Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), May 18, 1972, p. 3

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Expensive Coltopte In Repairs And Downstream Work at Dam Site Scotch Mock dam requires for repairs and down stream channelling on par tially because of design goofs and partially because of malfunc tions in the dam last March Conservation Authority has approved a channel tuition project from the spillway to Highway about half a mile and til for repairs to the spillway reservoir walls and outflow channels In March the one of the first of its type in Canada collapsed all owing a massive flow of water to spill Into the eastern branch of the 16Mile Creek PRESSURES BUILT The dam is inflated With air during the winter and water the rest uf the year Inflolinn and deflation of the dam regulates levels In the Failure of the dam to air only a few days before it was to be switched to water inflation built up water Seated are Georgetown pastpresident Sharon Atkinson left and president Wynne and standing vice president Grace Jones loft secretory Mrs Joan Jennings Jaycette Of The Year Georgetown held their election night on Thursday May at the home of Mrs Marilyn Thomas The meeting was opened by chairman Mrs Sharon Atkinson and a short business meeting was conducted Mrs Carol past president and chairman of the nominating committee explained election procedure Each con allowed four minutes for a speech and question period Elected officers are Mrs Wynne president Mrs Grace Jones vice president Mrs Marilyn Thomas secretary Mrs Bev Daquano treasurer Mrs Sharon Atkinson was presented with a past presidents pin and for a tireless en thus ins tic year was given a Pullet award As a thank you gift from the mem she was also presented with a fondue set Mrs Joan Jennings was named Georgetown Jaycette of the year an honour which goes annually to the who as contributed the most time during the year to duties and projects Mrs olio received an award as most outstanding chairman for her efforts on the membership committee Mrs Bev Daquanos award recognized her outstanding work the November interclub A homemade pizza was prepared by the ho Mess A Progressive Balkan dinner party was celebrated Saturday beginning at the home of Mrs Joan Jennings with cocktails of the year Mrs Joan Jennings Urge All Council To Go To Ottawa Aiming or one hundred per cent attendance town council has endorsed paying expenses for any council member to an Ottawa convention in June It is the founding meeting or the Ontario Municipal Assoc at Ion Mayor Smith Reeve Morrow Deputy Speight and Levy have been appointed voting delegates I usually dont favour sending any more than three delegates to a convention said Morrow at Mondays council meeting But In this case It would please me to see every councillor there He it will be an important meeting and Georgetown should be li represented fn years have hud very low expenditure for delegates o conventions he said the Ottawa expenditure JIMS Steering Service SPECIALIZED Wheel Alignment Wheel balancing Brake Service STREET Bom m Closed Saturday by and The main dish consisted of a suckling pig cabbage rolls salads roasted to toes and vegetables at the of Mrs Grace Jones Dessert was pieces of fresh fruit dipped in chocolate sauce prepared and served at Mrs Carol The remainder of the evening was enjoyed relaxing listening to music or dancing Easement Dispute Settled With an easement dispute settled work on sewer recon in the John Street district will recommence next week Harry Levy told council Monday The town has been held up In the project which involved ac cess through property owned by Fred Mavcal and used us a truck storage depot by him Settlement has now been made and Mr Maveal removed his equipment last week Levy said the work will be completed within a month pressures and caused it to rup ture The dam flip bucket also repairs A flipbucket device slows fast moving waters as an obstruction on the spillway which water hits and crosses On the Scotch Block dam It is shaped like a profile of a ski Jump ERODING Another problem la an in complete asphalt overflow ditch Into the creek The blueprints for the ditch showed it ending and then starting again feet fur ther on Water ts eroding the earth in the unbuilt IS foot atretch and threatening to undermine the spillway The channelization project will straighten the winding creek up to the Highway bridgeculvert Back watering and eddying fects could seriously Impede water flow during heavy storm or spring runoffs GENERATOR The Authority will also install an auxiliary generator at the dam which could cost It hopes to gel it for about One power failure at the dam lasted over two days leaving the authority unable to deflate or Inflate the dam as necessary Water levels were low enough that no action was required DID YOU KNOW Spanish conquerors of Mexico dubbed the armadillo or little fellow In armor CANDLES FLORISTS 8779313 This is it Girls Christell introduces the new permanent artificial Eyelashes to Georgetown 8776761 FOR PRICES AND INFORMATION 14A Main Street South 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