HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1972-06-15, Page 13THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1972
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
PAGE 13
Outline plans for proposed W, -ter
system to serve Brucefield people
A proposed $56, 000. munic-
ipal -water supply, to replace a
haphazard system of individual
wells, was outlined at a public
meeting held Monday in Bruce-
field. The system calls for
more than 7, 000 feet of two-
inch pipe to be laid along street;
and County Road 3 within the
village limits. Cost of the
system would be borne by Bruce -
field residents.
Some of the individual wells
used by residents have been
found to be unsafe and in some
houses water has to be boiled.
The proposal outlined to
about 30 people by B.M, Ross
of B, M. Ross Associates Ltd.,
Goderich, an engineering firm,
will involve a flat cost of $200
to each customer for connecting
to the water system, plus an
annual service charge of bet-
ween $80 and $85 per customer.
The $200 down payment
includes only the cost of bringin
water service to the customer's
property line. Installation of
water service to each home
would be borne by the property
owner.
The initial connecting charge
would be increased to $400 for
customers entering the system
at a later date.
Tuckersmith Township reeve
Elgin Thompson told the meet-
ing the high connection costs
are designed to keep the deb-
enture charge down.
About 60 of Brucefield's 70
households signed a petition
last March indicating support
for a municipal water system.
Terms of that petition, based
on a similar arrangement in
Egmondville, called for a cost
of about $35, 000 with an initial
connection fee of $200 and an
annual service charge of $50.
Mr. Thompson said it is
hoped the service charge can be
reduced to the $70 - $75 range.
The proposed service charge
outlined Monday could be red-
uced to $72 if all 70 homes in
Brucefield were serviced, and
to $75 if the project's cost
could be cut back by $6, 000.
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mark in the project is the cast
of the well.
A tentative drilling site is
located on the south-east corner
of the intersection of Highway
4 and County Road 23 in the
village.
Until the potential of the
well is determined no definite
cost can be set.
Mr. Ross said if the well can
not produce 70 gallons of water
a minute, a 25, 000 gallon
ground level storage tank will
have to be built to meet the
economic ministry's water
division (formerly the Ontario
Water Resources Commission)
requirements.
Brucefield residents at the
meeting felt the proposed plan
should be outlined to the rest
of the villagers before a decisio:
is made.
A spokesman said the 60
homeowners who signed the pet-
ition generally felt that if the
system was more expensive than
Egmondville's it should be re-
examined.
Father Alphonse A. Robert,
parish priest at St. Peter's
Roman Catholic Church for
the past year, last week cele-
brated the 10th anniversary of
his ordination. He came to
St. Peter's Church at St, Joseph
just one year ago, replacing
Monsignor E. Bourdeau who
retired and now lives at Bay-
field.
Father Robert was born in
Tilbury and attended grade
school there. Following that he
attended college in Ste. Ther-
ese -de -Blainville, and receiv-
ed his BA degree from the Un-
iversity of Montreal. After at-
tending Dominican College in
Ottawa, Father Robert taught
French Literature for several
years, and then 101962 was
ordained following his graduat-
ion from St. Augustine Semin-
ary in Toronto.
After his ordination, Father
Robert served at St. Lawrence -
the -Martyr Parish in Scarbor-
ough, and then the French Nat-
ional Parish in downtown Tor-
onto, until 1967.
From Toronto Father Robert
transferred to Ste. Anne-de-
Penetanguishine, and he was
there until 1969 when he mov-
ed to the Diocese of London.
Prior to his coming to St. Pet-
er's, he served at St. Benedicts
in Sarnia and Sacred Heart, in
Windsor.
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Japan is delaying the delivery
of surface mail and parcels
addressed to Canada.
A considerable quantity of
mail posted in Japan in Mid -
May and destined for Canada
is affected. The mail hasbeen
loaded on Japanese vessels cur-
rently detained in various ports
in Japan.
Air mail is not affected.
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