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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/05/1965 -. .lV .. . COUNCIL MINUTES The regular meeting of Bowmanville Town Council convened at 8:00 p.m. on Monday April 5th, 1965 at the Council Chambers, Town Hall with His Worship Mayor Ivan M. Hobbs in the Chair. All members present. I LORD'S PRAYER: I! ROLL CALL: II! ADOPT ION OF -1IIINUTES: Moved by Con. Hooper, seconded by Con. Hughes. THAT the minutes of the Council meetings dated Monday March 15th, 1965 and Thursday r~rch 13th, 1965 be received and ado~ted. "CARRIED" COMl'IDNICAT IONS: 1. Town of Fort Hope: "The Councils of Hope Township and the Town of Fort Hope would like to arrange a meeting with your Members of Council for Tuesday, April 13th, 1965 at 8:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers, Port Hope. This meeting is to discuss education costs in the Durham County District High School Area. Would you please let us know at your earliest convenience, if your Council Members would be able to attend." Moved by Reeve Little, seconded by Con. Hooper. THAT the letter from the Town of Port Hope, dated ~Brch 31st, 1965, be received and that as many members of Council as possible attend the outlined session being held Tuesday, April 13, 1965 in Port Hope. "CARRIED" 2. Ontario Fire College: "The Training Course for lftunicipal Fire Chiefs will be held at the University of Toronto in the Debates Room of Hart House as in former years for two days, April 27 and 28, 1965. The suc- ceeding two days; April 29 and 30, will be devoted to the annual meeting of the Ontario Fire Chiefs' Association. The fee this year is $10.00 and fire chiefs are responsible for their own travelling expenses and living costs while attending. If pay- ment is made by cheque, it should be made payable to the Univer- sity of Toronto. If you desire to make advance payment, such payment should be sent to Business & Industry Section, Division of Extension, University of Toronto, 34 Queen's Park Crescent, Toronto 5, along with the enclosed application form. The fee includes the cost of providing a copy of the proceedings to everyone registered. From the enclosed program you will observe that an informative agenda has been prepared on topics of immediate interest to the Fire Chiefs of this province. This course presents an opportun- ity to the senior Fire Department Officer to keep abreast of many current problems. . -2- Notification of this Conference is also being forwarded to the Plant Fire Chiefs of a large number of industries. In the event that some Plant Fire Chiefs may have been missed, it would be appreciated if you would contact those within your municipality and advise them of the Course. Those attending should make sure of hotel accommodations immediately and, if any assistance is required in this matter, please notify the Ontario Fire Marshal's Office, 204 Richmond St. West, Toronto." Moved by Con. Hooper, seconded by Con. Hughes. THAT the letter from the Ontario Fire College, dated March 16, 1965 respecting the Training Course for Municipal Fire Chiefs, be received and filed. "CARRIED" 3. Kinswen Club of Bowmanville: a.... ..." "Further to our request regarding the letter on proclamation for Cystic Fibrosis week (May 24 to May 30) have with your per- mission a streBt bingo and refreshment booth on Friday May 28th. The club would like to block off Temperance Street or Division Street from King Street to Church Street from six o'clock until midnight. All proceeds for this function are to be donated to Cystic Fibrosis (C.F..). If the weather is not permissable on May 23th we would like to have the al tertlate dat e of Friday June 4th." Moved by Con. Rundle, seconded by Con. Prout. THAT the letter from the Kinsmen Club of Bowmanville, dated March 31st, 1965 be received and that we concur with the re- quests contained therein. Arrangements to be made with the Chief Constable for Division Street blocking. ar.. -~.