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The tiuardian -The Evening Patriot

Efficiency improved of street department chairman tells council

“Severe storms during the Christmas '

believe our employees are to be commended on the manner in which they completed

E. M. .\lacRae said in submit- ting the street committee re- port .

"It is suggested by your com- mittee that an amount be includ- ed in your’ 1964 estimates to

plow equipment to improve o ur snow removal program.

“The usual program of s i d e- walk repairing was carried out during 1963 and will have to be continued during 1964 as well as the r e pl a cing of sidewalks around the “Fathers of Confed- eration Memor i a 1 Building" which have been damaged dur- ing‘ the construction period.

"A new sidewalk was laid on the west side of Elm Avenue from K’rkwood to Belvedere, the north side of Viceroy Street. Goodwill Avenue west and east aides. Admiral Street north and south sides. Green Street south side.

A list of streets which were topped with the “Dix - Seal" Formula" as well as an account

‘I o -o E’. ‘I as o.

are contained in our engineer's report.

The laying of permanent as- phalt was completed on Jordan

and Lower Water Street. T h is was a carry over from the 1962 program.

TENDERS

All tenders called for last year were related by John P. Nicholson. chairman tender com- mittee. when he reported to City Council last night.

were awarded on June 19th as lollowsz Tender for 9 Pea Jackets award.

tenders were awarded on .lune 10th as follows:

Tenders for 56 uniforms award. ed to Hooley‘s Mons’ Wear at a price of $73.50 per uni'6rm. Tender for 6 pair of rubber boots awarded to King Seagrace Ltd.

ed to LaFrance Fire Engine and‘

I-‘oamite Ltd. at a price of 51,95 each. Tenders for 2 pike poles.

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smoke masks awarded to Pierre Thibault Ltd. at a price of 'l‘eiider for lllé divider with shutoffs awarded to Lal-‘rance Fire Engine and Foamite Ltd. at a price of $79.- 25. Tender for 1 ie suit awarded to Pierre Tl bault Ltd. at a price of $292.00 Tender for I hand lights awarded to Pier. re Thibault Ltd.

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fine and Foamite Ltd. May 13th. Tenders were cal- led for the sale of Bonds amount.

. for Per- manent Works. Tender award. d on June 12th to Wood Gundy ' _ Its“?

The 1963 program included Inkerman B1vd.. Co - operative Housing area, and Smallwood Crescent.

PARKING AREAS

“The parking area program between curb and sidewalk has assisted in snow - removal operations as well as partly re- solving the parking

gineer’s report. The balance of this program is scheduled for completion in 1964.

“Your Committee has carried out again this year. a policy of gathering the oil from the Ser-

preserve the water supply of the

City, as we are not required to

value for the’ tax paying pub- lie.

‘‘I am sure I again express the regret of your Council and

citizens in the decision of our

on his plans for the future."

AWARDED

ate 51': per cent at a price of 99.146.

May 13th. Teners were cal- led for various Street Works._

May 23rdSTender was award. ‘

ed to Island Construction for Sreet construcion at a price of $25,282.00. Tender was award- ed to Island Consttruction for

Imperial Oil Ltd. for supplying the City with 3.300 gals. of Primer at $642.46 and 500 tons asphalt at a price of $16,511.25.

June loth Tenders were

sidewalks at a price of $11,360.- 00.

Aug. 1st. Tenders were called for erection of Teepee Inciner- ator.

Aug. 20th Tender was award. ed to Donald A. ML-Pherson for the concrete construction of a Teepee Incinerator at a price of $6566.00. Tender was award- ed to Robb Engineering Co. Ltd. for the construction of a Teepee lncvinerator at a price of $26,- 37100.

Sept. 9th. Tender was award- ed to Douglas Bros. and Jones for he construction of new sew- ers in the .\'ewland Crescent area at a price of $4615.50.

with 575 ft. of I5 inch pine at a price of $611.51 and 1,600 ft. of 12 inch pipe at a price of $l.l00.32.

Sept. 28th. Tender was award- ed to Arnold Cameron for paint. in'.' the Cliarlottetown Forum at a price of $1,771.71.

Oct. 15th. Tc-ttlers were cal- led for the pull. .59 of 750 tons of Belle River or Pinctte Sand. This tender was awarded on ,\uvember 12. to .\l..l. (‘zinivay at a price of $1.50 per ton.

Dec. 9th. Tentlcr was award-

Jciikins and (‘larks fnr tion of «_rarl>ar_ie and a con- bc entered :nto.

S0 NEAR, SO FAR.

