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the georgetown herald wednesday dec i th 1948 bing atumrihor -o- cherries nr 37c choice plum pudding 53 ahmkr rttbx t tomato catsup 18c ipicnic lbrtnt pickles h 25c cxjb toovaje olives 37c oxydol 38c suhmaid raisins white beans ontario velvet cake flour tilbest cake mixes prunes california 21 jewel shortening glasco jam ttrtss mushroom soup heini christies ritz ttfc ttreaiult ground ittttesistibkje flavotm richmello coffee l26t- jfi 51c pota flavotjkkd dominion peanut butter s 3tc btnoubh breakfa8 8tsxj5 domino black tea lb 85c too wjlntkd py usfemt ttukt trtc tat our ktmt b tni or pf- tletilm tutf trd1n tlon uo 21c 24c 43c 3tc 23c 39c 41c 16c 19c fruit vegetables california seedless navel simklt oranges large hize u2ua doz me size 2uus doz udc firm crisp iceberg lettuce size tu 2 for 25e garden uoy excellent for salads ideal tor cooking vegetable mix lie u oz cello plcy finest eating fancy quai cluster italsiiiy 30c 11 oz pkc- delicious elating fancy fis u oz pkfi 15c culitorma table fancy dates 8 oz pkg 25c in shell braxll or mixed nuts lb 4dc lots for sale restricted residential area 6 lots on maple avenue between charles and market 6 lots on charles street 6 lots on market street charles and market streets are being projected across maple ave whole area restricted enquire from your real estate agent or from s w one acreage on river also available fire marshalls report advocates extra water source page 4 the ontario fire marshal has recommended that georgetown take action to provlaj on addition al source o primary wuter supply to supplement those in existence thin along with severul other re commendation in contained in a rcjoort made alter a visit to town oji october 2u when a sujrvey way made thofirc marshals visit came an uu culmination of strong pressure by smith and stdnc ltd for u shrvey o the fire control situation oh kintj st eet yround that companys plairtl the corn- puny believed that ii ro protection was not adouaty and asked the town to have the fire maruhai mukosuch a survey rile cbituplete report ib reatlat a recent council- nuiollnj is as olr lows kruort to the fir murtthal ona survy of- the fire vservlcefc in georgetown 1 i was accompanied by fire chid harry savings at all times when i made the survey on octo ber 2fllh 1048 his worship mayor gibbon deputy reeve armstrong ajid other councillors were present during most of the survey 2 a combination of comparative recent developments make exist ing fire scrviccu inadequate the rapid expansion in mercantile and residential construction this com- munity has grown from 1500 to 3200 population in a short lime in addition to the fact that its j water system was installed over 50 years ago makes improvement in the supply of fire flow urgent 3 over 50 per cent of the mains installed are only 4 inches in diameter and many of these dead end hundreds of feet away from new and valuable construction j 4 the town purchased a com- mcrcial 420 gprn la france fire i pumper in 1942 i ran a brief i performance lest using it lines of 2- in hose 2350 ft and one- j 101 ft from- the last hydrant on j the gin dead end mam on king st delivery of slightly over 500 jgpm was obtained but the 1 streams were substandard so i hut off the short line and obtained two excellent fire streams using one and an eighth inch nozzle lip- the locale chcren i near the smith i and stone co no 2 plant where plastic products are manufactured this building is spriuklered but the test showed the necessity for providing better fire flow to sup ply the sprinklers and hose streams in event of a fire and for high value residential construction 1 located in this area some of it i approximately a thousand feet j from this hydrant water for domj estic consumption to these dwel- j lings is provided by a 2inch line 5 there are two primary sources of water supply for this town 1 a an open reservoir is located about i miles north photographs of which are attached having a capacity of approx 375000 gals and fed by a number of springs the photographs will indicate that there was vejy little water in the reservoir at the time of the sur vey i ww informed by the town foreman who looks after the wuter distribution system that this con dition has prevailed at the end of the week for the past year due to kenvy drawoff on work days over the weekend the domestic consumption and other draw- downs are less heavy and the far iwi prompt and efficient service in general haulage work 4- odl dickenson haulage rgetown