The Brussels Post, 1979-01-24, Page 1Hydro, water off
here on weekend
Some hydro and water users in Brussels
may have suffered a little on Saturday and
Sunday nights. Many homes here were
without hydro for about three hours
Saturday night and without water Saturday
and Sunday nights and for a little while on
Monday morning.
Hydro went off at about 5:30 and was out
for three hours after a branch fell on the
transformer between the homes of Bill
Beacom and Danny Bray and blew a fuse
which burned the whole switch. The fuse
hadn't dropped down so hydro men couldn't
see where the problem was for awhile. This
also caused water to be off for awhile on
Saturday night until an auxiliary pump was
used.
People were again without water Sunday
night and even Monday morning because of
a watermain at the intersection of Turnberry
and Thomas Street, East which broke at
about 8:45 p.m. This is the second broken
watermain in Brussels so far this year.
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4Brussels Post
HOW'S IT COMING DOWN THERE, KENNY? — Archie Willis (on
road) and Ken Graber (in hole) take a look at the broken water main
which broke on Sunday night at the intersection of Turnberry and
Thomas Street East. (Post Photo)
BRUSSELS
ONTARIO
108th Year — Issue No. 4
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1979
Hosp itals may lose beds
administrators were told that hospitals of scheduled to lose 31 beds, could lose 21.
less than 100 beds would have a ten bed Wingham's hospital is one of the few in
leeway. the province which didn't receive any
increase in its 1979 budget. It remains at
$3,111,013. Seaforth Community Hospital's
budget is up $31,535 to $1,341, 779 for 1979.
Walton library not big but
vital to the community
Brussels area hospitals will probably lose
beds, because of the Ontario Health
ministry's new budget formula which allows
3.5 active treatment beds per 1,000
population.
The old figure was 4 beds per 1,000. Al a
meeting with health minister Dennis Tim-
brell in Toronto Friday hospital
Brussels council held a special meeting
Monday night to discuss applications for a
by-law enforcement officer in Brussels.
Only.one application was received, that of
Bradley Magee and council decided they
would discuss the conditions of the job such
as $10 per dog caught, $1.50 per dog tag and
$2.00 for parking tickets and have an
interview with him before deciding what to
do.
Seaforth Community Hospital, which
would have lost 16 beds under the new
formula, will presumably have to close six
while Wingham and District Hospital,
Council also passed a motion that the
council of the village of Brussels amend their
secondary plan that part of park lot U.
Turnberry Street the East Side, Plan 6 being
the north 124 feet from residential to
commercial (the site of the old Fina Station)
and a letter so advising be sent to the Huron
County Planning Board. Jack Hall had
requested this change as he had- wanted to
operate a service station there.
BY DEBBIE RANNEY
It sits off the beaten track on a road
allowance. Hardly noticeable to the casual
observer because of its small size, the
Walton Library still manages to provide a
service to community residents.
Although locations have changed many
times over the years, it has been going
strong since at least 1902.
Presently the library sits in a building
which was moved to its present location by
Russel Marks. Mrs. Annie Reid who is
researching Walton's history for the
Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History
Book provided the following information on
the history of the library.
According to an old treasurer's book found
in the library there was a library in Walton in
1902. The treasurer then was Alex W.
Denver. At that time, the library received a
county grant of $15 and $5 from the
townships. The librarian received $15 per
year. A rental fee of $12 was charged for
building where the library was located at
.that time.
For a few years, the library was even
iocated in private homes. Some of these
belonged to Andrew Johnston, Dunc
Johnston and Mrs, Charles Drager.
In 1933 the library was in the upstairs part
of Pete McTaggart's barber shop which
is currently in use as a shed at a different
location. At that time, Mrs. McTaggart was
the librarian . For awhile, the library was
located in a room at the U.F.O. store now
being used by Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Southwell as apartments.
BANK
The library was moved in 1939 into the old
bank building which at the time vas
occupied by barber Ken Ferg. Judy Em-
merich is currently using the building. Wes
Hackwell bought that library in 1943 and
continued to look after it until 1946 or 1947.
It was in 1946 that the library board
decided to have a permanent place for the
library and obtained the present building,
located on land that was once surveyed as a
street for the Village. The present buildings
was financed by a canvass of the community
for donations, grants froin the government
and the townships. It was repaired With a
new front and 'aside walls with the work
oeing done by William Bennett and Harvey
Johnston.
BOARD
The officers of the board at that time were
Chairman-Harvey Johnston; Secretary -
Mrs. Herb Kirkby; Treasurer - Douglas
Lawless. Other members of the board were
Percy Taylor, Mrs. Harvey Craig, Miss Ethel
Dennis, Mrs. Edna Hackwell, Percy Holman
and Rev. R.G. Hazelwood.
Each year, the Library Board would have
concerts or visiting plays and dances to help
with finances. Starting in 1935, books were
obtained through the Travelling Library and
then in 1967, the Walton library became part
of the Huron County Library System.
Some of those who have served as
librarians in the Walton Library include Mrs.
George Dundas who was the librarian from
1948 to 1960, Mrs. Torrance Dundas, Mrs.
James Shortreed, and Mrs. Don Achilles.
The current librarian is Sheila MacPherson
who has been there for about a year and a
half.
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Only 1 application
For bylaw officer's job
SMALL, BUT WELL.USECi It may hot look like much, but the Walton
library 01'iiVide COM'munity 8.erViC6' .reeidents around the area,
(Bri8ele‘ PhOtO). LIBRARIAN.
SHEILA MacPHERSON
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