Water leakage plan proposed for city mains
City discussion labeled water waste with rotting steel mains from 1914 and a proposed five year leak detection and repair program. The 1962 to 1967 budget for the program was only 4240 dollars.
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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 23, 1968
Page
17
City discussion labeled water waste with rotting steel mains from 1914 and a proposed five year leak detection and repair program. The 1962 to 1967 budget for the program was only 4240 dollars.
A 1960s municipal water report details minimal leak detection, aging mains, and large unspent budgets. It notes 70 million gallons leaked in 1967, costly repairs, and calls for a formal leak program and phased replacement funded by a frontage levy.
Vandals struck Ma Duncan School on Friday October 11 causing about 165 in damage. The Sacred Heart School was also damaged in the same week. Children accused are expected in juvenile court this week. no prior record was reported.
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