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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/21/1961 . . . -- .' I I i A meeting of the Bowmanville Town Coundl was held on Tuesday, November 21st, at 8:00 p.m. wi~h Mayor IV. Carr- uthers in the Chair. i All members present except O.S.Presson ~nd Reeve S. Little who was absent due to death in the fami~Y. /;</ I ADOPTION OF MINUTES. II Moved by Con. Nicks and Oke: That the minutes of the meetings Held on November 6th and 13th, 1961, be received and ado~ted. ca~ried. I I COMI~NICATIONS i I , Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Onta1~ "Re: Ontario Hydro 44 kv Wood Pole Sub-~ransmission Line Curve Inn Junction - Bowmanville M.S. # il. We are forwarding herewith 1 print of oulr dralving No. 95891-5 E.T. Roll No. 8538 which shows transmission line from Curve Inn Junction to Bowmanville M.S. # 1 as labove-noted. This line was built a number of years ago and was Ie overed by term ease- ments which have now expired. i In the renewal of our property rights fO~ this line, it has been found that a portion of this line is located on the un- opened road allowance between Lots 12 an 13, Concession 1 and Concession B.F. Town of Bowmanville. AS~ 'e would like to con- tinue occupancy of this unopened road al owance, we were wond- ering if there are no objections on your part to the location of this line if we might have your appro al thereof in accord- ance with the Power Commission Act. You kind co-operation in this matter is indeed appreciated." i Moved by Dep-Reeve Hobbs and Con. HUghes~': That the Clerk check into this mat er and report back to the next Board of Works on November 2 th/61. carried. Bowmanville Museum. i I ! 1. 2. "In reference to my conversation with yo funds required to carryon the work of t I would be pleased if you would take thi Council that we may have an additional $ of funds and have accounts at the presen imately 340.00 notwithstanding the fact ing Hydro and the possibility of oil bil Our bank balance at the present time is this morning re: e Bowmanville Museum matter up with the 000.00 as we are out time totalling approx- hat we will be receiv- s in the near future. nder $10.00." I i I Moved by Con. Hughes and Nicks: i That we grant the Bowmanville Muse~ Board an amount of $1,000.00 for operating expenses, from t e account held in trust by the Corporation. car ied. , 3. Durham Count District Hi h School Board "According to my file, the appointment 0 Mr. A.A.H.Strike as Trustee expires December 31/61. Mr. Str ke is a valuable member of this Board, and his reappointm nt is requested. Your appointment of Mr. Parker expires D cember/63 and that of Mr. McGregor, December/62.11 . . e e / c2 .2--- - 2 - Moved by Dep-Reeve Hobbs and Con. Stevens: That the letter from the Durham County District High School Board recommending the reappointment of Mr. A.A.H. Strike, as the Corporation's representative on that Board, be received and referred to the 1962 Council for their action. carried. 4. Department of Highways. "We are enclosing herewith your copy of the Audit Report on the Road Expenditures of your Municipality for the year 1960. The Department will be glad to receive any comments by the Officers of the ~lunicipality on the matters contained therein. fI Moved by Con. Stevens and Dep-Reeve Hobbs: That the audit report of the Department of Highways be received and filed. carried. 5. Department of Municipal Affairs. flAs in the past years I again bring to your attention the hazards of structural defects and accumulation of snow and ice on the roofa of buildings and structures used as places of assembly. Regular inspection of such buildings or structures by appropriate municipal officials and the subsequent correction of defects or removal of snow and ice from roofs may prevent a serious accident or disaster. It is important that your Council be aware of the responsibilities devolving upon municipal councils regarding the safety of the inhabitants while assembled in public buildings and their authorities in respect thereto. Ample legal authority for the enactment and enforcement of effective protective measures by municipal councils is provided in The Municipal Act, partic- ularly in Section 379(1) paras. )8, 40, 54 and 55 which have been recited in a previous memorandum. The Fire Marshal has advised you under date of October 19 of the necessity of ensuring fire safety in places of public assembly and the statutory authorities therefor. I ask you co-operation in advising your Council of these matters." Moved by Con. Nicks and Oke: That this be received and filed and a copy be sent to the Building Inspector. carried. 