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Zurich Citizens News, 1974-01-10, Page 1NO. 2 FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS 62111.611.3134.61.2 THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1974 PROVINCIAL HONOURS - Two area girls were presented with their Provincial Honours certific- ates at the 4-11 Achievement Day in Zurich on Saturday. Shown here is Miss Jane Pennelly, Horne Economist for Huron County, presenting the certificates to Helen Blackwell and Joanne Stoll. (Citizens News Photo) 15 CENTS PER COPY ncil ase laries . t inaugural Setting rates of pay for the coming year was the biggest task facing the council of the Township of Hay at their first meeting of the new year. All the employees were given an increase from last year, with the following schedule adopted; Gordon Smith, grader operator, • from $3 to $3.65 per hour; Ross Horner, from $2. 80 to $3.35; Ray Finkbeiner, from $2.30 to $3.00 per hour. Overtime will be paid to the employees for all hours worked over 50 in any one week. The salary for road superint- endent Karl Haberer was increas, ed from $3.00 to $3.65 per hour. Clerk -treasurer Wayne Ilorner was granted an increase from $8500 to $10, 000 per year, with one-half being paid by the Township and the other half by the Telephone System. The clerk's secretary, Mrs. Joan Ducharme, was given an increase from $5200 to $6500 per year. Rates of pay for casual lab- ourers was set at $2.75 per hour in the summer and $3.00 per hour in the winter months. RECEIVE COUNTY HONOURS - Ten area girls received their County Honours at the 4-H Achieve- ment Day held in Zurich on Saturday afternoon. Back row left to right are Chris McGregor, Agnes VanEsbroesck, Diana Oud, Susan Parke and Debbie Consitt. Front, left to right, are Nelly Van- Wonderen, Cathy Bell, Elaine Gingerich and Kim Hendrick. (Citizens News Photo) New Hensafl clerk in office (by Rena Caldwell) Earl Campbell administered the oath of office when Earle Shapter officially became the clerk -treasurer and tax collect- or for the Village of Hensall at their regular council meet- ing on January 7. Mr. Campbell thanked coun- cil for their co-operation dur- ing his term of office. Wilfred Buchanan approach- ed council once again regard- ing the parking of cars in front of his garage, which he claim- ed interfered with his business. Since the reeve, councillors and Ernie Davis had investigat- ed the matter after the compl- aint had been laid and could find no problem, Mr. Buchanan was advised to settle his differ- ences with his neighbours. Mr. Davis reported the catch basin fixed at Wrights and that he had been working at sanding and on sidewalks. IIe suggested salt alone might be better. Reeve John Baker said the streets were really bad and Len Erb of the streets committee said he had been getting compl- aints about the corners being slippery. Council decided that the committees would remain the same as last year and that the Planning Committee would continue for another year. Harold Knight reported that the name of Hay was now on the fire truck and the old truck had been repaired. He further stated that' the business hien would be contacted about Christmas lighting and that Lorne Archer has an idea for making the lights. Ivir. Knight said he thought that the OWRC should be pushed a bit to get the date for sewers pushed to 1975 instead of 1976. In correspondence, the min- istry for the Environment suggest• ed a program of upgrading the local dump. Signs must be (Continued on page 3) The salary for members of council was set as follows; reeve, $600 per year plus $100 car allowance; deputy -reeve, $550 per year plus $75 car all- owance; councillors, $525 per year plus $75 car allowance. For special meetings the coun- cil will be paid at the rate of $17 plus $3.00 for car allowance for each meeting attended. The reeve will be paid $3.00 per trip for signing cheques while all township employees and officials will be paid at the rate of 15 cents per mile for any miles travelled on township bus- iness. Numerous grants were approv- ed at the same meeting. They were as follows; St. John's Ambulance, $10 Salvation Army $25; South Huron Agricultural Society, $40; Canadian Cancer Society, $50; Zurich Agricult- ural Society, $150; Huron Plow- men's Association, $20; and the Rehabilitation Fund for the Disabled, $l0. All youth taking part in and completing a 4-H project will receive $4. 00 In other business at their (continued on page 6) until is ue i r wari The council of the Village of Zurich are concerned about the abusive manner in which snow- mobiles are being operated in the municipality, and are issu- ing a warning to all operators to use more consideration or face the banning of machines completely. Numerous complaints have been received by members of council regarding trespassing, destroying private property and creating unnecessary noise at late hours of the evening. A notice has been placed in this issue of the Citizens News advis- ing all snowmobile operators to use care and consideration, or a by-law will be passed forbid- ding the operation of the vehicle within the municipalities at any time. Many other municip- alities have enforced such by- laws but the Zurich council would prefer not to be quite so strict if more co-operation were given. Quick action on the part of the Zurich Fire Brigade and other volunteers on Tuesday morning prevented what could have been a disastrous fire at the local arena from spreading out of control. The fire was believed to have started from an electric heating unit in the ceiling of the Tuck Shop. First person to notice the fire was an employee of the Zurich Hydro System, Charles Eckel, who entered the building to find smoke pouring from the Tuck Shop. 1 -le quickly turned t in the alarm and in a matter• of minutes dozens of volunteers were on hand to quelch the blaze. To reach the actual burning, the ceiling of the Tuck Shop had to be torn down. Consider- able damage had already been done to the ceiling joists, and in the matter of a few more minutes the entire building could have been a mass of flames. Damage to the building lias been estimated at close to $1, 000. In other business at their first meeting of this year on Wednes- day afternoon, council gave first, second and third reading to by-law number 2. pertaining to the Secondary Plan far the Village of Zurich. Since very little opposition was voiced to the details of the Plan at the public meeting late last fall, council felt the ratepayers must be satisfied with the contents. Engineer B.M. Ross, of God- erich, was instructed to prepare a drainage scheme for storm drains on Goshen Street, North, from the northerly limits of the village to Rosalie Street. The reeve and clerk were authorized to sign a deed for the Ministry of the Environment for the sale of the piece of land that the sewage pumping station is located on. A temporary money -borrowing by-law authorizing the loaning of up to $50, 000 as needed from the Bank of Montreal was also approved at the meeting. The clerk and reeve were authorized to be the signing officials for the Village, while the chair- man of the hydro and water committee, Fred Haberer, along with secretary -treasurer W. D. Armstrong were named as signing officials for the hydro and water departments. Councillor Leroy Thiel was appointed as Zurich's represent- ative on the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority. The payment of a $20 memb- ership fee in the Ontario Assoc- iation of Rural Municipalities was approved, and two delegates are to attend the annual conven- tion of the Association in Ham- ilton.