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REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL
~F THE- TOWNSHIP OF CLARKE
Tuesday, September 5, 19~7 at 10 a.m.
Council Chamber; Orono.
Present: Reeve R. A. Foster
Councillor O. H. Falls
CDuncillor W. R. Carveth
Councillor F. A. Gray
Clerk H. E.Millson
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The minutes of Coun~il meetings held August 1 and 30, 1967,
were approved as read on motion by w. R~ Carveth, seconded by
F. A. Gray. Carried. '
It was moved by O. H. Falls, seconded_by F. A. Gray that
delegations be heard(by Council. ~arried.
Mr. L. Secord, owner of part Lot 1, Concession $, requested
Council to correct a drainage problem from the municipal road
unto his property. The most serious problem, he said, is
where the drainage runs into the foundation of his house. In
conclusion, he mentioned, this problem would be brought to the
attention of the Township of Hope.' It wa~ Council's decision
to request the Road~Superintendent to investigate thi. complaint
and report to Council at his earliest convenience. Also, Mr.
Secord mentioned the dust and hazard of speeding traffic
caused by vehicles in connection with the Ganaraska Race Track.
This pr9blem was also referred to the Road Superintendent for
investigation and report to Council._
Mr. Eric Whyte informed Council of the operation of a
Trailer Camp in part Lot 26, Concession 2. He had been asked,
he said, bY,his ne:\.ghbouIts to inform Council that the valuation
of properties ~n the ~ediate area of this camp'are being
devaluated. The Clerk ~as instructed to investigate the
operation of the said Trailer Camp and report to Council~
Further, it was the unanimous decision of the members of' Council
.present to re-study By-).aw No. 1354. ;
. The Reeve and Councillor Gray, ,members of the Clarke
Plan~ing Board, reported on a recent meetin~ of the said Board
at which meeting the Planning Board ~equested CounciT to
proceed with the necessary negotiation 'of By-law No. 1517,
A Restricted Area, with the Ontario Municipal Board as quickly
as possible.
The Clerk was instructed to draft a By-law to provide for ,
a 2 year term for the Reeve, Deputy Reeve and Three Councillors.
Council recessed at 12 noon for lunch and resumed session
at 1:30 p.m.
Mr. M. L. Ross, Road Superintendent, appeared at Council
meeting from 1:30 to 3 p.m.in order to discuss road matters
with Council.' .
Mr. E. R. Woodyard, Inspecting Trustee of the Trustees of the
Police Village of Orono, introduced Mr. Melville Downs, the new
Manager of the Orono Hydro Electric.Co~ission, to the members
of' Council and the Clerk. . .
Council were agreed to receive the .Tr~asurer's report due on
September 5, 1967 with regard to the financial comparison of
current expenditures in relation to the 1967 hudget in special
meeting on September 19 next.
The following correspondence and reports were read out by
Reeve Foster: .
1. Totten, Sims, Hubicki & Associates Limited re Report
and Application to Board of Tra~sport Commissioners for Canada
requesting authorization to construct the proposed Newtonville
Grade Separation at C. p. R. crossing.-Filed.
2. _ Department of Municipal Affairs re announcement of
a Municipal Workshop to be held in Cobourg on Wednesday,
September 20 at 1:30 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. and Thursday,
September 21 at 9:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. as business brought
forward from August 1, 1967.*Filed.
3. Ontario Water Resources Commisaon re Publication on
Water Quality Data in Ontario.-Filed. '
4. . Lake Ontario, Regional Development Council re Tourism.
-Filed.
5. Mr. M. L. Ross, Road Superintendent, re Road Depa~tment
Financial Statement August 31, 1967.
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Regular Meeting of Council 5 September 1967 continued:
6. . ~Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Department
of Physiology re code of Guiding Principles for the Care of
Experimental Animals.-Filed. . .
7. Committee of Adjustment for the Township of Clarke.
minutes of meetLng held July 31, 1967.-Filed.
B. Department of Municipal Affairs, Municipal
Subsidies Bran~h, re Federar Provi~ial MunicLpaL Winter
Works .Incentive Program 196?-6B.-Filed., ..
9. . - .Totten, Sims, Hubicki & Associa:.tes Limited re ,
proposed Street Reconstruction in PoliceVillage of' Orono.-Filed.
10. Tpustees of the Police Village of Orono re Resolution
No. 67-46 dated September 5, 1967.-Referred to resolution.
11. Orono Hydro Electric Commission re R~solution
No. 67-39 dated September 5, 1967.-Referred toresol~tion.
12. '. Petition of Mrs..A.E. Morton and 27 other signed
petitioners opposing the proposed building of two triplex
apartments on the corner of Churah and Princess Streets in
the Police Village ~f Orono.-Tabled.
