The Citizen, 1991-02-20, Page 21THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1991. PAGE 21.
Residents object to village’s bill for cellar drain repair
A ratepayer’s attempt to have
the village pick up part of the costs
for fising a cellar drain got little
support from Blyth village council
lors Wednesday night.
Bruce Mason, Jim Mason and
Irma Mason appeared before coun
cil, objecting to a bill sent to them
for repairs to a drain from the cellar
of Bruce’s house. Village employ
ees had originally tried to help find
a blockage in the drain using a
snake from the Mason basement.
Later, when trouble seemed to be
located on the side of Coombs St.
Blyth students enjoy snow walk
SNOW WALK, SNOW TALK
by Charlene Hulzebos
On Tuesday, February 12, the
grade 1 and 2 classes went to
Wawanosh Conservation Area. The
classes went in the morning by bus
at 9 a.m. and returned back at 12
noon. When they got there they
were accompanied by their leader
Jean. Some activities they did
were: walked around looking for
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and
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on village property a contractor was
brought in to try to solve the
problem. Eventually a bill from the
contractor for $576.17 plus a bill for
$43 for village employees’ time
supervising the job was sent to
Bruce Mason.
But Mr. Mason objected to the
bill. He said the work could have
been done much more cheaply if he
hadn't been forced to hire a
contractor. He said the village
employees could supervise the
work but he could have done it
himself. He objected to the amount
animal tracks, looked in magnify
ing glasses and had tons of fun.
The adults that went were Mrs.
Armstrong-Gibson the Grade 2
teacher, Sharon Brown and
Jeanette Harris, Mrs. Battye - the
Grade 1 teacher and Betty Lewis.
Ryan Lee and Anthony deBoer said
they had a fun time and were tired
out when they returned back to
B.P.S.
of gravel ordered, for instance. But
councillors noted the material
taken out was of such poor quality
it couldn’t have been put back into
the hole without causing even more
problems.
The Mason family complained
they had wanted several years ago to
hook into another drain in the area
but had been told by village
employees then they couldn’t. But
councillors argued that neither of
the two drains in the area are
owned by the village, even though
they are both on village property.
The present village administration
doesn’t know where either drain
came from.
“It’s not our responsibility to
drain your basement,” Councillor
Dave Lee told the family. Reeve
Albert Wasson said the mystery of
these old private drains is part of
the reason the
new policy in
people to fix
problems and
village if they must work on village
property. “We have no authority to
tell you to hook onto drains,” he
village adopted a
which it calls on
their own drain
only involve the
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said.
Bruce Mason said he wouldn’t be
unhappy if the village agreed to
pay for half the cost of the repairs.
It was quickly obvious his proposal
wasn’t winning support from coun
cillors, however. “How do I justify
paying for half the drain?” Counci-
Obituaries
DONNA I. POWELL
Donna Powell passed away at
Wingham and District Hospital on
February 12, 1991. She was 54
years of age.
Born in Goderich, Ontario, Mrs.
Powell resided in Lucknow at the
time of her death. She was a
member of Knox United Church in
Auburn. She was the dear friend of
Ernest Albert of Lucknow and will
also be mourned by her children:
Robert, Terry, and Kevin Powell,
all of Auburn, Vickie and Joe
Hanna of RR 2, Auburn, Wendy
and Bryce Richie of RR 2, Lucknow
and Shelley Powell of Clinton. She
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llor Lee asked. “Did we do some
thing wrong? Did anybody we hired
do anything wrong?”
Eventually after much discussion
the councillors agreed to drop the
$43 charge for village supervision
from the bill but keep the rest
intact.
will be sadly missed by Gordon
Powell of Auburn. Seven grand
children also survive her. Mrs.
Powell will be remembered by her
sister and brother-in-law Rose and
Eugene Maclnnis of London, her
daughter-in-laws Jeannette and
Tracey Powell of Thorald and
Brenda Powell of Goderich and by
two step-sons Rick and Jamie
Albert of Lucknow.
Mrs. Powell was predeceased by
her son Wayne and her parents
William Edward Haggitt and the
former Ruby Irene Carter.
Rev. Paul Ross conducted the
funeral service, at the Beattie-
Falconer Home -'Yasker Chapel at
2 p.m. on February 14. Spring
interment will be at Blyth Union
Cemetery.
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