- "CARRIED" 4. Lions Club and Rotary Club: "On behalf of the Bowmanville Lions Club, I \'lOuld like to apply for a Centennial Grant through our Town Council for the Bowman- ville Lions Club to build a swimming pool in the year of 1966." "On behalf of the Rotary Club of Bovrmanville, I would like to make application to the Council of the Town of Bowmanville for a Centennial Grant. It would be our purpose to use this grant to develop the seven- teen acre parkland site, recently purchased by our Club, into a Community Park for the use and benefit of the citizens of the Town of Bowmanville. ... It would seem to us that this might be a project worthy of con- sideration in connection with the plans being made for the cele- bration of our Centonnial Year. Any consideration the Council cares to give this application will be greatly appreciated by the Members of the Bowmanville Rotary Club. . . '. . -3- Moved by Con. Hooper, seconded by Con. Hughes. THAT the letters received from the Lions Club of Bowmanville and the Rotary Club, respecting requests for the Centennial Grant, be received and held pending consideration by Council ana that the Clubs be so advised. "CARRIED" 5. Canadian Cancer Society: "Would you request Town Council, on our behalf, at the next session, for permission to hold our Annual Blitz for funds in the Town of Bowmanville on i'londay April 26, 1965. The Blitz will be conducted, as in the past, by the Canadian Order of Foresters and The Sunshine Group. Thank you for your attention to this matter." Moved by Con. Fice, seconded by Con. Hooper. THAT the letter received from the Canadian Cancer Society, dated March 29th, 1965 be received and request be granted. "CARRIED" 6.. Municipal Clerks and Finance Officers Association: "This is the usual reminder that the Kssociation's Conference and Annual Meeting will be held this year again at Delawana Inn, Honey Harbour, June 21, 22, 23. The rate per person is $15.50 und as in the past the Board of Directors has authorized the [-lanagement of the Inn to acid 10 per cent to all bills in place of any tips or gratuities for any of the staff. It is called to your attention that the Board of Directors has fixed the registration fee for non-members this vear at $15..00 and for members ~i5. 00. There is no fee for the wife or husband of a member. For the information of new members it is pointed out that al- though the Conference starts officially on Monday, the 21st, most of those attending arrive in time for the evening meal on Sunday. The Programme Committee this year is headed by Mr. C. T. Ouellette and the Entertainment Committee by ~tr. S. L. Heath. Plan~ of both these committees are well under way. The formal annual meeting of the Association will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 23, 19b5. Before long we will be writing to you for your suggestions as to matters you would like considered at the Group Sessions.- It's not too early NOw to start jotting down subjects which occur to you. This is your annual gathering. Delawana Inn, Honey Harbour. order requests are received." Make your reservations early to Hccommodation is allocated in the Moved by Deputy Reeve Stevens, seconded by Reeve Little. THAT the letter from the Municinal Clerks and Finance Officers Association of Ontario, dated March 31, 1965 be received and . . . . -4- that the Clerk be authorized to attend the forthcoming annual conference of this associaticn at the Corporation's expense. "CARRIED" 7. Township of Saltfleet: "Enclosed is a petition which the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Saltfleet intend to forward to the Govern- ment of Ontario. Your Council is respectfully requested to ratify the enclosed pet ition. We would appreciate a certified copy of your Council's reso- lution prior to IVIay 15, 1965." "To the Honourable Members of the Legislative j,ssembly of the Province of Ontario: The Petition of the undersigned, the Corporation of the Town- ship of Saltfleet, HUMBLY SREWETH:- 1. THAT the operation of Police Services within a municipality in accordance with the Police Act, R.S.O. 1960, Chap. 298, is an essential service. 