13. 'Copy. of .let ter from Totten" Sims, HubickL & .
Associates Limited to the Board of Transport Commissioners
for Canada re File No. 26711.2523 and 26727.1353 Crossings
of Boundary Road between the Twp. of Clarke and Twp. of'
Hope at mileages 27B.54 C.N.R. Kingston Subd., and 149.B3
C.P.R. Belleville Subd. -Filed. .
14. Canadian Pacific Railway .re improved .operation
procedures and related communications as business .brought
fo~ward~om August 1, 1967.-Tabled.
15. Dow Chemical of Canada, Limited, Sarnia, Ontario
re Ruelene 25E for Warble Fly Control as business brought
forward from August 1, 1967.- Tabled.
16. Pope & Goebell~.re Orono Municipal Water System
and Resolution No. 164 dated Nov. 2, 1965, as business
brought forward from August 1, 1967.-Tabled. .
17. Department of Municipal Affairs re Cl~rke .Planni~g
Board as business brought forward from August 1, 1967.-Tabled.
lB. Mr. William Skelding rB Presbyterian Cemetery at.
Newton~ille.as business brought forwar.d from August 1,
.1967. -']abled. '
19. Lovekin and Stubington re Presbyterian Church and
Newtonville Cemetery as ,business brought forward.from
August 1, 1967.-Tabled. -
20. Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority
minutes of General Meeting held July 20, 1967.-Filed.
21. Copy of letter from.Ontario Department of Highways
to Totten, Sims, Hubicki & Associates Limited, r~ Pol~c.e
Village of Orono - Storm Sewer System.-Referred to Resolution.
22. Copy of letter from Ontario Department of Highways
to Totten, Sims, Hubicki & Associates Limited, re Twp.
Cla~ke, Co. North. & Durham, Dist. 7 - Street Reconstruction
in Police Vi]age of Orono, viz; grading, granular base,
storm sewers, curb and gutter and paving on Main, Duchess,
Church, Park, Centre and Dickson Streets.-Filed. .'
23. Copy of letter. from Totten, Sim~, Hubicki &
Associates Limited to The Ontario Water Resources Commission
re Township of Clarke,. Police Village of 6rono, Storm
Sewers.-Filed.
24. .~ Department of the Provincial Secretary and
:Citize~ship re Ganaraska Speedway Limited, Our F~le
No. 204373.-Tabled.
25. Department of Municipal Affairs re Municipal
Workshop, September 20 and 21, 1967, Council Chambers,
County Building, Cobourg.-Filed.
26. Department of Municipal Affairs re Report of' the
Ontario Committee on Taxation. -Clerk to req.uest j!1 copy.
27. Totten, Sims, BUbtki, & Associates Limite.d re
B.O.T.C. Files 267-27-339, C.P.R. crossing improvements,
Darlington & Clarke Townsh'ips,Our .File W401.-Tabled. .
2B. Department of Tourism apd Inf'ormation, Centennial
Planning Branch 1'e Questionnaire to record communities or
areas that have helped Ontario celebrate Centennial.-Referred
to Mrs. Fairbrother.
29. Ontario Department of Highways re proposed
assumption of Winter Road in Irwin Subdivision.-Tabled.
30. The O~tarioMupcipal Board re Townsh~p of Clarke
Restricted Area By-law No. 1517 as business brought forward
from July 4, 1967.-Tabled.
31. Ontario Department of Highways re Audit Raport on
the Road Expenditures ~or. the y~ar 1966.-Filed.
32. Copy of letter f'rom Totten, Sims, Hubicki & Associates
Limited to Mr. W. E. Rundle, Clerk-Administratpr, Township of
Darlington re B.O.T.C. F~les 2Q72?-339, 26727-1016 C.P.R.
Crossing Improvements, Darlington & Clar~e To~ships.-Filed. .
. 33. Canadian National Railw.ays re Construction of Passing
Tracks - Mile 287.08 to Mile 288.86 Kingston Sub.-Referred tD
Cler~ and Solicitor.
34. Board of Transport Commissioners f'or Canada re File
No. 20727.1016 re Proposed improvements to and installation.
of automatic protection at CPR and East Townline Road, mile .
160.65 Belleville Subdivision.-TalDrl.
35. Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada re File
No. 3701.129 - Proposed improvements to Twp. Road level crossing
Clarke, Ont., mileage 155.p6 Belleville Subd. CP.-Referred ~o
Clerk and Road Superintendent.
36. Copy of Letter from Totten, Sims, Hubicki & Associates
Limited to ~oard of Transport .Commissioners, re File No. 26727.1189
re Proposed instaLlation of automatic,protectio~ at the crossing
of the Twp. Road between Lots 8 b 9 of the CPR at mileage 15~.92
Belleville Subd. in the Twp. of Clarke, Ontario.-Filed.
