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ESTABLISHED 1904 ---- oF are 3 Mol. 55 No. 9 Haileybury, Ont., May 14, 1959 5c: GOR¥ Citizen Urges Council To Check Sewer Services The regular monthly meeting of the Haileybury Council was held in the Haileybury Council Chambers on the night of Monday, May 11. First business at hand was a let- ter received from Clarence Con- nelly, town buisnessman, to the ef- fect that raw sewage and debris from the town sanitary sewers is overflowing into the storm sewers and being discharged into the lake, contaminating the water. He de- manded that immediate steps be taken to rectify the situation. Councilmen stated that the situ- ation was caused when a plug in a storm sewer is lifted to relieve back-pressure caused by too great a flow of drainage water in the spring season. "If the plug, which separates the two systems is not lifted," they said, "'the water in the storm system will back up into the hous- es which discharge their roof drainage into the storm sewers." Councillor Neil Fleming com- mented that there was a by-law prohibiting the use of storm sew- ers by private persons for drain- age purposes and a foot note in the by-law permits town men to destroy tile from private citizen's houses to the sewer. He said that in the spring the use of town sewers for. private drainage purposes taxes their ca- pacity, causing the build up of back pressure. Councilmen» were in agreement that residents of certain streets such as Latchford Street were the chief offenders, and that steps should -be taken immediately to prevent flooding. If this is done Bake Sale Ladies of the Baptist Church held a successful bake sale in the showrooms of the Hailey- _ bury Garage on Friday after- noon, May 8. Working at the sale were Mrs. W. Davis, president and convener, Mrs. M. Crooks, Mrs. G. Kranz, Mrs. K. Tre- sidder and Mrs. R. L. Wilson. The "behind the _ scenes"' workers who contributed bak- ing included Mrs. H. de Vries, Mrs. D. Huff, Mrs. F. Richard- son, Mrs. F. Riley, Mrs. G. Kelly, Mrs. D. Davidson, Mrs. I. Milroy, Mrs. W. Whalen and Mrs. T. Sutheran. The ladies appreciate greatly the patronage that made their sale the success it was. Lawrence Fowler has recently been appointed to the Ontario Provincial Police Detachment: in Haileybury, Constable Fowler is married and has four children, and is now living in Haileybury. Before joining the Provincial Po- lice force he was employed by the Wabi Iron Works in New Lis- keard for: eleven years. there will be no recurrence next spring. Council considering the need for a reliable man to take charge of the town workmen and equipment in case of emergency, or if the foreman is sick, decided to pro- mote Albert Palmer on merit of past work, to the position of as- sistant foreman. Council also de- cided that in event of future pur- chase of town equipment that the town foreman should be consulted as the man who will be familiar witheuse of the equipment. The responsibility of appointing a man for part time relief in the pump-house was referred to the Water Commission. Council was assured that diffi- culties encountered in the pro- gramming of the new town reser- voir have been resolved and that tenders will be called within two weeks. The cost of the reservoir will be around $20;000, but the town will not be burdened with the sale of debentures. The reser- voir is to be financed through the Ontario Municipal Board. Wilf Gibson, a Haileybury mer- chant, brought the attention of the Council to the condition of the side walk on Ferguson Ave., which had been dug up when the Gas Com- pany and Telephone Company in- stalled their underground systems. He also noted that the laneway which divided his store from the telephone office had been excavat- ed and its level raised to such a height that the water now drains to the back of his building and lies stagnant. Council .decided that the best course of action was to send a let- ter asking the Telephone Com- pany to bring sidewalks and lane- ways back up to their original grade. ee ee Jack Gilkes. Superintendent of the Haileybury pump house shows Water Works Chairman Chas. Camsell how the motor driven cleaners in the filters work. The filters have been one of the big expenses in this year's planned improvement program. Water Filtration Plant Has New New Look With the end of the fiscal year the Haileybury Councilmen -are busy counting up their expendi- tures, a reflection of the extent of improvement in the town during last year. Therefore it seems an opportune time in which to ac- quaint the townspeople with some of the main organs which the town is dependent on, describe its func- tioning and the improvements to Parents-Teachers Meet At Holy Cross School A meeting of the Parent - Teacher Association of Holy Cross School held their May meeting on May 8, with Mrs. Gordon Short, the president, in the chair. The opening prayer was given by Rev. L. Brunette. Mrs..G. Vezina, sec- ertary, and Mrs. J. Hughes, treas- urer, presented their reports. The members decided to buy graduation pins for all graduates of Grade 10. Following the business period, the students of the English section of the school provided an interest- ing program, many of the items were selections played by winners in the recent Festival of Music at New Liskeard. The Girl Guide Campfire song was the opening number, followed by a Kindergarten dance and Rhythm Band. Grades 1 and 2 pre- sented their Festival number, "airy Piper', girls from Grades 3, 4 and 5 gave a choral reading and Grades 1 and 2 presented a second chorus, accompanied by Ronald Johnston. Providing a bit of amusement as well as bringing out many good points on both sides, was the de- bate by the students of Grades 9 and 10. Judged by the audience, the debate