Attached or loose documents found in Municipality of the District of Argyle – Minute Book #3

Date range: 25 Jan. 1949 – 8 Jan. 1964, and the page numbers where the documents are located:

List of documents attached to the following pages, or found loose in this minute book as follows:

pp.20-21 – 11 Oct. 1950  – Hand-written draft copy of minutes, later written into the minute book, 2p. (loose – never attached to pages)

p.32 – the following attached documents (stapled to page): 4 Aug. 1951, Appointment of Herbert O. Spinney of Lower Argyle as Assessor for Dist.18, signed by Warden & Councillors; 4 Aug. 1951, Approval “to pay out of our current surplus instead of issuing debentures our share of the cost of Joint Expenditures with the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth regarding the alterations to the Court House in Yarmouth, N.S.”, signed by Warden & Council; 20 Aug. 1951, “do hereby nominate and appoint Cyriac I. Boudreau, Municipal Clerk and Treasurer, a delegate to the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities to be held in Sydney, N.S. on September 5th, 6th, and 7th,” signed by Warden & Council; 24 Aug. 1951, “do hereby authorize to spend an amount not to exceed seventy five dollars to purchase a watch to be given to Mr. B. H. Hurlbert in recognition of his services he had rendered this Municipality as Municipal Clerk and Treasurer for the past twenty seven years,” signed by Warden and Council; 27 Aug. 1951, “do nominate and appoint Mr. Charles Gosling of Lower Argyle … assessor for the district No.17 in the Municipality of Argyle to replace Mr. H. J. Hobbs who has resigned,” signed by Warden & Council; 23 Oct. 1951, “do hereby nominate and appoint George W. Raynard to replace Lawrence Mood on the Committee to represent this Municipality in any matter concerning the Yarmouth Hospital and to attend the meetings of the Yarmouth Hospital Commission,” signed by Warden & Council.”  – 6 letter size pages

p.35 – 24 Jan. 1952, Audited Financial Statement for the Municipality of Argyle from Nightingalve[sic], Haymon & Co., Chartered Accountants, Halifax, NS – 9 legal-size pages glued securely into the binding of the minute book

p.42 – 6 letter size pages stapled to p.42 as follows: undated, “appoint Mrs. Elisee Bourque of Amirault’s Hill, as Deputy Presiding Officer for Polling Section 15 a for Municipal Election,” signed by Warden and 3 Councillors; 26 Sept. 1952, “nominate and appoint Arthur LeBlanc of Belleville South … Presiding Officer for Polling District No.16 to replace Vincent Babine,” signed by Warden & Councillors; 26 Sept. 1952, “authorize Municipal Clerk Cyriac I. Boudreau to attend the refresher short course of the Municipal Finance Officers hekd in Halifax, N.S. on the 12th, 13th and 14th of November,” signed by Warden & Council; 20 Sept. 1952, “nominate and appoint J. Alfred Landry of Amirault’s Hill … Deputy Presiding Officer for Municipal Elections for the District 15a to replace Dennis Bourque,” signed by Warden & Council; 8 Sept. 1952, “nominate and appoint Murray Spinney of Central Argyle … assessor for district No.17 … to replace Mr. Charles Gosling who has resigned,” signed by Warden & Council; 8 Aug. 1952, “nominate and appoint Warden W. B. Goodwin and Municipal Clerk Cyriac I. Boudreau as delegates and George Raynard as an alternate to represent this Municipality to the Convention of the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities to be held in Halfax, N. S. on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of September 1952,” signed by Warden & Council

p.45 – 23 Jan. 1953 – 9 legal-size pages securely glued into the binding of the minute book, Audited Financial Statement from Nightingale, Haymon & Co., Charter Accountants, Halifax, NS.

p.48 – 2 loose letter size documents – 8 June 1953, “nominate and appoint George Adams of East Pubnico … Assessor for District 18, 18a and 21 in the Municipality of Argyle,” signed by Warden & Council; 1 Sept. 1953, “nominate and appoint Philomon A. Potter to attend the Assessors Short Course in Halifax, NS on Sept.14,15,16,17,18,” signed by Warden & Council

p.62 – p.62 – 1 letter-size page attached to the page with scotch tape – 3 Mar. 1954, “nominate and appoint D. J. Fraser to be present at the sitting of the Committee on Education Finance of the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities on March 15, 1954 at Halifax, N.S. and submit any of our problems regarding education,” signed by Warden & Council

