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Timmins Spent About $1,000,000 Last Year for New and Improved Homes mately a million dollars improved homes. And the need is still for homes here. There will need to be much building nere to mset the nesds. It is admitted that rents are high, yet the demand for homes can not be met. The record of Timmins in the matter of new and better homes is a remarkâ€" able one. Timmins stood third in all Canada under the HLA., being exceedâ€" ed only by Montreal and Toronto This means that Timmins spent mors for home improvement than any other centre except the two big cities. Much has been accomplished in the providâ€" ing of better homes in this new city of homes. But there is still much to be accomplished. In the hopss of helpâ€" irg along the good work, this "Better €omes" edition of The Advance is again issued this year. Building permirs issued during 1940 in Timmins totalled $633.471.00. This amount was made up of $393.288.00 new buildings and $240,183.00 alterations and repairs. Of the $633,471.00 for new buildings, $230,946.00 was for the busiâ€" ness district and $151,755.00 for the residential area. For alterations and additions, the figures were:â€"business area, $154,033.00; residential, $85,783.00. The balance was for garages and sheds. @ Why and how are drain tile used around foundationâ€"wall footings? A. When wet soil conditions exist, grain tile are an aid in carrying away the excess water which accumulates at the bottom of foundation walls. Forous drain tile, four inches in diaâ€" meter, sometimes called agricultural tile, is laid with open joints around the footings. The drain line should have sufficient slope to assure its draining to a suitable outlet so that the collected water can readily escape. Joints between the tile are covered with pieces of roofing felt or burlap to prevent sand and dirt entering the tile line. In no case should the tile be placed lower than the bottom of the footing. The drain tile should be covâ€" ered with about 18 inches of gravel or e®ushed â€" rock.â€"From "Building in Canada." BETTER HOMES EDITION Money invested in homes is among the most profitable of investments from the standpoint of contentment. USE DRAIN TILE AROUND FOUNDATION WALL FOOTINGS Last yvear Timmins Estimated Cost of Buildings for Which Building Permits Were Issued Totailed $633,471.00. Estimates Always Below Actual Costs. Most of the Expenditures in Resiâ€" dential Area. y This is the modernized home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Abr:ugns. ;2 Toke Stx ‘Timmins. It has the modern touch, but still keeps in first place i character of a pleasant home. ONE OF TIMMINS®‘ HOMES Or new approx1â€" and O 1i Often a great improvemen made in the interior or exter he propetr at THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO PAINTING REED BLOCK Municipal Building, South Poreup Hullinger Residences, Timmins St: Mary‘s Hospital Nurses‘ Resic Residence, South Porcupine. Echumacher High School, Schumacher Moisley & (Ball Building, Timmins Pearl Lake Hotel, Schumacher Brewers‘ Warehouse, Schumacher Canadian Bank of Commerce, Schumache: Birch Street School, Timmins Mr. P. M. Bardessona‘s Residence, Timmins Mr. Chas. Shield‘s Residence, South Porcupine .. Timmins. Porcupine General Hospital and Nurses‘ DrCODSI or exterior of the application of a cner time and in reet . R. FRANKLIN A.â€"Sleeping room sevarated from the @.â€"What principles should be conâ€" sidered in the planning of bedrooms? receive suniig! house and should be ‘ Residence, we LET US BRIGHTENâ€"UP YOUR HOME 57 FINE STREET sOUTH ORNAMENTAL PLASTERING A SPECIALTY ARCHITECT TOâ€"DAY ALL WORK GUARANTEED ‘ine TIMMINS GET AN ESTIMATE ARCHITECT FPOR h+ G..,ZANELLTI arSs 20 Years Experience INTERIOR DECORATING â€" PAINTING FAPER HANGING â€" MARBLE IMIFATION DECORATING CONTRACTOR s should be well balance of the located sc Mr. H. W. Miller‘s Residence, South Porcupine Mr. Henry Miller‘s Residence, South Porcupine Mrs. Todhunter‘s Residence, Schumachel Public School, South Porcupine ‘Timmins Bottling Works, Timmins Consumer‘s Coâ€"operative Central Store, Timmins Store, Timmins. Bardessona Building, Timmins Workers‘ Coâ€"operative Industrial Eakinj Plant, Tiunmins. Consumers‘ Coâ€"operative Townsite Store Timmins. Consumers‘ Coâ€"operative Department sehemé TELEPHONE 1040 w ie e c c s c 0w00 000w000 0w0 sisting of bed, dresser and one or two chairs, and to provide space to permit easy access to the furniture and closet. Plan these rooms so that their shape and the relationship of wall openings and wall spaces will permit an arrangeâ€" TIMMINS THUREDAY, MAY 29TH, 194} a FHONE 2208 roted erience uI