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j t 1red dutchburn o fcnwaxttowm r 3 wasstewarttown resident frank j enkinson dies complete apprenticeship charles trott fked dutch burn ion of aar and mrs r dutchburn of io dolrox blvd received hit certificate as a toolmaker wth zenith tool and die limited here he is presented with the department of labour certificate by company manager leon dearstey fred is the third zenith tool apprentice to complete the four year course town builder developer tslti n i t i v v proceeds to hospital were negligent jury rules c m lho hole when pumpln negligence by the builder the developer and the town of ceorgetown contributed to the drowning of two year old glen osborne in a partially flooded basement excavation saturday august 6 a coroners jury found last week the jury deliberated for two and a half hours after hearing two days of testimony from 33 witnesses before dr a e macintosh of georgetown lp the county courthouse the child son of mr and mrs ernest osborne of 78 weber drive- drowned after sliding down 4 sheer five foot bank made five reconi the jury mendations the corporation take it upon themselves to make the carollers arc coming tor three years students of ge orgetown high school have yen- j turcd forth as a group caroll- k u ing in different parti of the pump finished moore said he asked an unid entitled construction worker to help him search but the man re plied there was nothing in the water and left the scene he l i h tf y hrfow situations georgetown district but had to put his head under such as thus and should uleductj the water to retrieve it be- any cost involved from the de- causc fit diiicovercd later itjvelopers surety bonds with the was trapped by a length of cop- j corporation or according to by- per pipe law sincere sympathy of the com munity la extended to the fam ily of the late mr frank jen- kinson who passed away at prince margaret hoapttal to ronto on wednesday novem ber 27th prior to moving to mount dennis the jenkinson family were residents of this village for a nuynbor of years inhere frank look an active part in community hnd church- activi ties and was a member of lox mr- jcnkjnaon is survived by swifc the former beatrice pman two sorts herbert and aid of thlstletown one v daughlef marilyn mrs berth- tajimc of toronto two uteris mrtf mrs11 stunduh of tho- rold and- france mrs d mc- coll of st catharines a broth er jack died in 1058 the funeral service was con ducted by the rev j west at the church of the good shep herd mount dennis on satur day novewber 30t with inter ment is sanctuary park ceme tery the november meeting of ksqursing womens institute was held at the stew art town senior public school on thurs day evening last town from the donations ceived the school has given ambul- builders should be rwjuir- memorial hospital- and the re maindcr has agisted muscular dystrophy and tho heart fund tliis year 250 students will be out in several areas of the town on monday december 16 eight his son allan ancc brigade member attempt- cd to fence off any excavations ero will sing their way up od mouthtomouth resuscitation that obviously have water pro- onc street and down another until the fire department arriv- blcms between 7 pm and 830 pm 1 they will call at doors asking any drainage ditches r a donation for the hospital ed with a mechanical rcsusctt- mrs m brown educational convener was incharge of the program and introduced mr it v chat ten principal of the school who gave a short infor mative description of the pro gram carried on in the school during a six day cycle and what is expected of the grades 7 and 8 students mr chattel then introduced mr witt a lawson school board chairman and a metnfber of the isoc commit tee who gave a brief outline of the work that has been prep ared by the committee and ve- vive the child and he was found to be clinically dead into about four feet of water on j at georgetown 4 district mem orial hospital by dr aw ah- enhursu ator they were unable to rcj h h stofm ttvjer uequct f carol from v bly answered questions re- the northeast side of the exca vat ion the jury ruled the contractor was go percent responsible for permitting the hazardous onditlons to exist tje inquest was told by act ing crown attorney ttonald thomas that the excavation was dug ngtist 1 with a drainage ditch running 15 feet from the no fnc no to 3 tch basin debris and garbage and other material were seen in the drainage ditch contactor thi ma im r flow ot water from the excav ation the inquest was told that the excavation was unfenced and unprotected th pumped water from the excava tion following a 21 inch rain storm two days before the accl- dent but it seeped in again from some other source attaching 20 per cent of the responsibility to the subdivider the jury ruled the company has responsibility to ensure that the catch basin entrance was free from debris which might restrict the flow of water the jury found that because of shortage of staff at the time of the accident the town was unable to carry nut its in spection responsibilities and wi20 per cent responsible for permitting the hazards the inquest was told tues day that town engineer gordon fancy had only one part time inspector when the accident oc curred the town engineer told the inquest that he had received complaints about silty stag nant water before the child drowned he testified that at the time of the complaints he had only one man to inspect all services for new homes in georgetown the same man also acted as town purchasing a cent and welfare ofliccr two or three men working full time could have assisted me at the time he told the coroner fancy said 250 new homes were built in georgetown in 1067 and already this year over 500 building permits have been issiied with tin volume increay ing several witnesses testified that water in the northeast cor ner of the excavation waa fcuver- 1 feet deep constable john ilirratt or the ceorgetown police department testified that the town bylaw makes it an ofoence to leave un- fenced or unprotected any exca vation two or more feet deep vithwater intidu he suid when he enquired who is responsible for enforcing the bylaw he was that council had made no barrett said the 1wj7 awe raent rolls bhowed that 220 children under the age of lu live in the area george ken nedy public school is located on the other side of thu street just a few feet from the tee ne of the accident lloyd moo of 4 moultrcy crescent testified he was call ed to the scene by ins five year old son hi chard moore said he took off his shoes and socks jumped into the water which came up to hut armpits and tarted reaching for the boy with his feet because it was too dark to tee under the wat er he sent an older sun to call ottwand fire department giovanni priml a laborer for the contractors testified through an interpreter that it had rained heavily two days be- should be kept free from deb ris builders should provide security officers on patrol durj ing times that children are like- ly to b in and around such areas saturdays sundays and after school hours the corporation should emphatically hire inspectors to ensure that all bylaws nd con struction requirements be ad hered to want to sell those odds and ends around the house herald classifieds will bring easy christmas money the students and help worthwhile causes thesejgardlng the future halton coun ty board mrs ilobert mcdonald prcsl ded for the regular business portion of tho meeting reports were given and plans made for tho shut ins at christ mas a good sum was rqallrrd from the auction sale with mrs george atkinson as auctioneer mrs harvey clare and mrs robert laws on gave readings mr challcn along with mr john lenz and mr barry brown conducted a tour ofttlc school mrs walter ijiwson and mrs j c murray with mrs brown served a delicious lunch lira llolwrt lawon thankwl all who bad assisted in making the evening a success we tave p1 uf la ctmflrtt- uutlng the auccesaful candidat es for the 1000 bsqueaing coun cil and also to- mr wm a lwaon on hu acclamation aa thursday dic mi 1941 page 0 memi coun ber of ha first halton inty school board dr john ng wishes to announce the opening of medical practice at 36 main street south i 1 for appointments ct1 8777802 red cross blood donor clinic monday dec 9 1968 1 30 to 400 and 600 to b4s pm holy cross church auditorium maple avenue east georgetown ample parking space healthy persons regardux of blood group or rh typo ages from 18 to 45 and thou botwon 17 and 18 with written conaant of paranti are urgently needed new donor raglttar at clinic transportation and babysitting at the clinic available to donors if required prion mra r h jonoi 8773435 on clinic day phone 8779866 until 6 pm after 6 call 8773435 protect yourself your family your community glva tho gift of life ba a bloocj donor on dacambar 9thl restaurant tor the best chinese food wt cater to parties banquets anniversaries for hot pickup service call 8779791 restaurant 1ron 38 main straat 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