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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1973-04-12, Page 1[FU© No. 15 FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1973 15¢ PER COPY SEWAGE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS- Work began in Zurich on Monday morning for the construct- ion of a sanitary sewage system, which is being installed and owned by the Province of Ontario. One of the excavating, machines is seen here in the top photo at the main intersection of the Village, digging a large hole for the main connection for the entire system. In the lower photo another excavating machine is at work digging out a hole for the pumping station, at the south- east corner of the community park. General contractor on the job is C.A. McDowell Construct- ion Co. Ltd., of Centralia. Hay r Sid ts as . for Following a petition from a number of ratepayers in the Township of Hay, the council of the municipality last week at their regular meeting agreed to ask the Village of Zurich to look into the possibility of extending the sewage system Set date for liquor vote A liquor plebiscite will be held May 23 in Stanley Town - Ship on the question of lounge and dining lounge licences. About 300 of the 975 eligible voters petitioned Stanley Town- ship council for the plebiscite. This will be the first time a vote has been held on the liquor question in the township. At its meeting last Tuesday night, council approved the purchase of a new $27, 000 top grader and made the following grants: $50 to the Huron County unit of the Canadian Cancer Society; $25 to the Zurich Ag- riculture Society. into the Township limits, east of the village limits for approx- imately 500 feet. Any costs involved with the extension would have to be borne by the ratepayers requesting the serv- ice. Present plans call for the sewage system to end at the Village limits. At the same time the Hay council instructed clerk W.C. Horner to contact the Village of Zurich asking what retainer fee would be levied against the township for fire protection in the year 1973. Up until now no new agreement has been form- ulated. Council agreed in the future to notify the trustees of the police village of Dashwood of any applications being received for building permits in that municipality. They also agreed to advise the trustees of any applications for land severance which could affect Dashwood. A number of contracts were awarded at the meeting last week. Russell Fischer was award- ed the contract for the supply and application of 20, 000 age cubic yards of sand cushion at a price of 61 cents per cubic yard. The tender of Alvin Litt for construction of the open portion of the Mousseau drain was accepted at a price of $3162 while the tender of R. Nichol- son Construction for the east (continued on page 16) Mobile homes to need licence in Zurich The council of the village of Zurich, at their regular month- ly meeting last Wednesday, passed a by-law requiring that all mobile homes located in the municipality for 30 days or more in one year, be licenced. The by-law does not apply to summer trailer camps or trail- ers being sold or used for storage The main thrust of the bylaw is to control haphazard location of mobile homes in the village until Zurich's official plan is ready sometime next year. The official plan will desig- nate specific areas for trailer park development and provide guidelines for servicing these areas. Licensing will also enable a home builder to live in a trailer while his house is under const- ruction. But before water and septic tank connections are made to the mobile home a building permit for the home must be applied for. A three-month limit has been placed on the licences which cost $6 and are renewable as long as home building progress is shown. To prevent what council called mobile hone "squatters" the bylaw prohibits the trailer from remaining on the lot after the home is completed. Running gear must remain on the trailer while it is located in the municipality. Penalties for violating the bylaw which comes into effect immediately, are from $10 to $50 for each offence. Each day the bylaw is violated const- itutes a separate offence. Nick Hill, of the Huron County Planning Department, was at the meeting of the council assisting in the drawing up of the by-law. He also out- lined the plans and progress being made on the official plan for the village. A meeting of tht ratepayers will be held in the very near future for the final look at the plans and the accept ance or rejection of the same. At the same meeting the cou- ncil discussed at some length with fire chief Leo Meidinger the problem of not having a fire agreement with Stanley Town- ship. A resolution was passed at the meeting advising the fire chief and members of the volunteer fire department that they would not be allowed to Stop vandalism — of else! Over the past few months the Post Office located in Zurich has been the victim of vandalism on a number of occasions. Officials believe the damage is being done by young people who loiter in the building after the close of normal business hours. Some time ago the post office department agreed to leave the lobbies open after business hours so people could pick their mail up from their lock boxes. In many cases this arrangement has been satisfactory, as long as no malicious damage is being caused. In face of the current vandalism at Zurich, however, the officials are warning that one more episode will cause the local office to be locked up at six o'clock every night. Parents are asked to discuss this matter with their children, in an attempt to locate the guilty parties. A stern warning on the part of all parents to their children might prevent a serious inconvenience to everyone. Those causing the damage are also reminded that post offices belong to the government, and it is a. federal offence to cause any damage whatsoever to the build- ings. answer a call into Stanley at any time. A request has been forwarded to Huron County road depart- ment to do any necessary repairs to drains and gutters on Goshen Street South (county road 2) during the construction of the sewage system in the village. Follwwing a recommendation from the arena committee to purchase a flooding machine for the sports centre, council decided to file the request for the present time. A meeting is to be arranged with various organizations in the area to discuss such a purchase. Council agreed to a request from Hay Municipal Telephone System to installunderground ducts on Main and Goshen Streets when the streets are rebuilt following the installat- ion of the new sewage system. A by-law is to be prepared for the closing of certain streets within the village during the annual Bean Festival in August. Building permits were approv- ed as follows; Harry McAdams, $20, 000 for a new home; Adelbert Smith, $900 for remod- elling; Arthur Brisson, $2, 000 for a new garage; Bill Bedour, $1, 000 for remodelling; and Gingerich's Ltd., $200 for ren- ovations. Total accounts in the amount of $5391.14 were approved for payment. Police report three accidents in one day On Saturday, at 1,15 a. m. cars driven by Robert Dobson Exeter, and George Butt, Lond- on, collided on Highway No 4, north of Exeter. Total damage was estimated at $210 by Constable Bill Glassford. On Saturday, at 7.45 a, m cars driven by Hendrik Gruyaert Exeter, and Victor Knip, Cent- ralia, collided on Huron Street East in Exeter. Total damage was estimated at $275. by Con- stable Dale Lamont. The final collision on Satur- day occurred at 1.00 p. m. A truck driven by James McCann and a car driven by Noreen McCann, both from R.R,3, Dashwood, collided on Huron County Road No 2, south of the Crediton Road. Total dam- age was estimated at $900 by Constable Bob Whiteford. Residents in the Exeter OPP detachment jurisdiction, namely the Townships of Steph- en, Hay and Usborne are rem- inded when calling the police, if there is no answer at the Exeter Office (235-1300) and you are calling an emergency, ask the telephone operator for Zenith 50, 000. Your call will be received by an OPP officer and relayed to the Exeter O.P. P If you don't belt up, that is fasten your seat belt, and you strike the interior of a car, such as the dash board or wind- shield in a 30 MPH collision, the impact is the same as fall- ing face down to the ground from the roof of a house,