pp.68-69 – 3 letter-size pages loose in the minute book – 19 July 1954, “authorize that a hole be dug at the Municipal Farm for a source of water supply for fire protection,” signed by Warden & Council; 20 Aug. 1954, “nominate and appoint C.I. Boudreau, Deputy Warden George W. Raynard to attend the meeting of the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities at New Glasgow, N.S. on August 25,26, and 27,” Signed by Warden & Council; 9 Dec. 1954, “nominate and appoint Wilfred Tinkham of Plymouth … an Overseer of the Poor for the Municipality of Argyle to replace the late Stanley R. Purdy,” signed by Warden & Council

pp.76-77 – 1 loose legal size page – pre-printed form filled in in handwriting – “Returns of Presiding Officer at the Close of the Poll in District No. 14 Municipality of  Argyle

voting results – Roderick Stephen Murphy – 145, George Frost Purdy, 113 – majority of 32 votes – dated 18 Oct. 1955 and signed by Presiding Officer, George Sims.

pp.80-81 – 3 loose letter size pages – 19 July 1955, “nominate and appoint Warden W. B. Goodwin and Clerk Cyriac I. Boudreau delegates and Deputy Warden George Raynard alternate delegate to the Convention of the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities … Nova Scotian Hotel, Halifax, N.S. on August 30, 31, and September 1, 2 next,” signed by Warden & Council; 19 July 1955, “authorize Warden W. B. Goodwin and Municipal Clerk Cyriac I. Boudreau to sign a resolution approving, ‘A Brief Regarding Yarmouth County Vocational High School Finances’ as was approved by a meeting of the Joint Committee on Yarmouth County Vocational High School matters held on July 15, 1955 … and further nominate and appoint Deputy Warden George Raynard a delegate to accompany the brief when representation is made to the Government of the Province of Nova Scotia,” signed by Warden & Council; 3 March 1955, “agree to re-invest with Eastern Canada Savings and Loan Company for a period of ten years at 3 ¾ % per annum the $15,000.00 received from Debenture Stock expiring on April 1, 1955,” signed by Warden & Council

p.84 – 1 letter size page taped in – 29 Nov. 1955, “members of the Finance Committee … do hereby authorize the Municipal Clerk to hire Miss Audrey Wathen for office assistant and stenographer after December 1st, 1955 on probation for a period of not exceeding twelve months, at a salary of $100.00 per month,” signed by Warden & members of the Committee

p.118 – Draft copy of Building By-law for Argyle passed at Semi-annual meeting of Council May 1956

p.168 – 1 legal size page taped onto page – “authorize Warden W. B. Goodwin and Municipal Clerk Cyriac I. Boudreau to sign an Agreement to transfer to the Crown all that said lot, piece or parcel of land, situated lying and being at Lower West Pubnico, (Dennis Point) … as shown outlined in red on the Survey Plan and being more fully described as follows: [detailed surveyor’s description], signed by Warden & Council

pp.168-169 – 4 legal-size pages – handwritten draft of minutes of a Special Meeting of Council, 30 Oct. 1957, later entered by hand into minute book.

p.172 – 1 letter-size page taped to page, 30 Oct. 1957, “agree to increase the salary of Norma Boudreau from $25.00 per week to $30.00 per week effective November 1, 1957,” signed by Warden & Council

p.266 – 2 letter-size pages taped to page – 4 June 1959, “nominate and appoint Mr. Charles Gosling to replace Mr. Herbert O. Spinney on a committee of two to meet the officials of the Department of Agriculture in the interest of the Municipality of Argyle in connection with the reconstruction of the dyke at the Municipal Poor Farm,” signed by Warden & Council; 8 June 1959, “nominate and appoint Deputy Warden George W. Raynard as an alternate member on the committee to meet with the Hon. R. C. Ley, Minister of Municipal Affairs, in the interest of having the borrowing resolutions approved for school construction,” signed by Warden & Council.

p.314 – 1 letter-size page taped onto page – “order that John Nickerson of Argyle Sound pay $5.00 per month effective February 1, 1960 for residing on property of the Municipality of Argyle at Argyle Sound,” signed by Warden & Council

p.428 – ½ of letter-size page taped to page – “hereby recommend Mr. Israel J. Pothier of Lower Wedgeport to be appointed Deputy Co-ordinator  of Yarmouth County Civil Defence Organization”, Signed by Warden & Council

p.419 – 16 legal-size pages, hand-written draft copy of minutes of Annual Meeting, 15 Jan. 1964, afterwards copied by hand into the minute books

Condition: Good – 2014.  The pages of the minute book are not as compact in thickness as other minutes books due to the volume of published minutes that have been glued onto the pages, and due to the volume of loose documents still attached to various pages throughout.