Zurich Citizens News, 1970-05-14, Page 8PAGE EIGHT
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
Mrs. Ferd Miller of llensall
spent the weekend with her sisters
Mrs, Pask and Mrs. Tetreau.
Leeland Willert is a patient in
St. Joseph's hospital, London.
Sunday visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. Stewart Deitz and family
were nlr. and Mrs. Milt Deitz,
Mr. and Mrs. Claire Geiger, Mrs.
Art llaist and Cameron, Mr. and
Mrs. Glenn Deitz, Larry and
THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1970
Glenda, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Allan
and family, and Mr. and Mrs,
Herb Turkheim and fancily.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton McAdams
Mrs, Roy McAdams and children
called Sunday evening on Mrs.
Pask.
The South Huron District Wo-
men's Institute will hold their
48th District Annual in the llen-
sall Presbyterial Church on Thurs-
day, Ma} 21, 1970.
LEAGUE WINNERS - The Nite Hawks won the league championship in the Zurich Ladies Bowling
League, in the season just completed. Members of the team are, back row left to right, Betty Oke,
Joan Turkheim, Vonnie Overholt, Dot Hess; front row left to right, Joy Hogg, Mari Schilbe, Donna
O'Brien and Marg Robinson.
Tuckersmith Township Ratepayers
Face Only One Mill Tax Increase
The overall Tuckersmith res-
idential tax rate was increased
by one mill when council adopt-
ed the 1970 by-law at a meeting
in Huron Centennial School,
Brucefield, last Tuesday night.
There is no change in the overall
commercial rate.
The rates reflect decreased in
the county and secondary school
rates and increased in the town-
ship general and public and sep-
arate school rates.
The county rate to raise $72,
242 was set at 20.4 mills - a
decrease of 1.6 mills from the
1969 rate. The township rate
to raise $56, 089 was set at 18.0
mills for farm and residential
and at 22.0 mills for commer-
cial and business, compared to
last year's rates of 16.0 mills
and 21.0 mills.
The 1970 assessment for res-
idential and farm property is
$2, 895, 820 and commercial
and business $179, 000.
Public school supporters and
the separate school supporters
will each pay the same rate -
farm and residential 21.6 mills
and commercial and business
23.6 mills - increased of 3.3
mills and 3.5 mills respectively.
The secondary school rate is
set at 19.4 mills for farm and
Thurs., Fri., Sat. Only !
SHOOT FOR
BIG SAVINGS
.22 Long Rifle
Box of 50
Shells
79c
GARDEN MASTER
18" 3 H.P. ROTARY
LAWN
MOWER
Easy recoil start, 4 cycle Briggs
and Stratton engine (no mix-
ing of oil and gas) Heavy 14
gouge steel deck. Side dis-
charge for efficient ejection of
clippings. 6" rubber tired
wheels
599'
DROP IN AND VISIT OUR
GARDEN CENTRE
SHRUBS • ROSE BUSHES • SEEDS
Hardware
residential and 21.4 for commer-
cial and business - a decrease
of 2.7 mills and 2.9 mills res-
pectively.
In other business council is to
initiate proceedings for comple-
tion of issuing $50, 000 debent-
ures for Tuckersmith Municipal
Telephone system - due date
December 15.
Council to ask B.M. Ross and
Associates, Ltd., Goderich, to
prepare plans and specifications
for construction of the Sproat
Bridge in 1971.
Road accounts of $3, 989 were
passed for payment.
Council accepted the tender
of Gordon heard Construction,
of Seaforth, for gravelling of
township roads for a total of
$7, 870. the lowest of four ten-
ders. It calls for 9, 000 cu. yds.
of granular B gravel (supplied
by the township) at 37¢+ per cu.
yd. totalling $3, 330; 3, 600 cu.
yds. of granular A gravel (sup-
plied by the township) at $1.15
per cu. yd. totalling $4,140.
for loading and trucking approx-
imately 1, 000 cu. yds. of fill
supplied by township at 400.
per cu. yd. costing $400.
Council reviewed insurance
coverage with two insurance re-
presentatives. Liability insurance
was increased to $1, 000, 000
from $100, 000.
The tender of Fred Harburn,
Staffa, was accepted at $4.00
per mile for spraying weeds on
township roadsides.
Council accepted the tentative
Clinton Area Fire Agreement
on the buying and maintenance
'of a water tanker truck. The
town of Clinton is not included
in this part of agreement, as
tanker truck only needed at
rural fires. Municipalities in-
volved; Goderich township 45.5%;
Tuckersmith 16. 8010; Hullett
27.04aj0 and Stanley 10. 58 /o.
Cost of truck is not known.
Clerk- Treasurer, James L.
McIntosh, was named lottery
licence officer for Tuckersmith.
Reeve Elgin Thompson will
attend the annual spring meeting
of MODA at Listowel on May 28.
SCREENED TOP SOIL
(For Top Dressing Lawns)
CEMENT GRAVEL
BACKHOE & LOADER
WORD
Excavating, Trenching, Levelling,
Back -Filling, Etc.
Lyle Montgomery
CLINTON -- ONTARIO
Evenings or Days
482-7661
482-7644
DOWN WITH
DEFROSTING
\ai" '''' - -
FROST -FREE REFRIGERATORS
AS LOW AS
$359
GINGERICH'S Ltd.
Clinton
ZURICH
Seaforth