http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/3bc5b7b2fc4cceebabbc654608a386fd.pdf e71a72316926563849219a5624b7d3a5 PDF Text Text ..... :: :~ . "' . ~~~ Jc.nuhry 10, 1949. · j?-• . -j(.;~ - THE Jl,ruNICIP i1L COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF FORT ERIE .. 'i'. •-..~ ' .' INAUGUHll.L M~ETING Present: His Worship, Mayor Ziff, Raeve Dunc&n, Dep. Re~ve Broadley, Councillors Irvine, Lonsbury, Taylor, bllen, Shaw, Pullen. . 1. Oath of Office •. . - His Worship, the Me.yor, and each member of .Council made the statutory declara:tion , of.office bef:ore T. F. Forestell, K.C., Crovm .Attorney. "'-. . ..~·_: r• 2. Invocation At the invitation of His Worship ... '" . Rev • .· W. Butcher asked the Divine Blessing .' and guidance on the deliberations of this Council. · ·,~· ..'/ ,, Motion 9001 Broadley - Duncan ,. .. ' · T . H A T this Council expl;~essi.:.: · · appreciation ·.t o Cro\m Attorney .: :: · T. F. Forestell. for his services in svvearing in 1949 Couhcil. We also express . ·_:: ~-f~~ ~., ~< our apprecia tion to Rev. W. Butcher for hi~ kindness .i n giving the invocation. · " · ._ Carried. ~.~·.. "t .-= '-" 3~·- tnaUgurai 'lli.s· Worship the Mayor delivered . :.. '.A ddress - · - ' inaugural address, copy of which forms a.part of these minutes. Motion 9002 Duncan - Broadley T H A T this Council ex tend to His Worship, tlie Mayor~ vote . of thanks for his inuUccrural address end for the le~dersbip ~1hich he is giYing the Municip&.l Council. -_,._ -=~-_,-.~ _~ '':'I.:;":."'.';.-.~. II ~ _:,.. I '\( ./ ' , _ __ • :'..._ 0 ' ·. ,;;t;~~t1< )_.·f/· ,) .;:-- • •• ·:.. • ____.;,_.:: ...~ .-; _ 1. · • .L ! "' ;i"" ' his ~ ....... _. a ~.-- ~ 4. Minutes :_ .. ' - - .. ' . Minutes of regular meeting De cemb'er 20, 1948 adopted as printed. · 5. Comnilttee, etc.• Appointments His Worship presented his recommendations of CoI:IIIli t tee, etc., appointments for the year 1949 l' •• Finance Motion 9003 Irvine - Duncc.n i T H A T Deputy Reeve Broadley tie the Chairman and Councillor Allen a Member of the Finance Committee for the ye<•:r 1949. Ct;,rriad. · · water Allen - Irvine . T.H AT Councillor Taylor be the Chairman &nd Motion 9004 · Councillor Lonsbur.1- a ~1 embcr 0£· the Wci. ter Committee fqr the yenr 1949. · Ca rried. Fire · & Light Pullen - Lonsbury T H A T Councillor Irvina b e th.;; Cha irmo.n , ~M<?_tion 9005 a.nd Reeva Duncan n. Member of the Fira &nd Light Commit t ee for the yuar 1949. Carric:d; Relief Duncun - All8n T H .A T Coundllor f'ull en be the Chairmr.;.n and Motion 9006 Councillor Tc:.ylor. a Mamb.;;:r of th.~ Relief Comrni t t e a for the y0~~r 1949. Carried. Ch&rity Irvine - Ta ylor Motion 9007 T H A T Councillor S ·haw b8 the Chc.irm::m nnd Councillor Pullen ~ Iv'i.::mbwr of the Ch~ri ty Cornmi t te.,;; for the yee.r 1949. Cl:~rriuc\. Propt:;rty Lonsbury - ~ull un T B J-. T Re <Jve Dunc.:.n· be th"' Chairman and Motion 9008 Councillor tlLm ri u10mbi.:! r of t h·.:: .t'rope;rty Cornr,1ittc:..:; for th0 y..:.<.cr 1949. Ct~rri<;d. 1· ( �INAUGURAL ADDRESS • t At this inaugural meeting of the Council., of the Tovm of Fort Erie for the year 1949, I am pleased to welcome back to active participation in '' municipal affairs a veteran councillor, Reeve Will:Uun Duncan. I am also .f • • happy to welcome the first entry into the municip~l service of Fort Erie of Councillor Tom Shaw who has previously shown a keen interest in our civic On behalf of myself and the other members' of the Council who have welfare. beenre~ed II ' ~ t \ justify . by ac_clamation, I would like to .say that we feel that we must ' ' • o~r a~clamations by ··, l-:',l,. ,, - doing our respective jobs to the very best of . our ability, and thia :we are determined to do, lEi >."'ftthough this ·• . ~. _. '.,, the' inaugural meeting of the Council for 1949, we . have already met -in caucus to discuss the main policies for this ·year, and . - 't ·; we have unanimouslyc agreed. to carry on a nilmber of important policies form- Ulated -· .lJ;y':the Cotincil :-. for 1948. Thus we have agreed on the necessity of .._,- -~ doing all hi otir' power to encourage the building of homes, whether by p;-ivate ·~-·.··. .•••• - ~'·:·-~ ·"',~t-, • . contract0rs:£or ind?::v~duals~ ·,or.~ private contractors "under the integrated ~ •',' housing'~-~~heme, or by pr~s:pective ,home 9wners themselves.. In addi~ion, we ·->-·~:.-! - ' ·hope that ·large plants in Fort Erie will .seriou~ly consider the possibility. ·'- . . . ;_:~";,.,.;:. . : ' ,:· ... · . ' . ".,, .' ' ", . . . . , "~ . of co-Operating ¥Ji.th the Town Council in.a scheme whereby such plants wou~d' - '-·:::-. help to finance the construction of homes for their workers• Again, we are agreed on the necessity of extending the postal delivery area in Fort Erie, and every effort will be made to persuade the postal authorities of the advisabili t~ of doing so. We are also agreed on the necessity of a combined plan of zoning and civic beautification for the • entire Town, and one . of our first steps to that end will be to set up a .. --~,- ~ . ""' ... special committee of the. Council to. bring in. ·~·. r~coo~endations . for .the se.tting up of" _a p,err:nanent PJ...anning ~pard. ,';l'his. Board w:ill· consil:lt not. merely of .t<c) , • 1F'J..,f_!