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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1968-08-15, Page 1No. 33 -FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH., ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1968 10 CENTS PER COPY OLD HOME WEEK -It was just like Old Horne Week last Sunday at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Zurich, as three former ministers and another min- ister, who is a native of Zurich, were present at the morning service. Left to right are Rev. E. W. Heimrich, Rev. L. H. Kalbfleisch, Rev. W. P. Fisher, who delivered the sermon at the service, and Rev. 0. Winter. Slight Increase in Hay Taxes But Rebate Will Ease Burden The tax rate in the Township of Hay will increase by only two mills this year, •according to the figures set by the coun- cil at their regular meeting last week. The total rate for pub- lic school supporters will be 71.9 mills, while separate school supporters will pay slightly more, depending on which school their taxes are directed to. A breakdown in the tax struc- ture shows that the general rate for residential properties is 21.8 APARTMENT BUILDINGS - An attractive new eight -unit apartment building is presently be- ing built in Hensall by Ed Fink, and when com- pleted will provide living accommodation for eight more families. The location of the new units is on a street just opened west of the Hensall Arena. Zurich Faces Heavy Expenses In Updating of Water System The biggest part of the reg- ular meeting of the council of the village of Zurich last Wed- nesday night was taken up with dicussing plans and details of the proposed additions to the water system. A complete re- port of the project. hes ,been presented to the hydro and water committee of council by engineer B. M. Ross, •of Goder- dh. The total capital cost for the first phase of the program. will be $117,860, which will mean an. annual cost to the subscrib- ers of the system ,of about $19,554. A breakdown of this amount suggests that the vil- lage should pay fire hydrant rental of $1650, which is anade 1.1p of 11 hydrants at $150 each. All ratepayers would .be assessed an annual frontage charge for 20 years of 421/2c per lineal Loot. The new rate for domes- tic users under the new plan will be .$48 per year. Metered water would produce a revenue of about $482.50, and all rural customers outside the village limits will :be charged $75 per year for water. There is an estimated 15 rural customers so this would provide another $1125 in revenue. Work included in stage one Of the proposal incudes a new pump to replace the one (which broke down two weeks ago; the installation of two variable speed high lift pumps; the in- stallation of a diesel -generator set far emergency power sup- ply; the construction of a ground level storage 'tank and pump house; the installation of ,a dis- tribution system consisting of 900 feet of eight inch and 3240 feet of six-inch water mains. The plans also call for • the in- stallation of individual service connection to water mains in many homes and commercial establishments which do not presently have them, and shut- off valves at each customers property. Stage two of the plan, which is to be done in later years, would include installation of six-inc+h mains throughout the rest of the village not included in stage one and also installa- tion of 19 additional hydrants. The estimated cost of stage two would be $77,530, which means that over the next years a total of almost $200,000 would have to be spent on the water sys- tem. Approval 'of the proposed work has already been received from the Ontario Water Re- sources Commission, and the plans are now in the hands of the Ontario Municipal Board for their consideration. In other business at the meet- ing last week council approved calling tenders for excavation work and filling up of 'a section of John Street north west of St. Boniface School. A report was also received on the Bren- ner municipal drain, the Zurieh drain north and south. A hear- ing will be arranged for the report at a later date this month. By-law 87, setting the tax rate for 1968, was given its third reading and passed. 0 Help Needed For Various Jobs of Bean Festival A great deal of help is need- ed to stage the third annual Bean Festival in Zurich next Saturday, August 24, and volun- teers are still needed to round out the work force. Women are needed to help prepare and serve the pork and beans to the many thousands of visitors who will be present. Anyone wishing to help with this type of work, who has not been asked, should leave their names with Mrs. Claire Geiger or Gerald Gingerich. Men are needed the night be- fore the event and again on the big day. Any persons wishing to assist in this phase of the project should leave their names with either Ray McKinnon or Stewart Deitz. Many hands make a big job much easier, and it is hoped that everyone who can will vol- unteer their services for at least a few hours so this year's fes- tival may be the .most success - fel yet. mills and for commercial and industrial properties is 24.8 mills. Last year the rates were 19.6 and 22.5 mills. County rates this year is 18.7 mills, an increase of .7 over last year. South Huron District High School rate remains the same as last year, 18.5 mills for resi- dential and 20.6 mills for com- mercial and industrial. Dash- wood police village rate is 12 mills, the same as last year, and there will also be a special three mill road rate for the police ensal! Tax Rate Debates Use of I „creased; Council u ikipdd Dump (By Mrs. Harry Caldwell) Hensall council met on Au- gust 1, in closed session, at 8 p.m., with Reeve Noakes, coun- cillors Knight, Baker, Jaques and Rooseboom in attendance. At 8:15 clerk Campbell read the minutes of the last two meetings which were approved on motion of Rooseboom and Jaques. Ernie Davis reported: weeds cut on lots and boulevards; cul- vert installed at the dump; Us - borne grader had made a road which was fine now but might not be so good in wet weather; drains fixed and catch basin