2. THAT the Province of Ontario, in accordance with the various Acts of the Legislative rlssembly of Ontario, provides grants to Municipalities for the maintenance and upkeep of the other essential services such as schools, roads, libraries, welfare, recreation programmes, etc. 3. THAT the provision of grants in aid of the maintenance and upkeep of Hunicipal Police Forces within the ,rovince of Ontario by the Legislative rlssembly of the lrovince of Ont- ario will benefit the whole population of the ;rovince as follows: (a) By standardizing the level of lolice Services throughout the ; rovince. (b) By enabling municipalities to provide better ;olice faci- lities and equipment. WHEREFORE your ,etitioner humbly prays that the Honourable Mem- bers of the Legislative Assembly of the rrovince of Ontario may be pleased to consider the provision of grants in aid of the maintenance and upkeep of Municipal ;olice Forces throughout the ;'rovince of Ontario, and as in duty bound, your ;'etitioner will ever pray." Moved by Con. Hooper, seconded by Con. Hughes. THAT the letter and resolution submitted by the Township of Salt- fleet, dated March 31st, 1965 respecting grants in aid of Mun- icipal rolice Forces, be received and filed. "CilRRIED" 3. Department of Municipal i,ffairs - Subsidies Branch: "I am in receipt of your letter dated March 9th, 1965, in which you advised this Department of your municipality's intention to withdraw its centennial grant application No. 0.112 for the public library. . . . . --- -5- Y"uhave noted however, that your municipality intends to sub- mit a future application for an alternative centennial project. My records have been noted accordingly, and I enclose herewith, six copies of project application statement and would apnre- ciate your returning four completed copies at the time you intend to re-apply." Moved by Con. Hughes, seconded by Con. Hooper. THAT the letter from the Director, ~unicipal Subsidies Branch of the Department of Ilunicipal H.ffairs, dated II!"Jarch 11, 1965, be received and filed for future reference. "CARRIED" 9. Minister of Munic ipal ;,ffairs: "I acknowledge receipt of your letter of March 4, 1965, enclos- ing copy of a resolution requesting that a planning area be defined to embrace the City of Oshawa, the Towns of Bowmanville andvJhitby, and the TownShips of 1rJhitby, East.Jhitby, and Dar- lington and that the City of Oshawa be named the designated municipality. Resolutions have not vet been submitted by the other municipal- ities affected by this proposal and any decision regarding this matter will have to be deferred until I have heard from all of the municipalities concerned. Meantime, the Community i'lanning Branch of this Department is studying the proposal and will get in touch with you should any additional inform'ltion be required." Moved by Con. Hooper, seconded by Con. Chant. THliT the letter from the l'Iinister of Municipal Affairs, dated j~rch 15th, 1965 respecting the proposed Central Ontario Joint ilanning Area, be received and filed. "CARRIED" 10. John D. Graham: "I, John D. Graham, at 2 .~bert Street would like to have the north side of Albert Street from Liberty St. to be made a no parking zone for one hundred feet to the west. From this point to the west there is no parking as Mr. Robinson has no boulevard, as it is a flower garden. lit present on my frontage the cars park on both sides of the street which is narrow. When it has parking on both sides, there is only room for one car to drive through. The cars going to the hospital use this street when there is available space along in front of the hospital. Further more, I keep the boulevard clean and cut the grass and especially at this time of the year it is cut up by the cars. I respectably Wish that your road committee would look the sit- uation over. There is no scarcity of parking space at the hosp- ital if the visitors are Willing to walk a few steps further. ilease give this some consideration and oblige." . . . . -6- Moved by Con. Hooper, seconded by Con. Rundle. THAT the letter from l'~. John D. Graham, dated ~pril 5, 1965, be received and referrGd to the :':olice CommitteG for report. "CARRIED" 11. Ont:llrio ~'iunicLHl Association: Advice of their forthcoming annual conference in the Village of Point Edward, 11ay 7th &-Sth, 1965. Moved by Con. Hughes, seconded by Con. Hooper. THAT the letter from the Ontario Municipal Association, Town and Village Section, dated IiIarch 29th, 1965 advising of their Annual Conference, be received and filed. "CARRIED" 12. lJ[emori'll Hos pi t c'~l : "At a recent meeting of the Grounds COf'lmittee of our Hospital Board, it W"lS recommended thc.t we should 1.pproach the Town of Bowmanville concerning remov'll of de"td 1.nd dying trees. We should be glad, therefore, if you would consider taking the following action:- (1) Remove one tree and eight stumps on Liberty Street, between the corners of Prince Street and Queen Street. (2) On Queen Street, between Liberty 'lnd L~mbert, remove three stumps. (3) On Lambert Street, opposite the Nurses' Residence, remOTe one large m..