37. Mr. Glenholme Hughes, Clerk-Treasurer, Newcastle,
re C.N.Crossing~ileage 286.75, Kingston pubdivision.-Filed.
38. Copy lette~ of Canadian National Railways to Board
of Transport Commissioners re File 9437.854 - Construction of
passing tracks, Townships .of DarlIngton ~d Clarke, Mile
287.06 to Mile 288.86, Kingston Subd.-Referred to Clerk and.
Solicitor. ~ ,v
39. Board of.Transpor.t Commissioners for Canada re File
Nos. 26711.2523 ~ 26727.1353 re proposed installation of
automatio protection at the crossing of Twp. Road between the
Twp. of Hope and the Twp. of Clarke, Ontario, mileage 278.54
Kingston$ubd. CN -mileage 149.83 Belleville Subd. CP.-Filed.
40. Ontario Hydro, BOWManville re Hydro Contracts.-F,iled.
The following resolutions were passed: .
Resolution No. 118:Moved by Orme Falls,seconded by Frank Gray:
The Council of the Township of Clarke hereby petition the
Department of Highways of Ontario for interim payment on .
Statutory' Grant ~'u.nder the Highways Improvement Act for expend-
itures made during the year 1967.-Carried. .
Resolll~ion No. llQ:Moved by Frank Gray,seconded by Orme Falls:
Resolve that the Ontario Department of Highways be and is
hereby informed that this Council is in agreement with a .
proposed. project to construct storm sewers, curb, gutter, and
pavement odcertain streets in the Police Village of Prono.-Carried.
Resolution No. 140:Moved by W.R~Carveth, seconded by Frank Gray:
~Resolve that the annual salary of Mr. Henry DeWith,
Accountant, Road Clerk, Welfare Administ~ator and,School Atte~dance
Officer be and is he~eby set at $5000.00'per annum eff'ectiv~
in the year 1967.
Further the Ontario Department of Highways be requested
to subsidize 50% of the said salary as 50% o~ th~ said~~mployee's
time is directed to the duties of Road Clerk~-Carried. ; ,
Resolution No. 141:Moved by W.R.Carveth,seconded by Frank Gra.y:
This Council hereby aut~orize the Reeve and Cl~rk to s~gn
an application by this Corporation to The Board of Transpor~
Commissioners For Canada with regard to the proposed C.P.R.
Newtonville Grade Separation prepared. by Totten, Sims~ Hubicki
& Associates Limited, Consulting Engineers.-Carried. ,
Resolut-ion No. 142:Moved by Orme. Falls, seconded by Frank Gray;
This Council hereby endorse Resol~tion Np. 67-46 of th~
Truste'es of' the Police VilJ:ag.e of. Orpno -under date of .Sept.emper
5, 1967, and Res~lution No. 67-39 of the Orono Hydro Electr~c
Commission dated September 5, 1967.-Carried.
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Regular Meeting of Council 5 September 196~, continued:
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Regular Meeting of Council 5 September 1967, continued:
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Resolution No. l~~:Moved by Frank Gray,seconded by Orme Falls:
Resolve that the following Pay Vouchers be and are hereby
authorized for payment by the Signing Officers of this Council:
Addition to General Voucher #8 for August in the amount
of $460.66 ' .
General Voucher #9 for September in the amount of $7772.85
Addition to Welfare Voucher #8 f'or August in the amount
of $142.25
General Welfare Voucher #9 f'or S~pi;;.ember in the amount..
of $1154.18 ". .
Road Voucher #8 for August in the amount of $8928.94
Police Village of Orono Voucher#S for August in the amount
of $841.94.-Carried.
The fOllowing ~y-law was given third reading only and
finally passed: .
ay-Law No. 1C;C;h
A by-law to authorize the provision of municipal and;
school tax credits for the assistance of elderly persons..
WHEREAS The Municipal and School Tax Credit Assistance
Act, 1967, authorizes local municipalities to provide for
municipal and school tax credits or refunds for the
assistance of elderly persons. '
AND WHEREAS the Council wishes to provide such credits
or refunds.
NOW THEREFORE the Council enacts as follows:
THAT the treasurer is authorized and directe~ to allow
credits or refunds of municipal taxes in the maximum amount
and to the persons specified in subsection 1 of section 2 .
of The Municipal and School Tax Credit Assistance Act, 1967.
. The following By-raws were given first, second and _
third reading and finally passed:
By-Law ~o. 1C;C;C; .