6. Mrs. W. E. Fice. flI am writing you this leTter in regards to the conveyance of a lot from land of \mich I am a joint owner. The land in question in known to all members of Cnlln~'l so I will dispense with des- cription of same. I have built a 1,,-._ _ ~" ~,~,le land and wish to convey this to my son lrith a suitable lot. As it now stands this can only be done by conveying 10 acres of land with it which is not practical. I have been to the Flanning Board \rithout sucess and now request the Council to recommend the Planning Board grant permission to convey this house and lot as a last resort. I would like to make it clear I believe in sound planning and cannot see where this right to convey said land would be detrimental. I also believe in democracy and sent two sons to defend it in the last war and now see what I believe is my privilege to give one of those sons sons a piece of land and home thwarted by our planning board. Is it democratic when one is refused the right to give his son a parcel of land. We cry because taxes are too high and yet here is a home built that will net the town between three and four hundred dollars a year in taxes at no expense to them. No roads have to be built and no one is asking for sewer or water and our provincial government sanctions the use of septic tanks . /..2 :J ~ 3 - providing they are properly installed and inspected which according to our town by-laws must be done so why do they refuse to grant this right to convey this lot and house. I close by appealing to you the elected government of this municipality to give this request immediate consideration and recommend as a matter of sound judgement the preceeding request. It Moved by Uep-Reeve Hobbsaand Con. Oke: That the request of Mrs. W.E. Fice dated November 21/61, be referred to the Planning Board for further consideration. carried. Planning Board. (attached) 7. Recommendations from A.J.Cole, Moved by Con. Hughes & Fice: That the Solicitor fOr the Town of BO\ir.1anville be requested to amend bylaw No. 1826 in accordance with the recommendations of the flanning Board and that the bylaw as amended be presented to REFORTS Council for enactment. carried. .II l~ e . Hunt Street Drainage (a) Mr. Stevens reported that the drainage in front of Mr. Piper's property is satisfactory for the present time. (b) Moved by Con. Stevens and Hughes: That the drainage in front of H. Edmondsonts property be referred to next years Council. carried. 2. Bulldozer for Municipal uump. Moved by Con. Stevens and Fice: That the recommendation of the Roads & Streets to accept the tender of Mr. R. Rowe be accepted and this to COLwence December 1/61, and the Clerk to advise Mr. Rowe. carried. 3. High Street Drainage. Moved by Con. Fice and Oke: That the proper levels be taken and the ditch work on High Street proceed. carried, 4. Moved by Con. Stevens and Dep-Reeve Hobbs: That Parkway Crescent having been constructed in accordance with the Town's requirements under the provisions of the Sub- division agreement between the Corporation of the Town of Bow- manville and Mr. J. Flett, and said Construction having been approved by the Ontario Department of Highways, we accept Parkway Crescent as a Street under the control of the Corp- oration. carried. 5. Moved by Dep-Reeve Hobbs and Con. Fice: That the matter of the work to be done on Martin Road be left in the hands of the Roads & Streets Committee and follow up. carried. e . . . - 4 - 6. Emergency Measures Organization Councillor G. Hughes, Council's representative at the recent E~urgency Measures Organization Conference in Arnprior gave a detailed report respecting the effects of nuclear attach.. A Summary of his report is attached as l<ppendix ItA fl. Moved by Con. Hughes and ~ep-Reeve Hobbs: That a special committee be appointed to investigate the establishment of a local emergency measures organization in Bowmanville. carried. Moved by Dep-Reeve Hobbs and Con. Oke: That His Worship the Mayor appoint Council to constitute the Committee as ~ '''~~''';n<>: mO,tion. three members authorized by carried. of the Committee n~m~n as folJows: Chairman - C" ~..cillor Hughes. Members - Dep-Reeve Hobbs, - Con. Stevens. 7. Debenture Tenders. Tenders were received for 170,660.00 Town of Bowmanville deb- entures bearing 5 3/4% coupons as follows:- 1. Bank of Montreal & Bell Gouinlock. 102.017 101.13 100.45 101.077 100.69 101.13 101.1 100.96 101.04 101.31 2. A. E. Ames & Co. 3. Merrill, Lynch, rierce, Fenner & Smith. 4. Greenshields Incorp. 5. Burns Bros & Denton. 6. Bankers Bond Corp. 7. R. A. 1aly & Co. 8. J. L. Graham & Co. 9. Mills Spence & Co. 10. Gairdner & Co. Ltd. Moved bv ,,~~-?~~"" 1-l",,",.~ qnd Con. Fice: That we accept the Tender of the Bank of Montreal and Bell f'-~";nln~k for 170,660.00 debentures at 5 3/4% at the rate of ~u~.017. carried. The meeting adjourned at 10: 15 p.rn. on motion of lJep-Reeve Hobbs and Councillor Fice. CLERK. MAYOR.