HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1973-10-31, Page 1BRUSSELS
ONTARIO 102nd Year — Issue. No. 44 Wednesday, October 31,.1973
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Mrs. Helen
Treasurer
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In conjunction with the new secondary plan for the village of Brussels,' the Huron County
Planning Department has offered their services to help renovate the villages commercial core.
Reaction to a downtown renovation program from Brussels citizens is mixed butmany agree
that the main street could do with some brightening up. One side of downtown Turnberry St.
is pictured above.
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"Examination' of plumbing in-
spection receipts• in the earlier _
years of plumbing inspection re-
flect the difference in standard
of living. today as in 1960 where
one finds that the commonest
bookkeeper at $6,200; car al- thing that happened in plumbing
lowance for two inspectors ,$ 6000 ; inspection was the installation
office rental, $1,800; office equip- of a bathroom and averaged a fee
ment, $3,492.50 (once only); and of $4.50," he said. "The re-
office supplies, $1,814.50. _ ceipts do not indicate the amount
Reeve Ginn advised it was the of time involved, the number of
intention of the Board of Health calls involved or the mileage in-
to -.engage inspection personnell volved, and certainly if these
who could double as regular pub- figures were used in the project-
ile health inspectors and not just ion of 1973 against 1973 costs, the
plumbing inSpection. county would be in the position
t t
Department,"' he continued, "the spection Division."
minimal expected income from When council had perused the
the diViSiOn would be $24,000; suggested bylaW, it was deemed
the Objected expenditure would the firSt clause was "too all
be $37,307. The county theta. inditiSiVe." That clause reads'
• NO' person shall construct; re ,-
Curling
..
begins pair, renew or alter the plumb-
ing„ drainage or water system of
any .building or structure without
firSt ' having obtained a permit
.. ' , thereforfrbill. the Plumbing In-
Curling is expected to get 8,4etti i,
under way in BriiSselS early in Reeve Ed OddleifSbn of nay-
November and in anticipation, the field suggested a clause stating
ekedtitiVe. of the tadieS' Curling that plumbing costing $200' Or'
Club met recently at the Mite Of more might need inSpedtibri,
the, President; Mrs. Ken MCDOil, leaving smaller jobs to the hOttie ,-
ald . when Mrs. Ed Krautort the owner's diSdretiOn. This Stag
secretary, read, minutes, ' gestIOn. hOWeVer, was not iniltie,,
Eadh member is asked tOddin, UlAiai i telY 'a.optoved by the Board of
ate a tea towel to the club's kit- i II ee.ktii niettaberS although Reeve
then and. label It. "Brussels Cur , Ginn indicated thi§ was the kind
lint Club," To start the season of tarticipatitiii, the Board had
a Card party is planned in the loped to get from council.
Club Room on Tuesday. The Lad-- tithe intent is there, the tee
ieS curling is 1;15 on Tue§daY ba..§i§. is very fair,:ii. said ReeVe
aftertibOn, and the mixed cutlitig be16.8howleit ,of,,doderich, 'lift, is
IS on Monday and. Tuesday even- very cheap for the. inspection-
too, NetAtitieitliet§ are 'w,61dbitib' they'll get, I believe council
and thdre Is free curling: for new should 'Support., in principle, this
itiettiber§ Until CliriStinaS.- report." , !
ion which is apartment build-" would be subsidizing the Plumb-
ing Inspection Division by ap-
proximately $13,000 which would
amount to the user supporting
66 2/3 percent of the cost of the
Plumbing Inspection Division and
Total estimated minimum in- . the county supporting 33,1/3per-
come, according to the Reeve, cent of the cost of the division."
is $24,000.a.nnually,
Total projected expenditures
for the plumbing inspection divi-
sion is $37,307 including salaries
for two public health inspectors
at $9,000 each; one secretary-
ings, motels, etc., and which
seem to be appearing evermore
frequently within HuronCounty,"
he noted, "estimate income from
plumbing inspection fees,$6000."
income And. the Objected expend,, 10 percent and he noun y pay in
itures of the Plumbing Inspection 90 percent of the Plumbing In-
';In conSidering the projected of the user paying apprOxiMately-
in November
Miss Cathy Cousins,
formerly of Brussels,
graduated recently from
Montcalm Secondary
School, London, She
received the top award' for
Home Economics and is
presently enrolled in the
Fashion Designing' Course
at Fanshaw College. Cathy
is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Laurie Cousins,
London, formerly of
Brussels and grand-
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
R. B'. Cousins of Brussels.
Short
hots By Evelyn. Kennedy
While final figures for the Members of the board of the
1973 Brussels Fall Fair were Agricultural Society Indicated
'not available, a preliminary study appreciation to the schools, bust-
, of returns indicated there would ness and commercial organiza—
be a satisfactory balance at the tions, exhibitors, Brussels Le-.
end of the year, officers, and dir- gion Pipe Band, Seaforth.District
ectors of the society learned at a High School. Band and others who
meeting in the Library on Tues- helped in any way towards the
day of last week, success of the 1973 fair. Board
Total, prize money' won was members noted that it requires
$3669:00 but entry fees for 19'74 , a full community effort to haVe
and deductions as required byre- successful fair.
•gulations will be taken from this plans now are being made for
amount. Gate receipts were the Annual Meeting in January
$1131.75. Detailsbn donations and 1974. Some changes for the 1974
grants will be contained in the Fair were discussed by the meet-
financial report at the end of ing and it was suggested that any
year. interested persons with new ideas
or suggestions for the 1974 Fair
ROCI'd men to the Fair Board. They would
should note them and pass them on
be gratefully received and eon-
' s idered.
