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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