robert Miller - welding and repairs ................ Pay Roll - February.....................··········· All of which is respectfully submitted. Amount 3.·70 48.82 l8.65 l42.78 57.30 57.76 3.0l 36.00 147.20 51.20 1.50 2.92 17.63 325.62 9.80 4.02 293.70 62.58 30.20 89.2l l45.79 l.98 99.75 4424.60 32.25 1995.00 $ 9,347.2f1\. Cheque 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 46l 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 47l 481 472 "William G. Newman" Chairman MOVE~ by Mr. Newman, seconded by Mr. Scott, that the report of the Standing Committee on ROADS AND BRIDGES, as just read, be adopted. CARRIED - 6 - LIVESTOCl{ REPORT Your Standing Committee on LIVESTOCK begs leave to report and recommends payment of the f'ollowing: Amount Cheque Elmer J.¡ Annis - 4 Sheep damaged ......................... Elmer J. Annis - 1 Dog Killed ............................ W. C. Willson - Inspeotion of above ...................... 70.00 5.00 5.00 2040 2040 204l $ 80.0<\. Allor whioh is respectfully submitted. "S. S. Pugh" Chairman MOVED by Mr. Pugh, seconded by Mr. Newman, that the report of the Standing Committee on LIVESTOCK, as just read, be adopted. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Newman, seconded by Mr. Lawson, that the Treasurer be authorized to pay the acoounts as submitted by the various Committees this day. CARRIED BY-LAW NUMBER 2075 1st Reading: Mr. Pugh, seconded by Mr. Lawson, moves for leave to introduce a By-Law or the Township of Pickering to appoint a Warble Fly Inspector for the year 1955, and that same now be read a first time. Mr. Pugh, seconded by Mr. Newman, moves that By-Law Number 2075 to appoint a Warble Fly Inspector for the year 1955 be now read a second time, and that Council go into Committee of the Whole thereon. The Committee of the Whole arises and reports the By-Law as read. Mr. Pugh, seconded by Mr. Scott, moves that the report or the Committee of the Whole on By-Law Number 2075 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 affixed thereto. CARRIED BY-LAW NUMBER 2076 Mr. Scott, seconded by Mr. Pugh, moves f'or leave to introduce a By-Law or the Township of' Pickering to assess the Munioipality or the Township of Piokering, including the Polioe Village or Claremont, for a general Public Sohool rate to provide f'unds for the Township statutory grants to public schools in the year 1955, and that same now be read arirst time. Mr. Soott, seconded by Mr. Newman, moves that By-Law Number 2076 to assess the Municipality of the Township or Piokering, including the Police Village or Claremont, for a general Public Sohool rate to provide funds for the Township statutory grants to publio schools in the year 1955, be now read a seoond time, and that Council go into Committee or the Whole thereon. The Committee or the Whole arises and reports the By-Law as read. Mr. Scott, seconded by Mr. Lawson, moves that the Report of the Committee or the Whole on By-Law No. 2076 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 arf'ixed thereto. CARRI~~ On MOTION of Mr. Newman the meeting adjourned to Fourth day of April, 1955, at Ten o'clock in the the APPROVED~t-/ ~1955 . .