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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1970-08-13, Page 1ctiko Pei) No. 32 --ALWAYS FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1970 10 CENTS PER COPY MAKING WAY FOR PROGRESS - While nobody likes to see ideal shade trees fall victim to the chain saw, there are times when they just simply must be removed, Two such trees were located in front of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thiel, on Main Street, Zurich, and last week they were taken down by tree experts to make way for new hydro lines. One of the men is shown here being hoisted high up into the tree to cut away some of the branches. Tuckersmith Adopts Sub -division Control Tuckersmith Council held their regular August meeting last Tues- day evening in Centennial School, Brucefield. The meeting ended at midnight and was in charge of Reeve Elgin Thompson. A sub -division control by-law was given final reading. This is an additional by-law to comple- ment provincial legislation rec- ently enacted in June implement- ing, blanket sub -division part -lot control in the Province of Ontario. Higher Salaries Set For Bus Drivers at Separate Schools Bus drivers who double as custodians for the Huron -Perth separate school board will be granted a five -per -cent increase for the 1970-71 school year. However, figures are not avail- able because of the number of previous contracts between indiv- idual school boards and custodian drivers, Jack Lane, board busin- ess administrator, said Monday night. Mr. Lane said bus drivers, driving board- pwned buses, will receive $10 a day. a $2 increase over last year, However, he said, the increase will include comp- ensation for duties involved in maintaining the bus. He said the board has settled with 14 of the board's 15 transp- ortation contractors for the 1970- 71 school year. The board allotted $200, 000, for transportation in its 1970-71 budget, In other business, the board established a rate of $400 a year for custodial services at each of the board's seven portable class- rooms, A rate of $600 was set for cust- odial services at the Dublin cont- inuation school which will be used as a kindergarten classroom this year. A tile drainage loan for $1500 was approved. A by-law for a minor extension on the Etue Drain for $1100. was approved; also one for the Charters Drain for $1150. Amending by-laws were approv- ed for the George Street Drain which cost a total of $8433.26, and for the Melady Drain which cost $8333. 94. General accounts of $23, 332.46 were passed for payment by Coun- cil. Of this drainage costs totalled $17,246.271 roads $3991.46; tile drainage loans $1500; and miscell- aneous costs amounted to $594.73. Road Superintendent, Allan Nicholson, reported repairs had been completed to the Broadfoot Bridge at a cost of approximately $500. The repairs were necessit- ated when the bridge was damag- ed when rammed by a stolen car on July 25. Clerk James McIntosh reported no applications have been re- ceived so far for a dog control officer for the township, but hoped for some this week. The clerk reported he had ap- plied for subsidy on the Melady and the George Street drains. Reeve Elgin Thompson announc- ed he will be in Montreal attend- ing a Good Roads convention on the date of the regular Council meeting in October and the Coun- cil decided to hold the October meeting on Thursday, October 1. Approval was given to the ap- plication for a building permit by Arthur Coombs, R.R. 5, Clinton, for a garage estimated to cost about $1700. Council noted the agreement by five municipalities (Goderich, Hullett, Stanley and Tuckersmith Townships and Town of Clinton) had been finalized for the Clint- on Fire Area water tanker. Formal notification by G. L, Simpson of the Department of Finance, Ottawa, advised Tuck- ersmith Council the grant in Lieu of taxes for Canadian Forces Base at Clinton will be less in 1971 because of the phasing out of the base. Ile noted at the time of writing over 66 houses on the Base had been vacated and more were expected shortly. At a special meeting of the Council on July 28 the Bell Drain- age Works was provisionally ad- opted, with court of revision set for September 1. The total cost for drain is estimated to be $10, 500. The Geiger Drain from the Township of Usborne was provis- ionally adopted, Only one prop- erty owner in Tuckersmith be- sides the Township is to be ass- essed for this drain. Hay Township Approves Survey Of St. Joseph Road The council of the Township of Hay, at their regular meeting in August, agreed to hire the services of a surveyor to survey some of the streets at the St. Joseph lake frontage. Jack Cray, of the firm Archibald, Gray and McKay, will do the work for Hay Township. In other business at their meet- ing, the council passed six by-law authorizing the collection of in- creased costs on six municipal drains recently completed. The drains which exceeded the original estimates are the Jacobs drain, the Forrester Drain, The Dougall Drain, the Gingerich-Regier drain, the Chapman drain and the Rader drain. The increased costs on the six drains comes to a total of $71.00. Four tile drainage debentures in the amount of $8900 were ap- proved at the meeting. The council also received two applic- ations for tile drain loans. Next meeting of the Hay coun- cil will take place on Tuesday, September 1, at eight o'clock in the evening. Federation Continues Fight Against School Tax System "Petition signatures for the re- moval of school taxes from prop- erty is the most important issue in our organization today, " said Jack Stafford, President of Huron County Federation of Agriculture at the August directors Meeting held in Clinton. Hewas urging the members to circulate the petition. "If there are enough signatures on the petitions there will be no need to withhold our taxes, " he said. "The government will have to meet our demands for equaliz- ation of taxes." A recommendation from the executive passed by the meeting gave way for an open meeting to be held Monday, August 31, in the Central lluron Secondary School, Clinton at 9 p. m. when lack 1 lale, new general manager of OFA will speak on the tax with- holding program. Members of county council, Members of Parl- iament and all interested persons, both rural and urban, will be in- vited to attend. Tite following committee were nominated to draw up a revised constitution; Phil Durand, R, R, 2, Zurich, Mervin Smith, R. R.1 Walton; Doug Fortune, R. R.1, Winghani; Bob Allen, Brucefield; Harry llayter, R,R.2, Dashwood; Charles Rau, R. R. 2, Zurich; the president, Jack Stafford, R. R.1 Wroxeter, and the secretary. "Six hundred members or more in the county by OFA convention time, " said Mason Bailey, sales co-ordinator, " 500 would give the individual service members two voting delegates to the conv- ention but with continued effort, whenever possible, they would have three voting delegates to the convention. Membership is grow- ing by a steady 10/0 each month." An excellent report was given by Phil Durand of Zurich on the task force meeting he attended recently as the federation delegate Cases of Rabies In Huron County Reported Hig'h Confirmed cases of rabies in animals continued at a relatively high level in Huron County in the 12 -month period ending March 31, 1976. Rabies cases involving both domestic and wild animals tot- alled 69 for the 12 -month period. This is 20 less than in the prev- ious year. During the year more than 5, 117 dogs and cats were vaccin- ated at some 29 free clinics cond- ucted by the Health of Animals Branch and the Huron County Health Unit. This represented an increase of 32°7o over the previous year. Huron County continues to be among the counties of Ontario with a higher incidence of rabies. The wild life population, with an increased number 0.1 skunks in the area, indicates that the oc- currence of rabies will increase during the next 12 -month period. Skunks and foxes are the two main groups of animals which spread rabies frau wild life to our domestic animals, and for this reason any unusual actions in these animals should be treated with extreme caution. Contact between these animals and dom- t stic animals or humans should immediately be reported to the area Health of Animals Branch in order that proper action and (continued on page 11) FOUND OLD BONDS - Ed (Buck) Little, of Hensall, came across several thousand dollars worth of old bonds recently when he was working at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald O'Rourke, in Zurich, The bonds were discovered below some old floor -covering in one of the rooms, and only had one coupon clipped from them. They were believed to be the property of the late Mr, and Mrs. August Koehler, former proprietors of the home. Mr. Little is shown here with the bonds, just before turning them over to the executors of the estate.