‘year’s storm drain project on a

Wednesday, May 31, 1972

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THE REVIEW

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At a special meeting Monday,
Sidney Council approved a
motion to proceed with this

limited basis — and at.a cost of
$90,000.

Low tender for the project was
$104,000, compared to estimates
and a budget figure of $85,000.

Council -had withheld action on

project.

In deciding to proceed, Council
accepted the advice of a
represenfative of the Town’s
consuiting engineers that the
town delete a part of the project
-- and award a contract for
approximately $90,000.

Changes in the original tender

the awarding of a contract last requirements — will include
week and had asked ad- | Smaller man-holes, a less ex-
ministrative staff for advice. tensive out-fall structure,

Town clerk Geoff Logan told
the Mayor and aldermen that the
staff had considered three
alternatives: rejecting all ten-
ders and re-tendering for enough
work to meet the budget; doing
the work using town crews; and.
determining if -funds. were
available in this year’s budget
that could be re-allocated to the

deletion of a performance bond
requirement, and a reduction in
the number of lateral connections
to the 50 immediately required —

rather than the 100 needed to
satisfy future demand.
Answering suggestions from
Alderman Fred Robinson, that
the Town undertake the contract
themselves, both. consulting

‘[engineer R. McMorran and the

CENTRAL SAANICH MINIMUM LOT SIZES

BRENTWOOD BAY AREA AFFECTED

By resolution ata special
meeting on Monday. evening
Central Saanich Council. laid
down minimum lot sizes to apply
in the newly sewered. area of
Brentwood Bay. The. district
concerned extends from Stelly’s
Cross Road to Marchant Road,
with’ West Saanich. Road the
eastern boundary:

In the central

area the

. minimum ‘lot size is to be-7,500

square feet with a minimum road
frontage of 75 feet.
Beyond the central. area, but

serviced by the sanitary sewer, a

minimum of 8,400 square-ft with
84-ft. road frontage is. specified,
and on the waterfront a minimum

- of 10,000 square-ft and 84-ft road

| Lake: distribution system.”

we

wey

odorporated,

frontage will be necessary.
Requirements for the sewered
areas of..Saanichton and
Turgoose will be reviewed and
decided by Council at a later date
said Mayor A.M. Galbraith.

/Prior to the special meeting the

waterworks committee was in
session, and further. “eon-..
sideration’ was given to. the*
question _ of securing . contracts”

with. Peninsula» ‘utilities — which coe

obtain water™ ‘supplies. from.
‘Central Saanich through the Elk _

~ Contracts with the’ ‘Department a

of Transport’ and Brentwood. >
“ Waterworks exist,*the latter.
taking Elk Lake water only as a
. Supplement to its own resources. .

Sidney Waterworks draws. on.

“Blk Lake only when necessary,

“Museum Opens

Sidney Museum which marks

its first: anniversary ‘this week 2.

__ has opened its doors for another
: season of summer visitors.
~ Last year, a total of 3900 people.»

toured the displays and 700 have

already signed the regisiry this

“month.

At the monthly meeting of the
Sidney’ and North. Saanich
Historical: Society, S.R. Gibbs

gave .the history of the .
organization of. Sidney's water
supply...

According to the speaker,
‘residents formed the 1912 Sidney
Water & Power company and

obtained a government fran-
- chise, Two redwood tanks were

‘built:te hold spring water from

MeTavish (then) Breeds) road,
and the water was distributed by

“wooden mains. Inv 1944 when the

present Water District: was) in-
thes
desperate

puch .. need

toss of exceeded

water
consumption |

“Aw original map. of the early
"water system has been donated to.

Sidney. Museum by the Water
Poard and was presented
mounted and! framed, by Mr,
Gibbs.

Speaker Mrs. Priscilla Bethe!
described an. original ..
made in 1988 of the Saanich
Peninsula, ilustrating her talk

with a map showing names of the .
of

original. pre-empters
agricultural land.

~ Miss Grace Moses is president
of the Historical “Society, this —
year, Mrs, M, John.is museurn |

director, Mra. Edna Bull,
lihrarian, and Mrs, -

Thomas, treasurer.

aysteny was in.
Oh

renovation through lack of funds.

that:

survey

Daisy

but. Deep Cove utility uses a
considerable volume. at the
standard charge of 35-cents per

thousand: gallons. In this con-

nection the requirements of B.C.

Ferry Authority is said to be a-

factor in the large demand made
on the Elk Lake

station and. Peninsula pipeline.

WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ON LIMITED BASIS

Town's staff offered reasons for
not doing so.
ADVICE GIVEN

Newly employed civil
technologist, Mike Townsend told
Council, ‘I don’t believe this is a
good one to start on.”’

He explained that the project
included some of the largest pipe
that will be laid in the town, and
said that with a “green crew" it
could cost a lot more than the
$81,000 estimate he had prepared.

“Surely to Christ we can ab-
sorb a lot of inexperience for the
difference!"" retorted. Alderman
Robinson.

pumping _

“You could eat up $10,000 or.

$15,000. real quick on: this. job,”’

replied Townsend. ‘‘If something

goes wrong with a contractor ona
job, it’s his baby.”
STORM DRAIN

Discussion also cenired on the
charges to be made for con-
nection to the storm drain. The
town had advised residents by
mail that the charge for con-
nection to this phase of the sewer
would be $120 — while the actual
cost would appear to be closer to
twice that amount.

“I don’t see any reason in the
world why we can't revise this,”

exclaimed Robinson, .ditfering.
wifh Mayor Stay:  Dear’s con-
tention that the charge would
have to be as advertised.
Council also discussed the
advisability of continuing with
the balance of the $1,000,000
sewe: installation in. the near
future, rather than over the next

‘dramatically in the past three.

years. that it seems advisable to
complete the entire project now
— if. low cest loans can-be ob-
tained from. the Federal
Government.”

Town ‘staff will, therefore, -be
prepared to proceed if Ottawa
announces an extension of the

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