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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1969-08-28, Page 7BEAUTIFUL, BREEZY , , By BELl-QHAMBER BAYFIELD ?ERSONAL, ITEMS i> CHURCH NEWS -CLUJ ACTIVITIES • VILLAGE HAPPENINGS Correffiacmclent; AUDREY BELL,CHAMOER ,Phpne 56S-2844, 14ifield Subscriptions, Classified Advs. and Display Adys, pll acc epted by the Bayfield correspondent, Air zoning ,bylaw at .meting Zbe 3Cittle 3nn BAYFIELD, ONTARIO, CANADA FULLY OPEN TILL THANKSGIVING OPEN WEEKENDS ALL WINTER Zbe ifnit SAME!" ONTARIO, CANADA BOX 1102 -4— PHONE RATIPIELD 565-2611 1...--....11101111111•1111•101•111M, THE BIG SALE IS NOW IN FULL SWING AND HERE ARE ONLY SOME OF THE VALUES PLUMBING FIXTURES 200 OFF AND ACCESSORIES NOW MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL LIGHT FIXTURES REDUCED MISCELLANEOUS AMEROCK HARDWARE REbucto BY SKIL POWER TOOL ACCESSORIES Bits, Blades, Sanding & Polishing Kits 107) OFF The Above Values Are Available Only At — cop/KUM% OF GODERICH hayfield lld, — FOR FREE DELIVERY, PHONE 524-8V1 20% OFF 20% OFF Council held a special. meeting Tuesday night to discuss the proposed zoning by-law, It received the first and second readings and has now gone to the village lawyers, Bell and Laughtan, Exeter. At the next regular council meeting it, is expected the by-law will receive its third and final reading before it goes to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval. About 75 Bayfield citizens spent three houd last Friday evening learning about the proposed zoning by-law. Reeve F. McFadden opened the meeting by introducing members of council and paying tribute to members Of the Planning Committee who he said worked hard for three years without compensation. He pointed out that, other local municipalities had been obliged to hire consultants to prepare zoning by-laws at considerable expense, but Bayfield benefited by having retired people of high calibre willing and able to spend time and research and preparation of a document which had already been inspected by members of the Dept. of Municipal Affairs. The reeve then asked Brig. F. A. Clift, chairman of the Planning Committee, to address the meeting. Mr. Clift introduced his committee: H. H. Ormond, retired civil engineer; E. W. Oddleifson, councillor and retired area manager of Ontario Hydro; Orton Logan, finance commissioner to the city of London and honorary advisor to the. Planning Committee and Reeve McFadden, ex office's member. "Live and let live" seems to be a very good , motive in a village such as this, Brig. Cliff told the meeting. He stressed that the aim of the planning committee had been to" do Gregor Square, both sides of Main Street from the Supertest garage to the Ritz Hotel, Highway .21 from the B,P. station to the Cold Storage building, and a small portion of Howerd Street East as far as the saw mill. All other land, already subdivided, is classed as residential, and the unregistered land is classified as developmental and will not be reclassified until subdivision is applied for. There is no plan at present for an industrial zone but, as Brig. Clift pointed out, where future needs require changes, or rezoning, the by-law will be amended by the same process, namely, a proposal by council, 'public information and discussion and submission to the O.M.B. Brig. Clift said that his committee had studied planning by-laws already in force in Goderich, Exeter, Grand Bend and elsewhere; they had consulted the Dept. of Municipal Affairs; they had drafted and redrafted the planned by-laws, five times, until the terminology as well as the intent were likely to, receive the approval of the Q.M.B. The next step is to ,present the bylaw for consideration by council. If passed, it will be presented to all ratepayers and also, to the neighbouring municipalities. After fourteen days, during which objections can be made the bylaw goes to the O.M.B. If approved it becomes legally enforceable from the date of Council's third and final reading. Questions =from the floor were fielded by CUL, Ormond and Oddleifson. Some people were quite unaware that council had already adopted the National Building Code last May and that Building Inspector Russ Kerr can, even now, insist upon Observance of the code in all new buildings or where enterations hi' the external ,Fall. fail aid/U.,. w. TWenty-five committee members of the Bayfield Fair Board met last Thursday night to compile this year's Fall Fair 'Prize list. - This year the members decided to produce their own book. They have 1,000 copies and one will go to every household in the area. Mrs. E. W. Oddleifson designed the cover, Mr. Oddleifson was the organizer and Mrs. L. R. Maloney cut the stencils. This year's fair will be on Sept. 12 and 13. New innovations this year are a baby show and antique model car show. There will be a. bingo on. Friday night and a dance on Saturday, both in the Community Centre auditorium. Pat Graham asked questions about the subsection requiring ail new or rebuilt businesses to provide off street parking, It appears that all new planning bylaws must make adequate provision for such parking facilities, Mrs. Martin and others questioned small business activities carried on in the home KO were assured that doctorS, dentists, beauticians and others could operate, with council's approval, even in a Residential zone, provided that, the business area did not exceed 25% of the total floor space and that on-site advertising was