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FIRE DESTROYS DESTROYS SHED A fire at the home of Keith Nicholson-
destroyed this shed early Friday morning and a lot of farm equipment in
it causing approximately sqo,000 damage. (Photo by Ranney)
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109th Year — Issue No. 18
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1980
BRUSSELS
ONTARIO
Surplus for Morrit.
'BY DEBBIE RANNEY
Some familiar dilemmas were back to
haunt Morris Township Council when it met
in regulat council, session on Friday.
Approximately 15 ratepayers attended the
meeting, some of whom were still concerned
about the. Bluevale Municipal drain and the
road 100 feet 'south of the entrance to
Bluevale. Nothing had yet been done about
the drain since': there were, not enough
signatures on a petition to go ahead. with
fixing the drain in the way the engirieer had
suggested. ,
One man suggested Morris tar and chip
the road and if the drain was a problem
water could be run across the road into, a big
ditch. But council didn't feel that was a
solution. It was felt that the ratepayers were
going to have to find a solution they all
agreed upon.
Ddrothy Coultes wanted to know Whether
it would be possible for Morris to' give a
grant to the WingharnRecreation
Committee so that Morris Township children
could swim in. Wingham or whether it would
be cheaper for each person to pay their own.
Morris council decided they would have to
look into the cost.
DEFICIT ,
Council gave a grant of $750 to the Blyth
and District Community Centre Board
following a deputation from Carman Craig,
. the Morris representative on the board.
Council expressed some concern about the
way the board budgeted, seemed to always
expect to wind up with a deficit and in the
motion to give the grant noted that it was to
defray the deficit. -
Treasurer Geroge Michie had handed in
his resignation at last month's council
meeting but council had asked him to wait
until they could decide what to do about
finding a replacement and at this month's
meeting asked him to wait a little longer.
Marie Taylor who was concerned about
where some of the street light poles in
Belgrave had been placed, attended the
meeting along with Ontario Hydro repre-
sentatives Don Eastman and. Ray Wilson.
There was some concern that the poles had
been placed in'the middle of lots rather than
on lot lines. Mr. Eastman agreed to move
two poles at no cost to the township but the
township must pay for the relocation of
street lights.
Carman Craig, Wayne Cantelon and Bill
Craig petitioned for repair on the Kelly
Drain to put the open portion in working
order and Reeve Elston was appointed the
commissioner on the drain.
Council turned down a severance from
Ronald and Gloria'Kingsbury for the second
time. Council saw little difference in the
second application .and turned it down for
the same reasons. The Kingsburys wanted
to retain 10.7 acres and sever 88 acres in
order to set up a farm machinery repair
shop. Some of the reasons for turning down
the severance included that the location was
bad and that there were businesses of that
sort close by in Belgrave so it was not a •
needed business and it would be taking 10
acres out of agricultural production.
Other severance applications included one
from the Pletch subdivision but council
decided it would need an outline of future
development of the area along with the
drainage and services plan,. Council
approved an application from Ernest
Lewington to sever a house, henhouse and
driVing shed on a five acre plot and retain 94
acres on Lot 16. Concession 7 of Morris
Township.
Council accepted the tender of John Cox of
R.R. 2, Bluevale for pit tun gravel at 79 cents
per cubic yard or a total .of $19,750. Council
passed a borrowing by-law of $42,500 for the
Coultes drain in order to begin construction
work. Also passed was a borrowing by-law
for $340,000 so construction on the Martin's
bridge can take• place,
Short Shots
by Evelyn Kennedy
This Saturday is the day you can take your
choice of used clothing, new articles and
home baking. After you have taken the
opportunity to pick up some bargains you
Can relax arid refresh yourself in the tea
room. All this you can do at the Annual
Variety Fair of Morning Star Rebekah Lodge
For more information look for the ad
elsewhere in this paper.
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It gives one a great feeling to know that we
have honest people in our village. A Brussels
(Continued on page 2,
The Brussel's Lions Tradefest was a
"qualified success" said Henry Exel,
Chairman of the first tradefest.
He hoped though, that the turnout would
have been better, he said, but it was good
weather for the farmers ,to be out in the
fields.
Mr. Exel said he was quite pleased with
the three day event, which ran from
about $133,000. 'in 1978 to $155,000 in 1979.
The township actually collected $127,609
in taxes with $14,996 in penalty and interest
rates outstanding.
Council also passed a by-law,that one and
one-quarter per cent penalty will be added to
taxes if not paid on the first day of default
and will be added retroactive from
December 31, 1979.
It's renovation time •
"We've got to do something to fix up this
house" "What can we do with our
landscaping this summer that looks
different?"
With the, coming of spring, chances are
these comments are being made at your
house. This week, a special home and
garden improvement section in the Post has
some of the answers.
We've got stories on some area
homeowners who've done really interesting
renovations, including a Brussels home. The
Sandersons live in a lovely big house that
backs on the Maitland River in Ontario's
prettiest village and reporter Debbie Ranney
interviewed them about the work they've
done.
The special section: also includes
gardening and landscape tips for the
summer ahead. And it's all included with
your copy of this week's .Brussels Post.
Thursday, April 24 till Saturday, April 26 at
the BM&G Community Center. There was a
cross section of people he said, and all ages
were present.
Next year he hopes the tradefest Will, be
held earlier. Mr. Exel said that a larger
turnout could be had, if the tradefest were
held before nthtienuseededoinngpwageea.th3 )er starts.
BY DEBBIE RANNEY
Morris ToWnship wound up with a surplus
of $41,596, and in addition put $20,000 in the
reserve for working funds and $20,000 in the
reserve for replacement of equipment when
the 1979 financial statement was presented
to council at its regular meeting on Friday..
Auditors Bruce Aitchson and Terry
Perkins of Thorne, Riddell and Company,
London were present at the meeting to
discuss the statement with council.
Although the township started off the year
with a deficit of $27,055, the surplus was
attributed to the fact that the township
hadn't spent as much on roads as they had
budgeted for. While they budgeted for
$100,000 in. 1979, they actually spent only
$71,177, a figure that includes grants.
In 1978, the township had spent $109,761
on the roads because there was more
construction done while in 1979 there was
no road construction and there wasn't a lot
spent on winter maintenance. This decrease
in spending on roads will allow the township
to finish the construction of Martin's bridge
in one year.
Council didn't budget for penalty and
interest rates because they assumed with the
discount given on taxes, it would probably
all even out, but they took in $14,996, most
of which was on drains which had been
outstanding for as long as five years.
There was an increase in road grants from
Tradefest a success