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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/19/1967 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSH IP OF CLARKE Tuesday, Se~tember 19" 196~ at 7:30 9.m. COU?cil Ch~mb~~, Orpno. ~'-' Present: Reeve R. A. Foster Deputy Reeve H. E. Walkey Councillor O. H. Falls Councillor W. R. Carveth. Councillor F. A. Gray Clerk H. E. Millson Special meeting of CoUncil was called by Reeve Roy A. Foster to consider the following business: ' The following resolution was passed: Resolution NOa IhS:Moved by W.R.Carveth,seconded by Orme Falls: Resolve that any interested person desiring to'make claim or to Oppose the proposed by-law to close or stop-up certain road allowances in the +ownship of" Clarke be heard. in person or by proxy at this time.-Carried. Mr. Garland Cathcart suggested Council close all of the road allowance between Lots 14 and 15 in the Fifth Concession excepting the northerly 50 to 60 rods of the said allowance. However, he did not object to the proposed closing of the said unopened road allowance as advertised. ' Mr. Harry Kuehn, ~ owner of the west J:la.lf of Lot 6 in the Second Concession requested Council to withdraw'the proposed road closing of Part of the Road Allowance between Lots 6 and 7 in th~ Second Concession extending from the northerly limit of'2u~en's Highway No.2 to the northeriy limit of the said Second Concession. Further, he suggested that Council reconsider the closing of the said road allowance in the ensuing year. ' . _ Council unanimously agreed to consider the reading of the proposed by-law:to close-up.or stop-up~the road allowances as advertised with excep~ion to "Part of the Road Allowance between Lots 6 and 7 in the Second Concession of' the Township of Clarke,_County of Durham, extending from the northerly l~mit of Queen's Highway No.2 to the northerly limit of the said Second Concession" in regular meeting of Council on October 3, 1967. ' Mr. Wayne Kennedy appeared at Council meeting to inquire if the Council were interested in contracting the cleaning, arranging of engagements and operations of the Township Hall inclusive of off'ices an4 library. Upon request from CounCil, Mr. Kennedy agreed to submit price estimates for the caretaking of the Hall to the regular meeting of Council on October 3rd, next. ' Mr. E. "R. Woodyard, Inspecting Trustee of the Trustees of the Police Village of Orono, informed Council that he had recently been in contact with their ~plicitor who. was now . preparing the proposed requests with regard to By-Law No. 1517, A Restricted Area By-Law, to be forwarded to Council within the next few days. - The Treasurer presented a statement 'of 1967 Expenditure and Revenue Comparison to the Current Budget as of Sep~ember 5, 1967, together with 3 recommendations in the form of resolutions for Council's consideration. The following correspondence and reports were read out by Reeve Foster: 1. Copy of letter from Totten, Sims, Hubicki & Associates Limited, Consulting Engineers, to Daily Commercial News, Toronto, Ontario, re tender advertisement for Stewart Bridge.-Filed. 2. Petition of Mrs~ A. E. Morton and 27 other signed petitioners opposing the proposed building of two triplex. apartments on the corner of Church and Princess Streets in the Police Village of Orono as business brought forward from September 5, 1967.~Tabled. ' . 3. Ontario Department of Highways re Proposed Closing of Road Allowances.-Filed. .. 4. Department of the Provincial Secretary and Citizenship re Ganaraska Speedway Limited, Our File No. 204373 as business brought forward from S~ptember 5, 1967.-Referred to the Cle!k. Page 2 Special Meeting of Council 19 September 1967, continued: 5. Mr~. EYlen M. Yeo,~ Secretary-Tre~surer, Committee of Adjustment for the Township of Clarke, for E. Richard Lovekin, Esq., Cha:'irman, 1"'e Committee of Adjustment for Township of Clarke.-Tabled. 6. The Ontario Municipal Board re Township of Clarke Restricted Area By-law No. 1517 as busihess brought forward from 5 September 1967.-Tabled. ., ,~ 7. Ontario Water Resources' Commission re' certificate of approval H67-A-782 for the' construction of' .... storm sewers in the Police Village of Orono~-Filed. ' . 8. Re,port of the Ontario Committee on Taxation. -Filed. 9. Central Community Telephone Company Limited proposed By-law to perfu~t the erection and maintenance of poles, cables, ducts, wires or' other structures or equipment upon the highways, lanes and squares~ in the Township of'Clarke.-Tabled. The following resolutions were~ pass'ed: . Resolution No.=lL.6:Moved by'W.R.Carveth,seconded by Earl Walkey: Resolve that sufficient'moneys to_cover the balance of the net expenditure of the proposed purchase of a. gravel pit being part of Lot 16, Concession 2, Township of Clarke, in the amount of $1,500.00 be appropriated in the year'1967 by transfer from Reserve for' Replacement of Equipment to Public Works under Current Budget By-Law No. 1545. ' That Resolution No~ 115 dated June 12, 1967 be and is hereby rescinded. ~' The Treasurer be and is hereby'authorized to transfer budget revenue to correspond With the aforementioned.-Carried. , Resolution No. lL.~:Moved by Frank Gray,seconded by W.R.Carveth: 'Resolve that the current budget'expendi~ure provision under By-Law No. 1545 be and is hereby transferred as follows to agree with By-Law No. 1550: Public Works - From Supplementary (By-Law) Twp. L$3'f, (JOO..Oe-f1' To Supplementary (By-Law 1550) Twp: 4g,SOO.OQdY ' The Treasurer be and'is~hereby authorized to transfer budget revenue to correspond with the aforementioqed:-Carried. Resolution No. 1L.8:Moved by Orme Falls, seconded by Earl Walk~y: Resolve that~the current budget expenditure'provision ~ under By-Law No. 1545 be and is hereby transferred as follows v to agree with By-Law No. 1550: . Capital Expenditure from Revenue: From Publi~ Works - Supplementary (Reserve) $12,000.00 ~ To Publie Works -Sup~lemerttary (By~Law 1550)" '7,500.0~ The Tr~asurer be and"is hereby authorized to transfer budget revenue to correspond with the aforementioned.-Carried. The follOWing By-Law was read a first and second 'time only: ( Being a by-law to stop-up certain road allowances and certain 'parts of road allowances in the Township of Clarke. The following'-By-Law was read a fi~st, second and third time and finally passed: ' By-LBw No. 151)7 A By-law respecting the adoption of Biennial Elections in the Township of Clarke. ~ WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to change the present system of electing Members of Council in each ye~r so that all Members of the Council will be elected for TWo (2) . year terms at an elect~on td be held every second year; ~ NOW 'THEREFORE the '-Council of the Corporation of tne ~ TQWnship of Clarke ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. That the -present system .o'f yearly elections be changed and that henceforth all the Memberjof Council shall hold office for- a term' of 'Two '(2) years at an election to be held evety second year commencirtgwith ~he'annual' elections in December 1967. -" Counc~l adjourned at 1:50 a.m. . I. " -~~.~"'- ~~. Clerk.' '- = f1t c J;l~ Reeve '