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AUGUST 2I, I974 TERRACE BAY NEWS PAGE IO - Schreiber Council Quotes - continued It was agreed to sell a lot, adjacent to Birch Motors, to G.T. Birch, provided adequate culvert is installed, to satisfaction of the Department of Highways, and that other require -ments be met as stipulated. J. Figliomeni notified council of his opp- osition to installation of water main on Ethel St., which would serve lot 95 owned by him, but indicated his willingness to pay his por- tion of the cost when he required the instal- lation. The request of G.H. Gawley and Gordon Pich- or, to have a light installed near their pro- perty at Walker Lake was granted. Dr. M. Spacek requested to council to re- view the selling price of Mining Location Z-89 located on Lake Superior and council set price with the understanding, that if, or when, Dr. Spacek leaves Schreiber, he agrees to sell the property back to the township. General accounts totalling $1027.55 and water works accounts of $670.82 were approved for payment. Application will be made to the Ministry of Environment to extend the sewer system from Peary St. to boundary of mining location R-270 and also, from Peary St. to east end of Ethel Sti: to Lot. 9%. Mrs. Dorothy Rummery, Schreiber's represen- tative to the McCausland Hospital Board, re- ported concerning a floor plan to be proposed in the new hospital conception. The lowest tender for the proposed sprinkler system is $16,300.00. The heating agreement has been reached. It is hoped with the recent announ- cement of the mill expansion in Terrace Bay, that it will increase to possibility of secur- ing the much-needed new hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Clare H. Scott of Berlington were recent visitors at the home of Emmett Holland and family. - Mrs. Scott nee Lorna Holland was the guest at a gayla family party held at the Holland home, along with many of her former friends and school mates. ° While in Schreiber they made their headqu- arters at the home of an old family friend, Mr| Denis Neylon. Recent visitors at the Holland home were Mr. and Mrs. Glen Howell and family formerly of Sargent & Son Funeral Home, Thunder Bay N, en route to their new Funeral Home in Owen Sound, Ontario and while in Schreiber they att ended Elda Holland's graduatidn. Elda and Mathew Holland were recent visit- Michael who was attending the Lakehead School of Hockey. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT The gornthcoming maviiage of David Alen Drake, son of Mr. and Ms. Gary Drake of 'Schreiber and Myrna Dale Schmellert, daugh- tern of Mr. and Mas. Rudolph Schmetlont of Pinawa, Manitoba 48 announced by their pan- ents. The wedding will take place on Saturday, September 14th, 1974 at 4 p.m. in Pinawa, Manitoba. ors to Thunder Bay to visit their brother, DID YOU KNOW? THE HIGHEST PRICE PAID AT AN AUCTION FOR A PAINTING WAS $5,544,000! IT WAS GIVEN FOR A PORTRAIT DONE BY DIEGO VELAZQUEZ IN 1649 -- CALLED "PORTRAIT OF JUAN DE PAREJA" IT WAS PURCHASED AT THE CHRISTIE SALESROOMS, LONDON, IN 1970, BY WILDENSTEIN GALLERY OF NEW YORK. THIS SAME PAINTING WAS SOLD AT AUCTION IN 1801 FOR ABOUT $200/ ARTIST VELAZQUEZ PAINTED THIS MASTERPIECE IN ROME AS AN EXERCISE BEFORE HE --WAS . CHIEF SPEAKER AT GETTYSBURG ON THE DAY THAT ABRAHAM LINCOLN DELIVERED HIS FAMOUS 267- WORD ADDRESS. EVERETT PREDICTED THAT LINCOLN'S SPEECH WOULD LIVE FOR GENERATIONS... HIS OWN FORGOTTEN. "Arta re Tie OFF qn Nege eed ra NY )