raised at corner of York and Nelson; trees trimmed and a trailer load of stones removed from roads; the garbage cleaned from the park. Mr. Davis added he would take his hoidays any time it suited council, Asa Deeves was mentioned as a possible substi- tute to look after the hall on Mr. Davis' absence. With ref- erence to three dead elms which Mr. Davis advised cutting, coun- cil felt they had spent enough this year on tree removal. Harold Knight reported that his committee would like a let- ter sent to the mill owners: stating that the keys which they have to the dump are not to be given out; that the dump is to be kept locked at all time; that the mill owner is responsible for where the waste is dumped and it must be policed by the mill owners; that the dump re- served for the mills is for grain and bean waste only, that other garbage is to be taken to the town dump when the town dump is •open. Council assured Mr. Knight that they are in favor of put- ting a hydro line underground in pipe to the picnic pavilion. The thirty dollars left in the centennial fund after the paint- ing was completed will be used for this purpose. The light which council has asked the PUC to install at the picnic pavilion is still not there. No one knows why. Mr. Baker reported for the streets committee, that Mr. Sparing wished eight blocks of bad cement by his home re- placed. Council agreed to this To Teach in Howick Mary Mae, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Schwartzen- truber, was a former pupil of Blake Public and South Huron District High School. She grad- uated as an Ontario scholar from Wingham District High School in 1967 and this past May from Stratford Teachers' College. She has been awarded a schol- arship from the Department of Education of Quebec and is at present taking a six weeks' French course at McGill Uni- versity in Montreal. She will be on the teaching staff at Howick Central School, commencing in September, where she will be teaching grade 5, also teaching French to grades 5 and 6. tr ---- Dr. and Mrs, C. d. Wallace and family spent an enjoyable vacation in Switzerland, France and England, and have now re- turned home. Geiger Families Meet at Bayfield village residents. School Rates Hay school area rate this year dropped to 12.9 mills for resi- dential and 14.3 for commercial, compared to 13,5 and 15 mills last year. Stephen Central. School Area has dropped from 16.5 and 18.3 last year to 16 and 17.7 this year, while both Exeter and Zurich separate school rates remain the same as last. Exeter is 20.9 mills and 23.1, while the rate for Zurich separate school supporters is 20 and 22 mills. Hay and Stanley separate school (St. Joseph) rate is up two mills, from 15 to 17 mills. Tax Rebate and Mr. Baker reported level- ling the boulevard at the same place. Building permits were issued to Miss Mary Goodwin to build a house; to Lloyd Venner to in- stall a furnace; to Ed Fink to build three apartments; to Hur- on. Lodge to erect a chimney; to Catharine Bell to put siding on her home; and Robert Baker to demolish a saw mill. Bills and accounts of $6980.24 were ordered paid. By-law 13 for the collection of taxes was passed and the rates set. Village rate, residen- tial, 15.7; commercial, 28.8; pub- lic school, residential, 12.3 mills, commercial 13.7; high school, residential 18.4, commer- cial 19.3; county, residential 18.9, commercial 18.9; park board, residential 1.0, commer- cial 1.0; artificial ice debenture, residential 1.9, commercial 1.9; waterworks, residential 3.4, com- mercial 3.4; waterworks deficit, commercial 5.3, commercial 5.3; hydrant rental, residential 2.1, commercia 2.1 mills. Separate school rate is: residential, commercial, 22 mills. On August 4, the family of Moses Geiger and Catherine Eckstein held their fifth family reunion at Bayfield Agricultural Park. Approximately '70 members attended from Bolton, Dash- wood, Essex, Ingersoll, Parkhill, Kippen and Zurich. During the afternoon several games and races were enjoyed by those present. Following this every- one sat down to a tasty supper. Gordon Geiger, the president, acted as chairman for the elec- tion of officers for the the com- ing year. The following were elected: President, Keith Horn- er; vice-president, Mrs, Claire Geiger; secretary -treasurer, Rob- ert Horner; sports committee, Miss Ruth Geiger and Jim Rowe; lunch committee, Mrs. Carl Witherspoon, Mrs. Don White- head and Larry Horner; family tree, Mrs. Don Scale. It was decided to hold the reunion again at the same place at 3 pan., August 3, 1969. suporters 20 mills; While the tax rate is up slightly from last year all resi- dential property owners be paying considerably less taxes, due to the basic shelter exemp- tion program instituted by the provincial government. Hay school supporters will receive a rebate of $3738; Zurich sep- arate school supporters will re- ceive a rebate of $41.08; Hay and Stanley (St. Joseph) school supporters will receive $39.52; Stephen school area supporters will receive $39.00, and Dash- wood police village ratepayers will have a rebate of $35.46. This rebate is for the first $2,000 in assessment only. Hay Township taxes must be paid on or before December 16, or interest and penalty will be added. The interest rate on overdue taxes has been raised from one-half of one per cent to two-thirds of one per rent. In other business at the reg- ular session, a request was re- ceived from Ben Tinney for, a clean-out of the open portion of the Munn drainage works. Final approval was granted at the meeting for three tile drainage loans, while applica- tions were received for three - more loans under the same act THAT TIME OF YEAR - How time roll;, around. In another week the third annual Beam Festival will take place in Zurich, and according' to, all the planning that has taken place for this year's' event, it should prove to be the best yet. The tri- pod and bean pot, symbols of the annual event, are again erected on Main Street in front of Mousseau & Parkins garage, to remind visitors through the village of the annual festival.