\ple completely ,"end ~,lso remove three stumps; also on L~mbert, t1.ke the dead wood out of three trees, to the south of the Residence. Two lc.rge hemlock trees ire 1.1so loc~ted on L~mbert Street c.nd it would be appreci1.ted if these could be inspected to determine if there is any danger flctor. These large trees 1.re very close to the Maternity Wing ~nd "\lso to the hydro lines coming into the hospit 1.1." Moved by Con. Hooper, seconded by Con. Fice. THAT the letter from the Memori1.1 Hospit1.1 Board, d'lted April 5th, 1965, be referred to the Roads and Streets Committee for report. "CARRIED" 13. Robert Morris and Others: "We, the undersigned, citizens of the Town of Bowl!W.nville are complaining about the noise and disturb~nce caused by Howard Woods Trucks parking on Robson Motors property off Brown Street while warming up engines and loading and unloading and also using pro- fane language. This racket starts around 5:00 a.m. lasting some nights till after 10:00 p.m. and occasionally on Sundays. This is very annoying and depreciates surrounding properties, also very unsightly, dusty and 3 danger to children." - . . . . -7- Moved by Con. Fice, seconded by Con. Hooper. THAT a letter be forwarded to 1,Joods tr'lnsport enclosing a copy of the foregoing petition asking that an effort be made to correct the situations complained of, and a copy of this com- munication be forwarded to the Chief Constable 'lnd the Manage- ment of Robson Mot ors. "CARRIED" V REPORTS: 1. Welfare: l-loved by Con. Rundle, seconded by Con. Chant. THAT the report of the ~elfare Department for the month of I1arch 1965 be received and adopted. "CARRIED" 2.. Building Inspector: Moved by Con. Chant, seconded by Deputy Reeve Stevens. THAT the report of the Building Inspector for the month of March 1965 be received and adopted. "CARRIED" 3. Roads & Streets: Moved by ~eeve Little, seconded by Con. Hooper. THAT the report of the Roads & Streets Department for the period ending February 28th, 1865 be received and adopted. "CARRIED" 4. Police Department: Moved by Con. Hooper, secor.ded by Con. Hughes. THAT the report of the Police Deoartment for the month of February 1965 be received and ad~ptedr "CARRIED" 5. Dog Control: Moved by Con. Prout, seconded by Con. Hooper. THAT the report of the Dog Control Officer for the month of January 1965 be received and adopted. "CARRIED" 6. Northumberland-Durham Health Unit: Moved by Reeve Little, seconded by Deputy Reeve Stevens. THAT the report of the Northumberland-Durham Health Unit for the month of February 1965 be received and filed for future re- ference. "CARRIED" Ie -3- 7. C.L.O.C.A.: Moved by Con. Hughes, seconded by Con. Prout". THAT the minutes of the Centr~l Lake Ontario Conservation Authority, d~ted February 12th, 1965 be received and filed. "CARRIED" VI REPORTS OF CO~~ITTEES: . VII . e Board of Works Committee: Moved by Deputy Reeve Stevens, seconded by Con. Chant. THAT the report of the Board of Works Committee, dated Tuesday March 30th, 1965 be received and adopted. "CARRIED" ACCOUNTS: . Moved by Deputy Reeve Stevens, seconded by Con. Chant. THAT the accounts of the PAID PRIOR in the total amount of (?43 ,142.16 be and ~re hereby passed for payment. "CARRIED" Moved by Deputy Reeve Stevens, seconded by Con. Chant. THAT the accounts of the FINANCE DEPT. in the total amount of i529.00 be and are hereby passed for payment. "CARRIED" Moved by Con. Prout, seconded by Con. Hooper. THAT the accounts of the DOG CONTROL DEPT. in the total amount of $172.41 be and are hereby passed for payment. "CARRIED" Moved by Con. Fice, seconded by Con. Rundle. THAT the accounts of the FIRE DEPT. in the total amount of $335.58 be and are hereby passed for payment. "CARRIED" Moved