limited to a sign not exceeding 4 square feet in size. Existing businesses are not affected. Considerable controversy centred around the water supply required for buildings erected on lots under 15,000 sq. ft, in size, but no clear answers emerged, however, all present appeared to agree that unless regulations are strictly followed the M.O.H.. may step in, or the 0.W.FI.C. may order installation of a public water system at tremendous cost. 4 diackleal STUDIO Specializing in ... • Weddings • Childrens Single or Group Portraits and Passports 524-8787 118 St. David C;oderich Bayfield Ratepayers' Association, dormant for two years, may soon again erupt into activity. There are rumblings of discontent and signs that some residents are again ready to call a public meeting. More than 20 taxpayers met- lest week and planned to call a full meeting of the B,R.A, for Saturday, Sept. 20. Several members seem to feel that while council cannot accede to the requests of every individual taxpayer, petitions presented on behalf of a large number will always carry more weight. Bayfield's .1969 tax rate is up a total of 12.51 mills over last year, but the basic shelter exemption will give village residents a refund about $5 higher than in 1,968. The village residential rate will be 25 mills, up 2.5. The public school rate goes up 4.07 Another group felt that, being unable to vote, the U.S, citizens in our midst should have a chance to ask questions, and exnreas opinions, at a public forum, instead of eppealing to council as individual taxpayers. A final reason, which might find considerable support across the province, is the fear that, unless a group of interested citizens exist, and is active, before the advent of regional government, villages such as Bayfield will lose all autonomy and be completely bereft of representation, mills to 18.55. The high school rate is hiked .3,33 to 23. The county rate shows a 2.71 mill jump to 21.27, 'The five mill special rate remains unchanged. The new total rate on village residential assessment is 92.82 mills. Commercial ratepayers will pay 98.82 mills. ciimpi*Now$-RPcord, ThursclOY, August 'M l989, 7 BRA group stirs nothing drastic but to provide -dimensiOns are made. adequate control of future,' development to protect the interests of the majority of the ratepayers. The necessity to avoid further procrastination was clear, said Clift, in view of statements by the Robarts Government that if municipalities did not now plan their own future growth the province would step in and legislate its own plans. Mr. Oddleifson and Brig. Clift jointly read the entire by-law and answered questions from the floor during the last two hours of the meeting. The proposed by-law with its attached maps show clearly that existing buildings may continue to be used for their present purpose. Pioneer Park and the Agricultural Park are clearly shown as permanent parkland. 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Hall on Monday last, Its tone appears to be clear and sharp and sounds pleasantly, It will be ringing regularly at 6 and 7 aan., 12 noon and 1, 6 and 7 p.m, .'ram The Clinton New Era, June 1O. 1875. In the followii,„ issue was this advertisement: "Town bell ringer wanted. Written applications for the office of bell ringer will be received up to noon Saturday the 26th of June. Salery. 'at the rate of $80 per annum, the bell to be rung .Pix times a day, as at present, three minutes each time. — J. A. Nelles, town clerk, Clinton, June 15, 1875." Lucy copied the above from old papers, several years ago. While looking through some notes last spring, she came across them and endeavored to find out when and why the old Clinton Town Bell had stopped ringing. No one appeared to know. Someone said, "Ask John Livermore, the town 'clerk," but Lucy felt she had to have some data upon which to go first. The bell had many uses in early days. It would be rung to summon people for emergencies, it may hove been used for curfew, tolled on the death of a national figure or otherwise prominent perSon, pealed forth joyous news and always sounded the alarm for fires before the siren was installed. Albert Colciough remembers hearing it ring at his farm on the Base Line Road, 1.25 miles north of town, on May 13, 1907, when a disastrous fire struck in Clinton. The fire was seen first on the roof of the thresher company works in the block north of the present post office. A gale fanned the flames and carried them to the company offices across the road. Dr. Evans' barn was the text to go, then his house. Elliott's livery, between the site of thL former post office and Wesley-Willis United Church, was saved as was the churdh itself. A windmill at the livery stable supplied water for the firefighting, The Rattenbury House which stood on the site of the present Clinton Hotel burned and at one time there were 20 buildings on fire. The 1 Ize spread to the belfry on St. Paul's Anglican Church on Rattenbury Street and belongings carried from other buildings to the churchyard caught fire. The veranda of the Tisdale house, now Beattie's Funeral Home, was on fire and on Princess Street tls home of Isaac Dodds, now that of Mervyn Batkin, was among those gnited by embers. Men and firefighting equipment came on the afternoon train from Blyth and returned on the 6:20. A special from Stratford brought men a a fire engine from that city. They left again at midnight. Two of the heroes of the day, credited with saving many buildings