Show WATERWORKS SYSTEM ASSURED WORK BEGINS WITHIN 45 DAYS Mr Wendell Paulsen Paulson Regional DIrector Director DI- DI rector ector of the W. W P P. P A A. was in Delta this his week on business about the waterworks waterworks waterworks wat wat- system that is to be installed install install- J ed here He stated that it E vas was a cerE certainty certainty that the system was going through and that no doubt work is isto isto isto to commence within the next forty five days on the project Engineer Robert Harding has been advised to proceed with the plans As was stated before in these columns columns columns col col- col- col the WP A furnished the labor Jabor end of the the project and the town borrows borrows bor bor- I bor-I I rows the money from the on revenue revenue revenue rev rev- bonds for the material end of the project The whole deal involves almost for the and distributing system Mr Paulsen also stated that the water would be delivered in the business business business bus bus- iness district by the first of August with business houses being allowed to connect up and also hydrants placed at each corner for fire I t. t tion IOn I There were just a few minor details that Mr Paulsen was checking up on I and as soon as these are accomplished accomplish accomplish- accomPlish I ed the work will be started I Several weeks ago just prior to the loss of the Wright Variety Store by fire the writer called on the Board I of Fire Underwriters about rates in Delta and was told in effect that as asI I soon as adequate fire protection with water was effected in ourtown our ourtown ourtown town a survey re-survey would be conducted conduct conduct- ed and rates changed accordingly Their reply was that without water and without fire fighting equipment nothing could be done to reduce the rates but possibly would be upon effecting effecting effecting ef ef- ef- ef this addition to Delta i Many houses have individual electric electric electric elec elec- j pumping plants and no doubt a great number would discontinue them In favor of town supply I It means a great dael to Delta to to- to have this project go through I |