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Water 23 (Continued from Page One) water from cylinders, -which hold 120 pounds of liquid chlorine. A machine determines. the amount of chlorine which the wat- er receives, this machine is the most modern of its kind and is one of the improvements which has been installed in the last year. The amount of chlorine used over a de- signated period is determined by checking the scales on which the cylinders rest, and are changed when the scales read zero. After %he water has been' chlor- inated it is pumped out of the well by two -Pamona pumps, up the slope into the filtration plant. The pumps are used alternately to pre- vent wear from over heating. Each of the pumps is capable of 450 gal- lons per minute. In the case of power failure the town has also an auxiliary gas driven pump at its disposal which can handle up to 1,000 gallons per minute. In case of fire the pumps can be diverted from the town mains to the fire hydrants to give the ex- ceptional pressure which is some- times Yequired. The pump house is also respon- sible for keeping the town reser- voir full. The reservoir is located one quarter mile west of the rail- road station, It is completely sunken and' covered, it measures 60 feet across. and holds 100,000 gallons of water. This supplies the pressure for the mains, allowing _the pumps to be shut off. The pumps were installed eight years ago but are still in excellent con- dition. The standby pump 'is old, but. works, it has just recently re- ceived an overhaul. The water is.pumped up the hill into the filtering plant and filtered through five filtering units. The filtered water is then passed into open tanks filled with alum, the alum coagulates the organic mat- ter in the lake water so it can be caught in the filters when it is recirculated. The alum is supplied by the Aluminum Company of Canada, 70 pounds of~alum are kept in the tanks at all times, al- though it has been found that more is necessary in the summer, since the lake is more turbulent. The processed water is recircu- lated through the filters. There are five of the cylindrical filters each one standing 20 feet high and are filled with a coarse sand to re- move thé foreign material. The water is then ready for delivery to. the mains and the townspeople. When the pressure in the filters reaches the maximum, the filters have to be cleaned and the dirt which has collected discharged. This is done by reversing the flow in the filters and opening the dis- charge pipe which leads back to the lake. An electric motor locat- ed on top and to one end of the filters drives an apparatus similar to the rotor in a washing machine inside of the filter circulating and cleansing the sand. This is a pro- cess which should be done often, but due to the age of the machine, it was installed.in 1907, it is pro- hibitive. The waterworks intend to rectify this in the next year by installing -a more up-to-date sys- tem. Residents of the town have been complaining because of the bitter taste in the water, which is caused by the water standing for a length June Tea Plans For ODE the June Tea were finalized when the Haileybury Chapter of the IODE 'held their May meeting at the home of Mrs. D. G. Hogan. The Tea will be held on June 3, at the home of Mrs. R. D. Cum- ming, with Mrs. J. H. Brumell as convener and Mrs. J.. Gilkes and Mrs. J. Hallworth looking af- ter.the produce table. Plans for of time in the mains, especially in remote mains, apparently this sit- uation can be improved by leaving the tap running. The Health Unit which inspects the water claims that Haileybury water is complete- ly free from a bacteriological view point. Jack Gilkes, the water works superintendent, has been with the town in that capacity for only one year, but from all reports is do- ing a commendable job, repairing and improving the plant and the grounds. Charles Camsell, chairman of the Waterworks Commission states, '"'We have spent a great deal of time this year improving the system, but if it is to be brought up to the standard which will best serve the townspeople they must be prepared to accept the cost of the undertaking.' Mr. Camsell has served on the Council for 14 years, and has been with the Water Commission for the past two. : Thursday, May 14, 1959 Some tickets on the original oil painting done by Brigadier G. L. Cassidy are still available. The draw will be made at the Tea. Mrs. L. Nicholls, who acted as Standard Bearer for the Chapter at the Provincial meeting in Ham- ilton, gave a brief report. It was with regret that the resig- nation of the treasurer, Mrs. R. D. Cumming, was accepted. Mrs. T. Parry was elected to replace her. Mrs. H. Jensen introduced the guest speaker, Mr. C. Dunn, who is the administrator at Misericor- dia Hospital. Mr. Dunn outlined the services of the hospital and explained the Ontario Hospital Plan. He pointed out that over 2,000 patients had been admitted into this hospital, and over three hundred new babies ushered into the world, in it, last year. A ques- tion period followed Mr. Dunn's talk during which he cleared up many points on different phases of the Plan. Mrs. F. Austin expressed the ap- preciation Of the group to Mr. The Haileyburian Page 7 Dunn for his very informative talk. Mrs. G. L. Cassidy, thé Regent,. reminded the members that tho June meeting would be a pot luck supper at the home of Mrs. C. F. Lowery starting at six-thirty p.m., to' honor Mrs. R. D. Cumming who plans to leave in the. near fu- ¥ ture. . x at, During the social hour, Mrs. ati Nicholls was 'honored with birth- -- day greetings and a lovely cake. She was celebrating her eighty-- fourth bitthday. May she have many more. Friendly Interest . In an article on his well-known "People and Places" series, Walt Disney stresses that the password for his camermen in out-of-the- way places is friendly interest. Their object is to get as close as possible to the normal life of the people. After a short time they find that most doors are in fact open to them. : Civilization moves on paper. a) REMODEL| » REPAIR. BEN J. BOURGET | General Contractor and. Estimator Houses Built Repairs and Alterations ~ Boats Made or Repaired PLAIN TALK | -by Bob Herbert Im the mext few weeks, I may be forced fo say a few hard things, but most of this space this week will be concerned with saying 'thank you' fo a let of people. Not all of them are Conservatives. There are some Liberals and CCFers foo among the reeves, councillors amd ordimary folk who have helped me during the past eight years. Your member at GQueem's Park can only keep imfermed concerning the conditions within his riding by beimg teld by the people who live there. Over the years many farmers from the fowmnships have come to me wiih requesis for roads, or government assistance, but just as offen with some good ideas for the benefit of agriculfure in Ontario as a whole. Social werkers, miners, lumbermen and the local hot steve and coffee club leagues have all contributed something. Sometimes they can get preity mad foo. But it has been a lot of fum, and I am proud of the progress this riding has made during the past eight years. Just glance at some of the new schools, mew roads, bridges and other pro- jects, and I think you will agree that Te- Let's keep going forward with Frost miskaming has gone forward under Leslie Frost. But mo politics this week. This is to say 'thank you' to you all. r 4 A VOTE BOB HERBERT Inserted by Temiskaming Provincial Comservative Association