President Gerald Smith, who
presided at the • meeting,
expressed appreciation for the
cooperation of the Directors and
Associate Directors. Edwin
Martin is Secretary-Treasurer
Or the. fair.
Look for profit
from Fall Fair
Huron .Council advances.
plumbin0 inspection report
A plumbing inspection bylaw
to cover the whole of Huron
County moved closer to reality
as a result of action by Huron
COunty Council to approVe a
Board of Health report which in.,.
dicated the intention of that com-
mittee to act concerning the by-
law.
Board of Health. Chairman,
Gerry Ginn, deputy-reeve of God-
erich Township, , told council the
report was for infortnation only.
"We are not, going to ask for
decision today," he, explained.
"We are still open for suggest-
ions but decision must be reached
by the end of the year so it can
be included in the budget.. Hiape-
fully, this will be in effect by
1974."
According to the report, the
.cost of a Plumbing InspedtiOn
DiVision is based on the figures
that were available on the survey
of residential building for 1971
and 1972.
"There are approximately
400 new residential constructions
in the County. of Huron, in . each
year," reported' Reeve. Ginn.
When the Phinibing Inspection.
bylaw is approved; the cost for
inspection Of an ,average.. ingle
family new residential dwelling
Will be a baSic inspection fee Of
$15 to driver travel and
help"; plias a bathrOoni.
toilet and tub) $6; laundry
onity with laundry tubs, $2; kit-.
Chen With a kitchen sink; $2;
pOWder room or vanity hear the
living area of the house contain ,'
ing Sink and toilet, $4; Total ap-
proximate cost is $29.
"Using this, figure of $29 then
aS the figure for a neW reSident-,
tat construction, there. would be
an anticipated itaddine. of rapprOtt
finitely $12,00 in new single
family residential constructions
Within the County of
Reeve Chin said,
It is expected that another
$6,000 annually cvoitid be reaJi,
lined front 'plumbing, alteration§
for which- a flat fee .Of $15 oath is proposed:
"IOW commercial Construct
spontor
meehn g
The annual banquet of the
Huron County Road Superinten-
dents' Association was held' on
Wednesday, October 24, at the
Memorial Hall, Blyth. Karl
Haberer, Road Sup't Hay Town-
ship and President of the Asso-
ciation, was chairman.
Official greetings were
brought by. Robbie Lawrie, Reeve
of myth, Roy Pattison, Warden
of the County of Huron, Jack
Riddell, M.P.P., Huron South and
Murray Gaunt, M.P.P. Huron
North and Bruce. The head
table and 'distinguished guests
were introduced 'by the Vice
President, Al Nicholson, Road
Superintendent Tuckersmith
Township.
Roy Sparrow, representing
Ontario Culver t and who had
assisted in the forniation of the
Association in April 1962, spoke
briefly on the success of the
organization and was pleased to
see that it .has been a benefit
to all the county.. Elgin Thomp-
son, Reeve of Tuckersrnith Town-
ship expressed the thanks of the
guests for a n excellent evening
o f fellowship and appreciation.
Douglas Armitage, District
-Municipal Engineer of Stratford
and James Britnell, County En-
gineer for Huron both spoke on
the high degree of co-operation,
efficiency and achievement they
have received on a- Provincial
and County level from the road
superintendents of Huron.
Kembers expressed pride
(Continued on Page 12) •
Goblins, spooks, ghosts and
assorted weird Halloween char
ACterS will no doubt be abroad
this Wednesday night on their
traditional "Trick-or-Treat"
trek, Their visitation is
edified at most homes, and treats
generously handed Out. There
are few who would deny the child-
ren this infig,establishedcustom,
However,. it is hoped that the de8,,
tructive demons; WhO SbnietiMOS
Make 'HallOWeen an excuse to
play havoc- with public and
vate property, will be Safely-
locked up in their lairs.
Strong winds' Saturday and
$inidaY were playing their -Own
pre-Halloween prankS, They
bleW .1 various assortment.otob,
jectS, inCluding lawn chairs and
garbage cans; hither. and yon in,
thiS Village and sent chills tip
And dOWn the spine of those who.
bra.vedtheir. Witting.
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Morning Star' Rebekah Lodge
Variety fair attracted a large
crowd Of interested customers
to the 1.44,f, f# 1 here tati.$1'
tiirday, This annual event was a
detided StiddeS1'., The .hottie.;'
baked goodies-were snapped up
in short order. The used cloth-
ing and new articles found ready
buyers and the tea room did a
brisk business throughout the
afternoon.
* * * * * *
Being the mother of young
children need net stop you Item
Curling. The Bru§SelS Curling
Chili have arranged' for a baby
'sitting service at the arena that'
Will leave mothers free to enjoy
this popular sport it yeti have
the urge to try your hand at the
art of the stones and. broomS 'of
the curling: finkS, join the trii§-
edtg Club now. For further
formation, see the ad elSeWhere
in this issue Of The Pebti
Vandals have been at work
here once again. 'One of the
htiek poete at the handsoMe etit,
rande ,Brusselsdoitinititaity
Park was smashed week.
Whether it Was local iittoteinte
or outsiders, as it,*eit#LaY bei
is not known-, makes one *Oita,
der if it is worthwhile to
ity anything in our
are some 'persons so' bet* 'On
destruction"