by Con. Hughes, seconded by Con. Hooper. THAT the accounts of the INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION DEPT. in the total amount of $351.13 be and are hereby passed for payment. "CARRIED" Moved by Con. Hooper, seconded by Con. Chant. THAT the accounts of the POLICE DEPT. in the total amount of $Q34.67 be and are hereby passed for payment. "CARRIED" v . . . '. -9- Moved by Con. Chant, seconded by Deputy Reeve Steyens. THAT the accounts of the PUBLIC PROPERTY DEPT. in the total amount of $174.35 be and are hereby passed for payment. "CARRIED" Moved by Con. Rundle, seconded by Con. Chant. THAT the accounts of the WELFARE DEPT. in the total amount of $1,033.52 be and are hereby passed for payment. "CARRIED" Moved by Reeve Little, seconded by Con. Hooper. THAT the accounts of the ROADS & STREETS DEPT. in the total amount of $1,290.36 be and are hereby passed for payment. "CARRIED" VIII BY-LAviS: Moved by Con. Chant, seconded by Con. Hooper. THAT leave be granted to bring in the following By-laws: 1. A By-law to amend By-law 1537. 2. A By-law to establish and open part of Prospect Street. "CARRIED" Moved by Con. Hooper, seconded by Con. Chant. THAT the By-laws be read a first time referred to Council in Committee of thevlhole 'lnd read a Second Time, Ivbyor in the Chair. "CARRIED" Moved by Con. Hughes, seconded by Con. Hooper. THAT we rise and report successful Second reading of the By-laws in Committee of the v,lhole. "CARRIED" Moved by Deputy Reeve Stevens, seconded by Reeve Little. THAT the report of Council in Committee of the Hhole on the By-laws be received and adopted, the same be now Read a Third time, engrossed, signed by the Mayor and Clerk, sealed and numbered as followS: 1. A By-law to amend By-law 1587. B/L No. 1933. 2. A By-law to establish and open part of Prospect Street. B /L No. 1934. "CARRIED" . IX . 4. 1 ) 2) 3 ) 4) . 5 ) 6) 7) 3) 9) 5 . 1) 2) 6. -10- NEW & UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 1. Bernard Street: This matter is being looked after by the Town Solicitor. No report has been received since Council's resolution of February 15th, 1965. 2. Sturrock Road: This matter along with the Concession Street Road allowance was discussed at the Board of vvorks Committee meeting of March 30th, 1965. No recommendations have been made to date. 3. Local Improvements: The local improvements which Council have authorized by By-law which have been approved by the Ontario Municipal Board are as follows: Sanitary Sewers - Simpson Ave. - from Highway #2 to Prince St. - Meadowview Blvd. - King Street - #2 Highway Crossing. Watermains - Duke Street - from 401 south 550 feet. - Simpson Ave. - from Highway #2 to Prince St. Ontario Street from Nelson 611.2' southerly. Sidewalk Matters Referred to Roads & Streets: Prospect Street - Letter re storm drainage for reDort. Lamb's Lane - Letter from John P. Rice for report. Victoria Street - Letter re storm drainage for report. Base Line Road - Letter from E. N. Dunn - Committee given power to take temporary action. Southway Drive - Drainage letters from Cowan and Cornish. Mearns ~venue - Railway Crossing letter from Treybal. Elgin & Horsey - Drainage. Railway Bridge, Elgin St. - Guide rails. Trees - Letter received from Davey Tree Expert presented at the last Council Session - referred to this meeting. Matters Referred to Traffic Advisory Board: Scugog - King intersection. Location of hydro pole at Scugog St. - Queen intersection. Matters Referred to Industrial Committee: 1) United Counties Industrial Brochure. 7. Matters Referred to Police Committee: Parking - intersection of Prince & Liberty Streets. . . . . . -11- 8. New Library Draiuage: This matter referred to the Public Property Committee. 9. Works Department Shed: The tender call has gone forward and close Monday April 19th at 4:00 p.m. Tenders will be submitted to Council on that date. 10. Purchase of Park Land - Carruthers: 11. Zoning By-law: Moved by Con. Hooper, seconded by Con. Fice. THAT we advise the Ontario Municipal Board that we do not feel that Paragraph 10 of By-law 1916 conflicts with our official plan. "CARRIED" X A__ JOURNMENT : Moved by Con. Hooper, seconded by Con. Hughes. THAT we do now adjourn - 9:00 p.m. "CARRIED"