from destruction, were Harry Fitzsimmons and Fred Pickett. They sat on the roof of the old Rattenbury Hotel barn, and kept a hose playing on the advancing flames, They kept their perch despite burning sparks which repeatedly set fire to their clothes. It was said that if the old barn had gone, half the town would have burned. Carl recalls seeing the smoke and sparks from Baird's School where he and other pupils wondered what was happening. Lack of a water system and reliance on wells dug by the town at strategic points probably made firefighting difficult. One well, situated on Rattenbury Street in front of William Ford's house, now the Wilbtir Welsh residence, was no doubt of great value when the old organ factory burned. Lucy remembers being in town the day in 1918 when the false news that an armistice had been signed was spread. The town bell, the church bells and various horns, whistles and other noisemakers combined in expressions of joy. Lucy was at home on November 11 and took part in local • celebrations. Frank Andrews of Clinton told Lucy that he was plowing that day and as soon as the good news of an end to hostilities came, he went to town and was one of those who kept the town bell ringing continuously. He had served with the Canadian army overseas and been invalided home. One man told Lucy this story of the days when Sam Cooper, hotelkeeper, and Josh Cook met all ,trains with. ,their horse-drawn buses and vied with each other ,for passengers. A commercial traveller asked Sam why there were so many children in Clinton. Never stuck for an answer, that genial Irishman replied, "The sik o'clock bell wakens people up and there isn't time to go back to sleep before the seven o'clock rings." After Morgan Agnew supplied the approximate dates that the bell stopped ringing, Lucy telephoned John Livermore. He said that the practice of ringing the bell was abandoned gradually. The policemen had been ringing it for some years and their duties became too heavy. First the 6 a,m. was dropped as unnecessary. During the Second World War., the families of men stationed at the radar school, living in town, complained of being, awakened by the seven o'clock bell and it was discontinued. Finally, the evening bells ceased to be rung as well. As long as there was a full-time caretaker, the noon and 1 p.m. bells were tolled. Alvin Fletcher, the last full-time caretaker, died on duty 11 years ago, and his successor rang the bell at noon until mid-1960. From Mr. Livermore, Lucy learned that the bell can still be operated — one rope tolls the bell and the other moves the clapper alone to produce a quick hammering used in case of a fire. The bell apparatus is maintained in ready condition in case the fire siren is out of commission due to power failure. Personals Walter Erickson and Andrew returned home on Wednesday,. after spending 10 days in WatTeus, Saslc., with his parents, Mr, and Mrs. W, E.riekson. Mr. and Mrs. Ken 'Knights and Kelly, of Lueart, were weekend visitors with Mrs. Knight's patents, Mr, and Mrs. Charles ScotOrner, Mrs. J ach MacKenzie accompanied her son and Mr, and Mrs, John MacKenzie, .Margo and John of St, Catharines, on a three week motoring tour of the Maritimes and Newfoundland, They returned home on Saturday. Visitors with Mrs, R, H, Simons last Wednesday were Mr, and Mrs. A. C. Coomber, and Mr, and Mrs. M. B. Beaudoin of Riverside, Richard And Daniell Simons accompanied Mr. and Mm, Coomber on their return to Amherstburg. Mrs, Simon's guests on Sunday, were Mr. and Mrs, Sidney Barber of London. Mrs, G. Davidson, Mrs, G. L, Bassett and Mrs. R. Moran all of London called on Mrs. George Little last week, visiting her on Sunday were Mrs. Thomas Brandon, and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Brandon and Barry of Kitchener. ' Mr. and Mrs. Morris Sauve and twins, Johnny and Jamie, accompanied by Charlie Pruss were in Kingston from Friday 'til Tuesday visiting Mr. Sauve's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Lavalee, Mrs, Fletcher McLaughlin, Megan and Alfie, Toronto, Mrs, Paul Moss, London and Mrs. Bill Faller, Jeff and Jill of Denver, Colorado, . are holidaying with Mr. and Mrs, Fred LeBeau. Robbie Erickson spent the weekend in Teeswater with his sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Carrick. Guests over the weekend and at present at the Albion Hotel are; Mr. and Mrs. S. Carver, Debbie and Tony, London; Mrs. Edith Sestok, her daughter, Mary, Lu Bodnar, of Birmingham, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cochrane of Lakewood, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Stewart, London; Mrs. Mary Duncanson and daughter Maridon of St. Thomas and Mrs. Irene Lapp and -son, London. Miss L. Carson, Mrs. Don Hayman and Mrs. McNamara were co-hostesses at a linen shower honoring Miss Patsy Carson on Friday evening. Held at "Glencairn" the shower was attended by seventy, including guests from London, Dunville, Toronto and England. Callers on Mrs. R. H. F. Gairdner over .. the weekend were: Mrs. Wilson Quert of Cochrane; Mr. and Mrs. A. Holme of Preston and the Rev. H. J. E. Webb and Mrs. Webb and their daughter Frances, London and Mrs. Gemmel of Port Hope. ONTARIO EXHIBITS Ninety-eight Ontario manufacturers took part in exhibits sponsored by the provincial Department of Trade and Development at 16 international trade fairs and conventions in 1968, states the department's annual report. The exhibits were displayed in five countries. a.