ended in a tie. Piano solos by Frances Whelan and Peter Whelan preceded a play, '"'Ghostly. Picnic', by Grades 3, 4 and 5. Rose-Ann Venne pre- sented a piano solo, '"'The Horse- man", Grades 7 and 8 sang "Ev- ening Song", and Jane Pringle and Mary-Ann Morissette sang a duet, "Dainty Dance". : A Maypole dance by Grades 1 and 2 provided a colorful bit of entertainment and this was _ fol- lowed by a piano solo, 'Fifteen Men on a Pirate Boat", by Bobby Blair; a vocal solo, "Lullaby'"' by Rose-Ann Venne, and a piano solo, "Tavender's Blue"', by Camilla Vezina. An amusing play, '""Rummage Sale', was given by Georgina Murphy, Linda Kobus and Brian Hogan. "Pirates of the Pacific", was given as a piano solo by Di- anne Cotnam. Grades 7 and 8 sang "Exploration Song". The concluding numbers on the program were two songs, "'Santa Lucia' and '"'Ave Marie", sung by the girls of Grades 9 and 10. Following the program, Rev. L. Brunette addressed the audience and the singing of the 'National Anthem"' brought the evening to a close. Headlights Motorists in this area are flagrantly violating the law which requires motorists to lower the beam of their head- lights when following another vehicle, and police propose do- ing something about it. Those persisting with the violation will be charged. them which are being planned. Most people in the town are well aware of the purpose of the two red brick buildings at the foot of Browning Street, the town. water- works, and are quick on the upshot when something goes wrong in there and denies them the 'Cool, Chlorinated Water'. But few if any have ever ventured within the walls to investigate the wonderful workings. In the main there are two build- ings, the well and _ chlorination building, which is located nearest to the shore directly behind the retaining wall and which is the newer of the buildings and farther up the bank toward Ferguson Street the filtration and alum plant. Lake Temiskaming supplies the water for the plant through a 1300 foot intake pipe which leads out under the lake. The water feeds through the pipe by gravity into a well under the chlorination plant; the unprocessed water is known as "raw water". The water is chlor- inated while it is still in the well, the chlorine is fed into the raw (Continued on page seven) The Weather The average temperatures. for the month of April have definitely been a bit colder than they were for the same month last year, and for the same month since 1894. For April, 1959, the average mean temperature was 39.0 for 1958, it was 45.0, and since 1894 it reads 38.9. The maximum temperature for this year reached only to 69 on the twenty-third, but last year, on the tweny-second, it climbed to 79 and in 1921 it was a balmy 87. The minimum was 17 on the seventeenth, last year it was 17 on the eighth, and back in 1933 it dropped to 17 below zero. Week ending May 12, 1959. Max. Min, Wednesday ........... 87 55 FR HULSOAVatecnr cece eee 62 45 LEMOS (G KelaiAl di pres ees 66 32 Satuudadiye sya eerie or 74 47 SUNGAYs tananis ssuetace ee 78 43 Won aly sepcnceecteecse ee 75 55 MDGS Calyere socnrapetters ca sae 75 51 Dogs af Large The dog has had his day in Cobalt, and will no longer be allowed his complete freedom, because the privilege has been abused. Cobalt police department has asked The Speaker to remind residents that there is a by- law which provides that from the month of October until July, all dogs, when not on the owner's premises must be on a leash, with proper collar and tag, and in charge of a re- sponsible person. Any violation of the by-law, say the police, make the owner liable to a fine as provided in sub-section 14 of the by-law. $40,000.00 Allotted For Englehart Road Information has just been re- leased from the office of the Dis- trict Engineer, Department of Highways, New Liskeard to the effect that the work on the Engle- hart - Larder Lake road will be proceeded with least possible de- lay. At the present time a large - wooden culvert is being installed at Benson Creek to replace one which was washed out recently. Mr. T. C. Swartman, under whose direction the work is being done, said yesterday that $40,000 had been allocated for this stretch of road this summer. Three Candidates Move into Action Political parties are swinging into action for the June 11 elec- tion, with Bob Herbert, MLA, get- ting in a few fast licks before the others had reached their feet. Members for the past two parlia- ments, Mr. Herbert came out swinging at a whispering campaign he claims is being used to cloud his record of accomplishment for the district, and his first release lists what has been done for Tem- iskaming during his terms in of- fice. Mr. Herbert, like Premier Les- lie Frost, is standing on his record, and chaHenges any former mem- ber to equal his record of advance- ment in road construction, school development, and aid to the mines. Next in line was Harvey Plaunt, standard-bearer for the Liberal party. Soft spoken Harvey agrees with his leader that the Conserva- tives have been too long in office, and are become arrogant and power hungry. ""'There are many things the north has needed for many years, and neither a CCF nor Conservative member has done anything to help. Mr. Plaunt plans a vigorous campaign, his supporters feel he will end at the top of the polls. Mr. Johnston, campaigning un- der the CCF banner is yet to be heard from, although he has been. holding meetings with the faithful since he was nominated last month in Englehart. CCF stalwarts feel sure that the split old party vote will enable their nominee to slip in, and plan to stage the same sort of cam- paign that sent Arnold Peters to the federal house. Haileyburian-Cobalt Post i sine ieee Sa ih Nae et es site spac ne ne oe pap eesee as HL Chg ee ee