Scarcely 250 miles from Lima. Peru, lies an area of the lofty Cordillera Vilcabamba. so rug- god and inaccessible that it is

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COUN. NICHOLSON

COUN. MacRA.'3

COT)’. HILLIS

Light program completed

The past year has seen t.lie completion of our lighting pm- gnam insofar as it relates to the city boundariw at the time we started the program Coun. Allison Gillis told City Council. Our city has been enlarged by

COULDN'T KEEP ‘UP

COBURG. Germany IAP) — An East German, pig breeder brought his wife, five children and mother-in-law with him when he escaped to the West over the Bavarian border early Friday. I-Ie told West German frontier police: "I fled because I couldn't keep up with the Communist production plan."

the taking in of “no man's Iarzl" and there will be an ex- tension of our present lighting system to include this area. New real estate sub-divisions will probably be developed and as houses will be built in areas was no lig ing formerly required, we must be

localities when new are erected.

Last year we budgeted for a total expe-ndZ»tui‘e of $50,000 not only for street lighting but for all other elect.ric.Ity used by the city. 01' this amount we have spent $48,046 leaving a surplus

build ngs

of $1.934. If all the lights now

in use had been installed by Jan. 1, 1983. \\e woudl prob- ably have exceeded our budget and in the coming year we will also have to pay for the new lights mer.ti:nc.l above.

At the end of 1963 our street lighting system cost per unit was as follows: IThe figures in brackets show the number of each type of lamp art the end of 1963: 100 watt 21) pi 200 wzitt 136* 5: 300 watt I64) 62: 250 watt 5: 300 watt I6-‘ll 62: 250 watt «Mercury Vanni‘) 4275! 327: -130 watt I.\lei'cur_v \'a'iori 197' 97; 113 watt II\lLrcii:'y Vapor) I153) 17".

All can:lv'c pwvcr lamps have be-tn replaccd.

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1964 MERCURY COMET

The Comet Oaliente two-door hardtop joins the popular-s'zed Comet: line for 1964. The hardtop for 1964 features front bucket seats divided by a convenient console (optional).

See The New 1964 Line of Quality Mercury Trucks - - -

Call or Drop in for a Demonstration

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YOUR MERCURY DEALER Great George Street

Selling Comet. Meteor. Montclair and Parldone

Charlottetown

POSSIBLY IN 1955, SAYS CHAIRMAN

Fluori

A surplus of nearly 540.000 was reported by Sidney E. Green to City Council last night when he presented the annual report of the Coniniissioners of Sow- ers and Water Supply.

there was a pt.<_~ 3:1.

fliioritlalion of '.\.iter again being the sulijec of :1 re- fercndum in l9‘i'i.

The amount coliet-tcd tor water rates was $1.'i8.29T.!;-l. The operating cost tvas $ll9.3l9.0'2_ leaving a balance of receipts over expenditures of $38.‘.V78.92. which amount has been paid to the City for the Sinking Fund and interest on outstanding: de- bentures.

Approximately 50 per cent of the outstanding rates $2-‘l.8‘J.’i.l7 were billed in .\'ovcmbcr and December. The balance is made up of flat rates owing one and two quarters. Approximately $2,500.00 represent those owng more than two quarters and payment will have to bc forc- ed bv possibly having their

at the Lower Malpequc and Un- ion Road pumping stations. this

was necessary to protect the

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water shed from encroachment and possible pollution, the bal- ance of $l74.G33.0-I is for exten- son of water mains. survey and analysis of the land for the proposed water reservoir. house services etc. Of the $‘2..'>66.43 in Accounts Receivable anprox. imatt-ly $200000 was billed in _\‘ov(-mber and December.

Janii.'ir_\' 2nd. H953. Slti5.0.’t0.00 of 5‘~; Per cent. twenty years debentures were sold to 8 S) nd- icate composed of Eastern Sec- urities Limited. Wood Giindy and (fnnipany. the Royal Bank of Canada. Royal Se:-uritics Limit- cd and W.(‘. Pitt'ield Limited for 98.07 yielding 566. October 15th. I963. 393000.00 of 5-‘; per- cent, twenty years debentures were sold to a Syndicate com- pbsed of The Royal Securities Limited. .\’esbitt Thompson Lim. ited, Gairdner and Company and The Eastern Securities Limited at 99.00, yielding 5.80. These two issues netted 32.53.885.50 which was applied to the De- mand Loan.

The Sewer Construction Ac- count: has a Demand Loan at The Royal Bank of Canada of

of :v‘é per cent twenty debentures to the same Syndic- ate that purchased the water bonds at 98.07 yielding 5.66.

October 15th, 1963 the Commis-

Eateries meet

dept. standards

‘Die year 1953 your licailli dc-

City Council. In order to work towards this end we have had the UUIIUSI (-0-

at our drinking water was also tested.

Hotels and restaurants ucre inspected and I must say. have shown exceptionally good cud results. At the present time all eating establishvments have met with the standards required and now realize that we are trying to help them rather than police them.