~J"•i i·,\ \vt.:...·.'-·.!·~·.J..; i -~t·J 1 t• -~ ~' members of the Council, but of representn.tives of -t?he whole community. ,; '. £~ ~ ~ • · Meanwlllle we intend to move promptly .t.o zQne th:i I Niaga~a lands on both sides of the Queen Elizabeth Way. "The Council also intends Street in the Queen Elizabeth ~o press for the incorporation .of Main A~pronc~ when the final work is done on this project in the spring of this yeur, und will continue to fieht strenuously'· for the constrµction of tho Central Avenue Bridge over the rcilway gap which �e nG:e:etisai.i7 {,#'\he steady ,, ' supplies water not only to 'ilt also t9 Crescent Beach, Waverly Beach, Erie Beach, and that 5 b.f.'Bertie~omiship adjacent to Fort Erie along the Garrison.Road. part, '-;~~~f.~!L:f-~~,;~,~:,~>·~~· ~ .· · ,, In addition~;: tltls' spring we will also be supplying the area. of Crescent. Park. '! . " ,• system is an important source of revenue to this. community, · and it ismostimportant that it be carried on with the highest degree of eff.icienc,-·'in ord~r that we obtain the maximum a.mollllt of revenue. ' . .· We -~·- "" ,··;·>>... . (J are conviD.ced that setting up.a separate waterworks department is an important step in getting that efficienc,-. . \. ]:.astly, we have llllanimously agreed on the advisability of setting I up a pension scheme for Town employees and the police. Whether such a plan is setup this year or not will depend in large measure on the size of·tb.e. increases we must give to Town employees and the police, on the size of the increase in the grant requested by the Board of Education, and on the increase in the size of the Collllty levy. siderable ~ prog~ess in 1948. Financially, Fort Erie made con- Our population reached an all time high. Substantial industrial progress was made through the increase in size of l~cal plants such as Horton Steel and Pratt & Lamberts, and the recovery or success£~ Fleet Manufacturing Limited from postwar difficultie.s. have the beginning of a substantial automotive industry~~~ We now the successful establishment of Twin Coach at Fleet Manufacturing Limited, and there is every indication that this Company is here to stay. In addition there has been a substantial increase in the number of homes under construction.;· The r.avings effected by the Council in 1948 through more economic administration and through the introduction of parking meters enabled it to m:id the year with a small surplus despite expenditures not contemplated by the budget �\ J ·' {~C-~'f~;,,'· : ·t,~ ; ' . \ •\ . ., ~'f(. \ -3- • such as the purchnse of a radio for the police car. The savings so effected together with the anticipated increasq in revenue from new construction completed in 1948, would ordinarily enable us to hqld taxes in 1949 to their prt:sent level. But we know that our employees will o.sk for increases due to the rising oost of living, and that some increase must be granted. th~t the Board of Education is in the same position ~s We know ourselves. And at the Warden's Banquet in 1948, the outgoing Warden warned that the County . levy-would go up in 1949 because of the necessity of 1'uilding a new home for the aged. If the total increase of these demands is greater than the total increase in revenue built up in 1948, then we will be very hard put indeed to hold the tax rate to its present level, ~- .,_,. e · - -I hope that Town employees, the police, and the Board of Education will make allowances for the inescapable fact that our only large source of revenue is ~ the force~~?h m:xation of land and buildings, and that if taxation is hl.gher it may seriously handicap the construction of new homes, the ~s~bliShment of new businesses, und the introduction of new industries which alori~ cari provide the revenue we need to give adequate pay to our employees. This is a problem which Fort Erie shares with all other municipalities in Olltario, and I feel it is the duty of the Provincial :.·:. . government to seriously consider the possibility of larger grants to municipalities this year. I would like to close by saying that I enjoyed my. duties as Mayor in 1948, largely because of the wonderful support and co-operation I received from the Council in that year. I know this year's council is equally sincere , hardworking and capable and that we will work in the closest for the good of our community. As co--0p~ration.. ~ . for myself, I do not claim that I always did or said the right thing in 1948. But I believe I can say that I worked hard to carry out the heavy r esponsibilities of my office efficiently, honestly,. and f earlessly, and I intend to do the same this y6o.r. any individu~ls and said I hope thn.t I may have offended will appreciate t hQt I have done nothing, n~thing through malice, an~ I hope they will be willin~ to co-operate with my Council and mystlf in the heavy task of piluting the ship of state of (~Ur Tovm through the year 1949. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1949 Inaugural Address Description An account of the resource Listed here is the Inaugural Address of Mayor Louis Ziff to the public in 1949. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1940s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection politics and government