phone 84 r 3 springs supply boric reserve over und tkbovc the few inches of water which is shown on the photographs at the time of my visit which was on u thursday the water from this reservoir is fed by gravity through a 10 ci main to the dls- tributhtg mains a difference in elevation of roughly 200 fk pro- vldes a ritiitlc pressure- of upprox i0 lbs at the pump house which in located nlmout in the centre of the town n the main street bj a spiingfed creek which rourse ttnrfiuh this town ompties into a 300000 gal reservoir located under the pump houfye previously referred io no ilovy tost haa over hetn loado oh either of theje two sources of sifpply because tljey meiv adequate until ahprox two years ago i in thepiuni house nw- located two centrlfujiwl fire pufnps one driven by a 100 hp giullrte mdtor1 the other- an eluctricjilly pimrrated pump hoth 4umpu have a cauaci ity of 400 gpm each there is a check valve located on the 10in feed line from the elevated reser- 1 voir which can divert water dir ectly up to the suction side of these pumps in case of fire at the time of this survey the valve was inoperative so that it was impos sible to give pump pressure 7 the fire department is well manned having 25 volunteers un der fire chief savings there ap pears to be a good deal of fire pre vention work necessary one of the situations on ewing st is es pecially hazardous action has been taken from this office to have tins fire hazard eliminated the fire department responds un der a very loose arrangement to calls for assistance in the nearby townships there are no standby vehicle in case of a simultaneous alarm in the town no firm finan- iial system for paying for the ser- it v of the georgetown fire brig- a de has been made with the other municipalities or those- people who obtain the permission of the mayor for the use of the georgetown fire- apparatus a building bylaws and restric- iions regarding the storage of ilummablc liquids are not being enforced the urger need for adequate ue services in this prosperous town is emphasized because of the lack of diversity in industry r if lire destroyed one of the plojnts in this town several hundred wage earners would be without employ- merit with resultant economic dis tress for the community from town clerk charles willson 1 ob tained the figures of assessed val ues and population the assessed valuation of slightly over one and one quarter million dollars does not nearly represent the burnable or replacement values of the prop erty so vulnerable to high fire loss due to water shortages and other conditions prevailing at the mom ent while there arc no figures awulable because of lack of met ering devices an abnormally high water consumption every day is evident from the gallonage used out of the reservoirs it is how ever possible that there is a good deal or leakage from fractures in the old mains 10 in view of all of the above it is recommended that a action be taken to provide continued on poge 0 proclamation boxing day holiday whereas it has bcenthe custom in georgetown in past years to hold a boxing day the day following christmas day and whereas the municipal council have by reso lution at their meeting on december 6th authorized me to proclaim such a clay therefore do declare ivionday december 27th 1948 a public holiday in the town of georgetown joseph gibbons mayor god save the icing v kfcioaafciifcsjiiiiiiii christmas services knox presbyterian church georgetown sunday december 19th special music by the choir at 7 pm the junior and senior choirs will lead 55 in a choral service or heres how to avoid the rush of long distance christmas calls v to le hiire of reaching faraway frieinu with i minimum of delay call hkioue t immiuat kve or aftlll cliriitmas day the bell teutkone company of ouu0a distributor agents for cledraulic and gabriel shock absorbers stabilizers and rubber of all sizes in stock i georgetown shock absorber exchange and service c ledwidge king st pttoste 495w utolllli aqs ma a most complete stock of gift suggestions for the home and every member of the family come in and look around electric tea kettles a ge electric tea kettle will make her remember you all year the ideal gift gives you hot water 1 in a hurry p 1295 electric blankets ittofcte home furnishings store phqne54-w- georgetown main st iiininiiimanwinviiviwwmwvnwniwi is the ge electric rlunket makes a perfect christmas m gift for that loved one make them happy thin year with one of these f 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