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THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1975
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NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER
FOR HIGHWAYS AND CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICES
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AS PART OF MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE TELEPHONE SWITCHBOARD SYSTEM IN MURRAY BUILDING THE MAIN BUILDING OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT - THE USE OF THE PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTAL NUMBER 5-251111, WILL FROM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) BE EXTENDED TO REPLACE THE NUMBER 5-243111 IN USE FOR THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE AND THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT FROM TOMORROW ONWARDS ANYONE WANTING TO TELEPHONE STAFF OF EITHER OF THESE TWO OFFICES HITHERTO LISTED UNDER 5-243111 SHOULD DIAL 5-251111. BUT THE SAME EXTENSIONS AS THOSE GIVEN FOR THE OLD NUMBER WILL STILL APPLY, AND THE WATERWORKS OFFICE WILL RETAIN THE EXISTING SEPARATE MAIN NUMBER 5-225011 FOR ITS MURRAY BUILDING STAFF.
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE OLD NUMBER BY 5-251111 WILL MEAN THAT THE SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS CAN BE DEPLOYED MORE FLEXIBLY TO MEET PEAK-HOUR SURGES OF IMCOMING CALLS.
+THIS IS ONLY ONE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS NOW PLANNED+, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED. +WE ARE ALSO TAKING STEPS TO ELIMINATE THE SITUATION WHERE AN OUTSIDE CALLER GAN HEAR ONE OF THE MURRAY BUILDING NUMBERS RINGING BUT THE INCOMING CALL DOES NOT REGISTER ON THE SWITCHBOARD.
+FURTHER, AS HAS BEEN STATED BEFORE, WE HOPE EVENTUALLY TO HAVE THE PRESENT SYSTEM REPLACED BY A FULLY AUTOMATIC EXCHANGE - AND WORK ON THIS, IN LIAISON WITH THE POST OFFICE, HAS NOW STARTED.+
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