EYESORE TO GO

At long last the eyesore called the ‘City Dump" is to be a tihing ofthe past. We do hope that lessons learned the hard way will be rectified on the new premises.

Harbour pollution problem has again been thornu‘,’hl_v invcSl".{at- ed and no doubt out of this will come much good.

Housing contnues to be some- what of a problem for the low

this situation will take place. N0 POLl0 CASES Communicable diseases show nothing startling, Again we have pleasure reporting no new cases of poliomyelitis. The main pro- blem is influenza. streptococczil. and staphlococcal infe<-lions. We have been very l\(v~l’llln£ll(’ in having only two cases of in-

IS hcpati s. This is a dis-

fisriisfir FACTS

Here are some pst ti.~t i c a l

. 2: 1.06 m . i d c w a l k 5: square yards of concrete base for paved streets: 535.831 square yards of asphalt wear- ing surface; 16,320 sq u a 1'9 yards of concrete wear i n F! .1

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ease affecting the liver and is very disabling.

In closiiig, I would again wish to thank the provincial health and sanitation departments for their help given in 1963 and would wish those seeking to serve the city again siicccss in the forthcoming election.

sion sold $'I,(l)0.00 of 5% per- cent. twenty years debentures also to the same Syndicate that purchased the water bonds at 99.00 yielding 5.80 per cent, both issues total $27,000.00 and net- ted the Commission $26.5-‘.-Ml). T‘h‘s was also applied to the then existing Sewer Construct- ion Account Demand Loan.

The City Council was request- ed to make application to the Provincial Legislature for auth- orization fv:-r both issues which was granted.

The Sinerannuation Account paid S4.l07.36 to four pension-, ers. The assets of the fund was increased from $39,152.36 to 590.. 264.25. an increase of $8439.62

In December Dr. 0‘.\leara ap-

them without first learning the will of the people by holding a plebiscite and that a pleb- iscite could not be held until 1965 the year the Mayor and

all Wards in the City will be voting. However, in new of the research findings since the last plebiscite, the people have view of

fluuririate their water supply. the Cimni-S-‘sinn urge‘ the people to take a more serious View of thc question so that their

flm~"v:Iaii'n:: their water for

some time.

The 1‘-nurdian -The Evening Patriot

dotion plebiscite in sight

SUMMARY OF WORK. WATER The water consumption for the year as shown by the flow meter readings was 730..5l9.342 gallons as compared with 674,582,254 for 1962. Of this 3l9.l94.479 gallons.

tide unmetcred use by l6.988.400 alions or 4.3 per cent. Assum- ing thc average number of con- sumers to be 18,600 then the total average consumption per

and excluding the metered use is 60.5 gallons. A survey of leak- ing fixtu.-ies on the customer's premises is being undertaken and it is hoped that wastage can be greatly reduced. Fifty-three new copper water services were installed Five 6" sprinkler services were installed. . water mains including hydrant branches were installed. 3.5 miles were part of the program of reinforcing the existing sys- tem to bring it in line with re- commendations of the Board of Insurance Underwriters. The re- in‘c-rcring m.’-1-ins were inaalled The following extensions were carried out to service new sub- divisions: Holy Redeemer Church Drive 345 feet of 6" Newland Street. East 1.32 feet of 6" Belmont Street 110 feet of 6" 441 feet of 6" hy «rant branch- es were installed to service 31 new hydrants

property line in anticipation of future paving.

The 6" sewer main at the

Elizabeth . Road was diverted to flow into the Brigh- ton sewer Pumping Station. 46 feet of 8“ cast iron pipe and " concrete seucr pipe was used. One new man- hole was constructed at the place of diversion. This main pre- viously discharged on Brighton Shore.

The 10" and 12" main sewer

CHAIRMAN GREEN

on the Connolgv Estate property between Lincoln Street and Con- nolly Street was diverted with

the Connolly field of Connolly Street and thence on the man-‘vole at the junction of Valley St‘:-et and Ornnoily Street. Two new manholes were constructed. This was to provide space for con- struction on the Connolly Estate property in the area.

and the spring Park Road main sewer to assist in maintaining these mains.

Main sewers and blocked later- als were cleared of oibdructlons 3 required.

40 house laterals and 23 man- holes were treated with col’??? sul-ptiate crystals tree mots causing stcppafle.

NESS PAL RETIRES

CHICAGO 'APl~—Stephen B. Maynard, who fought Chicago‘: prohibition era gangsters with Elliot ‘Ness, retired Friday after 31 years in the federal service;

Ness while they were agents in the treasury department. But unlike the agents portrayed in the partly fictional television se- ries “The L‘ntou:-hables." May- nard said he never killed any- one.

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