A by-law to appoint the time and place of meeting f'or the
nominati~ of Candidates for Three Police Trustees for the
Police Village of Orono, Township of Clarke, for the ensuing
year, also the Polling Place, Deputy Returning Ufficer and
Poll Clerk for the next ensuing election.
The Municipal Council of the Corporation of the Township
of Clarke enacts as follows:
That the Annual Meeting of the Municipal Electors of
the Village of Orono "for the nomination of Candidates f'or
Three Police Trustees for the ensuing year shall be held_in
the Orono Municipal Building on the Twenty-fourth day of
November, 1967, at the hour of Seven o'clock in the afternoon.
That the polling, if required, for the~MUnicipal Election
shall take place on the Fourth day of December, 1967, and the
Deputy Returning Officer, Poll Clerk and Polling Place shall
be and are hereby appointed as follows: Poll shall open at
10 a.m. and close at 7 o'clock p.m.
Orono Municipal Building
Deputy Returning Officer ~ Mrs. Joyce Simpson
Poll Clerk - Mrs. Margaret Mercer
And at the said Nomination Meeting and Election (if
required) H. E. Millson shall be Chairman and Returning
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By-Law No. 1c;c;6
Being a By-law to constitute, auth9rize and"establish the
,.necessary organizatio~ to facilitate the proper and due election
of.municipal off'icials and school trustees in the Township and
more particularly to appoint the time and place of meeting f'or
the nomination of Candidates for the Off'ice of Reeve, Deputy
Reeve and Three Councillors f'or the Township of Clarke in
accordance with the prOVisions of' The Municipal Act, RSO 1960,
Chapter~249 and amendments thereto and also to provide for
the election of Two Trustees for The Township School Area of
Clarke for the ensuing year in accordance with The Public
Schools Act, RSO 1960, Chapter 330 and amendments thereto and
also appoint and estab~ish the Polling Places, Deputy Returning
Officers and Poll Clerks in and for the several Polling
Subdivisions of the Township for the ensuing Municipal Elections.
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Regular Meeting of CouncilS September 1967, continued:
The Municipal Council of the Corporation of the Township
of Clarke enacts as f'ollows:
That the Annual Meeting of the Municipal Electors of
the Township of Clarke for the nomination of Candidates
for the Qffice of Reeve, Deputy Reeve and Three Councillors
for the Township of Clarke and also Two Trustees for the
Township School Area of Clarke for the ensuing year shall
be held in the Township Hall, Qrono, Qntario, on the .
Twenty-fourth day of November, 1967, at the hour of Qne
o'clock in the afternoon.
That the polling in the respective divisions herein
named'for the Municipal Elections shall take place (if
required) on the Fourth day of December, 1967, and-the
Deputy Returning 'Qfficersand P611 Clerks, also Polling
Places for each division shall be and are hereby appointed
as follows: Polls shall open at 10. a.m. and close at .
7 o'clock p.m.
Sub~Division #1
Community Hall, Newtonville
Deputy Returning Qfficer
Poll Clerk
Sub-Division #2
School House #5
Deputy Returning Qfficer
Poll Clerk
Sub-Division #3
School House #9
Deputy Returning Officer
Poll Clerk
Sub-Division #4
Qrange Hall, Kendal
Deputy Returning Qfficer
Poll Clerk
Sub-Division #5
Township Hall, Qrono
Deputy Returning Qfficer
, Poll Clerk .'
Sub-Division 116
Leskarq Church Kitchen
Deputy Returning Qfficer .
Poll Clerk
Sub-Division 117 .
Residence of Frank Harris
. Lot 23, Con. $, Clarke
Deputy Returning Qfficer
Poll Clerk
Sub-Division #$
School House #10.
Deputy Returning Qfficer
Poll Clerk
Sub-Division #9
Council Chamber, Or6no
Deputy'Returning Qfficer
Poll Clerk
And at the said Nomination
required) H.E. Millson, Clerk,
Returning Qfficer respectively.
Resolution No. lhh:Moved by Frank Gray,seconded by Qrme Falls:
This Council hereby adjourn to meet again on Tuesday,
Qctober 3, 1967, at 10. a.m. in regular meeting in the
Council Chamber at Qrono or otherwise in special meeting
at the call of the Reeve.-Carried.
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J ame s Imlach
Mrs. Leta Sands
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Ross Adams
Mrs. Margaret G. Boyd
Cecil Malley
Mrs. Chas. Fisk
Arthur Thompson
Mrs. Helen Couroux
Horace Best
Mrs. Qlive Miller
Roy M. Thompson
Raymond MacDonald
Lawrence Harris
Mrs. Norma R~nsberry
Mrs. Jim Stark
Mrs. Ada L. Carson
Charles E. Taylor
Mrs. Ione Forrester
Meeting and Election-(if
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